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One of the biggest unrestricted free agents on the market during the 2012 offseason had yet to play a single second of professional hockey. At an age when most players were lucky to be coming off their entry level contract, Justin Schultz had the ability to sign anywhere, with the maximum contract value instead of one dictated by his draft position.
After declining to sign with the Anaheim Ducks, who drafted Schultz in the 2nd round in 2008, the frenzy was on to obtain his services. Viewed as a player who could step in and play top 4 minutes immediately, a natural power play quarterback, and one with the potential to be one of the highest scoring blueliners in the league, nearly every team expressed interest, with Schultz ultimately whittling his list to five serious contenders before picking the Edmonton Oilers.26 NHL teams have expressed interest in UFA dman Justin Schultz, a shortlist of 5, give or take a team or two, likely by this afternoon.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 27, 2012
The Oilers gave him the clearest path to top pairing minutes, and early on in his professional career Schultz seemed poised to make the high expectations into a reality almost overnight. With the lockout putting the NHL season on hold, Schultz reported to the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL and thoroughly dominated the lower level of competition. Playing in just 34 games, none after the lockout lifted, Schultz's 18 goals and 48 points finished as the best among blueliners for the entire AHL season, and he still won the Eddie Shore Award for best AHL defenseman as well despite his brief stay.
He didn't stop once the puck dropped on the shortened NHL season either. Playing in all 48 games, Schultz finished tied for 12th among blueliners with 27 points (8g, 19a) - a pace that would equal 14 goals and 32 assists over the course of a full season. It looked like the start of a bright and promising career that would surely have him in the conversation of most offensively talented defensemen in the game.
Unfortunately for Schultz, the Oilers franchise would continue to be one of the most toxic environments in the league during his time there. While he set career highs in both goals (11) and points (33) during his second season, his scoring totals would drop to the point where he had 10 points in 45 games before being traded. As the offense dried up, his TOI per game would begin to drop, and concerns about his defense became more prevalent in Edmonton despite the steady improvements in both GF% and FA/60 from year to year.
Ultimately, Penguins GM Jim Rutherford scooped him up from the Oilers for just a 3rd round pick, and Edmonton picked up half his cap hit to get him out of town. Playing sheltered minutes with Pittsburgh, Schultz flashed the promise the entire league drooled over coming out of college. With Trevor Daley succumbing to injury against the Lightning, Schultz was able to become a regular part of the blue line for the last two rounds and finished off the season a Stanley Cup champion.
After the season, with the Penguins declining to offer the $3.9 million tender that would have allowed them to maintain Schultz's restricted free agent rights, he was offered an unheard of opportunity, especially for a player who never had a cap hit below $3.5 million - Justin Schultz hit unrestricted free agency for the second time during his RFA years. Once again, Schultz could, theoretically, sign with any of the 30 teams in the league.
Undoubtedly, the mistakes he made during his first go around with the free agency process factored into his decision making, and after a couple weeks on the market Schultz returned to the Penguins on a one year, $1.4 million deal. It turned out to be a wise decision on his part. Though he started off the season in a similar role as the year before, injuries presented the opportunity for more ice time and his play has earned him those minutes even with a healthy roster. Since the start of December, he's averaged 21:12 TOI per game while chipping in 6 goals and 18 assists in 21 games. He's tied for 5th in points during that time frame. Not among defensemen, where he ranks second, but among all skaters in the league.
And more importantly for the Penguins, he's done this at a time when Kris Letang has been in and out of the lineup with injuries. Schultz has stepped up his game when the Pens have needed him the most, and his strong play gives Pittsburgh a much more dangerous top two pairings at full strength. In Pittsburgh, he's become the player that Oilers fans and local media have criticized him for not being in Edmonton, and he's justified the hype surrounding him when he entered the league four years ago.


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I've been off and on diets and in and out of workout kicks for the last 15+ years. But I'm inching toward 35 and carrying a lot of extra weight. I'm leaving for my first cruise on Halloween so that provided a deadline to have a weight loss goal and to begin the process of being less lazy. And being less of a hermit. Being a hermit is part of the being lazy thing. It's a lot of work to go places when you want to sit on the couch and read.
Maybe more importantly, I want to be healthy and fit. Losing weight is definitely a major goal for my health. But so is ridding my diet of junk and eating more fruits, vegetables and non-processed food. So a few months ago I started slowly making over my diet. I started with skipping foods with high fructose corn syrup and adding more vegetables into my regimen (preferably organic fresh veggies). And I began the process of curing my Diet Coke Addiction (DCA from this point on).
My DCA was exasperated by the fact that the fridge at work is full of Coke. And they are free and begging to be drank. I started slowly by being cognizant of how many I was drinking and limiting it to one or at most two. I started buying sparking water by the ton. Topo Chico was the first one that I really liked and that led to lemon and grapefruit La Croix, San Pellegrino and Perrier. I bring a 12-pack of La Croix (or the HEB version) to work with me and keep them in the fridge to have when I get a fizzy drink craving. I'm drinking more "still" water as well.
After a few weeks I noticed that when I did get a Diet Coke out of the fridge, I was drinking less than half before I didn't want any more. At that point I decided it was time to quit. No more Diet Coke.
It's been 8 days since I've had a sip of Diet Coke. That may seem ridiculous to someone without DCA. But let me tell you, it wasn't that easy. I'm rarely eating out right now but when I do, there aren't many choices for people who don't drink soda. I like my tea sweet and when you're counting calories, 180 in a drink is a lot. Much like I slowly started incorporating sparking water, I'm trying to drink unsweet tea. I've found that the addition of lemon and lime make it much tastier. Maybe in a few months I'll actually love unsweet tea.
Curing the DCA is only Step 1, part A of the overall plan. Part B is to stop using artificial sweeteners totally. This has so far been the hardest in my morning coffee. But it's coming along. I do like black coffee but I much prefer it sweetened.
Anyway, I'm making a lot of other changes in my diet and working out but that's another post for another day. I haven't blogged in so long this one took forever to write!

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seamless booties pattern is free on Ravelry by Laura Yarnthrower, and the acorn pattern is the spiffy little acorn pattern, also free on Ravelry by Revati Poole. I just connected the two acorn per bootie with a single chain of crochet, but you could just as easily make an I-cord.
Go make some, but be careful when gifting to a pregnant lady. Bring tissues. I love you, A :)
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Mopane Bush Lodge: a comfortable stay in one of the most spectacular areas in South Africa.
Mopane Bush Lodge, one of the Pearls from the Pearls of Limpopo program, is located in the most Northern part of the Limpopo province, South Africa. Close to the point where South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe meet, it offers a perfect opportunity to enjoy Mapungubwe National Park, Mapungubwe Hill, the World Heritage site of an ancient African civilisation with the Golden Rhino as its most important artefact, the confluence of the Limpopo and the Shashe river and to see unique rock art. In the National Park there are elephant, rhino and many more animals, you can make a board walk with views across the Limpopo river. Mopane offers very comfortable and luxurious, African style chalets with much privacy, outside shower, an open air dining room, pool and lapa.
Situated in the North – stunning views at confluence of Limpopo and Shashe river – board walk along Limpopo river – visit Mapungubwe National Park and information centre – highly intriguing rock art – luxurious chalets – boma – pool
Confluence of Limpopo and Shashe river where Soutrh Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe meet.
Vist Mapungubwe National Park with its rugged hills, baobab trees, elephant, rhino, many species of birds and the all impressive confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo River. There is an elevated board walk along the Limpopo river.
Mapungubwe Hill
Mapungubwe Hill is a World Heritage site. Here you find the remnants of an ancient culture with a golden rhino as its artifact. A copy of it can be seen in the highly interesting Information Centre in the park.
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Critter Crawl On your next visit to the Atlanta Botanical Garden, keep an eye out for the many "critters" that make their home throughout the grounds. Squirrels: Up in the treetops of Storza Woods from the Canopy Walk you may see a common gray squirrel foraging for food especially for oak acorns and hickory nuts. Honey Bees: These bees in the Children's Garden collect nectar from all over the Atlanta Botanical Garden to make their honey. Butterflies: The Atlanta Botanical Garden is an oasis for many butterflies. During the warm months, look for caterpillars munching on leaves and for monarch, swallowtail and cabbage butterflies visiting flowers. Bullfrogs: Native to southeastern U.S., these large frogs are not fed or maintained by Garden staff. Instead, they find and colonize our beautiful aquatic ponds including the Aquatic Plant Pond, Reflecting Pond and Children's Garden Soggy Bog. Frogs and Salamanders: Observe the diversity of amphibians and their amazing adaptations in the Conservatory Lobby Terrariums. From bright poison dart frogs to camouflaged splendid tree frogs to native cave salamanders, these terrariums are fascinating to explore. Wood Turtles: Easily camouflaged in the Fuqua Conservatory Rotunda, the wood turtles are equally comfortable in and out of water. Look for their plate of vegetables. Have they eaten all their food today? Quail: There are five species of quail living in the Fuqua Conservatory Rotunda. They eat insects, special bird food and some of the plants. Male quails make loud calls to mark their territories and in the late spring and early summer you can sometimes find adorable baby quails. Saffron Finches: Rarely seen even by staff in the Fuqua Conservatory Rotunda, the male Saffron finches are brilliant yellow and the females are a paler yellow and brown. Snapping Turtle: Snapping turtles in the Fuqua Conservatory Waterfall Pond spend most of their time submerged in water, surfacing periodically to breathe. They feed on fish and other aquatic animals as well as on vegetation and decaying matter. They are valuable scavengers. Red-Eared Slider Turtles: These turtles live in the Fuqua Orchid Center ponds. They stay in the water almost all the time, except when moving from one pond to another or when basking in the sunlight.


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: file types
Re: file types
From: Jens Arnold <arnold-j_at_t-online.de>
Date: 2006-06-11
On 11.06.2006, Paul Louden wrote:
> On 6/11/06, Stuart Lawler <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> Does this mean that the Archos series of players now support
> The Archos players use a hardware decoder. At the moment they
Rockbox can play PCM WAV on archoses right now (on Recorder V1,
WAV playback is just not yet integrated into the core, but
When wav playback is going to be integrated into the core,
Another interesting area will be mod playback. The archoses
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Types of Borderline Personality Disorder | The Classic & Quiet Borderline
Summary: The two types of borderline are the acting out, classic borderline and the acting in, quiet borderline. These two behave and handle things differently, but ultimately share the same characteristic of the disorder.
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Hi everyone! This video is going to be about borderline personality disorder. Specifically, the two types, as in the almost textbook, 'acting out,' 'classic' borderline, and then the 'acting in,' 'quiet' borderline. I have a video dedicated to personality disorders, which includes borderline, so I'll have a link to that specific part for anyone who is interested. [Borderline] While that describes the more textbook case of borderline, there are different variations.
Now, as with any disorder, everyone experiences it differently. Just because someone doesn't fit the exact criteria doesn't mean that they are not struggling with the disorder. Two people with the same exact disorder can be total opposites in terms of their past experience, the severity of the symptoms, and how they cope with it. So, there are always exceptions to the rules no matter what.
The criteria for BPD is when an individual has intense mood swings, problems with self-worth, unstable interpersonal relationships, and impulsive, self-destructive behavior. They can have black and white thinking, meaning something is all good or all bad and this can change very rapidly. In addition they can have intense fears of abandonment which will lead to fears of loneliness and perhaps even paranoia and delusions.
Generally those with borderline have had a childhood of abuse and/or abandonment. So, as they develop, they will reference their past experiences when trying to form new relationships. Which, since they may have been abused and abandoned, they will often have that intense fear of being abandoned and try to avoid it in someway. How these two types approach it is very different.
Furthermore, again due to their past experiences, as with PTSD as well, if they are not able to go back to those traumatic memories of abuse and abandonment and face them, they will continuously repeat and relive them. This is, of course, all subconscious. They choose someone that will abandon them because their abandonment issues from the past have not been resolved so they will end up reliving it over and over again.
With that being said, most people only know about the classic type of borderline. Most are not aware of the other type, the quiet borderline. So, I will discuss both of these and how they handle things differently.
The Classic Borderline (Acting Out)
The classic borderline is mostly described as the textbooks case. There can be exaggeration in what they say and do, malingering, attention seeking qualities, as well as denial. Many times they will seek attention to gain sympathy from others so they don't feel alone. But, they are not always aware of their attention seeking ways, which can lead to denial or even them being mendacious. I will have a video dedicated to attention seeking that will go into much more detail about this and what to do about it. [Attention Seeking]
But anyway, the intensity of these symptoms will often indicate how dramatic they are with their behavior. For instance, when it comes to fears of abandonment, they may always want someone around to fill the emptiness they feel when alone. They may not be able to be alone. To a severity, they can even threaten people who will leave them or even harm the person or themselves so the other person feels bad for them and stays with them. Again, the more severe the abandonment issues they have, the more frantic and dramatic their behavior will be to keep someone around. They may make many, many friends so they do not feel alone. Maybe none of them will be close friends, but just knowing that they have tons of people around will make them feel better.
They may lie and manipulate others to gain control over the situation and person they feel will leave them. This is their frantic attempt of avoiding abandonment. It's often dramatic and will often be seen as such. Many people may not want to be around them because of their fears of abandonment as well as their paranoia and delusions they have about someone abandoning them, since they may accuse the person of going behind their back and doing them wrong, when they never actually did. In addition, others may view them and their behavior as attention seeking, dramatic, and try to avoid them altogether.
Again, all of this is the classic borderline, generally at a more severe degree. Not everyone with BPD expresses themselves this way or has all these issues with abandonment and attention seeking. Another type is the quiet borderline, which I will discuss now.
Finding this article helpful?
The Quiet Borderline (Acting In)
The other not as well known type of borderline is the quiet borderline. Unlike the classic borderline which mostly directs its behavior outwards towards others as we saw in the previous section, most of the behavior of the quiet borderline is directed inwards. Instead of 'acting out' like the classic, the quiet 'acts in.' In other words, they direct their negative emotions and behavior to themselves and hide it from others, which is the opposite of the classic borderline that will often involve others in their intense emotions and self-destructive behavior.
The quiet borderline can struggle greatly on the inside and no one may even know. They will still exhibit the main symptoms of the disorder and meet the criteria, such as black and white thinking, intense mood swings, problems with self-worth, and impulsive, self-destructive behavior. However, the difference is that they will hide their emotions and how they feel from others and project it onto themselves.
Their approach is quite different from that of the classic borderline. Instead of seeking attention and sympathy from others because they think they deserve it, the quiet borderline is generally the opposite. They will often think they are not worthy or deserving of being loved or having friends. So, instead of seeking out many friends, they will often stop a friendship before the person gets too close to avoid that fear of abandonment that they have.
If they lie or manipulate others, it's generally not for malicious reasons to control them, but rather to distance themselves from the other person to, again, avoid the perceived abandonment. So, instead of people abandoning the quiet borderline, they will abandon the other person, which in turn means they are abandoning part of themselves and what they would really want, which would to not be abandoned.
On a personal note, this is the one that has defined me the best. Now, I'm not saying I have borderline personality disorder. I don't know, care, and it's not important to me and doesn't matter. But, I can relate to much of the characteristic, more so of the quiet borderline since I hide my true emotions from everyone and no one knows. Most of my behavior is directed inwards instead of outwards.
I had so much self-hatred and always directed that inward because I didn't want people to know how much I was suffering. I was able to hide it so well that it was even hidden from myself. I was not even aware of how much I was struggling or who I was until more recently when I could reflect back and see how things were. This is how much I masked it from everyone, including myself. But, this certainly has improved as I've been learning how to express myself better.
I've thought my whole life, and still do struggle with the fear of abandonment and that no one loves me. I don't feel as though I am deserving of being cared about or loved because I've never felt it because I always push people away when they get too close. And, it's always the same, they always end up lying to me and deceiving me, which is why I do it. So, I stay away. Now, I have gotten a lot better in this area as well since I do communicate more personally now. However, I still do not let anyone get close to me, and don't want them to be. So, I'm not as bothered by it anymore since I have accepted it.
And, that is just a bit of my personal experience on how I relate to this but your experience could be completely different.
So, the two types of borderline are the 'acting out,' 'classic' borderline and the 'acting in,' 'quiet' borderline. Please remember that everyone deals with these things differently and has a unique experiences so it's best to not group individuals into categories or makes a diagnosis of yourself or others based on this criteria. Thank you for watching and I hope this was informative and helpful!
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These two types of borderline personality disorder tend to be the two extremes, almost like the extravert and introvert borderline. Many people questioned if it was possible to have a mix of both, and that certainly is the case as these are the two extremes.
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Thank you for that open and honest description of the way the two subtypes of BPD overlap and yet differ. I agree with what you say, and yet I think that an individual may actually evolve from one subtype to the other. I had a friend who felt she had been abandoned by each parent during her formative years in different ways. She had features of the classic type of BPD in her late teens. Following a severe episode of anorexia possibly triggered by abandonment and a poor choice of University, she made an attempt on her life under the… Read more »
I loved your video on border personality line personality. I I can relate to the self-loathing. I have major depression anxiety and ptss. Plus I am a major self-blame ER even if I couldn't do a thing about it. I helped start the band that put Indiana on the map for death metal we had a suicide in the band in 1989 it took me 15 years to stop blaming myself for that. I I don date anymore it all. I've been asked out by beautiful women and to say I'm sorry. I have been manipulated too many times. I… Read more »


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by Ed Swires-Hennessy, UK Statistics Authority
Ed continues his appraisals of different national web sites to stimulate use of the Internet, share best practice and encourage debate.
The volcano in Iceland halted a great deal of vegetable and flower cargo from Kenya as well as disrupting people's plans. So this month, I have chosen to take a look at the website of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (http://www.knbs.or.ke/ ). The fixed size home page appears to fit in one screen's depth but has some redundant gimmicks, differing typefaces and poor legibility. Then I noticed that the central part of the home page had scroll bars to the right and bottom: so, actually it does not fit into one screen view! The placing of a picture in this central section appears to have pushed the justification for the text to the right, necessitating the bottom scroll bar.
To get a broad picture of the country, I found the 'Kenya Facts and Figures' in the right hand list: this took me to the 2006 edition which contains some poorly presented three-dimensional diagrams. In the early part of the decade, I discovered that Kenya was developing quickly with an increasing rate of GDP growth.
The left-hand navigation is in four different styles, as are the lists that appear on rolling over the items. These lists could be improved by sorting alphabetically.
The central part of the home page contains the news items and the latest – at the top – was for the CPI. Opening this link, a table appeared in the central section, requiring the use of both scroll bars to fully understand the data. The typeface is very small so I tried to increase it (View/text size/largest) but, alas, only the heading increased in size. Going back to the Home page, I went to the 2009 Census page – a new window – which had a familiar slogan 'Count me in!'. The Census appears to have a different branding from the main site – and looks ready to take information.
I tried a few of the links on the right hand navigation: some opened new windows and some did not. All of the files were in PDF format. Some of the links produced several useful items on the topic – and one gave the current forms for a range of surveys in PDF format.
The left-hand navigation does give access to a lot of information about the office and its management structure as well as to the statistics themselves. The summary tables are all presented in HTML format in the central part of the page – which enables the easy extraction of the data to Excel.
Looking back on my 2004 review of the site – it appears to have gone a little backwards. Two challenges face statistical offices when presenting websites: the first is getting a good coherent and usable design; the second is maintaining the information within the site and keeping relevancy whilst maintaining some history. Fundamental to both is a good set of written standards – with or without style sheets – which provides the web team with a reference and a guide. Applying these at all times avoids some of the consistency problems on this site. Also, for the colour issues, a useful site to reference is http://www.colorsontheweb.com/ looking at the theory of colour use in web design.
Happy surfing ...
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YouthZone column: YouthZone supports our most precious assets — our children and families
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At YouthZone, our mission is to provide a safe environment that promotes self-discovery for our community's youth. It's our belief that strong communities are built upon the foundations of empowered families. Our credo at YouthZone is that every daughter, son, student and friend deserves the tools necessary to develop healthy relationships, creating a sense of unity throughout the Roaring Fork Valley.
The reality, sadly, is that our culture has been tricked into embracing casual judgment. Often times we take to focusing on the brand names that divide us and the social structures that group us, rather than looking for the common threads that connect us. For better or worse this has become the national standard down to community levels. Fortunately, like our youth, we are still improving upon our own ability to empathize. Embracing a more forgiving mindset, free of our own self-criticism, allows continued growth in healthy directions. If we expect to hold our youth at that same standard, however, we must look upon them free of judgment, regardless of their history. It's our responsibility, as community members, to extend this deeper level of loving respect to our neighbors. By doing so, we aid the ever-present cycle of care.
This is why at YouthZone our experienced counselors offer a variety of comprehensive programming tailored to your child, or student's, specific needs. The family-focused approach of individual and group counseling sessions provides safe environments that encourage emotional exploration. Additionally, YouthZone connects clients to mentorship opportunities, which offer other ways to supplement our onsite programs. Thankfully the continued support from organizations, like The Aspen Community Foundation, help fund a portion of these programs. If you've considered becoming a sponsor, now is the best time to support programs that directly benefit our youth.
We'd like to extend our deepest gratitude to the community for allowing us to continue supporting Colorado's most precious assets — our children and families. Next time you think "positive youth development," think YouthZone, because personal growth shouldn't be stigmatized.
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Word to the Wise | "Jesus Loves Me"
I have always been human. I do not know how it feels to live in any other way. My flaws and weaknesses are unavoidable. There is nothing I can do to change my nature. It is what it is. If someone asked me if I would consider living as a fish, a mosquito, or a rat, I would simply say: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
Jesus, on the other hand, existed from eternity as a spiritual Being. He had never experienced limitations of any kind. He was the Creator. He was never the creature. But one day, solely motivated by love, He left His perfect and eternal habitation and He "humbled Himself" (as Paul the Apostle tells us) and He became a man. But this is not all. Out of love He subjected Himself to the humiliation of rejection and finally to an unjust and dirty execution. Why did He do it? I now. I now. He was motivated by love. But, what kind of love is this that chooses to sacrifice Himself for people that reject Him? It is this kind of love shown by Savior that for the rest of eternity would remain incomprehensible to me. I can say the words: Jesus loves me, but I cannot comprehend the depth of their meaning: Jesus really loves me. Say it to yourself: Jesus loves me. What an awesome love!
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Advent Series 2012, Pt. 6 | Shepherds in Search of a Lamb
The silence of the night was broken by the bleating of new lambs being born. It started out in the distance. One or two at first. The birthing of hundreds of new lambs was beginning. It was going to be a long night. Everyone knew it.
Nothing else seemed out of the ordinary. This was the biggest birthing season of the year. Everyone had to be alert and watchful as the ewes went into labor. These new lambs would serve as the sacrifices for the upcoming Passover feast. It really was an odd event. New life, born only to die. It was one of the oddities of the religion of Elohim. Even to speak the name of God was forbidden because it was so revered.
The full moon was just beginning to reach that point in the night's sky where it appeared larger than was even possible. It was so close you could reach out and touch it on its journey through the sky. Keeping the sheep out without a lighted moon could prove hazardous to both sheep and shepherd. The light of the moon made the long nights more bearable. It kept the thieves and beasts at bay.
Except for the strange feeling that hung in the air, this was a night like every other . All of the shepherds felt it, but could not explain what it was or where it was coming from. The talk around the various fields had been of the strange sight in the heavens. One of the stars appeared to shine and sparkle just a little bit brighter than all of the others. There were even hushed comments regarding the strange way it seemed to hang over the town of Bethlehem. This was quickly dismissed as ridiculous.
Even the older men were saying that never in their lives had they seen such a sight.
"This is an omen!" exclaimed Elias after finishing his rounds around the flocks. Elias was the newest and youngest member of the shepherds. He did not know it, but the new guy was always made to make double the rounds until he figured out what was going on. The record was three fortnights. Elias had not been out in the fields very long but, he was confident without being arrogant and many of the older men liked him. Even if they weren't going to tell him as much.
"Take hold of your senses," said Caleb. "Don't you know that if this was a sign people would be talking about it? It's nothing to worry yourself about." Caleb has been a shepherd for his family long enough to know when to cut a line of thought short. "Did you finish the rounds?"
Elias, ignoring the rebuke, still found himself thinking, "You'll see. There is more to this than meets the eye!"
The thought had no sooner left his mind than an explosion of light, light like the sun at midday caused everything that had eyes to fall to the floor in absolute terror. The scramble had begun. Shepherds began grabbing cloaks, rods and staffs. The sheep were bumping into each other, some had not made it back to their feet and were being trampled by the other startled sheep. If they didn't calm the flocks down they would be roaming the country side for hours looking for lost sheep. They all knew that would only mean more work with no more pay.
Caleb looked around, found his belongings and gathered his bearings. He began looking around. The other under-shepherds were quickly heading to their assigned areas. Caleb was looking for Elias.
"I like that boy, but sometimes…," he muttered under his breath.
Caleb finally caught sight of him. "Elias. Elias! Go to the south field. Make sure that none of the ewes have wandered. If they are startled while they are in labor we are going to lose more than the ewes and lambs! This will be the end of us if we don't get this under control."
Caleb was the most respected shepherd in the company. When he spoke you obeyed. What no one knew at the time was that Caleb was scared beyond words. He had never experienced anything like that explosion in his life. He would tell the others, but he did believe that star was a sign…but for what. He did not want to find out.
Caleb gathered his thoughts and decided to worry about the oddly shaped clouds forming in the sky to the east. They were rolling in like a fast moving thunder storm. the clouds when up as far as the eye could see. They were voluminous, like cotton after its been picked. The lightning was made of odd colors. Colors that were not natural and only added to the disturbing sight. What really made the sight unnerving was that there was no sound. Nothing at all. It was as if all the sound had been sucked out of the world. Even the sound of new lambs and startled flocks had become nothing more than a whisper.
Elias walked up behind Caleb.
"Caleb." He did move. Frozen in place like a statue.
Caleb jumped this time at the sound of his name. Elias new better than to laugh at the senior shepherd. He was curious at what had occupied the senior herdsman's mind.
"I just checked the south field. Everything looks alright. A couple of the the ewes were flustered, but it seems to have passed." Elias waited another moment before asking the question stuck in his head.
"Caleb, What was that explosion?"
"I don't know, Elias. But, I think you may have been right. That star is an omen. I just don't think I want to know for what." They had both turned to the little town in the distance. The star really seemed to be hovering over it.
Bethlehem was abuzz with activity. The great and wise Roman emperor had called for a census and people from all over the world were coming in. Apparently you had to go to the home of your ancestors. If you wanted to count people, just count them where they are. Why make them move? It just didn't make any sense.
The shadows of men, women and children moving around in the buildings danced like black ghosts against the walls made of earth and wood. There was something eerie about the whole seen.
Caleb felt a hand grabbing his shoulder, shaking him back from his silent reflection. It was Elias. As Caleb turned, he felt Elias' hand fall from where it had been. Caleb turned just in time to see what looked like a hole in the sky starting so small it looked like another star in the sky. The edges where sharp, distinct and unmistakable. The problem was it kept growing larger. Light shone through as bright as the sun, but it didn't hurt to look directly at it. Both men were mesmerized by the sight.
There was something moving in side the hole in the sky. It was moving toward them. As it approached it became easier to see that these things were men. Or at least they appeared like men. But, there was something different about the way they looked. They were tall and slender. Each had a white robe that shined white like a piece a metal the blacksmiths pound into a variety of tools after it had been heated. It was hard to see their faces, but their words were unmistakable.
Caleb and Elias took in the sight. It was a memory forever etched in their minds. Both men had the same thought running through their minds, but neither spoke them out loud, "We are going to die."
To their surprise, seconds turned to minutes and still they stood beholding the heavenly sight. After what seemed like days a sound like a rolling surf crashing on the beach began.
At first as a whisper, barely audible, even pleasant to listen to. It continued to grow finally reaching its crescendo when one of the angelic figures proclaimed in a voice that sounded like a thousand roaring lions, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."
"Was this thing crazy!" thought Elias as he jumped to the ground. "What does he mean fear not?! I don't think I could be any more afraid than I am right now."
It took several moments for the words to be processed and the message understood.
The omen. The various words formed into thought and thought to clarity. The omen that Elias had believed was marked by the star in the sky was a sign. It was the sign of the arrival of the heir to the throne of the great King. Elias remembered the stories he had heard. His father had told them to him since he was old enough understand. His father's father, and his father before that had all believed that this One would come.
"What did they call him?" Elias tried to remember.
Something was wrong. This was not the way he had heard the stories. This didn't make any sense. Why would the king be born in Bethlehem? Why would this marvelous sight be seen by lowly shepherd who were tending sheep during birthing season? Elias remembered being so enraptured by the stories of The Great King to Come.
This was all wrong. This was not the way it was supposed to happen. And yet, here they were, simple and humble shepherds hearing this great news. Elias's mind was racing. He could not wrap his mind around what he was seeing and what he had heard.
As he was mulling over what was happening in front of him, something began to stir within him. It was confirmation of what he had sensed earlier in the night. This was the beginning of something new, and he was going to be a part of it.
As soon as he had finished the thought all of the figures before him exclaimed at once, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
Both hearts lept at once. The both needed no convincing. The exulted song they had just heard was the greatest news they had ever heard.
In the blink of eye it was over. The sky was as dark and cold as before. Had they imagined the whole thing?
The only sight, the moon as it continued to rise. The only sound the shuffling of feet by thousands of sheep.
They looked around. Then at each other. The feelings of awkwardness and trepidation had lifted. The negative thoughts regarding the sign in the sky has shifted to thoughts of hope and peace. The angels message had brought comfort to their hearts. The question now was, "What will we do?"
As men who had trained to care and tend the flocks they turned toward Bethlehem and marched toward the star. The were determined to see the great sight.
They did what came instinctually. They were shepherds. Shepherds in search of a lamb.
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- Advent Series 2012, Pt. 1 | Seeing Again For The First Time (thereformedwesleyan.com)
- Advent Series 2012, Pt. 2 | Who Doesn't Like Baby Jesus? (thereformedwesleyan.com)
- Advent Series 2012, Pt. 3 | What The Incarnation Means For Me (thereformedwesleyan.com)
- Advent Series 2012, Pt. 4 | Mary: The Mother of God (thereformedwesleyan.com)
- Advent Series 2012, Pt. 5 | Who's your Daddy? (thereformedwesleyan.com)
Why Supporting Chick-Fil-A Does Not Equal Supporting Jesus
Ok. So here are my two cents for what it's worth.
There are a large number of people who have decided to support Chick-Fil-A and Dan Cathy, the CEO of the company, today with a blitz of consumption. I will tell you that I agree with and support Mr. Cathy's in support of "traditional" marriage. I put the word tradition marriage in quotations because it is ridiculous that we have now qualify what we are talking about!
That being said, let us move on to the purpose of this post. I have been reading some of the comments on Twitter, Facebook and the news and I have come to one very simple and yet profound conclusion. Here it is:
Supporting Chick-Fil-A does NOT equal supporting Jesus.
Some may be saying, "Well that is just ludicrous. Who would ever come to that conclusion?" I'll tell you who. Every person who looks at the church and at Christian's and sees this "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" as another example of Christian's banding together against something. I have already seen some of the insinuations in posts and tweets that I have read. I even jested in a tweet about "Christian Chicken." What I have realized today is that supporting this company does not mean that we are advancing the cause of Christ. We, the church, has once again fallen for the oldest trick in the book. We are again fighting against everything we know is wrong, rather than standing for the one thing we know to be right–that Jesus is the only answer for a world lost in and to sin.
What this has become is the easy way for some (not for all) of these folks to say, "I did something because of what I believed. I stood up for truth, the bible, Jesus, the church." Or whatever they think that this is going to accomplish. Let me tell you something, if God wanted Chick-Fil-A to crumble tomorrow, no number of customers would be great enough to save it.
Barnabas Piper called this move by supporters of the restaurant chain a "bold mistake." He may be right, but for a different reason. Piper doesn't see how this will help the church reach people who do not find the Gospel appealing or who may be searching. It probably will not. For me however, I think this may be a mistake because by supporting a company we have substituted the King of Kings with the King of chicken sandwiches.
Buy chicken sandwiches does not make (I don't think) Jesus more beautiful, more rejoiced in, more adored than proclaiming the Gospel. We, as a church, have to get our priorities straight. If Jesus is the reason hearts, minds and souls are changed then let us get busy promoting him to our neighbors!
If people do not want to buy a chicken sandwich because of what the owner believes… that is on them. Just do me a favor, do not make it about Jesus. He's never had a chicken sandwich and may not even like the Polynesian sauce.
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- Should I support Chick-Fil-A tomorrow or not? (daveknickerbocker.wordpress.com)
- Firestorm: Chick-fil-a Under Attack for Defending Traditional Marriage (flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com)
- My Take: Chick-fil-A controversy reveals religious liberty under threat (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
- In the Basement (jenhatmaker.com/blog)


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Along a desolate stretch of highway, police discovered the bodies of ten murder victims. Police realize they are all connected to the sex trade, but the trail quickly goes cold. Five years later the identity of the killer remains a mystery and local law enforcement is doing little to calm the nerves of an anxious community seeking answers. As filmmakers Josh Zeman and Rachel Mills set out to document the case of the Long Island Serial Killer they suddenly find themselves entangled in a quest to the elusive killer. With the help of a growing amateur web sleuthing community Josh and Rachel uncover a tale of deceit and ignorance that takes them deep inside the world of online escorting.
Amateur profiler Peter Brendt's shocking reveal that not just one but two active serial killers are responsible for the ten bodies discovered along Ocean Parkway compels Josh and Rachel to examine a series of mysterious torso killings ascribed to the "Butcher of Manorville" which have become linked to the Long Island Serial Killer case. The filmmakers have an unexpected breakthrough when they locate the former pimp of one of these victims who in his first media interview points out major flaws in the Long Island Serial Killer investigation. The interview prompts Josh and Rachel to reexamine a crucial piece of evidence, which is stirring an online rumor mill when a potential suspect commits suicide. Meanwhile, a web sleuth shares a promising lead for a match to one of the unidentified that could break the case wide open.
In the wake of Shannan Gilbert's funeral, family lawyer John Ray presents Josh and Rachel with confidential testimony that implicates a local doctor and Oak Beach resident in the death of the young escort. Yet, a critical questions remains unanswered, is Shannan's death connected to the four escorts discovered at Gilgo Beach? In order to find out, Josh and Rachel return to the secluded Oak Beach community where one family despite threats from several residents is willing to speak out. Meanwhile, rumors surface that the murders at Gilgo Beach are linked to a serial murder case in Atlantic City, which took place less than five years prior and offers eerie similarities. They decide to pay a visit to the City of Sin.
Josh and Rachel, continue their search for the Eastbound Strangler in Atlantic City. They revisit the motel where the bodies were dumped and tour the site with a man who at the time was the police's person of interest. A phone call with the family of one of the victims propels the film makers to find out why this case hasn't been solved, leading to an encounter with a sex worker, who believes she came face to face with the Eastbound Strangler. Eventually a call with an anonymous web sleuther sends Josh and Rachel to the site where the four women were possibly killed before they discover that the answer to this puzzle might lie outside Atlantic City.
Josh and Rachel are in Florida looking into the case of the Daytona Beach Serial Killer. A chance encounter with the daughter of one of the victims propels them to investigate a string of leads including a former junkyard owner with a dark family secret and a notorious motorcycle gang with a motive to kill. Josh and Rachel discover an even greater horror, one that extends far beyond the beaches of Daytona and spreads through


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For its .99 pricetag, Scriptural Rosary App offers a good value for those looking for support in praying the Rosary. It offers basic functionality, most notably the ability to select which mysteries to pray (but a default that offers the correct mysteries by day), the ability to resume a rosary you've begun, and the scriptural references for each "bead" of the rosary. Limited art at the announcement of each mystery, adjustable font size and a soothing color palate make this app easy to use.
I'd like to see some additions, including more basic information devotion to the Rosary, some audio features, more artwork, a "swipe" feature to move between prayers, and perhaps even a social component to allow those praying the Rosary to share intentions. Overall, Scriptural Rosary App is a solid app for the price.
As a point of comparison, I still vastly prefer the Rosary Miracle Prayer app developed by Pauline Books and Media. A side by side comparison of the Daughters of St. Paul app vs. Scriptural Rosary App, both of which are .99 in the app store, shows the vast difference in features offered. Hopefully, future updates to Scriptural Rosary App will continue to provide new features.
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Waertagi notesI'm trying not to repeat what has been published. The Waertagi used pagan literature whenever they found it and were able to use others' myths according to the places they visited. They certainly cared about certain local traditions. Wherever they survive, their religion looks like some kind of simple ancestor cult mixed with the worship of local water spirits, which the Brithini of the City of Brass do not want to hear about, yet which contributed to keep the Waertagi in power over the oceans in the Dawn Age. They hate Dormal as much as they hate the memory of the God Learners. A few key points of Waertagi beliefs and ideology (in addition to what is known of Waertagi culture) include: The gods don't want to be manipulated. They empower those who worship them with the proper rites, and do so reliably. Their genealogies spread far and wide in places that were unaware of each other until the God Learners came, and in the Third Age Waertagi ethics of secrecy still hold true. They are especially good at divination and necromancy and also all kinds of repair magics due to their Dragon-slaying ancestry. The Waertagi do not doubt or question Malkionism although their understanding of Malkion is simple and agrees well with polytheism. Malkionism is in fact sorcery, is not inherently moral, and Dormal was not the type of Malkioni the Waertagi get along with because former human attempts to navigate have proven his cult is dangerous. The origin of this Sea-opening magic is unknown. New Hrestoli Idealism is evil and despicable. The Church of the Ship and City is a spin-off effect of Waertagi traditions in a place inhabited by humans. The goal of trade is to get rich. Good opportunities are desirable. Piracy is an option. Modern naval powers are of no consequence. History books are prized.


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A day or two ago, I found myself discussing the notion of 'boundaries' with my supervisor. It was an unusual discussion to have in some ways as I am currently working in neuropsychology. 'Boundaries' is one of those terms bandied about freely by mental health types and it usually refers to what you do/do not reveal about yourself to patients. So you might tell someone you're gay if you think it might be useful therapeutically, or you might tell them that you're not immune to black moods (it's interesting how revelatory something like this can be). I don't expect many people would tell their patients that they were HIV-positive, however, or that they were going through relationship difficulties or that they drank too much. Even when we speak of our real selves, we're very boundaried about it.
The idea is that therapy is for the patient and that you, as the therapist, shouldn't turn the therapy into your space. Some people believe in the 'blank canvas' therapist, who tells nothing of their life and simply absorbs what the patient has to say. Typically, this is the case in psychodynamic psychotherapy. In neuropsychology, where I assess people's memory and attention and visuospatial skills and discuss the impact that multiple sclerosis or a stroke have had on them, there's rarely a need to say anything about myself. It's something that's discussed much more frequently with supervisors and colleagues when you're doing more typical therapy.
To my mind, boundaries are a funny old thing and I sometimes watch with wry amusement as we try to work out what is (in)appropriate to disclose. I have known people to tussle with telling a patient they are gay, but few people have reservations wearing wedding rings. Lots of people refer to their opposite-sex partners, unashamedly disclosing that they at least tend towards heterosexuality. I know clinicians who talk about their children; some who will, in certain circumstances, show patients photographs of them. I have no especial issue with any of this because all therapy is different. I have bonded with some patients over taste in films; others with my reasonable knowledge of 1960s rock music. When you do short-term work, which is increasingly the case in the NHS, you haven't the luxury of building a relationship over months or years. You have to do it quickly. Successful therapy (I accept the vagueness of that term) is almost always accompanied by a good therapeutic relationship. For me, that is based on a common humanity.
But boundaries are about more than what you say or don't say about yourself. They're also about how you behave. This has been on my mind a lot recently, probably because, as I creep ever-closer to the end of clinical training and attain the dizzy heights of qualified status, I am trying to work out what kind of clinician I would like to be. I'd like to be a good one, obviously, but I don't know how that's defined. Is it based on whether my patients like me? Is it based on whether they turn up? Is it about whether they feel 'better' (more vagueness) or self-harm less often? Is it based on my assessment of my capability? Is it based on my flexibility?
Often in MH we focus on problems and therefore therapy is aimed at making problems smaller. That's reasonable, but I have come to view that rather blunt measurement with some skepticism. As I said, a human science. The truth is that, post-qualification, I might not have the flexibility to do what I think the patient might benefit from, or the time to do the things they want to. The last thing you want to do as a psychologist is open up a can of worms, get a really good idea of the person you're seeing, and then fail to address most of it because you can only see them half a dozen times. There's a notion that there are no side effects from psychology; that we can do no harm. We can do harm very easily and it takes a lot of thought to try to avoid it. So perhaps as clinicians we need to focus less on doing 'good' and more on 'not doing anything bad'. If we take that view, clinical practice might look very different. I might make my patients cry less because I focus less on the things that make them cry. I can still have a good relationship with them: we can chat, go to lunch, take walks. There's evidence that these things can be therapeutic and, as we know, having someone simply sit and listen and give a damn is enormously beneficial to most people. Perhaps giving someone a lift to the dentist if they can't use public transport is more help than asking them how many times they left the house last week. Maybe taking them to the CAB to complain about their crap housing is better than telling them to drink less. Maybe giving them the bus fare so they can see you again is better than telling them to only buy ten cigarettes. Is it the end of the world if I go to a coffee shop with someone and buy them a cuppa from my own back pocket? I don't think it is. I think it's a gesture of kindness and humanity. It's more equal than the 'I buy mine and you buy yours' mentality that often pervades these things. Yes, there's a symbolism to spending your own money on a patient, but two quid on a hot drink is hardly the same as a tenner on the horses. And why shouldn't we? We often earn more than our patients; it's unlikely to be financially catastrophic. As to the symbolism, perhaps it suggests that you think your patient is worth £2. It's a gesture; it doesn't need to become a habit.
It's a mark of how entrenched the concept of boundaries is that this, to some, seems radical. As far as I'm aware, there's no evidence which suggests that not buying your patient tea leads to better outcomes than buying it. Similarly, I doubt there's anything out there to suggest that getting them to scrabble around for the bus fare is beneficial compared to driving them yourself. Maybe it's less about 'the patient' and more about 'the psychologist'. Having a patient in your car makes the division between work and personal life less clear. But to think that it's set in stone is absurd: when you see a patient you're probably also thinking about the fact you've misplaced your diary, or that you need to book a hotel for the weekend, or that you rowed with your partner that morning, or that you shouted at your kids or that the insurance needs renewing. The divide between personal and professional is more often drawn in sand. Given that, then, perhaps there's room to reconsider 'boundaries' and whose benefit they're really for.