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"I've come upon something that disturbs me deeply. We have fought hard and long for integration, as I believe we should have, and I know that we will win. But I've come to believe we're integrating into a burning house."
– Martin Luther King, Jr.How is the current conflict in the Middle East countries ("the war on terror") not a reprise of the Crusades? Is it Christian dogma motivating these anarchistic sociopaths and psychopaths who are playing with our lives daily on the world stage? It's being sold and may look plausible, except it is a complete lie. The Middle East conflict is not "a clash of civilizations" of Christians vs. Muslims, although there is a lot of manipulation, disinformation and lies driving the narrative that it is.
We all know now (some of us knew then!) that these were all lies and disinformation to get us into a war. That's clear. What's less clear is why the Bush cabal were not indicted for war crimes. Dick Cheney is sought out for his opinion of Donald Trump wanting to bar Muslims from entering the U.S. No surprise, Fox found a "Muslim leader" who supports a ban. That's not going to happen. Trump knows it and the Republicans know it. It's great theater, though. It might just get Hillary Clinton elected (that's just the obvious political strategy: look he's insane. Now Billary's looking like the sane anti-"The Donald" presidential candidate).
Firstly, the theory is highly implausible. This is not a religious conflict, given the obvious perks (if you're a greedy psychopath) of control of oil revenue, kickbacks, genocide (depopulation is always on the white supremacist system's agenda) and war profits.
Christians belonging to secret societies [Skull & Bones, Illuminati, Masons... ] and other cultish government insider groups, plan and execute the invasion of the former site of a key ancient city depicted in their bible as being the site of "the whore of Babylon" and lay waste to it. Does it have any connection to their religious beliefs? Ancient grudges, fulfillment of prophecies... a bet (huh?*)? What the heck is going on here?
Some Background: Did the ancient city of Babylon exist, and if so, in what country would it be today? The answer — the ruins of Babylon are in modern-day Iraq:
'Its extensive ruins on the Euphrates River about 55 miles (88 kilometres) south of Baghdad lie near the modern town of al- Hillah, Iraq.'
We can't get a straight answer from George W. Bush (you know, he is on drugs), but he did say this back in 2001:
"... this crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take awhile." He and other US officials have said that renegade (CIA operative!) Islamic fundamentalist Osama bin Laden is the most likely suspect in the attacks."How did the Bush administration know by 9/13/2001 who was behind 9/11, given the FBI admission that they have no hard evidence on OBL? If OBL didn't do it, who are the evildoers behind 9/11?
--- Europe cringes at Bush 'crusade' against terrorists | By Peter Ford, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor September 19, 2001
The above article is a must read. Planting the seeds of disinformation? This gem:
"...We have to avoid a clash of civilizations at all costs," French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine said on Sunday. "One has to avoid falling into this huge trap, this monstrous trap" which he said had been "conceived by the instigators of the assault."
This excerpt from an article about Babylon speaks to the reputation of the place in ancient times.
"... Having laid waste to fortress city after city and enslaving untold thousands in their path, the Assyrians were as much hated as feared, their self-styled kings of kings often celebrating their heavy-bearded macho with cruelty to their humiliated captives, like brutal Ashur-Nasirpal II (ruling 883-859 BCE) boasting of "cutting off lips, noses, ears of rebels" and elsewhere of putting out the eyes of royal children in front of their parents and dragging the kings and queens away with bronze hooks in their tongues.
The little book of Nahum in the Hebrew Minor Prophets sings a false lament with relief about Nineveh's fall: "Woe to the city of blood, full of plunder, never without victims, the crack of whips, piles of dead… Nineveh in ruins, who will mourn for her?"Perhaps the modern day "king of kings" should take heed to what happened to Babylon and why it fell:
"... the upstart Babylonian leader Nabopolassar laid siege to Nineveh in 612 BCE when Assyrian power was waning, when the plundering had stopped and there was nothing left to fill their coffers. Perhaps an economy based on vassalage tribute, plunder and loot had been artificially engorged and was collapsing on itself."
|A hilltop view of the ancient city of Babylon, where King Nebuchadnezzar II, whose life spanned 630-562 B.C., built his hanging gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the [Ancient] World.
Maps of the Middle East, then and now
The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. In 1095 Byzantine Emperor Alexios I, in Constantinople, sent an ambassador to Pope Urban II in Italy pleading for military help against the growing Turkish threat. The Pope responded promptly by calling Catholic soldiers to join the First Crusade. The immediate goal was to guarantee pilgrims access to the holy sites in the Holy Land under Muslim control. His long-range goal was to reunite the Eastern and Western branches of Christendom after their split in 1054 with the pope as head of the united Church. A complex 200-year struggle ensued. -- wikipedia
Between 1982 and 1989, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein ordered Babylon's walls rebuilt in the fashion of Nebuchadnezzar II. Hussein also built one of his own grand palaces near the site. Today, the baked-mud bricks are about all that's left of Babylon's ancient grandeur.
The walls of Babylon
Babylon (Akkadian: Bābili or Babilim; Arabic: بابل, Bābil) was a significant city in ancient Mesopotamia, in the fertile plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. [-wiki]
Famed for its gardens and ziggurats, the ancient city of Babylon is now little but dust in the Iraqi desert. Babylon was perhaps the first big city in the world, dating to the third millennium BC. It stood by the Euphrates River on an important trade route. Various dynasties ruled the city-state as it grew to govern much of ancient Mesopotamia. The city was destroyed in 689 BC and rebuilt to achieve its greatest size glory under the ruler Nebuchadnezzar II, who reigned from 605 to 538 BC. He is credited with building the hanging gardens, named by contemporaries as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In 330 BC, Alexander the Great captured Babylon, planning to make it the capital of his empire. But he died soon after taking the city, and his successors built a new capital called Seleucia on the Tigris River. Most of Babylon's population moved to Seleucia, and Babylon withered and practically disappeared by the seventh century AD. Babylon's ruins are near the modern city of Al Hillah and about 55 miles south of Iraq's capital of Baghdad. Much of the ancient site has been looted, and only fragments of some building foundations remain.
It has been estimated that Babylon was the largest city in the world from c. 1770 to 1670 BC, and again between c. 612 and 320 BC. It was perhaps the first city to reach a population above 200,000.[2] Estimates for the maximum extent of its area range from 890[3] to 900 hectares (2,200 acres).[4] The remains of the city are in present-day Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq, about 85 kilometers (53 mi) south of Baghdad, comprising a large tell of broken mud-brick buildings and debris.
Military shadow government, conspiracies, sexual perversions, homosexuality, bi-sexuality, cross-dressing, blackmail, secret societies, assassinations, intrigue, war, games ... fun times. It's dark in their heads and in that coffin or dead zone where their hearts are supposed to be, really, really bad things are happening or being planned. However, this worldwide global plot is not, repeat not a crusade. What's on the agenda is more gross, revolting, criminal and evil than one could have ever imagined.


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Public Talk 9th November, 1947 | Madras, India
The question 'How to meditate' is a wrong question because it merely asks for a method, the known, a technique which is the known to find the unknowable. See how ridiculous it is. The means creates the end and if the means is the known then the end also is the known and therefore it is not the unknowable, the timeless. So the beginning of meditation is the beginning of self-knowledge. That is, through awareness the mind begins to be aware of its own activities and to know the whole process of the mind is not a question of time. But, if you begin to be aware, choicelessly, that is without condemnation, without justification, without identification, which is extremely difficult, then self-knowledge becomes extremely creative. After all that which is creative is creation, the Real.
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KAMLOOPS – A former proponent and recruiter for the white supremacist movement in Western Canada is now working against terrorist organizations by telling his story through short documentary films to counter extremist propaganda online.
Through the Extreme Dialogue project, launched last month, Thompson Rivers University law school student Daniel Gallant, 39, recalls the abuse and violence he endured as a child and how living on Vancouver's Downtown East Side made him susceptible to gang-life. Gallant says propaganda and having a sense of purpose is what converted him to join the movement in the 1990s.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the extremist group commonly known as ISIS, is the latest organization to recruit youth from abroad. Today it was announced an Edmonton man, is believed to be the latest of 160 Canadians recruited by the organization. Months ago, former TRU student Collin Gordon was inspired to join the extremist group after succumbing to online propaganda and is now presumed dead.
Gallant says his online recruitment wasn't much different from ISIS propaganda. As a former recruiter, he explains the process which led him down the path to extremism. It started with a Ku Klux Klan website.
"I started using that site to connect with other people who were interested in the movement," he says. "Before that I used it to access resources for literature because I kept having it confiscated at the border."
Gallant says he began to interact through chatrooms and discussion boards – creating dialogues with people involved in the movement and others on the periphery.
Beyond pamphlets, there was a music element that enticed him. Soon, he was reading books or encyclopedias that reflected white supremacist ideology and anti-Semitic beliefs. He notes several of the ideas within the organization were not far off from jihadist ideology.
"I was very keen on learning this doctrine because it was the antithesis of society essentially. It opposed society which I already had because of my life experiences," he says. "This gave me a logic system and a reasoning process to find who to blame. But also, it gave me the solution – the final solution."
Armed with a doctrine and a computer, Gallant set forth to recruit others into the movement, which he says wasn't too difficult.
"You can essentially convince anybody. What they do is they present correlated facts that are common knowledge and then they establish a cause and effect relationship between those facts in order to create a fairly solidified narrative," he says.
Gallant didn't take his extreme right-wing recruitment to those living on the streets like he did. He took it to university campuses, the oil fields in Alberta or the bar.
"After sitting and drinking for several hours, you can talk around what they already know as true and build it into a bigger narrative. Then they're totally convinced," he says.
He added the vigilantism and street justice of the skinheads enticed him to release his rage on specific groups of people. Because he already had a hairline temper, he says acting out was a way to blame others for his problems. He committed countless assaults on strangers or others targeted for their race. At times, he would band together with a group and take on bigger assaults.
But it was one specific event, coupled with self-reflection when "everything stopped."
"I had my last profoundly violent act where I beat an aboriginal man with a hatchet. My intention was to cut off his head. I knocked him out, beat him with the hatchet with the blunt end. I had him unconscious, stretched out his neck. I was sitting there and I just started crying. Everything stopped," he says.
It's been 15 years since Gallant left the movement.
With a lot of counselling and education, he's been able to unpack the ideology he's convinced himself of throughout the years. He rounded out his knowledge with a bachelor's degree majoring in First Nations studies, and a master's degree in social work.
He believes the story he tells through Extreme Dialogue will help affected youth engage in discussion and learn the impact of extremist behaviour. He says the project even made its way up to US President Obama, who encouraged it as a counter-terrorism initiative.
Gallant counsels youth regularly about the dangers of recruitment. He founded Exit Canada, a group to help others disengage from violent extremism.
Because of his knowledge on propaganda and recruitment techniques, Gallant has helped national security teams and counter-terror groups gain a better sense of how it works and when to intervene.
He still regularly accesses chatrooms, but now for a different purpose. He takes down names and hands them off to the police.
Watch Gallant's story along with a separate story from a mother with a son who joined ISIS at www.extremedialogue.org
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Here is a blog that everyone reading my blog ought rather to read. Jeff Waddington is a friend of mine from seminary days. We worked in the bookstore together for awhile. But Paul Helm is also great reading. I'm sure the others are great as well.
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November 21, 2006 at 5:57 pm (Uncategorized)
The International Character of Protestant Scholasticism
November 21, 2006 at 3:19 pm (Muller)
Muller makes a very interesting point on pg. 66: "The interrelationship of the English Reformed with the continental Reformed was such that neither development can be properly understood without the other: specifically, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, British theology was receptive to continental thought, as citations of European thinkers in English works testify." He goes on to note the many interconnections of British (i.e. Puritan) thinkers with the continental thinkers. The relationship went both ways, by the way, as Voetius' advice to his students testifies (that they should memorize Ames' Medulla theologiae).
The importance of this point can be seen in the frequent criticism I have heard of Banner of Truth, that they publish only the Puritans, and badly neglect the Continentals. Now, lest anyone think that I am denigrating BoT, I own nearly every set of Puritan theology that they publish. However, the charge does stick. They need to publish some of these amazing Continental theologians. That would definitely help people over here understand that the Puritans were by no means isolationistic in their theology. Of course, publishing those guys means lots more translating work. So, if anyone is looking for a great way to benefit the church, they should learn Latin and start translating!
Women in the Church- 1 Timothy 2:8-15, part 3
November 21, 2006 at 10:55 am (Anthropology, Difficult Scripture, Ethics, Family, Marriage, Timothy, Trinity, Women)
II. Hermeneutical Issues
A. Situation in Ephesus
Is it the case that complementarians pay absolutely no attention to the background of the situation in Ephesus, or do not let that information affect their exegesis? Who was Artemis of the Ephesians? Baugh argues against various egalitarian and otherwise commonly held opinions regarding who Artemis was and the situation of the cult, as well the position and status of women in Ephesus. I will not reproduce his arguments here, but only summarize them: Artemis at Ephesus was the regular Greek goddess, not the fertility goddess of the ANE; the cult did not involve cult prostitution, since the priestesses were largely prepubescent; there were educated women at Ephesus, contrary to the suggestion that Paul is merely forbidding unlearned women from teaching. The idea of the mother-goddess being conflated with Artemis is a common but highly speculative opinion, based on the interpretation of the famous statue having many breasts. Baugh indicates that this interpretation is highly suspect. Other examples have been found having such protuberances on male statues of Zeus (see pg. 31). Therefore, the position of the Kroegers (that Paul was reacting against some kind of Amazonian feminism gone awry, and that authentein means "to originate") is untenable.
B. Creation, Fall, Redemption
The issue of Eve and the relation of her position to the Creation and the Fall is a complicated issue. Keener argues that the subordination of women was due to the Fall, and that therefore it is not prescriptive. However, this assertion does not make sense of the argument made about the temporal priority of the male in verse 13. In Ephesians, Paul notes that the man is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church (never mind now the much-vexed discussion of kephale), and that this was true from the beginning. Actually, the Fall obscured this relationship such that the woman would want to rule over the husband, but that the husband would domineer over her (Genesis 3:16). In Redemption, therefore, it is possible, through a relationship with Jesus Christ, to redeem this relationship back to what it was originally supposed to be. Women need to fulfill their God-appointed roles in order to do so. This is not to say that every woman needs to be a stay-at-home mother. On the other hand, it means that such stay-at-home women ought not to be despised, as they so often are today. The Bible would say that such a calling is the most noble calling to which a woman can aspire.
What of Galatians 3:28? This verse has been used as a grid through which all the other literature in the New Testament on the question of gender relationships has had to pass. But is it to be (ab)used in such a manner? Verse 27 (usually conveniently overlooked by all who quote verse 28) says that the unity is that of being in Christ, and having his righteousness given to us. Verse 24 invokes justification by faith. Therefore, verse 28 is talking about our status in Christ before God the Father. This is said by the same Paul who said that there are different roles for different people in the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-30). Role distinction is not, I repeat, not a sign of inferiority! Just as there is no shame in being a brigadier general as opposed to a lieutenant general in the army, nor is there any inferiority of person, only hierarchy of role, so it is in the family/church.
A word must be said about the relationship of this passage to 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. Keener argues that if we are going to be consistent about women in the church not having positions of authority over men, then we have to have them wear head coverings as well. It is disputed, however, whether Paul refers to something in addition to hair, or not. We cannot just assume that head coverings over and above the hair (hair is called a covering (verse 15)) is what is in view. Therefore, Keener's objection is premature. He seems also to suggest that there is absolutely no cultural relativity in applicability of the Bible in the view of complementarians. This is manifestly not the case. "Greet one another with a holy kiss" is not usually interpreted to be universally binding in terms of its particular expression. Our equivalent today would be hugs or handshakes. However, in 1 Timothy, Paul argues from something that is not culturally bound, namely, the creation order of Adam and Eve, and the headship of Adam as male.
Another issue that must receive treatment is the issue of female prophecy. Several authors note that prophecy is just as authoritative as teaching. Prophecy is allowed to women. Therefore, teaching should be allowed as well. This involves a blurring of the distinction between office and function. Paul is talking about office in 1 Timothy 2:9-15 (see the immediately following context). Schreiner's contention that prophecy is more vertical, and teaching more horizontal does not convince me. Corinthians does not force the conclusion that the prophesying women held an office of prophet. What holds true for all the biblical examples of women teaching or holding a position of leadership is that such examples were exceptions to the rule. In the New Testament, prophecy was supposed to come upon women, because of the prophecy in Joel. Prophecy, therefore, is not a continuing entity in any case. Schreiner argues more convincingly that women could exercise prophetic gifts without disturbing male headship, whereas women could not teach men without disturbing male headship.8
III. Conclusions for Ethics
A. Goal, Motive and Standard of the two interpretations
The goal of the complementarian position (despite immense pressure from the culture to conform to the egalitarian position) has been, and should continue to be faithfulness to the biblical witness about the role of gender in the church. The motive has too often been a desire to keep the reins of power within the grasp of the men, without encouraging women to participate in ministry at all. This has resulted in the current backlash against tyrannical rule in the church, which rule has been based all too often on a view of women as inferior. However, to the extent that modern complementarian interpreters of this passage have discarded such unworthy motives, they are to be commended. Everywhere women are allowed to serve Christ, they should be encouraged to do so.
A great contrast between the ethics of the complementarian position and the ethics of the egalitarian position exists. The goal of the egalitarian position has been either explicitly or implicitly to conform to culture. Culture has the upper hand in hermeneutics in the egalitarian position, and culture interprets the Bible, rather than the other way around. This is demonstrated by the fact that the egalitarian position only became viable after about 1970. The motive might be many things. It is much easier to get a job at a main-line seminary or church, if one holds to egalitarian views. On the other hand, many "evangelical feminists" are not acting out of such impure motives, but are rather seeking to end inequality. The standard has been consistently to appeal to the current cultural situation as the definition of how we are to interpret the Bible. The Bible is effectively muzzled. There is a fear of the radical feminist wing that straight-jackets any opposition to their agenda. One is immediately labeled a misogynist if one holds to any difference in role (regardless of one's view of the alleged ontological differences). Any difference in role is immediately seen to be an attack on the worth of a woman. We cannot let them win.
The definitive argument of this sort on the complementarian side (distinguishing between role and worth) is that of Charles Hodge. Jesus Christ is not one iota inferior to God the Father. He is God. And yet, there is a difference in role, one of subordination. Subordination is necessary in the world as a whole, for the world to "work." Therefore, there is no dishonor at all in women being subject to male headship. Earle Ellis notes that only in the modern period are class distinctions viewed as evil per se.12
IV. Conclusion
If there is any more pressing issue in the conservative church today, I am at a loss to find it. Consistently, even in the Presbyterian Church in America and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the issue of whether women should be allowed in ministry crops up just about every year in general assembly. A friend of mine recently said that it was only a matter of time before the GA voted to allow women into the ministry. I hope earnestly that he is wrong. I would be disappointed to have to leave the denomination in which I was baptized as an infant, and in which I grew up physically and spiritually (PCA). But the denomination would have left its moorings in the historic view of male headship as symbolized by Christ and the church, as well as any claim to see abiding principles in the Bible, rather than totally culturally determined "advice." In this case, the slippery slope argument does work. Denominations that ordained women eventually ordain homosexuals, since Romans 1 and Leviticus 18 also become culturally relative. It is impossible to stop on such a slippery slope, as so many denominations have more than adequately demonstrated. Let us rather seek to be faithful to God's Word.
1 See the irritatingly patronizing comments of Keener in Two Views, pg. 55.
2 See Köstenberger, Schreiner, Baldwin, 1995, pp. 13-52.
3 See Kroeger and Kroeger, I Suffer Not a Woman, 1992.
4 op. cit. pg. 63.
5 op. cit. pg. 62; see also Liefeld, 1999, pp. 109-110.
6 See Garland, 2003, pg. 505.
7 Women in the Church, pg. 129.
8 Women in the Church, pg. 130.
9 See Yarbrough, in Women in the Church, pp. 170-171.
10 See further Mounce, 2000, pg. 148.
11 Quoted in Women in the Church, pg. 255.
12 ibid. pg. 255.
Note: many more resources were consulted than are here listed. These were found to be the most relevant to the study at hand.
Commentaries on 1 Timothy:
Clark, Gordon H., The Pastoral Epistles (Jefferson, MD: Trinity Foundation, 1983)
Knight, George W. III, The Pastoral Epistles (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992)
Liefeld, Walter L., The NIV Application Commentary: 1&2 Timothy/Titus
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999)
Lock, Walter, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1924)
Marshall, I. Howard, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles
(Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1999)
Mounce, William D., The Pastoral Epistles (Dallas: Word, 2000)
Quinn, Jerome D. and William C. Wacker, The First and Second Letters to Timothy
(Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000)
Other books and articles:
Bauer, Walter, Frederick William Danker, William Arndt and F. Wilbur Gingrich,
A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian
Literature, 3rd edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000)
Beck, James R. and Craig L. Blomberg, editors Two Views on Women in Ministry
(Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001)
Garland, David E., I Corinthians (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003)
Gruenler, Royce Gordon "The Mission-Lifestyle Setting of I Timothy 2:8-15." JETS 41
Fall, 1998, pp. 215-238.
Köstenberger, Andreas J, Thomas R. Schreiner, and H. Scott Baldwin, Women in the Church (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995)
Kroeger, R.C. and C.C. Kroeger, I Suffer Not a Woman (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992)
Piper, John and Wayne Grudem Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
(Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1991)
Wilshire, L. E. "The TLG Computer and Further Reference to AUQENTEW in I Timothy 2:12." NTS 34 (1988) 120-134.


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Manfred Jachmich has been involved in the Houston restaurant industry for a very long time. He grew up in Koblenz, Germany, and worked as a pastry chef there and in Switzerland before emigrating to Houston in 1963. He earned a degree in economics and management from Houston Baptist University.
In 1972, Jachmich opened the original Ruggles Grill on Westheimer near Montrose, and managed it during its peak years before selling it. (It's since been bulldozed, ostensibly to make way for a second, long-delayed concept called FM 903 led by chef Ryan Hildebrand of Triniti.)
From the 1970s all the way into the current century, there were once Jachmich concepts all over town, and while most, such as Redwood Grill, River Oaks Grill and Café Moustache, are long gone, there's no denying his experience as a restaurateur.
Another Jachmich concept, Post Oak Grill, thrives and has expanded to multiple locations. In 2004, chef Leopoldo "Polo" Becerra and a partner bought out Jachmich in a friendly transaction. About that sale, Jachmich says, "At the time, I had a partner who wanted to retire. She asked me to buy her out, then 9/11 showed up. I thought it might have been a two- or three-month drop in business. It turned out to be a two-year drop. You have to make decisions on what to do next. I had an offer on the table. [Becerra] worked for me for 12 years and [after the buyout], he maintained food and improved service.
Recently, Jachmich returned to Houston's restaurant scene, acting as a consultant for Urban Kitchen, which just opened at 14008 Memorial in the Energy Corridor last year.
Both Urban Kitchen and the Galleria location of Post Oak Grill are about to be used as more than restaurants. During off-hours, they will also serve as schools for training servers.
Jachmich has started a school for training waitstaff called the International Waitstaff Academy. Considering his more than 50 years of experience in restaurants, headmaster seems like a role he's more than qualified for.
It's a 40-hour program that spans four weeks and costs $695. Students attend two hours a day, five days a week, which makes it fairly easy to fit in around existing work and college schedules. Both locations offer morning sessions from 8 to 10 a.m. and the Post Oak Grill location offers a 3 to 5 p.m. afternoon session as well.
During the course of training, students learn about restaurant equipment as well as how to properly set a table, appropriately greet guests and serve wine, among other things. Along the way, they also earn their TABC and Federation of Dining Room Professionals (FDRP) certificates.
Jachmich sees a big need for improving restaurant service in Houston. "We're lacking in technical skills. Do we know how to address a customer? Serve from left to right? Proper etiquette is missing from the scene in Houston. Many customers are forgiving and relaxed about it, but I'm often greeted with, 'How are you guys doing?' I'm not your guy. I'm not an 18- or 24-year-old. There needs to be a level of respect."
The $695 fee raises a question, though. Who pays? Young people, as well as those who are already working as servers, don't often have a lot of expendable cash. Restaurateurs who have been bitten in the past by the transient nature of employees might also be loath to make that investment in the new hires who need training the most.
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Jachmich sees his target market as parents and grandparents who are eager to get college-age kids into jobs so they can help support themselves, as well as non-college-bound young people who need to earn an income but are having problems landing a server position. "Restaurateurs want to see a résumé," says Jachmich. In lieu of that, a certification indicating professional training might at least help someone get his or her foot in the door.
With the openings of so many new restaurants in Houston over the past few years, many chefs and restaurateurs have had problems finding qualified staff. Jachmich says one restaurant owner has already called him. "I got a call from a friend who has six or seven restaurants and he's opening a new one in May. He said, 'I'm looking for 30 waiters. You have an incredible idea and I want to hire all of your students." That's a really affirmative notion of confidence in my book."
Advanced courses are planned as well for current servers who want to move up in the ranks to positions like maître d', sommelier and manager.
The first sessions start on March 2, and more information can be found at the International Waitstaff Academy website.


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The Truth About Music
"What's hot, what's not, and whats next in pop music"
Indie Is Not A Real Genre!!
Here it is, I'm going to say it once and for all; Indie Is Not A Real Genre!! I know many of you might be saying, why Harris, why isn't it a real genre or why don't you have any respect for the music these musicians create? The point is I do care, I just have no respect for the "indie" label (from now on "indie" will be in quotes because for the purposes of this article "indie" is a figment of all of our imaginations). People have tried to explain to me the label in three different ways and they are as follows:
- A person performing independently, without a record label (i.e. unsigned "independent" of a label)
- A genre of music, the genre has no specific sound but includes (but is not limited to) rock, pop, country, electronic, hip hop, jazz, bluegrass, rock, heavy metal, screamo, emo and techno
- An attitude towards music, loosely defined as not caring about anything but the music, things not cared about include (but are not limited to) fans, merchandise, pop culture, growing your fan base, working with companies larger than two people
I can very easily go through each of these examples, explaining why the genre is dead, and why being an "indie" musician is really not a real thing anymore. Starting with the more abstract, number three involves the attitude "indie" musicians encompass. There is something about the pretentious way they look at music that makes me want to stab them with a Hofner bass. Any music that they (or their closest friends) did not write is looked at as being "under them." They lend no respect what so ever to the pop music world, and it is this mindset that leads to their ultimate failure. It is a given that if you do not make money (even just enough to cover expenses), you will not survive as a musician. It is this point that "indie" artists fail to see.
Moving on to the second point. Calling yourself "indie" because of the sounds coming out of your amplifiers, drums, keyboards and PA systems is like saying that all animals are penguins. We know that's not true, their are many species of animals on this planet and lumping them together wouldn't make any sense. Why then do I listen to artist after artist, all considering themselves "indie," who sound nothing alike? If I stroll through my iTunes library and pick a few random songs within a genre, let's say Classic Rock, the songs will have a relative sound. Of course they won't all sound exactly the same, but they will each fill a void, a space that they are meant to fill within the bubble of Classic Rock. The fact that "indie" has so many sounds, styles and teachings, further proves my idea that it is a dead genre.
Finally, the talking point I have been waiting for. Number one on my list is the most fundamental of them all. It should be easy to prove if an artist is independent based on the status of that artist and any and all contracts they have signed. Taking a look at who my closest friends consider "indie" artists, bands such as Ra Ra Riot, Black Kids, Cold War Kids, Arctic Monkeys, The Kinks, The Kooks, Sondre Lerche and The Libertines, always seem to come up. Among these "indie" bands, not one of them is independent. They all have recording contracts (most with major labels) and therefore the most basic "indie" principle is thrown out the window. Just in case you were wondering here are the labels some "indie" artists are signed too, many for quite a few years now:
- Cold War Kids, signed to Downtown Records
- Black Kids, signed to Columbia Records
- Dirty Pretty Things, signed to Vertigo Records (owned by Mercury Records)
- Sondre Lerche, signed to EMI (Norway division)
- MGMT, signed to Sony/Columbia
- The Airborne Toxic Event, signed to Island Records
- Regina Spektor, signed to Warner Records
- TV on the Radio, signed to Interscope Records
- Vampire Weekend, signed to XL Recordings
- Hot Hot Heat, signed to Warner Brothers Records
Finally, my favorite example is the final one on the list. MGMT, hailed as one of the best "indie" rock bands of 2008, and thought to be the ultimate Brooklyn based "indie" band, are on the major label circuit just as much as anyone else. Broken up for a few years the band was brought back together by Columbia Records as they were set to nationally release "Oracular Spectacular."
So there it is in a nut shell. "Indie" the genre we all love to debate, listen to and share with friends is not in fact a genre at all. To all the so called "indie" artists out there, you should probably decide on a real genre before the ship gets to the bottom of the ocean. If you call yourself "indie" pop you should just be taken outside and bludgeoned for not understanding what an oxymoron is. All you other bands that call yourself "indie," it's easy, just pick a real genre. If you need help, see number two in the above list, that will help point you to a real genre.
I look forward to extensively debating this topic with you all throughout the week, but I hope that you really take the time to read it, before doing so. Enjoy!
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indie just means independent from a major label. often, these artists record & distribute music themselves, or join a label that does not construct their artist identity as is the case with mainstream labels. they are primarily concerned with the recording and distribution of music, rather than copious amounts of wealth or fame.
"They lend no respect what so ever to the pop music world, and it is this mindset that leads to their ultimate failure."
Why does every musician have to have respect for every genre?
Do you know for a fact that every indie band ever has no respect for mainstream pop?
How can indie bands "fail" in mainstream culture if, as you stated, they do not care about mainstream success?
"It is a given that if you do not make money (even just enough to cover expenses), you will not survive as a musician. It is this point that "indie" artists fail to see."
How do indie musicians have staying power if they aren't making any money?
How do they have such a large following, if this is the case?
How do you think certain bands get discovered if not for indie music scenes (which are geographic communities of music–ever heard of "baltimore club" or "seattle grunge rock")?
"Making money" should not be equated with wealth. Shockingly, it's possible to make money and not be disgustingly rich. This is a concept that is true regardless of profession–there are stars and there are not in every type of art.
"Why then do I listen to artist after artist, all considering themselves "indie," who sound nothing alike? If I stroll through my iTunes library and pick a few random songs within a genre, let's say Classic Rock, the songs will have a relative sound. Of course they won't all sound exactly the same, but they will each fill a void, a space that they are meant to fill within the bubble of Classic Rock. The fact that "indie" has so many sounds, styles and teachings, further proves my idea that it is a dead genre."
why only listen to music that sounds alike to music you already have?
unfortunately, this logic is severely flawed. you are comparing apples to oranges. classic rock is a SUBGENRE of rock. of course classic rock sounds like classic rock–as southern rock sounds like southern rock, pop punk sounds like pop punk, punk rock sounds like punk rock, etc. but then compare these subgenres to each other? they aren't alike–hence the problem in your logic. still, indie music has an unbelievable amount of subgenres–twee pop, riotgrrl, alt-country, shoegaze–just to name a few. if you would listen to bands that identify with a certain subgenre, you are guaranteed to notice similarities in their music.
"Among these "indie" bands, not one of them is independent."
of course. as the term "indie" generally refers to the status of the label, indie subgenres, such as the ones stated above, reflect musical stylings. however, you fail to recognize bands that are actually independently producing music. what do you call them? bands unaffiliated with a major label, would be, by definition, (gasp!) independent, no?
i must also comment that just because an artist is signed to a major label does not guarantee mainstream success. so, as a musician, why stress out to be signed by a major label? why criticize them if they are happy with independent production?
There is simply so much here that it is hard to fight it out. I'll try to defend some key points. Your opening statement, is the entire basis of this argument.
You said "indie just means independent from a major label. often, these artists record & distribute music themselves, or join a label that does not construct their artist identity as is the case with mainstream labels"
That is the complete opposite of the truth, artists that sign to labels such as EMI, Sony, Columbia and Warner Brothers, along with all of their subsidiaries are concerned with one thing, the bottom line. Your kidding yourself if you think these artists aren't concerned with making money and the fact that their on a major label, by your definition makes them not indie.
This statement intrigued me: "How do indie musicians have staying power if they aren't making any money?" The fact is that they do make money because they sign huge record deals with these major labels, further defeating the ideas of the genre.
The entire paragraph about sub-genres is extremely off. You are discussing sub genres within rock. The problem is that within indie the sub genres are other genres. All rock stems from the same place, a place of electric guitars and generally loud music. All the sub genres fit that mold. In indie, the sub genres range all types of music (not that this is bad) but to categorize them all under indie is foolish.
"bands unaffiliated with a major label, would be, by definition, (gasp!) independent, no?" Here again, the point is missed, you are saying that they are unaffiliated when in fact they are 100% affiliated, signing a recording contract is a signing a recording contract. There's no way around the fact that they have sold out just as bad as anyone else.
I look forward to continuing this debate. Any other takers?
You cannot make that argument about sub-genres harris, if you still consider yourself a fan of pop music, cause that has more sub-genres that are completely unrelated than you could shake a stick at.
I have thought more about our conversation greg, and here is my argument against that. Pop music for all intensive purposes sounds the same. It all is filled with hooks and catchy choruses. The sub genres are not many and as I said, they all have very similar characteristics. You can have indie songs that are totally different and have no similar characteristics.
also here is a "dictionary" definition of pop music: "Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and a conventional structure."
FInd me something like this that sums up indie music, it can't exist because of the utter non-sense that is considered "indie"
i think you missed my point. i'm not sure who you are discussing when you talk about bands that sign to/are affiliated with major labels.
my point is that indie bands are independently distributing their music. mainstream bands are signed to major record labels. there are definitely bands that cross over, just as bands that begin mainstream & stay mainstream and bands that begin as indie and stay as indie. my argument addresses the last type.
your subgenre argument could just as easily apply to mainstream music as indie music. in fact, look at it this way–
the debate is staying indie (on an independent label) or going mainstream (on a large label). so, indie music is to an independent label as mainstream music is to a large label. therefore, there are indie subgenres AND mainstream subgenres. using this logic, rock is a subgenre of mainstream music, and a subgenre of that would be punk rock. punk rock is absolutely a different sound than other rock. but a totally different genre? not really–not like the difference in genre of mainstream rap v. mainstream rock v. pop. apply the same logic to indie music, because indie refers to the status of the label, rather than the actual sound of the band. :)
yes, but my point is that almost all the bands you probably think of as "indie" bands are being distributed by major labels and therefore are not actually indie, they're selling their souls just like everyone else. Also, no one considers "mainstream" to be a genre, "indie" is something people actually see as a genre.
Also you said "the debate is staying indie (on an independent label) or going mainstream (on a large label). so, indie music is to an independent label as mainstream music is to a large label" Thats the fact that is not true.
I don't disagree that mainstream and pop have many sub genres, but they are connected by the hooks see my above definition above your comment. "Indie" is just too broad to define.
find meaning in that definition harris, "a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and a conventional structure" the first part is describing music, the second part describing popularity, so simplified its music thats popular, any type of music can be popular. For all intensive purposes the sub genres of pop are completely different. Last I checked Kanye West doesnt sound a thing like Green Day
On the contrary, Kanye West and Green Day sound a lot more similar than MGMT and Sondre Lerche. The hooks with conventional structure is what makes it pop.
no, indie is not too broad to define. it's how music is recorded/distributed. it is not a genre of music, and is comparable to mainstream.
if you agree that mainstream has many subgenres, how can you argue that indie is unlistenable because of it's numerous subgenres?
and believe me–i know bands that are actually indie bands.
I don't doubt that you know true indie bands, any that you wanna share? Also, I know that your saying its "how music is recorded and distributed." The problem is that it's the same. Most "indie" artists especially the ones listed ones above are distributed and recorded the same way as mainstream bands.
This is the argument I hoped to get to. This is the common mis-interpretation of mainstream music. Why do the musicians in Fall Out Boy or All Time Low care any less about music than an indie artist. Many of them are signed to the same labels and record at the same studios. It's just weird.
Just as an example of this, Regina Spektor is signed to the same major label as The Veronicas or My Chemical Romance.
well, if your going to use wikipedia as your dictionary source for pop music, then lets do the same for indie shall we. "Indie rock is a genre". argument over.
i should also say that the genres associated with indie music are associated that way because these types of music are more likely to be under indie labels rather than major labels. this is not to say that major labels don't investigate indie bands–how else would former indies cross over? you can't condemn music that leads and influences the mainstream music scene–use mgmt as your example…that syntho-dance-y kind of music is now super popular.
mgmt & sondre lerche are now signed to major labels….making them not independently distributing their music.
now look at their actual genres: synthpop v. singer-songwriter jazzy pop. couldn't those genres fit under the umbrella of mainstream music?
also–kanye and greenday similar? lolz, maybe in fame & fortune! — compare the actual albums of each….they aren't similar. it's poppy hip hop v. (mostly) punk rock.
There isn't really much to argue here, the fact is that mainstream isn't considered a genre and if pop is the choice word, then it is pretty easy to define. Kanye and Green Day are similar in the way they construct albums and the production style, they both always have the hooks and catchy beats in their songs.
Are we taking MGMT and Sondre Lerche out of the "Indie" genre now that they are mainstream? Also I wouldn't consider Sondre mainstream by any means, he's just a signed to a major label, he's not very successful yet.
Sondre just did the entire soundtrack to a motion picture i would say hes on the rise, and what you keep forgetting is that KANYE WEST IS RAP AND GREEN DAY IS PUNK THEY ARE NOT THE SAME.
coconut records
tilly and the wall
shout out louds
she and him
dr. dog
the apples in stereo
lcd soundsystem
for just a few.
what do you mean about your main argument? indie bands record and distribute their music through an independent label, not a major label. which makes them different.
indie bands are bands that usually release records on an independent label, many times even their own label. They also make sure that when joining a label, be it independent they remain in almost complete control of their album. this is a big deal for indie artist as opposed to major record label artists who may have some control but ultimately listen to what the label tells them. indie bands maintain that control.
i also think that indie is an overall grouping of music. its a way of production and a way of doing things. i think when talking about it you need to make it more specific. ie- indie rock, indie pop..all genres have indie music. and the indie sound, while as you say it may all sound different, (pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz…whatever) it is usually a lower recorded quality. its recorded for a lot less money then say..green day. they record in a smaller studio with less equipment, giving it a different sound. so yes..indie has its own sound, even if it isn't noticeable at first. and since indie labels and artists aren't bowing down to record label heads they have more freedom to create music that doesn't sound like your everyday radio hit.
and just because Kayne West and Green Day have hooks and catchy beats doesn't mean they sound the same. if that is what you saying makes two artists sound the same…then most mainstream bands with hooks and catchy lyrics…which A LOT of bands have…all sound the same.
The problem with the term "indie" is what was originally an ideology has been turned into a musical genre (i.e soft pop-rock).
"Indie bands record and distribute their music through an independent label, not a major label. which makes them different."
I have a problem with the "implied" worth of Indie music, simply because it is independent, therefore, musically superior to anything else. Just because an artist releases his music through an independent channel, doesn't make it inherently better than any other kind of music. I find this utterly pretentious.
"and since indie labels and artists aren't bowing down to record label heads they have more freedom to create music that doesn't sound like your everyday radio hit."
While your statement may true of some indie bands, I'm sure there are some "indie" bands who would be more than happy to sign to a major label and change their music to make it more popular. You try to paint a very black & white picture of indie/mainstream music which is juvenile.
I believe that anyone has the capacity to make decent, insightful, interesting music regardless of what "channel" it has come from.
No doubt 'indie' is perceived as a music genre. Clearly, it has moved away from the words original meaning. Never the less, when I hear 'indie' a particular style of music does come to mind, and when that style is heard by many, they identify it and describe it as indie.
It sure is a shame that the word has so many pretentious connotations, if it were ideal and genres were planned it would not be so. However much I hate that the work indie is directly connected to 'independent', I have to accept that it is infact a term used by everyone and I can recognise its meaning to me.
In summation, the word 'indie' is pretentious, breeds pretentious conversation and overall I hate it. Aside from this however, I must recognize its place in communication.
Ladies and Gents…here's my input on this topic. Harris(im assuming the writer of this article) does make some valid points as does many of the posters. Katy is on point though in her definition of Indie. To me, indie refers to RECORD LABEL status only. It's either you are signed to a major or you are not signed to a major. If you are not signed to a major, then you are either signed to an independant label that is distributed by a major such as Kanye West record label "G.O.O.D. Music" or you as an "Unsigned" artist decides to start you own label and get distribution that is not affilated with the major label, either through the internet or a distribution company. Thats the only Indie i know. I do agree that indie is not a genre. if you do rock or hip hop or country, etc. Thats the genre of music you are categorized into. So i can sit here and say im a hip hop artist that started my own independant label. That doesn't make me indie hip hop, im just hip hop.
I wouldn't say that music that is popular (i.e. Top 40) qualifies as a genre, as Top 40 itself, would not qualify as a genre. I would say, however, that there is a 'pop sound' that I would call a genre, albeit a loose one a la 'Rock.' Similarly I'd say there is an 'indie sound.' In my mind they can also be applied together Indie Pop. Not necessarily music that is popular or truly independent, but that borrows from both styles (fun. for instance).
I would almost venture to say that music genres as a whole are losing relevance. I think that music can best be described using a tag cloud which co-opts conventional genres and uses them in tighter context, as well as other terms and phrases that help describe the mood and feeling of music (http://www.last.fm/music/fun./+tags) as it avoids pigeon-holing music.
No arguments here. Everything you said was perfect. Also, Corpse Molestation and Country Church are both "indie", but are they in the same genre? No, because indie is not a genre.
P.S. Just realized it's been exactly three years since the last comment.
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During this lesson, it was also recommended from a hockey goalie point of view to move in the sight a little bit, you don't need to hit the post and in, to score a goal in hockey. Shots close to the hockey goalie body are many times hard to catch and you also minimize the risk of missing the goal totally, and then you will definitely not score goals in hockey.
Freeze the hockey goalie
The skill level of the hockey goalies has also dramatically improved, and a technique to improve the goal scoring chances is to "freeze" the goalie before the actual shot or pass to teammate. Freezing means the hockey goalie is totally prepared for shot in first moment, but instead the shot or pass comes in the next moment.
This can be done with a small shot feint, pass feint or other move that makes the goalie believe "OK, now the shot comes". When the goalie makes a small reaction in the first step, it will reduce the time for the actual save in the next step, either it's a shot or pass to a teammate who will shoot. GOOOOAAAAAL….
Best Team Spirit – Team and Individual Values – Norway
To get the best team spirit and values within the team the Norwegian National Hockey Team defined some team value words and the meaning of them in practice.
"Can we control results or the outcome from a game? No, but we can control our physical preparation, our action and our values!"
Team Values – To beat the best teams!
– Disciplin (extremely good carrying through, we cannot afford careless performance)
– Engagement (We make each other good, and the opposite team bad)
– Enthusiasm (Positive body language)
– Clear roles and ownership of the role
– Desperation (work / practice hard and with discipline twice / day)
How do you show this when you step in to the changing room? How is your body language? What do you stand for? (More about body language is found here >>)
Inspire your self and your teammates to success!
Norway made one of their best World Championship Tournament results in 2012, they were "unlucky" to meet the coming world champions Russia early in the Play Off's, a thing they could not control (who they will meet), but they were well prepared, 2-2 in the third period…
Russia 5 – 2 Norway (Quarter finals)
Russia 6 – 2 Finland (Semi-finals)
Russia 6- 2 Slovakia (Final)
Hockey Ironman – Norway
As one of the steps to develop Norwegian hockey, and the physical status of the players, the "Ironman" competition was started.
All the hockey players and teams are part of the Ironman competition, the players/team get points on their result in physical events, like 40 m sprint, 3000 m running, and different strength and jumping excercises. If you or your team is not physically prepared for the upcoming hockey season, it will be revealed here.
The Ironman event has put the physical off-season practice in focus, as planned from the beginning, this is also a big thing for media.
The score in the different physical excercises, are categorized on four levels 1. Machine (Elite level) 2. Towards the Elite level 3. Should be improved 4. Hobby level
2012 Ironman winner was Jonas Holos, to mention something, he had the time 10,30 on 3000 m running, not bad for a 95 kg / 209 lbs defenseman…
Skating, Stick Handling and Decission Making
I continue with some valuable things from Dave Smiths lecture, from the international hockey coaching seminarium.
He talked about the complexity in hockey, you need to skate, do stick handling and take decissions, which is not possible if you haven't automized some of the skills or moves. If your skating isn't automized, you need to focus on that and loose stick handling and good decissions (or you do stick handling and loose your movement / skating)
If you don't have good automized skating skills, you will have problems with the game. 1. Quick and fast feets / skating (coordination skills)
2. Good stick handling skills will automatically give you more time on focusing on the game itself and to make good decissions during the game.
Test the footwork and coordination skills
You can test these coordination skills by a simple hockey off-ice practice. Let your players run standing on the same spot, add stick handling and start to ask them questions. Do they drop in speed or have problems performing these two things together, then you know you need to work extra either on footwork / skating or stick handling. Below an example from the stick handling and puck control eBook found on this page >>
Repetitions are the magic ingredient in hockey practices, 10 000 Hours – 10 years
A number of studies have shown that it will take ten thousands of hours to become a master of what you are doing or 10000 repetitions to automize a skill. This will apply for leadership, professional hockey players, floorball, work, hobbies etc. Each of us has the potential to master what we are doing, but it will require time, 10000 hours, or about ten years, if you really want to be the best in whatever you do. But too many of us don't commit to the things we are doing, well enough, but we still hope to be the best or recognized, sometimes we give up too early, wondering why we never become the best. "I was a great talent, when I was young…" Ever heard that?
Dave Smith, NHL Hockey Officials Health and Wellness Coach
During the International Hockey Coaching Conference, we had the opportunity to listen to David T. Smith, the NHL hockey officials health and wellness coach.
The NHL officials Health and Wellness program >>
National Hockey League Officials Fitness and Conditioning
- This is a sample program for NHL Officials. As all people are different so are Fitness Programs, the following is used as a guideline with minimum standards for NHL Officials.
- Consult your family doctor before starting any training program
Off season training
- Start by setting some fitness goals for the start of the next season and focus on those throughout your program.
- Incorporate and maintain good eating habits such as frequent small meals rather than a few large ones so your body is burning calories all day. Maintain a balanced diet between carbohydrates, fats and protein.
- Incorporate a stretch and exercise routine before every training session.
- 5 days a week / Up to 2 hrs a day
- Strength twice a week
- Aerobics twice a week
- Run, bike, roller blade or other activity once a week
- Weight training utilizing a variety of programs with changes in repetitions, sets, tempo and exercises.
- Push-ups using varying arm position and use of blocks
- Sit ups, crunches – proper form is very important
- Leg Strength (lunges, squats, step ups)
- Use heart rate monitor to maximize training zones
- Run – 15 min increasing to 60 min.
- Ice sprints – 30 sec increasing to 60 sec.
- Bike – 35 min increasing to 60 min.
- Roller blade or Stairmaster
- Jump rope and plyometric exercises with Resistance Bands to increase foot speed and agility
Cardiovascular Exercise (Run, Bike, Stepper or Glider)
- Warm up (5 min)
- 1 minute increasing intensity intervals for 30 min in your target heart rate zone
- One minute work, one to two minutes rest intervals
- Lower the intensity if you are not recovering to your original Heart Rate after first work/rest interval
- Cool down (5 to 8 minutes)
- You should monitor Heart rate at all times
Maintaining fitness during the season
- 15- 20 minute warm up before games
- Light jog, bike or jump rope to warm up muscles and joints and increase Heart Rate
- Stretch and flexibility as a daily wellness program
- Aerobic Exercise 2 or 3 times a week on non game days
- Strength and Resistance exercises are done as travel and game schedule allows. Maintaining a base throughout the season will allow an easier transition into the off season training program and helps promote an overall healthy and productive lifestyle.
The program is picked from the NHL officials page >>
Hockey Game Tactics Sweden
In the International Hockey Coaching Education, during the World Championships in Sweden, we had the opportunity to listen to the Swedish National Hockey team coach, before each game.
"We want to play with full puck control / possession towards the offensive zone, and in the offensive zone we try to go straight towards the goal, P1 goes in front of the goal and P2 seeks up the rebound area. We also try to stay in the way of the goalie and steer the shots. Other areas we focus on, are to "win the inside" in 1-1 situations. You can say that, the more skilled hockey players you have the less we talk about how, it's more about what."
/Roger Rönnberg, Swedish National Team Coach in ice hockey
Hockey Goalie Trainer or Goal Scoring Coach, Part 4
…Hockey Goalie Trainer or Goal Scoring Coach, Part 4. In hockey, one of the teams in Sweden on elite level (HV 71) has created their own shooting center to improve the goal scoring and shooting skills… This is more common in USA or Canad, but quite unique in Sweden.
Speed shooting, outside Globe Arena, during World Championships in Hockey.
Most of the teams also have special practices for the hockey goalies, during the weeks or months, but this hockey team also have special practices for goal scoring.
During this hockey shooting or goal scoring practice, the rink is divided into two areas, one for the offensive hockey players and one for the defensive players. Each zone has four hockey drills running at the same time.
Hockey Forwards
1. Skating in from the border "Shoot in the middle of the step"
2. Pass from one side, shoot directly at the other post
3. 2 vs. 0 – rebound – Shot from defensive player
4. Goalie freezed in right position, player tries to find the spots to score goal, by looking at the angle of the puck (or eye of the puck).
Defensive players
1. Pass vertically and a shot.
2. Pass from corner to a defensive player skating towards the goal, shot.
3. Pass from the "pocket" (along the border), and shot.
4. A forward in front of the goal hold the stick up from the ice for shot on goal, or on the ice to make the defensive player to shoot for stearing the shot.
So, what if, we would put in as much effort as in training the hockey goalies, to score goals and improve the shooting skills in hockey, we would have really good goal scorers and snipers in many hockey teams. Maybe we should also focus on hockey goal scoring coaches / trainers?
This is the end for this theme, will be starting up a new one…
Hockey Goalie Trainer or Goal Scoring Coach, Part 3
…Hockey Goalie Trainer or Goal Scoring Coach, Part 3 Looking at goal scoring, shooting skills and hockey practicing focus, you could say that much of the focus is today on, taking rebounds in front of the goal and creating a mask, traffic or wall in front of the hockey goalie to reduce the visibility, when the shot comes.
This will be important in future, but increased training focus will need to be on shooting skills and in scoring goals, with different types of shooting techniques like:
– Wrist shot
– Snap shot
– Slap shot
– Backhand
– Shooting unannounced and in movement sideways
– To be able to shoot with the weight (centre of gravity) on both feets, left or right (the foot that is in front).
"In NHL the shots will not come through if you don't shoot fast and quick" /Dave Smith, NHL officials health and wellness coach
If you want to see some examples from hockey you can watch Alexander Ovechkin and Phil Kessel. Ovechkin example, start at 00:44, goal scoring skills in practice.
Topic to be continued…
Hockey Goalie Trainer or Goal Scoring Coach, Part 2
…Hockey Goalie Trainer or Goal Scoring Coach, Part 2. If you look at the Nordic countries in ice hockey most of the teams and hockey players are very skilled when it comes to stick handling and skating, but there is lack of good goal scorers and skilled shooters, why? (of course with some exceptions)
This is simply a result of practicing focus, in USA and Canada a lot effort is put in this area in hockey practices, shooting and goal scoring, while in Sweden and Finland other areas are prioritized.
In the end it doesn't matter how skilled you are with the puck, what counts is the amount of goals scored in a hockey game.
Of course the first step is to:
1. Create goal scoring opportunities (You need to be a good skater and a stick handler to create these goal scoring opportunities in a hockey game)
2. Score goal
3. Defend your own goal
I think a lot of focus in hockey is already put in area 3. Defend your own goal, and then 1. Create goal scoring opportunities, but what can be improved is, 2. Score goal when you have the chance.
"I will get ready, and perhaps my chance will come" / John Wooden
To be continued…


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Is that not just so with the flock of Christ?"
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