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Q: Sorting output of Python file by location, increment by common id There's multiple instances of data that share the same location id's, for example in the output below there are many 3s:
    121 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/121/location'}}
    122 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/122/location'}}
    120 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/120/location'}}
    119 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/119/location'}}
    191 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/191/location'}}
    190 {'data': {'id': 52, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/190/location'}}
    193 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/193/location'}}
    187 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/187/location'}}
    189 {'data': {'id': 52, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/189/location'}}
    186 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/186/location'}}
    198 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/198/location'}}
    196 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/196/location'}}
    199 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/199/location'}}
    201 {'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'}, 'links': {'self': 'http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/201/location'}}

I'd like to sort these all in the style of:
{'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'} 15
{'data': {'id': 4, 'type': 'location'} 6
{'data': {'id': 5, 'type': 'location'} 0
{'data': {'id': 6, 'type': 'location'} 11

Is there a way to adapt that Python script to output the data like that?
Actually it's coming from this JSON file, that looks like so:
    {
        "links": {
            "self": "http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs?skills=data%20science"
        },
        "data": [
            {
                "id": 121,
                "type": "job",
                "attributes": {
                    "title": "Data Scientist",
                    "date": "2014-01-22T15:25:00.000Z",
                    "description": "Data scientists are in increasingly high demand amongst tech companies in London. Generally a combination of business acumen and technical skills are sought. Big data experience ..."
                },
                "relationships": {
                    "location": {
                        "links": {
                            "self": "http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/121/location"
                        },
                        "data": {
                            "type": "location",
                            "id": 3
                        }
                    },
                    "country": {
                        "links": {
                            "self": "http://localhost:2510/api/v2/jobs/121/country"
                        },
                        "data": {
                            "type": "country",
                            "id": 1
                        }
                    },
                    "skills": {
                        "links": {

and parsed using the following Python script:
import json
from pprint import pprint

with open('data.json') as data_file:
    data = json.load(data_file)

    for item in data["data"]:
        print(item['id'], item['relationships']['location'])

This is the full data file in my GitHub.

A: Put data in database (SQLite for example) then "GROUP BY".

A: If I understand correctly, you have a list of items with a structure like this:
...

{{'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'} ... }
{{'data': {'id': 3, 'type': 'location'} ... }
{{'data': {'id': 4, 'type': 'location'} ... }

...

And you want to count the number of items with each unique combination of id and type, and print the results in sorted order?
You could use the general counting dictionary pattern:
counts = dict()
for item in data['data']:
    # here I assume the items you are looking for are locations
    # for it to be a key, it has to be immutable, so make it a tuple
    val = item['relationships']['location']['data']
    location_tuple = (val['id'], val['type'])
    if location_tuple in counts:
        counts[location_tuple] += 1
    else:
        counts[location_tuple] = 1

# print them out in order, first send to list of tuples and sort
results = counts.items()
results.sort() # will sort on first item, which will be id

# results come in like so: ((3, location), 15)
for item in results:
    print 'id:', item[0][0], 'type:', item[0][1], 'count:' item[1]

Basic idea here is that you can use the dictionary to count using tuples as keys of all the distinct things you want to count, and then use items to get it as a list of tuples, which can be sorted. Tuples are sorted by first-element, second-element, and so on, recursively, so take care when building tuples to put your first sort key in the first position, and so on, or you'll have to make adjustments to your sort call. You may have to adjust what I have depending on what you want to extract and print.

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Congratulations! It was a wonderful essay! Have a great time in NYC.
I am soooo excited for you, Mara! There is no one that deserves this more than you. You are such an inspiration to so many people. This trip sounds well worth all your efforts and hard work. What a once in a lifetime opportunity! Just think of how proud your son/daughter will be of you one day, when he/she is old enough to understand what his/her mommy went through to have him/her. You have so much to look forward to and I'm so happy for you. Congratulations, on a well deserved win!
Congrats!! How awesome!! And your essay is really great! 🙂 You rock.
Congrats! That is really amazing! When do you go to NYC?
Congrats! That is so amazing! When do you go to NYC?
Congratulations! And I loved the full story. Good stuff, girl. Good stuff.
Mrs. O! What an accomplishment, what an inspiration! Loved reading your essay, and I hope you have the time of your life on the NY trip-you deserve it!


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AO X MAKINA WITH ZACH LUCERO: HONDA ADV 150 [MOTORCYCLE REVIEW]
BY ZACH LUCERO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY OFFICIAL PRESS PHOTOS
Feb.20.20
Why is everyone excited to get their hands on the Honda ADV 150?
Because you could get the bigger bike that is the daddy of the ADV 150, the X-ADV 750, but it will set you back P799,000. Life is not fair. There are just some things beyond your reach. Honda probably had you in mind when they decided you had to have a taste of the more expensive X-ADV 750 in the form of the ADV 150, which is priced at P149,000.
X-ADV 750
I call the ADV 150 an MMM—a Mini Me Motor. I'd say it's a fresh addition to the automatic displacement segment.
Here are the details: it's a 150cc Single Overhead Cam. It would have been nicer if it was a Double Overhead Cam, but that's just me. It's liquid-cooled and fuel-injected. For the wheels we are at 13" at the rear and 14" at the front. It's got ABS brakes, with power at 14.7 hp. It's got twin shocks and telescopic forks.
Shocks are a bit spongy, but not that much, which leads you to think that it might be off-road capable although you know for sure it's an on-road scooter. I was tempted to really slug it out on light trails but decided against it, lest I damage its underside (I mean, come on, if your bike looked this good, you'd want to keep it that way)
The seat compartment is pretty spacious, although a full face helmet won't fit. A half-face would. The fabric is not cheap and the stitching is well-executed.
On the handlebars the switches, grips and bar ends are all solid, no cheap plastics to ruin the feel. It's got a windscreen that you can fold out of the way—far as I can tell this is a first in its segment. I am not a fan of windscreens, so I like that I have a choice of getting rid of it. If I had to change anything, it would be the ordinary sideview mirrors for more sporty, robust, rounded ones.
Top speed with a limiter is 120kph. With me on it, the bike reached 118kph, so that's pretty close to its limit. By the way, I'm a six-footer weighing 170 lbs—so logic dictates that if you're lighter than I am you'll reach your top end faster. Mileage I got is 34 km per liter—and I was not saving on fuel at all.
Handling isn't as sporty and neither is it as agile as a Honda Beat or Click, but I do feel more aggressive in the corners. And if I wanted to push the ADV 150 harder on the corners, I'd say I would change the shocks and tires. Which got me thinking, despite its sporty and adventurous looks the ADV 150's suspension and gearing leans more on touring than tumbling about in the rough unlike its bigger sibling, the X-ADV 750, which I got to try right up to its limits for 10 days in Malaysia, and I tell you it can handle rough roads.
You have to get used to the feel of riding the ADV 150 before you can be confident of sneaking past terrible traffic. It won't be as agile as the Honda Click or Beat, but it will always look better. The ADV 150 is badass. Ah, priorities!

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(Rock Island, IL) - Margaret Greer-Gogo has a class act with her Pearls of Wisdom Academy. The program offers classes that teach dressing for success, parenting skills, budgeting, credit repair and insurance and financial planning.
(Rock Island, IL) – Quilting and life insurance typically have no commonalities, but in the case of Royal Neighbors of America, there is a common thread.


An update on the progress of the Diggers2012 land action that started on 9th June.
See http://diggers2012.wordpress.com for more information and feel free to visit or join!
Around the buildings we discovered acres of woodlands interspersed with fields and overgrown lawns. It is beautiful and on a hill with views overlooking Runnymede and the river Thames. The forest and fields, as well as being host to a variety of trees and fauna, are also our home and provide all the resources to grow food and build sustainable, low impact dwellings. Since moving in we have planted vegetables and begun building shelters and communal spaces (including a timber framed long house). Leaving the buildings to themselves, we have established our camp on the old lawns of the garden where we live together: cooking our meals on the fire and enjoying the environment. The security guards – whilst being largely friendly – have struggled to accept our presence on the site. It seems there is a conflict between what they may know is harmless, reasonable behaviour and what is required of them in order to keep their jobs. But we take no pleasure in causing anyone irritation. We simply wish to live on the land.
What we see is a beautiful natural space with the potential for people to live in a way that does not harm anyone or anything. It is enclosed and held away from people who could make good, reasonable use of it whilst it remains vacant and disused. The property developers who are planning to build on the site have said that they aim to start building 600 homes here (starting in August). If this is the case, we will leave voluntarily. Whilst it remains empty however, surely it makes sense that it is used for good ends?
We have now been served with court papers for an injunction aimed at forbidding us from remaining on the site (through the use of force) and an eviction order. On Friday these cases will be heard in Guildford County Court. Like our forebearers, 'The Diggers' of the mid 17th Century, we too will face the same forms of oppression as we attempt to make use of the disused land. And like the Diggers, we are committed to continuing our mission to make use of the disused land in the face of brute force. So if the baliffs come, we may go, but we may too come back and keep coming back. For you can tear down our structures and rip out our crops, but you cannot kill the spirit of our vision. We are not here to fight anyone. We know in our hearts that our activities are just and reasonable. So we will carry on.
- Update! Olympic ASBO arrest Released!!!
Following a court injunction, the ragged band of diggers have now moved to a piece of land adjoining our previous occupation. The kettle is on so get down here and join us. Please bring us a bigger kettle if you have one. 07963475195 for contact.


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package org.wildfly.swarm.microprofile.restclient;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;

@ApplicationScoped
public class Latch {

    private static final String DEFAULT_NAME = "default";

    private final Map<String, CountDownLatch> latches = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();

    public void countDown(String name) {
        CountDownLatch latch = latches.get(name);
        if (latch != null) {
            latch.countDown();
        }
    }

    public void countDown() {
        countDown(DEFAULT_NAME);
    }

    public boolean await(String name) throws InterruptedException {
        CountDownLatch latch = latches.get(name);
        return latch != null ? latch.await(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS) : false;
    }

    public boolean await() throws InterruptedException {
        return await(DEFAULT_NAME);
    }

    public void add(String name, int value) {
        latches.put(name, new CountDownLatch(value));
    }

    public void reset(int value) {
        latches.clear();
        add(DEFAULT_NAME, value);
    }

}

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Maurice Joseph "Mo" Mozzali (December 12, 1922 — March 2, 1987) was an American professional baseball outfielder, scout and coach. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Mozzali threw and batted left-handed, stood  tall and weighed .

Mozzali played all but one full season of his 12-year (1946–48; 1950–58) career in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization. The year he did not, 1947, was spent in the New York Giants' system with the Minneapolis Millers. Although he never reached Major League Baseball as a player, he was a fixture at the Triple-A level as a member of the Columbus Red Birds and the Omaha Cardinals of the American Association.

Mozzali also spent time in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. A huge favorite of local fans, he was a member of the Cervecería and Leones clubs in three seasons spanning 1951–55, before joining the Industriales de Valencia in the 1956–57 campaign. During those four seasons, he posted a .315 batting average with 86 runs and 74 run batted in in 156 games, clubbing 185 hits, 38 doubles, five triples, three home runs, and 10 stolen bases. He also played with Caracas in the 1952 Caribbean Series, batting .240 (6-for-25) with five runs and two RBIs.

After spending one season as the playing manager of the Albany Cardinals of the Georgia–Florida League, Mozalli retired from the field. He batted .298 with 80 home runs in 1,463 minor league games.

Mozzali then became a scout for the Cardinals, serving from 1959 through 1976. He spent the 1977 and 1978 seasons as a member of the big-league Cardinals' coaching staff, during the managerial tenures of Vern Rapp and Ken Boyer. He then resumed his former job as a Redbird scout.

Mozzali died in Lakeland, Florida, at the age of 64.

See also
 List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches

References

External links
Baseball Reference statistics
Retrosheet
IV Serie del Caribe 1952 (Spanish)
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics

1922 births
1987 deaths
Albany Cardinals players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Baseball coaches from Kentucky
Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky
Cervecería Caracas players
Columbus Red Birds players
Industriales de Valencia players
Jacksonville Tars players
Leones del Caracas players
Major League Baseball hitting coaches
Manchester Giants players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Omaha Cardinals players
Rochester Red Wings players
St. Louis Cardinals coaches
St. Louis Cardinals scouts
Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky

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Opinion|Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google's C.E.O.
Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google's C.E.O.
By David Brooks
Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, was quick to fire an employee. Too quick?CreditCreditChandan Khanna/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
There are many actors in the whole Google/diversity drama, but I'd say the one who's behaved the worst is the C.E.O., Sundar Pichai.
The first actor is James Damore, who wrote the memo. In it, he was trying to explain why 80 percent of Google's tech employees are male. He agreed that there are large cultural biases but also pointed to a genetic component. Then he described some of the ways the distribution of qualities differs across male and female populations.
Damore was tapping into the long and contentious debate about genes and behavior. On one side are those who believe that humans come out as blank slates and are formed by social structures. On the other are the evolutionary psychologists who argue that genes interact with environment and play a large role in shaping who we are. In general the evolutionary psychologists have been winning this debate.
When it comes to the genetic differences between male and female brains, I'd say the mainstream view is that male and female abilities are the same across the vast majority of domains — I.Q., the ability to do math, etc. But there are some ways that male and female brains are, on average, different. There seems to be more connectivity between the hemispheres, on average, in female brains. Prenatal exposure to different levels of androgen does seem to produce different effects throughout the life span.
In his memo, Damore cites a series of studies, making the case, for example, that men tend to be more interested in things and women more interested in people. (Interest is not the same as ability.) Several scientists in the field have backed up his summary of the data. "Despite how it's been portrayed, the memo was fair and factually accurate," Debra Soh wrote in The Globe and Mail in Toronto.
Geoffrey Miller, a prominent evolutionary psychologist, wrote in Quillette, "For what it's worth, I think that almost all of the Google memo's empirical claims are scientifically accurate."
Damore was especially careful to say this research applies only to populations, not individuals: "Many of these differences are small and there's significant overlap between men and women, so you can't say anything about an individual given these population-level distributions."
That's the crucial point. But of course we don't live as populations; we live our individual lives.
We should all have a lot of sympathy for the second group of actors in this drama, the women in tech who felt the memo made their lives harder. Picture yourself in a hostile male-dominated environment, getting interrupted at meetings, being ignored, having your abilities doubted, and along comes some guy arguing that women are on average less status hungry and more vulnerable to stress. Of course you'd object.
What we have is a legitimate tension. Damore is describing a truth on one level; his sensible critics are describing a different truth, one that exists on another level. He is championing scientific research; they are championing gender equality. It takes a little subtlety to harmonize these strands, but it's doable.
Of course subtlety is in hibernation in modern America. The third player in the drama is Google's diversity officer, Danielle Brown. She didn't wrestle with any of the evidence behind Damore's memo. She just wrote his views "advanced incorrect assumptions about gender." This is ideology obliterating reason.
The fourth actor is the media. The coverage of the memo has been atrocious.
As Conor Friedersdorf wrote in The Atlantic, "I cannot remember the last time so many outlets and observers mischaracterized so many aspects of a text everyone possessed." Various reporters and critics apparently decided that Damore opposes all things Enlightened People believe and therefore they don't have to afford him the basic standards of intellectual fairness.
The mob that hounded Damore was like the mobs we've seen on a lot of college campuses. We all have our theories about why these moral crazes are suddenly so common. I'd say that radical uncertainty about morality, meaning and life in general is producing intense anxiety. Some people embrace moral absolutism in a desperate effort to find solid ground. They feel a rare and comforting sense of moral certainty when they are purging an evil person who has violated one of their sacred taboos.
Which brings us to Pichai, the supposed grown-up in the room. He could have wrestled with the tension between population-level research and individual experience. He could have stood up for the free flow of information. Instead he joined the mob. He fired Damore and wrote, "To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not O.K."
That is a blatantly dishonest characterization of the memo. Damore wrote nothing like that about his Google colleagues. Either Pichai is unprepared to understand the research (unlikely), is not capable of handling complex data flows (a bad trait in a C.E.O.) or was simply too afraid to stand up to a mob.
Regardless which weakness applies, this episode suggests he should seek a nonleadership position. We are at a moment when mobs on the left and the right ignore evidence and destroy scapegoats. That's when we need good leaders most.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: The Google C.E.O. Should Resign. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe


We were at the New York Comic Con 2009 to bring you videos of the event. Today, you can watch the book signing session held at the Tokyopop booth where Blizzard Entertainment Senior VP of Creative Development Chris Metzen and the Senior Writer & Voice Director Micky Neilson joined book writers Keith R.A. DeCandido (Starcraft Ghost: Academy), Josh Elder (StarCraft: Frontline Vol. 1) and Grace Randolph (Starcraft Frontline Vol. 2) to meet and greet fans.
At the end of video # 2 you will see Chris Metzen, Micky Neilson signing the Starcraft Comic Book Posters exclusively for our giveaway to fans. They are also signed by the manga writers. If you want the opportunity to win one of these signed posters follow the link to participate.
If you were at the event, you will probably have great memories to share with your friends and guildmates. Enjoy.
Many Blizzard fans attended the 2009 New York Comic Con for the opportunity to meet the thundergod Chris Metzen (Senior VP of Creative Development) and Micky Neilson (Senior Writer & Voice Director) during the Simon & Schuster book signing session.
There were a lot of happy fans handing over their copies of World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon, the Comic Book Vol. 1 hardcover, even the Wrath of the Lich King Collector's Edition Art Book. I remember one of the fans brought the wall-mounting accessory of the Frostmourne sword replica to be signed. It was a fun experience to both Alliance and Horde players; and the developers were quite satisfied and passionate about the fans' reactions.
Blizzplanet and WorldofWar.net was there to interview both Blizzard developers, and to record most of the book signing session. Below you can watch all three videos.
During my visit to the 2009 New York Comic Con, I visited the DC Comics booth to check out their World of Warcraft action figures and the artists. Chris Metzen had told me after the interview to return to the booth to see three new action figures: King Varian Wrynn (Lo'gosh), a Night Elf Huntress named Alathena Moonbreeze and a Scourge Ghoul named Rottingham. These look awesome. If you are a action figures collector, these will do great. Their armor, weapons and clothing are very detailed and colorful. Very accurate to the game, standing on impressive poses.
The DC Comics was packed with hundreds of people, the ambient was welcoming with tall posters of each franchise, especially the World of Warcraft comic book. They were showcasing video on big HD monitors of DC Online, DC vs Mortal Kombat, and even playing the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King cinematic intro. I got video of each DC Unlimited World of Warcraft action figure from different angles for your viewing pleasure. As well as close ups. Enjoy.
On Saturday, February 7th—Chris Metzen and Micky Neilson attended the 2009 New York Comic Con for a book signing session at the Simon & Schuster booth (1402). Thanks to Jaime Costas from the Pocket Star Books publisher; Shon Damron and Rob Tokar from Blizzard Entertainment's Public Relations Department an interview was scheduled at the event.
Chris Metzen and Micky Neilson answered lore questions based on the StarCraft and World of WarCraft pocket star books for a length of 24 minutes. I split the video into two parts. This interview is packed with a lot of fun, spoilery and informative answers to various concerns from scenes that happened in Starcraft: The Dark Templar Saga, Warcraft: The Last Guardian, World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal, the Warcraft RPG Books, and World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon. And a massive influx of info about the upcoming books—World of Warcraft: Arthas, Rise of the Lich King (April 21), Starcraft: The Dark Templar, Twilight (June 30), World of Warcraft: Stormrage (2010) and Starcraft Ghost: Spectre (2010).
After watching this video interview, you are going to faint, and wake up with only one thought in mind: "you CAN'T MISS reading one of these pocket star books !!!" Guaranteed. These books tie-in deeply into the events of the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and could we dare to say … future expansions?
Medievaldragon: This is Medievaldragon from Blizzplanet and WorldOfWar.net. We are here to interview Chris Metzen, Senior Vice President of Creative Development for Blizzard Entertainment and Micky Neilson, Senior Writer and Voice Director of Blizzard Entertainment. I picked up some questions from the Community about Pocket Books lore. We'll start with the Starcraft questions first.
Medievaldragon: Ulrezaj is composed of 7 dark templars according to Starcraft: The Dark Templar Saga, but only composed of 4 in the Enslavers 2 Episode 5B: Dark Vengeance. could you fill us in on how that happened?
Metzen: Essentially we just made a call. Originally, I think in the Enslavers campaign it was 4, but Enslavers has always been kind of quasi-canonical. There was a lot of new fiction developed for Enslavers that we thought was really cool, but as we were developing this trilogy with Christie we knew we wanted to bring Ulrezaj back, which was kind of a cool idea, but we felt that going to 7 was better for the fiction in general. It kind of gave us more options to dig his origin out, who were all these arch-criminals that comprised him, so we felt that going with 7 just felt a little rounder. So… that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Medievaldragon: Does the Umojan Protectorate and Kel-morian Combine have their own versions of the Ghost program, or is it exclusive to the Confederates and the Dominion?
Neilson: I like that question.
Neilson: My answer would be that they do, and that it's something a little bit different, something we haven't seen yet, and something that we should definitely investigate in the future in the fiction, because it sounds like a really cool idea.
Metzen: That sounds like a dare right there.
Medievaldragon: Will the Terrazine gas plot be explored in the upcoming Starcraft Ghost: Spectre book?
Metzen: Well the Terrazine and its significance to the "alleged" Ghost spectres is definitely handled in the upcoming novel Starcraft Ghost: Spectre by Decandidio. Decandido, pardon me. Sorry Keith! We definitely get into what Terrazine is, what it's used for, and I would bet, wink wink, that we might see a bit of that play out in Starcraft 2 as well.
Medievaldragon: Can we expect a sequel to Starcraft: Queen of Blades? We are missing the period between the Overmind's invasion of Aiur and Tassadar's sacrifice.
Metzen: We've been working on an outline, we call it… well I'll just say it. We call it Heir to Adun is the title of that possible novel. We've done a number of outline treatments on it to really dig out Tassadar's story, and Tassadar's nature as this kind of Twilight Messiah for the protoss people. What was really going on there at the fall of Aiur, and really digging out all the political things that were happening with the Conclave, and the Judicators, and the Templar. We definitely have a rocking story built for a novel, but we don't have any plans yet on exactly when we would publish it or I don't even know if we have a writer lined up yet, but we have an awesome outline for it.
Medievaldragon: Yeah, we have been expecting it for a while. (laughing) I know it takes time.
Metzen: If I had my way it would have been out already.
Medievaldragon: Okay, we're going to move to the Warcraft questions.
Medievaldragon: A fan asked: The body of Sargeras that Aegwynn killed was said to be an avatar in Warcraft: The Last Guardian, does this mean that Sargeras' real body is still out there somewhere? Or is Sargeras pulling a Lord Voldemort trick to ensure his return?
Neilson: Sargeras is still kicking around. You can't put him down.
Metzen: He's out there somewhere.
Neilson: He's not going to stay down for long.
Metzen: Yeah totally. And I think the hooks we had for his physical body, wherever it may be are so visually stunning that I think we have to… it's like low hanging fruit, we're going to have to bring him back somewhere. I'd be very disappointed in us if we didn't leverage him fully.
Medievaldragon: He would be like the ultimate encounter.
Medievaldragon: In The Last Guardian, Medivh attacks Garona with a spell, saying "let me show you my world Garona. Let me drive my own divisions and doubts into you. You will never know who you serve and why. You'll never find your peace." This is most commonly seen by fans as Sargeras cursing Garona into betraying everyone she works for… Is this true? Is that why she has been missing all these years?
Neilson: As to what's going on with Garona, we're launching into the second arc of the WoW comic. There are going to be a LOT of questions answered regarding Garona… why she did what she did, her whole backstory. It all ties into Med'an, this new character, who's going to be really important to the lore. So for the community to learn a lot more about Garona, they should definitely check out the comic book.
Medievaldragon: Will there be a follow-up in the pocket books at some point?
Metzen: I didn't hear… a cameo within a book?
Neilson: Not out of the question, I'm sure.
Guardian: Turn back mortals. Death and Darkness are all that await you in this forsaken vault.
Arthas: I doubt there's anything down here more terrifying than what we've faced already.
Guardian: Believe what you will, boy. You shall not pass.
Guardian: Turn away… before it's… too late.
Arthas: Still trying to protect the sword are you?
Guardian: No… trying to protect you… from it.
Medievaldragon: What were the Revenants' motives to care for Arthas' fate? Will it be explained in World of Warcraft: Arthas, Rise of the Lich King?
Metzen: It's in the book.
Metzen: It's really good. Really good… Christie just rocked this book.
Medievaldragon: In World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon, we see a glimpse of Malygos proposing to the Wyrmrest Accord the purge of the mages prior to the Nexus War. Kalecgos departs to Outland at the end of the book. What's Kalecgos' stance with the Nexus War?
Metzen: Interesting. I think Kalecgos is loyal, he's a blue dragon. Their function is to kind of police mortals' use of magic, so to some degree he wants to do what Malygos wants him to do. He's loyal, he's a team player, but I also think that Kalecgos has a huge heart. I think he has a deep conscience, and I think he's terrified of how these things have just spun out of control, and I think he regrets the loss of life and probably looks at it as a totally heavy handed solution to the problem, so I think he's probably a little torn.
Neilson: And he's spent a lot of time with mortals at this point too. He's grown close to some mortals with the whole Anveena thing and everything else, so he would definitely be torn. His feelings would be torn.
Medievaldragon: He was a bit arrogant at the beginning, but his experience with Anveena kind of softened him.
Metzen: Right, kind of drew him closer to the experience of mortals. Totally.
Medievaldragon: Now that Malygos is dead, will there be a new Aspect of Magic (such as Kalecgos); or is that position gone forever? Could a dragon of another flight become the magic aspect… temporarily… for example: Krasus… who is an Archmage?
Metzen: I would say to question A: (slowly motions with his lips toward the poster of the World of Warcraft: Arthas book).
Metzen: And to question B, I would say no.
Medievaldragon: What can you tell us about the upcoming Worlf of Warcraft: Stormrage by Richard A. Knaak?
Neilson: Stormrage is gonna be fantastic. What's really cool about Stormrage is that we will be able to actually live the Nightmare, through this book, that's going on in the Emerald Dream turning into the Emerald Nightmare. One of the coolest elements, in my opinion, is that the nightmare is starting to spread into Azeroth, and we're going to touch on that in the manga as well, so we're going to have a story that touches on, for instance, what is King Magni's worst nightmare? And because the Nightmare is spreading into the reality of Azeroth, we'll be able to see that. The book's going to be fantastic, answers all kinds of questions, what's been happening to Malfurion, what's going on, who's behind it… al those questions are going to be answered.
Metzen: I would just say too, I mean Malfurion's always been, personally, my favorite Warcraft hero. He's my favorite to write, so I've waited a long time to get this guy back into the mix, and have him play a significant role in the shaping of Azeroth. He's a mega player, and he's been off the scene.
Neilson: For a long time.
Metzen: I'm really stoked on this book. We really designed the essential backbone of the book to be just hyper Druid overload. If you're a WoW Druid, this book's for you. It features all the major druid characters, and players. I love it. Love it, love it.
Medievaldragon: Will there be a cameo of Jarod Shadowsong in World of Warcraft: Stormrage? The official website's encyclopedia says he departed the druids and was never seen again.
Metzen: I don't remember. For some reason, I don't think so. But we would be lovingly surprised if he did. He doesn't play a significant role in it.
Medievaldragon: Aaron Rosenberg's World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness helps modernize a lot of the lore revolving around Warcraft II. One aspect of the lore that fans have been wondering about, is Gilneas. Was Gilneas scheduled to make an appearance in that book, but had to be trimmed out, or will Gilneas be revisited in future books?
Metzen: Ah, ah, I would say we have some very, very, Very interesting plans for Gilneas. (Metzen docks slightly looking toward the ceiling) But there are snipers up in the roof that would shoot me if you know … (everyone laughs). We are doing some awesome stuff for Gilneas.
Medievaldragon: World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal reveals Cho'gall was killed. Or was he? How did the Twilight's Hammer survive the Broken Isles' massacre?
Medievaldragon: If he is not decapitated, he is not dead.
Medievaldragon: What's happening to Blood Elf culture (especially Rommath's role in it) now that the Sunwell was restored with M'uru?
Metzen: What we showed at the end of Burning Crusade, like during the whole Sunwell event, was that the warped naaru M'uru was kinda transformed back into his purest self, purest light that Velen used to reignite the Sunwell, as a fountain of Holy power, as much as it is arcane. So the suggestion was that over time the Blood Elves will start to actually use real Light power, in a healthy way, instead of dominating it. So what will likely happen over time is a slow transition, but what Velen did was give them a chance to redeem their civilization, a chance to get back to their roots, a chance to upset their magical addiction. So that kinda thing will probably gonna play out very slowly. We didn't talk much about it in Wrath of the Lich King, but it is a theme I love a lot, but it has to be played out very slow.
Medievaldragon: I like that aspect of redeeming them … Does that mean that at some point they are going to get back to their roots and restore the Council of Tirisfal?
Metzen: ha-ha! … no … comment.
Medievaldragon: Are we ever seeing the Scythe of Elune questline and how it all tied into Karazhan and the Dark Riders explored in a future pocket book?
Metzen: I will say there are elements of the Scythe of Elune questline that are not … over … (long silence).
Woah, WOAH! (Metzen jokingly makes a motion with his hands and legs as if tight-rope walking).
Medievaldragon: Quick sand! Quick sand!
Medievaldragon: Is the existence of Finnal Goldensword canon? She's Admiral Proudmoore's half-elf daughter. If so, are there plans to introduce her in the pocket books?
Metzen: I'm sure this will be controversial, but I don't necessarily consider her canonical. And based on that, we don't really have any plans to use her in the future. I think she appeared in one of the Warcraft RPG books. It's not a character I have thought out about, so at this point I'm not sure if we are gonna do much with her.
Medievaldragon: World of Warcraft: Arthas, Rise of the Lich King will devote a portion of its time to the love triangle between Arthas, Jaina and Kael'thas. Now, many of us have played Warcraft III and have also run Gnomeregan, so, we've got to ask … Where does Thrall factor in?
I'm not quite sure of what that questions means.
Neilson: Well, I think they are wondering: Is there a romantic interest between Thrall and Jaina? I think that's what it's implying.
Medievaldragon: Not sure—why they are asking about Gnomeregan.
Metzen: …you know, and have little green babies. I'd like the dynasty of Orgrimmar to be pure blood, right. But you never know. I hope he keeps things together and doesn't do something stupid before we can actually build this stuff in the game. So … you know Thrall.
Metzen: What're we gonna do.
Medievaldragon: What should we expect in World of Warcraft: Arthas and how does it ties-in with the game?
Neilson: I think one of the things that are really, really amazing about ARTHAS the book is … you play Classic WoW, right, so the whole time you are running around. The Lich King is basically sitting there on his throne. So the question is: What's going on? What's going through his head? So this book actually gets you inside his head during that time. You will find out what was going on. Really be able to get inside the mind of evil. Getting inside the mind of Arthas. Find out what makes him tick. Even when he was saying things to Uther, when he disbanded the paladins, and things like that. Really gonna go indepth on that to find out what was going on inside his head. All the layers. Christie did a great job putting in all these different layers of what's happening. So there's the dialogue that we heard in the game, but there is much more deeper story that you won't get unless you read the book.
Metzen: He effed up with himself.


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From Friday to Sunday, a highly respected and inspiring performer, teacher and composer, Mark Walton, will be in Broken Hill to conduct orchestral workshops with the Broken Hill Civic Orchestra.
Anyone who plays an orchestral instrument is invited to join in.
Mr Walton will bring with him an enthusiastic group of 25 amateur musicians from around NSW.
This provides a fantastic opportunity for local musicians to be part of a much larger group than is normally possible in Broken Hill and also to learn from one of Australia's best music workshop presenters.
The workshops will culminate with a public concert presented by the combined orchestra at the BIU Band Hall in Beryl Street at 2pm on Sunday.
Everyone is invited to attend and admission is by donation.
Mr Walton himslef is widely acknowledged as a virtuoso clarinet and saxophone player.
He has a great working relationship with Broken Hill Civic Orchestra and has conducted some very successful workshops here in past years, helping our local orchestra to expand their repertoire.
Mr Walton has recorded several solo albums, compiled hundreds of music publications and performed in many parts of the world.
One of the works he wrote for the Broken Hill Civic Orchestra's workshop and concert is "Curtis the Cat", which to the conductor, Mark Curtis.
The weekend of workshops are supported by Create NSW's Country Arts Support Program.
The program is administered by Regional Arts NSW and West Darling Arts on behalf of the NSW Government.
The orchestra is also fortunate to have a new digital piano, which will be a great asset at the workshops and will be used for one of its first public performances at the concert on Sunday 14 April.
The purchase of the piano was made possible by a grant from Broken Hill City Council under the Community Assistance Grants program.
The orchestra acknowledged the funding support from local and state government, as well as ongoing generous support from John Wren at Silver City Cinema in providing movie fundraiser opportunities to the orchestra.
For more information see the orchestra's Facebook page, website bhco.com.au or pick up a registration form at Broken Hill Music, 5 Oxide Street.


The giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world at an average height of around 5 m (16-18 ft.), with even new-born babies being taller than most humans.
Giraffes live primarily in savanna areas in the sub-Saharan region of Africa.
Giraffe can live to about 25 years in the wild and even longer in captivity.
Their extreme height allows them to eat leaves and shoots located much higher than other animals can reach.
Spending most of the day eating, a full-grown giraffe consumes over 34 kilograms (75 pounds) of leaves and twigs a day.
Giraffes are ruminants. This means that they have more than one stomach. In fact, giraffes have 4 stomachs, the extra stomachs assisting with digesting food.
The giraffe calf can stand up and walk after about an hour and after only 10 hours can actually run alongside their family.Within a week, it starts to sample vegetation.
Giraffes use their hooves to get rid of predators, one kick is enough to kill the lion.
They can run as fast as 56 kilometer (35 miles) an hour over short distances, or cruise at 16 kph 10 mph over longer distances.
Male giraffes sometimes fight with their necks over female giraffes. This is called "necking". The two giraffes stand side by side and one giraffe swings his head and neck, hitting his head against the other giraffe. Sometimes one giraffe is hit to the ground during a combat.
Drinking is one of the most dangerous times for a giraffe. While it is getting a drink it cannot keep a look out for predators and is vulnerable to attack.
The tongue of the giraffe is black. It is 45 cm – 50 cm long (18 – 20 inches).The giraffes long tongue helps them separate the juicy green leaves from the harsh thorns.Also is frequently used for cleaning its nose.
Giraffes and Oxpeckers (tick birds) have symbiotic relationship. Oxpeckers are eating parasites on giraffe's body, its food for them and giraffes are getting rid of parasites.
In ancient world giraffes were considered to be the mix between camel and a leopard and they called it "camelopardalis" (nowadays this is scientific name of one of the giraffe genus).
Giraffes as a whole are not endangered, and are listed as "least concern" by the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. Although not threatened by extinction, the giraffe population is less than 80,000 and decreasing, but the exact numbers are unclear, according to the Red List.


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It has been months ages since I've written a home decor post, so today I decided to snap a few pictures of one of my favorite pieces in my room and share it with you all. I'm honestly stunned by how long it has been since a post like this has gone up on my blog. If you're new to blogging, one thing you should know is that the idea that you have inside your head of what kind of blog content you will create is probably going to be a lot different than what it will actually become. When I started Currently, Lately, I expected to write decor posts all the time. I never would have anticipated that a post of this nature would be a rarity for me, but I guess it just goes to show how much people change.
Anyways, I briefly showcased this item in my last decor post, but I didn't go into detail about it or show closeups of all the little pieces. Since I really like how this item turned out, now seemed like a good time to give it a better look.
Memo racks have been really popular over the past couple of years. They're very Pinterest-y. Some people use them to hold actual memos, while others pin up photos of their family and friends. I decided that I would go along the inspiration board route and fill my memo board with cute photos that matched the general theme of my room. Since my room has a Tiffany blue/Audrey Hepburn theme, I decided to go with photos that captured that essence. The first photo is the iconic shot of Audrey outside the Tiffany store window in Breakfast At Tiffany's. The second is a cute graphic of a black dress on a mannequin. The third is simply the Tiffany logo.
Given the size of the memo board and each of the photos, I think that three is the perfect number. Three photos fill the space nicely without being too sparse or cluttered. I've debated adding a fourth item to the bottle left hand corner, but I haven't been able to find something that fits it perfectly. (If you have any ideas, let me know!) The memo board itself is a birdcage that I picked up at TJ Maxx two summers ago for less than $15. I couldn't find the exact item on TJ Maxx's website, but I was able to locate it on Joann's for a little more. I love the distressed, rustic look to this memo board. It gives off a really stylish vibe.
Anyways, that concludes this post! I know that I haven't posted a lot decor content in the past, but I'd certainly be open to changing that.
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Die Ivan-Franko-Klasse, vor allem in DDR-Publikationen auch Iwan-Franko-Klasse entsprechend der deutschen Transkription des kyrillischen Alphabets geschrieben, war eine Serie von fünf Fahrgast- und Kreuzfahrtschiffen der Mathias-Thesen-Werft in Wismar, die zwischen 1963 und 1972 für die UdSSR gebaut wurden. Die Bauserie wurde auch als Schriftsteller-Klasse bezeichnet.

Geschichte
Der Bau einer Serie von größeren Fahrgastschiffen war in den 1960er Jahren einmalig im Fahrgastschiffbau. Es waren die bis dahin größten Neubauten des Schiffbaus in der DDR und die ersten größeren Fahrgastschiffe, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg in beiden deutschen Staaten gebaut wurden. Drei Schiffe gingen an die sowjetische Schwarzmeer-Seereederei, zwei an die Ostseereederei (Baltische Seereederei). Ab 1972 wurden die Schiffe modernisiert. Insbesondere die Inneneinrichtung der Passagierräume wurde im russischen bzw. ukrainischen und georgischen Stil erneuert. Zwischen 1997 und 2020 wurden die Schiffe außer Dienst gestellt.

Liste der Schiffe Projekt 301/SeeFa 750
Seefahrtschiffe des Projekts 301/SeeFa 750:

Ivan Franko

Das Typschiff Ivan Franko (), benannt nach dem ukrainischen Schriftsteller Iwan Franko, wurde am 7. Oktober 1964 an die Schwarzmeer-Seereederei der Sowjetunion, die Black Sea Shipping Co. (Blasco) abgeliefert. Mehrfach modernisiert wurde sie im internationalen Kreuzfahrtdienst eingesetzt. 1997 erfolgte der Verkauf an die Reederei Pollux Shipping in Kingstown auf St. Vincent und das Schiff wurde in Frank umbenannt. Am 21. Juli 1997 traf das Schiff im indischen Alang zum Abbruch ein.

In dem 1967 erschienenen DEFA-Film Meine Freundin Sybille dient das Schiff als Handlungsort.

Aleksandr Pushkin

Die Aleksandr Pushkin (), benannt nach Alexander Sergejewitsch Puschkin, wurde am 14. August 1965 an die sowjetische Baltic Shipping Co. (dt. Baltische Seereederei) mit Sitz in Leningrad abgeliefert. Nach langjährigem Einsatz als Kreuzfahrtschiff und zwischen Leningrad und Montreal wurde sie 1985 für die sowjetische Fernost-Seereederei Far Eastern Shipping Co. in Wladiwostok registriert und an die CTC Cruises aus Sydney verchartert. Nachdem sie 1990 in Singapur auflag, wurde sie 1991 an die Shipping & General (Orient Lines) aus Nassau verkauft. Umbenannt in Marco Polo wurde sie auf der Neorion-Werft in Syros umgebaut. Dabei wurde die Beförderungskapazität auf 850 Kabinenpassagiere erhöht. Ab 1993 war sie wieder im Kreuzfahrtdienst im Einsatz. Zuletzt wurde die Marco Polo von der britischen Reederei Cruise & Maritime Voyages betrieben. Nach dessen Insolvenz im Jahr 2020 wurde die Marco Polo versteigert. Der neue Eigentümer verkaufte das Schiff zum Abbruch in Alang.

Taras Shevchenko

Die Taras Shevchenko (), benannt nach Taras Schewtschenko, wurde am 26. April 1966 an die sowjetische Schwarzmeer-Seereederei abgeliefert und von dieser im Kreuzfahrtdienst eingesetzt. Nachdem sie 1989 fünf Jahre an Jahn Reisen verchartert war, kam sie anschließend in ukrainischen Besitz. 1995 wurde sie in Odessa umgebaut und 1997 an die Odessaer Ocean Agencies verkauft. Wegen finanzieller Probleme der Reederei wurde sie im Juni 1998 im Hafen von Piräus festgelegt. Im folgenden Monat wurde sie in Illitschiwsk (heute Tschornomorsk) aufgelegt. 2004 wurde sie zum Abwracken verkauft und 2005 unter dem Namen Taras nach Alang gebracht und verschrottet.

Shota Rustaveli

Die Shota Rustaveli (), benannt nach Schota Rustaweli, wurde am 30. Juni 1968 an die sowjetische Schwarzmeer-Seereederei abgeliefert und im Kreuzfahrtdienst eingesetzt. Nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion kam sie in ukrainischen Besitz. 2000 wurde sie an die Kaalbye Shipping International aus Kingstown, St Vincent, verkauft und in Assedo umbenannt. Im November 2003 wurde sie zum Abbruch nach Alang überführt.

Mikhail Lermontov

Die Mikhail Lermontov (), benannt nach Michail Jurjewitsch Lermontow, wurde am 18. März 1972 an die sowjetische Ostseereederei abgeliefert. Sie wurde im Kreuzfahrt- und Passagierliniendienst von Bremerhaven zu den Kanarischen Inseln, nach Montreal und New York City eingesetzt. Nachdem der amerikanische Präsident Ronald Reagan 1980 sowjetischen Schiffen das Anlegen in Häfen der USA verboten hatte, wurden die Fahrten nach New York eingestellt. 1982 erfolgte auf der Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven eine Überholung und Umbau des Schiffes. In den Morgenstunden des 16. Februar 1986 schlug die Mikhail Lermontov in der Nähe von Cape Jackson (Neuseeland) leck. Die 405 Passagiere wurden von anderen Schiffen übernommen. Der Versuch, das Schiff auf den Strand zu setzen, misslang. Um 22.45 Uhr sank die Mikhail Lermontov, wobei ein Besatzungsmitglied ums Leben kam. Das auf der Steuerbordseite in 30 Meter Tiefe liegende Wrack ist ein Anziehungspunkt für Sporttaucher.

Technik
Die Schiffe besaßen drei durchgehende und zwei partielle Decks, außerdem Promenaden-, Salon-, Boots-, Sonnen- und Brückendeck. Drei Laderäume und eine Garage, die durch Kräne von 3,2 und 1,6 t Tragfähigkeit bedient wurden, hatten zusammen ein Volumen von 2.600 m³.

Bei Indienststellung standen für 750 Passagiere 22 Einbett-, 302 Zweibett- und 312 Vierbett-Kabinen zur Verfügung, außerdem vier Luxuskabinen für sechs Personen und vier Kabinen für Mütter mit Kindern mit 16 Plätzen. Weiterhin waren die Schiffe für die Beförderung von 550 Deckspassagieren eingerichtet. Die Gesamtbesatzung bestand aus 347 Mann.

Als Antrieb wurden zwei Schiffsdieselmotoren der Ciegielski-Werke in Posen vom Typ 7 RD 76 (Lizenz Sulzer) mit je 7.723 kW Leistung eingebaut, die auf zwei Festpropeller wirken. Die Aktionsradius wurde mit 8.000 Seemeilen, die Geschwindigkeit mit 20 Knoten angegeben.

Literatur
 Alfred Dudszus, Alfred Köpcke: Das große Buch der Schiffstypen. Dampfschiffe, Motorschiffe, Meerestechnik von den Anfängen der maschinengetriebenen Schiffe bis zur Gegenwart. transpress Pietsch, Berlin/Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-344-00374-7, S. 163–164.
 Arnold Kludas: Die großen Passagierschiffe der Welt. Eine Dokumentation. Band V: 1950–1974, Stalling Verlag; Oldenburg, Hamburg 1974, ISBN 3-7979-1844-5, S. 148–150.

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We might even try to excuse ourselves from the task by saying something like, "Well, most of the people I know are already believers." Not likely. Or maybe, "Evangelism just isn't my gift. Let someone else do it." Or we might say, "I just try to proclaim Jesus by how I live and let that speak for itself. Like ol' Francis of Assissi used to say, 'Proclaim the gospel wherever you go, and when necessary use words." I've always enjoyed that quote, except that there are two problems with it. The first is that Francis of Assissi never said it, and the second is that it isn't even true. We must be able to talk about what we believe, why we believe it, and to make a compelling case for why others should believe it if we ever want to be faithful messengers of God's good news.
Even if it's difficult to share the gospel, we shouldn't give up. "Since God in his wonderful mercy has given us this wonderful ministry, we never give up." There are two compelling reasons why we shouldn't give up.
The first is that if we have truly experienced the mercy of God, then we have received the most marvelous gift of all. If we have truly experienced God's gift, then the memory of mercy received should compel us to share it with others. If we experience something wonderful, should we not be motivated to share it?
Twenty-four years ago, for the first time I really experienced the joy and the goodness of God's created world when I went to Algonquin on the Conference canoe trip as a teenager. It was so wonderful, I kept going back. And I want others to experience it as well, because of the memory of what it's meant for me. It should be that way with the gospel as well.
The second reason we should be compelled to share the gospel is because we have such a great and important task given to us. This is important. The fate of people's eternal souls is in our hands. If we are unwilling to take our part in God's plan, then where can they find hope? God is counting on us.
One of the most remarkable things is that God would entrust such an important job to us, frail though we are. We have a privilege greater than Moses and Elijah. Moses brought the Law. Elijah reminded people to keep it. But we bring the good news of God's grace that is greater. God entrusted this to us, even though we are like "clay jars," as verse 7 says.
Clay jars were the closest thing the first century world had to a "disposable product." They were the "plastic bags" or "Styrofoam containers" of the first century world. That might seem to reflect poorly on the worth of human beings, but that's not the point. The point is that we are frail. Our lives are short. Our wills are weak. And if we fail in our appointed task, then there is no "back-up plan," so to say. God's work will not be done if we don't do our part. So we must be diligent about our task.
First, we have to keep the focus off of ourselves and on Christ.
It's always tempting to inject ourselves into the conversation and make it about us. We are sinful beings. Pride and self-centeredness are at the heart of what it means to be sinful. But as Paul reminds us, we are servants. We are clay jars. We are not the light. We only reflect the light.
Christ is the light of the world. He is the EIKON, the exact representation of God the Father. Christ re-presents God to the world. The world forgot who God is, so Christ presents him again to the world. And if Christ is in us and working through us, then we also re-present Christ to the world.
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philosophers were sometimes accused of the same thing, trying to trick people by choosing "style" over substance.
If we engage in deceitful tactics, then we follow the example of Satan, the "god of this world" or "god of this age." Sharing the gospel is part of a spiritual struggle. Satan has blinded the minds of those who don't believe.
Paul calls Satan the "god of this world." As Paul says in 1 Corinthains 8, there are "many gods." Whatever is central to our thinking and living is our god. "The world" is a way of thinking and living that is functionally atheistic. It is functioning, living as if there is no God, even if you say, "Well, yes, I believe God exists." Paul reminds us that there is a conscious power behind this way of thinking. And so there is a spiritual struggle in sharing the gospel, sharing the light of God.
But the truth is that we can't blame it all on the world. The surveys out there tell us that people are still interested in God, still interested in spiritual things. They are just as interested as ever in those things. The difference is that they aren't finding answers from the Church.
A couple times in the last year I've seen an article go around on Facebook about "Five reasons people are leaving the Church." I read it a couple months ago, and thought about it when I was preparing this message because I thought there were some real points of connection.
The first reason was that the Church offers too much "flash" and not enough substance. In other words, we've chosen style over substance. The author was especially hard on the "mega church" model of a slick and well-rehearsed worship service that feels more like a rock concert than a church gathering. There's nothing wrong with contemporary worship, but it has to be centered around authentic, biblical proclamation.
The second reason was that the Church is speaking a foreign language. We no longer talk to people in ways that they can understand. We are too "church-y" in our language. And that's a good point. We need to tell the story in a way it can be heard. There's a difference between changing the message and changing how we tell it. One is wrong, the other is necessary to continue to be able to reach people.
The third reason was that the Church is too inward-focused, especially on their buildings. And he's really right. As someone pointed out, Jesus did not tell the world to go to the church; he told the Church to go to the world. We need to go where people are, physically and spiritually, if we want to be able to share the message with them. And getting the heck out of the church building is a good start on that!
The fourth reason is that the Church is too busy fighting the wrong battles. We were used to a "culturally Christian" society. We were used to a society where Christianity had a privileged place, and the culture at least gave lip service to Christian ideals, and we keep fighting to keep it that way. So we get caught up in trying to preserve "cultural Christianity." What our nation really needs is to hear the gospel proclaimed by the Church, not given lip service by the media.
And the last reason he gave was that our "love doesn't look like love." This was the one where I took issue with him. Because I think what he meant is that the Church should stop calling sin sin. His definition of love seemed to be that if you love someone, you accept who they are and what they do. My definition of love is that love means accepting people where they are, but not leaving them where they are. Because that's what God does with us. Still, he has a point. Christ accepts us where we are and then moves us toward where he wants us to be. If we put conditions on people and say, "You can't come to Jesus until after you stop doing this or that," then we are being disingenuous to the gospel. We are adulterating the message.


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