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October 29, 2012 - 5:27pm
A stage in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has sparked controversy after it was found that a pattern in its floor spells the word "Allah" in Arabic.
The word is part of an arabesque pattern on the floor of the Saudi Arabia stage in the game. The game's design team couldn't read it and used it only as an artistic pattern with Arabian style. However, Muslim gamers have voiced their distaste for having the name of their deity trodden over by the fighters while playing.
"We didn't know that," producer Katsuhiro Harada tweeted. "We will change stage design data as soon as possible. We couldn't read that."
Namco Bandai will release a patch soon to replace the floor pattern with another one. Specific time frame has not been specified yet.
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Tekken did the right things but....
I found it quite ridiculous for some ppl using "freedom of speech" to protect Tekken. Esp after the WTF (wtf-dot-tekken-dot-com) incident in which I was threatened by the mods by the way that is, Nazi-ish in basics. I hit a lot of things in my continuing efforts to make Namco to improve a character, namely Lili. I complains about the nerfs to the characters, and sometimes mentioned it in a minor sense in other topics, that shouldn't be a big deal. Language abuses, topic locks with ridiculous reasons (or no reasons at all), many threatening of locks/bans and other WHITE TERROR happenings, noted that they are minor. Until one day one of the mods, I'll point him out as Vumsy, told me that: (/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9047&t=6261&start=20#p41977) It was pretty clear that he were not clear at that time. Until he specified later in the other thread: (/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9047&t=3975&start=20) he said "if it stays here, fine. If it's start spreading, warnings will be issued, bans will be made and further discussions locked and forgotten." I am not very sure what's the meaning of "spreading", but I think for Vumsy's unclear fashion everything is possible, including directly speaking out (obvious), putting links in my signatures, ***or very likely even if I say "as nerfed as Lili" somewhere outside the character forum "warnings will be issued, bans will be made and further discussions locked and forgotten!"*** ***Or more extremely, I mention the name Lili in elsewhere in the WTF forum and that would become a convenient excuse fo Vumsy to kill me!*** The mods' basic idea is to *CONTROL HOW PPL THINKS*, they threaten to do everything with their power to kill discussions and users, whichever are themselves short of being ridiculous or not. They don't want other ppl to hear it, or be worse, believe it, so they vowed to abuse their powers to kill the freedom of speech. Esp when their ground is weak. Vumsy said this is "how I do things." THIS IS HOW NAZIS DO THINGS. It is quite clear that the mods in the WTF forum are worse than the so-called Middle-east terrorist. These mods are basically terrorist. At least I can see the higher level of the Tekken community are not the friends, they are POLICES, like the POLICES that shot pepper spray to the sitting students supporting the Occupy movements. The Tekken community is the least possible group to obtain protections by freedom of speech, but we sadly have to protect them too. Those who protect Tekken can still do so, but probably not with the "freedom of speech" arguments. If they don't want to become the devil's advocate or worse they must make sure they are at the same side with it, speak Nazi for the Nazis, not American for the Nazis. ***Back to the topic, I appreciated Harada's promising, and I am pretty certain that he will do it. We are talking about something when we compromise, it won't cause more human be killed, not more women abused, not more Middle-East conflicts, not more Lili nerf talks threatened, and the human rights are not compromised. When we respects the religion(s) without sacrificing the basic human rights I think the compromise is legit in overall.
such a waste
how about this?
Jesus Christ, I was just passing by and I have never witnessed such jibber-jabber, oh for God's sake Shut Up. The Arabs are creating intolerance in society because of their own disgust towards other people, however dodgy it may be, including but not limited to: paedophilia, incest, rape, torture, intolerance, racism, discrimination, double standards, hypocrisy (please give me a break, I've spoke too much the list goes on to long), and that difference is causing many to hate them. The West needs to understand that sometimes mixing AKA integrating is good in most cases however, where does our identity come in? for instance, if I were to go to Russia and incest is most prominent there, with a huge rise in AID and HIV, then naturally I must have sex with my own family. Americans are great, the makers of great movies and their freedoms are great I've seen the best of the freedom and the worst. I once watched a porn movie where a American women was having sex with a donkey, and I thought wow she even had a Cross on her chest and yet she is being banged by a donkey, now that is freedom and level headedness, and a Italian man was banging a chicken, Mario what was wrong with Peach? I think the Muslims can learn a thing or two from that women. The Arabs must reliase that around 1700-1930 gays were most hated in the whole of Christondom however, as persucuted as they were they now have such frrdoms as to bring the Chuch to its knees, with gay bishops and paedophile preists and gay marriges, i belive that paedophiles are persucuted today like the gays were ionce, but their summer is nigh and they shall have that which they seek in not too long from now, assuming the wolrd dosn't end in 21 december 2012 lol. Oh ladies and Gentlemen, we must indeed putth our differences aside, and argue no more for thou argument beckons difference and wrath amongst thee and know you not that Americans also feelth the wrath of the Almighty through that which they callth Sandy? American no not that they shootth before they take aim so realise you that life is shorth and death mingles in our very person and no soul shall escapeth it, so be prepardeth for there be no preventing it and live as brethren and loveth thy neighbour (lol)
Well ..
What you don't get is ... It's not about personal freedom. we as Muslims respect religion and we ( most of us ) never make fun of other people deities and all we ask for in return in mutual respect ... We don't tell you or anybody else in the west how to live your life ... We only asked for mutual respect ...
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I am Muslim what is your porblem
The first point ... I do not know why all this attack from some of the people on the Muslims?? The second point ... And also just for information not all Muslims are terrorists!! Religion is a personal freedom .. a lot of people have the freedom to choose their religion what the problem is that you are a Muslim or not to be?? The third point ... Freedom of expression is not a problem, but the problem when your freedom to insult others here ends your freedom and renamed it the abuse. There Old words we learned when we were children, "your freedom ends when you hurt other people" .. Generally The word "الله" in Arabic tandem in the meaning of the word "God" ..is holy to Muslims .. So this word when we see any insult to the word consider it an insult to religions in general. Finally I would like to say to some of the offenders who say some talk bad about others without knowing anything about them I do not care you finally .. Because human express what is inside it.
You speak of religious freedom, but in countries with a majority Muslim populace, or governed by a Muslimist majority, how much acceptance have they allowed for other religions and philosophical leanings? That is a serious question begging a serious answer, as I have no idea. Just my perception that Muslamist countries tend to put pressure on other faiths etc, and tend toward violene (sometimes maybe even justified as some seem to invite prejudice and narromindedness otherwise noted as 'dedicated'....)
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Forgive me, my friend, I don't agree with you I live in the Middle East specifically in Jordan, Muslim-majority where the percentage of Muslims to 88% and the rest is almost Christianity and throughout history we dont hear about any problem or infect between any Muslim and Christian .. and I have friends Christians. . Like what I told you religion is a personal freedom .. this what I learned since I was a kid !! There is may be some neighboring countries have these kind of problems which you talking about .. These problems created by the governments in these countries in order to remain the dominant it ... etc. In my country, Jordan don't have these kind of problems I told you what i know and what i see !! Generally I don't know what your thoughts on Islam our religion. But I think that what you think is wrong. Ma be that the media in your country have a vision not real to tell you about us ?? Or there are extremist groups offend you and brought a false image of Islam!
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Offended muslims? But, that
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Really !!!
Do you really think you have freedom ???? You are only given the illusion of freedom .. yeah that's why your governments respect public opinions and respect the choice of the majority - you know .. the 99% - huh huh that what happened in wall-street and in London and Spain and Greece yeah coz you people have real sway over your governments .... You obviously don't understand capitalism, just obey drone and stay inline ...
obviously you don't
Wow that's a really smart comment ... So I'll explain myself further so you'd understand ..... All of these countries claim they have real democracy but when it is Corporations against people then **** you and your rights that's why large corporations often influences elections so they get the kind of politicians they need to keep their dirty businesses running... That's how your capitalism kills your democracy.
i wasn't arguing over the
fact of the matter is,
fact of the matter is, historically america is the biggest terror organisation in the world, any muslims drop an atomic bomb on a city? any muslims take an entire race of people and make them slaves for 400 years? any muslims genocide the native americans? nuff said with love from new zealand the REAL home of the free
Anti american troll is funny.
400 years...wtf... America
What the **** is wrong with everybody arguing about this bullshit. I'm a muslim too and i don't give a **** about that **** written on the floor its not even the same as "Allah" is spelled in Arabic. So **** those who asked Namco to remove that **** putting the company in trouble. Live a real life people of the world. Let's play Tekken!
At last someone who talks
thank you! your the first
thank you! your the first muslim (and I hope you really are one) that doesn't keep saying the same things and wondering why everyone complaining at them. this is freedom, people, all people. need to just relax and not take things so seriously. after all its not like tekken is a hate filled (at least in the racist sense) game... its just a game. anyone who complains about this kind of stuff terrorist, Muslim, white, Jew, christian, atheist or any other random denomination or sect really has to much time on their hands and just wants to bully people and get things their own way, and in the end aren't much better than terrorists.
No matter how much muslims
I thought they were too busy
Wow.. Is all your knowledge about Muslims based on movies and your Media so I'm not surprised at how dense you must be about Islam . And BTW an "American talking about killing and torture ??!!! oh sorry I forgot (air quotes) Enhanced interrogation techniques . Funny :) .
lets download it
their disregard for any religion , race and ethnicity is so *****d up! this is an insult to gamers everywhere. now is the time to exact revenge and download this game. download, and distribute it, give it to friend, seed and torrent it. spread the word. let us show the power of gamers! don't buy the games from this company ever again.
OMG .. I can't believe all that hate ..... !!! And you call "US" terrorists ??! Just because we respect our religious figures "yours too" we are hated and labeled as such.... And you call yours a civilization ??? All we ever asked for was mutual respect but that's too much for you. Where's your so called freedom ?? I think freedom of religion and belif is a strange concept for you. Well OK.... I think the main definition of freedom was to do whatever you want but not at the expense of others. But I guess you don't really want that coz all you care about is yourself. Well guess what!! I as well as many others respect NAMCO for fixing this issue and will continue to be a fan of the game. Please feel free to hate me and all other Muslims coz that really shows the difference between us.
Here's the difference between
Here's the difference between us. Somebody makes a movie about Jesus...we wont riot and kill to change it. A school catches on fire and we wont lock the girls inside of their because their faces aren't covered. Our women have freedom and equality to do what they want. We don't stone or kill people simply because they put a ******* deity in a comic strip. If you're muslim then you're a ******* idiot cult member and should be outraged by the actions of the dipshits you call brothers.
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Well "We" aren't the ones that made a comic or a movie insulting any religious figures coz we respect all religion. And we never asked for anything but the same courtesy. Well I think your main problem is generalization coz you don't judge a whole race based on the mistakes of a few.And you consider us all extremists .. Well that's typical american supremacist behavior. Well guess what ... you're not all that better just think If we generalized Americans based on the behaviors of your most ignorant and chaotic individuals. But again you don't care .. you claim you care about freedom and then invade a whole country and murder it's population and don't talk about respect towards women coz I think your soldiers never shown that respect to Iraqi detainees. Hypocrites ..
you never insult...
You never insult other religious figures... Because Jews are tolerated in all Arab countries (and searching for "arab caricatures of jews" doesn't return anything on Google). Because Christians in Gaza are not forced-converted into Islam... Because Hindus were never massacred by Muslims... Heck, let's start by you showing respect between Sunnis and Shiites, then we can talk about other religions.
What ??!!!
What are you on about ?? We used to have Jews in our countries until Balfour promised them part of our land which they took by force. That's the beginning of conflict in the region and Christians are never forced into Islam they chose to convert ... get your facts straight and stop believing your war-machine propaganda. Coz your leaders only give you reasons to justify their wars ... Reasons better than Oil coz you won't rally behind them for such a petty reason. But unlike you I don't generalize coz I know in fact that there are many well educated, respectable americans that can read between the lines and not take a fake reason to justify genocide. As long as these people still exist there's hope.
Until what??
So because the British promised the Jews a part of a territory THEY conquered in WW1 (Or else you'd all still be paying taxes to the Turkish), and you didn't like it, you exiled 800,000 of them from your countries for the crime of being of a certain religion? Yah... sounds legit! Heck, even Israel itself has more Arab citizens than all Arab countries combined have Jewish citizens. But hey, you're all about "tolerance" right? When a movie causes millions of your kind to riot on the streets, there is no "between the lines" - there's a clear message to everyone.
Yes we will
Yes, the British never really owned the land they sold the jews and the jews could have just lived there in peace but no they kicked Palestinians from their homes and killed whoever stood in their way so we kicked them out of our countries. That movie was made to incite these protests it had no other reason and I hope you really get that that message coz we don't attack any body but you cast the first stone and we will defend our religion to our last breath
Are you honestly comparing?
Are you seriously comparing "offending" a religion by drawing its prophet, and murdering ambassadors and civilians over depicting that prophet?! Murder is a crime, and is a hundred thousand times worse than "offending", which isn't actually a crime. That is what's wrong with your religion.
How many people were protesting over that stupid movie; millions? More? How many Christians do you see protesting over the Life of Brian? How many injuries, flag burnings, and deaths, do you see? So yes, I can definitely blame you as a group. Your culture supports these acts.
You still dont get it
At the end of the day Muslims
At the end of the day Muslims and Americans are pretty much as good or bad as each other along with alot of countries around the world, all civiliastions have extremists, America had its KKK and Skin Heads along with many other evil and now nameless groups, Muslims have the al-Qaeda among others, should we condem a race or religon based on these individuals no we prolly shouldnt but as long as we have ignorant people that pretend these groups either dont exsist or are doing nothing wrong no matter what there reasons are they will continue to give the rest of you a bad name. I know for a fact that most Muslims are not evil same with most Americans and if you all stoped bickering about who is right and wrong and instead worked together you might actualy be able to stamp out all the evil of these extremists groups. This is the opinion of an outside party from down under.
You'll get mutual respect
Oh I'm not gonna bother arguing with someone like you coz I know you're just a scared and misguided little kid who doesn't understand what he's talking about .. BTW tell your parents to turn off fox news and read a history book or something coz maybe then you'll understand whos history was filled with racial discrimination .


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Huskers Post 3-0 Sweep of Wisconsin
Hannah Werth led Nebraska on the day with 15 kills and a .407 hitting percentage, while Morgan Broekhuis recorded 12 kills and had a .440 hitting percentage and Lauren Cook recorded 44 assists.
Nebraska hit .351 in the match, as the Badgers hit .145. Wisconsin recorded nine team blocks, while the Huskers had five. The Husker out-dug Wisconsin 49-46.
Nebraska went up 6-2 early in the first set on a kill by Werth, while a kill from Haggerty made it 13-7. A 6-0 run by the Badgers, cut NU's lead to one at 14-13, but a kill by Broekhuis propelled the Huskers and stretched NU's lead to 21-15. The Huskers closed out the Buckeyes in the first set 21-17, leading the match 1-0.
Broekhuis and Haggerty both notched four kills in the first set, while Cook had 15 assists, pacing the Huskers to a .412 hitting percentage. Wisconsin hit .171 in the first set, but out-blocked Nebraska 2-1.
The Badgers used a 4-0 run in the second set to take a 6-1 lead on Nebraska. A kill by Cook, cut UW's lead to 8-4, but Wisconsin responded and went up 10-4. Four consecutive points by the Huskers made it 13-10, Badgers, as a service ace from Mancuso ensued at the next point and catapulted NU to a 14-13 lead on a kill by Broekhuis. A kill by Werth made it 20-15, Huskers, and NU did not look back, winning the second set 25-20.
Werth tallied five kills in the second set, as Broekhuis and Haggerty both had three. Cook tabbed 11 assists, pushing NU to a .375 hitting percentage. Wisconsin recorded a .171 team hitting percentage and both squads recorded three team blocks.
The Badgers took a 5-2 lead in the third set, while kills from Broekhuis and Mancuso, aided by an error from the Badgers, tied the set at 10-10. The two teams tied at 13-13 and again at 15-15 on a kill by Thramer, as a pair of errors by Wisconsin then put NU up 18-16. The Huskers went on to win the third set 25-18, completing the sweep.
Werth posted seven kills in the third set, while Broekhuis had five. Cook notched 18 assists for NU, while the Huskers hit .292. Wisconsin recorded a .100 hitting percentage in the set.
The Huskers conclude the regular season this week as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday, Nov. 21 and the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, Nov. 24.

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When I attend a conference I can always tell which sessions I find most inspirational by the amount of notes I take. While attending the annual Behavior Energy and Climate Change (BECC) conference on Monday of this past week in Sacramento, the note test proved itself once again. Hands down, I found the most inspiration from the afternoon Spotlight Panel titled "Hollywood, Media and Messaging."
To be fair, I was excited about seeing these panelists while I was browsing through the program, but they definitely met my expectations. On the panel was Erica Piggen, executive producer for Free Range Studios; Sandra de Casto Buffington, director for Hollywood, Health and Society, USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center; and Allison Cook, the director of special projects for The Story of Stuff.
First up was Erica who shared with us the elements of great storytelling. She also shared a video with us about the "Story Wars," which is an idea from Jonah Sachs, the co-founder and CEO of Free Range Studios. In this video, he explains how every brand needs to figure out their story and learn how to tell it. There's no doubt that our industry has a great story to tell, but are we telling it in the most effective way possible? Erica posed the questions: If you have a great story, what's next? How do you turn that story into a movement? She also said that, "every time you share information, you have a chance to tell a story."
Next we heard from Sandra who works for an organization that shares information about important issues (drug abuse, addiction, organ donation, and global warming to name a few) to Hollywood writers. Basically, her job is to give the important (and real) storylines to the right storytellers. With her company's actions come plot lines in major network TV shows, which in turn creates action and change on the part of the person watching the show. "Popular shows reach 20 million people per one episode. The network shows it four times and then it goes into syndication in 100 countries," she said. Needless to say, television has the ability to get messages out to the masses. To get a minor storyline on a major TV show could have a huge impact on the way people look at energy efficiency or climate change, for example.
Lastly we heard from Allison who proved that environmentalists can also wear heels. Not only did she seemingly break the mold of the stereotypes of all of those who are out to save the world one plastic bottle at a time, but she also challenged our industry to step up our game, so to speak. "How many of you have sat through presentations that went like this: Fact, statistic, graph. Fact, statistic, graph. Fact, statistic, graph," she asked. We all had. But then she said, "We can do better!" She urged us all to make our language more accessible and appealing. This, she advised, will get more people on our team rather than drive people away. As an editor, I often read wonderful stories from our authors about real-life experiences that share bigger messages about best practices and lessons learned. There's no doubt that stories are important both internally in the home performance industry as well as in the external message we send out to the rest of the world.
A quote Allison shared from Brené Brown seems to sum up our work here at Home Energy quite perfectly: "Maybe stories are just data with a soul." While we strive to share pertinent information to our readership, we also strive to make sure the language we use is accessible and entertaining. Of course, we're not perfect and our industry has a long way to go to get into the mainstream, but we are always sharing stories and we'll continue to do so.
At the end of all of this, I was still left wondering if the home performance industry's stories are in the necessary hands? Are they in the hands of powerful, good-willed people that can communicate our message to the masses cleanly and with poignancy? If not, how can we get them there? Our industry fights hard for what we believe in—comfort and safety among them—but the public often seems unaware that we're in a battle. While we're taking the time to publish facts, data, and best practices to home performance professionals, we're still seen by some as hippies that don't shave and spend their weekends running down the streets shouting "Save the planet!"
We have real stories of real people doing real things to help other real people. Now how can we effectively convey those stories to the rest of the world?
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There was a different feel in the air on Friday night as the Neosho boys basketball team lined up to take on McDonald County. The atmosphere was already electric as fans packed both sides of the gym to the rafters for the homecoming showdown between neighboring rivals.
There was a different feel in the air on Friday night as the Neosho boys basketball team lined up to take on McDonald County. The atmosphere was already electric as fans packed both sides of the gym to the rafters for the homecoming showdown between neighboring rivals.
They cut the lights in the gym as the Wildcats' starters were introduced to deafening roars from the hometown faithful. It had a big-production feel, and when the lights came back on, the Wildcats, entering the game in search of their first win of the season, put on a big-production performance, topping the Mustangs 53-43.
All of the energy that had been building in the stands during the festivities poured onto the court once the final buzzer sounded as the Neosho student section rushed the court in celebration.
"The team just really played well," Neosho freshman Lukas Werneke said. "We knew what we had to do. We knew we had to play hard and play good defense, and we did all of those things throughout all four quarters of the game."
In a game that seemed to hang in the balance with each possession, it was the Mustangs who led most of the way. In fact, they held a slim 36-33 advantage at the start of the fourth quarter, but the Wildcats would eventually take over in the final two minutes of the contest.
Having held the lead for a brief time in the early stages of the third quarter, the Wildcats wouldn't get it again until a jumper from Werneke drew the Wildcats within one (36-35) before freshman Brett Williams buried a 3-pointer in front of Neosho's bench with 4:36 left to give the Wildcats a 38-36 advantage.
The Mustangs would then tie it on a basket by Drey Fickle with four minutes to go before Neosho's Logan Stuart set the dagger with a 3-pointer from the top of the arc to make it 41-38. Stuart's bomb set off a 7-0 Wildcats run that pushed it to 45-38 and marked the final lead change of the game.
The Wildcats closed the affair on a 15-5 tear and outscored the Mustangs 20-8 in the final period, which included a 12-of-18 stretch from the free throw line.
"Our defense was really solid," Wildcats coach Jason Horn said. "We probably got caught up early in the emotions and the crowd, but we did a good job settling down."
A big difference in the Wildcats' performance on Friday, as opposed to the last time these two teams met on Dec. 27 at the Neosho Holiday Classic, was the physical brand of basketball exerted by the Wildcats. Physicality was lacking from the Wildcats in the last contest, and the Mustangs went on to win that one, 54-45.
"That's what we have to do to be successful," Horn said of the physical play. "I think if you've seen any of my teams play the past six years at Washburn, we were a physical team, and these guys are starting to buy into that. We don't call fouls in practice."
After nearly knocking off Joplin in their last game back on Jan. 15, the Wildcats certainly seem to have bought into the program and appear to be rapidly improving.
"None of this is possible without coach Horn," Werneke said. "He's completely changed the offense, the way we are outside, on and off the court — he's completely transferred the program and it's for the better, definitely."
Horn, however, credited his players for buying into his program and believing in themselves, though he cautioned that there is still much progress to be made before the Wildcats are where they need to be.
"If you look at us game-one to now, we're a different team," Horn said. "At the first of the year we had two plays we could run … now we have multiple sets we can run. There's only going to be good things down the road as they keep buying into this, but that's the key; they've got to keep putting in the work and decide that we're going to make basketball a big deal here."
Early on it appeared the Wildcats would have another uphill battle as the Mustangs jumped out to a 6-0 lead and led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter. Neosho came back with a solid second quarter and tied the game at 22 entering halftime thanks to a 6-0 run capped on baskets from Chris Paullus, Caden Hendricks and Darrian Guillory.
The Wildcats took the lead briefly in the third quarter on baskets by Hendricks and Werneke before the Mustangs went back in front on a basket by Austin Grotts, and kept it that way the remainder of the quarter. Werneke, who had just two points in the last game against the Mustangs, was a big factor on Friday with 15 points, including two 3-pointers.
"My first game against Mac County I was almost a non-factor, so I knew I had to come out tonight and play a big game," Werneke said. "Whether it was scoring or defensively, whatever I needed to do just to help the team win."
The Wildcats were led offensively by freshman Darrian Guillory, who finished with 20 points. Guillory spent most of his night at the free throw line where he took 19 foul shots, making 12. Stuart, meanwhile, finished with five points while Paullus had two, Kaden Roy three, Andy Lett one, Hendricks four and Williams three.
Grotts, a 6-foot-5 junior, had a big night for the Mustangs with 14 points from inside the paint. He did all of his damage in the second and third quarters where he had six and eight points, respectively. Fickle followed suit with 11 points while Drew Harmon finished with eight, Tyrel Lett three, Josh Serr two and Jake Wood five.


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CANANDAIGUA � There will be a new presence at the Naples Central School District after the Ontario County Board of Supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution to authorize the Ontario County Sheriff's Office to enter into a contract with the district for a part-time school resource officer through June 30.
�We�re just thrilled,� said Naples Superintendent of Schools Kimberle Ward. �We�re looking at getting that presence here in the district and in the village. � We�re really looking to partner with the SRO.�
Sheriff Philip Povero � who described the role of the school resource officer as �educator, counselor and law enforcement� � said the position will be filled by an existing employee.
�The Ontario County Sheriff�s Office is extremely excited about the opportunity to add a school resource officer to the Naples school district to help educators and students there achieve the ultimate goal of high school graduation,� he said.
According to Ontario County Director of Finance Catherine Bentzoni, the school district will fund the entire cost of the program.
Ward said state police had for a few years provided a school resource officer to the district at no cost to local taxpayers, but the position was eliminated about three years ago. She said the board is in the midst of its budget season, and providing a school resource officer past June is something the board will be considering.
The resolution on Thursday passed after the Board of Supervisors in December held a workshop on a proposal to expand the school resource officer program into more school districts in Ontario County. According to Povero, the proposal would have added 3.5 full-time-equivalent positions to the sheriff�s office.
In addition to the school resource officer in Naples, the sheriff�s office has one full-time officer serving as the school resource officer for both the Victor and Honeoye districts and a part-time officer at Marcus Whitman, Povero said. He noted that Canandaigua and Geneva have school resource officers in their school districts through their own police departments.
Povero said the Victor, Honeoye, Naples and Midlakes school districts had requested a full-time school resource officer in 2014, and Bloomfield and Marcus Whitman had requested a part-time officer.
In the proposal, the county cost of the program for 2014 would have been $743,900, and the school districts would have contributed $258,538, for a total cost of $1,002,438. Bentzoni said there would have been start-up costs for the program in 2014, including training and the purchase of vehicles for the officers.
Povero said that under the proposal, the school districts would have funded half the cost for the months of September through June. The school districts currently contribute 100 percent of the costs for the 10-month period, Bentzoni said.
Former Canandaigua Town Supervisor Sam Casella � who last year was chair of the county Public Safety Committee � said at the workshop that it was an opportunity to get the issue on the table before the full board, but that there was not enough time for members to come to a decision on the proposal in 2013.
Ted Fafinski, Farmington supervisor and current chair of the Public Safety Committee, said he expects the board � which has six new members in 2014 � will be looking at the issue again at some point in the early part of the year.
�The question is how to fund it,� he said, adding, �I think it is a valuable program.�


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Mario Batali, watch your back.
Computer scientists at IBM have already built a computer that can beat human contestants on the TV quiz show, "Jeopardy." Now it appears they're sharpening their intellectual knives to make a computer that might someday challenge the competitors on "Iron Chef."
This is no trivial pursuit. Beating humans in a quiz show was a high-water mark for the computer science field. It meant designing a computer that understood how humans think. Now the plan is to design a computer that can understand how humans dream up new ideas, including new recipes.
"The goal in computational creativity is to come up with new things that have never been seen before," says Lav Varshney, a computer scientist at IBM. (Watch him explain the idea in the video below.)
Why focus on food? "Because food is so visceral," says Varshney. Everyone eats. It helps define our culture."
Culinary creativity isn't just about coming up with something novel. Varshney and his colleagues are hoping to make a computer that will be able to come up with recipes that taste good and don't add to our waistlines.
So how do you turn a computer into a culinary genius? The first step is to give the computer access to a database of recipes that are already being used successfully. "Then we remix them, substitute things, do all kinds of other modifications and generate millions of new ideas for recipes," says Varshney.
"The second step is to take those millions of ideas and find the best ones. To do that we try to predict what humans will find flavorful, based on some basic ideas from chemistry and psychology."
For example, they started with an idea known as the flavor pairing hypothesis. "The basic idea is that two ingredients that share a lot of flavor compounds will go together well in Western cuisine," says Varshney. (We wrote about a University of Cambridge study on this concept just last year.)
But Varshney and his colleagues are not just interested in things that are flavorful, but also food combinations that are perceived as novel — like bell peppers and black tea, blue cheese and dark chocolate — even turmeric and black currants. They have some ideas from information theory and psychology that will help them come up with more.
The computer has already spit out some interesting suggestions. For example, last week Varshney and his colleagues tried a computer-generated recipe that was a mash up of a Spanish paella and an Indian curry. "It had turmeric and some other Indian spices and potatoes, pork and beef and then it has a kinda of a mango rum topping," says Varshney.
And how did it taste? "I'm actually vegetarian so I didn't eat that one, but the team did," he says. "They thought it was pretty good."
Varshney is hoping that their work will lead to make school lunches more attractive to students. They also hope it will help combat obesity by finding dishes that will satisfy people's food cravings without the accompanying calories.
Varshney says the work to create to a computerized top chef is just starting. IBM doesn't expect the computer will be ready for prime time for five years or so.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
Scientists at IBM have already built a computer that can beat humans on "Jeopardy!"And now, they are sharpening their intellectual knives to make a computer that might someday challenge competitors on "Iron Chef." NPR's Joe Palca gives us a taste of the future.
JOE PALCA, BYLINE: The idea isn't really to win another TV competition. It's to explore the new field of computer science called computational creativity. Lav Varshney is a computer scientist at IBM Research.
LAV VARSHNEY: The whole goal in computational creativity is to come up with new things that have never been seen before.
PALCA: And not just new things. The computer is trying to create things that are useful or aesthetically pleasing.
VARSHNEY: And in particular, we were thinking about culinary creativity because food is so visceral, right? Everyone eats. It helps define our culture.
PALCA: Varshney says there are two steps to making a computer that can be creative in the kitchen. The first is to give the computer access to a huge number of recipes that are already popular, what Varshney calls the computer's inspiration database. Then, the computer rearranges the recipes, adds new ingredients and generates millions of new ideas for recipes.
VARSHNEY: And then the second step is actually to take those millions ideas and actually find the best ones.
PALCA: That's the tricky bit, since taste tend to be idiosyncratic. Some people actually like pimento cheese sandwiches or pig brains in milk gravy. Varshney says he and his colleagues are relying on a concept from culinary circles called the flavor pairing hypothesis.
VARSHNEY: The basic idea is that two ingredients that share a lot of flavor compounds will go together well in Western cuisine.
PALCA: Varshney says he gives the computer information about the chemical components of various foods and let's the computer generate possible combinations. That's led to predictions of things going together that you might not expect.
VARSHNEY: Things like chocolate and blue cheese, we predict, will go together well or Jamaican rum and blue cheese.
PALCA: I found a recipe for a cake with chocolate and blue cheese on the Internet, so somebody seems to think that pairing works. Now, if you're thinking there's just no way a computer will ever be as creative a chef as Julia Child or James Beard, computer scientist Celine Latulipe says you're not alone.
CELINE LATULIPE: There are still many people who say, I don't think computers can be creative. And if a computer created this, then I don't think it's creative just because a computer created it.
PALCA: Latulipe is at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She's pretty convinced computers can be creative and her research is about how you would assess that creativity. She has developed a set of criteria - criteria that could be applied to Varshney's computer to see if it's being creative. For example, there's a quality she calls fluency.
LATULIPE: The number of ideas created. So that would be the number of different recipes that this thing comes up with.
PALCA: And then how original are the recipes.
LATULIPE: Are these actually new and different.
PALCA: And also quality.
LATULIPE: Are they actually good and relevant and useful.
PALCA: The IBM scientists aren't ready to put their computer to those tests yet. They're still in the early stages of developing it. But Lav Varshney says the computer has already come up with some interesting recipes. For example, it proposed a kind of mash-up between an Indian curry and a Spanish paella.
VARSHNEY: It had turmeric and some other Indian spices and potatoes, pork and beef. And then it had kind of a mango rum topping.
PALCA: OK. Sounds intriguing. But how did it taste?
VARSHNEY: I'm actually vegetarian, so I didn't eat that one. But the team did, so they thought it was pretty good.
PALCA: I'll buy that. It actually does sound pretty good. Joe Palca, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Monday, November 19, 2007
Robin Miller Rocks Kyle Petty And "Tradin' Paint"
Fans had hoped that SPEED would make a good choice for the final media guest of the outstanding series Tradin' Paint.
The network did not have to look far to find the perfect candidate. Robin Miller pried himself away from the open-wheel world to stop by Homestead and let his opinion be known.
Both John Roberts and regular panelist Kyle Petty appeared to be pleased to welcome a member of the SPEED Channel extended family. Miller was more "user friendly" than the many NASCAR journalists that had enraged Petty throughout the season.
SPEED added a special touch to this program by playing back thoughts offered by some of the more memorable guests of Tradin' Paint over the last ten months. This was a great feature.
There is no doubt that Miller views NASCAR with a certain level of disdain, but he managed to temper his words and participate in some good and lively discussions on this program. It was exactly what SPEED needed to send this show into the off-season on a high note.
The fireworks started with the discussion of the top 35 rule. Miller offered theory, and Petty offered reality. Petty continues to move this topic over to the business model of keeping some value in the teams, without any franchising system. Miller used the good comparison that the big value of the Indy 500 was that the fastest thirty-three cars started no matter who they were or who owned them.
Ray Dunlap stepped-up to offer thoughts on the past champions provisional and was very clear with his words on this issue. He suggested eliminating it for 2008. Miller offered the point that the owners are going to use anything at their disposal to assure that their teams make the race. Petty tried to agree, but could not resist taking a shot at Dunlap's credibility along the way.
Petty's point was that these rules were decades old, and it was simply time to modernize all the old rules when NASCAR decides to pay attention to this issue. Petty said that under the current system Dale Jarrett has every "freaking right" to use his past champions provisional even if he is several tenths off the pace. Kyle does have a way with words.
In this final program, host John Roberts set a sightly milder tone than some of the knock-down drag-out affairs from earlier in the season. AP Reporter Jenna Fryer and Petty could hardly find any common ground, and Petty basically accused her of fabricating stories. "Can I just leave now?" said Fryer only five minutes into the show.
Nothing, however, will top the Kyle Petty vs. Bob Pockrass from SceneDaily debacle this season. That one had viewers howling and The Daly Planet comments flying for a full week. Pockrass has a personality that, well, kind of gets under your skin a little bit. To Petty, Pockrass is just flat and simply a complete moron.
John Roberts put on his referee hat and waded into a discussion that featured Pockrass questioning everything under the NASCAR sun, often times without the respect or dignity that the Petty family finds very fundamental to the sport. The result was Petty blowing his top on national TV.
Just like Jenna Fryer, Petty accused Pockrass of deliberately making things up in his stories, and told him he was "full of BS." Petty went on to question the NASCAR Media in general, suggesting they manufactured false rumors to feed their publications and websites.
One final memorable moment was when Pockrass suggested Montoya could not win in his first season because of the steep NASCAR learning curve. Petty dismissed him with a wave and said Pockrass did not know the sport, and did not understand that anyone could win on any Sunday. Pockrass said "I guess that includes you too, right?"
On the way out the door, Petty said on SPEED that Pockrass and most of the NASCAR Media spend their time "blowing smoke up people's butts." The bottom line for Petty was, the media was always wrong and he was always right.
That is why a nice, middle-aged man like Robin Miller from the SPEED family was the right choice for this show. They talked about good subjects, each gave their opinions, and the season ended without the potential for post-show festivities. Although, I do think Fryer could take Petty on a good day.
Earlier this season, I called Tradin' Paint "the little TV show that could." Given one additional guest, this show could fill a quality hour on SPEED and re-air on Mondays behind Inside NEXTEL Cup, should that program series return. The key problem for Tradin' Paint is that viewers cannot find it among the multi-channel NASCAR mess of a TV schedule.
John Roberts and Kyle Petty have made this show worth watching all season long. Their guests have almost always made it memorable. With a little polish, a few more resources, and a steady timeslot, Tradin' Paint could finally give SPEED the NASCAR opinion and discussion-style show they have been lacking. This team put a solid TV season under their belts in 2007.
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28 comments:
- Scott said...
I agree...
That eternal chip on Kyle's shoulder makes for some great interviews/arguments/conflicts.
Of course, cross a struggling full time Cup driver with a athletic-less sports writer and you've got a great show no matter who the driver is!
- November 19, 2007 at 1:10 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
I have certainly enjoyed Tradin' Paint all year. To me it leaves a lot to be desired though. I think the show would benefit from having more than just two panel members on each episode, having a standard air time every week (maybe every Thursday night before each race weekend starts?), and getting an expansion to 60 or 90 minutes.
I would like to see a panel of 4 or more individuals brought together each week to debate different issues about NASCAR, sort of like "The Sports Reporters" or "Around the Horn" (without the scoring, eliminations, and "face time") on ESPN. Have some balance with at least one driver like Michael Waltrip, Jeff Burton, or Kyle Petty, one active NASCAR TV broadcaster like Larry Mac, Darrell Waltrip, or Jeff Hammond, and at least one credible NASCAR media member like David Poole or Jenna Fryer that won't be afraid to be afraid to "stir the pot" and be critical of NASCAR, the drivers, or the TV networks when it is justified to do so.
I used to love readin the "Track Smack" on NASCAR.com before that site went south and a lot of their top writers like Marty Smith went elsewhere, and I would love to see "Tradin' Paint" adopt a similar format to that 4 member panel that could banter around about each week's NASCAR issues. I know I for one would definitely make a show like that appointment television viewing.
- November 19, 2007 at 1:39 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
JD- I am a racing fan and I enjoyed Robin Miller's being on Trading Paint because I find him virtually always to be honest and does not try to pawn off his opinions as fact, unlike many members of the print media. Kyle has been involved in NASCAR for so long that he has a long memory of the errors and distortions of the print media. This year the print media has been fraught with errors and distortions - the Toyota "monster," inaccuracies about DEI and Dale Earnhardt, and slanted reporting about the negative comments about Carl Edwards. There are many members of the print media who seem to have a grudge against NASCAR (the organization) and let it affect their reporting. Kyle has seen this all first-hand.
I find it amusing that many print media reps seem to always think they always know more about NASCAR than someone who has been involved in it everyday for over 30 years.
As to the champios provisional, it was put in to help ensure that The King would be in the field FOR THE FANS. It amazed me that no one mentioned on TP that fans plan months in advance to attend races and would be upset to find that one of the big favorites missed the race due to a tire problem, a slip, etc. - like Dale, Jr.'s blowing a tire and missing the race. Also, nothing personal, but I would rather see Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliot, or Terry Labonte in a race than Carl Long - and I think many fans would also.
I REALLY do appreciate your insight and all you have done to make an unbearable NASCAR TV season somewhat bearable - and to give a lot of us hope. I hope you have a super Thanksgiving.
- November 19, 2007 at 2:40 PM
- Ritchie said...
I'm sorry ya'll, but I just can't stand this show. I'm not saying that a show like this isn't important, but I am not a fan of shows where a guest is brought on to be berated by another guest, regardless of who is right and who is wrong.
I guess I'm old fashioned, but I like for people to be polite. Even if Mr. Petty feels very strongly that a media person is in the wrong, he needs to state that fact in a calm, collected manner and support it with facts. If he did, the general public would be much more inclined to believe him over the media personality. To me, he is simply showing that he does not have the verbal skills to get his point across so he uses volume and aggressiveness to overcome what he is lacking.
I know that TV has been trending toward these characters who believe that the loudest, most obnoxious person wins, but I cannot condone such actions with my time and viewership. Unfortunately for me, these are the types of characters that people want to see, so the Michael Waltrips, Tony Stewarts and Kyle Pettys of the world get the stage. Not because of their skills and mental capacity, but because they are not afraid to create controversy. Its the Jerry Springer principal, NASCAR syle. It makes me glad that they still print books for the rest of us.
- November 19, 2007 at 4:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
"The key problem for Tradin' Paint is that viewers cannot find it among the multi-channel NASCAR mess of a TV schedule."
JD, I don't understand that statement. This show aired at 7:00 or 7:30pm almost ever week with few exceptions.
- November 19, 2007 at 6:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
I meant EVERY week.
- November 19, 2007 at 6:18 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
Tradin' Paint is the only show I am aware of where the covered can ask the coverers to defend their point of view.
- November 19, 2007 at 6:40 PM
- Ritchie said...
Hi Richard in NC,
You are correct, there is no other place for the subjects of journalists to hold the media accountable for what they report (not counting drivers with Sirius radio shows). There is nothing wrong with having a show to invite them on to defend their article points. However, the way this particular show works, it feels like they are inviting certain writers on for a public flogging instead of a discussion.
I understand that part of the purpose of the show is entertainment, I just don't find public humiliation very entertaining. If the true purpose of the show is debate, reason, and discourse, the show is failing miserably.
- November 19, 2007 at 7:07 PM
- Newracefan said...
I too enjoyed this show, I like Kyle much better when he isn't hostile. I would actually like to see Jeff Burton on this show he is always well spoken and could provide some interesting view points. I should be replayed on
Monday before INC along with another NASCAR show like NBS(NNS) 24/7 (note to Nationwide, this would be a great way for fans to discover those Nationwide Series only drivers)to make a Nascar night instead of another episode of Pinks.
- November 19, 2007 at 8:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Breaking... Dave Despain just said INC will return next year. This is good news.
- November 19, 2007 at 9:02 PM
- Busch Series Fan! said...
I thought Dave Despain said if they were going to return next year. He didn't sound 100% sure of that. I will miss it if it goes off the air.
- November 19, 2007 at 9:13 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Dave said they would see us in February and asked the gang what they were doing off season, then said they would see us in Feb.
That's what it said on my tv.
I did NOT hear about the Kenseth THINKING he had a flat, LOL..that was a hoot...Great inside stuff. I Love this show.
Sorry to you naysayers.
Maybe they should expand the show to 90 minutes and have a hotseat guest and ask Robin Miller in to give his two cents on OPen Wheel and NASCAR.
I heard Miller say on WT WEEKS ago he would pay MONEY to get Rusty OUT of the announcing booth.
I LOVED that comment.
Course, I loved Millers comments on Duna and the horrible IRL Rookie test also that a monkey could pass. THUS drivers in IRL that have NO business on the track.
Sure wish they would repeat TP. Anybody got a tape to send or a you tube clip?
- November 19, 2007 at 9:29 PM
- wickedj said...
sounds like Kyle got to see the "nice" Robin Miller not the one who will call you every name in the book on W-T
- November 19, 2007 at 10:09 PM
- wickedj said...
John..they need to have you on this show to talk about ratings and stuff like that...
sorry but i would fall out of my chair watching you and Kyle go at it
- November 19, 2007 at 10:13 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
Ritchie- Since it was on at odd times I did not get a chance to see about half of the TP shows - and I am somewhat biased having been a Petty fan since high school. That having been said, I believe Kyle does have strong feelings, but I do not believe he ever humiliated any reporter. I see no problem with his saying "That's bull" - especially since I frequently agreed with him. I think it is significant that Kyle and the reporters all know each other well, so the reporters should have had a good idea of Kyle's opinions.
- November 19, 2007 at 10:17 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
wicked....I worked an a NASCAR project with Kyle once, and he was a very real and laid-back guy. Maybe next year for the TV stuff.
- November 19, 2007 at 10:34 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 6:17PM,
I meant the other NASCAR programming, including the races. Sorry, I should have been more specific.
The complaint I hear is that it cannot be taped by a lot of folks without DVR's and they are watching other NASCAR stuff on other channels at that time.
- November 19, 2007 at 10:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
I really enjoy TP. I also enjoyed "Pit Bulls" but the thing that turned me off was everyone talking over each other.
- November 20, 2007 at 1:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
I would probably watch TP if they would get replace Kyle Petty with someone that had something more to bring to the table than the fact that he is Richard Petty's son. He is a waste of TV time.
- November 20, 2007 at 6:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
Do what you want with the show,just don't bring back David Pool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- November 20, 2007 at 6:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
I don't know if it's the nature of the way the sport is now, but these NASCAR shows have really brought out things about people like Kyle Petty and Michael Waltrip that I would have been perfectly happy never knowing about.
I don't know if this is the proper place to suggest a new theme song for NASCAR, i'd like to suggest a song from a few years ago by Chely Wright: SHUT UP AND DRIVE
- November 20, 2007 at 8:14 AM
- Richard in N.C. said...
I often disagree with him, but David Poole is one of the top print reporters on NASCAR.
Almost no one in the sport can bring to the table what Kyle Petty does. He's a car owner, has had some success as a driver, and has been in a unique place to view the history and changes in NASCAR - and no one can better appreciate the position Dale, Jr. is in than Kyle since essentially Kyle has been there.
- November 20, 2007 at 12:51 PM
- Mike 24 said...
Tradin Paint is for the most part is quite entertaining. I always look forward to someone like Robin Miller to step to the plate and tell it like it is. All of this politically correctness crap is nauseating, boring, and to tell the truth if it leaches into Tradin Paint you can color me gone.
Miller and Petty are always going to tell it like it is and if you dont like it turn on bowling or watch crouquet.
I just dont understand why anyone thinks "we all need to just get along". Boring races are one thing but TP is another. Go for the jugler take em out, knock down drag out! It doesnt get any better than that.
- November 20, 2007 at 2:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
As far as Tradin paint goes I think it should be at least an hour long, even though I really don't like the way Petty is such a yes man for NASCAR, he never has a bad word for NASCAR. If they put four people on the show it would ruin it because everyone would be talking at he same time, like a bunch of women. I still don't see the reason people are talking about Toyota, all these cars are the same, they don't even have a detroit made engine in them, the only difference is who works on each car as to how good it is. Thats why I don't see this as stock cars, more like the IROC races, all the same car.
- November 20, 2007 at 2:30 PM
- elena said...
I agree that Kyle has so much to add to the conversation because of his unique heritage. Al that institutional memory of things that may not be dlcummented anywhere. The problems is when he offers some of his opionions so forcefully. A lot of them are for self-serving purposes. And, please, he can talk about being a racer, but what can a driver who has only won 2 races in the last 15 tell us?
- November 20, 2007 at 3:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
It bugs me when Kyle refers to his dad as "the king". Why can't he just say "my dad"?
- November 20, 2007 at 4:20 PM
- Sugar Ray said...
Any show which features any Petty, especially Kyle can count me as a viewer. The fact his career has been mediocre for the last 15 years is besides the point. He is knowledgeable about the history of NASCAR and is able to defend his position, with an insiders point of view. More importantly, he has handled the loss of Adam with more grace and dignity than any public figure I can recall. Then there is Victory Junction. . .Kyle Petty is a man in every sense of the word and a role model to all of us. Not to mention, some of those know it all writers need to be blasted once in a while. I'm proud to be a fan of Kyle Petty, for his on and off track accomplishments.
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Actually, we have a person here who is Orthodox that was Rastafarian, but I will wait for the poster to identify him or herself here, or possibly PM you!
Have you seen the article by Norman Reddington? It is from an Orthodox perspective.
Let's say you were a… Serbian Orthodox layman...
...do you not think it would be presumptous and overstepping your bounds to act apart from the Ethiopian Orthodox and Solmonid Imperial mission to Rastafarians? Maybe even arrogant?
I suggest background research...
I simply posted on some YouTube Bob Marley videos that both he and emperor Haile Selassie were Orthodox Christians. That is all. Do you not think it would be presumptuous and overstepping your bounds to accuse me of disrespecting Ethiopian Orthodoxy because I don't happen to be an authoritative expert on the topic of Rastafarianism?… maybe even arrogant?
I wanted to further my knowledge of the situation
A good source for information is the book "The Ethiopian Tewahedo Church: An Integrally African Church" by Archbishop Yesehaq. This book has some detailed information about the orthodox mission in Jamaica and the carribean coming from the firsthand source.
A good source for information is the book "The Ethiopian Tewahedo Church: An Integrally African Church" by Archbishop Yesehaq.
*Archbishop Yesehaq, *The Ethiopian Tewahedo Church* (available from Holy Trinity Cathedral,140-142 W. 176th St, Bronx NY 10451) But whether the book is still sold at this cathedral?http://www.voskrese.info/spl/rasta-hist.html
Many Rastas know that The Ethiopian Church is Christian and not Rastafarian at all and they stay away. We have a lot of former Rastas that find Christ in the Ethiopian Church. They speak out agianst the Rasta way and promote true Orthodoxy among the Rasta community.
When you say "they speak out against the Rasta way", could you provide examples of which criticisms against the Rasta way are most commonly made?
When i was in Greece i got into a conversation with an Ethiopian tourist who told me the only reason Rastas believe Haile Selassie was a deity is because of rain. Jamaica was going thru a severe drought and on the day he arrived to visit the island it just happened to finally rain on that day. Not sure if its true but she was adamant about it and while she loved reggae, she considered Rastas to not be so bright.
if Haile Selassie was indeed who they claim him to be... how is it possible he has died? If he indeed has not died, why has he not done anything since his "dissappearance"?
How not to convert a Rastafarian.....don't you have some experience with this my friend??
I converted you, didnt I!!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I hope that this helped a little.
Your best conversion tool (if any), is to find a picture of the Coronation of the Emperor where as I recall he is kneeling and kissing the hand of the Abuna.
...Selam (Peace...)...'Your best conversion tool (if any), is to find a picture of the Coronation of the Emperor where as I recall he is kneeling and kissing the hand of the Abuna.'I don't want to drag this out, especially quote-for-quote, but even when you show them this picture, they will say that their 'god' is showing humility, as our Lord [Glory be unto Hime forever and ever!] did when He went to St. John the Baptist. The true tool is prayer...even when you use Scripture to prove our Lord Jesus Christ has not returned as Haile Selassie I, the Rastafarians will revert to something else. I think that filling their 'gap(s)' is what is key. For example, by deifying someone, that means they are looking for a higher-power, they recognize a prime-mover. They also accept incarnation, because they admit that their 'god' was born from a woman, who had a mother. They use Bible verses and typically believe in the Ten Commandments and spiritual laws. As I said before, the number one gripe of most Rastafarians is accepting Christianity from a Eurocentric point-of-view. Marcus Garvey (who most Rastafarians accept) said, "Every human being, from the respective races or ethnic background, should envision God is his or her own eyes...the Chinese should see God as Chinese, the Indian should see God as Indian, the European should see God as European and the African should see God as African..."In the slave-trade and the process of slavery (namely, the Trans-Atlantic African Slave Trade), Africans and their descendants were taught throughout the generations that all Biblical characters were Anglo and Africa was taken out of the Biblical scene. It was even taught that Egyptians and Ethiopians were Anglo. So, a sense of pride was totally lost and even taken away. This is why you may hear many Rastafarians preaching about Ethiopia and 'No White Jesus!'It has become an extreme type of movement against what they heard and what they were taught growing up. Most West Indian and Caribbean countries are predominantly Roman Catholic, Anglican, Seventh-Day Adventist and so forth.I believe that this holds true for many African-American/Caribbean(s) also turning to Islam. It is a very serious matter, because even within these communities, there are splits, because they find that Eastern European and Arab Muslims don't accept them (I speak in regard to numerous statements uttered by the Nation of Islam).As an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Christian, I feel that our Church has a special mission toward African-North/South Americans and African Caribbeans. I don't believe this because of separatism, but there is typically a greater sense of identification with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church. The very word 'Nubia' alone attracts the said communities, but because of Islamic conquests in Sudan, this ancient Church (of Nubia) was deactivated. Our Coptic fathers are a tremendous help, but I think that the 'Black' communities are typically attracted to Ethiopia, as they feel that it is banner of freedom, ancient civilization, Her Hebraic and Christian Faith and of course Her culture... Please pray and I am happy to hear such warm concern for the conversion of one soul...this is what our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ and our saintly fathers have taught us, and this is how the Holy Spirit works within us.Peace to all,HaileAmanuel
Does it at all bother him that H.I.M. the late Haile Selassie I went to Jamaica and told the Rastafarians that he is not God?
Ras Zacka,I don't think anyone here is your enemy. We just want to understand you better. I opened the website on your profile and it seems you somehow identify with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. However, you also seem angry with that Church (and others.) Perhaps you should give the Ethiopian Orthodox Church more of a chance.
...Selam (Peace...)...'Your best conversion tool (if any), is to find a picture of the Coronation of the Emperor where as I recall he is kneeling and kissing the hand of the Abuna.'
JAH LIVE.!HAIL DE KING!!KRESTOS TENSAIE....IS AWAKEN!!AND IS WAITING THERE .JAH NO DEAD O!!!Besemay AB,WO WELD ,WO MENFES KIDUS,AHADU AMLAK.AMEN.IN the name of FATHER,SON ,HOLY SPIRIT ONE GOD,AMEN. OH HOLY TRINITY,KIDEST SELASSIE, WE adore THEE.WE bless and trust THEE,WE serve THY HOLY NAME to WHOME all knees bow and tongues confess the LORDS PRAYER....I N i beg YOU to forgive this vain glorious way of our pious brothers and sisters.Have Mercy upon our self righteous leaders,who have a zeal of godliness but not according to YOUR knowledge of YOUR TENDER MERCIES and Your SELFLESS L O V E.Forgive our Sins through the prayers of QUEEN OMEGA ,ST MARY ,the new loom,who is the mother of THY ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,GOD ALMIGHTY IN FLESH,who became humanbeing with DIVINITY united , suffered in the hands of mortal human being ,by the 13 sufferings with the 5 nails ,sador alador ,danat,adera and rodas,died with divinity united with his humanity , and rose the third day with the same united divinity and humanity.For whose coming we look forward ,YESUS KRESTOS from the root of DAVID and JESSIE,whose Government is upon his shoulders,we offer song ,praise,glory and worship ,forever ,AMEN.YES MI BREDRINES on this site.This is your world not mine!!.i man is just passing thru.JUDGE NOT.GO convert pagans and CHRISTLESS peoples.ST DAVID psalm 1 says..Blessed is the man that walketh not in the council of the ungodly ,nor standeth in the ways of sinners ,nor sitteth in the seat of THE SCORNFUL.For his delight is in THE LAW OF THE LORD.SELAHNow i dust off my shoe and wash mine hands like pontiff PILOT.no more time to waste with the blind guides.i want to thank who ever overstand my valuable stance.there is a big problem in our midsts .Hope your thoughts go deeper within you by my visit to your houses.Abuna Yesehaq flesh is resting ,BUT his words i didnt fail to Express.Peace and love i leave with you all.Brutalize OTHERS With LOVE.Kill all wicked with LOVE,feed the hungry,visit the sick,prisoners and those appointed to die,clothe the naked,and work for christian inity.we are the enemies of our own selves. Competing .Anti christ will rise out of jerusalem soon.Be prepared for Tribulation.I will not be appearing on your site never ever soon.These are the last days.Reconsider your repercussions before judging.FIRE BUN LUCIFA!!LET GOD ARISE<AND SCATTER HIS ENEMIES.LET HIS HATERS FLEE AWAY AS SMOKE AND WAX.BE GLAD YE RIGHTEOUS AND REJOICE.SING PRAISES TO HIS NAME.EXTOL HIM THAT RIDETH ON THE HEAVENS BY HIS NAME JAH and REJOICE BEFORE HIM .A FATHER OF THE BISHOPLESS AND A JUDGE OF THE WIDOWS IS GOD IN HIS HOLY SALUTATION!!.psalm 68 KJV. THANK YOU ALLPrayerfully YOURS RASTA ZACKA.
Is any canonical Orthodox church in communion with anything from Ethiopia and/or any Coptic group? I know that most of these entities rejected the Council of Chalcedon although they may have been "secretly" reconciled to canonical Orthodoxy.I've seen Ethiopians and Eritereans take communion in canonical Orthodox jurisdictions and I'm always confused as to who is canonical and who isn't.
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The impetus behind the Celtics' potential rental offer for Paul was intriguing: Come to Boston, take a shot at winning a title with Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett while the window is still open, and then have enough room to entice Dwight Howard to come on board as an unrestricted free agent next summer. Garnett and Allen come off the books July 1, leaving the Celtics with only $30.4 million in committed salary for next season, when Howard can opt out of his contract with Orlando.
Though Paul has never expressed a desire to play in Boston, if he liked his new surroundings and the Celtics' chances of luring Howard, he would be in a championship-contending situation and could get his max deal of five years, $100 million six months after the trade.
This is worse then I thought. Not only is Ainge offering Rondo for Chris Paul, despite Rondo's better health and much smaller contract, but he's also willing to kick in Jeff Green, who he sacrificed Kendrick Perkins and last season for. But that's not all. Here's a first rounder New Orleans (probably the Clippers pick). Still not enough? Here's another 1st rounder. So if Paul leaves for New York next Summer, we have no Paul, no Rondo, no Green, and no draft picks to rebuild with. There's going All-In and then there's Crazy.
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Sources said their offer includes point guard Rajon Rondo, a 2012 top-10 protected first-round pick from the Clippers, second-year guard Avery Bradley and rookie guard E'Twaun Moore. Another source said restricted free agent Jeff Green would likely be part of that deal as well.JR 12/06/2011 08:34:00 PM Tweet Edit


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When I'm lifting heavy objects I sometimes shout, "BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL"
See that's the dilemma, a tribal he-man from the first mioni would be cool, but as a single carded figure? it would be pretty dull and bare bones. they'd HAVE to package hi with someone or something cool. but what??
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I'd like him to come with added plug-in red & gold booted feet to swap with his bare feet, where the booted feet allow a dagger to be inserted and removed, as per that first mini-comic.
Also, I think he could come with a reproduction 1st mini-comic.
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How about a beast pack with he, all his accoutrements, and a purple Ice Hacker/Shaggy Foe creature to save The Goddess from? Price it at about $50 or so and make it a quarterly Large Scale Item! I'm sold on that one!
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as far as I"m concerned Wun-Dar is the savage He-Man from the minicomics. But I'll wager that OO-Lar is now that character. Which is fine.
That being said I believe that would be a fine idea, making Oo-Lar the 200x Jungle He-Man in look (more or less, classicized of course) but I believe fans want him to be A He-Man with a loincloth, a spear, and little else. 'Cause to the extremeists, if he so much has boots it couldnt possibly be that character from the minicomics. Sigh.
At any rate, either "makes sense" but I'll wager it's the nearly-Nekkid mini-comic version. But I'd prefer the 200x version. Not that I'd buy either.
Like I said, Wun-Dar is the Savage He-Man. :P
I wouldn't have minded all the endless variants of He-Man put out in 200X if they would've used those sculpts and made new characters. I would love to see JA He-Man and Ice Armor He-man as alternate He-Men a la Vikor, Wun-Dar, and Oo-Larr.
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Between He-man's armor coming with Goddess and 200x sword coming with Man-at-arms... Zoar with Teela and who knows WHAT else they may combine... Not even counting weapon packs....
if they release an Oo-lar, minicomic pg 1 he-man, I hope they give the armor/axe/shield with him too... All removable and set to the side... but don't make us get a goddess just to get the gear for him.
Top MOTUC wants: Sagitar, Great Black Wizard, Skeletor's Skeleton Warriors, Odiphus, Illumina w/Sleetah, Lady Slither, Tuvar & Baddrah 2-pack, "new" characters as designed by Axor (Axel)
I think they set the subscription figure bar pretty high this year with Preternian He-Man, the Cosmic Key!!! and the Bionotops gun. Ooo-Lar is gonna need lots of really cool accessories/armor pieces to not look totally weak and cheap next to Preter He-Man. It would be cool if he came with some kind of awesome new armor that wasn't necessarily meant for him but for the standard He-Man figure (with boots) to spice him up.
Where was it said that Oo-Lar would be the sub exclusive figure?
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This is one of the figures I am obsessed with getting. The mini-comic He-Man.
Maybe '11 SDCC?
he better be the ends all he-man's of the past.
cool if he has long loin cloth & bare feet. and new head sculpt.
No updates at all.
I'm just curious, but was it ever explicitly said that OO-Larr was supposed to be the same He-Man from the first mini-comics or did we all just assume this based on one of Toy Guru's cryptic "wait and see / can't comment past [insert figure name here]" type messages?
I was just thinking... Could Oo-Larr be the SDCC figure ?
It would be convenient for Mattel :
1) Oo-Larr wouldn't require much new tooling (cheaper figure to produce)
2) They could reuse the He-Man Statue for SDCC
3) He would be a mini-comic logical choice after Battleground Teela
NEVERTHELESS, there's a big issue with Mo-Larr being the SDCC figure :
1) He doesn't seem to fit the "high pieces" statement Toyguru gave us a while ago
2) What could possibly allow him to be a $25 figure ? He doesn't have any sidekick, and doesn't seem to have many weapons (just a spear, apparently)
as for tooling, they will need to sculpt naked Calves,feet and wrists.( and i hope they avoid the mid calf articulation on him, so they dont mess up the line of the figure!-Im so proud of MOTUC not having that god awful mid thigh cut!)
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Unless he comes with swappable arms and lower legs so you can change him from tribesman to He-Man.
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Oo-Larr is probably going to be another Club Eternia exclusive. A figure that only the most die-hard He-Man fans would want. Oo-Larr fits this bill to a tee, since most fans recognize the Adam version of He-Man and a He-Man figure that's even more undressed seems incredibly "iffy" for some folks.
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