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We are in a season, it seems, when unique and unusual arts and instruments are coming forth in our intercessory worship. Kathy Kennedy of Wings of Worship Ministry teaches about the use of flags in worship and even has produced a video which explains the use, history and Biblical precedence for flags and banners, but we had not heard much contemporary teaching about the use of a pole or rod in worship. As Kathy Kennedy explains, the first banners or ensigns, or standards used by the Israelites were not the kind of flags that we see used in worship today. The original ensign, standards or banners were actually poles that may have had the name of the patriarchal father on it, or the Israelite Tribe name on it, or maybe something tied to the top of it to represent the authority of that Tribe. As curiosity began to stir me, I was very aware that we needed to bring forth some teaching on the use of the Rod or Staff in scripture. As I began to search the scriptures, many examples began to surface. Begin a word study on Moses' Rod and see how often it is spoken of in scripture. Even in the study of Moses, it is only one small part of how the rod or staff was used in scripture. There are many occasions and many characters in the Word of God who used a rod or staff, including our Lord Jesus Christ! As I looked up definitions in my Holman Bible Dictionary, I saw that the Staff was used as a walking stick. It was also used to denote authority of a household or Tribe. The terrain was difficult to walk on and especially when traveling through the wilderness and the Staff gave stability to the one using it. Notice that the staff is no longer referred to as Moses' Staff, but it is now referred to as the "Staff of God!" This is what happens when the Lord begins to use whatever is in your hand for His purposes. What was a simple walking stick is now the "Staff of God" because God's authority has been released upon it for His purposes in leading the Israelites out of captivity. As I studied these scriptures, the Lord spoke to my heart and said, "I will take that which is ordinary and it will become extraordinary in My Hands!" That is what the Lord does in your life and mine. He takes little ole us and we become the Rod of God in His hands in our worship and intercession! If you have a Thompson's Chain reference Bible, this writer would suggest that you follow the chain reference's on Moses' Staff. You will be surprised at all the ways God used it. The rod was used to strike the Rock for the water to pour out for the people to drink. (Exodus 17:5,6). The Rod was used to touch the bitter waters and they were made sweet for the Israelites to drink. It was the tool that Moses had in his hand that God chose to use with great power and authority.
(This means Rod or Staff in Hebrew)
04294 matteh {mat-teh'} or (fem.) mattah {mat-taw'}
from 05186; TWOT - 1352b; n m
AV - tribe 182, rod 52, staff 15, staves 1, tribe + 04294 1; 251
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
We have had many people express their interest in a worship instrument known as the Mattah, that was used during our Passion For His Presence Worship Conference in January 2001 and many services and conferences since. Many have wanted to know how they could purchase one as well as asking about scriptural precedence for this instrument. It's kind of funny in a way, but just like in a recent Tape of the Month that we received from MorningStar with Joseph Garlington teaching on the heart of worship, the Lord many times will do something in our midst and then explain it to us after we have begun to move in it. This is the case with the Mattah. During August 2000, while attending a conference at a local Vineyard Church, a friend of ours from Nashville, TN (Sherry Smith) brought these 6 foot decorated poles and had them available at the Wings of Worship Ministry table in the lobby. At the time, I didn't understand exactly what they were about, but I started to notice that these poles were being used during the worship at this conference. Each pole seemed to have a theme and name tag on them representing different facets of our Lord's character. Different poles were being used at different times during the worship in an intercessory fashion, that would exalt the Lord's many facets of His personality and Name. Just like the picture to the right of this text, which is called, "The Lion of Judah." Others may have the tag, "Joy" or "Gatekeeper" or "Bridegroom" and oh, so many more.
Exodus 4:2-4
"Then the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?"
"A staff," he replied.
The Lord said, "Throw it on the ground." Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake and he ran from it. The the Lord said to him, "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail."
So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand."
The staff became a sign from the Lord to the Israelites and to Pharoah of the authority by which Moses would be sent to lead them from their captivity in Egypt.
Exodus 4:20
"I will take that which is ordinary and it will become extraordinary in My Hands!" That is what the Lord does in your life and mine. He takes little ole us and we become the Rod of God in His hands in our worship and intercession!
Exodus 7:19
"The Lord said to Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt--over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs--and they will turn to blood."
The Staff or Rod was used to bring about judgment on the Egyptians with one plague after another until the 10 were fulfilled. The rod was used to bring forth knats from the dust, when stretched forth toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail and lightning and so forth...
Exodus 14:16
"Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground."
The Rod of God was used to divide the Red Sea so that the Israelites could safely pass through to the other side to escape from the pursuing Egyptians. The Rod in and of itself had no power or authority, but under God's instruction to Moses, it was used for many purposes. It is the same for us. These rods are simply dowel rods from Home Depot that have been decorated with beads, strips of leather, feathers, ribbons or fur in order to express an attribute of God's nature. Of themselves they have no power, but in the hands of God's worshippers and intercessors in the midst of worship, the power of prayer and worship is of great power before the Lord. Just as Miriam worshiped with the timbrel when they had crossed the Red Sea, the Timbrel had no power of itself, but it was an instrument of worship in Miriam's hands. So it is when we worship with the Mattah, or Rod.
The Amalekites defeated: Exodus 17:9
"Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the Staff of God in my hands."
10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up--one on one side, one on the other-- so that his hands remained steady till sunset. So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword."
Moses held the Staff or Rod of God in his hands up over his head during this battle. When his hands grew tired the Amalekites began to defeat the Israelites, but as the intercessors or priests, Aaron and Hur held up Moses hands, the Israelites prevailed. Our posture of worship many times is with uplifted hands. When Moses hands held the Rod of God up, they prevailed. Who knows what happens in the heavenly realm, when we have uplifted arms before the Lord, or hold up the Rod during worship with uplifted hands! We don't see everything that happens in the spiritual realm, but when God says to do something, there is power in our obedience before Him.
II Kings 13:15-19
"Elisha said, "Get a bow and some arrows," and he did so. Take the bow in your hands, he said to the King of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king's hands. Open the east window, and he opened it. "Shoot!" Elisha said, and he shot. The Lord's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!" Elisha declared. "You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek." Then he said, "Take the arrows," and the King took them. Elisha told him, "Strike the ground." He struck it three times and stopped. The man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times."
Do you see what happened? The king struck the ground with the arrows that he shot! If he had only struck the ground five or six times, he would have completely destroyed his enemies!! Striking the ground has the implication of staking a claim! Striking the ground says, "This far and no more!" Striking the ground says this land has been bought and we are enforcing the Authority of the Kingdom of God! Striking the ground says, we are free in His Name and no oppressor will place us back into bondage. The arrows became the rod in the hands of the king, but for us we will strike the ground many more times than the king did and proclaim the Name of Jesus with every blow!! The Rod or Mattah says His authority, rule and reign has now come!!
The Mattahs that we use when we worship become an extension of our passion for the Lord. They become an instrument of proclamation in our hands as we offer up our praises to His Name and character. The Lord has shown us so many times that there must always be teaching whenever we introduce something new into our worship services. A newcomer may come into our service and without proper understanding, it would be very easy to misconstrue the use of new and unusual worship instruments. We have often heard JoAnn McFatter from Metro Christian Fellowship in Kansas City, Missouri state that there are many cultures in the earth and each has it's own cultural expressions of worship unto the Lord. We have been so guilty of a western mindset that limits in our minds what worship can and should look like. At Passion and Fire, we believe that it is the heart that our heavenly Father looks at and not necessarily the outward appearances that man judges. There are many creative expressions of worship and art that are coming forth in this hour and we must be careful not to judge according to our own paradigms and experiences, but allow the Holy Spirit to speak to our hearts and bring forth His definition of worship, which is not always our definition of worship. The blood and smoke of the sacrifices in the Old Covenant were a sweet smelling savor in the Lord's nostrils, but you can bet that all that meat and blood and animal parts stunk to the human nostrils, but the Lord said, Give Me More!! I accept your sacrifice of worship. So it is with the Mattah. When the organ first came forth in the early 1900's, many rejected it as evil and not to be used in the church. Now most see the organ as a significant instrument of worship in most churches. When the drums were introduced to the church, many said, "they are evil and should not have a place in the church." Now it is quite common to see the drum used in a worship team in many churches. The Mattah is not necessarily a worship instrument, in that it plays music, but it is an intercessory tool that proclaims Him in our worship and the many facets of His nature. It may stretch you in your mindsets, but it is used to glorify Him in worship and intercession.
Numbers 17:1-11
"The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff. On the staff of Levi, write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. Place them in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you. The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by all the Israelites.
So Moses spoke to the Israelites and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron's staff was among them. Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the Tent of the Testimony.
The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the house of Levi had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the Lord's Presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his own staff.
The Lord said to Moses, "Put back Aaron's staff in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die." Moses did just as the Lord commanded him.
The Israelites said to Moses, "We will die! We are lost, we are all lost! Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die. Are we all going to die?"
In the passage above, the Lord chose to reveal to the whole house of Israel who He had placed His authority upon. The Israelites had repeatedly grumbled against Moses and the House of Levi, and the Lord instructed Moses to put it to the test. The instrument that was used was the Tribal Staff of each of the leaders of the House of Israel. The only staff that budded, blossomed and produced almonds was Aaron's, thereby making known to the people God's choice. The Staff was a symbol of authority not only in each individual Tribe, but was now the symbol of the man that God had chosen for not only authority alongside Moses, but he who would be the father of the priesthood. The staff represented God's authority to the people of God. The House of Levi was to become the household of priests who would minister to God in His sanctuary and the Staff was a continual reminder to the people of that choice which was made by God and not man.
Judges 5:13-15
"Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek. Benjamin was with the people who followed you. From Makir captains came down, from Zebulun, those who bear a commander's staff."
The staff in this passage once again represents authority. The commander had a particular staff that everyone would recognize him by, just as a general in the military is recognized by the number of stars on his uniform. It was a symbol of power and authority to all who saw it.
Judges 6:20-22
"With the tip of the staff that was in his hand, the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread. Fire flared from the rock, consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared."
The Angel of the Lord (preincarnate Yeshua) had a staff in his hand when he appeared in visitation to the household of Manoah. The staff was used to accept the sacrifice that had been offered in worship to the Lord by Manoah and his wife. By stretching out the staff toward the sacrifice, the Lord was saying yes and amen to that which had been offered. Fire flared from the rock, the sacrifice was accepted and the angel of the Lord disappeared. That would be quite a dramatic scene if you or I were present for this occasion. The stretching forth of the staff was God's approval and acceptance of the worship presented to the Lord. It was God's stamp of blessing upon their worship, Alleluia!"
Psalm 23:4
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
The staff and rod in this passage are the symbol of Jesus as our Shepherd. He is the Good Shepherd who uses His rod to prod us as sheep into the right directions and pastures. He uses the comfort of the staff to correct and guide us. How often children as sheep become so lost when there is no discipline or boundaries set by parents. They have no idea who they are or where there boundaries in life fall. Jesus our Good Shepherd keeps us on the good path and the straight pathways by treating us as sons and daughters and bringing help and discipline when we begin to lose our way. The rod and staff are a comfort to us, because they are God's symbol of protection to us. If we need to feel the prodding of the staff, it is a comfort, because we are keenly reminded of His care and protection over us. It is His assurance that He has not left us without direction or help, but He is ever there directing our footsteps, even when we are not sure we are walking in the right way. If we begin to lose our footing, we will feel the comfort of the staff and His ever present love. Even in great darkness of the trials of life, He lets us know He is there and we are not alone. That is truly the best comfort we could possibly have.
Isaiah 30:16-18
"A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee away, till you are left like a flagstaff on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill."
Remember in Part I of this teaching, we mentioned that the original flags and banners of Israel were poles or staffs? The Mattah is a staff or banner in our hands as we worship our Lord. The Mattah with it's specific declaration of God represents intercession in our hands and in our hearts. The Lord our Banner!!! His banner over us is LOVE! The Lord our Commander, He is the Captain of Hosts of Armies!! He is Jehovah Shalom our Peace!! He is Jehovah Sabbaoth, Captain of Hosts! He is Jehovah Nissi, the Lord our Banner!! He is Jehovah Jireh, the God who Provides. The Mattah is a declaration in our hearts, in our hands and to the people of Whom HE Is and Whom we Worship and serve!! The Lord, He is God, the Lord He is God, Yes, the Lord He is King!! It is He whose name is above every other Name!! The Lord, He is God!!
There is so much more. There is enough instruction on the rod and staff of God that we could do ten pages of instruction. He will so open up your spirit man to His authority and person that you will just have to stop and praise Him!! How can this writer put it all on this website? There is so much more. Pull out your concordance. Use the Bible Gateway link on this website and look up the words staff and rod. You will be blown away as you see the many ways the Lord proclaims His nature through the Staff. Our Lord Jesus will rule the nations with a rod of iron! He will smite His enemies with the sword of His mouth! The Rod is His authority!! The Rod is the symbol of His strength. Are you getting this? He is the King and Ruler of all things and of every nation. His death, burial and resurrection is the confidence of His authority and power, and He has been given a place beside the Father to rule and reign with His scepter of righteousness.
Do you want to know how the Lord used the Rod to defeat the devil? Remember the cross? It was the vehicle by which our Lord Jesus was put to death. Don't you know there was a hole in the ground that the cross or tree was placed into to hang Jesus upon? When the cross struck the earth with Jesus upon it, it was a sound that rang throughout the heavens and caused a great earthquake that day. When our Savior said, "It is finished," he had offered the greatest act of worship on a pole that could have ever been offered. The Israelites looked to a serpent on a pole and they were healed in the wilderness, but Jesus became our once for all sacrifice and it was upon a tree that struck the ground with an authority that ripped the veil of the Temple from top to bottom and released the dead from their graves. Don't you think that when we strike the ground with our Mattah in His name that we are reminding the enemy of the sound that struck the earth 2000 years ago that with His death and resurrection purchased our salvation? It was the highest form of worship Jesus could have ever brought to the Father, for it was His obedience in sacrifice that purchased all of mankind back for our Father in heaven, that we may even call Him our Father in heaven. Every time we strike the ground in our worship with the Mattah, we remind the enemy of the territory that has been taken by our Lord Jesus and His authority at the cross. Every sound of the Mattah pounds into the earth, We are His, He is Lord, He is King and we now multiplied throughout the earth proclaim, He is King, Yes He is King!! He has purchased men for Himself through His own blood. Yes...He is King!!! So strike the earth with the Rod and proclaim His glorious name, for He will judge His enemies with His rod, and who knows...if we as a worshiping army will not help Him to accomplish it as we strike the earth in intercession and proclamation of His great power and glory! Alleluia and Amen!


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Your job is to write a short story or poem about someone in love with a slave and protects them. The main person can be a slave too. Try to think outside the box!
Due date is Febuary 30th or once I get 10 through 15 responses.
1st place gets 3 coments and 3 ratings
2ed place gets 2 coments and 2 ratings
3rd place gets 1 coment and 1 rating
4th place gets 1 rating
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RoboCop 2 is the 1990 science fiction action film sequel to RoboCop. Set in Detroit in the near future, the film follows former Police Officer Alex Murphy, now cyborg RoboCop (Peter Weller), as he fights crime on behalf of Omni Consumer Products (OCP). Not satisfied with their current contract to protect Detroit, OCP is determined to force Detroit into bankruptcy. Their ultimate goal: to foreclose on the city. OCP cuts pensions and salaries. The police go on strike. OCP deploys advanced robots made from retired police officers. Known as RoboCop2, these robots take the place of striking officers. The results, however, are dismal as the new robots commit suicide when they realize their predicament. RoboCop is forced to defend the city on his own while Dr. Juliette Faxx (Belinda Baur, ) OCP psychiatrist, attempts to find RoboCop's secret ingredient. Discovering his strong sense of duty and aversion to suicide, OCP quickly realizes amoral drug dealer Cain (Tom Noonan), who has been filling the streets with a new drug called Nuke, would be an ideal replacement. OCP quickly transforms Caine into RoboCop 2, and sets in motion a series of events that lead to an ultimate confrontation between RoboCop an RoboCop2.
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Domestically, Robocop 2 was the 28th most successful movie of 1990.
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Barcelona Won La Liga! Here's Them Celebrating, Drunk, On A Bus. Set To "Hey Ya." (UPDATE: One Teammate Slapped Another In The Face!)
Barcelona won La Liga! That means they won "the league!" Here's them, including that one short guy you know, Lionel Messi, drinking a few too many (read: just the right amount!) of alcohols, on a bus.
Unquestionably, Outkast is the greatest Spanish band of the 21st century.
UPDATE: Apparently, there was "drama," an odd thing to have at a celebratory parade. A strange animal, that Catalan culture is. "Drama" as in a possible "brawl" between teammates (which may have just been a simple slap, but still).
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Bell, A.C., West, A.G., and Felsenfeld, G. (1999) The protein CTCF is required for the enhancer blocking activity of vertebrate insulators. Cell, 98(3), pp. 387-396. (doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81967-4)
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An insulator is a DNA sequence that can act as a barrier to the influences of neighboring cis-acting elements, preventing gene activation, for example, when located between an enhancer and a promoter. We have identified a 42 bp fragment of the chicken beta-globin insulator that is both necessary and sufficient for enhancer blocking activity in human cells. We show that this sequence is the binding site for CTCF, a previously identified eleven-zinc finger DNA-binding protein that is highly conserved in vertebrates. CTCF sites are present in all of the vertebrate enhancer-blocking elements we have examined. We suggest that directional enhancer blocking by CTCF is a conserved component of gene regulation in vertebrates.
Item Type: | Articles |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | West, Dr Adam |
Authors: | Bell, A.C., West, A.G., and Felsenfeld, G. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > Institute of Cancer Sciences |
Journal Name: | Cell |
Published Online: | 27 September 2000 |
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Benthic algae control sedimentwater column fluxes of organic and inorganic nitrogen compounds in a temperate lagoon
Limnol. Oceanogr., 48(6), 2003, 2125-2137 | DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.6.2125
ABSTRACT: Coastal lagoons are a common land-margin feature worldwide and function as an important filter for nutrients entering from the watershed. The shallow nature of lagoons leads to dominance by benthic autotrophs, which can regulate benthic-pelagic coupling. Here we demonstrate that both microalgae and macroalgae are important in controlling dissolved inorganic as well as organic nitrogen (DIN and DON) fluxes between the sediments and the water column. Fluxes of nitrogen (NH4+, NO3-, DON, urea, and dissolved free and combined amino acids [DFAA, DCAA]) and O2 were measured from October 1998 through August 1999 in sediment cores collected from Hog Island Bay, Virginia. Cores were collected from four sites representing the range of environmental conditions across this shallow lagoon: muddy, high-nutrient and sandy, low-nutrient sites that were both dominated by benthic microalgae, and a mid-lagoon site with fine sands covered by dense macroalgal mats. Sediment-water column DON fluxes were highly variable and comparable in magnitude to DIN fluxes; fluxes of individual compounds (urea, DFAA, DCAA) often proceeded simultaneously in different directions. Where sediment metabolism was net autotrophic because of microalgal activity, TDN (total dissolved nitrogen) fluxes, mostly comprised of DIN, urea, and DFAA, were directed into the sediments. Heterotrophic sediments, including those underlying macroalgal mats, were a net source of TDN, mostly as DIN. Macroalgae intercepted sediment-water column fluxes of DIN, urea, and DFAA, which accounted for 27-75% of calculated N demand. DON uptake was important in satisfying macroalgal N demand seasonally and where DIN concentrations were low. Up to 22% of total N uptake was released to the water column as DCAA. Overall, macroalgae assimilated, transformed, and rereleased to the water column both organic and inorganic N on short (minutes-hours) and long (months) time scales. Microalgae and macroalgae clearly regulate benthic-pelagic coupling and thereby influence transformations and retention of N moving across the land-sea interface.


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- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and greatly underperformed compared to the Wireless Telecommunication Services industry average. The net income has decreased by 18.4% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, dropping from $511.74 million to $417.80 million.
- Currently the debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79 is quite high overall and when compared to the industry average, suggesting that the current management of debt levels should be re-evaluated. Along with the unfavorable debt-to-equity ratio, MBT maintains a poor quick ratio of 0.73, which illustrates the inability to avoid short-term cash problems.
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is a Center.(you thought i was going to say PG?) Just not going to happen anytime soon. Look at the last 12 years (including this year). None of the champions had the center as their best player. Look at the near future, it won't happen either. Dwight ain't winning a title as a #1, neither Bynum or any of the jokers called centers. I'd say for the next 5 years this will hold true. That would be 17 years. With zone defenses its just too easy to limit the scoring ability of a center. Its a perimeter game and refs are more likely to call a foul on a perimeter player instead of some giant guy posting up. So with these facts we can take out all these teams from championship contention: Lakers (unless they get someone better than Dwight, or Dwight leaves) Anyone Dwight signs up too Clippers (CP3) Brooklyn (may have a chance since Deron is no longer their best player) Bulls (dead in the water) Celtics ( wonder why they want to trade rondo?) Any idiot team that signs Bydumb. Cleveland
thats right. The old adage that you start a team with a PG or Center is absolute lunacy in todays nba. both positions mean jack squat. You need a wing scorer to win titles. A dude that can score without anyones help.
You don't get it, the Elite PGs can't win has been expanded to Elite C's and PG's can't win. What a groundbreaking thread this is, I'm honored to be one of the first posters.
How many Centers were even the best players on their team the last 12 years? The league has been dominated by perimeter players for a long time now. There has been lack of talent at the C. However, every championship team has had at least one good player playing C, contributing at a major role. Except for the Miami Heats, unless you count Bosh playing the C, a C.
Good dont mean squat. Most Championship teams are loaded with good players. Finding good players is not hard. Finding ELITE players is the trick. But the real trick is not to waste your time getting an ELITE PG or an ELITE C. You wont win a title.
I was just pointing out a small part of the post that said Brooklyn may have a chance now that Deron isn't their best player.
Thats because the centers suck now.. they have no post game.. the best center would be dwight and he has 2 post moves if you watch him daily
The last 12 years includes 01 and 02, where Shaq was the best player in the Lakers. Not to mention Duncan played many minutes at center.
Duncan's listed as a forward on the official NBA website. However, he does play C on the Spurs because he has to.
Tim Duncan is a post player who is the defensive anchor of his team. By all intents and purposes that makes him an elite bigman no matter his position. Does it matter which position he plays? He's the same player. I don't see how he's unlike Olajuwon, Ewing, Robinson or alike. Same size same impact. The proper analysis would be, "you can't quit without a top 10 premier player" because all of the league's top players are wings. If a bigman came around that was as good as any of the Centers who won titles before, then yes, you could certainly win with a C.
I really hate this whole labeling players as positions deal. It's just some way for noobs to cope with the complexity of the game.
KG is a PF who plays C on the Celtics because to. Does that mean OP's theory is proven wrong by two players?
Tim Duncan is NOT a center. Look at his offical position. Just because he plays like a center does not mean he is a center. Thats like saying Leborn is a Point Guard. Duncan has always had another 7 footer by his side = robinson/Oberto/ect. Shaq has not won a title as the best player on his team the last 12 years. I said the last 12 years = aka recent times. Gasol was not the best player on his team when they won tities
Eh, Perkins was playing C when they won in 08, so according to Fanboy it wouldn't count. Otherwise you'd have to count dirk too
How can you say something so specific such as "last 12 years" and then define it as "recent times"? Also, just because there's another 7 footer on the team doesn't mean that Duncan is not a center. He's played enough games, also listed on multiple websites, that he is a center. The skill set is what defines the position of a player, and Duncan's skill set defines him as both a PF, C. Therefore he is a C. Edit: Magic Johnson was 6'9" size of a SF, but his skills set allow him play as PG. Same as Lebron.
No one that actually watches Duncan play thinks he's a PF. He plays whichever position they are lacking in and whatever position suits him best, which is normally center. He's listed as a PF but that doesn't mean anything. KG is listed as 6-10 because he doesn't want to be listed as 7 FT. Are you going to go by the height listed or his actual height?
This, rule changes would have an effect but if wilt kareem hakeem and shaq all came into the league today this wouldn't be a discussion
they are not legit because they have not lead teams to titles. If Howard won a title he would be considered legit. If Bynum won he would be legit. Same with the tall guy at Indiana. Same with Ming. thanks for making my point
They're not legit because they don't have and or play like fundamental big man with skills like say Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson etc....not because they haven't won a title Also Tim Duncan is Center playing Forward
Once again, Fanboy is an overstater of the truth and it diminishes his message. But what he's getting at is true, The primary scorer, which usually comes from the 2-4 positions, is the most important thing on a team by far. Point guard is like the nose tackle in a 3-4. Not in terms of what they do on the field/court of course, but in terms of their importance. A great NT can transform a team's run stopping game. A great PG can truly elevate an offense. A great NT helps everyone around him on the d-line. A PG can make his scorers look better. However, a NT doesn't win you championships and will never be THE difference maker over the course of a season. If you build a defense around a NT and have pass rushers and DBs worse than he is, you're probably not a team built to win a championship. Center is like the offensive line. If you don't have a good o-line, it's going to kill the talent around you and make everything you do much harder. Having a poor defensive center is the same thing. You could have four great defenders around him, but having Eddy Curry or Timofey Mozgov as your starting center as opposed to Tyson Chandler or Dwight Howard is a HUGE deal. But there's a reason why Dwight's Magic went nowhere and Chandler's Mavericks won it all. His name is Dirk. A great o-line will help a team, but there's a reason my Jets didn't win it all in 2009 or 2010 when they had the best o-line in football. A poor o-line will wreck a team like the Bears, but it won't win you a title. It just will help a player like Brady be on a whole new level.


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Propagation length of surface plasmons in a metal film with roughness
Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 30, pp. 5683-5691 (2009)
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The propagation of laser-excited surface plasmons along a gold film with surface roughness is directly observed via scattered light. The attenuation length of surface plasmons in a broad wavelength interval is calculated for smooth gold and silver films. The surface roughness, which was characterized with an AFM, introduces corrections to the attenuation length, angular dependence of the surface plasmon resonance, and the effective dielectric constant of the metal film. These corrections are also taken into account and discussed.
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(240.0310) Optics at surfaces : Thin films
(240.5770) Optics at surfaces : Roughness
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
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Optics at Surfaces
Original Manuscript: May 6, 2009
Revised Manuscript: September 2, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: September 4, 2009
Published: October 12, 2009
Andrei Kolomenski, Alexandre Kolomenskii, John Noel, Siying Peng, and Hans Schuessler, "Propagation length of surface plasmons in a metal film with roughness," Appl. Opt. 48, 5683-5691 (2009)
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Oh spare me please, this isn't about being racist, its about blaming someone else for the current regimes absolute failure to deliver on the promises that the people believed in and hence the reason the ANC is in power in the first place.
All that has been achieved in intervening years is the creation of a black elite that is currently plundering the country for all it is worth, there is no trickledown effect. However, even the poor black population can see that they are missing out here and are getting tired of the rallies and slogans and free ANC T-shirts. When faced with an angry mob of relatively simple folk, you entertain them, act the bufoon, shout simple to understand slogans that divert attention, sing catchy songs...any of this sounding familiar?
Lets talk about racism, seems to me everybody thinks that its exclusively a black vs white thing, ever seen a Xhosa and a Zulu go at each other? Hilarious...but hey, that's not racist because both are black, right?
Racism can be declared dead when a white man, a Xhosa and a Zulu, all educated to similar standards in affordable institutes, (private or otherwise), all walk into a government hospital in the Eastern Cape that is efficient and well run, get the basic service and treatment that they pay tax for out of their respective jobs.
Then they can sit in the clean waiting room and complain about the weather like the rest of world.
Wow, now THAT sounds crazy doesn't it?
Apartheid is not over in South Africa. Much like the United states' struggle to get rid of all racism and racist acts, south Africa will long be struggling with various types of racism and hate crimes. Although, ending Apartheid was the first big step; There are many more to be taken. If we had the answers to this problem then the U.S would be a totally racist free country, but since we are not, we don't have the answers to a problem in South Africa that we have seen hit close to home.
It is very troubling that individuals' actions would be so influenced by a song. It may have started as a song to celebrate liberation, but some clearly have turned it into a song of hate. Unfortunately, groups can amplify aggression and cause individuals to act in a way they typically wouldn't by themselves. It's possible that people got caught up in all of the emotion behind it, but redirected it in VERY inappropriate manner. It's like a sporting event with two rival teams. Fans have been murdered by other fans because people get so caught up in the emotion and rivalry of the game.
Just because apartheid may have "ended", it is impossible to fully prevent racial discrimination. People are very proud of their culture/heritage, so they feel they have a right, and duty, to defend it. Simply banning a song is not going to make people change these beliefs. If anything, it will probably encourage them to sing it more because they feel like their roots are being treated unfairly.
In my opinion, these racial sensitivities are just acts of immaturity. Our world is working to move past them, yet there are some people who simply cannot let them go.
This particular situation looks very bad for South Africa. It has not been long since they ended apartheid and severe racial tension does not help. Considering they were one of the last countries to end segregation, it may still take some time for the country to become fully racially tolerant. No matter what though, killing is not the answer.
The song is a tool fit for a revolution, not for a peaceful, equality seeking democracy. Focusing on racial tensions and historical aspects will not help South Africa heal span its racial divides. It seems that the song's only purpose is to rabble-rouse and incite racial crime. Since it is now illegal, hopefully black police and black citizens will act to stop other blacks from singing it and maybe even preclude some crime and ideological development. Making things illegal tends to spur their popularity, but hopefully the new avenues for shutting down anti-white sentiments will have more of an impact.
Julius Malema, leader of the (ANC), is promoting the song constantly, both singing it at rallies and defending its innocence. He may as well promote the gruesome murder of the family. He preaches, centuries after the families have established themselves as citizens, that white farmers are criminal for taking land that belong to blacks. This couldn't be more prime of an example of the existent tensions between whites and blacks in South Africa and ever present racism. Violence, such as the murders, will only lead down a more destructive, violent path. The song, while it did represent prior black struggles, it is no longer sung for the same reasons. It is sung as a tantalizing threat towards the whites. But yet, banning the song, can make the conditions worse with those who were already fired up, become even more invigorated.
Land doesn't belong to anyone. Yes, the white people had no right to it in the first place, but surely the South African black people (who had all migrated from other parts of Africa) should be accountable to the Khoi/San/"Hottentot" tribes who originally lived on these lands and were killed or forcedto make way for the black migrants?
Land doesn't belong to anyone. Yes, the white people had no right to it in the first place, but surely the South African black people (who had all migrated from other parts of Africa) should be accountable to the Khoi/San/"Hottentot" tribes who originally lived on these lands and were killed or forcedto make way for the black migrants?
Racism has been a problem for South Africa for a long time. The Apartheid regime ended about 20 years ago. There is clearly still tension and acts against the Afrikaans. However, the conflict with this song is only bringing up the discrimination between the races. The song is very discriminatory but if there is still free speech than not much can be done. I believe it is just an effect of racism and will occur in South Africa for many more years.
I agree with the freedom of speech and that they should be allowed to sing their song of liberation. I however do not agree with the racism and all of the violence. Singing a song that is for your country but the acts of hate have to stop. I feel if they banned the song that more violence and outrage would happen. They just need to take stonger acts towards these killings and prevent them from happening.
@ Dunsurfer - what are you talking about? You see the world in terms of an impending apocalyptic action that will see whites restore supremacy? Are you in your right mind?
I agree that in difficult economic times the bungled European immigration policy of the last 25 years is going to prickle sensitivities in the old world; we already see this. I also agree that native Europeans have a legitimate grumble about the way immigration has been handled in many instances.
However that is a far cry from the re-installation of white supremacy through revolution.
In the main what you comment reflects is pur xenophobia; you feel threatened, cornered and scared and as such are priming for senseless violence. You are in a dangerous place, you should review your perspectives before you make a bad choice.
Banning speech in the modern world always results in the "Streisand Effect"- attracting attention to the thing that is banned. So, this ruling is stupid. And if it is claimed that they can't ban this, but can ban expressions of racism toward the black majority, it becomes stupid AND racist. And as for the "context" that some posters have here that the song is "anti-racist", that context died in the 1990s. Don't revive it.
Check timeslive.co.za or news24.com or iol.co.za; check the type of comments posted there by whom then you will understand why the left behaves this way...its sad
This is a product of false liberation. We saw it in the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe in the late 1970s constitutional negotiations, the Brits and Rhodies protected their interests and for 20years everything was just fine only that the white folks still continued in the pre-independence behaviour(even Barclay's book alludes to that)until the majority gave up on the reconciliation. Fast-forward 1990s the South African do the same thing, then we have Mandela's reconciliation. But he even sounds apologetic in his memoirs, yet that betrays bitter resentment to the white folks and what they had done to black South African prior to 1994. Read any South African online commentaries then you will understand that the country has a much more serious racial problem than its northern neighbour Zimbabwe. There is no rainbow nation, it's just a fallacy, the politics is very much racist. Anything that South Africa tries to do will be predicted as doomed by a certain section of the population; remember the FIFA world cup, who was pushing reports that it will fail? remember. it's a tough world in South Africa...then there is always going to be the question of wealth being in the hands of a few whom history has given first mover advantage through apartheid policies. Worse still the minority is percieved as immigrants/descendents of immigrants who stole and committed huge acts of genocide and brutality against natives...if you are on the right try to analyse things from this leftist picture that i have attempted to create for you. I have to give it to the South African authorities for the balancing act that they constantly have to do...the judge in this case was faced with this kind of a rock and hard place...but believe me the song will continue to be sang, it's sad
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Ayasab' amagwala (the cowards are scared)
dubula dubula (shoot shoot)
aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)
awe mama ndiyekele (mother leave me be)
awe mama iyeah (oh mother)
Ziyarapa lezinja (these dogs are raping)
It is not immediately obvious whether this is a song about hate and murder, or about universal liberation and freedom for all (ahhh)....or about exploiting poor blacks even more by putting up phony scapegoats to distract their attention from the failures of the ANC to alleviate poverty. Bloodlust against a racial & more affluent minority is the most effective way to achieve this. So let's not kid ourselves that Malema is an aberration. The ANC can say to the rest of the world, hey, you don't like us? Do you want the alternative?
No matter whether it is a song of liberation or hate, as the title asks, the matter is that the song is leading to violence toward white farmers in the region because of past settlement disputes. There is obviously still racism many places in the world and there always will be but I think that pointing out that this song is racist (if it even is) and banning it from being sung will anger more people and make them want revenge. People inherently want to break the rules and by adding this rule in South Africa, I believe it is only making the problem worse.
The struggle between white supremacy in South Africa has become to escalate with the black liberation slaughtering innocent white farmers. It is understandable that the natives feel entitled to the sing the song of their liberation because it is their history. However, it does not give them the right to commit such violent crimes. This banning of this song also shows the discrimination occurring in the country. This may be the last straw that could lead to a civil war because of all the injustices and pent up aggression.
@Rasmus1967 - Your way of thinking is the typical hypocritical comments we expect from people that are not true anti-racialists. Many blacks are racist against the white minority, but guys like you would "excuse" racism, because the victims white and perpetrators black. The world is also entering a revolution phase where people, whites specifically, are fed-up with double standards, and one sided accusations of racism. People like you are quick to jump up and say we are all equal, then with the same breath, tell us it's only whites that are racist. White people in general are also very patient and tolerant, but we are not stupid. We see through people like you with racist underwear sticking out. Black people better start owning up and get away from the stereotypical picture that they do not want to take responsibility. We will only take so much. The world is ripe for a revolution, so we can either balance the playing fields the nice way, or we can do it by re-inventing the wheel. When that happens, history will repeat itself and black people don't seem to take notice but then again for some like Malema history and woodwork might have been the same subject.
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"In its historical context, the song was not racist but anti-racist."
Racism is racism it is color blind.
I think you should really reconsider your philosophy where you think it is ok to condone some forms of racism but not others depending on the circumstances.
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Abby & Tiff have developed excellent working relationships with the respected businesses below and highly recommend them to you based on years of positive feedback from our guests.
Puerto morelos Green Bike RentalsPuerto Morelos Green Bike Rentals – Pilar, our former office manager who lives just down the street from the Abbey Office, has the best bike rental service in town. She maintains her good quality bikes and is a prompt and efficient service provider. For those staying at properties that do not offer bikes she is the place to go. https://www.facebook.com/PuertoMorelosGreenBikes |
Alma Libre BookstoreAlma Libre Bookstore is the go to place for excellent reading materials and up to date information about what is going on around town. Rob & Joanne, the owners, also have comfortable vacation rentals to recommend. Check out The Beach Reads Newsletter for all the latest. | |||||||||||
Little Mexican Cooking SchoolRenowned Cooking School with a genuine Mexican flair. Our guests rave about the experience when they return with full stomachs after tasting all the delicious food they learn to cook. Discount for Abbey del Sol guests. BE SURE TO BOOK AT LEAST 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE www.thelittlemexicancookingschool.com |
Reef Adventures SnorkelingPersonalized attention, best boat, crew and service in town! Captain Raul Carrasco's Reef Adventures is Abbey Del Sol's only recommended reef snorkeling operation in Puerto Morelos. Raul offers a unique reef experience. Quality equipment, personal attention, and thorough knowledge are the hallmarks of Reef Adventures. Enjoy an experience unlike any other in town. Discounted prices for Abbey del Sol guests. |
Puerto Morelos Language CenterLearn a language in a full emersion environment or with private lessons while enjoying a relaxing Caribbean beach vacation. After 30 years of running a language school in central Mexico Abby & Tiff's personal instructors, Victor and Marilu, have started a school in Puerto Morelos, open to everyone from beginner to expert. Av. Niños Heroes No. 46, Fracc. Ojo de Agua |
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