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Saturday, July 2, 2016
Happy 100th Birthday To Olivia de Havilland
Movie icon Olivia de Havilland has turned 100.
But she's not the oldest movie star I know.
Patricia Morison is 101 and you can catch her singing her Kiss Me Kate hits on a new Facebook posting.
But back to Miss Olivia who met with TV critics when peddling her TV flick Screaming Woman way back in 1972.
It was a High Tea at the Century Plaza hotel and she was coy but chatty telling critics she'd arranged to have "that horrible title" changed.
But ABC was unbending and in true Olivia fashion she never talked to that network again.
Of course the subject of her 40-year feud came up with sister Joan Fontaine and Olivia bristled but then said "I talk to everyone. I'll still talk to Joan if she's civil."
Olivia mentioned she'd made four movies with the combustible super star Bette Davis.
"And we talk all the time. I'm a very friendly person."
De Havilland said she was a "mere 23-year old" when chosen to play Melanie in the 1939 classic Gone With The Wind.
"I never wanted to play Scarlett. Too flashy with me. I wanted Melanie because she was the backbone of that book. She has a baby during the burning of Atlanta. She convinces Rhett to bury his dead daughter. And she forgives her husband's adultery with Scarlett. A tough, tenacious woman.
De Havilland was nominated for a supporting actress but lost to Hattie McDaniel who played Mammy.
"I went home in a snit. Thought about it all night. And realized how great an honor this was for Hattie, the first black actress to win. She had to have her dinner in the hotel kitchen that night --the actual affair was segregated you see.
"So I got up the next morning drove to a flower store and bought 100 roses and drove to Hattie's house where I gave them to her and begged her forgiveness. And we later worked together several more times."
In 1943 Olivia informed Jack Warner her seven year contract was over and she would not renew it.
"He said he had added all the times I was suspended so I owned him one more picture. I refused and we battled it out in court for three years during which I could not work. I won and I never worked for Jack Warner again. I even turned down A Streetcar Named Desire to stay away from him."
In 1946 she returned to movies and won her first Oscar for To Each His Own and won a second three years later for The Heiress.
But in 1953 she moved to Paris when she married publisher PIerre Gallant.
"I returned from time to time for pictures but the business had changed completely. The old studios were slowly fading away."
The tea was over and Miss Olivia waved pesky reporters out of her suite saying it was time to take her afternoon nap.
"Keeps me young," she quipped.
So young she has just turned 100 with only Kirk Douglas in her own age range as a lasting superstar.
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Friday, June 24, 2016
Lawren Harris Receives His Due In New TV Portrait
Film makers Nancy Lang and Peter Raymont faced a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in their new documentary Where The Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey Of Lawren Harris.
Harris, a Group of Seven Artist died in 1970 aged 85 and all the contemporaries who knew him have died as well.
Harris's grandchildren are interviewed but even they are elderly.
Still, Harris's remarkable journey springs alive and his odyssey is both dramatic and poignant.
You can see for yourself: Where The Universe Sings premieres on TVOntario Saturday June 25 at 9 p.m.
Lang is a first time director while veteran Raymont won an Emmy for another documentary Shake Hands With The Devil.
The beautifully made portrait is only the latest example of the commitment to quality documentaries TVO is making as compared to the startling drop off at CBC.
Last month TVO's My Millennial Life was the best Canadian made documentary of the month.
This June that mantle passes again to TVO for Where The Universe Sings.
Over 130 of his paintings get showcased here but there are also Harris family home movies including the majestic scenes shot by Harris during his seminal ocean voyage into the High Arctic.
"The film coincides with an exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario," Lang says. "But he has always been appreciated here at home."
The story begins with the recent sale of a Harris work and the adulation of comic Steve Martin who mistakenly thought he was discovering a long lost Canadian master.
"He came from a very wealthy Toronto family --they owned Massey Harris," explains Raymont.
Early paintings show what kind of a city Toronto was at the turn of the century --there are even figures seen on the streets --he didn't just paint landscapes.
A 1913 trip to a Buffalo art exhibit showed him how to move past contemporary constraints of society.
The portrait of Harris is of an inward painter striving to find himself.
Trips to Algoma starting in 1916 opened up his art and together with other Seven artists he threw off the shackles of nineteen century attitudes.
"No doubt about it he communed with Nature," Lang says. "The trips to northern Ontario opened up his perspective."
Harris was wealthy enough to live in Forest Hill. He had three children but his treatment of his first wife was sexist by our standards. And later he divorced her and married soul mate Bess Housser.
The first Mrs. Harris "lived on in an apartment in north Toronto and never remarried," Lang reports.
The epochal sea trip through Arctic waters produced many stunning canvases. These are triumphs of loneliness and austerity but have incredible emotional power.
I like the way his friendship with Emily Carr is depicted.
Harris's own letters and writings are voiced by Colm Feore and Eric Peterson voices A.Y. Jackson, one of Harris's staunchest supporters.
Also interviewed: AGO's Andrew Hunter, Vancouver Art Gallery's Ian Thom, curator Sarah Milroy, biographer Peter Larisey, author Dennis Reid.
TVO gets the first window and this brilliant portrait will later be seen on Documentary.
Am I the only one who found Harris's later foray into abstract art underwhelming.
"It's not what makes him famous," laughs Lang. "And he did it when he was at Dartmouth College and later when he was at Santa Fe, He never completely left his mountains behind. him."
There are even extracts from some TV conversations when Harris was white haired and shaky, still searching in his art and continuing his spiritual journey.
Raymont says there's a longer theatrical version he hopes will be shown at TIFF.
This tightly edited hour is satisfying on several levels, a must-see slice of Canadiana.
I see it as a companion documentary to Raymont and Lang's equally propelling documentary West Wind, a 2011 documentary on Tom Thomson.
WHERE THE UNIVERSE SINGS PREMIERES ON TVONTARIO SATURDAY JUNE 25 at 9 P.M.
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Saturday, June 11, 2016
I Remember Gordie Howe
As a little kid I'd watch Gordie Howe on Hockey Night In Canada in the dear departed Fifties.
Hockey coverage in those days was in black and white and the hockey game only came on at 8 p.m. because the Toronto Maple Leafs feared telecasting a whole game would result in faltering attendance.
Occasionally I'd get to actually go to the Gardens --I was there in 1959 for the very last time Rocket Richard scored a goal on Toronto ice.
Flash forward three decades later --actually it was 1986 --and I'm in Los Angeles at the Century Plaza hotel for the semi-annual Television Critics Association meetings.
That was in the day when newspapers still had TV critics.
And there I was in the vast ballroom during ABC's presentation and it was arranged that for .lunch I'd meet that great Canadian Alan Thicke.
We'd been pals since I interviewed him at the King Edward hotel for his daily CTV interview show.
I saw Thicke waiting at the back and he said he had two house guests who would join us.
And out of the shadows stepped Gordie Howe and his beautiful wife Colleen.
In all the TV tributes to Howe the wonderful Colleen was barely mentioned.
That day we walked across the courtyard and went into the coffee shop.
Gordie Howe was very nice and very shy.
And I noticed Colleen ordered for him.
"I know exactly what Gord wants," she said with a titter.
And when the steak sandwich arrived Colleen cut it into tiny pieces.
"It looks a bit tough," Thicke teased her. "You could chew it a bit for him, too?"
And Colleen laughed again,.
Any question I directed to Gord Colleen answered.
She was the keeper of the statistics and she did all the deals, kept the books, everything so Gord could concentrate on the game.
At one point Thicke asked Howe how many stitches he'd had on his face.
And Colleen answered right away --I forget the exact figure but it was well over 200.
But she did mention she gave up driving recently and she seemed unsure of herself when we left the restaurant.
She asked where we were going.
Gord was everything I expected a super star to be and Colleen was definitely his full prtmer in every facet of life.
When she died of Alzheimer's in 2009 I'm sure that was a gut wrenching moment for Gordi.
Howe's death days after Muhammad Ali's passing merely reflects the reality that our athletic stars are mortals after all.
Which means we should embrace their extraordinary exploits all the more.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Rogers:More Americam Series
Rogers TV has announced a 2016 fall TV schedule full of American imports but low on quality homegrown scripted series.
But is this really news?
Basically the three Canadian networks hustle down to Hollywood in early June and buy virtually all the returning and new U.S. series.
These series are then simulcast with the U.S. networks and any spaces left in the schedules fall to the Canadian entries.
City has a huge block of American returning shows including Scorpion, 2 Broke Girls, Modern Family, Mom, Black-ish, Brooklyn, Hell's Kitchen, New Girl, The Middle and The Mindy Project.
CTV is so mighty it can grab any U..S. series it wants.
Then Global jumps in and finally it's Citytv's turn --meaning Citytv often gets the break out shows as CTV prefers to play ultra safe.
New shows to City include The Odd Couple, Lethal Weapon, Son Of Zorn with such titles as Shots Fired, The Mick and Making History coming on in midseason.
There are no Canadian shows scripted or otherwise I can see until Saturday night rolls around and then it's Hockey Night In Canada yanked from CBC.
Don't forget an hour of Canadian content counts as 90 minutes in the weird world of CRTC calculations.
And then there are the Blue Jays which run on Rogers sports channels to surging ratings.
That huge chunk of Canadian sports must be paid for and that huge expense not only means big profits from Rogers it also means there's no room left for Canadian drama or quality at this time.
The old Citytv did have a proud tradition of making quality home grown scripted dramas including Godiva's and Murdoch Mysteries which has found a new home on CBC.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016
CTV's Fall Programming: New U.S. Shows Dominate
I always enjoy myself at the "CTV Upfronts" held annually at the Sony Center.
Booze and dailies are served with abandon to thousands of potential advertising buyers and CTV also imports bunches of top American TV stars.
But the difference at CTV is a firm commitment to Canadian programming something I find lacking at Globasl and Rogers..
It's supposed to be 50 per cent Canadian content in prime time but no network seems eager to hit that mark.
Instead CTV has plowed its doug into such admirable locally made hour dramas as Flashpoint, Motive, The Listener and the still running Saving Hope which returns mid-season to the schedule.
CTV says it is committed to a new six-part hour drama The Cardinal based on the John Cardinal mysteries by Giles Blunt to star Billy Campbell (The Killing) and Canadian actress Karine Vanasse.
Discovery Channel, a Bell Media subsidiary, will produce its first scripted series Frontier starring Alan Hawco (Republic Of Doyle) and Jason Moma (Game Of Thrones) set in the era of rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and New France.
Netflix will pick it up in the U.S. --a first for a CTV series.
CTV is also making in association with CraveTV Russian Peters Is The Indian Dective cast as a Toronto cop who finds himself called on when vacationing in Mumbai.
CTV is saying it needs to attract more female viewers so the network is slowly but surely veering away from comic superheroes and into more touchy feely shows.
So the new series Conviction will star Hayley Atwell as a troubled lawyer and daughter of a U.S. president working on wrongful conviction cases. Co-starring are Eddie Cahill and Canadian actor Shawn Ashmore.
Then there's the new show Notorious starring Piper Perabo as a top female producer.
Also, Toronto's Kiefer Sutherland returns to series TV as an American cabinet minister in Designated Survivor --the cabinet gets blown up and he becomes U.S. president.
Also new: Conviction starring Hayley Atwell and Eddie Cahill, Many Moore and Milo Ventimiglia in This Is Us, a TV spinoff of The Exorcist to headline Geena Davis, and Katy Nixon in American housewife, Kevin Williamson's time traveling drama Yo,e After Time
Bravo is getting a face lift with such new series as Shooter from the Mark Wahlberg movie to star Ryan Philippe and Omar Epps,'hen there;'s the female centric series Famous In Love starring Belkla Thorne plus Queen Sugar produced by Oprah Winfrey.
CTV continues its stranglehold as Canada's most watched network.
It has the number one newscast starring Lisa LaFlamme and its W5 current affairs show has been on forever.
I also had the chance to catch up with old pal Lloyd Robertson now fronting CTV's W5. I reminded him I was in the audience that day he defected from CBC to CTV right in the middle of the CTV Upfronts.
""Ultimately both networks benefitted," Robertson said. "CBC was able to break the stranglehold of the unions who forbid the CBC anchor from touching the script and with Harvey Kirck CTV finally became a big time news competitor."
But I submit CTV network has stumbled badly by canceling its morning staple Canada AM after 43 years.
Would CBS ever dare cancel 60 MInutes or NBC ditch Today?
Of course not.
These are brands and CTV desperately needs such staplers as Canada AM.
A new morning show will emerge this fall from its downtown studios to star the innocuous Ben Mulroney.
When a grinning Mulroney took the stage another TV critic whispered to me "He's beginning to look and act exactly like Jay Leno."
And I'm also hoping sooner than later CTV will jump start a Canadian late night talk show --it has a bunch of U.S. night time talk imports but there's been nothing Canadian since Mike Bullard's hey days.
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Global TV Plans A New Season Of U.S. Hits
I stopped going to Global TV's fall TV up fronts years ago,
The reason is simply Global ploughs most of its money into buying up U.S. imports and never does enough in Canadian TV programming.
I speak as the first TV critic to venture into the new Global Television studios in Don Mills way back in 1972.
Founding president Al Bruner took me on a tour that lasted for hours and I met the two bright new network news anchors Peter Trueman and Peter Desbarats.
And what an exciting array of Canadian series: Pierre Berton contributed his new series My Country.
There was the comedy skit show Shhhh! It's The News with Don Harron and Barbara Hamilton.
Bernie Braden came back from British stardom for a new current affairs show.
And I was on the set of the daily variety series starring Norm Crosby --I remember chatting up the guest of the day Noel Harrison.
Then came the crash within months of sign in --Bruner had unwisely jump started this new network in January when all the TV advertising revenue had already been forked out to competitors CBC, CTV and CHCH.
And I covered the midnight CRTC hearings as the network sank into bankruptcy as the industry vultures hovered around waiting for the kill.
So I know Global inside out.
Today's Global is part of the Shaw Media empire.
And as usual the 2016-17 schedule will include a plethora of U.S. imports.
NCIS star Michael Weatherby will star in the new import Bull.
Montreal actress Kylie Bunbury (Under The Dome) stars as the first major p[itcher to p;lay in the MLB in the series Pitch.
The remake of MacGyver will star Peter Lenkoff and be situated in Hawaii.
Pure Geniusswill star Augiustus Pew as a young Silicon Valley billionaire.
Abigail Spencer (Suits) and Matt Lanter (90210) chase mysterious criminals in Timeless.
New comedies include Kevin James (King Of Queens) in Kevin Can Wait.
Matt LeBlanc (Friends) tries another comeback in Man With A Plan.
Kirsten Bell and Ted Danson will be in The Good Place.
Joel McHale (Community) is back with The Great Indoors.
But where are the Canadian shows? Global is supposed to have 50 per cent Canadian content in prime time.
Well, there's Ransom which Global is co-producing with France's TFI starring Luke Roberts described as an original suspense drama.
And in production this summer there's Mary Kills People with Caroline Dhavernas as a single mother and emergency doctor.
And let's not forget the fifth season of Big Brother Canada.
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Sunday, June 5, 2016
I Remember Muhammad Ali
The day last week when Muhammad Ali passed I casually mentioned to a friend "Oh, I Met Him Twice".
My friend stopped eating lunch and glared at me.
"You must be awfully proud?"
And I answered truthfully "I never really thought about those two casual encounters."
The first was in June 1974 at the Century Plaza hotel, venue for the twice annual Television Critics Association junkets.
And there I was in the ballroom of the hotel lunching with --now get this --Howard Cosell.
Cosell liked me and remembered me from the 1972 junket to Pebble Beach where we had sort of played golf.
I had let him win easily which he boasted about all day.
So two years later he spotted my name on the list of TV invitees and I got to sit beside the Great One.
Up close and personal Cosell was something else.
His toupee looked pasted on, he wore heavy TV makeup because he said he had come from an ABC-TV taping.
We chatted about this and that and then the doors flew open and who should stride in but Muhammad Ali.
The TV critics stopped chattering. Silence ensued.
And Ali walked right over to Cosell's table and started playfully shouting.
"Cosell, I made you and I'm gonna break you.
"Cosell I'm prettier than you are."
Cosell : "Heck anybody is prettier than me."
Ali: "Cosell who is the greatest in the world?"
Cosell" "Frazier."
Ali: "Cosell your day is done."
Cosell":"My soup is cold."
And then Ali exited the other set of doors shouting "Cosell, my hair is real."
Cosell sat there grinning like a Cheshire cat.
And then he said "Ali is right. I made him and he made me."
When Cassius Clay changed his name to Muijammad Ali other broadcasters refused to address him as such.
"I respected what he was standing for and I always called him Ali after that," Cosell told me.
"When he refused to fight in Vietnam I understood completely."
"TYherte is always a sparkle in his eyes when we meet. He knows I'll always give him a fair shake."
In 1992 a visibly aged Cosell came out of retirement to salute Ali on his 50th birthday and Ali smiled for the first time that night.
Together they constituted the oddest couple in TV history and both knew it.
Imagine my shock a short five years later in 1979 when ushered into Ali's suite at again the Century Plaza hotel.
Ali had switched to acting and was starring in a TV movie opposite Kris Kristofferson titled Freedom Road. Based on the Howard Fast book it was intended by ABC to be the next Roots.
But what U.S. TV critics and I saw was a very different man.
He spoke so slowly he could scarcely be heard.
One hand visibly shook.
There were stories somebody had dubbed large swathes of dialogue because it was so hard to understand him..
Was it Rich Lyttle who had also dubbed Jimmy Cagney and David Niven?
Ali said a few pleasantries but was visibly shrunken and shuffled like an old man.
I felt terribly sad and did not mention his diminished appearance in the column I filed.
And that was that.
So there you have it --my two encounters with Muhammad Ali.
And I remember both 40 years on --my contacts with one of the truly greats of our age.
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How does the new oral chelation compare with intravenous (IV) chelation therapy? Could you also tell me what you think of removing metals from one's body as a means of curbing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS)?
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In 2005, the FDA approved the drug deferasirox (Exjade), an oral chelating agent for treating chronic iron overload due to multiple blood transfusions. Until then, the only way to treat iron overload was with daily prolonged intravenous therapy. Chelating agents grab metal atoms, forming complexes that can be excreted in the urine. Their use is standard treatment for heavy metal poisoning. Many popular but unproven and unapproved "alternative therapies" for cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, and other chronic conditions claim to use the process of chelation.
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It would be convenient to have a safe and effective orally active chelating agent, especially for iron. However, on May 22, 2007 the FDA and the drug manufacturer, Novartis, warned doctors that Exjade has been associated with some cases of kidney failure and other serious medical complications, some of which were fatal. Most of the patients involved had advanced, pre-existing blood disorders; a few had bone marrow failure.
I'm aware that various oral chelating agents are promoted on the Internet for everything from removing mercury from the body to treating chronic fatigue syndrome. There is no scientific evidence for the effectiveness of these products. Intravenous chelation therapy (with a compound called EDTA) is effective, but will do nothing for diseases unrelated to toxic metals in the body. Because MS does not have such an association, chelation therapy is not indicated for it.
By the way, I've always been skeptical of claims that IV chelation effectively removes plaque from arteries (supposedly by extracting calcium from it). This issue may finally be settled when the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine completes a five-year, $30 million study of EDTA chelation therapy in patients with heart disease. The study, called TACT (Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy), is recruiting volunteers and will conclude in 2009. For more information, go to http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00044213.
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Our location guide for Buffalo provides some basic essentials for the more adventurous visitor. A simple location map is provided but also a detailed topography map that shows the location of the nearest places where you can surf, ski or mountain climb (if they are close by). Of course some of these will be at long distances from Buffalo and those far flung spots are provided on the 'nearest' tables. If you are traveling to other cities or towns near Buffalo you will also find weather forecasts for those locations below.
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West Seneca
7 km
|Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night
|Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon
|Mostly dry
11 km
|Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night
|Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon
|Mostly dry
13 km
|Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night
|Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon
|Mostly dry
North Tonawanda
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|Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night
|Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon
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Niagara Falls
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|Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night
|Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning
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If you are in Buffalo and would like to go mountain climbing, hiking, skiing or surfing, click below for detailed forecasts.
Ski Resorts close to Buffalo:
|Closest ski resort1
|Kissing Bridge (United States)
|34 km SSE
|Second closest ski resort2
|Holiday Valley (United States)
|66 km SSE
|Third closest ski resort3
|Cockaigne Ski Area (United States)
|68 km S
|Fourth closest ski resort4
|Holimont Ski Area (United States)
|69 km SSE
|Fifth closest ski resort5
|Swain (United States)
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Mountains close to Buffalo:
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|Mount Pisgah (Pennsylvania) (United States)
|214 km ESE
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|Bald Eagle Mountain (United States)
|232 km SE
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|Mount Nittany (United States)
|246 km SSE
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|Canoe Mountain (United States)
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|Brush Mountain (Blair County, Pennsylvania) (United States)
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Surf Beaches close to Buffalo:
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|Crystal Beach (Canada)
|19 km SW
|Second closest surf break2
|Dunkirk (United States)
|42 km SSW
|Third closest surf break3
|Wright Park Beach Point (United States)
|43 km SSW
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|Niagara Rivermouth (United States)
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|St Catharines (Canada)
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Hey Guys decided to start a new story since I'm currently in Reno without any of my other works. Also of my ideas I decided to begin one that hasn't been done all that often yet so I hope everyone likes it. I'm going to be starting the Naruto/Medaka Box fanfic so I hope it makes many people happy.
Well then let's begin!
Initial meetings
"Hakoniwa Academy is it?" a blonde haired youth questioned looking up at the gates to his new school. "Bigger than I thought it would be." He muttered glancing at the pamphlet in his hands. The youth had striking blonde hair making him look like either a delinquent or a foreigner depending on who you asked. He was wearing a white School Uniform with matching blue pants as he carried his bag over his shoulder. His sapphire blue eyes darted around the area "No one attacking me…good" he mumbled as he rubbed his brow. The youth also had three odd lines on each of his cheeks birthmarks. "Finally I can live a normal life." He muttered to himself as he slapped his face a bit. "Come on Naruto you can do this."
Making his way to the auditorium Naruto took his time appreciating the view the school had to offer as the Sakura trees were in full bloom at this moment in time. "Yup truly a normal school!" Naruto cheered to himself.
"DO YOU FIND THE WORLD MERELY AVERAGE?" The student body president asked the audience in a booming voice. Naruto transferred in after the elections but according to rumors he had heard she had been elected with ninety-eight percent approval from the students. "DOES THE FUTURE BORE YOU?" she continued not waiting for the students to answer her. 'I think her name was something like…' Naruto thought as he listened to the speech "ARE YOU JUST GETTING BY?" 'Kurokami Medaka…eh?'
"Relax…" Medaka began as she smirked "Even then LIFE IS DRAMA!" She continued on to explain her idea for the suggestion box causing Naruto to sweat drop.
"So much for normal." He muttered getting a bad feeling in his gut. 'Twenty-four hours three-hundred sixty-five days a year she'll help anyone in need?' Naruto wondered as Medaka dismissed the assembly. Choosing to ignore the feeling of dread building within him Naruto calmly made his way to his classroom, first year class one. "Here we go." He muttered entering the room.
It was far more normal tan he had expected after having seen the surroundings mixed in with the crazy President. "Huh…nice." Naruto muttered as he made his way over to an empty seat and sat down. Glancing to his left he noticed a boy with slightly pale blonde hair sleeping at his desk. Ignoring the whispers of his classmates all of which involved the first year president Naruto looked around seeing if anything was odd, his unease from earlier starting to bother him again.
"However you look at it you have to be impressed she could pull off a bluff like that in front of the whole school." A small girl with pink hair stated in a sing-song voice as she approached the sleeping youth catching Naruto's attention. "I suppose you could say she's used to standing up in front of people." The girl continued causing the boy to raise his head angrily.
"It's not like she's used to standing in front of people, it's more like she's used to standing over them!" he declared in an annoyed tone. Naruto raised an eyebrow in confusion. 'He knows her?' he wondered as the girl continued.
"I suppose you could say that, otherwise she wouldn't have become school president in her first year the shorter girl conceded with a grin.
"Tch…this girl is hiding something." Naruto muttered already deciding that the pink haired girl was a schemer.
"You say something whiskers?" said girl asked turning on him. "I think I heard something rude coming out of your mouth just now." She continued narrowing her eyes a bit.
"I said nothing of the sort shorty." Naruto countered knowing full well he just said something rude.
"Ah! You just said something rude!" she screamed at him as steam poured out of her ears. The boy laughed seeing their interaction as he introduced himself to Naruto
"I'm Hitoyoshi Zenkichi, and she's Shiranui Hansode." He introduced both himself and the small girl currently fuming at Naruto who smiled.
"I'm Namikaze Naruto pleasure to meet you." He greeted shaking Zenkichi's hand. "About the school president…" he trailed off as Shiranui started to talk.
"It's all true; she received 98% of student votes…" Naruto ignored the rest of Shiranui's rant about Kurokami Medaka's perfection.
"Almost like a monster isn't she?" Naruto asked resting his chin on the back of his hand.
Zenkichi only nodded in agreement.
"So what are you going to do?" Shiranui directed a question at Zenkichi. "The fact that the little princess got elected means that of course you're going to join the student council right?" she asked causing Zenkichi to lower his head a little.
"As if! He muttered angrily "Like I could handle being messed about by her anymore!" he declared though he then muttered "Though she has been bugging me to join." Softly making it harder for Naruto to hear him.
"Childhood friend?" Naruto asked seeing Zenkichi's reaction. The boy nodded his head causing Naruto to grin. " Oh don't worry about it, she won't run you ragged…probably."
"You're not helping Naruto…" Zenkichi muttered tiredly causing the blonde to laugh. Zenkichi suddenly stood up and pointed at the two people whom he could call a friend "I'm resolute! I will definitely not join the student council!" Naruto sweat dropped as he peered behind Zenkichi seeing none other than the student body president herself mimicking Zenkichi's movements.
"You sure you want to say that?" Naruto asked calmly while looking Zenkichi in the eye. When Zenkichi nodded Naruto palmed his face.
Zenkichi broke out into a cold sweat when he felt a hand clamp down on his skull "Oh my, you shouldn't be so rebellious in your outbursts Zenkichi." Kurokami Medaka had her eyes closed and a small grin as she casually dragged a screaming Zenkichi behind her out of the room.
"He's so whipped." Naruto muttered having seen similar cases between various couples. "They engaged or something?" he asked only to notice that Shiranui had disappeared. "Huh?" he asked question marks appearing over his head.
"Eh where did Hitoyoshi-kun go?" the class representative asked looking around. "Also where's Shiranui-san?"
Naruto sighed "Shiranui disappeared and Zenkichi got dragged away by the Student body president." He informed the rep.
"Well it did seem like Hitoyoshi-kun helped with her campaign, but seriously what's their relation?"
"Eh…childhood friends or something like that." Naruto responded easily with a shrug of the shoulders. Once class was over Naruto decided to go look around the school before heading to his part time job. "Oh is that a dojo?" he asked aloud seeing a large and traditional looking building. He made to walk over only to notice two figures entering the building. "Wasn't that Zenkichi?" he wondered picking up the pace.
Making his way to the nearest window he peered inside just as the two entered the building. "Oh…bunch of delinquents maybe someone asked for the student council to figure out how to get them out." Naruto could be very observant.
"Mm? Who the hell are you?" The delinquent leader asked seeing Medaka and Zenkichi walking in.
Medaka holding a paper fan in her hand smiled "First year third class Kurokami Medaka Head of the student council…I'm acting as the student council…as a response to a request in the suggestion box." Naruto sweat dropped seeing that Medaka had dressed up for the occasion. 'This girl is unbelievable.'
The leader smirked evilly as he grabbed a bokken and stood up pointing the tip at Medaka. "Ah, I've heard of you…the chick president who went mad with power right?" he asked laughing. "I'm surprised to see that you'd bring yourself all the way here. You might have gotten 98% of votes or something but I should tell you…I got the other 2%!"
Naruto made a deadpan expression though no one could see him. "That isn't something you brag about." He muttered softly to himself.
"So you're the leader third year Moji." Medaka stated with a fearless smile "Kendo eh that takes me back…I tried my hand at it a bit a few years back." Naruto glanced at Zenkichi who rolled his eyes.
Turning back towards Medaka Naruto blinked in surprise "Eh…when did she disarm him?" he wondered having missed the exchange. By the looks of things Moji as just as surprised.
"Looks like this bokutou has been well looked after." Medaka stated inspecting the wooden sword. "The ebony finish is pretty thorough."
"Bare-hand disarm…I guess it's kendo…though not something someone who just "tried their hand" could do." Naruto muttered scratching his head when he realized what had happened.
Moji growled as he shouted "Guys surround her!" his underlings nodded and grabbed their bokken and surrounded Zenkichi and Medaka.
"Inappropriate dress, dyed hair, and accessories…" she stated counting all of the broken rules she was seeing. "A veritable parade of rule breakers." She handed the bokken she had taken to Zenkichi "Not that I can really talk." She admitted.
"True…" Zenkichi muttered looking away from Medaka as her assets bounced within their confines
Naruto watched in interest as Medaka suddenly dashed forward and disarmed each of the thugs giving the illusion that she had appeared in front of each one simultaneously. "Pretty fast for a civilian." He admitted impressed.
"These cigarettes are one thing you should definitely change though." She announced revealing that she had taken all of the packs the delinquents had been smoking. "These things can cause all sorts of health problems. Just think of this as good for your future selves."
On the verge of freaking out the delinquents all checked their pockets realizing that she had taken their smokes "What was that some ninja technique?" one of them cried out in fear.
Zenkichi sighed "It wasn't ninjutsu it was still Kendo, it was the step forward then retreat movement used in Kendo though at that level there is little difference between it and a replication technique."
"It looks like you've made a fine mess of things here." She began looking around with a sigh. To have dirtied one of this school's great facilities to this extent I'm almost impressed." She covered her face with her fan and sighed again.
"What's with the lecturing?" one of the delinquents shouted in annoyance. "This has nothing to do with you President!" another shouted "Don't think so highly of yourself!" another finished as they all glared at her.
Looking around from behind her fan Medaka sighed "How pitiful…" she muttered stunning the delinquents into silence. "All of you guys were undoubtedly once passionate loyal Kendo club members…I can only presume that there is some reason, some great tragedy, which has lead you to straying so far from the path." Everyone nearly fell flat on their faces.
Naruto looked at the delinquents and could guess what they were thinking. "Well…yeah I got nothing." He muttered seeing events unfolding before him.
"Were you thrown aside by your parents?" Medaka asked going into a very odd pose. "Did you fail to meet a teacher who could guide you?" she continued continuing her posing "Were you betrayed by one of your own?" by now she had her right forward lunging forward as she bent backwards to still face the delinquents.
"Ah I can see her tits." Naruto muttered impassively.
"Worry no more! I will help you be born again!" she declared shocking the delinquents "I will make it impossible for you to be distracted by anything other than the way of the sword! I will straighten you out! I will correct the wrongs! I will improve you, rebuild you!"
The delinquents were looking less and less at ease as they realized just what Medaka was going to do to them. "I will not see your thoughts led astray again…I will leave you unable to cry or even laugh." Suddenly her demeanor changed though she kept her odd pose "WE START WITH THE BASIC STROKES ONE-THOUSAND TIMES!" she roared, "DON'T YOU GUYS THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WALK HOME TODAY!"
Naruto watched with a nervous chuckle as the delinquents screamed as they were forced to undergo Medaka's training from hell.
Naruto whistled a jaunty tune as he left the school "Well that was interesting" he muttered placing his hands behind his head. "Anyways now to go to work."
"I'm glad you found my methods entertaining First year Namikaze." Naruto froze as he looked over his shoulder. As he feared it was Medaka and she was even mimicking his pose.
"President." He greeted as he continued on his way hoping she would leave it at that. "Keep up the good work." He called out as he walked away. He paused after taking a few steps and looked over his shoulder Medaka was the exact same distance from his as when she had called out to him a second ago. Shrugging his shoulder Naruto continued on his way five minutes later he looked over his shoulder and sighed "Why are you following me?"
Medaka merely covered her face with her fan. "Why to find out why you were watching us at the Kendo hall of course." She answered simply.
"By following me?" he asked scratching the back of his head in confusion before checking his watch. "Look I have to go I'll talk to you some other day." With that said he turned around and started jogging. Glancing over his shoulder he freaked "STOP FOLLOWING ME!" he roared as he bolted. Looking over his shoulder… "SHE'S STILL FOLLIWING ME!" Eventually they reached a nice little Ramen shop where Naruto slumped to his knees she followed me all the way to my part time job…" he muttered dejectedly.
"Oi Naruto you're late!" an older man shouted as soon as he saw the blonde. "Get your ass in here and start cooking!"
"Yes sir!" Naruto shouted jogging into the kitchen where he kept his gear.
"Well Jou-chan what will it be?" the man asked seeing Medaka was now sitting at a stool.
Medaka closed her eyes in thought "hm…the Curry Ramen sounds interesting so I'll try it." She stated.
"Oi Naruto one Curry Ramen or your girlfriend!" The old man called out as Naruto came out behind the counter.
"She's not my girlfriend boss, she's the student council president from Hakoniwa Academy." Naruto explained as he began to cook Medaka's order. "Spicy or mild Miss President?" he asked making sure he made it to order.
Medaka smiled in thought "I'll try the spicy today." She declared. Naruto nodded and pulled out the dough used to make noodles. "Oh you make it from scratch?" she asked impressed.
Naruto glanced blankly at her "Doesn't everybody?" he asked in confusion. Having grown up eating Ichiraku Ramen he had never known Ramen Shops to use the instant stuff or pre-made batches.
Medaka did not comment as she watched him fluidly cook her meal. He level of intensity he displayed surprised her at first before she smiled. Within fifteen minutes her food was ready as he placed her order in front of her. "Here you go one spicy Curry Ramen."
Medaka clapped her hands together "Itadakimasu." And began to eat her food. "It's good" she stated happily as she began to slurp down her noodles.
Naruto laughed as he watched her eat "glad you like it Miss President." He declared joyously before attending other customers along the older man. As Medaka ate she casually watched as Naruto interacted with the other customers. Calling over the manager of the establishment she decided to learn a little more.
"How long has Namikaze worked here?" she asked gesturing at Naruto ho was delivering an order to a table with two girls.
"You mean Naruto?" the old man laughed "He just started a few weeks ago, but I've never seen someone so young make Ramen from scratch." The old man sighed as he watched the two girls flirt with his worker. "One day he just came in and asked for a job. I told him to show me he could cook and he made me a bowl of Miso Ramen right there it was so good I didn't bother asking anything else."
"I see." Medaka muttered "Do you know where he lives, his past even?" she questioned further trying to learn what she could about the blonde teen.
The man scratched his head "Well I know he lives in an apartment somewhere in town, but that's it. He doesn't talk about himself all that much." The owner admitted after a moment's pause.
"I see…thank you for the food." Medaka said as she placed the money on the counter "I'll be going now." And with that said she left the stand towards her own home sending Naruto one last glance before turning the corner.
The next day
"Namikaze Naruto, join the student council!" Medaka ordered as she pointed at a sleepy looking Naruto at the school entrance.
Naruto stared at her blankly for a minute before responding "No way." And continued towards his class. Medaka lowered her arm as he passed her by. Whipping around she made to lecture him on his attitude but Naruto simply interrupted her. "I don't have time to join any school groups." And continued on his way.
When Naruto waked into his classroom he noticed that Zenkichi had a few bandages on his face as Shiranui ate some food. "You know is there any chance that you're an idiot?" she asked casually stuffing her face. "Only you seem to get dragged around by the school president even though you're not on the student council."
Zenkichi glowered as he looked to the side. "Shut up." He muttered angrily nodding at Naruto who waved in greeting. "She's always been like this ever since we were kids…It's almost like she doesn't get that she's better than other people at things…and as a result she puts in effort to make those around her as good at things as she is." Zenkichi explained shrugging his shoulder.
Naruto laughed "Well her hearts in the right spot though she seems kind of air-headed in that respect." He added his own thoughts.
Zenkichi laughed a little "I guess; for example in middle school after getting the results of the national mock exams she actually decided to teach the revision classes over the summer holiday. What she ended up teaching…was how to write '1' and '7' in a way that won't confuse the examiners and how to fill out the choice sheets. Everything she taught was to help prevent misunderstandings when the tests are marked." Zenkichi explained tiredly reliving childhood memories. "As far as Medaka was concerned people didn't make mistakes in tests they just didn't fill out the sheets out properly…She presumed from the start that everyone could get full marks." He paused seeing that Naruto was listening with interest "That was because that was always the case for herself." Zenkichi sighed causing Naruto to chuckle. "As such I don't think she'll ever really understand the feelings of those who try but don't succeed and just how depressing that can be."
Naruto chuckled nervously "Maybe…but it's good to remain positive." He pointed out "Though based on what you just told us I don't think she's done with that little request of hers yet." Naruto admitted causing Zenkichi to pause mid bite. He noticed the class representative Hyuga…something or other. Muttering under his breath, it also seemed like Zenkichi heard it. "You should probably check with her about what she plans to do next." Naruto suggested
Zenkichi seemed to mull it over before he left for the dojo. "Where are you going whiskers?" Shiranui asked seeing Naruto heading out as well.
Smiling as he looked over his shoulder Naruto shrugged his shoulders "Out…" he answered honestly before following after Zenkichi, interested in how Medaka would handle things. "Probably shouldn't do this since she'll probably notice me, but I'm curious." He mumbled to himself as he found his spot at the same window. "Oh wow, it's really clean now." He mumbled in awe.
"Zenkichi you're late" Medaka barked stepping in behind him wearing the attire of a housewife causing Zenkichi to blush. Training started ages ago, as punishment don't expect to be able to go home early." She glanced at the corner were other cleaning utensils were set up. "You're not the only one, it seems like no one arrives on time these days." She sighed in annoyance "I'll have to yell at them later."
Naruto turned away as Zenkichi started trying to talk her out of her actions and leaned against well yet." He muttered as he noticed all eight of the third years walking towards the dojo in full Kendo gear.
Moji glared at Zenkichi "We may be low-lives but don't confuse us for cowards." He stated glaring over his shoulder. "As if being beaten to a pulp will make us give this place up! I'll tell you now if you think you can reform us just try it!"
Medaka smiled as she removed the housewife attire "Fine then I'll take on anyone's problems; of course I'll also take on anyone's challenge." Medaka grinned "We'll start with 10,000 basic strokes!"
Moji was shocked as he exclaimed "It went up ten-fold?"
Naruto watched as Zenkichi left the dojo in a huff "Now where are you going Zenkichi?" he asked aloud. Silently following after Zenkichi Naruto debated about whether or not he should do something about Hyuga who was sneaking up on Zenkichi with a bokken in hand. 'Let's see what happens.'
Hyuga swung the bokken down and struck Zenkichi on the back of the head. "Damn it." The class rep muttered "You can't trust this damn student council to do anything. I told her to get rid of the low-lives right?" he muttered angrily "Who the hell cultivates weeds? Damn idiots!" spitting on Zenkichi he stomped off.
Naruto glared at his back as he pulled Zenkichi over his shoulder and carried him off towards the nurse's office. On the way he bumped into Shiranui. "Hey Shiranui could you tell President about this?" he gestured at Zenkichi's injury. "Nurse we have a problem here!" Naruto called out as he laid Zenkichi on an open bed.
The nurse a young blue aired woman wearing a conservative outfit rushed out from the adjacent office "What happened?" she cried out in surprise as she hurried over to inspect Zenkichi's struck
"He was struck on the back of the head with a bokken." Naruto explained as the nurse applied some disinfectant "How is he Sensei?" Naruto asked looking over Zenkichi.
She smiled "He should be fine there was no damage other than broken skin; and please my name is Shibayuki Aoi"
"Then Shibayuki-sensei." Naruto grinned as he bowed his head in thanks. "Thanks for looking over my friend I'll be going now."
Aoi called him to wait. "Your name?" she asked with a kind smile.
"Namikaze Naruto." Naruto answered with a small smile before leaving the room to head to the dojo.
"Hyuga…Tch didn't think I'd find another one with a stick up their ass this badly." He muttered thinking back on his first bout with Neji. When Naruto arrived he found the class rep standing over the bloodied forms of the delinquents from earlier. Moving forward he grasped the bokken before the glasses wearing rep could swing it. "Heh…so I can't do Kendo's version of bare-hand disarm…no surprise." He grunted as he held the sword in place.
Stumbling back the rep glared "Namikaze so you plan on getting in the way then?" he asked pointing the sword tip at Naruto.
"Ah…I'm just pissed that you attacked Zenkichi from behind is all." Naruto replied glaring at the bespectacled teen.
Clawing at his hair in frustration the teen growled "Either way you should be thanking me! I'm getting rid of the weeds that had been dirtying this school!" He growled again "You think I'm right, right?" he screamed in anger.
"Medaka is more right" a voice cut in from the door way. "Zenkichi!" Naruto gasped moving to aid Zenkichi who stumbled. "Man you shouldn't be walking around yet."
Zenkichi nodded in thanks at Naruto before staring at Hyuga. "Everything Medaka does is right, ever since I was two I've watched her justice." He pause wiping some blood off his chin "I'm the one who understands her best. She might go over the top; it might not seem to make sense…But I'm the one who knows just how right she is!" Zenkichi grinned "I might not understand just what sort of pleasure she gets out of helping people…however if someone dares try and go against Medaka's justice. I will not forgive them!" he exclaimed
Naruto nodded his head in agreement "Face it Hyuga you've lost."
Bowing his head Hyuga glowered "Lost…forgive me?" he muttered "Who cares! You're all just a pain in the ass! Do you know what Kendo times three means?" he shouted in manic glee as he jumped towards them bokken raised above his head.
Zenkichi pushed himself upright and decked the maniac "Not a clue!" he stated seriously fist outright from hurling Hyuga across the room. Staggering away Hyuga made it outside before being confronted by Medaka.
"GYAAAAAAA~!" Naruto watched the scene with his cheek resting on his hand "I think this all worked out nicely."
Following this chain of events it appears as if everyone was sharing the Kendo hall friendly enough under Hyuga's instruction. As for Naruto… "No…" he replied to yet another attempt of Medaka's to get him to join the student council.
"I don't see why you're so insistent on not joining even Zenkichi already joined." She stated hiding her mouth behind her fan as usual.
Naruto sighed as he rubbed his forehead. "And I don't get why you keep on asking me to join when I've already said no!" he retorted. "I can't afford to join the council. It is as simple as that." He continued on his way waving at Zenkichi who was also walking home. "You already have Zenkichi, you don't need me." Increasing his pace he quickly disappeared as Medaka stopped following him.
Zenkichi placed his hands behind his head. "You wanted Naruto to join us?" he wondered aloud glancing at his childhood friend.
Medaka nodded her head. "Yes…he will be a valuable member of the council as one who will oppose me. I see it clearly he speaks his mind and is one of the few who only cares about my ability to follow through with what I say. If I don't keep my word he will no longer respect me."
Zenkichi blinked in surprise. "How the heck you figure all that?" he wondered watching as Naruto faded from view.
Medaka laughed "Zenkichi have I ever been wrong about a person's character?"
'Yes' he thought but didn't say.
Hope everyone liked this I know I did. I'm not really sure how I want to do this though the important parts will definitely follow closely to the manga.
Anyways key points of interest.
Naruto and the student council – will definitely be a subject throughout the story I'm not revealing any plans about Naruto's involvement with the council.
Naruto's history – will have its own chapter
Special abilities – Naruto's skill set is after his training with Kirabi
Parings – undecided
Next chapter will be centered around Zenkichi and Medaka trying to learn more about Naruto.


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AUCTIONEERS owed thousands after falling victim to a serial rogue bidder are waiting to hear from the Official Receiver if he is to be discharged from bankruptcy.
Mark Wilson, aged 42, of Berry Hill Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, is listed as owing sums of between a few hundred and several thousand pounds to auctioneers across the Midlands, the North and the South.
ATG understand that some of the debts date back to 2001 or earlier and relate to lots Mr Wilson bid for at auction and then did not pay for. Many items had to be re-offered at later sales.
Nottingham County Court made a bankruptcy order against Mr Wilson on July 27 last year, listing total liabilities of over £20,000.
The court list showed debts of over £7600 owed to Mellors & Kirk of Nottingham, more than £1800 to Golding Young & Co of Grantham and nearly £1700 to Tennants of Leyburn.
Colin Young of Golding Young told ATG that despite promises of payment and court orders against Mr Wilson, he had not received payment. He has registered a formal objection to any discharge from bankruptcy for Mr Wilson.
Mellors & Kirk had managed to obtain an Attachment of Earnings order, entitling them to payment direct from Mr Wilson's employers. But Mr Wilson, who worked as a clerical officer for Mansfield District Council, was made redundant in April 2004 and so the payments stopped.
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Doug Huffman is well-qualified to author a book on biblical worldview. And his approach to the subject, linking heart and mind, fills a void in that many miss by overemphasizing the mind at the risk of forgetting the heart. We need not only Christian thinkers who grasp biblical worldview in their scholarship, but we need Christian thinkers who are grasped by a biblical worldview in their character and conduct. This is truly what it means to be a disciple. Professor Huffman is a man who exemplifies both the thinking and the living of a biblical worldview. --Barry H. Corey, President, Biola University
This carefully constructed volume enjoys the important benefit of being written by different scholars who nevertheless employ similar styles and speak with one perspective--a rare achievement among edited works. Further, the text moves from definitional, methodological, and theoretical concerns regarding the Christian worldview to questions of a far more practical nature, where we interact with everyday life. All in all, it is a remarkable achievement that combines the best of both theory and practice. I recommend it for college courses dealing with these issues and for those interested in this crucial topic. --Gary R. Habermas, Distinguished Research Professor, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
I am pleased to recommend this winsome apologia for "the" biblical (Christian) worldview. The book's many essays encourage unity among Christians around a clearly articulated worldview, urging them to strive, with all proper humility, to understand and embrace this worldview, while avoiding an unwarranted false humility that hesitates to affirm any of the "certainty" that the apostle Luke wrote about (Lk 1:4). The book also is a welcome invitation to those who do not share this worldview to seriously consider its distinctives. --David M. Howard, Jr., Professor of Old Testament, Biola University
Professor Huffman and his colleagues at Northwestern College have provided evangelicalism with a much-needed discussion of what a Christian worldview is in their book, Christian Contours: How a Biblical Worldview Shapes the Mind and Heart (Kregel). Their work seeks to identify, establish, and spread the biblical worldview especially to young people today who are forging their faith in a pluralistic society. The authors deftly identify five components of the biblical worldview in terms of theology, anthropology, ethics, soteriology, and epistemology. These parameters need to be re-introduced to a new generation of critical thinking college students. Moreover, the authors provide solid rationale for propagating a biblical world today at the risk of being labeled dogmatic or out of touch. This is an important contribution to an ever-increasing complex society that doubts the validity of historic Christianity. Kudos to Huffman et al! --C. Marvin Pate, Chair of Christian Theology, Pruet School of Christian Studies, Ouachita Baptist University
The text moves from definitional, methodological, and theoretical concerns regarding the Christian worldview to questions of a far more practical nature, where we interact with everyday life. All in all, it is a remarkable achievement that combines the best of both theory and practice. --Gary R. Habermas, Distinguished Research Professor, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
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Christian Contours is divided into two parts. In part one, Randy Nelson, Douglas Huffman, Walter Schultz and Paul Kjoss Helseth present an overview of worldview thinking and their conceptual framework for defining and addressing the Biblical worldview. In chapter one, Randy Nelson articulates the beliefs that he sees as forming the essential core of a worldview: Theology, Anthropology, Ethics, Soteriology, Epistemology (29-30). It is through these beliefs that we perceive and process reality, which in turn affect how we live. To be a Christian means we embrace the Biblical worldview (that is, the Bible informs and shapes beliefs in any of these areas).In chapter two, Huffman argues that there is one single unified biblical worldview, despite the plethora of denominations and theological viewpoints (from a standpoint of metaphysical realism).Read more ›
Author: Douglas S. Huffman, Editor
Pages: 240
Year: 2012
Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional
Christian Contours is a good resource and easy to read, thought provoking as well as resourceful. The book is a compilation of short essays that help Christians to understand loving God with their mind as well as their heart and how to do so. The editor begins his Preface of the book stating the aims or goals of such an undertaking. Next, Douglas Huffman introduces us to the authors whose writings we will be reading in the following pages. The overarching challenge the book places before the reader is loving God with our entire mind, not just the heart or emotions.
There are two main parts of the book that deal with Biblical Worldview--what it is, how many viewpoints there are, and the worldview relationship to truth. In the second half of the book, readers are then exhorted to worldview thinking and responsibility. Each of the articles or essays places its aim on the table right up front for all to see. Then, as the reader progresses, there is a presentation of material to consider seriously. Finally, at the end of each chapter there are questions for either discussion or personal reflection, whatever the reader decides to do.
In the back of the book is an Appendix that presents a Comparison of Worldviews, followed by Christian Professional Organizations, then the book closes with an extensive Bibliography for any who choose to pursue further study or understanding. One of the benefits of reading this book is it is written for any interested person to read, so don't dismiss the book as just something "beyond" one's understanding.Read more ›
It's also worth noting that the aforementioned back matter takes up 90 pages of the book (and the front matter 20 pages), leaving only a little more than half the book for the actual essays here. Which may be a blessing, because by and large they go on considerably about why a developed Christian worldview is so important and defining its terms (repeatedly) before presumably digging into the "how" questions that introduce each chapter... which unfortunately, it almost never does.
The one significant exception here would be chapter six, "How Do I Maintain a Biblical Worldview When I See That I Am Inconsistent?" by Mark Muska. In other words: What do I do when my actions don't reflect my stated beliefs--but obviously, therefore, reflect what I really do believe? Muska does a pretty good job of exploring some of the "spiritual dissonance" therein. (To be fair, the closing essay on sharing your faith has a decent amount of applicational content as well; however, none of it's terribly unique.)
Then come the appendices, which present a variety of resources for those who truly wish to develop a Christian worldview--websites, organizations, and about 50 pages of bibliography. Really, if you're looking for something that delivers on this book's titular promise, you can probably find it here. (Personally, I'd opt for something by James Sire, whose Universe of the Mind is included here -- also, Habits of the Mind or the warmer, more spiritual-formation-oriented book I'm reading right now, Learning to Read Through the Psalms.)
Thus, this book doesn't deliver on the "hows" it repeatedly promises--but at least it gives you places to go that likely will.
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I bought it because it is a text book in my college. However, I don't really like this book. The design of the cover isn't appealing, and the content isn't unique either.Published on February 3, 2014 by Kiersten
There is nothing exceptional about this book. Chuck Colson's "How Now Shall We Live?" is much better, so much more in depth. Read morePublished on October 28, 2013 by Claudia L. Batten
First of all, I would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank you" to Douglas S. Huffman and Kregel Academic for sending me a copy of "Christian Contours" to review for them. Read morePublished on September 4, 2012 by Stacey
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This is a book review I find myself not wanting to write. It's not because I disliked the book or found it harmful or flat out "wrong. Read morePublished on March 22, 2012 by Kevin Sorensen
There are so many rich phrases, paragraphs and pages in this book that I have underlined and folded back pages and written in the margins again and again. Read morePublished on March 19, 2012 by LaVerne Ombadykow