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Originally posted by gman1972
Hi John, can you give me some links about how all meat is a killer please? Reason I ask is I was a land vegetarian ie only ate fish as an animal protein for years, but recently switched back to eating land meat as I started doing the paleo diet. The paleo diet makes a whole heck of a lot of sense to me, as does fasting for that matter, as thinking about human history the paleo way of eating was how we survived. Mixed in with a fast every once and a while and bam, us humans are back to being who we have been for 99.5 % of our existence. I think that eating hormone soaked, medicated meat is a no brainier to avoid, but grass fed, non medicated meat which I am consuming I have a hard time thinking that is a killer.
Thanks for your thoughts on this
Sodium Nitrite as a Food additive ... serves a dual purpose in the food industry since it both alters the color of preserved fish and meats and also prevents growth of Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria which causes botulism... While this chemical will prevent the growth of bacteria, it can be toxic for mammals... [good thing we're not mammals - oops! JJ] ... A principal concern is the formation of carcinogenic N-nitrosamines by the reaction of sodium nitrite with amino acids in the presence of heat in an acidic environment ... Sodium nitrite has also been linked to triggering migraines. www.fda.gov... ... link between high processed meat consumption and colon cancer, possibly due to preservatives such as sodium nitrite ... a link between frequent ingestion of meats cured with nitrites and the COPD form of lung disease
The heavy meat eating Masai males, Eskimos, and Greenlanders apparently develop osteoporosis at very early ages. The Eskimos normally become bent, shrunken and disabled in their late 20s while Greenlanders become decrepit in their 30s. The most interesting case, however, is that of the Masai. The tribe's males spend their formative years roaming with their herds, drinking the animals' blood and milk, and eating only small amounts of plant foods. Then, at the age of 20 or so, they take off to do a two-year stint as warriors, during which time they try to live on flesh alone. Following the warrior stint, and while still in their early 20s, they migrate to the tribes' villages, arriving at the villages with bent backs, diminished heights and debilitated bodies, whereupon they are cared for by the villages' women until they die. Now here's the rub: the tribe's females, who remain in the villages while the males are out subsisting on flesh and making war, raise and eat plant foods, and remain remarkably free of osteoporosis.
Originally posted by gman1972
Hi John, can you give me some links about how all meat is a killer please? Reason I ask is I was a land vegetarian ie only ate fish as an animal protein for years, but recently switched back to eating land meat as I started doing the paleo diet. The paleo diet makes a whole heck of a lot of sense to me, as does fasting for that matter, as thinking about human history the paleo way of eating was how we survived. Mixed in with a fast every once and a while and bam, us humans are back to being who we have been for 99.5 % of our existence. I think that eating hormone soaked, medicated meat is a no brainier to avoid, but grass fed, non medicated meat which I am consuming I have a hard time thinking that is a killer.
Thanks for your thoughts on this
Originally posted by DevolutionEvolvd
When you can find 1 group of people or culture that doesn't supplement and lives entirely on plant products, I'll entertain your statement. In the mean time, if you'd like, I can provide you with many cultures that live almost entirely on animal products.
If you knew anything about nutrition and physiology, you wouldn't say that meat of any kind will kill you. That's a rather incredible statement.
Can you tell me, please, where we would get our fat calories from if we were to not eat meat?
And, while you're at it, if meat is so terrible, how come our early man hunted animals, such as bison, to the brink of extinction and yet thrived healthily? Did they just hunt for fun?
Or are you suggesting that unlike nearly every herbivore on this planet, the "human herbivore" eat plants with the sole purpose of getting fiber, vitamins and minerals but without providing any significant caloric value? Are you suggesting that unlike nearly every other herbivore on the planet, we don't need fat like they do?
Originally posted by DevolutionEvolvd
Originally posted by JohnJasper
High protein diets are a good way to damage your organs and bones/teeth. Excess protein must be eliminated from the body as well as the uric acid waste products from meat digestion, if meat is one of your sources of protein. Unless you're eating large green salads with every meal (and possibly even if your are,) you have a high probability of deplenishing your mineral reserves as they will be used to isolate these waste products.
Sure... that's true if you're eating white meat chicken as your only dietary source.
High protein diets are a major contributor to disease in western nations so not really a good idea. Instead of dieting, just start eating properly on raw, organic fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Everything else is contrary to our physiology and will undermine our health to some degree.
And there's not much truth there. I mean, most Americans are consuming a high-carb/low-fat diet. Not many people are eating what you're calling a high-protein diet.
It is well known that most meat eaters trim the fat off meats because they have an aversion to it. This is not without a sound physiological basis.
However we witness millions eating foods fried in oils and fats. Millions eat foods smothered in oils, butter, margarine and other fats. Oils and fats constitute about 40% of the American caloric intake.
For this heavy indulgence Americans pay dearly. Indigestion is an American institution. Pathogenic effects are rife. It is said that 50% of all American meals result in indigestion. Antacids are a multi-billion dollar business. At the door of oils and fats can be placed much of the blame.
Originally posted by CosmicEgg
Originally posted by rwfresh
Not wrong for fat people. It is about calories if you have a high bf and want to reduce it. Plain and simple. The most proven diet/fitness related method for increasing life expectancy is calorie reduction. Look it up. Proven and demonstrated time and time again.
Look around you. Are the sick people primarily high body fat or low? Is lack of vitamins causing their high body fat? show me a reference. I can cite many that demonstrate calorie reduced diet directly increasing life expectancy.
And i am not and never said that micro-nutrients are not important. they are. But treating obesity with micro-nutrients only is akin to fixing an engine with rags and soap. Don't complicate it. It's not scary and dangerous for an overweight person to get an accurate look at how much they eat. It's a healthy and extremely obvious, elementary lesson in basic health. Most need to start with the basics because if they follow the latest magic micro-nutrient or fad diet they will easily become frustrated and nothing will change.
It is wrong for everyone. Obesity is not necessarily the result of over-consumption of food but rather the body's reaction to that food. You cannot say that it's always about calories. There are so many things that can and do happen to a body over any period of time, long or short, that food quantities are almost irrelevant. What is important is how the boy receives that food and its ability to digest it further.
People must develop a relationship with their food and not view it as "fuel", in the first place. It is not. They must learn to eat when they are hungry in the amount their bodies require. A quick lunch will be your demise. Eating slowly - very slowly - is the right and only way to eat. Chewing your food slowly until it is a fine pulp before swallowing is the right way.
Lastly, there is no way any standard diet is going to be good for everyone because none of us are standard. Everyone is unique and their diets, particularly when we are all so out of balance, must be tailored to their needs and re-establishing that balance. Most people haven't known balance since they were infants. That's *most* people.
All you're doing is perpetuating the same bad info that has got us all in this situation.
Originally posted by CosmicEgg
If that were true then everyone would attain comparable results with the same diet, the same exercise program, etc. That is simply not the case. Never has been, never will be.
Our bodies are quite different. What works for one will further damage another. You cannot say what you say as a blanket solution. It's wrong and worse, it's false. Using that formula will harm a great many and start damage in still others. Can you identify those people? No. And neither can your GP unless s/he's a very astute operator indeed.
I guess we should all mind our cholesterol and make sure our diets are modeled after the food pyramid, right? Maybe we should work very hard on hitting that anaerobic phase in exercise for as long as possible, correct?
Ultra-marathoners should inspire us.
Do be sure to have your obit sent to us here. We'll open up a RIP thread for you.
Originally posted by UsualSuspect
Personally I follow the "eat stop eat" fasting program, I fast for a 24 hour period once a week, and also the "spartan health regimen".
I have been fasting for about 2 years now and would never look back. I love the dicipline that is required and always feel great after my fast.
If only I could stop drinking the wine.....
Originally posted by JohnJasper
Originally posted by DevolutionEvolvd
When you can find 1 group of people or culture that doesn't supplement and lives entirely on plant products, I'll entertain your statement. In the mean time, if you'd like, I can provide you with many cultures that live almost entirely on animal products.
Thanks for the offer. I referenced a few meat-eating cultures, namely the Masai males, Eskimos, and Greenlanders, in my response to gman1972. To save space, please review that post.
Once again, please review the above post for my supporting evidence.
In the Garden, we would naturally have received fat in the form of easily assimilable fatty acids from nuts especially coconuts, seeds, avocados and any similar type fruits whether still available today or not. What's more, any excess fruit sugars would be stored as fat for later use. I cannot speak for other ancestors but it appears to be reliably established that Homo Erectus, despite having harnessed fire, preferred to eat their meat raw and that included Homo Sapien meat when in season as well as cannibalism. They were allegedly an unhealthy bunch and then they extincted.
Have the history books been rewritten since I left school? My vague memory is that certain American Indian tribes nurtured and revered the buffalo in a manner that both Indian and bison could survive together. It was the white hunters who chose to slaughter the bison for sport. Thanks for correcting me on this.
The people in white coats (scientists that is) are for the most part very good at discovering facts and reporting them. After that, they go unscientific by formulating opinions based on the facts but for every white coat that says one thing, you can usually find 100 who will scoff at them. Having said that, I've read plenty from the white coats and have come to agree with those who say that we're actually frugivores, animals that eat primarily fruits. Fruits compare very closely to mother's milk in that many are nutritionally complete and provide that nutrition in the correct proportions required. If eating sufficient quantities of a varied assortment of fruits, an average person need not worry about supplementing their diet in any way. Nuts, seeds (part of the fruit family) and avocados are exceptions in that they're not so well balanced but they provide additional protein, fats and minerals to ensure that even the most energetic person's needs are met. Green leafy veg is recommended as insurance that vitamin and mineral needs are met but that seems to be due to the stresses of modern civilization and the difficulty of finding fresh off the tree fruit in quantity.
Originally posted by rwfresh
Not sure who you are talking to.. but if you are saying that eating less calories is sometimes not a good idea for someone that is overweight i will say you are delusional. Go ask a doctor. Go ask anyone in the history of time who has lost weight. Forget exercise. This is so simple. I don't care what you eat. Yes it is a blanket solution.. but it is an actual solution. If you are overweight and it's hurting you, eating less (doesn't matter what you eat) will result in weight loss and improved condition. PERIOD.
Everyone should just stop with the BS. Emotional bull. Is it easy? NO. But the solution is OBVIOUS and proven time and time again. Do not let anyone convince you otherwise.
Originally posted by GeorgiaGirl
I follow Fast-5. Anyone can google it and download the free e-book. I love eating this way, because it has given me freedom to eat what I love in moderation.
The premise of Fast-5 is to eat within a 5 hour window each day. I have chosen 3 pm - 8 pm. It is AMAZING how much energy I have during the day, and how much better I feel than when I ate breakfast and lunch. Now I eat my main meal anytime after 3, and then I eat something else later if I need to. I am slowly losing weight but NOT obsessing about what I eat (in the past, I have tended to obsessively monitor what I eat, and to try to restrict my eating by cutting out carbs, or sugar, or fat, or whatever some diet guru told me I needed to cut out.) Now, I am eating--real food--and I am no longer obsessing. I feel free.
I will eat if there is a special occasion earlier in the day--the key is flexibility AND the ability to live this way. I will never go back to eating all day long.
Originally posted by rwfresh
Do you know what oxolates are? Many green leafy veg are full of them and they are not good for a lot of people. Zeroing in on one study where a small group of people living under unrelated conditions(to you) develop arthritis is not something to base your entire dietary philosophy on. Inuit and many native peoples HAD zero cancer rates, zero heart conditions etc. etc. before a western/modern diet was introduced. Maybe we aren't reading the same history books but many North American Native people's primary caloric supply came from animal FAT and organ meat and they were some of the longest lived people at the time.. Functionally living without any signs of common disease we see today.
As for fruit and veg.. What about nightshades? A proven link between arthritis and nightshade consumption exists. This is ancient info.
I'm not saying that veganism is a bad diet. I lived as a strict raw food vegan for 4 years. I felt strong and alive. Worked for me at the time. But if you research the information honestly, you will see that the longest lived people's in the world are not vegans or vegetarians. If you were searching for any commonality in diet it would be moderation. Many smoked, drank, ate chocolate etc.. in moderation.
The China study does not prove Veganism is king. It shows that MODERATION in diet is the healthiest. Chinese people eat meat. But put against an American that eats ONLY processed food, no veg or fruit and lots of meat.. This doesn't mean animal protein is "bad". It means that said diet is bad. Refined food with lots of red meat. bad.
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Starting some light detox work before I try my first fast. Day three without caffine and I feel like a zombie. No headaches or anything, just SOOOO incredibly drained, and I can't see straight (eyes are even tired?). Is there anything natural that can help curb this without caffine??
If weening myself off of everything else is going to be THIS hard, it's gonna be a long couple of weeks! O.O


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We often get asked, as I'm sure you do, what inspired you to start working for yourself. There's the obvious answers, such as being completely unemployable because you're mad as two balloons, the fact that you can get up and go to bed when you like, plus of course for us creative types, getting to make things all the time.
We do have a broader plan however than just being able to keep ourselves in beads, pencils and wine...
Our masks are our main business, so we have our Etsy shop plus a UK website now. Things are picking up nicely, people are starting to approach us rather than the other way around and it suits our life at the minute- we've moved several times in the last three years or so and selling fairly small things online makes it easy to take the business with us should we move again. Plus, its fun :)
We also do artwork and photography, which we sell online and have a contract with a company to licence pieces for which we get commission on sales. This is phase two- it takes longer to find places to sell artwork, we're now working on galleries in the area to sell some of the work we have in stock- including the originals from the licenced images :)
This in turn has given us a heap of reference photos and drawing practice for phase three- some rather more specialised work. Most of this is being kept firmly under wraps so we can only show you the images above which are already on sale. Otherwise, we'd have to set this blog post to self destruct after you've read it...
This work is more valuable but takes longer to do as it consists of carefully assembling things that aren't there :) Eventually there will be enough of a portfolio to get an agent and, in theory, some sensible money.
Which brings us to phase four- a workshop for Mr Grin and all the tools he needs to make things. Preferably, somewhere sufficiently remote to not annoy the neightbours with the ensuing banging and clanging noises.
We figure we're about halfway there in terms of the work that needs doing- the rest of it is then up to the universe at large, with some kicking from us by way of promotion, of course.
I guess the point of this post is to explain our method of organising the chaos that is creativity- always keeping one eye on the road ahead.
Wishing you luck on your own journey,
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The new statutes aim to reorganise the governance of the university so that the decisions of each management level:
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- support the attainment of the mission of the university and the fulfilment of academic potential.
The new Statutes approved by the council became effective on 1 January 2016. Read the new statutes.
Take a look at the new structure of the University of Tartu:
At the end of 2015 new deans are prepared for the formation of dean's offices. Dean Margit Sutrop was joined in leading the Faculty of Arts and Humanities by Professor of Theatre Research Anneli Saro as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Church History Riho Altnurme as Vice Dean for Research. Head of Dean's Office of the Faculty of Philosophy Klaarika Marton continued as head of the new faculty's dean's office. The Dean's Office remained at Jakobi 2.
Dean Raul Eamets leads the Faculty of Social Sciences together with Kristjan Vassil from the Institute of Government and Politics as the Vice Dean for Research and Development, Margus Pedaste from the Institute of Education as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, and Director of the Faculty of Economics and Business Affairs Dorel Tamm-Klaos as the Head of Dean's Office. Tene Viiburg is Dean`s Assistant, Kristel Vits Senior Specialist for Research and Development, Janek Saluse Senior Specialist for Academic Affairs and Gea Kääpa Senior Specialist for Marketing and Communications. The Dean's Office is located at Lossi 36.
The Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Peeter Burk also included two vice deans on his team, Professor Varmo Vene from the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science will be the Vice Dean for Research and Senior Research Fellow Kalle Olli continued as the Vice Dean for Research and Development. The Dean`s Office is at Vanemuise 46.
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Margus Lember included Professor Külli Kingo as the Vice Dean for Research, Associate Professor Jarek Mäestu as the Vice Dean for Development, Professor Anti Kalda as the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor Urmas Lepner as the Vice Dean for Residency. The Dean's Office remained at Ravila 19.
The elections of the deans of the faculties and the elections of the representatives of academic staff to the faculty councils took place in autumn 2015. Read more about the elections.
The next steps are to elect heads and representatives to the institutes' councils and create work units in accordance with the statutes of the units. In addition, the faculty council adopts the faculty's budget, determines the priorities for studies and research and development and adopts the strategic plan of the faculty. The development priorities also need to be set by the councils of institutes and colleges.
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Much contemporary Lutheran theology operates with a kind of uneasy conscience about its very status as "Lutheran." Among ecumenically minded Lutherans in particular, there is a nagging suspicion that penning contributions to Lutheran theology qua Lutheran might perpetuate rather than assuage denominational divisions by focusing on those things that make Lutherans different from other ecclesial bodies rather than emphasizing the continuity of Lutheranism with previously established Christian traditions. With that worry in mind, some confessional Lutheran theologians have sought to construct specifically Lutheran theology with an eye toward emphasizing the potential of Martin Luther to instruct (and be instructed by) the Church catholic, rather than just "the Lutheran tradition."
One of these theologians is Paul R. Hinlicky, who throughout his prolific publishing career has sought to clarify how Luther's writings can best serve as a resource for an ecumenical theology that is post-Enlightenment, post-Holocaust, and (most importantly for Hinlicky) post-Christendom. His 2009 book Paths Not Taken: Fates of Theology from Luther through Leibniz was an exercise in intellectual genealogy that, in tracing the fate of Lutheran themes from the Reformation through early modernity, afforded the author the chance to engage substantially with what he sees as the numerous wrong turns taken by contemporary Lutheran theology. Intriguingly, his new book Luther and the Beloved Community: A Path for Christian Theology after Christendom (Grand Rapids , MI: Eerdmans, 2010) largely restricts its historical scope to Luther himself (as well as to contemporary Luther scholarship), yet features even more constructive commentary from Hinlicky himself on where theology (Lutheran and otherwise) might go from here.
This is no coincidence; indeed, one of Hinlicky's main contentions in the book is that the best way forward for Lutheran theology is to recast Luther himself as less of an innovator, a dramatic break from pre-Reformation Christianity, and more of a teacher of the whole tradition, a teacher whose theology is in fundamental continuity with much that came before. As he puts it, "Modern Protestants especially…[have thought] of Luther as their hero of faith, or hero of conscience, a solitary religious and/or cultural genius who broke the regressive shackles of the authoritarian past and opened the way to a progressive future of freedom." It is worth noting that this image of Luther as an innovative genius of faith's freedom is not restricted to self-identified Protestant Christians; much history and secular philosophy depends on a similar image. See, for instance, the portrait of Luther in Mark C. Taylor's After God (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007). In Hinlicky's view, however, "It is Luther as creedal Christian, Luther as teacher and doctor ecclesiae [doctor/teacher of the church] that matters here" (267). At stake, according to the book's argument, is whether Luther's theology can serve as a resource for the eventual reunification of the Western church or if the reformer's legacy must remain one of perpetual division and ecclesial schism.
Other ecumenically-minded Lutheran thinkers (e.g., Michael Root, David Yeago, and Robert Jenson) have similarly stressed the "catholic" nature of Luther's theology and the concomitant need for Lutherans to press for visible unity among churches. For all of these theologians, the denominationally divided church stands as a scandal and an impediment to proclamation of the gospel. The main contribution of Luther and the Beloved Community to this ongoing discussion is its wide-ranging and conceptually rich application of Luther's writings to a host of classical and contemporary theological dilemmas. Hinlicky, who in the book's introduction is admirably clear about the degree to which he appropriates his own vision of Luther ("my Luther") from the reformer's notoriously unsystematic corpus of writings, enlists Luther in service to what the author calls "critical dogmatics." Critical dogmatics, in contradistinction both to simple repristination of premodern thought patterns as well as (in Hinlicky's view) to most contemporary "constructive" theology, seeks to promote the possibility of "creedal Christianity," that is, belief in the classical teachings of the Christian church in an age where that church can no longer depend upon validation by cultural Christendom. It is theology that "tests the life of the Church against those binding beliefs that must structure it" (257).
Hinlicky's Luther serves this enterprise of critical dogmatics by synthesizing and adapting classical theology (particularly, in Hinlicky's telling, key Christological motifs from Cyril of Alexandria and Anselm) from a relentlessly biblical, and indeed "apocalyptic," perspective. Hinlicky continually stresses the apocalyptic (most often in the sense of "revelatory") nature of Luther's writings in order to show how Luther, like his later interpreter Karl Barth, did theology in absolute dependence upon God's self-revelation in Jesus Christ and in the Bible. When readers of Luther keep his dependence upon God's apocalypse in mind, it allows them to avoid such mistakes as reading The Bondage of the Will, for instance, as a general anthropological statement of the human condition, instead of as an exegetical commentary upon the specific revelation of the human condition within the salvation history narrated by scripture (which it in fact is, according to Hinlicky). Hinlicky describes this as a kind of theological "perspectivalism," in which such notoriously difficult Lutheran themes as the two kingdoms, the hidden God, and the hidden church are understood as descriptions of the life of the believer (and the church) at various stages within creation, baptism, and the final redemption rather than actual divisions in God's reality.
It should be noted that Hinlicky is aware of how commending the apocalyptic in Luther runs the risk of endorsing the reformer's premodern obsession with demonic forces and (more troublingly) his tendency to demonize his theological opponents with rhetoric that became increasingly vitriolic in his later years. Throughout the book, Hinlicky argues persuasively that such rhetorical tendencies must be left behind by contemporary Lutherans if Luther is to have any future as an ecumenical teacher for the church; indeed, the epilogue of the book contains one of the best arguments that I have read for committing "the needed act of hermeneutical violence" (384) against Luther's vitriol for the sake of theological charity (and clarity).
In Hinlicky's telling, the culmination of Luther's theological vision is "the Beloved Community," the eschatological unity which is imperfectly embodied in the temporal church but to which that church continually aspires. Thus, "the hope of the Beloved Community [is] our theological point of departure: as social and somatic selves, there is no salvation for the individual except by reconciliation to the community" (255). This hope structures the book, not only in the support that it lends to his ecumenical vision, but in the way it allows Hinlicky to engage other "social themes," particularly politics (of especial interest here is the enduring legacy of Marxism, which Hinlicky regards as a "Christian heresy," and the careers of Luther, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Martin Luther King Jr. as political theologians). Hinlicky reads Luther as a theologian for whom support of the church as a visible public and engagement with civic affairs were of a piece (albeit a complicated piece), and Luther and the Beloved Community performs a similar mediation.
The extent to which one judges as successful Hinlicky's project of recasting the sixteenth-century Luther as a teacher of the whole Church catholic will, I suspect, depend upon the degree of one's sympathy for the constructive theological proposals (or "critical dogmatic" proposals) that Hinlicky offers for our twenty-first-century consideration. And that is, perhaps, as it should be; again, Hinlicky is clear that the Luther that he is commending to the Church catholic is one formed of careful selection amongst Luther's writings. That honesty does, however, raise a methodological tension that, while not insurmountable, nevertheless persists throughout the book. Given that other Lutheran theologians named and critiqued by Hinlicky (particularly Werner Elert and Gerhard Forde) perform similar acts of fashioning "their Luthers" in their writings, yet reach very different conclusions than Hinlicky, by what criteria do we judge a given "Luther" to be preferable to another? Hopefully the answer would boil down to preferring the "Luther" that most faithfully reflects close reading of the reformer's own texts; however, the degree to which that seemingly commonsense answer coheres with Hinlicky's defense of "appropriation" remains somewhat unclear. More explicit attention to this matter on the author's part would strengthen confidence in his methodology.
A more substantive concern arises in connection with Hinlicky's consistent invocation of "community" as the ideal toward which Lutheran theology must tend. As one who has, in this book and elsewhere (Cf. Hinlicky, "Sin, Death and Derrida," Lutheran Forum 44/2, Summer 2010), recommended that Lutheran theologians engage the work of the deconstructionist philosopher Jacques Derrida, Hinlicky is no doubt familiar with how Derrida problematizes the idealization of "community" (in the singular) by inquiring into the structures of authority, boundary-making, and exclusion that have characterized all historical communities. This difficulty taken together with how Hinlicky's emphasis upon Luther's "perspectivalism" tends to de-emphasize themes of multiplicity in Luther (again, the "hidden God" comes especially to mind), leaves the sense that the eschatological vision which Hinlicky finds in Luther is perhaps tamer and less tolerant of contrast, porousness, and diversity than a differently construed Lutheran theology might allow. Saying, as Hinlicky does, that the Beloved Community is not perfectly embodied by any historical community may defer this problem, but it does not fully solve it. That may seem like an esoteric theological issue far removed from the daily lives of Lutheran Christians, but I suspect that it is not. At stake is the extent to which Luther's writings support the integrity of a host of different theological, ecclesial, political, and perhaps even denominational arrangements as legitimate expressions of the gospel—an issue that is, needless to say, central to the challenges faced by Lutheran communions today.
Negotiating this question will no doubt require further theological conversation among committed Lutherans—a conversation in which relentlessly ecumenical visions such as that offered by Luther and the Beloved Community will no doubt play a signal role. The value of the book comes, not only from the lens that it provides for interpreting the historical Luther, but from the portrait it provides of how a catholic-minded "constructive" theologian can still innovate in a Lutheran key.
Robert Saler is a PhD candidate at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Interim Pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church in Miller, Indiana.


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I woke up to the sound of rocks hitting my window. This anger me very much. I dragged myself out of my bed and to my window where I slid it open. The window didn't have screen so just as I opened it all the way I was hit by a rock.
"Ow," I winced.
"Oh sorry, Taylor!" the guy called up to me. Taylor? Who the hell is Taylor?
"Hey buddy, I think you have the wrong house!" I called down to him angrily.
"Taylor? Is that you?"
"No it's Macey! And you've disturbed my pleasant dreams so you better get lost before I come down and kick your butt!"
"Hmmm, do you like peanut butter and Jelly?" he asked.
"I'm allergic to grapes."
"Really?" he asked amazed.
"No," I told him and went to slam my window shut.
"Wait!" he yelled and I paused. "I have a couple sandwhich's that I'm aparently going to be eating by myself if you'd like to join me."
"I don't like peanut butter and jelly."
"Well good, because they're tuna!" he grinned and he'd really nailed it. I loved tuna. How could I resist.
"Then why'd you ask me about peanut butter and jelly?" I asked him confused trying to fight the urge.
"Why'd you say you were allergic to grapes?" I rolled my eyes.
"I'll be right down," I mumbled.
He was sitting in my front lawn when I walked out my front door.
"Hey Macey," he said as I gave him an uncertain glare. He patted a seat on the grass next to him and I sat down cautiously. He handed me a sandwich I smelled it just to make sure he hadn't poinsoned it.
"Who awe oo aon rhye awe oo iving me puna?" I asked with my mouthful. He understood me. This kid was astonishing!
"I'm Jackson and I like to tuna so why not share the love?" he asked taking a bite of his sandwich. "We should make this a daily event."
"No, we really should'nt," I replied.
"You have to admit though, it's a great first date." I choked on a bit of tuna.
"This isn't a date," I clarified.
"How is it not? We're eating tuna under the stars. It's the best experience a person could have!"
"First of all, I could sit out here by myself eating tuna. It doesn't make it a date. Second, we're not even friends," I told him, biting off another piece of the sandwich. He gasped.
"I give you a tuna sandwich and you don't even consider us friends?" I yawned, acting unamused.
"Yeah, pretty much."
"I feel completely offended, consider yourself unwanted!"
"Trust me Jackson, I already have. Shouldn't you be in bed?" I asked him.
"I'm not ten," he whined.
"You go around hitting people with rocks and hand out tuna sandwich's and yet you consider yourself above the age of ten?"
"What, you've never heard of a friendly gesture?"
"Rocks aren't friendly," I pointed out.
"And neither are you."
"Was there supposed to be a point to that remark?" I asked.
"I don't know, was there?"
"Are you a stalker? Or maybe a registered sex offender? Because I have an app for that," I threatened.
"I'm pretty sure I'd be in your pants by now if I were either of those," he chuckled.
"I don't appreciate your lack of seriousness in this discussion we're having."
"We're having a discussion?" he grinned. "Now you really can't deny that we have a date occurring right now."
"Umm, actually we can deny it, and we will," I was eating my second tuna sandwich.
"Suit yourself, but that's not what the rest of the neighborhood will think tomorrow," he winked at me and smirked. I just glared at him.
"You know what? The only thing that will be occurring right now is my foot be jabbed into your throat," I threatened.
"Please don't, I just recovered from strep throat," he whined, holding his neck.
"Really?" I asked.
"No." I shook my head in disgust. I finished the second sandwich. I hadn't realized how hungry I'd been.
"So Mickey," he said getting comfortable as he leaned back on his elbows. I realized now that you had gorgeous blue eyes along with dirty blonde hair. He was pretty fine if I say so myself.
"It's Macey," I corrected him.
"What? We can't have nicknames?"
"Oh alright. So Jackie," I teased.
"That's not fair. Jackie is a girl's name!"
"Last time I checked, Mickey had a penis... unless Minney is dating a girl and she doesn't know it."
"Fair enough, although, he wears tight pants, so, mayb he is a girl," he said, thinking about in grat depth now.
"Umm, no. He's definitely a guy."
"I don't know about that. What guys where white gloves everywhere?" he questioned.
"What girls wear white gloves everywhere?" I replied.
"Mickey!" he said, as if it were obvious.
"No. Mickey is a guy and that's final!" I demanded.
"Fine. Macey."
"What?" I asked.
"Oh nothing. I was just tossing around in my mouth like a salad. So I can fully taste the flavor. See what it feels like to say because if I don't like the taste I'm gonna be callin gyou Mickey," he told me.
"If you keep tossing my name in your mouth like a hot potato I will have some serious issues."
"Macey, you already have serous issues. But a kiss would do the trick if you ask me," he smirked.
"I didn't ask you."
"Suit yourself!" We sat there in silence for about thirty seconds when he ruined by saying, "Well this conversation hit a brick wall."
"Your face is about to hit a brick wall if you don't let me enjoy our date in peace," I said, laying on the ground and closing my eyes.
"So it is a date!" he grinned.
"Umm no, it was a figure of speech."
"Whatever you say Macey," he winked at me when I opened my eyes the slightest bit. I rolled them. "Well, I'll see you on our date tomorrow!" he said, grabbing the wrappers from our sandwichs and standing up. "We shall meet again!"
"I sure hope not," I mumbled under my breath.
"Don't get your hopes too high about the excitment of our date tomorrow!" he called as he walked down the sidewalk.
"Oh oksy. I'll try not to Jackie!" I teased back. I stood up and walked lazily to my room. The kid was wierd but, I had to admit, I liked our "date." And, not going to lie, I was secretly hoping he'd come back the next night. He didn't.
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Hey, seniors. How was spring break? Did you go totally crazy? Steal a street sign for your dorm room? I hope it was fun, because the real world is going to hit you like a bag full of bricks. And stones. And cement.
I'm sorry, that was some pessimistic imagery. But here's the thing: You need to brace yourself. You're entering one of the worst job economies in history. I know, not exactly groundbreaking news, but it doesn't hurt to hear it once more from the blogger who, like you, is pretty new to the real world. I say these negative things with love.
You had your fun on spring break. But from here on out, if you want to progress your career, you need to go into it with a zero laziness policy.
You've heard the saying before: searching for a job is a full-time job. It's tough taking on that full-time job when you're winding down your final school year, studying for exams, and tying up the loose ends of your college career. Luckily, the wondrous World Wide Web makes the job search easier, but I'll let you in on a little secret: that's where everyone is looking.
This is the part where you have to kiss your laziness goodbye. I'm not saying an online job search won't yield any opportunities, but you need to get creative on your career search if you want to rocket past your competition. Before you graduate, my biggest piece of advice would be to reconnect with every professor with whom you shared a positive relationship. Say a sweet goodbye to remind them you exist, and most importantly, tell them to keep you in mind if they know of any job opportunities. You may have a captivating resume with a 4.0 GPA, but if you have no one to give it to, then it's just wasted paper.
Here's the problem with the low number of jobs right now: Those who have experience are also looking for jobs, but since they can't find anything within their realm of proficiency, they take a step down in their search. So that entry-level job you had your heart set on? Most likely, it was taken by someone with just a pinch more relevant experience. I know, it's rough.
What's even more rough is the fact that companies are often understaffed due to the decrease in funding for more positions. So when you finally do get that job, be prepared to work long hours, take some tasks home, and occasionally, work so long that you forget about the homemade turkey sandwich you made for lunch.
When you start looking for a job, keep your mind open. Don't eliminate internship opportunities during the search. Although it's ideal to immediately begin your career, internships provide you with more of those personal connections I emphasized earlier. It also adds a little garnish to your resume while you buy time searching for a full-time position.
Grad school isn't necessarily the solution, either. Many go to grad school right after graduation simply to avoid the horrible job market. If that's the case, you're going to grad school for all the wrong reasons, especially considering you're digging yourself further into debt. Yet, unfortunately, grad school has become the new college. Back in the old days, an undergraduate degree was a wow-factor, considering it took a prominent position in society to continue an education beyond high school. But in this generation, there's an extremely high percentage of high school students, and even adults, who go to college for a bachelor's degree. So if you want to stand out from the crowd, a master's degree may be an optimal step.
Notice I didn't say the next step, though. Grad school is a lot of money, and I encourage all new graduates to gather a few years of work and funds before diving into the application process. And at 22 years old, there's a good chance you may still not know what you want to do. What if you start in your major field and end up hating it? What if you get a job just for kicks, and work your way up to the top? I know some people in their late 20's (and even early 30's) that still don't know what they want to do, so don't dive into debt for a master's degree from which you may never reap any benefits.
So seniors, get off your butt and get moving. Live up these last amazing moments as much as you can, but skip a nap or two to reconnect connections, reflect on yourself, and pursue the most reasonable next step. There isn't a definite answer I can give you to stand out from the millions of graduates this spring, but if you prepare well enough, you'll be able to dodge that bag full of bricks. And stones. And cement.


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Imagine yourself walking the cobblestone streets in the quaint village of Supetar, nestled on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. From the architecture of the buildings and landmark Bell Tower to the secluded island chapel and unique shops and flats, Adriatica embodies the spirit and lifestyle of Supetar. Designed to be a true working village, Adriatica brings all facets of life together and enhances our living experience. Adriatica is a 45-acre (18.2-hectares) development situated at Virginia Parkway and Stonebridge Dr, (Google Maps) in one of the fastest growing cities in America, McKinney, Texas.
Adriatica is a true village and a project unlike any other in the world. The goal is to create community that in a relatively short period of time replicates villages that have taken centuries to develop. The project involves not only proper architecture and visual design, but also expertise in culture and social interaction. Not just how to build, but how to arrange the pieces of daily life, from where we live and work, to where we shop and play. It all comes together to form a balanced way of life.
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10 Contemporary Turkish Artists You Should Know
Artsy Editorial
Voicing dissidence through a range of mediums, including painting, installation, photography, and found artifacts, Vahap Avsar examines the human cost of unchecked political authority and oppressive regimes. Much of his art turns a critical eye towards Turkey's recent troubled history and, as in the video piece Tekmil (2010), draws on his experience during compulsory national service. He also probes international turmoil and institutionalism, frankly attempting to expose the faults of established power structures. In his oil on canvas painting W.T.C. (2010), for example, he depicts intense smoke and flames billowing from the crumbling World Trade Center in a style reminiscent of J.M.W. Turner's The Burning of the Houses of Parliament (1834-1835). In his series "Walmart" (2008), Avsar painted still lifes of household products,challenging viewers to consider the intrusive effects of branding.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Dinosaur Hunting by Boat in Alberta
2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the first scow-based dinosaur-hunting expeditions in Alberta, Canada. These flat-bottomed boats were used by Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History as floating field camps between 1910 and 1913. When Brown left Canada, the Sternberg family of dinosaur hunters, working for the Geological Survey of Canada, also used them from 1913-1916.
Royal Tyrrell Museum technician, Darren Tanke, has for the past 8 years been working towards a Centennial re-enactment of the first AMNH trip, making and equipping a 1:1 scale of the AMNH scow. In late June of this year he and a dedicated crew will launch their scow (the Peter C. Kaisen; named after a Barnum Brown assistant) from the city of Red Deer, Alberta, and over a 5 week period float down the Red Deer River, ending in Dinosaur Provincial Park around August 7th. Along the way they'll be looking for dinosaur fossils and reliving history.
The blog 2010 Dino Hunting By Boat details the scow's construction and the trip.
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Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway
New translation launch saw Harry Potter-style overnight lines
(GUARDIAN) — The UK's 2011 bestseller lists might have been dominated by cookery, courtesy of Jamie Oliver, and romance, courtesy of David Nicholls, but Norwegian readers were plumping for another sort of book last year: the Bible.
The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years topped the country's book charts almost every week between its publication in October and the end of the year, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. Its launch in the autumn saw Harry Potter-style overnight queues, with bookshops selling out on the first day as Norwegians rushed to get their hands on the new edition.
"We only printed 25,000 to start with and thought it would last six to nine months, but it was launched mid-October and by the end of the year it had sold 79,000 copies – it's just incredible," said Stine Smemo Strachan, who worked on the project for the Norwegian Bible Society.


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Best tips for the travelers who visit Dubai for the first time
When you are visiting Dubai for the first time, you should know about its laws, rules, and regulations. You must have the knowledge, what you can do and what you can't do. You must have knowledge about the places you want to visit. Here I give you some tips which may be helpful for you if you visit Dubai for the first time.
Check your medication
Before starting your journey, make sure you are physically fit and healthy enough to travel. You should keep some medicines and vaccines in your bag which may prove helpful for you in an unhealthy condition.
Knowledge about Temperature
The climate of Dubai is scorching. The temperature can rise up to 45°C from May to October. Don't think you can visit Dubai in these days. Best an appropriate time to visit is November to April when the climate is not so harsh.
Dress code for women and men in public place
Some dress codes are specified for men and females in public place. Women should cover everything from your shoulders to the knee. Avoid tight clothing and women should not wear sleeveless garments. Men should not show their bare chest in public. Avoid shorts and don't wear swimwear on the beach area.
Dubai Laws tourists should be aware of
During Ramzan, you cannot eat, drink, and chew gum or smoke in public in the day time. Avoid anything to pass through mouth between sunrise and sunset because it is illegal and foreigners must abide by Ramzan in public areas.
Playing loud music in public places is not allowed. You can't drive with any alcohol in your blood system.
Famous Places to visit
When you visit Dubai first time, you should know about its famous places, like Wild wadi water park, Atlantis Dubai, desert safari Dubai, Dubai fountain, Marina walk, burj al Arab, Burj Khalifa, gold souk, Dubai Museum etc. Here I listed some famous places in Dubai.
Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa is the main attraction of Dubai all around the world. With 829.8 meter length and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest building in the world. The observation is that the 124th floor is worth visiting as it gives a great view of the city. Around 5:30 am is the meeting time at the top of Burj Khalifa, at this period you can see the city while it's still dark and observe the sunrise and see the city in day light.
Jumeirah Mosque
Mosque of Jumeirah is situated in the Jumeirah District. Jumeirah Mosque is an impressive structure that once seen is never forgotten. It is listed as the most photographic mosque in Dubai. It is one of the mosques in Dubai which is open to non-Muslims.
Desert Safari
If you are an adventure seeker than the Desert Safari is the best place to visit. Here you can enjoy many adventures. Best desert safari deals include dune bashing, sand boarding, camel ride, quad biking, and BBQ dinner. Desert Safari deals in Dubai best service packages best food, dance activities and camel ride.


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Appointment of Chief Operating Officer, FAA Air Traffic Organization
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Teri Bristol appointed as the next Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization (ATO).
"Teri is well respected across the aviation industry and shares our vision on the importance of modernizing our nation's air traffic control infrastructure and building on our well-deserved reputation for safety excellence," said A4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio. "A4A congratulates Teri on her appointment and we look forward to further strengthening our collaborative partnership with ATO under her leadership."


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Jennifer Lopez took a risk when she created the non-traditional family drama "The Fosters." And luckily for her, it has shown to be a risk worth taking.
ABC Family, which airs the Lopez-produced show, announced they have ordered more episodes of the hit show.
Despite having a rather controversial story line which focuses on a lesbian couple and their multi-ethnic family of foster and adopted children, "The Fosters" has struck a chord with viewers.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series has had "highs with each new broadcast, with one of its recent episodes ranking as Monday's top scripted TV telecast among women 12-34, as well as No. 2 among women 18-34 and [all] viewers 12-34."
"ABC Family has always been a home for groundbreaking storytelling with iconic characters and families and we're thrilled to have The Fosters…join our lineup as breakout summer hits," Michael Riley, president of ABC Family, said.
Adding, "We are very proud of the original series we continue to foster, bringing real and relatable characters to life for our viewers."
"The Fosters" will return with more episodes in January 2014 following its summer season finale on Monday in which the show's modern moms will get married in an emotional ceremony.
"We always knew we wanted to end in some sort of a ceremony with these two women in love," co-creator and executive producer Peter Paige told E News.
"What was just amazing serendipity is the Supreme Court ruled the same month we went on the air and the day we were shooting the wedding was the same day that the Prop 8 planners were getting married."
One of the reasons Lopez was so game to create a show depicting something other than a nuclear family is she did not want her twins, 5-year-old Max and Emma, to feel "weird" about their dynamic family makeup.
"I am a non-traditional family," the 43-year-old told ABC News. "Me being a single mom, their dad doesn't live at home with them. They have three stepbrothers from two other moms . . . that's not traditional."
"It's about love and that's what I constantly remind myself of because I kind of let society get inside my head, 'Oh, it shouldn't be like this. I did this, I did that. I failed.' And it's like, no. They're happy, they're healthy, they're loved more than anything in the world," she said. "And they're going to be fine."
Saying the drama reflects the changing nature of families today, Lopez is not ruling out making an appearance on the show in the future and may even provide music for it in later episodes.
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Mexican Pizza
Shaping your pizza dough into a football shape makes this already untraditional take on pizza a little extra fun.
10 min | Prep time: 20 min | Serves: 4 | Yields: 4 servings, 8 chips each
- 1 pkg. refrigerated roll pizza crust
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 can diced Mexican tomatoes, drained, divided
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 3 cups finely shredded romaine lettuce
- small red onion, diced
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- Preheat oven to 425°F (or 400°F if using a dark pan). Grease pizza pan or cookie sheet, and unroll pizza dough onto sheet.
- In a medium bowl combine refried beans with half of the diced tomatoes. Spread the mixture over the cooled pizza crust and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 8-10 minutes until crust is golden brown.
- Top pizza with lettuce, red onion, green onion and reserved tomatoes.


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Keith founded his own business in 1978 in Swinton, Manchester having moved from Middlesex, his original hometown.
His first business premises opened in Chorley Road, Swinton, but due to the expansion of the company he has relocated to Albion Street, Swinton.
Over the years Keith has welcomed his Sons into the business, they have become fully qualified engineers themselves and offer a valid contribution to the business. Keith's wife Trisha controls the administration, quotations and all clerical work, often working late hours to offer a continual service to all customers. Keith believes this has helped to strengthen the reliability of the company.
Keith Davids' is a family business which has been established for over 30 years and is fully Gas Safe Registered.
We give a complete service from the removal of your existing boiler and tanks, through to the installation of a brand new boiler. We can also alter any existing pipework to suit your new installation if required.
With the introduction of condensing combi boilers during the last 10 years, Keith firmly believes now is the best time to change over to the new system. Having tested many of the boilers on offer, it is apparant that there are savings to be made of around 40% on your current Gas bill. This is also affected by having the correct thermostatic controls installed into your system.
Keith now gives most of his time to meeting customers at their property and offering his valuble opinion based on years of personal experience fitting full central heating systems.
On many occasions when surveying properties, it may be discovered after the tanks are removed, that there is also scope to re-design the bathroom space. Keith can include a price to re-design and fit your bathroom upon spec.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
*Mama's Classic: Cilantro Minced Beef with Tofu & Green Peas
I remember my happy childhood. Every time I was (pretending to be) sick, which happened almost EVERY Monday morning, my trusting mama always let me stay in bed and wrote a sick-leave letter to my teacher. My report card that year showed a high record of 13 sick days, all conveniently fell on Monday. HAHAHA. Until now, I haven't told my mum that those were fake sicknesses (ranging from stomach ache to fever). I guess some things are better left unsaid, I plan to forever be mama's angelic little good girl. HOHOHO.
Ehm, my mama would (get our helper to) prepare a Mun Tahu dish. Back home, it consists of tofu, minced pork, garlic, spring onion and soy sauce. Mixed with warm steamed rice, it is just sooo comforting, like a warm blanket on cold winter days, even for the healthy (lazy).
In Hong Kong, I found from my friends that their mamas made this dish too. This is Hong Kong version of mun tahu, the pork was changed to beef, and it is just as yummy and comforting, plus, it is easy enough to prepare, perfect for busy (lazy) life style.
- 2-3 pieces of tofu (cut into 4 parts per piece)
- Minced beef
- chopped garlic, chopped cilantro, crushed ginger
- a handful of green peas (we used frozen ones)
- oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper
- a little corn starch
- olive oil
Marinate minced beef in some soy sauce, pepper, oyster sauce, corn starch, for about 15-30 mins. Saute minced beef until almost done, set aside. Saute chopped garlic and crushed ginger until fragrant, add peas, beef, tofu, add sauce when needed, sprinkle chopped cilantro at the end, mix around a little. Serve with warm steamed rice...
and for the record, now I don't take sick leave every Monday, OK? (I just changed it to every Fridays...HR, I AM KIDDING)
4 comments:
- eliza said...
oh, nice variation eh? i love mun tahu too, it's such a warm-in-the-tummy kind of food.
you've been tagged, look at my post here: http://fooddiary.blogsome.com/2008/02/20/here-i-go/
- February 21, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- Monica said...
wah cici, bikin pengen aja nih mun tahunya nyam nyam.mun tahu itu makanan favo ku sejak jaman dulu kala.hehehe..
- February 21, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- deeTha said...
Rit, masak tahu? hehehehe
- February 22, 2008 at 1:20 AM
- deeTha said...
met wiken yoo...
ojo gawe spaghetti tinta ireng.mengko yn sikatan ngentekke odol. huehehe...
oio,ndak ws sido mbok dftrke asian women bla..bla.. (wah,lali aku opo hehe)?
- February 23, 2008 at 3:49 PM
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I consider myself to be somewhat of an MMA subject matter expert. Of course, I am humble in knowing that I only know what I know from following the main-stream media coverage of the sport and its athletes and figures. However, I've been around since 2003 obsessing over every event in the UFC and overseas as well.
So, when I got an email from Art Davie's media team asking me to review the book "Is This Legal?" I was instantly intrigued. I really enjoy tell-all books. I think the last book I read from an insiders perspective of MMA was Pat Militich's biography which I absolutely loved. But, I was a fan of Pat's before reading it and frankly, I had only heard of Art Davie's name a handful of times before getting this book in my hands to review.
I'll be very honest about something – I came into reading this book with a real bias against it. I know a lot of people in the MMA world dislike Dana White or the current UFC as a business and have gone their own ways in saying how they built MMA, not White and the Fertittas. I was just hoping this book wasn't going to be chapter after chapter of arrogant bullshit and shit-slinging about stuff that is way under the bridge.
I was pleasantly surprised to read the opposite of that. Art Davie does a great job of painting himself as a humble, passionate, eccentric business man who was in the right place at the right time in creating the UFC. He does, however, give some insight into the dynamics of the Gracie family that made me slightly squeamish to read about. I'll attribute that feeling to the fact that I've come up and gotten my blue belt under a really old-school black-belt and it's sort of just understood that you don't air other people's personal dirty laundry, especially when they are considered the grand master's of the sport. I suppose Art Davie took off his own blue belt and put on his businessman coat when he decided to do that. That's his call.
All-in-all, the book was entertaining to read, had a lot of cool stories about early-stage figures in the original UFC that frankly don't get brought up anymore and gave a peak into the world of what many for us take for granted – an un-charted and largely illegal new sport that took over the world in later years.
While a lot of the fighting terminology and general descriptiveness is based on terms that seem somewhat antiquated in modern MMA circles, this also gives you a feel for what the atmosphere for this sort of event was back in 1993. It's almost hard to even consider what it would be like.
My main criticism of the book is that Davie describes one of the tournament fighters, Gerard Gordeau, as a potential member of the Neo-Nazi party, only going on to clear that description a few hundred pages later in the book saying that the salute he was doing wasn't a Nazi salute, but actually a martial arts salute. I even thought myself that Gordeau might be a Nazi when I read it, only to find out later that he wasn't. If I hadn't finished the book, I would have had a forever-spoiled view of Gerard Gordeau and that wouldn't' have been fair.
I'd recommend "Is This Legal" to anyone for entertainment value and as something to bolster your knowledge of the sport of MMA and it's roots in the original UFC. While it seems like this book is set on another planet at times compared to what the UFC is today, it should give you some perspective into how far things have come since then.
Note: Thanks to a reader's comment and doing some extra digging it turns out Gerard Gordeau does have a Nazi Swastika symbol on his arm, which I never saw before. See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/g6fbg/ufc_nazi/


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Senate Begins Redistricting Hearings
LAREDO - The Senate Jurisprudence Committee met Saturday, June 28, 2003, in the first of a series of hearings on Congressional Redistricting. Governor Rick Perry has called a Special Legislative Session on the issue of Congressional Redistricting. The committee does not have a new Redistricting Plan and no member of the committee plans on creating a plan, but members met to hear public testimony.
Senator Judith Zaffirini, who represents Laredo, pointed out that if the House of Representatives develops a bill which includes redrawn district maps, the Senate might create a substitute bill as it commonly does on controversial issues.
In a packed auditorium at Texas A&M International University, the committee heard from nearly one hundred public witnesses, most of them in staunch opposition to any new redistricting plan. The Senate has similar hearings scheduled for McAllen, San Angelo, Houston, and Dallas. The Senate Jurisprudence Committee is chaired by Senator Robert Duncan of Lubbock, and members include Senators Chris Harris, Mario Gallegos, and Todd Staples, who was added to the committee as a replacement for Sen. Teel Bivins. Also present were Sen. Zaffirini and Sen. Kyle Janek, as well as a team of attorneys, who are working with the committee as legal counsel, along with members of Lt. Governor David Dewhurst's staff.
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