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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored Ela Bhatt of the Self-Employed Women's Association at the Global Fairness Initiative Awards, held tonight at the Kennedy Center. Secretary Clinton said:
"...the Global Fairness Initiative aims at a simple fact: billions of people worldwide are trapped in poverty. And many of them do have the skills and the determination to build better lives, but that's not enough to surmount the barriers that stand in their way. Unfair trade practices, low wages, poor health care, inadequate schooling -- these are obstacles that are really hard, and it's often the rare lucky person who somehow surmounts them on their own. Most people need help. Otherwise, their talents and abilities lie fallow, and we lose the contributions that they could be making to their families, communities, countries, indeed to the world.
"Now, there was a time, not long ago, when it seemed practically impossible to conceive of solutions big enough and smart enough to deal with global poverty. But now, we have a bolder view of what's possible, because we've seen approaches that drive and deliver long-term, high-impact results.
"And tonight, we are honoring a woman whose work has been at the leading edge of the fight against poverty.
"Ela Bhatt has upended the old ways of thinking and compelled all of us to raise our collective ambitions about what we can do to close the gap between the rich and the poor.
"She has spent nearly every day of the past four decades helping move more than a million poor women in India to a position of dignity and independence, gaining access to opportunities they never dreamed possible. Like the chance to start a business or send their daughters and their sons to school, open their own bank account, or simply be treated with respect by their husbands, their mothers-in-law, their neighbors, and authorities.
"A great deal has already been said and written over the years about Ela's impact on India and the world.
"About the innovative programs she pioneered, making it possible for the very poor to gain access to services that were once the sole purview of the well-off -- like credit, like banking, sick leave, and child care.
"Or about her conviction that women are the key to progress -- that investing in women is one of the most powerful ways to fight poverty.
"Now, these ideas 40 years ago were revolutionary. They're still in some quarters considered revolutionary. But in many others, they are now widely embraced. Ela carried that message. She literally made people understand and accept her vision by proving its workability time and again.
"But tonight, I'd like to consider Ela's impact from another angle.
"The work that she has done through the Self-Employed Women's Association is not only about finding solutions to the problems of poverty. At its most basic level, Ela's work is about fairness, about giving every person the chance to achieve his or her dreams, to make the most of his or her God-given potential -- no matter how rich or poor, no matter whether they work in a factory or a home or on the side of a road.
"I often say that talent is universal, but opportunity is not. And that is inherently unfair. It is not fair that whether people get the chance to express their talents depends, to a large extent, on who their parents are or where they live. It's not fair that something none of us had any choice in -- where and to whom we were born -- has such an impact on the course of our lives.
"And so we have to be in Ela's corner, because she has proven it doesn't have to matter so much. Inequality may always be with us. But even in places where it is most stark, people still should be able to develop their ambitions and direct them toward building better lives. And Ela and SEWA have proven that.""...[W]hat Ela has done is to help the poor find freedom, and with freedom they have also found opportunity. And she has helped not only women in India but women in South Africa, in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and inspired so many others to find their own way forward to overcome long legacies of inequality and unfairness. She has helped us imagine and then work toward a fairer world.
"So for her contribution to India and particularly the women of India, and to the global community, it is my honor to present the first Global Fairness Award to my friend, Ela Bhatt."
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Ambassador Michael Oren: The shared roots of Hanukkah and Christmas
WASHINGTON (RNS) This holiday season, whether we and our families gather around a menorah or a Christmas tree, we celebrate our freedom to believe. We rejoice in the values for which our forefathers fought and passed down for centuries. The Hanukkah and Christmas lights that illuminate our homes burn bright for all of humanity. By Michael Oren.

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Category: Finding Deductions
Please explain deductions and credits that are available related to Education.
Interest you have paid on student loans:
If you attended a college, university, or vocational school after high school, you may have taken out student loans to help cover all the costs. If those loans are now being repaid, chances are that you are paying interest. If so, you can generally use this interest as an additional deduction on your return.
You can claim the interest deduction if all of the following apply:
* You paid interest on qualified student loan in tax year 2015
* You are legally obligated to pay interest on a qualified student loan
* Your filing status is not married filing separately
* Your modified adjusted gross income is less than a specified amount which is set annually, and
* You and your spouse, if filing jointly, cannot be claimed as dependents on someone else's return
Generally, you should receive a Form 1098-E that reports any student loan interest that you have paid. The amount that you are eligible to deduct is usually the amount in Box 1.
Expenses you have paid for higher education (such as tuition):
There are a lot of costs that go along with attending a college, university, or vocational school. The good news is that many of these costs can be used to help reduce your tax bill. Generally, you can use expenses that you paid for yourself, your spouse, or any dependent that you are claiming on your return.
As long as the school that you paid the expenses to is eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education (which covers virtually all post-secondary institutions), the expenses will generally qualify.
You should receive a Form 1098-T from your school listing your qualifying tuition and fees.
For more information:
Tax Benefits for Education
Claiming Education Credits vs. Deductions
How do I report qualifying education expenses that I paid with a 1099-Q distribution?


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The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.Camus
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max on September 17, 2002 at 11:13:00:
In Reply to: Anyone know where i can breakfasst around here? posted by Eatmore Biscuits on September 03, 2002 at 01:26:13:
: what's existance anyhow several dimensions of being. It can be what you are consciouse of. and it can be the absurd of you being the sub-consciouse.
it depends what one is consiouse of: are they a human being dealing with existential challenges such as cancer? or is one just one of those healthy people who live in a small town having nothing else to do bu dis its existence.
these are how we identify our selves. that is existence. in truth I sense there is another essence of ourselves that is abstract. but human beings are conditioned for structure and end up sometimes in identity crisis. am I a depressive person? am I successful? existence is a game because if it is a crisis in trying to identify ourselves and the way we form identity is mostly through interaction with others using others as vessels of some sort, then it is all a game.
several dimensions of being. It can be what you are consciouse of. and it can be the absurd of you being the sub-consciouse.
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Debates of Oct. 30th, 2001
House of Commons Hansard #105 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was edc.
- Yukon Northern Affairs Program Devolution Transfer Agreement
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Constitution of Canada
- Export Development Act
- Tobacco
- Prostate Cancer
- Communities in Bloom
- Jean-Marc Ouellet
- The Environment
- Terrorism
- E-Commerce
- Trade Disputes
- Aboriginal Youth Conference
- 1972 Election
- Fallen Heroes Fund
- Energy
- Délégation Générale du Québec in Paris
- Yukon
- Trade
- Immigration
- Terrorism
- National Security
- International Aid
- Immigration
- Finance
- Terrorism
- Lumber Industry
- The Economy
- Lumber Industry
- National Security
- National Defence
- Anti-Terrorism Legislation
- North American Security
- Health
- International Exchanges
- National Security
- Anti-Terrorism Legislation
- Airline Industry
- The Budget
- Lumber Industry
- Terrorism
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- Privilege
- Export Development Act
- Business of the House
- Export Development Act
- Committees of the House
- Hepatitis C
- Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
- Supply
- Export Development Act
Jean-Marc Ouellet
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Speaker, it was with great sadness that we learned of the death, last Friday, of Jean-Marc Ouellet, at the age of 60.
Mr. Ouellet was a loyal employee of the Senate for over ten years. He held the positions of bus driver and messenger. The funeral service was held this morning.
It is hard to lose a loved one.
My colleagues and I wish to offer our deepest condolences to his wife, Joyce Hatley, his daughter Lynn, his son Michael, and all his friends and relatives.
I hope that each one of you will be comforted by the memory of good times spent with him.
The Environment
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Charles Caccia Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, sulphur dioxide pollution from the shipping industry is a major contributor to acidification of waters and rain. In the waters around Denmark it is estimated that emissions from ships are twice those of the country's land based sources.
Many European countries are putting in place a system of dues at ports, differentiated according to the ship's environmental performance. For example, ships entering Hamburg harbour are granted a 12% rebate on dues if they meet pre-established environmental requirements such as using low sulphur bunker oil, showing they produce lower sulphur emissions or using paints free of poisonous tributyl tin.
These port dues rebates are significant. They are an incentive for the shipping industry to clean up its act. I urge the Minister of Transport to adopt such incentives and thus reduce pollution from cruise, cargo and other types of ships.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Scott Reid Lanark—Carleton, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to a grave danger contained in the government's anti-terrorism bill. The bill defines terrorist activity in such a way that criminal prosecution would begin to focus on the underlying beliefs of terrorists. The bill singles out crimes committed for political, religious, or ideological purposes.
A crime is a crime is a crime. Our justice system must judge actions, not religions or ideologies. An act of violence does not become any more or less an act of violence because it was committed for religious or ideological purposes or for any purpose whatsoever. Our justice system does not prosecute motive, specifically in order to preserve Canadians' rights of religious observation, their right to belong to political parties and their right to freely believe what they believe.
The law should be hard on those who commit terrorist acts, but when we begin to prosecute personal thought we erode the very freedoms we are seeking to protect. Thought crime is a dangerous path that we ought not to follow.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Reg Alcock Winnipeg South, MB
Mr. Speaker, in the knowledge economy the race goes to the quick. The ability to take advantage of the opportunities that the new information and communication technologies enable will determine the winners in this global competition.
Canada, with its relatively small, well educated population, high degree of connectivity and overall sophistication in the use of these tools, has an unparalleled opportunity to lead the world. In addition to computers and networks, businesses need the tools that allow them to move quickly in this new market.
Today I am pleased to draw the attention of the House to the SourceCAN initiative of Industry Canada. It is a state of the art online service that allows small Canadian businesses to access vastly increased international markets while at the same time reducing the costs of doing business online. SourceCAN is one of the tools by which Canada will reach its goal of 5% of worldwide e-commerce.
I congratulate the staff at Industry Canada and all the people involved in this important initiative.
Trade Disputes
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Monique Guay Laurentides, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has been refused the right to appear as a party at the hearing involving United Parcel Service's lawsuit against the federal government.
United Parcel Service has launched a $230 million lawsuit against the federal government, claiming that its rights as a foreign investor have been harmed by Canada Post.
An international tribunal, whose rules are not based on Canadian law, will examine the case, taking into consideration the rules for settling a trade dispute set out in NAFTA's controversial chapter 11.
Yet, last summer at the meeting of the NAFTA commission, the Minister for International Trade expressed his delight at the measures taken to clarify the provisions of this chapter. He said "We want the process for settling disputes between an investor and a state, which is provided for in NAFTA, to be as open and transparent as possible".
The minister will have to explain what he means to the 45,000 Canada Post workers whose views are not being heard.
Aboriginal Youth Conference
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Lawrence O'Brien Labrador, NL
Mr. Speaker, this past weekend the National Aboriginal Youth Conference took place in Edmonton. Aboriginals are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian population. That is why it is vital to hear the voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis young people.
The hon. Secretary of State for Children and Youth spoke at the conference which brought together youth from across the country as well as members of national aboriginal organizations. The findings from the conference will assist in implementing the national aboriginal youth strategy. They will be presented in December to a meeting of national aboriginal leaders and the ministers of aboriginal affairs.
This conference provided a valuable forum to hear directly from aboriginal youth about the issues that concern them.
1972 Election
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
John Reynolds West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure for me to rise today to mark the 29th anniversary of the 1972 election held on October 30 of that year.
There are only five members of parliament elected or re-elected in that election who still serve here today. The Right Hon. Prime Minister, the hon. Deputy Prime Minister and the hon. member for Davenport were re-elected that year. Today there are only two MPs who were first elected that year: the right hon. member for Calgary Centre and I.
Then as now I was a proud member of the official opposition. In fact the right hon. member for Calgary Centre and I both served in the same caucus under the leadership of Mr. Stanfield. Then as now the centre right was split in the House of Commons, with the Conservatives as the official opposition and the Social Credit Party here also.
There is an old saying that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. The lessons of those years are not lost on me, and I would venture to say they are not lost on the Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister.
However I hope that my colleague and fellow classmate from 1972, the right hon. member for Calgary Centre, remembers those lessons too and will not become the Réal Caouette of 2001 or allow his party to become the true inheritors of the Social Credit legacy in this place.
In closing, I thank the voters of British Columbia for sending me to this place that year and in three subsequent elections.
Fallen Heroes Fund
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Pat O'Brien London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the London Professional Fire Fighters Association, its president Brian George and its vice-president Jim Holmes in my hometown of London, Ontario, for raising over $285,000 so far for the Fallen Heroes Fund.
Every cent of the money raised will go to the New York Fire Fighters 911 Disaster Relief Fund. This fund helps the families of fallen firefighters, police and emergency personnel who lost husbands, fathers and sons in the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
The London fire fighters and I would also like to thank the advertising and promotional assistance of the Corus Group, major corporations, small businesses, schools, groups, individuals and organizations, as well as kids who broke open their piggy banks to contribute. Without their kindness and generosity this could not have been possible. The thoughtfulness of Londoners will never be forgotten.
Statements By Members
October 30th, 2001 / 2:10 p.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—St. Clair, ON
Mr. Speaker, we are all aware of the benefits we can derive from wind power. Canada has the ability to produce more wind power than any country in the world.
In spite of that the federal government, while pumping billions into the nuclear and oil industries over the years, has contributed relatively little to the development of wind power in Canada.
Europe and the U.S. provide substantial financial incentives to both producers and consumers of alternate energy. Canada does relatively nothing. Ironically many of the investors in the growing U.S. market are Canadian companies.
It is time for the government to join other developed countries to embrace wind energy and provide the financial incentives and investments needed for this valuable renewable energy source to flourish in this country.
Délégation Générale du Québec in Paris
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Richard Marceau Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased on behalf of my colleagues in the Bloc Quebecois to draw to your attention the 40th anniversary of the Délégation générale du Québec in Paris.
Quebec's representation in the city of light bears witness to the special relationship between Quebecers and their French cousins. In matters of culture, business, education or tourism, the Délégation générale du Québec in Paris promotes and spreads Quebec culture in France.
Such is its importance that the members of the delegation were the first representatives of a non sovereign state to enjoy the privileges and diplomatic immunity normally reserved for sovereign countries. This points to the importance of our mutually beneficial relationship.
Be it through the Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse, the Association Québec-France, the thousands of French students who have studied in Quebec and the thousands of Quebecers, myself included, who have completed their education in France or the annual summits of our first ministers, to give but a few examples, our two peoples are showing the entire world the special place we hold in each other's heart.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Larry Bagnell Yukon, YT
Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great anticipation. Many members have noticed a new dynamism in the north. One foundation of this is the Yukon devolution transfer agreement which the government has tabled today.
The transfer agreement sets out the terms and conditions for transferring the administration and control over lands and resources from the Government of Canada to the government of Yukon. It will soon be followed by legislation to implement these changes.
Mr. Speaker, on this day, I am proud to be the member for Yukon.
The government has worked hard to bring devolution to this point. Yukoners will soon be able, as other Canadians, to make decisions locally regarding their land and resources.
The DTA contains provisions to ensure that devolution does not abrogate or derogate from the aboriginal, treaty or other rights of first nations or any fiduciary obligations of the crown to aboriginal people derived from treaties, constitutional provisions, legislation, common law or express undertakings.
This is an important day for all Yukoners and all Canadians. I hope the House will join me in saluting everyone who worked so hard on this agreement.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Elsie Wayne Saint John, NB
Mr. Speaker, two sugar refineries have closed in Canada and more will be closing out west if action is not taken now.
Bill C-32, the act to implement the free trade agreement with Costa Rica, cannot be viewed in isolation of the North American and global context since it would provide Costa Rica with substantial immediate duty free access and a phase out of Canada's refined sugar tariff.
The reciprocal provisions in the agreement would not provide Canadian sugar with any commercial export opportunity. Sugar should be excluded from such regional negotiations to prevent further job losses and refinery closures in Canada. The sugar deal with Costa Rica will set a precedent with upcoming negotiations with Central America.
Canada's sugar market is already the most open in the world. Our sugar industry does not depend on any domestic or export subsidies or other trade distorting policies. Our modest 8% tariff is important until the big players including the U.S. and EU reform their sugar policies. What is in question is not free trade but fair trade.
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, two former deputy ministers of immigration, one of them being Tom Kent, a former key adviser to Prime Ministers Trudeau and Pearson, are saying that the 1985 Singh decision of the supreme court has been a disaster for our refugee system. The Singh decision gives anyone who can put their toe onto Canadian soil the same charter rights as a Canadian citizen. That leads to long delays and backlogs for genuine refugee claimants.
Even the Minister of Foreign Affairs, when he was in Washington last month, said this decision needs to be reviewed. Does the Prime Minister agree with deputy ministers Tom Kent and Jack Manion and his own Minister of Foreign Affairs that the Singh decision must be changed?
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Jean Chrétien Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, I am happy with the question because there is at this moment, in front of committees, debate about the security of the nation and the changes in the laws. The debate can go on there.
Of course we want to have a good system of refugee laws in Canada. At the same time we do not want anybody to use the refugee system to abuse Canadian hospitality.
In fact we have two committees that at this time are looking at these laws. We welcome the suggestions that could come from these committees.
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, I am not asking the committee. I am asking the Prime Minister.
Two former deputy ministers of immigration and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have acknowledged the need for the Singh decision to be changed. As it stands, it allows all refugee claimants the same rights of appeal as Canadian citizens.
Why does the Prime Minister not overturn this decision, which is a threat to our security and of no help whatsoever to true refugees?


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|Blog Archive
Sunday, July 29, 2007 - I hope all is well...
...for everyone out there. The family and I are doing great. My wife and I have been peas and carrots. We say that a lot to each other when we are getting along well. All relationships are rollercoaster rides filled with ups and downs.
The crops are a little thirsty but doing well. We also did some work on the farm pouring some concrete. You can go to the forums and see some pictures of that. Click here.
It seems that I always talk about something sad. I do not like doing that, but I have a family here locally that just this last week lost their 8 year old boy to the same disease that took their 9 year old boy two years ago. Me being a father this just kills me. It takes me back to my blog a couple weeks ago (July 01/07) about the doctor finding Jesus in the boy's heart. There just must be a reason for this. I do believe we are God's people, our children are God's children. With me having a 7 year old boy I know that it would be so hard to lose those two boys. I just pray that family rebounds and that God puts His spirit in them to know that He has a master plan. -Matt
Monday, July 23, 2007 - I'm finally home.
I've been working on the farm, spending time with my family, just doing the the things I love doing. I even think this is the first time I've been on my computer since I have been home.
Last Friday morning 19 of us went to a Promise Keepers event in Nashville, TN. We took a nice bus and stayed in a hotel for the two day event. The only bad thing was out of a town of around 4,500 only 19 went. $100 got you down there, your hotel room, and into the event. The bus would have held 56 people, and I wish that it was packed. If you have never been to a PK event you should go. The first speaker reminded me of the Gracie fight. Let me tell you why. Before I was to walk out and fight Royce we had our prayer in the locker room. I remember I was on one knee, holding my right hand was Tim Sylvia. I do not remember who on my left. What happened to me that day has never happened to me before or since. I was over come with the feeling of "not being worthy". God has blessed me so many ways family, friends, income, church, travel. I started shaking and weeping. I just kept wondering why me? When we all stood up everyone was wondering what was going on with me. I got it together and I tell you that there was not a welterweight in the world that was going to beat me that day.
Things are great here. My little Hanna turned one on Saturday. I will put some pictures up. God bless all of you. -Matt
Sunday, July 15, 2007 - Well, I'm done here.
Wish I could tell ya......
I leave in the morning with my family to go visit my brother-in-law for a couple days. Then I get to go HOME. Home to the farm. It sounds weird but I get to go and do some work. Before my family got out here I wanted to go home. I had a rough time on the show, a little homesick, and to be honest the thought of quitting ran across my mind. I then ran across this. Funny how things just pop out in front of you sometimes. I thank you all for the prayers. He heard you.
Are you the fern, ...or the bamboo?
Sunday, July 08, 2007 - Happy 4th
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. My family came out to Vegas on the 3rd. If you did not know, I'm taping the Ultimate Fighter 6. My wife did not want me to say anything until she got out here. My family and I spent the 4th here in Vegas. We had a great time. My wife thinks I forgot, but Monday the 9th is our three year anniversary. She gets up before me in the morning and will find a card and gift. (just to let you all know I would'nt just say "Happy anniversary, hun" as we brush our teeth in the morning.) Taping is going good. If you have any questions you could go to my forum and ask. Some of the people on there know more about what I do than me......
My brother says all is well on the farm. I get done here on the 16th and will be wanting to get on the farm ASAP. I just got a new .308 from DPMS Panther Arms and am looking forward to pulling the trigger a few times. Mark has been out trying to get a ground hog that is eating our beans. I guess I will have to show little brother how its done.
I thank God for all he has blessed me with, and I hope everyone who reads this feels the same way. No matter what is going on in life, it could be so much worse. -Matt
Sunday, July 01, 2007 - Still in Vegas
Well, my brother is out here to visit for a bit. Having him around is never dull. I'm sure Marc Fiore is not happy about him coming out. When my brother and I get together Marc usually gets picked on.
Some of you might not know, but Chris Benoit, his wife and young boy were found dead in their house a little over a week ago. Chris was a popular wrestler on the WWE. A very tragic story. There has been some talk of why God let the boy die. There is so much that we do not know or understand, but I do know that God knows best. That God has a plan for everything. I ran across this and thought it would be a good fit this week. -Matt
"Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I'll open up your heart..."
Monday, June 25, 2007 - Thinking of My Family
Things are good out here. My brother said we got plenty of rain for now. The corn sure was thirsty. I have been thinking of my family a lot, so I have a very powerful VIDEO and a email for you to read (I changed the sender's name to Jane Doe). I thank you all for the prayers you have said for me and my family. -Matt
All things are possible for God. I wanted to share a little bit of why I am writing to you and to perhaps give you and your family a little comfort. My daughter Hannah was born at only 24 weeks (She was what medicine calls Micro-Preemie). She was so small and so defenseless and I couldnt even begin to imagine what would become of her.
Sunday, June 17, 2007 - Happy Father's Day!
First thing I would like to say is "Happy Father's Day" to all the dads out there. The first thing I did this morning was make the calls I needed to my father, brother and a few other dads I know. I hope you guys got taken care of and treated like a king today.
We have been talking about the topic of "How you know you're a Christian, and what it means to be a Christian". I have done some research and asked a few friends that I trust. Here are a few readings that helped me answer my question:
Titus chapter 3, most importantly verse's 4-7:
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.Romans 8th chapter, 6th verse:
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;And the 3rd chapter of John verses 1 thru 21, when Jesus talks to Nicodemus.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him."I'm sure most of you have a Bible. If not, it is the most common and bestselling book in the world; so getting your hands on one should not be a problem.
The training is going great. The guys I'm working with are good guys that I really like to be around. I am getting in shape and having a good time doing it. The farm still needs rain. This proud father now says good-bye. -Matt
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - Not much to say this week...
Been real busy that's why I didn't get the blog in on Sunday night. Training is going good, having a good time. The family's doing fine. Farm's doing good even though we need a little rain.
The next six weeks I'll be very busy. Just got a lot of things going on and I can't really talk about them.
Pretty boring blog this week, I know, but thanks for looking in and I'll have more to say next week. -Matt
Monday, June 04, 2007 - Had A Good Week
Memorial Day and the weekend went great. Spent it with a lot of family and hope everyone else had a great time as well.
This weekend was busy, Saturday we had a cook off in Hillsboro and Mark and I did well as a team. Out of three categories, we won two of them: Showmanship and Tasters' Choice; but not Judges' Choice. So, for our first year, I'm really happy with how we did. I made ribs and Mark made pork chops.
Sunday I spent the day with the family and finished up a lot of the work on my autobiography. Sunday was also a big day for me as a dad, Hanna was pushing a chair walking behind it, the first time I've seen her do that and later on that day, I had a baseball in my hand and she saw it and I told her it was a ball and she repeated the word "ball." So it was actually the first day she walked and repeated a word that I told her and I believe she actually understood that it was a ball in front of her. A lot of people have told me in the past that kids grow up too fast and now I know they are telling the truth. -Matt
Monday, May 28, 2007 - Happy Memorial Day!
First off, I want to wish everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day and to once again thank all of the troops serving overseas for being the heroes that they are and defending our freedoms everyday.
I also had this email sent to me and it's supposedly a quote from Jay Leno. Regardless of who wrote it, I definitely agree with the overall message that it sends. I'm not sure if I would have worded it so harshly in some parts, but it's really something to think about this Memorial Day as we remember all of those who have died to keep this country free:
The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?-Matt
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Some sad news, they dropped the wrestling program at Eastern Illinois University where I competed. I'm not completely sure why; but I've been told that they are going to try to get it reinstated.
This week will be a lot like last week for me. We do have all the corn in the ground, now we are working on the beans. I think I have the easy job around the farm as I can run around on the 4-wheeler and do small odds-n-end jobs. My brother seems to be in the tractor seat all the time.
Finally, I got this very positive email from a fan in Australia and I thought I'd share it with you:
I don't know if Matt will ever see this but I just had to let you know - you have made a Huge change in my life, I was brought up in a full on Christian house hold - but as i got older(I'm now 34) I drifted away from the Lord, I was hanging around the wrong people and doing stuff my parents would be ashamed of (as I to am) But in the last month I've been watching the UFC session 1 and session 2, I knew who Matt was but never really followed him until watching Session 2 UFC TV series which at the end of it I heard you say you were a Christian - so i started watching your fights and at the end of them you are thanking Jesus Christ for being in your heart - the emotions that stirred up inside me were of so much joy and happiness, I have tears of joy running down my face while I'm typing this, Cause I have asked Jesus back into my Heart, and I have You to thank for that, You would have to be one of the Toughest Badest people in the UFC but also one of the Kindest, you have been blessed with an amazing gift, and I'm sure I'm not the only one you have changed, but keep up the good work of spreading the word of God.-Matt
Sunday, May 13, 2007
First off, happy Mothers Day to my wife who has two children, to my mother who had three children and to my grandmother who had two children and to all other mothers reading this now.
I ran across this the other day and thought it made good sense. I know there's been a lot of talk of illegal immigrants and so this to me just answers that perfectly:
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."This week, Mark and I will continue to work on the farm and should get all the corn planted and then start on beans. -Matt
Monday, May 07, 2007
One thing I like about my blogs is that I always find something out. I always learn something from them. Usually I get some emails talking about them, pros or cons. After last week's blog I found out about my wife, I never knew that she read my blog or even looked at the website; but she does...
So I want to say now, "I love you, honey."
This past weekend was busy. Number one, we ran the show Friday and Saturday night. The owners of the theater in town had their son get married Saturday night. So with the rehearsal Friday night and the wedding Saturday night. My family and my brother's family ran the show for the premiere of Batman. On the forum are some pictures from the theater. Then saturday night at 1 AM, I went and helped with post prom. Post prom is an all night party after the prom that's run by the school. I did that from 1 AM to 5:30 AM, so I'm still recovering from my night of no sleep.
This week, hopefully Mark and I will be done planting the rest of the farm, weather permitting. Another week where I can enjoy some time with my family. I want to say thanks to everybody who tunes in to my blog every week. -Matt
Sunday, April 29, 2007
My brother and I started planting corn today, so I was in the tractor all day and I only have one radio station that comes in and it's country western. So, I was stuck listening to country music all day. That led me to think of my wife and family most of the time.
First off, I'd like to say I have a great wife, but I think we all worship false idols and my idol would be working on the farm. I love it and, to make it even worse on my wife, I love being around my brother. But that's how I was raised, kind of how I was programmed during my youth - working on the farm all day and being with my brother. My wife cant figure it out and that's put some stress in our relationship. Relationships are all the same, I believe they're roller coasters, mostly highs and lows just like my relationship with Jesus, sometimes I feel that we're walking together talking and sometimes I feel that He's nowhere around.
I've told my wife that it's a busy time at the farm, putting crops in the ground, so she's eased up on me a little bit and I thank her for being in a good mood when I walk in every evening. I'm a big believer in my wife is more important than my kids, when I come home from a long trip, the first person I want to see and hug is my wife, my kids are second. I don't think my wife reads my blogs, to be honest I don't think she cares much about the website, so I do not say this in hopes that she will read it (I know I won't tell her about it). So my advice is take a close look at your relationships, especially the most important ones. Every night I thank God for blessing me with my wife and my family.
This week we will continue putting corn in the ground and hopefully we will get all of our corn in this week.
Finally, I promised this a couple of weeks ago, so here is the most recent family photo that I have. -Matt
Sunday, April 22, 2007
I had such a good time at the NRA show last weekend. Then the shooting at Virginia Tech happened, which took all the momentum away that the NRA show had for me. I prayed a lot for the families of the victims as well as the family of the shooter. I really hope that the shooter was not a fan of mine.
I did run across this email a couple weeks ago, I do not know where it came from, when it was written, or it's authenticity; but I do agree with it's idea and the message it's trying to send. I think it puts a great perspective on recent events. -Matt
Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton , Colorado , was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Wow, who would have thought so many NRA members and gun lovers were UFC fans! I would bet there were a total of 60,000 people throughout the three days that I visited the show. I know that twice the Fire Marshall wanted to shut the show down and not let anyone else enter the building until someone else came out.
I was there three days. Friday, I sat with the guys at Knight Rifles. Saturday, I was with Charter Arms and it was a huge day. Sunday, I sat with Hornady Ammunition.
I met a lot of good people, both fans and people from the firearms industry. I'm a big believer in "guns don't kill people, people kill people." A gun is nothing more than a tool, so I don't think all these gun control laws are just.
This week, I hope it dries up and I can help my brother get in the field and get some crops in the ground. -Matt
Sunday, April 08, 2007
I want to say Happy Easter to everybody out there. My family and I had a good time just spending the day with my inlaws. Hope everybody else had a good day as well.
Also, just got back from the UFC and it was an interesting weekend for the Welterweights. First, Koscheck did a great job executing and sticking to his game plan. It might not have been the most exciting fight, but Diego was someone who had beaten him twice and he needed to get that win, mentally.
Number two, Matt Serra beating Georges was shocking to me. For lack of better terminology. Georges looked a little smaller than usual and he didn't look sharp when he was out there. So, I don't know if pressure had something to do with it or what, but he just didn't look like himself out there and Matt was able to land that big punch. So, hopefully I will be facing Matt in the future.
This week, my brother and I will work on the farm and hopefully get some of that done as I run and lift daily to get my body where I want.
I'm including a recent photo of Hanna and we'll be posting a family picture sometime this week. -Matt
Sunday, April 01, 2007
First off, I want to congratulate Robbie for his KO victory over Frank Trigg in round 4 last night, or this morning, however you want to say it. Robbie is like a brother to me up in Iowa and Frank's really given me a hard time. So I was glad that Robbie was able to finish the fight and not have it go to a decision.
(Photo by Greg Honda)
(Image from www.fightreport.net)
I'm on my way back from the airport now. I went to Winnipeg this weekend and got some autographs signed and never saw the end of the line. I was kind of surprised at the reception I received and I met nothing but good people.
This week, I will help my brother on the farm. I do have a writer coming to town to spend the week with me. So, that's what this week will consist of and I believe that Georges has about a 90% chance of winning his fight on the 7th without it going to a decision. -Matt
Thursday, March 29, 2007
This week I've just been staying home working on the farm, getting things ready for planting. So having a good time going to the farm everyday, working with my hands, running the dozer and the trackhoe.
For those of you interested, I see rich Franklin has his Hummer and custom motorcycle on Ebay. Starting bid for the Hummer is $80,000 and starting bid for the motorcycle is $20,000. The reserve's not met on either. -Matt
Rich's Hummer
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Not much really going on this week, so I've been going through some of the emails that we receive to the website. I came across one message that asked me to use this platform that God has put me on to take a stand against the War in Iraq.
Well, I can't do that, because I fully support the War in Iraq and President Bush. He's the guy I voted for and I think he's done a good job. I believe our troops are doing a great job of defending our freedoms and making our country safe from terrorists. They are the real heroes. I'm just a guy who fights 3 times a year, these guys are fighting every single day so that I can have the opportunity to do what I love and raise my family in a free country. So I will always be thankful for that.
Honestly, I just don't see how anyone can claim to support our troops and at the same time oppose the war that they are fighting. To me those go hand in hand.
I know a lot of people might disagree with me on this, but that's fine, they're entitled to their own opinions. That's why we live in America. -Matt
Friday, March 16, 2007
Sorry this is so late, this week's been very busy. Sunday through Tuesday night I was in Oklahoma City shooting some footage for a DVD series. It'll be a 2 DVD set that should be for sale in June. One part will be training for MMA, we shot that footage on Monday. The second part will be a biography video with interviews from myself, my brother, sister, parents, friends, old coaches, etc. I'm interested to see how they tie it all together.
On Tuesday, worked on 12 moves of the month and had a photo shoot before coming home.
On Wednesday night, I got to help out my wife and my brother at the theater. They had been running the Orpheum Theater in Hillsboro since Sunday while the owners were out of town.
Thursday, left the house at 5:30 AM, went to the St. Louis airport, where my flight was delayed for an hour and a half. Eventually got to Vegas where I shot a commercial for the UFC for the April 21st show in England. Got back at 12:15 this morning, slept until 7:15 then got up to help get Joey ready for school. At 3 PM filmed a Public Service Announcement for Challenger Films. 5 PM jumped in a car and drove to Cornerstone Church and gave my testimony for a youth rally. Eating dinner right now and hope to be home close to 11.
Tomorrow, I have another photo shoot with Knight Rifles starting at 9 AM. They're coming out to the farm to get pictures of me and Mark for some magazine ads. Tomorrow night I'm taking the wife out to eat for St. Patrick's Day.
So, once again sorry for not getting the blog out earlier. I'll try to do better next week. -Matt
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
I apologize for being so late this week, just been a little bit busy since the fight's been over. I want to thank everyone for their support this weekend.
The fight didn't go as planned, I thought that when it hit the ground I would be able to do a lot more than I was able to. Chris did a good job of doing his homework on me, when it hit the ground I thought I would just be able to finish him.
I just left Springfield today, been up to the state capitol building trying to get the sport legalized in Illinois. Hopefully that will happen sometime soon.
I want to be sure to thank all my online supporters and I will catch you again next week. -Matt
Sunday, February 25, 2007
First off, last week I had the pleasure of training with a group of Navy SEALS. They were with Naval Special Warfare Development Group Squadron Four. I had a lot of fun training with them and it was a different experience working with trained killers instead of just trained fighters. My only stipulation was that they had to check their guns and knives at the door.
On a different note, I was talking to one of the members of the Forums during some of my down time. He is a Christian who is really struggling with immorality. He is praying for God's healing, to give him a pure mind, and has become impatient and doesn't feel he is hearing from God.
This is something that I can relate to. When I first got married, I prayed and prayed not to have desires for other women. At the same time I worked on keeping my mind "clean." After about a year and a half, that came true. I still pray for God to keep me strong, but as a guy that will always be a weakness. The thing about God is, He might move at a slower pace than what we'd like, but He always gets were He wants to go.
I can definitely relate to the impatience part of that, as well. When I have someone do something for me, I always say "and I want this done yesterday."
But think about it this way, if a guy is 40 lbs. overweight, how many trips to the gym will it take for him to lose that weight and be healthy? As you know it takes more than one or two. He needs to eat right and let his body rest. So if I want to be a better person by keeping impure thoughts out of my head I would need to:
1. Pray
2. Condition my body to do the right thing.
Back when I wanted to stop cursing, after I said something I shouldn't, I would stop and say a prayer of forgiveness. It didn't take long for me to stop saying those bad words.
It all takes time. So how long will this guy have to wait to lose this weight? I would say months or even years. It just depends on how much he puts into it.
I really hope that this is helpful to someone out there who might be struggling with a similar problem.
Finally, tomorrow I leave for Ohio and I want to thank everyone for their support. My next blog entry will be post-fight. -Matt
Monday, February 19, 2007
Just got done listening to the Hillsboro girls basketball game on the radio, they lost in the Super-Sectionals and will not be headed to State this year. For the most of you who don't know, the Seniors have done a very good job in the past years. Last year the Hillsboro High School girls basketball team won State. At the end of tonight's game I found myself alone in the room praying, but still the girls ended up defeated. Sad day for Hillsboro as the town was wishing them well, hopefully bringing back another big championship.
This week will be my hardest training week as I continue to get prepared for Chris. That's pretty much it, a short blog this week. I thank everybody for their support. -Matt
Monday, February 12, 2007
Had a good time this weekend with my family, was somewhat busy with a camera crew and this and that, but all in all it was a great weekend.
Had been reading a book called The Edge, just a bunch of stories of successful people. Been reading about Dan Gable and he's got a great quote in here:
"When I lifted weights I didn't just lift to maintain my muscle tone. I lifted to increase what I already had and to push to a new limit. Every time I worked I was getting a little better. I kept moving that limit back and back. Every time I walked out of the gym, I was a little better than when I walked in."I just think it's a great quote, it definitely fits the role of a professional athlete, but I just think it's a great life quote and it could be applied to anything.
Once again, I'll be training for my fight and try to stay healthy as the flu bug is floating around. -Matt
Monday, February 05, 2007
I went to the UFC and had a great time. I was surprised at the outcome of the Anderson fight. I knew he would win, but I didn't think it would end like that. Went to my brother-in-law's for the Super Bowl when I got back from Vegas. All in all a good weekend.
Well, I believe I finally got some answers about the loss from the St. Pierre fight. I went into that fight mostly on faith and I believed that it was my destiny to win that fight. I now realize that it takes more than faith to do anything in this world. Faith is still #1, but it also takes #2 knowledge and #3 physical practice.
So, my mistakes were:
1. Knowledge - I should have watched more tape of Georges' fights and come up with a better gameplan instead of going out there and finding a way to win one way or the other.
2. Physical Practice - I think I should have gone in stronger and in better shape, even though it never went past the middle of the second round, I think I could have been in better shape.
My faith was very positive and I did believe, before the fight, that I was supposed to win. Maybe that's why I didn't put as much training into it as I could have. So, now I will begin training harder than I ever have before on the road to fighting Georges again.
Thanks to everyone for their support. -Matt
Monday, January 29, 2007
Well I want to apologize for missing last week. I was waiting for Hanna to crawl before I did another blog and she didn't start crawling until Saturday. I guess you can call it crawling, she's moving her hands forward and her knees forward; but it gets her where she wants to go, just not very fast.
This week, I'll continue to train hard for the fight and I want to thank everyone who's sent in emails of support to the website. I really appreciate all of them, even though I don't have the time to personally reply anymore.
Yesterday, I spoke at the Family Life Fellowship church in Missouri and it was just a pleasure to be at. They had a great praise and worship band and I did some baptisms. The pastor, Dick Comstock, is doing a great job as pastor and I want to thank him for inviting me down there.
One last thing, I want to start doing this blog every Sunday or Monday, so hopefully we won't have any more late or missing entries from now on. -Matt
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Last week was somewhat of an exciting time. My little girl, Hanna, would get on her hands and knees and I thought she was going to crawl. I was hoping that before I left to go train this week that my little girl would crawl for the first time, but it doesn't look like its going to happen.
For anybody wondering, Hanna will be six months old on the 21st.
Just got back from Florida this morning, where I did a seminar for my buddies Frank and Mike.
Once again this will be a good working week and I'm looking to have a good year. I hope to be in the best shape of my life this year for my three fights. I'm told that I'm fighting Chris Lytle in March, but I haven't signed anything yet. Chris is a tough guy, so I'm looking forward to a challenging fight. -Matt
Monday, January 01, 2007
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a happy and safe New Years. I know I definitely did. This week starts my training. I'm a little under the weather, so I'm not doing anything physical just watching what I eat and my weight.
I was told that my rematch with Georges in April was called off because he wanted more than two months to prepare. I know there are a lot of rumors being spread around the internet and if people want to believe that I dropped out, then that's fine with me. I don't feel that I need to defend myself every time someone posts a rumor on the internet.
The UFC says that I'm fighting on March 3rd, but I don't know who yet. I asked for Diego, but they want to save him for a title shot. I am glad to be fighting in Ohio, this way people from around here, who can't really afford to fly out to Vegas or California, will be able to watch one of my fights. So I look forward to a lot of local support. -Matt
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Real quick, I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Please take some time to pray for our troops stationed overseas. -Matt
Sunday, December 17, 2006
This week, I'll be finishing up my Christmas shopping. Had a great time last week hunting with Mark down in Sparta, GA. I want to thank Wes Jones for inviting us. I shot another 8-point buck, this one scored a 131 7/8. In about 8 months, I'll get the mounted head sent to me.
Also, with Christmas so close I wanted to share a story that Matt Ferguson, my pastor, mentioned in a sermon not too long ago.
Favorite Stories: The Small White Envelope-Matt
Monday, December 11, 2006
I spent all last week hunting down in Tennessee with Jim McConville. Had a really good time and shot an 8-pointer. This week, my brother and I will be hunting birds and more deer. So we're both excited about that.
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a guy, named Tim, who told me about a friend who is having a rough time fighting cancer. I was moved by the kid's story so I got with my buddy Brian, who runs our store, and we sent him some autographed items. We were hoping that would lift his spirits a little. A couple of days ago we got this letter from him.
Brian and Matt,
Thank you so much for sending the stuff that Matt signed. It turned a very crappy day into a good day. I had no idea how I got that stuff and that Tim was behind it. I appreciate it a lot. Like Matt, I used to be a wrestler and an extreme athlete. Wrestling has given me the strength to do what I deal with from week to week. That's why I'm such a big fan of Matt, he's a great fighter and a true hero. I can't thank you guys enough for what you have done. I'm 18 years old and I have been doing this since I was 15. I've been in remission twice and it has still came back. Now I'm doing experimental drugs and it's easier, and it's working, but life when I'm doing these treatments is very hard. Everyday I pray that it will be over someday, and staying positive is very hard. But thanks to people like you, Matt, and Tim it shows me what life is all about and it makes me strong. The signed picture couldn't have come at a better time, I was actually going to buy one from you guys but I got home yesterday from a 3-hour day at the hospital and my mom gave it to me. When I seen it I couldn't help but smile and feel better. Again guys thank you so much, you guys are great people. God Bless you Matt and your next fight against GSP. Like always I'll be watching. Good luck and keep your head up, I believe you are twice the man and fighter GSP is. Haha and I don't care what Matt Serra says he wouldn't even stand a chance against you.
Thanks a bunch,
I just ask that you keep Justin in your prayers and let's hope that he will be cancer-free very soon. -Matt
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Well, it doesn't look like the weather here is going to cooperate. We've had freezing rain all day and the roads are pretty icy. According to the weather forecast we're expecting 6-10 inches of snow tonight, so it looks like it's just going to get worse. Unfortunately, this means I won't be able to make it out to Vernon, BC tomorrow. I'm very disappointed and I hope to be able to reschedule these appearances as soon as possible. -Matt
Monday, November 27, 2006
The amount of support I am getting from this loss is just overwhelming. I'm getting a lot of mail and just a lot of support and positive feedback as far as the rematch goes.
I also really appreciate all the support I am getting from fans in Canada. I'm headed to Vernon, British Columbia in early December for an appearance and a seminar. Which is good because I get a lot of requests for appearances north of the border. I've heard that British Columbia is very nice, so I look forward to seeing it and meeting my fans there.
Other than that, this week I just plan to stay home with the family and relax some more. -Matt
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
First off, I'd like to say that Georges fought a heck of a fight. He's a nice guy and a well-rounded fighter and he's going to be tough to beat.
Number two, I'd like to thank everybody for all their support and I've already talked to the UFC about getting a rematch sometime and they said that's fine. I don't know when that will be or if I will fight anyone before that, but I anxiously await a rematch with Georges because I just think I can do so much better.
Going into the fight I felt very confident. Even up to the point where I lost, I really felt God was going to have me win that fight, but it wasn't His plan. I always pray that God's will is done before a fight and, as long as that's done, I'm happy and I'll definitely fight again. Even with a loss, I can't be anything but thankful for all that God has done in my life.
For those who might be worried about me, I'm fine. I've got some color to my face - a black eye and a few scabs and bruises; but this is not one of those things where I have to go out and 'redeem myself' so I can look myself in the mirror. I just got beat by a guy who was better than me that night and I can live with that. So, physically and mentally, I'm fine. -Matt
Monday, November 13, 2006
I'm leaving for Sacramento right now, I'll be getting on the plane in a few minutes. I'm very fortunate that I have three of my teammates fighting with me, so I'll have close to 15 guys from my gym there. Looking forward to a good week training, cutting weight and, as I'm sure everyone knows, my fight on Saturday. Will touch base at the beginning of next week and just want to say thanks for the support. All prayers are welcomed. -Matt
Monday, November 06, 2006
I was talking with Matt Pena, my boxing coach, and we got to talking about the book of Esther in the Bible. If you've never read it, I would recommend it. It's only ten chapters so it goes pretty quick. It's about how God takes a young Jewish girl and makes her the queen of Persia and eventually uses her to destroy Israel's enemies. When I was reading it, there were a couple of quotes that really stuck out for me and got me to thinking.
The first is when her uncle, Mordecai, tells her "Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" The king had just issued an order that all the Jews where to be killed off and Mordecai was saying that God had placed Esther in the position of queen for the purpose of saving the Jews. (The king didn't know that Esther was Jewish when he made her queen.) That made me realize that we might not know why God has put us where we are, but He has a plan for all of us. Maybe God has put me on this platform to reach just one person (maybe someone reading this blog right now). If so, then that's time well spent as far as I'm concerned.
The other quote was when Esther was afraid to go in front of the king without being summoned. The king would hold out a scepter to the people that he wanted to talk to. If they showed up uninvited and he didn't hold out the scepter towards them, then they were put to death. Esther was worried that if she showed up and he didn't hold out the scepter, then she would be killed. Finally, she decides to go because her people need her and she says "If I perish, I perish." That just says that we can't put off doing what we need to do just because we are afraid of what will happen if things go wrong.
That's what I got out of this book when I read it last week. -Matt
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Training is going great and getting more intense as my fight gets closer.
A few weeks ago we got a letter from Frank Trigg's attorney because of the shirts we sell with the picture of me choking him out. Frank didn't mind that we were selling the shirts, but he wanted a percentage of the profits. At first, I didn't want to give him a dime. I'm not really a fan of his. After talking to one of my buddies we decided to give him more than what he asked for, but we're going to go ahead and discontinue that shirt once it's sold out. -Matt
Sunday, October 22, 2006
A few weeks ago I got an email asking for an autograph for a 16 year old boy named Trey that was having a tough time and who had been fighting cancer for the last 2 years. It was just a few days after my fight with BJ and I myself was feeling kind of rough. I sat there trying to decide what to write on the poster. I think I wrote Fight the Good Fight.
Thursday, I received word from Treys godfather and father that he had passed away earlier that morning and that he had fought the good fight. The faith shown by his father was nothing short of inspiring. They thanked me for the poster and said that it had lifted his spirits. I want to share a part of the fathers email:
Well friends the fight is over and we won the war! At 5:00 AM this morning Trey was healed, his body fully restored. Trey went home to be with Jesus. What an amazing kid. Treys last day of living cancer free was October 19, 2004 and now it is his first day of living cancer free again exactly two years later.I am really inspired by the faith of Treys father as he deals courageously with the loss of one of the most treasured things in his life. Many people tell me how they want to fight like me or are inspired by me. I only hope if I ever have to go through something as difficult as Treys family that I will respond with the same amount of faith and grace. Please join with me in praying for Trey's family. -Matt
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
I've been sick Saturday night through this morning so I haven't done much.
Going to start intense training today for Georges, then this weekend will be nothing but busy, busy, busy as I have several appearances scheduled.
Very surprised about Rich and how his fight went. I never would have thought that it would have gone like that. I hope he's okay and that he gets a rematch soon. Right now, I'm just going to focus on Georges. -Matt
Sunday, October 8, 2006
Tomorrow I'm going to New York, Chuck and I will be on ESPN. Fly back tomorrow night.
This week I'll spend Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning with my brother getting crops out and also trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
Thursday night, my wife and I leave for Las Vegas for the UFC. I hope Rich wins, but if Anderson wins I would consider bumping up to 185 and fighting him.
I'll fly home Sunday. -Matt
Monday, October 2, 2006
This week I'm pretty much farming with Mark the whole time, I do have a camera crew here today and tomorrow shooting for an All Access special. This will be my last week of recoup and I want to spend all of that time with my family before I start training for Georges.
As far as the rumors on the internet, I have no idea what they are talking about. -Matt
Monday, September 25, 2006
The fight didn't go exactly like I expected, usually when I can grab somebody's leg I can take them down. I don't think I fought the best fight I could, I made mistakes on my feet and on the ground; but I had my endurance to fall back on. Still I got the fight won.
This week, I'll really do nothing but spend time with the family and start farming. Will take no more than two weeks off before I start training for St. Pierre. -Matt
Sunday, September 17, 2006
I'll train here tomorrow, leave for Anaheim on Tuesday morning, then train Tuesday night in Anaheim. Continue to train twice a day until I make weight along with all the PR I have to do out there. Make weight Friday, fight's Saturday, come home Sunday. -Matt
Sunday, September 10, 2006
This week will be a super hard week, it'll taper a little bit at the end of the week, but still it will be tough. I got my local paper coming up to Iowa to watch my training. 60 Minutes will be there Thursday and I'll come up to Hillsboro Friday morning and they want to tape my family and farm life.
Train over the weekend as well as go to Kentucky on Saturday and the youth rally in Donnellson on Sunday. Well, that's my week and I hear my little girl calling, so I better go feed her. -Matt
Sunday, September 3, 2006
This week will be an intense week, as next week will. I'll be working with multiple partners to try to get ready for a possible 25-minute fight. Tomorrow I'll stay here at home with the family and train in Hillsboro. Tuesday I'll go up to Iowa to train all week and stay up there for the weekend and train all of the next week as well. -Matt
Monday, August 28, 2006
Chuck did just what I thought he would, he went right through Babalu, which I was glad to see because Chuck's my buddy. I'm very happy to hear that I'm fighting BJ Penn not Georges. I'm looking to avenge a loss from a couple years ago, so that's good news for me. Today I'll train here in Hillsboro and spend some much needed time with the family, then go to Iowa for the rest of the week. One of the good things is that Pat is fighting in the the IFL the same day that I do, so it's a good atmosphere in the gym. He's training real intense right now, so it gives me a good partner to work out with. -Matt
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Pretty much the same thing, I'll spend all of this week in intense training for my fight. I haven't heard anything about whether Georges will be fighting or not. This weekend I'll go to the UFC and hopefully watch Chuck knock-out Babalu. -Matt
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Went and picked up my '69 Camaro RS convertible today. I bought it over a year ago; but was waiting to get my new garage built before bringing it home. I'm doing a body-off restoration, where I'll tear it down to the frame and rebuild it from there. First, I'll clean it up and think about what I need to replace. I'll put rack-&-pinion in the front end and replace the leaf springs in the rear end with coil springs. Motor will be an aluminum big-block with a supercharger and it'll have a 6-speed transmission.
Mark and I have restored a '70 Chevelle, a '72 Chevy pick-up, and an '84 Chevy pick-up truck, so this will be something different.
It's going to be a good little project for me and I would love to get started now, but I have a fight to train for up in Iowa all this week. -Matt
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Nothing new to say, Hanna is doing great and this week I'm going up to Iowa to train and will come back on Thursday for my Oklahoma City appearance. -Matt
Sunday, July 30, 2006
A simple week for me, I just plan to spend the whole week up in Iowa training. -Matt
Sunday, July 23, 2006
This week, I'll stay home with my family. All except for Wednesday, which I'll be signing autographs at the Springfield National High School rodeo. And Friday, I go to California and get inducted into the Black Belt magazine Hall of Fame. Other than that, I'll just be at home taking care of Hanna. -Matt
Sunday, July 16, 2006
I'm in Conneticut right now and we're supposed to announce my next fight tomorrow on ESPN. Tuesday, I have a photoshoot with Maxim magazine. Wednesday, I'm supposed to be on ESPN's Cold Pizza show. I'll go home sometime on Wednesday and get my wife ready to go to the hospital Friday morning. She'll have a C-section at 9 AM Friday morning and the rest of the week we'll hopefully be spending quality time with the new family member. -Matt
Monday, July 10, 2006
This week, I'll definitely let my throat heal from yelling at Tim for 25 minutes. He did great and maybe it looked like a slow boring match, but there was a tremendous technical battle that a lot of people don't realize. My hat's off to Tim, he did a great job in the fight.
I will now start training at home. Robbie Lawler is with me this week in my hometown. So this week I'll start running, lifting and watching my diet. -Matt
Sunday, July 2, 2006
I'm in Phoenix now, I fly home tonight. Tomorrow and Tuesday I'll spend the 4th of July with my family. Wednesday, I fly to Las Vegas to help Tim get ready to fight Arlovski again. Friday and Saturday I'll be signing autographs at the Dollamur Sports Surfaces booth at the MA Supershow. Saturday morning I'll be at a wedding in Vegas and Saturday night is Tim's fight, I come home on Sunday. Good luck, Tim! -Matt
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Monday, I head up to Iowa to try and help help Tim get ready for his Arlovski fight. Come home Thursday morning for a doctor's appointment for my wife, then we go to the water park in the afternooon. Friday, I'm in Utah. Saturday, I have the appearance in Phoenix, then come home on Sunday. -Matt
Sunday, June 18, 2006
All this week I'll be secretly filming a reality series in Vegas. Friday afternoon I'll fly to the east coast for a seminar on Saturday. I'll get home Saturday night and spend Sunday with my family. -Matt
Sunday, June 11, 2006
First, I want to thank all of my fans for the support they gave me before and after the Gracie fight. The amount of emails I've received with prayers for support has been overwhelming and greatly appreciated.
This will be a good week for me, I'll get to spend time with my family and do some work on the farm. I have the alumni dinner on Wednesday night and the Caged Inferno event on Saturday. -Matt
Monday, June 5, 2006
Easy week, stay home in Hillsboro until Thursday, then head up to North Carolina for a couple of executive seminars on Thursday and Friday, then the public seminar on Saturday. I'll get back home on Saturday night in time for church on Sunday.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
First off, I was very surprised at how the fight went, I never thought it would have been that easy on the ground. I want to say thanks to all my fans that are reading this right now.
This week will be nothing but rest, relaxation and time with my family. We're in Disneyland now, tomorrow I go to L.A. with Dana White to do a national broadcast of the show on MSNBC. After that, I'll head back to finish out my vacation and we fly home on Wednesday. Thursday, we have a doctor's appointment for the baby. On Friday, fly to Texas for a seminar this weekend. Get home Saturday evening and go to church on Sunday.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
I'll stay home and work-out in Hillsboro tomorrow and Tuesday. Wednesday morning I fly to LA with my cornermen: Pat Miletich, Matt Pena, Jens Pulver, and Marc Fiore. I'll concentrate on staying sharp and losing weight for the weigh-in on Friday afternoon and have my fight on Saturday.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Go up to Iowa tomorrow to finish up a week of training. Take care of the last details for medicals and cornerman. I'll come home Friday and spend the weekend at home then head up to Los Angeles the next week.
Sunday, May 7, 2006
Tomorrow morning, I'll start getting my physicals and medicals for the fight. I go to Iowa on Tuesday. My training will stay the same, except I'll stop lifting heavy in the mornings and go to circuits. I'll also start getting sponsor patches and other work done on my fight shorts. Friday, I'll go with my wife to the doctor for an appointment.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Tomorrow I meet with the Nokomis FCA, then head up to Iowa for a hard week of training. On Friday, I have the appearance in Burlington with Tim Sylvia. Saturday night I'll be the guest emcee for the Hillsboro post-prom party.
Monday, April 24, 2006
My workouts for the next couple weeks will now become very intense. This will be a typical week as far as my schedule up in Iowa, but I will start doing extra after my scheduled workouts. Friday I leave for Canada for a seminar and get home Sunday.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Another simple week for me, I'll stay home today and spend some time with the family, then head up to Iowa tomorrow. Train there all week and then I got the appearance in Des Moines on Friday.
Sunday, April 9, 2006
A pretty simple week for me, I'll stay home on Monday,then fly up to Anaheim to help get Tim ready. Train twice a day while I'm out there, then corner Tim on Saturday night.
Sunday, April 2, 2006
A typical week coming up, head up to Iowa on Monday to train. I might go to the live SpikeTV show on Thursday, I haven't decided yet. On Saturday, I'm going to the Kings game with Dana White at the Staples center, he's going to be dropping the puck for the game.
Of course the big news: I'm really excited that we are having a girl! Hanna Grace Hughes, and she is due on August 4th. -Matt
Sunday, March 27, 2006
Monday I'm going to work on the house until noon, then head up to Iowa and train Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday. On Wednesday, I'm going to try to black Pat's other eye then head home and go to Vegas on Thursday morning for a photoshoot for the UFC website. Come home on Thursday night. On Friday morning, visit the Mount Olive FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) and talk with them for about 45 minutes. After that, go to Springfield with my wife and son and find out if our new baby is going to be a boy or girl. Train at home on Friday night and Saturday. -Matt
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Monday I'm going to stay at home and work, then I have the appearance in Litchfield that night. Tuesday, go to Iowa and train all week, come home on Friday and spend the weekend working on the farm. -Matt
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Tomorrow I go to Las Vegas to do a photo shoot with Muscle & Fitness. Wednesday, I'm taking my wife down to Florida for four days to do some work for XYIENCE.
About UFC 58: I was wanting BJ to win. I like Georges and I didn't want him to lose, but I would rather fight BJ next. -Matt
Sunday, March 5, 2006
This week I'm going to stay home on Monday and spend some time with my wife. On Tuesday, I'm going to Iowa to start training. Get back on Friday and fly out for two shows in Kansas City then come back home on Sunday. -Matt
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Had a great time on the mission trip, got to spend some quality time with some great people and do some good for the orphanage. Looking forward to staying in Hillsboro this week, and spending some time with my family and training there. Friday morning I will go to the UFC and help Rich cut weight if he needs me, Saturday watch the UFC and come home Sunday. -Matt
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Monday I am heading to Lincoln College to get a workout there. Monday night I am going to Iowa to try and catch the evening workout. I plan to train all week in Iowa.
I hope Pat does not hurt me too bad at the Wednesday night sparring before I rip his arm off on Thursday night grappling. Friday night is King of the Cage in the Quad Cities and I have a busy weekend of appearances. -Matt


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Martin Kampmann vs. Mike Swick signed for UFC 103 bout in September
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Middleweight-prospects-turned-welterweight-contenders Martin Kampmann (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Mike Swick (14-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) have finalized bout agreements for a contest that will have an immediate impact on the UFC's 170-pound division.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from sources close to the event that both fighters have agreed to meet at the as-yet-unannounced UFC 103 event in Dallas, expected to take place Sept. 19.
Additional sources familiar with the bout have indicated the organization may be utilizing the contest to determine who will meet the reigning welterweight titleholder following the UFC 100 title fight between current champ Georges St. Pierre and challenger Thiago Alves.
Kampmann is 2-0 at 170 pounds after making the switch from middleweight following a September 2008 loss to Nate Marquardt.
The Xtreme Couture fighter earned a split-decision over former WEC champion Carlos Condit in a rousing contest in the main event of UFC Fight Night 18 in April. That result followed a January TKO win over Alexandre Barros in Kampmann's first fight at welterweight.
Swick is currently riding a four-fight winning streak in the welterweight division after compiling a 5-1 mark at 185 pounds. The American Kickboxing Academy fighter earned a second-round TKO over Ben Saunders at UFC 99 earlier this month, after which he called out former champ Matt Hughes.
But prior to the fight, Swick told MMAjunkie.com he was simply looking for the biggest fights available.
"I'm going to go in there and try to show that I deserve a big fight in my next fight," Swick said. "If I win this next fight, that will put me at 9-1 in the UFC against some tough opponents. I definitely think I deserve a big fight."
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Topic: RedCloth 4.1.1 and config.gem sadness
I am using RedCloth 4.1.1 in a Rails 2.2.2 project, and thought I'd try out the new gem dependency stuff. After overcoming a foible of ruby on FreeBSD (who knew you needed to set RB_USER_INSTALL to enable installing gems in ~/.gem?), I got the gem installed correctly. It works, but I must explicitly require it in environment.rb.
Then I removed the explicit call to require, and added `config.gem "RedCloth"' in the configuration block, and ran `rake gems:unpack'. The gem is correctly copied to vendor/gems, but now when I start the app, I get this error:
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=> Booting WEBrick...
no such file to load -- redcloth_scan
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `gem_original_require'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
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/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.2.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require'
Missing these required gems:
You're running:
ruby 22.214.171.1247 at /usr/local/bin/ruby18
rubygems 1.3.1 at /home/dan/.gem/ruby/1.8, /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8
The supposedly missing file (redcloth_scan) is in vendor/gems/RedCloth-4.1.1, exactly where you'd expect to find it.
I have tried specifying :lib => 'redcloth' in environment.rb, but to no avail. The only way I can get it all working again is to remove the copy of the gem under vendor, remove the gem dependency in the configuration and explicitly call require 'RedCloth'.
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In short: A feel-good eventIn full: Arrived early for EOD - bit shocked at £1 parking but was a winner for the charity. Lovely family atmosphere. Loos were for the brave (yikes) - but I made 3x visits! What a hill on during that 1st K, but what a joy at 9k+. Managed a respectable 63mins (I think). Great free post run stretch. Thank you. GMxDate of review: September 13, 2010
In short: Enjoyable local eventIn full: Start was a bit abrupt - great social atmosphere pre + post race. Organisation was v.smooth and appreciated. Well done on the sunshine - not expected that (rain expected). Like the boot bag - thank you.Date of review: August 8, 2010
In short: SteepIn full: Fabulously well organised event - car park found easily and signs to start v.good. Walk back to car (up hill) was tough after doing all uphill mountainous climbs during the race. The challenge of the 1st hill paid off in the cool of the woods - but PB potential was shot to bits from hill at start - didn't seem to recover after than and walked all of the inclines thereafter. Brilliant long downhill finish. Very well organised. Lovely atmosphere. Will be back next year - thank you.PS: Entry price a bit steep - would put people off when searching around.Date of review: July 12, 2010
In short: So great to be back amongst fellow runners.In full: Brilliant event as ever. Gr8 to see to many familiar and welcoming faces. It's been too long (again) since I returned to Bushy Park - there's nowhere quite like it (and I now live in the Chilterns) so am spoilt for glorious locations to run in.Loving the day-glo like green t-shirt. Almost back on form (pre-baby) - hope to crack a PB at this event next year in my new age category too.Well done all organisers, as ever, brilliant.GMxDate of review: August 2, 2009
In full: Gr8 turn out - well organised - shame not to get a Buzz Bar as well as promotion flyer at end. Loving the mug - cheers - GMxDate of review: July 5, 2009
In short: Hot, hot, hot In full: More water on course woulda been appreciated. V.well organised. V.enthusiastic marshals.Thx for T-shirt and goodie bag.GMxDate of review: June 28, 2009
In short: Bring on the mud.Date of review: January 25, 2009
In short: Good range of runners - not too quick for the slower ones (like me).In full: Liked the 'don't know what you're gonna get' goodie bag - seems they were all different in one way or another. Liked the T-shirt too.Date of review: July 1, 2008
In short: Tough cos of early non-existent sceneryIn full: Shame about 15min delay to start - but respected and understood. Good to be able to see front runners on loop - bit too many loops on ring road though. Preferred previous years start and finish - but needs must.Marshalls were extraordinarily cheery and most upbeat.Date of review: March 21, 2008
In short: Well done for the sunshineIn full: Brilliantly organised race - great to see so many familiar faces there too. WTG 26.2 club.GMxDate of review: February 10, 2008
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