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Pursuant to the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Restructuring Act, on July 1, 2013, the schools, departments and units which composed the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) have been transferred to either Rutgers University, University Hospital, or Rowan University. As such, you have been directed to this landing page in order to assist you in connecting with the appropriate Human Resources organization following the integration of UMDNJ schools, departments and units into one of the three institutions listed above. You can link directly to the appropriate Human Resources organization by clicking on the links below:
Rutgers University Human Resources (UHR)
University Hospital (UH) Human Resources
Rowan University Human Resources
For more information about the disposition of schools, departments or units, please choose from one of the options below:
Human Resources
Rutgers University
Under the legislation, the following schools have been integrated into Rutgers University:
- UMDNJ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) -- Newark and Piscataway divisions
- UMDNJ - New Jersey Dental School (NJDS)
- UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School (NJMS)
- UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS)
- UMDNJ - School of Health Related Professions (SHRP)
- UMDNJ School of Nursing
- UMDNJ - School of Public Health
If you are looking for Human Resources information related to one of these seven schools, please visit http://uhr.rutgers.edu.
University Hospital
The NJ Medical and Health Sciences Restructuring Act established University Hospital in Newark as an independent public healthcare institution, serving as a statewide healthcare asset and home to Northern New Jersey's Level I Trauma Center and to specialty programs such as the Center for Liver Diseases, which attracts patients from accross the state. University Hospital maintains a working relationship with Rutgers University as the primary teaching hospital for many of the schools being transferred to Rutgers as a result of the legislation, but has an independent reporting structure and is served by University Hospital Human Resources. If you are looking for Human Resources information related to University Hospital, please visit http://www.theuniversityhospital.com/hrweb/.
Rowan University
As a result of the legislation, the Stratford Division of the UMDNJ - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and the UMDNJ - School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) have been integrated with Rowan University. If you are looking for Human Resources information related to one of these two schools, please visit http://www.rowan.edu/hr/.
Job Postings
In order to access job postings for legacy UMDNJ * positions, please click on the links below:
Rutgers University legacy UMDNJ Job Postings
University Hospital Job Postings
Rowan University Job Postings
If you had previously created a user profile to search and apply for positions at UMDNJ, your profile login and contact information for Rutgers and for University Hospital will remain the same. You will need to login to update your "job agents" -- the contact preferences you set in your profile to have the system automatically email you when a preferred job is posted to the system. However, to apply for a position, you will log in with your previous username and password.
Positions within the School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) and the Stratford division of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) will be posted within the Rowan University job postings board.
In order to access ALL job postings at Rutgers University (Rutgers positions and legacy UMDNJ positions), please visit: http://recruitment.rutgers.edu.
* - In some cases, your institution may distinguish positions which had, historically, been associated with the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) as legacy UMDNJ postions for the purposes of payroll and benefits administration. These positions may be ones that had been transferred as a result of the higher education restructuring legislation, or they may be new positions created in schools, departments or units which had, historically, been associated with UMDNJ. Legacy UMDNJ positions may be governed by the negotiated agreements and/or policies which had been in place at UMDNJ prior to July 1, 2013. For specific information related to the negotiated agreements and policies which may be applicable to legacy UMDNJ positions at your institituion, please contact the appropriate human resources office.


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ID Analytics to Present at ITAC Forum on Child Identity Theft
SAN DIEGO, CA – ID Analytics, a leader in consumer risk management, today announced its participation in the Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC) Forum on Child Identity Theft taking place Monday, February 4, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Dr. Stephen Coggeshall, chief technology officer, ID Analytics, will present the company's preliminary findings from its 2013 child identity manipulation study.
The forum will feature government, business, non-profit, legal service providers and victim advocates discussing the latest research, laws, consumer tools, pilot projects and consumer education efforts on child identity theft. Dr. Coggeshall will take part in a panel discussion on "Identifying the Problem – Current Research" beginning at 9:15 a.m. Moderated by Taylor Murray, program manager, ITAC, the panel will also include Joanna Crane, former Federal Trade Commission senior attorney, and Dr. Lynn Langton of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- What: ITAC Forum on Child Identity Theft
- Who: Dr. Stephen Coggeshall, CTO, ID Analytics, Inc.
- When: Monday, February 4, 2013, 9:15 a.m.
- Where: 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 500 South, Washington, D.C. 20004
A 2011 study from ID Analytics found that 140,000 identity frauds are perpetrated on children each year. The study was based on a review of over 172,000 children whose identities were protected through ID Analytics' Consumer Notification Service. The full 2013 child identity manipulation study will be available later this year.
About ID Analytics, Inc.
ID Analytics is a leader in consumer risk management with patented analytics, proven expertise, and real-time insight into consumer behavior. By combining proprietary data from the ID Network®—one of the nation's largest networks of cross-industry consumer behavioral data—with advanced science, ID Analytics provides in-depth visibility into identity risk and creditworthiness. Every day, many of the largest U.S. companies and critical government agencies rely on ID Analytics to make risk-based decisions that enhance revenue, reduce fraud, drive cost savings, and protect consumers. ID Analytics is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LifeLock, Inc. Please visit us at www.idanalytics.com.
ID Analytics and ID Network are registered trademarks of ID Analytics, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Repairs are continuing with the house. Last year we got the fascia replaced. It was rotting and the previous contractor we hired didn't replace everything, didn't do a good job where it was replaced, and simply didn't finish the job. On the second go-around the new contractor replaced all the fascia including the work that was half done, and painted the trim around the house. The new fascia is Hardi-plank and we shouldn't have to worry about it rotting.
We hired another contractor to look at the roof. They did spot repairs on the roof and installed new gutters in the front and back of the house. They will also be replacing our front and back doors and the windows. Our replacement doors and windows arrived this past week and are sitting in the garage. We also have new locks to go with the new doors. All together, it's a LOT of dollars.
One of our windows has been broken ever since we bought the house. It's a small hole in the glass. For the most part, we seldom open the windows because it is very difficult. The doors has always had a big gap in them. We stuff the gap with a yardstick and towel.
We look forward to having these problems corrected. We don't know yet when the workers can come. But all the parts are here.
doors and windows
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Repairs are continuing with the house. Last year we got the fascia replaced. It was rotting and the previous contractor we hired didn't replace everything, didn't do a good job where it was replaced, and simply didn't finish the job. On the second go-around the new contractor replaced all the fascia including the work that was half done, and painted the trim around the house. The new fascia is Hardi-plank and we shouldn't have to worry about it rotting.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
I've been sick for a week now. The symptoms keep changing. Sinus, cold, allergies ... any one of those probably occurred some time during the week. I've a cough that just won't quit. I've tried just about every color of Mucinex. Delsym worked for me at one time, but it doesn't seem to do anything this time around. This past week I have tried eating oranges, drinking hot tea, hot apple juice, and hot apple cider. I went to the doctor on Friday and he prescribed a cough syrup with codeine and Zyrtec D. I think the Zyrtec is throwing my body for a loop. It did dry me up (too much, I think) but now it's time for another dose and my body is still feeling drugged though my nose is running again. I couldn't get they cough syrup because the pharmacist needs to talk to the Doc and it was Saturday when I tried to fill that prescription. So I'm trying super duper strength Robitussin DM.
I learned Thursday night that a friend of mine passed. I was able to confirm it on Friday morning. He was a good guy. We're not real close but I do try to call him on his birthday and perhaps any one of those military days (Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Pearl Harbor Day, etc.). He had been bed-ridden for years. I was not able to attend any of the services for him because I found out too late (the funeral was at the same time as my doctor's appointment). May his soul rest in peace. And may time heal the sorrow of his friend who had taken care of him through all those years.
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Saturday, February 06, 2010
Mikhail Baryshnikov dances to Vladimir Visotsky (or Vysotsky)in the movie "White Nights"
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apostolic visitation
Friday, February 05, 2010
A representative from Rome is visiting the U.S.A. women religious congregations. It's not new news; I just haven't paid it much attention. However, the visitation seems to have caused quite a flurry. Here is National Catholic Reporter's collection of "stuff" on the topic: http://ncronline.org/apostolicvisitation
As someone seeking to enter religious life, I ought to be keenly interested. I've just been too pre-occupied with my own fires. I am surprised by the negative views of the ordeal. Of course nobody likes audits. Usually the grumbling is along the lines of it being another inconvenience. In this case, the grumblings go far beyond that into issues that I don't understand and have no awareness of. It'd be nice to sit with some women religious over some bubble tea and hear what the big hoolabaloo is all about.
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C'mon T.O.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
C'mon T.O., if you're still lurking, please e-mail me. It's been a while. I think your blog was LAMLand. Like I said, it's been a while. Please.
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Little Portion Hermitage
Last year, there was a fire at Little Portion Hermitage, the community founded by John Michael Talbot. They are rebuilding. If you are able, please help them by giving a donation. Thanks.
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Fear the X to get to the V.
You think you got what it takes to play a real fantasy game? Join me at Jockstocks. You can play Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Nascar and even Hockey!
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Do you have your shirt on? - Adam Dunn to Marty on the Bananna Phone.
On KTTV here. Let's send Fife back to Mayberry!
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
Free beisbol in Chicago
Downside: Tim McCarver.
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
Wild pitch moves Paul to 2nd.
Cubs leave 2 on in the 9th. So the Cards and Cubs head to the 10th.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."
Caught a break there. They called that a foul ball it looked like Votto swung through it.
Votto's trying to earn a fourth strike.
"I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
Now they are calling him out after of course Joe West gets involved
So...how can they reverse that call? The home plate ump missed the foul tip call but the 2B ump didn't?
"Bring on Rod Stupid!"
Frazier flies out to the track in center. 0-0 after 1.
Gonzalez singles to center.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Ramirez grounds into a 6-4 FC.
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Brooke Shields turned down countless marriage proposals from late pal Michael Jackson, the actress has revealed in a new magazine tribute.
Shields fought back tears as she honored her "little prince" at the King of Pop's memorial in Los Angeles on Tuesday, recalling how much fun the pair had as teenage friends, and now she's revealing more about her relationship with the late pop superstar.
She tells the upcoming Jackson tribute issue of Rolling Stone, "There were times when he would ask me to marry him, and I would say, 'You have me for the rest of your life, you don't need to marry me, I'm going to go on and do my own life and have my own marriage and my own kids, and you'll always have me.'
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"I think it made him relax. He didn't want to lose things that meant something to him."


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Developer Reading List, July 01, 2014 The best summer reads.
Python Pocket Primer
by Oswald Campesato
There are three good primers in Python. The classic Learning Python by Mark Lutz, Zed Shaw's opinionated set of learning exercises, and for the complete novice, Think in Python. While all three are good reads, they all have specific limitations. Lutz's book is 1600 pages(!), Shaw's book teaches by assigning numerous small projects, and the Think volume is truly aimed at non-programmers. The Python Pocket Primer fills the yawning need for a concise guide written for programmers who need to get up to speed quickly on the language. It is supremely hands-on and wastes little time on non-essentials: From the opening chapter on setting up an environment, it speeds along with topic after topic explained clearly with supporting code and examples from the REPL. By page 60, you're into Python collections; by page 100, you've covered file handling; by page 140, you've worked with JSON. The remaining 50 pages cover more-involved topics such as working with databases and even some minimal concurrency.
The only missing topic is the set of considerations around building large projects in Python. Given that this book is a primer, though, this omission seems entirely reasonable.
Unlike other books that teach languages via the code snippets and REPL/console listings, this book seems to get the balance between explanation and demo exactly right. As a result, you can cruise along and quickly get to the point of using Python ably. The good explanations and the care with which they build successively on each other mean that it's comparatively easy to retain just-learned material as you push forward into new topics.
In sum, I think this unassuming little book is one of the fastest ways of getting up-to-speed in Python. And at $20, it's truly a bargain.


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The workshop will be an opportunity to present results of current work in the field and to make proposals for research or action and co-operation.
It is open to participation by interested experts. No fee will be requested from participants, but unless specifically notified, attendees are expected to cover their own travelling and subsistence expenses.
The workshop will be conducted in English. It is organized by the Council of Europe and the European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (CUEBC).
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
In his first annual message to Congress in 1801, President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) discussed how the tax burden could be reduced and warned how "accumulated treasure" could tempt regimes to go to war in the future:
War, indeed, and untoward events, may change this prospect of things, and call for expenses which the imposts could not meet; but sound principles will not justify our taxing the industry of our fellow citizens to accumulate treasure for wars to happen we know not when, and which might not perhaps happen but from the temptations offered by that treasure. These views, however, of reducing our burdens, are formed on the expectation that a sensible, and at the same time a salutary reduction, may take place in our habitual expenditures. For this purpose, those of the civil government, the army, and navy, will need revisal.
About this Quotation:
It must have been an interesting time to live in, when a president's address to Congress would contain such a long list of taxes which would be abolished and a prediction that the national debt would be paid off faster than people had imagined. What is also interesting is that no branch of government would be spared in this tax cutting, whether civil, army, or navy; all "will need revising" in this "salutary reduction."


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This site is the archived OWASP Foundation Wiki and is no longer accepting Account Requests.
To view the new OWASP Foundation website, please visit https://owasp.org
CRV2 AntiPattern
In software engineering, a design pattern is a reusable solution to a common occurring problem that can be generalized to be used a numerous contexts of software design.
Anti-patterns are commonly used patterns used in software engineering but are ineffective, counterproductive, and may result in software vulnerabilities.
The Code Review Guide will focus on anti-design patterns that help create in-secure code/applications.
Information Disclosure Through Exception:
Error information for a hacker is like a bone to a dog; "Something good to chew on". Without controlling what error information is shown to a user the application may release information such as platform target code is running on, database being used, computer language, etc. The significance of each piece of information allows the hacker to quickly narrow what tools he uses and what vulnerabilities he might try to exploit.
What is the flaw?
} catch (exception e) {YourLogger.Log(e);}
This exception was not handled. The exception was log but the program is allow to continue executing. This is contrary to good secure design. When exceptions occur the code needs to handled the exception not just log it. Programs need to fail and fail fast and securely. If the program is not allow to fail because of business rules it needs to know how to handled it's state to be able to recover in a secure manner.
} catch (exception e) { YourLogger.Log(e); throw e; }
is incorrect.
} catch (exception e) { YourLogger.Log(e); throw new Exception("Your exception description");
is incorrect.
} catch (exception e) { YourLogger.Log(e); throw new Exception("Your exception description ",e);
Throw new Exception could be valid if you want to hide the original error, perhaps a security related issue.
Secure Design Recommendation:
At minimum exception handling should have...
} catch (Exception ex) {YourLogger.Log(ex); throw;}
Review Criteria
Static analysis tools like Cat.Net or FxCop are good at finding information leakage from exceptions. Code reviewer needs to understand how exceptions and unhanded exceptions are handled by the program.
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Confirmation 2013 Book Review
Book Review by Ann Jonas, Tradebook Buyer - CSB/SJU Bookstores
this review was published in the St. Cloud Visitor
YouCat: Youth Prayer Book, by Christoph Cardinal Schoenborn; Ignatius Press; March 2013; 175 pp.; $14.95
Two years ago YouCat: Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church was published as part of World Youth Day 2011; it has been a bestseller throughout the world ever since. Now, a "YouCat" prayer book is available for young adults, using the same style and design used in YouCat, with interesting sidebars, cute stick people illustrations, and photographs.
The first part of the book consists of a two-week prayer cycle with morning and evening prayers. In the first week, the prayers are focused on themes from our life with God; in week two, on themes from God's life with us. The prayers include psalms, traditional, and new prayers. The format for each day is not lengthy, but very meaningful.
Part two of the book is a collection of prayers for various concerns and topics, including invoking the Holy Spirit, discerning and deciding, and praying for others. Again, Sacred Scripture, traditional, and modern prayers are listed.
The book's introduction has a ten-step "little school of prayer" that suggests practical advice to establish a regular prayer ritual and recommendations for praying.
YouCat: Youth Prayer Book is an excellent resource for youth-and adults-to help develop a richer prayer life and live more faithfully.
Holy Goals for Body & Soul: Eight Steps to Connect Sprits with God and Faith by Bishop Thomas John Paprocki with Joe Paprocki; Ave Maria Press; March 2013; 145 pp.; $13.95
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has the nickname of "Holy Goalie." He has been a bishop for ten years, but still plays hockey regularly in the amateur Master's Hockey League in the Chicago area. His new book invites readers to consider how sports and faith, "holiness and goaliness," can be incorporated into a greater awareness of God's presence in everyday life.
Each chapter in Holy Goals for Body & Soul is dedicated to one of the eight steps: fear, frustration, failure, fortitude, faith, family, friendship, and fun. Bishop Paprocki points out how these steps play a part in sports and fitness, and can also be used to live a more wholesome and spirit-filled life.
Holy Goals for Body & Soul is a good read for young athletes and those interested in sports and personal fitness.
My Confirmation Book by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle; Paraclete Press; April 2013; 70 pp.; $16.99
This small, hardcover book offers inspiration to youth receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. Cooper O'Boyle briefly explains each gift, proposes a couple of reflective questions, and ends each chapter with a short prayer. A dedication page is included in the front of the book.
My Confirmation Book makes a nice keepsake gift, and offers inspiration and wisdom to the recipient.


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I'm happy to announce the release of the first book in my JESUS Trilogy with Leonard Sweet.
Has your love for Jesus waned? Has He become too familiar to you? Have you been grieved by the lack of attention Jesus gets, even among Christians today, where other things – even "religious" subjects and themes – have taken center stage?
In this book, you'll discover:
- The difference between serving the Lord and having the Lord serve through you.
- How to overcome the shallow state of Christianity today and not be sucked in by it.
- How to know Jesus in such a breathtaking way that He eclipses everything else.
- How to make Christ preeminent in your life.
- What it means to live by the indwelling life of Christ instead of by your own power and energy.
And much more.
Whether you are a seminary professor or someone seeking answers about Christ for the first time, Jesus Manifestopromises to illuminate the truth about the greatest personality to ever walk the earth. And along the way you will rediscover, or experience for the first time, the power, prestige and primacy of Jesus Christ.
Ed Young, Pastor, Fellowship Church; Author, Outrageous, Contagious Joy
This is a really exhilarating reintroduction to a Jesus who seems sometimes to have become a stranger to the Church; a passionate and joyful celebration of God with us, which cuts right through churchy quarrelling and brings us back to wonder, love and praise – and the urgent desire to make Him known to all.
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
There cannot be enough books written about the majesties and excellencies of Christ. To see Jesus as He is will transform us from one degree or glory to the next. Everything is about Him, for Him and to Him. I am grateful that Frank and Leonard did the work and are putting this in the lap of so many.
Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor, The Village Church
Today's Church desperately needs that trumpet-like "certain sound" heard when Jesus' own voice is heard—just as He spoke in The Revelation. Our hour is similar to that; one of doctrinal drift, double-entendre and deepening deception, both in the Church as in the world. Jesus Manifesto calls us to Jesus' Person and position as Lord of the Church, to hear Him call us to truth's clarity, power's purity and obedience's reward, to restore that "saltness" that will keep His Church alive and penetrating in its impact.
Jack W. Hayford, Founding Pastor, The Church On The Way, Chancellor, The King's Seminary
One more sign of a Christianity that is beginning to look like Jesus again. Our great challenge over the past few decades has not been one of right believing but of right living. Viola and Sweet create a harmony here that invites you to give the world a Christianity worth believing in … after all they will know we are Christians, not by our bumper stickers and t-shirts — but by our love.
Shane Claiborne Author, activist, and recovering sinner
I look for books that call us to love Jesus and make His name more widely known. In Jesus Manifesto, Sweet and Viola ask us to step away out of the "Youniverse" (their word) of narcissistic religion and away from the pop-culture Jesus who is just a nice man. Throughout the book, they exalt Jesus as the divine Savior and ask the church to do the same. I believe this book will spark a renewed love for Christ by pointing us to the deep mystery of His person. You will be motivated to love and serve more deeply as your life is focused on Jesus the Messiah.
Ed Stetzer, President of LifeWay Research
Jesus Manifesto is the most powerful work on Christ I have read in recent years. The Christ of the Empty Tomb is back among us. Sweet and Viola have beckoned us to return back to Olivet and renew our souls. I was hushed by its welcome authority. I found a lump in my throat as I read through page after page of Biblical witness to the one and only, incomparable Christ in whom alone is our Salvation. You must read this book. All of us must, and then we must believe in this book, rise and advance on our culture with the truth we have lately backed away from in our faulty attempt to play fair at the cost of our God-given mission.
Calvin Miller, professor of preaching and pastoral ministry at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama; Author, Preaching: The Art of Narrative Exposition and The Singer
From beginning to end, authentic Christianity is all about Jesus and, ultimately, nothing but Jesus. No one has proclaimed this more clearly and persuasively than Viola and Sweet. Jesus Manifesto is an important and powerful prophetic call for the Martha-like Church to get back to doing "the one thing that is needful."
Dr. Gregory A. Boyd, Senior Pastor, Woodland Hills Church, Maplewood, MN; Author, Present Perfect, The Myth of a Christian Nation, and The Jesus Legend.
Do you ever feel that "Jesus has left the building"? The Christian religion promises so much in terms of power, forgiveness, joy and intimacy but sometimes it feels that those promises are just words. Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola have a radical and Biblical solution, to wit, Jesus. Read this book and you'll find your heart "strangely warmed." That warmth is Him … Jesus. This book could change your life and the lives of everyone who cares about the church. I rise up and call the authors blessed!
Steve Brown, Seminary professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Author and the host of the syndicated talk show, Steve Brown, Etc
Brilliant, refreshing, soaring – and that's just the first chapter! This book is destined to be a classic devotional volume that will inspire generations of Jesus-followers. The line from the song goes, "you can have all this world, but give me Jesus." This book does just that.
Reggie McNeal, Missional Leadership Specialist, Leadership Network; Author, The Present Futureand Missional Renaissance
Whenever Len Sweet writes something, I am challenged and learn so incredibly much. Whenever Frank Viola writes something, I am challenged and learn so incredibly much. So with both Len and Frank writing together here – you are reading an exponential Jesus-focused challenge and learning experience. They write not just words and sentences, but this is seriously a Spirit-shaped breath of fresh air for the church at large in all her beautiful and messy forms and shapes and for Christians of every age and diversity.
Dan Kimball, Author, They Like Jesus, But Not the Church
I love this book simply because I love Jesus. It will deepen, widen, and heighten your love for Christ, and few books can make that claim.
Mark Batterson, Lead Pastor, National Community Church; Author, Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity
Jesus Manifesto is a passionate invitation to fall head over heels in love with the Son of God. Prepare to be shaken. Prepare to be awakened. And prepare to answer the call to follow Jesus with wholehearted abandon. After reading this book, you'll never be the same.
Margaret Feinberg, Author, Scouting the Divine
The unrelenting purpose of the Holy Spirit is to lead us into the living presence of Jesus Christ. If we follow the Spirit, Christ can become as real to us as the world was when we were sinners. The Jesus Manifesto is a compass pointing toward this holy pursuit.
Francis Frangipane, pastor, Author, I Will Be Found By You
Jesus Manifesto is a priceless treasury revealing the riches of Christ in unique depths yet written with simple language. Prophetic and poignant, Sweet and Viola's words soar high as they glorify the greatest Person in the universe – our Jesus Christ.
Anne Jackson, Speaker and Author, Permission to Speak Freely: Essays and Art on Fear, Confession and Grace
Amidst the many voices calling the church to the work of justice, Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola call us first to Jesus from which all justice flows. Together they help us see how the vision of Christ's supremacy makes possible any and all faithful engagement with the world. There are times when a profound and significant truth needs to be said simply. The Jesus Manifesto does just that with an intensity appropriate to the message! I applaud it and I recommend it.
David Fitch, Author, pastor, professor, Northern Seminary
As many are defecting the ranks of the faithful for a gospel of their own making, we are indebted to Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola for unhesitatingly issuing a call for the recovery of the true testimony of Scripture, that Jesus indeed is Sovereign Lord, and that He reigns supreme over all the universe, and there is no other God but Him.
Mark J. Chironna, M.A. Ph.D., The Master's Touch International Church, Orlando, Florida
From now on my friend Frank Viola will not be known solely by his proposals regarding the church. Len Sweet, my teacher, will not merely be known as a brilliant and original professor. With the writing of Jesus Manifesto, they will now be known as followers, broadcasters, ambassadors and articulators of Jesus. There is no higher role in life. I can offer no higher complement. Best yet, this role can be taken on by us all: doctors and nurses, policewomen and firemen, teachers and counselors—you name it. In the Jesus Manifesto there is room for everyone.
Todd Hunter, Author, Christianity Beyond Belief and Giving Church Another Chance
The beauty of this book is that it not only deals with the identity of Christ, but the ways that we are made to relate to this Living and Liberating King. I will be buying this book by the caseload to invite others to contemplate the question that has the power to change everything.
Chris Seay, Pastor of Ecclesia Houston; Author, The Gospel According to Lost and The Gospel According to Jesus; President of Ecclesia Bible Society
If the Christian church is to fulfill its missional vocation in the world, its life and witness must be bound at every point to the self-revelation of God in Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. While this certainly means wrestling with perennial questions concerning the person and work of Jesus, it also means taking ourselves less seriously and remembering that the answers we give to these questions are not the foundation on which the church stands or falls. In this book Sweet and Viola powerfully remind us that the gospel is not ultimately about doctrines, methods, and programs, but the living presence of Jesus Christ. In calling on Christians of all traditions to refocus our attention on the supremacy of Jesus Christ they have provided a clarion call to the most central aspect of faithful witness — He must become greater and we must become less.
John R. Franke, Clemens Professor of Missional Theology, Biblical Seminary; Author, Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth
Len Sweet's and Frank Viola's new book, Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ, comes at a good time and calls us back to the only life-giving and life-sustaining and hope-generating center that we are to have: Jesus Christ. This book is not an argument or a logical case but a series of reflections all doing the same thing, is to show that at the center of our faith is Jesus Christ, a Person, and not a Plan. When we separate our faith from its center, it loses its luster and it cheapens it into a product. There is nothing out of the ordinary for the solid Bible reader in Jesus' line: I am the way, the truth and the life. When we see this text as some kind of development, we are doing something wrong. Over and over Sweet and Viola bring us back to this very point, often in very clever and fresh ways. My favorite chapters: "The Occupation of All Things" and "If God Wrote Your Biography." Both chapters are pristine expressions of how Christ-drenched our faith is.
Scot McKnight, Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies, North Park University
It's a brilliant work of art. This is an excellent book that could change the hearts of even the most calcified church member.
Bill Easum, Church Consultant and Christian Futurist
This is a rare book that's worth discussing, and I highly recommend it.
Phil Cooke, Author, Speaker, Filmmaker, Media Consultant
This little book is a fresh and elegant portrayal of Jesus Christ that's epic and timely. It puts a pulse on the main problem in the church today and uniquely stirs both heart and head as it points us to the only solution, Jesus.
Pastor Tommy Barnett, Phoenix First Assembly, Dream Centers: Phoenix, LA, NY
Like the passionate preachers I grew up hearing at revival meetings, Sweet and Viola point us to Jesus, only Jesus. In a time when the church has such ready access to so many strategies to "change the world" and "make a difference," here is an invitation to return to the heart of evangelical faith–the conviction that God has already given us all we need in Jesus Christ.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Author, God's Economy & The Wisdom of Stability
In a day when much of Christianity seems to have missed the main point of our faith, Jesus Manifesto brings us back to center. Sweet and Viola have given us a matchless presentation of Jesus – one that combines poetic artistry, gripping metaphor, and profound insight. The book masterfully reflects what the Spirit is saying to the church today.
Dr. Kenneth C. Ulmer, President; The King's College and Seminary, Los Angeles, CA
Gandhi once said, "Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Maybe if we actually knew Christ, we would reflect Him more. Sweet and Viola's Jesus Manifesto is the quintessential re-introduction.
Sally Morgenthaler, Author, Worship Evangelism
Wow! What a message, what a word, what a masterful work. Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola have again challenged us to think deeper and go higher in our commitment to the call to genuine and authentic Christian ministry. Jesus Manifesto is a must read for all serious students, teachers and leaders in the Lord's church. In this post-modern, high-tech age, where we talk on iPhones, listen to iPods, write on iPads, but have lost the power of the great "I Am". . . we are called through this book to come back home, to indeed return to our first love. I believe that this book will cause more than a ripple in the Body of Christ.
Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr., Senior Pastor, Cathedral International
While I may not agree with every detail, the central thrust of this book is vitally important. Its reminder about Christ living in us and seeing our identity in Him is marvelous, as is its recognition that the historical Jesus of the Gospels is the Christ we worship. I fear that liberals (and often conservatives!) read Christ too much through the lens of their culture. Many conservatives read Christ too much through the lens of their church's tradition. Some Pentecostals and charismatics (whose Pentecostal spiritual experience I share) subordinate Christ to their own experience (or traditions developed from others' experiences). But we all need to return to Jesus as our Lord, as this book emphatically reminds us.
Craig Keener, Professor of New Testament at Palmer Seminary of Eastern University
Jesus Manifesto is a milestone in Christian literature – a spiritual masterpiece. It is both timeless and timely. The book contains a breathtaking unveiling of the beauty, glory, and wonder of Christ that speaks to both the head and the heart (something that few books combine today). The style of writing blends poetry with prose and is brilliantly sprinkled with metaphor. The content is illuminating, compelling, and even prophetic. Epic, true to Scripture, faithful to the testimony of the historic church, filled with seminal insights and written with exceptional prose, this little volume is a clarion call to return to the supremacy of Jesus Christ. For all of these reasons, Jesus Manifesto has come along "for such a time as this."
Searching Together/Baptist Reformation Review
Frank Viola and Len Sweet have combined their writing prowess to form one of the most powerful pieces of Christian literature of our generation.
Englewood Review of Books
Sweet (a Christian professor and prolific writer) and Viola (a best-selling author and church planter) offer a powerful and compelling first co-authored book. Jesus has been short-changed in the Christian church. Other things have supplanted his supremacy. The book is written primarily to Christians, showing them how great their Savior is, that He lives inside of them, and why he should be preeminent in their lives and faith communities. The book engagingly reintroduces Christians to the Jesus of the Bible as well as introducing those outside the faith to his stunning greatness. The writing is vivid, fresh, revealing and easy to read. Scores of quotes by past teachers of the faith from various denominations support the vision presented. Christians who seek greater insight into the founder of their faith will find "Jesus Manifesto" a welcome guide.
Christian Book Reviews
I am very impressed with this book given its content and its timeliness. The Christ of Scripture and the Christ of History are trying to be pulled at both ends by liberal scholars and the typical skeptics alike. Skeptics and even so called believers would dethrone Christ. Viola and Sweet, however, do a thorough job in Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ: Jesus Manifesto. They proudly proclaim that Christ is the "Rosetta Stone of the Bible."
Book Talk Reviews
There's little question that Jesus Manifesto is on its way to becoming a classic work on Jesus Christ — and on the sheer foolishness of trying to live as a Christian rather than allowing Him to live through you. Breathtaking, awe-inspiring, worshipful, life-changing, delightful — all are characteristics of the book itself and of the love for Jesus that the authors have and want their readers to have. If you suffer from what Sweet and Viola call JDD (Jesus Deficit Disorder), if you long for that "first love" for Jesus that you've lost over the years, if you realize it's time to shove everything else aside — even those virtuous "churchy" things — for the sake of knowing Christ, then Jesus Manifestois the book for you. And very likely, the book for a good many people you know.
Faithful Reader Reviews
A new classic. In my opinion, Jesus Manifesto is the finest volume ever penned about the one pure focus of Christ as all in all. Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola never swerve from that focus for the entirety of the volume. Every page is an examination of the Savior and His glory and perfection. This is a singularly important book for that reason: it is the only volume in my library that is about nothing but Christ and that reminds me on every page that I am to be about nothing else as well. Sweet and Viola have done the church the service of pointing us radically back to Jesus and they have done so with great clarity, grace and style.
Michael Newnham, pastor and blogger
Like Karl Barth's commentary on Romans which brought Christ back to the center of 20th century theology, Jesus Manifesto is this generation's work emphasizing the supremacy of Jesus for the 21st century.
Brett Blair, President and Founder of Sermons.com
Jesus Manifesto is heartening, refreshing, and convicting. My first read through the book was timely–right in the middle of a series we were doing in the book of Colossians. If Colossians was the melody, Jesus Manifesto was the harmony.
John Voelz, songwriter
This a timely book during a season in which God is shaking false foundations in order to bring His people to the true north of His Word. Religion has created multiples of false centers, when there is only one center, Christ Himself, the hope of glory. Jesus Manifesto brilliantly leads readers to embrace the Person of Jesus Christ rather than the many inaccurate representations that man's wisdom has to offer. I enthusiastically recommend this book.
Robert Ricciardelli, Founder Converging Zone Network & Visionary Advancement Strategies
Jesus Manifesto is the right book at the right time by the right authors. With all the "isms" and borderline "cults" floating around right now, it's time to pause and rediscover what we've lost.
Dr. Thomas Hohstadt
This book is destined to be a classic of Christian literature, and every true believer should read it!
Milt Rodriguez, Author, The Community Life of God
Jesus Manifesto is an eye opener. While some books bring you information, this book will bring about a paradigm shift to the way you see and view Christ. This book will be around for many years to come as a classic to read. Jesus Manifesto will bring you back to your 'first love' and clear up all the questions you have on the mission of Christ for planet earth. I highly recommend this book!
Jeremy Lopez, Founder the Identity Network
Christianity has become at times about everything else besides Christ. Jesus Manifesto is a clear call to get back to the Author and Finisher of our Faith: Jesus. This book has brought a fresh passion for Jesus and All of His Splendor. It is a must read for every Christ follower.
Benny Perez, Lead Pastor, The Church at South Las Vegas
What has gotten lost from our preaching and teaching and counseling is what always seems to get lost from our preaching and teaching and counseling —the all-sufficiency of Jesus Christ. The fact that this book can be summarized with the synopsis, "Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God — that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption," is the ultimate praise.
Rick James, Publisher CruPress, author of Jesus Without Religion and A Million Ways To Die
Jesus Manifesto made Amazon's top 10 bestseller list reaching:
Free Resources
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DirtonDirt.com exclusive
Thursday's live updates from IMIS trade show
By Todd TurnerDirtonDirt.com managing editor
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 6) — The doors are open Thursday at the final International Motorsports Industry Show at the Indiana Convention Center. More than 25,000 attendees are expected with more than 500 exhibitors at the event that runs through Saturday afternoon. Thursday's blog-style updates of interest to the Dirt Late Model folks:
5:25: p.m. | Davenport's new ride
Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., ended the 2012 season with the Rookie of the Year honors on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series — but without a ride after Clint Bowyer Racing replaced him with Steve Francis.
But Davenport, a former Barry Wright Race Cars house car driver, rebounded quickly, landing a new ride with Mount Airy, N.C.-based AES Racing and team owner Steve Cooke.
"Steve, he's been a sponsor of mine, even through Barry and everything, for a number of years now, and I'd go back and drive his (Crate Late Models) some," Davenport said at IMIS. "One crew guy that's with him, he's been with him forever, I know him forever — Slim — and we're still looking to hire on more right now, but all the pieces we're putting together right now seem to be falling into place pretty well, and we're really excited about next year."
Davenport, 29, had just three victories in 2012, including a Crate Late Model triumph for AES at Ohio's Eldora Speedway, but he said he can rebuild his confidence.
"Just believing in yourself and know that you can do it," Davenport said. "With me and Steve, we've sat down, we've thought of a plan and we're looking two, three, four years into the future. We're partners — I'm not just driving for him, I'm going to have part ownership in it. That way I can invest in myself, and I've always got something to fall back on."
The team, which includes teammate Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, S.C., hasn't firmed up its schedule, but Davenport said a national tour run isn't out of the question.
"We might even end up at East Bay and go to the first Lucas (Oil Series) races there, and then maybe go to Brownstown and see how it turns out from there," he said. "It just all depends on what kind of help we get ... what kind of personnel help we get, and whatever's going to work out best with us financially."
4:58 p.m. | A few changes for MasterSbilt
There'll be a few changes for the Crothersville, Ind.-based MasterSbilt house car team in 2013, the most apparent being the look of the No. 71 driven by Don O'Neal.
O'Neal's car has traditionally been yellow through most of his career, including while driving for Keith and Tader Masters, but the team unveiled a red-and-black graphics scheme at IMIS, with most of the nose and front of the car red and the rest of the sheet metal in black. The No. 71 is white with red trim.
Why the change? The team is sponsored by Optima Batteries and the Late Model was designed to mimic the Kalitta Motorsports top fuel dragster driven by Optima-sponsored David Grubnic, Tader Masters said.
Additionally, the team will be adding a new crew chief. Cody Mahoney of Madison, Ind., plans to work primarily in the MasterSbilt shop in 2013, and Tader Masters hopes to replace him with an experienced hand. Mahoney was set to be honored as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Crew Chief of the Year at Thursday evening's postseason banquet.
"When you get on the road like that, those guys have gotta know what to do," he said.
O'Neal won a series-best 11 Lucas Oil Series events in 2012 and finished second in series points.
Correction: Fixes details regarding Optima sponsorship.
4:51 p.m. | New York rookie
Father-and-son drivers Ed and Zack Carley of Freedom, N.Y., are working the Genesis Shocks booth at IMIS, and dad was proud of his 21-year-old son's first season in Crate Late Models.
Zack notched a victory at Ontario's Humberstone Speedway and grabbed Rookie of the Year honors at Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y.
Zack, who went straight from motocross racing to Late Models, had the edge of his father's experience to avoid too many miscues.
"Second-generation drivers make better drivers," said Ed Carley, who ended up lining up against Zack a few times. "He's a hard racer. He's tough."
Listening into the conversation, Kennedy Motorsports United Late Model Series director Chris Zuver talked about seeing a raw Zack early in the season and thinking he might bang up a few race cars. But Zuver was impressed at his improvement throughout the season for the driver who Ed Carley shows little fear.
"He ain't scared of nothing," Ed said.
4:40 p.m. | First day wrapping up
The first day is wrapping up but we've got some final notes on New York rookie Zack Carley, the MasterSbilt house car team and Jonathan Davenport that we'll be posting shortly. The show floor reopens at 10 a.m. Friday.
3:33 p.m. | A good job (and chance to drive)
Driver A.J. Diemel, formerly of Navarino, Wis., was making his second appearance as IMIS as an employee for Mars Racing. It's a job that keeps him plenty busy in the shop but has also given him a chance to drive Mars-provided cars with his own engines.
The 31-year-old Diemel clicked off a six-victory season in 2012, even though he only made about 20 starts. "We ran good every time we races — we just didn't get to race that much," said Diemel, who was hampered by engine problems.
Taking a position with Mars Racing was a natural move after Diemel's own chassis-dealing business got to the point where he had "to get bigger or to get smaller." So he made the move three hours across Wisconsin and has settled in to a job he enjoys — and the chance to do a little racing.
3:26 p.m. | Trade show networking
All the major Dirt Late Model manufacturers have a presence at IMIS, but it's an important show for up-and-coming businesses, too. That's why Bryan Larimore and Brantlee Gotschall of 10-month-old Dirt Track Specialist were in Indianapolis as the network for customers and product reps during the three-day show.
The 28-year-old Larimore and 33-year-old Gotschall, who also drives a Dirt Late Model, opened their full-service race shop in Nevada, Mo., in February. Besides selling virtually any product a racer needs, they offer consulting services for drivers who can bring their cars to the shop and have the Dirt Track Specialists accompany them to the racetrack.
They work mostly with modified teams at eight or nine tracks within a few hours of Nevada, and the list of Late Model drivers they've worked with includes Matt Johnson of Archie, Mo., Eric Turner of Springfield, Mo., and Justin Zeitner of LaVista, Neb.
Larimore, who has worked as a crew chief for three-time MLRA champ John Anderson of Omaha, Neb., and Will Vaught of Crane, Mo., is pleased with the progress as a regional consultant patterned off big-time consultants such as Ronnie Stuckey, Robby Allen and Randall Edwards.
"I had to prove it to (drivers) that I'm not just talk and I can improve their program," said Larimore, adding that getting the faith of drivers is key.
He enjoys assisting mid-range teams — drivers with good equipment who are lacking in experience and help — so they can compete with top regional drivers like Anderson, Vaught, Terry Phillips and Jesse Stovall. The more teams battling for victories, the more exciting it is for everyone, Larimore said.
For more info on Larimore and Gotschall, visit dirttrackspecialist.com.
2:37 p.m. | McDowell's perfect mix
Former World 100 winner Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., has a three-pronged racing career. He works in driver development for Richard Childress Racing, teaches at driving schools — and of course still climbs behind the wheel of a Dirt Late Model 40 times a year.
"I ain't complaining," McDowell said at IMIS, reflecting on a racing career that keeps him busy most of the year.
McDowell enjoyed the 2012 in part because he's on a more relaxed and flexible schedule with Team Dillon Racing after chasing the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for three straight seasons with Clint Bowyer Racing. He also got the chance to race again for the first time in six years with his brother Shane, who served as Dale's crew chief most of his career.
Shane's first priority is working with Austin and Ty Dillon's programs, but sometimes Dale and Shane slipped away for races on their own. "When the boys weren't there, it was just like it was years ago," said McDowell, who won eight features in 2012 including a $15,000 weekend at Winchester (Tenn.) Speedway.
His favorite events are still the biggest races, especially on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. "That rates your program where you're at," he said.
McDowell is grateful his association with Childress and the Dillon family has helped him carve out a multi-faceted career. "Thank goodness for those boys," he said.
2:26 p.m. | Busy off-season for Wells
Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky., has plenty of keep him busy in the race shop in putting together a new Bloomquist Race Car. And then there's 5-month-old Nylla, who also keeps him plenty busy. "She's a handful," Wells said with a smile.
The 23-year-old Wells was a regular on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series last season, finishing 10th in points, but he's not sure he's going to run the series in 2013. Wells said his team will be ready for Georgia-Florida Speedweeks and he'll sort out his plans then, but he'll definitely follow either the Lucas Oil or World of Outlaws Series.
1:12 p.m. | Berck's offshoot chassis
Kyle Berck, one of Nebraska's best all-time Dirt Late Model racers, last season debuted a self-designed car that came with some frustrating limitations. Berck, who has worked closely with Ohio chassis builder Audie Swartz for many years, designed his new chassis so it would still fit the standard Swartz Race Car jig for repairs.
The car worked plenty well as Berck clicked off an impressive 16 victories, but he's taking the design another step for 2013, Berck said at IMIS. He and Swartz are building a new jig that will fit Berck's car — it's called a KBMR Chassis built by Swartz for now (for Kyle Berck Motorsports Racing) — which gives Berck the opportunity to make even more design changes for safety, strength and handling.
Berck, who would like to following the Lucas Oil MLRA tour in 2013, hopes the have the new car ready in Jan. 15 and, if plans hold, he'll aim for developing a marketable chassis starting in 2014 and get into the chassis business. After all, the 43-year-old Berck won't be behind the wheel forever, and he and wife Stacy have three young mouths to feed.
Berck is excited about the car designed with a focus on developing traction for hard-tire rule races, which dominate his region. With a KBMR jig at Swartz's Minford, Ohio, shop, "now we can do whatever we want" instead of having the restrictions of matching Swartz's regular chassis.
1:03 p.m. | Like a political campaign
Lebanon, Pa., driver and chassis builder Jim Bernheisel has been through enough trade shows to know the drill. What's his plan to develop new chassis customers over the next few days? "Shaking hands and kissing babies," he said with a smile.
Bernheisel's booth has a cutaway version of a new Lazer Chassis for Ricky Weeks of Rutherfordton, N.C., a driver who just beginning driver a Lazer late in the season. Bernheisel has been strongest in his home region, with a few pockets of cars in Michigan and Nebraska, but he's making some inroads in the Carolinas and Georgia in Limited and Crate cars, and he's glad to have Weeks fielding a Super Late Model for Lazer.
"We're getting things rolling down there," Bernheisel said of the North Carolina and surrounding states. And with that another customer walked up with a question about his car, and Bernheisel went back to shaking hands and kissing babies.
12:51 p.m. | Who's running WoO? Wait and see
Driver Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind., visited the World Racing Group's expansive booth at IMIS and chatted with World of Outlaws Late Model Series director Tim Christman about which drivers might be following the tour next season. Robinson, who followed the series last season, finishing 11th in series points, gets plenty of questions about his plans.
"I'm already tired of answering the question," Robinson said, although he allowed A reporter to ask one more time. Robinson's plans are to run WoO's Georgia-Florida Speedweeks events at Screven, Ocala and Volusia before plotting the rest of his 2013 campaign.
Years ago, Christman said, he got a little anxious during trade show season about which drivers might follow the tour. Not anymore. "It's December," he said, and lots of things can change before racing gets rolling in February.
"Everyone and their brother is running the series, or no one is," Christman said. "It just depends on who you talk to."
What Christman focuses on is the late spring when things shake out and the World of Outlaws will have 12-15 drivers as series regulars, he said.
12:45 p.m. | More IMIS tidbits
Jase Kaser's Swartz Race Car is on display on the show floor in cutaway fashion showing the car's full frame. ... Other drivers spotted: Dennis Erb Jr., Jason Feger, Mike Spatola, Kent Robinson, Kyle Berck and Jim Bernheisel, who is working a booth as usual for his Bernheisel Race Cars. ... While Sam Driggers was handing out the Summernationals schedule, he's putting together a new series of events in August for the Western states that likely won't be announced until after the show. ... New Lucas Oil MLRA series director Dan Robinson plans some announcements about the series at Friday's Lucas Oil luncheon as he tries to build a solid core of drivers to follow the Missouri-based tour. ... IMIS draws scores of Dirt Late Model-types while last week's PRI show in Orlando drew just a handful. "I saw more people I knew walking to the booth than I saw all last week," said World of Outlaws Late Model Series director Tim Christman.
11:46 a.m. | Summernationals slate
We've got the 31-race UMP DIRTcar Summernationals scheduled posted. Check our DirtWire section later today for more details about the series, which has stretched into a sixth week for the first time.
11:44 a.m. | Shirley's quest at IMIS
UMP weekly and Summernationals champion Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., toured the show floor Thursday morning with his wife Shannon, stopping for a chat with World of Outlaws regular Rick Eckert and perusing the exhibitors in the the first few rows. Any big news?
"I just need money," Shirley cracked, although he said he didn't have any master plan to draw new sponsorship for his team.
He did pay a visit to one of his sponsors, Keyser Manufacturing and Integra Shocks, and joked with Scott Keyser about ignoring texts from the previous night. Shirley had planned on taking Keyser to dinner, but they never connected. Shirley feigned hurt feelings, and Keyser joked that with his championships and success in recent years, he's no longer the driver Keyser first met in Batesville, Ark., in need of a boost.
"Now that you're somebody," Keyser joked, "you don't need me."
11:33 a.m. | Marlar's power breakfast
Plenty of drivers come to trade shows looking for more sponsorship, new connections — or even a new ride.
Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., is plenty happy with his Bryson Motorsports ride, but he boasted at IMIS that he had breakfast with NASCAR team owner and racing legend Roger Penske at his hotel earlier in the morning. "We had oatmeal," Marlar said. "He was looking at me — from across the room."
Indeed, Marlar was merely in the same room with Penske and NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski, and you can be assured he'll be sticking with his No. 5B Rocket Chassis next season.
The end of Marlar's season was highlighted by big victories at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., and Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., while a low light was East Alabama Motor Speedway disallowing his fast qualifying time at the National 100.
Marlar disputed the disqualification that was based on a portable gas detector that found his left-rear tire six times above the legal limit for chemical presence. While he vowed to take a polygraph test to proclaim his innocence, he said he probably won't do that on his own unless events warrant.
However, Ultimate Super Late Model Racing Series officials took a sample of the tire the following week at Screven, and the rubber came back clean in laboratory tests, Marlar said.
11:26 a.m. | More trade show tidbits
The No. 46 of Tim Rivers is on display in the outer hall. ... The line for picking up badges to enter the trade show appears to be about an hour wait. ... Chad Simpson's No. 25 is on display in the Wehr's Machine and Racing Products booth with the left-side body panels removed to view the sparkling clean components. ... Other drivers spotted: Kyle Berck, Paul Glendenning, Eddie Carrier Jr., Josh McGuire, Rick Eckert, Brian Shirley and Scott Bloomquist. ... Among Dirt Late Model-related seminars at IMIS is Racetrack 101: Planning for Success. Hosting will be Gerald Newton of Arizona Sport Shirts and Kelley Carlton, the Ultimate Super Late Model Series race director. It's scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday.
11:17 a.m. | New roles for Chancellors: Consultants
Title sponsor Lucas Oil acquired the Midwest LateModel Racing Association this fall, but they're not letting former owners Allen "Cowboy" Chancellor and his wife Harriett off the hook just yet. They're touring the IMIS show and Harriett handed a reporter her new business card: Lucas Oil MLRA consultant.
"They won't need to consult me much," Harriett said in all seriousness, thrilled that the series is staying in the Lucas Oil family with Lucas Oil Speedway promoter Dan Robinson taking over as series director. "It was really the perfect thing at our age."
Allen said he's glad he'll get to relax in the grandstands with buddies he's merely waved to in the past because he's been so busy. And Harriett is grateful to the drivers, employees and tracks that worked with the Missouri-based tour for so long.
"We'd like to thank the people that have helped us the last 16 years," said Harriett, who plans to spend some of her extra free time helping Protect the Harvest.
10:15 a.m. | A few early notes
The UMP DIRTCar Summernationals schedule has been released with 31 dates stretching from June 12-July 20. It's a week longer than normal, but the series is taking most off most Mondays and Tuesdays. We'll have it posted later today, but it appears the only tracks not on 2012's schedule are Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, Ind., 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, and Vermilion County Speedway in Danville, Ill. .... Driver Ray Cook, who wearing a promoter's hat works at Tri-County Racetrack and runs the Schaeffer Oil Southern Nationals, is expected to announce at IMIS a series of spring special events over several weekends, starting with Volunteer Speedway's Spring Thaw. ... The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is expected to beef up its Crown Jewel Cup in 2013. Details will be announced at tonight's banquet at the Lucas Estate in Carmel, Ind. ... Not sure we'll be able to list all the Dirt Late Model drivers but even before entering the show floor we've seen Mike Marlar, Gregg Satterlee, Jesse Stovall, Jimmy Owens, Dale McDowell and more. ... Among cars on display in the Hall of Champions are the No. 29 of Darrell Lanigan, the No. 3s of Brian Shirley, the No. 10 of Matthew Turner and the No. 42 of Chris Garnes.
10:07 a.m. | Bigger (and better) in 2013
While this is the final IMIS show, the PRI show, held in Orlando, Fla., after leaving Indianapolis in 2004, is returning to Indy next year and absorbing IMIS. The blending of the two biggest postseason trade shows will encompass virtually the entire Indiana Convention starting next year. Next year's show is later than normal — Dec. 12-14 — because of scheduling issues, but it's expected to be earlier in successive years.


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Thursday, September 19, 2013
20 Tips for Surviving your PhD
Whenever you feel like you keep on working on the same problem, with no way out, remember that blocks and friction are simply part of the creative process that is research.
When you feel like your world is limited to your lab, your bed and the library - know that there is no shame in taking a break and refueling yourself.
In the 3,5 years of my PhD research (no coursework), I've spent about 40 to 80 hours a week on my research. Sometimes, I was in the lab from 8am to 4pm, and then making calculations for the funding organization from 4pm to 10pm. Major deadlines always tend to fall around the same time. Other times, I left the office at 5pm and spent the entire evening relaxing.
Some people say a PhD costs you a kidney and a lung, other people say it's just like a 9-to-5 job. I say, the truth is somewhere in the middle, and you have the freedom to determine how much time you really want to pour into your work. It's not a linear process, at all - and it's different for every student.
With these precautions in mind, I'd like to share with you my 20 best tips for making it through the PhD, in a time-efficient way:
1. Don't work too hard
It's a PhD, not a Nobel prize - and in this context I'd like to remind you of your sole purpose of your PhD: finding a way to answer your research question, in a novel way, showing that you are an independent researcher.
Everybody has loose ends, but if they are only remotely related to your research question, cut them out and leave them for later (or put them up as an idea for a MSc thesis student).
2. Know when you need to do some extra effort
When major deadlines collide, go into bunker-mode. Don't stay in that mode for too long, but know when you need to put in that extra effort to push things through. It's just a temporary thing, never stay bunkered or hermiting for too long.
3. Take enough breaks during the days
Don't skip your lunch break, for the love of the Flying Spaghettimonster. Browsing the internet does not count as a break. You know what I mean - get some fresh air, talk to a colleague or go and grab a coffee with a friend.
4. Make friends in your department
If you're a foreigner, befriend a local to whom you can turn for advice on the non-written rules in the society you landed in. Make friends with your fellow PhD students, and have fun together. I contribute the "success" of my PhD by and large to being in a great research group, and working closely together with the bestest lab tech and awesomest daily supervisor in history.
5. Go to conferences
If you can find funding, get out of your institution and learn from the rest of the world. Conferences have been my eye-openers, my trial-stages and the place where I made friends within the research community on my topic.
6. Reach out to the industry
Especially true for a PhD in Engineering, which will always keep at least one finger at the pulse of the problems of the World Outside. Try to go to conferences that are attended by industry players, or attend workshops/meetings/... where practitioners of your field come together.
7. Don't forget the bigger scope
When you get frustrated with a detail, remember the bigger scope, and if you're a little on the idealistic side, remember what the Greater Good of your work is: are you making sure the roads/bridges are safe (my case), or protecting baby hearts, or improving water purification? Connect to that feeling of pride and importance on being able to contribute to the greater problems of society for a meager salary.
8. Work up a sweat
After sitting all day behind my computer screen, you need to get your body tired too to be able to get a good rest at night. Try to move your body for at least 15 - 20 minutes a day; and try to find time for 3 to 4 longer workouts per week.
9. Pick up a hobby
Get a hobby that absorbs your mind fully, so that you can concentrated on something completely different than your research. The options are plenty: musical instruments are a great way to clean your mind, but gardening, handiwork, cooking,... all work equally well. Just find something that touches a *dzing* within you.
10. Get your finances sorted out
Avoid financial stress during your studies. Get a good overview of your finances, know in how much debt you will be getting over your studies (if any), and always always have an emergency fund ready in case shit hits the fan. Don't overspend. If need be, roam around in clothes from thrift stores and eat from a discount supermarket. Been there, done that, stayed out of debt.
11. Make time for your friends and family
There will be times when you bunker down and don't call anybody. But make sure you find the time to catch up with your friends and family every now and then. They are what truly matters in the end.
12. Find a routine that works for you
Nobody ever told me to come to campus early, but I've always started some time between 8am and 8:20am at the latest. Having a routine of certain evening/social activities throughout the week, designated cleaning/laundry days and batch-cooking evenings, can greatly help you at getting into a routine that makes sure you get fulfilled in all your needs.
13. Lead your own research
Become the CEO of your own research-enterprise. Take leadership of your project, and come up with ideas. Don't depend too much on your supervisors, make sure you know what to do when they are unavailable for a month or longer.
14. Present wherever you can
Practice presenting your work as often as you can, and for as many audiences as possible. Try giving a TEDx Talk, talk at an industry event and present at as many conferences as possible. Get your face out there, and practice practice practice.
15. Write, write and write some more
Write as often as you can, as much as you can, so that by the time you write your dissertation, you will have become a fluent academic writer. Writing is your single most important task, so make time for it. Practice makes perfect (or at least - experienced), so ask for ample feedback.
16. Get the right fuel
Say goodbye to grilled cheese sandwiches and instant tomato soup, and get yourself some decent food. I'm talking veggies here, as well as quality protein, some good grains and healthy fats (avocados ftw).
17. Read outside of the borders of your research topic
Read as widely around your topic as possible. Having broad peripheral knowledge has helped me in two ways: 1) by teaching me how to think out-of-the-box, and 2) by having a basic understanding of a broader field so that I can more easily follow conference presentations and have chitchat with other researchers.
18. Make time for deep work
Get a good slot of time to do your deep work, as this is the time when you get to push your project forwards. Dedicate an entire morning or afternoon to unraveling one tiny subquestion of your research question.
19. Teach and supervise students
Teaching is incredibly rewarding, and so is supervising thesis students. If you're in a program that does not comprise coursework, it's easy to get fully bunkered down into your small topic. Teaching helps you to regain a broader perspective of your field.
20. Remember why you started this PhD journey in the first place
I have my own reasons why I decided to pursue a PhD, and yours my be very different - but remind yourself from time to time why you started this in the first place. Remember the greater goals you have in mind, and know that it was your personal choice to start.
What is your best advice for surviving the PhD? What keeps you going when the going gets though?
41 comments:
Having trouble with your PhD? Check this free eBook "17 Simple Strategies To Survive Your PhD"ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree with Next Scientist - getting some good tips like your list makes it all so simple.Delete
Hi Eva, nice meeting you here and thanks for the tips.:)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2013 at 7:38 PM
First tip: abandon the "survival" lexicon that accompanies every article on PhD research on the internet. Even though we may have hard times, I think we have seen much worst jobs, so let's just ENJOY our freedom rather than trying to SURVIVE it.ReplyDeleteReplies
well... giving the number of ABDs, I do think making it to the finish line is a skill in itselfDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2015 at 1:41 PM
Thanks for your very interesting tips. But I am finding it very difficult, because my guide makes me involved in different projects (not related to my work). His knowledge level is very poor. However, demand of high impact papers are always bothering me. Considering his zero (or negative, saying demotivating words, non technical lectures some time goes upto 3 to 4 hours) help it is getting very difficult to finalize any topic also. He has no specific field, so it is going no where. I am feeling to leave it. Any way thanks for your good suggestion.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 24, 2015 at 5:36 AM
Dear Anonmous,Delete
Guess what same situation! You are a brave person and I am sure you will surely find a way out of it, I will suggest you to try as much as you can and then just let the things take its own turn
- AnonymousDecember 8, 2015 at 9:56 AM
I am facing the same issue. Getting involved with various projects that are not related to my thesis.Delete
Worst of all, he has problem funding me.
We will all brave through!
- AnonymousApril 13, 2016 at 7:05 PM
Well, contrary to what others are saying, you should jump at the opportunity to work on your supervisor's projects because it will lead to publication. For all academics, especially us in the infancy our of career, I cannot over-emphasize this. If i knew what i know now I will gatecrash my supervisor's projects so bad he wouldn't be able to say 'no' consistently.Delete
Stop hanging out on doctoral student sites, stop participating on listservers, avoid unnecessary social interaction with other people who have not completed programs, obsessively focus on completion.ReplyDelete
Life hands you more than enough distractions when you are trying to concentrate - why add to them?Replies
That might work for some students, but for me it was very helpful to join the discussion online and learn from others' experiencesDelete
I could relate so much to your tips Eva. There is some sort of peace knowing there are so many out there who go through the same process.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Amrita!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 26, 2013 at 2:36 PM
nicely written article, just as what i need to keep me going. thanks!ReplyDelete
Some really good comments here. As well as your routine for #12 I'd also say, especially when discouraged, "just show up" is important. Over 3+ years progressing a little bit every day is important.ReplyDelete
I also really like "Become the CEO of your own research-enterprise" - especially a good way of thinking once you get into 3rd year of the PhD ...
Absolutely - you can only eat an elephant by chewing piece by piece...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2013 at 12:27 PM
I agree with so much that you've said here. I started my PhD having worked in corporate HR for over 17 years, and so I firmly believe in working hard during my 'office' hours, and also am very aware how this 'thing' can consume you. Therefore I ensure I dedicate time for myself, and others - since starting the PhD I've become a Girl Guide (Girl Scouts in the US) Leader! It's great - because I have to do stuff for the Guides and have to commit to turning up & not letting them down. Overall, you do need to remember "it's ONLY a PhD"!ReplyDeleteReplies
Great attitude - and I wish you all the best with the Girl Scouts! Sounds like a lovely way to relax...Delete
you are an awesome lady..................ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2014 at 2:26 PM
I am in my final 6 months, indeed I began writing the Thesis today - and everyone of your tips is spot on Eva. The best thing is I met and made some really good friends and have had an enjoyable experience.ReplyDelete
All the best with the thesis writing!Delete
Writing is not the single most important task... you need the results to present! You can be a great writer, but if your research sucks then no amount of writing can make up for it.ReplyDelete
I love how comprehensive is this .. thank you so much for that. I am upgrading from masters to PhD in the next month and I am finding your tips helpful to start my exciting journey. Thanks Eva!ReplyDeleteReplies
Great! Enjoy your PhD!!Delete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2014 at 8:51 PM
Avocado...FTW ! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2014 at 8:53 PM
oh yes: and talk to someone if you become to frustrated, don't just swallow the anger...it will come back worse sooner or laterReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 24, 2015 at 5:39 AM
thanks for it was a helpful optimistic reviewReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2015 at 9:49 AM
Optimistic.....I am on the verge of giving up after a long hiatus and getting back to it. I hope I can carry on....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2015 at 4:25 PM
Hi Eva. The tips are super helpful! I am now doc candidate with some conference presentations on my CV, but I am not able to get my conference work to publication stage. I really want to publish as a lead author, but I feel that I have no energy left. How do I recover? How do I become the CEO of my work and just produce and disseminate work?ReplyDeleteReplies
Good question - how about setting aside an hour a day for writing your papers?Delete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2016 at 7:27 PM
Hello Eva, Do you know of a blog that can help people who's English is their second language and want to pursue their PhD in the U.S. or Canada?ReplyDelete
Do you know any obvious differences between doing the PhD in Canada or the U.S.?
Thanks alot for the informative blog!Replies
Hi there,Delete
Thanks for the kind words. I don't have much information about the PhD process in Canada, but I thought it is rather similar to the USA... perhaps maybe unless you go to Quebec and need to learn French?
Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 1, 2017 at 2:50 AM
I found interesting article here:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2018 at 2:44 AM
I'm 26 years old and my specialty is optical communication.ReplyDelete
Why did I start my Phd in US?
because it was a way out of my country (Iran).
Why am I frustrated?
Because after publishing many journals (TVT and TCOMM), patents, even grants, I have realized that none of these matter. every thing is a show.
I do not have any debt, but I have realized that I do not have any savings either. a dog has more monetary value than me.
I have realized that I'm over-qualified for many many job positions, but I can not apply for them because I cannot obtain security clearance (I'm an international student)
All of your skills and trainings, all of those papers, working 88 hours per week for 6 years, and 240 credit hours of course works with GPA of 3.97 mean nothing but shit. after some point if they like you they hire you.
Why I do not do any thing about it?
It's the only choice and hope that i have for a better future. I will continue this shit until I get what I want.Replies
Good luck - given the current political situation in the USA I can imagine it must be really hard for you to get ahead. Have you considered applying for a position in Europe?Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2018 at 8:56 AM
many thank for your kind response and feedback eva. recently I have started to apply for some faculty positions in here. my Plan B, will be Canada and then Europe.Delete
By the way thank you for your informative article. I enjoyed it.


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Two upcoming Rhizome events at the New Museum:
THE TABLE presented by the New Museum and Rhizome.
Part of We Remember Stories, Not Facts: Wu Tsang in Residence
7th Floor Sky Room
Thursday, June 23rd, 4pm - 9pm
Free before 7pm, $12 after
The New Museum and Rhizome are pleased to present THE TABLE. THE TABLE is a 5-hour day-into-night performance by DJ/producers Kingdom (Ezra Rubin), NGUZUNGUZU (Asma Maroof & Daniel Pineda), and Total Freedom (Ashland Mines) in collaboration with Wu Tsang. Presented by Wu Tsang as part of his residency We Remember Stories, Not Facts, THE TABLE is a live performance/webcast that brings together a group of artists who believe in DJing as an art form. THE TABLE places the four DJs on four opposing sides of a table in the middle of the floor. The artists face each other, working together and/or against each other to produce a constant stream of ad-libbed new ideas in sound. The unusual set-up gives the audience an unconventional role as co-conspirator, huddled around the table like students at a schoolyard brawl. The particular placement of the table uses bad feng shui to pleasantly disrupt our experience of entertainment and hospitality. THE TABLE is part of an ongoing series of parties/sound/experiences that began in Los Angeles.
Total Freedom, aka Ashland Mines, is a DJ/Producer living in Los Angeles. Besides being known internationally for brain broadening DJ sets, Ashland is known in Los Angeles for his work curating and producing events. The first experiments with The Table were directed by him.
KINGDOM, aka Ezra Rubin, is a DJ/Producer living in Los Angeles. Ezra's work is held in high regard around the world for its completely individual, almost otherworldly, character. Ezra has official releases on Fools Gold, Night Slugs, and Acephale and more to come on his own Fade To Mind.
NGUZUNGUZU is a DJ and production duo from Los Angeles. Their production work has been featured by artist like MIA, Sam Sparro and Rye Rye. In 2010 they had official releases on Silverback Recordings and Innovative Leisure. A release of new work is slated for early summer on Kingdom's imprint Fade To Mind.
This event is part of the RE:NEW RE:PLAY Performance Residency Series.
Life Feed: New Works by Jeremy Bailey and Antoine Catala
June 24 at 7pm
Jeremy Bailey and Antoine Catala are two artists who have both taken interest in the webcam as a medium and a subject, from divergent perspectives. Bailey, who lives in Toronto, creates webcam performances in which he manipulates animated models while spinning out monologues with a nerdy lack of self-awareness --both excessive, even grotesque, challenges to assumptions of transparency in screen and self. Recently, Bailey has been experimenting with thought-controlled technology, devices that respond to readings of their users' brainwaves, to imagine one extreme that future telecom technology might take and to satirize art-critical cliches about the uniqueness of the artist's mind and works that make the artist's process transparent. Catala, a French artist based in New York, has made sculptures using television as readymade, a treatment of the medium that applies to the material of the monitor as much as it does to the images of whatever channel it happens to be tuned to. For Catala, lifecasting -- the practice of non-stop transmission of oneself via webcam -- represents both the movement of broadcast technology from the professional studio to the home as well as a concentrated instance of the constant self-design and performance that the social internet requires -- a demand that he, like most artists who make their work available online for market and exhibition systems, feels particularly acutely. On June 24, Bailey and Catala will present new works drawing on these recent areas of study. This event is curated by Brian Droitcour.
This event is part of Rhizome's New Silent Series at the New Museum.