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Just before the start of the year, Microsoft acknowledged that a vulnerability in Internet Explorer was used in targeted attacks. The flaw was first spotted being used in a drive-by-download attack on the Council on Foreign Relations' (CFR) website. A day after the confirmation was published, Microsoft released a Fixit option, which would help mitigate – but not fully patch – the issue. Yet, the Fixit solution was easily bypassed by researchers, rendering the protection it offered useless.
On Sunday, Microsoft announced that they would be patching the Internet Explorer flaw out-of-band, and encouraged administrators and end users to patch as soon as possible.
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About a month back I did a post on What Author Haven't You Read But Should. In that article my greatest shame was not having read any books by Charles de Lint. Well now I can certainly say it was an enormous shame that I haven't delved into his work sooner as he took me on an amazing journey though mystical lands and a magical house. Moonheart has been lauded as a modern Urban Fantasy classic. It certainly deserves all the praise it has garnered and more. I was discussing Moonheart with a friend and he asked me who de Lint is like. My response was "he is kind of like an Urban Fantasy version of Robert J. Sawyer." Both Sawyer and de Lint take great strides to create believable characters with deep personality in a fairly contemporary setting. Both also have a tendency to place their stories in Canada and drop in a lot of references to that effect, which can get a bit bothersome at times yet I'm sure other countries get tired of reading about the US as well. And both put out high-quality work regularly. Moonheart is a much more methodical tale than most Urban Fantasy. You won't see sword-wielding heroines battling vampires astride a motorcycle here. This is more akin to a modern mythology as it weaves Celtic and Native American folklore gorgeously into a contemporary locale. Celtic Bard Taliesin's history is used to amazing effect as de Lint weaves his story around that of Taliesin, the Kendell family, and a great evil that has risen. The opening had me hooked, although it is a bit slow going as de Lint has to include a lot of back story and setup to get where he needed to go. Yet everything works beautifully together from his demon-like creatures to the Ogham type Weirdin divination system one of the characters uses which is amazing in and of itself. The story centers on Sarah Kendall, a free spirit and Keiran, an apprentice Wizard of sorts, as they gain power and try to uncover the identity of the mysterious evil that is after Sarah and Kerian's teacher Thomas Hengyr who has a deep history with Taliesin. The narrative switches between many characters in the past and present including minors one, which can get tiresome. I could have done with fewer chapters coming from the many police characters that seemed very pointless. de Lint suffers a bit from wanting to give even minor characters more life than they need or should warrant. However, this same affliction will give you a deeper understanding of the main characters and what they must go through. One of my favorite aspects was de Lint's odd Tamson house, which becomes a character of its own as it spans two worlds and houses an array of equally odd characters. Moonheart is also a rich love story with plenty of action to keep you moving forward. I wish I had found de Lint sooner as I would have probably appreciated him more if he had been my introduction to Urban Fantasy. I give Moonheart 8 out of 10 Hats. I'll definitely be checking out a lot more of de Lint's work in the future. I'd recommend this to anyone in is a fan of mythology melding with the present day. Book Link: US Canada Europe
REVIEW | Moonheart by Charles de Lint (Orb)
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- SKelly said...
I always wanted to make a set of Weirdin for myself after reading the appendix de Lint saw fit to include in the book...
- July 27, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- The Mad Hatter said...
It mentions on de Lint's site that he is open to someone developing the Weirdin for real. I wonder if anyone ever has.
- July 27, 2009 at 9:11 AM
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James Allan Soutar, Sr. age 72 of Hampstead, NC and formerly of Wurtsboro, NY passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013 with his family by his side, after a long battle with cancer.
Jim was born on July 17, 1940 in Rockland County, NY, to the late Alexander Soutar and Ruth Thiell Soutar.
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LONDON (REUTERS) - Global accountancy firm Deloitte has been hit by a sophisticated hack that resulted in a breach of confidential information and plans from some of its biggest clients, Britain's Guardian newspaper said on Monday (Sept 25).
Deloitte - one of the big four professional services providers - confirmed to the newspaper it had been hit by a hack, but it said only a small number of its clients had been impacted.
The firm discovered the hack in March, according to the Guardian, but the cyber attackers could have had breached its systems as long ago as October or November 2016.
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Ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan's multiple accounts has been frozen by order of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over suspected proceeds from crime. One of the account, domiciled with Skye Bank plc, has a balance of $5,316.66.
The presiding judge, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, while granting the order freezing the accounts ordered the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, file an undertaking in relation to damages payable by it if it turns out that the order should not have been made.
This is sequel to a further affidavit in support of Ex-parte originating summons sworn to by Mr. Abdulahi Tukur, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and filed before the court by EFCC prosecutor, Rotimi Oyedepo requesting the court to urgently direct the managers of the bank accounts contained in the schedule filed with the summons (FHC/L/CS/1343/16) to, in the interim, forfeit the money in the accounts, to prevent further tampering with such.
Also affected by the order are five companies which are Finchley Top Homes Limited, Aribawa Aruera, Magel Resort Limited, AM -PM Global Network Limited Pansy Oil and Gas Limited.
Finchley Top Homes Limited is alleged to have fraudulently open account number 1102001996 domiciled with Ecobank Plc and has a current balance of N226,376,700.23 and a fixed deposit with a balance of N1,099,511,484.88.
The company also fraudulently opened other accounts These are account 1771731336, domiciled with Skye Bank and with a current balance of N14,173,848.85; Fidelity Bank account 4011019539 with a current balance of N1,800,494,000; Stanbic Bank account 0016901361 with a current balance of N40,594,12.88; and Diamond Bank account 0019213687 with a current balance of N39,418,712.12.
Aribawa Aruera Reachout Foundation opened account number 1222014221 with Ecobank and has a closing balance of N479,893,431.01, while Magel Resort Limited accounts (4011019546/5250059782) with Fidelity Bank has a subsisting balance of N1,000,494,000.
The company also operates two other accounts (1011744356) in Zenith Bank, which has a balance of N858,923,982, and 0024351590 with Diamond Bank and has a balance of N174,166,207.00.
AM-PM Global Network Limited opened account number 0026718889 at Diamond Bank and has a balance of N7,213,303.50.
The account opened by Pansy Oil and Gas Limited at Fidelity Bank (4011019577) has a current balance of N1,809,666,494.68, while that at Diamond Bank (0026838491) has a balance of N55,930,024.50.
Also affected is one Esther Oba. Esther Oba has a balance of $429,381.87 in her account while the companies collectively have balances totaling N7,418,829,290.94 (seven billion four hundred and eighteen million eight hundred and twenty nine thousand two hundred and ninety naira ninety four kobo) in six commercial banks.
Esther Oba was found to have opened account number 0019213689 with Diamond Bank and has a current balance of $429,381.87.
The EFCC said it carried out analyses after receiving an intelligence report, which showed that the accounts ought to be investigated.
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How Not To Write A Woman's Obituary
At the risk of sounding like someone who "can't let it go" — a feminist's badge of honor if ever there were one — I'd like to offer a few tips on how to write obituaries about accomplished women in America.
It's a short list, really.
1) Take a moment to read the March 30 New York Times obituary for rocket scientist Yvonne Brill, in which she is celebrated first and foremost for her cooking and years of tagging along with her husband.
2) Vow never, ever to do that.
That pretty much covers it. Otherwise, you're going to be on the receiving end of a Twitter war you cannot — and should not — win.
In 2001, Brill won NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal. In 2011, President Barack Obama honored Brill with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Last week, she died at age 88.
This was the first paragraph of her obituary in the Times: "She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children. 'The world's best mom,' her son Matthew said."
This was the second paragraph: "But Yvonne Brill, who died on Wednesday at 88 in Princeton, NJ, was also a brilliant rocket scientist, who in the early 1970s invented a propulsion system to help keep communications satellites from slipping out of their orbits."
You can imagine the reaction. Two of my favorites:
Edward Champion (@drmabuse): "Mahatma Gandhi made a great frittata, ironed some shirts, and took eight years off to catch up on Hardy Boys books."
Ron Charles (@RonCharles): "Dear NYT, just in case you're prewriting obits of obscure book critics, everybody says I make delicious chocolate chip cookies."
I know from my own Facebook feed that plenty of mothers thought the obituary's opening paragraph was just fine. What greater role in the world than to be somebody's mom, they said.
And no.
A few words about motherhood: Best. Job. Ever. My own kids are grown, but to this day, I'm only as happy as my unhappiest child. I can't begin to describe the pressure building in my chest right now at even the thought of one of my kids saying, upon my death, "Mom was a good columnist."
However, a newspaper obituary is meant to tell the story of why a person mattered in the world at large. It's a fierce competition. Thousands of people die every day, but few of their stories make the cut. Even in 2013, noteworthy women are too seldom noted. This may explain why some of us get a little prickly when a scientist who kept satellites orbiting and wowed the president is celebrated for her sauteed strips of beef, no matter how good the cream sauce.
When I first read Brill's obituary in the Times, I assumed the best of its author, Douglas Martin. His lead struck me as clumsy and clueless, but I did not assume any bad intentions on his part. Honestly, I felt for him. I was sure he must be mortified and sent an email asking for an interview.
I never heard from Martin, but he did talk to the Times' public editor, Margaret Sullivan, for her column responding to the flood of criticism. In it, she said Martin described himself as "just so full of admiration for this woman, in all respects."
So far, so good.
"I was totally captivated by her story," Martin told Sullivan, who added that "he looked for a way to tell it in as interesting a way as possible."
As for his critics?
Via Sullivan: "The negative reaction is unwarranted, he said — a result of people who didn't read the obituary fully but reacted only to what they saw on Twitter about the opening paragraph."
Wha-a-a-t? (Says this woman who read it to the very end and is now fuming.)
His final take: "It hasn't changed his mind about how he wrote it: 'I wouldn't do anything differently.'"
Some men refuse to learn.
Fortunately, there are plenty of women who will never tire of trying to teach them.
Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and an essayist for Parade magazine. She is the author of two books, including …and His Lovely Wife, which chronicled the successful race of her husband, Sherrod Brown, for the U.S. Senate. To find out more about Connie Schultz (firstname.lastname@example.com) and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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Our guest today is historical romance author Ella Quinn and she is giving away a copy of her debut release The Seduction of Lady Phoebe. Check out this lovely interview with her and leave a comment along with contact information for your chance to win!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Guest Author Interview: Ella Quinn
Our guest today is historical romance author Ella Quinn and she is giving away a copy of her debut release The Seduction of Lady Phoebe. Check out this lovely interview with her and leave a comment along with contact information for your chance to win!
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Great interview and I love the blurb for The Seduction of Lady Phoebe. I'm so excited for you and can't wait for the release.ReplyDelete
Enjoyed your interview, Ella. Your story sounds really exciting. Congrats :)ReplyDelete
Great post! What a wonderful cover and I loved getting to know you better!ReplyDelete
Melissa Keir
Loved the interview, ladies. So hard to juggle the characters who won't talk to you with the ones who won't stop! LOL Can't wait for Phoebe to release! good luck, Ella. Tweeted.ReplyDelete
Oh wonderful interview Ms. Ella. I love Lady Phoebe and I'm not much of a Historical Reader anymore...*winks* Good job!ReplyDelete
Congrats Ella on the release of your book! Eagerly waiting for books 2-5 too; please tell us more about them!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 11:45 AM
Hi Linda, not the actual release yet, I'm afraid. That won't be until September.Delete
The next book, which goes on pre-order in June, is The Secret Life of Miss Anna Marsh. You'll have met Anna and the hero, Rutherford, in The Temptation of Lady Phoebe. Rutherford alwasy met to marry Anna when he was ready, but by then, Anna has a secret that has made her question whether she wants to marry him.
The Temptation of Serena takes place in 1816. Robert, Viscount Beaumont decided years ago that he'll never marry for love. However when he meets Lady Serena, a cousin of Phoebe's, he can't stop thinking about her. When he tries to trap her into marriage, he discovers she won't give in easily if at all.
Congrats on your book! Wonderful interview!ReplyDelete
I love the blurb, too. It's on my wish list!
Great interview! This is a fantastic book and I'm so psyched to get my own copy!ReplyDelete
Ella! I can't believe how much we have in common. When I picture the scenes in my books, it's like I'm watching a movie, too. LOVE IT! Great interview. I'm glad I got to know you better. :)ReplyDelete
Great interview, ladies. I'm waiting for this one. :)ReplyDelete
Wonderful interview, ladies! I have this vision of Ella chasing characters through a maze yelling "Tell me your name! Tell me your name!" I have to laugh because I have had them tell me "That is NOT my name!" The villainess of The Price of a Gentleman let me write the entire book before she told me "That is not my name." Had to go back and change it through the entire book.ReplyDelete
Ella, if I haven't told you before, this cover is absolutely gorgeous. September can't come soon enough and this is definitely on my TBR list. You have such a varied background (where you've lived and experiences). It always fascinates to see how this comes out in our writing.ReplyDelete
Ella, we could be twins when it comes to how we experience our stories. Except I would unquestionably be the bad twin. I have two tweet this now.ReplyDelete
Fantastic post. I learn something new every time I read about you, Ella.ReplyDelete
I was in St. Thomas last month! Just now realized that's where you live.
So looking forward to reading the book. It's at the top of my must-read-this-summer list.
- AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 1:43 PM
Loved the interview. I love historical romance and also new authors!I commented on a previous blog and for some reason thought that the book was out...anyway September can't come soon enough!ReplyDelete
Great interview! Love the scene in your mind like a movie - mine do the same, in vivid detail - a help & hindrance. But can't wait to see it released! A must-get!ReplyDelete
Congrats Ella!!! And I think it's fascinating how your stories come to you movie style! Very cool.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 2:18 PM
Hi Christi, thanks for coming by. It is pretty cool. I'm not much of a TV or movie watcher, maybe because my minde makes them up.ReplyDelete
I'm SO excited for your book to come out, Ella! I can't wait! Oh, and what a fun interview!ReplyDelete
Great interview! Half the fun of the book is picking out the names of the chaactersReplyDelete
Sounds like a fun writing processReplyDelete
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Love that - a regency lady with a punishing right hook.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to read your book. It sounds fantasitc and I love historical romance.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2013 at 4:58 AM
So Marion Browning-Baker or "Ella Quinn" as you call yourself today - you can run from your criminal history but you cannot hide. You DID NOT go to the Virgin Islands "to retire, write romance books, and live in paradise" despite what you try to tell your readership. And there was certainly nothing "fortuitous" about this move to the tax hide-out Virgin Islands either as you claim in your author interviews. You fled the country of Germany in less than 60 days after they charged you with federal tax evasion where you evaded taxes for no less than 15 years as a lawyer operating a business on German soil. How smart was that when you bragged about it to one of your clients which you then ripped off for over $50,000 in legal fees?ReplyDelete
Now you have a totally new identity. There is no lawyer reference in your bio anywhere despite that you spent most of your adult life as a lawyer. In fact, you even removed your law degree from Campbell University in NC and are now calling it a master's degree in "Political Science and Government" on LinkedIn. But the reality is that you were a totally unethical lawyer who stole money from EVERY ONE of your military clients in Europe from 1995 (which was after the US Army kicked you out as a JAG lawyer) and until your Georgia State Bar disbarment on April 15, 2013 which is shown on their website.
As far as we are concerned, you have an active network now of at least 75 ex-clients and you OWE THEM a lot of money. We have legal counsel and there is a class-action lawsuit in the making. So "Ella" or whatever person you are playing today, do not believe that this is over and we will see you in court as who you really are: disbarred lawyer, tax fugitive, and criminal Marion Browning-Baker.


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Report: Tony Scott Diagnosed with Inoperable Brain Cancer Prior to Suicide
Famed Hollywood filmmaker Tony Scott, who leapt to his death off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon, had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer according to ABC News.
A source close to the Top Gun director made the claim, but did not elaborate.
LA County assistant chief coroner Ed Winter told the Daily News an autopsy would be conducted this morning. "We might (see a brain issue), but we don't have anything medically confirmed at this time," Winter said.
TMZ says it spoke with law enforcement sources who have provided the gossip site with more information concerning the nature of the suicide notes found in Scott's car and office.
According to TMZ's sources, the note found in his Toyota Prius was a "contact list" of people Scott wished to have notified of his death. The note found in his office was "far more detailed about the reason the director took his life."
Scott was 68 years old and had multiple projects, including a Top Gun sequel, in development at the time of his death.
[photo via AP]


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Street Stock Enduro Nationals - The Bristol Invaders
Frank Kimmel's Second Installment Of The Street Stock Enduro Nationals Hits The High Banks Of Bristol Motor Speedway
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When was the last time a racecar pulled into Bristol Motor Speedway on an open trailer? I'm not quite sure of the answer, but I'd guess a car with a full factory frame and steel body on an open trailer would probably go back three decades. How about this...when was the last time a racecar with a full cast-iron engine, block, heads, and manifolds, along with a two-barrel carburetor competed on the high banks? That answer would be a lot longer than three decades ago. For most local racers, getting to Bristol Motor Speedway in northeastern Tennessee is merely a dream. For the majority, racing at Bristol would remain a dream, until Frank Kimmel came along.
Bristol Motor Speedway is the most sought-after ticket in NASCAR with a reputation as one of the fiercest, highest banked, half-mile tracks in the country that produces a lot of bent sheetmetal and its fair share of hurt feelings, along with some great racing. When nine-time ARCA RE/MAX Series Champion Frank Kimmel floated the idea of bringing his Street Stock show to the famed half-mile to Humpy Wheeler, Wheeler listened and listened closely. It wasn't long after that conversation that the deal was done and Kimmel and company were headed to eastern Tennessee. Bristol would be the sight of the second ever Frank Kimmel Street Stock Enduro Nationals.
Fifty-four cars showed up to Kimmel's Bristol event, with 52 of those taking the green flag for what was scheduled to be 150 laps of action. Kimmel put a little of his own twist into the fray by having an Indy 500-type three abreast start, making 18 rows of three cars each. Of the 54 cars on hand, 14 states were represented including Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Iowa, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. Canada was also represented by two racers.
One major change for the Bristol race was the mandated HANS, or similar head-and-neck restraint. Radios and mirrors were also allowed, and each team had a spotter. As with the Kentucky event, a mandatory pit stop for the entire field was in place for the halfway point at Lap 75, allowing teams to make adjustments, add fuel, and possibly change their Hoosier Comanche tires.
It's actually hard to say when the last time a racer showed up at Bristol to compete off of an open trailer, but as you walked the pit area it was clear that these low-budget racers are the backbone of the motorsports world. Each car was thoroughly inspected by a team of officials put into place by Kimmel. Headed up by Bill Kimmel, Frank's brother, the group goes over every car in an assembly line format with each official assigned a certain duty. This includes height and clearance check, and inspection of fuel cells, driver compartments, and valve covers. All this is followed by the final inspection check of weight and weight distribution. Being thorough and fair is the key to the success of the race.
In qualifying, five cars got into the 18-second bracket as Indiana native Todd Kempf set fast time with an 18.450 lap at over 100 mph. Not surprising that the top four qualifiers-Kempf, Chuck Barnes, John Collins, and Brett Hudson-all have logged many laps at Salem Speedway in Indiana. Kempf, the Salem Speedway back-to-back Super Stock Champion, took off at the drop of the green flag, holding off the charge of many racers. He endured a total of six caution flags, and some front end body damage, to capture the biggest win of his career with a $5,000 payday. This was a redemption of sorts for Kempf, as he had started 23rd at the 2007 Kimmel race at Kentucky and was leading that event by Lap 3 when he had to pit for a cut tire, ending his chance for victory. Leading all the circuits at Bristol, Kempf was passed one time by veteran racer and Kentucky winner Chuck Barnes Sr. on Lap 38 before pushing his Chevrolet Monte Carlo back to the point going into Turn 3.
Just two laps after the mandatory stop on Lap 75, rain showers moved in forcing Kimmel to call the race complete on Lap 77. Of the six caution flags, the most spectacular one of the day belonged to Loose Nuts Racing out of Alabama. On Lap 43, driver Marty Bean got clipped going into Turn 1 and turned into the wall, then swapped ends as the rear slammed the wall. A series of flips and barrel rolls followed before his car came to rest on all four wheels. A fire under the hood was quickly extinguished by the safety crew and, despite the viciousness of the accident, Bean emerged from the carnage unhurt, though a little dazed and dizzy.
"I came into Turn 1 three-wide, my spotter told me there were cars on both the inside and the outside," states Bean. "The inside car tapped me and the car on the outside hit my quarter panel and it just sent me head first into the wall. I have flipped a car before when an axle broke, but that happened so fast I didn't have time to grab my belts. I was just lucky I didn't get hurt badly. This time, when I felt the car start to roll I knew what was happening. I turned loose of the wheel and grabbed my harness because I knew I was along for the ride! When the car finally stopped rolling, I was still holding my breath waiting for someone to hit me. With 54 cars at Bristol, I feel lucky but I am disappointed. While racing hard I knew I was at Bristol so I was trying to be careful so I could be there at the end," says Bean.
"I had issues in qualifying and started 43rd, but at the time of the crash I had moved into the Top 20. My teammate, Richard Patino, made just four more laps than me and got caught up in the next big crash," says Bean.
When asked about the event, Bean seemed to sum up the feelings of every racer on hand at Bristol. "Unbelievable. Standing in the pits looking up at the banking and the stands was overwhelming knowing that I was driving my car that we built on this famous speedway. This didn't seem any different than our local Saturday night track. If we needed something, we would ask and somebody would always come up with it. It was neat seeing racers from all over the country and Canada and it still is like a Saturday night at Birmingham International Raceway. I would be remiss if I didn't thank my family, crew, and sponsors for making this dream come true. I am looking forward to next year, we'll be back. I would also like to thank Frank Kimmel and his awesome crew for making things safe. We went through tech four times to get just our window net passed. They should sleep well at night," finished Bean.
The local flavor in the pit area came about due to the fate of a coin toss. Kingsport Tennessee driver Rick Smith won the flip of the coin to drive the car at Bristol over his nephew, Matt Smith. Even though he finished back in the pack, Rick had a great outlook. "If we can take anything away from here that's worth racing again, we're going to try to go to Kentucky next month and he's going to drive. This is our sixth season with this car and we have two victories at Newport and a lot of Top Five finishes. The corners come up quick here, but now I can say I raced at Bristol," says Rick.
The most serious melee of the day came at Lap 60 when a 12-car pileup ensued on the front stretch. Kempf was able to navigate through it but did take some damage that tore the front fender away from his car. Not so lucky were the second and third place cars of Barnes and Hudson. While Barnes and Hudson both rebounded to rejoin the field, at the checkered flag it was Kempf, followed by Alan Huddleston in second and Joe Williamson in third. Ironically, but not surprising, the Top Three finishers are former Salem Speedway Track Champions. Huddleston was able to snake past both Barnes and Hudson to get into the second spot and hung on from there. However, getting past the post race inspection was another story.
Huddleston failed the post-race inspection for not having the required ignition module setting, which limited the cars to 5,500 rpm. His was set at 7,500 rpm, well over the limits the rule book called for.
Huddleston was disqualified and Williamson moved up to Second. North Carolina driver Jason Leatherwood was credited with Third, followed by Kentucky driver Mike Velotta, and Indiana driver Beau Hendrich to round out the Top Five. Of the 52 starters, 36 racers took the checkered flag to finish the rain-shortened event at Lap 77.
"This is awesome, to lead flag-to-flag here at Bristol," says winner Kempf. "I have a great crew who came and helped me with this car today. I work a 10-hour shift then come home and work on this car. I have been living on about four hours a sleep a day for the last two weeks to get down here. Now it has all paid off. I came out of Turn 4 one time, cars were going everywhere, and I just picked a spot and went through, just clipping my front fender. The banking here is a lot like the tracks back home, but a whole lot smoother. Some guys said it was a little rough, but come to Salem and race. I run through holes four inches deep up there."
"I had a really good car," states Second Place finisher Williamson. "My car was fast, I was just trying to stay out of the wrecks. I couldn't be more pleased to debut at Bristol like this. If I could drive into the turn like I wanted, it would have been a little better. That was the only place guys were gaining on me; I could pull them coming off the corner. At the break, we took a little crossweight out of it to try to get in the corners better. It would have been close, but Kempf was the class of the field today. Winchester Speedway and Salem experience helped to come here. This is the same driving-style track; it is a smooth Winchester and Salem Turn 3 and 4. This track has a real grip. When you can flat-foot a car on 8-inch Hoosier Comanches in the center of the turn it's unreal. If you've never run here you're missing a real experience, I'm telling you that," finishes Williamson.
Following the event, both Kimmel and the Bristol management were pleased, even though Mother Nature didn't exactly cooperate. "I think it went really well. All in all, I am tickled with the performance," states Kimmel. "The weather was horrendous, but everyone seems happy. I have had a lot of feedback from racers and they all seem very happy with the effort and outcome. Not really any complaints, maybe just a little about a rule or two here and there, but everyone is happy and said they would go back."
Kimmel had praise for his competitors, too. "The guys proved once again they can flat race. They raced real hard all the way around the track and it was an honor to be there. We've got another one at Kentucky in May of this year and one in January 2009 at Rockingham."
Kimmel and his racers weren't the only ones elated with the results; Bristol management is excited as well. "BMS President and General Manager Jeff Byrd, after witnessing this event, has said several times that he doesn't want to see anything else at Bristol but Street Stock cars," says Bristol's Wayne Estes. "I think he was saying it in jest, but all of us who saw the race absolutely loved it. We loved it so much we have asked Frank about another date later this year. We'd love to finish what we started in April. As much as we all wanted to see the last 75 laps of racing, I have heard from many, many fans who said they certainly got their money's worth."
The thought of a return trip to Bristol's high banks for the Street Stocks has everyone excited. "I can say with 95 percent certainty that we will run another Frank Kimmel Street Stock Spectacular next year, if not before," continues Estes. "I would like to see us run a little later in the year. If we can work out a date where these guys can run a night race, that would be our choice. This is what race fans want to see."
Street stock racing at night at Bristol? Move over NASCAR, Kimmel's coming to town.
Leaving a lasting impression on the race fan goes a long way to getting your division noticed and respected. "The most impressive thing was, without a doubt, the action," says Estes. "Things were happening all over the track every single lap. On one restart, I watched a car pass about 20 others by going to the apron. He had a head of steam and the cars in front of him were four wide all over the first corner, so he took to the bottom like Dale Earnhardt. Without a doubt this was the first truly Stock Car race run at Bristol in many years. The Late Models and NASCAR cars ceased to be Stock Cars long ago, so to see cars that were built to be Monte Carlos, Impalas, and Oldsmobiles back on this track again gave me goose bumps."
Just as the Street Stock division is both competitor and fan friendly, Bristol made fan access a priority. The back stretch became the front stretch as a portable flag stand was placed in the center between Turns 2 and 3. This meant that fans could park in Bristol's upper lot and walk straight into the stands, avoiding the long, tiring climb up the huge front stretch parking lot hill. It also meant that the fans wouldn't have to look into a setting sun to watch the race.
Fan-friendly access and awesome racing action at a mecca of motorsports. What more could the street-stock racer want? Affordable racing is getting to be something of a reach, but with good rules, a decent purse, and both fan-and-competitor friendly venues, Kimmel has created the next great series in racing.
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In most if not all contexts, I don't really think wearing makeup is a "choice." At least, it's not a choice in the sense of a decision where the branching options are neutral and equally weighted and carry few, if any, negative social consequences, the way making a ham sandwich or a veggie wrap for lunch is a choice. Culturally speaking, the playing field is tilted pretty heavily in makeup's favor.
The New York Times is hosting an online roundtable discussion of the question of makeup and women's self-esteem today. Makeup is a consumer product, but rather than thinking about who profits from it and how it is sold to us, let's think about how it makes us feel. Okay. Inevitably, one talking head writes:
"The point is that a harmless touch of makeup makes me feel better. I wear it for myself, not for anybody else."
I find this way of thinking about makeup so exotic that I almost — almost — cannot conceive of it. As a kind of thought experiment, sure, I can imagine there are women who wear makeup truly and only "for themselves," who would continue to do so even absent any the miasma of social programming and cultural pressure to wear makeup, subtle and not-so-subtle, that women face in mainstream contemporary western culture. Maybe there are women who truly indeed wear makeup "for themselves," such that if our culture happened to transform overnight into one where the wearing of makeup by women was stigmatized, they'd continue to do it. Because it's their choice! It's just that I don't think I've ever met any of these women.
And I'm certainly not one myself. I don't wear a lot of makeup — I favor the "natural" look — and I don't always wear makeup, but I'm honest enough to tell you that when I do wear it, it is not my "choice." I wear it because a lifetime of being a woman and of bearing the fusillade of advertising and Hollywood and fashion imagery — when was the last time you saw a woman not wearing makeup on a billboard or on T.V.? — has left me with no illusions about the fact that makeup is, for women, considered standard in 21st Century America. A certain amount of makeup is "good grooming." It's the default. As women, we don't have the choice to engage with the beauty industrial complex: it's so ever-present in our lives that women who don't wear makeup are commonly taken as defining themselves against it. To not wear makeup, for many women, is to invite misunderstanding or, worse, judgment.
I wear makeup because I recognize that I live in a culture where makeup is normalized for people of my sex, age, and profession. And that's pretty much the only reason. When I don't need to live up to that cultural standard — when I'm camping, say, or at the beach, or going to the laundromat on a Tuesday afternoon — I don't wear makeup. I don't wear makeup "for myself." I wear it because of who I am and where I live and what my job is. The end. And if you don't believe me that wearing makeup is considered standard here in the West, I would direct you to any of the myriad recent studies demonstrating that people associate women who wear makeup — especially, the "natural" makeup with which we are all familiar — with greater competency in the workplace, greater attractiveness, greater trustworthiness, and greater likability than women who are without.
I don't think that acknowledging the overwhelming contemporary social bias in favor of women wearing makeup as a factor in the motivation to wear makeup is problematic. An act doesn't have to fit into the paradigm of personal "choice" in order to have value, or in order to be worthwhile, or even in order for it to be personally enjoyable. (I don't hate wearing makeup. Far from it, in fact. It's a skill I can even take a certain pleasure in exercising.) But I do think it's telling that society encourages women to frame wearing makeup only as a matter of simple personal choice — and as something that indicates self-love ("Because You're Worth It"). (The pressure to frame the use of cosmetics within the discourse of individual choice reminds me, a little, of the pressure on women to never admit the lengths to which they may go to embody our culture's equally stringent and fraught physical ideals: every skinny actress is always supposed to tell her interviewers that she eats burgers and milkshakes and never really works out. The ideal is always supposed to be "natural," a matter of sheer, unperspiring excellence.) We're only supposed to appreciate or be interested in makeup as a form of play and personal expression; we're supposed to ignore the social and political contexts of makeup. I'm not interested in that narrative. I think it's overly simple, and it does a disservice to the varieties of women's lived experience in the complicated and politically inflected arena of what the women's magazines refer to, grandly, as "beauty."
I have a meeting with an editor this afternoon. I have to go put on some concealer and mascara.
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Q. I'm searching for your archive. Whenever I find a really good blog, I like to start at the beginning so I can understand better some of what you're talking about. And I can't find any link to your archives.
A. Thanks for writing. I started my site in 1995. There weren't blogging tools back then, hence there aren't archives in the sense you are describing. I published via hand-coded HTML until around 2004, when I began using WordPress. All my pre-WordPress content is still online; you just have to keep hitting the "PREVIOUS" button to get to it. Sorry about that.
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What is the Tile Tracker?
Traveling can enrich your life, but it can also be a pain, especially if your luggage goes missing, you misplace your passport or forget where you packed crucial items. This is where the Tile Tracker comes in. These small, Bluetooth tracking devices can help you locate your belongings, taking the stress out of travel.
For many, the Tile Tracker is the ultimate travel accessory, but you can use it for so much more, from helping you find your phone to making sure you never lose the remote again. Choose from several different Tile Trackers to find the best one for your needs.
How does Tile Tracker work?
The Tile Tracker uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone or other devices. To use it, you'll need to download the Tile app. When you want to find something with a Tile Tracker attached to it, open the Tile app and ask it to ring the tracker. The chosen Tile Tracker will emit a noise so you can find it.
You can also use smart home devices to ring your Tile Tracker hands-free. Although it doesn't use GPS, you may be able to find your Tile Tracker when out of range. When any other people running the Tile app on their phone pass a Tile Tracker, its location automatically updates on a map in your app. While there's no guarantee that you'll be able to find items out of range, you can ask for help from the Tile Network to find lost items.
Why is the Tile Tracker great for travel?
You'll find a range of uses for Tile Trackers when you're on the road, whether you're on a weekend getaway or a six-month trek around the globe.
Keeping track of luggage
Whether you're struggling to find your luggage on the carousel or it ends up lost in transit, your Tile Tracker can help you find it. When your tracker is within range, you can simply ring it through the Tile app. This sets a jingle playing so you can easily find it. This is an excellent choice if you're having trouble differentiating your bag from others on the luggage carousel. Your luggage will be the one playing an audible tune. It's a little trickier if you want to find luggage that's out of range. There's a map with its last known location on it, but this may be out of date. It will only update if someone running the Tile app passes in the Tile Tracker range, which may or may not happen.
Finding your passport
Few things are as stressful as the mad dash to find your passport minutes before you need to leave for a flight or the worry that you've lost it on your travels when it's actually back at your hotel room. Some Tile Trackers are slim enough to tuck inside your passport case, so it's easy to ring it when in range or work out the last place you had it if it gets lost or you think you may lose it.
Tracking other items
There are plenty of other items that you might want to track on your travels. You can attach Tile Trackers to small items like keys and wallets that are relatively easy to misplace around your hotel room. While there's no dedicated Tile wallet tracker, you can either slip a Tile Slim inside your wallet or, if you have a wallet with a zip compartment, you can attach a Tile Mat or Tile Pro to the zipper using a keyring. You can also stick some types of trackers to items such as cameras, bags or anything else that you're worried about losing while on vacation.
Other uses for Tile Trackers
When you're home from your travels, you'll find plenty of other ways to use Tile Trackers. They're great for attaching to those small items that you often misplace at home, such as your keys or your TV remote. Although a Tile phone tracker isn't a specific product, you can use any Tile Tracker as a phone tracker. Simply double-press the logo on the tile tracker, and it will make the phone linked to it ring, even when in the silent setting.
Although they have many uses, if you're looking for Tile pet trackers, a GPS dog tracker is a better choice due to the limited range of the Tile's Bluetooth. You can, however, attach a Tile Tracker to your pet's leash if you often misplace it.
Types of Tile Trackers
This slim tracker is the perfect size to fit into luggage tags to keep track of your cases or to slip inside your wallet or passport case. It rings within a range of 200 feet from your phone.
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A compact tracker that fits onto a keyring so you can attach it to your keys, backpack and so much more. It has a Bluetooth range of 200 feet.
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The Tile Pro tracker is roughly the same shape and size as the Mate but has a louder ring and a larger 400 foot Bluetooth range.
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Tile Sticker Bluetooth Tracker
The smallest Tile Tracker adheres to items so you can stick it onto practically anything with a smooth surface. When traveling, it's great for attaching to high-ticket items that you could misplace, such as camera equipment.
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Tile Tracker Essentials Bundle
Perfect for anyone who wants multiple varieties of Tile Trackers. It includes one Slim, one Mate and two stickers. You can control all of them through the same app.
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|I was using the system and it prompted me to log on again. I had already provided my Logon ID and Security Code once before, so why did it ask again?
|This is a security feature designed for your protection. If several minutes elapse without a request from you for anything from the home banking system (exclusive of Help), then the system ends your session and does not allow further transactions until you enter your user information again. This approach helps prevent others from performing transactions on your computer in the event that you forget to properly exit the system.
|I keep getting messages about receiving a "cookie." What is a cookie and how do I disable the warning message?
|Cookies are small pieces of information, sent from the server, to be stored in a file on your computer. Cookies can be used for many purposes, but at our site, a cookie is used to store security information needed to maintain a secure, confidential connection to our Internet server.
|Can I use the "Back" feature of the browser to go to a page that I have already been on, or do I need to use the menus to get there? Will it work the same or cause a problem?
|Yes, you can use the Back key to return to prior pages and it will work fine. However, for security reasons, some pages automatically expire so that you cannot return to them. If you encounter this, simply use the menus to go to the location you wish.
|When trying to access the home banking site I entered the address of http://www.netit.financial-net.com/....etc., but it says "can't find address." What's wrong?
|Replace the HTTP with HTTPS in the URL address line of your browser. The "S" represents "secure" and it is required to access the home banking site in a secure environment.
|My friend uses another financial institution and is on the Internet doing his banking. Can I use the same address he does and get on the system?
|No. Most home banking sites are Institution specific, meaning that they only allow access to their own users.
|Once I have selected Help, how do I return to the application?
|Use the "Back" function of your browser to return to your original location.
|How do I configure my modem and PC to connect to the Internet application?
|If you are already connecting to the Internet, then no additional work should be required to access this home banking site. You only need to specify the correct URL address. If you are not yet connected to the Internet, then contact an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for more information. An ISP can give you access to the World Wide Web (WWW), which you need for access to this home banking site.
|I was connected to the application earlier today but am unable to connect again. The error message indicates it is unable to locate the server. What do I do?
|First, confirm that you are able to access other sites successfully. If not, contact your Internet Service Provider for assistance. Second, confirm that the URL address you typed is correct, and that you specified HTTPS at the beginning. If that doesn't correct the problem, then it may mean that the home banking site has unexpectedly gone off-line. In this case, please contact customer service for assistance, or simply try your request again at a later time.


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This tutorial exists for these OS versions
- Linux Mint 17.1 (Rebecca)
- Linux Mint 17 (Quiana)
- Linux Mint 15 (Olivia)
- Linux Mint 14 (Nadia)
- Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
- Linux Mint 12 (Lisa)
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The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
Version 1.0
Author: Falko Timme , Christian Schmalfeld <c [dot] schmalfeld [at] projektfarm [dot] de>
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 13 (Maya) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
The software I propose as default is the one I found easiest to use and best in their functionality - this won't necessarily be true for your needs, thus you are welcome to try out the applications listed as alternatives.
Linux Mint 13 is available in two flavors - one with the Cinnamon desktop and one with the MATE desktop. I will download and use the Cinnamon version (if you change your mind about what flavor you want to use after some time, you can still download the packages of the other one, install it and select it on the login screen).
I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!
1 Preliminary Note
To fully replace a Windows desktop, I want the Mint desktop to have the following software installed:
- Pinta - open source drawing application modeled after Paint.NET
- KolourPaint - paint application with elemental functions
- MyPaint - paint application with a large variety of brushes
- The GIMP - free software replacement for Adobe Photoshop
- Shotwell Photo Manager - full-featured personal photo management application for the GNOME desktop
- Firefox
- Opera
- Chromium - Google's open-source browser
- Thunderbird - email and news client
- Evolution - combines e-mail, calendar, address book, and task list management functions
- Deluge - free cross-platform BitTorrent client
- Transmission BitTorrent Client - Bittorrent client
- Vuze - Java BitTorrent client
- qBittorrent - free alternative to µtorrent
- Marble - desktop globe similar to google earth
- GoogleEarth - Google's desktop globe
- Flash Player 11
- FileZilla - multithreaded FTP client
- Pidgin IM Client - multi-platform instant messaging client
- Skype
- Dropbox Client - cloud storage
- Gwibber Social Client - open-source microblogging client (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
- Adobe Reader
- Evince - document viewer
- Okular - document viewer
- LibreOffice Writer - replacement for Microsoft Word
- LibreOffice Calc - replacement for Microsoft Excel
- GnuCash - double-entry book-keeping personal finance system, similar to Quicken
- Scribus - open source desktop publishing (DTP) application
Sound & Video:
- Banshee - audio player, can encode/decode various formats and synchronize music with Apple iPods
- Amarok - audio player
- MPlayer - media player (video/audio), supports WMA
- Rhythmbox Music Player - audio player, similar to Apple's iTunes, with support for iPods
- gtkPod - software similar to Apple's iTunes, supports iPod, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod photo, and iPod mini
- Sound Juicer CD Extractor - CD ripping tool, supports various audio codecs
- Nightingale - audio player similar to Winamp, but not yet as feature rich (Songbird fork)
- XMMS - audio player similar to Winamp
- Clementine - Amarok 1.4 fork
- Exaile - audio player
- VLC Media Player - media player, plays all kinds of videos (video/audio)
- Totem - media player (video/audio)
- Xine - media player, supports various formats; can play DVDs
- Winff - free video converter
- SoundConverter - free audio converter
- Soundkonverter - free audio converter
- XFCA - free video/audio converter and ripper
- K3B - CD/DVD burning program
- Brasero - CD/DVD burning program
- Audacity - free, open source, cross platform digital audio editor
- Kino - free digital video editor
- dvd::rip - full featured DVD copy program
- Multimedia Codecs
- KompoZer - WYSIWYG HTML editor, similar to Macromedia Dreamweaver, but not as feature-rich (yet)
- Bluefish - text editor, suitable for many programming and markup languages
- Eclipse - Extensible Tool Platform and Java IDE
- VirtualBox OSE - lets you run your old Windows desktop as a virtual machine under your Linux desktop, so you don't have to entirely abandon Windows
- TrueType fonts
- Java
- Read-/Write support for NTFS partitions
- gedit - simple text editor
- gdebi - package installer taking care of dependencies
Lots of our desired applications are available in the Ubuntu and Mint repositories, and some of these applications have been contributed by the community.
The software provided in the above list covers most of the basic tasks one may need to do on their desktop computers, sometimes there are multiple choices for same functionality. If you know which one you like best, you obviously don't need to install and test the other applications, however if you like choice, then of course you can install more than one.
I will use the username howtoforge in this tutorial. Please replace it with your own username.
2 Installing The Base System
The installation of the base system is easy as 1-2-3 because the Mint installer doesn't offer a lot of options to choose from, so you cannot go wrong.
Download the Mint 13 DVD iso image from http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php, burn it onto a DVD, and boot your computer from it (four options are given in 32 bit and 64 bit versions - they differ in their desktop environment and in the packages that come preinstalled. I will use the Cinnamon 64 bit DVD with codecs, which is slightly larger than the one without. If you choose to get an image without codecs, you can later upgrade the system by installing the missing packages from the welcome screen):
You will boot directly into the live environment where you can either test Linux Mint or install it. Install by double-clicking Install Linux Mint:
Select your language and click the Continue button to start the installation:
On the next screen you see a few requirements for the Mint 13 installation (the system should have at least 5.3 GB available drive space and should be connected to the Internet). Click on Continue:
Now we come to the partitioning of our hard disk. Usually Erase disk and install Linux Mint is a good choice, unless you need custom partitions and know what you're doing. Erase disk and install Linux Mint will create one big / partition for us (all installed operating system and all other files present on the disk will be deleted if you proceed):
Select the hard drive that you want to use for the Linux Mint installation:
Then choose your time zone:
Change the keyboard layout, if necessary:
Type in your real name, your desired username along with a password, and click on Continue:
Afterwards, Linux Mint is being installed. This can take a few minutes, so be patient:
After the installation, you will be asked to reboot the system. Click on Restart Now:
At the end of the shutdown process, you are asked to remove the Linux Mint installation DVD from the drive. Please do this now and press ENTER:
Your new Linux Mint system starts. Log into the desktop with the username and password you provided during the installation:
This is how your new Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop looks like (on this welcome screen you can choose to Upgrade to the DVD Edition or to Add Multimedia Codecs if you have installed one of the versions without codecs. If you disabled the welcome screen, it is still available under Menu > Preferences > Welcome Screen):
Now the base system is ready to be used.


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We are called to live our faith in the public square every day, not just on Sundays in Church. As such, it is our duty to stay informed and to understand current issues in society and how they affect us, our family, and the common good.
The Archdiocese of Boston has provided a series of resources and links to other good Catholic resources to help us form our consciences so that when we encounter controversial or just complex matters, we can respond in a way that is loving, true, and faithful to the will of God and the natural law. Other good resources include the Massachusetts Catholic Conference and the US Bishops Conference websites.
We encourage you to explore these resources and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Fr. John and make an appointment to meet with him.
In the meantime, we encourage you to follow reliable Catholic news sources such as the following for the latest news.
The Boston Pilot is the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, which carries both local news and news from around the US and around the world through Catholic News Service.


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From the beginning it was decided that teaching and research should go hand in hand. Besides, very soon after the School started functioning, requests started coming for undertaking research for different agencies as well as collaborative research with other academic institutions. At the same time, the faculty were encouraged to publish their own research findings in well-known journals. Thus, research has become an important part of the academic work of MSE.
Following are list of projects currently ongoing at MSE
Examining the Heat Stress Impact on the South Asian Vulnerable Urban Population – A system Thinking Approach
Sponsored by: International Science Council of Asia and the Pacific Region, Ongoing


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YouTube user bfayer's wasn't satisfied with watching his life slowly seep away on a computer monitor, so he built a lighted water tower that tracks the ebb and flow of his virtual vitals in real-time.
This Adventure Game Wants You To Leave Society
It's basically a glass tube of modded water, controlled by an Arduino Uno microcontroller board and an air pump that adjusts the water level every time there is a change in-game. bfayer spent more than 100 hours to engineer this bubbling reminder of virtual mortaility.
Liquid Lifebar, an Arduino project [YouTube, via Reddit]


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By David Roach
HOUSTON (BP) — The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions changed its name and organizational structure during its annual conference, June 9 at Second Baptist Church in Houston.
Now called the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders, the group eliminated the offices of president, first vice president, second vice president and editor, replacing the old structure with a team ministry model that will double the number of elected leaders and include in leadership representatives from the International Mission Board, North American Mission Board, LifeWay Christian Resources, GuideStone Financial Resources and Woman's Missionary Union.
The new name reflects the reality that paid associational leaders are not all called directors of missions, with many carrying titles like executive director and associational missionary, according to outgoing president Johnny Rumbough.
The team ministry structure "will help the organization to be able to make decisions more expediently and put the emphasis on the missionary equipping component, which is what we're about," said Rumbough, director of missions for the Lexington Baptist Association in Lexington, S.C. In team ministry, leaders make decisions and carry out ministry tasks rather than making decisions then directing other people to do the work, he said.
Speakers at the conference included IMB President Tom Elliff, NAMB President Kevin Ezell, GuideStone President O.S. Hawkins, WMU Executive Director-treasurer Wanda Lee and NAMB vice president of mobilization Aaron Coe.
Among the topics of breakout sessions were "partnerships among associations," "reaching the nations that live in your association," "training pastor search committees" and "the missionary role of the director of missions."
The new organizational structure includes an executive team and a nominating team, each elected by the conference for three-year terms. A recording secretary is elected annually. The executive team will elect a conference team leader who will be responsible for planning the annual conference and appointing a team to assist him. The position of executive director-treasurer is eliminated under the new structure.
The constitution and bylaw changes that create the new structure also allow the group to hold its annual conference at a time not in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.
The changes will result in a larger team planning the annual conference in order to accommodate growth, Rumbough said. From the 1,000-plus Baptist associations in America, fewer than 200 leaders have attended the conference in recent years, but Rumbough said potential attendees number 2,000-3,000.
"The challenges that associations face are in the area of missions strategy," Rumbough said. "So we're wanting through this conference to provide the kind of equipping that will help our associational leaders be better prepared to reach the communities where they live."
The constitution and bylaw changes were presented at last year's annual conference before being voted on this year, according to organizational policy.
Hawkins told directors of missions that they are like the biblical character Barnabas, providing encouragement to those in ministry. Barnabas only "has center stage four times in the Bible," Hawkins said. "And every one of those times he's like a DOM. He's out there having to deal with issues and he's encouraging people."
Coe told DOMs that they play a key role in NAMB's Send North America strategy for planting churches and reaching people for Christ across the U.S. and Canada. He added that by hosting one of NAMB's Churches Planting Churches training sessions an association can help its pastors think like missionaries.
"One of the biggest reasons our churches are in decline is that the neighborhoods around our churches have changed, and our churches have lost their missional vision on how to reach the communities that are right around them," Coe said. The training sessions help churches "think missionally."
David Roach is a writer in Shelbyville, Ky.