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Conviction in a Former Playground for Kingpins Could Save African Wildlife
Hundreds of poachers are arrested each year for killing elephants, rhinos, pangolins and other animals in Africa. Yet the problem persists, because there is always a ready supply of desperate men to take the place of those put behind bars. Higher-level criminals, on the other hand — those who really drive the international illegal wildlife trade — almost always evade justice.
Malawi, the southern African nation bounded by Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia, once fell prey to this lax law enforcement and became "one of the biggest wildlife trafficking hubs in Southern Africa," said Dudu Douglas-Hamilton, head of counter wildlife trafficking at the Elephant Crisis Fund, a nonprofit group that supports conservation projects across Africa.
But significant efforts on the ground to combat the country's difficulties with poaching and trafficking have started to pay off, and the example Malawi is now setting may show other African nations how they can do the same.
On Sept. 28, a judge in Lilongwe, the country's capital, sentenced Yunhua Lin to as much as 14 years in prison for a variety of charges he was previously found guilty of: rhino horn possession and dealing, and money laundering. Investigators say Mr. Lin, a 48-year-old Chinese citizen, played a central role in turning Malawi into a wildlife crime hot spot. After he serves his concurrent sentences, he will be deported to China.
Malawi had become a low-risk, high-reward location for wildlife criminals. But in recent years, it has taken such crimes more seriously. In 2017 policymakers amended the country's wildlife legislation, making it some of the strongest in Africa. Previously, most wildlife criminals — if they were prosecuted at all — were sentenced to a $40 fine. Now, prosecutors have conviction rates of 91 percent for elephant and rhino crimes, and 90 percent of convicts serve time in prison, with an average sentence of four and a half years. No international ivory seizures have been linked to Malawi since early 2017.
A number of factors have driven this shift, including international pressure, national efforts to combat corruption, greater support for tackling wildlife crime and a more strategic, intelligence-led approach to investigating trafficking networks, said Mary Rice, executive director of the Environmental Investigation Agency, a nonprofit group in London.
"Lin is only one of many who have been targeted through this approach, resulting in arrest, prosecution and conviction," Ms. Rice said. "This was definitely not a blip."
Yunhua Lin, in red with hoodie, was sentenced to 14 years on a variety of charges that amount to his turning Malawi into a wildlife crime hot spot.Credit…no credit
The sentencing of Mr. Lin — the highest-ranking wildlife criminal prosecuted to date in Malawi, and one of the few individuals of his rank brought to justice in any African country — represents a major victory. Hearing it read in court, Andy Kaonga, one of the lawyers who prosecuted the case, said he experienced "a feeling of elation."
"For Malawi, this shows that there's no sacred cow," Mr. Kaonga said. "Money cannot save you, and there's a limit to what corruption can actually get you."
The Chinese embassy in Malawi did not respond to questions about the case.
Eighteen other members of Mr. Lin's network — including four close relatives — have also been prosecuted for crimes including possession of ivory, pangolin scales, rhino horn, illegal firearms and explosives. Additionally, Mr. Lin's daughter and another alleged associate have been charged with money laundering.
Many of Mr. Lin's affiliates were Chinese, but he also worked closely with a number of Malawians. One man, Aaron Dyson, a fluent Mandarin speaker, is now serving 15 years in prison for possessing and dealing in ivory.
"You're looking at an entire Chinese-led network that is being dismantled," Ms. Douglas-Hamilton said. "It's a huge win for wildlife."
The Malawi police began investigating Mr. Lin's network in early 2015. In December 2017, they caught his wife and son-in-law buying ivory from a Zambian national and arrested them. Mr. Lin, however, continued to evade detection, and the case against his family members went cold.
A major break came in May 2019, when the police pulled over Mr. Lin's driver and found three live pangolins in the trunk of his car. As they questioned the driver, "Mr. Lin was calling incessantly, leaving voice notes asking, 'Where are you?'" Mr. Kaonga said. "He wanted to eat the pangolin meat, and that's what put him in trouble."
This gave the police grounds to conduct simultaneous raids on several of Mr. Lin's commercial and residential properties in Lilongwe. Sniffer dogs led them to ivory, pangolin scales, pieces of rhino horn and illegal firearms. They made a number of arrests, including the rearrest of Mr. Lin's wife and son-in-law. But Mr. Lin was nowhere to be found.
Several months later, intelligence led the police to an enclosed estate in the city, where they found Mr. Lin. "He was trying to jump over the fence, running from the police," Mr. Kaonga said.
With Mr. Lin finally arrested, Mr. Kaonga and his colleagues began building a case. They sent the rhino horns from Mr. Lin's home to a laboratory at the University of Pretoria in South Africa for genetic analysis. The tests revealed that the horns came from five different animals, one of which had been poached in Malawi's Liwonde National Park in 2017. Adding to the genetic evidence, the poacher who killed the Liwonde rhino testified that he had sold the animal's horn to Mr. Lin.
At one point during the trial, Mr. Lin became so enraged that he charged at Mr. Kaonga and had to be restrained. "He was shouting, 'What do you want from me? You got my whole family!'" Mr. Kaonga said.
In terms of prosecutions for wildlife criminals, Mr. Lin's conviction represents "perhaps the most significant case that there's been in Africa," said Rodger Schlickeisen, executive director of the Wildcat Foundation, a nonprofit group based in Texas that focuses on conservation in Africa.
"There's been an unfortunate history of African countries not enforcing the law against big, international wildlife traffickers who are citizens of other countries," Dr. Schlickeisen said. "It's an important step forward for Malawi to prosecute, convict and sentence Lin."
The severity of the prosecutions of Mr. Lin and his colleagues sends a strong message to other criminals that Malawi now takes wildlife trafficking very seriously, Ms. Rice said. This makes it unlikely, she added, that another syndicate will step up to fill the void left by the removal of Mr. Lin's cartel.
The hope, now, is that other countries will see from Malawi's example that it is possible to dismantle criminal networks, said Brighton Kumchedwa, director of Malawi's Department of Parks and Wildlife. "We wish to encourage others in Africa and beyond to take the same stance."
"Malawi is no longer a playground for kingpins, but we don't want to just create a shift," Mr. Kumchedwa continued, with criminals simply moving their operations to other African countries. "We want to deal decisively with wildlife crime."
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2019 WORLD FLY-FISHING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN Tasmania
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Check out the team profiles below:
CAPTAIN:TONY HOUPT
Tony has been fly-fishing for over 30 years and has fished extensively in North America, Europe and around New Zealand. He spends a lot of his time fishing on the local waters around Wellington, Wairarapa and also in the Taupo region.
Most of his focus has been on fly-fishing for trophy trout and salmon however over the last 10 years he has become involved in the competition scene. He entered his first competition in 2006 where he won the National Pairs Championship and qualified for the individual Nationals and has been on the podium continuously since.
Tony has established himself as one of our most consistently placed lake fishermen. On the rivers Tony has also excelled, finishing on the podium ten times across the regions, Tony finished 2nd in the inaugural River Nationals in 2015 and 3rd overall in the 2015 Nationals.
Tony has represented New Zealand Internationally 10 times, including in the Worlds in 2010, 2012 and 2016, in the Commonwealth championship in 2008,2010 & 2014, and the Oceania's 4 times
Tony has contributed to SFFNZ in his position as past president and has organised and run some of our regional and national championships. His experience and enthusiasm are greatly valued.
He owes much of his success to other competitors, who have greatly assisted him in adapting his skills from recreational to competitive fly-fishing.
MANAGER:PAUL GUMMER
Paul has been fishing for half a century and has passed on much of his fishing experience and passion to his son John. After lurking around English carp lakes in his youth, ambushing hundreds of double-figure fish up to thirty pounds, he moved to New Zealand... Tasmania is Paul's next adventure.
The shift to trout hunting and the noble art of presenting bloodworms, blobs, boobies, buggers and other entomological delights, adds variety to his enjoyment of the sport. A more recent introduction to competition fly fishing through the enthusiasm of his son John has provided a new focus for Paul to immersion in the sport, innovative thinking and cutting edge ideas with some great anglers from around NZ and the world.
The progression from crowded English town lakes, catching fish from around discarded rusty shopping trolleys and other junk, to pristine New Zealand waters (where you may never see another soul) was another huge attraction to Paul moving his family to NZ. The wild trout population in NZ creates a natural challenge and a perfect platform for continual learning, especially with the camaraderie of like-minded people.
Paul became fascinated by sport fly fishing nz (SFFNZ)/competitions first as a controller, and has now fished at the National Championship level three times. He owes much to his supportive family over the years – his wife Floss, daughter Annie and of course, his son John who is one of the anglers in the team heading to Tasmania.
When he is not fishing Paul is involved in training people to become commercial photographers. He has won awards for his teaching and photography, and his articles and pictures have appeared in a range of photographic and fishing publications. He also served on the SFFNZ committee as secretary for a year.
"To help out and support the NZ Team as preparations begin for Tasmania 2019 is a real privilege" Paul says. "In the end, its all about collaboration to help these guys achieve their dreams".
CORY SCOTT, ANGLER
Cory Scott is from Gisborne, his passion for the fly began when he was four years old under the guidance of his grandfather. Trout fishing was put on hold through his teenage years while Cory's life was consumed by being an International Gymnast, winning three National Titles and representing his country multiple times, the pinnacle of Cory's gymnastic career was winning the Hong Kong Open on the rings. After a career ending injury his love of fly fishing was once again rekindled, becoming an addictive force. Cory is most at home in the back country fishing to large, timid wild fish and always wondering what is around that next corner.
Cory is the staff photographer/editor/owner for New Zealand Surfing Magazine and was previously a competitive surfer. His photography takes him to all four corners of the globe and the most isolated parts of NZ. He has won multiple photography awards including two Qantas Media Awards.
Cory decided to enter his first comp in 2012. Immediately he picked up a 4th place and backed that up with a 2nd in the Hawkes Bay and with enough accumulated points had secured his place in the National Champs, he finished on the podium with a third place, qualifying for the National team the first angler to ever do so in his first year of competing. Cory is the current NZ National Champion following his win in both the 2018/19, 2017/18 and 2016/17 National Championships.
Cory credits the life that he has to his wife Sarah who is 100% supportive as Cory chases his dreams. They have three boys who have grown up on the river with their dad.
Lloyd struthers, angler
Lloyd has been involved in fishing most of his life and now in his "senior years" one of our more experienced competitors being part of the sport fly fishing/competition scene off and on for close to 20 years.
Lloyd's first competition was in 1998 where he immediatly qualifying for the Commonwealth champs the following year in Ballarat Australia, and was part of a 'silver medal' winning NZ team.
Lloyd is a top performing angler and has fished a number of international events, with good results in both the world champs in Sweden, in 2002 finishing 11th individual, and the world champs in New Zealand, in 2008 finishing 19th individual and again privileged to be part of a 'silver medal' winning NZ team.
Lloyd has other achievements locally here in NZ at the national champions including becoming NZ National Champion in 2008, and he has ranked as a silver medallist three times.
"Being selected for the world champs in 2019 is a great opportunity, to be part of an awesome team in a stunning part of the world and to compete amongst the best fly fishers in the world on Tasmania's majestic lakes and rivers is what drives us towards 2019" says Lloyd.
John Gummer, ANGLER
At a very young age Johnny was put in a backpack with his father Paul and together they would venture down to the rivers around the Manawatu Region where Johnny's fished since the age of four. Growing up Johnny was able to bike and backpack to the nearest river frequently, after homework, during lunch breaks, this enabled him to cast a fly most days.
In 2011 Johnny entered his first competition at 12 years old held on his home waters the Manawatu River. He has competed increasingly ever since at regional and national championships around the north island, including alongside his father.
Slowly but surely his knowledge, techniques and tactics on both lakes and rivers have improved. Johnny qualifying for the 2013 and 2014 national championships, and the 2015, 2016 National Rivers Championships. Notable results including a fourth in the 2015 River championships, 3rd in the 2016 national rivers championship. Johnny has also represented NZ overseas competing in the 2015 Youth World Fly Fishing Champs in Vail Colorado, where he placed 31st, and the 2016 Commonwealth's Champs in Quebec - both events were an eight-year goal and dreams for him to attend. Johnny has also placed 2nd overall in the 2018 National champs, combining his 3rd in the 2018 National River Championships, and 1st placed individual in the 2018 National Lake championships to qualify for the NZ Team.
Johnny still lives in Palmerston North where he works at Manawatu 'Hunting & Fishing' and is currently pursuing his dreams and career as a fly fishing guide/instructor in which he holds an IFFF casting instructor qualification and is a member of the New Zealand Professional Guides Association.
John believes that without support from family and friends, he would not have reached his potential in the sport. Johnny says he owes a huge amount to his father Paul who has invested so much to help him be where he is today with his fly fishing pursuits.
SAM BOURNE, ANGLER
Sam Bourne originates from Whitianga on the east coast and now resides in Auckland. In 2008 Sam actively took to fly-fishing as a sport and hasn't looked back.
Since 2010, Sam has been competing in SFFNZ regional and national championship events. He has been a member of the NZ Team since 2012 as a member of the Auckland Fly Fishing Anglers Club, Sam pays tribute to the support he has received from the angling fraternity.
"It's an honor to represent NZ at a world championship level. Most Kiwi anglers don't appreciate how talented the teams are which participate in the worlds. Competition-wise it is truly the best of the best. We bring this knowledge back to NZ and this feeds back into ideas and tactics for others to experiment with and enjoy"
Sam has fished throughout New Zealand's North and South Islands, as well as in the Czech Republic, in Tasmania, and Colorado USA. Currently the majority of Sam's fly-fishing is within the Auckland/Waikato, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty Regions of NZ.
Sam has risen quickly to become one of New Zealand's top ranked anglers. His achievements include: Team Gold & 1st Place individual at the 2017 Oceania Championships, 1st Place NZ National River Championship 2015/16, 2nd Place NZ National Championship 2015/16, 2nd Place NZ Lake National Championships 2014/15, 2nd Place NZ National Championships 2012/2013 season, and Team Gold 2013 Oceania Championships.
Sam works as a Principal Advisor at the NZ Transport Agency, and is an award wining NZILA Registered Landscape Architect. He is based in the Waikato and is supported greatly by his family including wife Kathryn, and two children Benjamin, and Alexandra.
JOHNNY BELL, ANGLER
John Bell has over 35 years' experience as a fly fisherman and fly tier. John fished the National Fly Fishing Championship in 1998, finishing third and qualifying for the New Zealand team bound for the 1999 World Championship in Australia. The New Zealand team went on to win the Bronze at the 1999 Worlds and buoyed by this early success John has since been a regular New Zealand Fly Fishing team Member, with many successes internationally including medals at World, Commonwealth, and Oceania Championships and has been New Zealand National Champion twice.
John is proud and excited be representing New Zealand again in 2019 at the World Fly Fishing Championship to be held in Tasmania. Now a seasoned competitor, he considers fly fishing a never ending journey of discovery and learning. He loves competition fly fishing for the culture of continual development the company of like mined people.
John works as an owner and director of Compass New Zealand Limited a property compliance services provider located on Auckland's North Shore. He is a proud father to Sam, Matty, and Alice. And pays tribute to his wife Rachel and father John Bell Senior for their enduring support of his fly fishing endeavours.
TIM ANDERSON, ANGLER (Reserve)
Consistent results over the past 18 months have seen him gain slection in NZ Team's, including the team heading to Italy in 2018. He is super excited at the prospect of fishing in such a beautiful country and being a member of the NZ Team.

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It started a week ago, wasnt installing anything new, was playing old titles.
Everytime I get some kinda smoke/fog effect in the game, my display turns black, loud sound from speakers, all fans and LEDs on, but PC not responding even for pressing reset key on the box.
It also happens when I run GPU or Power supply test on OCCT.
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A: In TypeScript, which Visual Studio Code uses for indexing and IntelliSense, question marks in properties mean that they are optional. In that case, you don't explicitly need to specify them.
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What is the meaning of the name ali?
The name Alis is of Welsh origin. The meaning of Alis is "noble kind". Alis is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced A-lis.
What does Alis name mean? The name Alis is of Welsh origin. The meaning of Alis is "noble kind". Alis is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced A-lis.
Is Ali a girl name or a boy name? The name Ali is a girl's name of Swahili origin meaning "supreme, exalted". One of the sweet simple unisex names balanced enough to stand on its own. Ali can either be used as a shortening of Al- beginning names and is also an Arabic name in its own right.
What does the name Ali mean? Ali (name) Ali (Arabic: علي, ʿAlī) is a male Arabic name derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high" , "elevated" or "champion".
Is Ali Arabic for an English name? A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali . From Adelheid . A female given name, most common in the mid-twentieth century. From Arabic عَلِيّ  (ʿaliyy) as a Muslim name. Also a rare diminutive form of Finnish Aleksanteri .
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By Elizabeth Sheldon ; Updated September 26, 2017
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Mortality in polluted cities exceed that of cleaner cities by 15 to 20 percent.
With the dawn of the industrial revolution, a global economy has emerged, and our population has grown exponentially. Understanding our external physical, biological and chemical environment, and how it affects individuals and man-made systems, has become an essential part of maintaining a healthy human population.
The World Health Organization estimates that urban outdoor air pollution causes 1.3 million annual deaths worldwide and indoor air pollution, typically from burning biomass and coal, contributes to an additional 2 million global deaths per year. Air quality is threatened by pollutants like particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide, which affect exposed populations with sometimes fatal respiratory and circulatory health problems.
Water Eutrophication
While the need for clean water grows with the population, our fresh water sources are more threatened today than ever before. The most prevalent global water quality issue today is eutrophication, due to high concentrations of nutrients, particularly phosphates and nitrates from agriculture, resulting in excessive algae growth. Eutrophication renders some sources unsafe for consumption, interferes with water treatment processes, encourages toxin-producing bacteria, and reduces the water's aesthetic appeal. Large ocean dead zones near the moughts of rivers can destroy the economies of coastal communities and contaminate drinking and recreational waters. While water shortages are already affecting communities across the globe, wastewater effluent and food-growing needs are expected to exacerbate global eutrophication by adding a projected 10 to 15 percent increase in nitrogen loads in river and coastal ecosystems over the next three decades.
Waste from radioactive materials, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematocides all have the potential to degrade the environment and affect the population on a local and global scale. This waste enters the environment through legal and illegal dumping and improper or faulty storage methods, contaminating the soil and water. Around 1978, residents of Love Canal, New York, developed illnesses after their water was polluted through improper storage of industrial waste including carcinogens like benzene. After a heavy rain, the waste leached from the disposal drums buried beneath the community, leaving burns on children after playing outside, increasing local birth defects, and raising white-blood-cell levels, a precursor sign of leukemia, in many residents.
The human population has grown and adapted within a relatively static global climate since the last ice age, completely shaping our modern society. However, the Earth's average temperature has increased by .78 degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit) over the past century and the Earth appears to be entering an era of global climate change. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration projects that communities will be affected by raising global temperatures in both positive and negative ways, but the overall cost of climate change is expected to be significant and to increase over time. Affects of climate change that have impacted our population already include an increase in the frequency and intensity of tropical storms, an increase in wild fires, and longer and more frequent heat waves and droughts. This could lead to food and water shortages, destruction of livelihoods, and the disruption and release of hazardous waste.
Physicians for Social Responsibility: Costs and Consequences of the Fukushima Daiichi Disaster
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
National Geographic: Toxic Waste
World Health Organization: Air Quality and Health
World Resources Institution: About Eutrophication
Lentech: General Effects of Eutrophication
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: The current and future consequences of global change
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: The Love Canal Tragedy
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association: A "Red Tide" is a Common Term Used for a Harmful Algal Bloom
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Global Climate Change
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The Importance of Environmental Education in Elementary Schools
The Effects of Population Growth on the Physical Environment


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Ferdinando Ponzetti (1444–1527) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

Ferdinando Ponzetti was born in Florence in 1444, the son of a noble Neapolitan family.  He studied Christian theology, philosophy, Greek, Latin and medicine.

He was the personal physician of Pope Innocent VIII.  He was then Lector of the Audience of lettere Contraddette.  He was an Apostolic Secretary under Pope Alexander VI and Pope Julius II.  He then joined the Apostolic Camera, serving as its dean, president, and treasurer in 1513.

On 20 April 1517 he was elected Bishop of Molfetta.  He was consecrated as a bishop in the Vatican in camera superiore by Pope Leo X.

Pope Leo X made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 1 July 1517.  He received the red hat and the titular church of San Pancrazio.

He resigned the administration of the see of Molfetta to his nephew Giacomo Ponzetta on 12 July 1518.  He participated in the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI.  On 22 December 1522 he was transferred to the see of Grosseto, occupying this see until resigning on 25 February 1527.  He participated in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII.  He lost all of his wealth during the Bourbon sack of Rome in 1526.

Following mistreatment by imperial soldiers during the Sack of Rome (1527), he died in Rome on 9 September 1527.  He is buried in Santa Maria della Pace.

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EPIC's Mark Niebuhr Recognized as Energi Elite Producer
"We are honored that Mark has been recognized for his ongoing commitment to promoting the energy insurance sector," said John Hahn, CEO of EPIC. "This recognition further validates the hard work and dedication he has put towards delivering exceptional value to EPIC clients."
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 13, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Energi, a leading provider of risk management and insurance programs for the energy industry, has recognized Mark Niebuhr of EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants as a 2016 Energi Elite Producer. At Energi's third Elite Producer Conference in Miami, Florida, Energi acknowledged Niebuhr and 64 other leading producers for their outstanding performance and dedication to promoting energy insurance products and services.
Energi's 2016 Elite Producer Conference was created to provide tools, training and opportunities to a select group of Energi's Elite Producers.
"We are honored that Mark has been recognized for his ongoing commitment to promoting the energy insurance sector," said John Hahn, CEO of EPIC. "This recognition further validates the hard work and dedication he has put towards delivering exceptional value to EPIC clients."
Niebuhr was also recognized earlier this year as a 2016 Power Broker in the Manufacturing sector by Risk and Insurance Magazine.
Mark Niebuhr can be contacted at 916-576-1513 or mark.niebuhr[at]epicbrokers.com.
About Mark Niebuhr:
Mark Niebuhr specializes in captive and alternative risk financing solutions for middle market companies with 100 to 4500+ employees across the country. For nearly 40 years, Niebuhr has provided innovative insurance and risk management solutions which reduce the total cost of risk to clients in the Wine, Food and Beverage, Energy, Technology, Medical Products, Architects and Engineers and Financial Services industries.
About EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants:
Headquartered in San Francisco, EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has nationwide presence with a depth of industry expertise across key lines of insurance, including commercial property and casualty, employee benefits, unique specialty program insurance, and private client services. Since its founding in 2007, EPIC has grown revenue from $12 million to and estimated run rate of $200 million through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, and remains a fixture on the insurance industry's "Best Places to Work" lists. Its strategic partners include private equity firm The Carlyle Group. To learn more, visit http://epicbrokers.com/.
About Energi:
Energi is a Peabody, Massachusetts based Industrial Reinsurance Company that specialize in providing risk management and insurance solutions to over 1,000 energy companies the United States and Canada. Energi is one of the top ten fastest growing companies in Massachusetts. Energi, along with its dedicated claims management company, has over 250 associates in the United States with 125 associates located in the corporate headquarters. Energi has been selected by the Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and Business Insurance as one of the Top Places to Work in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Energi has regional branch and support offices that are located in the following: Carlsbad, Calif., Westport, Conn., Carney's Point, N.J., Orlando, Fla., Downers Grove, Ill., Irving, Texas, Kirkland, Wash., Wilmington, N.C., Washington D.C., and Toronto, Canada. For more information, visit http://www.energi.com/.
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The Man We Need in Nashville
January 28, 2019 by Dave Miller
We are shaped by our experiences and my year as president of the SBC Pastors' Conference opened my eyes in many ways. I saw the very best of the SBC and I saw some things that disturbed me greatly. I was blown away at the support we received from our entities as they helped a group of smaller church pastors put on what our feedback indicated was a successful conference. We also saw resistance from those who felt the conference belonged to the celebrity pastors and that by running and winning that election we had done something wrong.
But from the day we found out we had won to the day we submitted our final financial report, there was one source of assistance that amazed us, supported us, and encouraged us beyond any other – the Executive Committee of the SBC. I remember sitting with Bill Townes after the election in what medical folks might have diagnosed as shock. He promised to help us and every member of the EC went the second, third, and fourth mile to keep his promise. I cannot overstate the assistance that we received. They went all out to help a bunch of inexperienced average Baptists carry out our mandate, and sought no glory, publicity, or credit along the way.
The Executive Committee has several roles – administrative, coordination of our entity work, promotion of the Cooperative Program. But they are also enablers, in the best sense of the word. They are there to help Southern Baptists do our work well.
The Search Committee is looking for a new president to take up the mantle of leadership at the EC. I do not envy them their role. I still grieve at the ending of Dr. Page's tenure. But despite the sad ending to Dr. Page's tenure, we need someone who leads the EC as he did, who emulates him in many ways. We need an encourager, not a controller, a man who exists to help not to dominate.
I hope and pray that the Search Committee of the EC will present us a man in the Frank Page mold – an encourager, enabler, supporter rather than one who sees the office in Nashville as a throne from which he can run the SBC. The EC needs a president who is a servant, not a sovereign, one who helps Southern Baptists reach their potential, not one who uses the office to control the work of Southern Baptists, one who works for all of us, not just manages the interests of the SBC elite.
1. He must be a unifying force at the EC, not someone who promotes a personal agenda.
When Frank Page was elected, many Calvinists were concerned about him, because of his book against Calvinist doctrine. But Frank did not use his position to promote his personal views. He worked to bring Calvinists and non-Calvinists together. That is what the president of the EC must do. It is not a place to build one's personal platform or advance any agenda other than the CP and the good of all Southern Baptists.
The EC president must be a man whose goal is to advance Southern Baptist kingdom work.
2. He must not be a kingmaker.
There is a group of megachurch pastors who meet and discuss who should be the next president of the Pastors' Conference and the Southern Baptist Convention. It is their right to do this, of course – in a political body any of us has the right to promote candidates for office. This small group wields great power in the SBC and I am not always comfortable with how they wield it, but they are within their rights to use the power they have to elect candidates they wish to elect.
However, it would bother me greatly if one of this group of kingmakers became president of the Executive Committee. Would such a man realize that his role has changed? It is no longer proper for him to be working behind the scenes and pulling strings to elect a certain man to office. His job would be to help every Baptist have an equal shot. If he understands that, a man could certainly transition from role to role, but it would be a challenge to go from kingmaker to what Dr. Page used to describe as "Chief Encouragement Officer."
When I showed up at the EC and asked for help, they rolled out the red carpet for this nobody, this pastor of a small Iowa church who somehow got elected. They helped anyone and everyone, not just those who were "someone".
It might not be good for the SBC if a kingmaker took the big seat at the EC.
3. He must relate to all, not just to the elite
I hate advocating class warfare, but the SBC has been a convention of 47,000 small churches run by about 200 megachurches. Even before I gained any small stature as a blogger, the staff at the EC was always willing to help me, to answer questions, to be a resource.
Frank Page had a remarkable ability to make every pastor he met feel like a valuable part of the team. He did not see the pastors of churches of 50 and 100 as less than because they didn't have celebrity pulpits. The office in Nashville needs another man like that, who makes everyone feel like part of the team – not just by word, but by deed.
The EC president must be a man of the people, not a mover and shaker among the power-elite.
There may be other offices with greater power and authority than the President of the Executive Committee, but for those of us who are not part of the SBC power elite, the EC is our contact point. I hope and pray that the Search Committee will find us a man who continues the best of Frank Page's leadership and builds on it, who is an encourager to all Baptists and leads us well.
Good article, Dave. 100% agreed.
I echo these sentiments. Well said, Dave.
Blake Haas
For fun, the SBC Voices writers should do a series of articles on each other imaging each other as EC heads and predicting what would ensue. Break it down into categories:
1. What progress would be made
2. What would be the major changes
3. Who would be happy in the end
4. Who would be mad in the end
and for bonus points:
5. The likely chaos scenario
Man, what an AWFUL idea!!!!
Chaos is right.
Great post. You hit the nail on the head. Frank, in my opinion, had the ability to make everyone feel like they were part of the team.
There are many "teams" vying for leadership of the SBC and turning it in the direction they think it should go. There's the mega church team, the trad team, the young reformed team. All of these teams are meeting, I suspect, and promoting this or that candidate.
One of these groups will succeed.
The question will be whether the person who becomes the leader will rise above the process that brought him there.
I was in Greensboro when Frank Page was elected. I think the other candidates were Ronnie Floyd and Jerry Sutton.
Frank had been propelled to the forefront by a group of concerned bloggers and a handful of issues that were important at the time. Frank's church was stronger in CP giving than Floyd's.
Some were concerned that the group of bloggers and some of the young people who helped Frank get elected (I frankly don't remember if you were part of that) would have an inside track on appointments, influencing policy in Nashville etc.
But as things unfolded over the years, Frank showed himself to be a very fair broker, and to my knowledge, did not favor this group or that.
So, someone will emerge in this selection who will be associated with a group. But the challenge will be whether once elected that person will be fair to all groups.
I'm hoping for that.
It was a defining moment in social media history.
Tony Kummer
I'll offer a rare public comment — since I just realized that 2 SBC entity heads have left under moral scandal in the last few month (both with Paige in their name).
Who's next? And what is it about our culture as a denomination that pushes good Christian men to hide bad secrets.
I love all your points above but something more remarkable is needed, a reckless honesty and massive humility. Of course anyone like that might not make it past the local pastor search committee.
Keep up the great work Dave!
Our founder and much revered Dr Kummer!
Carry on good sir!
I believe another trait that might be helpful would be someone with a background in evangelism that could help bring evangelism into the forefront of what the SBC does infusing all things SBC with evangelistic zeal…perhaps an evangelism professor from one of our seminaries or an evangelist.
I believe another trait that would be helpful is a significant background in evangelism, perhaps an evangelism seminary professor or an evangelist wo could help infuse all things SBC with evangelistic zeal.
Tom C.
Dave – thank you for this insightful and positive post about your experiences. In my pastoral experience I pastored one of those typical "small" SBC churches and to hear how well you were treated and supported is very encouraging!
It does break my heart to read –
I agree that they have the "right" but in how many better and more Kingdom affirming ways could their time and influence be spent?
Don't representatives of the 47,000 elect the representatives of the 200 to leadership positions?


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Marcia Hall, a Life Member of the Gordon Setter Club of Victoria, has passed away.
Marcia would be known to most members who have attended our shows, as she was our ticket writer for more years than I can remember. 2015 was the first time in memory that she was not there, because she was ill. Marcia was a fixture at our shows, wrapped in her rug against the cold, happy to discuss Gordons past & present. She will be sadly missed.
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I grew up with a narcissistic mother, so I know a thing or two about toxic relationships. When someone who is supposed to love and support you is incapable of feeling genuine love toward you, you quickly learn how to make yourself smaller and less threatening. You turn out your own inner light, so it won't offend her, or make her jealous. The last thing that you want to do is cause a narcissistic injury, because you know that doing so will cause a flurry of negativity to come your way.
People with true Narcissistic Personality Disorder are relatively rare. The disease affects about 6% of the United States population, according to a study done by the National Institute of Health. However, now that we have elected a President with this disease, it seems important for the public to understand what it's about.
Of course, a person doesn't have to be a true narcissist to be toxic, but I like to use them as examples because: 1) I have so much experience with them, and 2) they really know how to manipulate others! One way that they do this is through Gaslighting, a term that comes from the 1944 movie "Gaslight," in which a man continually dims the lights, while lying about it, in order to make his wife feel crazy. This form of manipulation is very powerful because it makes you doubt yourself, which, in my opinion, is the root of all psychological evil. Narcissists will flat out lie to you, and tell you that you are wrong, even when you have proof that you are right. But then, they will throw you a compliment, or, a "breadcrumb," just to confuse you and make you feel like you are being too hard on them.
At some point, you have to realize that you are worth more than breadcrumbs.
In fact, You Deserve The Whole Damn Loaf.
I'm not saying it's easy to break-free. It's actually incredibly hard. And the guilt. Oh, the guilt. But, please remember that guilt can be turned into gratitude. Gratitude for setting yourself free and living the life that you truly deserve.
If you would like to learn more about Narcissistic Personality Disorder, or how to remove a toxic person from your life, contact me. I have been through it, and I can tell you definitively that life on the other side of that mountain is full of hope!