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Social Security's Bleak Future Is Inevitable
by Richard Robinson
The Republican Party's attempts to "fix" the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) have been nothing short of disastrous. And if it weren't for the seriousness of the issue, it would be downright hilarious.
Whether you agree the government has a role in healthcare or not, it should be clear to everyone that the federal government has no idea how to solve the myriad problems they themselves create.
Incompetent Washington bureaucrats have only made health care worse in America. And sadly, these same bureaucrats will do everything in their power to maintain the status quo. But their incompetence isn't just relegated to the healthcare debate.
The problems in healthcare mirror the problems of Social Security (OASDI) — although social security's unfunded liabilities are orders of magnitude the size and scope of healthcare. Unfortunately, the end-result will be the same.
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What Is That End?
A few weeks ago, The Social Security Board of Trustees recently released their annual report on the health of social security. The results should concern every American, but none more so than Americans born after 1970.
The report showed that 171 million Americans (or roughly half the population) paid into the program via their FICA taxes in 2016. Together, they paid taxes totaling $869 billion to social security last year.
On the other side are the recipients of Social Security benefits. These include American retirees as well as those collecting survivor and disability benefits. Last year, there were more than 61 million people on the receiving end of social security.
And here's where the problem starts.
The 61 million people receiving benefits collected more than $922 billion — or $53 billion more than the government collected in taxes. To offset this difference, the government sold $88 billion in Treasury securities.
Next year, the Trustees expect the deficit to grow to $60 billion. That will require the issuance of another roughly $100 billion in Treasury bonds. In other words, the national debt is growing because of Social Security, something our progressive friends on the left deny with fervor.
Why? They've been misled to believe that the trust fund holds enough money to offset Social Security deficits caused by retiring Baby Boomers. They believe the trust fund will guarantee benefits until 2034.
Here's Why They're Wrong
The social security trust fund is nothing more than a financial ledger detailing the cumulative surpluses over the life of the program. To grasp this, you need to understand the 1937 Supreme Court ruling on Helvering vs. Davis.
#-ad_banner-#In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that Social Security was not a contributory insurance program. The Court ruled, "The proceeds of both the employee and employer taxes are to be paid into the Treasury like any other internal revenue generally, and are not earmarked in any way."
In other words, politicians have been free to use FICA taxes to fund any government program they choose. And they violate no law by doing so. FICA taxes have NEVER been set aside to pay the future claims of retirees. The program is nothing more than a payroll tax on employees and a welfare program for its recipients.
So what about the trust fund?
Currently the "trust fund" claims to hold assets worth about $2.8 trillion. Now, if these were marketable assets, they would be sufficient to fund the program's deficits without raising the national debt. But the problem is they aren't marketable.
A Web Of Bad Economics
Whenever the Treasury sells bonds to the public, the buyer loans the government the par value of the bond ($1,000). In other words, real money changes hands.
Now, in exchange for providing this money to the government, the buyer is entitled to receive semi-annual interest payments based on the coupon of the bond. So, if a buyer loans the government $1,000 at a coupon rate of 3% for 10-years, the buyer will receive two payments of $15 each year for the next ten years.
Of course, once the bond matures, the buyer receives the last payment of $15 in addition to the return of the original $1,000 loan amount (principal).
Unfortunately, the last time the government used marketable bonds for Social Security was 1980. Since then the Treasury has issued non-marketable bonds.
A non-marketable bond is a security the Treasury sells to itself. But there's no exchange of money to make the loan. In other words, the Treasury doesn't receive the par value of the loan ($1,000) from the Social Security administration. Nevertheless, the Treasury obligates itself to pay the principal and semi-annual interest payments to the Social Security administration. In economic terms, we say these bonds are unfunded.
At present, the total unfunded liabilities of social security are $12.5 trillion, according to the most recent Trustee report. But since the $2.8 trillion trust fund itself is also unfunded, the actual unfunded liabilities of social security grew to $15.3 trillion in 2016.
That's a nearly 13% increase over the 2015 numbers. Worse, that amount will grow exponentially as the last of the Baby Boomers hit retirement. So where will the Treasury get the money for future benefits?
The government will have to do what it does best. Beg, borrow, and steal. Mostly borrow. But at some point, the debt-to-GDP level will be such that no intelligent investor (or government, like China) will even consider buying our bonds. The risk will be too high, not to mention the interest rate to find suckers dumb enough to buy them.
When that happens, the whole system comes crashing down.
What does it all mean for those born after 1970? If you have any desire to live out your golden years with dignity, you'll need to take your retirement planning into your own hands. Your future absolutely depends on it.
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Harry Dunn: UK police interview suspect Anne Sacoolas in US over teenager's death
Details of the interview will be passed on to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration.
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Thursday 31 October 2019 13:14, UK
Image: Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity and left for the US
British police investigating the death of Harry Dunn have interviewed suspect Anne Sacoolas in the US.
Superintendent Sarah Johnson of Northamptonshire Police confirmed details of the interview would be passed on to the Crown Prosecution Service for consideration.
Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, is believed to have been driving on the wrong side of the road when her car hit and killed Mr Dunn, 19, outside RAF Croughton on 27 August.
The 42-year-old claimed diplomatic immunity after the fatal crash and later left the UK.
Image: Harry Dunn was killed in the crash on 27 August
Mr Dunn's mother, Charlotte Charles, told Sky News the family felt they were "no further forward" and were still "left in limbo".
She also criticised the decision to fly British police to the US.
"We don't even really understand why the police flew to see her as per her request," she said.
More on Harry Dunn
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"Why should our UK taxpayers be funding the police to go to the States when ideally she should really be coming back here?"
It was announced last week that Mrs Sacoolas would be interviewed under caution by Northamptonshire Police officers in her home country.
Chief Constable Nick Adderley said at the time: "The suspect has cooperated fully with police and authorities and requested to be interviewed under caution in the US.
"She did not want to provide a pre-prepared statement, as is her right."
If a suspect is interviewed under caution, this means they have the right not to answer questions they do not want to, but anything they say can be used in a legal case.
The Dunn family has called for Mr Adderley's resignation following an "outrageous" comment he made about the case on social media.
Image: Nick Adderley's tweet about the Harry Dunn case
Responding to a tweet about how the family could be taking legal action against Ms Sacoolas and the Trump administration, Mr Adderley wrote: "How sad but how predictable!!"
In a statement given to Sky News, the family called the comment "outrageous and absurd".
They said: "He cannot continue in his job and we are calling on him to resign immediately for the good of our case and for the good of the people of Northamptonshire who should be able to rely on their head of police for impartiality and fairness.
"We have said numerous times that we have felt totally unsupported by Northants Police and not been kept updated on progress of the case in accordance with our rights under the victims' code."
Image: Harry Dunn's parents Tim Dunn and Charlotte Charles
Mr Adderley said he meant "no offence" by the tweet and apologised if it had been "misconstrued or misrepresented".
"The tweet was in reference to the profound sadness at the loss of Harry Dunn, that the spokesperson for the family has been absolutely clear on the next steps in fighting for justice for Harry and that the only recourse to justice that they feel they have available to them at the moment is through the US civil court system," he said.
Northamptonshire's police, fire and crime commissioner Stephen Mold told Sky News he had spoken to Mr Adderley about the tweet and said all communication from the force should "remain professional and sensitive".
The family's lawyers have instructed the family to take legal action against Northamptonshire Police for their conduct throughout the investigation.
In a statement, the family's spokesperson Radd Seiger said a letter had been "drafted" and was "good to go".
Niall Dunn: 'I want the truth'
"The courts should be reviewing their various decisions with how they proceeded with the investigation and how they have supported the family," he said.
Referring to the chief constable's tweet, Mr Seiger said: "Mr Adderley has displayed a staggering degree of unprofessionalism with this tweet such that he no longer commands the confidence of the family.
"This is simply the straw that broke the camel's back, coming as it does on the back of apparent misconduct and/or incompetence in the handling of this investigation and their egregious breaches of the victims code in not supporting the family or keeping them informed."

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The US Commerce Department recently released a report breaking down manufacturing employment and earnings at the county level in every state. While Wisconsin ranks second in the nation with 20.2% of total earnings coming from manufacturing, Sheboygan County led the state with 46% of all county earnings being derived from manufacturing. With Manitowoc County checking in with 29% of their total earnings being manufacturing based, it is clear manufacturing is the backbone of the Lakeshore economy. Manufacturing provides good, family supporting wages and according to the National Association of Manufacturers, every $1 spent on manufacturing results in $1.48 added to the economy.
Local manufacturers like Rockline Industries provide great jobs and reinvest in our community. Rockline relies on Lakeshore Technical College for its future workers because students start their career knowing how to do the job because of technical education. Rockline's commitment to continuous education then provides their employees with excellent career pathways.
Founded in Plymouth as a coffee filter manufacturer, Rockline is a family owned corporation established in 1976 by Ralph Rudolph. With the company now employing 1900 employees worldwide, Rockline develops, manufacturers, and markets both branded and private label products sold in over 50 countries. About 98% of Rockline's items are under customers'labels, but for merchants who don't have an in-store brand, Rockline supplies its own labels, including Brew Rite coffee filters, Pure' N Gentle baby wipes and Good & Clean household cleaning products.
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The Rockline environment fosters continuous learning. We promote and pay for further education so operators can continue to move up in the organization into team lead, and maintenance type positions. Associates don't have to wait for job postings to move up. We have a pay-for-skill system not tied to a traditional internal job posting system.
Our partnership with LTC has paid great dividends as LTC helped develop customized training and written grants for both adult education and workforce development. Many of our maintenance department employees complete their Electrical/Mechanical Apprenticeships through LTC.
LTC has been a key partner in supplying us with the skilled workforce we need through their excellence in technical education. We are always looking for great people and CTE month is a great time for young people to investigate the great careers that Rockline and other manufacturers offer. Technical education is the first step in finding that career!
Dr. Michael Lanser has served as Lakeshore Technical College's President since 2003. LTC represents Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties and has an economic impact of over $110 million annually.
Dr. Lanser holds his Bachelor's from the University of North Dakota, Master's and Educational Specialist degrees from Truman State University, and his Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University.
Randy Rudoph is the President and Director of Rockline Industries and has been with Rockline since 1982. He held the position of Director of Marketing before becoming President in 1985. Prior to that Mr. Rudolph worked as a Brand Manager for Kimberly Clark from 1977 to 1982. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Marquette University and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.


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"Zvirin, a former Books for Youth editor for Booklist, has assembled this expert and invaluable collection. Nine sections, including 'First Reads,' 'Families,' 'Friendships,' and 'The Natural World,' contain richly annotated lists of recommended titles published during the last 10 years." —www.BooklistOnline.com
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Home National PM Answers Questions About Lockdown & Night Entertainment Venues
PM Answers Questions About Lockdown & Night Entertainment Venues
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted Thailand will not reimpose an immediate national lockdown despite concerns over the new coronavirus variant Omicron.
But he said the schedule for easing anti-COVID measures for night entertainment venues might be postponed another month amid concerns over the variant which has now been detected in at least 24 countries around the world.
Gen Chan-o-cha said the country now has RT-PCR screening tests, together with quarantine measures during the wait for results.
The prime minister said a lockdown will be suspended for now.
Asked by the media if anti-COVID measures for night entertainment venues would be eased, Gen Chan-o-cha said "this matter might be further postponed to monitor the situation closely for another month".
State agencies have also been instructed to come up with remedial measures for nightlife businesses which will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval, Gen Chan-o-cha said.
"We must apologise for the changes. When the new virus emerged, we must come up with such measures," he said.
"While the old variants of COVID-19 still exist, the vaccines we have are a must despite the new variant," he said. "So far, the Omicron infection has not been detected in Thailand."
Gen Chan-o-cha also urged business operators to study anti-COVID measures to ensure the safe reopening of their businesses and activities.
Meanwhile, Chawetsan Namwat, director of the Emergency Health Hazard and Disease Control Division, said officials are tracking 782 tourists, including 252 tourists from eight risk-prone countries in southern Africa, who entered the country on 15th November, to repeat the RT-PCR test.
The eight countries are Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
So far, 44 tourists have been discovered, 23 of whom were from the eight countries.
City clerk Khachit Chatchawanit said due to the discovery of the Omicron variant, Thailand has restricted the entry of visitors who come from risk-prone countries. The restriction came into effect on Wednesday.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will also deploy officials to inspect communities that reside with Africans. COVID-19 prevention measures for travellers from Africa have been changed to extend quarantine periods.
Meanwhile, Virologist Yong Poovorawan, chief of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University, is developing a test to detect the Omicron variant.
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Das Patriarchal-Exarchat Irak ist ein immediates Exarchat der Melkitischen Griechisch-katholischen Kirche, dessen Gebiet den Irak umfasst. Es untersteht unmittelbar dem Melkitischen Patriarchen von Antiochien. Gegründet wurde es am 17. September 1838 vom Patriarchen der melkitischen griechisch-katholischen Kirche Maximos III. Mazloum. Der letzte, bis 2007 amtierende Patriarchal-Exarch war Erzbischof Georges El-Murr von Petra und Philadelphia, der dieses Amt in Nebenfunktion ausübte. Derzeit ist der Exarchatsitz vakant. Zum Exarchat Irak zählen ca. 600 Gläubige der Melkitischen Kirche, die von einem Eparchialpriester betreut werden.

Geschichte
Der erste melkitische griechisch-katholische Priester war Pater Macarios Andraos aus Aleppo (Syrien) († 1886). Er schloss sich zunächst den syrischen Katholiken im Bezirk Bagdad an. Ihm folgte 1886 Pater Romanos Kallab, der – zusammen mit der armenisch-katholischen Kirche – die erste melkitische Gemeinde gründete. Sein Nachfolger wurde 1926 Archimandrit Maximos Hakim. Er festigte die Gemeinde und begann mit dem Bau einer eigenen Kapelle in Akd en-Nassara (Bagdad). Es folgte der Bau der St.-Georg-Kirche in Karradeh (Bezirk Bagdad), die 1962 geweiht wurde. Die weiteren Patriarchal-Exarchen waren:

 1964–1971 Archimandrit Isaïe Dakkar,
 1971–1978 Archimandrit Basilios Kanakry, späterer Patriarchalvikar des Patriarchal-Exarchats Kuwait (1978–1991) und anschließend von 1991 bis 2002 Patriarchal-Exarch von Kuwait,
 1979–1986 Archimandrit Laurent Fayçal BS und
 1986–1997 Archimandrit Nicholas Dagher
 1997–2007 Erzbischof Georges El-Murr

Siehe auch
 Liste der römisch-katholischen Diözesen#Melkitische Griechisch-katholische Kirche

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 Diözesen der Melkitischen Kirche auf gcatholic.org (englisch)

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The recent ITU Global Symposium for Regulators 2018 (GSR-18), held at ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, adopted a new set of best practices to guide policy-makers and regulators in 193 Member States to facilitate digital transformation.
Regulators at the Symposium recognized the need to keep pace with advances in technology, address new regulatory frontiers, and create the foundation upon which digital transformation can achieve its full potential.
"Today more than ever, policy-makers and regulators need to keep pace with digital transformation sweeping across the sectors and impacting all aspects of our daily lives as consumers, businesses and citizens," says Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau.
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In the guidelines there is a call for implementing an agile framework for an innovative digital ecosystem through flexible light-touch, multi-sectoral, forward-looking, neutral and transparent policy and regulatory approaches.
The guidelines call for encouraging policy and regulatory measures to facilitate the deployment and use of emerging technologies for affordable digital infrastructure and services, including in the area of infrastructure sharing, interconnectivity, quality of service and effective use of spectrum.
An investment-friendly policy and regulatory framework is needed to support digital transformation which permeates all industries and impacts markets in all sectors.
Regulators and policy makers need to work together proactively to promote policies that encourage both innovation and effective competition among sector players in the ecosystem, and that also support the protection of consumers.
Amidst the technology swirl of the last decade, new technologies, new players and new business models are rapidly coming of age. Proactive measures and exchanges with all players in the value chain in the sector (start-ups, competition hubs, manufacturers, operators, as well as users) are key for boosting the emerging digital ecosystem.
Regulators at GSR-18 agreed that ICT policy and regulatory frameworks need to be up-to-date, flexible, incentive-based and market-driven to support digital transformation across sectors and across geographical regions.
In a video interview GSR-18 Chairman, Sorin Grindeanu, President of Romania's regulator for communications, ANCOM, gives a brief insight into the Symposium.
See the GSR-18 Best Practice Guidelines on new regulatory frontiers to achieve digital transformation here.
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Emma is based on the North York Moors coast near Whitby, and, as she tells us, her work is greatly inspired by the wildlife and the rugged landscape of the National Park.
Let the North York Moors inspire you…
Following Emma's film, we're delighted to share some of our collective suggestions for exploring some of the most inspirational places in the North York Moors. You'll find more ideas across our series of features on makers from across the National Park.
Discover Emma's favourite places…
We asked Emma to share her favourite places to find inspiration in the North York Moors:
"I love to walk on the moors around where I live for inspiration. I'm lucky because they are on my doorstep. I see grouse, deer, hares, curlew and much more. The road between Whitby and Pickering has it all, but if you veer away from the main road and down to Grosmont it is breathtaking and peaceful - you feel like you are on top of the world!"
Emma also told us about her favourite event in the North York Moors calendar; the annual Staithes Festival of Arts & Heritage, each September:
"Around 60 artists set up galleries in the cottages and garages over the weekend. The village of Staithes is a beautiful fishing village. On an evening there is an amazing light festival. You will definitely leave with a new piece of art!"
Be inspired by the wildlife of the North York Moors coast and beyond
Exhilarate your senses by experiencing some of our suggestions to help you get close to some of the creatures that inspire Emma's work.
Leave dry land behind and take to the sea on a wildlife watching boat trip complete with expert guides from Yorkshire Coast Nature, Whitby Whale Watching or Three Sisters Sea Trips for a chance to spot minke and humpback whales, white beaked dolphins and porpoises.
Feast your eyes on a magnificent array of seabirds while exploring the glorious coastline. The chalk cliffs around Flamborough are home to the largest mainland seabird colony in the UK and visitors are almost guaranteed to see gannets, puffins, kittiwakes and razorbills during the breeding season at the RSPB's Bempton Cliffs Nature Reserve and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve. From April to August more than 400,000 birds bring the cliffs alive while the skies are filled with puffins, gannets and guillemots.
Join a gannet and puffin cruise on the Yorkshire Belle on weekends from May to July or capture the beauty and diversity of the wildlife for yourself with a wildlife photography encounter organised by Yorkshire Coast Nature.
Try willow sculpture and create an original art work to take home
While Emma creates her striking sculptures in a range of media, including bronze and galvanised wire, her first love is creating in willow and her techniques are as old as the art of willow weaving itself, using only basic tools and her hands.
Try willow weaving for yourself by joining the numerous workshops running throughout the year at our Inspired by... gallery at The Moors National Park Centre near Danby, or join a Rugged Outdoors workshop near the delightful market town of Helmsley.
Where to enjoy Emma's work in the North York Moors
Mare, Rievaulx Terrace
Emma's first wire sculpture of a life-size horse commissioned by the National Trust is sited at Rievaulx Terrace, overlooking the tranquil and beautiful ruins of Rievaulx Abbey. The 'Mare' is moved to Nunnington Hall on occasion, providing an excellent reason to visit both of these beautiful locations.
Coronation lobsters
Originally commissioned for the 2015 Staithes Festival of Arts & Heritage, Emma's giant pair of coronation lobster sculptures, crafted from powder coated galvanised wire, can still be seen on the coast today. The blue lobster, purchased by the National Park Authority, now welcomes you to the Bank Top carpark in Staithes whilst its red counterpart enjoys the high life, on display in The Star Inn The Harbour restaurant in Whitby.
Whitby's Walk with Heritage
Emma has been commissioned to create seven sculptures to be displayed as part of a new heritage trail telling the story of Whitby's fishing heritage. Launching in 2021, visitors will be able to follow a sculpture trail, finding out about each work and its link to the town's history using a companion mobile app.
Find out more about Emma's work
Emma's website shows more of her work and details her creative process. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram to receive regularly details of new commissions, open studio events and how the North York Moors continues to inspire her work.


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Q: Validate postfix expression without evaluation I am trying to design a program that just checks whether a given expression is a valid postfix one or not. I do not want this to evaluate the expression as a part of the process at any point.
Every approach that I checked involves evaluating the expression after stacking the numbers and then when an operator is encountered. This is not necessary for me.
I am clueless about how to do this without evaluation

A: You don't say what kind of expressions are valid. Providing an adequate solution requires knowing which functions will be used (basically what arity they have and how many arguments they return to the stack).
However, assuming the "usual" case of a simple calculator, this can be done by running through the input tokens linearly. You only need to count the number of arguments in the stack. It is not necessary to evaluate the functions if we know their arity (number of arguments) and number of results that return to the stack.
final static Map<String, Integer> arity = new HashMap<String, Integer>() {{
    put("*", 2);
    put("/", 2);
    put("+", 2);
    put("-", 2);
    put("neg", 1);
    put("inv", 1);
    // etc...
}};

static boolean isConstant(String token) {
    return Pattern.matches("^[0-9]+$", token);
}

static boolean valid(String postfix) {
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        }
    }
    // other values than 1 could be valid
    return availableArguments == 1;
}

public static void main(String... args) {
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        System.out.printf("'%s' is %svalid%n", expr, valid(expr) ? "": "not ");
    }
}

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'3 neg 2 + 5 * neg 4 +' is valid

A: Use regex like this
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APC Congress: Former lawmaker flogged as congress turns bloody in Ondo
by Laila Ijeoma May 13, 2018, 7:41 pm
A former lawmaker at the House of Assembly, Hon. Afolabi Iwalewa, and the current Caretaker Chairman of the local government area, Prince Gbadebo Odimayo, were reportedly beaten after a fight broke out during the local government congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo state.
According to the former Lawmaker, trouble started when the leader of the party in the area and Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Mr Emmanuel Igbasan, led some hoodlums to the venue of the congress.
Iwalewa said members of the party in the local government had assembled at the party secretariat for the exercise, waiting for the officials and party leaders but most of the members were disappointed when they learnt that the Congress would not hold.
He said "Igbasan and some leaders of the party in the local government area, insisted that the current executives of the party at the local government level should continue in that capacity while we wanted a congress to usher in new leaders.
"They invaded the party secretariat with hoodlums numbering 30 and started shooting sporadically into the air to scare away people while some people were hit with a machete and beaten to coma."
Tribune reported that the former lawmaker said he ran into the Chairman office and they came out together after the Caretaker Chairman had called the security agents, but said the presence of the security operatives could not save him as the hoodlums descended on him and inflicted injuries on him.
He, however, said he was rescued by the policeman and taken away from the scene of the incident with the police Hilux van. The Caretaker Chairman, Odimayo, corroborated Iwalewa, pointing towards Igbasan as the mastermind of the violence during the Congress in the local government area, saying Igbasan and his team were indisposed to conducting a congress.
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An apostle of grace: Rev. Roger Spahr's ministry journey
By: Doreen Gosmire, Dakotas Conference Communications director
"I have been very blessed to be where I have been and see things happen. There are a lot more talented and gifted pastors than I am. I have been fortunate to witness and be gifted by the grace of God," says Rev. Roger Spahr, who will retire from 42 years of ministry. He currently serves as the Southeast District Superintendent.
Rev. Roger Spahr on the floor at General Conference 2016, where he was the clergy-alternate delegate. Photo by David Stucke, Dakotas Conference UMC.
He first sensed his call to ministry in grade school at Big Stone camp. "I remember the last night of camp; the leader gave an invitation and a card. The card had these choices: I want to give my life to Christ. I am feeling called to full-time ministry. I am already Christian," says Spahr. "I kind of was thinking I should check. I should go into full-time ministry, but I took the safe way out, and I checked that I was already Christian."
As a senior in high school, Spahr was the president of the youth group at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank, South Dakota. He was asked by Rev. Sam Graf, who was serving Central UMC, leading the youth to pray for a lay witness mission.
"I remember getting together with the youth, and we had no idea how to pray," says Spahr. "We just sat there looking at each other. It was a vacant place for me. I had never thought about getting together with other youth and praying out loud."
The weekend of the lay witness mission in Milbank, 20 youth, including Spahr, made commitments of their lives to Christ. The next Sunday, Spahr announced, during worship at Central UMC, that he felt God was calling him into ministry. Rev. Sam Graf was a mentor for Spahr and six others.
It was 1971, the timeframe of the Jesus revolution. The youth group at Central was meeting twice a week during the summer in a house right next to the church. By the end of the summer, more than 80 kids were showing up twice a week.
"It was crazy to see the spirit of God moving. My call was birthed out of the Jesus revolution. A movement across the country was coming out of the Vietnam War, drug culture, a time of cultural shifts. People were giving their lives to Jesus," says Spahr. "People who were in the drug culture started coming to Christ. I saw amazing conversions. I witnessed my first revival."
He headed to South Dakota State University for his undergraduate degree. There Stan Hoeke, who had heard about the youth group at Central UMC, took Spahr under his wing and discipled him. Hoeke led the Navigators at SDSU and guided Spahr's spiritual formation—studying scripture, sharing faith, prayer, and fellowship—the fundamentals of being a Christian.
"You learn all kinds of things theologically and practically in ministry. I always came back to those basics of the Christian faith—praying, fellowship, scripture, and sharing your faith. That was the grounding for me spiritually," says Spahr.
Rev. Dr. Kent Millard, currently president of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, was "a huge part" of Roger Spahr's ministry foundation. Photo by David Stucke, Dakotas Conference UMC.
While at SDSU, Spahr participated in the Air Force ROTC as a way to pay for college. He headed to Minneapolis after graduating from college to fulfill his commitment to the Air Force at the reserve base. The Vietnam war ended, and pilots were not needed.
"I knew I was headed to seminary; I just didn't know when because of my commitment to the Air Force. I was assigned to be an inactive reserve," Spahr says. "There I met Joan, and nine months later we were married and headed to seminary at Asbury in Kentucky."
After completing seminary, he returned to South Dakota, his first appointment at Aurora, Sterling, and White—a three-point charge.
"Joan grew up in south Minneapolis. She noticed when they moved to the first appointment that there were streets with no curbs. It was an adjustment time. It was a great time to learn ministry and my style of doing ministry and preaching," says Rev. Spahr. "The first year of the appointment, we voted to build a new building. I thought, how are we going to do that? We can't even pay our apportionments. But in three years that I was there, we built the building and paid for it."
The next stop was serving as the associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Mitchell, South Dakota, with Rev. Kent Millard. Millard and Spahr served together for five years.
He says, "Kent was a great friend and mentor. He has been a huge part of my ministry."
Cornerstone UMC in Watertown, South Dakota, where Rev. Roger Spahr spent 28 years in dedicated ministry. Photo courtesy umc.org.
Spahr would spend the next 28 years serving as the pastor of what is now Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Watertown, South Dakota. When he arrived, with his wife Joan and three children—Josh, Joel, and Heidi, the church was located on Ninth Avenue. A new church was built and named Cornerstone United Methodist Church in 2002.
The Watertown congregation had an attendance of 350 in 1988 when Rev. Spahr arrived. When he left in 2016, attendance was at 850 on an average Sunday.
"It was kind of like there were three different congregations that I served over the 28 years in Watertown. There was a congregation of 350, a congregation of 500, and a congregation of 800. The size effects how you do ministry, and the number of staff that you have," says Spahr.
Before moving to a new building, ministry was happening in a lot of different facilities, a funeral home, an office building, and the church. There was a lot of transition happening.
"It was a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. It was a growing thing for me. After nine years in ministry, there were some issues around staff and other things. I was feeling discouraged. I talked to my district superintendent. I thought it was maybe time to move," Rev. Spahr says. "The district superintendent had Bishop Mike Coyner call me. Bishop Coyner said that he thought we should stay. That was a sign for me that I needed to change how I do ministry, or I need to get out."
He realized that he needed to lead his congregation differently. So Spahr entered a Doctor of Ministry program. His thesis focused on prayer and fasting in the church. He wondered how to measure change in the church. A group of congregants within his parish committed to praying and fasting, with him for the church. In the six-months, there was a tremendous change in the individuals spiritually and emotionally.
"What we discovered is that there was a shift in the attitude of the entire congregation. People knew something had happened, but they didn't know why. The whole focus changed. It was out of that I experienced a second revival. In one year, we saw 80 people commit to Christ. It was life-changing for me," says Spahr.
During the building project at Watertown, Spahr recalls attending a conference and listening to Rev. Robert Schuler, who said, "If you give God a thimble, God fills a thimble. If you give God a bucket, God fills a bucket. If you give God a barrel, God fills a barrel."
He returned to Watertown and told the building committee, "We need to pray that God would fill a barrel. We ended up building a multi-purpose area so that it would fit 800 or more people. I remember walking into the new space when they first got the walls up, and it looked like an airplane hangar. I thought, 'God, what did we do?'"
What he discovered was that there were people in the community that were waiting for the new building. "I wondered why they would wait. Why not come now? It was like we would have room for them. Sometimes they don't feel there is room for them because we become set in our ways. The new building said to people, we need you here and want you here," says Spahr.
Revs. Roger Spahr and Adam Weber, pastor of Embrace Church in Sioux Falls, SD, ca. 2013. Photo courtesy of Cornerstone UMC facebook.
He saw his role change after the building was completed. Spahr became not the hands-on pastor or caregiver for every member of the congregation, but a visioning pastor. He shifted to developing and discipling leaders, staff, and preaching.
"It was a real shift for me. As a pastor, you like to know and care for everyone. At some point, you have to delegate. My relationships moved to delegating and investing in staff and raising up leaders. I had to let some things go," says Rev. Spahr. "There were some fun years for me. Staff grew in relationship and loved each other."
Another key learning for Spahr was learning about the role of the apostle from Rev. Alan Hirsch. "I had never heard this in all of my ministry. The role of the apostle is to start a new thing. Some people, God has put on their hearts always to start new things. Like the apostle Paul, he was always pushing the church outward. That was a life-changing concept for me. It was the call God had on my life," he says.
That realization solidified why Spahr was instrumental in starting Embrace Church, a multi-campus worshipping community, with an average weekly attendance of 4,000. Also, in beginning Encounter, the second campus in Watertown, reaching out to invite those that did not feel welcome or know Jesus to become part of a worshipping community.
"Starting Embrace and Encounter were the hardest things I ever did. They were the most rewarding things I ever did. It fired me up to be an apostle, to take the church to the next place," says Spahr. "It was a revelation for me to figure out not just how to serve or lead a congregation, but how to reach out a grow a new congregation."
He views long-time members of the staff at Cornerstone, Rev. Ken Mund, and Rev. Luke Smith as enduring friends in ministry. "My church world focused on God as father, and Jesus, as son. I had not explored the Holy Spirit. Luke and Ken and other staff members helped me blend the three dimensions. I was stretched on the gifts of the spirit," Spahr says. "We started to see miracles happen. We kind of blew the boundaries of the church."
Rev. roger Spahr, left, enjoys one of his hearty, infectious laughs with Bishop Bruce Ough and Rev. Rebecca Trefz during University Evening at General Conference 2016 in Portland, Oregon. Photo by David Stucke, Dakotas Conference UMC.
Bishop Bruce R. Ough, resident bishop for the Dakotas-Minnesota Area of The United Methodist Church, asked Rev. Spahr to serve as the district superintendent. For two years, he moved into a dual role, serving as part-time leader of Eastern Sunrise District and part-time as the senior pastor of Cornerstone UMC. In 2016, he shifted to be a full-time district superintendent for the Glacial Lakes District, now the Southeast District.
"The hardest part of shifting from leading a local church and to being district superintendent is moving away from day-to-day relationships with staff and the team of your congregation," says Spahr. "You need to step into a new rhythm. You realize the gravity of decisions you are making that change people's lives. Church leadership and pastors are impacted. You are leading change that will impact the future of the pastors, churches, and the conference."
Rev. Roger Spahr, 2017. Photo by JLynn Studios.
In retirement, Roger and Joan will continue to live in the Watertown area. He will assist Rev. Rebecca Trefz, the new Southeast District Superintendent, as called upon. "I am not going anywhere. I am open to wherever God calls me, and the Conference needs me," he says.
In this liminal time, a time of a potential split of the United Methodist denomination, Spahr hopes that the church will serve as a witness for the world. "I have watched other denominations split and they have not done it well," he says. "It is becoming obvious that there may be two if not three denominations. I encourage that we as the Dakotas figure out how two denominations can live or walk side-by-side and be loving to each other. What might be the least disruptive? How can we do this in a way that would honor God? In the Dakotas, our strength is in our relationships. We could serve as a model for the denomination."
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Danielle the Performer: Currently, Danielle is a performer with Dzul Dance, a dance and circus company with pre-Hispanic Mayan cultural themes, based out of NYC and Mexico. Danielle is involved in preserving the legacy and work of Eguene Louis Facciutto (Luigi) performing annually at the Luigi Jazz Memorial Show ("String of Pearls"," L'urhythmics"). She is also featured in Jan LaSalle's "Ladies of Luigi" photographic project. Danielle has performed numerous repertory works such as: Samuel Pott's Episode of "American Document" at the Joyce Theatre for the Martha Graham Dance Company Season, Graham II Repertory and Lecture Demonstrations and the Martha Graham Winter and Spring Collections. She has performed principle roles and choreographic collaboration with The Rachel Klein Theatre Ensemble, "Symphony of Shadows", "Tragedy of Maria Macabre", "GoGo Killers!", along with various commercial theatre productions and off-Broadway collaborations. In 2017, Danielle performed with Jazz Roots Dance Company under the direction of Sue Samuels, where "Blackbird" was featured at the annual Jazz Choreography Enterprises showcase. In regard to her recurring performances at "Night of 1000 Stevies", and was "#1 Critic's Pick" in Time Out Magazine for her performance in "Crystal 23". Throughout her career, she has worked and performed with choreographers/companies such as Edgar Cortes Dance Theatre, Jacqulyn Buglisi "Table of Silence", Noemi LeFrance, Nejla Yatkin, Lone Kjaer Larsen, Kelley Donovan and Dancers, Whitney Hunter Performance Group, Chi Chi Valenti and the Jackie Factory, Daniel Mendoza, Abdiel Cedric Jacobsen and Angela DeMello's Dance Master Series in Italy with Kinsun Chan and Ben Tribe. Danielle has toured internationally to UK, France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Sweden and Denmark.
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It has been a desire of our hearts to record an album to glorify God and bless God's people. It's a dream we've had for years, a dream that began almost as soon as God brought us together as husband and wife.
Toby & Brooke Manolis - Hill & Valley
We've been leading worship and writing worship songs together since 2009. Many of the early songs we wrote and played were for a congregational setting. We still have those songs and we still play those songs and leading God's people into worship is a desire in our heart fulfilled. However, starting in 2013, God began giving us new kinds of songs to write. Songs that described our journey living life as God's children; songs that told our story through the avenue of Scripture.
We felt impressed to make our debut album one that glorifies God first and foremost, but also one that was more personal in nature.
While Hill & Valley is our expression of this great journey, the truth is, these songs are not just our story, but your story too. Hills and valleys, hope and fear, victory and defeat, happiness and sorrow, are experienced and shared by all of God's people. They mark our great voyage to redemption, salvation, and glory. And we can all say that through all those things, the good and the bad, One Thing has always remained, God's great love and faithfulness, relentlessly and persistently pursuing us and bringing us from strength to strength.
Hill & Valley will be released in December 2016. Please continue to check back as more details are forthcoming.
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Listen! Jessie Ware premieres new single
Jessie Ware debuted her latest track on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.
Jessie Ware has unveiled her new single Tough Love.
The Running singer premiered the first track from her upcoming second studio album on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.
The album will serve as the follow-up to her 2012 debut album Devotion.
Kid Harpoon and The Invisible Dave Okumu are producing the album again. Ed Sheeran has also worked with Ware on some material for her new album.


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