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2023 polls: Rivers APC as a political orphan
Rivers APC chieftain, Kingsley Wenenda Wali
By Kingsley Wenenda Wali
"Desire is half of life; Indifference is half of death" – Kahlil Gibran
Even in advanced democracies, it's a bit of a convention, although an unwritten rule for parties to share state power. It helps to create balance of terror, if you like. That's why the opposition almost always chair the appropriation or finance committee. It is why Americans crave for a balance between the executive and legislature. With the judiciary as the buffer for the people. Here in Rivers State, the story of All Progressives Congress (APC) members is long. The blow is coming from all angles; the periphery, the neighbour, from President Muhammadu Buhari and his henchmen. Rivers APC is receiving the treatment meted out to the opposition both home and away.
It will be perfectly fine for Rivers APC to seek the status and be classified as a POLITICAL ORPHANAGE. Or how else do you define a situation where all the powers of the state are used by the PDP to spar with the APC in Rivers State. We are not talking of enjoying undue advantage, but begging to be allowed to freely exercise our rights as a political association. How else do you characterize the fate of members of the President's party that are oppressed with the institutions controlled by the President?
In 2015, under President Goodluck Jonathan, the Rivers APC members, felt first hand, the impact and meaning of FEDERAL POWER. From the eve of the election, no major operative of the party enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in their homes. Many were either hounded into penitentiaries without trial, or murdered straight up. None dared show up to vote, talk less of defending the votes cast for the APC. A few weeks to the 2023 elections, 2015 is looking like a tea party for Rivers APC. In 2015, they waited for the eve of the election before terror was unleashed. Today we cannot even campaign to be voted. Posters are torn up even before the gum sticks on the surface properly. Public relations agencies are warned to treat APC as lepers and their billboards must not be seen in the metropolis.
Even if posters or billboards do not win elections, why should the federal government of President Buhari help the state government enforce such draconian policies intended to snuff life out of his "fellow" APC members? Every day, courts in Rivers state remind us of how perilous the political life of an APC member is in Rivers state. Meanwhile, the police say we should go to the same courts to seek leave to campaign. Meaning that it's not the duty of the police to ensure that all have equal opportunity to freely campaign without fear of being molested. And these are literally the appointees of President Buhari.
Ordinarily, a competition, should be about losing or winning, and there's always winners and we are in The race to win it. Being aware that we can also lose- even if we set out To win makes it fun for us all. According to Andrew Whitworth, "If you're a true warrior, competition doesn't scare you. It makes you better." So, why should normal people be scared of fair competition? Distg Comr Owhorkire Rhino and the Omuma treatment? Why the destruction of posters and billboards, or even the outright denial of billboards space to main opposition parties? Why the desperation to stop free and fair process that will give the people an opportunity of making informed electoral decisions? Yet, we hope for a violence free electioneering process. If these acts are not psychologically violent, what is?
According to Hanna Arendt, "The extreme form of power is All against One, the extreme form of violence is One against All. And this latter is never possible without instruments". I guess this is why the extreme and reckless use of state power by one against anyone perceived to be against the imperial tenure of THE HEAD. The one that must be served, worshipped and revered. The one whose power and interest is one as the state's. So, say no to him and you are saying no to the state. An enemy of the state.
In a letter to Christian Ronaldo, Robinson Tombari Sibe, reminded us of the biblical admonition that there is a season for everything, and that power is transient. He reminded the great CR7 that "You came to United a young lad, with all the pace, energy, skill, and power; skipping past defenders with ease. Not anymore, and it's normal. You have to understand this, and realize that the team comes first. Every player went through this curve – Pele, Maradona, Charlton, Eusebio, Ronaldinho, and others. You've got to handle it with grace and calmness, and not by running to cry on the shoulders of an Arsenal fan, Pierce Morgan." The truth is that, in this letter, I saw Rivers State, Melford Okilo, Rufus Ada-George, Peter Odili, Chibuike Amaechi, and of course, Nyesom Wike.
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Now, if you "Udongerriiitt, then forgErr about it". As for the manipulation of the electioneering process, I'll refer those who have conscience, to the very prophetic statement of Douglas Adams… "To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." Meaning that we must not trust people who desperately seek power. Their intention can never be noble.
I am convinced beyond every and any modicum of doubt that Executive Orders 21 & 22, arrest and humiliation of Comr. Rhino, the violent attack on Comr. Nwankwoala Udo and other Atiku Mandate members, reign of membership of political parties by affidavits, forum shopping, destruction of posters, directive to private businesses to deny opposition use of their facilities, and of course the destruction of campaign materials of "hostile opposition", while leaving out those of "friendly opposition" imposes on all well-meaning citizens and residents a responsibility to stand up for participatory democracy. We must resist the attempt to enthrone manipulative impositions on both the voters, the candidates and the umpires.
Maybe, if we had spoken with one voice in 2001/22, when thugs roamed the communities destroying and disrupting political meetings in Obio Akpor LGA, when Obio Akpor LGA chairman sealed the campaign office of Dr Abiye Sekibo in 2011 and when Kenneth Kobani and others were arrested for daring to open a parallel party office on Ohaeto street, in the run up to 2011 elections, Rhino and Udo wouldn't have been so brutally humiliated and attacked. Tonye Cole would have had his campaign billboards erected just like members of the friendly opposition. Lesson: Let no one be indifferent to the man-made misfortunes of their neighbours or relatives. Indifference weakens the body fabric of the community. The opposite of love cannot be indifference. It is hate. Especially that worst variety of indifference that is lukewarm.
This (Rivers) government has done projects and believe that it is enough testament to their commitment and the basis for seeking consolidation. If they believe their own story, why not trust that the beneficiaries will also believe that governance is about roads and bridges?
In my thinking, it is well beneath the expectations of a government in power to misinterpret incumbency to mean occupancy. You're a government of the people and not an army of occupation. Government should be too busy delivering good governance to bother constituting an army of enforcers roaming around with cocked guns looking for "illegal posters and billboards". Posters and billboards only give us a sense of the season. They don't win elections. True. We must all rise up, and in one voice say no to "despotic intolerance".
Despotic intolerance led to the birth of nazism, Rwandan genocide and January 6 Movement in the US. According to Charles Soludo "this exhibition of desperation, intolerance and attempt to bully everyone who expresses the slightest of dissent is reprehensible".
Let me end this, by referring us to the kind words of Charles Soludo to Peter Obi. It may help us appreciate the virtues of tolerance and fair competition better. Charles said to Peter….. "Yes, I fully understand the anger of some urban and Diaspora youths and some Nigerians who are dissatisfied with the trajectory of the country or with the candidates of the major parties and wished other options. Not knowing much about others, some see Peter Obi as the contrast they wished for. I get the point. But this is a democracy: the minority will have their say, but the majority their way. Translating anger and social media agitation into political outcomes requires humongous work". He is simply saying that we should behave ourselves in the political space.
Wenenda Wali, popularly known as Godfather (GF), an APC stalwart, is a Port Harcourt-based businessman, good governance advocate and National Leader of Unity House Foundation (UHF)
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Theological Persuasions
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In every perfect religious system there are three departments which are a part of the success of its theological persuasion and must be represented: Criticism, Dogmatism, and Evangelism. Without Criticism, there is no guarantee of truth. Without dogmatism, no defense of truth. Without evangelism, no propagation of truth.
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Persuasions
By Martin G. Tharp, Ph.D.
Copyright 2013 Martin Tharp Ph.D.
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It is with a grateful heart that I sincerely acknowledge the tremendous input and encouragement we receive each year from the Tabernacle in Gadsden, Alabama. The Pastor, Dr. Don Arnold and wife Jeannie have placed the full support of the Church behind our missionary endeavors, undergirding our ministry in the British Isles each year, making it possible for us to continue when others have chosen to leave us to fend for ourselves. Thank you seems totally inadequate, but thank you anyway!
Also, I deeply appreciate the encouragement which I have received from so many Churches and Ministers, both here and in the British Isles, who have embraced our ministry over the years, allowing me to expound on the Biblical revelations which seem to consume me before they become words on a page and published into a book.
Last but not least, I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Southern Bible Institute and Seminary for their acceptance and use of my books as curriculum in many of the extension colleges stretched across twenty-one countries and ten states. I serve at Southern Bible in the position as Dean of External Studies.
My long standing friendship with Dr. Ron Drawdy, the founder and President of Southern Bible, has not been based on our doctrinal compatibility for we share a few minor differences of opinion on areas of the Bible which effectively separate many in religious circles who demand a dogmatic adherence to cross every T and dot every I theologically in exactly the same manner in order to have fellowship. Dr. Drawdy has no such inhibitions. He is secure in his beliefs, and his Biblical knowledge and spiritual acumen is unsurpassed, therefore he feels no qualms about accepting others with differences of opinion that lesser men cannot abide. We share a philosophy that every man should know what he believes, and live by it, and is not afraid to die by it! But by the same token to allow others the same freedom!
1. Propositional Theology Versus the Acquisition of a Living Faith
2. Can Law Survive Without the Lawgiver
3. In Pursuit of Proper Theology
4. Retribution Theology
5. Allegorical Theology
6. The Theology of Grace
7. The Theology of Election
8. Resurrection Theology
9. The Theology of the Ascension
10. The Theology of The Return of Christ
11. The Theology of Work
12. Apostolic Theology
I have no doubt that any avid student of the Bible is capable of amassing a list of Theological Persuasions which would far surpass those which I have addressed in this manuscript. Simply because I have chosen twelve particular aspects of Biblical theology is by no means meant to assume that I have adequately covered the subject.
As I have stated in the very first chapter of this book, the term theology is derived from the Greek word theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning word or discourse, hence, A discourse about God. For someone to embark on a theological pilgrimage, it is generally prompted by a desire to acquire the ability to present a coherent flow of information in regard to their particular religious persuasion.
For me, it was a comment made by one of my dearest friends who did not intend for it to be a challenge, he simply made a suggestion that perhaps I should consider writing a book on Theology, and offering it for use as curriculum in the Bible colleges which have already adopted other titles which I have penned.
The idiosyncrasies of our doctrinal differences have been the most potent force in the church, serving as an effective divider of the Christian Faith. There has been a multitudinous splintering of the body from the times of Jesus right into the twenty first century. Each faction is certain that their particular brand of Theological Persuasions is correct!
The purpose of this book is not to prove a point to anyone! But rather to stimulate the creative juices which flows through the veins of every child of God who is an honest seeker of truth as they study the Bible. Perhaps as you peruse the pages of this book, you will be able to conjure up in your mind a list of Theological Persuasions which will cause mine to pale in significance. If so, then this effort will have been a resounding success!
Propositional Theology
Versus;
The Acquisition Of A
The term theology is derived from the Greek word theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning word or discourse, hence, A discourse about God. For someone to embark on a theological pilgrimage, it is generally prompted by a desire to acquire the ability to present a coherent flow of information in regard to their particular religious persuasion.
The Bible is universally accepted as the written word of the Living God. It has never failed to give us proper order in regard to that which is nearest and dearest to His own heart; the Church! If in describing in minute detail, the order of events which would put man into a position to enter into His presence behind the veil in the Tabernacle, how could we fail to see the significance of that same divine order as the Apostle Paul succinctly clarifies it for us. In his first letter to the Church at Corinth, he deals with an area which was at the forefront of the problems which faced this fledgling band of Christians. Primarily, a failure to understand the manifestation of that which they had received on the day of Pentecost, and the operation of it.
The theology of those early church participants was fragmented by the appearance of a vibrant, living faith, delivered on the day of Pentecost via the arrival of the Holy Ghost, a promise which was prophesied in the Old Testament in Joel 2, and verified as an established fact by Jesus, who encouraged them to go to Jerusalem to wait for this prophesied promise of the Father.
The religious order of the day was no match for the overpowering euphoria of an indwelling manifestation of that which had been experienced in part by those men of God whose calling in the Old Testament economy was largely unquestioned by the recipients of their particular gift. Although they spoke as an oracle of God, their dependance on the manifestation of the power of God was not derived from the standpoint of an inner possession, but rather from the constant intrusion of either a heavenly vision or a personal word, a Dhavar from the mouth of God. The essential content of God's revelation is described by the phrase; The word (Dhavar) of God came.
The word (Dhavar)of the Lord, was a technical expression for a prophetic revelation. The Old Testament carries the term two hundred and twenty five times in which it is given in singular form. For example, look at an occasion when David has decided to build God a house. While sitting comfortably in his own residence, David begins to lament over the Ark of the Covenant, the dwelling place of God which rested behind curtains, prompting him to make this statement;
"Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains. Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee" (1 Chron. 17:1b-2).
Nathan, the recognized voice of God in the kingdom, has given David carte blanche to proceed with the urgings of his heart. Yet later in that same evening, Nathan is given a Dhavar of God, and returns to countermand the prophetic vote of approval from the previous day!
"And it came to pass the same night, that the word (Dhavar) of God came to Nathan, saying, Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in" (1 Chron. 17:3-4).
The point which must be made in regard to the illustration which has just been given is this; it was not the inner urging of the indwelling power of the Holy Ghost which changed Nathan's proclamation to David in response to what would seem to be an admirable endeavor, but a word (Dhavar) from God which came, to him with a divine commission to Go and tell David no!
Sometimes this same expression is personified as in this passage in Psalms;
"He sent his word,(Dhavar) and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions" (Psalms 107:20).
The lack of understanding concerning the spiritual gifts was a direct result of the lifelong ingestion of the recognized theology of the day, which precipitated the idea that some of the operations of those manifestations would place them into a category, which would give them an immanently more important position. It was a misnomer which prompted a response from Paul in 1 Corinthians chapter twelve, on these two issues.
1. Spiritual gifts,
2. Proper position in the body.
After eleven verses which deal exclusively with the operational order of the nine gifts of the Spirit, Paul then turns in verse twelve to deal with the proper position of the members in the body. By doing so, he dispelled the idea that those portions of the body whose functions may go unnoticed, are less valuable to the Kingdom than those whom God has given a higher profile and placed at the forefront. In light of that background, we must take careful note of the following statement;
"But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him" (1 Corinthians 12:18).
He further clarifies the reason for this teaching on the proper order of the body is to avoid a Schisma in the body (the church).
"For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked: That there should be no *schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another" (1 Corinthians 12:24-25).
The word translated schism in the King James, is very close to the original Greek rendering of Schisma; meaning ; to split, to tear, a division in the mind, sentiment, and so into factions. The translation of the same word in 1 Corinthians 1:10, is;
"That there be no divisions among you."
Paul recognized that the church at Corinth had a propensity for embroiling themselves in controversy which was fueled by self willed egotists whose theology matched that of the selfish and arrogant Scribes and Pharisees. Men who had no qualms about using the new found power provided by the arrival and manifestation of the living faith embodied in the Spiritual gifts, to enhance their own importance.
Since those days so long ago the modern day New Testament Christendom has evolved into an entity which has that same self serving propensity for controversy which has succeeded in splintering the church into multitudinous branches or denominations. They are divided by a myriad of doctrinal issues which are often as egotistically motivated as anything the Apostle Paul faced in the Corinthian Church.
The tendency to demand adherence to, and belief in, the accepted dogma or theology adhered to in each of these factions does an injustice to the spiritual growth of its adherents. Man cannot be categorized and systematized by the spurious imitation of a living organism! The transforming power of God encapsulated in the possession of a living faith, which is essential to the life of a Biblical Church, is not a commodity which can be bought and sold. It's inherent benefits cannot be recreated, duplicated, manufactured or patented, then offered for general consumption in the market place!
In every perfect religious system there are three great departments which are part and parcel to the success of its theological persuasion and must be represented.
1. Criticism
2. Dogmatism
3. Evangelism
Without criticism, there is no guarantee of truth.
Without dogmatism, no defense of truth.
Without evangelism, no propagation of truth.
When these departments become mixed up, or their separate functions are forgotten, when one is made to do duty for another, or where either is developed by the church or the individual at the expense of the rest, the result is fatal.
The particular abuse, however, of which we must now speak, concerns the tendency in the orthodox church communities, first to exalt orthodoxy above all other elements in religion, and secondly to make the possession of what is accepted as sound theological or doctrinal beliefs equivalent to the possession of truth.
Please allow me to pose this question to you. What is theology but a compressed form of the truth, systematized by able and holy men whose views have been sanctioned by the imprimaturs of the church? If the greatest minds of the church's past, having exercised themselves profoundly in studying the problems of religion, then having formulated as if with one voice a system of doctrine which the masses have conformed to, why should the humble inquirer not gratefully accept it without question?
Why should we go over the same overworked ground again? Why should the believer who has a rather dim spiritual acumen, attempt to seek for fresh truth, when so many have previously amassed and compiled such a great body of divinity? Why should he presume himself to still be a seeker after truth? Doesn't the accepted theology give him Bible truth in reliable, convenient, and moreover, in logical propositions?
If theology already lies available in minute detail, searched for and received by the fathers, abridged in a hundred different compilations, ready made to be used by the believer, all cut and dried, guaranteed to be sound and wholesome fodder for the spiritually discerning, the question before us is; then why not use it?
The answer is not as complex as you may be led to believe! Just because it is cut and dried and readily available, lying there in reliable, convenient and logical propositions, does not mean that it is equivalent to the personal acquisition of truth! In order to accept truth delivered in a convenient medium which requires no effort on our part, we must be prepared to embrace an accepted form. But herein lies the problem, you cannot cut and dry truth! You cannot accept truth which is ready made without it ceasing to nourish the soul as truth. You cannot live on theological forms without becoming a parasite, and therefore ceasing to be a man!
There is no worse enemy to the future life of a Church than a propositional or bargain basement theology, with the latter controlling the former by means of traditional authority. Which simply means, if we are not willing to expend the necessary energy to lay hold on the truth for ourselves, then we must simply accept it without question.
To begin the Christian life set up by the Church with a stock-in-trade theology which has cost us nothing, though it may serve us our entire lives, it becomes worth exactly as much as our belief in the Church. The possession of truth, lightly won and given to the individual as infallible, is nothing more than a system, which to question is, in some cases, to do so at your own peril!
There is a vast difference in beginning a Christian walk which is based on an acquired faith, and being caught in a system which degrades the senses, demanding that the adherent work from the truth which has been delivered to them, rather than working toward it! An infallible standard is a temptation to settle into a mechanical faith. But herein lies another problem; infallibility paralyzes! It gives rest, but it is the debilitating rest of stagnation.
The fact that the Church undoubtably possesses an indispensable function to discharge to the individual is undeniable. But taking into consideration the universal tendency to parasitism in the human soul, it is a grave question indeed whether or not in some cases, it actually does more harm than good. A dead Church, is certainly one which has no relevance to the community, therefore they also get no reaction from that community!
A Church without propagative powers in the world, can be nothing less than a calamity to all within its borders. Such a Church is an institution, first and foremost for the purpose of making, then screening parasites. Instead of successfully representing to the world the Kingdom of God on the earth, it is despised alike by the godly as well as the godless element, and regarded as a refuge for fear and formalism, giving an unmistakable aura of being the nursery of superstition.
At first glance it may appear to you that I am taking the Church in general to task, yet that is not my intention at all. However, it probably will become painfully apparent that I am appalled at the frequency in which the children of Church-going parents break away in direct proportion to their failure to attain the acquisition of knowledge. As they grow in intelligence, they not only break their Church connection, but withdraw from the entire system of family religion!
I am keenly aware that in some cases, it is simply due to a natural, unchecked perversity, which is prevalent in virtually every area of human existence, suggesting to the carnal side of their nature that it is the norm, rather then that which they have been reared in. In others, it certainly gives us food for thought, for their response to the

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Time is the most useful resource any human being can ever have on this planet because unlike other resources; time cannot be bought or sold, borrowed or stolen, saved or wasted, manufactured or destroyed, reproduced or replaced. All we can do is make good use of it, and it does not matter whether we use it efficiently or not, it is going to slip away from our hands anyways. Therefore if you want to be a successful person tomorrow, stop wasting your time today.
Time management is vital for your personal life and also for your success. Time management helps you make the most of your time and in turn helps you make the most of your life.
So in this article, I am giving some very effective tips on how to manage your time more efficiently.
So many people waste their time giving a small discussion or a meeting more time than it deserves. When you are going for a meeting or going to your friend's house for some important discussion then first write down the most important points that you want to discuss. List specific purposes that the meeting is supposed to achieve, list specific issues to be discussed and outcomes to be achieved. When you are having the meeting or the discussion act according to the agenda that you prepared and make sure you conclude the meeting or the discussion as soon as the desired outcomes are achieved.
Ask yourself this question whenever you are unsure about what you want to do or whenever you have more than one things that you have to do and then analyze the situation and only dedicate your time to the thing which is more important to you. This prioritization technique will help you use your time only on the most important things and not just on what is urgent. The most effective people focus on the most important tasks and delegate the most urgent tasks. Important tasks are those that will be most impactful on your long-term goals, so make sure that you give priority to such tasks. This technique will also help you set priorities in your life.
An average person spends an average of 2 hours a day traveling and waiting.
Just imagine if you can put these 28 days of quality time to their best use then how much you can think, learn, prepare and grow in a single year.
You can spend this time listening to audio books on your phone, reading books of successful people (you can also read e-books) or you can watch motivational videos on your smartphone.
Here is a list of top 20 websites from where you can download free ebooks. You can have the e-books that you download on your smartphone so that you can read them whenever you are traveling or waiting for a bus.
Make a to-do list before going to bed or after waking up in the morning. Spend at least 10 minutes each day planning your to-do list. The most important time of the day is the time when you plan your day. To-Do Lists help you stay focused only on your most important projects tasks and decisions. Even the best planned day can have room for interruptions and emergencies: so don't expect to get everything on your to-do list done but at the same time try your best to get everything done too.
Read – How to prepare a to-do list?
Carry a notebook or use your smartphone to note down the most important points and conclusions of every meeting, activity or discussion that you indulge yourself in every day. It will help you analyze how much time you have spent in productive activities every day and it will also help you eliminate unproductive activities the next time.
Block your social media accounts such as WhatsApp, Facebook, or Instagram unless you use these tools for productive activities like for your business or for gaining knowledge. Spending too much time chatting and surfing on social media is the most common and most addictive way of wasting your time and energy.
Each person on this planet has only 24 hours, 1440 minutes, and 86,400 seconds in a day. It depends on us how we use that time that determines our success. None but only some understand the real value of time. Ask a student who has failed in his final exams the value of a year. Ask an athlete who has lost at Olympics, the value of a millisecond.
Time-management was and always will be the most critical factor for success. If you look at the all the successful people of history, you will realize that all the successful people of history made the best use of their time. The most successful people of the world are also the ones who are most conscious about the use of their time. So never waste time and get the most out of your day. And remember that time waits for no one.


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Challenges to GOP Incumbents Equal Challenge to Harwell?
The center of gravity in Tennessee politics has shifted so hard to the right that two dozen conservative Republican incumbents are under attack as moderate squishes and cowardly sell-outs in their own party's primary elections for the state legislature.
So says Jeff Woods at the outset of a look at legislative primaries.
This is the same legislature that in two years of GOP control has restricted abortion rights and banned gay nondiscrimination laws; opened the door to the teaching of creationism in science classes and prohibited any utterance of the word "gay" in public schools; declared Tennessee exempt from federal firearms regulations (the ATF, incidentally, begs to differ); OK'ed monuments to the Ten Commandments on courthouse lawns; eviscerated the teachers' union; and proclaimed in a resolution that U.N. Agenda 21 — an innocent nonbinding blueprint for sustainable growth in emerging economies — could lead to "socialist/communist redistribution of wealth" among other very bad things. And that's just to mention a few of the accomplishments that should have made the right wing proud.
Yet all across the state, rather than accepting tributes as expected from a grateful party faithful, 24 of these lawmakers have faced humiliation. Schlepping themselves around their districts in triple-digit heat, they grovel for votes door to door. Early voting started Friday for the Aug. 2 elections.
Inciting this insurrection is the tea party, the gun lobby and talk radio — together a loud and influential chunk of the GOP base that sees the legislature as not nearly radical enough.
Last week the state's politicians were dismayed to learn the National Rifle Association is spending $75,000 to try to defeat the House's No. 3 Republican, Hendersonville Rep. Debra Maggart. That's probably the most a single special interest ever has spent in one legislative race in Tennessee.
The ultimate goal, insiders agree, isn't merely to unseat these incumbents but to dethrone Nashville Rep. Beth Harwell as House speaker. She always has been seen, correctly or incorrectly, as way too moderate to suit the party's hard-right base. By most accounts, Harwell only squeaked by tea party darling Glen Casada in secret balloting in the speaker's election two years ago, and only then because of behind-the-scenes arm-twisting by Gov. Bill Haslam, another of the party's so-called moderates. Since then, she has angered the GOP's more radical elements by quietly working with Haslam at times to temper certain of her colleagues' more extreme tendencies.
Haslam isn't up for re-election until 2014, but rebellious elements of the party are harassing him already. Several GOP county chapters have adopted resolutions denouncing the governor for hiring a Muslim woman and some openly gay staffers, and for declining to sign that aforementioned anti-U.N. Agenda 21 resolution.
This entry was posted in legislative campaigns and tagged challengers, Harwell, House, legislative, republican, speaker on July 20, 2012 by Tom Humphrey.
Surprise? Incumbent Legislators Out-raise Challengers
The 24 Republicans facing challengers in the Aug. 2 primary were able to out-raise and outspend their opponents by about two to one between April 1 and June 30, according to the Tennessean.
Those incumbents went into the final month of the primary campaign with nearly $1.7 million on hand, according to a Tennessean analysis of records filed this week with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance
"The incumbents have been raising money for the past year and a half, and the challengers have been raising money for the past three to six months," said Sean Evans, a professor of political science at Union University in Jackson. "The problem for those running in the primary is their chances of winning are slim to none."
After lifting Republicans to an overwhelming majority in 2010, tea party groups have said they expect to exert their influence in the primary by throwing out GOP incumbents who have failed to deliver on promises to advance conservative causes. But financial disclosures show their efforts have not translated into campaign cash — at least not enough to threaten sitting officeholders without the help of established donors.
Evidence of tea party efforts is most apparent in donations to Courtney Rogers, a former corporate spokeswoman and Air Force officer running for the 45th House District. Rogers brought in $38,397 in the second quarter, drawing from 39 donors around the state.
But that sum paled in comparison to the $106,380 that Rogers' opponent, Rep. Debra Maggart of Hendersonville, brought in over the same period. The chairwoman of the House Republican Caucus tapped 197 donors, despite a Tennessee law that prevented her from raising money until May 1, when the state legislature adjourned for the year.
Donations tell only part of the tale. Maggart outspent Rogers $45,650 to $31,752, yet retained much more cash.
As of June 30, Maggart had $146,796 in the bank. Rogers had $10,229.
This entry was posted in campaign finance, legislative campaigns and tagged campaign, challengers, fundraising, House, incumbent, legislators, Maggart, Senate on July 12, 2012 by Tom Humphrey.
Red-versus-Red, Blue-versus-Blue Races Deciding Many Legislative Seats
Republican domination of the state Legislature and the redistricting plans enacted earlier this year have apparently combined with intra-party philosophical and personal disputes to produce an unprecedented surge in challenges to incumbent state legislators this summer.
Twenty-three incumbent Republican legislators face opposition in the Aug. 2 primary election. That compares to just five primary challenges to GOP incumbents in both 2010 and 2008.
On the Democratic side, seven incumbents face primary challengers this year compared to just three in 2010 and five in 2008 primaries.
The upsurge in Democrat primary contests may be attributed directly to the Republican-controlled redistricting, which is forcing Democratic incumbents to run against one another in the three House districts and one Senate district. Setting aside those four incumbent-versus-incumbent races, only three sitting Democratic legislators have primary challenges on Aug. 2.
Redistricting appears to have had a less direct impact on the surge in challenges to Republican incumbents. In several cases, a redrawing of district lines has left incumbents with new constituents, perhaps making them appear more vulnerable.
This entry was posted in legislative campaigns and tagged campaign, challengers, incumbent, legislators, party, republican, TEA on June 3, 2012 by Tom Humphrey.


Photos in the queue from last months trip to rural Tennessee where I stayed with friends at Ida on my drive back to Wisconsin. A few days of being surrounded by friends, food, dancing, healing and healthy gossip never hurt a lady. In fact it was just what I needed.
6th photo from the top features one of artists Coral Short's Natural Thrones from an amazing series built this Spring. I am looking forward to revisiting each of them to see how they transform as the landscape meshes with the seating.


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Hayden Panettiere makes acting comeback in Scream 6
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Hayden Panettiere is set to make a big comeback to acting after going through some seriously rough patches over the last several years. ©ImageCollect.com/Acepixs
After spending several years out of the film industry and in the media spotlight for all the wrong reasons, reports have now confirmed that Hayden Panettiere is set to make a huge comeback.
The 32-year-old actress of hit shows such as Heroes and Nashville found fame at a young age, first doing commercials as a baby before getting her footing in the film industry with roles in movies like Remember the Titans and Raising Helen.
Since her titular role as Kirby in the fourth installment of the Scream franchise helped to solidify her place among Hollywood's elite, Hayden's fans have always had a soft spot in their hearts for the actress and many have secretly hoped for her to miraculously return to reprise her role.
In a scene that left people assuming Kirby had been killed, Hayden's future in the Scream world remained dubious until just now.
Hayden Panettiere is set to reprise her role as fan-favorite character Kirby in Scream 6
Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures announced Wednesday that Hayden would be making a major comeback in the next Scream movie following a successful release of Scream 5, which saw the return of Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, Neve Campbell as Sydney Prescott, and David Arquette as Deputy Dewey.
Hayden is set to return as Kirby, the Woodsboro High School student who apparently does not suffer the same demise as most of her counterparts in Scream 4.
Along with a triumphant return to film for Hayden, Spyglass and Paramount also revealed that Scream newcomers Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera had also been signed on to return as sisters Tara and Sam Carpenter after surviving the killers in Scream 5.
Hayden was recently caught on camera engaged in a brawl alongside her boyfriend
Since her former glory days, Hayden has been caught up in some unsavory situations over the past few years that have landed the actress in some hot water.
After splitting from her long-time beau and eventual fiance, boxing pro Wladimir Klitschko, in 2011, ironically the same year in which Scream 4 was released, Hayden has seemed to struggle in her romantic life.
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The actress was caught recently engaged in a heated fight with her current boyfriend Brian Hickerson, with whom Hayden has been in a tumultuous relationship for roughly three-plus years.
According to Monsters & Critics, Hayden and Brian were captured on surveillance video coming to blows with some patrons at a bar the pair had visited, throwing punches at someone who told them to "go home."
The altercation came just over a year after Hayden slapped Brian with an order of protection following allegations of domestic violence and assault.
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Kurt Bröhl (* 13. Juni 1932 in Köln; † 11. Mai 2019 in Hürth) war ein deutscher Kommunalpolitiker. Von 1974 bis 1975 war er Bürgermeister der Stadt Erftstadt.

Kommunalpolitik
Kurt Bröhl war seit 1956 Mitglied der SPD. Er war Vorsitzender des SPD-Distrikts in Köln-Ehrenfeld. Seit Mitte der 1960er Jahre engagierte er sich in Erftstadt, vornehmlich im gemeinnützigen Bauverein. Von 1997 bis 2010 war er dessen Vorsitzender. 14 Jahre lang – von 1969 bis 1983 – gehörte er dem Erftstädter Stadtrat an. Zudem war er Abgeordneter des Kreistags Euskirchen und des Erftkreises. Von 1969 bis 1974 war er Mitglied der Landschaftsversammlung Rheinland.

Am 24. Mai 1974 wurde er als Nachfolger von Werner Tiemanns der 3. Bürgermeister von Erftstadt. Dieses Amt hatte er ein Jahr lang inne, nämlich bis zum 22. Mai 1975, wonach er von Erich Schramm abgelöst wurde. Für seine Verdienste wurde er mit dem Ehrenring des Kreises und 1985 mit der Carl-Schurz-Medaille ausgezeichnet.

2019 verstarb Kurt Bröhl. Er wurde auf dem Liblarer Friedhof beigesetzt.

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 Todesanzeige im Kölner Stadtanzeiger vom 15. Mai 2019, Gebiet Rhein-Erft, Seite 36 Online (abgerufen am 16. Mai 2019)
 Horst Komuth: Trauer um ein SPD-Urgestein, Kölner Stadtanzeiger vom 14. Mai 2019, Gebiet Rhein-Erft, Seite 31
 Fünf Nachrufe im Erftstadt-Anzeiger (Werbepost), 22. Mai 2019

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 Nachruf des Bauvereins Erftstadt (abgerufen am 20. Mai 2019)

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Molson Amphitheatre preps security for summer concert season
By Neil Sutton
On the surface of it, being in charge of security for the Molson Amphitheatre sounds like a pretty good gig.
Your workplace is in an outdoor concert venue during Toronto's warm summer months. You work with other security teams representing some of the biggest music artists in the world. On the other hand, you might have to deal with security problems other people can barely imagine — like concert goers lighting their picnic blankets on fire, or the Sex Pistols storming off the stage after being spat on by fans.
"With that type of crowd — it's a punk crowd, they haven't seen the Sex
Pistols in years, they're wanting to relive their youth — we got to the
point where people on the floor started to rip the chairs out, tossing
them up on the stage. That actually got quite out of hand," says Ryan
Howes, operations manager for the Molson Amphitheatre, located on
Toronto's waterfront.
The band returned a half hour later, which took the crowd down a notch or two, averting a potential riot.
That was back in 2003, Howes' first year at the Amphitheatre. In the
intervening years, he's learned a lot about managing concert security,
starting with putting together a core of 40 or 50 security guards who
can be relied upon to diffuse a situation before it escalates.
Until 2004, the Amphitheatre used contract security guards, but Howes
took the security operation in-house when it became apparent that a
group of reliable regulars might be a better option.
"As everyone knows with contracted security, there's a high turnover
with the staffing, especially being a summer venue where you only
operate 30 days out of the year. You don't get a lot of repeat security
guards and they don't get to know the staff and the touring personnel
and the artists," says Howes.
"We took the backstage security — the dressing rooms, the stage area,
the trucks and tour buses — in-house in 2004. From there we expanded
out into the front of house area. It was kind of gradual after that. We
took all our ushering and gate staff in house as well. We found that we
had more control over the staff who work for us. We had more hands-on
training. If there was a situation we had to deal with, we found we had
more control over it."
The Amphitheatre operates from May to September, but Howes'
preparations begin in January with budgets, planning and sending out
offer letters to returning guards. In February, he starts advertising
for new employees on job websites and in colleges that offer security
Usually there aren't that many job vacancies to fill. In a typical year, 80 to 85 per cent of last year's guards return.
"I'm very happy about that," says Howes. "The Molson Amphitheatre is
kind of a different environment to going to shows in hockey arenas and
club shows. It's an outdoor venue, it's in the summertime, it's usually
sunny out. It's more of an entertaining party atmosphere. For a lot of
the staff it's a lot of fun. Even though the shifts may be anywhere
from four to eight hours, depending on the concert, people have made
really good friends down here."
There is another round of hiring in April, bringing the total guard
complement to about 95, and orientation begins in May, a few weeks
before the official concert season kicks off. Employees go through a
training schedule with employee handbook reviews, PowerPoint
presentations, a tour of the venue, introduction to management
personnel, uniforms, and payroll.
The Amphitheatre also brings in Steve Summerville, president of Stay
Safe Instructional Programs, who goes over resistance management, the
criminal code, legal authority, use of force training, crisis
management, restraint techniques — basically everything covered in Bill
159, says Howes.
Howes says he looks for guards with previous experience — preferably
people who have worked in bars, nightclubs or other concert venues,
have Smart Serve training, and can handle themselves in an environment
with alcohol sales and consumption.
"We are also looking for guards who have good customer service
experience — not your regular bar room type of bouncer. Someone who has
a good head on their shoulders and can communicate to patrons. Someone
who won't manhandle the patrons if there's an incident."
Typically, than means guards who are 25- to 35-years-old.
"You could get anything like a Motley Crue show to James Taylor, where
the clientele is all lawyers and doctors. I find with having 18- and
19-year-olds, you may not get that experience with having to deal with
customers and can't really communicate with them properly."
Guards are trained to handle situations calmly, only putting their hands on a fan as a last resort.
"We find that verbally warning a patron works 10 times better than
putting your hands on their shoulder or putting them in an armlock."
They also move in small groups of two or three. "If you come in with a
pack of eight guys, it's going to tick (fans) off even more. They don't
want to feel like they're being ganged up on."
Having an in-house staff has fostered an atmosphere of camaraderie,
says Howes. The same 40 or 50 employees have returned year after year.
Most of them have full-time jobs outside their work at the
Amphitheatre, but there's something about the summer concert scene that
brings them back.
There's also the opportunity to pick up shifts in the off-season. The
Molson Amphitheatre is operated by Live Nation Inc., a live events
company that promotes or produces more than 22,000 events a year around
the world. During the winter months, Amphitheatre staff are given the
opportunity to work security for Toronto clubs where Live Nation holds
events like the Koolhaus and the Sound Academy.
The extra shifts "give them an incentive to come back each season,"
says Howes. Plus, "it gives us more control as far as staffing goes and
having the same guards in the same positions. They get to know our
management. It's more of a first name basis thing. That's been working
out very well. I have no plans to change that in the future."
By the time the Amphitheatre is ready to open its doors in May, Howes
turns his attention to the details of the individual shows. Three or
four weeks before a band comes to town, Howes starts co-ordinating with
their security team. Each artist has their policies about what is and
isn't tolerated at a show. Some will allow fans to slip past the
barricades and approach the stage while they're playing. For others
that's an offense that will get a fan ejected almost immediately.
Almost all bands request that beverages are poured into plastic cups.
None of them want to duck beer cans thrown on stage by overzealous fans.
Then there are the more esoteric rules. The one that causes the most
consternation is the no-umbrella rule, says Howes — some bands just
don't want them in the house in case they become clubs or spears. It
seems sensible on the surface, but it's hard to enforce that rule if
it's pouring on the day and thousands of fans have brought their
umbrellas to prevent themselves from getting soaked.
"Sometimes there have been issues like that. You have to work them out and come to a common agreement."
On the day of a concert, the equipment trucks tend to roll in about
6:30 or 7:00 in the morning and set up begins. Sound checks for the
band are usually early- to mid-afternoon.
Before then, Howes meets up with the artists' security team and walks
them through the venue. They're show the entrances and exits, the
set-up backstage; they cover the ejection policy and crisis plan in the
event of an evacuation (how the audio is shut down, how announcements
are made to the crowd).
Two hours before door time there's another security meeting and all the details are finalized before the fans arrive.
Howes knows roughly what to expect during a concert based on the band
playing and the types of fans they draw. But even then there can be
surprises. Last year, Canadian band Nickelback were forced to cancel a
concert mid-way through. A lightning storm touched down in Toronto,
creating unsafe conditions, and the venue was evacuated. "It went very,
very smoothly. No issues," says Howes.
There was unexpected chaos at a 2008 Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd double
bill. The two groups of fans didn't mix well, says Howes, and both were
extremely intoxicated before they even arrived at the show.
"We ended up shutting down our alcohol sales very early that evening,
and even shutting down our concession stands, because the amount of
arrests and fights were just getting out of hand. It was like a
revolving door at the main gate."
There are always paid duty police officers at Amphitheatre concerts,
often just as a visual deterrent, but reinforcements had to be called
in the day of Kid Rock and Skynyrd.
Such incidents are the exception rather than the rule, says Howes. The
craziest days of concert security were back in the 1990s, he says, when
music festivals like Lolapolooza were popular and blankets were a
common sight at all-day shows. It wasn't unheard of for people to toss
each other up in the air with them or even light them on fire.
"In the last 15 years, that mentality at concerts has really died down.
When people are paying $80 to $100 a ticket, plus they're paying $12 a
beer and $40 a t-shirt, they don't really want to horse around and get
ejected." These days, fans want to come for a good time and just enjoy
the show peacefully.
Toronto generally has a good reputation as tour destination, says
Howes. Canadians are just more laid back and polite, which creates a
better atmosphere for everyone — fans, bands and security.
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I am sure I have missed a lot of really beautiful items that skillfulled creators have worked their noses off.
I know, everyone is proud about their nationality, but this is a communication issue.
I think it's a sensible idea but would need some resources to do. If ever we get the DLS functional again it would be nice to find a way to get more of these items on there.
Perhaps something like the TARL project?
Yes, especially if DLS's future is unknown. We'd need to keep this community alive still.
Spanish and portuguese are not problem. I am using Babel Fish for translating everything to english. And I have downloaded pretty much evertyhing from Ibertrainz :-) Thanks for the exellent job you have done there.
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Rickey Bryant's lawyer wants more from City Council
Bryant accuses Rochester police officers of assaulting him in August 2016.
Rickey Bryant's lawyer wants more from City Council Bryant accuses Rochester police officers of assaulting him in August 2016. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/2k7Rx0S
Justin Murphy, @citizenmurphy Published 12:20 p.m. ET Sept. 28, 2017 | Updated 12:54 p.m. ET Sept. 28, 2017
Rickey Bryant, right, and Rev. Lewis Stewart of United Christian Leadership Ministry of Western New York, in September 2017.(Photo: Justin Murphy)
The attorney for Rickey Bryant, the young black man allegedly assaulted by Rochester police last August, complained Thursday that City Council has refused to release the results of a subpoena-assisted investigation it recently completed.
Bryant was riding his bike in northeast Rochester last August when, he says, police tackled, beat and Tasered him, apparently mistaking him for a suspect with a gun. He was never charged with a crime; his family filed a complaint with the city's Civilian Review Board, and eventually a lawsuit in federal court.
An internal review last spring mostly exonerated the officers involved, a result Bryant's lawyer called a cover-up.
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In April, City Council used its subpoena power, apparently for the first time in city history, to obtain information regarding the incident.
It received and has reviewed that information, but Council President Loretta Scott has said it will not release either the documents or the council's findings. She cited state law prohibiting the disclosure of police officers' personnel records.
Charles Burkwit, Bryant's attorney, called that excuse a dodge.
"We're not asking them to disclose any personnel records of any police officers; we're just asking the council to inform us what the outcome of their investigation was," Burkwit said. "We still don't have any answers in the case of Rickey Bryant, and here we are over a year since he was assaulted."
The discussion of Bryant's particular case has bled into a greater debate about reform to the existing police Civilian Review Board. The group United Christian Leadership Ministry of Western New York has pushed the city to revamp that function with an independent, staffed office with subpoena power, among other things.
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Besides receiving records related to Bryant, the council has commissioned a study of its civilian review process by the Center for Governmental Research. A draft has been produced, and Scott said it would be made public once final.
"The Civilian Review Board in its current state lacks community trust, and the council knows that this is a problem," Scott wrote in a press release. "The council is committed to making the needed changes and reforms to bring increased transparency and improve this process as a whole."
Rev. Lewis Stewart, of UCLM, said he thanks Scott for exercising that subpoena power but will withhold further judgment until he sees the results.
"My concern is that we begin to move forward," he said. "We applaud City Council. They definitely want to make changes. How far those changes go, we won't know."
Bryant recently graduated high school, Burkwit said, but suffers debilitating headaches several times a day and has been diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury.
JMURPHY7@Gannett.com
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Winter weather returns to Rochester
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Their sons were deployed to the Middle East. So these phone calls meant everything.


Winston 'Gypsy' Peters is in shambles.
Mere days after burying his close friend Winston 'Shadow' Bailey, the National Carnival Commission Chairman awoke to the news that his other friend, Winston Scarborough had died.
The calypsonian, who went by the sobriquet De Original DeFosto Himself, was found dead at his Maloney home by his son.
Gypsy said the news hit him particularly hard since he held a lengthy conversation with DeFosto just last night.
DeFosto was last seen performing at Shadow's funeral on Tuesday.
"I was so surprised this morning when they call me to say he died," said Gypsy, who will be handling his funeral arrangements.
Found in a box as a baby, De Fosto was named after Tobago's capital Scarborough. He never knew his family or even his birth date.
His death has sent shockwaves through the calypso fraternity. Here are some tributes from those who knew and worked with DeFosto.
This is yet another national icon and patriot lost, it is almost too much to bear having seen him just a few days ago at Shadow's funeral. This is three in one year. Winston Scarborough was a true patriot, singing not for the glory but for the love of country. He was passionate and deeply in love with this country. He will be remembered as a prolific composer and performer, always dressed in Trinidad and Tobago's national colours. He was well loved for his ability to create the ideal, 'pan tune' – calypsos, with songs like, Pan Lamentation, D greatest Invention, We Come Out To Play which inspired national pride.
That is my friend, I miss him already. Is only Gabriel, his son, and I he had. When he fell sick I used to be with him all the time. I knew him since he was in the orphanage. I used to live next to the orphanage and he used to come and play, he come like my son. He was a loving fella, he was a gentleman, he coulda read and write music. He was one of the best writers of music, he write the scores for all the calypsonians. He was the genius in paying tributes to people. He won six Panoramas, he run second twice or three times in Calypso Monarch, this man is super talented.
I knew him a long, long time. I and Lady Gypsy organised the benefit concert for him recently. He is a calypso solider, he was in the trenches for the art form, trying to make it something to be heard every day. We lose a solider, we lose a believer. As soon as something happen he was there on the ball with a tribute song. He did Kitchener, Sparrow, everybody. We lost another one and we will continue to lose them because they are of that age and are we going to allow them to pass quietly with a big tribute and that is all we good for, honouring them when they pass? What about now when they could actually feel it? Our icons are passing and still, we have not realized we are supposed to pay them some honour, when will we as a nation recognise the people that hold the cultural tapestry together?
He was an exemplar to us as to how to thrive despite less than ideal circumstances at a young stage in life. De Fosto found the thing he loved, excelled at it and became a household name in Trinidad and Tobago. He can be considered one of our cleverest composers. De Fosto was a favourite of steelpan arrangers, many of whom used a lot of his songs for Panorama. He definitely brought his own flavour to the genre. We're indebted to him for his contribution to calypso and Trinidad and Tobago.


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