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Q: Update data all datetimeoffset columns of all tables of the database to be incremented by 1 day using SQL Server Update data all datetimeoffset columns of all tables of the database to be incremented by 1 day using SQL Server.
Note: I want to update all the columns in all the tables in the database which are of type datetimeoffset and have value.
I want to update them by incrementing 1 day.
I am trying to find the solution but am not able to any help is highly appreciated.

A: You'll need to use dynamic SQL for this, and there are some caveats.
DECLARE @cmd  nvarchar(max),
        @base nvarchar(max) = N'UPDATE &T& '
              + N' SET &C& = DATEADD(DAY, 1, &C&)';

SELECT @cmd = STRING_AGG(REPLACE(REPLACE(@base,
       N'&T&', QUOTENAME(s.name) + N'.' + QUOTENAME(t.name)),
       N'&C&', QUOTENAME(c.name)), ';' + char(13) + char(10))
  FROM sys.tables AS t
  JOIN sys.schemas AS s
  ON t.schema_id = s.schema_id
  JOIN sys.columns AS c
  ON t.object_id = c.object_id
  WHERE c.system_type_id = 43
    AND c.is_computed = 0;

EXECUTE sys.sp_executesql @cmd;

This will produce a command like:
UPDATE [dbo].[t1]  SET [dt] = DATEADD(DAY, 1, [dt]);
UPDATE [dbo].[t2]  SET [col5] = DATEADD(DAY, 1, [col5]);
...

Now, the caveats:

*

*Many solutions you'll find out there will just look for types named datetimeoffset. This solution also covers alias types (e.g. CREATE TYPE dbo.blat FROM datetimeoffset;).

*Many solutions will not check if a column is computed, which means you can't update it directly. This solution ignores those columns.

*If it's possible in your system for a schema name or table name to contain the string &C&, use a different token format, or emoji characters, or basically any string that won't naturally occur in an entity name (I can't tell you any string that can't occur in an entity name but can occur in a string that is valid and executable, because that is the empty set).

Working example in this fiddle.


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The Myth of Samuel Prescott, the "Third Midnight Rider"
The "Revere Capture Site" in Lincoln, MA where the Three Midnight Riders, Revere, Dawes and Prescott were detained by the Regulars. (NPS photo)
There is a great deal of myth built up around Dr. Samuel Prescott (1751-c.1777) of Concord, an important but not widely known historical figure. Paul Revere has stolen the historical limelight and few outside of Massachusetts know that Samuel Prescott, as fate would ordain, actually finished Revere's mission after the more famous midnight rider was captured. Prescott also, according to legend, went on to warn the militia in the Town of Acton that "the Regulars are out," thus assuring that the Acton Minutemen would arrive in time to lead the advance on the Old North Bridge in Concord and suffer the first casualties. Prescott's somewhat mythical ride through Acton has been reenacted on Patriot's Day since 1962 and is something I remember well from my childhood.
Much of the myth surrounding Prescott I simply accepted as canon when I was a youngster. And much of it is indeed repeated as fact in history books. But the more I search for primary sources behind the story, the more I realize that we really don't know much at all about Dr. Samuel Prescott.
Here is what we can say for certain. 239 years ago this morning, at about 1 a.m., Dr. Samuel Prescott (then 24 years old) was on his way home from Lexington to Concord. He was about to discover that the long anticipated British strike at the provincial military supplies at Concord was getting underway and about 800 Regulars had left Boston. Paul Revere and William Dawes, the two "Midnight Riders," had been sent to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams in Lexington that the Regulars were out. Revere and Dawes had just completed that mission. Having been duly alerted, Hancock and Adams sent Revere and Dawes on to Concord to alert the town.
Not far outside of Lexington, Revere and Dawes were overtaken by the young Doctor riding along the road. We know all this from Revere's accounts. Spies were everywhere that night, and it must have made for an anxious encounter. But according to Revere's 1775 deposition, Prescott simply joined them in their task of alerting households and pushing on to Concord. In a circa 1798 letter to Jeremy Belknap, Revere elaborates slightly that Prescott was, "a High Son of Liberty," and so they trusted him in helping with the crucial mission. Revere also stated that Prescott was well known in the area (being a country doctor) and would be helpful in assuring residents that this was all for real.
The three riders only made it about three miles out of Lexington, or about halfway to Concord, when they were detained by a British patrol on horseback. The story of Revere's capture is a dramatic one. Long story short, Dawes escaped and went back to Lexington. After being detained for a time, Revere was released and he walked back to Lexington. Only Samuel Prescott managed to escape and get on to Concord, spurring his horse over a stone wall and into a swampy forest. Along the way he alerted several more households in Lincoln. He arrived in Concord sometime around 1:30 (although accounts differ widely on the time) and the town bell was rung. Samuel Prescott had completed the mission given to him by Revere. And that's about the extent of what we know…almost all of it based on Revere's two accounts of that night.
These facts about Samuel Prescott have since been retold along with a host of myths and legends. I'll just address a few.
Nearly every modern day account of Samuel Prescott states that he was in Lexington that night courting his sweetheart Lydia Mulliken. It is a quaint notion and makes for a charming story–a young man on an errand of love, swept up into the chaos of emerging war. However, I can find no primary source that indicates he was in Lexington for that purpose…or even that he was courting Lydia Mulliken at all. The earliest published source I have encountered that mentions Prescott is "An Oration delivered at Concord, 1825" by Edward Everett, written for the 50th anniversary of the battle. Then a Representative to Congress, later Governor of Massachusetts, Everett simply paraphrases Revere's account.[1] The next published source that mentions Prescott came two years later in 1827. The venerable Rev. Ezra Ripley of Concord, in his History of the Fight at Concord, simply paraphrases Everett.[2]
Then, in 1835, Lemuel Shattuck (who had been a merchant in Concord, had lately become a bookseller in Boston, and would become a significant local politician and historian) published his History of the Town of Concord. Here Lydia Mulliken enters. Shattuck relates that Prescott, "had spent the evening at Lexington, at the house of Mr. Mulliken, to whose daughter he was paying address."[3] Mr. Mulliken, Lydia's father, had, in fact, been dead for eight years. So there's a bit of a red flag. Where Shattuck got this information is not disclosed.
Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859) historian, politician…and myth-maker?
It is, perhaps, worth noting that Shattuck's book was highly controversial on a number of matters and sparked a furious rivalry between the towns of Acton and Concord. The Acton Minutemen were the foremost company during the advance on the North Bridge and took the first casualties, but Shattuck curiously states that the Acton company, led by Capt. Isaac Davis, without orders, marched past the Concord company which had been at the head of the column. According to Shattuck, the Acton and Concord companies ended up neck and neck, the two "equally in front."[4] This notion is ludicrous and Shattuck's depiction forced noses all out of joint in Acton. A wave of deposition gathering (interviews with surviving Minutemen) was conducted in Acton. Josiah Adams, an Acton native, presented these depositions in a lengthy and aggravated letter to Lemuel Shattuck (which was published in 1850), asserting that Davis had taken the head of the column under orders and did indeed lead the advance.[5] Although a bit absurd in hindsight, this controversy produced much good in that valuable first hand accounts were gathered–sources that are repeatedly cited to this day. Curious how things work.
But I digress. The point being that Shattuck may not be the most reliable source and his is, apparently, the first account that brings Lydia Mulliken into the picture. Later historians would pick up this detail and by the turn of the century Lydia was often inexplicably referred to as Prescott's fiancee. Did Shattuck get this information from the Mulliken and/or Prescott families? Possibly. There were likely those living at the time who might have had knowledge of such a courtship. But the tenuous nature of this "fact" begs the question…if Prescott was not out courting that night, what was he doing on that Lexington road at 1 a.m.?
The brings us to a second significant myth about Samuel Prescott. More recent historians, pointing to the suspicious nature of Prescott's travels (and particularly to the fact that Revere apparently trusted him and later called him a "High Son of Liberty") have theorized that Prescott was and had been acting as a courier for the Sons of Liberty, or at least the Provincial Congress in Concord. Prescott was a physician and the frequent, sometimes late-night travels that his vocation required would be the perfect "cover" for activities as a secret courier. There is not a bit of evidence to support this, aside from Revere's intriguing remark. I will, however, say that I find it plausible nonetheless. Something must have made Revere and Dawes trust him.
One more myth about Prescott. The town of Acton was alarmed by a rider sometime around 3 a.m. According to Luther Conant (a prominent Acton citizen, teacher and town moderator) who delivered an address in 1875:
…A horseman, whose name will never be known, rode up to the house of Capt. Joseph Robbins…and without dismounting gave several sharp blows on the corner of the house, at the same time shouting, 'Capt. Robbins, Capt. Robbins! up, up! The Regulars are coming to Concord. Rendezvous at the old North Bridge as quick as possible! Alarm Acton!'— after which he rapidly drove off, it is presumed to notify the more interior towns.[6]
According to tradition, Capt. Robbins sent his young son, John Robbins, off to alert Capt. Isaac Davis of the Acton Minutemen. In this and other accounts that repeat this story, it is vaguely suggested that this account was passed down by John Robbins himself. This seems probable. But these accounts stress that the name of the rider was, at least by the late 19th century, lost to history.
Later historians have put two and two together. There is a tradition that, after successfully warning Concord, Samuel Prescott enlisted the help of his brother Abel to spread the word. The fact that Abel brought the alarm to Sudbury and Framingham is fairly well substantiated by period accounts, and particularly by the documented fact that Abel was shot and wounded by British soldiers in Concord while returning from Sudbury. The notion that Samuel Prescott went on to Acton is a bit more hazy but probably true. It should, however, be noted that the identity of the alarm rider who came to Acton was either unknown or simply not passed down to later generations.
That Dr. Samuel Prescott was a crucial figure on April 19, 1775 cannot be denied. Nor can one deny that more myth than fact today surrounds this figure. Was he in fact courting Lydia Mulliken or is this a romantic legend? We'll probably never know…and in the end it doesn't much matter. Was he a secret courier for the Sons of Liberty? I tend to believe he was, but there's no way to prove it. And was he the mystery rider who alarmed Acton? Probably, but the evidence is scant.
Still, I would happily watch "Doctor Prescott" riding down the paved streets of Acton again and am content to suspend some disbelief regarding the "Third Midnight Rider."
[1] Edward Everett, "An Oration Delivered at Concord, 1825," The Republican, [London], no. 17, vol. 12, p. 521
[2] Rev. Ezra Ripley, History of the Fight at Concord: On the 19th of April, 1775, (1827), p. 13
[3] Lemuel Shattuck, A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, (1835), p. 101
[4] Shattuck, p. 111
[5] Josiah Adams, Esq., Letter to Lemuel Shattuck, of Boston, from Josiah Adams, of Framingham: In Vindication of the Claims of Capt. Issac Davis, of Acton, to His Just Share in the Honors of the Concord Fight. Also Depositions of Witnesses, Stating the Facts on which the Claims are Founded and Other Interesting Papers, (1850)
[6] Luther Conant, Remarks on "The Men of Acton," Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1875
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Q: How do I write a PLSQL trigger that increments a value? I just started working with PL/SQL. The database is for a game I want to integrate into my discord bot. Both the DB and the bot are running on Oracle Cloud.
The DB has one table, players, consisting of a discord user id, they have a level initiated with 1, exp initiated with 0 and mana initiated with 100. For now, the first thing I wanted to implement was a TRIGGER that would activate when exp is updated on table players, check if exp reached the level up threshold and if so, reduce exp to 0 and increase the level by 1.
Right now, I have this:
CREATE OR REPLACE trigger level_up
BEFORE UPDATE
ON PLAYERS
FOR EACH ROW
WHEN (:new.EXP >= PLAYERS.LEVEL * 100)
begin
    :new.EXP := 0;
    :new.LEVEL := :old.LEVEL + 1;
end;

When I try to run this, I get the following error:
"Error: ORA-00904: : invalid identifier"
Nothing is highlighted and in SQL Developer, when I right-click it and then click "Go to source", it doesn't highlight anything and just throws the cursor to the beginning of the worksheet.
I have already tried a couple different things like
BEFORE UPDATE OF EXP ON PLAYERS

with the rest more or less the same and even tried working with AFTER UPDATE:
CREATE OR REPLACE trigger level_up
AFTER UPDATE
ON PLAYERS
FOR EACH ROW
begin
    UPDATE players
        SET players.exp = 0,
        players.level = players.level + 1
    WHERE players.exp < players.level * 100
end;

This gave me multiple errors though:
Error(6,9): PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
Error(10,5): PL/SQL: ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended
Error(10,8): PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "end-of-file" when expecting one of the following:     ( begin case declare end exception exit for goto if loop mod    null pragma raise return select update while with          << continue close current delete fetch lock    insert open rollback savepoint set sql execute commit forall    merge pipe purge json_exists json_value json_query    json_object json_array
At this point I am fully prepared to just abandon the oracle db and switch to mongodb or something, it's just bugging me out that I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.
Thank you for your time!

A: If the 1st trigger code is OK to you, then just fix what's wrong - why abandoning the whole idea of using Oracle? It's not its (Oracle's fault) you don't know how to use it.
Here's an example.
Table contains just two columns, necessary for this situation.
Column name can't be just level - that's name of a pseudocolumn in hierarchical query and is reserved word for that purpose; I renamed it to c_level (well, you can name it level, but it should then be enclosed into double quotes and you'd have to reference it that way - with double quotes - every time you access it, using exactly the same letter case. In Oracle, that's generally a bad idea).
SQL>  create table players
  2     (exp number,
  3      c_level number
  4    );

Table created.

Trigger: you should have removed colon when referencing the new pseudorecord in the when clause (while in trigger body you have to use it, the colon sign). Also, you don't reference c_level with table's name (players.c_level) but also using the pseudorecord.
SQL> create or replace trigger level_up
  2    before update on players
  3    for each row
  4    when (new.exp >= new.c_level * 100)
  5  begin
  6      :new.exp := 0;
  7      :new.c_level := :old.c_level + 1;
  8  end;
  9  /

Trigger created.

Let's try it. Initial row:
SQL> insert into players (exp, c_level) values (50, 1);

1 row created.

SQL> select * from players;

       EXP    C_LEVEL
---------- ----------
        50          1

Let's update exp so that its value forces trigger to fire:
SQL> update players set exp = 101;

1 row updated.

New table contents:
SQL> select * from players;

       EXP    C_LEVEL
---------- ----------
         0          2

SQL>

If that was your intention, then it kind of works.

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Q: Determine area bounded by $(x+y)^4 = ax^2y$ Determine the area of region $U$ bounded by the graphic of the curve:
$$(x+y)^4 = ax^2y,\ a > 0 \quad \text{(loop in the first quadrant)}$$
I used polar coordinates and I arrived to:
$$\iint r\,dr\,d\theta = \frac{a^2}{2}\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}
\frac{\cos^4 \theta \,\sin^2 \theta} {(\cos \theta + \sin \theta)^8}
\,d\theta$$
but I don't know how to compute this integral. Any hint for it?

A: \begin{align}
&\int_0^{\pi/2}
\frac{\cos^4 \theta \,\sin^2 \theta} {(\cos \theta + \sin \theta)^8}
\,d\theta\\
=& \int_0^{\pi/2}
\frac{\tan^2 \theta \,\sec^2 \theta} {(1+ \tan \theta)^8}
\,d\theta
\overset{x=\tan\theta}=\int_0^{\infty}
\frac{x^2}{(1+x)^8}dx\\
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Raph' et Potétoz est une bande dessinée créée par Yomgui Dumont pour Okapi et dont le premier tome sort en album chez Glénat en 2007.

Publication

La série, créée par Yomgui Dumont en 2003, est initialement publiée dans Okapi, magazine français pour la jeunesse. L'héroïne fait sa première apparition dans le  d' Okapi et apparaît régulièrement dans les pages du magazine pour illustrer un dossier ou des jeux. Son chien Potétoz, qui ne portait pas encore son nom, apparaît quant à lui pour la première fois dans un hors-série d' Okapi, spécial Polar, en  pour illustrer un test.

En 2007 sort la première compilation des planches publiées dans le magazine sous la forme d'un album édité par les éditions Glénat dans la collection Tchô ! (autour de Titeuf).

Scénario

La famille de Raph' débarque à Cambrousson, à la campagne. L'opposition entre les personnages urbains et leur nouveau contexte rural provoque de nombreuses situations cocasses.

Raph' est l'heureuse maîtresse d'un chien à la race indéterminée, Potétoz, être doué de parole qui multiplie les bourdes ou les remarques déplacées. Il est un peu la conscience de Raph', tel un Jimini cricket un peu gaffeur.

Au fil des tomes, le rapport campagne/ville a tendance à disparaître, Raph' et son chien évoluant alors dans un contexte collège/famille plus classique : les profs, les copains, la vie d'ado...

Personnages principaux
 Raph' (diminutif de Raphaëlle) : l'héroïne de la BD. Elle est très gourmande, gentille et a peur que Potétoz fasse une bêtise. Un peu garçon manquée, elle aime le skate, les films d'horreur, les jeux vidéo, la bande dessinée, la musique qui va vite, la junk food... Elle joue de la guitare électrique.
 Potétoz : le chien de Raph. Un peu crétin, il adore les tacos et il est un obsédé: dès qu'il voit une jolie chienne, il en tombe amoureux.
 Lison : la meilleure amie de Raph, avec qui elle partage presque les mêmes goûts avec un tendance un peu geek littéraire.
 Sammy : un ami de Raph. Il est amoureux d'elle.
 Gaspard : un autre ami de Raph, très gourmand lui aussi.
 Pauline : une autre bonne copine de Raph', plus girly.
 Max : le grand frère de Raph. Il se disputent parfois.
 Le père : toujours enthousiaste, un peu décalé, il travaille à la maison et reste proche de ses enfants même s'il est souvent à côté de la plaque.

Personnages secondaires
 Djo : un nouvel élève arrivant dans le tome 4, Raph tombe amoureux de lui.
 La CPE : un personnage sévère. Elle crie souvent sur Raph à cause de ses retards et elle est têtue.
 Le principal : ce personnage est sourd.
 Les jeunes du VVF : (uniquement dans le tome 2). Ils sont avec Raph, Potétoz et Max pendant les vacances au bungalow.
 Richard Patisson : (uniquement dans le tome 4). Il fait des concerts et il est très bronzé. Raph et Lison sont leurs plus grands fans.
 Les frères Bouvin : ce sont les racketteurs du collège, ils sont forts mais crétins.
 Mamichèle et Papicha : les grands-parents maternelles de Raph'.

Albums
 Tome 1 : C'est pas moi c'est lui (2007)
 Tome 2 : En plein dans le zen (2008)
 Tome 3 : Maximum bueno (2009)
 Tome 4 : Faut que ça pète (2011)
 Tome 5 : Chien mais chiant (2013)
 Tome 6 : Écran total (2016)

Notes et références

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Q: How to analyse such circuit with op amps?
V(вх) is input voltage, I need to find output voltage(in the center). Yeah, it must be amplifier, of course. Just, I know and understand how to calculate simple non-inverting, inverting circuits with negative feedback. Can you, please, give me good examples (or links, books where to read) of, maybe, circuit with two op amps, how to calculate them?
P.S. It is Russian circuit, so rectangles are resistors here ;)

A: There's nothing outside your experience here. A3 is a simple noninverting amplifier with a gain of +20, and A4 is a simple inverting amplifier with a gain of -20. Since the load is briged across the two ouptuts, the overall gain is the difference: +20 – (–20) = +40.
The rest of the opamps are creating "tracking" power supplies for the two signal amplifiers, such that none of the six amplifiers ever has more than about 100 V across it. However, the bridged load sees a voltage of up to 400 VPP across it (with a 10 VPP input signal).
Each of the opamps A1, A2, A5 and A6[1] is configured as a voltage follower, and each is driven by a 50-50 voltage divider between one of the power supplies and the output of the corresponding signal amplifier. When the signal amplifier's output changes by any given amount, its positive and negative power supplies are each shifted by half that amount. When the output signal is zero, the power supplies for A3 and A4 are at ±50 V. When either output signal swings to +100V, its power supplies shift to +100 and –0 V, and when it swings to –100 V, the power supplies are +0 and –100 V.
[1] Actually, the given schematic has two amplifiers labeled "A4", but work with me here.


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This iconic Humboldt map may need crucial updates
Errors in an 1807 diagram cast doubt on studies of the Andes' long-term ecological changes
MOUNTAIN MAPPER Alexander von Humboldt's 1807 Tableau Physique pioneered a new kind of scientific visualization, combining vegetation and elevation data into one diagram. But later revisions have been overlooked by some modern researchers.
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An influential diagram of plants growing on the slopes of some Andes Mountains needs an update, scientists say. Created 212 years ago by German explorer Alexander von Humboldt, the Tableau Physique is still used to study how plant ranges have shifted due to climate change.
But the original diagram contains some big errors — including that some of the highest-altitude plants described as growing on one volcano were actually found on a different mountain, researchers report online May 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Humboldt continually revised and refined his diagram, but the revisions are less well-known. So modern researchers might not be using the most accurate data, the team says.
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Humboldt, a geographer, geologist and cartographer, produced 23 volumes of observations from his travels around the Americas from 1799 to 1804 (SN Online: 2/24/19). (This year is the 250th anniversary of the scientist's birth.) The 1807 Tableau Physique marked a new kind of scientific visualization, combining physical and ecological data from two Ecuadoran volcanoes, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi.
Researchers led by geographical historian Pierre Moret of Toulouse University in France pored over later works by Humboldt and his colleagues. Those documents included updated elevation estimations and high-altitude vegetation catalogs. In particular, the researchers found that much of the data about high-altitude plants on Chimborazo were actually collected on a different volcano, Mount Antisana. That alters the findings of some previous research, such as a 2015 study that determined that plants had marched at least 500 meters up Chimborazo's flanks over the last 200 years.
The new paper underlines the need for caution in using historical data to document long-term change, Moret's team says. That's especially true with highly influential works such as the Tableau Physique.
Questions or comments on this article? E-mail us at feedback@sciencenews.org
A version of this article appears in the June 22, 2019 issue of Science News.
P. Moret et al. Humboldt's Tableau Physique revisited. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Published online May 27, 2019. doi:10.1073/pnas.1904585116.
N. Morueta-Holme et al. Strong upslope shifts in Chimborazo's vegetation over two centuries since Humboldt. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Vol. 41, October 13, 2015, p. 12741. doi:10.1073/pnas.1509938112.
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What follows below is a thematic discussion of the articles contained in the above divisions. Since classes have not yet been formed in the bond of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia, the 1994 Synod of Byford adapted some of the articles in order to make allowance for this situation. These adaptations are printed in italics in the text of the Church Order of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia as published in 1995. When an article of the Church Order is quoted in the notes that follow, where applicable, the adaptation to suit the present situation in Australia will appear in a footnote.
Article 2 tells us that "The offices are those of the minister of the Word, of the elder, and of the deacon."
Ephesians 4:11: "And (Christ) himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers."
The offices of apostles, preachers, and evangelists were temporary offices used by the Lord in the founding years of the New Testament Church. However, in the span of one generation these offices ceased. The office which continued, and by which the Lord is pleased to rule His Church today, is described here with the phrase "pastors and teachers" (see Section 2.2 above).
The phrase "pastors and teachers" describes the office of elder. That is evident, for example, from Paul's words to the elders of the Church at Ephesus. "From Miletus he (Paul) sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church" (verse 17). He encouraged them to their work with these words: "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood" (vs 28). The word translated here as "to shepherd" is the same word as is translated in Ephesians 4 by "pastors". The point is that elders are pastors, pastors are elders.
Acts 14:23: Concerning Paul and Barnabas who were returning from a missionary journey it is recorded, "So when they had appointed elders in every church…."
Acts 15:2-4: "Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.... And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders ...."
Acts 21:17,18: Concerning the situation in the church at Jerusalem we read, "And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. On the following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present."
The task of elders to shepherd God's church can be divided into two areas of responsibility, namely teaching and ruling. Although all elders teach and rule, for some elders their main responsibility is to rule (these are the persons we call 'elders') while for others it is to teach (these are the persons we call 'ministers'). This distinction is derived from 1 Timothy 5:17 where one reads, "Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and doctrine." These two areas of responsibility can also be found in Hebrews 13:7: "Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you ...."
Deacons receive a mention in a couple of places in the New Testament.
Philippians 1:1: "... To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops (=overseers, elders) and deacons."
1 Timothy 3:8-13: Having listed the qualifications necessary for service in the office of elder in the verses 1-7, Paul continues in verse 8, "Likewise deacons must be ..." followed by a similar list of qualifications necessary for service in the office of deacon.
NOTE: In order to be complete it must be noted that when the Church Order of Dort was formulated at the Synod of Dort, Article 2 actually stipulated four offices. The fourth office was that of 'doctor'; here was not meant a person trained in the medical profession, but a person who, as the Latin origin of the word suggests, is 'learned' and therefore able to teach. The fathers included this fourth office on the basis of what is written in 2 Timothy 2:2 where one reads, "And the things that you have heard from me (Paul) among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able teach others also." The fathers understood this to be a command to appoint teachers (i.e. professors of theology), beside the ministers, whose task it is to teach the next generation of ministers. However, over time it was agreed that this fourth office was incorrectly derived from 2 Timothy 2:2. In the passage Paul instructs Timothy to train the next generation of ministers, but such a command to train others to be ministers does not give to Timothy a special office as 'doctor' or 'professor of theology'.
With regard to the training of ministers, the Church Order sees this as a task given to ministers, be it that it is "an extraordinary task." Article 12 stipulates, " If a minister accepts a call or an appointment to an extraordinary task the nature of the relationship between him and the church to which he is bound must be arranged with the consent of the classis. Some ministers may be appointed for the training of students for the ministry, others may be called for mission work." The professors of theology engaged in this task at the theological colleges of our churches are ministers who have been appointed as professors by the churches, and so "called to an extraordinary task." They remain minsters and can continue to perform the tasks of the ministry, i.e. they may still preach and administer the sacraments.
2.1 Who calls to office?
How does a person become an office-bearer? Who calls a person to office? It is God who calls. God did so in the past, and He continues to do so today. The Old Testament prophets were called to office by God. Concerning the prophet Jeremiah one reads in Jeremiah 1:4,5: "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; And I ordained you a prophet to the nations." Then said I: "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth." But the LORD said to me: "Do not say, 'I am a youth', for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak." Admittedly, Jeremiah's case was very special, but it serves well to illustrate that it is God who calls to office. Jeremiah himself did not choose to become a prophet. Moses, Gideon, Samson, Samuel, Saul, David, and Isaiah all serve as other examples of men who were very obviously called by God to a particular office amongst God's people.
That God calls to office is drawn out forcibly in Hebrews 5:4. Concerning the office of high priest one reads, "And no man takes this honour to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was." The one who is called becomes the high priest. Verse 5 continues that for Christ it was no different. "So also Christ did not glorify himself to become high priest, but it was he (God) who said to him: "You are my Son, today I have begotten you." God made Christ an Office-bearer. The same is true of the elders of Ephesus. To them Paul said, "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God ..." (Acts 20:28).
2.2 How is a person called to office?
How does God call persons to office? In the Old Testament God called many to office by a direct approach. The next high priest in line was the oldest son of the high priest currently in office. God Himself determined who the oldest son of Aaron was. Hence it was God Himself Who called Eliezer (Aaron's oldest son) to office. So it was with the prophets; God called them. The quote mentioned above in relation to Jeremiah serves as an example. The disciples were very directly called to their office by the Lord Jesus.
In New Testament times God's approach is not as direct. Though it is still God who calls, He does so more indirectly, placing responsibility for this task upon the congregation. Acts 1:15-26 serves to illustrate the congregation's involvement in calling brothers to office. The Lord Jesus had appointed 12 disciples. But with Judas having committed suicide after Jesus' arrest, a vacancy existed. One does not read that Peter or the others said anything to the effect that they wanted Matthias to replace Judas. Rather, Peter approached the congregation and sought their assistance in filling the vacancy. In verse 23 we read, "And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias." It is unclear who is meant in this passage by 'they', but the context suggests that it was the congregation under the leadership of Peter and the other 10 disciples. "And they prayed and said, "You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two you have chosen to take part in this ministry and apostleship .... And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles" (Verses 24-26). The congregation was involved, possibly in proposing the candidates and certainly in praying. Then "they" cast lots, and the term 'they' in this instance certainly includes the involvement of the congregation. But it was God who called to office, for "the lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD" (Proverbs 16:33).
A second example of God calling a person to office through the involvement of the congregation can be found in Acts 6. One reads in verse 1 that the number of disciples was increasing but that the widows were being neglected. Consequently, the twelve apostles called together the whole congregation and charged them, "brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation ..." (verses 2-4). "And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them" (verses 5,6). These seven men were called to office by God through the involvement of the congregation. The congregation had a role to play in their appointment.
In Acts 14:23 we read of Paul and Barnabas appointing elders: "So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed." The word "appointed" means literally "elect by raising hands". Although our translation does not seem to suggest the congregation's involvement in the appointment of the elders, the use of the word 'appoint' does suggest the congregations direct involvement.
The reference to "local regulations" refers to minor items as what to do with blank votes, what percentage of congregation members constitutes a quorum, what length of time a brother should serve or be free from being nominated again, etc. Each local church is free to make "local regulations" on points as these.
"We believe that ministers of God's Word, elders and deacons ought to be chosen to their offices by lawful election of the Church, with prayer and in good order…."
"The consistory with the deacons shall present to the congregation at the most twice as many candidates as there are vacancies to be filled."
The exact number of nominees, then, may vary, so that where four vacancies exist the consistory may nominate any number from a minimum of four brothers to a maximum of eight. From this number, the congregation may choose.
Yet, when all is said and done, it is not the congregation who calls to office. It remains God who calls. When a person becomes an office-bearer he, in his affirmative response to the questions put to him at his ordination, must be able to say in so many words that he is convinced "that God Himself, through His congregation, has called (him) to (his) office" (see the Form for Ordination of Elders and Deacons, Book of Praise, p. 632). This is the first question asked of a brother at his ordination. The conviction that it is God who calls is what makes the office so serious. Equally, this conviction makes the office glorious and bearable. If God calls to office, He also gives the strength to serve in that office, and this service is indeed a most beautiful task.
2.3 Who is eligible to be called to office?
"must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil" (vss 2ff).
"blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict" (1:6ff).
"men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business" (Acts 6:3).
"deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. Likewise their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus" (vss 8ff).
When, therefore, the consistory requests the congregation to nominate brothers "deemed suitable" to serve in the offices of elder or deacon, the members need to work with Bible passages such as these. Nominations need to be substantiated, not just with a statement that a brother meets the qualities listed in the above passages, but with an explanation as to how the brother meets these qualities. If a brother is known not meet the above qualifications, no consistory has the right to nominate that brother, and no member the right to vote for him, simply because God Himself has declared this brother unsuitable for office in His church.
"Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence."
"Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says."
In passages as these, the Lord instructs us unambiguously that He does not deem the sisters of the congregation eligible to serve as office-bearers.
A minister, like elders and deacons, must meet the qualities listed in passages as 1 Timothy 3. However, the Scriptures indicate that a minister needs more qualifications still. In 1 Timothy 3, Paul mentions that an elder must be "able to teach." The term translates the Greek word 'didactic', and means exactly what it says. But in 2 Timothy 2:2, where Paul instructs Timothy to train young men for the office of minister of the Word, Paul describes the required faithful men in terms that are somewhat stronger. These young men, says Paul (in our translation), need to "be able to teach others also." Though it does not come through in the translation, Paul uses here a term that means "fit, appropriate, competent, qualified, able". These future ministers, then, need to be qualified, made competent, trained to handle the Word of God so that they are specifically equipped to teach others.
Further, these future ministers had to be "faithful men". That is, they were to be trustworthy, dependable persons, in whose hands the gospel of Jesus Christ was safe. Given that the office of minister is a highly influential office (for a minister preaches from the pulpit every Sunday, teaches Catechism to the youth, leads consistory meetings, visits the members' homes, etc) it is certainly important that these future ministers be "faithful". This is the more important since, as Paul also notes (cf 2 Timothy 2:25; 4:3,4), there are those who oppose the gospel.
(3) have been declared eligible or are serving in one of the churches with which The Free Reformed Churches of Australia maintain a sister relationship. The churches shall observe the general ecclesiastical ordinances for the eligibility of those ministers who have served in these sister-churches.
(3)have satisfied the requirements of Article 9.
Article 5.B.1 speaks of a 'preparatory examination.' One cannot be given such an examination unless he satisfies two conditions.
Firstly, he must prove, by way of an attestation from his consistory, to be an upright and God-fearing man. Here the Church Order echoes Paul's instruction to Timothy that those who would be ministers of the Word must be "faithful" men (2 Timothy 2:2).
Secondly, he needs to have graduated with the appropriate academic qualifications from a theological college of one of our sister churches. With this requirement, the churches take seriously the instruction of Paul in the same text, that future ministers must be "able to teach," trained, qualified, made competent.
If a person can prove that he has met these two conditions, he can then undergo a preparatory examination by the classis. This examination requires a person to demonstrate his abilities in Old and New Testament exegesis, the preaching of a sermon and a sound knowledge of reformed doctrine. On successful completion of a preparatory examination the young man is declared eligible for call.
Persons who have not pursued the regular course of theological study shall not be admitted to the ministry unless there is convincing evidence of their exceptional gifts of godliness, humility, modesty, good intellect, and discretion, as well as the gift of public speech. When any such person presents himself for the ministry, classis shall (with synod's prior approval) examine him, and upon a favourable outcome allow him, as candidate, to speak an edifying word in the churches of the classis for a set period of time. Thereafter the classis shall further deal with him as it shall deem edifying, observing the ecclesiastical regulations adopted for this purpose.
The Lord may also bring into the churches a man who has been minister in a bond of churches not recognised by the marks of Article 29, Belgic Confession. A minister from such a bond cannot straightaway be called to the ministry in the churches he joins. After all, God has stipulated that a minister must be known to be "faithful". Given that false teachers can easily appear (cf Acts 20:29f), it is important that such a person first undergo the test of time. Article 9 stipulates that, when he has been proven to be faithful, the door can be opened for him to become eligible for call to the ministry.
A minister of the Word who has recently joined one of the churches and originates from a church with which the churches do not maintain a sister relationship shall only be admitted to the ministry with great caution. He shall not be declared eligible for call within the churches unless he has been well tested for a reasonable period of time and carefully examined by the classis in whose area he lives. This classis examination shall be conducted with the cooperation of the deputies of synod.
Articles 6.A. and 6.B. stipulate the procedures to be followed for those who "have not served in the ministry before" and "those who are serving in the ministry" respectively.
Those who have not served in the ministry before need to be examined for a second time (they have already been once examined with a view to being made eligible for call; this exercise was called the preparatory examination. See above). The outcome of this second examination (called the "peremptory examination") is by no means a foregone conclusion – as if being declared eligible for call automatically ensures that one will also enter the ministry. Given the influence one has from the pulpit and in the work of the ministry at large, this final exam is necessary, and must be taken seriously.
1. They shall be ordained only after classis has approved the call.
b. following a peremptory examination of the candidate with satisfactory results. This classis examination shall take place with the cooperation and concurring advice of deputies of synod.
2. For the ordination they shall also show to the consistory good testimonials concerning their doctrine and conduct from the church(es) to which they have belonged since their preparatory examination.
Note the emphasis here on the candidate's responsibility to demonstrate to both classis and consistory that he is sound in doctrine and conduct. Here is the application of the principle of 2 Timothy 2:2, that the minister-elect must be "faithful".
As to the peremptory examination, the candidate is expected to show that he can make and deliver a sermon. Further, he must display competence in Old and New Testament exegesis, knowledge of the reformed confessions, doctrine of the church, church history, church polity, diaconiology (i.e. the practical aspects of carrying out the office of the ministry: preaching, visiting the sick, teaching catechism), and ethics.
They shall be installed after classis has approved the call.
1. For this approval as well as for the installation the minister shall show good testimonials concerning his doctrine and conduct, together with a declaration from the consistory with the deacons and from classis that he has been honourably discharged from his service in that church and classis, or from the church only in case he remains within the same classis.
2. For the approval of a call of those who are serving in one of the churches with which The Free Reformed Churches of Australia maintain a sister relationship a colloquium shall be required which will deal especially with the doctrine and polity of The Free Reformed Churches of Australia.
Notice again the application of the principle of 2 Timothy 2:2 regarding faithfulness.
Further, a competency examination is not required for established ministers because, essentially, a minister who carries out his office is regularly 'examined' by his consistory and congregation as he carries out the duties of his office.
For those who are already serving in the ministry in one of the sister churches, a colloquium (i.e. a learned discussion) is held concerning doctrine and church polity. This is because there can be differences between bonds of churches, spread as churches are over the face of the world, in differs cultures and differing traditions.
In Article 6.B.1 one reads that a minister in office, having accepted a call from another church, requires a "declaration from the consistory with the deacons and from classis that he has been honourably discharged from his service in that church and classis ...." A classis is made up of a number of local churches (see Section 2 below, on Assemblies). Although a minister receives a call from a local church, by nature of his office he also has a role to play in the other churches within that classis. The task of a minister extends also into the bond of churches. For that reason classis gets involved in both the discharge of a serving minister and in the approval of a call to another minister. Classes, after all, want to be sure that the work of ministers within the classical resort is scripturally sound.
In the church of Jesus Christ, it is Christ alone who calls to office. This reality in turn means that it is also Christ alone who can releases from office. It is understood that no-one is called by Christ to serve forever, for in this life all men must die, and by death their service in the office is terminated.
The Lord, though, sovereign as He is, can use less obvious means to make clear that an office bearer should no carry out his office. Yet, as the Lord used the congregation (through the consistory) to call to office, so also the congregation (in the consistory) must be involved when the time arises to depart from the office.
A minister of the Word, once lawfully called, is bound to the service of the church for life and therefore not allowed to enter upon another vocation unless it be for exceptional and substantial reasons. The decision of his consistory to relieve him of his office in order to enter upon another vocation shall receive the approval of classis, with the concurring advice of deputies of synod.
A minister once lawfully called shall not leave the church to which he is bound to take up the ministry elsewhere without the consent of his consistory with the deacons and the approval of classis. Likewise, no church shall receive him unless he has presented a proper certificate of release from the church and the classis where he served, or from the church only if he remains within the same classis.
In this instance the Head of the church calls His servant from the office He had given in one congregation to serve in the office in another congregation. He is released, then, from his office in the first congregation and installed into the office of Minister of the Word in his new congregation.
If a minister accepts a call or an appointment to an extraordinary task, the nature of the relationship between him and the church to which he is bound must be arranged with the consent of the classis. Some ministers may be appointed for the training of students for the ministry, others may be called for mission work.
One can be called out of the active ministry in a given congregation to serve as instructor at the Theological College or to serve as missionary on the mission field. In both these instances the person concerned remains a minister, but does not carry out the normal duties of a minister in his congregation. As such, the Lord who called to the task of instructor or missionary relieves the minister from the office he had earlier received in Christ's church.
The tasks of the instructor at the College and the Missionary will receive attention in Articles 17 and 19 respectively.
If a minister of the Word, by reason of age, sickness or otherwise, is rendered incapable of performing the duties of his office he shall retain the honour and title of minister of the Word. He shall also retain his official bond with the church which he served last, and this church shall provide honourably for his support. The same obligation exists towards a minister's widow and orphans.
The Head of the church can take away from one of His office bearers the gift of health and/or strength so that he is no longer able to carry out the office effectively. It is fitting that people recognise what the Head of the church does in their midst by taking away the health and/or strength of His office bearer, and respond accordingly.
The consistory with the deacons shall not dismiss a minister from his bond with the congregation without approval of classis and the concurring advice of the deputies of synod.
Should a minister not receive a call after his dismissal, he could lose his office altogether. After all, there is no such thing as an office bearer-at-large, or an office bearer without a congregation.
In this instance he is minister no longer.
The elders and deacons shall serve two or more years according to local regulations, and a proportionate number shall retire each year. The places of the retiring office-bearers shall be taken by others unless the consistory with the deacons judges that the circumstances and the well-being of the church render it advisable to call them into office again. In that case the rule of Article 3 shall be observed.
Throughout church history 'term-eldership' versus 'life-time-eldership' has been a point of discussion. Those in favour of a life-time service in the office reason that if it is the Lord who calls a man to serve in the office, then who is man to say that a man is to serve for only a set number of years? Those in favour of term-eldership offer practical reasons for their position. It is healthy for a congregation to receive 'new blood' in the office on a regular basis. To have the same persons in office year after year can produce 'stale' brothers. Further, the realities of life are such that both the raising of a family and service in the office are demanding and time-consuming tasks. Fathers need to be available for their responsibilities towards their families too.
Term-eldership, as compared to life-time eldership, is anti-hierarchical. With a regular changeover of office-bearers, there is less danger of a few brothers lording it over the congregation. The prospects of having to be re-nominated and re-elected to office can also serve as a catalyst to brothers to do their best; in this way brothers remain accountable.
The Bible itself is vague on the matter of elders and deacons serving in the office for a term versus life. Hence, if the Bible is not absolute, man should not be absolute about this matter either. In the Church Order we have agreed to the principle of term eldership. Presumably, the fathers judged term eldership the wiser way to go.
Of course, the Church Order's requirement for term eldership does not mean that Christ's call to office is suddenly ignored after the required two or three years is up. In an instance where the Lord in His Word does not specify directly what the Lord wishes, He uses also the practical arguments of daily living to bring into focus His will for church life.
If a man is called to full-time service in his office in Christ's church, how is he to receive his daily keep? On this point, the Lord gave particular instructions in His Word. In the Old Testament the people of Israel had to support the priests and the levites; they receive a portion of the people's sacrifices. The principle recurs in the New Testament, where Jesus says to the seventy that they weren't to go from house to house, but rather "remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the labourer is worthy of his wages" (Luke 10:7). Paul reminds the Corinthians that "the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel" (1 Corinthians 9:14). And the Galatians are told, "Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches" (6:6).
A minister is not paid wages. The money he receives should not be a reflection of the responsibilities of his job or the quality of his work. That is the principle by which people receive their respective wages in society. If a minister is 'in it' for the money, then he is in office for the wrong reason. It is a congregation's privilege to receive a minister who may devote himself full-time to the responsibilities of the office. Let the congregation, which benefits spiritually from the preaching and other work of its minister, in turn support him financially so that he and his family receive what they need to live.
shall provide honourably for his support. The same obligation exists towards a minister's widow and orphans.
the churches together are obliged to provide support for the professors of theology and for their widows and orphans (Article 17).
There is no reason why this principle of supporting those who give of their time to labour in the offices of the church cannot be applied to elders and deacons also. In a minor way we do this already when elders need to travel far afield in order to visit a family of the congregation, or if delegates need to be sent to a Synod; their time and expenses are paid for by the congregation. It could also be that a consistory sees a need for employing an elder to full-time pastoral work. In principle there is no reason against that. That this has not been allowed for in the Church Order is because historically elders and deacons have carried out their offices in their free time. It is our privilege to support not only the work of the ministers but also the work of the other offices, and therefore in principle Article 11 could also be extended to the work of elders and deacons.


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MTN Nigeria shares shed 10% after IPO pricing
The logo of MTN is pictured in Abuja, Nigeria, September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
ABUJA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Shares of Nigeria's second-biggest listed company, MTN Nigeria (MTNN.LG), fell 10% on Wednesday to a five-week low after it set a retail public offer price that was lower than its share price on the stock market.
South African telecoms group MTN (MTNJ.J) opened its offer for sale to retail investors on Wednesday at 169 naira per share to sell up to 575 million shares in MTN Nigeria.
The public offer, which closes on Dec. 14, marks the first phase of a share sale to retail investors where the South African company will seek to sell down its holding in MTN Nigeria to 65% from 78% over time, MTN Group Chief Executive Ralph Mupita said at a roadshow in Abuja.
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas attended the roadshow, which was held on the sidelines of a state visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The drop in MTN Nigeria shares pushed the main share index (.NGSEINDEX) down 1.8% to a three-week low.
MTN listed its Nigerian business in Lagos two years ago at 90 naira each, becoming the second-largest stock by market capitalisation.
In March 2020, MTN Nigeria shares fell back to the listing price due to lockdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
There have been few initial public offerings in Nigeria since the 2008 global financial crisis, which wiped out more than 60% of the stock market's capitalisation.
The MTN offer includes one bonus share for every 20 purchased, an incentive open to retail investors who hold shares for at least 12 months after allotment.
Reporting by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Jason Neely and Paul Simao


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JSD 117 Prepping Virtual Graduation Ceremony For Class of 2020
By Benjamin Cox on April 27, 2020 at 3:16pm
Superintendent Steve Ptacek announced today that Jacksonville School District 117 is planning a virtual graduation ceremony for 2020 seniors. Ptacek said that he and High School Principal Andrea Lee have received several ideas from the community to honor the graduating class of 2020. Ptacek said in a message sent to parents that it would be irresponsible to hold any large group gathering, even outdoors. Ptacek says many of the gathering restrictions would be in violation of social distancing guidelines.
Ptacek says that in light of Governor J.B. Pritzker announcing that the new school year in the fall might begin with remote learning, the virtual plan has been undertaken. Ptacek says the possibility of a delayed physical ceremony still exists as long as public gathering restrictions are eased. Ptacek said that in a survey of students that the traditional ceremony would have to take place before August 1st. Ptacek says more information will come in a direct communication from Principal Lee in the near future.


Raheem Williams is a policy analyst with Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity Project.
Previously, Williams worked as an economic research specialist with The Center for the Study of Public Choice and Private Enterprise at North Dakota State University.
He completed his undergraduate degree in economics at Florida International University in Miami, FL, and his Master's in Financial Economics at the University of Detroit Mercy.
Gov. Kelly's plan could also further exacerbate the fiscal impact of the system's overly optimistic investement assumptions.
"Please understand, if we do not take definitive action now, the city will face widespread financial problems. The city's credit rating will likely be lowered, creating an even greater challenge in fully funding the pension."
IPERS' unfunded accrued liability grew from $441 million in fiscal year 2001 to $6.97 billion in fiscal year 2017.


POLICIA Nacional are investigating a well-known clinic for allegedly providing services for the Nigerian mafia.
Two young African girls who had been working as prostitutes for a Nigerian gang had abortions performed at the Dator clinic in Madrid.
The pair had different blood types and ages, but used the same NIE to receive the treatment.
They also had their fetuses terminated within just 24 hours of arriving at the medical centre, but the law states their must be a three days waiting period 'of reflection'.
They paid €450 each, which was paid by their pimps, who had them under complete control.
The Dator Clinic said 'there is no record of this case, information has been sought in the archives and nothing has been found'.