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We've been having a great time getting started with our SP desktop, and have finished a couple of projects now. Great fun! and not hear as scary a learning process as we first thought - bty Thanks TJ for all those videos!!
I'm realizing now, I need to get up to speed on basic materials options and WHERE in the heck to you buy this stuff??
I found some hardwood suppliers that are willing to work with schools in town (thanks to the Woodworker's Association), but I'm not even sure how to begin with non-natural materials like PVC, PB, and the like. (Yes, I've lurked the sign forums a bit.)
And is that what white/blue SP seems to use a lot in their workshops??
All that to say, is there some type of "quick start" guide to "basic material supplies and buying?" for a group like us just starting?
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As we mentioned in yesterday's Health 202, Republican Gov. Scott Walker (Wis.) received approval Sunday from the Trump administration to create a "reinsurance program" to help stabilize the Affordable Care Act's individual markets. Then Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cleared Maine to do the same.
Reinsurance programs are the unicorn of health care. While most things ACA-related incite partisan rancor, these programs are supported by Republicans and Democrats alike because they're a relatively simple fix to a complex problem.
Here's how they work: The federal government pays insurers for patients' priciest medical bill claims. Because the government is absorbing the most expensive costs, insurers can then offer lower premiums. With premiums lower, the government pays less in ACA subsidies to consumers buying on the individual market who are eligible for financial assistance. Under this model, the government and insurance companies don't lose money and consumers get a better deal.
"In some ways it's amazing more states haven't moved to do them," said Larry Levitt, senior vice president for health reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "These reinsurance program waivers are like magic money trees."
Reinsurance — which brings down premiums by paying for a portion of the health expenses for high-cost patients — may be the only policy related to the ACA that has bipartisan support. https://t.co/ONCNLiEBEf— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) July 29, 2018
Alaska was the first state to apply for permission to create a reinsurance program at the end of the Obama administration. Its program is credited with saving the state's individual marketplace, where all but one insurer had pulled out and rates were increasing by more than 40 percent annually. The program was originally a state-funded operation, and in its first year rates increased by just single digits. In April 2017, Vox published an article titled, "How Alaska fixed Obamacare."
Then Alaska filed an application in late 2016 with CMS reasoning that the federal government should pay the insurers' highest claim costs with the money it was saving on premium subsidies thanks to the state's program. The Trump administration approved that request in July 2017. CMS Administrator Seema Verma called Alaska a "trailblazer."
Other states have in fact followed Alaska's lead. Minnesota and Oregon were also approved to create reinsurance programs last year; Wisconsin and Maine this week; and New Jersey and Maryland have applications pending.
The three states where the programs are currently in effect are expecting to see insurance rate decreases or significantly lower increases than they otherwise would have seen next year. In Minnesota, for example, the state's Commerce Department announced in June that individual market rates are projected to fall between 7 percent and 12 percent in 2019.
Members of both parties blame the other side for the rise in insurance premiums every year. Democrats say it's because the GOP has created so much uncertainty around the law's future that insurers are forced to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Republicans counter that it's simply evidence the ACA doesn't work, particularly for individuals without government subsidies who tend to be small-business owners and entrepreneurs.
But reinsurance programs have bipartisan appeal because for Democrats they serve as a way to stabilize Obamacare, and for Republicans they give more power to states and don't increase spending. They "uniquely work here because everyone is winning under them," said Heather Howard, a lecturer at Princeton who also works with states on health changes.
Of course nothing can be completely apolitical. If you read through the states' waiver requests, it's not hard to spot where each governor's political allegiances lie.
For example, in Wisconsin's application, the state took the opportunity to sideswipe the ACA, whereas in Oregon, the state praised the ACA, writing it needs the program to shore up the marketplace so people can continue to have affordable care and options:
"Prior to the ACA, Wisconsin had a thriving market. However, the Wisconsin health insurance market is now fragile due to a number fo unique variables that arose from implementation of the ACA."
"Oregon has seen significant improvements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The state's uninsured rate has been reduced from 17 percent to just 5 percent, and more individuals are able to purchase affordable coverage."
If there's any criticism of the reinsurance plans it's that they're not a long-term solution to the problems ailing the ACA.
"It's not a fix to overall health-care costs, but those fixes are what are so hard politically," Howard told me. "This one is easier because it's patching a system and at least it's helping consumers and it's all winners. Efforts to go deeper at the problem have been elusive."
So for now, states are stepping up to govern when Washington is not.
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AHH: New data from the first quarter of this year shows enrollment in the individual market fell by 12 percent compared to 2017, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis. The decline came from people either buying off the ACA exchanges or those who are not eligible for government subsidies. Enrollment in the ACA exchanges increased slightly, but mostly through people who receive subsidies.
Of the 10.6 million Americans who buy insurance from the ACA marketplaces, 9.2 million receive federal aid to offset the cost. "I think the overall message here is that with high premiums, coverage is becoming increasingly unaffordable for middle-class people," said Levitt, vice president of health reform for Kaiser, in an interview. "There's a bipartisan consensus that middle-class is struggling, but far from consensus about what to do about it."
OOF: A nationwide class-action lawsuit claims that Juul Labs, the San Francisco-based company behind the trendy e-cigarette, deceptively marketed the product as safe and pushed the USB-sized e-cigarette to young people.
"The 10 named plaintiffs, who range from 14 years old to adult users living in several states, allege that Juul caused nicotine addiction in consumers," our Post colleague Deanna Paul reports. "According to court documents, the Juul device is 'more potent than a cigarette,' allowing high levels of nicotine to enter the bloodstream at a faster speed than cigarettes."
"How much nicotine is the Juul actually delivering into the bloodstream of an average person?" asks Esfand Nafisi, a lawyer who is representing two of three lawsuits that were filed against Juul Labs last month. "If it's far more than a cigarette, we believe that's information that ought to have been disclosed but was not."
In a statement to The Post, Juul Labs spokeswoman Victoria Davis said the company's officials "do not believe the cases have merit and will be defending them vigorously."
OUCH: The Food and Drug Administration yesterday said it would crack down on "vaginal rejuvenation" devices, which claim to treat menopause symptoms, problems with sexual function as well as urinary incontinence, our Post colleague Laurie McGinley reports.
The agency warns it is "deeply concerned" about potential harm to women, and said the products are not supported by any scientific evidence and can cause vaginal burns, scarring and chronic pain.
The statement refers to the "energy-based devices" that use sources like lasers to reshape vaginal tissue. The devices themselves have been previously approved or cleared by the FDA for other uses, such as to kill precancerous tissue or genital warts, but have not been reviewed for so-called "vaginal rejuvenation," Laurie explains.
"The treatment of these symptoms or conditions by applying energy-based therapies to the vagina may lead to serious adverse events, including vaginal burns, scarring, pain during sexual intercourse, and recurring/chronic pain," the FDA warns in its safety alert.
"The agency recently notified seven device manufacturers expressing concern about 'inappropriate marketing' and requested that they respond within 30 days," Laurie writes. If the FDA's concerns go unaddressed, the agency may consider enforcement actions.
—With several red states likely to expand Medicaid through ballot initiatives, some governors have sought permission from the federal government to only partially expand the program for low-income Americans. Those states are seeking to deflect political pressure without adding as many people to the program as the ACA allows.
But the New York Time's Robert Pear writes that President Trump shut down the debate until after the midterm elections. According to a confidential memo Pear obtained, top government health officials warned the White House there "is significant risk that Utah will vote to expand fully with a November ballot initiative. H.H.S. believes allowing partial expansion would result in significant savings over the 10-year budget window compared to full Medicaid expansion by all."
Trump's rejection of the proposal was political, as he did not want to be seen as supporting any form of ACA expansion, Pear writes.
— Robert Wilkie was sworn-in yesterday as the next Veterans Affairs secretary. During a ceremony in the Oval Office, Wilkie vowed to work to "protect those who protect us," the Associated Press reports.
Congratulations to our new @DeptVetAffairs Secretary, Robert Wilkie! pic.twitter.com/6erqWJzuiK— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2018
— Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) became the first Democrat to meet with the president's nominee for the Supreme Court, sitting down with Brett Kavanaugh for two hours yesterday. Manchin did not say following the meeting how he may vote, but said the meeting was "very productive," the New York Times's Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear report.
In a statement following the session, Manchin said he spoke with Kavanaugh on a variety of issues including health care, which is a "central issue for the senator, who has said he is concerned that the Supreme Court will roll back protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions."
"Senate Democrats have been avoiding the standard meet-and-greet courtesy visits with the judge as they clash with Republicans over access to emails from his time as staff secretary to former President George W. Bush," Sheryl and Michael write. "But Democrats appear to be losing that battle; on Friday, Republicans asked the National Archives for certain documents related to Judge Kavanaugh, but they left the Bush White House emails out of the request."
Manchin is one of three Democrats, including Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly and North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who voted to confirm Trump's first Supreme Court nominee.
— A new study from a libertarian policy center found that the "Medicare for all" plan touted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would increase federal health spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years.
The study looked at estimated costs of such a program from 2022 to 2031. The report was authored by Charles Blahous at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Virginia, which receives funding from GOP megadonors Charles and David Koch.
But the report also indicates that total national health spending would decrease by billions.
Slate's Jordan Weissman points out a tweet from economist Ernie Tedeschi about the reports findings on total health-care spending in the United States. "Blahous' report also shows that total U.S. health care spending would fall by about $2.05 trillion during that time period, even as all Americans would finally have insurance, because the plan would reduce payments to doctors and hospitals to Medicare rates (which are lower than what private insurance pays) while saving on prescription drug costs and administrative expenses," Jordan writes.
Sanders tweeted pointing out this finding as well:
Even a Koch brothers-funded attempt to trash Medicare for All can't hide the truth: Medicare for All will lead to a $2 TRILLION REDUCTION in national health expenditures over 10 years.— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) July 30, 2018
That's trillion with a "T." https://t.co/eOfd29cDoa
Charles Blahous has a new cost estimate of Medicare for All. He repeatedly hypes the large fiscal cost, but the more relevant finding is that National Health Expenditures **falls** by 4% over the first 10 years, despite universal coverage. ht @kpomerleau https://t.co/clnpikrmML pic.twitter.com/0gY0sq9iZn— Ernie Tedeschi (@ernietedeschi) July 30, 2018
— Sen. Kirstein Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) yesterday unveiled a bill that would block pharmaceutical companies from hiking prescription drug prices without a reason. "We must solve this crisis, and one of the most effective ways we can do that is by finally holding drug companies accountable with tough penalties when they spike the price of prescription drugs that New Yorkers need to treat their illnesses," Gillibrand said at a senior living community in New York as she announced the "Stop Price Gouging Act," local ABC affiliate WHAM reports.
The bill would "require pharmaceutical corporations to report any price increases and the justification for the increases and impose a financial penalty proportional to the price increase for any excessive or unjustified price increase," according to WHAM.
— New York City last week announced a plan to spend $12.8 million on an initiative to collect information on maternal deaths, increase public awareness and fund implicit bias training in an effort to reduce maternal deaths and injuries among women of color, ProPublica's Annie Waldman reports.
The effort was announced following a report from ProPublica and NPR about such racial disparities among hospitals.
The new initiative, to be carried out over the next three years, will target "nearly two dozen public and private hospitals over four years, focusing on neighborhoods with the highest complication rates, including the South Bronx, North and Central Brooklyn, and East and Central Harlem," Annie reports. "Hospital officials will study data from cases that led to bad outcomes, and staff will participate in drills aimed at helping them recognize and treat those complications."
The city's health department will also in 2019 launch a campaign with grass roots organizations to boost public knowledge about maternal health and safety.
"In New York City, the racial disparity in maternal outcomes is among the largest in the nation, and it's growing," Annie writes. "According to a recent report from New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, even as the overall maternal mortality rate across the city has decreased, the gap between black and white mothers has widened."
— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said state regulators will reject the request for insurers to hike Obamacare plan premium rates by an average of 24 percent. Insurers asked to increase the premiums to offset the loss of the individual mandate penalty from consumers who don't obtain health insurance.
"If we allow that rate increase to go through, it would be hundreds of millions of dollars as a bonanza to the insurance companies," Cuomo said at an event yesterday, the Democrat & Chronicle's Joseph Spector reports. "It would increase the cost to normal, hard-working families. We're not going to let it happen."
— And here are a few more good reads:
- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on health care costs on Tuesday.
Coming Up
- The Senate Veterans Committee holds a legislative hearing on Wednesday.
- The U.S. Food and Drug administration holds a joint meeting of the "Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee" on Friday.
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Adelaide United boss Josep Gombau says he is unconcerned with his side's opponent in next week's elimination final following a 4-1 thumping of Melbourne City FC.
There is a possibility the same two teams will lock horns in week one of the finals series, with United set to finish fourth if Wellington Phoenix defeat Sydney FC today.
But a Sky Blues triumph would see Adelaide leapfrog Wellington into third position and set up a stoush with Brisbane Roar, who have had the Reds' measure recently.
WRAP: Adelaide United 4 Melbourne City FC 1
"For me I want to finish third because in the end it's better to finish third than fourth.
"In the finals if you want to be the champion, you need to win every single game.
"It doesn't matter if you play against Melbourne City or Brisbane - both teams will be difficult."
Adelaide will be without defender Michael Marrone, who was red-carded in the 70th minute for his sliding challenge on Erik Paartalu.
Marrone, who missed last year's finals series after sustaining a nasty broken leg - against the same opponent - will miss this weekend's elimination final, unfairly according to Gombau.
"For me it's not a red card," he said. "When the game was finished I spoke with the referee as I normally do and I asked why.
"It's sad for Micky because he's a player who never puts (creates) any trouble, he is very honest and never makes big tackles.
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Good weekend for buying and some new knife additions from Queen arrived today. The BIG news from Queen is the Schatt & Morgan John Henry. And I mean big in every sense of the word.
At 5.5″ closed, weighing almost 6 ounces, this is one big 'pocket' knife. Blade steel is 1095 and the Stag is outstanding. Only 30 were made in Stag.
The second John Henry is finished with Dark Curly Maple and again, the handle material is really nice.
The other good news was finally closing the deal on a pair of collections of 50+ knives. Included in the two is an assortment of the recently released GEC 15's and a few of the 74's as well. Better yet are the group of older GEC's and an excellent collection of Cotton Samplers.
The Cotton Samplers include GEC's, the GEC Krack a Jacks, Schatt & Morgan, Northwoods and some Tuna Valley's. A number of these were very limited run knives and the stags are all top quality.
It's probably going to be late this week or even the first of next week before I get them in. My guess is it'll be after the 4th of July holiday before I get to sort things out and get any listed. I'm really anxious to see what all is in the lots!!!
I feel lucky to have been able to pick up some really choice pieces from collections, but I'm always looking for more. If you have a collection you're thinking of parting with or know of anyone breaking up their collection, I'd really appreciate a chance to make an offer. It's easier to bid on a larger lot then two or three knives, but….. always interested in whatever you might have.


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A gentle poach keeps the chicken breast moist and tender, so it's easy to pull apart. The lime in the yogurt mixture will intensify over time--combine just before serving.
How to Make It
Preheat broiler to high.
Cut poblano in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place poblano halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil for 8 minutes or until blackened. Wrap tightly in foil. Let stand 5 minutes. Peel; coarsely chop. Place poblano in a bowl.
Place chicken in a skillet, and cover with water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil 1 minute. Remove pan from heat; cover and let stand 15 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan; cool slightly. Shred chicken with 2 forks. Add chicken to poblano.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil; swirl to coat. Add mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add onion and garlic; cook 2 minutes. Add mushroom mixture to poblano mixture. Stir in oregano, salt, and red pepper. Top one side of each tortilla with 2 tablespoons cheese and about 1/3 cup poblano mixture. Fold tortillas in half over filling.
Wipe pan clean with paper towels. Heat pan over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil; swirl to coat. Add 4 quesadillas to pan, and cook 1 minute on each side or until golden. Remove quesadillas from pan, and cut each into 3 wedges. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 teaspoon oil and remaining 4 quesadillas.
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"Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor."
Proverbs 14.9
"An intelligent man knows that sin cannot be justified and hence knows better than to try. Fools may know enough to recognize sin but are so lacking in good sense they resort to mocking as an 'alibi' for their evil deeds. A man who is righteous will gain the favor of God; if he makes a mistake he will make amends to God" (E.M. Zerr).


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Sunday, June 28, 2015
Hello Beautiful Butterfly!! =)
I just found out Yesterday while I was catching up on my Blog Surfing that Memory Box is now Hosting a Challenge each Month on their Blog!! YIPPEE!! I have been a HUGE Memory Box Fan since I bought my First Die from them and I'm SPER EXCITED to have another Challenge to use them on!! So when I saw that the Theme was Butterflies I KNEW I had to combine it with the Colour Q Challenge!! My Friend Lisa Elton is one their DT and I ALWAYS SQUEAL when I see the New Challenge Colours and Creations that she shares!! =) I've used the Memory Box Lunette Butterfly Die and then Backed it with the Memory Box Oriel Butterfly Die!! I used my Zig Clear Color Bruch Markers and then Water Colored them and added some Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter to the tops!! I LOVE the Sparkle it gives!! I layered three layers and then used the Memory Box Stitched Circle Dies to add the Butterfly too!! A Few Ink Splatters in Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and Lawn Fawn in Deep Sea!! I Stamped the Sentiment in the same Lawn Fawn Deep Sea Ink and Embossed it with Clear Detail WOW Embossing Powder!! Then my Card was done!!
I'm also Linking this up to the Simon Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog Anything Goes!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a Fabulous Week!!
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A beautiful card! This is one of the two MB butterfly dies that I have, but it has not gotten any use yet, so thank you for the inspiration. I bet the shimmer is pretty in person! Isn't it great that MB has a challenge now?! I am saying hello to all the fellow people I saw post that I used to do the IO challenges with...I have not made a card in a number of months, so I was happy to be able to participate this time. Hopefully in the IO challenge too. :) Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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What a fantastic take on the inspiration, Larissa! Love your gorgeous butterfly! Thanks for sharing your card with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!ReplyDelete
What a pretty layered butterfly Larissa!! Great use of the colors and inspiration photo. Thanks so much for joining us at ColourQ!ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous! I love how you layered the butterfly! Thanks for joining us at colourQ!ReplyDelete


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ETF Periscope: Is "Sell In May" Already Circled On Wall Street's Calendar?
ETF Periscope
"All generalizations are false, including this one." -- Mark Twain
For those investors who may have been feeling a tad complacent due to the recent record highs of several of the major indices, last week probably served as a reminder that high volatility is always just a shout away from knocking the market down a notch or three.
Last week's mayhem out of Boston served as just one of the factors that brought Wall Street's recent bullish momentum up short, others being Apple's continuing down-spiral, mixed Q1 earnings reports from a number of major corporations, the continuing dive of gold, and the reemerging concern about the health of the economy of both China and the Eurozone.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) experienced its sharpest weekly drop in over ten months, as it fell 2.1% over the course of the week. The benchmark S&P 500 Index (SPX) suffered a similar fate, also losing 2.1% over the same period. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) suffered a more extreme setback, falling by a hefty 2.7% for the week.
Volatility was evident in full force last week as well, as measured by the CBOE's Volatility Index (VIX). The index, commonly referenced as "the fear gauge," has been hovering around six-year lows for much of the year, as investor sentiment has been predominantly immersed in a risk-on mentality.
But fear in the market can come on fast and strong, as indicated by last Monday's 42% jump in the VIX.
The relationship of the VIX to the equity market is one that is inverse in nature, so as the market goes down, the VIX generally goes up, and vice versa. But what is one man's fear becomes another man's greed, so the sharp drop in the market earlier in the week evidently came to be viewed by many others as yet another chance to "buy the dip." The bottom line, at least in terms of the VIX, was that the index gave back almost 15% of its jump by week's end.
So is this a good time to pack your portfolio up for an early summer vacation and follow that familiar Wall Street adage to "sell in May and go away"?
There may be some events lining up this coming week that could combine to push investors off in that direction, depending on how they play out.
Apple (AAPL) will announce earnings on Tuesday after the market closes, and a number of analysts have already lowered their Q1 estimates for the "house that Jobs built." It would probably take a severe miss off these numbers to send Apple too far south, as its current P/E and cash stash will become too much for value investors to pass up, even if the growth investors have largely left the room. But if the estimates do indeed prove to miss the mark by too much, an irrational stampede could ensue.
Besides Apple, there will be 120 S&P 500 companies that are scheduled to report earnings this week. More than enough to move the market either back to the uptrend that has been in place for most of 2013, or enough to reverse that trend and begin to establish a new one in the opposite direction.
Several other events of note will unfold this week, some of which would certainly be considered potential major market movers on their own, but would shift from potential to realized should they move in tandem. These include flash PMIs for both China and the Eurozone, a report that indicates the trend of the manufacturing sector in those respective regions.
Investors will be looking towards the housing market on Monday and Tuesday, as data on both new and existing home sales will be reported. A bright spot in the economy this year, a continuation of good news from this sector will go far in continuing the bullish side of the conversation. The flip side of course is that if this sector of the economy offers up any surprises, the market could turn fast.
Finally, at the end of the week, the domestic GDP numbers for Q1 will be released, and while economists are predicting marked growth over last quarter, the size of that growth will be more highly analyzed should some of the other areas of concern come to the fore.
Nothing wrong with having a plan to put in place should the "sell in May" argument gain traction this week. Keep an eye open for all the macro events unfolding throughout the week, and maybe dust off that vacation valise just in case.
What the Periscope Sees
The Sabrient SectorCast ETF Rankings rate each of the ten U.S. industrial sector iShares (ETFs) by Sabrient's proprietary Outlook Score and are revised on a weekly basis. This week, the Financial Sector lands at the head of the class, knocking off the Technology Sector's recent extended stay atop the leaderboard.
Here is the current list of some of the YTD top performing Financial Sector ETFs year-to-date, as of the second week of April:
KIE -- SPDR KBW Insurance ETF, +16.55%
FXO -- First Trust Financial AlphaDEX Fund, +13.08%
IYF -- iShares Dow Jones US Financial Sector Index Fund, +10.97%
VFH -- Vanguard Financials Index Fund, +10.76%
PSP -- PowerShares Global Listed Private Equity Portfolio, +10.47%
ETF Periscope
Full disclosure: The author does not personally hold any of the ETFs mentioned in this week's "What the Periscope Sees."
Disclaimer: This newsletter is published solely for informational purposes and is not to be construed as advice or a recommendation to specific individuals. Individuals should take into account their personal financial circumstances in acting on any rankings or stock selections provided by Sabrient. Sabrient makes no representations that the techniques used in its rankings or selections will result in or guarantee profits in trading. Trading involves risk, including possible loss of principal and other losses, and past performance is no indication of future results.


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Tenants gone without leaving me the key
My tenant just informed me by email that he has moved out 6 days ago, which means he didn't give me one month notice as required in the AST. He also indicated that he can drop the keys to me anytime, but he won't be able to pay the previous rent arrear and asked to deduct it from the deposit. But the deposit can only cover one month arrear, while the total arrear (including the last one month without notice) is more than what the deposit can cover. I haven't mentioned the damages and rubbish he left behind.
My questions are:
As he indicated that he have moved out, can I just enter the property legally with my own keys? If I do enter with my own keys, will I lose my right to ask for the rent of the month he owes me the notice?
Any advice please? Thank you.
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Stila Jade Blossom Hair Refresher Review
This little beauty has managed to replace my go-to dry shampoo. Albeit, it's a little more fiddly to apply and sometimes the nozzle area can get a little clogged with powder *cue vigorous shaking*. But it smells A-MA-ZING no your hair - very clean with a hint of floral - it reminds me of violets. I find it does a really good job to add an extra boost to your hair after the shower or in between washes and I've had the same bottle for months and months, though I don't use it everyday. A must have.
And best of all where did I find it? Poundland. Oh, yes.


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Down the street from Hannō Station is the cake shop where Aoi got a part-time job in season 2 of Encouragement of Climb. Here's some pictures of the place.
Image from S2E24 - 05m09s
Outside the shop.
Image from S2E12 - 05m48s
Cardboard cutout of Aoi in school uniform outside.
Image from S2E18 - 06m59s
Inside the shop.
Image from S2E18 - 09m22s
You can see the same bench and the door as in the anime. And there's another Aoi cardboard cutout, this time in the shop uniform.
Image from S2E18 - 06m29s
The cart is the same as in the anime. It's filled with Encouragement of Climb goods for sale and not cakes now though!
There's also various Encouragement of Climb items on display around the shop.
Including these pictures of somebody in animegao visiting the shop.
Image from S2E20 - 01m44s
The curtain and the little shelf on the wall is the same. More goods on display here as well.
Image from S2E18 - 09m07s
I bought one of these cookies which was shown in the show.
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Outside again you can see these street lights in this shopping street.
Walking around the street you can spot cardboard cutouts of other characters from the show. Here's Kokona.
And finally Hinata.
Location map:
This location was visited on 2015/09/28 and 2015/09/29.
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A Swedish college student stopped an Afghan asylum seeker's deportation by standing alone in the aisle of plane while live-streaming her protest.
As reported by The Washington Post, when Elin Ersson learned that a Afghan man in his twenties would be deported from Sweden, she intentionally bought a ticket for the same flight. Although that man was reportedly placed on a different flight, an older man in his fifties was being deported to Afghanistan via Ersson's chosen flight.
Once she boarded the plane at Gothenburg airport, she stood in the aisle and demanded the deportee be released.
"There is a man who is going to get deported to Afghanistan, where he will most likely get killed," Ersson said in the video below. "I'm not going to sit down until this person is off the plane."
"As long as a person is standing up, and other people stand up, the pilot cannot take off. All I want to do is stop the deportation and then I will comply with the rules here. This is all perfectly legal and I have not committed a crime," she said in the video.
A few passengers were upset about her act of civil disobedience. In the video, passengers in the background can be heard saying that she was holding up the flight and scaring children.
"I don't care what you think… What about all these children you are frightening?" one man has said as he tried to grab her phone.
"It's your country's rules," another passenger said.
"I'm trying to change my country's rules," Ersson responds. "It's not right to send people to hell."
"We are with you," one Turkish man said in the video. A soccer team also stood up in the back of plane in solidarity with her protest.
"I don't know if they're trying to listen to what I'm saying, but as long as they are standing, this plane is not allowed to go," she says again.
Ersson and the deportee were both escorted off of the plane. According to The Post it's unclear what happened next, but it was confirmed that the older man was in Swedish custody and would eventually be deported. However, Ersson wrote on Facebook: "The deportation was interrupted."
"There was only one person on this flight today, but there will be more," she said in the video.
Per The New York Times, almost 47,000 people from Afghanistan applied for asylum in Sweden between 2015 and 2017.
"People [in Afghanistan] are not sure of any safety," Ersson told The Guardian following her one-woman protest. "They don't know if they're going to live another day. As I've been working and meeting people from Afghanistan and heard their stories, I've been more and more in the belief that no one should be deported to Afghanistan because it's not a safe place. The way that we are treating refugees right now, I think that we can do better, especially in a rich country like Sweden."


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Testing connection to SQL Server from a service running under Local System Account
We sometimes run into scenarios where an application or a windows service running under Local System Account needs to connect to SQL Server and encounter authentication Errors/issues with SQL Server. In SQL Developer support team, we have worked on customer issues where SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager), SCOM (System Center Operations Manager) or a 3rd party service or application runs under Local System account and gets Windows authentication or Kerberos errors like below (or variations of these) while connecting to SQL Server-
Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM'
Login Failed for 'DomainName\MachineName$'
Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'
For Windows built-in accounts like Local System, the correct syntax, setup and troubleshooting steps are not always obvious. So In this blog, we will provide a few setup and troubleshooting tips for the scenarios/issues mentioned above. Needless to say that we will focus only on those scenarios where we use Windows authentication (integrated security=true, integrated security=SSPI or trusted connection=true etc) in the application connection string for SQL Server. Also, we will NOT delve into 'Whether we do or don't recommend using Local System' for service account that needs remote connectivity/access to SQL server.
What is Local System Account?
Local system account is a built-in account which has extensive privileges on the local computer. The local system account is an internal windows account and does not show up in User manager, cannot be added to any groups, and cannot have user rights assigned to it. On the other hand, the system account does show up on an NTFS volume in File Manager in the Permissions portion of the Security menu. The msdn link below talks in-depth about this account.
Local System Account
Setting up access for Local System account in SQL Server:
In order for a windows service or application that runs under Local System account to connect to SQL Server, the Local System account (just like any other account) needs to be granted a login privilege and other appropriate permissions in SQL Server.
Scenario 1: If the windows service/application and SQL Server are on the same machine-
We need to grant login privilege and appropriate role for the 'NT Authority\System' account on the SQL Server (or Windows service) machine. For example, to create a login for NT Authority\System and grant it 'sysadmin' role we can run the T-SQL statement below in SQL Server Management Studio-
DEFAULT_DATABASE=[master], DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=[us_english]
EXEC sp_addsrvrolemember 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM', 'sysadmin';
The login and the role can also be created from SQL Server Management Studio.
1. In SQL Server Management Studio, open Object Explorer and connect to the server instance in which to create the new login.
2. Right-click the Security folder under this instance, point to New, and then click Login.
3. On the General page, enter NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM in the login name box.
4. Select Windows Authentication.
5. On the Server Roles Page, select 'sysadmin' and click OK
NOTE: We don't need to necessarily grant sysadmin role – this is just an example. The exact role should be determined based on what the application/service requires.
To verify the newly created login, we can run the query below:
SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals WHERE name LIKE 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM%'
Scenario 2: If the windows service/application and SQL Server are on different machines-
We need to grant the above privileges to the machine account where the windows service runs, because that is the credential passed over the network. For example, if the windows service or application is running on a machine called 'MyMachine' in domain 'MyDomain' then credential MyDoman\MyMachine$ is passed over the network to SQL Server.
To create a login for the machine account in SQL Server and make it sysadmin, we can execute the statement below:
CREATE LOGIN [MyDoman\MyMachine$] FROM WINDOWS
DEFAULT_DATABASE=[master], DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=[us_english]
EXEC sp_addsrvrolemember ' MyDoman\MyMachine$', 'sysadmin';
To verify the newly created login, we can run the query below:
SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals WHERE name LIKE ' MyDoman\MyMachine%'
Testing connection in the context of Local System Account:
After successfully creating login for Local System account in SQL Server, we now need to test connectivity to SQL Server using this account. Usually, we would use a client tool like UDL (Universal Data Link) file or SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) to test connectivity to SQL Server using windows authentication or SQL login.
The challenge here is – how do we run a UDL file or SSMS under local system account? These applications would normally run under the logged in windows user account. It could be possible that the issue we are troubleshooting does not reproduce when we run the test with logged in Windows user account. Fortunately, there are a several tools that we can take advantage of to accomplish this. We will list a few of them -
Use AT command to open a command window running under local system account. The AT command is a DOS Scheduler task command which by default runs under Local System account.
The simple syntax of AT command can be used to open a command window running under Local System account:
at time /interactive command
For example, if the current system time is 10:52 am, we can run AT to schedule a job one/two minute later, like below –
C:\test>at 10:54 /interactive sqlwb.exe
The above command will open SSMS (SQL Server 2005 Management Studio) with Local System account context on a Windows 2003 32-bit machine at 10:54
But on Windows Vista and above, due to security enhancements, this task will not run interactively but it will add a new process and may not be useful for live troubleshooting –that's why our preferred tool is PsExec and this tool will work on all Windows OS.
#2 (preferred):
PsExec is a tool from Sysinternal, which can be found here:
For example, if we want to run SQL Server 2005 Management Studio with Local System context, we can run the command below-
C:\test>psexec -i -s sqlwb.exe
Executing "Psexec.exe -i -s cmd.exe" or "C:\test>at 10:54 /interactive cmd.exe" from command prompt will open another command window on the machine running under local system account.
We can also open a command window on a remote machine by adding \\remotemachine option before the -i attribute, provided we have enough privileges. Then in the newly created command window we need to change the directory to the location where we have the UDL file (or any other executable) and then type the UDL file name to open it. After we open UDL file in this way, we can verify in the task manager that the executable rundll32.exe is running under SYSTEM account.
Once we are able to test connection from UDL/SSMS with Local System context (running udl/SSMS with psexec/AT and selecting windows authentication) we can carry on troubleshooting authentication issues based on the error message we get.
Common authentication errors
Some of the errors encountered when connecting with Local system account are:
1. Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM'.
Login failed for user 'MyDoman\MyMachine$'
This typically is a permission issue –we need to create a valid login for 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM' or 'MyDoman\MyMachine$' (as mentioned in the section 'Setting up access for Local System account in SQL Server') and ensure necessary role membership in SQL Server for the same.
2. Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'.
Login failed for user (null)
Cannot generate SSPI context
These errors indicate Kerberos/NTLM issues with SQL Server and the troubleshooting steps should be same as all Kerberos issues in SQL server –which we are not going to delve into in this blog. There is plenty of documentation out there that we can reference to troubleshoot Kerberos errors. Here are a few favorite ones –
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=99b0f94f-e28a-4726-bffe-2f64ae2f59a2&displaylang=en http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811889/en-us
In the context of our discussion, a few points to keep in mind are –
A. If the windows service that is running under Local System and connecting to SQL Server is a middle tier service (for example, a 3-tier web application or a linked server between 2 SQL Server instances), then we need to add SPNs for machine Account in Active directory and also set 'trusted for delegation' property on this machine Account.
For example, if the windows service (running under Local System) is located on a machine Name MyMachine and is a middle tier service in our troubleshooting scenario, then we need to look up the account MyMachine in Active Directory and add SPNs for the account MyMachine and also set 'trusted for delegation' on this account for Kerberos delegation to work properly.
B. If we consider purging tickets on the machine where the windows service is running, we need to run tools like KerbTray or klist in the context of Local System Account – using PsExcec, AT etc
3. Login failed. The login is from an untrusted domain and cannot be used with Windows authentication.
We need to check the 'Local Security Policy-> User Rights Assignments on the SQL Server machine and ensure that the account MyDomain\MyMachine$ (MyMachine is the Netbios Name of the machine where the windows service or application is running with Local System Account) is not present under 'Deny Access to this computer from the network'.
Author : Aruna(MSFT), SQL Developer Engineer & Azim(MSFT) , SQL Developer Technical Lead , Microsoft
Reviewed by : Snehadeep (MSFT) , SQL Developer Engineer & Praveen M,SQL Developer Technical Lead, Microsoft


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I recently saw a pocket similar to the one below on a skirt at a local store. Needless to say I fell in love with it and have been dying to add them to one of my projects. So let's get started!
To start you will want to cut two 5" x 7" scraps of fabric. Please note this is for ONE pocket.
Once cut, you lay them right sides together and sew along all four sides, making sure to leave a 1" gap between where you start and finish.
Flip right side out, press and top stitch along all four sides.
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Data Sharing and Embedded Research
Section 1
|Gregory E. Simon, MD, MPH
|Joakim Ramsberg, PhD
Contributing Editor
Karen Staman, MS
The contributors to this chapter initially wrote an opinion piece for Annals of Internal Medicine (Simon et al. 2017) on data sharing. In this chapter, we expand on the ideas presented there and frame them using lessons learned from the Collaboratory.
Video originally published in Annals of Internal Medicine (Simon et al. 2017) and used with permission.
Emerging policies and procedures for sharing analyzable research datasets hold great promise for increasing transparency and reproducibility in medical research. Expanded use of the data can increase the knowledge base through secondary analyses, decrease selective reporting, and lead to improvements in clinical care (Institute of Medicine 2015; Krumholz et al. 2016; Warren 2016; NIH Data Sharing Policy 2015). Enabling the responsible sharing of data is a global priority and a number of solutions have been proposed, including by the National Academy of Medicine (2015), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE; Taichman et al. 2016) and the National Institutes of Health. In Europe, access to data from industry sponsored trials has increased markedly, and there are encouraging programs in the U.S., such as the Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) partnership with Medtronic (Krumholz et al. 2013), the Academic Research Organization Consortium for Continuing Evaluation of Scientific Studies — Cardiovascular (ACCESS CV 2016) the Supporting Open Access to Researchers (SOAR) Initiative (Pencina et al. 2016), and the OptumLabs healthcare industry collaborative research and innovation center.
While we enthusiastically support data sharing, the conceptual framework for it is rooted in individually randomized clinical trials (RCTs) with participants' explicit informed consent, which can include authorization for data sharing. Pragmatic research embedded in health systems is different from conventional trials: it often involves a waiver of patient consent, uses data from the electronic health record (EHR), and often includes information that could identify patients, health care providers, and health care facilities or organizations. In some cases, the primary data for enrolled patients includes every encounter, medication, and procedure. As we describe in the Annals article, even if study data would not allow identification of individual participants, the potential for disclosure of sensitive information regarding providers or health systems may still be substantial. These data have the capacity to do harm if taken out of context, used inappropriately or for comparative purposes, or to single out an individual, provider or institution. Healthcare systems voluntarily participate in embedded research and have raised these concerns about releasing information from electronic health records. Their specific concern is that health systems or facilities volunteering to participate in research might be penalized by release of detailed operational information that others are not required to make public. Participation in public-domain research is distinct from health systems' participation in public quality reporting programs, where measures are standardized and public comparison of providers or facilities is either required or a clear expectation of multiple organizations.
Because of the unique concerns of clinicians and health care systems participating in embedded research, a requirement to share data using mechanisms designed for conventional, individually randomized trials will be challenging and might dissuade some healthcare systems from participating, thereby reducing opportunities to answer important scientific and healthcare questions using data acquired from clinical health care delivery.
Embedding clinical trials in healthcare systems as part of the delivery of care could improve the speed, quality, and cost of research, but it is not currently necessary (or required) for the systems to participate, and it often imposes opportunity costs that can distract from operational priorities. Although the health care systems sometimes derive direct benefit from participation in research (e.g., when there is congruence with prioritized quality improvement efforts), their principal motive is typically an altruistic one—to contribute to the knowledge base about the relative benefits, risks, and burdens of treatments. In this respect, health system participants in pragmatic research are similar to individual participants in conventional clinical trials. For individuals who participate in clinical research, researchers offer guarantees through the informed consent process that sensitive information will not be misused and ensure that individual protected health information is not exposed through trial activities or data sharing. In the same way, pragmatic research needs to consider the specific confidentiality concerns of participating health care providers or systems and to identify appropriate processes and technical structures for data sharing. We use experiences from the NIH Collaboratory, which supports embedded clinical trials that address major national priorities, to explore the most important concerns and potential solutions in this chapter.
Onboarding Data and Resource Sharing Informational Document
Onboarding Data and Resource Sharing Questionnaire
Closeout Data and Resource Sharing Checklist
NIH Collaboratory Data Sharing Policy
NIH Collaboratory Data Sharing Considerations
NIH Data Sharing Policy and Implementation Guidance
Institute of Medicine. Sharing Clinical Trial Data: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risks
Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials — A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
Institute of Medicine. 2015. Sharing Clinical Trial Data: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risk. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/18998.
Krumholz HM, Ross JS, Gross CP, et al. 2013. A historic moment for open science: the Yale University Open Data Access project and medtronic. Ann Intern Med. 158:910–911. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-12-201306180-00009. PMID:23778908.
Krumholz HM, Terry SF, Waldstreicher J. 2016. Data acquisition, curation, and use for a continuously learning health system. JAMA. 316:1669–1670. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.12537. PMID:27668668.
Pencina MJ, Louzao DM, McCourt BJ, et al. 2016. Supporting open access to clinical trial data for researchers: The Duke Clinical Research Institute–Bristol-Myers Squibb Supporting Open Access to Researchers Initiative. Am Heart J. 172:64–69. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2015.11.002. PMID:26856217.
Simon GE, Corondo G, DeBar LL, et al. 2017. Data Sharing and Embedded Research. Ann Intern Med. doi:10.7326/M17-0863. PMID:28973353.
Taichman DB, Backus J, Baethge C, et al. 2016. Sharing clinical trial data: a proposal from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Ann Intern Med. 164:505. doi:10.7326/M15-2928. PMID:26792258.
The Academic Research Organization Consortium for Continuing Evaluation of Scientific Studies — Cardiovascular (ACCESS CV). 2016. Sharing data from cardiovascular clinical trials — a proposal. New Engl J Med. 375:407–409. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1605260. PMID:27518659.
Warren E. 2016. Strengthening research through data sharing. New Engl J Med. 375:401–403. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1607282. PMID:27518656.


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Sahara Reporters Archive for May 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Anyim Pius Anyim Named Secretary To Government of the Federation
Continued Stay Of Ministers In Their Offices Is Illegal- Keyamo
Extramarital Affairs And The Arnold Schwarzenegger's Wahala
Open Letter To President Jonathan About The Northern Youth
Goodluck Jonathan's Billion-Naira Party
My Response To Aregbesola's Lies By Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola
Continue Stay Of Ministers In Their Offices Is Illegal- Keyamo
There Is Still One More Inauguration To Do
The World Must Hear This: Evil In Lagos As Governor Fashola Was Inaugurated
Goodluck Jonathan: Too Much Of A Weak President To Fundamentally Change The Pdp And The Status Quo In Nigeria!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Syria and The Recent Arab Awakening – A Unique Circumstance
Bomb Blast Hits Army Mammy Market In Bauchi
Inauguration Address By Goodluck Jonathan
Jonathan Sworn-In Amidst Tight Security in Abuja, Mobile Phone Companies Made to Black-out Cell Phones
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Akpabio's Scam Artist, Ata Ikiddeh, Never Interviewed Me About CRARN - Bassey Antia
Geopolitics, Globalization, And Terrorism
Letter To President Jonathan Goodluck: Who Killed Chief Bola Ige?
EFCC Discovers $1 billion In Speaker Bankole's Proxy Account In UBA, Jonathan Wades In To Halt His Arrest
A Transformation Agenda For Accelerating National Development
Re: Awareness On The Present Ongoing Issues Related To Nigerian High Comission's Staff In Malaysia
President Jonathan's Inaugural Speech: In Defence Of Corruption
An Open Letter to the Nigeria High Commission in Malaysia on the Increasing Rate of Crimes Allegedly Committed by Some Nigerians in Malaysia and on the Reports of the Alleged Unofficial Conduct of Some Staff of the Commission
President Should Make Rights a Priority-New Administration Should Address Violence, Corruption, And Impunity-HRW
Friday, May 27, 2011
Ohakim Hands Over Two Days Early, Plots Escape From Nigeria
Time Up For Sit-tight Leaders in Africa
Awareness On The Present Ongoing Issues Related To Nigerian High Commission Staff's In Malaysia
Accident Disaster in Ibadan as Fuel Tanker Ignites Fire
Kenya Police Writes Nigerian Government Over Wife-Batterer Ambassador
PHOTONEWS: Nigerian Children Day In Lagos
Thursday, May 26, 2011
"The Youth Lunch With President Jonathan"-Give Me Sunlight By Feyi Fawehinmi
The Indefinite Incarceration Of Henry Okah And Hamza Al-Mustapha
Human Rights Groups Slighted By U.N. Chief In First Visit To Nigeria
We Were Never Involved In "The Youth Lunch With Mr President"
Nigerian Student's $23,000 e8 Scholarship In Jeopardy Over Upkeep Money
Jonathan Cancels G8 Appearance
Forgery And Perjury: Petitioners Call For Investigation And Prosecution Of Ogun State Governor-Elect, Senator Amosun
Re: SaharaReporters Story on President's Lunch With The Youth
NDDC Website Hacked By NaijaCyberHacktivists To Protest N1 billion Inauguration Spending
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
AGF Files Forgery And Perjury Charges Against Senator Igbeke
2011 NASS Budget Manipulation And N10 Billion Bankole Loan: Falana Petitions FRC
AGF File Forgery / Perjury Charges Against Anambra Senator, Alphonsus Igbeke
Killer Soldiers: How Soldiers Executed DPO, DCO, Others-Army Authorities Arrest Barrack Commandant-Vanguard Newspaper, Lagos
Rita Dominic's "Speech" At The Presidential Lunch
The Bukola Saraki Years In Kwara State
Memo To The 22-Man Violence Probe Panel
Federal Scholars Owed For 5 Months Now
Steve Ugbah: US Media Excited About Benue State Governorship Candidate's Ordeal
Gov. Akpabio's Armed Gang Forcibly Moves Abandoned Children
My Travails In The Hands of Brigadier-General Olagunsoye Oyinlola (rtd) And His Goons
The National Health Bill Brouhaha
Youth Lunch With Jonathan Turns Into Another Bribe-Fest
"We Are Watching You, Mr. President"
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
PEF: Restive Workers Threaten Walkout
Bloodbath In Lagos: Soldiers Kill DPO, DCO 8 Others-Vanguard Newspaper, Lagos
WHO Framework Convention: The Reality In Nigeria
SR Speaks: We Challenge The Jonathan Government To Tell Us: "What Is The Full Cost Of Jonathan's Presidential Inauguration?"
Nigerian Lawyer, Francis Chukwu Dazzles NY Law School
Of Biafra, raising the specter, and El Rufai by Oguchi Nkwocha, MD
ACN Candidate Steve Ugbah Granted Bail
CPC Worried About Fire Incident In Jega's Office
Lagos ACN Condemn Ugbah's Arrest, Damns Police For Complicity
Short Changing The Ndigbo: Victims And Perpetrators
Re-Buhari's Electoral Travails
Monday, May 23, 2011
Police Detain Benue's ACN Governorship Candidate Over Gov. Suswam's False Alarm
Lawyer Keyamo's Statement On The Arrest And Detention Of Prof. Ugbah (ACN Gov. Candidate Of Benue) And 14 Others By The Nigeria Police Force
Andy Uba's Fake Credentials Resurface At Anambra Election Tribunal
CSOs Urge Nass To Resist Imposition Of Presiding Officers
Ambushed PIB: Mischief Vs Genuine Oil And Gas Reform?
Nasir El-Rufai On President Jonathan's "Spectre Of Biafra": Matters Arising
PHOTONEWS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon Visits Nigeria
Presidential Committee On 2011 Post Election Violence Unlawful And Diversionary
Murder Of Uzukwu By Bayelsa's Famou Tamgbe: Family, Rights Groups, Others Cry for Justice
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Pay-To-Play/Chequebook Journalism: Why Nigerians Distrust Their Local Media Outlets-AlJazeera TV
VIDEO: Cheque Book Journalism: why Nigerians Distrust Their News Media
2011 Election: How Enthusiastic Electorate Were Deceived
Era Of Waste: Jonathan's Inauguration to Gulp N5 billion, Church Service N63 Million
When Africa's Sun Unveils Drug Smuggling!
PHOTONEWS: Museveni Repression Of Ugandans
Divided They Run, United They Lose : How Fractionalized Opposition Strengthens African Incumbents
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Akpabio Intensifies Clampdown On Child Rights NGOs; Forcefully Evacuates 127 Children From CRARN
Yorubas Reject PDP, Obasanjo Shame On You!
An African Should Lead IMF For A Good Reason
Akwa Ibom Child Witches: Eunice Thomas's Blood Money
Niger Deltans: Unfairly Vilified?
Friday, May 20, 2011
Theresa Ibori, Former Delta's First Lady Ordered To Refund Stolen money and Sell London Townhouses
Msgr. Hassan Kukah Rips Tinubu, Jonathan And Obasanjo Over Godfatherism
EFCC Raids Abuja News magazine, Arrests Eight
www.ptinigeria.org By Choice Ekpekurede
The Example Of Suzanne Thabet for Igbinedion, Ibori, Tinubu, Sani & Co
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Knocking The Truth On Its Head – The Pattern Of Voting In The South-East And South-South
Maurice Iwu And The Sale of Nigeria's Collective Inheritance
Lessons Of The Historical Process By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
Sultan Of Sokoto, Northern Emirs And Ulamas In Secret Meeting With Jonathan
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FG Sued At ECOWAS Court Over Killing Of NYSC Members
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Five Fatalities Reported In New Violence By Boko Haram
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CPC Alleges Plan To Arrest Its Chieftains
NYSC: Why Okenwa Will Not Serve In The North
IMF Chief, Strauss-Kahn's Alleged Sex Attack Victim Is African Woman From Guinea
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, International Monetary Fund Chief, To Plead Not Guilty In Sex Assault-DAILY NEWS
"Contraband" T-shirts For Soccer Kids Impounded By Nigerian Customs Over Refusal To Bribe
On Police Harassment Of Senator Alphonsus Uba-Igbeke
Is Governor Peter Obi and APGA Losing Grip Of Anambra State?
Sunday Trust Interview: Forensic Tests Will Expose The Fraud In 2011 Polls - Prof Sagay
Election Tribunals: 2007 Upturns May Be Child's Play
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director Of IMF, Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Assault-The Huffington Post/AP
Falana Petitions NJC Over Judge Kafarati's Controversial Handling Of Senator Alphonsus Igbeke's Election
A Pan-African Superstate: The Solution To Africa's Intractable Problems
VIDEO: PDP UnderAge Vote Rigging In Action
Osama Bin Laden's Shadow Over The United States
Friday, May 13, 2011
US Cancels Visa Lottery Due To Computer Glitch
Benue ACN Chieftain Assassinated
Attack On Jonathan: Ugandan Police Shot And Killed An Innocent Cyclist After Stoning Incident
A Clarion Call To All Nigerian Nationalities To Take Steps To Save Nigeria Now By Oodua Foundation
New Charges: EFCC Declares Atuche, Akingbola's Wife, Wanted Over N56b Fraud
Petition Against The On-Going Manipulation Corruption Trial Of Ex-Governor Chimaroke Nnamani Of Enugu State
Thursday, May 12, 2011
VIDEO: Attack On Jonathan In Uganda
Attack On Jonathan: Ugandan Police Shot And Killed An Innocent Cyclist Dead After Stoning Incident
Reporter Sues Governor Uduaghan, Police and SSS Over Detention
SERAP Wants ICPC To Probe Mismanagement Of N10 Billion Loan By House Of Reps
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MOSOP Blasts Justice Auta's Appointment As Chief Judge Of Federal High Court
Post Election Panel Is Illegal And Diversionary
No Election Took Place In South East And South-South, Prof. Sagay Says
On President Jonathan's Cheap Politicisation Of Post-Election Violence
ERC Calls On Governor Peter Obi And Ansu Management To Revert To The Old Fees
Profiling The Northern Enemy By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
Video: Bob Marley Story - Rebel Music
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Lawyer Drags FRSC To Court Over New Vehicle Plate Numbers And Driver's License Scheme
America And Pakistan: An Odd Couple In A Very Difficult And Complicated Marriage
Troubled Bankole Ordered To Appear Over Impounded Cash And Unpaid Wages
Poll Tribunals: The World Is Watching
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EFCC Arraigns CPC Chieftain; Former Minister Hassan Lawal Over N75 Billion Fraud
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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Photonews: Nigerian Rogue Bankers On Trial
NNPC: Diezani, Where Is Kerosene?
Monday, May 09, 2011
Ohakim: Downfall Of An Impostor-Governor
Preliminary Statement By CLEEN Foundation On The Conduct of Security Officials In The Supplementary Imo Gubernatorial And House Of Assembly Elections
Nigeria Police, Troops 'Abused Rioters' In North
Seeking To Establish The Truth Of The 2011 Presidential Election
Sexist Employment Policy At The University Of Ibadan
Bird Strike: Arik Aircraft Passengers Saw Hell As Flight Ran On One Engine-PM News, Lagos
Nigeria Newsday Exclusive: Dora Akunyili & Gov. Peter Obi Are Hypocrites– Dr. Chris Ngige
A Tragic Account Of Last Week's Rigged Elections In Bayelsa
Imo: Rochas, Do Not Rejoice Yet
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Governor Rauf Aregbesola Speaks
Ribadu Moves To Kabul, Afghanistan To Fight Corruption
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CPC Goes To Election Tribunal!
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Saturday, May 07, 2011
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Governor Obi Stunned as Chuks Iloegbunam Resigns
Governor Obi Hit With Departure of Another Top Official
Defying Family, Akunyili Plans To File Election Petition By Proxy
Governor Obi's Hit With Departure of Another Top Official
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Ohakim Stopped As Imo Elects Okorocha
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Friday, May 06, 2011
Akunyili Plans Defying Family, Akunyili Plans To File Election Petition By Proxy
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"Prof. Jega Did Not Order Oguta Elections Reinstated"-INEC, Abuja
The Imo Gubernatorial Elections: Matters Arising
Jega Orders Oguta Elections Reinstated, Extends Voting Time
Election Situation Room: Imo State Supplementary Election-Programmed to Fail?
Thousands Of Women Voters Stage Protest In Oguta Over Conduct Of Supplementary Elections
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Ongoing Imo Supplementary Poll: Reports From The Field
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Imo "Supplementary Election" Updates
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Thursday, May 05, 2011
APGA National Chairman Negotiates With President Jonathan In Abuja Over Party's Victory In Imo State.
The Ramifications Of Bin Laden's Capture By Obama
PHOTONEWS: Goodluck's Petroleum Products Scarcity- Signs Of Hard Times To Come
MOSOP Vs Gov Amaechi: Reconciling The Paradigm Shift
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
INEC Sacks Imo Electoral Officers, Imports Presiding officers From Rivers and Cross River States, Rogue REC Nwaghene Arrives
Rogue Banker Erastus Akingbola And Bello Adoke Stuck As EFCC Detains Rogue Banker Indefinitely
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Why Ohakim Lost The Election, Not To Rochas Okorocha But The People Of The State
Akwa Ibom Witchcraft Panel Finally In London, Adjusts Schedules To Accumulate Estacode
Situation Room: Regarding Supplementary Elections In Mbaitoli, Ngor-Okpala, Orji, & Oguta In Imo State
Bloody Akwa Ibom: ACN Chieftain Assassinated In Uyo
CAN Warns Newly Elected Governors Of ACN Not To Disobey Jonathan
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Gaddafi And The Polarization Of Africa's Intellectual Class
Heightened Security For Obama's Grandmother After Bin Laden Shooting
Hillary Clinton Congratulates Zeidabadi
Stop The Blame Game And Let The Government Step Up To Its Responsibilities
The Voice Of Mokwugo Okoye: Excerpts From The Writings Of Mokwugo Okoye 1
Nigerian Citizen Journalism Receives Major Press Freedom Award
Other Freedom Of Religion Concerns In Africa
Photonews: Fuel Scarcity Hits Abuja
Imo "Supplementary" Election: INEC Drops Controversial REC As Anxiety Grows Over Anenih's "Fix-It" Influence
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Monday, May 02, 2011
Guber Elections In Borno-A Stolen Mandate
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Request For Nullification Of April 26th Governorship Election In Abia State By APGA
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INEC Awards Imo Governorship To PDP
NNPC Dispels Rumour Of Hike In Fuel Price
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Osama Bin Laden, The Face Of Terror, Killed In Pakistan-CNN
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PHOTONEWS: Workers Day Annual March
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
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Max 8 pupils per class / Duration 30 minutes
The State Swim Waterbabies program is the ideal opportunity for your baby to learn to swim and become familiar with the aquatic environment. Our baby swimming lessons focus on fun water-based activities and catchy rhymes so you and baby can strengthen your bond and learn essential water survival skills together.
State Swim's water familiarisation programs (sometimes referred to as "baby swimming lessons") cover skills such as submerging, floating and moving through water. Suitable for almost all ages, our Waterbabies 1 class caters for younger babies aged 6 months to 18 months, while our Waterbabies 2 toddler swimming lessons cater for ages 19 months to 30 months. If your child is older than 2.5 years, be sure to have a look at our Kindergarten swimming lesson program.
There are many advantages to taking part in baby swimming lessons from an early age as a precursor to learning to swim; some of the mental and physical benefits of swimming lessons and water familiarisation lessons for babies include:
- Familiarity and confidence with water;
- The development of gross motor skills;
- Instilling a love of exercise into your child;
- A way to bond with your baby or toddler;
- A way for parents and babies to socialise and make friends!
Being a part of our Swim and Play programs are an excellent start to teaching babies the skills required to become strong, safe and confident around or in the water. However, it is still necessary for parents to be vigilant with their children when they are in or around water, including in backyard swimming pools, at the beach or during other water-based activities.


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The Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to the biomedical company Millendo Therapeutics (MLND). I found the stock by sorting Barchart's Top Stock to Own list first by the most frequent number of new highs in the last month, then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/18 the stock gained 48.39%.
Millendo Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing novel treatments for orphan endocrine diseases. The company's product candidate consists of AZP-531 and ATR-101 which are in clinical stage. Millendo Therapeutics Inc., formerly known as OvaScience Inc., is based in Ann Arbor, United States.
Barchart's Opinion Trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com website when you read this report.
Barchart technical indicators:
- 96% technical buy signals
- 62.70+ Weighted Alpha
- 41.27% gain in the last year
- Trend Spotter buy signal
- Above its 20 50 and 100 day moving averages
- 13 new highs and up 33.39% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 82.49%
- Technical support level at 16.25
- Recently traded at 16.62 with a 50 day moving average of 12.42
Fundamental factors:
- Market Cap $212 million
- Analysts have not made Revenue and Earnings projection on the company
- Wall Street analysts issued 3 strong buy recommendation on the stock
- 174 investors are following the stock on Seeking Alpha


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Tag: loss of a child
The Fixer
Good morning. Have you ever called someone to come and fix something in your home? Or maybe took your car to the mechanic to have something fixed? Maybe your like so many I know including myself that can fix stuff around the house, and with channels on you tube you can just do it yourself. There is a cartoon called Bob the builder. His motto is "Can we fix it? Yes we can!" I work in television and film and on a sitcom all the problems are solved in 30 minutes right? It's quick. As a mother I have fixed many of things. I've hemmed pants, sewn buttons on, solved problems around the house, super glue at times has been my best friend. I have fixed "boo-boo's" with band aids, I've even as some say fixed dinner.(laugh) Yet, on Jan. 19, 2013 as my son laid lifeless his bed, I couldn't fix him. I couldn't change what had already happened. I couldn't reverse this. I wasn't able to sit him on my lap and tell him everything will be ok. I couldn't fix this tragic, terrible, thing. I was no longer the fixer….. I could not wipe the tears away with a tissue and make this ok. No amount of super glue, crazy glue, gorilla glue, tape, band-aids, nails, putty, or any other adhesive was going to hold my heart from the billions of pieces it had broken into. Honestly, I've never felt such pain in my life. Several times after his funeral I found myself at the Dr.'s office and the emergency room once because of the physical chest pain I had. I thought I was having a heart attack or something. The tests results came back each time as negative, EKG was nice and normal. The doctors could not fix my broken heart. There was a pain there that could not be detected with machines. It could not be detected or helped with medication to make it feel better or go away. As a child, I used to hear the term "Jesus will fix it" someone even made it into a song. When you are facing a monumental challenge what does that mean? What does Jesus will fix it really mean? I needed real answers. I could not focus on my hurt or my problem in order to get these answers. I had to rely on my faith. I could not leave my faith behind. I had to trust that God would show up. I was suffering, in pain, and needed help. What I had to understand was that even the most damaged, broken, unimaginable situation that I or anyone else could go through including the death of a child was not to hard for Jesus to heal. Who is God in character? He is for me and this is the truth. So it means that with my sorrow and pain I can't be the center, he must be. Eliyah's death had to be looked at from a different set of eyes. Yes my heart was bleeding out, but I know that God is persistently consistent and apart from him I could fix nothing!!! This is how my healing would be. This wasn't going to be a neat little pretty package that all works out just fine and dandy, and end in a fairytale happily ever-after. In this "fixing" of it all would require me to know that my faith must continue to render that God is always Good. Always. This wasn't going to be a sitcom fix as mentioned above. It was going to be a lifelong journey. A journey of remembering who God is through my faith, knowing that he cares for me. I didn't have to be a fixer any more. I can quiet the sound of the hurt and let hope and faith resonate the loudest. His power alone can handle and manage it all.. What a healing to my hurt to know this. Love Always Wins!!
An Empty Chair
I remember the first day of school for all my children. Since preschool I've taken that first day photo like many other parents. Now, over the years I've watched parents get elaborate thanks to fantastic websites like Pinterest. Eliyah passed on a Saturday morning just shortly after returning to school from a 3 week holiday for Christmas break. I know the first Monday after his passing, was extremely hard for his friends, peers, and teachers. The school did a very special memorial over the PA system. He was the anchor and the face in the morning for GVTV. They too did a special announcement for their fallen friend. That was the first day of his empty chair. Each class he was in had an empty chair and a very real realization that he was gone….. An empty chair in Band, English, Math, History, Lunch, etc.
I also had empty chairs. I remember looking back in my driver's seat in my van and seeing where he sat most of the time. I had to walk by my dining room every day and see the dining room chair that he would no longer sit in. The couch, his bedroom on his bed, my room, everywhere that I ever saw him sit would now be empty……It took a while to not see his face looking back at me while I stood in the kitchen and watched him eat. I remember funny times where he would eat the biggest bowl of cereal and I'd ask did he save some for the rest of us and we'd just laugh!!!
Eliyah was a Junior in High School. The first day of what would have been his Senior year, I was a wreck. My daughter was going to be a Junior now and my other daughter Second Grade. Once again faced with the agony of sadness for one and joy for the 2 others. It's the craziest feeling. Smiling while crying. That year was the hardest for me. The place where he would've taken his back to school photo was empty…. All of his friends/peers were participating in Senior activities. Homecoming, Prom, and all else that comes along with it. I dropped off my oldest daughter at school one day and saw the seniors in cap and gowns outside prepping to take their senior photo… I lost it. I don't even know how I drove home. My heart felt that missing piece!!!! I did not attend what would've been his high school graduation but many told me they honored him and gave a moment of silence. It was so difficult and sometimes heart wrenching to see birthday announcements, and graduation announcements from others. I know they didn't send to be vindictive towards me but dang, didn't they know how much I was hurting? The truth is no. They were doing what most do, go on with their lives. I told people that he had already experienced the greatest graduation that one day all of us living for Christ will. He is in Heaven and nothing would ever top that. That's what my Spirit celebrated. That's what my faith shouted to me. But my human, motherly side said this sucks…..
Many parents that are grieving are seeing the empty chair for the very first time.. This is the time of the year which we call back to school and many kids didn't make it over the summer to enter this school year. If you know someone who has or is experiencing the empty chair give grace. A listening ear is encouraged. No one is looking for you to be the hero, just be present. It's a challenge to see other kids grow, change, have new experiences, develop, while you will forever miss those milestones. Be gentle, and show kindness. To my fellow members of the club no one wants to be in, continue to celebrate the memories. Honor your child the best way you can. Acknowledge all of the beautiful moments you shared. Healing is taking place. Be kind to yourself. There is no timeline, no manual. Say your child's name and express the love within!!!!! Amen!!!!!!


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Description: The Commission shall assist the Mayor on matters relating to the District's celebration of the annual public holiday commemorating the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrated on January 15th or on the third Monday in January of each year.
Functions: The Commission shall perform the following functions:
Qualifications: The Commission shall have a maximum of twenty-five (25) voting members. All members must be residents of the District of Columbia.


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A straight line is the shortest path between two points. Discussing curved space we would better call them geodesic lines to avoid confusion. I want to discuss these geodesic lines for surfaces of a sphere, elliptic space and hyperbolic space. Further we shall see how they are defined and that there is some resemblence between these spaces.
Geodesic lines on the surface of a sphere are great circles. An example is the equator of the earth. In general a great circle is the intersection between a plane going through the center of a sphere and the surface of the sphere. Thus we get a unique great circle for any two points on the surface of the sphere because these two points together with the center of the sphere define the plane that contains the great circle. This shows that two points determine a unique geodesic line in spherical geometry and that the geodesic line is not the same as in Euclidean space. Quite in general we expect that two points give a unique geodesic line. Its shape depends on the geometry of space.
We get an elliptic space from the stereoscopic projection of the surface of a sphere to an Euclidean drawing plane. Great circles on the surface of the sphere appear as circles too in the drawing plane. Thus the geodesic line between two points is now a circle going through these points. But what is its radius? We could find it by projecting the points back to the surface of the sphere, getting the great circle going through these points and projecting the great circle back to the drawing plane. But this is unnecessarily complicated and we better find a simple equation that directly defines us the radius of the circle in the drawing plane.
Note that the center of the stereoscopic projection is the north pole of the sphere and that the projection plane goes through the south pole. The projection plane is parallel to the equatorial great circle. The image of the equator is trivially a circle of twice the radius of the sphere. Any other great circle intersects the equator at two opposite points. Thus geodesic lines in the elliptic plane too intersect projected equator at opposite points. They look like this:
The red circle is the projection if the equator and the brown dot is the projection of the center of the sphere. The blue circles are geodesic lines that have their center on the black line. Note the yellow dots. As discussed, all these geodesic lines go through this point. If R is the radius of the red circle, r is the radius of the circle representing the geodesic line and d is the distance of its center from the projection of the center of the sphere, then we get
d² + R² = r².
This equation uniquely defines the geodesic line connecting two points in elliptic space. It is essential for creating images in elliptic space and relating them to images on the surface of a sphere.
For the Poincaré disc representation of hyperbolic space we get similar results. Geodesic lines are now circles that intersect the boundary of the disc at right angles:
The red line is boundary of the Poincaré disc and the brown dot is its center. The blue circles are geodesic lines that go through the yellow dot. If r is the radius of a geodesic and d the distance between its center and the center of the disc, then
d² – R² = r²,
where R is the radius of the disc. Again, this equation determines the radius of a circle going through two points and makes that geodesic lines are unique. We need it to create kaleidoscopic images in hyperbolic space. Obviously, there is some resemblance between the stereographic projection of a sphere and the Poincaré disc. But do not go to far on that.


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Remember the good old days when supporters of the prejudice and discrimination codified in the United Methodist Book of Discipline just came right out and said gay people were immoral and should be condemned? OK, I'm joking about that being "good" in any way, but it's noteworthy that as public opinion has evolved to strongly support same-sex marriage and LGBTQ people more broadly, this talking point has slipped off the list off institutional defenders of The UMC's anti-gay status quo. The overwhelmingly obvious fact that queer couples want to get married because we are in love–and not because we are sexual perverts or predators–has made that argument as laughable as it is offensive.
For a while the talking point became the importance of upholding the Discipline; we can't just break rules whenever we feel like it, defenders of exclusion said, or we'd have an ungovernable church. But then gazillions of people (OK, an exaggeration) pointed out that the rules in question are unjust and that as justice-seeking people we have an obligation to disobey unjust laws. It became inconvenient if not impossible for anyone who has ever paid homage to Martin Luther King to use this argument. Moreover, Discipline experts have shown over and over how the Discipline–much like the Bible–contains conflicting mandates and questioned why the punitive, exclusionary paragraphs should trump to whole of the Discipline.
So the rage these days is to lament that clergy and bishops (one bishop so far, but we are hopeful!) who perform weddings on an equal basis are breaking the "covenant" they have with one another. Unfortunately for the Council of Bishops and others who are trotting out the new talking point, this argument is no more sound than the one about the importance of upholding the Discipline, and critics are rightly lining up to debunk it. Civil rights veteran Gil Caldwell has likened covenants that require the exclusion of LGBTQ people to the racially exclusive covenants that kept Black people out of white neighborhoods. RMN Executive Director Matt Berryman has pointed out that the covenant we have with God ought to take precedence over covenants in the church. And Jeremy Smith has run down an entire catalog of conflicting covenants in The UMC, concluding that biblical obedience is a good guide to discerning covenantal obligations.
The bottom line, to borrow an image, is that the bishops have no clothes here and it's important for all of us to point that out. No amount of rationalizing the exclusion of LGBTQ people in the name of institutional order can justify the preservation of the unjust status quo in the United Methodist Church.
- How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go from Here? - August 23, 2018
- On bishops, choices, and the prompting of the Holy Spirit - November 8, 2016
- Statement read to the Council of Bishops - November 1, 2016


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