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Technological advancements by Chrysler in the past few years have truly given a boost towards the new generation of Ram Trucks, with the 2013 Ram 1500 as no exception. Its mild face-lift and restyled lights are definitely going to catch your eye, while its plethora of other features are sure to get you excited.
As the winner of the 2013 Motor Trend Truck of the Year award, its hard to find reasons not to love the new 2013 Ram 1500. In case you need convincing, here are our 5 reasons:
1. Legendary brawn and reliability
With choices ranging from the 305 hp, 6-speed, 3.6L Pentastar V6 engine to the 395 hp, 8-speed, 5.7L HEMI V8 under the hood, this Truck is a genuine powerhouse. The Ram 1500 has a 6×4 foot cargo bed, tows up to 10 tons of weight, and has a torque rating range of 269-407 lbs/ft. With this kind of power and performance, one would imagine a thunderous sound at acceleration – but you won’t hear all of that in the cabin!
Above its performance, what is truly impressive about the 2013 Ram 1500 is its best-in-class fuel economy. Achieving up to 28 MPG (Hwy), the 2013 model offers nearly a 20% improvement over its predecessor.
2. Beauty and design
Don’t let the elegance of this truck fool you – its frame may be light but its extremely durable. In addition, the larger grille, aerodynamic design, bi-halogen projector headlamps, and LED taillights give it a well-crafted style and distinct personality. Additional convenience features include power stainless steel running boards, power folding mirrors, a complete central locking system and a power sliding window. On the interior, the main cabin of the 2013 Ram 1500 looks and feels luxurious. The front seats are soft and comfortable, and the leather upholstery gives the Truck a unique sophistication.
The 2013 Ram 1500 offers plenty of security features, including stability control, 4 wheel anti-lock disc brakes, trailer sway control, hill start assist, full-length side curtains and front seat airbags. The trailer brake control is an added security feature if needed.
One of the greatest features of the 2013 Ram 1500 is its price. You can pick up this vehicle at Destination Chrysler for as low as $19,995.. ’nuff said!
5. Driving impressions
Without a doubt the Ram 1500 offers a unique driving experience – particularly via its suspension and steering. Its new air suspension allows for a far smoother ride than its competitors, and its height clearance gives it a competitive edge for off-road activities. The suspension can also be adjusted to make loading the cargo hold much easier. The steering system gives the Truck a responsive feel and sharp handling,
If you are in the market for a sold, durable, all-round truck, the 2013 Ram 1500 is an excellent choice. Visit us at www.destinationchrysler.ca to learn more and book a test drive today.
2013 Ram 1500 Quick Facts:
|Price Range||$19,995 (ST) to $42,395 (Laramie Longhorn)|
|Trims:||ST, Tradesman, SXT, Express, SLT, HFE, Outdoorsman, Big Horn, Sport, Laramie, Laramie Longhorn|
|Engine:||HEMI v8 Horspower (390 hp) with V6 fuel economy (28 mpg highway)|
|Towing capacity||Up to 10,450 lbs|


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- Premise: Sha Na Na's Jon "Bowzer" Bauman and Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes host a collection of classic rock, pop and doo-wop songs from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Included: live performances; archival clips from the Dick Clark vaults. (more)

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Today, we sat down with Dan Heathcote to talk music inspiration, heroes, advice for musicians and much more. Be sure to check out his music and social media below after the interview!
What is your inspiration to write your music? Is it your surroundings?
My inspiration to write music comes from writing poetry, which comes from thinking about themes and stories either from books, films or the world itself and the inner world of imagination. I like to write in abstract and in metaphors.
But I am writing about feelings essentially. From Joy to despair and all the many shades.
I wouldn’t want my music to be just one thing.. and my relationship with the music, the notes, the scales, the rhythms, is that I want to play with both harmony and discord, both melancholy and happiness.
The best music appeals to all our emotions..
My band Zadkiel is named after an archangel and has a very ethereal sound, dark chords with euphoric lyrics / harmonic chords with dark lyrics..I don’t want to be pigeoned holed..
What type of music did you listen to growing up?
Alternative Rock and Grunge.. back in 1991 with MTV it felt like the sky was the limit if you had the talent, you could succeed. Outsiders succeeded in the 90’s. Guitar music was boundary pushing. I started playing guitar in 1996 as a teenager.. and my first proper songs of my own were recorded in 1999 with my first band Endorphin.
Then as the decade changed at the turn of the 21st Century, Electronica seemed to become another interesting world to explore. I now am making more electronic songs on my own.. since I started to learn how to use Logic music software. I like how it can take the music into a futuristic or a retro direction. Drum machines can sound 80’s or they can sound abrasive and cutting edge!
Is there someone you looked up as a hero?
I do look up to Jeff Buckley vocally as a hero.. he’s probably the best male singer of the modern age.. he inherited his voice genetically from his father Tim Buckley (the folk/jazz singer from the 60’s) who also had an incredible range. It’s how he stepped out of his father’s shadow that impressed me most. He added something unique to the 90’s alternate scene which touched me.. with both Grace and his unfinished 2nd posthumous album Sketches for My Sweet Heart The Drunk. He was fearless, technically brilliant but totally convincing emotionally. His songs sounded like real heartbreak not the work of a hack. Authenticity is key to being the best kind of artist you can be.
I have lots of other influences too but I sound like myself. Cynical people tend to crucify you via your influences, but I‘ve kind of gone out of my way to sound like me too.. embracing both my best traits and faults. It’s hard to match up to your heroes.. and you know what?
you don’t have to. I can sing. I can sound like me, influences are there to be outgrown as you find yourself. I still listen to Jeff a lot.. because of the spirit of his recordings.. but its too easy and lazy to label me as his disciple.
Radiohead and Muse were influenced by him too and were vocal about it..both groups went on to reinvent themselves several times over.. that’s what it’s about.
If you weren’t a musician, would you be doing today?
I would probably be writing books.
I love to write and live to write. I get inspired to put pen to paper everyday and am trying to build a psychedelic vibe with my poetry/ lyrics. I love poets like William Blake, Charles Baudelaire, writers like William Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, Edgar Allan Poe, the risk takers, the world builders, the haunted visionaries, the driven ones.
I love sci-fiction, Horror and Philosophy.. the existentialists like Nietzche and Kierkegaard.. they attempted to deal with the psychological problems of modern living.. looking for meaning in the apathy and anxiety, answers in what appears meaningless. There is much meaning to be found even if it sometimes appears to be futile. I’m not afraid to spend time on my own and create my own vision of the world on paper. I am also interested in spiritual ideas such as enlightenment and reincarnation.
What advice do you have for our fans out there that want to create music?
Just do it. Do it for love not money. Otherwise your work will be a second rate copy. Find you. Be you. Do something different, unexpected. it’s not easy but it is rewarding. Keep your integrity, find your authenticity. Quality over quantity. Capitalism wants to rank you, keep you pegged somewhere in the hierachy of successes and failures.. Fight it, transcend it..
Making music is the reward in itself. It will teach you more about yourself and your subconscious if you let it. Also if you can take your friends with you.. surround yourself with people who believe in you.


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Lakefront Resort with Award-Winning Spa
Heidel House Resort & Spa sits on a 20-acre estate on the shores of Green Lake—Wisconsin's deepest natural lake and a popular destination for outdoor recreation. Surrounded by rolling hills and tall oak trees, the lakeside resort is a go-to spot for fishing, hiking, and golfing.
The hotel’s Evensong Spa was named one of the country's top spas in 2013 by Spas of America. Its main attraction is a labyrinth constructed from ceramic tiles and river rocks that occupies 2,000 square feet, with glass-window walls looking out on woodland scenery.
Heidel House Resort is home to several restaurants with lakefront views. A Wine Spectator award winner since 2002, the casual restaurant Grey Rock puts an innovative twist on steak, seafood, pasta, and other staples. Head to the Sunroom bistro to enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner amid floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the lake.
Green Lake, Wisconsin: Waterside Resort Town with Year-Round Fishing Opportunities and 19th-Century Homes
Green Lake is a picturesque community located in the heart of central Wisconsin. It contains nearly 28 miles of shoreline dotted with bluffs, rock formations, and beautiful Victorian homes. Year-round fishing opportunities, wildlife art centers, and a range of other recreational activities give visitors plenty to do here.
Northern pike, walleye, bass, and catfish are just a few of the many fish you can catch from Heidel House’s pier. For a glimpse into Green Lake’s cultural history, head to the Thrasher Opera House, located a mile from the hotel. A legendary movie theater and social gathering place in the early 1900s, the landmark has since been restored and now hosts concerts and theater shows.

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A cat called "Dusty" produced 420 kittens during her breeding life, a world record.
A tabby cat named Dusty, born 1935, of Bonham, Texas, USA produced 420 kittens during her breeding life. She gave birth to her last litter (a single kitten) on 12 June 1952.
Dogs and cats mainly sweat from their footpads.
Humans and dogs first became best friends 30,000 years ago, scientists believe.
There are more than 40 cat breeds.
Cats can't taste the sweetness.
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Kk module use principle of group _ _ mechanical fingerprint high-speed linear module parameters
straight line gear coupling handling function according to certain standards, according to certain principle, no rules stacked with onto one or more of the items selected, cherry-pick, place. Original rely on artificial selection and handling to specify the location of the job after automation, is expected to save labor and reduce operation errors.
because also object moving heavy objects, thus helps to reduce the burden of operators. Handling the difficulties of food industry and other industries of the handling robot, is must use of multi-axis line for object recognition gear coupling and the visual system so as to realize intelligent selection and acting accordingly.
use linear module for pallet is many industries including the food industry production using industrial robot widespread application. Use robot palletizing speed, high efficiency, and can carry heavy items, saves the manpower cost greatly.
straight line module in handling palletizing equipment with high performance, long stroke, high loads meet the heavy industry and a variety of lightweight building configuration combination, can be provided free of charge the construction of the safe and reliable design, provide convenience to customers and for the development of the customer.
straight line module handling robot is a modern automatic control field, a high and new technology in mechanics, mechanics, electric hydraulic pressure technology, automatic control technology, sensor technology, microcontroller technology and computer technology and other fields, has become the modern machinery manufacturing is an important component part of the production system. It has the advantage that can be programmed to complete the tasks of the expected on its structure and performance of man and machine respective advantage, especially reflects the artificial intelligence and adaptability.
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Hangzhou Xiaoshan Zhenyu Transmission Co., Ltd. serves a wide variety of professional markets and industries across the globe. Contact us at Zhenyu Transmission to find the you have always dreamt of.
electric motor suppliers is attracting a great positive feedback from the customers. And many of our clients are fully satisfied with it.
electric motor suppliers continued to evolve to having strong manufacturers develop huge marketers and people came to value their opinions about what to buy.


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Remaining perhaps the most chaseable Swainson's Hawk in history, the light morph juvenile at the Beanery/a.k.a. Rea Farm is still there today. I would hazard that it will still be there tomorrow morning, too. Here's map to the area it has been hanging out, click to enlarge:
In other bird news, the Common Eider count at St. Peter's in Cape May Point is up to 80, way the highest count ever for Cape May County. Three White-winged Scoters and two Purple Sandpipers are also there.
Some weather, eh? The tides have been amazingly high, higher than anything from Hurricane Isabel in 2003, according to Chris Hajduk over at the Coast Guard Base. But keep your eye on Sunday, because it will have been 5+ days of backed-up migrants from bad weather (which is one good reason why the Swainson's Hawk is still here) and good flight conditions are forecast for Saturday night and Sunday.

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The nationally ranked No. 18 Hamilton College men's basketball team hosts two NESCAC games against No. 14 Wesleyan University on Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. and Connecticut College on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.
Hamilton (12-0, 1-0 NESCAC) opened their NESCAC schedule with a convincing 78-55 win over Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. on Jan. 7. The Continentals were held under 89 points for just the second time all season and they are averaging 94.8 per game, ranking them ninth in Division III. Hamilton enters the weekend as one of four undefeated teams remaining in the country.
Four Continentals average double figures in scoring. Kena Gilmour '20 leads the NESCAC with 18.5 points per game and collects a team-high 7.3 rebounds. Peter Hoffmann '19 scores 14.1 points per game and shoots 59.7 from the field. Tim Doyle '19 and Michael Grassey '19 both drop in over 13 points per contest. Doyle, Grassey and Joe Pucci '18 each shoot above 40 percent from three-point range.
Wesleyan (10-2, 1-1 NESCAC) began their season 9-0 before losing two straight against Springfield College (72-67) on Dec. 31 and then-No. 11 Williams College (76-68 OT) on Jan. 5, but quickly rebounded on Jan. 6 with an 80-70 upset over then-No. 4 Middlebury College.
The Cardinals average 78.9 points per game, 46.6 percent from the field, and 32.8 percent from three. Wesleyan leads the conference with 9.4 steals per game, seven blocks per game, and by holding its opponents to just 36 percent from the field.
Jordan Bonner leads the team and ranks third in the NESCAC with 16.9 points per game. Nathan Krill scores 12.6 points per game and collects a team-high 8.5 rebounds per game. Kevin O'Brien (8.4 ppg), J.R. Bascom (7.5 ppg), and Jordan James (6.8 ppg) each shoot over 60 percent from the field, ranking them all in the top-five of the conference.
Last season, the Continentals upset the then-No. 9 Cardinals 92-76 at Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Andrew Groll '19 helped lead Hamilton to victory with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Wesleyan controls the 14-7 all-time series record since the 1905-06 season.
ABOUT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
Conn. College (6-8, 0-2 NESCAC) defeated Fisher College 79-70 on Jan. 9 to snap a three-game losing streak that included two NESCAC setbacks to then-No. 4 Middlebury (82-60) on Jan. 5 and then-No. 11 Williams (91-57) on Jan. 6.
The Camels average 73 points per game, 44.4 percent from the field, and 35.9 percent from three-point range. Conn. College tips-off at Amherst College on Friday night before visiting Hamilton.
David Labossiere is fifth in the NESCAC with 16.7 points per game and shoots 40.8 percent from downtown. Dan Draffan puts in 14.1 points per game and Phil Leotsakos adds 9.5 points per contest. Labossiere, Draffan, and Leotsakos all shoot above 46 percent from the field and collect at least 5.4 rebounds per game.
Hoffmann drained 21 points and had a career-high seven blocked shots as Hamilton defeated Conn. College 86-70 at home last season. The Continentals have won five of the last six contests against the Camels to take control of the 7-6 all-time series record.


Inexpensive Connector Blocks for Interfacing to Ribbon Cables
VI Control Systems has designed several connector blocks for mating ribbon cables to screw terminals. Our design goal was to make the connector blocks small and inexpensive. Connector blocks are mounted by using 6-32 stand-offs. The connector blocks feature a ground plane that is connected to the mounting screw holes.
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List of Bookmarks
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll, Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper, Tom's Midnight Garden - Philippa Pearce, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Prydain - Lloyd Alexander, Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin, Dracula - Bram Stoker
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Severus finds himself trapped in a number of fictional worlds and struggles to free himself to return to his reality. Crosses over with and therefore contains some spoilers for: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Grey King (from The Dark is Rising Sequence) by Susan Cooper, Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) by CS Lewis, The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain) by Lloyd Alexander, The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle) by Ursula K Le Guin, Dracula by Bram Stoker and the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling. There are a number of deaths, which are significant, but they are all canonical. It's probably not necessary to be familiar with all the books, except maybe Harry Potter?

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The Senate frequently enters into unanimous consent agreements (also called "UC agreements") that establish procedure on a bill that the Senate is considering or soon will consider.1 There are few restrictions on what these agreements can provide, and once agreed to, they can be altered only by a further unanimous consent action. In recent practice, the Senate often begins by adopting a general UC agreement, then adds elements in piecemeal fashion as debate continues. UC agreements often contain provisions affecting the floor amending process, most often in one or more of the ways detailed below.2
Under Senate rules, amendments may be offered to a bill until the bill has been amended in its entirety (but not thereafter). A UC agreement can limit the amendments that are in order. For example, the agreement may include a list of the only (or only additional) amendments that Senators may offer to the bill; these amendments may be identified by some combination of number, sponsor, and subject.3 The UC agreement may also provide that, by agreeing to it, the Senate also be deemed to have adopted a specified amendment; for example, the agreement may provide for the adoption of a committee substitute (and may also treat it as original text for the purpose of further amendment). A UC agreement may also set a different vote threshold for agreeing to an amendment; for example, in recent years, the Senate has commonly adopted UC agreements requiring 60 affirmative votes for adoption of certain amendments.4
Under Senate rules, once committee amendments to a bill are acted upon, Senators may offer amendments to the bill in the order in which they seek and receive recognition from the presiding officer. While the parties' floor leaders and the bill's majority and minority floor managers receive priority in recognition, Senate rules and precedents do not otherwise specify a sequence in which amendments to a bill are to be offered.5 A UC agreement can provide the order in which Senators are to offer certain amendments to a bill. For example, an agreement may specify which amendment the Senate will consider after disposing of the pending amendment. A more encompassing agreement may specify the sequence in which a list of amendments will be considered.
Under Senate rules, Senators usually may propose second-degree amendments to a first-degree amendment while it is pending, and may continue doing so until the first-degree amendment has been completely amended. A UC agreement can prohibit all second-degree amendments, or all second-degree amendments on a certain subject. It can also allow Senators to offer only specified second-degree amendments.
Under Senate rules, the debate on an amendment can continue (unless cloture has been invoked) until no Senator seeks recognition to speak on it, or until the amendment has been disposed of in some way. A UC agreement can limit the time available for debating a particular amendment, each of several specific amendments, or all amendments to the bill. The agreement can provide different amounts of time for debating individual first-degree amendments, and it can provide more time for debating first-degree amendments than for debating second-degree amendments. UC agreements often divide control of the time for debating an amendment between the Senator offering it and another opposing it (often the minority manager of the bill, or alternatively, the minority leader).6 In addition, a UC agreement can limit the total time devoted to acting and voting on all (or all further) amendments to a bill. For example, the agreement may specify that consideration of amendments shall end at a time specified. Increasingly, UC agreements provide that each of a series of amendments be considered and then temporarily laid aside rather than voted on, and that votes then be "stacked" to occur in immediate succession on all of them at some later point (often just before a final vote on the measure).
Under Senate rules, amendments offered to a bill need not be germane to that bill, except for amendments to general appropriations and budget reconciliation bills or unless the Senate has invoked cloture. A UC agreement may require that certain or all amendments to a bill be germane or that they meet the less strict standard of relevancy.7 Either standard may also be applied to second-degree amendments.
Under Senate rules, an individual amendment may be subject to points of order8—for example, to enforce the congressional budget process—that, if raised and allowed to stand, would prevent consideration of the amendment. A UC agreement may waive points of order against certain or all amendments, thereby protecting consideration of certain amendments that Senators may offer. If a UC agreement limits debate on an amendment, a point of order against the amendment is not in order until the time has expired or been yielded back.9
One UC agreement from the 114th Congress follows below. It illustrates several dimensions on which an agreement may affect the amending process. Specifically, in providing for further consideration of S. 2012 in the 114th Congress, the Senate agreed to call up (that is, make pending for consideration) 28 amendments, en bloc (that is, all at once) and then proceed immediately to vote, en bloc, on those amendments (and another). The UC agreement provided that, after that vote, another seven amendments be made pending, en bloc, after which the Senate would concurrently debate those amendments for up to two hours (with time divided equally between and controlled by the bill's floor managers). The agreement provided for separate votes on each amendment after such debate but also established that agreeing to each amendment required 60 votes. Following those votes, the Senate would then vote on one additional amendment (which had been already pending at the time of the agreement). Its adoption was also subject to a 60-vote threshold. At that point, the Senate would be deemed to have agreed to the already-pending full-text substitute amendment (Amdt. 2853), as amended by any of the earlier votes taken by the Senate on amendments. This action ends the amendment process, as the bill would then be amended in its entirely. The agreement also addressed budget points of order, indicating that the agreement did not preclude such points of order from being made during consideration. The agreement also expedited several steps to conclude consideration of the bill and a vote on final passage.
S. 2012 (ORDER NO. 218)
Ordered, That at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 2012, a bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; provided, that it be in order to call up the following amendments en bloc and that the amendments be called up and reported by number:
—Cantwell Amdt. No. 3276;
—Klobuchar Amdt. No. 3302 as modified;
—Flake Amdt. No. 3055;
—Flake Amdt. No. 3050;
—Hatch Amdt. No. 3237;
—Murkowski Amdt. No. 3308;
—Heller Amdt. No. 3286 as modified;
—Vitter Amdt. No. 3075;
—Portman Amdt. No. 3168;
—Shaheen Amdt. No. 3292 as modified;
—Heinrich Amdt. No. 3155;
—Manchin Amdt. No. 3270;
—Cantwell Amdt. No. 3313 as modified;
—Cantwell Amdt. No. 3214;
—Vitter Amdt. No. 3266;
—Sullivan Amdt. No. 3310;
—Heinrich Amdt. No. 3317;
—Vitter Amdt. No. 3265 as modified;
—Kaine Amdt. No. 3012;
—Alexander Amdt. No. 3290;
—Gillibrand Amdt. No. 3004;
—Warner Amdt. No. 3233 as modified;
—Thune Amdt. No. 3239;
—Udall Amdt. No. 3221;
—Coons Amdt. No. 3203;
—Portman Amdt. No. 3309 as modified;
—Flake Amdt. No. 3229; and
—Inhofe Amdt. No. 3251;
provided further, that immediately following the reporting of the amendments, the Senate vote on the amendments en bloc, as well as Amdt. No. 2963, offered by the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), with no intervening action or debate.
Ordered further, That it be in order to call up the following amendments en bloc and that the amendments be called up and reported by number:
—Murkowski Amdt. No. 3234 as modified;
—Isakson Amdt. No. 3302;
—Burr Amdt. No. 3175;
—Lankford Amdt. No. 3210;
—Boozman Amdt. No. 3311;
—Udall Amdt. No. 3312; and
—Paul Amdt. No. 3787;
provided further, that there will be 2 hours of debate, equally divided in the usual form, on the amendments concurrently and that no further amendments be in order; provided further, that following the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate vote on the amendments in the order listed with a 60 affirmative vote threshold for adoption of each of the amendments with no intervening action or debate.
Ordered further, That following disposition of Paul Amdt. No. 3787, the Senate vote on Amdt. No. 2954, offered by the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), with a 60 vote affirmative threshold for adoption; provided, that following the disposition of Amdt. No. 2954, the substitute Amdt. No. 2953, offered by the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), as amended, be agreed to and that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture, upon reconsideration, on S. 2012, as amended; provided further, that if cloture is invoked, all post-cloture time be yielded back, the bill be read a third time and the Senate vote on passage of S. 2012, as amended; further, the budget points of order not be barred by virtue of this agreement.
Ordered further, That with respect to the motions to invoke cloture on Amdt. No. 2953 and S. 2012, the mandatory quorum under Rule XXII be waived; provided, that the filing deadline for all first degree amendments to Amdt. No. 2953 and S. 2012 be at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. (Feb. 2, Apr. 13, 2016.)
UC agreements can limit the amending process on the Senate floor in ways not mentioned above.10 For an explanation of how these agreements can affect other aspects of Senate floor proceedings, see CRS Report RS20594, How Unanimous Consent Agreements Regulate Senate Floor Action, by [author name scrubbed].
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This report was originally prepared by [author name scrubbed], former senior specialist in the Legislative Process at CRS. The listed author has updated the report and is available to respond to inquiries on the subject.
For a broader overview of UC agreements, see CRS Report RL33939, The Rise of Senate Unanimous Consent Agreements, by [author name scrubbed].
For an in-depth explanation of the Senate amending process, see CRS Report 98-853, The Amending Process in the Senate, by [author name scrubbed].
Inclusion of an amendment in an adopted UC agreement constitutes action on the amendment. Until the Senate has taken some action in relation to an amendment, the Senator offering it may modify or withdraw it at will, but cannot offer an amendment to it.
The use of this supermajority threshold allows for a vote on the amendment, but it also protects the prerogatives of a minority who may be opposed without necessitating the use of cloture, which may require additional floor time. For more detail, see CRS Report RL34491, Unanimous Consent Agreements Establishing a 60-Vote Threshold for Passage of Legislation in the Senate, by [author name scrubbed].
For example, Senators may offer amendments to any unamended section of the bill at any time.
When a UC agreement limits debate on an amendment, the amendment is not subject to a motion to table until all time has expired or been yielded back. See Floyd M. Riddick and Alan S. Frumin, Riddick's Senate Procedure, 101st Cong., 2nd sess., S.Doc. 101-28 (Washington: GPO, 1992), p. 1287.
See Riddick and Frumin, Senate Procedure, pp. 1344-1353 for precedents on germaneness under UC agreements, and pp. 1362-1363 for those relating to relevancy.
See CRS Report 98-306, Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the Senate, by [author name scrubbed].
Riddick and Frumin, Senate Procedure, p. 1356.
See Riddick and Frumin, Senate Procedure, pp. 1314-1328 for precedents affecting the amending process under a UC agreement. For example, if the agreement specifies a time for specific votes or time limitations on debate, a number of precedents specify the circumstances under which further amendments may be in order but not subject to debate.


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The fund seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics). The fund's bond investments may include, but are not limited to, the following: bonds issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, government and private mortgage-related securities, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, bonds of foreign governments and companies (limited to up to 30% of the fund's assets in the aggregate, up to 5% in non-U.S. dollar-denominated bonds and up to 5% in emerging market bonds), asset-backed securities, floating rate loans (limited to up to 20% of the fund's net assets) and other floating rate securities, inflation-indexed securities, and zero coupon, pay-in-kind and step up securities. The fund invests principally in bonds rated investment grade (i.e., Baa/BBB or higher) at the time of purchase or, if unrated, deemed of comparable quality by The Dreyfus Corporation.
The fund's portfolio managers buy and sell fixed-income securities based on credit quality, financial outlook and yield potential. Generally, fixed-income securities with deteriorating credit quality are potential sell candidates, while those offering higher yields are potential buy candidates.
The fund generally maintains an effective duration of one year or less. The fund does not have any restrictions on its average effective portfolio maturity or on the maturity or duration of the individual bonds the fund may purchase. A bond's maturity is the length of time until the principal must be fully repaid with interest. Average effective portfolio maturity is an average of the maturities of bonds held by the fund directly and the bonds underlying derivative instruments entered into by the fund, if any, adjusted to reflect provisions or market conditions that may cause a bond's principal to be repaid earlier than at its stated maturity. Duration is an indication of an investment's "interest rate risk," or how sensitive a bond or the fund's portfolio may be to changes in interest rates.
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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has portrayed an occurrence from 2004, where they played an ODI against India at Kolkata. It was the event of BCCI’s Platinum Jubilee festivities.
“India had invited Pakistan for the celebrations of platinum jubilee of BCCI. It was organized in a grand style. Former players from Pakistan were invited, politicians were also there.
Imran Khan was there. BCCI had invited all Indian captains. When the first innings ended, they made them take rounds of the ground in small batches,” Inzamam said on his YouTube channel.
India set a mammoth Target:
India, in that match, had batted first and scored a mammoth 292/6. Where Virender Sehwag scored 53, while Yuvraj Singh was the superstar with 78 off 62 balls.
Inzamam uncovered that such a major objective had never been pursued at the Eden Gardens and the organizers had written India’s name on the trophy during the innings break itself.
“So there was a lot of pressure for that match. BCCI had arranged for a big trophy for the winners. India won the toss and batted first. They scored 292 for six. 293 was never chased before there. I remember they wrote India as the winners of the platinum jubilee cup. They were so confident because they had a very good team. India always had a good team. That score had never been chased there before so they were confident of winning. The celebrations began at lunchtime,” Inzamam said.
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But a century by Salman Butt took them to the finish line comfortably.
“It was just one match so the pressure was much more. The second big pressure was of Imran Khan, who was watching the match from our dressing room.
I have played under Imran Bhai. He had kind of taken over captaincy. Salman Butt was batting with me. He suffered cramps. So a teammate came running in with a message.
I thought I’m the captain who is sending me messages. He told me that Imran Bhai has said Salman Butt is having trouble with his hamstring. Tell him to retire hurt, take treatment, and then go back onto the field. I sent Salman back. He came back and scored a hundred.”
“I remember Younis Khan who was our best at that moment had got out for a duck in the chase. Shoaib Malik and Salman Butt put together a good partnership and then I walked in when Malik got out.
I took time in the beginning, couldn’t score freely in the first 30-40 balls but gradually upped by scoring rate. Salman at the other end was playing really well. He scored a hundred,” recalled the former Pakistan captain.
“In Calcutta 1 lakh people watch the match. They make a lot of noise for their home side. 15-20 thousand had come to watch us practice a couple of days before the match,” he added.


McDonald’s Could Possibly Serve Breakfast All Day and Deliver [VIDEO]
I think at some point in life we've all walked into or hit up the drive-thru at McDonald's to grab breakfast only to find that we're too late (Cue Scene from Falling Down). Well that scenario may soon be a thing of the past. In a recent interview McDonald's CEO Don Thompson said the fast food giant is considering serving breakfast all day. Other ideas the company is also toying with, is the idea of delivery service, which "arch-rival" Burger King has already started in some larger metropolitan areas, and a rewards program for customers who frequent the restaurant chain.
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Part A – Hospital insurance
Part B – Medical insurance
Part C – An option to get Medicare through a private insurance company
Part D – Prescription drug coverage.
Medicare Part A works differently than the health insurance plans most of us possess at work, where a premium is paid each month whether we need it or not. Medicare Part A is known as a fee-for-service plan, meaning that you would only be charged once you visit the hospital. Outlining Part A, or hospital insurance, is the simple part.
You have a couple of decisions to make concerning the rest of the Medicare coverage. You have the choice of adding Part B or D, or picking the optional Part C.
Part A covers costs associated with hospital care while Part B covers medical costs like preventive screenings and doctor visits. Similar to Medicare Part A, enrollment in Medicare Part B is automatically processed. However, unlike Part A, it is not free. You’ll pay a premium every month. You can have the option of opting out by getting a hold of your Medicare office and canceling the Part B coverage and picking up a private insurer.
Prescription drug coverage can be covered by choosing Medicare Part D. These benefits will be delivered through private plans which contract with Medicare. Monthly premiums are set for this plan.
Medicare Advantage, or Part C, is an optional plan which mixes the coverage of Parts A and B, yet works similar to the health insurance we get from our workplace. Private insurance companies that are approved by Medicare offer this form of coverage.
An additional difference is that Part C plans often have networks, and once you pick one of these plans, you’ll be required to utilize the hospitals or doctors which belong to that network.
In order to receive Medicare benefits, a person must have resided in America for 5 years and have a permanent residency within the country. Additionally, recipients who qualify should be a minimum of 65 years of age or possess a disability which is permanent. Additionally, any individual who suffers from end-stage kidney disease, needs a kidney transplant, or on dialysis is eligible for Medicare benefits.
In order to get any form of benefits through Medicare, people should apply through a local Social Security office. For those who receive benefits of Social Security, enrollment is automatic when they reach the age of 65. Other individuals must submit coverage application in the period of open enrollment that starts 3 months prior to the individual’s birthday and is completed 7 months afterward.
Medicare isn’t a free program. Indeed, a huge amount of the plan’s costs are paid by citizens of the United States. FICA, also named the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, states that nearly 3% of payroll tax deducted automatically from each person’s paycheck must be utilized for funding the Medicare plan. In turn, this money will pay for the insurance companies which are private, doctors, and hospitals which recipients of Medicare utilize. In total, the plan accounts for around 13% of the federal budget, with a yearly cost that is estimated at $277 billion.


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Skate Warehouse is always excited about new Penny boards coming into the shop, for instance we’re all pretty darn stoked on the Penny 22” Skateboard Complete in Red/Black/White. That’s why we’re equally as excited about a new video that takes a look into the story behind Penny Skateboards. Founder Ben Mackay talks about going from riding one little plastic skateboard when he was five to making millions of them today.
Waiting For Lightning, Danny Way’s bio-pic premiered last night, April 10th, at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. The turn out was good, and so was the response.
For ten years Way has been in the process of building a Mega ramp in his Kauai backyard. He’s finally done. Waiting For Lighting is the story of how it came to be, with special appearances by many, including Colin McKay, Brian Harper, Christian Hosoi, Skin Philips, Jacob Rosenberg, J. Grant Brittian, Jake Phelps, and more.
We’ve got the trailer and some pictures from the event below.
Silas Baxter-Neal and Tyler Bledsoe, along with many others, are heading to Portland, OR on March 29th to check out the newest TransWorld SKATEboarding’s video The Cinematographer Project, where 15 different filmmakers came together to create one project featuring the likes of Chirs Hernandez, Bill Strobeck, Jon Holland, Beagle, and many more. Check out the trailer here.


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Comprised of more than 7,700 images on glass plate negatives, the Mildenhall Collection of photographs document most aspects of the foundation era–the1920s to the 1930s–in Canberra’s history as the new capital city of Australia. Both as historical documents and as works of art, the Mildenhall photographs held by the National Archives of Australia, and a smaller collection held by the National Library of Australia, are of great significance to Australia.
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Acton Offices - Administration centre for Federal Capital Commission, Depts of Home Affairs and Interior prior to East and West Block construction
Reverend Doctor William John Edwards, Headmaster of Canberra Grammar School with Lady Stonehaven, wife of the Govenor General presenting a trophy at the School Sports Day at Manuka Oval
Dedication of St.Andrews House,the Manse for St. Andrews Presbyterain Church, a gift from the Ross family of Kinross near Holbrook, State Circle Forrest
Visit to Canberra by Young Australia League boys from Western Australia.Officials in front of Parliament House


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Ontario's 75 utilities hinder rise of electric cars: experts
Ontario's overabundance of utility firms may pose a major roadblock to the province's plan to boost electric car ownership, some experts say.
The experts say Ontario's 75 independently operated utilities often overlap their efforts and breed inefficiency, holding back upgrades needed so the grid can support what the province expects will be an influx of electric cars in the next few years.
"A lot of work needs to be done (â€¦) if Ontario is going to move toward infrastructure to support electrification of vehicles," said Hossam Gaber, an energy professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
"Having co-ordination is important to avoid waste of time, waste of resources and also, making sure we are not lacking or losing something important."
Plug'n Drive, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the move to electric cars, said about 2,500 of the province's approximately seven million cars are electric â€” less than half a per cent.
The province said in 2009 it aims for one in 20 cars to be electric by 2020 â€” at least 380,000, based on current figures.
Thomas Timmins, head of the global renewable energy practice at the law firm Gowlings, said grid upgrades are needed as demand for power grows exponentially with charging speed. Fast charging â€” under an hour â€” uses up to 10 times the power a household usually consumes.
"Everyone's going to be like, 'I need to charge in an hour. I need to charge in 15 minutes. No, no, I need to charge in five minutes,'" he said.
Some small-scale utilities have as few as three employees and are unequipped to handle the necessary changes, he said.
Horizon Utilities' vice-president of business development, Neil Freeman, said one way to better integrate electric cars would be to merge some of the utilities.
"It would be easier to implement those innovations and it would be of lower cost," he said. "There would be less administrative cost for larger utilities than 70 different implementations."
Provincial boards proposed some forms of merger in 1996 and again in 2012, but officials never acted on those recommendations. Some firms, however, did merge of their own volition after 1996, dropping the number of utilities â€” 393 at its peak in 1932 â€” to close to current levels.
Ministry of Energy spokeswoman Andrea Arbuthnot said the province will not force mergers, but expects firms themselves to form "innovative partnerships."
She said the government has pumped $50 million into research on smart grids â€” systems that provide feedback so utilities can identify high-demand areas â€” which should help ensure electric car owners get the power they need without overwhelming the grid.
About $14 million of the funds have been doled out so far but Arbuthnot said the province will announce where the rest will go in the "near future."
Meanwhile, some are taking steps to ensure the existing electric cars are integrating well into the grid in certain areas.
Plug'n Drive is providing lists of those who buy home chargers to 14 major utilities in the province to monitor usage, said outreach manager Ron Groves.
"The idea there is that if they see a cluster happening â€” of five, six, 10 electric vehicles in a neighbourhood â€” they can make a decision as to whether the infrastructure there can handle the load."
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There is a critical and expanding need for effective control of explosives that can fall into the hands of those with malicious intent. An investigative tool that determined the origin and routes of transit of contraband explosive materials, through the use of taggants, would stem the theft and abuse of explosive materials. A proposed, novel method of taggant generation involves the creation of bioengineered bacteria that contains specific DNA taggant sequences. The focus of this thesis project was the development and fabrication of a lysis device that would allow for field-portable extraction of DNA from modified vegetative bacteria for on-site identification of these taggants.
Lysis of the bacteria, Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius, required the development of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device. SAW technology was employed for its ability to be miniaturized, use low amounts of power, and the potential to provide high efficiency for cell lysis due to SAW energy trapping at the surface of the device.
The fabrication of the SAW device was carried out on Y-128° lithium niobate (LNO). Operating at 96 MHz and held at surface temperatures of 5°, 35°, and 55°C, the SAW device successfully lysed vegetative bacteria. DNA released through lysis was quantified using a PicoGreen fluorescent stain and revealed that up to 30% of all cells were lysed after 240 seconds of exposure at 35°C. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was performed to confirm that DNA released originated from Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius. Further testing on a different cell type, bovine red blood cells, showed that the system could be used to lyse a different cell type, leading to potential uses outside of a bacterial taggant detection system.
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Electronic producer yetep has teamed up with revered singer-songwriter Josh Rubin for his reflective and melodic new single, “Remember”. Marking yetep’s third release on Lost In Dreams, “Remember” finds him plunging into the throes of romantic suffering, playing out the greatest hits from a relationship in hopes of mustering up the courage to power through a rough patch. Listen to the song now below.
Throughout “Remember”, Josh Rubin hits every forlorn note with unbelievable grace, as he urges his lover to focus on the memories from the magic bubble when they first met. Moody keys glimmer amongst a backdrop of drifting pad lines and intermittent snare and kick hits. Once the ardent hook “I want you to remember” sets in, yetep skyrockets the somber mood into the heavens with his melancholic production.
“Every relationship has its ups and downs,” says Josh Rubin. “It’s how you handle those low moments that defines it. This song is about remembering those good times and using the love that’s grown from them to pull you out of the darkest times.”


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Every now & again, I will post literary playlists that feature fiction and poetry that come together for a specific vibe or mood. To kick things off, here are some books that, regardless of whether you’re a guy or girl, bring out the Femme Fatale in all of us. Also, just to tease you, the quotes are from the books themselves.
1. To Bedlam & Partway Back by Anne Sexton.. because “I am the queen of all my sins forgotten..”
2. Tell Me by Kim Addonizio.. because I want you “to tell me how fucking good I look..”
3. Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller.. because “God, you won’t believe what crap these people are talking about…”
4. Strike Sparks by Sharon Olds... because “I say, do what you are going to do, and I will tell about it.”
5. Sula by Toni Morrison … because ” I want.. I want to be.. wonderful. Jesus, make me wonderful.”
6. Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith.. because “every woman begins as weather…”

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Live from the Beacon Theatre
directed by Kerry Asmussen
starring The Doobie Brothers
The logo represents an iconic brand. Over the last five decades, The Doobie Brothers’ contribution to American music has been incredible. In fact, to tabulate all their timeless hit songs and million-selling albums would require the fingers and toes of half the members of a large-sized local bike club. While their “family” faces have changed with the times, the band continues rolling down the highway, driven by co-founding “brothers,” singer / songwriter guitarists, Patrick Simmons and Tom Johnston.
Captured onstage in front of 3,000 fervent fans at NYC’s legendary Beacon Theatre, the Doobie’s latest offering is a unique live concert package that delivers more than the standard “greatest hits” experience. The hook is an easy sell – “One Night” (November 15, 2018) / “Two Albums” (Toulouse Street and The Captain and Me) – available as a two-CD set, a deluxe 2-CD / 1-DVD combo and a Blu-ray edition.
For the casual fan, revisiting these Doobie hits live is a treat, indeed. However, for longtime die-hards, the deep album cuts provide maximum payoff. The ever-engaging ringleaders, Simmons and Johnston both lay down their signature-style A-games, directly from their comfort zones – connecting with the crowd and performing with the same ease and confidence as if they were at home, wrenching panheads on their vintage Harley Davidsons. Bringing additional “WOW factor” to the equation, perennial member John McFee brandishes an impressive array of musical weaponry throughout – guitars, pedal steel, dobro, violin, cello, harmonica and banjo, as well as providing his personal powerhouse vocals.
The first half of the show is dedicated to recreating the Doobie’s platinum-selling, 1972 sophomore slab, Toulouse Street. Kicking off with a pair of bona fide biggies, “Listen to the Music” and “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” the tunes bring the crowd to life – barely taking a breath ‘til intermission. Seguing from “Mamaloi” into the title track, Simmons comments on the “growth” of the band over the years. “We’re taking some liberties with the arrangements – ‘cuz we can,” he announces casually. Johnston further encourages the crowd to “get up and boogie” as they launch into “Cotton Mouth.” Enhanced by Bill Payne’s fresh-sounding piano work, the longtime staple, “Jesus is Just Alright” still packs an impressive punch. Described by Johnston as, “an old rocker from the club scene, “Disciple” is another high-octane highlight that prompts even a gal in the balcony to dance with her beer swaying in the air. Featuring McFee on dobro, “Snakeman” is a sweet slice of all-American roots rock that brings the first set to a rousing conclusion.
Following an intermission break, the band returns to the stage to kick off their monstrous 1973 LP, The Captain and Me – a Top 10 treasure featuring a chart-busting double-shot – a tasty expanded version of “Long Train Runnin’” and an explosive version of “China Grove.” However, the true “Captain’s gems” are the “buried treasures,” including the blues-based “Dark-Eyed Cajun Woman,” the dual acoustic guitar-driven “Clear as the Driven Snow” and the ever-beautiful “South City Midnight Lady.” The band wraps the sweat-soaked show up with a heart-stopping encore combo of “Take Me in Your Arms,” “Black Water” and a special reprise version of “Listen to the Music.”
In sum, The Doobie Brothers Live from the Beacon Theatre is a superb production. Come for the music, but stay for – the music.


Hello again, everyone! The session is half over and it appears some in the Legislature want to discuss anything except what should be our number one priority.
The budget is the top job every year for my colleagues and me; this year it is even more critical than at anytime this decade. With $900 million less to spend this year than in last year’s budget, the challenges are great.
This week, a critical budget deadline will pass having been unmet. The Legislature is required, by law, to complete the budget for Oklahoma’s public schools by April 1. The House of Representatives budget chair said this about the statutory deadline: “It’s a good goal.”
It is considerably more than a “goal,” and – in fairness – that deadline rarely has been met. If it is unrealistic – and I do not believe it is – then we should change it. If the Legislature will not change the deadline, then the Legislature should meet the goal – period.
School districts wait on state funding to determine their budgets, including how many teachers will be in classrooms come August. Teachers wait on the budget to see if they have jobs next year. The Legislature should not act like it is above the law, especially when doing so negatively impacts the lives of teachers, their families and their students.
That deadline – and shrinking budget numbers – should sharpen the focus on budget issues, but it has not. This week, House leadership blamed “uncertainty” over the federal stimulus package for the delay in getting Oklahoma’s budget work underway. At least they have finally said we should begin working on Oklahoma’s budget independent of the stimulus.
The stimulus also has created openings for opportunistic politicians. A state senator planning a run for governor said we should give back to Washington all the stimulus money coming to Oklahoma.
Whatever your position on the federal stimulus package, it is ludicrous to suggest we send our tax money back to the federal government. Here is the reality: if we return stimulus money, some other state will take it and spend it on critical needs for their citizens.
It would be terribly irresponsible to allow Oklahoma money to improve roads and bridges in some other state. It would be wrong to leave out in the cold Oklahomans who depend on Medicaid while money to help them goes to some other state.
If there ever was a time to “keep our eyes on the ball,” it is now. Our state is enduring a budget shortfall, a national recession, and families facing challenges unlike anytime in recent memory.
Despite those historic challenges, some are more focused on excuses and opportunistic statements than finding solutions to real problems. If the next eight weeks are anything like the last eight, then the accomplishments of the 2009 session of the Oklahoma Legislature will not even fill up a postcard.
Thanks again for reading this week’s “Senate Minute.” Have a great week, and may God bless you all.


Bill Knight: Comeback unclear with jobs report
Until this month’s partial re-openings, business districts seemed like something out of an old “Twilight Zone” episode: eerily quiet, with closed shops, few vehicles and fewer pedestrians, all affected by the pandemic and precautions to avoid it.
The resulting economic woes are because of the COVID-19 virus, not government responses, skittish or selfish investors, or aggressive doctors or bankers. The contagion requires public-health safeguards that included closing many businesses, which laid off employees.
However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week reported that the U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly fell 1.2 percentage points in May, to 13.3%. The BLS conceded that the rate doesn’t include another 3% of workers who lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, classified as on “temporary layoff.”
About 42 million Americans have lost their jobs in recent months.
The official number of unemployed fell by 2.09 million as of the week of May 12, BLS said. That still left 20.99 million jobless. (The figure also doesn’t include dropouts from the labor force or people forced to work part-time when they really want full-time jobs — or once had them.)
“If all the 32.5 million workers who are out of work as a result of the virus had shown up as unemployed, the unemployment rate would have been 19.7% in May instead of 13.3%,” said Economic Policy Institute Policy Director Heidi Shierholz.
Plus, the federal agency’s survey of metro areas showed every one of the nation’s 389 metro areas lost jobs and saw higher unemployment rates due to the pandemic.
Previously, BLS reported that April’s job loss was 10 times the number of jobs as last April: 20,626,000 compared to 2,600,000. In that month alone, the country lost all the job growth that had happened since President Obama’s first term.
That’s obviously felt by many households. A Census Bureau survey released this month said that more than 20% of Americans said they had little or no confidence in being able to pay next month’s rent or mortgage.
As for Illinois, the state’s jobless rate is now a record-high 16.4%, according to the Department of Employment Security, up from 4.4% before the pandemic. IDES’ most recent report shows 823,100 jobs lost since February. Most have been in “leisure and hospitality” (restaurants and taverns, hotels and theaters, concerts and sporting events), which has less than half of its February number (301,000 compared to 623,500).
Elsewhere, a June 3 payroll report from Moody’s Analytics and ADP said U.S. companies in May cut another 2.8 million jobs. That news was mixed since it was a decline, but it wasn’t as bad as the 8.8 million lost jobs economists forecast.
“The good news is … the COVID-19 recession is over — barring another, second wave,” commented Mark Zandl, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. However, “the recovery will be a slog until there’s a vaccine or therapy that’s distributed and adopted widely.”
In the meantime, unemployed Americans still have some aid available — for a few more weeks. Jobless benefits are paid by states, but the $2.2 trillion CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) that Congress passed in March provides an additional $600 in weekly benefits. However, that expires next month (compared to the Great Recession’s unemployment assistance, which extended benefits to 99 weeks).
In Washington, Republican leaders oppose extending assistance, and Democratic leaders propose subsidies for businesses to cover payrolls.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, who predicted joblessness could reach 20%, said the country will probably need three to six more months of government financial help for employers and families.
“We may need to do more, and Congress as well,” he said, adding, “For the economy to fully recover, people will have to be fully confident, and that may have to await the arrival of a vaccine.”
Some in the GOP support more help for the jobless. Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said, “It’s unfathomable that the Senate is set to go on recess without considering any additional COVID-19 assistance for the American people.”
In Business Insider, Wall Street analyst Henry Blodgett and business journalist David Plotz echoed cautious tone expressed by Powell and Zandl, stressing, “Even when everything is open, our economy won’t recover until people feel safe resuming their normal lives.”
Bill Knight has been a reporter, editor and columnist for more than 50 years. Also an author, Knight is a journalism professor emeritus from WIU, where he taught for more than 20 years.


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I am very late to the TeaParty Swap this month, but this card is on it's way. Jen (Miss Boo) has challenged us to make a non traditional Red, White, and Blue card with a non patriotic theme. I decided to use a stencil (Joggles 'Giant Mums') and Distress Oxides. I added a bit of Daisy trim and a tiny red heart to stand in for the 'o' in LOVE.
Thanks Jen for your color combination. I loved making a non patriotic card with our old Red, White, and Blue.
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It would be illegal to leave children age 6 or younger unattended in cars for any length of time, under a measure filed Thursday by Democratic state Rep. Emily Slosberg of Boca Raton.
The proposal (HB 115), filed for consideration during the 2018 Legislative Session, would be stricter than current law.
Adults currently can’t leave children in vehicles for more than 15 minutes or for any period of time if the motor is running, the health of a child is in danger or a child appears to be in distress.
Under Slosberg’s proposal, violations would be punishable by a second-degree misdemeanor charge, which carries a penalty of up to $500 and 60 days jail.
Violating current law is considered a noncriminal traffic infraction that carries a fine between $50 and $500. Felony charges are already in place if a child is harmed.
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I want to take a quick moment to reflect on the influence other mothers have had on me and my mothering. Be it mothers who I share opinions with or ones who disagree with my parenting style completely, they have all in some way- big or small- shaped the way I have developed into the mother I am today. And I am so grateful to each and every mommy I have met who has shared her ideas, opinions, tips, etc. with me because even if I disagreed with them, they made me re-evaluate what I was doing and try to make improvements or change direction.
When my daughter was only a few months old and I still felt completely insecure about my mothering, one of my best friends sent me a book dealing with the ideas of attachment parenting. It was such a significant book on my journey of motherhood- I had finally found a parenting philosophy that felt completely right. I often wonder if my path had been quite the same had I not read this book at the time that I did. I am so thankful for this!
I was very lonely during the first months of motherhood, as many other mothers are. My husband and I went to a barbeque and I met another breastfeeding mother- the first one I had ever really spoken to about nursing and been able to exchange some thoughts with. She persuaded me to come to a La Leche League meeting and introduced me to a local mommies group. Today, I am in training to become a LLL leader and have a whole network of local mothers to socialize with. This one friend was able to take me out of my lonely home life and out into the open. She brought me into an environment in which breastfeeding was normal . Who knows what kind of a mother I would have become without this incredible support network. I am incredibly grateful for this!
These are just two of the most significant examples that have shaped me as a person and have made me the mother I am today. Every mother I interact with makes her mark on me in some way- be it through the extreme love that she shows her children, the calm way she is able to interact with them, etc. You ladies may not know it, but you always make an impression on me.
I want to thank you all! Every single mother I know is incredible in her own way and I am so grateful to know you all on some level. Some mothers I know very well and can share most everything with. Others are ‘just’ Facebook friends, but are always supportive. Some I don’t even know in person- they are my wonderful Twitter mamas and the mothers in forums. You are all awesome! Thank you for helping me become a mother.

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Ever since the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade and repeal the national right to abortion, reproductive rights have been one of the most polarizing and pressing issues facing American politics. Immediately after the June ruling, many Republican-controlled states enacted strict abortion bans, while abortion access generally remained in more liberal-leaning areas of the country. Now, several states — California, Kentucky, Montana and Vermont — will ask voters to weigh in concerning abortion.
California and Vermont to vote on solidifying abortion rights
The Supreme Court decision did not directly impact residents of California and Vermont, where abortion access remains legal and generally accessible. Now, voters will decide whether to strengthen these protections. Both states have proposed amendments to their state constitutions that would explicitly acknowledge and protect reproductive rights within these states. Such protections, while not changing current access to abortion services, would make it more difficult for future governments to repeal or limit those rights.
Kentucky and Montana to decide whether to further restrict abortion rights
Meanwhile, Kentucky has proposed to amend its state constitution to explicitly say that the state’s constitution does not “secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.” Kentucky was one of several states that had an anti-abortion trigger law that went into effect when the Supreme Court’s Roe repeal was announced. Kentucky law now bans all abortions — even in cases of rape or incest — except for situations in which the life of the mother is in danger. This is one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country.
Rachel Sweet, campaign manager for Protect Kentucky Access, explained to Blavity that these policies are relevant for “Black and brown communities and low-income people in the state of Kentucky because we know those are the people who are most impacted by extreme abortion restrictions.”
Concurrently, Montana has proposed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which would make it a felony for doctors who do not try to save the lives of infants who are born alive — according to the law’s broad definition of life — during abortion procedures. Opponents of the law argue that existing law already covers these scenarios and that the purpose of the law is to criminalize legitimate medical procedures.
Lessons from surprise Kansas vote outcome
The four November referendums follow a similar vote held earlier this year in Kansas. In a surprising victory for abortion advocates, voters in Kansas — a solidly Republican state — voted in August to reject an amendment to the state’s constitution that would have said that there was no right to abortion access in the state. By rejecting this amendment, Kansas voters kept abortion legal in the state, implying that support for abortion rights, even in red states, remains significant.
Sweet, for her part, predicts a similar outcome in her state. “What we’re going to see in Kentucky in November is that people are not going to stand for these extreme restrictions that put women’s lives at risk,” she said. This direct vote on abortion rights, she argues, “is an ideal opportunity for Kentuckians to make their voices heard.”
Michigan abortion protections remain in limbo
A vote to enshrine abortion rights in the Michigan state constitution, similar to the proposals for California and Vermont, was initially scheduled to be held in November as well. However, the vote has currently been indefinitely postponed after Democrats and Republicans on the Michigan Board of State Canvassers failed to agree on the language and formatting of the proposal. A lawsuit on whether to allow the vote in November is currently pending before the Michigan Supreme Court. This impasse leaves abortion rights in Michigan in a state of limbo. A 90-year-old abortion ban is still on the books in Michigan, but the current Democratic government has refused to enforce it since Roe was overturned, and a state judge recently ruled the old ban unconstitutional.
The votes in all of these states, as well as the many political races in which candidates’ position on abortion has become a main point of debate, will ensure that reproductive rights remain one of the most influential political issues in the country. The fight over abortion, at the state and federal levels, will thus continue past November, but this year’s votes will play a major role in shaping that debate for years to come.

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text: Sándor Bognár was born 1968 in Augsburg as son of austro-hungarian parents. After he finished high-school he was living in Hungary, Brazil and France and studied portuguese and finnougristcs at the LMU Munich. He is living in Berlin since 1999 where he managed the Pussy Galore art gallery until 2002 which he established as sort of alternative hungarian cultural centre. Since 2002 he has been working as freelancer for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. In the same year he founded the translation bureau abc correspondences. Since 2004 he also writes screenplays for documentaries and at the moment he is working on an own film project about hungarian gypsy music. At NoLogic Studioz he is responsible for the textual contents of the websites and for translations.