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Bill Text: IN SB0397 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Indiana Senate Bill 397 (Prior Session Legislation)
IN State Legislature page for SB0397
Amended
Bill Title: Indiana public retirement system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-01 - Senator Boots added as second author [SB0397 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-SB0397-Amended.html
DIGEST OF SB 397 (Updated January 27, 2010 11:48 am - DI 102)
Citations Affected: IC 2-3.5; IC 5-10; IC 5-10.2; IC 5-10.3; IC 5-10.4; IC 5-10.5; IC 33-38; IC 33-39; IC 36-8; noncode.
Synopsis: Indiana public retirement system. Establishes the Indiana public retirement system (system) to administer and manage the following: (1) the public employees' retirement fund (PERF); (2) the teachers' retirement fund (TRF); (3) the judges' retirement fund; (4) the prosecuting attorneys retirement fund; (5) the state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement fund; (6) the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund; (7) the legislators' retirement system; (8) the pension relief fund; (9) the special death benefit fund; and (10) the state employees' death benefit fund. Creates an eleven member board of trustees for the system (board) consisting of ten members appointed by the governor and the director of the budget agency (or designee) serving as an ex officio voting member. Requires a trustee to complete annually at least 12 hours of trustee education. Provides that the board's powers and duties are the combined powers and duties of the PERF and TRF boards. Provides that each retirement fund continues as a separate fund managed by the board. Provides for a director of the system who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the board. Requires the director to employ managers for PERF and TRF. Allows the director to employ managers for one or more of the other public retirement funds of the system. Makes conforming and technical corrections. Repeals provisions that establish the PERF and TRF boards.
Effective: May 1, 2010; July 1, 2010.
Walker, Kruse, Boots, Young R Michael, Stutzman
January 14, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
January 28, 2010, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 2-3.5-2-2.7; (10)SB0397.1.1. --> SECTION 1. IC 2-3.5-2-2.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 2.7. (a) "Board" refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
(b) References in this article to the PERF board or TRF board shall be considered after April 30, 2010, to be references to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
SOURCE: IC 5-10-5.5-1; (10)SB0397.1.2. --> SECTION 2. IC 5-10-5.5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.227-2007, SECTION 51, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter and unless the context clearly denotes otherwise:
(1) "Board" refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
(a) (2) "Department" means the Indiana department of natural resources.
(b) (3) "Commission" means the alcohol and tobacco commission.
(c) (4) "Officer" means any Indiana state excise police officer, any Indiana state conservation enforcement officer, any gaming agent, or any gaming control officer.
(d) (5) "Participant" means any officer who has elected to participate in the retirement plan created by this chapter.
(e) (6) "Salary" means the total compensation, exclusive of expense allowances, paid to any officer by the department or the commission, determined without regard to any salary reduction agreement established under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(f) (7) "Average annual salary" means the average annual salary of an officer during the five (5) years of highest annual salary in the ten (10) years immediately preceding an officer's retirement date, determined without regard to any salary reduction agreement established under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(g) (8) "Public employees' retirement act" means IC 5-10.3.
(h) (9) "Public employees' retirement fund" means the public employees' retirement fund created by IC 5-10.3-2.
(i) (10) "Interest" means the same rate of interest as is specified under the public employees' retirement law.
(j) (11) "Americans with Disabilities Act" refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and any amendments and regulations related to the Act.
(k) (12) Other words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as set forth in IC 5-10.3-1.
SOURCE: IC 5-10-5.5-3; (10)SB0397.1.3. --> SECTION 3. IC 5-10-5.5-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 3. (a) The management administration of the retirement plan created by this chapter is hereby vested in the board. of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund.
(b) Records of individual participants in the retirement plan created by this chapter and participants' information are confidential, except for the name and years of service of a retirement plan participant.
SOURCE: IC 5-10-5.5-7.5; (10)SB0397.1.4. --> SECTION 4. IC 5-10-5.5-7.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.180-2007, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 7.5. (a) As used in this section, "board" refers to the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund established by IC 5-10.3-3-1. Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
(b) As used in this section, "public retirement fund" refers collectively to:
(1) the public employees' retirement fund (IC 5-10.3);
(2) the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund (IC 5-10.4);
(3) the state police pension trust (IC 10-12); and
(4) the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund (IC 36-8-8).
(c) Subject to this section, a participant may purchase service credit for the participant's prior service in a position covered by a public retirement fund.
(d) To purchase the service credit described in subsection (c), a participant must meet the following requirements:
(1) The participant has at least one (1) year of creditable service in the retirement plan created by this chapter.
(2) The participant has not attained vested status in and is not an active participant in the public retirement fund from which the participant is purchasing the service credit.
(3) Before the participant retires, the participant makes contributions to the retirement plan created by this chapter as follows:
(A) Contributions that are equal to the product of the following:
(i) The participant's salary at the time the participant actually makes a contribution for the service credit.
(ii) A rate, determined by the actuary for the retirement plan created by this chapter, based on the age of the participant at the time the participant actually makes a contribution for service credit and computed to result in a contribution amount that approximates the actuarial present value of the benefit attributable to the service credit purchased.
(iii) The number of years of service credit the participant intends to purchase.
(B) Contributions for any accrued interest, at a rate determined by the actuary for the retirement plan created by this chapter, for the period from the participant's initial participation in the retirement plan created by this chapter to the date payment is made by the participant.
(e) At the request of the participant purchasing service credit under this section, the amount a participant is required to contribute under subsection (d)(3) may be reduced by a trustee to trustee transfer from a public retirement fund in which the participant has an account that contains amounts attributable to member contributions, including contributions made on behalf of a member (plus any credited earnings) to the retirement plan created by this chapter. The participant
may direct the transfer of an amount only to the extent necessary to fund the service purchase under subsection (d)(3). The participant shall complete any forms required by the public retirement fund from which the participant is requesting a transfer or the retirement plan created by this chapter before the transfer is made.
(f) At least ten (10) years of service in the retirement plan created by this chapter is required before a participant may receive a benefit based on service credit purchased under this section.
(g) A participant who:
(1) terminates employment before satisfying the eligibility requirements necessary to receive an annual retirement allowance; or
(2) receives an annual retirement allowance for the same service from another tax supported governmental retirement plan other than under the federal Social Security Act;
may withdraw the purchase amount plus accumulated interest after submitting a properly completed application for a refund to the retirement plan created by this chapter.
(h) The following may apply to the purchase of service credit under this section:
(1) The board may allow a participant to make periodic payments of the contributions required for the purchase of the service credit. The board shall determine the length of the period during which the payments must be made.
(2) The board may deny an application for the purchase of service credit if the purchase would exceed the limitations under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) A participant may not claim the service credit for purposes of determining eligibility for a benefit or computing benefits unless the participant has made all payments required for the purchase of the service credit.
(i) To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations, the retirement plan created by this chapter may accept, on behalf of a participant who is purchasing permissive service credit under this chapter, a rollover of a distribution from any of the following:
(1) A qualified plan described in Section 401(a) or Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) An annuity contract or account described in Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) An eligible plan that is maintained by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or an agency or instrumentality of a state or
political subdivision of a state under Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4) An individual retirement account or annuity described in Section 408(a) or Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(j) To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations, the retirement plan created by this chapter may accept, on behalf of a participant who is purchasing permissive service credit under this chapter, a trustee to trustee transfer from any of the following:
(2) An eligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.2-1-1; (10)SB0397.1.5. --> SECTION 5. IC 5-10.2-1-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. Board. "Board" as used in this article means the board of trustees of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund and the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund. Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.2-2-1; (10)SB0397.1.6. --> SECTION 6. IC 5-10.2-2-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. Scope; Purpose. (a) This article applies to the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund and the public employees' retirement fund. Each retirement fund covered by this article is a separate retirement fund managed by its the board under its the fund's retirement fund law. Each The board shall make and publish regulations which are appropriate to the efficient administration of this article. The obligations of the state and political subdivisions for benefit payments are specified in each retirement fund law.
(b) Each fund The Indiana public retirement system is an independent body corporate and politic. A fund The Indiana public retirement system is not a department or agency of the state but is an independent instrumentality exercising essential government functions.
(c) For purposes of IC 34-13-2, IC 34-13-3, and IC 34-13-4, each board, each fund, and all employees of each board or fund are public employees (as defined in IC 34-6-2-38). All employees of each board or fund employed within a classification covered by a labor agreement to which the state is a party shall continue to remain subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement and any successor labor agreements entered into by the state.
(d) (c) The benefits specified in this article and the benefits from the Social Security Act provide the retirement, disability, and survivor
benefits for public employees and teachers. However, this article does not prohibit a political subdivision from establishing and providing before January 1, 1995, and continuing to provide after January 1, 1995, retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for the public employees of the political subdivision independent of this article if the political subdivision took action before January 1, 1995, and was not a participant in the public employees' retirement fund on January 1, 1995, under this article or IC 5-10.3.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.2-2-2; (10)SB0397.1.7. --> SECTION 7. IC 5-10.2-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 2. (a) The board of the public employees' retirement fund shall maintain the following separate accounts in the public employees' retirement fund:
(1) The annuity savings account.
(2) The retirement allowance account.
(b) The board of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund shall maintain the following two (2) separate accounts in the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund:
(1) The pre-1996 account.
(2) The 1996 account.
(c) Within each account specified in subsection (b), the board of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund shall maintain the following separate subaccounts:
SOURCE: IC 5-10.2-9-2; (10)SB0397.1.8. --> SECTION 8. IC 5-10.2-9-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.149-2007, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the following:
(1) the board of trustees of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund;
(2) the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund.
board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.2-10-3; (10)SB0397.1.9. --> SECTION 9. IC 5-10.2-10-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.67-2009, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the following:
(1) The board of trustees of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.3-1-1; (10)SB0397.1.10. --> SECTION 10. IC 5-10.3-1-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. Board. "Board" as used in this article means the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund. Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.3-1-2.5; (10)SB0397.1.11. --> SECTION 11. IC 5-10.3-1-2.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 2.5. As used in this article, "director" refers to the director of the fund. Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-2-1.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.3-2-1; (10)SB0397.1.12. --> SECTION 12. IC 5-10.3-2-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. Establishment of Fund and Board. (a) The public employees' retirement fund of Indiana, referred to as the fund, is established to pay benefits to officers and employees of the state and its political subdivisions after specified years of service and under other specified circumstances. The purpose of the fund is to promote economy and efficiency in the administration of state and local government by providing an orderly way for members to be retired without prejudice and without inflicting hardship on the retired member.
(b) The fund is a trust. The board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund referred to as the board, Indiana public retirement system shall administer the fund and implement this article, without the supervision of the department of insurance.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.3-3-7; (10)SB0397.1.13. --> SECTION 13. IC 5-10.3-3-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 7. The board shall do all of the following:
(1) Appoint and fix the salary of a director. subject to the approval of the governor.
(2) Appoint an actuary and employ or contract with employees, auditors, technical experts, legal counsel, and other service providers as it considers necessary to transact the business of the fund, without the approval of any state officer.
(3) Fix the compensation of persons:
(A) appointed or employed by the board; or
(B) who contract with the board.
(4) Establish a general office in Indianapolis for board meetings and for administrative personnel.
(5) Provide for the installation in the general office of a complete system of books, accounts including reserve accounts, and records in order to give effect to all the requirements of this article and to assure the proper operation of the fund.
(6) Provide for a report at least annually, before June 1, to each
member of the amount credited to him the member in the annuity savings account in each investment program under IC 5-10.2-2.
(7) With the advice of the actuary, adopt actuarial tables and compile data needed for actuarial studies which are necessary for the fund's operation.
(8) Act on applications for benefits and claims of error filed by members.
(9) Have the accounts of the fund audited annually by the state board of accounts, and if the board determines that it is advisable, have the operation of a public pension or retirement fund of the system audited by a certified public accounting firm.
(10) Publish for the members a synopsis of the fund's condition.
(11) Adopt a budget on a calendar year or fiscal year basis that is sufficient, as determined by the board, to perform the board's duties and, as appropriate and reasonable, draw upon fund assets to fund the budget.
(12) Expend money, including income from the fund's investments, for effectuating the fund's purposes.
(13) Establish personnel programs and policies for its employees.
(14) Submit a report of its activities each year before November 1 to the governor, the pension management oversight commission, and the budget committee. before November 1 of each year. The report to the pension management oversight commission must be submitted in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The report under this subdivision must set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the most recent available audited fiscal year, including information on the following:
(A) Investment performance.
(B) Investment and administrative costs as a percentage of assets under management.
(C) Investment asset allocation strategy.
(D) Member services.
(E) Member communications.
(15) Establish a code of ethics or decide to be under the jurisdiction and rules adopted by the state ethics commission.
(16) Submit to the auditor of state or treasurer of state vouchers or reports necessary to claim amounts due from the state to a public pension or retirement fund of the system administered by the board.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.3-3-8; (10)SB0397.1.14. --> SECTION 14. IC 5-10.3-3-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 8. (a) The board may do any of the following:
(1) Establish and amend rules and regulations:
(A) for the administration and regulation of the fund and the board's affairs; and
(B) to effectuate the powers and purposes of the board;
without adopting a rule under IC 4-22-2.
(2) Make contracts and sue and be sued as the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund of Indiana. Indiana public retirement system.
(3) Delegate duties to its employees.
(4) Enter into agreements with one (1) or more insurance companies to provide life, hospitalization, surgical, medical, dental, vision, long term care, or supplemental Medicare insurance, utilizing individual or group insurance policies for retired members of the fund, and, upon authorization of the respective member, deduct premium payments for such policies from the members' retirement benefits and remit the payments to the insurance companies.
(5) Enter into agreements with one (1) or more insurance companies to provide annuities for retired members of the fund, and, upon a member's authorization, transfer the amount credited to the member in the annuity savings account to the insurance companies.
(6) For the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund, deduct from benefits paid and remit to the appropriate entities amounts authorized by IC 36-8-8-17.2.
(7) Whenever the fund's membership is sufficiently large for actuarial valuation, establish an employer's contribution rate for all employers, including employers with special benefit provisions for certain employees.
(8) Amortize prior service liability over a period of forty (40) years or less.
(9) Recover payments made under false or fraudulent representation.
(10) Exercise all powers necessary, convenient, or appropriate to carry out and effectuate its public and corporate purposes and to conduct its business.
(b) An agreement under subsection (a)(4) may be for a duration of three (3) years.
(c) This subsection does not apply to investments of the board. A contract under subsection (a)(2) may be for a term of not more than
five (5) years, with an ability to renew thereafter.
(d) The board's powers and the fund's powers specified in this chapter shall be interpreted broadly to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and may not be construed as a limitation of powers.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.3-3-10; (10)SB0397.1.15. --> SECTION 15. IC 5-10.3-3-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 10. The Actuary. The actuary is the technical advisor on the operation of the fund. The actuary shall perform the duties specified in this article and in IC 5-10.2 and all other duties assigned by the board.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.3-11-1; (10)SB0397.1.16. --> SECTION 16. IC 5-10.3-11-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. There is created within the public employees' retirement fund a separate account known as the pension relief fund. This fund is administered by the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund, Indiana public retirement system, referred to as the "state board" in this chapter. The pension relief fund consists of revenues received under IC 6-7-1-28.1(4), IC 7.1-4-12-1, any appropriations to the fund, and earnings on these revenues.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.4-1-5; (10)SB0397.1.17. --> SECTION 17. IC 5-10.4-1-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2006, SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 5. "Board" refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund. Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.4-3-6; (10)SB0397.1.18. --> SECTION 18. IC 5-10.4-3-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2006, SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 6. (a) A trustee shall give bond as specified periodically by the state board of finance.
(b) The board shall do all the following:
(1) Act on an application for benefits.
(2) Provide the necessary forms for administering the fund.
(3) Establish records and accounts, which:
(A) provide the necessary information for an actuary's examination; and
(B) are sanctioned by the state board of accounts.
(4) Maintain individual records for each member containing the member's:
(A) name;
(B) date of birth;
(C) age at beginning service;
(D) service record;
(E) address;
(F) contributions to the fund;
(G) amounts withdrawn; and
(H) benefits paid;
and other items considered necessary.
(5) Employ or contract with employees, auditors, technical experts, legal counsel, and other service providers as the board considers necessary to transact the business of the fund without the approval of any state officer, and fix the compensation of those persons.
(6) Make rules as required to administer the fund.
(7) Publish a summary of the fund's condition.
(8) Provide for a report for each member, at least annually before June 1, of the value of the amount credited to the member in the annuity savings account in each investment program under IC 5-10.2-2.
(9) Provide for the installation in the general office of a complete system of:
(A) books;
(B) accounts, including reserve accounts; and
(C) records;
to give effect to all the requirements of this article and to ensure the proper operation of the fund.
(10) Appoint an actuary.
(11) With the advice of the actuary, adopt actuarial tables and compile data needed for actuarial studies necessary for the fund's operation.
(14) Establish personnel programs and policies for the employees of the board.
(15) Submit a report of the board's activities to the governor, the pension management oversight commission, and the budget committee before November 1 of each year. The report to the pension management oversight commission must be submitted in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The report under this subdivision shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the board's operations during the most recent available audited fiscal year, including information on the following:
SOURCE: IC 5-10.4-3-8; (10)SB0397.1.19. --> SECTION 19. IC 5-10.4-3-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2006, SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 8. (a) The board may do the following:
(1) Without adopting a rule under IC 4-22-2, adopt and enforce rules regarding the fund's administration and the control and investment of the fund.
(2) Give bond for an employee for the fund's protection.
(3) Receive the state's share of the cost of the pension contribution from the federal government for a member on leave of absence in order to work in a federally supported educational project.
(4) Sue and be sued as the board of trustees of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund. public retirement system.
(5) Summon and examine witnesses when adjusting claims.
(6) When adjusting disability claims, require medical examinations by doctors approved or appointed by the board. Not more than two (2) examinations may be conducted in one (1) year.
(7) Conduct investigations to help determine the merit of a claim.
(8) Meet an emergency that may arise in the administration of the board's trust.
(9) Determine other matters regarding the board's trust that are not specified.
(10) Enter into agreements with an insurance company to provide life, hospitalization, surgical, medical, dental, vision, long term care, or supplemental Medicare insurance, using individual or group insurance policies for retired teachers, and deduct premium payments for the policies from the teachers' retirement benefits and remit the payments to the insurance companies when deduction is authorized by the respective retired teacher.
(11) Enter into agreements with one (1) or more insurance companies to provide annuities for retired teachers and upon a member's authorization transfer the amount credited to the member in the annuity savings account to the insurance
(12) Exercise all powers necessary, convenient, or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the board's public and corporate purposes and to conduct the board's business.
(13) Establish and amend rules:
(b) An agreement under subsection (a)(10) may be for a duration of three (3) years.
(c) This subsection does not apply to:
(1) an agreement under subsection (a)(10); or
(2) investments of the board.
A contract that the board enters into under section 10(b) of this chapter or any other provision may be for a term of not more than five (5) years, with the ability to renew.
SOURCE: IC 5-10.5; (10)SB0397.1.20. --> SECTION 20. IC 5-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW ARTICLE TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]:
ARTICLE 10.5. INDIANA PUBLIC PENSION MODERNIZATION ACT
Chapter 1. Definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
Sec. 2. "Board" refers to the board of trustees of the system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
Sec. 3. "Director" refers to the director of the system.
Sec. 4. "Public employees' retirement fund" means the public employees' retirement fund established under IC 5-10.2 and IC 5-10.3.
Sec. 5. "Public pension and retirement funds of the system" means the public pension and retirement funds listed in IC 5-10.5-2-2.
Sec. 6. "System" refers to the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-2-1.
Sec. 7. "Teachers' retirement fund" means the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund established under IC 5-10.2 and IC 5-10.4.
Chapter 2. Indiana Public Retirement System
Sec. 1. On May 1, 2010, the Indiana public retirement system is established.
Sec. 2. The system consists of the following public pension or retirement funds:
(1) The public employees' retirement fund established under IC 5-10.2 and IC 5-10.3.
(2) The Indiana state teachers' retirement fund established under IC 5-10.2 and IC 5-10.4.
(3) The Indiana judges' retirement fund established under IC 33-38-6.
(4) The prosecuting attorneys retirement fund established under IC 33-39-7.
(5) The state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement fund established under IC 5-10-5.5.
(6) The 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund established under IC 36-8-8.
(7) The legislators' retirement system established under IC 2-3.5.
(8) The pension relief fund established under IC 5-10.3-11.
(9) The special death benefit fund established under IC 5-10-10.
(10) The state employees' death benefit fund established under IC 5-10-11.
Sec. 3. The system is an independent body corporate and politic. The system is not a department or agency of the state but is an independent instrumentality exercising essential government functions.
Sec. 4. For purposes of IC 34-13-2, IC 34-13-3, and IC 34-13-4, the board, the system, and all employees of the board or the system are public employees (as defined in IC 34-6-2-38). All employees of the board or a fund administered by the board who are employed within a classification covered by a labor agreement to which the state is a party shall continue to remain subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement and any successor labor agreements entered into by the state.
Sec. 5. The system shall be managed and administered by a board of trustees established under IC 5-10.5-3.
Sec. 6. Each public pension or retirement fund listed in section 2 of this chapter is a separate fund managed by the board under this article and the retirement law applicable to the public pension
or retirement fund. The obligations of the state and political subdivisions for benefit payments are specified in the retirement law applicable to each public pension or retirement fund.
Chapter 3. Board of Trustees
Sec. 1. (a) The board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system is established.
(b) The board shall manage and administer each public pension or retirement fund that comprises the system in accordance with:
(1) this article; and
(2) the retirement law applicable to the public pension or retirement fund.
Sec. 2. (a) The board is composed of eleven (11) trustees.
(b) Ten (10) of the trustees shall be appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) One (1) must be a member of the public employees' retirement fund with at least ten (10) years of creditable service.
(2) At least two (2) of the trustees appointed by the governor must be members of the teachers' retirement fund.
(3) One (1) must be:
(A) a:
(i) member of the public employees' retirement fund or retired member of the public employees' retirement fund; or
(ii) member of a collective bargaining unit of state employees represented by a labor organization; or
(B) an individual who is:
(i) an officer or a member of a local, a national, or an international labor union that represents state or university employees; and
(ii) an Indiana resident.
(c) The director of the budget agency or the director's designee is an ex officio voting member of the board. An individual appointed under this subsection to serve as the director's designee:
(1) is subject to section 3 of this chapter; and
(2) serves as a permanent designee until replaced by the director.
(d) In making the appointments under subsection (b)(1), the governor may consider whether at least one (1) trustee is a retired member of the public employees' retirement fund under subsection (b)(3)(A)(i).
(e) The governor shall fill a vacancy on the board by
appointment not later than forty-five (45) days after the date the vacancy occurs.
(f) During the first year after an individual's initial appointment as a trustee and each year thereafter during which the individual serves as a trustee, the individual shall complete at least twelve (12) hours of trustee education, which consists of at least two (2) hours in each of the following areas:
(1) Fiduciary duties and responsibilities of a trustee.
(2) Ethics.
(3) Governance process and procedures.
(4) Retirement plan design and administration.
(5) Investments.
(6) Actuarial principles and methods.
(g) Subject to the director's approval, each trustee is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses actually incurred in fulfilling the educational requirements under subsection (f). The director shall give a preference for reimbursement for in-state training that meets the requirements under subsection (f), if in-state training is available.
Sec. 3. (a) A trustee shall serve a term of four (4) years, beginning on May 1 following the trustee's appointment.
(b) Whenever a trustee is appointed to fill a vacancy caused by death or resignation, the trustee shall serve the unexpired term of the trustee's predecessor.
(c) A trustee shall serve until the trustee's successor is appointed and qualified.
Sec. 4. (a) The governor shall appoint to initial terms of office under section 3 of this chapter all those individuals who, on April 30, 2010, are serving as trustees of the public employees' retirement fund and the teachers' retirement fund. These trustees shall serve until their term would have expired under IC 5-10.3-3-2 (repealed) and IC 5-10.4-3-2 (repealed).
(b) The initial terms of office for the individuals appointed under subsection (a) begin May 1, 2010.
(c) This section expires January 1, 2015.
Sec. 5. (a) Each trustee shall take an oath of office. The oath must be:
(1) subscribed to by the trustee making the oath;
(2) certified by the officer before whom the trustee takes the oath; and
(3) filed with the secretary of state.
(b) A trustee is qualified for membership on the board when the
trustee's oath is filed with the secretary of state.
Sec. 6. (a) Each trustee is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses actually incurred through service on the board.
(b) Trustee expenses shall be paid from fund assets.
Sec. 7. (a) Not later than June 30 each year, the board shall elect a chair and vice chair from its members to serve as the officers of the board.
(b) An officer shall serve for one (1) year or until the officer's successor is elected and qualified.
Sec. 8. (a) The board shall hold:
(1) an annual meeting in September each year; and
(2) regular meetings at least quarterly.
(b) The board may hold special meetings:
(1) at the call of the chair; or
(2) with a written request signed by at least four (4) trustees.
(c) The board may hold its meetings at the system's general offices or at any other place in the state that the board designates.
(d) All meetings must be open to the public in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5.
(e) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to any meeting of the board.
(b) A member of the board may participate in a meeting of the board using any means of communication that permits:
(1) all other board members participating in the meeting; and
(2) all members of the public physically present at the place where the meeting is conducted;
to simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting.
(c) A member of the board who participates in a meeting under subsection (b) is considered to be present at the meeting.
(d) The memorandum of the meeting prepared under IC 5-14-1.5-4 must also state the name of each member who:
(1) was physically present at the place where the meeting was conducted;
(2) participated in the meeting using a means of communication described in subsection (b); or
(3) was absent.
Sec. 10. (a) Six (6) trustees constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b) Each trustee is entitled to one (1) vote.
(c) A majority vote of the trustees appointed to the board is required for the board to adopt a resolution or take other action at
a regular or special meeting.
Chapter 4. Board Powers and Duties
Sec. 1. The board has the powers and duties set forth in IC 5-10.3-3-7 and IC 5-10.4-3-6.
Sec. 2. The board may exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties set forth in IC 5-10.3-3-8 and IC 5-10.4-3-8.
Sec. 3. The board's powers as specified in this article or the retirement law applicable to a public pension or retirement fund of the system:
(1) shall be interpreted broadly to accomplish the purposes of this article or the applicable retirement law; and
(2) may not be construed as a limitation of powers.
Chapter 5. Investments
Sec. 1. The board has the powers, duties, restrictions, limitations, and penalties in connection with the board's investment and management of the assets of the public pension and retirement funds of the system under the following provisions:
(1) IC 5-10.2-2-2.5.
(2) IC 5-10.2-2-13.
(5) IC 5-10.3-5-3.
(10) IC 5-10.4-3-7.
(12) IC 5-10.4-3-10.
Sec. 2. The board's transactions under this chapter are subject to IC 2-3.5-3-3, IC 5-10-5.5-2.5, IC 5-10.2-2-1.5, IC 33-38-6-13, IC 33-39-7-22, and IC 36-8-8-2.5.
Chapter 6. Director; Reports and Administration
Sec. 1. (a) The director is the executive officer of the system and is responsible for the administration of the system.
(b) The director is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the
board.
Sec. 2. The director shall do the following:
(1) Maintain a record of the board's proceedings.
(2) Keep the books and records of the system.
(3) Deposit payments made to the system with the custodian for the system's accounts.
(4) Sign vouchers for the payment of money from the system as authorized by the board.
(5) Execute a corporate surety bond in an amount specified by the board. The premium for the bond is an administrative expense of the system.
(6) Employ:
(A) a manager for the teachers' retirement fund; and
(B) a manager for the public employees' retirement fund.
The director may employ managers for one (1) or more of the other public pension and retirement funds of the system to assist in the operation and administration of the applicable public pension or retirement fund.
(7) Perform other duties as assigned by the board.
Sec. 3. (a) The board shall maintain individual records for each member of a public pension or retirement fund of the system administered by the board.
(b) A member's record must include at least the following information:
(1) The member's name.
(2) Date of birth.
(3) Age at beginning service.
(4) Service record.
(5) Address.
(6) Contributions.
(7) Amounts withdrawn.
(8) Benefits paid.
Sec. 4. (a) Records of:
(1) individual members of; and
(2) membership information concerning;
a public pension or retirement fund administered by the board are confidential, except for the name and years of service of a member.
(b) This section does not prohibit the board from providing fund records to an association described in IC 2-3.5-4-12, IC 2-3.5-5-10, IC 5-10.3-8-10, IC 5-10.4-5-14, or IC 36-8-8-17.2.
Sec. 5. (a) Each public pension and retirement fund of the system shall pay the expenses of administration attributable to that
public pension or retirement fund.
(b) The board shall:
(1) prorate the expenses of administration of the system that cannot be attributed to a particular public pension or retirement fund and the bond of the director among; and
(2) pay the prorated expenses from;
the public pension and retirement funds of the system.
Chapter 7. Short Title and Saving Provisions
Sec. 1. This article shall be known as and may be cited as the Indiana public pension modernization act.
Sec. 2. (a) All powers, duties, liabilities, property, equipment, records, rights, and contracts of the:
(1) board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund; and
(2) board of trustees of the teachers' retirement fund;
are transferred to or assumed by the board on May 1, 2010.
(b) The board shall provide indemnification of:
(1) the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund; and
(2) the board of trustees of the teachers' retirement fund;
as necessary or appropriate in regard to any liabilities of the public employees' retirement fund or the teachers' retirement fund assumed by the board.
Sec. 3. Any amounts transferred under this subsection to the system that represent balances in any fund or account of the public employees' retirement fund or the teachers' retirement fund for the administration of the public pension and retirement funds administered by the public employees' retirement fund or the teachers' retirement fund before May 1, 2010, including any related services, shall be:
(1) deposited in a fund or account designed by the board; and
(2) used by the system for the administration of the public pension and retirement funds of the system and related services.
Sec. 4. The employees of the:
(1) public employees' retirement fund; and
(2) teachers' retirement fund;
become employees of the system on May 1, 2010, without change in compensation, seniority, or benefits. An employee of the public employees' retirement fund who is a member of the public employees' retirement fund before May 1, 2010, and becomes an employee of the system after April 30, 2010, remains a member of
the public employees' retirement fund after April 30, 2010. An employee of the teachers' retirement fund who is a member of the teachers' retirement fund before May 1, 2010, and becomes an employee of the system after April 30, 2010, remains a member of the teachers' retirement fund after April 30, 2010.
Sec. 5. Rules and regulations of:
(1) the public employees' retirement fund; and
(2) the teachers' retirement fund;
in effect before May 1, 2010, are considered, after April 30, 2010, rules and regulations of the system.
Sec. 6. (a) Any reference or cross-reference to:
(1) the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund; or
in the Indiana Code shall be treated after April 30, 2010, as a reference or cross-reference to the board.
(b) Any reference or cross-reference to:
(1) the director of the public employees' retirement fund; or
(2) the director of the teachers' retirement fund;
in the Indiana Code shall be treated after April 30, 2010, as a reference or cross-reference to the director.
Sec. 7. If any provision in this article conflicts with a provision in IC 5-10.2, IC 5-10.3, or IC 5-10.4, the provisions shall be read together to the extent possible with any conflict resolved in favor of the provision in this article.
SOURCE: IC 33-38-6-2; (10)SB0397.1.21. --> SECTION 21. IC 33-38-6-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund. Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
SOURCE: IC 33-39-7-3; (10)SB0397.1.24. --> SECTION 24. IC 33-39-7-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 3. As used in this
chapter, "board" refers to the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund. Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
SOURCE: IC 36-8-8-4; (10)SB0397.1.25. --> SECTION 25. IC 36-8-8-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: Sec. 4. (a) There is established a police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund to be known as the 1977 fund. The 1977 fund consists of fund member and employer contributions, plus the earnings on them, to be used to make benefit payments to fund members and their survivors in the amounts and under the conditions specified in this chapter.
(b) The board of trustees of the public employees' retirement fund (referred to in this chapter as the "PERF board") Indiana public retirement system (referred to in this chapter as the "system board") shall administer the 1977 fund, which may be commingled with the public employees' retirement fund for investment purposes. All actuarial data shall be computed on the total membership of the fund, and the cost of participation is the same for all employers in the fund. The fund member and employer contributions shall be recorded separately for each employer.
(c) The 1977 fund advisory committee, referred to as the committee, is established. The PERF system board shall consult with the committee on matters pertaining to the administration of this chapter and IC 5-10.3-11. The committee shall consist of the following members appointed by the governor every two (2) years for a term of two (2) years:
(1) Two (2) firefighters:
(A) each of whom must be an active or retired member of the 1937 fund or the 1977 fund; and
(B) neither of whom may be in an upper level policymaking position.
(2) Two (2) police officers:
(A) each of whom must be an active or retired member of the 1925 fund, the 1953 fund, or the 1977 fund; and
(3) Two (2) members, each of whom must be an executive of an employer.
(4) Two (2) members, each of whom must be a member of the legislative body of an employer.
The term of each member begins on July 1 following appointment and continues until his the member's successor is qualified. A member of the committee who no longer holds the position that qualified him the
member for appointment under subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) forfeits his the member's membership on the committee. The governor shall appoint a person to fill a vacancy on the committee for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(d) Each member of the committee who is not a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties. Such a member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as approved by the PERF system board.
SOURCE: IC 2-3.5-2-9; IC 2-3.5-2-13; IC 5-10.2-2-16; IC 5-10.2-2- 17; IC 5-10.3-3-1; IC 5-10.3-3-2; IC 5-10.3-3-3; IC 5-10.3-3-4; IC 5- 10.3-3-5; IC 5-10.3-3-6; IC 5-10.3-3-9; IC 5-10.4-3-1; IC 5-10.4-3-2; IC 5-10.4-3-3; IC 5-10.4-3-4; IC 5-10.4-3-5.
; (10)SB0397.1.26. --> SECTION 26. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2010]: IC 2-3.5-2-9; IC 2-3.5-2-13; IC 5-10.2-2-16; IC 5-10.2-2-17; IC 5-10.3-3-1; IC 5-10.3-3-2; IC 5-10.3-3-3; IC 5-10.3-3-4; IC 5-10.3-3-5; IC 5-10.3-3-6; IC 5-10.3-3-9; IC 5-10.4-3-1; IC 5-10.4-3-2; IC 5-10.4-3-3; IC 5-10.4-3-4; IC 5-10.4-3-5.
SOURCE: ; (10)SB0397.1.27. --> SECTION 27. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010] (a) The legislative services agency shall prepare legislation for introduction in the 2011 regular session of the general assembly to organize and correct statutes affected by this act.
(b) This SECTION expires June 30, 2011.
SOURCE: ; (10)SB0397.1.28. --> SECTION 28. An emergency is declared for this act.


A small brewery in eastern Germany has gone so far as to employ the services of a rabbi to make sure its beer is kosher, and has so far benefited financially.
Almost all German beer brewed to the Reinheitsgebot is technically kosher — fit for consumption according to Jewish law. However, Brauerei Hartmannsdorf has Berlin Orthodox Rabbi Yitshak Ehrenberg oversee the brewing and bottling process and give it official kosher certification.
The Jewish organization Saxonian Friends of Israel and SCHALOM, a Jewish restaurant in Chemnitz, came up with the idea of producing a certified kosher beer and approached the brewer at the Brauerei Hartmannsdorf in Saxony for help.


In 2001, Bellarmine University officials dedicated a remarkable new building: Our Lady of the Woods Chapel. For the first time in the university's history, there was a space devoted solely to inclusive spirituality and community worship.
And what a space it is: an airy, open sanctuary filled with inspirational artwork.
Much of the book was written by Msgr. Horrigan himself. It was completed following his Aug. 23, 2005, death from papers he willed to Bellarmine.
"Our Lady of the Woods Chapel" (36 pp.) is available in the Bellarmine University bookstore. All proceeds from the $10 book will go to the chapel endowment fund. Preview the book in this downloadable PDF.


Or it does until NeoGAF are involved. Cue American retailer KMart's latest flyer. According to this skaky cam photograph it includes a listing of Sony's "new" Playstation 3 Slim for just $299.99. The unconvincing thing? They're using the, now famous, NeoGAF mock-up as their product image.
Thankfully, not content with providing the image in question, GAF are on hand to dispell the rumour in one simple post.
Almost guys. You would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those pesky kids.


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Q: Showing a function is injective in topology I am taking a topology course, we are working with Munkres. The question I am currently working on is:
Show that $(X_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times X_{n−1})\times X_n$ is homeomorphic with $X_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times X_n$.
Since this is an introductory course, I assumed that meant that we would need to show that it is both injective and surjective, in addition to continuous. I understand intuitively why they are injective and surjective, and this is what I have so far.
Define $f:(X_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times X_{n−1})\times X_n
\rightarrow X_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times X_n$ by the map $(x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times x_{n-1})\times x_n\mapsto x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times x_n$. We must show that $f,f^{-1}$ are continuous and bijective.
Let $x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times x_n\in X_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times X_n$. Consider that there is some $(x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times x_{n−1})\times x_n\in(X_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times X_{n−1})\times X_n$ such that $f((x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times _{n−1})\times x_n)=x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times x_n$ and thus our function is surjective. Similarly $f^{-1}$ is surjective also.
Now suppose that $x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times x_n=y_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times y_n$. This implies that $x_i=y_i$ for all $i$. Then the preimage of $x_i$ must be the same as the preimage of $y_i$. This means that $(x_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times x_{n−1})\times x_n=(y_1\times\cdot\cdot\cdot\times y_{n−1})\times y_n$ and thus $f$ is injective. Similarly $f^{-1}$ is injective.
Obviously I have not yet shown that it is continuous. But, I do not think that what I have is rigorous, and so I was wondering what exactly I am missing in making this a more convincing argument before moving on.

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In countries where automobile insurance includes compensation for whiplash injuries sustained in automobile accidents, reports of having suffered such injuries are twice as frequent as they are in countries where whiplash is not covered. Presently; no objective test for whiplash exists, so it is true that spurious reports of whiplash injuries cannot be readily identified. Nevertheless, these facts do not warrant the conclusion drawn by some commentators that in the countries with the higher rates of reported whiplash injuries, half of the reported cases are spurious. Clearly, in countries where automobile insurance does not include compensation for whiplash, people often have little incentive to report whiplash injuries that they actually have suffered.
A) The first is a claim that the argument disputes; the second is a conclusion that has been based on that claim.
B) The first is a claim that has been used to support a conclusion that the argument accepts; the second is that conclusion.
C) The first is evidence that has been used to support a conclusion for which the argument provides further evidence; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
D) The first is a finding whose implications are at issue in the argument; the second is a claim presented in order to argue against deriving certain implications from that finding.
E) The first is a finding whose accuracy is evaluated in the argument; the second is evidence presented to establish that the finding is accurate.
This whiplash argument is a common argument structure for boldface questions: we have a phenomenon presented, and two explanations offered: the one the author believes, and the opposite.
In countries where automobile insurances includes compensation for whiplash injuries sustained in automobile accidents, reports of having suffered such injuries are twice as frequent as they are in countries where whiplash is not covered.
Conclusion: These commentators are wrong to draw the further conclusion that half of the reported cases are spurious .
Boldface 1 = the phenomenon that both explanations are seeking to explain.
Boldface 2 = the hypothesis given by the author to explain the phenomenon, supporting the larger conclusion that the other explanation is wrong.
Tip for boldface questions: When looking at answer choices, just look at the 1st part first, and eliminate answers. Then look at the 2nd part of the answers that remain.
For the 1st part of each answer choice, we want: the phenomenon that both explanations are seeking to explain (fact).
A) The first is a claim that the argument disputes... --> no. It's not a claim, it's a fact.
B) The first is a claim that has been used to support a conclusion that the argument accepts... --> no. It's not a claim, it's a fact.
C) The first is evidence that has been used to support a conclusion for which the argument provides further evidence... --> maybe?. You *could* argue that this phenomenon is evidence for other people's viewpoint... it's not a great answer, but we'll leave it for now.
D) The first is a finding whose implications are at issue in the argument... --> yes. That means a fact that we're not sure how to interpret.
E) The first is a finding whose accuracy is evaluated in the argument... --> no. We're not disputing the accuracy of differences in whiplash compensation. We're disputing *why* that's the case.
Eliminate A, B, and E. Now look at the 2nd part of C and D. We're looking for: the hypothesis given by the author to explain the phenomenon, supporting the larger conclusion that the other explanation is wrong.
C) ... the second is the main conclusion of the argument. --> no. It's supporting a larger conclusion, so it's not the main conclusion. (Plus the 1st part was iffy).
D) ... the second is a claim presented in order to argue against deriving certain implications from that finding. --> yes. Yes! This statement is supporting the broader idea "don't believe what those other people think."


The Dodgers came close to unseating the Cubs before they had a chance to make history last season.
This year, Los Angeles will return most of its roster from last year's NLCS run. Clayton Kershaw is the main attraction, striking batters out at an alarming rate. He was so good last season that many believed he should have won the NL Cy Young despite missing over two months with an injury.
The lineup has some intriguing pieces, mainly in the infield. Justin Turner and Corey Seager proved they can be stars, while Adrian Gonzalez continues to lead the way. The outfield is a mess, however, and it's time the Dodgers dumped Yasiel Puig and all his baggage.
Kenley Jansen is arguably the best closer in baseball, routinely notching over 35 saves with a below 2.80 ERA. The bullpen and rotation look solid for Los Angeles this season, which is key considering runs could sometimes be hard to find.
The Dodgers start the season with a four-game home series starting April 3 against the Padres.
Los Angeles' most important early-season series is a four-game road set starting April 24 against the Giants.
Kenta Maeda, SP - After a solid first season in MLB, Maeda added more muscle during the offseason in an attempt to pitch over 200 innings this season. Maeda wore down during the second half of last season, so more stamina could put him in the SP2 conversation. He is a great middle-round value in standard fantasy leagues.
Cody Bellinger, 1B - The Dodgers reportedly toyed with sending Bellinger to Detroit for Ian Kinsler, but ultimately found the price too steep. Bellinger is a power threat with an MLB swing. He is waiting in the wings for Gonzalez to move onto the American League where he can DH.


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Home > Shows > America & Geopolitics
America & Geopolitics
Date Tuesday - November 29 2011 Host George Noory
Guests Robert Young Pelton, Aleya Dao
In the first half, journalist and adventurer Robert Young Pelton offered his analysis of America's problems, as well as various turmoil-ridden spots around the world, especially regions in the Middle East. In regards to the recent attack on the British embassy in Tehran, protestors picked this location only because Israel and the US don't have embassies there, and further, the protestors were staging the event for the TV cameras, he said. Syria's reform efforts will fail, as it is essentially a police state, Pelton continued, adding that he believes the Middle East will eventually settle down into a more successful, less violent environment, but it may take 20-40 years.
Russia, he noted, may be running out of steam, and will focus less on expansion as Putin's popularity fades. In relation to the many issues that face Somalia, Pelton created the Somalia Report website, which uses local journalists to cover various aspects of the region. Problematic trends that he sees in the United States are the emergence of a police state post 9-11, the decline of the middle class, as well as the vulnerability of power grids and communication systems. The US needs to reboot, make more products locally, and hold government accountable, he offered.
Energy & Healing
Appearing during the third hour, sound healer and energy practitioner Aleya Dao talked about planetary shifts & energies, as well as mass consciousness. She concurred with Carl Calleman in his calculations that the Mayan calendar cycle ended on October 28th of this year, rather than in 2012, and that the Earth has been "launched out into a new energetic terrain in the Universe," which may be associated with increased earthquakes and natural disasters. Mass consciousness occurs when a group of people share a similar thought pattern. This can create coherence, and loving vibrations, or alternatively, anxiety and fear, she explained. Dao also presented samples of her healing audio meditations-- tones she designed to ground a person, or clear power blockages.
The final hour of the show featured Open Lines callers, some of whom shared their reaction to the Occupy Wall St. movement, and the breaking story of the LAPD moving in to evict Occupy Los Angeles protestors.
News segment guests: Catherine Austin Fitts, Marvin Hausman
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The World's Most Dangerous Places
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Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror
Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been employed by the US military for decades. But now, more than 50 other countries have or are developing the technology. Check out this round-up from Danger Room which takes a look at some of the more interesting projects. Pictured is a model of China's 'Dark Sword.'
Bumper music from Tuesday November 29, 2011
Little Darlin'
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Every once in a while, an album comes along that's a breath of fresh air…a statement of substance and grace that reminds us of life's bigger picture: keeping a marriage afloat, raising children, dealing with death, loving your partner, finding yourself, claiming your independence.
On Goodnight Moonshine's "I'm the Only One Who Will Tell You, You're Bad," the duo delivers a funny, smart, explicit, raw, honest, mature, witty collection of Folk-Pop songs that reflect the messiness of 'partnership' (in its many forms,) parenthood and growing up, while evoking the emotionally resonant aesthetic of Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin.
Molly Venter's voice bends from a sweet moan to a gritty shout and back into a playful run in the space of a few bars and "it all goes down like silk," writes American Songwriter Magazine – "few singers turn first time listeners into eternal fanatics as effortlessly as Molly Venter." The emotional potency of her voice is surrounded and supported by a lush landscape of harmonies and minimalist orchestrations conceived by Eben, on vocals and electric guitar. Co-writing often, the couple uses the creative process to explore a healthy authentic relationship. Both wholesome and irreverent, they sing of grief and joy in equal measure; Molly gives smooth delivery to Eben's assertions while Eben gives form and focus to Molly's raw passion. Their music encourages listeners to embrace opposing desires, to challenge as well as support each other through inspiration and dissolution, and hopefully to share this journey with their larger communities. Venter's voice has caught the ear of industry giants, and been prominently featured on FOX television, Apple Computers and in Warner Brothers films. Molly and Eben's Co-write "Willow Tree" was a #1 hit on the folk charts in 2014 and was featured in USA Today.


Welcome to 2013, and happy New Year! But before we rush on, let's reflect on the last month of Christmas services. They were well attended, there was creativity and consistency. A big thank you to my clergy colleagues, the worship team, the church wardens, stewards, the welcome team and the army of volunteers! A special thanks must go to Joanna Pearson, who planned everything, and Kim Mason, who delivered the detailed organisation. I believe that in 2013 the Lord is calling St George's to consolidate.
I love Eugene Peterson's phrase, 'a long the obedience in the same direction'. Sometimes in life we need to just keep going! I think that's where we are at right now. We have a clear vision in sharing life, loving Leeds. We have a new structure for our community life through networks. We have found a great way to make solid, lifelong, Christian disciples through the Academy of life. We have two ambitious projects; sending a team, led by Joanna, to work alongside St Augustine's church, Wrangthorn; also setting up 'St Barnabas Theological Centre' to train leaders for the CofE in partnership with St Michael le Belfry York and St Thomas Crookes Sheffield.
Consolidation means doing what God has asked us to do, and working together to make it solid. It means declining to take on other initiatives that are costly in terms of time, staff energy, or money. Consolidation means balancing our budget; paying for what we've already got, before seeking to expand again. It means keeping our staff team at its current size. It means being disciplined in not taking on new things, unless we can identify old things to stop. Consolidation is good, because it allows us to catch up with one another, and catch our breath.
The verse I have for St George's in 2013 is Micah 6:8 'walk humbly with your God'.May God give each of you grace, to walk humbly with him in 2013.


A country club lifestyle encircles the famed Arizona Biltmore Resort at 24th Street and Missouri Avenue. The area south of Piestewa Peak Mountain and west of Camelback Mountain is named after the Arizona Biltmore; a Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced resort and spa, built in 1929.
The neighborhood is composed of smaller manageable second homes to magnificent estates on expansive lots. This area is also the site of the famous Wrigley Mansion, built by the chewing gum magnate, William Wrigley, Jr.
Residents of this area can enjoy hiking and climbing in the ruggedness of the nearby mountains, experience a spectacular golfing experience or indulge in fine food and fashion.


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Q: Hibernate reactive sesion factory intialization error in a Vertx/Spring integration application I created a simple Spring/Vertx integration example application and add Hibernate Reactive to replace the existing Postgres Reactive Client API.
Source codes: https://github.com/hantsy/vertx-sandbox/blob/master/mutiny-spring-hibernate
When running the application and I try to access http://localhost:8888/posts,  it is blocked and return nothing, in the background console, the sql is printed.
When I ran the testing codes, it throws an exception, the PostRepository constructor  0 SessionFactory bean is not run on the vertx event loop.
@Bean
public Mutiny.SessionFactory sessionFactory() {
    return Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("blogPU")
        .unwrap(Mutiny.SessionFactory.class);
}

Updated:, when I changed my handler codes to the following.
this.posts.findAll()
.subscribe()
.with(
    data -> {
        LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "posts data: {0}", data);
        rc.response().endAndAwait(Json.encode(data));
    },
    rc::fail
);

Here, use endAndAwait instead of the original end method, it works.
But the test method still failed, due to an empty list returned when accessing the endpoint /posts.
When I explored the official howto guides: https://github.com/vertx-howtos/hibernate-reactive-howto, which created the SessionFactory in the Verticle class to ensure they are run on the same thread.


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Companies to extend broadband internet access in rural Ohio
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Microsoft Corp. and an Ohio-based provider of telecommunications services have announced an agreement to extend broadband internet access to 110,000 unserved people in rural Ohio over the next four years.
Microsoft and Canton-based Agile Networks announced the agreement this week. They say it will help address a need for reliable broadband access in rural Ohio and provide access to digital advances in agriculture, telemedicine, and education.
Officials say the project also will support public-safety functions, including hospitals.
The project will use a mix of technologies, including the unused broadcast frequencies between TV channels known as TV white spaces.
The project is part of the Microsoft Airband Initiative. Microsoft says that initiative aims to extend broadband access to 2 million unserved people in rural America by 2022.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDTN) – Senator Sherrod Brown announced Friday that the Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) $112,006 to create and maintain a system to notify drivers of open vehicle recalls.
Officials say the new process will help ensure vehicle owners and lessees are made aware of safety recalls and help the BMV closely monitor open and closed recalls.
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Ohio passed a grim milestone, Friday, after the Department of Health announced that more than 10,000 people in the state have died from COVID-19.
As of Jan. 15, a total of 814,442 (+7,149) cases have been reported in Ohio since the pandemic began, leading to 10,057 (+67) deaths and 42,807 (+316) hospitalizations.
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — As the second round of Economic Impact Payments makes its way to Ohio taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service is warning against a new wave of scams.
Although the scams may be new, the goal remains the same: to separate taxpayers from their money and possibly their identities.


Pay Fixation in the New Pay Structure : The fitment of each employee in the new pay matrix is proposed to be done by multiplying his/her basic pay on the date of implementation by a factor of 2.57.
The figure so arrived at is to be located in the new pay matrix, in the level that corresponds to the employee's grade pay on the date of implementation, except in cases where the Commission has recommended a change in the existing grade pay. If the identical figure is not available in the given level, the next higher figure closest to it would be the new pay of the concerned employee. A couple of examples are detailed below to make the process amply clear.
i. For example an employee H is presently drawing Basic Pay of ₹55,040 (Pay in the Pay Band ₹46340 + Grade Pay ₹8700 = ₹55040). After multiplying ₹55,040 with 2.57, a figure of ₹1,41,452.80 is arrived at. This is rounded off to ₹1,41,453.
ii. The level corresponding to GP 8700 is level 13, as may be seen from Table 4, which gives the full correspondence between existing Grade Pay and the new Levels being proposed.
iii. In the column for level 13, the figure closest to ₹1,41,453 is ₹1,41,600.
As part of its recommendations if Commission has recommended any upgradation or downgrade in the level of a particular post, the person would be placed in the level corresponding to the newly recommended grade pay.
i. Take the case of an employee T in GP 4200, drawing pay of ₹20,000 in PB-2. The Basic Pay is ₹24,200 (20,000+4200). If there was to be no change in T's level the pay fixation would have been as explained in Example I above. After multiplying by 2.57, the amount fetched viz., ₹62,194 would have been located in Level 6 and T's pay would have been fixed in Level 6 at ₹62,200.
ii. However, assuming that the Commission has recommended that the post occupied by T should be placed one level higher in GP 4600. T's basic pay would then be ₹24,600 (20000 + 4600). Multiplying this by 2.57 would fetch ₹63,222.
iii. This value would have to be located in the matrix in Level 7 (the upgraded level of T).
iv. In the column for Level 7 ₹63,222 lies between 62200 and 64100. Accordingly, the pay of T will be fixed in Level 7 at ₹64,100.


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The Piano Man's Piano Man
1/26/19 @ 8 pm
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Tickets start at $15. Fees apply. Prices vary according to zone.
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The Piano Man's Piano Man A Tribute to the Music of Billy Joel Featuring Jeff Jacobs JAN 26 @ 8p Tickets start at $15* A former member of the Billy Joel Band, Jeff Jacobs has appeared on both of Billy Joel's most recent number one hits, "We Didn't Start The Fire" and "River Of Dreams." Having toured and recorded with Billy Joel as his keyboard player, Jeff is uniquely qualified to deliver an amazing trip through the best of the Billy Joel songbook! Jeff Jacobs was also a member of the band Foreigner from 1992-2009 and spent time as a member of Julian Lennon's band. Rating: PG Length: Approx. 90 minutes Genre: Music Tribute *Fees apply. Prices vary according to zone.
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'59 Corvette Owner "Throwing a Party" After Lawmakers Save His Car From The Crusher
A Kansas man has won a legal battle that threatened to destroy his vintage Corvette after it was discovered that there was an issue with the car's VIN.
Kansas resident Richard Martinez was awoken from his classic car dream before it began, when the 1959 Chevrolet Corvette he had purchased from an Indiana dealer was labeled "contraband" during the registration process.
According to KCTV5 News, Martinez bought the Corvette for $50,000 in 2016, but when he went to get the vehicle registered a Kansas state trooper noticed a problem with the VIN. Unbeknownst to Martinez, the vehicle's VIN had been removed and then replaced during the restoration process and it had different rivets, which is illegal under Kansas law.
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Example of a VIN plate on an unrelated C1 Corvette (RM Sotheby's)
Martinez was recognized as innocent by the government, having not known about the repairs, but his vehicle was still in danger of being destroyed.
It seemed hopeless, until in the summer of 2021 Kansas Justice Institute filed an amicus brief on Martinez's behalf, urging the court to protect the property rights of a vehicle owner that KHP recognizes as innocent. The new bill will exempt certain modifications on antique vehicles from vehicle identification number offense seizures and dispositions.
Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2594 into law on March 22, and now nothing stands in the way of Martinez and his much-deserved Corvette summer. "I'm throwing a party. I'm having a good time," Martinez said. "I want to give free rides around the block."
While he's happy, neither Martinez nor his Corvette came out completely unscathed. The legal battle has cost him some-$30,000, and the vehicle received around $28,000 worth of damage from being in tow yards and a storage shed in Topeka.
The vehicle will likely need to be restored again, but hopefully this time the builder leaves the VIN alone.
Photos courtesy RM Sotheby's
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Dawn of the Regalia Story Thread!
Can we get an F for Phil?
If Phil broke on you, please clap your hands.
Hey. I . . . won't be on here again.
so in smash the kanji for 'buster' mode for Shulk's Monado actually translates to "murder"


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BGFV - Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp
Big 5 Sporting Goods is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 434 stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Steven G. Miller is the chairman, president, and CEO. The name Big 5 is derived from the first five stores that were opened in California. In May 1988, Sportswest and Sportsland were acquired from Pay 'n Save. A list of major competitors can be found on this list of sporting goods retailers of the United States.
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Single implementation devirtualization: if a virtual call has a single possible callee, replace all calls with a direct call to that callee.
Virtual constant propagation: if the virtual function's return type is an integer <=64 bits and all possible callees are readnone, for each class and each list of constant arguments: evaluate the function, store the return value alongside the virtual table, and rewrite each virtual call as a load from the virtual table.
Uniform return value optimization: if the conditions for virtual constant propagation hold and each function returns the same constant value, replace each virtual call with that constant.
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Latest collection of Quotes On Diwali.
The sun does not shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do lightnings shine? All the lights of the world cannot be compared even to a ray of the inner light of the Self. Merge yourself in this light of lights and enjoy the supreme Deepavali.
Lead us from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality on this auspicious day.
Light many lamps of love, blast many chains of sorrow, and shoot many rockets of prosperity, Fire many flowerpot of happiness! Wish you and your family a SPARKLING DIWALI.
Ram! The light of lights, the self-luminous inner light of the Self is ever shining steadily in the chamber of your heart. Sit quietly. Close your eyes.
Withdraw the senses. Fix the mind on this supreme light and enjoy the real Deepavali, by attaining illumination of the soul.
Troubles as light as Air, Troubles as light as Air, love as deep as Ocean, Friends as Solid as Diamonds, and Success as bright as Gold… These are the wishes for you and your family on the eve of Diwali.
May this Diwali light up your new dreams, new hopes, new avenues, and new perspectives? May it shower everything good in your life and fill each day with pleasant moments.


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Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender on their relationship, onscreen and off
'I'm not going to talk about my private life with a total stranger,' Fassbender says
By Joe McGovern Updated August 26, 2016 at 03:01 AM EDT
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Show MoreAbout The Light Between Oceans
For Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender, their new film The Light Between Oceans (in theaters Sept. 2) is something of a journey back in time. Both to the 1920s, when the gorgeous drama by director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) takes place, but also to 2014, when the movie's two stars met and fell in love while making it.
The film is based on M.L. Stedman's best-selling tearjerker novel, and in it, Vikander and Fassbender play a couple living in blissful seclusion on a lighthouse-capped island. But they are dealt tragic blows as Isabel suffers multiple miscarriages, before one day a rowboat mysteriously washes ashore with a baby on board. The drama that follows is heartbreaking, but the two actors fill their roles with incandescent grace notes.
Off screen, they are a public couple — she kissed him, after all, before accepting her Oscar for The Danish Girl last February — though they'll never be accused of oversharing. Neither is active on social media, and on this weekend afternoon in downtown Manhattan, Vikander, 27, and Fassbender, 39, sit on opposite ends of a couch. Though they do, for the first time, address their relationship, calmly and efficiently, they would much rather talk about their work.
But that still includes the experience that brought them together. " 'Summer camp' is something I've used to explain filmmaking to friends and family," Vikander says. Fassbender adds: "You have to come together very quickly. That's a very specific, unusual thing to this business — and it can be a very powerful thing."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: When you're playing lovers on screen and you begin to have feelings for your costar off screen, do you have to check yourself — like to be sure it isn't a trick of your brain?
MICHAEL FASSBENDER: It wasn't the first time in a movie either of us had played somebody who is falling in love. There is an element of separation there. If I'm playing a murderer, I don't go out and start murdering people.
ALICIA VIKANDER: And I think we've made a clear statement that we keep certain things just between us. It was very easy to unite, but that's quite personal.
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
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And I respect that. I'm not interested in asking all about your personal lives.
VIKANDER: [Laughing] Sure!
FASSBENDER: [Laughing] Sure, buddy!
But here's what I'm interested in. You've really managed to keep your private lives private. A lot of people in the spotlight don't.
FASSBENDER: But that's other people. Each to their own. I'm not going to talk about my private life with a total stranger, unless I feel like I need to. Why would I? I don't.
But can you remember a time when you were curious to know more about the private lives of movie stars? That's the impulse in your fans to know more about your relationship.
FASSBENDER: I might have been curious about actors' lives when I was growing up. That's human nature. We're all curious about a lot of things. But my curiosity didn't obligate them to tell me. It's the worst thing if you're sitting there in the theater, going, "Oh, that's the guy who dates this person and likes to do this in the morning and that in the afternoon." Then you're just watching a brand, as opposed to an actor.
VIKANDER: I remember in Sweden, I used to set the alarm for 2 or 3 a.m. and get up with my mom to watch the Oscars. But for me, that was the same as the stories I saw up on the movie screen. Things have changed with social media and technology, but I still feel it helps when I know less about the actors I look up to. That's what I mean — I love the mystery behind it all.
FASSBENDER: Exactly. The actors I looked up to when I was a teenager, they all just disappeared into different characters.
STARRING: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel WeiszDIRECTED BY: Derek CianfranceRELEASE DATE: 9/2With a bit of digital magic, New Zealand's Cape Campbell was transformed into Janus Rock, a fictional Australian island on which stoic lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) resides with his wife, Isabel (Alicia Vikander). The movie takes place in the 1920s, and the couple is living in peaceful isolation, a half day's boat ride from the nearest people. Then tragedy strikes. Isabel suffers one miscarriage, and another, and sinks into despair — until one day when a rowboat washes ashore with a baby girl and her dead father aboard. Isabel persuades Tom to keep the newborn, but it's an agonizing decision, especially when he encounters a bereaved woman (Rachel Weisz) on the mainland who he suspects is the girl's mother.
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Who were the actors that you looked up to?
FASSBENDER: All the usual suspects. Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Brando, John Cazale.
Yeah, I don't think of Hackman or Pacino and wonder about their personal lives.
FASSBENDER: It was a different time. Nowadays of course everybody's got phones and cameras.
VIKANDER: Even people who don't have the jobs we do. I've been asked a lot of question because I'm not on social media. But I did try Instagram when it came out, and I remember, just with my friends, feeling like I had to post things. And that was before I was really in films. And I know it involves a lot of other people who are not in the public eye. But it's a pressure that you kind of have to do it. If you like it, then it's great. And I do have a lot of friends who do communicate and express themselves and present their art through those mediums. That's just the way we're moving ahead. But I think you need to do what feels right.
Do either of you read reviews of your movies?
FASSBENDER: Unfortunately, yes. This fantastic actor Mel Smith, God rest his soul, we did a play together in 2005 or 2006, And he said, "Live by the sword, die by the sword." Usually you just remember the negative ones.
VIKANDER: Yep, again, it's just human nature. You can hear a hundred nice words about yourself, and you'll only remember the one bad one.
For more on Fassbender, Vikander, and The Light Between Oceans — including which performances of each other's they like the most — pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands Friday, or buy it now. Check back on EW.com for even more on the film — and don't forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW.


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Some members of Congress angled to serve on the bipartisan supercommittee charged with suggesting $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction by Nov. 23. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., apparently didn't — and for good reason, Politico reports.
During meetings with his constituents, the Energy and Commerce Committee chairman is hearing worries about benefit cuts they may suffer.
When House Speaker John Boehner told him he would be named to the committee, "I sort of swallowed and said, 'I don't know that I volunteered for this, but OK,'" Upton told Politico.
On Tuesday, Upton met with 50 home voters, many of whom are worried about losing Medicare and Social Security benefits. "Yup, we're probably going to make some unpopular decisions," he said.


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