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A job offer to a prominent British psychiatrist made by Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH, www.camh.net/) and the University of Toronto was withdrawn because the physician "expressed extreme views incompatible with scientific evidence" about fluoxetine, the centre's president and chief executive officer says.
Dr. Paul Garfinkel insists that the withdrawal of an offer to Dr. David Healy of the University of Wales was in no way related to the fact that fluoxetine manufacturer Eli Lilly has been a major financial supporter of the CAMH. The company contributed more than $1.5 million to CAMH's $10-million capital fundraising drive and recently financed $1.3-million in research at the centre.
In May 2000 Healy was offered a position as director of the CAMH's Mood Disorders Clinic and as full professor in the U of T's Department of Psychiatry, since the CAMH is a U of T teaching facility. A lawyer was hired to ease his move to Canada. However, the job offer was rescinded a week after a Nov. 30, 2000, lecture he gave at the CAMH. In an email, Physician-in-Chief David Goldbloom told Healy that his approach was incompatible with the centre's development goals.
The incident, which was first reported in the Globe and Mail in mid-April, has since been reported widely in the British press, including a critical 1800-word article in the Guardian. In April, Healy said he decided to go public because others, aware of the events, asked "whether it is safe to say something [critical] about pharmaceutical companies."
Garfinkel says Healy's statements during the Nov. 30 talk were "more extreme" than ones he had made before, but acknowledged in an interview that he did not attend the lecture himself nor hear a recording of it. Healy contends that although fluoxetine and other selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are "tremendously useful to some people," there is evidence that they induce "intense suicidal preoccupation" in some patients, preoccupations that disappear when they stop taking the drug. Healy has argued that Eli Lilly has an obligation to conduct a clinical trial in order to better determine which patients are best suited to receive fluoxetine.
In an interview, Healy said his position on the drug has not changed since he was first approached with the job offers. "I have been consistent in the literature since 1991," he said. In an Apr. 20, 2001, letter to Healy, Goldbloom, also cochair of the CAMH search committee, wrote that "when the position was offered to you, your views regarding the toxicity of fluoxetine were well known." In the letter, Goldbloom argues that Healy's views had changed.
Garfinkel supported this opinion in an open letter sent to CAMH staff May 9, which stated that Healy had "expressed extreme views" that are "scientifically irresponsible."
"No one disputes Dr. Healy's freedom to say whatever he wants in our or any other university or academic health sciences centre," wrote Garfinkel. "However, the extreme nature of the views he expressed Nov. 30 shocked a disturbing number of future colleagues within the centre and the university, to the point where the centre felt Dr. Healy would not have the necessary respect and support of staff."
The Guardian, meanwhile, reached its own conclusions about the "Healy affair." It said that his views on fluoxetine and SSRIs were well known before he was aproached with a job offer by the CAMH. "What Goldbloom and his colleagues may not have appreciated — until someone told them — was the significance of employing an academic with such views in a world where research is heavily reliant on drug-company grants."
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Cincinnati Bell Reaffirms 2013 Financial Guidance
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 23, 2013-- Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) In connection with the appointment of Leigh Fox as chief financial officer of Cincinnati Bell, effective October 1, 2013, the company reaffirms its 2013 financial guidance which excludes the results of its former data center segment:
Category 2013 Guidance
Revenue $1.2 billion
Adjusted EBITDA1 Approx. $390 million*
*Plus or minus 2 percent
Safe Harbor Note
This release and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "predicts," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "continues," "endeavors," "strives," "may," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned these forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this release and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). More information on potential risks and uncertainties is available in our recent filings with the SEC, including Cincinnati Bell's Form 10-K report, Form 10-Q reports and Form 8-K reports. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains information about adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) This non-GAAP financial measure is used by Cincinnati Bell management when evaluating results of operations and cash flow. Management believes this measure also provide users of the financial statements with additional and useful comparisons of current results of operations and cash flows with past and future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as being more important than comparable GAAP measures. Detailed reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP financial measures are available in the Investor Relations section of www.altafiber.com.
1Adjusted EBITDA provides a useful measure of operational performance. The company defines Adjusted EBITDA as GAAP operating income plus depreciation, amortization, restructuring charges, asset impairments, components of pension and other retirement plan costs related to interest costs, asset returns, and amortization of actuarial gains and losses, and other special items.
About Cincinnati Bell
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) provides integrated communications solutions—including local and long distance voice, data, high-speed Internet, entertainment, and wireless services—that keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton connected with each other and with the world. In addition, enterprise customers across the United States rely on CBTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary, for efficient, scalable office communications systems and end-to-end IT solutions. Cincinnati Bell is the majority owner of CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE), which provides best-in-class data center colocation services to enterprise customers through its facilities with fully redundant power and cooling solutions that are currently located in the Midwest, Texas, Arizona, London, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.altafiber.com.
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Setting up Travis CI is a breeze!
Okay, so what we have now is a fairly advanced program.
no I'm just kidding, it's a simple calculator example here.
And if we just go take a look at the implementation here we look at main.
Look at the calculator we're gonna see it does some things that you know how to do.
And if we pop out here it also has tests because you should always write tests.
there are some tests, verifies that things are working as they should.
if you wanna follow along you can too there's a link in the teacher's notes.
I'm wanna fork this to my own personal account which is what you can do.
And I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to grab the Clone URL.
I have a two factor authentication turned on you might not need this.
just paste in the URL that I saw you and we're gonna get that down here locally.
And since it's a great all.
We're gonna go ahead and click finish.
we should be able to build.
we'll see that all of our test pass, awesome.
Okay, so now that it's working.
and I'm gonna go ahead and click Sync Account.
Again, I was up here under My Account.
Now we see that my Java calculator is ready, I'm gonna go ahead and click it.
Okay, so believe it or not we're all ready now.
file that we had discussed.
and you scroll down here, it talks about Language-specific Guides.
We're gonna click on the Java one here.
we're gonna have this language.java and let's just go ahead.
Let's start that in our IntelliJ.
okay that's yml, you had another markup language.
And we wanna automatically add to get.
with that said that we needed to do there we'll language Java.
Okay, language Java is what we need.
it has automatic things that you would normally do.
We normally use Gradle here on our courses.
It's gonna run Gradle check which is the test.
It also runs Gradle assemble which we saw over there, just kind of working.
multiple jdk's, and let's go ahead and add the jdk that we specifically want.
We want the Oracle jdk, right?
Back in our yml file.
And then we'll tab in.
And this is kinda how you do arrays in this yml language.
Now what we're gonna do.
We have our Travis is already set up, I'm gonna go into Version Control here.
Travis CI and go ahead and do Commit and Push.
And we'll go ahead and Push that file in.
It's gonna go ahead and trigger a build over a Travis.
Let's take a look and see what's happening.
If we come back to our home here.
I come to My Accounts and I click Java calculator.
Currently it says there's no build going on let's take a look.
Here it's building it just wasn't showing it just yet.
This is kind of slick, so what happens?
Is you get to see what's actually happening.
see stuff that pops in over here over my repositories.
in this is again happening because we pushed that file up.
It's setting up the VM just like it needs.
as this this goes up it will start collapsing things for you.
I'll show you here in a bit after, see it collapsed.
it's gonna show you the things that's most interesting to you.
gradle just like somebody might if they didn't have gradle on their system.
And remember, this is exactly like what you would be doing on your machine.
But this is happening on the service, you normally wouldn't be watching this.
Just kinda wanna show off what is happening here.
All right, it's got gradle installed.
if the build passes which it should because of past locally, right?
then when it's all said and done, let's run our test right now.
After it goes ahead downloads the dependencies, right?
it shows me that we have a working build at the moment.
I also would have got notified in my slack room this is happening.
cuz you work on open source projects, right?
If you click on this here you can actually build a new badge.
let's do grab Markdown here.
Let's go ahead and copy this.
I'm gonna pop over to my README here.
now anybody can look at this and know that things are working safely.
It's a good way of showing off that hey things are great here.
we'll see this pretty little build passing thing here.
we can take a look at what it looks like when you do a poll request.
Now, the other thing to notice too is that when I push that read me up.
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It's been a busy few weeks in the cannabis industry with significant developments coming from Washington D.C. A pair of high-powered bills are churning their way through the halls of Congress that could vastly improve things for the cannabis industry.
Here's a look at some of the recent developments in the nation's capital and what they could mean for the cannabis industry. While the outcome of each remains unclear, progress is ongoing, and the implications could be significant.
The Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act was reintroduced in the House and Senate on April 4. If passed, the STATES Act would protect state-compliant cannabis businesses from federal enforcement of the ongoing prohibition of cannabis.
Essentially, the STATES Act would revise the Controlled Substances Act to exempt from federal action "any person acting in compliance with State law relating to the manufacture, production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration or delivery" of marijuana. It would place in law the hands-off policy set out in the now-rescinded Department of Justice Cole Memorandum and would be a significant half-step toward the ending of federal cannabis prohibition.
House Rules Committee Chairman Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) said he expects a vote on the measure in "weeks." The House version currently boasts 45 cosponsors, while the Senate version is supported by 10. The bill now lies with the Judiciary Committee in each chamber of Congress and awaits markup and a vote.
As the STATES Act resurfaces, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act has been approved by the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 45 to 15. The legislation includes provisions that would protect financial institutions that work with state-compliant legal cannabis businesses from incurring penalties from banking regulators.
The cannabis industry has struggled immensely with banking issues. Many federally chartered financial institutions (state-chartered institutions and credit unions have embraced the sector) are hesitant to work with cannabis businesses because of the risks posed by the federal government's prohibition on marijuana. The SAFE Banking died in committee in the 115th Congress, so its survival beyond the Financial Services Committee breaks new ground.
The SAFE Banking Act seems popular in the House with 157 co-sponsors, more than a third of the full chamber. However, the bill's success is not yet guaranteed. The SAFE Banking Act remains up for consideration by the House Judiciary Committee before it can be considered on the floor.
The FDA has signaled more about its intentions regarding hemp-derived CBD regulations in a press release issued on April 2. Departing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the formation of a working group to "explore potential pathways for dietary supplements and/or conventional foods containing CBD to be lawfully marketed." Gottlieb also announced the FDA would host a public hearing on May 31 to obtain input regarding the agency's regulatory strategy.
The agency also moved to underline its previous claim that it would not tolerate marketing CBD products as providing a therapeutic benefit without prior FDA approval. Gottlieb announced the FDA issued three warning letters to companies for "egregious and unfounded claims" of health benefits related to CBD products. The FDA maintains that marketing unapproved CBD products as therapeutic or as medicine is a violation of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
While the FDA's statements and actions have sent a signal about its general disposition toward CBD, a clear regulatory framework remains unarticulated. The importance of an unambiguous regulatory framework for hemp-derived CBD products cannot be overstated. For CBD producers and marketers, clear regulations would make clear exactly what is and what is not permitted.
While these developments represent progress toward a more coherent, regulated cannabis industry, they are far from decided. Lobbying efforts will continue to support the STATES Act and SAFE Banking Act, and of course, friends of the cannabis industry are encouraged to contact their legislators. The passage of each bill would go a long way to affording the cannabis industry desperately needed protections enjoyed by every other industry in the country. And despite that fact that many retail establishments are selling CBD infused food products and wellness remedies, a clear regulatory framework is sorely needed to allow the industry to grow in a legally compliant manner. Every day without a clear set of rules creates more uncertainty, so news that the FDA is making progress toward the development of new regulations is encouraging.
The cannabis industry remains one of the fastest growing in the country, and that is with the weight of prohibition on its back. The sooner artificially created obstacles are removed by legislation and clear regulation lights the way, the sooner the cannabis industry can drive even more economic growth and prosperity.
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The single-seater was developed further and given a powerful engine and a new cylinder head configuration (intake ducts at the centre of the V and exterior exhausts). The aerodynamics were also worked on with front flaps and a full width rear wing, but the car had had its day. In fact, in the last races of 1969, Mexican Pedro Rodriguez was given a 1968 model to drive.
1969 was the most disastrous year in Ferrari's Formula 1 career with just seven points scored. In fact, the Scuderia's participation in the Championship events was often limited to just a single driver. Its drivers only managed three points-scoring placings in all, with Amon's third position at Zandvoort the best result. However, 1969 was to prove important in other respects for Ferrari as Fiat bought a stake in the company, but allowed Ferrari a free reign when it came to its racing activities.
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Pedro Rodriguez
Type rear, longitudinal 60° V12
Compression ratio 11:1
Maximum power 321 kW (436 hp) at 11.000 rpm
Frame semi-monocoque, tubular steel chassis with riveted aluminium panels
Front suspension independent, unequal-length wishbones, inboard coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension independent, upper lever arm, reversed lower wishbone, twin radius arms, coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Front tyres 5.00-10.00-13
Rear tyres 6.00-13.50-15
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Q: How to partition hard drive from MBR to GPT for Windows 8.1 UEFI install I just bought a new HP notebook (ProBook 450 G0) and it came preinstalled with Suse 11 Enterprise. Now this is the first time I've owned a system with an (U)EFI and I don't know how things work on this, I was used with the legacy BIOS and MBR. I have the following partitions on my HDD right now:
Disk 1 (MBR)
  + C:             FAT32      200MB Active
  + D:HP_RECOVERY  NTFS       4GB
  + *:HOME         EXT3       646GB
  + *:ROOT         EXT3       38GB
  + *:             Other      7GB
  + E:HP_TOOLS     FAT32      2GB

My first instinct was to do a zero format and partition it using Paragon Partition Magic (at least that's what I did on legacy BIOS).
What I want to do is I want to do a full UEFI Windows 8.1 install (my university provided me with a copy) and I don't know how to partition the HDD using GPT and not lose the two HP partitions needed for recovery and systems diagnostics.
Can someone please help me? I want to do this properly. Thanks! :)
P.S. It wouldn't let me login to my account, kept saying something about an auth error so I'm posting as a guest, sorry.

A: I solved this by wiping the entire drive after I've learned that the HP Tools partition can be recovered with a utility from HP and the recovery partition is essentially just a recovery of the SUSE system and that recovery disks can be ordered online from HP.
The only solution to preserve the factory defaults was to image or clone the HDD but I had nowhere to save the clone/image so I had no choice but to wipe the HDD clean.

A: I have not tried this myself, and of course when you are toying with partitions and boot records, you had better be prepared to lose data. So, make an image of your disk before you proceed.
I know of a commandline way of converting a partition from MBR to GPT without data loss (GPTgen), but you should read the documentation thoroughly before attempting it. According to MVP Shyam...

It's a very extensive tool but a bit complicated to run. According to the tool's 'read me' file, the syntax of the tool is "gptgen [-w] \.\physicaldriveX", where X is the drive number reported by the Disk Management console or the "list disk" command of the DISKPART utility. The -w option makes gptgen write the generated GUID partition tables to the disk, otherwise the primary table will be written to a file named "primary.img", and the secondary table to "secondary.img", in the directory that the program was invoked from. You can then use e.g. dd to write the tables to the disk.

On the other hand, there is a graphical program which purportedly is capable of converting a partition from MBR to GPT: AOMEI Partition Assistant Free.
According to their website, the steps in the graphical interface are simple:

Step 1: Launch AOMEI Partition Assistant. Select the data disk you want to convert and right click it. And then select "Convert to GPT Disk" (or Convert to MBR Disk) in the drop-down menu.
  Convert to GPT Disk
Step 2: Click "OK" after confirming the operation.
  Click OK
Step 3: You can preview the conversion. To save the change, please click "Apply" on the toolbar.

Of course, be sure to read all documentation for this method, as well, before you proceed.
There are other options, as well, such as MiniTool Partition Wizard (how-to), and here is a Super User answer in which a guy answers his own question, having ended up using gdisk (available on Windows, Mac, or Linux) on his Mac to convert a Mac partition from MBR to GPT without losing his data (though he backed up anyway). For a more in-depth how-to for gdisk, see the developer's guide.
The Possible Snag
Now, as to how successful you will be at actually preserving the recovery functionality between these partitions, I cannot say. Wolfgang Sommergut from 4sysops recommends:

[I]f Windows is supposed to boot up from the disk, you are restricted to a particular partition scheme. Newer versions of Windows x64 only start from GPT disks on UEFI systems; in all other configurations, MBR is required. Thus, in most cases, you probably don't want to convert boot disks. Doing so only makes sense if you accidentally installed a 64-bit Windows in BIOS emulation mode on a UEFI-capable PC.
Even in this scenario, it isn't enough to convert the Windows partitions to GPT because the disks on UEFI systems have to be partitioned differently. Hence, I recommend converting MBR to GPT only on data drives.

Good luck!

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The labor market continued to produce robust job growth in February, adding 242k jobs and maintaining the unemployment rate at 4.9%. The participation rate ticked up to 62.9% while the underemployment rate, a measure of the total unemployed plus those employed part time for economic reasons, fell to 9.7% from 9.9% in January. Both prints signal that slack in the labor market is diminishing and traditionally would indicate that wage inflation is on the horizon. But Friday's jobs report showed no such sign of increased pay for American workers. Average hourly earnings fell 0.1% month-over-month, and fell to 2.2% from 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. The average workweek also fell from 34.6 to 34.4, which compounds the month-over-month drop in wages. Nearly all the job growth in February came from private payrolls, despite the manufacturing subcomponent, which lost 16k jobs. While several of the headline numbers were certainly positive, we can't help but see Friday's jobs report as a microcosm of the broader U.S. economy. GDP growth is positive, but certain sectors, such as energy and manufacturing, are struggling; the U.S. dollar is strong, but is weighing on exports and inflation. We expect this mixed bag of economic developments to continue in 2016, which gives us confidence that, while volatility may persist in the near-term, we're in for a slow but steady year of growth.


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JB Pritzker, Governor of the State of Illinois, in the interest of aiding the people of Illinois and the local governments responsible for ensuring public health and safety issues a Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation in response to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.
This proclamation will assist Illinois agencies in coordinating State and Federal resources, including the Strategic National Stockpile of medicines and protective equipment, to support local governments in preparation for any action that may be necessary related to the potential impact of COVID-19 in the State of Illinois.
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Following George Floyd's death, large public protests emerged in communities across the United States, including Chicago and throughout Illinois. Thousands of people expressed their pain, fear and rage at the deaths of African Americans, caused by centuries of individual and systemic racism. After hours of peaceful protests, tensions heightened with aggressive action, including setting cars on fire, vandalizing buildings, and looting. The City of Chicago and several other communities requested assistance from the State of Illinois. These proclamations shall be effective immediately and remain in effect for 30 days from their issuance.
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The City of DePue in Bureau County suffered significant and extensive damage due to thunderstorms on May 28, 2020. The area saw 3.00 inches of rain in 50 minutes, causing high impact flash flooding. As a result, its residents continue to struggle to repair the damages. Therefore, this proclamation declares Illinois a disaster area, specifically Bureau County. This proclamation shall be effective immediately and remain in effect for 30 days.
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MODIFIES REGIONAL MITIGATION METRICS — Defines the metrics for any of the 11 regions to move to less or more restrictive mitigation measures. Also delineates the principal public health restrictions and mitigations for Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Phase 4. Exemptions to all Tiers and Phases include free exercise of religion, emergency functions, and governmental functions.
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REGIONS 2, 3, AND 5 RESUME TIER 2 MITIGATIONS — Region 2 (Northern Illinois), Region 3 (North-Central Illinois), and Region 5 (Southern Illinois) have met the metrics for a reduction of mitigations. Therefore, the regions will move out of Tier 3 of the State's Mitigation Plan and into the less restrictive Tier 2, effective January 15, 2021.
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REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through February 6, 2021.
RETURN OF TRADE EMPLOYEE FROM CMS TO IDHS — The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) will return the trades employees who work at IDHS facilities (State-Operated Psychiatric Hospitals and State-Operated Development Centers), but who function as CMS employees (Trades Employees), to IDHS. This rescinds Executive Orders 2003-10 and 2010-10.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through January 9, 2021.
TIER 3 MITIGATIONS — In response to the recent surge of cases across Illinois, all regions of the State have triggered additional mitigation strategies. Tier 3 Mitigations aim to limit gatherings and encourage people to stay home to the greatest extent possible, while allowing most industries to continue operating at significantly reduced levels. If there is prior guidance that implies different standards from these Tier 3 Mitigations, the more restrictive standards apply. This Executive Order supersedes Executive Order 43.
EXTENDS MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS — A person or entity may not commence a residential eviction action. All state, county, and local law enforcement officers are instructed to cease enforcement of orders of eviction for residential premises. This shall not be construed as relieving any individual of the obligation to pay rent or comply with a lease or rental agreement.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through December 12, 2020.
REGIONS 5, 7, AND 8 TIER 2 MITIGATIONS — Region 5 (Southern Illinois) has been under Tier 1 of the state's resurgence mitigation plan since October 22 and Region 7 (Will and Kankakee counties) and Region 8 (Kane and DuPage counties) since October 23, after seeing a 7-day rolling average test positivity rate of 8 percent or above for three consecutive days. However, the positivity rate has continued to significantly increase in these regions. In response, additional public health restrictions and mitigations are instituted for Regions 5, 7, and 8, such as a tighter gathering cap of 10 individuals rather than 25 and new table caps of six rather than 10 at restaurants and bars. This Executive Order is effective November 11 and supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGION 2 MITIGATIONS — Region 2—North-Central Illinois—has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are implemented for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective November 4, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
CANNABIS REGSITRY INDENTIFICATION RENEWALS — Suspends provisions in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act regarding renewal applications and renewal fees for registry identification cards. All valid registry identification cards that expire between October 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021 will be granted a one-year renewal or extension.
REGION 6 MITIGATIONS — Region 6 East-Central Illinois has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are implemented for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective November 2, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGIONS 3 MITIGATIONS — Region 3, West-Central Illinois, has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are implemented for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective November 1, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGIONS 9 MITIGATIONS — Region 9, Lake and McHenry counties, has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are implemented for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective October 31, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGIONS 11 MITIGATIONS — Region 11, the City of Chicago, has triggered both a sustained increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations over the last 10 days and averaged greater than or equal to an 8 percent positivity rate for three consecutive days. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations will be implemented for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective October 30, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGIONS 4 AND 10 MITIGATIONS — Region 4, the Metro East, has had a 7-day rolling average test positivity rate of 8 percent or above for three consecutive days. Region 10, Suburban Cook County, has had eight consecutive days of increases in test positivity and seven days of increased hospital admissions. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations will be implemented for Regions 4 and 10 for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective October 28, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGION 1 TIER 2 MITIGATIONS — Mitigation measures were initially implemented in Region 1 on October 3, 2020. However, the positivity rate has continued to increase, and Region 1 currently has the highest in the State at nearly 12 percent. In response, additional public health restrictions and mitigations are instituted for Region 1, such as a tighter gathering cap of 10 individuals rather than 25 and new table caps of six rather than 10 at restaurants and bars. This Executive Order is effective October 25 and supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGIONS 7 AND 8 MITIGATIONS — Both Regions 7 and 8 have reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are implemented for Region 7 (Will and Kankakee counties) and Region 8 (Kane and DuPage counties), for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective October 23, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGION 5 MITIGATIONS — Region 5 has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are implemented for Region 5, comprised of Marion, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Perry, Jackson, Franklin, Williamson, Saline, Hamilton, White, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Massac, and Pulaski counties, for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective October 22, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through November 14, 2020.
RESCINDS METRO EAST MITIGATIONS — As of October 9, 2020, Region 4 — the Metro East — has reached the threshold to lift mitigations following three consecutive days with a rolling positivity rate below 6.5%. Therefore, Executive Order 51 and Executive Order 54 are rescinded and Region 4 can return to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan. Executive Order 2020-43 , the Community Revitalization Order, remains in effect.
CANNABIS IDENTIFICATION CARDS — Suspends the requirement that a medical or adult use cannabis cultivation center agent must have a completed background check when applying for an agent identification card. Also suspends the requirement that the Department must approve or deny an application for a medical or adult use cannabis cultivation center agent identification card within a certain amount of days.
REGION 1 MITIGATIONS — Region 1 has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are instituted for Region 1, comprised of Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties, for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos and for all workplaces, effective October 3, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS - Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through October 17, 2020.
ADDITIONAL METRO EAST MITIGATIONS — The Metro East region's positivity rate has continued to increase to over 10 percent, despite mitigation steps put in place through Executive Order 51. In response, additional public health restrictions and mitigations will be implemented for the Metro East region for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, gaming and casinos, and for all workplaces, effective September 2, 2020. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REGION 7 MITIGATIONS — Region 7 has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are instituted for Region 7, comprised of Will and Kankakee Counties. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS - Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through September 19, 2020.
METRO EAST MITIGATIONS — The Metro East region has reported three consecutive days of a test positivity rate of 8 percent or higher. In response, public health restrictions and mitigations are instituted for the Metro East region, comprised of Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, and Washington Counties for restaurants and bars, meetings and social events, and gaming and casinos. This Executive Order supplements the Community Revitalization Order, Executive Order 43.
RESUMES ADMISSIONS TO IDOC FROM COUNTY JAILS — The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) will resume accepting the transfer of individuals from Illinois county jails. Specific health and safety factors will be taken into account when determining the process for transfers to IDOC. Rescinds Executive Order 2020-13.
ILLINOIS JOINT ANALYSIS CENTER — Establishes an Illinois Joint Analysis Center (IL-JAC) to help prevent and respond to threats facing Illinois citizens, by providing a multi-disciplinary, information sharing network. The IL-JAC is governed by an Oversight Board.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through August 22, 2020. Includes Executive Order 2020-30, which prohibits residential evictions.
IN-PERSON LEARNING — All public and nonpublic schools in Illinois serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students may open for in-person learning after the regular 2019-2020 school term. All schools must follow IDPH and ISBE health guidelines, including using PPE, temperature checks, hygienic practices, social distancing, and limiting people to 50 or fewer in one space.
CENSUS ADVISORY PANEL — The Census Advisory Panel shall continue to serve as an advisory board to help to ensure a complete and accurate Census count in Illinois through December 31, 2020.
CANNABIS LICENSES - Suspends the requirement that by July 1, 2020, the Illinois Department of Agriculture must issue up to 40 Craft Grower Licenses, up to 40 Infuser Licenses, and issue Transporting Organization Licenses.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues most executive orders, extending a majority of the provisions through July 26, 2020. Amends a few previous executive orders, such as EO-2020-07, in-person meeting requirements, and EO 2020-40, the resumption of limited in-person instruction at schools.
PHASE FOUR REOPENING — The community revitalization phase safely resumes and expands activities that were paused or limited as COVID-19 cases rose exponentially. Outlines requirements for various businesses and industries. Individuals must continue to practice social distancing and wear a face covering in public places or when working. This supersedes EO 2020-38
STATE FAIRS - Cancels the State Fairs in Springfield and DuQuoin scheduled for 2020, to protect the health and safety of fairgoers, entertainers, competitors, vendors, employees, and those living in the surrounding areas.
SPORTS WAGERING - Suspends requiring an in-person creation of a sports wagering account, in order to participate in sports wagering offered over the internet or through a mobile application.
LIMITED REOPENING OF SCHOOLS — All public and nonpublic schools in Illinois serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students may open for limited in-person educational purposes, such as summer school, after the regular 2019-2020 school term. Schools must follow IDPH guidance and all schools may continue to provide food and other non-educational services.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues Executive Orders 2020-03 through 2020-37, extending most provisions through June 27, 2020.
PHASE THREE REOPENING — Safely and conscientiously resumes activities that were paused due to COVID-19. Outlines public health requirements for individuals, businesses, retail stores, manufacturers, office buildings, restaurants and bars, gyms, personal service facilities, youth sports, and public amusement. Does not limit the free exercise of religion, and indoor services must not exceed more than 10 people. Individuals must continue to practice social distancing, maintaining at least a six-foot distance, and wear a face covering in public places or when working.
REVISES ELECTIVE SURGERIES — Defines and renders assistance in support of the State's response to hospitals, health care facilities, health care professionals, and health care volunteers. Those that continue to cancel or postpone all elective surgeries or procedures, or begin elective surgeries on or after May 11th, in order to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak shall be immune from civil liability for any alleged injury or death relating to COVID-19.
Executive Order 2020-37 (HTML) (English) (Arabic) (Chinese) (Spanish) (Hindi) (Tagalog)
MARRIAGE LICENSES — To obtain a marriage license, couples may appear before the county clerk and conduct a marriage ceremony using two-way audio-video communication technology, if certain conditions are met. Suspends the requirement that a fully executed marriage license must be submitted to the county clerk within 10 days. Suspends the requirement that a marriage license becomes effective one day after the date of issuance.
Executive Order 2020-36 (HTML) (English) (Arabic) (Polish) (Chinese) (Spanish) (Hindi)
SUSPENDS VARIOUS PROVISIONS — Suspends provisions in the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act and the Community Care Act. For example, suspends IDPH conducting an on-site review at each facility annually. IDPH will continue to conduct on-site reviews to the extent feasible. Suspends provisions regarding pest control, milk production, mobile homes, body piercing and speech language pathology.
CANNABIS REQUIREMENTS — Suspends the requirement that IDFPR issue up to 75 Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses before May 1, 2020. Suspends certain requirements, including the need for an adult use cannabis dispensing organization agent to obtain an agent identification card from IDFPR prior to beginning work at a dispensary and the need for a medical or adult use cannabis dispensing organization agent to keep an agent identification card visible at all times when in the dispensary.
REISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS — Reissues Executive Orders 2020-03 through 2020-31, extending most provisions through May 29, 2020.
NEW STAY AT HOME ORDER— This new order allows Illinoisans to leave their home for essential activities, including for health and safety, for necessary supplies and services, for outdoor activity, for certain types of work, to take care of others, and to engage in the free exercise of religion, but otherwise requires them to stay at home or their place of residence to prevent spread of COVID-19. Individuals are required to wear a face covering in public places when they are unable to maintain a six-foot social distance, such as in stores. Defines essential businesses and operations. Non-essential retail stores may fulfill online and telephonic orders through pick-up outside the store or delivery.
AMENDS PROVISIONS IN THE ILLINOIS SCHOOL CODE — Suspends provisions in the teacher preparation programs. Suspends requiring internships for endorsements on professional educator licenses. Suspends requiring certain courses as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma for twelfth grade students who are unable to complete coursework as a result of the suspension of in-person instruction due to COVID-19.
CLARIFIES CEASING EVICTIONS — Defines "State Agency." Prohibits residential eviction actions and all law enforcement officers are instructed to cease enforcing evictions for non-residential premises, unless the tenant poses a threat. Permits service of pleadings to be conducted personally, by first-class mail, or by electronic mail.
ILLINOIS INSURANCE CODE — Suspends certain provisions in the Illinois Insurance Code that require in-person education and/or exams within a certain time frame in order to maintain or obtain a professional insurance license.
RADIOLOGY CERTIFICATIONS — Suspends the provision in the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 that limits the validity of industrial radiography certifications to five years and industrial radiography trainee certifications to two years. Industrial radiography certifications and industrial radiography trainee certifications that have expired or will expire may be extended.
MEDICAL SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS — Suspends medical science institutions from holding indigent cadavers for 30 days after receipt from the State facility, for cadavers testing positive for COVID-19. Suspends requiring the director of any State facility in custody of an unclaimed cadaver to donate the cadaver to a qualified medical science institution for the advancement of medical science, for cadavers testing positive for COVID-19.
HOSPITAL CAPACITY — IDPH shall exercise discretion enforcing certain regulations. Suspends specific provisions in the Hospital Licensing Act, the Hospital Report Card Act, the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law, the Illinois Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Law of 2005, and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Hospitals licensed by IDPH or the State of Illinois may establish an ACF to provide room and board, nursing, and diagnosis or treatment to patients to increase regional hospital capacity.
CIVIL PROCEDURE — Suspends sections in the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure that permit the service of a garnishment summons, wage deduction summons, or a citation to discover assets on a consumer debtor or consumer garnishee. It shall not be construed to apply to domestic support obligations or relieving a debtor of any liability.
FORENSIC SERVICES — Suspends admissions to Illinois Department of Human Services Forensic Treatment Programs from Illinois county jails. Suspends certain provisions: 1) Employees that are being investigated for conduct that would not result in their termination or placement on the HCWR or 2) Employees who are the subject of an OIG investigation that is either complete or materially complete.
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION LAW — Suspends the Secretary of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from taking certain actions to increase the number of licensed professionals responding to the disaster, to the extent that it limits the Secretary's authority to those working under the direction of IEMA and IDPH. Ensures any impacted licensed professionals are aiding in the response to the disaster.
VARIOUS PROVISIONS — Suspends the date of each township's annual meeting for calendar year 2020. Suspends the provision that no license of a funeral director intern shall be renewed more than twice and suspends the requirement that the transportation of deceased human remains must be under the immediate direct supervision of a licensee. Under the Child Care Act of 1969, the definition of "child" is suspended to ensure those who are 18 years or older can remain in their placement. In the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, suspends the time period for designated students, applicants, and employees to have their fingerprints collected electronically.
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (IDOC) — Suspends the allowable time period for furloughs and the phrase "for a period of time not to exceed 14 days." The phrase "to obtain medical, psychiatric or psychological services when adequate services are not otherwise available" shall be suspended and furloughs for medical, psychiatric or psychological purposes shall be allowed. The IDOC shall file emergency rules as needed.
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE — Suspends the requirement that an applicant for public assistance must provide an audio recording of their verbal attestation during a telephone application for public assistance benefits. Instead, a verbal attestation documented by the State constitutes a valid signature. Unsigned applications for public assistance received by mail can be signed by a verbal attestation by telephone.
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PROFESSIONALS, AND VOLUNTEERS — Defines healthcare facilities, health care professionals and health care volunteers. Calls for the postponement or cancelation of elective surgeries. Health care facilities, professionals, and volunteers are immune from civil liability for any injury or death alleged, unless caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct.
STAY AT HOME ORDER EXTENSION — An extension of the state's disaster proclamation, requiring individuals to stay at home or their place of residence for an additional 30 days. Individuals may leave their homes only for essential activities or for essential operations. Extends the suspension of on-site learning in K-12 schools, with schools transitioning from Act of God Days to Remote Learning Days. Provides the authority for the governor to sign additional executive orders to extend the Stay at Home order. This supersedes Executive Order 2020-10.
EXTENDS CANNABIS APPLICATIONS — Further extends the deadline for cannabis craft grower, infuser and transporter license applications and directs applicants to mail completed applications. This supersedes Section 1 of Executive Order 2020-03*.
SUSPENDS PROVISIONS IN THE ILLINOIS VEHICLE CODE — Suspends the repossession of vehicles; however, individuals must still comply with any obligation they may have to a loan agreement or otherwise. Suspends classroom training for private security and fingerprint vendors, as any training can be conducted online.
SUSPENDS PROVISIONS IN THE ILLINOIS SCHOOL CODE — Suspends requirements on the administration of assessments, school terms, and the calculation of daily pupil attendance. Allows ISBE to implement rules regarding remote learning. Permits the use of early childhood block grant funding to provide child care for children of employees performing essential work. Any bids received by a school district for construction purposes may be communicated and accepted electronically.
NOTARY AND WITNESS GUIDELINES - any act of notarization or witnessing required by Illinois law may be completed remotely by via two-way audio-video communication technology provided that the acts follows specific guidelines set forth in the Order and by the Secretary of State.
SUSPENDS ADMISSIONS TO IDOC FROM COUNTY JAILS — Admissions to the Illinois Department of Corrections from all Illinois county jails are suspended, except at the discretion of the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections for limited essential transfers.
Health Care Workers — Individuals who are certified as a nurse assistant, but are currently inactive on the Health Care Worker Registry, may be hired under certain provisions, such as the inactive status being no more than five years and limiting conditional employment to three months pending the result of a more extensive background check.
ESSENTIAL HUMAN SERVICES OPERATIONS — Individuals may leave their residence to work for or obtain any Human Services Operations, such as adoption agencies, long-term care facilities, residential settings for individuals with disabilities and day care centers for children of essential employees. Illinois school districts do not need approval by the school board for an e-learning curriculum.
STAY AT HOME — All individuals must stay at home, with exceptions for essential activities, essential government functions, and essential businesses and operations. All non-essential business and operations must cease, aside from Minimum Basic Operations. Business can continue with employees working from home. Local government units across the state must halt all evictions, and gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited.
Executive Order Number 9
TELEHEALTH — All health insurers regulated by the Department of Insurance are required to cover telehealth services and reimburse providers at the same rate as in-person visits and are prohibited from imposing any cost-sharing for in-network providers.
SECRETARY OF STATE OPERATIONS — During the duration of the disaster proclamation and 30 days thereafter, the urgent need to address the expiration of vehicle registrations, driver's licenses, permits, parking decals, Illinois identification cards and hearings pursuant to the Illinois Vehicle Code is suspended, as are the filing of statements of economic interest.
RESTAURANTS & BARS — Beginning March 16 at 9 p.m., bars and restaurants must suspend on-premises consumption, but are permitted to continue delivery service, drive-through and curbside pick-up. Gatherings of 50 or more people are prohibited, including fitness centers, private clubs, and theaters.
K-12 SCHOOLS CLARIFICATION — All public and private schools must close for educational purposes, but schools operated by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, the Illinois State Board of Education or the Illinois Department of Human Services may remain open.
K-12 SCHOOLS — All public and private K-12 schools must close for educational purposes; however, this will not affect the availability of school buildings to supply food for students in need.
LARGE GATHERINGS — Gatherings of 1,000 or more people are prohibited, including concerts, conferences and sporting events as well as closes the James R. Thompson Center to the public, except for necessary state business.
CANNABIS APPLICATIONS — The deadline for cannabis grower, infuser and transporter license applications is extended, and applicants are now allowed to mail completed applications, rather than submitting in person.
EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO ENDING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Executive Order Number 20-02 (PDF, 153 KB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 10 (2019) CEMENTING ILLINOIS' COMPREHENSIVE 2020 CENSUS EFFORT
Executive Order Number 20-01 (PDF, 66 KB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON FORENSIC SCIENCE
EXECUTIVE ORDER REORGANIZING DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING OUR COMMMITMENT TO AFFIRMING AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS
Executive Order Number 19-11 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 19-11 (PDF, 302 KB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER CEMENTING ILLINOIS' COMPREHENSIVE 2020 CENSUS EFFORT
Executive Order Number 19-10 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 19-10 (PDF,196 KB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING THE JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVE
Executive Order Number 19-9 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 19-09 (PDF,192 KB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC
Executive Order Number 19-8 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 19-08 (PDF,91 KB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING OUR COMMITMENT TO IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND ASYLUM SEEKERS
Executive Order Number 19-7 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 19-07 (PDF, 128 KB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER JOINING THE US CLIMATE ALLIANCE AND COMMITTING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT
EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING OUR COMMITMENT TO ILLINOIS'S VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION
Executive Order Strengthening Working Families
Executive Order Strengthening the State's Commitment to Effective and Transparent Government in Compliance with the Laws
Executive Order Establishing the Autonomous Illinois Initiative
Executive Order Number 18-13 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 18-13 (PDF, 73 KB)
Executive Order to Eliminate Nepotism in State Government Hiring
Executive Order Reducing the Size of Government Through the Abolition of Inoperative Boards and Commissions
Executive Order Reducing the Size of Government Through the Revocation of Executive Orders
Executive Order Prohibiting the Withholding of Agency Fees
Executive Order Number 18-9 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 18-9 (PDF, 246 KB)
Executive Order Reforming the Administration and Eliminating the Backlog of Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Hearings at the Human Rights Commission
Executive Order Number 18-8 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 18-8 (PDF, 94 KB)
Executive Order to Ensure Representative Contracting in State Procurement
Executive Order to Ensure Representative Contracting in State Procurement
Executive Order Establishing the Executive Mansion as the Governor's Mansion
Executive Order Requiring the Illinois Department of Transportation to Comply with Federal State Safety Oversight Requirements
Executive Order Strengthening the State's Ethics Laws and Compliance
Executive Order to Eliminate Impermissible Conflicts of Interest at the Property Tax Appeals Board
Calendar Year 2017
Executive Order Establishing the Governor's Opioid Prevention and Intervention Task Force
Executive Order to Continue and Expand Successes in Improving State Administrative Proceedings
Executive Order Transferring Certain Functions from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Executive Order Number 17-3 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 17-3 (PDF, 2.42 MB)
Executive Order Strengthening the State's Investigation, Adjudication, and Enforcement of Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Laws
Executive Order Consolidating the State's Historic Preservation Functions and Establishing the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Agency
Executive Order Establishing the Illinois Competitiveness Council
Executive Order Number 16-13 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 16-13 (PDF, 240.9 KB)
Executive Order Rescinding Executive Order Number 2 (2004)
Executive Order Number 16-12 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 16-12 (PDF, 82.6 KB)
Executive Order To Establish The Illinois Bicentennial Commission and The Office of The Illinois Bicentennial
Executive Order Number 16-11 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 16-11 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Executive Order Updating Terminology At The Illinois Department Of Children And Family Services
Executive Order Implementing The Next Phase Of The Millennium Reserve Initiative
Executive Order To Ensure Equal Opportunity Is Provided To All Illinois Businesses
Executive Order Number 16-8 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 16-8 (PDF, 215.6 KB)
Executive Order Designating The Illinois Department Of Transportation As The State Safety Oversight Agency
Executive Order To Eliminate The Backlog and Delay In State Administrative Proceedings
Executive Order Establishing The Health Care Fraud Elimination Task Force
Executive Order Number 16-5 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 16-5 (PDF, 1 MB)
Executive Order Updating And Strengthening Administrative Order 6 (2003)
Executive Order Establishing The Governor's Cabinet On Children And Youth
Executive Order Promoting Collaboration For Economic Development
Executive Order Consolidating Multiple Information Technology Functions Into A Single Department Of Innovation And Technology
Executive order rescinding executive order number 2003-01
Executive order initiating consolidation of local governments and school districts, and eliminating unfunded mandates
Establishing the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform
Respecting State Employees' Freedom of Speech
Ensure Equal Opportunity is Provided to all Illinois Persons and Businesses
Rescinding Executive Order Numbers 15-01, 15-02, 15-03, 15-04, 15-05, 15-06, and 15-07
Requiring Transparency within State and Local Government
Ensure Ethical and Responsive Government
Address the State's Fiscal Crisis
Minimum Wage Requirements for State Contractors and Subcontractors
Illinois Open Data
Enhanced Ethical Standard for Financial Disclosure
Executive Order Concerning Medicaid Expansion Implementation and Affordable Care Act Enrollment
Pregnancy Discrimination in State Employment
Executive Order Establishing Governor's New Americans Trust Initiative
Executive Order Establishing Governor's New Americans' Welcoming Initiative
Executive Order Creating an Ebola Virus Task Force
Creation of the Department of Transportation Technical Merit Board
Executive Order Establishing the Illinois Pet Advocacy Task Force
Implementing Employment First in Illinois
Creation of the State Bicentennial Commission
Establishment of the Illinois Data Exchange Coordinating Council
Transfer the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Public Health
Reorganize the Department of Human Services by the Consolidation of the Divisions of Mental Health and Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Creation of the Division of Real Estate Within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Creation of the Governor's Office of Health Innovation and Transformation
Establishment of the Northeastern Illinois Public Transit Task Force
Executive Order Eliminating and Consolidating Boards and Commissions
Executive Order Creating the Steering Committee for the Millennium Reserve
Executive Order Applying Relevent Military Education and Training Obtained by Illinois Service Members to Professional Licensing Standards
Reorganize Agencies by the Transfer of the Senior Health Insurance Program of the Department of Insurance to the Department on Aging
Establishing An Open Operating Standard for Illinois: Using Information Technology to Promote Transparency, Efficiency and Savings
Executive Order Strengthening Reporting Requirements and Protective Services for Adults with Disabilities
Executive Order to Reorganize Agencies by the Transfer of Certain Functions of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs
Executive Order Creating the Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise
Executive Order Regarding the Governor's Rural Affairs Council
Executive Order to Reorganize Agencies by the Transfer of the Carnival and Amusement Ride Inspection Division of the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture
Executive Order to Reorganize Agencies by the Transfer of the OSHA Program of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to the Department of Labor
Executive Order to Reorganize Agencies by the Transfer of Certain Programs of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to the Department of Central Management Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs
Executive Order for the Establishment of a Coastal Management Program in Illinois
Executive Order Creating the Elgin-Ohare West Bypass Advisory Council
Executive Order Creating the Illinois Health Reform Implementation Council
Executive Order Creating the Illinois Anti-Violence Commission
Executive Order Requiring Additional Spending Reductions
Executive Order Creating Put Illinois to Work
Executive Order Creating the Office of Early Childhood Development
Executive Order to Promote Clean Water, Outdoor Recreational Space, and Youth Environmental Education Initiatives
Executive Order to transfer functions from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Public Health
Executive Order Commissioning a plan for integrating the Department of Juvenile Justice into the Department of Children and Family Services
Executive Order to consolidate agencies by the transfer of certain reproduction services of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Public Health and the Department on Aging to the Department of Human Services facility at 5020 Industrial Drive, Building B,
Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements
Executive Order Creating Governor's Office of New Americans
Executive Order Creating the Office of Health Information Technology
Executive Order creating the Illinois Human Services Commission
Executive Order creating the Office of the Public Health Advocate within the Department of Public Health
Amendment to executive order 13 (2009) establishing the economic recovery commission
Executive Order revoking Executive Orders 09-06 and 09-08 concerning reorganization of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and Illinois Main Street Program.
Executive Order creating the Cemetery Oversight Task Force to review cemetery regulation and to make recommendations.
Executive Order providing that the State shall recognize a representative for individual providers in the Home-Based Support Services Program.
Executive Order creating the Illinois Taxpayer's Sunshine Commission to advise the Governor concerning the relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness of executive branch programs and to report its recommendations.
Executive Order creating the Economic Recovery Advisory Commission to study policies and provide advice concerning economic recovery and to report its recommendations.
Executive Order creating the Admissions Review Commission to examine State university admissions practices and policies and file a report.
Executive Order imposing requirements upon entities directly responsible to the Governor regarding: waste prevention; energy efficiency and conservation; water quality and conservation; sustainable transportation; education and outreach; and cooperation. Encourages other governmental entities to participate in sustainability initiatives and take advantage of competitive pricing on green products available through State contracts. Creates a Sustainable Illinois Community designation program.
Executive Order protecting the integrity of State boards and commissions.
Executive Order rescinding Executive Order Number Number 08-03
Executive Order reorganizing the Illinois Main Street Program
Executive Order to reduce energy consumption in state facilities
Executive Order to reorganize agencies by the transfer of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency to the Department of Natural Resources
Executive Order to transfer the functions of the Illinois Racing Board and the Illinois Gaming Board provided by the Department of Revenue to the Illinois Racing Board and the Illinois Gaming Board.
Executive Order to reorganize agencies by the transfer of the functions of the Division of Insurance, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation into the re-established Department of Insurance.
Executive Order creating the "Taxpayer Action Board"
Executive Order to reorganize agencies by the transfer of certain programs of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Executive Order creating the "Illinois Reform Commission"
Executive Order further protecting the integrity of State procurements.
Executive Order establishing Interstate 57 between mile post 0 and mile post 106 as the Ken Gray Expressway.
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REORGANIZE AGENCIES BY THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
Executive Order Number 07-02 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 07-02 (PDF, 1.38 MB)
EXECUTIVE ORDER PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF STATE PROCUREMENT
Executive Order requiring proper end-of-life management of computers and other electronic equipment.
Executive Order on climate change and green house gas reduction.
Executive Order to establish the Illinois Parent Leadership Council.
Executive Order relating to peer-to-peer file-sharing software.
Executive Order creating the Division of Patient Safety within the Department of Public Health.
Executive Order to continue the Council on Responsible Fatherhood.
Executive Order to consolidate certain human resources, personnel, payroll, timekeeping, procurement, and financial processes.
Executive Order concerning construction activities in special flood hazard areas.
Executive Order creating the Governor's Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Amendment to Executive Order 06 (2005) which created the Illinois Regenerative Institute for Stem Cell Research.
Executive Order authorizing the Illinois Naval Militia.
Executive Order for the development of State and regional water-supply plans.
Executive Order creating new Americans Immigrant Policy Council.
Executive Order to establish the Broadband Deployment Council.
Executive Order Number 05-09 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 9 (PDF, 29 KB)
Executive Order creating the Governor's Commission on Discriminatination and Hate Crimes.
Executive Order establishing a State military decoration honoring those who served in the Global War on Terrorism.
Executive Order creating the Illinois Regenerative Insitute for Stem Cell Research.
Executive Order on a sweatshop free procurement policy.
Executive Order on lane-use planning and military installation compatibility.
Executive Order to Reorganize agencies by the transfer of certain healthcare procurement and administrative functions primarily of the Department of Central Management Services to the newly renamed Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Executive Order regarding the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council.
Executive Order on collective negotiation by day care home providers.
Executive Order creating the Safe Games Illinois Task Force on Violent and Sexually Explicit Video Games.
Executive Order reforming the Executive Protection Unit.
Executive Order authorizing the implementation of the National Incident Management System.
Executive Order authorizing the utilization of metal dectectors for the purpose of enhancing security at the State Capitol building and the Capitol complex.
Executive Order establishing Interstate 88 between Sterling, Illinois and The Quad cities as the Ronald Regan Memorial Highway.
Executive Order establishing Interstate 55 between Carlinville and Springfield as the Vince Demuzio Expressway.
Executive Order to monitor fuel retail and wholesale prices through the Department of Revenue.
Executive Order instituting use of E-85 and biodiesel blend fuels in flexible fuel vehicles and diesel powered vehicles in the State of Illinois fleet.
Executive Order to reorganize agencies by the transfer of functions of the Department of Financial Institutions, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Professional Regulation and the Office of Banks and Real Estate into the newly created Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Executive Order to transfer certain administrative and support functions of the Illinois Building Commission to the Capital Development Board.
Executive Order to reorganize agencies by the transfer of certain functions of the Department of Central Management Services to the Department of State Police.
Executive Order 04-04 (HTML) | Executive Order Number 04-04 (PDF, 95 KB)
Executive Order to reorganize agencies by the transfer of certain programs of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Department of Revenue to the Department of Public Aid and the Department on Aging.
Executive order to reorganize agencies by the transfer of certain media relations fuctions to the Department of Central Management Services.
Executive Order abolishing the Women's Commission and creating the Governor's Office of Women's Affairs.
Executive Order to establish an Illinois HIPPA Taskforce.
Executive Order to establish comprehensive housing initiative.
Executive Order creating a terrorism task force.
Executive Order creating the Illinois Integrated Justice Information System Implementation Board.
Executive Order on prescription drugs.
Executive Order in response to orthopox outbreak.
Executive Order on project labor agreements.
Executive Order to transfer functions of the Department of Nuclear Safety to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
Executive Order to transfer functions of the Prairie State 2000 Authority and programs of the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the Illinois Community College Board to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Executive Order to consolidate facilities management, internal auditing and staff legal functions.
Executive Order to transfer functions of the Department of the Lottery, the Liquor Control Commission and the Illinois Racing Board to the Department of Revenue.
Executive Order on collective bargaining by personal care assistants.
Executive Order to reorganize agencies by the abolishment of certain entities of the Executive Branch.
Executive Order on compensation for military personnel.
Executive Order mandating ethics training for all State employees.
Executive Order Banning Retaliation against whistle blowers.
Executive Order creating the Office of Inspector General and an Ethics Hotline.
Executive Order mandating a freeze on the acquisition of State motor vehicles and the implementation of a comprehensive review of potential cost savings associated with State motor vehicles.
Executive Order instituting immediate hiring and promotion freeze.
Executive Order for disaster funding.
Executive Order to continue the establishment of the Illinois Delegation to the Midwestern Higher Education Commission and the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Summer School for the Arts.
An Executive Order creating the Illinois Disabilities Services Advisory Committee.
Executive Order on renewable energy for State government.
Executive Order Number 02-06 (HTML) |Executive Order Number 02-06 (PDF, 147 KB)
Executive Order for the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Groundwater to establish a water quantity planning program.
Executive Order to merge the Office of Statewide Performance Review and the Illinois Office of Strategic Planning with the Bureau of the Budget.
Executive Order to extend African-American Family Commission.
Executive Order creating the Illinois Agenda for Excellence in Education.
Creating the Illinois Integrated Justice Information System Governing Board and An Approach to Integrated Justice Systems in Illinois
Executive Order for State Government "Green Activities"
Executive Order on Military Response to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
Amendment To Executive Order 7 (2000) Which Created the Green Illinois Communities Demonstration Program
Amendment To Executive Order 2 (2001) On Creating Energy Cabinet
Executive Order Creating the Governor's Commission on Reviving the Illinois School Code
Executive Order Reaffirming a Commitment to a Quality and Diversified Higher Education Faculty
Executive Order Creating the Universal Access to Pre-School Task Force
Executive Order Creating Mississippi Delta Advisory Council
Executive Order Creating Thoe Governor's Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission
Executive Order Creating Energy Cabinet
An Executive Order Regarding Emergency Relief From The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Executive Order Regarding Team Permitting
Executive Order Creating The Illinois VentureTech Advisory Committee
An Executive Order Regarding The Illinois Gas Prices
Executive Order Dealing With The Illinois Science And Technology Advisory Committee
An Executive Order Creating The Illinois Main Street Council
Executive Order Creating the Illinois Terrorism Task Force
Executive Order To Rewrite and Reform the Illinois Penal Code
Executive Order Creating Balanced Growth Cabinet
Executive Order Executive Order Establishing the Green Illinois Communities Demonstration Program
Executive Order Executive Order Establishing the Green Illinois Government Coordinating Council
Executive Order Establishing the Administration of Credits in Regard to Payments of Illinois Privilege Tax and the Illinois Insurance Retaliatory Tax for 1997 and Earlier
Executive Order Creating the Governor's Commission On Capital Punishment
Executive Order Reassigning Functions Pertaining To Administration Of Illinois' Job Training Partnership Act, Workforce Investment Act, And Welfare-To-Work Programs
Executive Order Establishing A Universal Certification Process And Certification Advisory Board
Executive Order Regarding The Rural Affairs Council
Executive Order Enlisting Assistance From State Agencies In The Completion Of An Official Decennial Cencus
Executive Order Number 99-19 (PDF, 6 KB)
Executive Order Creating the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review Commission (ERRC)
Executive Order Amendment to Executive Order Number Six (1987) Appointing a Child Welfare Advisory Committee to the Department of Child and Family Services
Executive Order Regarding Sexual Harassment in State Agencies
Exectuve Order Reaffirming A Commitment to a Quality and Diversified Work Force
An Executive Order Concerning Payments of Reparations to Victims of the Holocaust and Their Heirs
Regarding Peace Keeping Forces Sent to the Yugoslavia/Kosovo Theater of Operations
Executive Order Establishing the Illinois Federal Clearinghouse.
Executive Order Creating the Governor's Office on Literacy
Executive Order Creating Environment and Natural Resources Leadership Cabinet
An Executive Order on the Office Of Alcoholism And Substance Abuse Within the Illinois Department of Human Services
Executive Order Creating the Illinois Office of Strategic Planning
Executive Order Creating The Office Of Statewide Performance Review
Revocation of Executive Order Number Three (1997), all its Related Amendments, and Executive Order Number Two (1997)
Executive Order Creating the Illinois Technology Office
Executive Order Creating the Governor's Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes
Amendment to Executive Order Number Four(1992) on Possession and Consumption of Alcohol or Drugs in State Vehicles or in Private Vehicles Being Used at State Expense
Executive Order Banning Political Solicitation of Financial Contributions from State Employees and Prohibiting State Employees from Soliciting Financial Contributions for the Governor's Campaign Finance Committee
Executive Order Creating the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women in Illinois
Administrative Order 1 2013 10-03-10
Administrative Order 1 2013 (PDF, 173 KB)
Administrative Order 4 2010 9-30-10
Administrative Order 4, 2010
Administrative Order 2 2010 9-1-10 Vacation Time Accrual and Furlough Substitution Policy Superseding
Administrative Order 2 2010
Administrative Order 2 2010 (PDF, 54 KB)
Administrative Order 2 2009 12-10-09 Directive to State Agencies, Updating Guidelines for Compliance with the Rutan Decision
Administrative Order 2 2009 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Administrative Order 1 2009 11-20-09 Vacation Time Accrual Policy Superseding Administrative Order No. 3 (2003)
Administrative Order 3 2006 05-08-06 Emergency Energy Conservation Plan
Administrative Order 2 2006 05-10-06 Creation Of The Governor's Audit Committee
Administrative Order 1 2006 05-08-06 Domestic Partner Benefits
Administrative Orders 1 2004 07-07-04 Moratorium on all Business of the Health Facilities Planning Board
Administrative Orders 1 2004
Administrative Orders 6 2003 12-11-03 Procedures for Investigating and Reporting Misconduct and Incidents at State Facilities
Administrative Orders 5 2003 06-17-03 Policy in Regards to Pension Contributions of Non-Bargaining Employees
Administrative Orders 4 2003 03-12-03 Policy in Regards to School Visitation Leave
Administrative Orders 3 2003 03-05-03 Vacation Time Accrual Policy
Administrative Orders 2 2003 02-24-03 State Agency Spending Restrictions and Reviews
Administrative Orders 1 2003 01-29-03 Legislative Procedures
Administrative Orders 4 2002 10-01-02 Early Retirement - Prior Approval of Granting Temporary Employment
Administrative Order #4 2002 Attachment (PDF, 8.4KB)
Administrative Orders 3 2002 09-05-02 Early Retirement - Restriction Upon the Employment Extensions of Key Employees
Administrative Orders 2 2002 09-05-02 General Funds Spending Restrictions
Administrative Orders 1 2002 02-14-02 E-Government
Administrative Orders 1 2002 (PDF, 33.1 KB)
Administrative Orders 3 1999 10-19-99 Procedures For Investigation Of Employee Misconduct.
Administrative Orders 3 1999 (PDF, 6.23 KB)
Administrative Orders 2 1999 02-01-99 Policy & Guidelines For Federal Government Relations.
Administrative Orders 1 1999 01-29-99 Legislative Procedures.


GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Collin Cowgill's two-run homer off Trevor Bauer highlighted a three-run fifth inning that carried the Los Angeles Angels over the Cleveland Indians 8-3 Monday.
Cowgill played in 50 games last season for the Angels after coming from the New York Mets in a midseason trade.
Grant Green, competing for a job as the Angels' utility infielder, played third base and had two hits.
The outing was a setback for Bauer, who is trying for the Indians' fifth spot in the rotation. He had allowed just two runs in five innings coming into the game.
Danny Salazar, who impressed the Indians late in the season, made his first start of the spring. He gave up one run on two hits and two runs in 1 2-3 innings.
Michael Bourn made a running catch of Green's long drive to straightaway center field with the bases loaded to save Salazar from being charged with more runs.
Indians: Salazar worked three innings in a minor league game on Friday. Salazar, who started last season with Akron in Double-A, was supposed to pitch three innings Monday but left with the bases loaded and two outs in the second.
The 24-year old, who can throw his fastball at 100 mph, looked fine to Francona.
"I thought the ball came out of his hand really well. He was free and easy. There is a lot to build on," Francona said.
Angels: Jared Weaver is making his third start of the spring. He pitched four innings in his last start last Wednesday against the Giants. Weaver threw 72 pitches through four inning but went out for one out in the fifth to "see what it felt like." The 4 1-3 innings was his longest outing to date.
Angels: Outfielder Josh Hamilton strained his left calf during a running drill a week ago. He took batting practice for the first time on Sunday. … RHP Dane De La Rosa left the game on Thursday with a strained right forearm.
Indians: Outfielder Ryan Raburn has a bruised left knee after running into the right field wall on Friday. Francona plans to bat Raburn as a designated hitter in a `B' game on Tuesday. … Right-hander Matt Capps is a few days away from starting a throwing program. He was slowed by a sore rotator cuff. … Right-hander Frank Herrmann has thrown bullpens on March 2 and 7 without pain. He is 11 months into recovery from right elbow surgery.
Matt Long had four hits, including a double and triple for the Angels. The Angels are short of outfielders with Hamilton out. The 26-year old non-roster invitee has been impressive after a good 2013, in which he was promoted from Arkansas to Salt Lake City after 32 games.
Mike Aviles was 0 for 3 for the Indians, playing in right field to drop his spring average to .375. Aviles may soon see time in center field.
The Indians used an extreme shift on at least two batters, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Pena. Third baseman Carlos Santana was up the middle just to the left side of second base. Shortstop Erik Gonzalez was up the middle just to the right side of second base. Second baseman Jason Kipnis was pulled toward first and stood in shallow right field, while first baseman Nick Swisher guarded the first base line. The outfield played straight away.
The Angels also shifted the infield for Swisher's at-bats.


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While Georgia House Democrats Help Pass Federal Voting Rights Bill, Georgia Republicans Double Down on Anti-Voting Campaign
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, a sweeping voting rights bill that would make it easier to vote and prevent the same kinds of obstacles to voting that Republicans are currently pushing through the Georgia state legislature.
The legislation passed with the support of all Georgia House Democrats – Reps. Sanford Bishop, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Hank Johnson, Lucy McBath, David Scott, and Nikema Williams. Meanwhile, Georgia House Republicans remained in lockstep with their party's commitment to limit access to the ballot box and unanimously opposed the voting rights bill.
"With Republicans hellbent on restricting voting access at the state level, this federal legislation is crucial to protect the sacred right to vote that so many like John Lewis fought for," said Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia. "While Georgia Republicans continue to push for burdensome restrictions that make it harder for Georgians to vote, Georgia Democrats are working to carry on the legacy of heroes like Congressman Lewis and protect the integrity of elections by ensuring every Georgian's voice is heard in our democratic process. H.R. 1 is an extension of that ongoing pursuit towards equality and justice."


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Prince Harry laughs as Jack Whitehall calls him 'King of Banter' at Royal Variety Performance: Watch video
November 16, 2015 - 12:16 GMT hellomagazine.com Prince Harry laughed at the Royal Variety Performance when host Jack Whitehall called him the King of Banter
Prince Harry may have admitted host Jack Whitehall made him nervous as he attended the 2015 Royal Variety Performance, but he had no cause for concern. The Prince could be seen laughing in the audience as the comedian referred to him as his hero and the "King of Banter" on Friday.
After praising Harry's military achievements and work with the Invictus Games, Jack told Harry: "Yes you've served your country with distinction in the British Army. But more importantly than any of that…. You're the kind of guy on a night out who doesn't see a shopping trolley, but a ride home."
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Prince Harry laughed as Jack Whitehall called him the "King of Banter"
He continued to say that Prince Harry is the kind of friend you want with you when another friend has one too many and passes out during a night on the town.
"Stand back, I've got this. You get a Sharpie. You take out a camera phone. You hand me that razor. Those eyebrows are coming with me," he joked. "Yes, ladies and gentleman, he may only be a Prince. But when it comes to banter, all hail the King."
Following the joke, Prince Harry could be seen laughing in the audience and wagged his finger at Jack.
The Prince appeared in high spirits during the show
The 31-year-old was in high spirits throughout the show, which featured performances from One Direction and Little Mix, as well as Beverly Knight, Ricky Martin and Josh Groban. The annual performance, recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall, will be screened on ITV in December.
At 27, Jack is the youngest ever host of the show. Ahead of the performance, the funnyman said he was looking forward to entertaining his royal hero.
"It's a tremendous honour to be hosting the Royal Variety Performance," Jack said. "Having been lucky enough to perform for Prince Charles and Prince William in previous years, I look forward to the opportunity of sailing a little too close to the wind in the presence of Prince Harry this time round."
The event is staged in aid of the Royal Variety Charity, whose patron is the Queen. Money raised from the show helps people from the world of entertainment in need of care and assistance.
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It's clear that Ripple has been working very hard to offer great product and services to different companies around the world. In the latest days and weeks, we have seen how the company has made important progress in different fields, something that can be seen in XRPs price.
The most important things to talk about are related to the Swell Event, RippleNet and its growth and LinkedIn listing Ripple as one of the most important startups.
Ripple Swell will be an event in which several figures from the political, economical and entrepreneurial world will meet to discuss different topics related to payments and cryptocurrencies. This year's event will feature two important figures, the former president of the United States Bill Clinton, and International Monetary Fund's Deputy General Counsel, Ross Leckow. Both of them will be discussing about the current global payment system.
RippleNet customers will also be talking there including Santander and other important financial institutions working with Ripple.
At the same time, RippleNet continues to expand and inaugurate new corridors. Max Nivaud, Senior Director, Customer Success at Ripple, explained that the product now reaches 40 countries in six continents. The main customers that he mentions that are using RippleNet are retail customers sending remittances back to their countries.
For example, migrant workers in the United Kingdom sending money back to Southeast Asia. These users tend to search cheaper alternatives to send funds from one country to another. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are also using these products trying to improve their efficiency and reduce costs.
Ripple has also been selected as one of the top startups in 2018 according to LinkedIn. In the ranking, we find companies such as Lyft, Halo Top Creamery, Coinbase Noodle.ai and Bird. These achievements show that Ripple is growing in every single sense, gathering the best talents from all over the world and building incredible products.
In the near future, Ripple could launch the xRapid product and help other companies send and receive money using the XRP cryptocurrency. The pilot tests were very promising and the company could be launching it during October.


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Andrei Codrescu Poet, essayist and novelist Andrei Codrescu has been contributing commentaries to NPR's award-winning newsmagazine All Things Considered since 1983. During this time, he's also reported from Romania, Cuba and New Orleans.
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Arizona Education Loses The Accent Of America
May 10, 2010 • The Arizona Department of Education told schools that teachers with "heavy" accents are no longer qualified to teach in classes where students may still be learning English. Commentator Andrei Codrescu says this law would have eliminated his 40 years of teaching. He wonders who else would have contributions wiped away from the American landscape by such a mandate.
On The Web, New Conceptual Art
May 4, 2010 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu says the real conceptual artists are working on the Web now. He compares what is being done online favorably with the best museum pieces that went up and then were dismantled.
Getting From Here To There, The Retro Way
April 14, 2010 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu discovers an old travel book. He thinks there might be a market for imaginary travel based on books such as this, that delight in great writing and topics not followed much today.
Poet on Call
Old Media Praises New, Pens Own Obituary
April 1, 2010 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu observes that TV, newspapers and books are fascinated by all things tech — especially the Internet. He thinks those old media are busy writing their own obituary as they do this.
Dose Of Fellow Man Spurs Creativity
March 17, 2010 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu says he once had to escape an artists' colony because it isolated him from the buzz of the city. Today, he's content having more trees and fewer people. But he says peace of mind and solitude are not a good breeding ground for creative ideas.
Remembering Poet David Franks
February 15, 2010 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu remembers a friend, Baltimore poet David Franks. Franks blurred the line between his private life and his public art: He did outrageous things and had a sense of humor about it. One stunt: conducting the horns on a fleet of tug boats in Baltimore Harbor.
How Does 'Avatar' Compare To Zombies, Vampires?
February 2, 2010 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu explores the different worlds, and different strengths of the fictional characters in movies such as Avatar, which are created digitally, with characters in zombie and vampires movies. He says the digital creations can learn from the alliance between the undead and the blood-drinkers.
A Few Keystrokes Away From Digital Dark Ages
January 1, 2010 • There is talk now of a Digital Dark Ages brought about either by info-hating nomads or some accident. We are as vulnerable now as Europeans were in the 12th century. The Internet is one big place, just like the leftovers of the Roman Empire, ripe and ready for a gang of neo-barbarians.
Is Endless Health Care Debate Making You Sick?
December 23, 2009 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu has been listening to and watching coverage of the health care debate, and it's making him sick.
The Future Is Now ... And Then
December 11, 2009 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu remembers writing fortune cookies for $5 a fortune. The last fortune he received said: "You will know the future in time." Now that it IS the future, he offers this insight: time will make truth irrelevant.
As You Age, Time Turns Off The Lights
November 19, 2009 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu says bulbs have been dimming, and he's not talking about flower bulbs. It's more like time has been putting out lights. He says when you're 20, you think the future is so bright you're immortal and you need sunglasses. But when you're 60, he says, you're looking forward to retiring and getting to that martini beach in the neon light you can't see your wrinkles by.
Thoughts On A Human Re-Creation Of The Berlin Wall
November 4, 2009 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu notes that a British artist is asking people to help him mark the 20th anniversary next month of the fall of the Berlin Wall by making a human wall for 15 minutes. At first, Codrescu wants to be part of it, but then has second thoughts.
Bombing Moon Gives New Meaning To Lunatics
October 9, 2009 • In response to NASA putting a spent rocket part on a collision course with the moon in search of water, commentator Andrei Codrescu asks whom the moon belong to anyway. They used to call the mentally ill lunatics, but Codrescu says he now wonders who the real lunatics are.
Andrei Codrescu: Growing Up The IPod Way
September 21, 2009 • When commentator Andrei Codrescu's iPod died, he borrowed his wife's. But each of the songs on his iPod came with a memory. When he put his wife's music in his ears, he experienced a strange sensation: He started to remember her life.
Internet's History As Tracked By Codrescu
September 2, 2009 • Commentator Andrei Codrescu recounts the entire history of the Internet, from 40 years ago, when UCLA made the first connection between two computers, up until now — in places that parallel his own life.
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