SMiLE'S RAMADHAN ENGLISH SUPERCAMP (SRES) 3, 2014

hi hi hi SMILERS, how have u been? doin good, right!
here again and again for every year particularly in Ramadhan, SMiLE comes up with an  outstanding Ramadhan English Supercamp. THIS IS OUR 3rd Period. The program was started on the second day of Ramadhan (Monday, July 1st 2014). There were 18 participants joined in this program. they were really great participants. may Allah bless them all and lead them to a better success of life.
Good luck guys...bye

English Speaking Therapy 1 (EST 2014)

in the beginning of 2014; ups, i'd like to say first "Happy new year 2014 (twenty fourteen)" happy turning over a new leaf and let's make the year brighter and more meaningful as well as more successful: amien...GBU!
well, as i told you that in the beginninig of 2014 exactly since Monday 6, January 2014' SMiLE has been holding regular program namely English Speaking Therapy 1 (EST_1) program: There are 8 students join that program and i am so proud of them because they are so anthusiastic in attending the program. The program is held 3 times a week (Monday, wednesday, and Friday started from 3.30 pm to 5pm). it is as the first time for SMiLE holds english class at the base of SMiLE located on Jl. raya Nyalaran 2/29 Pamekasan.
here SMiLE would like to thank to Itsnan (as coordinator), Zain soulmate, Raka, iim, Een, Ely, Leha, and  Kiki for your great anthusiasm in joining the program: May Allah always bless you ad lead your life to a better and better progress. Amien...and hopefully you are also willing to continue to the EST 2 program as to make your speaking ability more fluent and active.....
bye..

best regard
SMiLE

DEAL REOPENS GEVERNMENT, EXTENDS DEBT LIMITS

VOA Learning English, this is In the News.
 
Late Wednesday night, the United States Congress approved a deal to end a partial governmentshutdown. The deal also increases the nation’s debt limit. President Obama signed the bill into lawshortly after midnight. The shutdown lasted 16 days and affected hundreds of thousands of federalemployees. It was the first shutdown in 17 years.
 
However, the deal to reopen the government will only pay for operations through January 15. And it onlyextends the debt limit until February 7. Extending the debt limit will let the government borrow enoughmoney to pay for programs already approved by Congress.
 
The Treasury Department said the limit needed to rise by October 17 so that the United States couldborrow enough money to pay all its bills.
 
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced the results of the vote in the House ofRepresentatives.
 
“On this vote the yeas are 285, the nays are 144, the motion is adopted.”
 
The pressure had been on House Speaker John Boehner. Earlier in the day, Mr. Boehner talked about what Republicans had been seeking. He spoke to radio station WLW in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
“We have been locked in a fight over here, trying to bring government down to size, trying to do our best to stop Obamacare. We fought the good fight, we just did not win.”
 
The shutdown began October 1 after House Republicans linked passage of a spending bill to an effort to block the health carelaw.
 
Republicans hold the majority in the 435-member House. But the bill passed mostly with the votes of Democrats. Fewer than90 Republicans voted for the bill. And none of their leaders came to the House floor to speak in the final debate. Democratssupported the bill after Speaker Boehner agreed to allow a vote without changing Obamacare.
 
Earlier the Senate passed the same bill by a vote of 81 to 18, with strong support from Democrats and Republicans.

Hours after signing the bill into law, President Obama noted “there are no winners here.”
 
“The last few weeks have inflicted completely, unnecessary damage on our economy. We don't know yet the full scope of thedamage, but every analyst out there believes it slowed our growth. We know that families have gone without paychecks orservices they depend on. We know that potential home buyers have gotten fewer mortgages and small business loans havebeen put on hold. We know that consumers have cut back on spending and that half of all CEOs say that the shutdown and thethreat of shutdown set back their plans to hire over the next six months.”
 
Congress agreed to pay government workers for the time away from their jobs. But economists say some businesses affectedby the shutdown will not be able to recover their losses. For example, the shutdown closed national parks. That cost nearbybusinesses when people canceled park visits.
 
As part of the deal, House and Senate leaders have appointed a joint budget committee to negotiate a compromise spendingplan. The goal is to reach an agreement by December 13.
 
President Obama says, “We've got to get out of the habit of governing by crisis.” He says with the shutdown over, attentionshould now turn to long-term budget concerns and issues like passing an immigration reform bill.
 
And that’s In the News from VOA Learning English. I’m Steve Ember.

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/deal-reopens-government-extends-debt-limit/1772506.html