The plectrum works well when tuned to the same notes as the first four strings of the guitar. This is handy for guitarists who want to play jazz without learning the C tuning of the standard plectrum banjo. The standard tuning for the plectrum is (from 4th to 1st string) C,G,B,D.
The federal poverty level is another way of referring to the federal poverty guidelines. It is one measure of poverty within the United States and is released annually. There is one set of guidelines for the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. Alaska and Hawaii each have their own set. Click here to view the 2015 federal poverty guidelines. Past HHS guidelines are available here.
The True US Poverty Rate Is 4.5%, Not 14.5%. The official US poverty number is 14.5%. Thatâs the percentage of the population that are below the official poverty line. However, thatâs not actually as useful a number as many seem to think that it is. Thereâs a number of strangenesses about how that number is worked out and it might well be more accurate to say that the US poverty number is 4.5%.