CBO projected in February 2013 that under the sequester and Budget Control Act caps: 1  Non-defense discretionary spending outlays will be reduced from $615.0 billion in 2012 to approximately $586.3 billion in 2013, a reduction of $28.7 billion or 4.7%. Defense spending will fall again to $593.4 billion in 2014, a decrease of $34.2 billion or 5.5%. 2  Defense spending will rise gradually from $593 billion in 2014 to $714 billion by 2023, an annual growth rate of 2.1% during the 2014 to 2023 period and 0.6% for the 2012-2023 period.
The third line of the second verse of Stand by Me derives from Psalms 46:2c. There have been over 400 recorded versions of Stand by Me performed by many artists. The song has been featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me. A music video was also released to promote the film.
Stay with Me (Lorraine Ellison song). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Stay with Me  (often credited as  Stay with Me Baby ) is a soul song co-written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss.It was first recorded in 1966 by Lorraine Ellison, and produced by Ragovoy. Ellison recorded Stay With Me at a last-minute booking, following a studio cancellation by Frank Sinatra.With a 46-piece orchestra already hired, Warner Bros. Records asked Ragovoy, with two days' notice, to take over the session at no cost.t was first recorded in 1966 by Lorraine Ellison, and produced by Ragovoy. Ellison recorded Stay With Me at a last-minute booking, following a studio cancellation by Frank Sinatra. With a 46-piece orchestra already hired, Warner Bros. Records asked Ragovoy, with two days' notice, to take over the session at no cost.