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Should the age of consent be lowered?
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Age of consent (16) should be lowered to 14.
Age of consent: the age at which a person's consent to have sex is recognised as valid in the eyes of the law. ( http://www.idebate.org... )
some more definitions.....
SEX: when a male and female....get together.... normally in a bedroom...., though it could be done in other places like and elevator, a car, on a pool table, a shower.....lets just say a bedroom.....they normally take off there closes..... then they get closer to each other then...................Bazinga
I'm not really going to spell out what sex is I think we both know, I just thought the thought of having its definition put up was funny.
Anyway.....SEX. now that I have your attiention...
I accapt this debate. since thats all this first round is for.
I will bring up two points in this round: status and education.
Underage sex is becoming a social status because it is a forbidden fruit that 14 and 15 year olds know they can get. I say that by making the age of consent 14 rather than 16 takes away this "status". Even if 14 and 15 year olds want to still use it to increase their social status due to peer pressure or anything else if they get into trouble they can be helped easier because it's legal. There will still be younger teens wanting to have sex but by lowering the age to something which is still acceptable they see they have less time to wait and are less likely to get "restless" by restrictions placed on them therefore it becomes less of an issue for them. It will not stop 100% the young teens but for most 14 is a suitable compromise. The majority of the time it is those who are 14 or 15 that start participating in underage sex and we see that it can bring them benefits having it made legal. If they want to do it they are likely going to find a way therefore it is better to make it easier for them to talk about their problems and get help if they need it and take away some of the social status it brings to act as a deterrent for some.
When the age of consent is lowered schools will be able to give their pupils better sexual education when they really need it. At the age of 13 or 14 or even 15 we all get a little confused. Hormones ruling your thoughts and feelings we don't always know what to do with. This is also a time where most teens are very suceptable to peer pressure but are usually to scared to go and get proper information so rumours become a problem. I'm pretty sure that there are people out there who at one point in their youth thought a blow job had something to do with a hairdryer. When schools can give out trustworthy information on sex, pregnancy and STD's/STI's vulnerable teens are less likely to fall prey to foul rumours and even if they get pressured into having sex they know what to expect and they know who to go to for help. They get correct information at the time they need it most.
So for these reasons and more to follow the motion should be proposed.
Thank you
I look forward to my opponents reply.
Rebuttal #1: My opponents first argument is basically the billiards argument. Quick making it illegal and they will stop doing it, like kids did when playing pool was no longer illegal for those underage.
This kind of logic only works though in special cases like it was with billiard tables. The only reason kids were clamoring to play billiards when they were legally too young was purely to rebel against such a absurd law. This is not the case with sex.
Those underage driven to have sex (and those of age) have it together cause of lust, hormones, and even to say their 'not a virgin' anymore. Wanting to not be a virgin is not going to be a social status that would change from making 14 year old sex legal. It would if it just came from wanting to rebel or maybe even if it was mostly about rebellion but neither of those are the case. Its mostly about our animal hormone enraged desires and the status of saying we have 'become a man' from this.
The fact is laws do deter people from doing things in most all cases. If they did not the whole principal of even having laws would be pointless. Do a few people steal just so they can have the thrill of being a law-breaker? Sure but that does not mean no longer making it illegal to steal would deter stealing. Thievery would go up. Knowing something is 'the law' is sometimes all the moral judgment some people have so it is all that stops them from doing it.
Rebuttal #2: If I understand Pros case about education it's basically 'we need to teach 14 year olds about safe sex and reproduction and wise decisions concerning sex, so we must make it legal for 14 year olds to have sex' . You know, so can have hands on experience so they can know better learn about what were teaching them.
My opponent didn't say that last part of course, but unless Pro did then her second point makes no sense. Presenting the need to give a higher education only logically demands increasing the education in school. That's all there is too that, and unless your asking for 'practical labs' to be included in the school lesson (I really hope your not) then lowering the age of consent would not contribute to this or be needed.
The fact is, we already have courses like 'family life' for our 7th and 8th graders as is where they learn about STD's and safe sex and things like that with the age of consent were its at.
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You stated that there going to do it anyway…."…therefore it is better to make it easier for them to talk about their problems and get help if they need it"
Please elaborate on 'what' got easier about 'what' problems exactly after reducing the age of consent to 14 years of age.
Under 'Education you spoke of rumors….. "This is also a time where most teens are very suceptable to peer pressure but are usually to scared to go and get proper information so rumours become a problem." Further making vague reference to the rumors later "…. teens are less likely to fall prey to foul rumours"
Please elaborate on what your are speaking of when you say 'rumors' and if you could after that explain how they go away after lowering the age consent so that 14 year olds can have sex.
New Argument #1: When it comes down to it when does the age of consent come into play? When considering legal matters like when a smooth silver tongued college age young man takes advantage of your underage daughter. Even though she let him and was willing, she's 14 and he can still be charged with rape because consent is something she cannot legally give.
As Pro said 14 year olds and 15 year olds are just learning to deal with all there new hormones and it can be confusing. And to bring up a factor Pro did not mention there brains are not yet fully developed either. http://www.edinformatics.com... The area of the brain involved in judgment is not yet finished developing until the early 20's of our life.
14 year olds are not considered legally capable of making the decision for themselves to go to the hospital or not. Having gone through EMS training myself, I know that there are a few cases were a patient does not need to give consent for me to take them to the hospital, and they all involve something hindering the mind. Whether its there injury, there drunk, or there just too young to decide that for themselves.
If we cannot bring ourselves to be capable of recognizing that a 14 year olds mental ability to choose to not go to the hospital how can start treating them like they can make decisions to have sex for themselves? Fact is you should be charged with rape when you have sex with a 'willing' participant that was on drugs you snuck in there drink at dinner, and you should be charged with it when it was a girl too young to be able to make a reasoned decision on sex.
New Argument #2: A recent study has shown that if a person finishes high school, works, and waits until after there 21 to get married before having there first child, it stated that
"young adults who followed all three norms had a 2 percent chance of winding up in poverty and a 74 percent chance of winding up in the middle class (defined as earning roughly $50,000 or more). By contrast, young adults who violated all three norms had a 76 percent chance of winding up in poverty and a 7 percent chance of winding up in the middle class." http://www.brookings.edu...
To put it shortly, allowing 14 years a chance to conceive early and before marriage before graduating gives them a VERY high chance of living in poverty as they grow up.
Conclusion: considering my #1 & #2 cases together, if we should change the age of consent in anyway it should be raised not lowered. It's a scientific fact that the brain is not yet fully developed in its ability to make judgments until early 20's and studies show it will reduce your chances of living in poverty if among other things you stay a virgin until you are over 21 and married.
"we need to teach 14 year olds about safe sex and reproduction and wise decisions concerning sex, so we must make it legal for 14 year olds to have sex"
No, I wouldn't say this is accurate. My point is rather that we see that 14 year olds have the capability to have sex and under the right guidance they have the have the capability to make judgements for themselves.
If a 14 or 15 year old gets pregnant or an STD (problem) then they can go to a hospital or a clinic or even a family member with less fear because what they have done is legal which means they feel less need to hide their problems.
Rumours could be anything that someone heard from someone else's older brother who told them that sex always involves chocolate sauce or whatever. Something that is made up that they may be inclined to believe without access to a reliable source of information which in this case I am saying is a school classroom. And just for the record no I am not suggesting this "hands on approach" you seem to think I am. I think the problems might be coming from the fact that in Britain (where I live) we do not have these "family life" courses you mentioned until we are about 15 (on average). What I was suggesting was that 14 or 15 year olds are having sex usually without being fully aware of the consequences and where to seek confidential medical advice if necessary. By lowering the age of consent we are accepting that they have sex and accepting that we need to get relevant information to them.
"man takes advantage of your underage daughter." Any older man can still take advantage of someone who is 16 or 17. The difference here is that anyone aged 16 or over can appeal to authorities or guardians of help (physical or psychological) easily because having sex is legal. Anyone can be taken advantage of no matter what age.
"The area of the brain involved in judgment is not yet finished developing until the early 20�€™s of our life." Yet we still let 16 - 20 year olds have sex.
"14 year olds are not considered legally capable of making the decision for themselves to go to the hospital or not." All the more reason that they should be able to go an adult for advice with less fears than they would have at the moment because sex at the moment is illegal for them.
"Fact is you should be charged with rape when you have sex with a "willing" participant that was on drugs you snuck in there drink at dinner" When someone has been drugged not many juries or judges will see these people as "willing participants" no matter what age they are and drugging someone is still seen as a crime even if sex isn't involved so I don't see how this example applies.
"you should be charged with it when it was a girl too young to be able to make a reasoned decision on sex." By proposing this motion I am proposing that 14 year olds can make a reasoned decision about sex especially if we give them more relevant information (consequences of sex and the pro's of waiting).
"if a person finishes high school, works, and waits until after there 21 to get married before having there first child" This is a really nice idea but this is not actually what happens. Even if the benefits are better (and I agree that they are) only a minority stay virgins. "Three-quarters of a million teens between 15 and 19 become pregnant each year...Out of all teen pregnancies, 82% are unintended. Teen pregnancy accounts for 20% of all unplanned pregnancies annually." [1]
"allowing 14 years a chance to conceive early and before marriage before graduating gives them a VERY high chance of living in poverty as they grow up." Teenage pregnancy is a problem but we see that it is better to legalise sex since they are having sex anyway if it means that they get better access to medical treatment or other services for support then we see that it is better overall.
Yes young teens will have sex but if we can give them better access to information and lessen their fears about going to guardians or authorities for any medical or legal help then we should lower the age of consent.
[1] http://womensissues.about.com...
I will do my best to respond to your rebuttals in order this final round. The stuff thats in bold is a snippet of what my opponent has said cut short for space sake. But I am responding to the full sement of the quote Pro gave in reponse to each quote she gave from me. So if any of the following comes off as confusing just search where the quote is up there highlight it, read it, then read my response. There in order and most of them are first few words of the case Pro makes so this should not be hard.
"Any older man can still take advantage…" Irrelevant. The point to my argument was not 'reducing the age would let men take advantage of younger girls' my argument was this would free that man from charges of rape had he gotten 'consent' from the 14 year old. Right now they can be charged for rape for having sex with your year old daughter, and you want to remove the ability to do that. At 14 young girls are easily 'manipulated' even without the drugs. I already proved it's a scientific fact the brains ability to make judgment is not fully developed for girls or boys of that age. http://www.edinformatics.com...
"yet we still let…" and like I concluded in the last round, the age of consent should be raised. So this point is a FAIL.
"All the more reason that they…" with this rebuttal you make the fallacy of just saying something with out explaining the connection between 'absence of choice in going to the hospital' and 'we should let 14 years olds have sex'
"…I don't see how this example applies" It applies because it's not considered 'consent' when true consent is impaired by drugs, I brought this up to show it makes my case that it should not be considered 'consent' either when true consent has been impaired by age which I proved it is impaired and you failed to refute. http://www.edinformatics.com...
"By proposing this motion I…" Yes that is your belief but you have not backed it by sources like I have related to that proposal or made a connection with how providing that sex education requires the age of consent to legally drop. Maybe in Britain you do not have 'family life classes' for 14 year olds but since you can see here in America we do and the age of consent is not lowered to have them then the age of consent should not have to be lowered over there either. Just start teaching the 14 year olds what they need to know and don't fool around with the age of consent laws. They are not connected to the education problem and changing them with the start of introducing family life classes amounts to be an empty symbolic gesture at best.
"This is a nice idea but its not really what happens…" You clearly did not read the argument at all or register that I attached a source to it from a study taken by the Brookings Institution . If you did you clearly failed to rebut why my source was incorrect or why yours was. My argument was not that this is what happens so your rebuttal is a FAIL. My case was that when this happens it is shown to improve your chances of not being in poverty. This gives us reason raise the age of consent if we should do anything to it at all.
You also have failed to refute my point that the law really does discourage actions from being taken toward your 'there doing it anyway…' argument so it should be considered that the point stands. Legalizing it will increase underage sex not decrease it. It does not have to stop 100% of 14 year olds to still be a law that's having its positive effect in place.
Final Concluding statements:
Everything my opponent has asked that we need to start doing to fix the problem of underage sex are things that do not need the age of consent to be dropped. She has left completely unaddressed the problem of change in the justice system to when children are taken advantage of and my key point about their ability to make judgments' being impaired.
Pro has largely ignored most of what I have said or sourced, I have not only shown that lowering the age is a bad idea but that it's a good idea to RAISE the age of consent to 21. And even if you do not agree with that proposal I think it should be clear from this debate that Pro gave no case that refutes this motion in the reverse direction of the resolution.
I understand having time constraints, a few of mine have had me push getting my argument in on time to where I only had 2 hours left to post it. But please, please, please dont Crash and Burn on me, its hard for me to describe the frustration that causes.
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Slowly but surely, the move to four 16-team "super conferences" at the top level seems to be taking shape.
With the really big-time schools trimmed neatly into four groupings, all that would be needed for a true "National Championship" would be one "plus-one" game at the end, following two huge bowl games two weeks earlier after the conferences play their title games.
How to expand to 4 x 16? Easy.
The ACC adds Connecticut and Rutgers.
The Big 10 adds Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and Notre Dame.
The Pac-12 adds Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech.
And the SEC adds Cincinnati, Louisville, Texas A&M and West Virginia.
Would that make outsiders unhappy? Of course it would.
But there shouldn't be any rule limiting the conferences to 16, as long as each figures out its own system to produce a single champion at the end of the process.
So adding BYU or Hawaii to the Pac-12 or TCU or Baylor or even East Carolina to the SEC is no big deal, as long as each umbrella conference produces just one champion at the end.
On another track could be the "NCAA Division I Championship Tournament" after the entire (now renamed) Division I-AA concept is junked and there is just one Division I. If that means Elon at Iowa State in a first-round game, so be it.
It happens in basketball all the time.
And anyone who thinks the four biggest conferences couldn't accomplish such a plan or that they would somehow be barred from the NCAA basketball tournament needs to go back and re-read the story of Chicken Little. It isn't going to happen.
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Opening Note: Bear with me, it will eventually become clear why I open with Ali McGraw's photo...
I was recently inspired by a blog post Larissa of Reef Botanicals wrote on 'Why I Buy Handmade'. I SO agreed with her, but wanted to add just two cents about why Etsy is such a great place to shop and sell handcrafted items. So here it is - my two cents or five cents or just a little rambling --
Etsy is a marketplace where people around the world can connect to buy and sell unique, handcrafted goods. I'm one of those people who makes unique, handcrafted goods (jewelry, in this case) -- and I also supply other jewelry artisans. I like to make beautiful things. Sometimes I keep them or give them away, and sometimes I have the privilege of selling them to others who enjoy them as much as I do.
I also buy things from other artisans -- not only jewelry, but natural, healthy handcrafted soaps, hand-gathered herbs, tie-dyed skirts, art, ceramics, and more. Why do I do this when it is true that I could likely find virtually any of these things cheaper on the mass market?
So obviously, there's an appeal in supporting the 'Little Guy' (the Little Gal, in Etsy's case, since so many of its proprietors and customers are female). Sure, I could run down to the mall and get something that is uniform, expertly 'made', shiny, cheap, synthetically aromatic, and...hey, I think I just made my argument!
Mass produced items are rarely made with natural, pure materials or ingredients. And they may be expertly made, but they were likely made by machine or worse yet, someone who was exploited during their production. They likely weren't made in America, or by people like you and me who have committed their lives to a labor of love that is their art. Handcrafted items may be slightly flawed, but let me say this about that -- In Japan there is a term called 'shibui', the little flaw that makes something beautiful. Remember the way Ali McGraw's front teeth crossed over just slightly when you saw her for the first time in Love Story? (If you're old enough!) And remember how beautiful she was when she smiled? So endearing! It's the same thing with a handcrafted earthenwear pot that has a little accidental asymetry to it on one side, or an apron with mismatched pockets.
At one point in my life I had the privilege of learning about the craft of fine woodworking. I got to see first-hand how many months of training or apprenticeship the novice had to go through just to get the basics, and then the years of practice to become proficient, and then the additional years and dedication and focus that resulted in exquisitely turned bowls, handmade furniture, tables, cabinets and more. It's the same with goldsmiths and silversmiths and seamstresses and potters and chefs and quilters and beaders and the list goes on and on.
We need to support those few crafters and artists who are in a constant struggle to make ends meet in a world that does not normally pay or reward this type of endeavor. It's like the idea of buying local, gardening or farming for health, sustainability and stability, like building a cabin in the woods with your own two hands instead of buying the cookie-cutter, cheaply made homes we're all too familiar with. In America, we've virtually lost our ability to create anything ourselves; we have become more and more dependent on imported items, more and more alienated from the fruits of our own labor. I can still remember my grandmother growing her own green beans, gathering eggs from her own chickens, canning her own vegetables that tasted like real vegetables instead of cardboard.
Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and Academy Award winning filmmaker, best known for his design of motion picture title sequences, film posters, and logos. I love a quote of his:
"I just want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares."
I can imagine why he said it. In addition to having lost our ability to make things with our own hands, I believe we are at risk of losing our ability to appreciate truly beautiful handcrafted items. If for no other reason, if I can get something from an artist or craftsperson rather than a mall store (whether it be online or down the street) I believe I should get it from an artist.
I want to support our artists, and I admire the way Etsy does that. And Etsy doesn't just set up the framework for buying and selling; it actually goes out of its way to build community, to teach and train and support women in cottage industries and entrepreneurship; and better yet, it provides a format in which we can get to know the person who made what we are buying. When you know the artist, you can better relate to the passion behind their art. You are assured of the care and time it took. You know it has something that mass-produced materials so often do not: quality.
There are some items we sell in our shop that remind me of this every day. Like these sweet beads that were individually designed and handcrafted by a skilled lampworker.
And there's the blown-glass pendant below that we found in a remote town, made by what looked like a literally starving artist, but whose face lit up when we admired his work.
It's the same principle for the things I buy, like the soap from Amy Walsh's shop AmyKeDesign that she lovingly makes by hand and that's so natural, healthy and delicious that I want to eat it!
I don't really know this artist from SewAndKnit on Etsy, but I made a treasury the other day called 'Oh la la!' about things I liked that were (or seemed) French or Parisian. (See it at http://tinyurl.com/n92xpnz )
Isn't this the sweetest hand-sewn apron? How are you going to find something like that at a Target or Wallmart? You're not!
How about these adorable felted animals I found at Johana's shop, FeltingDreams? It makes me want to put out an all-points bulletin for a friend's child who NEEDS these for their dollhouse!
And I shouldn't neglect to mention Etsy's support for artisans who do custom work. So many having weddings, inventing their own fashion style, personalizing items for their children, etc., etc., are seeking something made just for them. We just completed preliminary stages of finding just the right beads for a friend's custom-designed necklace, and the look on her face when she saw them made a several-month journey worth all our efforts. She LOVED them, and said they were perfect for the 'absolutely stunning' look she was going for. Our friend is excited to know that NO-ONE will ever have a necklace like hers, and she knows just what she's going to wear it with. To steal another snippet from Larissa's post, 'it's 100% unique because it's 100% handmade.
And sure, you could find artists who sell on e-Bay and Amazon -- or if you drive around a lot you might find one who is occasionally featured in a gift shop or jewelry store. But where can you find such an amazing community of artists, all in one place, supporting each other, teaching each other, helping each other succeed? Etsy, that's where. I have met so many delightful people in the one year our shop has been in business! Customers, other sellers, trainers, prospective customers, window-shoppers, colleagues who notice and help promote our items, Etsians who also love Facebook as we do -- all so committed to building a new kind of commerce that supports art and craft and creates community, to boot!
So, why do you love Etsy? I hope you'll weigh in!
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The 8th Annual Clinton Half Marathon will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2018. Touted as one of the best races in the area, REGISTER TODAY!
Located in scenic Clinton, Iowa, runners can choose a race distance of 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, of Half Marathon Relay. The race starts along Riverfront Drive, paralleling the mighty Mississippi, with challenging hill climbs leading to a majestic overlook of the widest part of the Mississippi River! This is one of the most exciting racing experiences of the season!
- NEW COURSES….maps coming soon!
- NEW START/FINISH on 200 block of 5th Avenue South….you asked for it! Cheer along your friends, and not miss the medals presentations! Enjoy Hy-Vee Post Race Party…while cheering on the finishers!
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- PLASTIC-FREE event…all cups are corn-based and all runners will get a pre-filled, Clinton Half Marathon water bottle at the finish!
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The members of our community need our help to ensure that YWCA Clinton is able to lend a helping hand to all those that seek one. We ask that you consider raising funds for YWCA Clinton while you train for the race. This is your opportunity to use your passion for running to do something great!
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 242903
CVE-2007-3103 init.d xfs script chown race condition vulnerability
Last modified: 2009-03-27 04:03:33 EDT
From iDefense:
Local exploitation of a race condition vulnerability in init.d XFS (X Font
Server) script allows an attacker to elevate their privileges to root.
The XFS script is vulnerable to a race condition when it is started by init, or
by a system administrator. Specifically, it insecurely changes the file
permissions of a temporary file. This allows an attacker to make any file on the
system world writable.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in an attacker gaining
root privileges on the affected system. However, in order to exploit this, it is
necessary for either the system to be rebooted, or for the administrator to
manually restart the XFS.
Can you figure out where in RHEL[23] this directory is created? It seems the
xfs binary is creating it, but I'm having trouble figuring out where in the X
source it's happening. I've reached a point where I'm now just wasting my time
trying to understand this.
First of all, this is a very weak exploit. It needs to run when xfs is started,
which you can't do as a regular user during startup, so all you can hope for is
somebody restarting xfs. There's no reason to do so unless you install new core
fonts or update xfs. So it's not remote exploitable and it only triggers on xfs
For RHEL 2 and 3, the directory is created by Xtrans, which is the worst library
ever. It isn't even a library, it's a set of header files that you include and
they define a set of functions for accessing the network (they are the
_FontTrans* functions in xfs). The RPM is xorg-x11-xtrans-devel. Xtrans is
used by ICE and the Xserver too.
I think the reason we changed it in RHEL4 and 5 is that there's a DoS attack
where you can do 'touch /tmp/.font-unix' and prevent xfs and thus the X server
from starting. Of course, you need to do a similar trick as in the exploit in
comment 1, since the xfs startup script deletes /tmp/.font-unix before starting xfs.
You can't atomically, forcibly create a directory if there's a file by that name
already, but we can loop in the script too, eg.
while test ! -d $FONT_UNIX_DIR; do
rm -rf $FONT_UNIX_DIR;
mkdir -m 1777 $FONT_UNIX_DIR &&
/sbin/restorecon $FONT_UNIX_DIR
Which additionally wont remove the dir when it's already there, eliminating the
race in most cases. When the directory isn't there, it's probably the first
time the system boots.
xorg-x11-xfs-1_0_2-4 built in dist-5E-errata-candidate
xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.19 currently building in dist-4E-errata-candidate
removing embargo
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.


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In the first century CE, Roman authorities punished St. Apollonia by crushing her teeth one by one with pliers. Colin often thought about this in relationship to the monotony of dumping: we have thirty-two teeth. After a while, having each tooth individually destroyed probably gets repetitive, even dull. But it never stops hurting.
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The Body Shop Body Butter and Lip Butter in Mango
Thank you reading!
Divalicious kisses
Monday, April 21, 2014 by Diva Desle 4 Comments A+ a-
I have the mango lip butter and not a fan of the mango fruit either but after reading thr review, I will definitely give it a go once I'm done with my strawberry one. Thanks for the lovely review. You should also try out the chocomania range, it's yummy lol!Reply
I loooove the mango body butter. I used to love the lip butters too.. But I got very allergic to scented stuff on my lips. But their watermelon lip balm is heavenly and makes you smell like summer all year long.Reply
I love all body butter from The Body Shop! The mango range sounds divine, but I'm longing for the peach one too. Greedy me! ;)Reply
I can't get enough of The Body Shop body butters, they all smell so good and are so smooth on skin. Thanks for your support over at mine, hope you're having a great week so far!Reply


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York Hospital's Sleep Lab functions as a diagnostic resource and short-term treatment facility to evaluate problems such as narcolepsy (when a person falls asleep suddenly many times a day), insomnia (when a person has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep night after night); sleep apnea syndrome (when a person stops breathing and then starts again many times a night) and Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) – when a person loses sleep because of a restless feeling in the legs. Proper diagnosis of a sleep disorder is the first step towards the development of a physician directed medical treatment plan which can improve and restore a patient's quality of life.
At York Hospital's Sleep Lab, patients undergo a thorough sleep study conducted either in a private and secure bedroom-like setting, equipped with comprehensive diagnostic equipment at York Hospital OR in the comfort of their own home. At York Hospital, trained clinical professionals carefully monitor a patient's heart rate, breathing patterns and brainwave activity while asleep. During the home study, monitoring is completed with the help of a computerized unit. Upon concluding the study, a detailed report of the study's findings are evaluated by the patient's physician, and an individualized treatment plan for the patient is created to begin their recovery. Most insurance plans will cover sleep studies and treatment. Check with your insurance plan for details.
For those having their test at home, this short video offers instruction on utilizing the at-home technology.
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4 More Ways to Collect Higher Option Premiums
In your June Option Seller Newsletter, we covered the Top 3 ways to collect higher option premium. To review, they were:
- Sell Naked Options
- Sell Volatility – Fade the News
- Sell Longer Dated Options
Presented here are 4 More Ways you can collect higher premiums in your option selling portfolio.
4 More Ways to Collect Higher Option Premiums
4. Sell Strangles
Selling strangles is possibly our all time favorite option selling strategy. While not ideal for hard trending markets or breakout moves, selling strangles (selling a put and a call in the same market) can be an amazingly versatile strategy. It can be deployed in a wide variety of market conditions and has a magical effect on boosting your premium: Doubling your premium collected while reducing your margin requirement (as a percentage of premium).
For instance, selling the put may bring in $500 premium and carry a $1,000 margin requirement. Selling the call may do the same. But selling them at the same time brings in the same premium but lowers the margin requirement. Thus, selling the put and call together brings a greater return on invested capital. As a bonus, selling a strangle also comes with some built in risk temperance. A move against your call is at least partially offset by gains in your put (and vice versa). Thus a strangle can be a flexible way to build account premium quickly. While the ideal scenario for a strangle is a sideways or range trading market, strangles can also be effective in directional markets.
5. Sell Closer to the Money
While not our first choice for collecting higher premium, selling closer to the money will increase the premiums you collect. For the risk adverse, it may not be your first choice either. The closer you sell to the money, the better chance for your options to go in the money – a place no option seller wants to be. After all, one of the main reasons investors sell options is to avoid short term market fluctuations. At the same time, moving a strike or two closer can sometimes make a big difference in the premium you bring in. Especially in markets where deep out of the money strikes are available and fundamentals support your position. For instance, if Coffee is at 1.50 per pound, it probably isn't going to make a big difference from a risk standpoint if you sell a 2.90, 2.80 or 2.70 call. But it could make a noticeable difference in the premium you collect. In this type of situation (all strikes are deep out of the money,) selling the closer strike can make sense.
6. Leg out of Credit Spreads
Since the title of this column is not "How to run the most effective, risk adverse option portfolio" we will refrain from preaching the merits of credit spreads and instead offer just a brief tip for increasing your premium from them. A credit spread involves selling an option (or group of options) and then buying another option of lesser value to protect or "cover" your short option. Many sellers of credit spreads simply put them on and let them expire, keeping the "credit" (the difference between the two options) as profit. There is nothing wrong with this and it can be a conservative way to build a portfolio. However, to squeeze a bit more profit out of your credit spread – try this: Sell your protection early. Once the short options in your credit spread have decayed by 70-80-90%, the risk in them drops accordingly. This can be a good time to sell your protective option(s) back to the market. Obviously, they will have decayed as well. However, you will recapture some of the premium you paid for them. This can boost your overall return on the spread.
7. Enlist the Help of a Professional
Option trading on commodities is one investment vehicle where using a floor trader in the pit can still offer you an advantage. While floor traders are gradually being phased out in both stocks and commodities, there are still some markets where they remain available and effective. Limit orders placed on commodities options through electronic markets can often sit unless a trade actually takes place that "triggers" a fill. In other words, it has to be filled. Floor orders are actively worked by brokers. And if your limit order does not get filled, a floor broker can give you an "active" bid/ask – something that does not always show up on an electronic screen. This is especially true in placing larger orders which floor brokers are very motivated to fill. A good floor broker can sometimes work the order for a better fill. More importantly, they can sometimes get filled on a ticket that might be overlooked in the electronic market.
A professional trader or manager (off floor), on the other hand, can sometimes give you the benefit of economy of scale. If you're using a fund manager, he may be placing orders for all of his clients at once. Thus, instead of working your order alone for 5 or 10 contracts, he may be selling 500 at a time. These orders tend to get attention whether placed on the floor or electronically. Experienced fund managers often work through their own network of floor traders as well.
In addition, a professional's skill at reading "between the lines" on bid/ask spreads, working the order itself, and judgment in timing (sometimes its better to wait for another day) may be superior to your own. This alone could result in higher premium for you.
A final word
Collecting the biggest premiums is not necessarily always congruent with having the best return at year's end. To successfully manage your option selling portfolio, you must balance premium collection with responsible risk management. Each of the items listed above can indeed boost your premiums. However each also comes with its own unique risk of implementing it. Any one of these methods will not be right for every situation. These are a list of strategies and tools you can use. How you apply them will determine your ultimate performance.
If you are a high net worth investor and would like to learn more about selling options as a core investment strategy, you can request a FREE COPY of our Investors Guide to Selling Options: How to target outsized returns, gain real diversification and achieve investment peace of mind in any type of market. To get your free copy, go to www.OptionSellers.com/Booklet.


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Do you ever struggle to get out the door like I do sometimes? I'm pretty sure everyone at some point finds it tempting to just say "I'll workout tomorrow"…but if we keep saying it, it could become a pattern and then a routine. Before you know it, you haven't run in 2 weeks.
Here's some tips I've found that work for me when I'm lacking the desire to get out and run:
- Run with friends. Nothing says accountability like friends. Make a date and do whatever you can to join them.
- Sign up for a race. Circle the race date on your calendar. Make it a goal to work out 20 minutes a day. Once you're in a groove, it'll get easier to get out the door.
- Hire a coach. Motivation. Accountability. Expertise. Make running an important part of your life and get the knowledge you deserve from someone who knows what they are talking about.
- Plan a time to run in your daily calendar. Make it a priority and schedule it into your day.


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First, the bad news: L'Auberge, the beloved but financially beleaguered Fells Point restaurant, closed last Saturday.
Now the good news: Chef Michael Gettier will reopen it next month as an "approachable French" restaurant with $12 entrees, $20 bottles of wine and a menu that's written in English.
If the new name -- M. Gettier Restaurant -- doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, the food most likely will please.


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Samuel Adair, Cecil Co, MD. 1749-1766
In reply to:
Samuel Adair, Cecil Co, Maryland. tract Sligo, Back Creek Hd.
Shirley Walsh 9/02/09
re: Will of Francis Alexander, Newcastle Co records AD1717. To wife, Mary Steele, and sons Joseph and
John, and Francis, 316 acres and other lands.
Wit: Samuel Alexander, M. Wright and James Miller.
(date ......? )Francis Alexander, aged 62 or thereabouts,
deposed that 36 or 37 years ago he was about purchasing
from his uncle, Francis Alexander, a part of a tract of land
called Alexandria and Sligo. That his uncle took him
to a black oak tree and from thence along a line, now
in possession of Thomas Brevard, until he came to the
plantation owned by James Foster, called Jones Green Springs,
to a line that divided his land from Thomas Craig until it came
to the original line near Purgatory Swamp,
the land was purchased by Samuel Adair
from his uncle, Francis. Signed, Francis Alexander.
Cecil County Debt Books :
Adair Samuel, Sligoe, Alexandria. 1749-1766


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My Stylus RMX version is up to date. I'm running it on XP SP-2 32bit.
I've been experiencing a slight annoyance with Part Clear in RMX when in the multi mixer.
When there's a part in there it will clear, but too often the result is that "sound check"
reappears in the part that I want to be empty.
I can then attempt to clear "sound check" but that often fails. It just stays there.
Quickly loading an other part and then clearing it usually results in an empty part,
but sometimes "sound check" reappears.
My usual setup for RMX is to use A: for FX only and B through H for parts.
When sound check refuses to get cleared in B through H
I realize I cound just mute the part, but this is all just about making things faster to work
so if anyone has any tips to be able to clear parts consistently then please share.


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WHILE PIN numbers and EBVs are well-used breeding tools for farmers, the horse world in the UK has not had the foresight to bring objective measurements to their breeding decisions.
Leading riders and trainers have for decades called for a measured approach, based on performance. Other countries took up this challenge, with the help of funding by their own governments. As a result, the 1990s have seen a steady stream of British dressage riders and show jumpers going to the Continent to select their future stars.
Now, the council of Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain (formerly the Hunters Improvement Society) has taken the first steps to putting UK breeding back in the centre of the world stage.
Kim Hall, the recently appointed general secretary, says: "We were being left behind, having no breeding policy. People would take their old mare – often broken down – to their local stallion. On the continent it was very different – but funding made it easier for them."
The UK funding that existed, worth up to £130,000 a year to the SHB, (low by other countries standards) ends in the year 2000. "In some ways this has contributed to making us focus on how we need to go forward," adds Kim.
The HIS already had the structure of grading stallions and mares. It was originally set up in 1884 to breed better cavalry horses. Then the societys thoroughbred stallions were led from farm to farm to cover suitable working mares.
* Systems in place
"We had many of the recording and monitoring systems in place. But for the more focused breeding policy that was needed to consistently produce top sports horses, we needed to apply a more rigorous grading programme," she says.
This thorough grading was carried out this year for the first time. At venues around the UK mares went to be inspected by three judges who operated a detailed marking system on conformation, performance and performance of progeny. When these figures were averaged, those that scored eight or more and had a known pedigree were put on the "head" stud book. Those that scored six or seven went on the main list, and those that scored five on the foundation list.
Out of 53 mares put forward for grading only ten made it to the "head" stud book. For owners the process probably costs around £150 when registration, veterinary certificates and DNA samples are added together.
The incentive for owners to put their mares through this process is that progeny from top mares and stallions should automatically attract interest and a premium. An immediate bonus is that head studbook mares are given a £100 service voucher.
"It is the mares that we feel have been neglected and we will be introducing a host of incentive to bring up their level. We are hoping to attract good competition mares, and persuade people not to breed from difficult, unproven or unsound mares." This approach has the backing of all serious breeders. Bridget Gronow has bred several good competition horses a Fir Tree Farm, Little Horwood, Bucks. "We need to show that England can produce good horses. Grading will give mares recognition, and hopefully, in the long-term will encourage people to pay better prices for British horses."
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She put her six year old mare, Prunella, through the grading process. Prunella, also graded in the Irish Draught Stud book, was one of the few to reach the Head Stud Book in the SHB(GB). "I will be competing on her for a couple years, before breeding from her," adds Bridget.
Stallions too have had to go through a rigorous inspection. The first stallion gradings took place at Addington in November 1998. Of the dozen three, four and five-year-olds presented, just two were graded. Six-year-olds and over faired better, as many had good performance records to prove their ability.
All these measures are targeted at breeding top horses that will put UK riders back in the gold medal winning slots. But Kim is quick to point out that there will be benefits for all riders. "There will be a knock on benefit all the way down. In particular we hope this approach will improve soundness of horses for all riders."
Breeders should also receive better prices for their product – prices already achieved else where in the world. The SHBs membership of the World Breeding Federation for Sports Horses will also give them an international shop window.
Inquiries: Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain (01732-866277).
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Busk Hill Gunnar V11 (above) winner of more than £2000 prize money, goes through his paces in the SHB stallion parade and (right) is pictured receiving his award at the SHB stallion grading.


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Epidemic preparedness: Protecting the world from the next infectious disease
Dr Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness, details the lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak and the urgent need to equip the world to face future epidemics.
How did CEPI come about?
CEPI was formally established at Davos 2017 in January, and initially with funding close to $500 million, provided by five major investors. The original investors were the Wellcome Trust and the Bill & Melina Gates Foundation, and three sovereign investors: Germany, Norway and Japan. We also received the extensive support of the World Economic Forum and the government of India as additional founding partners.
About a year's worth of prior planning had gone into setting CEPI up; the day that it was formally established, we also issued our first call for proposals to develop vaccines against three high-priority pathogens – Mers, Lassa and Nipah. These pathogens have been identified by WHO on a shortlist that was published as part of their R&D blueprint, as part of their action against epidemic diseases.
CEPI has had a tremendously active year – we're still very much in our initiation stage. I came on board as CEO in the middle of April and the major activities have been centred around building the organisation, developing a more structured internal organisation chart. When I was appointed at the February board meeting, the initial charge to me was to come back with some revisions to CEPI's governance, which was specifically and explicitly an interim government structure designed for the initiation stage. The board recognised that the needs of the organisation would evolve over time and so they asked me to come back with recommendations as we move towards a steady-state phase.
How did the collaboration with sovereign investors arise and how many more countries do you hope to get on board?
Currently, the original investors all have well-established connections to global public health – both philanthropic and the sovereign investors. Norway and Germany play outside roles in supporting global public health, and Japan has major commitments in this area, having long made investments in epidemic preparedness. Norwegian scientists and public health officials were instrumental in the only clinical trial for a vaccine during the Ebola crisis that generated definitive data on efficacy – that was the trial that took place in Guinea.
There was a global consensus that things did not go well with Ebola and that we didn't want to be in a position again where we had vaccines that were almost ready but not quite. There was a real commitment to ensuring that we could buy the world a better insurance policy.
We've been actively engaged in further resource mobilisation efforts, and have had three further countries sign up to the coalition: Australia, Belgium and Canada. The collective commitment of these countries is smaller than the original investors and is, initially, limited to one year of investment but we are in active discussions to further this agreement with them. We are pursuing agreements with a number of sovereign partners and hopefully will be able to make announcements in the not too distant future about additional funding.
At present, we have secured $620 million towards our initial funding goal of $1 billion dollars. With the exception of the three smaller investments mentioned, all of our investors have committed to a five year agreement. To be clear, the $620 million will be used over a five-year time horizon.
What is the driving force behind CEPI?
I think Ebola is a really good illustration of the risk epidemic diseases represent and the unpredictability of that risk. Ebola is a disease that we've been familiar with for forty years, with around 30 outbreaks over this period. Some of these outbreaks had been fairly large, with the most significant causing around 400 deaths. However, all of those outbreaks had been contained within several months and it's possible that the world had become a little bit complacent over Ebola. We hadn't realised the importance of the social milieu and context to whether the outbreak would propagate. What happened in West Africa was there was a disease, which we thought we understood and thought we could control, which got into an environment where public health systems were poor but the road networks were good and the populations were concentrated. Suddenly, a disease that we thought we understood completely exploded.
There are other diseases, like Mers, Lassa and Nipah, that have been manageable to date but have characteristics that make them scary. We've seen this in quite public ways, for example in the epidemic in South Korea, where an individual instance gets into the hospital environment and becomes a super-spreader – suddenly, one case becomes a hundred cases. We went through a very careful selection process looking at the diseases on the WHO R&D blueprint list, thinking about their potential for outbreaks and the impact that they might have, as well as the likelihood that vaccines could be successfully developed. We went through a comprehensive screen of all the 11 diseases on the WHO list and mapping against those two dimensions, we prioritised the three diseases we are now focused on.
Is there now a growing concern over the threat infectious diseases pose?
There is a strong sense among public health officials, and there is data to back this up, that the tempo of these disrupting epidemics is increasing and it relates to many factors: growing population, intrusion into previously remote areas, better transportation networks, and greater concentrations of populations. We've seen the potential for, not just potential loss of life, but also significant disruption of national economies by epidemic diseases. All of these factors converge to increase the risk to a level greater than it has been previously. There's always the risk that there will be a diseases that hasn't had much focus, such as Zika or a new disease, to emerge and spread rapidly.
How is CEPI helping the world to prepare for such an eventuality?
We talk about our investments in terms of two categories: 'just-in-case' and 'just-in-time'. Investments against Mers, Lassa and Nipeh, are 'just-in-case' investments, where we want to advance these vaccines to bring them much closer to being ready to deploy, either into clinical trials or emergency use authorisation.
Our investment in rapid-response platforms are part of the 'just-in-time' approach. The only vaccine platform that has been accepted by regulators is the influenza platform because they have to manufacture a new influenza vaccine every year. The regulators have become very comfortable if you swap in a new flu virus antigen, then they'll accept the vaccine with a defined, but limited, amount of testing.
In 2009 in the US, it took about 26 weeks from the identification of H1N to the first doses of vaccine becoming available to the general public. At this time, there weren't enough vaccines for the public before the late autumn wave of incidents had already come and gone. This means that even in influenza 26 weeks is not a long enough period of time to develop a vaccine and that's on a platform that we are already familiar with.
Ebola began in late 2013 and really imprinted itself in the world's consciousness in April/May time and then accelerated through the summer. The first large-scale clinical trials for an Ebola vaccine began in West Africa in early 2015, by that time the epidemic had basically been brought under control. The Ebola vaccines that entered clinical trials had been under development for the better part of a decade and had been developed not for epidemics but to combat the potential of bioterrorism. By the time things began to speed, there was over a decade's worth of investment before they could be brought into clinical trials, and that was clearly too long.
That is the state of play today. CEPI wants to have these high-priority vaccines ready and sitting in stockpiles so that if there's ever an epidemic then we can roll them right into clinical trials within weeks, not months or years.
Do we have a tendency to focus on the high-profile epidemics in high-intensity until they fade as a threat rather than being pre-prepared for emerging threats?
I think there has been a drum beat over the last 10 or 15 years, like SARS, Avian Influenza, Ebola, Mers, and Zika – you can't predict the disease but there is a periodicity to threats emerging to global stability. There is a general awareness among global leaders across the political spectrum that infectious diseases pose global public health threats and security threats. Due to the latter risk, there is the possibility to secure sustained funding even when administrations change or political winds shift.
The concern with the general public is that infectious disease threats have a very limited hold on the public attention. When a public health threat is present or imminent they really want a vaccine but when the threat goes away, people tend to blot it out. Infectious diseases don't knock buildings down, they just fill up graveyards. The memory of epidemics is very effervescent and that's a problem when it comes to sustaining political will when it comes to preparedness.
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Input to ASFA is provided by a growing international network of information centers monitoring over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature. ASFA is a component of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS), formed by four United Nations agency sponsors of ASFA and two international partners. Major areas of coverage include: aquaculture, aquatic organisms, aquatic pollution, brackish water environments, conservation, environmental quality, fisheries, freshwater environments, limnology, marine biotechnology, marine environments, meteorology, oceanography, policy and legislation, wildlife management
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The Ujenzi Charitable Trust was founded in 2009. Since 2009, we have rapidly matured and experienced remarkable growth. The Ujenzi Charitable Trust supports high-impact programs in maternal, newborn and child health, human rights, health worker training, and innovations and technology implementation research.
For a better understanding of the people and efforts Ujenzi supports, please visit the Ujenzi Youtube for non-profits channel and view videos like Between the Earth and Sky, an inspiring, short documentary about the 400 medical students who have struggled to become the first generation of South Sudanese doctors.


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1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1" cubes
¾ cup Suji's Korean Spicy Sauce, divided into ½ cup and ¼ cup
4 cups steamed white rice
2 cups water
1 ½ lbs baby yukon gold potatoes, washed and cut into quarters or sixths
1 ½ cup carrots, peeled and cut into 1" pieces
1 cup yellow onion, peeled and cut into thin strips
½ cup kimchi, cut into 1" pieces
¼ cup chopped scallion
2 T vegetable oil
2 T toasted sesame seed oil
2 T sugar
Take the diced chicken thigh meat and mix it with ½ cup of the spicy sauce. Marinate for 8 to 12 hours. Heat the vegetable oil over medium heat in a nonstick, 5-quart Dutch oven or straight walled sauté pan. Add the chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, onions and carrots and increase the heat to high. Cook for 4 minutes. Add the kimchi and water. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Place a lid on the pot and cook for 15 minutes. Add the sesame oil, sugar and remaining ¼ cup of spicy sauce. Re-lid and continue cooking for another 15 to 20 minutes or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Finish with the chopped scallions. Serve along with the steamed rice. Serve immediately. Serves 4-6.


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Mars Orbiter Snaps Fresh Photo of Curiosity Exploring Mars
The little probe was spotted trundling up Mount Sharp by the USA space agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter which is circling the planet, carrying out scientific experiments. The rover is about 10 feet long and not really as blue as it looks here. Curiosity spent the end of last month and early June exploring active sand dunes among the mountain's lower elevations.


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Ajii is the newest project from local James Beard Award Semifinalist and 5 Fusion Chef/Owner, Joe Kim. Ajii features a selection of healthy, delicious and simple food. From mouthwatering ramen in broth, to signature rice bowls and a wide variety of noodle and salad dishes, Ajii brings traditional Asian house cooking to Central Oregon. It's the perfect cuisine for a quick lunch on the run, or to savor in our dining room.
Chef Kim has an ongoing affinity for straightforward Asian food dished up in a casual setting that is kind to the pocketbook. With Ajii, Chef Kim is excited to offer a more Asian, less fusion menu that allows him to cook food that doesn't always fit under the 5 Fusion roof. Joe says, "I can make the traditional healthy and affordable food that I love. People can relax and enjoy it onsite, yet it's just as good taking to eat in your own home".


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Donald Trump is having a hard time attracting voters in Florida — a major swing state for the general election.
A new set of Quinnipiac University polls released Tuesday shows Hillary Clinton expanding her lead over Trump in Florida. Clinton has gained 47% support to his 39% support among self-identified registered voters surveyed in the last week.
A previous Qunnipiac poll had given Clinton just a 1-point lead over the billionaire real estate mogul.
The poll on Tuesday, however, also found a tighter race in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Clinton and Trump are tied in Pennsylvania, while Clinton leads Trump by just a single point in Ohio.
Quinnipiac University surveyed 975 individuals in Florida and 971 in Ohio with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1%. In Pennsylvania, 950 voters were surveyed with a margin of error of 3.2%.
"Secretary Hillary Clinton is pulling ahead in Florida, but the pictures in Ohio and Pennsylvania are much less clear," Peter Brown, Quinnipiac's assistant polling director, said in a statement.
Trump's comments about immigration laws has likely hurt his chance in Florida, which features a large number of Hispanics and Cubans.
"One reason why Trump may be doing better in Ohio, and for that matter in Pennsylvania as well, is that both states have small Hispanic populations, compared to Florida. Given Trump's comments on immigration and descendants of immigrants, the much larger Hispanic population in Florida is obviously a boost there for Hillary Clinton," Brown said.
"I'm right there, with the horrible few weeks I've had with the press," Trump said on Tuesday. "Pennsylvania, Ohio – we're practically even," Trump added.
Trump still faces some major challenges in rust belt states that have leaned Democrat in the last several presidential elections.


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I went to Korankei in Toyota city ,Aichi Prefecture to see colored leaves
It is one of the top-ranked places for colored leaves
Every year visitors coming from in and out of Aichi prefectures keep increasing particularly to see the beautiful autumn leaves. The 4,000 maple trees covered with the colors of yellow and red is the best part.
The trees have been illuminated until 9:00 in the evening
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Rihanna: Fashion Rocks and then Eats
Rihanna heads to DaSilvano Restaurant for late dinner after the "Fashion Rocks" Concert in New York City on Friday night.
The 20-year-old Barbadian beauty will be performing "Live Your Life" with T.I. at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
During the rehearsal, MTV reports that Chris Brown jumped into the mosh pit and waved his arms in the air, pretending to be a crazed fan! After a little moshing, he actually got on stage during the rehearsal and started busting out some dance moves!
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards starts at 9pm EST, with red carpet coverage starting at 8pm EST.
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Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor, I: Modere - CMS Late Night Rose
First movement from Ravel's Trio in A minor. Performed by Inon Barnatan, piano; Jessica Lee, violin; and Jakob Koranyi, cello. Filmed live as part of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Late Night Rose concert on October 6, 2011. To learn about upcoming Late Night Rose concerts, click here: chambermusicsociety.org/seasontickets/late_night_rose
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Steel Jewelry and Housewares from Munjoy Metals
Jake Wright
I share a shop (3rd Ward) with a lot of very talented artists and designers. One of my metal-shop buddies, Abigail Lloyd, just put her first online store together. When I met her, she was welding elaborate sets for an off-broadway play, but the goods in her store are smaller scale: rough-hewn steel jewelry and housewares. The pieces have a very fashionable barbarian-queen-of-Soho vibe, and are extremely affordable (for now): earrings start at $30, and theavocado bowl shown here caps the collection at $150. Keep an eye on Abigail and Munjoy Metals – if my first store looked this good, I'd be running an empire by now.


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Budget Office
Business Operations is committed to providing professional, accurate, and timely financial and business services to all of the students, employees, and clients of Seattle Central College.
We are committed to supporting the college's mission of creating a learning environment that is accessible, diverse, responsive, and innovative. Our website contains more detailed information on all of the services we offer, including how to complete the commonly used business forms and documents.
Budget Planning FY17‐18
The College Council Resource Allocation Committee created 11 recommendations to guide the budget process this year. Their process included seven listening and feedback sessions to gather input from members of the campus community.
The President's Cabinet reviewed the Resource Allocation Committee recommendations and accepted all of them. Below are links to documents in this year's budget process.
- College Council Listening and Feedback Session PPT (pdf)
- Listing and Feedback Session Raw Data (pdf)
- College Council Guiding Principles (pdf)
- Campus Budget Overview Presentation(pdf)
- Budget Development Schedule (updated 4/16) (pdf)
- Budget Planning Process (pdf)
Budget Planning FY16‐17
President's Cabinet Decisions for FY 16–17 One–time Budget Requests
The President's Cabinet reviewed the Resource Allocation Subcommittee report and recommendations for one–time funding requests. Cabinet accepted most requests as ranked and will fund them in the order recommended by the subcommittee. The few exceptions are explained below:
- Eight staffing requests appeared to be permanent positions. While requests for one year of funding technically qualified these positions for one–time funding, they were judged to be permanent and were removed from the rankings.
- The Community Diversity Dialogues has secured funding from another source so it was removed from the ranking.
- Two items were moved up in rank to ensure funding. The first is student computers in the Veterans Center as veterans need this basic level of support. The second is Seattle Central College's 50th Anniversary. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to draw media attention to the college, our new programs and our considerable successes at a time when enrollment has been dropping at 5 percent or more per year for the last few years.
- The request for an updated photo ID system was set aside for further review. A task force will examine the requirements of the updated system before any funding is awarded.
The attached table lists the subcommittee's rankings and adjustments made by Cabinet (xlsx). All of the items with a "high" rank will receive one–time funds in 16–17. The remaining items will receive funding based on the amount of carry forward savings available after the end of the year. Those items will be funded based on their ranking, and with an eye toward equity and a balanced distribution of funds across all areas of the college.
Classroom furniture and classroom teaching station equipment also received one–time funding. The requests from faculty, staff and administration to remedy long deferred maintenance and replacement of these items resulted in the decision to fund them apart from the budget subcommittee process.
- President's Cabinet Decisions for FY 16–17 One–time Budget Requests (xlsx)
- Budget Development Schedule (updated 4/16) (xlsx)
- Budget Planning Process (pdf)
- College Council Final Recommendations (docx)
- Resource Allocation Sub–Committee Recommendations to Cabinet (docx)
- Administrative Services One–Time Budget Requests (xlsx)
- Instruction One–Time Budget Requests (xlsx)
- Student Services One–Time Budget Requests (xlsx)
- President Office One–Time Budget Requests (xlsx)
- Supplemental Information for One–Time Budget Requests (zip)
- President's Cabinet Final Rankings (xlsx)
Watch the Seattle Central Budget Forum presentation which was on 5/2/2016 in Room BE1110 at 2:30 p.m.
Watch the SVI Budget Forum presentation which was on 5/4/2016 in Room SVI 401 at 2:15 p.m.


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Republicans hope that video of a criminally-charged democratic governor appointing another democrat to a United States Senate seat has angered enough Illinois voters to ensure the state GOP's resurgence.
"It's a shutting of the door on the public who decide we're an elitist bunch and you're not invited to help make decisions," said Judy Baar Topinka, former Illinois treasurer.
"That is the way they want to run government and I think people are starting to finally pay attention and resent that," said Rep. Tom Cross, House minority leader.
Only three years after their most recent governor's corruption conviction. Republicans now style themselves as the party promoting clean government. And then, there's that $9 billion projected budget deficit in Democrat controlled Illinois.
"They've run us into a hole and the only way they can think of to solve a problem is to raise taxes," said Cross.
Topinka - the last Republican to win statewide in 2002 - says the party can recapture its glory if it fields fiscally conservative candidates who are not driven by social issues such as abortion or gay marriage.
"They're not main line issues," said Topinka.
Fifth District Congressional Republican candidate Rosanna Pulido can't get party support and says she might be a casualty of the new way of thinking.
"Most of your viewers know me speaking out on illegal immigration...I think we have to put Americans to work first," said Rosanna Pulido, congressional nominee.
When the party won most statewide elections in the 1990's. The social conservatives were the Republican base. Political science professor Paul Green says now they fight the fiscal conservatives who couldn't care less about the causes.
"If you want to be for less taxes or less government your position on gay rights or abortion or stem cell researches is irrelevant," said Paul Green, Roosevelt University.
"Paul Green's right, its been a killer for us," said Cross.
But Cross is convinced that voter disgust over the way Democrats have handled state business will overwhelm the differences and unify Republicans.
But Cross hopes public disgust at the way Democrats have handled state business will overwhelm those differences. Still, Republican leaders agree that keeping the different conservative factions happy will be the most important factor to their success and they understand the clock is running. They must strike now with the Democrats in disarray.