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Outdoor Watering Stage Variances
Non-Irrigation Season
Cherokee's watering schedule is divided into two seasons: non-irrigation and irrigation. The non-irrigation season consists of Winter Stage and covers the dormancy period, November 1st through March 31st, for turf and most plants. Precipitation during this time is generally sufficient to maintain turf health in preparation for the growing season. Since unpredictable precipitation is common in our region, Winter Stage provides an opportunity for additional irrigation if necessary.
Irrigation Season
The irrigation season consists of four stages and covers the growing season, April 1st through October 31st, for the region. Each year prior to the irrigation season, the Board of Directors selects the stage based on the available water supply and anticipated irrigation demands. Each stage allows for lawn irrigation ranging from no outside watering to a maximum of three days per week. Since the implementation of our water conservation plan in 2006, Stage 1 has been used with the exception of 2007, when Stage 4 was implemented for one week.
Applying the Rules
In addition to lawn watering guidelines, each stage specifies rules for sod/seed permits, the watering of trees, flowers, shrubs and gardens, and car washing.
Watering schedules are based on available supply and irrigation demand and therefore are subject to change at anytime.
Conservation Enforcement
The District uses roving water monitors to help ensure conservation compliance. These monitors drive throughout the District at various hours and issue watering violations when a customer is found to be in violation of the established watering guidelines. Violations may be issued under the following conditions:
- Lawn watering outside of your assigned day(s)
- Watering between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
- Excessive watering
We do not consider this as a revenue source, but rather a tool to emphasize conservation. In fact, the compliance rate once a 1st Violation - Warning has been issued is 96%. Violation penalties are as follows:
- 1st Violation: Warning
- 2nd Violation: $50
- 3rd Violation: $100
- 4th Violation: $350
Subsequent violations will increase $250 each occurrence. Penalty fees will be applied to your account. Avoid unwanted violations by routinely checking your sprinkler system timers to ensure your system is running at the proper times. Lightning strikes, power outages and power surges are known to reset your programming to the original factory settings, especially in timers without a battery back-up.


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our group now has our plot at a local community garden, which we started clearing out and will be planting seeds in this week.
lessons in the value of hard work
we finished Charlotte's Web and the corresponding language arts lessons, and then watched the movie!
our wild + free group!
nature play
keeping cool with beach days
Frog and Toad! Seth'Äôs reading fluency has been increasing dramatically'Äďit'Äôs so much fun to watch!
an introduction to photography with a simple film camera. additional lessons in self control (because you only have 12 shots) and patience (because now we wait for processing)!
we're now in our interim month between 1st and 2nd grade, so besides plenty of Summer fun, we're diving in and finishing our study of the solar system and space exploration. one day we read the book Starry Messenger by Peter Sis to learn all about Galileo!
I'Äôm about to jump into planning out Seth'Äôs second grade year. In an interesting turn of events, I decided to use a new curriculum, My Father'Äôs World. This year we'Äôll be using their 'ÄúAdventures in U.S. History'ÄĚ for our history, literature, science, and Bible. We'Äôll incorporate our early American history Beautiful Feet Books, and will continue with Brave Writer language arts, and Math Mammoth (supplemented with Khan Academy and waldorf math work). This is going to be my first year really doing more serious advanced planning, but I'Äôm doing it in a way that still allows us a lot of flexibility. I'Äôll share my methods here in a future post.


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New Poll Reveals Donald Trump Supporters More Likely to View Blacks Negatively
After pretty much alienating most Black voters throughout his campaign, it seems as if Donald Trump now acts like he cares about the African American community, but many of the billionaire's backers may not be on board.
In fact, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals most of Trump's supporters hold very stereotypical views of Black Americans.
Check out the numbers:
48 percent of Trump's supporters view Black people as violent. That's compared to 31-percent of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's supporters.
47percent of Trump's supporters believe most Blacks are more criminal than whites compared to 32 percent of Clinton's supporters.
When it comes to affirmative action, 31 percent of Trump's supporters believe it discriminates against whites, while only about 16 percent of Clinton's supporters believe the same.
Shawnta Walcott, a pollster and the former director of communications for Zogby International joined Roland Martin and guest co-host Avis Jones De-Weever on NewsOne Now to discuss the findings of the poll on Trump's supporters.
GOP Won't Tolerate Another Sit-In
Rep. John Lewis and House Democrats promised to continue their protests when Congress reconvenes on July 5th.
But if Democrats decide to conduct another sit-in, House Speaker Paul Ryan may not handle it the same way he did last week.
During a recent interview, Ryan revealed Republicans will not tolerate another sit-in. The Republican Speaker of the House declined to give specific details as to how he intends to stop Democrats from staging another sit-in to protest gun control laws, but it appears he's serious.
On Thursday's edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of guests discussed the gun legislation stand-off between Democrats and Republicans in Congress, and what we should expect when they return from recess.
Woman Walks 1,000 Miles For Breast Cancer Awareness
Paulette Leaphart had a double mastectomy in 2014 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. That moment sparked her journey as not only a breast cancer survivor, but an activist.
Leaphart decided that her diagnosis would not define her. So she put on her running shoes in an attempt to bring awareness to the fight against cancer.
Paulette walked completely topless from her hometown in Biloxi, Mississippi, 1,000 miles to Washington D.C., a journey that took nearly two months.
During Thursday's edition of NewsOne Now, Paulette Leaphart spoke with Roland Martin about her cancer diagnosis, her battle against the disease, and why she began speaking out for those who could not find a voice in order to help them understand they should not be ashamed.
All that and more in this special edition of the NewsOne Now Audio Podcast
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text: E-cigarettes have taken a massive step forward in their search for worldwide acceptance. A report from the Public Health England, an agency sponsored by the Department of Health, has said that e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. As well as this, they have stated their potential to help smokers to quit completely and say they look forward to when the NHS begins to prescribe e-cigs. Professor Ann McNeill from King's College London said: "E-cigarettes could be a game changer in public health, in particular by reducing the enormous health inequalities caused by smoking." The research found that the problem is almost half of the UK population is not aware of the fact that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes. Many people think they are just as harmful. Public Health of England believe public perception could be stopping people from trying vaping which could eventually stop many people from smoking altogether. Professor Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and Wellbeing at PHE, said: "Local stop smoking services should look to support e-cigarette users in their journey to quitting completely." It is still not fully known the full effects of e-cigarettes but hopefully this will encourage more people to step into the vaping world. Recently, scientists were unable to find any e-cig toxins.


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Insomniac Games announced a Ratchet & Clank animated film today, and it's coming to cinemas in 2015. The movie has Insomniac partner up with digital media studio Blockade Entertainment and computer animation company Rainmaker Entertainment, who recently produced 3D CGI flick Escape from Planet Earth.
A Rainmaker press release from February 2013 indicates their next film, a collaboration with Blockade, entered pre-production in January; production was then scheduled to begin on March 4. Rainmaker notes completion "remains on schedule for third quarter 2014."
"One of the biggest questions we've gotten in the last few years is 'When are you going to make a Ratchet & Clank movie?" Insomniac Community Lead James Stevenson wrote on the PlayStation Blog. "The truth is, we've wanted to do a movie for a long time! Ratchet & Clank's action, humor and galaxy-spanning adventures have really been the basis for a fantastic game series, and we think it'd translate perfectly to the big screen."
Stevenson also revealed Ratchet & Clank writer T.J. Fixman is scripting the film, while Insomniac also has a "hands-on role" with production and animation.


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Let's say, you'd like to have an inspirational quote in your site's header, or to publish testimonials for your business, what better way, than a quotes slider?
To date we've used Will Woodgate's randomiser Stack, the problem being that the quote only changes when the page is reloaded. But what if you want the quote to change every 30 seconds or so?
Well, you could drop the standard Stacks Quote stack into a slider, or you could use 1LD's CleanQuotes or, since yesterday, you could use Will Woodgate's very versatile QuoteSlider.
QuoteSlider is billed as the most feature-rich, dedicated quotes slider on the market and it most certainly has the longest HUD. The most astonishing thing about QuoteSlider is its use of HTML. When you come to enter a quote, you get a window of code. Now if you don't want to mess around with HTML, you can just replace the standard quotes and citations with your own, while leaving the tags intact. If, however, you are adept at HTML coding, you can format the quotes to match your design concept exactly.
The HUD supplies all the other settings you need – You don't get any themes, but you do get total control over the stack's presentation. Firstly you can choose to have the stack automatically placed into an Extra Content Area or, if you're Using Stacks4Stacks' FreeStyle stack, into your page header. You can, of course, place the stack anywhere else you please on the page and multiple copies can be placed on the same page.
The quotes that QuoteSlider loads can be warehoused so that you may easily change the quotes regularly without having to republish your RapidWeaver page. They can also slide horizontally or vertically with transition times and pause times set in milliseconds, with the maximum pause-time being one minute.
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If you like the standard settings, you are ready to go once you have inserted your own quotes to replace those of Sir Winston Churchill. If not you can set up maximum widths, breakpoints and change the colour and alignment of practically everything within the stack.
Next time I want to publish testimonials, I have a difficult choice to make!
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Video – Arya's Settai Delhi Belly Remake Theatrical Trailer
Aamir Khan's production black comedy Delhi Belly, which was critically appreciated and loved by the audience alike is now being remade in Tamil. The Tamil remake which is titled Settai, stars Arya, Anjali, Santhanam, Premji Amaren and Hansika Motwani. R. Kannan, who has earlier directed films Jayam Kondaan and Kanden Kadhalai, will be directing Settai. While Delhi Belly was targeted at the youth, Settai is targeted at the family audience by cutting of all the adult dialogues in the movie. The film, which began filming began in Chennai on 7 May 2012, is scheduled for a release in December 2012.
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Statistical report using a Minitab program
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Created descriptive statistics from 2008-2012 UCR data.
- Use the data set provided by clicking the image on the right for the Uniform Crimes Report data. Copy and paste this data into the Minitab software.
- Use this information to create descriptive statistics to analyze the types of crimes that are committed and the variance between crimes from 2008 and 2012.
- Create and recode the variables to produce a table and a chart illustrating the variance between crimes from 2008 and 2012.
- Display your findings by creating appropriate tables and graphs using the data you downloaded to a Minitab spreadsheet.
- Present the Minitab spreadsheet as a table in a Microsoft Word document; include the tables and graphs you created to support analysis of the data and state conclusions about the variance in the types of violent crimes between 2008-2012.
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I have created table and the pie chart provided through the instructions. I also included a scatterplot for use under the robbery section. It is a simple program to operate. I also began an ...
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Auto-Return Direct-Drive Turntable (1979-1980)
The PL-300 features Pioneer's Stable Hanging Rotor DC motor which has a non-rotating motor shaft atop which the platter/motor rotor assembly is balanced at the centre of gravity.
In systems which put the main bearing/pivot point below the whole rotating structure even the tiniest tipping of the axis of shaft and spindle is magnified to result in a slanting/wobbling of the platter something like what airplane (and spacecraft) pilots call yaw.
With ours, yaw is eliminated for out of this world stability.
Type: direct drive
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Rumble: 75dB
Tonearm: static-balanced type, s-shaped pipe arm
Effective length: 221mm
Overhang: 15.5mm
Cartridge weight range: 4 to 9g
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|December 9, 2005, 06:20 AM
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kevlar wear
Anyone know anything about kevlar?
I have heard that it wears out after time in use.
I got a level 2 kevlar vest the other day for $40.
So tell me what ya think.
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|December 9, 2005, 08:21 AM
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yes, kevlar will degrade with exposure to moisture heat and uv radiation. it will also wear out when its worn. for $40, you might have a vest you cant use. check the date, manufacturer, and the material, it may not be kevlar at all. then do some research, and find out if what youve got is still any good.
|December 9, 2005, 09:32 AM
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The best way to test Kevlar is to hand it back after not getting shot; don't go around carrying a mindset of 'I'll be okay because I'm wearing a vest'. All it takes is a kevlar-inspired rambo moment and you can take a headshot; unless you're wearing your kevlar ice-hockey mask you're f**ked.
Be a hard target and avoid the bullets, not a bullet magnet.
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains
And the women come out to cut up what remains
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.
Rudyard Kipling.
|December 9, 2005, 01:56 PM
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Does anyone here wear a vest regularly or not who's job doesn't require one? Just wondering. I have a good level 2 vest but have never worn it in public
|December 9, 2005, 06:30 PM
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If you got a level II vest for $40., my gut feeling says don't bet your life on it! Unless you had an exceedingly generous benefactor, you either got an outdated vest (kevlar itself doesn't deteriorate; it's the weave that becomes loose over time allowing rounds to go between them), or a faulty one. I would send it to the original manufacturer for their opinion.
While I do wear a vest on duty, I've also been known to wear one off duty, when I'm at a public range. Makes me feel a little safer when some idiot sweeps me. But generally, around town, no. They're heavy, they're hot, and it's really, really hard to scratch that itch under it .
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|December 10, 2005, 02:28 PM
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http://www.nlectc.org/txtfiles/selectapp2001.html ought to help understand soft body armor life spans.
I used to wear soft body armor 24hrs a day, 10 days a month. The carriers wear out for sure, and we were given Point Blank brand, and the vendor told us that we would need to look at replacement 4 years or so, based up on our wear pattern.
|December 10, 2005, 02:44 PM
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shoot it and see what happens (or does that wear em out too)
post pics too
|December 10, 2005, 03:41 PM
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Craig, . . . it works if you are a Democrat mayor, . . . trying for visibility, . . . you have a bunch of slugs in the higher levels of your police dept, . . . and you want to convince the anti gunners that you are their man for the next governer's race.
Columbus, Ohio's mayor Coleman did just that a few months ago to build support for his "Assault Weapon Ban". They took an AK type weapon, stuck an old type II vest (that's what it looked like anyway) on a telephone pole and proceeded to blast it full of holes (with undoubtedly FMJ military ammo) so the media could all get up to the trough and pig out:barf:
I've never worn modern ballistic armor, . . . my flak jacket in 'Nam was plenty enough to convince me that I'd probably rather duck or run, . . .
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|December 10, 2005, 03:43 PM
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It might work but honestly level II isn't really much anyway, almost all of the US police department dumped level II years ago (see the adobe link below to KCPDs dumping of the level II vest in 1998) and replaced them with Level III or Level IIIA. Most police department/vest maufactures replace vest every 4 to 5 years. Your is probably stale. For $40 you didn't get ripped off, I have seen Nylon army flax jacket which cannot stop a bullet go for more. level I is not made to stop bullet but just shrapnel, Level II will stop small caliber bullets. If its a world chaos, SHTF day I would put it on because its better than nothing. In my mind I would assume it would fail but be thankful if somehow it didn't. If you need a vest because you have a business and carry money or something like that, buy new, your life may depend on it.
|December 11, 2005, 05:52 AM
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So both state and local cops wear level 3 now?
Thanks for the input.
I just read that moisture wears out kevlar. Mine has a small cut (1in long) on the back. The kevlar inside had been exposed.
I didnt expect the vest to be bulletproof when I got it but I was optimistic untill I read about that.
I also have a flak jacket from 'Nam and I am thinking about putting it over the kevlar. Do you think that this would help?
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|December 11, 2005, 07:38 AM
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I spend eight hours a day, making Kevlar. We appreciate your business.
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|December 11, 2005, 05:16 PM
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czc- look on the armor itself(not the carrier) and there should be a exp. date next to where the rating is. If not there should be at least a manufactuing date. Also check the brand, some are better than others, post that info here and I can give you some further help. If it is second chance, THROW IT OUT!
Level III is hard armor(plates). No patrol officer is going to be wearing that, only srt/swat types. Also, while I have no datam other than my own exp. to back this up, most cops are wearing lvl II or even IIa. II will stop mosts handgun threats, so it is not nothing.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty,
to purchase a little temporary Safety,
deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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|December 11, 2005, 07:40 PM
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Its Dupont.
No date.
What do you know CajunBass?
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|December 11, 2005, 09:50 PM
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It says Dupont? thats odd, I wonder if that vest is REALLY old, can you post any pics?
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deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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Died 9/1/2005
and the best DS ever
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Died 11.23.2005
For those who have had to fight for it, Life holds a special meaning that the protected will never know.
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|December 12, 2005, 05:36 PM
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The vest is made by Point Blank.
The material is Dupont Kevlar.
Sorry about the confusion.
Ill post a pic or two after I fix my camera.
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America: Wake up and decide, on guns, who governs
As a great admirer of the U.S., a frequent visitor having journeyed to 43 states, I fought back tears as I visited the Columbine Memorial in Denver in 2016.
Moved by the senseless slaying of children and teachers in the incomprehensible setting of a school, I was also angry at how this could have happened in "modern" America. At the time of the massacre, there was an outcry with hope that this would lead to new gun laws.
Nineteen years later, absolutely nothing has been done.
If anything, America has regressed in responding to the frequency and horror of such massacres. Inactivity, inertia and indifference follow quickly after an outpouring of grief. Numbed by the routine of it all, memories fade and anger dissipates until the next massacre.
The gun culture gripping the U.S. continues to shock and dismay European friends of your remarkable country.
Setting aside the extremism of a troubled minority, suggesting the answer to the problem of guns is more guns and the National Rifle Association's clamor to further undermine the world's weakest gun control laws — what should be done to address what is essentially a moral, political, cultural and constitutional problem, immersed in a dysfunctional democracy?
The massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida will become yet another date that will "live in infamy," a phrase immortalized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
For any impartial observer, this nightmare — a nation awash in more than 300 million guns, a deep-seated and violent gun culture and a propensity for this to be acted out in schools — would lead any self-respecting European country to act.
No single solution will halt all shootings, but restrictions will save lives. Though legally purchased guns are part of American society, addressing repeated massacres can only begin with dialogue. Shutting down the dialogue before it starts solves no problems.
Is the frequent slaughter of schoolchildren a price the U.S. is willing to pay to preserve the most primitive and lax gun laws in the developed world; to protect myths, seriously distorted history and delusions of bygone eras; and to tolerate a Congress too cowardly to address gun control?
Why do U.S. citizens allow members of the House and Senate to accept money from the NRA for political services rendered? And why are these politicians allowed to vote on matters in which they have a financial interest.
In the United Kingdom, they would be outed and condemned by the press and public of all political colors and would not be able to vote!
One of President Donald Trump's first acts in office was to make it easier for the mentally ill to buy guns. Congress, without shame or remorse, is content with the AR-15 being the gun of choice for mass shootings. The NRA invested millions of dollars in politicians and elections in 2016. Whose interests are they serving?
Is fear the driving factor?
In his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln did not say government of, by and for the lobbyists, but of, by and for the people, a noble notion that dates to ancient Greece.
If the politicians lack the courage to tackle gun regulation and the vested interests, what excuse do the people or voters have? Is it fear?
Again, Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." U.S. citizens, at the ballot box, can change the political dynamic and start to exercise their own power and priorities, which I am sure won't include the indiscriminate killing of schoolchildren.
Supporters of unhindered gun freedom will argue that school massacres can be blamed on the mentally ill, that good men with good guns can solve the problems caused by bad dudes with bad guns, that schools should be turned into fortresses, that school teachers can be armed to form classroom militia, that children should have lessons on how to deal with mass murderers. Harden our schools has become the desperate mantra of a failing gun lobby. Schools shouldn't be killing fields.
This, of course, is the politics of a madhouse.
These people do not represent the majority of gun owners in America, but they have captured politicians of all parties, especially Republicans, and dictate the terms of the gun debate. They offer siren voices against progress, while supporters of new regulations rise and fall as memories of each incident dim, the press spotlight fades and congressional interest wanes.
Politicians in Congress then mimic the lobbyists, including those of lucrative gun manufacturers, by responding to the killing in Parkland, Florida, by saying it's too early to jump to conclusions, or let's wait until we get all the facts; or it's a complex issue, or let's not politicize the issue, or the falsehood that every country has this problem.
It's not about abolishing
Second Amendment
In terms of massacres in schools, and indeed in churches, cinemas, musical events and colleges, the U.S. is a rogue outlier in a universe of its own. Japan, Germany and the U.K. are exemplars of countries that have strict gun laws and will never tolerate elevating nearly unfettered gun ownership above the welfare of children.
What is the price of a child's life?
Americans can be distracted by debates about other issues, such as the role of mental illness, but other countries don't have so many guns, have universal background checks and don't allow the public to own military-style weapons.
The gun lobby may have a cause, but they don't have a case to frustrate and deny the American people the regulations so urgently needed to save children's lives. Ardent gun lobbyists seek refuge in the Constitution and the Second Amendment. But the debate in the aftermath of Parkland is not about abolishing the Second Amendment, banning guns, undermining the spirit or practice of gun ownership or taking anything away from millions of decent and peace-loving Americans responsibly acquiring and using guns.
This is about the incredibly modest idea of regulating the buying and selling of guns, banning military-style weapons and introducing universal background checks.
The Second Amendment mentions a "well-regulated militia," which doesn't rule out the idea of control. After nearly 250 years, there has to be some doubt about the literal interpretation of an idea conceived in the time of mad King George of England. The Founding Fathers didn't foresee the world as it is today, and the current debate is not about an "inalienable right" being taken away.
Who runs America?
On the wider political front, many western democracies, including the U.S., are caught up in the politics of extremes, where the victims are compromise, cooperation, the common good and, ultimately, truth. Politicians should have the courage to put schoolchildren first. People should rebel against the tyranny of extreme views on either side of gun debate. Congress should stop being in the pockets of the gun lobby and ban politicians from accepting vast sums of money.
Common-sense measures to regulate guns do not compromise the inspirational ideals of the "land of the free and the home of the brave." This vision of country doesn't fit so easily with America being the only place in the world where school massacres are commonplace.
So who runs America? What kind of country do you want to live in?
May this new and passionate generation of articulate young Americans be more successful in forcing their elders and politicians to answer the call for action and stop defending the indefensible.
Henry McLeish, former first minister of Scotland, is a visiting professor of European studies at the St. Mary's University School of Law.


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Before we headed from Cedar City to Heber, we drove up the hill and took in the beautiful sight of the new temple being built.
I am SO excited about this particular temple {Cedar City has a special place in my heart} and I can't wait to go inside when it's all done.
Speaking of temples...
How gorge and unique is the new Provo temple?
It was the first time I've seen it and WoW!
So much GREEN on our way up the mountain.
{Green is foreign to us 'Zonies in the summertime}.
Once we got into town we headed straight to our very favorite place for pizza and fries in Heber.
Dinner was at Tony's Tacos.
99 cents for a carne asada street taco.
Doesn't get better than that!
My kids ADORE the kids we're staying with.
And then Jenni {one of my besties from childhood} came up and stayed the night with her kids.
We died laughing together!!!!
{Fun Fact: I grew up with Lori and Jenni back in VA. They're sisters and they're practically my second family.}


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A week from now Mumbai will witness a unique wedding. Shasvathi and her groom are to tie the knot with their four legged friends for company. Curious? So was I.
A post on Facebook lead me to Anand Siva's profile who had shared the story of his daughter Shasvathi's vegan, eco-friendly wedding where the guest list includes pets. Not just that, it's a strictly no-silk no-leather wedding and guests have been asked to refrain from wearing or carrying any animal products. I promptly spoke with Anand to know more about what inspired this decision.
We heard about the vegan wedding you are planning for your daughter. How did the idea come about? What is the message you want to spread?
We are a family of vegans, and have been anchored in that completely. We have never served non-vegan food to our guests, and have never shied away from advocating it. The wedding was no exception – the first conversation we had as we discussed the wedding with the groom's family was making it clear there'd be no deviation. And our message was clear – we need to be responsible for reducing suffering, and no better time than a conventional event to show all of us can.
Considering traditional Indian weddings lay a lot of emphasis on food, was it difficult getting your family and relatives to agree with a vegan wedding?
This was not my choice, but the family's belief. And we are beyond influence of any emotional pressure from family or friends. As far we are concerned, it was, is and will always be non-negotiable.
When did you take up veganism? How did you learn about it? Is your daughter and the groom also vegan?
I became vegan in 2011, and the family joined in soon after. I learnt of veganism after a workshop I attended that year and then saw a video by Peta on horrors in the Indian dairy industry, followed by a visit to a farm in Mumbai. My whole family, excluding my mother and mother-in-law is vegan. My son-in-law is not yet one, but his mother has already taken that step – we are so delighted and proud of her.
What according to you are the benefits of veganism?
There are two reasons veganism helps. Foremost, because I think it is a natural lifestyle to be vegan. No other animal drinks milk all its life and never the milk of another animal. And because we consume milk and milk products in colossal quantities, milk production has become a farmed industrial product. This means from the time a cow is made pregnant unnaturally to increase the production of milk, there's corporate greed, corruption, unscrupulous acts, drugs, and artificial boosters – everything involved in milk production to increase output at low costs. This results in a huge number of diseases in humans. Second, is by consuming animal products, we are encouraging mass suffering, torture, killing of millions of animals – and are directly inflicting pain on lives simply because we believe we are superior and have more authority to impose our views and greed on them.
What does the vegan wedding menu look like?
While most of the traditional South Indian dishes remain intact, they've all been substituted with either of or a combination of peanut milk, soy milk, almond milk, cashew milk and coconut milk – and curds thereof. We have also included some traditional dishes like tofu salad to give a taste of what most people consider 'real food'. Guests will get to taste one of the world's best vegan ice creams too.
People often assume that it's very difficult to enjoy food as a vegan because so many options are cut down. Did you feel you're missing out on taste or nutrition?
We have never been more delighted about our experiments with new food options before. Like cheese with a combination of sweet potato and carrot, or curd from soy milk, and pasta with cashew paste and organic herbs. This has resulted in our food getting healthier, lot less in oil, organic and completely cholesterol free.
How many pets do you have at home? Tell us a little about them.
We have 4 dogs and 10 cats and this remains a floating number as more come and go during rescues and adoptions. Our animals are all rescues, except for the first one, Hobbes, whom we 'bought'. To say we regret buying is wrong, because Hobbes changed our lives – he taught us compassion, opened our eyes to the world of pain and suffering out there. After that, all our animals have been rescues and ones that adopted us as parents.
Are your pets also fed a vegan diet at home? Do you think a vegan diet does justice to their constitution?
We didn't see a point in petting some and killing others – so we had no second thoughts about making them vegan, With a combination of vegetables and fruits and supplements like Apple Cider vinegar and coconut oil, we have ensured they stay healthy and energetic.
You have also invited friends to bring along their pets for the wedding, which is pretty unusual. How did the idea come about?
Our dogs and cats are as much our family as the rest of us – we don't take a family holiday unless we can take them along; their needs and comforts take priority. A wedding is a celebration and we couldn't think of doing it without them. And since this is our view, we wanted other friends and family to know we respect their pets as family too.
Have you had to make any special arrangements to allow pets in the wedding?
If the family is around, pets need no special arrangement. We are making special arrangements to educate guests on living with pets, demonstrating true love and ensuring they get a feel of their love. Because we will be busy attending to guests, a friend who is an animal trainer will be around to manage pets. Except for Simba, who is a blind dog we adopted, the rest of them will be roaming free and mingling around in an area ear marked for them, in the wedding lawns.
What food will be served to the pets?
They will have organic rice, organic steamed vegetables – sweet potatoes, pumpkins, papaya, beetroot, carrots plus a feed of Benovo which is a specially formulated vegan diet for pets.
Would you call yourself a vegan evangelist or an animal rights activist?
I'm a believer in being a vegan and extremely vocal about it. Since I stand up for animal rights, I suppose being called an activist seems appropriate. Though I call myself an earth lover, which is why the wedding is also about being eco-friendly and plastic free.
Here's wishing Shasvathi and her groom a happy married life from all of us!


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November 23, 2001, Section E, Page 25Buy Reprints
The typical American movie is so committed to noisy spectacle and shameless emotional button-pushing that when a film as profoundly quiet as ''In the Bedroom'' comes along, it feels almost miraculous, as if a shimmering piece of art had slipped below the radar and through the minefield of commerce.
This perfectly observed, wrenchingly acted drama about a middle-class New England couple coping with the murder of their 21-year-old son cuts to the quick. Its portrait of grief, rage, jealousy, flawed justice and revenge in a Maine lobstering town zeroes in on its characters' tragic flaws, yet refuses to condemn them. It reminds us that, like it or not, the capacity to commit a crime of passion is part of being human.
As the movie follows Matt and Ruth Fowler (Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek) dragging themselves through the crushingly empty weeks after their son's murder, it finds in the hovering silences between words a depth of sorrow and stifled fury that few films have ever conveyed. The director Todd Field, who adapted the film from a story by Andre Dubus, understands that the essence of violence has little to do with Hollywood fireballs and the splatter of exploding bodies. It can accumulate over time and can be discerned in people's clenched, drawn faces and choked-back words.
Neither the killing itself nor the domestic disturbances that lead up it are shown in the film, yet it sustains an awful sense of foreboding and dread of the inevitable. Its final disquieting message suggests that middle-class gentility is only a shallow veneer that circumstances can strip away; that the most perfect revenge can be far from sweet; that our darkest passions after discharging themselves may still never fully subside.
It is a message that seems especially pertinent since the events of Sept. 11. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left many Americans who had previously considered themselves gentle, nonviolent sorts unapologetically thirsting for eye-for-an-eye retaliation.
''In the Bedroom'' begins with a romantic idyll in which the Fowlers' golden son, Frank (Nick Stahl), runs through a field with his slightly older girlfriend, Natalie Strout (Marisa Tomei), and they tumble blissfully into the grass. Frank -- a handsome, careless architecture student, home for the summer -- is considering postponing his fast-track career plans to go into the lobster business, in which he has a temporary job that he loves. Natalie is a working-class woman with two young children who is separated but still not divorced from her abusive husband, Richard (William Mapother), a former high school athlete who can't seem to get his life together.
Matt and Ruth are at odds over their son's relationship. While Matt, a prosperous local doctor, takes a vicarious enjoyment in the affair, Ruth sees Natalie as a threat to her son's future and makes no bones about her disapproval. A proud, refined woman, highly competent but slightly cold, she teaches Eastern European folk songs to a high school chorus.
All these tensions tug at one another beneath the placid surface of a family picnic -- the film's brilliant set piece -- in which the dominant atmosphere is one of collective well-being. It is only when Richard makes an unexpected appearance that the tensions surface and warning signs flash. Although Richard wants desperately to reunite with Natalie, she has no interest in a reconciliation. But Richard can't leave her alone. And after several skirmishes, he sneaks into a back door of the house where she is staying with her children and Frank, and shoots him to death in the kitchen.
At first, the killing seems to be an open-and-shut case for which Richard stands to serve life imprisonment. But at the hearing, when Natalie truthfully testifies that she didn't actually see the shooting, an indictment for manslaughter appears likely, with Richard having to serve only a few years' time.
The Fowlers are outraged. And the anguished heart of the film explores their growing anger and frustration at what seems to be an imminent miscarriage of justice. Ruth, rigid and defiant, is the more furious of the two. The Fowlers browbeat the district attorney, and turn to their best friends, the Grinnels (William Wise and Celia Weston) as emotional allies.
As the Fowlers go about their daily business in Camden, their small town, their anger is continually pricked by glimpses of the killer, who has been released on bail.
When they can no longer bury their feelings, Matt and Ruth turn on each other, each blaming the other for Frank's death. The mutual bitterness they dredge up in one of the most emotionally brutal scenes of domestic strife ever filmed, is really the accumulated muck of any long-term relationship, When they've exhausted themselves, they can at least cling to each other in a way they hadn't before.
At this point the story makes a huge and dangerous leap. Late one night, as Richard is leaving his job in a bar on the outskirts of town, Matt appears and forces him into a car at gunpoint. It is the first step in an ingenious plan for revenge that involves kidnapping Richard and transporting him to a remote cabin in the Maine woods.
While an ordinary movie might have hardened its heart and milked the rest of the story for easy suspense and a cheap emotional payoff, ''In the Bedroom'' remains true to its commitment to explore every nuance of its characters' emotional lives by turning the tables. It finds Matt's mission every bit as ominous as Richard's crime. The outcome leaves a deeply bitter taste.
''In the Bedroom'' is the directorial debut of Mr. Field, who wrote the screenplay with Rob Festinger. Phrase by phrase, image by image, it is an astonishingly rich, detailed and grimly moving piece of work. Ms. Spacek's performance is as devastating as it is unflashy. With the slight tightening of her neck muscles and a downward twitch of her mouth, she conveys her character's relentlessness, then balances it with enough sweetness to make Ruth seem entirely human. It is one of Ms. Spacek's greatest performances.
Mr. Wilkinson's shambling New England doctor is so quintessentially American in look and manner that you'd never guess he was a British Shakespearean actor. Ms. Tomei's ruined, sorrowful Natalie is easily her finest screen role.
The picturesque wind-burned town is as much a character as any individual, and the movie -- which takes us aboard a lobster boat, visits the local cannery and stops in at stores and restaurants -- almost makes us feel part of the community. It also reveals its pronounced class divisions.
''In the Bedroom'' belongs to a handful of small, hardy North American films, among them ''The Sweet Hereafter,'' ''Affliction'' and ''You Can Count on Me,'' whose flinty-eyed realism cuts against prevailing Hollywood froth. As small as their audiences may be, these are the films that stand the best chance of one day being regarded as classics. ''In the Bedroom'' is as good as any of them.
''In the Bedroom'' is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It includes strong language, sexual situations and violence.


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Jehanabad, a city and district headquarters in Bihar was once a part of the Gaya district. This city has a well connected roadway and railway system. National Highway 110 and 83 runs through this city. Sone River passes near this region. Some of the famous tourist attractions near this area are Patna, Takht Sri Patna Sahib, Bihar Sharif, Agam Kuan and Golghar.
Places to Stay
There are a few luxury hotels in Jehanabad. However, if you are looking for budget hotels, go to Gaya, which is 42 km away. Some of these hotels are Hotel Darbar International (Tariff – Rs.763), Hotel Pankaj Gaya (Tariff – Rs.820) and Hotel Ajatsatru (Tariff – Rs.475).
The languages spoken by the people of Jehanabad are Hindi, Maithili and Urdu.
The most celebrated festivals in Jehanabad are Makar Sankranti in January, Chatth Puja in March, Mahavir Jayanti in April, Buddha Jayanti in May and Madhushravani in August.
Places of Interest
There are many tourist attractions in this region. A few of these places are Suppi (18 km), Bawan Bigha Pokhra (18 km) and Keori (39 km).
How to Get There
The nearest airport is in Patna which is 60 km away from Jehanabad.
Jehanabad Railway Station is 9 km away from the main city center and connects the city to all major railway stations.
There are state-run and private buses that connect the city to nearby towns and states. Private bus operators such as Diamond Motors run comfortable buses daily from Jamshedpur to Jehanabad. Ticketgoose.com's bus ticket booking facility is the best way to book your online tickets.
Gaya is a city located in Bihar, India. Known as a sacred site for many Hindu pilgrims, Gaya is also a transportation hub for nearby Bodh Gaya, a religious site located 13 kms away from Gaya city. Bodh Gaya is a holy place for Buddhists, being the location of Gautama Buddha's enlightenment. In addition to being a stopping off point for tourists heading to Bodh Gaya, Gaya itself has several places of interest for religious pilgrims.
Places to Stay
There are a variety of places to stay in and around Gaya. There are many budget hotels available, such as Shanti Guest House (Tariff – Rs. 1200), Hotel Virat Inn (Tariff – Rs. 1100). For those interested in staying in Bodh Gaya, there are a variety of affordable accommodation options as well, such as Hotel Buddha Residency (Tariff – Rs. 1200) and Om Soni Family Guesthouse (Tariff – Rs. 300).
A popular pilgrimage site that attracts tourists from all over the world, several languages are spoken in Gaya, including Magahi, Hindi and English.
Devotees often come to Gaya to perform the pind daan ritual for deceased relatives. Many visitors to Gaya come during the Pitripaksha Mela, held during September to October, which is a particularly auspicious time to perform the pind daan ceremony.
Places of Interest
There are several places of interest in Gaya, including the Vishnupad Temple and the Mangla Gauri temple. A must-see for those interested in visiting Bodh Gaya is the Bodhi tree, the tree under which Gautama Buddha obtained enlightenment. Other attractions include the Mahabodhi Temple complex, the Barabar Caves, and any of the multitude of monasteries around the city.
How to Get There
The nearest airport to Gaya is the Gaya International Airport, which is located 7 kms away. Domestic flights are available from Varanasi, New Delhi and Kolkata. Regular international flights run from Myanmar, Bhutan, and Nepal, and flights are available from Sri Lanka as well as Thailand depending upon the season.
Gaya is well connected with many major cities in India. The Mahabodhi Express runs from Delhi daily.
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Saturday, July 3, 2010
Fabric Mural on Display
The onslaught of preparation for VBS at our church found me with paint brush in hand and a twin sheet draped across my plastic covered cutting table. This summer's theme "SeaQuest" was developed by RBP who also provided color pages of deep sea diving for class activities. I especially liked the treasure chest scene, so using a projector, I enlarged it and made a sparkling display mural. The results were life-like and stunning. Eyes were drawn to the jewels in the chest, but hopefully during the week, it also suggested to the kids and helpers alike that there is need to dive deeper in the study of God's Word to discover the true treasures of knowledge God wants His children to find.
This mural displayed in the hallway about a month prior to the week of the program to advertise the theme and initiate excitement for the upcoming event.
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Derek Canty, Co-founder
As a co-founder of PeerForward, Derek co-developed the in-school youth development tools and created the "Rap" motivational component of the organization's summer workshop. He also helped spearhead the launch to scale the student-driven model to serve 1.8 million students over the next decade.
After graduating from Columbia University, Derek cultivated skills in marketing and business strategy implementation with top Fortune 500 companies Xerox and Procter & Gamble. In 1991, he followed his true passion and switched careers, working with nonprofit organizations serving youth. Bringing heart, passion, and a thirst to heal youth, families, and communities, Derek has worked with youth in 30 major cities across the United States and internationally in three countries. He has trained and empowered thousands of teachers, principals, mentors, and youth workers, giving them the tools and motivation to be more effective with today's youth. In 2003, Derek was honored by his selection as one of the lead program facilitators for President Clinton's First Annual Young Adult Symposium at Georgetown University.
Today, Derek also is a motivational speaker, facilitator, and coach for select nonprofit organizations, corporations, and schools, assisting them in team building, leadership development, and strengthening their organizational culture.


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The US company has been in talks with a number of agencies in the UK with a view to creating a roster of consumer consultancies. It is looking to raise the profile of both its chocolate and non-confectionery products.
A spokeswoman from Mars said the roster would cater for what she described as 'secondary brands' across its three main business areas – petcare, chocolate and food.
She declined to specify which products constituted 'secondary brands', but the chocolate category is thought to include big sellers such as Milky Way, Bounty, Revels and Tracker.
Mars' non-chocolate brands include Pedigree, Whiskas and KiteKat, while its food unit includes Uncle Ben's, Dolmio and Masterfoods. It is not known which, if any, of these brands are included in the process.
Mars confirmed it was in contact with a number of consumer shops and that the work would not affect Freud Communications' public affairs and corporate PR work.
The brand has issued a formal RFI asking agencies to register their interest and to send financials to procurement by mid-July.
Mars is looking to devise more innovative and creative strategies to stimulate spend in chocolate.
It aims to build on successful brand extensions such as its M&M branded store in Leicester Square to increase the level of engagement consumers have with its products.
The successful agencies will be called on to work on a project-by-project basis across brands.
The company's consumer roster was last refreshed in 2008 when Brando, Ketchum and JCPR were brought on to the roster. None of these agencies remains engaged by Mars.
Mars in the news
- Mars, which signed up to the Government's Responsibility Deal, plans to stop producing king-sized chocolate by 2013. It has also announced it will no longer target under-12s.
- Mars has extended its Uncle Ben's rice range with the launch of 'Twice the Fibre' products, in response to what it describes as a growing demand from UK consumers for products with increased health benefits.


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HOUSTON — Joel Osteen opened his Houston megachurch to those seeking shelter after social media critics slammed the televangelist for not offering to house people in need while Harvey swamps the city.
Lakewood Church, a 16,000-seat former arena that was the longtime home of the NBA's Houston Rockets, announced on Twitter that it was receiving people who need shelter late Tuesday morning. Osteen announced the move himself shortly after, adding in a tweet that he and wife Victoria Osteen "care deeply about our fellow Houstonians."
The church didn't respond to a request for comment Tuesday, but the move followed a day of online criticism from those who claimed the church closed its doors while other places of worship, including several mosques, opened theirs to people who needed help.
In a statement to ABC News on Monday Osteen said the church "never closed its doors" and was serving as a relief supply distribution center. He said it would "house people once shelters reach capacity."
Osteen's comment stood in contrast to a church Facebook post and a since-deleted Instagram remark by Lakewood associate pastor John Gray, who said flooded highways had made the church inaccessible.
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"For the people spreading lies about my church. If WE could get there WE WOULD OPEN THE DOORS," Gray's comment read. "As soon as the highways aren't flooded please know @lakewoodchurch will do all they can alleviate the pain and suffering of as many people as possible. Love y'all! #CantStandLiars."
Photo and videos posted to social media appeared to show at least some parts of the church's property could be reached Monday. Lakewood shared its own photos with media outlets that it said depicted flooding inside and around the church.
Lakewood Church served as a shelter for about 5,000 people displaced during Tropical Storm Allison at its previous home in 2001, when more than 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain were dumped on the city. It moved to the arena formerly known as The Summit and the Compaq Center in 2005.


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Age UK is urging older people, their families and carers, to add their voice to the national eligibility criteria consultation to help ensure it is set at a fair level. In this blog post we tell you why it is so important to get involved.
The Care Act 2014 has the potential to improve older people's lives. One of the key changes the Act brings in is new national eligibility criteria.
Gone will be the days where local authorities set their own thresholds locally leaving older people facing a postcode lottery in access to care. That's certainly the idea anyway.
The Government is currently consulting on draft regulations on a range of measures in the Care Act coming into force in 2015, including the new national eligibility criteria. The decision on how strict or generous these are is crucial, as it will determine for years to come who will be deemed eligible for care and support.
The new criteria are rooted in the Act's 'wellbeing principle' meaning that it should no longer be just about the things people cannot do but what they want to do with their lives.
This is reflected in the list of outcomes that are to be used to determine eligibility, which includes not being able to complete basic tasks, such as eating, washing, dressing and going to the toilet; impact on personal and family relationships, working or volunteering, or accessing community services and facilities.
However, the ultimate test for eligibility will be whether, as a result of someone's needs, there is a 'significant impact' on their wellbeing. Worryingly, there is no definition of what a 'significant impact' might mean in practice and it will up to each council to interpret this.
If an older woman starts sleeping in her living room because she cannot manage the stairs, does that constitute a 'significant impact' on her wellbeing? How about considering that it might be the first time in her marriage she has slept in separate rooms to her husband? Is being forced to have a wash with a flannel enough to maintain wellbeing when you cannot get in the bath anymore?
Coupled with the Government's intention to maintain the status quo in terms of eligibility – i.e. keeping at the level the vast majority of councils adopt, 'substantial' – it seems that older people could continue to lose out on the care services they need to live with dignity.
Currently, there are more than 800,000 older people not getting any formal support. In a lot of cases, it may be because they have been accessed as having 'moderate' needs.
As a result, they must wait until their health deteriorates further before they can access the support they need. This is not exactly conducive to 'wellbeing' and it is hard to see how the new criteria will improve this.
This is why this consultation is so important.
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Understanding Mortgage mortgage underwriting guidelines will help you understand your loan options when purchasing or refinancing a home. Now that you have found your dream house, you are going to need to apply for a Louisville Mortgage mortgage loan. Your Realtor will either recommend a banking institution or you may already have one in mind. You will be dealing with a loan officer who will be compiling all the data on you to see if you qualify for a loan to pay for this house. All lending institutions have different Underwriting Guidelines set in place when reviewing a borrower's financial history to determine the likelihood of receiving on-time payments. The primary items reviewed are the following 5 areas below:
1. Income
2. Debt
3. Credit History
4. Savings
5. Debt vs Income Ratio
Income is one of the most important variables a lender will examine because it is used to repay the loan. Income is reviewed for the type of work, length of employment, educational training required, and opportunity for advancement. An underwriter will look at the source of income and the likelihood of its continuance to arrive at a gross monthly figure.
Salary and Hourly Wages – Calculated on a gross monthly basis, prior to income tax deductions.
Part-time and Second Job Income – Not usually considered unless it is in place for 12 to 24 straight months. Lenders view part-time income as a strong compensating factor.
Commission, Bonus and Overtime Income – Can only be used if received for two previous years. Further, an employer must verify that it is likely to continue. A 24-month average figure is used.
Retirement and Social Security Income – Must continue for at least three years into the future to be considered. If it is tax free, it can be grossed up to an equivalent gross monthly figure. Multiply the net amount by 1.20%.
Alimony and Child Support Income – Must be received for the 12 previous months and continue for the next 36 months. Lenders will require a divorce decree and a court printout to verify on-time payments.
Notes Receivable, Interest, Dividend and Trust Income – Proof of receiving funds for 12 previous months is required. Documentation showing income due for 3 more years is also necessary.Rental Income – Cannot come from a Primary Residence roommate. The only acceptable source is from an investment property. A lender will use 75% of the monthly rent and subtract ownership expenses. The Schedule E of a tax return is used to verify the figures. If a home rented recently, a copy of a current month-to-month lease is acceptable.
Automobile Allowance and Expense Account Reimbursements – Verified with 2 years tax returns and reduced by actual expenses listed on the income tax return Schedule C.
Education Expense Reimbursements – Not considered income. Only viewed as slight compensating factor.
Self Employment Income – Lenders are very careful in reviewing self-employed borrowers. Two years minimum ownership is necessary because two years is considered a representative sample. Lenders use a 2-year average monthly income figure from the Adjusted Gross Income on the tax returns. A lender may also add back additional income for depreciation and one-time capital expenses. Self-employed borrowers often have difficulty qualifying for a mortgage due to large expense write offs. A good solution to this challenge used to be the No Income Verification Loan, but there are very few of these available any more given the tightened lending standards in the current economy. NIV loan programs can be studied in the Mortgage Program section of the library.
2. Debt
An applicant's liabilities are reviewed for cash flow. Lenders need to make sure there is enough income for the proposed mortgage payment, after other revolving and installment debts are paid.
All loans, leases, and credit cards are factored into the debt calculation. Utilities, insurance, food, clothing, schooling, etc. are not.
If a loan has less than 10 months remaining, a lender will usually disregard it.
The minimum monthly payment listed on a credit card bill is the figure used, not the payment made.
An applicant who co-borrowed for a friend or relative is accountable for the payment. If the applicant can show 12 months of on-time cancelled checks from the co-borrowee, the debt will not count.
Loans can be paid off to qualify for a mortgage, but credit cards sometimes cannot (varies by lender). The reasoning is that if the credit card is paid off, the credit line still exists and the borrower can run up debt after the loan is closed.
A borrower with fewer liabilities is thought to demonstrate superior cash management skills.
3. Credit History
Most lenders require a residential merged credit report (RMCR) from the 3 main credit bureaus: Trans Union, Equifax, and Experian. They will order one report which is a blending of all three credit bureaus and is easier to read than the individual reports. This "blended" credit report also searches public records for liens, judgments, bankruptcies and foreclosures. See our credit report index.
Credit report in hand, an underwriter studies the applicant's credit to determine the likelihood of receiving an on-time mortgage payment. Many studies have shown that past performance is a reflection of future expectations. Hence, most lenders now use a national credit scoring system, typically the FICO score, to evaluate credit risk. If you're worried about credit scoring see our articles on it.
The mortgage lending process, once very forgiving, has tightened lending standards considerably. A person with excellent credit, good stability, and sufficient documentable income to make the payments comfortably will usually qualify for an "A" paper loan. "A Paper", or conforming loans, make up the majority of loans in the U.S. and are loans that must conform to the guidelines set by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in order to be saleable by the lender. Such loans must meet established and strict requirements regarding maximum loan amount, downpayment amount, borrower income and credit requirements and suitable properties. Loans that do not meet the credit and/or income requirements of conforming "A-paper" loans are known as non-conforming loans and are often referred to as "B", "C" and "D" paper loans depending on the borrower's credit history and financial capacity.
Here are some rules of thumb most lenders follow:
12 plus months positive credit will usually equal an A paperloan program, depending on the overall credit. FHA loans usually follow this guideline more often than conventional loans.
Unpaidcollections, judgments and charge offs must be paid prior to closing an A paper loan. The only exception is if the debt was due to the death of a primary wage earner, or the bill was a medical expense.
If a borrower has negotiated an acceptable payment plan, and has made on time payments for 6 to 12 months, a lender may not require a debt to be paid off prior to closing.
Credit items usually are reported for 7 years. Bankruptcies expire after 10 years.
Foreclosure – 5 years from the completion date. From the fifth to seventh year following the foreclosure completion date, the purchase of a principal residence is permitted with a minimum 10% down and 680 FICO score. The purchase of a second or investment property is not permitted for 7 years. Limited cash out refinances are permitted for all occupancy types.
Pre-foreclosure (Short Sale) – 2 years from the completion date (no exceptions or extenuating circumstances).
Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure – 4 year period from the date the deed-in-lieu is executed. From the fifth to the seventh year following the execution date the borrower may purchase a property secured by a principal residence, second home or investment property with the greater of 10 percent minimum down payment or the minimum down payment required for the transaction. Limited cash out and cash out refinance transactions secured by a principal residence, second home or investment property are permitted pursuant to the eligibility requirements in effect at that time.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy – A borrower is eligible for an A paper loan program 4 years after discharge or dismissal, provided they have reestablished credit and have maintained perfect credit after the bankruptcy.
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy – 2 years from the discharge date or 4 years from the dismissal date.
Multiple Bankruptcies- 5 years from the most recent dismissal or discharge date for borrowers with more than one filing in the past 7 years.
The good credit of a co-borrowerdoes not offset the bad credit of a borrower.
Credit scores usually range from 400 to 800. Changes to lending standards are occurring on a daily basis as a result of tightening lending standards, and can vary from lender-to-lender– so this information should be considered simply a guideline. For conforming loans, most lenders will lend down to a FICO of 620, with additional rate hits for the lower-end credit scores and loan-to-values. When you are borrowing more than 80%, they typically will not lend if you have a FICO below 680. The FHA/VA program just changed their minimum required FICO to 620, unless you are qualifying a borrower with non-traditional credit. The few non-conforming loan programs that are still available typically require 30% down payment with a minimum FICO of 700 for self-employed and 650 for W-2 employees, and the loan-to-value will change with the loan amount.
4. Savings
Lenders evaluate savings for three reasons.
The more money a borrower has after closing, the greater the probability of on-time payments.
Most loan programs require a minimum borrower contribution.
Lenders want to know that people have invested their own into the house, making it less likely that they will walk away from their life's savings. They analyze savings documents to insure the applicant did not borrow the funds or receive a gift.
Lenders look at the following types of accounts and assets for down payment funds:
Checking and Savings – 90 days seasoning in a bank account is required for these funds.Gifts and Grants – After a borrower's minimum contribution, a gifts or grant is permitted.
Sale of Assets – Personal property can be sold for the required contribution. The property should be appraised and a bill of sale is required. Also, a copy of the received check and a deposit slip are needed.
Secured Loans – A loan secured by property is also an acceptable source of closing funds.
IRA, 401K, Keogh & SEP – Any amount that can be accessed is an acceptable source of funds.
Sweat Equity and Cash On Hand – Generally not acceptable. FHA programsallow it in special circumstances.
Sale Of Previous Home – Must close prior to new home for the funds to be used. A lender will ask for a listing contract, sales contract, or HUD 1 closing statement.
5. Debt vs Income Ratio
The percentage of one's debt to income is one of the most important factors when underwriting a loan. Lenders have determined that a house payment should not exceed approximately 30% of Gross Monthly Income. Gross Monthly Income is income before taxes are taken out. Furthermore, a house payment plus minimum monthly revolving and installment debt should be less than 40% of Gross Monthly Income (this figure varies from 35%-41% contingent on the source of financing).
An applicant has $4,500 gross monthly income. The maximum mortgage payment is:
Their total debts come to:
$500 Car
$20 Visa
$30 Sears
$75 Master Card
$625 per month.
Remember, their total debts (mortgage plus other debts) must be less than or equal to 40% of their gross monthly income.
$1800 is the maximum debt the borrower can have, debts and mortgage payments combined. Can the borrower keep all their debts and have the maximum mortgage payment allowed? NO!
In this case, the borrower, since they have high debts, must adjust the maximum mortgage payment downward, because:
$625 debts
$1350 mortgage
$1975 – which is more than the $1800 (40% of gross debt) we calculated above.
The maximum mortgage payment is therefore:
$1800 – $625 (monthly debt) = $1175.
When your down payment is less than 20% you usually have to pay for Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). This protects the lender in case you don't make your house payments. This doesn't mean you can blow off making your house payments — if you fail to pay, the bank will still repossess your house. The insurance company will pay the bank the difference between 20% and the amount you actually put down. If you put down 5% and default, the insurance company pays the bank the other 15% that you didn't pay.
|PMI Calculator (for 30-year loan)
Sale price
Down Payment
Interest Rate
|Monthly payment (without PMI, taxes, or ins.)
Monthly PMI cost (est.)
Total PMI costs over the life of the loan
PMI is usually (but not always) canceled automatically once you own 22% of your home. It used to be that the insurance company would keep happily charging you the premium forever, since many homeowners didn't know they could cancel. This was obviously taking advantage of the uninformed homeowner, so now insurance companies are required by law to automatically cancel your PMI as soon as you own at least 22% of your home, based on the original purchase price, although in some cases they're not required to automatically cancel (which we'll cover in a minute). Assuming you qualify for automatic cancellation, here's how long it will take to reach 22% equity, depending on the length of the loan and the interest rate, ignoring any possible appreciation:
|Time it takes to own 22% of your home
(for 5% / 10% and 15% down payments)
|Interest Rate
|15-year Mortgage
|30-year Mortgage
|4 / 3 / 2 years
|10.5 / 8.5 / 5.5 years
|4 / 3.5 / 2 years
|11.5 / 9.0 / 6.5 years
|4.5 / 3.5 / 2.5 years
|12.0 / 10.0 / 7.0 years
|4.5 / 3.5 / 2.5 years
|13.5 / 11.0 / 8.0 years
|5 / 3.5 / 2.5 years
|14.5 / 12.0 / 9.0 years
From this table you might think "Wait a minute — on a 30-year loan I should own about half of my house after about 15 years, but with a 10% interest rate and a 5% down payment you're saying I'd own only 22%?! What gives?"
The answer is that because of how mortgage interest works, most of your payments in the early years goes to interest, not paying down your loan. On a 30-year loan of $100k at 7%, the payment is $665/mo., but when you make the first payment, a whopping $583 goes to interest, and a mere $82 goes towards owning the home. On 15-year loans a much higher percentage goes towards the home itself, which is why 15-year mortgages are a better deal if you can get them — and why you should try to pay off your loan in 15 years anyway if you can't. There's more on this in our section about paying off a loan early.
But let's get back to PMI and canceling it. Of course, you don't have to wait for the automatic cancellation at 22%. You can write to the insurance company and ask them to cancel your PMI coverage as soon as you hit 20% equity.
And here's one more thing you can do: If your house has increased in value then you suddenly own a lot more of it, and you can cancel your PMI even earlier. For example, let's say you put $5,000 down on a $100,000 home, and in a couple of years the value shoots up to $119,000 because it's a hot real estate market. You own the $5000 you put into the house, plus the $19,000 it increased, for a total of $24,000. (You also own the equity you built from making mortgage payments, but because of how mortgage interest works, most of your payments for the first few years goes to interest and not principal, so we'll ignore paid equity for our example.) So the $24,000 you own divided by the $119,000 value of the home means you own over 20% of your home. So you don't need PMI any more. But to cancel the PMI you'll need to convince the lender that your home is really worth $119,000 now, so you'll have to pay for an appraisal which might run $400 or so. You'll have to weigh the cost of the appraisal against the amount you'll save by canceling PMI early to see if it's a good deal for you.
Don't assume your PMI will be canceled automatically. Check this table.
|Canceled Automaticallyif ALL are true
|Not Canceled Automaticallyif ANY are true
|Conventional loans
|FHA loans
|Loan signed on or after July 29, 1999
|Loan signed earlier than that
|All mortgage payments have been made on time in the year prior to PMI cancellation
|Any mortgage payments have been late
|Buyer is not considered high risk
|Buyer is considered high risk
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This is only a brief overview of the Welcome Home Program. Complete details, limits, requirements, definitions, and guidelines are contained in Attachment H of the 2017 AHP Implementation Plan and in the 2017 Welcome Home Guide.
What is the Welcome Home Program?
The Welcome Home Program (WHP) offers grants to fund reasonable down payments and closing costs incurred in conjunction with the acquisition or construction of owner-occupied housing by low- and moderate-income homebuyers. The grants are limited to $5,000 per homebuyer and Members are subject to an aggregate limit of $200,000 per offering. All funds are reserved for specific homebuyers purchasing specific homes and cannot be transferred to other homebuyers or to other homes. Welcome Home funds will be available for reservation on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8:00 AM ET on March 1, 2017, and will remain available until all funds have been reserved.
Who Can Use the WHP?
The FHLB has established a set-aside of Affordable Housing Program (AHP) funds to help create homeownership. These funds are available to Members as grants to assist their mortgage loan applicants in the home buying process. This is our most widely used program, ideally suited to the needs of community lenders and their customers.
What are the Program Requirements?
Below is an abbreviated list of program eligibility requirements:
All eligible property assisted with WHP funds is subject to a five-year retention mechanism (Retention Agreement), which may require the household to repay all, or a portion, of the subsidy, if the home is sold or refinanced within five years from the closing of the transaction.
How Do I Apply?
Reserving WHP Funds
Homebuyers must apply with one of our Member institutions. Click here to search our Member Directory.
Members may reserve funds via the Welcome Home Program link through the FHLB's Members Only portal by submitting an online Reservation Request with supporting documentation. Instructions for accessing Members Only may be found here.
The FHLB will perform a preliminary review of the Reservation Request and the documentation submitted to determine eligibility of the homebuyer, availability of funds in the program, and availability of funds for the Member. If any of the information is incomplete, additional documentation or information may be required. Note: The Reservation Request will be denied upon receipt if a fully executed loan application is not included.
Written notification will be provided to the Member as to the homebuyer's eligibility. Submission of a Reservation Request does not constitute an approval of funds. Funds are reserved only upon written notification of approval from the FHLB.
Please allow four weeks for the FHLB to review the Reservation Request and supporting documentation.
Disbursing WHP Funds
Welcome Home funds will only be disbursed after closing. The FHLB has some general guidance and specific instructions that Members and Closing Agents should use in closing mortgages using Welcome Home funds. Funds will be disbursed only to the extent they are required to fill the gap for down payment, closing costs, and counseling fees.
Members may submit a Request for Payment of Reserved Funding with supporting documentation via the Welcome Home Program link through the FHLB's Members Only portal. Submission of a Request for Payment of Reserved Funding is not an approval of funds disbursement. Once the Request for Payment of Reserved Funding has been reviewed and approved, funds will be disbursed to the Member.
In the event the FHLB determines that funds were used for an ineligible expense, the grant will be reduced by the amount of the ineligible expense unless the household brings adequate funds to the closing to cover the amount of the ineligible expense. Under no circumstances will cash back to the homebuyer be permitted.
Please allow four to six weeks for the FHLB to review the Request for Payment of Reserved Funding and supporting documentation.
Additional Information and Technical Assistance
Documentation requested by the FHLB must be emailed to email@example.com. Any documentation requiring an original signature must be mailed to:
FHLB Cincinnati
Welcome Home Program
P.O. Box 598
Cincinnati, OH 45201-0598
For more information or assistance, please contact the Housing & Community Investment Department at (513) 852- 7680 or toll-free (888) 345-2246 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
For assistance with Members Only, please contact the Service Desk at 800-781-3090.


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Date of birth: May 12, 1950
Born in Dublin, Ireland as the first of six children, Byrne didn't make his film debut until the age of 29. Before that he was an archaeologist, a cook, a bullfighter and a Spanish teacher at a girls school. He began his acting career onstage with The Focus Theatre and the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, then later joined the Royal Court and the National Theatre in London. In 1981, he made his film debut as Lord Uther in John Boorman's classic King Arthur epic, Excalibur.
He was married to actress Ellen Barkin from 1988 to 1993 -- the couple have two children together (Jack and Romey Marion) and one film (Siesta).
A busy actor, writer, producer and director, he says, "I see producing as a way of contributing positively to the universe."
As for acting itself, Byrne says, "The truth is that actors don't really have any control over the end product. To think that you have control is a delusion and it's also incredibly frustrating to be investing that much hope into something that essentially boils down to marketing. So you try to do movies that you feel connected with and you work with directors and actors you admire."
In response to the superb care given to his mother while she was a patient in a Galway hospital, Byrne became a patron of Croi (The West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation) in 1997 and has worked tirelessly for the Foundation since then.
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Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who died May 21 after he was found unconscious weeks before.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office described the man as about 30 years old, 5 feet 3, and weighing 261 pounds. Currently named "John Doe No. 121," the man has brown eyes, black hair and a thin mustache. He could possibly be Latino.
The man had no identification and there were no definitive scars, tattoos or piercings, said Lt. Elissa Fleak with the coroner's investigations division.
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Stone Sour have premiered a ridiculous video for their latest single 'Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)'.
The cinematic masterpiece starts off with the band traversing the streets of Los Angeles on scooters before they arrive at a strip joint called Cheetahs.
Once inside, the band are greeted by members of Steel Panther who play bar staff serving alcoholic beverages to the female clientele.
With Stone Sour applying make-up and donning wigs in the dressing room, it soon transpires that Corey, Josh, Roy, Johny and Christian are the main act. Bedecked in leather and fishnets, they toddle on stage in their high heels to perform pole dances to the enthusiastic punters.
Feast your eyes on it here:
Sleaze-rockers Steel Panther are returning the favour to Stone Sour after Corey Taylor and co. recently made a cameo in their video for 'Wasted Too Much Time'.
'Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)' is lifted from Stone Sour's sixth studio album 'Hydrograd', which has spawned previous singles 'Fabuless' and 'Song #3'.
Stone Sour grace the UK this November and December for a seven-date tour with support from The Pretty Reckless.
Tickets are on sale from Planet Rock Tickets now. They play the following shows:
Birmingham Barclaycard Arena – Wed 29th
Leeds First Direct Arena – Thu 30th
Brighton Centre – Fri 1st
London O2 Brixton Academy – Mon 4th
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