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Speaking of school, you're still a smartypants. You're learning to read and are doing some math. Your writing, coloring, and drawing have gotten much better. You love crafty things (yea!) and reading stories before bed. We've started reading chapter books, and they keep your attention. I have to admit that I like that more than reading the same books a million times. You remain super chatty and ask a ton of questions all the time. You also enjoy movies, going to the park, playing with the neighbors. I think you're ready for a new dog but still talk about Maggie. You do have that fantastic memory.
You have been taking karate for quite some time now. It has held your attention better than ballet. You have the yellow (gold? I have no idea) belt with one stripe. You also are better at tumbling and with balance. You like riding your bike at your grandparents'--still with training wheels but you have much better endurance.
You and your brother still sleep in the same room even though you now have your own. What's funny is that where y'all sleep changes. You will pick your room (in twin beds), his room (in his tent or in his bed), or will sleep on these pallets that you got for Christmas. Sometimes we put you to bed in one place and a few minutes later y'all change things up. Whatever. You sleep well so that's all that matters. You have mostly given up napping at home although you sometimes do at school or the grandparents'. We had a good run so no complaints there. You do take awhile to get dressed, though (both in the morning and at night). You are slow, slow, slow. But you kind of are in general. This should not surprise me as your labor lasted FOREVER.
This year, I'm starting to ask you some questions about yourself. Here we go...
- What is your favorite food? Chocolate
- Favorite movie? Where the Red Fern Grows
- Favorite color? Pinkpurplesilvergoldbluered
- Favorite thing to do? Color
- Who is your best friend? Caleb and Olivia
- Where is your favorite place to go? The Children's Museum in Galveston
- What do you want to be when you grow up? Rock star artist


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Pretty Ball Girl!
Taleah looks "fetching" with her animal print ball.
She is a trendy girl, Sharon & Deborah! :)
Taleah looks "fetching" with her animal print ball.
She is a trendy girl, Sharon & Deborah! :)
Taleah is such a pretty girl! Great picture!
Taleah sure looks like a joy to have and a real beauty.
What a beautiful girl!!! Love the ball too!
Taleah is very pretty, and love her unusual markings…..I can see you love to play ball! Go Taleah..go!
What a show girl. Lucky family to have such a beautiful girl. Love the name.
she looks like she s having fun what a pretty sheltie . i have tow pretty shelties there brother and sister they get along very well thanks goodness i just wish they would play with there toys they like to bark i wish i could stop this they both will be nine in august im so blessed to have them
Taleah, I love your beautiful coloring. I can tell you are a delight to live with. Your ball is lovely and I am glad you enjoy fetching!!
What a beautiful bi/blue! :)
What a stunning girl she is, her markings are most unusual. Looks like she is just waiting for someone to play pitch with her.

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Two Roane State Community College international students will discuss their educational experiences in Asia during a free forum at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 on the Oak Ridge campus.
Yashi Chen will discuss growing up in China and her experiences at Roane State, while Minh Nghiem will talk about his childhood in Vietnam and being a college student in America.
All Roane State Community College campuses will be closed Monday, Dec. 19, through Monday, Jan. 2, for the holi-days.
All campuses will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3, and spring classes will begin on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Registration and other self-service options are available through RaiderNet, which can be found online at www.roanestate.edu/raidernet.
Students who register on or before Jan. 5 are reminded that fees are due by 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5 Eastern to avoid deletion of their class schedule.
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Matthew Armstrong
Audrey Beach
Brady Beach
Nicholas Bishop
Dylan Blanchard
Kelsey Blank
Kaylee Bolden
Mirabelle Booth
Taylor Boswell
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Trey Boswell
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Eli Charles
Jade Albert
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Jenna Baker
Kadin Bolden
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Keri Brown
Lindsey Brown
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Jake Cooper
Alexis Cornell
Jacob Dameron
Brooke Davis
Danielle Denham
Brady Duncan
Madison Fritts
The Rural Communities STEM Initiative recently launched its website — www.ruralstem.org — making it easier for Roane County students, teachers and community members to find pertinent science, technology, engineering and math education resources linked together in one location.
RSCI is an Oak Ridge business-education partnership working with middle school teachers in nine East Tennessee school systems to improve students' STEM skills, based on the new statewide math and science curriculum.
More than 160 runners and walkers turned out on a foggy fall morning for the third annual Run for Your Health 5k race and walk, a project of Roane County Schools Coordinated School Health Program.
Proceeds from the race are used to supplement health and wellness initiatives for students in the Roane County school system.
"Efforts that create opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles are an integral part of the educational process and enhance academic success," said Patti Wells, school health coordinator for the school system.
Roane State Community College is part of a 10-college consortium that recently received a $19.7 million federal grant to provide training in high-tech fields.
Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland will lead the national consortium, which includes colleges in nine states with emphasis in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
The consortium was awarded a U.S. Department of Labor grant as part of its Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative.
Midway Elementary School principal Keevin Woody recently presented August and September student of the month awards.
A Honor Roll
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Brandon Buck
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Patrick Byrge
Sarah Channell
Courtney Chaston
Tabatha Comeaux
Sydney Cornett
Cameron Dabbs
Bradley Devaney
Jordan Gallaher
Matthew Gaylor
The marching bands of Harriman and Rockwood high schools are among the 25 bands from across the state competing this weekend at Tennessee Technological University's Tucker Stadium in the U.S. Scholastic Band Association Tennessee State Championships.
This all-day event on Oct. 29 has bands competing in different groups based on band size.
A panel of judges from around the country will evaluate the bands on their musical and visual performances with each group producing a champion.
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In recent art world news, a prized painting, "La Punta Della Dogana e San Giorgio Maggiore" (1739-40) by the artist Michele Marieschi, has become the focus of a 70-year restitution effort by the Graf family and its heirs that...more
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NTSB: No problems found in plane in Greensburg crash
Federal investigators say no mechanical problems have been found with a small plane that crashed near a southeastern Indiana airport, killing all four people on board.
Dan Baker of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the plane had fuel when it crashed Sunday evening into a wooded area near the Greensburg airport amid foggy and misty conditions.
The Indianapolis Star reports Baker says pilot Donald Horan of Greensburg had nearly 400 hours of flying experience, including 52 hours flying the single-engine Piper that crashed.
Horan, his wife Barbara and another couple, Stephen and Denise Butz, were killed in the crash as they returned from Destin, Florida.
The four were returning from a Florida trip with six people aboard a second plane. Bothwell says the pilot of that plane tried to land 20 minutes before Horan, but couldn't find the runway and diverted to another airport.
There will be a combined visitation held for the four victims Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic School in Greensburg. A combined memorial Mass will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Greensburg Community High School.
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Frizzies in type 4 hair
What product does everyone suggest for keeping the frizzies away when I do braids and such in my girls hair? I'm not worried about the braids themselves but the area at the base of the braids.
Gel or a pomade. I like to band (stretch) the hair over night and braid it the next day using a pomade at the base and a small amount of a creamy moisturizer on the ends.
I am pretty sure your daughter is very young, and she doesnt need a lot of products. Use a good moisturizer and coconut oil is key to all my braiding when my mother did my hair. Also wrap her hair at night. Let me know if you have have a question.
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From the World Heritage inscription:
With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than 2,000 years. Its masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Süleymaniye Mosque, all now under threat from population pressure, industrial pollution and uncontrolled urbanization.
I don't even know where to begin talking about Istanbul. It has quickly become one of my favorite cities in the world. There are several world heritage sites (Rome, Paris, Prague) where everything in the city is lumped together because there could be multiple sites which would merit listing otherwise. Istanbul is one of those cities. The Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Topkapi Palace and many other places would justify inclusion as world heritage sites on their own merits. Istanbul is truly one of the great cities of the world.
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Something in Okinawa reeks, and it isn't long before Tadashi and his girlfriend Kaori realize that the smell is coming from dead fish, which are walking out of the sea. The fish are fused to metal legs and are infected with a disease contractable by humans that was invented as a weapon by the Japanese government. After Kaori is infected, Tadashi goes to find a solution to this putrid takeover, if there even is an answer to be found.


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Hello all! Welcome to the Parent Resource Page where we have a made a series of short lists of resources that families can utilize. We would also like to hear feedback about the page, the resources, and if you would like to see anything added to this page (the link is provided below). Thank you for visiting!
Small World Learning: www.smallworldearlylearning.com/
•Phone (412) 391-8250
•Location: 607 Penn Avenue, 2nd Floor
•Location: 960 Penn Avenue, 2nd Floor
Bright Horizons: www.brighthorizons.com/
•Phone: (877) 624-4532.
•Location: 2629 East Carson Street
Tendercare: http://earlyeducationpros.org/tendercare/index.jsp
•Phone: (412) 831-7070
•Location: 5189 Library Road, Bethel Park
Kindercare: www.kindercare.com/our-centers/pittsburgh/pa/073097/
•Phone: (412) 765-3973
•Location: 600 Grant St
Shady lane school: www.shadylane.org/
•Phone: (412) 243-4040
•Location: 100 North Braddock Avenue
Child's Way: www.childrenshomepgh.org/childs-way
•Phone: (412) 441-4884
•About: Child care for children with special needs.
•Location: 5324 Penn Avenue
ABC's for Children: www.abcsforchildren.com/
•Phone: (412) 344- 4422
•Location: 1630 Greentree Rd.
Programs and Information
Healthy Start, Inc.: www.healthystartpittsburgh.org/
•Phone: (412) 247-4009
•Helpline: (412) 247-1000
•About: Founded in 1991, Healthy Start's mission is to reduce the infant mortality rate and the number of low birth weight babies in Southwestern Pennsylvania and the country through a various types of programs.
Childcare Information Services: www.ywcapgh.org/Child_Care_Information_Services.asp
•Phone: (412) 261-CARE (2273)
•About: Child Care Information Services (CCIS) is a state and federally funded program provided through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare. Every family who calls for child care referrals or subsidy guidelines is given information about this program.
Boys and Girls Club
Shadyside: www.bgcwpa.org/main_sublinks.asp?id=10&sid=39
•Phone: (412) 681-8575
•Location: 6 Brownell Place
Center Avenue YMCA: www.ymcaofpittsburgh.org/locations/centre-avenue-ymca/
•Phone: (412) 621-1762
•Location: 2621 Centre Avenue
Thelma Lovette YMCA: www.ymcaofpittsburgh.org/locations/thelma-lovette-ymca/
•Phone: (412) 315-0990
•Location: 2114 Centre Avenue
PNC YMCA: www.ymcaofpittsburgh.org/locations/pnc-ymca/
•Phone: (412) 471-9622
•Location: 236 Fifth Avenue
PNC YMCA at the US Steel Tower: www.ymcaofpittsburgh.org/locations/pnc-ymca-steel-tower/
•Phone: (412) 745-9622
•Location: 600 Grant Street
The Pittsburgh Project: www.pittsburghproject.org/
•Phone: (412) 321-1678
•About: Affordable quality afterschool and daycamp programs for young people in grades K-12.
•Location: 2801 North Charles Street
YouthPlaces: www.youthplaces.org/
•Phone: (412) 434-0851
•About: An after school program for young kids to help them succeed.
•Location: 711 West Commons
Schenley Heights Community Development Program: www.shcdp.org/
•Phone: (412) 621-3341
•About: A place in the hill district that allows kids to go and basically stay out of trouble.
•Location: 3171 Ewart Drive
Mount Ararat Community Activity Center: www.macac-inc.org/
•Phone: (412) 441-1852
•About: This program is meant to help family qualities by reaching out to them.
•Location: 271 Paulson Avenue
Ozanam Inc.: www.ozanamprogram.org/
•Phone: Boys Call (412) 389-4305, Girls Call (412) 389-4566
•About: Want to enrich and enhance young adult's lives through physical sports.
•Location: Ozanam Basketball Program
C.A.R.E.S: www.centerthatcares.org/
•Phone: (412) 621-9612
•About: A faith based organization that impacted many families since they opened in the summer of 2000.
•Location: 2701 Centre Ave.
FAME: Fund for the Advancement of Minorities Through Education: www.famefund.org/
•Phone: (412) 363-5553
•About: A fund the was put together so that kids can get the education that they need.
•Location: 6031 Broad Street
NEED: www.needld.org/
•Phone: 412-566-2760
•About: Gives young kids the opportunity to reach their highest potential
•Location: 332 Fifth Avenue, 1st Floor
Most of these clinics will serve everyone regardless of whether they have insurance or not. They have discounts based on income and they have payment plans set in place. Many of the places have at least a review of 3 out of 4 stars for quality of care and services rendered.
Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center: www.pmhs.org/pittsburgh-mercy-family-health/
•Phone: (412) 697-3260
Be Well! Pittsburgh: bewellpgh.org
•E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Northside Christian Health Center: www.nschc.org
•Phone: (412) 321-4001
Hill House Health Center: www.hillhouse.org
•Phone: (412) 392-4400
Pittsburgh Parent: www.pittsburghparent.com/
•About: General parent website for parents in Pittsburgh.
Children's Hospital of UPMC: www.chp.edu/CHP/for+parents
•About: Links and information on various parent-children programs offered by UPMC.
Carnegie Library: www.carnegielibrary.org/research/parentseducators/parents/
•About: Links to education, child development and child care resources.
Nickelodeon Parents Connect: http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/category/pittsburgh-pa-usa/resources/parents-resources
•About: Links to various parent resources in Pittsburgh.
After School Pittsburgh: www.afterschoolpgh.org/
•About: Database of after school programs and summer programs for youth in Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Dept of Human Services: www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/education/out-of-school.aspx
•About: Links to various after-school programs located in Allegheny County.
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Sometimes, through no fault of his or her own, a person ends up in a really precarious financial circumstances. Sometimes supplemental income is sorely needed, and they may wonder if your payday loan can help. This article will provide you with some tips about these kind of loans.
Are you having trouble paying your bills? Do you need to get hold of some money right away, and never have to jump by way of a lot of hoops? If so, you may want to think about obtaining a payday loan. Before the process though, read the tips in the following paragraphs.
Before applying for any payday loan have your paperwork as a way this will help the loan company, they'll need proof your income, so they can judge your skill to pay the money back. Take things as if your W-2 form from work, alimony payments or proof you receive Social Security. Make the best case easy for yourself with proper documentation.
In any event, if you secure a quick payday loan, be sure you only have one out at any time. DO not get many payday loan or sign up for several at the same time. This will generate severe danger of incurring more debt than you can ever repay.
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Where environmental concerns are paramount, people often wonder how
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Now in its 16th year, the annual Urban Wheel Awards (UWA) is set to
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Hosted by the Emerging Diversity Education Fund and Decisive Media, UWA
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Three main tenets of green building design include energy efficiency,
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Even though they often share room on the shelves, natural foods are a shoddy alternative to organic foods.
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Robert Fisk, reporting for the British newspaper, The Independent, insists the collapse of the Afghanistan government is closer than what most experts are stating. According to his observations, the city of Khandahar if virtually under the control of the Taliban and their check points are now in operation within fifteen miles of the capital of Kabul. "Hamid Karzai's deeply corrupted government is almost as powerless as the Iraqi Cabinet in Baghdad's 'Green Zone" lorry drivers now carry business permits issued by the Taliban which operates its own courts in remote areas of the country." In the frenzy to maintain control, Karzai's government is executing prisoners at an ever increasing rate.
The promised "new Afghanistan" that George Bush proclaimed in 2001 in which women would now have equality has been transformed into a fundamentalist Islamic society run by men who force women to wear the burka and make it difficult for girls to attend school. Fisk was repeatedly told by Afghans they did not want the return of the Taliban, but they detest and distrust the current Afghan government. Corrupt politicians and businessmen skim off millions from outside aid so limited amounts actually reach the intended population.
Many innocent villagers are caught in a crossfire. If they are compelled to give the Taliban aid the next day soldiers arrive to claim they are collaborators and impose punishments. Fisk is cynical about the proposed 7,500 additional troops that Obama has pledged and says it will not provide any assistance. Is there need to divide Afghanistan to save part of it?


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Posted by Duncan Jones on the Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals Blog on October 31, 2014
Today's announcement by Microsoft of a per-user subscription licensing (USL) option for Windows is significant, and good, news for its customers. I've been telling Microsoft product managers for years to phase out their obsolete per-device licensing models, and this is a major step in that direction. it marks a major change in Microsoft's attitude to bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs involving non-Windows devices such as Apple Macs and Android tablets.
Source: Microsoft
Previously Microsoft tried to discourage customers from using virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) on top of rival operating systems by applying complex licensing rules involving various TLAs such as RUR, VDA and CSL (which I'm not going to explain here, because they are, thankfully, no longer needed). The USL is far simpler - clear Windows licensing replacing translucent frosted glass, so to speak.
Posted by JP Gownder on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on April 30, 2013
In the original 'Jurassic Park' movie (which will be 20 years old this June), the young girl Lex Murphy (played by Ariana Richards) asks Dr. Alan Grant (played by Sam Neill) what happened to the dinosaurs. Dr. Grant replies with the thesis from his academic works (as quoted here):
Many scientists believe the dinosaurs never really died out 65 million years ago. These scientists believe dinosaurs live on today -- as birds. The dinosaurs were too large and their food supply is too small, so the dinosaurs became a likely example of natural selection -- in short, they were forced to adapt or perish.
The personal computer already experienced a large tectonic shift, evolving from velociraptor to sparrow in just a few years. Back in 2007, end user computing looked very different from today: It was a simpler world of form factors, operating systems, and ecosystems. Even so, in 2007 we predicted:
By 2012, the industry won't include just two form factors, laptops and desktops, but five or more form factors that are universally viewed as differentiated products.
We were correct, and computing "biodiversity" bloomed: smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, eReaders, phablets, or adding in form factors that peaked and fell quickly (like netbooks). In fact, we are living in an era of unprecedented experimentation – a flowering of myriad computing form factors attempting to carve out their own evolutionary pathways. The descendants of the velociraptor include a wide array of connected devices, each blazing its own trail.
Posted by JP Gownder on the Infrastructure & Operations Professionals Blog on March 28, 2013
Tablets drive worker productivity in part due to their hyper-portability, as I argued in a recent blog post. Workers can (and, we showed with data, do) use tablets in more places, places where they wouldn't (and don't) take their PCs.
The top question I've received about tablet hyper-portability is this one: "Tablets are very portable, sure, but are people using them as creation devices or as (mere) consumption devices?" The general assumption behind this question tends to be that "creation" activities are equal to "productivity," while "consumption" activities are not. I believe this is a false dichotomy, however. Consuming the right information at the right time can increase worker productivity in and of itself. Let me offer a few examples showing how that can work:


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Ignacio Ramos is a former United States Border Patrol Agent, who was convicted of shooting an unarmed illegal alien and drug smuggler on the United States–Mexico border. He was convicted of causing serious bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, and a civil rights violation.[1] On January 19, 2009, his sentence was commuted by President Bush and he was released on February 17, 2009.[2]
Border incident and prosecution[edit]
Ramos was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to 11 years and one day in prison for shooting a then unknown Mexican National in the buttocks, Osvaldo Aldrete Dávila, who was caught with over 800 lbs. of drugs, following his non-compliance near Fabens, an unincorporated town in El Paso County, Texas, while Dávila ran away at about 1 PM on February 17, 2006. Fellow agent Jose Compean was sentenced to 12 years.[3] According to U.S. attorney Johnny Sutton, after the shooting the officers disposed of their shell casings, made no further attempt to apprehend the suspect, lied to their supervisors, and filed a false investigative report.[4] Aldrete Dávila had been found with nearly 800 pounds of marijuana in the back of his van. Following the incident, Aldrete Dávila was granted a temporary conditional visitor's visa in exchange for giving his testimony against Ramos and Compean. Ramos and his partner were incarcerated January 17, 2007.[5]
Homeland Security and Justice Department involvement[edit]
Congressmen Ted Poe and John Culberson indicated that the Department of Homeland Security lied to them about the case when it indicated that it had evidence that the agents "plotted and conspired that day to go out and shoot" Mexicans. Richard Skinner, Inspector General of DHS, apologized to the congressmen for misleading them.[6]
According to writer Jerome Corsi, the prosecution was initiated at the behest of the Mexican government. Some commentators have questioned Corsi's conclusions.[7]
Aldrete Dávila has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the U.S. government, claiming that his civil rights were violated.[1]
A petition for the pardon of the border agents received nearly 240,000 signatures.[8] On January 18, 2007, President George W. Bush agreed to review the case, and Representative Duncan Hunter introduced a bill, titled the Ramos and Compean Act, that would pardon the two agents, though the United States Constitution does not grant Congress the authority to issue pardons.[9]
On 6 February 2007 Representative Tom Tancredo and Ramos' relatives reported to the Associated Press that Ramos had been beaten by fellow inmates in prison. His wife Mrs. Monica Ramos told the AP that he had "let his guard down" and been stomped and kicked for several minutes.[10]
On April 23, 2007 the border patrol union released a no-confidence resolution against Chief David V. Aguilar for his failure to back up Ramos during the case.[11] The union had also made a rebuttal responding to United States Attorney Sutton's reasons why convicting the agents was justified.[12]
The Senate Judiciary Committee examined the prosecution in July 2007 after which Senator Dianne Feinstein asked President Bush to commute the sentences.[13]
Legal appeal[edit]
On September 25, 2007 a legal appeal concerning the conviction of Ramos and Compean was filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans and in December 2007, the case was heard. Judge E. Grady Jolly stated, "It does seem to me that the government overreacted here,... If the agents had reported the shooting as required, "this prosecution never would have occurred, in all likelihood." For over the next 6-months nothing more was reported. Then, on July 28, 2008, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeals of both Ramos and Compean.[14]
On 19 January 2009, President Bush commuted the sentences of both Ramos and Compean, effectively ending their prison term on March 20, 2009.[15] The commutation was condemned by Mexico's Deputy Secretary for Foreign Relations Carlos Rico.[15]
- ^ a b Seper, Jerry (2006-08-23). "Lawmakers seek review of border agent case". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ Breaking News: Former El Paso Border Patrol Agents Released From Prison
- ^ Gilot, Louis (2006-10-20). "Sentence handed to border agents; free until Jan. 17". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ [1] Statement of US Attorney Johnny Sutton Regarding the Prosecution of Border Patrol Agents Compean and Ramos
- ^ Carter, Sara A. (2007-01-18). "Border Patrol agents start sentence". San Bernardino Sun. Los Angeles Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ CNN Transcript from 2/8/2006 accessed 2/19/2006
- ^ The Case of Ramos and Compean
- ^ Meritz, Darren (2007-01-14). "Vigil supports convicted ex-border agents". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ Carter, Sara A. (2007-01-19). "Bush will review border agents' court case". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Los Angeles Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
- ^ Caldwell, Alicia (2007-02-06). "Ex-Border Agent Said Beaten in Prison". Associated Press. Breitbart.com. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,267920,00.html Border Patrol Union Votes No Confidence in Agency Chief
- ^ Rebuttal to Sutton
- ^ McKenna, Brendan (2008-04-23). "Clemency sought for agents who shot smuggler". Dallas Morning News.
- ^ U.S. Court of Appeals 5th District docket 06-51489
- ^ a b Riechmann, Deb. "Bush commutes prison sentences of 2 former US border agents" Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine., Associated Press, January 19, 2009.
References to legal transcripts[edit]
- Transcript of the Sentencing: United States vs Ignacio Ramos
- Transcript of the Verdict: US vs Ignacio Ramos
- Link to access pretrial matters and trial transcripts: US vs Ignacio Ramos
External links[edit]
- Joe Loya Interview on A Citizen's Voice (www.acitizensvoice.com)
- Department of Homeland Security - OIG trial report
- U.S. Attorney's Office - Western District Of Texas
- Ignacio Ramos at the Federal Bureau of Prisons
- FREE Border Patrol agent "Nacho" Ignacio Ramos
- Pardon Border Agents Ramos and Compean
- Monica Ramos Blog
- McCarthy, Andrew C. (2007-01-29). "The Border-Patrol Two Deserve Jail". National Review Online. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- Sutton, Johnny (2007-01-17). "Myth vs. Reality - The Facts of Why The Government Prosecuted Agents Compean and Ramos" (PDF). Department of Justice. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- National Border Patrol Council's rebuttal to Johnny Sutton's "Myth vs. Reality - The Facts of Why The Government Prosecuted Agents Compean and Ramos"
- Monica Ramos talks about prison attack
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- Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government
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U.S. News Ranking Reflects Lift From Research Funding in Education, Health Professions
The College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas broke into the top 100 for best graduate education programs in the nation for the first time this year as reported in U.S. News & World Report's 2015 edition of Best Graduate Schools.
"Our goal is to be a top 50 graduate education program among public universities," said Tom Smith, dean of the college. "Based on our history of improvement, this is a very achievable goal."
The numbers:
- The college's graduate education programs moved up 46 places in the overall rankings.
- The programs were ranked 86th nationally overall, up from 132nd place last year.
- The programs placed 70th among public universities, compared to 97th the year before.
- The graduate education programs were first ranked by U.S. News in 2010, when the U of A was listed at No. 141.
- The programs were ranked at No. 129 in 2011, No. 106 in 2012 and No. 132 in 2013.
"Last year, our ranking dropped to 132, primarily because of a reduction in external research funding," Smith said. "Prior to last year, the trend was to steadily improve our rankings. This year, thanks to a significant increase in external funding and increased number of students with grants, our rankings improved substantially."
Smith emphasized that rankings are just one of many factors prospective students must consider when choosing a college but they coincide with improvements made by the college.
"I think this ranking reflects a continued effort by our faculty and staff to improve the education our students receive," he said. "This rise in the rankings would not be possible without their hard work and dedication, and in the end it's the students – and the students they go on to teach – who benefit."
The Best Graduate Schools ranking is based on ratings by deans from other education schools and graduate programs, assessments by school administrators who hire teachers, student quality, faculty resources and research activity.
The college reported external research expenditures of $13.4 million for the 2013 fiscal year. Research funding was awarded to 29 faculty members, and research projects covered such topics as hydration, literacy, disability services and education reform.
The college, characterized by its diverse academic programs, offers degrees in 26 areas, operates 23 research and service units and enrolled 5,200 students at the beginning of the fall 2013 semester. That includes about 1,200 graduate students, the largest graduate enrollment of any college at the University of Arkansas.
The graduate education programs in the College of Education and Health Professions are not the only programs that fare well in rankings. The program in rehabilitation counseling was ranked No. 16 in 2011 by U.S. News and has been in the top 20 for the past decade. U.S. News conducts ranking of some graduate programs only every few years, not annually.
Last fall, Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin published an article that ranked the scholarly productivity of rehabilitation counseling programs. The U of A program ranked eighth in the nation based on the number of research articles published by faculty in peer-reviewed publications. The researchers who wrote the article reviewed seven such publications in the years 2000-2009 to assess the prestige of academic programs.
And in January, U.S. News released rankings of online degrees that included four academic programs delivered by the college in collaboration with Global Campus at the University of Arkansas. It was just the second year that U.S. News and World Report has ranked online academic programs separately from its annual general ranking of higher-education institutions.
"The College of Education and Health Professions strives to focus on quality programs," Smith said. "We are creating opportunities for students who are unable to access programs on campus. These rankings allow us to have another measure of where we are and what we need to continue to do to provide the best academic experience possible for students learning online."
The online rankings:
- Graduate education programs were No. 42 of 166 ranked programs. The U of A programs were No. 34 among public institutions on the list.
- The bachelor's degree in human resource and workforce development education placed No. 56 of 207 such programs. The U of A degree was No. 32 among public institutions.
- The Master of Science in Nursing degree, which offers a concentration for nurses who want to become educators, was ranked No. 71 of 96 online graduate nursing programs. It was No. 48 among public universities.
The University of Arkansas Global Campus supports academic units in the development and delivery of online and distance education programs and courses. It provides instructional design services, access to national distance education organizations, and assistance with strategic academic program development and marketing.
The future continues to look bright for the College of Education and Health Professions. In October, the U.S. Department of Education announced a $32-million, five-year research grant to the college. The grant, believed to be the largest in the U of A's history, was awarded to the U of A and the Arkansas Department of Education to implement the PROMISE program.
"The focus of the project will be to develop a model program to assist adolescents with disabilities to become independent adults," Smith said. "It's another wonderful opportunity for our college to make a significant difference in the lives of young people. That's what we do. And, in this case, we are extremely excited to work with the Arkansas Department of Education, Gov. Mike Beebe's office and numerous state agencies on this project."
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Pryor Center Rejoins Fulbright College to Expand and Integrate Mission
The move will provide more student and faculty involvement while enabling the start of the Pryor Center Presents speaker series.
Ability to Perceive Perfect Pitch Is More Common Than Previously Thought
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In fact, it goes all the way back to the early 1900s, a time when the Mercedes brand wasn't even in existence.
Since then, however, the reputation of the brand for offering high-end vehicles with an emphasis on luxury, comfort and safety has been firmly established.
It could be said that the S Class' roots stretch right back to the very origins of the Mercedes brand, with a car known as the 1904 Simplex 60hp.
It was built by Daimler, on behalf of Emil Jellinek, who was helping to sell Daimler models to customers in France. The Austrian businessman required that his latest vehicle be much more luxurious than previous Simplex models, as he intended to use it to promote the new concept of holiday road trips to wealthy industrialists in Europe.
The 1904 Simplex 60hp was much bigger and more powerful than the vehicles of its time, coming with an enclosed section for the driver, leather trim on all its seats, and polished metals around the cabin. Thus, Daimler's first 'sonder' vehicle (the German word for special), which the "S" in S Class is derived, could be considered Jellinek's car.
Jellinek was already a long-time customer of Daimler, though his previous cars weren't very luxurious and many were used for racing. He would sell these to wealthy individuals in France, using his daughter's name, Mercedes, as the brand.
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Daimler would continue to do business with Jellinek for several more years. Eventually, Daimler decided to use the Mercedes name for its own cars, and when Daimler merged with Karl Benz's Benz & Cie. in 1926, the "Mercedes-Benz" brand name born.
It was around this time that the next flagship sedan from the newly merged German automaker was launched. That vehicle was the W08 series Mercedes-Benz Nürburg of 1928.
This was Mercedes' first eight-cylinder model, and as you may have guessed its name was derived from the legendary Nürburgring circuit where it was extensively tested, just like modern Mercedes vehicles. The Mercedes Nürburg is significant as it was one of the first vehicles to not only be luxurious, but also fast.
It was also during the time of the Mercedes Nürburg that customers, due to ever more powerful engines and increasing volumes of traffic, were seeking vehicles that had optimal handling, safety and protection against the elements. This led to the increasing popularity of high-end, flagship sedans.
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"Both of my 2 year old felines have small black spots on both of their upper canines. The rest of their teeth are spotless & perfect. The spots are located towards the inside and up high, but are located below the gum. We are unsure how long its been there, we just noticed a couple of days ago. Both cats eat Taste of the Wild Canyon River dry food. They get dairy products as treats on a limited basis, such as tiny bits of cheddar cheese and skim milk. Whoopi (all black female) gets more of the dairy products than Onslo (grey male). What can these spots be?"
I was able to gather some good information that I believe should help you going forward.
There are a few things this could be. The lesions are a little unusual in that they are bilateral, and both cats have them. I was unable to confirm if this could have a genetic cause but it does not rule it out. There are a few rare congenital conditions which can cause unusual tooth development but they tend to result in deformed crowns on all of the teeth, very thin tooth walls, unusually short roots etc. The prognosis for these teeth is that they will wear faster than expected at the sites where the enamel is deficient, and/or are more susceptible to fracture. You will need to watch for pulp exposure and changes in tooth color suggesting pulpitis or infection. In order to determine the cause of these dark lesions, it will be necessary to have a vet visit either with a veterinary dentist or a veterinarian who is very knowledgeable about dentistry and has the ability to take dental x-rays. A veterinary dentist would probably be your best bet but there are certainly some general practitioners who have lots of experience in dentistry that may be capable as well. You can use this link to find a veterinary dentist if you choose to go this route.
Regardless of where you choose, the veterinarian will need to do the following at the appointment: detailed examination that will include visual, tactile (with a dental probe) and radiographic examination of each affected tooth.
I do want to give you a bit of a background in tooth anatomy and composure so the rest of the answer will make more sense.
Teeth are composed of four main tissues. The crown (the visible part of the tooth) is covered by a thin veneer of enamel and the root (the part of the tooth within the gum line that we can't see) is covered by a thin layer of cementum. Under the enamel and cementum is dentin and inside the dentin is a chamber filled with soft tissues known collectively as the dental pulp. The chamber within the crown is called the pulp chamber and within the root it is called the root canal.
The pulp is a highly organized collection of tissues that includes blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic channels, undifferentiated cells and highly specialized cells (it gets a forty-page chapter in some veterinary dentistry textbooks). The pulp can become diseased in a number of ways, but they all boil down to inflammation (usually due to infection) or necrosis from lack of blood (usually due to trauma).
This brings us back to the dark spots. Most likely these dark spots are either 1) crown fracture or wear with pulp exposure or near pulp exposure, 2) chip fracture or wear with tertiary dentin, or 3) discoloration.
Regardless of the specific course the lesion takes, all cause pain to some degree and all are associated with a chronic infection that the body cannot possibly clear. The source of the infection is the bacteria inside the tooth and there is no longer any way for the body to reach in there to clean up the mess. Antibiotics may offer short-term symptomatic relief, but they have no effect on the source of the infection.
Something else I have considered was if the two cats were exposed to something as kittens, such as a virus, that could have affected the development of their enamel. The pattern is so striking on both the left and right sides, as well as the two cats themselves, I can't help but wonder. Of course, this is difficult to know since it is usually impossible to know what they were exposed to early in their lives.
The bottom line is that when the pulp has been exposed, there is no doubt as to what will happen. The pulp will gradually die and become non-painful for a while before inflammation will develop, which is when the lesions will become painful to some degree. Consequently, with pulp exposure, resolving on its own is not possible. In all the cases, treatment would either be endodontic treatment (typically a root canal by a veterinary dentist) or extraction. Many primary vets can do extractions. Canine teeth are typically the most challenging to extract so you do want to choose your veterinarian wisely, which really goes without saying. Root canals may often be priced similarly to extractions and the recovery is usually superior so that is why I would suggest seeking out a board-certified veterinary dentist if you have that option.
I know I have left you with several different causes of these mysterious dark spots and lots of technical information, but I wanted to go ahead and do my best to explain it to you so you can understand how it can be multiple things. I wish you and your cats the best option moving forward and that no surgical measures are needed.
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This week's Essential Tools features one of my long time friends, Chris Cree. Chris was one of the founders of SOBCon (and like me, he is totally bummed he couldn't make it up to Chicago this weekend for it!). Chris is a new media speaker and systemizer, which means he has the tech skills to create user friendly systems for small businesses to power up their marketing efforts by effectively tapping into new media. And more than that, he can translate the geek-speak into normal language so people can understand not only what they need to do to be effective, but why they should be doing it.
Chris came into this business through the blogging door and has been working with WordPress for several years. His primary company is SuccessCREEations, Inc. He offers free video tips on ChrisCree.TV and has just launched a video training site to help businesses get started in social media at NewMediaProfitPath.com.
If you are Mac based, you are in for a treat as Chris shares his essential tools for success – in his own words.
- Mac OS X – When I launched my business three years ago I made the strategic choice to move to Mac's from Windows machines. I hesitated to move to Mac's because I thought Windows was for business. In retrospect I am so glad I made the move from the get-go. There was a bit of a learning curve transition where things seemed more complicated. But once I made it over that hump it has been a huge productivity boost for me. Routine maintenance is just that – routine. I now have 4 Macs in my business and in the three years I don't think they've locked up a total of 3 times combined. I can focus on working rather than troubleshooting my computers. (And no, I don't have an iPhone or an iPad.)
- Google Apps – I've been using Google Apps, Standard Edition from the very beginning. It's like having a Gmail account with email for your domain. Being able to share Google Docs with my team is very handy. We can edit a doc simultaneously, very handy for remote meetings. I coordinate everything in my Google Calendar. A new feature they just added is Short Links, which is like having my own private URL shortener. It's very handy for links that we share on a regular basis like our strategic referral partners and affiliate programs.
- Office Time (Mac & Windows versions) – This has been a life saver as far as tracking actual time spent on client. In the beginning I was way undercharging for my work because I didn't track my time. Office Time has allowed me to fix that, and made my business more profitable as a result. We just click on the project in Office Time when we start and stop working on it and the program will tally the time for us.
- JungleDisk (Mac & Windows) – Offsite backups of your critical data is a MUST. I'm too embarrassed to admit how long I ran my business without doing this. Fortunately I got set up with Jungle Disk before I had any data loss. It ties into your Amazon S3 storage account and only costs $4 per month per business user, plus storage and bandwidth to Amazon. That's incredibly inexpensive insurance should you have a major data loss event such as a hard drive crash, stolen computer, fire, or other natural disaster. We back up all our computers nightly via Jungle Disk. And we back up our project computers locally via Mac's time machine to external storage drives. Oh, and between now and this June, Amazon isn't charging any bandwidth fees for uploads so get all of your data uploaded to your S3 account now before the price goes up! And as a note, your first backup will take a long time, several days probably. But it is worth going through that because once you do subsequent backups usually only take a few minutes each.
- 1Password (Mac Only) – This password managing program is a lifesaver. It securely remembers all our logins for our social media profiles, client accounts, etc. Not only is it secure, but it allows us to securely share them between computers so all my passwords are always securely synced between my desktop and my laptop. And, because the program remembers the passwords for me I use much more secure passwords than I did when I had to remember them all.
- PixelStick (Mac Only) - This handy tool lets me measure pixel distances on the screen, which is incredibly handy for the WordPress design work we do, expecially when troubleshooting people's broken sites in our WordPress Support business. Just drag the ends of the measuring stick to the points you want to measure on your screen and the readout tells how many pixels are in between the ends.
Thanks Chris for your "all-Mac" Essential Tools!
Subscribe to the Essential Keystrokes feed so you don't miss a single Essential Tools feature. If you are interested in sharing your essential tools for business, drop me a line at cpolanosky [at] gmaildotcom.
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Big fan of jungledisk. Approximately $4/month to keep 20gb backed up. Set it up and forget about it.
thanks Chris for your "all-Mac" Essential Tools!


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Hi there I understand your concern and anxiety....increased thyroid stimulating hormone levels suggestive of hypothyroidism I.e under active thyroid gland...The most common cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto's thyroiditis which is an autoimmune thyroid disorder..others being viral infection of thyroid gland,low iodine in diet,radiotherapy,radio active iodine treatment etc...Changes in the menstrual cycle,constipation,depression,dry hair and hair loss,dry skin,fatigue,greater sensitivity to cold,slow heart rate,swelling of the thyroid gland (goiter),unexplained weight gain or difficulty losing weight etc....diagnosis is done by estimating tsh and t3 and t4 levels...Lower-than-normal T4 levels usually mean you have hypothyroidism. However, some people may have increased TSH levels while having normal T4 levels. This is called subclinical (mild) hypothyroidism. It is believed to be an early stage of hypothyroidism...treatment is mainly by replacing thyroid hormones by thyroxin tablets in appropriate dose... Consult nearest physician for clinical examination they will help you further.
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Arlene E. Passmore, 85, of Atalissa, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.
Funeral services were Monday, March 10, 2014, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Atalissa. Visitation was held Sunday at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty. Burial will be in the Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice Care at Mercy, Iowa City, and Atalissa First Responders.
Arlene was born Nov. 16, 1928, in Walcott, Iowa, the daughter of Roland and Thelma Arp Rochau. She was a graduate of Iowa City High School in the class of 1946.
On March 28, 1948, she was united in marriage to Donald Passmore in Atalissa. She had been employed at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty for 22 years in the dietary department.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Atalissa. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy. She loved playing euchre and was known for taking on her grandchildren in a rousing game of cards. Arlene also enjoyed gardening and baking and was famous for her chicken and noodles, lemon pie and frosted sugar cookies.
Survivors include four daughters: Jacqueline (Lonnie) Powers of Iowa City, Mary Passmore of Coralville, Pamela Passmore of Iowa City and Karen (Larry) Lenz of Nichols; five grandchildren: Ryan (Chelsea) Powers, Jason (Erin) Powers, Adam (Katie) Powers, Dustin (Jenna) Lenz and Travis Lenz and his girlfriend Kaylee Goldsberry; and two great-grandchildren Kellen and Peyton Powers.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Donald; three sisters, Dorothy Spilger, Phyllis Spilger and Bernice Johnson; and brother Donald.
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Firmware Backup with the Intel EFI Tool:
Hello All.
I've been meaning to post this one for a while... I've been swamped with medical problems here and forgot.. sorry!
Only for the Linx 7 and Linx 10.
This can be found within the Linx 10 firmware archive (named Bios.zip) downloadable from this site.
Download the file and extract the contents to a convenient place on your computer.
In "..\BIOS\linx 10 BIOS\" you'll see 9 files. You only want 2 of these.
Copy fpt32.efi and fparts.txt to a fat32 formatted flashdrive.
Connect the flashdrive and a keyboard to a USB hub, and this to your tablet.
Boot the tablet and enter the firmware settings. Select "UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell" as your first boot device.
When you've finished the firmware backup, reboot and set your first boot device back to "Windows Boot Manager".
You'll see a couple of text screens scrolling by.. followed by a message saying "press ESC in 5 seconds to skip Startup.nsh, any other key to continue."
This is part of the UEFI specification, the file doesn't exist on the tablets but can be created and used to automatically run other EFI utilities. You can also use this to start a secondary or non-standard EFI bootloader (good for buggy firmwares). But I digress...
You now need to identify the flashdrive and make it the current device.
Initially, the prompt will be "Shell>".
Type in "map -r" to show recognised device mappings. Look for something like this "hdxx : Removable Hard Disk - Alias fs3 blk3"
The "Removable Hard Disk" is the clue, the "fs3" is what you are looking for (in this example for my USB hub). Your detected location may be different e.g. fs0 .
Normally the associated text will give an indication. If it's unclear, then just try each in turn.
Type in the following and press enter afterwards. Comments {comment} are shown in braces and are not to be entered.
fs3: {Try the indicated file system. The prompt will change to fs3:}
ls {list the files in this directory, if it actually is a file system.}
If you see "fpt32.efi" and "fparts.txt" listed, then you are in the correct place.
If not, try again from fs0: . Change to the filesystem with:
ls {list again..}
"Rinse and repeat" (i.e. "fs1:", "fs2:" etc.) until you run out of file systems. If you still haven't found the flashdrive, then remove it, wait a few seconds and reinsert it. Wait a few seconds and enter "map -r" and try again. If this fails again, reboot and start from scratch with a different flashdrive.
When you have found the correct filesystem, enter this:
fpt32.efi -D existing.bin
The current firmware will be read and then written to the file "existing.bin" on the flashdrive.
A successful write will be indicated by an "FPT Operation Passed" message.
Your product code is embedded within this file. Any file viewer that can handle binary files will show your product code from offset 0x75E014 to 0x75E030 inclusive (7725076 to 7725104 in base ten).
To see the other options available from the tool just enter this:
"fpt32.efi" and press enter.
Nearly done. Restart by typing "exit" and pressing enter.
Re-enter the firmware settings and set the firmware first boot to "Windows Boot Manager". Save and exit.
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Coming up with a down payment can be a significant obstacle for potential homebuyers seeking to take advantage of what are still low prices and mortgage rates. If you're having that problem, here are several options you might not have considered that can help you meet the down payment requirement for a mortgage loan.
We'll skip the obvious ones, such as taking money out of savings or selling stocks or other investments. If you could do that, you wouldn't be having difficulty coming up with a down payment. But here are some realistic possibilities:
1 - Government-backed mortgages
Everyone knows that you can get a VA loan if you're a veteran or member of the military, but did you realize that VA loans require no down payment in most cases? Better yet, that you're not penalized with a higher interest rate or by having to pay for mortgage insurance just because you put no money down?
VA mortgages are guaranteed by the government, which essentially replaces the need for a down payment, as far as the lender is concerned. So you can get a comparable rate to your civilian friends who put 20 percent down on a conventional mortgage.
If you don't qualify for a VA loan, there are two other government-backed mortgages you might consider. FHA mortgages can still be obtained with as little as 3.5 percent down, meaning you can buy a $150,000 home if you can cobble together just over $5,000 (closing costs can usually be rolled into the loan itself). Furthermore, there are no hardship requirements or income limitations that might exclude you from qualifying.
A third, often overlooked, option is a USDA rural development loan. These are mortgages for low- and moderate income borrowers that, like a VA loan, can be obtained with no money down. However, you do need to be able to demonstrate that your current housing is inadequate and the loans can only be used to buy homes in rural areas and smaller communities. Not all lenders offer these, however, so your choices there may be limited and the limited funding for the program means you may have to go on a waiting list.
2 - Tap a retirement account
You can take money from either an IRA or a 401(k) account to obtain money for a down payment for a home purchase. With an IRA, you can withdraw up to $10,000 if you're a first-time homebuyer, $20,000 if it's a joint account with your spouse. There's no penalty for early withdrawal in this situation, although the money withdrawn is taxable unless it's a Roth IRA account you've had for at least five years.
You can also borrow money from a 401(k), provided your employer will allow it. There's no penalty for early withdrawal if you take it as a loan, though you do have to pay it back within five years, plus interest. However, the interest is paid back into your 401(k) account (you're basically paying yourself), so that's a wash (unless the money would have generated a higher return by staying in your account). If you don't pay it back in time, though, you'll have to pay a penalty for early withdrawal unless you were at least 59 ½ at the time you took it out.
3 - Family assistance
Many young people receive help from their parents in buying a home, often in the form of a gift to cover part or all of the down payment. This is perfectly acceptable, but lenders will want to see proof that the money is actually a gift and not a loan. This is usually done in the form of a gift letter, which specifies the amount and purpose of the gift, and the relationship of the giver to the recipient (they have to be immediate family). Often, the money is simply treated as an advance on an inheritance.
If your parents aren't in a position to give you that much money outright, another possibility is to pledge certain securities or other investments as collateral toward the mortgage until you build enough equity to refinance on your own. This lets them keep the money and continue to benefit from any return on the investment while at the same time securing a mortgage for you.
The downsides are that they can't sell or trade the securities while they're pledged, and that they could lose their investments if you default on the loan. You may need to work with a community banker or other small lender to make this type of arrangement.
4 - Employer assistance
Some employers offer programs to help their employees come up with the money for a down payment and/or closing costs, often in the form of a low-interest loan. These are most commonly offered by larger corporations or public employers such as government agencies or public universities. However, since these are often in the form of a second mortgage secured by the home, you may still need to come up with part of the down payment yourself. In that case, the main purpose of the assistance will be to avoid paying for mortgage insurance, charged on loans with less than 20 percent down.
4 - Home equity
This may look absurd at first glance but you most certainly use home equity as a down payment - to buy a second home. If you've got $160,000 in equity in your primary home and are looking to buy a vacation property for $200,000, you should be able to borrow $40,000 against the equity in your first home to make a 20 percent down payment on the second.
There are several ways to do this. The first would be to do a cash-out refinance of your first home, borrowing $40,000 in the process. This works particularly well if you can lower the rate on that mortgage in the process. Another possibility would be to take out a home equity loan for $40,000. You'll pay a higher interest rate than you would with a cash-out refinance, but only on the $40,000 borrowed and your closing costs will be less than they would be on a complete refinance.
6 - Down payment assistance programs
Many states offer programs designed to help potential homebuyers come up with the money for a down payment. These are sometimes tied to people buying homes in certain areas, or those working in certain professions, such as teaching or public safety. Some larger cities offer them as well. Check with your state housing agency or the housing authority in your city to see if they have any programs you might qualify for.


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I'm loving the splash of colour that's on my design wall at the moment. Screen-printed deliciousness taking on the form of a practical quilt (times 10).
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