Dingell, Lowenthal Lead 56 Members of Congress in Calling for Palestinian Humanitarian Relief, Support of Current Ceasefire
Washington, May 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) led 56 of their colleagues in calling on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to provide additional humanitarian relief for Palestinians and work to support the current ceasefire. The letter requests that the Administration, in addition to working to sustain the ceasefire, support increased humanitarian access to Gaza by urging Israel to open the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings and fully and robustly fund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
“We are alarmed by the recent hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, which represent the worst conflict in the region in years,” wrote the lawmakers. “We thank the administration for its work to secure the current ceasefire, and urge you to use all diplomatic tools to support its implementation and continuation.”
“Any civilian loss of life is a tragedy, and we are mindful of the unique challenges presented by the situation in Gaza, which will require urgent action to prevent an escalating disaster,” continued the lawmakers. “It is now urgent that we address the burgeoning humanitarian crisis while working toward a durable ceasefire and long-term steps to promote a sustainable, lasting peace in the region.”
In addition to Dingell and Lowenthal, the letter was signed by Representatives Sara Jacobs, André Carson, Jamaal Bowman Ed.D., Lloyd Doggett, Earl Blumenauer, James P. McGovern, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Paul D. Tonko, Jamie Raskin, Peter Welch, Nydia M. Velázquez, Pramila Jayapal, Jared Huffman, Mark Pocan, Gerald E. Connolly, Ayanna Pressley, Mondaire Jones, Ed Perlmutter, Raúl M. Grijalva, Jennifer Wexton, Bobby L. Rush, Jahana Hayes, Veronica Escobar, Donald S. Beyer Jr., Marie Newman, Maxine Waters, Joaquin Castro, Judy Chu, Mike Thompson, Andy Levin, Anna G. Eshoo, Mark Takano, Jan Schakowsky, Ro Khanna, Daniel T. Kildee, Jackie Speier, Mark DeSaulnier, Donald Payne, Jr., Teresa Leger Fernández, Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., Bill Foster, David E. Price, Marcy Kaptur, John Yarmuth, Bennie G. Thompson, Danny K. Davis, Mike Doyle, Chellie Pingree, Peter A. DeFazio, Jason Crow, Jesús G. “Chuy” García, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Dwight Evans and Jerry McNerney.
The full text of the letter is available here and below:
Dear Secretary Blinken:
We are alarmed by the recent hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, which represent the worst conflict in the region in years. We thank the administration for its work to secure the current ceasefire and urge you to use all diplomatic tools to support its implementation and continuation. We are concerned about the lack of respect for international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians in the conflict; we condemn Hamas’s rocket attacks and have grave concerns regarding the impact of Israel’s airstrikes in a densely populated area. Any civilian loss of life is a tragedy, and we are mindful of the unique challenges presented by the situation in Gaza, which will require urgent action to prevent an escalating disaster.
It is now urgent that we address the burgeoning humanitarian crisis while working toward a durable ceasefire and long-term steps to promote a sustainable, lasting peace in the region. We request you take three immediate steps:
1. Work to sustain the current ceasefire: This will allow for emergency relief distribution, emergency repairs to essential infrastructure, and for families to purchase food and water, seek medical care, and attend to other emergency needs.
2. Support humanitarian access: Urge Israel to open the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings so that critical humanitarian personnel, including a trauma coordinators and security advisors, can enter and emergency relief items can be brought in to address the growing needs of the civilian population. The United Nations (UN) also needs to evacuate non-essential international staff.
3. Fully and robustly fund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA): UNRWA is by far the largest humanitarian actor in Gaza. While the administration has provided UNRWA with $150 million to date, this falls far short of historic funding levels. The administration must fund UNRWA at not less than 2017 levels ($360 million) as well as robustly support its forthcoming emergency appeal, following all applicable US laws and vetting standards for recipients and implementing organizations.
With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, it is civilians who are bearing the brunt of this conflict. Over 60 children have been killed and more than 71,000 civilians have sought protection inside of UNRWA’s schools, hoping all parties to the conflict will continue to respect the neutrality of the UN’s installations. For Gaza’s children who have lived their entire lives under military blockade, they have now experienced the terror of living through yet another violent conflict.
In addition to the work that you are doing to support the current ceasefire, we strongly urge you to step up the United States’ humanitarian engagement to save and protect innocent lives.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.


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House of Cards, Jerry Seinfeld Top Webby Awards (HuffPost / AP)
Netflix’s groundbreaking House of Cards may be the first digital series nominated for a best drama Emmy. But it will start with a Webby. The Webby Awards are honoring House of Cards producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti with a Webby special achievement award. The Wrap / Media Alley R&B artist Frank Ocean was named the Webby Person of the Year for proving the power of the Web as a medium for cultural change by publishing his coming-out letter on his Tumblr. The Webby Breakout of the Year award went to the Obama administration for its America 2012 campaign for its tech team’s Internet-savvy effort to reelect President Obama. The Webby Awards The star-studded ceremony will be available to view on-demand in HD at watch.webbyawards.com beginning at 9 a.m. ET on May 22, 2013. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer and actor Patton Oswalt.
North Carolina Alt-Weekly Rhino Times Folds After 21 Years (JimRomenesko.com)
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EastEnders viewers were left heartbroken last night as one of its legends appeared to leave for good.
Sharon Watts, formerly Mitchell, appeared in the soap's very first episode back in 1985 and has had some huge storylines along the way that have made her one of the most memorable characters in television history. Now, however, fans have been left heartbroken as it seems she's now left for good.
Following the tragic death of her son Dennis, Sharon decided that she was going to leave for Australia to visit Michelle. As she prepared to leave, however, she bumped into ex-husband Phil, who tried to convince her to stay.
At one point, she told him she'd be back in a couple of weeks, but he cryptically asked: "Will you?" Then, when Phil begged her not to go, Sharon simply replied "I don't want to, but I have to." These scenes have sparked speculation that Sharon Watts could be gone for good, much to the heartbreak of many fans.
Fans reckon Sharon could have left the square for good. (via BBC)
Many viewers were devastated at the potential loss of such a major character.
One writes "I just want queen Sharon." Another comments "Is this for real? the only thing keeping me sane in lockdown has decided to up and leave? Alrighty then."
Another says "I want my Sharon in Walford!!!"
is this for real? the only thing keeping me sane in lockdown has decided to up and leave? alrighty then. #Sharon #EastEnders— kesh.🌈 (@xkeshiamorgan) April 21, 2020
Imagine: it’s two/three months time, phil gets a phone call- it’s sharon, she says she’s not coming back, she’s staying in oz with michelle and vicki. tish has gone. devastated 💔 #sharon #eastenders— kesh.🌈 (@xkeshiamorgan) April 22, 2020
When will we see Sharon again? 😭😭😭 #EastEnders— Tricia (@trish776) April 21, 2020
Do you think she's really gone for good?
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The MTSU men's basketball finished up its four game home stand to begin the 2014-15 against Big Sky opponent, Northern Arizona as part of the Emerald Coast Classic. The Blue Raiders chop down the Lumberjacks 65-53 tonight inside the Murphy Center.
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Nicholas Sparks is the king of the chick flick.
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because you are His
Our worth, we struggle with it- I’d encourage you to stop that silly waste of your emotional energy, but I realize the futility of such a demand, because I know how we battle with it. The journey to discovering our self worth is sometimes painful, other times it is marked with such beautifully profound "a-ha" moments we could have never imagined, either way, it's a necessary journey. One that demonstrates that experiences along the way shapes the destination. One I hope we all fearlessly take.
I think we are genetically and socially wired for this battle about our worth. Let’s face it, we instinctively care about others and consequently, what they think and say matters to us. When you couple this with a society that has created an impossible and ever changing mold of the ideal...it’s the perfect self esteem storm.
The silver lining? You can take yourself off of this roller coaster ride- sound easier said than done? Of course. Isn’t that how most things worth having are, easy to say but harder to achieve? But isn’t it also true that anything worth having is worth fighting for? Alas, your freedom from the shackles of worry, doubt and fear that you are not worthy is as important a fight as any you will have in your lifetime and it goes without saying that it is worth it- you are worth it.
So how do we define our worth? Before we get to that, let me offer an abbreviated list of what DOESN’T define our worth:
How we look
How much we weigh
If we have children
If we don’t have children
Where we grew up
Where we call home
If we work
If we don’t work
If we wear makeup
If we don’t wear make up
If we wear current trends
If we opt for our tried and true wardrobe
If we drive a nice car
If we opt to take public transportation
If we live in a nice home
If the shelter is home tonight
If our kids make all A’s
If our kids struggle to make it in school
If our kids play piano, sing, dance or any other talent
If our kids prefer not to engage in extracurricular activities
If we blog
If we don’t blog
If our blog is popular
If our blog has never been read
If we are religious or spiritual
If we are not religious or spiritual
Worth is not defined by anything external
Worth isn’t something we hope to acquire over time
Worth isn’t something that we earn by being smart, beautiful, saying all the right things, being witty and behaving, as we “should.”
Worth is simpler than that...
Worth is yours
Worth is mine
Because…. we are His! And because you are His you can say...
I am worthy, now
I was worthy, yesterday
I will be worthy, tomorrow
Right here, right now, you are enough, just the way you are. You and your beautiful soul are worthy!
Do you want to know what God thinks of you? Look into His Word and you’ll find it there in black and white.
– You are PRECIOUS – Isaiah 43:4 "Because you are precious in my eyes and glorious, and because I love you
– You are ONE OF A KIND – Psalm 139:14 - "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
– You are FAVORED – Psalm 5:12 -"Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield"
– You are BLESSED – Numbers 6:24-26- "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
– You are LOVED- John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
So the next time you may be feeling less than, remember that you are His and He has plans for you.

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Please help me guys. HP giving 8 hr battery life. i don't know about Asus.
Please help me to find my baby.
1st laptop is HP dv6- 2170us
* Intel Core i5-430M processor with 2.26GHz Turbo Boost up to 2.53 GHz
* 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM) (expandable to 8 GB)
* 500GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit,
* Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life
* 15.6" Diagonal High-Definition LED HP BrightView Display (1366x768)
*Intel HD Graphics with up to 1696MB Total Available Graphics Memory
The Asus has a better discrete graphics processing unit than the Intel one on the HP laptop. The Asus has a 5400 RPM drive and the HP has a 7200RPM drive, other things pretty well equal except price the Asus is less expensive. Looking at the details on the HP it has up to 3.5 hours. You would only get incresed batery life igf you purchased the extended capacity battery. The Asus has a 2 year warrantee and the HP has a one year warrantee. HP laptops are not has reliable as tbe Asus.
Very timely post. I'm looking at these 2 laptops, also! For the record, the dv6-2170us comes with the 12-cell battery as opposed to the dv6-2150us, which comes with the 6-cell.
I have been unsuccessful finding battery life estimates for the ASUS, though. Given it's a 6-cell, I'd peg it at around 4 hours, give or take. The ASUS is about a half pound lighter, but neither are exactly lightweights. The extra weight, though, is probably coming from the larger battery.
Tough call, man. Pros and cons with both. Right now, I'm leaning toward the ASUS, but I keep changing my mind.
Foget HP! Worst customer service- they don't care about their customers! My story about my desktop is too long to discuss here, but I'm thinking about a new Asus laptop, NOT HP because of their horrible customer service. Better warranty on the Asus too.
well i tell you Asus, because the hp will limit youself with the intel hd grafics...
as always people buy a pc just observing the processor speed and then when they got home and try some app or game..
no matter if your not gonna be gaming but it increase the performance for many usefull tasks...
I too am looking at both. And at this time are still having problems deciding. As I see it the HP has a 7200 rpm hard drive and bluetooth, while the Asus only has a 5400 rpm hard drive. I still don't know enough about Asus other then they make there own motherboard and graphic cards. But on the other hand HP has been around for a long time. I will check back to see other comments as I am in the same boat.
I just bought the HP- DV6-2170us. The specs are better and the HP comes with the new i5core processor. The new processors have turbo boost and threading tehcnology which enable it to act like quad core processors. I would go with the HP. This is a powerful computer with some great features for entertainment. The screen is crisp and beautiful as well. I do not know much about Asus, but when your buying a laptop of this capacity i would go for the HP.
The ASUS has the i5 as well , and has a dedicated ATI card with DirectX 11 support. it might not have a 7200 rpm drive (5400rpm isn't really a deal-killer compared to the lack of full gpu support through the HP), but who needs a HDD anyway? i'm upgrading it to a SSD soon enough.
I just ordered the A52JR-X1
I'm looking around and I haven't seen much as far as support for extended batteries for the ASUS, but I'm just going to call them once I get it tomorrow and register it etc. etc.
ASUS made the 23.6" HD moniter that I bought a while ago, and I do not regret it, and haven't regretted it once.
If you guys know of where to get a 1st party A52JR-X1 8 or even 12 cell battery, you should post that here


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Chiefs from across the Nishnawbe Aski Nation are meeting in Thunder Bay this week talking about the lack of energy infrastructure in the far north. Deputy Grand Chief Les Louttit says they want to come up with a plan by the end of the three day conference. Louttit says the Provincial and Federal Government's have a role to play in getting communities onto the hydro grid.
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation is hosting a three day conference on First Nation energy needs. Area Chiefs will talk about energy issues, and what needs to be done to improve the energy distribution. Speakers at the conference will include reps from the Federal and Provincial Governments and First Nations. The event kicks off today at the Valhalla Inn.
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RE: Need Help!!! Great Planes Cap 21 Giant Scale (88" wingspan)
Can't do this with the wing tube on the big Cap..The landing gear bolt to the spar. If you must then you need to move some ply plates foward in the wing for the gear attatchment and then utilize the spar area for the tube..What I mean is it can be done but needs work.
There should be provisions on the plans for making a two piece wing by utilizing a sliding plywood spar and boxes. It adds weight..
This plane needts to be kept light, and you may think of going brison for the needed weight in the nose.
I built one in the 80's, monkoted the fuse painted the cowl. Servos in rear of fuse and a q-52 (magneto) up front. Balanced OK like this, a light engine may hurt you. The extra power of todays 50 cc engines will be awesome, the plane was quite stable and would do all the IMAC maneuvers plus. This plane did the coolest wingtip spins, it would fall like a rock while doing them though.
Almost bought another a few months back but decided against it, I love the Cap 21


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The physical substance of any organism is its body. The body comprises millions of living cells and extracellular material. The matter inside has further organization and is categorized into different systems.
Table of Contents
Every cell inside the living body has a specific function and role to perform. Other regulators assist every function.
Hormones vs Pregnancy
The main difference between hormones and pregnancy is that hormones are chemical molecules that act as signaling messengers in the body while pregnancy refers to the period during which an offspring develops inside the womb of a mother. The function of hormones is to regulate various behavioral and physiological characteristics while the function of pregnancy is to produce offspring.
Hormone signaling type can be divided into four major types – Endocrine, Paracrine, Autocrine, and Intracrine.
Some major hormones are Testosterone, progesterone, cortisol, insulin, oxytocin, adrenaline, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid hormone, and various other types.
While pregnancy also known as the gestation period can be of the following types – Intrauterine pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, intraabdominal pregnancy, tubal pregnancy, singlet pregnancy, multiple pregnancy, lupus pregnancy, high-risk pregnancy, and molar pregnancy.
Comparison Table Between Hormones and Pregnancy
|Parameters of Comparison||Hormones||Pregnancy|
|Definition||Hormones are chemical molecules that act as signaling messengers in the body||Pregnancy is the period during which an offspring develops inside the womb of a mother|
|Other names||Chemical messengers||Gestation period|
|Types||Three main types – Lipid derived, an amino acid derived and peptide||Intrauterine pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, intraabdominal pregnancy, tubal pregnancy, singlet pregnancy, multiple pregnancies, lupus pregnancy, high-risk pregnancy, and molar pregnancy|
|Causes||As a response to particular biochemical signal||Due to sexual intercourse or assisted reproductive technology|
|Results or outcomes||Results in the regulation of various behavioral and physiological characteristics||Results in a live birth, stillbirth, induced abortion, or a miscarriage|
What is Hormones?
Hormones are chemical molecules that act as signaling messengers in the body. They transport and travel in the bloodstream to distant tissues and organs.
Hormones play a vital role in regulating various behavioral and physiological characteristics. Hormones travel from their site of production to their site of action. Hormones are produced in multi-cellular organisms.
In 1847, Arnold Adolph Berthold discovered the hormone testosterone as a chemical factor. In 1880, Charles and Frances
Darwin studied young plants and their movement and discovered the hormone auxin and called it a transmissible substance. Hormone signaling type can be divided into four major types – Endocrine, Paracrine, Autocrine, and Intracrine.
Hormones bind to particular receptor proteins and affect the distant target cell which usually produces a change In the function of the target cell.
During hormone binding, a signal transduction pathway is activated that further activates gene transcription. The pathway of hormones is rapid and non-genomic.
Invertebrates the hormone-secreting specialized organs are endocrine glands. The hormones are secreted as a response to a particular biochemical signal. It follows a process of negative feedback regulation.
Some hormones are active and are directly released in the bloodstream through fenestrated capillaries while some hormones like prohormones are activated in the particular target cell after following a series of regulated activation steps.
Some hormones are also secreted in ducts while some diffuse and travel through the interstitial spaces. Plants on the other hand do not have any specialized organ for producing hormones.
What is Pregnancy?
Pregnancy refers to the period during which an offspring develops inside the womb of a mother. The process of pregnancy can be through sexual intercourse or other procedures like assisted reproductive technology.
A mother can produce single offspring or multiple offspring at a time which is known as multiple pregnancies.
Pregnancy can lead to living birth, stillbirth, induced abortion, or a miscarriage. The period of pregnancy usually lasts around 40 weeks or over 9 months.
The various common symptoms experienced during the early stages of pregnancy are missed menstrual periods, nausea, constant hunger, vomiting, tender breasts, frequent urination, constant sickness, and several other symptoms.
The pregnancy period can be divided into three trimesters which include 3 months each. The first trimester is the conception during which fertilization occurs.
The embryo is highly vulnerable during the first trimester and the risk of miscarriage is the highest. During the second trimester, the fetus grows and its movement can be felt. During the third trimester, most of the vital organs are formed.
During ideal childbirth, the mother experience intense labor pain. The ideal period is during 39 to 41 weeks and babies born before that period are considered as “early term” while those born after that period are considered “late-term”.
Prenatal medical care is essential to minimize every risk of complication during pregnancy. Regular physical examinations and blood tests are essential during the gestation period.
Main Differences Between Hormones and Pregnancy
- Hormones are chemical molecules that act as signaling messengers while pregnancy is the period of growth of an offspring inside the womb of a mother.
- Hormones can affect sleep cycles, heart rate, metabolism, growth, appetite, reproduction while pregnancy can affect menstrual periods, mood, energy, gums, digestion process.
- Hormones are found in all multicellular organisms while pregnancy can occur only in female organisms with uterus and ovaries.
- Hormones are produced and secreted in the bloodstream, ducts, or diffuse through interstitial space while delivery in pregnancy can be through natural childbirth or Cesarean surgery (C-section).
- Hormones can be tested through blood tests while pregnancy can be tested through a urine test or blood test.
The human body has various organs that coordinate together and can perform common or different functions inside the body.
Hormones are produced as a result of response to a particular biochemical signal while pregnancy produces and brings offspring or young ones into the world.
The test of hormones and pregnancy can be done through blood tests. The test shows the levels of hormones and can also determine any genetic condition or birth defect in pregnancy.
Prenatal medical care is essential to minimize every risk of complication during pregnancy.
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Low-risk offenders' information is given to law enforcement officials in the jurisdiction where the offender will reside, as well as to the victims of and any witnesses to the individual's offense. A determination that registration is necessary should be reviewed at least on michigan sex offender laws change in Atlanta annual basis for as long as the registration requirement lasts.
Some of the public misapprehensions about the rates at which sex offenders recidivate may have originated with calculations by the Bureau of Justice Statistics BJS as to the relative likelihood at which released prisoners are rearrested for the same type of crime as that for which they had been in prison.
Sex offender treatment experts point out that notification may exacerbate the stressors for example, isolation, disempowerment, shame, depression, anxiety, and a disconnection from social supports that can trigger relapse and reoffending in some former offenders.
An analysis of the reoffense rates of michigan sex offender laws change in Atlanta sex offenders from around the country who committed sex offenses when they were children found that, in a follow-up period of three to six years after they were released from custody, only 13 of the 4. In its current formthe bill would revise portions of the registry act by:.
George Hunter The Detroit News. The agreement occurred under what is called the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, a law that allows first-time youth offenders a chance to avoid having a felony on their public record.
Michigan sex offender laws change in Atlanta Judge Robert Cleland wrote in a Feb. Since the unconstitutional laws remain in place and are still being applied to sex offenders, Aukerman asked Cleland to impose a deadline on the Legislature to correct michigan sex offender laws change in Atlanta law.
Michigan State Police Col. The case began with an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit filed on behalf of six convicted sex offenders who claimed their civil rights were violated. The court is suspending any final judgments on the matter until after federal and state emergencies caused by the coronavirus pandemic are lifted, but all parties are still expected to periodically report any plans or progress.
Certification would involve the Supreme Court guiding the state on how to revamp the law to be compliance with Constitution and other state laws. Ina rules change forced many offenders who would have been on the list only for 25 years to remain in the michigan sex offender laws change in Atlanta for life and required offenders to report new phone numbers, email and instant message addresses to law enforcement in person.
But he waited to enforce his decision to give the Legislature time to revise the law. Since the unconstitutional laws remain in place and are still being applied to sex offenders, Aukerman asked Cleland michigan sex offender laws change in Atlanta impose a deadline on the Legislature to correct the law.
A amendment retroactively barred most offenders from living, working or loitering within 1, feet of school property.
Instead, law enforcement and the assessment panel jointly assess whether an individual on probation or parole should be subject to residency restrictions and what those restrictions should be. Community notification is on a need-to-know basis. And now we are married. Federal law and the laws of all 50 states now require adults and some juveniles convicted of specified crimes that involve sexual conduct to register with law enforcement-regardless of whether the crimes involved children.
But registration is not limited to offenders who pose a significant risk of committing another serious crime.

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I stayed here 3 nights last week. Let's shake it on down:
- about as cheap as a hotel gets if (a) you want to go to DC and your per-person rate makes hostels pricey (b) you don't mind taking 30 minutes to get into the city (10-15m walking +15-20m Metro ride) (c) you have a car to deal with
- despite some reviews stating otherwise, I found the layout (old 2-story brick motel) charming. The area is called Old Town, y'know!
- contrary to a review I read, we did have a fridge which we put to good use
- staff was very friendly. After checking out, I realized I left something in my room. I called the front desk, and the manager left immediately to retrieve my item and called me to confirm it would be waiting for me.
- Alexandria is a nice area to see, and if you want to visit Mount Vernon it's just a 20-minute scenic drive away.
- wifi just didn't work. I could connect no problem, but I was not able to send or receive anything unless I turned it off
- breakfast was mostly drab - packaged honey buns, mini bagels, and 2 cereals (though I do give them credit for having Honey Bunches Of Oats)
- there was no way to make a bath (though I only had success with 1 of 4 budget hotels on this trip, so maybe this is a trend)
In the end, the GOOD outweighed the UNGOOD and I'm happy I chose this place. If I come back to the area as a family and with a car, I'll strongly consider this place.
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Rotary Avenue Flyby
Here is a look at the east portion of the Regina Bypass just before opening on October 30, 2017.
Here is a compilation of the first four videos highlighting the building of the East portion of the Regina Bypass
Watch as our Bypass Team install a new signs along the East Bypass.
Video courtesy of Evan Anderson – Regina Bypass Project Manager
Here is the grand opening video of the White City Bridge
Here is a short video of our Balgonie Bridge opening in July.
Click here to watch the video

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Langston band wins battle of the bands
Sunday, February 5th 2006, 11:30 am
By: News On 6
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The Langston University Marching Pride Band was among one of 10 groups to win $10,000 in a battle of the bands sponsored by Honda.
The band entertained about 70,000 people in Atlanta's Georgia Dome with drill routines, drum lines and high-stepping dancers and drum majors.
In addition to the monetary prize, Langston also brought home a Honda Battle of the Bands trophy.


In it, but not of it. TPM DC
The poll also gives Pawlenty an approval rating of only 43%, with a disapproval of 53%.
As PPP's Tom Jensen writes, Pawlenty himself could be one of the reasons for Democrat Mark Dayton's narrow win in the gubernatorial race in the middle of a very Republican year:
The importance of Pawlenty's unpopularity shouldn't be underestimated in Democrats picking up the Minnesota Governor's office this year in an otherwise dreadful year for the party. While Democratic Gubernatorial candidates in many states were having to deal with the weight of an unpopular President and an unpopular Democratic Governor Mark Dayton benefited by having the impact of an an unpopular President at least partially balanced out by his opponent having to deal with the weight of an unpopular Republican Governor.
The survey of registered voters has a Â±3.2% margin of error.


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Calgary Art In Nature was set up in 1999. Its aim was to site pieces of sculpture within the woodland at Calgary that will provoke and enlighten a general awareness of art in nature.
Our woodland is not a truly natural wood. We see the great beauty of nature in the rocks, trees, flowers, in the sea, in sunshine and shadows. And yet the trees were planted and tended, people have worked the wood and surrounding land for hundreds of years.
What we see now is a product of both nature and man’s efforts, a working environment, a cultural landscape. We are still working the wood, though in a new way. It is now used as a source of peace, contemplation and exploration.
We wish to share this experience. This is why we are developing the paths, viewing platforms and art works.
The wood also holds plenty of treasures for children with a zip wire and a willow tunnel.

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Toni Collette plays the kind of mom you don't often see
Toni Collette Gives Moms a Voice Like No One Else and ‘Wanderlust’ Is Her Latest Stereotype-Free Performance
Over the years, the warm, expressive face of Toni Collette has become a welcome fixture onscreen, particularly when it comes to portraying realistically multidimensional women. From “Little Miss Sunshine” to “United States of Tara” to “Hereditary,” Collette has become an expert at breaking gender molds and achieving complex, groundbreaking performances across a varied slate of stories and genres.
Collette’s newest accomplishment “Wanderlust” is no exception. Now streaming on Netflix, the show stars Collette as a British therapist named Joy who lives a perfectly comfortable life with her husband Alan (Steven Mackintosh) and three kids. When we meet Joy, she’s recovering from a recent bike accident that left her with a broken hip—but she’s too resilient and averse to inactivity to let that hold her back.
Alan, on the other hand, is more partial to routine. The clash is causing their sex life to dwindle, and both of them can tell it’s time to try something radical. So, when they begin to open up about how they’ve been pining for other people—Joy for a swimming class cohort, Alan for a colleague—they decide to embark on an experiment: have sex with other people to rescue their relationship. Joy is a fascinating character—funny, empathic, and bold enough to go after what she wants. The role is a great fit for Collette, an agile performer who often takes on characters that require her to stretch her limits. In a world where moms are loving, wives are doting, and women are generally pleasant, Joy is just one of the many roles in which Collette has proven herself unafraid of taking risks.
Here are some of the ways in which Collette has been known to subvert stereotypes, push boundaries, and tackle a range of roles outside the sweet-mom norm.
Unapologetic About Sex
“Wanderlust” begins with a familiar premise: a tired, dead-end marriage suffering from monotony in all arenas—especially inside the bedroom. Naturally, wandering eyes and irrepressible libidos start to look elsewhere. Traditionally, it’s the husband who takes on this unfaithful role, succumbing to temptation through an illicit affair with the nanny or the kids’ teacher or the friend.
But this time, Joy is the one eager to pursue a rowdier, livelier sex life, keenly suggesting to her husband that the only way to save their marriage may be to free themselves up a little from it. Even in a world ever-moving toward sexual egalitarianism, it’s still rare to see a woman this unapologetic onscreen, and Collette is the ideal actor to embody it.
Traditionally Masculine Traits
Joy’s fervor in “Wanderlust” isn’t a stretch for Collette, who often takes on characters with traditionally masculine traits. The most overt example of this lies in the wildly unruly “United States of Tara,” in which Collette stars as a Kansas City mom named Tara living with dissociative identity disorder. As a symptom of the disorder, Tara often disappears into a slew of various alter-egos, which allow her to run the gamut on all types of characters and personalities. One of the most memorable of these alter-egos is Buck, a vulgar macho man who hits on Tara’s friends and claims to have gotten crabs from sleeping with a local bowling alley waitress. Suffice it to say, Collette isn’t afraid of enacting traditionally masculine attributes.
But performing masculinity isn’t always about being crude. In “Miss You Already,” Collette plays the buoyant Milly, a hard-working mom and wife battling breast cancer. She’s the undeniable head of house, serving as both the breadwinner for the family and the go-to for her young kids. Amid her treatments, Milly maintains an upbeat, irreverent attitude, teaching her kids about what it means to undergo chemotherapy while also keeping a happy face for her husband, even while she’s breaking down inside. Milly may not be a virile, aggressive role, but her persevering attitude, tendency toward pride, and control of the family place her in a role that is, more often than not, reserved for men.
Though we might like to imagine moms as eternal beacons of love and support, real life rarely makes it that easy. Moms are human too, with all the flaws and faults to show for it. Collette has taken on the role of the questionable mom again and again, ferociously embracing her characters’ negligence or bitterness without tropes or. Coincidentally, two of the most memorable instances occur opposite Steve Carell: as Pam in “The Way Way Back” and Sheryl in “Little Miss Sunshine.” Pam, especially, is an appalling mother, reveling in the Cape Cod party scene while regarding her son only with scorn. Sheryl is a slight improvement, doing her best to support the struggling Olive despite a slew of responsibilities and distractions. But Collette’s best flawed mom portrayal came even earlier, in the acclaimed 2002 film “About a Boy.” While the beloved movie foregrounds the budding relationship between Marcus (Nicholas Hoult) and Will (Hugh Grant), Collette steals scenes with her portrayal of Fiona, Marcus’s depressed single mother. When we meet Fiona, she’s in the midst of a suicide attempt—slouched in the living room having overdosed on pills. Fiona easily could have been a flat character: the careless mom only present to serve the plot by driving Marcus to an outside guardian.
But in Fiona, as in many of her other roles, Collette finds pathos in the despondence, and in doing so brings a welcome female sensibility to a movie largely centered around male bonding. The performance earned Collette nominations for both a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award, cementing her as a tour de force and setting the stage for years of multidimensional roles to come. With “Wanderlust,” Collette has once again defied the one-dimensional mom standard, bringing to life a fully realized woman whose mistakes, weaknesses, and vulnerability just make her all the more real.


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WHAT: UC San Francisco Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will deliver her annual State of the University Address on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.
In this year’s address, Desmond-Hellmann will announce significant news for the graduate-level, health-sciences University and will recognize the highlights and achievements of the last year in patient care, education, research and administration. She also will comment on challenges and opportunities UCSF faces in the upcoming years in each of those arenas, as well as plans to both maintain the University’s leadership role in these fields and to help propel the health sciences into new realms.
Members of the media are invited to hear the chancellor speak at Cole Hall Auditorium on the Parnassus campus. Her remarks will be streamed live on the web.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Cole Hall Auditorium
UCSF Parnassus campus
513 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco, CA
WHO: UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH
CONTACT: Media interested in covering the event must RSVP to Laura Kurtzman, at [email protected]; cell: 415-317-3760.
UCSF is the leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It includes top-ranked graduate schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy, a graduate division with nationally renowned programs in basic biomedical, translational and population sciences, as well as a preeminent biomedical research enterprise and two top-ranked hospitals, UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.

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Carrie Underwood Sprains Foot After Falling on Stage
Carrie Underwood suffered injury on her left foot after she fell on stage during a performance in Corpus Christi, Texas on Thursday night, September 5. The embarrassing moment was caught in an Instagram video by a fan.
Carrie, who was wearing a pair of towering heels, stepped on the back of her long, flowing top and stumbled backward. The "American Idol" winner, however, continued singing her track "Undo It" while seated.
The "Blown Away" singer poked fun at herself following the stage fall. She wrote on Twitter, "Hey, remember that time in Corpus Christi when that girl busted her butt on stage?! Hilarious. Oh wait, that was me! #5inchheels #klutz." Shortly after, she added, "I can't move my toes. Is that bad?"
The 30-year-old singer sprained her foot and it is currently put in a black brace. "Good news, it's not broken...AND I got some new footwear!" she captioned a picture of her injured foot.
Fellow country singer Brad Paisley joked on Twitter that Carrie had some alcohol before the show. She quickly shot down the accusation, saying, "You know I don't drink on stage! I'm uncoordinated enough as it is!"
Carrie still has two shows ahead of her. She is scheduled to perform at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas on Friday. Next, she will sing at a State Fair in Puyallup, Washington on September 13.
More Carrie Underwood News
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- Brad Pitt Saves Young Girl From Being Crushed by Excited Fans. See His Heroic Action!
- Katy Perry's New Album in the Works, Tour to Follow in 2017
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- Sharon Osbourne Defends Kelly for Trashing Ozzy's Alleged Mistress, Can't Help Laughing at It
- Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley Returning to Host 2016 CMA Awards

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Strap in, let’s go for a ride!
Screenshot from the article. Looks like ARIS, no?
Today, the NYT has a web article about a scientific mission to Greenland. This is very fancy web design, something only the most headlined of articles receives. About halfway through reading it, I thought, “What if this was an ARIS game?”
Many of the visual techniques and visual sources are a good match to what ARIS can do (overhead satellite maps, on-site videos and images) and the techniques try to pull the audience into the story by giving them some feeling of control (zooming the satellite shot into the basecamp as the viewer scrolls the page). The bulk of the article itself puts you inside the trials and tribulations faced by the team trying to conduct research in such a far-off, extreme place—again a good match to the strengths of ARIS and a bit different approach than communicating the underlying scientific ideas or the consequences of ice melt on this scale. There was even a portion of the article where the image of the ice from the top looked just about exactly the way it would if you had done it in ARIS, faded and transparent blue circles around points of interest.
So how about it? Would anyone take me up soon the challenge of producing a version of this story in the medium of ARIS?
I think such an undertaking, and other similar translation style activities, could teach the author a few things about how storytelling in this medium might work and how it can be similar to and different from the fancy web format. I also wonder:
- Is vicarious travel, tapping points on a map as opposed to more typical AR game design, worth undertaking? Is it compelling? Can it improve over handing someone Google maps as a set of points of interest and bring someone into the story?
- What are the possible effects of placing someone in the story as opposed to telling them about someone else’s?
- What choices do we make about what to tell and what to show? What do we hope someone gets out of being in the audience?
- If a few people do this, how different are the results? To what extent do either the software or our perceptions of it determine how we try to tell stories with it?
- What other game or game-like formats would be a good or different match for this task? e.g. how does ARIS compare to RPG Maker as a possible vehicle?
I’d be happy to hear from you if you try this design challenge or if this idea brings up any other questions.
Alyssa Concha at the 2011 ARIS GGJ
With the ARIS Global Game Jam approaching, I’ve been thinking a fair amount about how I can be helpful for those participating. We’ve done a lot of jams over the years, and gotten a lot out of them. Lately, I’ve been hunting bugs, making tutorial videos, and updating documentation. As I get myself ready to jam, it also might be a good time to share a few hints and pro-tips with would-be AR game designers. The lists below have beginners in mind but also have tips for those with some AR design experiences under their belts. These ideas aren’t comprehensive, but are just a few of the things I have been thinking about regarding making cool things with ARIS. I’d be happy to hear back from readers what tips they have, which of these ended up being helpful or not, and what else they’d want to know along the way.
ARIS 2015 GGJ Poster – Burque Basecamp
Hints and Walkthrough for the ARIS Beginner
- Get the basic conceptual model down first: Objects, Triggers, and Scenes
- Make a simple 3 stop tour to solidify this understanding.
- Use locks to make that tour unfold as you take it.
- Actually try this out in person, not just by tapping the map (unless that’s the actual format you intend).
- Make something of your own. Something really small but that carries some interest for you. It does not and probably should not have some real purpose in mind. You don’t need all that pressure the first time you make something.
- Watch someone else try your tour or first game out; notice the things that are obvious to you but totally opaque for them.
- When it comes time to make something a bit more in-depth, steal liberally.
Some More ARIS Pro-Tips
- Every once in a while, the editor freezes. Simply reload the browser tab to fix.
- Have different tabs of the editor open at the same time in separate browser tabs. Really useful for adding in media and getting links while doing other work.
- Make a new conversation for each interaction with the player. If you layer all of the interactions into a single conversation, it is confusing when you come back to it later and want to see the flow.
- Allow for your player to acclimate to the UI of ARIS
- Plaques scroll, but not everyone notices this.
- Navigation of a map is something many people have to learn when they first play ARIS games.
- Map titles can be used for instructions to the player rather than literally identifying what’s at a location.
- There are many ways to hand out items, not just putting items on a map.
- Plaques hand out items really efficiently.
- So do conversation lines
- Plaques, conversations, items, these are all metaphors. You can bend or break them to make new things possible.
- The Decoder (A UI tab in the Client) is an alternate way to use QR codes, and can make creative use of the environment. A player finds and enters information instead of scanning an image. The author writes that information where the random number is above the QR code trigger in the Editor.
- Multiple Scenes and using Quests are not novice tasks in ARIS. They will break your game if you do not have a strong grasp of how Locks work.
- Once an item is given or taken by other parts of your ARIS game (plaques, conversation lines, quest notifications, etc.) a summary of where your item is in use (small icons) will show at the bottom of the “Edit Item” interface. This can help you keep track of your game.
- A teeny, tiny bit of html can greatly increase the presence and fluidity of media in your games. Of course this is useful for text formatting, but there’s more too. With just a bit of code you can have autoplay video and audio in plaques, conversation lines, and even the description of your game. The code below works for audio, but there are other options, and a very similar version works for video. More info here.
<audio autoplay loop>
General Design Tips
- You are creating an experience for your players. This is the end goal, not successful assimilation of content into an AR container.
- Make sure you are clear on the type of experience you are creating: tour, scavenger hunt, data collection activity, interactive story, simulation, etc. Reflect on genre conventions and hits in that format.
- Use the device and the players’ surroundings in a complementary fashion. If there’s a building in your game it is sort of pointless to show them a basic image of the outside of that building when they are looking at the building from the outside themselves in real world (TM) detail.
- If your game involves walking, be conscious that this takes time and effort. There is only so much walking that players will consent to, and a small jump on a screen takes time to cover in real life. As with imagery, the act of going from place to place should play a meaningful role in your design.
- Focus on the quality of experience, especially what the player sees within 1, 5, and 15 minutes, rather than on covering a certain amount of content.
- Give your player a role to play. “What is it that is exactly the same about every single vacation you have ever taken? You.”
- At a minimum, a story has a beginning, middle, and end. There are lots of ways to add or describe the structure of a story. Following some is better than a list of undifferentiated information.
- Look to produce a Minimum Viable Product, the teeniest part of your design that could be put in front of another human in working form. Get feedback on this before going down the rabbit hole.
- Consider using a design board to help guide and track your teamwork.
Stephen Calendar, game engineer for Filament Games, posted a brief article about their history and practice of using HTML5 for game development. The article is interesting on its own, describing a revival of interest and use of HTML5 in game development, mostly to solve the run anywhere problem. But this article also has relevance for those getting into game design as novices at this moment in history.
- It’s nice that the tools and codes used by professionals are also those that we lowly people can and are able to learn to use. It brings us out of the ghetto to some extent.
- Ideas you pick up when first starting will be relevant as you progress further.
- There are many resources for those just starting out.
- Many common problems have been solved and can be copy-pasted.
- You may be able to mix and match tools to hack your way to greatness (e.g. use Hype to make an animation which you then insert into ARIS).
- Tools like ARIS and Twine, where no code is necessary but you can do more with code than without, can be accessible to novices but powerful enough for more intense uses, and might actually get used by advanced teams since they can use what they know.
This all reminds me of the heyday of MySpace, where the hackable front page encouraged young people who would never have come within a stone’s throw from a CS course to start expressing themselves creatively through code.

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Panthers Trevor Cochran, Tyler Forester, and Tiffanie Potter can be seen huddling around coaches Mark Jennings and Lara Labesky at the 2A Tourney. - Photo courtesy of Tom Cochran
Panthers end season with another close battle against Klawock
By JEFF BRADY
The Skagway varsity basketball team landed its three senior starters on all-conference teams at the Southeast Region 2A Tourney, but came up short on getting them a win in their Panther finale.
After falling hard to the Yakutat boys 81-18 in the opening round, the Skagway coed team rebounded with another close game against the Klawock boys, but lost 43-39.
They played really well in the second game, said Skagway co-coach Mark Jennings.
With junior forward Tom Littlefield knocking down three shots and seniors Trevor Cochran and Michelle Harris getting it done at the free throw line, the Panthers stayed within three points of Klawock in the first half.
Cochran and sophomore Lachlan Dennis hit a pair of three-pointers in the third quarter, and Tiffanie Potter added a big bucket to stay within 26-23 going into the final period.
Cochran had a dislocated finger but didnt tell his coaches and played on until he fouled out early in the fourth quarter. The Panthers could have folded, but didnt. Potter and Littlefield converted, and Dennis hit a monster trey with 18 seconds left to tie the game.
Skagway had been successful fouling to get back in it, but a costly foul after that big bucket gave Klawocks Ryan Armour another chance. He converted two free throws for the lead, and a Skagway turnover and another foul put him back on the line one more time to seal a four point win.
It was a frustrating loss for Skagway team which watched a Klawock player foul out in the final minute and rip his jersey off with no repercussions. Skagway should have had two additional free throws and the ball.
The refs should have called a technical, said co-coach Mark Jennings. Lara (Labesky, co-coach) was livid. The tournament director asked me later if we wanted to protest the game, but I said no.
The three seniors landed on the All-Conference team. Cochran and Potter made it for the second straight year, and Harris made it during her final year. The two girls were rewarded for their hard play in the boys division, Jennings said, adding that many coaches at the tourney told him that they were the two best female players in 2A this year. Potter also finished in a tie for the most three-pointers but lost the contest in a shoot-off.
Without a Skagway girls team to contend with this year, top-ranked Yakutat marched to the title, easily defeating Hoonah 55-27 in the championship. In a wild back-and-forth boys championship game, Kake defeated Yakutat 61-60.
Jennings said he watched the championship game with his players, and one of the boys said, I want to cut down those nets. His coach told him to keep working hard on his game.
Theyve got a lot to look forward to next year if they work this summer, Jennings said. The season didnt end the way I wanted it to, but I think this is the end of the (losing) cycle.
(from SE 2A Tourney in Sitka)
Yakutat 81, Skagway 18: YAK- Dierick 15, Vale 14, Adams 10, Jackson 9, Klushkan 8, Ivers 8, Sin 5, Bogren 5, Ross 4, Ferguson 3; SGY- Cochran 11, Harris 4, Littlefield 2, Cotton 1.
Klawock 43, Skagway 39: KLA- Armour 21, Hall 10, Cebora 4, Sanderson 3, Meece 3, Ramers 2, Assacs 1; SGY- Cochran 12, Littlefield 11, Potter 6, Dennis 6, Harris 4.
Final record: 1-13 conf., 2-18 overall
All-Conference: Trevor Cochran (boys); Tiffanie Potter and Michelle Harris (girls).
All-Sports Team: Teslyn Korsmo and Tylor Forester.
Senior All-Academic Team: Trevor Cochran, Tiffanie Potter, Michelle Harris (basketball); and Candi Ketterman (cheerleading).


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“A young prince, the beloved of a reigning king and queen dies. The death of the lad is so patheticthat it wasno less than a thunder for the queen. Hit hard by the tragedy, the queen refrains from taking food and drinks. The grief was so much that she even forgot smiling. No remedy works or any one could console her. The king falls in an embarrassing situation. He tries all possible means to solace his wife – but nothing works.”
This is the beginning of Gaijatra festival in Kathmandu-valley. The king decided to go for another try: he commanded all those families in his principality, who have lost a family member in the past one year, to come out to the street and go around the city. He wanted to show his queen that she was not alone with her grief, that she was not the sole bereft one, nor her sun was the sole man to leave the world. Frolicking clowns accompanied the bereaved families and the queen found back her smile.
This was in the 17th century and since then the procession became a yearly event. The families used to go around the city with a cow, or a child dressed like the sacred animal. The cow is believed to help the departed souls wade in the cosmic sea on their way to heaven. And it is also said that it is only on this day when the gates of the after-world are thrown open for the dead. If a departes soul missed getting in, it would have to wait for one more year.
In Bhaktapur, together with Kathmandu and Lalitpur one of the three big cities and former kingdoms of Kathmandu-valley, the yearly procession is one of the biggest. The ancient city hosts the yearly event, the powerful dances and songs of the families who lost a member – and the whole town which joins them to remember and cherish the dead in a cheerful and frisky manner. They put up big poles, decorate them with a picture of the dead and a painting of the sacred animal in front, a cow, sometimes there was still a young child. The atmosphere is overwhelming, the tension between tradition and modernity though gets resolved withing the blink of an eye. Dressed-up teens and youngsters in Bob Marley t-Shirts dance together and side by side their traditionally dressed family and friends.


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When it comes to loans, there are a lot of different things to consider. But, for people with bad credit, one of the most important things to think about is whether or not it’s possible to get a loan from FastPaydayLoans at all. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at whether or not you can get a loan for bad credit in the UK – and if so, how you can go about it.The first thing to note is that, unfortunately, not everyone will be able to get a loan with bad credit. This is because the lenders will often look at your credit score to see how risky it is to lend you money. And, if your score is low, it means that you’re more likely to default on your loan repayments.
That said, there are lenders who will still work with people who have bad credit. So, if you’re looking for a loan, it’s definitely worth checking out a few different lenders to see if any of them are willing to work with you.
There are a few ways to go about this. The first is to use a loan broker. This is a company that will search through a range of different lenders on your behalf and find the one that’s the best fit for you. The second is to use a credit union. Credit unions are often more willing to work with people who have bad credit, as they’re not as profit-driven as commercial lenders.
If you’re thinking of applying for a loan with bad credit, it’s important to remember that the interest rates you’ll be offered will be much higher than those offered to people with good credit. So, make sure you’re aware of this before you apply.
Overall, getting a loan with bad credit is definitely possible – but it’s not always easy. If you’re willing to put in a bit of extra work, though, you may be able to find a lender that’s willing to work with you.
Understanding Bad Credit Loans in the UK
When it comes to taking a loan for bad credit in the UK, having a bad credit score can seem like a major obstacle. However, there are still a number of bad credit loans available in the UK – you just need to know where to look. In this blog, we’ll take a look at what bad credit loans from FastPaydayLoans in the UK are, and explore some of the best options available to you.What are bad credit loans?
Bad credit loans are loans specifically designed for people with a poor credit history. They offer a way for you to get the money you need, even if you have struggled in the past with debt.
There are a variety of different bad credit loans available, so it’s important to do your research and find the best option for you. Some of the most common types of bad credit loans include:
- Secured loans: Secured loans are loans that are backed by a piece of property, such as your home. This means that if you can’t repay the loan, the lender can take your property to cover the debt.
- Unsecured loans: Unsecured loans are loans that aren’t backed by any property. This means that if you can’t repay the loan, the lender can’t take any of your property to cover the debt.
- Short-term loans: Short-term loans are loans that need to be repaid within a short period of time, usually 12 months or less.
- Long-term loans: Long-term loans are loans that need to be repaid over a longer period of time, usually more than 12 months.
What are the benefits of bad credit loans?
There are a number of benefits to taking out a bad credit loan, including:
- You can get the money you need, even if you have a poor credit score.
- You can get a loan even if you don’t have any collateral.
- You can get a loan even if you don’t have a perfect credit history.
- You can usually get a bad credit loan quickly and easily.
What are the dangers of bad credit loans?
There are also a few dangers to be aware of when taking out a bad credit loan:
- You may be charged a higher interest rate than someone with a good credit score.
- You may be required to put up collateral, which could
Pros & Cons of Bad Credit Loans in the UK
When it comes to bad credit loans in the UK, there are pros and cons to consider. On the one hand, bad credit loans can be a great way to get the money you need to cover important expenses, such as rent or car repairs. They can also help you rebuild your credit rating if you use them responsibly.On the other hand, bad credit loans can be expensive, and they can put you further into debt if you’re not careful. Before you take out a bad credit loan, make sure you understand the risks and rewards involved.
One of the biggest pros of bad credit loans is that they can help you cover important expenses. If you have a medical emergency, for example, a bad credit loan can help you pay for the care you need. Bad credit loans can also help you pay for rent or repairs if you’re short on cash.
Rebuilding your credit rating is another big pro of bad credit loans. If you use a bad credit loan responsibly and make your payments on time, you can improve your credit rating. This can be helpful if you want to take out a loan in the future or apply for a credit card.
However, bad credit loans can be expensive. If you borrow money at a high interest rate, you can quickly get into debt. You should only take out a bad credit loan if you’re sure you can afford to pay it back.
Before you take out a bad credit loan, be sure to weigh the pros and cons. If you’re not sure whether a bad credit loan is right for you, talk to a financial advisor.
Will I Be Arrested If I Can’t Repay Bad Credit Loans in the UK?
There’s a lot of talk about bad credit loans in the UK lately. People are worried that they’ll be arrested if they can’t repay their loans. So, what’s the truth? Will you be arrested if you can’t repay your bad credit loan?The answer to that question is unfortunately, it depends. Each situation is unique, and the authorities will make a decision based on the specific facts of your case. However, generally speaking, you won’t be arrested for not being able to repay a bad credit loan.
However, you could still face legal penalties if you don’t repay your loan. The lender may take legal action against you in order to recover the money you owe. So, it’s important to do everything you can to repay your loan on time.
If you’re having trouble making your payments, be sure to reach out to your lender as soon as possible. They may be able to work with you to come up with a payment plan that works for your budget.
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The 2nd Annual Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award Ceremony is set to award Brie Larson and John Cho Honorary Awards.
The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society is thrilled to announce that actress and filmmaker Brie Larson will be receiving their 2nd annual Trailblazer Award. In 2018, Jessica Chastain was the first recipient to receive the award. The Trailblazer Award was created to highlight and celebrate actors and filmmakers who not only speak out about important topics but are advocates for change.
Over the past several years, Larson has spoken at great lengths about the importance of gender equality, equal pay, female filmmakers, and underrepresented voices in film criticism. In June of 2018, Larson received the Women in Film Crystal Award for Excellence. While receiving the award, Larson used her acceptance speech to address the lack of voices in film criticism. Her speech, which highlighted concerning statistics from a USC Annenberg Center for Inclusion study quickly sparked a much larger public conversation.
Actor John Cho will be the first recipient of the new LAFOCS Acting Achievement Award. Since his career began in 1997, Cho has starred in over 100 different films and television series. He has taken on a wide range of roles across almost every genre including comedy, drama, sci-fi, and horror. Cho has even played a major role in several big Hollywood Blockbusters including his portrayal of Sulu in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek.
The 2nd Annual Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles.


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About This Campground
- ADA Access
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Water Hookups
- Max Length: 40 ft.
- Drive InPark next to your campsite
- Walk InPark in a lot, walk to your campsite
Lake Lowndes is simply a place that every camper (primitive or RV) has to visit. The staff from the ranger to the park host to the manager and everyone else is friendly and ready to help in any way. The sites are paved, large and very easy to back into. We have stayed at #43, #41, #1, #31 and…
Nice park on a lake. Sites could use some work but over all very nice campground. Frisbee golf coarse is a huge plus!!
This campground is very pretty and peaceful. They have a nice playground for the younger kids and disc golf for the older kids. And the lake is great for fishing and kayaking. We will stay here again.
Lake Lowndes State Park is located in Mississippi


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Does Al Dekruif (Free Press, June. 19) deserve a spanking?
Dekruif says Minnesota’s high taxes will drive business and the rich away. But Minnesota’s state-local taxes (from 1977-2010) have been in the top 10 among states for all but 8 of these years. If Dekruif were right, businesses and the rich would already be gone.
What does the new income tax increase on wealthy Minnesotans mean for couples with personal income of $350,000?
For Dekruif, it means “increasing the marginal tax rate by approximately 25 percent,” and, presumably, they can have no other incentives to keep themselves and their business in Minnesota.
For the DFL, it means a tax increase of 2 percent , from 7.85 to 9.85 percent on their income over $250,000, that is, $2,000 (probably less than the cost of their refrigerator), and it will help build a better Minnesota.
Why does Dekruif resort to a percentage trick and ignore what goes into producing Minnesota’s high quality of life?
While he piously expresses concern for effects of tobacco tax increases on the poor, Dekruif ignores the Minnesota Department of Revenue study showing, for 2010, the effective tax rate (total of all state taxes) for the lower 60 percent in income ranged from 11.5 – 14.2 percent, whereas the effective rate for the upper 20 percent ranged from just 9.3 – 10.2 percent. The DFL addressed this imbalance by raising the income tax rate on wealthy Minnesotans.
Dekruif complains about state subsidies to large corporations like 3M and Mayo Clinic but says nothing about Republicans blocking an $800 million bonding bill that would have supported infrastructure projects throughout Minnesota.
These points are enough to answer, “Yes.”
(1) Minnesota’s tax ranking among the states comes from the Tax Foundation:
Oddly enough, this is an anti-tax group that doesn’t realize how its own chart shows that a high tax state can manage quite well without driving out businesses and the rich. Note also that, even for years Minnesota was not in the top 10, it still was never lower than 16th.
(2) For the Minnesota Department of Revenue Tax Incidence Study, go to:
and scroll down to the Table of Contents and click on 2010 Effective Tax Rates under Income Deciles.
You can find a similar pattern for 2007 and 2009 Tax Incidence Studies done during the Pawlenty administration by going to:


More than three years after his wife was killed in a drunken driving crash, a Clark County jury awarded James LaPelusa and his two sons $10 million in damages.
The jury made its decision Friday. LaPelusa’s wife, Shanna LaPelusa, was 28 when she died Nov. 6, 2010, after being thrown from a car in Henderson. Her friend, Summer Mackie, was arrested later that night on a count of DUI resulting in death. She later served prison time in the case.
“The jury was validating Shanna,” lawyer Robert Cottle said of the verdict. He represented James LaPelusa.
The $10 million, to be paid by Mackie and her family or her insurance company, will be split into three equal parts, one for James LaPelusa and each of his sons, whom he now raises alone. About $370,000 was awarded for past suffering, and $9.6 million is for the future.
Shanna LaPelusa had celebrated a friend’s birthday the night she died. She and a group of friends had dinner and split a few bottles of wine at the now-closed Half Shell seafood restaurant and bar in Henderson.
But not everyone made it home. Shanna LaPelusa and two friends traveled about five miles in a car before it crashed down an embankment near Galleria Drive and McCormick Road.
Shanna LaPelusa was thrown from the car, police said. Witnesses tried to help, but she died at the scene from what the Clark County coroner’s office said was blunt force trauma to the chest.
Mackie had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit at .20 percent, court records show. She and the other passenger, Jamie Wong, both were injured and taken to St. Rose Siena Hospital, where staff members heard Mackie say, “I should not have drove,” Henderson police said.
Police interviewed Mackie and said she had four glasses of wine and a salad before trying to drive her friends home that night. Wong told police the group drank two bottles of wine altogether. Both said they couldn’t remember who was driving when the accident happened.
There was speculation throughout court proceedings about whether or not LaPelusa was wearing a seat belt when the accident happened.
In the same verdict awarding the LaPelusas $10 million, the jury decided that Shanna LaPelusa was 25 percent responsible in her own death. The remaining 75 percent went to driver Mackie, who pleaded guilty in April 2011 and was sentenced to serve at least two years in prison. She has since been released.
Contact reporter Annalise Porter at firstname.lastname@example.org or 702-383-0264.


Thanks to the combination of the petrol engine and electric motor, Toyota Hybrids more than hold their own on the motorway. The two power sources work together to give your car a boost whether at higher speed or when performing an overtake and is efficient, quiet and comfortable when cruising.
And Toyota doesn’t stop there. We constantly review and improve existing engines while also ensuring newer engines are rolled out so that Toyota Hybrids are tuned for even more effortless motorway cruising.
Still have questions about hybrids? Discover the answers to other popular hybrid questions below or find the best hybrid for you in our range.


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Stunning Vintage SPHINX Art Deco Rhodium Plated Silver Tone Marcasite Cocktail Bracelet, Arrow Signed. Perfect For ANY Special Occasion! Would Make a GORGEOUS GIFT!A FABULOUS vintage SPHINX Art Deco style rhodium plated bracelet, set with sparkling marcasites, in a lovely'XXX' or zig-zag design. All of the stones are present and beautifully sparkly, particularly when they catch the light. The clasp is hidden and also marcasite encrusted. The rhodium plated metal is wonderfully shiny even now. The bracelet is signed on each link with the arrow symbol, which identifies it as Sphinx.
It's quite a small size, and would be ideal for a slim wrist. Please measure your wrist to ensure a good fit. They were famous for their exquisitely designed high-end pieces with fabulous rhinestones, which looked just like the real thing.
They made jewellery for Kenneth Jay Lane, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Saks 5th Ave, etc. Therefore, many of their pieces were not signed. Some bear the arrow symbol, and this is one of those rare pieces. Measures approximately: 6.75 or 17cm x 12mm width.In Excellent Original Vintage Condition Thank you for looking. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Aspen Club going to foreclosure auction in January
Major redevelopment project east of Aspen has sat in limbo for more than three years
The Aspen Club & Spa is going to foreclosure sale Jan. 6, and the new owner will be responsible for paying approximately $80 million in debt attached to the property.
Ninth Judicial District Judge Denise Lynch signed an order Monday approving the sale after there were no legal challenges to foreclosing party GPIF Aspen’s proposal to put the property on the auction block.
As normally scheduled, the sale would be held publicly on the front steps of the Pitkin County Courthouse. Based on where public health orders stand the first week of January, it is unclear whether the auction would be held virtually or in-person. The Pitkin County Treasurer’s Office will conduct the auction, with the highest bidder taking ownership of a property where a major redevelopment project has sat in limbo since the fall of 2017 because of the previous ownership’s financial struggles and inability to pay contractors.
“The court has cleared it to go to foreclosure,” said Sydney Tofany, county deputy treasurer and public trustee. “It’s an official document that allows the public sale.”
The judge’s ruling was delivered as a default judgment because The Aspen Club did not meet filing deadlines.
Lynch’s order relates to two cases against the club. One was the foreclosure action GPIF Aspen launched in September. The other case was a lawsuit filed in November 2017 and led by Denver-based PCL Construction — the general contractor for the project — and dozens of subcontractors for unpaid bills.The construction firms are owed more than $25 million combined, a debt the new owner will absorb. Of that amount, PCL originally filed a claim for $17.7 million, which is now more than $19 million because of interest.
Those contractors are part of a larger pool of creditors who include note-holder GPIF Aspen, which is owed $30 million in principal alone, according to foreclosure records. Documents from Aspen Club’s Chapter bankruptcy case, which was closed earlier this year, indicated the sum was $42 million because of interest.
Another lender, Revere High Yield Fund, say it is owed $15 million for a bridge loan it gave the club.
Revere’s Clark Briner has had control of the club, which previously was run by Michael Fox, since Sept. 1, according to court records.
GPIF Aspen appears to be the front-runner to claim ownership of the property, according to people close to the matter. It has the most money tied up in the project, and there is incentive to restart the redevelopment, which includes a residential component, given the strength of what has been a strong seller’s market in Aspen since early summer.
“GPIF will be buying the property,” said a person familiar with the sale and speaking on the condition of anonymity.
The construction project site for the Aspen Club & Spa remains preserved at its 1450 Ute Ave. address on the east side of town. Fifteen of the site’s townhomes are between 60% and 80% complete, six condominiums are 30% complete, and the commercial component is 30% complete, according to filings in the bankruptcy case. The club has been closed for nearly five years.
Michael Williams of the firm Denver firm Senn Visciano Canges PC, which has represented GPIF Aspen during the foreclosure proceedings, could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
The path became clearer for GPIF Aspen after Florida-based creditor EFO Financial withdrew its foreclosure action earlier this month; EFO claimed it was owed $7.5 million.
GPIF Aspen Club is affiliated with Dallas investor Jeff Goff’s GP Invitation Funds, which is managed by Crescent Real Estate Holdings and Goff Capital Partners. The groups own the Canyon Ranch luxury resorts in Tucson, Arizona, and Lenox, Massachusetts, and the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.