RUSH SPRINGS, Oklahoma - The town of Rush Springs is rallying around a Rush Springs High School freshman who's dealing with two incredible tragedies.
Daniel Bishop, 15, is still recovering from facial, skull and spinal cord fractures he suffered in a two-car accident the morning of January 4.
Family friend Precious Hamilton was driving Daniel to school, and her 3-year-old daughter Mackenzie to the local Head Start, when she failed to yield at an intersection on Old Highway 81.
Hamilton and her daughter died in the accident.
However, doctors were able use Mackenzie's organs to help seven other people, according to her grandfather.
"I know she would never put the kids in danger on purpose, she would never put herself in danger. I know it was an accident," said Daniel Bishop's legal guardian Carla Halstead.
Halstead is Daniel's guardian, because his mother Amber Bishop died Tuesday, after a long battle with cancer.
Saturday afternoon and evening in Rush Springs, Fundady's Hideaway hosted a dinner, raffle and concert fundraiser for Daniel Bishop, and the family of Precious and Mackenzie Hamilton.
A "Help Daniel S. Bishop recover" crowdfunding page has been established. Donations in his name are also being accepted at area First National Bank locations.


New info has been released regarding the upcoming installment in the Neptunia series, Hyperdimension Great War Neptunia Vs. Sega Hardware Girls.
Hyperdimension Great War Neptunia Vs. Sega Hardware Girls, the upcoming collaboration by Sega and Compile Heart was announced back in March, and recent news elaborates further on its characters and setting. The game will contain a mixture of Sega Hardware girls and Neptunia characters, both of whom will be featured in two future protagonists. The new Sega Hardware girls represent the various Sega Consoles of the past, such as the Dreamcast, Megadrive and Sega Saturn. More news on these characters has yet to be revealed, but we do know the protagonists include the familiar IF and a new girl named Hatsumi Sega. As with the other entries in the series, this new character is also designed by Tsunako.
Dungeon exploration seems to be part of the game's content, offering plenty of opportunities to crawl through the nooks and crannies of various dungeons. Where crawling is required to progress, characters are placed in suggestive positions, showing off some supple skin. For now, the developers have announced the game to be released on the Playstation Vita, although previous releases indicate that a PlayStation 3 release of Hyperdimension Great War Neptunia Vs. Sega Hardware Girls might be possible in the future.
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Julio Colombo (born 22 February 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender for Montpellier HSC. In June 2015, he was arrested by the police during an anti-drug operation.

Personal life
On 15 June 2015, Colombo was arrested by the police during "Hyphen", an anti-drug operation led by France and Italy. The police dismantled an international drug trafficking linked to the Calabrian mafia "'Ndrangheta" questioning 17 suspected criminals including three members of an influential Italian clan. Colombo was one of 12 people jailed in France.

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Hensley: BOE map suffers racial overtone
Tim Carpenter
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A redistricting map approved by the House appears to have been drawn to block the re-election of the first and only black member of the Kansas State Board of Education, a Democratic legislator testified Wednesday.
The map in question, part of litigation about redistricting Kansas' four political boundary maps, would remove much of Topeka Unified School District 501 from Topekan Carolyn Campbell's 4th District and replace that population with voters from five rural counties to the southeast.
"In my opinion, this is a map intentionally drawn to defeat the only African-American on the state board of education," said Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat who testified about the map in federal court.
Despite more than 25 attorneys representing various interests in the courtroom, none sought to cross examine Hensley nor called witnesses to rebut the allegation.
The Senate's version of the same 10-member board of education map wouldn't alter Campbell's district in that manner.
The House adopted the board of education map while working the past four months to find compromise with the Senate and Gov. Sam Brownback on new boundaries on the state's political maps. Revisions are required every decade to comply with population shifts in Kansas documented during the U.S. census.
Both the legislative and executive branches of state government failed to reach consensus on the package, prompting the filing of a lawsuit in U.S. District Court.
A three-judge panel completed two days of testimony Wednesday regarding development of maps for the board of education, the four-person delegation to the U.S. House, 40-member Kansas Senate and 125-member Kansas House.
In an interview, Campbell said she would be disappointed if the federal court adopted a map ousting her from areas she served while a member of the Topeka school board and the state board of education.
The map offered to the court by plaintiffs in the lawsuit would remove a region currently represented by Sen. Laura Kelly, D-Topeka, and add counties to the southeast with a predominately Republican constituency. The political meaning of the House's strategy was evident as soon as she saw the proposed map.
"I was very unhappy," said Campbell, up for re-election in the August primary. "I felt right then it was designed to make sure I didn't have the success I had four years ago."
The nine other elected members of the state education board are white.
Brent Haden, an attorney representing the Johnson County Republican Party activist serving as plaintiff in the suit, said he had no comment regarding the allegation of racial favoritism in redistricting education board seats.
The defendant in the case, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, said he was surprised by the claim from Hensley.
"That's the first time I had ever heard that argument," said Kobach, one-time chairman of the Kansas Republican Party.
The board of education redistricting map embraced by the House was a variation of one derived from mapping work by Sen. Steve Abrams, an Arkansas City Republican who previously served on the state education panel.
House Democratic leader Paul Davis, of Lawrence, said the Republican-led House's recalculation of board of education territory left no room for debate about the likely result of changes to Campbell's district.
"Their map clearly changes the composition of that state board district," Davis said.

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Letting agents provide a service for both landlords and tenants throughout the tenancy and tenants are also therefore our customers. There is a considerable proportion of work carried out by letting agents for tenants that should not be charged to landlords.
· They come to us for legal advice, we write references for them and forward their mail.
· Our workload is increased when a tenant is in breach of contract.
· when we have completed deposit negotiations with a tenant we employ contractors on their behalf.
· A letting agent should be able to deal with maintenance issues more quickly and efficiently than a private landlord because they have an office that is staffed throughout the day and they should have access to a team of tradesmen that can act quickly. Where heating systems have broken down or there has been a leak we have often provided tenants with portable heaters, hot water urns and dehumidifiers. We also provide a list of 24 hour contacts.
· We are often asked by tenants for advice on the most efficient way to heat a property and have setup time clocks and programmers for them.
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· We have replaced batteries and bulbs in difficult to reach lights and smoke detectors, bled radiators, re-pressurised boilers and unblocked wastes.
· We often have to give advice on controlling condensation and cleaning products and the operation of cookers and washing machines, despite user manuals being provided.
· We have also dealt with antisocial behaviour problems, advising tenants of the best course of action to take against antisocial neighbours and if the offender is one of our tenants we have taken more direct action from writing letters to remind them of their obligations towards neighbours to ending their tenancy.
· We often defend the case of a tenant when we believe one of our landlords clients is being unreasonable.
· With properties with communal areas we have been involved in disposing of tenants waste and sorting out parking issues.
· We have been called out to let tenants into their properties when they have locked themselves out.
· In addition to checks (right to rent, reference and credit), the tenancy agreement, schedule of condition and accompanying photographs - all of which are clearly in the landlord's interests - tenants have to be issued with the latest copy of the guide 'How to Rent', the tenancy deposit scheme paperwork (prescribed information, certificate, leaflet/guide and terms & conditions), an energy performance certificate and a gas safety certificate. All of this takes time and costs money.
If we are unable to charge them a fee we will have to advise them to seek advice elsewhere for many of the above points or employ contractors for gaining entry, replacing bulbs, batteries etc.
I don't believe that tenants have a problem with paying a legitimate and reasonable fee, particularly if those fees are listed on the agent's website and included in the property advert. In Norwich I believe upfront fees in the region of £100 to £125 per tenant would be fair and provided the tenant is offered good service by their agent I believe they would be happy to pay the fee rather than the alternative of a fee ban and the unintended consequences of rising rents.
It's also inevitable that jobs will be lost as agents look at ways of reducing their costs.
We believe that a fee cap is a fair, balanced solution to the problem of excessive fees. An outright ban is completely the wrong approach and a step too far in discouraging buy to let investment.


The low loan to value is in place to shield the lender in case of default on mortgage loan. I have seen occasions that went all the way to 75% but 65% is usual. He must be earning a stable income month after month.


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Home > Prophecies > Middle East > Syria
Capital: Damascus
Population: 17,951,639 (July 2014 est.) - Note: approximately 18,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2012)
Ethnic groups: Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%
Religions: Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian) 10%, Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo)
On 6/25/2003 at 1113hrs., Rev. Hansen received the following prophecy to Syria:
"Syria, oh Syria, a country of blood, deception, mystery, brutality and barbarism. You have lied to the world, you have lied to my people.
You speak words of delay and words of death. Trickery and mockery are your wiles and devices. You plot the death of your enemies and the enemies of your gods, while at the same time speak words of purity and holiness.
Yes, you are a deceptive snake, a venomous viper, who I will bring to naught. Your time of exploitation is quickly coming to an end. Damascus will be destroyed and the world will know your true intentions were evil; that the father of all lies, the prince of the air, rules over Syria and guides the lives and hearts of the rulers.
Yes, death, much death and destruction is coming as quick and sudden as a thief in the night with a dagger and vile filled with the venom of wrath.
Turn to me people of Syria, for the Death Angel of Egypt is coming and only the blood of Jesus Christ can spare your life on earth and eternal soul from my judgment.
Jesus Christ loves the people of Syria, so turn to me while there still is time. I, the Lord God Jesus Christ am returning to judge the nations: the Jews, the Arabs, the Moslems, the Christians; and only those who trust in me with lives empowered by the Holy Ghost will escape my wrath."
Isaiah 17:1-3 "The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts."
History of Syria:
In about 800 B.C., the Assyrian Empire rose to power and for nearly two centuries they administered Syria and Lebanon. In 612 B.C., it fell to Babylonia, land of the famous hanging gardens. Persia conquered Babylonia and took control of the Middle East.
The defeat of Darius the Mede by Alexander the Great of Macedonia was the beginning of Western rule over Syria. After Alexander's death, Greater Syria was divided into two empires. One empire was under Ptolemy and the other under Seleucus. From 64 B.C. to 395 A.D., most of Syria was brought under control by the Romans. The Byzantine Empire, a mixture of Greek culture and Christianity began with the death of Theodosius, when Rome was divided between East and West.
After the death of Muhammad, Arab fighters began to spread Islam. Under Caliph Omar Bin Al Khattab, Syria was taken over from the Byzantines. In 636, the Muslims fought against the Byzantines in the battle of Yarmuk. Muawiya, former governor of Syria, fought with Caliph Ali Bin Abi Talib, Muawiya took over in 661 when Caliph Ali was assassinated and made Damascus capital of the Umayyad territory.
In 1516, Sultan Selim I, conquered Syria. He proclaimed himself as the Caliph. Under his successor, Suleyman the Magnificent, the Tekkiye Mosque complex was built in Damascus. Under Ibrahim Pasha, Damascus became the centralized government of Syria. after Ibrahim Pasha captured Damascus in 1832.
A secret Anglo-French pact of 1916 put Syria in the French zone of influence. The League of Nations gave France a mandate over Syria after World War I. In 1930, France recognized Syria as an independent republic but still subject to the mandate. The French high commissioner suspended the Syrian constitution in 1939 following nationalist demonstrations. In 1941, British and Free French forces invaded Syria to eliminate Vichy control. Syria was an Allied base during the rest of World War II.
Nationalist demonstrations turned violent in 1945. In 1958, Syria united with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic, with Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt as president. Syria became independent again on September 29, 1961.
In the Arab-Israeli War in 1967, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. In November 1970, Hafiz al-Assad, a member of the Socialist Ba'th Party, the minority Alawite sect, seized power in a bloodless coup.
Syria joined Egypt attacking Israel in October 1973 in the fourth Arab-Israeli War, but was pushed back and lost more land. In the settlement worked out by U.S. secretary of state Henry A. Kissinger in 1974, the Syrians recovered all the territory it had lost in the war.
In 1990, President Hafiz al-Assad ruled out any possibility of legalizing opposition political parties. In December 1991, voters approved a fourth term for Assad, giving him 99.98% of the vote.
In the 1990s, there was a lack of progress in Israeli-Syrian relations. In December 1999, Israeli-Syrian peace talks resumed, but soon broke down over discussions about the Golan Heights.
On June 10, 2000, President Hafiz al-Assad died. His son, Bashar al-Assad, succeeded him.
In May 2002, the United States included Syria in a list of states that make-up an "axis of evil". President Assad appointed Mohammed Naji al-Otari as prime minister in September 2003.
In September 2004, a UN Security Council resolution asked Syria to withdraw its remaining troops from Lebanon. Syria moved abourt 1,000 troops from the vicinity of Beirut to eastern Lebanon
On February 14, 2005, Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri was killed by a car bomb. Many implicated Syria in his death. Hariri opposed Syrian involvement in Lebanon. Lebanese protests called for Syria's withdrawal, a demand backed by the U.S., European Union (EU), and the United Nations (UN).
After protests by Sunni Muslim, Christian, and Druze parties, pro-Syrian prime minister Omar Karami resigned. Hezbollah sponsored a pro-Syrian rally on March 8. The demonstrations led to the reappointment of Karami as prime minister on March 9. An anti-Syrian protest followed. In April, Omar Karami resigned a second time. Lebanon's new prime minister, Najib Mikati, announced that new elections would be held. By the end of April, Syria withdrew all of its troops.
On October 20, 2005, the UN released a report on Hariri's slaying, concluding that the assassination was organized by Syrian and Lebanese intelligence officials, including Asef Shawkat, Syria's military intelligence chief.
In July 2006, during the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict in Lebanon, Syria was suspected of aiding Hezbollah. In May 2007 Bashar al-Assad was elected to his second term as president.
Israeli jets fired on targets deep inside Syria in September 2007. American and Israeli intelligence analysts said Israel attacked a partially built nuclear reactor. Syria denied that any such facilities exist and protested to the U.N.
In February 2008, a top Hezbollah military commander, Imad Mugniyah, was killed in a car bombing in Damascus, Syria. Mugniyah is thought to have orchestrated a series of bombings and kidnappings, and he was one of America's most wanted men with a price tag of $25 million on his head. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who accused Israel of arranging the assassination, called for an "open war" against Israel.
In September 2008, a bomb made of more than 400 pounds of explosives exploded near a Shiite shrine in Damascus. Terrorism was suspected, but no one claimed responsibility.
In October 2008, American Special Operations Forces launched an air attack into Syria, killing a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia near the Iraqi border. U.S. officials say the militant, Abu Ghadiya, smuggled weapons, money, and fighters into Iraq from Syria. The Syrian government accused the Americans of committing a war crime, saying that eight civilians, including a woman and three children, were killed in the attack.
The anti-government protest movement that swept through the Middle East in early 2011 also engulfed Syria. In mid-March, the arrests of school-age children for painting anti-government graffiti in the town of Dara'a sparked outrage. Demonstrations broke out throughout the country, with protesters calling for the release of political prisoners, an end to corruption, and broader civil rights. On March 25, the government reneged on a promise not to use force against the protesters, opening fire on demonstrators.
On March 29, 2011, President Assad's cabinet resigned. Massive protests and the crackdown by police continued. As the opposition movement gained strength, President Assad tried to balance suppression and compromise, offering some reform while forbidding protests "under any banner whatsoever." Assad deployed troops to several cities.
Assad intensified attacks on protesters in early August 2011, unleashing tanks, armored vehicles, and snipers on the city of Hama. The assaults prompted widespread international condemnation. The UN released a report accusing Syria of crimes against humanity.
In October 2011, the opposition formed the Syrian National Council with the goal of ousting Assad. Turkey endorsed the council and allowed members of the Free Syrian Army to set up camp within its borders. On November 2, Assad agreed to a deal brokered by the Arab League to stop killing civilians, begin talks with the opposition, and withdraw forces from the streets. However, Assad increased attacks. In response, the Arab League suspended Syria's membership and imposed sanctions on Syria.
The UN warned in December 2011 that Syria was on the brink of civil war. "The Syrian authorities' continual ruthless repression, if not stopped now, can drive the country into a full-fledged civil war," said Navi Pillay, the UN commissioner for human rights.
In February 2012, Russia and China blocked an effort by the United Nations Security Council to end violence in Syria. Both countries vetoed the resolution just hours after the Syrian military launched an assault on the city of Homs. On February 6, the U.S. closed its embassy and withdrew its staff from Syria. Later in February, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev awarded Syrian writer and poet Ali Ukla Ursan a Pushkin Medal. Ursan had publicly expressed anti-Semitic opinions and praised the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
In late February 2012, a UN panel accused the government of ordering "gross human rights violations" against civilians. The panel said the atrocities qualified as crimes against humanity. On February 26, a referendum on a new constitution passed. Outside observers called the referendum a farce.
On March 21, 2012, the UN Security Council issued a presidential statement backing a plan outlined by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan which called on the government to stop killing civilians, engage in talks with the opposition, withdraw forces from the streets, and begin a transition to a democratic, political system." Russia and China endorsed the document. Assad accepted the statement and agreed to a cease-fire.
In June 2012, many people were massacred near Hama. UN monitors abandoned their fact-finding mission after being attacked, and a UN official declared that Syria is in a state of civil war.
Assad's regime suffered a blow on July 18, 2012, when a bomb went off at a meeting of senior ministers and security officials at the country's national security headquarters in Damascus, killing the defense minister and Assad's brother-in-law.
In August 2012, Kofi Annan resigned as UN special envoy to Syria. Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab and at least two other ministers defected to Jordan on August 6, and announced that they would support the opposition.
In October 2012, the war in Syria was beginning to threaten the stability of other countries in the region. Militants from Hezbollah were reportedly starting to help Assad fight the rebels, and relations between Syria and Turkey deteriorated after a cross-border mortar attack from Syria killed five Turkish civilians. Turkey launched retaliatory attacks on targets in Syria.
In November 2012, Syria's opposition groups agreed to form a new governing body unifying rebel groups under one umbrella. The 50-person body, the Syrian National Initiative, replaced the Syrian National Council. Sheikh Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib was named the group's leader.
On November 11, 2012, stray mortar fire from Syrian artillery units hit inside Israel. Israel responded by firing warning shots into Syria. The next day, a mortar shell from Syria hit near an army post in the Golan Heights. Israel responded by firing tank shells at Syrian artillery units.
In March 2013, the opposition coalition elected Ghassan Hitto as prime minister of the Syrian National Coalition. Many members of the coalition opposed the election of Hitto, and Sheikh Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib resigned as president of the coalition.
April 2013, Brig. Gen. Itai Baron, Israel's highest ranking intelligence analyst, said he had evidence that Assad used chemical weapons on rebels.
In early May 2013, Israel ordered two airstrikes on Damascus. The first was on May 3 and the second two days later. Israeli officials maintained the strikes focused on military warehouses in an effort to prevent Hezbollah from getting weapons. The Syrian government condemned the air assault.
On May 25, 2013, Hezbollah and Syrian forces bombed Al-Qusayr, Homs. The following day, multiple rockets hit Beirut. On May 27, the ban against arming Syrian rebels was lifted by the European Union.
In June 2013, the U.S. determined that Assad used chemical agents and that it would begin supplying arms and ammunition to the rebels.
Ghassan Hitto stepped down as the prime minister of the opposition Syrian National Coalition in July 2013. His resignation came days after Amad Jarba was elected president of the coalition.
On August 21, 2013, opposition groups accused the government of attacking rebel areas in Zamalka, Ain Tarma, and Erbeen with chemical weapons. The government denied it launched a chemical attack. President Barack Obama said on August 27 that he was considering a limited strike in Syria. French president François Hollande and British prime minister David Cameron backed Obama's plan. On August 29, the British parliament voted down Cameron's request for authorization to attack Syria.
On August 31, 2013, the Obama administration released an intelligence summary claiming evidence that the Syrian government ordered a chemical attack and President Obama said he would seek congressional approval for military action. On September 4, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize the use of military force in Syria.
In September 2013, the opposition coalition elected Ahmad Saleh Touma as interim prime minister. On September 9, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested that a strike on Syria could be averted if President Bashar al-Assad agreed to hand over all chemical weapons. Russia and the U.S. reached an agreement that Syria must provide an inventory of its chemicals weapons or destroy them. On September 16, the United Nations confirmed in a report that the chemical agent sarin was used near Damascus.
In late September 2013, eleven rebel groups announced they would no longer recognize the Syrian National Coalition opting to work together to establish Sharia law in Syria. UN officials arrived in Syria in early October and began destroying equipment used to produce chemical weapons.
In December 2013, the U.S. and Britain suspended non-lethal aid to the opposition after the Islamic Front confiscated equipment provided to rebels.
In early January 2014, the Nusra Front joined with other rebels groups to drive the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from several cities. ISIS was accused of executing leaders of the Free Syrian Army and Ahrar al-Sham.
On January 22, 2014, in Switzerland, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited Iran to negotiations, but reneged when Iran refused to accept terms of the talks requiring Assad to step down and the formation of a transition government. In February, a second round of talks opened in Geneva, but ended without making any progress.
In March 2014, government troops, with the help of Hezbollah, recaptured the city of Yabroud. It was the last rebel stronghold in the area.
On June 3, 2014, Assad was re-elected to a third term. Votes were only cast in areas under government control. The opposition boycotted the election. In late June, Syria handed over the last of its declared chemical weapons.
In August 2014, Syrian rebels attacked Arsal. The rebels withdrew after being challenged by the military, but took 30 soldiers and police captive.
In September 2014, President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes against ISIS and would work with allies to retake areas under ISIS control. Congress approved Obama's request to fund and train rebel groups in Syria. Over 130,000 mostly Kurdish refugees flooded into Turkey as ISIS militants seized large swaths of territory and unleashed attacks on the population.
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Dog lover Yang Xiaoyun holds a dog which she rescued in mainland China — where it is still legal to buy and sell dog meat.
Taiwan has become the first country in Asia to ban the consumption of cat and dog meat.
People who sell, purchase or eat meat from culled canines and felines will now face hefty fines and potentially even a prison sentence.
Landmark amendments to animal protection laws, which has been approved by the Legislative Yuan - the lawmaking branch of the Taiwanese government - will see those found guilty being named and shamed and facing fines of up to 250,000 Taiwan new dollars (£6,500).
Those charged with intentionally harming or torturing animals could meanwhile be jailed for up to two years and fined two million Taiwan new dollars (£52,000) while tougher sanctions will apply for repeat offenders.
Dogs for sale are kept in a cage in Dashichang dog market on the day of local dog meat festival in Yulin, Guangxi Autonomous Region, June 22, 2015.
According to the China Post, some localities in Taiwan have already taken measures banning dog and cat meat consumption but there was no national legislation against the practice.
The series of amendments raises a host of issues around animal welfare and reveals changing attitudes in Taiwan, where dogs are now widely seen as pets.
Under the new law, it will also be made illegal to "walk" animals on a leash alongside dangerous motor vehicles such as scooters.
High-profile cases of animal torture have previously led to public outrage, with campaigners claiming perpetrators were being "let off too easy".
Dog meat is a popular delicacy in Asia but cat meat is less regularly consumed.


The ultimate goal of the U.S. Transport Task Force (TTF) is to develop a physics-based understanding of particle, momentum and heat transport in magnetic fusion devices. This understanding should be of sufficient depth that it allows the development of predictive models of plasma transport that can be validated against experiment, and then used to simulate the future performance of burning plasmas in ITER, and next-step fusion energy reactors. To achieve success in transport science, it is essential to characterize local fluctuations and transport in fusion grade plasmas, to understand the basic mechanisms responsible for transport, and ultimately to control these transport processes. These goals must be pursued in multiple research thrust, and the TTF workshop focus topics evolve to reflect emerging advances in physics understanding.
The 2018 Workshop will continue an emphasis on developing and using transport tools to predict the outcome of experiments in present fusion plasma research machines. This Predict First Initiative will enhance the efficient use of experimental runtime in the near term and will provide more rigorous validation tests for the theory taking the next step towards the ultimate goal of the TTF to produce validated predictive transport models.


People all over the world have been remembering the life and legacy of Nipsey Hussle since his tragic death on Sunday outside his store. There have been multiple vigils outside "The Marathon" Store and this moment in time even helped bring local LA gangs together for a peaceful vigil. Fans have even launched a petition to help rename Slauson Ave. to Nipsey Hussle Blvd.
With this said, TMZ recently caught up with Ice Cube to ask him what he thought about changing the street name. Cube goes on to say that any tribute to honor Nipsey is positive. The legendary rapper also says that fans should keep their heads up and to watch their backs.
Eric Holder, the man who allegedly killed Nipsey Hussle, is currently in jail and could face life in prison.
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As Scotland goes to the polls to decide on its own separation from the United Kingdom, the tone of the campaign is, again, high on passion and, again, secessionists are inching toward the magical 50 percent line.
Even among linguistic siblings the differences are stark: Germany is poorer than the small German-speaking states (Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein), France is poorer than the small French-speaking states (Belgium, Andorra, Luxembourg, and Switzerland again and, of course, Monaco). Even Ireland, for centuries ravaged by the warmongering English, is today richer than their former masters in the United Kingdom, a country 15 times larger.
Of course there are many short-term issues for the Scots to consider, from tax and subsidy splits, to defense contractors relocating to England. And, of course, the deep historico-cultural issues that this American of Franco-British descent should best sit out.


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Out on my dog walkies last week I noticed a strange new mood. Nearly everyone was cheery: waving, smiling, calling out jolly remarks, and it seemed to peak on the day Rebekah Brooks resigned. "Two down, one to go," shouted one fellow, and for a while the nation seemed fresh and clean. But not for long. Since the televised parliamentary committee, which was a bit wet, except for Tom Watson, things have soured again and Rosemary is sick to death of it all.
"Please don't write about it," she says. "Everyone's fed up to the effing back teeth with it. It's deeply boring. Because they're going to get away with it. They'll squiggle and diddle. And now they're all going on holiday. You can hardly call one day a recall. I hate them, I hate them, I hate them. This lot especially."
What a cynic. And so is Fielding. "I'll bet that pie-thrower was a Murdoch plant," he says, "and somebody must have told Rupert to count to 10 before answering any questions. But is the prime minister in their pockets? That's what I want to know. They're all such good liars. Anyway, most people don't care. Only you Guardianistas in north London."
What rubbish. I bet that burst of joy was nationwide, but I can see why they're both so glum. I remember another time like this – when Tony Blair won the 1997 election. Our dog walkies that week were also uplifting. Everyone rejoiced, but too soon. Rosemary and Fielding don't want to be caught out being soppy optimists again.
"I hate to tell you," Rosemary bangs on. "Nothing's going to happen. It's not going to turn out the way you want. Sorry. Miliband won't keep up the momentum."
Why not? He's done rather well so far. Perhaps things are just at a bit of a standstill while Cameron hides behind the judicial inquiry. But one day we'll find out what "nothing inappropriate" means, more crooks will fall on their swords, the dirt will be swept away. I'm full of hope. I can't bear not to be.
Last week everybody woke up. We mustn't go to sleep again.
For Fielding's view, visit the Guardian's Mortarboard blog.


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Born in June 1822 at Cumberland House, in present-day Saskatchewan, son of Thomas Isbister, a Hudson's Bay Company officer and a mixed-blood daughter of Alexander Kennedy and his Cree wife Aggathas. He was educated at St. John's College in the Red River Settlement, from 1833 to 1837, and in the Orkney Islands. Returning to the North-West from Scotland in 1837 he entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, serving at Norway House, Fort Simpson and Peel's River. A number of his exploring expeditions were the basis of papers given later to the Royal Geographical Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Isbister was unhappy with the lack of advancement granted to mixed-bloods. Isbister resigned in 1841 and returned to Scotland to complete his education at Aberdeen and Edinburgh universities, receiving his MA degree from the latter in 1858. After studying law he was called to the Bar in 1864 and received his L.L.B. degree from the University of London in 1866.
He joined the staff of East Islington Proprietary School in 1849, was headmaster in 1851, and moved to a series of more prestigious headmaster appointments (Jews' College, 1855; Stationers' Company School, 1858). He became active with the College of Preceptors that oversaw the English teaching profession. He edited its magazine, the Educational Times, and was dean after 1872. Though absent from his native land from 1842, he never lost interest in its well-being. Not surprisingly, he fought hard and long on behalf of his mixed-blood countrymen, whom he regarded as being under the tyranny of the HBC. In 1847 he headed a deputation to the British Government presenting the petition of 1846 from 1,000 settlers of Red River for status as a recognized colony, and in 1857 was called to testify before the House of Commons Committee investigating the Hudson's Bay Company Territories. He also wrote A Proposal for a New Penal Settlement in the Uninhabited Districts of British North America (1850) and, with A. W. Chesson, The Red River Insurrection: Three Letters and a Narrative of Events (1870). He endowed a schools prize for Red River in 1867 (now awarded by St. John's College).
Throughout his life Isbister was an early advocate of the inclusion of the Company's territories in Confederation. Always active in the promotion of education he left in his will money for the establishment in Manitoba of the Isbister prizes and scholarships. A trust fund was established for scholars ($100,000, first awarded in 1885) at the University of Manitoba. In addition, he left his extensive collection of nearly 5,000 books to the University of Manitoba. Regrettably, most were lost in a fire in 1898.
He died at Islington, London on 28 May 1883. He is commemorated by Isbister Street and Isbister School in Winnipeg, and the Isbister Building at the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba.
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Manitoba Pageant, Vol. 3, No. 1, September 1957.
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Alexander Kennedy Isbister: A Respectable Critic of the Honourable Company by Barry Cooper (1988).
Alexander Kennedy Isbister, Dictionary of Canadian Biography XI, 445-46.
A Political Manual of the Province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories by J. P. Robertson, Winnipeg: Call Printing Company, 1887.
Pioneers and Early Citizens of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Manitoba Library Association, 1971.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. "Jack" Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
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For legal practitioners in Singapore, 2020 will always be remembered as a momentous year where the Singapore courts had made online hearings possible in its response to the challenges brought about by COVID-19. However, 2020 would also be remembered as the year where the world gasped in horror as it witnessed how COVID-19 was able to sweep across the globe at an unprecedented speed, claiming the lives of many and forcing the closure of businesses around the world. At a time where most people and companies are still reeling from the effects of COVID-19, it is no surprise that the legal industry is also similarly affected. During this time where most companies are reducing headcount in order to survive the pandemic, junior lawyers may wonder whether the legal industry is similarly affected. In particular, has the advent of COVID-19 made it even more difficult for junior lawyers to learn the ropes of the trade? If so, how can a junior lawyer remain positive and competitive during this period of uncertainty? This article attempts to explore these issues.
Lawyering has always been associated with hard work, long hours, and with little to no work-life balance – some would even argue that work is, in fact, life. Therefore, it is not uncommon for a junior lawyer, who has just been called to the Bar, to spend about an average of 10 to 12 hours in the office daily ploughing through documents, conducting legal research, replying to e-mails and drafting documents. However, the reality is that in most cases, junior lawyers would find themselves spending most of their time trying to figure out what is going on and how to best finish a task competently without attracting the ire of their superiors.
Prior to COVID-19, junior lawyers could, in most instances, tap on the experience and knowledge of their senior colleagues, as well as rely on the abundance of legal resources available in their respective organisations. Additionally, and depending on the culture of the organisation, being seen to toll long hours in the office (especially over the weekend) could also be celebrated and be seen as an indication of one's potential to succeed in this demanding profession. However, with the advent of COVID-19, traditional ways of lawyering have been thrown into disarray. It is, therefore, important to take a step backward and consider how COVID-19 has changed the status quo vis-à-vis the problems and challenges faced by young lawyers.
On 3 April 2020, the Prime Minister and the Multi-Ministry Taskforce on COVID-19 (the Taskforce) announced that an elevated set of safe distancing measures would be implemented in order to reduce movements and interactions in both public and private places. Accordingly, Singapore entered into a circuit breaker period, from 7 April 2020 to 1 June 2020, where all workplace activities – save for those providing essential services – were ordered to shut down.
In order to comply with the Taskforce's implementation of the safe distancing measures, the Ministry of Law on 5 April 2020, published an advisory in respect of the elevated safe distancing measures for law practices. Essentially, and apart from the general exemption granted for the four categories of activities as set out in the said advisory, law firms were obliged to, inter alia, adopt video and audio conferencing tools to support their workers to work from home. In an instant, the "work from home" culture became the norm and swiftly enveloped law practices.
Since its implementation, working from home has given rise to a number of difficulties and challenges in the day-to-day work of a junior lawyer. For example, working from home could affect the quality of one's work due to a fewer resources available at home. For junior lawyers who are deprived of such invaluable resources, this can be extremely detrimental since they are the ones who are almost always tasked to conduct legal researches – an important task which would have a bearing on how, for example, a case is to be subsequently pleaded. Additionally, working from home would also mean that access to guidance or mentorship from senior lawyers are also equally reduced.
Apart from work-related challenges, junior lawyers are also exposed to a higher level of mental stress in respect of job security. Being the most junior member of the profession, it is not surprising that junior lawyers are almost always the first to be placed on the chopping board whenever a reduction of headcount is necessary. Reasons such as "we don't think you fit well in the team", "we don't think this is going anywhere", or "we do not think that you are cut out for this", are extremely common and continue to haunt those who are affected.
Despite the challenges and problems, COVID-19 has also taught us many important and valuable lessons. Perhaps one of the most obvious is that given the right technological tools and platform, working from home is entirely plausible and in fact, sustainable – arguably, this may even improve work-life balance in the long run which would eventually reduce the "hollowing out" of mid-tier lawyers. As such, how can junior lawyers take advantage of the current situation to ensure that they remain competitive?
As a start, while there is no doubt that the legal profession will emerge stronger and overcome the challenges brought about by COVID-19, junior lawyers could also ride with the tide by embracing the working from home arrangement with zeal. Arguably, there is no better time than now to demonstrate one's enthusiasm and commitment to their work and craft. The argument runs that if one could prove themselves to be independent and resourceful to his or her team during a pandemic and economic downturn, then one would most likely continue to be indispensable to his or her team after COVID-19 has run its course. Importantly, and in the process of proving one's worth to his or her team, it is imperative that junior lawyers should always bear in mind that mentorship and guidance are not a given and should never be expected. In fact, professional growth is in most cases directly attributed to the amount of hard work, time, and dedication that one invests. At a time where offices have moved online, there has never been a better time to take advantage of the situation and invest in one's professional growth by registering for the various webinars offered by the Law Society1A list of the same can be found here: https://www.lawsociety.org.sg/cpd/law-society-events/ .
Junior lawyers could also demonstrate their value to their superiors by taking ownership of all aspects of their work. This means that apart from getting the job (billable or nonbillable) done by the deadline and at the highest level of quality possible, junior lawyers should also not assume that they would be micromanaged and/or spoon-fed. Afterall, if one requires to be micromanaged and/or spoon-fed, then there is no logical reason why the firm should hire such a person in the first place.
Next, junior lawyers should also be open to undertake work which falls outside of their intended areas of practice. For example, one should not hesitate to take up a divorce matter even though his or her preferred area of practice is commercial litigation. As a junior lawyer, one should not be pigeonholed into a specific area of practice but should instead be nimble and remain open to pivot to where the opportunities are.
Last but not least, it is also important for junior lawyers to understand early in their careers that the day would eventually come where they would be expected to generate work for the firm and build their respective practices. Whilst most junior lawyers are not expected to bring in clients during the first few years of their careers, there is nothing to stop them from developing and expanding their digital footprint, which would consequently increase their visibility and reach when they are ready to build their own practices. For example, junior lawyers could contribute to their organisation's marketing efforts by volunteering to write thought-provoking articles or engage with like-minded individuals through their professional LinkedIn accounts. Junior lawyers could also give back to society and generate goodwill for their organisations by volunteering their time with the Law Society Pro Bono Services.
At the end of the day, junior lawyers should always remember that they are never alone and should not hesitate to approach their seniors or superiors for assistance or advice. Although the advent of COVID-19 has resulted in various challenges and difficulties, junior lawyers should never underestimate the importance of the role that they play in their respective organisations. Undoubtedly, junior lawyers form an integral part of the profession and it is important that we remain resilient and competitive as we embrace and welcome the changes that COVID-19 has to offer.
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↑1 A list of the same can be found here: https://www.lawsociety.org.sg/cpd/law-society-events/
Joseph Wong
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A very still night here in Pukalani, with no breeze, and little sound, was just livened up by the sharp cry of an approaching `auku`u, a black-crowned night heron. It cried out once as it approached, again when just about overhead, and once more as it trailed off. The pitch of those three cries painted an image of how fast the bird was traveling, and the direction. Alas I was in the house -- I would have liked a chance to have seen it silhouetted against the moon.
Recently I took a long walk down the gulch, and to my surprise startled three or four `auku`u that had been roosting in some tall inia trees. I was surprised to see them so far from the beach or a wetland, but then I remembered the ponds and miles of ditches that run through the cane fields.
The neighbors said that a while back a great blue heron built its nest in a lone inia tree behind our house. I had to wonder if it was really a night heron, since when their necks are elongated someone who was not observing closely could confuse the two. Do you ever see great blue herons on Maui?
Heavy rains fell on leeward Haleakala late yesterday afternoon, bringing floodwaters down Kaonoulu Gulch to central Kihei S. Kihei Rd was submerged and a layer of mud left behind.
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This summer was another nail-biter here on Maui, with one major storm after another heading our way from the eastern Pacific. We were spared -- again, and again!
Some slight movement caught my eye. Turned out to be a pair of pale blue butterflies doing a circular mating dance.
I love the rich detail, the false eyespots and antennae, the shaggy wing edges, the powerful little feet, and the exquisite clumsiness of the whole affair.
After some investigation, I believe this is Lampides boeticus, the "Long-tailed Pea-Blue Butterfly".
Japanese white eye visits Wiliwili blossoms -- A'apueo Gulch.
I wonder which of the native birds might have visited these flowers?
The white-eyes do knock a bunch of blossoms off the trees -- I think they are going for insects -- not sure if there is any nectar that attracts them.
A Wiliwili tree in bloom silhouetted against the morning sky is one of my new favorite things.
Took the Girl Scouts camping and on Friday morning we hiked the Pipiwai Trail up Oheo Gulch above the Seven Sacred Pools. After a short hike we reached the lookout for the mist-shrouded Makahiku Falls. Against the brilliant green backdrop of the bamboo forest, the falls plummeted into the bowl far below. Just then a pair of white-tailed tropicbirds flew up the gulch and circled in front of the falls, their long tail feathers streaming behind them. Epic.
There had been much ado about the approach of Tropical Storm Darby, and I admit part of me was looking forward to something exciting. Since the Aapueo Gulch burned last month we have had a dry summer, with only the briefest of rain showers. Until this morning when the leading spiral band of the approaching storm crossed over Maui. All morning long white veils of fine rain have moved in diagonal sheets across the bleak black landscape.
I decided to stop looking at satellite images of the storm and go for a walk instead on the flat benchland between the backyards of our street and the edge of the gulch.
There has been so little growth here in the last couple months, mainly some tender blades of grass that have emerged from scattered blackened tussocks, and a few basal sprouts from the charred trunks of shrubs that remain standing. And those few fresh greens have been repeatedly clipped by the forlorn deer that come ambling through.
During the fire nearly all the haole koa shrubs that predominate here were killed. But as a parting gift, their dry pods opened and left thousands of seeds scattered over the land. Like small brown watermelon seeds, they have just sat there baking in the sun, hard and immobile on the dark carpet. Until today. By midday today we had a good soaking, and both earth and seeds are finally hydrated. The seeds have swollen up and softened, and have attracted flocks of well over a hundred spotted doves.
The grey doves took flight as a group every time I neared them, and then landed further ahead or circled behind me. I realized these are likely the largest flocks of any bird I have seen on the wing in Hawaii! I have seen the albatross gathered on the ground at Kaena Point on Oahu, and small flocks of cattle egrets pass overhead daily. I have seen fluttering groups of little birds in the grassland, and the mynah birds on our roof, but barely anything worth calling a flock. I know some of the northwestern islands are mobbed by roosting sea birds, but what about birds of the uplands? Were there ever large flocks here?
Also puffed up by the moisture are the brilliant red seeds of the wiliwili tree. There aren't many of these, maybe a dozen or two scattered beneath a parent tree. Hopefully some of the pinto bean-sized seeds will sprout and take hold. I see no young wiliwili in the gulch, only the elders' with their yellow bark and fat thorns, scarred and deformed by prior insect attacks. It may be my imagination but it appears that the bark on the canopy limbs is more greenish than normal -- maybe a photosynthetic response to the fire? Or just a way to soak in solar energy in the dry times.
In a hopeful sign, one of the trees that was caught in the fire and sports a blackened trunk has put out some new growth with pale green leaflets. I am always rooting for the survival of the wiliwili here, especially since they are the main reminder of the diverse tropical dry forest that once covered the lower leeward slopes of Haleakala.
As for an exciting storm, I was only hit by only a couple decent gusts, and then the sun came out.
Out over the gulch's sloping wall are towering clouds of gnats in the late afternoon light. Sometimes they briefly organize into a vortex shape, before dissipating back into a chaotic cloud. Ephemeral moments of order and splendor.
Cane toads have been singing their percussive gargling song in the evenings. Why now? Is it the time of year, or just a matter of how low the flow is in the irrigation ditch? Or is there some other factor that has inspired them?
First jacaranda tree in full bloom along the A'apueo Parkway in Lower Kula. Purple and green star apples were on display at farmers market, along with Sharwil avocados.
Suriname cherry trees are in peak bloom, attracting a riotous crowd of bees. The buzzing has been loud enough to wake me in the morning, and the sweet fragrance is wafting throughout the house.
Sisal (agave) flowers are blooming in the gulch, and are frequented by Japanese White Eyes.
Not sure if the white-eyes are attracted by the flowers, or the insects that are attracted to the flowers.
Axis deer fawns scampering around, running circles on the grassy gulch floor. Seem to be testing out their young legs to see what they can do.
As night falls a baby barn owl cries out incessantly from its sheltered grotto high up on the gulch wall. It repeats its sharp raspy call around 100 times a minute, imploring its mother to bring another mouse! Feed me!


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Learning new skills can be rewarding, especially when you can use it to help yourself and those in distress. Now, with adequate laptop repair training, you acquire the skills to repair laptops. Imagine, getting paid for the laptop repair services you provide, due to your knowledge in laptop computer repairs. The greatest success in laptop repairs will mostly come from training to repair laptops. We'll talk about some structured methods in which laptop repair training is done, using your own computer.
Years ago, before computers became one of the main sources of information gathering, books were the main source of finding information on topics that interest us. To this day books are still popular though, but the use of computers to find information is increasing in popularity.
Books can now be viewed in digital form on computers. These are called ebooks. There are many publications exclusively available as ebooks. Ebooks can be used for laptop repair training as well. An electronic book on laptop repair training, will usually be a file on your computer, which you open normally. Just make sure you have the program associated with the file format installed because you can't view the ebook without it. Like regular books, ebook pages are usually numbered, may contain a table of contents and may contain clickable shortcuts to get to a particular chapter or page. These laptop repair ebooks may cover other computers such as desktops as well.
You must enjoy reading to benefit the most from the ebook method of laptop repair training. You should also have time to invest since ebooks on the subject can be hundreds of pages long. If you don't enjoy reading then perhaps you should try the method outlined below.
Unlike ebooks, using videos to train is a heavily visual approach and you get to see the techniques in practice. Back then, we primarily used other systems, such as VCRs for video viewing. Now, we have computers that are advanced enough for playing videos. It is one of the most popular ways of communicating information today, if not the most.
Since videos can be played on your computer, there are videos out there that will teach you how to repair laptops. Programs on the PC that are capable of playing videos, will usually have a slider that you can move about, to get to a specific time period in the playback of the video. Once you have a compatible video playback program, you will have the ability to play whatever laptop repair training videos.
The quality and clarity of the instructions in the videos, which you play on your computer, has to be good though. There are many videos out there, which lack polish, scaled down or filmed in blurry quality, and as a consequence, will be hard to follow. It helps to be vigilant in this regard.
It really depends on the method of training you prefer. There are quality ebooks and laptop repair course videos out there, as well as some not so good ones. For example, you might get an ebook that may be unfriendly to beginners, or be watching those free videos that are fuzzy and don't show clearly. The most important thing is, getting the right laptop repair training will allow you to expand your computer repair knowledge, and your newly acquired skills can be used to make you money.


I also fixed a crash in the save dialog and when a treasure chest was empty. This permitted me to add the very first map (Still WIP atm in the repo): the forest entrance.
Note that the interesting part of it is not the map but the fact that I added support to show the battle front character as map sprite, in this game area.
You can now act as Kalya in the forest depending on the battle formation.


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Q: Symfony2. How to allow form to ignore extra fields? I need to post some data to my Symfony form and I use submit() method for this.
But when request contains some extra data, I got error:

"This form should not contain extra fields"

Is it possible to let form miss the extra data using form configuration ?
Maybe another way for doing this exists?
Notice: I need submit() method, not handleRequest() because I post my data through cross-domain ajax request, so form cannot be submitted this way. Reason: isValid() return false, because isSubmitted() return false.
P.S. Of course, I can create service that will be handle my request before passing it to the form, but maybe more elegant way exists.

A: In your Form Type:
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            'translation_domain' => strtolower('entity_translation_domain'),
            'allow_extra_fields' => true,
        ));
    }

The allow_extra_fields will enable your form to receive the extra data

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"How do you teach theology to a young child?" I was recently asked this question. Today is part two of my "Theology for Kids" series.
I suggest starting as soon as they're born 😉 Barring that…begin today, my friend!


Last week was a great example of the ups and downs of our work in the Nebraska Legislature.
On April 8, the Legislature heard debate on LB 472 – the Medicaid Redesign Act. This important bill would have closed the coverage gap that currently leaves more than 70,000 Nebraskans without access to health coverage.
Unfortunately, the Legislature voted down LB 472 after a few hours of debate. Senators passed a motion to bracket the bill, which means the bill will not come up again for debate this session, but could be debated again next session.
Appleseed is deeply disappointed at the outcome of the debate on LB 472. Lack of health care access for all Nebraskans remains a serious problem, and we will continue to fight for policies that make sure that all Nebraskans can get the health care they need.
On Friday, April 10, the Legislature's Transportation and Telecommunications Committee voted 5-2 to advance LB 623 to the floor for debate by the full Legislature. This bill, introduced by Sen. Jeremy Nordquist and prioritized by Sen. John McCollister, would allow young immigrant Nebraskans who came to the U.S. as children – commonly known as "DREAMers" – to apply for driver's licenses.
This bill has strong, bipartisan support in the Legislature, with 25 senators signing on as co-sponsors. Appleseed thanks the Senators of the Transportation Committee who voted to advance this bill, and we look forward to having a full debate on the floor.
Read Appleseed's statement in support of this vote.
Two important bills to help working families get ahead passed second-round debate this morning.
LB 89 – The Legislature advanced LB 89 on Select File. The bill, introduced by Sen. Kathy Campbell, will slightly raise the payment rate for the Aid to Dependent Children benefit and reduce the cliff effect in that program. The bill advanced with amendment from Sen. Heath Mello, AM 1009, which will create an Intergenerational Poverty Task Force.
LB 81 – A bill introduced by Sen. Tanya Cook to reduce the cliff effect for families eligible for Nebraska's child care assistance program also was advanced on Select File on Monday morning.
LB 566 – This bill, which would strengthen and clarify aspects of Nebraska's Indian Child Welfare Act, was advanced out of the Judiciary Committee on April 8 for debate by the full Legislature. Appleseed supports this bill because it will maintain ties of culture and tradition that are essential to the well-being of native children and families.


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FINA "carefully monitoring situation" after Korean nightclub loft collapse kills two people and injures World Aquatics Championships athletes
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) claimed it is "carefully monitoring the situation" after several athletes at the World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju were injured when the loft at a nightclub collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing two people.
The Gwangju Fire and Safety Headquarters said the loft inside the Coyote Ugly club collapsed around 2.30 am and killed two South Koreans, neither of who were Wold Aquatics Championships competitors.
According to Korean news agency Yonhap, authorities suspect the collapse was due to too much weight on the upper floor, with witnesses reportedly saying there were about 100 people in the loft area and around 370 people in the nightclub.
Yonhap reported that a further 17 people have been injured, including eight World Championships competitors – three Americans, two New Zealanders, one Dutch, one Italian and one Brazilian.
They are all water polo players except the Brazilian, with the United States team at the club celebrating having won the women's world title yesterday.
A statement from the governing body said: "FINA has been informed that an unfortunate accident occurred in the early hours of July 27, 2019 in a facility next to the Athletes Village of the World Championships in Gwangju, Korea.
"As some Championships participants were present at the moment of the accident, FINA is carefully monitoring the situation and will activate all measures to ensure health care and assistance is provided whenever necessary.
"FINA deeply regrets the situation and sends its best wishes to any victims of this accident."
Two people were killed in the collapse at the Coyote Ugly nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning and several competitors from the World Aquatics Championships injured ©Getty Images
FINA revealed seven of the injured swimmers were treated for minor injuries and returned to the Athletes' Village, while another is receiving further treatment as is expected to return to their accommodation later today.
USA Water Polo chief executive Christopher Ramsey said all their athletes are safe, and sent his condolences to the victims of the collapse.
"This is an awful tragedy," he said.
"Our hearts go out to the victims of the crash and their families.
"We are grateful to all those who lent assistance.
"All USA Water Polo athletes are safe and accounted for."
New Zealand's men's water polo captain Matt Small told Radio Sport in his home country: "We were just dancing and then the next minute we dropped five or six metres and everyone started rushing out of the club after that."
According to Yonhap, authorities said some of the loft space inside the nightclub was illegally expanded, with Gwangju police set to investigate the matter further.
The FINA World Aquatics Championships, which started on July 12, are due to finish tomorrow.
July 2019: Chupkov leads Russian charge as Dressel and Smith steal show at World Aquatics Championships
July 2019: Dressel stars at World Aquatics Championships as King disqualified in Gwangju
July 2019: Teenager Milák claims stunning World Aquatics Championships gold by breaking Phelps' world record
July 2019: Second swimmer protests against Sun Yang after Chinese wins again at FINA World Aquatics Championships
July 2019: Gwangju Mayor says city will continue to seek peace for Korean Peninsula beyond FINA World Aquatics Championships
FINA Gwangju 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships


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Thanks again! Just ordered a new deck instead of just the laser (might as well if the motor that moves the laser is part of the deck, no reason not to replace a 4 year old one for 10 bucks more). Thanks for all your help. I really like your site, I'll start posting my reviews and game lists up here when I get a free chance.
Thanks Nick! Was it the laser AND the deck (the thing with the rails on it), or just the laser? There's tons for my model on eBay, so I think I'm set. Just not sure if I need laser only or the whole get-up.
Hey Nick, did you ever find the solution to your ps3 having no difficulty reading blu ray games and dvds, but having trouble with just blu ray movies? I've been searching everywhere (much like you), and with how you worded the problem so exactly familiarly, I figured you'd be the best person to ask. Please please please tell me you figured it out so I know if I have to get a new laser, or just do one of the entire ps3 formats that erases everything. Thanks so much for your response.
Even though we only played it for two sittings?