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I read that the reason Fuller was eligible for parole and so early the first time. Has something to do with the law in the state of Illinois in 1968 at least for adult offenders under the age of 21. The law later changed at least for crimes of this magnitude with pre meditation. But they have to go by the way the law was in 1968.

Is the lack of air conditioning because it didn't used to get hot in Europe? I'm sorry you guys don't have it with the heat. I think of how hot it must be for the brothers and sisters in Africa.

We have Aircon and ours was still cancelled 😂 Said it 'doesn't function in the heat' 🤷‍♀️ Meanwhile we found out that other Congs that we share the Hall with had their meeting there.. we were dripping at home.. literally. Understandably, some didn't fully understand why such a decision was taken.. (almost felt like a test of loyalty in even seemingly small matters 😂) so in an attempt to downplay the whole situation and just obey, we kept saying "maybe there is another reason we don't know" but Jesus is aware as head of the cong, so we leave it in his care.

Steel Magnolias if you want a tear jerker. 9 to 5 for a comedy.

Nepal — more survivors return to their families Amid the terrible loss in Nepal, the continuing rescue operation is bringing welcome news to a growing number of families. More than 4,450 people have now been rescued from flood-affected areas, including at least 187 foreign nationals, according to Nepalese authorities. Among those brought to safety were 191 people rescued from hydropower tunnels. Helicopters and ground crews continue to reach communities isolated by destroyed roads, bridges, landslides and deep mud. As survivors arrive at evacuation and relief centers, more families are finally receiving the news for which they have been waiting. Save the Children confirmed that nine schoolchildren were reunited with their families after being stranded at their school for two days. The children eventually reached an aid-distribution point, where workers helped them locate their relatives. Other separated children are being given shelter and protection while efforts continue to identify and reunite them with their families. Thousands of people are still missing, so the search remains urgent. Nevertheless, the rising number of rescues means that families who feared they had lost loved ones are continuing to experience joyful reunions. Each survivor found gives other waiting families another reason to hold on to hope. Sources: Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Save the Children, Radio Nepal and The Kathmandu Post. Note: This is an original news update composed from facts obtained from the sources listed above.

The Video is real though.. Romania International convention 2026.. Link below Enjoy

Yes, the US. Here in London our in-person meeting was cancelled because we don't have air-conditioning .... zoom only.

I have never watched a Dolly Parton movie, but may I so tomorrow night.

A serious and growing disaster is unfolding in the Philippines, where successive tropical cyclones and prolonged monsoon rain have affected approximately 8 million people in 2.3 million families. The official toll stands at 32 dead, 19 injured and three missing. At least 25,800 people remain in evacuation centers, while nearly 3,000 homes have been damaged, including 349 that were completely destroyed. The Philippines has recently been affected by Tropical Cyclones Luis, Maymay and Neneng. These weather systems strengthened the southwest monsoon, known locally as habagat, drawing additional moisture over the country and producing repeated periods of heavy rain. Because the rain has continued through several weather systems, the ground across much of Luzon is already saturated. Rivers and drainage systems are under pressure, while waterlogged hillsides have become increasingly unstable. Further rainfall can therefore quickly cause new flooding, rockslides or landslides, including in places that are not directly in the path of a tropical cyclone. Benguet has recorded the greatest loss of life, with 15 people killed in landslides. Other deaths have been reported in Rizal, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Caloocan, La Union, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro and Negros Occidental. The fatalities have been caused by drowning, landslides, rockslides, falling trees and electrocution. Three people remain missing in Quezon City, Manila and Batangas City. On Saturday, August 29, a retaining wall collapsed at Tipo High-Tech Park inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales, triggering a landslide at about 10:45 a.m. Two men — one Filipino and one Chinese national — were killed, while two Filipino men were injured. One of the survivors has since been released from the hospital. Authorities are investigating why the retaining wall collapsed. It is not yet clear whether the two deaths in Subic are included in the national toll of 32. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau has identified 8,823 barangays, or local communities, as susceptible to flooding or rain-induced landslides through September 1. The warning covers parts of northern and central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon and Mindoro. Officials warned that nearby and downstream communities could also be affected, even if they are not included on the list. The physical damage is already extensive. Infrastructure losses have reached approximately ₱6.11 billion, while agricultural damage is estimated at ₱2.32 billion. At least 117 local governments have declared states of calamity. The agricultural losses will continue to affect families long after the floodwaters subside. At least 69,615 farmers and fishers have been affected, with approximately 60,896 metric tons of produce lost across 62,732 hectares of agricultural land. Rice accounts for about ₱1.39 billion, or nearly 60 percent, of the recorded agricultural damage. Many of the damaged rice crops were still in their vegetative or reproductive stages. High-value crops suffered an additional ₱692.21 million in losses. Corn, livestock, fisheries, agricultural machinery and farm infrastructure have also been affected. The figures are still being assessed and could rise as officials reach additional farms and fishing communities. These losses could reduce food supplies in affected areas and place upward pressure on local prices, especially if continuing rain causes further damage or prevents farmers from planting and harvesting. For farming and fishing families, the destruction represents more than the loss of food. Crops, livestock, equipment and fishing gear are often their principal sources of income. Replacing what has been lost can take months, leaving families without their usual earnings while they are also trying to repair their homes and recover from the disaster. The full effect on the Philippines’ national food supply cannot yet be determined. However, localized shortages, reduced market supplies and serious losses of family income are increasingly likely in the worst-affected areas. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has previously warned that repeated disasters in the Philippines can severely disrupt agricultural livelihoods and threaten food security. Back-to-back emergencies make it particularly difficult for farming and fishing families to recover because they must replace seeds, tools, livestock, boats or fishing equipment before they can begin earning an income again. This remains an active and growing situation. A low-pressure area east of northern Luzon is expected to continue strengthening the monsoon, even if it does not make landfall. More rain is forecast through September 1 in areas where the soil is already saturated, raising the risk of additional flooding and landslides. The number of people affected, the amount of agricultural damage and possibly the casualty toll may therefore continue to rise. Please keep our brothers and sisters, and all those affected by this disaster, in your prayers. Sources: Philippine News Agency, PAGASA, GMA News, Philstar.com, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Department of Agriculture and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Note: This is an original news item composed from facts obtained from the sources listed above. Where future effects are discussed, they are identified as likely consequences rather than confirmed outcomes.

I am in the United States and we have air conditioning. It did break last summer, but it got fixed. It was hot while it was broke.

TimN1944

I do not, but I can get one. I'll sign up in a little bit here and let you know what the username is. I've heard quite a bit about that platform, but I never got around to using it.

Do you have a Lichess account, brother Tim?

Open-Source projects Ezra Reader is actually a project I worked on about two years ago, before Baruch. I recently picked it up again and thought it would be a good opportunity to take it a step further. My main focus, however, remains the development of Baruch. I’m currently considering making Baruch open source as well, and eventually using GitHub as a place where others can contribute and collaborate. Before doing that, however, I’d like to gain some experience with open-source development and see what works well in practice. I have several other smaller projects that I’m planning to put on GitHub too. So Ezra Reader is partly an experiment: a chance to learn how to organize an open-source project, work with contributors, review changes, discuss ideas, and coordinate development. This is especially important for Baruch. It is a much larger project with an existing structure and architecture that needs to remain consistent. Allowing multiple people to work on it will require considerably more coordination than a small project like Ezra Reader. So rather than jumping straight into open-sourcing Baruch, I’d like to learn by doing, starting with smaller projects and gradually building up the experience needed to make collaboration on Baruch work well.

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After taking a very long time away from reading, I am currently reading “The Island of Missing Trees” by Elif Shafak. It’s one of the most interesting and beautiful books I’ve read in a long time. And I don’t think I’ll ever see trees the same way again. Has anyone heard of her?

and another case here - note the use of an agent provocateur - reminds of the case a brother in germany told me about when East Germany existed , the Stasi had a circuit overseer as an agent who betrayed brothers and sisters https://jw-russia.org/en/news/2026/08/281122.html

I just checked Google maps, and the name has not been changed ................................................................................................................................................... yet.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/ukraine-travel-advisory.html# As of today at US SD! How are you guys over there?

Somebody in a news story said that after Lake Ontario being renamed, then he should rename another lake to Lake Epstein.

Wednesday morning, August 26, began like an ordinary school day for eight-year-old Zoyal Ghale and his five-year-old brother, Jenish. The boys left home in a school vehicle and headed to school in Nepal's Rasuwa district, near the Tibetan border. Their mother, 28-year-old Matti Maya Tamang, stayed behind, weaving. Then she heard something. It sounded like an earthquake. Matti Maya looked outside. Things were being swept away. High in the mountains across the border in Tibet, part of a glacier had collapsed. An enormous mass of ice and rock had plunged down the mountainside, setting off a devastating chain of flooding and debris that was now tearing through communities downstream in Nepal. And Matti Maya's boys were somewhere in its path. Her first thought was that they were being swept away too. She tried to get to their school. On an ordinary day, it was only a 15- or 20-minute drive from home. But this wasn't an ordinary day anymore. Water, stones and mud had transformed the landscape. Places she knew were simply gone. She couldn't tell where the market had been. She couldn't even tell where the school had been. The school had been destroyed. But Zoyal was alive. When the flood reached the school, he remembers everything suddenly becoming very, very dark. He and a friend ran. They fled from the school and into the forest, desperately trying to get away from the water and debris. Then they climbed into the trees. Below them, the flood tore through the area. Somehow, Zoyal survived. But he was injured. His right leg was broken, and his face was scratched and bruised. Eventually, police found him. They needed to get the frightened little boy to a hospital. The officers gave him two 10-rupee notes to persuade him to go with them. And Zoyal held on to them. While Zoyal was being taken away for medical care, his mother was still looking for him. She began going wherever survivors were being gathered. One location. No Zoyal. No Jenish. She went to another. Nothing. Then another. By the time Matti Maya reached the fourth location, neither boy's name was on the lists. She had searched through the destruction. She had seen what remained of their school. She had checked four places where survivors were being taken. And still there was no sign of either of her sons. Matti Maya began to believe both of her boys were dead. But miles away, Zoyal was lying in a small, 15-bed hospital in Nuwakot. He was alive. And he was still holding those two little bills in his left hand. Reuters journalist Sahana Bajracharya had heard that an unidentified boy from the disaster had been brought there. She went to see him. Nobody seemed to know where his family was. Bajracharya spoke with Zoyal. He agreed to be filmed in the hope that someone might recognize him. Before leaving, she made sure the hospital had her telephone number. Zoyal needed further treatment, so he was airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu. His mother still didn't know any of this. Then, in the middle of her search, Matti Maya found Jenish. Her five-year-old was alive. One son was back in her arms. But Zoyal was still missing. Somehow, Matti Maya obtained the telephone number Bajracharya had left behind. She called. The journalist on the other end knew the little boy she was asking about. Zoyal was alive. Matti Maya could hardly believe it. She had already given up hope of finding him alive. But her son wasn't nearby. Zoyal had been transferred to Kathmandu, and bus service had been disrupted by the disaster. So Bajracharya—the journalist who had found an injured little boy whose family couldn't be located—didn't stop with making the telephone call. She arranged transportation to bring his mother to him. Matti Maya and little Jenish climbed into the vehicle and began the trip to Kathmandu. On Friday, two days after the brothers had left home for school, Matti Maya finally walked into Zoyal's hospital room. There was her eight-year-old boy. His leg was broken. His face bore the marks of what he had been through. But he was alive. The little boy who had run into the forest and climbed into the trees had made it. The mother who had searched four locations and finally believed that both her children were dead had found them both. “I felt my life was back,” she said. Their family wasn't quite complete yet. Zoyal's father, a construction worker in Japan, was making his way home to join them. And after everything—the destroyed school, the desperate search, the trees, the broken leg, the unidentified little boy in the hospital, and those two small bills still clutched in his hand—Matti Maya described Zoyal in perhaps the most reassuring way a mother could. He was still her “mischievous kid.” For two days, Zoyal had been a missing child, a flood survivor, an unidentified patient. But finally, none of those descriptions mattered. He was Mom's boy again. Sources Reuters — Mother reunited with 8-year-old who climbed trees to survive Nepal floods Reuters — Nepal flood rescue and survivor coverage ABC News Australia — Flood devastation and Zoyal's reunion The Straits Times — Mother reunited with Zoyal Al Jazeera — Video of Zoyal's survival and reunion

Names and dimensions - that's for study, not reading/meditation

Yeah, it's been bad with rain recently. The friends are ok so far

I'm being amazed that kindergarten children even have textbooks. I didn't have a proper, hardcover school book 'til third grade! Do they have to read every biography? There are some that are very interesting- John Muir, Albert Einstein, George Washington Carver, Clara Barton, Ruby Bridges.. If you can pick and choose, do that. Re Chaz Bono - how is he a significant bio figure beyond being the child of Sonny and Cher? I mean- what's to know?