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I do not know which one excatly told him our phone has been ringing off the hook tonight with his friends. I do not know any more at this time, but will keep praying for the family. |
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The parents and tyhe child chould be held accountable. what is wrong with todays criminal justice system I say lock the parents and the child up someone needs to be held accountable
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Do you even know what a misfire is? That means you pulled the trigger and primer did not ignite. Lets just say you are not pretending and just had a lapse in word memory. Why did you lean a loaded firearm against a tree? Don't you know that is dangerous? Even if you are alone? With yo muzzleloader did you modify it? How much "buck fever" were you experiencing? I mean no disrespect to your uncle but what was he doing that gave the firearm the opportunity to discharge? Most suposed accidents in regards to firearms were actually mishandling. Such as leaving the firearm loaded and unattended, cocking and forgeting, and the absolute worst NOT TEACHING the children in the house to be safe. If you are going to pretend to know what you are talking about look up the words first. Some people modify their firearms (example would be trigger pull). These will have problems. Also, many go into the woods with loaded lever action with the hammer cocked "just in case" doing that has lead to accidental discharges. In the past there has been (to my knowlege) 3-4 wepons that if cocked will discharge with a little rough handeling. Don't ask me which ones I will have to ask my friend who is a weapons history buff. I am not into the history so much as the modern. I may be insensitive but I do know what I am taling about when it comes to firearms. |
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To those of us who know this family, our hearts and prayers are with you. For those that cast stones understand that somtimes even the best laid plans can fail. Truth is: it was an accident, and those of us close and even those not so close but mearly aquaintences know this to be true. Everyone has their own oppinion and although some are cruel with words we forgive you. My question is can you forgive yourself?
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Gracious God, there are so many who live alone in this world without family to encourage them, listen to them, support them. Yet, you have blessed me by placing me within a human family that gives depth and meaning to my lifea family that offers me love no matter what I do or do not do. Fill my heart with the gratitude that never takes such a blessing for granted. When I am thoughtless or careless in my relationships with those you have given me, give me the grace to ask for forgiveness. When I feel hurt, give me the grace to forgive and forget the wrong. In times of joy with my family give me a heart of gladness. In times of sorrow, give me a heart of compassion. May we offer each other the same love you give to us as your children. I ask this with a thankful heart for all that you have given me. Amen. my heart go out to this family,heartbroken in ionia mi, |
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O God, you know the emptiness of my heart. Sometimes I wonder if you are thereif you hearif there is any hope that my situation will be different. When loneliness looms around me, when my questions are unanswered, when no one seems to care, when days and nights go on and on with no change, when I fall deeper into despair, I pray that you will let your peace fall upon me as gently as the spring rain that waters the earth. Remind me of your unconditional and eternal love for me. Assure me of your presence. Fill my heart with the hope that my life is held in your hand. Lift my pain from so that joy may flow freely again through me. I ask this for the sake of your love. Amen. my heart go out to this family,heartbroken in ionia mi, |
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Our prayers are with you.
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& by the way...who said the gun fell over????? or he pointed it at him???? maby you should get your story strait before you post comments on the internet that anyone can read.....
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Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza reacted cautiously last night to the latest survival plans put forward by troubled automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.
Lewenza said he received the green light from local union leaders yesterday to begin restructuring talks with the Canadian units of the Detroit Three automakers – GM, Ford and Chrysler – in the next few weeks.
"Those negotiations would be aimed at ensuring that active labour costs at Canadian facilities of the three companies remain fully cost competitive with the companies' counterpart facilities in the United States, even as those operations are restructured in coming months," Lewenza told a news conference.
The union president said the work in coming days will be to follow up with the Canadian management teams of the U.S. automakers.
"At the end of the day we're going to take our responsibility as a union seriously and do what we need to do to protect investment in Canada, protect our jobs in Canada and protect our retirees in Canada," Lewenza said.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged yesterday that more auto jobs will probably disappear in Canada as General Motors announced it is cutting 47,000 jobs globally in a far-reaching restructuring that could mean more bad news for Ontario workers.
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He said the Canadian subsidiary has been restructuring for the past 10 years and will only have 8,000 active workers once GM Canada finalizes its plant closings later this year.
GM announced the job cuts, as well as the closing of five more U.S. factories, along with Chrysler LLC's decision to trim 3,000 jobs in the U.S.
General Motors and Chrysler in Canada have until Friday to present similar recovery plans to the Harper government in order to access up to $4 billion in assistance from Ottawa and the Ontario government.
While warning that GM and Chrysler will probably shed more jobs, Harper said, "I'm confident with our participation in the restructuring that we will maintain our share of this industry in North America."
The Prime Minister said he's also "not concerned about General Motors moving out of Canada."
He was reacting to suggestions that by declining a $3 billion emergency short-term bailout last month from the federal and provincial governments, GM was signalling its intentions to close up shop in Canada.
"I am confident that Canada, with the partnership of Ontario, coming to the table with our share of funding, that we will maintain a strong industry in this country," Harper said.
In Windsor, the mood after the announcement of the survival plans was one of indifference – for some, the announcements were yet another blow to an already beleaguered industry.
"(Windsor) is not gonna completely crash, disappear and become a ghost town," said Dax Chauvin, 30, who once dreamed of following in his father's footsteps and working at the Chrysler assembly plant.
"But it won't be what it was in the '80s and '90s, where you could get a career (in the auto industry) and get a stable pension."
Chauvin, who worked at the plant throughout college and university and hoped to one day land a white-collar job there, said he plans to go this spring to Alberta and work in the tar sands.
"Everyone in my age group is packing up and leaving," said Chauvin, who works as a bouncer at a local bar and wants "simple dream stuff" like having a career and a family.
His dream once was to put in his 30 years at the plant and get a good pension, just as his father, two uncles and numerous cousins did, but that died many years ago, he said.
Don Grant, who makes moulds for automotive components, is concerned about what will happen to the city's auto sector, which he refers to as "heart of the city."
"We've already felt the hit but I don't think it's over," said the 39-year-old father of four.
"Whatever they do in the States will affect things here."
The impact, he said will hit not only those in auto manufacturing, but all their suppliers as well.
And he wondered how safe the future of the Chrysler assembly plant was, fearing that a high Canadian dollar could see it moved elsewhere.
As for his job, he thinks it's safe but worries about a slowdown in production.
With files from Isabel Teotonio, Richard J. Brennan, Les Whittington and the Star's wire services
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With nearly one month having passed since the release of the highly-anticipated
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- Addressing of the other
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3/12/2008 Report: Red Light Cameras Increase Injuries and Insurance RatesReport published in Florida Public Health Review journal finds red light cameras increase accidents and insurance industry profit. An analysis published last week in the journal of the Florida Public Health Association argues that, contrary to common assumptions, the use of red light cameras leads to increases in insurance rates and injury accidents. Researchers Barbara Langland-Orban, Etienne E. Pracht and John T. Large closely examined the most often cited studies of red light camera use and concluded that not all of them were equally reliable. "All research studies are susceptible to design flaws, especially observational (i.e. non-experimental) studies," the report stated. "Some of the major studies concluding reductions in red light running have exhibited such design flaws." The most proper way to study the issue would be to gather accident data at intersections where cameras are actively ticketing over a set period (after) and compare them with accident records for an equal period when the devices were not installed (before). Control intersection data can then be used to better isolate the effects of camera use. Professor Orban and her colleagues found that the studies usually cited by photo enforcement proponents did not follow this basic procedure. For example, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study of accident reductions in Oxnard, California did not actually examine accidents at camera intersections. Instead, it compared citywide crash rates between intersections with signals and intersections without signals. Likewise, the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) 2005 study of cameras did not compare the accident rate before cameras were installed to the rate afterward. Instead, it estimated expected crashes in the after period by comparing intersections with cameras to intersections without. FHWA also selectively excluded certain cities from its analysis, including Greensboro, North Carolina and cities in Virginia, which experienced a significant increase in injuries and accidents according to other studies. The report also selectively excluded the reporting of certain data to ensure independent researchers would be unable to challenge or verify the study's conclusion. The federal agency went to far in its secrecy as to refuse a Freedom of Information Act request for a set of its results listed by location. The National Motorists Association had made the request intending to verify the particular conditions at the intersections studied. The researchers suggested that the IIHS and FHWA studies were tainted by financial conflicts of interest. The insurance industry directly funds IIHS. And, although the FHWA study was sponsored by the US Department of Transportation, study co-director Bhagwant Persaud has accepted significant payment from IIHS for his past research. Orban explained that the insurance industry not only makes money from traffic tickets that carry license demerit points, but it also makes greater profit when the number of accidents increases. "Higher crash rates suggest higher risk; justifying higher premiums and profits," the report stated. "Due to the pricing methods used, automobile insurers do not have a financial incentive to lower crash rates or perceptions of risk." The report cites Florida data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners which shows that insurance profits skyrocketed from 2000 to 2004 -- from $8.7 billion to $14 billion. It did so by paying out 73 cents in claims for every dollar collected in premiums in 2000. This number dropped to 61 cents on the dollar in 2004. During this period, the accident rate remained static and the number of traffic tickets issued increased. Orban found the independent VDOT, Ontario and Burkey-Obeng studies (view studies) followed proper scientific methods and were fully open in sharing the data upon which the conclusions were based. These studies concluded that red light cameras caused an increase in injuries and overall accidents. "Cities and counties should... pursue engineering improvements to enhance intersection safety for all drivers and passengers," Orban's report concluded. "Proven engineering practices and countermeasures can reduce crashes and injuries due to red light running, as well as other causes of intersection crashes." Read the full text of the report in an 80k PDF file at the source link below. Source: Red Light Running Cameras: Would Crashes, Injuries and Automobile Insurance Rates Increase (Florida Public Health Review, 3/7/2008) Permanent Link for this item Return to Front Page |
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United States Army Allegedly Preparing For A Possible Break-Up Of Nigeria
There are strong indications that the United States of America, USA, may be gearing up for a possible balkanisation of the country following developments in the last few years.
This indication is contained in a publication credited to NEWSRESCUE in America, where accounts of an article written by Director of the African Security Research Project in Washington, DC and Guest Columnist of AllAfrica Global Media, Mr. Daniel Volman and speakers in an AFRICOM conference held at Fort McNair were given.
It would be recalled that in 2005, the US predicted that Nigeria would cease to be a nation state in 2015 in view of threats posed by continued ethno-religious crisis over the years. Similarly, the United States military had, in May 2008, conducted a war games test called Unified Quest 2008, to ascertain how its military might respond to a war in parts of Africa with a mention of Nigeria.
Also, the question of how to handle possible splits between factions within the Nigerian government was tested with a plan by the Americans to send about 20,000 troops to secure and take over the oil-rich South while the North would be turned into an Arab aligned, possibly terrorist enclave.
Recent developments in the polity, namely the post-election violence up country, the activities of militants in the South and the recent activities of the Islamic Boko Haram sect in a spate of terrorism-like bomb attacks may have laid strong credence to the claim.
Indications are that the US will favour a disintegration of the country given Nigeria's not too distant past romance with countries considered not to be allies of the self-acclaimed world super power.
The Nigerian government had not long ago signed deals with Russia and Iran for major resource, military and power (Nuclear generation) mutual ventures. This alliance did not go down well with the US as these nations are considered perpetual enemies. In addition, Nigeria has been promoting development, not by serving US interest but by cooperation's with so-called third world Nations like Brazil.
The US has been known to be at the center of important breakups in the past. Countries like Vietnam and Korea had the US play a major skewed role, and when these Nations divided into North and South, the US stationed its troops at the border to defend usually the Southern territory, and the Northern usually became a rejected, isolated rudiment.
It would also be recalled that in the 2010 budget, the US had made provision for the expansion of the operations of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), which will provide increased security assistance to repressive regimes in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and key US allies such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, Rwanda and Uganda.
This is even as in 2009, Nigeria's late President, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, clearly rejected the installation of US AFRICOM military command in Nigeria, probably sensing that the Pentagon had planned to establish a new military command in Africa.
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Grand Rapids on Monday launched a $40 million rapid transit bus system that connects the city center with southern suburbs.
The 9.6-mile Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit system kicked off with free rides to attract commuters.
"This is important today for symbolic reasons," Mayor George Heartwell told WZZM-TV at a ceremony marking the service's start. "We're the first in the state of Michigan to have bus rapid transit. We are looking toward the future. We're not stuck in the past, we're not even stuck in the present."
The federal government paid about $32 million of the costs, and the state paid about $8 million.
The system cuts a typical 45-minute drive to a 27-minute commute, according to transportation planner Conrad Venema.
"We've designed this to attract the choice rider," Venema told The Grand Rapids Press. "We finally have a transportation mode that's competing with the car. This is part of Grand Rapids growing up. It's a bigger city, and it's a bigger project."
Supporters also said the Silver Line will foster future economic, housing and transportation development. They hope the line will replicate the success of Cleveland's bus rapid transit system, which has stimulated about $6 million in development since 2008.
Jeff Steinport, of the Kent County Taxpayer's Alliance, said he thinks the new bus system is a boondoggle that duplicates existing public transportation routes.
"A quarter of existing routes are faster," he said. "It's not really that big of an improvement."
The National Transit Database said the city's traditional bus system had 11.9 million passenger trips in 2012. That's up from 10.8 million in 2011 and 9.7 million in 2010.
Venema and other officials said they expect the addition of the Silver Line to increase the number of riders. They said the system will eventually be able to serve 5,000 riders each weekday.
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ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2009/10
Chathura Peiris
Age: 19 years 84 days
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Left-arm medium-fast
Kithuruwan Vithanage
Age: 18 years 293 days
Bowling: Legbreak
Andri Berenger
Age: 18 years 109 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Rumesh Buddika
Age: 19 years 32 days
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak
Akshu Fernando
Age: 18 years 280 days
Danushka Gunathilaka
Age: 18 years 274 days
Playing role: Allrounder
Rushan Jaleel
Age: 19 years 70 days
Charith Jayampathi
Age: 18 years 318 days
Lahiru Jayaratne
Age: 18 years 65 days
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast
Udara Jayasundera
Age: 18 years 347 days
Maduka Liyanapathiranage
Age: 17 years 346 days
Kasun Madushanka
Age: 18 years 153 days
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Saranga Rajaguru
Age: 17 years 34 days
Denuwan Rajakaruna
Age: 19 years 77 days
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Age: 18 years 53 days
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Yashodha Lanka
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Age: 17 years 76 days
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The out-of-form Shikhar Dhawan still has the backing of his captain, but there's no denying his slump has arrived at an inconvenient time for India and his technical issues have to be sorted out before they attempt to defend the World Cup
Open with Rohit and Binny, with Kohli at No. 3
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Pietersen stars in his own muppet show (113)
Open with Rohit and Binny, with Kohli at No. 3 (98)
Ten things that are different at this World Cup (57)
Dressing-room discontent weighs Holder down (41)
The young West Indies captain's task over the next couple of months is to challenge the indifference shown by several of his senior players