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Pike River: 'Our darkest hour'
Family members fell to the ground in grief after learning the 29 trapped miners could not have survived a second explosion, marking New Zealand's worst single loss of life since Erebus.
Distraught family members left a scheduled briefing this afternoon, only about 10 minutes after it had started, and many of them were in tears. They had been told their family members - underground since a first massive gas explosion on Friday - could not have survived the second blast.
About 200 people, including Opposition leader Phil Goff, Greymouth Mayor Tony Kokshoorn and Pike River chief executive Peter Whittall attended the vigil for the miners, which had been held each day since the miners first went missing on Friday.
One of the two men who walked out of the mine on Friday, Daniel Rockhouse, also attended the service with his family who spent several minutes embracing Whittall.
Father John Morrison, of the St Patrick's Catholic Church just down the road, read a message from Pope Benedict XVI in which the Pope expressed his condolences and sympathy for the events in Greymouth.
The message said he was distressed to hear of the accident and he shared the anxiety of the families. He remembered them in a special way in his prayers and he invoked a blessing to give people courage and strength.
Anglican vicar Marge Teffe addressed the packed church first, saying it was a devastating day for the West Coast. She paid tribute to Whittall and said, "we don't know how you do it".
Miner Zen Drew's father said he had accepted his son is dead.
Flanked by son Terry, partner Mandy and wearing 21-year-old Zen's jacket, Lawrie Drew told CloseUp that because he was "in tune" with Zen, he had accepted he was dead before this afternoon's explosion.
Despite that, he had still been hoping for a miracle.
"We just want our loved ones so we can get closure now and then let the process take course," he said.
The families had been clapping just before Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall told them the bad news as they believed progress was being made.
"... then he hushed us up and told us the bomb shell," Mr Drew said.
Most families had "lost it", shouting and asking why rescuers had not gone into the mine on Friday night.
Mr Drew said he felt like he had failed his son because he had been unable to protect him.
He accused the mine of being unsafe and said he wanted an inquiry and to see "the truth come out".
The brother of lost miner Conrad Adams said he just wanted his brother to come home.
"Conrad Adams is down the mine and he's my brother. It's just a terrible thing to have to think about. He's my brother and he's got two children he loves more than anything in the world. And his mother. And he has a sister whose very dear to him. He's an uncle, he's a brother-in-law and we just all want him to come home,'' Clayton Adams said.
His older brother Conrad was extremely popular on the coast, Clayton said. ``He's a huge presence, I guess, in my life. We've met people throughout the last couple of days and they say, 'I know your brother. Everyone knows Conrad. I had a laugh with him just the other day','' he said.
Prime Minister John Key said the country would be devastated by the "national tragedy".
"To lose this many brothers at once strikes an agonising blow."
Key confirmed a rescue team was preparing to go into the mine just before the second explosion ripped through it at 2.37pm.
Grey District mayor Tony Kokshoorn broke down as he left the family briefing.
"They told us there was a massive explosion and there was no way there were any survivors.
"We thought we were going to get some good news."
He said family members dropped to the floor after hearing the news, with many angry at how police had handled the operation.
"They just dropped to the floor. It's anger, as simple as that."
"It's just gut-wrenching. This is our darkest hour."
Kokshoorn said for days there had been discussion among locals that the safest time to enter a mine was straight after an explosion.
He said the second explosion was "far bigger than the first".
"What we've got is a very angry group of families."
He said it appeared a lethal mixture of gases had ignited the mine.
"It doesn't get worse than this ... this is the West Coast's darkest hour."
He said it was time for families and locals to "concentrate on the people we've lost".
Pike River CEO Peter Whittall reassured families of the victims that the company would do what it could to recover bodies.
"I still want them back and their families want them back and we'll be doing everything we can to make that happen.
''My love and support are with those guys,'' he said.
The families are ''absolutely devastated by the news".
''They had all held out hope that their son, their brother would be the lucky one,'' he said.
His voice cracked as he said, "I'm unlikely to see my workmates again".
Whittall delivered the news to family in person. One of the first men who came up to him was a father and he gave him a big hug and said he did ''everything he could".
''It was hard. They've looked to me for hope...
"I've got a lot of respect for the families I've been working with for the last five days. They've been very supportive of us. We've tried to be as supportive of them as we could. They've got a terrible, terrible thing to deal with now.
"As you can imagine, they are absolutely devastated by the news. They've all held out hope that it was their son or their husband or their brother that would be the lucky one, they've all held that hope out, but I have to say that probably all are feeling that that hope is now gone."
They will continue to monitor gas to see if they can re-enter the mine.
''We've still got 29 men in there and we've got to get them out.''
Conrad John Adams, Malcolm Campbell, Glen Peter Cruse, Allan John Dixon, Zen Wodin Drew, Christopher Peter Duggan, Joseph Ray Dunbar, John Leonard Hale, Daniel Thomas Herk, David Mark Hoggart, Richard Bennett Holling, Andrew David Hurren, Jacobus (Koos) Albertus Jonker, William John Joynson, Riki Steve Keane, Terry David Kitchin, Samuel Peter Mackie, Francis Skiddy Marden, Michael Nolan Hanmer Monk, Stuart Gilbert Mudge, Kane Barry Nieper, Peter O'Neill, Milton John Osborne, Brendan John Palmer, Benjamin David Rockhouse, Peter James Rodger, Blair David Sims, Joshua Adam Ufer, Keith Thomas Valli.
Whittall said large volumes of smoke came out from underground about 2.45pm.
He said the blast was larger than the first explosion. "It was not what I wanted to see."
It was very unlikely there could be any survivors, he said.
No rescue measures caused the explosion, he said. ''It came from somewhere up in the mine.''
Investigation head Superintendent Gary Knowles said the large explosion happened at 2.37pm.
They were now going into recovery mode.
It was one of the most horrific things he has had to deal with as a policeman.
"We had to break the news to the family and they are extremely distraught.
"I was at the mine myself when the explosion occurred. The blast was horrific. Just as severe as the first blast - and we are now moving into a recovery mode."
Chief coroner Judge Neil McLean today announced he would open a special inquiry into the Pike River coalmine deaths.
McLean is in Auckland today for a conference of coroners from around Asia and the Pacific.
Police Commissioner Howard Broad tonight defended the rescue operation, saying criticism of Superintendent Gary Knowles, who headed it, was completely unjustified.
Broad said Knowles had led "an extremely professional and thoroughly detailed operation''.
"Superintendant Gary Knowles has had an extraordinarily difficult role, one of the most challenging police roles that I've seen encountered in my entire career.''
Key expected a series of inquiries, including from police and the Labour Department, on top of a commission of inquiry.
He said Parliament would be suspended as a mark of respect for the "national tragedy" and flags would fly at half mast on Government buildings.
"After days of waiting ... they have been delivered the cruellest news.
"Like every New Zealander I hoped for that miracle in my heart of hearts."
Key will travel to Greymouth tomorrow morning.
Labour leader Phil Goff earlier called for Parliament to be suspended out of respect for the loss of life.
He expressed his "heartfelt sympathy" at the loss of life.
"This is a devastating shock for the families and the entire community. I want to extend my support and sympathy to those caught up in this terrible tragedy," Goff said.
"We know that Coasters are brave and resilient and will band together as they work through this terrible time. But the community should know that the entire country will be mourning alongside them."
He will travel to Greymouth tomorrow, as planned.


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Two members of the DaimlerChrysler Board of Directors are asking for the Board to vote in April on whether or not to keep the DaimlerChrysler name or revert back to the DaimlerBenz name of old. Cars.com is reporting that Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Wenger and Dr. Leonhard Knoll have asked for the following resolution to be adopted by the Board:
"Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation, currently worded
"The name of the corporation is DaimlerChrysler AG. The registered office of the corporation is in Stuttgart."
is amended as follows:
"The name of the corporation is Daimler-Benz AG. The registered office of the corporation is in Stuttgart."
Oh but wait, there's more. Wenger and Knoll tell the world exactly how they feel in the document as well, which we've lovingly copied and pasted below:
Reason: Maintaining a corporate name that evokes associations with the failure of the business combination with Chrysler is detrimental to the image of the corporation and its products. This is all the more true as unflattering nicknames such as Doting Daimler, Daimler-Crisis or even Crime-ler have long been in circulation. The disadvantages this entails for shareholders, customers and employees can only be borne at most for a short transition period until there is a proper separation from Chrysler. If a proper separation cannot be effected within one year, this would only serve to underscore the need to remove this affliction on the image from the corporation's name.
Jeez, they make "affliction" sound like such a bad word, don't they? Also, we hadn't even thought of "Doting Daimler" (which by the way, I don't think removing "Chrysler" does much on that one), "Daimler-Crisis" or "Crime-ler" as nicknames to use to describe the teutonic titties who put these two douches on its board...but we'll be sure to use them from now on. In fact, I think that gives us an idea for what we'll be calling the company if they do pull Chrysler from the name — DaimlerDouche.
DaimlerChrysler Looking to Change Name [Kicking Tires]
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I can only assume that because you're reading a sports blog that you've all heard about the racist comments that Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling
allegedly made to his former girlfriend regarding her association with African Americans. If not, check out Deadspin's coverage and listen to the comments for yourself.
Today we learned that Matt Kemp was mentioned during the racist tirade. Kemp responded in a truly awesome way today when he changed his walkup music to Michael Jackson's "Black or White". Check it out, originally found on Deadspin:
I honestly feel that Kemp handled the situation with a ton of class. The song unfortunately didn't propel Kemp out of his early season funk, but he did get a hit in four at bats in the Dodgers' 6-1 loss to the Rockies this afternoon.
It seriously blows my mind that the owner of a professional sports franchise in a predominately African American league who is dating a mixed race woman could have the audacity to even jokingly make these comments. I know that Sterling is not a young man, but this type of comment hasn't really been acceptable for several decades (and in my opinion, never should have been acceptable in the first place). The late King of Pop proclaimed in 1991 that "it don't matter if you're black or white." It still doesn't, and never should have mattered.
Props to Kemp for his small act of defiance!
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Mark your calendars, Expanded Universe fans. EUCantina's Summer Reading for Children's Literacy program is kicking off on July 11, and that means your chance to win prizes in our largest giveaways – ever!
Summer Reading for Children's Literacy is a two month long program designed to raise donations for Reading is Fundamental, the largest nonprofit children's literacy organization in the United States. From July 11 through September 12, EUCantina will publish special content, host exclusive giveaways, and offer several creative contests and activities. The goal is to gain interest in supporting children's literacy and bring attention to an opportunity to donate to this important cause.
A full schedule with details of all of our events will be released closer to the launch of the program. Today, we wanted to get you excited by revealing some of the items that will be used as prizes this summer. You'll have a chance to win:
- Two copies of The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia with signed bookplates containing all seven author signatures.
- Two hardcover copies of Fate of the Jedi: Abyss signed by author Troy Denning.
- One hardcover copy of Fate of the Jedi: Allies signed by author Christie Golden.
- One hardcover copy of Fate of the Jedi: Backlash signed by author Aaron Allston
- Multiple paperback copies of The Force Unleashed, signed by author Sean Williams.
- One copy of The Essential Guide to Warfare, signed by author Jason Fry.
- And more!
We have many other items that we'll be giving away, mostly as part of our grand prize package, and we're adding more items to our list every week! Prepare for a summer of reading and writing fun as we work to raise money for RIF!
A special thanks to Del Rey and the official Star Wars Books Facebook Page, who generously donated the majority of the prizes in support of children's literacy.
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A cyclist killed in an accident at Moulton Seas End on Friday has been named as David Hall, of Pipwell Gate.
Mr Hall (58) was pronounced dead at the scene after a collision with a grey Chevrolet in Loosegate Road.
The driver, a 49-year-old local man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is now on police bail pending further inquiries.


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Cetaphil Therapeutic Hand Cream Reviews
THE BEST HAND CREAM!Truly therapeutic. Cool/cold weather brings on splits and cracks around the tips of my fingers/thumbs which are very painful and this is a problem I've suffered with for most of my life, which is a long time now. My daughter happened to have this at her house whenever I visited last week and I started immediately to use it. In only a couple of days, one very bad place that had been there in v...read morearying degrees for about a month cleared up, and two others that were not at the really painful stage also are gone now. I'd been using steroid cream and everything I could think of but nothing in my life has ever been this healing!! I am stocking up!! — 3 years, 7 months agoannieone | 1 reviews
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Great petroleum-free barrier cream!I'm very discriminating with my cosmetics because of my desire to be green and healthy, so it's been quite a challenge to find an effective cream for my eczema-prone hands that doesn't have petroleum, paraffin, or mineral oil. This is the only hand cream I've been able to locate so far that is thick enough to protect my hands from a flareup. Per my dermatologist's advice, I need to apply hand cr...read moreeam every time I wash my hands. It moisturizes intensively but isn't really greasy or slippery. It's better than Eucerin Plus Intensive Repair Hand Cream, which is more akin to Neutrogena Norwegian Hand Formula in that it's glycerin based and oil free. Chapped, parched skin really needs emollients like oils and waxes. Cetaphil uses shea butter, which seals in moisture without leaving a heavy feeling. I appreciate that this product is unscented; I'd really rather not eat (or even smell) perfume when I touch food. I just wish that it didn't have paraben (a hormone disruptor) (and that Cetaphil's other creams and lotions didn't contain it or petroleum products), but I'm willing to overlook that fact because this is such an excellent cream. I would buy this by the case! — 5 years, 5 months agodangyebbie | 5 reviews
Great Hand Cream!My hands get dry very often, and I found this product to be soo hydrating and protective that it soo became a favorite. So I recommend this hand cream! — 9 years, 4 months agoKPLeannepz1 | 161 reviews
Just slightly greasyThis stuff works very well to moisturize hands, and it mostly absorbs quickly. However, sometimes I have a hard time opening door knobs right after applying this hand cream. For this reason, I currently prefer Aveeno Intense Relief Hand Cream. Ingredients: Purified Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Oleth 12, PEG-2 Stearate, Shea Butter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Dimethicone, Stearyl Alcoho...read morel, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG 100 Stearate, Methylparaben, Tocopherol, Arginine PCA, Chlorhexidine Digluconate. — 9 years, 9 months agozernelle | 130 reviews
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quenches very dry and sensitive skini constantly washes my hands every patient i see and my hands dry easily. this hand cream really relieves it and is not greasy. i just wish they put some scent to it. — 9 years, 11 months agoaradonna | 4 reviews
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ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE IN CONTEXT, M. Adler, ed., Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2009
44 Pages Posted: 2 Apr 2009
Date Written: April 1, 2009
Over the years, empirical studies have suggested that street-level bureaucrats' own perceptions of law and justice play a significant role in administrative decision-making (Kagan 1978; Mashaw 1983; Maynard-Moody and Musheno 2003). These studies underscore the idea that street-level beliefs are essential to understanding the modern state. Yet, thus far this idea has not been developed further in most of the administrative justice literature. This paper attempts to fill this void and asks: How do front-line officials understand administrative justice? It aims to contribute to the development of a theoretical framework for analyzing administrative justice. More in particular, the paper seeks to study street-level beliefs by further developing the analytical concepts of 'legal consciousness' and 'legal alienation'. First, the paper will introduce two different conceptions of legal consciousness. While the first conception asks: 'How do public officials experience (legal principles of) administrative justice?' The second conception focuses on: 'What do public officials themselves experience as (important principles of) administrative justice?' Next, both conceptions will be applied in an exploratory case study which focuses on the work of front-line officials in the Netherlands. Based on this case study, the paper will then focus on the fact that front-line officials often appear to be alienated not only from their work and their clients, but also from the law. This section will ask: how can we understand the concept of 'legal alienation' and how may it be employed in a study of administrative decision-making? Next, the paper will discuss three ways in which a focus on street-level beliefs may contribute to the study of administrative justice. In the final section, it will be concluded that front-line officials not only play an important role in the formulation and implementation of public policy, but also in the realization of normative ideals of administrative justice.
Keywords: administrative justice, street-level bureaucracy, legal consciousness, implementation, administrative law
JEL Classification: D73, K0
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Hertogh, Marc, Through the Eyes of Bureaucrats: How Front-Line Officials Understand Administrative Justice (April 1, 2009). ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE IN CONTEXT, M. Adler, ed., Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2009. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1371523


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1963 Topps #29: Harley Sewell
Team: Detroit Lions
Position: guard
College: Texas
Hometown: St. Jo, TX
Honors: College Hall of Fame
Sewell's card shows him with the Lions, but he played for the Rams in 1963. After retiring as a player, he was a scout for the Rams for 37 years.
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Washington Redskins injuries: Brian Orakpo, Adam Carriker out for season
In a mammoth double-whammy to the Washington Redskins' defense, the team will be without both defensive end Adam Carriker and linebacker Brian Orakpo for the rest of the season due to injuries.
Both players were injured in Sunday's 31-28 loss to the St. Louis Rams.
Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan announced that Carriker is suffering from a quad tendon tear, which he suffered early in the first quarter of Sunday's loss. He'll be out of action for at least months.
Orakpo suffered from a tear in his left pectoral muscle, and the 4-month recovery time will also put him out for the rest of the season, Shanahan said.
Both players will undergo surgery on their injuries in the next week or so, Shanahan said during his Monday press availability.
A four-year veteran with the Redskins, Orakpo made the Pro Bowl in both 2009 and 2010 and was an alternate in last year's game. Shanahan said that his new injury is not in the same place as the one he suffered late last season in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
His nine sacks led the Redskins during the 2011 season.
Carriker, who signed a new 4-year contract with Washington this past offseason, is in his 6th year in the National Football League.


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if you are canadian, i am glad you're here today, because i have a question that pertains to your country and its dialect: DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT REFER TO COLORED PENCILS AS PENCIL CRAYONS?
yes, these. are they pencil crayons?
and for those of you who are american, no, i can't tell you where the phrase "pencil crayons" could have come from.
i can tell you this: i had a friend in high school who is from ontario and she referred to colored pencils as pencil crayons. she did this all of three times before i found myself in target with my mother, shopping for school supplies, and wondering, where are the pencil crayons? wait, pencil crayons? colored pencils? yes, those. where are the COLORED PENCILS?
basically i must know that more than two whole people refer to colored pencils as pencil crayons. especially since the second of those two people is me and there is no reason for me to use the phrase "pencil crayons."
ps. i just went to google an image of colored pencils to use in this post and i literally almost started typing "pencil crayons" into the search box. the irony of that is that when i went to say "an image of…" earlier in this postscript, i thought and typed colored pencils without any hesitation.
let's talk about some other linguistic inconsistencies, shall we?
let's talk about how i was at work wednesday night and my gangsta accent came out BAD. and all i'm going to say in expansion of that statement is there were multiple violations of subject-verb agreement.
on my part.
but if you remind me of that or tell anyone about it i will holler, "WHATCHU TALKIN' 'BOUT?!" as though you have offended my very personhood.
a short personhood, but a personhood nonetheless.
a personhood who celebrated the reception of her first paycheck yesterday, and then promptly went out and spent part of it on artificially heightening her personhood. by which i mean, these:
yes, that is correct. blush pink, gold heeled, five-inch stilettos.
it took me a few minutes to remember the last time i actually spent my own money (you know, instead of my mother's) on a new pair of shoes. it was almost three years ago and i bought five-inch electric blue heels, the same heels i wore here. oh, and then there was the time i bought bright orange flats in spain. (for FOUR WHOLE EUROS, which is basically free. okay, more like five dollars. but seriously.)
and when i realized that, i realized there's a pattern to what kind of shoes i buy with whose money. shoes i buy with mom's money: black heels, black flats, white heels, nude heels, gold sandals. sensible, utilitarian, versatile shoes. shoes i buy with my money: blue heels, orange flats, pink heels. frivolous shoes.
so, the only thing i'm really thinking about now (besides if people other than K & me say pencil crayons because duh, pencil crayons) is what color my next pair of heels are going to be. thoughts?
i'm thinking canary yellow.
or frog green.
or maize and blue stripes.
*so then i went to look up who michigan was playing today because i didn't know. they're playing the air force. and then i began to have a crisis because my friend from high school is in the air force and so how am i supposed to cheer against her branch of the military?


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A new report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy and two Carleton University professors says that Canada's system of federal election debates needs an overhaul following the disorganized fashion in which the 2015 election debates unfolded and the collapse of the traditional broadcast consortium debates.
The report is written by IRPP president Graham Fox, with his father, respected political veteran Bill Fox and iPolitics associate editor Chris Waddell from Carleton University's Political Management and Journalism schools. It flowed from a December colloquium in Ottawa where media representatives and academics debated how to go about organizing


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At Renaissance Event Hall, you can have your cake and eat it too.
Established in 2002, the Long Island City venue specializes in creating unique and distinctive events for New Yorkers.
Teresa Lisson, Renaissance's general manager, joined the team more than three years ago. "Ever since, I focus on private events only," she said. "We are specialists in weddings, Sweet 16s, corporate affairs and some concerts."
Conveniently located near all five boroughs, Renaissance attracts a diverse group of people.
"The European charm, our young motivated team, our on-premises catering, moderate prices, and layout of the venue fascinate film crews and urge networks to shoot with well-known actors here," said Lisson.
Lisson's everyday job consists of a variety of things. "I answer phone calls with quote requests from mainly brides to be, order rentals such as special décor furniture and special light equipment for a unique transformation of the room, train waiters, prepare logistics, customize new theme buffets, and attend shows and other business-related events to always be up to date with the latest trends," she said.
The Renaissance recently purchased the building next door in order to expand. The construction is set to start by the end of this year. It will allow for a bigger bridal suite, backyard and rooftop for ceremonies and outdoor affairs.
"That allows us to improve the kitchen in order to speed up the serving process," said Lisson. "We will also add more seating space that will allow us to add 150 guests, which makes a total of 450 guests."
As a growing business with steady requests from both existing and new clients, Renaissance's number one goal is to assure clients their privacy.
"They don't have to share space with others," said Lisson. "It is guaranteed an intimate affair."
Renaissance Event Hall is located at 27-34 21st Street in LIC. To learn more, call 718-274-4590 or visit www.renaissanceofastoria.com.


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Impassioned appeals to the World Zionist Congress to support the partition policy of the executive and to vote in favor of participation in the London Conference on Palestine were made today by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, David Ben Gurion and Dr. Stephen S. Wise, winding up the six-day political debate.
Dr. Silver, who preceded them, called for a boycott of the London parley and urged the Congress to disown "the disastrous diplomacy" of the executive. He also called for continuous Jewish immigration to Palestine "regardless of the cost."
Dr. Weizmann received a tremendous ovation when he arose to deliver his reply. Every seat in the huge auditorium was taken and hundreds of men and women were standing in every available spot, eager to hear the leader of the world Zionist movement.
He reiterated his support of the Jewish Agency's partition plan, stating that while many mistakes may have been made, the Agency's letter to the Colonial Secretary proposing partition was not one of them. Declaring that he did not know whether sending the letter had been tactically correct, he said: "I am not a tactician. I will leave that to the generals." He disclosed that as far back as the closing months of the Churchill regime, a special ministerial committee was working on a partition scheme.
Although it was important to the Jews that they not be a minority in Palestine, it was also important to the Arabs, and "that drives us to partition," he continued. "I wish I had the power of the prophets to show the Jewish people the way to obtain freedom and independence,' he said, but politics is an inexact science of trial and error. While 100 experiments might turn out wrong, if one succeeds, it makes up for all of them.
He warned the delegates that if they believed that Britain and the United States would fight over the issue of Zionism, they were badly mistaken. Replying to those who have been urging a reorientation of the Zionist movement towards other countries besides England, the aged Zionist leader said: "I have not seen any other government rushing to build up the Jewish state."
The greatest obstacle to creation of a Jewish state is continued terrorism, he stated. "The Agency may be unable to control terror, but terror may soon control the Agency," if it is not curbed. Branding terrorism a "deadly cancer," he told the Congress that it must not allow it to grow or "it will destroy all we have created."
To a delegate who shouted "demagogue," Weizmann interrupted to reply that "every house in Nahalal and Tel Aviv has a drop of my blood in it." His answer touched off a demonstration by almost the entire audience, which rose and applauded. Only the Revisionist delegates remained seated.
"Just as Winston Churchill promised 'blood, sweat and tears' to the British people, so I can promise the Jews hardships for many generations," Dr. Weizmann declared. He said that there were differences between the Jews and the rest of the world with regard to the interpretation of the Balfour Declaration, but added that the Zionists are not downhearted when they fail and not excited when they triumph. "I do not think that the present situation hurts Dr. Silver more than it hurts me. I believe that I, too, had some part in bringing the present 600,000 Jews to Palestine."
Ben Gurion, defending the partition scheme, said that he was convinced that a smaller part of Palestine under sole Jewish control is preferable to a larger part under British or Arab control. "In 1937 the Zionist Congress rejected partition, and historical experience has shown what was the result," he pointed out.
Challenging Dr. Silver, Ben Gurion asked the president of the Zionist Organization of America the following questions: "Are you for or against partition? Will you fight partition if it is offered to us? Why did you not pass any resolution against partition where it was possible for you to do it?" The last question referred to the recent Atlantic City convention of the Zionist Organization of America.
Ben Gurion emphasized that he does not regret the issuance of the Biltmore Declaration, nor does he repudiate it. He said that he considered the Biltmore Declaration a sincere expression of the ideals and the needs of the Jewish people. The decisions taken by the executive of the Jewish Agency did not change the Zionist program, Ben Gurion argued. "If they did, then it is the duty of the Congress to re-emphasize that the Zionist program is still the establishment of a Jewish state," he declared.
However, this is not a propitious time to seek a final solution of the problem, the Agency chairman continued. "The lesson of Transjordan, which was made a kingdom by an agreement between Britain and the Arabs, without our being consulted at all, and concerning which Bevin was backed by the United Nations, should make us think," he said. "We must find a way by which what happened with Transjordania shall not happen to large parts of Palestine. We must formulate our rights to immigration and settlement in the whole of Palestine. We must be given the sovereign right to build part of Palestine."
Discussing Jewish resistance, Ben Gurion stated that no people has paid such a high price as the Jews during their 1,800 years of resistance to the whole world. Resistance today, he went on, should not be confined to the Jews of Palestine, but should spread to the whole Jewish people. "We should not forget that we arrived in Palestine to live, not to die, and we arrived in friendship and in peace, but a fight was force upon us," he said.
"Our way now is to get either continuation of the Mandate or a Jewish state; "otherwise there must be fullest resistance," he warned.
Dr. Wise strongly defended the political policy of the Zionist executive and particularly that of Dr. Weizmann, and defended at great length the partition scheme of the Jewish Agency executive. In urging the Congress to decide in favor of participation in the London parley, he said:
"We stipulated our participation in the London conference depended on the re- lease of the leaders of the Jewish Agency from the Latrun detention camp. Well, they are free. They have been heard at this Congress. Again American Government support has been won. We can lose public opinion the world over if we refuse to meet as equals with the British Government and with the Arabs. That we should not go to the London parley would not only needlessly insult the British and perhaps incurably alienate the United States Government, but would be considered as an additional affront to public opinion, especially to liberal opinion on which we depend largely throughout the world."
Dr. Wise severely criticized Dr. Silver for "belittling" what the Government of the United States has done for the Jews. At the same time, he lashed out against Britain for the White Paper policy. "The White Paper," he said, "must go, and go at once. Its going should constitute the first step in the procedure of the London conference." He emphasized that by attending the London talks the Zionists would not bind themselves to accept decisions that might be reached there.
"We shall accept no decisions that do not involve the cancellation of the White Paper," he said. "We will reject the 'federalization plan;' we will reject a bi-national state which would not be an Arab-Jewish state but predominantly an Arab state. If from the conference there does not emerge a Jewish state in Palestine, the World Zionist Organization will reject any and every decision taken by the conference."
Declaring that he believes in Jewish resistance in Palestine, Rabbi Wise emphasized that such resistance must be carried on in a disciplined manner. "I do not believe in disorderly undisciplined terrorism," he said. He fervently pleaded for the rescue of displaced Jews from Europe and their transfer to Palestine.
Dr. Silver, defending his stand against participation in the London Conference, said that if such participation is approved by the Congress, the Zionist representatives should present only the classic program of "a Jewish state in the whole of Palestine." Any contrary proposal should be transmitted to the Zionist Actions Committee for a decision.
"Our representatives should not be given carte blanche," he insisted. He warned against sending to the conference those members of the executive who believe whole heartily in partition. "It would be fatal for its chances," he said. He called upon the Congress to reaffirm clearly and unmistakably the program of a Jewish state in an "undivided and undiminished" Palestine. The Congress, he said, must declare that the partition plan no longer exists.
Replying to his critics, Dr. Silver said that the same people who previously insisted on participation in the London conference only on the basis of partition "are now preparing a movement for another disastrous retreat." Serious and reasonable proposals to satisfy Jewish national aspirations are bound to be made sooner or later, Dr. Silver said. In the meantime, he urged maximum support for the Palestine Jewish community in its struggle against Britain. "The Yishuv's power of resistance must be strengthened and the world must be convinced of the British conspiracy against Zionism, "he declared.
Disciplinary action against thirteen members of the American Revisionist delegation for their alleged connection with an appeal sent to the United Nations by the U.S. Revisionists, asking for creation of a U.N. trusteeship for Palestine, and for newspaper advertisements calling for aid for the extremist forces in Palestine has been deferred until Thursday pending receipt of information from New York.


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A follow-up on this post on Spanking:
Christians: why is there so much child abuse in your religion?
This article in Time Magazine states that spanking creates problems rather than solutions:
Study: Spanking Kids Leads to More Aggressive Behavior
Compared with children who were not hit, those who were spanked were more likely to be defiant, demand immediate satisfaction of their wants and needs, get frustrated easily, have temper tantrums and lash out physically against others.
The reason for that, says Singer, may be that spanking instills fear rather than understanding. Even if a child were to stop his screaming tantrum when spanked, that doesn't mean he understands why he shouldn't be acting up in the first place. What's more, spanking models aggressive behavior as a solution to problems.
20 Responses to "A follow-up on Spanking"
on 13 Apr 2010 at 1:48 pm 1.Xenon said …
"In countries in which physical discipline was more common and culturally accepted, children who were physically disciplined were less aggressive and less anxious than children who were physically disciplined in countries where physical discipline was rarely used."
No questions on how the discipline was given. Was it given lovingly or in anger? Was it give with an explanation of expected behavior or in a drunken stupor? The study is just silly and unreliable.
on 13 Apr 2010 at 3:01 pm 2.MrQ said …
Might help your claim if you cite a source or two. Kind of helps validate things rather than making it appear that you are pulling stuff out of thin air.
on 13 Apr 2010 at 4:50 pm 3.Fling said …
>No questions on how the discipline was given.
>Was it given lovingly or in anger?
Ridiculous. Ask it this way and you see why:
Was his wife beaten lovingly or in anger?
on 13 Apr 2010 at 5:07 pm 4.Delphine said …
That's not a reason for not spanking your kids. That's a reason for fully explaining the situation to the kids so they understand what they did wrong, and what the consequences will be. The consequences should be consistent, and if you decide spanking is the consequence, so be it. They're your kids.
The analogy with spanking wives is a stretched analogy at best. You don't teach another adult right from wrong. You teach your own children right from wrong. A child who does not learn bad actions bring upon severe consequences or a child who knows all that's going to happen to them is they'll be grounded with their PS3 and computer in their room, is a child who will have no discipline and no fear of his parents. There is no incentive for him to do good as the consequences are inconsequential.
Countries that do use corporal punishments, but use them in a responsible way where the punishment is consistent and the children understand why they're being punished, have much better behaved kids than the kids from countries that advocate against spanking children.
It's not a coincidence children in Asia behave better and study harder than children in America.
Whether a person spanks his or her children or not, has nothing to do with their religious affiliation.
I'm an atheist, and I fully support responsible parenting, and spanking children is a part of being a responsible parent.
on 13 Apr 2010 at 6:31 pm 5.Lou said …
Spanking has been used for centuries and has a record of producing upstanding adults. I would argue children raised in the past in contrast as a group are more respectful, hard working and morally superior than those we see coming up today.
To suddenly make these bogus claims about the methodology is to ignore the centuries of positive results. Its nothing more than a study with preconceived results.
on 13 Apr 2010 at 7:09 pm 6.MrQ said …
You are too narrow and focused in your view.
Stating "I would argue children raised in the past in contrast as a group are more respectful, hard working and morally superior than those we see coming up today." does not NECESSARILY mean that the spanking played any part.
It is akin to saying that global warming is due to a lack of pirates because we didn't have global warming when pirates ruled the seas. Since pirate numbers have diminished, global warming has increased.
With both scenarios, is it a correlation or a coincidence?
Could other variables be at play?
on 14 Apr 2010 at 12:25 pm 7.Lou said …
"does not NECESSARILY mean that the spanking played any part."
Uh huh and implying spanked children are more aggressive does not NECESSARILY mean spanking played a part in the aggression either Q. Environment and heredity tend to much larger indicators.
on 21 Apr 2010 at 1:05 am 8.Meg said …
Before bringing up global warming, you should probably do some research on it. It's not true! Temperatures have been at record highs this year. And did you not hear the news about the scam where the global warming scientists were manipulating data in their favor?
I am definitely a proponent of spanking. My parents spanked me and I don't have an aggression problem. I think it goes back to the Bible verse, Proverbs 13:24- "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him." Yeah, there is a fine line. You shouldn't abuse them, but spanking them and explaining to them the reasoning behind it is definitely the best method of discipline for children.
on 21 Apr 2010 at 2:34 am 9.A real-ist said …
"Before bringing up global warming, you should probably do some research on it. It's not true! Temperatures have been at record highs this year."
Um, isn't temperatures being at record highs part of the definition of global warming? And besides, it isn't known as global warming anymore, it is Global Climate Change. And the melting of the polar ice caps at an enormous rate isn't proof? Have you seen the difference in satelite pictures over the last decade or so? It should take 100's of years to accomplish that. I think when Florida is half full of water in 20 years that will be proof enough. And the scientists that were thought to have lied about data in emails, that has proven to be exagerated because really they were just sloppy in some of the data, not dishonest.
on 21 Apr 2010 at 3:02 am 10.Horatio said …
Global warming is only a natural cycle. In 1980 they claimed we were headed for the next ice age. In the 1920s they claimed global warming!
Don't let the fearmongers fool you. This is about money and control. In my part of the nation it was the coldest winter in 25 years.
on 21 Apr 2010 at 3:44 am 11.A real-ist said …
"In my part of the nation it was the coldest winter in 25 years."
Yeah, that is why it is called Global Climate Change, which means extremeties in all conditions.
"This is about money and control."
Wow, who is gaining control of something and who is making the money out of this? Besides, you ever hear of one of the main reasons for relgion? Control! And religious wars? Money and Control!
"Global warming is only a natural cycle."
Yeah, something that takes 100's to 1000's of years to fluctuate, not a few decades!
"In 1980 they claimed we were headed for the next ice age. In the 1920s they claimed global warming!"
Really? Where's the claim on that? Must not have been talked about too much then and therefore not a big phenomenon at that time if your claim is true.
on 21 Apr 2010 at 12:00 pm 12.Horatio said …
So it is global cycle change now, huh? So if it snows or if we are in drought it is all Global Cycle Change and of course man-made! That Obama Kool Aid has soaked in well!
Check out Newsweek from 1980. Just because Al is loud and the media covers him doesn't make the scam less real.
Study the data since scientist have been keeping it. We have always been in a global cycle change.
You don't think this is about money and control? ONG! Are you familiar with the Title V laws and are you familiar with what "Cap & Tax" proposes? Get your partisan head out of your butt and let the fraud permeate your sense of reality.
on 22 Apr 2010 at 1:33 am 13.A real-ist said …
"So it is global cycle change now, huh? So if it snows or if we are in drought it is all Global Cycle Change and of course man-made!"
It is global climate change, not cycle change. And you are ignorant if you think just because it is hot or cold we are claiming it is man made. It is the "extremeties" I am talking about. And it is other things besides just hot or cold. For example, the massive amount of hurricanes occuring because of the warming up of the oceans too fast. The polar ice caps are melting at a rate way faster than ever and way faster than it should. Not every part of the world is going to be effected by global climate change, so that is why there is skeptics right now. You and others walk outside and say hey, we've had hot days before or it has snowed before. It is the extreme conditions I am talking about. And some of the conditions aren't even as noticable as you would think, for example, the amount of radition from the sun. So things aren't just black and white like you are claiming. Another example off the top of my head is when I was in Vegas at the end of February. It was raining there and the locals said they have never had that much rain in a 3 week period that they can ever recall.
How many cars do you think are running every second in the world with exhaust coming out of their tale pipes? That amount of constant polution can easily do damage to the earth's natural state. And remember, cars have only been around for a short period of time in earth's existance, with the last 50 years the numbers have greatly expanded. So it isn't hard to imagine that with all the polution we have been doing to the earth in very recent history with little or none to that extreme ever before, that we could cause problems in the earth's climate that isn't normal.
on 22 Apr 2010 at 2:54 am 14.Horatio said …
The Cooling World
Newsweek, April 28, 1975
There are ominous signs that the Earth's weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a drastic decline in food production – with serious political implications for just about every nation on Earth. The drop in food output could begin quite soon, perhaps only 10 years from now. The regions destined to feel its impact are the great wheat-producing lands of Canada and the U.S.S.R. in the North, along with a number of marginally self-sufficient tropical areas – parts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indochina and Indonesia – where the growing season is dependent upon the rains brought by the monsoon.
The evidence in support of these predictions has now begun to accumulate so massively that meteorologists are hard-pressed to keep up with it. In England, farmers have seen their growing season decline by about two weeks since 1950, with a resultant overall loss in grain production estimated at up to 100,000 tons annually. During the same time, the average temperature around the equator has risen by a fraction of a degree – a fraction that in some areas can mean drought and desolation. Last April, in the most devastating outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded, 148 twisters killed more than 300 people and caused half a billion dollars' worth of damage in 13 U.S. states.
To scientists, these seemingly disparate incidents represent the advance signs of fundamental changes in the world's weather. The central fact is that after three quarters of a century of extraordinarily mild conditions, the earth's climate seems to be cooling down. Meteorologists disagree about the cause and extent of the cooling trend, as well as over its specific impact on local weather conditions. But they are almost unanimous in the view that the trend will reduce agricultural productivity for the rest of the century. If the climatic change is as profound as some of the pessimists fear, the resulting famines could be catastrophic. "A major climatic change would force economic and social adjustments on a worldwide scale," warns a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences, "because the global patterns of food production and population that have evolved are implicitly dependent on the climate of the present century."
A survey completed last year by Dr. Murray Mitchell of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a drop of half a degree in average ground temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere between 1945 and 1968. According to George Kukla of Columbia University, satellite photos indicated a sudden, large increase in Northern Hemisphere snow cover in the winter of 1971-72. And a study released last month by two NOAA scientists notes that the amount of sunshine reaching the ground in the continental U.S. diminished by 1.3% between 1964 and 1972.
To the layman, the relatively small changes in temperature and sunshine can be highly misleading. Reid Bryson of the University of Wisconsin points out that the Earth's average temperature during the great Ice Ages was only about seven degrees lower than during its warmest eras – and that the present decline has taken the planet about a sixth of the way toward the Ice Age average. Others regard the cooling as a reversion to the "little ice age" conditions that brought bitter winters to much of Europe and northern America between 1600 and 1900 – years when the Thames used to freeze so solidly that Londoners roasted oxen on the ice and when iceboats sailed the Hudson River almost as far south as New York City.
Just what causes the onset of major and minor ice ages remains a mystery. "Our knowledge of the mechanisms of climatic change is at least as fragmentary as our data," concedes the National Academy of Sciences report. "Not only are the basic scientific questions largely unanswered, but in many cases we do not yet know enough to pose the key questions."
Meteorologists think that they can forecast the short-term results of the return to the norm of the last century. They begin by noting the slight drop in overall temperature that produces large numbers of pressure centers in the upper atmosphere. These break up the smooth flow of westerly winds over temperate areas. The stagnant air produced in this way causes an increase in extremes of local weather such as droughts, floods, extended dry spells, long freezes, delayed monsoons and even local temperature increases – all of which have a direct impact on food supplies.
"The world's food-producing system," warns Dr. James D. McQuigg of NOAA's Center for Climatic and Environmental Assessment, "is much more sensitive to the weather variable than it was even five years ago." Furthermore, the growth of world population and creation of new national boundaries make it impossible for starving peoples to migrate from their devastated fields, as they did during past famines.
Climatologists are pessimistic that political leaders will take any positive action to compensate for the climatic change, or even to allay its effects. They concede that some of the more spectacular solutions proposed, such as melting the Arctic ice cap by covering it with black soot or diverting arctic rivers, might create problems far greater than those they solve. But the scientists see few signs that government leaders anywhere are even prepared to take the simple measures of stockpiling food or of introducing the variables of climatic uncertainty into economic projections of future food supplies. The longer the planners delay, the more difficult will they find it to cope with climatic change once the results become grim reality.
on 22 Apr 2010 at 3:09 am 15.A real-ist said …
Your article only shows what they thought back in 1975. Keep in mind, science has advanced a lot since then and polution has advanced a lot since then. Remember those scientists a long long time ago that thought the world was flat? More advanced science came after that and proved it is round. So back to 1975, the scientists at that time were going based on what was happening at that time and the technology that that had at that time. The situation to present day has drastically changed since then. By using present day technology, I am sure present scientists are wondering why they thought the cooling period was happening at a fast rate, when now we look at today and compare it to back then, that was a slow rate to what is actually happening now with the climate change. Keep in mind, our advancements in technology has changed since then at a rate never seen before.
on 22 Apr 2010 at 11:31 am 16.Horatio said …
You just don't get it.
You were not alive back then were you? It is obvious. Our factories mere much filthier, our cars admitted 10 times more pollutants and we as Americans had practices which admitted many more pollutants. The Networks were constantly putting out sitcom episodes about cleaning up the environment. We have in a large way. But yet, the ice age was coming.
You are an ideologue. Even in the eye of climategate you believe the verdict is in even though climate scientist disagree. Not possible it is just a natural cycle? Drive your moped and drink the kool aid that the sky is falling.
Oh, and every generation believes their science is new and modern. We still get the daily weather report wrong on a regular basis.
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Since today is Earth Day, I will give you a few sites to check out:
on 22 Apr 2010 at 1:15 pm 18.Burebista said …
Read A-realist statements closely. The subtle change in the language since Clmategate reveals his obvious brainwashing by the DNC.
Climate change is not the issue. The issue is if it is imparted by manmade activity. A-Realist is not really following the science for if he was, he would realize hundreds of climatologist are in great disagreement. Ideologue is perhaps the most precise descriptor. He follows the science as it is filtered through the DNC and Al Gore, producer of the "Incontinent Lie".
But not let us forget FOIGate, ChinaGate, HimalayaGate, SternGate and the most flawed AlaskaGate. Many of the published findings are NOT peer-reviewed! There are many more but these are the ones that come to mind. It run is cavernous and by following the cash you can uncover the culprits.
Antarctica is actually growing, not shrinking. I guess the cycle there is cooling.
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Dear Edwina June 28-30, presented by FMPAT's Young Artist Training Program, at Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville. $15-$25, with $3 discounts for students, seniors 55 and older and kids 12 and younger. 972-724-2147. fmpat.org
Fancy Nancy fans can take part in three tea parties this summer at Texas Discovery Gardens, where they can put on their most glittery and gaudy boas, tutus, fairy wings and fuzzy slippers in the spirit of the popular picture book heroine. The event includes educational activities, crafts, snacks, a reading of Fancy Nancy and a butterfly release at noon.
June 28, July 26 and Aug. 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Fair Park, Dallas. Advance registration is recommended. $10-$12 per child; adults pay regular $8 admission. 214-428-7476. texasdiscoverygardens.org.
We told you that the nominees for our local high school musical theater awards were amazing. Irving High School's Reid Malone, a Schmidt and Jones best-actor nominee, didn't take home the best-actor prize for his turn in Grease (although he did perform a scene that made much of the audience erupt into applause at the awards ceremony). But he impressed Lyric Stage's founding producer Steven Jones, who cast him in the ensemble of his company's Oklahoma!, which continues through June 24 at the Irving Arts Center. "I saw Reid perform in Arsenic and Old Lace and Grease at Irving High School this year," Jones wrote me in an email. "He is a very talented young man with an interest in the theater, and I thought he could learn from working with the professional staff and cast."
Continues through June 24 at the Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving. $25-$50. 972-252-2787. irvingartscenter.com.
Kids Who Care presents an adaptation of the classic movie musical performed by youths and professional adult actors with a whole lot of wizardry. A Scarecrow, a Tin Man, a Cowardly Lion and some very cute Munchkins help Dorothy find her way home.
Continues through June 24 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth. $15-$18. 817-737-5437. kidswhocare.org.
Young merfolk can get up close to the watery world with Underwater Adventures camps at the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park, where they will learn if sharks can smell, what stingrays eat and what it's like to touch a horseshoe crab. The camps, aimed at kids in kindergarten through fifth grade, will be held in the aquarium, with visits to Texas Discovery Gardens and the Museum of Nature & Science.
Camps are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1462 First Ave. in Fair Park, Dallas. $210 per week, with $25 per week for before-camp care from 8 to 9 a.m. and $50 per week for after-camp care from 3 to 6 p.m. 469-554-7300. childrensaquariumfairpark.com.
Check out some of the fantastic fish here.
Kindergarten-second grade: July 9-13 and July 30- Aug. 3.
Third-fifth grades June 25-29, July 23-27 and Aug. 6-10.


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A suggestion from a friend on firearms education
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January 9, 2013, 06:20 PM
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It was suggested that perhaps a licensing program of some sort would be a decent solution to this dillemma. The idea was that in order to purchase a firearm, you must be certafied as being trained in the basics of gun safety, and know how to properly maintain and handle a specific type of firearm.
And this will accomplish ... what, exactly?
Remember: This current furor was sparked by a school massacre in Connecticut. Connecticut already has in place just about all the types of regulations being discussed (other than a magazine capacity limit, and they are working on that in Hartford right now). The school shooter was very well trained and he obviously knew how to handle the firearm. He even remembered to wear ear protection while shooting. 9Yes, this was confirmed by the Connecticut State Police.)
But he didn't purchase any of the firearms he used -- he murdered his own mother and stole the guns from her. How would your mandatory training in any way have affected the outcome of the Sandy Hook incident?
Unfortunately, you have already fallen into the gun grabbers' trap. You have allowed them to define the discussion as being about "gun violence," which then automatically leads to solutions involving regulations on "guns." The problem is NOT "gun violence.
While everyone has been dithering about more and "better" gun laws, just two or three days ago a 17-year old kid was arrested for plotting an attack on his school ... using a bomb.
What good would a law requiring firearms safety training have done to prevent a bomb attack?1
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WBEZ News
Wisconsin governor interrupted by protest
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was in Illinois Thursday giving advice on budget reform. But his speech was interrupted by Chicago protestors.
About 30 protesters chanted sayings like, "Hey hey, ho ho, Scott Walker has got to go" and marched with signs in front of the Union League Club starting around 7:30 a.m.
Meanwhile, about 60 more protesters in suits and ties were sitting obediently at tables during Walker's breakfast talk.
The Republican governor kicked off his speech by joking about sports, noting how Illinois and Wisconsin both hate the Minnesota Vikings. Then one of the protesters jumped up, yelling, "Mic check!" The other protesters repeated him while Walker and the rest of the room took in what was happening.
The group, composed of Occupy Chicago protestors and members of the consortium Stand Up! Chicago, used one another like human megaphones. One protester would shout a line out from their collective speech and the rest would repeat it. When Union League workers and Gov. Walker's handlers approached each standing protester delivering their line, another would then pop up and pick up where the speech left off. That process continued for about five minutes until the protesters were ushered out.
As the chant started, Walker at first tried to continue his talk over the chanting. When it became clear they would not stop, the emcee stepped in and attempted to shout over them, asking them to leave. The rest of the crowd also began clapping to drown out the sound of the protesters, and gave him a standing ovation once the protesters were escorted out of the room.
Protesters paid the $20 for tickets for each of their seats. Catherine Murrell, the communications coordinator for Stand Up! Chicago said most protesters paid out of pocket, but anyone who could not afford to pay had their ticket paid for by a pool of money collected by Stand Up! Chicago.
No arrests were made.
Walker continued his talk after protesters cleared out, touting Wisconsin's reforms and slamming Illinois Democrats for the state's budget problems.
Walker mentioned the possibility of getting recalled as governor and said he welcomes the challenge. He also said he could use Illinois government officials' handling of the state's budget crisis as a case study for what not to do.
"Illinois raised taxes earlier this year, rather substantially on both employers and individuals, and instead they didn't solve the budget crisis, Walker said. "They didn't solve their long-term structural crisis."
Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn has said he does not wish to follow Walker's lead. Quinn has frequently criticized the Wisconsin governor for being unfair to unions.


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Millions of pounds worth of US investment is primed and ready to be spent in the Province, almost exactly five years after it was first touted.
In what has been described as a "seismic" move, $15m from the state of New York has been put under the control of a Belfast-based fund manager, who will use it to buy shares in firms across the Province.
The news comes less than a month after the News Letter ran another story about the fund, first unveiled on March 16, 2009 by the First and Deputy First Ministers.
The article recorded renewed demands to know exactly what had become of the money, with SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone lambasting the First and Deputy First Ministers for a lack of clarity about what he called a "disappeared" fund.
He said that after five years: "The public deserve answers."
Yesterday the New York State government announced that the money is now poised to be invested.
Colin Walsh of fund manager Crescent Capital, now in charge of the $15m, said: "I think it's seismic," adding it was the biggest investment of this particular type in the Province's history.
"The firepower that gives us to invest in young businesses around here is tremendous, and that's going to make a real difference (in terms of) economic impact here on the ground in Northern Ireland," he said. "It's a huge deal."
The sealing of the deal came after long-term, behind-the-scenes discussions.
The cash stems from the New York State's Emerging Europe Fund, which itself is financed by municipal workers' pension money.
In 2009, $30m was said to be coming the Province's way.
The $15m slice now unveiled (amounting to almost £9m) will be used by Crescent, based in the Botanic area of south Belfast, to buy shares in manufacturing and software firms, and more.
For example, Crescent had invested £400,000 in Andor in 1997, a high-tech Belfast firm which went on to sell for £176m last year.
"This will pay for more Andors," Mr Walsh said.
It will be spread between up to around 20 firms, and if any businesses think they are candidates for the cash, he said they could call him.
As for the time taken to bring this first slice of investment cash to fruition, he said: "It wasn't really asleep. They were looking for a suitable vehicle.
"They can't really come on a plane and hand someone $15m in a bag, you know?"
He said it had been about finding a responsible way of channelling the money, adding: "They don't make their mind up on those things in five minutes."
Emerging Europe finally emerges
There had been criticism over the lack of visible progress on the Emerging Europe Fund, with claims the 2009 pledge of a $30m investment for Northern Ireland was little more than a burst of good publicity for the Executive's top duo, without any tangible benefit to be seen.
Neither MLAs nor the News Letter were able to unearth answers to some key questions about it – until yesterday.


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Valentine's Day for Children
Posted on Feb 6 2012 at 01:26:39 PM in People
Lovers walking hand in hand down a quiet, moonlit beach. Man and wife eyeing each other across a candle lit table. Flowers, candy, jewelry, romance...Valentines Day. A special day for many couples to share their love with one another. BUT...does Valentines Day have a place for children? Where do they fit in among the hoopla (and Walmart shelves)?
I love celebrating Valentines Day with my children (and my husband of course). I think Valentines Day can be a day to show anyone that you love and appreciate them. My family has always been big on celebrating holidays, and Valentines Day is no different. I had to laugh one year. I usually do the gift shopping, but my son was three and very into Thomas the Tank Engine. We had started collecting the Thomas track and cars for him (not the new metal stuff, but the old wooden stuff). My husband went out and bought him three different sets for VALENTINES DAY. You'd have thought it was Christmas. But it was very sweet, and Aaron had a blast setting them all up. Later my husband said to me, "I think I may have gone overboard". :) What fun to see Aaron's eyes as he opened the Thomas accessories.
Do I think that Valentines Day should be as big as Christmas? No. (Though the Thomas incident still has a special place in my heart). Just a small gesture can say "I love you". Here are just a few suggestions I've come up with for sharing Valentines Day with your children.
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