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Thoughts on Ted Kennedy
Eulogizing Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said, "My brother need not be idealized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life." The same can be said for Ted Kennedy, whose long and full life provides plenty to admire, reflect on and learn from, without reverting to Camelot-style mythology.There are many Ted Kennedys to celebrate. There is Kennedy at the microphone, the last of the liberal lions, a courageous and consistent champion of the dispossessed, a strong voice in the highest levels of our national conversation for nearly a half-century. There's Ted Kennedy the friend. Among those who knew him – including his fiercest political opponents – stories of Kennedy's personal kindness are legion.
There's Uncle Teddy, was the central character in a family story that intertwined the nation's history. Then there is Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, whose legislative legacy reads like a history book.
Kennedy was the author of some of his darkest days, and he paid for his failings, both political – an ill-advised challenge to President Jimmy Carter in 1980 – and personal – a night of bad behavior in 1969 that left a young woman dead. He redeemed himself through hard work, by making himself, in the words of Barack Obama, the man Kennedy helped make president, "the greatest senator of our times."
There's a lot to talk about in Kennedy's life and legacy. I hope we can talk about him with the same respect he showed others.
August 27, 2009, 8:12 AM
A comment I keep hearing about Kennedy was that he was a constant champion for Liberalism, and that as such he was the ideal negotiator to involve in consensus legislating. John McCain pines over his absence from the healthcare debate. I think there's something interesting there. The magnetic setting on Kennedy's compass was a known, but the needle could always be turned to the situation.
I credit that to an understanding embrace of our system of government and to the traditions of the Senate. He was around long enough to have absorbed the lessons of power —the truth of the ebb and flow. I think he realized that one's principles can remain the same —and one can always still seek out effective action —the real work— no matter the changing scene. No one ever doubted where Kennedy was coming from and that enabled us to trust the compromises for consensus he arrived upon.
Whether it's making the matter at hand better or ideal or only less bad, constance can be a changeable thing. I think this one of those ideas along the line of our "more perfect" union that Kennedy understood.
August 30, 2009, 7:52 PM
Sorry about the loss of comments. The alleged new and improved blog software is still in the process of being switched over. I have some of my thoughts on Kennedy here and my report from Saturday's funeral here.
August 30, 2009, 7:57 PM
Arrgghh. New software doesn't put my name on my comments (and the IT person setting it up misspelled my name in the username), and I don't have the capability (at least not yet) of going back and editing a link into a comment. So the column is here:
And the funeral report is here:
Jennie Maroney permalinkSeptember 1, 2009, 9:46 PM
Patience, Rick. It'll get there.
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Missing Girls in Iowa Identified After Bodies Discovered by Hunters
Investigators in Iowa identified the two bodies found by hunters last week as 10-year-old Lyric Cook and 8-year-old Elizabeth, both of whom had been missing since July.
Police had stated that the two bodies were found by hunters in a wooded area last week in the Seven Bridges Wildlife Area in Bremer County.
Police Chief Kent Smock of the Evansdale, Iowa, Police Department, stated that after the bodies had been positively identified, the families were notified of the outcome, according to a statement
Authorities have not released the cause of the death, as police are still conducting their investigation.
The two girls went missing in July and were last seen reportedly riding their bicycles. The girls' bikes were found along with a cell phone, but there was no evidence of the two cousins.
Investigators searched the surrounding area with police dogs and posted pictures of the girls throughout the area, yet were unable to find any evidence of the two.
The news of the missing girls spread quickly and led to over 1,000 volunteers donating their time to help police in the search.
Police have not classified the disappearance as an abduction and are examining evidence to see if there was any foul play that was involved.
The girls' grandmother, Wylma Cook, previously told ABC News that she was afraid the girls had been abducted and made a heartfelt plea for their return.
"Whoever has them, just turn them in, let them loose anywhere so they can call me," she said.
Rick Abben, captain of the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office had stated that there was nothing to indicate the girls had been the victims of foul play and conveyed his sadness upon discovery the bodies were those of the two girls.
"It's definitely not the outcome that we wanted, obviously … this is a difficult thing for us to go through. It's a difficult thing for the community," Abben said in a statement.

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The University of Georgia would benefit from federal legislation honoring the late Sen. Paul Coverdell, which is expected to be signed into law by President Bush.
The act includes $10 million in federal support toward construction of the $40 million Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences at UGA, and will face another congressional vote when an appropriations bill is considered in the fall.
State funding of $10 million will be proposed by Gov. Roy E. Barnes and considered by the 2002 session of the Georgia General Assembly. The final $20 million is to be raised privately, through gifts, grants and contracts generated by the units which will occupy the facility.
The Paul D. Coverdell Center for the Biomedical and Health Sciences will be a major center for education, research and the creation of new technology relating to the biomedical and health sciences. Located centrally among other life sciences buildings at the intersection of D.W. Brooks Drive and Carlton Street on UGA's South Campus, it will have approximately 90,000 square feet of assignable space.
The legislation also renames the Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C. and its World Wise Schools Program in the late senator's honor. Coverdell was appointed as the 11th director of the Peace Corps by former President George Bush.
The U.S. House approved the bill Tuesday by a 330-61 vote. The Senate approved it in February under the leadership of Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, and Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga., both of whom are UGA alumni.
Coverdell died from a stroke July 18, 2000, at the age of 61.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, July 19, 2001.
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"Firestar and I never discovered what we might have meant to each other. I was alive in the forest for such a short time after he came to ThunderClan. But I know for sure that he and I could never have been mates. I was and always will be a medicine cat. That comes first, more than any cat that walks the forest, more even than Firestar."—Spottedleaf to Sandstorm on Firestar Firestar's Quest, page 401
Highest Rank
Medicine Cat
Swiftbreeze and Adderfang
Redkit, Willowkit, older siblings are Patchkit and Leopardkit
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Thrushpelt (formerly) and Featherwhisker
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Spottedpaw and Spottedkit
Spottedleaf is a orange-and-brown,[1] dark[2] tortoiseshell[3]-and-white[4] she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat,[3] white splashes on her pelt,[5] white paws,[6] a white chest,[7] and a white muzzle.[1] One of her eyes is rimmed with darker fur than the other,[1] she has a black tipped,[6] gold-and-brown-striped tabby tail,[8] and soft fur.[9] She has a mottled face,[1] with a small, pink nose,[10] and pale,[1] clear[11] amber eyes.[12]
Spottedkit is born to Swiftbreeze and Adderfang in their second litter, along with her brother, Redkit, and her sister, Willowkit. She is also the younger sister of Patchpelt and Leopardfoot, who are from an earlier litter of Swiftbreeze and Adderfang's.
Once, when the cats are leaving on a hunting patrol, Spottedpaw comes late, telling them that she was helping Featherwhisker make a poultice. Thrushpelt scolds her and tells her to stop fussing with herbs and to hunt more. When Goosefeather finally steps down to become an elder, Spottedpaw begs Sunstar to make her Featherwhisker's apprentice instead.
Medicine Cat Apprentice
Featherwhisker says that he could think of no better cat and so Spottedpaw became Featherwhisker's apprentice.
Spottedpaw is also present at Bluefur's kitting, helping Featherwhisker and doing what she is told. Featherwhisker tells her to put her paw on Bluefur's belly so she can feel the muscles working to push the kits out; at the same time a spasm goes through Bluefur's body, and she hisses at Spottedpaw. Spottedpaw looks dismayed and backs off. Bluefur apologizes, saying that she didn't expect kitting to hurt this much and that she'd been kitting since dawn.
Medicine Cat
At some point in the book, Spottedpaw receives her full medicine cat name, Spottedleaf. When Featherwhisker dies of greencough, Spottedleaf takes over as the full medicine cat. When the present ThunderClan is seen, Spottedleaf is shown to be worn out because of all the sick cats she has been treating.
Spottedleaf comes to talk with Bluestar. She reports to the leader that all the cats involved in the battle at Sunningrocks will recover. Bluestar still is worried, not just about the battle, but about the survival of ThunderClan. Spottedleaf tries to reassure Bluestar by telling her that there will be more kits come greenleaf, however Bluestar is still distraught.
Bluestar asks Spottedleaf if StarClan has spoken to her, and after Spottedleaf tells her no, a shooting star blazes overhead. Spottedleaf tells Bluestar she just received a message from StarClan: "Fire alone can save our Clan." Bluestar becomes confused about what the prophecy might mean, and Spottedleaf is unsure also, but Bluestar does not feel any doubt in Spottedleaf's abilities.
Spottedleaf is called by Goldenflower when Ravenpaw faints in the middle of a telling about the battle at Sunningrocks. Spottedleaf reassures the queen by telling her that none of his wounds are fatal. She goes back to her den to grab some cobwebs to stop the bleeding. She comes back into the clearing and starts pressing wads of cobwebs on the wounds of the injured apprentice. Tigerclaw then addresses Spottedleaf asking if he'll be all right and she confirms that he'll live. When Tigerclaw goes to wake his apprentice, Spottedleaf stops him, telling him to leave Ravenpaw alone. She then teases him that even he would never argue with a medicine cat.
When Firepaw is taking care of Yellowfang, he is constantly seen going to Spottedleaf and asking for different herbs to help heal Yellowfang such as poppy seeds and mouse bile. After ShadowClan attack, Spottedleaf tries to save Lionheart. She solemnly confirms that there's nothing else she can do and that he is dead and starts tending to her other Clanmates.
Spottedleaf later tries to stop Clawface from taking Frostfur's kits.
She is murdered trying to stop him from leaving the ThunderClan camp. Yellowfang was assumed by most of ThunderClan to have killed Spottedleaf because Yellowfang left the camp soon after Spottedleaf was killed. Firepaw is devastated, realizing that he loved Spottedleaf. Before he goes to find Yellowfang, he buries his nose in her fur for the last time, whispering good-bye. The Clan is devastated by the loss of their medicine cat and are determined to find Yellowfang and bring her to justice.
Firepaw attempts to attack Clawface in the battle in vengeance for murdering Spottedleaf, but Whitestorm tells him that ThunderClan cats do not kill unless it is needed, and sends Clawface away yowling for help. Later, Yellowfang is appointed as the new medicine cat of ThunderClan after Mousefur finds Clawface's brown fur in Spottedleaf's claws, proving that Clawface did indeed kill her.
Spottedleaf gives Fireheart a warning to beware a warrior he cannot trust. He misinterprets it and thinks that she is talking about Graystripe, Fireheart's best friend, who was in love with the RiverClan she-cat Silverstream, but later, it turned out to really be about Tigerclaw, whom he could not trust. When Brokenstar and his rogues are attacking, Clawface attacks Fireheart, but Spottedleaf is there to guide Fireheart to victory and avenge her death. Clawface is eventually killed by Graystripe.
Spottedleaf meets Fireheart in a dream. She tells him to follow her and when the two stop, it's on the top of a hill overlooking a vast expanse of water. Spottedleaf then reminds him that water can quench fire. After Tigerclaw is exiled, she comes to Fireheart in a dream again. She tells the warrior that StarClan is calling and that he should not be afraid. Fireheart first thinks that Spottedleaf had prophecied his death. When Bluestar announces Fireheart as deputy a matter of minutes later, he thinks about what Spottedleaf had said. He thinks that being the new deputy might actually mean that StarClan was perhaps calling him to the new responsibilities he now governs as deputy.
Spottedleaf comes to Fireheart in a dream, giving him the prophecy, "Beware an enemy who seems to sleep." Fireheart misinterprets this prophecy, thinking she is speaking of the ShadowClan cats on ThunderClan territory when Spottedleaf really means to beware of Tigerclaw, as he is still lurking in the forest. Then, Spottedleaf appears in another dream, in which she does not talk, but stays where she is so that Fireheart can barely see her. Soon, two Twoleg kits come running up yowling in terror, and Spottedleaf flees. At this point Fireheart smells the fire and wakes up.
Right after Yellowfang's death in the fire, Fireheart wonders if Spottedleaf took her to StarClan since he smelled her scent. He then hears Spottedleaf's voice in his ear saying that Yellowfang is safe and well in StarClan. This reassures Fireheart.
When Fireheart seeks guidance, she appears in one of his dreams, along with the medicine cat after her, Yellowfang, and tells him to look around. She then tells him that this is a place in which battle won't be fought, nor will blood be spilled, begging Fireheart to travel to WindClan and arrange a peace meeting between ThunderClan and WindClan. She later appears in another of Fireheart's dreams. Fireheart hears her voice in his ear with a variation of an earlier prophecy she gave him.
She appears at Firestar's leadership ceremony to give him his eighth life, along with the gift of love. She instructs him to give it to all cats he cared for, especially Sandstorm.
Later, when Firestar ponders his decision for deputy, he seeks help from Spottedleaf, so he takes a quick nap. Spottedleaf affectionately tells him that it is his decision, not StarClan's. Firestar eventually chooses Whitestorm, because of his experience and wisdom, and because Whitestorm always takes the warrior code very seriously and always follows it.
When Firestar fights Scourge after the loss of his first life, he feels Spottedleaf, swift and determined, fighting alongside him. After the battle with BloodClan, Firestar feels Spottedleaf's presence and also feels a surge of sadness as if she had died that day instead of several seasons before.
Spottedleaf visits Leafpaw, Firestar's daughter and the ThunderClan medicine cat apprentice, in a dream at the Moonstone. Leafpaw asks her if she knows where Squirrelpaw is. Spottedleaf replies that Squirrelpaw was in the paws of different warrior ancestors, and reassures her that she is safe. She also says, that from that moment forward, she would follow whatever path Leafpaw chose, and then fades away as Leafpaw awakes.
Spottedleaf proves her words when she saves Leafpaw while she crosses the stepping stones into RiverClan territory to help with an apprentice that had fallen in the river. Luckily, Mistyfoot had dragged Reedpaw out of the water already. Spottedleaf reminds Leafpaw to use cobwebs for the gash on his shoulder, to get the water out of him, and to help his wet fur warm and dry quicker.
Spottedleaf comes to Squirrelpaw in a mysterious dream, and when they greet each other Spottedleaf disappears. Squirrelpaw is surprised and starts to hunt. Suddenly, the forest becomes unfamiliar. She cries out to Spottedleaf and she soon appears. Spottedleaf asks Squirrelpaw to follow her and soon leads her to where Leafpaw and the other missing cats were, captured by Twolegs and put in cages. Squirrelpaw asks if she will be able to rescue them and Spottedleaf replies saying she hopes so.
When Yellowfang tells StarClan about the "Before there is peace, blood will spill blood and the lake will run red" prophecy, Spottedleaf tries to see if Firestar is involved. Bluestar gently tells her that she can't protect him and Spottedleaf responds that she will do everything in her power to protect him anyway.
She tells Leafpaw that they have found the right place for the Clans to settle. Spottedleaf also leads Leafpaw, along with Sorreltail, to the Moonpool, a place where medicine cats and leaders can come to share tongues with StarClan, much like the Moonstone in the forest.
Spottedleaf is one of the cats that give Cinderpelt strength for her foretold death.
When Leafpool tries to figure out whether to run away with Crowfeather or not, Spottedleaf appears to her, trying to show her the right path. Leafpool says she loves him so much she can't be a medicine cat anymore; she also says that Cinderpelt has Brightheart and she is not needed. Spottedleaf comforts her telling her Brightheart needs a purpose right now and she found it in helping Cinderpelt. Leafpool continues to say she quarreled with Squirrelflight and they never quarrel, Spottedleaf replies that her sister loves her and one quarrel will not change that.
When Leafpool asks about Crowfeather, Spottedleaf tells her that no cat can make that decision for her and inside she knows what is right and wrong. She tells her to follow her heart. Leafpool, thinking her heart was with Crowfeather, runs away, only to come back following the news of the badger attack.
Spottedleaf also briefly visits Leafpool, along with Cinderpelt's spirit, to tell her that StarClan is with her, and that they will always be watching over her.
Leafpool becomes mad at Spottedleaf for telling her to follow her heart, believing that if she had not run away, Cinderpelt would not be dead. Spottedleaf comforts her, saying that her heart lies in being a medicine cat. When Leafpool asked her why she didn't tell her this, Spottedleaf says that she had to know what she would miss.
Leafpool spots Daisy's kits chasing a butterfly. They tell Leafpool that the tortoiseshell cat showed it to them, saying they could chase it. Leafpool thought they meant Sorreltail, but she was with her kits in the nursery. It is revealed that the tortoiseshell cat was Spottedleaf and she was trying to tell Leafpool the truth about how Mothwing became RiverClan's medicine cat. Spottedleaf also shows Leafpool that Cinderkit is a reincarnation of Cinderpelt.
When Jaykit is injured and asleep in Leafpool's den, he struggles to wake but he hears Spottedleaf telling him to lie still, and he is safe. When he asks about Hollykit and Lionkit, she says that they are fine. She then gives him a leaf with water for him to drink and he falls asleep.
When Jaypaw visits the Moonpool, he finds himself in the Dark Forest where Tigerstar and Hawkfrost try to get him to join them. Spottedleaf comes to fetch Jaypaw back; he asks if Tigerstar and Hawkfrost can come too. Spottedleaf tells him they have chosen their own path. When they get back to StarClan, Spottedleaf tells him he can never go there again.
Jaypaw looks into her mind and finds out she is in love with Firestar. Spottedleaf says he has a remarkable gift sensing what he does. She then states that he must use it for the good of his Clan by becoming a medicine cat. Jaypaw gets angry, saying it's not fair, and Spottedleaf sympathetically replies by saying that he should accept his destiny.
She appears in the prologue, chasing a mouse. When she catches it, she walks back to Yellowfang, who she had passed earlier. Yellowfang then gets annoyed at some ticks in her pelt. Spottedleaf says she should learn to groom herself, and starts grooming Yellowfang. Yellowfang states that Spottedleaf should stop trying to take care of every cat. Whitestorm and Bluestar join them, and they then start discussing whether they should tell the Three about the prophecy. During the discussion Spottedleaf tries to catch a butterfly. Soon after Yellowfang asks what she thinks, Spottedleaf replies that truth is a powerful weapon, and they must use it carefully.
She appears in a vision of Jaypaw's with Bluestar, Silverstream, Yellowfang, and Whitestorm, who are worried about the outbreak of greencough in ThunderClan. Spottedleaf asks if there is no way StarClan can guide them. Then Brightspirit, Shiningheart, and Braveheart appear and Spottedleaf is not mentioned again.
She warily appears to Jayfeather after he has had battle training with Leafpool. When he begins uncertainly, Spottedleaf immediately interrupts, stating that they cannot give the answers he is asking for. She continues by saying that the answers he is looking for lie within his own Clan. Jayfeather is still curious and begs her to tell him more. He asks if StarClan knew that Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw weren't his parents, which sparks Spottedleaf's anger. She snarls that StarClan doesn't know everything and that sometimes they have questions too. She continues to say that the cats in StarClan are sometimes just cats and with that, she quickly leaves.
She discusses with the other StarClan cats whether they have the right three cats from the prophecy. Spottedleaf tells them they are because they all had the same dream when she was born. They are then worried that Jayfeather and Lionblaze will not know which of the two cats (Dovepaw or Ivypaw) is the one mentioned in the prophecy. Then Feathertail joins them and Yellowfang does not want her to stay but Spottedleaf says she should. The cats continue to argue whether they should send a sign to Jayfeather or Lionblaze. Some of the cats are wary about sending a sign, and don't agree with it. Spottedleaf is one of the few cats who thinks a sign should be sent.
Jayfeather and Yellowfang are met up by Spottedleaf. When she asks where Yellowfang and Jayfeather are going, Yellowfang fills her in on the news Jayfeather told her. Spottedleaf tags along and together, the three of them venture into the Dark Forest to discover why Tigerstar is training Clan cats. Yellowfang resists her accompanying them, but she replies, saying that Firestar would never forgive her if Jayfeather was hurt. When Brokenstar appears and demands that they leave, Spottedleaf tells Yellowfang to go back to StarClan. Yellowfang eventually agrees and tells her that she will wait by the waterfall.
Spottedleaf continues into the Dark Forest with Jayfeather, and asks Tigerstar why he is training living cats from the Clans. Tigerstar tells them that they practice fighting because they are warriors wishing to retain their fighting skills. He insists that they leave, and finally Spottedleaf and Jayfeather retreat from the Dark Forest.
When Jayfeather is looking at Ivypaw, he is slipped into a vision where all of ThunderClan, except Ivypaw, is slaughtered by Dark Forest cats in the final battle. Spottedleaf then hisses with horror behind Jayfeather, and she then apologizes for not being able to change anything.
She is briefly mentioned by Leafpool, who says that Spottedleaf had visited her in a dream to tell her about Yellowfang's request to Jayfeather to reveal Cinderheart's past life to her.
Spottedleaf is seen settling herself beside Bluestar, plus the Ancients, and is greeted warmly by Half Moon. When Owl Feather questions Bluestar's beliefs of what they would say, Spottedleaf lets out a low growl, and says that Bluestar had always believed but other cats needed to be convinced. Bluestar says that the prophecies helped and that Spottedleaf recognized the shooting star that had led her to Firestar.
Spottedleaf is found by Jayfeather as he tries to find Flametail in StarClan. Despite StarClan being divided, the ShadowClan StarClan cats let Jayfeather and Spottedleaf pass to look for Flametail. However, Jayfeather gets stuck in a quicksand-like substance, and is nearly killed because Spottedleaf can't reach him. Eventually, after Spottedleaf begs Flametail, he saves Jayfeather. Spottedleaf joins Flametail and Jayfeather to find the other living medicine cats, so that Flametail can tell them it's not Jayfeather's fault for his death. Jayfeather thinks that Flametail is the fourth cat, and she gently informs him that Flametail is not the fourth cat.
Spottedleaf attends the Gathering of StarClan, where the living medicine cats and Firestar preach to them about how they need to band together to face the Dark Forest warriors and recruits and telling Jayfeather that Firestar is the fourth cat.
During the battle, Spottedleaf and a group of other StarClan cats come to fight on the Clans' side. She sees Mapleshade pinning Sandstorm down, because she got all of StarClan's blessings, preparing to kill her, but Spottedleaf tears the Dark Forest cat off of her. Mapleshade tauntingly asks Spottedleaf why she wouldn't let her kill the cat who had stolen Firestar's love from her. Spottedleaf replies that there was nothing to steal, and that Sandstorm made Firestar happy.
Mapleshade attacks Spottedleaf, and tears her throat open. Firestar is horrified, crying that Spottedleaf had promised to be there when he went to StarClan. Spottedleaf, dying, tells him that that was never meant to happen and that she couldn't journey with him anymore. Then Sandstorm chases Mapleshade to the border and comes back. Yellowfang appears, and urges Firestar to let Spottedleaf follow her destiny.
Spottedleaf opens her mouth, as if she wanted to say something more, but her pelt blurs, and she dies for a second time, leaving only a pool of blood.
Spottedleaf is mentioned by Bluestar later when she tells ThunderClan about Firestar's nine lives. Bluestar mentions that even though Spottedleaf is no longer with them, she gave Firestar the life and gift of love.
Firestar mentions Spottedleaf when he is talking to Bluestar in StarClan, saying he never realized how far he would be from his former Clan and he always thought she would be there to guide him. He pictures the faded medicine cat, her eyes seeming to glow with sadness in his memory of her. Bluestar agrees that she will be missed greatly, though with an edge to her tone and tells him that Sandstorm will one day be with him in StarClan.
- In Into the Wild, she was mentioned as young and pretty, while Darkstripe was not young; however, she is older than Darkstripe.[13]
- Kate stated that Spottedleaf was killed so "Firestar didn't have to choose between her and Sandstorm in StarClan."[14]
- It was revealed by Kate that Spottedleaf's destiny was to save Sandstorm.[15]
- In the family tree on the official Warriors site, it states that Dappletail is the mother of Spottedleaf and Willowpelt.[16] This tree was however confirmed not to be canon,[17] and Spottedleaf and Willowpelt's true mother was later confirmed to be Swiftbreeze.
- Vicky stated that the reason why she killed Spottedleaf in TPB was because "she would be more interesting dead than alive, and that she wasn't confident about a medicine cat to fall in love."[18]
- Kate personally believes that Spottedleaf would never have given up her duties for Firestar as she was too committed to healing and StarClan.[19]
- Kate felt guilty to kill off Spottedleaf.[20]
- Feathertail
- Blossomfall
- Briarlight
- Tawnypelt
- Mothwing
- Leafpool
- Squirrelflight
- Cinderheart
- Honeyfern
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References and Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in The Sight, page 32
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 25
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in Into the Wild
- ↑ Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 2
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 373
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, page 33
- ↑ Revealed in Moonrise, page 169
- ↑ Revealed in Dawn, page 95
- ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 314
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 42
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 112
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 47
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362
- ↑ Revealed on Kate's Facebook Page
- ↑ Revealed on Kate's blog http://katecary.co.uk/blog/?p=2061&cpage=6#comment-49975
- ↑ Revealed on the official Warriors site
- ↑ Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 4
- ↑ Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ Revealed on Kate's blog
- ↑ Revealed on [1]Kate's Blog


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First let me say I love Castle! No I love, love, love Castle. So when I heard that they were gonna spice Castle and Becket's relation up by bringing in a third party, Detective Tom Demming. I thought: "Hell yeah, let's put fire under the whole thing" But it has proven to be the exact opposite. Having Demming hanging around Becket completely puts her chemistry with Castle on a back-burner. I know it's supposed to be like that when her interests are diverted, but surely some chemistry with Castle should remain ? Demming has been a part of the team for 3 episodes now, I would like to say I see a change in the dynamics for the better, but I don't. How do you all feel about Demming, the third wheel, does it work?
After seeing Boom(2) I am having doubts about the show. The two-part episode were more amusing than all the others, but the second part was way too predictable and unrealistic. A whole apartment blown up, every piece of wood lit by fire and Becket walks away without having a scratch? She walked away in Castles jacket, but the next moment has full clothing? Then, after spending one night at Castle's place she has all her own clothes again?? Also, after spending the night at his place, she cooked full breakfast in the morning; while in the previous episodes it became clear that she doesn't cook herself (much) but orders takeout. Now she's a 3 star chef suddenly? This show tries to depict Becket as a strong woman, and it succeeded in it. But now it has gone to ridiculous heights. No matter what situation she and Castle are in, she always dominates, even when she is the target of a serial killer or has her house blown to pieces. How about chasing down a super intelligent (male) serial killer on 9 inch heels? Have you ever seen a detective on 9 inch heels? Well for Uber Amazone Becket it's less than a piece of cake. Beckets reaction towards Castle is also way too uptight to be realistic. In several situations he either physically or verbally expressed his caring for her, while by description he's a true "ladies man". Almost all women that the show features comment about their "relationship", but Iron Becket states that it's "difficult". What exactly is difficult? She's single, he's single. Having another season where Castle hangs around Becket "just because he helps solving cases" devaluates the show. There's no real tension between the two, more a sad display of Mr. Niceguy chasing the hotty. I'm sure many will disagree with me on this, but I think there are a few that understand my point of view.
from all the crime dramas out there, this episode showed that castle is one of a kind. part 1 of this 2 part episode was amazing and hands down best episode so far, this show just gets better and better. i cant believe we have to wait an entire week for part 2. Dana Delany also did a great job guest starring.
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today is sunday march 21. there is supposed to be castle today and tomorrow. it was supposed to be a 2 day special event. ive been reading about for a realy long time. that was the only reason there wasnt castle last week monday because of the special event. i checked abc.com schedule and there is no castle today. whats going on?
Well there are lots of crime shows on t.v so what are your top 3? Mine are : 1-Castle (I can't wait for the new episode) 2-The mentalist ( I love Jane's sense of humour) 3-Criminal minds ( I like hotch he's so cool) Can't wait to read your choices!
Im sick of finding out my show has re-runs during a season run and missed weeks with nothing... frickin stick to a show... see it through... and quit "stopping and starting".. play the episodes one after the other until finished. Is it that hard?
OK back on Jan 22 I asked what in your opinion was the 5 shows that just get better every week and several of you answered well here is the numbers. With 9 Votes, Bones, was number one With 8 votes, Supernatural, was number 2 With 5 votes, The Mentalist and Castle, tied for number 3 With 4 votes, Chuck and The Fringe, tied for number 4 We had several with 3 votes, N.C.I.S., The Big Bang Theory , The good wife, californication, vampire diaries, and House With 2 votes, Mercy, C.S.I.:NY, Human Target, Sanctuary, Dexter, Dollhouse, Private Practice , and Grey's Anatomy. And with just 1 vote each, Numbers, The Forgotten, N.C.I.S: Los Angeles, Criminal Minds, Legend of the Seeker, Leverage, Lie to me, Better off Ted, Breaking Bad, cougar town, heroes, Spartacus, criminal intent, Doctor Who, Community, Make it or Break it, Eastwick, Modern Family, 24, and Psych.
OK I was watching The Mentalist this week and got to thinking there are several shows that I think get better every week, and I was wondering if I was the only one? So here is my top 5 shows: 1. Castle 2. N.C.I.S. 3. Numbers 4. The Mentalist 5. Bones I had several runners up, like (The Forgotten, N.C.I.S: Los Angeles, Mercy, C.S.I.:NY, Criminal Minds, The Big Bang Theory, and others) but the 5 I listed are the top 5. So what are yours?


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In response to safety concerns after a nearby shooting, students and staff at a South Side Chicago school were temporarily ordered to clear the premises immediately following daily dismissal.
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The Football Association have agreed to sign over their television rights for England's international qualifiers for UEFA to sell.
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FA general secretary Alex Horne said the deal with UEFA guaranteed television income that was more than they had expected.
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The deal was only struck over the weekend and according to reports will guarantee the FA around £100million over four years.
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The FA's last four-year England and FA Cup TV package signed in 2008 was worth £575million but the collapse of Setanta led to a cut in the overall value.
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Ramblers were contacted by Swifts on Friday evening to talk to Wilson, he then met with representatives from the club on Saturday before being offered the job on Sunday.
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Apologising on her son's behalf, expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dayashankar Singh's mother on Friday said that he had done no wrong.
Dayashankar, who was the vice-president of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit, was expelled from the party for six years after he used offensive words for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati.
"We have seen what has happened. My son has done nothing. My grand-daughter fell ill after seeing all this," Dayashankar's mother told ANI here.
She also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give protection to Dayashankar and also to the whole family.
Dayashankar's wife Swati Singh had earlier in the day accused the BSP members of 'traumatizing' their minor daughter.
"Look, the law is doing whatever it has to in regard with my husband's comment. But can four punishments be doled out because of one sin? He had been removed from his post, an FIR has been filed against him, he is facing several other charges and he has been removed from the party. After doing all this, Mayawati is still not satisfied. If she had her way, she would have my husband's head," Swati told ANI.
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It seems as if US national team defender Geoff Cameron has earned himself quite the "pretty boy" reputation amongst his Stoke City teammates.
Cameron's club teammate, goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, appeared on Sky Sports' Soccer AM television show this past weekend, and as is customary, fielded a range of rapid fire questions about the boys he shares a locker room with each day.
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Who's the smartest? Who's not quite so smart? Who's got the hardest shot? Who's the hardest trainer? Who's the biggest whiner of them all?
None of the above prompts brought about Cameron's name.
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My group and I are trying to build a transformized h-bridge dc-dc converter. I was hoping to model this on spice, but have had no luck so far. First I am trying to use an ideal transformer but do not see how you enter the turns ratio to make it step up at the right ratio. Also I was hoping to try to simulate the PWM using the ti494 pwm chip. I know that this chip is still produced by TI, but cannot seem to find the model in Pspice. I am using Orcad Capture CIS. Can this be found in one of the libraries on p-spice. If so what is it called. If this part is not able to be used on this software is there any other parts that would work for my h-bridge simulation. Thanks in advance for any help. Don't know if this is needed but the mosfets on the primary side are MbreakN and all the diodes used are D1N3940.
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There is a TL493 in the PSpice swit_reg library, this is a close relative of the TL494, the Current Amplifier of the TL493 would need to be tweaked to match the Error1 Amplifier to provide the Error2 Amplifier function for the TL494. Probably best to copy the swit_reg.lib to your own location and rename the LIB file and TL493 model within to ensure that your defintion gets used, the Implementation will need to be changed for the Capture part to pick up your model name for the modified model, also rename a copy of the Capture part to avoid confusion between the models.


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Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, said it will begin testing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on selected flights from Jacksonville, Fla., through its Atlanta hub this fall, in coordination with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to track passenger baggage and air cargo shipments.
The 30-day test will involve more than 40,000 900MHz disposable tags provided by Matrics, Columbia, Md. and SCS Corp., San Diego. Others participating include FKI Logistex, Moore Wallace Inc., and the Jacksonville Airport Authority.
"We are always seeking new ways to use technology to improve customer service," said Rob Maruster, director of airport customer service strategy, planning, and development. "By using RFID, we can further improve our baggage handling, provide real-time baggage updates, and provide better, faster and friendlier service."


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DENVER, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A fascination with Ernest Hemingway's Paris of the 1920s has been on the upswing, says Darla Worden, founder of the Left Bank Writers Retreat, a small-group summer writer's workshop in Paris, France, now in its fifth year. "We noticed a real increase in interest right after the release of Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris,'" says Worden, "and then the popularity of recent books like The Paris Wife and A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition have kept the interest alive."
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Worden's Left Bank Writers Retreat, offered June 16 - 21, 2013, combines personalized writing instruction in a salon-style setting with an insider's look at Paris. Hosted by writer Darla Worden, the retreat provides morning writing workshops and afternoons touring the Paris of Hemingway and his Lost Generation peers.
"The retreat is designed for writers of all levels," Worden says. "The workshop is not critiqued; it's an opportunity to experiment in a variety of styles. In the afternoons, we explore Paris's deep literary roots while experiencing the city's sights, restaurants and museums." Worden recommends five don't-miss experiences – included in her six-day annual retreat – for any Paris traveler interested in connecting with Hemingway's Paris of the '20s:
- Stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens where Hemingway and Gertrude Stein often walked
- Explore The Latin Quarter and famed Boulevard Saint-Germain for their Lost Generation hangouts
- Observe the Cezannes at the Musee D'Orsay and Picassos at the new Picasso museum (scheduled to open summer of 2013.)
- Sample the cafes of Paris – frequenting haunts where Hemingway ate, drank and wrote, including Closerie des Lilas, Les Deux Magots, and Cafe de Flore
- Embark on a day-trip to Montmartre, once home to Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Pablo Picasso
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Beneficiaries who fail a drug test required for a job application, or who refuse to apply for a drug-tested job, will be given 30 days to come clean or their benefit will be cut in half, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says.
A second failure could lead to someone's benefit being cancelled altogether.
These further details of the government's Election 2011 welfare policy follow comments from Finance Minister Bill English in June, when he raised the question of whether beneficiaries should be drug-tested before being allowed to receive a benefit.
English said that, from his experience, many of the unemployed youth in his Clutha/Southland electorate could get jobs at the freezing works or in forestry if only they could pass a drugs test, "which makes you wonder whether we should have a drugs test for putting people on [the] benefit."
The next day, Prime Minister John Key said that while English raised a good point about youth not entering employment because they would not pass a drug test, the government was not looking at drug tests as part of a benefit application.
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On Tuesday morning Bennett said around 40% of the jobs listed at Work and Income required drug tests
"Those on benefits with full or part-time work obligations will be sanctioned if they refuse job opportunities which require a drug test or if they fail a test," Bennett said in a media release.
"Work and Income will reimburse employers for test failures and those who fail a test will have to pay back the cost out of their benefit," Bennett said.
People would be given a warning and reasonable period of time to stop using drugs before having to take another drug test.
"But further failures will result in benefit reduction and possible cancellation," Bennett said.
"Where people fail a drug test or refuse to apply for a drug tested job, they must agree to stop using drugs or their benefit will be cut by 50%. They will be given 30 days to allow any drugs they have taken to leave their system," she said.
"Where they fail a test or refuse a second time, they will have their benefit suspended until they agree that they will provide a 'clean' drug test within 30 days. If they do not do this their benefit will be cancelled."
People with addictions would be supported to get help with their dependency, while those on some prescribed medications would be exempt, Bennett said. Experts would carry out "robust clinical assessments" to determine whether people were recreational users or had a drug dependency, she said.
The new requirements would come into effect in July 2013.
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People with addictions would be supported to get help with their dependency, while those on some prescribed medications would be exempt, Bennett said. Experts would carry out "robust clinical assessments" to determine whether people were recreational users or had a drug dependency, she said.
Reading between the lines, this is a move to get them off the unemployment benefit and onto the sickness benefit while they are "treated" for their dependency, thus helping the official figures in an attempt to make the government look good. This is all just cheap rhetoric and a diversion, look elsewhere for the news because this isn't it.
Agreed Scarfie, until they address the sickness benefit rort these types of actions are completely meaningless. The unemployment benefit only makes up a small percentage of total welfare expenditure.
Experts would carry out "robust clinical assessments"
WTF does that mean...Bennett...? are they gonna probe em , digitag em, at my expense.......?
Will there be an army of experts because you gonna need one.
Will drug testing become a new enterprise as an SOE to be put up for sale , as it's got the potential if your talking blanket testing.
Here's what it takes...http://www.enotes.com/drug-testing-methods-clinical-interpretations-test-reference/drug-testing-methods-clinical-interpretations-test
Which begs the Question of compensation for wrongful dissmissal, right back at the taxpayer, and they'll get free legal aid to boot.
You know it might be a whole lot smarter to give us some idea where these jobs are they need be fit for.
On Tuesday morning Bennett said around 40% of the jobs listed at Work and Income required drug tests.
Wow - that's a high percentage - has drug testing become the standard for say, jobs in the hospitality sector?
I'm wondering whether there is some discriminatory recruitment treatment going on with respect to those candidates being referred by WINZ - as 40% just seems a very high number to me.
Andrewj - thanks for link - hilarious.
your closer to it than you think Kate.
How about we drug test all beneficiaries; including all those of the South Canterbury Finance bailouts, all Telecom shareholders and employess who are being bailed out of their lack of re-investment in their business via the govts boadband rollout, the farming community that benefits from a lack of cost recovery of environmental degradation (postponing Carbon tax initiative), Doctors for whom the major player is govt subsidies, drivers who benefit from subsidised roading projects...etc etc.
The Govt guarantee for the banks etc during the early days of the financial turmoil surely must make banks beneficiaries? Therefore all their employess!
Government has so many dependants these days; the best game in town is to circle the Beehive (lobbyists )and contrive to get favours (legislation) to favour your sector.
Yes indeed lets line up the beneficiaries in this economy and get some drug testing under way. Your turn Ms Bennet. Midstream please!
Well let's stop the hypocracy here and test them for traces of alcohol, by far and away the root cause of misery that purvees the lower socioeconomic demographic.... by far and away the most common cause of absenteeism , tardy arrival, poor presentation, indifference to work ethic..etc indeed in all classes of N.Z. Society.....f#%king hypocracy.
Yet again the proof that know nothing grad students becoming politicians, gives rise to naive policy aimed at winning the affectionate vote of similarly small minded individuals.
what do you say on the damage alcohol has done to Society Minister, and further that it's abuse is far more wide spread and commonplace.
I know a number of Sth Auckland detectives, just ask them which they think is the far greater evil in terms of the repercussions to society , the destroyer of security and self worth for the victims of it's high.........I have asked , it's a no contest.
Fit for work.......? have yourself tested Minister, you may pass a drug test, I doubt youd score F on an IQ test.
Here's a little something I hope some of you take the time to watch....objectively , it's not new but it's becoming news, now start scaling it down and listen for the bells ringing.
Wonder what Lance Armstrong would think about this drug testing proposal?
I forgot to mention Ms Bennett, as a Minister of the Crown there should be a certain responsibility to arrive in a( fit) and presentable condition, you may want to .. steer clear of lunching with Gerry as it's starting to show....excess protien has a direct effect on cognition as Gerry's performance in Christchurch would demonstrate thus far.
Christov and Sore-L - I can pass on your advice or perhaps place it on a placard when I'm in Wellington being, Nigel-no-friends on Parliaments front lawn.
Flying FAT pigs with talons sunk into the unemployed - graphics can describe this better than my words.
Are there any examples of this type of approach working successfully anywhere in the world?
Nope. But there are plenty of examples of it being an expensive failure. Has been tried in several US states where there's easy access to drugs like cocaine that most NZers can only dream of, but turned out that the steretype of welfare=druggie has no basis in reality. Cost a fortune + 2% hit rate. Whoops. Nice return on election bribes for the testing contractors though.
But whether it actually works is irrelevant to those proposing it. This is about picking a nice distracting scapegoat, getting middle NZ foaming at the mouth over an imaginary enemy and indulging in a little 'governance theatre' while ignoring the real problems because they're too hard.
This is about picking a nice distracting scapegoat, getting middle NZ foaming at the mouth over an imaginary enemy and indulging in a little 'governance theatre' while ignoring the real problems because they're too hard
Well said.
if you take half their benifit away then the ferals amongst them will have to steal twice as much.
nah it's all about destabilising them. the guru behind it did exactly the same thing with the finance sector. problem is we are a low paid society and there aint no jobs. and besides we have the bleediing heart lefties who will stymie bennett at every opportunity.
Oh Paula - what are you doing - perhaps you should lead the dependency issue by example. Your lifestyle is dependent upon politics and private enterprise is paying for your dependency. You cost far more than anyone on an unemployment benefit and whatever you are taking to inflate that ego of yours should be a banned substance.
When the people say they don't like welfare they are referring to all you Politicians and Bureaucrats that are milking off the system. If you created a decent society people might not want to take drugs to escape the misery of the system they find themselves in.
Marc Ellis seemed to do well with Charlie's, mmm wonder where that name came from?
This will make not one lick of difference in the long run. All these nasty punitive moves from someone who took advantage of training incentives to get where she is today, only to pull that ladder to success up behind her, are just a sop to baying pack of right wing reactionary hounds that seem to love this government. No mention of how they plan to put things in place to see that there are both jobs for people to take up and decent paying ones at that. It seems nowdays that far too much ordinary but vital work no longer pays enough to live one, hardly something to inspire people.
Cant believe there are so many on here apparently condoning drug use.
Its illegal chaps and chapesses, and anybody who expects to be funded by the taxpayers of NZ needs to understand there are certain obligations that go with receiving that funding......
Kermie there is a world of difference between condoning and understanding, perhaps a revision of the liquor industries promotional activities is in order then ,as I'm sure you will find the larger percentage actively engaging in work related duties while on performance reducing drugs ( alcohol is a drug) enshrined in law or not.
Of course nobody should turn up stoned to an interview or pissed for that matter, or stupid, or beligerent, or dirty, unkept,
I argue that the implementation of such a programme, if you followed my link above , is far more costly to the taxpayer than you are being led to believe. To add to that ,the potential for damage cases funded by legal aid will surely land on the taxpayers desk.
This is just a demonstration of poorly though out policy designed to appeal to low brow voters or pius individuals with scant knowledge of on the ground reality as it is , within the communities the policy will largely target.
And it will fail administratively.....because it's frankly dumb politics.
I work two jobs and am all saved up to buy a home for my family. Looking in my price range, I see that some dope smoking, Playstation player can have the exact same brand spanking new home that I can just afford, for free gratis and for nothing, payed for by you and me. Nice one, maybe I should do the same, chuck in my jobs, start a bad antisocial habit and spend more time with my family...
I'm NOT some screaming right winger... But somewhere the system is stuffed! And it irks me no-end that so many on this site condone this rort...
The system is stuffed but if you took out every non-drug taking beneficiary who is at this moment doing their best to get a good job and get ahead, till all we were left withare the ill, the solo mums and druggies, we would have nothing to complain about. The problem has come from the top, the solution and punishment appears to be being applied to the bottom. Yes, the system is stuffed
General H ...the stoner my good man can be the guy that owns your local fruit store, barber shop,butcher, accountant, lawyer, etc...etc...
Dole bludgers don't have the monopoly on drug use.....get that clear...!
Go to some rehab meets....they come from all walks of life , successful ....to loser....young men and women from the best of familys...the same from the worst....midlife Fathers , Mothers.....on it goes.
Get an education in reality before you put the one size fit's all stamp on eh...?
No disrespect intended, and I absolutely believe in the complete overhaul to the Social welfare system as we know it, because it is certainly a means to tax us twice and ensure money we may otherwise save gets driven into the economy and ultimately Corporate profits.
Indeed Christov, I know that to be true... But I don't have to foot their bill... until of course they smash in to my family car while on a meth trip...
So it's ok to be a dole bludger and take drugs and NOT contribute to society and take, take, take, all because other more 'productive' members of society take drugs?
I guess what I am saying is, pay your way in society, then you earn the 'right' to take drugs, then you can go to rehab... write a book, become a politician, whatever...
I have a firm lock on reality and probably have seen a bit more of the world than most on this site...
Spend the money you spend on drugs on a gym membership, go to rehab, get two jobs and buy your own bloody house... That aint going to happen, cos it's just too hard, aint it?
No General H ...it may not be ok to be a db....but a lot of em agree with you....and sometimes yes, without your obvious skillset...it's just too hard.......
I'll bugger off do some work, now you got me feeling all guilty about it....
Stay Well.
General HubHub - it is certainly not condoning this rort and Christov and others have made some very valid statements in regards to the costs of what Paula Bennet wants to implement.
If you cut the benefits of those people with these addictions the ramifications will be horrendous. Apart from the costs involved in implementing the new testing regimen, other social costs of policing for and justice administration for example will be higher as these addicts will resort to other methods to obtain their drugs.
I fully understand when you say you have worked hard to save your deposit for your home and to be self-supporting. There is nothing more disheartening than to see others who don't work and obtain benefits for no input. Government and its agencies have not solved one problem in their history but boy have they made sure they have expanded the public sector and benefited from the Labours of everyone else.
NZ has obligations under the UN Declaration of Human Rights and also the NZBORA and we are stuck in a Political quagmire of the interpretation and delivery of those obligations and until the interpretation and delivery issues are addressed we are all stuck with the hideous status quo.
Raegun, I am not taling about the people who NEED the system... we ALL do from time to time, I am talking about the fact that I have 2 jobs, work bloody hard and the BEST I can afford is the same as the druggie gets for free!
Tell you what, spend a Monday morning in a district court and you'll see the types (and number) of people that get for FREE what people like me sacrifice so much for! The number of lazy not looking for work, drug taking munters is far higher than your comment alludes!
Taking drugs is illegal, it causes antisocial behaviour and crime... I agree with Kermit the Frog above, "...there are certain obligations that go with receiving that funding......"
The sad thing there General H , is do you really think it benefits them even in the short term..?
it's more inclined to resign them to the " life's shit anyway " mentality many walk around with , for the most part try to understand, they are oblivious to you , your work ethic, how you have worked to succeed, they ...just....don't ...see...you....at ...all.
Used to be all the bad guys wore black , and didn't shave...
Not so clear anymore, i wonder how many bludgers it would take to infict the damage your run o the mill Fay / Ritchwhite did....or Hubbo...or shall I go on...?
christov: the article .. the debate .. the proposition hardly passes the sniff test .. smells of a distraction .. the sort of distraction you have when you need a distraction .. from what? did something happen while I wasnt looking? was it the waitangi tribunal water thing? is keyboy in trouble? apart from that you are being too gentle .. you should go on .. while those at the top of the society you live in get away with rort after rort and zillions and no reparation other than a year or two of sitting at home in luxury on home detention .. then those in the lower echelons who looked up to those captains of industry and role models will simply emulate them .. so if someone fails a drug test the worst they should expect is an extension to their period at home in front of the TV. Every bit of the Hubbo saga, warts and all should be dragged out and put on display for all to see what went on .. otherwise it looks like the Kenneth Lay Enron solution all over again.
Well said iconoclast......I had hoped others would see the point I was leading to through the thread, about distractions I mean, and just how yet again it demonstrates the contempt the machine has for the General level of intelligence in N.Z.....AUS...EUR...GB...USA...
From the Petravitch's of this world to the public teat sucking, finger pointing Ministers not worthy of the title Honorable , at least I know the thief at the bottom has registered the intent to steal from me.
Christov, you are a scholar and a gentleman, and because of you I have seen the errors of my ways and have resigned from my jobs and have a meeting with WINZ tomorrow. Should be in my brand new home by the end of next week! Have created my very own drug addiction, and am looking for a soft touch to loan me a buck or two for 'bread' and an easily accessed house so I can start funding my new habit, where do you live... ?
Thanks once again my old and dear friend,
General Hubhub! OORAH!
General H......thank you for your kind words and thoughts , thoroughly enjoyed your brief disseration on the matter and feel flattered by the precious time you have spared to prepare it.
I fully apreciate your sarcasm in lieu of beating the crap out of me, and look forward to many more such small encounters , although I'm still not completely convinced you took the point I was trying to make on board ,so to speak....
General you work two jobs because your being systematically robbed from several vantage points. To have one of the most guilty of robbing you pointing the finger and saying "hey stupid look over there at that dirty grubby dope smoking dole bludger" while they they slide their hands in frisk fashion to see what more they can shake from you, is to say the least embarrassingly obvious.
Now as you have determined my argument to be in defence of their "entitlement mentality" , I can only say , you may well be better off joining them in an effort to elevate the average IQ of the collective demographic.
Or you could just have a laugh and go back to work....your choice.
"Taking drugs is illegal"
Oh- is law the ultimate judge on ones action. Exhibit A:
"In a bizarre twist, the National Prosecuting Authority has charged the 259 arrested Marikana miners with the murder of their 34 colleagues, shot dead by the police."
Lesenyego said: "It's technical but, in legal [terms], when people attack or confront [the police] and a shooting takes place which results in fatalities ... suspects arrested, irrespective of whether they shot police members or the police shot them, are charged with murder."
Yep we paid and still pay for all this stupidity so that makes us all stupid.
I reckon that a new Political Party could be formed from the bloggers here, excluding one or two of course.
PM - Prime MInister is the Public Mouthpiece must be highly skilled in Marketing and Advertising.
Ministers of Orderly Finance....will need 2 to 3 for this position in the first 3 years of operation.
Minister of Good Health
Minister of Knowledge ,Education and Common Sense
Minister of all Beneficiaries
Minister of State owned Assets.....this position will expire in 5 years or less.
Minister of Compliance........Position expires as soon as Minister of Orderly Finance turns the ship around.
Minister of Police
Minister of Military and Intelligence Agency (may need to seperate these two)
Minister of Justice....Courts.....Prisons reducing over time.
Minister of Private Enterprise.
Minister of the Environment...Rather a complex role...must work closely with all other Ministers and ensure that the Right Environment is created to assist all other MInisters with their portfolios.
May have missed a few essential services but sure you'll add or chop as necessary.
Now who best fits each Ministerial Role?
Sore-L - If it was a cow it would have been deemed unproductive and......well you know what I mean.
Wow! Am i reading that right?
"Politicians who fail promises test to be given 30 days to fix it, or salary cut in half, Bennett says"
My post in this blog is a Business Ethics assignment and I would like to make a couple of claims that warrant further thought.
Social development minister Paula Bennett, is using drug testing as a measurement, with consequences such as half or full benefits being suspended if the criteria is not met of passing a drug test. The key concern should be getting the beneficiaries back into the workforce, there ability and performance as a worker but not the results of a drug test. Drug tests only measures how much of a drug is in there system, not time of consumption or how much the individuals performance will be impaired, as all individuals range in different ages, heights and sizes which can be affected differently (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Module 2, 2009, p.7). Drug testing cannot distinguish if an individual beneficiary is an occasional user or there is drug abuse (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Module 2, 2009, p.7). It may not be an important aspect of whether there are regular users of drugs but how the drugs impacts their work, their performance and others in the work place which drug testing doesn't analyse.
The main concern with drug testing being used as a pre-employment screening process for beneficiaries, it gives information about personal activities unrelated to work which is a breach of privacy. "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to the attacks upon their honour and reputation" stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 12. (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Module 2, 2009, p.4). If drug testing is refused, the article gives the impression that, it's as bad as failing a drug test, which is incorrect, maybe individuals just have an issue with new employers or members of work and income invading their privacy and know that they have no right to do so. All beneficiaries have a right to privacy and employers should only have a right to information about any employee that directly affects their work and what beneficiaries do in their own time is none of an employer' or work and incomes concern. (Desjardins and Duska 1987). As cited in Desjardins, according to George Brenkert, a right to privacy involves three place relations between a person, some information and another person (Desjardins and Duska 1987). Employers have the right to know that the consumption of illegal drugs such as marijuana, methamphetamine or cocaine is not taking place in work hours but it's not justified for the employer to know what private activities occur outside these hours.
Drug testing used as a pre-employment screening process does not show past or present performance or productivity of a beneficiary. Employers seeking employee actual performance would gather better results from skill testing, interviews with past bosses or co-workers then drug testing (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Module 2, 2009, p.40). Drug testing only shows whether the beneficiary has drugs in there system or not and what drugs which could account for drugs taken in personal time outside work hours. Drug testing does not show whether the beneficiary will fulfil their duties as an employee, how they would fit in to the business or good qualities that they would bring to the position, it can provide private information about the beneficiary in what they do in their own time and home which is a breach of privacy.
Privacy is part of the individual's personal identity which is seen by all ethical theories as a fundamental principal and ethically important (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Module 2, 2009, p.5). If we used one of the ethical theories, Kantian model and applied it to this case, maxim action would be "I will invade private activities of each beneficiary". This would not become universal law as it would not be seen as an ethical or justifiable action as its invasion of the beneficiaries' basic right to privacy and out of work activities undertaken in their own time or own home.
Drug testing can produce false positive results such as the intake of opiates, over the counter cold medication, and prescribed medication. Poppy seeds for instance, contain morphine from eating them for example a poppy seed bagel; it will result in a true positive result for opiates but also over the counter cold medication "can turn an initial screen for amphetamine positive because of the structural similarities between the various OTC drugs and amphetamine" (Advance Diagnostics). These are just two examples where positive drug testing results have arisen and both items are legal to take. In this article only some prescribed medications would be exempt, Bennett said. I don't understand how only some prescribed medication will be exempt, if the beneficiary requires that medication and it's been approved by the doctor that should be enough. Doctors would be in a better position to state whether abuse of that drug has taking place, by previous blood tests, records of when there last visit was and what was prescribed and how long it should last for. When it comes to weight loss or pre work out supplements that can show as a false positive in drug tests, that are legal to consume and you can buy them over the counter, in stores, would there be allowances for these? Again the privacy issue arises because employers or work and income do not need to know about whether you are taking pills to lose weight or supplements for better results at the gym even though positive drug readings have occurred.
In conclusion drug testing is a breach of privacy; it should not be used as a pre-employment screening process as it doesn't give information on one's work history, performance or productivity, and also false positive results.
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. (2013). Module 1:71203 Business Ethics.Retrieved from http://campus2.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/mod/book/view.php?id=140635&chapterid=9384
DesJardins, J., & Duska, R. (2001). Drug testing in employment. In T.L. Beauchamp & N.E. Bowie (Eds.), Ethical theory and business (6th ed., pp. 283-294). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Advance diagnostics, retrieved 20/04/14 from http://www.advancediagnostics.co.nz/FAQ.html
Notaneconomist ...Whatever happened to all these these guys.
Christov, please respond if you can. I hear you have been unwell.
Where is Gummy. Where is Wolly, etc.?
Seems nothing changes in the past two years, except the bloggers and unfortunately the content, still stuck on houses, not real issues.
We need to get back to basics.
We need to get back to reality.
The worst thing about poltics and high finance is nothing improves, when you have the same old people trying to fix things for their own benefit, Opinionated.
What about legal highs, these partakers were driving cars, using machinery as well as high as a kite.
But no ban, until the people got in on the Act, not the minister in charge of the act.
People power can change anything, but not unless the good people stand up to the problems, pertaining.
Some excellent bloggers still around, some new, just saying.
The time has come, but it is yet to be recognized, that with technological advances a portion of society will no longer be required to partake in productive activity. Many have been soaked up into "service jobs" where they receive income doing things for others that they could well be doing themselves. But there are limits and increasingly it is prudent to pay some to stay out of the workforce.
It seems simple to let the dumbest be drug addled slobs if they want to be, provide them with sufficient for the basics and leave them to zone out in peace. Then the smart people all get the jobs they want.
Everybody happy................
My response to this article is part of a business ethics assignment.
While I agree in theory with Social Development Minister Paula Bennett that beneficiaries should be able to pass a drugs test and be capable of being work ready in order to be entitled to receive a benefit, her approach to applying a drug testing regime on beneficiaries to determine whether they receive a full or partial benefit is unethical.
Traditionally drug testing in the workplace has been proposed to address safety issues raised by the presence of intoxicated workers in the workplace (Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, 71203 Business Ethics, 2014). Minister Bennett seems to be proposing a drug testing regime for beneficiaries purely to be able to coerce the ones who are unable or unwilling to pass a drugs test to become clean from drugs, in order to retain their full benefit, as if this was their only impediment to gaining employment. I would think a lack of education and/or specified training, and the nationwide shortage of jobs to be a factor contributing more to the nations unemployment rate than the fact that some beneficiaries may be drug users. Therefore drugs testing beneficiaries before they enter the workforce has nothing to do with following the traditional health and safety guidelines.
The main focus of the Social Development Ministry should therefore be to find employment for the beneficiaries first. As the minister is proposing to test the beneficiaries before they enter the workforce they technically have no legal obligation to partake in a drugs test, unless the job for which they are applying requires one. If a drug test is required as part of a job application, the job being applied for should also be a position that will potentially pose a potential health and safety risk if the employee was to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Beneficiaries have certain obligations which they need to adhere to, a pre-employment drugs test being one if the position requires one, but they do not have an employment contract with the Social Development Ministry which requires them to partake in random drugs tests for them.
Minister Bennett also states that "Work and Income will reimburse employers for test failures and those who fail a test will have to pay back the cost out of their benefit". This point also bring to light some privacy issues. A right to privacy involves a three place relationship between person A, some information and another person B (George Brenkert, 1981). If a newly employed beneficiary, person A, submits to a drug test, the information, the only person with a right to use that information is the employer, person B. Unless it is for a pre-employment drugs test for a beneficiary, if an employer passes a failed drugs test information on to Work and Income to claim a reimbursement for a failed drugs test is this then not a breach of the employees privacy? A person's right to privacy is violated whenever personal information is requested, collected and/or used by an employer in a way or for any purpose that is irrelevant or in violation of the contractual relationship that exists between employer and employee (DesJardins and Duska, 1987). In this case passing the information on to a third party, Work and Income, does amount to a breach of privacy.
Minister Bennett also states "Where people fail a drugs test or refuse to apply for a drug tested job, they must agree to stop using drugs or their benefit will be cut by 50%. They will be given 30 days to allow any they have taken to leave their system" THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis can remain in the body for up to 90 days, as it is water soluble and is stored in fat, depending on frequency of use, an individual's metabolism, level of exercise and diet (ChenPalmer, 2012). So even a social user of cannabis who may only use the drug occasionally may fail a drugs test. While employers have the right to ensure that they provide a safe working environment, what right do they have to know what their employees are doing in their private time? If their employees are using drugs recreationally this is a matter for the police not the employer. If an employee shows signs of being under the influence in the workplace, and therefore have a right to address the issue, and employee who may have used drugs over the weekend will still have remnants of the drugs in their system but the effects or the drug, which will usually wear off after it has been consumed, will not necessarily impair their performance at work.
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, 2014, 71203 Business Ethics, Module 2, Pg. 6.
George Brenkert, Privacy, Polygraphs and Work, Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 1 (1), Fall 1981.
Joseph DesJardins and Ronald Duska, Drug Testing in Employment, Business and Professional Ethics Journal, 6, 1987.
ChenPalmer, Drug Testing of Employees, 2012, http://www.chenpalmer.com/news/publications-and-presentations/drug-testi...


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