PUBLIC FORUM : ISRAEL RISKS ITS FUTURE BY SURRENDERING LAND.Those who castigate cas·ti·gate tr.v. cas·ti·gat·ed, cas·ti·gat·ing, cas·ti·gates 1. To inflict severe punishment on. See Synonyms at punish. 2. To criticize severely. the Israelis for their stubborn resistance to the surrender of ``land for peace'' do so out of ignorance or malice aforethought A predetermination to commit an act without legal justification or excuse. A malicious design to injure. An intent, at the time of a killing, willfully to take the life of a human being, or an intent willfully to act in callous and wanton disregard of the consequences to . The majority of the lands in question were captured from Arab states in wars the Arabs initiated for the purpose of pushing the Jews into the sea. The Arab states have never renounced that goal. Make no mistake: Return of captured lands by the Israelis will be perceived by the Arab world “Arab States” redirects here. For the political alliance, see Arab League. The Arab World (Arabic: العالم العربي; Transliteration: al-`alam al-`arabi) stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the as a sign of weakness and will open the flood gates for further demands. Israel is a small sliver of land, not quite the size of the state of Vermont, with a population of 5 million Jews and about 1 million non-Jews. Those neighboring states that are overtly or covertly hostile to Israel would comprise, in area, the remainder of the continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. with a population of 210 million. Under those circumstances, I'm sure even staid Vermonters would develop a hard-nosed attitude. If Israel bargains away ``land for peace'' and its military for appeasement appeasement Foreign policy of pacifying an aggrieved nation through negotiation in order to prevent war. The prime example is Britain's policy toward Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in the 1930s. , it will be but a brief comment in the history books. - H.L. Bradbury Granada Hills Calabasas election Congratulations are in order to the residents of the city of Calabasas for their wise choices at the polls March 4. They elected James Bozajian, Bob Sibilia and incumbent Lesley Devine, the latter two being opponents of the proposed Kilroy Calabasas Park Centre, an intrusive strip mall-anchored development. In the process of being elected, they ousted pro-development Councilman Marvin Lopata and dashed the council hopes of Planning Commissioner Michael Tingus. Had those two been members of the new City Council, it is likely that the proposed development would go forward as is; now though, things may go the way of the homeowners and environmentally conscious individuals. It is up to the new City Council to make sure the quality of life and the ``outdoorsy out·door·sy adj. Informal 1. Associated with the outdoors: outdoorsy hobbies such as fishing. 2. ambience'' of this city is preserved. - Nolan Farkas Northridge ATM charges Hooray and thank you to the seven financial companies that formed an alliance that will not levy a surcharge when a noncustomer (potential customer) makes use of their ATM machine (Automatic Teller Machine machine) A banking terminal that accepts deposits and dispenses cash. ATMs are activated by inserting a cash or credit card that contains the user's account number and PIN on a magnetic stripe. . - Eileen O'Neill West Hills School employees praised I would like to add my voice to those praising our city's employees (police, fire, emergency, etc.) for their heroic work in North Hollywood's hours of need Feb. 28. As a member of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Board of Education, representing parts of North Hollywood and Toluca Lake, I want additionally to praise the excellent work that school district employees - police, teachers, principals, counselors and support staff - performed on behalf of the children and their families during and after the crisis in North Hollywood. These LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) employees provided children and their families with all types of assistance during the shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . I would sincerely appreciate any information from the public on those special efforts made on behalf of school kids by district employees. - David Tokofsky Los Angeles Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit ecumenical Christian organization that enables low-income people to own affordable, livable housing. Headquartered in Americus, Ga., it was founded in 1976 by businessman Millard Fuller and his wife. ``Habitat for Humanity reluctant to accept foreclosure,'' Daily News, Feb. 9, perhaps misunderstood the mission of Habitat for Humanity. Its focus was on mortgage repayment rates. Habitat, although a lender, is not a bank and does not approach its homeowners as such. We partner with families, who would not likely otherwise have the chance to become homeowners, to build their own homes. If their circumstances change and they are no longer able to meet their mortgage payment, we will work with them to create a more affordable payment schedule as long as they remain committed to improving their situation. Our mission of ending substandard housing around the world would not be well served by foreclosing on mortgages of hard-working, deserving families who may have fallen on hard times. One of the key reasons our families are able to become successful homeowners is the Family PaNrtnership Committee. The FPC fpc - A translator from Backus's FP to C. ftp://apple.com/comp.sources.Unix/Volume20. matches local homeowners with new Habitat homeowners. These partners help the new Habitat families understand the legalities of home ownership, the tax implications, home maintenance, budgeting, finding new schools, establishing homeowner associations and more. Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys is building homes with nine new Habitat families beginning in April. - Jan Holle Volunteer Family Partnership Committee Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys Clean-air debate I was disappointed to see that Bob Herbert Bob Herbert (born March 7, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY), is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. His column is syndicated to other newspapers around the country. He is distinguished by his frequent columns on poverty and criticism of the war in Iraq. succumbed to the rhetoric that is distorting the debate over the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed changes to clean-air standards and depriving the public of an honest discussion about how our public health dollars should be invested (``America's industrial leaders having a bad air day,'' Opinions, Feb. 12. This debate is not, as Herbert lightly describes it, a sporting event which pits protesters wearing gas masks against those carrying barbecue grills. Instead, it is a public policy debate of enormous importance, which revolves around the question of whether the EPA's proposed changes are justified when many scientists are questioning whether such changes will achieve significant public health benefits. Portraying the debate as just another fight between environmentalists on the one hand and industry on the other will not help to answer this question. And instead of having a serious and factual debate over whether it makes sense to adopt new regulations that will cost local governments, businesses and consumers billions of dollars each year, when there is no evidence that those regulations will do more for public health than the current standards, we will continue to be trapped by simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple stereotypes of industry fighting with environmentalists. - Paul Bailey This article is about the British writer Paul Bailey; for other people named Paul Bailey, see Paul Bailey (disambiguation). Paul Bailey (born 16 February 1937) is a British writer. He originally worked as an actor before becoming a full time writer in 1967. Air Quality Standards Coalition Los Angeles Cougars are killers Re the killing of a mounNtain lion in Valencia last month: Mountain lions or cougars are highly efficient predators. They are designed to kill other animals and eat them. A fully grown mountain lion can kill a fully grown horse with a single bite of its 2-1/2-inch fangs. And its claws can disembowel dis·em·bow·el tr.v. dis·em·bow·eled or dis·em·bow·elled, dis·em·bow·el·ing or dis·em·bow·el·ling, dis·em·bow·els 1. To remove the entrails from. 2. To deprive of meaning or substance. a human faster than you can blink. A cougar doesn't understand human laws, so terms such as innocent or guilty are irrelevant. While I agree that cougars are beautiful creatures, the fact that the animal was not acting aggressively doesn't lessen its threat to the children walking to school at the time. This animal obviously viewed suburbia as a food source, or it wouldn't have been there. My reading of the Daily News did not lead me to conclude that Department of Fish and Game personnel knew that zoo officials were about to arrive. Even if they were aware, if the cat started to move, and I believe that is why it was shot, the Fish and Game personnel had no means to contain it, short of deadly force An amount of force that is likely to cause either serious bodily injury or death to another person. Police officers may use deadly force in specific circumstances when they are trying to enforce the law. . And finally: Fish and Game personnel are there to manage wildlife as a whole; they are not there to protect individual animals. All of nature is a numbers game. Many more of any species are born than survive. Only the strongest, fastest and the smartest survive. This cougar did a stupid thing. It came into close contact with a superior predator - man. Nature is cruel and heartless and final. It doesn't operate by man's laws or emotions. - Jeffrey S. Wall Rosamond A bravo and thank you to the people who shot and killed the mountain lion in Valencia. A pox pox (poks) any eruptive or pustular disease, especially one caused by a virus, e.g., chickenpox, cowpox, etc. pox n. 1. on those who criticized them. - Clarence Mitchell Lancaster Sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. Re the obnoxious column by Stephanie Salter, ``Sexual harassment victims feel anguish of speaking up'' (Viewpoint, March 3): I cannot believe that anybody could take this article seriously. The picture that arises from the portrayal of these women who file sexual harassment claims is that of pathetic weaklings trying to make a fast buck. TNhe fact of the matter is that most harassment claims are the result of shunned women who willingly enter relationships with men and then, when things don't go their way, file a complaint. This in turn sets in motion a legal procedure in which men have absolutely no rights and results in their reputations being tainted and careers endangered for the most trivial of actions. If women want to be taken seriously, they should stop acting like whiny little wimps and try dealing with their own emotional problems, rather than running to an attorney whenever some petty event happens that ruffles For the plural of ruffle, see . Ruffles is the name of a brand of ruffled potato chips produced by Frito-Lay. Its current official product slogan is "R-R-R-Ruffles Have Ridges!".There is a lot of different kinds of chips. their feathers. - John Andrews For other persons named John Andrews, see John Andrews (disambiguation). Rev. John Andrews, D.D., a Colonial/American clergyman, professor, author and provost, was born in your mom Sherman Oaks I read with interest ``Sexual harassment victims feel anguish of speaking up.'' I felt compelled to add my two cents My two cents may refer to either of these:
Being a 17-year-old with little experience, I told him to shut his mouth or I'd sic my brother on him, or better still I'd kick him where he makes babies. From that time on, he stayed away from me. Situations are different. If you stand up to it right away - and not act like you are shocked and offended - you can use a bit of humor to offset the situation. I know I have, and it worked. - Elaine Brogdon Reseda |
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