tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post2435550792376038384..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: In Memory......Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-27315812356756620622007-05-01T12:46:00.000+00:002007-05-01T12:46:00.000+00:00Katherine - thank you for telling us about this - ...Katherine - thank you for telling us about this - I didn't know about it until I got your subscription last night. I am glad to know now.<BR/><BR/>I agree there is so much out there tragic for so many people. I don't like it when 1 situation becomes the focus. It is horrible about Virginia Tech (and 9/11), but there are a lot of other tragedies too.<BR/><BR/>I try to make the world a better place, day by day, interaction by interaction.<BR/><BR/>A simple "moment of silence" is a nice gesture. I like the minute of meditations for peace that periodically happen also ... war is certainly one of the worst offenders for tragedy - on a daily basis!<BR/><BR/>I am glad the families in Scotland had there recognition after all these years!<BR/><BR/>~ Diane Clancy<BR/>www.dianeclancy.com/blogdianeclancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301132196679250501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-18554195075612783452007-05-01T06:37:00.000+00:002007-05-01T06:37:00.000+00:00Wendy and EdThanks for the responses. I did find ...Wendy and Ed<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the responses. I did find that the initiative did make me think about other tragedies which greatly affected me at the time.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan" REL="nofollow">The Aberfan Disaster</A> - in October 1966, a colliery waste tip slid down a mountain in South Wales and buried the local primary school killing 144 people - of whom 116 were children. It happened to children similar in age to me at the time.<BR/><BR/>The National Coal Board was found responsible for the disaster, due to "ignorance, ineptitude and a failure of communication. However the government then used money from the charitable fund set up to make the tip stable - which meant that the NCB escaped any financial penalty. <BR/><BR/>It's taken until February 2007 (nearly 40 years late) for the government to pay back financial equivalent of the money taken (£2 million) to the charitable fund which now maintains the memorial garden on the site of the school and the local graveyard. This action gave some of the survivors final closure on this tragedy.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre" REL="nofollow">The Dunblane Massacre</A> - in which one deranged man killed 16 small children and 1 teacher in the classroom of their primary school in Dunblane in Scotland. <BR/><BR/>This resulted in the Firearms (Amendment) Acts 1997 that banned high calibre handguns, greater than .22 calibre (with very limited exceptions) and the private ownership of all cartridge ammunition handguns, regardless of calibre.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-52477058178466114992007-05-01T05:55:00.000+00:002007-05-01T05:55:00.000+00:00Hi Katherine, Your argument against participation ...Hi Katherine, Your argument against participation makes sense...As I think you know, I manage the blogging teams at Wells Fargo (4th largest banking in the US). We considered much of what you discuss in this post, but in the end, decided to participate (all 4 blogs, you can see one here blog.wellsfargo.com/StudentLoanDown)<BR/><BR/>You're certainly right in saying there are so many other tragedies around the world, how do you choose what to remember and how? Well, we felt we wanted to do something, and a simple "moment of silence" felt right.Ed Terpeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211416674089451891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-18811298655788046322007-04-30T23:34:00.000+00:002007-04-30T23:34:00.000+00:00Wonderful post Katherine, and so well said :) Than...Wonderful post Katherine, and so well said :) Thankyou very much for mentioning my blog etc, I've been thinking for some time of doing something like this and it took thinking about this whole issue to spur me into action. I'm with you, from little actions, the world is changed :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com