This has been a sad week...

-- A major snowstorm that has caused 50 deaths (I think it's around 50, someone correct me if I'm wrong).

-- The stampede in the  nightclub in Chicago.

-- The botched heart-lung transplant for Jesica Santillan; as all but hermits know, she got a second transplant but has suffered irreverible brain damage

-- The fire in the nightclub in Rhode Island, caused by an illegal pyrotechnic show that set fire to the soundproofing material

-- The explosion at the petroleum storage facility in Staten Island.


The last three could have been prevented by common sense or proper safeguards, and I'm sure the same could have been said for the deaths due to the storm, too.

On a slightly more reassuring (!) note, the government has put up a website for making yourself ready for enemy attack - and there is a section for those with disabilities: http://www.ready.gov/special_needs_items.html
I'm sure Kyle knows more about this sort of thing than most of us do.

Kat