r instance. Miliband may look, talk, act, sound and behave like the class loser, but Cameron can't be seen to be punching him.

Perhaps Miliband could trip and fall on to his fist? You wouldn't put it past him.

Batterers and gun bans

Landmark laws passed in the 1990s aimed at keeping guns from abusers have fallen short of their mark, say law enforcement personnel and advocates. Latest story in Women’s Enews “Dangerous Trends, Innovative Responses” series. . . .

Fourteen years after the Violence Against Women Act was passed in 1994 . . . .achieving a national vision of disarming domestic-violence offenders has proven elusive in most parts of the country.

“It seems like a great idea, to take guns away from batterers,” says Merril Cousin, executive director of the King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Seattle. “It’s more complicated than it sounds, because it depends on finding out that a firearm is involved, it often requires a court order, and then you have to get the order enforced.”

Guns are used to kill most victims of intimate partner homicides, though the proportion has been falling, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Conditioning: Krav Maga: 6/4/12

04Jun

Conditioning: 6/4/12

Krav Maga: 1 hr

Was planning to make today a rest day but I got pissed off.
Used all this excess energy and took an afternoon class to good use.
Better to use my energy wisely than do something I would have regretted.
Good use of an hour as my conditioning work.

Welsh Government: Plans to replace Landfill Tax in Wales

The Minister for Finance and Government Business recently launched a 12 week consultation on proposals for Landfill Disposals Tax which will replace Landfill Tax in Wales from April 2018.

27th March 2015

Many of you will be affected by these proposals, whether as waste producers or waste managers or as a community that has benefited through the Landfill Community Fund. It is therefore important that the Welsh Government hears your views on these proposals, including the