The protesters have set up committees to handle safety, cleaning, housing and other tasks.

WSJ: Occupy Wall Street Protesters' New Home: Churches

They conceive it as the Left supporting generous entitlements for seniors and the poor with no questions asked, no obligations expected, versus the right supporting no safety net at all, let private charity handle it, and if some of the poor have to starve, and some of the sick suffer or die without health care, because private charity is inadequate, so be it.

FORBES: Obama's Medicaid Plan Exposes Him As An Enemy of the Poor

Some safety yardsticks have not improved in many years, while recent accidents and incidents have exposed areas that still need work: safety on the ground at airports, the training of pilots to handle sophisticated computers, and greater awareness of flight hazards in some developing countries.

WSJ: Airlines Count Down to Safest Year on Record

Basically, we had to decide at what point 18 or more years in the future we would trust our daughter to handle the money wisely, so it would really be the safety net we intended rather than a windfall that could fund some sort of wild or self-destructive behavior.

FORBES: Build A Better Safety Net For Your Kids Than Social Security

What the NTSB uncovers regarding the FAA's safety certification program could have important implications for the agency's ability to handle other technology challenges, including the transition to a new air traffic control system and the introduction of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace, said Jim Hall, a former safety board chairman.

NPR: NTSB Probes Safety Testing Of Boeing 787 Batteries

The plants also must improve protection of safety equipment installed after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and make sure they can handle damage to multiple reactors at the same time.

NPR: Nuclear Chief: US Plants Safer After Japan Crisis

Obviously, as always, safety is our top priority, and we will never allow the amount of air travel we can handle safely to take off and land, which means travelers should expect delays.

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