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Manchester United's Nemanja Matic reveals long-standing admiration for Roy Keane
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FORMER coach Ray Wilkins has labelled Chelsea's decision to sell Nemanja Matic to Manchester United as the "worst" he has ever seen.
Matic, playing for Serbia, will face the Republic of Ireland assistant manager in Dublin this evening, as the two play in a crucial top-of-the-table World Cup qualifying game.
"He's a legend in Manchester and I'll be happy to see him and have a chat".
Former Chelsea midfielder Ray Wilkins has criticised the London club's decision to sell Nemanja Matic to Manchester United in the summer transfer window.
"He was a great player and one of the best in the league".
I tried to take something from lots of players to improve myself and of course Roy Keane was one of those players. Matic has won 33 worldwide caps for Serbia, scoring one goal, and is looking forward to competing in the tournament.
Serbia failed to qualify for the last World Cup as well as the last three European Championships but Matic believes the confidence within the current squad can end that poor run. "When the game starts, after 10 minutes, I can feel what is going to happen but before the game, it is not possible to know". "I am very focused to do my job for the national team against Ireland".
Already familiar with Premier League football, the 29-year-old has quickly settled in the new red jersey, which has made him an immediate success at Old Trafford.
We will try to use our opportunities to win the game and take three points but we know it will be hard in this stadium in front of their supporters but as manager says a draw is not a bad result.
"Tomorrow is the most important game for us in this qualification - maybe in Serbia's football history", Matic said.
"I just couldn't see that piece of business at all".
"If I win the Premier League with Manchester, that would be something great in my life".
"I saw they have 25 to 30 per cent possession of the ball but they got one point in Georgia so that's most important", he continued as somewhere, in the distance, the sound of a bell ringing could nearly certainly be heard again.
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Corpse Party, Corpse Party: Blood Covered, Corpse Party: Blood Drive, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Gaming, gaming reviews, Heavenly Host, horror, JRPG, PS Vita, Sachiko
Corpse Party:Blood Drive Review
November 17, 2015 Andrew A. (Frost) Leave a comment
Corpse Party: Blood Drive Review
By Stellar.Ice
A lesser known JRPG horror game, Corpse Party has been one of the scariest games I’ve ever played (coming in right after PT). The story follows a group of students who are spirited away into another dimension and trapped in a haunted school filled with hate, agony, despair, and murder. Corpse Party plays as a survival horror, action game mixed in with visual novel elements. You follow multiple characters as they try to survive. There are three installments to the Corpse Party series, Corpse Party: Blood Covered (PSP), Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (PSP), and Corpse Party: Blood Drive (PS Vita).
Story (Note: Some spoilers ahead)
Blood Drivetakes place a few weeks after the events of Book of Shadows where Ayumi and her friends believe they have destroyed Heavenly Host and Sachiko’s curse. They discover that not only does Heavenly Host still exist, the curse of Heavenly Host is spreading into the real world and has become more malevolent than ever. Tricked into thinking the Book of Shadows can revive her dead friends, Ayumi goes back into Heavenly Host to retrieve the Book of Shadows and, once again, try to destroy Heavenly Host for good.
I highly recommend playing Blood Coveredand Book of Shadows before playing Blood Drive, or, at least reading the story/watching a walk through beforehand. The events in Blood Driveconstantly refer to the events of Book of Shadows. This put me at a loss, because although I had played Book of Shadows, the version I played did not follow Ayumi and Naomi into Sachiko’s estate so references regarding Book of Shadows were lost on me. I felt like I missed a major piece of the Corpse Party story.
I was surprised to see so many unique characters in Blood Drive. Most of the new characters seemed to possess supernatural powers which made them out of the ordinary. While the new characters give Corpse Party a new supernatural element, I think they are overdone. I enjoyed Blood Covered because these were ordinary people placed in an extraordinary circumstance which tested their limits. Characters with “special abilities” kind of felt like a cheat. Super powers tend to be a salvation.
Corpse Party is a mixture of 3D top down game play, and visual novel. The top down game play is very similar to Blood Covered,however, at times the 3D made the camera feel awkward. Since you can’t control the camera certain walls block your view so you can’t really tell where you were walking or whether or not something was in front of your character. Sometimes, the game would also glitch and enemies would get stuck in certain areas (not that I’m complaining). Since I played Blood Covered, figuring out the map wasn’t too difficult, however, you are not given a map so you need to get a sense of the school on your own. Fortunately, the map isn’t so large that you’ll get lost. While the graphics aren’t super detailed, the game does a good job depicting the horror that occurs within the schools walls. Corpses, bloodstains, rickety floors, mysterious symbols, creepy audio, and excellent text description make the school a petrifying place to be.
If you’re brave, I recommend putting on your headphones and playing in the dark. Groaning, creaking floors, breathing, frantic ghosts –you’ll be a much braver player than me! As a horror game, Blood Drive delivered well on the music. Background music often set the tone for the game, getting louder where needed and dead silent to build tension when necessary. The audio worked in some ways and failed in others. While creators attempted to create 3D audio, which puts voices far away when the characters are far away, and clear when the characters are close up, I felt that sometimes the “distant” character audio felt out of place, particularly in scenes when they are approaching another character.
Gameplay felt very straightforward but does not hold your hand the entire way. You have no map. You pretty much wander around the school until you hit the right point for a cut scene or obtain the correct item. It is important to read the dialogue because that is the only way you’ll find clues to the next location or object you will need to obtain. Nothing is highlighted in bold for you. I often found myself walking around the darn school for nearly an hour, getting killed by ghosts multiple times, before realizing that I was simply walking the wrong way. This aspect was frustrating, but at the same time rewarding. I felt particularly thrilled that the final boss fight forced me to actually write down clues (on a piece of paper) and decipher when to use them. [Note: If anyone gets stuck on the final fight, I’m more than willing to give you a few hints!] There are many places in the game where you’ll think “How the hell do I get past this!” to figuring it out and thinking “Gee, it was really that easy?” Choices must also be made on the fly. Making the wrong decision can, of course, make another “Wrong End”.
The school itself is also a complete danger zone. You can’t run haphazardly through the hallways because there are shards of glass your character can get hurt on or holes in the floor your character can fall through. Running is also limited. Running too much can cause your character to run out of breath and stop completely to catch it –which is terrible when you’re running away from something.
The game doesn’t hold back on the horror either. Frequently, I found myself afraid to go into classrooms or walk down certain corridors because I knew there would be a ghost waiting for me. Often, I’d have to confront ghosts and discover whether or not they were good or bad, but first, I’d wander the school before even approaching them. Long story short, I spent a lot of time running through the school trying to shake off evil entities hot on my trail. Getting a “Wrong End” was also never pleasant. Writers did a wonderful job describing and depicting the torture your character would suffer at the hands of an unforgiving ghost. Not only that, but Corpse Party offered a lot of jump scares. Yes, they were cheesy, but when the face appears in the hole you are looking through (yah, duh, of course something would appear there) you can’t help feeling a shudder. Random faces appear in windows, and the loading screen –oh gosh the loading screen!
Long story short, the fact that the game didn’t hold my hand the entire time, I was led to many “Wrong Ends” and “Game Over” screens. Over, and over, and over again, but I still enjoyed it.
Replay Value
The game has so-so replay value. With each chapter you clear you unlock a Special Chapter, which is essentially side stories about characters that are not really touched on within the game. I like this extra feature because I get to meet characters from pervious games, however, when finished I’m not quite sure I’ll pick up the game again. Of course, as a completionist, I may pick it up to unlock all the trophies.
Despite not knowing the events of Book of Shadowsand the frustrating amount of “Wrong Ends” I got throughout the game, I had a lot of fun playing. I love how tutorials were kept to a minimum and how I had to figure a lot out for myself. Story wise, this wasn’t my favorite installment of Corpse Party. Again, the new characters detracted somewhat to the story and then the out of this world, catastrophic events just felt like too much. I love the basic scenario: What would happen if you got stuck in a haunted school? How would you survive? The camera was somewhat glitchy, but not enough to be overly distracting and the ghosts were pretty darn creepy! Loading screens were also pretty slow, and staring at the creepy ghost face while the chapter loaded felt somewhat unsettling (that darn ghost face!) As I said before: Play this game with headphones and in the dark—it’ll be sure to scare your pants off!
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Egyptians protest against President Hosni Mubarak during a demonstration Monday at Cairo's Tahrir Square.
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Egypt, Day 7 - Demonstrators continue to demand that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak step down, and CNN.com's "This Just In" is live, blogging developments as they happen. While Americans were waking up Monday, thousands in Cairo defied a midafternoon government curfew despite a greater military presence on the street. Many in the city's Tahrir Square said they spent the night there. In Alexandria, 2,000 to 3,000 people gathered, and an armored personnel carrier fired warning shots in an apparent effort to intimidate protesters near a hotel.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said 42 Americans have been evacuated from Egypt and more will be transported. Read about their journey. The recent Tunisian uprising helped inspire the Egyptian unrest following the buildup of years of social, political and economic grievances. The lack of opportunities, corruption and poverty have coalesced into a push to oust Mubarak from power.
The negative effect protests have had on U.S. stocks may be waning, but world markets are not doing as well. So what's next? Are you in Egypt? Send your story to CNN's iReport. To read all of CNN's Egypt coverage in Arabic, click here.
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Hmmm, the road less traveled. Where's chrissy!
And where is tomcat, banasy, and ThomasD? Where'd they go? And I hope you are ok buddy. (tomcat)
Hello Philip...doing ok here...seeing progress. Now about eating healthier. If you take the time to read labels, you would be amazed at the amount of sodium in frozen and canned foods. Take Healthy Choice for example. It may be low fat but high salt. Fast food is another prime example. Salt, sugar and fats all lead to a vast array of medical issues. It does cost more to eat healthy, but what cost can be put on your health and well being?
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That's right on, Tomcat. I feel that time and health are two priceless commodities as well
People of the United States of America.
Helloooooooo....I missed all of you.1st.thank God Keith Olbermann's was fired from MSNBC, 1 down 2 to go.Next, as I was watching the Egypt coverage on CNN yesterday,I saw Pictures of M1A1 Tanks rolling down the streets and F16 Fighters flying across Cairo.I said to myself,self,did the United States invade Egypt and I missed it?But no.they were just part of the Billions in AID we have been supplying to Eygpt over the last 30 years.Then I said to myself,self,is the United States out of it's mind and which Rocket Scientist in which Administion thought supplying Tanks and Fighter Jets to an Arab Counrty that basically hates the United States Guts?
Clyde D Beaty S/SGTUSMCRET
Interesting ! and Coincidental?? In most recent issue of the Marine Corps Associatio0n publication for profesional arine an article on Egypt- befor the ruckus began! and how Egypt is Keystone to realtions in the Midle East. I think that it would be difficult to get any active military to say anything about USA troops, particularly thse to the shores of Tripoli, Marines, I think the article was written by a Lt Col Reuda-now, it said re the author on duty in Afghanistan! Marine sometimes get along ways from the beaches and waters??Huhikey self in Krea where the career I loved was ended due to 200%Disabled from bullet wounds through my head and brain( a good lobotomy I got! I feel too and know somethings about Rep Giffords! She'll live! The pressure against her brain had an exit place! I was fortunate my head had no bone so the edema that came daily was the size of a big football, and was outside of my skull where doctors could asperate each evening so I could sleep some! Enough now ut I think USMarines may well fit in and be of help in Egypt now!
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Home / 2015 / November / 14 / Berrios netted 32 to lead UBC Okanagan to first win of the regular CIS season
Berrios netted 32 to lead UBC Okanagan to first win of the regular CIS season
The Heat men's basketball team earns weekend split with Timberwolves after the (78-57) victory on Saturday night.
Men's Basketball (Canada West conference game)
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC
FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
UNBC (1-3) 12 12 24 9 57
UBC Okanagan (1-3) 16 15 24 23 78
KELOWNA, BC -The second year guard, in his first start of the season, responded to the role as he led his UBC Okanagan men’s basketball team to a (78-57) home court victory, their first Canada West regular season in 2015-16 against the UNBC Timberwolves at UBC Okanagan.
Berrios, who finished with a career high of 32 points on Saturday night, was able to boost the Heat into the lead late in the first quarter. He converted five consecutive points from the free throw line giving them a 16-12 advantage over the Timberwolves. The offensive contribution of Berrios gave the Kelowna squad a buffer to maintain the lead until the final buzzer.
After a fairly even game throughout the first half, the third quarter was marked by two runs for UBC Okanagan, a (6-3) run to put them up by 10 at the 7:00 minute mark, and a (14-7) run to finish off the quarter and send the Heat into the final frame with a (55-48) lead. In the middle of those two runs the T-Wolves had a (13-4) run of their own, drawing to within at (40-41) at the 3:37 mark. Both teams scored 24 in the third.
UNBC fought to stay in the game until that last third quarter push by UBCO, when the Heat’s momentum reached its peak. This surge of energy led the Kelowna squad to close out the game with a (23-9) fourth quarter and grab the win (78-57).
UBC Okanagan’s scoring ability improved significantly from Friday night's game. From the field, UBCO captured (26-57) of their attempts giving them a 46% average compared to their 39% average (21-54). The biggest impact on the game for the home team was their long range efficiency, as their three point shooting jumped up to (6-17, 35%) compared to their (1-15, 7%) mark on Friday.
Aldrich Berrios had a high of 32 points on (9-15) shooting. He was deadly from long range hitting on 62-percent (5-8) from the three-point line, and was also perfect from the charity stripe (9-9) to round out his night. After Berrios, the Heat received offense from a variety of players, including Dean Johnston who chipped in with 12 points and eight rebounds, Mitch Goodwin (11), and Randall Mosca and Spencer Thomas who each produced eight points. Eight players for UBC Okanagan scored in the win.
The Heat’s aggressive defense prevented Rhys Elliott and Billy Cheng, two of UNBC’s leading scorers, to get in rhythm. Elliott and Cheng combined for a total of 17 points compared to their combined 29 points in Friday’s game. Elliott led UNBC in scoring with 16 points, Colin Plumb followed with 11, and Austin Chandler with nine points and six rebounds.
UNBC’s shooting percentage drastically decreased from 45% ( 21-47) in their Friday win to just 32% (19-59) from the field in tonight's game. Their three point success rate also dropped from 31% ( 5-16) to 23% (7-30).
The Heat were also able to take advantage of the boards capturing 41 rebounds compared to the 32 UNBC obtained. Off of the boards, the Heat were able to bury 12 points off of second chances compared to the two scored by UNBC.
With tonight's win UBC Okanagan boost their record to 1-3 and will be back at home this upcoming weekend facing off against Mount Royal University in a two-game series. They tip off at 8 p.m. on Friday and 7 p.m. on Saturday. The Timberwolves move to a record of 1-3 and host the University of Fraser Valley next weekend.
~ Rachel Parker // Heat Communications
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People / Gregg Turkington
Gregg Turkington is a world renowned film critic and a frequent guest/occasional host of On Cinema. He is both the owner and curator of the Victorville Film Archive. On December 18, 2014 he achieved film buff immortality by setting a Guinness World Record for watching #501MoviesIn501Days. Gregg has had acting roles in both Ant-Man (2015, 117min) and the hit TV series "Decker". Jonathan Kington, the character he portrayed in "Decker", was co-opted and stolen by George Lucas for 2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi".
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'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' and 'A Madea Christmas'
'Lone Survivor' and 'Her'
'The Nut Job' and 'Ride Along'
'I, Frankenstein' and 'Gimme Shelter'
On Alternative Medicine
'That Awkward Moment', and 'Labor Day'
'The Girl on a Bicycle' and 'Endless Love'
'Pompeii'
'Welcome to Yesterday' (aka 'Almanac') and 'Non-Stop'
2nd Annual On Cinema Oscar Special
'Need for Speed' and 'Walk of Shame'
'Muppets Most Wanted'
'Deliver Us From Evil' and 'Tammy'
'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' and 'So It Goes'
'Jupiter Ascending' and 'Planes: Fire and Rescue'
'Wish I Was Here' and 'Hercules'
'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Get On Up'
Decker: Classified
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and 'Into The Storm'
On Cinema After Cinema
'Let's Be Cops' and 'The Expendables 3'
'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'
'The November Man' and 'Jessabelle'
'Dark Places' and 'The Green Inferno'
'Jupiter Ascending' and 'The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'
'Fifty Shades of Grey' and 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'
'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' and 'McFarlands USA'
3rd Annual On Cinema Oscar Special
'Focus' and 'Lazarus'
'Chappie' and 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'
Decker: Port of Call Hawaii
'In the Heart of the Sea' and 'Cinderella'
'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' and 'The Gunman'
'Get Hard' and 'Home'
'Furious 7' and 'Woman In Gold'
'Ant Man' and 'Fantastic Four'
'Black Mass' and 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'
'The Intern' and 'Hotel Transylvania 2'
Doctor San Forgiveness Special
'The Martian' and 'Sicario'
'Pan' and 'Steve Jobs'
Decker vs. Dracula
'Goosebumps' and 'Bridge of Spies'
'Jem and the Holograms' and 'Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimensions'
'Spectre' and 'The Peanuts Movie'
'Rings' and 'By The Sea'
Decker v. Dracula: Behind The Truth
Decker Vs Dracula: The Lost Works
4th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special
Decker: Unclassified
"All Good Things..."
"The New Recruits"
"The Butterfly Effect"
"Global Hoax"
"Band Together"
'Star Trek Beyond' and 'Hillary's America'
Official Endorsement
"A New Hero"
'Cafe Society' and 'Jason Bourne'
'Suicide Squad' and 'Nine Lives'
'Sausage Party' and 'Pete's Dragon'
'Ben-Hur' and 'Kubo and the Two Strings'
'Hands of Stone' and 'Mechanic: Resurrection'
'Solace' and 'The Light Between Oceans'
'Sully' and 'When The Bough Breaks'
'Snowden' and 'Bridget Jones's Baby'
'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Storks'
A Beginner's Guide to On Cinema
Our Cinema Oscar Special Live
'Kong: Skull Island' and 'The Wall'
'T2 Trainspotting' and 'The Belko Experiment'
'Chips' and 'Power Rangers'
'Boss Baby' and 'The Zookeeper's Wife'
'Smurfs: The Lost Village' and 'The Case for Christ'
'Fast and Furious 8' and 'The Lost City of Z'
'Unforgettable', 'Animal Crackers', and 'Born in China'
'The Circle' and 'How to be a Latin Lover'
'Guardians of the Gallery Vol. 2' and 'The Lovers'
'King Arthur' and 'Snatched'
"Double Decker"
"Same Old Glory"
Decker: Mindwipe
"Lesser of Two Evils"
"Trouble on the Bayou"
"DavidsonCare"
"Desert Caravan"
"Rock and a Hard Place"
"Space Wall"
Trial of Tim Heidecker - Day 1
Trial of Tim Heidecker - Verdict
Trial of Tim Heidecker - Full
Season 10, Episode 1
'Pacific Rim Uprising' and 'Sherlock Gnomes'
'Ready Player One' and 'Tyler Perry's Acrimony'
'Chappaquiddick' and 'You Were Never Really Here'
'Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero' and 'Overboard'
'Rampage' and 'Super Troopers 2'
'Traffik'
'Avengers: Infinity War'
'Life of the Party' and 'Breaking In'
'Deadpool 2' and 'Show Dogs'
'Solo: A Star Wars Movie'
Mister America Trailer
'Abominable' & 'Judy'
'Joker' & 'The Current War'
'Gemini Man' & 'The Addams Family'
'Mister America' & 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil'
'Black and Blue' & 'The Last Full Measure'
'Terminator: Dark Fate' & 'Motherless Brooklyn'
'Midway' & 'Arctic Dogs'
'Charlie's Angels' & 'The Report'
On Cinema Debt Forgiveness Special
'Frozen II' & '21 Bridges'
'Knives Out' & 'Queen & Slim'
Reviews By Gregg Turkington (253)
2012 (114 min)
Everything from overturning cars to explosions to old fashioned shoot 'em ups
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Can of Red Bull
2012 (95 min)
I think Russell Crowe is always going to be someone to watch. When he's on the screen he lights up the whole room.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Sodas
My one word review is FINALLY
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Big Hobbit Hug
I like being thrown for a curve, and Quentin Tarantino always does. I'm gonna tip my hat to him, this is a great movie.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Toy Pistol Filled With Soft Drink
There's a lot of thrills and spills and chills, and we like that sort of thing on this show
4 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Cup of Water
John Goodman should be renamed John Greatman after this one because he's Oscar-worthy, as he often is.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Candy Bar
4 or 5, whatever. Great music.
4 Bags of Popcorn
It was a popcorn movie, but it's history
I've seen a lot of movies about Lincoln, this was one of the best
4 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Roll of Lincoln Pennies
With all the animals in it they could have called it Animal House 2
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Crackers Wrapped in Seaweed
I flipped over it. It will be a movie that I will add to my library when it's made available.
4 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Hot Dog
The Frozen Ground
Serial killers are not funny business. That's definitely a segment of society that should be eliminated.
Anytime you get a chance to see a James Bond movie, you've got to do it
5 Bags of Popcorn, 100 Sodas
It wouldn't have been possible to make this a few years ago when we were at war with Russia and there was that whole thing.
The theatre I went to, the 3D was not working
Hyde Park on Hudson
This is no Meatballs. It's not a gross out comedy.
5 Bags of Popcorn, Many Oscar Statues
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
If you can't get out there to see Cirque du Soleil in person, go to your local cineplex
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Cotton Candy
I haven't seen the previous one so it was hard to follow the plot. Not a lot of car crashes in this film.
It's an instant classic.
I loved it too. It's actually interesting, Rampage - this new Rampage - is actually the sixth movie in movie history called Rampage but none of them are remakes, they're not sequels, they are six different filmmakers who decided Rampage would be a good title for a movie. And they're right.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Stack Of Index Cards
I think Tyler Perry is - it's strange, you wouldn't have seen this coming - but I think he's becoming the Woody Allen of our generation.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Piece of Wood
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
I thought it was great. I don't think Sgt Stubby is ever going to be on the level of Benji as far as being an American hero who happens to be a dog, but I do think the movie's very good.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Can Of Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Dog Food
Spielberg is probably the preeminent director of our time and it shows his confidence with this movie that he knew that this was gonna be such a hit that it was gonna kick off a new francise, and so - some would call it overconfidence, I think it's the right move - he called the first one in the series Ready Player ONE
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Old E.T. Keychain
Super Troopers 2
I think good movie is kind of underselling it. I think it was a great movie. And I think that seeing the gang back after this many years, this has to set a record for the longest time between an original movie and it's sequel.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Highway Patrol Siren
I am going to decline to review this movie and I'm going to tell you why. I thnk any long time viewer knows that George Lucas and co are guilty of theft, taking my master codebreaker character and folding it into the Star Wars world. I don't know if that character plays into this movie, I'm going to have to assume that he does, but in any case I'm boycotting the movie until I receive full credit from Mr. Lucas and an invitation to appear in one of the future Star Wars movies.
Gregg did not rate this film
This is kind of a horror film about home invasion. It's really quite unpleasant at times, but that's kind of what going to the movies is all about is experiencing different types of things and some of them can't be fun
This is kind of, um, I guess you'd say a modern twist on the old Easy Rider but in Easy Rider the motorcycle gang were heroes, and in this they're monsters.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Thing of Mace
After seeing this Pacific Rim movie I feel like there could be another 10 afterwards. This is the beginning of a new franchise.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Lucky Rabbit's Foot
It's actually from the director who made the Scooby Doo movies if you've seen those. Show Dogs, it sounds almost like Straw Dogs, but of course it's the exact opposite. This is something for kids.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Decorative Dog Bowl
If you loved Deadpool and if you kind of left the theater scratching your head and thinking what is gonna happen next with these characters now you can find out, as I did.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Gift Certificate For Deadpool 1 On VHS
This is a great movie. It's a frustrating movie because it is so great but it could have been greater. And the reason I say that is the director. John Stevenson is a no name director. I think when you've got Johnny Depp on board for something like this, the next call you make is to Tim Burton.
I don't think it's quite the political movie that you make it out to be, I think it's more of an old fashioned horror movie in that you've got a car on a bridge hitting the water and sinking, which is very frightening to most people.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Inflatable Life Preserver
I felt like I was there, I was in the theater because it was a very memorable film to see. It was one of the scariest movies in recent years, one of the most horrifying and one of the most real.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Prescription To See A Psychiatrist
I think it was a mistake for Marvel to call it The Avengers when there was already another series called The Avengers with Uma Thurman.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Ant-Man DVD
I think they were taking a risk but I think the risk paid off because this movie is just as good as the original, maybe even a touch better.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Miniature Anchor
If the Oscars would get with the modern world and have an award for best comedy this would be a shoo-in
If I was gonna go to the movies some afternoon I think I'd go see the Hobbit which is still playing in a few theaters
This is the same Jurassic Park you know and love but it's in 3D now.
I probably shouldn't say anything about this because I don't want to give away the ending
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Curtain Around the Bags and Some of Those Hot Spicy Little Candies
This film is a delight. It's a science fiction movie. It's a little strange.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Ring Around Each Bag
If you saw the full thing, as I did, you would give it 5 bags
Escape from Planet Earth
If you've got somebody like Brendan Fraser, who is a great resource, if you actually filmed him rather than animate him I think it would have been more enjoyable.
It could be a case of too many cooks spoil the broth in that...two directors, sometimes I think it gets kind of messy.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Shot of Jagermeister
Thinking about this movie just makes me feel warm all over
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Hollowed Out Stones to Hold the Popcorn
When I see a movie like this the first thing that pops into my head is "I love this job"
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 More Bags of Popcorn
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
I think this is the year that Oscar is gonna smile on Jim Carrey because I think he gave a great performance
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Oscar Inside Each Bag for Jim Carrey
She might be stealing people's identities, but what she's really stealing is our hearts
5 Bags of Popcorn, Some Little Chattering Teeth
We're living in good times, and this is a great movie.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Mace Spray
You know what you're in for, which is a lot of laughs, a couple of little chills, a little fright here and there, and a little bit of eye candy in the form of Miss Lindsay Lohan
You think "Bruce Willis is getting a little old, maybe it's time to pass the torch to a new generation of Die Hard characters" but then you see this movie and realize "Nope, lets keep him in the throne."
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Goblet of the Finest Champagne
I gotta say I miss The Munchkins. I never though I would hear myself say that.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Toto Basket to Hold the Popcorn
The Company You Keep
It's one of those movies where you're enjoying it but the whole time you're thinking "could I be learning something, too?"
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Runaway Freight Train
I would say it's sort of like The Hobbit underwater. Hobbit meets Jaws!
One Direction: This Is Us
It's not really a movie. It's just some jerks playing awful music.
0 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Blackhole
Grown Ups 2 should be called Grown Ups ONLY. It's pretty raunchy.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Empty Bag to Throw Up Into
I hope this is one of those franchises like Star Trek that we see become a regular presence on our screens
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Blue Popsicles
Disney is usually known more for their animation, and it's neat to see them branching out with something like this
4 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Chocolate Horse for Johnny Depp
2 bags of popcorn, I guess. It's not the Steve McQueen 'Getaway'
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
In a way it's the ultimate Christmas movie, in that it's a gift from Peter Jackson to the world
5 Bags of Popcorn, 100 More Bags of Popcorn
This is kind of the "Gone With The Wind" of Wolverine movies
5 Bags of Popcorn, 10 Cups of Coffee
Whether a character leaves or stays that isn't really how you review movies. That's kind of amateur-ish.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 300 Little Bits of Caramel Corn
I loved this movie and I look forward to many more in the series
I've seen all the Vin Diesel movies. I'd rank this among his top 3.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Iron Fist
A lot of filmmakers are making the movie from the wallet, and [Woody] is making it from the heart
I think with a better title you'd have more of an audience
5 Bags of Popcorn, 0 Bags of Popcorn for the Title
Neat film
This is the kind of movie you take kids to
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Bags of Mixed Candy
A Madea Christmas
I've gotta say I was a little distracted when I was trying to watch this one because my mind was still on The Hobbit
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Set of Blinders
These are assassins, so there's gonna be some blood spilled. And there is.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Packages of Band-Aids
Usually when you have "slow and steady wins the race" it's a turtle. In this case it's a snail so I thought that was kind of interesting.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Shaker of Salt
This one's not quite up to the level of 'Gladiator' but it's damn close.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Baskets of Dried Volcanic Rock
Project Almanac
This is probably the best time travel movie I've seen since 'Back to the Future 3' which was the conclusion of the Back to the Future trilogy
This might be marketed as a kids movie but I think it's something that all adults will enjoy
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Big Grocery Bags of Lego Pieces
The Nut Job
If you'd seen the movie, you'd know that it's an animated film about a squirrel.
Muppets Most Wanted
It's like Sesame Street but a little bit more adult. But still perfect for kids.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Newly Bundled Newborn Babies
I might dock for being a little bit insincere plotwise, but in fact I love the movie so much I can't dock it in good faith.
It was more of a dark look at a really toxic subject which is airplane hijacking
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Cell Phone
I don't know if you want me to talk about the movie or maybe I should talk about medicinal leeches or some other quackery that has nothing to do with the movie at hand
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Certificates From the American Medical Association Debunking Doctor San
That Awkward Moment
That awkward moment when a movie review show is ruined by quackery
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Dirty Acupuncture Needles
If you ever saw the Al Pacino classic "S1m0ne" which was short for Simulated One, this was kind of an unoffical remake of that
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Red Ribbon
Girl on a Bicycle
It wasn't a Bond movie. I'm kind of a Bond-head as anyone who watches this show knows, but it had it's charms
I do like action and adventure and things like that so I'm gonna give it 5 bags of popcorn
If you loved Robocop the original, you're probably going to love this twice as much
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Miniature Robot
Sort of an unoffical sequel to Zero Dark Thirty
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Turban
I've seen all the Frankenstein movies. I would rank this up there with the best of them
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Frankenstein Bolts
It's no laughing matter what happens to the family in this movie. And I hope it never happens to any of our viewers.
This is a fun movie. A little painful at times, I found.
I think it's interesting that you'd cast Ice Cube in a movie this hot, because you have to worry about him melting on the set
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Tray of Ice
It would make a great feature film to take the Decker stuff, expand on it a little bit, re-cut it, make it into a movie.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Pills That People Think Are Steroids But It's Actually Just Vitamin C
Imagine 'The Exorcist' set in New York City and I think you get an idea of what we're dealing with here
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Scary Bags
Planes: Fire & Rescue
What can you say? I've seen a lot of movies over the years and it takes a special movie for me to say afterwards, "Wow I've never seen anything like that" and that's what this movie was
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Captain's Badge
It's a good movie, I give it 5 bags of popcorn.
I think it was a very very excellent movie, and if you gave his life 5 bags of popcorn then you're gonna have to give the movie 5 bags of popcorn and that's what I'm doing here today
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 CD of James Brown's Greatest Hits
I liked the movie a lot. I'm glad I could SEE it, and that makes all the difference.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Cane for the Blind
This was very much like real life, and some of the problems you can encounter in life as you try to get through your day to day living
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Nickels
Oscar may be calling you, Mr. Rock!
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Souvenir Rocks
I do think it's a cautionary tale of how you can screw up a movie through not honoring the people who have made something what it is
35th anniversary of 'Blues Brother' this year and so it's kind of cool to see [Dan Aykroyd] back on the screen
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Miniature Toy Harmonica
If it wins Best Picture that's probably a sign that it's the last one in the series. Because that's how they tend to do that, if you remember with Lord of the Rings won best picture and the The Hobbit 3 is probably gonna win best picture.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Banana Cream Pie
Let's Be Cops
I saw it. It was very funny. It's your typical summer comedy. It's got flashes of brilliance.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Little Mini Hostess Donuts
It's hard to watch a movie with an ex-Bond because you're thinking about past Bond glories and things like that.
Mila Kunis provides the eye candy, there's plenty of CGI, and this is just a fun popcorn movie
It does have it's moments - it's scary, it's frightening. Anything with a ghost is frightening. That's the last thing you want is to be haunted by a ghost.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 White Sheet
I don't really want to say anything about it, because anything I say might end up in an episode of Decker
And so it goes...right up to the podium to collect the award
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Oscar
The movie is called 'Magic in the Moonlight'
You sleep good at night because you haven't done anything. I'm the one who Ayaka comes knocking at my door crying her eyes out because you won't let her into your place
I gotta say, some of it reminded me of our own Decker, but not as good, you know?
That's kind of what makes it good. When you're watching it it reminds you of how much we really appreciate Deckers appearance on the action scene.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Videotape With 5 Episodes of Decker
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
It's an interesting trend, television shows or cartoons expanding into being feature films
It's not the kind of thing I would take small children to unless you're trying to teach them something about history
5 Bags of Popcorn, Some Golden Butter
I saw it more as kind of a romance. It did have some adult elements to it.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Little Chocolate Hearts
The idea of coming back from the dead is a topic that's interested people for decades. In a sense it's sort of the new era of classic movie monsters like your Frankenstein's and your Wolfman and your Mummy.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Four-leaf Clover
It's great. I mean, Steve Martin is always, you know, you're never gonna go wrong with Steve Martin.
No Escape (aka The Coup)
If you're a Bondhead you'll watch anything Pierce Brosnan does, and of course I loved it because of that
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Golden Gun
I'm gonna give it 5 bags of popcorn and 5 little rubber duckies in case you want to put them in the bathtub and recreate the movie in your own bath
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Rubber Duckies
With two directors I think it's easier to get that kind of focus because they can share some of the mundane aspects of being a director and focus on the stories and on the great actors like Will Smith.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Microscope
McFarland, USA
I would disagree with you. I think it IS your typical Kevin Costner movie in that Field of Dreams is one of the all-time great Kevin Costner movies and it's a sports movie.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Baseballs
I think it's very sad that Paul Walker passed away and never got to see this movie. I think he would have liked it. It's a very, very good film.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Commemorative Gold Cross
It's the kind of thing you might want to go to with a friend because it get's a little scary
Cinderella has become, over the years, something for children and there's aspects of the story that are very adult. I think that this movie kind of delved into that a little bit.
The are the guys that did The Matrix. And if you love The Matrix, and The Matrix 2, The Matrix 3 - the sequels, you'll love this
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Souvenir Keychain from The Matrix
Hot Tub Time Machine was the Airplane of our generation, just a comedy that everybody loved.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Container of Chlorine
Signourney Weaver is one of my favorites in Alien, and this being a science fiction film like Alien, I felt it was sort of the flip side of Alien. Kind of the darker side of Alien.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
What I thought was interesting about this is that with some of the classic movies when they make sequels like your Rocky's or your Jaws you get Rocky 2, Jaws 2, they just put a number after it. And instead they actually incoporated the fact that it was sequel INTO the title.
I thought it was good. I mean, I've definitely seen better. I think that if you tune in nightly to Decker this week, I think you'll find it's a little better than this movie.
I would say that Will Ferrell has cemented his role as the Gene Wilder of our generation
What can you say about Spongebob? He's an American institution.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Cup With Spongebob Printed On It
Like the Doctor San Forgiveness Special...that was a horror movie.
This, I think, is the best of the Daniel Craig Bond movies, possibly of all the Bond movies.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Styrofoam Coffee Cup With A Tracking Device
The Peanuts Movie
If you've ever read The Peanuts cartoons, you know exactly what this is about
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Bags of Peanuts
I would dock it a few kernels per bag because I do feel that Spielberg is the master of science fiction and this was not science fiction, this was courtroom drama
I saw it. It was very good.
I feel like Johnny Depp was wasted in this role just playing some old, essentially a business man when he's much more suited to fanciful characters
I think it would be unfair to the show for me to review my own movie. So I'm going to recuse myself, respectfully.
Jem and the Holograms
It's kind of like a "star is born" type scenario, but with animated characters who have now come to life so...it's interesting.
I completely understand why you would want to be involved with it, why you would pay the $15,000 to get that cameo in the movie.
As far as I know, and I do know these things, this is the first biography of a known figure to use the full name as the title of the movie.
5 Bags of Popcorn, Some Melted Apple Butter
We're gonna have to do Popcorn Classics this week
I thought it was excellent. A little scary.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Whistle
I loved it. I kept feeling like this is kind of like an unofficial Tim Burton movie. I kept thinking "did Tim Burton have something to do with this?"
5 Bags of Popcorn, The Phone Number of Tim Burton
Seeing Peter Pan come to life with modern technology that Hollywood has at it's disposal these days is nothing short of a miracle
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Jar of Peter Pan Brand Peanut Butter
Decker, of course, would have fallen asleep and burned down FBI headquarters and destroyed all their records
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Firetruck Full of Flame-Retardant Foam
I think they should re-release this movie with a new title. Again, The Bourne Victory seems like the most natural one, and I think you'll see the box office explode if they do that.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Advice Capsule
This is the summer of animation, quite frankly. We've had a lot of animated features this year and there's more to come.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Packets of Soy Sauce
It's not being called Raging Bull 2, but essentially it is. But with a twist that now Robert Deniro is the trainer.
5 Bags of Popcorn, Pair of Miniature Boxing Gloves
What theater did you see it in?
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
I was very surprised in that this movie is only partially a documentary. A lot of is recreated scenes using actors, and they're very good actors.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Pair of Scissors
I would have to say 5 bags of popcorn is a slam dunk rating for this, and I'm going to throw in a pair of handcuffs for Dr San for doing this once again.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Pair of Handcuffs
Star Trek: Beyond
I actually think this is the best Star Trek movie since Star Trek II which was set in San Francisco
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Klingon Cola
Put it this way...Woody Allen's house is sinking into the ground under the weight of all that Oscar gold
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Wheelbarrows To Carry All Of Woody's Oscars
The sausages, as characters, to me weren't as compelling as the baby carrots
This movie is kind of interesting because if you watch the last season of Decker, you saw an episode that mentioned Nicholas Cage's National Treasure and also when he got into the treasure chest he found a file that mentioned how much Oliver Stone would like to see this file.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Toy Door
Mechanic: Resurrection
The movie is about assassinatoins. It's about a character who'se kind of an unsavory...kind of the flipside of the James Bond coin.
What's up with Ayaka and the baby?
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Stork Eggs
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift baby. It reminds me of Tim and Ayaka's baby but it wasn't adrift on a rowboat it was adrift on bad medicine and anti-vaccination ideas that Dr. San had.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Tickets to the Rehab Clinic
I think the Bridget Jones's movies are fantastic. I dont see them as just for women, I personally love those movies. When I go see them there's always plenty of men there.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Baby Rattle
This is very reminiscent of The Shaggy D.A., The Shaggy Dog, either one of those movies I guess you'd say. Cross that with Garfield and you'll know what Nine Lives is all about.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Catnip Toy
The movie was filmed in New Zealand, and it's about a dragon. I wouldn't call it an unofficial sequel to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but definitely in the same wheelhouse.
This is a big movie, make no mistake about it. And it's big movies that tend to take home Oscar gold, so you're absolutely correct in your prediction. This will be a big Oscar winner.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Zorro Mask
5 bags.
Sometimes the script dictates that you do cast women in the lead roles and that's what they did here. And I think this is the Thelma and Louise for this generation
At it's basic core it is a King Kong movie. It's very similar to the original King Kong from 1933. It gives you the backstory of that famous gorilla.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Cross
The Case for Christ
I thought it was interesting. When I see a movie that starts with the word case I think of a Sherlock Holmes or that type of a movie and this was something very different.
It's the same guys from the first Trainspotting which is a great movie about the horrors of drug addiction which is something that I'm familar with from working on this show
Well it's not a remake because there was no Power Rangers movie, it was a TV show so it's not a remake.
One of my favorite all-time characters in motion pictures isn't a person or a gnome or an animal or even a hobbit, it's a sword. A sword called Excalibur.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Replica Excalibur Sword
It's a fantastic film. You've never seen a film like this before.
Of course Bond has had more movies, but they didn't have numbers in the titles like this one did. But just in terms of movies that end with numbers, this is now the furthest any of them have ever gone beating out Police Academy 7.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 8 Vintage Hot Wheels
Yeah, I saw it. It was great. I'll give it 5 bags of popcorn.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Cup of Soda
If it's an experiment I think it's a success. And it's the type of experiment I hope they repeat in film laboratories all over the world.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 2 Test Tubes of Movie Magic
I think with what's been going on for you with Juliana and Ayaka and all that it wouldn't be something you would want to watch right now
I would not say it's better than the original Smurfs because the original Smurfs movie featured the voice of Jonathan Winters from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. I would still say it's a smurf, smurf, smurf, smurf world with this movie because it's a lot of fun.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Blue Bags to Hold The Popcorn
I'm just sick of people saying it's a remake of CHIPs because the original was a TV show and it's not a remake of a TV show it's a movie which is a completely different thing
I liked it. I mean, it's very much in the vein of the Peanuts movie which we reviewed last season. It's something that kids would like because they're kids characters..
The Zookeeper's Wife
I would have liked to see it more as an animted picture because then the animals would be able to talk and express their feelings
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 Bags of Animal Feed
Well I don't have a tumor, but I loved the movie.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Get Well Card for Tim
I think they've improved upon it this time because in that movie you didnt have access to some of the technology. Some of the sets were a little cornball, quite frankly.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Miniature Chariot
The whole Billy Crystal/Bette Midler pairing has always worked for me in other movies, and now in this. And you throw in these three lovable but difficult kids and it's just a recipe for fun.
A lot of people don't realize how popular it was, because it WAS just that popular.
What can you say? This is prime Nicholson.
It's fairly recent, and I think pretty good.
Carlito's Way
You know, uhh, I've seen most films. I consider myself kind of a minor league expert in cinema, but that's one that slipped through the cracks. It was not a big picture. It was not one that played in the theaters very long. It was not readily available.
The China Syndrome
I have seen it, and Jane Fonda of course was nominated for the Academy Award and that's the top honor in film. So it's a good film.
One thing to do, and you can do this at home with friends or whatever, but you stack them all up in your player and just watch them one after the other and see how the story progresses and just follow these guys as they do their thing.
If you're a film buff like I am you've seen [Clint Eastwood] in all kinds of films. He's one of the great stars of our time. He was in the Dirty Harry movies and a whole lot more.
It was a groundbreaking movie and it's still a classic. It was a classic when it came out, an instant classic. And it's still a classic.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
It's always good to see characters you love in a new setting as this film did. It set them in San Francisco which is a beautiful city.
The Jewel of the Nile
It's a great movie. Michael Douglas...the reason he keeps popping up on these shows is he's just that good. He's in that many good movies. We like to talk about him and we like to see him.
It's not about the bird, it's actually about a prison break. It's very exciting and, uh, a real thrill.
A lot of people who aren't film buff's haven't seen it. It's a good film.
You should have just said that. That's a classic.
It's a little rough around the edges because it's old, but it's good. It's good. It's real good.
When I first saw it it was shocking for it's time.
I don't know but I think he was nominated for a Golden Globe. You can look that up.
Before Easy Rider you didn't have a lot of movies with long hair and sex and rock and roll and drugs and all that good stuff.
The Bad News Bears
It's about underdogs and sometimes the underdogs can surprise you and win and this is sort of a ragtag baseball team and they end up winning it all.
For my money, this is the best one of the Roger Moore era. Definitely.
I always meant to see this one. I have to admit I fell asleep. It was very late, it was on TV, too many ads. That's the problem with watching late night movies is you get an ad every 5 minutes.
I'd like to see a sequel, like if the kid got a divorce. That would be interesting just with his parents and sort of grandparents dealing with the custody of HIS kids. That would be interesting.
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Shatner is always great, I love anything he's in and even those Priceline advertisements are really funny.
These aren't really movies though
They didn't really play in theaters. They're just on Netflix which not everybody has and they're not really movies, it's somebody's opinion.
It's frequently on TV or you can rent it. I have a friend who owns it so I would borrow his if I wanted to see it again. Which I don't.
Scenes from a Mall
This one's one of my favorites, Bette Midler is..I've always liked her and she's very funny in this. She's funny in everything she does, she's a great singer.
It was a musical, it was a big hit in the 50's and they brought it to the silver screen finally and Travolta has never shined brighter.
If you follow the Pink Panther series you know that Return of the Pink Panther is the third movie in the series after The Pink Panther and Shot in the Dark.
It's an excellent movie if you like stooges, if you like those kind of gags, and we all do. If you're fan of On Cinema you're a film buff and any film buff knows The Three Stooges invented comedy and this movie carries on the tradition.
Too long.
An Officer and a Gentleman
What can you say about it? It's a classic. Everyone listening has seen the movie before.
The movie is great but if you had John Astin then you would have had a classic.
I'd say it's a quirky, comedy drama. It has a serious side.
This is an exciting movie. It takes place on a submarine and a lot of action, adventure, and Sean Connery is always great.
Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf is some sort of professor or something and he gets a grant to study the natives in New Guinea and because he squanders the money and can't afford to go to New Guinea he gets his children dressed up as these tribal natives.
I love this movie and of course if you've seen Lord of the Rings or that type of movie this would fit in very very well into that type of category.
It was set right here, right on this very street in the 1950's and it's a coming of age picture.
A certified classic movie. If you love music, if you love jazz, and if you love movies I think this has it for you
It's a cartoon, it's animated. And it was quite successful. They don't really recognize movies like this at the Oscars, and they really shouldn't.
This is a popcorn movie. And by that I mean load up on popcorn, sit back and enjoy Blade Runner.
I don't think that was released in wide release. Because I've never heard of that and I tend to know what Christopher Walken is up to.
It's about the porno kings.
Not a great movie. We wouldn't feature that on this show.
Don't know that one so well.
It's a popcorn movie, it's a lot of fun. It's sort of an instant classic not just for kids but for the parents of the kids too. I think this is something that the whole family can enjoy, and I definitely did.
I think the movie was just a lot of fun. This is one that keeps you on the edge of your seat. And it's a thriller and it's one of the first big movie thrillers that continue to this day.
Love at First Bite
If you're an adult you may find yourself giggling like a child because it is a very very funny movie.
As always some beautiful women, some fancy gadgets, and a lot of thrills from beginning to end.
There's an underwater finale in this one that is...well, I don't want to give it away but it's mind-blowing if you like underwater chase scenes
It's just a very exciting film, it really has everything going for it. The credits sequence is amazing. The song, the theme song is great, Barbara Bach is definitely one of the most beautiful of the Bond girls, and Roger Moore is arguably the ultimate James Bond.
This one involves a Chinese criminal who is trying to destroy the world and of course 007 is gonna be the man to stop crooks from destroying the world and that's why we love him so much and that's why we love this movie.
I think Dalton did a good job as Bond, maybe a little bit underrated even. He definitely brings the suave, smooth debonair Bond into focus and I kind of like that and I kind of like the film, too.
This is one of my favorites. This is one that you can just put on the tape anytime of the day, it's gonna be fun. If you've got company over, some sort of informal get together with friends, slap this one on. People really enjoy it.
Even though it seems like a little bit of an unsavory theme it's actually fun for all audiences. It's got a good message. And it's something that we highly recommend here on On Cinema.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
From what I hear it's not very good.
I wouldn't say it's a classic because a lot of people haven't seen this film but if they did I think it would become a classic because it's a very interesting movie.
This is what movies exist for, is movies like this. I guarantee anyone watching or listening to our show, if you haven't seen this you've got to see this and you won't regret it.
This is a movie that sort of took the world by storm this year and it's fantastic. I've seen it 4 times already and I nominate - I hereby nominate - and this is an On Cinema exclusive, I hereby nominate for the new Santa Claus: Gandalf! Who I think would be fantastic.
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I've seen it. It's a good movie.
This isn't a chick flick, this is for all audiences. Men, even kids would probably get a kick out of it because there are some action sequences.
This is kind of a modern take on the old, I guess it's a myth or a legend and to see what they did with it with todays animation technology is really pretty exciting.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Rabbits Foot Keychain
This is kind of seeing Dorothy, I guess, sort of at the end of her life and still singing "Over The Rainbow" and that's why I loved it and I think any Ozheads will also love this movie.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1700 Cups of Soda
I'm gonna give this movie 5 bags of popcorn, and I'm gonna throw in a little movie ticket. Not a memento of a movie ticket, not a souvenir ticket, but an actual movie ticket which I hope is given to you so that you can actually see this movie because if you'd seen it you'd know that Joaquin Phoenix plays The Joker. Not Robert De Niro.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Actual Movie Ticket
We're all very familiar with Will Smith and what he's capable of. I think this is his best performance if not the best performance of the year by anyone. You've had Bicentennial Man, now you have Gemini Man and may it's flag wave forever. This is great movie and I do believe there will be a Gemini Man 2 because this is the start of a great franchise.
4 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Additional Bag That Goes to Tim and Gregg
I don't think that's what they did at all
Mister America
He had stuff that was totally legal that he filmed at the VFA. Hours and hours of this stuff that was completely legitimate to use. And he didn't use - Instead he uses this stuff that's illegal.
Sometimes the sequel is the second movie - you have the 2 in it - and the 2 should almost indicate how many times better it is than the original.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Little Sprinkling of Pixie Dust
This is actually the 6th Terminator movie, so they're creeping up there. Watch out Police Academy, you're gonna lose your spot in the Guinness Book.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 5 'T' Bags to Hold Them
It feels like what they used to call film noir. Those were black and white, this one's in color. So some things do get improved upon during time.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Set of Paints
This was a remake of the 1976 Midway which starred Henry Fonda whose son Peter Fonda just passed away and of course you have Jane Fonda, as well. She's not in this movie, neither is Henry Fonda, none of the Fonda's were in this but Henry was in the 1976 Midway.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Stopwatch
I think Hollywood...this is the year they've discovered ICE as something that you can see on screen. It creates sort of a white screen, so if you go to an older movie theater or some of these dollar movie theaters sometimes [you see] all that white ice and then you see that the screen needs repair.
5 Bags of Popcorn, Some White Tape
LAPD have taken Mark, they've arrested Mark in North Hollywood. Now he's downtown being booked on charges that I don't even understand because he wasn't doing anything wrong.
I also wanted to call because I was supposed to give you the reviews and I was not able to be there because I'm down at the police station.
5 Bags of Popcorn, 1 Miniature Bridge
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18 Again!
It's a delight for all ages. I can't stop laughing.
100 Kilos
This is is kind of a story about some drug dealers, and they get into some nasty business.
Today on my segment Popcorn Classics we have Dick Tracy starring Warren Beatty
This is kind of an unofficial sequel to Dirty Dancing and Roadhouse and all the Patrick Swayze movies
There's nothing new under the sun, and certainly virtual reality has been done and done to death. It all started here in 1954 with The Creature From The Black Lagoon.
This is actually an interesting edition of Training Day in that it has an alternate ending.
This is a thriller about the search for justice in a just world and it's 102 minutes
It's again a movie about war, crime, cruelty, and injustice - the four pillars of any exciting movie. It is 122 minutes.
This is a revenge movie. It was released by Prism Entertainment. And it is 93 minutes.
This is a...well, it's about a sexy seductress who cunningly lures the victims with her beauty.
36 Hours to Die
Again, it's a thriller. There's a very harrowing heart attack scene in this movie.
91 minutes. Again, it's always close to 90 minutes for these.
The Life of David Gale
It's a thriller. Kind of a conspiracy movie about a professor who is accused of a murder and it's up to you as a viewer to figure out whether or not he actually did the murder, so it keeps you on the edge of your seat.
The Mod Squad
This was a TV show back in the day but they sort of hipped it up with some stylized characters
A Simple Twist of Fate
He's made a lot of great movies. This isn't one of them. It's a good movie.
When you put this in your video player. It starts out and you think you're watching Jurassic Park, and then it's wild - every line of dialogue is totally in Spanish.
My Giant
It's very funny to see these guys together and just look at the difference between their heights
This is why I set up this system - to prevent thieves
It's sort of an instant family classic. You've got to see it.
Harrison Ford delivers in this fim, it's pretty exciting.
You might say "why are we doing Christmas movies in summer?" Well the good Christmas movies are movies you can watch year round.
She has, you know, inherited a baby and it's a lot of fun
Forget Paris
If you loved 'When Harry Met Sally' you're going to love 'Forget Paris'
I saw this quite some time ago, as well. But I do remember that it was sort of an instant classic at the time
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
Today's Popcorn Classic is a pretty interesting film. It's from 1976.
You'd have to agree that having 100 Michael Keaton's is not just a great idea for a movie but it would be a great idea for Hollywood
Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Twilight movies are based on books, they have nothing to do with this movie
It's not on VHS, I had to actually tape this because - I don't know why - they just don't make these anymore
I remember this one. This is a good one. Yeah...I've seen this a couple times.
Blues Brothers 2000
I think it's better than the original. I'd like to see 'Blues Brothers 2014' maybe later this year
Murphy's Romance
The film doesn't really work
It was directed by the director of 'Serpico', 'Dog Day Afternoon', and 'Network'. It's not as good as any of those movies.
Son of the Pink Panther
I think it's strange that they put 3 stars on the cover when it's clearly a 5 bag quality movie.
Man Trouble
I just bought this last week, I haven't had a chance to see it
It's kind of a more modern spin on the classic Goldie Hawn movies
Our Song
It's a contemporary teen movie. A coming of age tale set in Brooklyn.
This is an interesting movie, it's a lot of fun. I consider it one of the all time great popcorn classics
Swing Shift
If you see Swing Shift you'll see the roots of Kate Hudon's comedic timing, which she learned from her mother
The Wood
An unforgettable tale of laughs
Holiday Heart
It's essentually a filmed play with a little more Hollywood razz-ma-tazz
A Vow to Kill
Now essentially this IS the Victorville Film Archive. This was in my car so this is the VFA now.
This is a movie about a high school student who is convinced that true love doesn't exist
I gotta say...this is a funny movie
Two Weeks Notice
This is a romantic comedy that I highly recommend
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In order to ascertain whether an individual has administered drugs of abuse or not, drug testing is commonly employed to check for the presence of any drug(s) of abuse or their metabolites in the donor’s biological specimen such as blood, urine, oral fluid, sweat or hair.
Urine has been and remains the mostly widely used body fluid specimen for routine testing for drugs of abuse, but oral fluid, sweat and hair are gaining scientific credibility as alternative specimens following advancement of testing technology. Lets review the uses and limitations of different specimens for testing below:
Purposes of drug testing
Over the past several decades, drug testing has been used worldwide in a variety of disciplines including criminal justice, emergency medicine and clinical toxicology, and workplace.
Drug testing plays an important role in facilitating the judicial sentence of drug abusers in courts, drug surveillance programmes of inmates who are detained under the custody of drug treatment centres, as well as the enforcement of the legislation of driving under the influence by police.
Emergency medicine and clinical toxicology
Timely and reliable drug test results are of prime importance in the field of emergency medicine and clinical toxicology. The objective of testing is focused on determining the class of drugs that has been inadvertently or purposely ingested or exposed to the patients. Mortalities and morbidities would then be greatly reduced by effective, appropriate and prompt antidotal treatment or supportive care.
Pre-employment and workplace drug testing has increased rapidly over the last decade in western countries such as United States of America and United Kingdom. Federal organizations, government agencies, military and private corporations exercise drug testing either under mandatory legislation or corporate commitment as a measure to improve safety within the workplace.
Types of specimens for testing
Blood is widely used for drug testing in clinical and emergency toxicology because it offers the best correlation between drug level and pharmacological impairments to the body. The time window for drug detection in blood is shorter, mostly within several hours, than in urine. For example, at a given dosage of cocaine, blood testing can detect use within 12 hours while urine testing can detect use within 48 to 72 hours. Even though blood is a good specimen for determining the presence of drugs, the concerns about invasiveness of the collection, ease of transportation and storage, and specimen stability greatly hamper its popularity in other fields of application even though substitution and dilution of specimen to tamper with drug testing are considered impossible.
By far, urine is the most widely used specimen for drugs of abuse testing because of the advantages of large specimen volume and relatively high drug concentrations that render drug detection comparatively easier than in other specimens. In addition, the technology used in urine testing is well developed and has withstood legal challenges. Furthermore, urine collection is considered non-invasive, and specimens can be collected by non-medical personnel. Urine is a matrix that remains stable over time and can be frozen to maintain the integrity of the sample. Drugs in urine are normally detectable up to 1-3 days. However, unless the urine sample is obtained under direct observation, adulteration, substitution or dilution to circumvent drug testing is possible.
Following the advancement of technology in detecting trace quantity of drug(s) in hair, hair testing has gained attention because of its ability in providing a longer window of detection from months to years when compared to other specimens. In contrast to providing short-term drug abuse profile through blood and urine testing, hair testing provides complementary information about the long-term drug abuse history of a donor. Furthermore, sampling head hair specimen is considered non-invasive and the drugs incorporated in the hair remain stable and bound for a long time leading to no concern about specimen adulteration. Head hair sampled from the scalp is preferred in order to obtain the retrospective chronological drug abuse history of a donor. Head hair tends to grow at a rate of about 1 cm per month, so a 3 cm section of hair would represent a 3 month history. However, testing for drug in hair is comparatively time consuming and costly, and it must be performed in the laboratory because of unavailability of on-site screening kits.
Oral fluid
Oral fluid is increasingly used for drug testing because the concentrations of many drugs in oral fluid correlate well with blood concentrations. Advancement of instrumental sensitivity makes oral fluid a suitable alternative to blood. Oral fluid is a non-invasive specimen that can be sampled under direct observation to prevent adulteration or substitution. The main disadvantage of oral fluid testing is its short window of detection, with most drugs being detectable within several hours only. This characteristic renders it suitable for determining very recent drug abuse, but weakens its ability in detecting use over time. For example, someone administered heroin a day ago is likely to be tested negative by oral fluid test, but positive by urine test.
Collection of sweat is undertaken by attaching a tamper evident patch, with underlying adsorbent pad inside, to the skin over a relatively long period of time (10-14 days). Analysis of sweat must be performed in a laboratory and on-site test kits are not available. Sweat testing has not widely been used because of challenges of the potential contamination from the environment and from residual levels of drug in the skin from prior use.
Characteristics of different specimens for drug testing
The advantages, disadvantages and time window of detection of different specimens are summarized below.
Screening test versus confirmatory test
In order to undertake drug testing, there must be a cutoff level for each type of drugs to be tested, and such cutoff point serves as an administrative breakpoint in distinguishing a positive or negative result. Any sample that contains the drug/drug metabolite of interest at the concentration levels equal to or greater than the designated cutoff level is reported as positive, whilst a negative is reported for the concentration level less than the cutoff. Generally, a drug test can be categorized as either a screening test or a confirmatory test, with respect to the detection method and testing principle being employed.
Screening test
Screening test refers to the initial test undertaken to test for a broad class of drugs and their metabolites in the specimen with presumptive result, i.e. positive or negative. Generally screening test is rapid, sensitive, inexpensive with acceptable levels of precision and reliability, however, it lacks precise specificity and may be subject to a false positive result due to cross-reactivity with other non-targeted drugs of similar chemical structure.
On-site screening test
Use of on-site immunoassay screening kits are highly popular in the fields of workplace testing and emergency toxicology because results are available within several minutes, with reliability similar to laboratory screening, at the site of specimen collection. Furthermore, these kits involve no calibration or maintenance, and no special skills are needed to perform the screening test. Most kits have built-in quality control zones in each panel, which ensures reagent integrity and testing validity. Nowadays, commercially-available on-site screening test kits are usually designed for urine and saliva specimens only, but not for sweat or hair as yet.
Laboratory screening test
Instead of on-site testing, drug screening may also be performed by instrumental immunoassay method in the laboratory by automated, sophisticated and high throughput analysers. Generally, laboratory drug screening has to take at least 1-2 days before the results are ready for collection because of time taken in delivering the specimens to the laboratory, running the tests and preparation of test reports.
Confirmatory testing
Any specimen, which has been presumptively screened positive, should be subject to confirmatory testing in order to eliminate false-positive results that arise from cross reactivity. Confirmatory testing should employ highly specific and alternate chemical technique in order to obtain unequivocal and accurate analytical results.
Kits for on-site testing
Over the past 10 years, testing kits of different designs have been marketed in order to meet the growing demand for drug screening at point of collection. These on-site test kits are commonly used by healthcare professionals, and drug treatment and rehabilitation programme supervisors to help deter drug use by the patients and supervisees, respectively. Dipcards and cassette kits that employ lateral flow immunoassay technology have been proven to be reliable and easy to use. Recently, newly designed testing cups, also employing the same technology, with integrated test strips in the interior surface have grown in popularity because of their ease of testing and sanitary protection to the test operator, with the elimination of specimen transfer or direct contact with the specimen.
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The Arctic is a vast ocean ringed with islands and the icy frontiers of Scandinavia’s North Cap, Russia, Canada and Alaska. In winter. the ice sea reaches out and connects with islands like Greenland, Jan Meyen, the Svalbard Archipelago and is not far from the Northern shores of Iceland. In summer, everything changes and the Arctic Ocean and the Arctic Islands become a wildlife haven and an outdoor enthusiast and photographers dream.
Mention the Arctic Regions and many think of heroic expeditions to reach the poles on foot or the historic attempts of sailing ships to find a route through the North West Passage. As Global warning accelerates, the Arctic is beginning to look very different. In summer new sailing grounds are opening up, and routes that were once perilous for non-ice breaking ships are starting to look more possible.
When the sun is out and the tundra flowers and mosses are soft underfoot it feels like a magical holiday but this is remote wilderness where crews need to be vigilant and self-sufficient at sea and ashore.
The whole East Greenland coast is cut off by sea ice for much or the year, but in the Arctic summer the ice breaks up and there are a vast number of glacier carved fjords that can be explored. The Inuit settlements are sparse so you need a self-sufficient expedition ship to navigate the wilderness. At latitude 70 degrees North lies an extensive fjord system known as Scoresby Sound, with the tiny village of Ittoqqortoormiit at the head of 350km of spectacular cruising ground. Mountain ranges, tundra vegetation and flowers, distant views of the Greenland Icecap and huge glaciers carve the landscape.
Far up inside the Arctic Circle, is Longyearbyen on Svalbard, midnight can be like noon on a midsummer day, while in the Lofoten Islands at Nordkapp (North Cape) or Scoresby Sound the light is suggestive of early evening, with warm, golden tones over the sea. Further south, though, where the sun peeks between the mountain tops and is only just above the horizon at midnight, you get the wonderful pink sunsets.
Sailing like in the Arctic?
High pressure over Greenland in the summer creates still, stable conditions which is great for nature lovers and sun seekers. Further South Iceland receives its fair share of depressions tracking from the West so there is no shortage of sailing winds. In fjords of Svalbard or East Greenland there are fickle winds if you have time to play with the sails, but when there is a lot of ice to weave around then the ships motor may come into play (Opal has a silent electric engine.)
You steer our sailing ships and keep a lookout out on the open deck, but the professional crew will adapt the time on duty to match the conditions, and unlike the early 20th century explorers you have nice warm deckhouses or saloons to escape to.
Learn even more about sailing in the Arctic
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Stop #kids4cash and #ChildTrafficking
The power and authority of Contra Costa County, California has gone unchecked for too long, running roughshod over families and their children with blatant and reckless disregard.
Due to the destructive malfeasance of Children and Family Services, aka Child Protective Services of Contra Costa County, and the Superior Court of Contra Costa County, PACC is initiating several recalls against judges and filing class action lawsuits in the coming months.
Please call Michelle Chan @ 415-815-9415 if your family, or someone you know has been victimized by a bad actor in Contra Costa County, including its Superior Court, its workers and judges, or by Contra Costa Children and Family Services.
Judge Recalls:
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Recalling judges in Contra Costa and San Francisco counties
March for Family Rights- Walnut Creek, May 8, 2018
March for Family Rights- Martinez, June 28, 2018
@ProtestCPS
Contra Costa County in the News:
http://sfbayview.com/2018/09/judge-rebecca-hardie-allows-contra-costa-cfs-social-worker-to-commit-perjury/
Disgraced CPS worker ousted: Contra Costa County fails to fix lives she unnecessarily destroyed
https://m.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Contra-Costa-County-Judge-Faces-Nine-Misconduct-13242746.php
Controversial Contra Costa judge committed misconduct three times, judicial panel concludes
Retired or not, embattled Contra Costa judge is missing in court
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Jehanbux Bhadha Reminisces about Life as a Paratrooper in the Indian Army.
Posted on March 6, 2018 by arZan • 0 Comments
Commodore Medioma Bhadha (Retd.) writes of a letter exchange between his brother Colonel Jehanbux Bhadha (Retd.) and himself, where Jehanbux speaks about his days as a Paratrooper in the Indian Army and stories of life then.
Cdr. Medioma Bhadha (Retd.) writes….
I had sent a copy of Marzban Giara’s book, Valiant Parsis to my brother, Col JS Bhadha, along with a bottle of Old Monk Rum, his favourite. He is settled in the US.
He was a Para Trooper and commanded the $ Para Batallion. He was the first to para-jump behind the enemy lines during the Bangladesh Operations.
Incidentally, there was a time when four Parsi officers commanded four different Para Batallions. He was one of them.
Where have all the Parsis gone????
Attached is his reply.
Do read it and if found interesting, feel free to post it on Z-Newz.
Medioma
Col. Jehanbux Bhadha writes…
Hi there Medio,
Thank you for the book and the bottle. Both equally important and enjoyable for me. It was fun reading and having a Old Monk in my hand raised to my dear Ruby and you. The book is interesting in itself and the things I remembered from the past, some unrelated to its contents, made the reading more interesting to me on a personal basis. (Note: The bottle was, sadly past tense, Old Monk and the book is Valiant Parsis.)
For instance I remembered my very first contact with Parsis in the Army before commissioning was two Instructors Captains Poonawala and Thacker. At that time we were four Parsi cadets at the IMA. Sam Doctor, Bawaadam, Sanjana and self. Then it was Lt Gen SHFJ Maneckshaw, GOC 26 Inf Div who later retired as our Field Marshal. After that he entered Yasmin’s and my lives on numerous occasions.
The first SHFJ contact was when as a Second Lieutenant with 22 Maratha L.I. in 1958 I was in the swimming pool of the 26 Inf Div Offr’s Club in Jammu with other officers and families of my Battalion. There I met Mrs Maneckshaw, Siloo and their daughter Sherry at the swimming pool. I was of course teased by the officers and families of my Battalion for being a privileged one to know Sherry and her Mom. I did not know them but it was Mrs. Maneckshaw who came over and met us all and then she and Sherry spent quite some time with me when they found out that I was a Bawa. This was followed a few days later by my chance encounter with Gen Maneckshaw at his HQ in 26 Div. I had gone to the HQ to see a Captain of the Ordnance Corps with whom I had done the Infantry Weapons Course in Mhow. While I was in this Ord Offr’s office, Gen Maneckshaw strolled in, literally made himself comfortable on the edge of this officer’s desk informally and asked me what I was doing there. When I mentioned that I was there to request for practice ammunition for our Battalion’s ARA team he turned around and told the Ord Offr to give me whatever I needed. Then he asked me what I had planned for the Navroze which was up next week. When I said I had no plans except to go along with routine in the Battalion he said I should come over and join him and the family for lunch on Navroze. Imagine my embarrassment when the next day I was marched up before my Commanding Officer who demanded an explanation as to how a pip squeak like me got an invite for a private lunch at the GOC’s residence. This was Navroze on March 21 1958.
Then again soon after, I surprised a huge collective of officers of the Div at what you also would know is called a TEWT, Tactical Exercise without Troops. This was somewhere on the main axis of the Pathankot-Srinagar route, a few miles away from Samba. During the discussion Sam, if I may take the privilege of mentioning him as that, was listening in to all that was being discussed. A simple question of crossing/guarding a huge culvert had us stymied for some time since there was a lot of flutter flying from Majors and above trying to impress the old man. I shot my hand up and in the unabashed ways of the young suggested that we mine the culvert and surround it with anti tank guns. There was what I call stunned silence. In his usual gruff voice Sam turned around and said “Well stated Jumbo. Let’s get along with it now chaps”. The silence continued since it seemed out of the ordinary that a General Officer Commanding would know a pip squeak, call him by a nick name and offer a pat on the back.
AS GOC 26 Inf Div, on his farewell visit to the Battalion Sam along with his wife Siloo and Sherry his daughter, visited us in Khunmuh which is a few miles out of Srinagar where we were incidentally located next to the Ordnance Ammunition Depot. There once again he singled me out and commented on my earlier performance. We were indulging in beer and gin n lime since the occasion was a farewell lunch for him. As the wine member of the Mess I was guiding a waiter carrying the jug of beer serving the guests. Sherry called out to me and asked me if I could gulp down the jug with one breath. Youth and an early taste of good liquor were on my side and I took on the challenge and downed the jug full. Until as recently as my last year of service with the Getty Museum in 2003 I was reminded about this feat, if you would call it that. General S. N. Sabharwal (Retd) of my Regiment visited the Getty Museum and we had a good laugh on recalling the incident.
After the ’71 ops in March ’72 Sam visited the Para Brigade to give us a pat on the back for the good work we had done during the ops and also to visit the 90,000 Pak POWs that the Brigade was holding for the Indian Army at Agra. A dinner/dance was held at the Brigade Officers’ Mess for him and his entourage which Yasmin also attended. She had already met Sam earlier on a couple of occasions. One of the occasions was when in 1968 then Captain Behram Panthaky, Sam’s ADC, took her and her sister Freny to Sam’s office in the Army HQ. During this evening dance post 71 ops, Yasmin walked up to Sam and asked for a dance. I nearly sank into the Mess lawn where we were dancing. But Yasmin got the old man talking and soon they were in earnest conversation when she stopped him mid-dance and asked to see his palm. It appears that she wanted to see the line on the palm which proclaimed him to be a potential King or Ruler. I continue to treasure a photograph of them both dancing that evening.
Our paths crossed a number of times until long after both of us had retired from the Army. The last time was when I was with The Oberoi in Bombay in 1987. I found Sam standing at the front porch of the Oberoi waiting for his car. To my surprise and great pleasure when I walked up to him he not only recognized me but also called me by name and asked after Yasmin.
Sam was indeed a great soul who did his duty by God and country. His love for the troops was phenomenal. His personality and sincerity gained him the respect and admiration of even the Pak rank and file evident from the reception he got from them when he visited the POW camp at Agra and addressed their officers. He had a great sense of humor but was also dogged by controversy due to those who did not understand his style of talk. His final days highlight his humble attitude and humor. He left this earth as a Field Marshal and per custom and Army tradition/regulations should have been granted a Field Marshal’s pay and honors unto death. Unfortunately the powers that were, disregarded his constant past flawless dedication and service. Not only was he denied his pay of rank until nearly at death’s door, but while the Nation mourned the passing away of a gem none in the Government including all Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Navy or Air Force cared to pay their last respects or attend any of Sam’s final ceremony’s. Shame on us.
Love to Ruby & you,
82-year-old Col. Jehanbux Siavaxa Bhadha (Retd.), currently residing in Los Angeles (USA), was the first and only Parsi to lead a Republic Day Parade Contingent (in 1961). He was also the first Indian soldier to be Para-dropped behind enemy lines during the 1971 War Operations, when he led the Para-drop in erstwhile East Pakistan, making him head and participate in pioneering the Para-deployment by Independent India.
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A Prospective Study on the Use of Warfarin in the United Arab Emirates
Abdulla Shehab1, *, Asim Elnour3, Abdishakur Abdulle1, Abdul-Kader Souid4
1 Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
2 Department of Cardiology, Al Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE
3 Department of Pharmacy, Al Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE
4 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
Received Date: 28/3/2012
Acceptance Date: 5/5/2012
Abstract HTML Views: 1027
© Shehab et al.; Licensee Bentham Open.
* Address correspondence to this author at the Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE, P.O. Box: 59262; Al Ain, UAE; Tel: 00971506161028; E-mail: a.shehab@uaeu.ac.ae
The aims of this study were to evaluate adherence of patients and medical staff to warfarin guidelines and assess clinical outcome and predictors of treatment failure.
This cross-sectional survey involved out- and in-patient subjects receiving warfarin. Patient attentiveness, compliance, co-morbidities, complications, and international normalized ratio (INR) as well as adherence of medical staff to established warfarin treatment guidelines were recorded.
One-hundred-sixty patients were recruited (mean ± SD age = 54 ± 1.3 years; 46% males; 77% overweight/obese). Indications for warfarin were atrial fibrillation (35%), deep vein thrombosis (28%), prosthetic heart valve (20%) and stroke or dilated cardiomyopathy (12%). “Warfarin booklets” were made available to 25% of the patients, and ~80% of the recipients reported inadequate understanding of its content. INR was strictly monitored in 23% of the patients; ~70% never received Information Leaflets; ~88% were unaware of warning labels; and ~58% were unaware that over-thecounter medications may affect warfarin. Therapeutic INR (2.9 ± 0.2; 76 days) was achieved in 73%; 20% had high INR (3.7 ± 0.1; 18.6 days) and 7% had low INR (1.6 ± 0.1; 16.7 days). Of the patients with high INR, 2.5% had major bleeding events. Of the patients with low INR, 5% had thromboembolic events. Poor compliance and co-morbidities were associated with adverse events (p=0.01).
Attentiveness and adherence to warfarin treatment and monitoring guidelines are suboptimal among patients and medical staff. Novel strategies are necessary to alert patients, pharmacists and physicians on the seriousness of warfarin treatment failure.
Keywords: Warfarin, international normalized ratio, bleeding, thromboembolism, United Arab Emirates..
Warfarin is a commonly used anticoagulant, which reduces the occurrence of thromboembolic events (TEE) [1]. The drug, however, is among the top 10 agents linked to serious side effects [2]. It is labeled as a “medication that poses high risks to patients and requires safety controls” [3]. Consistently, bleeding and TEE complications linked to warfarin are relatively common emergency events [2].
Several consensus guidelines have been developed to enhance medical knowledge and competency prior to initiating warfarin treatment [4]. Numerous audits worldwide, however, revealed fundamental deficiencies in many aspects of warfarin therapy [5]. Furthermore, patients on long-term warfarin experience sharp fluctuations in international normalized ratio (INR) due to varying diets, co-medications, compliance and alcohol consumption. Thus, strict laboratory monitoring is essential [6].
The primary aim of this study was to prospectively monitor adherence of patients and medical staff (nurses, pharmacists and physicians) to the established warfarin therapy guidelines. The secondary aim was to assess the impact of current warfarin practice on patient outcome.
This prospective observational cross-sectional warfarin study was conducted in the out- and inpatient facilities of Al Ain Hospital (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) from December 2009 to December 2010. The study was approved by Al Ain Medical District Human Research Ethics Committee. Informed consent was obtained for each patient.
One-hundred-sixty patients on warfarin were recruited. Patients were randomly selected from the Cerner data-base (800 new patients on warfarin every year) at Al-Ain Hospital. The inclusion criteria were warfarin therapy for >3 months, intent-to-treat for >12 months, and ability to consent.
A 10-item “warfarin audit questionnaire” was developed and validated by the Drug Utilization and Evaluation Subcommittee (DUES) at Al Ain Hospital. The survey was further validated for content (reliability correlation coefficient = 0.76) by 5 physicians and 2 clinical pharmacists. It was then translated from English to Arabic and vice versa to avoid systematic bias and to ensure uniformity of approach. The Arabic version was used when a patient was unable to understand English.
The questionnaire was administered by trained pharmacists and nurses. The items included perception of warfarin, knowledge on warfarin clinical use, warfarin regimen, compliance, INR profile, indication for warfarin use, bleeding history, possession of the Yellow/ Blue oral anticoagulation therapy booklet, comprehending the booklet content, need to show the booklet when collecting warfarin, concurrent diseases, co-medications (including over-the-counter drugs, prescriptions, vitamins, dietary supplements and traditional medicine), and dietary vitamin K intake. Patients were also asked about the advice on dose changes, INR results, provision of Patient Information Leaflet, warfarin label (e.g., stating “warfarin must be taken in accordance with their latest INR blood test”) and complications (e.g., bleeding and TEE).
Associations between warfarin dose, age, gender, body-mass-index, indications, co-morbid conditions and targeted INR were evaluated by Pearson correlation test and significance by analysis of variance (ANOVA). Linear regression analysis was used to model relationships of INR target with other variables. Variables from univariate statistical tests were entered into multiple stepwise regression analysis. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows, version 18.0 software (SPSS, Chicago, IL). A significant difference (two-tailed) was defined as p< 0.05.
Patient Characteristics
Patient age (mean ± SD) was 54 ± 1.3 year, 46% were males and 77% were overweight/obese (BMI >30 kg/m2). Warfarin was given for atrial fibrillation (35%), deep vein thrombosis (28%), prosthetic heart valve (20%), and stroke or dilated cardiomyopathy (12%), Table 1. None of the patients reported a use of aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, high-dose penicillin or moxolactam (all known to increase the risk of warfarin-associated bleeding) [7].
Patient Characteristics (n = 160)
Frequency (%)
Mean INR
Age Group (Years)
17 to 39 35 (21.9) 2.7 0.001
40 to 59 68 (42.5) 2.7
> 80 10 (6.2) 2.8
Male 73 (45.6) 2.7 insignificant
Female 87 (54.4) 2.8
Arabs 63 (39.4) 2.5 insignificant
Emiratis 47 (29.4) 2.4
Asians 35 (21.8) 2.6
Others 15 (9.4) 2.5
Married 131 (81.9) 2.6 insignificant
Unmarried 29 (18.1) 2.7
BMI (kg/m2)
≤ 25 37 (23.1) 2.5 insignificant
> 25 to < 30 51 (31.9) 2.4
> 30 72 (45.0) 2.6
Atrial fibrillation 56 (35.0) 2.7 0.002
Deep vein thrombosis 45 (28.1) 2.6
Prosthetic heart valve 32 (20.0) 3.1
Stroke and cardiomyopathy 20 (12.5) 2.4
Pulmonary embolism 7 (4.4) 2.8
INR = international normalized ratio; BMI = body mass index.
Interview Questionnaires
Question Statements
Patient’s Response
1) Do you currently have a copy of the Yellow/ Blue Oral Anticoagulation Therapy (warfarin) Booklet? 40 (25.0) 120 (75.0)
2) If you have the booklet, do you fully understand its contents? 31 (19.4) 129 (79.6)
3) Were you asked to show your booklet when you collected your warfarin? 33 (20.6) 127 (79.4)
4) Are you having regular INR to ensure the dose is appropriate? 123 (76.9) 37 (23.1)
6) When warfarin is issued, do you always receive a Patient Information Leaflet? 47 (29.4) 113 (70.6)
7) When warfarin is issued, is there always a label stating: “it must be taken in accordance with your latest INR test”? 20 (12.5) 140 (87.5)
8) Are you aware that some medications, which can be purchased over the counter without prescription, may also affect your warfarin? 68 (42.5) 92 (57.5)
The INR; international normalization ratio, level was explained to the patients.
Significant Predictors of “Achieving Sustained Therapeutic International Normalized Ratio (INR)” on Multivariate Analyses
Variable Entered (Step-wise)
Age - 2.3 to - 0.34 - 1.47 0.015
Indication for warfarin - 4.5 to - 1.3 - 2.46 0.018
Warfarin dose - 4.3 to - 1.8 - 3.12 0.021
Co-morbid status - 2.1 to - 0.57 - 1.67 0.042
Compliance - 3.9 to - 1.46 - 2.63 0.037
Warfarin booklets were made available to only 25% of the patients, and ~80% of the recipients reported inadequate understanding of its content. Similarly, ~80% were never asked to show their booklet when collecting warfarin. INR was strictly monitored in only 23% of the patients. Moreover, ~70% never received Patient Information Leaflets; ~88% were unaware of warning labels indicating “warfarin must be taken in accordance with the latest INR result”; and ~58% were unaware that over-the-counter medications may affect warfarin therapy (Table 2).
Sustained therapeutic INR (mean ± SD; 2.9 ± 0.2) was documented in 73% of the patients (duration = 76.1 ± 2 days). High INR (3.7 ± 0.09) was noted in 20% of the patient (duration = 18.6 ± 3 days) and low INR (1.6 ± 0.12) in 7% (duration = 16.7 ± 2 days). Patients received advices to change warfarin dosing by physicians (61%), nurses (23%) and pharmacists (16%).
Emergency visits or hospitalizations occurred in 22% of the patients, mainly for TEE (5%, INR =1.6 ± 0.12), major bleeding (2.5%, INR = 3.7 ± 0.09), minor bleeding (5.2%, INR = 3.3± 0.17) and unrelated causes (9.3%). Abnormal bleeding was reported frequently (all with high INR), including hematemesis (25.3%, INR = 3.8 ± 0.06), cuts associated with shaving (21.8%, INR = 3.4 ± 0.07), gum bleeding (19.9%, INR = 3.6 ± 0.04), wound bleeding (14.6%, INR = 3.7 ± 0.04), melena (11.3%, INR =3. 4 ± 0.09) and other bleeding sites (7.1%, INR = 3.6 ± 0.09).
Multivariate analyses revealed younger age, lower warfarin dosing, less co- morbid conditions, and better compliance were independent predictors of achieving a sustained therapeutic INR (Table 3).
The primary objective of this study was to assess the quality of care for patients receiving hospital-initiated (in- and out-patient) warfarin therapy. The secondary objective included assessing patient attentiveness to critical information on the use of warfarin. The study also examined whether our tertiary-care hospital effectively implemented the warfarin therapy guidelines. These guidelines were established to assure patients continuously receiving appropriate warfarin dosing based on INR and other criteria, such as specific indications for warfarin and assessment of associated risk factors [8]. The guidelines emphasized that patients on warfarin should have detailed records of relevant clinical information and INR values in a booklet. Unfortunately, such data were missing for the majority of patients.
Only 25% of the patients had warfarin therapy booklets, and most of the recipients admitted inadequate understanding of its content. This finding suggests that medical staff who prescribed warfarin did not thoroughly explain necessary facts to patients. Consistently, most patients were never asked to show their booklets, had no discussion pertinent to the booklet content, and did not comprehend the importance of regular INR measurements. Over 50% of the patients were unaware that certain over-the-counter medications may adversely affect warfarin therapy.
Thus, the data clearly show healthcare providers do not strictly adhere to the recommended warfarin therapy guidelines. This observation could, in part, reflect dependency of many physicians on electronic records to check INR and adjust dosing with minimum patient contact.
Regarding therapeutic INR, the results show that 27% of the patients never attained acceptable target levels. Of note, sustained therapeutic INR was obtained in 76% of the days. INR in the remaining days was either high or low, predisposing to bleeding or thrombosis, respectively. This finding is consistent with other reports showing difficulty in maintaining therapeutic INR >70% of the days [5]. Similar to another study, ~5% of the patients developed TEE [9]. The bleeding episodes, on the other hand, were much more frequent then found in other studies [10], which raised a major concern about the safety of warfarin.
Adherence to warfarin treatment and monitoring guidelines is crucial. Patients’ attentiveness was found to be limited. Novel programs, such as teaching films and group discussions can be used as vehicles to deliver useful information. Prescribing warfarin should be strictly coupled to adequate patient education.
Supported by a grant from UAE University (1609-08-01-10).
No conflict of interest.
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2020 Institute for New Juvenile and Family Court Judges
The Institute for New Juvenile and Family Court Judges is designed specifically for state and tribal judicial officers who are new to the juvenile and family court bench or who are returning to the bench after other assignments and desire a refresher course.
This intensive 4 day program, previously known as Core College, is designed so participants can leave with increased knowledge, practical tools, and an essential foundation of best practice to use in the cases coming before them. A strong faculty of current and former judicial officers and content area experts from academic and applied settings will share their insight on ethical issues, child and adolescent development, schools and courts, the Indian Child Welfare Act, trauma-informed justice, abuse and neglect, delinquency, interpersonal violence, custody, divorce, self-represented litigants, judicial safety and security, and dealing with the media.
Accordingly, this training prepares judicial scholars for participation in other NCJFCJ institutes that delve further into the topic areas of family law, delinquency, dependency, and domestic violence. Please note that with advance notice, NCJFCJ staff can facilitate a “testing-for-credit option” for participants enrolled in the Judicial Studies program at the University of Nevada, Reno.
This Institute is designed for judicial officers who are new to the juvenile and family court bench or who are returning to the bench after other assignments.
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Wife injured, husband jailed after shooting
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A woman was hospitalized Tuesday with shotgun blast injuries to both legs while her estranged husband was jailed in the case. An investigation continues.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth said Shirley Mlynek suffered leg injuries from a No. 4 Buckshot fired from a shotgun. She was taken to Prague’s hospital, he said, and was expected to be transferred to Oklahoma City. Her location and medical condition was unknown Tuesday night.
Phillip Mlynek was arrested in connection with the case, Booth said. He was jailed in the Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center Tuesday evening on a complaint of shooting with intent to kill, jail records show. His initial court appearance for a bond hearing will be held Wednesday.
According to court records, the Mlyneks were married in 1975 and Shirley Mlynek filed for divorce in August.
Booth said because of the divorce, Shirley Mlynek was staying at her son’s home in the panhandle of rural Pottawatomie County, where the shooting occurred.
According to the preliminary investigation, the suspect was at the son’s home waiting on Shirley Mlynek, Booth said, and he allegedly brought the shotgun with him.
“The shooting occurred outside in the yard area,” Booth said.
Shirley Mlynek’s statement to deputies was that her husband wanted her to sign over the deed to their land, Booth said.
When she didn’t, Booth said she told deputies that’s when her husband allegedly shot her.
Deputies found two casings at the scene — one on the ground and one in the shotgun, the sheriff said.
The shooting remains under investigation. Booth said they were trying to confirm reports late Tuesday that Shirley Mlynek had filed a threat complaint in Okfuskee County last month, where the couple reportedly has property.
Prague police assisted in the case Tuesday. Formal charges have not been filed. Once the investigation is complete, reports will be turned over to the district attorney’s office.
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Reinhold Heil is a German-born, L.A.-based Golden Globe nominated film and television composer. Prior to Reinhold's career as a film composer, he was known throughout Europe for his monster synth ... read full biography
Known for Cloud Atlas (2012), Deutschland 83 (2015), Run Lola Run (1998), Deadwood (2004-2006)
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Procrastinating in the Heat
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Posts Tagged ‘ bioware ’
Mass Effect 3 Commentary SPOILERS AHEAD!
http://youtu.be/GmECZm1RsN8
After 5 years of going through the Mass Effect storyline it all came to an end for me yesterday. I think that I should blog about this while emotions are still fresh and the wounds are still bleeding(It is war afterall).
Bioware set out in 2007 to create a space opera that rivaled that of Star Wars and they succeeded. Even though the first game was forgettable, the story was there and they returned in 2009 and redeemed themselves with Mass Effect 2.
Bioware stood out as a western game developer that could make roleplaying games or RPGs that challenged the dominance of JRPGs at the time and triumphed.
With Mass Effect 2 being the “dark” story much like Star Wars’ Empire Stikes Back, it set itself up for an epic finale. The Reapers would finally arrive and the bring an end to the story of YOUR Commander Shepard.
Like many others, I pre-ordered the game and patiently waited for news and the eventual release of the game.
Sometime between the last quarter of 2011, a production script of the game was posted on a Russian forum. One could assume that it was authentic as it was given a takedown order. I held off reading it and there were even some posts on the internet that Bioware should not change their story just because the script leaked out.
As it turns out, they should’ve probably changed the script.
TURN ON CONSPIRACY MODE.
It’s interesting that the ENTIRE script is leaked out in the public just months away from release. By this time, it can be assumed that the script was already locked in (no changes are made) and the entire voice cast have already done their job and are just waiting for the promotional tour of the game. Could it be that some Bioware employee was not happy on how the game ended?
I was able to copy the script before it was taken down and just saved it on my hard drive but not reading it. Now that I finished the game, I had to compare the finished product. Unless you knew how the game progresses, the script is a bit hard to put together on your own. But the endings are the same.
WHAT”S THE POINT OF ALL THIS?
Mass Effect 3 is a great franchise and a great game. If you’ve never played the game before, you should now. The last few games that gripped my heart were Final Fantasy 7’s Aerith’s death and Final Fantasy X for the ending. Those games were made a while back in another console generation so it’s been a while for me to be placed on an emotional rollercoaster all because of a game.
Why is that? Is it becuase of the countless hours spent with the controller as we went through man made environments? The Final Fantasy series has been more like an interactive movie with you running and fighting around and upon reaching certain points in the game you are rewarded by a magnificent cutscene that should be in movie theaters and not your tiny TV.
Yu Suzuki was among the first if not the first to create an open-ended game with Shenmue. Too ahead of it’s time and problems of distribution (released exclusively on the Dreamcast and Xbox) ended the story but not the idea.
Peter Moleneux, creator of Fable attempted the same approach as well. By creating a world where you build up your strengths and abilities to battle a foe in the end. Your choices allow you create a world built around you but in a medival setting with non realistic graphics. But for some reason, I could not sympathize with the character I created there. There was no emotional hook for me. Sure you can have a family and kids, own everything in sight and so on, but it was all an afterthought and not integral to the story. The best relationship you can get out of the game is with your dog and that’s it.
Bioware has placed interactive storytelling in another level. Here decisions matter. Relationships with your crewmembers matter and decided if they live or die. Decisions made early the game determine the eventual outcome of a mission later in the game. Your crewmembers become a part of you and as the game progresses, you see them mature and develop, as did you. Does any of this sound familiar? It’s called real life.
Yes, Bioware had managed to put in over 23GB of data the experience of saving the galaxy and having a love interest at the same time while fending off advances from other crewmates. The Commander Shepard I made, is my Shepard. It’s not only my Shepard, but also in some psychological way, an extension of me. The choices I made are based on my own morals, and own ideas. I cringe whenever I reach a point where I am aware that the path I choose can make my friend love me or hate me. Bioware has made us too involved with the game.
WHY IS THIS GAME IS GOOD.
The game is fantastic. You can tell early on that the game begins to wrap up loose ends. You see people you interacted with in the previous two games and bring closure to their stories based on your actions. The script written is one of the best I’ve heard in a game. I know some of it is cheesy. But that’s how it really is The playful banter between the characters puts a smile to my face. ME3 shows the the most intimate parts of either a growing relationship or rekindling one from the past. Added to the fact that the voice acting is top notch, makes you fall in love all over again.
I could see it now. I would save the galaxy, bring peace everywhere and live quietly with a family and lots of litte blue children.
WTF ENDING
But like life, it throws you a curveball and this one came out of nowehere. Up until the ending, you could control almost every decision made until that point. In Mass Effect 1, it was simply save the Destiny Acension or the Alliance Fleet. Who should lead the council (BTW this should have been a hint, your choice here doesn’t matter)? It was easy, fall in love, stop a rogue Spectre, and prevent a race of sentient machines from killing us all.
Mass Effect 2 was bit more complicated, you had to gain the loyalty of your crew or else they will not survive the Suicide mission you’re on. Plus all the choices you made in the first game carry over.
Mass Effect 3 takes a different approach and math towards the end. The galaxy is at war and you must gather allies and war assets that will determine the fate of the Earth and the universe. The higher the number, the better are your chances in defeating the Reapers. This is the first game that employes multiplayer. This is also the first game that REQUIRES you to play the multiplayer to get the “best” ending. The default is 50% war readiness. That means even if you have 6000pts in war assets, your final strength is only half that. I could still live with that.
So the end finally comes, you have your great confrontation where it all started, then what? You choose to either, die and send everyone to the dark ages, or die and still send everyone to the dark ages. WTF!?! Then what was the point of the past three games that I played to get to this point. It immediately felt that everything I did was all for nothing. I would bring peace, yes. But at what cost? Hasn’t the price been paid yet with billions of virtual lives against the reapers enough? Wasn’t it enough that I died and came back to fight another day satisfactory for the universe? True, Bioware has stated that this only marks the end of Commander Shepard’s story arc and that more can come from the Mass Effect universe, but I feel that their ending killed any notion of that ever happening.
If Amazon reviews and the forums at bioware.com is any indicator of the disappointment of fans of the game who have played it, the outlook is not good. What initially started as a 5 star game is now falling to the 3 star mark for one flaw. The ending. It hasn’t been a week since the relase of the game and there are numerous threads with one posting over 680 pages are of this posting on how the ending was a big let down for everyone. Online petitions have sprung up and creative types have been writing their own endings in fanfiction format to get over the grief of the ending.
I finished the game at 2AM Saturday morning and was shell shocked. I could not move after I saw the credits roll. It was just shock and a broken heart. There was no family and little blue children in the future of my Shepard.
Bioware hasn’t responded to the fans reaction as of this posting.
DLC OPTION?
Could a DLC fix this? Could the scene at the Citadel be all just a dream in Shepard’s head? Maybe. In ME2 Liara T’Soni, a pivotal character in many ways was relegated to a a few pages of dialogue and nothing more. Fans were initally put off by this since her role in ME2 is a lot bigger than what you imagined. Then Bioware made us all happy by releasing “The Lair of the Shadow Broker” which tied up that end which was more relationship in my opinion and not plot based.
But the post-game scenario, (when you finish the game and all) will return you to the bridge of the Normandy before you attacked the Illusive Man’s base. How can you insert the DLC “Ending” when plotwise, you haven’t ended it yet. It’s not like the Dragon Age DLC there you are either in camp or in your estate.
Closure is what fans were expecting from this game and sadly so was I. Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II endings were abrupt but enabled characters an epilogue on what happened afterward. It was easy to accept since you knew they had a sequel in development. Much like in “Return of the King” in The Lord of the RIngs trilogy, you knew what happened to all of the other charcters after they defeated Sauron. But in the case of ME3, you know that this was “supposed” to end the story. This has no comforting ending. We were hoping for a story that we could sleep soundly with. Apparently many are losing sleep over this.
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND MORE QUESTIONS
The game was understandable up until the conflict with the Illusive Man. Then everything went to the twilight zone.
Who is that kid on top of the Citadel?
Who made the Reapers?
Why were synthetics out to kill organics every 50,000 years?
How did your squad on Earth ended up at the Normandy running away from the blast when you were all together at the final charge to the Citadel?
Why did the kid show two choices? Why give you a choice at all? It seemed that he was still controlling everyone to the very end.
Who is that father and son in the snowy background after the credits? The tale of Shepard?
In the end, Bioware has only succeeded in creating more questions than answering those already here. Sure it tries to have the unconventional ending like the Matrix Revolutions but that doomed the franchise.
DID BIOWARE REALLY HAVE AN ENDING IN MIND?
This is a short game. It can be completed under 30 hours without multiplayer. Did Bioware really know what they were doing with the game? As a filmmaker, the ending is uninspired. Though the scenes leading up to the end is very good. The fall of Thessia, the Quarians and the Geth, Fall of Earth, the hope that you bring across the galaxy, the personal conversations witj your crew are all well thought out of. The ending felt as if the wrtiers/ creators could not decide on how to end it.
How would you explain the purpose of the universal extinction? Was the end an afterthought? “We’ll create this magnificent spcae opera and think about the ending when we get there.”
HOW DO YOU FIX THIS?
If this game will be patched, this will be a very large patch. It would definitely cost Bioware a fair amount of money since they would have to do all new voice acting and animation. Only time will tell if Bioware will stick to their ending or give in to player’s demands. But as of now, I will be nursing a broken heart. Not only did my Shepard not survive. But there’s no one else around me that matters.
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It’s been a while since I’ve written a post about videogames so what better way to start than with Mass Effect 3.
This is my most anticipated game since Final Fantasy X came out in 2001. I almost gave up on the first game. It was clunky, pointless, going nowhere and the action was terrible. It was already hard enough pointing and shooting let alone trying to use your biotic powers. Exploration took forever and that just fell off a cliff somewhere never to return.
Mass Effect 2 convinced me that it is the greatest trilogy ever made for videogames. The story and the action blended so well that the final approach tot he Collector’s base made me cringe at the throught of losing one of my crew memebers.
I’ve been playing the demo at least once a day. Whether it was the single player or the multiplayer, there are big changes to the visual aspect and the pace of the storytelling. The previous games were slow buildups to an epic finale. This feels like a rollercoaster ride from the start.
The Reapers arrive on March 6, 2012 for North America.
You probably won’t hear from me until I finish the game.
Dragon Age II: Mark Of The Assassin
Legacy was a great DLC which provided both character development for any scenario selected and was a far cry from previous Dragon Age DLCs which were downright disappointing.
Now they’ve announced Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assasin featuring Felicia Day.
So it’s not the made for the web tv show that Bioware announced earlier in the year which was supposed to come out during the summer but this is good as well.
From what we can deduce from the trailer, it looks like Hawke and a new character “Tallis” journey to Orlais to steal a jewel called “The Heart of the Many”.
The gameplay look like it’s a solo Hawke adventure which means no companions but that could change couldn’t it? The story seems like it would be best with Isabela in the mix since it involves sneaking around and stealing stuff. But that’s just me.
Good thing thing to know that we don’t have to wait that long for this DLC. The game will be available for download on the PC, PS3 and Xbox360 on October 11 for $10 or 800 Microsoft points.
Dragon Age 2: Legacy DLC
Dragon Age II: Legacy Trailer (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Mac)
Downloadable content for Dragon Age isn’t exactly good. Dragon Age: Origins DLC’s were nothing more than keeping the fan base happy with buggy content that have no effect whatsoever with the game with the exception of “Golems of Armagarrak” and “Witch Hunt”. Compared with Mass Effect’s DLC, Dragon Age is a bit of a disappointment. But not for Legacy.
The main game is obviously rushed. The ten years that Hawke spends in Kirkwall can be finished in less than 40 hours including side quests. Though the graphics and the gameplay has improved as well as the streamlined inventory system, the locations and dungeons are endlessly recycled which makes for a pretty monotonous backdrop for a very personal story.
Bioware has listened to it’s fans and have given us Legacy.
The DLC can be finished in three hours and is accessible even after you’ve finished the main game. I’ve finished the DLC on the PS3 and it is stable. Apart from the warrior female Hawke animation gets a bit jittery, there was no such problem with the mage Hawke.
The entire environment is built from the ground up. No recycled dungeons here. New party dialogue has been voiced for the DLC. Try changing party members through multiple playthroughs to get all their reactions.
The game itself deals with Hawke’s father Malcom and the Grey Warden’s prison. Unlike other DLC’s that seem to just enter the dungeon and kill everything, this one actually fills in some details between the Hawke family. Let’s just say it’s best that your sibling better survive Act I of the main game and tag them along for this one.
The last boss was a bit challenging at first but once you get the strategy down, it’s pretty simple. Just keep running.
I’m pleased that this DLC turned out the way that it did. Much like how pleased I was with the “Lair of the Shadow Broker” in Mass Effect. If you’re a fan of Dragon Age and you’re still looking for more things to do, then get this DLC. You won’t be disappointed.
Dragon Age 2: Legacy is now available for the PC, Mac, Xbox360 and PS3.
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This is the first DLC for Dragon Age 2 and it has been said to “fix” complaints by players about the game. Namely the recycled environments.
I do wonder in what part will they insert this? I’ve already finished the game three times and there are some parts chapters that I’m not too keen on playing again. I hope it’ll be like Mass Effect 2 where the DLC adjusts whether or not you have completed the suicide mission or not.
The DLC will be available for the PC, Xbox360 and PS3 on July 26, 2011 for $9.99.
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Help Dragon Age II get to 1 Million
Help the Dragon Age II Demo reach 1 Million downloads to unlock 2 in game items.
Lothering’s Lament – Gives XP boost when read.
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That’s not all, completing the demo will also unlock an additional in-game item (Hayder’s Razor) once you load the full version of Dragon Age II.
The great thing about the demo that it’s available for all platforms, PC, PS3 and Xbox.
Download the demo on February 22 at 12NN. Full game goes on sale March 8, 2011.
Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 Review
Mass Effect 2 PS3 IGN Video Review
I’ve played through it twice and here’s my take on it.
PS3 owners have had to wait an eternity for this game make it on Sony’s console from the Xbox but thankfully Bioware has delivered the same game (almost) with a few perks.
The PS3 version is the best version of the game visually uses the Mass Effect 3 engine. The clothes look more detailed. You can now tell the difference between armor and spandex. The scars on Shepard’s face are rougher and things seem a bit brighter. Add to the fact that all three DLCs (Overlord, Kasumi, and Lair of the Shadow Broker) are included, it makes playing it a bit better.
The blu-ray media allows the entire game to played off a single disc without having to swap anything out (see Xbox version). But it requires a mandatory 6GB install from the disc and you’ll need to download the Cerberus Network content from the Playstation Store after you’ve created your EA Account. Though it is possible to go through the game without the Cerberus Network, it is the only way to see the comic book which explains the events of the first game. This is a pain.
The comic book is the only way to create decisions in the first chapter to affect the events of this game. That will take another 900++ MB download. Even then, it’s still not complete and this is where my disappointment with the game lies.
Sure, the comic book lets you easily choose who to save, who to rescue, who you have a relationship with. But there are glaring differences in the game, especially if you’ve played through the Xbox version.
SPOILERS AHEAD!
These are events that never happen in the PS3 game but happen in the Xbox version.
Missing characters:
Helena Blake, the crime lord who asks you to get rid of her rivals which you are given a choice to either kill her or convince her to give up her life of crime. If you picked the paragon path, you’ll see her again on Omega.
Rana Thanoptis, you encounter the Asari scientist in the first game in Virmire. If you let her go, you’ll see her again while recruiting the Krogan Warlord.
Shiala, if you let her live after defeating the Thorian in Feros, she stays behind to help the colonists. She once again needs your help in Illium.
Conrad Verner, your number one fan. Does not appear in the Dark Star Lounge in Illium.
Gianna Parsini, the detective you help out in Noveria (surprise, surprise!) needs your help in an entrapment operation. You still get to talk to the merchant but now you are able to get discounts from her kiosk on Illium.
Nassana Dantius. She plays a pivotal role in Mass Effect 2 since she is the target of Thane Krios, the assassin you’re trying to recruit. You help her kill her sister in the first game, but now she’s never met you in her entire life.
Not really a missing event but I can’t stand the bug where if you chose Liara in the first chapter as your love interest, Kaidan’s picture appears instead. There’s also the annoying clipping of edges of your character while playing. This is really bothersome especially in the Overlord mission.
With the exception of Giana Parsini, all the other characters can be missed. However, these are the details which make the game fun to play. To be able to see the results of the decisions you made brings a little smile to my face. But not to see them makes me feel the game seems to be missing something.
So which is better? Where shall I continue the adventures of Shepard and the Normandy?
This leads me to conclude that I will end up playing both games. Though the PS3 is superior in technology, the story is what matters to me and the Xbox still delivers the complete package for the game with all the decisions, side quest results and the characters you let live in the previous game.
Thank you Bioware for making such a great game. I’ll be sad to see it go once it finishes in Mass Effect 3.
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The Newsroom Episode 10
Posted on August 28, 2012 by Prof. Ratigan
The Greater Fool
Brian is the Knight of the Mirrors, that’s the chapter we’re up to now.
The piece in New York magazine didn’t go exactly as Will (Jeff Daniels) expected. He wanted it to be a historical document that spread the word of what they were doing at News Night like the kid at the end of Camelot. Instead, it sounded similar to critics of The Newsroom (2012) with a couple of “it isn’t that he’s…it’s that he’s…” that benefit from being two criticisms in one. Well, it’s shaken the man and it causes some problems internally. Mackenzie (Emily Mortimer) is trying to keep Will from leaving the show and get Jim (John Gallagher Jr.) to close the deal with Maggie (Alison Pill) possibly before Don (Thomas Sadoski) asks her to move in with him (Don) who, we find out, has a secret admirer (Spoiler). Meanwhile, I haven’t mentioned Sam Waterston much or Terry Crews who is Will’s bodyguard after a death threat that happened like five episodes ago.
This was the series finale, but it came all too soon. Either the show should be longer or the story arcs needed some tweaking. Personally, I’d prefer a longer season. Here’s where I have to admit that it was a false dilemma. Not because it’s neither, but because it’s both. (I’m doing a Sorkin impression.) Listen, if you want to stretch the love and cut the facts, that’s fine, just know that when you do somebody somewhere is asking the question. What question? Who is your master? Is it character or moments?
It’s moments. But I’m not sure there’s anyone better at constructing a moment than Sorkin is. Does that make a show? Shows have been made on much much…much less. The Newsroom benefits from being a direct speaking trumpet. Episode 10 showed us the bottom half of that bargain. It was the final barrage against the Tea Party, a Bronx salute to the litany of things wrong with the group. He then ruins it a bit with an accurate but inflammatory analogy. It’s not that it’s wrong, it’s that it seems wrong. It’s also repetitive. He’s lambasted them many times and is unlikely to destroy them since this is a fictional program set in the past aired on a premium cable station with around 29 million subscribers. Making things a little worse is the sense I got that this last shellacking was supposed to imply a kind of victory. “We got ‘em this time, Will.” But I’m pretty sure that’s just sensitivity three weeks after reading criticism of the show and having this constant dread that some may be well-founded. They aren’t, because the last moments undermine that fear almost completely.
But really, truly, he needs to construct a better story arc for the second season. Either that or give up on the story arc idea. Is that possible for a quality television series or does that come with the territory? I think it’s implicit in its being high-quality. An element of good television is good story, good continuity, and character development. Did we get that last element this series from The Newsroom? I’m not sure that we did. In all honesty, you couldn’t really say The West Wing (1999-2006) had character development so much as character revelation. Keep putting these people through their paces and something engaging will come up. That’s roughly true of The Newsroom, but not nearly as consistently or interestingly. Are the characters different enough to create strong conflict? Who’s there telling Will or Mackenzie they’re going too far with a critique or missing a genuine blunder on the left?
Second Series Preview. – Prof. Ratigan and his guest a Magic 8-Ball
Will and Mackenzie, a brush of the hand, a thrill from the hips? “Most likely”
Jim and Maggie, ditto? “Outlook good.”
Sloan and Don, ditto? “You may rely on it.”
Charlie and Neal? “Very doubtful.”
Will and Mackenzie will fall out over policy? “As I see it, yes.”
Mackenzie will almost be fired? “Without a doubt.”
There will be a genuine death threat? “My sources say no.”
Terry Crews will have a profound, well-acted moment? “Outlook not so good.”
At least one professional critic will avoid using the word “sanctimonious”? “My reply is no.”
Will Will leave the Tea Party behind and go after Obama? “Reply hazy, try again.” “Concentrate and ask again.” “Very doubtful.” That was cautious, again please? “Outlook good.” Dammit!
Will Will complain about a professional athlete’s performance in a game? “Yes – definitely.”
Will Maggie’s face show emotions other than disaster and mixed joy? “Cannot predict now.”
Will Neal’s ability to date great-looking ladies be explained? “Don’t count on it.”
Good work everybody. Magic 8-Ball, you waffled there for a while, but come up with some gratifyingly agreeable predictions. It’s almost as if I made you up completely.
Goodnight.
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American wrestlers, 1934 births, 1956 debuts,
Continental Championship Wrestling alumni
Continental Wrestling Association alumni
Deep South Wrestling alumni
Georgia Championship Wrestling alumni
Hawaii Championship Wrestling alumni
Jim Crockett Promotions alumni
NWA Southwest alumni
Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) alumni
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Johnny "Rubberman" Walker
Grappler (Florida)
Mr. Wrestling II
September 10, 1934 (1934-09-10) (age 85)
Resides
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John "Johnny" Walker better known as Mr. Wrestling II, is considered by many to be the most accomplished masked babyface American professional wrestler. II was one of the most popular wrestlers in the Southeast, Mid Atlantic, Florida and Georgia territories in the mid 1970s to late 1980s. He was considered one of the greatest American wrestlers not to win a world title - mask or no mask.
Bio Quotes provided by Georgia Wrestling History
Before the Mask
Johnny Walker's career began in 1956 working occasionally on cards in Hawaii where he grew up. Tony Morelli and Pat O’Connor were the wrestlers who trained Johnny. In 1958, Walker left the islands for his first time going to Toronto, which was a major culture shock. “When I got off the plane there for the first time, I almost turned around and got back on because it was so cold. I got off that airplane in a Hawaiian suit. I thought I was going to freeze to death. I was not a happy camper.” Johnny stayed in the area for a few months. Pat O’Connor was there, and so were Don Curtis, Lord Athol Layton, and Hard Boiled Haggerty (Don Stansauk).
In 1959 Walker had moved on to a warmer climate in Texas where Walker and the Amazing Zuma won the WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship for Paul Beosch's promotion. One day while Beosch is watching Walker train (see pic above) Beosch observes Walker's training set which featured Walkers incredible physical flexibility. Those traits led the Houston promoter Paul Boesch to dub Walker “Rubberman” . “One day he was watching me wrestle, and I was extremely flexible at the time. He liked the contortionist moves that I made with my nimble body.” The nickname remained with Walker until the early 1970s.
By the early 1960s, Johnny moved on to work as a heel in the new Northeast promotion WWWF for Vince McMahon Sr. who had broken away from the NWA along with Gene Kiniski, Don Leo Jonathan, and a young and cocky Bruno Sammartino. One day while they were training Walker taught Sammartino “a smaller guy can beat you if you’re not careful. Strength is not everything. You have to have good balance, coordination, timing, and leverage.”
Beginning in the mid-1960s Walker also spent time working for Nick Gulas, a supposed bad paying promoter. “I had a good deal with him. He gave me good guarantees and it worked out alright. I was on top and did well there. A lot of the guys I’ve spoken to say he wasn’t a man of his word, but he kept his word with me.”
Next in Tennessee, he had tagged teamed with Silento Rodriguez who was legally deaf – he and Walker had good chemistry anyways. “He just kind of followed suit to what I did. He watched me physically and just kept up with me.”
Walker also began working in Georgia during that time pairing often with Jim Wilson, a former football All-American wrestling during his off-seasons from the Atlanta Falcons. “I took him down to the gym and kind of stretched him a little bit and showed him he didn’t know as much about wrestling as he thought he did.” Walker worked all across the U.S. and Canada during that decade, including short stints in San Francisco, Los Angele's, Texas, Portland, and Calgary.
The mid-1960s to early-1970s were a great time for Walker, he topped several territories for most of those years, both as a single and with numerous tag partners. Although married he had no problem with the endless traveling and neither did his wife even though in those days wrestlers would literally wrestle 25 days a month. Olivia Walker had her own life as a master seamstress, she made custom jackets & robes for the country music stars of the 1960s such as Porter Wagner and George Jones, as well as Liberace and Broadway actors. These robes were all hand made and expensive. In the mid-1970s she started making Mr Wrestling l & 2's robes, plus Ric Flair's, Paul Orndroff's, Austin Idols and many others. (In his retirement speech Ric Flair thanks "Olivia Walker" for all her hard work)
Wearing A Mask
In March, 1971 Walker went to wrestle for Eddie Graham in South Florida starting out as a baby face. However at 40 years of age and balding, he looked old and haggard compared to others his age, hence putting him in the mask. "Eddie brought me in as the Grappler," Walker recalled. "Graham knew my background and thought I would fit in well there."
At first, Walker didn't like wearing a mask. "It was very difficult to work with," he remembered. "The first time I wore it, as soon as the match was over I ran back to the dressing room so I could rip it off. I was gasping for air. But I got used to it eventually, and I was very successful with it."
After a couple of months he started a program of matches against the "Original Grappler", Walker only wrestled as the "Masked Grappler" for 5 months before unmasking to compete against Bobby Duncum for his Brass Knuckles Title. "If Duncum wants my mask off, says the Grappler. I'll take it off...if he puts up his brass knuckles title on the line." He lost the match after unmasking as Johnny Walker.
Buddy Colt vs Johnny Walker (Mr. Wrestling II) - Championship Wrestling from Florida TV 1973
His next series of matches were against Tim Woods who was wrestling with a knee brace as a heel. The matches involved $500 which Mr. Wrestling had lost to Johnny Walker. The two then had a series of matches with Mr Wrestling failing to win back his $500. Finally Mr. Wrestling put up his Mask vs Walker's Hair and the $500. Walker in fact lost this match, the $500 and his hair.
In January 1972 Walker and Mr. Wrestling tagged together for the first time in Florida with Walker again a heel. "we were like two peas from the same pod in the ring together" stated Walker.
In late 1972 Johnny Walker became semi-retired and though wrestling occasionally owned and operated his own gas station outside Atlanta. However the rebirth of Johnny "Rubberman" Walker's career was just around the corner.
Atlanta's Promotion War
After Ray Gunkel's sudden death following a match in August 1972, a promotional war in Atlanta started during that November. Almost everyone working for the Atlanta NWA's booking office, plus the local promoters left the N.W.A. and went to work for Ray Gunkel's widow, Ann, in her new All-South Wrestling Alliance except for Bob Armstrong.
(See Dave Meltzer's book Tributes 2: Remembering Some of the World's Greatest Wrestlers page 182).
Gunkel's widow was a young beautiful ex-professional model who had her husband's controlling interest in the Atlanta office. Ann having learned the business from her husband, was determined to run the promotion. Her husbands partners Lester Welch plus his son Buddy Fuller were pro wrestlers as was promoter (ex-wrestler)Paul Jones and they were not pleased to have her trying to run the show. Days before the Thanksgiving day show these men closed the Altanta booking office she had shares in, these men then reopened the Atlanta office using a new corporate name the same day without her.
The Atlanta N.W.A. office staff and workers however were loyal to Ray & Ann Gunkel and retaliated. The next day the NWA's Atlanta booking office woke up to an Atlanta Journal headline story, the story was about all how the new promotions office staff, wrestlers, plus the rest of the local NWA promoters except for Fred Ward had left the N.W.A. en masse and joined Ann Gunkel's outlaw All-South Wrestling Alliance. Gunkel then booked a competing show for Thanksgiving day in a Atlanta suburb. Only Bob Armstrong and Rock Hunter who had missed the walk out meeting showed up for Fred Ward's N.W.A. Nov 22 Wednesday night NWA wrestling show in Columbus Ga. Ann Gunkel's outlaw All South Wrestling Alliance lasted just 2 yrs before being bought out by Jim Barnett an Aussie promoter who also bought into Georgia Championship Wrestling.
Rare All South Wrestling Matches
Mr. Wrestling II vs Don Sanders - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poh6vNbPXJM&feature=related
Rich/Oates vs Horn/Jarvis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRYz4r7byI0&feature=related
The Birth of Mr. Wrestling II
Because of the promotions war, N.W.A. Atlanta promoter Paul Jones needed to rebuild his booking office. The Thanksgiving Day 1972 matches were the back bone of the company getting through the winter months and the company was in deep trouble, without these Thanksgiving Day matches the N.W.A Atlanta booking office of Paul Jones may have never recovered.
With assistance from promoters Eddie Graham, Fred Ward and Jerry Jarrett, among others, wrestlers were sent in from all over the South to save the Atlanta booking office and get the promotion back on its feet. (Fred Ward's money & help was so desperately needed he was given 20% of the new Atlanta booking office and a NWA vice presidency)(Jarrett's & Graham's help was needed bad enough they both also got a piece of the promotion)
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Leo Garibaldi, a former Atlanta Booker, returned to Atlanta as a wrestler to help Jones but was injured during a tag match and sidelined. Promoter Jones then talked Garibladi into being the Atlanta Booker again. As Booker Garibaldi wanted to bring Tim Woods back into Atlanta as Mr. Wrestling who had in the late 60's & early 1970's had several great runs in Georgia and still was as popular as ever. However, with a heel Woods already topping cards in Graham's Florida territory, this made Mr Wrestling unavailable.
Graham however did agree to bring in Woods for the monthly Super Shows to help out the Atlanta territory, but not for the rebuilding process. Instead Graham/Garibaldi then came up with Plan B.
Graham, remembering how well Johnny Walker and Tim Woods had worked together as a heel team in Florida, decided they needed to create a second Mr. Wrestling. Enter a semi-retired Johnny Walker who lived and worked literally minutes away, "Leo asked me to come to Atlanta and take the mask to become Mr. Wrestling #2," reported Walker, later.
January 26 1973 was the first appearance of Mr. Wrestling 1 and 2 in Promoters Paul Jones Atlanta promotion. Mr Wrestling announced in the ring that he had commitments in Florida that would not allow him to return to Atlanta full-time to battle the legion of heels in the area. Since Mr Wrestling could not return to Atlanta full-time he had therefore found a wrestler who would fulfill the ideals of Mr Wrestling and continue fighting the war against the heels as Mr. Wrestling would.
Mr Wrestling then introduced Wrestling II to the packed house. Walker was an immediate hit with the Georgia fans as Mr. Wrestling II. Somehow Walker's wearing of this mask as Wrestling 2 seemed to free an inner side of Walker that had never shown before in all the years Walker was an upper tier heel.
Walker as Wrestling II became a fiery wrestler who the fans cheered even louder for when he broke out his rough as needed heel traits to use against the heels when they riled II up. Wrestling II gave every intense interviews which along with Walker's incorporating of his heel wrestling traits into the babyface II persona created a wrestling character that was exactly the opposite of Mr. Wrestling's soft-spoken humble speech & as humble wrestling style.
Walker made sure he wrestled several times that year on Paul Jones Atlanta cards as both Johnny(Rubberman)Walker and Mr. Wrestling II. During these cards II exposed his trademark "Rubberman" back shiver (a snake like undulation of his spine) so that fans in the know knew who II really was. July 6 1973
Beginning A Feud
Mr Wrestling (Tim Woods) was brought back from Florida into Atlanta regularly to wrestle against World Champion Jack Brisco or Harley Race, as No. 1 contender to the N.W.A. Heavyweight Title. Traditionally the No.1 contender at the Atlanta shows was the Georgia Heavyweight Champion.
More times then not this was Mr Wrestling II as he became a 10 time Georgia Heavyweight Champion starting in Mar 73, with his runs as champion going into the late 70's. II was getting antsy at not getting his share of NWA title matches at the monthly Omni super shows.
The lack of Wrestling II getting World Title matches on the monthly Atlanta super show slowly started to cause friction between I and II. Wrestling II began to make his resentment known that he as Georgia Heavyweight Champion should be receiving the Georgia Champions share of NWA Title shots and not the still very popular Mr Wrestling who was wrestling mostly in Florida.
During one TV interview in Columbus Ga. II actually said the 1 had had enough title shots without a win plus 2 felt he was more than capable to beat both Race and Wrestling 1
Mr Wrestling vs Wrestling II Feud
The feud between I & II erupted because Mr Wrestling had agreed to unmask to get a 1 last shot for the NWA Title against Champion Harley Race after a series of losses to the Champion. Race had refused to give 1 any more title shots unless 1 unmasked. On June 1, 1973 (Friday) at the Atlanta Omni Mr. Wrestling had unmasked before his NWA Title match against Race as promised, revealing himself as Tim Woods.
(Remember these were the days that local promotions weren't seen outside their local TV areas so most Georgia fans had no idea the Woods was wrestling in Florida as a heel or that he'd unmasked twice already, once each in the Tri-State & Florida territories)
The I and II feud was a booking maneuver by the new booker Jerry Jarret as Masked Wrestlers had wrestled the NWA Champion with their masks on many times. Masked wrestlers would have unmasked only if they won the title under then NWA bylaws that masked champions were not allowed. (The rumored real reason was because a National Wrestling Mag was going to publish pics and a story about Mr Wrestling being Tim Woods)
Wrestling II became furious (kayfabe) that Tim Woods was willing to give up his mask just to get another chance at the World title held by Harley Race. Mr Wrestling's unmasking himself led to a several matches between Tim Woods & II over the next 8 months. Semi-friendly at first these matches between the two became increasingly contentious to the point that 1 match became the unmasked Tim Woods Hair vs. Mr. Wrestling II mask. (By the way this 1973-74 feud climax was a reversal of the 1972 Florida feud where Johnny Walker lost a Hair vs Mask match with Tim Woods.)
The hair versus mask match was the Feb 10 1974 Main Event at the monthly Atlanta Onmi super card. After a long hard fought match that seesawed both ways the unbelievable happened. The unmasked Woods did the "honors" (putting over) in the feud as Wrestling II loaded his mask and knocked out Mr Wrestling to win the match. The furious Omni crowd watched on as the lost then required Tim Wood's head to be shaved in the middle of the ring with a gloating Wrestling II watching on.
Woods & II (II now insisted on being called Mr. Wrestling) continued to feud for a short time with Woods donning his mask again to hide his bald head. The feud seesawed back and forth between the two wrestlers with Tim Woods winning some but losing most of the rematches throughout the territory to the now heel Wrestling II.
The Masked Assassins vs Wrestling I & II
During the split between Wrestling 1 & 2 the Masked Assassin began attacking Mr Wrestling and was getting the better of him. Things then got worse for Mr Wrestling when the Masked Assassin added a second Assassin (John Studd) in a bid to become a dominant Tag Team in Georgia.
During one of the beat downs of Mr Wrestling by the Masked Assassins an amazing incident occurred, Mr Wrestling II suddenly attacked the Masked Assassins running them both out of the ring. A stunned Mr Wrestling laid dazed on the mat as Mr Wrestling II left the ring and this scenario repeated itself several more times in Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Atlanta Ga arenas.
Finally Wrestling II had a famous TV studio segment where II literally laid a hatchet down on the announcer Ed Carpal's podium in Columbus Ga. and declared the feud as over and inviting Mr Wrestling to rejoin II as a team.
This laying down of the hatchet reunited the pair to war against the hated Assassins. Wrestling I & II repeated this making peace scene at the next CWG taping with Gordon Solie as host at the Saturday morning Atlanta TV studio tapings.
Mr Wrestling & Wrestling II became such a hot draw against the Assassins that the 2 teams headlined many a sell out throughout the Mid Atlantic, Georgia, Florida & Southeastern territories battling each other in the mid 70's.
For the next 15 years Wrestling II and the Masked Assassin (who also used the "Flame" persona in Southeastern Championship Wrestling territory) continued their bloody battles against each other.
Their feud is considered the longest continuous feud in wrestling bar none.
Wrestling 2 as a Heel
The first time Wrestling II wrestled as a heel against Mr Wrestling he was new to the character and the fans weren't as vested with him as the baby face so the turn did not have a long term effect on 2's career.
The second time was in the mid 80's when Wrestling II turned on Magnum T.A. in Watt's Mid-South territory. This turn affected many of 2's fans all throughout the Southern States.
In November 83 II was hired by Terry Allen to mentor T.A. into becoming a championship caliber wrestler. While mentoring Magnum the two became a championship caliber tag team and the two would become Mid-South Tag champs on Christmas night of 83 as they defeated Jim Neidhart & Butch Reed in a Steel Cage match.
In Jan 84 Watt's new booker Bill Dundee brought in the Midnight Express with Jim Cornette and immediately set them against II & Magnum. Dundee was determined to get the young new talent over in the Mid South so Dundee decided to use II as The Midnights stepping stone to get this new talent over.
Dissention between II & T.A. started appearing mid Jan 84 when while mentoring T.A. Terry refused to heed II's advice that Lanny Poffo who T.A. was tagging with when II wasn't available was not to be trusted as he came from a "evil family"
By Mid Feb Wrestling II and Terry Allen had lost a non title tag match where 2 and T.A. received 5 lashes each from a belt from Cornette and the Midnights. II was furious that Magnum was the cause of the lose although Cornette was the real reason. Cornette then goaded T.A. into facing the Midnights again on 2/28/84 in a Tag Title match with the losing team members including Cornette being whipped 5 lashes each. II became even more upset with T.A. when Magnum accepted the Title match and stipulation without consulting him.
As the match progressed 2 suddenly walked away from the match so they lost the Mid-South Tag team Titles to the Midnight Express and T.A. received the whipping along with Terry Taylor who refused to let Magnum take all 10 lashes.
New Wrestling II vs Magnum T A
The North American Champion Junkyard Dog was vocally upset by II's turning against T.A. and II took offense to Dog talking against him. 2 challenged Dog to give him a shot at the North American title. Dog accepted so on 3/12/84 during the Championship match Dog took 3 of II's famous knee lifts and was able to continue. This had never happened to II before so II pulled out a steel plate with straps and strapped the plate on his striking knee and knocked out Dog thus winning the North American Title and cementing himself as a heel.
Mid-South Wrestling - Mr Wrestling II Bill Watts Tapes of Mr 2s Turn against Magnum TA and JYD
After his heel turn and North American Title win at the Superdome show II had renamed himself as Mr Wrestling and became the mentor of a new Mr Wrestling 2. This new II was a raw well muscled wrestler who as the new Wrestling II took on Magnum in many matches to soften T.A. up to keep Magnum from winning the North American Title from Mr Wrestling.
During these matches Mr Wrestling was at ringside "advising" the new Wrestling II, Mr Wrestling started sneaking his steel knee cover into the ring for the new Wrestling II to use since the new II did not have the ability to perform a credible "bionic knee lift". The new Wrestling 2 lost a match to Magnum on 3/9/84 giving T.A. the right to contend for Mr Wrestling's North American Championship Title.
Magnum & Mr Wrestling had their first singles match on 3/23/84 in Houston and a blood feud was born with them selling out arenas around the circuit.
Magnum T.A. and Mr. Wrestling II Feud
Magnum would finally take the North American title from his mentor on 5/13/84 in Tulsa after the interference from the new Wrestling II backfired. (See 24min 35sec of the video to the right for the Title match, this 31min video contains a recap of the whole feud)
Now after losing the North American title to Magnum T.A.when it came time for the Title rematch Mr wrestling had out smarted himself as the former title holder of record was Wrestling 2 (remember 2 renamed himself Mr Wrestling AFTER beating JYD for the title) thus the new Mr Wrestling 2 was the legal contender of record for the rematch.
Mr Wrestling II vs Magnum T A
A furious Mr Wrestling tried to make the new Wrestling II give up the North American Heavyweight Title shot to him during an interview at the TV tapings announcers podium. Bill Watts as Mid-South owner informed the protesting Mr Wrestling that the match was the new Wrestling II against Magnum T.A. for the Title.
When it was time for the Title match Mr Wrestling followed Wrestling II to the ring and then into the ring arguing furiously with Wrestling II that the rematch was rightfully his. The ring announcer again told Mr Wrestling the match was the new II vs Magnum.
Mr Wrestling protested that he would appeal this decision to matchmaker Grizzly Smith. Mr Wrestling was then attacked by Wrestling II who knee lifted Mr Wrestling out of the ring and then posted Mr Wrestling's head to the steel ring post. Mr Wrestling was carried away while the new Wrestling II started the match against Magnum.
Mr Wrestling II vs Magnum T A 2
After a seesaw battle that saw the ref stunned, Magnum was thrown over the top rope to the floor, Mr Wrestling returned to the ring wearing the steel knee cover to attack the new II. Mr Wrestling drove Wrestling II from the ring and then attacked Magnum T.A., Magnum responded by drop kicking Mr Wrestling from the ring where upon Wrestling II re-entered the ring. Wrestling II was immediately met with Magnum's belly to belly suplex and the 3 count for the pin, Magnum wins again.
After a series of matches against Mr Wrestling, Wrestling II unmasked as an unknown journeyman named Ray Hernandez, who didn't make much of an impression with the Mid South fans as Hercules Hernandez.
Shortly after this Wrestling II rescued Magnum during another beat down by the Midnight Express and revealed that his splitting with T.A. was II's way of toughening up a man who had the makings of a great champion but lacked the killer instinct needed to be one.
Wrestling 2 was once again a fan favorite but left the area in July 84 because II was upset with Dundee's booking of him as Dundee no longer saw II as a main eventer.
Wrestling 2 Career Winds Down
From Oct 84 to Jan 86 II wrestled for WWF, the less said the better as II was used as enhancement talent.
In Feb 86 Wrestling 2 return to South-Eastern Championship wrestling and joined the Stud Stable as a heel to feud with The Bullet for the South-Eastern/Continental Heavyweight title. Bullet and 2 feuded for the next few months over the title.
While a member of the Stud Stable II also started wrestling with a Wrestling 3. In this instance Pat Rose was Wrestling 3. Wrestling 2 and 3 were heels battling the R.A.T. Patrol (johnny Rich, scott Armstrong, Tonga kidd) over the Southeastern Championship Tag Titles.
During Wrestling 2's battles for the Bullets Title Wrestling 3 started teaming with Randy Rose to feud with the R.A.T. Patrol over the tag titles. During one match the R.A.T. Patrol unmasked Wrestling 3 to reveal Randy's "cousin" Pat Rose.
Unfortunately II's career was now winding down and although II vowed to take off the Bullet's mask he would fail and eventually lost a Loser Leaves Town match on 5/5/86 in Birmingham Al.
II spent the rest of 1986 wrestling in the Georgia Independent Circuit plus returning to Continental in February 1987 but this time as a baby face. II would feud with the likes of Rip Rogers & Jerry Stubbs before taking the Alabama title from Mike Golden on 4/27/87 in Birmingham before losing the title back to Golden on 6/14/87 in Marietta, Georgia at the Cobb County Civic Center.
II would continue to bounce around Continental for the rest of 1987 plus the Georgia independents throughout 1988. II had a match with Nick Bockwinkel in Chattanooga on 6/14/88 plus some great matches against Tommy Rich in his heel run in late 1988 for Southern Championship Wrestling.
1989 saw II become a mentor yet again this time for Ranger Ross as they formed a solid team for SCW helping Ross get ready to join the NWA in the Spring of 1990. Sadly by the end of the 1989 II was done as an active competitor in Professional Wrestling and retired to Hawaii with his wife Olivia after a 32-year career as pro wrestler.
SECW
Walker dominated Georgia Championship Wrestling, as Mr. Wrestling II during his tenure, he won the first of 10 Georgia Heavyweight Titles on March 2, 1973 but his legacy is surprisingly overlooked and underrated during today's WWE dominion over the sport. Walker far surpassed the popularity of Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) throughout the Carolina s', Georgia, Florida and the Deep South regions in his 16 years as Mr. Wrestling II.
Former President Jimmy Carter (a fellow Georgian) called 2 his favorite wrestler (as well as his mother's favorite). There is an urban legend that is undocumented, that claims that 2 was invited to President Carter's Inauguration party, but (naturally) the Secret Service would not let a man wearing a mask in to any affair with the President. It is said 2 had the Secret Service relay his regards to the President, but refused to unmask.
Another legend which was actually a fact was that Wrestling 2 never traveled with out his wrestling mask on, he also had a special Mask just for eating. He was also 1 of the few wrestlers allowed to show up during the taping of TV wrestling shows and because of tight driving schedules allowed to schedule his TV matches as he saw fit.
If there wasn't time for a match II would do a promo, a run in or whatever he had time for and then continue on his way. He would literally drive from the Altanta N.W.A. GCW TV taping on Sat morning, continue on to Macon for Ward's Macon Sat morning TV taping. After Macon he would then drive to Ward's Columbus Championship Wrestling TV taping all on Sat morning/early afternoon and then continue on to wherever he was wrestling live that day.
Johnny Walkers wrestling career lasted an astounding 32 years, remember these were the days of wrestling 25 days a month and sometimes 2 to 4 times a day. Astoundingly all the traveling was by car and in 50's thru the late 80's this was almost always done on secondary roads involving thousands of miles of dangerous driving a week. Dozens of his compatriots were killed or crippled in cars accidents during those 32 years.
Walker wrestled in almost every major territory in the U.S., Canada, plus many times in Japan. He retired to Hawaii and when healthy he returns regularly to Columbus Ga. for reunions with his loyal fans, Columbus/Macon fans were always the most rapid supporters of both Wrestling 1 and 2.
Birth of Wrestling III
In 2006 - 2007 Wrestling II supposedly came out of retirement & helped train a group of wrestlers for the defunct Don Muraco's AWA connected Hawaiian Championship Wrestling. Wrestling II also announced a passing of the Mask with the creation of an officially approved Mr. Wrestling 3 who is Steve Corino, "King Of Old School".
Mr Wrestling II & III then won the groups Tag Titles defeating the team of Manu Samoa to win the HCW Kekaulike World Tag Team Titles October 13, 2007 with II using his running knee lift as his only move in the ring. Wrestling II was jumped before the rematch and was replaced & retired again. (http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/hcw/)
Mr Wrestling 2 Officially Unmasked in Apter Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKzb7cP6GtY&feature=related
Wrestling 2 Radio Interview June 2011
Most detailed radio interview Wrestling 2 has done in years http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI86yZzj1Bg&feature=related
Notable Facts
Wrestled for 33 years retiring in 1989
Wrestled 16 years as Johnny "Rubberman" Walker
Wrestled 17 years as Mr Wrestling II
Worked in almost every promotion in the U.S.
Won over 100 City, Regional, State Wrestling Titles
Was President Carter's favorite wrestler
Finishing maneuver
Running knee lift
Trained or mentored wrestlers
Magnum TA
Tony Atlas
Hercules Hernandez AKA Wrestling 2 Mid South
Pat Rose AKA Wrestling 3 SECW
Ranger Ross SCW
Notable Feuds
The Assassin | The Flame
The Spoiler
The Masked Superstar
Jack Brisco
Buddy Colt
Jimmy Garvin
Tim Woods
Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Larry Zbyszko
Bob Armstrong The Bullet
Jerry Stubbs Mr Olympia
Partial List of Championships
As Johnny (Rubberman) Walker
NWA Mid-America World Tag Team Champion w/ Len Rossi (9/68 - 11/13/68)
NWA Southern Tag Team Champion w/ Ken Lucas (2/02/69 - 2/69)
NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (2) w/ Ken Lucas (3/13/69 - 69)
NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (3) w/ Bob Ramstead (4/28/69 - 5/19/69)
NWA Mid-America World Tag Team Champion (2) w/ Len Rossi (69)
NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (4) w/ Sundown Kid (6/09/69 - 6/16/69)
NWA Mid-America World Tag Team Champion (3) w/ Bearcat Brown (6/21/69 - 6/28/69)
NWA Mid-America World Tag Team Champion (4) w/ Bearcat Brown (7/09/69 - 69)
NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (5) w/ Dennis Hall (8/11/69 - 10/06/69)
NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (6) w/ Dennis Hall (1/19/70 - 70)
NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion (3/70 - 70)
NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion(2) (7/28/70 - 11/25/70)
NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (7) w/ Tojo Yamamoto (8/24/70 - 9/07/70)
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion (9/21/70 - ??)
NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion (3/23/71 - 4/14/71)
NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion (3) (72)
NWA Florida Tag Team Champion w/ Boris Malenko (6/24/72 - 6/29/72
As Mr. Wrestling ll
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (1/73 - 5/18/73)
NWA Georgia Southeastern Tag Team Champion w/ Bill Dromo (4/73 - 4/25/73)
NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion w/ Bob Orton Jr (6/09/73 - 8/73)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (2) (8/31/73 - 11/73)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (3) (1/11/74 - 7/05/74)
NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (2) w/ Tim Woods (8/02/74 - 8/16/74)
NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (3) w/ Mr. Wrestling I (9/06/74 - 9/20/74)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (5) (10/03/75 - 11/27/75)
NWA World Tag Team Champion w/ Mr. Wrestling I (77)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (7) (7/22/77 - 9/77)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (8) (78 - 2/06/78)
NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (5) w/ Tony Atlas (2/78 - 3/78)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (9) (10/16/78 - 1/06/79)
NWA Tri-State/Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion (2/16/79 - 9/05/79)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (10) (1/12/80 - 3/29/80)
NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (6) w/ Mr. Wrestling I (9/19/80 - 10/10/80)
NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion (12/81 - 3/82)
NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion (2) (4/82 - 5/82)
Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Champion (11/27/82 - 8/83)
Mid-South Tag Team Champion w/ Tiger Conway Jr (3/12/83 - 4/13/83)
Mid-South Tag Team Champion (2) w/ Magnum TA (12/25/83 - 3/12/84)
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion(2) (3/12/84 - 5/13/84)
NWA Southeastern Continental Heavyweight Champion (8/84 - 11/84)
NWA Alabama Heavyweight Champion (4/27/87 - 6/14/87)
AWA HCW Kekaulike World Tag Team Titles (10/13/07 - 1/12/08)
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Christine O'Donnell walks off "Piers Morgan Tonight" during gay marriage questions
In an interview airing tonight at 9pmET/PT, Christine O'Donnell walks off the set of "Piers Morgan Tonight" following questions about gay marriage. "You're borderline being a little bit rude," she tells Piers Morgan. "I think I'm being rather charming and respectful," says Morgan.
O'Donnell was on to talk about her new book "Troublemaker." Watch the full interview tonight at 9pmET/PT – also on the show is Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
Post by: Steve Krakauer
MDEUK
Ouch! She didn't handle that well; she obviously didn't know about Pier's British tabloid heritage!
August 17, 2011 at 7:08 pm | Report abuse | Reply
worldisajoke
it is totally tabloid, and she handled it perfectly in my opinion.
CNN is not a news show, it is a self important TMZ show presenting itself as a source of "truth" ...what a joke. It is all about the $$$$$ for Piers and Anderson. .
SickofLiars
You have CNN confused with your precious FOX sweetie. And if your idea of perfect behavior is acting like a hypocritical coward, then yes, O'Donnel behaved "perfectly".
Jealous?
TMZ is a great program, which puts CNN in good company. News is news, is news, and presenting it timely, and in an informative format is much appreciated.
Living in NOLA, I quickly grew to only trust CNN for my news after Katrina and the oil disaster. CNN kept these issues on the front page, and did so international.
As has been pointed out earlier in this thread, those not liking CNN should go elsewhere. Go back to Fox and continue your daily brainwashing, following along like a bunch of cattle headed to slaughter.
Sickofliers? you won't even use your real name. enjoy the Kool-aid.
I agree with you that she handled not wanting to answer the question nicely. i also think that it is innapropriet for him to say "why are you being weird?" when she wasn't, he was just pulling in a war against her by saying that. Thats televisionf or you. using psychological techniques on the television veiwers. age old tactic. But I do think it would have been okay for her to discuss her views. She shouldn't be ashamed of her beliefs, they are hers. And i'm sure a lot of americans would have agreed with her whether they would admit it or not. America needs to change.
I guess with FOX and CNN having 3 letters, you may get confused.....
Very interesting because i could name hmm lets see O'reilly, Hannity, 4 of the people on the The five and so on and so on that are not even hide it a little bias.
Us Brits are known for speaking as it is
"We"
oh_indeed3
I love the Brits!
Shame on you Piers!! I don't watch you show and I will never watch it after witnessing how you wanted to push your agenda to ask irrelevant questions to Ms O'Donnell. She clearly stated that she is not running for office and not on your show to push a certain agenda. She handled your rude questions in a very professional manner. She repeatedly explained to you that your questions were clearly unrelated to her book. You wanted to shame her on your talk show and she had every right to walk off your show! You proved to the world that you are a sleezy and irrelevant talk show host who seeks big ratings by being disrespectful to your guest. I have zero respect for you and your agenda to try and bully your guest to answer irrelevant questions!!
August 18, 2011 at 2:29 am | Report abuse | Reply
Dancing around questions. Everyone is afraid of answering a simple question as to not offend anyone and/or group. Answer the question and move on. What's the big deal. She and her handlers, handled it poorly. Speak up, Speak out, Speak loud and stand behind how you feel. This is America.
sirald66
The agenda is journalism and an interview.
If she is pitching her book to 'inspire the tea party into a second american revolution', then what she says in the book (ie gay marriage) is totally relevant.
damon ewing
you people are so messed up! he asked her about the things she said, not anybody else an she could not answer the question? what the hell is that? i dont care if you came to a show to talk about one thing, but you seen his show befor so you know he was going to ask the off topic questions, which was your own statements!! she cant and her handlers cant be that stupid, but i guess an knew she was!! befor you go on a show be prepared and know what you are talking about! she was back tracking just like the rest of the dump ass repub who put there foot in their ass an mouth!!!!!
Thanks, Tony. My thoughts exactly. I thought Piers had switched from tabloid to news, but I have been noticing for the past few months how devoted he is to idle gossip. It seems to get him so excited! I thought he was obnoxious in the way he kept trying to embarrass her over things she had done in the past. Who among us has NOT done stupid things in our past! On the other hand, I would have just answered the question and moved on. It hurt her rep to walk off and let him get the best of her.
I agree. The questions were demeaning and disrespectful. They were intended to embarass her and nothing more.
it's OK to SLAM any woman that runs or has ever ran for President.
It's OK to to make her look crazy, stupid or mentally unbalanced.
Hillery, Palin, O'Donnell, Bachmann are the butt of every joke.
Kimmel and Letterman are still making Palin jokes, 3 years after the election.
Oprah has made billions off woman and will not back any woman.
Woman have 50% of the vote and they think and vote the way they are told.
Hmmmm, Maybe Woman are too stupid to be President.
Schwe1nehund
Are you even thinking rationally? Its not okay to write something and refuse to talk about it just because its an 'inconvenience' for you. You wrote it, you damn well better be ready to answer questions about it.
I don't think he did anything wrong.......I gather she was there to talk about her book right? Her position on gay marriage is in her book she admitted as much. I'm confused, what is the problem here? If all of the above are true First, how is the question(s) irrelevant and second, when did she repeatedly explained to him that his questions were clearly unrelated to her book. It is related t her book. Did she only want to talk about one specific issue in the book? Maybe if she hadn't addressed the issue of gay's and or gay marriage in her book he would not have asked the question. At one point she confusingly (at least for me) asks "did you read the book" I ask did she.
Barb Landon
Shame on Pierce is right. I am absolutely appalled by the outright rudeness and disrespect he showed Christine O'Donnell. And I'm no fan of Ms. O'Donnell but his behavior bordered on abuse. She agreed to come on the show to talk about her book, period. I've been a loyal CNN viewer for several years. Watched Larry King before he retired. You can't SEND PIERCE BACK across the pond fast enough to suit me.
I guess you expect it to be highly unlikely that people may have an opinion if they are not running for office......
Huh? Irrelevant question? BLUF: She made herself look crazy.
Go back and watch the interview again!
He asked her, "Do you talk about it in the book?" She responded "Yes." When she said yes, she made the question relevant. All she had to do to make herself look sane was state, "I support it." OR "I don't support it." The follow-on question is "Why?" Regardless of reply, the answer to the follow-on is "The listeners will have to read the book to find out." (and smile.) She was there to plug her book.
Rudeness was displayed on her side, not Peirs' side. She should apologize. If she does not want to answer questions relevant to her book then do not go on an show to promote your book.
First he disrespected no one, second it can't be irrelevant to her book if its in her book, and finally what kind of politician can't answer a straight forward question thats answered in her own book? Its like A: what did you make for dinner B: ahh i don't want to talk about it A: Oh so mystery meat my favorite
Mike Lynn
Walking out is failure. If you have legitimate thoughts you wish to view and standup for what you believe to be right and your not scared if your point of view then stand up and be counted. Walking out without comment is like or as bad as admitting your view is wrong.
No it isn't. Whenever they have a chat show in Britain, the guests are given an outline of the questions to be asked. If he sprang the question and she felt it was [a] intrusive or [b] not previously agreed, she had a perfect right to walk out.
You people are always ready to judge without a scrap of evidence. She might be a politician and she might be in the public eye. What she ISN'T is a performing seal! Good for her for walking out.
How is it reducing her to a "perfoming seal" to ask her about a relevant politcal topic that she included in her campaign platform?
Pie-kun
Sorry, but he was NOT being rude.
I've barely ever watched Piers Morgan and even I know that he asks almost all the people he interviews about gay rights/gay marriage and almost all politicians/political figures are being asked about gay rights given the recent passage of gay marriage in New York and next month's repeal of DADT. Why couldn't she have just stated her opinion and move on to the next topic? Of course he's going to wonder why you don't want to answer what should be such a simple question for a person in the conservative movement.
And I'm sorry Christine, but you are NOT a big interview to get. Everyone stopped caring about you the day after you lost the senate race, so you need to stop acting like you're a such a big deal. I'm surprised conservative groups even want you around anymore after you lost them a senate race that they could have easily won with the other candidate.
She was promoting her book and by walking out she basically told the public don't buy it. When your in the public eye u have to accept public interest and if that interest is in a view u are selling in your book you do not walk out u stand by your view or stop writing. Facts are facts.
Gicker
Smarmy indeed. He's becoming harder, and harder to watch with every passing day. At this point I'd rather watch Jersey Shore reruns. UGH!
I'm with Mike on this one. If she REALLY believes in her positions and wants to sell the BOOK she's promoting, she should have enough BACKBONE to say so. And to be, in what appears to be her opinion, intimidated by questions of ambush, makes her a lousy candidate for public office not to mention carrying a crappy leadership style. I'm sure your Semper Fi handle here indicates you don't back down from a scrap. Why should she benefit from your support if she does. Misguided allegiance.
dms460
Isn't it being far more of a "performing seal" to answer only specific questions and not deviate from any intended message? Being asked questions that the interviewer - whose show you are on to promote a book - decides are relevant is certainly not being a trained seal. I can understand why she may have not wanted the interview to be reduced to a sound byte on gay marriage, but I really don't see this as being rude at all. Her presumption that a guest should dictate the course of the conversation shows a true lack of understanding. The media should be beholden and to the public, not to its sources.
It is a show...there is a risk when you go on media, different questions will be asked. All PR people know this. He asked about a subject in the book (which was very good by the way) and she made a bigger deal of not answering it...as to an outline – I worked on the Sally show for six years – yes there are outline but guests are warned that conversation by wander away from the planned script....it wouldn't make for good tv if the interviewee what just answering known questions.
No it is not admitting your view is wrong, it is admitting the host is an ass.
If she thought host was as ass she wouldnt have appeared...................... face facts ppl
She is use to Fox news not talking about her bigoted views.
Tsk, Tsk Jeremy, your post is bigoted. Someone who mocks other's views and opinions Bigot! Look it up!
GaryNZ
"Look it up" you say. Maybe you should follow your own advice. Bigot: "one obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his own opinions or prejidices", according to Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. Surely this definition applies more to Ms O'Donnell (and her fellow TPers) than to Jeremy. And if "mocking" is going to be the hanging offence du jour, then there's going to be a long, long line to the gallows (but I'm sure the Tea party will be able to drum up a numerous knitting-needle-knicking brigade).
"knitting-needle-knicking brigade" I'm going to have to use that one!
Good post! LOL!
Fox news would have NEVER brought up the gay issue. The tea party news channel (Fox News) cares for their own.
Phar lap
My dear man, you diffidently weren't rude.
What on earth is wrong with her not answering your light hearted question, which is beyond me.
If she represents the Tea Party, well not a good sign.
Miss thing
Hardly making America great again. What a joke. This is an Important issue to many Americans & if she can't even have a rational conversation about it then she's obviously not fit to run for any office. The tea party is such B***S*** I feel sorry for people who really believe this is a real political party & not just a figment of the corporate media imagination designed to tell non thinking Americans what to believe. It's not a viable third party nor is it a solution for Washington dysfunction in any way. Sad really that "they" think we are so stupid.
Yeah, right, America should go through a second revolution – America should go back the way it used to be, right? – America controlled by white people having black slaves, Christian-bigoted hypocrite thieves(stealing America from the Indians). Back to the cowboy days. Who are the real trouble-makers, tea-party followers????????
August 18, 2011 at 10:07 am | Report abuse | Reply
UKGirl
what an idiot, she's willing to come on and promote her book but not to answer questions that may be too difficult, I hope she doesn't run for office, because the questions asked of her may be too difficult for her.
Yianni51
How Chritine O'Donnell got to be so relevant is a mystery to me. Her run for the Senate was an effort to ride on the government gravy train and become a millionaire like all of the other senators. After all, she has never held a real job, has she?
That was totally ridiculous.She is a seasoned politician and should be able to handle what were perfectly lgitimate questions that Piers was asking.How on earth could O'Donnell describe Piers as rude is simply beyond me.As for the risible idea that she should get a free pass and only be allowed to talk about what's on her agenda, is simply beyond belief.Piers did nothing wrong but O'Donnell behaved like a prima donna, and should be castigated for her cowardice & immaturity.
NO VACATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT OR THE CONGRESS!..PLS. END THE 2 WARS..10 DAYS IN mARTHA'S vINEYARD..DOESN'T HE HAVE CAMP DAVID ?....AM DISAPPOINTED..SO MANY POOR IN THIS COUNTRY..
I hope you were using your caps-lock rage when George Bush started two 'budgetless' wars (read: contracts for Halliburton et al), and then went on to take more vacations than any other president in history.
Could there be one blog conversation in which a liberal who has nothing else to say intelligently doesn't blame Bush? How is the former President in this conversation where is 6 degrees of separation? YES we know liberals hate BUSH and if they had their choice they would string up by the short and curlies. But this conversation isn't about Bush or Obama, it is about Christine O'Donnell who has never held public office. It is also about a Journalist that was forced to resign from the Daily Mirror because of questionable actions... NOT BUSH!
JM: Maybe it's because Bush is the source of all this madness. What's the expression? "Follow the money". Do so and it leads back to GWB's irresponsible stupidity in creating humungous budget deficits (by reducing taxes while sending spending throug the roof by starting those two wars). Without the economic chaos that those actions caused there would be no political traction for Ms O'Donnell and her ilk.
JM, clearly you can't distinguish between a contextual response and a rant – but you've clearly got the latter down pat.
Bob Funk
Why not answer the question, especially since it was a huge campaign issue for her. It's like asking Palin what magazines she reads. These nutcases should walk off OK and keep on walking off until they disappear forever.
vic , nashville ,tn
She thought she is going to appear in America’s got talent for witch performance
CNN mistake same guy sitting in both
And this is the Tea Party? That this woman was ever taken seriously enough by the voters of her state to run for Senate is the true sign that most people, at least in her state and I would not doubt most of the nation, don't watch any news or read newspapers.
NO commiecrats
Have another beer o wise one. Thank to a lot of stupid broads like yourself the commies have bankrupted the country with their handouts!
Sherie
Piers....you where not being rude. She just wanted sales. Glad she left. What a waste of your precious time.
Creep!
Patricia Hendy
Well said. No one should be afraid to promote one's creation made from one's thinking process that influenced the final output. You don't buy a "pig in a bag". International viewer
She probably used to be lesbian, and it now bothers her to think about it.
ProseLingo
Sounds like projection to me.
August 17, 2011 at 10:02 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Piers asks questions to embarrass others with a smirk look on his face and is rude as a host. He kisses up to people he admires and mocks popular kicking posts with a veneer of decency. Such a jerk. This guest was appropriate to call him on trying to steer the conversation in direction he may have previously agreed not to go to get her on his groteqsue show. This kind of TMZ integrity should be a warning to other guests no tot go on this smug brits show.
You are a complete joke and a mug if you belive that garbage you posted. She obviously has something to hide and doesn't have the courage to air her opinions on TV. If she is doing interviews to try sell her grubby book then she should expect to answer questions on its content.
CSABI
If you can't distinguish rude behavior from proper behavior then there is littl eto be said. Piers was being obnoxious. It does not matter how stupid his guest his, he should not behave like a bully
CSABL: "obnoxious"? Was he raising his voice? Did he use naughty words? Did he call Ms O'Donnell a fraud/idiot/harpy? Heavens, if he had been even more cautious in trying to eake out of her an opinion that apparently is in the book she is publishing, then we might have fallen asleep. Compare and contract to Fox broadcasters, and then you will start to understand the true meaning of the word.
Epic Fail from Christine – behaving like a spoilt child because she can't control Piers' questioning – I bet she ran off to her hangers-on and cried "he was mean to me!!" – she needs to grow up!
I think she handled herself well. She explained to him that she agreed to the interview on specific talking points and he insisted on trying to steer her elsewhere. She made it clear she is NOT running for any political position and what is the purpous of the question.
I now know why I do not watch America's got talent, nor NBC nor Cnn.....CNN by far is to the far far left and they are constantly after the republican candidates. but you very seldon ever hear them talking down a democrat...and I am so tired of hearing "oh it's because Obama is black" B.S. I don't like him because of his 50% white side why is he black when he is half and half????? When his father abandoned him who took care of him? his white grandmother...He is NOT BLACK he is just a person who is way over his head and wants to change this country in the wrong direction. So get off of this because he is black stupidity
Morgan was editor of one of Britain's tackiest tabloid newspapers. He wouldn't stick to the agreed agenda because he lives for sensationalism. Good for her that she walked out.
He sounds posh, so you Americans – because you live by appearance, not decency – assume he's a gentleman. Bunch of Liberal whingers.
If he interviewed your "Failure -in-Chief" and put him in a spot, you'd be up in arms. And that is NOT a racist comment. I don't care if he's green with yellow polka dots – he's a failure!
Before the dems here have a hissy fit. I am British – Ihave a right to criticise him – When he fails because you oafs are masochistic enough to vote him back in – you'll bring MY country down too. Actually you owe us $356.5 Billion so we have a vested interest.
You wouldn't be calling him a "failure-in-chief" if he were white.
I'm British as well, and you are ridiculous.
Speaking of Failures-in-Chief, how's Cameron running your country this week? Condemned any more social networks lately? lmao. Obama inherited the worst mess in 75 years, and the man's trying to give it his best. Blame congress for this country's woes.
Semper-Fidelis, I WISH that Piers WOULD get our FAILURE-IN-CHIEF to sit with him in an Interview, I think he would
make him tell the REAL TRUTH as to his place of birth, and what religous "faith" he is and maybe he could find out why Michelle Hates America also.
I CANT BELIEVE these MORONS VOTED his A#@ into office!
So why didn't you have any "go back to Ireland" signs to go with your "go back to Kenya" signs tado?
MyMy.... How long did it take you to pull Obama into it. Blame it on Obama. She was asked a simple question. Not "are you or have you ever been a witch?" Simple question for someone who wants us to buy her book. Why can't she be asked the hard questions? For goodness sake the woman is trying to sell a book-BASED ON HER OPINIONS- and she can't give a pat politico response to an obvious, expected question?
CNN ... "far far left" ??? "Constantly after the Republicans?" CNN is *not* by any stretch of the imagination a station with a strong political slant to it. MSNBC is more left wing. Republicans are *scarce* in primetime. Likewise with Fox News, it is unashamedly right wing and Democratic spokespeople are "scarce" on Fox News.
oh btw, Piers needs to get schooled by Jeremy Paxman or John Humphrys. Those are two serious interviewers who do tough interviews very well.
civilPolitics
Hers walk off just shows how easy it is to spot a "phony" politician, the one who is in the fray not because they stand for something and want to work for it, but for the fame and money or orthodox ideology.
This gives me the idea that a good litmus question for the sincerity of any politician is this simple question: How old do you think the Earth is?
I do not care about the religious beliefs of any politician. I do not want a politician to take stand for Big bang theory or for Creationism. For me it is important that a politician makes informed, competent decision for the good of the country. Knowing how a politician stands on this simple question, I immediately know what decisions he/she will make.
Piers Morgan, please, ask this question!
I wonder why the people who gain a wide public voice feel everything is unfair but that which they want to talk about? If you're going to use your fame to have a voice, it is fair game to have it respond to anything requested of it.
who in the spotlight ever agreed to this "fair game" nonsense people always talk about? why does anyone who ends up in the spotlight told they must accept all kinds of abuses and trespasses that you or I would never tolerate?
In what parallel universe is being asked a simple question about a relevant politcal topic that a person used as part of their campaign platform an "abuse" or "trespass"?
Of course Peirce Morgan is rude.
He, and many other interview reports, doesn’t see it. I think they put themselves on a pedestal of some sort that justify to them such actions with wordsmithing and slanted questions designed to humiliate.
Plus I don't think I've ever seen a reporter interrupt as often as he does. That alone is rude.
Gosh, I wish CNN hadn't chosen him as Larry's replacement.
I think he would be better suited as a tabloid reporter not a main-stream CNN reporter. Kinda of white-trashy.
exactly, well said
Really? Phew, i couldn'v sworn you were a Hannity and O'Reilly fan. FYI, they make Piers look like a saint when it comes to interrupting and belligerent behavior.
The lot of these wealthy talking heads are all doing the same thing. Some are a joke and everyone knows it and others, like CNN, pretend to be legit. They are all doing the same thing IMO.
I don’t know who Hannity or O’Reilly are but if their as rude or worse than Pierce then they’re poor reporters.
Jolly gee gosh gosh gosh ScottCee! Did Mr Morgan bring a blush to your lily white complexion with his out-rag-eous idea of asking an author to expand on her ideas? Yes, indeedy, he should have kept to the weather and other quaint British topics like scones and clotted cream ...
No, I didn’t blush over it. But he was doing more than asking her to expand on her ideas. He was rude and it was sorta clear. Maybe she is not a great thinker, we get a lot of those in our leadership today, but his interview was a sham and, even if she stayed, wasn’t going to be anything but a show where he humiliated his guest.
I can normally form my own ideas if someone is good, bad, smart, dumb without an reporter leading and baiting a guest.
Peirce, as will so many reporters today are not reporting, they’re commentating. Though they don’t say that.
His actions are rude. ...Gosh Darn It :)...
What would be the ultimate test in my opinion, is to see how anyone who supports Piers Morgan's style, would react if it was directed at you or someone you loved .
The "fair game" thing accepted in the media is disrespectful of others. This case might be one of the less harmful of examples but the rudeness of some of these interviewers is worthy of a punch in the face half the time. But because anyone who ends up in the spotlight can be treated any way a talking head wants, we all have to go along . I applaud this person for not walking over Piers hijack and walking off.
Why the media is considered disrespectful when asking politicians about their position on gay marriage,
but the politicians who deny the gays civil rights are not considered disrespectful?
Because, IMO, CNN appears to have invited this "guest" on their show under a pretence that CNN would respect her requests on what was discussed and what was not discussed and they appear to not have honoured their word to this "guest" but rather chose to hijack her to make her look bad and make themselves look good.
Business as usual with these for profit tabloids.
Piers,
Hurry up and ask mcdonald what she did with the campaign contributions she ripped off !!!
This interview simply proves to me that Piers Morgan is nothing more than a tabloid sensationalist. Stick to So You Think You Can Dance or whatever other shows you're on. I'm a progressive Democrat and have no hidden agenda for a kook like Christine O'Donnell, but you're just bating her with as many outrageous, stupid issues that your staff can dig up. Why bother to have her on at all? Turning CNN off...
Michael Montgomery
Dude he is just doing his job. Asking her a simple question on what her view is on the topic,she is just trying to avoid it like alot of politicians these days
katie simoneit
shame on you piers, you were anything BUT charming and respectful.
B. Bergman
I didn't think your questions were direct enough tonight to O'Donnell. You or your researchers should have quoted her from the book on her opinions about the issues you pressed her on. If she states she is against gay marriage in the book, you should have quoted from the book and asked her to defend her statements. You weren't tough enough on her. Even Larry King used quotes from his guests books and it really seemed like you were not prepared enough to handle the situation. You made it too easy for you to say "its in the book". You should have said "here's what you wrote? Is this really what you believe?" I think you came off as weak.
JB050505050
FIRST TO GET IT RIGHT-
Fortunately for us all, her decision making abilities will never matter. But Pierce, he's absolutely right. Next one, I am sure you'll be ready. We hope.
Tommy D.
RUDE, RUDE, RUDE! I'll never watch you again!
Finally, Piers comes alive! I've been waiting and hoping for Larry King's replacement to elicit some real information and gut stuff and passion. It happened tonight. And I respect the way both he and Christine O'Donnell drew their lines in the sand, so my awakened enthusiasm isn't about ideology or point of view. Keep it going like this, Piers, and we viewers will never let you leave! Well done.
fishhead
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\
The best interview ever !
You got that witch !!!!!!!!!!
LOVED IT !!!!!!!!!!!!
kathy rogers
interesting, just wonder if she will accept the invite for tomorrow night!
Were it me, I wouldn't want anything to do with him again either. It's obvious that he is just being rude to boost his own ratings. What's in it for her? I feel sorry for his wife.
An excellent interview tonight , you brought out the real views of the T-party.
I would have left too, she is not running for office. Her opinion is not relevant. Piers was looking to try to add to the sound bites that paint her as a kook. Tough love Piers ? Try better questions. I miss Larry He never abused his position of a non biased host.
According to him she talks about the subject in her book. Obviously he would ask her about it if she mentions it in her book
Hi Piers. I care not one whit for Christine O'Donnell and am for gay marriage. However: It's my opinion that had you not rained masturbation questions and video on her just beforehand, you might've had half a chance to get an answer out of her on the subject of gay marriage. While you weren't rude on that topic, I do think you were rude in regards to masturbation. You would earn points if you would just call a spade a spade; you were being obnoxious right before you got to the topic of gay marriage. Perhaps, if gay marriage was a subject high on your interview priority list, you should have covered it before going to the base and embarrassing.
Former Viewer
I totally agree with this comment. Grow up Piers. Aim higher.
Prior to this interview, Piers Morgan seemed pleasant enough, engaged the people he interviewed and showed respect. This interview was painful to watch from the beginning, The harping on the old shenanigans of Christine O'Donnell – who cares? She handled it like a sport, but he didn't let up. There was a sleaziness I hadn't noticed in Piers which disintingrated into a meanness. I don't care for her and am not aligned with the Tea Party politics, but will listen for a bit. Should she have walked off? Probably not, but Piers was like a pit bull badering her with stupid endless questioning of masturbation. What pained me was the humiliating way the camera pulled back and diminished her figure as she's still calling out "am I off?" Shame on CNN. Shame on Piers Morgan.
I can't stand Piers Morgan and am glad he's gone to America meaning I see a lot less of him. However in this clip I actually don't think he did anything wrong except for coming across a bit smarmy. But then that is his default state so its hard to criticise him excessively for it.
She came on his show to talk about her book, he asked her questions about the views she expressed in it. She might have thought it a bad idea to answer, but had she been a bit more tactful in her evasiveness she could have got away with it without looking like a spoilt child. This was very much a case of "I don't want to play anymore and its my ball so I'm taking it home!"
If anyone wants to see a really challenging interview of a politician by a British interviewer, try looking here.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwlsd8RAoqI&w=640&h=360]
An Obama Voter
I also agree – Piers you went for sizzle and you were offensive.
Russell Dark
YOU, Piers Morgan, are the most RUDE piece of CRAP I have ever watche on television. You act like a snotty-nosed little kid that was spoiled rotten as a child!!!!!!
Grow up, you little twirp and learn to ask questions concerning issues that MOST people care about and not simply what CNN "journalist'" want to BROW BEAT people with. THAT ... YOUR RUDENESS was a perfect example of REAL HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Concerned 14 year old
Sheesh if you have nothingnice to say dont say it you are being reported by me
mervin
If you're 14 I've got news for you – the word isn't nice and people express their opinions. Get used to it.
If you want to see rudeness than go watch bill o'reilly.
This wasn't a great interview...Piers came off as weak. He made Larry King's questions look hard ball. I would have liked to see Piers use quotes from O'Donnell's book. He let her off too easy!
Well done Piers
its clear that these "new age" republicans are nothing but propaganda slogans. A politician must be able to hold firm on their views under every pressure, a representative of the people must represent without promoting personal gain. It seems the tea party takes root in the great revolution of world history, yet cannot defend its erratic views. This is unlike the founding fathers who died for their pursuits. I ask that you bring certain other politicians to light for their madness, such politicians that put unnecessary strain on public relations (ie. sarah palin, michell bachman, rick perry, etc.) I hope i am not sounding rude as well, thank you for your program as always,
Str8tlk
Of course Piers knew exactly what he was doing. He was trying to put her in a corner. Many time's he comes across with stuff just thrown out at the star. He needs to learn to pull back. Of course CNN is for everything with Anderson Cooper on staff. Play fair Piers, they could ask you about your problems back in jolly old England.
Morgan was asking about thing which was written in the book, she was there to promote the book, Morgan will ask the questions according to his viewership, not according to Faux.
Really, would you treat a man in that manner. Why heckle anyone in that manner. Piers you made an ass of yourself trying to dig up old news for your own rating. Christine, good for you ending the interview. Back to FOX news!
Well said Rozz
Sam B
Good call Roz. What posessed CNN to hire this clown?
Rasaay
I thought it was a very nice interview until she mentioned that she is a christian and wanted to stay within the topic of her book. We have't seen a scene like this for a long time in television interview. Good stuff for Daily Show.
While I like Piers, he was being aggressive and a bit rude. Ms. O'Donnell answered his question which appeared to clearly be off topic and clearly urged him to move on but he apparently wanted to trap her in some kind of gotcha situation. Piers and his colleague Anderson Cooper seem much more aggressive in asking personal questions to female Republican candidates than they do to and Democratic candidates either male or female.
Christine O'Donnell is a total whack job, but it was nice to see her walk off this whack job's show.
The ENGLISH - no wonder he is SO RUDE AND HATEFUL. He is from ENGLAND and, OF COURSE, CNN hires him. Says a lot about CNN.
I truly love the English but I have noticed that a lot of them use the inflated ego to make up for whatever their insecurities are.
What a ridiculous generalisation. That's like saying 'I love Americans but I have noticed that a lot of them tend to avoid giving their opinions on gay marriage. Oh and eat copious amounts of mcdonalds' you haven't met 'a lot' of the 7 million Brits in the world so don't make such outlandish statements.
Well that post was pretty rude and hateful. Pot, kettle, black?
I really miss Larry King. I really do not want to hear about gay issues. I think the airways are filled with Liberal talk show hosts trying to push this stuff down everyone s throat. I am more interested in other issues. but Piers cant seem to get off the subject however, I'm sure you are in with the powers that be to focus on gay rights. They wont be happy until everyone is gay.
LotusBB
Piers was never rude to O'Donnell, now she just gives me the heebie-jeebies!
Before she began with the R word, her credibility had increased with her honesty and directness to the questions, the banter was great! Afterwards, her true self shines again as a meek person always needing direction from others so why should anyone really care about her opinion.
Oy vai, she thinks you had the agenda?- Obviously she had her own.
Gene Ralman
Piers had a good interview going with O'Donnell until he noticed he hit a nerve. Then, he locked on to it. It was obvious that the girl was going to walk when Piers wouldn't let go. Yes, O'Donnell could have reacted better, but Piers lost the interview.
I agree with all the people who say that Piers Morgan is arrogant. He also has a huge chip on his shoulder. Who cares what happened in the 90's. Who cares about what people think about other people. Piers likes to stir the pot for no good reason and outcome. Piers Morgan is all about gossip and no substance. I can't watch this show anymore. Just awful.
worldsajoke
well said m, how often does he try and sheet a guest towards some silly gossip and the guest has to play along with the low road Piers tries to take people for no good reason.
How embarassing for both Piers and CNN. Neither party handled that well but as the host could have been avoided by simply changing the subject instead of 'beating the dead horse'. She has a right to keep her views to herself just as everyone else does. Only a pompous person refuses to let an uncomfortable subjuct go for the obvious joy of the power play. Last I knew adults were supposed to be civil to each other. If the host were really in control of the show it wouldn't have got the point of awkwardness.
Average Girl
What a load of crap, if it is in her book and she is doing a book interview, why won't she talk about it? She must be ashamed of her answer. A "good" catholic would have no problem stating out loud for all to hear that they believe gay marriage is a sin. So who exactly is she hiding from, catholics or gay people? I happen to not be catholic or gay, but here she is trying to tell us we should follow her ideas but she will not tell us what they are. This is a HUGE issue all over the country.
I was very clear why she did not want to answer the question. She is associated to the Tea Party. Any comment or opinions she may share reflect directly on the party and their presidential Candidate Michelle Bochmann and ultimately would be damaging. She a politician that what they do is dodge and she's no different than her counter part. Its fine because she answered the question through that whole exchange.
Piers, I am the rudest Gemini Lefty in Queens, New York.,
You were not rude at all.!!!!!
She wamted air time to bash other Political Partys.
Politics can get surgical with words, and some "men" on politics could swollow that either.
I abhore shallow people who act like perfect humans, and yet wont speak up on tv, but have the ego to write a book
and hide behind the cover...CRACK THAT WHIP PIERS-oH AND ASK AND DO TELL POLICY GETS MY VOTE.
Exactly. She wanted a Kevin Trudeau style infomercial interview for her book
Miriam Stange
As a 74 years old,,,please forget and quite begging that totally ridiculous young woman O'Donnell to return to your show. She walked off and took leave of your show and her book if she doesn't have the ovaries to stand behind the trash she writes in her book! Thiis Tea Bag most likely thought when God was giving out "brains" he said "trains"...she obviously did not get in the right line up! Spare us the Christine, Michelle or Sarahs...reality TV is already overwhelming and us seniors will just have to turn CNN off. mts
IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS WHICH POLITICAL PARTY WATCHES CNN .............. way to go LIBS. ONCE AGAIN, RUDE AND HATEFUL as ALWAYS.
What I don't understand is why CNN and other media outlets continue to invite people like Christine O'Donnell and other d-list people onto the network. People like Ms. O,Donnell, Trump, and others contribute nothing but confusion and mindless chatter. This continue parade of idiotic pundits and yesterday news does nothing but dumb down America. Please stop CNN it getting old. Its bad enough we have to hear opinion after opinion all through what use to be serious news items. It the number one reason why I now go online to news outlets like Al Jazeera English so that I can learn something about the real world. Piers second guess Mr.Howard Schultz should had been the lead guess. At least America would of been hear something interesting and new.
Milton E.
First let me say that I agree with all that mentioned Piers could have been more prepared. He should have had some quotes from her book(im thinking he did not read it).....which would have been easy to address as oppose to "tell what you think about this or that"....note: to his show's producer....make sure he is better prepared next time. But, I am very surprised by Ms. O'Donnell getting flusted by the question of Gay Marriage or Dont ask, Dont tell. When will people learn that you only get to play "miss wholesome" in the comfort of your own home. This society is moving toward a more reality-based time...unfortunate for some.....a true blessing for others. Grow up Christine.....Grow up.....you could have handled Piers better than that.....SHE MADE THE SAME MISTAKE SHE HAS DONE IN BOTH OF THE MEDIA CLIPS THAT HE SHOWED.....she trying to speak to what she thinks people want to hear.....Grow up !
You're not a journalist. You're sleazy. You NEVER would have grilled any man of any political party with the questions which you just pelted Christine O'Donnell – and to think you thought you were charming. Perhaps only in your own mind. This was the first time I'd ever watched your show. It's also the last.
Piers Morgan was rude to Christine ODonnell.... She answered his questions, but he was trying to intiminate her.... I don't blame her for walking off. I would have walked off long before she did and
I hope in the future the rest of you viewers will see how rude he is and can be.... I thought she handled it very
well ....
Miriam b.
From one Miriam to another, I completely agree! You would have better luck interviewing an ape. Happy birthday Elvis! What idiots these t baggers are.
Name*Jim
Rude?? Give me a break ! You have gained my respect . You appear to be one of the few that didn't " back off" afraid to be criticized . She is the original " wing nut" Oh my , I so sorry , was I rude . Jim
CNN CAN PUT TRASH ON NATIONAL TELEVISION, BUT THEY CENSOR THESE SILLY STATEMENTS.
You were extremely rude, obnoxious and totally arrogant during your interview with Christine O'Donnell!.
You did not come across as Einstein!!!!!!!
Agreed Prema. Piers was totally a bully. He took the lowest line of questioning. Shame on him.
both prema and miki are haters. He is just asking her stance on the topic. I do not know why everyone is getting worked up. I guarantee alot of people didnt even watch the FULL interview.
Michael...don't be a moron. I don't see anything that Prema an dmiki wrote that shows they are haters.
Missing Larry King_77
I agree! The interview was totally inappropriate and WHY 'Piers Morgan ' would you stoop to such a low level? For Ratings?!!
PTM24
Wake up Piers! Challenge Schultz on something. He says Starbucks provides "compreshensive" health insurance for 200,000 employees for $250M a year. That's almost exactly $100 per month per employee. That is impossible.
SBahoy
Schultz says he was raised on the wrong side of the tracks "without acess to the American Dream". He is suffering from rich-guilt and has forgotten that his story is the American Dream. Somehow, someway, he clawed his way to incredible success. That is the American Dream. Not giving it to someonw.
Piers, I agree with Ms. ODonnell. You were being rude.
I just switched off your program. You get really interesting guests but you refuse to let them finish their points. Here in America we call that interrupting. It appears that you never learned that interrupting in boorish. You've lost me as a viewer.
Mike M.
News flash, Garth: Piers will never read this.
Right on brother, i am with you, Piece alway interrupt his guests and that is a sign of Britsh stupid an childish EGO.Larry King is realy the King in my eyes.
G Briggs
Pierce what were you guys thinking, giving Air time to that lady. What a waste. Howard Shultz should have had the whole hour. We are trying to help America, RIGHT?
I smell a sequel for Bill Maher>O'Donnelious>that I would watch>please don't have this book promoting a used tea bag not a tea party would be>back on your show. I watched for the first time tonight and was disappointed that you did not walk out on her>in the the words of Putnam Pig>Oh CRAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
I do think Pierce interrupts his guests too much
But, in my opinion CNN is very balanced. MSNBC is liberal and will slant a story to their cause. FOX blatantly lies to push their agenda knowing most viewers will not verify but will certainbly spread the lies.
PIERS WAS NOT RUDE !!!!
Whats her stance on gay marriage ??? A secret..
According to her men are banned from masterbastion...
Lets ask her husband how many nights a week she is rude....
Keep your feelings out of politics or u will feel BE-Ruded.....haha.
Piers, You were not RUDE.....I thought it was a very relevant question and I am glad you doggedly put her on the spot.The gall of the woman to try to sidestep the question and try telling you what she wants to talk about!! Ask her to go to Sean Hannity's show on Fox if she wants scripted questions..... She is such a pea-brained person, I am surprised why you are giving her book or her any importance by calling her for an interview during prime time. Please do not waste your time and ours interviewing the types of Christine O donnell. Atleast I am glad you did not back off from the question.
Jaker
Christine, you're fired. Goodbye! (Piers, will be familiar with this saying).
You little "Troublemaker" you.
PS. Piers, "Rock On".
PPS. Who is Christine O' Donnell in the great scheme of US or world matters? Hmm?
I know, tis' hard to figure, is that question.
Kiki Loaeza
Piers Morgan could not be rude even if he tried, Cristine O'Donnell is obviously very insecure and parochial. Not good for any of her careers or life choices. She will maybe do better next time.
She showed how intelligent she really is. What a total hypocrite and tool !
Piers Morgan could not be rude even if he tried, Cristine O'Donnell is obviously very insecure and parochial. Not good for any of her careers or life choices. Maybe she will do better next time.
Piers, I always have known th eBrits to have a sense of fair play, but your behavior during the interview shows that you are an exception. You came across as a sneering and arrogant bully. Pick on someone your size. I have no time for Christine Odonnell, but you have a responsibility as a host.
Pride comes before a fall....I don't think you'll be smiling if you get exposed for the phone hacking ....
I agree! The interview was totally inappropriate and WHY 'Piers Morgan' would you stoop to such a low, low level? For Ratings?!!
It was totally inappropiate for Ms McWacko to run for office and be in the public eye.
to make money aon a BOOOOK
The Chritine O'donnell interview makes me realize that people we elect or almost elect to Congress just aren't as smart as everybody thinks they are, except that they all become millionaires with their position of power.
Hey Piers...Just to be fair and balance.... you should ask Howard Schultz his opinion about masturbation....
I am not a Tea Party advocate and I voted for Barack Obama. Having said this, I found Piers' interview with Christine ODonnell an unfortunate display of low level interviewing. It is clear he went for the jugular and in a bullying and aggressive manner. Ms. ODonnell is not running for anything and does not need to make clear her opinions on masturbation or gay marriage. While it may be in her book, if she refuses to answer on the third or fourth time, give it up already. Piers Morgan you should give some deep thought to your motivations and greedy desire for ratings.
Am so amazed we can all watch the same interview yet all have diff views...... Notice the anti Piers views are by ppl who didnt actually watch the interview all they saw were pretty pictures
Piers, this is the first time I have EVER watched your show. I happened upon it and I am glad I did. Regarding Ms O’Donnell, You asked the right questions, you were not the rude one, and were funny as hell. And, I agreed with your pro vs. con comment (and yes, I am pro! and, I am also a catholic 🙂
I do watch Fox and many of the other networks...I do not pick a network based on my voter registration; rather I look for the journalists versus the entertainer. Ms. O'Donnell should have answered your questions relating to her book she is trying to push - she looked very silly and wasted all of our time with that publicity stunt. Also, loved the piece with Starbucks CEO. Very interesting. Btw, I am a registered Republican. Great show - keep asking the relevant questions to everyone (dems, repubs etc) and I will keep watching!
nowlin wells
I think that the woman, Christine O'Donnell is very confused about who's show she was on and How to represent herself,as a mature individual. Piers Morgan is classy, and actually very tame. I would have asked her does she know anything about when President Regan was in Office and you went to the Super Market to visit Meat, cause it cost too much to buy. Also She is rather unstable and so she wrote a book, and exactly who is going to waste time, and she can not explain her beliiefs ? She should not come out to manage a show, but to show who she is, and she did that as someone without the understanding of communication to a mature Audiance '
Piers – This is the very best you have done
Now loyal fan
What a joke. I am embarrassed that she lives in the same state as me. She walks off a show when she is politically involved and asked a question as to her stand on a very important question. Yeah, we want her as president!!!
guy durso
Pierce,
I think your show is very entertaining.
How many people have walked off your show? Obviously she needs to stay off talk shows.
Also, she needs to stay out of the cameras eye.
Stop. Think. Think a while if you need to. The wretched extreme remarks from folk who've not received a proper education or even scored acceptable SAT test scores should not be dismissed. We should, rather, welcome, our brothers and sisters who've lacked an opportunity to learn how to think. It's not their faults. It's the system's fault!
People like some current right-wing extremists are where they are becuase our educational system has failed them. They've calvanized themselves around the notion that stupid people just might win a race and do stupid things in Washington. They delight in the fact that they've no real education beyond some 3rd rate, on-line college or, maybe, a land-grant school that doled out a lot of Fed loans to them. There's a Greek term for what the Tea Party is about. It's called "Kakistocracy"–goverment by the least enabled...the thiefs. The Tea Party are modern day political kleptomaniacs–e.g., their aim is to steal the government and brutalize it, not empower it. Moreover, look at what Bachman says and what Mussolini said.These are very dangerous times, but the dumb, poor, out-of-work folk hardly have a clue of the hammer that is knocking at the door.
It's not the Democrats that working people should be concerned about. Rather, it is the people who are focused on shutting down American governance that should scare the hell out of them. If any polarizing presidential candidate gets elected, we're down to soup cans and campfires. I'm not arguing for one party or the other, but what I'm saying is that one better be damned sure he knows which hammer falls next when he casts his ballot. Moreover, I encourage folks to not be manipulated by the emotional language of politicans–e.g., "Sure, he's saying the right things. Then he lets you down when he learns how hard it is to get somthing through Congress." In short, we need to focus on candidates who can convince us that they can hammer out a deal...instead trying to sway our private beliefs. –Owen
Lemuel
Piers was exceedingly lame tonight. He was bringing up the same tired old things that we heard during the campaign and was just trying to embarass her. She shouldn't have walked off, but there is no defense for Piers' questions.
As a guest on a talk show, shouldn't Christine O'Donnell be a bit more open to all the content in her book that she wrote? Perhaps if she was a bit more open to Piers' questions and curiosities, maybe the audience would have gotten a better feel for the book.
Coming onto a show to only talk about what you want to talk about is contradictory to how a talk show is supposed to work, am I right? She should have been more prepared to talk about ANYTHING from her book That would be like having O'Donnell appear on the Tonight Show and ignoring the questions Jay Leno asks her. Nobody can change the bias of a news station, so there really should be no excuse for "walking" out of the interview.
Lina Paniccia
I agree, Piers was very sweet, adorable and charming. He was not rude at all. He had a right to ask that question and if she had nothing to hide there is no reason why she would avoid the question. If you're proud to be gay and not ashamed why avoid it. She was wrong about being able to talk about what she wants. It's his talk show and he should pick the topics not her. She's the guest not the host. That's why I love Piers Morgan. He's not shy or afraid to ask questions. If something is in the book, why not discuss it. What are you hiding?
Wanda Raycraft
Did anyone see her tweet after the show? It said somethng like,,"I only agreed to appear on Piers' show if he promised not to hack my cell phone" What a joke she is. I went on her site after the walk off to really see what she's all about! Surprise, surprise she's a closed minded bigot who is bed with Fox News. I watched 2 interviews on the same subject one with Hannity and one with Greta and it was disgusting the way they were a mutual admiration society. The Tea Party is scary and it "conjures" up visions of a bubbling cauldron. emitting poison into the environment. Very Dark Arts like! Sorry couldn't resist the reference.
Hey Simo,
Like your answer to @Semper Fidelis
27atheart
Mr Morgan is an interviewer, cheeky or not. The real show was the counter point to Ms. O'Donnell's action and statements with Mr.Schultz's commentary.
On one hand, is a book author peddling their wares. Who decides that they will only discuss their talking points. The touting the "Second American Revolution" is pro Tea Party and proud of the partizan paralyzation and non negotiating position as good for business and the American people as this will fight the increasing debt.
The other, is a business man creating a movement in which politicians will not receive money till amicable discourse, true leadership on all parts is restored with confidence and authenticity. He, in his business, has shown leadership on a global scale and points to the debacle of the, dept.-ceiling-budget-crisis non resolution as the greatest threat to America's fiduciary responsibility to the economy, business and the People.
We can believe whom ever. So, I will cast my opinion by my wallet. I will not be buying a troublesome book but I will buy a $100.00 Starbucks card. I drink coffee, not Kool-aid.
She wanted to "CONTROL" the entire interview,,,wonder what her book is all about..no more Borders so I will not see it in book stores ....doubt that the book will sell ...
Don't worry Piers, you're not the only interview that she walked out on today. She hung up on a phone interview today in SLC when they started question if her primary win of 6% was really a "Significant Margin" http://soundcloud.com/magallanes90/kxrk-x96-rfh-christine
Is she a FLAKE,,,, or what??? Why do they continue to give these clowns tv time?? Her, Sarah Palin are both flakes.To think people would vote for them. If Sarah Palin ever became President, I'd move to Canada!!!!!!!You want to run for office or write and promote a book, be ready to answer questions!!!!! ENOUGH OF MY TIME WASTED!!!!!
Cherie Hebert
Could not agree more.
Typical GOP/Teabagger when they venture off Fox News interviews. When they don't get the softball questions they want or submitted before the interview they scream about rude behavior and ambush attacks. How can any sane person think he was rude for asking her about something she wrote in her own book or maybe she dosen't know what was in the book in the first place!!!!
I know Leo. So totally true about Fox and the softball questions. She kept saying I'm here to talk about the book. WELL...... talk about it then!! What a joke she is and her book must be just as bad. Unfortunately it will probably sell more now .....
Yassess Leves From TMZ
Hey I'm Yassess Leves From TMZ! Christine Is A Witch! Bunch Of GOP Candidates Goes Iowa Last Weekend. She's The Witch!
The issue here is that she wrote a book that includes statements about gay marriage, she has previously spoken in public about gay marriage, and now that she's promoting her book, she thinks it's not fair game. That's total BS. If you don't want to talk about it, don't write about it.
i don't trust either of these people.... nor any of the news channels mentioned... there all scandalous... profit driven & manipulative...
Attention Ms. O'Donnell, you are not the host of the Piers Morgan show. I believe Mr. Morgan sort of runs the show and you are a guest. If you want a show of your own, maybe you could do an infommercial and try selling your book that way.
Piers, I'm sorry that your original show plan has turned into general reporting of breaking news, more often than not, since its inception. I enjoy your style of interviewing guests. And I want to thank you, thank you, thank you for saving humanity tonight! You gave this nut a platform to show her true colors (again) and absolutely stopped her from wasting our time if she had any illusions of entering politics again. Keep up the good work.
What!? how can some people come on here and defend Fox and put down CNN? That is
obviously bias thinking, because the real issue here just the question Peirce
asked her. If it is in your book and you're on the show to discuss your book why
not answer the question, instead she calls him rude, that makes no sense. Ok
and lets be honest every news station is a little bias at some time, but CNN is
more unintentional bias sometimes but Fox is plain out obviously bias. I'll give
you an example although their is plenty. On the show the Five, Greg Gutfeld
actually pulled out a Perry/Romney for president sticker during the show. Also
out of the five only one is a rational thinker and that's Bob Beckel, the other
4 just defends the tea party, defames the president and democrats and usually
only Bob will disagree out of the five and make valid points. Really? fear and
balance 4 to 1 ratio. I think not.
Piers can be a bit pompous.Hhe has that twang in his voice that can make you squint, and wrinkle your nose when he speaks.
Pier, We watch every night and thought you interview and questioning of Christine was terrible, you handled the matter very poorly and your question were rediculious, I was surprisingly more impressed with Christine O'Donnell handling you and your rude and too personal questions, you could have moved on. You seemed to be close to losing control.
We have gone from a fan and support of Pier Morgan to probably not watching you again, very disappointing performance.
Oh Dennis – stop being a (ahem) "Menace".
This woman is the very essence of what is wrong with my generation. She is self-absorbed, lazy and poorly educated. It just shows what deep trouble this country is in when people such as this are put in places of power and influence. She's disgusting.
No Kidding!
Mayyjjo
If Ms. O'Donnell can't even stand up for her own book she shouldn't have agreed to go the show. Don't tell me she didn't know what to expect. She's had enough interviews to know. Piers wasn't being rude at all. He was merely asking her about her book. She was there to promote her stupid book, so answer the questions, dummy. Typical teaparty type. She should be next on the ridiculist.
Jeb Guy
Piers M, your mentally ill socialist European blind view of reality showed through in nasty interview to nail Christine O'Donnell on 08-17-2011 demonstrates your CNN bias propaganda! “We the People” see through your socialist agenda. Move to Cuba and drive a 1952 clunker-junker if it works and you can buy gas. Socialism has always FAILED! Read History.
I am not a fan of either party ! But Piers was very rude.. Bottom line..... No excuses. If you invite her as a guest, treat her like you would want to be treated... Just saying...
Regardless of political belief, conservative or liberal, it was clear Piers's intent was to embarrass Christina O'Donnell by repeatedly asking a non-relevant question. I agree for her own self respect she was correct in walking off the stage. He certainly wasn't charming as he called himself, but rather rude. I am not a fan of Christina's, but was looking forward to what she had to say. Unfortunately, never got to hear.
ZCan
The man was doing his job !!!!
WOW! I think she should have answered the question instead of attacking his manners" which btw are nowhere near rude"! That's typical right wing behavior.
It was sickening watching her talk.. It's women like her that ruin it for the rest of women.
She's a perfect example of token puppet public personalities.
Why was Piers asking Christine about masturbation? Gutter interview.
My last time to watch this show because of the rude, unprofessional manner in which the interview of Christine was completed by Piers.
The whole time Piers was attacking Chrisine instead of interviewing her with serious question. He talks about masturbation, witch craft, gay marriage, calling her names. Very bias and I don't blame Christine for leaving. She stayed for 20 minutes. Most women would have left after the 1st gutter question about masturbation
He was completely out of line. She was a guest on his show. She politely declined to respond to his irrelevant line of questioning several times but he apparently felt the need to try to pressure her into engaging him. She is not running for any office so why would he think she would be required to answer his foolish questions? So what if she is against gay marriage? Most Americans are. Americans are already heading down that slippery slope pretty fast. I'm glad she has values. I would imagine she's also against our legalized murdering of unborn babies too. Its a sick world and journalists who antagonize those who try to inject some morality into this culture are a big reason why. Shame on you Piers. You tried to be a bully and ended up looking like a fool. Biggest mistake CNN has made.
Jo Allard
I am with you Piers. More fuel for the fire to roast the tea party terrorist. I love it. They are so full of themselves. It's beyond laughable. In the second revolution I predict that the tea party will be hung out to dry just like the Tories and the Royalists. We the people, the poor the downtrodden, the elderly and the disabled will prevail in the end. The whole world is watching you.
Zavaré Tengra
I don't think her walking out had much to with her not wanting to answer the " gay marriage" question..She probably felt badgered by Pierece with his " masturbation" and " witch" questions and video clips that went on for a bit too long.. The " gay marriage" question was probably the straw that broke the camels back..Either way, she came across as unprofessional and ridiculious... If you want your 15 minutes of fame to last longer, by dabbling in witccraft,politics or writing a book, grow a thicker skin!!
P.Morgan showed the same classless tactics that got his old tabloid canceled.
O'Donnell merely established what she has denied in the past, including in her campaign spots, that being "she is a witch," and not a very bright one at that.
Ms. Witch is a typical teabagger, dodging issues, flip-flopping on issues, and feeling they should never be asked any tough question, especially if it's one regarding anything they've spouted in the past.
Piers was not rude, she was the rude one, but what do you expect from a witch!
I don't like the Tea Party or Christine O but she was right to leave. You can't ask women a buch of silly questions about: masturbation, witchcraft, mocking her in old videos, and gay marriage. It wasn't an interview it was an attack the whole time. Good interviewers are more balance. If Piers wanted to attack her do so with 2 out of 10 questions not every single question. Shame on your Piers Morgan.
How would you feel if someone asked your mother, sister, daughter about masturbation on national tv when she was on air to talk about politics and her book. What's wrong with your Mr. Morgan you are the heir of Larry King.
Mokkan
Neither my mother, sister nor any other relatives have chosen to be public figures. Politicians are subject to judgment in the court of public opinion, and their statements and actions are justly scrutinized. They expect us to place our trust in them, and they should thus be accountable for those statements and actions. Piers did nothing more than try to address issues that O'Donnell herself took time to discuss in the very book she was promoting on his show. The integrity of any political journalist rests on their willingness and ability to ask questions relevant to current political climate, not relevant to the agenda of the interviewee. Piers took her to task, and kudos to him for that.
Having read a number of the responses here, I'm compelled to pose a question to the pro-O'Donnell crowd: Do ISPs accommodate your chosen lifestyle, or do you have to physically move your rock to the nearest hotspot to get a Wifi connection?
Ok some people are saying Pierce was rude Pierce was this and that. OK what are you talking about she is a politician, he is a interviewer and this is a pretty straight forward question about the book she wrote. If we can't have faith in her to answer a question that should already be answered in her book how can we have confidence in her to do anything to help the country?
I like CNN and Larry King's old show. Mr. Morgan you have turned it into gutter tv. Did you really ask an attractive woman about masturbation on national tv? Seriously to a woman who won the nomination of a major party to be US Senator. Then talk about witchcraft and 20 year old clips of her in her old hairdos then mock her nonstop then ask her about gay marriage.
Great points Jen. I was waiting for the x-rated music to start playing in the background. I'm ashamed to be a fan of CNN tonight. I know of one show I will never be tempted to watch again.
Piers Morgan turned into Hugh Hefner tonight. Pervert
AdrianChilders.com
Hahaha Thats awesome! Is she gay?
Piers you weren't rude at all. If she is a politician its expected that people want to know what her views are. When you go on a show to promote something you don't get to talk about it during the entire interview. Anyway, I'm sure this is good for ratings. Maybe you should start being a bit more rude. haha
P.Morgan is a dirty old Brit
Sugeeth
Hi......... Piers........
I was relaxed after late hard working day, when i saw u was interviewing Penn who has written a so called book
"GOD, No!" U interviewed him in a nice and way. What u said was true that there are so many ppl around the world having Godly beliefs. Well, Im not sure those every belief is gonna last long according to my belief who's a born again christian youth (who broke out from a traditional christian church) in sri Lanka. Although ppl don't send u comments or feedback's from Asia there are so many ppl who are watching Ur program-me even in our country. I don't see its a book which will be an exciting book to read to every person has a Godly belief and across the globe. I'm not only mentioning abt The christian faith even other religions as u mentioned in. Hey Piers Why do humans automatically look up when they are in a situation, a spot of bother, in a problem where humans cannot solve! Beyond human control. Why is that? Its b'cos we, humans are creation of GOD the Father. That's why when certain pastors pray for sick in physically and mentally get healed completely. There is one name that any creation of GOD (True GOD of Israel) will obey and react to that name. A person who finds that name & calls upon that name will never be lost like atheists. Pls pray for Penn & his family, good to pray for another isn't it piers? Hey if there's anything u need as info of our beautiful country sri Lanka i will be able to help U! Keep up the Good work, stay in CNN. May GOD's Grace be upon U!
Piers Morgan = perverted old brit
erzan
Piers was being rude? then Fox news should be pulled off air. I've seen people point, raise their voice and speak over people plenty of times. He gave her time to reply and no reporter should be prevented asking sensitive questions when it comes to politicians. Why can't you thick people realize these people are suppose to be public SERVANTS. Ergo, if they want to represent us and have power, they should expect to be answer questions regarding their political held beliefs. We as the voters have a right to know them if they vote on laws that effect us. Some people are so thick is sad.
Where's the freedom of speech that Americans talk so much about??? Would she have walked out if Larry King or Oprah did the same? DO NOT GO on broadcast media (or any media) to be interviewed, if you cannot hold your own. Walking out makes HER look bad, answer and move on. She must have a bad team if they can't even schedule her day (and not provide answers for tough questions!) and that she needs to walk out on an interview to make her next appointment. Round 2 – Fox News...
Piers, you were not rude! Kudos!
No, Morgan was offensive and in the wrong and should be forced to apologize for being a bad interviewer and for twisting the truth. She walked out, not stormed. His badgering was repulsive and extremely rude. Not to mention highly unprofessional. Part of that article has nothing to do with what transpired. He asked her about gay marriage only. Why do people have to make such elaborations? Shameful.
Christine O'Donnell proved tonight that she is a freak. You're either fine with gay marriage or you're not. She's obviously against it. Why not just state that then move on. What a total total freak. Good Lord. "I skipped the womens republican convention for this."
An additional source to see who is Ms O'Donnell:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/christine_odonnell/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=christine%20o'donnell&st=cse
Piers-YOU were absolutely in the right! She was the rude B. She was just there to promote her book. I would not give her the benefit of the doubts again and let her on your show. Remember, it is your show and nobody elses and you do a great job. I love your personality and that is what makes you! Here is to many happy shows!
Shove the gay issue down our throats , why not they shove it up their butts. Time to throw-up!
Piers: 1 O'Donnell: 0. Don't write a book about politics if you can't handle the gay marriage question. Why would I read her book if she can't even answer a straightforward question?
People who are calling Morgan arrogant must watch the O'rielly and Hannity than only they are going to understand the meaning of arrogance.
Catherine Simard
It was a very simple question and I agree with Mr. Morgan, "a highly political one". Very easy to answer: Do you agree or not? Another person afraid of expressing their view for fear of consequences on their career! Walking off an interview is seriously childish!
I tape Piers every night and watch him in the am. I began to notice something weird after his Charlie Sheen interview. EVERY guest who came on after Charlie, Piers would excitedly ask, "What do you think about this Charlie Sheen thing?" Most of the guests looked puzzled and wanted to move on. You can tell by Piers dancing eyes and pursed little lips that he THRIVES on juicy gossip. Re O'Donnell: who wants to talk about masturbation/gay marriage when you came to talk about economic problems in America? I was mortified for her when he kept showing old tapes from her young years. I did many stupid things when I was in my 20s. Who hasn't? Piers, you are not a news reporter, you are a gossip mongerer. An embarrassment to CNN. Go back to the tabloids.
Jerry Doll
Piers Morgan has sreached a new low. You would think CNN could do better than Piers Morgan
Piers is a discredited journo in the uk – check out why he was fired from his job as editor of one of our gutter press tabloids. We wish he would be extradited to the uk to face charges over phone hacking.
Mad Monte
Just looking at Pierce makes me want to puke, listening to his snotty remarks makes me want to slap him. As for Ms. O'Donnell, she should admit that she is a closet gay who is against gay rights. That might make her book more interesting. I definitely wouldn't buy her book now.
It is telling that while she walked off after Piers kept asking about her views of masturbation, and weather she had ever sinned in her heart, the subject was considered so charged that CNN reported that it was over questions concerning gay marriage.
I am not by any means a supporter of tea party agenda, or O'Donnel (I am more of a progressive Dem), but if they don't think the subject is fit for reporting, why would it be OK for Piers to ask the question?
Being shallow and unable to hold your own in a tough situation is not a factor of being a woman; rather, it's a factor of being a shallow and weak person. That's what we witnessed. Once you take a public stance on an issue, if you don't have the backbone to stand behind it, then you'd better keep your mouth shut. And your pen quiet. Your words aren't worth the paper they're written on nor the ink expended in the writing.
Well said Vickie! Shallow, high school, petty, snotty behaviour. Don't write a book with your opinions in it, then do a book tour to promote that book, and then get made when people as your opinion.
billy warren
how can someone be such a jerk to make someone walk off a so-called show. you should be fired
Pakiceid
Sir, you rock !!
no you were not rude. and I love the way you replied ' NO I think I am Rather charming '
Great Skills
That was a pretty funny interview. I think the question was fair, as it concerned her book. Was it rude... no. Was this just more political dancing.... yes. This is the business of policy and politics. Piers makes money off of this stuff... so get over it. Everyone who ever thinks about doing an interview should consider that they will be given a curve-ball question that they might not want to answer.
Desperate for ratings, Piers follows a line of questioning (grossly unrelated to her book – see below) that he knows will fire up the intellectually weak and morally depraved, as well as give him a personal sense of sick satisfaction.
"Troublemaker is about where O’Donnell comes from—the Philadelphia suburbs with five kids to a room—and what she weathered in the 2010 election. But the core of the book is a clear, straightforward discussion of an America that yearns to embrace freedom and opportunity through personal responsibility, and how it is hamstrung and stymied by excessive regulation, taxation, and the sanctimony of a “nanny state.” And Troublemaker will deliver an important, rousing message about what we do with the quiet anger in America today: where we can go, and how strong we can be, from here. Warning readers that challenging the status quo makes the political establishment push back, O'Donnell wants to build a movement that will continue to goad it." – Amazon
frank burnsf
Based on this interview, it appears she will be a Tea Party hero. She talks about the second American Revolution - this time, I guess the enemy is the US government itself. It sounds treasonous, but there is a bright side - these are the same people who are fond of saying "America, love it or leave it!" So, we ought to be seeing a mass exit of Tea Partiers, and I say, good riddance.
Good job, Piers.
It's not Mr. Morgan's job to provide a nice white billboard for people to advertise their newest more or less creative endeavors on. The man runs a talk show, and it's explicitly advertised as a talk show where he asks tough questions. I like watching his show for that very reason. If O'Donnell didn't realize that was the type of show she was going onto, shame on her. Shame on her more, though, for thinking she was going to discuss a tough topic–did she really say "the second American revolution?–and yet not talk about tough current issues. She's an idiot, and Mr. Morgan did a very good job of making that clear.
I just watched the videos. Boy! I dont like him already! He was very rude, offensive, and disrespectful! I can understand it is "business" in what he does, but there is a fine line, and he crossed it! Go O'Donnell!
Angel Santiago
Piers, I saw last night that your requested that Ms. O'Donnell come back to your show tonight....why bother. Why give her a spotlight when she has nothing to offer as a politician or anything for that matter. Bring on your show talented, profeesional people as you have been doing. I see the news medias gives so much attention to these people like O'Donnell and Sara Palin...another waste of time, of course she got the spotlight last week, because the media ran to her instead of covering the candidates that are running. When Sara decides to run for Presidency, then give her the attention and take her more seriously.
Sharon Cannon
She was asking people to buy her book, so YES she should have answered the guestion, or not done the interview.
John Mazurek
I am very conservative and a Tea Party member in my community in Georgia.
I have found you to be a very insightful and thorough interviewer. I can guess at your politics but it would be a guess becasue the times I have watched your program you maintain a very good posture of objective journalism.
In the case of Christine O'Donnell, I found your qestions simple, direct and totally within the pervue of the interview.
Mrs O'Donnell needs some growing up, I now understand why she lost to an opponent who should not been elected dog catcher.
PS: You got me hooked, I will be watching more!!
Carla Edelman
Thank you, Piers! You didn't have to make Christine O'Donnell look bad–she did it all by herself! If she thinks that she's
a big enough player to stir up interest in her by walking off, she's misguided. Maybe if Pres. Obama walked off it would
be a story, but Christine who? C'mon, Christine, you have to be ready and willing to handle the question, any question,
because the public needs to know what you're made of. Piers, you did your job masterfully and we expect nothing less
of a good journalist. You were relentless in your quest for an answer, and the more evasive she became, the more you
probed, inadvertently exposing her weakness. This is the real world, Christine; the public demands and deserves to
know who you are if you are serious about governing anything. We can't trust you if we don't know you, and we will
never trust you if you back off from a question and have a hissy-fit moment because the interview is not going your
way. You showed your immaturity and inability to withstand pressure, and this was just an interview! It was an
opportunity for you to shine and prove you could handle any question, and you answered by walking off. Your stunt was
an embarrassment only to you, and Piers never looked better. When you walked off, the expression on his face was priceless; he appeared completely amused as he watched a spoiled child (that he had to tolerate), walk away when she
didn't get her way. I've always believed she is uninformed and irrelevant; now I know my beliefs are correct. Keep up
the excellent work, Piers; the media is our only hope of knowing anyone with political aspirations, and honestly, I want
to know so much more. I cannot entrust any portion of my country's government to anyone who is not forthcoming and
refuses to be accountable. Christine, you already lost whatever it is you're hoping to win.
Yahoo, Piers, you pulled a Larry King, You rock......yes... best interview...you were not out of line. Why is she so defensive? I would never buy her book.
Piers clearly was trying to derail the conversation about the book to shine the worst possible light on O'Donnell. It is a shameful way to act. I don't like or respect O'Donnell even though I agree with the Tea Party movement. But I disagree with Piers underhanded bait and switch tactic to get her on the show to ridicule her publicly for her beliefs (ones which I do not support). Journalism has become all agenda and no balance. Piers shows his true colors here as just another agenda-seeker who cares nothing of balance or truth. It was dirty of him.
Piers morgan would not treat Brad Pitt or Bill Clinton or some other person he admires this way.
If a person is your guest, you do not force things on them, you treat them respectfully. That Morgan stash calm and smiles while being a smug bully, does not full most people and the guest called him on it and foe the next week , he and Anderson Cooper will revel in their little mockery of a "guest" standing up for themselves on their mighty all important "truth" show. What a farce. These two wealthy twits enjoying their moment in the "news" spotlight, think they are superior to the select people they talk down to.
There is no poorer listener or a person less interested in what people have t say than Piers Morgan. .
Carsy E.
I would expect that Piers wouldn't treat them that way, because as humanitarians, they have earned our respect; Chris-
tine cannot ever hope to come close. What is an interviewer going to ask Pres. Clinton about his personal life or views
that we haven't already heard? He's answered the questions, and I commend him for never walking away. What is an interviewer going to ask Brad Pitt about his personal life that we already don't know? These two have put themselves out
there; they haven't run away from anything, because they understand that their public persona is key to their popularity
and trust. Their good works in the service of their country speak volumes as to who they are, and Piers would be mis-
guided to take such truly relevant people and hammer away at an insignificant question. The problem with ODonnell is
that she has nothing to say (that doesn't serve her own sense of self-importance), and she has contributed nothing that
is noteworthy to any event or need in our country. OOPS–I forgot, she has contributed her IDEAS, now there's a
treasure, but we must read her book to find some of those ideas, because she is too immature to discuss the ones that
may not make her look good to all viewers on national television. The only mistake CNN made was having her on the
show at all, but I think if anyone can write the book on how to interview someone who has nothing to say, it should be
Piers. He was brilliant.
Nancie
Piers, you need to understand what no means. You are no Larry King, that's for sure!
keithBX
Would have been even funnier if the clip was shown from "Monty Python & the Holy Grail" – "SHE'S A WITCH!"...
"BURN HER ANYWAY!!!!"
Lance J. Gosnell
What about the comment about how she hopes her book inspires the Tea Party to bring America back to a Second American Revolution. Honestly, what is she talking about? We only had one American Revolution unless she is hoping they cause one and if that is the case they are doing a might damn fine job.
Nushi
What a loser she is!!! She can't even hold an interview. I am so glad she walked out. She wasn't worth listening to anyway. He was gracious and polite and she was trying to get away with answering the questions. Now everyone knows how unrealiable she is. I would NOT buying any book that is written by her, good or bad. She is obviously racist.
Relax Piers, you did a great job and your interview was in order. Just remember that this wanna-be, O'Donnell, has a big head and thinks she is above the standards that we normal people must follow. She just wanted to sell her book and nothing else. I wouldn't interview her again, and give her the pleasure of speaking to the world about her book. Let her design and do her own PR. I ask that you keep going with your methods and I will continue to watch your show every night. Great Work Piers!
I don' t think Piers was rude at all. he was simply asking her questions that she has had expressed her views on before. She was the one that was rude. She acted like a spoiled brat who didn't get to talk about what SHE wanted to she went home. Boo Hoo! He is the host...HE asks the questions. This was NOT the Christine O'Donnell Show.
...she has no views. She said she didn't want to discuss legislative agenda and then states her book address issues on policy making. ????? She's just cashing out on Tea-idiots.
I'm not a fan or admirer of Piers Morgan, but I have to say in all fairness, that I thought he handled the interview brilliantly. His questions were fair, respectful, and if anything, he just let the guest dig her own hole and make herself look incredibly foolish in the process. Even after she dissed him and walked off, he was just as polite and even-keeled, noting that it is a good book, encouraged folks to buy it, and acted like a gentleman. I think she really blew it as did her amateur handlers who seemed to pull her off the set and stand in front of the camera. What a joke. Can't blame the media on this one.
Piers, you are a jerk..certainly not a journalist. Grow up.
He was not being rude, and it was a legitimate question. I think she was taking advantage of the fact that Piers WAS quite rude to his guest just the night before, and thought people would think she was justified in calling him rude.
My favorite part was when she said he should asl Bachman questions about this issue since she is runnig for public office when, of course, bachman is refusing to answer questions on this issue, too. Sensitive much, ladies?
If you said it in the past, and it is your belief, stand up for it and be proud! If you are NOT proud that you said it in the past, this is your opportunity to say so. She could have gone either way in her response and come off well. Walking away made her look nothing but bad.
I think Morgan is an arrogant old Englishman. This guy is bad news in Britain. CNN needs to get him off the air as the shows are in decline. Nobody can replace good old Larry.
Why must people always try to define someone by their beliefs if it is not what you believe so be it, is she beating down your door trying to force you to see it the way she does. He was just looking for something to generate more interest for his show and she didn't want to play the game. End of Story If you get backed in a corner concerning a topic you do not care to talk about isn't it best to walk away, to many people are so use to the PC line when someone does not want to discuss an issue they are wrong not to.................I don't think so, but he would have made it all about a yea/nay gay issue. I say go for it leave if you’re not comfortable with the interview. He got his desired result people are talking about his show and that was no doubt all he wanted, he didn't ask because he is championing the cause
I can't believe she called Piers rude, he is one of the few interviewers I watch because he is always respectfu, calm and allows the interviewee to answer the question. Unlike some who ask then interrupt and yell and state their opinions instead. Keep up the good work Piers. There are too few like you. You and Don Leamon keep me coming back to watch interviews!
Keepyourotherjob
It would seem just a matter of time before CNN's ratings slouch below those of Microsoft-NBC.
LA Bevilacqua
Obviously she is trying to sell her book rather than engage with a professional journalist who was trying to conduct an interview.
Doug, invite me as a "guest" to a dinner party of yours and belabour a question or topic I don't want to talk about and ask you not to talk about , and I will leave. If you compare Morgan's conduct between "guests" he kisses the backsides of and those he labels fair game . I do label that behaviour as bullying and on camera to make him look benign and his guest look like the problem. It is grotesque and why we tolerate this from being we have granted the spotlight is beyond me.
The for profit, so called "news" has gone so far of course trying to be entertaining and competing with Hollywood and tabloids .
The gay issue is big because it's an issue of discrimination. And a government that covets this because of religion, which if there was only one religion and everyone was a part of would make sense. If she (the Tea Party) can't answer a simple question (stand up for your beliefs), and this is an example of the political course, then this country will only deteriorate further.
Debbie M
Whey is he called a 'host' and his interviewee a 'guest'?
Seems more appropriate to refer to his ilk as 'perps' and the guest as 'victims'.
She wasn’t professional not unswerving the question, is clear that she felt offensive and very emotional with a topic that is in the interest of the American people. I understand she can be a conservative person but not ignorant in avoiding a question about gay people, who are American too. She needs to learn to answer all questions…She is a public person, unfortunately without self-identification.
Bill McLane
I don't think Morgan was rude nor do I think O'Donell was offended. What I think happened here was O'Donell decided to walk off the CNN program long before she arrived on the set so she would have something to whine about when she appears on Fox programs.
Stephen in VA
This whole thing was planned, I'd bet. Had O'Donnell just completed the interview, it would have gone down to something that was only watched by fans of either Morgan or her. When she walked out, she elevated this to the level of gossipy news, which brings her and her book to greater attention–positive, negative, doesn't matter; it's all book sales. Harry Potter sold very poorly until the Baptists started burning the books. No such thing as bad publicity, they say.
You were totally awesome in the Christine O'Donnel interview. I loved it.
Bryan B.
The whole event's another example of Tea Party childishness. The whole "If I can't control the situation then I quit" standard of behavior. It's their standard of behavior – assuming they speak for all Americans and speaking over everyone in a bullying manner. It's all so Talibanish, the way they want to control the world.
What is wrong with you people? Piers stuck to the facts with O'Donnell. O'Donnell was so evasive it was totally funny. Piers cannot help it if O'Donnell wishes to look like an idiot. O'Donnell did not want to answer the questions because she's not a candidate for office, it is too funny, what a lame excuse.
O'Donnell, who are you? Quit hiding behind the facade.
For me it's not about Christine, she's not too bright, it's not about CNN, democratic leaning, Fox News, republican leaning, or even about dinner parties.
It's about Piece. He's rude on his show and on other shows. I wish CNN would find a replacement for him. Having Piece as Larry King's replacement is, for me, terrible.
I do watch the show sometime, though not as often as I did with Larry King, because I’m interested in the people he is interviewing. But he’s always a distraction, intrudes too much, doesn’t lead the conversation well, humiliates guests, etc. He’s rude and should be replaced.
Too funny, it won't be long before O'Donnell starts talking about Gays and withcraft, OFF the air. She will show her true self away from the cameras.
He will never have the skill of a Larry King. Not many would. But CNN could find someone that wasn't as tabliod or white-trashy as Pierce.
I'm sick to death hearing about "gay rights." I'm glad she chose not to answer Pierce question. She isn't a politician and I'm not interested in her personal thoughts on the matter. If Pierce wanted clarification on a statement in her book regarding gay rights he should have quoted it from the book with the page number it could be found on. It was a bad interview and personally he came off unprofessional.
I watch Piers on AGT and Piers Morgan Tonight. I love his dry British sarcasm,Ms. O'Donnel should have answered the questions. But Piers i take offense to the comment you made "Christine O'Donnell, making America great again." I can't think of why you would have said that! What did that statement have to do with anything? The majority of politicians including the President (not just President Obama) is not what makes America great, they have proven time and again that they are interested in serving themselves and their projects not the people of America. The unwielding spirit of the American people is what makes America great! I'm glad she left the show, I would much rather listen to you and Penn Jillette.
Everyone knows that tea partiers do not support anyone different and that dont share their same views.
Michelle B's only response NOW because before she announced she was running for President was an avid speaker against Gays and DADT, now her "standard" response is "Im not here to judge, Im here running for President" and over and over again when asked the Gay question, this is her response but Michelle, we have the footage! lol. lets go to the video tapeS.
Ask every guest you have this exact same question (politician or not) and then you can say that you treat everyone fairly. Until then it is just a fake news show trying to get ratings.
I agree with O'Donnell. I'm done with Piers and CNN.
sue gettings
I am glad she walked off, she is a idiot, she cant even answer the question.
I fully agree.
The Christine lady doesn't seem the sharpest but what Pierce did was rude. That's not an interview. That's attacking. I want to see interviews and learn about the guests. I can make up my own mind aboiut what I think about the guest. I don't care to see guests attacked and directed into 'Gatcha Interviews'.
i fisher
I used to enjoy Piers Morgan, but i will never watch his show again. He invited Christine O'donnel on to attack her. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS. SHE WAS A LADY, SHE ADMITTED HER MISTAKES. TO SHOW HER AD AND TELL HER IT WAS CREEPY, IS JUST BAD MANNERS. I AM ENGLISH, AND I WAS ASHAMED OF MY COUNTRYMAN. IF THAT WAS KIM KARDASHIAN HE WOULD BE SO SWARMY AND NEVER DO THAT TO HER. HE IS A STAR WORSHIPPER. IT WAS AN OBVIOUS SET UP. SHAME ON THE PRODUCERS! LARRY KING WOULD NEVER DO THAT!
TruthAddict
That's really not a fair fight – Piers versus The Witch. Piers handled that situation like a true professional. I was skeptical when it was announced that he would be Larry's King successor, but Piers has proven to be the best interviewer in the industry.
Darlene Davis
Way to go, Piers! You were a gentleman with Christine O'Donnell. She was TOTALLY out of line, and made herself look completely inept!
Piers was a little rude... And a little stupid for interviewing this twit. The Tea Party people and Glen Beck's, Ann Coulter's, etc. are the Alice Cooper's, Rob Zombie's, Howard Stern's, Steve Dahl's, Jerry Springer's, and Ozzy Osbourne's of the 2010's. They're getting rich on shock. Alice, Rob, Howard, etc. were/are harmless because they didn't form policy, yet the Tea Party types claimed they eroded social values. The Tea Partiers are dangerous, however, given the policies they claim to support threaten our First Amendment right to freedom of religion, the funding of our schools, and virtually all other government funded social programs. To continue giving the Tea Party fruit cakes a voice is irresponsible. Find some other people to interview; some educated people with viable solutions. Turn off the shock politicians.
She's so pathetic !!!
She is a coward, and the road has just one way, that's why she wrote on the book, but doesn't talk about it.the way that talks what she wants without discussing about it! Bottom line coward!
Bgram
Just another liberal playing the "gay" card to bash a conservative. Why is it okay? Why is "gay" in our face every where we turn? "Hey, I am straight and I am gonna make a big deal about it". Really, nobody cares! Get over yourselves. When are we going to have a "Straight Pride" parade?
Bottom line is if you are in the public spotlight you need to expect to answer questions (controversial and not). If you are a politician, then you are absolutely should be interviewed with further scrutiny, especially if you have strong stances on controversial subjects. Gay marriage is a major issue for many (not me personally) and politicians who refuse to answer questbions on stances such as these should be hit with major criticism. This goes for Chris Christie who refuses to answer if he believe in evolution, Herman Cain who refuses to provide a straight answer on his views of Muslims and Michelle Bachman on nearly every question she gets asked. Who do these people think they are that they can refuse to answer questions on fundamental social issues and force journalist and the media to only ask what they feel comfortable answering truthfully. It is simply because these people know they will receive backlash on there social views (because there views are backwards) and so they choose to ignore them in order to make political gain.
This is what Americans like me say is what forces us to lose credibility in our so called political leaders. Grow up and answer the questions if you believe so strongly in your views!
Bad kitty no milk tonight
We have found a WITCH may we BURN her????
How do you know she's is a Witch?
Ah, she LOOKS like one!!!!
Sabatini
After viewing the video and reading the comments made by all above, I have to agree that:
"He was born with the gift of laughter and the sense that the world was insane."
Justin my good man, check it out, that is just another version of idiot # 2
Which is then saying that in the end, you believe, nobody is smart and thus why the "worldisajoke".
However this creates a paradox for if a self-proclaimed idiot says the rest of the world is all idiots.
What is so wrong with setting parameters and rules to a person whom you are granting an on air interview? And what is so wrong with ending an interview that is being filmed where the person seems to be ben ton making you look badly? I don't really understand people who go on and expose themselves to for profit stations like CNN, but I goes it is the risk individuals take to self promote. So such people really can't cry foul when it goes badly.
These days CNN acts like it's the high court room of public opinion and people are on trial and Morgan and Cooper are some superior appointed authority taking on behalf of the people. They really need to get over themselves. These wealthy highly paid puppets of CNN sure as heck don't represent me or my point of view.
The host, I believe, is free to ask anything he/she chooses. The guest is free to answer any question he/she chooses. If the guest declines to answer or comment on a question, it's time for the host to move on to the next question. There is no point in turning an interview into an ugly Jerry Springer-type confrontation which seems to be Morgan's intent.
The odd thing is, it is a very rare host who would badger a liberal guest as Morgan did O'Donnell. Yet, they never hesitate to badger conservative guests.
This brings to mind the Newt Gingrich vs Chris Wallace confrontation during the recent GOP debate. Conservatives always seem to get "gotcha" questions. Liberals always seem to get "softball" questions.
Again, O'Donnell is not just a guest, she is a ex-politician who has/had influence over policy and law in our country. I find it an obligation for a host interviewing ALL politicians to get straight answers on controversial viewpoints. These socials issues (gay marriage, abortion, civil liberties) are very important to some...some more than others and they must be scrutinized.
I agree that maybe Piers Morgan (who is a liberal) may be more inclined to push these things on a conservative because its a conservatives viewpoint that he may find radical. But, this should be a negative on Piers because a leap and a jump over to Fox you will have the same being done to a Liberal but a conservative host, such as Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, etc. The reason why it may not be so obvious on Fox is because Fox hardly ever brings on Liberal Politican and when they do they instead cut them off ( i.e. Bill O'Reilly).
Regardless of the Hosts political view, all politicians must be asked the controversial issues (regardless if they want to be asked or not) because these views influence lives. My last point is that I strongly feel that Liberal views are less controversial and therefore there is less to scrutinize.
Lee in Chicago
What can you expect someone who ran for the senate and did not know the separation of church and state? She just wanted to sell her book and spread Tea Party ideology.
O'DONNELL IS SUCH AN IDIOT. SHE BELONGS WITH BACHMAN AND PALIN. WHO WOULD BY HER BOOK/
Piers . . . I cannot believe that you think you weren't rude and insulting. Now, I'll be the first to admit that Christine O'Donnell is somewhat ridiculous (as is Palin and Bachmann) but I feel you went to great lengths last night to ridicule and embarrass her. The first round of video clips were of her "witch" moments (both the Bill Mahar Politically Incorrect segment and her political ad responding to it); then you showed a whole series of clips of her as a young girl talking about masturbation. Your final segway to attempt to get her to talk about gay marriage only got you into deeper trouble.
Frankly, it looked to me like you intended to debase and ridicule her . . . and I cannot believe that CNN is supporting you in this behavior. I noticed tonight you had some gentleman join you and reinforce your bad behavior . . . but no response from a serious, intelligent woman.
Sorry, Piers . . . but very poor journalistic style. You should know better! Like I said before, I don't like her or her views but I applaud her for walking away from you last night.
Mr. Morgan created the awkward moment....lost at his own game. Just be the bigger person and let it go. But you are not, and that's why you keep talking about it in an attempt to convince everybody you won when you didn't!!! Sorry bub. You lose. I dare you to show this message on CNN.
L.E. Mental
Good heavens I'm surprised Piers didn't walk out himself having such a duff guest who even as a former politician couldn't string an educated sentence together! She's got the 'ol religulous programming/conditioned 'speak' – it can't answer anything but its own spiel. I'd love to know the text of the speech Ms O'Donnell made to the republican women's dinner afterwierds (sic)... eh Piers? Rah rah rah! Is it? Or Blah blah blah!
I thought it was amusing how they were both trying be nice and still argued. Calm arguing
This is a great example of the Tea Party mentality. You either conform to their demands or they will take their ball and go home. The Republican Party has been hijacked by a bunch of nuts. While I have always been a Democrat, it seems that in the past that when the chips were down for the country both side of the aisle were able to work things out. Not the case with the Tea Party. Give in to their demands or they'll trash the county. I miss Bob Dole and Nutty Newt.
Carrie Prejean and Christine O'Donnell – I don't see the difference.
Haley Powers
It was pretty self serving after she left to put her down and get others to agree with you. Just move on to another topic
Piers you were Not Rude but she was certainly creepy. I was thinking perhaps we are being too hard on her...maybe she was wearing new Running Shoes & wanted to try them out, yeah that's it.
I forgot to mention that we Really Love Piers & his personality.
Come on Piers.........that Mr. Fallows you had reviewing Christine O'Donnell was just a fast talking big blow hard who would never say anything positive about anyone who is not a Democrat like he is. He sounded like a very mean man. Get someone who could give an honest unbiased review and make positive suggestions. You seemed to be a bit flustered yourself...a bit nervous and talking fast after O'Donnell said you were rude. Now, you are just keeping it up. I do have to admit that your piece on famous "walk offs" was funny.
How bloody, rude and seriously in appropriate! Pier Morgan is just like any other liberal. He needs to ask himself alot of those questions. Biggit ass! For real, Why?! So she came clean on alot of subjects in her book! Making her late for another interview was a stunt on his part! So her can take his stab at smearing her name too! Dirty Little bast$#*d! Go back to England!
not only did Morgan cherry pick a panel last night to further attempt shame Christine O'Donnel for choosing to not tolerate his bullying and walk off, but when one of the experts he chose to try and further ridicule Christine O'Donnel started adding some balance to the discussion, and about her action, Morgan interrupted the guy and went to the other person fishing for more agreement that he was right and O'Donnell was wrong.
It is an insecure passive agressive kids like Morgan and Cooper who often end up on TV.
And I am not a fan of O'Donnell, barely know who she is. I just dislike CNN, it's overpaid talking heads, and the way it presents itself as the king of the people's court of opinion, just because it can afford to do so. And that Cooper and morgan reserve the right to hijack and embarrass guests on public television, our air time that we grant them as an audience, at their discretion is offensive to me.
not only did Morgan follow up this incident and cherry pick a panel last night to further attempt shame Christine O'Donnel for choosing to not tolerate his bullying and walk off, but when one of the experts he chose to try and further ridicule Christine O'Donnel started adding some balance to the discussion, and about her action, Morgan interrupted the guy and went to the other person fishing for more agreement that he was right and O'Donnell was wrong.
You will notice, that Morgan is milking this incident, and showing the clip of her walking off over and over but not showing the part where he badgers her for an answer and will not accept her decline to discuss a topic. Watch the whole clip and then watch the clip Morgan is showing over an over. Very clever editing. Silly "news show" Blatantly dishonest.
thomas mc
How DARE he talk about the things she talked about to make a name for herself.
But hey, without hypocrisy, the Tea Party wouldn't have anything to offer except lies, bigotry and hate.
Christine Old' DonKey is stupid period.
I fully agree. I didn't know much about Ms. ODonnell but I thought it might be interesting to hear what she had to say because of all the fuss about her witch ad. But Peirce wasn't going to allow that. He was going to lead her and embarrass her and hit her with 'gotcha questions'.
I don't mean he has to just let her ramble on with anything she wanted to talk about but geeeez, give it a break Peirce.
Larry King was an expert, Peirce is just Tabloid.
And his chest pounding on last night's show was laughable if it wasn't for CNN's power in the media.
what a waste of air having that moron on.
For the most part I agree, though I don't think you should be call Peirce a Moron. He is just not good at his job.
She would sooo get it.
Jeff Morris
I was watching the show and I thought that she was being subjected to an easy interview. The interview standard was well below the level of say Jesse Ventura, who was also been the show regarding his promotion of a product/show. Ms O'Donnell was there to promote a book called "Troublemaker" I believe. Well if thats the extent of her troublemaking, then the public and notably the US Senate were spared her rather limited talent and even more limited intellect.
Well done Mr Morgan, but tell me: whats it like to interview an ornate lampshade with the light bulb burned out? It seems that's all Ms O'Donnell has to offer as a guest.
Absolutely rude of Peirs. He showed himself to be a jerk. O'Donnell had set the terms for the interview and he persisted into an area she had said was out of bounds for that interview. If he didn't like the terms of the interview, he shouldn't have given the interview – that was his choice. He violated the terms and got dished. Bravo for O'Donnell standing up for what had been agreed on and not being bullied into rude interview tactics! And then Peirs acting like the wounded one! What a cry baby! What an idiot.
Having lived in Delaware many years I supported Christine's run and success in defeating a renown liberal republican senator. However while campaigning for the election she appeared to misspeak time and again. So here again she chooses to appear on a left wing talk show that she should have realized only invited her in order to embarrass and belittle her. I love and support you Christine but you just make to many poor decisions.
CNN – Send the blok back to london- WHY DO WE AMERICANS NEED TO HEAR FROM A BRITISH SLOB. NO MATTER HOW UNQUALIFIED she may be - We do not need this man coming into our living room each day..
CNN 'The most trusted name in News' has just been busted by this sophisticated muckraker.. THROW HIM OUT – CEP
Rocy
I'm not here to defend O'donnell, but didn't Piers Morgan get into quite a huff a couple of times when asked about the phone hacking scandal?
It is your mistake to have invited her in the first place, WHO IS SHE ?? she doesnt deserve attention, keep your good Job Piers Morgan,
I always had a sense that Christine O'Donnell was unbalanced and this interview solidified that.....
yohanne
I will not vote for her (if she runs in office).
I will not buy nor read her book.
What's that thing, irrelevant? lol.
Know that all issues are relevant. No matter how you decide by yourself, whether they are or they are not.
No, Pierce handled the interview well. It's just that o' donell was a BIG JOKE!
what's the anme of the book? making trouble? lol...
She is definitely not fit to lead america.
Well here's the simple logic:
if you can't handle a simple and single question,
HOW CAN YOU EVER HANDLE a whole lot of them?
Say, if you're in the higher office, you are accountable to those responsibilities
whether you choose them or not.
Because in this case, you do not define them,
the responsibilities define you!
A lot of people describe Pierce as worse,
but the fact is,
she couldn't just stand up to him,
and she had let her emotion ruined it for her, and I say
that's more arrogance in her part than in Pierce' part.
How can you expect a President to act like what she did (if ever she becomes a President).
claryssa correa
I don't understand why the press waist so much time on this girl that we all know stupid...?
She wrote a book that probably someone else wrote it for her... Lets move on!
Another Sara Palin in training.... Talking points all day long. All I have to say is OMG! what an idiot.
I by no means am an O'Donnell fan but Piers Morgan is snide as well as a sensationalist. He programs in the interest of his viewers and is truly not concerned about his guests feelings. Is this okay? Sure, no one actually has
to go on his program. However, when politicians pick and choose exposure they are categorized immediately as cowards. I conclude, on the whole, that those who choose a political career have some sort of personality deficiency to begin with.
Piers – I noticed that a good percentage of people commenting on this blog entry don't support your treatment of Ms. O'Donnell. Why wasn't this point of view represented on your show tonight (Friday)? At some point someone mentioned that yours was a "news" show – where's the balanced reporting in this "news"?
I think you are wrong Morgan in pushing O'Donnell to respond to questions she choses not to answer...You need to respect other people...However! I do enjoy your show...
Nedlip
The question on masturbation was WAY out of line. You're getting to be known as the Great Master-Debater! Let's ask questions that pertain to politics. Not your personal obsession.
SKing
@Kay Young: You go on ahead and make an interview show where you only ask people what can safely be considered by everyone watching "public domain" information. Go ahead. You can call it "Stuff you already knew about everybody." Come back and tell us where your ratings end up.
Seriously–c'mon. There is a limit, enforced by the FCC, and within that limit everything is fair game. If a visitor is sensitive to, as you bring up, her dress size, to the point that she will run scared if asked, then she probably shouldn't agree to be interviewed on TV.
REMEMBER SHE WAS THE WITCH..SO CHARLIES ANGELS ARE COMPLETE THE PINUP GIRL (PALIN) THE IDIOT (MICHELLE) AND THE WITCH... I CAN SEE CHARLIE FROM MY HOUSE
Bernice Caprini
I am no admirer of Christene O'Donnell but there was othing bizarre about her walk off of Piers Morgan's program. He is downright rude and I will not watch his program any more. Yes, he kept up the talk about lust, masturbation, etc. to the point that it was disgusting.
I'm no fan of Ms. O'Donnell, but I have to say that Piers was beyond rude in this interview. With most guests he’ll bring up embarrassing episodes from their past and then allow the person some dignity by moving on to other subjects. Why in this case did he need to air three embarrassing video clips, followed by an unrelenting series of questions that Ms. O’Donnell was clearly uncomfortable with? If after 3+ refusals to answer a question on gay marriage, doesn’t he think we’re intelligent enough to guess what her opinion is on the subject? Extremely unprofessional Piers!
Jan Chisholm
I am not a fan of the lady, but I do think since she is not a candidate Piers Morgan was acting like a spoiled child. I will no longer watch him, since he is such a bully and I have had the reaction on American Has Talent. He could let people down gently, but he always goes for the throat. Regarding Piers Morgon interview I thought it pathetic that he had to have only people who agreed with his handling of the interview...PATHETIC...
You Tea Partyer's are crazy as hell! You want to bash everybody else, but can't answer a simple question. She's stupid, and I can't believe anyone would by her book...why should we listen to her. You idiots will follow the dumbest people.
You said the Tea Partyer's want to bash everyone else.
But you call them 'crazy' and 'idiots' then said 'she's stupid'. You are bashing too.
We don't need to attack each other and we don't need rude interviews to learn about people. Peirs' predecessor, Larry King, didn't do that. He was such a pro that if his guests wanted to be dumb he created a enviroment that allowed it without tabliod rudeness.
The Tea Party has gotte away with behaving badly with its "gutter" politics and no one is saying anything. This country right now is NOT having an intelligent political dialogue. The crazies "aka" Tea party idiots are singing the loudest and those that are supporting them will follow that sad tune over the cliff. STUPID!
I love cnn but I will never watch ANY story by piers morgan again. He is sleazy and has a nasty mouth/ mind. He is like those gossip magazines and I see lots of people like that stuff..so, good luck but I hope cnn gets rid of you. You make the quality of programming in this news channel sink into the gutter along with Nancy Grace....bye
JusBidniss
I want Piers to invite Bill Clinton on the show to talk about a book covering a wide range of topics, and then pester him to death with Monica Lewinsky questions. Does he still see her? When did he last speak with her? Did he ever find out the definition of "is"? Does he still enjoy the occasional intern-marinated cigar? Don't cover ANY of the serious political topics Clinton THOUGHT he came on to discuss. Run the Lewinsky thing absolutely into the ground. Lure him on by making him think he's going to be treated seriously, then 'cartoon him up', real good!
When Piers does THAT to Clinton, THEN he and the rest of his liberal cohorts can talk about Christine O'Donnell.
Oh, wait a minute! They would NEVER do that, would they? After all, Bill Clinton's neither a conservative, nor a woman!
Very good reply.
As a fairly popular President no one would put up with that sort of treatment of him.
But Ms. O'Donnell doesn't have the reputation that demands that sort of respect.
But to have Piers use that as an excuse to be so rude is just sort of trashy and tabliod. CNN should consider doing better.
Emma Hatchell
O'Donnell's expectation for the press to be a promotional tool for herself is a direct challenge to our right to political transparency. The press is there to probe and to supervise, not to serve the personal interest of any politician. This is the way things go in the U.S. – a democratic and civilized country. Sober up, O'Donnell, you are not in a country where politicians control the news agencies!
To add to my previous comment. Isn't it people like O'Donnel who are always claimaing that Gays are asking for "special rights". Talk about special rights. O'Donnel seems to think that she alone should be treated differently than anyone else on an interview show. Perhaps it's because she considers herself to be especially annointed.
Why do we have to watch a commercial for every single video clip? I understand the necessity of advertising, but for each 30sec to 60sec video clip? Ridiculous.
Piers Morgan is arrogant and rude. He is like a feral cowardly yellow dog that will only attack those he perceives as weaker than himself or if he thinks he can get away with a few nasty spiteful nips at the ankles. I'm amazed that there aren't people walking of his show every day, or at the very least cancelling their interviews!
Shame on CNN!
"The British are coming." At least Piers Morgan has arrived to fill in CNN valuable time slot. Morgan's show tends to push celebrities, at times, his show has a good interview once in awhile. This was one of those times on air. I am glad Christine Odonnell walked off the show. Morgan can be a notoriously rude person. She is one American to stand up to the British onslaught. I thought English people were suppose to be polite. Morgan went to far with Christine Odonnell. Morgan has the charm of Attilla the Hun attacking Romans. Odonnell was right to walk off his show. He was not respectfull at all to Odonnell and I am sure he would not be rude to any of his Hollywood buddies he pushes nightly on his show. Piers has one good quality. He is good at reporting the news, but terrible in interviews, at least this one.
September 7, 2011 at 1:35 am | Report abuse | Reply
LookingAhead
Hi Pierce,
I watched one night an interview with an ex senator or governor (North Carolina or South Carolina I do not remember) and I am wondering how such people can get so much attention. He said that Warren Buffett is not paying 17% taxes as he himself stated but 17% as personal taxes plus 35% corporate taxes for a total of more than 50%. When did the math change in US Senate to add the percentages? Why did not he add the gains? 83% left for personal income and 65% left from corporate gain, for a total of almost 150%? That will be nice to pocket more than you do. He thinks that he can fool everybody to sustain his point or he is silly, because he knew these percentages before the meeting with you and had time to reflect.
If those guys decide US fate I do not have much hope.
Vincent Ternz
Piers Morgan: What is your full name?
Christine O'donnell: It's in the book.
Piers Morgan: Where do you live?
Christine O'donnell: I said it's in the book.
Her book is a very sacred book and don't wanna talk about it.
Classic interview!!!
Jacob Burnside
You're in the wrong business if you cannot answer simple questions Christine!! And you obviously have never seen the way Piers operates LMAO.
February 2, 2012 at 12:51 am | Report abuse | Reply
Piers, the rudeness was on Christine's part, however you played into her trying to navigate squirm out of looking bad. The problem here is not about you, but her. She has high hopes of becoming President. After I saw the way she handling herself in what she appeared to be in a pressured situation, the question kept coming up in mind was" What are you going to do internationally when you are in a tense situation? Are you going to blurt out and say you are rude and walk out. She definitely is not Presidential material, She can't take the heat then get out of the kitchen ". quote from President Truman.
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If you interview me, would not walk off on your show.How can i get on your show to talk on social issues that concern us the poor people.You can call the show the first interview with a poor man.Hear the poor man's story from his side.What do you think? derek
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This was very disrespectful to Christine, when someone ask and pleads to you about not wanting to talk about something CNN should show a little respect to the person. I like your show Mr. Morgan but I have to wonder why you wanted to continue with your question. Shame on you Mr. Morgan you can do better then that.
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Willie Nelson on the arms debate: "A lot of guns ... there's no need for civilians to own those ... those are for military"
Coming up this evening at 9, Piers Morgan sits down with legendary musician and songwriter Willie Nelson for a primetime exclusive interview that covers everything from pot to politics.
Two weeks removed from the 2012 general election, Nelson admits that he didn't make it to the polls, but is happy with the choice America made:
"I'm glad he [Barack Obama] got reelected. I think he has a lot of things in his favor the things that he has ran on. The women all believe in the things that he's talking about. The blacks and the Hispanics and the women. And if you've got those three things on your side, you're going to win," says the author of "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die." "I really felt like Obama was going to win, that he didn't really need one more vote, that he had already had it sewn up."
Five months from his 80th birthday, the man with more than 60 studio albums to his credit says he grew up around guns and has no problem with hunting. In his mind, however, high-powered assault rifles are an entirely different discussion:
"I don't know what I would do with a gun that would shoot 100 times," Nelson tells the "Piers Morgan Tonight" host. "I don't agree with that. I think it should be more regulated. I think a lot of guns - there's no need for civilians to own those. Those are for military."
Watch the clip, and listen to the interview with a man who doesn't identify with one particular political party, in part because, as Groucho Marx said "I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me in there."
Filed under: The Piers Morgan Interview
Tom J.
Perfect example of what smoking DOPE will do to you.
You're the one called Tom "J", so who are you kidding??
wykehamrd
I have read a number of posts that seem to equate gun regulation, waiting periods, background checks and the elimination of "military" style weapons and ammo clips holding 30 to 100 rounds with the Second Amendment. Yes, many people have a right to own a firearem (not an assault rifle), but that right comes with an asterisk that points out that only "qualified" (read sane, non-felon and trained) individuals can exercise that right. Why do blind gun proponents automatically feel that their right to bear arms is at risk if there is a ban on military grade weapons. An individual has a right to bears "arms" not machine guns, bazookas, morters, etc. The discussion here should be adult enough that they recognize that problems exist with the proliferation of guns in the wrong hands. Steps to insure that only qualified individuals have access to guns does no more mean "abridgement of second amendment" than the laws governing the right to own and drive an automobile. No qualified individual has ever been denied a drivers license or car ownership because of the process needed to own and drive. Give the second amendment a rest – an overwhelming majority of the NRA membership favors stricter control over gun ownership. None of those folks see the "phantom oppressor" taking away their rights as you apparently do.
Tom J : Not all dope smokers are as shameful as Willie. You don't vote don't complain( this is from local elections all the way to President).
bczu
Shameful? Please explain. You obviously dont have a problem with him smoking. He said people should be allowed to own guns. Except when you start talking about automatic rifles. Theres no need for citizens to own them. Shameful?
Not one shoot was fire in New York City , Ok City , question how many went up in smoke when that bomb went off , or those planes crashed in to those buildings ! It's no the guns that is the problem it the owners , any taking of a life with a military weapon or the participation in take a life with those weapons should be a punishment of death , and if a person is found insane , they should be committed until found mentally Compton and then once that happens the should serve the rest of the life inn a prison and throw away the key !!!!!!!!!!
Guns are not for hunting. Guns are to protect the people from oppression.
heliocracy
Do tell us about the last time you were oppressed and needed a gun to fix it. Sounds like an interesting story.
That's why gun owners burst into crowded theaters to fight oppression?
Terrance Wod
If you live more than a femtosecond, on a cosmic scale, you'll have experienced oppression. Yet, some corruption is less magic, and more of a tragic fail, than others. And who needs to hunt for feed, indeeed? Let's all get on our knees and plant some seed. The enemy can breed as we go; while we get fat and slowly smoke weed. Here there is no true enimity between me, this tree, and our master; that derned steed. Now there is no need which complacency would not heed. Where it believes then too does its freedoms bleed. So smoke if you see, especially if you don't–even one toke. That's how you could know how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck should chuck wood.
November 26, 2012 at 10:21 pm | Report abuse |
Wow... Some great responses I'd like to address as well. Thor, in principle, I agree with you. So does the law (for now). So did our Founding Fathers, who knew, particularly after fighting the most powerful nation and army on the planet at the time, that citizens needed to always be able to protect themselves, in case the s** ever happened again.
Guns, or any other weapons are necessary for self preservation, in the event of being attacked. I personally believe there should be no laws governing guns, or any other weapons that may, or may not, exist in the future.
Now, I also feel compelled to comment in reply to others who have so gratiously done so. 1) helio.- Obviously, you have never been audited by the IRS!, 2) Buzz – Didn't you see the ticket prices? That's oppressive! and 3) Terrance.- What a masterpiece! The only thing I can say is I WANT THE STRAIN OF THE S*0) YOU ARE SMOKING! I definitely want some of that! None made up either. I want to grow it too.
Thor,
Can I assume that you would agree that the people living behind the Iron Curtain were oppressed? They tried armed rebellion in the 40's and 50's – got them nowhere but dead. The Wall came down NOT by guns, but by the power of the people – peacefully protesting the state. Read Ghandi.
@algol:
The wall did not come down because of guns? Of course not! No Soviet citizen had a gun! "Strong" gun control policies were what prevented that. Not that it stopped organized crime in Russia from having firearms. Odd that lawbreakers didn't care about the law.
Also, the wall didn't fall because of "peaceful protest." The wall fell because the Soviets LOST. They didn't have the money or influence to keep their empire under control any more, which allowed the people to finally succeed at rebellious action, despite being disarmed.
Also, I believe Ghandi once said, "Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look on the act of depriving a whole nation of firearms as the blackest."
@algol
The fact that *some* armed rebellions failed does not inherently make the concept of armed rebellion a false option. There are many armed rebellions that SUCCEEDED, too. Don't pick and choose anecdotes to support a pre-chosen bias because there are just as many to support the other side's claim as well.
December 6, 2012 at 1:03 pm | Report abuse |
@Buzz:
Your anecdote of individual abusers of the right to bear arms does not actually counter the claim that gun ownership would be a good or valid tool to fight potential government oppression (which is the entire reason WHY the 2nd Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights–because the people just came off fighting an armed rebellion against government oppression).
Darly314
A WELL ARMED MILITIA; yes, I am familiar with Heller, and not just the condensed NRA 'summary'.
"Guns are for protecting people against the oppressor". Hey pal, that particular stance is not how the Second Amendment is written – it speaks of a well armed militia – look up militia in the dictionary and you will find no mention of groups of individuals self-appointed who are the last bastion of freedom. If the government wants to oppress you by using military force your little wienie firearms will be swatted away like a gnat. Get real. I'm sure you have a secret room with food and water enough for 6 months so that you can "hold out" against tyranny". The government has been adept at attacking the people without having to resort to the military, why would they bother. Please send me your address so that when the government invades its own country I can come live with you for a few months and feel protected.
The 'argument' that guns would not be effective against government/military tyranny is not true. Look to what's happening in Libya – AK47's and pickup trucks against jets, bombs, tanks and all kinds of government military power...look who's losing. The goal of disarming the populace is the same as it has always been – no real means of resistance against the government.
January 8, 2013 at 11:16 am | Report abuse |
Brewtowner
Uh Tom
The only reason the rebels wo in Libya is because they had the assistance of a American/Eurpopean coalition that used their modern aircraft & military to enforced no fly zones on the very limited airforce that Qaddafi had. The rebels also got tons of rocket launchers & miltary weaponry from outside. Now who from the outside is going to assist the gun nuts who think they may have to rise up some day against the US govt?
Yes, DOPE will do great things for you. Allow you to put out 60 studio albums (which is insane), write beautiful music (which not any ol' Joe can do) and just be an all around decent fellow.
Right on, Tom J.! I couldn't care less why this old coot didn't vote. Why does he think anyone cares WHAT he does? I have not read the article or watched the video and do not intend to. I stay as far away from this POS as possible.
tobiedenney
Tom, maybe you should try it and we will see if anything intelligent flows from those lips. Apparently not smoking it hasn't helped you.
Gene Brown
I really don't care what Willie Nelson thinks about gun control! What makes his opinion any more important than mine?
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Tom J YOU are uninformed
mary graham
Shame on you Willie! There are millions of people world-wide who give their lives every day to have the choices we Americans take for granted.
freethinker321
You mean like the choice to speak one's own mind? Shame on you for calling shame on Willy for exercising his God-given rights.
PraiseTheLard
Which "God" did you have in mind? There have been so many...
If the Government can take away the 2nd Amendment.. then the 1st Amendment doesn't matter much either.. so so much for his or anyone's opinion
Freedom to vote = freedom NOT to vote.
SkipperSam
You should have voted
Republican, Democrat, Green Party, Herb Party, Something
Just having President Obama on your mind, does not count.
Go back on the road !
Pamela Hunter
Americans have rights.... and Yes and he has the right not to vote.....
Washington John
Ah, Willie....I'm disappointed. At least you could have voted for the green candidate.....
Good for you Willie.
Yes - one of the last of those icons the NRA likes so much liked automatic weapons too. Using one of those, he killed his ex-wife, her daughter, her daughter's boyfriend, and their 16 month old baby.
J.T. Ready, a former Marine, was running for Pinal County sheriff and was a member of the U.S. Border Guard and the Minuteman Project, according to The Arizona Republic, which described the groups as anti-illegal immigration organizations. The paper said he also belonged to the National Socialist Movement, a group with white-supremacist views.
Friends don't let friends buy automatic weapons.
So he wouldn't have been able to kill those people with a non-fully automatic weapon? Right... He could have killed them with a knife. Should we ban knives as well? Bad people kill, not guns. They could do so with anything.
Pritka
A knife is not nearly as efficient as a gun and semi automatic weapons are even more efficient at killing folks than say a revolver. Banning semi automatic weapons is one step sane voters can take toward trying to slow down crazy mass killers in their pusuit of infamy.
Lousy argument Shane. Cowards who commit mass murder prefer automatic weapons. With a knife they would have to get close to and face their victims. Look back in history of the cowardly reclusive rejects who have commited these heinous acts. Automatic assault weapons made it easy for them.
Nobody ever got mad while drunk and shot someone when there was no gun around. Period.
thomporter
How far would James Holmes have gotten in that Colorado movie theater with a non-automatic firearm? Do you think just as many people would have died?
There is no logical reason for civilians to have automatic weapons, and if banning them means that less people die in these crazy shootings, then banning them is the logical thing to do.
And yes, I know guns don't kill people, people kill people, but our rights to own automatic firearms are not nearly as important as our lives.
@pritka:
Semi-Automatic: A firearm that fires one bullet per trigger pull, and utilizes some form of automatic charge (recoil operation, gas operation, or double action). A double action revolver (most modern revolvers) is semi-automatic. Additionally, modern revolvers tend to be chambered for magnum rounds, which prove effective at short range against unarmored targets. "Assault rifles" are chambered for rifle rounds, which are, if utilizing military ammunition, designed for long range engagement against armored targets. This actually reduces their lethality due to the non-deforming nature of the bullet.
@thomporter:
Holmes did not have an automatic weapon. He had a civilian model AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle chambered in .223, as well as a 100-round Century magazine. The 100 round magazine actually lowered his effectiveness compared to a standard 20 or 30 round magazine, as the notoriously faulty model of magazine jammed after 17 rounds.
I would also like to hypothesize that the shooting would have been less lethal if he infact possessed a select-fire rifle. First, automatic fire from such a rifle increases the chances of jamming, especially with faulty magazines. Second, if he jammed on the same round as before (17), he would have had less than a second of sustained automatic fire; too little time to sweep anyone with it.
Holmes was actually very silly about his firearm selection if he wanted to cause the most loss of life. Everyone is always scared of the black rifle, but .223 is not a high lethality round comparitively. Multiple shots will usually be needed to kill a human sized target. However, Holmes also had a 12-gauge pump action shotgun loaded with 00 buckshot, as well as 2 Colt M1911 Semi-Automatic Pistols loaded with .45 ACP. Both of these can cause massive cavitation and bloodloss with only one well placed shot, and a 12-gauge 00 buckshot actually puts out 8 or 9 projectiles, each about the equivalent of a .33 pistol round.
In fact, the whole idea was a mess. He stepped in front of the theatre, popped smoke, fired a few rounds in the air, then attacked. He was a wide open target for a good 3-5 seconds; plenty of time to draw a weapon, chamber a round if necessary, acquire a sight picture, and squeeze the trigger. It seems the only "smart" part of his plan was to attack an area where law-abiding citizens were told to disarm. Hmm.
trapmaster21
You guys are idiots, James Holmes Never used nor had access to an automatic weapons. please learn about somthing before you try and argue against them. If someone calls them a 100 round "Clip" again I might passout from laughing so hard it makes them sound so stupid and uneducated. I have no problem discussing issues but i will at least research the opposing arguments before hand.
February 17, 2014 at 10:00 am | Report abuse |
You can't buy automatic weapons in the US, only semi-automatic. An AR-15, which is the most commonly referred to "high powered" assualt rifle is actually relative "low powered", It is a .223 caliber. Most deer rifles are much more powerful, e,g., .270, .308 calibers are very common. If you are to complain about guns, please try to understand the issues. Most people who are against guns, have had absolutely no exposure to them, live in a city and watch Piers Morgan. Have you own opinion, but make it an informed one.
I do believe you need to learn gun laws. You can buy automatic weapons. My uncle, who works as a civ for the navy owns several. You basically have to sign your life away to own them, but you can.
Mike In the state of Utah, for $300 bucks you can buy a permit to own and purchase a FULLY AUTOMATIC WEAPON!
Just sayin............
Leo818
Converting a semiauto to full auto is a felony besides being difficult to do.
As for hunting vs military rifles, virtually all rifle designs originate with military weapons. Bolt action, semi-auto, whatever it has a military history somehow and thEy can all fire 100 times. You just have to pull the trigger for every single shot.
I have been a fan of Willie's music for years, but I think his use of weed and his politics are not good choices or examples.
What you fail to mention is that there are AK 47's and every other kind of automatic/assault oriented gun AVAILABLE on street corners and in a neighborhood near you... I don't know where you live, but I live in Cincinnati where there are shootings almost every day! Do you really believe that your gun "regulations" have anything to do with all the guns the criminals have? ANYONE can get ahold of these military grade weapons, and they're being used somewhere in our country right now (one young man shot while shooting at police, another the day before during a home invasion – both now dead in the last few days) It's not the people who follow the rules that we have to worry about!
DMG2FUN
Go to the atf website and do some reading on what is legal to own.
Guns are not for hunting. Guns are to prevent the police and the army from oppressing you. The only reason the people were not given the specific right to own a machine gun was because they did not have them in 1776. ...but... keep in mind, civilians could own cannon. So tell me again .... why should the government be the only ones to own guns?
Really? You think guns are to protect ourselves from our own government? WE are the government in this Democratic Republic. That means that you are really talking about those of you who do not agree with the government (or the rest of US)... whom you intend to murder with semi automatic weapons if things don't start breaking your way? So what you are really planning for is a civil war which history teaches us destroys ourselves. No thanks, we need to ban those semi automatic weapons, the sooner the better and you need to educate yourself on what being an American really means....you lose some, you win some but we are all in this together.
And you somehow think that some assault rifles are going to protect you from the government if he ever decides to go after you ? What planet do you live on ? Have you checked what kind of weapons the government has to face you ?
Prikta
Actually civil war is the only reason we have the United States of America and we arent ruled by someone else
Makito Raton
So basically, with that philosophy, does that mean everyone should or have the right to own a nuke too? Or any other weapons of mass destruction. I mean, let's don't stop at cannons!
They're not going to nuke your house. Too much collateral damage to infrastructure.
Ground troops with M4s? Yup. Ergo, that's the baseline for what we should have.
The whole nuke straw man argument is retarded, has no bearing on the subject and is parroted by all liberals thinking they're clever.
You're not clever. You sound like broken records. Shut up already.
bobn48
Semiautomatic weapons. Automatic weapons are not sold without a specific license and are tightly controlled
And semi auto assault weapons are very easy to convert to full auto. Either way auto or semi-auto, assault rifles are designed to kill people. You don't assault the dear you're after. You hunt them.
Beg to differ, there glabby. Off-the-shelf semi-automatic weapons rrequire structural and cooling modifications for safe operation during the full automatic cycle. I strongly suggest you not attempt something as stupid as your comment suggests.
@glab:
Truly, most semi-automatic civilian models of popular "assault" weapons aren't used for hunting deer. Take the AR-15 for example, the gun Holmes used. Due to the small size of the bullet (.223), it's really not very effective against something as big as deer. It will do in a pinch, but that's not what it's for.
.223 and the AR-15 shine as a varmint solution. Often used against small pest animals (that may or may not still be good eating), the .223 combines a relatively long range with a high velocity, and is large enough to handle most varmints such as prairie dog, coyote, and squirrel. The AR-15 allows a relatively stable platform for semi-automatic fire (if more than one shot is needed), as well as being small enough to bring to bear on a target as a reflex.
Try shooting one. They're actually pretty fun, and very useful. I tend to prefer something chambered in 7.62x39mm, but to each their own.
Dan Frain
Lisa, I just read several accounts of Ready's final rampage. Not one mentioned the weapon used. Had it been an automatic rifle, I'm sure that would have been prominently mentioned.
Please show us at least a couple of verifiable sources for your information. If you can't, a retraction is in order.
then I guess semi automatic weapons are ok... right?
January 11, 2013 at 12:24 am | Report abuse | Reply
JiminAlabama
Senile old fk, we need to have the exact same weapons the military is using so that we can defend ourselves when they try to herd us into FEMA camps
Have fun shooting down a drone, helicopter, missile, tank etc with your high powered rifle. Idiot...
Outstanding point, BCZU. Watch some of the shows on the Military Channel and it becomes abundantly clear that no redneck militia armed with AK-47s would stand a chance in Hell of surviving an engagement with US troops.
We can bring them down without rifles... although it IS possible .... other ways.... are much easier!
disengaging from you lunatics
Rednecks couldn't bring down a drone eh? I guess all those gun-totting rednecks in the Middle East just gave up when they saw the Mission Accomplished banner go up. The second amendment has nothing to do with the right to go hunting. It was a protection against an oppressive Government. While it is terrible there have been loons that have gone into theaters and schools killing innocent people, it's much less of a tragedy we shall face when the public is disarmed. As the 2nd goes, so shall the 1st amendment follow.
qanerd
Hey BCZU: So you really think that weapons in the hands of the citizenry cannot defeat a government? You have obviously never heard of Viet Nam or Afghanistan or a hundred other places where determined militias and rebels have kicked government @$$. What an uninformed dolt.
qanerd: Vietnam and Afghanistan had terrain for them : either dense foliage or mountaineous terrain.
So yep, I'm sure you'll be able to free Alaska and a few mountains in Colorado from our evil government's hands. Good luck doing the same in California, NY, Washington, Texas, ... where the open terrain will turn rebels into easy targets.
@Steven:
Really? California? Open space?
Sure, there's some in California... but your concept of terrain advantage seems to only apply to mountains or jungles. I live in the frozen north, which applies its own terrain advantage. The swamplands of the southeast are a massive terrain advantage. And California is home to some of the biggest cities in the U.S.; if you don't believe urban terrain can be pressed as an advantage, you're sorely mistaken.
Likewise, you assume we'd be fighting the entire military. At least 50% of the armed forces, from enlisted to officers, belong to an organization such as the Oathkeepers or the Three Percenters. These organizations believe in the military's role to defend the country against all threats, both foreign and domestic. They also recognize that the limiting of civilian ownership of firearms in any way is a potential threat.
Remember, we have the most advanced military in the world, and we have been stopped dead cold by goat farmers using weapons that date back to the 1930s.
I think I'd have a better chance than using a rock or a stick.. what do you think genius?
Exactly, all civilians should be given tactical nukes...
better than being a slave
halo117
Proof that WEED FRY's your BRAIN.
Funny, I just had a bunch and still noticed your spelling/grammar mistake....
Oooh aren't you smart??
Thanks J for your eloquent reply to the insanity of people like Halo117!
rjt
@qanerd...Don't know how smart he is. But, he IS smarter than you.
* fries
ritmocojo
no apostrophe
In my opinion, our country is founded on the basic principle that people should be free to do whatever they want so long as it doesn't infringe upon the freedoms of others. So, while I am not a gun owner, I cringe at the concept that a law-abiding citizen should have to justify their need for owning a rifle.
I whole-heartedly agree with you! My mother once said, "You have every right in the world...but your rights stop at the end of my nose." My firearm selection is just that...MY SELECTION. No one should have the right to stomp on mine simply because they don't like it. I have a clean record, no mental incapacities, and am a productive member of society. Why should anyone be able to tell me what I may or may not purchase. Why should anyone be able to tell me what I may or may not own?
Any reasonable person would acknowledge that there are some weapons not for public consumption, such as nukes,RPGs and bazookas, tanks or flamethrowers, while BB guns and shotguns are likely OK.
The thing is, who draws the line and at what. I assume if my neighbor has an AR 15 with a large clip, I should be able to have one
JMorcan
You're in the wrong country, Willie.
Alan Degolmon
@JMorcan,
WIllie Nelson is free to say whatever he wants to say, and vote or not vote at his own discretion. If you suggest that this is inconsistent with Willie Nelson's civil rights as an American Citizen, then YOU are in the wrong country. What's wrong, JMorcan? Did Willie say "wrong things" about the election's outcome, and the rights of citizens to own automatic weapons? Yeah, he shouldn't be allowed to say those "wrong things" here in the USA. "America – love it or leave it.", Jmorcan
Corwin7
I agree with everything except the not voting...you really should vote Willie.
Isn't Willie a convicted felon? Tax evasion or something? If so, he can't legally vote anyway.
Excellent point. Not only is a convicted felon ineligible to vote, a convicted felon can not legally own a fire arm.
I love guns. I love to shoot them. I don't hurt people with them and I would not want to ever hurt anyone as long as no ones life is threatened. Hell if I knew all someone wanted to do was steal my money or my car I would just let them have it. But now days they not only want your material things but they want your life. I'm torn on this issue. I love AR-15's .223/s and other assault rifles. I love shooting them but I have to be honest I don't really need them. My .380 and .357 pistols will pretty much protect me from anything but a government assault and well if the government wants me they got tanks, and fighter jets and .50 caliber machine guns and, well, you get the picture. So as much as I love my assault weapons I don't need them. My hunting rifle does for big game. Good Day.
Jim in Frankfort
Hey Joe, maybe you can help Willy out ... how many rounds is the maximum number that can be fired on a single trigger pull by an assault rifle which is legally sold on the consumer market in the US? I believe the correct answer is either 1 or 3, but nowhere near the 100 rounds Willy implies.
JJ Swiontek
'Only 1' is the correct answer. Anything more requires a tax stamp and paperwork.
Thank you for this comment
TonDef
Your comments are truly refreshing, Joe. I'm torn on the issue of the assault weapons ban too, and I'm not a gun owner. I believe in upholding the second amendment, but it has to be taken into consideration that when it was written, these weapons didn't exist and the population was much smaller. Most gun owners are responsible law abiding citizens, and yet there are some weapons, like grenade launchers for example, that nobody advocates legalizing. I think what you and I have in common, Joe, is that we're both independent thinkers who realize that some issues are too complicated to simply choose a side and dig our heels in. On just about any subject, most Americans are all too willing to have their so called minds manipulated by those with one political agenda or another. It's much easier than thinking for themselves.
Freefall1250
When the 2nd amendment was written. the people had the same firepower the government had. So it would be my understanding that as time progressed that the firearms progressed. Hence if the military has m16A1's that the legal and responsible gun owners should have these available to them in the case we become oppressed again.
January 8, 2013 at 8:28 pm | Report abuse |
There is not a single legal weapon in civilian hands that will fire 100 rounds on a single trigger pull, so what is it that Willy wants more regulated?
The single greatest threat to the future of this country is ignorance. ...don't vote because something sounds cool, go out and figure out the reality and vote accordingly.
Ha, hes talking about high capacity magazines. "A gun that can shoot 100 times" Learn to read and comprehend before talking about ignorance......idiot.
I believe you are the ignorant one. You can legally purchase an automatic weapon right now. Expensive and a ton of regulation on them, but it is possible to own one as a civ.
Fabjan
Oh sure, take the assault rifles away from the general public, so when the day comes that the public has to defend itself FROM UN troops on US soil, they'll be disarmed and unable to fight back.
You do know that "UN troops" do not actually exist, right? As in, the UN has no military, when the UN wants to put troops into an area they ask states to contribute national troops. The only major combat operation fought by UN troops was the Korean war, and the large majority of "UN troops" were American.
How many U.N. troops do you think Europe would give the U.N. to invade the USA? Zero, Zip, Nada. You are ill informed.
Somebody saw Red Dawn and didn't realize it was fiction.
Heeksy
And you genuinely believe that will happen?
and can you guarantee that it will not..someone didn't read world history
Willie, like clint, has earned the right to have an awkward opinion. As for voting, it only matters in a close district or state. Id only be mad if he lived in Ohio or Florida. Otherwise, voting is like recycling – it only makes you feel good.
Let me clarify one thing. I support lawful and responsible gun ownership and would never vote for anyone who did not respect my right to own a gun. However I do believe their is a difference between protection and sport shooting and military grade assault rifles. Sorry I just think their is a difference. I love shooting assault rifles but most are not good for any practical purpose but killing people. Most assault rifles are either to powerful for most game hunting or to inaccurate. I use a .223 or 30/30 for dear hunting. Sure you can hunt with any gun but I don't know to many folks who hunt with assault rifles.
Free Willie
Where does the 2A say anything about sporting purposes? A military assault weapon is select fire, a politically defined assault weapon is semi automatic only. There is no difference between a semi auto Remington hunting rifle and a colt AR15, except one looks more dangerous to liberals.
...the second amendment does NOT protect your right to hunt. The second amendment protects your right to BEAR arms. ARMS! Not restricted to just pistols, or rifles, or semi-automatic weapons, or even just machine guns... the wording is very clear: ....the right to bear ARMS shall not be infringed....
The AR-15 is chambered in .223/5.56, the ballistics of an AK 47 are roughly the same as a 30-30. Next?
Shall not be infringed. Period.
The 2a speaks of the security of a free state, not the security against criminals or murdering deer. With the exception of my .22, every gun I own was designed as a tactical weapon.
You Fudd's need to read the 2a and learn the spirit of it, it has nothing to do with killing Bambi. It's to keep a balance of power between the people and .gov and to repel invading forces. US code supports this.
What you fail to understand is that if they take away the semiauto 'assault rifle', the next will be the semiauto pistol. You'll be down to a revolver to protect yourself in public. Then pump shotguns... Who could ever need 5 shells?
You fools keep accepting the intrustion into our rights, we'll be in single shots and muzzle loaders again before you know it. Draw the line in the sand, knock it off, and don't throw my rights under the bus unless you're willing to lose yours, too.
Who cares whether or not Willie Nelson voted for anything?
Imnop,
Who cares about your opinion about this article?
BillK
A lot of us fought wars so Willie could set on his butt, smoke dope and blather. He is over. Let the old bag of wind have his say.
@BillK,
A lot of us fought wars so you could set on his butt and blather about Willie Nelson. You are over. Let the bag of wind have his say.
Whaaaa??
joao de Barros
...and then there were all those Venezuelans who didn't go to the polls in 2005 resulting in an overwhelming vote for that great Presidente Hugo Chaves.
Exactly right Willy.
If you smoked all the weed Willie does, you shouldn't have a gun.
Griff.
"Glad he got re elected?' Don't kid yourself, it isn't over till it's over!"
"here's another guy who chose to go a beidge too far na won't last much longer.." Quote: Egypt's Leader Said to Agree to Limit Scope of Judicial Decree
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
President Mohamed Morsi agreed Monday to scale back a sweeping decree he had issued last week that raised his edicts above any judicial review, according to a report by a television network allied with his party Unquote.
Why would I care?
@chill,
Why would you care enough to read the article and post a comment about it?
moose1
Just what we need, advice about guns from a guy who is legally barred from owning one!! Habitual drug users can not own firearms. It is a felony for them to be in possession of them.
Yep, some people should not be allowed to own guns: Willie is one of them!!
...and bye the way Willie: I don't think you EVER actually delivered a cow, dug a fence post hole, cured a sick cow, mended a lame horse... you just wear that drugstore bought cowboy hat like some old senile fool in a Thanksgiving day parade to make potheads hold you in some glory position. Who ever heard of a pigtailed cowboy anyway?
Well you know Willie's brain has been fried on drugs for such a long time that he cannot remember the founders put the 2A in the bill of rights so the citizenry could throw off a tyrannical government who would most likely try to use an army to put down the rebellion. Like they did in 1776.
Bill From Long Island
Let's be real. The Second Amendment is not about hunting or target practice. It's about defending yourself and your community from government run amok. No longer any need you say? That's the bleating of sheep.
You still can't do that with assault rifles. You would need anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles at a bare minimum. Since most people can agree that private individuals should not be able to get those, the "defense against government" argument works poorly for assault rifles for private citizens. If you want to argue for a return to the days of "well regulated militias" and that those militias should have enough weapons to combat a professional military, that's a different story. Tthat's what the Second Amendment is really about.It's "the people's" right to keep and bare arms, not "each person's" right.
You have not been keeping up with the decisions from the Supreme Court. Also the militia is defined as every able bodied male between the age of 17 and 45. Tanks, planes trains and everything else has one weak link they are manned by humans. Very easy to defeat humans they have to leave their protective cover some time. The weapons that come out of the ordinary household is all that is needed. The best weapon the fighting man has is his brain.
DC vs. Heller affirmed the individual right to keep and bear arms.
US Code defines any able bodied adult male citizen as militia.
Next topic you'd like to be wrong on, and schooled on? Or are you done spouting fallacies?
your rant means nothing, Simple fact; we based this country with the ability of an average citizen having the right to defend themselves from oppression from the government by the right to bear arms. We can't suddenly change this because of a few soft hearted, weak minded people that live off the government and expect the gov to take care of all their problems, grow up and be self sufficient. If now, you want to change the rules of the game, we aren't up for discussion on it, it was decided when we had a Revolution from Britian if you don't like it go to another socialist country and have a great time but we formed this country on the guise we have the right to bear arms if you aren't comfortable with is so sad too bad. "those that would sacrifice a little freedom for a little safety deserve neighter and will get neighter" Benjamin Franklin. Ever wander why Switz have never been attacked and been able to stay neutral all this time its because every famly is required to own, maintain, and know how to use an automatic weapon, and oddly they have one of the lowest crime rates. Its really the guns right??? its society.
December 15, 2012 at 4:23 am | Report abuse |
bluedogboy
I thought hilbillies only voted for republicans?
hillbillie does not equal pothead.
Lord Toronaga
How many violent gun based movies did this alcoholic pill popper make ? Plenty. He doesn't have an assault rifle or needs to vote because he has a felony conviction. Go back to sleep Willie.
rockysfan
Didn't vote? Your duty as a citizen of this country is to vote! Period! Don't care about your reason, it's irrelevant.
Willy is irrelevant
Like fifty years of drug abuse had not screwed up his tiny mind! Just another pathetic stoner!
John Armstrong Citizen, III
Piers Morgan and Mr. Piggy Tails deserve each other. If you don't like our Bill of Rights, why don't you move to England?
Elaine Connelly
Willie Nelson is a sad example of a man who has lost his mind and his sense of morality. I own a gun and if someone comes to do me or my family harm, it will be used.
Brad76
Wow lol. You're saying WIllie lost his morality but you're talking about riddling people with bullets? All you need to protect yourself from intruders is a longarm rifle, you don't need all these crazy semi-auto's. Get real.
Wow lol. You're talking about him riddling people with bullets and you don't understand the nature of firearms at all? All you need is the correct tool for the situation, which is variable based upon the threat, number of attackers, engagement range, terrain, number and nature of bystanders, and many other things, not just a "longarm rifle." Get real.
P.S.: All rifles are longarms. Longarm in a modern usage defines any firearm that requires 2 hands to properly use. Many longarms are semi-automatic. Learn the definitions of words before you just throw them around.
Please grow up
I know why you didn't vote. You are a fool. My great grandpa, my grandfather, my dad and I volunteered for the army to protect people's right to vote. This is like crawling across a minefield to give a spoiled kid his birthday present. Then the little clown says he doesn't want it. You know what, Willie? You are that spoiled kid.
TheLoneStar
Willie was probably to high to find his polling place.
Willie didn't vote because he got really high and forgot it was election day.
Now he is just making excuses.
Ithink he said no excuse i just didn't, dude are republicans deaf? Furthermore, the candidate he wanted to win, won.
I want on my gravestone..."they did not DESERVE my vote"
Donald in CA
Man listen to the Willie haters when he speaks the truth. The right wing haters should smoke some of Willie's stuff to calm them down.
Bobloblaw
It is a myth that only the GOP supports the 2nd amendment. Congressman John Dingle-D use to be head of the NRA
For those of you putting down WIllie: There isn't anyone more American than WIllie Nelson!
Keep telling yourself that. I would stack up any uniformed service member against him any day. What has Willie done to secure the blessings of liberty?
So, you would stack up the uniformed service members who urinated on corpses? You would stack up the ones who have been convicted of murder? You would stack the ones who forwarded pictures of unlawful torture? Do you remember Abu Ghraib?
Really? I'd rather spend the evening with Willie. Even tho' I don't care for country music. I like Willie. There are also many US service members who I think are fine people, but 'ANY'? I think you are forgetting history, very recent history.
Seriously, Willie (a tax evading pot head) is what you consider a good American?
thank you Brad!
tevo
See John Wayne
I am a law abiding citizen Willie, I will keep my AR-10 thank you. I used to like you until I heard this crap fall out of your mouth. Keep smokin' your dope!
Patrish
INot a Nelson fan – while he's in my age group, I don't like country western music. Just because he made millions selling music doesn't impress me; neither does the fact that went bankrupt as he owed 16 million back taxes to the IRS. So why should I care what he thinks or says?
The Obama campaign was not completely sure of victory. They could have used your vote, Mr. Nelson. They certainly got mine.
jusme101
Boy didn't vote, he doesn't get an opinion.
Bill S
He didn't vote because convicted felons lose their right to vote, and to bear arms.
And, technically, assult weapons fire a cartridge LESS powerful than a hunting rifle.
He is NOT a convicted felon, you idiot. Where do you get this drivel? He has been arrested for pot possession and never have the been more than a slap on the wrist. The prosecutor recently asked that his punishment be that she sing a song in court in lieu of a fine. What the hell are you talking about.
trublue007
Say whatever you Willie haters about him, he's a very down to earth person according to a friend of mine in Chicago when he ate in a restaurant he managed.
Broken Patriot
That's cool, my second cousin's aunt said Bob Hope was really nice when he bought some gas at her service station.
Silly Willie
He didn't vote because he ate his ballot.
USMale
Kudos to Willie.. he's got brass ones to tell it like it is...
I have no problem with Willy not voting. I wish more O supporters had made the same choice.
Not voting makes no sense at all. Tell what like what is? The fact is that he did not vote, but complains. Makes no sense and he still have no voice. Moving on. Patrish...good point. He is a tax dodger, and I don't like his mentality or music, either. However, I do like some country music.
ExWilsonFan
"The women all believe in the things that he's talking about. The blacks and the Hispanics and the women. And if you've got those three things on your side, you're going to win," - these "three things" you are not Mr. Nelson.
It sounds like they believe the president ... and you don't. This would be ok with me, but I would have expected you to have the courage of your opinions. I've respected you much more before this interview.
Bayley0402
Who care if Willie didn't vote. Millions of others didn't vote either. What makes him special?
Quit printing this garbage. If you're going to make an all-out assault on our rights, you're going to have no defense to the 1st Amendment which allows you to blither this tripe.
Stay out of our gun cabinets, and you won't have to worry about us going after YOUR rights.
slightly confused
Lets see, the guy who doesnt follow the laws on using illegal drugs thinks we need more laws on guns. Does anyone else smell something funny here? Maybe if people followed the laws on illegal drugs we would have fewer law enforcement people KIA.
fog of smoke
ok, we got the official opinion from a pot head. How about tomorrow we get someone from the methadone clinic and see how they would have voted. day after, never mind, I'm going back to pulling hair off my back.
Willie Nelson. Great country singer. Zero credibility about politics. Why is this considered news worthy by CNN?
Willy Nelson is why I voted against legal weed. Look what it does to your brain.
LI_Bri
Legal OTC drugs kill more people than illegal drugs. Nobody has ever OD'd on pot.. And let's not even talk about what alcohol could do to someone. But I bet you're OK w/all that.
Beekermeepmeep
Willie, if you don't vote then you have no right to complain.
He's not complaining the guy he wanted to win, won????
What do expect from a Tax Dodging, Dope Smoking, Know it All.
Has a great talent but that doesn't make him or any of the other talking head entertainers experts.
dscon
I I think Willie is PO'd at Texas busting him for pot a while back.........
PO'd? The prosecutor asked the judge to sentence him to singing one song in the courtroom as his "punishment". I don't think Texas is against Willie Nelson. They have a Willie Nelson Day, which is the 4th of July.
The Ripper
And now that he's blacklisted in country music for saying things that go against what most country music is about... lol.
You are a fool. The CMA just did an honorary lifetime achievement award for Wilie Nelson. Where do you get the stupid idea that he is blacklisted by the country music genre? Idiot.
Bob Knippel
If you do not know the difference between a machine gun, an assault rifle and a semi-automatic sporting rifle; or understand the difference between an M-16 and an AR-15, which look identical; or do not know the 2nd Amendment was as much intended to protect citizens from their own government as from criminals or any other threat; or think any easily carried firearm packs 100 rounds of ammunition, then you should keep your opinions regarding firearms to yourself, as your ignorance regarding firearms is profound, which prevents you from making any kind of intelligent statement or decision regarding firearm ownership and firearm laws in this country. You'd do as well performing brain surgery.
YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH
IF YOU GIVE RESPECT WHERE ITS NEEDED IT WILL BE GIVEN BACK
Wait, if you don't agree with any of the candidates... why would you vote? That doesn't make sense. I did not vote because I didn't agree with either of the two. I'm not going to vote for someone just to say I voted, that takes away from the purpose of a democracy.
Others were running. Wasn't just them two.
Guns, pot and country musak. What a hoot 'n hollarin' good time on Piers!
You are all completely and utterly misinformed. Willie Nelson has voted almost every election and "didn't get to the voting booth this time". He has voted both Democrat and Republican. He has been a life long smoker of pot but doesn't drink any longer. He is not a convicted felon and can therefore vote like you or me. He has written some of the most long-lasting standards in the industry (most recorded by the likes of Patsy Cline and Frank Sinatra). He gives to charities and does a major fundraiser every year, for years and years, to raise the awareness of the plight of the American farmer. He donates to animal cruelty causes. He is not a cowboy, doesn't claim to be. He believes very much in a "live and let live" philosophy but he, like me, don't see where anything in the 2nd amendment would include the thought that some day, everyday citizens would need to have semi-automatic weapons or clips containing hundreds of rounds. If you can't do some research on people, please don't comment.
RBSG
Imagine if everyone exercised his philosophy that he felt (so and so) was going to win and didn't need one more vote.
I nominate Willy Nelson for jerk of the year.
bibleverse1
Not voting is unAmerican. Someone who has made money from Americans.
How is not voting unAmerican? Seems the right to choose not to vote is included in the right to vote. Not voting can be a valid expression of will, as well.
Look what drugs did to this man.As long he get his drugs it is ok with him.
Right on Willie, voting is a privilege and all you really need is a bolt-action rifle to do some hunting.
It is fortunate that enough other Americans chose to vote that one vote wasn't missed. And, frankly we don't make it easy for people always on the road or otherwise traveling to vote in elections. He should move to Washington state, which has easy vote by mail (or drop off at a designated ballot collect box) that doesn't even require advance registration for an absentee ballot because everybody votes by mail. The voters I worry about losing are those that have to move between the last day to register to vote and the election day and could be excluded from an election only because of not knowing the final address they will have by election day so they don't have a registered correct address.
I'm pretty sure almost every gun made can fire 100 times. I mean shooting a bullet was what they were made to do. If they can't do that, and repeatably, then it is useless.
rare_earth
Willie Nelson is a hero for the disparaged, the poor, and the working class.
I'm 51 years old, work my butt off and smoke weed. So what.
If more Americans emulated Nelson, we'd all be a lot better off.
I want all the weapons technology can provide. Never know who you might be fighting someday. It wasn't home invasions and liquor store robberies they were thinking about when they drafted the 2nd Amendment.
Elaine P
Best people to push forward the gun debate. Do we really think the founding fathers actually thought people, without gun training or who had never shop a gun, should have access and possess semi-automatic riles and assault weapons. Really? Go Piers! Cerainly no one in Washington will touch it so they can protect their salaries. Speaking of - how can WE control how much Congress makes. I am paying for their salary. Shouldn't I be the one giving them raises?
There are 300m guns in the USA. Probably more than 1/2 are semi auto types. You think we can ban and confiscate semi automatic weapons?
Would love to burn one w/Willie someday. Love his music too.
I'm confused.
How does the view of Willie Nelson garner more attention than the person next to me in the bar after 3 beers?
Sure...great music.....great drugs....great beer......but.....
Well run for president Willie.
We as a society are becoming MORONS.
Shouldn't the majority of votes (GOP or Democrat) determine how we get "BIG" things done on the next 4 years?...Not whether Willie (or Waylon) can smoke dope? (like this will change the country or the world???)
No he's not a politician, he's just a music legend having an interesting conversation with Piers. It's a talk show, not just a news show so I don't know why everyone is so uptight about it. Some of these comments are just intolerant. Live and let live.
the_future
Good thing this stupid senile old man isn't the voice of a nation.
I won't be happy until I can own rocket propelled grenades and I'm faced with a ban on new automatics.
Such a sad state for America.
I feel like I need to post again there are so many people arguing over the internet....
I won't be happy until I can own rocket propelled grenades and I'm faced with a ban on new automatics
implemented illegally by filthy Democrats in 1986.
The Hughes amendment to FOPA never passed.
furianxo
Those belong to the military.... funny. We as a country of power don't realize that almost all of our Special Forces grew up with guns. What do you think would happen if we take them away? I don't know, but I bet they will be missing certain parts of being "special".
Anyone that thinks that taking guns away from the civilian population, and leaving them in the hands of the government (military, police) is one step closer to being ruled, a pawn, or a subject to dictatorship.
Kanageloa
Unfortunately Nelson is getting old and soft. I think his brain is smoked up and his liver is shot. He'll probably live to 100 or more.
November 27, 2012 at 11:15 am | Report abuse | Reply
royalstar05
I like Willie. He has been active for a long time and he has seen the world like 99% of us havent. We dont have to agree with our elders all of the time but i think we should at least listen to them. I dont want to judge Mr Nelson. None of us should really.
nicely put
knock,knock,knock Penny
For all of the people on here ripping Mr Nelson for being a pothead with no brain, come on the guy is 80 years old. Show some respect you losers.
I am only interested in the book Willie is selling, not what Morgan is.... Period
Woody W Woodward
FYI – Willie Nelson is a veteran (USAF) I believe he has earned the right to vote, or not, as he sees fit and to exercise any other unalienable right as he sees fit. I do not agree with his opinion as to firearms, but he does have the right to state his opinion as do I. There are many items of personal property that are not necessarily "needed" (more than one guitar maybe) but neither you, nor I, nor Willie have any business telling another what he should or should not possess.
[W3]
Name*qb
Woody, with all due respect when the public well being is at stake , we do have the right to control what people can have in their possession. ie , nuclear weapons, chemical capable of mass killing, and any number of others, l know these are extreme but you see my point. There has to be a line drawn , Nelson feels it is automatic weapons. I don't know where we draw that line , but it has to be drawn.
Historically speaking, at the time the Const.itution was written, the line was "arms." And, at that time, that term had a pretty clear meaning–an extension of the arm, essentially. Guns, swords, knives, etc. Things like canons, mines, and other things that went "boom" were dubbed "ordinances." So in the modern context, things like nuclear bombs, fighter planes, etc would not fall under "arms" anyway. Granted, the arms themselves have become more powerful than what Colonials could have conceived, but that's why no one is realistically having an argument for personal nukes (or even hand grenades) and we are haggling over personal automatic weapons.
December 6, 2012 at 11:47 am | Report abuse |
Indiana Minuteman
Color commentary from a pot-smoking libtard to a Redcoat collectivist snob... Epic Fail!
Alzheimers Alert
The media just loves it when some senile fool parrots one of their favorite positions. No Willy, those guns aren't just for hunting. They are to insure our freedom from a tyrannical government. Kinda like the one that is just around the corner. Kinda like the one that cleaned you out with taxes.
Attacking Mr. Nelson personally, because of his opinion only shows your inability to form cognitive thought. If you disagree say why, otherwise shut the hell up!
Jory
So was Willie Nelson stoned when he gave this interview too?
http://boingboing.net/2010/04/16/willie-nelson-is-hig.html
Trust me. Better citizens keep your guns. i live in former soviet Union, and mafia overtaking everything. Even politicians can't do anything. if we would have a guns, we could use them to chase them and bring to justice. Now, people are helpless.
Thank you for your perspective. We in the USA are very bad at using history as an example of what not to do here, and also suffer from the hubris of 'It will never happen here'. Look at our venture into socialized healthcare, after the system in Europe is falling apart.
Trust me, we're keeping our guns. They can make as many laws as they want, there's 268 million of them - AT LEAST. More than half are semiautomatics. GOOD LUCK ROUNDING THEM UP, WILLIE!
Antipacket
Nobody is saying take all the guns! The debate is over military, semi-automatic weapons. Most Americans believe in the right to protect yourself. the gun fanatics are causing this controversy and conspiracy over nothing.
Dude, when you are dropping your show and going back to UK? You have no business over here. Your ratings are dismal and I can see why. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/usa/9361012/Piers-Morgan-brings-worst-ratings-to-CNN-prime-time-slot-in-21-years.html
if a woman can kill her unborn baby i can smoke weed and if the feds could arrest god they would throw him in jail for growing a plant
most weed is grown in the usa and every dollar there is taxes are paid any time that dollar is spent here in the usa get over people
you anti weed people are mostly drunks, crackheads, and just losers i smoke and make 90000 a year and i pay taxes i have smoked since 1973
i dont know when i will die so let me live my life free ,free of dumb laws
smoke on people they cant throw us all in jail screw the dea
GOD BLESS WILLIE NELSON
this is for the dea go find something better to spend our money on like every 19 mins someone dies from govt appoved drugs not weed you morons listen up DEA
I always notice the side effects they acknowledge when pushing pharmaceutical on TV. Pot can't possibly be worse, and would be as good a source of revenue as booze.
for all you dumb fools out there alcohol is the gateway drug and always has been
just look how our govt parties on our money the secret service , the gsa i could on and on just think about the ones we dont know about but weed is big problem with the govt they need to clean their own house before they come too mine
but people you buy as many guns as you can you just might need them one day too fight your govt
Are you anti-American? Our country thrives on success not fear. Stop working your self into a frenzy and enjoy what we have as Americans. Your government isn't after you unless you are a convicted criminal.
BUY YOUR GUNS
THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY WITH YOUR BILL OF RIGHTS donot forget about your civil rights take a stand donot back down
lets drug test all govt workers congress fed judges any elected person lets drug test and see how many smoke weed
thats right they make the laws but dont have to live by them just us sheep
"there's no need for civilians to own those ... those are for military""
Spoken like a true leftist aka progressive socialist.
Willie? I've loved him and I have disliked him....I find it hard to listen to his liberal opinions on gun control or any other issue. He is a great songwriter and an entertainer, but his opinion on issues such as these is completely null and void. In other words his opinion is no better than mine. (which, btw are opposite his....) He has a platform, a good stage presence. Keep writing songs. and SHUT UP AND SING....
Wouldn't that make your opinions null and void there, too?
You will take my guns from my cold dead hands.
Sure maybe Americans do not need AK-47's, but they should have the right to own them if they choose.
All you anti gun nuts need to just shut up and deal with it.
"I think a lot of guns – there's no need for civilians to own those. Those are for military."
I think the historical argument from the Const.itution (remember, that Amendment was written on the back of a revolution against a government viewed as abusing its power unduly) is that while there is no general need for civilians to own guns that powerful, the one legitimate remaining need for civilians to own such hardware would be to defend themselves FROM the military. And while a lot of people don't want to believe that is a realistic possibility, I'm sure the Colonials didn't want to think they'd ever need to take up arms against England, either. I'm not promoting rebellion or anything va.guely like that, just playing Devil's Advocate on why some people think such weapons should be available to civilians. And one of those reasons is so that the military cannot totally out-gun the populace.
Poor guy has been baking his brain in stupidity for a good long time. Screw the limey gun graber and the senile diaper waring fool. Not even going to debate their stupidity. Bottom line you can ever have my guns and if you try to take them be prepaired to die in the process.
I may have missed it, but when did it become the Bill of "Needs"?
Doc Collier
"he grew up around guns and has no problem with hunting. In his mind, however, high-powered assault rifles are an entirely different discussion"
I would rather be shot by an assault rifle or even a light machine gun any day than a hunting rifle. This guy has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to calibers and ballistics. Hunting guns are made to KILL, modern military weapons are made to WOUND.
sid jones
Winning Willie. How can he even be worth a say in the matter. Prob.doesn't even know how to shoot...Smoke some more Willie.
go back to your pot and leave the gun problem to those who aren't senile. How is that "Short Man Complex " working for you?
Nothing like getting a lecture on legal control of an item from someone who has been illegally using drugs for decades. No credibility. He really is a scruffy useful idiot.
Getting a lecture on peace from a tree-hugging, hippy is exactly what our Nation needs. Don't forget a big part of the American culture is born of the hippy movement. It is as American as Apple-Pie.
Perhaps I should proofread before I submit.
I own a couple guns, a couple guitars and I am a Disabled American Veteran! Freedom of Speech-Go Willie! Smoke 'em if ya got 'em! Give ya 10 expect 5 get 2! Light 'em up put 'em out!!!
And, that's another example of why we listen to Willie for music but not for anything requiring thinking abilities.
The guns used in the CT shooting were not military. In fact the police often have more power hand guns than the type used in the CT shootings.
Where are all these civilians with personal firearms when you need them? A crowded theatre, an elementary school, not one of these people were carrying a gun to take down these psychos, and even if there were dozens of civilians carrying their guns and they opened fire on the gunman, it would be a blood bath (how would you know who the shooter is when everyone's got a gun?).
All you with the weak argument of "where were the concealed carry people to stop these things?" With the exception of one, all mass shootings in the last 25 years have been in a gun free zone.
The answer to your question, which is weak at best, is they were probably there, only since they were law abiding citizens, they didn't bring their gun.
There you have it. Someone like Holmes could have EASILY been neutralized by a remotely trained CCW holder. However, they followed the law and were unarmed.
Guess I should stop listening to the law and carry everywhere illegally just in case, to appease you morons that don't understand that a failure in law doesn't mean a failure on the part of those of us that would gladly have it otherwise.
cristo52
Hey Willie:
Sing, smoke your dope, play the guitar, pay your taxes on time, otherwise, zip it.
Willly, your living in a dream world! A pistol, a rifle used in WWI was an assualt rifle or pistol and they were ALL single shot. Assualt weapon is ANYTHING used to kill an individual. Whats going to happen next, are we going to loose our steak knifes, our forks, etc?? More people are killed in DUI or DRUG related accidents then killed, regretably, in incidents such as in CT. Lets not rule with our emotions but with our common sense. I feel great saddness about what happend but lets not get out of hand. Any country with dissarmed citizens is a DICTATORSHI[!
Celebrities like Willie Nelson can babble about gun control for the masses all they want, but that won't change the fact that their own bodyguards are packing, and packing heavy. Nobody really values their opinions anyway. Shut up and sing.
That's not Willie...........sorry nice try.....anybody notice how nervous He is in answering the questions? I'll bet they got something over Him or there is a taser attached to His balls under the table. Wouldn't put it past the Establishment Media to try something like this. After all they will try anything...I mean anything to rid us our rights to protect ourselves from the Tyranny.
Elena Ollivier
For those claiming Willie never lived the way of life he speaks of, you have no clue what you speak of. That man hunted on my Grandfather's property. Today's celebs may sit in Hollywood & Nashville all year, but when people like Willie were young, they continued their lives just like everyone else did. Yes the man smokes pot, does that have a lick of anything to do with this topic though? No.
This is the first sensible interview I've seen. Hopefully there's a few more I haven't seen yet.
movarth
Thank goodness this old guy doesn't speak for the nation.
willie drug addict pot head does not know the difference between FULLY AUTOMATIC(military version) and semi automatic fire arms 1He is a political crony for Obama!
Set the dope down Wilie, and come to your senses....You have been stoned way to long. It is a different world out here now!
T. De Santo
An Assault Weapon - the US M-16 - is a firearm that is capable of "FULLY AUTOMATIC OPERATION."
The AR-15, Bushmaster, and the M-16 look-alikes are not capable of fully automatic fire - they will only fire semi-automatic; that is, one pull of the trigger and only one bullet is fire.
Weapons capable of fully automatic firing were outlawed to the general public by the Gun Control Act of 1934.
Automatic weapons are not available for sale to the general public at a typical gun store. Automatic weapons classified as "collector items" like the Thompson Sub-machine Gun, are available for sale to general public after a thorough background check and a federal fee of $200, plus the cost of the gun which most likely will exceed $25,000; yes, $25,000.00 dollars. IIt is the high capacity magazines that need to be band.
But you know, more people die from automobile accidents than guns - do we ban those cars that are capable of exceeding the 75 mile speed limit?
Great points....The second amendment...why was it written? Anything to do with the fact that America had to fight a war to free its self from oppression, it would not be because they wanted to be able to fight the "Power/Gov" ???? so would you not need the same weapons as the "Man" to keep him Honest? Just a pondering point not suggesting anything but to me it makes an even stronger point of allowing semiautomatic weapons, not with out a little regulation, a waiting period and background check but that is as far as I feel we need to go.
RedneckRuss
American Citizens,
Being a non citizen I have no right to tell you folk what to do. Obviously Gun control is a real point of contention. A suggestion, get the pollies to put some sensible (military grade restrictions) control conditions together and then put it to a citizens plebicite. If it passes or fails all sides accept it and get on with life. Loved seeing Piers get taken to peices by Platt the other day.
RussR
Mr Morgan here is an news release about your England (highest violent crime rate in Europe) and other "Gun Ban" EU nations........http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5712573/UK-is-violent-crime-capital-of-Europe.html Don't you think you should know your facts before entering and Attacking a host???
Stormin Norman
Why do any of you even listen to the moronic blather of Piers Morgan? Deport the idiot.
John Manning
I note that some members of the NRA would like to have PM deported. Well, if it interests them I have started a campaign to have NRA members banned from travel to Europe on the grounds that they are dangerous and often unstable individuals who would endanger the public in Europe. Visa requirements for US citizens should be reinstated immediately by European nations to enable us to protect our people fro these idiots
Brain Washed libtard
Do you have any evidence of how dangerous these people are? Or is it just the way you lie and pervert the truth to push your anti-freedom agenda? Seeing how these people pass FBI background checks they have a cleaner record than you! Maybe the Dr needs to up your fear of black metal things meds?
Harold USArmy
When the second amendment came into being, muskets were the state of the art assault weapons. When bolt action rifles first appeared, they were military weapons. Semi-automatic weapons were first developed for the military and were assault weapons. Modern hunting rifles that are semi automatic are now referred to as assault weapons. It was the founders of our country that wanted to assure that weapons were available for Americans if the need arrived. The shootings of children are not acceptable. But neither are the solutions presented to date.
Instead of never ending debate and inaction, why not ask the people ? ...hold a referendum and ask whether any person should be allowed to possess a firearm
Because it isn't a privilege, but a right. Shall we hold a referendum to see how many people think you should be able to speak?
Robert Ducros
It beggars belief that that the majority of citizens in a "so called developed" civil society do not understand that freedoms go together with the duty to care for the rights of others, including the right to life and the right to free speech. We are living one hundred and fifty years after a time when carrying a gun in the street was considered necessary as a personal protection in the USA. Can we justify this now and allow 20,000 people a year to be killed and murdered and to consider this as a feature of a civilised society. It's time for Americans to wake up and join the twenty first century. The US gun lobby sound more like fascists than democrats and are a million miles away from Christianity or any other religious ethic.
If this view doesn't make sense, I cannot understand why America got so upset by 9/11 when only 2,500 innocent people were murdered. I would never in the present climate, even consider visiting such a country and put my life or freedom at risk. I am not a religious person but I say – God help America and protect us from your ignorance and folly.
Please get your facts straight. Surely you know that almost half of the "death by firearms" statistics released every year are suicides. I think the American public would give up their firearms as soon as celebrities and politicians gave up their armed personal security guards. What arrogance of them (and you frankly) to think these people deserve more protection than the average citizen and their family does.
Sharon Lampert
Gun laws are not the issue.
The failure to enforce the guns laws is the issue.
Guns are sold without background checks to minors.
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Piers take yourself and Willie to Britain now. No need to wait for them to not repeal the Second Amendment! You are not American so voluntarily deport yourself now. No need for you to unnecessarily have to participate in the freedoms we enjoy and you do not have back home.
Kenneth Lecco
I am a fan Piers .... But if one more night I tune in and see another program of repeat interviews I am probably gona loose ya .... Its too much .... get some new stuff too do . Its BORING daily to watch these same interviews ! come on !
auntmia
Willie is a great artist, and deserves his own opinion as a US citizen, but is obviously brain-damaged from too much weed. Piers Morgan should be deported for subversion back to the surveillance state that is known as England!
January 6, 2013 at 12:41 pm | Report abuse | Reply
I watched a movie where only the police and military had guns. It was called Schindler's List
GLORIA SANFILIPPO
Piers, bravo to you taking this issue of guns in America .It is a shame that there are people who disrespect you and quite frankly seem to be a bit unblanced. I stand behind you and applaud you for your talking out with clear facts in a very respectful way.
Is he still around ? Well willie if guns are for the Military what is Marijuana for old farts ?
January 8, 2013 at 11:23 am | Report abuse | Reply
JJfool
Seems like it is impossible to speak rationally to a gun lover. Ever notice that all the ones who speak in public turn out to be really weird or psychotic? If I was in a movie theatre and you told me someone was coming in with a knife to try to kill every single person in there I wouldn't be scared. If you told me he had and automatic weapon I would crap myself. Go ahead, point out the difference between automatic and semi-automatic, single action whatever. Who cares! You guys need your guns to feel like a man. Admit it. You dream about being that guy in the theatre, or the school who heroically pulls out his handgun and saves the day and gets the chick. Maybe everyone in the theatre should be armed you say. All teachers should be packing! Maybe you never thought that the average American mom doesn't want to carry heat in her purse so she can take her kid to the movies. Maybe everyone would like to be able to go to school without being shot simply to protect a law that is waaaaaaaay out of date! Teachers might like it if no one had assault rifles instead of being forced to keep an assault rifle beside the blackboard. Go ahead, point out a tiny flaw in my statement and you will be victorious in your limited views. Wait and see when you attend your five year olds funeral who was massacred on a bus, or in McDonald's, or at the zoo, by some equally ignorant fool who bought an assault rifle at gun show and got bored of target practice as well as life, so he took your kid with him. See if you're as comfortable with Arming everyone. Maybe, just maybe, in today's day and age, disarming might, maybe, possibly, have some merit. Or wait until next month when some half man, bushMASTER, rips apart 30 people at Disneyland. Sadly that isn't an exaggeration.
Rickey Douglas Love
J.J. your name fits, Yes, Willie was right only the Military needs Auto/Weapons, Unless of course they are hunting You, to drag Your @zz to a FEMA Camp or kill You ! Then what are You and the Ol' 80 year old Stoner going to do ? ? ? dig Your own grave probably ~ Offer them a Doo-Bee, the American Indians did,.,., Smoke Um' Peace Pipe,.,., see how that works out for Ya'~ Morons both ~
February 20, 2014 at 10:02 am | Report abuse | Reply
Willie Nelson is not anyone to be trusted on anything.He lost his manhood years ago to dope and is so brain addled i would not trust him if he said the sky was blue.DON'T GIVE UP MY RIGHTS BECAUSE YOU DON;T WANT YOURS,MILITARY PATTERN GUNS WERE EXACTLY WHAT THE FOUNDERS WERE PROTECTING WILLIE.DUHHHH SMOKE ANOTHER DOOBIE YOU DUMMY.
May God Bless you Piers for all that you are doing. It is time for people to respect the power of guns. It is time for them to realize that "With great power comes great resonsiblity" and guns are wonderful tools but are now more than ever being used for the purpose of evil. When the law was written for the right to bear arms – guns had to be manually loaded and could not penetrate a cement building. So we need to consider the time it took one to load and shoot a person back in the 1700's vs. loading and using an assault rifle today, which can kill hundreds of people in the same time frame. The law worked well in its day but now private citizens have the privilage of using assault weapons,the laws need to change with the technology. Citizens should keep their privilage of the right to bear arms (but certain arms) and look on it as guidelines to follow instead of a disciplinary action. This makes you the bigger person protecting your fellow man from others with not so good intentions.
Why has no one tried to ban fertilizer and racing fuel? Timothy Mcvaigh killed 168 people inwitch 19 were children and injured over 800 others. He destroyed a fedral building and damaged more than 300 buildings and he NEVER FIRED A SHOT? Come on people, guns don't kill poeple, but people kill people!
L Carlos
right on brother
There is no need for the public to have weapons capable of extreme death.
Do you assert that you should have the right to have a machine gun?
And if so, why?
Your implicit argument makes no sense, unless you want to be a killer of other humans, and I do not
want that type of behavior in my society.
Kill yourself, not others.
Liblab Itis
Willie is "your brain on drugs" ... a degenerative cognizance condition know as liberalism which is nearly 100% irreversible.
Hi Mr. Morgan,
I agree that no one has answer your question <> Another good way to grab the audience might be to ask <>
Piers, you do know you are so hypocritical and ill-informed about the issues in our country. Yes, our country is no England, and it will never be. you need to get your terminology straight and understand the meanings. Very few Americans own an actual assault rifle/machine gun but none owns an assault weapon. if u want, please discuss on your show the meaning of such in a fair discussion with someone who is knowledgeable.... i know you won't.
Broken English Brazilian Grace
Americans don't seem to realise how violent their country is in comparison to other developed countries. In the EU there were just over 400 deaths from guns in 2008, in the US it was over 19,000. An inadequate mental health care and the ability of anyone to buy automatic weapons is bound to lead to carnage.
There is no logical reason for civilians to have automatic weapons, and if banning them means that less people die in these crazy shootings, then banning them is the logical thing to do. LEAVE THE POWEFUL ARMS TO THE PROFESSSIONALS. IF YOU NEVER SERVE IN THE ARMY YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE ONE.
THE GOVERNMENT IS TO BE BLAMED, BECAUSE WHEN THE 2sc.AMENDMENT WAS CREATED automatic weapons DID NOT EXIST and non restriction was created to follow with the advances of technology in leaving the powerful weapons to be used only by the professionals in the war combat & trainning fields.
Thank you Pierce Morgan for having balls (3) and stand up for what you believe, truth, conviction, and right. I feel so luck to watch you on CNN. I loved Larry King but you are the "BEST" YOU MAKE CNN PROUD AROUND THE WORLD.
GooseGal
I agree with Willie Nelson on the arms debate: "A lot of guns ... there's no need for civilians to own those ... those are for military"with Willi Nelson. As you grow older I love you more Willi, and
I love you too Piers Morgan . Gabby
dave a
“We the people” ask that you hear our voice. As responsible, taxpaying, law abiding citizens like you, we the people of the US are asking that our collective voice be heard. We understand your responsibility is complex and you are under enormous pressure from the public. Understanding the root cause of violence in America and “gun Control” is a key element. The root cause of the problem is derived from violent movies, violent video games and the media sensationalizing violence. Video game violence is a major factor if not the principal root cause of the criminal murderous behavior we are subjected to in the last several decades. Parents allow their children to play many violent video games for thousands of hours, thus desensitizing their emotions, retarding their social growth and glorifying gun violence. By the time a person is 21 they probably have seen 21,000 murders on TV.
An emotional reaction to a tragedy does not warrant implementing additional illogical firearms laws in addition to what we already have in place. More importantly, emotional reactions by law makers do not prevent crime but logical laws and an improvement in the justice system improves the safety of the people.
We, the good and responsible citizens, should not have to pay the price because of the actions of terrorist and evil individuals. The guns do not kill people. The bad and evil people kill people.
As firearm enthusiasts and many war veterans of the United States of America, we are concerned that our rights as legal and responsible firearm owners are being infringed upon. Additional laws and regulations will only have an effect on the good people complying with the law, not the criminals.
Nopinion
I came here to voice my opinion on the matter then I realized that everyone has already made up their mind on the issue. Also ANY comment I submit will almost assuredly be distorted, misinterpreted, or "disproved" by a completely nonsensical argument. Someone will likely bring up England and then someone else will likely bring up Switzerland. More than a few people will bring up solid "facts and figures" from a poll conducted behind a walmart in North Dakota by a girl scout troop 20 years ago. All of this will be pointless because few people arguing on either side of the issue are logical enough to be persuaded by reason or sound arguments. So instead of wasting my time voicing my opinion or responding to others in order to show them how insanely wrong their opinion is and how obviously correct mine is; I decided to waste more of my time writing this paragraph. I guess I fit right in.
Looking Thru The Smoke Screen!Why is there a law banning guns in and near our
schools? As I reported a few weeks back, it was to try and make stronger the
punishment for the war on drugs. This law did not work! All this law did was
leave our children defenseless. It made them sitting targets for any psychopath
that wants to go out in a blaze of glory. This law certainly did not stop the
war on drugs!
Now our president is using some of the childrens' letters to reach the bleeding
hearts in order to get even more gun control. Have you stopped to think that he
and his children are protected by guns, many guns, everywhere they go. Yet our
children are unprotected and he does not even want us as adults to have guns for
our own protection and the protection of our children? The NRA was even slammed
for telling the truth.
We, the people, need to look beyond the smoke screen and realize that more gun
control is not the answer. History is a good teacher. We would do well to think
about the past and learn from its teachings. Back when there were guns in our
school, our children were not being shot at their desks. Maybe we should look at
our judicial system. Criminals do not serve the time handed down to them for
their crime. One can commit murder and yet get out for "their good behavior".
What ever happened to tough judges that were not bleeding hearts or
"politically" inclined?
Timothy McVeigh killed over 168 people, nineteen of whick were children, and he
injured over 800 more. He also destroyed several buildings and did property
damage to over 300 other structures – all without firing a shot. Why are the
bleeding hearts not trying to ban fertilizer or racing fuel? More smoke screens
from the government as they are the ones who trained him.
Speaking of more smoke screens, what about mandatory insurance – Obamacare? Did
the major insurance companies pay for his campaign? Really makes you wonder! I
think folks are really going to be surprised with this new law! Especially when
the big insurance companies just get bigger and the small business owner goes
out of business. We are forced to have insurance but that does not mean that we
will be serviced by the insurance company. As an individual, we will have to
have an attorney to even try to get service. I have recently witnessed this
first hand so I know this to be fact! So who does that new law support –
certainly not you and me, the taxpayers. Corruption only breeds more corruption.
What has happened to our society – we allowed God to be taken out of our
schools, we allowed guns to be banned from them, what next? I heard today that
50% of Americans are for more gun control. Can this be true? How many of these
could pass a history test or is this just knowledge that they left behind when
the left school. Do they really want to give up their right to bear arms? If
they cannot remember their history maybe they should consider their future! What
are they willing to give up next?
Quite frankly, I do not plan to give up my guns and quite frankly if guns are
going to be used to protect the president, his children and his political
friends, then I feel I have that same right.
January 22, 2013 at 12:03 pm | Report abuse | Reply
God given inalienable rights
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Those children in Newton were denied all three. 2nd Amendment you lose.
ok - in honor of the Second Amendment–everyone line up - your personal 8-foot MUSKET, with instructions on how to make the lead balls to go in it and your damp leather bag of gun powder and no special site for aiming is ready fory ou - should take you 1-3 minutes to load it each time so you can attempt to get venison or turkey for the dinner table.
Might want to have your fishing pole handy for an unfrozen creek.
Jim Mapes
Willie got this one wrong. Semi-auto rifles, and even full auto (you have to pass additional checks for the class III stamp) have direct bearing on the 2nd Amendment right as they are the weapons related to militia use. George Mason, co-authoer of the 2A stated that the militia was defined as all citizens capable of bearing arms for defense.
robin lee compton
Yea, That really means alot coming from this fine example of a Human Being ! LoL
Where is the outrage and ban for the number 1 killer in the US? Between 29 and 31,000 a year over the last 20 have died as a result of a gun in the US.(murder, accident, suicide, law enforcement and self defense) Over 440,000 a year die from cigarettes and almost 50,000 die from second hand smoke, adults and children in the US. That does not include the millions that are hospitalized or become ill from smoking or second hand smoke.
Jon Brodziak
"I don't agree with that. I think it should be more regulated. I think a lot of guns – there's no need for civilians to own those. Those are for military."
~ Willie Nelson
Williie speaks the big picture truth, there is no reason to have a gun that can kill dozens of people in a few minutes.
Let's pray that this common sense becomes our USA operating procedure.
The current USA standards allow for mass execution and need to be revised.
What a bunch of morons.
Americans posting on this site have no idea of what rational discussion is and assume that their opinion is fact without any rational verification.
This lack of rational thinking is why the USA is in a bad economic situation despite strong resource advantages.
Our people are mostly idiots, and are arrogant to boot. Pitiful, cowardly and destined to be surpassed by other nations.
OrygunOkie
@Jon – you don't get anywhere insulting people in mass like this. And, it's completely illogical to group a country of 300 million together and say we're all morons based on what a few people you disagree with say on a chat board somewhere.
There are good reasons to protect the essence of the 2nd amendment, which concerns a right to bear arms and defend oneself. If you go back to the founding fathers, that means a pistol or a rifle. That's what the 2nd amendment was describing – that freedom that was set in that context.
It did not however foresee the rise of automated weapons, shoulder-held rockets, etc, and should not be extended that far. If you take the radical NRA argument out to its logical extreme, they would probably protect the right of individual citizens to own nuclear weapons, which is of course absurd. Obviously there's a limit. And, I think the limit is the ability to own a handgun or a rifle, but no more than that.
Anyway, that's my opinion. I'm not a moron for having it. I think it's a moderate, sane position. I don't agree with those on either extreme away from my opinion, but I don't think they are morons for having those opinions. Calling people names is also going too far.
Piers...YOU are not going anywhere...you are phenominal, brilliant and kind. You ARE and always will be a Part of THESE United States, My friend.
ubdumb
Hey Willie. Shut up and sing or be quiet and roll a fatty. Nobody except the chubby brit cares what your opinion is on the second amendment.
The democrat that has guns.
Here we go ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! The great Willie Nelson sitting upon his throne telling you what you cannot have, addressing the millions of americans who safely and legally handle their firearms, shame on you for being such law abiding citizens! Shame on all of us who don't blast our Aks and ARs at innocent people! Just because he is famous does not mean he can tell us what we can or cannot have, what a communist Willie Nelson is.
willie nelson is nothing but a wore out pot head that has never been able to sing and all he would know how to do with a gun is smoke pot through the barrel so go interviewa real singer named hank williams junior and then tell morganhe ain't never gonn get our guns down south
This is what happens when a mentally deranged person goes on a killing spree in countries with sensible gun laws.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/02/01/bc-vancouver-stabbing.html
Notice the difference in the death count?
February 1, 2013 at 6:11 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Looks like Willie Nelson can't make up his mind. Not 2 months ago he was interviewed with Jesse Ventura and he sang a different song about "sporting" rifles and Obama... he didn't have much good to say about him.
Willie, you're a turncoat, son. Shame on you.
February 19, 2013 at 11:26 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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Two points – Dumb and dumber. Piers is so stupid, he uses the same Saul Alinski tatics over and over.
Rule # 5 Ridicule your appointment and Rule # 3 “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
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My American son in law, an ex-marine living in Chester England, owns guns and makes a valid point. The reason that many guns are accessable to be used in mass killings is that they are left lying around to be used . He tells me that he pays a fee which is used to facilitate inspectors to visit his home to inspect the security iof his guns. He is happy with this inspection and sees it as a major difference in gun control between his home in Pa and his home in chester England
That's great, Morgan gets a celebrity to come on and echo his anti-gun rubbish...notice he didn't have Charlie Daniels, Chuck Norris, or Jesse Ventura sitting there with Nelson to contradict him.
Willie is looking a little peeked these days...does he have Parkinson's or something?
So Willie Nelson, an avowed user of illegal drugs, a person who has been found guitly of tax evasion, a man who has no respect for the laws of this country when it comes to him, is suddenly going to lecture everyone else on the importance of being law abiding citizens? What makes Willie Nelson an expert on anything other than getting high and writing crappy country songs?
I have a great idea. Piers Morgan, Willie, almost all of Hollywood and the media, get the hell out of the country if you don't like it here.
Expecially you PIers. You are not even an American citizen. This is none of your business. You tea drinking sods tried to take away the guns from honest citizens at another time, and you know what it got you. Get out of the country. We don't need or want you here.
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WILLIE AND PIERS TWO MORE OF aMERIKA'S FINEST WHO HAVE OVER DONE THEIR DRUG ADDICTIONS.
Send piers back to his turd world.
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May 19, 2013 at 12:27 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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KEEP SINGING WILLIE... STAY OUT OF THE GUN DEBATE
June 27, 2013 at 4:55 pm | Report abuse | Reply
That's just the bong water talkin'
maybe he could use that gun with a hundred rounds to wake up his coma induced pot smoking ass!he`s obviously so stoned,he doesn`t remember we have a second amendment and that guns like that aren`t military!
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Gun control or guns will continue to control us.
Adults and children die in their homes, on the streets, in stores, workplaces, schools, playgrounds, and on and on from gun use.
Being armed yourself does no good.
Neither do background checks.
America is out of control when it comes to violence.
Guns only add to the problem.
We need gun control now.
The NRA and other gun groups never had an answer to the problem of gun violence and the causes.
All they ever do is hide behind the Second Amendment for their right to bear arms.
The Second Amendment is outdated and has nothing to do with the America of today.
The Second Amendment must be amended.
It is time to stop people from owning guns.
The only right in this matter is the right to be free from gun violence.
I am,
George Vreeland Hill
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"high-powered assault rifles are an entirely different discussion" is a stupid statement. The ar-15 223 REM is much less powerful than most deer rifles. "Assault Rifles" are full auto or select fire, AR-15 is not, one trigger pull one bullet.
So, maybe he has been around guns, but he certainly did not learn much. I suspect that he is more singer than anyone who had ever done anything meaningful.
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Fully automatic-a gun can be fired until the magazine is empty. One trigger pull alone will do this act. Fully automatic guns require a Class 3 federal firearms license to legally own. since 1934. Semiautomatic-one trigger pull only does one shot. There is no federal license required to own or use semiautomatic weapons.
AR-15s, Mini-14s, M1 carbines, SKS carbines, FALs, HK-91s, UZIs, and high capacity 9mm handguns are not fully automatic weapons.
A pump action shotgun is NOT a good home defense tool. Since 1934, federal law requires that all pump-type guns have a disconnector. A disconnector is the stick out button that you have to push in every time you pump the gun before each shot. This leads to short stroking, which will jam a gun in a stress situation. This nearly got my Aunt Sharon killed in 1970.
However, for reliable home defense, the pistol caliber carbine[PCC] is the best choice. When loaded with expanding -type ammunition, it handles as easily as an AR-15, but without the over penetration risks. Thirty rounds of 9mm JHP[jacketed hollow points]from a kel-tech SUB2000 with demolish a home invasion crew easily. Save the AKs and ARs for riots and like heavy emergencies. But if you must use a semiautomatic rifle for defense, use expanding-type ammunition and stick to .30 carbine, 5.45x39mm, 5.56mm[.223]. and 7.62x39mm only. Expanding-type ammunition is the following. HP[HOLLOWPOINTS], JHP[JACKETED HOLLOWPOINTS], SP[SOFT POINTS], JSP[JACKETED SOFT POINTS]. If any hollow point variant has a gray circle around its front hole, it is good for home defense usage.
Most people whom use HDRS[jhome defense rifles]cannot afford a hyper-customized $3,000 Wilson Combat Shotgun. Also, many people with orthopedic, heart, lung, seizure, and chronic pain cannot handle a shotgun's kick. However, they can handle an HDR or PCC, due to its reduced kick.
The most important home defense item is to build a home defense that works for you personally. Your mind is the ultimate weapon.
Spacebeam
Love you Willie!!! You are one of my favorite people on this Earth.
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As if to flaunt its modernity, Minneapolis has linked most of the city with a series of one-storey-up skyways, connecting the skyscrapers around a length of the city through which you could comfortably run a 10km race. On the ground you’ll find another adventurous take on tourism, with the city offering tours on Segway’s, the up-to-the-minute ‘stand on’ machines that consistently look on the verge of falling over.
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Edina is a wealthy suburb of Minneapolis. It's a great area to drive around and look at all the fancy homes. It's also a great place to drive around and relax. They have many new shopping areas and entertainment venues around town. Centennial Lakes Park provides some great outdoor fun, without a lot of exertion. They also have a newly revamped Southdale Mall, with some great restaurants and shopping stores.
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Understanding mistreatment during institutional delivery in Northeast Nigeria: a mixed-method study
Nasir Umar ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-5119-00921,
Deepthi Wickremasinghe1,
Zelee Hill2,
Umar Adamu Usman3 &
Tanya Marchant1
Improving quality of care including the clinical aspects and the experience of care has been advocated for improved coverage and better childbirth outcomes.
This study aimed to explore the quality of care relating to the prevalence and manifestations of mistreatment during institutional birth in Gombe State, northeast Nigeria, an area of low institutional delivery coverage.
The frequency of dimensions of mistreatment experienced by women delivering in 10 health facilities of Gombe State were quantitatively captured during exit interviews with 342 women in July–August 2017. Manifestations of mistreatment were qualitatively explored through in-depth interviews and focus groups with 63 women living in communities with high and low coverage of institutional deliveries.
The quantitative data showed that at least one dimension of mistreatment was reported by 66% (95% confidence interval (CI) 45–82%) of women exiting a health facility after delivery. Mistreatment related to health system conditions and constraints were reported in 50% (95% CI 31–70%) of deliveries. In the qualitative data women expressed frustration at being urged to deliver at the health facility only to be physically or verbally mistreated, blamed for poor birth outcomes, discriminated against because of their background, left to deliver without assistance or with inadequate support, travelling long distances to the facility only to find staff unavailable, or being charged unjustified amount of money for delivery.
Mistreatment during institutional delivery in Gombe State is highly prevalent and predominantly relates to mistreatment arising from both health system constraints as well as health worker behaviours, limiting efforts to increase coverage of institutional delivery. To address mistreatment during institutional births, strategies that emphasise a broader health systems approach, tackle multiple causes, integrate a detailed understanding of the local context and have buy-in from grassroots-level stakeholders are recommended.
There is growing evidence from Nigeria and around the world that women who deliver their babies in health facilities can experience mistreatment. In our study, we describe how frequently this happens in Gombe state, north-eastern Nigeria, and what type of mistreatments women experience. Using a questionnaire, we interviewed consenting women as they left the facility after birth and asked them about events that occurred during their labour and delivery, and their perception of the care that health workers provided. In addition, through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, we talked to women with young infants about mistreatment at birth and asked them to try to explain their experiences to us. At least one type of mistreatment was reported by 66% of the women. About 50% of mothers experienced mistreatment due to poor health system conditions and constraints, for example staff shortages or staff not having the commodities they needed to provide care. And 46% experienced mistreatment related to having poor rapport with the provider, for example being denied a birth companion, examined without permission or not allowed to give birth in their preferred position. Both health system constraints and poor health worker behaviours limit efforts to increase coverage of institutional delivery. Immediate and sustained attention to the quality of care as it pertains to the experience of users is needed.
Institutional delivery is advocated to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes [1, 2]. Globally, the majority of births now occur in a health facility [3], although, high coverage is not uniform [3]. Nigeria continues to have suboptimal institutional delivery coverage, being 39% in 2018 [4]. Among the reasons consistently cited by women for not delivering in a health facility were concerns relating to a perception of poor quality of services [5, 6]. A combination of the effectiveness of care given and the negative experience from services received shapes users’ perception of care, which in turn influences health-seeking behaviour [7].
Considering every pregnant woman is at risk of obstetric complication [8, 9], access to timely and appropriate obstetric care remains imperative [10, 11]. Health systems should therefore, strive to improve the quality of care provided to women during institutional delivery, both in terms of process quality and experience of care, to guarantee the fundamental rights of women, encourage utilisation and ensure improved outcomes [12,13,14].
One limitation to addressing the negative experience of care has been the difficulty in defining and measuring the problem [15, 16]. But, recent developments from the characterisation of disrespect and abuse by Bowser and Hill [17], and a revised typology by Bohren et al. [18], have furthered the review of quality of care as it relates to women’s experience or perception of care received during institutional delivery [12, 15, 18, 19]. These developments allow for comparison with the expected standard of care, and where the care provided falls short of agreed standards, highlights opportunities for improvement [20,21,22,23]. However, evidence from Nigeria continues to be scarce [24].
This study was conducted in Gombe state one of six northeastern states of Nigeria. The quality of maternal and newborn health (MNH) services are suboptimal in Nigeria, but also varies between states, in part due to the resources committed to health by individual states [25]. In Gombe State, more than 60% of women still deliver at home [26], in part because of cultural or religious beliefs, cost or geographical access [4, 27,28,29,30]. Infrastructural and personnel deficiencies, and attitude of health workers, have also been suggested as possible deterrents [25, 27], as might be the fear of mistreatment, although there is no evidence to support this assumption.
In this study, we aimed to explore the quality of care relating to the prevalence and manifestations of mistreatment during institutional birth in Gombe State, northeast Nigeria, where maternal mortality and morbidity is persistently high and access to health care sub-optimal [26, 31]. We describe the frequency of different dimensions of mistreatment reported by women and use qualitative methods to explore the manifestations of mistreatment in this setting.
Gombe State has an estimated population of 2.6 million based on the last census in 2006. Gombe State has 11 Local Government Areas, is multi-ethnic and 80% rural [32, 33]. The state has a high maternal mortality ratio, estimated at 1549 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, neonatal mortality is estimated at 35 neonatal deaths per 1000 live births and just 29% of women had delivered their most recent newborn in a health facility [26, 32,33,34]. Public health services account for 98% of institutional deliveries in the state [26, 32,33,34]. In Gombe State, approximately 486 public health facilities provide labour and delivery services 460 of which are primary health facilities and 28 are referral facilities offering both labour and delivery services and specialised care [35]. Lower cadre health care workers, for example, community health extension workers (CHEW), junior community health extension workers (JCHEW) and community health officers (CHO) comprise the majority of the health care workforce [36].
In primary health care facilities, nurses or midwives are responsible for the organisation and provision of MNH services with the assistance of CHEWs, JCHEWs or any lower cadre health worker available. In the absence of nurses of midwives these lower cadre health workers must take full responsibility. In most of the PHCs, health care providers are not available 24 h a day, limiting access to facility-based care in case of an emergency or a delivery outside daylight hours. This problem is less acute in referral health facilities where nurses or midwives contribute to the organisation and delivering of MNH services under the supervision of a medical doctor.
Quantitative and qualitative data were collected in 2017, as part of a programme of work to understand the quality of maternal and newborn care in Gombe State. The quantitative study involved conducting structured exit interviews with recently delivered women upon discharge after institutional delivery, in 10 primary health care facilities. The qualitative study included in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus groups with 63 women who had recently delivered in a health facility in two local government areas (LGAs) (districts): Kaltungo, characterised by higher levels of facility births, and Kwami, where there are low levels of facility deliveries, and are reported below in line with the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) [37].
This research was conducted with approval from the ethics review boards of the Federal Ministry of Health Abuja, Nigeria, the State Ministry of Health Gombe State, Nigeria and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (reference 12,181). To obtain participant’s informed consent, all potential participants were provided with study information sheet and a consent form. The information sheet provided information to the participants about their right to participate or refuse to participate in the study, the right to change their mind about participating during the course of the study, and the right to withdraw from the study at any time. The information sheet was read and explained to those participants that cannot read. The free and written informed consent of all interviewees was obtained. Participants unable to sign the consent form were allowed to thumb print, to affirm their consent.
Quantitative data collection
A random sample of 107 health facilities was drawn from approximately 500 public primary health facilities. Volume of births occurring in the previous six months in the 107 sampled primary health facilities was determined by reviewing their maternity registers, and the 10 primary health facilities with the highest volume of births in the state were selected for the study. The 10 selected facilities had an average of 15.7 births (SD 12.0) per month, which is higher than the state-level average of 4.3 births (SD 6.3) per month in primary health facilities [35]. The facilities were primary health facilities, providing all services (e.g. primary care, pregnancy care, labour and delivery services). Emergency care and complicated cases from these health facilities are referred to referral health facilities.
All women giving birth in these facilities in July–August 2017, and who had a live newborn, were invited to complete an exit interview about events that occurred during their labour and delivery, and their perception of the care that health workers provided, including respectful care. To ensure confidentiality, the exit interviews were conducted in a separate room or area reserved for the interviews within the health facilities. In each of these 10 facilities, two trained data collectors and a supervisor were posted in shifts covering day and night deliveries, seven days a week for approximately four weeks. This was determined to be the amount of time needed in these high-volume facilities to recruit a sample of 320 births. The sample size was calculated based on the assumed prevalence of respectful maternity practices of 10–20%, a power of 80%, a 95% confidence interval.
Study instrument
The study instrument was a structured questionnaire covering the demographic information of study participants, the content of care provided to the mother and the newborn, and respectful care during institutional birth. The study tool was operationalised based on revised typology by Bohren et al. [18] The tool had 31 items, structured around the seven domains of mistreatment proposed by Bohren and others: physical abuse (2-items), sexual abuse (1-item), verbal abuse (2-items), stigma and discrimination (1-item), failure to meet professional standards of care (6-items), poor rapport between women and health providers (11-items), and health system conditions and constraints (8-items) [18]. Additional file 1: Table S1 present questions used to assess mistreatment during institutional delivery in Gombe State. Women were asked to provide Yes or No response to the questions listed in Additional file 1: Table S1. This method is widely used in attitude measurement, for example, in Abuya et al. [23] and easily understood by respondents [38]. The study instrument was first reviewed and validated for content in collaboration with a group of health workers (doctors, nurses and midwives) working in Gombe. The tool was pilot tested within the same study health facilities with post-partum women. The feedback from the health workers and the pilot informed further refinement and finalisation of the study instrument. Data were collected using personal digital assistants, programmed in Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro), and took about an hour to complete.
Descriptive statistics about the study sample of postpartum mothers and their reported experience of respectful maternity care were tabulated. An aggregate outcome variable on the report of any abuse was computed from each of the seven domains. We used the svyset command in Stata 15 to account for clustering at the facility level.
Qualitative data collection
In December 2017, IDIs and focus groups were conducted with consenting women who had recently delivered in a health facility in Kaltungo and Kwami LGAs. Similar to rest of Gombe State, Kaltungo and Kwami LGAs are multi-ethnic and mostly rural. Public health services account for almost all institutional deliveries in these LGAs, provided through 38 public and six private health facilities in Kaltungo LGA, and 42 public health facilities in Kwami LGA, where there are no private health facilities. Recruitment was purposeful and involved the lead researcher with the assistance of health facility staff identifying women who had delivered in a health facility, from the records of two health facilities in Kaltungo LGA and two health facilities in Kwami LGA, and whose infants were under 6-months of age. The homes of 64 eligible women were then identified with the assistance of community leaders specifically ward focal persons.
The IDIs were conducted in the two most commonly spoken local languages in Gombe, Hausa and Fulfulde, and in English, using a pretested semi-structured interview guide. Out of the 64 women identified and recruited, 31 women – 15 in Kaltungo and 16 in Kwami – were interviewed in-depth before sufficient saturation level was achieved, determined in reflective meetings in-between interviews [39]. One of the women recruited for the IDIs in Kaltungo could not participate because she travelled out of town before the interview. The interviews were conducted in the women’s homes or in a private place of their choosing, by a trained female interviewer. Interview sessions lasted between 60 and 90 min, and were audio recorded, the research lead ensured the quality of the data collected from the IDIs through reflective meetings with the interviewer between the interviews. The interviews focused on problems faced by pregnant women, their motivations for giving birth in a health facility and for selecting a particular health facility, their attitudes towards health facility deliveries, their perceptions of quality of care and experience of mistreatment during institutional delivery.
The IDIs were followed by focus group discussions (FGDs) to gain further insights into the women’s shared understandings of respectful care during institutional delivery and to gain group consensus around themes identified in the IDIs as reasons for giving birth in a health facility and perceptions of quality of care, including respectful care received. Four FGDs were conducted, two in Kwami LGA and two in Kaltungo LGA, with the remaining 32 women from the 64 originally identified. Eight women participated in each FGD with no stratification. For optimal results, 6–12 participants per focus group were recommended [40, 41]. The FGDs were also conducted by a trained female interviewer, assisted by the research lead. To encourage participants to speak freely the FGDs were conducted in neutral settings: empty primary school classrooms and community centre conference rooms. The FGD sessions lasted between 90 and 120 min [42]. The same trained female interviewer carried out both the IDIs and FGDs. IDI and FGD guides were used to ensure that all relevant issues were covered. Data collection took the form of field notes, supported by recordings. At the end of each data collection session, the sound recordings, field notes and consent forms, were stored securely.
The recorded qualitative interviews were transcribed verbatim and translated from Hausa or Fulfulde into English. To ensure that the original meanings conveyed by the participants were fully captured the data collectors also carried out the translations. A thematic content analysis a form of qualitative analysis that allows the use of quantitative results as the basis for a priori themes was used to analyse the data, with a manifest approach [40], in which the data analysis focused on what women said of their experience during labour and delivery. The data analysis was carried out in three stages. First, familiarisation involving reading and re-reading the transcripts to aid understanding of the data. Second, organising and coding the data. The coding was determined a priori to align the qualitative findings to the quantitative results, to aid understanding how the quantitative findings were manifest. These were physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, stigma and discrimination, failure to meet professional standards of care, poor rapport between women and providers and health system conditions and constraints. The coding was done using NVivo software version 12. Third, data from each code point were reviewed and summarised to reduce the number of words without losing the content or context of the text and to ensure themes were internally consistent. The a priori themes helped in identifying broad initial themes, further themes that emerged from the analysis were considered sub-divisions of those broad initial themes, but may also be standalone. The qualitative study findings were drawn from individual themes and sub-themes, and from exploring the relationship between themes. Some representative anonymised quotes of women’s own words were used to describe the manifestations of their experiences. The credibility of the data was determined by triangulating data between data collection methods.
Characteristics of women
The majority of exit interview participants were multigravidae between the ages of 20 and 29 years, from the Fulani or Hausa ethnic groups, nearly all were Muslims, all were married, and half had received no formal education. All women had been attended by female health staff, just 20% of whom were doctors, nurses or midwives. Around 60% of births occurred during the daytime and on a weekday (Table 1).
Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of exit interview participants and delivery context
Thirty-one women participated in the IDIs; mostly multigravidae between the ages of 20 and 29 years, mostly Muslims, mostly married and nearly half of whom had received no formal education. A total of 32 women participated in FGDs; again the majority being multigravidae and aged 20–29 years, from the Kanuri and Hausa ethnic groups, the majority were Muslims and married, and more than half had received no formal education (Table 2). All had recently delivered in a health facility, the median age of their infants being 6-months at the time of interview.
Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the in-depth interviews and focus groups discussion participants
Reported prevalence and manifestation of respectful maternity care practices during institutional birth
Quantitative data on prevalence of respectful maternity care practices are presented below according to the following dimensions: (a) health system conditions and constraints, (b) poor rapport between women and providers, (c) failure of professional standards of care, (d) physical abuse, (e) verbal abuse, (f) sexual abuse and (g) stigma and discrimination. Qualitative data are presented alongside these dimensions to highlights the manifestation of respectful maternity care practices during institutional delivery. No clear pattern emerged to indicate differences in the manifestations of mistreatment between Kwami LGA and Kaltungo LGA.
Health system conditions and constraints
During exit interviews, cases of mistreatment relating to health system conditions and constraints were reported in up to half of all deliveries 50% (95% CI 31–70). Feeling unclear about the fee structure and health workers making unreasonable requests were reported in 19% (95% CI 7–44) and 19% (95% CI 7–44) of deliveries respectively. In as many as one in four deliveries, respondents reported staffing shortages 24% (95% CI 11–44) and the poor physical condition of health facilities 27% (95% CI 12–49).
The qualitative data supported the high prevalence of mistreatment related to health system conditions and constraints reported in exit interviews. Participants in in-depth-interviews highlighted the different manifestations of health system constraints, which were further confirmed in the FGDs, including women going to the health facility and not getting care because the staff were not available, or being asked to leave the facility to buy delivery materials (e.g. hand gloves, injections, soap or blade) before they were attended to, or being denied attention because they did not have the money to pay, for example, being denied an intravenous infusion when needed, for lack of money. Women expressed discontent at being asked to fetch water or to clean the delivery room themselves before leaving, being asked to deliver on an uncleaned bed with a clear indication of someone else’s blood, delivering on the floor due to lack of beds, feeling uncomfortable due to lack of a fan. Women were unhappy with the unclear fee structure at the health facility, a prevalent feeling among them was that charges for delivery were inconsistent and unjustified. Similarly, women felt the number of items demanded by birth attendants was unnecessary (e.g. two bars of soap, kerosene, or bleach). The presence of too many mosquitos in the delivery room, a dirty environment, or being left exposed with no privacy during birth were also mentioned. Less common manifestations in this dimension included experience of extortion relating to not being attended to without paying what the health workers asked. Consensus among FGD participants was that these constraints inclined some women to opt for home delivery or go to a private clinic if they had the money.
“The doctor prescribed some medicine for me, he calculated the money more than five times, he will calculate and calculate again with his calculator from 700 to 1500 and another 250 Naira, from there I know there was a problem...” (IDI participant, 32 years, #201)
“We were a lot that day, and this one will deliver that one will deliver, there was no privacy, we were looking at each other just like how baby worms are delivered.” (IDI participant, 30 years, #205)
“…after you have delivered they should cover you, but … I swear that is how they leave you naked …when a woman delivers she needs some privacy, being naked is not good, the angels of mercy will not come over you when you are naked. It is true.” (IDI participant, 32 years, #107)
Poor rapport between women and providers
From the quantitative data, instances of mistreatment relating to the poor rapport between women and health workers were the second most prevalent dimension with 46% of women reporting such experiences (95% CI 24.4–68.6). Denial or lack of a birth companion during labour and delivery was the most prevalent example of poor rapport between women and providers 28% (95% CI 14–49), followed by lack of supportive care from health workers 18% (95% CI 6–43). Poor communication with the birth attendant during labour and delivery was reported by 15% (95% CI 5–37) of the women.
Women in the IDIs, corroborated those in FGDs, who said they had experienced a poor rapport with a birth attendant and described ineffective communication, such as questions or concerns being ignored, not being informed of what was going to happen to them or their babies, not being informed of test results, health workers discussing the condition of a woman in labour in English knowing she was concerned but could not understand what was being said, or not being received with open arms on arrival. Women further described lack of supportive care as including birth attendants not helping the delivery process, not being sympathetic, caring or kind, being unfriendly for no reason, or not being supportive, for example chasing women away from the facility who did not have delivery items such as gloves. Women lamented their loss of autonomy during labour and delivery, including not being allowed to eat, drink or scream, not being allowed to go to the toilet, asked to urinate or defecate on the delivery bed with no explanation; forced to deliver in a position they were not used to, i.e. lying down instead of squatting. They described feelings of constraint or loneliness because they were not allowed to move around during labour, or their birth companion was not allowed to stay with them – even though the health workers stayed outside and there was no one else in the delivery room. Yet having language and interpretation issues or being denied food, fluids or mobility during labour and delivery were not as frequently reported in exit interviews, at 3% (95& CI 1–5) and 4% (95% CI 1–18) respectively.
Women questioned the value of institutional delivery in the face of such treatment, and in anticipation of such things happening to them again. Mechanisms to minimise their discomfort included having a strong preference for a short stay in a health facility – from labour to delivery to discharge – or praying that a particular staff member would not to be on shift.
“I will get up and squat, and they will say no, I should lie down, I will get up again and sit down and she [birth attendant] will say no, lie down. I did not know how they give birth in a facility [my first time] …I have never heard of it, I swear I have never heard of giving birth lying down.” (IDI participant, 30 years, #206)
“…exactly, you can hear women saying I pray I don’t meet madam so and so today in the facility because of her attitude.” (FGD participant, 35 years, #102_4)
“…they [health workers] asked, was it a delivery and I said yes, she [health worker] said was it my first and I said yes again, she took me in, checked and said the baby was not due yet, she was rude, …and went out to continue talking with her friends. Whenever I tell her I need something like going to pee she wouldn’t even talk to me. But the other nurse that came later sat with me and was talking to me about what to do. I felt like I should have delivered at home. I even told my mother to move me [to a different hospital] before the other nurse came in.” (IDI participant, 17 years, #106)
The women hoped for birth attendants to receive them with open arms when they reached the health facility, for birth attendants to be supportive during labour by being helpful, kind and encouraging to women when in labour pains. They hoped for effective communication and some autonomy. Women that experienced such a positive rapport and interaction with health workers expressed happiness with their facility birth experience. Some women even suggested not minding being denied a birth companion or preferred birth position, as long as the birth attendant was supportive through the delivery.
“She [birth attendant] said I should lay down and she sat beside me, later on when the labour pain started again, she came closer to me and asked me to breathe while she was bringing out her hand gloves and all other things she will need for the delivery. After a while, the baby’s head came out, and she helped me to bring him out. She was kind to me because when I was crying, she told me not to cry it will soon be over and I will rest.” (FGD participant, 29 years, #102_5)
Failure to meet professional standards of care
Forty-four percent (95% CI 24–66) of the women reported experiencing incidences of mistreatment relating to failure to meet professional standards of care. The most commonly reported being a lack of informed consent processes, 25% of women (95% CI 11–47). Absence of skilled attendant at the time of delivery, 18% (95% CI 6–32), and painful vaginal examination, 18% (95% CI 7–41), were also commonly reported.
While only 8% (95% CI 5–13) of women reported neglect, abandonment or long delays in the exit interviews, in IDIs and FGDs women described profound displeasure at being neglected even though they were in a health facility, being ignored while they needed help, being abandoned to deliver alone while in a health facility and experiencing long delays before receiving attention. Women highlighted experiencing episiotomy without pain relief – even when they expressed pain, or not being asked for consent before procedures. Other important manifestation was the absence of skilled staff, with cleaners and non-clinical staff conducting deliveries. Women freely described their displeasure in relation to this dimension, they did not offer any defence of health worker behaviour or the health system, and did not blame themselves for receiving such mistreatment and saw these as strong reasons for causing reluctance to deliver in a health facility again.
“It had happened to me during my first delivery before the nurse came, the cleaner did everything to me [conducted the delivery].” (FGD participant, 24 years, #101_8)
“The baby came out with the cord around her neck, so I struggled to remove it off her [on my own]. Before she [health worker] could come to me, I had already removed the cord that was around the baby’s neck.” (FGD participant, 28 years, #201_2)
“I had a tear [during delivery], they [health workers] just started the episiotomy without any injection [for pain relief] while they knew that it was a painful procedure, I was not happy at all. They should inform me what they were going to do to have my consent, I think that would have been the right thing to do.” (IDI participant, 24 years, #102)
From the exit survey, just 3% of women (95% CI 2–4) reported being beaten, pushed, slapped or poked during delivery and only 1% (95% CI 0–3) reported experiencing any form of physical restraint (Table 3).
Table 3 Self-reported experience of respectful care during institutional childbirth
According to women in the IDIs and FGDs, use of force was primarily manifested as women being slapped or hit during labour and delivery, with tying of legs (apart) as the main form of restraint, although respondents were of the view that this rarely occurs in their setting. Rather, they felt that physical abuse of this kind was limited to a few specific health workers and done to exert compliance or obedience. Where it had been experienced, women reported dealing with physical abuse in different ways, for example, by mostly ignoring the mistreatment, focusing on their goal to deliver safely and receiving the help that took them to the hospital in the first place. One woman reported fighting back. A commonly held view among women in IDIs and FGDs was that the blame lay with the women in labour for instigating the slapping, hitting or tying of legs, rather than with the health workers. Physical abuse did not seem to be a deterrent for choosing to have a subsequent birth at a health facility. Women reported being able to identify an abusive health worker from antenatal care visits and subsequently choosing to go to a different facility to avoid her or him.
“I was not married [young] when I had my first birth, you know there was shyness at that age. I went to deliver with my pants on, the nurse asked me to pull my pants down, but I was reluctant. She [Nurse] insisted resulting with the two of us both pulling at my pant, that was when she slapped me.” (IDI participant, 24 years, #103)
“They usually slap women during delivery because they might ask you to do something if you refused to comply because of the labour pains they will slap you. That is their work, and maybe you didn’t behave well.” (IDI participant, 20 years, #202)
“Though I was not happy, I have no option than to come back [to the health facility]. She [a particular health worker] is always the talk of the village, nobody is happy about her, she is not nice, only she behaves that way [shouting or hitting], but the others [health workers] are good.” (IDI participant, 25 years, #108)
In the exit interviews, 11% (95% CI 6–20) of women reported experiencing forms of verbal abuse. Use of harsh, rude or judgemental language or comments were experienced by 10% (95% CI 6–18) of women, while 6% (95% CI 3–12) reported being threatened and or blamed during labour and delivery.
A common manifestation of verbal abuse recounted by women in IDIs and reinforced in FGDs, included health care workers being unfriendly, shouting or scolding women. Forms of threats and blame manifested as being blamed for poor childbirth outcomes, or being rushed, for instance; asked to hurry and deliver, or being left alone with no attention during labour. In the FGDs women expressed frustration at being verbally assaulted in addition to their labour pains. Some tried to justify frequent verbal assaults by health workers during labour or delivery, attributing the verbal abuse to the wailing and screaming of women during delivery. Despite verbal abuse, nearly all the women in IDIs and FGDs described the medication or drugs, injections and assistance from the health workers as sufficient motivation to deliver in a health facility again, with just a few saying it would be better to deliver at home with dignity. Suggested mechanisms to avoid verbal abuse included obeying all orders by health care workers, going to the health facility prepared with all the required birth items, e.g. gloves, pampers or baby napkins, attending antenatal care and being patient with labour pains, i.e. not crying or shouting.
“They have never done it to me, but I once escorted a woman to the home. [After a prolonged labour] she gave birth, but the baby has already died in her stomach [still birth]. You know delivering a live baby and the baby that is lifeless is different because a live baby helps you in the process of coming out, unlike the one that is lifeless…they kept telling her…that she was the one that killed her baby…that she is used to doing that every time, that her babies don’t come out alive. Honestly, I was angry with them.” (IDI participant, 32 years, #201)
Questions around experience of sexual abuse were adapted for the Gombe context to include touching the sexual organs of a woman in labour with sexual intent, gestures suggestive of sexual interest, selective attention suggestive of sexual interest, or rape. No women reported experiencing sexual abuse.
Similarly, none of the respondents from the FGDs or IDIs could describe a sexual abuse incident, either based on their own or another’s experience. An FGD participant described her discomfort at being attended by a male birth attendant, which she found unsettling, she described not being able to go back to the same facility for a long time. An opinion shared by many in the group but not all. In general, women were uncomfortable talking about the subject of sexual abuse.
“You know women don’t want a male health care worker to conduct their delivery. One will prefer a female to do that. If a male health worker is the one that conducted your delivery, you would not feel comfortable anytime you see him. This can make one to either deliver at home or move to another facility…since my delivery, anytime I go to the health facility and see him [the male health worker] I feel uncomfortable.” (FGD participant, 37 years, #201_4)
Only one woman among the exit interviewees reported experiencing an act, a gesture or being treated negatively because of her tribe, religion, socioeconomic status, disease condition, or age (0.3%).
Differing opinions were expressed during qualitative interviews (IDIs and FGDs), again with the majority of women talking about stigma and discrimination they had witnessed, rather than what they had experienced themselves. Manifestations highlighted included women from the city being given preferential treatment over women from the village, those considered rich treated better than those considered poor, and people from the same religion or tribe as the health care worker being treated preferentially. Women also described being treated negatively when they went to health care facilities outside their community, catchment areas or LGA.
“Yes, they discriminate, especially to a village person. I swear, they show discrimination. You cannot say you are from the village without them [health workers] giving you a nasty look, dust and scorn.” (IDI participant, 20 years, #206)
“...it was due to the lack of medical attention here in the health facility serving our community that made her go to Bula hospital [health facility serving a different community]. The health workers there did not receive us well, and they said why don’t we go to the facility in our community for treatment, why disturb them here?” (FGD participant, 28 years, #201_8)
However, some participants insisted that such practices do not occur in their facilities.
“The hospital where I went there was no discrimination. Even though our tribe and religion were not the same [as the health workers], but honestly, …they even treat us better than the ones [health workers] who are of the same tribe and religion as us. We enjoyed going there, there was no argument.” (IDI participant, 32 years, #207)
Mistreatment was reported in 66% of all institutional births, with reported prevalence varying across the dimensions of care. Women’s reported experience of mistreatment predominantly arose because of health system conditions and constraints (50% of all women) and instances of mistreatment related to a poor rapport between women and providers (46% of all women). Mistreatment related to sexual abuse, stigma and discrimination were reported the least. Qualitative findings highlighted different forms of mistreatment that might take place during institutional births and that mistreatment could affect subsequent decisions about where to deliver.
Our findings of frequent mistreatment during institutional delivery in northeast Nigeria are consistent with findings both from other low and middle- income settings [2, 16,17,18, 20, 21, 23, 38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46] and from other regions in Nigeria [47,48,49,50,51], underscoring the need for country and global advocacy to address women’s experiences of care during institutional delivery [12, 52]. However, the different dimensions of abuse were not consistently reported between settings. In different settings in Nigeria for example, reported prevalence of physical abuse ranged from 2 and 36% (3% in this study), discrimination from 0 and 20% (0% in this study) and neglect and abandonment ranged from 8 and 24% (8% in this study) [24]. This emerging pattern of high frequency of negative experience but heterogeneity in the dimensions, suggests that strategies for improvement need to take account of contextual differences [2]. The qualitative data further emphasised some of these nuances, revealing women value being received with open arms when they first arrive at a health facility and being supported, treated kindly and encouraged through the birthing process. They appreciate when their choices and concerns are considered, and when a birth attendant communicates with them effectively. Moreover, a unique manifestation of mistreatment from the qualitative findings concerned women being discriminated against when they deliver in health facilities outside their catchment area or communities, underlining what matters and what works may differ from one setting to another.
Participants in the qualitative interviews were likely to have attended any of the ten primary health care facilities. They were selected to describe how mistreatment occurs in Gombe State. Although the exit interviewees were more likely to be multigravida, married, Muslims and Fulani’s than the qualitative interviewees, we do not expect this to have changed the conclusions arising from this study, as the results are supposed to be complimentary, not to converge to provide the same conclusions [53]. This study provided complimentary results relating to two different aspects of mistreatment: (1) the frequency with which mistreatment occurs in Gombe state, and (2) the presentation of mistreatment when it occurs [53].
Implications for quality of care
This study presents the first evidence of mistreatment during institutional delivery in Gombe State. Mistreatment appears to be a deterrent to utilisation of MNH services in Gombe. These findings taken together with findings from other settings in Nigeria may be an indication of why delivery at home continues to be a more attractive option for women in Nigeria. Women are aware of the possibility of going to the facility and not meeting a health worker, and that even if they do, the health worker may not be skilled. Women anticipate that the labour and delivery environment may not be ideal (e.g. no water, not clean, disturbed by mosquitos, no screen to provide privacy). They are aware that in addition to surviving the poor state of the health facilities, they may have to cope with one or more overworked and less motivated health workers with a poor attitude.
To improve the birth environment in health facilities in the country, Nigeria is promoting a task-shifting and sharing policy [54]. The task-shifting policy aims to improve access to skilled birth attendants and to address the health worker shortages especially at PHCs where about 90% of deliveries are conducted by lower cadre health workers (i.e. CHEW, JCHEWS). One specific objective of the task-shifting policy is to train the CHEWs to a level that they can provide routine maternal and newborn care, basic emergency obstetrics and newborn care, and referral for comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care when needed [54]. Studies on the experience of care in Nigeria, including findings from this study, suggest the need to emphasise respectful maternity care in the task-shifting policy recommendations and curriculum for frontline health care workers in Gombe State and Nigeria as a whole. So that when CHEWS are the only birth attendant available in a health facility, as was the case in our study sites, they can provide quality care both in terms of content and experience of care. The Community Health Influencers, Promoters, and Services programme (CHIPS), is another initiative of the federal government of Nigeria, designed to link communities with the health system through community outreach [55]. The CHIPS program could be utilised in Gombe and in Nigeria to also educate communities about women’s rights to respectful maternity care.
We found that the incidence of mistreatment due to health system conditions and constraints appeared to be a strong deterrent to the subsequent use of health facilities for delivery. Under-resourced and strained health systems have been associated with increased incidence of disrespect and abuse in other settings [48, 49, 56] and consequently the delayed utilization or non-utilization of institutional delivery services [5, 51, 61, 58]. Accordingly, interventions that seek to address mistreatment in the study setting and other similar settings, should emphasize addressing system-wide constraints [20, 55,59,61]. For example, when two or three women seek delivery care simultaneously, at a health centre with only two rooms for inpatient and outpatient services and only two health staff on duty, those women are likely to experience forms of mistreatment aligned with health system constraints. In this scenario, women may experience a lack of privacy in the delivery room, or a lack of prompt attention due to shortages of health care workers.
Addressing system-wide constraints is challenging in resource-limited settings such as Gombe, but possible. For example, stakeholders in Gombe including policymakers, health care providers, women and communities, could come together to review these findings, negotiate standards of care for labour and childbirth [62] and agree on contextually appropriate ways to institutionalise the agreed standards in health facilities to improve women’s experience of care. Such an approach has already been successfully tried in two settings of Nigeria [62] and is worth considering in Gombe and other similar settings.
This study provides a rich description of the frequency of indicators of mistreatment during institutional delivery, and women’s own views about the experience of care. Nonetheless it has limitations. The exit interviews were conducted within health facilities, a possible source of courtesy bias [19]. To minimise this, respondents were interviewed away from the facility staff and assured anonymity and confidentiality [63]. Additionally, we excluded women discharged without a live baby, which had the potential to affect our estimates due to differential risks for reporting mistreatment [19]. The health facilities were not selected to represent the state, limiting generalisability. Our study tool was based on women’s self-report of perceived mistreatment, which may not be an accurate reflection of all mistreatment, and sample size restrictions limited any tests for association. Nonetheless, the study provided evidence of prevalence of mistreatment during institutional delivery in Gombe State that was previously lacking. The exit interviews were conducted within 24 h post-partum and women’s reflections on the birthing experience may be different to women interviewed later after birth [64, 65]. In some studies, exit interviews have been complimented with community interviews with women 4–10 weeks post-delivery to compare what women reported at exit [64, 66]. Our qualitative sample comprised of women whose infants were about 6-months old, meaning that they had more time to reflect on their facility birth experience. However, the two data sources were designed to be complementary, with the qualitative data further elaborating and illustrating the manifestations of mistreatment.
Our study showed that mistreatment during institutional delivery is frequent in northeast Nigeria and risks jeopardising efforts to increase the coverage of institutional deliveries. To address this problem, immediate and sustained attention to the quality of care as it pertains to the experience of care users is needed.
COREQ:
Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research
CSPro:
Census and Survey Processing System
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The authors would like to thank Data Research and Mapping Consult for Coordinating the data collection, the Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Gombe State Ministry of Health, our partners Society for Family Health and Pact Nigeria, and study participants for their cooperation and participation in the study.
This work was supported by IDEAS - Informed Decisions for Actions to improve maternal and newborn health (http://ideas.lshtm.ac.uk), which is funded through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. (Gates Global Health Grant Number: OPP1149259).
Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
Nasir Umar
, Deepthi Wickremasinghe
& Tanya Marchant
Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
Zelee Hill
Data Research & Mapping Consult, Abuja, Nigeria
Umar Adamu Usman
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NU, TM, conceptualized and designed the study; NU, conducted the analysis and drafted the manuscript; NU, DW, ZH, UA and TM revised the manuscript and provided critically important intellectual content; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Nasir Umar.
This research was conducted with approval from the Federal Ministry of Health Abuja, Nigeria, the State Ministry of Health Gombe State, Nigeria and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (reference 12181). The free and signed informed consent of all interviewees was obtained.
Additional file 1: Table S1. Mistreatment questions.
Umar, N., Wickremasinghe, D., Hill, Z. et al. Understanding mistreatment during institutional delivery in Northeast Nigeria: a mixed-method study. Reprod Health 16, 174 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12978-019-0837-z
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0837-z
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Riitta Ojanperä, PhD, Director of Collections Management, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki
As we enter a new decade, the FNG Research magazine is proud to launch a special collection of art-historical articles under the title European Revivals. From Dreams of a Nation to Places of Transnational Exchange. Released to coincide with an international conference this month, this publication marks the culmination of the ‘European Revivals’ research project and its accompanying series of six international conferences inaugurated in Helsinki in 2009 with subsequent conferences held also in Oslo, Krakow and Edinburgh.
On this occasion the Finnish National Gallery extends its warmest thanks to all those individuals and organisations who have taken part in and committed to realising the vision for the ‘European Revivals’ project and its research publication. Working together with our colleagues and international collaborators on both an intellectual and a practical level has been most interesting and inspiring.
The reason behind the project was to stimulate debate and reflect upon the phenomena surrounding European national revivals by bringing together and analysing the multifarious connections and correspondences that have helped to shape the identities of modern European nations. In 2009, the question of national revivalist discourses in art and art-historical research was a topical subject at the Finnish National Gallery, which had just opened a comprehensive exhibition of Finnish art based on motifs from The Kalevala past and present.
Towards the end of the 19th century, European artists began to express a new and profound interest in their unique local pasts and cultural inheritances. This growing sense of national identity prompted a major flowering of debate concerning the rapidly disappearing regional cultures throughout Europe. This was a debate that was largely shaped by the desire within several countries for cultural and artistic, and ultimately social and economic, independence. It resulted in creating new art that sought modern interpretations and links with local roots. It also resulted in art-historical and cultural historical narratives in which the uniqueness of the narratives of national or local histories were emphasised.
It was clear that art-historical scholarship on the subject had been broadly established, but the ‘European Revivals’ project aimed to examine parallel phenomena from a more wide-scale international perspective. Our key interest was to look at the similarities of these narratives, rather than their differences. In the course of the project, this approach turned out to raise lively interest among art historians in both museums and across academia.
From the outset, the project aimed to work towards producing a scientific publication which would cover the most interesting topics to have emerged over the ten years of its activities. We therefore invited several scholars who had participated in European Revivals conferences to submit articles for this publication. These peer-reviewed articles have been developed from the original papers given between 2009 and 2017.
As well as publishing research articles and other information concerning the Finnish National Gallery’s research activities, we are continuing to develop our research intern programme. Each year, we recruit for a period of three months up to three, master’s-level art history students to study a chosen topic arising from material in our research archives. The aim is to publish an article based on their research process, supported and tutored by our in-house professionals.
From the applications received last year, two research interns for 2020 have been selected. Karita Kivikoski, from the University of Helsinki, is studying the artist Leena Luostarinen and her artistic output during the 1980s–90s from the point of view of the reception of her works and discourse analysis. She will be researching press clippings, interviews and exhibition catalogues related to Luostarinen and her art works in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery. Olga Korka, from the Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg, is studying Ilya Repin’s years in Finland and the Finnish-Russian cultural relations based on Repin-related archival material and Repin’s art works in the collections of the Finnish National Gallery.
The call for research interns for 2021 will be launched in autumn 2020. During this year, the FNG Research magazine will be published every second month, continuing its in-depth exploration of the research interests behind the Finnish National Gallery’s three museums’ exhibition programmes. We also invite scholars to submit articles that are linked with or relevant to our extensive collections.
Wishing you all a most inspiring new decade,
Dr Riitta Ojanperä
Featured image: Joseph Alanen, Lemminkäinen and the Cowherd, 1919–20, tempera on canvas, 50cm x 64cm. Collection Maine Wartiovaara née Alanen, Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurminen
Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff and Riitta Ojanperä
Visions of Identity, Dreams of a Nation
Ossian, Kalevala and Visual Art: a Scottish Perspective
Murdo Macdonald
Nationality and Community in Norwegian Art Criticism around 1900
Tore Kirkholt
Celticism, Internationalism and Scottish Identity: Three Key Images in Focus
Frances Fowle
Listening to the Voices: Joan of Arc as a Spirit-Medium in the Celtic Revival
Michelle Foot
Artists’ Places, Location and Meaning
Inventing Folk Art: Artists’ Colonies in Eastern Europe and their Legacy
Marina Dmitrieva
The Vernacular Revival in the Polish Tatras c. 1900: Arts, Patronage, Collecting and Documentation
Edyta Barucka
Önningeby and Skagen: Investigating Two Artists’ Colonies with Social Network Analysis
Anna-Maria Wiljanen
Constructing Mythologies of the Germanen in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Germany
Iain Boyd Whyte
Concepts for Revival Movement
From Nostalgia to Where…? National Romanticism, Esotericism, and the ‘Golden Age of Finnish Art’
Marja Lahelma
The Artist’s House: Symbolism and Utopia
Laura Gutman
Visions of History: Gerhard Munthe’s Rhythm and Revival in fin-de-siècle Norway
Tonje H. Sørensen
Craft, Ornament and its Meaning in Finnish Architecture around 1900
Charlotte Ashby
Encounters between Art and Folk Art around 1900 in Norway: Gerhard Munthe, Theodor Kittelsen and Frida Hansen
Vibeke Waallann Hansen
Featured image: Cover of the print version of European Revivals – From Dreams of a Nation to Places of Transnational Exchange. On the cover: Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Illustration for the novel, Seven Brothers, by Aleksis Kivi, 1907, watercolour and pencil, 23.5cm x 31.5cm. Ahlström Collection, Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum
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Marja Sakari, PhD, Museum Director, Finnish National Gallery, Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki
When I first read the articles for this edition of FNG Research, I did not think there was any particular connection between them. The articles covered curatorial issues, a doctoral thesis on Helene Schjerfbeck’s self-portraits, and a conference paper on the theme of the subjectile and the play between immateriality and materiality. However, a closer look reveals that, in fact, they all have quite a lot in common. Ari Tanhuanpää’s article is based on his contribution for this autumn’s Tahiti 8 conference and is titled ‘All the Leaves in the World: the Subjectile as a Problem’. Tanhuanpää claims in his article that paper, or indeed any other support in an artwork, is something that oscillates between materiality and immateriality.
In the same way, I suppose, curatorial work is the invisible or immaterial aspect that constitutes a support for the artworks to be displayed in an exhibition. The public won’t necessarily notice the curatorial decisions but these play an important part in the narrative of the exhibition. The curatorial underpinnings make visible some issues and ideas, whereas others might remain obscured.
In an exhibition display, the entire design can be thought as the subjectile. The colours of the walls, and the arrangement and juxtaposition of the artworks are there to emphasise meaning. But for the audience the support remains ‘immaterial’ in the same sense that in Tanhuanpää’s article Susanne Gottberg’s plywood support stays quasi-unseen and immaterial as the background for her images.
I am writing this editorial in Paris, having visited many exhibitions here and also in London. The context gives meaning. For example, today we look very differently at the portraits by Gauguin, following the #Metoo debate, as we also look differently at the ‘Pre-Raphaelite Sisters’ exhibition in the context of the current discoveries about women in art. Then again, even when an exhibition is mounted within a ‘white cube’ context, with its neutral background, as was the case in the 1950s, it has significance, as Mariliis Rebane points out in her article revisiting the Collection Display at the Ateneum Art Museum in 1959. The white cube underlines the modernist idea of artworks being something by themselves. Any kind of stories would just disturb the purity of painting.
The modernist purity of painting is disrupted in Helene Schjerfbeck’s self-portraits, as Patrik Nyberg discusses in the interview with Marja Lahelma and Gill Crabbe. In his doctoral thesis, Painted Faces: the Self-Portraits of Helene Schjerfbeck, Modernism and Representation, Nyberg argues that the idea within modernism, that a painting should not interact with the viewer but be its autonomous self, is interrupted in Schjerfbeck’s self-portraits. I also link Nyberg’s ideas on Schjerfbeck’s painting to the discussion of the immaterial and material support for painting. She was actually using the support of the canvas as an essential part of the painting by scratching paint away, having first covered the canvas with it.
This issue of FNG Research is published to coincide with the Helene Schjerfbeck exhibition that has travelled from London to the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki. Almost all of the works that were shown in the London exhibition are also on display in the Helsinki show. Yet these two exhibitions are nevertheless very different. This becomes evident in Gill Crabbe’s interview with Chief Curator of the Ateneum Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff, who was a key player in the curation of the Helene Schjerfbeck exhibitions in both London and Helsinki. The Helsinki version is different because, in addition, it contains many works that were not shown in London. But the essential difference is more on a conceptual level. As the article states: ‘While the London exhibition was very much an introduction to Schjerfbeck’s work, based on in-depth research covering her entire career, and giving centre stage to the artist’s remarkable body of self-portraits, the Helsinki show required a different treatment for an artist who is a household name in Finland and who is regarded as a national treasure.’
The research projects continue, and the next issue of FNG Research will concentrate on the results of the European Revivals research project. The Finnish National Gallery is also organising the project’s concluding conference in January 2020. Registration is now open – visit https://fngresearch.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/european_revivals_programme.pdf for the conference programme and how to register..
Featured image: Helene Schjerfbeck, Landscape from St Ives, Barnoon Villa, 1887, ink on paper, 11.5cm x 18cm- Friends of Ateneum Collection, Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum
Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Ainur Nasretdin
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Gothic Modernisms
29–30 June, 2017
Organised by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Coventry University; the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture, in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; the Ateneum Art Museum / Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, and Radboud University, Nijmegen.
Keynote speaker: Prof. Elizabeth Emery, Montclair State University, US
‘Gothic Modernisms’ forms the culminating event in a trilogy of conferences investigating the modern and modernist reception of Northern medieval and Renaissance masters in Europe, beginning with ‘Primitive Renaissances’ (National Gallery, London, 2014) and continuing with ‘Visions of the North’ (Compton Verney Museum, Warks, UK, 2016).
For details of the call for papers, please download the full PDF below:
Call for Papers: Gothic Modernisms 2017
Gothic Modernity and Nordic Art
‘Gothic Modernity and Nordic Art: Identity, Community and Belonging at the Fin de Siècle’ by JULIET SIMPSON, Professor of Art History, Chair of Visual Arts Research at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Coventry University, which is a collaboration partner of the Ateneum Art Museum / Finnish National Gallery.
Ateneum Art Museum, Ateneum Hall, Kaivokatu 2, 00100 Helsinki
The talk is included in the price of admission to the gallery
Professor Simpson is an internationally-recognised expert in research and scholarship in European art, visual culture and French/European art criticism of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and has collaborated with world-leading universities, museums and galleries. Professor Simpson is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Academic Art History Consultant for Compton Verney Museum, Warwickshire, UK.
For more information on Professor Simpson, see
http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-directories/researchers/professor-juliet-simpson/
Alice Neel and Portraits in Art
This conference organised by the Ateneum Art Museum / Finnish National Gallery focuses specifically on paintings by Alice Neel, a masterful portrayer of people, while also discussing portraits and self-portraits in art in general. The venue of the conference will be the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland.
To view the programme of the upcoming conference, please visit
http://www.ateneum.fi/tapahtumat/alice-neel-seminaari/?lang=en
Picture this! – International Conference on Photography and Videos in Museums Today
24–25 November 2016
This two-day international conference organised by the Finnish Museums Association, the Finnish National Gallery, and the Finnish Museum of Photography discusses the position and challenges of museums in the world of growing and changing streams of images. The venues of the conference will be the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma and the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland.
To view the programme of the conference, please visit http://museoliitto.fi/picturethis
Fanny Churberg, Burnt Clearing, Landscape from Uusimaa, 1872, oil on canvas, 54cm x 85,5cm, Ahlström Collection, Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis
Association of Art Historians (AAH) Annual Conference 2016, Edinburgh
Here we publish the Finnish National Gallery’s contribution to the 2016 AAH Conference comprising extended conference abstracts from the three Finnish National Gallery delegates
From Puffy Cumulus Clouds to the Lapping Waves of a Lake
Anne-Maria Pennonen, Curator, Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery // PhD student, University of Helsinki
Session: Air and the Visual
Download the Conference Abstract as a PDF >>
Kullervo’s Story: Mythology, National Aspiration and the Construction of a Nordic Cultural Identity and ‘Artisthood’
Riitta Ojanperä, PhD, Director, Collections Management, Finnish National Gallery
Session: The Idea of North: Myth-making and Identities
To Lend or not to Lend? Finnish Art Exhibitions Abroad in the 1930s and the Fine Arts Academy’s Loans Policy
Hanna-Leena Paloposki, PhD, Archive and Library Manager, Finnish National Gallery
Session: The Physical Circulation of Artworks and its Consequences for Art History
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Wild Angelica, 1889, oil on canvas, 103cm x 56cm, August and Lydia Keirkner Fine Arts Collection, Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Aaltonen
Changes in Visual Culture – Japanomania in the Nordic Countries 1875–1918
In connection with the exhibition ‘Japanomania in the Nordic Countries 1875-1918’ (18 Feb-15 May), the Ateneum Art Museum organised an international conference on 19 February, 2016.
Download the Programme of the ‘Changes in Visual Culture – Japanomania in the Nordic Countries 1875–1918’ Conference as a PDF >>
NORDIK 2015 Conference, Reykjavik
13–16 May 2015
Lars-Gunnar Nordström, Composition, 1952, serigraphy, 26,7cm x 44,8cm, Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jouko Könönen
NORDIK Becomes a Full Association
Riitta Ojanperä, Director of Collections Management, Finnish National Gallery, has been a Finnish member of the NORDIK board since 2012. Here she explains the exciting new developments that are placing NORDIK more firmly on the art-historical map
The NORDIK Committee For Art History, which has been active since 1983, has been a great example of the potential of professional networking and collaboration. The organisation of 11 triennial conferences has been based on a scholarly urge to meet the intellectual challenges of art history.
The art history departments of several universities in the Nordic countries, as well as many museum organisations, have been committed to fostering NORDIK’s goals. The network’s continuity has been assured by a functioning board with members representing both the academia and museum fields in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Nevertheless, the need to build the Committee’s future on a more solid institutional ground had been stated several years ago. This goal was accomplished when the Committee’s General Assembly met in May this year in Reykjavik, in the context of the 11th NORDIK conference, the first to have been arranged in Iceland.
At the meeting, the General Assembly accepted new regulations for the association named NORDIK (The Nordic Association of Art Historians). One basic advantage of the change from a network to a legal body in the form of an association is the opening of new practical ways for potential fundraising in the future.
The Association’s purpose and its aims, though, have not changed. It still exists to promote co-operation in the Nordic countries, to provide information, and to strengthen contacts between the Nordic and international art history communities. To fulfil its purpose it arranges the NORDIK conference. In addition to this, the new regulations state that the Association can help to arrange other conferences and symposiums, produce publications, and take initiatives that promote research and the education of scholars.
According to NORDIK’s long-established schedule, the next international conference will take place in three years time, in Copenhagen in 2018. The present chair of the Association is Dr Hlynur Helgason, from Iceland, and the chair of the next conference’s organising group is Dr. Henrik Holm from Denmark.
For more information, please visit the NORDIK webpage http://nordicarthistory.org/ or contact the Association’s Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/804379882941687/.
NORDIK Conferences 1984–2015
Nordic Art around the Turn of the Century
Nordic Sponsors of the Arts
Influence and Exchange
Ry, Denmark
The Identity of Art History
Art After 1945
The History of Art History
Tradition and Visual Culture
Jyväskylä, Finland
Presentation/Representation/Repression, The Critical Production of Display and Interpretation in Art History
Mapping Uncharted Territories
Reykjavik, Iceland
Jaakko Somersalo, Red, 1961, oil on canvas, 152cm x 103cm, Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen
Professional Match-making
Interview by Gill Crabbe
The Ateneum Art Museum Director Susanna Pettersson has a close relationship with the Nordic Committee for Art History. Here she explains the vital role played by this innovative organisation
The Director of Helsinki’s Ateneum Art Museum, Susanna Pettersson, has been a guiding influence in the recent history of the Nordic Committee for Art History (NORDIK). When the Committee was first set up in Helsinki in 1984 to promote research networks between Nordic art historians, it identified its main task as organising a triennial NORDIK conference. Nine conferences and almost 30 years on, that task was entrusted to Pettersson when, as chair of the Board from 2010–12, she presided over the organisation of the 10th NORDIK conference, which took place in Stockholm in 2012.
One of the key features of NORDIK is its commitment to bring together scholars from both university and museum contexts, as historically these have been separate organisational strands in the field of art history. As Pettersson explains: ‘If you take the example of the history of the Ateneum, the key people who were Board members of the Finnish Art Society – one of the predecessors of the FNG – were art historians working at the university, so at that time they had feet in both camps. That was the situation until the Second World War.
‘However, after the War people working in the museums formed one team and those at the universities formed another, and they didn’t really communicate too much. This situation continued until the early 1980s – it was very much the case in Finland but it was also the case in other European countries, so setting up the Nordic Committee for Art History as a network brought together people from both camps.
Pettersson firmly believes that the NORDIK conference is a game-changer in bringing art historians together in this way. Among the many benefits of the conference, she identifies three key advantages.
Read More — Download ‘Professional Match-making’, an interview of Susanna Pettersson, by Gill Crabbe, as a PDF
Download the Full Article as a PDF >>
Victor Westerholm, An October Day in Åland, 1885, oil on canvas, 204cm x 148cm, Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jukka Romu
Conference Abstracts from four Finnish delegates
Ålandian Landscape – There’s Always a Meaning in a Seemingly Meaningless Landscape
Anna-Maria Wiljanen, PhD, Executive Director, UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation
From the Blade of Grass to Musical Landscapes – Japonisme and Musicality in Nordic Art
Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff, PhD, Senior Curator, Ateneum Art Museum
Tyko Sallinen and the Marginalisation of the Russian Avant-garde in his Art
Timo Huusko, PhDLic., Chief Curator, Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery
Technological Utopia versus Cultural Dystopia – Discussing Peripheral Modernisms and Modern Cultural Identities in Finland after the Second World War
Contemporary Takes on Helene Schjerfbeck
Ateneum Art Museum Research Conference
A professional seminar, held in the Ateneum Hall, took a deep dive into the research that is being conducted on Helene Schjerfbeck both in Finland and internationally.
The seminar was in English and open for all.
Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait, 1884-1885. Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Henri Tuomi.
Helene Schjerfbeck, Self-Portrait with Red Spot, 1944. Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Henri Tuomi.
Helene Schjerfbeck: The Brightest Pearl of the Ateneum’s Collection
Susanna Pettersson, PhD, Museum Director, Ateneum Art Museum
Helene Schjerfbeck: Biography writes the Artist and her Art
Marja-Terttu Kivirinta, PhD, Art Historian, University of Helsinki
Helene Schjerfbeck and the Darkness in her Paintings: From The Door to Three Pears on a Plate
Lena Holger, Art Historian, Author, Stockholm
Self-Portraits as Anti-Portraits: The Universalism of Helene Schjerfbeck’s Art
Bettina Gockel, Professor of Art History, Chair, History of Fine Arts, University of Zürich
Me, Myself and Everyone: Perspectives on Helene Schjerfbeck’s (Self-)Portraits
Annika Landmann, PhD Candidate, Art Historian, University of Hamburg
Mood, Masks, and Melancholy – On Emotion in the Art of Helene Schjerfbeck
Marie Christine Tams, PhD Candidate, University of the Arts, Berlin
Art and Fashion: Schjerfbeck’s Modern Women
Marja Lahelma, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Edinburgh
Helene Schjerfbeck – Painting the Immaterial and Eternal
Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff, PhD, Chief Curator, Ateneum Art Museum
Finnish National Gallery’s Contribution
AAH Annual Conference 2015, Norwich
Ellen Thesleff, Spring Night, 1894. Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jukka Romu.
For many years, Dr Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff, Chief Curator of the Ateneum Art Museum, has taken part in the Association of Art Historians’ conferences. Here, she discusses the paper she gave at this year’s conference in Norwich, in the session on Shades of Grey
Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff is something of a pioneer in Finnish art-historical circles. Since 2007 she has been a keen participant in the conferences of the Association of Art Historians which are a platform for art historians to present their research to colleagues from all over the world. ‘I first took part when I was a postgraduate student, giving a paper on Finnish Mural Art at the turn of the 20th century. At some of the conferences, I was the only Finnish delegate’, she says.
Over the years she has been promoting these annual conferences to her Finnish colleagues and within the Finnish National Gallery. Now every year people from different departments at FNG are beating a path to it. The conferences, which take place in Britain, are usually attended by around 300 professionals worldwide, and offer several sessions on different themes, with four or five papers presented within each session. Von Bonsdorff’s enthusiasm for the benefits of taking part is palpable. ‘It’s an amazing chance to get a 20-minute glimpse of someone’s life’s work. Often the surprises come when you attend a session that is outside of your own field.’
At this year’s AAH conference in Norwich, Von Bonsdorff brought her own area of interest in the use of colour in late 19th-century Nordic and European art to the session on ‘Shades of Grey: Painting Without Colour’. Given the title of the session, why did she choose to title her paper ‘Picturing the Immaterial With Colour: Symbolist Ideal’? Was she making a point about how grey has been regarded as a non-colour?
Read More — Download ‘Grey Matters’, an interview of Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff, by Gill Crabbe, as a PDF
Magnus Enckell, Boy With Skull, 1893. Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Yehia Eweis.
Picturing the Immaterial with Colour – Symbolist Ideal?
When I first read about this session, ‘Shades of Grey: Painting without Colour’ I was thrilled since there are very few sessions that are actually devoted to colour and its research.
I’m delighted to have this opportunity to introduce a concept, which formed a big part of my doctoral thesis, namely Colour Asceticism. With this colour concept I have studied colour and meaning in Finnish and international art from the 1860s to 1906.
In this paper I discuss how the turn towards colour – that is when ‘material’ became a part of the content – is one of the main signifiers of Modernism in European art. First, my focus is on the new adaptation of the more achromatic palette which was broadly used during late 19th century, not just in the Nordic countries, but also elsewhere in Europe. The use of a colour ascetic palette was especially popular within the Symbolist circles. At the time, this kind of ‘reduced palette’ carried certain connotations, such as spirituality, musicality, harmony, melancholy, stillness, intimacy, silence and immateriality, and these concepts were among the topics widely discussed in the art circles of the turn of the 20th century. Moreover, ‘abstract’ elements, such as musicality and spirituality, which were so highly valued in this period, were not introduced through form, composition or subject, first, but through the idea of colour harmonies.
Read More — Download ‘Picturing the Immaterial with Colour – Symbolist Ideal?’ by Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff as a PDF
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Developmental expression profiles of Celsr (Flamingo) genes in the mouse
Fadel Afathi Tissir, Olivier De Backer, André Goffinet, Catherine Lambert De Rouvroit
Celsr, also called Flamingo (Fmi) genes encode proteins of the cadherin superfamily. Celsr cadherins are seven-pass transmembrane proteins with nine cadherin repeats in the extracellular domain, and an anonymous intracellular C-terminus. The Drosophila Fmi gene regulates epithelial planar cell polarity and dendritic field deployment. The three Flamingo gene orthologs in man and rodents are named, respectively, CELSR1-3 and Celsr1-3. Celsr1 and 2 are expressed during early development, in the brain and epithelia. In this report, we characterized further Celsr genes in the mouse, and examined their developmental pattern of expression. Each Celsr is expressed prominently in the developing brain following a specific pattern, suggesting that they serve distinct functions.
Mechanisms of development
Cadherins
Cell Polarity
Epithelium
Epithelial Cells
Tissir, F. A., De Backer, O., Goffinet, A., & Lambert De Rouvroit, C. (2002). Developmental expression profiles of Celsr (Flamingo) genes in the mouse. Mechanisms of development, 112, 157-160.
Tissir, Fadel Afathi ; De Backer, Olivier ; Goffinet, André ; Lambert De Rouvroit, Catherine. / Developmental expression profiles of Celsr (Flamingo) genes in the mouse. In: Mechanisms of development. 2002 ; Vol. 112. pp. 157-160.
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Home › Lowell Bergman Quotes & Sayings
Lowell Bergman Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 11 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Lowell Bergman.
I tell my students that if you have enough preparation, you can handle the big interviews. You won't be intimidated. — Lowell Bergman
There has always been tension between reporters and the administration, particularly when it comes to war in the modern era. You can go to Kennedy or Johnson and see that they weren't happy with David Halberstam or Morley Safer. — Lowell Bergman
You can have all the information you want in the world. If you don't have the people raising questions and looking beneath the surface, and people being paid to do this, you're not going to find the answers. — Lowell Bergman
When you have an attorney giving you advice, it would be nice to know what their financial relationship is to the advice. — Lowell Bergman
You can't expect that because you find a story and report it out that your newspaper and broadcasting company is going to want to publish and broadcast it - and you're going to be a hero. — Lowell Bergman
Ever since Woodward and Bernstein, there's sort of been an epidemic of confidential sources in Washington, in particular where people will actually - when you call them up on the phone, they'll say, 'This is off the record,' or, 'This is on background,' or they don't even wait for you to say anything. — Lowell Bergman
My role, or anyone's role in network news, is to make the person on camera look good. You don't do that, you don't work there. — Lowell Bergman
I have quite a bit of experience reporting on corporate behavior, both doing it with independent operations in early in my career, in the underground press, to magazines like 'Rolling Stone,' to regional newspapers and television, and television news programs, to papers like the 'New York Times' and public television. — Lowell Bergman
What has been adjudicated and established in the wake of Vietnam and the Civil Rights movement is the ability of the press to basically write or broadcast almost anything about the government. There's very few restrictions in that way. — Lowell Bergman
You know, when people talk about filmmaking and the techniques of filmmaking, we use them all the time in network television news in order to make our stories simpler, tighter and more understandable to the general public. — Lowell Bergman
The fact that wealthy people or people from privileged backgrounds may wind up in a violent terrorist organization is not new. — Lowell Bergman
Online one day, you log in, and you realise, 'This is not me.' Everything you're posting, you're doing it in the context of everything you've posted before. Let's delete everything, save the stuff that's important, and then you only have to organise the one per cent that's worth keeping."
Author: Evan Spiegel
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January 16, 2020 | Rachel's Reviews
This Monday January 13th movie fans held their breath in excitement as the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced in Hollywood. One can certainly argue that too much time and energy is put into the Oscars but it is also a nice way to look back at the year in film and hopefully honor some of the strong films released by both big and small studios. This year I have actually seen all of the nominees for Best Picture, so I thought it would be fun to share my thoughts on each film and what chances each film has to win.
I am thrilled to see an old-fashioned crowd-pleaser like Ford v Ferrari get nominated for Best Picture. What’s great about Ford v Ferrari is that it is not just an underdog racing movie (which is a genre I LOVE!) but it is also a wonderful movie about friendship. Christian Bale is excellent as Ken Miles and Matt Damon is great as his bewildered colleague Carroll Shelby. I loved all the supporting cast especially Noah Jupe and Caitriona Balfe as Bales’ son and wife respectfully. The film is a little too long but it’s a highly entertaining watch. I do think it is a long shot to win and comes in at 9th place in my prediction ranking.
This new version of Little Women has become quite a part of my life lately. I have seen it twice, written my review, and then been on 2 separate podcasts where I discussed and ranked it. I really enjoyed this take on the classic story of Little Women. In particular the non-linear storytelling (which I usually hate) really worked to help make each sisters choices more valid especially Amy and Laurie. I loved all the performances and filmmaking choices like costumes, production design etc. The script got a little too cute at times and I would have preferred they used 2 Amys but it is still one of my favorites films of the year. Unfortunately with Greta Gerwig getting snubbed for Best Director the odds for it winning Best Picture are small and it is at 8th place in my prediction ranking.
JoJo Rabbit-
Writing satire is probably the most difficult type of screenwriting. The line between clever skewering of society and an unfunny piece in poor taste is incredibly difficult. Director and writer Taika Waititi managed to do just that with his film JoJo Rabbit where we learn that even the worst of ideologies can be driven out of someone (especially a child) by the power of human connection. I laughed. I cried. I was delighted and I recommend anyone watch it and experience something unique at the theater. However, because the subject matter and approach is not for everyone it is unlikely to win and gets 7th place in my prediction rating.
The Irishman-
Upon its release I was one of the few detractors on Martin Scorsese’s epic mob film The Irishman. There is much to admire in the film especially the terrific period detail and performances. My issue is the story and characters. The lead character Frank Sheeran is an admitted soldier for the mafia, meaning he doesn’t have a lot of moral questioning of what he is asked to do. He dutifully follows orders. It isn’t until the last 30 minutes of a very long movie that introspection happens and things become interesting. It was too little too late and the ponderous pacing made it a tough watch. As far as predictions, The Irishman was a clear favorite back in November, but with the length being a factor, DeNiro not getting nominated, and a general overall lack of awards season buzz all make it an unlikely winner and ultimately 6th place in my prediction ranking.
Marriage Story-
I must admit I put off watching the new drama Marriage Story from writer/director Noah Baumbach. The idea of seeing a couple go through something as horrible as divorce for 2 hours sounded very unpleasant especially during the holidays. However, I finally watched it and it’s very well done. The writing feels authentic to the characters and I appreciate the script doesn’t pick sides for the male or the female. The acting is tremendous; although, I’m a bit baffled at the awards love being shown to Laura Dern who is fine but nothing extraordinary if you ask me. I think the movie is just too small in scope to win the big prize without a surprise win like Moonlight had a few years ago so it is 5th place in my prediction ranking.
Joker-
Another movie I put off watching is Todd Phillips origin story of Joker. I was pretty sure with the tone and violence it wouldn’t be my taste and after what happened with Shazam I wasn’t interested in facing the angry mob unless I had to for having an opinion. Once it got nominated I watched it and it’s not for me. Basically the Arthur of the film lives in a dystopian where everyone is underhanded, unkind, cruel and bitter. His story wasn’t interesting to me because there never was a valid option for him to chose a different path. Of course he is going to become a supervillain if everyone treats him like complete garbage. This is not a world I connect with or agree with but I’m not a cynical person. Nevertheless, many do seem to enjoy the film and it got the most nominations, so it could win. However, there’s enough backlash and enough comicbook/blockbuster stigma to prevent it. I have it at 4th place in my prediction ranking.
Parasite-
If I was going to predict a surprise win it would be Parasite. The South Korean thriller by director Bong Joon Ho is the consensus favorite for almost everyone I know. Whether film snob on twitter or everyday moviegoer, we all seem to love Parasite and that’s because it’s a great film. It is entertaining, enlightening, surprising and has something to say without beating you over the head with it. I also think the preferential voting system of the Oscars could help Parasite out the most because even if some don’t have it first almost everyone will have in their top 3. It could be the Green Book of 2020. The downside is some may feel a win in International Film is enough for it and a subtitled film has never won Best Picture before and that is a barrier for some voters. This is why I have it at 3rd place in my prediction ranking.
These last 2 are very tough to decide between when it comes to predictions. 1917 is an incredible, immersive experience telling the story of 2 soldiers in World War 1 as they attempt to deliver a message across the trenches. It is set up like one take and you really feel like you are there with the soldiers which I found emotionally exhausting and moving. I highly recommend seeing it in the theater if at all possible. It just won the Golden Globe so if it wins Best Picture I won’t be surprised at all but I think the Academy voters are just narcissistic enough to pick the movie which is all about them instead. That makes 1917 in 2nd place in my prediction ranking.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood-
In director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film he does a lot of things right to peak Oscar interest. First of all, he gets a top notch cast with Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie. Then he has the film set in Hollywood and it be an alternate history of the life of a tragic figure Sharon Tate. You portray the struggle of being famous and a washed up star, which Hollywood loves (hello Birdman...). You have enough gratuitous violence and humor while showing off Los Angeles in 1969, you’ve got yourself a Best Picture winner. I enjoyed the film well enough but thought it was quite self indulgent especially in the long, excessive driving scenes that went nowhere. This isn’t the best film of the year in my opinion but I think it strokes all of the voters ego enough to win Best Picture and it is my top prediction!
So there you have it! What do you think of the 9 nominees? Have you seen them? Do you think they are worthy choices or do you feel something better was left out? Let me know and what would you prediction ranking be for the winner? Let me know in the comments!
BLIND SPOT 43: ‘THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES’
July 10, 2019 July 10, 2019 | Rachel's Reviews
When I was planning my Blind Spot series for 2019 I knew I needed to tackle one of the most heralded films that I had yet to see: William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives. The film not only won 7 Oscars but it is widely considered the best film to ever win Best Picture. In addition, it’s also a favorite of many of my movie friends including the great MovieRob who has seen more than enough movies to have his opinion be taken very seriously. The only reason I hadn’t seen it is because the length and subject matter intimidated me but that’s what makes the Blind Spot project great! I finally watched this classic film, and I’m sure glad I did.
The Best Years of Our Lives tells the story of 3 veterans (Harold Russell, Dana Andrews, Frederic March) of World War 2 who meet on their way home to their small hometown of Boone City. While all soldiers, they are each quite different and they go on to each have different struggles in adjusting to home life.
Naturally we also get to know the women who are in the lives of our soldiers. I especially liked Myrna Loy who is number one on the call sheet but gives an understated supporting performance as the housewife who comes to realize her returning husband may be an alcoholic and that his recovery from fighting will be no easy task.
Probably the most memorable role in The Best Years of Our Lives is from Russell who had never acted before but plays the soldier with no arms with such humanity (probably because it is who he literally is!). I kept thinking now they would just cgi away an actor’s arms (see Dumbo from this year) and what a loss that is for cinema. What I appreciated most about his performance is most of the time he’s pretty reasonable, not looking for sympathy. He even seems proud of what he can accomplish with his hook hands, as he should be. However, he also keeps people at a distance because he doesn’t want to burden them with his struggles. This is most of all true with his fiance Wilma played with great heart by Cathy O’Donnell. Their love story together is very touching.
There isn’t a ton of plot in The Best Years of Our Lives. Even the grand moments are only grand because we know what they mean to the characters. They are simple moments like a man sitting in a used plane, another giving a speech at banquet for the bank he works at or a former soldier showing his girl how he puts on his pajamas. Simple stuff but it means a ton within the story. I particularly teared up at said banquet speech when a drunk Al promises his fellow soldiers will be supported by his bank and get the loans they need. This is probably a more of a pipe dream than anything else, which is what makes it both touching and tragic.
All of the acting is superb in The Beast Years of Our Lives and everyone has tremendous chemistry. Some will probably find it tedious, but despite my misgivings, I was fully engrossed with the characters and their journeys. It actually felt quite relevant to the struggles many veterans experience today. Often for soldiers it is very difficult to find employment, manage PTSD and relate to civilian life. However, even beyond that this film is full of human stories, and as long as they are well told, human stories will always be relevant.
If you haven’t seen The Best Years of Our Lives don’t wait as long as I did to give it a watch. You will be rewarded by a moving story of love, family, and the ability of the human spirit to turn the worst years into the best.
For a modern film with these themes I recommend Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace which was one of the best films of 2018.
A Look at the Animated Oscars 2019
This year the lead up to the Oscars has been more than a little bit of a mess. Whether it is an announcement for ‘best popular film’ category or the choice to not air categories like editing and cinematography. However, what has been relatively drama free is who will win the Best Animated Feature Film award. This is perhaps surprising as the 5 nominees are all very strong films yet a clear winner has emerged in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Let’s start with the least likely to win, Mirai, from famed director Mamoru Hosoda. It’s actually a huge accomplishment for Mirai to be nominated, as it is the first non-Studio Ghibli film to receive such an honor (a designation very frustrating to those of us who loved snubbed films like Your Name and A Silent Voice). And fortunately it is not just a token nomination as the film is a sweet journey into childhood. Recently my friend David said it was ‘the most creative animated film he had seen this year’ and he hates anime!
Our next most likely contender to win Best Animated Feature at the Oscars comes from Disney in a rare Disney Canon sequel called Ralph Breaks the Internet. This sequel to 2012’s Wreck-it Ralph avoids the potholes of most sequels by giving us something entirely new and it worked for me even better than the original! I loved the evolution of Ralph and Vanellope’s friendship and how they had to accept each other in new ways. I loved the humor especially the princesses (which I didn’t think I’d like) and we even got a surprise Alan Menken song! Still because it is a sequel and the response to it was dampened a bit by the release of Spider-Verse, it is unlikely to win (although never count Disney out entirely!).
Coming up in 3rd place of most likely to win the Oscar is our stop motion animated offering from Wes Anderson, Isle of Dogs. Earlier in the year I speculated whether this was the most likely winners as the Oscars doesn’t tend to like sequels or animated superhero movies (and it has a long standing tradition of loving both Wes Anderson and stop motion). It’s such a sweet enchanting movie with incredible attention to detail. I love all of the dogs and the backgrounds are dazzling (the one pictured made out of pieces of glass is a particular favorite). However, the human sections aren’t as strong and some of the writing is a little clunky. Still, a delightful film from 2018 animation.
My prediction for the runner up for the Oscar this year is Brad Bird’s follow up to his 2004 superhero film, The Incredibles 2. I love this movie and in any other year this would be a clear favorite. It’s not only funny with terrific action but it is a treatise on how hard it is to be a parent. Even Edna Mode says it best: ‘parenting when done well is a heroic act’. The reason I don’t think Incredibles 2 will win is because it hasn’t won any awards prior to the Oscars. Spider-Verse has won every major prize from the Golden Globes to the BAFTA’s. It would take a very bold ballot to pick this film to win but it wouldn’t be the first time Pixar has surprised everyone (Brave…) if it did. Still it would be a big shocker if it won.
Finally, the clear favorite and most likely to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This isn’t just my opinion, but the opinion of critics, fans, and experts alike. In fact, there are a number of other publications out there that see Into the Spider-Verse as an incredible favorite. Like I said, it would be a huge shock if it didn’t win. It is not only a game changer for animated films and superhero movies, it also speaks to the Academy’s goals to honor diversity both on and off the screen. It honestly should have been nominated for Best Picture in my and many others opinions.
So what do you think of the animated Oscar race this year? Am I too bullish on Spider-Verse? Do you agree with me it has been a strong year for the category? What other predictions are you making for this year’s Oscars? I’d love to hear in the comments section.
2018 Oscars Who Will and Should Win
The big night for movie lovers is coming up this Sunday with the Academy Awards announcing their Oscar winners. I honestly find it a pretty underwhelming group with a bunch of movies I like but don’t love and won’t likely to remember long.
I am notoriously terrible at predicting the Oscars but it’s always fun to give it a try. Last year I tried to research and see what was trending and almost every time I went against my gut it failed. So this year I thought I would try a different strategy and not over-think it too much.
That said I will still give you what I think should and will win in each category.
Shape of Water
3 Billboards
What will win- 3 Billboards unfortunately…
What should win- Get Out (it’s only one of these nominees that I love)
Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk
Jordan Peele for Get Out
Greta Gerwig forLady Bird Review Lady Bird
Paul Thomas Anderson for Phantom Thread
Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
What will win- Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
What should win- Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk
Best Lead Actor
Timothee Chalamet for Call Me By Your Name
Daniel Day Lewis for Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya for Get Out
Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour
Denzel Washington for Roman J Israel Esq (haven’t seen)
What will win- Gary Oldman for Darkest Hour
What should win- Daniel Day Lewis for Phantom Thread
Best Lead Actress
Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand for 3 Billboards
Margot Robbie for I Tonya
Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird
Meryl Streep for The Post
What will win- Frances McDormand for 3 Billboards
What should win- Sally Hawkins for Shape of Water
William Defoe for The Florida Project (haven’t seen)
Woody Harrelson for 3 Billboards
Richard Jenkins for The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer for All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell for 3 Billboards
I’m honestly not a huge fan of any of these performances but…
What will win- Sam Rockwell for 3 Billboards
What should win- Richard Jenkins for Shape of Water
Mary J Blige for Mudbound (haven’t seen)
Allison Janney for I Tonya
Lesley Manville for Phantom Thread
Laurie Metcalf for Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer for Shape of Water
What will win- Allison Janney for I Tonya
What should win- Laurie Metcalf for Lady Bird
What will win- Coco
What should win- Coco or The Breadwinner
Animated Short
Dear Basketball
What will win- Dear Basketball
What should win- Lou
Logan (haven’t seen)
Molly’s Game (haven’t seen)
Mudbound (haven’t seen)
What will win- Call Me By You Name
What should win- Disaster Artist
What will win- Get Out
What should win- The Big Sick
I’ve only seen one of these films Faces Places
Last Man in Aleppo
Strong Island
What will win- Faces Places
What should win- Faces Places
What will win- Dunkirk
What should win- Baby Driver
What should win- Dunkirk
What will win- Blade Runner 2049
What should win- Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk by Hans Zimmer
Phantom Thread by Jonny Greenwood
The Shape of Water by Alexandre Desplat
Star Wars: the Last Jedi by John Williams
3 Billboards by Carter Burwell
What will win- The Shape of Water by Alexandre Desplat
What should win- Phantom Thread by Jonny Greenwood
Mighty River from Mudbound
Mystery of Love from Call Me By Your Name
Remember Me from Coco
Stand Up for Something from Marshall
This is Me from The Greatest Showman
What will win- This is Me from the Greatest Showman
What should win- Remember Me from Coco
Make Up and Hair
What will win- Darkest Hour
What should win- Darkest Hour
Mark Bridges
What will win- Phantom Thread
What should win- Phantom Thread
Who will win- War for the Planet of the Apes
Who should win- War for the Planet of the Apes
Blade Runner 2049 for Roger Deakins
Darkest Hours for Bruno Delbonnel
Dunkirk for Hoyt van Hoytema
Mudbound for Rachel Morrison
The Shape of Water for Dan Laustsen
Who will win- Roger Deakins for Blade Runner 2049
Who should win- Roger Deakins for Blade Runner 2049
Best Documentary Short
I haven’t seen the nominees but I will go with Heroin(e) for my guess for winner.
Best Live Action Short
I haven’t seen the nominees but I will go with The Silent Child for my guess for winner
I haven’t seen the nominees but I will go with A Fantastic Woman for my guess for winner
So there you have it! That is my Oscar ballot. We will see how things shake out but I really don’t care that much because very few of the films I liked in 2017 are being celebrated. It’s a pretty boring, bland group of nominees if you ask me.
My friend Conrado and I did a podcast on the nominees you might find interesting
26 Eligible Oscar Animated Feature Films Announced
November 11, 2017 | Rachel's Reviews
Today the Oscars released their list of the eligible films for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar. There are 26 films up for the 5 nominations and I’ve seen 19 of them. I thought I would share with you my quick thoughts on the list. Overall it covers the feature and indie films with the exception of My Little Pony: the Movie and Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature- both films I liked especially MLP. Both films are certainly better than The Emoji Movie which is under consideration. Oh well. At least every indie film I loved that was eligible is on the list (Louise by the Shore and Your Name were technically 2016 releases).
So here are my thoughts:
The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales… (French: Le grand méchant renard et autres contes…)- Haven’t seen this one but very much looking forward to it. The buzz out of festivals is that it is very hilarious and GKIDS has picked it up and they rarely pick up bad films.
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (Spanish: Psiconautas, los niños olvidados)- I must admit hadn’t heard of this one but the trailer looks pretty great and GKIDS has picked it up so that is a good sign.
The Boss Baby- This movie was very popular amongst Americans seeking to laugh at Donald Trump as a baby (I’m convinced that was the reason it made so much money). It does have some nice animation so I’m fine with it being on this list but I will be very annoyed if it is nominated. It will be a sign that the new nomination rules are looking at ticket sales more than quality.
The Breadwinner- I will be posting a full review next week but this is a beautiful animated film about a girl in Afghanistan who has to pretend to be a boy to save her family. It’s a little rushed in spots but the animation is gorgeous and I found it very moving.
Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie- It’s still the best mainstream animated film of the year. I love the animation, humor and the relationship between the 2 lead boys. I can’t imagine it actually winning but would be cool to see a smaller budgeted mainstream animated film get a nomination.
Cars 3– I honestly don’t know if Cars 3 will be nominated. It has some pacing issues but I loved the animation and especially loved the heart and the story of Cruz getting her chance. I feel like voters will pick Coco over Cars 3 but wouldn’t be shocked if both get nominated.
Cinderella the Cat (Italian: Gatta Cenerentola)- This comes out of Italy and is a crime film noire musical take on Cinderella. I love Cinderella so it looks fun. Variety said “Slick, creative animation and largely enjoyable music make “Cinderella the Cat” one of the best Italian animated films of recent years” Sounds great!
Coco- Anxiously awaiting seeing this and so jealous of all those who have. My worries have been assuaged after early reviews.
Despicable Me 3– Even though this was a small step up from Minions I’d be pretty annoyed if DM3 gets nominated. It will show the new nomination system is alive and well because it made a lot of money. It just didn’t work as a cohesive story despite a few funny elements.
The Emoji Movie- Even if the nomination process skews mainstream I don’t see The Emoji Movie having a ghost of a chance at a nomination. It had some decent animation but the message was muddled and story derivative.
Ethel & Ernest– I loved this little sweet portrait of a couple out of England and would be thrilled to see it get nominated. I guess if the Brits weigh in heavily it has a chance but unlikely.
Ferdinand- I like Blue Sky but so far I have not been impressed with the Ferdinand trailers. They have looked so generic of plots we have seen a million times. We’ll have to see if it turns out any better than that.
The Girl without Hands (French: La Jeune Fille sans mains)- An amazing film created by one man from practically start to finish. I love the way the animation moved and flowed and the dark yet hopeful parts of the story. One of my favorites of 2017.
In This Corner of the World (Japanese: この世界の片隅に)- I admit I’m a little biased in favor of this movie because I got to interview the director but it’s a beautiful film nonetheless. It is a slice of life story about a family and woman going through WW2 in Japan. Some will find it boring but I liked it. It’s unlikely to be nominated since the only anime that gets attention seems to be Studio Ghibli.
The Lego Batman Movie- This movie hasn’t really stayed with me the way I thought it would. The middle sags a little but it’s still a pretty entertaining parody film and has a chance but I feel like voters have already forgotten it so WB will have to mount a campaign to get nominated.
The Lego Ninjago Movie- Any chance a lego movie has to get nominated lies with Lego Batman. I was pretty underwhelmed by Lego Ninjago with most of it boring me except for the cat sequence. It just didn’t do it for me. If it does get nominated that will show the new system voted for mainstream over indies.
Loving Vincent- This film is a tremendous achievement for the animation so I wouldn’t be upset if it gets nominated; however, I thought it was disappointing in the story department.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower (Japanese: メアリと魔女の花)- I have seen it but can’t talk about it yet but I’ll just say I’m glad to see it on this list and if it gets nominated I will be happy
Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (Finnish: Muumien joulu)- I love Moomintrolls but didn’t know they were getting their own movie! This looks like a really sweet Christmas story for kids with cool stop motion. The trailer is 7 minutes long which is unusual.
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea– This is a very original take on the disaster movie with a very funny script and creative animation. It has GKIDS behind and I would be happy to see it get nominated.
Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me (Japanese: ひるね姫 〜知らないワタシの物語)- this is an anime for little kids with some really creative animation but it dragged a little bit for me. Still I woldn’t be upset if it got nominated. I’d honestly be happy to see any non- Studio Ghibli anime get nominated as none ever has.
A Silent Voice (Japanese: 映画 聲の形)- the best animated film of the year by a long mile. Beautiful animation, stirring story and a groundbreaking female director. I would love to see this get nominated and it would heal my bitterness at Your Name getting snubbed. It is a little long so that may turn off some voters as well as the painful subject matter. Come on voters!!
Smurfs: The Lost Village– I still think the most underrated animated film of the year. This has some issues but I enjoyed it and the animation is stunning. Definitely the best cg animation of the year so far. It’s chances are slim but glad to at least see it on the list.
The Star- I see it next week. Heaven help me!
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (Japanese: 劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-)- I haven’t seen this one but want to . I’ve heard nothing but praise.
Window Horses The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming- One of my favorite animated films of the year. It tells a moving story with very inventive animation. It is very culturally relevant and it involves over a dozen different animators. With the right campaign it is possible for a nomination because of its relevance.
So there you go! That is my thoughts on the Oscar list. I’ve got 7 more movies to watch!
Frozen Musical Review
October 1, 2017 October 1, 2017 | Rachel's Reviews
I am writing this blog from good old Denver Colorado! My friend Phaedra and I decided to make the drive to see the new Disney Frozen: The Musical. It’s the latest in a long line of Broadway adaptations from Disney that started with Beauty and the Beast and has included The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and more. Frozen will open on Broadway next year so this was just a preview screening but we decided we should check it out!
One cool thing I got to experience was to wear my Elsa cosplay to the play. There were tons of little girls dressed up as Anna and Elsa and they got a real kick out of a grown-up Elsa running around. It really made me feel pretty and special to have all these girls smiling and waving to me (or Elsa!).
I was also able to go with my friend Phaedra and fellow youtuber Larry from LC Screentalk. We had a great time hanging out and all 3 of us loved the musical. It was bright and colorful, had great songs and was a faithful recreation of the hit movie. I don’t think it will win over new fans but it was a very good play.
There were a lot of things that worked in this musical. First of all, the casting was spot on. I loved the women playing Anna and Elsa. They were both tremendous singers. I also thought the man playing Olaf was an uncanny imitation of Josh Gadd from the film. They decided to make Kristoff an African-American character which I thought was cool (and he did a great job). Hans was also a terrific singer and convincing at playing both hero and villain.
The spectacle of Frozen: the Musical was also great. Let it Go is everything you could want it to be with one of the most amazing dress changes I’ve ever seen. Also Sven and Olaf were a ton of fun using puppets. Both were expressive and worked seamlessly within the story. I loved the way they showed the ice and Elsa’s magic working it in some cool special effects. The sets and costumes were all outstanding and immersive.
They also gave us some new songs. Elsa sings one called ‘Monster’, and Kristoff has a song called ‘What Do You Know About Love?’ that I liked. The Young Anna and Elsa were excellent and sang 4 songs. There was only one song I did not like called Hygge that went on too long and had elements of comedy I didn’t care for.
Frozen: the Musical is not the kind of broadway musical you go to in order to be provocative or challenged. It takes the film and makes small but meaningful changes that I think most people will really enjoy. It’s a musical you can take the whole family to, both boys and girls will like it, and have a great time at. It’s got spectacle, heart and some great songs.
When Frozen:the Musical comes by you I encourage you to see it. It’s a lot of fun and I think will do very well when it does come to Broadway next year!
Overall Grade- A-
Here is my review for my youtube channel with my friend Larry
If I Gave Out Oscars Now
September 1, 2017 September 2, 2017 | Rachel's Reviews
Hey guys! We have now finished the summer movie season and are beginning the Fall schedule of Oscar and holiday films. I thought it might be fun to share with you what I would pick for Oscar nominations based solely on the films I’ve seen so far. I tried to keep these as realistic picks and not just my favorites. I would love to hear what you would pick and what you think of my selections! (I also haven’t seen every 2017 release though I have seen close to 90)
Best Picture- Personal Shopper, Get Out, Ingrid Goes West, Dunkirk, Detroit, The Big Sick, Logan Lucky, Their Finest, Wonder Woman
Winner- Personal Shopper
Best Director- Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper), Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), Kathryn Bigelow (Detroit), Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes)
Winner- Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk)
Best Actor- Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Kyle Mooney (Brigsby Bear), David Oyelowo (A United Kingdom), Woody Harrelson (Wilson), Sam Elliott(The Hero)
Winner- David Oyelowo (A United Kingdom)
Best Actress- Rachel Weisz (My Cousin Rachel), Sally Hawkins (Maudie), Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West), Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper), Anne Hathaway (Colossal)
Winner- Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper)
Best Supporting Actor- Ray Romano (The Big Sick), Bill Nighy (Their Finest), Kevin Spacey (Baby Driver), Will Poulter (Detroit), Bradley Whitford (Get Out)
Winner- Bill Nighy (Their Finest)
Best Supporting Actress- Kirsten Dunst (The Beguiled), Holly Hunter (The Big Sick), Edie Falco (Landline), Bridget Everett (Patti Cake$), Elizabeth Olsen (Ingrid Goes West)
Winner- Holly Hunter (The Big Sick)
Best Original Screenplay- Get Out, Ingrid Goes West, Brigsby Bear, The Big Sick, Logan Lucky
Winner- The Big Sick
Best Adapted Screenplay- Wonder Woman, Everything Everything, Lego Batman Movie, Spider-Man Homecoming, A Silent Voice (made me realize not many good adaptations this year so far)
Winner- Wonder Woman
Best Animated Film- A Silent Voice, The Girl Without Hands, My Entire High School is Sinking into the Sea, Captain Underpants, Cars 3
Winner- A Silent Voice
Best Foreign Language Film- Baahubali 2: the Conclusion, A Silent Voice, The Girl Without Hands, In This Corner of the World, Mune
Winner- Baahubali 2: the Conclusion
Best Documentary- STEP, The Good Postman, Kedi, Alive and Kicking, Becoming Cary Grant
Winner- STEP
Best Score- A Silent Voice, Wonder Woman, War for the Planet of the Apes, The Girl Without Hands, Dunkirk
Best Original Song- Jump (STEP), To Be Human (Wonder Woman), PBNJ (Patti Cake$), Stay (Everything Everything), Days in the Sun (Beauty and the Beast)
Winner- To Be Human (Wonder Woman)
Best Sound Editing- Baby Driver, War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, Personal Shopper, Detroit
Winner- Baby Driver
Best Sound Mixing- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Power Rangers, Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, Kong Skull Island
Winner- Dunkirk
Production Design- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Ghost in the Shell, Dunkirk, Detroit, The Beguiled
Winner- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Best Cinematography- Dunkirk, War for the Planet of the Apes, A United Kingdom, A Ghost Story, My Cousin Rachel
Winner- War for the Planet of the Apes
Make Up- Pirates: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Beauty and the Beast, Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Wonder Woman
Costume Design- Wonder Woman, The Beguiled, My Cousin Rachel, Beauty and the Beast, Their Finest
Winner- The Beguiled
Best Film Editing- Baby Driver, Personal Shopper, Detroit, Get Out, Dunkirk
Visual Effects- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, War for the Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man Homecoming, Ghost in the Shell, Kong Skull Island
So there you have it! What do you think of my picks? Some of them I had lots to chose from and some were slim pickings. What would you pick?
2017 Animated Oscars: Did the Right Film Win?
March 9, 2017 March 10, 2017 | Rachel's Reviews
Today I continued on my annual web series looking at the animated Oscars and asking- Did the right film win?
In 2017 it is a tricky question because they are all good films. 4 of the films I love and made my top 16 of the year and 1 My Life as a Zucchini I admire greatly. This makes determining what is the correct winner difficult because they all have different strengths.
Kubo and the 2 Strings- This was a stunning film from Liaka about a boy who goes on a journey to find relic from his father’s mysterious past. The stop motion is incredible and I loved Kubo as a character. When he would smile it would make me smile. They should have ended it just a hair sooner and it would have been even better but I still really loved it.
My Life as a Zucchini- An import from Switzerland, this stop motion film I have mixed feelings on. It is impeccably made but I found the cruelty to children hard to stomach. It’s a bold film and I respect that but it was tough to watch and with such cute character designs I found that tough to absorb.
Moana- A quest movie if I’ve ever seen one. Moana will go down as one of the great Disney princesses. She is bold but still cares for her people, which is what inspires her to sail. I love her. I love the songs. I love the story
Zootopia- Amazing world building, great characters, and a hilarious script make this movie work so well. I loved Judy and Nick as characters and love that we have a new modern-day fable for kids
Red Turtle- Stunning animated film with no dialogue about a man on a deserted island. The story is less important than the amazing visuals and music but it still works well. The visual and musical experience blew me away.
So did the right film win? Well, if you are judging just based on my personal preference I would say no. Moana is my favorite of the 5. Red Turtle is objectively the best but Zootopia is still a very worthy winner, so I am glad for it. What a great year for animation 2016 turned out to be!
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This is going to be a difficult post to write. I was challenged yesterday to demonstrate the benefits of Brexit for Remainers. Good idea. Let's look at their concerns and counter them, was my initial thought. The arguments against Brexit fall largely into two sorts; first is the stance of a privileged elite of achievers, who argue on economic, trade, legal, philosophic and rational grounds, argue that sovereignty is silly poo-poo and that glorious globalism is the only sensible way ahead. Well, we've argued all those points to death, and only actual Brexit will prove who is right.
The second sort of argument is that which one hears constantly on social media, on MSM interviews with the young, with students and travellers, with EU workers in Britain, from metropolitan remainers, and is far more personal and self-concerned. It is that Brexit will constrain their rights, their freedoms, their free stuff. Erasmus, free rail passes, EU subsidies for universities sending students to study in other nations. The more hysterical will howl that Brexit is stopping them travelling to, living and working in Europe. One can argue, demonstrate and reason that Brexit will have little effect on any of these rights - but will probably curtail the hidden subsidy paid by UK taxpayers for some 'free' stuff such as medical treatment. This is one of the most heinous costs. The UK charges the EU27 for medical treatment for EU citizens in the UK, and the EU27 charge the NHS for treatments provided in Europe to Brits. It's what the EHIC does. Except we pay the EU about £775m a year but the NHS only collects £50m a year.
I could have gone on but would have been wasting my time. Figures and facts and lists won't counter the injury the second group have received - which is to their sense of entitlement. Their outrage is due to their deep sense of entitlement to ease, comfort and convenience having been offended. We're taking away free stuff. Facts and reason can't counter that.
Then I watched 'Brexit: The Uncivil War' again and was reminded what we are fighting for; people.
If you pop into Dot's in Jaywick fairly early, you may be surprised to see the quality 'broadsheets' amongst the piles of tabloids. Nowhere, not even Jaywick, is a stereotype. Although the ONS tells us that 50% of residents here have no qualifications at all, 7% have a degree and 4% a professional occupation. I know this to be true. I used to sail these waters and know people. One such who helped me with great kindness lived not in Jaywick but in a caravan at nearby St Osyth. He had a degree from Edinburgh and could crack through the Times crossword, but drink had cost him a life, job and marriage. When you look at pictures such as this and wonder who lives in these places, don't make assumptions.
Independent, bloody-minded but poor retired people who shun Council or sheltered accommodation. Long-term sick and chronically disabled. And if you've seen Ken Loach's film, here live the Daniel Blakes. Maybe a third of residents have some sort of work, but those in full time employment get out whilst they can, to addresses not on credit blacklists, away from the pervasive sourness of quiet desperation.
Jaywick is not somewhere known to the rich middle-class kids ligging taxpayers for their Erasmus holidays, fleecing taxpayers for their medical care when they fall off their skateboards in Ibitha. Their new iPhones cost ten weeks income for many Jaywick residents, their trainers a month's food. And their concerns for the people who live in these places? They want them to die, to reduce the Brexit vote.
When I watched these scenes in the C4 dramadoc I felt anger, compassion, frustration and pride in equal measure. We are either One Nation or we are nothing. We either spurn selfish grasping privilege or we are demeaned. When did sharp-elbows and rapacious self-interest become middle class virtues? When was it OK to discard whole cohorts of people such as these? If I voted Brexit for anything, it was to win back from the globalists, from the bureaucracy of the unelected elite, from the fat, corrupt and uncaring establishment, some measure of redress, some correction to these imbalances.
And yes, there is one over-riding and critically important thing that Brexit can do for Remainers. It is to show them that their fellow man is not just the native they met on their gap year in Thailand, but the older bloke in the TKMaxx trackies in the Co-op queue at home counting the coins in his palm.
Labels: britain, failure
Radders that's a good post, rather moving in fact.
The advantages of Brexit accrue to all of us equally as it is a restoration of the way things ought to be.
Our forebears fought with greater or lesser intensity for 2000 years to achieve the democratic settlement of one man one vote, no taxation with representation, and fundamentally the right of the British as a nation to have a clear transparent and effective method of removing governments they don't like and installing new ones, a simple mechanism which ensures that to some extent at least the interest of government and people are aligned.
The EU is the opposite. It is fundamentally, and by design undemocratic. It is a platonic construction, the bastard offspring of french Napoleonic code and Germanic hegelism.
Britain could never happily integrate without losing its vital national character which let's face it has shaped an awful lot of what is good in the world.
All the little privileges which remainers like can be obtained easily by inter-governmental cooperation as used to happen. None of them require the subsuming of national sovereignty into the Barlaymont.
We leavers have stood by and watched the remainers in government, the civil service the media and the rest collude with a foreign power to prevent the legitimate expression of our will to a change of sovereignty.
The lesson of history is clear. The time for us to stand around watching their contortions in bemusement is finished.
Allister Heath said it before Christmas. Brexit is coming. In one way or the other it will come.
I don't want to see violent unrest over this. But if the cheating goes on and peaceful reform is rendered impossible then my opinion will change. Political violence is justified in the cause of overthrowing tyranny. And a refusal to respect the clear unequivocal outcome of the referendum is a form of tyranny - it is a denial of democratic rights and a negation of due process.
As another Jack said:
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable".
Elby the Beserk said...
Whatever Brexit is a\bout it is not the economy. Who voted with the economy in mind? This article sums up why I voted Leave. And have wanted to for decades...
http://commentcentral.co.uk/the-european-project-is-intellectually-corrupt/
EU integrationism is underpinned by a type of intellectual corruption. Those of its defenders who cite the lessons of history ignore one such lesson: that historicist projects that base themselves on “progress” always end in disaster. The referendum result is an instruction to our political masters to decouple us from that corruption. And you cannot successfully decouple from what is corrupt while remaining attached, however loosely, to those EU structures which carry the virus of that intellectual corruption. “Brexit means Brexit” is not some tautologous formula into which can be read whatever we want. When we voted to Leave we issued an instruction to leave the customs union, the single market and all those other facilitators of ever closer union, not simply because of what we thought we were voting for, but because of the character and confusions of the EU itself. That is a moral imperative, and the valid concerns of business do not constitute any sort of veto over it.
I'd also suggets you head over to Conservative Woman and read the interviews with Sir Gwythian Prins who explains why the EU is collapsing and will collapse. Best to get out eh? Who wants to be shacked to a rotting corpse?
I rather think that you have under developed your first hypothesis Raedwald.
For me, the whole point of leaving the EU is the need to keep civics and community at a human level, and nation is about as large as the human can imagine, we prefer family, or failing that... tribe, and so on. That is not to say that tribes don't welcome new members. It is just that the tribes aren't forced together by a bunch of avaricious lizards, like Soros, Bezos and other globalists. Globalism is not only anti-democratic, it is anti-progress, and anti-human, it will be the death of our race.
It is that important.
The benefit of leaving to those that would rather remain...
Is that we leavers have wiser heads and we want to save remainers from their own folly.
Oldrightie said...
An excellent post. I am reminded of my long ago and sadly weak attitude to tattooed "yobs". Only to be reminded by my fragrant, sophisticated and quietly spoken wife that these same guys' parents and grandparents kept us out of a European dictatorship in two world wars.
Sadly mass immigration, political correctness and the destruction of once excellent basic education now presents many, many young people as now aimless, ill educated and lost. I suggest a deliberate dumbing down and contamination of our seed corn.
All in the cause of a global elite bent on world dominance. The power and influence to stop grassroots objections and democratic pursuit is now in shameful full view as MPs show their selfish and ignorant behaviour for the personal pursuit of self entitlement. Beyond the rest of us mere mortals. Your post shows exactly their nastiness and unfit character to rule others. To see that placement dwarf Bercow posturing and crowing is borderline nauseating insanity we last saw as the Third Reich marched into Paris.
Colin said...
Oh, it's more of the phoney-friend-to-the-little people stuff. Like the anti-smoking banners.
Doesn't wash, mate. You're just hoping that some Labour voters will be daft enough to fall for it and vote Ukip instead.
but the older bloke in the TKMaxx trackies in the Co-op queue at home counting the coins in his palm.
I wouldn't be seen dead in anything from TKMAxx nor 'trackies', but do £10 jeans from the market or 2nd Hand Bundes-'wear' count? I ask because, aside from the fashion fauxpas of some of my peers on benefits (no one over 20 looks good in a shell suit unless they are training for a marathon, poverty being no excuse for showing a lack of class/breeding), I am that 'older bloke- currently counting pennies out of the coin jar to pay the window cleaner this week.
So age and poverty are also no excuse for voting 'leave'. Only a fool would believe that either Brexit or Remain will make life any better for us of the poor. As Christ said, unlike puppies at Xmas, us poor are forever.
PS Raed your post yesterday was brilliant & hilarious (and truer than I would care to admit), meant to say that yesterday but got distracted by Anon.
Uhm, Colin
Referendum result in Tendring was
69.5% LEAVE
30.5% REMAIN
74.4% turnout
And because I support Brexit doesn't mean I support UKIP.
Thanks Jack and apols for the sartorial bloomers. I enjoyed yesterday, even though I thought at first our conceited friend was our innumerate friend Etu, which also added to the comedy.
We're faced with
- Increasing inequality
- Living standards down
- People excluded from decision making
- Decline of working class power
- Globalism / AI causing disempowerment
- Cultural loss - damage to cultural identity
And over the next 15 years will lose something like 30% of existing jobs.
Either we do something about the effects on people - poverty, exclusion - or the nation will turn to flames and ash.
And no, I'm not preaching from fear but because if we don't act, we ourselves are lower than shit.
We've had various attempts at enforcing political beliefs on the population over the decades - Communism, Socialism, Marxism and now Globalism in the guise of the EU (really Communism disguised as Globalism) and they have all, without exception, ended in failure - but not without associated violence.
The EU is going to end in the same way.
My response to Colin above is what I said a few days ago:
"I am altruistic for selfish reasons: if our labouring classes can be employed at good wages and the Welfare State can be sustained, then I will be able to live and move around in my country in relative safety."
For if this globalism (or EU mini-globalism) goes on, the 1945 Welfare State is doomed - at the same time as many middle-class people fall through the bottom of the wet paper bag into at least partial dependence on a State that has run out of money. For example, AI will cut a swathe through knowledge workers; and there is a global slowdown ongoing that is not "because Brexit." Perhaps Kondratieff and Irving Fisher were right.
https://theylaughedatnoah.blogspot.com/2019/01/beware-ides-of-june-2040-death-of.html
I would posit that that process has already begun.
Just watched the C4 film.
It would seem that both leave camps led us up the garden path, both groups are complete criminals and we have all been duped.
I wish I had voted remain.
You and your lackeys construct your paragraphs with a veneer of learnedness, but if anyone takes the trouble actually to fact check, your claims are revealed as utter tripe.
Please enlighten us Colin - which facts are wrong?
@right write - so you listened to politicians and they lied to you? Uh? See my post above with link. You are the first Leaver I know who was didn't decide years ago we needed out. Maybe try thinking for yourself?
@Elby I think Right-writes was being sarcastic (perhaps you were too, hard to tell, so apologies if I misread you).
Is "Colin" one of these paid political trolls I read about? His use of the old-fashioned term "lackeys" suggests a Marxist agitprop background. What next? Paper tigers? Lickspittle running dogs?
I thought that you could make a stab at justifying Leaving to Remainers as allowing their numerous national gravy trains to continue without the constraint of being mindful of the 'ever-closer-union' mindset and oversight by the Empire. Nationalist parties can campaign more freely, different major parties can create more eye-catching manifestos, most of Britains small businesses will be (eventually) free of unnecessary red tape, we get to keep more corporate taxes on products and services bought here, bigger lobbying operations in Westminster.
Allways assuming that the Establishment makes it through the current Parliamentary embarrassments.
@Elby the Beserk:
Yes, the first time I voted, was to leave....
But that was in 1975.
@jack ketch - deffo me being sarcastic! Maybe Right-writes could confirm? Apols to him or her if I misread him or her...
Perhaps we can campaign to have the honorific 'Right Honorable' - or simply 'Honorable' - removed from ALL politicians.
Such an 'honor' needs to be earned (by proof) rather than being bestowed as a 'right' for simply being an MP.
There can be no possible excuse for MP's that actively oppose the will of the people from being referred to as honorable - the counter-evidence is right in front of them.
"I call upon the Right Treasonous Member of Wankistan to speak...." etc.
Online campaign maybe?
Andy5759 said...
Immediately after the referendum those who voted to leave were branded as anti immigration bigoted racists. I didn't consider that immigration was central to my reasoning, nor many others I know. The most common theme was the total unaccountability of the EU. The blatant arrogance of the various presidents. The red tape which hinders small businesses. The baiting of the Russian Bear in the Crimea. Above all there is the shoddy way in which Britain is treated. Oh, immigration. More Poles, Czechs, Romanians, and others from Europe will be gratefully welcomed. Europe can keep it's replacement population.
@Andy5759
As I suggested last week, the referendum offered a binary choice regarding the EU treaties.
So we took them at their word and chose one of 10 reasons to leave or remain.
I was an active Brexit campaigner in a very remain area. The 2 main objections from remainers were; 'worried about their pensions and investments' or 'I just feel European'. No amount of reasoning could alter their opinions.
No amount of reasoning could alter their opinions.-Anon
Perhaps if your 'reasoning' had included a couple of real, tangible benefits to them and the country as a whole, you might have made a more convincing case. Maybe that is 'selfish' of me, and those you doorstepped, but when you are willing to make us UnEUmenschen then I figure we are entitled to know what the 'upsides' of being de-citizenshipped are going to be...and I don't mean nebulous , ethereal notions of 'freedom' and 'Independence' which will be nothing more than continued slavery to the UN, Westminster and Islam.
JohnRM said...
right-write,
I think you voted No rather than Out in 75. As did I. Shame so few listened to us.
Or perhaps if we could have heard some reasoned arguments as to why we should have voted stay. It's not like you didn't have the platform or resources.
"Freedom is slavery" is pretty desperate even by the debased standards of project fear.
It's the same sense of entitlement and arrogance that saw Geldof and assorted hooray Henry's screaming abuse at working class fishermen - who took their small boats up the Thames to protest at the decimation of their livelihoods by the EU and series of compliant British Governments.
And it's the same arrogance that results in the British Government shovelling £13 billion a year or more at foreign Governments and Charity Quangos, whilst declaring that it can't afford to provide decent accommodation or services in deprived British communities.
And it will result in a Corbyn Government; because metropolitan affluent young who want the "free opportunities" they believe EU membership gives them will vote for him - and so will the deprived communities.
The CONS only hope was to deliver a real Brexit quickly and efficiently to demonstrate their competence and still have 3-4 years to demonstrate that it isn't the disaster the Remainers fear. And they've allowed/forced that stupid woman to completely wreck it.
@JohnRM
The choice in 1975 was the same: Do we remain as members of the Common Market, or do we leave
http://www.harvard-digital.co.uk/euro/pamphlet.htm
I voted to leave, as I wrote above.
The manner in which my choice was made was by putting a kiss in a box marked "no", I do not remember anything about an out option.
The 2016 referendum was going to have the same choice but an appeal was made to the electoral commission over the negative connotations of the word "no", and so "leave" and "remain" became the agreed options.
Little did we know, although we should have guessed that the real options were "remain" and "remain", the latter was just written differently, it actually read like "leave".
Jack Ketch said: "... I figure we are entitled to know what the 'upsides' of being de-citizenshipped are going to be...and I don't mean nebulous , ethereal notions of 'freedom' and 'Independence' which will be nothing more than continued slavery to the UN, Westminster and Islam".
That is so typical of Remain. It is a trick argument - by attempting to remove the concepts of freedom and independence from consideration the argument is corralled into the areas in which the Remain feels more at home. It is a trick the BBC uses too. Actually, freedom and independence are vital, and the bedrock of our civilisation.
The EU does not give its "citizens" any "rights" that have not been stolen from its member states in the first place - because the EU is an artificial political construct. The most cited "right" by Remains is being able to live and work in another EU state. But that exists because the EU has removed the right of that state to exclude you or just limit the numbers.
And unless a Remain tries to contend that the EU subsidises the UK, the wealth that we have is generated by us, not the EU. The often cited single market may make it easier for us to sell to the rEU but it equally makes it easier for them to sell to the UK. That has been a bad bargain to the tune of about £90bn a year to the rEU's advantage.
Thanks for the pamphlet.
So there we have it. The prime aim of the then EC was "to bring together the peoples of Europe"
So the claim that people "had no idea for what they were voting in 1975" is exposed as the utter boloney it always was.
The EU turned out exactly as expected by me and by the millions of others who had read that pamphlet, sent to every electoral address in the UK.
And jolly good it is too.
"Freedom is slavery" is pretty desperate even by the debased standards of project fear. -Mark
Actually I was shorthanding an argument posited by some leading Leavers: namely that leaving the EU is merely operating on the symptoms not curing/eradicating the disease itself.
@Anon - since when did "to bring together the peoples of Europe" equal:
harmonising taxes,
having a single Supreme Court,
giving up control of your borders,
allowing free movement of people,
losing Habeas Corpus,
having a joint defense policy,
losing your foreign policy,
giving up trade negotiating rights,
subsidising foreign Governments,
bypassing your own Government procedures,
creating a more convoluted path towards your representative (i.e. loss of direct vote,
PAYING (extortionately) for those 'privileges' etc etc.
The sentence bring together the people of Europe certainly has a flexible meaning........
The argument over 1975 is precisely because those elements WERE NOT MENTIONED in the '75 document (even though they were all planned for introduction) and the people were deliberately deceived by the use of the 'innocent' line you quote.
Reminds me of the man who was told "yes, we can help you with marriage papers, just step inside for a moment" - Saudi embassy in Turkey I recall.....
How else are you going tp make a Single Market in goods, services and labour work?
What is the matter with you?
The cretinous line is "we thought we were only voting for a trading bloc".
The pamphlet makes clear. You were NOT, and it could not have made it plainer.
More Leave lies.
Could you expand on that?
.. But FCO 30/1048 available at https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/acft/FCO+30+1048.pdf makes clear many of the claims in that pamphlet were outright lies - government and civil servants knew full well the impacts on sovreignty etc the EEC would have.
Read the pamphlet FFS. Especially "aims of the EC".
Anonymous 121:47 said: "How else are you going to make a Single Market in goods, services and labour work?"
By mutual recognition and competition as Margaret Thatcher envisaged. Without dirigiste centralisation; and without free movement of labour. FFS.
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Preview: Junction 2 at Tobacco Dock
By captainofkeys Dec 14, 2018 Dec 15, 2018
The launch party includes a rare car park set from Adam Beyer
When Junction 2 arrived in 2015, it created waves in the UK festival environment. It combined the themes of nature, green fields, rivers and industrial features to create a striking backdrop that is still considered forward-thinking to this day. Raving under the M4 motorway bridge harkens back to the early years of rave culture, to a time of quirky venues, intriguing backdrops and an emphasis placed on bringing the crowd together – with Junction literally meaning to connect, the brand has brought like-minded people to party under a unique soundscape.
With an ethos based on dynamic artists, pleasing production, extended sets, no VIP and the crowd being the key, J2 has evolved into something cherished by the UK techno scene. Something which has also since been commended, with the event winning back-to-back awards for Best UK festival at DJ Mag’s Best of British in 2017/18.
This isn’t the first time Junction 2 has taken over Tobacco Docks, a venue that has solidified itself as a UK leader in throwing exceptional parties with some of the world’s leading electronic brands. The likes of ABODE, Drumcode, and elrow have all hosted sell-out shows – Junction 2 looks to be no different.
As the year comes to a close, J2 will throw their launch party on December 29th as the final event of the year at the iconic venue. Ahead of their 4th year in the game, the launch will provide a glimpse of what’s to come at their next summer festival.
In signature J2 style, a plethora of talent from across the house & techno spectrum is set to feature, with a fine blend of established selectors along with some fast rising stars. Whether it’s the industrial settings of the Car Park or the warehouse style The Great Gallery that takes your pick, lengthy sets from the carefully considered lineup will occupy all three rooms.
Drumcode head honcho Adam Beyer will make his long awaited return to the Car Park after a 3 year hiatus. Sure to bring his thumping techno with him, he will be joined by Joel Mull and Uakoz. The Great Gallery offers more of a melodic set up, with Dixon crafting his unique sound for an extended allotment. Mind Against and Trikk complete the bill, which will no doubt result in an memorable exploration of electronic music.
Finally in The Gallery, one of techno’s fastest rising stars, the Belgian techno goddess Amelie Lens brings her emphatic beats to London, which will be sure to take your breath away. Alongside Amelie is a UK debut b2b from mainstays ÂME and RØDHÅD and support from Fort Romeau.
Final tickets available here.
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George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session Day 1: Dressage Emphasized
Dressage Olympian Christine Traurig teaches riders the finer points of flatwork to gain a competitive edge.
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December 31, 2015--Day 1 of the 10th Annual George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session kicked off with 12 participants and their horses working on the flat with dressage Olympian Christine Traurig. Although George took a sabbatical from teaching the clinic this year, Christine subjected the riders to intense Morris-like mounted sessions in the unseasonably warm South Florida sunshine at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington.
'Holy Rule is off, around and ahead of the inside leg at all times,' Christine Traurig told riders, including Victoria Colvin and chestnut Whisper Z. | Photo © Amy K. Dragoo
The clinic is designed to identify and develop a new generation of talented U.S. riders and Christine emphasized the dressage Training Scale as a way to help build top equine athletes as well as the key to gaining a competitive edge. Participants included Victoria Colvin, Kelli Cruciotti, Ailish Cunniffe, Lucy Deslauries, Mitch Endicott, Daisy Farish, Eve Jobs, TJ O’Mara, Ransome Rombauer, Danielle Roskens, Katherine Strauss and Vivian Yowan.
"Today, what I was trying to emphasize is that the flatwork does not only involve the responses to the aids as far as getting from fence to fence is concerned, but that we are also developing the athlete in strength and in muscle tone and in its way of going," she said. "It's important for the young people to understand that the physical development of the athlete contributes to the quality of performance as well as the enhancement and maintenance of soundness."
Before each rider began, Christine carefully examined each horse's bit and bridle fit while commenting and suggesting alternatives. The warm-up involved reins with enough contact for the riders to still feel the horses' mouths. "Contact is never demanded, contact is developed," she said. "The more you are able to implement contact, the more you can influence the position of the neck and the neck is the extension of the back."
The horses and riders were divided into groups of two to provide more feedback during the two sessions. As the warm-up continued, the riders were instructed to have their horses march forward in rhythm and relaxation, the first two components of the Training Scale. "There's always a purpose involved," she said. "Willingness to go forward is an attitude. It's not something you have to beg the horse to give."
Contact between horse and rider was developed to increase the connection, and suppleness was encouraged when Christine directed the riders to pilot their horses in circles. Changes in direction were employed to test bending and straightness. She told the young riders that the horse's acceptance of the aids is accomplished when you can make a circle or ride a bent line steadily with the horse willingly going forward while maintaining the bend--all without resistance. Then, she explained what she calls her Holy Rule when it comes to connection and maintenance of suppleness.
"A horse is always off, around and ahead of the inside leg," she said. "The destination of the Holy Rule is the outside rein and the outside leg."
'The more the horse learns to balance onto the hind end, the more maneuverable the front end becomes,' Christine Traurig says working with Ransome Rombauer and Liverpool. Photo © Amy K. Dragoo
Transitions were king with changes from gait to gait as well as within the gaits emphasized. "The whole system of you developing the athlete [the horse] lies within any transition and every transition," she explained.
Finally, Christine worked on collection, the top of the dressage Training Scale, as she explained that collection is roundness within self-carriage and that the higher the degree of engagement, the lighter the front end of the horse becomes.
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Floyd B. Olson takes office as the state’s 22nd governor. *
Governor Olson was many things to many people, but perhaps he is most known as the leader of the Farmer Labor Party. Why is this so critical to Minnesota, and our collective memory? After Olson’s victory, “the Farmer-Labor Party would emerge as the dominant political force in Minnesota. It became one of the country’s most successful third-party movements.” **
This famed reformer wore his Progressive Socialist agenda on his sleeve, and was happy to distinguish his movement from either Republican or Democratic thought previously known in the North Star state. He clearly advocated for the minimum wage. As a former Industrial Workers of the World unionist, he proudly supported trade unions and their most prized reform; collective bargaining. To properly finance his progressive view of social justice he proposed a progressive income tax. (A progressive tax is simply a plan based on the idea that if you earn more, you should pay more.)
How then would his policy stack up against historic economic theory regarding the utility of the minimum wage? “In economic theory, a price floor creates a surplus in the market place because there is more supply than demand at the set price. This theory applies to the market for labor as well. Some argue that when the minimum wage is raised, more people want jobs because now they are more lucrative. However new jobs are not necessarily created. Based on this standard economic model, when demand for labor is greater than the supply, a labor surplus results, creating unemployment.” *** To interpret, higher wages may attract more to the job market, new jobs are not necessarily created, and based on historical data; there is more unemployment.
Further, what are the strengths and weaknesses of unionism and collective bargaining as proposed by our Governor? Below is a quote by Labor Economics expert James Sherk.
“A union’s monopoly over bargaining makes it a cartel that prevents employers from hiring workers who would do the same job for less than union wages. That benefits union members at the expense of their potential competitors. It also means that state and local governments must pay more to have the same work done. Without providing financing for the mandate, the act will force these governments to either cut services or raise taxes.” ****
By definition, a monopoly is the exclusive possession or control over something. So, perhaps it could be more accurately construed as “monopoly bargaining”, or were extreme tactics necessary in an era of bargaining with a monopoly? Memories of coping with giants of industry in the not-so-distant past would be a very plausible fear for these union strikers: U.S. Steel, International Harvester, James Hill and Weyerhauser.
According to the ideals of Governor Olson, for society to progress, it must have the tax base to right social wrongs and lift up the oppressed by the hand of government. “The income tax is the most just tax thus far devised because it is the most equitable tax; it is based on ability to pay,” he added.
Maybe this is why he borrowed from the collectivist visions of Karl Marx? Below are the first five planks of the original German interpretation of the “Manifesto of the Communist Party”, please note plank #2.
“1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.” ******
Shall we pray? G-d, we give You honor as the Authority of Authorities, Provider of All to All, and Justice to all forms of Justice. We remember that Your Dominion is not a matter of talk, but of power. You are the Only Arbiter of Grace and Truth. You are the Only One who perfectly balances Justice and Mercy!
We acknowledge our separations from You through the leadership of Governor Olson. We chose to follow the false god of Progressivism. We admit that we cannot bring a utopia through humanistic means. We are not able to grant unalienable rights or take them away for that is Your work; Your mystery. Though we try through the ages, we cannot improve upon the Shema of Deuteronomy 6 or the recitation by Christ in Matthew 22:37.
“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ “ *******
Will You forgive us where we failed to love You in this era, and where we failed to receive Your love in return? Our hands hold so tightly to power that we cannot grasp the manna You are giving us today.
We acknowledge our separations from You in our trust in the minimum wage during the Great Depression. We have limited our neighbor’s right to negotiate a wage with their employer, and infringed upon that individual’s will. Though we try through the ages, we cannot improve upon the divine positive laws of the 10 Commandments. To paraphrase, the seventh and tenth commandments tell us to respect and honor the property of others, and to be content with our property. How can we simultaneously respect and honor an employer whom we force to pay us more? How can we respect and honor our neighbor’s will if we interfere with it? Father, where allowed the real pain and discontent of the 1930’s cloud our boundaries and honor for other Minnesotans; will You have mercy?
We acknowledge our offenses to You and our neighbor in putting faith in collective bargaining and unions. (I do not condemn either of these ideas per se.) Chosen collectivism is beautiful and admirable. Look at the example of the early Church
found in Acts 2:44.
“All the believers were together and had everything in common.” ********
Where collectivism breaks with Your example, perhaps, is that it may negate the will of its’ neighbor. Why should a worker be required to join a union to work? If labor is the possession of each laborer, then forced collectivization could become extortion or ultimatum.
Why should an employer be required by a third party or law to negotiate with his employees on a collective basis? For example, the words ‘labor strike’ do not imply mutual submission with a boss towards a mutually defined goal, but a choice to break that relationship. Where we have broken faith with You, our neighbor, or our leaders through forced unionism or collective bargaining; will You have mercy?
Conversely, we acknowledge to You the damage done by the monopolies of this era whether the owners of industry or its workers? Have they offended You with their cartel-like power against the freedoms of the wills’ of competitors and laborers? Culturally, we have rejected the reset You have ordained for Your people through the Jubilee. (See Leviticus 25) We were to blast the trumpet for liberty, canceling debts, restoring the poor, and returning land, but we seem to have forgotten. Will You forgive this great omission of ours? Are we separated from the blessings and covenant protections of Your economy because we don’t observe Sabbatical years in Minnesota? Will You show us how to reclaim this practice personally, and, by choice, restore this obedience within each corner of the free-market?
We acknowledge our offense to You and our neighbor through our faith in a graduated income tax. We, as a State, may have required more of our neighbor’s wealth than You. Below, the prophet Malachi reports to the peoples of Judah to give to G-d the 10% flat tax He required.
“You are under a curse–your whole nation–because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
If this is to be Your example to us, then is it true that those who fail to participate actually rob You and their neighbor? I’m not thinking here in terms of money, but of themselves. Those who do not invest in society may not develop an interest in society, or experience the gratitude of an unmerited gift from one who invests heavily in them. The relationship between giver and receiver is broken when it is required instead of choice. Further, for a progressive tax model to be truly even, could it require a non-monetary investment of time in lieu of a financial contribution? Will You have mercy on the uneven nature of our remedies to inequality?
In spite of these pondering prayers, will You bless the heritage of Floyd B. Olson? Will You remember his attempts to relate and create policies that contribute towards a better life for regular Minnesotans? Will You give honor and favor to those who labor at the minimum wage? Will You come to the aid of those who belong to a union, employ union labor, and collectively bargain in good faith? We want society to mature without acknowledging the revenge, envy, and discontent inside. Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on Minnesota! Will You perfect the progress of our inner lives?
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” *********
** http://www.mnopedia.org/person/olson-floyd-b-1891-1936
*** https://edgewortheconomics.com/experience-and-news/edgewords-blogs/edgewords/article:02-28-2013-a-9-minimum-wage-and-a-lesson-in-price-floors/
**** Article by James Sherk, Research Fellow, Labor Economics https://www.heritage.org/markets-and-finance/report/mandatory-collective-bargaining-creates-more-problems-itsolves
***** https://www.minnpost.com/minnesota-history/2013/01/gov-olson-80-years-ago-proposed-progressive-taxes-and-unemployment-insuran
******* Quote of “Manifesto of the Communist Party” Chapter 2 (German original) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch02.htm
******** http://biblehub.com/matthew/22-37.htm
******** http://biblehub.com/acts/2-44.htm
********* http://biblehub.com/malachi/3-9.htm
********** http://biblehub.com/ezekiel/36-26.htm
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Lewis Receives Nobel Prize
May 22, 2018 PrayThroughHistory61 Petty France, elitism, Fabian Society, hypocrisy, K Street, libertarianism, Main Street, Midwestern, narrow-minded, Nobel Prize for Literature, prayer, resistant to change, Romans 12, Sauk Centre, Sinclair Lewis, small-town, utopia, Wall Street 1 Comment
Sauk Centre’s Sinclair Lewis, who satirized small-town complacency and back-slapping boosterism in such novels as Main Street, Babbitt, and Elmer Gantry, becomes the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930.*
Sinclair Lewis may well have had great insight into small-town Midwestern life, but did he have a great outlook? Help me ponder this man and the impact of the Nobel prize on Minnesota and the outside world. What is the blessing of this event, and how could this impact future generations of those outside the immediate influence of cities and suburbs?
We give You thanks today for the life and writings of Mr. Lewis! We remember what he got right about the Midwest, and the authenticity of his observations. We commend to You the fact that his characters, even heroes, were a balanced with positive and negative characteristics; human just like us! Maybe even the boring middle of “Main Street” could have been a stylistic choice to emulate the stillness of a remote village.
We give You thanks that, though critical, he still put the spotlight on the burgs, settlements, and unincorporated townships across Minnesota and the greater Midwest.
Conversely, we observe with You the things he may have overlooked, or gotten wrong. His critics find that “Main Street” is one of the most merciless novels in American history, and posit that it was motivated by revenge. Surely, he latched onto all that he saw as negative in Midwestern life in this story: narrow-mindedness, hypocrisy, and resistance to change.
Will You forgive his bitterness, and his literal and figurative children that chafe against a simple, small-town life? Will You forgive his judgments based`on his intellectual intelligence that could not recognize the practical intelligence of farmers, housewives, and tradesmen? Truth be told, the Midwestern farmer, both then and now, cannot be a pushover in the brains department. He needs to know: agriculture, machines, weather, sales, and transportation. But further, he needs a tremendous work ethic and energy to get it all done!
Did he misconstrue the common sense libertarianism of Main Street because he spent too many hours in the salons pondering Fabian Society versions of utopia with H.G. Wells? What if these folks were resistant to change simply because they were content? Is it wrong to desire autonomy after being pushed, prodded, and starved out of Europe? What if the greater hypocrisy was on his part, and he was agitated by their inner peace? Forgive us all, Lord, where we have judged, or disrespected another’s pursuit of happiness.
Will You be the balance of 61 Petty France, K Street, Wall Street, and Main Street? Will You temper our designs for contentment and advancement? Will You help us love and understand our small-town neighbor? Will You take the judgments rooted in the false gods of education, culture, and elitism up, out, and onto the Cross of Christ? Will You remove their counter-judgments coming from outstate towards the cities of Minnesota?
We thank You for the Nobel Prize of Sinclair Lewis. We thank You for all future writers that dare to go against the grain, to speak the truth as they see it. Will You give them a sense of humility with their opportunity to be a louder voice in society? Will You bless the contentment of our citizens, wherever they live? We are all the recipients of Your eternal noblesse oblige!
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Romans 12:14-16 NIV **
** http://biblehub.com/romans/12-16.htm
20th Century, Architecture, Economics, History, Intercession, Minnesota, Uncategorized, Unemployment
Unemployment and the Gateway District
May 16, 2018 PrayThroughHistory1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, Addiction, Alcoholism, Arc d' Triumph, blessing, Buland Darwaza, charity, Cursing, David L. Rosheim, downtown, flophouse, Gateway District, Gateway Park, Golden Gate, Great Depression, Hennepin Avenue, hobo, India, Jerusalem, Lemuel, mercy, Minneapolis, misandry, misogyny, Nicollet Avenue, Paris, poverty, prostitution, Proverbs 31, relief, sex trafficking, Sha'ar HaRachamim, Transients, Washington Avenue 1 Comment
In the depth of the Great Depression, unemployed transients loiter in the Gateway district of downtown Minneapolis.*
Many great cities are renowned for their entrances: Paris has the Arc d’ Triumph, India has the Buland Darwaza, and Jerusalem has the Golden Gate (Sha’ar HaRachamim). Minneapolis wanted to create a beautiful structure to welcome visitors into Minneapolis as they came from the train station. In 1915, the city built a gateway pavilion, flanked by curving colonades, that surrounded a Civil War memorial fountain and flagpole and pathway. Known as Gateway Park, the surrounding area adopted the title of the Gateway District.**The Gateway District of Minneapolis was centered at the convergence of Hennepin Avenue, Nicollet Avenue, and Washington Avenue.***
So, how did this this transition from fabulous to flophouse happen in the next two decades? Author David L. Rosheim did extensive research into the decay of this neighborhood in his book; “The Other Minneapolis or The Rise and Fall of the Gateway, The Old Minneapolis Skid Row”.****
“According to Rosheim, as unemployment rose, so did the hobo population. A new demographic of this drifter population was youth, driven away from home by poverty, or perhaps in pursuit of better opportunities.
Public relief rose drastically during this period. In 1930, an estimated $215,000 was spent on Minneapolis Poor Relief. Charities such as the Union City Mission continued to serve free meals if the visitor listened to a sermon. The Minneapolis City Council raised funds through bond issues to begin construction on public projects, in hopes of making a dent in the massive unemployment rate.” ***
What can be said about poverty that has not been said? What were the judgments of these primarily male vagabonds against Minneapolis, society, and themselves? What cultural transference resulted from the relationships in the Gateway District?
Will You bless both those who wish to beautify the public spaces of the city, and those who wish to make use of those places? Will You forgive the judgments of those who took too much pride in the sanctity of this park, and the judgments of those who take too little pride in themselves or their public conduct? We have failed You on both ends to see the message brought by those who have different motives than ours. Have mercy.
Will You forgive, where it applies, the pridefulness of the alcoholics, and addicts of this era? We are guilty of trying to solve our problems on our own, and have rejected the help that comes from being open to new relationships because we would rather hold onto our pain. When and where Minneapolitans have suffered foolishly rather than accepting kind and useful input into our bad choices; have mercy!
Will You forgive both the misogyny and misandry of the sex trafficking of this era? We have sexualized the need for touch, and have rejected true affection. We have chosen either to take money to submit to abuse, or pay money to be the abuser.
We have judged the opposite sex falsely in the transaction of prostitution. Our men have wanted women for sex, but not considered them worthy of relationship. Our women have viewed men as incapable of love, so they might as well be an open wallet. Will You forgive the sexual sins that result in sex trafficking then, now and future?
Will You forgive the shame of these men for being poor and alone? The Great Depression was so very costly to many, and its pain lives in the false self assessment that we are what we do and own. Will You lift this pain and shame up, out, and onto the Cross of Christ?
Will You forgive “functional” society its judgments of these men, and this District? Many of us live under the premise; “it’s not what you know, but who you know.” This maxim recognizes the benefits of mutually beneficial relationships. But what is one to do when those relationships are gone, and basic trust of society is broken? Have mercy on our judgments of Your broken sons and daughters of the Great Depression, their children, and their grandchildren.
Will You forgive the “dysfunctional” portion of society its judgments of those outside the Gateway? A criminal or debaucherous subculture often makes a mockery of the culture of innocence and lawfulness. Will You forgive any defiance that took place in the geography of the Gateway District against the laws of Minnesota, and more importantly, the laws of the Only Just One?
We ask Your blessing on Minneapolis, the former grounds of Gateway Park, and the Gateway District to replace the curses we’ve sown. Will You bless those in our state experiencing poverty of mind, body, spirit, and property to turn to You for help? Will You grant the spirit of gratitude to replace the spirit of entitlement? Will You help givers to be humble? Will You help those receiving charity to give respect and honor due to those who give freely? We invite You to be the Gatekeeper of Minneapolis!
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel- not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer, lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.
Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31:4-9 NIV*****
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_District_(Minneapolis)
*** http://www.placeography.org/index.php/Gateway_District
**** Rosheim, David L. The Other Minneapolis or The Rise and Fall of the Gateway, The Old Minneapolis Skid Row. Maquoketa, IA: The Andromeda Press, 1978.
***** http://biblehub.com/context/proverbs/31-3.htm
20th Century, Americana, History, Minnesota, sports, Uncategorized
All-American Gopher
May 9, 2018 PrayThroughHistory1929, Bronislau Nagurski, Bronko Nagurski, champions, Chicago Bears, football, fullback, Galicia, Hall of Fame, intercessio, Job 39, macho, Minnesota Gophers, prayer, Samson, tough guys, toughness, Ukraine, Ukrainia, University of Minnesota, work ethic Leave a comment
Gopher football legend Bronislaw “Bronko” Nagurski is named All-American at tackle and fullback, the only player ever chosen at two positions.
Later a star with the Chicago Bears, Nagurski signs a contract for $5,000 and pockets another $50 for endorsing Wheaties cereal. After retiring in the 1940s, he will buy and run a gas station in International Falls.*
“(MINNESOTA)…6’2”, 226…BRONISLAW NAGURSKI . . .BECAME PRO FOOTBALL’S SYMBOL OF POWER, RUGGEDNESS. . . A BULLDOZING RUNNER ON OFFENSE, A BONE-CRUSHING LINEBACKER ON DEFENSE. . . GAINED 4031 YARDS IN 9 SEASONS . . .ALL-NFL, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937. . .HIS TWO TD PASSES CLINCHED BEARS’ 1933 TITLE WIN. . .HELPED 1943 BEARS TO NFL CROWN AFTER FIVE-YEAR RETIREMENT. . .BORN NOVEMBER 3, 1908, IN RAINY RIVER, ONTARIO. . .DIED JANUARY 7, 1990, AT AGE OF 81.” **
“Sports Illustrated named Nagurski one of the four greatest athletes in Minnesota state history (the other three were Dave Winfield, Kevin McHale, and Joe Mauer).” ***
What is it about tough guys that impress us so much, Father? More exactly, how do tough guys, like Bronko, reflect the image of their Creator? In the present era of kinder, gentler, and more sensitive maleness this could foster a normalcy bias crisis; how can a macho man give pleasure to a just G-d?
I think of the unnamed wife of Manoah that was addressed by the angel of the Lord;
“You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.” **** Judges 13:5
Granted, Nagurski wasn’t fighting for the survival of his people like Samson, but he was given the gift of his physicality and strength. That alone is not enough to create a champion. Bronko clearly battled his opponents on the gridiron with the unstoppable heart of a champion; a spirit that would not give up!
So, this day we give You thanks for life of Bronko Nagurski! We thank You for the strength of his body, and of his mind. We see the unfailing love of G-d better through this image!
We thank You for the amount of work he did as a teen: delivering groceries, plowing, working the sawmill, and laboring at the timber camps. We thank You for this part of his life too, and that he chose to help out his folks and do a man’s work because he could. We see Your rewards for being faithful in small things that leads to bigger things.
We thank You that he chose to become a Minnesota Gopher. He added an unforgettable gravity to a team already formidable. His work ethic pushed his teammates to give 110% effort resulting in championships. We give You thanks for the way he contributed to bettering the University of Minnesota: in acclaim, in momentary greatness, and in ticket sales.
What I learn today sitting with You thinking on this; You love when we discover who we are, accept it, and live out our potential. Bronko was a tough kid from a no-nonsense place up north. He was accustomed to high alert, dangerous, and very physically demanding jobs.
Perhaps, this same work ethic is what made him a champion on the field? We give You thanks for Your work ethic on display through the life and career of Bronislau Nagurski. May we receive from You the same embrace of our gifts, a resolute spirit, and some holy toughness to power over, under, or through the challenges in front of us? Help us move the ball down field!
“He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
He goes out to meet the weapons.
He laughs at fear and is not dismayed;
And he does not turn back from the sword.” Job 39:21-22
** http://www.profootballhof.com/players/bronko-nagurski/
*** http://prowrestling.wikia.com/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski
**** Judges 13:5 http://biblehub.com/judges/13-5.htm
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Tech & Science Famous inventions that their creators regretted
13:35 14 january 2020 Source: lovemoney.com
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Friends and opponents alike have expressed their grief after the death of Wilson Gavin, the leader of a rightwing student club at the University of Queensland, who died one day after leading a protest at a drag queen storytime event in a Brisbane library.
Gavin, the president of the university’s Liberal National Club, is believed to have taken his own life in the early hours of Monday morning after videos of the protest went viral online at the weekend.
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In the videos Gavin and a number of other protesters are seen yelling “Drag queens are not for kids” at two performers at the Brisbane Square library.
The club’s Facebook page was inundated with comments in opposition to the protesters’ actions, and the group was condemned by other students and federal MPs including the Brisbane Liberal National party MP Trevor Evans and the LNP councillor Vicki Howard.
Gavin’s death was confirmed on Monday afternoon.
His friend Drew Pavlou, also a UQ senator, said on Twitter Wilson was “at his core a very decent and kind person that cared for others”.
© Sky News Australia video Wilson Gavin during the drag queen protest.
“He had his struggles and made mistakes, and it is a tragedy for us all that he ultimately succumbed to his suffering and pain.”
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Brisbane’s LNP lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, said he was deeply saddened by the news, and the events of the previous two days had been “truly tragic”.
“Let’s all do our best to ensure something positive comes from this tragedy.”
Gavin was a staunch conservative and was interviewed in 2017 about his opposition to same-sex marriage, despite being gay himself.
Rainbow Families Queensland, which organised the library event, said LGBTQ+ people were at high risk of suicide, which is why it promoted programs such as Safe Schools and drag storytime.
The University of Queensland said it was providing support for staff and students.
“Mutual respect and diversity are core values of the university, and we hope that everyone shows consideration for those affected during the difficult days ahead,” a spokeswoman said.
The Liberal National Club was disendorsed by the LNP in December, and on Monday night the UQ Liberal National Club Facebook page was deleted.
Some politicians, including the state LNP MP Mark Robinson and the federal LNP MP George Christensen, linked Gavin’s death to the reaction on social media.
“Twitter is broken,” Christensen said in a tweet before deactivating his Twitter account. “It’s for ad hominem attacks & pile-ons, not real discourse. And it’s aided and abetted by the media.”
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Environment and Resilience
Sustaining Hoosier Communities
Center for Rural Engagement
Lawrence County, population 45,518, is known as “Limestone Country” because of the stone terrain and active limestone industry found there. Caves, caverns, forests, and rivers make up much of the county, aside from its communities of Bedford and Mitchell. It is located 25 miles south of Bloomington.
The county demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to improving quality of life for its citizens through a variety of civic initiatives, and it was selected to be the pilot Sustaining Hoosier Community for the 2017-2018 academic year.
In partnership with Sustaining Hoosier Communities, Lawrence County identified sustainability projects for their community that intersected with a variety of disciplines and served a host of the community's needs. IU students and faculty worked with Lawrence County leaders on projects ranging from promoting dark skies in the Hoosier National Forest to reducing the rates of hypertension in Mitchell, IN.
Read the SHC executive summary for Lawrence County here. Check out the final reports and deliverables from all projects below.
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[Video description]
Sarah Murphy stands in the woods flipping through a book.
[Sarah Murphy]
My name is Sarah Murphy. I'm from Bedford, Indiana and my major is outdoor recreation, parks, and human ecology
Sarah Murphy, classmates, and instructor, Dr. James Farmer, explore the woods of the Avoca Fish Hatchery.
So I'm taking integrated resource management with Dr. James Farmer.
Still images of Avoca State Fish Hatchery, including the road sign, woods, and a stream. [Fade] Instructor, Dr. James Farmer talking to students.
So we are working on the Avoca Fish Hatchery project with Lawrence County and so basically the DNR is decommissioning it so they're not gonna they don't want to manage it anymore so Lawrence County is considering taking it over for their community.
Students walking along a trail. [Fade] Sarah Murphy writing on a clipboard in the woods. [Fade] Still images including classmate looking at a clipboard, Sarah Murphy working with another classmate, hands holding a seed.
So as students we are basically creating proposals for Lawrence County because this is the first time they've really dealt with the projects like this. It's a really open slate as to what they want to do with this site so we're just providing ideas as to what they could do at this site that's gonna be economically sustainable as well as ecologically sustainable.
Students talking together in the woods and taking measurements.
The biggest things I've learned would be you have to look at the big picture when dealing with management strategy so not focusing on what you would like to do with this site, but really knowing what the community can do with this is how they will use it. Separating yourself from the area and looking at the big picture for the community and the stakeholders involved. Being in the class that is closely involved in my community it's just it's really awesome. It makes my major feel more tangible that I'm doing work that I could see in the future like, oh, I had a part in this. So that's just, I mean, it's awesome. And also we sent out a survey of what people would like to see done with Avoca. Different ideas that we were bouncing around and we got over 700 answers. I was like proud of my community that they actually cared what was gonna happen and that they took the time to be involved in our project. A lot of people will want to go out to Colorado or Alaska and be working like national parks which is great but also there's a lot to be done within the community.
[Credits]
Sustaining Hoosier Communities, Center for Rural Engagement
Project spotlight: Sarah Murphy at Avoca Fish Hatchery
Sarah Murphy, a student in Professor James Farmer's SPH-O305: Integrative Resource Management, reflects on her experience as a native of Bedford, IN working with Lawrence County leaders to propose ways the Avoca Fish Hatchery can be preserved as a historical and cultural resource. The Avoca Fish Hatchery was built in the early 1800s, but the Indiana Department of Natural Resources decommissioned the hatchery after nearly 100 years of stocking Indiana's waters with fish so Professor Farmer's students worked with Lawrence County to distribute surveys to determine how the community wants to use the site. An overwhelming majority of the 700 responses the student-conducted survey generated concluded that the Avoca Fish Hatchery remains a beloved public space with the potential to become the social and economic hub it once was.
City Gateways
Bedford and Mitchell are planning to build city gateways that mark the entrances of these communities and celebrate their unique identities. Students from IU, led by professors from the School of Art and Design, learned about the community identities of both cities and presented gateway and logo designs for each community to reflect their unique attributes.
Shawna Girgis, Mayor of Bedford
JD England, Mayor of Mitchell
Marla Jones, City of Bedford Director of Community and Business Development
Mark Bryant, City of Mitchell Clerk-Treasurer
IU Instructors
John Racek, School of Art and Design
Jenny El-Shamy, School of Art and Design
Project Course
SOAD-A 211: Cross-Disciplinary Workshop—Design for Social Impact, 25 undergraduates, fall 2017
Bedford & Mitchell Gateway Designs Final Report
Indiana Limestone Company Incubator Office
An important obstacle to entrepreneurship and small business start-ups is the availability of community-based workspace. In collaboration with the Bedford Chamber of Commerce, the class reimagined and redesigned the interior spaces of the historic Indiana Limestone Company headquarters in Bedford into an incubator workspace to attract and retain young entrepreneurs.
Shance Sizemore, Director, Bedford Chamber of Commerce
IU Instructor
Marlene Newman, School of Art and Design
SOAD-D 374: Advanced Interior Architectural Design Studio, 16 undergraduates, spring 2018
Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Gus Grissom Trail Monitoring Mobile Application
The City of Mitchell is in the early stages of planning a multi-use trail connecting Gus Grissom's boyhood home, the Gus Grissom Monument, and the Gus Grissom Memorial in Spring Mill State Park. A capstone team in the School of Informatics piloted a mobile application that would help monitor the use of this trail as well as allow visitors to locate specific trail markers on the application's interactive map and learn more about Gus Grissom at each stop.
The mobile app protoype is underoing revisions to prepare for hopeful deployment in 2018-2019.
JD Mitchell, Mayor, City of Mitchell
Allen Burris, Pastor, City of Mitchell
Tonya Chastain, Lawrence County Tourism Commission
Bryce Himebaugh, School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Gus Grissom Trail Monitoring Mobile Application Final Report
Gus Grissom Trail Monitoring Mobile Application Video
Hoosier National Forest Dark Sky Designation
To increase the number of visitors and their enjoyment of the forest, the Hoosier National Forest is pursuing Dark Sky designation for parts of the forest within Lawrence County. IU students developed prototypes of wireless light sensors and a web interface to track light pollution. The data from these systems will be used to satisfy the requirements for an ongoing application for the Hoosier National Forest to receive International Dark Sky designation.
Sensors and web interface are undergoing revisions for hopeful deployment in the 2018-2019 academic year.
Andrea Crain, Public Affairs Officer, Hoosier National Forest
CSCI-P 442: Digital Systems, 30 undergraduates, spring 2018
Hoosier National Forest Dark Skies Designation Final Report
Assessing Legal Needs of Lawrence County's Underserved
As part of Maurer School of Law's Access-to-Justice (A2J) Program, students worked with Lawrence County Circuit Court to assess the most pressing and unmet legal needs of Lawrence County's underserved populations. By researching the current legal services delivery systems, students helped recommend ways to improve the delivery of civil legal services to low-income Hoosiers in Lawrence County.
Current research is ongoing and is receiving additional support from the IU Center for Rural Engagement.
Victor Quintanilla, Maurer School of Law
LAW-B515: Project Management for Lawyers, 21 graduates, spring 2018
Assessing Legal Needs of Lawrence County's Underserved Final Report
Bedford Diversity Council
In addition to assessing the internal and external factors that affect issues of diversity in the City of Bedford, students conducted interviews and online surveys with Bedford students, parents, educators, and leaders to understand more fully Bedford residents’ attitudes, views, and perceptions of the diversity of their community. Mayor Shawna Girgis is in the process of initiating a Diversity Council to emphasize the importance of racial and cultural awareness and to foster a greater sense of diversity and inclusivity throughout Lawrence County.
Minjeong Kang, Media School
MSCH-R 428: Public Relations Planning and Research, 25 undergraduates, spring 2018
Bedford Diversity Council Final Report
Public and Environmental Affairs
Little Theatre
In order to assist the Little Theatre retain its position as a vibrant part of the Bedford community, students created best practices for fund development, board development, community relations and audience development. The class investigated comparable local theatres and proposed strategic plans that included both business and artistic perspectives.
Penny and Jack May, Little Theatre of Bedford
Ursula Kuhar, School of Public and Environmental Affairs Arts Administration Program
AADM-Y 650: Seminar in Arts Administration, 20 graduates, fall 2017
Little Theatre of Bedford Final Report
Project teams utilized common national metrics for walkable and bicycle-friendly communities to provide a gap analysis for Bedford. Teams also researched best practices in Complete Streets policy and implementation and made specific recommendations for moving forward with aspects of the 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Dan Kirk, Director of Planning and Zoning, City of Bedford
Bill Brown, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
SPEA-S 515: Sustainable Communities, 30 graduates, fall 2017
Bedford Complete Streets Final Report
Highway 50 Bypass
Students assessed the feasibility of adjusting the current route of Highway 50 away from the downtown Bedford square. The class conducted a scoping study to analyze the impacts of an alternate corridor for the highway and the potential for business development in the downtown area.
Frank Nierzwicki, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
SPEA-V 365: Urban Development and Planning, 40 undergraduates, spring 2018
Highway 50 Bypass Scoping Study Final Report
Avoca State Fish Hatchery
The decommissioned Avoca State Fish Hatchery is in the midst of transfer from Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources to the Lawrence County Community. The class spent the semester evaluating the site in order to propose a long-term vision and management plan for the historic, cultural resource. Students applied ecological and social theory and knowledge to the Avoca State Fish Hatchery Case, presenting the community with a variety of potential proposals to consider for the sustainable stewardship of the newly acquired resource.
Barry Jeskewich, Director, Parks and Recreation
James Farmer, School of Public Health, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Studies
SPH-O 305: Integrated Resource Management, 30 undergraduates, fall 2017
Avoca State Fish Hatchery Final Report
Bedford & Mitchell Community Gardens
Both Bedford and Mitchell expressed the need for increasing community participation and outreach for their community gardens. Students created fundraising, marketing, and community engagement plans for the community gardens that tailored to the specific needs of the targeted age groups as identified by each community.
Rachel Beyer, Lawrence County Community Wellness Coordinator
Deb Getz, School of Public Health, Applied Health Sciences
SPH-F 150: Intro to Life Span Development, 150 undergraduates, fall 2017
Bedford & Mitchell Community Gardens Final Report
What Moves You Mitchell?
To address Mitchell's high rates of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, students used community-based participatory research and worked with Mitchell leaders to propose the What Moves You Mitchell? public health campaign. What Moves You Mitchell? encompasses proposed physical activity intervention programs, a host of educational materials for community-wide distribution, public health events, and trail-use and general health surveys assessing the needs of Mitchell residents to encourage physical activity and promote healthier lifestyles.
Students and community leaders are working on a 12-week physical activity program to be implemented in 2018-2019.
Allen Burris, Resident, City of Mitchell
Karin Dubois, Indiana Healthy Communities Liaison
Whitney Schlegel, College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology
Jeanne Johnston, School of Public Health, Department of Kinesiology
Project Courses
BIOL-P 451: Integrative Human Physiology, 50 undergraduates, fall 2017
SPH-K 553: Physical Activity in Health, 20 graduates, fall 2017
SPH-K 554: Seminar in Physical Activity and Wellness, 15 graduates, fall 2017
SPH-K 556: Physical Activity Assessment in Public Health, 30 graduates, spring 2018
What Moves You Mitchell? Final Report
Youth Financial Literacy Curriculum
IU students developed and led a personal financial health curriculum for middle school students participating in the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County's Teen Center. The engaging curriculum was integrated in the Boys & Girls Club's existing Money Matters program and focused on issues of financial well-being and planning and developing a sense of community belonging and participation. The curriculum met specific principles set out in the Indiana Academic Standards (IAS).
Larry Will, Retired, NSWC Crane
Gene McCracken, Lawrence County Commissioner
Christy Wintczak and Sarah Lee, Curriculum Directors, Bedford North Lawrence Schools
Gary Conner, Superintendent, Bedford North Lawrence Schools
SPH-F 180: Survey of Practice of Youth & Families, 150 undergraduates, spring 2018
Youth Financial Literacy Curriculum Final Report
Addressing Indiana's Opioid Crisis
Through a series of classes in social work, students researched and analyzed the social and legal issues of drug use, abuse, and addiction. The classes explored the impacts of drug use on individuals and families and examined best practices used in other communities as models for addressing drug use issues in the Lawrence County community.
These projects and courses are ongoing and are receiving additional support from the IU Center for Rural Engagement.
John Plummer III, Juvenile Referee, Lawrence County Circuit Court
Mike Branham, Sherriff, Lawrence County
Nedra Fleetwood, Chief Probation Officer, Lawrence County
Kristin Hamre, School of Social Work
John Keesler, School of Social Work
SWK-S 502: Research Methods in Social Work, 20 graduates, fall 2017
SWK-S 505: Social Policy Analysis and Practice, 20 graduates, fall 2017
Final report in progress.
Build stronger rural communities together
Center for Rural Engagement resources and social media channels
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Getting To Know Capitals Defensive Prospect Dmitri Orlov
Washington Capitals Defensive Prospect Dmitri Orlov.
For the elitist few of you who have the NHL Network (the Russian Machine hates you and your fancy Cable options), you’ve had the opportunity to watch the WJC, or the World Junior Hockey Championships. It’s basically an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) which showcases some of the best under-20 players from around the world.
Our beloved Washington Capitals are lucky enough to have 4 players representing them in the tournament this year. The prestigious list includes awesome 2008 First Round Draft Pick John Carlson (USA), 2008 7th Round Draft Pick and Japers Rink favorite Stefan Della Rovere (Canada), 2009 First Round Pick Marcus Johannson (Sweeden), and this post’s namesake 2009 Second Round Draft Pick Dmitri Orlov.
Despite the fact our dear Ruskies were upset in OT by Switzerland 3-2 in the Quarter-Finals Saturday afternoon and were eliminated, we figured it was as good a time as any to ask our resident Translator & Moscow native Fedor Fedin to dig up some information on the relatively unknown 18 year old Orlov. Here’s what he found out:
Who’s Dmitri Orlov?
Q’s and tranlation by Fedor Fedin, A’s by Evgeni Starikov, a huge fan of Metallurg Novokuznetsk -currently Orlov’s team.
Q: The public at large in the U.S. knows only that Orlov is a D-man. Is he a “stay-at-home” defenseman (like Volchenkov) or an offensive defenseman (like Gonchar)?
A: I would say it’s offensive… But we don’t know what the coach says in the locker room. He’s not a “stay-at-home” defenseman, that’s for sure. His attacking skills have actually led him to play some games as a forward. He scored twice that game.
Q: What are his strengths?
A: It’s too early to say, as it’s only his 1st full season as a KHL player. But he’s a good skater and can lead the rush well. Did you see this crazy goal against Torpedo? Ed. Note Fast Forward to 1:13 to see an absolute sick, Mike Green-eque goal:
Q: What does Orlov need to improve on?
A: Everything! Even in weight and build. I would say, that he needs to continue to improve everyday. He must force himself to continue to upgrade his skills. It seems he needs to improve his discipline on the ice. I’ve seen some of his defensive lapses. They are terrible! But he’s played with Maxim Galanov on the first Defensive pair. It’s good for experience. And the current coach of Metallurg Novokuznetsk is a former Defenseman. He has teachers to learn from.
Q: Do you think Dmitri is ready to play in the NHL?
A: NO! I think, he understands that too. I think that it’s far better for him to play couple of years in KHL, and mature as a player. But it’s good for him to visit NHL camps, too. The best way to put it is: Orlov is fertile clay, but he needs a potter for him to continuing developing. And he has to learn English!
Q: Does he have a chance to become an NHL superstar like Mike Green?
A: Mike Green? We call Orlov The Russian Bobby Orr!
Q: When do you think Orlov will make the NHL?
A: I suppose that Dmitri will play for Metallurg another year then he will go for Salavat Yulaev (for example). After 2 years there he’ll probably go to DC.
Here’s what other Russian fans think about Orlov, which has been translated from Metallurg’s fan site.
Q: The public at large in the U.S. knows only that Orlov is a D-man. Is he a “stay-at-home” defenseman or an offensive defenseman?
A: Atacking, like Gonchar (F@nat)
A: Great skater, finding partners in attack, strong shot, leadership. Positioning in defense, shot accuracy. (Sergoffan)
A: Skating, strong and accurate “first pass” (starting attack), strongest shot in Metallurg
A: I think, it’s technique and skating. Pretty good shot (F@nat)
Q: What does he need to improve on?
A: Defensive play. He has some failures. Toughness and force, too (F@nat)
Q: Do you think Dmitri is ready to play in the NHL now?
A: Not at this moment. He needs to work couple of years with strong coaches and partners in Russia (Sergoffan)
A: Dima should go to NHL after 3 years. Now he has to get some experience in Russia, and try to make the roster of the National Team (Schtuzer)
A: I think, he’s not ready (F@nat)
A: Chances always exist (F@nat)
A: He will be a star in the NHL in 5 years. But no earlier… (Schtuzer)
A: He has the potential for this. But the people he will meet in next year is very important (Sergoffan)
Q: What’s Orlov like in real life?
A: He’s an amazing guy. He’s kind, fair, and honest. He isn’t arrogant. He will be captain for Russia in a couple of seasons (Schtuzer)
A: Captain, Man… (Sergoffan)
Q: When do you think Orlov will leave for the NHL?
A: I think, he’ll go to America in the next year. In NHL – in 2 seasons (F@nat)
A: He’ll leave Russia in 1-2 years. Next steps will depend on his play in America (Sergoffan)
In Summary, it seems like the Capitals have potentially found another Offensive Gem on the Backline in Orlov if he continues to develop.
Dmitri Orlov, John Carlson, Marcus Johannson, Stefan Della Rovere, World Junior Championshop
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Co-Creative Living
Aspiring Mystic Blog
Health Educators
Joyful living through walking in mystical awareness, includes taking responsibility for your own physical health. You must have the personal fortitude and wherewithall to feel what is right for your body in each moment. This means strengthening your relationship with your inner voice of guidance so you can hear it even alongside a doctor's recommendations, whether your inner voice agrees or is telling you something different. This also means educating yourself with quality health information, to aid your inner voice of guidance by widening and deepening your health awareness and vocabulary. Here is a list a health books that we at Sacred Reality found worthy of recommendation.
As a reminder, no one on staff at Sacred Reality holds any certification as a health practitioner of any kind. We are simply people who have experience taking responsibility for our own health, and we are sharing with you based upon what we have found personally valuable.
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook
by Dr Robert Morse, N.D., D.Sc., M.H.
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook shows you how to cleanse your body of the poisons that are destroying your health, and start the process of complete cellular regeneration that leads to true healing. Based on 30 years of clinical experience, guiding thousands of people with conditions ranging from OVERWEIGHT to CANCER, Dr. Robert Morse reveals his ultimate healing system--the Detox Miracle!
Covers the A-Z of Detoxification, including: Why do it? When to do it? What to expect? How it works, and how long it takes.
Explains the uses of specific raw foods and herbs for cleansing and healing every organ, system, and unbalanced condition in the body.
Details the interface of the body, mind and soul in the achievement of lifelong health.
Presents the Detox Miracle Diet, and how to adopt it for life.
Includes dozens of easy-to-use references: lists of herbs, herbal formulas, properties of foods, minerals, phytochemicals, cell salts, etc.; along with raw food recipes; a detailed index, broad-based Resource Guide; and extensive Glossary and Bibliography.
Buy Here:
Directly from Dr Morse's Herbal Health Club
The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush
by Andreas Moritz
A Powerful Do-It-Yourself Tool to Optimize Your Health and Well-being…and Much More
In this greatly expanded edition of his international bestseller, Andreas Moritz reveals the most common but rarely recognized cause of illness – gallstones congesting the bile ducts in the liver.
Besides leading to gallbladder diseases and gallstone attacks in at least 20 million Americans each year, in many cases, liver bile duct congestion sets the stage for even more serious, seemingly unrelated conditions, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
Most adults living in the industrialized world, and especially those suffering a chronic illness, such as irritable bowel syndrome, heart disease, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cancer or diabetes, have in fact hundreds if not thousands of gallstones (mainly clumps of hardened bile that escape detection for they are invisible to X-rays, ultrasound, and CT scans) blocking the bile ducts of their liver.
This book provides a thorough understanding of the liver and its complex functions, what causes gallstones in the liver and gallbladder, and why these stones can be held responsible for the most common diseases so prevalent in the world today. It provides the reader with the knowledge needed to recognize these stones and gives the necessary, do-it-yourself instructions to painlessly remove them in the comfort of one’s home.
Packed with images, the book also gives practical guidelines on how to prevent new gallstones in both the liver and gallbladder. The liver and gallbladder flush (cleanse) has led to extraordinary improvements in health and wellness among millions of people who have already given themselves the precious gift of a strong, clean, revitalized liver.
Besides providing the practical procedures to cleanse the liver, gallbladder, kidneys and intestines, Moritz explains in great detail the origin of all types of common diseases and how to prevent or reverse them naturally. The book is filled with precious, time-tested approaches designed to return the body to a permanent state of balance and vitality; it includes a complete program of healthcare, which is primarily based on the ancient medical system of Ayurveda and the vast amount of experience Andreas Moritz had gained in the field of health restoration over 30 years.
Directly from Andreas Moritz's website
The Iodine Crisis: What You Don't Know About Iodine Can Wreck Your Life
by Lynne Farrow
What is the Iodine Crisis?
Thanks to environmental pollutants Iodine deficiency has become a worldwide epidemic. Everybody knows pollutants cause cancer. What they don't know is that these pollutants cause a deficiency that can make us sick, fat and stupid.
Iodized salt -- supposedly a solution to iodine deficiency -- is actually a nutritional scam which provides a false sense of security.
The Iodine Crisis explains how we became so deficient, then shows the time-tested solution to reversing many conditions. Lynne Farrow reveals how she and thousands of other patient-activists changed their lives by researching and using iodine.
Frequently Asked Questions cover everything you need to know about iodine. The proof of iodine's benefit is demonstrated by the dramatic case studies shared in this book.
Directly from Lynne Farrow
Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It
by Dr David Brownstein, MD
Dr. Brownstein feels iodine is the most misunderstood nutrient. He feels it is impossible to achieve your optimal health when there is iodine deficiency present. This book provides information on how iodine therapy can help:
Breast, Thyroid, Ovarian and Uterine Cancer
Hashimoto's Disease
Improve the Immune System
This book will show you Dr. Brownstein’s latest research about iodine. Each chapter has been updated! Ensuring adequate iodine levels is essential to helping you achieve your optimal health. Dr. Brownstein will provide you with all new information on the importance of iodine.
In addition, there are two NEW chapters which provide information about:
Children and iodine deficiency
The relationship between autism and iodine deficiency
The relationship beween ADHD and iodine deficiency
What iodine does in the body
Why medical iodophobia still exists today
Directly from Dr Brownstein
Salt Your Way to Health
This book will show you why salt is the most mistunderstood nutrient. See how adding the right kind of salt to your diet can help:
Adrenal Disorders
Cholesterol Levels
For years, we have heard the following: A low-salt diet is healthy. There is no difference between table salt and sea salt. Low-salt products are better for you. These are the myths of salt. Dr. Brownstein will present the research on salt that will change the way you look at this vital substance.
All of these comments are believed to be true, both by physicians and lay people. Dr. Brownstein will show you what are the myths of salt and why adding the correct form of salt to your diet can markedly improve your health. Salt Your Way to Health, 2nd Edition will challenge each of the above statements and give you a healthier alternative to regular table salt.
This book will show you:
The Difference Between Unrefined and Refined Salt
The Toxicity of Refined Salt
The Mineral Content in Unrefined Salt < Low-Salt of Fallacy>
The Relationship Between Salt Deficiency and Hormonal Imbalances
Balance and Replenish Minerals
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Fantastic views – the smallest transporter makes it big
The new Aebi TP410, which will be presented at the AGRAMA agricultural technology exhibition in Bern from 29 November to 3 December, finally completes the Aebi family of transporters. The successor to the TP48P impresses with its Kubota turbo diesel engine, the lowest tare weight in its class, outstanding manoeuvrability and Aebi’s customary simple operation. Of course, the TP410 also provides the highest level of operational safety and is at home on any terrain – in other words, it’s a typical Aebi transporter. Two further highlights at the Aebi stand will be the exclusive autograph session with Matthias Sempach and the appearance of the ESAF edition Aebi TT211 with its edelweiss design.
At the heart of the Aebi transporter is the new 3.3 l Kubota turbo diesel engine. Its exceptional torque rise is truly impressive and enables extremely powerful performance. The new generation of engines are quieter and more economical than previous versions and also comply with the Level V emission regulations. This means that the Aebi TP410 is not only economically beneficial for farmers, but is also attractive from an environmental point of view.
Using the Aebi TP410, it is possible to work practically and with great care. In addition to good acceleration, having the lowest tare weight in its class also enables optimal ground protection. As new features, the hand throttle can now also be switched on electronically with ease, and the speed adjusted at the touch of a button. The new dual circuit operating hydraulics with a separate oil tank also improve its ability to work using auxiliary equipment, making the TP410 even more versatile. All of the existing attachments are, of course, also compatible with the new model.
Modern and easy to use
Thanks to its new-look modern glass doors, the panoramic cab provides the best view in every direction, but its interior has also been upgraded. The modernised instruments with integrated display give the driver a perfect overview of the most important functions. Inside the cab, there is now a new steering column, which is adjustable for height and angle, a mobile phone holder, a 12V socket and an optional DAB+ radio. The levers and controls for the power take-off shaft, gears and hydraulics are practically positioned and extremely easy to operate, all true to the motto – just get in and go!
Work worry-free on any terrain
It goes without saying that the Aebi TP410 has extreme off-road capability and provides operational safety in every situation. The permanent four-wheel drive, combined with the 100% lockable front, rear and longitudinal axles, ensure sufficient traction on any terrain. In addition, the torsion of the front and rear parts of the vehicle and the optional skew suppression ensure maximum stability and safety on extreme inclines. With its new dual-circuit brake system (disc brakes at the front, drum brakes at the rear), new battery isolation switch and reinforced cab, the TP410 also easily meets all the latest safety standards. Work with the TP410 worry-free on any terrain.
In the TP410, Aebi has created an impressive vehicle which completes its family of transporters and which has carried over and benefited from many of the technologies included in the TP420 and VT450Vario models. Small-scale farmers can now also look forward to owning a transporter which impresses with its high-performance engine, lowest tare weight, best manoeuvrability and simplest operation.
Autograph session with Matthias Sempach at the Agrama exhibition
On 1 December from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Matthias Sempach will be signing autographs on the Aebi stand, Hall 2.2, C003. Everyone is warmly invited to visit us.
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Cricket shouldn’t be targeted for political gains: Sarfraz Ahmed on India-Pakistan World Cup match
The Pakistan skipper said that he was ‘disappointed’ to see the game being targeted after the Pulwama attack.
Feb 22, 2019 · 07:08 pm Updated Feb 22, 2019 · 07:58 pm
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Sarfraz Ahmed is “disappointed” that cricket is being targeted after the Pulwama attack and batted for the marquee India-Pakistan World Cup match to ahead as planned, despite calls for a boycott from several quarters.
The Pakistan captain insisted that sports should never be mixed with politics. “The India and Pakistan match should be played as per schedule as there are millions of people who want to watch this game. I just don’t think cricket should be targeted for political gains,” Ahmed told CricketPakistan website.
“It is disappointing to see cricket being targeted after the Pulwama incident. I don’t recall Pakistan ever mixing sports with politics,” he said.
The fate of the much-anticipated World Cup match to be held on June 16 at the Old Trafford lies in limbo after several former Indian cricketers called for its boycott in the aftermath of the terror attack that killed more than 40 CRPF personnel. “Sports should just be taken as sports,” Ahmed added.
The call to boycott the match has come from some prominent names in Indian cricket such as senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and former captain Mohammed Azharuddin.
But offering a different view, batting greats Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar have stated that India should not hand over points to Pakistan by boycotting the game. They, however, advocated continued India shunning bilateral cricket ties with its neighbours.
The Committee of Administrators running Indian cricket also decided against taking any stand on the World Cup clash against Pakistan, but urged the ICC and other nations to sever ties with countries from where “terrorism emanates”.
Former Pakistan captain and batting great Javed Miandad too was of the view that the game shouldn’t be targeted. “I felt bad after hearing about our pictures being removed from their [Indian] stadiums. Now this talk of boycotting the World Cup. I think India need to understand they can face consequences of such an action,” Miandad said.
“I don’t understand the mindset. Do they really think they [India] can get away without playing the World Cup match?” he asked. Miandad said India need to change its policy of mixing sports with politics. “I just hope better sense prevails.”
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Scientific evidence in surgery for the treatment of temporomandibular joint internal derangement
Raúl González-García
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Badajoz, Badajoz 06080, Spain.
Correspondence Address: Dr. Raúl González-García, Calle Los Yébenes 35, 8C, Madrid 28047, Spain. E-mail: raulmaxilo@gmail.com
Received: 15 Nov 2018 | First Decision: 14 Mar 2019 | Revised: 8 Apr 2019 | Accepted: 15 Apr 2019 | Published: 29 May 2019
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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) internal derangement (ID) is the most prevalent indication for surgery among TMJ pathology. Generally considered the literature lacks studies with the highest evidence -which is mainly supported by systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials- regarding the usefulness of surgery in the management of TMJ ID. The objective of the present manuscript is to report the actual knowledge in terms of surgical treatment of TMJ ID considering scientific evidence criteria. A non-systematic review in the literature in relation to the degree of the existing scientific evidence regarding the uselfuness of surgery for the treatment of ID of the TMJ is performed. A bibliography search on MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane library databases for studies published from March 2000 to March 2019 was conducted. The author only included studies published in the English language and those dealing with “surgical treatment of temporomandibular internal derangement”; The following technical bibliographic exclusion criteria were applied: (1) case reports; (2) technical report; (3) animal or in vitro studies; (4) review articles; (5) uncontrolled clinical studies; and (6) publications in which the same data were published by the same group of researchers. The abstracts of yielded results were reviewed and the full text of those with apparent relevance was obtained. Several results must be highlighted from the evaluation of the literature with the highest degree of evidence: (1) high-degree evidence is insufficient in relation to the effect of surgery; (2) surgery is useful in patients refractory to conservative treatment; (3) there are not differences among surgical techniques; (4) arthroscopy and arthrocentesis are effective in the treatment of chronic closed lock of the TMJ. Surgical treatment of the TMJ based on evidence is present in a moderate degree, as studies with the highest evidence are scarce. Specially for patients with TMJ ID, surgical treatment must be highly supported by the results of large series by experienced surgeons and recommendations from societies of experts in TMJ surgery.
Evidence-based medicine, temporomandibular joint internal derangement, surgical treatment
Many temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pathologies have been reported to be subsidiary for surgical treatments, such as degenerative joint disease, rheumatoid or infectious arthritis, mandibular recidivant luxation, anchylosis, condylar hiper-/hypo-plasia, and tumors, being internal derangement (ID) the most prevalent and the focus of the present review [Figure 1]. According to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, surgery of the TMJ is indicated when: (1) conservative treatment has failed and pain or disfunction are moderate to severe; (2) quality of life is worsened with conservative treatment; and/or (3) prognosis is worse if the disease is left to its natural evolution. Also, it is supported by the presence of disc displacement in the magnetic resonance imaging, although this condition is not imperative in terms of surgical indication. Meanwhile, surgery is clearly not indicated in: (1) asymptomatic or scarcely-symptomatic patients; and (2) in patients without pain and with satisfactory mandibular function.
Figure 1. Temporomandibular joint pathologies candidate for surgical treatment
The Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) is defined as an approach to medical practice intended to optimize the decision-making by emphasizing the use of evidence from well-designed and well-conducted research. It may be necessary to make a precise question, search proofs in the literature, make a critical evaluation of the evidence, and wether it is found adequate, applicate this new knowledge to the practice [Figure 2]. Generally speaking, literature regarding treatment of TMJ disease lacks of studies with a high degree of evidence, which is mainly supported by systematic reviews (SRs) and randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Figure 2. Global steps in Evidence-Based Medicine
In the present paper the author makes a non-systematic review of the literature in relation to the degree of the existing scientific evidence regarding the uselfuness of surgery for the treatment of ID of the TMJ, in order to provide an overall view of the state of the art regarding this topic.
A bibliography search on MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane library databases for studies published from March 2000 to March 2019 was conducted, with the searching terms: (“temporomandibular joint disease” [MeSH Terms]) OR (“temporomandibular joint dysfunction” [MeSH Terms]) OR (“temporomandibular joint síndrome” [MeSH Terms] AND “surgery” [All Fields]) OR (“surgical treatment” [All Fields]) OR (“arthroscopy” [All Fields]) OR (“arthroscopic surgery” [All Fields]). References were explored to identify other articles.
Only those studies published in the English language and those dealing with “surgical treatment of the temporomandibular joint internal derangement” were selected, excluding those referring to other temporomandibular joint diseases not specifically classified as TMJ ID. Then, a manual screening of articles’ abstracts was performed in order to explore the role of surgery in the management of internal derangement or dysfunction of the TMJ from the ultimate complete 19 years. The following technical bibliographic exclusion criteria were applied: (1) case reports; (2) technical reports; (3) animal or in vitro studies; (4) review articles; (5) uncontrolled clinical studies; and (6) non-surgical methods were used for managing TMJ ID, including arthrocentesis. The abstracts of yielded results were reviewed and the full text of those with apparent relevance was obtained. The references of identified articles were crosschecked for unidentified articles. The author carefully assessed the eligibility of all studies retrieved from the databases. A total amount of 12 original papers were finally selected according to the provided inclusion and exclusion criteria[1-12].
Evidence in surgical treatment of TMJ ID
Main schemes in EBM clasiffication
Regarding classification, the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) classified the levels of scientific evidence in: (1) 1a-SRs of RCTs; (2) 1b-at least 1 RCT; (3) 2a-at least 1 well-designed controlled study without randomization; (4) 2b-at least 1 other type of well-designed quasi-experimental study; (5) 3-well-designed non-experimental descriptive studies such as comparative, correlation or cases-control; and (6) 4-expert committee reports or opinions [Figure 3].
Figure 3. Levels of evidence by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Also, the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (OCEBM) decided to report on its classification system. In the highest level of evidence the SRs of RCTs are found, followed by individual RCTs; in a second degree of evidence, SRs of cohort studies followed by individual cohort studies are placed; in a third degree of evidence SRs of case-controlled studies followed by individual case-control studies are found; last, case series and expert opinions occupy the lowest steps in terms of evidence [Figure 4].
Figure 4. Levels of evidence by the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Other widely used systems for hierarchying the evidence are those from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, the Canadian Task on Force on the Periodic Health Examination, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, and the Scotish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, among others.
Summarizing the philosophy undergoing the usefulness of surgical treatment of TMJ ID, a letter by Hall[1] approached the results by some meta-analyses and RCTs about pain relief in TMJ surgical procedures, establishing that prompt relief of pain was one of the chief reasons for most patients looking for surgical treatment. As reminded in author’s comment, a placebo effect may account for some of the improvement after operation, but it should be expected no more than 30%-35% of the pain relief. These findings may justify that surgery may be undoubtedly responsable for such improvement in terms of pain. This autor also concluded that although evidence was imperfect, major joint operations were effective in the management of the painful TMJ with ID.
When considering SRs or evidence 1a in both the AHRQ and the OCEBM classifications, some relevant papers were found, such as the one by Reston and Turkelson[2] in 2003, who evaluated the effectiveness of different surgical modalities in the treatment of TMJ ID: arthrocentesis, arthroscopy, discectomy and discopexy. They concluded that: (1) surgical treatments were beneficial for patients who were refractory to conservative treatments; (2) there were no differences between the analyzed surgical options; and (3) there was evidence about the effectiveness of arthrocentesis and arthroscopy for the treatment of patients with disc displacement without reduction (DDwoR).
In 2010, List and Axelsson[3] tried to evaluate the evidence and quality of SRs published in relation to the treatment of TMJ disorders. A total amount of 30 studies were included, 23 of them qualitative and 7 quantitative. Among them, only 3 studies approached the surgical treatment of TMJ ID, which is a clear indication of the paucity of SRs dealing with surgical treatment of TMJ ID. In the group of patients with DDwoR, the comparison between arthrocentesis, arthroscopy and discectomy did not show any statistical difference. Also, in the group of patients with disc displacement with reduction (DDwR) there were not differences between arthrocentesis, arthroscopy and conservative treatment by physiotherapy. These authors concluded that evidence was not enough in relation to the effect of surgery, while the main limitation of the analyzed SRs was that the variability of the primary studies did not allow to establish firm conclusions.
Only one year later, Rigon et al.[4] performed a SR dealing with the effectiveness of arthroscopy vs. open surgery, arthrocentesis and conservative treatment in TMJ ID, in relation to pain, function and clinical signs. They found 7 RCTs and 349 patients meeting the inclusion criteria. They concluded that in patients with closed lock, open surgery reduced pain more than arthroscopy, from the 12th month post-operatively. Also, they reported that, in patients with DDwR or DDwoR, arthroscopy obtained better results in terms of mouth opening than arthrocentesis, from the 12th month post-operatively.
Besides, De Souza et al.[5] in a SR of the published literature, reviewed the evidence concerning several treatments for TMJ osteoarthritis. They only found 3 RCTs comparing different treatments. Their results were that: (1) there were no differences between the injection of sodium hyaluronate and the injection of corticoids; (2) there were no differences between diclofenac sodium an occlusal splint therapy; and (3) there were no differences between glucosamine sulfate and ibuprofen. The concluded that there was a noticeable lack of RCTs dealing with surgical treatments and that the lack of data from RCTs made decision-making about the management of TMJ osteoarthritis strongly dependent on consumers´ preferences and clinical expertise.
Fricton et al.[6] reviewed the evidence concerning several treatments for TMJ disorders. They performed a quality assessment of 210 RCTs checking the internal and external validity using the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials criteria. They concluded that the overall quality of the reviewed studies was modest, with only 58% of the quality criteria met, while only 10% of the RCTs met the four most important criteria. In contrast to these discouraging data, they also assessed that there had been a trend towards improvement in studies quality over time.
To assess wether arthroscopy or arthrocentesis was most effective, Al-Moraissi[7] performed a SR and meta-analysis on the management of TMJ ID. Two RCTs, 2 non-randomized clinical controlled trials, and 2 cases series were included. Based on this work, the author concluded that arthroscopy was observed to be superior than arthrocentesis in increasing joint movement and decreasing pain, while both arthroscopy and arthrocentesis had comparable post-operative complication rates. The main limitation of this study was that meta-analysis was incomplete due to the paucity of good quality studies in the high-impact, peer-reviewed literature.
RCTs
When considering individual RCTs or evidence 1b in both the AHRQ and the OCEBM classifications, a few relevant papers were found. Holmlund et al.[8] compared the effectiveness of open surgery by discectomy vs. arthroscopic lysis and lavage (ALL) in 22 patients with DDwoR. They concluded that both open surgery (by discectomy) and ALL were equally effective in the treatment of DDwoR and that, as far as arthroscopy was a minimally-invasive procedure, it should be considered the first choice among surgical treatments.
With the same approach in 2007, Politi et al.[9] compared the effectiveness of open surgery, in this series by high condilectomy and disc reposition, vs. ALL, in 20 patients with DDwoR under the design of a RCT. They concluded that both open surgery (by high condilectomy plus disc reposition) and ALL were equally effective in the treatment of DDwoR. As the previous authors, they recommended arthroscopy as the first choice among surgical options.
When specifically dealing with arthroscopic intraarticular injection of substances, Fernández Sanromán et al.[10] in a randomized prospective clinical study in 92 patients with Wilkes stage IV internal derangement, showed significant reduction of pain and significant increase in mouth opening for both groups of patients treated either with plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) or with saline solution, with no differences among treatment modalities. They concluded that the injection of PRGF did not add any significant improvement to clinical outcomes at 2 years post-op in those patients with advanced disease. However, in a posterior study by the same group, Fernández-Ferro etal.[11] in another randomised prospective clinical study with a total of 100 patients with ID with osteoarthritis treated arthroscopically either with intra-articular injection of PRGF or hyaluronic acid (HA), concluded that the injection of PRGF following arthroscopy was more effective than the injection of HA regarding pain reduction, although no statistical differences wer observed in relation to the increase of mouth opening, being both methods effective in the management of advanced ID.
In contrast to most reported RCTs, Schiffman et al.[12] compared the effectiveness among 4 treatment options in patients with chronic closed lock (CCL) or DDwoR: drugs, physiotherapy, arthroscopy and open surgery. They concluded that in patients with CCL, short term improvement (3 months) in terms of pain and function was equal for the 4 treatment options, while no additional improvement from surgery over conservative treatment was observed; for these authors primary treatment of DDwoR should consist on drug therapy or physiotherapy. Now this asseveration is difficult to maintain for patients with CCL of the TMJ, as it has been clinically observed that function in terms of mouth opening does not substantially improve by only conservative treatments in this group of patients. Moreover, the inclusion of this RCT as part of posteriorly published SRs may have had a clear deletereous effect in trying to probe the usefulness of pure surgical options. The major criticism to the conclusions of the previously mentioned study is that it grossly understimate the observed benefits of surgical treatments for TMJ ID, which have been extensively reported in many clinical series, specially for those patients who are refractory to conservative options.
At this point, it is convenient to remember that when dealing with surgical fields, particularly regarding TMJ surgery, it is very difficult to elaborate recommendations from studies with the highest degree of evidence. To illustrate this idea, Smith and Pell[13] performed a SR of RCTs dealing with the effectiveness on the use of the parachute to prevent damage from gravitational falling. Not surprisingly, they found that its usefulness had not been yet demonstrated by the EBM. This is the reason why in normal clinical practice evidence present in 2b and 3 well-designed studies are stimated enough to guide the clinician in relation to the surgical treatment of TMJ ID.
Overall report
While the highest levels of evidence are strongly supported in many medical fields, Gonçalves et al.[14] and Harris et al.[15] have stated that scientific evidence 2b and 3 should be considered as evidence enough to guide clinical protocols in many surgical areas, including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Thus, well-designed quasi-experimental (defined by a broad range of non-randomized intervention studies, usually made when it is not logistically feasible or ethical to conduct a RCT) and well-designed non-experimental descriptive studies are of undoubtful usefulness in our field.
This general idea was also supported by Melo et al.[16] who stated that when studies with a high level of evidence on a given subject are not available, observations from case reports and case series can provide clinical information for consideration by the surgical community until cohort studies or RCTs can be conducted.
Based on the present review, the studies with highest evidence conclude that: (1) high-degree evidence is insufficient in relation to the effect of surgery; (2) surgery is useful in patients refractory to conservative treatment; (3) there are not differences among surgical techniques; (4) arthroscopy and arthrocentesis are effective in the treatment of chronic closed lock. Although both open surgery and arthroscopy are effective in treating patients with TMJ internal derangement, arthroscopy is preferred as the first option due to its non-invasive nature.
For a deepest knowledge of this field, the TMJ surgeons’ community should encourage researchers to: (1) design new randomized controlled trials (RCTs); (2) include patients with accurate diagnoses and categorized by Wilkes’ stages; (3) eliminate bias in relation to Cochrane recommendations for elaborating RCTs; (4) design multi-center studies based on accurate clinical practice protocols; (5) elaborate clinical guides by National and International Expert Committees.
In summary, surgical treatment of the TMJ based on evidence is present in a moderate degree, as studies with the highest evidence are scarce. Specially for patients with TMJ internal derangement, surgical treatment is highly supported by the results of large series by experienced surgeons, and the recommendations from societies of experts in TMJ surgery such as the European Society of TMJ Surgeons (ESTMJS) and the American Society of TMJ Surgeons.
González-García R contributed solely to this sthdy.
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US20130076867A1 - Imaging apparatus - Google Patents
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An imaging apparatus includes a first imaging unit configured to generate a first image, a second imaging unit configured to generate a second image, a detector configured to detect trigger information for start of shooting based on one of the first image and the second image, and a processor configured to perform a capturing process on both the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit when the detector detects the trigger information.
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to an exposing operation or a focus operation in a twin-lens imaging apparatus.
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Conventional twin-lens imaging apparatuses, which have two optical systems, can capture right and left images with binocular parallax, to record three-dimensional (3D) images, are known.
For example, JP 2010-252046 A discloses a twin-lens imaging apparatus that can detect a smile of a subject. Further, there are some twin-lens imaging apparatuses which can independently adjust focal lengths and field angles for each of right and left optical systems, and can individually capture right and left 2D images.
Right and left images captured by a twin-lens imaging apparatus have parallax. For this reason, in some cases, a face of a subject can be detected on one of the images but a subject is hidden and the face cannot be detected on the other of images. In such a case, even when a person's smile is detected from an image and an exposing operation and a focus operation are performed based on the detection result, a suitable process cannot be executed on right and left images, respectively.
For an imaging apparatus capable of adjusting field angles of right and left optical systems independently, when the field angles are set on the right and left optical systems, respectively, the above-described problem becomes particularly noticeable.
The present disclosure provides an imaging apparatus having a plurality of optical systems that can suitably perform a capturing operation or a focus operation on the respective optical systems.
In a first aspect, an imaging apparatus is provide, which includes a first imaging unit configured to generate a first image, a second imaging unit configured to generate a second image, a detector configured to detect trigger information for start of shooting based on one of the first image and the second image, and a processor configured to perform a capturing process on both the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit when the detector detects the trigger information.
In a second aspect, an imaging apparatus is provided, which includes a first imaging unit configured to generate a first image, a second imaging unit configured to generate a second image, a focus detector configured to detect a focus target according to a predetermined focus detecting process based on image information for one of the first image and the second image, and a processor configured to perform an autofocus process on both the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit based on the detection result of the focus target.
The above configuration enables the imaging apparatus of the present disclosure to perform the capturing process or the autofocus process when the trigger information or the focus target is detected in at least one of the plurality of optical systems. Thus, even though no trigger information or no focus target is detected in all of the plurality of optical systems, the imaging apparatus can suitably perform the capturing operation or the focus operation on each of the plurality of optical systems when the trigger information or the focus target is detected in at least one of the plurality of optical systems.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating electric configuration of a digital camera according to a first embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an exposing operation of the digital camera according to the first embodiment;
FIGS. 3A1 to 3B2 are diagrams for describing detection of a face and determination of a smile in the digital camera according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a time chart illustrating the exposing operation of the digital camera according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an AF operation of the digital camera according to a second embodiment; and
FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams for describing detection of a face in the digital camera according to the second embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, over-detailed description will be occasionally omitted. For example, detailed description about well-known items and duplicate description about substantially same components will be occasionally omitted. This is for avoiding the following description from being needlessly redundant, and for facilitating the understanding for those skilled in the art.
The inventors provide the accompanying drawings and the following description for sufficient understanding of the disclosure for those skilled in the art, and these drawings and the description are not intended to limit the subject matters recited in the claims.
First Embodiment
A first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1. Configuration of Digital Camera
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electric configuration of a digital camera 1 according to the embodiment.
The digital camera 1 includes optical systems 110(a) and 110(b), zoom motors 120(a) and 120(b), shutter motors 130(a) and 130(b), focus motors 140(a) and 140(b), CCD image sensors 150(a) and 150(b), an image processor 160, a memory 200, a controller 210, a card slot 230, an operation member 250, a liquid crystal monitor 270, and an internal memory 280.
The optical system 110(a) includes a zoom lens 111(a), a shutter with a diaphragm function (referred to as “diaphragm-lens shutter”) 112(a), and a focus lens 113(a). The optical system 110(b) includes a zoom lens 111(b), a shutter with a diaphragm function (referred to as “diaphragm-lens shutter”) 112(b), and a focus lens 113(b). The optical system 110(a) forms a subject image at a first view point, and the optical system 110(b) forms a subject image at a second view point different from the first view point. In a 3D shooting mode (detailed later), a left-eye image is formed based on the subject image formed by the optical system 110(a), and a right-eye image is formed based on the subject image formed by the optical system 110(b).
The zoom lenses 111(a) and 111(b) move along optical axes of the optical systems so as to be capable of enlarging or reducing the subject image imaged on the CCD image sensors 150(a) and 150(b), respectively. The zoom lenses 111(a) and 111(b) are controlled by the zoom motors 120(a) and 120(b), respectively and can perform shooting an image at the different focal lengths. Each of the diaphragm-lens shutters 112(a) and 112(b) has a lens shutter that is also a diaphragm mechanism for adjusting a light quantity. The diaphragm-lens shutters 112(a) and 112(b) are controlled by the diaphragm-shutter motors 130(a) and 130(b), respectively.
The focus lenses 113 (a) and 113 (b) move along the optical axes of the optical systems, so as to adjust focuses of the subject image imaged on the CCD image sensors 150(a) and 150(b), respectively. The focus lenses 113(a) and 113(b) are controlled by the focus motors 140(a) and 140(b), respectively.
Hereinafter, in some cases, the optical systems 110(a) and 110(b) are generally and simply described as the optical system 110. The above can be applied to the zoom lens 111, the diaphragm-lens shutter 112, the focus lens 113, the zoom motor 120, the diaphragm-shutter motor 130, the focus motor 140, and the CCD image sensor 150.
The zoom motors 120(a) and 120(b) drive and control the zoom lenses 111(a) and 111(b), respectively. The zoom motors 120(a) and 120(b) may be realized by pulse motors, DC motors, linear motors or servo motors. The zoom motors 120(a) and 120(b) may drive the zoom lenses 111(a) and 111(b) via cam mechanisms or mechanisms such as ball screws. Further, the zoom lens 111(a) and the zoom lens 111(b) may be configured to be controlled by the same operation.
The diaphragm-shutter motors 130(a) and 130(b) drive and control the diaphragm-lens shutters 112(a) and 112(b), respectively. The diaphragm-shutter motors 130(a) and 130(b) may be realized by pulse motors, DC motors, linear motors or servo motors. The diaphragm-shutter motors 130(a) and 130(b) may drive the diaphragm-lens shutters 112(a) and 112(b) via mechanisms such as cam mechanisms. Further, the diaphragm-lens shutters 112(a) 112(b) may be controlled by the same operation.
The focus motors 140(a) and 140(b) drive and control the focus lenses 113(a) and 113(b), respectively. The focus motors 140(a) and 140(b) may be realized by pulse motors, DC motors, linear motors or servo motors. The focus motors 140(a) and 140(b) may drive the focus lenses 113(a) and 113(b) via mechanisms such as cam mechanisms or ball screws.
A driver 275 generates and outputs signals for actually driving the zoom motor 120, the diaphragm-shutter motors 130 and the focus motors 140 according to a drive signal instructed from the controller 210.
The CCD image sensors 150(a) and 150(b) capture the subject images formed on the optical systems 110(a) and 110(b) to generate a first view point signal and a second view point signal. The CCD image sensors 150(a) and 150(b) perform respective operations such as exposure, transmission and electronic shutter.
The image processor 160 executes various processes on the first view point signal and the second view point signal generated by the CCD image sensors 150(a) and 150(b). The image processor 160 executes a process on the first view point signal and the second view point signal to generate image data to be displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 270 (hereinafter, “through images”) or generate image signals to be stored in a memory card 240. For example, the image processor 160 executes various image processes such as gamma correction, white balance correction and scratch correction on the first view point signal and the second view point signal.
The image processor 160 executes a cutting-out process on the first view point signal and the second view point signal in the 3D image process. If there is a difference in a vertical position between the first view point signal and the second view point signal in a 3D image, a viewer feels discomfort, but this difference can be reduced by correcting a cutting-out position in a vertical direction.
The image processor 160 compresses first view point signal and second view point signal subject to the aforementioned process according to a compressing format conforming to a predetermined file system standard. The compressed image signals obtained by compressing the first view point signal and the second view point signal are related to each other, and are recorded in the memory card 240. When image signals to be compressed are moving images, a moving image compressing standard such as H.264/MPEG4 AVC is applied. MPO file format images and JPEG images or MPEG moving images may be simultaneously recorded.
The image processor 160 can be realized by a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) or a microcomputer. Resolution (number of pixels) of through images may be set to resolution of the liquid crystal monitor 270. Alternatively, the resolution may be set to resolution of image data formed by compressing according to the compressing format conforming to a JPEG standard.
The memory 200 serves as work memories of the image processor 160 and the controller 210. The memory 200 temporarily stores, for example, image signals processed by the image processor 160 or image data input from the CCD image sensors 150 before the process by the image processor 160. Further, the memory 200 temporarily stores shooting conditions of the optical systems 110 and the CCD image sensors 150 at the time of shooting. The shooting conditions include a subject distance, field angle information, ISO sensitivity, a shutter speed, an EV value, an F value, a lens-to-lens distance, a shooting time, and/or an OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer) shift amount. The memory 200 can be realized by, for example, a DRAM or a ferroelectric memory.
The internal memory 280 is composed of a flash memory or a ferroelectric memory. The internal memory 280 stores a control program for controlling the digital camera 1 entirely, and so on.
The controller 210 is a control unit for controlling the digital camera 1 entirely. The controller 210 may be composed of hardware alone, or may be realized by a combination of hardware and software. The controller 210 can be realized by a microcomputer or the like.
The card slot 230 can be loaded with the memory card 240 therein. The card slot 230 can be mechanically and electrically connected to the memory card 240.
The memory card 240 contains a flash memory or a ferroelectric memory, and can store data.
The operation member 250 is a general name of a user interface that receives user's operations. For example, the operation member 250 has an operating dial and a recording start button that receive operations from the user.
The liquid crystal monitor 270 is a display device that can perform 2D-display or 3D-display with the first view point signal and the second view point signal which are generated by the CCD image sensors 150 or read from the memory card 240. The liquid crystal monitor 270 can display various setting information about a digital camera 100. For example, the liquid crystal monitor 270 can display an EV value, an F value, a shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity that are the shooting conditions at the time of shooting.
2. Operation of Digital Camera
The operation of the digital camera 1 according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an exposing operation of the digital camera 1 according to the first embodiment. At a start point of the process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, the digital camera 1 completes preparation for the shooting an image such as a power-on operation.
The image processor 160 starts to generate through images based on images generated by the CCD image sensors 150(a, b), and the controller 210 starts to display the through images on the liquid crystal monitor 270. As a result, the digital camera 1 enters a shooting mode (S200).
Entering the shooting mode (S200), the user can determine one from various shooting modes on a menu screen displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 270. The various shooting modes include a 3D shooting mode, a 2D image TELE/WIDE simultaneous shooting mode, and a moving image/still image simultaneous shooting mode.
The 3D shooting mode is a mode for shooting a 3D image that enables a stereoscopic view. In this mode, the optical system 110(a) captures a left-eye image, and the optical system 110(b) captures a right-eye image to generate a 3D image.
The 2D image TELE/WIDE simultaneous shooting mode is a mode for simultaneously capturing two 2D images via the right and left optical systems 110(a, b). In the 2D image TELE/WIDE simultaneous shooting mode, focal lengths (zoom magnification) of the right and left optical systems 110(a, b) can be adjusted independently. For example, the focal length of the optical system 110(a) can be adjusted to 100 mm, and the focal length of the other optical system 110(b) is adjusted to 25 mm, respectively. Further, in the 2D image TELE/WIDE simultaneous shooting mode, the right and left optical systems 110(a, b) can perform an autofocus (AF) operation independently.
The moving image/still image simultaneous shooting mode is a mode for enabling a moving image and a still image (2D image) of one subject to be shot simultaneously. In the moving image/still image simultaneous shooting mode, the CCD image sensor 150(a) is driven into a drive mode for shooting a moving image, while, the CCD image sensor 150(b) is driven in a drive mode for shooting a still image.
In the following description, the user selects the 2D image TELE/WIDE simultaneous shooting mode. At this time, the focal lengths of the right and left optical systems 110(a) and 110(b) in the digital camera 1 are set to the TELE end (for example, the focal length is 100 mm) and the WIDE end (for example, the focal length is 25 mm), respectively.
Further, when the digital camera 1 enters the shooting mode, the user can carry out various shutter settings on the menu screen displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 270 besides the setting of the various shooting modes. The various shutter settings include a smile detecting shutter mode, a blink detecting shutter mode, and a shutter mode for releasing a shutter after a predetermined time passes from the detection of a face. A smile detecting shutter mode is a mode for releasing a shutter when a determination is made that a person included in a photographed image is smiling. The blink detecting shutter mode is a mode for releasing the shutter when a determination is made that a person included in a photographed image does not blink to close his/her eyes after the release is pushed. In the following description, the smile detecting shutter mode is selected.
For convenience of the following description, the optical system 110(a) and the CCD 150(a) are called “the left optical system” and “the left CCD”, respectively. The optical system 110(b) and the CCD 150(b) are called “the right optical system” and “the right CCD”, respectively. Further, an image generated via the left optical system 110(a) and the left CCD 150(a) is called “a left image”, and an image generated via the right optical system 110(b) and the right CCD 150(b) is called “a right image”.
When the digital camera 1 is in a state capable of shooting an image, the image processor 160 executes a face detecting operation on right and left images based on image data output from the CCD image sensors 150(a) and 150(b) at real time (S201). When no face is detected on both the right and left images (NO at S201), the image processor 160 continues the face detecting process.
On the other hand, when the determination is made that a face can be detected on at least one of the right and left images (YES at S201), the controller 210 goes to a smile determining process (S202). The image processor 160 executes a smile detecting operation on the detected face image (S202). When the smile cannot be detected (NO at S202), the face detecting process is again executed (S201).
On the other hand, when the determination is made that a smile is detected on the detected face image (YES at S202), the controller 210 executes the exposing operation (S203).
Specifically, when smile information is detected on at least any of the right and left images, which is used as a trigger, a capturing operation is performed on both the right and left CCDs 150(a, b) (S203). For example, when no smile nor a face can be detected from the image captured via the right optical system 110(b) but a face or a smile can be detected from the image captured via the left optical system 110(a), the controller 210 allows both the right and left CCDs 150(a, b) to perform the capturing operation. That is to say, in this case, synchronized shooting can be carried out in the right and left optical systems based on the fact that a smile is detected on the left image even though a smile is not detected on the right image. A timing chart of this will be described later (FIG. 4).
When the exposing operation is completed, the image processor 160 executes processes such as y correction, white balance correction, and a compressing process on the images generated by the right and left CCD image sensors 150(a, b) (S204). The controller 210 records right and left image data subjected to the compressing processes into the memory card 240 (S205).
FIGS. 3(A1) to 3(B2) are diagrams describing the face detection and smile determination in the digital camera 1 according to the first embodiment. Particularly, those drawings are provided for describing the face detecting operation and the smile determining operation in 2D images captured with the focal lengths of the right and left optical systems 110(a, b) being different from each other.
FIG. 3A1 illustrates the left image, and the focal length is set to the TELE end (100 mm). FIG. 3A2 illustrates the right image captured simultaneously with the image shown in FIG. 3A1, and the focal length is set to the WIDE end (25 mm). As shown here, although the same subject is captured in right and left optical systems, the left image (see FIG. 3A1) is captured at the TELE end, and thus the subject image is large and a face is easily detected in the left image. In this case, the controller 210 can set a face detection frame 300 for the left image.
However, since the right image (see FIG. 3A2) is captured at the WIDE end, in the right image, the subject image is small and the face detection is more difficult as compared to the case of the shooting TELE end. In this case, the controller 210 cannot set the face detection frame 300 for the right image. In this embodiment, in the 2D shooting where the focal lengths are different between the right and left optical systems, the right image for which the face detection frame 300 cannot be set can be started to be shot approximately simultaneously with the left image via a face detection signal, as a trigger, of the left image (see FIG. 3A1) where a face can be detected.
FIG. 3B1 is a diagram in a case where a smile of a subject is detected in the shooting under the same shooting conditions as those in FIG. 3A1. On the left image shown in FIG. 3B1, a face can be detected due to the shooting at the TELE end, and a smile can be detected based on the detected face information. However, in FIG. 3B2, due to the shooting at the WIDE end, even when the subject is a smile, it is difficult to analyze the look of the subject face. For this reason, the smile cannot be detected.
In this embodiment, a control is made so that the shooting is approximately simultaneously started on both the left image (see FIG. 3B1) and the right image (see FIG. 3B2) based on the smile information detected on the left image (see FIG. 3B1). As a result, a shooting start trigger can be given also to the image (see FIG. 3B2) photographed at the WIDE end where a face is not detected based on the smile information, so that synchronized shooting can be carried out at both the focal lengths at the TELE end and the WIDE end.
FIG. 4 is a time chart illustrating the exposing operation of the digital camera 1 according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 4, similarly to the above description, a left image is captured at the TELE end, and a right image is captured at the WIDE end. As to a time axis, time passes from left to right in the drawing. The smile detecting shutter mode for performing the exposing operation that synchronizes with detection of a smile is set.
At time t1, the controller 210 detects face information based on the left image. At this time, face information cannot be detected on the right image.
At time t2, the controller 210 can detect smile information based on the left image where the face information is detected. The shooting operation is started to be performed by the detection of the smile information.
To enter the shooting operation, the digital camera 1 sets the exposure and the shutter speed based on the right and left image information at times t3 and t4. Although the exposure, the shutter speed, and so on are set based on the right and left image information, the information of one of the right and left images in which the smile information is detected may be applied to the other image or vice versa (in other words, the exposure conditions may be the same or different between the right and left images).
At time t5, electronic front curtains of the right and left CCDs 150(a, b) are started in order to start the exposure. In order to capture a subject on the right and left sides at the same timing, the right shooting and left shooting are approximately simultaneously carried out in synchronous with each other.
At time t6, the controller 210 controls the left lens shutter 112(a) to shut according to a shutter speed set for the left optical system 110(a). Similarly, at time t7, the controller 210 controls the right lens shutter 112(b) to shut according to a shutter speed set for the right image. In this manner, the right and left images can be approximately simultaneously shot by using, as a trigger, the detected smile information on the left image where a smile can be detected.
It is desirable that the exposure is started simultaneously on the right and left sides, but a time lag that does not affect the exposure time, for example, the time lag within a range of about ½ of the shutter speed, may be considered as an approximately simultaneous range.
3. Effect, and So On
The digital camera 1 according to the first embodiment includes the optical system 110(a) and the CCD 150(a) for generating a left image, the optical system 110(b) and the CCD 150(b) for generating a right image, and the controller 210 for detecting trigger information (face detection) for start of shooting based on one of a left image and a right image. When detecting trigger information, the controller 210 performs the capturing processes (exposing operation, setting of the shutter speed, capturing operation, and so on) on both the right and left optical systems 110(a, b) and the CCDs 150(a, b).
In the first embodiment, when trigger information for start of shooting is obtained from one of a right and a left image, the shooting process is executed on both right and left images. With this arrangement, when the right and left optical systems are driven independently, the shooting operation can be started on both the right and left images securely based on the trigger information about start of shooting.
Second Embodiment
The second embodiment describes an autofocus (AF) operation in a case where the AF operations are performed independently for the right and left optical systems 110(a) and 110(b) of the digital camera 1.
Since an electric configuration of the digital camera 1 according to the second embodiment is similar to that in the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 1, description thereof is omitted.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the AF operation of the digital camera 1 according to the second embodiment.
At a starting point of the process in FIG. 5, the preparation for shooting an image such as powering-on operation in the digital camera 1 is completed. The image processor 160 starts to generate through images based on the images generated by the CCD image sensors 150(a, b), and the controller 210 starts to display the through images on the liquid crystal monitor 270. As a result, the digital camera 1 enters the shooting mode.
When entering the shooting mode (S300), the user can determine one mode to be adopted from the various shooting modes on the menu screen displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 270. In the following description, the user selects the 2D TELE/WIDE simultaneous shooting mode. At this time, the focal lengths of the right and left optical systems 110(a, b) in the digital camera 1 are set to the TELE end (for example, the focal length is 100 mm) and the WIDE end (for example, the focal length is 25 mm).
When the digital camera 1 is in a state capable of capturing (shooting) an image, the image processor 160 executes the face detecting operation on the right and left images based on image data output from the CCD image sensors 150(a, b) at real time (S301).
When a face cannot be detected on at least one of the right and left images (NO at S301), the image processor 160 continues the face detecting process.
On the other hand, when the determination is made that a face can be detected on at least one of the right and left images (YES at S301), the image processor 160 executes a face detection frame setting process on the detected image (S302). The face detection frame setting process is a process for drawing a detection frame (“face detection frame” or “focus frame”) so as to be superimposed on the through image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 270 and surround the detected face. By referring to the face detection frame, the user can confirm that a face is detected.
Specifically, a determination is made whether a face is detected on both the right and left images (S302). When the face is detected on both the right and left images (YES at S302), the image processor 160 sets the face detection frame on both the right and left images based on a region of the detected face (S306).
On the other hand, when a face is detected on either one of the right and left images (NO at S302), the image processor 160 sets the face detection frame on the image where a face is detected (S303). Further, the image processor 160 sets the face detection frame also on the image where a face is not detected (S304). The face detection frame setting process at this step 5304 will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B. In this manner, the face detection frame of the image where a face cannot be displayed can be displayed based on at least one of the right and left face detection information. That is to say, the face detection frame can be simultaneously displayed on the right and left images.
Thereafter, the controller 210 performs the AF operation on the image regions of the right and left images where the face detection frames are set, respectively (S305). Specifically, while the focus lenses 113(a, b) are being moved from a wide side to a telephoto side or vice versa, a peak position of a contrast value of the image regions indicated by the face detection frames set on the right and left images is determined based on a change in the contrast value so that the AF operation is performed. The AF operation is performed on the right and left images independently, but the AF operation may be performed on either one of the right and left images based on AF information about the other image (conforming with the other AF information).
A method for setting the face detection frame on one of the right and left images based on the face detected result of the other image (S304) will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B. As one example, an operation for setting the face detection frame on the right image based on the face detected result of the left image when a face cannot be detected on the right image will be described. FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams for describing the face detection in the digital camera 1 according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a captured image at the MLR end, for example, at a field angle corresponding to the focal length of 100 mm. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a captured image at the WIDE end, for example, at a field angle corresponding to the focal length of 25 mm. A broken line in FIG. 6B indicates a region corresponding to a whole region of the image shown in FIG. 6A.
It is assumed that in the image shown in FIG. 6A, a subject image is large and thus the image processor 160 can detect a face. At this time, the controller 210 knows a position of the detected face (or the face detection frame) on the display region. The controller 210 superimposes and displays the face detection frame 600 on a through image for the left image so as to surround the detected face.
When the face detection frame in FIG. 6B is displayed based on the information obtained in FIG. 6A, since the controller 210 knows the information about the right and left focal lengths, the controller 210 detects, in the image at the WIDE end shown in the FIG. 6B, a position of a region (the region indicated by the broken line) corresponding to field angle in FIG. 6A as the image at the TELE end, and calculates a relative position of the face detection frame 610 in that region. The controller 210 then superimposes and draws the face detection frame 610 on the through image for the right image so that the face detection frame 610 is displayed on the calculated position.
For this process, a size of the face detection frame is changed according to a ratio between the focal length at the TELE end and the focal length at the WIDE end.
For example, as in the second embodiment, when the focal length of the left image is 100 mm and the focal length of the right image is 25 mm, the size of the face detection frame displayed on the through image for the right image (focal length is 25 mm) is about 1/16 of the face detection frame displayed on the through image for the right image (focal length is 100 mm).
The digital camera 1 according to the second embodiment includes the optical system 110(a) and the CCD 150(a) for generating a left image, the optical system 110(b) and the CCD 150(b) for generating a right image, and the controller 210 for detecting a focus target according to a predetermined focus detecting process based on the image information about either one of the left image and right image. The controller 210 executes the autofocus process on both the right and left optical systems 110(a, b) and the CCDs 150(a, b) based on the detected result of the focus target.
In the second embodiment, the autofocus process is executed on both the right and left optical systems based on the detected result of the focus target on either one of the right and left images. Hence, when the right and left optical systems are driven independently and even when the focus target cannot be detected on only one of the right and left images, the autofocus process can be executed securely on both the right and left optical systems.
Other Embodiments
As an illustration of a technique disclosed in the present invention, the first and second embodiments are described. However, the disclosed technique is not limited to this, and thus it can be applied to embodiments where change, replacement, addition and omission are suitably carried out. Further, the components described in the first and second embodiments may suitably be combined so that a new embodiment will be provided. Therefore, other embodiments will be illustrated below.
In FIG. 1 describing the first embodiment, the CCD is described as the imaging device, but another imaging device such as an MOS sensor may be used to carry out capturing of an image.
In FIG. 2 describing the first embodiment, the focal lengths are set at the TELE end and the WIDE end, but the focal length is not limited to them. Any focal lengths may be set in the right and left optical systems, respectively. Further, a correspondence of the TELE side and the WIDE side to the right and left optical systems may be switched.
In FIG. 5 describing the second embodiment, the controller 210 sets the right and left face detection frames independently after the respective completion of calculations for right and left images, but the embodiment is not limited to this. That is to say, the controller 210 may wait for the completion of both the calculations for the right and left images and then display the right and left face detection frames.
The above embodiments illustrate the example where the detection of the trigger information for the start of shooting or the detection of a focus target are carried out based on a result of detecting a human face, but the embodiment is not limited to them. That is to say, the embodiment can be applied also to other detection such as detection of pets (dogs and cats) and detection of baby of human being.
The above embodiments illustrate the examples where the face detection frame which is square is displayed, but the frame is not limited to this. The face display frame having shape other than the square shape may be displayed, or the face display frame does not have to be displayed.
The above embodiments describe the exposing function using the detection of a person's smile as the trigger information for start of shooting, but other video signals of blink detection and baby or pet detection which causes a shutter to be automatically released when the baby or the pet faces front may be used as trigger signals. Further, the trigger signal used for the exposure is not limited to a video signal. A signal other than a release button, such as a touch shutter signal of a live view image on one of the right and left images, may be used.
The digital camera 1 of this disclosure can suitably perform the capturing operation or the focus operation in the right and left optical systems, respectively. As the illustration of the technique in this disclosure, the embodiments are described. For this reason, the accompanying drawings and the detailed description are provided.
Therefore, the components described in the accompanying drawings and the detailed description include not only the components required for solving the problem but also components that are not required for solving the problem in order to illustrate the above technique. For this reason, these non-essential components should not be immediately granted as being required due to disclosure of these non-essential components in the accompanying drawings and the detailed description.
Since the above embodiments illustrate the disclosed technique, change, replacement, addition and omission can be variously carried out in the claims or its equivalent scope.
The concept of the present disclosure is not limited to the application for the digital camera. That is to say, the concept may be applied to lens interchangeable cameras, digital video cameras, or mobile devices such as mobile phones with camera function and smart phones.
1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a first imaging unit configured to generate a first image;
a second imaging unit configured to generate a second image;
a detector configured to detect trigger information for start of shooting based on one of the first image and the second image; and
a processor configured to perform a capturing process on both the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit when the detector detects the trigger information.
2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an adjusting unit configured to adjust focal lengths of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit independently,
wherein the detector detects the trigger information based on one of the first image and the second image that is generated by the imaging unit having longer focal length.
3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor approximately simultaneously carries out exposure operation for the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit when the capturing process is executed.
4. An imaging apparatus, comprising:
a focus detector configured to detect a focus target according to a predetermined focus detecting process based on image information for one of the first image and the second image; and
a processor configured to perform an autofocus process on both the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit based on the detection result of the focus target.
a first adjusting unit configured to adjust a focal length of the first imaging unit; and
a second adjusting unit configured to adjust a focal length of the second imaging unit independently of the first imaging unit,
wherein the detector detects a focus target according to the predetermined focus detecting process based on image information for one of the first image and the second image which is generated by the imaging unit having longer focal length.
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James A. Porter, Jr.
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A method of searching and maintaining data elements in memory which are stored in a doubly-linked list. A logically related address component array is used to access data elements in the list. The list is divided into list segments which are dynamically maintained to decrease overall access time.
FIELD OF INVENTION
This present invention is related to storing data on a digital computer, and in particular, to an improved method of managing and searching medium amounts of data.
A search method is a method that accepts an argument a and tries to find a record whose key is a. The method may return the entire record or, more commonly, it may return a pointer to that record. It is possible that the search for a particular argument in a table is unsuccessful; that is, there is no record in the table with that argument as its key. In such a case, the method may return a special "nil record" or a nil pointer. Very often, if a search is unsuccessful, it may be desirable to add a new record with an argument as its key. A method that does this is called a search and insertion method. A successful search is often called a retrieval.
Sequential Search Method
The simplest form of a search is the sequential search. This search is applicable to a table that is organized either as an array or as a linked list. A sequential search method would examine each key in turn, and upon finding one that matches the search argument, its index (which as a pointer to its record) is returned. If no match is found, 0 is returned.
Efficiency of Sequential Searching
If we assume no insertions or deletions, so that we are searching through a table of constant size n, then the number of comparisons depends on where the record in the argument key appears in the table. If the record is the first one in the table, only one comparison is performed; if the record is the last one in the table, n comparisons are necessary. If it is equally likely for an argument to appear at any given table position, a successful search will take (on the average) (n+1)/2 comparisons, and an unsuccessful search will take n comparisons. In any case, the number of comparisons is 0(n), that is, a function of n, the size of the table or list.
Searching an Ordered Table
If the table is stored in ascending or descending order of the record keys, there are several techniques that can be used to improve the efficiency of searching. This is especially true if the table is of fixed size. One advantage in searching a sorted file over searching an unsorted file is in the case where the argument key is absent from the file. In the case of an unsorted file, n comparisons are needed to detect this fact. In the case of a sorted file, assuming that the argument keys are uniformly distributed over the range of keys in the file, only n/2 comparisons (on the average) are needed. This is because we know that a given key is missing from a file which is sorted in ascending order of keys as soon as we encounter a key in the file which is greater than the argument.
The Binary Search
The most efficient method of searching a sequential list without the use of auxiliary indices or lists is a binary search. Consider an array of elements in which objects have been placed in some order. If the array contains only one element, the problem is trivial. Otherwise, compare the item being searched for with the item at the middle of the array (or list). If they are equal, the search has been completed successfully. If the middle element is greater than the item being searched for, the search process is repeated in the first half of the array (since if the item appears anywhere, it must appear in the first half); otherwise, the process is repeated in the second half. Note that each time a comparison is made, the number of elements yet to be searched is cut in half. For large arrays, this method is superior to the sequential search, in which each comparison reduces the number of elements yet to be searched by only one. Each comparison in a binary search reduces the number of possible candidates by a factor of 2. Thus the maximum number of key comparisons that will be made is approximately log(2)n.
Unfortunately, the binary search method can only be used if the list is stored as an array. This is because it makes use of the fact that the indices of array elements are consecutive integers. For this reason, in the past, the binary search has been found to be useless in situations where there are many insertions or deletions, so that an array structure is inappropriate.
Additional Methods
Additional methods for searching and managing lists of elements include 3-2 tree searching methods, B-tree of order m searching methods, Balanced Binary Tree searching methods, and various other methods that are typically found in college level data structures text books, such as A. Tenenbaum & M. Augenstein, Data Structures Using Pascal (Prentice-Hall 1981).
A 3-2 tree is one which each node has two or three sons and contains either one or two keys. If a node has two sons, it contains one key. All keys in its left subtree are less than that key and all keys in its right subtree are greater than that key. If a node has three sons, it contains two keys. All keys in its left subtree are less than its left key, which is less than all keys in its middle subtree. All keys in its middle subtree are less than its right key, which is less than all keys in its right subtree.
A B-tree of order m is a generalization of the 3-2 trees. Such a tree is defined as a general tree that satisfies the following properties:
1. Each node contains at most m-1 keys.
2. Each node except for the root contains at least (m div 2)-1 keys.
3. The root has at least two sons, unless it is a leaf.
4. All leafs are on the same level.
5. A nonleaf node with n keys has n+1 sons.
A Balanced Binary Tree is a binary tree in which the heights of the two subtrees of every node never differ by more than one. The balance of a node in a binary tree is defined as the height of its left subtree minus the height of its right subtree. Node deletion is not covered within the Balanced Binary Tree method, and must be done using other techniques. A detailed treatment of Balanced Binary Trees may be found in any of several college-level textbooks on data structures, as mentioned previously.
There is a non-deterministic nature of Balanced Binary Tree overhead that arises from two factors. First of all, the tree is actually not perfectly balanced, which makes search time greater than the theoretical 0(log(2)n). Secondly, the effort required for re-balancing is significant and difficult to quantify. Nodes are inserted as leaves at the bottom of the tree, and operations known as rotations may then be applied in order to restore some semblance of balance. These rotations are difficult to understand and appear to be quite compute-intensive. While the number is bounded for node insertion, node deletion may result in many rotations that propagate throughout the tree. It has been suggested that the processing necessary for re-balancing due to node deletions be collected into a background task that is invoked when necessary. This introduces an asynchronous characteristic into the re-balancing effort that could conceivably be quite troublesome.
Since the maintenance activities described above can effectively block new searches of the tree, some of the benefit of the fast lookup is lost. For this reason, the search time of a Balanced Binary Tree can more accurately be described as 0(log(2)n+(delta), where (delta) is the additional overhead that results from the two factors described above, i.e., tree imbalance and re-balance processing.
The Balanced Binary Tree techniques, while academically elegant, may be viewed as being more complex and may incur much more compute overhead for tree node deletions. As an example, cached controllers are expected to be dynamically deleting as well as adding cache index entries to their cache data structures. This extra overhead needed for deletions (a non-deterministic amount of processing requirements) does not fair well in a storage controller with real-time constraints.
It is the object of the present invention to provide an efficient methodology to search and manage medium-sized lists of data elements. An array is created in memory and initialized to contain no components. A group of ordered data elements is set up using a doubly-linked list. Using a mathematical relationship involving the integer value of the square root of the total number of data elements, the doubly-linked list is grouped into list segments. The address component of the initial member of each list segment is placed in the array. The relationship between the number of data elements and the corresponding number of list segments with their corresponding address components is dynamic in that the groupings of list segments may change in response to the addition or deletion of data elements. Search time is minimized in that in looking for any one data element, the number of steps required in sequentially searching the data element list is reduced to beginning at the first component of a list segment. Initiating a search involves a binary search on the array of address components, and then entry into the doubly-linked list at the start of the corresponding list segment.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will be obvious from the description. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
The invention has characteristics of arrays and doubly-linked lists. Since it is a doubly-linked list augmented with an array, the technique of this invention has been termed Augmented Doubly-Linked list, or ADL list.
The improvements of the present invention over the prior art and the advantages resulting therefrom will become more apparent upon reading the following description of the preferred embodiment in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an ADL list, in accordance with the invention, with four data elements;
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating the manner in which a typical search is accomplished via the ADL list of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an ADL list with five data elements;
FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the manner in which the ADL list method manages the doubly-linked list of data elements;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the ADL list with four data elements;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the ADL list with five data elements;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the ADL list with six data elements;
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the ADL list with seven data elements;
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the ADL list with eight data elements;
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the ADL list with nine data elements;
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the ADL list with twenty-five data elements;
FIG. 12 is a graph illustrating the dynamic relationship between the total number of data elements and the corresponding number of list segments.
Referring to the drawings, and more particularly FIG. 1, the augmented doubly-linked list (ADL list) search and management method comprises an array of address components 10 providing a plurality of entry points 14 into a doubly-linked list of data elements 12. The doubly-linked list of data elements 12 is divided into a plurality of list segments 16. Any number, of data elements 17 can be associated with address components 18 and 18a, as will be described below beginning with FIG. 3. Furthermore, it is shown below that several dynamic events occur during the addition or deletion of a data element 17. As the number of data elements 17 change in the doubly-linked list 1, the number of list segments 16 may change. If there is a change in the number data elements within the list segments 16, then the address components 18 and 18a will change in response, thereby changing the entry points 14 that are required to access the first data element of each list segment 16.
In FIG. 1 an array is chosen because of the capability of conducting a binary search on the array elements, i.e. address components 18 and 18a, and therefore capitalizing on the performance of the binary search. A linked list is the simplest type of dynamic data structure. It provides a solution to the problem of maintaining a list to which components may be added or deleted at random. A list that has backward as well as forward pointers is called a doubly-linked list 12. It makes additions and deletions efficiently, but it is time consuming if the entire list needs to be traversed in order to effect a change in the total number of data elements. Linked structures, like the doubly-linked list 12, usually have several pointers associated with them. These pointers act as place markers, maintaining contact with the beginning of a list, its end, the current position, etc.
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating the manner in which a typical search of the ADL list is accomplished. A search is initiated 20 and a binary search 22 is applied to the array of address components 18 and 18a (FIG. 1). When the desired address is found, the search is narrowed down to one list segment 16 of the doubly-linked list so that overall seek time is dramatically reduced by eliminating the need to search the entire doubly-linked list. The appropriate list segment 16 may then be linearly traversed 24 to determine if the desired data element 17 is present or not. If the desired data element is not found 30 a new data element will be added to the list 32. If the desired data element is found 26 the search is complete 28.
FIG. 3 specifically represents five data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d in the doubly-linked list of data elements 12 associated with two address components 18 and 18a in the array of address components 10. As an example, a search for data element 17d would begin by executing a binary search on the array of address components 10 to identify the address component 18a. Address component 18a would provide the entry point 14a into the list segment 16a, specifically into data element 17b. Linear traversal of the list segment 16a would begin from data element 17b, through data element 17c, until the desired list element 17d was encountered. FIG. 3 represents a snapshot of the ever changing ADL list structure. As the total number of data elements 17 dynamically changes, the ADL list structure changes in response; a change in the total number of data elements 17 produces a potential change in the number of list segments 16, the number of data elements in any given list segment, and a corresponding change in the number of address components 18 in the ordered array 10. These changes will be discussed below.
As mentioned previously, management of the doubly-linked list into list segments 16 is desired to capitalize on the speed of the binary search of the array and minimize the number of data elements 17 in the doubly-linked list that need to be traversed in a linear fashion, and thus expedite the overall search process. FIG. 3 illustrates how the ADL list accomplishes both the binary searching of an array and the minimization of sequential searching on a doubly-linked list by having only the address component of the first data element of each list segment placed in the ordered array 10. More specifically in FIG. 3, the address component 18 in the ordered array 10 provided entry into the first data element 17 of list segment 16, and the address component 18a in the ordered array 10 provides entry into the first data element 17b of list segment 16a.
FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating the manner in which the ADL list manages that data element list to minimize seek time of any one data element. After the array of address components 40 and the doubly-linked list of data elements have been created 42, data elements need to be dynamically added to the list 48 and data elements need to be dynamically deleted or removed from the list 46. Upon the addition 48 or deletion 46 of a data element, the integer value of the square root of the total number of data elements is determined 44. This value 44, which is a whole number, is compared with the current number of doubly-linked list segments that are present, identified as check threshold alignment 50, to determine whether a new dynamic regrouping needs to be applied 54 or not 52. Ideal balancing occurs when the total number of data elements are associated into equal groupings. This ideal balance only occurs when the integer value of the square root of the total number of data elements is equal to the number of address components that are valid. This is to say that the number of address components 40 is approximately equal to the total number of data elements squared. If no realigning is needed 52 then the process is complete. If a new dynamic realigning is required 54 the address components of the first members of each of the newly aligned sets is determined 56. The new address components of each of the initial members of each list segment are then written into the array of address components, that is, the array is populated 58 and processing is complete.
Dynamic realignment 54 may result from the deletion of a data element or data elements from the doubly-link list. As a result of this data element deletion, the number of ordered data elements in the reduced doubly-linked list is determined. The square root of the integer value of the number of ordered data elements is then used to determine the number of groupings of list segments of the reduced doubly-linked list. The address component, if the first member of each newly regrouped segment is identified, and the array are adjusted with the address components of each list segment to reflect any dynamic change in the number of groupings of the ordered data elements in the doubly-linked list as a result of the decrease in the integer value of the square root of the total number of data elements.
Because there is processing time associated with the realigning of the ADL list search and management method each time an element is added or deleted, is has been determined that optimum performance using this method occurs when the number of data elements in the doubly-linked list is from 100 to 500 data elements, resulting in an array size of 10 to 23 address components.
An example of how the addition of data elements affects the dynamic groupings of list segments in the ADL list can be viewed in following the changes in the overall ADL list structure in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. In FIG. 5, four data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c are grouped into two list segments 16 and 16a. The array of address components 10 is populated with two address components 18 and 18a, providing two list entry points 14 and 14a into list data elements 17 and 17b, the initial members of list segments 16a and 16a, respectively. The integer value of the square root of the number of data elements, in this case, four data elements, is again 2. This provides the number of array elements, i.e. address components 18, necessary to correspond to the required number of list segments 16. List segment 16 contains data elements 17 and 17a. List segment 16a contains data elements 17b and 17c.
When one new data element is added to the data structure in FIG. 5, the data structure in FIG. 6 results. More specifically, FIG. 6 includes five data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, grouped into two list segments 16 and 16a. The array 10 of address components is populated with two address components 18 and 18a, providing two list entry points 14 and 14a into list data elements 17 and 17b, the initial members of list segments 16 and 16a, respectively. The integer value of the square root of the number of data elements, in this case, five data elements, is still 2. This provides the number of array elements necessary to correspond to the required number of list segments. List segment 16 contains data elements 17 and 17a. List segment 16a contains data elements 17b, 17c and 17d, resulting in a slight imbalance.
Upon the addition of one new data element to the data structure in FIG. 6, the data structure in FIG. 7 results. More specifically, FIG. 7 includes six data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e, equally grouped into two list segments 16 and 16a. The array of address components 10 is populated with two address components 18 and 18a, providing two list entry points 14 and 14a into list data elements 17 and 17c, the initial members of list segments 16 and 16a, respectively. The integer value of the square root of the number of data elements, in this case, six data elements, is 2. This provides the number of array elements necessary to correspond to the required number of list segments. List segment 16 contains data elements 17, 17a and 17b. List segment 16a contains data elements 17c, 17d and 17e.
When one new data element is added to the data structure in FIG. 7, the data structure in FIG. 8 results. More specifically, FIG. 8 includes seven data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e, 17f, grouped into two list segments 16 and 16a again, slightly imbalanced. The array of address components 10 is populated with two address components 18 and 18a, providing two list entry points 14 and 14a into list data elements 17 and 17c, the initial members of list segments 16 and 16a, respectively. The integer value of the square root of the number of data elements, in this case, seven data elements, remains at 2. This provides the number of array elements necessary to correspond to the required number of list segments. List segment 16 contains data elements 17, 17a and 17b List segment 16a contains data elements 17c, 17d, 17e and 17f.
Upon the addition of one new data element to the data structure in FIG. 8, the data structure in FIG. 9 results. More specifically, FIG. 9 includes eight data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e, 17f, 17g, grouped into two equal list segments 16 and 16a. The array of address components 10 is populated with two address components 18 and 18a, providing two list entry points 14 and 14a into list data elements 17 and 17d, the initial members of list segments 16 and 16a, respectively. The integer value of the square root of the number of data elements, in this case, eight data elements, still remains at 2. This provides the number of array elements necessary to correspond to the required number of list segments. List segment 16 contains data elements 17, 17a, 17b and 17c. List segment 16a contains data elements 17d, 17e, 17f and 17g.
When one new data element is added to the data structure in FIG. 9, the data structure in FIG. 10 results. More specifically, FIG. 10 includes a gross restructuring of nine data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e, 17f, 17g, 17h, which are now grouped into three list segments 16, 16a and 16c. The array of address components 10 is populated with three address components 18, 18a and 18b, providing three list entry points 14, 14a and 14b into list data elements 17, 17c and 17f, the initial members of list segments 16, 16a and 16c, respectively. The integer value of the square root of the number of data elements, in this case, nine data elements, has now changed to 3. This provides the number of array elements necessary to correspond to the required number of list segments. List segment 16 contains data elements 17, 17a, and 17b. List segment 16a contains data elements 17c, 17d and 17e. List segment 16b contains data elements 17f, 17g and 17h.
By way of example, FIG. 11 shows how the next level of gross restructuring occurs at integer value 5, this being at the point when twenty-five data elements are in the doubly-linked list 12. More particularly, FIG. 11 shows twenty-five data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e, 17f, 17g, 17h, 17i, 17j, 17k, 17l, 17m, 17n, 17o, 17p, 17q, 17r, 17s, 17t, 17u, 17v, 17w and 17x, grouped into five list segments 16, 16a, 16b, 16c, and 16d. The array of address components 10 is filled with five address components 18, 18a, 18b, 18c and 18d, providing five list entry points 14, 14a, 14b, 14c and 14d into list data elements 17, 17e, 17j, 17o and 17t. The integer value of the square root of the number of data elements, in this case, twenty-five data elements, is 5. This provides the number of array elements necessary to correspond to the required number of list segments. List segment 16 contains data elements 17, 17a, 17b, 17c and 17d. List segment 16a contains data elements 17e, 17f, 17g, 17h and 17i. List segment 16b contains data elements 17j, 17k, 17l, 17m and 17n. List segment 16c contains data elements 17o, 17p, 17q, 17r and 17s. List segment 16d contains data elements 17t, 17u, 17v, 17w and 17x.
FIG. 12 shows the dynamic relationship between the total number of data elements (horizontal scale 60) and the corresponding number of list segments (vertical scale 62). More, specifically, the step type graph 64 shows how the ADL list structure changes in response to the addition or deletion of data elements in the doubly-linked list, resulting in a dynamic grouping of the structure to minimize search time.
There has been described a new and useful method for managing and searching for data elements stored in computer memory. Specifically, a doubly-linked list of data elements is grouped into smaller list segments by using a simple mathematical relationship. Entry into each list segment is provided by associating an array of address components as a means to access each list segment directly. Search time is minimized by first performing a binary search on the address component array, and only then performing a sequential search of the data elements in the doubly-linked list. The number of list segments and corresponding number of address components in the array is mathematically related to the total number of data elements, and dynamically changes as data elements are added or deleted from the list, with a realignment of the number of data elements in each individual list segment until there is a change in the integer value. It should be appreciated that modifications and additions will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in applying the teachings of the invention described herein to various applications. Accordingly, the invention should not be limited by the description herein of a preferred embodiment but, rather, the invention should be construed in accordance with the following claims.
1. In a system having data stored in a list of ordered data elements in memory, a method of searching and maintaining the data in memory comprising the steps of:
a. creating an array;
b. creating a doubly-linked list of ordered data elements;
c. determining the number of ordered data elements in the doubly-linked list;
d. dynamically grouping the doubly-linked list of ordered data elements into list segments by:
determining the square root of the total number of data elements in the doubly-linked list; using the integer value of the square root of the total number of data elements to identify the number of list segments;
e. filling the array with an address component of the first data element of each list segment;
f. searching the doubly-linked list for a data element having a specified data value, including the steps of:
searching the array for an address component; scanning the doubly-linked list sequentially from an entry point of a list segment; and
g. retrieving the thus searched-for data element from the identified doubly-linked list member.
d. determining the square root of the total number of ordered data elements in the doubly-linked list;
e. establishing a number of list segments of data elements in the doubly-linked list by using the integer value of the square root;
f. identifying the address component of the first data element of each list segment;
g. filling the array with the identified address components to provide an ordered array;
h. in response to a change in the number of ordered data elements, dynamically realigning the number of data elements within a list segment to approximate the same number of data elements in each list segment such that the number of address components is approximately equal to the total number of data elements squared;
i. re-identifying the address component of the first data element of each reorganized list segment;
j. refilling the array with the re-identified address components of the reorganized list segments;
k. providing an ordered array;
l. in response to a request for identification of a data element having a specified address component, searching the reordered array to find its associated list segment; and
m. traversing the found list segment to find the data element.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of dynamically realigning the number of ordered data elements within a list segment includes the steps of:
a. adding a data element to the doubly-linked list;
b. determining the number of ordered data elements in the expanded doubly-linked list;
c. using the integer value of the square root of the total number of ordered data elements to identify a number of groupings of list segments of the expanded doubly-linked list;
d. identifying the address component of the first member of each newly regrouped segment; and
e. readjusting the array with the address components of each of the first members of each list segment to reflect any dynamic change in the number of groupings of the data elements in the doubly-linked list as a result of an increase in the integer value of the square root of the total number of data elements.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of dynamically realigning the number of data elements within a list segment includes the steps of:
a. deleting a data element to the doubly-linked list;
b. determining the number of ordered data elements in the reduced doubly-linked list;
c. using the integer value of the square root of the total number of ordered data elements to identify a number of groupings of list segments of the reduced doubly-linked list;
e. readjusting the array with the address components of each of the first members of each list segment to reflect any dynamic change in the number of groupings of the ordered data elements in the doubly-linked list as a result of a decrease in the integer value of the square root of the total number of data elements.
5. A system having data stored in a list of ordered data elements in a memory, comprising:
a. means for determining the number of ordered data elements in a doubly-linked list;
b. means for grouping and regrouping the number of ordered data elements in the doubly-linked list into list segments;
c. means for determining an address component of each of the initial members of each list segment
d. means for providing an ordered array comprising an address component of each of the initial members of each list segment;
e. means for dynamically adjusting the number of list segments in response to an expansion or reduction of a plurality of ordered data elements using the integer value of the square root of the number of ordered data elements;
f. means for dynamically adjusting the array in response to an expansion or reduction of a plurality of data elements;
g. means for searching the array for an appropriate address component; and
h. means for searching the doubly-linked list for an appropriate data element.
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Sort that cold before it gets nasty!
It may be 'just a virus', but the average cold can sometimes develop into more serious infections. Now the school holidays are over and most of us are back to work, you may be busier than ever. What's more, if you have young kids, they're highly likely to be bringing germs back from the playground with them. But if you want to maximise your chances of being in good health, make sure you find time to look after yourself. There's good evidence that people who exercise regularly, and have a healthy balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, are less likely to catch colds. Getting enough sleep helps, too.
There's much debate over whether (and if so, when) vitamins and supplements help ward off or relieve the symptoms of colds. Some people swear by high-dose vitamin C, but evidence is shaky. Others take echinacea either throughout the winter or when they have a cold. Some of the best evidence seems to be for Kaloba®, a herbal extract from a South African geranium, available from your pharmacist.
Inflammation of the sinuses in the front of your skull can cause head pain (often worse when you bend forward), a nasty tasting fluid dripping down the back of your throat and fever. Most cases are caused by viral infections, so antibiotics don't help. However, regular painkillers, warm (rather than hot) packs over your sinuses and possibly a decongestant nasal spray or tablets from your pharmacist can relieve the symptoms.
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As well as disrupting your sleep and leaving you tired and headachy, drinking too much alcohol can affect your immune system, making it harder for your body to fight off infections. Remember, it's a little of what you fancy that does you good, not a whole bottle!
People with chronic lung conditions like COPD or asthma are at higher risk of complications from colds. But healthy people can get 'lower respiratory tract infections' like bronchitis or pneumonia too, and these need checking out urgently. Warning symptoms to look out for include:
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When your airways are full of gunk from a cold, your Eustachian tube can get blocked. This tiny tube connects your middle ear with your throat, letting you equalise the pressure inside and outside the ear. Blockage can reduce hearing and cause pain - exactly as when you're in an aircraft changing height fast. Speak to your pharmacist about decongestants which can help (don't use them for more than a week). Discharge from the ear or severe pain which doesn't settle should be checked out
Sore throats - what helps?
It's common - in fact usual - to have a sore throat when you have a cough and cold. Even losing your voice doesn't mean there's a bacterial infection. Most cases of 'laryngitis' settle without treatment and without any long-term complications. But the fact that we can't cure these infections doesn't mean you have to live with them. Soothing honey and lemon drinks or pastilles will help. So too can pain-relieving throat sprays (speak to your pharmacist). Some doctors recommend gargling with soluble paracetamol, then swallowing the liquid. It's not clear whether gargling really coats the inside of the throat and speeds up pain relief, but the paracetamol certainly works. That's more than can be said for the popular remedy of salt water gargles - don't bother!
Children in particular can be prone to tonsillitis or bacterial infection of the throat - warning symptoms include high fever, sore throat without a cough, painful glands on the front of the neck and white spots on the back of your throat if you look into your mouth with a torch. If you have three or more of these (two in children), you may need antibiotics.
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Finding the perfect wedding venue for you can be, to put it mildly, a challenge. Other than the important wish to find the one place which can accommodate all of your wishes, it does feel like Ayrshire has far more than its fair share of venues which could claim to be this. This is why we see it as important to highlight the many merits of key venues in Scotland, as we're happy to help you make an informed decision. Here we'd like to take a look at what makes Blairquhan Castle wedding ceremonies so very special.
Blairquhan Castle Weddings
One of the most accurate descriptions of Blairquhan Castle as a wedding venue is that it offers a seemingly impossible balance. This is the combination of a place that's both very exclusive, yet open to the public to make use of. It has only been relatively recently that the site has been made available to host special events such as weddings. This really does make it an extraordinarily special place for your big day.
An Exceptionally Regal Venue
To give you an idea of just how magnificent Blairquhan Castle looks we only need suggest you watch the award winning film The Queen. This 2006 movie used the castle for the scenes which were set in and around Balmoral. The site had always enjoyed a reputation for being exceptionally regal in look and style, so it was little wonder that the producers made use of it.
Preserve Your Magical Memories
Arranging to have your wedding at Blairquhan Castle means to hold the ceremony at a place that you and your guests shall remember forever. Whilst memories are magical, it's also true that photographs provide the perfect way to preserve the event.
Your Blairquhan Castle Wedding Photographer
If we are honest about it, there is little point in booking this magnificent venue for your wedding and settling for anyone less than the best Blairquhan Castle photographer available. Time and again we've had the distinct honour of being described as exactly this. Earlier we referred to the balance the venue offers. On a similar note, perfect wedding photography must reflect a balance between the beauty of the venue and the magic of the love between the unified couple. Our passion for perfectly capturing this exudes across our professional work.
Absolute Perfection for Your Special Day
If you have had the privilege of being able to secure Blairquhan Castle for your wedding venue we would, first and foremost, like to offer our sincerest congratulations on what we know shall be a wonderful day. We'd also be deeply honoured to undertake the important duty of making sure the pictures from the day are taken with absolute perfection.
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We're not too sure about this machine - including the release date so if you have more information please contact us. The Amdek 286 (actual model is SYSTEM/286A-40) is typical of a number of the 286's in the day in that the CMOS settings are not accessible directly. You need to put in a 5.25" disk with the setup program on it. If you don't have this disk, you are in big trouble. It's still possible to find replacement CMOS batteries for this machine.
Ours included a matching monochrome monitor.
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my first PC was this machine, it was awesome and fast for what it was, i remember running games on it that system requirements were 468 specs, this computer also has the best keyboard ever made, the feel of it was much nicer than anything i have used sense..
Alex T on Sunday, May 31, 2009
The Amdek System 286 and it's lesser powered, XT compatible System 88 were sold in Computerland stores in the United States, circa 1988. Also sold in the same case as the Wyse System 286 (Amdek was a division of Wyse at the time). All variants were backplane systems in that the motherboard was actually a 16 or 8 bit ISA expansion card. The System 286, I remember was reviewed very favourable in an issue of BYTE magazine. One of the distinctive features that was present only in the System 286 was a brightly back-lit in blue LCD display with three buttons on the front of the case that could display the date and time, a graph with system load, and was also addressable via a COM port to display custom messages.
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Topic AI business strategies
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Clean data for machine learning is key to successful AI
Many enterprises think their AI projects should start with massive amounts of data. But clean data for machine learning should be their first step toward AI.
Kassidy Kelley, Associate Site Editor
Since the dawn of AI, there has been an emphasis on the importance of big data: If you want to automate a process, make sure you have massive amounts of data to train an algorithm.
However, the conversation around big data is now changing to the importance of clean data for machine learning. With machine learning bias errors making the news, it's becoming critical for enterprise AI projects to start with clean training data to produce relevant results.
From tech giants to startups, enterprise users at the O'Reilly AI Conference recounted issues they faced when managing giant data sets and explained how they found a path to success with clean data.
Big data complications
Most of the use cases described at the conference focused on issues such as big data, post-implementation data cleanup and algorithmic errors that enterprises encountered before beginning to clean data for machine learning programs.
Jeff Thompson, assistant professor and director of visual arts and technology at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, described his Empty Apartments art project, which used machine learning models to collect images of empty apartments from rental listings and sort them algorithmically by similarities in light, setup and image density. The goal of the project was to create an overall snapshot of the state of American rental homes.
Starting the machine learning training process with clean and targeted data -- in this case, photos of empty apartments on Craigslist rather than all of the photos on Craigslist -- enabled Thompson to create a manageable project that could correlate photos, sort them according to commonality and illustrate larger themes.
Patrick Kaifosh, chief science officer at CTRL-labs, a New York-based startup developing a neural interface between humans and machines, has deployed machine learning models in a range of settings. In a clinical setting, for example, sensors attached to the skin can pick up neural data points, transmit them to a computer, label them and analyze them. At each of those stages, there are issues with big data collection.
Primarily, because clinical neural interfaces have to be tailored to each individual's brain, neural pathways and outputs, data collection is essentially single-use. Training data models are complex because it's incredibly difficult to pick out clean data from personalized use.
Additionally, Kaifosh said that creating a complex data flow -- sensors that pick up neural activity from muscles and then send it to a computer -- means that the sensors often gather more data points than those that are relevant to the user. He aims to get clean, tailored data by reducing the connections and collecting smaller amounts of data.
CTRL-labs' hope for the future is to pick up neural activity directly and send it to the computer to eliminate noise, Kaifosh said.
Kim Hazelwood, a senior engineering manager of AI infrastructure research at Facebook, spoke about Facebook's initial issues when tailoring results to the context and desired outcome of a program.
"Leveraging massive data is one of the greatest challenges seen when trying to scale machine learning to all users," she said.
Hazelwood said Facebook approaches AI implementations with three steps -- collecting unstructured data and preparing it for models, training models, and deploying models into production.
During the first step, data engineers have to clean the data for machine learning and optimize it for tools to perform tasks like automatic text translation and facial detection. The constant training of models, the variety of AI tools used and the different output requirements mean that Hazelwood and her team are constantly changing data set requirements and cannot work from one massive data haul.
While experts at Facebook have the time and resources to undertake massive data labeling, cleaning and optimizing, other enterprises that want to build their own machine learning products are coming up against a massive roadblock.
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Data scientists are hard to train and expensive to hire, said Ruchir Puri, chief scientist at IBM Research. Instead of counting on data scientists, his approach is to create training data with an automated process he calls Auto ML.
Instead of amassing giant amounts of data that require data scientists to analyze, label and optimize every feature in the data, Puri said that having programs create and label small amounts of data makes AI projects more sustainable and eliminates the need to hand-train algorithms, a barrier for smaller companies with fewer resources.
Christopher Ré, associate professor at Stanford University, said he thinks the journey to democratizing AI for broader enterprise deployment begins with clean data. Creating a smaller data set tailored to the specific algorithm being trained, in light of its potential biases, outcomes and use cases, can enable enterprises to save time and money.
"People spend years collecting data, and every point is as expensive as the last," Ré said.
While hardware, models, programs and interfaces are all widely available to those who want to implement AI in the enterprise, Ré said that training data is not. The massive amounts of unlabeled data that exist, collected by various enterprises, are not conducive to probabilistic models.
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This picture received from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 12, 2012 shows the rocket Unha-3, carrying the satellite Kwangmyongsong-3, being monitored on a large screen at a satellite control center in North Korea.
U.S. official: North Korea likely deceived U.S., allies before launching rocket
North Korea likely engaged in a deliberate campaign of deception before a December 12 long-range missile launch, catching the United States and its Asian allies "off guard," according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of analysis of the incident conducted by U.S. military and intelligence agencies.
The official told CNN that American and Japanese military ships and missile defenses were fully operational and protecting land, sea and airspace on December 12, but that the launch was a surprise when it actually happened.
"We had our dukes up, operationally, but we were caught off guard," the official said.
"The clues point to a concerted effort to deceive us," the official said. The analysis was ordered in the wake of the launch to determine what exactly happened and how much the U.S. intelligence knew at the time.
The official said one conclusion was that while missile defenses can fully protect against a North Korean attack, the North Koreans have shown they can counter U.S. measures to gather intelligence about what they are up to.
"Look, they know when our satellites are passing overhead," the official said. It's believed the North Koreans essentially manipulated the launch so U.S. intelligence satellites simply would not be overhead and able to see what was happening.
The most likely scenario, the official said, was that North Korea wasn't telling the truth when it announced several days before the launch that there were technical problems with the missile.
According to the official, the intelligence analysis found that:
- The United States observed the North Koreans beginning to take apart the three-stage rocket and move parts of it away from the launch pad, then observed what were believed to be so-called replacement parts being moved in.
- In retrospect, those parts appear to have been from a second, older-generation long-range missile that were in storage. Those parts most likely were never used in the December 12 launch.
During this time, when the United States did not have total visibility of the launch site, it's believed the North Koreans either quickly reassembled the original rocket and fired it.
- It's also possible the U.S. miscalculated and the North Koreans never took it apart at all.
Earlier this week, South Korean defense officials warned that the latest North Korean missile had the capability to travel more than 6,000 miles, meaning this type of rocket could strike the United States. However, experts do not believe Pyongyang has a nuclear warhead small enough to fly on the kind of missile.
North Korean officials claimed that the rocket launch succeeded in putting a satellite in orbit.
CNN's Paula Hancocks and Greg Botelho contributed to this report.
Filed under: Kim Jong-un • Missile launch • North Korea
Law Practice Professionals
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why are we going to wait till they bomb us bomb em now so we dont get bombed later!!!!!!!
Pappy_Randy
Solution is two words, messy but effective - carpet bombing.
I always figured we were shooting down their rockets with the airforces "star wars" program... maybe I was right! 😀
wjmccartan
I still say we have to bring back Maxwell Smart and agent 99 to deal with these evil forces of Chaos.
triglia
Have to believe we are sending out mis-info of our own. We saw that lauch better then they did. NK is going to be a growing regional problem over time especially with ties to Iran.
I offer to go in as Agent 007. Totally agree with you!
Unless the U.S. government is pretending to be caught off guard. We probably listened to the North Korean telephone and radio traffic, read the encrypted North Korean dispatches, and watched the entire launch in real time with whatever technology is two steps beyond UAVs, plus the North Korean's own live feeds. I'd bet we had a better view and real-time telemetry than anyone in North Korea. But as long as we pretend we were caught off guard, the North Koreans won't update their security.
Heck why stop the fantasizing there? We should have taken over the in-flight missile guidance and flown it into the path of one our interceptors for a spectacular display of exploding fragments we could capture on video. Oh yeah, that's right, we can't show them our hand just yet...
Portland tony
That would be an act of war! But, aside from the electronic monitoring of launch telemetry, the recovery of the launch vehicle 1st and 2nd stages and the inspection of these rockets down to the hand made welds, what other capabilities did the West lack?
Nelly, PhD.
No, you are wrong. You were caught off-guard. The "Koreans" are stronger, and more powerful than USA. The Koreans use South Korean businesses (hyundai, kia, samsung, satellites, ssangyong, ...) for spying. No illusion, the US needs to do more than dreaming about power.
JakeF
Right there people, is how to provide misdirection and misdirection to another country.
If anyone actually believes we didn't have a satellite overhead or didn't know what Best Korea was up to, I have a bridge I would like to sell you.
You should have never moth balled all those SR-71's!? If NASA can keep three of them operational why can't the Air force do the same (3). or are some agencies still not on the same page?
mlg4035
SR-71 – LOVE that bird!!
gmenfan54
You mean Wile E. Coyote lied to us?
Yakobi
To all the anti-American haters using their 1st Amendment right–paid for by lots of American blood, BTW–to bash this country, I say this: emigrate to North Korea if you think this country is so terrible.
No Korea
I think you mean to say American haters. I am an anti-American hater; I hate people that are anti-American. Or did you intend to say that just to see who would respond to such horrible use of the English language? If so, Bravo sir, I have fallen for your trap.
For what we pay in taxes for defense, I'd think they could afford a satellite over N Korea at all times.
They could... however, a geostationary satellite would be at such a high orbit that its pictures would not produce anything useful.
Eddie Haskell
IIn order to do that, it would have to be in Geostationary orbit, and those orbit so high/far away (22,236 mi) it would be useless as a spy satellite. A drone or even a U2 might have better luck, but could be vulnerable to anti-air, and might be seen as breaking the truce...
pft...I figured this out and I'm not even involved...we cant be that dumb , can we?
It's time to tear down this wall, 50 years is long enough, lets leave these people alone.
We are leaving them alone.. that’s kind of the point isn’t it?
Counter idiots
You are right we should leave these people alone and let them starve since we are the only reason that they are eating anything right now. Just in case you people didn't know they have created a cult population up there that believes that them eating tree bark and grass they are way better off then the rest of the world.
"the wall" doesn't exist because we're pointing guns at them. It exists because they have tens of thousands of artillery pieces pointed at Seoul, South Korea.
julnor
And how is that our concern? South Korea has one of the largest economies in the world. They should be able to protect themselves from a sub-3rd world country. We've been there 60 years. Time to take our troops and go.
FIip
As if the U.S. does not care about China.
Oh yeah genius, let's leave them alone so they starve. WE are the ones feeding them derpmeister.
Seems like the US wants monopoly over deception as well. Why can't others do it, too? We call it psy-ops.
If US has ICBM's or nukes, why can't NK, Iran, or anyone else? If WE do it, it's deterrence. Others? Evil.
It's actually called counter-intelligence
cept I don't think our President has called for anyone to be wiped off the face of the earth...yet.
usmcdog1971
Hmmm, Iran wants wipe Israel off the map, let alone that the Holocaos never happened. That was said by the elected leader of Iran, and supported by the ruling religion, North Korea says some outlandish things that makes me say think that they shouldn't be allowed to touch weapons.
Iran wants wipe off Israel off the map and they deny the Holocaust happened.
Iran wants to wipe off Israel off the map and they deny the Holocaust happened.
That is because we use the missles as a deterrent against other countries with missles. Iran has said that if they do get nuclear weapons that they will give them to Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations that will use them. Do you not think with NK shelling SK islands and sinking their ships that they won't actually try to use a nuclear weapon against them? If you do then you really are as ignorant as the message you posted.
Grae48
How dare those fools deceive the shining beacon of light that provides justice to the world known as america. This made me very upset knowing how honest american politicians are, and how genuinely concerned they are with the well being of other peoples and nations. How dare they lie to america? THIS IS AN OUTRAGE !!! In response lets invade another country in another part of the world and SET THEM FREE of their oil and natural resources errr i mean terrorists yea!!
/yawn
Yes, of course... that's what we're after... the vast oil supply of North Korea.
Pathogen4
The NK's will make sure and warn us when they launch their ICBM attack beforehand so we're ready to shoot it down. Then again maybe WE are pretending to be clueless and knew every move all along to lull them into a false sense of security.
ProperVillain
Has there ever been a time North Korea was honest with us? It's run by a family of delusional simpletons with a serious messiah complex. What do you expect? Rational honesty?
Right-winger: Obama's fault. Clinton's fault.
Oh yes, absolutely. In addition to running the country or our embassies, the President and S.O.S. also have to man every U.S. satellite 24×7 and analyze every cam-shot. So if this was missed, it must've been *their* fault. (smh)
Maybe they could take lessons from GWB who was clearly not at fault when a bunch of Saudis completed enough flying lessons to take-off, but never did pass that "landing" test.
Liberal Mess
So what you are saying is that the President should not be up to date with what is going on around the world. You do realize he has a TON of czars to keep him informed on this. SO YES HE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT. and Yes he did FAIL.
The Right Way
You do realize if Clinton had taken action when he was told that Osama was a viable threat the towers would not have come down. But he was too busy making it so banks could get insurance on their loans. Hmmm, what is a major reason our economy is being crippled?
And of course YOU realize that Clinton specifically told GWB to keep an eye on this "Osama Bin Laden" guy over here, and that went completely ignored? Remember, Bush 41 was ARMING bin Laden for war against Hussein in his administration – he didn't view him as a serious threat to US interests until much later on. I'd say Clinton did his duty as much as he could have in those days, abd GWB dropped a much bigger ball.
In other words.. both righties and lefties are political sheep.
Sean in Tokyo
'It's also possible the U.S. miscalculated and the North Koreans never took it apart at all.'
Seriously? So the big bad USA is upset it was duped. Bravo to NK!!!!!
K from AZ
Stay in Tokyo Sean.
WoW, you mean the geniuses Comrades Obama & Clinton were deceived? Who'da thunk!
nuntukamen
North Korea lied to us? This is a deliberate deception? The official believing them needs another job; when haven't they been lying?
Grunk
Let me know when Obama and Clinton spend trillions of dollars and over 4,000 American lives on faulty intelligence...then we'll talk.
Ya' think?!
idoubt
shhhhhh.
Oversight Amendments to FISA Crumble in US Senate: Obama, Democrats Push to Make Bush Spying Laws Permanent
Even modest attempts to reign in domestic spying law fail as Senators defend sweeping powers for NSA
– Jon Queally, staff writer, common dreams, 12/28/12
The whole idea of FISA is flawed. Everyone knows the US government is spying on ALL Muslims, no exceptions. Whether FISA is there or not, they've been doing it and will continue to do so. Why it's ineffective, Muslims know what I wrote in the second sentence. They know they're being watched, and the US will watch them no matter how many times they say (even after) they've abrogated FISA and want to be friends to win Muslim "hearts and minds". The way George H.W. (did he kick the bucket yet?); George W., Rumsfeld, Schwartzkopf (he did, I heard); Rice; Cheney, etc., giggled when Iraqis/Muslims died shows their real intent. You cannot win the heart and mind of a person whose kids you've just killed!
NoToMuslims
All Muslims should be watched.
Evil fuggers they are.
Bigot!
bigotry against muslims? Now what right would we have to do that.
JimboJones
Muslims are the cess that the human race will drown in. The sooner we are rid of every single oppressive, racist, woman-abusing raghead, the better.
why doesn't North Korea bow down to the US like Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Libya, and half the world has? they must be crazy!
The US doesn't care if NK bows or not. Everyone knows that NK is NO threat to the US. The government wants you to believe it is, and is pretending to be concerned about it. The US/West/Israel want to give you the FALSE impression that they're not anti-Muslim bigots by going after a non-Muslim country as well. Even Muslim countries are NO threat to the US, only slight threats to Israel. So the entire foreign policy of the US is shaped by Israel for its own purposes using hard-working American tax dollars. The US has become a servant of Israel, like it or not; believe it or not.
Bostontola
Muslim countries can pose a threat to the US, some can disrupt global energy markets and hence global economy. As long as that is true, they can pose a threat.
Sounds like you're a 'mooslim'!
K from AZ,
Sounds like you're a JOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Be Serious
Musim countries are not a threat to America? Arent there 2 buildings that used to be standing in New York that would beg to differ? Jus sayin'
YoYoYO
Then put one feets in fronts ob da udda and shuffles on back to Afreeka brotha ..
We dont need you here – we have plenty of blacks who can mooch off the whites.
The other side..
Afghanistan hasn't bowed down, and never will.. As history cleary shows. Also, Iraq has demonstrated its independence as well.
As is typical of someone of your mentality, you and a bunch of others around here can't even comprehend a story written for the average American 5th grader. The analysis wasn't that they hid anything from our satellites, but that they manipulated the launch site at exactly the right times to be seen best by our satellites. A deception like that must be seen and not hidden. Get it? ? ?
That's true, but you can't pull off that kind of deception as easily if we have persistent surveillance.
Our adversaries like nothing better than jerking our chain to get us to invest billions into more and better technology they can eventually defeat too. Why bother nuking us when they can turn us into a bankrupt disintegrated wasteland.
This is a classic dog bites man story.
Breaking news will be when the headline reads "NK Tells the Truth".
Dubguy
Sounds like we need a few more satellites!
North Korea Deceives US! Elsewhere, scientists have now confirmed that milk contains calcium.
Oh my gosh. The bad guys can think and anticipate what we are doing and react accordingly. They are certainly part of an axis of evil. I only hope Obama knows that and reacts accordingly.
Fdaniel gray
Would you just post the one I have already written?
We need to do something about this! Les Write a really long angry letter, that'll teach them a lesson
Whoa! North Korea is misleading us?!?!? Lying? Who'd a thunk it?
I'm sure glad we have such brilliant officials analyzing the situation.
volsocal
Or maybe it was more like, "Hey, shouldn't that be plugged in? Cool, evrything works now. Put the spare parts back in storage and let's shoot this thing!"
Michael Brian Welch
Apparently, throwing billions of dollars into our defense/intelligence budget is not working. Time for a new paradigm.
Yea, and we got OBL by pure luck, and all those drone strikes, pure luck.
SFRich
With so many grammar errors in this article, CNN's editors must be asleep.
yeah, but it's good to know the internet grammar police are ever vigilant
dfischer1231
Check your grammar CNN. This article is riddled with typos.
Amobius
We had our guard up, but we were caught off guard??
You mean the North Koreans LIED? Oh my!! How could this happen???
Let's review. The last time they deceived the US was when Bill Clinton was in charge. Is it mere coincidence that Hillary Rodham (or is it Hillary Rodham Clinton, or Hillary Clinton?) is the Secretary of State when this occurs, again?
Arthur Dent
Yes.....or rather statistics – out of the last 20 years, only 8 of those would not have included either condition you have stated....
James Jameson
Haven't you guys crashed and burned through enough failed conspiracy theories? Why attempt to embarrass right-wing ideology once more?
Let's review. USA and North Korea are adversaries. Adversaries deceive each other ALL THE TIME.
That N. Korea is involved in deception, is no big surprise nor is it even newsworthy. Happens all the time. Even our "good buddy" Israel has spied on and deceived us before.
Take your stupid conservative political rant somewhere else. Its not applicable nor needed here.
gango
The so-called experts in the U.S. who do analysis have always been a day late and a dollar short. Second graders could do a better job. No doubt these "experts" will be "shocked" when Iran detonates their first nuclear device. For the rest of us, it isn't even news.
tuffyturf
So if you put this story in the DOD B.S. Translator, here is what it says:
North Korea, we hope you believe this story that our old antiquated satellites do not have complete coverage of your activities.. But do not pay attention to those new bright and shiny satellites we have up there, they are there just to track the movement of lost animals in the U.S.. So golly gee, you caught us offguard.. please believe that.. .because it wasn't like if that missile strayed 1 iota from its intended trajectory that we would have shot it down.. because we don't have that ability anyway.. Hugs and Kisses,
Easily the best and probably most accurate analysis here.
Glorifundel
Sun Tzu – "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."
That is basic military strategy dating back as far as 221 BC.
YouMissedThointDexter
So, you take the 5th grade story as literal?
/Check please.
well said!!!!!!!!
ChiTownArt
Wow, a military tactic of deception and misdirection? Never heard of such a thing. Those North Koreans are innovators!
Mummy 23
Oh brother! Let's impose another sanction....maybe they won't do it again....ya think?
ecarlson
Fortunately, the North Koreans only lie about things like launching peaceful satellites into space. If they ever get an actual missile with a nuclear warhead, I'm sure they'll tell us exactly when and at what target they will launch it. Based on our experience so far with missile defense, if they do this we have about a 50 percent chance of stopping it. That's what makes our missile defense system so great.
Willie12345
Our intelligence folks are too busy chasing women to become involved in this kind of stuff.
davetharave
And who is surprised by this ?
Can't happen! Our leaders are way way too (it's a joke son) smart to be deceived!!!!
Do you really think the Armed Forces change with every administration?
You are extremely dumb if this is the case.
Talk about dumb! How did you get that I thought that the armed forces changed with every administration????? I'll explain what I said in easier terms for you: Our leaders or so 'Stupid' that they can be deceived easily!!!! Never mentioned our armed forces!!!!
Whombatt
What?? A sworn enemy of most of the free world did not tell the truth about its impending missile launch? For shame! Whatever is this world coming to?
As far as any real threat (or maybe even imaginary ones), NK is about as important to the security of the United States as a bump on a pickle. NK's only real use is to be used by the fear-mongers in jacking more money for our military-industrial complex and to help the Pentagon justify our continued presence on the Korean Peninsula.
As others have mentioned, cut off ALL aid to this rogue nation and if its inhabitants all die of starvation and disease then its leaders will have no powder left in the horn nor pellets left in the pouch.
The only alternative is to launch a preemptive invasion of North Korea, crush the military, kill all the political leaders and then occupy the place for the next 20 years. Does not that scenario sound a bit familiar?
Pro Death
So you're telling me world leaders and politicians lie?
Tom Bose
It's nice to see that the technology that the Chinese stole from us and passed on the the north koreans works so well. It's also nice to see that they are so well off that we don't need to send them food aid anymore.
FedUpwithLA
You got it . . .
engine version mismatch
Might be true if it was not russian technology...
Exactly! And you have nobody more to thank than UCLA.. Did you know that UCLA has barred any Californian's from entering the school, because they have to do so at a discount in state tuition, so they just barred them in favor of Asian's who they charge a kings ransom to attend. Then these Asian's major in Engineering or biological sciences, get educated and go back to their country and use what they learned against the United States. UCLA just officially changed its name:
University China Lots Asians
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he is not smart enough to qualify as an "IDIOT"
That's funny....and retarded at the same time
Banana Juice
I agree with Steve, America should not be concern with north korea. This north korea is of no consequence to us. Why do we provide assistance (food and medication) to these people when they wish us nothing good but destruction? These assistance is only redirected to the military, I know this and the UN and various assisting government is also aware of this fact. Stop all assistance to north korea. Has anyone noticed that the ruling party are all fat?
erichanaway
What assistance do we give to the North?
USN1987
are you being serious? or are you that stupid?
Zimzalabim
IAre you kidding me? Anyone who expects the North Koreans to play fair are naive. Since when does any enemy of the US play fair? Get real!
Merkman
If the intel was wrong about the missile? Are we willing to bet our lives on the same intel that is certain the warhead will not fit on the missile?
When did the US ever play fair or tell the truth.
Good post Steve. And deception is normal for Korea taking into account that US and "allies" suggested to shoot down the rocket.
Let us know when they can launch 100 missiles capable of reaching the US. I think it amusing that we're concerned about their ability to launch just one.
done-with-Obamas-lies
Its that "one" you need to worry about, the all iconic "shot heard around the world". It just takes one to set a stage of unprecedented violence and carnage, leading to mass extinction of lives in a rapid movement known as nuclear holocaust
As an American I am never and would never be concerned about North Korea. Some countries do this and do that but if Korea goes over the line where it thinks or it tries to attack America we will take care of Business, if Korea scares you folks then you are "Weak" thanks for reading
QuestioningSteve
@Steve – why do you capitalize and place 'weak' in quotes? Also, business should not be capitalized. Also, 'thanks for reading' is a separate sentence.
It's hard to take to your opinion seriously when it appears to have been written by an 8 year old.
well, let's hope your spelling is as good as this post was all the time. It's a free country.......all comments should be heard (but never criticized for spelling)......criticize him now--but in a few years he will be the new standard for American thinking and guidance for the government.
like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, you play to many phony video games!
Agreed sir Steve!
You should be afraid of them, The north koreans have little to loose if there own were killed.
Captain Renault: "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here."
Emile: "Your winnings, sir."
Captain Renault: "Thank you very much."
If the kill us we will kill them
Rick J
Deceived? Satellites not in position? You mean we don't have Geostationary orbit satellites looking down at them all the time? Who's in charge?
just so you know, geostationary satellites are 22,000 miles over the equator, so not not practical for spying.
noseitall
Very comforting to know that US "intelligence" takes what they see and hear from North Korea at face value.
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Recent revelations of lead exposure—in Flint, Michigan through drinking water and in East Chicago, Indiana through contaminated soil and lead dust from past industrial activities—have renewed public awareness about the dangers lead exposure poses to public health, including the health of school-age children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, no safe blood lead level in children has been identified. Even though the extent to which children are exposed to lead has been substantially reduced since the 1970s, it is unclear how many school buildings still have lead-based paint.
GAO was asked to study inspection and remediation efforts that protect children from exposure to lead in schools. In July 2018, GAO reported on lead in school drinking water. In this report, GAO describes the extent to which school districts reported inspecting for, and remediating, lead-based paint in schools.
To do this, GAO used survey and interview data collected as part of its July 2018 work on lead in school drinking water. For that work, GAO surveyed 549 randomly selected school districts from July to October 2017 asking whether they had inspected for, discovered, or remediated lead-based paint in the past 12 months. GAO also visited or interviewed officials in 17 school districts from February to October 2017. These districts were located in five states—Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Texas—and were selected because they vary in population density, geographic location, and the extent to which they required school-based lead testing and remediation with respect to drinking water (the focus of GAO’s July 2018 report). GAO also reviewed relevant federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
For more information, contact Jacqueline M. Nowicki at (202) 512-7215 or nowickij@gao.gov.
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Teaching Components of Integrative Courses
Kevin Svitana, Otterbein College
A unique aspect of this website is the flexibility of content and the application to different pedagogical uses. An example of using this resource to integrate various aspects of the Woburn story into a holistic teaching application is demonstrated in the Svitana and Bair, 2008 GSA presentation. The presentation describes how Woburn serves as a model for understanding the hazardous waste problem in the United States prior to the 1980s, and how the problem was brought to public attention. Public awareness led to federal and state regulations intended to remedy indiscriminate disposal of hazardous waste and the impacts to soil, air and water resources. These discussions use Woburn as a model to demonstrate historical context, government issues, social issues, problems with understanding science issues, defining health impacts related to environmental settings, financial accountability, etc., which ultimately led to legislating US EPA's Superfund program. The presentation also recognizes that Superfund has not been entirely been successful; specific Superfund sites are used as a case examples that demonstrate 'there are Superfund sites where well intended efforts have gone wrong'.
In this context, students are introduced to global warming issues (scientific, social, economic, regulatory, etc.) and are challenged to use Woburn resources as they relate to the federal hazardous waste program and begin to explore plans and programs to remediate carbon discharges that ultimately would affect the impacts of global climate change. In lieu of a mock trial, students are challenged to work in teams to develop climate change regulatory frameworks, energy programs, and social programs that would mitigate carbon discharges. Their programs are assessed for potential short-term and long-term successes and failures. The intent is to provide students an integrative decision-making framework to appreciate the difficulty of such large-scale problems.
This webpage presents ways of using the activities and resources in the website for teaching interdisciplinary courses that don't involve a mock trial. Below are lists of Student Learning Modules and materials from the Resources Collections for courses that focus on specific topics such as medical issues and cancer, expert witness techniques and trial procedures, or remediation approaches to Superfund sites. The Instructor's Activities & Assignments modules contain suggestions for implementing the materials in each of the Student Learning Modules. The examples below list some of the Instructor's Materials and portions of the Resource Collections that could be used in developing various interdisciplinary courses.
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GSA at 50 years 5 ways the GSA is bringing graduate students together
When Rice University's Graduate Student Association was formed in 1969, it had a singular focus: create a space for graduate students to hang out, relax and socialize after a long day of rigorous studies. Thus was borne Valhalla, a small bar (or "hobbit hole") tucked into the basement of Keck Hall that became a fixture of campus life. Over the years, the GSA evolved and expanded into what it is today — a robust support system that enriches graduate student life in a variety of ways. In honor of the GSA’s 50th anniversary celebration taking place during Homecoming & Reunion Nov. 1 & 2, 2019, we’re highlighting five (of many) fun ways the GSA brings the graduate student community together.
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1. Viva Valhalla
While Valhalla has changed little over the years, it is still, indisputably a centerpiece of graduate student life, whether students are enjoying the food and drink or holding fun events like Valhallaween and Carnavalhalla in the commons.
Top: Valhallaween, 2015. Bottom left: A view into Valhalla. (Photo by Tommy LaVergne) Bottom right: Carnavalhalla, 2018, a celebration of Brazilian culture held in the graduate student commons outside Valhalla. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)
“While on the surface it’s a cheap bar for grad students to let off steam, it’s so much more – it’s a community. Having a communal watering hole where grad students from across the university come together to rest, to laugh, to debate and, yes, to drink, allows for friendships to be built across schools, across disciplines and across cultures. Valhalla is an important part of what knits the GSA together across campus. Viva!” — Cat Majors ’19, GSA president for 2017-2018 and currently a postdoctoral scholar at Northwestern University
2. Celebrating international culture
GSA International Culture Night, 2016. (Photo credit: Hussain T. Hijazi - Pella Gallerie)
Wondering what it's like to hang out with brilliant scholars from all around the world? Look no further than Rice, where as of last year, 40 percent of Rice’s graduate students came from outside the United States and represented 73 different countries. For many, the diversity of the graduate student community is a defining characteristic of the university, and it's worth celebrating.
“Rice has always taken pride in its level of student diversity. When I was a student, Rice could boast of student presence from over 50 countries; this was unmatched at any U.S. school. This results in students developing broad outlooks with very fulfilling experiences."— Sumedh Warudkar ’13, an economist with Shell Oil Company who was GSA president in 2011-2012.
Top left: Members of the Black Graduate Student Association staff operate a booth at the 2019 GSA Culture Night. Other photos: GSA International Culture Night, 2016. (Photos by Hussain T. Hijazi - Pella Gallerie)
The GSA celebrates international diversity through a variety of events, from themed coffee breaks to thrilling performances held during Graduate International Culture Night. “It still warms my heart to think of this uniquely ‘Rice’ experience,” says Kristjan Stone MS '08, PhD '10, former GSA president and now a technologist with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and member of the ARA Board. He recalls seeding International Culture Night during the International Graduate Student Summit. “With all the collaboration, learning and celebration of different cultures — students were empowered and supported to affect positive change.”
“We have grads from all across the nation and the world, from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences. That diversity and the celebration of it is what I believe to be the reason why the Rice graduate community is so special.” — Hannah Pearce '22, GSA president and bioengineering Ph.D. student
3. A lil' friendly competition
From Beer Bike to Powder Puff to Ultimate Frisbee, graduate students showcase their competitive spirit in a variety of events throughout the year. (Image: Samantha Gean riding for GSA's Beer Bike team, 2015)
Top left: GSA Beer Bike, 2019. Top right: GSA "keg bike," 2003. Bottom: Beer Bike kickoff party, 2015.
Left: GSA Ultimate Frisbee, 2017. Right: GSA Powder Puff, 2018.
4. Getting career-ready
“The GSA collaborates with different offices at Rice and beyond Rice to create awareness of the resources available to the graduate student population. These efforts help them to enhance their soft skills, leadership skills and build a professionally rich resume so they can be more competitive in the job market. GSA also advocates for services pertaining to professional development that cater specifically to grad student needs.”
— Thasneem Frousnoon, GSA’s vice president for professional development and chemistry Ph.D. student
5. A drive to serve campus and community
Whether graduate students are volunteering their time to create a vibrant and inclusive campus community through GSA leadership positions, or they are engaging the broader Houston community through a variety outreach programs, one thing is clear: service is at the heart of the GSA.
The GSA organizes regular trips to the Houston Food Bank and partners with other campus organizations, including the Center for Civic Leadership and the Rice Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness.
“Whether it’s our inclusive traditions or our staunch advocacy for the wellbeing and success of all members of our community, it’s evident that we support each other at every opportunity. I appreciate more and more how open Rice graduate students are to working together both personally and professionally.” — Jason Guo ’20, graduate student in bioengineering and GSA president in academic year 2019.
The GSA 50th Anniversary Celebration takes place Nov. 1 & 2. For more information, visit gsa.rice.edu/alumni/50th. Follow the GSA on social media @RiceGSA.
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Exposé: The Lost Felonies
For Some Time Now We’ve Spared Coeymans Town Justice Phillip A. Crandall, Sr. Because He Seemed to be Less Corrupt or Ignorant than the likes of George Dardiani or Harold “Hal” Warner and his Tribe. Looks Like We May Have Been Mistaken.
When Ignorant Judges are Intimidated by Fast-Talking Lawyers: Criminals Go Free!
Please don’t misunderstand! I’m not soft on real criminals or crime. But I am in favor of a well-informed, fair, sensitive and compassionate, trustworthy and independent judiciary. I feel that if there’s solid evidence of a crime committed with real malice aforethought then it deserves severe treatment. If there’s no crime or no solid evidence, let it go and move on. But when judges are unabashedly corrupt, ignorant, unethical, and have become tools of political agendas and sleezebag lawyers or bobo cops, intimidating the innocent and punishing simple mistakes as crimes, then I go for the throat.
We’ve reported on the dire state of justice in New York State and the problems with the town and village court system where the all the education a judge needs is a high-school diploma, knows nothing about law, and might even be the local electrician or dog-catcher. That’s the situation in town and justice courts in New York State. It’s the situation right here in our own communities, especially in Ravena-Coeymans and in New Baltimore. The judges are ignorant, the don’t know the law, are barely literate, and pee themselves when they have to face a lawyer. (We published Justice in Name Only: Town and Village Courts in which we report on the terrible state of the town and village courts.)
Hiding His Intelligent Look
(and doing quite well)
Ravena Village Justice
Harold “Hal” Warner
But in Ravena-Coeymans we have too many cases of the “disappearing felony” going on. And in other cases we have the Coeymanazis and their Coeymanazi judges using law enforcement and the town and village courts to harrass, to intimidate, to retaliate. The corruption is rampant and the criminals benefit. For example, we have the Coeyman’s cops arresting and charging local juveniles with misdemeanors and felonies while the cops refuse to investigate residents’ complaints of harassment. At the same time, they’re using their police powers to retaliate and intimidate and harass, and the courts delay justice or refuse it outright. (See our article, There’s a F*&$%@% Elephant in the Room!!!)
Read our articles Albany DA Soares Continues Retaliation, Persecution , David Soares Has Lost All Dignity, Coeymans P.D. – Soares – Albany District Attorney – Times Union Affair, Albany County DA Has Perfected Stupidity (Opinion) to learn more about Albany D.A. P. David Soares.
Albany D.A. Soares
We can see the corruption at work in Ravena-Coeymans almost on a daily basis but that’s just the lowest level of this cancer. The real festering sore is in Albany, in the Albany District Attorney’s Office. The District Attorney picks and chooses the cases he wants to prosecute. He then assigns one of his staff monkeys the case and it’s prosecuted in the courts. So, when you have a balless wonder like Pudenda David Soares in the DA office, he’s a tool used by the local politicos and the local political machine to reward or to punish, you have a really seriously corrupt system working on the community. The political godfathers get you elected but you have to play the game and do what you’re told. So we have the situation in Ravena-Coeymans where the already dysfunctional town and village court system is at its worst, we have either mindless cowards or Coeymanazis on the bench, the tool in the DA office in Albany, Soares, ensures that local machines get what they want. (For a more tongue-in-cheek report on the incest that’s going on read our article, Dirty-Hands Jerry Deluca–Coeymans’ Own Bobo-Cop).
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Are you some kinda Schmuck?
So back to coeymans town justice Philip A. Crandal, Sr. We reported on a local case where a local business had to go to the New York State police and Albany County Sheriff to force the Coeymans P.D. to investigate major theft and vandalism. That was late in 2011. After six months of getting nowhere with the Coeymans P.D. who had assigned Coeymanazi-in-Chief Gerald “Dirty-Hands Jerry” Deluca (a.k.a. Bo-Bo-Cop) to investigate, and nothing happening, the NYS Police and the Albany County Sheriff were called in by the business and then the shite hit the fan. You should have been there to see Darlington and Deluca peeing themselves. Well, almost immediately, Scott Linden, the perp, was apprehended and charged. That was in mid-2012.
The Coeymans Taxpayer
We’ve received unconfirmed reports that the perp, Scott Linden, appeared before Coeymans town justice Phillip A. Crandall Sr., who pretty much turned the perp loose with a slap on the paw. Now, local business owners, based on that typical example, you can expect that any criminal can trespass on your property, damage your inventory, and make off with a vehicle, and if Bobo-cop Gerald “Dirty-Hands Jerry” Deluca is in charge of the investigation, it won’t get investigated. If the Coeymans cops under the Coeymanzi leadership of chief Dodo-cop Darlington are in charge of going after the perp, the perp can look forward to walking the streets unimpaired. And finally, when Bobo Cop is forced to investigate and the Coeymans cops are forced to arrest, the Coeymans courts will turn him loose anyway. That must be how the Coeymans machine gets its voter support. The Albany D.A. David Soares is in charge of prosecuting these criminals but if he’d rather do a plea bargain at the expense of the law-abiding residents, he’d sooner let the perp loose on the community rather than prosecute. That way Soares can get a piece of the action. So, who’s still wondering about the business friendliness of good ol’ Coeymans? Add to that toxic mix the perp who hires local shyster Michael J. Biscone who will do his magic at town court to make the felonies go away…for a hefty price, of course. All for the good and in the best interests of law-abiding Coeymans residents and taxpayers. Now doesn’t that make you fell all warm and fuzzy…and safe? NOT!
Actually, in our article published on August 24, 2012, Dardiani and Biscone Subject to Discipline! we called for disciplining both Coeymans town justice George Dardiani and shyster Michael Biscone (representing perp Scott Lendin). At that time we reported that Biscone should have been held in contempt of court by Dardiani, when Biscone told the judge, Dardiani, that he wasn’t going to bring in his client! Why? Because Biscone said the Coeymans police had screwed up the paperwork! Click this link to the article and read about the three-ring circus we call Coeymans!
Phillip A. Crandall, Sr
Coeymans Town Justice
Oye! Oye! Circus is in session!
We now have an unconfirmed report that Phillip A. Crandall, a Coeymans town justice, has joined the ranks of the corrupt, he’s earned his stripes as a confirmed Coeymans Clown, and as a blemish in the New York State Unified Court System. Why? You might well ask.
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Starting Point live blog for Wednesday May 23, 2012
This morning, "Starting Point" is live at 7am Eastern. Soledad O'Brien will talk with our panelists, TheBlaze.com columnist Will Cain, "American Individualism" author Margaret Hoover, and Roland Martin, host of "Washington Watch with Roland Martin." Our panel will be talking about the following top stories:
* Regulators eye Morgan Stanley's pre-Facebook IPO actions
* Biden: To profit is legitimate, but Bain is poor argument for Romney
* Egyptians vote in historic presidential elections
Share your comments in the section below. If you're not by a TV, you can watch us here at CNN.com/Live. Let's get started.
[UPDATED 7:04am ET] Former managing director of Bain Capital Ed Conard says that the idea that business leaders wouldn't great leaders for our country is "a little far-fetched." Conard rejects the idea that companies like Bain are predominantly concerned with making money, saying "you can't be successful with investors if you aren't successful with customers."
[UPDATED 7:10am ET] Sen. Ron Johnson calls the Secret Service prostitution scandal a "sad revelation" and says that he's interested in finding out how pervasive this type of attitude is at today's hearing. Johnson says that he wants to make sure that we "won't have a drip, drip, drip of similar incidents coming out in the next few months."
[UPDATED 7:31am ET] Reporting from Cairo, Rep. David Dreier says that noone knows who's going to win the Egyptian election because there's a wide range of views across the country. However, Rep. Dreier says that the U.S. looks forward to working with whoever is elected and emphasizes the "important, strategic" relationship between Egypt and America.
[UPDATED 7:45am ET] Sports Illustrated reporters David Epstein and Pablo Torre discuss transgender athlete Keelin Godsey's quest to join the Olympics track team, explaining that there is not much scientific information about transgender athletes and no uniformity about how to judge the gender category in which they will participate.
[UPDATED 8:07am ET] Christine Romans says that Facebook's trouble with their IPO is “an existential crisis for social media companies.”
[UPDATED 8:22am ET] Rep. Peter King explains that he was "very concerned" about yesterday's U.S. airways scare because this is a strategy that the Department of Homeland Security has been focusing on. Regarding the new movie about Osama Bin Laden, Rep. King says that he is worried that there is "too much cooperation and collaboration" between Hollywood, the Obama administration and the military.
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Will Cain was wrong about nicotine on Tues. Some people have stated that nicotine is as addictive as heroin. Also, the heart disease risks with nicotine are significant. Experts have estimated that cigarettes via nicotine kill as many people from heart disease as they do lung cancer. Caffeine may be a reasonable risk for the stimulant effect. Nicotine is a very dangerous health risk.
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Improving Educational Outcomes Through Assistive Technology
Joseph E. Campbell
Children with disabilities are entitled to a free and appropriate special education. These children may receive services from a number of professionals, including physical, speech and occupational therapist to ensure they are able to participate in and benefit from their special education program. For many of these children, traditional lecture-based instruction does not maximize learning potentials. This article calls on therapists and special educators to embrace and fully support students’ use of assistive technology in support of their education. This support has to include training the student and support staff to use the technology and it should include implementation and outcomes-based research to identify how and for whom technology is appropriate.
Is it cheating to use a calculator to answer math questions on a school assignment or test? Is it cheating to have a computer or tablet read a text to a student and then to read comprehension questions to the student for him or her to answer? Is it cheating to type answers to a spelling test while the rest of the class handwrites answers? Is it cheating to wear glasses while you copy notes from the board in front of the class? It is unlikely that anyone would ask the latter question. Perhaps however, people might ask the former questions. Graham and Richardson argue that more resources are needed to show educators and administrators ͞how technological adaptations can serve to dramatically level the academic playing field, especially for some of the most vulnerable students.͟1 Special education should be about providing students with the resources and strategies they will need as they transition from high school age children to young adults who can be as employable as possible, participate in post-secondary education or vocational training, and to live as independently as possible.
There is a wide range of technology available to help level the education playing field. This technology could be categorized as educational technology versus assistive technology. Educational technology includes software, projection boards, computers and web-based sites that allow teachers to augment lecture and other traditional teaching strategies. With these technologies, teachers are able to bring the world into the classroom. Woods Services (Woods) is an organization in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that, along with its affiliates in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, offers a continuum of services to 3,600 children and adults with disabilities. Woods has made a commitment to bring educational technology to the students served in its licensed private schools. Teachers use projected technology to engage students in current events such as the recent presidential debate, historical events such as the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during Black History Month, or to learn about animals saved by renewable palm oil efforts of people around the globe. Students are also able to use this technology to manipulate numbers and data on a board to enhance their understanding of math, science and reading materials. Woods is also committed to bringing assistive technology products and services to the people served in its programs.
Assistive technology is defined as ͞any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.͟2 Therapists and educators further differentiate assistive by complexity, i.e., low, mid, and high technology; and by purpose, e.g., communication, mobility, self-care. Low technology includes items that are low in cost and or easy to fabricate such as a pencil grip to improve fine motor skills for writing or a slant board to hold a book upright for a student who cannot hold it. Mid technology includes items that are not so easy to build but are not terribly expensive. A single message speech generating device might fall into this category. High technology includes those expensive items that often need insurance, funding or grants to underwrite the expense. Included in this category are items such as power wheelchairs, dynamic speech generating communication devices, screen and text reading devices, and eye gaze systems for communication or computer access. Use of assistive technology does not give someone an unfair advantage; rather, it gives people with disabilities an opportunity to engage in the activities that are meaningful. It is important for families, teachers, therapists, and others to support individuals in getting the maximum benefit from the technology.
At Woods, individuals use technology to support many aspects of their daily living. School age and adult residents use a range of wheelchairs and mobility devices. A very active physical therapy department assesses residents’ mobility needs, advocates for the most appropriate device, writes letters of medical necessity to procure insurance funding, trains the residents to use the device, trains staff to help support the residents, and ensures the equipment is maintained for use and safety.
This level of mobility equipment management by skilled physical therapists helps to reduce the risk of falls and pressure sores. It has also helped to ensure residents are able to get to school, get around school, participate in paid vocational opportunities, get to and around the community, and otherwise engage in life activities that are meaningful to them. This level of expertise and support may not be available to people with disabilities living in other environments. Jirikowic and Kerfeld write that, because children who use adapted equipment for mobility face higher rates of inactivity and obesity, they benefit from health promoting physical activities.3 Using this approach, we have seen some residents at Woods thrive because of the skilled intervention services offered in therapy, education, and residential programming. One resident came to Woods Services in a state of clinical obesity, unable to walk and using a wheelchair for all mobility needs. With a strong effort to strengthen core and skeletal muscles, a structured diet program and a lot of work by the resident himself, within months of admission, he had lost weight, was standing, and taking steps and eventually using a walker. For musculoskeletal health, this was a major benefit for the resident. He still uses assistive technology for mobility; however, the ability for him to stand and walk adds greatly to his skin integrity, cardiovascular and bone health.
Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) at Woods Services work with individuals to improve communication skills using a range of alternative and augmentative strategies. Solutions can be no tech, e.g., use of sign language; low tech, such as using pictures to exchange between communication partners; mid tech devices such as a switch with a single recorded message like, ͞I need to use the bathroom͟; high tech solutions include dynamic speech generating devices that an individual might activate by looking at the device’s display screen. These therapists also advocate strongly on behalf of residents to get funding for these very necessary and sometimes expensive devices and systems. Some of the higher end devices can cost several thousands of dollars. To maximize the benefit from alternative and augmentative communication systems, the SLPs work across campus to train residents, teachers, and support staff to use the systems. The challenge sometimes is to convince people that while a new communication system might be harder to use initially, with a concerted effort the systems will allow residents to communicate to a higher potential.
Occupational therapists work with residents at Woods to use assistive technology to hold pencils, pens, and crayons to write with a more mature grasp and with greater legibility. Residents are also using computers, tablets, and keyboards as alternative to handwriting. Residents are assessed for the need of safety equipment in bathrooms such as shower chairs. Low tech items such as elastic laces are issued to residents. This simple solution allows an individual to go from needing staff support to tie shoes, to being independent with donning shoes.
Teachers advocate for technology. Some are early adopters of available and recommended technology. Newer teachers bring ideas they have learned of from their education programs and or student teaching experiences. More seasoned teachers bring a wealth of experience that sometimes includes the use of technology. It is sometimes the teachers who are the drivers of innovative approaches using technology.
While all of these professionals have experience and expertise, it can still be challenging to get agreement on how to improve educational outcomes. Some have argued that to use a speech generating device will discourage nonverbal children from learning to speak. Studies have shown, however, that the opposite is true; speech generating devices may facilitate the development of speech.4 Anecdotally, this author has heard professionals argue that children who write with very poor legibility need to practice more and thus should not be using keyboards to produce written work or to take spelling tests. The counter argument is, why wait? What if significant improvements in handwriting never occur? From a developmental perspective, it might be more beneficial to the student to separate handwriting from spelling and producing written work. Allow the students to demonstrate what they have learned through the most efficient means available to them.
Similar arguments have been made against students using technology to complete math assignments. Teachers rightly argue that it is important for students to develop automaticity with math, memorizing math tables and facts so that they can quickly access that information to complete advanced math functions. Another argument, however, is that for some students it might be more important to learn math problem-solving strategies early rather than waiting to see if they can learn to memorize the multiplication table. At Woods, students have access to regular calculators and large button calculators to accommodate needs related to fine motor or visual impairments. Other students with low vision and/or intellectual disabilities utilize talking calculators that confirm which buttons they have pressed and the total calculations. This author advocates allowing students with disabilities to use calculators in class and on tests. If the goal is to be able to use math in everyday lives, it is more important for students to develop strategies to use the tools that will get the correct answers.
There is a lack of empirical studies demonstrating the effectiveness of assistive technology.5 Providers of assistive technology products and services have long relied on the anecdotal, single subject reporting of the success assistive technology has on improving the lives of individuals. At Woods Services, technology has allowed residents to be employable who otherwise could not, to get onto the internet, to write a paper for class, to speak to a mom, to self-advocate, and to enjoy hobbies such as taking pictures. What is needed, however, are more successful applications of assistive technology products and services to serve the greater community of people with diverse abilities. More success will not only make technology use more acceptable but will allow providers to better prescribe the correct technological solutions.
To meet the educational, vocational, and residential needs of a heterogeneous population of people with disabilities, education professionals must be willing to provide an array of options to engage children in their individualized education program. Likewise, there needs to be an acceptance of different options for acceptable outcomes.
A recent rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania illustrated the need for options as more than 1000 people with disabilities, including some who are supported by Woods Services, made it known to political representatives of the need for a continuum of employment options, including sheltered and supported employment. So, too, must there be a range of options for students to learn and to demonstrate to teachers, families, and employers not only their abilities, but their value to their families and communities. Assistive technology does not help people cheat; it gives people of diverse abilities opportunities to participate in meaningful life experiences.
1. Robert Graham and Warnie Richardson, ͞Levelling the Playing Field: Assistive Technology, Special Education, and a Canadian Perspective.͟ American International Journal of Contemporary Research 2, no. 1 (January 2012).
2. Assistive Technology Act of 2004, Pub L. 108-364, 29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.
3. Tracy L. Jirikowic and Cheryl I. Kerfeld, ͞Health-Promoting Physical Activity of Children Who Use Assistive Mobility Devices: A Scoping Review.͟ American Journal of Occupational Therapy 70, no. 5 (July 2016).
4. Joseph E. Campbell and Kathleen M. Mears, ͞Habilitative Treatments,͟ in The Autism Spectrum Scientific Foundations and Treatment, ed. Mark Reber, 217-238 (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012).
5. Anne H. Watson, Max Ito, Roger O. Smith, and Lori T. Anderson, ͞Effect of Assistive Technology in a Public School Setting,͟American Journal of Occupational Therapy 64, no. 1 (January 2010).
6. Crissa Shoemaker DeBree, ͞Sheltered Workshop Supporters Rally at State Capitol, Testify at Legislative Hearing,͟ Bucks County Intelligencer (March 13, 2017), accessed March 20, 2017, http://www.theintell.com/news/local/sheltered-workshop-supporters-rally-at-state-capitol-testify-at-legislative/article_8ae8f17c-6015-512c-987a-da28a1076414.html.
Joseph E. Campbell, MEd, OTR/L is Assistant Director of Special Education and Senior Occupational Therapist at Woods Services in Langhorne, PA. He also serves as an adjunct instructor for Philadelphia University. He has worked as an occupational therapist for more than 20 years serving children and adults with autism and other disabilities.
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Journalist who exposed ChVK Wagner mercenaries, dead after ‘jumping’ from balcony
by Kurt T Apr 19, 2018
Russian journalist, Maxim Borodin, has died after falling five stories from his apartment balcony last week in Yekaterinburg. Borodin was essential in breaking the story about the Wagner mercenaries killed by United States military forces in Syria earlier this year when they attacked an oil refinery in Dier ez-Zor. The initial story included damning communications between Wagner men on the ground and members of the company’s headquarters element. According to sources and the transcriptions, hundreds of Wagner men were killed during the operation by U.S. military artillery and air support.
Presently, investigating Russian officials are advocating that Borodin’s death was a suicide but have released very little information about what transpired. Though he survived the fall, he later succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital according to reports. The new organization he wrote for, Novy Den, specialized in investigative journalism centered around crime and government corruption. His managing editor, Polina Rumyantseva, stated over the weekend that there was no way Borodin would have killed himself and that she found the explanation overly simplistic. Many within the Russian media circles have called for an impartial third-party investigation due to the suspicious circumstances of Borodin’s death.
Wagner Group employees around 2,500 mercenaries at any given moment and have been instrumental in the Crimean conflict as well as Syria. During the course of the last few months, leaders within the company have come forward to shed light on Wagner’s inner workings. Men are often contracted under oil and gas labor pretenses, then deployed accordingly to a conflict zone where they are paid thousands of dollars for a several month-long rotation. In the past videos and pictures have surfaced of these men operating in such places. One incredibly disturbing video surfaced of a group of Russian men smashing a captured ISIS fighters hand with a sledgehammer. In anonymous interviews, Wagner men have confessed to employing torture to obtain information for the Russian military; using techniques that involve a specialist using a spoon to remove detainees eyeballs. Wagner works directly with or under the Russian military according to the same insider sources.
Featured Image Courtesy of Borodin’s Facebook
About Kurt T
Spent 4 years with the United States Marine Corps and an additional 3 years with the Kurdish Peshmerga and Ukrainian Army.
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Canadian Arrested in Macau for Attempting to Defraud Company Out of $284 Million
Earlier this month, a court in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian sentenced Canadian national Robert Lloyd Schellenberg to death for drug smuggling. The decision immediately faced sharp criticism from the Canadian leadership.
Fact Checking 101: Media Debunks Claims of Malaysian King’s Impending Divorce With His Russian Wife
While a number of media outlets spread reports of an upcoming divorce between the king and his Russian wife, citing hearsay and unnamed “insiders”, the bride’s father and friends dismissed these claims from the get-go.
Nine Japanese Companies Receive Envelopes With Substance Suspected to Be Cyanide - Reports
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Nine Japanese companies have received envelopes containing typewritten messages with threats and white powder that appears to be highly toxic potassium cyanide, the NHK broadcaster reported.
Philippines Cathedral Bombing: 20 Dead, 81 Injured as Bomb Went Off During Sunday Mass
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll in the blasts that hit a cathedral in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on Sunday morning has climbed to 20 people, while the number of injured reached 81, local media reported, citing police.
US 'Serious' About Promoting Peace in Afghanistan, Withdrawing Troops From Country - Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is willing to promote peace in Afghanistan and withdraw its troops from the country, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.
Canada PM Asks for Ambassador to China Resignation Amid Ottawa-Beijing Tensions
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on Saturday that he had asked for and accepted the resignation of the country's ambassador to China amid crisis in the Canadian-Chinese relations.
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Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced blast resistant rice germplasm
G. C. Eizenga, H. A. Agrama, F. N. Lee, W. Yan, Y. Jia
Crop Sciences
Blast, Magnaporthe oryzae B. Couch, and sheath blight, Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, are major fungal diseases of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the USA. Resistance to U.S. M. oryzae races was observed in 91 newly introduced rice accessions, suggesting these accessions are possible sources of novel blast resistance genes (Pi-genes) that could be incorporated into U.S. rice cultivars. The genes Pi-ta and Pi-b have been introduced into U.S. cultivars and characterized molecularly. The objective of this research was to identify new Pi-genes in the aforementioned accessions by differentiating known Pi-genes, determining relatedness of the accessions with SSR markers, and identifying associations of SSR markers with blast resistance and sheath blight resistance. Twenty-seven accessions were identified with resistance to U.S. blast races and as having neither the Pi-ta nor Pi-b gene. Based on 125 SSR markers distributed over the rice genome, 11 of the 27 accessions were closely related to each other, but the remaining 16 accessions had varying levels of genotypic diversity, including two accessions selected from crosses of the Asian cultivated species, O. sativa, with the African cultivated species, O. glaberrima. Blast resistance traits were associated with 32 of the 125 SSR markers and sheath blight resistance traits with 19 markers. Of the 32 blast-associated markers, 20 were located in chromosomal regions previously identified as containing Pi-genes. The remaining 12 markers will provide the basis for discovering additional Pi-genes.
https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2006.0143
Magnaporthe oryzae
Thanatephorus cucumeris
Eizenga, G. C., Agrama, H. A., Lee, F. N., Yan, W., & Jia, Y. (2006). Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced blast resistant rice germplasm. Crop Science, 46(5), 1870-1878. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2006.0143
Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced blast resistant rice germplasm. / Eizenga, G. C.; Agrama, H. A.; Lee, F. N.; Yan, W.; Jia, Y.
In: Crop Science, Vol. 46, No. 5, 09.2006, p. 1870-1878.
Eizenga, GC, Agrama, HA, Lee, FN, Yan, W & Jia, Y 2006, 'Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced blast resistant rice germplasm', Crop Science, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 1870-1878. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2006.0143
Eizenga GC, Agrama HA, Lee FN, Yan W, Jia Y. Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced blast resistant rice germplasm. Crop Science. 2006 Sep;46(5):1870-1878. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2006.0143
Eizenga, G. C. ; Agrama, H. A. ; Lee, F. N. ; Yan, W. ; Jia, Y. / Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced blast resistant rice germplasm. In: Crop Science. 2006 ; Vol. 46, No. 5. pp. 1870-1878.
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Bank Shots. Rates Play Rim Protector.
April 6, 2019 August 14, 2019 by STOCKjAW
your couch belts for all the excitement. It’s simultaneously time for both the Final Four, and Earnings Season. Did your bank transfer? “Survive and move on” remains the way. Please be advised. No shortage of Cinderellas or shilling money managers exists now. And once again, none will fail to foul or front for their favorite financial.
It’s make believe time all over again. Super-heated gases will leak forth from your screens. Back up. Content and advertising will meld. Trash will be talked. This smear of nonsense will end only after earnings are done, the nets are cut down, or CNBC finally bloats into a purely promotional gas giant.
“We love Tech–and the financials right here.” Goddammit. Jamie Dimon doesn’t even “like the financials right here.” “Why do you like the filthy financials?” “They’re cheap, like dirt, and they hit their fros.” Well–of course they do. What else have the banks had to do, except work their fros? NIM is nonexistent.
The banks haven’t done a goddamn thing since that guy on the $10 bill was running the Treasury. What about now? Did Wells Fargo, Chase, or Skank of America transfer to your Final Four? STOCKjAW takes a reality look, again.
Shadows of nonsense lie directly ahead. Separating truth from hype shouldn’t be so hard. Prepare for yet another earnings season featuring a lineup of third-string money managers plugging the financials. Read on for the simpler truth about this group.
many times is one able to listen? Nonetheless, here come the bank shots once again; “We really like the financials right here.” The flush of earnings begin next week. JPM, Wells, PNC, and FRC, all report before open next Friday. Citigroup(C), Goldman Sachs(GS), and M&T(MTB) report on Monday the 15th. “We think the big banks are a bargain. They’re trading at–.” Whatever.
Back on March 13th Cramer plugged Wells Fargo. The story was that the bank that ran the largest single bank fraud in U.S. history has changed. Wells has changed:
Cramer: “What we wanted to know was whether there was anything new that might effect the bank’s outlook going forward, and there really wasn’t…I know they deserve to be raked over the coals for what it did…They’ve spent two years cleaning up their corporate culture…I think there’s a real case to be made for buying Wells right here.”
“Wells has tanked. It’s been de-risked.”– Jim Cramer
“We can actually judge Wells on it’s merits…record earnings, highest load growth in two years. It’s trading on less than nine times next year’s earnings…it pays a 3.6% dividend. What’s the catalyst, what’s the reason to buy it? It’s put in a bad sentiment low–a hatred low. The risk/reward has gotten very attractive here…for those willing to be patient. The stock has gotten de-risked.”
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/03/13/cramer-why-wells-fargo-can-ultimately-reclaim-its-spot-at-the-top.html
*All following numbers were compiled on 4-4-19. As of Saturday morning, 4-6-19, Wells(WFC) one year total return is actually -5.5%.
-The Wells Difference-
When you fail to beat your benchmark, the S&P 500($SPX.)
“Established 1852. Re-established 2018. From day one we always came through for our customers.” –Wells Fargo ad.
On a forward-rolling one year basis, including a 3.68% reinvested dividend, the full-bore recidivist criminal bank known as Wells Fargo returned -4.1%. Meanwhile it’s S&P 500 benchmark produced an 8.87% gain. That means you could have remained firmly perched atop your thumb, doing zero research, and no market monitoring, and out-performed the bank by 12.88%. At this very moment you would net an 8.67% gain, assuming your S&P tracking ETF charged a total net expense ratio of 0.2%.
Schwab employs an equity rating system ranging A through F. WFC, BAC, and JPM, are all assigned an A rating, translating to “Strongly Out-Perform.” Schwab’s “SER” ratings are a hands-off black box model–numbers in, numbers out. No variable inputs exist for disgust, contempt, or a prolonged history of brute victimizing fraud.
For a three year stint with the criminal crew known as Wells Fargo you would have bagged a 10.8% return, including auto-reinvested dividends. S&P 500 three year return through 2-28-19, 44.11%.
S&P Global estimates WFC will earn $4.93 per share FY’19, up from FY’18’s $4.31, an EPS growth of 14.3%. Revenues are estimated up from FY’18’s 64.6b to 84.2b, a 31.8% growth rate. Any way you slice it that’s impressive growth. A forward-rolling 1 year estimate suggests 18% EPS growth. WFC is said to have a net margin of 26.7%, and a ROE(return on equity) of 11.8 vs. the S&P’s 16.
Losing only 0.5% rather than Wells’ -4.1% isn’t really a reason to celebrate. What do you call it when you dump all dividends back in and still lose? Defeat.
of American(BAC) and Comerica(CMA) report on the 16th. That’s a week from Tuesday. Good news. If your were somehow fortunate enough to own BAC for three months, you’d be up 13.6%, without even throwing in the dividends. However, the last three months have proved the only profitable period out of the past one year. However, owning BAC for three years would have paid you very nicely, 131.9%, including dividend reinvestment. Five years got you 87%.
Rely on these facts. Bank of America is truly dirt cheap, except on sales, 3.07 vs. 2.13 for it’s benchmark. There are those who will tell you a big market drop is in the wind. Some always say precisely that. Yet, lover P/Es survive much better when markets reprice. BAC qualifies. But don’t expect stellar performance. ROE 11% vs. the benchmark’s 16%, and forward EPS estimate of 9.6% vs. 17%.
Running a bank is tough. Running one of the largest banks in history is mind-bendingly tough. By all accounts Jamie Dimon does so better than anyone else. That’s one reason his hair’s that color. Nice smile.
Jamie’s
JP Morgan(JPM), Wells Fargo(WFC), PNC Financial(PNC), and First Republic(FRC) all report before open next Friday, the 12th. JPM brought you a 4.59% six month return, without dividends. You got 2.27% over the past month. Sticking with this bank for three years, while tossing in all dividends netted you 94.6%. It’s hard to be unhappy with that. But JPM is stunningly expensive on cash flow; 84.6% vs. the benchmark’s 19.3%. It’s also trades at a 50% premium on sales. The bank’s ROE is 13.3% vs. 16%. BAC’s our clear choice, if forced to choose.
A flat yield curve offers little room for banks to lend profitably. Until that changes, banks will not thrive, regardless of what fund managers may claim. It’s called math.
Rounding out the Big Six.
Total return, 1 year.
Citigroup -2.7%, including 2.73% dividends auto-reinvested.
Morgan Stanley -14.2%, with 2.67% dividend auto-reinvested.
Goldman Sachs -18.7%, with 1.58% dividend auto-reinvested.
Life is tough when there’s a lid on the bucket. Bank’s have no NIM(net interest margin) when rates are this low. J. Powell’s camping in the paint and swatting shots with both hands like a 7’6″, 315lbs. rim bastard. When the fed puts a lid on rates banks suffer. That’s why the yield curve’s a part of our everyday. It’s also why banks make less money and receive less love.
season is kicking off. Now begins the bizarre safari of semi-obscure money mangers saying things like “Delta’s our largest position.” Look up DAL for that joke. No doubt we will be hearing love for the financials “right here.” That’s like naming the airport Mega-Hooters as your favorite bar/restaurant. “Really–it’s their giant onion rings yo.”
We get financial love when speaking about Square(SQ), or Paypal(PYPL) maybe, or MasterCard(MA). All are very expensive, SQ being hyper-expensive. Late-cycle markets are a very good time to watch price even more closely then usual. For us, big banks remain a limited attraction. BAC bears a look. When the yield curve, well actually curves, banks will roar back.
Some will tell you now is the time to buy, before they once again become pricey. We’re thinking like that, but rates are going no higher anytime soon, unless Powell spins back on his word. And Wells? When we think of Wells we always see a miniature car in a circular spotlight with about fifteen clowns piling out. Amen.
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Ain't gonna ride this Ninky Nonk
Posted on October 10, 2010 January 24, 2016 by James Lark
I wanted to like it. I really did. It’s narrated by Derek Jacobi, for crying out loud. But In The Night Garden is the most depressing piece of television I’ve seen since the-one-where-it-took-David-Tennant-three-hours-to-regenerate.
If you’re not in the know (and believe me unless you have children there’s absolutely no reason why you should be), this is a programme from Andrew Davenport and Anne Wood, producers of Teletubbies, who have said that they ‘wanted to explore the difference between being asleep and being awake from a child’s point of view: the difference between closing your eyes and pretending to be asleep and closing your eyes and sleeping.’ The way in which this pretentious concept realises itself on the screen is with a little girl in bed imagining a character called Igglepiggle sailing in a tiny boat (Igglepiggle is a wonky blue character who could pass for a foetal Teletubby). The stars turn into flowers and suddenly Igglepiggle is leaping through the Night Garden, which is essentially a wooded version of Teletubby land. (Clearly, even when exploring the world of dreams, Davenport and Wood have rather limited imaginations.)
And then… well, things just sort of happen. A train thing called a Ninky Nonk clatters its way over the turf, as Sir Derek giggles ‘oh no, it’s the Ninky Nonk!’ Some wooden animated characters called the Pontipines come out of their house one at a time, then dance to tinkly synthesised music. Some CGI birds on a tree nod their heads in time to some tinkly synthesised music. Igglepiggle comes on and Sir Derek sings (rather badly) to some tinkly synthesised music the following information:
‘Yes my name is Igglepiggle
Iggle-piggle-wiggle-wiggle-piggle,
Yes my name is Igglepiggle
Iggle-piggle-wiggle-wiggle-woo.’
And so it goes on. I only watched one episode, though in fairness it was half an hour long (which frankly explains why there’s so much bloody dancing in it – padding, it’s called) but I imagine each of the 100 episodes follows a similar pattern of the same disconnected occurrences accompanied by tinkly music and nonsense words. A sort of story did emerge after 17 minutes involving the loss of Igglepiggle’s blanket (he was too busy dancing to see where it went), but it’s fair to say that this programme is thin on narrative.
And indeed thin on content. The whole ethos of the programme, like Teletubbies, seems to be that the more random, gaudy things there are moving about on the screen, the more distracting it will be for the young people who have been put in front of it to stare gormlessly at a screen for half an hour (half an hour!). Hence the meaningless succession of things happening without any development of ideas – it’s as lightweight and brain-dead as a noisy action film about robots hitting each other.
Children’s television wasn’t always thus.
It’s hard to find an exact comparison in the television of yesteryear, since very little television was aimed at such a young age range (parents still had this old-fashioned idea of letting their children explore real things before plopping them in front of moving pictures; my friend’s mother used to sit him in front of the washing machine if he wanted colourful things moving about in front of him). The makers of In the Night Garden would possibly cite The Magic Roundabout as an influence, and one of their random colourful objects is a rotating pagoda (an homage? Or a rip-off?). But whilst I’m sure any toddler would enjoy the psychedelic visuals and lively characters of The Magic Roundabout, the subtlety of Eric Thompson’s erudite storytelling is probably better suited to a slightly older audience (some would say around the age you go to university…).
A better comparison would be the work of Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate, in particular Bagpuss and The Clangers. These were pioneering children’s programmes and superficially In the Night Garden owes a lot to them: repetition of patterns forms their basis, a variety of colourful characters populate their surreal landscapes, music underscores each event. And yes, there is even dancing in some of them.
So what is it that sets them apart?
Fundamentally, I think it’s this: they tell brilliant stories. Complex, interesting stories involving complex and well-rounded people with characteristics we can recognise in the world around us. Bagpuss is a programme about storytelling, about the tales told by a single object (a shoe, a wooden mill, a ship in a bottle) whilst The Clangers runs the gamut of human experience, from greed to vanity, from friendship to love, from childbirth to attempted invasion. Even when something really surreal happens (and it does), we see the Clangers finding solutions to problems and discovering more about themselves – nothing ever just happens. There was even a special edition of the programme about the workings of democracy.
And of course even very young children can follow this, it’s simply patronising to think that they can only deal with colour and movement and baby talk (‘eh-oh…’); children learn to read body language long before they learn to talk. And of course the other half of the target audience (the parents) are equally entertained on a different level. (I happen to be writing a substantial orchestral work celebrating Firmin and Postgate’s achievements, so I’ve been immersed in both programmes and, at 31 years old, am thoroughly enjoying them.)
In ten minutes, each episode of these programmes packs far more in, in terms of story, character and meaning, than In the Night Garden seems inclined to attempt in three times as long. These are characters with aspirations and dreams – it’s no coincidence that an episode of Bagpuss is about a flying machine whilst the dream of flight is one of the major obsessions of the Clangers. They are looking to learn, to develop, to better themselves. So music is not just there as an arbitrary accompaniment to their actions – in Bagpuss it’s the way the characters communicate and tell stories; the Clangers actually use music to fly! And when Small Clanger dances it’s not just for the sake of it (why are you dancing, Igglepiggle? I mean, why???), it’s always the result of a personal triumph.
It’s not just about the stories and characters, of course – the wit and style of these children’s programmes is arguably unsurpassed to this day. In fact, to list the reasons why Bagpuss or The Clangers or indeed Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog are superior is simply to run down the criteria of good television in general: the music is uniformly superb (not the plinky plonky crap that runs through In the Night Garden like a hernia, which is entirely written by one of the producers, though that’s not very impressive since he only managed to come up with one tune), they each have a distinctive look of their own (no Teletubby land lookalikes here) and they are underpinned by the comforting, nuanced narration of Oliver Postgate (better, in fact – and I can hardly believe I’m going to say this, but I am – better than that of Sir Derek Jacobi). And miraculously, they were all filmed for next to nothing in Oliver Postgate’s shed (In the Night Garden cost £14.5 million and still manages to look cheap). Ultimately, the Postgate/Firmin collaborations were made by people who really cared about their characters, about their audience, indeed about the future of humankind. In the Night Garden seems to have been designed primarily to shut kids up and sell merchandise.
So my heartfelt advice (nay, plea) to parents of children who have reached an age where the washing machine is no longer providing ample entertainment, is to invest in some DVDs; load up on Bagpuss, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine – you’ll thank me, and you’ll keep thanking me, because when your children become too old and too young to continue enjoying those DVDs, they will have grown up with the discernment to drag you along to sophisticated, well-made films at the cinema rather than brain-dead ones about robots hitting each other.
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you are highly wrong about the tv show in the night gardenIn my opinion i believe you are highly wrong about the television show in the night garden. Are you 3 years old? do you watch cbeebies? Children love this show as it enetertains them. It is your matter of opinion about this television show but personally i believe you are very wrong and do not understand what the young toddlers of todays modern society do not care about old tv shows such as bagpuss, new tv shows mean new viewers. We are in the 21st century i think its about time you join us!
I love, In The Night Garden. I watch it every day and love all of the characters. I love how Iggle piggle falls backwards when he is worried and how he is comforted, the huge ball bouncing from tree to tree, Upsa daisy singing “beautifully” into her microphone and the ninky nonk and the pinky ponk.
Makka Pakka is such a darling character with his squeaky og pog, sponge and soap.
If everyone watched and listened to it the world would be full of happiness.
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Ian Erix unleashes compelling pop sound!
The single will be supported by fantastically fun promotional campaign titled #ShakeThatThingLike
In the #ShakeThatThingLike Challenge, fans can upload a video of themselves dancing and “shaking that thing like…” to Shangri-la, and send it to @IanErix with the hashtags #ShakeThatThingLike #PickMe #StudentCity
The winner wins an epic spring break or summer holiday courtesy of US travel agency Student City who are partnered with Ian Erix on the project.
Based in New York but moulded by extensive world travel thanks to a fascinating music career that’s taken him around the globe, Ian Erix is a colourful character who brings to mind the extroverted stage presences of Lady Gaga and Panic! At The Disco. His pop music is influenced by the contrasting worlds of EDM and punk, all the while retaining its accessibility and radio friendly nature – pleasing to both steadfast and casual music fans alike.
Having been featured on MTV and radio stations around the world, his new single ‘Shangri-La’ is set to be his first single from a new album which is coming soon. Based on a daydream about a perfect utopian paradise, the lyrics describe an idyllic escape from the world, direct from the weird and wonderful imagination of Ian Erix.
The single and competition will be the start of an exciting summer period for Erix, who is looking to continue his run of performances at festivals around the world, the highlight of which was sharing a stage with David Guetta on New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro in front of a live crowd of 2.5 million people.
With those live gigs on the horizon and an album on the way too, it’s set to be the hottest summer yet for Ian Erix. ‘Shangri-La’ will be released on June 1st.
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The telco revolutionized mobile voice calling through the philosophy of ‘pay per use’ in 2009. In November 2010, Tata Teleservices launched 3G services in India. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers across wireline and wireless networks on GSM, CDMA and 3G platforms.
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Planets visited by the Fourth Doctor
Planets visited by the Eighth Doctor
Planets visited by the Eleventh Doctor
Planets visited by River Song
Planets in the War in Heaven
Locations in the War in Heaven
Shada (prison)
PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet
WC: Shada
AUDIO: Movers
AUDIO: Shada
AUDIO: A Labyrinth of Histories
PROSE: Shada
COMIC: The One
PROSE: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen
You may wish to consult Shada for other, similarly-named pages.
Shada was the prison of the Time Lords, locked in a bubble outside the universe, (PROSE: Shada) for would-be conquerors of the universe. (WC: Shada) According to some accounts, it was a full prison planet; (COMIC: The One, PROSE: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen) according to other accounts, it was just a planetoid or asteroid. (PROSE: Shada, Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen, AUDIO: Shada)
Features Edit
The prison was both locked in a bubble outside the universe and timelocked. (PROSE: Shada) It was contained by a quantum wall and its surface was patrolled by robot guardians. (COMIC: The One) All of the Spiral Politic could be seen moving through its history from a viewing area in the prison. (AUDIO: A Labyrinth of Histories)
The prisoners of Shada were stored each in their own separate cryogenic cell, alive, but frozen in time, in perpetual imprisonment. (PROSE: Shada) Prisoners had dragon tattoos which snapped upon their release. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)
During the War in Heaven, when the Great Houses began using their prison planet more often, War criminals began to fit themselves with ice-proof secondary nervous systems to help them in case they were sent there. Realising that this made it too easy to break out of cryogenics, the Great Houses started directly linking prisoners' nervous systems into self-repeating time-frames through the convict tattoos on their upper right arms. (AUDIO: Movers)
The prison stored a "backup" history of the Homeworld as a safety feature should the Great Houses be destroyed or erased from time. The prison also had a access to the Great Houses' records library. (AUDIO: A Labyrinth of Histories)
The villainous Skagra managed a successful jail break of the prisoners while in search of Salyavin, the notorious Time Lord criminal who had developed a means of projecting his own thoughts into anyone's mind. Skagra believed that with this power, he could impose his own thoughts and will on the universe. Salyavin, though, had already escaped and was living a peaceful life as Professor Chronotis of the University of Cambridge. (PROSE: Shada)[additional sources needed]
Five million Krikkitmen were stored in their own dimension on Shada after the Krikkit War. The Fourth Doctor eventually borrowed The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey from Chronotis and returned to destroy them, but a few escaped Krikkitmen let them out. While on Shada, the Doctor also saw Sontarans, an Ice Lord, and a Krarg. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen)
The Eleventh Doctor visited Shada in search of the Master's TARDIS. He entered by crashing the Then and the Now onto the quantum wall containing the prison. After landing, he remembered the planet's name. (COMIC: The One)
Other notable prisoners Edit
A view of the Shada prisons. (WC: Shada)
While searching for Salyavin, Skagra accessed the records of war criminal Rungar and mass-murderer Sabjatrik who were also prisoners in perpetuity. (WC: Shada, AUDIO: Shada) According to one account, Lady Scintilla was imprisoned in Shada for "conspiring with Carrionites". (PROSE: Shada)
Shada held other renegade Time Lords. The Master was imprisoned there, though he also escaped. This happened just before the Third Doctor's first confrontation with him since the latter's exile to Earth. (PROSE: Prisoners of the Sun)
Daniel Joyce had the tattoo of a prisoner of Shada. (PROSE: Unnatural History)
Grandfather Paradox was imprisoned on Shada. (Legend had it that he had been imprisoned rather than executed because "everyone was more afraid of him dead than alive".) Early during Romana's Presidency, she suffered an epileptic fit under the influence of the Carnival Queen and signed an executive order freeing three hundred prisoners from Shada, including the Grandfather, who led the freed prisoners. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet) When Cousin Justine was tried and convicted by the ruling Houses, since she held the Grandfather's shadow, she was sent to the prison-world to finish the Grandfather's sentence. (AUDIO: In the Year of the Cat) However, she was rescued. (AUDIO: A Labyrinth of Histories)
Devonire began his search for Grandfather Paradox's arm in the prison, and he was later imprisoned there in perpetuity. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
The Heretic was either killed by the Time Lords or imprisoned on Shada after plotting to regenerate the universe. (AUDIO: The Two Masters)
Shada as it was originally meant to appear.
In the unaired serial, Shada was originally going to hold a Dalek, a Cyberman and a Zygon, but the scenes set in Shada's interior were never recorded.
The completed TV serial had the recognisable shadows of some aliens in its cells including an Ice Warrior and a Zygon.
The webcast illustration of Shada's interior contains several Daleks, as well as Arthur Dent and Zaphod Beeblebrox from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as a nod to Douglas Adams.
Shada at the Faction Paradox wiki
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Closures in Swift
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The filter function allows us to easily narrow down an array of elements to values that match a predicate. In this video, let's build the filter function!
Higher Order Functions: Map, Filter, Reduce and more
Map and flatMap demystified
One of the most common operations we conduct with arrays
is to iterate through it and
use elements that match a particular predicate or set of requirements.
For example, you've written code in the past to iterate through a range of values
using a for loop and append to a new array only the even numbered values.
Of course, there's another standard library function to handle
exactly this kind of code, the filter function.
So, new comment, filter.
As an example of how filter works, let's try and
get an array of even numbers from 1 to 100.
So I can say, let evenNumbers.
=, and here I'm going to create a range that goes from 1 to 100,
and then I'm going to call filter on it,
and sort out just the even numbers.
Super easy, just a single line of code.
And if I do print(evenNumbers),
you should see a bunch of even numbers in your console.
Of course, as we've been doing so far, the easiest way to understand what filter does
is to build a simple version ourselves.
And again, as with previous examples, we'll start with an extension on array.
Unlike map or a flat map, filter doesn't define its own
generic parameter because it always has a specific signature.
So, I'll call this customFilter.
Filter takes a closure as an argument with a type signature of element to bool.
Remember that element refers to the arrays type parameter.
Basically, the closure takes a generic parameter, performs some logic on
it to determine whether it fits our criteria, and then returns true or false.
If we return true from our logical check,
then we include the element in a new array, otherwise we don't.
Since we're simply filtering through an array and not transforming it,
the return type of filter is the same type as the existing array.
So, here will say, isIncluded, which is our function that checks to see if
we want to include this element in a new array.
And the signature is Element to Bool.
And again, because we're not transforming the return type is going to be an array of
the same type, so an array of Element.
These types of functions always return a new array because we want to maintain
immutability of data.
So, we always create a new array.
Like before, we'll start off with a result,
which is a new array that we're going to append our elements to.
And we'll create an empty array to start out.
Again, we're going to iterate through self and grab each element, but
this time we're going to do something special.
Here we're going to use a where clause.
A where clause, just like with generic code, is used to introduce a constraint.
Now, here though, it's a lot more flexible, and essentially,
you can provide any expression that returns a Boolean value as a condition,
much like any control flow statement.
So, after this where, we can include a predicate.
Which is some logic that matches an element to a set of criteria and
returns either true or false.
If true, then we enter the body of the for
loop, otherwise we just jump to the next iteration.
So, here I'm going to say for x in self where isIncluded(x).
What this does is it means we only enter the for
loop if the result of calling isIncluded on x is true.
So, isIncluded is the closure passed into the filter function.
And if we call that closure using the current value of x from the array,
if that's true, we step in, otherwise we just move to the next iteration.
So, in that case if it's true, we'll just say result.append(x).
Make sure you don't take result.append(contentsOf).
After that, all we're going to do is return results.
Because filter always has to return a Boolean value, the closure expression
we pass in must perform a comparison operation and return a Boolean.
So, let's look at another variation of using the accounts example.
Let's say in our app we displayed a central directory of all accounts,
much like your contacts app.
Just like in your contacts app, let's say there was a search bar up at the top that
lets you type and filter through the list.
This is as simple as using the filter function.
For example, to get all the users whose user name start with P,
we can say let some PUsers = allusers.customfilter.
And we'll pass in a closer that says {
$0.username.characters.first == "p"}.
And it should do that and if you do print(somePUsers),
we'll see that there are only two accounts that have user names with P.
Our closure expression performs an equality operation
to check whether the first character in the username string is equal to P.
This returns true if it is or false otherwise and the filter function uses
that value to determine whether it should be appended to the new array or not.
Filter is a bit more intuitive to understand than map or flat map.
But works much in the same way, in that it is a very general purpose function
that takes any kind of closure expression matching the signature required.
This allows you to filter through nearly everything.
Okay, we have map, flat map, and filter done.
Next, let's walk through the reduce function.
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Yamaha to Exhibit 4-wheeled Compact Series HEV
Kaoru Kubono
The compact four-wheeled series HEV to be exhibited by Yamaha
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The leaning multi wheel (LMW) mechanism of "Tricity MW125" Parallelogram link
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd announced the overview of a series hybrid vehicle (HEV) that it will exhibit at Tokyo Motor Show 2017, which will be open to the public from Oct 28 to Nov 5, 2017.
Under the theme of "Half Size Mobility," which is aimed at realizing both high convenience and high driving performance, Yamaha will exhibit a compact four-wheeled series HEV equipped with an engine for power generation.
The series HEV features a "leaning multi wheel (LMW) mechanism." When the vehicle is turning, the two front wheels and two rear wheels respectively lean in sync with the auto body. As a result, even though it is a four-wheeled-vehicle, it can realize agile, comfortable driving like a two-wheeled vehicle.
The LMW mechanism consists of "parallelogram links" and "cantilever telescopic suspension." There are two links arranged in parallel. And the centers of the links are fixed to the auto body.
With this structure, the parallelogram links move right and left suspensions to different positions when the vehicle is turning. The right and left wheels move in opposite directions while being in parallel with each other. The HEV can run while leaning the right and left wheels to the direction to which the vehicle leans (when the driver is turning the steering wheel).
The mechanism was employed for "Tricity MW125" (125cc), which was released in the Japanese market in September 2014 (See related article). The Tricity has two front wheels and one rear wheel and uses the LMW mechanism only for the front wheels. Yamaha seems to have developed the new concept car by applying technologies developed for the Tricity to the front and rear wheels of the new vehicle.
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Home / Technology / 2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Sporty front bumper
Quick-release front hood
Race-spec wheels
Rear spoiler and wing
Big diffuser
The GT4 Clubsport retains the familiar design of the road-going Cayman, but boasts a more aggressive stance thanks to its race-inspired body features.
Up front, it's the bumper that sets the coupe apart. Instead of the narrow vents with horizontal slats, the Clubsport models sports larger outlets onto the sides and a wider trapezoidal opening in the center. It also features a big splitter below.
Porsche also has different headlamps on this model, while the front hood has quick-release pins. There is also a race-spec tow on the front bumper.
Onto the sides, the Clubsport looks identical to its road-going sibling. Porsche revised the vents on the rear fenders, most likely to improve airflow, and added motorsport specs, but other than that, the clubport is pretty much a standard Cayman.
Porsche made a few notable changes around back, starting with the diffuser. The aerodynamic element was redesigned entirely. Not only bigger, it also split into two distinct elements, each incorporating a large, round exhaust pipe. The engine now features a spoiler, as well as a big wing on top
The GT4 Clubsport is also the first production race car to feature body parts made of natural-fiber composite material.
Specifically, the doors and the rear wing are made of an organic fiber mix sourced primarily by products such as flax or hemp fibers and feature similar properties to carbon fiber in terms of weight and stiffness. The rest of the body is made of aluminum-steel composite, a common material for Porsche vehicles.
2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport exterior dimensions
Standard production dashboard
Bespoke center stack
Race-spec instrument cluster
Quick-release steering wheel
Welded-in roll cage
Single race-spec seat
Six-point harness
Like most race cars designed for FIA competition, the GT4 Clubsport retains most of the interior features of the standard road car.
The dashboard is identical, but Porsche opted for a carbon-fiber lower section. It also replaces the infotainment screen in the center stack with a motorsport-specific console that includes various buttons and switches.
The standard instrument cluster was also replaced with a new screen with simpler operation and graphics. The shifts are displayed in the center, while other performance numbers are shown on each page. The standard steering wheel is also gone, replaced by a motorsport-style wheel with a flat bottom. Other race-specific upgrades include a welded-in safety cage and a racing bucket seat with a six-point harness.
These features are offered in both variants of the Clubsport, but each of them sports additional extra. The Trackday model for instance also features an air-conditioning system, rescue hatch in the roof, and a four extinguisher.
Go with the competition version and Porsche adds a quick-release steering wheel from the 911 GT3 R and an automatic fire extinguishing system
3.8-liter engine from the 911
Dual-clutch transmission
This is where the GT4 Clubsport really stands out compared to the road-legal Cayman. While the standard model is available with two flat-four engines, the Clubsport hides a flat-six under the hood. And that's not the 3.4-liter unit that powered the previous Cayman S. Instead, Porsche went with a race-wide 3.8-liter flat-six from the 911.
This is pretty much an evolution of the engine offered in the previous GT4 Clubsport, with upgrades that increase power to 425 horsepower, 40 horses more than the old model.
Similarities with the old Clubsport continue in the transmission department. The new race car also features a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox, as well as a mechanical locking differential to the rear.
On the other hand, the new GT4 Clubsport is a bit heavier than its predecessor. Tipping the scales at 2,910 pounds, it carries an extra 44 pounds.
These specifications are identical for both the Trackday and Competition trims, but the two cars have different features in the suspension department.
2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport drivetrain specifications
Chassis, Suspension, and Brakes
The GT4 Clubsport is ready to tackle any race track out there thanks to a lightweight strut suspension taken from the 911 GT3 Cup. It's height, camber, and track adjustable at all corners and includes optimized stiffness, double shear mounting, and high performance spherical bearings.
The setup is different on Trackday and Competition models though. While the forms come with a fixed shock absorber setup, the laugh features three-stage adjustable absorbers.
You can also deactivate the ABS, ESC, and traction control systems in the Trackday model.
Both models are equipped with race -spec, steel brake discs measuring 15 inches front and rear. The competition version also comes with a brake balance system that adjusts the bias infinitely between the front and rear axles. The integrated air-jack system enables fast pit stops.
Pricing for the Cayman GT4 Clubsport starts from € 134,000 plus country-specific VAT. Expect to pay around € 160,000 in almost every European country. For this amount, you will take home the Trackday version. Opt for the Competition variant and pricing starts from € 157,000 plus VAT. That's around € 190,000 including VAT
Needless to say, the GT4 Clubsport is cheap, but it's much more affordable than other race-spec sports cars.
The GT4 Clubsport is raced since 2016 in a wide variety of FIA-organized events and the new-generation model will continue in the same competitions. Expect to see the GT4 European Series, the British GT Championship, the Pirelli World Challenge, and the Blancpain GT Series.
Privateers that will buy the Clubsport will face a healthy lineup of GT4-spec cars.
In the GT4 European Series, competitors include the BMW M4 GT4, the Mercedes-AMG GT4, the Audi R8 LMS GT4, the Aston Martin Vantage GT4, the McLaren 570S GT4, and the KTM X-Bow GT4.
Most of them are raced in the British GT Championship as well as this series also includes the Jaguar F-Type SVR GT4, Ginetta G55 GT4, and Toyota GT86 GT4.
Moving over to the Pirelli World Challenge, the GT4 Clubsport will also go against the Chevrolet Camaro GT4 .R, Ford Mustang GT4, and the Panoz Avezzano GT4.
Although not as popular as racing cars from other companies among privateers, the GT4 Clubsport can bring about a successful racing career since 2015. The new GT4 Clubsport will most definitely continue this legacy and, given the upgrades, it should Give the competition a good run for their money. The cool thing about this new-generation car is that it also offers an option for amateur racers in the Trackday version. It's a bit more affordable, it has a simpler chassis, but it's a good proposition if you want to hit the track without becoming a professional racing driver.
Aggressive looks
911 engine
Race -band chassis
Trackday version for amateurs
Still expensive
Plenty of GT4 cars on the market
Read our full review on the 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman.
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Kohler wants to make your bathroom smarter with Konnect
Jordan Crook @jordanrcrook / 2 years
Kohler, a name you may recognize from the faucet, or commercials about a faucet, is delivering a new line of smart bathroom and kitchen appliances called Kohler Konnect. Because why not?
With the help of Alexa, these appliances can be given various voice commands to perform specific tasks. The line includes a shower, a bathtub, two toilets, a mirror, and a kitchen sink. The platform primarily runs off Microsoft Azure, but some of the new products are also compatible with Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant. In short, you should be able to hook these in with the broader IoT ecosystem of your choosing.
Each product pairs to your phone through the Kohler Konnect app and lets you set preferences across a number of different users.
First off, Kohler has introduced a new mirror called the Verdera Voice Lighted Mirror. It’s said to be the first mirror with Alexa built directly into the unit, and it has its own lights which can be adjusted via voice. Beyond controlling the lights (and a nifty little motion-controlled nightlight), the mirror also has access to the general Alexa portfolio of skills.
Also in the bathroom, Kohler has built the DTV+ Showering System. Like the other Konnect products, the shower is voice activated. (What could go wrong?) In all seriousness, the DTV+ Smart Showering System seems pretty ideal for (wealthy) couples who have different preferences but share a shower. It lets you set the sound, water, steam and lighting in a single command, such as “Start my morning shower.”
In a similar vein, Kohler has developed ‘PerfectFill’ technology for the bathtub, letting users set their intended temperature and simply tell the bathtub to fill with water.
Kohler has introduced two new toilets at CES. The first, and most luxurious, is the Numi intelligent toilet. It comes with a sensor that knows you’re approaching and automatically offers up a foot warmer and heated seat. The Numi also has a bidet, ambient lighting and can play music.
The other toilet, equipped with Touchless Response, lets you wave your hand to flush. It also has an auto-warming seat that can be triggered via voice, and comes with a nightlight.
Then we move into the kitchen with the Sensate faucet, which lets you ask for specific measurements of water. For example, the user could ask for eight ounces of water to be poured into a baby’s bottle during the night shift, as shown in the demo video.
You can check out the applications of these new Kohler products in the promo video below:
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Want to become an International Banker in One Year? Here are the steps.
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It’s indeed surprising that whenever someone mentions a typical foreign career opportunity, the average Indian immediately perceives it to be either something related to IT or something to do with a blue-collar job.
But as irony would have it, there are other domains that are as attractive and as quick to make a mark in, as an engineering or software job abroad. Banking is one such industry that has taken a huge transformation all across the globe. The way we do and expect banking today is tremendously different from what our parents lived by. It has become instant, fast-paced, real-time, digitally-savvy and seamless in many ways. Both the traditional and digital-native leagues of banks and financial institutions are jumping on to this new wave to tap and fulfill the new demand that is proliferating all over the world.
People are opening up to and desiring new financial products, services new interfaces, new models and new engagement windows. Augmented with globalization and changing geopolitical directions, this sector is witnessing massive expansion these days. There are so many new markets opening up and there are so many untouched segments that are now possible to be embraced for ambitious BFSI players, that their current workforce seems short in the face of the limitless potential lying out there.
The demand for the workforce is manifesting not only in numbers but also in the form of new skills and capabilities that are relevant to the new-age breed of banking careers. This is where Indian candidates bring forth a vast array of expertise and skills to fill in the many blanks that global banks are trying to plug as soon as possible.
So what are these International opportunities?
There is a new spate of opportunities available abroad, and at the same time, there is a sharp rise of careers in India that could end up going abroad. Attaining proficiency in new platforms like Artificial Intelligence, bots, Blockchain, app-economy and data analytics is a sure-shot way of getting a foot in the big door.
There is a huge basket to pick one’s desired genre from – digital banking, apps, asset banking, derivatives, mutual funds, analytics, risk analysis, tax and wealth planning, online platforms, SME financing, trade finance, financial advisory services, BFSI services and so on.
The new tide of job opportunities is not limited to multi-national banks but is touching the shores of even banks in the public and private sector, in consulting sector, in the topography of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), and of course, on the lateral side – around equity research and parallel service market.
How to tap into these opportunities?
If one can garner an International exposure and leverage the opportunities available abroad after PG Diploma in Banking & Finance from reputed Institutes like TKWsIBF; then a prolific career is just a hop away for smart and capable candidates. With International guest faculty and web-streaming of lectures from the best of Institutes in the world, candidates will be ready to take on new global opportunities.
Not only that, there is a new array of internship options available wherein a deserving candidate can test the foreign shores with attractive exposure and grab chances of demonstrating one’s potential at work.
A versatile range of diplomas in vocational domains, post-graduate diplomas in specialized finance and banking terrains and education in niche areas of BFSI industry could mean an accelerated platform to catapult into International markets with ease and confidence.
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Israel Political Brief October 27, 2011: PM Benjamin Netanyahu Rides the Shalit Wave in Israel Polls
Netanyahu Rides the Shalit Wave
Source: Virtual Jerusalem 10-27-11
There is no doubt that the results of the latest poll by the Smith Institute for “Globes” indicate a honeymoon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The month, which began with his speech to the UN to frustrate Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s attempt to gain UN recognition for a Palestinian state, peaked with the return of Gilad Shalit. Netanyahu is seeing his broadest public support since the elections: were elections held today, the Likud would win 33 seats.
Likud voters are even more pleased with Netanyahu: nearly 80% of them who voted Likud in 2009 would do so again. The right wing-haredi (ultra-orthodox) bloc has reached a peak of 70 Knesset seats.
Netanyahu can definitely enjoy the polls, but he should remember President Shimon Peres’ remark that polls are like perfume: good to smell, but not to drink. As time passes, the Shalit effect will wane, and Netanyahu is liable to weaken.
The Shalit effect widened the gap between the coalition and leader of the opposition, Kadima chairwoman Tzipi Livni.
Kadima’s loss of support, which began with the start of the summer’s social protest, is continuing, and the party is down to 17 Knesset seats, were elections held today.
After Livni failed to exploit the protest’s momentum to win support, her remarks about the Shalit prisoner exchange worsened her standing in the polls. Her infuriating remarks about the media coverage of Shalit’s return as a reality show apparently hit Israelis in a sensitive spot. We have not even mentioned MK Shaul Mofaz who is breathing down her neck.
The public prefers to support the Shalit deal. The poll clearly shows that it remembers only the short-term profit side of the deal, and that it is avoiding an examination of its negative consequences. Anyone who argues, as did Livni and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman, who honestly expressed his position, that there is long-term danger in the deal, loses Knesset seats.
In contrast, Labor’s new chairwoman MK Shelly Yacimovich, who supported the Shalit deal from the opposition benches, saw an immediate gain. Labor would win 20 Knesset were elections held today, becoming the second largest party in the house.
Netanyahu and the Likud are reaping a dividend from nurturing Yacimovich. Likud’s support for her has brought results – she is hitting Kadima and strengthening at its expense.
Which party would you vote for were elections held today?
Figures in brackets are numbers of seats won at the last election.
Kadima: 17 Knesset seats, down from 25 in August. (28)
Likud: 33 seats, up from 26 in August. (27)
Israel Beitenu: 14 seats, down from 15 in August. (15)
Labor: 20 seats, up from 11 in August. (13)
Shas: 10 seats, down from 12 in August. (11)
United Torah Judaism: 6 seats, unchanged. (5)
National Union: 4 seats, down from 5 in August. (4)
Habayit Hayehudi: 3 seats, unchanged. (3)
Meretz: 3 seats, down from 4 in August. (3)
Arab parties: 10 seats, down from 11 in August.(11)
Green Party 0, down from 2 in August. (-)
The survey was carried out among a representative sample of 500 people.
by bonniekgoodman on October 27, 2011 • Permalink
Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu, Gilad Shalit, Knesset
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Gilad Shalit, Israel, Polls, Prisoner Swap
Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 27, 2011
https://togetherwithisrael.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/pm-benjamin-netanyahu-rides-the-shalit-wave-israel-polls/
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underOATH – Lost in the Sound of Separation [Review]
Lost in the Sound of Separation is the sixth full-length studio album from the Solid State/Tooth & Nail act Underoath (or underOATH, or UNDERØATH). THe album was released September 2, 2008 (Us/Canada/Japan). The lineup for the album is the same as their last two releases, Define the Great Line and They’re Only Chasing Safety. This is another band that also falls in the horribly mundane and vague category of Christian Metalcore. The band has also been considered to be a post-hardcore band. In my opinion, the band floats in the grey area between the two genres.
As with a few other reviews I have written, this is the first album I really sat down and listened to by Underøath. I did eventually listen to them, but this was their first of their albums I had been exposed to.
Upon my first listen, the album is sonically one of the best I’ve ever heard. There is simply no way to compare with this album in terms of the sound output. Take away what the music is and whether you like it or not, the production values on this album are perfect. Period. This is al album to be listened to with a nice pair of headphones, and deserves something far better than poorly compressed .mp3 file as you would get from say, the iTunes Music Store? Get yourself a nice pair of headphones and listen to this on a good vinyl setup if possible. It really is an experience.
Anyway, on to the music itself. Although I had not heard any full albums by Underøath before, I have herd songs. I sort of knew what to expect, but I had sort of discounted this band (regrettably) as another crappy screamo band, but with a little extra heavy. I was sadly mistaken. This band is a gargantuan band in terms of their musical performance. Great lyrics, and vocals that make me feel. Few voices I have ever heard have really spurred real emotion in me. Throughout Lost in the Sound of Separation I felt sadness, anger, hope, empathy, and so many more emotions. The rhythms and guitar melodies are always fresh, exciting, and interesting. The drummer doesn’t seem overly talented from what I heard on this record, but he sure as hell gets the job done.
The songwriting on this album is flawless as well. It feels like a gapless album when listening to it (well, other than the break between “Desperate Times, Desperate Measures” and “Too Bright to See, Too Loud to Hear” – that’s pretty obvious). The album really isn’t gapless, however, that is just how well put together the album is. Of course, they had to put the one song on the album that people who don’t like brutally heavy and raw music could enjoy… *cough cough* “Too Bright to See, Too Loud to Hear” *cough cough* Although it’s a good song, I wish that Underøath could just get rid of the soft, melodic songs they just stick into the albums. I guess it worked on the other albums, but it feels out of place on this album. At least it is at the end, and does a decent job at bringing the album to a calm, along with the last song (“Desolate Earth: The End is Near”). In my personal opinion, I would have been personally 100% content if the album had ended at the last note of “Desperate Times, Desperate Measures”.
The last thing I want to address is the album artwork. Now, is it just me, or does Underoath always have the best album artwork? I don’t have the slightest clue about what this album art is all about, but it’s awesome. There’s also no way to discount the album art for They’re Only Chasing Safety or Define the Great Line.
All in all, I absolutely love this album, and it is one that every fan of raw, heavy music should OWN. Yes, own as in BUY. If not only because the album is great, then buy it for the opportunity to get the “golden ticket” that allows free passage to every Underøath show form now until forever.
Track picks: “Only Survivor Was Miraculously Unharmed” and “Desperate Times, Desperate Measures”
Overall score: 9.5/10 devil horns
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Haste The Day – Dreamer [Review]
Dreamer is the fifth full-length release from Haste the Day, a band on the primarily Christian metalcore label Solid State Records. This is their second release with new vocalist Stephen Keech. Dreamer was released on October 14, 2008.
Being a fan of Haste the Day from the near beginning (Burning Bridges was where I picked them up), I was not sure whether or not the band would be ready to do something a little different this time around, especially considering the change in vocalists. Turns out that they decided to stick with the same old thing, adding a new cliché metalcore flavor to the mix. That is by far the largest downfall of the album. The songwriting sounds exactly like every other metalcore band out there these days (with very few exceptions).
Where they go right with the direction they took with Dreamer is the fact that it was executed PERFECTLY. They nailed down the sound to perfection, and it is all perfectly balanced. The album could have been moved around from song to song (the order of the track on the album is a bit strange), but each song sounds great. The new vocalist has the perfect voice for Christian Metalcore, and in my eyes is an improvement from Jimmy Ryan (don’t worry, Jimmy, you’re still great). I want to make special note of Devin Chaulk’s drumming on this album, though. Devin, that shit is TIGHT my friend. Crisp, clear, pounding, etc. Everything you could want in a drum sound for an album is right here (yeah, yeah, argue personal preference all you want).
Being the fact that it is a Christian Metalcore band, putting out a Christian Metalcore album, there is nothing more to be said. It is what it is – like most every other album in that category. At least that did it well, and did it right. It’s not a crappy hack job, and you can at least differentiate the sound from the mediocrity that is metalcore these days. A great listen, but nothing groundbreaking.
Track Picks: “68”, “Porcelain”, and “Haunting”
Overall score: 6.5 out of 10 devil horns
On a passing note, does anyone else think that the opening track sounds eerily like something from As I Lay Dying’s newest album, An Ocean Between Us? Creepy…
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Christian Pulisic: The United States’ one shot at stardom
March 29, 2017 June 30, 2017 by Ryan Lipton, posted in JR Report Featured, Soccer, sports
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United States forward Christian Pulisic, an 18-year-old from Hershey, Pennsylvania, is taking the soccer world by storm.
He might have been born in the United States, but he looks different from any other US soccer player in history, for he has the chance to be the best American soccer player of all time. That is no joke.
Despite being brought up in the US, Pulisic knew he could be special from a very young age and moved overseas, to Germany, at the age of 15 to play soccer. Obviously, this move was the right one as Pulisic is reaping major benefits just a few years later.
In 2015, Pulisic joined the Bundesliga’s powerhouse Borussia Dortmund’s youth team. It took just 15 games, 10 goals and 8 assists, before the 17-year-old was called up to be a member of the Borussia Dortmund first team.
Once he joined the first team, Pulisic got limited playing time with a few starts here and there. On April 17, Pulisic scored his first goal in a 3-0 win over Hamburger SV. The goal made him the youngest foreigner to score in the Bundesliga and the fourth youngest player of all time to score in the league.
Five days later, Pulisic slotted the ball into the back of the net for his second career goal to become the youngest player in league history to score two goals.
Now, Pulisic is a common fixture in the starting 11 for Dortmund and has exploded onto the scene in the UEFA cup. In the round of 16, against Benfica, he scored his first UEFA goal and an assist.
The next time Pulisic takes the field in the Champions league is April 11 vs. Monaco.
United States Men’s National Team
Not only is the young US star getting great experience in Europe, he is playing incredibly well on some of the biggest stages for one of the premier teams in the world.
His play in Europe has easily translated to the United States. Pulisic has made a huge impact for the US with three goals and five assists in the past seven games.
Pulisic’s display of brilliance has really been on display in the past two World Cup Qualifiers for the US. He has had one goal and three assists in the last two games with some incredible highlights (below).
#MoreLife. #MoreGoals.
Savor every moment from the #USMNT's 6-0 victory vs. Honduras tonight. pic.twitter.com/I5RkZgTG4Z
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) March 25, 2017
Panama tried to bully @cpulisic_10. He responded by doing this.
More: https://t.co/zYQqgXOcbI pic.twitter.com/w32d3Wpgt8
Make no mistake, the Pennsylvania native was instrumental in the US’s 6-0 win over Honduras and we should all expect to see more performances like this in the future.
Pulisic has skills that are rare to see in any US player. He has a talent that we have only seen in US legends like Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan. The big difference is that Pulisic possesses this skill at just 18 years of age.
Furthermore, Donovan and Dempsey played the early parts of their career in the MLS, which stunted the possible growth that they could have experienced if they chose to play against the world’s best.
In terms of Pulisic’s play now, he is able to pass with precision, hold possession, and beat people off the ball better than any US player in memory. He has proven to be a solid scorer, but most importantly, he has proved adept at setting up his teammates for good chances and goals.
A sign of things to come.@clint_dempsey's first goal of the night came falling down with a Honduran defender on his back. pic.twitter.com/VJXhRN58AR
On a dime!📍 @cpulisic_10 sends a perfectly-weighted ball to @clint_dempsey who does the rest for his second goal.
Simply clinical work. pic.twitter.com/BWKRjo3lM2
Ultimately, Pulisic is the best young soccer player the US has ever seen. If he continues the progression he is on, he will not only be a US star, but a star in professional soccer in Europe. There is a reason Borussia Dortmund signed him to the team many years ago and is now placing him in the first 11 consistently. He is a stud and has a ton of potential.
If Pulisic keeps it up, we are going to see many more 6-0 wins for the US and multiple goal/assist performances from the Dortmund winger.
He is the first US soccer player that has the potential to reach stardom in Europe and is the ticket for US relevance in the World Cup.
Watch out, Russia 2018, Pulisic is coming!
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The Sea Hawk (1924) Swaggering Bullies & Wallace Beery’s Ten Holy toe bones!
THE SWASHATHON HOSTED BY MOVIES SILENTLY-a blogathon of swashbuckling adventure!
“Our love is God’s gift. It will endure though men part us and the seas divide us.”
Maybe not so much?…Well perhaps there’ll be a lot of parting, and doubting and love isn’t as much of a gift as it seems like a principle stuck in a revolving door of the moment, and not some enduring feeling…with these two lovers!
The Sea Hawk is epic, visually stunning, adventurous, and filled with great characterizations, possessing an old-style pageantry that enlivens the screen, with a lovely damsels, Barbary Coast pirates, mustachioed & beardedly dashing heroes, rakes and plunderers, drunkards, the horrors of the slave market, ‘harams’ sweaty men in manacles, crossbows, duels, derring- do – realistic ship battles at sea, and just a simply spectacular fable-like indulgence of danger and peril. On screen there’s a sense of excitement, mystique of the maritime atmosphere, the roaming corsairs that held sway on the Barbary Coast & the seven seas during the 16th-18th centuries- it’s possesses the great lost art of romanticism…
You must see this gorgeous film available through Warner Archives!
Milton Sills may be a cerebral thinking man’s actor but he’s still one heck of a he-man! look at those pecks! Look at that manly grimace, the sweat,the flailing masculine nostril, the fearless glean in the eye.
Wallace Beery adds the wonderful gruff, brutish and colorful comic relief as the lovable scalawag and scoundrel with a tidbit or more of loyalty in his heart. Beery & Enid Bennett as Lady Rosamund had co-starred together in the Fairbanks version of Robin Hood as Richard the Lion Heart and Maid Marian. Albert Pisco’s role as a galley slave is short but quite memorable.
And while you might say that The Sea Hawk (1924) shows deference to other religions as being the more humane, by the end of this film, all religions directed by man alone, from Christian to Muslim are capable of barbarity, capable of cruelty, and the horrors of slavery, torture and blood thirsty greed… There is jealousy and betrayal in both houses, in England and Algiers!
So whether Sir Oliver denounces Christianity for being inhumane and hypocritical and changes his allegiance from Jesus to Allah, faster than superman slips into his satin red undies and cape in that phone booth… The Sea Hawk shows no one is above betraying their conscience even more than Captain Jasper (Wallace Beery) with his ten holy toe bones!
“A sword was forged today that will need blood to temper.”
In honor of our amazing host here’s a look see at what Movies Silently had to say about this adventurous film filled with her hilarious commentary–astute & informative background info on The Sea Hawk A Movies Silently Review Fritzi’s take is right on about the central love story and the emotional scenes consisting of fraternal strife, taking a bit of a back seat to the main narrative, which is a lot of lashing, oaring, sweating and Swashbuckling!
Actually there is more of a profound physical connection between Sakr/Oliver and Yusuf (Albert Prisco) during their enslavement, chained together-which evokes a strong emotional bond, than the few tenuous smiles Mistress Rosamund is capable of mustering for our sexy central figure of controversy…
Added to the unquenched love & The Wrong Man theme, the film’s melodrama sort of feels as if it’s lacking the luster & oomph that the action scenes possess with battling ships, men in irons and all that said-Swashbuckling. It’s an epic film that utilizes incredibly elaborate, seemingly authentic ships, and showcases such vivid detail that they used footage of the battle ship scenes in future films because of the film’s realism.
And due to the lack of a strong female presence (no criticism of Enid Bennett, it’s the part that is thin), I experienced The Sea Hawk as more of a fable about the human spirit, a story of what revenge can do to the human heart, and the barbarism that mankind (all factions of mankind) is capable of….
Director Frank Lloyd’s (Mutiny on the Bounty 1935, Blood on the Sun 1945 ) film is marvelously lavish and as usual he is great at achieving a grandiose sense of adventure with an exhilarating & compelling mise en scène.
The 1924 silent version is a captivating adaptation of Rafael Sabatini’s (he wrote Captain Blood) swashbuckling novel and is considered pretty faithful to the original story though I have not read the novel myself. The galley scenes are just worth relishing enough as cinematographer Norbert F. Brodin (The Beast of the City 1932, One Million Years B.C. (1940) Kiss of Death 1947) creates an epic fabulist milieu- and the gorgeous costuming… (I am not a maven on period costuming, so I can’t comment on their accuracy but I can say that they are splendid) … and the battle ships are magnificent theatre alone.
Taking us back to the Heroic days of the sixteenth century when rogues, cut throats, scalawags, renegades, mischief-makers abound, terrorizing the high seas (actually The Sea Hawk was shot off the coast of the Catalina Islands) The Sea Hawk is a richly dark romantic and harrowing costume story about interfered love, betrayals, fraternal conflict, sword fights, derring-do, sweaty stinky men chained to oar rigging called ‘The Torture Bench’, manacles and more sweat – hierarchy, enslavement, lecherous concubine, and a lazy Infanta who doesn’t like the smell of men upwind of her party– it’s a swashbuckling adventure film overflowing with action and the piercingly handsome Milton Sills playing our hero/anti-hero The Sea Hawk! and Sills‘ got the penetrating stare, physique, dark eyeliner and threatening beard to pull it off.
Milton Sills, was a former professor of psychology and philosophy who became a very successful silent film star, not generally cast as a swashbuckling hero as say, Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks, Sills did more dramatic roles, but as Sir Oliver/Sakr he is every bit a heartthrob.
Flora Robson and Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk 1940
Sills with his sexy scowl & a grim intensity is a strikingly handsome chap an English Baronet turned terror of the high seas! Errol Flynn is indeed a debonair and iconic figure of the literal swashbuckling paragon, but Sills has a presence that is sexy as the undertones of his attraction is in his eyes that convey a penetrating sensuality… As Sir Oliver he also possesses a wicked smouldering temper!
His first role was in 1914, in The Pit an adaptation of Frank Norris’ novel and directed by the great Maurice Tourneur. He co-starred with Gloria Swanson in her first lead role in The Great Moment (1921). The Sea Hawk was his 60th film! And also to his credits he was one of the founders of both Actors Equity and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Sadly, after filming Jack London’s The Sea Wolf 1930, Sills died at the age of 48 from a heart attack.
Here’s the sophisticated Sills with Doris Kenyon in The Hawks Nest (1928)
Milton Sills, a major star in the silent era who is now seemingly forgotten, much of his films have either not been preserved or are lost- when you consider he has 86 credits to his name… it’s tragic… Continue reading “The Sea Hawk (1924) Swaggering Bullies & Wallace Beery’s Ten Holy toe bones!” →
Posted on November 6, 2015 November 8, 2015 by monstergirlPosted in Albert Prisco, Enid Bennett, Frank Currier, Frank Lloyd, Lloyd Hughs, Milton Sills, Norbert F. Brodin-Cinematographer, Rafael Sabatini, Silent Screen, The Sea Hawk (1924), The Swashathon 2015 hosted by Movies Silently, Ubiquity, Wallace Beery, William Collier Jr., Women in Peril22 Comments
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Exciting times for Theme Park. This week marks the first show of the Summer season, our First Anniversary and it was our Melbourne Cup Special with a live cross to Melbourne for Australia’s #1 horse race. We ran a sweep for our subscribers, with great prizes, and lots of fun was had by all. But what about the music, you may well ask? The theme this week, quite appropriately I think, was LUCK.
We opened the show with Stevie Wonder’s SUPERSTITION. Stevie knows that it’s easy to blame bad luck when things go pear-shaped, but he’s not up for making excuses. “When you believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer”, he states with no uncertain authority. Here he is in the studio, circa 1973:
People have a tendancy to limit a person’s achievements by simply limiting it to ‘luck’. But don’t be envious, things aren’t always as great as what they seem, as Britney Spears points out in her 2000 song LUCKY, which spookily foreshadows her future breakdown. Thin Lizzy have a similar problem: They can’t help thinking that the grass is always greener on the other side: Someone else, somewhere else, is luckier than them. The song is HOLLYWOOD (Down On Your Luck) from their Renegade album. Here they are performing live in 1982:
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes can even make a song about bad luck funky with a great piece of disco called, (what else?), BAD LUCK. The JoBoxers are lucky in love and they want the world to know it. What better way than a song called JUST GOT LUCKY? Bonus: Cute dog in this video clip:
When it comes to love we all know there’s a downside and no other genre does bad luck as well as the Blues category. Memphis Minnie seems lucky in love, because she has no trouble finding a guy; the trouble is, as soon as she finds one, disaster strikes. The song is I’M A BAD LUCK WOMAN. We followed with one my favourite jazz performers, the wonderful, melancholy voice of Chet Baker singing EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME.
I had to include two of my faves: The Verve with LUCKY MAN and PJ Harvey with GOOD FORTUNE – The track is from her album Stories from the City, Stories From the Sea:
Alison Krauss and Union Station sang THE LUCKY ONE right up until we crossed to to Melbourne for the Cup broadcast. Congratulations to BayFM subscriber Annette who drew the winner of the race, SHOCKING, and therefore won the sweep and the dinner for two at Utopia Restaurant with limousine transfers from Bangalow Limousines. Thanks to everyone who rang in for the sweep; filled in a record 5 minutes!- and thanks also to our sponsors.
While we recovered from all that excitement we listened to a little R&B: YOU WIN, I LOSE from Little Johnny Taylor and LUCKY LIPS from the fantastic Ruth Brown. Jason Mraz and Colbert Caillat offered up a cute bit of optimistic pop with their duet LUCKY. Matchbox Twenty aren’t so positive. Their song, SEMI-CHARMED LIFE, indicates a bit of a ‘glass-half-filled’ take on life.
A song I’ve played before, but couldn’t resist, was LUCKY NUMBER by the amazing Lena Lovich. It’s a great piece of New Wave from 1978. If you want to check out the video clip go to the show on the Number ONE.
Remember Alan Price singing O LUCKY MAN! from the film of the same name? I’d forgotten how good that was. Starring a very young Malcolm McDowell and directed by the legendary Lindsay Anderson, here’s a clip from the film that features Alan Price singing the title song.
Another great song is FORTUNE TELLER. Originally recorded by Benny Spellman in 1962 it’s been covered many times. We played the version by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss from their Grammy Award winning album, Raising Sand. We also included two songs about how much ‘attitude’ influences luck. Lynard Skynard were crying out for sympathy with their song GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK: “When it’s good luck you’re the last to get it, when it’s bad luck you’re the first.” Ah well, some would call that a persecution complex. Mary Chapin Carpenter knows how to have a good time. She ignores all advice, to her benefit, with the very chirpy I FEEL LUCKY:
We closed the show with The OJays singing THEY CALL ME MR. LUCKY and then it was a perfectly pitched piece of pop – Rod Stewart’s SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK.
The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side – The Magnetic Fields
Lucky – Britney Spears
Hollywood (Down On Your Luck) – Thin Lizzy
Bad Luck – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Just Got Lucky – JoBoxers
I’m a Bad Luck Woman – Memphis Minnie
Everything Happens To Me – Chet Baker
Lucky Man – The Verve
Good Fortune – PJ Harvey
The Lucky One – Alison Krauss & Union Station
You Win, I Lose – Little Johnny Taylor
Lucky Lips – Ruth Brown
Lucky – Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat
Lucky Number – Lena Lovich
Semi-Charmed Life – Matchbox Twenty
Bad Luck Blues – Guitar Slim
I’m Just A Lucky So And So – Zoot Sims with Annie Ross
O Lucky Man! – Alan Price
Fortune Teller – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Trying Your Luck – The Strokes
Good Luck, Bad Luck – Lynyrd Skynyrd
I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter
(They Call Me) Mr. Lucky – The O’Jays
Some Guys Have All the Luck – Rod Stewart
Next week: FASHION. I’d love to have your suggestions for the playlist.
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Brodsky Org buys rental building from church for $57M
Developer has purchased 400 West 113th Street, site of its Enclave project
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Sep.September 03, 2019 04:30 PM
By Eddie Small Research by Mary Diduch
The Brodsky Organization’s Daniel Brodsky and 400 West 113th Street (Credit: Getty Images and Google Maps)
The Brodsky Organization just bought the Morningside Heights property it developed a massive rental building on four years ago.
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine has sold 400 West 113th Street to the developer for $57 million, according to property records. Brodsky in 2015 constructed the 15-story, 428-unit rental, Enclave at the Cathedral, that sits on the site. It currently has just two active listings on StreetEasy: a one-bedroom unit for $4,340 per month and a two-bedroom unit for $6,820 per month.
Brodsky had entered into a ground lease on the property about five years ago, and the firm felt that the opportunity to purchase the land outright would be a good long-term investment, according to Brodsky Organization principal Dean Amro.
“We’ll continue to just own and operate the building,” he said, “and now we will own the land long term and won’t have to worry about ground rent resets in the future.”
Representatives for the church did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Brodsky recently sold a quartet of four-story buildings at 592-598 Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen to HUBB NYC for $17 million, and the firm entered into a joint venture with Greenland Forest City Partners earlier this year to develop 18 Sixth Avenue at Brooklyn’s massive Pacific Park project.
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What’s Behind Declining Transit Ridership Nationwide? | CityLab
Laura Bliss at CityLab writes: What’s Behind Declining Transit Ridership Nationwide?
Pick a culprit: The rise of ride-hailing services, budget cuts, cheap oil, or bad service.
My quote:
New York City’s subway system has posted its first dip in ridership since 2009, according to data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The news follows a news week full of reported transit passenger declines in Los Angeles and San Francisco. And, for years, nearly every city in the U.S. (with a few notable exceptions) has posted negative percent changes, too.
Which raises two questions as old as public transit itself: Where do the riders go, when they go? And how can cities bring them back?
Some of the factors behind these declines are national, as the transportation scholar David Levinson points out via email. The economy is expanding, and oil prices are plunging. People are buying more cars and driving them more often, both to work and to weekend activities that are better served by vehicles. American cities continue to suburbanize, and as they do, taking transit often becomes a less attractive option. Immigrants, long a strong base of ridership for agencies, are increasingly moving out of urban centers… and buying and driving their own vehicles.
I think the fall in transit (as shown in this link from Twitter, https://twitter.com/khoven/status/834830797244944386 which appears to be APTA / NTD data, but I don’t see it on their site) is much larger than Uber etc., due primarily to an expanding economy, continued suburbanization, and low gas prices. Only a few cities have stemmed it with transit investment and reorganization (Houston and Seattle notably).
Uber is an over-valued and over-exposed niche player (compare the total number of Uber+Lyft+taxi trips in the US with total transit ridership, or even the fall in ridership) that gets too much media attention for their own (or anyone else’s) good. Society would be better off if they were given attention appropriate to their market share.
I don’t know how accurate this site is, but http://www.statisticbrain.com/uber-company-statistics/ says New York has a monthly Uber revenue of $26M. At $5 – $10/trip (I don’t know what that is), it is 2.5-5M trips per month.
In contrast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_rapid_transit_systems_by_ridership
New York’s Subway alone has 9 million trips per day, so 270 M per month (50 – 100 times). And that doesn’t include bus or commuter rail.
Obviously drops in service wouldn’t help ridership numbers, WMATA is the best example I know. I don’t know how systematic that is (one could look at the National Transit Database and quantify https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/2015%20NTST.pdf See Exhibit 1, which implies increasing Vehicle Revenue Hours nationally, which suggests it is not a systematic problem ). For instance, MetroTransit in Twin Cities has not had systematic service drops (in fact expansion overall) and still sees ridership drops though according to this list.
In short the expanding economy increases ridership because:
People have more $ to buy and drive cars
People have more jobs to go to, and thus are more time constrained. Cars are faster than transit almost everywhere on a point-to-point basis.
People feel like getting out more with $ in their pockets, and cars are better at that for most people going to most places in the US. More substitution of out-of-home for in-home activities takes place.
< Unexpected versus expected network disruption: Effects on travel behavior
The Transportist: February 2017 >
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The Last Jews of Cuba
By Jonathan Alpeyrie
Before the 1959 revolution in Cuba, there was about 15,000 Jews living within the country's borders. Today, a mere 1500 are left. Most Jews in Cuba were business people thriving due to the adequate business environment within the country. With the arrival of Fidel Castro and his Communist ideas, many of these Jews lost their business and moved to the US, mostly in Miami. Though never persecuted, but rather well treated by the regime, most prefered to leave to prosper economically somehwere else. There are three main Jewish/Synagogues within Havana which are quite active in keeping the renmants of the community together, with the help of money coming from Jewish organizations in the US and Israel.
Iranian Jews Celebrate Bar-Mitzvah in...
By Alireza Firouzi
An Iranian-Jewish family celebrates the Bar Mitzvah for their oldest son in Tehran's largest synagogue. Iran has the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside of Israel. Today, nearly ten thousand Jews live in Iran. Iran's Jewish community is officially recognized as a religious minority by the government and have their own seat in the Iranian parliament. Their cultural institutions remain strong in the country with a network of schools, hospitals, libraries, and seminaries.
The Jewish Community in Livorno Article
Livorno, Italy
By Nili Bassan
Livorno is considered the most modern of all the towns of the Tuscany region. It has the biggest port of the region and it is the most populated coastal town. The emblem of the town is the monument of the four “mori” - pirates - a famous sculpture that represents dark-skinned pirates constricted by chains at
the feet of the Grand Duke Ferdinando I. The artwork has been realized during the time in which the town was enhanced itself as cosmopolitan town, through establishment of rules that allows the town to welcome with open arms Jewish people banished from Spain and Portugal. The story of Jewish people living in Livorno starts since that moment. Historical tradition of Livorno and Jewish culture are merged permanently until nowadays and Livorno is defined as the town of Judaism. It was held by Jew family the memorable bookshop and the publishing house named Belforte. Typical dishes the “roschette”,
caucciucco(fish stew) and the Livorno-style mullet are of the Sephardic tradition.
Like the typical words as “sciagattato” – ruined, and “gadollo” - fat or “gavinoso” – funny, which are picked up from the Bagitto and Hebrew dialect and still in use today . Jew was the Mayor of the prefascist town of Livorno, the Socialist Umberto Mondolfi. The list is including religious citizens like Rabbis Elia Benamozegh – was the Rabbi of Livorno for 50 years, Rabbi Sabato Morais and Alfredo Toaff, famous people like the philanthropist Moses Montefiore, sages and intellectuals like Attias, D'Ancona and Enriques, famous painters like Tivoli, Corcos and of course Amedeo Modigliani. These are only few
famous names of the entire Jewish community of Livorno. Livorno is housing of an old Sephardic Synagogue, considered one of the biggest and beautiful Synagogue around the world, it was built in 1591 but seriously damaged by the American bombing in 1945, then it became the goal of several raids during
the last time of second WW, and this led to a complete destruction of the Synagogue itself. The works for the new Synagogue committed to the architect Mr. Angelo di Castro started at the beginning of the sixties, a building of reinforced concrete inspired by the tabernacle (sanctuary tent) that accompanied the Jewish along the desert during the exodus- the new Synagogue has a modern style that it is not well accepted among the Jewish community of Livorno. Whatever, the young Rav Yair Didi religious leader of the community and well known and respected personality in the city is suggesting to not look the outside but the inside of the Synagogue. next to the synagogue is the center or the house of the Jewish community, there is the archive of the community,400 years of documents written in Portuguese, Italian or Hebrew. But the real oral memory is Gabriele Bedarida. He is keeping memories of what was the Jewish Livorno in the past. In the 1938, during the fascism period, before that the King enacted racial laws more than 1500 Jewish people lived in Livorno. More than 120 Jewish people of Livorno were wiped out in the Nazi concentration camps. Many of the people in the Jewish community of Livorno were rescued in the Nazi search, fleeing to the bush, hiding kids in convents, in religious colleges, or finding shelter by antiNazi friends. By the end of the WW II the Jewish community of Livorno had less than 1000 people.
Today there are around 600 Jewish people registered as Jewish community of Livorno, that leads, the community of Livorno to be considered one of the most important Jewish community in Italy after the one in Rome. But the Jewish community of Livorno is an old and aged community with no turnover. The last migration of Sephardic Jews in Livorno is dated to 1967 when due to the six days war many Jews abandoned Arab countries and part arrived in Livorno. Mainly people from the Bengasi community in Libya decided for moving to Livorno. Today the majority of the Jewish community of Livorno is made up by older people with only few young that rarely participate to the life of the community. There are around 70 Jewish people in Livorno that actively attend Jewish liturgies such as Shabbat and even more than 400 persons during Pesach or Yom Kippur. In the last three years 6 young Jews decided to leave Italy to
flee to Israel for aliyah. In the city center and in the market many shops are still run by Jew families: like the Disegni, Zarrugh, Doha, Modigliani, Bueno and Lombardo are some of the common names. On the other hand the Jewish school closed during the fascism has never been reopened and the same destiny
has occurred to the Jewish hospital and after a while to the old cemetery. There is no any Israeli restaurant in Livorno , the last running was closed four years ago. There is a bakery that works under Jewish rules producing bread without milk or animal fat/lard. There is also a kosher batcher that supplies
kosher meet to members of the Jewish community of Livorno. There is a Jewish museum, located in Villa Marini belonged to Marini family until 1867,was used as a synagogue until the new synagogue was open and on 1992 opened as a museum. the small collection is including a Hechal(temple) of the XVI
century,shofar,tallit on the wall are old marriage agreements.
There is an old cemetery closed and in a state of completely decay. The new cemetery is in use and located in the north of the city and it is near the general cemetery. In the new cemetery are the grave of Modeliani family and two memory boards one perpetuates the Jewish people that died during First World War and the other perpetuates the victims of the holocaust.
The Jewish community in Livorno (13 o...
Gabriele Bedarida searches for Hebrew written documents in the archive of the Jewish community located in Livorno, Italy.
Rabbi Yair Didi of Livorno, Italy (on left) and
Gabriele Bedarida searching for Hebrew written documents in the Jewish community archive located in
Livorno, Italy.
In the Jewish community of Livorno,
Gabriele Bedarida holds a book containing documents, in Hebrew, related to the history of the Jewish community of Livorno, Italy.
The Jewish community in Livorno (7 of...
Yair Didi ,the Rabbi of the Jewish community in Livorno, Italy, opens the faucet in the Mikveh (a bath used for ritual immersion in Judaism) located in the Jewish Community House next to the synagogue in Livorno, Italy.
A view from above of the synagogue in Livorno, Italy, during prayer.
Livorno, Italy, Rabbi Yair Didi, praying at the new synagogue.
Livorno, Italy, Rabbi Yair Didi praying in the Livorno synagogue.
Iranian Jews
Arvin , a 13 year old Iranian Jewish boy learning to read the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah at a Synagogue in Yussef Abad, in the North Of Tehran.
Arvin, a 13 years old Iranian Jewish boy celebrating his Bar Mitzvah at the biggest Synagogue in Yussef Abad in the North of Teheran.
Out of the 80 000 Jews present in Iran under the Shah, there are barely 10,000 today. This religious minority has its Member of Parliament, schools ... but must live in discretion.
Arvin , learning to read the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah. His standing on carved altar carved in wood and gold in the biggest Synagogue of Yussef Abad, in the North of Teheran.
An iranian Jewish boy carrying the torah scroll with his father for his Bar mitzvah at a Synagogue in Tehran.
Arvin carrying the Torah scroll with his father for his Bar Mitzvah at the biggest Synagogue in Tehran.
Arvin 's friends reading the Torah. They are all educated in Jewish schools. Only five Jewish schools remain in Tehran. They subsist thanks to grants from the Ministry of Education.
An Iranian Jewish boy reading the Torah in the biggest synagogue of Tehran.
An Iranian Jewish boy reading the Torah in the synagogue of Yussef Abad in the North of Tehran.
Jewish boys reading the Torah during Arvin's Bar-Mitzva . Although Jews can be discriminated against , those who decided to stay declared feeling more secure in Iran than in other countries such as Israel.
Jewish boys reading the Torah during Arvin's Bar-Mitzvah. After the ceremony, guests gather around a sumptuous buffet. On the menu: traditional Iranian dishes and ... wine. Within the Islamic Republic, alcohol is prohibited for muslims, but tolerated for religious minorities like Jews and Christians.
Arvin celebrating his Bar Mitzvah and reading the Torah. He is surrounded by the Rabbi , his father and a friend.
An Iranian Jewish man praying during Arvin's Bar Mitzvah at the biggest Synagogue in Tehran.
Arvin and the Rabbi during his Bar Mitzvah in the biggest synagogue in Tehran.
The Rabbi advising Arvin during his Bar Mitzvah.
Arvin waiting to start celebrating his Bar Mitzvah in the biggest synagogue of Tehran located in Yussef Abad neighborhood.
Recognized as a minority in the 1979 Constitution, Jews are represented in the Iranian Parliament by a jewish member.
Despite their patriotism toward Iran, Jews's loyalty remain, in the eyes of the regime, questionable.
The menorah, one of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith, in the Yousef Abad Synagogue.
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Nestled in a Sonoran Desert valley and cradled by five towering mountain ranges, Tucson Arizona offers visitors over 300 days of sun a year and the opportunity to ski, swim, hike and bike all in a single day. It’s considered one of the top five bicycling cities in the U.S., and Cooking Light Magazine voted it the 10th healthiest city in America. It’s no wonder, with those hefty credentials, that Tucson is home to a variety of healthy restaurants.
Govindas
As soon as you turn into the driveway of Govindas, you know you’re in for something special. The grounds feature a beautiful water fountain, two aviaries, a library, gift shop, meditation center and a casual, buffet-style restaurant. Serving mostly organic, gourmet vegetarian cuisine, Govindas is popular among those looking for healthy and satisfying vegetarian food in an atmosphere that seems to strip away your stress and cares. Indeed, the underlying belief at Govindas is that a chef’s energy can be detected in his food, therefore all chefs at the restaurant engage in meditation daily to ensure that the food they later prepare is uplifting and pure. Don’t mistake Govindas as being just for new-agers; although there is a spiritual component to the restaurant, the food is scrumptious, healthy and plentiful, winning it the “Best Fine Dining - Vegetarian” title by the Tucson Weekly year after year. Govindas 711 E. Blacklidge Drive Tucson, Arizona 85719 520-792-0630 govindasoftucson.com
Lovin' Spoonfuls
You might not imagine a former chemist could become one of the most celebrated restaurateurs in Tucson, winning numerous awards and praise from local and national media, but Peg Raisglid proves that drastic career changes can pay off. Her Lovin' Spoonfuls restaurant serves up delectable vegan dishes that could please any meat eater. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Lovin' Spoonfuls features a warm and casual atmosphere and food that has won a loyal following. For lunch and dinner, a variety of tasty dishes are offered, including pasta, mock-chicken, mock-beef and even mock-shrimp. A favorite entree for many diners is the homemade Picadilly Nutloaf, a perfectly seasoned British-style hazelnut loaf, accompanied by mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy and lightly steamed seasonal vegetables. Lovin' Spoonfuls 2990 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, Arizona 85719 520-325-7766 lovinspoonfuls.com
If you’re in the mood for wholesome, healthy food but don’t want to go the vegetarian route, the Blue Willow is the perfect choice for breakfast, lunch or dinner, offering both indoor and outdoor patio dining. It’s been family owned and operated for over three decades and has become a staple on the Tucson restaurant scene. The menu is tasty and varied, featuring fresh salads and freshly prepared chicken, pasta, fish, tofu and beef entrees. While a popular choice for lunch or a candlelit dinner, breakfast is the real star at the Blue Willow. Its been voted “Best Breakfast” and “Best Outdoor Dining” by readers of the Tucson Weekly for nine years running. Diners can choose among a variety of dishes, including a hunger-busting savory breakfast burrito with eggs, pinto beans and salsa, or opt for a lighter start to the day, such as homemade cranberry pecan granola with fresh fruit and yogurt. The patio out back, with plenty of shade, beautiful plants and misters in the summer to keep you cool, is the perfect place to unwind and relax while enjoying your meal. The Blue Willow also offers a gluten-free menu. Blue Willow 2616 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-327-7577 bluewillowtucson.com
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Paxman’s replacement on Newsnight was one of the architects of the Poll Tax
BBC, open government, politics, privatisation
(not satire – it’s the BBC!)
The BBC has just announced that Evan Davis is to replace Jeremy Paxman as the main presenter of Newsnight.
His role will be to objectively interview politicians on both the left and the right about their policies.
Which might sometimes be a bit tricky for Evan.
Considering he was one of the main architects of Thatcher’s hated Poll Tax, regularly breaks strikes and once wrote a book called ‘Public Spending‘ in which he recommended the privatisation of all public services.
Please feel free to comment. And share. Thanks;
61 thoughts on “Paxman’s replacement on Newsnight was one of the architects of the Poll Tax”
Yet another Tory joining the BBC!
Corinn said:
Are all journos in BBC Tories? Or just feels like it?
right right right jeff3
Well this is intriguing.But as Ewen has been with the BBC since 1993 there doesn’t seem anything new about it. And as for being one of the ‘main architects’ of the Poll Tax, it seems he was seconded from the Institute of Fiscal Studies to work on the policy (surely one of the worst policies ever), but left the IFS in 1988 at the age of 26. Are you sure he was one of the ‘main architects’? I think you protest too much.
With respect, Evan Davis, age 52, a flamboyant homosexual, can hardly be said to be ‘joining the BBC’ since he has worked on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ Programme and BBC2’s Newsnight [as contributor] for years now, as well as voicing over ten series of BBC2’s Dragon’s Den programme about entrepreneurs.
penniewoodfall said:
Since I have always thought Paxman was a boring old fart……I await in eagerness to observe the antics of Ewen!
Evan Davies, now set to take over from Paxo, stands revealed as highly ideological, staunch Tory, which as one of the commenters points out, makes you wonder if there is anyone on the BBC’s news team who isn’t one. There’s also another factor acting against Davies. Will his job as Paxo’s replacement make the people he’s interviewing fear that they’re about to lose an investment deal with Bannatyne, Paphitis et al? Actually, considering the way all the parties are trying to get funding through sponsorship by private industry, that’s a real possibility.
kenord said:
Ticks all the boxes for a BBC TV man.Conservatve, gay pro privatisation anti Labour.Just get totally board with it.So pleased got rid of TV and licence fee.
eviltorypervert said:
ill be joining the bbc soon
Oh, bloody hell!
(And you know I don’t like swearing!)
I never liked him as a radio presenter and his appointment means I will no longer watch Newsnight and will instead watch newspaper coverage on BBC News 24.
Earlier nights for me from now on…….
jemmyhope said:
Tory, yes, but is that good enough? He needs to be a rabid zionist too. Paedophiles, once welcome, are no longer a shoo-in.
D Lyne said:
After Dragons Den see him more as an entertainer than serious journo. It’ll make it easier for Politicians to lie as they won’t be looking him straight in the eye as they tow the party line. It’s sad when you don’t immediately think the guy has got the gig on merit but rather what does he know, what has he done, what evidence does he have on someone.Or am I being cynical?
Charlie Hall 1943 said:
Nothing more or less than I would expect from the BBC. They’re obviously too dim to realise this man is one of those who tried to shut them as a nationalised company and put them in private hands. Or, perhaps he is one of those who has something on someone high up. I do often wonder how some get away with murder and others are ostracised by the BBC. It reeks of corruption
rfoxton said:
That’s well researched Tom, thank you. BBC up to their old tricks, Cameron will be most pleased
Smiling Carcass said:
Reblogged this on SMILING CARCASS'S TWO-PENNETH and commented:
There’s a surprise; the BBC employ a Tory to present a politically focused news show.
Tom – Have you ever wondered how it might feel to be objective yourself? Go on… give it a try sometime. You might even find that it feels better than being a hypocrite.
Geoff Hudson said:
Reblogged this on emptychairfilms.tv blog and commented:
More proof the BBC is Government Propaganda
I’m a satirist – unlike journalists we’re not supposed to be objective. If you want objective try reading the Independent.
Judith Sambrook said:
I think it is about time the public faced some quite hard truths. In my view, the news is no longer ‘the news’ – it is, instead a vehicle for pushing government propaganda and an attempt to bend and shape public opinion.
I saw the BBC News for the first time in ages on Friday evening ( I gave up watching tv about three years ago ) and was shocked,and enraged by the hushed and grief stricken tones the BBC employed whilst talking about the dead children of Flight MH17 – shocked and outraged because it totally failed to mention the dead children of Gaza because comparisons have to be made and how can it ever be acceptable to eulogise one set of victims and yet ignore others ?
And so you deduce that news is no longer news but propaganda and I really hate the absolute dishonesty.
Sincere best wishes.
Of course I know you’re not even vaguely objective, that why I said what I said (and other previous posts). I just thought you might like to give a try for a change! Go on… it won’t kill you.
P.S. The Indy isn’t!
“news is no longer news but propaganda”
Do you know a time when it wasn’t? …and if you think this site is any different then think again!
[This site isn’t news or propaganda. It’s satire. Something you clearly don’t understand. I used to think you were intelligent FinkFurst. Now I’m having my doubts.] – TOM
P.P.S. Objectivity cuts slowly but cuts deep……
It’s been clear to me for some time now FinkFurst that you have absolutely no idea what satire is supposed to be.
That’s why you incessantly complain about my blogposts.
I think you need to find yourself a website you can understand.
…and previously I thought the same of you! It seems that whenever I disagree with the target or basis of one of your blogposts then suddenly I’ve become unintelligent! How weird is that? Can you explain it?
I completely disagree with you! Sometimes your site IS news and frequently it IS propaganda. Until you aim at targets irrespective of party politics then your site is propaganda. Do you agree?
…and I thought you weren’t going to answer me any more, and you wanted me to STFU!!!!
[No – I wanted you to STFU about your ongoing argument with Guy.
In my experience it’s pointless trying to explain satire to someone who doesn’t understand it because they never will.
However, here goes nothing. Do you think Jonathan Swift was attempting to report the news objectively about the famine in Ireland when he suggested that poor Irish families eat their own babies in his “A Modest Proposal”? Was that propaganda? Was it a joke? Was he making fun of the situation? Was it journalism? Was it objective?
No. It was satire. ] – TOM
Funny, I thought I paid you some compliments too… and you’re confusing “understand” with “mindlessly agree with”.
Do you have to take over all posts by Tom Pride, FinkFurst? I have never “known” such a jumped up, annoying, arrogant person, who will do anything to get attention. Are you a tory by any chance? All I know is that I want to give you a good slap about the head.
Back to the original post – I’ve not watched TV for years and haven’t paid a licence for years either. I don’t listen to the radio or read newspapers – I do my best to keep away from tory dross…
So what was the target of that essay? Was it the potato blight? The target, and the morality of that target, is what YOU are failing to understand…
In that case it’s a good job that the Internet doesn’t allow you to resort to your apparent preference for mindless violence over rational discussion.
Unlike Tom, I am not a political party activist, nor do I support any party in particular. I prefer to look at the issues and decide for myself.
I don’t see you holding back from making comments (almost all of them sycophantic), so who’s trying to get attention? Might one say that your criticism is hypocritical?
You’re well-informed then!
the bbc is biased towards the political establishment…there have been numerous protests over this throughout the uk….here is one…
OBD – I just watched it and the part that struck me is the guy who said he was angry about BBC bias. What’s the point in getting angry about that? There are plenty of other things which we should be FAR more angry about. You have to accept that there can never be one objective news source. You have to look at as many as you can and make up your own mind. In the context of world media the BBC is still one of the best, but it went downhill after the Gilligan affair.
(…of course whilst also taking the piss out of the obviously biased self-confessed news sources like Tom Pride!)
anger is a very healthy emotion…and it drives people towards peaceful protesting like this one, the collective voice is/has spoken, jaw bone and tongue linked to clear mind are very powerful…it’s a process of change and realization…i see it as a beacon, if you like, away from isolation…people are moving more and more towards social media, for their information…this is the start of mass awakening and is no bad thing…in this case people coming together in concern that they and others are not being giving a full unbiased picture of what is really going on…propaganda works by isolating the individual to cause cognitive paralysis…the bbc for example claims this is how things are, this is the reality, they are clearly wrong….once upon a time they joined up the dots and people were content with what they heard, not any more, expressing anger shifts gum..so why are you unhappy/angry with tom pride…can’t you see your contradiction….you want his voice to go in a certain direction…why is that when we can passively get all of our info from social media…write your own blog, and you can express all the things that we need, iyo, too be FAR more angry about or just say it here! it’s good news that the yes campaign has TB’s support by saying no to indy, dyt…
I’m not angry with Tom, I’m just disappointed that a clever and witty person doesn’t use his talents in a better way than pointless partisanship. I hate to see waste. I certainly don’t want his voice to go in one particular direction, party or otherwise. That’s the whole point! I thought you understood that better than him.
Don’t worry about me. I express myself just fine here and elsewhere!
“the yes campaign has TB’s support” Can you explain? I don’t understand…
Sorry, I understand what you meant about TB now. Actually I think the people of Scotland will sensibly ignore anything Blair says, whatever it is. It’s a pity that Ed Miliband doesn’t do the same!
Judith: what you say is absolutely right – but the true situation is even worse than the picture you paint. In reality, the publicly-funded BBC has become utterly commercial.
They have become all about promoting products and brands, while kow-towing to the power elite. They are also allowed to be utterly unaccountable.
What other organisation could blow £100 million on an unsuccessful IT project – and no one answers for the blunder?
Davis, Paxman, Marr, et. al. – they are all self-promoting brands now.
All of these characters have become brands in themselves – for sale to anyone.
They are uninterested in truth or falsity; their prime rationale is promoting themselves as brands or products, in which a BBC elite colludes as they too are now only interested in paying themselves ridiculously inflated pay and perks packages.
BBC sales now amount to well over £1 billion per year.
I guess that they also receive kickback payments for promoting other people and other products. That and/or they make deals which allow them to gain the presence of so-called and self-styled “celebrities” on their radio and television “shows”.
This is the real focus of today’s BBC – money, money, money.
And this attitude infects everything they do.
Why do the Zionists get so much favourable publicity from the BBC?
Because the Zionists – like other parts of the UK elite – have got money.
the labour party, in their present form are history in scotland…ditto the bbc! except here you can speak your mind and highlight your personal concerns without fighting the principles/morality of the blogger and/or drawing others into conflicts….i think it’s a waste that you get up peoples noses, being that you are so intelligent…
….Evan?
staff in bbc scotlands hq have to ring bbc england so that they can allocate staff in scotland to open the window blinds!!! http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/bbc-scotland-staff-in-row-over-window-blinds-1-3484560?fb_action_ids=10152216447753314&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.U86Djah4ERo.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 i guess they let them get on and flush the toilets no bother, eh!
That’s perhaps where we disagree… I think getting up people’s noses is often the only way to get any response at all. Maybe I’m wrong, but at least it’s not boring! However, I ONLY ever do so when I think I have an argument which I’m prepared to make. People who can’t come back with a rational reply when they’re riled up, plainly don’t have a good one.
Constantly saying that the Tories/LibDems are totally wrong and Labour are totally right (whether in plain language or through ‘satire’) is boring and moronic. Tom… shove that up your nose!
[Has it ever occurred to you FinkFurst that criticising me simultaneously for being a partisan Labour supporter and for defending a Tory Lord is probably an unsustainable argument to make?] -TOM
1) You didn’t defend a Tory Lord, you only defended your own mistake about the poll.
2) Your question just reveals that your thinking is still partisan rather than rational.
[1) You’re so ignorant about polling you think polls should use random sampling. Please come back and discuss polling with me when you’ve studied up on it.
2) I am indeed partisan. Satire is ALWAYS partisan. Which shows me just how little you understand it. Please come back and discuss satire with me when you’ve studied up on it.] – TOM
1) Let’s start with – “Who commissioned the polling has no effect on the results”. Do you still think that’s true?
2) “I am indeed partisan” – Then please tell everybody if you are a Labour Party activist. It’s a very simple yes or no answer… (and please don’t avoid the question).
P.S. I strongly disagree that satire is always partisan. We can cover that one later perhaps.
Hi Judith,
I totally agree with everything you say.
With what’s happening at the BBC, Joseph Goebbels couldn’t have done a better job. I’m afraid it’s them with the extreme wealth that get to set the media agenda. 😦
The good news is that slowly, people are beginning to awake from their stupor. 🙂
Absolutely – who commissioned the poll has no effect on the results.
A Labour party activist? No, I’m not.
I think you have a credibility problem. It’s so far down the toilet that it’s already in the North Sea!
I’m now going to call you a liar. Ban me if you like.
So why ask me the question if all you’re going to do if I give you the ‘wrong’ answer is to call me a liar?
This is like a conversation at nursery school.
No more. I need intelligent discussion.
…because I hoped you might say “Yes” and that you’re not ashamed to be active on this site and elsewhere for the party you think is best for the future your country. At least that would have had some integrity. Instead you just showed yourself to be a wimp.
I’m talking about far more than intelligence, I’m talking about honesty and integrity.
You are right Peter… Evan Davis!
I completely agree Judith!
It gets to the point these days that I no longer believe anything in the media!
All I do see is the suffering and the continued suffering of innocent woman, children and the elderly.
“I strongly disagree that satire is always partisan. We can cover that one later perhaps.”
Tom – …ready to discuss this yet?
FinkFurst..why are you so bloody minded? 🙂
FinkFurst…you remind me of a terrier!
Once those jaws lock down…etc 🙂
well said jaypot, except I would give him a kick up the backside, a slap on the head wouldn’t do him much good!
Pennie – Should I take that as a compliment?
“FF is not the Mossad, he’s just a very very naughty boy”…. ~If I were a Behavioural Psychologist, I would probably diagnose Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder. [There is no cure :)… ]
Peter – How would you diagnose somebody who is bizarrely convinced that they’re a psychologist? [Is there a cure? :)… ]
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Press freedom: UK ranked below Tonga, Lithuania and Ghana in new report
Media, Murdoch, open government
This is shameful.
The new 2016 rankings – compiled every year by Reporters Without Borders – show the UK is now ranked a worrying number 38th in the world for press freedom:
The rankings are compiled taking into account the following criteria:
Pluralism (the degree to which opinions are represented in the media)
Media Independence (the degree to which the media are able to function independently of sources of political, governmental, business and religious influence)
Abuses (acts of abuse and violence against journalists and media)
To illustrate what the problem may be, the European section of the report concludes:
“The continent that respects media freedom most seemed to be on a downhill course.”
“Media ownership by conglomerates with a wide range of business interests has long posed a threat to journalistic independence, but the threat is growing and is endangering the European model.”
So there we have it, in a nutshell.
In the UK especially, we’re confusing press freedom with the freedom for a handful of powerful press barons on behalf of a wealthy elite to do what they like.
29 thoughts on “Press freedom: UK ranked below Tonga, Lithuania and Ghana in new report”
conartistocracy said:
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Daveed said:
This blog is extremely insulting to the citizens and media in Tonga, Belize and Ghana. I lived in Belize for many years and I’m extremely proud to say so. If you have any actual criticisms about our media or government then you should make them plainly. Otherwise if you don’t know what you’re talking about then you should shut the **** up.
Sara Ahmed said:
Mr Thomas Pride has picked probably the 3 least white countries to denigrate. Why?
Twm Sion Cati said:
Why on earth did you chose to include Ghana in that triplet, why not Lithuania?
It would have been so much wizer to just have stated that UK came in at position 38.
Akasha Shamanka said:
Thank you for this post Tom. We have a major problem brewing in this country.
Im giving the benefit of the doubt that there was no bad intent behind your choice of countries in your posts heading.
The post itself and its actual message is so important. We cant just watch the news anymore and trust it. Freedom of the press had been something that the UK prided itself on and now its been entirely high jacked. For example the demonisation os the sick and disabled, of which I am myself, 8 months ahead of drastic and cruel benefit changes. A case of the press being used to change public perception so that there wouldnt be a massive outcry when they implemented their policies. It backfired a touch as people are really angry, although coverage of this is kept to a minimum (even when there is a rally happening outside the Houses of Parliament), but it is a good case in point.
A hassled, demonised, two wheeling member of the UK!
[Thanks for the support Akasha. I’ve heeded the criticism and included Lithuania in the title] – TOM
Tony Olsson said:
What’s wrong with Lithuania? I love Lithuania, a country I have been involved with since 2003. A country which impeached a president (something that the UK didn’t do to Blair); a country which with Latvia, Estonia and Poland who citizens stood unarmed against the Soviet army (some died) which resulted in the collapse of Communism is worthy of respect, not the malignant criticism of our gutter press.
Difa said:
Heeded the criticism? If you think it helps to add Lithuania to the list of countries you’ve insulted then you obviously didn’t even comprehend the criticism.
Try apologizing……
[I was actually trying to be nice and diplomatic. But you’re right – diplomacy doesn’t work. So f*ck you. This is what I think of sanctimony: https://tompride.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/lazy-sanctimony-the-damaging-disease-of-the-left/%5D – TOM
BUT, why have you left Ghana on the list – for goodness sake, just take all the names away, and simply state that UK came 38th.
Denis Healey’s 1st Law of Holes states :
”When you find yourself in a hole immediately STOP digging.”
You are seriously damaging your credibility, in my eyes at least.
[You seem to have confused me with someone who gives a flying f*ck what you think. To avoid any further misunderstandings on your part, I can assure you – I don’t: https://tompride.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/lazy-sanctimony-the-damaging-disease-of-the-left/ ] – TOM
Well done Mr Pride a reply in the proud tradition of Bernard Manning who when taken to task after a stream of filth and hate directed at any one or group who he didn’t approve of would claim that it was satire, and the person who was protesting couldn’t take a joke.
The fact that you too have descended into that mode makes my point very well.
When you calm down, perhaps you’d care to complete the following well known phrase which applies to your last posting:
Foot Own Soot*
Ooops Shoot*
Difasaid:April 21, 2016 at 8:12 am
[I was actually **trying** to be nice and diplomatic. But you’re right – diplomacy doesn’t work. So f*ck you. This is what I think of sanctimony: https://tompride.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/lazy-sanctimony-the-damaging-disease-of-the-left/%5D – TOM
** Tom must try harder !
This is chilling, and an absolute disgrace. Just to show how low we’ve come in the amount of freedom given to our press, one of the countries ranked higher than us is Latvia. This is a country that every year holds rallies in honour of the country’s freedom with former Waffen SS veterans. It’s horrendous that this country should prize press freedom, and the necessity of including a variety of voices and opinions in the press, less than one which honours the memory of the Nazis.
Mr Pride points out that this is due to the ownership of vast newspaper conglomerates by a very few press magnates. This is undoubtedly true, and was predicted at least a quarter of a century ago. I can remember going to a Fabian Society meeting, at which one of the speakers was a member of the National Union of Journalists, about this very subject. She recommended giving worker’s control and complete editorial freedom to the newspapers, to prevent them all presenting the same political bias. She was right, and this has just born out her point thirty years later.
[Thanks for the support Akasha. I’ve heeded the criticism and included Lithuania in the title] – TOM
[Thanks to Twm Sion Cati for his suggestion as Lithuania is one of the three countries immediately ‘above’ UK in the list.]
Tom Pride writes:
And then adds to postings he doesn’t care for :
”So f*ck you. This is what I think of sanctimony”
”You seem to have confused me with someone who gives a flying f*ck what you think. To avoid any further misunderstandings on your part, I can assure you – I don’t:”
Can this be classed as Cognitive Dissonance, or just plain hypocrisy in this context ?
I don’t know about cognitive dissonance, but Tom Pride has proved to everyone that he is a primitive, ignorant and abusive man. What’s even worse, he’s also proved that his ability for political analysis and discussion is naive to non-existent.
Sara Ahmedsaid:April 22, 2016 at 7:54 am
”. What’s even worse, he’s also proved that his ability for political analysis and discussion is naive to non-existent.”
This is common for many of the self styled libertarians who hail from the Right of politics.
Their liberty is often that of the Free Market;and Neoliberalism.
Their freedom is to be able to exploit others, not in the name of a particular ideology, but one of personal greed and avarice..
The original ”Pride’s Purge”, however viewed now thru’ the lens of hindsight, was carried out in the name of the people, and to purge Parliament of the drones and autocrats sucking the life blood out of the country to fuel their extravagant, immoral and, even for the laws of those times, illegal activities.
That THIS Mr Pride has hijacked those words is in itself a call for a Purge.
A purge of his mis-use of those words, and their place in the history and development of our democracy..
Dick 'Long' Malloy said:
I’m surprised Russia wasn’t ranked number one in this list.
Bryan Hemming said:
A valid piece spoiled by Mr Pride’s unnecessary insults to some of his commenters’ equally valid criticisms.
[Bollocks] – Tom
Trolling your own site is a rather novel idea but not to my taste.
I have often visited your site and found it informative, but I will avoid it in the future as people like you give the alternative media a bad name. I hope you recover your sense of proportion soon. Please learn to show some respect to other journalists – such as myself – who are busy attempting to change things.
Fighting the corporate media is hard enough as it is, without people like you giving us all a bad name.
[I’m not a journalist. And fairly certain I don’t give a f*ck whether you visit my site or not, but just let me check.
No … I’m right. I don’t.] -TOM
Like other journalists I visit many blogs and internet sites in order to research articles. As this article is not composed of your own original material, quite obviously, you do the same. When I was younger, I used to travel to do more ‘on the ground’ research.
Though I have not been in declared war zones – I am not a war correspondent as the experience would scare me to death – I did travel through Eastern Anatolia in the mid to late 1980s when there was a real risk of being kidnapped by Kurdish tribesmen. Instead they offered me nothing but hospitality. We drank, ate, sang, and once even danced together, as was their custom. Sometimes, they took me far away from the relative safety of towns and cities, yet I was always treated with greatest respect. Quite a few other Westerners didn’t have the same luck.
As now, a number of those tribesmen were fighting for independence, risking torture and death in pursuit of that aim. Heavily-armed government forces and secret policemen were everywhere. In Malatya, one Kurdish fighter told me how he had his fingernails torn out while undergoing interrogation.
My point is that despite their very real problems, at no time did they stoop to insulting me in the course of my research, yet you think you’re smart swearing at commenters from the safety of sitting at your keyboard. You’re not.
You need to develop a very tough skin when you write, as taking criticism is part of the job. The criticism you have received for this piece is mostly valid and constructive, as there seems to be a racist element to the way you have presented the information contained. It appears to me to have made a genuine mistake that has offended some readers enough for them to point it out. Not always as politely as they could have, I admit.
Considering the piece is a criticism in itself, your reaction has been that of a spoiled child.
The fact the article is about journalism gives me the right to criticise the way you have framed the list. Given its importance, you have nullified that importance to an extent.
Whatever you think you’re doing – or not doing – many readers will see your work as representing alternative media journalism. The corporate media will be only too willing to use this type of behaviour as an example of why the alternative media needs bringing under government control, which sort of destroys the very point you are trying to make. Remember, you are writing about press freedom here, and freedom brings with it responsibility.
Of course, on your site, you are entitled to respond to in any way you see fit. But when you enter the world of journalism you become a journalist, and you can’t run away and hide behind a barrage of profanities just because you don’t like something someone says.
You may not care about what I say but I care very much about writers who bring the alternative media into disrepute.
Get used to being criticised like most of the rest of us have to. Without us you would have very little to write about.
As you yourself begin: “This is shameful”.
Now let’s see if you really believe in press freedom enough to let this reply stand as it is (without adding an offensive footnote) or whether you decide to ‘moderate’ it altogether by removing it.
Bravo. Bravissimo, Bryan Hemming.
And thank you for voicing so many of my thoughts far better than I could have done.
Coincidentally, I traveled in eastern Anatolia in the early 1970s, and whilst things were not quite as ‘Hot’ as they were when you were there, my companion and I were met with similar kindnesses and respect.
Bryan Hemming – Clearly with Tom Pride it’s a case of ‘pearls before swine’, but thank you for your effort.
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@ Tom Pride.
I hope you’re not questioning the truth of my account, as that’s going a step too far.
By the way, I resent the fact you interfere with comments in the way you do, as you put yourself at an advantage you don’t afford your commenters. Most blogs enable a reply button to make a clear distinction between the comments and any replies by the author. This is not Twitter.
The way you do it causes confusion, and is called editing, as you are altering people’s comments. Even worse, you’re doing without informing them. At times you do it in a way that almost amounts to censorship.
The fact you keep leading myself and other commenters away from the subject is the definition of a troll. How about dealing with the underlying racism that was perceived in your piece? Originally, I saw it as an innocent mistake, but now I’m not so sure. You appear a touch too sensitive to the criticism, and far too defensive.
I’m becoming increasingly suspicious that you don’t really understand the accusation. You chose three countries from the 37 placed above the UK. It couldn’t have been an entirely random choice as it didn’t have to be three. So you must’ve had a reason or two for picking that particular three. As one commenter pointed out, it wasn’t necessary to pick any. The list shows all the information needed. So it was a conscious decision you made. We are entitled to ask why you picked them, and so are the citizens of those countries. That’s what comments sections are for. Nobody forces you to have one.
Let’s remember, all 37 nations were rated above the UK, and that was the only fact readers needed to know. So why do you seem to imply we should’ve expected those particular three to have been rated below the UK, as opposed to all the others? Was it simply as clickbait? Do you see where we’re going here? I don’t care whether you answer me or not, I do care that you didn’t think to ask yourself those questions before posting. While you’re at it, ask yourself why you’re acting so aggressively now?
[Your self-important sanctimony is starting to get boring now. Do me a favour, f*ck off to someone else’s site. And get a life … ] – TOM
Mr Pride, your misuse of your Editorial facilities are as repetitive as Soft Machine’s ”(H)e did it again.”, and a lot less entertaining and original.
Meera said:
To Bryan Hemming, Twm Sion Cati and others – I’m afraid you don’t understand why Tom Pride has a comments section. He isn’t interested in, or capable of, political discussion. The section is here solely to enable his ego to be massaged by his small group of regular mindless sycophants. Such comments are always allowed to remain, no matter how ridiculous. Critical comments are deleted, altered or met with abuse. I wonder which of those options will happen to this one.
Tom Pride – You let my message remain only because I gave you no option, but you have deleted all the messages which supported or corroborated it.
You are not a man of principle.
[I delete people for one reason and one reason only – for the unforgivable sin of being boring. Keep up this whining and whinging on and on endlessly about nothing and you’ll be well on your way to being deleted too. So do me a favour and fuck off to someone else’s blog to bore the readers there. Thank you.] – TOM
You think incessantly telling people to fuck off is interesting???
Try actually countering the criticisms of your political views if you dare.
[It’s not criticism of my political views. It’s sanctimonious whinging. But you’re right. Too many f*ck offs. So – bollocks to you] -TOM
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'Dynamic' MR imaging of the cervical cord in patients with cervical spondylosis and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament - Significance of dynamic cord compression
T. Ando, T. Yanagi, Takayuki Ito, A. Yamamura, A. Takahashi
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Ando, T., Yanagi, T., Ito, T., Yamamura, A., & Takahashi, A. (1992). 'Dynamic' MR imaging of the cervical cord in patients with cervical spondylosis and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament - Significance of dynamic cord compression. Clinical Neurology, 32(1), 30-36.
'Dynamic' MR imaging of the cervical cord in patients with cervical spondylosis and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament - Significance of dynamic cord compression. / Ando, T.; Yanagi, T.; Ito, Takayuki; Yamamura, A.; Takahashi, A.
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Ando, T. ; Yanagi, T. ; Ito, Takayuki ; Yamamura, A. ; Takahashi, A. / 'Dynamic' MR imaging of the cervical cord in patients with cervical spondylosis and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament - Significance of dynamic cord compression. In: Clinical Neurology. 1992 ; Vol. 32, No. 1. pp. 30-36.
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Try thinking of a leader who has inspired you. It’s harder than you might think, perhaps because we initially try to conjure up someone of the calibre of Martin Luther King Jr. or Mahatma Gandhi. But on a more modest scale, there are a number of figures who serve as role models, perhaps ones we can more easily hope to emulate.
Michelle Obama, Winston Churchill, US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Gates and Portuguese political scientist, Bruno Maçães, were among those cited as an inspiration to the 67 young people from 17 international schools across the world on the COBIS (Council of British International Schools) Student Leadership Weekend hosted by King’s Group in Madrid this November.
What were the particular qualities that made these figures stand out?
Isabel C H, a King’s student who runs the student newspaper and hopes to work in human rights, explains her admiration for Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “She has amazing charisma – a sense of humour but she’s also very serious and she appeals to the younger generation despite being 86,” she said, mentioning too her unwavering commitment to women’s rights.
Ravi M, meanwhile, an 18-year-old from South Africa, expressed his admiration for political scientist and author Bruno Maçães who has dedicated much of his time to advocating cultural integration.
Passionate himself about the issue, Ravi said, “Cultural integration is the only way to get rid of radicalism; it is the only way to free people. We have to prioritise the individual over collective identities so we don’t have the same experiences as our parents who lacked leadership skills.”
There is a reason only a few leaders come to mind when we are asked to pick out inspiring figures from recent history, namely that being a good leader requires the exceptional combination of humility, passion and self-belief; humility to accept feedback, passion to inspire and self-belief to communicate the passion effectively.
According to Isabel, who clearly has passion and a quiet yet commanding presence, “The hardest thing about being a good leader is to get others to feel as passionate as you do about an issue.”
Effective communication inevitably entails pubic speaking. But getting up in front of a crowd to expound on a theme, however close to our hearts, can be a sweaty and terrifying experience.
Comedian Jerry Seinfield famously joked, “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death.” Death is number two, does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
Naturally, then, this was one of the focal points of the COBIS Student Leadership event, which was led by 10 King’s students from Year 11, 12 and 13 with support from Training and Professional Development Manager, Martyn Wiggett, and Deputy Headteacher, Paul Crouch, as well as guest speakers and workshop managers.
Laina Pattni, from Future Foundations, guided the public speaking assignment which involved dividing the 67 students into eight teams who were asked to agree on a global issue they felt unanimously concerned about – no small feat in itself – with a view to coming up with a solution on a local level. The team then got up on stage and each team member delivered an aspect of the topic in front of the other teams who offered feedback in the shape of constructive criticism.
A knee trembling prospect, not least because most of these young people had only just got to know each other. Issues ranged from vaping to plastic pollution, racism, bullying and social media. Working together was paramount and most teams managed to present their topic persuasively. One of the most important tips during the feedback session was to use emphasis to convey passion and engage listeners.
As Laina pointed out, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is not saying anything new, she is just extremely committed to what she is saying, which allows her personality to shine through.
At the end of the public speaking challenge, most of the participants breathed a sigh of relief, but they did concede that the exercise had helped to boost their confidence.
Working in teams was also deemed extremely positive and there was a general consensus among the students that they were privileged to be getting to know new people from a wide range of cultures.
As Sophie, a Year 12 boarder from King’s College Madrid, said, “It’s great to be able to listen to each other without shouting and understand how other people see things.”
Of course, not everyone can be a leader, or can they? Delegating was another skill that was not only honed during the public speaking exercise but also during a three-hour team challenge in the capital.
By delegating, a leader avoids unnecessary stress and allows all the members of his or her team to shine, perhaps in areas in which they themselves are less competent.
This, of course, requires emotional intelligence and King’s Wellbeing expert Alexandra Edwards gave a session on the last day to help develop the skills not only to identify strengths in others but also to identify team members in need of support.
November 28, 2019 By heatherKing's College Schools Blog
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A taxonomic update of takahashi’s historic collection of mealybugs (hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia And Singapore
Dewi Sartiami, Gillian W. Watson, M. N. Mohamad Roff, Idris Abd. Ghani
Dr. Ryoichi Takahashi collected mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) from Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore in 1943-1944, and mounted them in 39 permanent slide mounts using Canada balsam. The slides are deposited in the Department of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The objective of this research was to update the identification of Takahashi’s specimens using recent taxonomic keys. Some preparations on cavity slides were re-mounted to facilitate identification. The re-mounted specimens, and those on the original slides, were re-examined and 12 species were identified. The Takahashi samples of Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana) and Rastrococcus mangiferae (Green) are the earliest records of these species from Peninsular Malaysia.
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Sartiami, D., Watson, G. W., Mohamad Roff, M. N., & Abd. Ghani, I. (2017). A taxonomic update of takahashi’s historic collection of mealybugs (hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia And Singapore. Serangga, 22(2), 91-114.
A taxonomic update of takahashi’s historic collection of mealybugs (hemiptera : Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia And Singapore. / Sartiami, Dewi; Watson, Gillian W.; Mohamad Roff, M. N.; Abd. Ghani, Idris.
In: Serangga, Vol. 22, No. 2, 01.01.2017, p. 91-114.
Sartiami, D, Watson, GW, Mohamad Roff, MN & Abd. Ghani, I 2017, 'A taxonomic update of takahashi’s historic collection of mealybugs (hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia And Singapore', Serangga, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 91-114.
Sartiami D, Watson GW, Mohamad Roff MN, Abd. Ghani I. A taxonomic update of takahashi’s historic collection of mealybugs (hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia And Singapore. Serangga. 2017 Jan 1;22(2):91-114.
Sartiami, Dewi ; Watson, Gillian W. ; Mohamad Roff, M. N. ; Abd. Ghani, Idris. / A taxonomic update of takahashi’s historic collection of mealybugs (hemiptera : Pseudococcidae) from Malaysia And Singapore. In: Serangga. 2017 ; Vol. 22, No. 2. pp. 91-114.
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Fundación Qattan
YAYA 2018
Never Here Cool Memories, 2018
Single channel video/2 channel sound, 4 chairs, 12:19
Never Here Cool Memories investigates the structure of feelings of a Palestinian in Amman in a way that Jordan´s capital turns out to be a hybrid Palestinian sphere. In this sphere, imagined memory and trans-generational trauma work to construct and visualise real concrete moments that are connected to colonialism, displacement and alienation.
The Palestinian state project and the consequences of the Oslo agreement work against more than two-thirds of the Palestinian population. It eliminates the Palestinian entity/identity through narrowing it down to a “state” narrative, thereby leaving Palestinian refugees and those in the diaspora isolated and abandoned, in a permanent state of waiting. The structure of feelings is captured in a constant oscillation between two points, between memory/“nostalgia" and memento/“reality”. Never Here Cool Memories is a register of capturing a forbidden land through the eye of a wanderer looking at Palestine from the East Bank to see what “a homeland” looks like, through emotions formed out of nostalgia and geographic displacement.
Firas Shehadeh is an artist based in Vienna, raised between Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and with a background that developed from being a resident of a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman. His work explores his relationship with the space and the influence of authority on the alteration of the collective consciousness and identity. He is interested in post-colonial effects, technology and history. Exhibitions include Sentences on the Banks and other Activities, Darat al Funun (2010); the 64th Berlinale (2014); Qalandiya International (2014); La Capella, Barcelona (2015); Body Politics, Loop Barcelona (2015), Colectivo Acciones de Arte (C.A.D.A.), Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid (2016); /si:n/ festival of video art and performance, Ramallah (2017); Truth is Black, Write over it with a Mirage’s light, Darat al Funun, Amman (2018).
Second Award: shared by Firas Shehadeh and Dima Srouji
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Young Artist of the Year Award 2018
Programa de la Fundación Qattan para apoyar a artistas palestinos. Exposición de los premiados y finalistas. 6 nov. - 27 dic. 2018, AMQF Cultural Centre, Ramallah.
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Unseen Opportunity
Is This How the Trade War Ends?
Bill Poulos
After getting gouged on Friday, the market had a far more positive Monday trading session. All three indexes posted significant gains, as investors saw light at the end of the trade war tunnel.
President Trump announced that Chinese officials had contacted the U.S. seeking a trade negotiation “reboot”. In response, China’s foreign ministry department refuted Trump’s claims, saying that no such calls were made.
It should – it’s the exact same wishy-washy trade war rhetoric that’s rocked the market over the last year.
Trump says there’s an end in sight, right before China says there isn’t. The end result? More tariffs, more uncertainty, and more frustration for investors.
These days, “playing the market” involves waiting for the next headline to hit. You never quite know when the bombshell is coming, nor its effect. Things that usually drive the market – like corporate earnings and economic reports – hardly matter anymore.
Because a poorly timed tweet could stop equities dead in their tracks.
Or, like we experienced on Friday, another round of surprise tariffs from China could spoil the fun.
Let’s not forget that Trump asked American companies to stop doing business in China. To investors, he may as well have said that the trade war had no foreseeable end.
But now, after both sides had a chance to cool off over the weekend, progress is allegedly being made. Even if that’s true, and the Chinese are lying about refusing contact with U.S. trade officials, does it really matter?
Until we see real evidence supporting a trade war conclusion, buying unsubstantiated rumors may not be the best idea. We’ve seen this same scenario play out several times since hostilities began, only for talks to collapse amid further trade war escalations.
It’s something that analysts are finally taking note of.
“In the past, the U.S. allowed negotiations to continue for a few months before announcing additional measures,” wrote Aditya Bhave, economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
“This time around, the U.S. upped the ante on the same day, suggesting that the relationship between the two sides has deteriorated.”
It’s a relationship that has plagued stocks with volatility since early August. Not because of the trade war’s economic impact, though, but because of the uncertainty that it brings.
“A half-percent headwind to economic growth here in the U.S. may not be the straw that breaks this expansion’s back by itself, but there are a handful of second-order effects from the trade war that are much harder to estimate,” wrote Jason Pride of Glenmede Trust Company on Monday.
And if there’s one thing investors hate, it’s getting mixed signals that are “hard to estimate”. Without a narrative to drive the market, stocks don’t quite know which way to go.
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer says that it could lead to even more selling down the road:
“Whether or not China wants to make a deal, from what I can tell, President Trump believes the longer he holds out, the better,” he said.
“Which means we haven’t seen the last of these brutal sell-offs, so get used to them, and next time remember there’s almost always a bounce after the worst of the carnage because he wants one.”
Cramer continued, adding that, “This is going to be a long slog. You need to be prepared for more pain, and you need to be able to buy that pain.”
As usual, when it comes to the overarching trade war discussion, Cramer is right on the money. Investors need to be mindful of the fact that this might not be how the trade war ends.
However, they need to be equally ready if the market starts to recover. Because if there’s anything we’ve learned since the trade war began, it’s that stocks tend to go on historic rallies after a big tariff related sell-off.
We haven’t had one yet for the current cycle, but mark my words:
It’s coming.
Followed by another potential drop should either side of the trade war up the ante.
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Bill Poulos has been analyzing the markets and investing since the early 70s. Investing used to be only a much loved hobby of his but in 2001, after retiring from his day job as an automotive executive at GM, he cofounded Profits Run, Inc. He and his son (Greg) now help individuals become smarter investors while properly managing risk.
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Donald Trump Proposes Budget That Mangles Food Stamp And Medicaid Programs
Rachel Vorona Cote
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On Tuesday, Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget proposal will be officially introduced, but we already know some of its more grisly details. Our orb-fondling, foot-swallowing POTUS imagines a vastly restructured government without the Affordable Care Act, reshaped by tremendous lacerations to Medicaid, food stamp, and student loan programs.
But as the Associated Press reports, a politically dangerous budget proposal like this one won’t travel far in Congress, even one dominated by the GOP.
“I just think it’s the prerogative of Congress to make those decisions in consultation with the President,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told the AP. Cornyn does not expect Medicaid cuts to pass in the Senate. “But almost every president’s budget proposal that I know of is basically dead on arrival.”
Under this plan, benefit programs and domestic agencies suffer a collective $3.6 trillion in cuts over the next decade:
It operates on the assumption that the Affordable Care Act will be repealed and replaced.
It significantly reduces Medicaid—$600 billion in cuts over 10 years.
It discontinues student loan subsidies.
It harpoons the food stamp program—$191 billion in cuts over 10 years.
It decreases states’ highway funds by $95 million
Federal pensions for government workers would also be decreased, not to mention tax credits provided to lower income individuals. Medical research will also suffer financially, as well as our foreign aid programs.
We can attribute many of these features to the small-government ideology of budget director Mick Mulvaney. Trump purportedly has not evinced much interest in the matter—and, after all, he will be overseas when the proposal is officially released.
“We need people to go to work,” Mulvaney told reporters. “If you are on food stamps, we need you to go to work. If you are on disability and you should not be, we need you to go back to work.”
While this proposal may not succeed, Trump’s presidency has taught us not to rule out anything. And the proposed cuts dreamed up by Mulvaney indicate his desire—one likely shared by many—to mangle the social benefit programs crucial to so many. We can expect multiple attempts to cut corners at the cost of our most vulnerable. Trump’s apathy is equally dangerous: he’ll likely sign anything.
But then, who would benefit from this budget proposal? The military would be provided with a 10 percent increase in funding, and both law enforcement and border patrol would profit too. Quelle surprise.
Contributor, Jezebel
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Andy Murray beats Ugo Humbert to set up Stan Wawrinka final
Olusola 'Jide | Tennis
Britain’s Andy Murray produced a fine comeback to beat Ugo Humbert at the European Open and reach his first ATP final for two years.
Murray, who had career-saving hip surgery in January, showed his trademark stubbornness to win 3-6 7-5 6-2 in two hours 23 minutes.
He will face fellow three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in Sunday’s final.
“It’s been a big surprise to me. I’m happy to be into the final,” he said.
Speaking to Amazon Prime, he added: “It’s been a long road to get back to this point
“I certainly didn’t expect it to come so soon since I started playing again.”
No player had ever returned from a hip resurfacing operation to play singles before Murray.
And he has managed to reach a final just two months after making his singles return, at Winston-Salem in August.
Murray holds an 11-8 head-to-head record over Switzerland’s Wawrinka, 34, and both players have struggled with injuries in recent years.
The Scot injured his hip in his 2017 French Open semi-final against Wawrinka, while the Swiss had a disrupted two years with a knee injury.
“Stan’s a brilliant player. We’ve played against each other in some big matches in the past in big tournaments,” Murray added.
“He’s had his injury troubles as well the last couple of years and done great to get back to the top of the game.”
Antwerp is likely to be Murray’s last tournament of the year, with the possible exception of the Davis Cup, for which Great Britain will announce their squad on Monday.
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Girls born today will have never lived in a time before a woman KFC Colonel
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Reba McEntire as KFC’s newest Colonel Sanders deserves her place on Lady Mount Rushmore alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Billie Jean King, Susan B. Anthony, and Law & Order: SVU detective Olivia Benson, all paragons of women’s achievements.
It’s beautiful to think of future generations of girls who will have never lived in a time before there was a woman Colonel. They’ll never know the decades during which their foremothers were told that no, they couldn’t be astronauts, or chemists, or fried-chicken-chain mascots.
The gravity of naming the chain’s first woman Colonel no doubt was top-of-mind as KFC execs pored over the many potential faces of their new Smoky Mountain BBQ flavor.
“Reba is a brand fan,” Andrea Zahumensky, chief marketing officer for KFC U.S, told Nation’s Restaurant News. “She grew up eating KFC and she demonstrated to us and said to us that she was really excited to play this role.”
That’s exactly the kind of empowering message impressionable girls in 2018 need to hear: Consume enough fried chicken during your childhood and you, too, could be paid to dress up in a Plantation-era costume to extoll the virtues of sweet-and-smoky chicken thighs.
For their part, the men’s rights “activists” (read: message board enthusiasts) who’ve been hibernating in Twizzler-covered basements since the Ghostbusters reboot are probably now rousing from their slumber. Lady Colonel?, they’ll drool, flying into a rage, that’s unpossible!
Get over it, neckbeards, it’s 2018 and women are playing superheroes, speaking truth to power, and stealing your fried-chicken-spokesperson jobs.
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Trading Card Spotlight - Robert Berk
Written by Todd Friedman on 11 October 2019 . Posted in Trading Card Spotlight
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Rob Berk, who is displayed on card number 260, from the Superstars of 2012. Rob is also featured on card numbers 782 and 1702. Next weekend (October 17th-20th) is the annual Pinball Expo is in Wheeling, Illinois. Robert is one of the founders and promoters of this event and has for the last 32 years. Rob collects pinball games as far back as the 1930's. His passion for pinball is and his expo keep the pinball world alive and well. With special guest speakers and tournament the Pinball Expo in Illinois has become the worlds largest .
When did you first get involved in the pinball or gaming industry?
I wouldn’t necessarily say I am involved in it, it’s more or less a hobby. So I think it started off with my interest in playing games from the mid-60s that I grew up playing. Then seeing the pinball books that came out from either Michael Colmer or Roger Sharpe and learning who the people were behind the scenes, the designers and artists and just having a fascination and a real intense interest in these people to the point where in 1984 I had the idea of having this Pinball Expo show. The pure purpose of that show was to honor my heroes, the pinball designers’ and artists. I always felt that they were kind of behind the scenes, they were 9 to 5 guys, they never got the accolades. It was always the big shots on top that were always the ones you heard about or read about but now the guys behind the scenes so I figured to myself, “These are the guys I really want to meet, these are my heroes that made the games I love to play”.
What is your involvement with the Pinball expo?
It was my brain child to do the show and my main function is to do the seminars. We divide the functions between myself and Mike Pacak and he is more exhibits and general operations of the show.
In Warren, Ohio. It’s a steel town. They have pack electric plant there and very little signs of pinball or video or anything of the sorts. Just a small town of about 45,000 people.
What schools did you go to and what did you major in?
High school was Warren Hardy. Went to college at Ohio State majoring in political science, something my parents wanted me to do. I had a minor in Entomology, the study of insects, because our family had an exterminating business back home, but even though I had those majors never really did much with Political science as major even though my parents really wanted me to do so. After I got out of college I ended up working for the family business.
What business was that?
We had three companies. One was a pest control company, also known as an exterminating business. We also had a janitorial supply, buckets and ringer and so forth. Also, food service disposable, so we sold cups and napkins and throw away things you use for food service.
Do you remember when you played your first pinball game and where was it at?
My parents would often take myself and my sister to Florida to visit my aunt in Miami Beach and that was the first time I was truly introduced to arcades in the sense, because it was just pinball back then, no video. “Man, I loved that pinball, boy was that fun”. My dad was a kid at heart, so he enjoyed playing so we played to our hearts content. At least once a year when we went on these vacations he made a point to go to the arcade to play pinball.
Do you have a memory of a game back then, one that stuck out?
I remember Stop ‘N’ Go, for some reason, it has never left my mind and Willams 'A Go-Go'. I noticed I had a more of a fascination to Williams’ games more so than Gottlieb for whatever reason. When I got out of high school and went to college, pinball was still evident throughout the college campus. Pinball machines were everywhere, on the college scene. For some reason, because Ohio did not allow free games or add-a-balls, I started seeking out, as I got older, machines I remember playing as a kid, by that I mean my mid-teens, so I ran an ad in Playmate or Replay, “wanting to buy old pinball machines”. I got a call from a guy in Wisconsin saying they had a ton of pinball machines, but they are add-a-ball. So I am thinking to myself, “add-a-ball”? I have never heard of add-a-ball. Which I thought they either give you a free game or nothing. So it was a whole new scene I got introduced to and then next thing I knew I began collecting single player add-a-ball pinball machines.
How many would you say you had a one point?
I was close to 500. Then I decided to get married. When I got married I realized I needed money to live.
Not so much space because I stored my machines in the company warehouse. I sold off a lot of games at that time because I needed the cash. Later on in my life, I had a son, my one and only son. He for some reason had an interest in pinball. He is 18 now but he had an interest in pinball, to the point where I started rebuying pinball machines.
What is your son’s name?
Jaden.
Is your immediate family involved in the industry today?
You have mentioned industry; I really wouldn’t call it an industry. I would say I am just a promoter of a trade show, pinball expo being a trade show, or hobby show, which is more exact. If your involved in the industry it would be 24-7 where you make a living on it. I got two locations where I operate but it is really more for fun.
What is your career outside the pinball trade shows?
I am the CEO of our company called Berk Enterprises. We are an importer of products overseas. We sell from coast to coast, food service disposables, which encompasses like plastic cutlery, plastic drinking straws and any other food packaging. We are located in Warren, Ohio.
Where did you first meet your partner Mike Pacak?
When I was collecting and playing pinball in the mid-70s, I would go to a game room or a mall called Fun and Games, and I mentioned to the lady working there, “Hey, I have a game that needs service, do you have anyone like that? Who do you use to serve your machines”? She mentioned Mike Pacak. He is the director of operations of this Fun and Games chain of arcades. At one time I believe there was like 50 of them scattered in U.S. We hooked up and we connected and the more I saw him, the more we connected and spent time at each other’s home. At the time he was a jukebox lover. The majority of his collection was jukeboxes. Pinball was sort of secondary but now it’s become a primary interest of his as well.
What year did the Pinball Expo start and where was it located?
The first year I started was 1985. In 1984 I put together a questionnaire than ran in Steve Young’s publication called Silverball Quarterly. The questionnaire basically said, ‘We are considering doing a national pinball convention, are you interested, would you come? The resounding answer was yes; it would be a good idea. It has always been in the Chicagoland area or Chicago suburb.
Why did you choose the Chicagoland area?
Chicago is the home of Pinball. So I figured I need the industry to be a part of the show in one form or the other and I figured if I want anyone in the industry speak or be involved it’s easier to have it here in their back yard. Half hour drive versus who is going to fly to my small town to be at a pinball show.
Who has been your influence in your career of the pinball world?
Depends on the aspect of it. Of the designers, it would be Norm Clark because I always gravitated to his designs, his games and found him to be a really likeable guy. Today, I am so involved with my family and my family business that I give about a month of my energy into putting the show off and its back to business.
Would you hold this expo more than one time a year?
Once would be about it. Some of the guys we get to speak, they will speak once a year. Sometimes I will ask about next year and they say “Let’s give it a couple years” They just say they have nothing more to share, they told me everything these is to know about themselves. So I am at the mercy of how much involvement the guys want to give me and sometime they don’t want to get involved at all. Not too often, but occasionally.
Why do you think pinball is popular in today’s generation of gamers?
I ask that question to a lot of people today because there is a resurgence and I recall Steve Kordick would always say that pinball runs in cycles of ups and downs, ups and downs but Video gaming came out no one though pinball would be in such a down trend as long as it was. Even I am a bit surprised. I am guessing that all the PR work the pinball manufactures are doing today to get the pinball concept idea into the people’s minds, especially the younger generation are getting people to play them and new people to collect them.
What is your opinion of today’s generation of the Digital pinball boards and different video pinball game machines?
I hate it. Right in the garbage can. Not a true pinball game at all. I am surprised people like them. I mean, it its convenient because it has all the pinball games ever made, but nothing beats the real thing.
Do you think there should be more pinball expos around, not necessarily from you but other collectors as well?
Well there are shows everywhere now. You have to realize we were the very first show, from us all the other shows came from us, the ideas sprung from us. So, there is a lot of shows. Almost every moth there is a show. In one respect, I miss some of the huge crowds we used to have because we were the only show. But not, if someone from lives in Dallas, they will go to the Dallas show, if they live in Michigan, they will go to the Michigan show, they don’t need to come to our show anymore because they have a local show.
What are your favorite pinball machines either past or present?
I think either Post Time, which was a Williams game, or Smarty, both add-a-ball games. I also like Target Pool a lot. One of my favorites growing up which I finally got a hold of, which most of your readership has never even seen is a game called “Texan”. It was made by Gottlieb in 1960. I have a guy who works for me, his name is Tony Torisk. Tony has been in the car industry all his life selling cars. He always dabbled at pinball games. He tuned up that “Texan” to the point where it plays like it came out of the warehouse. It plays so fast. People would not believe that a game of that vintage could play so fast and can be so much fun. Even my son plays it and says how fun it is. As far as newer games, probably the Theater Magic or Medieval Madness.
What do you think the best era of pinball has been?
Well the modern era has always had incredible innovations, that is a given. I come from a time where things were simpler so I am happy with the simpler games. First of all, they play slower and a little bit easier to understand and easier to follow the ball.
Are you technical with the games, do you fix and repair pinball games?
I dabble at them to a degree but to too much.
Do you prefer playing pinball alone or with someone?
Mostly in a tournament competition with someone.
What does it take to really run a pinball expo successfully?
It changes over the years. The early conventions you had to try hard to have something unique and special that no one else has so you can draw people in. Once you have proven yourself it is a little bit easier because people have certain expectation and they know what to expect. They come to our show because we offer so much, I used to use the motto “We are the everything for everyone show”. If you are into the tour, we have tours, if you are into seminars, we have seminars, playing machines, we have the machines. The events we do are our ideas. The autograph session was something I remember I came up with, thinking people would like it and it became very popular; but again, here in Chicago it’s much easier for us to do it then guys to have a show in other states because they are at the mercy of flying every person in that they want to be in the autograph session. It takes a certain amount of patience to deal with the people, issues and problems as they arise. It takes a bit of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and see what you want to do and see it through. This includes even the seminars, for me, this is my main focus and I work hard to try to find something that will be interesting. I work hard at that and trying to find something unique you would not see at the other show. Some of the other show have pretty much the same speakers and titles and I try to bring the oddball things in there too. Trying to find some of the sleeping dogs you don’t hear much about very often and guys retired from the industry to get the involved again. We try to do that as well. Plus, we are the only show that has a tour of the pinball factory.
I noticed you started an arcade expo this year? This is your first arcade expo. How do you think it went and what was your first thoughts of the convention?
I put so much time and energy and effort in it. I am amazed that more people did not show up. However, my expectation was not that high because I am a realist and know that any show the first year or two years are the most difficult. For those who came I thought they probably got their money’s worth. I am very fortunate to have had fantastic support in the arcade community. Mostly form Doc Mack and Jim Zespy. In order to have a show be successful I felt you need to have a lot of games there and between those two gentlemen they helped me fill up the exhibit hall with games. I will forever be indented to those guys. I was a complete stranger to those guys. I bared my heart to them and told them what I wanted to do and they were incredibly receptive that I could not believe it. A lot of these hobbyist groups, they give the short off their back and they certainly did.
Would you ever consider combining the conventions together? Having both the Arcade and pinball expo as one?
That is my hope for next year. I don’t know if we can do it, perhaps on a small-scale year to year and we will gradually expand on it as see where it goes. Time will tell.
Tell me something about yourself that someone may not necessarily know about you?
I collect political campaign buttons. I enjoy fireworks and like to go to the fireworks shows. As a matter affect they had a fireworks convention and because of that show, I base a lot of my ideas for the pinball expo to the same format of these fireworks expos. Basically, seminars and some of the ideas they had as well. I like to travel, eat good food. I am people person, like to meet people. Like to enjoy life.
When you stop running pinball conventions and retire form the industry, what you like people to remember about you?
Someone that was so focused on a hobby that I took it to another level. In this case, I turned a hobby of collecting and playing machines into an opportunity or forum to honor friends. That is kind of how it started. It is also an opportunity to get people together. It is like my partner calls it, a “family reunion” where people get together and talk and look forward to seeing everyone again the next year. Maybe at the next show I will see that Todd guy.
Where do you see the pinball world in the next 20 years?
It’s amazing how much it has exploded already, at least year in the number of manufacturers who are showing their wares or attempting to show their wares. Some have more product than others, some are more on the talking stage. it seems form that alone the industry is coming back, bouncing back. You see amazing games coming out now, who would have guessed the game you see now with the features that they have. It seems there is no end in sight. But like anything else, the strong survive. You have deep pockets to weather the storms in the bad days. So only the strongest guys can do that, the weak guys will perhaps fold up. So, that remains to be seen. The interaction with the phones and digital age that I am not up to date with, it’s hard for me to relate to it. If we start using our mind waves and other elements may take the fun out of it. As far as 10, 20 years down the road, that remains to be seen. Who knows how goofy things will be. I know Python Angelo was always into these deals about having the pinball and person as one, and you are part of machine and all these wild ideas he had. That remains to be seen. As long as we have fingers that we can press a button, pinball will be fun.
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The Best Standing Desks
NEW TESTING SOON January 8, 2020
Fully has redesigned our runner-up, the Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk. We’re testing the new design to see how it compares, and will update this guide with our thoughts.
In the meantime, we still like the old design and it should be available until stock runs out.
Kevin Purdy
After two months of unboxing, building, using, testing, and comparing eight of the newest standing desks side by side, we think the Uplift Bamboo Stand Up Desk with 1″ Thick Desktop and V2 Frame is the best desk for people who want a relatively stable surface that looks good, moves quickly and quietly, and should give you the fewest problems in working every day. But several other standing desks are nearly as good, and a few are worth considering.
Uplift Bamboo Stand Up Desk with 1″ Thick Desktop and V2 Frame
Solid, attractive desk with many options
More stable than many desks, just as fast and smooth in operation, and without the noise and aesthetic issues that mar some competitors. Just make sure you get the V2 frame.
$640 from Uplift Desk
The Uplift bamboo desktop was every tester's favorite, particularly the (optional) ergonomic groove cutout in front. You can kit out the Uplift with a number of accessories that match your desk style, including power and cable organizers. It wasn't the best at everything, but the Uplift had the best mix of performance and features, and a lack of glaring flaws, of all the desks we tested. Just make sure you get the V2 frame (Uplift still sells the earlier model, which is a bit less stable). Though the Uplift is not the most rock-solid standing desk we tested this time, it's more stable than the desks we’ve recommended (and used happily) for years. The desks that were more stable had other flaws, like loud motors or ugly laminate tops.
Fully Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk
Nearly as good in all aspects
While other desks were more stable, the Jarvis is still quite good, and has stylish add-on options, like shelves, drawers, and monitor arms.
$560* from Amazon
$625 from Fully
If you want to buy a standing-desk mat and monitor arm at the same time, you should consider the Fully Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk, because it is a good standing desk that offers those extras in a package deal. The Jarvis was our top pick for more than four years, and is still a desk we recommend. The latest version of the Uplift frame and desktop felt more stable, particularly front-to-back, than the version of the Jarvis frame when we tested against it in late 2018. But the difference was not enormous; standing-desk stability is hard to measure precisely, and a half-dozen Wirecutter staffers have used Jarvis desks daily for years. The Jarvis’s ¾-inch-thick bamboo desktop is thinner than the Uplift's 1-inch top, and looks lighter; otherwise they’re nearly identical. In addition to the mat and monitor arm, Fully sells furniture and desk add-ons that mesh well with the Jarvis’s look that you can purchase at a discount while ordering the desk, while the Uplift offers small upgrades, like powered grommets and privacy shields. Fully redesigned its Jarvis desk as the end of 2019. We’re testing the new version, but still like this original model while it’s in stock.
Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric
Stability, easy assembly, divisive look
Quieter and more stable than most standing desks, but its desktop options are limited to laminate rather than wood, making it harder to recommend.
$695 from Varidesk
The Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric is more stable in each direction than the Uplift or Jarvis, and a little bit quieter than those desks in raising and lowering (minus an occasional thudding sound when starting). It also comes with built-in cable management, and was the easiest desk we’ve ever built. But it has no wood or bamboo desktop options, just five colors of laminate, which our testers disliked. If desktop style is not a high priority for you, and you’d rather pay a few hundred dollars more to have a more stable, quieter desk with easier assembly, the ProDesk 60 Electric could work for you—but we recommend the white or black finishes rather than the faux wood.
It was a close call for many of the full-size electric standing desks we tested; several were near picks, except for flaws that will be dealbreakers for some people. Check out our impressions in the Competition section for more.
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Should you buy a standing desk (and do standing desks improve your health)?
Our pick: Uplift Bamboo Stand Up Desk with 1″ Thick Desktop and V2 Frame
Runner-up: Fully Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk
Also great: Varidesk ProDesk 60 Electric
The desk sizes and accessories our staff uses
Wirecutter has been testing and comparing full-size adjustable standing desks since 2013. Between three guide authors, we’ve tested more than 24 full-size standing desks, including multiple iterations of popular and noteworthy models.
We’ve consulted the work of experts in the field of standing, ergonomics, and productivity. This includes the work of James Levine of the Mayo Clinic, an early advocate for varying work positions during the day. We’ve spoken with Shane Harris, one of the first journalists to write about modern-day standing desks. As part of our work on other home office guides, we’ve read and extensively referenced Cornell University’s Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group (CUErgo). And we’ve written and spoken extensively with the makers of many of the standing desks we’ve tested.
Beyond our particular experience with standing desks, Nathan Edwards (editor of this current guide) and I have written and edited a number of Wirecutter guides to home office items, furniture, and electronics. I’ve written guides to foam mattresses, USB microphones, dog crates and gates, and edited collections of home office furniture and supplies and tech and apps, as well as Wirecutter’s guide to standing desk mats. Nathan wrote or edited several previous versions of this guide and the standing desk mat guide and has been working at an adjustable-height standing desk since 2014.
Several peer-reviewed studies agree that sitting for long periods of time can shorten your life. Sitting for eight hours a day or more can be a health risk similar to obesity or smoking, according to an analysis of 13 studies, and can be linked to increased occurrence of cancers, per this broader study of 4 million people in 43 studies. Being moderately active for 60 to 75 minutes per day can counter the effects of too much sitting. But can a standing desk also counter the damage of sitting? This is not yet proven. Wirecutter’s parent company, The New York Times, published a stronger opinion by a pediatric doctor, with headlines suggesting standing desks are “overrated” and “not cures for anything.”
This does not mean a standing desk is not beneficial in ways that do not directly affect your mortality. Smaller studies, like one from the University of Leicester, have shown improved productivity from using a standing desk. I tend to agree. Standing in the early morning, or after lunch, helps me stave off drowsy lulls in focus. Working in a sit/stand/move cycle encourages me to occasionally fetch a glass of water, itself a good habit, and can also be adapted to a Pomodoro Technique habit.
Having an adjustable standing desk means you have an adjustable sitting desk, too. Those who don’t fit well sitting at a mass-produced average-height desk (29 to 30 inches) can slightly raise or lower their desktop, and keep that better position in the desk’s memory.
Standing at your desk won’t help you much if you don’t have your angles and ergonomics down. You want to have proper line of sight, and good positions for your back, elbows, shoulders, and neck. This 2012 graphic from Wired remains the simplest way to illustrate the proper standing desk goals: monitor slightly tilted back, eyes aimed about two inches below the top of your monitor, keyboard and mouse at elbow level or slightly below.
The most essential element of desk ergonomics is to have your arms at a neutral bend, close to 90 degrees, and your neck straight, staring at a spot two inches below the top of the screen. Photo: Kevin Purdy
Avoiding overdoing standing is just as important as keeping from sitting all day. As Cornell’s Hedge told US News and World Report, “If what you’re doing is replacing sitting with standing, you’re not actually doing your body any favors … In fact, you’re introducing a whole variety of new risk factors.” Those factors include lower back pain, and increasing your risk for cardiovascular problems.
From years of using and testing standing desks, and getting feedback from readers and commenters, we have focused our criteria on what we’re looking for in a standing desk. Among the things we value are:
Electronic control: Electronic desks, which use motors to move between heights at the touch of a button, are the most popular, reliable, and cost-effective adjustable standing desks available. Hand-cranked and hydraulic desks can work for some, but involve a lot of trade-offs, mostly in convenience and annoyance.
Long-term function: Because most fully adjustable desks cost at least $500, they should be stable and functional for a decade or more. The company behind a desk should offer speedy, reliable support, and show an intent to be in the ergonomic furniture business for the long haul.
Purchase experience: A new desk should ship reasonably quickly and be reasonably convenient to assemble (within the bounds of any do-it-yourself furniture assembly).
Customization: You should have some options in how your desk looks, and how big it is. Some standing-desk makers sell their frames separately from their desktops, so customers can add their own desktop. But most people are going to want something that looks good out of the box, with a size, shape, and options that fit their work.
Height range: A standing desk should have minimum and maximum heights that accommodate as wide a range of human heights as possible—around the 95th percentile for men and women is good (PDF), but a wider range is better. Some desk makers charge more for legs that extend their height range, and we noted that in our comparisons.
Accessories and add-ons: Some desk makers offer accessories for their desks, such as grommet cable guides (some including power plugs), privacy screens, or CPU holders. Others offer accessories to outfit your office and complement your desk. We looked at everything each desk maker offered, and considered whether they were useful, affordable, and, in some cases, already Wirecutter picks in their own right (such is the case for monitor arms, LED desk lamps, and standing desk mats).
With those priorities in mind, we tested eight desks in 2018, including the current models of several desks we've tested before:
Uplift V2 Commercial Standing Desk
Xdesk Terra 2s
Updesk Pro
VertDesk v3
StandDesk Bamboo Standing Desk
We configured each of these desks as closely as possible to our ideal standard desk:
a desktop 60 inches wide by 30 inches deep
a memory handset, to hold sitting and standing positions
two grommet cutouts, on the rear left and right side, if available
a crossbar, if available
All of the desks, save one, were unpacked, assembled, and used in rotation by workers at CoworkBuffalo, a (since-closed) coworking space in Buffalo, New York, for about two months.1 I rotated between each desk every working day, while about a half-dozen other workers used the other desks. Toward the end of the two months, I gave each worker a questionnaire about each desk they had used, asking about stability, noise, look, and feel.
Wirecutter editor Kimber Streams and I worked at each desk and compared them side by side. Each desk was loaded with a laptop and monitor or laptop on a stand, a mouse and keyboard, and a few other items, like phones or notebooks. We graded each desk for stability in three directions: vibrations while typing, front-to-back, and side-to-side. You can get any two-legged desk to wobble by shoving it, but we tried to apply pressure the way most people will: by leaning with their forearms on the desk while standing and typing (for front-to-back stability), or leaning into their writing on paper (for left-to-right stability in particular).
We tried using vibrometer apps for measuring typing vibrations, and chalk markings to measure the distance a desk would move, but found in the end that liquid in a clear Mason jar set on the desk provided a better sense of what someone would find annoying. I did use a decibel meter to measure the level of motor noise as a desk raised and lowered, although the pitch and particular kinds of noise that a motor makes matter just as much as raw volume.
While we focused most of our testing on the performance of the desk itself—the desktop on top of the motorized legs—a few desks did arrive with accessories, like power-supplying grommets, wire-management tools or containers, or shelf attachments. We considered how useful they were and, if they cost extra, whether they were worth the price.
The Uplift Bamboo Stand Up Desk with 1″ Thick Desktop and V2 Frame was one of the best desks according to every criterion we tested, and had no major drawbacks. It transferred few typing or writing vibrations, was stable in front-to-back movement, and was the most stable among desks that lacked a crossbar. It moved quickly between positions and made little noise when raising and lowering. Uplift’s inch-thick bamboo desktop was testers’ favorite, and can be configured with a curved front that many testers liked. Uplift offers hundreds of configurations of desk materials and colors. The desk is backed by a seven-year warranty, and sold by an established firm in the standing-desk field.
The Uplift was notably more stable than many desks we tested. The desk transferred less vibration across its surface as we typed with our palms and forearms resting on the desk than the Jarvis, StandDesk, Xdesk, or Updesk. It is remarkably solid in side-to-side movement, especially considering it has no crossbar. The front-to-back wobble is acceptable for a desk standing on two legs at more than 40 inches tall. You can get it going by rocking it back and forth, but most people don’t do that while they’re working.
Standing at the Uplift Bamboo Desk with a V2 frame. A monitor arm and laptop stand help screens to a more ergonomic eye level (though these are still a bit low). Photo: Kevin Purdy
We found three other desks to be more roundly stable than the Uplift: the VariDesk Pro (our also-great pick), the VertDesk v3 detailed in the Competition section, and the commercial version of this Uplift desk (also addressed in the Competition section). But the VariDesk Pro is more expensive and less attractive, and offers fewer options and accessories. The VertDesk v3 is much louder and trickier to assemble, and offers only laminate tops (if nicer laminate than on the VariDesk). And the commercial version of the Uplift is meant mostly for offices that have to comply with a wider range of heights, and adds a crossbar that some taller people may find annoying to bump with their shins.
The Uplift’s two leg motors make a small amount of noise as it raises and lowers, with a sound and a pitch that are easy to get used to. We measured about 55 decibels while raising and lowering (with a starting room level of 42 to 44 decibels), a common level among five of our eight tested desks. The desk moves quickly once you press the up/down or memory position buttons, and doesn’t lurch or stutter. The buttons have a satisfying click to them, and you know when you have them pressed in or not. We wouldn’t mention this if hadn't been an issue with the StandDesk and VertDesk we tested.
Most bamboo desktops we tested looked good and felt smooth, but Uplift’s 1-inch-thick desktop was the favorite of desk testers. The variations of dark grooves in the light bamboo are pleasant, and particularly noticeable if you choose a contoured desk shape. This desktop looks and feels substantial. Its lamination hasn’t shown any notable nicks or scratches after two months of constant equipment changes. It’s a generally attractive and useful desktop, whether raised or lowered.
Our testers liked the Uplift’s optional curved ergonomic cutout. Photo: Kevin Purdy.
The Uplift's control module has four memory presets. Photo: Kevin Purdy
Uplift has a few more options for look, functions, and little details than Fully offers for our runner-up pick, and far more than most standing-desk makers. Your desktop can be bamboo, rubberwood, powder-coated wood composite, Greenguard (low-emission-certified) laminate, reclaimed wood, solid woods, or with a whiteboard laminate coating. Each of those options then has two or more wood or color options, a handful of size options, four leg colors, then grommet covers—powered or unpowered—with three color choices. Its memory handset (an upgrade we recommend everybody get) even comes in three color options.
The assembly experience is a bit better than average for an adjustable-height standing desk. Uplift’s instructions have numerous illustrations, a few troubleshooting tips, and only three distinct types of screws to use. We encountered no problems or confusion while building the Uplift, whereas most other desks left us wondering at least once what the instructions meant, or irked that the last screw and its machined hole weren’t lining up right when attaching a leg. But assembling the Uplift still involved a good deal of screwdriver and hex wrench work.
Uplift offers a seven-year warranty on its desks, and the firm has offered standing desks since 2011. The Uplift desk we built and tested in spring 2016 experienced no problems in the more than two years we’ve been long-term testing it. Two Wirecutter staffers similarly have nothing to report. The newest Uplift model as of fall 2018 is more stable and offers more desktop options, but those staffers with older models have not noticed problems with stability, noise, or other wear.
The Uplift adjusts in height from 24 to 51.1 inches, including the desktop. That should provide an ergonomic typing height for people up to 6 feet 6 inches tall. That covers about 96 percent of the American height ranges. Adding locking casters can add another two inches.
Uplift gives desk buyers a couple of free accessories with purchase, and while they’re not a deciding factor for a purchase this big, they’re not bad. A basic stick-on wire tray is included, which is quite useful for hiding a power cord and thick cables. Uplift’s standing desk mat is nowhere near as good as our pick, or even our budget pick, but it’s handy to have when you first get your desk unpacked. A free bamboo or colored plastic desk organizer set, or four-port USB 3.0 hub, is useful. If you’re already set with a mat, the bamboo rocker board is, according to a coworker, a decently fun low-impact core workout. And if you order a desk 72 inches or wider, you can choose a free hammock. Yes, a hammock that attaches with carabiners to the frame of the desk, that you can sit in (cross-legged) underneath your desk while it’s raised. This hammock held me, at 200 pounds, for as long as I could stand the mental image of myself.
Note that the version of the Uplift desk we recommend is specifically a “V2” frame. As of this writing, Uplift still sells the previous version of its frame (a runner-up in the previous version of this guide), and configuring a desk or browsing around Uplift’s site may lead you to that “V1” frame. An Uplift representative told us the V1 frame will be sold until the company runs out of stock. Be sure to check the name when you order.
As noted, the Uplift is not the most stable standing desk we tested, but it is more than stable enough to work at, exceeds our picks from previous years, and had the best combination of stability, noise, looks, features, and other criteria. If you do work with your hands on the desk and move forcefully, and you can’t tolerate a bit of monitor wobble or coffee moving in a cup at standing height, you could turn to the VariDesk ProDesk, our also-great pick, for a slightly more stable experience, or the VertDesk v3 if you value stability at the expense of more irritating motor noise and a less handsome desk. You could also pay $200 more for Uplift’s V2 Commercial, which is slightly more stable due to its thicker lifting legs, steel feet, and crossbar. We don’t think most people will find the increase in stability worth the extra 30 percent in cost (from about $650 to $850 for a 60-inch-by-30-inch desktop), but it’s available with most of the same options, and benefits, as the standard Uplift.
As noted above, the assembly process for an Uplift desk is about what we’ve come to expect from standing desks over the years. But it can be done better, and a few other companies are doing so. The Varidesk ProDesk comes with the top of the frame pre-attached to the desktop, includes better tools for assembling the desk, and took only about 20 minutes to assemble. The StandDesk is a more traditional assembly process, but helped along by well-labeled parts and little arrows and graphics to make sure everything is lined up correctly. I lost a couple of bolts inside the adjustable upper crossbar of the Uplift while trying to insert them from the side into the legs. Uplift’s marketing director, Brian Genchur, wrote us that most loose bolts should be able to fall out of the crossbar by tilting the desk up from where the bolt was lost (I couldn’t retrieve my bolt this way without tilting the whole desktop back and forth a few times).
If you don’t spring $30 extra for the basic wire-management kit, the small, stick-on wire ties included with the Uplift won’t last all that long before falling off, in our experience. A wire tray is included, but you’ll want to invest in some zip ties, Velcro strips, or Velcro tape to really clean up your cords.
The downside of offering so many options, accessories, and upgrades is that you have to click dozens of times to get through the ordering process on Uplift’s site. It’s a one-time task for a desk you’ll use for years, but it can feel like you’re missing something, and the site’s organization can make you wonder if there’s another category of desk you should look at. While writing this guide, I realized that I was, at first, linking to the wrong version of the standing desk I’d tested.
Note: The drawer insert in this photo was installed backwards, due to the writer's error. Photo: Kevin Purdy
The original design of the Fully Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk is very similar to the Uplift desk. The main differences are a desktop that’s a bit thinner (¾ inch versus the Uplift’s 1 inch), telescoped legs that are smaller at the desktop instead of at the feet, and different desktop options and add-ons available, along with the mechanical and design decisions you can’t see at a glance. We found the newest Uplift frame to be more stable than the newest Jarvis in typing, front-to-back, and side-to-side motion. But the Jarvis is still stable enough for most people’s work, has a sleek look that some testers preferred, and offers useful add-ons like shelves and drawers. Fully redesigned its Jarvis desk as the end of 2019. We’re testing the new version, but still like this original model while it’s in stock.
One of our testers for this update, and more than a half-dozen Wirecutter staffers, have worked at Jarvis desks for years with no complaints about its function. We noticed a difference only when directly comparing it with the newest Uplift frame and other desks we tested with even more stability. Any two-legged desk at standing height will convey some typing and mouse-motion vibrations, particularly to a monitor, whether on a stand or an arm, or to a laptop, on a stand or sitting directly on the desk. The Jarvis can move a bit more front to back when you forcefully lean into it, but most times you aren’t going to forcefully lean into it.
Fully Jarvis desk at standing height, with an AmazonBasics monitor arm. Photo: Kevin Purdy
It is slightly quieter than the Uplift when raising and lowering, measuring about 55 decibels in our tests (with a background noise level of about 42 to 45 decibels), and it responds quickly to button presses. The bamboo desktop is elegant and simple, thinner than the Uplift (¾ inch thick versus 1 inch), which may explain the disadvantage in vibration transfer) and with fewer dark spots (though desktops will vary a bit). Like Uplift, Fully offers a range of desktop materials, colors, and sizes, and a contoured or flat-front option. Building the Jarvis is about the same experience as the Uplift, although Fully has a much better page of instructions and how-to videos.
While Uplift has a huge array of add-ons and accessories, Fully offers a smaller number of upgrades for the Jarvis, and they’re better quality. Fully makes two other Wirecutter picks, a monitor arm and (runner-up) LED desk lamp, that you can bundle with the Jarvis for good discounts ($20 and $40, respectively). You can add a desk shelf that matches your frame color, and a bamboo drawer that’s the same as Jarvis’s light bamboo, and both are easy to add onto the desk later (though you’ll have to drill some holes for the drawer). The powered grommet covers have both USB-A and USB-C ports, a small but future-facing nicety.
Inserting the eight bolts into the legs of the Jarvis (and the Uplift) requires some tricky balancing, such that you don’t slip and lose a bolt down the crossbar section. Photo: Kevin Purdy
Building the Jarvis is a lot like building the Uplift, or most any standing desk. We encountered the same pain we experienced with the Uplift when trying to bolt the legs onto the frame, with bolts falling into the metal channel. Fully CEO David Kahl wrote to us saying that this is the most complicated but also most important step in assembly. Kahl said he puts the legs on their back, so the cable is facing upward, and lines up the topmost holes on each side to better align all of the screws.
Were it not for the look and feel of its laminate top, combined with its higher price, Varidesk’s Pro Desk 60 Electric would have been our top pick. It’s more stable in every direction than the Uplift or Jarvis, it’s the easiest to build of any standing desk we’ve tried, its motors are slightly quieter and the noise less noticeable than that of most desks, and it has good cord-management tools built in. However, the butcher block laminate desktop we tested reminded us of little-missed furniture from our parents’ basement, but if the black or white versions appeal to you, or you don’t care as much about looks, the ProDesk Electric is worth considering.
The ProDesk Electric’s motor made the least noise of any we tested, and our testers noted how smooth and quiet the leg motors were compared with the competition. The motor makes a soft “thud” sound upon starting if the desk hasn’t moved in a while (something a Varidesk rep confirmed via email), but it’s quick and tolerable.
A CoworkBuffalo member at the VariDesk ProDesk 60, using the headphone hook. Photo: Kevin Purdy
While Varidesk’s claim of “under 5 minutes” for assembly is an exaggeration, it’s not that hyperbolic—a coworker and I built the desk in about 18 minutes, compared with at least 45 minutes for our other picks and most other desks. Other desks we tested leave the alignment of parts and tightening of bolts up to you. Forgetting to tighten a bolt at the end, or trying to make a screw fit in at an angle, can affect the stability of your desk. The Varidesk has you insert four bolts, tap a crossbar into place with a provided rubber mallet, and snap a cable-management bucket into place.
The ProDesk Electric shows a lot of attention to detail, down to the comfortable handle on the included hex wrench and the hook-and-loop cable-management strips that are long enough to fit around the desk legs. So it’s a shame that the laminate desktop we tested reminded us of decades-old desks offered for free in a garage sale. The laminate itself is sturdy, eco-friendly Greenguard, but the photo reproduction and the completely smooth surface just feel off. We haven’t seen a black or white desktop in person, but they seem like better bets. Varidesk spokesperson Haley Vondekamp wrote, in response to our critiques of the desktop, that laminate is easy to clean and maintain, makes the desktop durable and affordable, and allows for the desktop’s chamfered edges. But, especially for the $1,000 price, it sticks out as a downgrade from our other picks.
When you’re ordering one of our picks, especially the Fully Jarvis Standing Desk or the Uplift Stand Up Desk, you’ll get the chance to customize it. Depending on the company, you can choose different sizes, shapes, power outlets, and other accessories. If you’re having trouble deciding on the details, here are some of the most common choices from more than a dozen Wirecutter staffers who use these and other standing desks:
60 inches wide by 30 inches deep is the most popular size: Seven of the 14 staffers we talked to said they used the same size desk—60 by 30 inches—as we tested for this guide. Just a few said they used smaller, 48-inch desks but would have gone bigger if space had allowed.
Nine out of 10 opted for memory buttons to save desk-height preferences: As on the desks we used in testing, almost all the Wirecutter staffers we talked to opted for a control panel with memory buttons that make it easy to set and return to your favorite heights. The Varidesk and Fully Jarvis include these controls as standard, and the feature makes it a cinch to switch between the perfect sitting and standing heights. It’s definitely worth the upgrade when you’re ordering the Uplift V2.
Few thought a contoured front edge was worth seeking out: Only four said they opted for a contoured desk front like the one Fully offers. Everyone else said they had desks with standard rectangles.
Just two of 10 opted for on-desk power outlets: Uplift and Fully both let you swap the wire grommets in the corner of their respective desks for power outlets instead. The option, available as dual AC outlets from Uplift or combo AC and USB outlets from Fully, makes it convenient to plug in chargers and other accessories right on your desk. But using them often means more visual clutter and cables on your desk, and it’s less versatile than buying separate chargers that you can more easily hide, so most Wirecutter staffers said they skipped this option.
Notable desks we tested
The VertDesk v3, sold by BTOD.com (Beyond the Office Door), is the most stable two-leg standing desk we’ve ever tested. If the most important thing in your desk decision, by far, is stability when standing, you should buy this desk. Its desktop was the best of the laminate options we tested, with a lightly textured feel and realistic wood look. We didn’t pick the VertDesk V3 for most people because of its square-cornered look, noticeably louder motor, and an assembly process that’s notably more involved than that of most desks we tested. It also costs a bit more than our top picks, which are stable enough for most people.
Unlike most desks we’ve tested, the VertDesk v3 raises and lowers with a single external motor, rather than two. It ran about 10 to 12 decibels louder than the other desks we tested in the same space, 65 to 67 decibels with a background average of 42 to 45 decibels. It’s also a higher-pitched whine than most other desks, which have either lower-end rumble or mid-range whirring. Some testers in our coworking space noticed and mentioned the noise, or shot us a glance when the motor was running. Greg Knighton, president of BTOD, wrote us that his testing showed the motor only 3 to 4 decibels louder than the latest motor in a Jarvis desk.
The motor also hesitates for about a half second or so after you press the up or down buttons before moving. This won’t matter much if you only move the desk between preset memory positions, but making tiny adjustments for things like different shoes, using a mat, or other things take more effort here than with other desks we tested.
Building the VertDesk is notably more complex than other desks we tested. The legs are raised with a single motor, which connects to both legs with a hex rod that must be turned to fit inside each leg’s slot. While doing this, you must ensure you don’t turn the rod so much to make either leg raise, or pick up the leg and extend it, or you will have to take the leg off and start again, like I did. BTOD’s instruction videos are honest about the work involved, and show the motor assembly. The work with a screwdriver, hex wrench, and all-but-mandatory drill with a No. 2 square bit is notably more involved than with other desks we tested. Knighton told us by phone that our assembly problem was uncommon, and that the instructions would be updated to prevent more issues.
If you’re okay with a desk that makes more noise (like if you’re working from home), you don’t mind taking on more involved assembly, and stability matters far more to you than looks or accessories, consider the VertDesk v3.
StandDesk Pro (p3 model)
The StandDesk Pro we tested was quite similar to our runner-up Jarvis pick in stability, with decent typing/movement transfer, fair-to-okay front-to-back stability, but better side-to-side stability (with a crossbar attached), and the best instructions and labeling we’d seen for building a typical standing desk (excluding the Varidesk ProDesk Electric). It was a very close call between the StandDesk and Jarvis for runner-up. Its desktop looks good and feels comfortable under your arms, and the desk’s raising and lowering noises are very slightly quieter than those of our top pick and runner-up. Unfortunately, the StandDesk’s motor doesn’t respond as quickly, and its control pad isn’t as precise or easy to use as the Jarvis or Uplift’s.
What diminished the StandDesk’s ranking for us was the control panel and some hesitancy in the motor response. The keypad is plastic-covered, and the buttons don’t click so much as push in. That made it easier for your finger to slip and the desk to stop moving when adjusting height, which happened to two Wirecutter staffers. It doesn’t help that the keypad has dots for memory settings instead of numbers, has only three memory settings instead of four, and displays 0.5-inch increments, unlike the 0.1-inch detail of our top pick and runner-up. The desk still moves in smaller increments than 0.5 inches, but only after a little hesitation. That hesitation, combined with the uncertainty of the button pushes, makes adjustment harder than it needs to be.
Steven Yu, founder of StandDesk, wrote us that customers surveyed by StandDesk prefer the membrane-type switches, but the company plans different handsets for the future. The handset has had minimal issues over 10 years, Yu said, and noted that the enclosed buttons are impervious to liquid spills or dust. A slower startup and raising speed provides for longer lifespan, Yu wrote, and again noted that he hasn’t heard customers complain about this issue.
Other desks we tested
The XDesk Terra 2s is a beautiful desk, with perhaps the nicest bamboo we tested, painted legs that show almost no marks from their assembly, and a wide central grommet that works well for monitor setups. The desk comes partially assembled, sparing you a good 20 minutes of work over the typical assembly. However, it costs more than twice as much as our picks—starting at $1,700— it’s louder than any of them, and significantly less stable, particularly in its front-to-back wobble.
We could feel the desk flexing on its thin, flat feet—made out of “aircraft grade” aluminum—even when we nudged the desk at sitting height (most of the cheaper standing desks we tested have steel feet). The legs are turned 45 degrees inward, but this does not seem to add any stability to the frame. Xdesk says in its Terra 2s specifications that the desk is “ultra quiet” at 60 decibels (about what we measured with our handheld meter), but that’s louder than most desks we tested by about 5 decibels in the same room.
We tested three expensive (and optional) peripherals with the Terra 2s: the $200 Loft top-mounted shelf, the $300 bottom-mounted Nest shelf, and the $80 Pulse software package. The Loft shelf matches the Terra 2s perfectly, although placing a monitor or laptop on it exacerbates the desk’s existing wobble. The Nest shelf arrived damaged the first time, with the metal frame stripped away from the wood bottom. Xdesk promptly sent a replacement, but the frame screws were still slightly loose from the bamboo. A nearly full-width flat-bottom shelf is a bad idea on a standing desk, regardless, as it is either pressing down on your knees or making you raise the desk above a comfortable height, or preventing your chair armrests from moving forward when sitting. The Pulse software for Mac or PC functioned, but it requires a USB 2.0 cable be continuously plugged into your computer to use.
Wirecutter purchased the Terra 2s for testing, and did not receive word when it shipped; when we called Xdesk to ask about its status, the desk had been delivered earlier that day, but the staff did not tell us. Most people don’t want more than 100 pounds of desk showing up unexpected at their door, or left there without notice. Xdesk did not return multiple requests for comment on our impressions.
The Updesk Pro is a slick-looking minimalist desk, with just three desktop and frame color options (white, black, or gray) and two sizes (60 by 30 or 72 by 30 inches). We found it less stable, particularly side-to-side, than any of our picks, its desktop susceptible to marks and scratches, and its control panel divisive.
The Updesk desktop is a plastic-coated ¾-inch medium-density fiberboard, with beveled edges and an ergonomic groove in the front. The desktop shows a few scratches and marks after a couple of months of use. We had problems getting the leg lifts to line up and be bolted inside the center frame. Once built, we found the desk to be the least stable desk we tested, vibrating quite a bit when typing or mouse-moving, and with a lot of side-to-side wobble.
You press up and down on Updesk’s hinged control pad itself to raise or lower the desk, and it makes stops at any heights you’ve saved. It has a few buttons, but they are recessed into the bottom of the control pad, so you can’t see which button you’re pressing at a glance. Most of our testers preferred traditional buttons to this system. The Linak lifts used in the Updesk can connect via Bluetooth to your phone, which can then adjust, set memory positions, and create timers for your standing cycles. It worked well on an iPhone, but had trouble connecting or staying connected to two different Android phones.
The control module on the Updesk moves on a hinge to raise or lower the desk, and has buttons recessed into its thin bottom. Photo: Kevin Purdy
Kamron Kunce, vice president of sales and marketing at Updesk, wrote in an email reply to our findings (with video of the desk during testing) that, while all standing desks experience some sort of wobble, he was “shocked” at what we experienced, and unable to duplicate it on any desks in Updesk’s Nashville showroom. Kunce suggested tightening the screws on each footer; I tightened those (and every other bolt and screw), and the stability was the same. Regarding assembly, Kunce wrote that rough handling during shipping could have bent one of the mounting brackets, or that I used a power drill to screw into the brackets (I did not).
Uplift V2 Commercial
Uplift sells a commercial version of its newest frame. It’s slightly more stable than the regular version we recommend, because it comes with a crossbar. But the biggest reason for the commercial label (and $200 price difference) is to help companies meet an ergonomic standard that accommodates a wider range of working heights. The commercial Uplift moves between 22.6 and 48.7 inches, roughly covering people from 5 feet to 6 feet 3 inches tall, which is a lower minimum height, but also a lower maximum height than the regular version. The Commercial version also adds thicker legs and a crossbar, to counteract the inherent instability of longer lifting legs. Most people don’t need to pay extra for it.
Full-size standing desks we previously tested
The Xdesk Terra (originally sold under the NextDesk brand) is beautiful, and was the first standing desk we recommended. Since then, the Uplift and its near competitors have gotten better-looking and sturdier, and the average price of a nice standing desk is now about half that of the Terra.
Xdesk’s parent company offers a more competitively priced brand, Evodesk. The predrilled holes on a 63-inch dark bamboo model we purchased in 2016 were alternately narrow or loose, making assembly a pain, and the desk didn’t feel seated on the frame. We saw more front-to-back wobble and typing wobble than with the Jarvis or Uplift. Given that it costs more than our picks when similarly configured, we recommend passing.
Autonomous sells adjustable standing desks starting at roughly $500 less than the Jarvis. We tested a dual-motor version, in a smaller configuration no longer sold. The predrilled holes were rough, or not where they were supposed to be. The instructions were the most confusing of any desk we assembled. The desk itself, a T-shaped desk with Jiecang lifts, is okay, mechanically, for its $300 cost, if you don’t need a good-looking desk, and don’t load much weight on it.
The Autonomous ordering experience, however, was painful for another Wirecutter writer. In summary: a two-month shipping delay, a series of emails to pitch a “new frame design,” receiving a one-motor desk after ordering a two-motor model, missing protective feet, and a flaw with the lifting mechanism that the company saw often enough that they created a YouTube video for it. We emailed Justin Lucas, a director at Autonomous, about these matters. Lucas told us in mid-August 2016 that Autonomous would shift to another motor and control-box maker in early September of that year, and that the shipping delays were “good symptoms of startup scaling and fast growth.” These were not reassuring answers.
The NewHeights Elegante comes from one of the first standing desk companies we discovered. The Elegante is a huge step in the right direction, but you’re paying a lot ($1,200 to $1,800) for a desk that isn’t as sturdy as it could be, with a cluttered wire-management system and an inspired but imperfect control panel.
The GeekDesk v3 is a basic desk—no frills, no accessories, just a tabletop and a frame. It has a simple design, it works well, and it looks fine. The Jarvis has a superior height range and lifting capacity, as well as a much longer warranty. But unless you go with a laminate or veneer desktop, the GeekDesk v3 ends up costing more than our picks (though shipping is now free, compared with when we first tested it in 2013).
Other full-size standing desks we have not tested:
Herman Miller’s Renew, sold primarily in bulk through office-outfitting retailers.
Varidesk’s full-size Pro Desk 60, which is mechanical rather than electric, and holds only 50 pounds.
The IKEA Bekant, which two Wirecutter commenters returned for stability problems, and about which we have read more problems and negative reviews in review sites and forums than any other standing desk.
The StandDesk could not be delivered to the coworking space initially because it was a freight delivery on a shared train/car road. It was delivered to my home, assembled and used there for a period, then disassembled, moved to the coworking space, and reassembled for use there.
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We’ve spent over a thousand hours testing more than 100 pieces of gear that encourage ergonomically healthy posture.
The Best Standing Desk Mats
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Mount Brandon – Named for St. Brendan
Mount Brandon – the Holy Mountain of St. Brendan on the Dingle Peninsula
St. Brendan, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, was a holy man and a navigator. He was born and raised in the Dingle area, and ordained a priest in 512 AD. Brendan was founder of several monastic settlements in Ireland, one being at the base of of a great mountain on Dingle’s north shore – now known as “Mount Brandon.”
The mountain was named after the famous St. Brendan, perhaps because he founded a monastic community here, or more likely because it was from the base of this mountain that St. Brendan launched his fleet of curraghs, filled with his followers, to set out on a seven year spiritually guided journey to find the “promised land” – the Isle of the Blest.
Legend states that St. Brendan climbed to the peak of Mount Brandon, looked across the Atlantic and saw the Americas. Many believe that Brendan reached North America way before Christopher Columbus, and several groups have alleged that Columbus referred to a manuscript that told of Brendan’s journey across the Atlantic. Much has been written about the Voyages of Brendan. What we know to be true is that Brendan grew spiritually on the journey and returned with the ability to draw large numbers into a deeper spiritual existence
St. Brendan is the patron saint of sailors and of travelers and is still reverenced in Ireland and around the Christian world. And the holy mountain, named for him, that dominates the northern landscape in Dingle is a reminder of where the journey began for a great spiritual leader, and where the journey begins – even today – for those that try to follow in his footsteps.
Brandon Head, the alleged launch site for Brendan and his followers, can only be accessed by foot. There is a pilgrim’s path that runs along the mountain that hikers and walkers traverse. The views from this trail are remarkable. But if you can’t take the walk, the views from Kilshannig, Castle Gregory or any of the strands off the northern road offer tremendous views. Often, the peak of Mount Brandon is hidden in the clouds.
Mount Brandon is a thin place. I had one of the strongest touches from the other world on a strand facing Mount Brandon. That story may come in another post.
Flickr photos for Mount Brandon.
St. Brendan’s Prayer
Shall I abandon, O King of mysteries, the soft comforts of home? Shall I turn my back on my native land, and turn my face towards the sea?
Shall I put myself wholly at your mercy, without silver, without a horse, without fame, without honour? Shall I throw myself wholly upon You, without sword or shield, without food and drink, without a bed to lie on? Shall I say farewell to my beautiful land, placing myself under Your yoke?
Shall I pour out my heart to You, confessing my manifold sins and begging forgiveness, tears streaming down my cheeks? Shall I leave the prints of my knees on the sandy beach, a record of my final prayer in my native land?
Shall I then suffer every kind of wound that the sea can inflict? Shall I take my tiny boat across the wide sparkling ocean? O King of the Glorious Heaven,
shall I go of my own choice upon the sea?
O Christ, will You help on the wild waves?
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Ghostbusters 2 Production Balloon in black with logo
Balloon made for the production of Ghostbusters 2. Balloons can be seen during the TV advertisement scene when The Ghostbusters offer a souvenir mug and balloons as a service premium during the “comeback” phase of their career. They also can be seen among the crowds later in the film, comes complete with our own COA to the rear.
We have made one of our classic 250mm x 150mm acrylic displays with a removable magnetic flat on the inside of the balloon so no adhesive is used at all attaching the balloon to our display which means it can be removed and untouched.
All our framed items are supplied in a black cotton gift bag.
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Proof Brewing New Facility Grand Opening
Jonny Fullpint Beer News, Proof Brewing 0
(Tallahassee, FL) – Proof Brewing Company is excited to announce the grand opening of its new home in Tallahassee, Florida. The new location features expanded brewery production, quality control lab, tasting room, beer garden, private events space, and restaurant. The revitalization and move to the abandoned Coca-Cola Bottling Facility, built in 1948, began in late spring of 2018. The grand opening of the $6 million facility will be held on February 8th with the introduction of new hours of operations and brewery tours. The Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality (OEV) projects the move will have an estimated $23 million total economic impact on the community, creating 20 new jobs.
“From day one our intention has been to give Tallahassee the most outstanding beer possible. Through the dedication of our team and the evolution of growth, that is now a reality. This growth ultimately means a higher quality of life and improved work conditions for our entire team as well as offering all of Tallahassee a welcoming and relaxing space to enjoy world class beer,” said Byron & Angela Burroughs, Proof Brewing Company founders. “We can’t wait for you to experience our new forever home.”
Since 2012, Proof Brewing Co. has experienced explosive growth, producing 6000 barrels in 2018. The larger building and additional fermentation capacity will allow brewery staff to expand production of Proof Brewing Co.’s core lineup of bold and flavorful beers. La La Land West Coast-style IPA and Lager will be added to the core lineup of cans next to the wildly popular Eightfive-0 American Pale Ale and Mango Wit Belgian-Style Wit in the months following the facility’s opening. Additional package varieties will be added for the tasting room and distribution release. The inclusion of a $150,000 onsite lab and centrifuge will increase the efficiency and consistency of every beer. The new technology will significantly improve the shelf stability and production quality.
The larger tasting room will feature a full bar pouring twenty-four beer taps, wine, house sangria, and hand-crafted cocktails. Brewery tours will begin in the new merchandise area where fans can access growler, crowler, and package varieties to-go. Guests can relax in the all-weathered covered patio and enjoy over 8000 square feet of beer garden space. A new private event space will offer guests a stunning atmosphere to host engagement, holiday, retirement, and birthday parties as well as corporate meetings and events, with views into the brewery and access to a private beer garden. Proof Brewing has partnered with local chefs to open a new onsite restaurant concept called Proper. Proper will also be available for catered private events and dinners in the new event space. As growth in the new facility continues, additional employees and support staff will grow when new markets are reached throughout the state of Florida and beyond.
“The support we have received over the years has always exceeded our expectations. We are grateful for our local community and take pride in reinvesting back into Tallahassee. This investment provides greater customer experience through education and service while meeting the needs of production growth,” said Byron & Angela Burroughs.
About Proof Brewing
Proof Brewing Company is Tallahassee’s First and Largest Independently-Owned Production Brewery
Founded by Byron & Angela Burroughs in 2012, Proof Brewing Company prides itself on being an industry leader of innovative beers. Proof Brewing Co. produces big, bold, flavorful beers and remains committed to true artisanal brewing methods in an evolving industry. The brewery has received numerous awards and recognition from the world-renowned Hunaphu’s Day, World Beer Cup, Best Florida Beer, and Paste Magazine. Proof Brewing Company is a proud member of the Florida Brewers Guild.
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Top art exhibitions in London
Don't miss out on the best London art exhibitions on now and in the coming months, from immersive installations to retrospective collections.
Catch the best art in the capital with must-see current exhibitions in London or plan ahead for future shows, which range from contemporary art and photography, to sculpture and classic works. There are many free exhibitions in London to enjoy; while some of the best exhibitions in London require pre-booked tickets.
Victoria: A Royal Childhood and Victoria: Woman and Crown at Kensington Palace
Drahonet’s Queen Victoria, when a Girl, 1832. Credit: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019. Image courtesy of Royal Collection Trust.
Mark the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s birth by visiting Victoria: A Royal Childhood and Victoria: Woman and Crown at Kensington Palace. Step back in time as you explore the rooms where Victoria spent her formative years. Then make your way to the Pigott Gallery, to look at the private woman behind the public monarch, as well as her later life and legacy. Book now. Ongoing
Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life at Tate Modern
Olafur Eliasson's Your spiral view installation, 2002, stainless steel, mirror, steel. Credit: Jens Ziehe, Boros Collection, Berlin. Copyright: Olafur Eliasson. Image courtesy of Tate Modern.
Experience the immersive world of Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, whose thought-provoking installations play with the way we perceive the world. In 2018, he attracted thousands of visitors to Tate Modern by bringing chunks of melting glacier ice next to the Thames as a pertinent reminder of global warming. He's now back with a major survey of his career so far: Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life. Until 5 Jan
Mark Leckey: O’ Magic Power of Bleakness at Tate Britain
Mark Leckey b.1964 Dream English Kid, 1964 – 1999 AD 2015 (still) Courtesy of the artist © Mark Leckey. Image courtesy of Tate.
Be amazed by sound and video as they intertwine in Mark Leckey’s immersive exhibition at Tate Britain. Study a life-size replica of a motorway bridge, which sets the scene for an audio play inspired by folklore and the artist’s own teenage experiences; and experience two of the Turner Prize winner’s most famous video pieces. Until 5 Jan
The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Gauguin Portraits at National Gallery
Paul Gauguin, Self Portrait as Christ, 1890-1891. Oil on canvas 38.1 x 45.7 cm. Musée d'Orsay, Paris Acquired by the Musées nationaux with the participation of Philippe Meyer and a Japanese patron, coordinated by the newspaper Nikkei, 1994 (RF 1994-2) (RF 1994 2) © RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / René-Gabriel Ojéda. Image courtesy of National Gallery.
Discover how Gauguin revolutionised portraiture at the first ever exhibition devoted to his portraits. Through its display of more than 50 paintings, sculptures and drawings, the National Gallery’s Gauguin Portraits looks into how the artist added personality to his subjects, uncovers how Picasso and Matisse were inspired by him, and delves deeper into his life in Polynesia. Until 26 Jan
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters at National Portrait Gallery
Elizabeth Siddal is the model in Ophelia by John Everett Millais, 1865-66. Private Collection. Pre-Raphaelite Sisters is at the National Portrait Gallery from 17 October 2019 to 26 January 2020. Image courtesy of National Portrait Gallery
Study the female side of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as the works of 12 women artists, models and muses are put in the spotlight at the National Portrait Gallery. While Rossetti and Burne-Jones are widely celebrated, the lives and works of Evelyn de Morgan, Effie Millais, Elizabeth Siddal and Joanna Wells are less known. Find out more through paintings, manuscripts, photographs and personal items. Until 26 Jan
Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery
Bridget Riley High Sky, 1991 Oil on canvas 165 x 227 cm © Bridget Riley 2018. All rights reserved. Image courtesy of Southbank Centre.
Chart the career of Bridget Riley in a rare retrospective of the Op Art pioneer’s work. Full of perceptual, optical works, the Hayward Gallery’s exhibition follows key periods in the artist’s career, from the distinctive black-and-white paintings and the three-dimensional Continuum of the 1960s, to recent wall paintings commissioned specifically for the gallery. Until 26 Jan
Reflection with Two Children (Self-portrait), 1965 Oil on canvas, 91 x 91 cm Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid © The Lucian Freud Archive / Bridgeman Images. Image courtesy of Picselect.
See how Lucian Freud’s self-portraits evolved throughout his career, from a linear style to more playful depictions and his signature works showcasing more characterful features. The Royal Academy of Arts curates rarely seen works from private collections alongside unfinished works, drawings and sketchbooks spanning seven decades of the Berlin-born painter’s career. Until 26 Jan
Rembrandt's Light at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Rembrandt van Rijn, Philemon and Baucis, 1658, oil on panel transferred to panel, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Study how Rembrandt used light to great effect through 35 iconic paintings, etchings and drawings. Retold in a cinematic style with help from cinematographer Peter Suschitzky, Dulwich Pitcture Gallery's Rembrandt Light exhibition includes works spanning the period of 1639 to 1658 – see the first UK appearance of Philemon and Baucis, as well as the atmospheric A Woman Bathing in a Stream. Until 2 Feb
Dora Maar at Tate Modern
Model in Swimsuit 1936 Photograph, gelatin silver on paper 197 x 167 mm The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019. Image courtesy of Tate.
Be inspired by more than 200 of Dora Maar’s surrealist photographs in the first ever UK retrospective of her work, at Tate Modern. The artist's famed advertising images sit alongside street photography, nude studies and rarely-seen post-war documentary photographs, paintings and commissions; while her eight-year wartime relationship with Picasso is also put into focus. Until 15 Mar
Harry Potter Graphics at House of MinaLima
House of MinaLima: Harry Potter and Hogwarts acceptance letter. Image courtesy of the House of MinaLima.
Head to the House of MinaLima in London’s West End and surround yourself with props and artworks from the Harry Potter films. See original wizardry items, graphics and objects by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, the designers behind the Harry Potter movie artworks. Ongoing
For more exciting exhibitions, check out our pick of the best museum exhibitions in London. And with so many top shows to see, why not make a weekend of it or stay for longer?
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35 days in South Dakota Itinerary
Created using Inspirock South Dakota route planner
Start: Fort Worth
Dallas/Ft.Worth (DFW) — Rapid City (RAP)
Rapid City (RAP) — Hot Springs
Fort Worth — Pine Ridge Job Corp
Pine Ridge Job Corp — Hot Springs
Drive: 45min
Rapid City — Spearfish, SD
Spearfish, SD — Deadwood
Drive + Fly + Drive: 6h 15min
Interior — Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)
Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) — Fort Worth
End: Fort Worth
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Hot Springs is a city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. On the 31st (Sat), hike along Elk Mountain Nature Trail, then explore the striking landscape of Wind Cave National Park, then take in the natural beauty of Evans Plunge Mineral Springs, and finally get curious at Mammoth Site of Hot Springs. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 1st (Sun): examine the collection at Museum of the Fur Trade, then admire the majestic nature at Fort Robinson State Park, and then get a new perspective on nature at Trailside Museum of Natural History.
Plan a Hot Springs trip in moments using our itinerary builder.
Fort Worth to Hot Springs is an approximately 6-hour combination of flight and taxi. You can also drive; or do a combination of bus and taxi. The time zone difference moving from Central Standard Time (CST) to Mountain Standard Time (MST) is minus 1 hour. In August, Hot Springs is cooler than Fort Worth - with highs of 77°F and lows of 51°F. On the 2nd (Mon), you'll have the morning to explore before heading off to Custer.
Things to do in Hot Springs
Parks Nature Museums
Crawford, Wind Cave National Park, Museum of the Fur Trade, Windcross Conservancy
Wind Cave National Park
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Museum of the Fur Trade
Generally considered to be the oldest town established by European Americans in the Black Hills, Custer began as a mining town.
On the 2nd (Mon), contemplate the waterfront views at Sylvan Lake and then explore the striking landscape at Needles Eye Tunnel. Keep things going the next day: cruise along Iron Mountain Road, take a memorable drive along Wildlife Loop Road, and then get a new perspective on nature at Native American Educational and Cultural Center.
To see traveler tips, reviews, photos, and tourist information, read our Custer trip planner.
Traveling by car from Hot Springs to Custer takes an hour. In September, daytime highs in Custer are 71°F, while nighttime lows are 45°F. Wrap up your sightseeing by early afternoon on the 4th (Wed) to allow time for the car ride to Hill City.
Things to do in Custer
Outdoors Scenic Drive Nature
Native American Educational and Cultural Center, Needles Highway
Iron Mountain Road
Wildlife Loop Road
1:00pm, Mon Sep 2
Hill City is the oldest existing city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Hill City is known for wineries, museums, nightlife, classes, and shopping. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: do a tasting at Prairie Berry Winery, get a new perspective on nature at The Museum @ Black Hills Institute, take your sightseeing to a higher altitude at Black Hills, and pick up a one of a kind souvenir at The Farmer's Daughter.
To find photos and more tourist information, you can read our Hill City driving holiday planner .
Hill City is just a stone's throw from Custer. In September, daily temperatures in Hill City can reach 71°F, while at night they dip to 45°F. On the 7th (Sat), you'll travel to Keystone.
Things to do in Hill City
Black Hills, Pactola Lake
10:00am, Thu Sep 5
Prairie Berry Winery
3:00pm, Wed Sep 4
The Museum @ Black Hills Institute
Home Of Mount Rushmore
Fewer than 400 people call Keystone home year-round, but the population explodes in summer when crowds flock to nearby Mount Rushmore.
Keystone is known for nature, theme parks, trails, museums, and shopping. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: appreciate the history behind Mount Rushmore National Memorial, look for gifts at Tinder Box Gourmet Popcorn, see the interesting displays at National Presidential Wax Museum, and discover the riches below the earth's surface at Big Thunder Gold Mine.
To find ratings, reviews, where to stay, and tourist information, read Keystone road trip planning app .
Keystone is very close to Hill City. September in Keystone sees daily highs of 71°F and lows of 45°F at night. On the 11th (Wed), you'll travel to Rapid City.
Things to do in Keystone
Parks Theme Parks Museums
1:30pm, Sat Sep 7
Presidential Trail
Big Thunder Gold Mine
12:00pm, Tue Sep 10
Gateway to the Black Hills
South Dakota's second-largest city, Rapid City has for many years served as a gateway to the West.
Rapid City is known for wildlife, museums, zoos & aquariums, fun & games, and theme parks. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: get to know the resident critters at Reptile Gardens, get in on the family fun at Storybook Island, take a stroll through Downtown Rapid City, and pause for some serene contemplation at Chapel in the Hills.
For more things to do, maps, other places to visit, and other tourist information, go to the Rapid City vacation planner.
Rapid City is just a stone's throw from Keystone. Traveling from Keystone in September, expect a bit warmer with lows of 53°F in Rapid City. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 15th (Sun) early enough to drive to Deadwood.
Things to do in Rapid City
Museums Shopping Theme Parks
South Dakota Air and Space Museum
12:00pm, Sun Sep 15
Reptile Gardens
1:00pm, Sat Sep 14
Storybook Island
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. Start off your visit on the 16th (Mon): see the interesting displays at Tatanka: Story of the Bison, see the interesting displays at Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, go deep underground at Broken Boot Gold Mine, then get to know the fascinating history of Historic Old Town, and finally view the masterpieces at Scott Jacobs Studio. On the 17th (Tue), you'll have a packed day of sightseeing: appreciate the history behind Mt Roosevelt Monument, then take an in-depth tour of Adams Museum, then contemplate the long history of Adams House, and finally explore the different monuments and memorials at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
For where to stay, traveler tips, photos, and tourist information, go to the Deadwood trip itinerary planner .
Traveling by car from Rapid City to Deadwood takes an hour. Alternatively, you can do a combination of bus and taxi. The time zone changes from Mountain Standard Time (MST) to Central Standard Time (CST), which is usually a 1 hour difference. In September, daily temperatures in Deadwood can reach 73°F, while at night they dip to 49°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 17th (Tue) so you can drive to Lead.
Things to do in Deadwood
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
Adams Museum
11:00am, Tue Sep 17
Mount Moriah Cemetery
2:00pm, Tue Sep 17
Broken Boot Gold Mine
2:00pm, Mon Sep 16
Lead is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. When in Lead, make a side trip to see Wonderland Caves in Nemo, approximately 32 minutes away. The adventure continues: get curious at Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center, appreciate the views at Roughlock Falls State Nature Area, immerse yourself in nature at Roughlock Falls Nature Area, and take an in-depth tour of Black Hills Mining Museum.
For traveler tips, maps, where to stay, and more tourist information, go to the Lead travel route planner .
Lead is just a stone's throw from Deadwood. In September in Lead, expect temperatures between 73°F during the day and 49°F at night. Wrap up your sightseeing by early afternoon on the 20th (Fri) to allow time for the car ride to Spearfish.
Things to do in Lead
Nature Parks Museums
Roughlock Falls Nature Area, Wonderland Caves
Roughlock Falls State Nature Area
12:00pm, Wed Sep 18
Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center
10:00am, Wed Sep 18
Black Hills Mining Museum
10:00am, Fri Sep 20
Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Spearfish: Devils Tower (Devils Tower National Monument, Tower Trail, & more), Crook County Museum (in Sundance) and Rockpile Museum (in Gillette). The adventure continues: cruise along Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, admire the sheer force of Bridal Veil Falls, get outside with PaleoAdventures, and look for all kinds of wild species at Black Hills Parrot Welfare & Education Center.
To see traveler tips, where to stay, reviews, and other tourist information, read our Spearfish trip builder tool .
Spearfish is just a short distance from Lead. In September, daytime highs in Spearfish are 73°F, while nighttime lows are 49°F. Cap off your sightseeing on the 24th (Tue) early enough to travel to Wall.
Things to do in Spearfish
Parks Museums Tours
Devils Tower, Belle Fourche, Spearfish Falls, Crook County Museum, Rockpile Museum
11:00am, Sat Sep 21
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
2:30pm, Fri Sep 20
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
4:30pm, Sun Sep 22
Wall is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. Kick off your visit on the 25th (Wed): explore the wealth of natural beauty at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, learn about all things military at Delta-09 Missile Silo, and then stop by Wall Drug. Here are some ideas for day two: examine the collection at Badlands Petrified Gardens and then see the interesting displays at Armed Forces Display & Gifts.
Make your Wall itinerary with Inspirock to find out what to see and where to go.
Traveling by car from Spearfish to Wall takes 1.5 hours. You'll gain 1 hour traveling from Spearfish to Wall due to the time zone difference. When traveling from Spearfish in September, plan for a bit warmer days in Wall, with highs around 81°F, while nights are about the same with lows around 49°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 26th (Thu) to allow enough time to drive to Badlands National Park.
Things to do in Wall
Museums Nature Historic Sites
Armed Forces Display & Gifts, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Badlands Petrified Gardens
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Wall Drug
Delta-09 Missile Silo
Although Badlands National Park's name might not be the most inviting, its landscape of pinnacles, eroded buttes, spires, and an expansive, pristine mixed-grass prairie remain enticing.
Start off your visit on the 27th (Fri): explore the striking landscape at Badlands Wall, then take a memorable drive along Loop Road, and then identify plant and animal life at Roberts Prairie Dog Town. Keep things going the next day: hike along Door Trail, then explore the striking landscape at Big Badlands Overlook, then trek along Notch Trail, and finally explore the striking landscape at Bigfoot Pass Overlook.
To find traveler tips, other places to visit, reviews, and other tourist information, refer to the Badlands National Park online road trip planner .
Badlands National Park is just a stone's throw from Wall. In September, daily temperatures in Badlands National Park can reach 81°F, while at night they dip to 49°F. Wrap up your sightseeing by early afternoon on the 29th (Sun) to allow enough time to drive to Interior.
Things to do in Badlands National Park
Loop Road
12:00pm, Fri Sep 27
Badlands Wall
Big Badlands Overlook
Interior is a town in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. Explore Interior's surroundings by going to Oglala Lakota College Historical Center (in Kyle), Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (in Martin) and Wounded Knee Massacre Monument (in Wounded Knee). There's still lots to do: explore the striking landscape of Badlands National Park and steep yourself in history at Prairie Homestead.
For ratings, where to stay, and tourist information, refer to the Interior journey planner.
Traveling by car from Badlands National Park to Interior takes an hour. In September, daily temperatures in Interior can reach 81°F, while at night they dip to 49°F. On the 2nd (Wed), you're off tohome.
Things to do in Interior
Parks Nature Historic Sites
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge, Oglala Lakota College Historical Center, Prairie Homestead, Wounded Knee Massacre Monument
12:30pm, Mon Sep 30
Prairie Homestead
10:00am, Mon Sep 30
Oglala Lakota College Historical Center
10:30am, Tue Oct 1
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The World’s Foremost All-Male Comic Ballet Company
Les Ballets Trockadero at the Peacock Theatre ★★★★★
Debra Craine, The Times, London
photo credit: Marilyn Kingwill
Why should girls have all the fun? That could be the mantra of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the spoof troupe of male dancers who don tutus and tiaras to show that boys can be ballerinas too. With their affectionate cross-dressing tributes to the heyday of the Russian ballet, they have been making audiences laugh for 40 years. Now the New York-based company is back in London (with two programmes of short ballets) to make us laugh again.
Sure, the fright wigs, pratfalls, sight gags, silly stage names and oversized pointe shoes set the scene for comedy, but what I always love about the Trocks is their devotion to the 19th-century classical repertoire. When they aren’t busy making merry with parody and slapstick, they are dancing their hearts out in some of the most difficult choreography in the canon. Not for them the easy way out.
In the iconic Act II lakeside scene of Swan Lake I don’t know which made me laugh more — Paolo Cervellera’s girlie Prince Siegfried, the coquettish swans or the ridiculous chorus of duck quacks. Our Odette, Philip Martin-Nielson, wiggled his man boobs and flirted shamelessly on opening night while still making a truly impressive job of Ivanov’s poetic choreography.
I was bowled over by Carlos Hopuy (as the ballerina) and Laszlo Major (as her male partner) who delivered Le Corsaire pas de deux with enormous flair — forget the jokes, the dancing from both of them was filled with the wow factor (Hopuy’s fouette turns; Major’s backflips!). The Esmeralda pas de six was more subtle but still winning, while The Dying Swan solo got the requisite big laugh when Joshua Thake shed his feathers like a gloriously deluded diva.
Programme one ended with my personal favourite, the variations from Paquita. Set to Minkus’s infectiously buoyant music, here are allegro dances to gladden the heart. The Trocks performed the whole thing with gusto and aplomb without overplaying the humour. And how extraordinary is Chase Johnsey: as Paquita’s central ballerina his moves were not only beautiful but imbued with the utmost in feminine virtue.
Yes, the music is recorded, some of the jokes are getting stale and the Peacock is an unprepossessing venue for dance — but if you’re looking for a happy night out, it’s hard to beat the Trocks.
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Atomising bodies, movement, film, sound and light into miniature shards of intense sensation, Atomos is performed in McGregor's unique style - sculptural, rigorous, jarring and hauntingly beautiful - with lighting by Lucy Carter, film by Ravi Deepres, costumes by Studio XO, and music by A Winged Victory For The Sullen.
Originally made for the gallery space of the Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Scavenger is inspired by the brutalist and organicist architecture of the building that houses the art collection.
Azimuth was devised to accompany Conrad Shawcross's Timepiece, the spectacular mechanical light sculpture suspended above the Roundhouse's epic Main Space during August 2013, a special event as part of Bloomberg summer at the Roundhouse.
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Raven Girl by the award-winning author of The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger, was adapted by McGregor into a dark modern fairytale, scored by film composer Gabriel Yared.
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Jimmy Kimmel Asked Some Real Personal Questions About Alex Rodriguez And J.Lo’s Relationship
BY Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez | October 4, 2017 AT 1:17 pm
By Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez October 4, 2017 at 1:17 pm
“My daughters think their dad’s a hero now, for the first time.”
Retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez was a recent guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and their discussion took a sharp turn very early in the interview. Rodriguez went from discussing his potential Baseball Hall of Fame induction to his relationship with Jennifer Lopez because, duh. Kimmel didn’t waste any time making Rodriguez squirm, asking him personal questions about “sexy time” with J.Lo. The two of them looked like a couple of bros talking relationships. Kimmel suggested that Rodriguez deserved an entire wing of the Hall of Fame simply for getting into a relationship with Lopez. After some back and forth about their private lives, Kimmel asked Rodriguez which of his friends had the biggest reaction when learning about A-Rod’s relationship with Lopez. Rodriguez admitted that his daughters were the most excited.
“It’s amazing. They think they went to heaven,” Rodriguez explains. “Now they’re hanging with Jennifer backstage. They’re dancing [and] they’re singing with her.”
Rodriguez then acted out what a typical FaceTime call with his daughters would look like. Basically, whenever his daughters call, it’s not to speak with their father. Instead, Rodriguez says, they spend the whole time looking around for Lopez. When they realize she isn’t in the room, they quickly hang up and try again later. Tbh, who wouldn’t do that if their dad was dating J.Lo?
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The Super Bowl Just Hit The Latina Trifecta Thanks To This Big Announcement
By clearvoice January 16, 2020 at 1:56 pm
BY clearvoice | January 16, 2020 AT 1:56 pm
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Looks like the Super Bowl is officially going to be fire. Late last year it was announced that , Jennifer Lopez and Shakira would headline the halftime show. News of their duo performance sparked both delight and, in light of the NFL’s anti-Black Lives Matter stance, some controversy. Still, whether you love it or hate, the show will go on and Demi Lovato is now taking part.
On Thursday the “Sorry Not Sorry” singer announced that she will be performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
Singing the National Anthem at #SBLIV 🏈 🏈 🏈 See you in Miami 🌴 @NFL
A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on Jan 16, 2020 at 5:46am PST
In a post to her Instagram account, the singer shared an official photo and a caption that read, “Singing the National Anthem at #SBLIV See you in Miami @NFL.”
The announcement is proof that Latinas and Demi in particular are setting 2020 on fire.
After all, Lovato’s announcement comes just two days after she announced that she had accepted an invite to performat the 2020 Grammy Awards at the end of this month. The news sparked excitement amongst Lovato’s fans particularly because the singer hasn’t performed live since 2018 when she was hospitalized for a drug overdose.
This year, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will also headline the halftime show.
#TBT!!! Just some of my faves from this Saturday 🎬 I had such an amazing time hosting!!!!!! It was so hard to keep a straight face with all of these incredible people. 😅❤️🤣 @nbcsnl
A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Dec 12, 2019 at 5:38pm PST
Super Bowl LIV will be played on February 2. Fox will televise the game starting at 6:30 p.m. with kickoff shortly thereafter.
We don’t know who will face off in the 54th Super Bowl but we know who will be serving up delicious cuisine at Hard Rock Stadium the day of the big game and the big performance — a dominicana chef.
Chef Dayanny de la Cruz the Centerplate Executive Chef of the Hard Rock Stadium will be feeding guests with delicious sazón on Super Bowl Sunday.
The woman responsible for coordinating the food experience for Super Bowl LIV is Dayanny de la Cruz. The mom of three is the executive chef of the Hard Rock Stadium. FIERCE recently spoke to Chef Dayanny about her beginnings, her connections with the world of food, breaking through the glass ceiling and what it’s like to design a menu that matches JLo and Shakira’s superstardom.
Chef Dayanny was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and grew up in a home where everything happened around the kitchen table. It was the kind of childhood where her mother always insisted she eat before she play and she was able to run outside and pick ripe mangoes straight from surrounding trees. Chef Dayanny credits this early association with fresh foods and the warmth of a lively kitchen with her decision to enter the culinary world.
She first went to school to get a degree in hospitality management from Universidad Central del Este in the Dominican Republic. It was here that she decided to move to the United States with her parents and pursue a career in culinary arts. After getting her degree in Grand Rapids, MI, the newbie chef accepted her first position in a kosher kitchen at the DoubleTree Hotel in Chicago — an experience that she says was one of the most difficult and rewarding of her career.
It was during this time in Chicago that Chef Dayanny was exposed to the world of sports luxury entertainment. She quickly started building her resume with some of the most elite sports events in the US, such as the US open in New York, the Kentucky Derby and the NBA All-Stars. Chef Dayanny explained to FIERCE, the experience was a different challenge than what she was used to, but she was drawn to that difficult task.
Her experience eventually led her to Miami and the Hard Rock Stadium.
As the executive chef, this means she would be in charge of the kitchen staff for each of these locations. Chef Dayanny also oversees the menus for each concession, kitchen and restaurant at the stadium, and ensures the quality of the food leaving the kitchen. Currently, the stadium has 7 kitchens, 167 suits, 7 all-inclusive clubs and 25 concession stands.
Among those responsibilities is a self-imposed rule that Chef Dayanny expects of her kitchens: to keep them extremely diverse. Listing Central America, South America, Africa and other countries as some of the sources of inspiration for the cuisine she serves, the chef explained to FIERCE that she not only includes her own Dominican flavors into her kitchens but she encourages the native flavors of her kitchen staff to be utilized as well.
The road leading up to her high-profile career hasn’t been easy. Unfortunately, Chef Dayanna also experienced something many women — Latinas especially — experience coming up in her career.
Like in many industries, the culinary world is still very much a boys’ club. As such, women are given an especially difficult time when they enter the industry to gain experience. Sometimes the interactions are so traumatizing that women leave their industry completely to avoid facing more injustices.
Chef Dayanny confirmed that as a Latina she bumped into the infamous glass ceiling several times before climbing up the ladder. However, it wasn’t her own struggle she was concerned about, but the struggle of the next generation of women. Acknowledging that we still have a ways to go in making strides in equality, Chef Dayanny explained, “If we are standing still, not moving forward, we aren’t clearing the way for the next generation.”
As thrilled as she is about the upcoming Super Bowl, when asked how she feels knowing that she is somewhat responsible for feeding JLo and Shakira, Chef Dayanny left us with a reminder of what’s most important.
Anyone who talks to Chef Dayanny can hear how much she loves to cook and how she adores food in general. So, to reach this point in her career where she receives this honor is obviously a big deal for her. In her interview with FIERCE, we hear in her voice how proud she is to land this role. While Chef Dayanny admitted she is excited about organizing the menus at the Super Bowl, for her, the real excitement comes when the party is over.
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JLo’s Iconic Versace ‘Jungle’ Dress Broke The Internet— Now The Label Redesigned The Dress And Made The Pop Star The Face Of Their Brand
By Alexis Barron January 14, 2020 at 2:25 pm
BY Alexis Barron | January 14, 2020 AT 2:25 pm
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Jennifer Lopez has been tied to Versace for years. Ever since her infamous appearance at the 2000 Grammy Awards in that palm print dress that prompted the creation of Google‘s image search, JLo’s long-lasting love affair with the Italian brand has been an ever-present relationship in her career. And the friendship is finally being celebrated. Jenny from the block is celebrating her long-running affair with Versace by becoming the face of the brand in 2020.
The superstar has been associated with the Italian fashion house since 2000.
So this just happened…🌿✨ @donatella_versace #jungledress @versace #stillgoingstrong #20yearanniversary #catwalk
A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Sep 20, 2019 at 12:38pm PDT
Lopez wore the brand’s plunging jungle print dress to the Grammy Awards in 2000, and the iconic red carpet outfit led to the creation of Google Images. She celebrated the look once again just last year in September, when she sported an updated version to close Versace’s catwalk show in Milan.
On Saturday, J.Lo announced on Instagram that she was representing the brand’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection.
Now, Jennifer has revealed that she and Versace’s chief creative officer Donatella Versace were celebrating two decades of their professional relationship by collaborating on the brand’s spring/summer 2020 advertising campaign. “I am so excited I can finally reveal that I am the face of the #VersaceSS20 campaign!” she wrote alongside multiple shots from the campaign. “Thank you to @Donatella_Versace and everyone at @Versace for your vision and collaboration.”
The fashion house shared many of the same images to its Instagram page, as well.
“The new #VersaceSS20 advertising campaign features long-time friend of the House @jlo who surprised the audience and broke the internet closing the runway show in an iteration of the iconic Jungle print dress,” an Instagram post read, referring to the pop star’s appearance at Milan Fashion Week last fall in which she donned a dress reminiscent of the one which she wore to the 2000 Grammy Awards.
Versace later said, “The new #VersaceSS20 campaign is a provocation on the power of the internet and its vessels for voyeurism.”
Both the singer and the brand, shared pictures from the futuristic campaign, which was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and showed her posing in various designs in a glass box featuring holograms of a computer keyboard on the walls. She can be seen modelling a new spin on the jungle print design – a plunging jumpsuit with matching blazer – as well as a red minidress and a midriff-baring black number.
J.Lo has worked closely with Versace because of the power the brand bestows upon women.
“To me, Versace represents empowerment and putting something beautiful out into the world,” she explained in a statement. “It’s a dream to collaborate with my friend Donatella again on this gorgeous campaign.”
Donatella posted various images on Instagram and described her longtime friend as “simply breathtaking” and “stunning”.
“Thank you so much Jennifer for taking part in this project… Love you! #VersaceSS20 #Campaign #JLo @jlo,” the designer wrote.
J.Lo, who’s performing at the Super Bowl halftime show next month, spoke about her iconic green Versace dress while hosting “Saturday Night Live” in December.
“I walked the runway at Milan for the first time wearing a dress I wore 20 years ago,” she said. “Now some people said I look better now than I did then, and I’m not bragging — that’s just, you know, gossip.” She ended her appearance on the talk show with a music number during which she wore the same iconic dress.
The campaign, which also features Kendall Jenner, comes amid a successful—yet controversial—period in Jennifer’s career.
. @JLo was robbed! Wendy weighs in on Jennifer's #Oscars snub! #OscarNoms #jenniferlopez https://t.co/6GtLIgMfkR pic.twitter.com/OHrKPpP9Zx
— Wendy Williams (@WendyWilliams) January 13, 2020
She is currently hitting the awards season circuit for her performance in Hustlers and is preparing to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show with Shakira in February. JLo’s Oscar buzz was just shut down just last week, after the Academy announced their nominees —and Lopez wasn’t one of them. And best believe her fans and fellow celebrities took to the internet to express their anger.
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