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Danielle Mc Wall
Senior Lecturer, Department of Acc, Finance & Economics
Senior Lecturer, Ulster University Business School
Emaildm.mcwall@ulster.ac.uk
Danielle McWall is the Course Director for the BSc Hons Accounting degree at Ulster University, Jordanstown. She has been with Ulster since January 2006 and prior to that she was an Audit Director in BDO Belfast.Danielle holds a BSc Hons Accounting and an MBA, she is both a Chartered Accountant and a qualified internal auditor.While working in practice, she was seconded to BDO Seidman LLP in San Francisco and spent a very successful 16 months with them. She has also worked on accounting and audit projects across Europe and in Kiev, Ukraine.Danielle sits on the Academic Advisory Board of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Ireland and is an examiner and test sitter for the Association of International Accountants (AIA).She is also involved in the Final Admitting Exam (FAE) for Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) and the Fundamental Papers for ACCA. As such she has a wealth of knowledge and experience across several professional accounting bodies which helps her students navigate their way towards a career as a professional accountant if that is the route they’d like to take.Danielle enjoys her teaching role at UU and brings many of her real life examples, cases and dilemmas into the classroom bringing subjects to life.
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Chartered Accountant Business & Economics
Accountants Business & Economics
Ireland Business & Economics
Audit Business & Economics
Advisory Board Business & Economics
Certified Public Accountant Business & Economics
Ukraine Business & Economics
Auditors Business & Economics
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NES Mouse For Nostalgic Hunters Revealed By 8BitDo
Brandon Saltalamacchia
Is your love for Nintendo’s old school consoles so uncontrollable that you can’t help but always want one in your hand? Well, now you can with the NES Mouse by 8BitDo, a nostalgic nod to the Nintendo Entertainment System from the 80’s. Why does this exist, we’re not too sure, but the clean minimalist look makes it fit in well with most desk setups, they’ve turned something which is honestly quite ugly in this modern day into something sleek, useful and screams “subtle nerd”.
It was originally design by Daniel Jansson, a product designer who released designs and images of this exact mouse over 10 years ago, it picked up so much hype that 8BitDo wanted to work with him to make it a reality that people can actually buy. You can grab yours here for $25.
The NES Mouse has the typical curvature required on a mouse for decent comfortability, and the single curve gives it a sleek modern look that will fit in well with most new laptops. On the top of the NES Mouse you are greeted with the popular NES buttons that act as a left and right click. We haven’t got our hands on one, but we can imagine the response from the buttons is just like that of the retro controllers, just as you remember from playing the best NES or best SNES games.
And that’s not it on the top of the NES Mouse, between both the “A & B” buttons there’s a 3D touch panel that responds to touch, so there is in fact a scroll wheel in this thing, it’s just built into the design. We would’ve preferred a normal scroll wheel because we like the feedback, but they needed to remove that feature in order to keep the minimalist appearance.
The third and final button on the NES Mouse is the D-Pad which is situated on the side of the mouse, this again, looks identical to the consoles D-Pad, and feels just like it too we hope! Due to having technically 4 buttons on the side you can use this feature to move through files, change pages or even set it to Spotify commands in order to change your music while you work.
The NES mouse can work with both Windows and MacOS, it has 1,000DPI (not fit for gamers) and a 10 meter distance should you work that far away from your screen… 8BitDo claims it can last up to 120 hours on 1 AA battery, this sounds a bit excessive, but if it does that’s some serious long haul power and worth to be chucked in our best retro gaming gifts list should this be true.
If that isn’t enough nerd for you, 8BitDo are also selling a NES Mouse Mat alongside their NES Mouse, which look absolutely great together. Overall the NES Mouse is a great affordable gift for those that want to add a bit of nostalgia to their work place. It’s not the most high tech mouse on the market, it has low DPI meaning it won’t work for gamers, and no static scroll wheel which may put off creatives, but it’s small $25 price tag makes it an easy pick up for anyone that likes the look of it, and we respect 8BitDo for that. They could have easily priced it higher, but they didn’t and that goes to show 8BitDo’s professionalism and love to Daniel’s work. We love it.
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Virginity Pledges Fail Says Johns Hopkins Study
Dec 29, 2008, 11:22am Scott Swenson
Shocking News! Yet another study finds that virginity pledges promoted by abstinence-only programs don't work. How much longer will strapped taxpayers be forced to shell out $1.5 billion for programs that actually endanger teen health?
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It’s been a tough year for far right wing social conservatives whose moralizing and finger wagging was rejected by voters and contributed to stunning defeats in local, state and national elections. 2008 will end with more bad news for social cons. One more study from the highly respected Johns Hopkins University proves again that social conservative policies on sexual health, paid with your tax dollars, are failures.
From The Washington Post:
The findings are reigniting the debate about the effectiveness of
abstinence-focused sexual education just as Congress and the new Obama administration are about to reconsider the more than $176 million in annual funding for such programs."This study again raises the issue of why the federal government is continuing to invest in abstinence-only programs," said Sarah Brown
of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. "What
have we gained if we only encourage young people to delay sex until
they are older, but then when they do become sexually active — and
most do well before marriage — they don’t protect themselves or their
partners?"
James Wagoner of the advocacy group Advocates for Youth agreed: "The
Democratic Congress needs to get its head out of the sand and get real
about sex education in America."
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Valerie Huber, the chief abstinence lobbyist in Washington, whose membership is comprised largely of people who profit from the failed abstinence-only programs they get federal tax dollars to promote, questions the methodology of the study. She offered no peer-reviewed, scientifically published data from an objective source to dispute the Johns Hopkins study.
Huber thinks that’s the appropriate response, because advocates for comprehensive sexuality education are always questioning studies and polls Huber’s organization, the National Abstinence Education Association, promote. The difference is NAEA polls are always suspect and the overwhelming weight of evidence from scientifically reputable organizations repeatedly demonstrates that abstinence-only is the 21st Century equivalent of the 1950’s "duck and cover". There is a threat, you should know what to do, but crawling under your desk wouldn’t have saved kids from a nuclear blast and abstinence-only programs don’t save kids from sexually transmitted diseases or unplanned pregnancies.
For Huber and NAEA — it’s really just about the fear anyway. Just like it is with all social conservatives.
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Ramon Raudel Campos Murillo
A documented associate of the brutal international gang MS-13 is at-large and wanted for his role in operating an interstate prostitution ring, which also included the trafficking of a known minor.
Ramon Raudel Campos Murillo, a native of Mexico, who sometimes also goes by Raudel or the alias “Chilango,” is charged with transporting a minor across state lines for prostitution in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Court documents relevant to the fugitive’s known co-conspirators and associates state that for approximately three years between 2009 and 2012, Campos Murillo managed the operation of an interstate prostitution ring that trafficked multiple women and a known minor across state lines to engage in commercial sex acts. Many of these women were foreign nationals, brought in from all along the eastern seaboard from New York to Virginia.
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Once they had arrived at the Greyhound bus station in Washington, D.C., they were transported to an apartment in Riverdale, Maryland maintained by the enterprise as a brothel. This illicit operation prostituted more than 100 different women, and operated in multiple locations to include Manassas, Woodbridge, Falls Church, Fairfax, Alexandria, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News, Baltimore and Delaware. Campos Murillo’s operation typically charged clients $30.00 for 15 minutes of sexual intercourse with the trafficked women, garnering almost half a million dollars in illicit proceeds.
A minor victim was specifically exploited due to the minor’s age. The victim was advertised to clients of the prostitution ring as being under the age of 18-years-old. She was initially coerced into the prostitution ring in 2009 at the age of fifteen-years-old, and on the first day, was forced to have sexual relations with 17 customers all across the northern Virginia region to include Alexandria, Falls Church, and Tyson’s Corner.
A warrant was issued for Campos Murillo’s arrest on December 13, 2011, and he has been considered a fugitive since that time. Campos Murillo is a 40-year old male standing at five feet six inches tall and approximately 200 pounds with brown eyes and black hair, last believed to be living in either Maryland or Delaware. If you have information on Campos Murillo’s whereabouts, please contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2ICE or www.ICE.gov/tips.
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Doctoral (PhD) Theses
Identification of ornamental fishes for biosecurity
Collins, Rupert A.
Introduction: Poorly regulated international trade in ornamental fishes poses risks to both biodiversity and economic activity via invasive alien species and exotic pathogens. Border security officials need robust tools to confirm identifications, often requiring hard-to-obtain taxonomic literature and expertise. DNA barcoding offers a potentially attractive tool for quarantine inspection, but has yet to be scrutinised for many fishes in the aquarium trade. This research examines a DNA barcoding approach for ornamental cyprinid fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes), an important group in terms of biosecurity risk. Methodology and results: A reference library of fishes purchased from the international aquarium trade was assembled, and the specimens were identified to species using morphological characters derived from taxonomic literature. Many species were found to be misidentified in the trade. DNA barcodes were then generated using standardised protocols, and the efficacy of the reference library in making species level identifications was assessed. A total of 172 ornamental cyprinid fish species were sampled, providing baseline molecular data for 91 species currently unrepresented in public reference libraries. DNA barcodes were found to be highly congruent with the morphological assignments, with identification success rates of up to 99%. The cyprinid fish dataset was augmented with sequences from GenBank for an additional 157 species, the benefit of which was additionally evaluated. Here, it was observed that the inclusion of GenBank data resulted in a more comprehensive library, but at a cost to success rate due to the increased number of singleton species. Identification success rates are known to be sensitive to the choice of identification criterion, and because this may be important for biosecurity applications, a specific focus of this research was to assess these procedures. Here, a variety of different techniques were applied (neighbour-joining monophyly, bootstrap, nearest neighbour, GMYC, percent threshold), and it was found that identification success rates varied between 87% and 99%, according to the method used. The appropriateness of the commonly employed Kimura two-parameter (K2P) model was also examined using an information-theoretic model-selection approach. Despite its ubiquity in the DNA barcooding literature, the K2P model was not found to be well supported as an appropriate substitution model at the species level. However, using this model did not affect identification success rates overall. Standard DNA barcoding techniques are known to be inappropriate and potentially misleading in situations where interspecific hybridisation has occurred. Similarly, where cryptic species are suspected, mitochondrial DNA is sometimes insufficient to robustly recognise lineages. As both of these situations are believed to occur in the ornamental fish trade, and using a genomic dataset, a range of candidate nuclear loci were assessed as a complementary marker to COI. The rhodopsin gene was shown to be variable between closely related species, and with 200 sequences from cyprinid fishes, interspecific hybridisation events were confirmed, and unrecognised diversity was highlighted within popular aquarium species. Traces of degraded environmental DNA present in water can now be used to detect the presence of aquatic species, so diagnostic tests for fish identification were investigated with the aim of developing a new, more efficient biosecurity quarantine tool. The COI barcode library was mined for informative short-length markers using a sliding window analysis of variation through the gene. Species-specific DNA sequences were successfully amplified from aquarium water samples, and at relatively low densities of the target species. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that DNA barcoding can provide a highly effective biosecurity tool for rapidly identifying ornamental fishes. In the small number of cases where DNA barcodes are unable to offer a species level identification, previous studies are improved upon by consolidating supplementary information from multiple data sources in the form of specimen images, morphological characters, taxonomic bibliography, and preserved voucher material. Reference libraries can be utilised to develop new diagnostic approaches using environmental DNA, allowing quarantine facilities to capitalise on non-invasive techniques for detecting high-risk fishes. The biggest obstacles, however, to an operational implementation of DNA barcoding and any future expansions of the reference libraries, are the combined problems of misidentification of reference specimens between labs, and a lack of access to appropriate taxonomic literature to first identify the fishes. If these problems are not addressed by the barcoding and taxonomic communities respectively, this will ultimately compromise the ability of biosecurity agencies to use a DNA barcoding tool.... [Show full abstract]
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Sheng-Yuan Chu
Sb doping effects on the piezoelectric and ferroelectric characteristics of lead-free Na0.5K0.5Nb1-x SbxO 3 piezoelectric ceramics
Chan, I. H., Sun, C. T., Houng, M. & Chu, S-Y., 2011 Sep 1, In: Ceramics International. 37, 7, p. 2061-2068 8 p.
Piezoelectric ceramics
Ferroelectric materials
Doping (additives)
Substitution reactions
Conference contribution
Achieve white light by utilizing interface defects on simplified ultraviolet organic light emitting diodes
Wenq, H. L., Chu, S-Y., Kao, P. C. & Chen, Y. C., 2012 Dec 1, Society for Information Display - 19th International Display Workshops 2012, IDW/AD 2012. p. 1042-1043 2 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED)
rubrene
Ultrathin films
A new structure of phosphor layer in pc-WLEDs package for optical properties improving
Nien, L. F., Zhan, T. S. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 1108-1110 3 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 2).
Phosphors
Nien, L. F., Zhan, T. S. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 395-397 3 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 1).
Characteristics of phosphor-converted white light-emitting diodes with tunable color temperature and high cri fabricated by near-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes
Chiang, C. H., Gong, S. J. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 1128-1129 2 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 2).
Chiang, C. H., Gong, S. J. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 415-416 2 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 1).
Characterization of the MoO3/Ag grids/MoO3 sandwich electrode deposited on flexible substrate via thermal deposition method
Wang, C. T., Ting, C. C., Li, S. R. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XX. So, F., Adachi, C. & Kim, J-J. (eds.). SPIE, 994121. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 9941).
Flexible Substrate
Characterizations of (Mn, Sb) co-tuned PZMNS-PZT piezoelectric ceramics in the morphotropic phase boundary and their applications on multi-bulk step-down piezoelectric transformers
Tsai, C. C., Hsieh, H. H., Chu, S. Y., Chen, Z. Y. & Huang, S. K., 2015, Proceedings of the International Congress on Ceramics V. Lin, H. & Gong, J. (eds.). Trans Tech Publications Ltd, p. 147-152 6 p. (Key Engineering Materials; vol. 655).
Phase boundaries
Lead zirconate titanate
Phase structure
Disk-type piezoelectric transformer of the CuF2-doped potassium sodium niobate lead-free ceramics for driving LED bar
Weng, C. M., Chu, S-Y., Tsai, C. C. & Hong, C. S., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 792-793 2 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
potassium niobate
sodium niobate
Effect of sintering temperature on the piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties of NKLNTS based ceramics for energy harvesting applications
Huang, S. M., Chen, H. R., Juang, Y. D., Lin, Y. C., Chu, S. Y., Tsai, C. C. & Hong, C. S., 2016, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 1047-1049 3 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 2).
Electric properties
Effects of fluxes on luminescent properties of YAG:Ce phosphors and their application to white light-emitting diodes
Chiang, C. H., Zhan, T. S., Cheng, K. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 909-912 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
Effects of Li doping on the performance of solution processed ZnO thin film transistors
Su, B. Y., Chu, S-Y. & Juang, Y. D., 2011, Society for Information Display - 18th International Display Workshops 2011, IDW'11. Vol. 1. p. 173-176 4 p.
Thin film transistors
Oxide films
Effects of phosphor distribution and step-index remote configuration on the luminous efficacy of warm white light-emitting diodes
Tsai, H. Y., Liu, T. H., Kuo, H. Y., Lin, H. Y. & Chu, S. Y., 2012 Dec 1, Society for Information Display - 19th International Display Workshops 2012, IDW/AD 2012. p. 826-829 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
Silicone Gels
Effects of ultra-thin cerium fluoride as anode buffer layer of organic light emitting diodes with thermal activated delayed fluorescence
Su, H. H., Lu, H. W., Kao, P. C. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 1261-1262 2 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 2).
cerium fluoride
Quantum efficiency
Buffer layers
Effects of Zr doping on the performance of solution-processed inzno thin-film transistors
Liu, S. Y., Su, B. Y., Kao, P. C. & Chu, S. Y., 2012 Dec 1, Society for Information Display - 19th International Display Workshops 2012, IDW/AD 2012. p. 293-296 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 1).
Electrical properties of a-IGZO TFT with various annealing temperature
Hsieh, Y. H., Chen, M. C. & Chu, S. Y., 2015, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 121-124 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 1).
Magnetron sputtering
Hsieh, Y. H., Chen, M. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 647-650 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
Interfacial energy
Enhancement of hole-injection efficiency by utilizing a novel P-doping step-like architecture for organic light-emitting devices
Tsai, C. T., Chu, S-Y., Kao, P. C. & Liu, Y. H., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 1085-1086 2 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
4-nitrophenethyl bromide
Enhancement the color-gamut of displays using tantalate based and aluminate-based CCFL phosphors
Fang, Y. C., Huang, X. R. & Chu, S-Y., 2011, Society for Information Display - 18th International Display Workshops 2011, IDW'11. Vol. 2. p. 777-778 2 p.
Experimentally effective clean process to C-V characteristic variation reduction of HKMG MOS devices
Chen, C. H., Li, Y., Chen, C. Y., Chen, Y. Y., Hsu, S. C., Huang, W. T. & Chu, S-Y., 2013 Dec 1, 2013 13th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2013. p. 1168-1171 4 p. 6721026. (Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology).
MOS devices
High energy density for energy harvesting devices of (Ba0.98Ca0.02)(Ti0.94Sn0.06)O3 piezoelectric ceramics fabricated by SiO2 modified
Chen, Z. Y., Tsai, C. C., Hong, C. S., Chu, S-Y., Chao, W. H. & Hsieh, H. H., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 777-780 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
High performance bulk acoustic resonator based on ZnO:Li piezofilms with high crystallinity and uniformity
Lin, C. C., Tang, J. F. & Chu, S-Y., 2013 Jan 1, IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, IEEE NMDC 2013. IEEE Computer Society, p. 67-69 3 p. 6707456. (IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, IEEE NMDC 2013).
Crystallinity
Improved hole-injection and power efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes using an ultrathin cerium fluoride buffer layer
Lu, H. W., Kao, P. C. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XX. So, F., Adachi, C. & Kim, J-J. (eds.). SPIE, 994124. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 9941).
Organic Light-emitting Diodes
Investigating the photoelectric characteristics of the TiO2 composite graphene uv photodetector
Wang, C. T., Ting, C. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 1623-1626 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 3).
Titanium oxides
Photodetectors
Investigation of ZnO buffer for the optical and electrical characteristics of polymer/carbon nanotube composite sol deposited on flexible substrates
Su, B. Y., Chen, M. C., Chu, S. Y. & Juang, Y. D., 2013, Multi-Functional Materials and Structures IV. p. 526-529 4 p. (Advanced Materials Research; vol. 747).
Conductive films
Low subthreshold swing InGaZnO thin film transistors with UV-Ozone-Treated BaTi03 dielectric layers
Liou, H. Y., Cheng, A. H. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 882-885 4 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 2).
Amorphous films
Oxygen vacancies
Low subthreshold swing InGaZnO thin film transistors with UV-ozone-treated BaTiO3 dielectric layers
Microstructure, electric properties and chemical bonds of lead-free piezoelectric thin films
Su, C. W., Chen, C. C., Chu, S. Y., Tsai, C. C. & Hung, C. H., 2015, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 774-776 3 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
Narrow fin width effect of HKMG bulk FinFET devices
Chen, C. H., Li, Y., Chen, Y. Y., Chen, C. Y., Hsu, S. C., Huang, W. T., Yang, C. M., Chen, L. W. & Chu, S-Y., 2013 Aug 9, Technical Proceedings of the 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013. p. 147-150 4 p. (Technical Proceedings of the 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013; vol. 1).
Rb2CO3 as an N-type dopant in enhancing the electron injection of organic light-emitting devices
Liu, Y. H., Li, M. C., Lu, H. W., Tsai, C. T. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 1231-1233 3 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 2).
Electron injection
Rotary-linear ultrasonic motor of the lead-free NKN-based ceramics for camera applications
Weng, C. M., Chu, S. Y., Tsai, C. C., Hong, C. S. & Sheen, J., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 1950-1951 2 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 3).
Si4+ and Si4+-N3- incorporation into YAG:Ce3+ and its verification in luminous efficacy and color rendering enhancement of phosphor-converted white light-emitting diodes
Liu, T. H., Kuo, H. Y., Lin, H. Y. & Chu, S. Y., 2012, Society for Information Display - 19th International Display Workshops 2012, IDW/AD 2012. p. 758-761 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
SrTiO3 modified lead-free ceramics materials for energy harvesting applications
Su, H. H., Hong, C. S., Tsai, C. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 790-791 2 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
strontium titanium oxide
Solid state reactions
The effect of inorganic/organic hybrid quantum-well structure on efficient white organic light emitting devices
Chen, Y. C., Wu, M. H., Kao, P. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2012 Dec 1, Society for Information Display - 19th International Display Workshops 2012, IDW/AD 2012. p. 986-989 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
Semiconductor quantum wells
Spectrum Analysis
The effect phosphor-gel concentrations on the extraction light of white light emitting diode
Zhan, T. S., Chiang, C. H., Cheng, K. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 798-801 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
The enhancement on photoluminescence characteristics of Ba1-xZrSi3O9:xEu2+ phosphors by Sr2+ substituting
Cheng, K. C., Chiang, C. H., Zhan, T. S. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 274-277 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 1).
Photoluminescence
The enhancement on photoluminescence characteristics of Ba1-x ZrSi3O9:xEu2+ phosphors by Sr2+ substituting
Two different types of organic quantum well structures on high efficiency white organic light emitting devices
Chen, Y. C., Wu, M. H. & Chu, S-Y., 2011 Dec 1, Society for Information Display - 18th International Display Workshops 2011, IDW'11. p. 467-470 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 1).
Ultra violet OLED with organic fluorescent down-conversion layer: Fabrication of white OLED
Lu, H. W., Kuo, P. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2012 Dec 1, Society for Information Display - 19th International Display Workshops 2012, IDW/AD 2012. p. 990-993 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
UV-ozone-treated ultra-thin Al2O3-Doped ZnO film as anode buffer layer on organic light emitting diodes
Lu, H. W., Kao, P. C. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, 23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016. Society for Information Display, p. 1259-1260 2 p. (23rd International Display Workshops in conjunction with Asia Display, IDW/AD 2016; vol. 2).
Thermal evaporation
UV-ozone-treated ultra-thin Li-doped NiO film as anode buffer layer on organic light emitting diodes
Lu, H. W., Kao, P. C. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 1, 22nd International Display Workshops, IDW 2015. International Display Workshops, p. 998-1001 4 p. (Proceedings of the International Display Workshops; vol. 2).
Conference article
Synthesis High Sensivity ZnO Cholesterol Biosensor with One Dimensional Nanostructures
Lu, Y. M., Jhuang, P. G., Tang, J. F., Chu, S. Y. & Hsu, C., 2016 Jun 6, In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 131, 1, 012004.
Antireflective and radiation resistant ZnO thin films for the efficiency enhancement of GaAs photovoltaics
Su, B. Y., Su, Y. K., Tseng, Z. L., Shih, M. F., Cheng, C. Y., Wu, T. H., Wu, C. S., Yeh, J. J., Ho, P. Y., Juang, Y. D. & Chu, S-Y., 2011 Feb 8, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 158, 3
gallium arsenide
Characterization studies of NiO:K anode buffer layer in Alq3 and TADF-based organic light-emitting diodes by secondary ion mass spectrometry and admittance spectroscopy
Malvin, Tsai, C. T., Chen, Y. Y., Kao, P. C. & Chu, S. Y., 2019 Aug, In: Solid-State Electronics. 158, p. 85-91 7 p.
Secondary ion mass spectrometry
electrical impedance
Co-host comprising hole-transporting and blue-emitting components for efficient fluorescent white OLEDs
Chen, Y. C., Kao, P. C., Yu, J. C., Juang, Y. D. & Chu, S-Y., 2012 Feb 29, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 159, 4
Color-tunable blue to green Ca 4-1.5x Ta 2 O 9: XTb 3+ phosphor: Cross-relaxation mechanism and thermal stability
Fang, Y. C., Huang, X. R., Juang, Y. D. & Chu, S-Y., 2012 May 1, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 95, 5, p. 1613-1618 6 p.
Thermodynamic stability
Raman scattering
Communication-effects of DC-bias voltage on piezoelectric and dielectric properties of Li-doped ZnO thin film
Lin, C. C., Hong, C. S., Huang, C. Y., Chen, Y. C. & Chu, S. Y., 2016 Jan 1, In: ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 5, 7, p. N40-N42
Concentration dependence of multipolar mechanisms responsible for Sm 3+ → Eu3+ Energy Transfer in (Ca 0.97-3x/5.64Sr0.03)2.82(VO4) 2: 0.12Eu3+,xSm3+ phosphors
Lin, H. Y. & Chu, S-Y., 2013 Nov 15, In: ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology. 2, 7
Controlled growth of ZnO nanoflowers on nanowall and nanorod networks via a hydrothermal method
Tang, J. F., Su, H. H., Lu, Y. M. & Chu, S-Y., 2015 Jan 21, In: CrystEngComm. 17, 3, p. 592-597 6 p.
Nanoflowers
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New campaign to tackle recycling contamination in Kent
By Imogen Benson | 27 August 2019 | Add a Comment
Ashford Borough Council in Kent is seeking to reduce recycling contamination by launching a new communications campaign targeting incorrect items placed in residents’ recycling bins.
Image: Ashford Borough Council
In May and June of this year, four loads of the council’s recycling were rejected at the Viridor-owned Crayford material recovery facility (MRF) due to unacceptable levels of contamination from items such as black sacks, food waste, nappies and sanitary waste.
The contamination meant that the loads could not be recycled, and were therefore sent to be incinerated at the energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Allington instead.
To avoid this happening, the council will be conducting a communications campaign focusing on contamination, starting on 2 September and continuing throughout the autumn. As part of the campaign, council officers will be working in partnership with Biffa crews to educate residents on what can and can’t be recycled.
During recycling collection weeks, Biffa crews – waste management company Biffa is contracted to collect the council’s waste – and council officers will place a black and yellow sticker on residents’ recycling bins if they contain major contamination such as black sacks, food or nappies, informing the resident that the bin won’t be collected until the contamination is removed.
In the lead up to the campaign, the council has issued hints and tips online, and staff have been meeting with residents to help inform them what to do with non-recyclable items.
Cllr Andrew Buchanan, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Land Management, said: “We want to assure the residents of Ashford that this isn’t a form of punishment. Rather it’s a way to ensure we are not forced to lose any additional good quality recycling from the majority of residents who are trying hard and doing the right thing.
“We’re currently at a 56 per cent recycling rate so most people are doing it correctly. We want to support those residents and their brilliant efforts. Improving recycling rates is a big step in helping the borough to become even more environmentally friendly.”
Wider issues with contaminated recycling
Contamination has been a cause of high concern for the UK recycling industry, not least since China’s announcement in January 2018 of a ban on the import of waste. As well as complete bans on a range of specific solid wastes, China’s introduced a ban on waste materials exceeding a contamination limit of 0.5 per cent, effectively constituting a blanket ban given the strict nature of the contamination limit.
Up until the import ban, China had been the main destination for much of the UK’s waste exports. With this waste now being diverted to alternative destinations, there has been an influx of UK waste into developing countries such as Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
There have been incidents of this exported waste being highly contaminated – last month, the Environment Agency announced its intention to launch a ‘formal investigation’ after a cargo of contaminated waste was exported from the UK to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
In May, the Malaysian government announced that it will be sending back around 3,000 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste imported from developed countries, after reports that 60 containers full of contaminated waste had been smuggled into the country.
You can find out more about Ashford Borough Council’s contamination campaign on the council’s website.
Southeast Asian communities flooded with plastic waste since China ban
Rob Cole
| 25 April 2019 |
A report by Greenpeace and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives critiques the “inefficient” and “predatory” system of plastic waste exports from wealthy countries to communities in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
UK recycling industry braced for impact as Chinese crackdown begins
| 3 January 2018 |
Chinese restrictions on imports of 24 grades of solid waste were adopted on Monday and are set to cause significant discomfort in the UK recycling sector, with the Recycling Association saying that stockpiled plastics are already building up in members’ yards.
Pressure increases on recycling exports as Malaysia returns plastic waste
| 29 May 2019 |
The Malaysian Government has announced that it will be sending back around 3,000 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste imported from developed countries.
Dorset Council calls for local views on new waste management centre
Plans include a household recycling centre designed to improve accessibility for local residents
Councils plan to reopen HWRCs in ‘controlled’ manner
Local authorities are planning for a “controlled and consistent” reopening of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) once the government publishes its strategy for exiting the Covid-19 lockdown, according to the latest ADEPT local authority impact survey.
Serco awarded £45m council waste contract extensions
Serco has been awarded three new contract extensions and one new contract to provide waste collection services for councils.
Walsall to trial free street skips to tackle fly-tipping
Free skips in every ward and free bulky waste collections are one of a number of options being considered by Walsall Council as incidents of fly-tipping in the local authority continue to rise.
Birmingham council refuse workers in strike vote over cuts
Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have gone to vote over strike action over proposed job cuts amid accusations of council financial mismanagement.
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December 30, 2020 | Events
2020 has certainly been one for the history books – but in the face of daunting circumstances, we found our resiliency and adapted to the new normal. We figured out how to learn and work from home. We discovered new hobbies. We reconnected with nature. We found new ways to commune with friends and loved ones.
We conquered 2020 – not the other way around.
With this in mind, we present our 2020 Year in Review: a sampling of the accomplishments – both personal and professional, big and small – of our team members here at Resource Furniture.
Enjoy this look back on our year, and cheers to the new one ahead. From our family to yours, have a healthy, happy, and transformative 2021!
Resource Turned 20 in 2020
Resource celebrated its milestone 20th anniversary in 2020!
What began with nothing more than a chair, a single room, and a highly curated European product catalog has since expanded to eight showrooms across the US, Canada, and Mexico; a full-service design, space-planning, and logistics team; and a dedicated Contract Division providing products and services to a wide array of real estate, hospitality, and educational clients.
Today, Resource Furniture is the North American leader in multi-functional and transforming design. For 20 years, we’ve simplified the way people live and interact with their spaces — and we look forward to designing with you for many more years to come!
Supported 17 Charities Through the Give 2020 Initiative
When we embarked on our 20th anniversary, we wanted to show our gratitude to the people, partners, and communities who supported and shaped us through the years.
That’s why we started the Give 2020 initiative: for every purchase made through one of our showrooms in 2020, Resource Furniture made a $100 donation in your name to one of 20 charitable organizations, each one personally selected by a member of our team for its special significance to them.
We are happy to report that we supported 17 local, national, and internal charities, including the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, ASPCA NY, International Rescue Committee, Capital Area Food Bank, Southern Poverty Law Center, Alzheimer’s Foundation, and more.
When we first developed the Give 2020 initiative we never could have imagined what the year ahead would have in store. We are grateful for the opportunity to give back to these charities that are doing incredible work in their communities, especially during these trying times.
On behalf of everyone at Resource, thank you for helping us help others all 2020 long!
Opened our New San Francisco Showroom
This September, our new San Francisco showroom opened its doors at the famous Showplace East, located right in the heart of the Northern California Design District.
After more than five years of success in the Bay Area, we knew it was time for an upgrade. At 3,000 square feet, our new San Francisco showroom is nearly double the size of our original showroom and features all the latest pieces from our collection of space-optimizing European furniture.
In the San Francisco area? You can schedule your private showroom appointment right here!
Furnished an ADU for Brad Pitt
How could we let this year go by without remembering our encounter with the one and only Brad Pitt? Back in April, Brad teamed up with the Property Brothers to makeover a detached garage for his longtime friend and makeup artist, Jean Black, on the premiere episode of the new series Celebrity I.O.U.
Using our Swing queen-size sofa wall bed and our Passo coffee-to-dining table, Brad worked with the Scott brothers to completely transform Jean’s underutilized backyard garage into a stunning, multi-purpose ADU — perfect for use as a guest house or as a makeup studio.
We were so grateful for the opportunity to participate in this heart-warming project for a very well-deserving person. Learn more about Celebrity I.O.U. and Brad Pitt’s backyard pad renovation here on our blog.
Furnished 2 Homes for the Property Brothers
Brad Pitt’s ADU wasn’t the only space we furnished for the Property Brothers in 2020. In September, Resource Furniture made a second appearance on the hit HGTV series, Brother Vs. Brother — this time, we furnished Jonathan Scott’s own backyard bonus space with our Tango Sofa queen-size wall bed at his home in LA’s historic Hancock Park.
The end result was a beautiful, functional space that accommodated a flexible living/sleeping area, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and storage space.
Sponsored 2 Solar Decathlon Teams
The US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon is the ultimate test of sustainability. Every two years, the top universities from around the world compete to design, build, and operate solar-powered, net-zero energy houses that are not only energy-efficient but also hyper-functional and cost-effective. And what better way to achieve this than with transforming and multi-functional furniture?
That is why Resource Furniture has been a longtime supporter of the Solar Decathlon, having sponsored 15 teams across three competitions to date. The goals of the Solar Decathlon are completely aligned with those of Resource Furniture — to promote, support, and educate people about more sustainable and efficient ways of living. This year, we had the opportunity to sponsor two incredible teams: The University of Nevada at Las Vegas and their home Mojave Bloom, which was designed to promote mental and emotional wellness for veterans struggling with PTSD; as well as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and their modular home concept Adapthaus, which is designed to grow and change along with its occupants over the course of their life.
1 Team Member Tied the Knot, and 1 Got Engaged
Love is in the air here at Resource! This year, our Accounting Manager Melissa and her husband Marco exchanged their I do’s in a beautiful, intimate ceremony. A few months later, our resident Marketing & PR guru Gabby said yes to her beau Brian. Mazel tov!
Opened a New Warehouse
This year, we upgraded to a bigger, new and improved warehouse for our East Coast deliveries. With new logistical advantages and a convenient location in Perth Amboy, NJ, the upgraded warehouse will help deliveries run more smoothly than ever. We couldn’t be prouder of our logistics team for overseeing the big move!
Added 85 New Products to our Collection
We’re always scouring Europe for the finest manufacturers and most elegantly designed products. While the annual Milan Furniture Fair may have been cancelled this year, that didn’t stop us from adding a whole 85 new products to our collection — including our gorgeous Byron modular sofa, which was a finalist for Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Awards and was featured in a number of publications like Dwell and Spaces!
3 Team Members Completed a Certificate or Degree
Earning a certification or degree of any kind in 2020 was no small feat. That’s why we’re proud to say that not one, but three of our team members completed a certificate or degree!
Our own Vice President of Sales & Design Challie completed her MBA from NYU Stern School of Business; our Senior Project Manager, Kirk, passed the Project Management exam to become certified as a Project Management Professional; and our Purchasing Manager Samantha passed the CSCP exam through the Association for Supply Chain Management, becoming a Certified Supply Chain Professional!
Welcomed 2 New Furry Friends to the Resource Family
Now that we’re all sequestered at home, what better time to welcome a new pet into your life? Two of our team members did just that, and now the Resource family has two new furry friends: Luna the labradoodle and Rocket the chocolate Havanese. (Adorable fun fact — these pups share a birthday on July 4th!)
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Raves: Sheanon Williams
Posted by Dan Walsh on October 12, 2012 at 11:36 am
Photo: Paul Rudderow
Editor’s note: At the end of each of the last two seasons, we posted a series of “Raves” about our favorite Philadelphia players. They need not be the team’s best players, but they’re guys and gals we like. Over the next two weeks, we continue the series with some of PSP writers’ and contributors’ favorite Philadelphia players of 2012.
He plays hurt.
He plays anywhere.
He throws his body around like it was someone else’s, sliding to stop long range blasts, diving to make clearances off the goal line.
Whether it’s good for him individually doesn’t matter. He steps up when needed. It may hurt his individual performance, but you can count on him to help the team wherever he plays, in whatever condition.
If you didn’t already know who this describes, you would think it was a grizzled, veteran team leader.
But you read the headline, so you know. This is 22-year-old Sheanon Williams.
Yes, it may seem that the Philadelphia Union right back has been surpassed this year. Houston’s Kofi Sarkodie (wrongly) got time at right back with the U.S. team during the Olympic qualifiers ahead of Williams, likely benefiting from the fact that his college coach, Caleb Porter, was coaching the team. San Jose right back Steven Beitashour won an all-star berth and his first international call-up, while Williams was left home. Some even think rookie right back Raymon Gaddis should more permanently nudge Williams over to left back.
But Williams hasn’t been fully healthy since early spring due to a painful foot injury. It’s affected his performance significantly, sapping his speed for much of the season and forcing him to rely on more physical play to compensate. Yet he still started 27 matches and has been one of the team’s most reliable players.
The young defender spent the first part of the season getting jerked around between center back and right back after Peter Nowak jettisoned captain Danny Califf, forcing Williams to temporarily redefine himself as an undersized center back and take the physical beating of banging with larger center forwards. (His listed height of 5-10 is probably a bit generous.) Recently, Williams has slid over to left back a few times as Union manager John Hackworth needed a replacement for Gabriel Farfan when the latter was injured or being tried out in midfield. Williams has played every position on the back line and some in midfield this year. Only one of those position is his best, and that’s right back, where talented rookie Raymon Gaddis has challenged for more playing time with some excellent play.
Williams has repeatedly “taken one for the team,” doing it so much that “taking one” has become “taking ten.”
So it’s easy to forget that, when healthy and playing his best position, Williams is one of the best right backs in the U.S. national team pool.
It’s been a tough season for Williams, but in two years, when he’s fighting for a spot on the 2014 World Cup squad (provided the next several days aren’t a disaster for the U.S. National Team, as they’re beginning to look), 2012 will seem like the bump in the road that made him tougher than he ever thought he’d be.
They say form is temporary, while class is permanent. This year, Williams has shown not just class, but resilience and strength of character in the face of adversity. And he’s gotten the job done on the field, even if it’s clear his play is hindered by injury and position changes.
Williams may view this as a lost, miserable season, but it is no such thing. These are the crucibles in which the great ones are forged.
Author: Dan Walsh Novelist in progress. Former newspaper & magazine reporter. Occasional freelancer. Started PSP in 2009 with some awesome guys. Moved to Italy in 2014, then the UK in 2019. See more at http://www.danielwalsh.net. Follow on Twitter @danwalsh_writes.
Let’s keep him at RB please. That’s where his talent lies and where his future is.
And really, it is now a joke clear to all how Kofi got minutes ahead of Williams. What a terrible job by Porter.
Osager says:
His future is at RB? It certainly could be. But if he were to improve at LB, then his future would become a lot easier, seeing as how there would be ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IN THE COUNTRY standing in his way.
Well… other than Fabian Johnson <_<
Dan Walsh says:
And the wise guy could respond, “Fabian Johnson has rarely ever been in the country.” And we’d chuckle and nod sagely. 😉
I am not as wise as Dan, and I concede James his point.
Ha! Don’t bet on that. Most of our readers are far wiser than me.
But yeah, that Fabian guy, he can play a bit.
Got to agree with James it was so clear how Williams was treated unjustly after watching Kofi play in the Houston game that Porter should be benched for his stupidity. The kid just can’t catch a break but I do think he will get his chance. Williams is the kind of player that goes on the field and gives all he can and we have seen it in many games. My hat goes off to him as he continues to grow to become that U.S. National Team player that they will need. Keep it up Sheanon!!!!!!
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Miracles: Four Life Changing Events
October 26, 2012 Phoebe Sparrow Wagner 2 Comments
©Jesse Taylor (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
Okay, so as a friend suggested, maybe there have been five not just four miracles, with the most recent miracle having occurred, and ongoing, about three weeks ago. But more on that later. First, a definition of miracle, so we are all clear on what I mean here.
CS Lewis, a popular Christian writer of the twentieth century and still known for his Narnia Chronicles, wrote that “a miracle is something that comes totally out of the blue…” Now, he meant something extremely unlikely, like a virgin female giving birth to a child. Now, apparently, this has been observed at least once in modern times. If you don’t believe it, and can understand the technical language, you can read the following abstract as proof. Then you can decide whether or not virgin birth still counts as a miracle:
Fertil Steril. 1992 Feb;57(2):346-9 .
Chimerism as the etiology of a 46,XX/46,XY fertile true hermaphrodite.
Verp MS, Harrison HH, Ober C, Oliveri D, Amarose AP, Lindgren V, Talerman A.
Source: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago Lying-In Hospital, Illinois.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the conceptional events resulting in a 46,XX/46,XY true hermaphrodite and to report the first pregnancy in a 46,XX/46,XY true hermaphrodite with an ovotestis… (see the rest of the abstract at PubMed)
Another thinker, British mathematician John Edensor Littlewood, suggested in what became known as Littlewood’s Law that statistically individuals should expect one-in-a-million events (“miracles”) to happen to them about once a month. By these calculations, seemingly miraculous events are actually commonplace.
And of course there is the dictionary definition of miracle, which is the one commonly accepted by both religious people who believe in miracles, and those who do not believe in their existence, but who do accept the definition of the word.
mir·a·cle/ˈmirikəl/
–A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is considered to be of divine origin
–A highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment
I myself would add a third, and relevant definition, or qualifier, which is “if it occurs in an individual person’s life, the event produces changes, beyond any that could have been imagined prior to the miracle, in a positive direction wholly unexpected and therefore regarded as miraculous.” To be cured from a terminal or crippling illness is of course a miracle. But so too to my way of thinking would be remission from a future-destroying addiction or mental compulsion. Needless to say, complete reversal of a severe mental illness would count as a miracle. And I can think of others that might be counted as less effulgent but just as miraculous.
Given those broader categories of miracles, then, I will proceed to tell you of mine. I do not know what the Course on Miracles is all about, nor anything of the Miracle classes offered online. If there are similarities, I dunno what it means, except that we came up with our thoughts completely independently. I have spoken of the following things as miracles for many years now without any familiarly with the C.O.M or any other such program.
So, onward to my First miracle. (Alas, I fear I will have to deal with the Second Miracle and the Third, Fourth and Fifth in following posts as this one is already getting long enough and will be longer by the time I am finished.) The first miracle concerned, as some readers may remember, plants, wild plants, field botany, in short, the wonders of the wild green world. But not just that, no, it was the discovery in myself, utterly unanticipated, of a bizarre and wonderful ability to simply know, almost without any idea how I knew it, any plant I came across. In fact, I must have seen them, if briefly, in some plant book or field guide, but it was truly uncanny, my ability to instantly recognize and categorize whole families and genera and then the species within them just by casually looking at any plant, flower or tree I saw, having but glanced at a simple sketch or pencil drawing of a plant the night or even a week before seeing it in the wild.
I once wrote about this miracle in my first blog at http://www.schizophrenia.com. Although the essay has a less than happy ending that has nothing to do with miracles, I will reprint the essay in its entirety here. Suffice it to say that the pivotal moment, the chairotic moment and miracle that surrounds “Prunella,” which I describe early in the piece, changed my life forever.
WILDFLOWERS ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS
Thirty years ago, I took the natural history course purely for exercise. I figured, what better way to stay in shape than to get credit for it? At the time, I couldn’t tell a maple from an oak, let alone one old weed from another, and it wouldn’t be easy. But just to keep off the flab would be a benefit in its own right. Since the prospectus promised daily field trips, no mention of love or awe or wonder, the last thing I expected was a miracle.
Showing up for the first day’s trip, I wore old tennis shoes of the thin-canvas Keds variety. I had no idea L.L. Bean’s half-rubber hiking boots were de rigueur for a course of this kind. What god-awful-ugly shoes just to walk in the woods! I thought in horror. Right then, I realized I’d made a huge mistake and it was too late to change my mind — I’d have to stick it out for the whole semester. I knew for sure I was going to be more miserable getting “exercise” than I ever would have with my thighs turning to mush, safe in the college library.
The teacher, Miss G, took off stomping down the path and we tramped on after her. I was last, straggling behind, half-hoping to get lost so at least I could head back to civilization. Before we’d gotten far, she halted, peering intently at something near her feet. She waited for us to catch up and gather round her, then pointed at a weed. “Heal-all. Prunella vulgaris,” she announced sternly and without passion. “Vulgaris means ‘common.’ Learn names of both genus and species. Be forewarned, ‘Heal-all’ by itself will not be an adequate answer on your quizzes.”
She stepped aside so we could take a better look. As instructed, one by one the class dutifully wrote down a description and the two names we’d been given. I was still at the back, waiting my turn without the least enthusiasm, let alone the anticipation of what, in those days, we called a “mind-blowing” experience.
“Come on, now, don’t be shy. Step up and look for yourself,” Miss G scolded me, pushing at my elbow to propel me closer.
Finally the clump of students cleared out and I had a better view. For some reason, I found myself actually kneeling in front of the weed to look at it close up. Then it happened. As if the proverbial light bulb flashed on over my head, I understood what Miss G meant when she’d said: “Weeds are only wildflowers growing where they aren’t wanted.”
Prunella, I know now, is no more than a common mint, found in poorly manicured lawns or waste ground. Yet, with its conical head of iridescent purple-lipped flowers and its square stem – on impulse, I’d reached out to touch it and discovered an amazing fact: the stem wasn’t round! – Heal-all was the single most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. The world went still. There was only me and the flower and the realization I’d fallen in love.
Since one of my other courses concerned the history of early Christianity, I knew immediately what had happened. Like Paul on the road to Damascus, I’d been struck by unexpected lightning. I’d been converted. I put away my notebook, knowing I didn’t need to write down a word, knowing I’d never forget “common Prunella” as long as I lived.
There were other miracles in my life after that, but none came close to the thunderbolt that knocked me flat the afternoon I saw, truly saw, that homely little mint for the first time. “Sedges have edges and rushes are round and grasses have nodes where willows abound.” Yes, I learned such mnemonics, which helped me as much as the next person when a plant was hard to identify. But I discovered in myself an amazing feel for botany that was like sunken treasure thousands of feet beneath the ocean. Once I knew it was there, I had merely to plumb the depths, more or less unconsciously, and gold would magically appear.
I went walking in the woods every chance I got and carried Peterson’s guides with me even into town, checking out the most inconspicuous snippets of green that poked through the sidewalk cracks. The first time I came out with a certain plant’s genus and species before Miss G told the class what we were seeing, she looked at me oddly. I began repeating this performance until once she even allowed me to argue her into changing her classification of a tricky species. If I still hung back behind the group as we walked, it was no longer from reluctance. I was simply too entranced, looking at each tree, to keep up the pace.
By December, as the semester was coming to a close, Miss G had begun using me as her unofficial assistant, asking my opinion whenever there was a question as to what was before us. Oh, I confess, I never did get the knack of birds. It was the trees and wildflowers that stole my heart entire.
At the end of the semester, we received course evaluations in lieu of letter grades. I opened mine eagerly, expecting praise. Instead, Miss G was terse and unenthusiastic: “Pamela faithfully attended every field trip, but for most of the course she failed to share her insights and established expertise with the rest of the class.” End quote. “Failed to share her established expertise“? What was she talking about? Did she think I’d already known everything she taught us? How could she not understand what she’d done for me, introducing me to little Prunella, how I’d learned everything I knew after that moment, not before?
It was the worst evaluation I’d ever gotten, the injustice of which struck me to the marrow. I went to her office to explain and found a sign on her door saying she’d been called away on a family emergency and would not be returning until the next semester. But I wasn’t returning for the second semester. I was transferring back to my original school.
I caught my ride home, spending four hours crammed into the back of an old Volkswagen bug with two other students, wordless with indignation that replayed and reverberated through my mind. How could she think such a thing? I couldn’t stop writing a letter of protest in my head as the highway flowed endlessly beneath us.
I did write Miss G, finally, explaining all she’d awoken in me, emphasizing the magic I’d discovered in her class, my new-found joy and amazement. At the end of March I got a reply, but no apology, no hint that she understood she’d misunderstood. Not even appreciation for my gratitude towards her and what her course had done for me. Just a brisk, no-nonsense note, little better than a form letter. I had the impression that she didn’t quite remember who I was, that I was just another faceless student writing to her about a natural history course she’d taught perhaps forty times in her long career as a teacher.
Whether she knew who I was or even recognized what she’d done for me mattered little in the end. What did matter was that when I met homely little Prunella, I discovered the whole world in a common weed.
©Pamela Spiro Wagner, 2004
The next posts, or in the following weeks, I hope to cover the other four miracles. If you are interested in them, and I fail to follow through, feel free to “goose” me with a reminder. My mind is a sieve and I rarely remember anything without a string tied to my thumb! 8D
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Death penalty, Health, Health Care Reform, Mental Illness, Schizophrenia
Florida to execute paranoid schizophrenic tonight absent intervention from Supreme Court
Florida to execute paranoid schizophrenic tonight absent intervention from Supreme Court.
Thanks to the excellent blog, Dispatches from the Underclass, we have the post above. It is disgusting but true that in some – too many states! – “we” are still executing the most severely mentally ill…
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Acceptance, Forgiveness, Poetry, Writing
Poem about Forgiveness,Translated into Chinese
October 14, 2012 Phoebe Sparrow Wagner Leave a comment
TO FORGIVE IS
To begin 要寬恕的實是太多
and there is so much to forgive: 頭一樁要算
for one, your parents, one and two, 你父母那麼偶然的一或二次
out of whose dim haphazard coupling 於幽暗中的契合
you sprang forth roaring, indignantly alive. 你呱呱來臨,憤然降世
For this, whatever else followed, 為此, 為這帶來的一切
innocent and guilty, forgive them. 無意也好作孽也罷,寬恕他們.
If it is day, forgive the sun 若是白天,寬恕太陽
its white radiance blinding the eye; 原宥它的奪目光芒
forgive also the moon for dragging the tides, 亦要寬恕月亮帶來的潮汐
for her secrets, her half heart of darkness;原宥它的弔詭.它的暗晦
whatever the season, forgive it its various 管他冬夏秋春.寬恕季節的多端侵擊
assaults—floods, gales, storms 水患,疾風,暴風雪
of ice—and forgive its changing; 原宥它的更替變易
for its vanishing act, stealing what you love 它的掠奪行徑
and what you hate, indifferent, 把你所愛所恨無情的奪去
forgive time; and likewise forgive its fickle 寬恕時間
consort, memory, which fades 同樣地原宥它的變易不忠,連記憶也不放過
the photographs of all you can’t remember; 以至你把擁有的拍照忘得一乾二淨
forgive forgetting, which is chaste 寬恕失憶
and kinder than you know; 它實是忠貞和比你所認知的仁厚得多
forgive your age and the age you were 寬怒年齡
when happiness was afire in your blood 原宥當年的你,那時幸福在血液沸騰
and joy sang hymns in the trees; 喜樂在樹 叢間高唱聖歌
forgive, too, those trees, which have died; 寬恕那些逝去的樹木
and forgive death for taking them, 原宥奪走它們的死亡
inexorable as God, then forgive God 若感上主不仁,則寬恕上主
His terrible grandeur, His unspeakable原宥祂畏人的堂皇和禁說的名字
Name; forgive, too, the poor devil 亦勿忘寬恕那倒霉的撒旦
for a celestial fall no worse than your own. 他那屬天的失足並不比你的過犯糟糕
When you have forgiven whatever is of earth, 當你把地上天上水裡
of sky, of water, whatever is named, 有名的無名的
whatever remains nameless, 通通寬恕了
forgive, finally, your own sorry self, 最後切記寬恕
clothed in temporary flesh 那包裝在短暫肉體內
the breath and blood of you 血氣正在消亡的
already dying. 悔疚的你
Dying, forgiven, now you begin. 垂死,被寬恕的你,現在要重新開始.
By Pamela Spiro Wagner, “Divided Minds” 胡思亂想
Chinese Recreation/Translation by Kenneth Leung Sep 3rd 2012, Labour Day Scarborough, Ontario
I received the email below very recently, explaining the poem above. The only thing missing is the translation of the title, which segues on purpose directly into the first line, and so it too is essential. I hope that Jackie’s father might one day provide that title line. Nevertheless, I am thrilled that anyone likes the poem enough to translate it. Thank you so very much, Kenneth Leung. And thank you Jackie, for sharing it with me and allowing me to share it here.
“I recently picked up your book “Divided Minds” and I couldn’t put it down. Thank you for sharing your story with the world. I’m an Occupational Therapist working in community mental health on an ACT team, so I interact regularly with people with schizophrenia. Your story allowed me to see how difficult it is to first accept a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and then the difficulties of adhering to treatment. I especially love your poem on forgiveness and shared it with my dad, who translated it into Chinese. I thought you might be interested in posting it on your blog so Chinese readers can enjoy it.
“Jackie Leung”
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Death, Health, Life, Physician-Assisted Suicide, Reflection, Suicide
To Kill or Not to Kill: Physician-Assisted Suicide?
October 3, 2012 Phoebe Sparrow Wagner 3 Comments
My brother visited me recently and for some reason we got into a discussion about whether or not we supported physician-assisted suicide. We differed on the fundamentals: Phil, aka Chip, supports assisted suicide in every sense of the word. He thinks that it should be legal for a physician to prescribe a lethal medication essentially for anyone who asks.
This horrified me. Wait, he went on to explain. In his opinion, everyone should have to push a button upon waking in the morning in order to stay alive. If you failed to push it, you die. Meaning that the day would begin with everyone choosing to live, thus having to take responsibility for making that choice. We would start with the premise that every person who “wakes up alive” has chosen to live and cannot claim rightly to be suicidal…I guess that Chip as a psychiatrist, feels too many of his patients do not want to live, but also do not sincerely want to die, and he thinks that they need to acknowledge the latter. That might be good, but I also know that there are those who are so depressed that in their involuntarily mentally incapacitated state, they might not be able to press the “I want to live” button, and thus would die, even though in a healthier frame of mind, they would have chosen to live…
For me, I agree that when terminally ill, a person should have the right to end his or her life, and should be able to do so without interference from authority, legal or medical. I also think that in certain cases, palliative or hospice care helps with this, and already has done, silently and as it were secretly for years: the administration of a sedating dose of morphine when the time is right goes a long way towards assisting a person’s “dying process.” Not a lethal dose mind you, but a dose to “ease breathing” and one from which the physician and all witnesses understand the person will likely never awaken.
(My friend Joe is another case entirely. They turned off his ventilator and dosed him with morphine after 4 years with ALS. I firmly believe that they murdered Joe outright, against his will…But no more will be said of that at the present time.)
On the other hand, let’s face it, if you really want to commit suicide, it is easy to do so if you are able-bodied and not terminally ill: just jump in front of a bus, or out of a tall building’s window. There are a dozen sure-fire ways and they have been used for millennia as an easy way out. The problem is for those who are physically so debilitated that they literally cannot “jump” or swallow the pills or whatever. Yet unless they are forcibly nourished and hydrated through a feeding tube, they can always refuse food or liquid, which it seems is not agonizing after all. That is according to what recent research and personal witness (my own) have indicated. When my friend Lynn L died – essentially from not a refusal to take liquids– she did not suffer acutely from deprivation but seemed slowly to cross into a never-never land. She simply drifted off to an endless sleep and passed away.
The idea that a physician could freely prescribe an overdose of a lethal drug to any someone who came asking for it, that just strikes me as the height of 1) irresponsibility and 2) cruelty, by someone whose job, after all, is characterized by the Hippocratic Oath: primum non nocere or “First do no harm.” If killing a patient is not doing harm, then I do not know what is. I simply do not understand how bloodying one’s hands in the act of killing, no matter how good one’s intentions, cannot but badly affect any so-called healer.
Surely there are other ways to deal with a person’s pain and suffering than to throw up one’s hands and say, well, I cannot help you feel better or live longer, so I will simply shoot or poison or – whatever – you so you feel nothing and don’t have to deal any longer.This completely disregards the inherent value of the struggle itself, and the promise of something worthwhile, if only at the very end at the moment of dying, in having faced the suffering and undergone it fully.
Look, I do not like or want anyone to suffer agony in the last stages of life, and am all for morphine use, liberal or sparing, depending on the patient’s desires and needs. But there is no absolute value in complete suffering or pain relief, not in my book. For me, I insist that I must feel my own feelings, and in that quest, I must decide to feel the pain, emotional or otherwise, rather than dull it with drugs or anything else. Yes, it hurts, but the hurt somehow feels better because it is mine and real, and not the forced dull nothingness of being drugged out of it.
If you have other thoughts about this, do feel free to share them in the comments section. In the meantime, I found this article on the very same subject at Medscape Psychiatry. It was written by ethicist and psychiatrist, Ronald W. Pies, MD and may be found in its original form at this link:
Medscape Psychiatry > Ethics in Psychiatry
Do We Need ‘Thanaticians’ for the Terminally Ill?
Ronald W. Pies, MD
The Ethical Dilemma of Physician-Assisted Suicide
My 89-year-old mother had been losing ground for some years, experiencing what geriatricians sometimes call “the dwindles.” Toward the end of her life, she was beset by a deteriorating heart; an inability to walk; and occasional, severe gastrointestinal pain. My family got her the best medical treatment available — eventually including home hospice care — and she generally maintained a positive attitude throughout her long downhill slide.
But one day, as I sat beside her bed, she seemed unusually subdued. “Honey,” she said, “How do I get out of this mess?” I had a pretty good idea of what she was really asking me, but I deflected her question with another question: “Ma, what ‘mess’ do you mean?” I asked. “It’s all right,” she replied, smiling sadly, “I’ll manage.”
My mother was doing what she had always done: sparing her children from pain. In this case, it was the pain of dealing with the waning days of her life and the frustration of knowing there was no easy escape from the burdens of dying slowly. “Ma, I’ll always make sure you are getting enough treatment for your pain,” I added, taking her hand — knowing that the prospect of unremitting pain is often an underlying fear of terminally ill persons.
Yet, unspoken in my mother’s question was the issue of so-called physician-assisted dying, sometimes called “physician-assisted suicide” — an enormously heated controversy both outside and within the medical profession. In my home state, Massachusetts, the issue has come to the fore, owing to a November ballot initiative for a measure that would allow terminally ill patients to be prescribed lethal drugs.[1] A closely related bill (H.3884) has also come before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
Similar to laws already on the books in Oregon and Washington state, the proposed Massachusetts law builds in numerous “safeguards”: For example, patients would be required to submit their request in writing twice, and those requests must be 15 days apart. As reported recently in the New York Times,[2] fears regarding widespread overuse or abuse of the so-called “death with dignity” laws in Oregon and Washington have largely failed to materialize, at least according to some studies.
Nevertheless, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) has long been opposed to physician-assisted suicide. In March 2012, the MMS President, Dr. Lynda Young, testified before the Joint Committee[3] and did not mince her words. Allowing physicians to participate in assisted suicide, she stated, “…would cause more harm than good,” and she argued that “…physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer.” Instead, Dr. Young asserted, the physician’s role should be to ensure that the terminally ill patient “…continue[s] to receive emotional support, comfort care, adequate pain control, respect for patient autonomy, and good communication.”
With considerable ambivalence, I agree with Dr. Young. In my view, terminally ill but mentally competent patients should be at liberty not only to refuse further medical treatment, but also to end their own lives — for example, by refusing to accept liquid or solid food. Contrary to a widespread belief, voluntary refusal of food and fluids does not result in an agonizing or painful death, according to a2003 report in the New England Journal of Medicine.[4] Indeed, medical ethicist Dr. Cynthia Geppert informs me that voluntary refusal of food and drink is now considered an accepted approach to dying in palliative care.
As Dr. Thomas Szasz has argued in his book, Fatal Freedom: The Ethics and Politics of Suicide,[5] a liberty is not the same as a right, because the latter entails a reciprocal obligation on someone else’s part. (If I have a right to free speech, the state has a reciprocal obligation to protect that right.) Moreover, the liberty to commit suicide does not entail the “right” to have one’s physician prescribe a lethal dose of medication. Indeed, Dr. Szasz believes that “physician-assisted suicide” is really a euphemism for “medical killing” — more technically, “heterohomicide” on the part of the physician.
While I disagree with Dr. Szasz on many issues in psychiatry, I think his analysis here is essentially correct. Physician-actuated heterohomicide, in my view, is “fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer.” I believe that permitting physicians to write prescriptions for lethal drugs will eventually erode the trust that all patients should place in their physicians. More than a euphemism, “physician-assisted suicide” may be a contradiction in terms. And in my view, the very concept violates both the implicit ethical contract between physician and patient, and that between the physician and society.
To be clear: None of this means that physicians should collude in the cruel and unnecessary prolongation of dying, as is often seen in hospital settings. As physician and ethicist Dr. Fred Rosner has argued,[6] “To prolong life is a [commandment], to prolong dying is not.” Thus, in the Jewish medicoethical tradition, “removing impediments to death” is sometimes acceptable — that is, discontinuing treatments that needlessly prolong the dying of a suffering, terminally ill patient, but without actively bringing about the patient’s death. (The distinction between “letting” someone die and “making” someone die was supported in the 1997 US Supreme Court case of Vacco v Quill,[7]which upheld New York State’s ban on assisted suicide.)
But what about those suffering, terminally ill, mentally competent patients who will not choose to end their lives by refusing food and drink and instead seek out “assistance” from healthcare professionals? Again, I do not believe that medical professionals should participate in assisting a patient’s suicide. But I sometimes wonder whether society ought to permit somebody to do so.
For lack of a better term, let’s call such a hypothetical individual a “thanatician.” Let’s posit that carefully trained and closely monitored thanaticians would be permitted to provide medically screened, dying patients the same type of lethal medication now prescribed by physicians in Oregon and Washington — under essentially the same restrictions and safeguards.
But wait: Isn’t this proposal a cop-out? Doesn’t it merely place the moral issue of assisted suicide in the lap of the nonphysician, allowing the dying patient’s physician to shuffle off with a clear conscience? Even worse: Would the use of such death-dealing personnel amount to abandonment of the patient, as Dr. Geppert recently suggested to me?
Still other questions arise. As my colleague Dr. James L. Knoll has suggested, might not the training, monitoring, and supervising of thanaticians create more problems and headaches than it would solve? Finally, doesn’t the very notion of “thanaticians” suggest that we have lost faith in what Dr. Knoll rightly calls “the intensely personal journey” of doctor and patient?
I, too, struggle with these questions and find no easy answers. I suspect that at present, the best approach to the dying patient is through the skills of the palliative care physician. Palliative sedation, for many terminally ill patients, may be a viable alternative to managing suffering without ending life. Moreover, a careful psychiatric assessment of patients requesting physician-assisted death is always indicated, because major depression may distort the patient’s judgment as death approaches.
How we deal with terminally ill patients is a painful topic that I never discussed with my mother, who was fortunate enough to have excellent home hospice care in her final days. But I believe this is a discussion we urgently need to have.
Acknowledgment: I wish to thank Cynthia M.A. Geppert, MD, PhD, and James L. Knoll IV, MD, for their valuable comments on earlier drafts of this article. The views presented here, however, are solely my own.
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Piers Morgan on his British roots leaving him unqualified to understand the Trayvon Martin case: "What a load of fatuous nonsense"
Coming up this evening on "Piers Morgan Tonight," American novelist and cultural critic Touré joins the program for a passionate and fiery debate on the circumstances and media coverage surrounding the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
In an exclusive primetime interview, Touré takes exception to host Piers Morgan's coverage of the case, suggesting his British roots yield him unqualified to comprehend the complexity of the situation:
"You are too new to the situation to fully understand what's going on here, and what's really at stake for America."
The host takes a different opinion:
"What a load of fatuous nonsense you speak, don't you Touré."
Watch the clip, listen to the interview, and then tune in this evening at 9 p.m. as Piers Morgan and Touré battle for the verbal upper-hand in a spirited and passionate fashion.
jana torres
PIERS!!!! QUIT LETTING HIM TELL YOU YOU ARENT PROFESSIONAL... SCREW HIM BC HE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE PROFESSIONAL HE'S CLAIMING YOU ARENT. THIS CASE ISNT ABOUT YOU PRESSURING THIS DUDE!!! ITS ABOUT TRAYVON!!!
Shame on Toure!!!! I'm African-American and feel distraught over how Piers Morgan was treated. Piers has been an inspiration regarding the Martin coverage. I'm proud of how piers handled Toure and the Zimmerman interview.
J. Clarke
Wow, Piers had passion for Toure but did not have he same passion to challenge Zimmerman. Toure proved his point. Piers had many follow up questions for Toure but could not find any for Zimmerman? Great job Piers.
Margaret Darr
Thanks Piers. One other thing not addressed. The Haitians & Jamaicans that have been allowed into the US. They are on the Dole. I go to work to support foreigners, what about American jobs & Education for us who live here?
Piers had the nerve to tell Toure "What a load of fatuous nonsense." What Toure said was factual and without a doubt, what many people feel. I watched the interview of Zimmerman's brother and I felt the same way. He was allowed to say a lot of crap that the media already knows is either not true or has not been able to be substantiated. Yet, Piers let this guy go on and on and on about nothing more than conjecture. I say that because this morning, George Zimmerman's lawyer releases a statement saying that Zimmerman's brother's account shouldn't be looked upon as fact. Now, why is that? Well, Mr George Zimmerman's lawyer says he and his brother haven't been in contact in YEARS! That says something. Also, the brother's account does NOT correspond with the father's account. If it walks like a duck and smells like a duck, it is a quack, quack! I like Piers, however, Toure is right! Piers did NOT do his research. Had he done so, he would've called the brother out on his inconsistences. But it's all about ratings. Isn't it? That's the most sickening thing about the whole scenario. Trayvon, a 17 year old boy is dead and noone has been charged with any count of manslaughter, 2nd degree murder, 1st degree murder....NOTHING! I understand Toure's frustration because I, too, am frustrated and sick of the media missing the whole point of this story. Our grandfathers, fathers, uncles, and brothers have been singled out, harassed, mistreated, brutalized, and murdered in the past and NOONE has been held accountable. We, the living, are left to speak on their behalf. I'm proud of Toure for taking that baton because too many people in the media have missed the point: A 17 year old boy is dead because a 28 year old man, with a record of domestic violence, attacking a police officer and being fired from a previous security guard job for "throwing" a woman who happened to be intoxicated shot him to death after being told by a police dispatcher to stop pursuing the 17 year old. The history of our nation can not be overlooked in this situation! Black males are still being singled out even when they're doing absolutely NOTHING wrong! Now, that was Toure's point and I, wholeheartedly, agree with him!!! Great job, Toure!!!
I find you brilliant. We are not black or white in this case, (though I think George Zimmerman was Hispanic or of Mixed Race). In any case, what matters is the truth as Lady Justice must remain blind. It’s a tragedy to have lost this young man and the truth must be discovered. Consider me your newest white friend.
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Liz Cunningham
Shame on Toure? REALLY?! That was the most unprofessional, ego-driven, racist, uninformed "interview" I've ever seen on television! Piers claiming to be a journalist, and what I saw was nothing but him driving home his "uninformed point of view" which by the way a so called journalist would NEVER do. He was self consumed. He put himself and his own ego ahead of black America, who is facing yet again another heart wrenching situation. And I thought Toure showed remarkable restraint while being baited by an ego-driven, self consumed prime time suedp (sp?) journalist.
Shame on you Piers and CNN I will never watch your show again!
Effie Wilson
Piers questions to Zimmerman brother on 3/29/12 was respectful and professional. His guest tonight (Toure's) was a disgrace to the journalist race let alone the human race. His racist remarks toward Pier is no better than the situation the world is trying to deal with concerning Trayvon Martin murder. He only made Piers Morgan a better journalist by completing an interview with a jerk (Toure's), that apparently do not know how to conduct himself and he is proud to be an American.
Marlyne
As an African American woman, an older African American woman, I have never been so embarrassed in my life. Whatever Toure was trying to say he could have found a better way to do it. He was not for one second about Trayvon Martin, this was all about him trying to show off and make a name for himself. I thought that his conversation was going to be intelligent, thought provoking and to the point. Instead he was asking Piers and CNN to do what has always been done to African Americans – censor comments. It was better to have Robert Zimmerman on the air so the world could see the lie being told. Piers, in my opinion did challenge Robert Zimmerman on every point. Perhaps not the same way the Toure wanted it done but surely he was effective. Toure simply looked and sounded unhinged and childlike. Physically posing himself for the camera? Making faces? C'mon. Instead of attacking the host of the show he should have used his time wisely to bring the facts forward for the Martin family and the masses. Quite frankly, he wasted my time. He was just grand standing for himself. I was totally disappointed in him as a black man and Piers was right to ask him if he EVER watched his show. Robert Zimmerman is a man trying to save his brother at any cost. And? He loves him. And in that people can read between the lines and it doesn't make George Zimmerman any less suspected of guilt in the eyes of the world.
brobin
Why do I need to know u are African American?
No... my friend... shame on YOU...Tourre was absolutely correct in his frustration towards the interview. Pierce was arrogant and condescending towards him. That's why the conversation disintegrated to name calling by both parties. You might be too young to understand the agony we older people had to endure from police brutality, but its real. I agree that Pierce is a good journalist, but his gentlemanly approach to airing more "hearsay" information is merely giving Zimmerman a "pass".
First time I'm hearing about this 'PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST TOURE'. A professional journalist who doesn't know that you shut up and let others speak when it is their turn to. Just one stupid kid that has found an opportunity to appear on tv with no clue whatsoever what parts journalists have to play in our society. Toure shoule be a judge, not a journalist, otherwise he should go back and learn how to be a real journalist. Stupid brat Toure.
You are a ass kisser and if that was your son we would see how deep it would get ijs
I agree with you Cindy. I too am a black woman and really like Piers. I think anyone should be able to understand and feel the grief of what happened if you are not a racist. I don't feel in my heart that Piers is that way. He may not have been as strong of an interviewer on the idiot he had on but Piers is doing a great job. Let others put this guy to task, let Piers do the job he does. I am so saddened by the way he was treated. I understand the racial divide very well, I live it daily but I know their are people that logically could never understand this because they don't go through it, but my goodness, he understands that this was wrong and that is why he is doing the show. Please people, lets put the anger where it belongs. Piers is just trying to be fair. He is not congratulating the idiot zimmerman, he is just reporting. I would not give that idot a platform but I am not a journalist. Toure, I respect what you had to say but please direct it at the zimmerman family and not Piers. I am very sad right now.
I absolutely agree with everything Toure said!!! Giving airtime and bias interview to HIS BROTHER? Asking irelevant questions and giving a benefit of doubt????? Instead of outrage over sensless killing and outrage over the FLORIDA LAW you are trying to build a benefit of doubt????? Shame on you Pearce !!!! I am white Canadian.
Toure went off. He is obviously too emotionally into the story. He may be right, but the man (Zimmerman) has not had his day in court, if it goes to trial. People should not use one event to right all the wrongs done to a race a people.
#pier's a hippocrite
Cindy-
Please get a little backbone...come on, PIERS became extremely defensive, which I understand, since his has NOT a clear knowledge of the AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE EXPERIENCE.
CIndy, I am a Young AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE, who has been VICTIM to racial profiling. If you have not experienced it as an AFRICAN AMERICAN, you cannot FEEL the PAIN. As an AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN, check with the men in your family and ask them about their first experiences with RACIAL PROFILING in this country! I'm sure you'd feel a little different if Trayvon was one of them.
March 31, 2012 at 1:04 am | Report abuse |
To brobin who comments on everyone who states they are African American, get a life dude. Of course there is no way to prove they are who they say they are so your nonsense comments are as equally meaningless as their statement.
With regards to Piers vs Toure, it should not have happened if they are the "professionals" they both claim to be because professional journalists would not behave like 10 year olds. I do agree with Piers' method of interviewing Robert because if he gave the "hard treatment" that Toure wanted then it would just look like he called Robert on the show to attack him and his family. Piers challenged him a bit, but not too much, which is good because it allowed the world to see that Robert is totally lying and the fact that so many different stories are coming out of the Zimmerman camp hurts his case and takes him one step closer to jail.
While Toure has a point that Piers doesn't understand truly what black people have gone through in American history, Toure doesn't either. He was not the one that was a slave, nor was he lynched, nor did he witness it happen. He has definitely grown up in a difficult manner because it is not easy to be black in America, but to assume that he is an expert on what America is feeling because he is a black American is ridiculous. The entire notion that people who are not American don't understand pain or injustice or racism is absurd because it happens all around the world, and in comparison to many other countries, black Americans have it easy.
Toure went on the show not to discuss Trayvon, but to make himself seem like he is someone black people actually care about. He is not the voice of the black people in the US, not is he the face of responsible journalism, he is just another glorified blogger, which of course is now known as a journalist.
Sorry, Cindy, I don't think you're getting this one. Piers is more worked up about defending his ego than he is about doing a solid job as a journalist. When a respectable journalist sees that someone like Zimmerman's brother is lying to him, his job–if done properly–is to ask the subject tougher follow-up questions until the guy is in a corner and reveals his true colors. The good journalists have a gift for smelling the truth and staying steps ahead of their subjects to get the truth out. Piers just doesn't have those gifts, so he's trying to boost his own image by saying that he believes himself to be a great journalist.
I agree with SB
Wow. I have never even heard of this Toure guy... Agree that he doesn't get it or anything.... shocking!
Sean west
As a person that knows both piers and you're n Harvey for what it's worth. You're spoke the truth n piers took cheap shoo
As a person that knows both piers n toure, I gotta call piers on this.. Toure made logical points n piers chose to make it personal instead of dealing with the topic as he shut toure down. This case is open, shut, shame on piers...
I agree Cindy. Toure was wrong for going at Piers the way that he did. The place that he should be is on Fox not on CNN going after Piers who has covered this story responsibly. He came across as very negative with a person who is professional and has given his guests an opportunity to speak as all hosts should. Everyone knows a family member will speak up for their relative and they should be allowed to. Toure is trying to get into the game but is barking up the wrong tree. Go to Fox and attack the pro Zimmerman's over there. He clearly did not speak for most black people on this. He should leave these things to intelligent brothers like Roland Martin. Hats off to Piers for putting him in check. Its ok to be angry but in this case it was very misdirected.
There is no question about who killed whom.
There was a dead body and a man with a gun.
The question is – was it self defense???
Why did Pierce ask him if he thought that Zimmerman was guilty ?????
Pierce does not know how to think and come to logical conclusions???
S. Burns
Cindy, I want to congratulate you on gaining your new White friend(s) here who are comforted by your total failure to "get it" and by your bashing of Toure for calling Piers on his journalistic hypocrisy. Piers had a bad night when failing to properly challenge Zimmerman, that failure likely caused a setback to justice being done, and Toure was brave enough to call him on it without apology. If I run into any more Black or White people out there who are as enamored by Piers and his laughable credentials as you are, I'll send those "friends" your way, too.
I agree that Piers Morgan is an excellent journalist. The person that was being interviewed was very cynical, and even hostile. It showed the true colors of this guy Touré. I think it was a total shame how Touré behaved, and conducted himself and treated Piers Morgan. I audio listen to Piers Morgan and watch him... and it was disturbing both listening and seeing this guy act the way he did. Good Job Piers Morgan!
Run-Tell-That
Piers M got owned point blank as he very well should have!! he shouldn't have had that fool Robert Zimmerman on his show in the first place!! given a voice to that fool so he can try to cop a plea for his murderer brother.. thankfully Mr. Toure gave Piers the verbal smack in his head that he so desperately deserved. NOW GO RUN AND TELL THAT! <<<>>>>>>>
Piers Morgan displayed intelligence and class last night while Toure ranted nonsense. Mr. Morgan has showed empathy and respect for Trayvon Martin and his family in each and every show re this terrible injustice. As an impartial journalist he interviewed Robert Zimmerman and allowed him his 'right' to free speech. As a Canadian and a fairly intelligent woman I agree with Mr. Morgan's shock and amazement regarding Florida's 'stand your ground' law. I enjoy watching Piers Morgan because he is current, fair and impartial.
I like Piers too, but frankly, I think Toure was right. Black people in this country have a sad not-so-distant history with profiling, persecution and injustice.
"Why can't the english teach their children how to speak?" Piers learn the facts before you let racial biased Zimmerman on your show. Piers, you lack the journalistic integrity of Larry King. You're doing a diservice to your job. Please step down. I'm not watching anymore...
marilyn harris
agree completely = Toure was completely unprofessional and did not promote his point in a professional manner at all. I ended up changing the channel for the last few minutes of the interview because it was distasteful to watch this unnecessary attack on Piers Morgan and returned to the show after the shouting was over. It was most certainly conduct unbecoming a guest on an interview.
Piers should have thrown him off the air. I have just written to MSNBC and asked them to sever any future interviews with Toure. Throw him on FOX news if he wants to behave like that! I cetainly do not want to hear him again. I hope others will write MSNBC and ask for them to keep him off their programs along with CNN! In my opinion, he does not deserve to be on television with others who make the profession respectful. All of this nonsense and a little boy has lost his life ... and some jerks want their own attention on TV for the benefit of themselves and not finding justice for this child. I think Toure is a disgrace.
Piers, I have always enjoyed your show, but this time you are guilty of shlock journalism. And how dare you say it's "Nonsense" what we as African Americans feel about this matter. And how dare you put a travasty like Robert Zimmerman who has no connection to the case, who is a blantant liar and who Toure is correct in saying, you do NOT challenge him. You let him get away with it. You haven't been in America long enough to claim knowledge of the intricacies of race relations in this country and should not presume to. Perhaps Mr. Toure was rude in his wording but he was correct in his assumptions and your responses were insulting arrogant to all African Americans- period.
Then you have been bamboozeled. I have been a fan of Piers Morgan for a long time. But you are uninformed if you think choosing a man like Robert Zimmerman to go on the air and voice a bunch of coached responses to things he had no first hand knowlege of is either helpful or informative reporting. Don't you know that there are now people that believe that obviously coached interview as fact?? I They want nothing more than to see a handsome white man say how innocent Zimmerman is. But Toure is right you should dig deeper with facts Piers not just let him lie unchallenged. It is poor jouralism to not ask him how he knows that is brother is innocent. You have to ask tough questions when you have a man so obviously biased- I'm Sorry- Piers let us DOWN here.
I Don't dispute Mr Morgan's approach to general interviews, but I do think he brought something up that made me question his background for this issue. He has been in the US for 6 years. I am from the 50's and 60's and I do wonder if he can have any idea of what the history of division in America was like. He is not from this post slave owning history that has lingering overtones of prejudice, especially from the south. My parents were born at the turn of 1900, my mother from Tennessee. I grew up hearing casual comments that shocked me when I understood them. They did not think they were bigots, just white people. Maybe having a foreign born interviewer can leave some distrust in their understanding of the emotional history of our country. I personally think it should be the law we are discussing. ANYONE of ANY color could be the arm bearer or the victim.
dper
Send this pompous ass (not an anatomical reference, but reference to an animal) back to the land where his racist procilvities can slide by unnoticed. He has enough troubles there with wiretapping, etc. The very idea that this ass (anatomical reference restored) could lecture Toure is astounding. No wonder CNN is in trouble. Get him out of here.
WHAT IS TOURE TALKING ABOUT? AS A BLK PERSON I SEE RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG. TOURE YOU ARE WRONG. PEIRS DID ASK ALL THE QUESTION I HAD WANTED THE ANS TO. GREAT JOB PEIRS.. I AM A FAN
WHAT AGAIN???
FOR SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE BLACK EXPERIENCE (THAT MAY BE TRUE) BUT....PEIRS DID A GREAT JOB. I MEAN HE DID ASK SOME TOUGH KEEEYYY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CASE...THE CASE...TREVON'S CASE.
F-ierce
I am African American too and I was appalled by Toure’s utter insolence to Piers. It was totally uncalled for! While emotions are high and I get that Toure’s obviously furious about the situation, I believe his anger is misdirected. There just is no excuse for such rudeness and condescending tone. Quite frankly I was embarrassed and feel compelled to apologize for him.
I don't believe most of the people here who claim to be African-American while criticizing Touré. Of course black people disagree, and some blacks surely don't agree with Toure's arguments. But I have no way of confirming whether people who claim to be black are, so I would say we should try to assess the arguments for either of the interlocutors here simply on the basis of their cogency, not the self-proclaimed 'race' of the blogger.
Dear Piers, I thought the job that you did on the Robert Zimmerman interview was fair and impartial. This was needed, so that information gathered can be on the record period. As of this Sunday the 911 audio has been analyzed and the voice crying for help is not a match for George Zimmerman. This is an important 1st step leading to the eventual arrest of “G. Zimmerman”. This debunks the Zimmerman’s family claims, so please continue with the interviews.
Greg .
RickyD
I just caught up with the vid. The problem with this case is obvious to anyone that has the intelligence to see the larger picture and not be blindly herding behind beliefs. To elaborate; a thought or mindset is open to learn and evolve with new information while a belief is like concrete and would crack before accepting any new information. This case was never a racist issue it became one by racist beliefs. Yes, these beliefs are as in grained in the protesters as Obama not being an American is in grained into the beliefs of the birthers.
Seeing that the media has played out the belief, "Trayvon Murder" and is starting to expand with new information; it gives me hope for the human race that common sense will prevail. For the spin, easily seen with open eyes, was little poor teen profiled, stalked, targeted, and clearly killed with premeditation for being black. To accept this spin one has to consider 1 of the eye witnesses, 2+ paramedics at the scene, 6+ police officers, Zimmerman's entire family and their black friends to all be a large conspiracy of racist out to target and kill black teens. It makes as much sense as an illegal alien going to school and building a career in American Law becoming president.
Thank you to all that have eyes and hearts open to truth over spin and hate beliefs.
Jim L
RickyD, very sensible post finally, after all the spin. Trayvon Martin, RIP, you deserve a speedy trial and so does George Zimmerman.
Are you a racist? What difference does your skin have to do with the facts?
and you being African-American should not matter when viewing facts that is unless you are a racist and want to promote a divide between different race? I wish everyone would quit giving people a pass because you are "African-American" when you use that African-American you are separating using race. please quit using the race card it get old and offends many people.
Tour'e came off like a total idiot. Piers Morgan is an exceptional journalist. Thats why we watch him.
A true professional journalist? Really? Piers Morgan, who once worked for Rupert Murdock's, News of the World newspaper, is a professional journalist? I watch him, sometimes, but I'm under no delusion that he's anything other than a tabloid journalist. You don't know what you're talking about. He's a tabloid journalist just like most of the media, today. In fact, he got his reputation for being a "hard ass" by disregarding the privacy of celebrities, people in power, being invasive, and disrespectful. Back then, I guess he believed in holding people accountable and drilling them. I wonder where that Piers Morgan was when he interviewed Zimmerman's brother....out to dinner? That interview was a waste and did nothing but introduce more inconsistences. It may just turn out to be a God-send for the prosecution. By the way, George Zimmerman's lawyer told us all, today, not to listen to the brother's account because he and George haven't been in contact in YEARS! Piers wanted ratings and didn't drill the brother like he could have. "Has George ever lied?:" What a silly question. How about asking him "Have you guys been very close?" "What kind of upbringing did you guys have?" "When did he convey the story to you?" Toure's right! This guy is not qualified to even begin to understand the pain in the hearts of black America, let alone America, in general, as it relates to this incident. I don't expect him to because his experience is different. But don't you dare try to tell Toure that his account of Pier's naivete, regarding the unfortunate, racial experiences in America makes him unqualified to understand this sensitive matter is wrong. It's not wrong! Unless you walk a day in my shoes, you not only do not know how I feel nor can you comprehend the pain that ensues because of the insensitivities and discrimination that you must learn to live with in your own country. BRAVO, TOURE!!! Piers was out of his league and I applaud you for taking him to task for being a phony. I've seen him nail people to the wall but he handled Zimmerman's brother with kid's gloves. That was insulting to me!!! His brother didn't even show much sympathy for the parents. He recognized the pain of the mother and disregarded the father's pain, altogether. What a sickening situation!!!
I TOTALLY agree with you Mary! I got VERY upset with Toure. I have ALWAYS felt a warmness towards Piers; especially because he is so evident about how much he cares for America.
Robert Robillard
Toure came off as a disrespectful bigot. Piers was far too patient with him. He should have hit the "OFF" button. I must say that it was unsporting of Peirs to engage in intellectual combat with this unarmed twit.
That mean nasty jerk was just plain RUDE. He now has a real bad reputation for himself. Piers did an excellent
job interviewing Zimmerman. Hopefully I will never see Toure's face again. Never have till then. He obviously is very
jealous of Piers and his success. ha!
Its nonsense saying you are black to identify yourself. I am not going to say anything about my race. I think Pier was totally wrong!! A young kid got killed and killer is still free. And that sums up why all the emotions.Sometime you have to let the emotion go and thats part of being human.I am not saying is the rational thing to do. I am tired of hearing people saying being professional all the time because you are on television.Sometime you can't. You have to flush the emotion out of your system.
GFrank
I’m a black woman. I saw the Piers Morgan show last night with Robert Zimmerman. In all fairness, Piers did challenge him, he did ask him tough question. Piers did try to have him justify some of his ridiculous comments and falsities. Piers did not try to “bully” Robert into changing his outrageous answers, but he did the best that he could with the professionalism and dignity that he could in the given situation. It is unfair and unwarranted for another journalist to attack Piers for trying to get to the “root” of the problem and try to catch Robert in the BIG lies that he was telling. Everyone has a different style of interviewing and Piers did it the way he does it best. Please let’s begin by respecting others in our society regardless of where they are from. That is an irrelevant piece of information to us to attack someone on the air. How unfortunate. Piers keep on doing what you do. You do care and you do ask and you do push back (gently), in the professional way that you do it.
Isiah Ezekiel
I thoroughly agree with you GFrank. Jouranlists all have their different ways of evoking information from people. As the scriputres states, 'a word softly spoken will cause a lot to be revealed'. Sometimes to get at the truth from someone, you allow them to 'hang themselves' and that's exactly what Zimmerman's brother did; he hung himself, based on the questions put to him by Piers. I don't knock anybody who can strategically uncover the truth from someone who does not even know that he/she has revealed it. I love these different variations that the Zimmerman family is coming up with; it shows that their legal counsel does not realize that he has some 'dim wits' for clients; they can't even get their lies in alignment. Now I understand and can relate to the passion of my young black brother; at age eight, white people burned a cross in my front yard while me and my family watched, however, my mother's brothers came on the scene and those white folks in that neighborhood quickly moved out. Black men and boys are still being lynched and hung; a black solider home from leave was hung in his mother's front yard a few years back in Georgia. The Criminal Justice System has become the 'new' slave master. As sad as it might sound, there is a need and a purpose for young black brothers like these; never in the history of this country have blacks ever gotten injustices addressed without 'making' some noise. But it has been all of us, blacks, whites, brown, yellow, working together to resolve the race issue; and it will take all of us in unity to fight the racism in this country today. Be Blessed!
Why do we need to know you are black?????
Thank you GFrank!! I was extremely upset with Toure's attack on Piers, and I wanted him to know how much I support him. You composed your comment so eloquently; anything I would have written would not have been as good as your comments. Thank you again!
I completely agree. For Brobin's sake I won't say what race/ethnicity I am. That being said it doesn't matter what background I or you are. That's where Toure went wrong. First of all, any person who cannot learn to wait their turn, is unprofessional. Watching this infuriated me. Toure was wrong for getting Piers uppity in the first place, and you know what? The frustration probably would make me jab too. Piers was wrong for the snide remarks, but I do believe, without a doubt, that those remarks would not have been said had Toure been professional and objective. A couple of people here have written that they now despise Piers for playing devil's advocate because the "facts" that Toure spoke about is how many people "feel". By definition, you don't "feel" facts... Facts are facts, opinions are another thing. Once you become subjective and take feelings as fact, you are no longer an effective journalist. Ergo, I will not state my opinions of the Trayvon Martin case, because, let's be honest, Piers and Toure didn't spend much time on it either, they were too busy at each other's throats. Piers handled the Zimmerman interview to the best of his ability. He's not the prosecutor, he's not law enforcement. It's not his job to get him to "spill the beans", it's unreasonable of Toure to want Piers to challenge him in that way. If Toure had been paying attention, he would have seen that Piers asked the right questions, and his subtle answers showed where he stood on the case. Toure- it was a lot of bark, but not a lot of spark; I'll listen to you when you stop preaching.
I so agree with you GFrank. A good journalist will probe and a credible or non-credible person will expose themselves. His brother (Zimmerman's) is not on trial. Toure did himself a great disservice as a journalist and a cultural commentator. What happened to Trayvon was very wrong and I believe most people can see that and want to see all the evidence.
I thought your note very thoughtful and well written. I agree completly with your analysis.
brobin – wonder why you have to ask such a stupid question of each person here that identifies themselves as black?
Peirs i'm African American and I'm not a big fan of yours but how you handled Toures won me over today. The fact that you even allowed that type of banter to go on while being decent is commendable. Today you officially replaced Larry King for me.
Why are you stating that u r black?
Yes Mark
I am a big fan of Peirs. I am a black person and reason I say this is to say we can support fairness and truth. Toure is being unfair and is not right in my opinion. The interview was totally good. Toure is not speaking for me.
Karen W
Mark, good for you! I am a Black person, who feels that Piers provided Robert Zimmerman an opportunity to spread unsubstantiated propoganda, and I truly hope he doesn't do it again!
Errol Duncan
Don't try that, I don't think you are an African American
As much as I appreciate your show Mr. Morgan, I agree with Toure. You are not credible in your reporting of Trayvon Martin. Number one, it seems you've done little research into the evidence surrounding the case and lack a complete understanding of the US Justice system and it's history. Let alone Florida. Seriously, go report for Fox, or return to your job with the last UK tabloid .
freedog008
I'm sorry Carol but I'm disturbed by your and Toure's thirst for bloodlust in place of the truth. You have to look in the mirror and ask yourself, why do I "truly" feel this way...what happened in my life to bring me satisfaction for another person to suffer, whether or not it may be just?
Both you and TOURE have some real issues to resolve..please get help...I have practiced Psychiatry for over 22 years.
biloxibudd
IF PIERS CALLS HIS SHOW JOURNALISTIC HES SO WRONG<<>>YOU GOT PROVED WRONG IN A HUGE WAY AND TRIED TO USE YOUR WHATEVER IT IS YOU THINK YOU HAVE,,,,, YOU COME TO AMERICA BECAUSE YOU FAIL IN YOUR HOMETOWN AND EXPLOIT A LOT OF BIAST AND STUPID PEOPLE<<<<<>> GO HOME LOSER>>> PLEASE.....
Yes, Pier's is ill equipped to deal with this subject. He's too soft and uncaring. He's a celebrity interviewer. He has no journalistic credibility!
Victoria Phillips
Are doctors and the police department been terrorized in the State of Florida from proving that Zimmerman killed in self defense the same as they are been terrorized in the State of Maryland by radical African Americas?
I agree with FreeDog, who referenced "bloodlust" perfectly. You cannot state yourself as the voice of reason if you are adding prior knowledge and bias. If Piers has no credibility, why should it bother you so?
I agree with FreeDog, who referenced "bloodlust" perfectly. You cannot state yourself as the voice of reason if you are adding prior knowledge and bias. Furthermore, if Piers has no credibility, why should it bother you so? (I'm sorry but the grammar hound within me is irked by your incorrect use of "it's". I apologize for this and this had no bearing on my opinion.) This being said, are you really Carol Channing? If you are, I still love you, no matter the grammar.
I grew up in Florida. So, I have some claim to know the state. I fail to see what that has to do with the Treyvon Martin case. This tragedy could have occurred in any state in the U.S. Piers Mogan credentials are impeccable. Yours are not. Thus, I find your critque "fatuous".
As an African American I opine that Toure was disrespectful to Pierce. While it was clear that he disagreed with Pierce's approach to interviewing Zimmerman's brother, he had a right to show respect.
Telling Pierce that the MSNBC folks were laughing at the way he (Pierce) conducted his interview with Zimmerman's brother – without providing any tangible proof of flawed journalism on Pierce's part – served only one purpose, and that was to throw scorn Pierce's way. In doing so, Toure showed what a small person he is!
Toure, as a journalist, displayed a lack of professionalism rushing to judgement regarding Zimmerman's guilt. Pierce did the correct thing in 'pulling' from Zimmerman's supporters that he (Zimmerman) has a broken nose; now we can all await the hospital's report to better assess guilt or innocence. Furthermore, we can only disprove (based on the video shown) Zimmerman's account of receiving a bloody head if the 1st responders confirm that he was not cleaned up prior to being captured on video. At the end of the day we must demand the same justice for Zimmerman as we seek for Martin.....otherwise we (the Black community) seek to have our justice delivered in an unjustifiable manner.
Why do we need to know you are black?????? Makes you wonder..........
eyeguy99
Here here...
Way to go Jake!!!!! That is SO close to what I was thinking and feeling. When Piers interviewed Zimmerman's brother I realized he was lying in order to protect him bother (same with the interview with the dad).
Regardless of your "race", Toure was the most professional on the show. Zimmerman's brother should have never been on the show. Piers was undressed and humiliated on his own show by Toure because he didn't live up to high journalistic standards. Deal with it!
Piers, although I enjoy your show, as a professional social worker, I would have to recommend several things that would have diffused the hostility between you and Toure. First, being that you are not American and Toure is, a professional journalistic approach would have included validating something that Toure said, as his passion about Trayvon's tragic death is also rooted in American history and his own ethnicity/race, that even for me as an American white I could never fully understand. As a professional white social worker, I still work on compassion for diversity and all the injustice that black Americans face in our culture. Furthermore, admitting in a calm tone that 'yes' you are not American, thus, understanding the pain would not be possible would have built a bridge and not a racial/journalistic wall. Finding a common ground during these times should be the efforts of all reporting the news, and especially when so much is still missing in terms of the investigation. Secondly, I'm saddened to see what used to be The Larry King Show turn into a debate forum much like that of Bill O'Reilly, where disrespect is heightened, with language suggesting total disrespect for the common cause, which in this case is the memory of Trayvon Martin,his family and social justice.
Sonja, I think you have the most compassionate and insightful comment I have read here. Come to think of it , your comment is so profound I think it is one of the most intelligent comments I have seen in a very long time anywhere.
Pamela S H
Sonja, Read Trayvon's Twitter accounts–you can Google them.
Marilynage
Excellent post Sonja. I agree with you.
Piers, watching you interview Toure made me embarrased of you. I saw a good part of your interview with George Zimmerman's brother and was struck by the pathos he expounded while making his brother (who he is not in contact with) seem a step or two away from death when he shot Trayvon. The video in the police station, taken about a half hour after the shooting, shows the lies to be what they are... lies.
I also agree with others that seven years in the US does not make you an authority on us. You clearly do not understand the deep painful issues that are usually hidden but brought to light with this case.
Mr. Morgan, how dare you!!! you cannot begin to understand how we feel,i thank the brother for speaking what alot of us feel:mistreated,hated,looked down on and our lives dont matter.I'm a mother,grandmother and great grandmother and you have NO IDEAL WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO SIT MY 7 YEAR OLD GRANDSON DOWN AND EXPLAIN THAT BECAUSE HE IS BLACK,HE MAY NOT MAKE IT TO THE WHITEHOUSE AND BE PRESIDENT AS HE HAS SAID HE WOULD DO SINCE BARACK OBAMA WAS ELECTED.not because he cant win but because he is black and therefore he might not live long enough.I HAVE DEALT WITH HATE ALL MY LIFE AND I'M SICK OF IT.WATCH ROOTS,READ ABOUT OUR HISTORY,AND YES I BELEIVE ZIMMERMAN MURDERED TRAYVON ALSO!!!! all we ever hear is wait and find out!! we already know, you see when have traveled this road for hundreds of years.THIS IS NOT TABLOID GARBAGE,THESE ARE OUR BABIES,PLEASE STOP KILLING THEM!!!!!!!!
Are you trying to say that because you are a social worker that you have the solution to right or wrong?
In response to Victoria below....no I would never say that because I'm a social worker I have all the answers; however, I would say that our professional/academic training includes hours & hours of diversity classes that encourages empathy and compassionate regard for cultural diversity. And in this case, due to my career with those who are both Amercian black and disabled, I determined that a thought from this perspective would be appropriate....we must all take time to reflect and find that place in our heart to hear the pain of others, and especially before we speak in anger and strike out towards those who are individually and collectively victims of hate crimes, profiling, sterotyping, and a long history their continues to haunt even their rightful place in American society....I believe the 911 call directed Mr. Zimmerman to cease following precious Trayvon....my question is, why didn't he follow the orders of local law enforcement if none of the aforementioned motivated his actions? God Bless Trayvon and his family!
Laurie098765
I think it's an idiotic repsonse from the social worker...Piers acted like an adult Toure acted like Juvenile delinquent without a shred of knowledge about what journalism really is.
Tough luck that Toure' wasn't getting further patronizing of his feathers smoothed by Piers
Piers treated him like an equal subject to the same rules as everyone..you as a social worker as many social workers do excuse bad behavior instead of confronting it for what it is RUDE and WRONG behavio on Toure's art.
And yes, I think George Zimmerman should be arrested and convicted and sooner the better and I feel very very sad about this innoent young man Trayon Martin.
But Peirs acted like the adult here. Toure did NOT!
Tara J.
Great job Piers! Toure was completely wrong and definitely out of line. I am an African-American woman and I was embarassed by Toure's line of questioning and reaction to your interview with Robert Zimmerman, Jr. You were very professional and objective, both in your interview with Robert and Toure. Keep up the good work and shame on you Toure!
I totally agree. Piers, you stayed on the high road and should be commended. You fully exposed his prejudice. The only downside is you've somehow given this no-name Toure a name. My guess is that was Toure's mission. Thank you for being above that. I won't read or pay attention to anything having to do with him. Ever.
Further, it is repulsive that the tragic death of this young man is being exploited by the opportunistic Toure. Are you as apoplectic as I? That poor boy, his family... I can't comprehend the grief and rage, and this guy decides to make a name for himself. This tragedy transcends our race, our status, our politics. And will surely leave the dreaded Toure a discarded, forgotten footnote.
I have to agree about Mr. Toure's behavior and responses towards Pier Morgan interviewing George Z's. Pier wasn't the least passive-aggressive with George Z's brother.Pier should have challenged every statement made about the event given by the brother which is to change the public's opinion about what really happened.Let's take racism out of the equation of this tragedy..the results will be the same...unarmed and a dead innocent child who was trying to go home to watch a sports game while eating skittles..drinking ice tea.
DO ANYONE KNOWS WHAT CHALLENGED MEANS...NANCY GRACE!! Gotta love her!!
LET ALL THE ZIMMERMAN'S COME FORWARD TO THE MEDIA STATING WHAT SUPPOSEDLY HAPPEN
IT!!
Sorry Piers...YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY just because of JOURNALISM..having empathy,apathy, or compassion doesn't count...walk in the shoes and experience the judgment of yours peers or those considered to be your equal will bring understanding to what Mr. Toure's stated to you about not being able to understand LIVING as A BLACK or AFRICAN AMERICAN.
GET YOUR LIFE!!
You have a lesson to learn from Pat G.
Toures an idiot Morgan told him off and that's why it's "PEIRS MORGAN TONIGHT" not Toures tonight..
The truth is that much of this anger is NOT all about the 20% of young black males that are killed by non-blacks, it's also about the 80% that are killed by other black males. This case is just an easy outlet for ALL of the anger. I believe much of the anger stems from the frustration that there seems to be NO answer to the senseless deaths of 'most' young black males. And that frustration stems from the fact that one has to look a littler closer to home to see the problem. The breakdown of the black family, and the lack of self respect is at the core of 'most' young black male murders. And I wish more of the anger was aimed at the 80%.
Toure was rude and I'm embarassed that this now it has gotten to the point of him and Piers arguing about what should have been asked and the interview. Let Pier Morgan inteview his guest in the manner he likes. Again, Toure was way out of line.
I think what Piers encountered is an angry black man. I had the same experience once with an angry black woman. It's OK. They are outraged by their history, and they should be by the Trayvon matter. But unfortunately, they take it out on some who are trying to help and understand and bring about change, like Piers. I don't think his journalism was lacking. He just didn't attack this as an investigative journalist. He let the brother of the man who killed Treyvon talk and weave a story what appeared to me as a fabrication. I think Piers is a welcomed sight at CNN and I really enjoy his show. I also am absolutely sick about the death of Treyvon. I have an 18-yr-old myself and think the shooter MUST be arrested!!!
Toure did a MAGNIFICENT job! Toure is a REAL journalist. Piers is not. My family and friends have now STOPPED watching Piers Morgan. We'll never watch him again. I was embarrassed for Piers. He seemed out of control and weak in his interview. He was taking everything personally and not listening to the facts. Toure's explanation of how this murdering of another innocent boy of color is corrosive and damaging in this country, was laid out beautifully. Piers is not on the same level as Toure or any other REAL journalist. He's only an entertainment personality and he should stick with interviewing celebrities.
How can you sit here and berate Toure' for being BIASED about sharing his honest opinion on whether George Zimmerman is guilty, then follow BIASED on the BULLY MOVIE BEING RATED "R".
AS A JOURNALIST, IF YOU ARE GOING TO PREACH OBJECTIVITY, PRACTICE IT!! DONT FLIP FLOP...BASED ON THE
"FLAVOR" OF THE SEGMENT!
Piers doesn't even seem to understand the connection between HIS NATIONALITY AND THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY... THERE IS A PLIGHT, SUFFRAGE AND SENSITIVITY TO RACIAL PROFILING IN THE COUNTRY TOWARDS YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN THAT UNLESS YOU ARE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN, YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND!!
WHY IS HE SO FOCUSED ON ATTACKING TOURE?? HIS HUGE EGO HAS MADE HIM LOOK EXTREMELY CONTRADICTORY IN HIS NEXT SEGMENT ON BULLYING WHERE IT'S COMPLETELY SUBJECTIVE AND FOCUSED AS A PLATFORM TO JUSTIFY THE CHANGE OF THE RATING...
mervinesq
I am a biracial woman and simply cannot believe the unprofessional behavior displayed by Toure. Piers handled the matter beautifully despite being repeatedly attacked on a professional, personal and national level. For Toure to be so presumptous to assume that every journalist should share his confrontational interview style and have no outlook other than his own is both narcissist and myopic. As you may recall, Lt. Columbo had a unique style all his own. There is no doubt, however, that he got the job done! (smile) Toure who supposedly champions the rights of African Americans had no right to insult and demean Piers for being an English citizen. I simply could not believe Toure's self righteous, all knowing, rude, unbalanced, disrespectul airing of his viewpoint. Surely, Piers nor anyone else need be an American or have any other special standing in order to understand injustice and the pain of others. Touche Piers, I agree, "what rubbish". Many thanks Piers for having a balanced, insightful, professional interview with all parties so that the facts can CONTINUE to be flushed out allowing all to assess the situation for themselves. Keep up good work Piers. Remain true to yourself as we enjoy your program every evening.
You can have your opinon but I don't see Piers' approach as being balanced, at all. Had he been seeking balance he would've been open to seeing Toure's side. However, he wasn't because Piers is an egomaniac who thinks he knows everything. Don't be fooled. Toure champions causes dear to his heart, not only African-American issues. Furthermore, Piers knew who Toure was when he INVITED him on his show. He wanted the ratings and he may have gotten the ratings. Piers is no professional journalist. I've watched him nail people to the wall. That's his reputation. He's the former editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper. You know the one that is under investigation for hacking celebrity's phones and other improprieties. Piers is a tabloid journalist just like the majority of our American journalists. It is rare, these days, to find a Tom Brokaw or Brian Williams. Our media is corporate owned and it shows!!! Thank GOD for people like Toure!! Many people black and white said the exact same thing about Martin Luther King Jr. Not to compare Toure with Martin but those who make us feel uncomfortable are always targeted and made out to be the bad guy who's rocking the boat. Our boat, in America, needs to be rocked!
This is the reason why black people should not married white people – This is what happened to Africa, mixed children of Africa – they called them Arab and Indian/ today the first groups who en- slavery the Africans. Looked up Tipps and slavery
This what destroyed africa read Dr. Clarke
Piers is one stand-up dude. Dont let raceiest people put down an up str8 MAN
111dave111
Capt. Pierce Morgan is NOT a real Journalist,
he is Rupert Murdock's poodle and a joke.
Even Toure is smarter.
May 10, 2012 at 11:13 pm | Report abuse |
SoundOn
I Agree with you Jana, Dear, Mr. Morgan, I was washing your tonight show interviewing with this edit color person challenging your ability as journalists covering about some young man, who was probably on crack, when he got shot, no one seems to talk about whether he was on crack, no one has right to tell you that you were unprofessional intervening His Brother, who appeared well educated better than some jack ass;s who like to make big deal, about what occurred without knowing full facts, You are very Good Journalists keep up the good work and do not let these edits take control of the media and force the country to lean there way, very soon than they expect, the truth will be prevailed. Take Care my Friend and keep up doing Your Job, They think they control this country, we will know this coming election, the media got to stop covering this issue and forget let the law take it course for justice if has any merits, One important fact, it should be Law order Against wearing Hood’s period.
silentmorning
Actually, Trayvon did not have any drugs or alcohol in his system but GZ was not even tested for anything. That is one of several outrages. If you were not biased by stereotyping, you would not have made that assumption.
The next issue most people do not realize is Piers and Toure had already been arguing back and forth for a while on Twitter before Toure came on the show. Piers had been criticized for the way he lobbed soft balls at GZ's brother. If you only saw the on-air interaction between Toure and Piers, you certainly would have thought both men were truly combative. What I don't get though is Piers insistence that he knows what it's like to understand the African-American experience. He can't and he doesn't. Toure is absolutely correct. Even first generation African immigrants can't begin to fathom the layers and centuries of pain, of being "a problem". Throwing around all these british words like fatuous nonsense only actually further proved Toure's point. Piers had his ass handed to him.
Jana I agree with you 100%, Dear, Mr. Morgan, I was washing your tonight show interviewing with this edit color person challenging your ability as journalists covering about some young man, who was probably on crack, when he got shot, no one seems to talk about whether he was on crack, no one has right to tell you that you were unprofessional intervening His Brother, who appeared well educated better than some jack ass;s who like to make big deal, about what occurred without knowing full facts, You are very Good Journalists keep up the good work and do not let these edits take control of the media and force the country to lean there way, very soon than they expect, the truth will be prevailed. Take Care my Friend and keep up doing Your Job, They think they control this country, we will know this coming election, the media got to stop covering this issue and forget let the law take it course for justice if has any merits, One important fact, it should be Law order Against wearing Hood’s period.
Levi McFadden
Did you proofread your post?
Jennifer Dooley
Really...These statements about being on Crack...This is what has the profiling in attention. This is what a great deal of people are talking about. Trayvon was not under the influence of any type of Drug. Do your homework. This young man is dead because of preconceived ideas and that is what the uproar is all about...Sad that people still think of young people as all being crack addicts...or was this presumption because He was a Young Black kid? That is Racial profiling, the very reason for so much outrage.
Toure...What makes you the authority on the pulse of America? What are your qualifications? Hmm...college drop out, cover stories on Snoop Dogg & other artist`s & last but not least your article on dale earnhardt, jr. Sounds like someone full of hot air!
Thanks T
The history of US most black people have an Stories to tell, someone in their family being hanged. This bring back pains we know what happened to our family members / We heard the stories this is old pains. When they hanged a black man or boy they would cut off his privacy parts and take pictures and sell it on post cards...
Thanks Toure
Piers, thank you for providing a superb example for an unbiased journalism.
Piers, WOW this guy Toure is sounding agree. If journalism is about reporting non bias facts of an event and making sure the facts are verified and true without personal twist and personal view this guy Toure has missed the point. Yes this is about racial profiling and a man that acted inappropriately even though he was told too stand down. Plus it seems the police do not have constant story for the events that happened. BUT that being said does not give a "professional" the room too slander another journalist because of your personal agenda. I do not believe Piers was defending himself rather the principles of proper journalism, which truthfully very few in newspapers, magazines or bloggers do or understand. And anyone in a heated vocal situation will raise their voice and without a doubt once it becomes personal attacks, as Toure was doing, even in the humbleness that a person thinks they are will tend to defend themselves or in this case the principles of reporting.......
Piers does not know who killed whom?
There is a dead body and a man with a gun.
Piers !!!!!! try to figure that out.
RUN-N-TELL-THAT
Piers M got owned point blank as he very well should have!! he shouldn't have had that fool Robert Zimmerman on his show in the first place!! given a voice to that fool so he can try to cop a plea for his murderer brother.. thankfully Mr. Toure gave Piers the verbal smack in his head that he so desperately deserved. NOW GO RUN AND TELL THAT!
.......>>>>>>>>......>>>>>
>>Piers M got owned point blank as he very well should have!! he shouldn't have had that fool Robert Zimmerman on his show in the first place!! given a voice to that fool so he can try to cop a plea for his murderer brother.. thankfully Mr. Toure gave Piers the verbal smack in his head that he so desperately deserved. NOW GO RUN AND TELL THAT! >>>>>
Yeah... we read your position the first 7 posts... enough
The person you had on your show Friday night who was labled a 'comedian', was discraceful. He is a white person hater who is a racist and he jokes about it and gets away with it. He is discusting, mean and wrong in how he has convicted George Zimmerman in a crime that has not been determined yet. It makes me extremely angry that our nation has become this divided and uncivilized because we are still bringing up things that happened 50 plus years ago.The only reason there is still racism in America is because black people continue to bring it up and accuse white people of hating and disrespecting black people STOP NOW. Please don't let people like this on your show. It puts your network in the same GUTTER as MSNBC and that is BAD.
I am deeply saddened by Trayvon's unnecessary death, and I have to admit that I have probably already made up my mind that Zimmerman is guilty. Having said that, it blows my mind to think that Toure was given so much air time to is attack Piers Morgan's professionalism. He obviously has a complete misunderstanding that responsible journalism requires multiple perspectives. Though the format of the show permits the host to have an opinion, he would be completely irresponsible (and quite boring) to be so biased that he would marginalize those who might have a different perspective on an issue. Interestingly, Toure bases his strong opinion based partly on the fact that the various «stories» are inconsistent. Isn't ironic that he can make this statement because of interviews that do allow the various perspectives to be aired, including the very interview he criticized. By the way Toure, this issue, very serious indeed, is not unique to America...this is a universal issue. You'll do a lot more good defending these issues if you broaden your own perspectives. Piers, you are a respected journalist, but I would suggest you don't spend any more time defending your decision to look at all the information.
Liz, someone who worked for a Britsh tabloid (News of the World) does not make him a journalist and neither is Toure, he is a blogger.
I am proud of pierre he prevailed to an absolutely incoherent person. Keep it up. We need facts not bias opinions.
Robin D West
I couldn't believe the tone of the attack against Piers. Sometimes Piers interview approach aggravates me, but, he is not easy on anyone and it does seem that in most cases, he is truly seeking to expand his own understanding and to get to the underlying truths. There are many lessons that can be learned by our national conscience through this tragedy, but I am afraid that some of the real lessons are becoming obscured because people are latching onto this, seemingly for their own benefit so here's mine: http://www.themyriafoundation.org. I am a white republican female crime victim who has been treated poorly, even to the point of covering their own butts, by a white republican prosecutor's office in Sangamon County, IL. I blog about it at http://www.themyriafoundation.org. I WISH someone would take up my cause, but alas, there are people across the internet seeking justice and writing about it .... and getting nowhere. I pray that the lessons to be gleaned from this awful tragedy will make this nation better. Many changes that need to be made need to be made at the local, county and state level, which the national media does not focus on. Each citizen has a responsibility to find out about their own laws, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
Piers is doing an injustice to our judicial system by giving George Zimmerman free reign to spew his side of the night. Piers, you looked like a low rate journalist the other night. Toure told you the truth and your ego got knocked down, as it should.
Jim Grinstead
Nonsense. Piers is very objective.
Total nonsense! Piers was the only one who acted like an adult in his interview with Toure.
Toure acted like spoiled little child.
I totally agree. Piers Morgan's softball interview with Zimmerman's brother showed a sort of bias I was not ready to see from Piers Morgan, and I for one applaud Toure for being willing to stand up and say so, since the rest of us will never have the opportunity to do so ourselves.
The beauty of the American judicial system is the fact that everyone has a right to defend. The Zimmermans need to get their story out so we can analyze how full of s**t they are
Shon237
I know this is Pierce Morgan blog so its pretty much pro Pierce. For what its worth since this is the internet I believe there was alot foul play still to be resolved and the "stand your ground" law is idiotic. I believe this is what Pierce believes also. Toure from MSNBC is totally out of line. He is so far jumping to so many conclusions that its just what helps divide our country more over race. Toure made quite a few assumptions where there is liitle or no evidence, so I do not know who he calls himself a journalist. As far as Pierce questions toward Zimmerman's brother I believed he did a good job. I'm not a journalist and honestly do not know what "hard hitting" questions I would ask. Toure's beef was with he didn't drill him like Pierce was a prosecutor on a cross examination. I actually liked this. If say Pierce would have kept drilling him over and over on his broken nose or some other "gotcha" all it would do is again perpetuate the "stereotype" of the liberal media that they just out to get the bad man. He asked a question, let Robert Zimmerman answer, did some follow ups and moved on.
Hip Hip Hurray for standing up to The Torres ignorance. I stronmgly suspect that your Enfglish backgroud gives your far more insight into American observations than his slave background does. After all we speak English not Congolese.
There are many lessons that can be learned by our national conscience through this tragedy, but I am afraid that some of the real lessons are becoming obscured because people are latching onto this, seemingly for their own benefit. I am a disabled, white, conservative female (I voted for Santorum in the Ohio primary) crime victim who has been treated poorly, even to the point of them acting to cover their own butts, by a white republican prosecutor's office in Sangamon County, IL. I blog about it at http://www.themyriafoundation.org. I WISH someone would take up my cause for I have tried to be my own lawyer and really can't be. Alas, there are people across the internet seeking justice and writing about it .... and getting nowhere. I pray that the real lessons which can be gleaned from this awful tragedy will become clearer and help to make this nation better.
Many changes that need to be made need to be made are at the local, county and state level, which the national media does not focus on. Each citizen has a responsibility to find out about their own laws and policies of their law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. How many actually know, I wonder? The Florida laws regarding freedom of information seem to limit the amount of information released. If Trayvon's parents were made aware of what is now trickling out, earlier on, I don't think this would have garnered the attention it has received. Now, I fear, human nature makes it hard to retreat from positions so strongly taken, if the facts prove to be opposite of what people have come believe. The simple act of fully informing Trayvon's parents early on would have indicated that they mattered to the powers that be. I pray for true justice for all.
When I was 11, in 1970, my parents moved from Cleveland to one of the suburbs, not because people moving in were black, but because of the increase in crime (that in spite of the violence going on in our own home!). I pray that no child in this great nation is forced to live in fear. I wish the remarkable amount of energy and focus we are seeing expended in this case would spill over against the daily crimes committed in poor neighborhoods, and for the good people who feel trapped there and forced to tolerate it, for fear of their lives and safety.
Robin West
http://www.themyriafoundation.org
China D
Certainly the United States has better to offer than Piers Morgan. Never understood his getting a show on CNN of that magnitude. Piers Morgan is a pompous, know-it-all and always has been. Didn't watch the show last night and never would watch Mr. Morgan. I happened to see a clip of it covered on the news. Not surprised. CNN should dump Mr Arrogance and put any of the wonderful people we have in this country in Larry King's place.
China D, I totally agree with you.
Piers simply DESTROYED Toure and rightfully so. The latter is one of a whole cottage industry of profesionally aggrieved blacks who have suddenly shown up on TV. It seems they must be called upon to provide their special understanding of all things Obama. As soon as Obama is voted out of office, this crowd will be at the unempolyment office.
Karen Whittle
Although I don't always agree with Toure, Piers Morgan's softball interview with George Zimmerman's brother left me wondering why he even bothered. We already know Zimmerman's brother was not present at the crime scene, and therefore has absolutely no first hand info, and yet he was allowed to speak (mostly unchallenged) as if what he was stating was fact, especially when we see the police video that makes it clear that the injuries the brother insists were sustained that night, were not. So, while Mr. Morgan might want to understand the way American's feel about this case, his lack of hard hitting interviewing skills makes me wonder if he is trying to make Zimmerman's case for him, and I therefore side with Toure on this one.
Just a reminder to Mr. Morgan that he was the host of the show and Toure was his guest. I couldn't believe the exchange could get this low particularly the ending. I really missed Larry King show now!!!
I don't understand why the " stand your ground " law doesn't apply to young Martin . He was where he was suppose to be and he was the one being followed . I don't believe that if Zimmerman was the one shot he( Martin ) would not have be treated as kindly by police as Zimmerman. And that is what feels racist to me.
Piers your right.....welcome to the white burden.
Piers your right....welcome to the white burden.
Piers you did nothing wrong, welcome to the white burden.
Piers, you DID everything wrong. Welcome to America.
Piers... You handled both Zimmerman and mister Toure with elegance, manners and neutrality. Toure is an embarrassment to us in his black suit making him a mere caricature of Cornell West [who did in fact finish college and works at Princeton University I might add]. Toure used that as a platform for air time for himself and to me just amplifies the tension. And how dare he question your journalistic credentials. Wasn't he a hip hop VJ a few years ago?? Give me a break. Love your show. Go UK.
So let me get this straight. A Black man in a Black suit is somehow a charecature of Cornell West? Really? Is that the only name you could come up with? Ignorance must truly be bliss!
As a white man transplanted to America, Mr. Morgan is not qualified to give any commentary on the African-American experience. The lynchings and cross burnings have happened as late as the 1970's to men and boys who's only crime was having dark skin. As recent as the the 1990's innocent men have been dragged to death. To deal with the constant threat of violence, from racists and black-on-black violence, we have developed a dark sense of humor that is only shared by combat vets. If George had dark skin or a non-jewish sounding last name, he would have been arrested and facing a large bail or denied bail for the same offense.
Jim Noblesville
Why are you so scared of an unbiased third party opinion? African Americans are petrified of an unbiased third party weighing in on these issues. When a white person in America says, "it's been a long time since slavery, get over it" the white person is told they have no right to say that because they are not the one who suffered. When the white person says "it was my ancestors, not me", they are told, yes, but you have to still make it right. But when a third party like Piers who has only been here for 6 years says "get over it" then it stings, and the african american has nobody to point the finger at and say "you owe me", "somebody owes me something for nothing". The truth is minorities these days have the advantage over whites. Only minorities get jobs and favorable treatment to fill quotas, not whites.
Charles shack
Why are we interviewing people who don't matter. His brother was not there, his dad was not there....
Mr. Piers did a fantastic job in this enteriview and was very polite, after which his guest took this interview to a personal attack on Piers! Telling Piers this was something Piers could not relate to! Indeed we all know what the past has been like, for all races, includeing the Jews. So I applaude Piers, and why is no one talking about the many deaths in the Chicago shootings/ 29 in all in one weekend, all African Americans,,including a small beautiful little girl, the age of 3???? Makes many wonder why this case is so publicized! Just a question some might want to ponder on. Good Job Piers!
Piers, something that jumped out at me during the exchange with Toure. African Americans are petrified of an unbiased third party weighing in on these issues. When a white person in America says, "it's been a long time since slavery, get over it" the white person is told they have no right to say that because they are not the one who suffered. When the white person says "it was my ancestors, not me", they are told, yes, but you have to still make it right. But when a third party like Piers who has only been here for 6 years says "get over it" then it stings, and the african american has nobody to point the finger at and say "you owe me", "somebody owes me something for nothing". The truth is minorities these days have the advantage over whites. Only minorities get jobs and favorable treatment to fill quotas, not whites.
And well, something jumped out at me form your message. The fact that you are as pompous and your post as self serving as Piers Morgan's interview with Robert Zimmerman. Cogratulations! LMAO!
OK Karen W, I guess "just because you say so"..... Talk about lame!
Let me see, you respond in a childish manner, but I'm the one who is "lame"? Oh, O.K. I suppose I should take that as a compliment!
The producers should have made sure Trayvon's parents were Pier's guests first before the Zimmerman's family.
Touré was such an angry arrogant racist, seeing only hate and conspiracy behind every corner, that it would have been laughable had it not been so sad. Like the race baiters Sharpton and Jackson, waiting for the investigation would just be a waste of time. And like Spike Lee and Roseanne Barr, we should just go ahead and Tweet the addresses of all the Zimmerman relatives, even if they are the addresses of the wrong people. And a nice bounty by the New Black Panther Party, what the Hell, they mean well, right? Nothing wrong with a little vigilante justice, if the wrong person gets hurt, as long as they are White no problem, right? At least the family will sleep better at night knowing that "justice" is being done.
Of course justice is not always done for teens gunned down in Florida, how come you never hear outrage about the murder several months ago of of James Cooper and James Kouzaris, gunned down in Sarasota in a gang initiation while on vacation from Briton? ...Maybe as the parents of the two murdered boys states, there was no "political value" and not worthy of a few minutes of Obama's time. They were White, the shooter was Black. No outrage from the community or apology from the President to the parents in Britain. The President of the United States is Black along with many corporate and other leaders. But certain people in the Black community still find it convenient to blame Whites for all their problems, all these people who got ahead have one thing in common, an education.
Toure, is hurting he might have a family member who was hanged n the past all that pains is coming back; one should asked himself why does he feel this way?
Two things Micheal. Roseanne Barr is white, and if Trayvon's shooter had been Black, this woundn't be in the news, because that shooter would be in prison. Next!
sheba23
Unless you've lived your life as a African-American man whose been profiled you'll never truly understand the Trayvon Martin Case!
No such thing as a color-blind world http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-orlando/no-such-thing-as-a-color-blind-world-1 via @examinercom
ugly george
Toure is absolutely right: there is no need whatsoever to look at the FACTS or get PROOF. Ugly George Zimmerman has already been tried & convicted by those anointed from On High: (liberal) news directors. I have already gotten out my knee-pads to kowtow before their sacred images on my TV set ( made in 1984 by one Ugly George Orwell). I am ready to grovel at their feet & obey the sacred scriptures of lib-casts...Let's see if Piers or Soledad want to query me on that LIVE...
I fully agree that Piers did a very professional interview. Toure obviously belongs to the "I've already decided." cadre.
Stand your ground PM.
Toure is an idiot. RACIST - he makes people that agree with him sound like idiots. good job -
How you kept your cool I do not know...faced with such ludicrous claims against your research, reporting and ability (as a non-U.S. citizen) to be fully aware of the various issues concerning the Martin case. You are the true professional in that you stood not to judge but to give both sides a forum and a fair hearing. Toure is the bigotted individual. I could barely listen to his attacks on you, and he did not produce ANY legitimate argument!
From Vienna, Austria
Morgan is NOT a real Journalist, Capt. Pierce Morgan, is Rupert Murdock's poodle and a joke.
May 10, 2012 at 11:03 pm | Report abuse | Reply
I really am dissapointed that there are More Brits reporting their opinions on American news!! Why does America care so much what the Brits think about us or our culture etc! These Brits are all puffed up like a bunch of over paid stuffed shirts! Send them back to UK where they belong!
Who is this Touré guy?? He's so disrespectful and unprofessional. Why is he even on this show?
that's exactly what I asked myself....
This is ridiculous... are they really having a spat... on air... right now???? c'mon...
MAN!!! TOURE ISNT A DAMN MESS!! I CANT BELIEVE HE DID THAT MESS!! HE CALLING PIERS UNPROFESSIONAL??
YOU SHOULDNT HAVE AIRED THAT INTERVIEW BC HE WAS SO RUDE!!! PIERS YOU DID YOUR JOB AND I WELL....YOU ARE NOT THE DAMN PROSECUTOR BC ITS APPARENT HE WANTS YOU TO ACT AS IF YOU ARE IN THE COURTROOM INTERROGATING HIM!!! TELL HIM TO GO SIT DOWN SOME DAMN WHERE....I WATCH CNN 24/7 AND I THINK YOU DID A DAMN GOOD JOB!
Mike Stefancik
This man Toure is clearly biased based on his race and doesn't have any desire to understand the facts. He appears out for justice based on very little concrete information that we know now
the facts are clearly displayed. Zimmerman follows martin continuously, despite the police telling him not to do so. Zimmerman utters racial slurs (and that was only on the phone, who knows what else he said). Zimmerman on neighborhood watch with a gun and without proper neighborhood watch attire. Zimmerman 28 yrs old 250lbs Martin 140lbs 17 years old. NO WAY IN HELL THAT SKINNY KID TOOK DOWN THAT HUGE GROWN MAN AND GAVE HIM A BEAT DOWN!!! Screams from a kid where heard on the phone. Police tapes show no signs of a broken nose, blood, or injuries to Zimmerman's head, about 30 minutes after the fact. For gods sake, the next door neighbor said that he say it from his window where Zimmerman was in fact the one on top of Martin. People, when you see 2+2...it is always 4...even if the "=" is not shown...
Brian B
Piers Morgan needs to go back to hissy-fit fighting with Howie because he is over his head as a journalist. What his type of show needs is a William Morrow, Mike Wallace, etc. kind of interviewer. Like Larry King before him, Morgan lets his guests spew whatever kind of lies they want and he is ill-equipped to challenge them. Or, when he TRIES to challenge them, it is embarrassingly feeble. Really ... he is a fluff guy ... send him back to FluffLand because hard news is NOT w3hat he is cut out for. And if there is a hard news story to be covered in this country right now, it is THIS story. It cuts to the core of who we are and Morgan is just too weak to be at the helm. CNN ... move on and find someone good for this show.
If the next door neighbor witnessed the incident, why didn't he call the police?
Toure? Is this the new black professional journalists? Toure does not know how to listen before even answering. What an idiot Toure is!!!!!! Very embarrassing.
he was soooo disrespectful, I wanted to jump through my screen!!! what an idiot
Yes Latoya...I became unglued by tourers behavior. Pierce, you are loved...from my American heart..I feel such shame at how vicious Toure against you!
Latoya,
I was sceaming at the tv too and was embarrassed for the entire race because of Toure's behavior. What a joke. Even if you are upset, you don't go plum apes and not publically as a journalist with that type of platform. I felt like I was watching a toddler. Grow up and put your man pants on. I understand anger, but not ignorance to combat anger.
Yes Toure, how dear you disrespect the white man?
Its has nothing to do with him being the new black jornalist. He was a very unprofessional journalist. He coulf take a leson from Piers.
You are a great man Piers, and you conduct your interviews with class and grace............ you let them talk freely and that allows them to spin their webs. This is of course what makes a good interview of someone we don't know, let them talk!!! Then you ask them to clarify, like you always do, and now you have the story!
You are much like Larry and that's a great talent to have when you interview folks for the first time.......... that's how you get them to come back when you need another interview!
Toure, would talk all over his guest and all we would hear is his one-side of the story, less any facts, and that isn't how interviewers are suppose to get information!
Toure, is an embarasement to the African Americans of the world by his stupid, childish, conduct on your show tonight and he owes you an apology oneday.
We Love you Piers, keep up the GREAT INTERVIEWS so me can decide the facts as you dig them-up for us.
Thanks for Being YOU, Piers Morgan the Profesional Interviewer on CNN.
Take Care Piers,
John & Christie Reeve
This has nothing to do with black journalism.....Toure is a handful. Period.
Toure was the real journalist. Piers came across as stumbling and weak. Where was that fire Piers when you needed it for your George Zimmerman interview? Piers, when you're attacked personally you have guts. When you're doing an interview, you don't. Piers is about Piers and nothing else. He's not a real journalist. Thank God for Toure. A real journalist at last. Piers please take classes at a journalist school and learn your craft. In this country you have to study and work hard to get somewhere. It can't be given to you.
Agreed so weak he dedicated a show to a critique of a real reporter, he showed his insecurity
What Toure high on drugs?
This debate with Toure' is dumb why are you guys arguing over the merits of the interview both of you looked ridiculous, I would have preferred that you not put him on. This should be about Trayvon, and the evidence, not about who is a better journalist. You guys are idiots.
CARLA, you're the idiot! You forgot that the REASON Piers had Toure on his show in the first place was to put him in his place for Toure's critical assessment of Piers having Zimmerman's brother on the show. Did you forget? That is why this blog is taking place. Piers got shot down in embarrassment. This has lead to a fury of a debate on this blog from every fool and racist in this country. Furthermore, we know the travesty of the Trayvon murder and we all hope Zimmerman is brought to justice. Lastly, don't blog if you don't know what you're talking about.
Wow, I am not a fan Piers as our politics differ greatly... But way to let Toure know what a narrow minded, glory hound, irrelevent, ALLEGED journalist he is.
Lena from Texas
Hang in their, Piers. Toure is being a jerk. You are the true professional. You and Anderson Cooper seldom appear to take sides when you interview anyone., I am enjoying this debate.
WHY IS HE SO FIXATED ON PIERS NOT DOING HIS JOB?!
STHOM
I felt like he was having a personal attack "issue" going on with Piers. It was as if he was hurt along the way. Perhaps he tried out for the same job??? ((ouch, I went there)). I just feel it in my heart that it was more about Toure wanting recognition. Didn't I see Toure mant times back and the dasy and recently commentating on MTV/VH-1/BET.... on music videos and artist and now he is Mr. Black Power and big shot journalist that tears down the guy from over seas?
Jana, Piers is purely an entertainment interviewer and nothing more. He has no journalism background. He was clearly put in his place on his own show. Piers needs an ego check and he got one. Toure clearly took over, stated the facts and showed more journalistic integrity and brains then Piers will ever have. Piers was reduced to silly name calling and looking flustered. He shouldn't have brought him on the show if he couldn't handle hearing the truth!
Janice Glazier
I completely agree with Trevon. Piers Morgan hasn't been very good from the get go. A huge story has come his way and he has blown it. Big time. Cudos to Trevon for calling him on it. It's about time someone spoke up. Remember Mr. Morgan's roots...a gossip paper. I wish he would go back to jolly old England. Cheerio!
who is "trevon"
I agree. I think Piers tries a little too hard and often gets if wrong. He is a lightweight Nd doesn't push the boundaries like real true professional journalists do. I think he is a bit too comfortable in his chair. Needs to grow some.
I think Piers uses "them" when need be. He was just being compassionate.
R.sattler
Are you saying larry king did that hell no he didn't. I am really sick and tried of people wanting and expecting people to scream at each other and be disrespectful,that is why things never get done.this is a news and entertainment show not meet the press.We live in a world and I think he brings great perspective agree with it or not.
Trevon is dead, toure was on the show.
I think Toure is making this a race issue, unfairly so.
Well donePiers , very professional.
Yes i totally agree with you. Toure' is making this a race issue when it maynot be the case. It seems it was Toure' who has profiled Zimmerman and tried him already. It was a shame to see an unprofessional immatured and ridiculous RACIST like Toure' commenting on Piers who knows more journalism than the number of years Toure' has lived . Shame on NBC for hiring such idiots like Toure'
First, I would like to let you know that racism does exist in America. If we pretend it does not, it is not helping anybody. Secondly, Tour'e was a little hard on Piers. What Tour'e neglected to understand that the more Robert Zimmerman talked the more we noticed he was not telling the truth. I have 3 brothers and 1 sister. They are okay people, are they always honest and never lie, I cannot say that. When he stated that, "if Treyvon would have banged his head one more time, he would of been wearing diapers for the reast of is life" c'mon no explanation needed.
I truly think that George Zimmermna has some mental issues not so much racist issues. Think about it, people watching a community for the program he was a part of, does not take it to the degree as G. Zimmerman did concerning Treyvon. I think if Zimmerman was evaluated we would find that he is a person that likes control and a person that likes tp be praised for is efforts of fighting "crime" etc.... I could be wrong.
Now, back to Tour'e. I think that Tour'e let his emotions get the best of him. Tour'e has researched and studied many issues concerning the Black community, which I do as well. Sometimes being a Black person and studying these sensative issues, one can get emotional. I have read much of his work and have disagreed with him. He is not normally a "jerk". Give him a little slack and Piers as well.
This is an obvious "race issue". Another young unarmed black boy was shot once again in America. Wake up and see the truth. Race is all over this. Stop pretending you don't live in America.
I agree w/ you but the brother's name is Toure not Trevon.
TMoney
Toure' is his name, Not Trevon
I agree...he allowed that sorry lying Brother , Robert, to put all that nonsense into the Universe... (but we expect that from Zimmerman's Family, right?)
Piers- I think your interview last night with his brother was good. I think Toure is making assumptions like every body else is talking all over and showing that frustration on you. We don't know anything until everything comes out. Its like we are fighting over half truth with limited videos and tapes. I think his brother's story was honest and truthful. Toure appeared rude and disrespectful. He needs to grow up. It has nothing to do you being Brit and its a simple fact that he cannot realize that!!
David D
It is about time someone pointed out what a lightweight Piers Morgan is. His forte is judging entertainment shows (badly). He is NO journalist and CNN NEVER should have given him a serious prime time show. This Toure guy is absolutely right. Piers was a total wimp in his interview with Zimmerman's brother. He sucks as a journalist ... send him back to light fluffy stuff because he cannot handle the job he's been given. Zimmerman's brother fed him bull and he swallowed it. BAD journalism!
Saw that interview also with Robert, I totally agree with you...Piers was wimpy (too soft) But I appreciated the interview because it's amazing how the Zimmerman Family keeps fabricating the story.
Absolutely right, David. Piers has been and will always be a lightweight interviewer until he possesses the compassion for others. Piers is so detached from the everyday man and his problems. It seems as if he tries to compensate by being a bully. This tactic was on full display when Toure was on his show. Piers didn't seem seem to empathize with Toure's point about another black kid who is unarmed and murdered. Regardless of Piers feeling insecure about his having Zimmerman's brother on the show, Piers resorted to bully tactics and complained that Toure didn't know what he was talking about. Piers made it about Piers and not the Trayvon murder. I've stopped watching Piers for good.
Scott (NYC)
Toure's comment regarding Piers nationality is extremely prejudice. I am not a fan of Mr. Morgan, but this interview with Toure was an all time low. Why give this man the airtime?
HMM! Does Tore have a crystal ball? Who elected him the journalist of the year? Oh! and does he have secret access to facts that no one else does? He's crowing like a spoiled brat because other than obviously using a Thesaurus to say the same things over and over again - he didn't get the interview! Also, he doesn't represent the views of anyone except himself. This guy is ridiculous as his only 'defense' is only he seems to understand America. Please! He doesn't understand America at all and he doesn't have a clue what is good for America. In fact, he should be fired for being the worst journalist and for spewing a bunch of BS on national television.
I agree. We need to demand that he is fired. He lacks journalism qualities and needs to grow up.
so right....I watch Piers and believe he's the best,I avoided CNN,especially news,but Piers'show I never miss!!
piers don't change
Spoiled brat is right! What an idiot he is. He really needs to get into a different line of
work. He will never make it as he is. Piers did a good job interviewing Zimmerman. Afterall
his show is not a courtroom, and he is not a lawyer, prosecutor, or judge. It is an interview show
on tv. I would ban that Toure character forever. I wanted to punch him right through my tv.
Such terrible behavior! He is just another angry black man, like so many others. I'm sick of them.
Instead of trying to make the world better, they focus on 200 years ago. Get over it!
David Benallick
Hey Piers
Currently watching Treyvon interview with Torry. Really enjoying you showing true unbiased journalism. Hoping for America the truth comes out and justice served. Keep up the fascinating journalism.
s. jamison
Piers is not a judge nor the jury. He is an excellent reporter and is there to help the public with the facts about Trayvon's murder. Piers did an excellent job with interviewing Robert Zimmerman who the world can see that he was fabricating the facts. It doesn't matter what Robert Zimmerman says; the 911 tape, and the eyewitnesses, as well as the tape showing George Zimmerman's physical condition after the murder of Trayvon is evidence enough to ARREST GEORGE ZIMMERMAN. TOURE SHOW SOME RESPECT FOR A SEASONED AND PROFESSIONAL REPORTER.
Good for Toure for insisting his voice be heard. Mr. Morgan who does nothing but interrupt his guests certainly gets his back up when he's interrupted. Piers Morgan should have a show with no guests. He could ask and answer all the questions. Clearly, he hangs on his every word. He is the most arrogant, pompous interviewer on TV. CNN, can't you do better?
mhikl
Couldn't have said it better. Piers is CNN's best joke.
The only "good" thing Torre' did was look like a fool.
And act like a fool.
Toure for President! Love it! Piers looked like an English twit scrambling for tea and crumpets. Toure obviously told his english a.. off!
Piers has class and interruptions are normal in interviews.
Sorry Victoria, but if wearing a suit and tie and speaking in a british accent gives you class then you brain is warped as well. CLASS is something that is earned. He does not have class. He is a "shock journalist", he had Zimmerman on the show and he acted like a crying baby when Toure read him his rights on TV.
Sarah Wasserman
What a rude and disrespectful way to act!! That was not a representation of America in my eyes!! It sounded like Rick Sanchez was feeding him lines lol.
TOURE' what on earth is your issue you did nothing but take out aggression and anger... You will never be a qualified journalist because you have a bias opinion of what you feel 'should be done'....
THUS, why you do not have your own show! and the nerve to question Piers qualifications??? PLEASE GET HIM OFF
Who does he work for? Why is he on TV? He needs to be fired, please don't ever put him on TV. Incredibly ignorant! I do not want to be a woman of color right now this is painful.
Toure was the best thing on the show. He got his points out accurately. Furthermore, Piers was flustered because Piers knew he didn't do a good job having Zimmerman on the show. When Toure told him the TRUTH, Piers came across as a silly school boy that was scolded and is now having a tantrum. We all saw the same show. Piers couldn't say one thing back to Toure but criticize him personally. Piers felt stupid and instead of admitting guilt, he did what all children do, hide behind other issues and point fingers at the truth teller. Piers, PLEASE GO BACK TO ENGLAND! We've stopped watching you here in the USA.
Who is this guy? MSNBC has been trying to get more innocent people hurt. Please stand your ground. I have never seen this guy.
This guy is a nut can't imagin he is with NSMBC
Actually, Toure is very smart. Piers came across as the nut. Piers is a journalist. He should have a clear understanding of what that is and do his job accordingly. Toure told him off and you feel nervous watching it. Piers deserved to be put in his place.
Al Sharpton is on MSNBC who rather than spreading love and peace is spreading hate and war. What a Reverend.
Agreed, Victoria! Al Sharpton has done more to create racial unrest than any man I know. Instead of preaching brotherly love and a unified world of peace, he's always the first to take up a cause and drive a wedge between people based on race...and normally, it's without his having any of the facts.
So Al Sharpton should learn his place and stay there. He should not protest injustice in this country. This is America and he should love it or leave it. You are right, this black man should learn his place. He is a hate monger. Shame on you Al Sharpton for pointing out America's ills. Racism, what racism?
You are very right Victoria! Both Sharpton and Jesse Jackson only make situations worse with all
their hatred and negativity. They both love to stir up the pot and make it smell even worse. When I see
any of these "so called Reverands" on tv, I turn the channel. If they don't like it here, and the way things
are, there is always the option to move away. They make me sick with their huge desire for the spot light.
Toure is a total jerk, and I hope and pray I never see his snarly face again. Good riddance!
Toure's the best thing on TV. He should take over Piers show. Piers needs to retire and go to journalism school.
I know. I LOVE TOURE! I hope we see more of him on TV. He's a REAL journalist. We need more of those. Bye bye, Piers...
RefFire
There are no real journalists today on the cable networks; I find them all to be opinionated shows, including Morgan's show.
It is completely inappropriate (and distracting from the important matter of the young man that has been murdered) for Toure to be disrespecting Piers in the way that he is. I saw the interview with Robert Zimmerman, and feel it was handled appropriately. I am black, and Toure does not represent my perspective. Additionally, I think it takes intelligence and compassion to understand the matters underlying the Trayvon Martin story...not being born in America. Piers, kick this dude off your show, and get back to covering the story as you have. Isn't this guy a music reporter anyway???
absolutely agree...Toure is an embarrassment to the Trayvon cause. Piers is part of the solution...his origins notwithstanding. It is about time tolerance becomes a virtue.
Toure shut up
Todson White
How opened minded of you to want to stifle Toure's right to freedom of speech.
I don't think it was as much a matter of freedom of speech as it was a matter of not being so ugly in his (Toure's) remarks. They were VERY hurtful and brutal!!! All it did for me was make me disgusted with Toure!
Toure keep speaking the truth! Piers, shut up and go back to school!
Toure has a right to speak his mind, Barbara! How dare you tell him he can't educate America. Piers was doing a poor job on his on show. Toure simply schooled him on the truth. Deal with it!
Toure is the epitome of the most idiotic black reaction to anything 12 seconds from his location. Black Americans have to respect the knowledge of people who know more of what goes on here in the US. Does anyone know where Toure went to get a token journalism degree?
He got it out of a buble gum machine.
relative to yours?
The last time I checked the color of my skin, it was white.
Piers is one of the lamest interviewers around. He doesn't even give Touré a chance to reply and constantly berates the man as he attempts to answer. This is typical of Piers. He is a bully, a tempered journalist. What ever was CNN thinking putting Morgan in such a position. I rarely watch the show any more and even when I do it is for moments and then I have to turn away. Don't judge the good people of England by this twit. He picks fights as I switch back to watch this terrible interview.
Piers do not argue with a fool.... Toure is too emotional and should not be to be on air..
Toure is way over the top. Regarding you not challenging Robert on how George didn't appear to injured. You didn't need to push any more because you appreciate the fact that your viewers have eyes and can assess the video for ourselves. Hats off to you for staying professional.
Yep! I agree!!!
j hearn
As an African-American, I am really put off by Toure', Piers' interview style and format is not the same as Lawrence O'Donnell.
This is a waste of time.
No one has answered my question. Why do people need to know your race when posting a comment? Either you dislike or like what went on tonight. Period.
Because brobin, if you watched the interview you would have realized that Toure felt that he could speak for all African Americans and made and assumption that, collectively, we were with him on this one. And, simply put, we were not. It was not for yours or any other person's benefit that some of us (not all of us) identified our race, it was due to the manner in which Toure, presented his opinion.
Toure has a very wonderful style. Best journalist on TV I've seen in a long time. Piers was humiliated on his own show by a smarter man than himself. I'm so elated Piers finally came face to face with truth.
Toure should answer the question of black on black very young killings. Do they treat them the same way?
Why did Peirs even give this guy any air time at all. In all the years I've watched ANY news interviews I've never seen anyone as senseless as this Toure.
OMG!!! Talk about a pompous angry black man...who certainly does speak about my pain as a black man with that vocabulary...NOT a professional.....Hope MSNBC drops the idiot...
I am black and American and toure sounds like an idot.
Now you see why politicians go to CNN and not Rachel Meadow or others on MSNBC. They get challenged about their crap on MSNBC and not on CNN. This is why the media is so weak. It is because the media is afraid to push back and challenge politicians and others on their crap.
Sure, you're a "black american"? "Black american's" never say that. Now that we know you're white please send a congratulations to Toure. Toure cleaned the floor with that English twit!
Wow! Please don't have this guy on your show again! Very disrespectful and full of himself! Blah, blah, blah .............
Patti, Toure was so wonderful. Glad you agree. Piers should leave the air for people with journalistic integrity.
Nancy Ecklestone
Piers – GOOD JOB tonight
Toure had an emotional stake in this. Besides the fact that he's a GREAT journalist, he really cared. Piers didn't seem to care about Trayvon. He seemed to care that he was being admonished on TV. Piers cares about Piers. If Toure sticking up to Piers makes you feel uncomfortable, look inside yourself more. Toure had the right to be emotional. Another innocent child has been killed senselessly. Just because Toure raised his voice (so did Piers) doesn't make him "angry". The "angry" black man point you brought up is your way of not dealing with the subject at hand. It shows your true racism and ignorance. Toure is equal to Piers and should comfortable telling Piers off when he's wrong. Toure had the guts to do it. Piers looked out of his element. Piers should NEVER have Zimmerman on the show. Bad choice on Piers part. Piers has a lot to learn about being a good journalist. The questions he asked Zimmerman didn't lead him down a road of learning more about his brother. They were questions about the night Trayvon was murdered. Zimmerman's brother wasn't there, so it was irresponsible to have him on the show in the first place! All Zimmerman's brother was doing was telling the public and Piers hearsay. Piers knew it was bull.... Piers failed us all.
marzxyz
Who is this arrogant twit? Toure? Toure who? What a disgrace! Piers destroyed his argument. Kudos, Pier.
Pierce, as an american I apologize for this Toure person. He is not only rude, but also completely biased – it is exactly people like him who make the situation difficult.
Tia Payton
I agree with both Andrew and Christine. I was wondering if I were the only one. That Toure really made us look bad. I hate that people like him get a chance to voice thir opinion but people like me donot. I would like to tell Toure to shut his mouth and think before he speaks. The only comment Toure made well was about relating Emmit Till to this crime. I wasglade somebody finally did. And to let Toure know a little something. You donot have to be from America to know our history! The most intelligent well respected Black History Professor I ever had was a White man named Martin, from Germany. I learned more in his class than I did with Professors from Africa.
I do believe in my heart of hearts that Zimmerman is guilty formany reasons. Not because I am black but because the information that we have prooves it. Zimmerman was wrong for following Trayvon after he was told not too. This prooves thatsomethings has never changed. I do believe in my heart if Trayvon was not black, this would have never happend and regardless of what anyone thinks, we blacks from the hood knows whats up.. Sorry. I love america and being American but i do have to keep it real.
It sounds like Toure has it all figured out and knows everything. Pretty sad that people have no respect on TV (not talking about you Piers) that you cannot finish a statement but yet he is telling you that you are not professional. Thank God he is not the judge or jury! My 8 year old daughter was watching the show with me tonight and even she stated how Toure is very disrespectful. Would he be this upset and talking over you if the person was not african american? Just woundering. Everyone has there own oppinion but if more people showed respect and spoke to people like they are human beings maybe everyone would get alot further. No matter what is said or how it is said you have a young boy that passed away and man that shot him. No matter what the outcome is no one wins! Thank you for your time,
On behalf of the African American community, I would like to apologized to Mr. Morgan for that EDUCATED FOOL Toure! I watched the interview last night the Zimmerman brother and what i witness was Morgan allowing Zimmerman to make a fool of himself. I enjoyed it. Anyone who can process information will clearly hear and see that Morgan was not buying Zimmerman's bull. Also that EDUCATED FOOL TOURE could have started a professional war between two networks! If Toure's network was mocking or laughing at Morgan; shoukd have kept that to himself. Boy, I cant wait to finish college so I can take the place of Toure and show him how to Rep for us BLACKs. Because he made us look like fools. And for the record. He does not speak for me. Good job Morgan on allowing Toure and Zimmerman to make fools of themselves....
I had a few typos in my comments earlier. I meant Toure was wrong, I watched Piers on this story and others and that Piers nor myself is not badgering others. Sorry everyone
Tia, thank god there are sensible people like you in this world. Too bad you couldn't be on television. It makes me feel like there's hope for us all.
And for the record, I am with you. He appears to be a radial African American with a lot of anger and is a disgrace to the decent African Americans.
For your information, Toure is no disappointment to the African American community. I am very proud of his take on the matter and I agree with him. And I don't care how many imbeciles get on this board and talk badly about Toure, he was the guest at Piers' station and Piers was rude, talked over Toure, easily took offense to almost everything Toure said and showed himself to be a hypocrite. He called Toure names online but tried to call him out on TV about calling Zimmerman names. What a phony! Exactly what I expected from a former editor of Rupert Murdock's News of the World. He's NAILED former guests to the wall, which by the way is his reputation, but couldn't seem to muster up the courage last night to ask George Zimmerman's brother tough questions that had been either disproven by new evidence or was unable to be substantiated based on eyewitness testimony disputing his take on the matter. Piers is an egomaniac who doesn't get it and that's fine. He hasn"t been reared in America, doesn't understand the hurt and pain in the souls of people of color, in our country, and can't relate to it without experiencing it first hand! But we know that simply will not happen. Will it?
Victoria, Toure is a shining example for ALL americans. Victoria, you're a disgrace to all americans. You've been writing racist rants all over this blog. Please get some mental help!
Piers. I am very proud of you for standing your grounds. Toures came across as an unprofessional idiot. Was he at the scene of the crime to have all the answers?
Please educate yourself on the fact that you can not speak for an entire race of people.
I'm an African-American woman and you have no right to apologize on my behalf or any other African-American, for that matter. WHO do you think you are? Set your ego to the wayside and get over yourself! I fully support Toure. What he said what absolutely RIGHT! So, Piers you do not have my apologies. If anything, you might want to apologize to Toure for talking over him, after asking him questions. That was disrespectful of you and you showed your ignorance and insensitivity amongst many within the black community. I am one of them. That's no RUBBISH!!
Pearl, I totally agree with you. How people can support Pier's ignorance and possible racism is beyond me. My husband and I happen to be white (we are all part of the human race, maybe some more than others) and wish we could've participated in the marches in FL. Part of the anger people feel, other than the blatant racism of Zimmerman, is the fact that he is still a free man. No arrest or perhaps arrested in handcuffs and then released. The case totally mishandled by the police. The truth will emerge thanks to residents who made 911 calls reporting the crime and others who will speak up. I am totally disgusted with the comments on this site against Toure. Thank goodness someone like Toure is not afraid to speak the truth and address our history of prejudice towards African Americans. Sad, very sad that we haven't evolved much as humans, isn't it?
Paul (Chino Hills)
Way to STAY professional!!! You handled the silly remarks of Touré extremely well. **clapping hands**
The issue is that everyone seems to be rushing to convict this guy wether he is guilty or not. I know there were some issues with the initial investigation which might actually acquit Zimmerman. But, we all need to stop and allow the Justice System deal with this issue. The system is not flawless but it is the best we got and the best in the world. This idiot debating Piers is CLEARLY a RACIST!!! His tweets, which are racist, he explains as "black humor" but if a white person said the same thing about a black person we would be a racist and need to be arrested on a hate crime. Get over it people, slavery ended years ago, stop blaming the white man. Its an old and useless argument which no longer holds water.
judith wolff
I completely agree with Toure. I watch Piers every night because I'm always tuned in to CNN, but I find HIM to be fatuous, slick, oily, insincere, and completely unprepared for the demands of serious journalism, namely, he lacks curiosity and an ability to respond quickly to new information. I agreed with everything Toure said, and I have wondered many, many times what the h- Piers is doing on a show that prides itself on "keeping them honest."
I AGREE JUDITH IS BROTHER WAS LYING AND WE ALL KNEW THIS I THINK TORRAY IS UPSET THAT THIS REMIND US OF EMMET TILL SAD
I agree. Everyone is saying how unprofessional Toure was, I think Morgan was the one who completely lost it; throwing out non-agruments like "rubbish' and getting completely self-absorbed about his journalism credentials.
Piers, let me congratulate you on the FIRST objective interview I've seen to date about the Trayvon Martin story (re: Robert Zimmerman). I saw Toure's comments and was in disbelief! Like too many media types today, he has obviously formed his opinion and now is attempting to further his own agenda in his subjectivity. You are a breath of fresh air in the search for truth and informing the public. You, and possibly you alone, will not have to apologize when the tension explodes due to a fueling of the fire based on emotions rather than the facts caused by irresponsible "journalism" by the media...which I'm sure Toure will NOT have the guts or class to take any responsibility for.
I agree with Jay M–Piers has the only really objective coverage of this story. Piers: if you read these comments, please please keep giving your objective view. This country does not need race riots over this case. Every day black, white, brown, citizens are killed by thugs and no one even notices. This case is one of purported self-defense, and we must have all the information before the country implodes over this.
Art Thomson
Sorry Piers but you played softball with Zimmerman's brother. I was siting on the edge of my seat the entire interview....waiting for you to raise your voice just a little...You m,missed the boat...
Agreed. I watch just enough to get the same feeling. I can't believe the comments in Morgan's favour on this topic. The man is embarrassing.
Piers you are a stand up guy. I watched the entire interview yesterday and think you did a great job. I was only disturbed by one instance, when Robert Z Jr misquoted a statement by Trayvon to his girlfriend, saying Trayvon told her "I am not going to run I am going to walk slow"...this had NEVER been stated in any acounts. According to the statements in the media Trayvon said he wasn't going to run he was going to walk FAST. When there was no follow up to his statement about that I just imagined that you didn't hear it then and would catch it on the play back or one of the producers would point it out later. I would have liked to see Robert Z Jr been asked to retract and corret that statement.
All in all you did a great job as usual. Toure is RUDE and combative and did nothing to contribute to the conversation. He was insulting and now we will probably lose much needed international support for this movement because nut jobs like Toure will make them feel like they can't sympathesize with "American" issues...when in fact this is a justice issue and justice last time I checked was a human right.
d dillon
piers morgan is simply not up to the task of serious journalism. he really is a joke. and while I really dislike toure, I cannot argue with his criticism of morgan. cnn is better than morgan and it is about time they found someone for this slot who can ask the tough questions and not let guests like zimmerman's brother treat it like a pr junket. he did a terrible job on that interview ... terrible. an embarrassment to cnn really.
Nice job Piers. You handelled it professionally. Keep it up, continue to be fair and give both sides a chance to talk
The unprofessional one is Toure. What a jerk. You my dear fellow are very professional and glad to have you in America.
Ang Wallis
Thought Toure was so rude to Pierce. No need to resort to that just to make a point. Yes the brother's interview was pure B.S but we all knew that -even Pierce. Toure needs to take a chill pill.
Dale Larson
It appears to me your last guest was not offered the job you got. I am happy you stood your ground and used professionalism.
Piers is sensible and tough as nails with this guy Toure as he must be. Piers needs to check out Trayvon's two Twitter accounts. His vulgar, leaning toward violent tweets need to be exposed. This young man is about more than Skittles and it is time for the media, especially CNN, to get the truth to the public. The African American community is causing a race problem with this. It must be stopped. There is black on white crime that never sees the light of the media. I am appalled at the biased reporting of this case. Piers, you are our only hope. Please look at Trayvon's tweets. You can google the topic and find them. You will be shocked and saddened by this young mans awful comments.
I have rarely watched CNN in this time slot since Piers was hired. He bring a yellow tabloid type of journalism to CNN. His credibility is already suspect from the phone tapping scandal. I too feel he has no understanding of the civil rights struggle of African Americans. His experience is very different from white Americans who lived through the Civil Rights Movement. He is just an ordinary entertainer who is not very entertaining.
Hogwash.
Morgan did a very credible job in both interviews, especially Toure, who is a real idiot, and not very objective. I want someone like Morgan interviewing the brother, in a calm, organized and non-threatening way. It was actually quite brilliant. "Fatuous" was the perfect word to use to descibe the "cltural expert" Toure, who lost a lot of credibilty in his field. If he is truly a joiurnalist (is he?) he should be fired by MSNBC. Fatuous or fathead that he is..
Since when do you have to live here to give a good interview. People may not understand what black Americans have been through but they still can have compassion when someone is gun down. Stop putting yourself in a box. We are all in this world together. Everybody is not racist. At least Piers can sit down and talk about it. What are you doing to change things? By the way, I am African American.
New twist
Waqtching the video of the zimmerman arrest, it seems strange. Everytime I have ever seen a person arrested, even in TV shows, there is no time when the person in hand cuffs is walking alone. A police officer always has contact with the person that is under arrest. It seems like taking zimmerman to the police station was just for show.
Why not see where zimmerman lived, and see if the the shooting took place on the way to the target store, then get zimmerman's brother back on the air to back it up.
I've never heard such racist nonsense as the interview with Toure, it is he who is the racist, he seems to have a very blinkered memory as to all of the crimes/killings that black men do against whites e.g the 2 totally innocent boys in Florida in November last year that were shot and killed as a bet in Florida but there were no protests or bounties on these boys heads! I think what happened to Treyvone is absolutely devastating but until the police have the facts everyone is just guessing as to what happened.
I agree Helen! What happened to due process in this country!
for some of us justice seems more important than due process.
Why does this Tores choose to display this level of ignorance and outright stupidity. It's obvious which side piers is on. We have enough enemies on this and we not need to antagonize our friends.
i thought the interview was horrible and piers seemed sympathetec to an angry man whos brother killed a child. not watching again, ever.
Lynne Wade
Piers, I watch you every night and have found you to be a consumate professional journalist. I admired how you handled yourself in this difficult interview with Toure. Your interview with Robert Zimmerman was conducted in a manner by which you challenged his side of the story, intertwined with an attempt to get to the truth and with an eye on objectivity. Keep up the good work and know that there are thousands of us who love what you do on CNN.
sonnyofthemeek
To all who have rushed to comment, trying Zimmerman in the media, street and congress, as well as our president (who has been as silent as all on the BOUNTY placed on a citizen of the US dead or alive by the Black Panthers), shame on you all. We teach our children to be patient, honest and respectful and to not jump to conclusions before knowing all there is about someone or something. Tweeting people's address who are not involved and now having to hide in fear away from their AMERICAN HOME. So called newscasters spewing their biased views in place of fact checked news. Millions being made off the death of another AMERICAN is getting out of hand. Supposed outraged students not in school but robbing Walgreens. To turn up the heat you refer to his race (Zimmerman’s) as WHITE HISPANIC! When on air has this been said before of any race? Oprah has commented and convicted to prove my point!
Bravo. Amen!!
Rukmik
The police referred to him as Hispanic - guess that u missed that ! or cjose to ignore it !
Well said, Sonny! Agree 100%
Here is the deal Piers, you asked the reporter if he thought Zimmerman was guilty and he told you his honest opinion. Imagine if there were no 911 tapes or video showing how the story played out, than there would be a lot of hearsay about this case, but that is not the situation here. Those 911 tapes and the video clearly contradict the assertions Zimmerman has made. Zimmerman deserves a fair trial, but he also must be put on trial.
ron ryan
This was another example of the hysteria about the event in Fla. I was glad to see some one stand up for the " search for truth" as I was worried that ALL the networks were going the way of the " fair and balanced" one...and just sensationalism before any facts come out. I'll be watching the show just to see if it will still be unbiased for EVERYONE...
J Voos
Right on PIers! It is great to hear you calling out Touré for his BS. I am a 53 year old American White Male and I am sick and tired of hearing these liberal self appointed Cultural experts tell us we are uneducated and unable to form a meaningul opinion. Since you are British, you are able to call him on it! As an American, I would be called a racist for saying the exact same thing. I hope you don't allow this punk on your program again. America is moving past this racial divide, witness the WHITE people who elected Barack Obama! I guess Touré wants to return to the hyperbole of the past. Keep up the good work!
Did you vote for Obama, Voos?
Toure must have snapped tonite and as a Black and American toure sounded like a fool
I thought Larry King was bad. You are horrible. Toure should have torn your head off. You don't know about the murder of Emmett Till; you only know light weights like Lionel Ritchie and that Whitney Huston dribble drabble. Stick to what you know and it ain't black pain or white racism. You want a qualified opinion, as (Dr.) Condoleezza Rice or the black people wrongfully imprisoned in this country. Please, either shut or take yourself and your family away (aka off of American media).
PS And the way you tried to railroad Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom is a disgrace.
alba macbride
Kudos Piers. What an embarassment to the black community to have the likes of Toure speaking on behalf of the Martin family. He is one of the most unprofessional individuals you have introduced on your show. Shame, shame on him.
Ann Shullar
Toure should be released from his job if his style is considered being a journalist. He basically discriminated against Mr. Morgan for being British. Really? Like Americans are the only ones that know the history of the Africans? It has only happened in this country? Any journalist who claims to know about American history should know that no professional on air should never try and hang a person with a judge of one. Everyone deserves a trial with their peers. Mr. Toure, you need to brush up on American History.
Dan Geho
After watching your interview withToure, it seems that he is to American justice and race relations what Fox News is to the American political discourse and responsible governance.
Eric Arnold
So much for ever tuning into CNBC for news. Wow. That's gotta be embarrassing for that whole network.
Touré was absolutely correct. Why didn't Piers show the same passion he showed towards Toure in the interview he did with Zimmerman? Piers pushed Toure but could not push Zimmerman on his crap. So Toure proved his point. CNN always try to play it down the middle and sit on the fence that is why CNN is usually last in programing. There is a reason CNN hired Piers and could not find any host in this country. Anyone ever asked why CNN has no African American host in there prime time line up. Just maybe they do not want to offend white America.
I found Mr. Morgan behavior gutter racist and insensitive towards african americans he is not qualified after his 6 year stay in america to speak about blacks and their experinces in thei country. I have always said who the hell is he the usual arrogant , self appointed british ass hole! He really needs to stay away from subject matter that he is unfamiliar too. How dare he berate an african american journallist who seems to be more versed on this subject than he. Mr. Morgan maybe you should move to the black neighborhoods in america and report from that space than your seat at a desk at CNN. Your behavior was totally racist in nature and I am surprised that CNN is letting this type of thing happen
Don't know where this guy gets his information. He is very rude and disrespectful. I believe that we should just wait and let the jury decide who is guilty. Not be quick to judge. America clearly has not heard all of the facts yet. Piers is an awsome reporter.
A young black boy is dead because someone was judge and jury in his case. This person has not even been arrested.
Exactly! The very point everyone seems to forget or ignore.
He was arrested. The lead investigator, first on scene did not believe Zimmerman's account of events. It was the state attorneys office that refused to charge Him. Arrest is different than being charged. What you are wanting is him Charged and to stand Trial.
There's this thing called probable cause that you need before arresting someone. I'm guessing the Eric Holder led justice dept isn't going to let this slide if there is enough for an arrest so everyone should slow their roll til the facts come out.
Unfortunately Torues just used Pierce as a spring board to promote himself and MSNBC...He was a nobody...looking for a hook..To Bad Piers and CNN took the bait....Kudos to MSNBC....because I just looked them up...too bad Toures is just as bad as his debate with Piers was.......Toures was/is just looking to climb the ladder at MSNBC....IT BACK FIRED!!!!
You are so wrong. You're on the east coast and the west coast. If you'd grown up in middle America, in Rush-Limbaugh-Cape-Girardeau territory like I did, you'd know Toure is right. Do you live in a place where people still call President Obama the 'n' word? Do you know what it's like to live with people, your own family and best friends, who say the president's mother shouldn't have "laid in with a black"? You live in the la-la lands of America. Which is where I live these days, in northern California, because I couldn't live like that anymore. But do you know how many people in America would wish Trayvon harm, because of his skin and his hoodie? If you don't, I suggest listening more and talking less.
-Teri
Mr. Morgan is a most qualified and professional journalist. He speaks "the King English" , is unbiased during his interviews and is spot on regarding the fracture of both the American political and class structures.
Always a GENTLEMAN!
Sign me "a very satisfied Canadian viewer!
Canadian, eh? King English. Mean you not the Queen's English, hoser. Ha!
NICE JOB TONIGHT PIERS!!! KEEP IT UP!!!
Piers, you did challenge zimmerman's brother throughout the interview and Toure is totally out of line critisizing you on that point, and speaking completely out of turn too in your interview. Toure seems to be very inflammatory and that kind of discourse does not help though I fully feel as I think you do that this case needs to be investigated thoroughly. You stood your ground in a very unreasonable discourse and handled it very graciously. Toure's way of talking does not help the black cause or civil discourse.
anewsbreaker
I find it absolutely arrogant and pompas of Pierce Morgan to claim that he understands the deep wounds of African-Americans surrounding racism and discrimination in America. He can't possibly relate to any black male's experience in America. I surely doubt Pierce Morgan has been stopped by police for being white and British in America. I certainly doubt Pierce Morgan has been denied access to jobs an other opportunities because of the color of his skin. I certainly doubt he will ever be stopped or pursued if he decided to don a hoodie while walking or jogging in his neighborhood. On the contrary he benefits from the color of his white skin. He should not presume to consider himself an expert on America let alone black America just because he's been in this country seven years.
I think I will move on from MSNBC if this is the type of "professional journalist" they hire.
Toure should have said what; yes master or no master, or only speak when spoken to?
The Toure guy is behaving like a total mess. That being said, he has made a good point about Morgan's lack of journalistic intregrity. What is ironic is that he has done so not by his poor actions, but simply by being allowed on the show.What good journalist would air such a pointless interview, which takes away from the seriousness of this tragic case? The only reason this was aired is because poor Morgan's feelings were hurt by another bad journalist. Any reporter worth his salt would have fought back Toure on twitter, by releasing a press statement, etc. Using your "journalistic" platform to air a petty feud is pathetic, and stinks of a desperate ratings grab. Both have proven the selves as terrible journalists and even worse human beings. Shame on both of them for using the death of a young man for ratings, attention and a bad p*ssing contest. Disgusting!
CNN, You try to treat your prime time as a series of "Network" like programs and you have a clearly, lower caste Brit, Piers Morgan, patronize an invited guest about journalism. Piers journalistic ethics are less than stellar and to treat a guest by berating him of a biased opinion and then touting his own opinion is when his program lacks viewership. One can see he is getting fleshy in appearance since the show started. A fat-headed opinionated middle class nebbish not worthy of an intelligent program time slot. CNN has ridden the middle of the see-saw as a false pretense and lost it's voice and integrity. Keeping Piers on-air is a programming error... CNN needs an A. Huffington figure for a half hour then another counter point half hour to create your prided balance. A point – counter point hour. To have to viewpoints at the same time is blowing hot air. Cancel Piers's contract and clean up the important news-hour.
rijde
Piers your ego-melt down was pathetic. How about you get control of yourself? You really don't understand America. This is one of the only modern regions where we create laws for justifiable homicide! Thirty years, our political system has been corrupted to server people like you Piers. We have health care system designed to pump wealth into a too powerful economy of finance which for foreigners like you is great tax shelter. Meanwhile, your world scale hacker Fox Nation and ALEC writes laws for a handful of activists to increase justifiable homicide by three times.
I had too turn your Zimmerman interview off in thirty seconds it was so bad. He sat there trying drop these contrived parts of a story built by his expert father a magistrate from Virginia, and you just let him roll with little challenge.
Are you kidding me? Shameful display of reverse racism... Toure is telling Piers that he has no rights in America, Piers isn't from here so he has no right to speak or understand ? Humm,,, this sounds very familiar. This moron Toure just threw history back 20 steps with his racist comments! Piers, your a true gentleman and handled yourself with dignity....
I tend to agree with Toure, even though I like Peirs. Peirs needed to be tougher on his brother. The whole idea that that Trayvon is going to find Zimmerman's gun and try to shoot him is just erroneous. Nevertheless, Not sure Toure did any good for Trayvon with this arguement. All he did was excaberate the racial polarization.
Anthony Santiago
Piers.... I watch you everyday.... You've grown on me and I respectfully like you.... This Toure creep was so out of order to come on your program and act like an idiot!!! He was so disrespectful and insulting it made me sick to my stomach!!! You handled yourself as a true professional.... I would told him to F&#% HIMSELF!!!!
I, wholeheartedly, agree with Toure! Great job, Toure!! Of course, Trayvon was murdered. However you believe the incident happened...this one thing we know. George Zimmerman was TOLD by the police dispatcher to stop pursuing this young 17 year old boy and to let the police handle the situation. He refused to listen and continued to pursue the boy. The boy ends up dead!! That we know for a fact. His father & brother claim that his head was being bashed in to the point where he would've ended up in a nursing home. BULL! I don't see any signs of a beating like that in the arrest video. Maybe that's why the Mayor of the town stated the police department didn't want the video released. Maybe it's just that they knew they had reasonable cause to press charges & someone at the top, namely the Brevard-Seminole State Attorney Norm Wolfinger, decided not to pursue charges. The lead investigator should have been trusted to do his job. He did not believe Zimmerman and the case should've proceeded as a homicide investigation until further evidence said, otherwise. Piers doesn't understand America!! You can't live in America for 7 years & know the Soul of America! He has never been harrassed b/c of the color of his skin or the kind of car he drives. GIVE ME A BREAK!!
Dale M
This the best TV I have seen at 9:00pm ... I love Piers Civility and British (Stiff Upper Lip) , I love the passion Touré American brutishness and sensiblities....
AWESOME ..when is ROUND TWO ..... MORE MORE
Toures was rong for this attack on Piers. It was uncalled for and not needed at this time. I have followed Piers on this stiort and others and he was being fair and honest. It is not his job to bagger a peson and called them a liar while interviewing them. I am a African American woman and I am following the Martin case closely but I am not baggering and being hostile to others.I am waiting to see what the law does and pray an arresst will be made. Piers keep doing your style of reporting. I enjoyed you and Lionel Richie.
Couldnt have said it better, its not his job to hammer the witness, he was dispassionate as a journalist should be, but still asked deep penetrative questions. i know trayvon was murdered from the available facts, but we need to go through the legal system.i think the combative style of toure, al sharpton makes its very hard for us black people to protest wrongs without appearing confrontational.
Toure was very patronizing towards piers, telling him his nationality made him clueles on Trayvon, how rude, bigoted is that.
toure needs to snack on some ice, and cool down.
I am so happy how Piers Morgan conducted himself in such a way that made Toure' look like a fool! I am a black young woman and Toure' in no way, shape or form represents me nor my family!!!! God Bless.
Amen Courtney!!!! Shame on Toure! Piers handled his business. Piers has been out front and on target with reporting the Martin Zimmerman case.
D.Gallagher
I think he is trying to be "someone" and he is the biggest jerk I ever saw on t.v. A total big mouth who can't get his point across without being insulting. Msnbc is nothing to brag about – A joke just like him. All these people who just can't let the law take it's course. I wonder what he thinks about the black panthers putting out a witch hunt out to commit murder.
The joke is he most likely thinks he acted like a intelligent person. JOKE
k means
What a racist bucnch of crap. I cannot believe he said you have no valiliaty because you are not born in this country .Common sense is common sense no matter where you are born. White people are not the problem or Pres. Obama would have not been elected . l
Wow, I cant believe what I just witnessed. As an african american, its extremely easy to formulate a biased opinion about Zimmerman; however, I rely on facts....Toure on the other hand does not!! He was clearly out of line with his comments on Morgan's British descent–which could have easily been a form of "racial" profiling in itself! Piers, I personally believe you have done an outstanding job covering this tragedy!
Toure, You have just single handedly undermined the credibility of your very own message. Your arrogance and self-involvement is embarassing. Do us all a favor and stay out of the dialogue. We need progressive dialogue, not ignorant rhetoric void of fact.
I can not believe that Piers or CNN could think that viewers want to watch two "journalists" criticize each others style of interviewing. I had to turn it off because it was becoming such an ego fest. And I was just starting to feel that Piers was getting more comfortable in his role. Larry King might have stayed on air too long, but he sure brought out the humaness and honesty in most of his guests. Larry come back!!
Jane you should have stayed on. Piers did extremely well and as for the other he looked like he was high on ego, drugs or what ever.
I found Morgan behavior to be totally unacceptable and his line of questioning made me think he is in some support of this zimmerman fellow. I think you really should take that racist , Nazi behavior back to britian where it seems acceptable. And please get to know more black folks before commenting on them. I bet you have no black that eat at your table on a regular basis , yet your the onr that will say "i'm not racist and pull up a few blacks who cant say what your address is or anthing about your family becasue " they are your friends" give me a break. Your behavior was unprofessional .
I think its rude to refer to piers as a nazi, i am a black woman, and people who reason like you and cannt agree to disagree and get all stroppy, knickers in a twist huff and puff, because you think piers didnt do a great interview with zimm brother, because he wasnt as confrontational as al sharpton style, need to get a grip.
his questions to the brother were penetrative and made zimmerman brother very uncomfortable, please chill, leave piers alone
nice job Piers! msnbc is trying to pressure the FL. authorities by indicating that anything other than an arrest and conviction will mean that justice was not done and as a result violence will follow-–no one knows the facts of the case and i hope that officials will not be affected by the threats of violence if the liberals do not receive their idea of justice regardless of the facts and due process-justice must be about the facts and the truth NOT an appeasement for threats to satisfy an agenda!!!!!!
Gonzalo Arzamendi
Pierce well done you are a professional in my book and in a very professional way you put this guy in place , he is bias and he can be reporting on this any more, he already thing Simerman is guilty and WE DO NOT HAVE ALL THE FACTS. Yes we all have our doubts about what the brother say but we need to wait for all the facts and we have to remember even in this case we all are innocents until prove guilty.
Note to Touré:
I’ve always thought very highly of your professionalism until this evening on Piers Morgan’s show. I think you've perhaps now damaged your career and credibility. I empathize with your passion in this case; however, attacking another journalist attempting to extract information by means somewhat different from those which you might have utilized is beneath you. You owe Piers an apology. Just agree to disagree with your choice of methods. You simply looked tonight like a black man that blames white people for everything that’s ever happened to black people – that’s just ridiculous. You’re stereotyping Piers Morgan and acting like George Zimmerman likely did with Trayvon Martin.
Give us some credit out here in TV viewer land. We’re not just believing everything we see on TV, or from George Zimmerman’s brother, as absolute truth.
Who is this Toure guy? Have never heard of him. What a naive idiot who thinks he knows it all. How arrogant that he thinks he understands America and he understands what true journalism is. Is he intentionally trying to be an a&# to get any kind of publicity he possibly can – trying to get a job somewhere? CNN and Piers - why would you waste air time on this tool.
Finally FIRE WORKS ... TV ON
This the best TV I have seen at 9:00pm ... I love Piers Civility and British (Stiff Upper Lip) maybe thin skin too , I love the passion Touré's American brutishness, gall to call out Piers like that and sensibilities....(Credit Must Be GIVEN TO PIERS FOR ENTERTAINING IT)
Tumbao
Loved it!!!! Toure didn't mince words which raised the ire in Piers and forced him to uncomfortably become a provacateur as well. Great TV
As one who has worked in the field of investigative interviewing for 25 years and literally co-wrote the book for investigators, Piers Morgan is one of the best questioners i have observed. No reason for my writing that other than it is my professional opinion. Investigative interviewers have to bite the bullet often to get information from subjects, to maintain narrative responses. I'm sure Mr. Morgan has personal opinions on just about everything, as do we all – one key to effective interviewing is to keep them talking without showing judgment. When an interviewer feels too passionately about a situation to conduct the interview, s/he must pass it off to another or become a community activist.
Name*David
I meant to say biased. Now he glibly goes to Reba McIntyre. How insignificant can you be. And I love Reba. C NN Maybe Piers needs to go
The primary point that has merit is that 6 years in America does not provide an understanding of race relations in this country. Even Dr. Drew is admitting that he has not comprehended the issues of growing up black. I would have liked to see Piers admit his limitations rather than dismissing the remark.
Berdiene
I am just chiming in with others who found this Toure guy totally disrespectful and question why a so-called major news network would call him an employee. He doesn't appear to be capable of professional journalism. The only network I think might be interested in him is FOX. Piers, you are great!
Brad Waitzer
Pierc's disarming manner with the Zimmerman brother was extraordinarily effective at prompting Zimmerman to reveal to the world the absurdity of his assertions. Professionals like Pierce understand that direct confrontation is sometimes far less effective than prompting people to reveal themselves. And as for Toure....what a fool.
Wow, Toure just handed Piers his knickers!!! Go back to England, bloak – this is America! Don't you remember we defeated you Brits and kicked you out. Toure just did it again! Professional journalist? More like entertainment show judge or football (we say soccer) color commentator. He asked Toure a personal opinion, the debate premise became one of opinon, thus once you ask a personal question you get a personalized answer. That bears no journalistic integrity its a straight answer. Piers reminds me of a character in Oliver Twist – the artful dodger – THANK you very much!
Piers – Screw Touré!!! You should have pulled the plug on him. You don't have to be black, white or any other color or from America to understand the depth of this case. People are fighting racism all across the world. Touré is full of crap and as a black woman, I am offended by his arrogant, obnoxious, silly and ignorant behavior!! You did a great job by keeping your composure with someone who came unarmed with wits to a debate.
Ampofo,Toronto.
Good show , Toure. I watched the interview with some pain. I also felt Zimmerman brother was putting lies and trying to formulate stories to make it sound true. If Piers and the rest actually knows what we go through. he will have been more forceful in the interview. We live to see.
I agree. Piers didn't do a good job by having Zimmerman's brother on the show. Toure schooled Piers on it and Piers couldn't take the heat.
I think the conduct of Piers and Toure speak for themselves. It is clear that Piers is the true professional while Toure dug his own trench and clearly showed his bias, bigoted and one sided perspective of his narrow world.
JillontheLake
I stopped watching CNN and especially Piers 'the brit" Morgan when they switched into RNN aka the Republican News Network. Piers shows his bias with every interview, caters to right-wingers, is uninformed most times and I wanted to throw-up with that lame, "have you ever been properly in love?" question. Why can't CNN I mean RNN find a competent actual journalist in the 6PM time slot? His ego is just too big for the job, so he should keep sucking up to his hero Donald Trump who may just hire him as his "best- brit boy."
Another network lost to the dirty, filthy money of the right-wing nuts. Shame!
And I tought , if anything, people would consider this the DNN networkm,not the RNN
hoping to get some feed-back
Chris Ward
My God, will it take a Brit to restore the good name of American journalism and drive the pretenders back into the woods?
Angry American
REALLY???? Toure know it all. Hopefully you know the meaning of your name since you have decided to play a racism card! Toure is one of the Americans who are rigid and live in the past. If we want reconciliation how are we going to get there if all we talk about is black and white and now British versus American? Toure you are an embassement to what you refer to as "DARK" Americans. You demand changes from other but you do not have to change yourself. Is that what you learning from school of journalism? I am convinced you are in a wrong career oh wait no, one of the white professor must have given you the wrong diploma since you are "black". This is how you sound.
Respectfully, Toure "dark" or "black" reference was to one of humor not race, hue or phenotype. Again a form of humor.
Toure used a time honored form of humor, black or gallows humor. Ironic and in the finest tradition of the blues "laughing to keep from crying". So if he says you're Zimmermaning me, its like being Emmett Tilled. Like me saying of the white guy who put a lit cigarette in my hoody in 1962, in Disneyland.... perhaps i resembled his favorite ashtray. Angela Davis, had it right about we need to look beyond these individuals, and look at the matrix if you will that makes such violence, regular and predictable.
Piers, I was astonished at the interview that I just saw between yourself and Toure'. I must say that usually he is a tempered, professional journalsit. To say the least, tonight was NOT one of those occasions. I kept wanting your producer to break to a commercial, or some urgent story cause a cut-away to something other than the utter plane wreck that I just was witness to. Regardless of your opinion on the Travon Martin matter, (unfortunately, it is not yet a case) Toure's unprofessional, rude, embarassing assault on you was uncalled for and I for one have lost a lot of respect for his journalistic ability based on tonights performance.
Please know that he is NOT the talking head for black america and that I am certain when he calms down and has an opportunity to review this interview he will have yet another reason to apologize.
On a brighter note, I absolutlely LOVE your show 🙂 I think you're fair, funny, and smart. Keep up the good work!!
Please respect the dead. When you read back your message, his name is spelled, Trayvon. Toure is a real journalist! Piers looked no more than a whiney child uncomfortable and embarrassed by being told off by a passionate journalist with integrity and brains. Piers is an entertainment interviewer, nothing more. He should go to journalism school and study to learn about how to conduct a proper interview. Piers failed miserably. Never watch him again!
People like Toure, hurt Trayvon. Toure is more interested trying to sound intelligent. Didn't work!
Unbelieveable how the super left will even attack their own when they display the slightest bit of fairness and an objectivity towards a complicated and sad situation. Toures should be fired from whatever publication that would stoop low enough to hire him. Bravo piers for having the courage to display all sides of the Trayvon case without jumping to judgement before our judicial system can run its course. Finally Toures comments towards Piers were as prejudice as the come and he came off as a complete hypocrit and way too ignorant to be a reputable journalist.
Pers – great job! Toure sounds like the Rush Limbaugh" of black history. All mouth and no substance.
Sean Mattingly
Touré simply isn't playing with a full deck. He's aggressive, insulting, condescending, judgmental, evasive, egocentric, and only interested in the sound of his own enormous sized horn. I thought Pierce did an excellent job in not taking the bait and falling to Touré's level.
There's an old saying-never wrestle with a pig because you'll both get dirty and only the pig will like it. Given this, Pierce remained quite clean!
You lovers of this man should at least learn how to spell his name, it's Piers. And I don't even like him.
Toure clearly spoke his mind and Piers couldn't handle that. BTW, his name is Piers not Pierce, ok. Toure needs to take over Piers show. He's the best, I'll be watching Toure from now on.
I wonder what Toure's response would be if asked whether he thought OJ SImpson was guilty of murdering his ex-wife and Mr. Goldman.
I think pierce morgan was horrible in is behavior and comments. Why are we getting more and more brits on our tube is unemplyment that bad over there, my suggestion is Perice go back to journalism school and back home where your arrogant behavior is more acceptable. Keep your racist commets to yourself
I was a little surprised at Toure. He knows full well that anger (and passive-aggression) is an emotional state that demands a reduction in the ability to reason, on the part of the person that experience it. It's a physiological neccessity. An angry person motivation is to make others afraid, or angry themselves. Both of those emotions (anger and fear) ,demands a reduction in the ability to reason. Piers options were to become afraid, or be "more angry" than Toure. The latter would force Toure to be afraid. Again, neither of those emotions are ones where a person is capable of reasoning very well.
Piers wants to teach Toure how to be a professional journalist? Does that include how to wiretap celebrity phones? Even the guy on CNN at 5:00 had the courage to challenge Zimmermans brother when he said the whole thing could have been avoided if someone had come out to help during the scuffle. What bull***. The whole thing could have been avoided if George Zimmerman had not taken it upon himself to stalk Trayvon Martin and followed the 911 dispatchers orders to stop following him! Always blame someone else! I cannot stand rude journalists and that is why I won't listen to Nancy Grace and I won't watch Piers again either. If you invite a guest into your home, you don't insult them just because they don't agree with you.
Wow, Piers that was awesome. Thank you for defending yourself, and calling out Torre's absolutely IRRESPONSIBLE comments.
WOW, Toure you're amazing. Thanks for putting Piers pompous english a.. in his place. Don't be a racist and be embarrassed that a black man is smarter, wiser and has more journalistic integrity than Piers Morgan. Piers is just another english export that need not be taken seriously.
Burt Reiff
Piers Morgan is a wonderful interviewer and journalist. This Toure guy is exactly what he is accusing Piers of being; unprofessional. As an interviewer Piers has truly caught the true "American" demeanor and feel for most situations. After all, these traits aren't that different from the British perspective in any case. Toure impresses me as a very prejudiced, unprofessional dilettante, and a bully as well.
Piers, I think you did the right thing in allowing the Zimmerman family to express their side of the story as a part of professional and balanced reporting. Toure was completely out of line with his display of disrespectful conduct while participating in your show and his attack of your journalistic skills was pitiful to say the least. While I'm not partial to either side of the story, I do appreciate the forum you provide to hear what each side has to say. After hearing Toure's criticism of your actions, it makes one wonder if he has his own agenda to promote, relying on shock value and belligerence to achieve it. He obviously has his own definition of what a good journalist should be...which I, and hopefully, many other of your viewers will disagree with. I'm glad you stood your ground in defending your journalistic freedom.
I just saw the interview and Toure split Piers a new one. Clearly I agree with Toure and it is about time someone called Piers on his interview skills. CNN either need to allow Piers do his fluffy interview or get someone else who can handle in depth interviews....Toure good for you for making the media world accountable.
Soulja Girl
I totally agree with you! Although we are outnumbered, the truth hurts and Toure' gave Piers the truth. Of course many who want to hide from racism are upset and angered that Toure' pushed the evelope with Piers...it needed to not only be pushed, but opened and expose...Racism has always been a taboo subject in America...If you are going to live here in America, then you need to expose the ugliness from discrimination, racism and racial profiling!
Martin Jodoin
Piers let me start by saying I'm a big fan of your show. Let me also say I don't always agree with your point of view but this is not one of those times. I personally think this Toure idiot is exactly that. You are one of the most professional journalists in modern times and he came off sounding like an immature little boy. Keep up the good work we love you here in Canada. P.S. going to miss you on AGT
dooes it matter to you that a young innocent kid was killed for no reason or is it that important to get a story with folks who were not even at the scene, oh i forgot your white and the kid was black! explains it all!
Toure is what's nuts are made of. He needs to get a life and help for his temper. Hope Toure does not represent any African family or rather any family. He is a no brainier and no reporter.
I am so glad you interview the other side of the family. It is important to ask what millions of people would want to know and ask. This guy is only trying to get ratings. I am a black woman who thing you asked all the right questions, because it puts more encise on things. I think you drilled zimmerman brother. Keep doing what you do. You are a excellent reporter.
sabine nassar
Great interview, Mr. Morgan
One question that still needs to be asked (imho). Why did Geroge Z, carry a gun if he was on the way to Target to run an errand. Living in a country with very restrictve gun laws (and that's a good thing) I am trying to understand why ahybody carries a concealed weapon when going shopping....
Ivan kattan
Piers I am proud on the way you responded to Toure. You were very professional and he was not. Good job...
I am from Suriname ( South-America ) and I have followed the case of Trayvon a little. I have direct TV. I find it really disguisting how this Toure is speaking. How he knows everything and you dont. A really arrogant guy. I ask myself why you did not ask him the following question : Would he also react this way and spend so many time if Trayvon was a white or hispanic guy?
He speaks of racism but he himself is a racist in a way by saying that you are from England , so you dont know the facts and you dont feel it. Yes NONSENSE.
These guys especially MS-NBC and NBC distort all the facts . I hope that you stay objective and let the court ( law ) do its job. Please also talk about the bounty that is put on Zimmerman. Is that permitted??? Where is Eric Holder??? Where is president Obama???
DeLin
You simply don't understand as to what Toure was trying to say. The problem is with America's Justice System and laws; regrettably, they do not protect African-Americans. In fact, the history of America shows that African-Americans have been targeted by just the color of their skin. No matter what color, race, and/or culture someone is: if your child no matter what age was shot and killed the way that Trayvon Matin was murdered: you and everyone else would want to know what happen. Thank God in Trayvon's Case, there was 911 tapes and witnesses, for too many African-Americans are killed in this country; and the Justice System fails to bring their killers to justice. Zimmerman, should have been arrested period, based on all the evidence which shows clearly what was up. I am an Muti-Racial African American woman who weighs 128 lbs, and if George Zimmerman should have stalked me like he did Trayvon Martin (remember, he was not an officer of the law and did not identify himself). I would have stood my ground and fought George Zimmerman, but he would of shot me too...just for being black and trying to defend myself..
I'm sure i'm outnumbered here, but I'm sorry Piers, I happen to agree with Toure'. You should have pushed Robert Zimmerman, George Zimmerman's brother, harder. It made me and other very uncomfortable that young man was able to come and tell what he "Thinks" happen to his brother w/o ever seeing evidence that Trayvon Martin actually beat Zimmerman up like that. Zimmerman's story is one thing, but he video tape, well,,,, that's another! If the video isn't lying, who is?
Yes, you're correct. If Piers was a good journalist, he would ask the necessary questions to trap Robert Zimmerman into delving deeper in about his brothers past. Piers, simply isn't a good enough journalist. Frankly, he and his producers just had on Robert Zimmerman for ratings. They don't truly care about the Trayvon case or they would have contributed something good for it.
grce smith
I feelthat toure is the most obnoxious black man i have heard i would not have had him on my show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ask him how many black men have shot a white man for no reason The slave error is over and has been for over 100 years. Let get on with our life and notaccuse anyone until the trialand the facts of this!!!!!!situation is announced. This talk of racisim iskilling me to where I wont to throw up. this is 2012 we do He certainly does not come off as a speaker for the Black racenot think of racisim until someone like toure talks Good for you to stand up to him. Where ever he works should fire him
grace smith
responce to my comment
I think I can understand both sides. It was pretty raw, but it was genuine.
I don't think it is always appropriate to be 'civil' or 'professional'.
I think you both should alot of courage and restraint, and humanity, given the situation.
I missed the beginning of the show and had to look up Toure on line to see who he is...."a cultural critic"?? What I appreciate about Piers and his refreshing British self (!) is his objectivity, professionalism, willingness to have both sides of a situation represented, ability to listen and interact effectiively – all without "picking a side" before the facts are known. Whatever is true or untrue about what Robert Zimmerman discussed with Piers, Zimmerman was very articulate and deserved to be heard. In contrast to both Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Morgan, Toure acted in a rude, disrespectful and unprofessional manner. Much will be revealed after medical records for George Zimmerman are released. For now, I perhaps the effort and time of people may be better spent in repealing or changing the law that has allowed the situation to occur. And I hope the "weight of American history" is not a factor in what needs to be an objective review of known facts in this specific occurance.
Sharon Spindler
Piers I have been a fan since your show began but you really impressed as a complete professional tonight . I admired your restraint while you let this Toure person make a total jerk of himself. His sincerity is what I'm doubting right now and I see him as being confrontational and it seemed more about him making a name for himself and trying to pick a fight rather than focus on Trayvon and justice for him. This tragedy could be the gateway to an opening of minds and hearts and people all over the world are watching to see if we are who we say we are as a country. I believe every race and all people across the nation are looking for justice for this young man and have looked into Trayvon's eyes and seen our children there. Just a kid walking to the store. We need to start looking to each other with respect and love in our heart for our fellow human beings. We need to stop hating. Leave room in your heart for the love God wants us to have for each other. Trayvons was denied a chance to live his life. Let us make his name a healing word.
You are wimp Pier Morgan along with CNN. You could call out your guest tonight but last night with Zimmerman's brother you handled and swooned over him and let him flat out lie and did not ask any tough questions or cross question him at all.
I was delighted to see someone put you in your place!!! I am a white Canadian woman just for the record. Learn how to do your job that you are over paid to do! CNN always says no BIAS but that is crap! Get some facts about your guests before you do interviews. You should of questioned Zimmerman's brother about not having any contact with him for years and where did he get his facts of how it happened. Look at the video and listen to 911 tapes! I realize there is more to this than just dirty cops covering up facts and no doing their job but come do yours and get the facts straight and out there! Stop being bias and a wimp!
piers, i am a black british woman, and i watch you everyday from good old england. you do a fantastic job, and the interview with zimmerman brother, was fascinating you pressed really hard on the questions and we even got new information, who is toure to refer to your nationality,what prejudice, you are not the prosecuter of zimmerman, i loved the way you covered the whitney story, as we say back here, you gave toure enough rope to hang himself.
May be toure wants you to be loud like the american way but that is not our way,you are a fab journalist, toure has noo right to tell you, you dont know how things work "there" clearly you do, thats why you have a show....Toure is too angry, he shouldnt carry all the burdens that society place on black men.
Toure, al sharpton, his side kick jesse and the cowgirl from congress, make it hard for to focus on the situation.
this shouldnt be about race, im black british of kenyan descent, my anger is that a young boy is dead, not his colour, two white british men were murdered in florida, the killer was a black teenager, and im glad he got life, death would be appropriate because he showed them no mercy. its about a young life lost, not COLOUR, although clearly some in law enforcement didnt put much value on a black life counting for much.
piers just wondered, is it normal for the AG and chief of police to come into the police station at night.....
why didnt they wait till morning......
Great job piers, we miss you in england...
I think you both showed courage and restraint, and humanity, given the situation.
As an African American male, I have never been more embarrassed about another African American male presuming to speak on behalf of all of us and about our shared experienced as a people. Toure, unfortunately, fuels the unwanted bigotry and hatred we see spreading with ever greater intensity behind the unfortunate and devastating experience of the loss of young Trayvon Martin. While, Toure's point regarding the unfair treatment of our people in this country is true, his personal attack on Piers was unfair, uncalled, for offensive. The fact that Piers, allowed him to have even more than a 5 minute say on his show, even after he spewed his poisonous hatred truly showed the kind of journalist Piers Morgan is, classy. Toure, you have vilified the wrong person and you have created a distraction from the real issue at hand, shame on you man. You have, in effect, used the death of Trayvon Martin and the pain we all feel for his family, for your own personal agenda, to discredit Piers Morgan. YOU have also continued to propagate the view that many already have of African Americans as angry, high-strung, out of control with hatred for the white man, and always seeing ourselves as the victims. Please, don't ever speak for me or my people again, until you can learn THAT IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT YOU. Great job Piers, thank you for being fair and OBJECTIVE.
Awesome response William! America needs more gentlemen like you.
Piers brought both sides of a very serious situation for us to digest and respectfully allowed his audience to be the judge. I sincerely regret this encounter turned out to be so ugly. Toure was excessively harsh and out rightly personalized the matter...it is important to remain objective when temperatures are this high.
Well I'm a Plutonian and had to leave Pluto because it is too small and I kept falling off so now I am in America and I am amazed how many African Americans support Morgan by first identifying their heritage. Wow! America has come a long way.
Unfortunately, whether we want to admit it or Plutonian, race is the issue Toure brought up here, not what celestial body one hails from, maybe that's why you missed the point, you're not an earthling (lol). With that being said, identifying myself as an African American speaks to the fact that Toure felt he was obligated to speak for all of us, and that's not true. Identifying my race served that purpose and that purpose alone.
Lela Lombardo
This shouting match was embarrassing both ways; all ways
We watched two 'grown' men hash out their egos, that's all.
I bet you all love Rupert Murdoch too. PM is a fake and I miss Larry King.
L to the O to the L
PIERS MORGAN JUST GOT THE BEATDOWN OF A LIFETIME ON AIR! BEST PART: WE OVER @ MSNBC HAVE BEEN LAUGHING AT YOU. LAUGHING AT YOU!!!
Looks like some people think journalism is about the journalist's job is to force his personal views on others and suppress information to make his case. Professional and responsible journalism is to dig for the facts and present all the findings for the viewer to make an educated decision form all sources. Excellent job Pierce! Don't let others bully you, which seems to be the American way!
Great job Piers!! Toure is a nobody, never heard of him. We all need the facts before convicting someone. Toure has already found Zimmerman guilty , I guess toure was there when it all happen, Toure needs to find another career
I wrote a whole book. It didn't happen. Piers, I am the American Male! Write me if you feel appropriate. Who is "Toure". Thank you for your professionalism. Angry that anyone can see this unfortunate situation. WM/46/USA Veteran /Police Dispatcher / Executive/ Disabled.
I'm sorry,but toure is right. Last night I felt the same way, I couldn't watch it the first time. Watched it the second time. I just wish they would've had the conversation at a later date, just the two of them. That interview really hurt because, I knew hateful things would be said by his family member. Let them and false spin go on FOUX NEWS. I felt it was a real insensitive interview for right now. I'm also Black, 48yrs. old, and the Mom of a 24 yr. young man whom I worry about everything he leaves the hse. Remember, his Father accused the Pres. of spreading hate w/comment, to which we know he did no such thing. So, for some of us , this was a hard interview to see.
U RIGHT TRINA. TOURE FKED PIERS UP 2NITE! PIERS SHOULD'VE COME CORRECT. HE GOT A SEVERE BEATDOWN ON HIS OWN SHOW! LOL!
Want to add my voice to the many people who were shocked and offended by Toure throughout this interview with Piers. Toure comes across as extremely defensive, appears to have a huge chip on his shoulder, and obviously is irked by an intellegent approach to unresolved questions. He's self-righteous, and I would ask him the personal source of that (which has nothing to do with the case at hand or the state of America or anything else. He attacked Piers and was quite abusive, I thought. He doesn't realize how that type of energy feeds into the problem and actually expands the problem. Piers handled it very well.
Yes, Toure was defensive and rightly so. Apparently he and Piers had been trading barbs on Tweeter for a few days now and there was a basic difference of opinion and taunting going on. That said, Toure was right that Piers does not know enough about the depth of anger or pain involved
Lori S
TOURE is one of the few journalist who is INSISTING that the truth of this Tragedy be told. NO, Piers didn't challenge the brother enough for the truth...the video that shows George is quite conclusive, as to his injuries. This is another example of how America views People of color. Even to the extent that Zimmerman's ethnicity as a Hispanic ( white) is being ignored. The problem here is that had this been a person of color who had done the stalking and shooting ANYWHERE in this country ( even without that ridiculous FL. Law) we would NOT be having this conversation...The shooter would be in jail and America would have him/ her guilty in the court of public opinion. The question that I would LOVE asked and answered...IF THIS HAD BEEN A WHITE, HISPANIC, INDIAN OR CHINESE youth with the same clothes ( specifically a hoodi, since most youth TRAYVON's age wear them). Would the events and outcome have been the same? African Americans are TIRED, we are TIRED of being targeted, hunted, ostracized, blamed, persecuted and annihilated by other nationalities in AMERICA AND ABROAD. We are TIRED of not being at ease in OUR HOME...THE AMEICAN FABRIC IS TAINED WITH OUR BLOOD AND SWEAT TOO....THIS MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF A MOVEMENT THAT AMERICA CANNOT IGNORE...BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST US...ITS ALL RACES WHO CAN SEE THE INJUSTICE WE LIVE UNDER IN THIS LAND.
An Irish American
can you share/post the link to the police logs? No one has been able to show the times that you just reported. thank you
Job well done!!! Only a few "journalist" are keeping their comment neutral on this horrid story. HLN is the worst tho. Vinnie, Nancy and all the other "journalist" have this man tired, convicted and to the chair already and are causing more and more tension between the races. This is a horrid story and a child was killed. Now we have famous people tweeting incorrect addresses out to millions? WHY? Did he want his millions fans to go take him a get well card? A prayers card? or send him flowers? I don't understand why "journalist" keep taking sides. When I was young the anchors reported the news and didn't takes sides and incite more outrage. This was clear with the Casey Anthony story and is very clear with this one too. Im glad you exposed this non "journalist" He has a clear side to this and should not be reporting any news what so ever...
piece i am so sorry for what took place this evening. It was awful. I give you credit for not asking Himm to leave.(I was wishing He would) Check yesterdays comments on Robert Zimmerman for other comments on this. We started posting before this blog was posted...You can hold your head High, Toure surly can not...
Piers, please try to remain calm as you instructed Toure (who didn't appear to be overly excited to me). What's happening isn't new to us. maybe this will help you to better feel the depth of the situation as we Black Americans do:
Is a thing to which we black are wise:
you got your head handed to you. LOL
Toure, showed how racist and blinded he is by his hatred.
Touche' !....as well as how immature Tour'e showed himself to be.
Toure want to work in journalism? Then please do grow up.
Piers handled himself with dignity and as a professional.
Piers – Why did you ask Toures if believed that Zimmerman shot Treyvon? Everyone knows that he shot the teen and all the evidence so far shows that the Zimmermans are lying. MSNBC is doing a lot better job in covering this story and analyzing the stories of George's father, brother, and so-called friend, Oliver. It was stated earlier this evening that the brother has actually not spoken to George in years, not even since the incident. Last night, MSNBC showed a timeline of events from the time the friend was on the phone with Treyvon to the time when Zimmerman was getting out of the police car. The total time span was approximately 35 minutes. The police arrived at the scene at 7:17 PM and arrived at the police department with Zimmerman around 7:51 PM. The ride to the police department was approximately 20 minutes so that would have left 10 minutes for paramedics to take care of a broken nose and a head wound, and for police to question Zimmerman. There's no way that could have taken place . . . and where's the bandages in the surveillance video? There's not any because Zimmerman lied. I'll be so glad when he's arrested and charged!
Poor, poor, poor Toure' ...he desperately needs HELP, maybe- anger management? Can somebody help this young man who is seconds away from loosing his noodle?
Cynthia L
Journalism is about presenting and listening to all different viewpoints. We enjoy Piers' show often because oh his guests' diverse opinions and Piers' articulate inquiries. After 20 years of practicing law, it is clear to me that only a jury may ultimately get to decide whether George Zimmerman is criminally liable for a violation of Florida law in this case. We have a responsibility as citizens to examine what this horrible tragedy means for our country and communities so that we can learn and evolve. This evening "Toure" did nothing to advance a respectful or productive dialogue. His display was arrogant, discourteous, and vulgar. If he appears on screen again in my home, I will hit the "off" button.
Toure gave Pierce a journalism 101 lesson tonight. Yes Pierce is good at times but on this particular case his coverage is amateurish. Toure said what had to be said. Its about time some one did
Mr. Morgan, as a middle age black man who is proud of his African-American heritage, I want you to know how proud I am of the manner in which you conducted yourself during the verbal exchange with Toure`. I don't believe a person has to be an American nor a citizen of this country for any lenght of time to understand in an intelligent way, the plight of the people who have endured trauma, prejudice and bigotry at the hands of the powerful. Just as I don't believe one has to have lived in the time of Jesus to believe in his teachings and become a Christian. I believe by allowing him freedom to spout such nonsense, was genuis and exposed him for the fraud and incompetent journalist he claims to be. Personally, I would have ended the conversation a long time ago by cutting sound to his microphone. Bravo to you sir. Keep speaking and searching for truth! In the end, Truth always rises to the top.
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
– Mahatma Gandhi –
George, I'm native american, christian and feel the same as you on this.
Levi Mcfadden, in my travels and living in various places in America among all types of people I've met people who don't reach beyond their comfort zones and those who have intuitive understanding as well as a passion to learn. Mr. Morgan wasn't born yesterday. He's a citizen of the world. I appreciate the CNN's talented journalists.
Toure' immature attacks on Mr. Morgan made me cringe in shame for Americans. Is HE the product of our educational system? I'm going to google him and see where he came from.
Sir Rodney Jenkins
My dear man, Piers. You appear to have suffered a verbal assault the likes no British man has seen since the Revolutionary War! Are you ok? Should I send a medic?
I concur, Sir Rodney. Piers got beat down USA style!!!! God Bless America
Yes, please send him a medic and fast, he is dying a slow demise over here.
Toure does have a point and a very serious one. Given the serious nature of the recent events I would of hope that CNN would of given serious thought to whether it would be wise to give Mr. Zimmerman's brother airtime on CNN. Why? Because of what Americans are starting to witness from some on the far right which MSNBC's Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough criticized this morning on his show, which is Irrational thinking coming from Zimmerman supporters on the far right. Given that CNN should have had prior knowledge of some of the right wing push back, a more vigorous questioning of what Zimmerman's brother would of been in order. I watch the show and Mr. Morgan did question some of the statements that Mr. Zimmerman's brother made but he did not follow through like most serious journalist would have. When you have citizens willing to believe anything, it doesn't mean that you should feed them anything. It like the big Sarah Palin lie about death panels. Just because she said it doesn't mean CNN should be the source that the lie flows through. If you interview her you have a responsibility to challenge her not with a wink and a smile but with a seriousness as serious as the lie that she decided to told. Why? Because as a journalist you have a responsibility to your viewers,. unlike FOX news which appears not doesn't care whether their viewers are being fed half truths or lies.
Sorry, Toure vs Piers...I take no sides. However, I do not watch Piers Morgan...very uninteresting show. He does use a "dog whistle" approach at times, he thinks it is not audible...but all his "watchers" can have their own opinion. BTW...I listened because I wanted to see Soledad.
Miss kackie
Toure was very rude,disrespectful,and brash wjen he was on piers morgan show 2nite and he also used RACIAL slurs about pierce's not understanding americans and referring to him as.going bk to england what dose that say ? I really hope yoir parent's didn't raise you that way when I see you I see that snare of a antagonist
As an African American, I disagree with Toure regarding your interview of Robert Zimmerman. While I, too, believe that George Zimmerman is guilty, I appreciate your professionalism and style of interviewing. The fact that you allowed Robert to express himself without lambasting him (as Toure would have had you do) made Robert comfortable to the point of saying things that really made him appear even more unreliable than if you were more harsh with him. I believe that challenging Robert more than you did would not have produced the effect that Toure thinks it would have. I think you handled things appropriately and quite well!
Nina Brown
As a white american I'm so proud of Toure for speaking up for ALL AMERICANS! Toure is a shining example of the best journalist in the USA. Piers is nothing more than a 3rd rate celebrity interviewer. Toure, PLEASE TAKE OVER PIERS SHOW! PLEASE!!!! WE NEED MORE SMART AMERICANS ON TV LIKE YOU TOURE!
Bob Behrends
I think Piers is a true "twit" in the finest sense of the word. I think Toure' is right that Piers is not familiar enough with the history of race relations in this country especially from a black perspective to understand how this whole debacle has been a slap in the face of blacks. I Piers needs to ask if Zimmerman had shot a white upper class white boy how would the result be different. What if Zimmerman had been black and Trevon a hispanic? If this had happened in various other parts of the country how would that have affected the outcome. Piers is a definately a true human rights advocate and justice for all "limey" but i don't think he gets the strong racial undercurrents at play the way this episode has played out.
Piers, you conducted an objective interview and that's what made Toure angry. He is a bully.
STOP BEING BUTTHURT ON TWITTER ABOUT GETTING TRASHED ON YOUR OWN SHOW BY TOURE, PIERS! YOU GOT PWNED! CASE CLOSED! GO BACK TO MERRY ENGLAND YOU CAD!
James M. Dowaliby
While Toure was no doubt over the top, and his playing the Freedom Rider card was a bit of a low blow – your attacks on him were largely unwarranted. Accusing him of not being professional was unnecessary and your hurling around "fatuous" was defensive and undignified. The TRUTH in Toure's comments are not what he can PROVE but in what he BELIEVES, that Millions of Americans of all colors UNDERSTAND. Even when the evidence is preponderant, yet another Family of color must wait until it is exhaustively confirmed by law enforcement who have already proven their prejudice. When white folk experience this, our history is understanding is short, our actual experience is limited. But many of us have come to understand that the PAIN of our black brothers and sisters goes back BEFORE slavery. And that PAIN is earned again every time this kind of ugly incident resonates for over 150 years.
Another way to see this is that some Americans tell their children the stories of slavery, the Civil War, Tuskegee,
the Second World War, the Civil Rights Era, the Birmingham Bombings and more recently James Craig Anderson and more and more and more. And then they have to answer their children's questions. As their parents have done, and as their children will do, their history of continual loss, continual injustice. True, many of us have the LUXURY of telling these same stories to our children- but we are at a distance, only rarely are our sons imprisoned or our families destroyed.
Piers, get a grip. You will be a better reporter if you can be more open about these issues. We will never be Black, but we will learn that some questions intended as objective carry a history with them that is all and only be and can only about PAIN.
Wow an anomaly. A thinker and seeker. You do get it.
Mr. Dowaliby
It took a while for me, as a Black American, to read through the over the top Freedom Rider comment to get to the text of what you were sharing. Once I was able to get through the comment I was able to achieve an understanding:
"one man's gorilla is another man's guerrilla."
Thank you. I hope Mr. Morgan gets it.
Wow, I have nothing against Toure, but I feel embarrassed for him after this interview. Piers Morgan came out as the professional one, and it's clear from his interview with Zimmerman's brother that he did not shy away from challenging him.
I would like to say that Wolf really P.M.O the other night. He made a comment cutting off a black news reporter saying " we would not want this to happen to any child, not just black." It made me upset because like I said earlier, this whole siruation would not have happened if he were not black, Deep down inside, Zimmerman knows he is wrong and so does God. Sorry for any typos. Need a pc...
Marc Marino
I think Toure was right ....he spoke the truth and that is why Piers Morgan got so mad...I don't think not only can Piers Morgan understand...British or not...I don't think any of us white folks can understand....the bottom line how long has it been and we still don't have answers...let me tell you if I got on the highway and did 70 mph I would have gotten more attention from the cops...if that kid shot Zimmerman we would have gotten more answers.
No smart educated person agrees with toure's non-sense. Perhaps he would be less hostile living in a country that considered EVERY man guilty until PROVEN innocent. The way I see it Piers is the more patriotic American for respecting our judicial system. please don't give this unwise, unfortunate, Toure' a platform ever again.
Joey (P)
I have two graduate degrees and I agree with Toure completely. I assure you I am much more educated than you are. and I bet if you were to survey the average PhD, many would agree. To reveal the prejudice in this incident, one only needs to reverse the situation: If a black man followed a white kid and ended up shooting him, there is absolutely no way that that black man would not be going to jail. But lets imagine he was freed for self-defense. Do you think the Peirs Morgan would have been as forgiving talking to his brother?
I guess 2 graduate degrees must prove you are right and most others are wrong. BTW it's Piers, not Peirs
mikehguest
But he wasn't forgiving! He didn't buy any of his convenient lies and neither did I. I don't understand why people are treating Piers as if he's a Zimmerman defender when he's not. I thought Tour'e needs to go to Fox News and get angry there. CNN has done everything they can to give this case a voice.
Peir Morgan, I am whatching you talking to Toure who says you did not fight back hard enough when interveiwing Zimmemans brother.
I like leaving people to have their say without pushing them to much, I feel that it encourages them to talk with more freedom, to lie with more freedom or express themselves truthfully with more freedom and that in the end allows me to know more about them but I am willing to talk to people often and for hours and expect to get to the truth some three years later, a situation not everyone can enjoy. However i have meet people who get cross with this way of behaving as Toure does with you and the problem seems to be that if you are not fast to proclaim your own principles, then you might be confused with a unprincipled person yourself and so they have learnt to be fast expressing their disaproval or they feel that you should be impressing principles on others not listening to them. It is not so much that you did not force information out of him that gets people who always expect other to attack those they interview with fervour, as that you did not learn them when they felt it was time to give them a lesson, though Toure pretends it was that you should have pumped the information out of him. As to pumping information i would disagree that being very challening is what allows you to know people but it seems that the sort of people who think you should be very quick to tell others were to get off come to think that doing so is an interrogation technique.
People arent just whatever humor they are said to have, it is not htat htat humor is part of their make up, in this case that the english are phlegmatic, they are brought up to be that way, arguements are used by parents and such, to persuade them of the benefits of being dispassionante and of the dangers of being to hasty and coming to an unfair conclusion, of the worth of letting everyone have their say while th emore billious believe that there is never any time like now to tell a spade he is a spade.
I found it interesting that Zimmerman should talk as he did, I thought, " am I whatching a man go a really long way in lying to defend their brother, or has his brother, scared stiff by what he has just done made up a whopper and broken his own nose or is this may be all true. It will be very interesting if it turns out that Zimmermans brother was lying because it is always interesting to know what faces people put on while they pull the wool over your eyes.
I love whatching people talk as they do if allowed to talk and waiting to see, but maybe, if there is a court case impending and the brother of zimmerman allowed to lie in public, he will cause a great impression on people who believe him and it is better not to let him lie so it could lead justice astray. On the other hand this interveiw brought out the interesting reply of the woman who is if i remember right defending Treyvon Martin who said that as long as he does not say he spoke to his brother he can say what he wants as he will never be put in the witness box.
There is the possiblility that you shout him down in the interveiw, possibility the impassioned Toure wanted and then again if you let him gable on without scaring him to much, you provide and open feild for others to pull him to peices afterwards, which is one clever way of going about things. I have often wondered if interveiwers on CNN did not let people talk so as to get information they and others on the news channel, could work on at another time. Anyway it is not true to say that American journalists are always feirce interveiwers, they are often desperately soft. rose macaskie madrid.
Ecotrend
Piers did his best with Zimmerman's brother and not being aggressive with him was even a good tactic to say the least because Zimmermans seems to be weakening their defense with multiple versions of the story.
Emotion seems to be running out of control. I could understand where all of these are coming from. Nonetheless, I think Toure was being harsh on Piers tonight. It is true that Piers is a foreigner here but that doesn't mean he did not understand the plight of black people or not qualified to talk about it. I would have preferred both of them showing a level of civility as opposed to personal attacks on who is more professional. The least we want is this tragedy turning into a personality clash of some sort. I have a lot of respect for both Toure and Piers. I hope they continue to be civil towards one another.
This story very well may define this decade. With racisim running rampant because of our president's color, frank discussions and HARD discussions are what's needed. Morgan failed in his interview with Zimmerman's brother by trying to be polite. Polite does not cut it in this story. This a a HUGE defining moment for us as a society and it calls into question all sorts of things regarding laws, law enforcement and our justice system. Zimmerman's brother was making claims NOT supported by facts and he SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THEM. That is Entertainment Tonight journalism, NOT what this story requires. Morgan failed miserably in every way both last night and tonight and he should be replaced.
You see how you handled the American novelist and cultural critic Touré
You didn't get emotional
You didn't accuse..
You did not call him names
but of course sometimes let him see his own judgments
As a Jr. Journalist
of course he is right for the pain Blacks feel. I appreciate it.
Now you are having movies about Bullying.
I truly think, the problem is with the drugs,
And every young people running with around with miss understanding the confrontation & standing up for self
If you look around, you see too many parents thinking they are giving their children love but kicking them out at early age, bullying the poor kids when they cannot carry their responsibilities.
It all comes from home. Parents have to respect the children. They have to talk with them with love & understanding.. Not threats, or prejudice..
I think this Toure guy is really not a professional journalist as he claimed. Would he have done better after he has convicted a suspect without trial? I am thrilled with his arrogance and choice of words making it feel that only American journalist are competent of airing the ongoing Trayvon Martin case, making less great journalist – Peirs Morgan, because he's British. Toure, I think you blew it. Also, are you representing MSNBC or yourself? I see you are asking Piers to Push, push for what? It is very clear that there is no connection in the statements made by any of the Zimmerman's family or his brother. Nonetheless, they have the right to band together and say what they feel is right to defend their brother but they have no power to sweep justice under the carpet. All we (the entire Americans) are asking for is justice to be served and a means to halt a repeat killing of another innocent soul, either white, black, or hispanic. So please Mr Toure, Americans are better viewers than what you are trying to sell to them.
Toure has never worked as a journalist. He's a commentator who gives is opinion. Piers, on the other hand, is an objective journalist who keeps his emotions out of his interviews. The media has whipped people into a frenzy to distract everybody from the lack of jobs. Zimmerman is becoming a scapegoat for all of the problems of black America.
Your comment "Zimmerman is becoming a "scapegoat" for all of the problems of black America". As an African-American Woman; I don't consider George Zimmerman as a "SCAPEGOAT"T...he is an example of a cold blooded murderer. What African-American's don't like; is simply being stereo-typed saying one size fits all. We have diverse opinions however, when African-Americans have concerns and/or we voice our opinions; we are label angry, unprofessional and/or emotional. However, people like yourself who are not African-American; you consider your judgments and opinions as professional, insightful, pleasant, etc... Wake up and smell the coffee; for the aroma I'm getting from most of these comments about Trayvon Martin and Toure on here; is what racism is all about. Look in the mirror…and reflection and tone of your essence needs a reality check!!!!
DeLin just got it right. Susan, you have big problems. Seek help, seriously. Otherwise, you're going to cause more people closer to you real pain. Your thinking is about as scary as it gets.
I am a 37 year old black female and I wanted to jump through the screen and yank Toure off the show. He was an embarrassment. Why did he keep saying Morgan "allowed" Zimmerman's brother to say certain things. What the hell was he supposed to do, he's a JOURNALIST. He's supposed to let all parties speak their side no matter how ridiculous it may sound. And if Toure had an ounce of sense, he may have been able to figure out that by Morgan "allow"ing the brother to go on on, made the family's side of the story look ridiculous. Kinda of like how at one point Morgan let Toure talk for a good minute so America could see how asanine he sounds. He "allowed" that. And attacking Morgans lack of knowledge or compassion and saying "that's not how we do it in America" was beyond moronic. How do we do it in America Toure? How would you have interviewed the brother? What thought provoking and deep "rooted" questions would you have posed? Again, you're an embarrassment to journalists, blacks and human beings everywhere.
Toure is no more embarrassing than you are, "Nina Brown". To defend Piers' terrible performance and his ego, and turn against the harsh truth that Toure spoke, is an embarrassment to yourself and everyone else.
To James M. i would like to call Toure unprofessional because he clearly is.
He may have been unprofessional, but he told the truth.
Caring about giving a full spectrum of information about what happened, while being sensative to all involved, is good journalism. It's not British or American.
Touré is disrespectful to the memory of this child. He is using this terrible event to promote himself. That does not seem to be very American.
Stephen scott
Thank you for the professoinal and honest opinions that you have expressed on your show . You put Toure's in his place . Unfortunatley preduce works the same from both sides. His accusations of you not living in the US long enough to have a position are unfounded. Everyone in this world has looked to the USA for inspiration and equitty for all . Many have tried to follow their example . Your report on this matter was objective and impartial. Alot of American reporting has become a matter of sensationalizm and showmanship. You have shown that objective reporting still has a place in American reporting. Whether you allways lived or you moved there yeststerday you still get a say . Keep up the GOOD WORK. and your welcome in Canada any time.
Toure' exemplified all that is wrong with the current state of American journalism. When did we devolve into a culture that requires rudeness, interruption, and agitation to express opposing views in the media? He could be spot on with all his observations and opinions but his method of presenting his viewpoint smacks of "confrontation for the sake of entertainment". Kudos to Piers for handling him as well as he did. I probably would have lost control after about 45 seconds!
Toure was not being emotional...it is called BEing in the state of TRUTH...Jounalist have always put their "SPIN" on stories and news lines... Toure was not being hostile...for what happen to Trayvon Martin should have NEVER happen to any teen no matter the the hue of their skin. The problem???? America continues to not face the truth about the injustices and racism that court our systems when it comes to getting to the truth about wrongful deaths of African-American black males in this country.
I could hardly sit still as Piers was totally disrespected by this classless moron, Toure. Why would such a personal attack be aired? Toure needs to realize that a true professional journalist doesn't treat a guest (Zimmerman's brother) as if he is a witness in court being cross-examined. There's a difference between being interviewed and being cross examined like a hostile witness. Piers has no obligation to shoulder any anger we may or may not have as (black/African) Americans. Toure was low to continuously make reference to Piers being from another country. What the hell does that have to do with any of this? Perhaps Toure has caused himself to be crossed off future guest appearances.
Toure was asked to come on Piers Morgan's show for RATINGS! Are you even asking such a question? He wanted people to be talking about his show. HELLO? He is a tabloid journalist or commentator, former editor of Rupert Murdock's News of the World newspaper. So, his attempts to get ratings shouldn't surprise anyone and by the way, he's no more professional than MOST of the other media personalities. Most are tabloid commentators. They are not real journalists like Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams.
Piers, I withheld an immediate responce so that I could go back and review your interview with Robert Zimmerman. It is my opinion that you piers'd every aspect of this young mans responce, defences, deceptions, etc. without being judgemental. I generally only watch your show based on who you are interviewing (if I am a fan of the person). However, this interview taught me what a true journalist is. It is definitely not trying and judging a man to gain personal notariety. As an African American man I must admit that I was initially biased against George Z, but am now more inclined to side with the justice system in the hopes that the truth is vigorously pursued and justiced fairly rendered. Now, it is extremely unfortunate that Toure chose to publicly render a verdit based on emotion and not the facts, as they are discovered by investigation. How that affects Toure's career and personal life will be what he invited. Sad. Anyway, Robert Z was a pretty intelligent defender of his brother, but you did question him at every point, by what is known and did not condem him upon profoundly obvious inaccurate statements. I think that I will perhaps watch you more often from now on. Oh, by the way, for Toure to say that you should go back to Brittain is as racially biased as anyone could be.
Do you actually believe that ALL African-Americans will get "JUSTICE" in America??? I'm an African-American woman and was born and raised in America, and from what I've seen thus far; African-Americans are not afforded the same rights and protection under the laws here. Therefore, I am so happy that Trayvon's murder has come to the attention and light of the American people; for if it hadn't, Trayvon's Murder would have been left behind; hidden in the shadows without ANY JUSTICE...added to all the hundreds of black males who have been wrongfully murdered in this country...
Piers,I could not believe my ears when I heard Toure speaking to you tonight. Shame on him. He was not respectful or professional. I can appreciate that he was passionate but he could have voiced his point of view without disrespect or name calling. I am proud of you for keeping calm, professional and finishing the interview. I will certainly continue to watch your show with new found respect for you.
As much as I like Piers (where I've thought he has always been so gracious when I've seen him do interviews; however; with this particular interview, I actually thought the interview with George Zimmerman's brother was quite light weight as Tore suggested. It seems that the brother of George Zimmerman didn't look at the actual facts surrounding Trayvon Martin's case; (i.e.: the 911 tapes is excellent evidence and source which CLEARLY SHOWS the type of mindset that George Zimmerman had especially at the moment in time; the day he murdered Trayvon Martin. Piers could have asked more direct questions; like have you seen your brother’s injuries in person and/or have you seen the actual Medical Reports that showed if your brother had inquiries or not? Are you aware, that your brother has a problem background? Piers, could have really asked questions that would reveal that the brother was actually making up (make believe scenarios) that would make people think that George Zimmerman was an altar boy.
Also, Trayvon Martin didn't know ZIP about George Zimmerman nor did George Zimmerman know ANYTHING about Trayvon Martin (except the fact that he was a black teenager). All that was said out of George Zimmerman’s mouth which, (no one was putting a gun to George Zimmerman's head to say ALL those negative racist things about an innocent young black teen who was just walking along the sidewalk to a where is father was;’ so to finish watching a sports game on TV). With that 911 tape, as well as, the tape of George Zimmerman and witnesses that heard and saw Zimmerman after he killed Trayvon, as well as, getting out of the car at the police station (clearly needing no assistance) and/or showing no obvious signs of having a life or death fight that Zimmerman claimed he had.
Zimmerman’s brother didn’t say ANYTHING that would make me feel that George Zimmerman is this wonderful nice guy who was acting in self-defense on the “Stand Your Ground Law”. George Zimmerman, his father, his brother and his so called friends like Oliver in my mind after seeing their interviews, seem that the Zimmerman family and friends, and Sanford Police Department major in the ART OF LYING. I agree with Tore, that Piers could have ask questions that WOULD NOT ALLOW Zimmerman’s brother to grand stand so to further confuse the world and/or viewers about a murder that should have never happened. George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin in cold blood which, therefore, Zimmerman was Trayvon’s murderer, judge, jury, and executioner on that doomed day. African-Americans have been wrongfully targeted, abused, killed, hung, burned, beaten, and profiled for at least 300 years in this Country by folks who are simply intolerant of people who have a skin color darker than their own. Pier has to understand the history behind why African-Americans are tired of the in justices that we have suffered for years. Racist people are evil, for they want to destroy instead of celebrate the diversity that African-Americans can bring to the table. In fact, we helped build this country and in the 21st Century; people still want to discount that we too are God’s children and we deserve to be treated way better than what I’ve seen thus far
BINTA
CONGRAT, PIERS FOR BEING PROFESIONAL, WHO TOURE THINKS HE IS?
HE IS GIVING THE WRONG MESSAGE AND HE IS NOT TALKING ON OUR BEHALF.
KEEP UP THE GOOD JOB AND LET tOURE BECOME JUDGE, JURY AND COPS.
WE LOST TREVON, THAT'S SAD. LET'S FOCUS ON FINGING THE TRUTH, NOTHING ELSE.
MAY GOD BLESS US
Piers also let the lawyer for martins family say that three witnesses confirmed the screaming for help was Martin, although that statement was complete BS. She was respectful though, so he treated her respectfully. Same with Zimmermans brother. I don't really see the problem.
Piers, you have every right to talk and discuss this case. This is crime is should not be about race but about justice !
Nobody has right to publicly threaten George Zimmerman or his family! Court is the place to resolve this case – not the street. Toure acted in unprofessional and disgusting way and by doing this he disgraced himself and the African-American community which he represents.
Bravo Piers!!!
Why is there no medical attention for Zimmerman's injury' at scene of the crime, the police department are not medical responders. Zimmerman should have been seen by medical responders to verify injury at scene of the crime. Claim on Peir's Morgan: Zimmerman's brother states his broken nose in his medical history (Zimmerman's past) who is to say Zimmerman's nose was broken at scene of crime or did Zimmerman use a past injury. Case in my perspective Zimmerman called 911 and was told not to pursue. Zimmerman is guilty.
Piers: "Do you believe Zimmerman killed Trayvon"
Toure: "Yes I do"
Toure, do the words "Rush to judgement" sound in any way familiar to you when applied to someone other than a non-Black person?
Your appearance (and poor performance) will come to define "lack of professionalism" in journalism schools across the country...Well done!
A RUSH TO JUGEMENT...was exactly want GEORGE ZIMMERMAN did when he killed Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman killied a teenager who happened to have the right to be in that community. You need not feel sorry for Toure, for, you obviously don't understand where his poinis of references were coming from. Guess what: I've worked in the entertainment industry and it's okay for a journalist to be honest about what they think should someone ask them the question. A journalist not only report the facts, write the facts, spin the facts; they actually at times can say what is on their minds especially when they are asked. A good journalist is only as good as his honesty and truth.
I hate to say this but you're a MORON! Zimmerman confessed to killing Trayvon. Piers was dumb in saying he wasn't going to rush to judgment. He was only trying to make Toure look bad. In my eyes, he failed to accomplish the task. Toure didn't spell out a sentence for Zimmerman. He simply stated he killed him. When someone is murdered, they are usually killed by someone. Does that make any sense to you? That's not even a question. The question is whether Zimmerman will be charged w/manslaughter, 2nd degree murder or 1st degree murder. The question is about intent when it comes to Zimmerman. He's guilty of killing Trayvon. I'm a black woman and if Zimmerman chased and grabbed me, while not even identifying himself, I'd do whatever I could to defend myself and get away from the whack-o! They're are too many perverts in this world and when I finished with him, he would think twice about grabbing another black woman. Zimmerman is a 28 year old man. Where was the maturity found in this situation? He just couldn't let the "c**n" get away. Could he? There is no question about who pursued, pulled the trigger and killed Trayvon Martin. Read any?
Pearl...Excellent comment and I agree with you fully!!!!! Amen!
stephcarter
Piers, Im a african american decent, I am so ashamed of Tours anger towards you. You are definitely a professional journalist. I feel sorry for Tours because he will never understand your professionalism. I would have really enjoyed watching a professional black journalist point of view. How did this guy actually qualify to be on your show? He was just as hostile as the act being discussed. I dont have much time to watch your show so I was really disappointed to watch this discussion. Tours definitely couldnt see the facts as objectively. I would love to condemn Zimmerman however we dont have all the facts. Its obvious Zimmerman's family is trying to protect their name. However I would consider a better screening process for future guests on your show. Its hard to watch somebody harass another human being on a live interview. You handled it well, however I wouldnt want Tours to ever speak for me.
Since so many of you seem to want to identify your race this evening, let me say that I'm a black woman and I enjoyed the interview. I'm neither ashamed of Toure nor am I baffled about how he got on Piers Morgan's show. U are really one naive person. Do you even know who Piers Morgan is? He's the former editor of Rupert Murdock's New of the World newspaper...the one that is being investigated for tapping celebrity phones and other allegations dealing with improprieties within the paper. Pierce is a hard-nosed tabloid journalist who got his reputation from being ruthless, invasive and disrespectful to those in positions of power, that did not exclude celebrities. Where was that Piers Morgan last night when he interviewed Zimmerman's brother? He was only trying to get ratings. FYI: Since you can't figure out how Toure got on Piers' show tonight, I'll give you a little clue:RATINGS! Remember, he's a tabloid journalist.
StephCarter,
just google "piers morgan and toure" and you will discover that way before the two of them got on air together, they had been duking it out on twitter and calling one another out for a while. So Toure didn't suddenly get angry on the show, There had been taunts and criticisms going on for a while. And by the way, Toure was right. Piers was soft on Robert Zimmerman. That interview was all about ratings for him, and he allowed RZ to spout off nonsense without really challenging him. In that regard, his journalistic integrity was off...
Here's the law. The case turns on the issues of "pursuit," "removal of a child", (17 years old) an whether Traavon was a "lawful resident." Yes he was. He was staying with his father and his father's fiance. Remember, police report verifies that this child gained access by using his pass code at the entrance gate.
READ THE LAW FOR YOURSELF.......
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0776/0776.html
This is my take. Both sides – Piers and Toure came across as egomaniacs. At the beginning Pierce sounded more professional, and Toure was the one who had an ego by repeatedly saying: " You are too new to the situation to fully understand what's going on here, and what's really at stake for America." You can make a point about something like that in a more suited way. It's true sometimes a person's race, nationality etc. might make somebody not understand the minutiae of a situation. Toure should have expanded on that. That happens all the time across different ethnicity, religious groups, race etc. You don't have to be from a different country. It happens here in the U.S all the time. Even sometimes among families, place of work etc. I do have to say, like I said, it is okay to make that point, but is the way Toure said it , and with the smirk on his face. He surely had something to prove.....Pierce lost me when he said : What a load of fatuous nonesense." He was professional until then. His ego gave in.
You were ABSOLUTELY brilliant in this segment Piers!
Piers I find you to the most professional and a true journalist. Toure is no journalist and has no idea what journalism is. He is arrogant, high on him self and the kind of face msnbc should stay clear off, a real thug with a high vocabulary and a small sense of what it is to be open minded and true to the profession . If Toure was a child and he sure acted like one. he just got disciplined.
Whatever points of reference Toure' had were diluted by his hostile and arrogant presentation. I would think that someone trying to get his point across would be intelligent enough to present reasonable and unemotional arguments to support his contention. It was apparent right out of the starting block that his only motivation was a confrontation.
Peirce was pretty much called a racist for no reason at all and he didn't like it. LOL
Tea party says "How does it feel?"
Piers, you're hot. You set this bufoon straight. Whoever can't see that it also a bufoon with a personal agenda.
Toure' just says what Obama, Holder, Derek Bell, Farrakhan and Rev Wright are thinking.
Terryshilo
I believe there's a majority of anchors and reporters that have a fixed opinion of Trayvon Martin death. Do I expect them to state it like Tour'e did, absolutely NOT. Piers has asked anyone in the last few weeks what their opinion is, personally, legally, speculatively; he's had experts on, he's had the Martins, their attorneys, and now Zimmerman's brother appear. Was he to grill the brother as Tour'e would with total bias or to ask questions for the rest of us to consider. I didn't find anything revealing in Zims brother except a brother speaking up for his brother (which is usually expected). Toure's attack on Piers I found totally out of line. To blame a person, resident in the United States for approx seven years and to use their heritage as reason to knock their abilities to ask questions about this situation appalling. Does Tour'e believe this is not being discussed in many countries by people of every ethnic background. One does not have to be part of the American experience to form an opinion based on the facts to date and hopefully any new information that comes forward. I do believe Zimmerman is in the wrong here. How Tour'e approached his attacks and expectation of the populace being thrown by an interview he did not agree with .. I find problematic and he does no favors for his "community". I would expect many would disagree with Tour'e on how thorough Piers has been with the guests he's had to date. I would listen to Piers any day before the ramblings of an angry already has his mind made up public affairs reporter.
CATHY THOMPSON
MSNBC should fire this "nut". He is so irresponsible and "flip" with his comments and appears to be extremely immature. Toure is the type of person we do not need in this debate. His comments are inflammatory and just gets everyone more upset about this whole tragic event. Toure, just go away and spew your racist junk elsewhere. It appears to me most people are "discussing this matter" with respect for one another and even Trayvon's parents are being extremely dignified and just want this to go to court. You should be ashamed of yourself Toure and I am sure Trayvon's parents are ashamed of you too.
I'm proud of Toure!! Why don't you go away, instead. Long live, Toure and his honesty. Stick to the truth, always......no matter what!!!!
According to Michelle Obama and Ben Jealous, it's equality to cause people pain.
You sound ignorant, tool! Sounds like you watch too much FOX News. Get out sometimes and check out what's going on around the country instead of sticking with those you only feel most comfortable with. I think that's your problem because your comments are typical of someone who is very ignorant of others. They make you sound dumb and unintelligent!!
You also sound ignorant for voicing your opinion when you do not know what I am talking about. I do not watch FOX news.
Larry King, I'm down on my knees begging you to come out of retirement and return to CNN. This disrespectful, incompetent, pompous egomaniac who has the unmintegated gall to call himself a profesional journalist is more than I can take. He insults your memory with his unprofessional conduct. He prooved that tonight. He continuously interupted Toure when he was speaking and personally insulted him. His conduct was disgraceful. CNN, what were you thinking when you hired this buffoon to replace one of the greatest interviewers ever? I've had it. I will not watch CNN again until this pathetic excuse for a jounalist has departed. THAT'S A PROMISE!!!
McRumi
Toure acted like a complete tool.
Why? Because he told the truth?
I have read some of the comments on this page. I do agree with some, and do not agree with others , and that is okay. Why is that people would like to start a sentence by saying: "I am black from....; I from Jamaica ....; I am middle aged black man ... etc." Not to say, you can't say that? Why don't you make a point without saying, " I am black that, african that etc." This is problem we having in this country. People now, and I think most of the people on this forum are not even blacks to begin with. They just write they are black because they want their comments to be taken seriously. Your point can be taken seriously without saying " I am black, " so far as your comment is sincere.
Gee: Yes, I am one who stated that I am a Black African-American woman. Also, surely my reason wasn’t base on any of your assumptions and/or references? I stated my race based on the fact that I am proud of being a Black woman and there is nothing wrong when someone identifies with who and what they are. The focus of this conversation touches several topics which are: Piers interview with Zimmerman’s brother and Toure’s comments to Piers concerning the murder of a here it goes...a young black teenager...who was murdered wrongfully by George Zimmerman, who obviously displayed some serious racist issues that he had about African-American males or Trayvon Martin wouldn't be dead today. Unlike you, I'm not afraid to talk about "Race"...this is what is wrong with America, not wanting to face the injustices, prejudices, and racism that has taken its toll on many (along with their families) of those who have been wrongfully murdered where justice was not served on their behalf
well, im black........
and doh... its because toure seemed to think he was the spokesman for all black pple, i guess we feel bad that he was utterly rude to piers....we do not all agree with antics of al sharpton and co, yes i want justice for trayvon and i believe that g.z killed him in cold blood, but what u believe is irrelevant, it is up to the court of law to pass judgement. forget about the colour but a young man was killed and his mother will hurt forever...
This Man is an IDIOT... Pierce, you did a Great jot at the interview with Zimmermans interview...
Piers. I had a broken nose and never bled. My nose was a little swollen and my eyes did not bruise until days later and did not go to the doctor until approximately one week later at which time, I learned that my nose was broken.
Victoria, you're an imbecile and a tool. What an absolute IDIOT, you are! May GOD judge you for your lies, deceitful stories, and attempts to trick the people. You're a fraud. You're the typical, stupid, misled, ideological conservative moron who thinks he/she is smarter than he/she really is. The shoe fits you, perfectly. Where it, baby!!!! LOL!!! What a FRAUD you are!!!
By the way, Victoria, you're also a LIAR! If your nose is broken, which means there is a fracture of the nose, there will be SWELLING. What kind of imbecile are you? LOL! The nose swelling decreases within 3-5 days. Noone walks around for a week, with a broken nose and doesn't know that something is seriously WRONG, you stupid! I have to call you that because like I said earlier, the shoe FITS!
I don't understand why this guy was so angry and vindictive to Piers, who clearly agrees that Zimmerman is guilty, and clearly did not buy that guys BS last night! It was infuriating to watch, I think CNN should have pulled that because I think his anger was inappropriate and misplaced. Toure may have done things differently but it's not his show.
You don't understand why Toure was angry? Huh? Well, you didn't listen to Toure! I understood exactly why he was angry. I was upset by the interview with Zimmerman's brother, as well. II understand why my father was angry and cried when he was alone after being treated like a boy in front of his wife. I understand why my uncles are angry for being pulled over while driving black in a nice car. I understand why my brothers are angry for being questioned about where they're going as if they are always up to no good. The only way you wouldn't understand Toure's anger is that you haven't walked a day in his shoes, aren't a black male who's been hassled and harassed by authorities for no other reason than you're black and/or you don't give a damn and don't care to understand Toure's point of view because it's not your experience or your concern. You figure out which category you fit in!!!
bcstanton
this" toure" is a major dick. dont lower yourself wasting any more time on this moron. hes all pasionate only because the kid was black. its not about justice. hes a fool the way he is being so unprofessional.
ajacca
i respected piers choice to interview toure. toure sounded very brash in his assessments. having said that i will also say that journalists lost focus with this story. cnn among other news outlets took a position in this story, which is hypocritical of the journalists who did this. i have noticed that journalists like Anderson cooper and Erin Burnett take positions/sides in a lot of the stories they air. i respect the journalists at cnn i have been watching them since i was a child but i feel you take positions so hastily with your stories that the way you potray them is not honest. the issue of race was brought up and is such a deep issue now because the media potrayed it as so. race is not the issue the issue should be that a neighbourhood watchman shot and killed a young man who was unarmed. whether he is charged with murder or manslaughtershould be the question. trayvon is not the only 17 year old who has lost his life to guns, in fact alot of young black men kill each other. here is a thought. If trayvone had been shot by a black man would this be such a big story or just another shooting police have to deal with? i salute piers though he is the only journalist who has done his best to be objective and fair!
If you think for one minute that Zimmerman would've gotten his butt out of his car and followed a 17 year old white boy who he didn't recognize in the neighborhood, you're dreaming. You are either naive or totally unable to deal with the facts. Trayvon was not targeted because he was 17 years old. He was not targeted because he was tall. He was not targeted because he was carrying Skittles. He was not targeted because he was carrying Arizona Iced Tea. Zimmerman told the dispatcher 5 times that Trayvon was black. Yet, you say that this is not about race. What world do you live in? Furthermore, according to his brother he wasn't patrolling the neighborhood. Yet, he got out of his vehicle and pursued a 17 year old black teenager and I emphasize BLACK because Zimmerman wanted the dispatcher to know Trayvon was black. Otherwise, why would he mention the color of his skin 5 times. Don't you think the dispatcher heard him and took down the information the first time? The dispatcher did not ask for the race of Trayvon after the 1st time but Zimmerman had to let him know 4 more times. How anybody knowing the facts could think that this case is about anything other than race, speaks loudly about how many people do NOT know what they are talking about or choose to walk around with blinders on!!! This unwillingness to deal with reality is why people like George Zimmerman and others get away with harassing, humiliating, discriminating and yes, even gunning down innocent people in the streets!! GOD breathe life into the soul of America!!
hanaa hassan
piers your are very professional toure is very RUDE. i LOVE YOUR SHOW BECAUSE HOW YOU PRESENT IT.
If a journalist interviews some one and stands on one side this is bias and unpro.
Toure's, You really don't get it, do you? If you want people to understand your view point, you do not go on national media and proceed to conduct yourself in such an arrogant manner ... perhaps you really do not understand that many people already have a horrible opinion of black people. Do you not understand, you only proved them right! You have already tried the case and I guess you are ready to hang Zimmerman from the nearest tree. While I do agree that everything points to a murder, I will never settle for so called "facts" from a radical like you!
They are terrorizing doctors and the police department from revealing the fact – Zimmerman acted in self defense and they have the proof.
VP: You are delusional and need to stop going to your KKK rallies!!!! The person who was terrorized was Trayvon Martin; for he was MURDERED by GEORGE ZIMMERMAN! People of color are not back in the days of overseers and plantation masters; therefore, it is truly okay for African-Americans to have civil rights to speak and make sure “JUSTICE” prevails.
Sicko Victoria or whatever you are......Get some psychiatric help! You're in desperate need of it!
Toure was right on the money when he said that Piers Morgan was too new to America to understand this tragedy and the correct response from Piers would have been "I respect what you are saying", not "what a load of fatuous nonsense". The phrase "walk a mile in my shoes" resonates here. A white middle aged Englishman cannot possibly fathom what young black men in America have to contend with.
In response to Scotty's comment, "The phrase "walk a mile in my shoes" resonates here. A white middle aged Englishman cannot possibly fathom what young black men in America have to contend with." Does this mean that only African-American journalists can now report on this story because they are certainly the only people that know how this feels. You need a reality check... pleeeease! Toure should be ashamed of himself..he sounded like a pompous ass!
actually piers was the pompous ass – "what a load of fatuous nonsense" says it all!
Toure. You cause your own pain. I am glad that Zimmerman is not in prison. It's equality – Michelle Obama and Ben Jealous who have committed worse crimes are out of prison. Prisons are full of blacks because they commit the crime.
Charles Randall
What a pile of rubbish, but thinks for showing everyone what an ignorant, narrow minded racist you are, Victoria.
In November 2011, the Archives of General Psychiatry and the Los Angeles Times reported that new study finds widespread substance abuse among Native American, mixed-race and white teenagers. The study of more than 27,000 adolescents found 31.5 percent of Native American teens had substance-related disorders, followed by adolescents of multiple race or ethnicity (25 percent), whites (23 percent) and Hispanics (21 percent).
In contrast, only 5 percent of African American teenagers abused or were dependent on drugs or alcohol, the study found. For Asian or Pacific Islander teenagers, the rate was 3.5 percent. Now, how could that be given that African Americans are, overwhelmingly, charged with drug offenses when compared to whites. I'll spell it out for you Victoria, since you appear to be racist, ill-informed and SLOW, it's because of racism! There's no way that white teenagers use drugs at a much higher level than blacks, yet they are not incarcerated. In fact, as a black female whose family moved to a white neighborhood when I was a child, I can tell you that the white kids shocked me because I never knew about drug use in school until I entered an all-white school. Iowa is overrun by meth addicts. Blacks aren't even 3% of the population so you can't blame blacks for the meth addiction issue there. Not to mention countless other states where cocaine, heroin and meth are on the rise. This is not about blacks being more criminal-minded than whites. Whites commit as much crime, if not more than blacks and Hispanics. This is about opportunities and the lack, thereof. That's why blacks are locked up more often than their white counterparts committing the exact same offenses!
I just wanted to say that please do not think all Americans are so rude. This man was a bad example of some Americans, no class, loses temper easily. Thank you.
Dr Malin
Piers, I think you do a fantastic reporting job. I am a big fan from Canada and I know Toure was just flapping his tongue without backing up his facts. Keep it up, it entertains my eve.
ryygguy
I think Piers did a great job. WOW he is totally right though. I'm sick of "professional" journalists using their power to publicity convict Zimmerman when they don't have all the facts. Its outrageous that they are allowed to do this and aren't getting fired. People are innocent until proven guilty in this country and that is part of what makes this country great. And these idiot journalists are trying to change that.
Phillco
Toure is the racist. Morgan was clearly the professional!
Rick Williams
Piers. Hated you yesterday, I am now your biggest fan. Nice job.....
I love watching Piers Morgan but i think his involvement in this case is not doing him any good. It appears to me that he was trying so hard for us to believe Zimmerman's brother and trying to make Trayvon look guilty. Perhaps that is not his intention but that is the perception. Toure i think was right in saying that Piers does not understand the magnitude of the racial problems and i really did not think he did. it is unjust and dumb to compare Zimmerman's brother with Toure the later has a passion for the case because it could be him or his son, the former has nothing to lose so the passion cannot be there. It is hard being black in America on any level.
steve D
Hey Peirs, You're a class act and you've handled the Trayvon Martin story as well if not better than anyone else. I have never seen such a rush to judgement with people who I once regarded as talented and thoughtful going off the deep end in this march to lynch Zimmerman before he gets his day in court. Case in point. Spike Lee tweeting the address of someone he thought Zimmerman and actually turned out to be an old couple in their 70's. I previously liked this guy Toure from MSNBC but no more. This "so-called" journalist is just a racist fool himself. I understand the knee jerk reaction from citizens on both sides of this issue, but I do not understand leaders and journalists that are supposed to be responsible and keep a cool head jumping on either side of this issue just yet. Zimmermann likely overreacted and committed a crime but he's not even arrested yet. Everone needs to shut th heck up and let the police and prosecutors do their work. As usual Peirs you handled yourself with class in all your interviews and I believe you did the public a service by interviewing Zimmerman's borther. In fact, I was quite disturbed and uncomfortable for him watching it. You grilled him well but fairly. If I were you or CNN I would never let this reverse racist Toure on your show again.
This Toure guy is a complete a**hole! Absolutely pathetic. Piers is a great journalist, and for Toure to say anything otherwise is utterly ridiculous! As a journalist it isn't your job to verbally attack someone continuously. If he had a problem with Piers, he could have said it in a much more respectful, professional manner. People actually listen to Toure and take him seriously? How can you when he speaks to others in such ways. Thank you Piers for what you do, I have so much respect for you that you didn't freak out on that d*** more than you did!
Jhon Joffre
Piers Morgan, I never come to this discussions but after see your show today I must to recognize you're an amazing journalist, my daughters wants to fallow your line and thanks to come to America, about this guy, he seems have a strong racial issue, actually close to the hate, this case is very confuse and no one shall take side here until the court define this case, however here who has fully responsibility are the guys go pass this bill in Florida, And this shall be in alert to all other states to review this kind fo laws.
Piers is an idiot. Which makes Toure a massively huge totally ridiculous idiot. Toure is a racist.
I am appalled at how Toure treated Piers! How hypocritical of Toure to mention Piers nationality! Isn't that what we're here for????? How dare him say ANYTHING about the fact that he "can't understand" how America feels. The best moment was Piers saying "What a load of crap!!!! Listen...the interview wasn't strong by any stretch of the imagination....Piers has done much better (lwhat the hell WAS Zimmerman doing going to Target with a gun for...YEEAHHHHHA RIGHT!!!!) but the level of arrogance displayed by Toure made me sick....I hope I don't see him on MSNBC anymore...there is no place for those who predjudice other cultures on MSNBC. He should apologize for his arogance and unprofessionalism ASAP!!!!!
norman SF CA
Mr. Toures was very unprofestional. In his mind he has already convict Zimmerman. I wonder what he would be saying if it was the other way around?
Piers, I did look at your interview with Zimmernan last night and thought it was professionally conducted. As a journalist you allow persons to aire their views, regardless of your persuasion. You did well. I also admired the manner in which you highlighted the Trayvon story without deviating from the cause.
Why did you allow that Drama Queen/King to make you lose your cool..he's not worth your professionalism. I did feel your pain tonight. Chin up Piers!!! Keep up the great job.
Good on you for calling Toure out. This is a human tragedy and those that are trying to capitalize on it with "sensationalism" are missing the point. The bottom line is a young man is dead. Regardless of his race, his life and all of its potential is lost.
joseph camp
I think that piers morgan was very professional with his interview with Zimmermans brother. I believe like most that zimmerman is a murderer. And at very least should be arrested and broght to trial. But I also believe that he deserves a trial. And his family deserves to be heard just like everybody else. Its hard for me to believe this Toure is actually a professional journalist. He totally embarressed himself. I watched both interviews and I thought Piers did a good job with the zimmerman brother. And he handled Toure very well.
To Brobin, I am African American. I say it because we as African American stand up for right not color. So there's your answer. Now as an African American, I am very disappointed in Toure. He need another job. He had a few minutes of fame and now please hide. I am a regular watcher of Piers Morgan. He is very good, respectful and when he has to be he is tactful. I like it the way Piers handled Toure. He has so much anger. Like the Bible says, a soft spoken word will go alot futher than being arrogant and rude. Just because you can speak big words, does not mean you use them correctly. I wouldn't dare buy his books. We as African Americans are all angry about Zimmerman getting away with murder but you have to be a dumb man to think you can go on someone show like Toure did and tell them how to interview. Where is your show Toure? After tonight let's see who hires you. He has really embarrassed me. Sad Sad Sad.
you are absoultly right im an afro american 2 n also belive Mr Zimmerman is guilty n shouldnt be free, n im soooooo DISAPPOINTED on how toure insulted Piers. This way very rude of him, i couldnt even stand listening to him with that disrespectful attidue. Come on your a journalist ppl are watching you could have made your point VERY clear in a more respectful manner, cause ppl would ve listened.
piers sucks. he was a fox reporter for the now defunct British newspaper because of lies and deception, and now over here he's sucking up to stupid, idiotic fox friends. Wow, what a journalist!!!! Toure has lived here his whole life, he has a right to feel bad about Treyvon. So do I. So stop your whining.
Justin Bryant seattle
Oh so you are saying because Piers is from another country he has less of a right, if not any, to speak of Treyvon's death? But the ignorant Tour'e can because he lived here?
OK So what about all of the Americans who go to all the 3rd world countries and risk their lives to save peoples lives!??!?
OR if you are so smart, then what about the journalist that die in other countries trying to get the truth out? Syria has claimed a couple lives.....
hmmm as an American you aren't really showing your stripes but more of the ignorance of an uneducated delinquent.
MOST OF ALL DID YOU see how Sir Tour'e did not ever answer a single question but just got wrapped up in his testosterone trying to prove Piers wrong and interupting him on every chance he could find instead of answering the real question Piers was asking and the question the people of American want to hear. Also did you not see the ignorance of Sir Tour'e?
skystarved
I really think Piers stood his ground and was measured in his response to Toure. That guy is doing more to fan the flames of hatred than Zimmerman himself. We should all just let the criminal justice system do its job and not assume the worst all the time. I usually am not a fan of Piers, because I think his show can be inane. But he is much more proffessional than Toure.
Toure needs to take a step back emotions are running too high about this case I understand the African American community are fed up with the treatment of young males. These young people are not going to take what happen in the ciivil rights movement.
If they don't arrest Zimmerman I am afraid tempers are really going to flair and someone will have to calm them down. This is bigger than what people realize and hatred toward President Obama is also intertwined in this and they are not going to take it any more.
Everybody needs to watch what they say especially the candidates and some Radio/TV pundents who are fueling the fire. This is serious business and there are a lot of angry people out there.
As a pyshiatrist for over 22 years, this interview was one of the most disturbing I've ever seen. For a so called credible journalist (Toure) to ignore all truth in favor of his own ego shows real issues in judgement.. Furthermore, to lash out at Mr. Morgan for not being American showed a vulnerability in Mr. Toure's confidence in his own judgement to start with. You always hear about the lame stream media, the far left meda...this interview was a transparent look into Mr. Toure's highly biased, highly prejudiced soul. Any credibility this man had before as a biased reporter must be questioned in the future.
Martina Prendergast
If you step aside who was the better journalist, see the original complain of Mr.Toure, than you have to admit that the soft fluffy way of giving interviews suits the profit driven CNN as well as the NRA supporting all efforts to keep the Right Wingers, holding there head up high to justify there gun ownership fueling the hate against a minority
Never heard of Toure' before. The man seemed immature and lacked even a facade of journalistic professionalism.
As an American I was appalled by his zenphobic attack upon Morgan. Morgan appears highly educated and a 'citizen of the world'. I guess Toure' (whoever he is) isn't educated enough to know that the UK also has some racial 'issues' in their past. Britons long ago initiated the slave trade which brought Toure's ancestors to the N. American continent.
Wow! I can't wait for the day when Toure looks back at this interview and realizes how immature in his profession he is. I wonder if he will apologize?
Toure needs to learn the art of communication!
Toure may not have liked Piers's interview (if Toure had any intelligence, he would have seen this was a very telling interview), but at least Piers does not believe he is THE OFFICIAL on this topic. Toure cannot see that Piers was able to get yet another story from the Zimmerman family. Does Toure not say, himself, that there are different stories from the Zimmerman camp? Did Piers not just proove that to millions of people by having George Zimmerman's brother on the show and allow him to spew his lies? Does Toure really believe that Piers took the statements from George Zimmerman's brother as truth?
Does Toure not see that in his statements about Piers being "to new to the situation" and to new to our country that Piers has no right to speak on this issue are themselves prejudice thougth and speak? Really! Toure, you do not know PIers. If you did. If you spent anytime watching him and his show, you would know Piers is a PROFESSIONAL and always is very well prepared and educated abou the topics his is presenting on his national show. Is Toure really so arrogant to believe that Piers cannot possible understand the "nuances" of this situation? To me, Toure is being very prejudice himself in stating that Piers cannot possibly understand the situation. Wow. Toure, you have just made yourself look very, very bad. I wonder if your co-workers are cringing at your derrogatory and rude statements.
Toure, at least Piers understands that he, personally, was not there, and thus, cannot possible know for certainty what transpired. Were you there Toure? Do you know with abosolute certainty what happened? How could you possibly? At least Piesr knows that all the facts have not come out. I think if you would have gotten off your high, blind horse, you would have seen that Piers believes this incident to be tragic. I think if you were not so arrogant and immature, you would have seen that Piers is confident that the truth will come out and that justice for Treyvon will be served. I am also sadened to think that you may be looking at this as a "Black" issue. I am so saddened for the Martin family. This should not have happened to their child. However, I think you need to look further into what has happened here and see that this is a human being issue. Absolutely NO PERSON on this Earth should be profiled. Not even Piers Morgan.
I was wondering when Piers Morgan will apologize for being an arrogant jerk who disregarded the experiences of a young black male. Toure, as a cultural critic, was speaking from experience. I've heard how he's been harassed and singled out because of the color of his skin. Heck, Senate Chaplain Barry Black, a black man who is a decorated retired Navy Admiral, within the last week, spoke about how he, too, has experienced the same harassment. Piers can't see what Toure sees unless he walks a day in his shoes. He's in NO position to tell Toure he did everything he could in the interview. I am a black woman and I don't believe he did everything he could've done while interviewing Zimmerman's interview. Someone who was either well aware of the black experience in America or who has first-hand experience would've asked more probing questions. PERIOD! Perspective matters!! Piers thinks he knows everything but he does NOT!
I did look at your interview with Zimmernan last night and thought it was professionally conducted. As a journalist you allow persons to aire their views, regardless of your persuasion. You did well. I also admired the manner in which you highlighted the Trayvon story without deviating from the cause.
I saw the interview last night. Piers was a gentleman. I like Toure', but tonight he was out of control. Sure, I, too, was frustrated by Zimmerman's comments and felt he was untruthful. Keep doing the right thing, Piers, despite adversity and your life will be truly blessed.
I think Piers did a great interview with Robert Zimmerman. While watching it I thought he challenged him on many occasions. I think Toure only wants one side of the story to come out. Everyone keeps saying that they hear a boy screaming on the 911 tape. When I first listened to it, I thought it sounded like a man screaming so thought it had to be Zimmerman, then I heard that all the photos I've been seeing of Martin were 5 or 6 years old and he was actually 17 and over 6 feet, so it could have been either one, but definately not a little boy. And why do people keep saying that George Zimmerman weighed 250 pounds when he is actually 5' 8" and 170 pounds. And why does everyone keep saying that Zimmerman was told not to follow Martin but he kept doing it? If you listen to the 911 tape he say okay that he would stop and you can tell that he does stop running then he continues to tell the 911 operator where he will be waiting by his vehicle when the police get there. I have heard that there was actually an eye witness that gave a statement to police that night that saw the whole thing, the family has talked about it and the police have said that is why he was not arrested. I wish Florida could release all the information so there would not be so much gossip. I think the best thing to do would be to arrest Zimmerman, release all the correct information and let justice take its court instead of trying this case in the court of public opinion on gossip and rumors.
I don't know what our President has to do with this discussion, Michelle, Eric Holder, common guys, hide your hate. This is between Piers and Toure. Piers' journalistic approach is not hard-hitting, that's just his style. He should stick to celebrity guests. Toure's point (although he didn't articulate it like I would have preferred) is simple, THE MATTER IS OF DEEP AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND SADNESS, that affording Robert Zimmerman a world stage at prime time required that he is properly and surgically interrogated rather than the "softball" approach Piers is known for. Oh, one more thing, you hateful bloggers or posters; can you get a high school diploma before you write in? It helps because targeting the Obamas with your hate just reinforces your self-hate and hickish culture.
Well spoken, thank you
Does this guy, Toure, claim to be a journalist? Wow! How sad. Journalists are suppose to be objective. Just report. Period. He is adding to the madness that is pervasive in all the news outlets. Piers you are a professional in the way you keep your cool with your guests. I NEVER watch MSNBC and NBC; I now know why. Piers, your show is both entertaining and informing; keep on doing what you do.
Lol ppl are so stupid of course some of you ppl don't understand how upset a black person gets when its about race and injustice I'm not going to be on here saying I'm black or white but I understand that america still have not healed from racism this is just something that put it to light and ppl are tired of injustice and black ppl have no vocie to it because ppl always think its the black card being pull I've seen it for my own eyes and if we as appl think the high justice system cares about us have fun dealing with this problem for another 100 years of course there will be hate but we need protectionn too
Mr.Toure is right. I was annoyed to see that CNN and Pier invited one side of the story, when the other side is facts that speak for itself. Not guess but prove if the truth can not be opened for all eyes to see.
This will prove damaging fueling the NRA to seed doubt in order to save the fear to sell there products.
Hello, Piers, I'm here to commend you for the job you did today with your debate with Toure...that is of course if you could call a prejudiced, biased, unprofessional journalist ranting and rambling on and on without even letting you give a rebuttal point by point a "debate". You stuck to the main rule of journalism: stick to the facts, not the rumors, and do not take a biased stance. Apparently, Toure didn't. he NEVER, at any point (and I particular paid attention to this) gave SPECIFIC examples of journalistic misinformation on your part. Toure, if you're reading this, I'm telling you this: I never disagreed with your point that Piers could have followed up with more questions, but you need to prepare a good argument if you want to criticize someone's show...ON THEIR OWN SHOW.
I watched the interview, Piers called Toure names twice. So he wasn't as professional and cool as you think.
Good for you Piers. Why is it that reporting the news now requires taking a side, no matter how obvious it may be. Is it not the purpose of a "Professional Journalist" to be neutral? Yet, your being attacked as if its a shame your not taking a side.
In our fight, America, to find true equality, lets not destroy journalism.
Shame on you piers and you call yourself a professional
Until you walk a day in the shoes of an African American male and their parents you don't understand everybody is angry and this is where professional journalism comes in but they are also human too because they have had that expierence.
I hope and Pray that the justice system will be fair or you are looking at the time when Martin Luther King was asassinated and it was not a pretty thing over this country. They are now walking on egg crates and emotions are running very high. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I would be very careful how I judge someone TENIONS ARE VERY HIGH ALL OVER IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SOME WHITES.
america4me
Piers, you were more than gracious to allow Toures to verbally abuse you in such an unprofessional, inappropriate manner. First of all, CNN and the Piers Morgan Show is NOT a court of law and unlike what Toures suggested, you didn't have the right to drill George Zimmerman's brother like a private investigator. Zimmerman was your guest and didn't have to appear on your show at all. Had you been accusing or disputing Zimmerman's comments, he could have got up and walked off of the set. You were firm, but not rude and should be applauded for being the first person to have any of the Zimmerman family on your show. Secondly, it was actually brave of George's brother to appear on nationwide TV that could have been risking his life with all of the angry racial hatred going on.
As a last note, Toures said "You don't know about what goes on in America." But obviously, Toures doesn't know that in America a person is INNOCENT until proven guilty and they have a right for a fair hearing. And he also obviously doesn't know that in the court of law, George Zimmerman will have the right for HIS side of the incident to be heard.
You were fair and professional. This is a tragic story regardless of the color of Trayvon's skin, but unfortunately, this is what happens every single time. But if Trayvon had been "white" where would Toures and all of the other racists be? They would not say one word about it. Unfortunately, Toures needs to go to an "anger management class," and then he needs to be taught about the America's legal system as to what happens when a crime is committed. There are TWO sides that must be heard before a Judge can make a fair decision on the case. Toures has already made up his mind about what happened when he doesn't have a clue as to what happened, nor does anyone else at this time other than George Zimmerman. The truth will come out and our court system will try George Zimmerman accordingly.
But the most scary thought is in knowing there are racist like Toures and others out there who are ready to have a lynch mod to take care of George Zimmerman without a trial. So, it is Tores who is NOT a professional journalist - you did handled the interview appropriately. Remember this: "People who belitte someone else - IS LITTLE!!!
america4me: I agree with everything you wrote. Well said.
areweinhell
You sound like a racist and you seem to be unaware of the fact that you write things that would be considered racist. What upsets many people, both white and black, about this case is that Zimmerman was not arrested even though there was 'probable cause' to arrest him. You also do not seem to understand how the legal process works. An arrest is not a conviction of guilt. Yes, you are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. However, you can be arrested if it is 'believed' that you may have committed a crime under the law.
Here is the deal – Zimmerman is GOING to jail and in there he will get his "Black Justice" that you can count on. The police department at Sanford; you dudes are out of a job. Heads will roll starting tomorrow, watch your TV as the demonstrators flood the police department. I DON'T KNOW HOW ANY OF YOU CAN CALL TOURE names when all his asking for (in-artfully) is that this Zimmerman animal be arrested. It may take a while but he is going down. The problem with White Folks is that, most (not all) underestimate the influence of black folks, it may take a while but Zimmerman as well as any other vigilante in plain clothes or uniform that thinks they can hurt a broder is got another thing coming. Black folks revolted agains the most powerful nation on earth (USA) and changed a lotta stuff (google Civil Rights) – IT JUST TAKES TIME – ZIMMERMAN'S FREEDOM IS LIMITED. I give him even a shorter time in jail.
Zimmerman is not white....what are you talking about.....? anger management needed here maybe?
Hey Blue Chip, Journalistically Peirs Morgan is the new Gold Standard and Toure is just an arrogant and insignificant MSNBC mouthpiece. Peirs Morgan is very hardhitting and substantive in his approach. Just because he doesn't engage in yelling or name calling does not change that fact. It only makes him more compelling to watch. Toure seriously damaged his television career tonight. I suspect that in a few months you'll have to find him over at Current Tv because he is not ready for and does not posess the proper temperment needed for primetime. Toure is clearly a racist. I hope MSNBC fires him if he does not offer a sincere apology to Peirs Morgan.
Steve D, Ok, I will try this a little differently...., Pier's show on CNN is a different format and genre from what the story deserves. He ventured into "investigative journalism" which is not his strong point. You should know that Pier's last job was like American Idol. I would not be too quick to call Toure a racist, I am assuming you understand what that word means..., perhaps you don't. Toure is pop-culture and his appearance on that show was not in the capacity of a journalist, he was on there as concerned african american citizen who felt he deserved more from piers' interview with Robert. Both men are actually acquaintances and you guys fell for a the show designed to up ratings, so is TV. MSNBC will fire Toure, they like him very much, THAT I KNOW, I am in MEDIA
Tenisha
I love to see people on here identifying the interview as it happened, not injecting there own opinion
Oh I love to be a young Progressive Democrat seeing my brothers and sisters.
Bring it on you all out there.
Good job Blue Chip
Hey Blue Chip, Wow, a thoughtful reply, I am impressed though I totally disagree. Peirs Morgan has every right to delve into any subject he wants on his own show. Morgan clearly has strong journalistic chops and his opinion is very well informed. I dont see how a cultural/pop; commentator like Toure has any more right than Mr. Morgan to discuss this matter. You can defend Toure all you want and spin his childish uninformed and judgemental tirade all you want, but the prevailing view out there in the news world and the blogisphere is that he did the cause for justice in this case a great deal of harm. I always liked this Toure and found him to be quite humorous. Particularly when he appeared on VH1 programming. However, he is way out of his league here and revealed himself as racist in that he believes white English men have no right to an informed opinion or to discuss a matter that involves anything to do with Black society.
What kills me here is that Peirs Morgan is clearly seeking to expose the truth in this matter and to my mind has conducted his interviews with a high level of profesionalism. Morgan clearly beleives something is amiss with Zimmermann's story. Morgan is correct to let the facts come out before making a final judgement. However, what is also clear is that for people like Toure nothing less than an outright attack and conviction in the press on Zimmermann and his brother will do. Toure like Spike Lee did the cause for justice in this case a great deal of harm with their kneejerk responses and hysterical tweets. If Zimmerman is eventually arrested and convicted it will likely be appealed again and again and possibly overturned because of the poisoned political atmosphere they helped create. No verdict in the case will ever be trusted now. How does that serve society? Now if you've really been following the case, most of the same leaders who initially rushed to judgement in this case have suddenly gone silent as it is apparent that neither of the individual involved in this case were angels. To my mind, this case is about a tragic death, but it is also about whether or not as a society we need young neighborhood watch vollunteers with no proper police training to be armed and it is also about Florida's Stand Your Ground Law. I think that Zimmerman is most likely guilty of manslaughter, but the facts need to come out at trial before I can make a final judgement for myself. If Zimmerman is prosecuted for murder instead of manslaughter there is a high likelyhood he will walk because it will be very difficult to prove he woke up that day intending to kill someone. Everyone needs to chill and tone down the inflammatory rhetoric.
Toure is a racist. HUH? I guess that means he hates one of his parents! You do know that Toure is bi-racial. You're a typical idiot who thinks that Toure couldn't possibly have a white parent and express his displeasures in the manner in which he does. You're a real linear thinker, there! Join the rest of us in reality and come down from the clouds!!!! There's a real world down here where people, with feelings, dwell.
Piers is lame. Robert Zimmerman made him look very weak.
Mr. Morgan's extraordinary defensiveness and personal attacks on Toure' were the most unprofessional behaviors I have ever seen on any news channel (outside of Fox"News" which I do not consider a news channel) the past five decades. Mr. Morgan obviously does not understand the depth of racial conflict in America. Perhaps he should talk with the Southern Poverty Law Center to get more educated before he carries on any more personal attacks on people who do understand the depth of those issues. I object to news media granting George Zimmerman's relatives air time to spread their stories and opinions, so I guess Mr. Morgan would personally attack me like he did Toure'. What a major disappointment for CNN.
Good job, Ron. I concur.
You used my words Sir, thank you. I could say it better.
I agree! Piers did a horrible job and Toure called him on it. Piers could man up and admit what he did and that he needs more journalistic experience. However, Piers ego is way too big to admit he's wrong. Remember, Piers is always going to believe he's the smartest man in the room. That's Piers downfall.
GEEJAY
I'VE WATCHED AND ENJOYED YOUR SHOW SINCE YOU BEGAN.
I AM A 72-YEAR-OLD WHITE FEMALE. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH TOURE ABOUT YOU LETTING ROBERT ZIMMERMAN SPREAD HIS FABRICATIONS TO AMERICA. IT WAS SO CLEAR WHY RZ WAS SAYING WHAT HE SAID, MAKING UP WHATEVER HE COULD IN ORDER TO CLEAR HIS BROTHER'S NAME. BUNK!. (REMINDS ME OF THE JURY OF CASEY ANTHONY WHO BELIEVED THE SIDE SHOW ABOUT HER FATHER, THEN LET HER GO FREE.) SORRY PIERS, YOU LOST ME ON THIS ONE.
Thank you nancy grace she is always the vocie of the ppl now she is the real thing
I agree GEEJAY. Pier's outside his comfort zone.
mark camp
I love this country. we all get to tell our opinion without fear of arrest by the government. we live in a great country. Hopefully the Justice system will work in this case. If zimmerman is quilty he should go to jail. But no matter what happens, he should be giving a fair trial. And we have to accept whatever the justice system finds. I am afraid of what will happen if Zimmerman is found innocent. Please just remember that most people believe O.J. was quilty of killing his white wife but whites didnt start killing blacks when he was acquitted. racially motivated crime qoes both ways. If you don't like it, then don't do it!!!
Paul Rye
To Ron:
The USA is a free country you can bring who ever you want in the air just don't watch if you don't like it.
Good job Piers!
Toure said it out loud and clear. If you are not willing to call somebody out by there lies, than you should not let them speak to distort the trues. People that was not there. If anybody George should do interview. Watch Lawrence O'Donnell interview with the "........Friend" of Geoge. He ask hard demanding questions over and over again and made the "friend" admit out of his own admission, that Gorge and he are not friends and spoke last before the killing.
Yup, PM should take a note from Lawrence.
Paul, our country is more "free" for some than for others. I have no doubt that George Zimmerman would be in jail in Florida if he was African American and his murder victim was white.
The question here is PM's lack of interviewing skills. I agree with Toure. I have stopped watching Piers. He does not challenge his guests and does not ask followup questions. He is never prepared and asks the same questions in all his interviews. CNN has already lost that time slot. Piers is not a good interviewer. In this year of an election
I agree, Marielle. I MISS LARRY! I think CNN got PM just because of his accent. My sister lives outside London, been there, heard that, not impressed. That time slot is lost, I watch reruns on Univision instead and I don't even understand spanish.
Victoria Phillips! Everyone has their own opinion and it's great that there is such a great forum such as this for people to express themselves. However, you took it to a base level when you mentioned Michelle Obama!! What has Michelle Obama to do with this? And the comment about black people and being in Jail is just ridiculous. You are obviously prejudiced and bitter– Sorry that Michelle Obama is the first lady and you are not.. And how did you break your nose? Maybe it was by talking crap like that to the wrong person (hopefully not a black person, last thing we need is to give you another excuse).
I thought I was the only one that read Victoria's mis-guided and ill-informed rhetoric. Glad you put her in her place.
HAVE ALL THE FACTS – That is code word for "GIVE THE DEFENDANT TIME TO COME UP WITH A STORY WHICH IS USUALLY A LIE" Why is it that when a black or minority is wronged, usually shot, folks (and you know yourself) like some of you on this chat, always inquire about FACTS, FACT, FACTS, FACTS...! Really? Rodney King (LA) – The obvious tape shown around the world wasn't enough...FACTS were missing, Ahmoud Dialo (NY) – "The tape shown did not cover every aspect of the 50 rounds fired, oh, it was the part before the tape...FACTS, FACTS, FACTS...! Little kid in Pasadena, CA, shot today – "Lets wait for the FACTS, FACTS, FACTS.. ONE THING YOU FACT-ADDICTS NEVER ASK is did the gun totting killers who shot these innocent people wait to determine the FACTS that their victims were innocent, unarmed people? When the roles are reversed the JUSTICE SYSTEM LIKE some of you on this chat, will usually disregard the facts and convict in-spite of the facts.
I hope and Pray that the justice system will be fair or you are looking at the time when Martin Luther King was asassinated and it was not a pretty thing over this country. They are now walking on egg crates and emotions are running very high. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I would be very careful how I judge someone TENSIONS ARE VERY HIGH ALL OVER IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SOME WHITES.
Continuing ....in this year of an election you need someone who understands the country, the politics and the passion of the nation. Piers Morgan is not that man. The manner in which he was insensitive to Toure who was a guest on on his show was deplorable. I watched because a friend told me about the interview.
You're absolutely RIGHT! Piers simply wanted to sensationalize the issue so that his ratings would increase. He's a former editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper. You know the paper that's in trouble for hacking into celebrity's phones and other improprieties. That's the kind of tabloid journalist Piers Morgan is. He was insensitive to Toure and wanted nothing more than to fight with him on TV. At the end, Toure got it. I could see he had said what he wanted to say and realized Piers was clueless and was happy remaining as ignorant about racial issues in America after the interview as he was before the interview! Maybe the lightbulb might flicker, slightly, in days to come in that big bone head of Piers Morgan!
Very well stated!
Mr. Toure, Read between the lines.
The majority of Americans are not stupid.
You owe Pers Morgan an apology.
I stand behind my previous comments.
I posted this on Mediaite earlier, but I'm still so aggravated, I'll repost it here and on MSNBC if they even report on this:
While I agree that Zimmerman’s brother was really not credible and I am nowhere near Piers’ biggest fan, Toure was WAY out of line. Walter Cronkite is rolling over in his grave right now. Toure, take notes: A REAL journalist allows a guest to speak without calling bull on every answer. Unless you have a crystal ball, you DON’T know what happened on that night, so even if it doesn’t make sense, he has every right to say his piece in front of an OBJECTIVE interviewer. Furthermore, who the hell are you to tell Piers that he can’t do an interview properly because he doesn’t understand the deep-seated “pain” in the U.S. (translation: because he’s not black). Talk about racism. And oh my god, don’t get me started on invoking Emmett Till’s name! You should be ashamed of yourself and MSNBC should rethink your contract.
And FYI, accusing someone of not being a professional journalist in one breath, then saying you and your colleagues were laughing at him all day over at MSNBC just shows your lack of professionalism and complete lack of class. Epic fail Toure, you deserved to have your ass handed to you (with tea and crumpets)
jrachelle
That was the most unprofessional, ego-driven, bigoted, interview I've ever seen on television! Does Toure' not understand what a bigot he is to profess that Piers cannot understand the plight of the suppressed because he has and English heritage? Wow! What ignorance. He makes a point to criticize that the interview with Zimmerman even occurred and it even put the screws in says "Everyone" at NBC was laughing. Then he turns around and complains that Piers didn't ask the right questions, the ones he wanted asked. What the hell is this guys real problem? How many other people did he have for dinner? JERK and IDIOT.
"Bigot, JERK, IDIOT" wow, I think you need anger management. CAN YOU NOT MAKE YOUR POINT WITHOUT NAME CALLING? Wow. Perhaps your just lonely.
I disagree with Toure's comments about Piers lack of ability to fully comprehend the gravity of the situation b/c he has only lived in the US for 6 years...by that standard any citizen born and raised in America should not comment or have any opinion on racial/political matters outside of the US since they have not fully experienced it first hand...makes little sense to me.
USMC_PROUD
I see a lot of people saying that nobody from the Zimmerman family or corner so to speak, should be permitted to speak and tell another side of the story..I myself find fault with that way of thinking.
If George Zimmerman is in fact guilty, and it is proven in a court of law, then I want him imprisoned for a very long time, however if the evidence proves otherwise, and that Trayvon did in fact attack Zimmerman, and was in fact in fear for his life, and used deadly force in accordance with the LAW, and is proven innocent, then he is innocent.
There are scores of forensic techniques that can either support Zimmerman's story or repute it.
I don't think it's that. It that they have been proven to be caught in lies and inconsistencies. Toure for example was irked that those known inconsistencies weren't challenge. Essentially Toure was out to prove Piers wasn't knowledgeable of the facts to challenge Robert Zimmerman. No one is saying they can't speaking but they are critiquing what's said and the intent behind it. It's up to the court of law to law to presume innocence, that does not pertain to the rest of us. People mostly concluded who's innocent and guilty based on the information as it comes, hence the critique of Toure to Morgan. However, clearly nothing you say is "fact" when then lead investigator did not believe those claims, no do the majority of credible witnesses, mostly the 13 yr. He has not been charged as of yet, the case set a grand jury for an indictment 4-10-2012 I believe. What you stated was Zimmerman's "claim" or version of events, and that claim has many challenges including a history of aggressive behavior some describe as a Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde personality. And yes, forensic if applied could most certainly turn this case around, they are investigating these angles, and it can repute most certainly. The forensics thus far casts doubt on Zimmerman's story.
I usually don't do this, but I felt compelled to respond after watching the Piers-Toure debate. Piers, I hope you read this. I found your behavior to be extremely hostile, rude and overly defensive–too much to be considered professional. Never assume that because you have lived in the US for 7 years you are fully capable of grasping the full scope of racial tension in the US. That assumption in itself is hurtful, and at best, a slap in the face for African Americans. Toure, whom I have never heard of before today, made a valid point. In situations like this, where cases involving minorities tend to reveal people's warped sense of justice or morals, journalists have an ethical duty to, with their skill, draw out the truths and falsities in people's stories. If you don't take anything else from this, take this–all your 7 years in the US make you illequipped to be able to empathize with America right now. Trust me, you just don't get it. Read some books–that's what I did!
One more thing: your statement "what a load of fatuous nonsense" not only disregarded another journalist's unique experience on US race/justice relations, it also disregarded the real life experiences African Americans have historically had to endure and indeed continue to endure. At the very least, America deserves an apology for that.
You're absolutely right! Thank you for your comment. Piers was arrogant, dismissive and ignorant while he claimed to be a consummate professional. LAUGHABLE! Your level of empathy is what a professional journalism would exude! Piers Morgan didn't understand where Toure was coming from and he should've attempted to do so. However, he disregarded his stance and that's a serious problem in our country. Piers isn't in any position to simply disregard the experience of an African-American male any more than he is in any position to disregard the experiences of the Jews in the Holocaust. Again, thank you for your level of understanding!
Ann, very well stated!
N.L.Cardoso
I am from Brazil (living in the Amazon Region) and do appreciate very much Mr Piers Morgan´s Interviews but this evening I quite agree with Mr. Touré´s comments concerning the Zimmerman family making up "stories" and I do believe lying to protect his own son. I think from what the media has shown in this unbilievalbe case that in fact there was simply a murder against a disarmed black young guy, for absolutely nothing... or maybe because he was a BLACK person. Where is the worldwide famous and so much rigorous AMARICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM. Is IT blind ?... Or... Many people can not see what is so obvious – a criminal situatian. No doubt about it! I DO HOPE JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED...
Blacks want equality. 2 down, many more to go.
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Justice Antonin Scalia on 2000's Bush v. Gore: "That comes up all the time, and my usual response is 'get over it'"
Coming up this evening at 9 p.m., "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomes Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for a rare and candid sit-down interview.
Joining the Court's longest-serving justice in Washington D.C., host Piers Morgan asks his guest to recount his most-contentious case:
"Well, I guess the one that created the most waves of disagreement was Bush v. Gore," says Scalia, referring to the famed United States Supreme Court decision dealing with the dispute surrounding the 2000 presidential election. "That comes up all the time, and my usual response is 'get over it.'"
Noting that it was the Democratic candidate who brought the case into the Courts, Scalia says he hasn't lost any sleep over the result:
"No regrets at all, especially since it's clear that the thing would have ended up the same way anyway," recalls the 76-year-old. "The press did extensive research into what would have happened, if what Al Gore wanted done, had been done, county by county, and he would have lost anyway."
Watch the clip, and listen to the interview, then tune in this evening as the man described as "the intellectual anchor of the Court's conservative wing" is joined by Professor Bryan A. Garner, Scalia's co-author of the new book, "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts."
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Post by: Andrea Apuy, Jason Kurtz
Scalia should realize that many of us will never "just get over it" and realize the Court made a horrible decision that stuck us with the horrible Bush and Cheney. Scalia ia a corrupt corporate bought and paid for justice.
That's okay. Glad it upsets you. Now you know how those of us sane Americans feel for the dim bulb you and your cronies have stuck us with now.
You may not like the current President but he was elected LEGALLY. Your buddy Bush was not!
As for his being a dim bulb: you're kidding, right? I know you guys don't like to admit that there is such a thing as an intellectual Black man, but you're wrong.
Yes a LEGALLY elected president, its just his skin color that bothers you...pos racist.
marjee123
President Obama unlike his predecessor was ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY. He did not have the AG of Florida delibertly stop the recount of the vote which gave it to Gore. And then the Supreme Court took a case that was not in the provence of the court and litterally appointed George W. Bush to the presidency. That allowed him to invade an innocent country and be responsible for the deaths of over 3000 of our military, and hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi and drive us so deep in debt that his party is obstruction every single bill that OUR PRESIDENT HAS PROPOSED TO GET THIS COUNTRY GOING. If the supreme court had not appointed bush we might not be in the fix he and the republicans put us in. He says he was famous...what he means is he was and is infamous.
chuckleberry1974
Dim bulb? A Harvard Law grad who was president of Harvard Law Review? Do you have any idea how dim that makes you sound?
which republican are you talking about?
uzumakiw
You can have a degree from any college in the world, doesn't mean you still can't be an idiot.
And boy, do I love to hear people still pull out the race card as an excuse for people who don't like Obama. Must feel good for you all to have something easy to fall back on in a debate.
Saywha?
Hey MC...you didn't like Bush? Then you're a pos racist. Pretty simple deduction according to your way of thinking.
Michael ,your just a racist. I feel sorry for people like you. You have to find something for your failure and our current president is your fall guy. Get over it. Your a loser and you will be a loser no matter who the president is.
matthewmichaelock
Dim bulb?...Really? Considering the Elmer Fudd speaking yahoo he replaced, he's the smartest person in the universe! ThThTh...That's all folks!
MikeinMN
Just another F'in Troll
14 minutes...that's how long it took for Michael Wheeler to be accused of being racist because he does like President Obama. Slightly over the current record, but still a good attempt and I'm sure you'll give it another go sometime soon MC.
zero-_up
That's right, if someone doesn't like Obama, they must be racist. That is a tired argument made by individuals who simply want to stir up emotions instead of thinking through reasonable answers to the issues. BTW Bush was legally and accurately elected, whether you like it or not. Stop spouting simple-minded rhetoric and talk about the issues with your brains instead of your emotions.
Dim bulb? hahahahaa, You are a dim bulb yourself, aren't you. hahahaha.... Bush did more damage to the economy than any other president, by spending billions off the books on his little wars, allowing his rich banking and financial buddies to collapse the economy, implementing the Patriot Act that took away your rights to due process and no search without probably cause than any other president in history. He was a C student at best, and only stayed in school because he had a rich and powerful daddy. He dodged the draft and then couldn't even get enough guts together to attend Air National Guard meetings one weekend a month. Dick Cheney ran the government, because W really didn't know what was going on most of the time. Dim bulb. That's a RIOT!!!! Clearly you don't have a clue. Turn off conservative radio where the likes of Limbaugh exude smelly nonsense from all oriifices, and actually read REAL facts. of course you won't, though. So, if Romney wins, and rainbows don't come out of his backside, what are you going to do then? Oh yeah. Blame it all on Obama. Right. I forgot. That's the conservative mantra. What a fool.
You don't have to like President Obama, but you do have to respect the guy, especially since he's had to put up with an awful lot of crap, not the least of which was a ballooning deficit thanks to the military minds of President Bush (whom I did not like but respected) and the runaway banking crisis thanks to GOP-led lack of oversight. As for President Obama being "dim" – I have to hand it to you guys. First he's elite because he went to Harvard, now he's dim because he didn't magically fix everything. Could be worse you know, the hothead/airhead ticket could have won and we'd be in a full blown depression AND have unfunded military involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, and Syria. If you thought unemployment is high now, just think what it would have been had Obama not been elected.
I legitimately feel bad for you. Not because of your opinion, which I happen to lend credence to, but because of how your comment was received. Dissenting opinions about the Messiah are always met with this type of rabid, Brown Shirt-esque slew of crazies whose wallets contains nothing but food stamps and a race card.
Amazing that the people who voted for Bush refer to Obama as a dim bulb. Can you imagine? I guess the best defence is a good offence. (Dim bulb......what a joke.....)
If not liking someone because they're a liar and they are bankrupting our country makes me racist – well then someone bring me a robe and a hood. Because I disagree with the dim bulb in the White House doesn't mean I'm a racist... That you would call me that, does mean that you probably are racist. But to let you in on a little secret – I'd rather be considered a racist than be a sycophant of King Barry. Now, as to his intelligence – where you go to school doesn't make you intelligent. He's not smart enough to keep his stories straight. He lies constantly. Case in point – if he or his cronies honestly thought Mitt Romney had committed a felony – they'd have hauled his butt before a grand jury or judge already. Get a grip!
Another note. I guarantee you that most of these simple-minded frauds have hurled an amalgam of insults at Mitt Romney's intelligence, despite the fact that his academic credentials are even more impressive than Obama's.
JimmyK
Tom, that was a remarkably unintelligent post. Have you no pride? Don't you like to post messages that make your point in a logical, intelligent way, rather than stupid characterizations? I hope you have the intelligence to be embarrassed.
A dim bulb? Are you kidding me? What have you accomplished in your life? What education do you have? What do you do for a living? You narrow minded piece of garbage.
The mainstrean press even counted the votes. Bush WON. Please drop it.
Wow.. i see the liberal re tar ds are out in force throwing around the racist term again. They usually do that when they have no valid argument.
atroy
If Obama's bulb is "dim" then Bush's never got properly scr*wed in.
Ron Z.
The tragedy of Bush II is the way his "presidency" reaches out with toxic tendrils to poison everything in physical or temporal juxtaposition.
Case-in-point: Obama. The sad thing about the election of Obama is the fact that his predecessor was such a colossal screwup that it taints any claim that Obama won the Presidency on the basis of merit. The Bush II (mis)administration leaves you with the quite arguable case \that Obama got elected primarily as an anodyne to the pain. And I think that's very, very sad. It's the wisdom of governance by torching the landscape: Even if you don't quite reach your desired goal (neofeudalism), you can easily obtain your secondary goal; your successor's photo ops primarily posed next to smoldering wreckage.
davidk
a dim bulb....compared to his predecessor that couldn't even formulate complete sentences. maybe you need to turn on the light.
Talk about dim bulb? Look in a mirror. President Obama brought us back from the brink from the Depression bush and company almost laid on us. What did we have before bush? Surplus! What do we have now (everyone can answer that). Think how much better we would be now if Al gore had been president in 2000?
Dim bulb? Surely you jest. You may not like his policies or question his effectiveness but he is clearly no dim bulb.
SugarKube
Whiner.
Way to go Scalia. Tell the quivering whiners to shut up.
GripDog
Hit the nail on the head Michael! Gotta love the left's ability to ignore the law and the audacity to attempt to rewrite the laws. Gore got his ass beat fair and square and you still can't sleep? Get a life you low lifes! This is simply a result of the failed Education Department and the Democrats ability to enslave millions in a school system that teaches nothing! Enjoy the chains that you have been programmed to put on your wrists you sorry idiots! I guess that's expected from the party that wants to allow illegals, dead people and dogs to vote! I'm ROFLMAO at you clowns! Now go get your food stamps and spend it on that Ripple and Annie Greensprings you guzzle down by the gallon.
Yea thanks to your "bright" bulb that was asleep at the wheel the week of Sept 10th, 2001. Thanks for the memories...D-bag.
Steve Paradiso
Mr Wheeler, do yourself a favor and read marjee123's comments to you over and over and over again until it penetrates your thick skull. The SCOTUS, with their decision to hand the election to Dubya sent this country into hell.
Tomk777
Legaly elected? He's not even a US citizen, forged birth certificate, and the ONLY people who have certified that bogus copy he produced as legit, are on HIS payroll. Trust me, if he was a Republican, you would be DEMANDING an investigation.
GODZILLA1
Oh my heavens – you watch NASCAR don't you?
Please try reading the article. Gore put the case into the courts. If Gore had won there would have been a recount of each county and Gore would have lost. Fact checking groups and the media did at the time and they showed that bush would have won regardless. Yet the lie that Bush stole the election has continued for almost 12 years. Also just because President Bush didn't speak as eloquently as Pres. Obama doesn't mean he isn't intelligent. After all he has an MBA and they don't give those away. Also Bush has more common sense.
"Legaly elected? He's not even a US citizen, forged birth certificate"
LOL. It's really hard to believe that there could be any more ignorant birthers left after their humiliation.
Really libs, the race card is getting kind of old... I could call the president a novels worth of words, and the word black, would never even be in it... And on a side note, the government hasn't assisted my company even one cent... What a quack..
bpsf
Your sane...LOL
btlprod
Obama was legally elected? He wasn't even legally on the Indiana ballot. The crime is not in question, just determining if the people they charged are responsible.
was there ever a dimmer bulb than GWB? ever? can't think of one...
Michael Wheeler-Dim Bulb
Michael Wheeler is really the dim bulb. Clearly Michael Wheeler has not only not researched the issues but has a short memory of the destruction the Bush administration caused and how the President has had to clean it up. Michael Wheeler is really the embarrassment and represents a section of America that lacks sense and the ability to research.
Proud Liberal
Hey Red Neck...Get over it!
ReviseIt
Calling Obama a "dim bulb" is idiotic – you may not like what he's doing (I voted for him and I don't) but the guy is very intelligent. That said, those reacting to M Wheeler's comment by crying racism are ridiculous – there was nothing in his comment that inferred he's a racist.
buckb10hpu
You brought out all the dim bulbs with that comment. Obama went to Harvard Law School which is very impressive. However, most of you are too ignorant to know that Bush went to Yale for undergrad and then went to Harvard Business School so with your logic Bush is also quite intelligent. I'm not questioning Obama's intellect but he's not fit to lead America. He has absolutely no economic experience when we need a leader now that knows how to run finances. The race card is the most ridiculous argument I have ever heard. There are plenty of African Americans who don't like him either. Herman Cain for one. One of the rising stars in the GOP is Marco Rubio, a latino. The racist allegations are a smokescreen to distract from the real issues. Like, Obama has no idea what he's doing.
a complete sociopath......of a sociopath mother......voted for by sociopaths....and appointed by sociopaths.....what a surprise that they're totally narcisstic.... unable to accept any responsibility for their misdeeds....refuse to express regret.....and are pathological liars.....don't waste your breath on these people......even the most renowned members of the American Psychiatric Association will tell you they're untreatable.....until the morons that continue to vote for they're updated candiates face starvation like in 2008 they'll continue to get elected....because Obama's policies prevented a complete collapse and there's food on the table these psychos are back at it again....best thing to do is to cut all federal aid that benefit these red state losers and let them experience the consquences of their crazy world view
"That's right, if someone doesn't like Obama, they must be racist. That is a tired argument made by individuals who simply want to stir up emotions instead of thinking through reasonable answers to the issues."
Sorry there is no other explanation. All the data points to that one fact. When you look at the tweets the shares, the comments, the jokes, That is the one common theme.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Get trolled. LLOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLLLLLOLOLOLOLOLOL
HURP DERPPP
At least President Obama didn't steal an election. He actually won 53% of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes. So, you "sane" Americans are evidentally in the minority. So, I suppose everyone else is "crazy" and you are "sane"? Is that the way it goes? The problem you and your types have with President Obama isn't his policies, it isn't his (or his supporters) sanity, it isn't anything except the color of his skin. You are a bigot and a racist,but then most Repugs, cons,and Tea Baggers are!
gailb59
Obama was elected not selected. I would think a conservative would know the difference. Of curse, it was the conservatives who sat on their gun butts while the selected Bush trampled the 4th amendment.
It is rather funny that most of the Obama supporters always reference race when trying to defend him. Keep up the good work (racial divide) that is perpetuated by a constant need to feel sorry because of someones race/color. Get over it already.
Rod C. Venger
Yes a dim bulb. Harvard Law? If he's so brilliant, why does he refuse to unseal his academic record so the public can scrutinize his accomplishments? People that hide things do so for a reason.
'sane americans' that voted for bush? why vote for him? because his daddy was a president? because he owned a baseball team? or his DUIs? im glad youre not in a position of authority to perpetuate the cycle of ignorance. oh and a big F U to dick cheney, one of the most evil men to walk the earth
Tom Callahan
dim bulb....Obama? hahahaha Ummmm Bush, Mcain, Dan Quayle et al. Yea they are bright ones for sure. Scalia is an arrogant egoist. Power corrupts applies perfectly to him
no, calling him a racist is totally appropriate. see, there is appropriate criticism, and then there is not appropriate criticism. if we call bush a moron, its only because he said things like, "its time for the human race to enter to solar system," and something about how families are where our dreams take wings or whatever. because he demonstrated that hes an actual moron, its appropriate to call him that. Obama, on the other hand, has not. Hes done the opposite in my opinion. even if you disagree with his policies, you still have to admit, hes a sharp guy. if someone wrongly calls him a dim bulb, there must be an intense personal dislike. maybe mike isnt racist, but its at least worth exploring.
mfhpr
Dim bulb? Seriously? Get over the fact that the SCOTUS GAVE the election to a couple war criminals that cost this country trillions $$$ and thousands of lives, and also gave us the tax cuts that created all those millions of jobs most of our debt/deficit??? Next...
Jay Reardon
Yeah, Bush was a real genius, a "self made" member of the Lucky Sperm Club. Bush/Cheney is like Herpes of being HIV positive - you can never get over it and the country never will.
HaHaHa,, this Michael Wheeler is nobody but an Israeli from the Middle East. He likes to see Americans fight with each other.
Orb44
The ONLY thing I want to read from this Over-Fed, Over-Politicized and Over-Opinionated hack is a collection of either his mother's and/or his wife's Italian recipes. This clown clearly spends more time at the table than he does in the legal library and I'll bet he's got world-class culinary advice. It will take years if not decades to undo the damage his political hack has done in the courtroom.
Oh please. There's a big difference between elected fair & square and buying the "supreme" court with your daddy's money. Speaking of sore losers...
You're OK with the 8 years of George W. lunacy but Pres. Obama gives you heart palpitations?
No. No racism here!
You obviously are fighting for your mental health! The decision of Bush vs. Gore led to the worst 8 years in recent history. Bush by far was the worst president ever. How dare you try to insinuate that President Obama (who will win again in November) is worse!
SFRich
Obama a "dim bulb?" You're kidding, right?
Wasn't it your guy who couldn't pronounce "nuclear" correctly (instead he used "new-cue-ler"), or would would say "Umo..." to start a sentence instead of "I'm going to..."
Ed P
Actually not a horrible decision, just a simple decision on "you cant change the rules after the fact'
Simple decision. If you dont like it, the democrats should have checked the rule book before the fact. not afterwards. I am not an endorser of Bush, in retrospect I regret voting for him, but the decision was simple. not rule changes after the fact
Somebody had to be declared the winner. Too bad it was Bush, but that's life. Doesn't always work out the way you hope. We were rapidly becoming the laughingstock of the world as Florida tried to decide what hanging chads meant and their GOP leaders made decisions in favor of the GOP (who would have seen THAT coming?!.) Kerry did the right thing four years later, conceding rather than drag it all out again. I don't like Scalia much, and I think he's pretty smug about his decision, but somebody had to make the decision. We couldn't go on without a president.
Remember that you can't change the rules after the fact when we hear about Bain Capital retroactive retirements and Mitt Romney. ;D
What is throwing out ballots but changing the rules after the fact.
This is your argument? That the "Court made a horrible decision"? Obviously, you don't have anything to back up your spoutings. Oh, and: "Scalia ia a corrupt corporate bought and paid for justice." Really? I assume you have a fact or two in your back pocket, or, are you just a hysterical, emotional mass of jello? No to the first and yes to the the second? Hmmmm?
Scalia us corrupt and I can prove it. He needs to step down and face crimes against humanity with the intent to murder and child endangerment charges.
People who make a charge and then say "I can prove it" and then don't usually can't.
bbhpu
Good proof there, Vicky.
Scars Aplenty
Vicky, posts like yours are one of the reasons the Republicans still have sticks to hit us with. Yes, Scalia is a toad, Rehnquist was worse, Alito is worse than that, and Clarence Thomas is an Uncle Tom hack. But don't say you can prove it. State your opinion. The tea-baggers take quotes like yours and beat us with them.
That decision has changed the world. 2 wars and turning a surplus into a deficit. The worst decision ever taking by a bunch of old 9 people that changed the world
Florida has more than nine people.
The CBO was projecting budget surpluses for the next decade before 9/11. Iraq was ill-advised, but what would Gore have done in response to 3,000 of our civilians being murdered? Lobbed cruise missiles at pharmaceutical factories?
Nonono – Don't say invading Iraq was a result of 9/11 – that was a Bush vendetta. I will give you the hunting of Osama, which should have been a CIA / Secret Ops done quickly and quietly, but Iraq was a useless waste based on the lies of WMDs which, by the way, was not actually finished until years after Bush claimed "Mission Accomplished" – we are going to be paying fo that waste for years to come. Also, remeber who finished the real job of getting Osama. since everyone can blame Obama for the economy Bush left him, he should certainly take all the credit for truly finishing the job.
The decision didn't change the outcome. The votes were counted by all sorts of people, the press, several Liberal organizations, all with the intent of proving the Court, somehow, got it wrong. The Bush margin of Victory increased based on the certified results, not decreased under each of those recounts.
zandHcats
Following by the most corrupted bill in the US history-Super Pac. A man without any moral like Scalia, of course, has no trouble to sleep at night.
MidWestern Boy
Judith, isn't it a bit troubling to you that Tennessee, home of the wonderful Gore's, voted for Bush ? How do you explain that little inconvenient truth away ?
StraightDs
What on earth does that have to do with anything?
lautanner
Actually, I was thinking about how the anger on this message board reflects the pain and bitterness we all feel. Whether you support Bush or not, you have to admit he failed to keep his most important promise: to unite us. The Great Divide fostered by his administration gets wider every day and it needs to stop. We are all Americans, human beings, and we must stand together.
Easy answer Midwestern Boy! ACORN didn't couldn't get enough dead people and dogs registered to vote!
What a stupid statement. Al Gore had been vice president for 8 years. Tennessee, like many other southern states was in the process of becoming more Repug during that time (probably due to all of the inbreeding). Anyway,the electorate changed., When Bush senior ran, he was from Conneticut and they voted Democrat.
Tennessee is a Republican state now, under the great re-alignment in
American regional politics. The South WAS the Democratic party, until the Dems backed civil rights for black people and
Nixon pursued his infamous Southern Strategy. The Republicans now dominate the South, and the Dems now dominate the Northeast and West Coast. The flipping of various states took a generation.
Democrats aren't going to win national elections in TN anytime soon. (Governorships and state legislatures follow their own logic, based much more on local politics.)
Simple, Tennessee is not noted for the intelligence of it's inhabitants.
Jimmy Joe Jim Bob
There's a lot of inbreeding in Tennessee. I know, I am named for my four fathers.
Oh those laughable libs. No legally elected, what a joke you libs are. Indeed it went to the Supreme Court and they decided he was legally elected. You lefties thing Republicans should "get over" Obamacare going through, be you can continue to spew your vomitous venom, screaming and squakwing that Bush was not "really elected." Squawk all you want that's in the past, and the repeal of Obamacare is in the future.
No, he wasn't legally elected, he was legally appointed. It hasn't got anything to do with liberals being disappointed. We had no president and it ended up being decided by the Supreme Court, which is better than nothing. It's not like they can call it a tie – only one of them could be president. The Supreme Court did its job and Bush was appointed.
So what's your excuse for being so anti-Obama? The GOP hasn't gotten over the fact that HE was duly elected.
consider that....."couldn't go on without a President".....If we had drew a circle around every decision that originated in GB's mind and was actually made, then erased everything inside those circles....how much would be missing, and how bad could that be.....
....things might actually have been better, given that we'd have had no vice-president either....that would have been MUCH better...
The Speaker of the House (a Democrat) would have been preferable.
youngpauldispatches
Walter – Are you allowed to go outside without a helmet on?
"You lefties thing Republicans should 'get over' Obamacare..." We don't "thing" you should get over it; we THINK you should get over it. The Affordable Care Act was passed by the House and Senate, signed by the President, and upheld by the Supreme Court. You Repugs have tried 33 times now to repeal it and have failed each and everytime, and will fail again in the future. So, yes, it is about time that you "get over" it. Bush lost the popular vote in 2000 and would have lost the electoral vote if 5 Repug justices had not stopped the recount. That makes the Affordable Care Act legitimate and Bush's 8 years in the White House illegitimate.
Scalia cheated, pure and simple. He and the rest of the 2000 court should be investigated criminally.
Do you mean the Supreme Court of Florida? Yes, they should be investigated.
Obviously, you are not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed, Rob. Use your context clues. Now, let's think: Is Scalia a member of the FLORIDA Supeme Court of the UNITED STATES Supreme Court? Has he ever been a member of the FLORIDA Supreme Court? Come on, Rob, rub those two brain cells of yours together. You can find the answer...
@Veritas. Rob made a joke, you might want to relax a little bud.
mgc6288
Get over it.
All Gore had to do was carry his home state of Tennessee and all of this would be mute. Well they knew him best and decided they didn't want him.
Tenn. votes GOP on a straight line , just like KY. Have for generations. The GOP have forgotten their roots lost all proportion on a number of issues. They have bagan to believe their own press
That would be "moot", Einstein.
Mute...lol. Find a dictionary please. That's not the word you're looking for.
If Tennessee votes straight GOP then how did Gore get elected to The House and Senate?
Isn't Tennessee a red (neck) state?
Truth be told, Einstein could not spell. Interesting you would use that phrase.
Genius, I wish you would be MUTE (i.e. silent). However, if Al Gore had one Tennessee this would be MOOT (i.e. not relevant). Learn the differnce before applying to Mensa. Now, as to your point, Tennessee was not in question. It's electorate is very conservative and normally votes Repug in Presidential elections, probably due to all of the inbreeding taking place there. Florida was in question. If the Supreme Court had not intervened and stopped the recount it would have gone Al Gore's way and we would not have fought two expensive wars, one of which was completely illegal, the deficit would not have doubled, and the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression would not have hit our nation. This was caused by W and his Repug chronies who probably don't know the difference between "Mute" and "Moot."
KCArrowhead
"One" Tennessee or two, Gore would have lost either. Oh, you meant "won" (ie was victorious)Tennessee.
I usually refrain (ie restraining my impulse) from being the grammar police, but with you I will make an exception.
Veritas, funny how you attack someone for their use of incorrect words but screw them up just as much. I think you probably meant to use "won" instead of "one" and "Its" instead of "It's". People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Is all I'm thinking.
Think how many lives would have been saved if this dittohead and the other conservitives had just said no to taking it on.
Even if 9-11 had happened we would never have been in Iraq!
What makes you think we wouldn't have been in Iraq. 192+ Cease Fire violations, we were treaty bound to resume hostilities, the only question is why Clinton didn't do it, aside from being distracted by Monica.
aebe
9-11 Was a certainty,Osama was P.O.'d about Clinton's having fired more than sixtyfive cruise missiles at his peace loving self,and only accomplishing the murder of the civilians whose homes BinLadin was staying at.
President Bush won the electoral vote,and that was obvious even before Gore began grasping at the intent of hanging chads.The Supreme Court made a decision,just as it did with O'BummerCare.
Hopefully,that last one will be dealt with by Congress,and then they can build a national health plan that does not include more taxes than many folks have fingers.
Validate your your 2nd Amendment Rights.Carry.
It's easy to assume anyone smarter than Bush (i.e. ANYONE) wouldn't have diverted most of our resources away from the hunt for Bin Laden in Afghanistan after vowing to never rest until he was captured. And Gore probably wouldn't have been as beholden to the oil industry as Oilman Bush and Oilman Cheney.
So there you go.
Also, I can only assume Gore would have acted on the advice of his intelligence staff that warned of a 9/11-style attack weeks before it happened, rather than trying so hard to spend the budget surplus he inherited.
But then W had lots of experience spending inherited capital.
zometimer
It was George W that is responsible for the useless deaths of 4400 plus americans in Iraq in a illegal conflict.
Convoluted
Oh I would say he is responsible for way more than that...Even John Ashcroft knew what the sob's were trying to do..hilter bush and his families ties to the Nazis . His family played both sides of ww2..they are all evil..all the useless killing that have destroyed families for friggin oil, there's got to be a better way. One planet .. does anyone have another?
Bruce in VA
The court said simply that you cannot recount votes of selected jurisdictions over and over again, changing the criteria by which you judge the intent of the voter if it is not clear, until you arrive at the outcome you want. Seems pretty reasonable to me. Now get over it.
Umm what's wrong with this country how can people argue between 2 presidents who both equally suck. (GASP) Screw both of your parties and start voting for what is BEST for the country not what stupid box you checked 30 years ago. My god this country is so caught in the past no one is looking at the future.
Exactly my thoughts! I hate poltical parties for that reason. You're all playing a sport when you open your mouths about politics. It's like a game to you. Pretty much logic is replaced with "the opposite of what that side said" for everything! So stupid.
cleareye1
Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts have done great damage to this country by appointing an incompetent to the presidency and encouraging corporate welfare and domination of the political process. Little of our once great country remains after their assault but just imagine, it could have been worse. Had the stars aligned a bit different we could be faced with a President Palin!
...at least Roberts has grown self-conscious enough to try to make amends...
clear: "Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts have done great damage to this country by appointing an incompetent to the presidency"
Alito and Roberts weren't even on the Court in 2000.
And Bush v. Gore was per curiam.
If you know this little about the Supreme Court, perhaps you should avoid having opinions about it.
U idiot...Roberts was not even a justice then....
gdouglaso
Could not agree with Scalia more...just get over it please and look to the future. If you think that something should be done to stop something similar from happening again, work on that. Moreover, work hard for your candidate and voice your views, but please drop the anger and move on productively.
James Ruston
It is hard to "get over it" when we live every hour of every day with the consequences of that horrible decision.
Really tell that to the kids that go to bed without a dad or mom because of the BS those GREEDY, SELFISH, WAR MONGERS did. I hope that they all rot. Our soldiers life just barely above poverty in many cases...many have seen not one, tow or even three tours or more. If you want to go to war than YOU must fight in war..see how quickly that ends.
The problem with "just get over it" is that it enables Scalia & his cohorts to continue to make decisions that damage our country (citizens united will haunt our democratic system as long as it is law). It is true that it can not be corrected now, but we can learn from it for the future. I do not completely blame the court for the Bush years. The people elected the idiot twice??? What the ?@!$^@*#(#))#)_!!!. How could an educated society do that?? In some respects we got what we deserved and we are still paying for the Bush years now and probably for years to come. If you think any President could right our Bush problems immediately you are way more optimistic than I (especially when there is a gridlock in congress). I am not a great supporter of Obama, but there is no comparison to the Bush years. I see him at least trying to make our country better, but I do not think the rich want it to get better. They are making great gains the way it is. I think our country is much better off with a strong middle class. The ruling elite will always be there, but they have too much power now (this includes Democrats whose actions do not benefit the average person in our country).
How about Obama and the dirty guy named Holder. LOL. Liberals make me lugh and puke at the same time.
'dirty guy' ? at best 'Fast and Furious' is embarrassingly inept and ill-conceived.
'dirty' is a right-wing 'talking point' that even right-wing propagantists don't take seriously.
So are you a rw-prop, or do you really believe that ?
Insightful comment John. I bet you puke a lot.
John, where were you during the Bush years?? Bush & Cheney were bigger liars than Nixon. I bet you were disgusted with Clinton's antics, but let what Bush did slide. I think all leaders should be held to a higher standard than anyone else, but in our society it appears to be the opposite and Bush elevated that situation like no other president in our history. Your worried about people trying to protect the ability for people to vote??? We fought wars for that right. Idiot Republicans want to eliminate everyone who does not agree with them because nobody taught them what compromise is.
Jerry Z
Someone needs to explain to this guy that he works for us. "Get over it" is the response I would expect from a dictator, not someone whose salary I pay. How arrogant can one get? He expects us to just accept his decisions and feels no obligation to explain, no matter how often?
Scalia's so full of himself it's hard to take him as anything more than a clown.
Yes they all seem to think that they are elitist and we're the surfs that need no explanation. They all need to go...scrap the walls and floors and hose them down...I am sick of washington being a toilet bowl.
Jerry Z – I completely agree!! You hit the nail on the head. I do not think there are many politicians or government employees that understand that. I think they are all beholden to the special interests which is their source for cash. Our choice for leadership is pretty much bought and paid for. I do think the Republicans are more likely to let the rich rule our country because they are more openly greedy. I can only hope this will catch up to them in their future.
K Funk
Ok everyone, stop picking on George Bush. After all he did spend 8 years with Dick Cheney's hand up his ass making his lips move. Ignore the man behind the curtain!
wendles
Right on!.....tell the thousands of families who lost sons and daughters in Iraq who....died for a LIE so that Cheney and his colleagues could make a fortune...to "get over it" ...Scalia should be impeached as a co-conspirator to war criminals
Do like the man says, tool
judith: "Scalia should realize that many of us will never "just get over it" and realize the Court made a horrible decision that stuck us with the horrible Bush and Cheney. Scalia ia a corrupt corporate bought and paid for justice."
Oh dear. Have you read Bush v. Gore? It was predicated on vote dilution and upholding the meaning of the vote. Why? Because having continual recounts, and adding "newly found" ballots that could not be accounted for - without any procedures in place for identifying or marking them - was a violation of voters' rights.
JoltinJoe
Well said. I wish more people would read the actual supreme court decisions instead of listening only to spin coming from others. There are links to the decisions right on the supreme court's website and you do not need a law degree to understand 90% of what is in them. In most cases you'll find that the scope of decisions are much more narrow than talk show hosts make them out to be.
With respect to the GOP and the Southern Strategy:
Brown vs. Board of Education
Civil RIghts Acts
Affordable Health Care
Appomattox Courthouse
.....get over it...
If we ALL could 'get over' EVERYTHING that has gone before, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, we'd be in a much better place.
With no wounded sensibilities, revanchist agendas, victim theologies.....we would be free of our self-inflicted vendettas and gridlock....with more energy to solve the problems before us.
So I say, LETS ALL GET OVER EVERYTHING......
well ?
Smart Yankee
Not to mention Roe v Wade. Get over it.
Judith....Couldn't have said it better!
getoverit
get over it...presidents cannot fix ur LIFE!!!! You have to do what you have to do! If you depend on politicians...the you are a F$(KING LOSER!
Jerseyman
Judith, Did you read waht the Justice said? Did you fail to comprehend it? Have you ever actually read anything about the case, the recounts and the coalition of newspapers tha researched the recount scenarios? Do you know that the whole thing happened because the Florida Supreme Court overstepped its bounds. The law in Florida give the Florida legislature the final say.
I know it's an article of faith that you were robbed, but it just is counterfactual to continue to ignore the evidence.
R Low
I agree with Judith. That's not how we elect our President, and it was outrageous. This Justice is appauling and why is he doing an interview, anyway? That's appauling, as well.
Gottheball
Haven't lost a moment's sleep over it. The Dems cheated in Florida. The Dems always cheat in elections. ACORN was a Dem-funded collection of crooks and cheaters. That idiot, Al Franken, owes his election to the senate to the ballot-stuffing ACORN cheaters. And for all you Gore and Obama lovers that feel so put out that your best efforts to achieve a Gore victory went down the tubes, the rest of us had to suffer the crime committed by Indiana state election officials that rigged the presidential election in that state by signing the names of people that had no idea their names were being used to put Obama on the ballot. Happy to say more than twenty Dems there are facing felony charges for vote tampering. Wonder how many other Dem officials in other states did the same thing to get Obama on the ballot? Ah, the Democrats - the party of whiners, complainers, liars, cheaters, spongers, freeloaders, elitists, criminals, cowards, traitors and babykillers. If the U.S. were invaded tomorrow by the Chinese, the entire staff of CNN, the New York TImes, HuffPost, every Dem in congress, most university professors and the Dem posters here would be on the first plane out to Canada. Probably sitting right behind Bill Clinton.
You are a dumba$$
ExPAVIC
Judith well stated and correct. Scalia and the Court ignored the 35,000 votes cast in West Palm Beach. Plus look at the result.Eight years of Bush-type dark ages.
Note to the American Taliban Republican plutocratic obstructionsists, old rich bigoted white guys don't control this country any longer.
Whining Dumocraps... Get over it! Bush legally beat Gore and four years later beat Kerry.
Judith, respectfully, I could not disagree more. Justice Scalia has proven himself a principled jurist who consistently supports conservative causes. That his opinions do not align with yours is a disagreement in political leanings. That you and those like you would resort to ad hominum attacks weakens your argument to the point of irrelevance. When kids resort to calling names, they have lost the logic by which arguments are made and won. The whisper of logic will, in the end, defeat the scream of emotion.
pat from oregon
I totally agree with you. Scalia's decision, along with Thomas and the other marginal justices, allowed bush to destroy this country. sadly, he has a salary and premiere health care benefits along with a stellar healthcare program, and he doesn't have to worry about anything.
Byte Me
Hey moron. Gore lost. Not only the decision but the actual vote. Now we're stuck with the worst president in American history thanks to idiots like you.
So, abiding by the law and making a just ruling is wrong? Just because you do not agree with the outcome or an election does not make your opinion a valid argument. You need to get over yourself if you think otherwise.
nlcatter
the PRESS did NOT find anything, the press is pathetic,
the hanging chads were counted by GOP agents for BUSH,
and butterfly ballot was another corrupt tool.
Scalia is an unfortunate example of how absolute power corrupts. We have seen many examples of this..duck hunting with Cheney with a case involving him on the docket, his outburst in the courtroom scolding the President with the recent immigration case, etc. Telling American's to "get over" one of the most contentious cases in American history of the Supreme Court, and then incorrectly stating that news sources stated Bush would've won anyway (multiple reviews of the counts have stated that Gore won), shows his blatant disregard of what his role in the Supreme Court should be, a disregard for democracy, and an ego that is out of control. How sad for America that we have cronies like Scalia and Thomas on the court.
"Get over it?" Really?
Scalia is a classless, blunt rube. His opinions are always intellectually dishonest. He sets up simple strawmen and frames arguments in such an absurd, unrealistic, and biased manner. I have zero respect for him, and I've read hundreds of Supreme Court opinions.
We really don't have any intellectual heavyweights on the court now. Chief Justice Roberts is the smartest by a wide margin, but he's a politician first and a jurist second. *sigh* I miss O'Connor.
Judith, do you not understand that the New York Times as well as many others acknowledged that Bush would have won using any of the scenarios that Gore proposed to recount the votes? The fact that the Florida Supreme court wanted to allow violations of the law to occur in order to enhance the chances of Gore winning seem to have made no impression at all on you. Whether you think Bush was a bad president counts for nothing. He won the election using the rules that were in place on election day. Get over it. As for you Mark W, you are flat out lying.
You mean the Florida Supreme Court tried to do the legal or ethical thing? Shame on the overt and laughable hypocracy of the right. Obama has proven he is an American born citizen, but you spend four years (hello Trump and Arpaio) spending taxpayers dollars making fools of yourselves. Bush/Cheney committed criminal acts and they walk, but the GOP/Extreme Right tries to impeach Clinton. If you don't get 'it' you are the sorry, pathetic little men/women.
What Scalia is doing is typical of the ultra-conservative, sneering when they can push their agenda on the American people. As for the media...I'd like to know who he's talking about, I can give case by case examples of media saying just the opposite. If the courts had been neutral and not overly laden with conservative justices, Gore could have easily prevaled, then you'd have the Tea Party and other extremists throwing fits.
Tea party wasn't around then! You even subtly say if there had been more liberal justices on the court he may have won. You don't like judges with a leaning unless they lean your way
You liberals will never get over it because you don't really believe in a democracy and are sore losers. newsflash: In a democracy, the majority rules, not the baby who cries the most and throws the most toys out of there cribs
Fluck you Scalia, You flukking get over it. An American PRESIDENTIAL Election is THE MOST SACRED THING IN THESE UNITED STATES. And you flukking guys let a bunch of politicians STEAL it away from the ELECTED PRESIDENT. Politics my ass. Your the ass here. The whole country would be in a different place if the election had gone the way it LEAGALLY SHOULD HAVE. This country would not be in the mess it is now in if the ELECTED PRESIDENT IN BOTH POPULAR AND ELECTORIAL VOTES WOULD HAVE TAKEN OFFICE.
PLEASE, GIVE ALL OF US A BREAK. YOU GUYS BLEW IT AND WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. WHAT A MESS YOU MADE OF IT. THANKS FOR SCREWING THE WHOLE THING UP.
xfiler93
liberals are such whiners. LOL
THANK YOU! From the small ignorant business owners that are lead to vote by the corrupt Pacs buy out to the Supreme court,,, corrupt...... THANK YOU... finally you said it all soooo well......
Factjunkie
Repeat for you mental midgets....
"The press did extensive research into what would have happened, if what Al Gore wanted done, had been done, county by county, and he would have lost anyway."
So... get over it.
People are still whining about this? Most conservatives are already over the decision about Obamacare (not even a month later), and liberals are still crying over something that happened in 2000!? It's time to moveon (dot org). hehe
Liberals are still whining about this? Most conservatives are already over the decision about Obamacare (not even a month later), and liberals are still crying over something that happened in 2000!? It's time to moveon (dot org). See what I did there
Hey Judith, which vote did Gore win exactly?
He never won a single vote yet somehow you think the election was stolen.
He also didn't follow the law which stated that a winner is declared and then the vote is contested, but hey dems don't think the law applies to them...laws are for suckers... look at our prez sworn to uphold all laws... but he knows better at to which to pick and choose.
He lies to you weekly and yet you still think he's working on jobs or your best interest.
I wasn't a fan of Bush either, but any way you slice it he won the election. You'd have to ignore all the laws to come up with a situation where Gore would have won. I voted for Kerry in 2004, but he lost too. Is someone more radical than me going to say that Kerry should have won?
Reggie from LA
@Tom. RMoney certainly does have impressive credentials. He used those intellectual attributes to hide all the ill-gotten money he made in offshore accounts. He offshored jobs (HE DID TOO!! regardless of his "retroactive retirement". DUH. How stupid a comment is that?). Saved the Olympics by conning the Fed out of 1.3B (he boasted about how easy it was). I wonder how much of that money "Mr Retiree" pocketed. Oops. My bad. He did it for free, right? Yeah, right. Probably in is tax information. He might very well be smart, but so smart that he assumed that the rest of us are dumb. Well actually, he might have something there, TOM.
Pattianne
Wow! It has been twelve years and you can't get over a Supreme Court decision. Someone is always going to be unhappy with any court decision, but you get over it. The members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the person who is President at the time there is an opening. Of course, they choose people who go along with their beliefs, so it is hard to believe they can be completely nonpartisan. I have noticed on major decisions that many times the so called conservatives will vote with the so called left leaning members, but I don't seem to remember the left leaning members voting with the conservatives on an issue. So according to a lot of these blogs, only conservatives should compromise or they are horrible people.
Well said Judith! We're still paying for the SC's mistake back in 2000! Scalia is fine with the decision because his idiot won. Scalia is an EVIL man!
I agreed with you judith this man wherever is his name Scalia, I don't know how in the first place how he was considered a member of the highest court in teh USA. His image and behavior has created distrusful toward the highest court in the USA. As some one said he is a puppy of the corp world. I can't for this man to retire.
Are you people really that stupid? The Court ruled as the Florida court did and if you went back as they did after the fact BUSH still won but a count of the vote!
"FIRE 'EM!"
November 1, 2012 at 8:12 am | Report abuse | Reply
Re Justice Scalia: some things cannot be gotten over! REmember, Jacta Alea Est! There is a problem with the Supreme Court, namely, that there is no one to watch over THEM. They are not gods, after all, and all too often, despite Justice Scalia, the decisions become partially choate when justices are appointed for their judicial beliefs, i.e., liberal, democrat, conservative, republican. How in heaven's name can they be considered the final word? too much power was invested in this divine panel by the founding fathers: they made the mistake that justices are not men and/or women.
November 4, 2012 at 8:42 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Chumpper58
Judith agree whole heartedly! Scalia is a mis-guided fool with an idiot lap-dog named Clarence Thomas. Thomas should recuse himself from the affirmative action case because this is a typical example of an unqualified black man being given a job. I'm black and this is the only affirmative action case where a black was given a job for which he absolutely wsasn't qualified to hold.
November 5, 2012 at 11:20 pm | Report abuse | Reply
Joseph DAmico
Get over yourself! You should have still done a complete & honest count, screw the hanging chads! If there had been a Democratic Secretary of State in Florida I'm certain the results would have been different. Towing the party line is not the right thing to do for a man in your position.
But it's OK for the liberal judges to toe that party line. Right? I mean...that's OK, right? Really!
Yeah, the liberals on the court are way more consistentally liberal than the conservatives.
It's interesting, because in Congress it's the opposite. The GOP votes in militant, viciously enforced lockstep while the Dems are pretty fickle.
Why do you keep insisting on changing the rules when your guy lost? Seriously, you people lose, so you say the rules of the game are unfair.
Tell you what. The game is played by the rules. Don't like that, don't play.
Did George Bush tell you that? Or you duck-hunting buddy Dick Cheney told you so?
Thanks to you now we will never know the factual outcome of that election.
AP: "A vote-by-vote review of untallied ballots in the 2000 Florida presidential election indicates George W. Bush would have narrowly prevailed in the partial recounts sought by Al Gore, but Gore might have reversed the outcome – by the barest of margins – had he pursued and gained a complete statewide recount." Although I'm sure you won't believe the liberal media – that's okay – we understand that you only believe them when they agree with your mindset – which is probably way too often for people who aren't wearing rose-colored glasses.
At no time was there a recount of every vote in every county. The Secretary of State Harris stopped it. So we will never know what the final outcome would have been.
Most of the media in this Country is owned by Right leaning Republicans
SurRy, you are fortunate. If I were Justice Scalia, I would sue you for libel. Mark W, I must apologize for my previous post calling you a liar. I should have called you a racist bigoted liar. It really annoys you that Justice Thomas refuses to stay on the liberal plantation in support of the Democrat party, which has pretty much destroyed Black families in this country.
gecul
Actually, it was the New York Times.
Haven't you noticed that the press gets it real wrong sometimes. Most recent their predictions on the Supreme Court decisions What I think would be really great is if people started thinking for themselves instead of drinking in the endless commercial adds that are being passed off has political spots
I shudder to think of the outcome had Gore been in the oval office on 9/11/2001.
Had Gore been elected president Bin Laden may have not attacked at all knowing he would be up against a competent leader. They knew Bush would react irrationally and they were right.
Yeah, if we had had a President without his head up his ass, we might have acted on our own intelligence that warned of the attack, and not had that spark to light the Terrorism Industry.
But I sure would miss our police state. Think how much power the federal government wouldn't have been able to grab.
How could things have gone worse? Seriously.
I mean, Gore probably would not have invaded Iraq. Would that be a bad thing? $3 T dollars? How nice would that $3 T look on our balance sheet over the next few decades......
The 9/11 attacks occurred because of the Clinton Administration. The World Trade center bombing, the '93 shooting at the CIA headquarter in Langley, VA, the 1998 African Embassy bombings, the 2000 USS Cole attack. All the focus Clinton ever gave it was a couple tomahawk missiles. Which resulted in the 9/11 attacks 8 months after he left office. The hijackers all entered the U.S. in 2000 under Clinton's watch, no system was put into place to track potential threats. Complain about it all you want, but after the changes put in place by Bush, the U.S. has never had another successful attack against it.
You shudder to think of what President Gore would have done? Well moron, if Gore was the President, 9/11 wouldn't have happened. Bush ignored all of the warnings from the CIA about Bin Laden. Condosleeza Rice ignored everything as well. Gore would have put in a COMPETENT national security advisor and would not have taken the majority of the summer off pre-9/11 like that idiot so-called "president" did.
Kansas1946
Acutally, although I hated the result as stated by judith, I think it is time to get over it. I also think that Republicans should "get over it" on Obama's birth certificate.
Geez, a logical comment related to a political article. Thought I would never see it. Congratulations
Get over it? Tell that to the families who have lost loved ones in 2 wars that Bush/Cheney started.
War that Bush/Cheney started? Where were you when the towers fell?
You don't seriously believe Iraq had anything to do with 9/11? What flavor was the kool-aid?
I don't think we would have gone into Iraq if 9/11 didn't happen. My guess is the approach at bringing Saddam in compliance with UN inspections would have been slower paced. The Bush administration was set on cleaning up the Middle East and somehow thought they would bring stability to region by doing it.
I will the day conservatives get over Roe v Wade. It's going to be a while.
Roe vs wade is a pro life issue, lots of Democrats are pro life
The point may be seen under your hat
The point, gecul, is that Roe vs Wade is not simply a conservative issue. Sorry I had to dumb it down for you, but somebody needed to do it.
And you missed my point entirely. Conservatives, including Saclia, still complain about Roe after almost forty years. Scalia is upset because liberals still complain about Bush v Gore after only twelve years.
It is Pro-Life folks that have a problem with Roe V Wade,the victims of which number in the millions.Including mostly children of blacks and the poor,all the original targets of the same eugenic perverts who created the model for Hilter's final solution.
You can truly believe that the murder of children is a right,and not the same travesty as are lives lost in wars ?
Validate your 2nd Amendment Rights.Carry.
eatoysters
Subverting democracy, stealing elections, and ignoring the will of the American people........hey, no biggie, just get over it!
G Smith
What an arrogant ideologue...
Elect Romney ...expect to see more nominees like him.
dddddddd rrrrrrrr
Thanks Anton – tell that to the families that lost loved ones in the pointless Iraq war that would've not happened if they had done the right thing.
Siara Delyn
Siara to Scalia re. healthcare: Get over it (you pompous, hard right ass)
Oh really, SHARIA ?
miss manager
Get an education and out of your small minded town you bigot.
I think you need to go back to school and learn how to read.
Siara likes right hard butts.That's gotta be a violation of Sharia.But, progressives can't pick puns,just butts.
Even progressives may do so.
No, I won't "get over it" The crooks and liars have made an enemy for life out of me. I will never, ever "get over it" but I will FIGHT IT FOREVER
Mind your elders or go to the corner
There's nothing like a hard-head to stifle progress. You lost, and rightfully so. Get over it, like the man said.
Tynkyr Belle
OBAMA WON.
Your time is coming
We will get over it, next November. Then you can get over it for the next 8 years.
handzcats
Hardly. Even Romney wins this election, he can't win and he will not run the 2nd term . He just takes off after 4 years, like he did in MA, the most corrupted and expensive project in the US history- BIG DIG, which was too much for him to handle, let alone the whole country, he is not capable of being a president just as simple as that.
Poutso
Just the fact that a Supreme Court judge says "get over it" over a contentious issue is sickening and appalling. How unprofessional.
I couldn't agree more. Arrogance is all I see in Justice Scalia. Clearly, he is a republican puppet and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see it. When President Obama is reelected in November, I hope all Democrats will spend at least a week telling every repugnantcan to "get over it".
Right, heard the same comments from you liberals about Roberts, before he sided with Mr. Obama on healthcare. You have absolutely nothing to whine about.
Just as the O'Bummer and Senator Reid did following the election in '08 ? And after the future Presidunce promised the country a 'healing' ?
Progressives continue to be abusive,the NDAA was not enough,giving the President the right to arrest anyone,for any reason,now the Senate is trying to pass the Disclose Act,an attempt to target for damage some civil rights groups,conservatives,and Republicans.It is not a bill targeting any sort of lawbreaking or corruption,just a desire of progressives to harm those they have made their enemies.
Scalia strikes me as arrogant too. A pompous, arrogant, bombastic blowhard.
He's more fit for conservative talk radio than a post on the high court.
Should the thousands of people killed in Bush's illegal wars just "get over it" too? What about their families?
billdaul
Slavery...get over it. 911...get over it. Wall Street/Banks cover-up...get over it. Terrorism...get over it....
Slavery went away 140+ years ago, so yes, get over it already. I AM pretty sure there is no one still alive who was a slave, and I certainly see no reason to expect any reparation for it.
Scales of Justice
While slavery may have officially ended more than 140 years ago, I, having grown up in the south during the 1950's, can tell you with absolute certainty, that oppression and discrimination were a huge part of my upbringing. Please don't be so naive to think that i racism was eradicated with the freeing of the slaves. And, by the way, Gov Romney's Mormon church taught as a part of their faith that black people were the cursed descendants of Cain unworthy of priesthood until, get this, 1978. Pres. Obama took a lot of flack for attending Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church but the good Gov. Romney can attend a church that teaches biblically based racism and nothing is said about it. Have you ever been told when applying for a professional level position that "the job you have beats picking cotton." I could go on but I have no need to convince or persuade you. I lived it. You didn't. Racism is and continues to be real, black v white, white v black, white v hispanic, etc . With each passing day, I get over it a little bit more thanks to my faith.
get over it...loser
GAYS CAN SERVE IN THE MILITARY.
A slight error on your part
You mean "bend over it".
PTBarnumboy
Of course the man has "no regrets at all." You need a conscience in order to feel regret.
You hit the nail on the head. Nuff said!
Donald in CA
Get over it. For the first time the court decided the presidentcy. If the court was 5/4 liberal and they voted in the president would he be saying get over it. Look at his reaction to the affordable care act. Tell him to get over it.
ABORTIONS ARE LEGAL.
crimulus
Scalia may be right, maybe it would have ended up that way anyway, but that is not what the court is about. It's about what is right ... I find it unusual to get such immature answers from SC justices ... even when I disagree with them, they at least tend to be more well spoken than "get over it" and "well it really didn't matter anyway." I mean what kind of person, let alone the highest ranking judges in the US could downplay the value of their job so candidly?
lovesthebj
I agree with your comment. We are led to believe that Supreme Court Justices are towering legal minds; careful, thoughtful arbiters of the narrowest of judicial matters. The highest, and best qualified, court in the land with the mandate and ability to weigh the incredibly complex, far-reaching and unpredictable consequences of their decisions. They rule on laws that affect every American, and that establish precedent that will echo through history. When you see someone like Scalia, be flippant or dismissive, or someone like Clarence Thomas who seems resigned to never participate in the process and simply rubber stamp every decision, it undermines the people's confidence in the land's highest court.
Oh, I forgot...our closed-loop two-party systerm...get over it. Citizens United...get over it. The GOP ... get over it.
Randall Norris
Scalia and his cronies stole an election from the American people. The reason the exit polls showed Gore as the winner was because he was. Over a million and a half votes out of 15 million were never counted. Jimmy Carter said if his group had been monitoring the election they would have left in disgust. Enough said. So much for liberty and justice. We have the best government money can buy thanks to Scalia and his bought and paid for cronies. What a loser!
The only thing you got right in your post is having the words "Jimmy Carter" and "loser". They go together
You arrogant SOB.....get OVER yourself!
Term limits on the supreme court and abolishment of the electoral college. That is what America needs to become a true democracy.
That is the true solution to many of the problems we face. The supreme court has become a court of dictators and the electoral college is a waste and a joke. Some justices have become hypnotized with power. I say term limits for all who serve the people.
I'm with you, Willie. 1000%. This is a democracy not some raffle-ticket run sideshow where all those that represent the electoral college are just elephant-poop-flavored-cotton candy-hucksters pretending they represent a fair election when they crack-a-fart. The Supremes had a lot of nerve doing what they did and don't know how much they are hated. Why should they care? They've got a job for life.
Learn the difference
The US is not a Democracy, never has been, was never intended to be, and never will be. Look up the definition of "Republic" sometime.
no wonder Scalia never does interviews. what he says makes us all realize what an a$$ he is. how did this guy get on the supreme court? the moral of the story is: just because you're in a position of power, doesn't mean you're smart or fair. he should just "get over" being on the supreme court and resign.
"Smart or fair," name one decision where Scalia wrote the opinion that wasn't smart or fair. Please, I'm waiting... What is both smart and fair is to question how SUPREMELY unknowledgeable you are about the actual Supreme Court and decisions that have been rendered. All you do is read the Huffington Post and think you are an expert, well guess what, you are just a brainwashed, arrogant snob that wouldn't recognize the text of a major Supreme Court decision if it was hand delivered by all nine justices themselves. Time to be a big boy and grow up.
It doesn't take a legal scholar to know that Citizens United was a horrendously stupid, treasonous, purely political decision based on no legislative or legal theory whatsoever.
But it's nice to see Elena Kagan do something besides recuse herself for a change. How's it feel to participate?
Scalia is totally wrong. The only honest and impartial decision was to have Florida revote. The idea of the supreme is look at the law impartially not go down party line. He should hang up his coat.
A re-vote should have been done in Florida . If they would have had to pay for it, they would have never screwed up again. Looks like a repeat on the horizon. This time the country WON"T STAND FOR IT!!
In a pig's eye
Baloney. Now, get over it.
Yeah, we F'ed the country... get over it.
This nut job is a disgrace to the Italians...
Voiceinthewind
The entire world will not get over The Sdrub for many years to come. He and his cohorts stold America to Banckrupcy and dragging many other countries down with America. He is a murdering, lying, thieving very evil thing that should be in Prison for the rest of his life.
I thank GOD everyday that Bush was the President instead of Gore after the 911 attack.
Oh, really? Did you have friends or family members sent over to die in a pointless war? Pssst, Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 911!
9-11 probably wouldn't have happened had Gore been President. In any case, Bush's response to it was a miserable failure. We are still suffering from it today and will continue to do so for the forseeable future.
That has to be the most ridiculous statement in the history of America. It wouldn't have happened. 9/11 had been planned by Al Qaeda since the time of the 93 bombings at the towers... Who was president then? That's right Clinton, who did nothing to attempt to stop terrorism toward America from building. Even people in Clinton's own cabinet, Dick Morris most notably, have openly blamed Clinton's lack of international resolve as the main reason terrorism was allowed to occur on 9/11. You sir are an imbecile.
Bill !
The reason and it not a good one is that the republicans were having a field day with Clinton at the time due to his Monica issues and he was getting so much heat on the Bosnia conflict from the republicans that he passed !
Yes, Bush really bent over backwards to make sure we got into a war with Iraq. Gore would never have done that.
You got it right
You're quite right. Gore would have rolled over and played dead.
strangways
Jimmee – Bush took monthlong vacations every year while president – even during two wars. A month, cuttin' wood and riding his bike. in fact, he was on his prop ranch in August 2001 when he blithely ignored a warning about an impending al Quaeda attack in his daily intel brief. Condi Rice ignored Richard Clarke's warnings as well.
Douglas Hatch
I believe Justice Scalia to be a well-qualified member of the court. I also believe, however, that Justice Scalia is lacking in a certain personal decorum. Over the years, his comments to the public show that he has nothing but disdain for the American citizenry. One time he made an obscene gesture with his hand to his chin, another he tells people to "get over it." He needs to show a little more respect for the citizens of the country he serves. He has a terrible ego and it has diminished the stature of the Court,
DH. He doesn't believe he has to show any decorum or respect. He's come to think he's god. (No way in he11 would I put a capital "G" on that god).
I totally agree, Douglas. Well put.
Peteyroo
The Supreme Court made a decision based purely on political belief. Any last thoughts that the Supreme Court was "above the fray" disappeared with that decision. The judges are political animals just like everyone else.
I need scalia to know that the result of a so called extensive research by "the press" is not law, nor is based on the reality of letting the people have their vote counted. This guy is a schill plane and simple, he has ruined this country by allowing Bush to get elected despite popular vote and a totally rigged FL election board being in the mix.
Don't be obtuse Really? It just causes people to talk about you behind your back. When it comes to electing our presidents, the popular vote is not the qualifier. The election is determined by the electoral college. If you do not like that fact, then try to have it changed, but don't whine about it when your guy loses.
It is sad to see all of this partisan crap. All of you are whining that he follows party lines – which an argument can be made for – and one could be made against. Here's an idea – get informed, understand the issues rather than talking points and vote your conscious. If your party wins – great – they can appoint the next justice – if they lose – the other party does. That is the wonderful part about being in this country. You have the ability and the freedom to get on your soap box and scream till your lungs burn to oppose another who would dedicate his life to views other than your own. The only problem is civility is gone thanks to uninformed citizens who tote the talking points rather than original thought.
Big_D
Unless you win the election and the SCOTUS appoints the winner who appoints the judge who appoints the winner and so on.
Did you even read the decision that was handed down? Or are you going off the talking points? My point is this – regardless of whether you agree with the decision – or not. People are wishing ill will towards an individual with whom they politically disagree with. The Justice who actually disagrees with flag burning personally – but then decided that it was a matter of free speech to be able to do so. I wonder if that falls into Republican or Democrat talking points or ideology. You can disagree with decisions that he, and the rest of the court may hand down, but you should still respect them. Rhetoric is the language of the ignorant.
You are wrong. I have read almost all of Scaliia's opinions and he is the most reliable of all the justices to consistently follow a partisan line in making his decisions.
joe sarr
get over it, whiskey on Ice
Guess what Your (I can't say Honor). We don't have to "get over it". We'll not soon get over you either. Shill.
Incredulus
The logic is astounding. My decision is OK because I believe that would have been the outcome anyway. This is logically the equivalent of saying that it is OK to kill someone because they would have died anyway. (Everyone dies sometime.)
Additionally, with all the uncounted absentee ballots and the statical uncertainty in counting the ballots, no one will ever know who got more votes in that election in Florida.
Talk about mishearing the statement, that's not what he said. What he meant was people need not be upset because regardless of the decision, it appears it would've turned out the same. His reasoning is the law, and its in the decision that you undoubtedly haven't read yet, here's a tip, its free online at the SCOTUS website. Enjoy
@Honest. We agree about what he said. The comment is about the logic.
That is not what Scalia said. For you to claim otherwise is dishonest.
He should be impeached for this and a host of findings he profited from and Thomas should for his PAC. And if Gore was president we probably would have got Usama ten years earlier and been 12 trillion less in debt from it. IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ATTACKED AT ALL!!!!
tlt69
You are so totally right. Had Gore been named President like he so truly deserved because he won the election, September 11, 2001 would never have happened. Bush was the bullseye on the target that drew the attack to the USA.
I hope our country can get over it...........
the radicals have no conscience, no sense of right and wrong
just me me me mine mine mine and F the rest of you
gahh
Tell that to the families of all the soldiers that have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, for no reason.
If it will be recalled, Scalia was the Justice who announced that the Court was taking the case, and, accordingly, I had no reservation in telling my students, family, and firends that Bush would be our next president. Although I have always wanted to believe differently, the Court has become overly political. It is not hard to determine how a case will be decided based on the political leanings of the justices. Even with the recent decision on healthcare, many of us thought Chief Justice Roberts would uphold the law so that his legacy would not be remembered as being overly political. Even though Roberts upheld the law, he has not changed my opinion.
sbreezy
the country should declare a national holiday when this rotten dinosaur finally leaves the bench....
0rangeW3dge
Who knows?, if he had decided for Gore there may not have been 9/11 and a Great Recession, but it's nothing that he could have forseen, he's just a lawyer...
Tell the right to get over Roe V. Wade and wait for the celebrations when Scalia and Thomas die.
"Get over it" – wasn't that the line used by the justice that ruled on the Dred Scott case?
badcyclist
I will get over Bush v. Gore as soon as Scalia gets over Roe v. Wade and Obamacare (Department of HHS v. Florida). Please text me when that happens, Nino.
Jim Hahn
I'll gladly get over it, as long as he gets over losing on Obamacare.
ssrx8
Hearing his jeering questions during the health care case just proves this guy already has his mind made up – the worse kind of judge. Thanks Reagan.
Yes, GET OVER IT you whining liberal babies. Whaaaaaaa
I wish more judges were like Saclia and less like Roberts and Ginsberg. I have gotten over Obama. People want to vote him in, fine by me. We get the goverment we voted for. Healthcare for all and soaring deficts, taxes, and unemployment.
An admission that the election was stolen.
Rules must be changed and there should be no lifetime appointments. When someone is as demented as Scalia they should be done with the job.
you people are pathetic
Every single one of you is bitter in some sick way. Respect the fact Scalia is one of the smartest lawyers in the country and the other justices unanimously agree he is the smartest man on the Court. He might be arrogant about it but he has the right to do so.
now THAT'S funny. Keep reading your daily Republican talking points. Scalia is a disgrace, Thomas too.
Hey republicans,
You should take Scalia's advice. Get over the health care ruling. It's done!
Scalia, a die-hard conservative Repulsican is FAR from impartial. Reportedly on the night the Supremes handed Bush the presidency, his wife met him at the door with a celebratory martini. As to the fact that the Democrats brought the lawsuit – um, duh! Young Repulsicans halted the recount, thousands of Florida voters were disinfranchised and the Dems were just supposed to roll over? Shame on Scalia.
Shame on you for using the movie "Recount" as your basis for what actually happened. May be if you did some actual research, you'd see that Justice Scalia is an extremely bright, well spoken justice that has voted principally for almost 2 decades. The truth is that the Democratic Party nitpicked voting demographics, and INTENTIONALLY attempted to neglect military votes from abroad that were legitimate votes, many in Bush's favor. THAT is ATTEMPTING to compromise an election.
shame on you – the 2000 "Selection" was one of the biggest frauds ever foisted on the American people. GWB was handed the presidency like he was handed everything else in his gilded life and Scalia is an arrogant, divisive, partisan prig.
Scalia is a corrupt, arrogant POS and you have been drinking to much of the right wing Kool-aid
Well this country has had it real voter fraud. Thanks to the Republican Supreme Court.
Calcommuter
Justice Scalia is smug and arrogant because he knows once he retires, he retains FULL salary for the rest of his life. So he can do what he wants. Katherine Harris in Fliorida was smug when she read the results of voting debacle in Florida because she was sleeping with the future President's brother. Obama will win a second term the the healthcare bill will stand. Get over it.
Seriously, Tony, when are you planning on having that massive coronary already?
Linden Atrocity
Yah, thanks for appointing for the first time ever, one of the worst presidents this country has ever had to suffer under.
Vermont 39
Scalia is the worst possible example of JUSTICE our system has EVER produced. Every word from his mouth is bias to the nth degree. He is dim, a perfect example of just how much money justice can buy!!!
i thought it best that judges be seen and not heard!!!! what is it with conservatives....cheyney tells a u.s sentator to f' off, gov christie tells people to screw off if they dare question his policies, gov corbert gets prissy if a reported asks about his investigation, as ag of pa, into penn state...when will people wake the hell up
Scalia should be kicked off the high court, and he needs to take Thiomas with him. What a disgrace that these two men are and they make decisions that affect millions of people. Gore would have been the better president. He had more experience to handle 911 than dry-drunk Bush. One thing for sure, we would not have gone into Iraq. I want to tell Scalia that I and the Unisted States of America will never get over the election of 2000 which Gore won fair and square. I gset so mad when I think of the stupid Supsreme Court. You are the problem for putting that idiot (Bush) in the White House.
BeverlyNC
It is time for Justice Scalia to retire. He is becoming more and more partisan. The court has made some questionable rulings and he has been in the majority. We now have these ridiculous and obnoxious political groups getting more and more money to put ads for their candidates on the air waves. There are no controls at all so they are amassing large sums of money. Those in charge are some of the wealthiest people in America leaving most of his behind wonderinfghow this happened. Guess we can thank the Supreme Court.
Scalia, Thomas, and Alito all need to be kicked off the Court for ethics violations and complete and total corruption. They ignore the LAW and vote based on politics and kickbacks/perks from the same Republican donors handing hundreds of millions to Romney. In a democracy, elections are not bought. These Supreme fools don't know or care.
Gore has no-one to blame for losing the election than himself. If how he handled the election dispute was any indication of how he would run the country than he didn't deserve the job.
ALLuh
Hopefully he'll croak soon.
Scalia, I would rather get over YOU.
If Gore had won his home state (Tennessee) or Clinton's home state (Arkansas), then he would have been elected. Pretty bad when your own family rejects you.
We will get over the Republican-dominated Supreme Court giving the 2000 election to the loser Bush when corrupt Justices who constantly break Court ethics rules, hang out with the Koch brothers, make political rulings for money instead of the law are Impeached- starting with Thomas and then you, Scalia.
Um, what ethics rules have they broken? When did any of their decisions make money for them? I'm just curious whether you have concrete evidence, or are just full of crap.
Rick Shellhammer
I voted for Gore. Actually switched to Republican in attempt to vote in primary for anyone but Bush. But it was clear the Supreme COurt made the correct decision. All the stalling, deadline extending crap thrown up by the Dems was appaling actually. By the next Pres election I was voting primarily conservative/libertarian. Dems lost me, and the start was all this nonsense.
Side note: Way to show your true nature when you wish another person dead, for a legal decision (albeit a big one) that you disagree with.
U Get Over It
Interesting ... I think Scalia (and the rest of the Right Wing) should take his own advice on Health Care. GET OVER IT!!!
My question is: when can the COUNTRY possibly GET OVER the worst presidency I've ever seen, that this decision created?
us_1776
Scalia, you are plain wrong.
The press in Florida finished the recount which you stopped and Gore would have won the 2000 election.
No, just the opposite. The press did count the disputed votes and Gore lost, again. Stop spreading garbage.
What a lying sack. His comments PROVE he's drinking the right's kool aide.
The outcome would NOT have been the same. If the count WHICH THE COURT STOPPED had proceeded, Gore would have won. The court stopped the all-Florida recount which the Fla SC demanded–NOT what Al Gore asked for.
It's hard to "get over" judicial coup right here in our own country. ESPECIALLY since we're still living in the destructive aftermath of The Appointed One's time in office.
I wish the other people commenting here understood the facts. You have the essential facts correct.
zero_up
Your facts are basically correct, your interpretation is not. What SCOTUS basically said was that the Florida SC was biased and unfair, much like you claim SCOTUS to be. They found that FL SC wanted something that couldn't possibly be completed in a timely and fair manner, that they asked for such a wide recount in order to effectively hand Gore the election. SCOTUS stepped in to prevent such a biased process to take place. You forget that the liberals on BOTH courts sided solely with Gore. The biases you claim cut both ways. Besides, Clintion had 8 years to stack SCOTUS if he wanted, but it didn't happen.
9hydra
Clinton only appointed two Supreme Court justices, Breyer and Ginsberg. Had Gore been elected, he would have appointed two more, instead of Roberts and Alito. Scalia and Kennedy were appointed by Reagan. Thomas was appointed by Bush 1.
Exactly. Well put. And what's more... They said Fla couldn't move ahead with the ongoing recount because not every vote would be evaluated the same way and that would violate equal protection. So what did they do? They said the original count must be used...which also lacked a consistent standard.
babooph
This low grade creep,part of a cabal giving the world the horror of Bush feels we should get over it-if only we could....
Pretty sad that the blind eye of justice is anything but. It is disgusting that most case decisions come down to politics instead of the rule of law. The method of selecting Supreme Court justices and the fact that we are stuck with them for life is the biggest screw up the founding fathers made.
Johnjon
Gore won.
The Dems were unable to steal the 2000 election; they will never get over it.
No, they WON the 2000 election. The Repulsicans stole it. wake up.
Scalia is a corrupt,arrogant, POS
the SCOTUS is being bought just like the Congress .. the 1% want their country back and will spend any amount to get it .. Grover Norquest publicly stated he didnt care who the president is ...as long as he has five digis and can sign the bills the GOP hands him
To Hell with you, Scalia. Though it's going to take you much longer to get over it than it will me.
Get over Bush vs Gore.Does he mean get over the war that Bush put us in for the wrong reason.Get over it???Hmm....
The fact that we are having this discussion indicates that Justice Scalia's behavior is inappropriate. The moment people begin to question a judge's impartiality is the moment when that judge loses his/her credibility and effectiveness.
Bill McMenimen
Nino,
We'll never get over it. You and your activist cohorts on the bench repudiated the jurisprudence you had sworn by for years. Not to be used as a precedent in future decisions? I wonder why? Shame on you.
America to Scalia: EFF YOU!!
patw2100
Always good to see a Supreme Court Justice that doesn't allow his political beliefs to interfere with the law. It was wrong when liberals did it and it is wrong for conservatives to do it.
From now on, we should simply refer to all Democrats as "Dim bulb" and all Republicans "Corrupt Racist" so we can the idiotic emotional vitriol out of the way have a real thoughtful discussion. The conversation could go like this:
Person #1: Dim Bulb says that healthcare reform should remain as is because it helps those who don't currently have healthcare, but Corrupt Racist feels that repeal is a good way to go.
Person #2: Good point #1. I agree with Corrupt Racist but feel that some reforms should be kept in place because we have to protect the elderly and poor.
Person #1: Dim Bulb had it right the first time. If not, there would be not need to keep any reforms in place.
Jimmy, you didn't seem to have any problem with critics of Obama being bemoaned as ignorant racists. Like I said, you people are simple-minded frauds.
KenIan
"Get over it?" Seriously? Tell that to the thousands of American soldiers dead and wounded and the 100,000"s dead Iraquis. Oh, that's right, you can't, they"re DEAD!
mrrationalhbg
I feel the same way about the affordable care act. Get over it Scalia!
Rolph
It is no longer acceptable to.have supreme court justices appointed by Presidents.
They should be independent, without party preferences and should be elected by the people of this country. Their role in applying the laws if this land are far too important to allow political preference to enter into their judgement. There should also be a mandatory retirement age of 70 years old.
Scalia should go along with others. It is time to move towards the future.
Wow a corrupt, arogant, soul less, shameless Republican- just like the rest of them- no surprise here.
Scalia claims that the subsequent press analysis of Florida showed Gore would have lost. That is not true.
Further, the legal basis for Gore v. Bush was contrived at best. Scalia used a theory that is laughable and refused to allow a full scale recount to occur, claiming there was not time on the basis that it was too late to permit a timely transition of power. He ignored the fact that at least once in the past, a presidential election took considerably longer to resolve, and there was no problem with a transition.
Scalia is a partisan Republican and blatant racist.
Nixon in 1960? – even if Illinois went to his column – he still would have lost to Kennedy handily. Sacalia is so partisan; He should know his history to boot.
RTKMD
I think the story is Illinois and Texas, no?
Todd Dale
Texas? LBJ had pull, but there is nothing to show that – as to Daley? Looks as though
SCOTUS LIES
Anti is a joke. As soon as his insane tirade on the recent immigration ruling was published I knew the Court has flipped in favor of the ACA. Anti is no poler player and he certainly is not a scholar of standing.
The ACA will stand. Get over it.
This so called judge is a servant of the banking families behind the private Federal Reserve. He is basically a Mafia stooge.
Jason Glugla
Yes, just get over the fact that the will of the people was overturned by a group of non-elected kings.
like being in the dark?
Has anyone noticed that no matter how many injustices are done on the American people,. no matter how angry people get, nothing changes? We can holler, psss and moan about the other sides stupidity and yet, nothing happens. We don't protest, we don't call for impeachments, we don't yell for recalls, we just move on. Of course Scali can say whatever he wants. Nothing will happen. Michelle Bachman can accuse people of muslim faith if infiltrating our Government, but nothing will be done. Keep complaining. Hope it works for you.
*Scalia
We need a revolution, don't re-elect anyone. Get them all out. Then 20 yr max for Cout
Hey Scalia.... if people keep asking you over and over about it, can't you take a hint... that YOU'RE not listening and that you need to get over your smug, out of touch with the people response. Hopefully this will haunt you for the rest of your life. You're the meanest of all the justices.
Y'know, Scalia and folks commenting here are being broadly philosophical about this. For Scalia to baldly assert that "Bush would have won anyway," is a bit *too* broad: It sort of gives away the shop. The guy is being flippant; let's face it.
Well, let me give you my broad philosophical view of the 2000 business: The vote was darned close to being 50%/50%. The fact is that anything more than 10% for that braindead, sociopath, troglodyte Bush Jr. pretty much spells out the the doom of a sustainable American republic. It was the ascension of a very dim, very transparent political marketing over democratically controlled popular governance in a sustainable republic... And woe to that erstwhile republic.
RayJacksonMS
That pig Scalia belongs on Jersey Shore and not the Supreme Court.
Obama is a legitimate president – "GET OVER IT!"
glorydays
How much lower can you sink than profiteering from being a Supreme Court judge?
Could that creeps head be any larger? It looks like it's about to explode. He's missed the mark on many of his "decisions" but he's never missed a meal.
Neither Scalia nor Thomas are fit to be justices on the Supreme Court. Scalia is obviously prejudiced, and cannot give an unbiased judgement. And Thomas is not up to the task of rendering decisions, evidenced by his complete silence during oral arguments and his refusal to contribute written opinions or judgments, just silently following however Scalia votes.
I disagree with Kennedy, Alito and Roberts, but they at least have consistent and thoughtful conservative judgements. I think they make the wrong call due to their conservative background, but they at least treat the court with respect, instead of a pulpit from which to rail like the thin-skinned smug and political Scalia.
Get over it? Really Mr. Scalia? GWB murdered so many Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan and all you have to say is get over it? And thousands of our troops who survived the wars have missing limbs and other sever defests including post traumatic depression and all you have to say is get over it? Perhaps some of these veterans should pay you a visit by taking you out for dinner, Italian style. Worthless pig!
Scalia is corrupt, and has no business on the SCOTUS. Scalia should resign, but he so sold on himself.
ichorrid
Why would he lose sleep over any of his rulings?
Special interest groups and lobbyists make sure that he has enough to afford the nicest of mattresses.
It's easy for a supreme court justice to say "just get over it" because he has enough money to survive in this economy that Bush Jr screwed up which caused Obama to get elected so it's been almost 12 years now with another possible 4 years coming gee it's hard for me to "just get over it" even though there's nothing I or anyone can do about that bad decision.
F*** You Scalia! I'll get over it when I read your obituary.
why have a lightweight like Pierce Morgan handle this interview – it rambles, he changes subjects, he allows Scalia to evade – he doesn't know what he's doing. this interview is a joke
Well, f*** you, too, Scalia.
^^^ This!
Zarky
Well then Justice Scalia....as for the recent Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act......Get over it!!! (see, that's how a two way street works)
Republicans, answer this: If the shoe is on the other foot, and come November, if the SAME THING happens and Romney wins the popular vote. . . And the Roberts court stops a recount in a state that is too close to call, and declares Obama President for another term, you're fine with that? You won't complain? You saw how they voted on Obamacare. Are you sure they won't do Obama's bidding this time? How much faith do you have in the Supreme Court?
Do you feel confident that you have a place in this "democracy" when they appoint a President? That's how we felt in 2000, and then we saw our country spiral into a meaningless war against the WRONG COUNTRY And then we saw them destroy our economy and throw us out on the street. We had our votes taken away from us and all we got was a pointless war, a ruined economy, an out-of-control deficit, unemployment, and a housing crisis.
We haven't gotten over it. And I don't know if we ever will.
Simple answer 9hydra.... The SCOTUS followed the law. Gore wanted to re-write the Florida law. The state followed the law.
Scalia, what a joke. He couldn't judge a pie eating contest. He is the reason people talk about judicial limits. Congrats on being the worst justice ever. Your briefs are nonsense.
A Little Common Sense
Scalia on Citizens United –
F you citizens
sgurdog
Same thing I tell you Scalia and Republicans about ObamaCare Get Over It!
I'l accept Bush v. Gore the second that Scalia announces he accepts the Affordable Care Act. I doubt he can get aver that one.
Who are you to tell us to get over it, you little toad.
What does it take to impeach him?
People, people! Let's not be so bitterly partisan! People are not either absolute good or evil and issues are never black and white.
When Scalia hurls a sarcastic editorial like "get over it" at voters dismayed and discouraged over the court's decision, it hardly contributes to a sense of unity and common purpose.
FunkyMonkey7
Honestly, I actually agree with Scalia's "the outcome would have been the same" notion in a purely pragmatic standpoint.
Yes it is supremely unprofessional for a Supreme Court Justice, who is tasked with having an impact on the final say on justice in our nation, to have such notions, yet does it really matter when deciding if Bush won the state? Our president is decided by electoral college only, and it is common knowledge that state electors are not required to vote according to the districts they represent. No one disputes the outcome of Florida's electoral college vote: Bush won more votes. It doesn't matter if he lost the popular vote because that's simply how our election process works. Even if we were to assume that Gore won in Bush v. Gore, there is no mandate or precedent demanding that Florida do an electoral re-vote. Gore still would have won the popular vote but still would have lost the electoral vote. It's not like this is the first time such a scenario happened. In 1888, Cleveland won the popular vote but lost the electoral college vote to Harrison, and Harrison became president.
The system that our country has, the electoral college, is the thing that most people have a problem with when they talk about the whole 2000 election mess. It's improper to say that Bush stole the election through the Bush v. Gore outcome. Change the electoral college system.
Dorothy Lyon
It's too bad the guy is Catholic, because he gets so excited when he hears himself speak he really ought to wear a condom.
Is there scientific evidence that Gore should have won? How about all the exit polling that showed that the majority THOUGHT they had voted for Gore. That's why the networks initially called the Florida results for Gore. The statistics they used and the evidence is as good as can ever be. NO ONE has ever said that Bush won the exit polls. But there were so many votes lost by bad and confusing machines that the counted vote may have turned out for Bush. The evidence of large numbers of votes being lost by the bad ballot process is undeniable.
We'll get over it when you keel over and die, a55wipe b|tch.
Scalia really dodged the last question by telling Pierce to go read the Federalist Papers.
ariveria
i am over it but
in retrospect i think patriotic americans should have been rioting in the street over that
Whats up Sugar Buns?
This Supreme Court is a supreme joke.
So... if the US was a democracy and the man who received the most votes was NOT allowed to serve as elected, well, I guess that shouldn't bother anyone? I mean, if Gore served as president per wishes of the American people, the World Trade Center would still be standing, the US would not have started and lost two more wars, the US would not have brought about a global recession / near depression, and the US Federal budget would likely be balanced (and maybe even running a surplus). I think you have to figure that when you negatively impact the lives of close to 7 Billion people, well, you have to allow that a few of them won't easily "get over it" – at least not as easily as a man with no morals and no conscience.
indi-pndnt
Im no fan of bush or bama but with regards to all this talk about how he stole the election- what happened the second time around? If my memory serves me correctly he won a second ter fair and square.
Article is not about Bush's popularity, but about Scalia's legal opinion.
Please disable comments CNN. It's my fault for looking at them–it's like watching a car wreck. I can't help it but the idiocy and ignorance displayed on these boards is astounding. We need to hide this part of our country. It's embarrassing.
smallmouth6
Scalia; You will go down in history as a terrible jurist that stained the reputation of the high court. You helped give us the worst president America has ever had. Your vote helped kill a lot of innocent people and a lot of young Americans. I'll never get over it and God help you if you ever get a dose of cognizance.
Isaac Asimov said it best.....There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” As Jim Leff said in his blog...But one fault of all human beings is our inability to respond to extremism with enlightened moderation rather than with reciprocal extremism. And so the pendulum has swung too far, and unintelligent people are supported for leadership positions requiring intellect, solid scientific theories are blindly opposed, and intellect, generally, is shunned in some quarters.
Scalia will soon be in hell with Reagan.
lovethedifferentcommentsystemsCNN
Scalia is a joke and a pawn, he should get over being a justice and retire!!
If everyone's vote in the United States was equal, Bush would have lost. Fact.
donnio
Scalia. What an arrogant p.o.s. I think I've had enough. I don't think that I can give this government any more money without some assurance that it will not be used to harm or kill anyone and that it will be used to the benifit of MY fellow americans. You know, broke ass poor people. Peace
In other news, Hitler to Auschwitz Jews: "Get Over it!"
What an ignorant comment. How do the two even compare? Obama has told the American people that don't want Obamacare to "get over it" several times. Despite it's unpopularity he and his hinchmen have pushed it through. Hopefully we'll be able to get it repealed though before he screws everything up even more.
sbasler
Right, get over the fact that conservatives will do anything to run your lives – even if it means betraying the founding fathers by having the impartial supreme court wade into politics as they have and will continue to do so. Liberals as socialists taking away your freedoms?!? Keep on believing it folks.
Name*Kristopher
Very mature of a Supreme Court Justice.
Obama got to be president of the law review by election. It used to be the person with the highest academic standing. Affirmative action pandering caused a change in the proceedure.
One of the worst decisions by the SC in modern history. If the SC wasn't partial to conservatives then they would have used common sense and told the state of Florida to re-do the voting. Florida screwed up the voting procedures on a collosal means and the SC should have said, "Florida, you will re vote on the election at your expense and the winner will be president". Problem solved and partisan judges taken out of the mix. To much common sense for Scalia
I say the same about ObamaCare and Roe Vs Wade
Olaf Big
We won't get over it because it was a political and not judicial decision. The Supreme Court lost its impartiality and simply voted along party lines. In the eyes of anybody in this country who takes separation of powers seriously that cost the Supreme Court a lot of respect. For a Supreme Court Justice Scalia, makes a remarkably shallow argument when he says no matter how the Supreme Court had decided, the election outcome would be the same. That might be true, but the precedent would be different. The law, Justice Scalia, remember the law?
Scalia is a sad disgrace at this point. He will say and do anything, and lie about anything to promulgate his prurient beliefs, and it is obvious his mind has stiffened over the course of 2.5+ decades on the court. The fact that he is on the Supreme Court, along with Clarence Thomas, is simply scary. There is NOTHING more obvious than the need for term limits on Supreme Court Justices. Give them each a decade and then decide again.
The Florida Supreme Court was trying to change election rules after the election. The US Supreme Court simply put a stop to that illegal action. In the end, there were zero recounts that put Gore on top. When will you whining liberals get a hold of simple reality?
The court stopped the recount before any of that was known.
toofarawayfromboston
My response to Scalia (I will never call him Justice Scalia because he is anything but just) is No. You broke the law. You don't deserve to be sitting on the highest court in our land. I truly loathe you.
BurstBubble
Regarding the state of Florida,
...."the winning candidate having received fewer popular votes than the runner-up.[1] It was the fourth election in which the electoral vote winner did not also receive a plurality of the popular vote. Later research showed that by the standards requested by the Gore campaign in their contest brief and set by the Florida Supreme Court, Bush would have won the recount. [2] However, had the Gore campaign asked for a full, statewide recount the same research indicates that Gore would have probably won the recount by about 100 votes statewide, consequently giving him Florida's electoral votes and victory in the Presidential election.[3] [4]". Apparently the court just followed Gore's brief, however; the Supreme court should have just had a state wide recount. As a result of that state recount, Gore would have won the presidency.
I believe that Justice Scalia should be removed for his vote on his declaration that donations for the presidential elections shouldn't have financial limits or list who they are. For this vote he should removed from the supreme court and his pension cut in half.
You're all idiots
You're all idiots and the arguments, name calling, mud-slinging going on in this "sound off" is a microcosm for what ails America. You're all a bunch of social plagiarists. You take what you hear in the media and you make it your own. Get off your butts and actually learn what's going on in government today. You're all a bunch of ideological pawn, robots that can't think for yourselves...you think what your party tells you to think. Absolutely disgusting...all of you.
So, what are your original thoughts on this matter, my angry friend?
I have had two responses and neither one has shown up, hum?? Can't say that the US const........... is being torn apart by both parties?
Typical republican bs
Tomk777, why is it that individuals, such as yourself, who think Obama is not a US Citizen, forget that his mother is a US citizen? The laws written into the Consitution of the United States say he is a US citizen because one of his parents is. The fact that his father is not a US citizen does not negate that his mother is! You can be born anywhere in the world but if one of your parents is a US citizen, then you are a US citizen.
we will never forget what the "Decider" and Cheney did. the worst of the worst. Scalia should climb under a rock and hide. how could any sane person stand by a decision like this and the horrendous outcome.
tonyl
I watched the interview and I think Scalia considers himself as a smart thinker. But he is NOT !!! This guy is full of it. I had more respect for him before watching this interview. I have much less respect of him after. I think he is self centered and quite illogical in his thinking ability. Sorry but that's the impression it portrays in his arguments.
A supreme court justice who hangs out with some one like Cheney and then makes right wing conservative decisions and claims he is not bias towards one side has to be pretty twisted and illogical.
Judge Antonin Scalia is an insult to his profession. The damage this creature did to the nation is too big to ever forgive him. I
"get over it"? Tell that the 6,000 men and women who paid to the ultimate price for 2 unnecessary wars and the millions of Americans whose lot their retirement due to the cost of same. F*** You Scalia!
Yes we'll get over it once we shift our alternate universe back into the correct stream. It's gnat brains like Scalia that will doom the future of the human race.
Randy, San Francisco
Shame, shame, shame on Scalia! Activist conservative justices have placed a black mark on the Supreme Court.
For both sides, despite what's happened as for the most part we can't do anything about it, is it possible to start talking to each other going forward and not at each other? This is a nation that was built upon the notion of fairness. Built upon a very simple concept that we can "hope" to make it in life. It's what's made us a great nation!
Listen to each other, you're all probably desirous of the same thing in life. And, after you listen hear what they've said. Don't talk over them to silence them as it will just fuel more anger.
We have one planet for all of us and the most important thing to remember is that we should endeavor to make it, our lives our neighbors lives and a future free of tyranny possible!
Politics aside, I don't understand how anyone can see fairness in what Gore asked to do with the recounts. Hey, I want a recount... but only recount the counties that are dominated by democrats. If you're going to do a recount to determine who won the State, then recount the whole state and be fair.
stateschool
He's like one of those TV judges – a male version of Judge Judy, maybe.
blame floridians and their inability to read a ballot
Hey, Scalia: Obamacare is now the law. Get over that!
All Supreme Court Justices should have term limits. Maybe 10 years... Then the court needs to be updated to keep it current.
POS Corrupt repuke justice. Mess up the country with his stupid arrogance.
The corrupt crusty old goat should have been put out to pasture a long time ago. He hasn't cast too many votes that were based on law rather than politics. The Supreme Court never should have heard Gore v Bush in the first place. It was a state issue, not federal.
winstonsmith
Al Gore received 50,999,897 votes while Bush v2 got 50,456,002. This is why the electoral college should be done away with, or at the very least it shouldn't be all or nothing. Popular vote should select the president. Every vote is 100% equal. I hate living in California because I know my vote is worthless, a Dem will win every time. Every vote should be equal. The whole purpose for the electoral college has been rendered null by technological advances. The fact that more people could vote for someone and they won't win, it's absurd. We should have never even have had to have it come down to a few counties in Florida, which, by the way, it's not agreed on that Gore would have lost if he had gotten what he wanted.
If you look back at history to the election of 1876 in Hayse – vs – Tillden, the United States found itself in another highly contenious election.
In that election, the question was the status of electorial college delagates and weather they were qualified to cast votes in the electorial college.
Congress decided that it would set up an electoral college commission to award the votes on a case by case basis to one candidate or another.
The precident was set, fast foward to 2000.
Congress should have taken the precident of 1876 and used it to effect the desired results, thereby keeping the election results completely within the legislative branch, and keeping the judicial branch at bey over weather it has jurisdiction in picking a president.
Darrell Sears
I'm a weird socially liberal fiscal conservative moderate who believes in true independence and does not follow party lines..My two fav presidents of my lifetime are Reagan and Clinton. Loved them both.
That being said, it's so very crystal clear that a vote for Obama is a death sentence for this country's prosperity. He is, by far, the worst Presidential choice in history. And the facts speak volumes.
Worst deficit in history, the largest number of unemployed people in history, worst GDP since the great depresssion. Big business, small business, any business hate him, are scared to death of him. His tax policy is ass backwards. His target of the top 1% pay 39% of the taxes in this country and the bottom 54% of wage earners PAY NOTHING....and he wants to tax the people paying - more!!
If you want a pure socialist, damn near a communist vote for Obama. Those that do will be bankrupting this country.
Brendan H., San Antonio, TX
Obama inherited the mess, and you're no independent to make the statements you have. What trailer park do you call home? And in what Southern state?
Talarin
Yes, Obama inherited the mess and then turned around and made it even worse. I'm a Democrat who happily voted for Obama and am angry over his complete incompetence. This year's election is truly a lose -lose situation, Obama or Romney, both losers. What a joke our government has become.
Tmoneyy
Yes. It's True. You're weird. And uninformed.
HarvardLaw92
Justice Scalia: about Roe v. Wade – get over it.
When the truth of that election ever gets out, people will be calling for heads to roll. Since when does the SCOTUS appoint a president?!
The Court stopped the recount, effectively handing the win to GWB.
The truth is already out there – and has been for years. You merely choose to ignore it.
Every examination of the recount (mostly initiated to prove Bush lost) ended up with Bush still winning. Gore was the one who tried to steal the election, not the converse. All SCOTUS did was send the circus packing.
the press did not do squat. Scalia is a lying Italian
korkea aika
George W Bush and Cheney were the greatest American Ophan Makers since Richard Nixon. And Scalia should man up and take responsibility for his role in placing them in positions of power. I am not to blame: I voted for Al Gore, as did the majority of Americans in 2000. Period. End of Story.
I like Scalia, but to simply say "Get over it" is a bit crude.
And Scalia's arrogant sarcasm is exactly why disaffected voters are less likely to get over it. The guy behaves not like a justice but mouths off like some minor league sports coach. Hardly an inspiring trait.
Most likely, Scalia doesn't suffer fools gladly. I tend to agree with him on that count.
kevgood
No. The one that everybody hates most is the one where he tries to say that unlimited campaign contributions equal freedom of speech for gigantic corporations ruled by a handful of people. That's the one everybody hates.
DocHollywood
The thing that Scalia doesn't understand is not the fact that "it would have turned out the same anyways", but that it never had the chance to "turn out the same way". So we'll never really know, will we? But in Scalia's mind, that's ok because HE thinks HE is right. Once again....why did the framers give these guys life tenure?
Grow up Senor...
Hey Scalia – Roe vs. Wade... Get over It
Both parties are corrupt and represent the rich, and those who finance their campaigns. They dont give a crap about you, me or this great country that they , and their Wallstreet buddies plundered.
Both parties raised about 6 BILLION dollars for their 2012 campaign, but cant fix an economy they and their bankster buddies broke?
The economy is hurting unless youre a Politician, then youre living in mansions, flying in lear jets, riding in limos, sending your kids off to college, livin la vida loca all on TAXPAYER TAB.
Its easy to party when youre not the one footing the bill. They dont know what money is worth cos they didnt earn a cent.
We could fix the economy in a day with the money they party on.
Heres an idea ABOLISH BOTH parties and create a party that actually stands up for This country and its people, not rob it blind hand over fist, Party like its 1999, then tell everyone were outta money.
I get over it. Why do not the Republicans? They bought ACA to supreme court in the hope to turn over Obama's bill and thought their conservative judges would stand aside them. Stunned by the out come, they now again try to block the ACA in the Republicans' control states, and vowed to repeal the ACA to supreme court. Tell me, who is not get over it?
Since the 1st day Obama took the office, the Republicans are bitter till now, never show their supports to the President in any single issue. I've never seen such doing nothing but full of hates Republicans for the past 20 years. Who's not get over it?
Funny, but if you replace "Obama" with "Bush" and "Republicans" with "Democrats", your comment would be just as true. Pot, let me introduce you to my friend Kettle.
Leftcoastrocky
Scalia will go down as the most unjudicial Supreme Court justices.
i actually like GWB , imagine him beng likke the arold and kumar movie bit in quantanamo
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"...my usual response is 'get over it.'" Wow. Just wow.
How can true patriots ever "get over" a bona fide judicial coup in our very own US of A?
Scalia proves again his political injection into his horrid, treasonous Bush v Gore decision, with his WRONG statement that "the outcome would have been a Bush win anyway". FIRST, it shouldn't matter to the SCOTUS who "would have won". SECOND: Scalia is making a hyper-political statement when he says the media review of the votes would have resulted in a Bush win. In fact, the opposite is true. The media review showed that, in ANY scenario: include dimpled chads, exclude them; include pregnant chads, exclude them; etc, that GORE WOULD HAVE WON.
Where Gore would have LOST is the NARROW recount that Gore was requesting: certain counties only. But that is not what the SCOTUS put a stop to. The Florida Supremes told Gore: "no more games, no cherrypicking, recount ALL the counties". And the media count proved: Gore won by ANY STATEWIDE STANDARD.
There's an especially deep crevice dug in the underworld for the Robed Traitors who appointed Bush over the winner Gore. It was treason, and nothing less than a judicial coup. The fact that this guy says what he just said, even today, proves AGAIN that he put politics over justice.
Shame on Scalia. And his little dog, too (Thomas).
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Are your sure about those claims? I alway trust the pape of record the NY times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/12/us/examining-vote-overview-study-disputed-florida-ballots-finds-justices-did-not.html
facepalm :-/
rapierpoint
Actually, in most scenarios, a statewide recount would still have favored Bush. Only using the most liberal methods of determining questionable ballots, would Gore have prevailed. If you go through and read the studies you will see that.
His father, Eugene Scalia was the founding member of the American Fascist Party and sent him to military school where they had to pledge allegiance to Mussolini. Explains from where his fascist beliefs come.
No currently sitting Supreme Court justice regardless of left or right leaning should be on a talk show flapping his or her jaws. Judges should judge, not try to sway public opinion on TV either direction. If he wants to be a talking head than he needs to resign his seat and make the talk show circuit as a private citizen.
Scalia's many things, but not stupid.
He knows what he did. He knows he besmirched his duties and his robes. He knows he's going to fry in Traitor Hades once he passes from this realm.
He's just looking to justify himself for the rest of his pitiful existence on this one.
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Scalia you are one the biggest POS in this world
the Supreme Court ruling was a political decision.
Breaking news: Antonin Scalia has just repeated the exact same thing he has repeated for 12 years
joejlm
How do you know? Mostly he speaks in secret before conservative groups.
WHY IS A SUPREME COURT JUDGE ON CNN??
Oh, look. The reich wing "Christian" birher baggers are out in full force.
Get your gd stank out of MY country. Off yourselves if that's what it takes. The nation is SICK of you and your willful stupidity.
Sorry GG, why don't you get your own stank out of MY country. All my ancestors were here on ths land before this even was a country. And it seems like you and your "progressive" ilk are the ones trying to warp it into something it was never meant to be.
EVERYTHING about the SCAMerican way ...the SCAMerican System is pathetic. The FRAUDULENT Reserve.. the failed 2 party system, the I R SCAMMERS and now the SUPREME COURT OF MORONS. America is no longer to be copied- but to be laughed out for its complete and utter failure in every single aspect of Government and Corruption
For someone who says that results should not impact a judicial decision, Scalia is playing pretty loose with his own set of rules. A supreme court justice should defend his (or her) decision on its legal merits, not on anything else.
The Supreme Court is our House Of Lords.
To all you idiots who keep claiming there was a surplus when Bush took office (who turned it into a deficit), shut up already. You're making the rest of us liberals who actually know ANYTHING about modern history and recent events look stupid.
There was STILL a deficit during the Clinton years. The Clinton year's simply saw balanced budgets that brought in an ANNUAL surplus. All that means is the government made more than it spent for a few years and still didn't manage to put a dent in the overall federal deficit. There has been an overall deficit (as in we still owe people money) since before 1900. If you are too thickheaded to understand this, please kill yourselves. You're making the rest of humanity dumber. Yes, I'm a liberal. Unfortunately, too many of my brethren on CNN are complete morons. If they actually bothered to read and comprehend GPO data, they'd know exactly how stupid they are.
Clinton balanced the budget. By definition he created a surplus rather than a deficit. Whether or not he paid off any part of the debt I do not know. The real problem is that since Johnson we don't have a real read on what the deficit actually is because he screwed with the budget process mixing FICA along with general revenue. I thought Reagan started this, but actually it was Johnson and all his buddies that followed him into the Whitehouse who did it. Imagine my disappointment in having to wait for Reagan before I found this out. Yea news media! Thank you.
Get over it?!?!?
Is that what you're telling our nation in response to GWB et al bankrupting the nation for eight years with two preventable wars while filling their pockets from our treasury?
Perhaps Justice Scalia is tired of all the foolishness.Read the Federalist Papers,just as Justice Scalia advised.You might gain a greater understanding of how government is supposed to work.
Much of what President Bush did was rubberstamped by Congress,including most of the Democrats.The Democrats,who had Congress for the last two years of President Bush' term in office.Including the two unnecessary wars.
Rove led the Senate to as close to balancing the budget as it has ever been,during President Clinton's term.A Republican.
ObummerCare is primarily not just a tax,but taxes,all of which will increase the cost of healthcare.There will still be millions of folks left without healthcare,check it out.The very best that could happen to that travesty is that it be repealed,and Congress make a start by first : Repairing the healthcare programs it is operating now,clean out waste and fraud.
Second : Offer a version of MediCare to people that cannot afford a plan bought from an insurance company.
Third : End the monopoly that insurance companies enjoy in each state,make them compete.
Fourth : Put an end to the lawyers circus,that allows billions to be extracted from the medical and insurance systems,with only a fraction received by the injured persons.
In the end,and it makes no matter where the money seems to come from,or go to,we pay every penny that enters the medical/insurance/government sinkhole.And most of the people working in that mess are a part of us,and are just as screwed.
So,put an end to the sniveling and whining,get up off your thumbs,and demand that your representatives fix the mess their predecessors and they have created.
miscreantsall
Scalia: Sociopathic criminal, amoral megalomaniac, a demagogue who thinks he is a demigod!
Now if ever someone should have a massive heart attack ,and drop dead this guy ,and Thomas are it .
Feel pretty godly,giving your self the powers of life and death ?
Why don't you do something about the millions of children murdered in America,
Or,were you just mouthing off ?
Klaark
Yeah, I'd probably start saying that too if I made a decision with such ramifications based solely on partisan politics and not the law like I was supposed to. Scalia: A GOP stooge and corporate shill whose tenure can't end fast enough.
Scalia helped (1 of 9) stopped the counting of votes. Scalia said there wasn't enough time to count votes. Bush won. Bush got 4000 troops killed in Iraq. Bush froze the economy. We need to be able to blame Florida rather than some stuffed shirt hypocrite willing to corrupt the system in order to show the world how smart he is. Justice O'Connor also has some issues she will need to address at the pearly gates. I could complain about Justice Thomas but he is just the rubber stamp he is supposed to be.
I have read all the above postings. Here is my evaluation:
a. A miniscule number added value to the conversation;
b. A gross number added no value at all;
c.Very few contributors bothered to adduce verified facts;
d.The overwhelming majority showed that they have been living in a world of myth, characterized by underdeveloped emotions, and a rude manner of communicating their myth-making.
Solution: Go back to school, get an education, and acquire good manners!
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People forget the role fox news had calling the election early, the guy just happened to be bushs cousin lol. CNN followed not wanting to be scooped, sad I remember it like it was yesterday. These guys eventually have to see God,
No, Scalia, we are not going to "get over" your treason.
When did politics become so violently personal? You can disagree with someone without attacking their intelligence, pedigree, or their mother's fidelity. Additionally, why do we insist on insulting entire groups of people based on their political ideologies? Why do some Republicans hate all Democrats, and vice versa? Both parties consist, generally speaking, of decent, hardworking people who want what's best. No need to slander someone just for their political beliefs. A little civility, please.
Civility is reserved for the educated. Today's internet based communication encourage anyone who can type to express their opinion publicly like a 1950s commentator. It's seductive as well as gratifying to people who are otherwise ignored.
"Get over the possible corruption of the American Presidential System?". Piers Morgan, you are the man! Scalia, you suck!
Historian Kenneth O'Relly wrote a pretty great peice about everything that happened in Florida 2000. Seems like a good time to look back: http://goo.gl/35n8B
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Easy for Scalia (Republican stooge) to say, isn't it? "Get over it" He won't address the facts, and my question was always simply this: After the Florida Supreme Court ordered a new "re-count" (which had begun) why did the US Supreme Court suddendly HALT that very re-count while they began their own review? Only to say later – as part of their own justification to handing to election to Bush – that there was no longer "any time" to "re-count" the ballots. Really? You couldn't allow the "re-count" to continue because you knew what the final "decision" would be. Lackeys! P.S. Is the public aware that the final "official" vote count had Gore beating Bush by more than 500,000 votes? Bush was given the electoral win and we all know the rest. Yo, Scalia! I had my say and now am over it!!
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When Reagan became president in 1980, we had not heard of crack cocaine, AIDS, the Taliban and Antonin Scalia. Of course when he left office, crack cocaine and AIDS were epidemics and we are now fighting the Taliban and Antonin Scalia is trashing the Supreme Court.
America voted for Al Gore for President, but the Supreme Court selected George Bush who squandered a 5.6 trillion surplus, lied about WMD's and involved us in a 'war of choice, not necessity,' declared 'mission accomplished among many unAmerican activities. And Justice Scalia tells America to just get over it! Journalists from a number of News papers counted the votes in Florida and Ål Gore WON!
Justice Scalia is inimical to our Democracy. He has displayed contempt for our Democracy and our Supreme Court. He has no shame! At long last, he has no decency!
Our Founding Fathers were brilliant and thoughtful and of course they were Protestants and Deists. Our Supreme Court was designed by and for Protestants and Deists and now there are no Protestants on the court designed for and by them, thus the diminished quality! I weep for my country!
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Sadly, I never thought I would live the day to listen to one of our SUPREME COURT JUSTICES talk so much partisan politics. He makes many Americans lose respect so deeply held for our 9 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES. He is also a very scary person of power, as it is clear that specific legislation that needs to be heard before his court faces the likellihood that he can not or will not provide a FAIR OPINION. This has got to be the most partisan supreme court in my lifetime. I just pray that somewhere along the line, Justice Scalia matures and takes his appointed position with more respect.
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August 26, 2012 at 2:36 am | Report abuse | Reply
Scalia is a disgrace to the Court and to the nation. The Bush v. Gore decision was outrageous tripe and Scalia knows it. I, for one, will never "get over" the fact that the Supreme Court has been bought and paid for by the right wing.
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Lori feels this way because she is an uninformed fool, and can give no facts, whatsoever, to her hysterical claims.
If I had committed a gross act of injustice so devoid of impartiality that amounted to a crime, like stealing an election... If I had defrauded the American people by stopping a vote count in the election process of a "democracy", and then claimed that the "time was up" so as to deny the election of the people their rightful choice of leadership, I might take the position ;that others should "get over it" as well... Except for one small detail... I'm not corrupt, morally bankrupt, or unethical enough to perpetrate such fraud to begin with!!!
Clarence LeBlanc
1 vote came down to a trillion dollar war that made us all less safe and gave control of the area to Iran. Cost the US 4500 lives, more than 911. Wow is all I can say.
JESSE V. TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICAN AND HOW IT IS GOING DOWN HILL. IF HE RUNS FOR PRESIDENT I WOULD WORK MY HEART OUT TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP HIS CAMPAIGN.
Scalia and those 4 other clowns have ruined this place.
Whaddya gonna do , Tony, put a wack on us if we don't get over it?
PrivateDick
My response to Scalia would be, "Why, do you have something to hide?"
The Cajun
Everybody has proven what I've always said about politicians. There are only two problems with the federal government; Democrats and Republicans.
workingmansword
All branches of our government are partisan. The courts are no more honest than the other branches of our government and are just as suseptible to corruption and unending displays of ignorance. Get over it, lol.
Bennycat
I guess I'll work on "getting over it" when this my country has fully recovered from the disasters that flowed from the illegitimate presidency of George W. Bush. Scalia is one more good reason to keep Republicans out of the White House.
oleeo
I think you're a retard, how dare you ask these doctors about the generators failing what the hell do you know about them in a storm ? !CNN wasting money and my time putting your sad ass on tv. get a life!
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Wouldn't use the 'R' word but for Piers to go at that guy as he did was frankly awful. Lets consider that while the generators failed (they always were going to) the contingency plans worked. And thank you to all those National Guard personnel who contributed, truly an admirable humanitarian effort. The Bellevue rep dealing with disaster recovery – Sir you were wronged. We all know you can only plan so far. Were lives risked – yes (its a disaster for goodness sake). Were lives lost? – I expect those national guardsmen were the epitome of carefulness when dealing with those patients.
Shame on you Piers for your shoddy treatment of this individual.. Without him can you even entertain the possiblity that the outcome could've been much worse ? Respect the man for doing his job, and for him and the national guard coming together to find a solution without more lives being lost.
Poor journalism... We expected better.
God Bless America.
Scalia suggests that what he and the conservatives on the Court did was okay, "especially since it's clear that the thing would have ended up the same way anyway." First, I'm not sure I believe that; second, it's irrelevant to the point of whether or not their decision was well-reasoned or fair (which, by the way, it was neither); and third, had the recount gone forward and Gore was found to have legitimately lost the election, those who opposed Bush would have at least felt that the election was a fair one, not one that was rigged by the conservatives on the Court. The Court's decision was the beginning of the vitriol and disunity that pervades the political process today.
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This smug sack of offal seems to forget there's one easy way to bring an end to a lifetime appointment. If he leaves office with his head still attached to his shoulders then it will be a loss for justice.
I agree with him, Get over it! Move on, We are still a great nation that brings the best out in people. Piers there ways no corruption. Get
over it! GW won it fair.
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by Russ Nickel | March 2, 2013 · 6:24 pm
The Dangers of Student Filmmaking
I made it everyone! I survived my first semester of film school!
But it was a close shave, let me tell ya. Also, I didn’t end up shaving that often. That turned out to be ok, though, because I didn’t have to impress too many people with my face, except with the mouth part of my face, and even then, it was more about what I was saying and less about the relative attractiveness of my succulent lips. What I mean to say is, my groomédness rarely came into play because film school is about 90% male, and as far as those Y chromosome folks are concerned, the mangier the better (after all, you can’t spell mangy without man! and guy is almost in there too). Which brings me to the first danger of student filmmaking: incidental abstinence.
It would be nice if we were like those frogs those scientists used to fill in the missing strands of DNA in Jurassic Park and we could just change our gender at will. But alas, despite Jeff Goldblum’s insistence, in my personal experience, Life does not find a way. It just ends up sitting in its room a lot, debating whether it has too much pride to head over to the casual encounters section of craigslist.
Luckily, abstinence is one of those non-life-threatening dangers. It’s when you go around town shooting without proper permits or crew that things get really interesting (not that I would ever do that, readers who are also Chapman faculty). Yes, I’ve come close to death on pretty much every set, but one of those experiences stands above the rest, the veritable giraffe of danger.
You see, I was to play the lead in a simple, one-minute story about a man whose car runs out of gas. We thought it would be a breeze, but as the things on our todo list spiraled out of control, it ended up less breeze and more tornado. A spiraly tornado.
First off, it’s raining, and since I’m part witch (of a Cardinal direction, no less), that’s never a good thing. I know then in my boots, or rather, non-rain-proof flip-flops, that it is an omen of fortune most ill.
Still, not wanting to have a meltdown in front of everyone (see what I did there?), especially that cute editor I was trying to impress (because film school did have at least one girl in it), I soldier on and hop in the car with the affable director, who proceeds to drive us way, way up into the clearly deserted hills, a place where no one would hear us scream. He pulls the car off to the side of the road on some dilapidated gravelly overlook near a bridge and tells me to get out. It’s time.
But before we can get the camera rolling, or sliding, or any form of lateral motion, another car pulls off onto the gravel right behind us. Keep in mind, there is nobody around as far as the eye can see. There are turnouts every few hundred feet, but no, this car chooses to stop directly behind us. Don’t they know this is a film set?
Oh, and then a bunch of gang members pile out.
It was a lot like a clown car, except instead of pouring out seemingly forever, there were only three of them, and instead of being clowns, they were all natural born killers! Or killers created by experience and circumstance or whatever; I’m no Calvinist. Experience that left them covered in tattoos. And muscles. Muscles everywhere.
“Let’s just keep filming,” says the director bravely, right before he crosses the street and walks far far away from the danger, leaving me all alone.
I act like my car has run out of gas for a little while (a stirring performance, I assure you), while shaking in my proverbial “boots,” feet soaked with the liquid fear that I hope is merely the rain and not something more. And then another car pulls up behind us. Just as my dark imagination predicted, more gang members get out. Now it’s a gang soiree?!
Oh, and then there’s another car. Suddenly ten of the most hardcore dudes I’ve ever seen are convening right behind me, plotting how to murder the witnesses who were stupid enough to be FILMING their drug deal.
I look at our possé. There’s me, a buffoon practiced at avoiding conflict; the affable director whose main form of attack is a barrage of smiles; the tall, handsome cinematographer who likes to sing silly songs and whose loyalties probably lie with the camera rather than with me; and this cute girl in front of whom I can show no fear lest I lose face (unshaven as it might be).
The three of them cower on the other side of the road, so far away that they have to call my cell phone to give me acting directions. They promise we’re almost done, but then I see it: the flash of something metal in one of the killer’s hands.
He’s walking toward me now; what little light filters through the ominous rain glints off the object he carries, and I say a quick prayer to Odon, but I know it’s too late. This is it for me.
I spin, confronting the bearer of my demise and see him squat down and pretend to take a dump? He hands his reflective phone to one of his buddies, and the whole gang starts cracking up. They’re posing in front of a “No Dumping” sign, and loving the shit out of it. They each take turns flouting authority by disobeying the government warning…via word play. Apparently three cars worth of these guys met up in the hills not for a drug deal, but for a photo op.
This shatters my perception of gangs.
Location Two: The Gas Station
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I sort of assumed that all homeless people were friendly, but as we set up for our final shot, this one guy starts yelling at us about how we’re on his turf, and if we don’t get the hell out of there, he’s going to kill us. Now, I’m not a big fan of my own death, so this worries me, nerves fraying like that now-disintegrated blanket my grandmother promised would always keep me safe. After delivering his message, he simply retreats to a sort of homeless haven in the bushes, where he meets up with what are presumably members of his crew.
And that’s when we see that one of his compatriots has his pants around his ankles and is, um, defecating, right in the open onto some unsuspecting grass.
It’s some sort of conspiracy! The “No Dumping” sign, and now this! The hobos and gangs must have made a pact, working together to…I don’t know! Something!
I try to explain my theory to the director, but he laughs it off as one of those all-too-common crazy Russ ideas. Doesn’t he understand?! If there’s one thing my time as a detective has taught me, it’s that there’s no such thing as coincidence!
He instructs me to keep acting, dammit, but before he can call action, another homeless guy comes at us, screaming. “You didn’t listen to my king? He gave you a direct order, and what the king says, goes. Ya hear me? You take that camera outta here! You take it down now. NOW!”
He’s heading straight toward me. We lock eyes, and I sense his brutal purpose.
“I carry the word of the king!” he shouts, and he’s almost on us.
Finally the director’s resolve breaks, and we run for our car.
But it’s not enough. The homeless guy follows us, and we have one of those movie moments, the driver struggling to hit the unlock button, the monster only moments away.
And then, to our rescue, a shining knight. The lone gas station employee, not your usual knight figure, bursts out of the quik-e-purchase, sprints over, and antagonizes the homeless guy.
“Why you messin’ with their movie, man? Huh? Why you gotta bother these poor people?”
Before I realize what’s happening, the two of them are circling each other, shouting taunts just out of fist-smashing range. The gas station guy keeps telling us to go ahead and finish our movie, but we know when we’ve been beaten, and the driver floors it.
As I look back on it now, I find it rather odd that shooting a movie about running out of gas on the side of the road ended up being much more dangerous than any of the times I’ve actually run out of gas, almost as if, in making the movie, we were forced to live through the movie ourselves…
It’s like some sort of conspiracy.
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17 responses to “The Dangers of Student Filmmaking”
Trevor Smith
More self-proclaimed royalty, barking orders where they don’t belong?? This has become a disturbing trend, though I realize it may have seemed an isolated incident to you. The time is nigh to draw a line in the sand. ‘This aggression’ and all that…
Your blog around the same time as mine, appeared to die around the same time as mine, and appeared to do so for the same reason as mine. I’m glad to see it’s limping forward.
Watch your back, higher education. This isn’t over.
I swear to Crom I typed “Your blog began around the same time as mine…”
A communications disruption can mean only one thing…
I’m really glad someone finally pointed out how terrible the spiraly tornadoes are. I hear people making a big deal about the erupty ones and the vibraty ones and it’s obvious they’ve just never seen a spiraly one.
Santa with a Molotov cocktail is just awesome!
mirabiledictu2u
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But alas, despite Jeff Goldblum’s insistence, in my personal experience, Life does not find a way. It just ends up sitting in its room a lot, debating whether it has too much pride to head over to the casual encounters section of craigslist.
…and the adventures continue…
Hooray! You’re back! It’s great to see more of your reasonably ludicrous adventures, and good on you for surviving your first semester. 😀
joruis
Haha this makes me reconsider going to filming school
strawberryquicksand
Russ, Russ, Russ! It’s when a blog post like yours lands in my inbox that I praise the Gods of blogging that i discovered… well, blogging. Thank you for some side splitting laughs and some serious white knuckle moments! (well, better than the brass knuckle moments you were fearing when the Dump Gang happened along for a photo op). Keep up the good work, and I will be hanging off my inboxes’ every delivery for your next post.
andytallman101
Welcome back, guys! It’s been a while but this is a very, very, very awesome return 🙂
yasmincamberra
Reblogged this on cyee2010.
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hh ooh .. gOOD
Everyone loves sticking it to the man, Russ and Sam… even if you are a hardened gangster. 😀
cintaiakuseadanya
Reblogged this on Catatan.
frustratedreader
I nominated you for the Sunshine Award. I love your posts and the annimation in them. You can see the award at http://fusteratedreader.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/sunshine-award-what/
a1goo
Reblogged this on Seat & read. thanks 🙂.
chrisdeputy
This is a great story. I went to film school here in the UK, but nothing that exciting ever happened to us. I did see a homeless guy defecating in the street though, which was lovely. Keep up the good work man!
lifeastoldbyginger
Great story, too funny!
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Four Seasons Wants to Upgrade Your Flight to It’s Luxurious Best
Luxury & Life Style October 30, 2020
Four Seasons, the well-known hospitality group, has been leading the hospitality industry when it comes to high-end holiday resorts and luxury hotels for years now, and has just announced plans to redefine the parameters of luxury travel and it plans to raise the existing levels of luxury travel, several notches higher. The group has officially announced its plans to launch a Private Jet Service in the luxury travel sector, and an Airbus A32ILR is currently being re-designed in France, in collaboration with Airbus, the Europe-based manufacturers.
The Airbus A32ILR is a part of the Airbus NEO fleet and will be ready to start full-fledged operations sometime early in 2022. It is proposed to replace the Boeing 757-200 ER that Four Seasons currently uses. Launched in 2015, it was designed as the first fully-branded and customized private jet in the hotel industry. But the luxury tour would cost around $147,000 for each person. The defining experience on the private jet, offers those who have the financial means, an opportunity to move from one continent to another in grand style. Four Seasons is launching the Airbus A32ILR soon to replace its Boeing 757-200 ER.
Features of the Luxury Private Jet
This new jet is reported to be the tallest and widest cabin in the class, and it is apparent that flyer well-being was a priority during its conception design phase. According to the President Christian Clerc of Four Seasons Worldwide Hotel Operations, the hospitality group really desired to create something that offered an enduring experience not just intimate but also ultra-comfortable in keeping with the size. The plane exudes a social and residential dimension to it. Originally designed for a seating capacity of 52, it has been reduced to 48, to allocate more room for a bigger gathering place for guests to socially interact with each other and meet the Four Seasons masters.
The Four Season masters include a doctor, a concierge, a chef, and a mixologist, all working round the clock. According to Four Seasons, the culinary arts are major influencers of travel with room for cocktail and cuisine preparations while on board.
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Wellness, as has been mentioned earlier, was a major concept in the plane’s re-design. According to Dana Kalczak, Vice President (Design) at Four Seasons, overall wellness was the key concept at the design stage. Four Seasons endeavoured to factor in and explore all possibilities to ensure that the Airbus had a human-centric design that considered the wellness and comfort of the human body and easily accommodated the various modified demands. The design team further placed a premium on the wellness concept and are making every effort in making that a reality.
For instance, for optimizing seating comfort, the design team has been working on another set of designer seats in collaboration with Optimares, an Italian seat manufacturer so as to improve the headrest length as also the critical lumbar support. They have also decided to pay focussed attention to lighting aspects and have conducted different lighting tests which were specially designed to examine every aspect of any journey, including socializing, boarding, eating, resting and even deplaning.
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A beautiful piece of work can be found in front of Block 85 of Whampoa Drive.
Built in the early seventies together with the small quiet town of Whampoa, the dragon fountain has been a symbolic landmark in that area. The Central Expressway (CTE) lies just opposite the fountain.
The majestic 4m-tall Chinese dragon is situated in the center of the fountain, looking to surge towards the sky. Its slender body is covered with small bits of porcelain, carefully pasted on one by one.
However, the fountain has stopped functioning years ago. The water was cut off, dried leaves are clogging the drainage system and the dragon shows certain magnitude of damage under years of exposure to sun and rain; the most obvious is a broken claw.
It will be a fascinating sight to see the water being spouted from the dragon mouth again, but it will take a major revamp to make the fountain works again, and such plans are unlikely in the near future.
During the evenings, the residents of Whampoa like to gather at the nearby park to exercise or chit-chat, whereas children love to run around the fountain. Hope this beautiful artifact can be preserved and restored in years to come.
Updated: 05 October 2011
28 Responses to Whampoa Dragon Fountain
I am just teen ,i was not around when this majestic piece of artwork was built. But from what i heard from my mother,she tells me that this dragon used to spout water.I love the dragon fountain.If they could, why not replace the drainage pipes and get the fountain working again.
If they could build the casinos why not save and fix a piece of our national heritage ?
agreed with you Faith…
the authority should restore this beautiful artifact
ivanteo1973 says:
There’s no profit doing this. It will be left to rot.
I LOVE THE DRAGON !!!!!!!!!!!!
SAVE IT !!!!!!!!
Unlikely it will though
cK =) says:
I used to play at this garden, and of course run around the dragon fountain, as a kid. This is about the only unique structure left standing (besides the old HDB flats; mine was demolished long ago!) in this estate in the recent decades. Hope the authority preserve & restore it.
atom says:
yeah, agree they should maintain this dragon! I also use to play around this small park. It’s a trademark for whampoa.
mrkenjikwok says:
Hi. Do you happen to know who is in charge of this dragon? I have a plan in mind.
It may be the Moulmein-Kallang Town Council who is in-charge of the estate of Whampoa..
Para says:
Do share with us your plan 🙂 , it would be really nice to see this dragon spouting water once again.. its rare to see this kind of things in HDB estates these days..
Shawn Cheng says:
They are going to refurbish this fountain next month! But sadly it still won’t spout water due to fears of mosquito breeding and plants will take the place of the water instead. The dragon statue itself will be cleaned using an anti algae substance usually used in conserving most heritage landmarks.
Great news! 😀
Christopher Adams says:
Dragons seem to have a short life, like Puff. Dragon Point in Brevard County, Florida, at the southern tip of Merritt Island allowed its dragon to fall into the sea because of neglect and inability to decide history has a legitimate place with commerce. A beautiful sight he was seen from the causeway or from a boat.
Vin @ JW says:
Err … is the dragon re-stored already … ?
sgdevilzz says:
It was left there with no maintenance. So sad,,
Hong says:
Creator was my old neighbour staying in Queenstown, his other work can be found at Old Queenstown CC wall.
(Source: MyPaper)
Jil says:
Do you have any photos of the fountain before the water pipes got removed? I still remembered how i didn’t dare to go near the fountain when i was a kid because its appearance scared the heck outta me 😛
Stephen Ong says:
O.o Didn’t know this exist!
I would like to take the lead to start a fund to restore this monument, which formed many Singaporean’s childhood. Just $1 per Singaporean! Won’t you like your child to see it alive again? Our kids already have very little chance of sharing our childhood.
Can someone IT savvy help me out to arrange for this fund pool electronically??
This dragon is quite impressive with the water fountain, I tried to take a few (film) photos back in the 90s when it was spouting water whenever we passed it on the expressway, but it was always blurry.
Daniel Sim says:
I grew up in Whampoa Drive during the 70s. This dragon fountain has many fond memories for me.
`J says:
when i was a kid and when my dad drove past on the CTE, me and my sister would be looking out to see if the fountain was spouting water. when it was, it was a magnificent sight. sometimes while approaching, we would bet to see if we get to see water that night.
chong victor says:
My name is Mr. Chong born in 1959′ son of Chong Chee Siong ( Craftsman ) I like to share to all whom it concern ! The dragon in the circle fountain of Whampon block 85 garden was created by my late Dad, during that time,I was a little young boy assisting my dad to made these dragon structure up , back in the Year of 1976. mobile : + 65 9487 5967.
Nee says:
May I know what was the history behind building this iconic structure.
Who was heading this project that time?
Anybody could give the information my children from Kindergarten want to know.
The dragon fountain in the 1970s… the CTE was not built yet
(Source: https://www.facebook.com/irememberSG/)
Alvin Chew says:
Wulfe says:
I grew up in Whampoa and I’ve seen the dragon spouting water before, it was a magnificent sight!
As a child, it was one of my favourite places to go to for our family walks and we also play catching or hide and seek around there after school.
Then one day, they cut off the water supply and the fountain stopped working for years after that, the water was eventually drained out because it was breeding mosquitoes. It was restarted again for a very short time but after that it stopped again and was left empty.
My family eventually moved away and today I’m an adult with my own apartment.
As much as I’m very happy to see he is still there, it makes me sad that his once beautifully shiny and colourful scales are now dull, his claws broken and his dragon pearl is missing. He is like a friend to me.
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“With this two-party system, it’s like an abusive relationship. We’re making excuses for our abusers, when we need to just walk away. Together, this is how we move forward, with the solutions we deserve.” –Jill Stein (2012 Green Party Presidential Candidate)
Last year Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein likened the two party system in America to an abusive relationship where the people make excuses for their abusers. She also expressed concern that the voices of ordinary people are locked out of the two party system because lobbyists and wealthy donors pull the strings and call the shots.
While I disagree with Stein on many issues, she certainly hit the nail on the head here and her thoughts are even more true today than they were a year ago.
Those who are involved in the (D) and (R) parties are expected to act as useful idiots. People who do what they’re told when they’re told without questioning anything. They’re asked to canvass neighborhoods and circulate petitions but only for candidates and issues that have been chosen for them to support.
How many times in 2008 and 2012 did those of us in the liberty movement hear:
“What! You’re a Republican and you want to campaign for Ron Paul? Don’t you know he’s not a real Republican, he’s a kook! An extremist! Line up behind chosen candidate X now!”
Being registered Republican and having worked within the Republican party and seen what really goes on inside, it’s easier for me to focus on Republicans than Democrats but I know that both are guilty of trampling independent thought and crushing free thinkers.
I remember Bruce Barton, husband of LD6 State Representative Brenda Barton getting very upset with me at a Romney/ Ryan event last October. He knew my wife was running for Chair of the Coconino County Republican Committee and said that if we ever wanted to get anywhere in the Republican party we needed to distance ourselves from Ron Paul. I was tempted to leave the Republican party that night. Throwing away principles for political gain has never been appealing to me.
You would think that after losing the presidency, losing the Congressional race in AZ CD1, after losing countless races across the Country, the Republican party would start reaching out to voters to try to bring them in. Instead they have been doing the opposite and have been quite successful at it.
The recent passage of HB2305 by the Republican controlled legislature has united Greens, Libertarians and many Independents against the Republican party. HB2305 makes it nearly impossible for third party candidates to achieve ballot access and that means less choices for voters. I have talked to many people (even Republicans) who say they will not vote for any Republican candidates in 2014 because of this bill.
Last week the RNC met in Boston and one of the items on the agenda was a discussion on last year’s rule changes that crush grassroots candidates. These rule changes were forced through to ensure that the establishment’s chosen candidate becomes the presidential nominee every time.
RNC Chairman Reince Preibus and many others in the Republican party have been fighting to keep these rule changes intact. If Republicans do keep the rules in place there is no reason for activists and supporters of non-establishment candidates to even try to work within the Republican party. The voice of the people is at stake and GOP leadership wants to do away with the voice of the people.
Closer to home in Coconino County, the Republican leadership recently joined together with the local tea party to keep Ron Paul supporters and libertarian Republicans from holding elected positions inside the party. When a couple liberty people slipped through and were elected as State Committeemen a secret recount was done and the liberty people were illegally removed.
Countless calls and emails to Arizona GOP Chairman Robert Graham and other Republican leaders were ignored. Put simply, nobody in power in the GOP cares about corruption and broken rules. They’d really just like for us libertarian Republicans to go away for good.
Perhaps most disheartening is the way many elected Republicans have alienated voters by obeying orders from their leadership rather than their constituents and voting to violate the Constitutional rights of all Americans. Recently Congressman Justin Amash (a libertarian Republican hero) proposed an amendment to defund NSA spying on Americans and more Democrats than Republicans voted with him to defund the program.
Libertarian Republicans often get yelled at by party apologists for pointing things like this out. We’re expected to defend our abusers and excuse their vote because they’re on our team and we have to support our team. Well, principles matter and I’m starting to sense that the GOP team spirit is crumbling heading into the 2014 election cycle.
I was recently contacted by a leader in the Republican liberty movement in Arizona who wanted to give me a heads up that they were strongly considering a switch to the Libertarian party. This person is not the only person who has hinted about leaving the Republican party. I talk to people everyday who have had enough. When I circulated HB2305 referendum petitions the majority of the people who signed were Republicans and every single one of them said they were extremely upset at the Republican power grab.
Earlier this week several prominent Republicans in Maine made national headlines when they wrote a letter of resignation and abandoned the party. (This kind of thing is happening all over). They closed their letter by saying:
“Therefore, for the above-stated reasons, we can no longer allow ourselves to be called nor enrolled as Republicans; we can no longer associate ourselves with a political party that goes out of its way to continually restrict our freedoms and liberties as well as reaching deeper and deeper into our wallets.”
Even the Flagstaff Tea Party has joined the dissent by posting an article on their website suggesting that people assist with the election of House Speaker John Boehner’s Democratic opponent. The article says that Republicans need to realize that they don’t have the tea party vote in the bag.
I think this just might be a trend that we can expect to see much more of. The Republican establishment has become experts at alienating the grassroots and pushing voters away.
A recent tweet from the AZ Republican Party (click to enlarge). If the strategy is to destroy the grassroots and alienate potential GOP voters then they are certainly making it happen.
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Before anything else, you need to purchase a voyage to start your journey to the hidden treasure. These are purchased from vendors that you can find throughout the world of Sea of Thieves. Their presence is distinguished by ‘Shiny Tent’s where these so-called Gold Hoarders will be located.
These voyage locations will also come in handy when you need to sell the treasure and earn quite a bonus on it.
Anyways, interacting with the Gold Hoarders will begin the quest for acquiring hidden treasure chests. Completing the quest will result in these vendors handing you gold coins.
After you’ve acquired the voyage, a vote starts where the crewmembers can agree or disagree to starting the hunt for the treasure.
They also decide which voyage they want to go after. Unless, of course, you’re playing singleplayer which in that case requires no democratic rules. You can also propose and convince your teammates to go for a particular treasure hunt by summoning them to the Captain’s table.
Treasures in the game work like those in Red Dead Redemption. You don’t get the exact location pin pointed for you.
Instead, you get clues, puzzles, riddles or an outline of some landmarks that could potentially lead you to the treasure. These riddles may also appear gradually as you progress through your hunt for the treasure.
You can use the map acquired from the Gold Hoarder and match it with the main map in-game to highlight the island that you will need to reach to collect the treasure.
This is done by using the navigation table on your vessel. Some maps will require you to zoom in because of the various sizes of the island.
The harder work starts thereafter. Finding the actual chest will require close understanding of the clues that you have.
These clues will sometimes come up gradually as you progress through your hunt for the treasure chest. The treasure itself is marked by the ‘X’ on this minimap you acquired.
Once you’ve reached the precise location marked by the ‘X’ spot on your map, use a shovel and dig that area.
Keep digging until you hear a ‘thud’ sound indicating you’ve dug deep enough to reach the chest. Hooray! You’ve successfully achieved the treasure; well you can’t open them (sorry!).
You’ll need to escort it back to one of the Gold Hoarders. This is where the trouble kicks in since on your way back there will be loads of other pirates (other players) who will want to steal away your hard work. If you’re persistent though, you will make it back safely.
Earn your reward by handing the treasure back to the vendor. The actual reward depends on the rarity of the chests and your reputation with that particular Gold Hoarder.
Apart from the Treasure Chests, the Treasure Maps that you acquire from Mercenary Voyages earn you new items that have come as a part of the recent updates while the Treasure Maps of Skeleton’s Orders can lead you to find some truly valuable items.
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June Music Festivals
Summer USA
|In Music Festivals, LIFESTYLE
|By sanigirl
hackers guide to: where they are, the lineups, Dates & Festival Info,
& one item to take that makes every festival way better girls!#
Music Lovers – June holds many great festivals in the USA. Here is the MIX – different festival types and music types. Some are immerse yourself and camp there festivals, others are perfect for combining the festival with a little beach time or sightseeing.
Check the Map – the Lineups – the Dates – and hit the road in June!
June 1-3, 2018 – NYC, NY
The Governors Ball Music Festival is New York City’s music & arts festival. It features music of all genres, foods of all flavors, arts of all variety, and more. The festival started 8 years ago by music lovers from NYC. In 2017, about 150,000 visitors flocked to Randall’s Island for Governors Ball Music Festival. With 60+ artists of all genres across 4 stages, there is something for everyone at this festival. The festival draws from the eclectic spirit that makes NYC so special and provides people with a first class experience for all the senses.
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival June 7-10, 2018 · Manchester, TN
Diverse lineup. 10 Stages. 4 days. Great vibes. An immersive experience for about 75,000 happy campers. Located on hundreds of acres of Tennessee nature. This is THE CAMPING festival for June – for sure! So if you are looking for a weekend to get away from it all – head to Bonnaroo! Camping is the way to experience this festival. Even if you fly into town, you can still camp! Bonnaroo has many options to personalize your camping & fit your own style from the most popular car camping, to RV, have them set-up a tent for you including gear, & then yes there’s the Glamping options too. Make a group camps or be part of community camps like for Solos, Families, Women, Sober, etc). Camping is very organized, and broken down into Plazas this year (replacing Pods) for the community to gather & enjoy the scene, as well as access amenities (like toilets and showers… you know, necessary things). No matter where you’re camped, you’ll have a Plaza nearby which is your landmark. It’s a positive vibe, diverse crowd, and festival goers follow the Bonnaroovian Code (respect, positivity, harmony). Sure to be EPIC again in 2018!
Rock the South June 1-2
Cullman, Alabama
Originally intended to be a one-year celebration/recovery from the tornadoes of that devastated the area in 2011. But now, Rock the South returns for its 7th year & continues expand. Billboard rates it as the 6th Best Country Music Festival in the United States. It’s a festival about two things- giving back to the community and celebrating the Southern Culture we know and love. This year’s Country Music Headliners are: Eric Church, Thomas Rhett, Hank Williams Jr, Brett Young, Lauren Alaina, Riley Green, The Marshall Tucker Band, Dylan Schneider, Upchurch, & Travis Denning.
June 7-10 Nashville, TN
The Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience™ which began in 1972 is now in its 47th year. It’s the city’s signature Country Music event. CMA Fest attracts 400+ artists and nearly 90,000 fans. During the four days, Country artists donate their time and talent to 11 stages to raise about $2.5 million for music education. Since 2006, CMA and the CMA Foundation have donated more than $20 million to sustainable music education initiatives across the U.S. thanks to the fans who attend CMA Fest and the artists who perform for free. This festival has 7 stages running over 4 days which makes this a great weekend to descend upon Nashville, TN.
June 14-17 Dover, DE
A backdrop amid the Delaware forests, for this East Coast Festival. Pleasing to the senses. Sort of old school feel with – a young crowd. It’s wide open 750 acre woodlands in Dover, with a good distance between the 7 different stages for the 60,000-90,000 people who attend. If you are camping at Bonnaroo the week before, I’d consider other lodging for this festival. 2018 lineup of: Eminem, & Kendrick Lamar, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Odesza, Lil Wayne, Logic, Martin Garrix & 90+
Carolina Country Music Fest
June 7-10 Myrtle Beach, SC
Grab a cowboy hat and a pair of flip-flops, as country music meets the scenic shores of Myrtle Beach when the boardwalk becomes home to the Carolina Country Music Fest! CCMF is back for the 4th year in a row & is bringing 30+ of country music’s hottest artist to perform in Myrtle Beach, SC. It’s the East Coast’s largest 3-day outdoor country music fest. Some highlights will be Luke Bryan, Toby Keith, Zac Brown Band, Cole Swindell, Brett Eldredge, Chris Lane, Old Dominion and more!
Sonic Bloom Fest June 14-17
Spanish Peaks Country, CO
It’s the 13th annual SONIC BLOOM, 4-day camping festival that brings electronic music, dance & art and together in a smaller festival community. The grounds have shady trees, a pretty creek, and beautiful mountain views. This fest probably has the coolest night temps of all the June camping fest’s, so keep in mind temperature swings. This festival looks like it has the most amazing sky of the June festivals to camp under the Milky Way. The music = high quality, cutting-edge live electronic artists & producers that help create a cool intimate boutique festival experience. Festival goer’s rave of the community here and how the people connect together.
Electric Forest Rothbury, MI
Wkend #1 June 21-24 — 2 is June 28-July 1
The first Electric Forest festival was held in summer 2011 at the Double JJ Ranch, In Rothbury, MI. By, 2017 the Forest grew to be a two-weekend event. It sounds like there were at least about 65,000 tickets sold for last year. The setting is pretty as it is and the festival transforms it into a magical place. It has the plus of permanent facilities, a massive campground, and other RV, Cabin stay options. The EF prides itself as chill and positive atmosphere of good vibes. The organizers are credited for great attention to detail by the festival goer’s. Electric Forest is also notable for attracting music lovers of all genres to its magical electric venue. Check out the lineups for Week 1 and Week 2 below and visit their website photo gallery – it truly looks like the Disney World of music festivals.
Summerfest – Milwaukee, Wi
June 27–July 1 & July 3–July 8
Summerfest has been running since the mid 1970’s. It lasts for 11 days, is made up of 11 stages attracting between 800,000 and 900,000 people each year. Aka The World’s Largest Music Festival. It’s along the scenic lakefront of Milwaukee, WI and simply has music for all ages and likes. The diversity of music at Summerfest is second to none. Take a look at the headliner lineup and you’ll see the huge mix. It also has comedy acts, and other family activities like paddle boats and a sky glider. This festival is a good value too since it’s only $100 for an 11 day pass. Buy only the concerts for the amphitheater you want and you are still ahead $$ over other festivals.
What’s the main complaint about festivals??
The restrooms – AKA – Portapotties. It’s no lie that bathrooms at festivals are unsanitary to say the least! They are used by thousands of people a day and not cleaned and sanitized enough! Some of these June festivals have really stinky, sauna like facilities – others you wake up to start your morning with a portapotty filled with yuck from the night before, SO…
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What has made Tiger Wheel & Tyre so successful?
AN EXCLUSIVE WITH CEO OF TiAuto GROUP OF COMPANIES ALEX TAPLIN the new face of retail following COVID-19
Mention Tiger Wheel & Tyre to the average consumer and their first impression of the retail chain is generally a positive one. Suffice to say this premium retail brand has long been considered a benchmark in the market. But with the lockdown threatening to cripple an already ailing economy, will the fine reputation they have worked so hard to build help to ensure the Group’s survival?
We pinned down Alex Taplin CEO of the TiAuto Group of companies for an exclusive interview.
Alex, thank you for making the time. How would you respond to the perception that Tiger Wheel & Tyre, in particular, has essentially set the benchmark in the tyre and fitme nt sector?
If this is the common perception by customers and peers, then I am humbled and obviously pleased. We certainly never set out trying to build an industry benchmark, but what we have been relentless and ruthless in, is perpetual improvement and an insatiable desire to deliver the best in everything we do. And because entrepreneurship is embedded in our culture, we challenge ourselves daily to find new and better ways to do things.
‘Status Quo’ people rarely feel comfortable in our organisation as we thrive in an environment of discomfort and disquiet. We believe inherently in the ability of people to improve themselves and their organisation and I drive everyone quite hard to ensure they achieve this.
“To make a mistake is human, but to never try is inexcusable”.
Would you say this perpetual driving force is what differentiates you?
Perpetual innovation runs in our blood and I suppose it is this characteristic that has enabled us to bring many firsts to the industry. Not all of them have worked I might add, but that is the nature of innovation. Some of the achievements that I consider noteworthy, although there are too many to go through, are:
First Industry Tyre Insurance inhouse,
First Credit Facility inhouse,
fully integrated cloud based ERP system,
First National Employee Education Support Programme for employees’ children,
our Young Learners Education Trust which began onboarding learners and apprentices way before our president made the call to society to do so, our TiAuto Training Academy – which has been running for 20 years and was entrusted with writing the wheel
alignment unit standards for our Seta – amongst others. We believe in taking calculated risks and then delivering solutions through a network of inspired people.
What do you believe are the biggest challenges facing fitment centres at this time, and here we are referring to pre-Covid-19?
This is such a complex and varied question that it is impossible for me to portend to understand the granular difficulties across the industry. The typical difficulties that I assume we all grapple with are a combination of factors, including deflation, tier degradation across the premium sector, product parity and this is largely driven by imported brands that have little or no infrastructural dependencies which maintain a price depression environment on prolonged terms.
There is a constant debate around whether the industry is consolidating or fracturing, and on any given day there are examples of both scenarios. I find that access to well trained and appropriate skills remains an internal priority in an industry that is perhaps not as glamorous as it once was.
From a deeper embedded structural perspective, consideration would need to be given to the changing patterns of population, demographics, affordability, mobility developments and the evolution of e-mobility, vehicle ownership patterns and the like, to ensure that one’s business is adaptable through these inevitable changes.
Auto dealers will continue to expand into the arena historically reserved for fitment centres, but similarly, the Right to Repair initiative and others of its ilk will continue to forge different opportunities.
I think the most significant near-term risks and challenges will revolve around liquidity post the Covid-19 Pandemic and the State of Disaster. The entire industry will feel the impact of this recent disaster in some form or another be it via depressed sales as a much more radical rate, credit extension issues, cash collection issues and so on.
Hopefully the country can rally together like never before, and that includes re-arranging our businesses to seriously address the ‘Local is Lekker’ approach like never before.
The world will not assist in any great measure – we will have to do this on our own with our collective shareholders. South Africans are renowned for being resilient and ‘making a plan’. I am sure this will be no different, but in the words of our President, His Excellency the Honourable Mr Cyril Ramaphosa – ‘’We dare not fail.”
How is the lockdown likely to impact your business and the tyre industry in general?
In short, dramatically. In the short term, we can expect virtually zero revenue for an extended period, and of course, we have to manage our cash reserves and human capital reserves in ways that were historically unimaginable. We are lucky to have a fantastic team, very sound shareholders, financial institutional support as well as a proud history of being an exemplary social citizen to fall back on. In these uncertain times it is important to have customers, debtors and reputation to fall back on.
It will certainly be Business Unusual for an extended period across the industry. I am sure there will be many casualties along the way which is desperately sad for a country that has a dire unemployment situation, but with the right level of adjustment and sacrifice, I am sure we will continue to navigate these tumultuous seas and identify opportunities therein.
I think simply put – If you thought it was tough before – watch this space.
Over the last few weeks both prior to, during and in contemplation of life after lockdown, the team and I have been very active in formulating an answer to how the lockdown will impact us. In truth, I don’t think anyone truly knows for sure, which I am sure is a deeply unsatisfying answer.
That said, I suspect that life will be littered with very tough and ruthless OPEX conversations. Industry contraction is a certainty, and companies will be executing expenditure reductions at every level.
The work-from-home protocol that we have become accustomed to, is likely to extend across many industries and general travel is likely to remain muted for many months or even years. It is a racing certainty that the old norms will vanish but what the new norms will be, is hard to say.
Inflation is inevitable, and I am sure that South Africa’s inflation will accelerate until a new normal is found. This means that customers will continue to deepen their search for value. I like to think of value as ‘Value = Price + Experience”. The sum of the experience will be more important than ever before.
Those that are resilient with strong balance sheets will likely gain some advantage, but in general, I think ‘cautious’ is the new norm for now.
Were any of your stores allowed to operate during stage 5 of the lockdown?
We have taken the call from the President very seriously, and we believe that it is vital to heed this call in the spirit that was intended during the level 5 national lockdown. We maintained a specialised call center to field calls from our customers that are accredited as essential services providers and ensured that we were able to assist them in their time of need in order to remain mobile and able to execute the fantastic work that they are doing on the frontline for the benefit of all South Africans.
We chose a select few stores and franchisees across the country that had obtained the necessary certification. This service was only made available to those defined as essential services, as we did not want to profit out of a situation by ‘dodging’ the sentiment as demanded by our government and population at large at this time. Of course, this was executed with the highest standards of hygiene protocol to ensure safety to our people and our customers, and we have received many wonderful compliments as a result, and ironically also made new friends and customers along the way. All our stores under level 4 lockdown are open to all customers for emergency repairs only.
The unavoidable revenue contraction has been dramatic despite these support efforts, as can be expected.
Once lockdown is lifted, will your stores continue to observe social distancing practices, and if so, how?
Definitely. In fact, we expect social distancing to evolve our industry for a long while to come. We are ready though, and we look forward to being able to help our customers again. Customers will seek out those companies that are good corporate citizens that make arrangements for their care and those of their employees.
Do you foresee casualties in the market due to Covid-19?
Absolutely, it’s unavoidable. There were many businesses that were just hanging in there prior to this pandemic, and the resultant economic contraction will certainly not help. Covid-19 will be looked on in future years as the ultimate leveler.
What should retailers need to be focusing on in order to ensure their survival?
Cash flow, cash flow, cash flow…… and in case I wasn’t clear, cash flow! Seriously though, that old adage that goes something like ‘a sale is not a sale until the money is in the bank’ is truer now than ever before. There is no such thing as cheap money, and retailers will need to think ruthlessly about this. We certainly are. Not forgetting excellent customer service too!
Do you believe the retail sector has become saturated?
I have noticed that this has become somewhat of a popular theme in various industry media. To the extent that we can add any value to this debate is unclear in my mind.
The economic reality and lack of growth in the country together with a severely depleted Government and SOE capacity, had certainly taken its toll on the country incrementally for near on nine years now. Up until recently, the vehicle manufacturing sector has been fairly bullish thanks to expanded export programs, which to a certain extent would have provided some comfort to local OEM manufacturers, but SA vehicle sales have been on a steady contraction for some time now.
This, coupled with the fact that fuel consumption on a real time basis has continued to contract and a consumer under ever increasing pressure, has undermined consumer confidence. In a consumer led economy this is akin to a confidence meltdown nexus and a general economy contraction / recession.
It will place pressure on all retailers across all industries, which will inevitably lead to competitive tension at an increased rate. I have heard many say that perhaps we have one or two local manufacturers too many, as well this contraction and sustained pressure from cheap foreign importers, but I suppose only they could answer whether or not they are able to sustain shareholder and stakeholder interests at a reasonable return level.
We still believe that there is growth opportunity, and we will continue to target the niches where we operate optimally. I will add however, that the environment is going to change significantly in the next few years, and retailers and the industry should be ready to adapt and evolve continuously as historic models are unlikely to be those of the future.
How many Tiger Wheel & Tyre and Tyres & More outlets make up the TiAuto Group?
The group has grown from 23 company owned stores and 6 franchise stores in 1998 when I joined the Group, to 159 today. We have 144 stores in South Africa and 15 stores in sub-Sahara Africa. This is a combination of equity and franchise stores across both retail channels.
We understand that Tyres & More is considered as the ‘more affordable brand’ within the group. Is this a correct perception?
Tyres & More is certainly our newest addition to our retail channel expansion programme. The intention of expansion of the retail channel was to address a fuller service offering than what the Tiger Wheel & Tyre chain has become known for. They enjoy the full support of our centralised commercial department but are also free to explore their own entrepreneurial flair when the individual store technical prowess allows insofar as service offerings are concerned.
I recently attended one of the bi-annual dealer meetings and what I can attest to is that the owners are a wonderful mix of the most enthusiastic operators in the industry today. There is rarely a problem that is not solvable nor an opportunity that is ignored. One would imagine that having been involved in the Retail fitment arena for 22 years that there is little left to learn, but the contrary is true. This elite bunch of operators teaches me so much every day and I constantly remain inspired by their creativity
From a price positioning perspective, it would be dangerous and incorrect to bucket these stores into a ‘budget’ category, as they serve varied markets at varying product positioning price points in a plethora of product categories. Due to the product categories which they participate in, they provide a full service offering which lends itself to more mature vehicles and by virtue of this they tend to be more agile in the Tier 2 and Tier 3 tyre segments, although they compete with great alacrity in the Tier 1 segments too. I am regularly being sent pictures of Ferraris, Porsches and other luxury marques in their stores.
I think they are best described as your ‘Neighbourhood partner in the Auto Fitment segment’. We only operate four equity stores in the Tyres & More stable as this is primarily a franchise operation and each store’s character is as unique and lively as its owner.
Are you planning to open any more stores in the near future? If so, where?
We certainly are. There are many opportunities available to us, but I do think that Covid-19 and the resultant economic inevitabilities will make everyone a little more careful. Africa is squarely on our radar, and we have made great partnerships who are chomping at the bit to continue execution.
We have more stores planned for Zambia and a new flagship store that recently opened in Malawi. We have been truly blessed that the investment in our brands continues to deliver and illuminate opportunities, and win favour with franchisees in SA and beyond. My son recently moved to Australia…. So, you never know right?
What advice would you give the consumer looking to purchase tyres or wheels at this point in time?
Customers still consider their purchases on the basis of “The best tyres I can afford”. This is unlikely to change, and I would encourage customers to focus on quality like never before. I am not sure how many people can afford to gamble with quality right now. Those tyres have got to be able to “stay the journey”. I would also urge the consumer to ensure the tyres are insured against the risks of the road out there and to choose a fitment Partner carefully, one who allows you to get your life back on the road safely and reliably.
Are there any marketing incentives being planned to boost business after lockdown, bearing in mind a hard-pressed consumer?
That’s like asking for the KFC secret spice recipe (chuckles). This is an industry publication after all. You are going to have to watch this space……
Alex Taplin started out in the hospitality industry where he ran a private group of hotels in the Garden route in his hometown of George. He claims this provided some good insight into customer management and customer centricity.
Being a petrol head at heart, he then transitioned into the Automotive industry through a 4-year stint with BMW at a dealership level involved with sales and sales management and this is where he realised that his career would certainly swivel to the auto industry for the longer term.
On the 1st April 2020 Alex celebrated 22 years with the TiAuto Group, which incidentally, also marked his 25th wedding anniversary to his wife Mandy. He says he been blessed to have transitioned through and experienced various iterations of the Group over the years from a listed environment, an unbundling, and subsequently two consecutive private iterations too.
Alex knew that he had found his long-term home at his very first interview with founders – the late Eddie Keizan and Keith Rivers who, he claims, were two of the most impressive people he has had the pleasure of knowing.
It became clear to him that this business had a culture of entrepreneurship and a warmth for its people and its customers. This really struck a chord with him. One of the cornerstones of the organsational culture was that every new person spend six months learning the ropes and this involved “getting stuck in” at every level of the business – learning to fit, strip and balance – alignment – driving – running cashier – packing stock and everything in between.
According to Alex, this was a fantastic learning experience, one that truly humbled him to understand and appreciate the work that everyone in the customer value chain is responsible for. It is a process that the group still maintains today.
He further adds that he was fortunate enough to be considered useful to the organisation from a management perspective which saw him evolving from a variety of store and regional management roles to culminating in a Group Retail MD role by the age of 30. Along the way, he was fortunate enough to work alongside the likes of Brian Joffe and other significant mentors who, together with an amazing team, helped mentor and develop his business acumen.
“It has been a wonderful journey (with the notable exception of the recent Covid 19 Pandemic Lockdown which has certainly tested the mettle),” says Alex. “I cannot take any individual credit for the organsational success. We have many inspired people in our team that have and continue to contribute extensively to the family that is TiAuto as well as literally millions of satisfied customers that have and continue to support us through our journey.”
TiAuto, as an organisation, has always favoured the multi-brand approach to serving its customers, with their product line up tailored to address these changing demands. Their imports business, TiAuto Brands, manages wholesale distribution services across the channels and the retail industry at large for premium brands such as Hankook, Yokohama, MRF, GITI, GT Radial, and more recently, Rovelli in the PCR, LTR and 4×4 segments.
The Group prides itself on establishing and maintaining sound business partnerships, with their longest relationship in place for nearly 40 years. In addition, they utilise outsourced manufacturing in the alloy Wheel space for brands such as TSW, Black Rhino as well as Automotive Battery ranges such as ATLAS BX, Morelli and Duracell Automotive batteries.
Other significant partners include the likes of B.F. Goodridge, Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear, Michelin and Pirelli, as well as striking good relationships with Cooper, Apollo, Sumitomo and the likes, not forgetting the Group’s very own home-grown brand, Velocity.
Continental celebrates production of 200 millionth tyre pressure sensor
Hankook Tire Announces 2020 Q1 Financial Results
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HIF-1α inducing exosomal microRNA-23a expression mediates the cross-talk between tubular epithelial cells and macrophages in tubulointerstitial inflammation.
Hypoxia promotes tubulointerstitial inflammation in the kidney. Although hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a master regulator of the response to hypoxia, the exact mechanisms through which HIF-1α modulates the induction of tubulointerstitial inflammation are still largely unclear. We demonstrated tubulointerstitial inflammation and increased tubular HIF-1α expression in murine models of ischemia/reperfusion injury and unilateral ureteral obstruction. Increased expression of HIF-1α in tubular epithelial cells was associated with selective shedding of microRNA-23a (miRNA-23a)-enriched exosomes in vivo and systemic inhibition of miRNA-23a prior to ischemia/reperfusion injury attenuated tubulointerstitial inflammation. In vitro, uptake of miRNA-23a-enriched exosomes by macrophages triggered their reprogramming into a pro-inflammatory state via suppression of the ubiquitin editor A20. To confirm the effect of miRNA-23a-containing exosomes on tubulointerstitial inflammation, we exposed tubular epithelial cells to hypoxic conditions to promote the release of miRNA-23a-containing exosomes. Injection of these miRNA-23a-enriched exosomes into uninjured renal parenchyma resulted in increased inflammatory infiltration in vivo. Taken together, our studies demonstrate that the HIF-1α-dependent release of miRNA-23a-enriched exosomes from hypoxic tubular epithelial cells activates macrophages to promote tubulointerstitial inflammation. Blockade of exosome-mediated miRNA-23a transfer between tubular epithelial cells and macrophages may serve as a novel therapeutic approach to ameliorate tubulointerstitial inflammation.
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Belated retraction of Seralini's bad anti-GMO paper
By pharyngula on November 29, 2013.
Last year, the Elsevier journal Food and Chemical Toxicology by Gilles Seralini and others that purported to show that rats fed genetically modified corn were more prone to get cancer. The cranks loved it; Mike Adams thought it was great, it was touted on the Dr Oz show (I don't know why they were concerned; these are the people who think cancer can be cured with herbs, urine, and drinking hydrogen peroxide).
But right from the beginning, scientists were appalled — not by the conclusion, but by the incredibly shoddy protocol used by the researchers. Biofortified went through the paper, step by step; would you believe that in a study with a control group and multiple experimental groups fed on GMO corn, the authors did not use any statistical tests to tell if there was a significant difference between any of the groups?
Let that sink in.
Here's the first figure from the paper, and Ashley Ng's breakdown of the data.
In the study, Figure 1 shows Kaplan Meier plots the number of rat deaths by “control group” and other “treatment groups”.
What do these mean? Well, not much because the authors failed to use a statistical test to tell if there was a difference between the control groups and treatment groups.
This is important, as all their claims relate to the incidence of cancers (and other “diseases”) in the “treatment group” compared to the “control group”. These comparisons can only be made if a statistical test shows that what you observe is not happening by chance.
Still on Figure 1, we see that several “treatment groups” of male rats receiving GM NK603 corn (the 22% group and 33% group) actually had fewer cancers than the male control group.
Similarly, a treatment group of male rats receiving 33% GM corn and Roundup had no difference to the control group, and two treatment groups receiving Roundup (A and C) had the same or less incidence of cancer compared with the control group.
I just eyeball the data, and what I see is typical noisy cancer mortality data (these are rats with a genetic predisposition to get cancer: 70% of males and 87% of females get it.) The one thing that would have looked significant to me is the higher likelihood of females coming down with cancer…but that's a predilection already built into the strain. The problem is compounded by very small ns — there were only 20 rats in each group. I wouldn't be surprised if the researchers had done some statistical analysis, but didn't report it because the paltry statistical power of their study meant nothing was significant.
At the time the paper came out, Carl Zimmer also raised holy hell because it was another case of science by press conference. There were all kinds of complaints by scientists about the study, but journalists who got the paper in advance had to sign confidentiality agreements that prohibited them from consulting with experts — they were expected to flounder about in the dark and simply accept what they were told.
Here's a little good news, though: the paper is being retracted. The editor-in-chief of the journal has made a rather weasely statement denying any wrong-doing by the authors, but that the paper is being retracted solely because of the ambiguity of the results.
Unequivocally, the Editor-in-Chief found no evidence of fraud or intentional misrepresentation of the data. However, there is legitimate cause for concern regarding both the number of animals in each study group and the particular strain selected. The low number of animals had been identified as a cause for concern during the initial review process, but the peer-review decision ultimately weighed that the work still had merit despite this limitation. A more in-depth look at the raw data revealed that no definitive conclusions can be reached with this small sample size regarding the role of either NK603 or glyphosate in regards to overall mortality or tumor incidence. Given the known high incidence of tumors in the Sprague-Dawley rat, normal variability cannot be excluded as the cause of the higher mortality and incidence observed in the treated groups.
He then goes on to praise the peer-review system, which is weird, because here's a paper with huge obvious holes that fell right through the system. And furthermore, it's a paper with gigantic political implications — right now, it is the linchpin of anti-GMO movements around the world — and should have gotten extra-careful scrutiny.
Jon Entine at Forbes has an especially thorough dissection of the implications of the paper. It reveals that other problems have emerged.
“The study appeared to sweep aside all known benchmarks of scientific good practice and, more importantly, to ignore the minimal standards of scientific and ethical conduct in particular concerning the humane treatment of experimental animals,” concluded a prominent group of scientists in Transgenic Review. They noted the rats in the study were exposed to extreme and unnecessary cruelty. None of the results depended on the size of their tumors or how long they lived after the tumor appeared. This unethical treatment of animals was a direct violation of accepted research protocol and was by itself grounds for the article being rejected initially or withdrawn.
It was rather peculiar that the paper reported only on mortality. They were studying the appearance of cancer, so a more relevant and direct measure would have been to assess by the appearance of tumors of a particular size, and then to humanely euthanize severely affected animals. This study had them languish in a cage until they died and could be scored. There was no description of the cancers in the control group! They did seem to have a number of rats with huge, grossly disfiguring tumors that were handy for photo ops, though.
So it was a terrible, sloppy paper with gaping deficiencies that somehow slipped past peer review but made scientists gape in surprise when they finally saw it published, and it's finally being retracted. But too late: anti-GMO propagandists are now seeing the retraction as a sign that there is a conspiracy to Hide the Truth™, and are using the efforts to apply standards of evidence to the work as proof that Big Science is out to give everyone cancer.
Bad science about GMOs: It reminds me of the antivaccine movement
Ideologically motivated bad science, pseudoscience, misinformation, and lies irritate me. In fact, arguably, they are the very reason I started this blog. True, over time my focus has narrowed. I used to write a lot more about creationism, more general skeptical topics, Holocaust denial, 9/11…
Bad science about GMOs: It reminds me of the antivaccine movement (Thanksgiving edition)
Well, Thanksgiving's over, and the orgy of consumerism known as Black Friday is in full swing. Personally, I have to work, at least part of the day, and I don't go anywhere near the stores on Black Friday anyway. I haven't for years. So we might as well briefly discuss a bit of science today. It…
Bad science about GMOs: It reminds me of the antivaccine movement (revisited)
I never used to write much about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) before. I still don't do it that often. For whatever reason, it just hasn't been on my radar very much. That seems to be changing, however. It's not because I went seeking this issue out (although I must admit that I first…
Anti-GMO study is appropriately dismissed as biased, poorly-performed
The anti-GMO study released late last week has raised so many bad science red flags that I'm losing count. Orac and Steve Novella have both discussed fatal flaws in the research, the New Scientist discussed the researchers' historical behavior of inflating insignificant results to hysterical…
Oh boy, here we go again, just call this one Wakefield II (anti-vaccination paper, retracted, but fed global vaccine paranoia to this day, with results that include outbreaks of measles and whooping cough).
One of the worst impacts of this sort of crap is that by fueling the cranks, it also discourages or digresses any well-reasoned skepticism or criticism of (whatever) that may occur in the future.
If it ever occurs that a new vaccine or new GMO does have a real public health problem, at that point reasonable people need to be able to raise the issue without being lumped in with cranks. False alarms impair the effectiveness of alarms in general.
By G (not verified) on 30 Nov 2013 #permalink
No surprise that Monsanto was behind the journal retracting the published study.
Journal retraction of Séralini study is illicit, unscientific, and unethical
http://gmoseralini.org/journal-retraction-of-seralini-study-is-illicit-…
By Roger Pelizzari (not verified) on 30 Nov 2013 #permalink
My Uncle Caleb got a very cool Audi S4 by working parttime from a macbook air... go to the website all29com
By LillieSmith0 (not verified) on 01 Dec 2013 #permalink
It's really to bad that the anti GMO movement promotes such a shoddy research, because are real reasons to be skeptical about the benefits of GMO crops like round up. Besides increasing the monopoly power of seed companies, there is evidence that they lead to high use of pesticides that have negative environmental impacts. This study suggests a link between roundup, milkweed death and Monarch Butterfly decline.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00196.x/abs…
However these real problems with GMO crops are overshadowed by the quest of GMO protesters to prove that any GMO food is poison despite what the evidence says.
By A H (not verified) on 01 Dec 2013 #permalink
The problem, Dr. Myers, is that you can't unring the bell. I agree, this is crappy research that should NEVER have been published, but according to #6 Roger, now we're picking on him...and its all a big conspriacy to silence independent research. Given this and Kevin Folta's hammering of Don Huber, I would prepare for a whopping dollop of the Galileo Argument over the next few weeks.
By Loren E (not verified) on 02 Dec 2013 #permalink
Uh. Elsevier isn't Monsanto, you know. It has its own problems, but it's not affiliated with Monsanto.
Says Séralini's own website, clearly not understanding what "scientific" and "ethical" mean. *yawn*
By David Marjanović (not verified) on 02 Dec 2013 #permalink
Independent researchers? Seralini had no independence, That study was financed totally by anti-GMO group, and made by a anti-gmo crank. you really think that him or who financed him will have accept a answer like :"well you know, it seem we are wrong, the fact just demonstrate that we must humbly change our opinion. because that what scientific and rational people do" of course not those group wallet depend on them keeping their believers in the clouded vision so they continue to ship them money. if they become reasonable they will lose that money. and Seralini got a ego the size on a zeppelin, not the type of man who admit he was wrong. They probably Hid the truth. ( yes they also can conspire to hide it) the real data probably demonstrate no danger. and they also let the rats die cruelly just to make horrible front page image. The media love that. they just manipulate people with that.
Funny those double standards, if a bad study like that would have been made by people finance by GMO maker, they will have been relentless about that. But when they do it, it still true. Double standards are lies. That,s a good new for Science, reality and rationality.
By Sylak (not verified) on 04 Dec 2013 #permalink
Friday Cephalopod: I succumb to peer pressure and will mention Octopolis
Wow. Every person on the planet saw one version or another of this "Octopolis" story and had to send it to me. It was the subject of a Friday Cephalopod a year ago, you know. Apparently, this is the second octopus city discovered, which is interesting -- they're exhibiting more complex social…
Friday Cephalopod: we all float down here
Pale, drifting quietly, long grasping arms, cold and anoxic…we all float down here. Yes, I'm going to go see It this evening. It won't be half as creepy as the reality of the dark deep, though.
Friday Cephalopod: Reflecting my current mood
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Friday Cephalopod: Sinking blue
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Friday Cephalopod: Undead Squid Penis
First, a little background: When squid mate, a male transfers its sperm to a female enclosed in complex structures called spermatophores. These are accumulated in the spermatophoric sac, a storage organ inside the mantle cavity, before ejaculation through the penis. Squid that spawn in shelf waters…
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Neil Van is a photojournalist based in Toronto covering entertainment news for The Scope Weekly. Visit Neil at www.neilvanphotography.com Instagram: neilvphoto
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Photos: Ohana Festival 2018 Bows Out with Mumford & Sons, Beck, Young the Giant, Switchfoot, Andrew McMahon
Ohana music festival 2018 brought more than 25,000 fans to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA over the weekend of September 28 to September 30. The event benefitted Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association and the San Onofre Foundation.
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Photos – Day 2 of Ohana Music Festival Featured Eddie Vedder Play, Liz Phair and Johnny Marr
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Photos – Day One at Ohana Fest
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Photoreport: A Sizzling Taylor Swift Brings her Reputation Tour to Toronto
Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour is reported to have grossed well over $100 million in North America alone. The only way to describe it is as a massive success. See our photos from tonight’s Toronto performance.
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The Rosenbach’s Gallery Gateway Online Exhibitions Make New Content Accessible Online
Alex Ames May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020
American Voyager Gallery Gateway cover art.
The Rosenbach has unveiled a new Gallery Gateway online exhibitions portal that will make content from exhibitions mounted onsite at the museum available to all via the Internet. The first Gallery Gateway to debut online presents The Rosenbach’s current exhibition, American Voyager: Herman Melville at 200. A second Gallery Gateway, which has recently made its debut, shares content from The Rosenbach’s upcoming exhibition Manjiro: Drifting, 1841 – 2020. Other newly-added Gallery Gateways showcase treasures from The Rosenbach’s Robert Burns collection and selections from the institution’s vast holdings of early Americana. Visit the Online Exhibitions Portal at https://rosenbach.org/gallery-gateway/ to explore current offerings, and check back soon to discover new content as it becomes available.
A “Gallery Gateway” is a cross between traditional, printed museum exhibition catalogues and web-based virtual exhibitions, which have become popular in recent years. They are optimized to present the types of artifacts most often showcased in Rosenbach exhibitions: rare books, manuscripts, documents, and other text-based objects, in addition to flat works of art and three-dimensional artifacts. Gallery Gateways generally provide all of the content presented on-site in The Rosenbach’s exhibition galleries via an easily-accessible, easy-to-print, online format.
Manjiro Gallery Gateway cover art.
The purpose of the Gallery Gateway is to make exhibition content available to those who cannot visit The Rosenbach in person, and to create a permanent record of the information shared in exhibitions. Gallery Gateways present a large amount of visual and text-based content in a PDF format that makes exhibition content as accessible as possible across audiences and digital interfaces.
The Rosenbach makes Gallery Gateways available on its Gallery Gateway Online Exhibition Portal. The Gateways can be viewed online or downloaded to a personal device for viewing and printing. Gallery Gateways also include online-only special features, as well as information about how to continue your Rosenbach journey after experiencing the exhibition. On the Portal, for example, you will find special features including American Voyager’s gallery sound effects uploaded for web listening. The Manjiro Gallery Gateway comes complete with an interactive feature that allows visitors to page through rare, recently-discovered Japanese manuscripts. Check the Portal for enhanced digital features as more Gallery Gateways go live.
The name “Gallery Gateway” was inspired by an iconic Rosenbach artifact: wrought-iron gates crafted by Philadelphia metalworker Samuel Yellin, which now greet visitors to 2010 Delancey Place. These gates provide a grand welcome to all who enter The Rosenbach historic house, and their intricate design inspired the Gallery Gateway cover art. We hope that our Gallery Gateways make The Rosenbach’s iconic collections more accessible than ever before to audiences around the world, and that The Rosenbach will be your gateway to new worlds of history, art, literature, and culture.
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Justin Channels Stalin
By David Stokes on Nov 20, 2007
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." — Joseph Stalin, aka Koba the Dread
"No, crime statistics are statistics, not facts" — Justin Hauke, aka impressionable young NWA fan
The funny thing about inter-office blog fights is that you argue with coworkers online instead of walking six feet to talk to them. Ain’t technology great? Seriously, I wonder whether Justin would like to tell the family of a murder victim that the crime was just a statistic, not a fact.
Near the beginning of his post, Justin writes:
Dave has probably never been to Compton, Calif. Neither have I, for that matter, and I believe most sensible people haven’t. You can not honestly tell me that St. Louis is a more dangerous place to live, I’m sorry.
Well, Justin, it is true that I have never been to Compton, although I did once go to an NWA concert at the old Arena. As a quick aside, I went to the show back in high school with my buddy Dave G., and everyone before us in line got a full body search and everybody after us in line got a full body search, but we were just waved on through by security. True story, as Krusty would say, although to this day I still can’t figure out what was different about Dave and I in comparison to the rest of the crowd.
But back to Justin’s post. I am not the one substituting my personal impressions gleaned from the entertainment world for crime statistics compiled by law enforcement. One of us is trusting the statistics (which, while some would argue are skewed, nobody is saying they are false) and one of us is writing a blog post while envisioning himself doing an 8-ball with Eazy-E while pumping the radio front and back and side to side, and jockin’ some bit’ young ladies in suburban Cali.
Justin next writes:
The first problem I have with the data is that St. Louis’ bizarre municipal boundaries make the per-capita crime statistics appear much higher than they otherwise would be.
St. Louis is by no means the only city that can not expand its boundaries. In fact, the majority of cities either can not or do not do that. Some, such as the ones he mentioned in his post, certainly do. But there is a long list of Midwestern and Eastern cities that have not expanded their boundaries in decades. And St. Louis has a higher crime rate than all of them, except Detroit, which sort of plays the role of Mississippi in always placing last (or first) in these types of rankings. As I said in my own post, as long as the crime stats are comparing St. Louis to Kansas City rather than Jackson County, or Atlanta rather than Fulton County — and they are — then our apples are being fairly compared to other, less violent apples.
I have to reprint the next paragraph in full, as Justin truly enters bizarro world:
My second point of contention, though, is that crime at the national level is grossly underreported, particularly within low-income and minority neighborhoods. I imagine that Compton, Calif., gets a much better rating because most of the crime that occurs within its borders never gets reported to the police. I mean, it’s not like the Crips go to the police station every time a Blood robs one of their fellow gang members. In contrast, I imagine that a significant portion of the crime being reported in St. Louis comes from those trepid suburbanites that make the five-mile trek into the city and become easy prey.
Where to begin? I guess at the beginning…
IF crime at the national level is underreported in low-income and minority areas, then that happens in all of those areas, not just cities like ours trying to spin their crime stats.
Gang members are not just confined to Compton, you know — there are plenty of them in St. Louis, too. And they are not more or less likely to report their activities depending on what the RCGA would have them do.
As for "significant" crime reporting in St. Louis coming from suburbanites who become crime victims when they visit the city, at least Justin began that statement with "I imagine," because that idea is just a fairly tale. And even if it were somehow true, does that make the crime less important? Or less reportable?
Justin returns to reality with his summary: "I believe it is unfair to single out the city for idiosyncratic features that should be washed out of any truly unbiased statistical study." As is clear from my own posts, I am far from convinced that the city’s features are indeed idiosyncratic — and a crime is a crime, no matter who reports it or where it comes from. If St. Louis wants a lower crime rate, there are a number of things officials can do — economic growth and education being the only real answers that would be effective in the long run, and putting people in prison being the only real answer in the short run.
But trying to deny that the city has a crime problem, and a serious one at that, doesn’t do anyone any good. And trying to convince people that it’s safe to come downtown, and to the West End and Soulard — while completely true — does not do any good for the citizens who still live in the other parts of the city where violent crime is a normal fact of life.
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Give First
Denise and Jim Franklin on how a scrappy startup grows into a thriving ecosystem
Denise Franklin, angel investor and startup veteran, and husband Jim Franklin, former CEO of SendGrid and University of Colorado Boulder MBA Instructor for VC, unpack the mystery of the Give First ethos, from benefiting from the kindness of others early on in their careers,to using their good fortune to help fellow entrepreneurs. They were instrumental in the very first Techstars Startup Week Denver, and give practical advice on how to build a thriving startup ecosystem.
“If you’re a Series B or later founder or executive, you can pay it forward in a very important way, especially if you’ve been acquired by a large company," says Jim Franklin.
Jim and Denise talk through the concept of philanthropic angel investing and creating your personal board of directors to help you navigate your way through life and your career.
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Techstars personnel and/or guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, and not the opinion of either Techstars or any company discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities are for illustrative and/or informational purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investor or prospective investor, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by Techstars. Certain of Techstars funds own (or may own in the future) securities in some of the companies discussed in this podcast.
Janine Davis on Executive Coaching in the Time of COVID
Janine Davis began in engineering as a software developer. After 20 years in tech recruitment, she is now an executive coach and is a staunch supporter of the #GiveFirst concept, providing pro bono coaching for founders in the Techstars LA and Techstars Anywhere accelerator programs. As a board member for the Women Founders Network, she supports female entrepreneurs. She talks about why coaching is important for startups early on.As Janine explains, “The more you can follow (executive coaching) with leadership development and building your culture intentionally early, the less headaches and clean-up you're going to have to deal with later.”Janine also discusses the challenges of coaching during COVID and provides tips for startup executives during this time – balance empathy with accountability, have regular “check-ins” and “time outs” to reduce anxiety and internal conflict, and find time for self-care.Follow Janine on Twitter: @janineenerdFollow Evolution on Twitter: @EvolutionSvcFollow Women Founders Network on Twitter: @womenfounderslaTechstars personnel and/or guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, and not the opinion of either Techstars or any company discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities are for illustrative and/or informational purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investor or prospective investor, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by Techstars.Certain of Techstars funds own (or may own in the future) securities in some of the companies discussed in this podcast.
Susan Standiford on the five traits of leadership
Susan Standiford’s impressive career has progressed from “nerdom central” to helping startup companies “create a technology, ethos, and identity” for future growth. Her journey as a technologist has taken her from organizations like Disney Interactive, Travelocity, Oracle, Retek, Rue La La and Zeal, to her most recent position as CTO at IKEA in London. In this episode, she talks about her personal and professional growth with David Cohen, and of the value she has gotten back from being a five-year Techstars mentor.Standiford discusses the “Five Traits of Leadership”—to be smart, able to get things done, able to fight through ambiguity, empowerment of others, and humble leadership (to be curious and willing to learn from others).She talks about the three chapters of her life—coding and building systems, building teams, and then scaling those teams into successful companies with a “growth mindset.” Standiford’s special passion is helping women entrepreneurs succeed in tech startups. And she knows firsthand the importance of the #GiveFirst ethos.Techstars personnel and/or guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, and not the opinion of either Techstars or any company discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities are for illustrative and/or informational purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Furthermore, this content is not directed at nor intended for use by any investor or prospective investor, and may not under any circumstances be relied upon when making a decision to invest in any fund managed by Techstars.Certain of Techstars funds own (or may own in the future) securities in some of the companies discussed in this podcast.
Joy Taylor on taking the concept of Give First to the nth degree
Joy Taylor is a force of nature. Coming from a 20-year career in the banking industry (business development, coaching, and training), she now focuses on ecosystem building in her hometown of Toowoomba, Australia — and around the world. In this episode, Taylor shares her journey with David Cohen and talks about how giving first to her community led her to exciting worldwide experiences.At Canvas Coworking, Taylor runs programs and events for entrepreneurs. This includes the WiRE (Women in Rural, Regional and Remote Enterprise) startup bootcamp, Flare Incubator for female-led companies trying to expand internationally, and Zero to Startup for migrants and refugees. Her role as a Techstars Startup Weekend Facilitator evolved into Global Facilitator, where she has helps entrepreneurs around the world to organize their own events.Taylor talks about how one experience led into another, and how giving first came back to her along the way.Canvas Coworking: canvascoworking.com.auElkei Education: elkei.com.auConnect with Canvas Coworking on Twitter: @CanvasCoworkIncFollow David Cohen on Twitter: @davidcohen
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Shroud of Turin Blog
Latest news and views on the Turin Shroud
Thoughts for a Sunday Morning: “If I am right, then . . . I am right.”
Joe Marino wrote to me last night. “This little bit is too good not to share with someone right now.”
Indeed. They were choice quotes from emails that Walter McCrone had sent to Marino. In one, the last, “[A]pparently because I wouldn’t believe his point of view,” McCrone wrote:
You say since the "blood" went on first; this is not so. The body-image was first so that the artist knew where to put the blood-image. There is NO doubt about that. The paint in the blood-image area shows separate applications of red ochre and vermilion. I can’t say which was first by this observation but common sense says the body-image has to be first for an artist to put the "blood" in the right places."
Marino analyzes this very perceptively:
When I had mentioned the blood going on first, I gave the scientific explanation of why that is believed. Notice that he doesn’t respond to the scientific explanation–he just says it’s not so–but gives no scientific explanation. He just appeals to common sense saying that an artist would have to put the image on first to know where to put the blood. That’s obviously true if the image was forged, which he is assuming. Nickell always writes that "shroudologists" always begin with a conclusion and then work backwards to the evidence. And McCrone is NOT doing that???
But there was more. McCrone’s email stated:
I did not address many of the points you raised on behalf of Heller and Adler, Piczek, and Jackson because they are meaningless. They represent the will-of-the-wisps they have concocted to rationalize their belief in an authentic Shroud. All of them and Meacham, Frei, Whanger, Garza-Valdes, Wilson, etc., are "red herrings." They cannot be right because the Shroud is a straightforward artist’s painting, no more, no less. It is 100% red ochre, vermilion, and a gelatin base there is no blood on the Shroud. Most of the arguments of these people are based on no known facts but come from their imagination. The observations seemingly based on factual observations (Bollone’s typing of my paint, Garza-Valdes biological contamination, Frei’s pollen, Adler’s positive tests for blood, etc., are either imagination or due to incompetence or deceit; Adler and Frei fall in that category.
Marino correctly observes:
We’re aware of the articles that anti-"shroudologists" have written saying Frei was deceitful. So when he says, "Adler’s positive tests for blood, etc., are either imagination or due to incompetence or deceit; Adler and Frei fall in that category," it can be deduced that he’s saying Adler was incompetent. Since Adler was a blood expert and a Jew with no religious motivation, what else is McCrone going to say? Actually, I can give you another excerpt from another email from McCrone.
In an earlier email to Marino, McCrone had written:
Everything I have read or heard from Ian Wilson, Max Frei, John Jackson, William Meacham, Alan Adler, Baima Bollone, Alan Whanger, Leoncio Garza-Valdez, et al., is contradicted by my findings. How can I explain how only I could be right and dozens of other "scientists" be wrong? Very simply, none of them are chemical microscopists, small particle microanalysts, nor have they studied the Shroud tapes against a background of familiarity with pigments, media and artist’s paintings. If I am right, then all of their ideas are wrong and I am right.
Read that last sentence again: “If I am right, then all of their ideas are wrong and I am right.”
A little history is in order. When it comes to the Shroud of Turin, McCrone’s observation and conclusions are disputed by numerous studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The issue was not solely the Shroud’s authenticity. Rather it was the quality of McCrone’s assessments in light of considerable scientific observation. The overwhelming evidence against McCrone is detailed in several peer-reviewed scientific journals.
In 1978, Raymond N. Rogers, a chemist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, collected 32 adhesive sampling tapes from the Shroud of Turin as part of STURP. These tapes were specially designed to be applied with a minimum amount of pressure to collect loose fibers and other particulate matter from the surface of the Shroud. Rogers hand carried the samples from Turin to McCrone in Chicago. They were only to be borrowed and returned. As part of the arrangement, the particulate material was not be pressed into the adhesive by mounting them on glass slides. McCrone ignored the agreed upon protocols. Rogers, accompanied by other scientists, had to travel to McCrone’s lab in Chicago to demand the return of the slides. Much to his dismay, he discovered that McCrone had, in fact, attached the tapes to glass slides. Rogers would later write:
Walter McCrone had ignored agreements on how the STURP samples were to be observed, and he contaminated all of our samples by sticking them to microscope slides. All of the fibers were immersed in the tape’s adhesive.
McCrone claimed that there “is no blood in any image area, only red ochre and vermilion in a collagen tempera medium.” Other scientists, including John Heller of the New England Institute and Alan Adler of Western Connecticut State University, having conducted sophisticated tests and not relying merely on microscopic observation, found these claims preposterous. Many of the studies are reported in the journals: Applied Optics, ACS Advances in Chemistry, Archaeological Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta and Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal.
According to a report on the McCrone Research Institute website:
The faint sepia image is made up of billions of submicron pigment particles (red ochre and vermilion) in a collagen tempera medium. Dr. McCrone determined this by polarized light microscopy in 1979.
But polarized light microscopy (PLM) has its limitations. So, too, does individual observation. And these conclusions from McCrone seemed to contradict other findings by several other scientists. To get a more precise chemical analysis, pyrolysis mass spectrometry tests were undertaken at the Midwest Center for Mass Spectrometry at the University of Nebraska, a National Science Foundation Center of Excellence. The results were conclusive beyond any doubt. What McCrone claimed to have found was simply not there. The images were not painted. Other spectra tests were done, as well. Raymond N. Rogers, a chemist and Fellow of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, later wrote:
The Shroud was observed by visible and ultraviolet spectrometry, infrared spectrometry, x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, and thermography. Later observations were made by pyrolysis-mass-spectrometry, lasermicroprobe Raman analyses, and microchemical testing. No evidence for pigments or media was found.
Your eye sees colors when the surface absorbs some wavelengths of light and reflects others. A red surface absorbs all visible wavelengths other than red. Each chemical compound absorbs wavelengths that are characteristic of its chemical structure. The best way to determine the properties of a color is by measuring its spectrum.
The reflectance spectra in the visible range for the image, blood, and hematite are shown in the figure. The image could not have been painted with hematite or any of the other known pigments. The spectrum of the image color does not show any specific features: it gradually changes through the spectrum. This proves that it is composed of many different light-absorbing chemical structures. It has the properties of a dehydrated carbohydrate.
And we saw in the emails to Marino, strange tilting-at-windmill responses from McCrone. The Vinland Map may give us a clue, as to why.
In 1965, Yale researchers discovered a map that was known to have been produced at least 50 years before Columbus’ first journey to America. The map, which showed Vinlandia Insula, the Island of Vinland or Newfoundland as it is known today, was part of a small medieval volume, the Tartar Relation. The Tartar Relation had originally been bound together with the Vinland Map and another medieval volume, the Speculum Historiale. Wormhole alignments between the map and both volumes clearly showed that they had been all bound together at one time. The Tartar Relation volume was reliably dated by contemporaneous references to the Katatas people (Mongols) who dominated one end of the Eurasian land mass. There were also references to a certain bishop of Gada and Greenland that further corroborated the dating.
In 1972, Walter McCrone, who would later attempt to debunk the shroud, examined some particles of ink and found titanium anatase, a material scientist discovered in the 1920s. He thus concluded that the map was a recent relic-forgery.
Several people doubted McCrone’s conclusion including George Painter, the curator of ancient documents of the British Museum. In 1985, physicist Thomas Cahill, of the University of California at Davis, analyzed the map using a newly developed process, Particle Induced X-ray Emission, and found only minute traces of titanium anatase, amounts that were consistent with what would be expected in the common green vitoral ink of the fifteenth century.
As with the shroud, McCrone had found the substances that he claimed were there. Indeed they may be there but in amounts too miniscule to support his conclusions.
Yet, myths and doubts about the Vinland Map persist. Why? Because a scientist had proven it was a hoax and PBS television reported the results of McCrone’s findings. There was very little reporting about the Cahill’s later findings at Cal-Davis until 1996.
Then, on February 10, 1996, a symposium was organized by Yale University Press to announce a second edition of “The Vinland Map” published by Yale University Press and authored by R.A. Skelton, T.E. Marston, and G.D. Painter. Many scholars and journalists were invited. It seemed that anyone and everyone ever involved with the Vinland Map was present except Walter McCrone. He had not been invited. The New York Times quoted Wilcomb Washburn of the Smithsonian saying, “I think the evidence is clearly on the side of authenticity.” Cahill reported at the symposium by his trace analysis instrument that the VM ink contained only the trace amounts of titanium characteristic of all medieval maps – “none of the quantities were sufficient to be considered a purposefully added ingredient.”
Walter McCrone was furious. More tilting-at-windmills. Was he trying to defend his solo visual observations against “two different groups of presumably good scientists” or was he claiming that PLM was unjustly being replaced with newer technology? “I hope something can be done,” he writes, “to convince scientists to use the proper technique and instruments to solve today’s analytical problems.” He continued:
Up to now I’ve been able to maintain my equilibrium and even my sense of humor in the face of being ignored or being insulted-one post-card stated “Old man Walter C. McCrone is an incompetent senile old fart who belongs in the nuthouse. That old fraud fudges data on an unprecedented scale [signed] Citizens for Scientific Honesty". . . .
Lately and especially after the recent Yale Symposium, I find it more difficult to see the humor in these situations. From a scientific point-of-view, these two problems were not difficult to solve, especially if one uses PLM and other ultramicro techniques and instruments on tiny particle samples rather than trace analysis techniques on millimeter samples like PIXE, Cahill’s instrument. No one other than McCrone working on these two fakes used light and electron microscopes. Instead, others looked for traces using good but inadequate and inappropriate trace analysis techniques. These are not intended for problems like VM or the Shroud.
I had hoped solving these problems using PLM then using other proper ultramicroanalytical instrumentation for confirmation would help PLM recover its lost position in analytical chemistry. PLM has been cheated out of this recovery and is rapidly sliding into oblivion. This situation is now no longer funny, and I am looking for ways to redress this wrong. It seems to me to be a matter for the attention of the American Academy of Sciences.
If a committee of scientists qualified in the physical methods of ultramicro particle analysis were appointed by the Academy, I am absolutely certain they would decide the VM and the Turin “Shroud” are masterpieces of art. If two different groups of presumably good scientists can be so wrong on the VM and the Shroud, what other important projects they work on may also be wrongly concluded. The situation, highlighted by the VM and Turin “Shroud,” indicates a very serious problem in science today. Far more serious than either the VM and Shroud or any individual scientist, I hope something can be done to convince scientists to use the proper technique and instruments to solve today’s analytical problems.
I get the strange feeling that newer technology was what McCrone feared most.
Author DanPosted on February 6, 2011 Categories Image Theory, News & Views
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Chidambaram Ramesh says:
The mystery wrapping the Holy shroud is multi-dimensional. As debated, it can be either man-made or natural. Any theory which attempts to untie the knots should invariably explain all the unique characteristics hitherto identified by scientists like photographic negativity, 3-dimensional encryption of light intensity, anatomical exactitude etc. If the hands of a faker are assumed, then such theories should unequivocally explain how could the faker have envisioned the idea of ‘negative image’ or a painting with reverse shade, and executed it as back as in the 14th century? How could he have incorporated the image intensity versus distance correlation into the Shroud image? How could he have ensured that the impression of the image did not penetrate a depth less than 1/100th of a hair? How could he have been able to bring in the X-ray effect amazingly in the case of hands, where one could easily observe metacarpal bones and phalange bones of each finger? What could have made the pollens grains, endemic to Palestine region, appear on the Shroud? Who could have brought the samples of limestone on the Shroud from Jerusalem? And, as Stevenson commented, if the Shroud was a creation of the Middle Ages, then its forger must have ordered the mites to go with it!
The painting theory of McCrone may be, as he believes, able to prove that the bloodstains on the Shroud do not relate to human or that they are not blood at all. But he should not close his eyes to other perspectives of the problem. It requires a holistic view, comprehensive analysis and a complete package of solutions. Any attempt to pick out a single characteristics and to solve it without considering the connected facts will not be good. It is like the description of an elephant by four blind men. One grasps the trunk and concludes it is a snake. Another explores one of the elephant’s legs and describes it as a tree. Third finds the elephant’s tail and announces it is a rope. And the fourth blind man, after discovering the elephant’s side, concludes that it is, after all, a wall!
domenico says:
Prof. McCrone claims to be familiar “with pigments, media and artist’s paintings”.
He is a real expert unlike all others.
At this point why do not recall that in 1997 McCrone declared “100 percent unadulterated Rembrandt” some chips from paintings that after subsequent tests were found as fakes?
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/18373418.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+15%2C+1997&author=Tom+Mashberg&pub=Boston+Herald&edition=&startpage=004&desc=Art+expert+says+paint+chips+are+Rembrandt%27s+-+Analysis+could+aid+return+of+Gardner+paintings
http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/06/news/mn-61112
B&B says:
The world needs people like McCrone to remind us that science is not an exact science.
Jabba says:
– It seems to me that
1. The “DIRECT” evidence – the unofficial, but highly probable, history of the Shroud, as well as the vast majority of scientific testing that’s been done on the Shroud – greatly supports Shroud authenticity…
2. The evidence against (as illustrated(?) by McCrone’s attitude/approach in his emails to Marino) is actually much weaker than the “ANALYTIC” — but casual — reader will generally assume.
3. It is the “INDIRECT” evidence that causes the analytic reader to insist that the Shroud is fake.
4. (Ironically enough, analytic readers tend to place too much FAITH in Sherlock Holmes. They believe that they have “eliminated the impossible” (the supernatural), and consequently believe that we are stuck with fakery — “however improbable” such a conclusion is, given the DIRECT evidence. See what I mean?)
5. I have a way to expose these analytic, but wrong-headed, readers to the world, and SHOW the world that the Shroud probably is the authentic burial cloth of Jesus.
6. This would be a very good thing.
– If I can get anyone interested, I’ll be happy to go on.
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– I still don’t understand this blogging stuff, but apparently SOMEone (I assume Epscopalian?) was interested in what I had to say, so I’ll continue. (I probably would have continued anyway…)
– Anyway, I think that I know how to set this particular record straight on a world-wide basis, and that that would be a very good thing.
– I’m not sure that the Shroud is authentic, but I sure THINK that it is, and that the VAST PREPONDERANCE of evidence supports that authenticity. I think that all the skeptics have to offer is highly suspect: Walter McCrone, Joe Nickell, the radio carbon dating and misled elimination of the supernatural. (Not that the supernatural is necessarily involved (or even real), just that the skeptics aren’t taking any chances.)
– Anyway, what we need in order to set this record straight on a world-wide basis is VERY public and EFFECTIVE debate between 2 leaders of the field.
– This of course, would be on-going, on-line and written (certainly, not oral).
– By my calculations, there are two real ‘tricks’ involved in doing this:
1) Getting a leading skeptic to participate. And even more difficult,
2) Making the debate EFFECTIVE! (When was the last time you read or listened to an effective debate?)
– This will sound rather foolish, but … I THINK THAT I HAVE A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH BOTH.
– I’ll be back.
– I’m coming here because I need help with my plan.
– However improbable this may sound … I think that I have a way to expose the foolishness of Shroud skeptics to the world.
– And again, I think that would be a very good thing.
– Since I think that the vast preponderance of evidence favors Shroud authenticity, I think that all we need do is develop EFFECTIVE and VERY public debate with one (or more) members of the skeptical leadership.
– But then, actually effective debate hardly ever happens…
– I claim that there are two basic reasons for the typical ineffectiveness of debate:
1) We humans are not nearly as smart, as objective or as conscious as we think we are. And,
2) Controversial issues tend to be “exponential.”
– Put these together and we humans are almost always given to going in circles when debating.
– (I’ve written several (unpublished) treatises on this problem. To see one of them, you can go to http://messiahornot.com/Treatise.php.)
– Luckily, I think that we can ignore the first problem for now, and focus exclusively on how to deal with the complexity of our controversies.
– By “exponential,” I’m referring to the tendency for
1) The basic controversial issue to have multiple sub-issues. For,
2) Each sub-issue to have multiple sub-sub-issues. And,
3) Etc.
– And then, human reflexes simply were not designed to deal with this complexity.
– Once into a debate, we “zone out” and slip into a fight/flight mode, where our awareness and objectivity go to Hell. Consequently, we need to extract debate from our natural reflexive handling of it…
– In other words, we need to “wake up.” We need to slow down and “zoom in.” We need to muster our patience and keep narrowing our foci.
– The rest is easy – albeit, possibly quite tedious.
– If anyone else is still reading this crap (just kidding), I should probably give you a breather.
– But, I’ll be back.
– That was a long breather.
– Sorry — it took me awhile to figure out where I could find my last post (above). I’m an old dog and a slow learner.
– Anyway, the basic idea is to try to get Joe Nickell, or someone else representing the Skeptical Enquirer, to debate with you (and the rest of us) on line, in writing, in real time.
– If you know of other prominent “shroudoclasts,” we could try them — if Joe and the Enquirer didn’t accept our invitations.
– We would have just one spokesperson, but a lot of knowledgable consultants. And consequently, out of our antagonist we should knock the crap. (Sorry about my language.)
– As you know, I think that their side of the story is really very weak, and showing just how weak it is should be a cinch — GIVEN AN ACTUALLY EFFECTIVE DEBATE. Then, whatever website (or blog) would host this debate would soon become where parties interested in hearing both sides of the Shroud controversy would be sent. And soon, the whole world would know the truth (IMO).
– We could start with just a small piece of the controversy — say, “Is there real blood in all the right places?”
– Again, I’ve written several unpublished treatises on this debate idea. You can find one of those at http://messiahornot.com/Treatise.php.
– Please make a comment, or ask a question.
– Thanks, again.
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The Shroud of Turin may be the real burial cloth of Jesus. The carbon dating, once seemingly proving it was a medieval fake, is now widely thought of as suspect and meaningless. Even the famous Atheist Richard Dawkins admits it is controversial. Christopher Ramsey, the director of the Oxford Radiocarbon Laboratory, thinks more testing is needed. So do many other scientists and archeologists. This is because there are significant scientific and non-religious reasons to doubt the validity of the tests. Chemical analysis, all nicely peer-reviewed in scientific journals and subsequently confirmed by numerous chemists, shows that samples tested are chemically unlike the whole cloth. It was probably a mixture of older threads and newer threads woven into the cloth as part of a medieval repair. Recent robust statistical studies add weight to this theory. Philip Ball, the former physical science editor for Nature when the carbon dating results were published, recently wrote: “It’s fair to say that, despite the seemingly definitive tests in 1988, the status of the Shroud of Turin is murkier than ever.” If we wish to be scientific we must admit we do not know how old the cloth is. But if the newer thread is about half of what was tested – and some evidence suggests that – it is possible that the cloth is from the time of Christ.
No one has a good idea how front and back images of a crucified man came to be on the cloth. Yes, it is possible to create images that look similar. But no one has created images that match the chemistry, peculiar superficiality and profoundly mysterious three-dimensional information content of the images on the Shroud. Again, this is all published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
We simply do not have enough reliable information to arrive at a scientifically rigorous conclusion. Years ago, as a skeptic of the Shroud, I came to realize that while I might believe it was a fake, I could not know so from the facts. Now, as someone who believes it is the real burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth, I similarly realize that a leap of faith over unanswered questions is essential.
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Edge Lane Mill, poem by Annette Skade (MY FIRST JOB Poetry and Prose Series)
June 8, 2017 //
Edge Lane Mill
by Annette Skade
The handrail yanks me up in a torrent of clogs,
hobnail boots, steel toe-caps
that wore down this mighty stone spiral,
sagged it like shoulders after a long shift.
Up three flights into yards of bare boards,
built for power looms and baskets of shoddy.
Engines on turntables spin and spool tubes,
wide polyester for leggings and maxi-skirts.
Behind a glass partition on the shop floor I index,
stamp and tot, try not to lower my school-girl eyes
when the women nudge and link out to the toilets,
patting overall pockets, “Fag break!” tossed to the rafters.
PHOTO: A young cotton weaver working on a Jacquard loom producing towels (Manchester, England, 1965).
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: My first job was in one of the old cotton mills in Manchester, England, a stone’s throw from where I lived, which was then weaving polyester in an attempt to keep up with the times. I was a filing clerk there for a few weeks in the 70s, putting index cards into small wooden drawers and was paid £20 a week, a sum my mother was disgusted by, saying she wouldn’t let me work for that for any length of time. I stood in awe of the strong women who worked on the shop floor. I little thought I was witness to the end of an era.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Annette Skade is currently pursuing a PhD on the work of Canadian poet Anne Carson at Dublin City University. Her first collection Thimblerig was published following her receipt of the Cork Review Literary Manuscript prize in 2012. She has been published in various magazines in Ireland, the U.K. , and the U.S. and has won and been placed in several international poetry competitions. Visit her at annetteskade.com.
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Bridget McCabe says:
Wonderful Annette. So evocative of the time. The fag end of the industrial revolution. I was in Sharna putting the wheels on plastic tractors.
Annette Skade says:
Great to see your comment, Bridget. Yes, an industrial cradling for us both!
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13 April 2019 / SF News / Jay Barmann
Saturday Links: Man Who Fell In Grand Canyon Was From Santa Rosa
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Trump Jr releases Georgia ad amid fears Trumps are derailing Georgia hopes for Republicans
James Crump
Donald Trump Jr speaks at the 47th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Centre in National Harbor, Maryland, on 28 February 2020 ((EPA))
Donald Trump Jr will release an ad in Georgia on Tuesday, ahead of January’s Senate runoff elections, as some Republican officials raise concerns about his family’s involvement in the campaign.
Mr Trump Jr, 42, who is the president’s eldest son, is featured in a new six-figure radio ad that is being released in Georgia today.
The commercial is in support of Republican senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, who will face Democratic challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff on 5 January in runoff elections, after no candidate got more than 50 per cent of the vote in either race on 3 November’s election.
In the ad, Mr Trump Jr tells Georgia residents that the US Senate is “on the line” and his father’s accomplishments are “on your ballot”, according to audio obtained by Axios.
The ad starts with audio of Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer telling a crowd of Democratic supporters: “Now we take Georgia, and then we change the world.”
Mr Trump Jr then falsely claims that “the radical left wants to tear down everything we’ve accomplished; Defunding the police, destroying private health insurance and dismantling the Supreme Court.”
The 42-year-old adds: “Don’t let Chuck Schumer and the radical left succeed. On 5 January, vote Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue for Senate.”
The one minute ad will air on conservative talk radio and country music stations from Tuesday, and is sponsored by the new super PAC, Save the US Senate, which was recently formed by advisers to Mr Trump Jr.
The PAC filmed multiple TV ads featuring the 42-year-old in New York City on Monday, which it plans to begin airing statewide in the next few weeks.
President Donald Trump will visit Georgia for a rally on Saturday, but some Republican figures have raised concerns that he will use the event to falsely claim that there was widespread fraud in 3 November’s election.
Although President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election earlier this month, Mr Trump has yet to concede, despite officially launching the transition process.
The president and his campaign team have filed 39 unsuccessful lawsuits in battleground states that Mr Biden won. The Trump team has so far provided no definitive evidence of any voting irregularities.
On Monday, President Trump called Georgia governor Brian Kemp “hapless” for not intervening to “overrule” the certification of Mr Biden’s win in the state. He said he is ashamed that he supported Mr Kemp’s successful reelection bid in 2018.
Reacting to the president’s recent comments, some establishment GOP figures told the Associated Press that his false claims could derail Republican efforts on 5 January.
Brendan Buck, who previously served as a senior adviser to former House Speaker Paul Ryan, told the AP on Tuesday: “The president has basically taken hostage this race.”
While Republican donor Dan Eberhart said that “Trump’s comments are damaging the Republican brand,” and added that he is “acting in bad sportsmanship and bad faith” instead of focusing on the elections next month.
However, Trump ally Jack Kingston, a former US representative, said that Mr Trump campaigning in Georgia is “keeping the base interested.”
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New York and Mainz, Germany, January 20, 2021 — Today, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced results from an in vitro study that provides additional data on the capability of sera from individuals immunized with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 U.K. strain, also known as B.1.1.7 lineage or VOC 202012/01. The results were published on the preprint server bioRxiv and submitted to a peer-reviewed journal. The B.1.1.7 lineage is a rapidly spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2 initially detected in the United Kingdom that carries a larger than usual number of genetic changes with 10 mutations located in the spike protein. BioNTech and Pfizer have previously published data from an in vitro study that evaluated one of the key mutations (N501Y) in the U.K. strain, which is also shared by the South African strain. That study showed efficient neutralization of the N501Y mutated spike bearing virus by sera of individuals who had received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The current in-vitro study investigated the full set of UK strain spike mutations. To this aim, a pseudovirus featuring the UK strain spike protein was generated. The pseudovirus recapitulates SARS-CoV-2 virus binding and cell entry. Sera of participants from the previously reported German Phase 1/2 trial inhibited pseudovirus bearing the U.K. strain SARS-CoV-2 spike in a neutralization range that is regarded as biologically equivalent to the unmutated Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 spike. While the pseudovirus system used is a surrogate for authentic SARS-CoV-2, previous studies have shown excellent concordance between pseudotype neutralization and SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays.i The preserved neutralization of the pseudovirus bearing the U.K. strain spike by BNT162b2-immune sera makes it likely that COVID-19 caused by the UK virus variant will also be prevented by immunization with BNT162b2. Pfizer and BioNTech are encouraged by these early in vitro study findings. Further data are needed to monitor the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine’s effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 caused by new virus variants. So far, for COVID-19 vaccines it has not been established what reduction in neutralization might indicate the need for a vaccine strain change. Should a vaccine strain change be required to address virus variants in the future, the Companies believe that the flexibility of BioNTech’s proprietary mRNA vaccine platform is well suited to enable such adjustment. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for use in individuals 16 years of age and older. The emergency use of this product is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of the medical product under Section 564 (b) (1) of the FD&C Act unless the declaration is terminated or authorization revoked sooner. Please see Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (Vaccination Providers) including Full EUA Prescribing Information available at www.cvdvaccine.com. AUTHORIZED USE IN THE U.S.:The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is authorized for use under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals 16 years of age and older. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FROM U.S. FDA EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: Do not administer Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to individuals with known history of a severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any component of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.Appropriate medical treatment used to manage immediate allergic reactions must be immediately available in the event an acute anaphylactic reaction occurs following administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.Monitor Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine recipients for the occurrence of immediate adverse reactions according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/).Immunocompromised persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressant therapy, may have a diminished immune response to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine may not protect all vaccine recipients.In clinical studies, adverse reactions in participants 16 years of age and older included pain at the injection site (84.1%), fatigue (62.9%), headache (55.1%), muscle pain (38.3%), chills (31.9%), joint pain (23.6%), fever (14.2%), injection site swelling (10.5%), injection site redness (9.5%), nausea (1.1%), malaise (0.5%), and lymphadenopathy (0.3%).Severe allergic reactions have been reported following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine during mass vaccination outside of clinical trials. Additional adverse reactions, some of which may be serious, may become apparent with more widespread use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.Available data on Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine administered to pregnant women are insufficient to inform vaccine-associated risks in pregnancy.Data are not available to assess the effects of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine on the breastfed infant or on milk production/excretion.There are no data available on the interchangeability of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine with other COVID-19 vaccines to complete the vaccination series. Individuals who have received one dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine should receive a second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to complete the vaccination series.Vaccination providers must report Adverse Events in accordance with the Fact Sheet to VAERS at https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html or by calling 1-800-822-7967. The reports should include the words “Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA” in the description section of the report.Vaccination providers should review the Fact Sheet for Information to Provide to Vaccine Recipients/Caregivers and Mandatory Requirements for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Under Emergency Use Authorization. Please see Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (Vaccination Providers) including Full EUA Prescribing Information available at www.cvdvaccine-us.com. About Pfizer: Breakthroughs That Change Patients’ LivesAt Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products, including innovative medicines and vaccines. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Consistent with our responsibility as one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate with health care providers, governments and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For more than 150 years, we have worked to make a difference for all who rely on us. We routinely post information that may be important to investors on our website at www.Pfizer.com. In addition, to learn more, please visit us on www.Pfizer.com and follow us on Twitter at @Pfizer and @Pfizer News, LinkedIn, YouTube and like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/Pfizer. Pfizer Disclosure NoticeThe information contained in this release is as of January 20, 2021. Pfizer assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release as the result of new information or future events or developments. This release contains forward-looking information about Pfizer’s efforts to combat COVID-19, the collaboration between BioNTech and Pfizer to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, the BNT162 mRNA vaccine program and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2) (including qualitative assessments of available data, potential benefits, expectations for clinical trials, the anticipated timing of regulatory submissions, regulatory approval or authorization and anticipated manufacturing, distribution and supply) involving substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the uncertainties inherent in research and development, including the ability to meet anticipated clinical endpoints, commencement and/or completion dates for clinical trials, regulatory submission dates, regulatory approval dates and/or launch dates, as well as risks associated with clinical data (including the in vitro and Phase 3 data), including the possibility of unfavorable new preclinical or clinical trial data and further analyses of existing preclinical or clinical trial data; the ability to produce comparable clinical or other results, including the rate of vaccine effectiveness and safety and tolerability profile observed to date, in additional analyses of the Phase 3 trial and additional studies or in larger, more diverse populations upon commercialization; the ability of BNT162b2 to prevent COVID-19 caused by new virus variants; the risk that more widespread use of the vaccine will lead to new information about efficacy, safety, or other developments, including the risk of additional adverse reactions, some of which may be serious; the risk that clinical trial data are subject to differing interpretations and assessments, including during the peer review/publication process, in the scientific community generally, and by regulatory authorities; whether and when additional data from the BNT162 mRNA vaccine program will be published in scientific journal publications and, if so, when and with what modifications; whether regulatory authorities will be satisfied with the design of and results from these and any future preclinical and clinical studies; whether and when a Biologics License Application for BNT162b2 may be filed in the U.S. and whether and when other biologics license and/or emergency use authorization applications may be filed in particular jurisdictions for BNT162b2 or any other potential vaccines; whether and when any other applications that may be pending or filed for BNT162b2 (including a potential Biologics License Application in the U.S.) may be approved by particular regulatory authorities, which will depend on myriad factors, including making a determination as to whether the vaccine’s benefits outweigh its known risks and determination of the vaccine’s efficacy and, if approved, whether it will be commercially successful; decisions by regulatory authorities impacting labeling, manufacturing processes, safety and/or other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of a vaccine, including development of products or therapies by other companies; disruptions in the relationships between us and our collaboration partners or third-party suppliers; risks related to the availability of raw materials to manufacture a vaccine; challenges related to our vaccine’s ultra-low temperature formulation and attendant storage, distribution and administration requirements, including risks related to handling after delivery by Pfizer; the risk that we may not be able to successfully develop non-frozen formulations; the risk that we may not be able to create or scale up manufacturing capacity on a timely basis or have access to logistics or supply channels commensurate with global demand for our vaccine, which would negatively impact our ability to supply the estimated numbers of doses of our vaccine within the projected time periods indicated; whether and when additional supply agreements will be reached; uncertainties regarding the ability to obtain recommendations from vaccine technical committees and other public health authorities and uncertainties regarding the commercial impact of any such recommendations; uncertainties regarding the impact of COVID-19 on Pfizer’s business, operations and financial results; and competitive developments. A further description of risks and uncertainties can be found in Pfizer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and in its subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, including in the sections thereof captioned “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results”, as well as in its subsequent reports on Form 8-K, all of which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov and www.pfizer.com. About BioNTechBiopharmaceutical New Technologies is a next generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases. The Company exploits a wide array of computational discovery and therapeutic drug platforms for the rapid development of novel biopharmaceuticals. Its broad portfolio of oncology product candidates includes individualized and off-the-shelf mRNA-based therapies, innovative chimeric antigen receptor T cells, bi-specific checkpoint immuno-modulators, targeted cancer antibodies and small molecules. Based on its deep expertise in mRNA vaccine development and in-house manufacturing capabilities, BioNTech and its collaborators are developing multiple mRNA vaccine candidates for a range of infectious diseases alongside its diverse oncology pipeline. BioNTech has established a broad set of relationships with multiple global pharmaceutical collaborators, including Genmab, Sanofi, Bayer Animal Health, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Regeneron, Genevant, Fosun Pharma, and Pfizer. For more information, please visit www.BioNTech.de. BioNTech Forward-looking statementsThis press release contains “forward-looking statements” of BioNTech within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include, but may not be limited to, statements concerning: BioNTech’s efforts to combat COVID-19; the collaboration between BioNTech and Pfizer to develop a potential COVID-19 vaccine; our expectations regarding the potential characteristics of BNT162b2 in our Phase 2/3 trial and/or in commercial use based on data observations to date; the expected time point for additional readouts on efficacy data of BNT162b2 in our Phase 2/3 trial; the nature of non-clinical and clinical data, which is subject to ongoing peer review, regulatory review and market interpretation; the timing for submission of data for, or receipt of, any marketing approval or Emergency Use Authorization; our contemplated shipping and storage plan, including our estimated product shelf life at various temperatures; and the ability of BioNTech to supply the quantities of BNT162 to support clinical development and market demand, including our production estimates for 2021. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on BioNTech current expectations and beliefs of future events, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the ability to meet the pre-defined endpoints in clinical trials; competition to create a vaccine for COVID-19; the ability to produce comparable clinical or other results, including our stated rate of vaccine effectiveness and safety and tolerability profile observed to date, in the remainder of the trial or in larger, more diverse populations upon commercialization; the ability to effectively scale our productions capabilities; and other potential difficulties. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see BioNTech’s Quarterly Report for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to its Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 10, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and BioNTech undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law. Pfizer: Media RelationsAmy Rose+1 (212) 733-1226PfizerMediaRelations@pfizer.com Investor RelationsChuck Triano+1 (212) 733-3901Charles.E.Triano@Pfizer.com BioNTech: Media RelationsJasmina Alatovic+49 89 62 81 75 46Media@biontech.de Investor RelationsSylke Maas, Ph.D.+49 (0)6131 9084 1074Investors@biontech.de iJ. B. Case et al., Neutralizing Antibody and Soluble ACE2 Inhibition of a Replication-Competent VSV-SARS-CoV-2 and a Clinical Isolate of SARS-CoV-2. Cell host & microbe. 28, 475-485.e5 (2020) A. B. Vogel et al., BNT162b vaccines are immunogenic and protect non-human primates against SARS-CoV-2. bioRxiv (2020)
Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS) Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2020 - 2025)
The major factors for the growth of the novel drug delivery systems (NDDS) market include the growing need of controlled release of drugs, advancement in pharmacology promoting increased adoption of novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), and technological advancements promoting the development of NDDS.New York, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS) Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2020 - 2025)" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06009449/?utm_source=GNW There has been a remarkable increase in the adoption of controlled release drug delivery systems owing to various factors such as the prohibitive cost of developing new drug entities, expiration of existing international patents, the discovery of new polymeric materials suitable for prolonging the drug release, and the improvement in therapeutic efficiency. The adoption of controlled release systems has grown over the past decade rapidly, and the growth rate is expected to sustain during the forecast period.The increasing adoption of various controlled release drugs, increasing demand for and awareness about advanced products amongst physicians, and growing prescription trends for controlled release products are propelling the growth of the NDDS market. There are many improvements made in delivery techniques which can minimize the toxicity and improve the efficacy, to offer great potential benefits to the patients helping to open up new markets for pharmaceutical and drug delivery companies.Key Market TrendsOral Drug Delivery Systems is the Segment under Route of Administration is expected to be Fastest Growing Market over the Forecast PeriodOral drug delivery has found to be the most preferred and convenient route of drug administration, due to high patient compliance, cost-effectiveness, least sterility constraints, flexibility in the design of dosage form, and ease of production. The oral route is found to be the most popular and successful route for controlled delivery of drugs because of its flexibility in the designing of dosage form than other routes. The immediate release of conventional dosage form lack in the efficiency of controlling the proper plasma drug concentration. This factor as well as factors, such as repetitive dosing and unpredictable absorption help in driving the oral controlled release drug delivery systems. In oral administration, drugs should be protected under unstable biological environments, including drug degradation induced by the GI tract and first-pass liver effects after oral administration before reaching the targeted sites. There are different mechanistic aspects for design of oral controlled release drug delivery systems, such as matrix, reservoir, osmotic pressure, ion exchange resins, altered density, etc. The oral drug delivery is majorly driven by the increasing incidence of chronic diseases, improving patient compliance, reformulation and repositioning of drugs using advanced oral delivery systems, and huge investments made by big pharmaceutical companies on in-house capabilities for the development of oral drug delivery technologies.North America is expected to account for Largest Market Share in the Global MarketNorth America is expected to be the largest market owing to the presence of better healthcare infrastructure and rising prevalence of various chronic diseases. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and a major cause of disability worldwide. According to the American Heart Association, 2017 reports that cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for approximately 800,000 deaths in the United States (US), or one out of every three deaths. On a global level, CVD accounts for 31% of all deaths. The estimated cost of CVD will be USD 1,044 billion by 2030. African–Americans are more prone to these diseases; nearly 48% of women and 46% of men have some form of cardiovascular disease. The report estimates that the direct and indirect costs (along with lost productivity due to cardiovascular diseases and stroke) are over USD 400 billion, annually. Pharmaceutical drugs have to be used efficiently due to the associated high costs and reducing healthcare spending; novel drug delivery systems can help in using drugs more efficiently. Targeted delivery systems, which can specifically target a diseased part of the body, can help treat some diseases that require low amounts of the drug. Also, they can also eliminate side-effects associated with excessive drug use or drugs accumulated at the wrong site, thus, decreasing the overall cost associated with the procedure. According to Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the members of PhRMA have invested USD 51.2 billion in 2014 in R&D of novel medicines. Also, FDA approvals for commercial availability of NDDS and rise in the number of clinical trials for this therapy are expected to boost the market growth in this region.Competitive LandscapeThe market studied is consolidated market owing to the presence of major market players. The market players are focusing on the development of innovative treatment options in order to grab maximum market share. Some of the market players are Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca PLC, Bayer AG, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Inc., Novartis AG, Pfizer Inc., and Sanofi SAReasons to Purchase this report:- The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format- 3 months of analyst supportRead the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p06009449/?utm_source=GNWAbout ReportlinkerReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place.__________________________ CONTACT: Clare: clare@reportlinker.com US: (339)-368-6001 Intl: +1 339-368-6001
Sweden operators get ready for mass 5G cover after spectrum auctions
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Global Self-Healing Materials, Polymers and Coatings Market Report 2021: Comprehensive Review of the Technology, Players, and Key Markets
Dublin, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "The Global Market for Self-Healing Materials, Polymers and Coatings 2021-2031" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Market for Self-Healing Materials, Polymers and Coatings provides a comprehensive review of the technology, players, and market for Self-Healing Materials, Polymers and Coatings. The report covers each major type of Self-Healing Materials technology.The need for sustainable manufacturing solutions is driving the growing market interest in self-healing materials, polymers and coatings. Main types of self-healing systems are intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic self-healing is chemically driven by noncovalent bonds or reversible chemical bonds. In extrinsic systems microcapsules or vascular networks release healing agents to damaged locations or wounds. It also contains detailed analysis of each target market for haptics, including aerospace, automotive, flexible electronics, energy storage, wind energy, solar, elastomers, construction & building and more. The report also includes detailed profiles of self-healing companies, as well as full historic market data back to 2015 and forecasts to 2031. Report contents include: Global revenues for self-healing materials, polymers and coatings to 2031.Analysis of self-healing materials, polymers and coatings, by type.Analysis of self-healing materials, polymers and coatings, by market.33 company profiles. Companies profiled include Tandem Repeat, Acciona S.A, Advanced Soft Materials Inc., Arkema S.A., CompPair, Suprapolix B.V., DuPont Teijin Films and many more. Key Topics Covered: 1 Executive summary 1.1 Market opportunity for self-healing materials and coatings 1.2 Global market revenues to 2031 1.2.1 By market 2 Research methodology 2.1 Report scope 2.2 Market opportunity analysis 3 Introduction 3.1 What are self-healing materials? 3.1.1 Extrinsic self-healing 3.1.2 Capsule-based 3.1.3 Vascular self-healing 3.1.4 Intrinsic self-healing 3.1.5 Healing volume 3.2 Types of self-healing materials, polymers and coatings 3.2.1 Self-healing coatings 3.2.2 Anti-corrosion 3.2.3 Scratch repair 3.2.4 Self-healing polymer composites 3.2.5 Self-healing metals 3.2.6 Metal matrix composites 3.2.7 Self-healing ceramics 3.2.8 Self-healing nanomaterials 3.2.9 Self-healing biomaterials 3.2.10 3d printing of self-healing materials 4 Self-healing materials, polymers and coatings analysis 4.1 Polyurethane clear coats 4.1.1 Properties 4.1.2 Markets 4.2 Micro-/nanocapsules 4.2.1 Properties 4.2.2 Markets 4.3 Microvascular networks 4.3.1 Properties 4.3.2 Markets 4.4 Reversible polymers 4.4.1 Properties 4.4.2 Markets 4.5 Click polymerization 4.5.1 Properties 4.5.2 Markets 4.6 Carbon nanotubes 4.6.1 Properties 4.7 Graphene and other 2D materials 4.7.1 Properties 4.8 Polyampholyte hydrogels 4.8.1 Properties 4.9 Shape memory 4.9.1 Properties 4.10 Self-healing proteins 4.10.1 Properties 5 Primary markets for self-healing materials and coatings 5.1 Aerospace 5.1.1 Market drivers 5.1.2 Applications 5.1.2.1 Self-healing composites 5.1.2.2 Self-healing thermal interface materials 5.1.3 Commercial activity 5.1.4 Market opportunity 5.2 Automotive 5.2.1 Market drivers 5.2.2 Applications 5.2.2.1 Self-healing glass 5.2.2.2 Self-healing coatings for scratch repair 5.2.2.3 Self-healing composites 5.2.2.4 Self-healing tires 5.2.3 Commercial activity 5.2.4 Market opportunity 5.3 Electronics 5.3.1 Market drivers 5.3.2 Applications 5.3.2.1 Colorless polyimides (CPIs) 5.3.2.2 Self-healing consumer electronic device coatings 5.3.2.3 Flexile insulators 5.3.2.4 Self-healing flexible and stretchable wearables 5.3.2.5 Self-healing soft robotics 5.3.3 Commercial activity 5.3.4 Market opportunity 5.4 Energy 5.4.1 Applications 5.4.1.1 Self-healing flexible batteries 5.4.1.2 Gas turbine coatings 5.4.1.3 Wind energy 5.4.1.4 Solar panels 5.4.2 Commercial activity 5.4.3 Market opportunity 5.5 Elastomers 5.5.1 Market drivers 5.5.2 Applications 5.5.2.1 Self-healing elastomers 5.5.3 Commercial activity 5.5.4 Market opportunity 5.6 Construction 5.6.1 Market drivers 5.6.2 Applications 5.6.2.1 Self-healing concrete 5.6.2.2 Fibre concrete 5.6.2.3 Self-healing road surfaces and asphalt 5.6.3 Commercial activity 5.6.4 Market opportunity 5.7 Other markets 5.7.1 Life and health sciences 5.7.1.1 Applications 5.7.2 Textiles 5.7.2.1 Applications 5.7.3 Military 5.7.3.1 Applications 5.7.4 Oil and gas 5.7.4.1 Applications 5.7.5 Marine 5.7.5.1 Applications 5.7.5.2 Commercial activity 6 Company profiles 7 References Companies Mentioned Acciona S.AAdvanced Soft Materials Inc.Arkema S.A.CompPairDuPont Teijin FilmsSuprapolix B.V.Tandem Repeat For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/oezkcm Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. 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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIONANO GENOMICS, INC. (Nasdaq: BNGO), announced today the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 33,333,350 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $6.00 per share. The gross proceeds to Bionano from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $200 million. In addition, Bionano has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 5,000,002 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. All of the shares in the offering are to be sold by Bionano. The offering is expected to close on January 22, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering. BTIG, LLC is acting as the lead manager, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. and Maxim Group LLC are acting as the co-managers. The shares are being offered pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3, including a base prospectus, that was previously filed by Bionano and became automatically effective under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 19, 2021. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC and is available on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. When available, copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be available on the website of the SEC and may also be obtained from: Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Attention: Syndicate Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10004, by telephone at 212-667-8055, or by email at EquityProspectus@opco.com. Before investing in the offering, you should read in their entirety the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the other documents that Bionano has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, which provide more information about Bionano and the offering. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. About Bionano Genomics Bionano is a genome analysis company providing tools and services based on its Saphyr system to scientists and clinicians conducting genetic research and patient testing, and providing diagnostic testing for those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disabilities through its Lineagen business. The Saphyr system is comprised of an instrument, chip consumables, reagents and a suite of data analysis tools, and genome analysis services to provide access to data generated by the Saphyr system for researchers who prefer not to adopt the Saphyr system in their labs. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about Bionano’s expectations regarding the completion, timing and gross proceeds of the public offering. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes and are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements necessarily contain these identifying words. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the offering, as well as risks and uncertainties associated with Bionano’s business and financial condition in general, including the risks and uncertainties described in Bionano’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC, and Bionano’s subsequent filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Bionano undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. ContactsCompany Contact:Erik Holmlin, CEOBionano Genomics, Inc.+1 (858) 888-7610eholmlin@bionanogenomics.com Investor Relations Contact:Ashley R. RobinsonLifeSci Advisors, LLC+1 (617) 430-7577arr@lifesciadvisors.com
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New US Sanctions on North Korea – Comparing Sony & the World’s Biggest Data Breaches
In what looks like the opening salvo in response to the major cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the United States slapped North Korea with a new round of sanctions last Friday when President Obama signed an Executive Order authorizing the imposition of sanctions and designated 3 entities and 10 individuals for being agencies or officials of the North Korean government.
According to a Treasury Department statement:
The identifiers of these 10 individuals are:
But the US government knew sanctions have had limited impact on the Hermit Kingdom. The new sanctions might be deemed as swift and decisive measures in some quarters but it is really nothing more than a window-dressing of sorts – much like animating a gun with one’s fingers under a coat as a first warning at best. Consider, for example, what kind of impact should one expect from these new sanctions anyway? The 3 organizations were already on the US sanctions list and the 10 North Koreans are highly unlikely to have assets in the US, at least not under their name.
In any case, the horizon ahead of 2015 is likely to be proliferated with more headlines about catastrophic data breaches.
And the Sony cyberattack actually pale in comparison to other data breaches on record, as shown (below) by independent data journalist and information designer David McCandless – you can also click on the bubbles to find out about these cases shown in the chart and table nicely compiled and presented in his blog.
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John Cena Surprises Veteran By Paying For His Groceries
The pro wrestler and actor is well known for helping others, especially those who have served in the military.
A veteran in Land O'Lakes, FL got a lesson in kindness recently -- and the surprise of his life -- from an unexpected source.
Charles "Bud" Philliips was doing some grocery shopping at a local Publix when he started up a conversation with the man in front of him in the checkout line. The man complimented Phillips' SeaBees hat, a memento from his time in the U.S. Navy.
When it was Phillips' turn to pay for his groceries, the cashier told him that his bill (nearly $100) had been taken care of by the man in front of him.
Turns out, the mystery man who paid for the WWII veteran's groceries was pro wrestler and film actor John Cena. Cena is well-known for his acts of kindness, including covering the costs for a record number of Make-A-Wish requests.
Cena is known for helping others, including covering the costs for Make-A-Wish requests. John Cena/Facebook
After Phillips found out that Cena paid for his groceries, he snapped a quick selfie with him and went on his way.
Later, Phillips' daughter Stephanie shared their sweet exchange on Reddit:
"My dad is a retired Vietnam veteran [and] a widow," Stephanie wrote. "We lost my mom five years ago unexpectedly [after] they were married almost 50 years. So, as you can imagine, not too much these days makes him smile as big as he did in that picture. That's what so special about this moment."
@reddit on Instagram: “"@JohnCena paid for my Uncle’s groceries!" H/t u/PlatypusOverlord via r/pics [Link in bio]”
"A simple act of kindness brightened his day," Stephanie's post continued. "Along with his family seeing that smile on his face! He's a stay-home, cook-from-scratch kind of guy. He loves to cook. So, going to the grocery store to gather ingredients is his get-outta-the-house event these days."
We can only imagine how much Cena's gesture meant to Phillips, who has been going through a tough time.
Although, it seems only natural from a man who, in a 2011 interview with WWE.com, said that "every night when I do that salute [in the ring], it's also a sign of respect to the men and women that don the uniform of the Armed Forces."
We salute John Cena for showing that you're never too rich or famous to make a difference, even in a small way.
How can you start something good?
Inspired by John Cena's act of kindness?
Why not take his lead and do what you can to help veterans in your community?
You can help them buy groceries, volunteer at a local veteran's agency (just do an internet search for 'veteran's organizations near me') or donate to organizations that help vets, like The Veteran's Community Project or the Wounded Warrior Project.
Let's be like John Cena and #StartSomethingGood together!
Pittsburgh native, writer and mother of a spunky two-year-old. When I'm not at my desk writing stories for Sparkt you can find me at a yoga class, making cocktails at home or obsessing over interior design accounts on Instagram. Full-time pescatarian, part-time neat freak.
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Portrait: Cao Fei
The Artist, Her Avatar, and Us
by Hou Hanru
In 2004, Cao Fei’s acclaimed video COSplayers introduced the world to teenagers dressing up as anime characters in the industrial landscapes of China’s Pearl River Delta. It was an early example of Cao’s investigations into the psychological and social effects of China’s rapid development. She has also explored the lure of the virtual with a city on Second Life, in which she created her own avatar, China Tracy. Her latest work is a VR production in which the viewer becomes a digital ghost that haunts real sites. Curator Hou Hanru, who was born in the same city as Cao, and has known her since 1999, spoke to the artist via WeChat to deep-dive into the origins and motivations of her work.
"Under this oppressive reality, I chose to apply a documentary technique that emphasises greater objectivity, blending it with my own personal dramatic cinematographic style." – Cao Fei
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Lorna Simpson, Woman on a Snowball, 2018. © Lorna Simpson. Courtesy of the artist and Houser & Wirth; all images © Palazzo Grassi, photography Marco Cappelletti
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Untitled, Hair, glue, 75 x 70 x 11 cm
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Philip Guston, Riding Around, 1969, Oil on canvas, 137 x 201 cm; Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
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Important questions need to be answered about Sotomayor’s position on student speech rights
July 10, 2009 December 4, 2018 Frank LoMonte
When Judge Sonia Sotomayor takes her seat for her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, she will have the opportunity to set right a terrible mistake that threatens to undermine the safety of student journalists.
Last year, Judge Sotomayor signed her name to an ill-considered ruling that significantly expanded high schools’ authority to punish students’ speech – even off-campus speech on personal time. If it is not corrected or overturned, the ruling will leave online student journalists and commentators vulnerable to being disciplined for “crimes” no greater than exposing administrators’ wrongdoing.
The case, Doninger v. Niehoff, involved a Connecticut high school student, Avery Doninger, who used her home computer on personal time to write a blog criticizing school administrators for blocking a student-organized concert. The blog regrettably used two coarse words, for which the student’s mother amply punished her.
But the student’s principal wasn’t satisfied to leave the discipline to the parents. Even though no school resources were used, and there was no evidence anyone even read the blog at school, the principal punished the student by disqualifying her from class office.
The student sought a court order restoring her to office, claiming the school could not punish her off-campus speech. A district court found no First Amendment violation and denied her petition, and the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed. Judge Sotomayor did not write the Second Circuit’s opinion, but she joined the 3-0 ruling without reservation.
While the facts may seem unsympathetic, wise and careful judges must see beyond the distasteful facts of individual cases to the larger legal principles that protect us all.
For 40 years, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed that public schools may not censor students’ speech – even on-campus during class time – so long as the speech does not “materially and substantially disrupt the work and discipline of the school.” “Substantial disruption” normally means stirring up students to violence, or interfering with others’ ability to learn – but in Doninger, the Second Circuit set a perilously lower bar.
In the view of the Sotomayor panel, it is “substantially disruptive” if a student’s speech causes members of the public to call and e-mail the principal so that the principal must take time to respond. And the court suggested that speech may lose its First Amendment protection if it uses “offensive” (but not obscene, or even profane) language, and if it exaggerates the facts (in this instance, by saying that the student concert was canceled, rather than canceled with a possibility of rescheduling, which is an awfully hair-splitting “exaggeration”).
To reach that result, the court had to ignore an overwhelming body of legal precedent, including a very recent Supreme Court ruling, Morse v. Frederick, in which the Court unequivocally said that “offensiveness” does not justify punishing a student’s speech – even at a school event, let alone on a personal blog. Chief Justice Roberts – no student-rights radical – put it best: “After all, much political and religious speech might be perceived as offensive to some.”
In accepting the president’s nomination, Judge Sotomayor professed, “I strive never to forget the real-world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.” The Doninger decision, regrettably, displays no recognition of the inevitable spillover effect on those who want to use blogs for more serious commentary – or the grim reality under which many student journalists operate today.
As soon as courts tell school administrators, “You can get away with X,” the worst ones are on the phone to their lawyers saying, “Give me a legal opinion that says I can get away with Y and Z, too.” Using the blank-check authority that courts have all-too-readily extended, administrators have fired top journalism teachers, placed award-winning journalism programs under prior-restraint clampdowns, and intimidated student whistleblowers into silence. Even in California, a state known for tolerating diverse viewpoints, retaliatory discharges of journalism teachers are so common that legislators were forced last year to expressly outlaw the practice.
We do not have to speculate whether future courts will expand upon and misapply the Doninger opinion to the detriment of journalists. We know that they will, because we have the recent experience of the Supreme Court’s Morse case to guide us. In Morse, the Court said that student speech advocating the use of illegal drugs was outside the protection of the First Amendment. The Court repeatedly and unmistakably told lower courts that its ruling pertained solely to speech promoting drugs. Nonetheless, court after court has misapplied Morse in cases having nothing to do with drugs. Most distressingly, in March, a federal district court in New York decided that Morse legitimized the censorship of an editorial cartoon poking mild fun at an Ithaca high school’s sex-education curriculum. In the view of the judge, making light of sex education equated to encouraging students to run out and have unsafe sex, which the judge concluded is just as dangerous as using drugs.
Change the facts of the Doninger case slightly. Avery Doninger is a student journalist who has discovered that a school-bus driver who just crashed his bus was driving with a revoked license. Because the principal will not allow her to print a negative story in the campus newspaper – a scenario that we at the Student Press Law Center confront daily – Avery takes the story home and posts it on her blog, along with a quote from the irate parent of an injured student: “I want to know who’s the damned idiot who let this butthead drive my kids around.” The principal responds by firing Avery as editor of the campus paper and banning her from the staff of the paper next year.
Because of the Doninger court, that student has no recourse in the Second Circuit today. She printed coarse language about school personnel in a manner that is certain to make the principal’s phone ring, and her punishment stopped short of suspension or expulsion.
That is the legacy left by the Doninger court – that student journalism, even in off-campus independent outlets, may be punishable if it risks causing a large number of complaints to the principal. The work of journalists, when done at its best, is meant to provoke a public response. We should protect and celebrate that work, not expose it to punishment.
For a century, federal court interpretations of the First Amendment have been guided by two overriding imperatives. One is that the government’s censorship authority must be tightly constrained, so that officials cannot abuse their power to single out certain disfavored speech for differential treatment (for instance, punishing the person who causes 100 critical e-mails to flood the mailbox, but not the person responsible for 100 congratulatory e-mails). The other is that close judgment calls must go to the speaker, not the regulator, so that speakers do not unnecessarily censor themselves for fear they may be approaching a hazy line of legality. The Doninger ruling neither tightly constrains the government nor provides speakers with clear guidance as to what is prohibited.
The Doninger ruling came at a preliminary stage of the case, at which the Court of Appeals was resolving a narrow issue. It could, and should, have been a two-sentence opinion. Instead, the court reached to make new and damaging First Amendment law, driven by a singular objective: find a way for the student to lose and the school to win.
Judge Sotomayor will have the chance to explain her support for the Doninger ruling before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She should not be allowed to evade questions about this troubling decision, because her support for it goes to the very heart of her ability, as a justice, to write careful opinions that anticipate and avoid misuse in future cases. Judge Sotomayor should use the Judiciary Committee platform to say she understands that student journalism is under siege from out-of-control censorship, and that she recognizes the pendulum has swung too far toward unchecked school authority.
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The Utah State Aggies and VCU Rams face off on Wednesday in a college basketball showdown at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
The VCU Rams looked like they had an easy path to the NCAA tournament last season before a late collapse kept them out of it. The good news heading into this season is they have the top recruiting class in the A-10 coming into season. This is a very young VCU team that is going to lean on those young guys early, which could mean there are some struggles, but in the long run it’s really going to help the team. Nah’shon Hyland is the best player back from last year’s squad averaging nine points per game. The expectation is that Hyland will be a leader on this young team, and down the stretch of the games, that is probably the direction they will turn. In terms of the freshman, the best player looks to be Adrian Baldwin who is coming out of prep school.
Utah State had a strong 2019 season finishing with a 26-8 record and in conference play, they finished with a 12-6 record. The problem heading into this season for Utah State is they are super inexperienced returning only four upperclassmen who played roles on last year’s team. The good news for the Aggies is they do get back Neemias Queta who very well could end up the conference player of the year. Last season, Queta averaged 13 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. There has been a lot of chatter about how Queta has improved this offseason. Young guys who had reserve roles last year like Sean Bairstow and Kuba Karwoski are going to need to take a step forward.
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VCU is 1-7 against the spread in their last eight games overall. VCU is 6-23 in their last 29 games played on Wednesday. The under is 7-3-2 in Utah State’s last 12 games as a favorite.
These are two teams who don’t have a lot of experience, but Utah State has Queta and that is going to be the difference in this game. VCU is going to have no answer for them, and that will lead to Utah State winning this game.
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Hunting Yetis in Overwatch
October 7, 2020 October 7, 2020 aabicus 0 Comments Filler, overwatch, retrospective, winter
Yeti Hunting was an old Arcade gamemode Overwatch released back in 2017. It’s now a recurring seasonal event that rolls out every Winter, which would also have been a much more appropriate time of year to write this article, but I don’t have the mental patience to wait that long. It was pretty much the closest Overwatch is ever gonna get to a Versus Saxton Hale gamemode, pitting five hapless Meis against a Winston who can temporarily turn into a ravenous killer Yeti by collecting 4 meats scattered throughout the map.
I’m usually not a fan of Overwatch‘s seasonal game modes because they tend to just remind me of normal PvP Overwatch without 95% of the hero abilities (especially the other winter event, CS:Snow, which is about as slow, twitch-based and frustrating as the game it’s modeled off), but I always played Yeti Hunter whenever it rotated around because it’s the only asymmetrical game mode I can think of. Both teams had a unique and fun playstyle, and Mei herself is one of the oddest jack-of-all-trades in the game so playing her with a vastly different objective than normal puts you in a special train of thought that you can’t get from regular Overwatch. Is the time right to rush the Winston? Should you wait until the team has a few more ults built up? And it’s fun how quickly the gameplay swaps between strategic offensive pushes to pants-shitting terror as an enraged Yeti barrels down on your position. It’s like a combination of ‘King of the Hill’ and Payload defense, but if the payload was trying to kill you.
The main problem is that any idiots on Team Mei will quickly lose the game for everyone. Unlike a horror movie, where the monster can kill off the weaklings and leave the competent survivalists to fight on their own terms, in this gamemode the Meis share a pool of lives, and the nimrods will respawn repeatedly and drain it before anyone has enough time to finish off the Winston. But that doesn’t mean the game mode isn’t balanced; after many, many times queuing in as a duo we found that we were winning a fair amount of games even when less-than-ideal hunters were taking up slots on the server.
I don’t have as much advice for playing Winston because it happened to me very rarely; as previously mentioned, I usually queued in as a duo and the game prevents groups of any size from splitting a member off to be Winston. I can imagine a large part of the gameplay involved avoiding the Meis and sneaking around the map grabbing meats, saving the fourth one for when you divebomb into the middle of the hunting party and turn the tables. I know at least a few Winstons would commit suicide by jumping off the side of the map and typing, “Enjoy the lootbox,” which I guess was nice?
All in all, if I hadn’t given up Overwatch after the Blitzchung incident, I would totally be playing Yeti Hunter again this winter.
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Breaking: free classical downloads from major auction house
The London auction house Bromptons has just announced a program of free classical downloads of pedigree soloists, including Casals in the Elgar concerto, Menuhin in the Beethoven and Heifetz in the Tchakovsky.
The underlying aim is to grab a bigger share of the lucrative instrument auction trade, presently dominated by Christies and Sothebys. Fiddle fans, however need not hesitate. If there is such a thing as a free lunch, this is it.
Press release follows:
Brompton’s
Auctioneers makes available free downloads of classic recordings from the
greats, including Menuhin, Heifetz and Oistrakh
plans to bring specialist information and recordings to the
Brompton’s, the
esteemed auction house, and the only one in the country to specialise
exclusively in the sale of fine musical instruments, has made available for free
download a large number of classic recordings by the undisputed greats of the
string world.
Reading like a
‘who’s who’ of the definitive string players of the 20th Century, over a day’s
worth of high quality, re-mastered recordings from the likes of David Oistrakh,
Yehudi Menuhin, Fritz Kreisler, Pablo Casals and Jascha Heifetz are all now
available to download and keep from www.bromptons.co/music-library.html
highlights include the Elgar Cello Concerto performed by Casals, the Beethoven
Violin Concerto recorded by Menuhin, and the Paganini Violin Concerto No.1
performed by Kreisler. Providing a genuine resource for everyone from
music-lovers and amateur musicians to professional performers, listeners have
the opportunity to compare classic recordings from the masters; two recordings
by Jascha Heifetz of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto are available from opposite
ends of the artist’s performing career, while performances of the Elgar violin
concerto are available by various artists, including Albert Sammons, as
conducted by the composer himself. The website is also branching out beyond the
string world by featuring classic recordings from major artists including Alfred
Cortot with the complete Chopin Ballades.
Despite being
founded only four years ago, Brompton’s has already broken
multiple world records for sales and is the country’s number one auction house
for string instruments, selling more than Sotheby’s and Bonham’s in terms of
volume and value. It is now the first and only auction house to make
recordings available via its website, a move which represents an important step
in its plans to share specialist information and knowledge with its growing
audience. Brompton’s recently made available via its website the ‘Reference
Library,’ an exceptional and comprehensive tool to research instrument sale
prices from over 26,000 auction results, compare and examine instrument
photographs in high detail, and explore the wealth of information found in its
online library of books, biographies and articles. Visitor numbers to the
website have already increased tenfold.
James Buchanan of
Brompton’s, comments, “We’re very excited to be entering into this next phase in
the evolution of Brompton’s. As well as being the leading auction house for stringed
instruments, we are democratising information and resources by offering
recordings to music fans and opening up our extensive reference library – all
for free. This transparency allows us to forge a close relationship with our
existing as well as future clients.”
Brompton’s:
Brompton’s, located within
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, is the only auction house in the country to
specialise exclusively in the sale of fine musical instruments. It is the
number one auction house for string instruments, selling more than Sotheby’s and
Bonham’s in terms of volume and value, and has broken world records for auction
sales every year since its launch over four years ago.
information please visit www.bromptons.co
please contact Samantha Holderness at Albion Media
020 3077 4943 samantha@albion-media.com
www.albion-media.com
Nancy Ewart says:
The website said that they could not download to a US location for “international copyright reasons.” ???
Marie Lamb says:
To Nancy and others, I’d guess that it’s due to US copyright law, which gets pretty complex. Recordings go into the public domain in the UK and some other countries after only 50 years, but it takes longer for recordings to go into public domain in the US, plus laws vary from state to state on this matter. That is why it’s difficult to get many older recordings in the USA, and it is why Naxos stopped selling their excellent Naxos Historical Series CDs in the USA; you can’t even listen to the audio of that series on their website in the USA. Here is a link to the 2005 court decision in Capitol Records, Inc. vs. Naxos of America that led to this state of affairs: http://www.law.cornell.edu/nyctap/I05_0027.htm
Well, rats and ptooi. I was going to post the link and your article in my blog which deals with art and art related stuff like music but if I can’t download, I’m going to take my marbles and go home to sulk. Still, it’s a good deal for those who can download – great music.
I guess music is the food of love but not for us Americans – at least, not here and not by Brompton’s.
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Comparison of the effects of realistic flux surface models on calculations of plasma asymmetries in DIII-D
COLLART-THESIS-2015.pdf (2.004Mb)
Collart, Timothy Gerard
Several methods are presented for improving upon the traditional analytic “circular” method for constructing a flux-surface aligned curvilinear coordinate system representation of equilibrium plasma geometry and magnetic fields, and the most accurate Asymmetric Miller method is applied to calculations of poloidal asymmetries in plasma density, velocity, and electric potential. Techniques for developing an orthogonalized coordinate system from a general curvilinear representation of plasma flux surfaces and for representing the poloidal component of the magnetic field in the orthogonalized curvilinear system are developed generally, in order to be applied to four plasma flux-surface models. The formalism for approximating flux surfaces originally presented by Miller is extended to include poloidal asymmetries between the upper and lower plasma hemispheres, and is subsequently shown to be more accurate at fitting the shapes of flux surfaces calculated using EFIT than both the traditional “circular” model and two alternative curvilinear models of comparable complexity based on Fourier expansions of major radius, vertical position, and minor radius. Applying the coordinate system orthogonalization technique to these four models allows for calculations of the poloidal magnetic field which, upon comparison to a calculation of the poloidal field performed in a Cartesian system using the experimentally based EFIT prediction for the Grad-Shafranov equilibrium, demonstrates that the asymmetric “Miller” model is also superior to other methods at representing the poloidal magnetic field. A system of equations developed by representing the poloidal variations of velocity, density, and electric potential using O(1) Fourier expansions in the flux-surface averaged neoclassical plasma continuity and momentum balances is solved using several variations of both the “Miller” and “circular” curvilinear models to set geometric scale factors, illustrating the effects that these improvements in geometric modeling have on tokamak fluid theory calculations.
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How To Create A Strategy For Effective Tweeting
by Suresh Kalyanasundaram | Mar 2, 2016 | Social Media, Twitter
A few years ago, words like Twitter, tweet, hashtag, and retweet were part of a dictionary of a limited number of people on social media. But today, the social network, with 140 million active users who make 340 million tweets per day, has established itself as a key player in the social space.
Buddy Media and global research company Booz and Co, submitted a report according to which, 2.77% of marketers call Twitter one of the three highest priority social platforms. 78% of users interact with brand tweets in the form of retweets, and only 2% of participants leave the answers that form the basis of the conversation.
From December 2011 to February 2012, Buddy Media analyzed the activity of users with the largest brands on Twitter. We present to your attention a small tweet cheat sheet based on the results of the study:
Weekends are good for relaxing and tweeting
User engagement on Twitter brands is 17% higher on Saturday and Sunday compared to weekdays. But brands do not take advantage of this. Only 19% of all branded tweets are published on weekends, spending time posting on Wednesdays and Thursdays when engagement is lowest.
The key to success is content planning. Use various auto-posting tools to tweet on weekends, even if no one is in the office.
The best days for tweets depend on the field of activity
Clothing Brands and Fashion: Perfect Time – Saturday and Sunday
Although follower engagement is highest for the industry on weekends, only 12% of brands tweet on Saturday and Sunday. In fact, weekends bring a 30% higher engagement rating than the average rating for this industry, and Thursday has the lowest participation rating.
Entertainment: Key Days – Sunday and Monday
Compared to the rest of the week, tweets published by entertainment brands on Sunday and Monday receive a 23% higher engagement rate than the average, and on Thursday the lowest.
Media Companies: Saturday is the best day
Publishing brands are often unable to interact with followers on Saturdays. User engagement on Saturday is 29% above average. Perhaps users want to know the news and events over the past week. However, only 7% of publishing brands tweet these days.
Sports: Tweet on weekends, especially when big games are taking place.
Unsurprisingly, people are much more likely to interact with sports brands on Twitter over the weekend (52% more than on workdays).
Monday is in third place in terms of interaction activity. This reflects the fact that most sporting events are held on weekends, and they are actively discussed on Monday. However, only 9% of brands tweet on Saturday.
Tweet when followers are busy
When brands tweet during the so-called “peak hours” ( from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ), they get 30% more engagement than during free hours (from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.). This even applies to tweets posted on weekends.
Twitter is a source of real-time news, so followers use this social network to be the first to be in the know. Fortunately, brands succeeded here, and 64% of them tweeted at that time.
When free – post to Facebook
While Twitter’s highest user activity is evident at peak hours, Facebook is showing the opposite trend. On Facebook, messages in “free time” (from 8 pm to 7 am) interact 17% more than during peak hours. This is because messages in the Facebook feed can remain at the top of the user’s news feed, even if he has not visited the social network all day.
On Twitter, a huge number of new tweets quickly squeeze one another out of sight, making it difficult to find them if you don’t regularly follow them throughout the day.
Plan the schedule and frequency of your tweets
Tweet more often in the days and times that are best for you, but do not overdo it. There is an inverse relationship between daily publication frequency and engagement. Optimal – tweet four times a day, no less.
Tweets work better when they are short. Are you disappointed that only 140 characters are available to you? In fact, you need to write even less! Messages with less than 100 characters have a 17% higher engagement. In addition, by leaving little space on Twitter, you allow followers to add their own text when replying.
Links attract more retweets
A link with a short tempting description gives followers an irresistible urge to click. Messages containing a link receive 86% more retweets than without them.
But the interaction dies when the links are broken. Check links: 92% of them may be inactive, forcing users to copy and paste the link into the browser.
Use the hashtag and watch how engagement grows
Tweets using # hashtags double the user’s engagement on tweets. However, only 24% of branded tweets contain hashtags.
But do not abuse them! Not more than 1-2 in the message. Such tweets get 21% more engagement compared to those who use more hashtags. When using more than two hashtags, a 17% drop in engagement is noted.
More pictures!
Despite the fact that followers cannot immediately see the image, like on Facebook, the regular publication of pictures increases user engagement by 2 times.
Ask for retweets
Sometimes it’s enough just to ask your followers to retweet the message. Of course, you should not do this very often, but such messages receive 12 times more retweets.
Retweeting is an easy and very effective way to get ahead of your competitors on Twitter. However, only 1% of brands use this opportunity.
At the same time, the appeal made in full: “RETWEET”, is shared 23 times faster than with the abbreviation “RT”.
Tweet cheat sheet as above:
Use Facebook and Twitter to constantly interact with Twitter followers during “peak hours” (7 am – 8 pm), but Facebook posts during “free time” (8 pm – 7 am).
Tweet four times a day, no less.
Use less than 100 characters in your message.
Add Twitter links to boost retweets.
Make sure clickable links.
Use hashtags in your tweets, but no more than two in each post.
Use pictures to increase engagement.
Use calls to action: write Retweet rather than RT. This increases the chances of retweets.
Twitter is a great opportunity for brands to quickly and easily engage a huge audience in two-way communication. Let this cheat sheet help you better understand and use Twitter effectively to interact with your followers.
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markets – red in tooth and claw
4 October 2011 in Uncategorized
Who trusted God was love indeed
And love Creation’s final law
Tho’ Nature, red in tooth and claw
With ravine, shriek’d against his creed
In memoriam – Tennyson
This is a story about outrage in the media. It starts with Rick Santelli, the on-air editor for CNBC’s business news, whose outrage would become the stuff of tea party legend. And it finishes with Alessio Rastani, an otherwise unknown “trader,” recently invited to share his thoughts with the BBC, whose stark admission to the profit-motive stumped his interviewer and outraged the lookers-on.
Where Santelli clothed his remarks in morality, Rastani appeared unconcerned with right and wrong – only profit and loss. They may appear worlds apart, but they were in fact two sides of the same view – one that defines competition as the organizing principle of society and markets.
The patchwork shirts of pit-traders stitched a motley curtain for the day’s commentary. Cameras hung high above the floor, so they could track Rick Santelli as he wandered among the terminals and traders, surveying the activity – the Jane Goodall of the market.
But the 2008 broadcast would entail no bon mots of highs and lows or price trends. No, it would seemingly launch a movement and give voice to the brimming anger of a silent majority.
Rick Santelli’s broadcast from the floor of the CME invoked populist outrage at the prospect of bailing out bad mortgages. He questioned why President Obama would want to reward the people who “drink the water” over those who “carry the water.” Marshalling the metaphor of economic incentives, he organized a stark moral judgment: “The government is promoting bad behavior!” and “subsidizing the losers’ mortgages.” Losers be damned; this was truth telling.
Santelli’s outrage would merge with the origin-myth of the tea party. Either by coincidence or design, he said, “we’re thinking about having a Chicago tea party in July…we’re going to dump derivative securities.” Tea Parties sprang up around America and repeated variations on Santelli’s rant: “This is America!. How many of you people want to pay for your neighbors’ mortgage that has an extra bathroom and can’t pay their bills?… President Obama, are you listening?”
Santelli voiced a moral view and offered a visible subscription to its consequences. Personal responsibility provides no room for bailouts — regardless of the pain. It was brutal, but optimistic in its own way. It was based a moral standard Santelli attributed to society – how he expected people to behave and hoped people would.
More recently, a “trader” named Alessio Rastani outlined a grim sense of how the world works in 2011. He ducked the standard discussion of macro risks, government bailouts and market sentiment for the fugitive cant of the truth-teller, transported from his soap-box to live television. Unlike Santelli, however, he provided no ideals to which one might subscribe – only the mercenary pragmatism of a “trader” out to make buck.
The BBC was not ready for Rastani. Every night, as he lies in bed, he “dreams about another recession.” He’s been “dreaming of this moment for three years.” Rastani then revealed to the gaping interviewer, “The governments don’t rule the world. Goldman Sachs rules the world. Goldman Sachs does not care about this rescue package, neither does [sic] the big funds.”
Twitter came alive with commentary. Had the BBC been tricked? Was this the work of the YES Men? Some people may have always assumed these things, others might speculate on them, but no one spoke openly of them – no one, save Rastani. Rastani refused to play along. The Independent dubbed him “the trader who lifted the lid on what the City really thinks.” Spanish Finance Minister Elena Salgado labeled him amoral. Investigations as to his qualifications and circumstances were launched.
But Santelli and Rastini aren’t so different.
Yes, Santelli makes a moral appeal. He imparts a sense that this, this financial crisis, should not have happened, mixed with an urgent desire to punish those who were complicit. To a nation in shock, it seems only natural to respond with denial and anger – to appeal to a lost sense of responsibility, to get angry. After all, embedded in Santelli’s brutal judgment was a hope that people would behave better, they would live up to his ideals, and it would not happen again.
But Santelli’s moral clarity does not seek to protect those who are less fortunate. He’s not upset for the grandmothers, the working families whose retirement accounts and livelihoods have been decimated. No, it protects the organizing principle of the market – the brutal mechanism by which it corrects our excesses and rewards the canny operator. The market, red in tooth and claw, will sort the winners from the losers, those who carry the water from those who drink the water, and nothing should stand in the way.
Rastani may play the amoral cad, concerned only with the craven and mercenary calculation of returns. We may be tempted to dismiss his clownish performance as some publicity stunt. But there’s a streak of honesty in him. He plays the game. He doesn’t ask for moral cover, but he has it. And he can count on Santelli to receive it, be his attack dog, fend back the losers.
Martin Scriblerus
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About Merrily
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Exploring Good Things With Kids
Kids love seeing the fire truck up close.
Here they were told what to do in the event of an earthquake
Little kids are so enthusiastic. I got to help with Safety Fair at the Elwha Head Start this week and it was such fun to see the little guys. Police, firemen, and emergency preparedness folks were there to talk with the kids and show them their equipment. I talked with the children about using 911, what constitutes an emergency and how to actually dial 911 on the phone. Fifty-six kids were amazingly attentive and should all have a better idea of how to respond to an emergency.
Later in the day I went with the grade school children from the Lower Elwha After School Program on a field trip to the museum maintained by the local Historian Society. These kids are a little harder to impress, or so I thought, but in teams they searched for items on a list, which gave an incentive to see everything. A favorite thing the wooden school desks bolted to the floor, with flop up seats and ink wells, just like what we used as kids. They also liked the phone booth with an early phone, and a Victrola which was demonstrated with a flourish and played “Ciribiribin.” Check this link to hear Harry James!
The demonstration of a wind-up Victrola held the kids attention
Old wooden school desk
Raven played in the All City Orchestra performance this week. This orchestra included all 600 strings students in the district playing the same song at the same time. Raven’s favorite was, “That ‘William’ song” otherwise known as the William Tell Overture.
Raven plays in the all city orchestra
Last night our family attended the annual meeting of the Dungeness River Audubon Center at the charming park facility located beside the Dungeness River. We are members and the mission is to inspire understanding, enjoyment and stewardship of the Olympic Peninsula’s unique natural and cultural resources… Our kids have gone to science camps and field trips sponsored by this organization and they emphasize learning while enjoying the beauty and learning about human responsibility for our environment.
Of course the kids came home with wet feet and I won the door prize, a lovely salad bowl painted with Native designs.
I love the door prize I won
So, it has been a busy week and while exposing our kids we get exposed too, aren’t we lucky!!
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Good Bye Again
October 15, 2013 //
Washing his hands at Head Start
Friday night Larry went to visit a new family with the hope that it would be a good fit and he would be able to stay. It is hard to know just what he understands of all of this, he will be four this month but has very little language. Still he must know that he has been moved from home to home many times in his short life. He is a friendly outgoing guy, who has never met a stranger, lucky for him, as the cast of adults around him has been constantly changing.
He made amazing progress during the six weeks he spent with us and it was tempting to ask if he could stay but he needs younger parents who can be more actively involved with him and who can keep up with his energy level.
Breakfast at Head Start, he is learning to serve himself
Breakfast at Head Start, he loves to eat–
His vocabulary increased at an amazing rate while he was here. The kids and I had him repeat words after we said them and the last day instead of simply pointing when he was ready for breakfast he said, clearly, “cereal,” “cheerios,” and “mMilk.” I felt like cheering.
He played well with our grandson Adam who is the same age. They loved playing “chase.” They also built with blocks, side by side, then laughed when their structures fell down.
It is quieter here now, Larry was always talking to himself or making noises of one kind or another, which made it easy for me to know just where he was at the moment. But he was active and sure footed. One of my favorite memories of him is when we were camping. He climbed on moss covered logs, as large in diameter as he was tall, and ran their length as fast as he could go. He never fell.
We are cheering for you Larry!
Playing with blocks in our kitchen
Today I received the foster parent newsletter with the following message:
Washington has a critical need for more quality, safe and loving foster parents in your community. Do you have friends or family interested in learning more about becoming a foster family? The state foster parent recruitment phone line: 1-888-KIDS-414, gives information and answers questions for interested families. Information is also available at our website: http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/be_FosterIntro.asp
Anyone wanting to know more about foster parenting is welcome to contact me!!
Categories Adoption, Family
GIRL, ADOPTED
Hoping for an adoptive family
Interviewing an older girl
Girls at Layla House with new dresses made by my doll club
Girl, Adopted is the name of a film being shown this month of October on PBS. The link is below for on-line viewing. If you have in any way been touched by the adoption of an older child, I would encourage you to take the time to watch it.
Older sister and brother waiting for a family
The adoption of older children, especially those from another culture, is a mixed blessing. Children who have no family or no one to help them reach adulthood, are vulnerable. But is it fair to remove a child from his culture and language to move to a family in another country? Here is a description of the film:
An irrepressible adolescent, Weynsht searches for identity in an effort to find out who she is in the aftermath of her adoption. The film follows her struggle for love among strangers and to understand what to make of this love on an unexpected return trip to Ethiopia.
Weynsht’s story offers a rare, child’s-eye view of being adopted across race and culture. Taking neither a pro- or anti-adoption stance, the film acknowledges the complexities involved and gives a real voice to the experience. The central question that Girl, Adopted asks is, “What is it like to get everything you need but to lose everything you know?”
Weynsht was in the care of Adoption Advocates International, the agency that I founded and lead for 28 years. I first met the film makers, Susan Motamed and Melanie Judd 8 years ago, we met in an Ethiopian restaurant in Philadelphia. They were asking for permission to create a film following the adoptions of several older children. I had a very positive reaction to their proposal. I regularly saw older children asking to be admitted into the adoption program. Could their story be told in an honest way that would help develop understanding regarding both the joy and the challenge of adopting older children? I wanted the need to be known but I wanted it to be presented realistically.
Meal time at Layla House, photo by Emma Dodge Hanson
Melanie and Susan started filming the stories of four children and finally to present Weynsht’s story. The filming began at the height of the HIV/AIDs crisis. HIV was a death sentence and many older children were raising themselves because their parents were dead. By the time filming was complete, drugs that greatly reduced the effect of AIDS were widely available.
The film makers traveled to Ethiopia several times and I met with them there. They came to Port Angeles to film at an adoptive family gathering as well as filming Weynsht with her new family in Arkansas.
Older kids playing soccer at Layla House
I was thrilled to see that the film had been chosen to be presented on PBS. I am guessing that the film will be receiving awards as it is viewed elsewhere, these film makers have won numerous awards for their previous films.
This is a beautiful story of a determined child and an equally determined pair of adoptive parents, working together to become a family. You can watch it at
http://worldchannel.org/programs/episode/girl-adopted/
Click on the arrow to get to the next screen where the film begins.
Younger children in the adoption process
Babies too need families too
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It’s over. My dissertation is handed in, my part in my Master’s degree is done. Finally, time to relax and enjoy the summer. I’m not much of a Doctor Who fan but nonetheless I enjoyed the coincidence of the episode aired that weekend being set in and around Nottingham. It’s been quite a year, strange at times but overall a good one. I can’t claimed to have learned Old English in the process, but I have got a handle on the basics – or at least those parts of the language I’ll need going forward – as well as a heap of other new knowledge and experiences to boot.
My dissertation – there it is above disappearing into the assessed coursework submissions bin – looks at the Surrey place-names claimed by various authorities over the decades to be derived from Old English -ingas and -ingahām, two toponymic elements about which much has been published over the years (here’s an early Surrey Medieval page that acts as a bit of a primer on some of the key literature). You may think this means there’s nothing much else to be said on the matter. Au contraire, now seems to be the time to draw together all that has been published and take a fresh, impartial look at them untainted by preconceptions about their age or “tribal” connotation.
I started off collecting all relevant names (and by that I mean anything with an historic or modern -ing-, -ing particle) from Surrey and Sussex, which left me with a massive dataset dripping with possibilities, but not amenable to be analysed successfully within the confines of a 14,000-word dissertation. Duly, I reduced the scope to Surrey alone and trimmed out all names containing a use of singular -ing (look out for a post about these in due course) to leave only those in one of the plural forms. However hard I tried to write economically and succinctly about them, this still left me miles over the limit so again I was left with no option but to readjust the compass of the analysis, plumping to consider just the two types of -inga(s) place-name formation. This at least had the advantage of being able to realign the dissertation with the important overviews of such place-names in Surrey published by Eilert Ekwall in 1962 and John Insley in 2005.
The verbiage which didn’t make the cut wasn’t just based on dipping into books and journals. It was also derived from site visits, sometimes testing my own hypotheses, other times those of previous authors who seem not to have gone to the places in question. It’s an example of the latter I want to begin with and then extend here.
John Dodgson, alongside his seminal work on the age of -ingas and -inga- place-names, also published a series of articles on various uses of -ing in Old English place-names. They are less well known today because they were published in the German journal Beiträge zur Namenforschung, hardly a regular feature of many academic libraries let alone private equivalents, but together are more important in the interpretation of name formations of this ilk. The articles are a long way from perfect: densely technical, repetitive, and, when it comes to some of his individual name analyses, over-reliant on some under-critical treatment of the philological data. All the same, they are effective in demonstrating the picture presented in some earlier works was a simplification of the reality.
Dodgson opened with Great and Little Billing in Northamptonshire as the lead example of a place-name formation found throughout England. Whereas previous scholars from J. M. Kemble on treated a name like this as betokening Billingas, ‘folk called after Billa‘, Dodgson introduced the idea of derivation from a singular name formation, either a ‘topographical proper-noun Billing or a common-noun billing, which the basic element is a topographical term rather than a personal-name’ (Dodgson 1967, 326-27). The relevant term is bill, ‘sword, cutting tool’, a subject for which I have previous. Its topographical connotation seems to have been a landform which came to a point; much the same applies for bile, whence Modern English bill of a bird. Dodgson saw the occurrence of bill in combination with -ing being so frequent as to indicate *billing was a lexical item, one which was capable of being understood (and, where circumstances were appropriate, replicated) by many who encountered it in a toponymic context. This has been adopted by later scholars, although its standard translation as ‘hill-place’ is laughably vague (VEPN, 100).
The discussion moves on to Billingshurst in Wealden Sussex, a name for which Dodgson offered multiple translations, the most credible being ‘the hyrst (called, at) Billing‘ or ‘the hyrst of Billing‘, in which hyrst means ‘wooded hill’ (Dodgson 1967, 329-30). Here, the first half of the name has *Billing (or conceivably *billing) in the genitive singular. Usually, this inflection is used with personal names, and what Dodgson did not acknowledge was that the personal name Billing is found in the earliest portion of the Durham Liber Vitae, composed in the earlier ninth-century (Insley & Rollason 2007, 169; it also occurs in line 25 of the Old English poem known as Widsith). An interpretation “wooded hill of [a man named] Billing” would be entirely compatible with the evidence of the collected attestations of the place-name Billingshurst, only there is persuasive topographical motivation, in the form of a prominent narrow (one might even go so far as to say sword-blade-shaped) ridge to the east of the town, at whose apex the parish church is sited.
My dissertation fieldwork took me to two places in the Weald in Surrey, which in different ways shed new light on how and why Old English bill was used in respect of Wealden landforms. The first is High Billinghurst in Dunsfold parish (OS Grid reference TQ 020369). It was appraised by Dodgson (1967, 330), who noted the earlier suggestion – and did not discount the possibility – that it was a possible ‘manorial’ transfer from Billingshurst (see PNS, 235). Importantly, he also observed that either way the names (High) Billinghurst and Billingshurst are analogous, with the former incorporating *Billing either in its uninflected nominative/accusative singular form or just possibly the dative singular *Billinge.
High Billinghurst (and some startled horses) viewed from the west
High Billinghurst viewed (so far as trees allow) from the north-west
Seeing High Billinghurst first-hand in its landscape context proves that the name is without a doubt one coined to reflect the topographical situation of the place. The present-day farm sits atop a distinct eminence, which may not be brought out especially clearly by the above photos, that is sufficiently prominent as to confirm it is the origin of the name (High seems to be a late prefix added to minor Wealden place-names attached to hilltop sites, e.g. High Loxley, also in Dunsfold parish: PNS, 236). Therefore, not only is explaining the name in ‘manorial’ terms unnecessary, but the different inflections incorporated within Billinghurst and Billingshurst are reflective of choices made at the time the two names were coined.
Billeshurst Wood and surrounding area, from OS Explorer map (copyright Ordnance Survey, not mine – reproduced via http://www.bing.com/maps/ without permission but with the utmost respect…)
The other place I visited with the intention of seeing whether its name stems from topographical bill is Billeshurst Wood in Lingfield in the south-east corner of Surrey (centred on grid reference TQ 403443). Its similarity to Billinghurst is partly illusory; early spellings beginning with Billesersse 1198 show the generic is not hyrst but Old English ersc, ‘ploughed land’. PNS (328) identifies the specific as a personal name Bil(l); Gelling and Cole (2000, 268) opt for *Bill (a slightly strange choice given the Domesday-attested Bil). What made me think there may be another way of understanding Billeshurst was consulting the OS map and spotting how the 50-metre contour forms a very distinctive finger-like projection from the north-eastern corner of Margaret’s Hill – just the sort of thing which in the Old English period might attract use of the term bill.
Seen in real life, the proposed bill of Billeshurst is not especially striking in its prominence – less so than the *billing of High Billinghurst – though this may be partly explicable by the obscuring effect of Billeshurst and Dencher Woods. The treeless ground in between – which could well be equivalent to the ersc – slopes gently down, with a slightly steeper gradient on its eastern flank. Here, then, if it is not the product of false analogy with a personal name, we seem to have a compound beginning with the genitive singular-inflected form of topographical bill. To translate the name on the same lines as Dodgson’s suggestions for Billingshurst, this may denote either “ploughed land of/at the bill” or “ploughed land of/at [the place known as] Bill“.
Stood on the bill looking south-west from Dencher Wood towards Billeshurst Wood and Margaret’s Hill
Why some names were formed using bill and others *billing, and why some were in the genitive inflection and others in a different case, is something that will require further investigation. Could it be that a *billing was a more substantial and/or more visually-striking landscape feature than a bill? Might the different inflections be a product of different dates or phases of place-name creation?
Insights may come from looking more closely at the other Wealden place-names from bill(ing). Buildings Farm and Wood in Ewhurst parish (Biledone, Billedene 1225) is the only comparable published Surrey name whose location I have not been able to visit to date. It has been interpreted as ‘Billa‘s valley’, a combination of the personal name *Billa and denu (PNS, 238). As can be seen below, Buildings Wood (centred on grid reference TQ 108386) seems to overlie a slender-ish isthmus of higher ground heading in a northerly direction from a high point close to Somersbury Wood; the valley represented by the second half of the compound is doubtless the one to the east. There is no trace of a medial -n- which would be expected if the first half of the name came from a genitive singular *Billan, but this does not always show up in Middle English spellings in Surrey. Nevertheless, given the weak direct evidence for the posited personal name and the numerous correlates for the topographical alternative, it may not be going too far to suggest in the name Buildings we have another occurrence of bill (or possibly bile). Across the southern county boundary in Sussex are a clutch of likely place-names in bill in addition to Billingshurst which merit future visitation: Bilsborough in Woodmancote, Billingham in Udimore, Bill Gut by Pevensey, possibly High Buildings in Ebernoe.
Buildings Wood and surrounding area, from OS Explorer map – note 80m contour (copyright Ordnance Survey, not mine – reproduced via http://www.bing.com/maps/ without permission but with the utmost respect…)
Moreover, these are the tip of an iceberg of other possible -ing appellatives and related formations present in the name-stock of the Weald. Back in the 1950, Gordon Copley identified a series of place-names distributed along the axis of the trans-Wealden Stane Street as forming ‘a group of dependent hamlets stretching right across the Weald’, of which Poling was the head ‘village’ (Copley 1950, 101-102). Reassessment of the Surrey members of this supposed federation – Pollingfold in Ewhurst, Pallinghurst in Cranleigh, Polesden on the North Downs – indicates that they should not be understood to share a common derivation; late-recorded Pallinghurst (PNS, 231) may even have a Middle English origin. A more credible group of names – but not necessarily group of group-names – consists of Collendean in Surrey (Covelindenne 13th), Cuttinglye (Couelingeley 1286) and Cullinghurst (Covelynghurst 1354) in Sussex, all of which been suggested to derive from an unattested personal name *Cūfel(a) (PNS, 293; PNSx, 281, 367). Serious consideration should be given instead to the possibility that they share an origin from the Old English noun cūfel, ‘hood, headcloth’, used in some hitherto-unsuspected topographical sense in combination with a singular -ing suffix.
The above is very much an interim report, but, from my visits to two Wealden locations whose names probably stem from Old English bill, a few things have become clear. First, Dodgson was justified in arguing for a topographical *billing as a counterpart to bill (even if he did muddy matters by asserting parallel and alternating singular topographical and plural folk-name forms rather than resort to the more plausible explanation that such differences are nothing more significant than the inconsistent orthographical choices made by Middle English scribes). If Billinghurst and Billeshurst are representative examples, a Wealden bill or a *billing wasn’t as narrow or pointed as a sword blade, but both terms were applied to raised landforms whose proportions were not so modest as to prevent them having distinct characteristics, ones particularly appreciable at close quarters. A bill was not simply a hill, and a *billing not simply a ‘hill-place’; at the risk of introducing circularity into the argument, both were types of eminence defined by their bill-like qualities.
So far as is known, place-names in bill and *billing in Surrey are restricted to the southernmost, Wealden parts of the county, but in Sussex there are signs both had a wider distribution. Further research into my combined two-county database promises to reveal similar groups united by an element which is susceptible to testing in the field. Ultimately, I hope this will go some way to reducing the high number of Wealden place-names currently understood to be derived from extra-Wealden-based -ingas folk-groups.
Copley, Gordon J., ‘Stane Street in the Dark Ages’, Sussex Archaeological Collections, 89 (1950), 98-104.
Dodgson, John McNeil, ‘Various forms of Old English -ing in English place-names’, Beiträge zur Namenforschung, Neue Folge, 2 (1967), 325-96.
Ekwall, Eilert, English Place-Names in -ing, second edition (Lund: CWK Gleerup, 1962).
Gelling, Margaret, and Ann Cole, The Landscape of Place-Names (Stamford: Shaun Tyas, 2000)
Gover, J. E. B., A. Mawer and F. M. Stenton, The Place-Names of Surrey [PNS], English Place-Name Society, 11 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1934).
Insley, John, ‘Surrey’ in Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde, 30, ed. by Rosemarie Müller (Berlin & New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2005), 137-41.
Insley, John, and David Rollason, ‘English Monothematic Names’ in The Durham Liber Vitae, Volume 2: Linguistic Commentary, ed. by David Rollason and Lynda Rollason (London: British Library, 2007), 165-87.
Mawer, A., and F. M. Stenton, The Place-Names of Sussex [PNSx], 2 Parts, English Place-Name Society, 6 & 7 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1929).
Parsons, David, and Tania Styles with Carole Hough, The Vocabulary of English Place-Names (Á-BOX) [VEPN] (Nottingham: Centre for English Name Studies, 1997).
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Nigel Rush says:
I live at Killinghurst in the Surrey weald, and have always believed it to arise from a Saxon name “Cylling”, with “hurst” being (on) a wooded hill. But I have only wandered on to your interesting (and co-incidentally local) Blog (is it a Blog?) because of some 20th century architectural research which has led me to 41-43 Maddox Street and therefore Smalpage & Son and therefore here.. I will continue in Leave A Reply on that page (Smalpage’s page).
Robert J S Briggs says:
Hi Nigel, really happy you stumbled across my blog (I still call it a blog although the number of pages do make it website-like) and thanks for the comments. Killinghurst is an interesting name. Arguably, it should be considered alongside two other Chiddingfold names: Frillinghurst and Sydenhurst. All appear to be Old English element + ing + hyrst formations. The big question (for which I don’t have the answer – yet!) is whether the first elements are personal names or something topographical. I tend towards the latter, though most would prefer the former.
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Spotify ‘live lyrics’ feature may launch in India today: How to access
This feature will go live by 10AM EST, which means around 7.30PM IST today (July 1).
01 Jul 2020, 01:22 PM IST
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UPDATE: Looks like users in India have already started seeing this feature in Spotify for Android and iOS. Given the pace, the roll out process should be done soon.
Original: Spotify is making your listening experience even better this time by introducing live-lyrics in its app. The feature, which was confirmed to be under tests back in November last year, is now coming to 26 markets including India, Latin America and Southeast Asia regions. As the name suggests, the feature will show you live lyrics as the music is played in the background. This can be accessed by tapping on the ‘Lyrics’ option at the bottom of the “Now Playing” screen.
A report by TechCrunch adds that this feature will go live by 10AM EST, which means around 7.30PM IST today (July 1).
The music streaming app has joined hands with lyrics provider Musixmatch, the same firm that was spotted being used during the test back in November last year. While the feature was being tested, some Canadian users reportedly got access to it. However, it looks like Spotify won’t be bringing this to that region for now.
Also read: How to listen to your Spotify playlist on Amazon Echo smart speaker
As reported by TechCrunch, out of these 26 markets, 22 will be getting the lyrics support for the first time as only Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico already had some form of lyrics support in the past.
The entire list of countries getting this includes Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
This feature comes a few days after Amazon bought Spotify to Alexa. The availability means Amazon Echo users will be able to stream music from Spotify. You can ask Alexa in English and Hindi to play Spotify. Users will be able to request music by artist, album, track, genre, curated and personal playlists, as well as podcasts from their Spotify accounts.
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Scientists develop prototype for rapidly deployable ventilator
by King's College London
Prototype of the deployable ventilator. Credit: King's College London
Engineers, anaesthetists and surgeons from King's and the University of Oxford are building and testing prototypes that can be manufactured using techniques and tools available in well-equipped university and small and medium enterprise (SME) workshops.
The team, led by Dr. Federico Formenti, King's, and Oxford Professors Andrew Farmery, Mark Thompson and Alfonso Castrejon-Pita, have been working to define novel mechanisms of operation that will meet the required specifications for safe and reliable function. The design aims to exploit off-the-shelf components and equipment.
The researchers are working in response to UK government calls to increase the country's ventilator manufacturing capacity due to COVID-19. Demonstrating safety and reliability and achieving regulatory approval of the opensource design will be necessary, and once this has been achieved, the approach could unlock potential for a new kind of distributed manufacturing effort.
Government coordination and ongoing rapid competitive selection of the best design concepts will enable universities, SMEs and large industry to make and assemble these ventilators close to their local NHS services. This may allow local scaling according to demand and reduce stress on NHS distribution.
King's have offered the use of their workshops to manufacture/3-D print bespoke components.
Professor Thompson, Oxford's Department of Engineering Science, says: "This extraordinary situation demands an extraordinary response and we are pulling all the talents together in an exceptional team combining decades of experience translating research into the clinic, brilliant innovators, and highly skilled technicians."
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This classic documentary film (offered here as streaming video) takes viewers into India's largest prison, one of the toughest in the world, and documents the dramatic change in both inmates and guards brought about by the introduction of Vipassana meditation. This award-winning film is not only beautifully shot, but also serves as an introduction to what a Vipassana course is for anyone interested in learning more about it.
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This certainly is one of the most inspiring movies/documentaries that I have watched in my life. No matter what your circumstances, if you feel as if you are stuck in life, look no further. Kudos to the makers. With a lot of metta, Partha
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After seeing this video, it is clear to me that all people from all levels should be taking Vipassana meditation courses. I am amazed at what this meditation can do for human beings. This course is a must for all people. Congratulations for all the efforts to introduce this system in jails and to all people in this wide world.
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Sid Lee hires Matt Di Paola
The former SVP and GM at Critical Mass joins the shop as its managing director, digital innovation.
By Matthew Chung
Sid Lee is giving a big boost to its digital capabilities, landing Matt Di Paola for the newly-created role of managing director, digital innovation.
Di Paola, formerly SVP, GM at Critical Mass, starts today in Sid Lee’s Toronto offices, and is tasked with expanding the agency’s digital services, working across disciplines and offices, according to Vito Piazza, president and partner of Sid Lee Toronto and Calgary. A mentor at the Canadian Film Centre’s tech boot camp Ideaboost and an advisory board member for DX3, Di Paola will also be responsible for building partnerships with tech companies, progressive media cos and the startup community.
Di Paola says his relationships with startups, such as Toronto-based Bubl Technology, will allow Sid Lee to be proactive in “bringing stuff forward to our clients that they aren’t necessarily asking for, but is going to add value to the relationship.”
For instance, Di Paola says Bubl Technology will be lending two of its Cannes Lion-shortlisted Bublcams to the agency for the creative team to “play with.”
“We don’t necessarily know what we are going to do with them, but we are going to be able to bring these guys in and say, ‘let us beta test, let us be part of what you are trying to do and help evolve the platform.’”
Di Paola says he wasn’t looking to move from Critical Mass but once he learned of the position during a “regular catch-up” with Ari Agency founder Ari Aronson, he thought he should find out about it, since he had worked with or respected many of their recent hires, including Joseph Barbieri, who is helming the agency’s content division, head of strategy Dustin Rideout and CD Jeffrey Da Silva. The move was finalized after the May long weekend.
“I don’t know any other agency that has the pieces that they have right now,” he says. “You have the traditional advertising side but also the content side that Joe Barbieri is building, Jimmy Lee and the production side, and they just did that GSP documentary, which is getting into the IP side of the business.
“The fact I can come in and integrate digital across not just the campaign side of things, but content and architecture and filmmaking, it comes to be a much broader remit.”
Di Paola will work with clients across North America, as well as be involved in the agency’s global business development. He reports to Piazza.
Piazza says some current staff will be consolidated around Di Paola, but he will be asked to “build the team he thinks he needs to succeed around him as well.”
The news comes about a week after the agency announced it had opened new offices in Calgary and its plans for a permanent L.A. location.
Top image courtesy of Shutterstock.
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The suction-assisted laryngoscopy assisted decontamination technique toward successful intubation during massive vomiting simulation: A pilot before-after study
Li Wei Lin, Chi Chieh Huang, Jiann Ruey Ong, Chee Fah Chong, Nai Yuan Wu, Shih Wen Hung
Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Department of Emergency
This study demonstrated a training program of the suction-assisted laryngoscopy assisted decontamination (S.A.L.A.D.) technique for emergency medical technician paramedic (EMT-P). The effectiveness of the training program on the improvements of skills and confidence in managing soiled airway was evaluated.In this pilot before-after study, 41 EMT-P participated in a training program which consisted of 1 training course and 3 evaluation scenarios. The training course included lectures, demonstration, and practice and focused on how to perform endotracheal intubation in soiled airway with the S.A.L.A.D technique. The first scenario was performed on standard airway mannequin head with clean airway (control scenario). The second scenario (pre-training scenario) and the third scenario (post-training scenario) were performed in airway with simulated massive vomiting. The post-training scenario was applied immediately after the training course. All trainees were requested to perform endotracheal intubation for 3 times in each scenario. The "pass" of a scenario was defined as more than twice successful intubation in a scenario. The intubation time, count of successful intubation, pass rate, and the confidence in endotracheal intubation were evaluated.The intubation time in the post-training scenario was significantly shorter than that in the pre-training scenario (P = .031). The pass rate of the control, pre-training, and post-training scenario was 100%, 82.9%, and 92.7%, respectively. The proportion of trainees reporting confident or very confident in endotracheal intubation in soiled airway increased from 22.0% to 97.6% after the training program. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the adjusted hazard ratio of successful intubation for post-training versus pre-training scenario was 2.13 (95% confidence interval of 1.57-2.91).The S.A.L.A.D. technique training could efficiently help EMT-P performing endotracheal intubation during massive vomiting simulation.
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Lin, L. W., Huang, C. C., Ong, J. R., Chong, C. F., Wu, N. Y., & Hung, S. W. (2019). The suction-assisted laryngoscopy assisted decontamination technique toward successful intubation during massive vomiting simulation: A pilot before-after study. Medicine, 98(46), e17898. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000017898
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Bitconnect Scam: The $2.6 BN Ponzi Scheme [2020 Update]
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The bitconnect scam is the biggest and most well known Ponzi scheme in cryptocurrency history. In just over a year, the ‘project’ managed to propel itself from an obscure ICO to a crypto project valued at a staggering $2.6 billion. Fast forward an additional 8 months and Bitconnect has managed to get itself delisted from every single cryptocurrency exchange. This has made the BCC token effectively worthless and given BCC token holders a 100% loss.
Foreward – Please use common sense! Whilst it’s impossible to completely avoid fraudulent schemes, we strongly advise employing common sense and doing intense research before you invest in anything! And if you’re worried about falling victim to scams or frauds, we strongly recommend using a fraud protection service to help monitor your accounts and highlight any fraudulent activities. Of course, this won’t stop common scams which involve convincing you to invest in a project, but it may help with identity thieves and hackers.
In a nutshell, what actually happened?
1 The Rise Of Bitconnect
2 Scam Warning Signs: The Infamous Bitconnect Lending Platform
3 The Collapse Of Bitconnect
4 What Was Bitconnect’s Excuse?
5 The Aftermath
6 Who Was Behind The Bitconnect Scam?
7 Was That The End Of The Bitconnect Story?
8 What’s Up With BCC Now?
The Rise Of Bitconnect
Bitconnect launched their ICO on the 15th November 2016 and closed the crowd sale on the 30th of December. How much did the BCC ICO raise? The answer may be less than you think: Bitconnect only raised 468 Bitcoin, worth around $410,000 at the time. Of course, before the ICO bubble in mid-2017, it was quite typical for projects to be raising this kind of money. In contrast, nowadays it is normal to see projects raise anywhere between $10M and $50M. The birth of Bitconnect happened in a completely different market environment than we see today.
The incredible thing about the Bitconnect ICO is that the ICO had no whitepaper, to begin with. The team was also completely anonymous and it wasn’t exactly clear what the project actually aimed to do:
“BitConnect coin is an open source, peer-to-peer, community-driven decentralized cryptocurrency that allows people to store and invest their wealth in a non-government controlled currency, and even earn a substantial interest on investment. This means anyone holding BitConnect Coin in their wallet will receive interest on their balance in return for helping maintain the security of the network.”
What Was Promised During The BCC ICO?
On the 2nd December 2016, Bitconnect released their official timeline. The brief statement outlined four different project phases from 2016 to 2017.
Phase 1 – It was announced that ICO marketing efforts were already underway and would run till the end of December 2016. Part of this marketing campaign was the giveaway of 4.8 million BCC coins to both the community and cryptocurrency investors.
Phase 2 – Was scheduled for Q1 of 2017. This involved the launch of the BCC wallet and desktop client. The purpose of this software was to allow for the staking and mining of BCC coins.
Phase 3 – In Q2 2017 Bitconnect planned to push mining live and launch the staking pool. Bitconnect claimed that staking was an incredible opportunity for investors. By simply staking BCC coins in this new wallet, proof of stake mining would ensure that holders would get a 120% return per year. That’s not all… The project also intended to push additional exchange listings during this quarter too.
Phase 4 – Q3 of 2017 would see the introduction of the ‘Smart Card’ and a drive towards merchant adoption of BCC coin. Essentially, the promise was that BCC coin would be spendable with many different retailers.
Scam Warning Signs: The Infamous Bitconnect Lending Platform
In 2017, Bitconnect announced the launch of their lending platform. Sadly, this is when BCC really started to gain traction and attention. However, the warning signs of a Ponzi scheme were clear for all to see. The cryptocurrency’s website started promising investors over 480% returns per year in USD and a guaranteed profit of over 91%. What’s worse, they actively promoted the idea that it was a one-way bet, with no financial risk at all.
The warning lights should have been flashing. Bear in mind that a return of 5% to 10% per year is considered a solid return in most other assets. But how did Bitconnect explain away these concerns? They claimed to have a special trading bot, that was so good that it could not lose.
The worst thing about this scam is that no proper evidence was ever given to show that the trading bot actually existed. Investors just assumed it existed and could do what was claimed.
Warning Sign #1: Phenomenal Returns Were Promised
So, what was actually promised by Bitconnect?
Volatility software interest was dependent on the performance of the bot. If it was a good month, then investors could expect returns of up to 40%. The guaranteed daily interest only started kicking in for investment in excess of $1,010 and scaled up to 0.25% daily. Put simply:
The volatility software interest + the daily interest = Monthly return
This scam managed to fool so many people because of the low advertised daily percentage. The rise of payday lending companies such as Wonga may have also normalized the high daily interest figures as well. These companies operated in the traditional financial sector, however, and they charged up to 0.80% daily interest on loans.
After all, if you loaned out $10,010 to Bitconnect and got a guaranteed daily interest rate of 0.25%, then this all of a sudden could look pretty reasonable compared to the returns payday lenders were generating.
What exactly were the returns promised?
0.25% daily interest compounded for a year = 91% returns.
40% monthly returns compounded for a year = 480% returns.
When the numbers are crunched, Bitconnect was effectively promising 91% to 571% returns a year for users investing in excess of $10,010.
However, these figures are just from individuals lending out their own money. The BCC team added yet another way for people to make additional money. How? Well, BCC also opened up a very lucrative referral system.
The BCC referral program
The first thing to point out is that the affiliate structure graphic looks exactly like a pyramid. How did it work? Well, if you directly referred anyone to Bitconnect then you would earn a percentage of the amount they invested on the lending platform. So if you referred your friend and they lent out $10,010, you would be paid $700 in BCC tokens. Sounds pretty lucrative right? Well, it gets even more insane. If the friend you referred then referred someone else, then you would earn 3% of the total this person invested in the lending platform and so on, up to seven levels of referrals.
The point is that these referral percentages were guaranteed. So if the trading bot existed, it actually had to perform significantly better than the 0.25% daily guaranteed gains advertised. Otherwise, the referral program would be utterly unsustainable.
Stats: The Compound Interest Problem
If we assume that you lent out $10,010, got the 0.25% daily interest, reinvested everything back into the lending platform, what do the numbers look like?
1st Year: $24,901.94 balance.
2nd Year: $62,089.98 balance.
3rd Year: $154,637.64 balance.
4th Year: $385,131.41 balance.
6th Year: $2,388,891.17 balance.
8th Year: $14,817,802.28 valance.
9th Year: $36,904,345.72 balance.
10th Year: $91,911,790.15 balance.
So if you invested $10,010 into Bitconnect and reinvested everything back into the platform for 10 years. Guess, what you would have been worth nearly $92 million by the end of it. That’s assuming you didn’t earn any referral fees and that the achieved volatility software interest was 0% per month.
Sure, $92 million won’t even put you on the Forbes rich list. Indeed, you need a total wealth of $1 billion to get into the top 2124 richest people in the world. However, what Bitconnect were promising is that for the cost of $10,010 in 10 years time, you could be as rich as the rapper Drake (whose net worth was estimated to be around $90 million).
Seems too good to be true right?
Warning Sign #2: Why So Long To Get Your Capital Back?
So, lending your capital out for a fixed amount of time may seem reasonable. However, pretty much every legitimate financial product gives investors a way to get their money back whenever they want. Yes, there may be a fee associated with the early drawdown, but typically legitimate financial products do give investors this option. With Bitconnect, there was no such option. It was almost as if they wanted to lock your money into the BCC system and delay the inevitable collapse of the Ponzi scheme. In fact, this was exactly what happened.
Warning Sign #3: Spelling & English Errors
The BCC lending platform was first announced on the Bitconnect site. The problem was that this announcement had glaring spelling errors. What’s the big deal about poor spelling? Well, any large reputable company would have the announcement checked for errors before publishing.
BCC lending spelling errors
To understand why basic errors like this could help identify a scam, you need to get into the mind of a scammer.
Scam projects are not likely to have too many employees. Why? Well, at some point the scheme will fall apart and having a lot of employees leaves a lot of witnesses who can talk to the police.
Paying for employees is expensive. Why would scammers want to reduce thier profits when they finally exit?
Warning Sign #4: The Business Model & Mechanics Of The Scheme
So, many people were led to believe that they would get phenomenal returns by investing in a special trading bot. What should have been the warning signs?
The fund flows of the lending platform were meant to work like this: The user sends Bitcoin to buy BCC > BCC was then converted into USD for lending. During the time of Bitconnects existence, the BCC coin seemed immune from any real price downside.
Does the graph above look legit? Well, not really when you consider how a cryptocurrency price chart like this can be generated. When it came to lending, it seems quite obvious that Bitconnect never exchanged the BCC coins to USD. Instead, they just sat on them. Why would they do this? Well, if Bitconnect where truly converting BCC coin into USD and converting this back to BCC to pay investors, then there should have been significant sell pressure for BCC.
The scam basically resulted in:
Investors handing over their Bitcoin to Bitconnect.
Bitconnect then held onto the BCC coins lent out and reduced the circulating supply. This means that as more people were attracted to the scheme, they were chasing an ever decreasing supply of BCC coins. Anyone who knows anything about economics will know that a shrinking supply and increasing demand will make the price increase.
Investors who chose to stake their BCC coins also contributed to the shrinking tradable coin supply. Bitconnect essentially made two highly efficient mechanisms to take coins out of the tradable supply. When this was combined with a highly lucrative referral program, the scammers could sit back and let others drive up the demand for their cryptocurrency.
Warning Sign #5: The Illusion That Everyone Was Getting Rich
One of the main reasons why the Bitconnect scam lasted so long and gained so much traction was the illusion that everyone was making money hand over fist. Shrinking the tradable supply of BCC coin and increasing the demand through an aggressive multi-tiered affiliate program did increase the price of the crypto. However, for the scam to remain in operation the BCC tokens price increases must be greater than the interest payments made. When the interests payments outweigh the BCC coins price rises, that’s when the scam falls apart.
Previously, we have shown how $10,010 reinvested into Bitconnect would have resulted in a balance of around $92 million in just 10 years. The point is that it was inevitable that the BCC coin could not rise in value and keep up with interest payments indefinitely. The lesson is: If it looks like everyone is getting rich, then you are probably looking at a scam. Maybe it’s actually surprising that Bitconnect lasted as long as it did.
Warning Sign #6: BCC Trading Was Highly Susceptible To Market Manipulation
Over 85% of BCC coin’s volume was on the Bitconnect exchange. This is actually a massive problem as Bitconnect held a big proportion of the coins and incentivized the removal of coins from the tradable supply. This created a situation where Bitconnect was actually the main market seller of BCC coins. So, how can this situation be used to manipulate prices?
Well, when there is high demand for a cryptocurrency and you control the majority of the sell side of the order book, you can then place ever higher limit sell orders. For people to get in on the Bitconnect action and get those insane returns, people were forced to pay ever higher prices for BCC coins.
Also, bear in mind that Bitconnect took people’s Bitcoin to buy BCC coins. This also meant that they could inject Bitcoin buy orders to artificially support the price if this was required.
Warning Sign #7: The Unbeatable Trading Bot
What you have to ask yourself is: Is this anonymous team so good that they actually made a trading bot that generated profit every day? Markets go up and down and even the smartest minds at the likes of Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan have been unable to create a bot that generates profits every day. Truly, it was just as likely for Bitconnect to build an unbeatable trading bot, as it is for someone to turn lead into gold.
In liquid markets, one characteristic is that any investment scheme has diminishing returns. Think about it. If everyone gave us $50 billion to invest in Bitcoin and we had to buy the asset in a short space of time, there is no doubt that these buy orders would drastically inflate the price of the asset. This is an extreme example but the principle stands. If this trading bot actually existed, then the returns generated should decrease as more money is invested. This is the main reason why so many smallcap investment funds have capital limitations placed on them. Quite simply, they cannot generate a profit if too much money is invested in them.
However, the Bitconnect bot had no such problem. It seemed that BCC had the magic solution to generate a solid return in excess of 0.25% every day for an infinite amount of money. Unfortunately, markets just don’t work like that.
Warning Sign #8: Aggressive YouTube Promotion
The first thing to make clear is that there were a significant number of Crypto YouTubers who tried to warn their audiences of the scam. However, do you really believe that the smart money is following a well-known YouTuber? Or is it more likely that:
YouTubers are used by scammers to persuade a lot of people to enter the Ponzi scheme quickly?
YouTubers see an opportunity to make fast money from their audiences.
Four YouTuber’s, in particular, stood out for their aggressive promotion of Bitconnect. It is maybe not a surprise that the four of them were not very knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies at all. Most people with a basic understanding of cryptocurrency could have spotted the promotional videos as being nothing more than a quick money grab. The problem was that most of these content creators audience were completely new to cryptocurrency and this made them easy Ponzi scheme victims.
So, who were these YouTube scam promoters? Trevon James, Crypto Nick, Ryan Hildreth, and Craig Grant. There is still hope for justice, with the aforementioned YouTubers are all embroiled in a legal lawsuit in the US.
The Collapse Of Bitconnect
On the 7th January 2018, BCC coin was pretty much at all-time-highs. According to Coinmarketcap, the project was valued at a staggering $2.6 billion and the BCC coin as being traded for $432 per coin.
Mysteriously, the BCC coin price started to go into freefall. By January 15th, 2018, the cryptocurrency was trading at just $290 per coin. That’s right, BCC holders lost 33% of the USD value of their coins in just over a week.
On the 16th of January 2018, Bitconnect announced to the world that they were closing down the lending platform immediately and the exchange would be shut just five days later. It all suddenly dawned on investors that Bitconnect was a giant Ponzi scheme and this was the BCC crew rushing for the exits. Now it made sense why the price of BCC has been falling so sharply during the last week: Those on the inside were offloading their coins onto the market.
What happened next was the biggest bloodbath in crypto history. Over the course of four days, BCC coin went from $290 per coin on the 15th, to just $25.91 on the 18th on Jan. That’s an over 90% fall in price.
The scary thing about the Bitconnect scam is that BCC continued to be traded on some exchanges until the 11th August 2018, when it was finally delisted from every exchange in the world. The last ever BCC coin trade was made for $0.68, which is an astonishingly high figure given that its value was zero. At the time of delisting, Bitconnect still had a market cap of $6.69 million., This just goes to show how hard it is to truly kill off a cryptocurrency, scam or not.
What Was Bitconnect’s Excuse?
In BCC’s announcement on the 16th of January, they cited the following reasons for shutting down the platform.
BCC’s 16th Jan announcement
The excuses simply didn’t add up.
Bad press: Shouldn’t impact on the unbeatable trading bot the geniuses at Bitconnect had created. The only thing bad press does is reduce the numbers of new depositors into the Bitconnect lending platform.
Cease and desist: These orders were issued by US authorities. However, BCC was actually registered as a UK company in Ashford.
DDoS: This seems an exceptionally weak excuse seeing that the geniuses at Bitconnect claimed to have the technical know how to make the world’s first unbeatable trading bot. If they were talented, then DDos attacks should have been a walk in the park for them to deal with.
A sobering thought is that an estimated 1.5 million people lost their money in the Bitconnect scam. Some of them had lost their entire life savings. It’s no coincidence that the Bitconnect sub-Reddit had the suicide hotline as one of the top threads.
Did people really take their own lives because of this scam? Most likely, yes. As heartbreaking as it is to see YouTubers like ‘Real Estate Student’ spill their guts on YouTube, the people who were most at risk are probably the silent ones. The true human cost of Bitconnect will probably never be known. What’s for sure, is that BCC hurt hundreds of thousands of people.
An additional chapter in this shameful story was how so many in the cryptocurrency community made fun of those that lost their money. It seemed to be just about kicking broken people when they were down on the ground and gasping for air.
Some may label these kinds of comments as ‘banter’. However, just consider that these people were totally taken advantage of. What had they really done wrong? The truth is that anyone can fall for a scam. Yes, some may say that there were so many red flags that it was an obvious scam but that does not justify a lack of compassion towards people who were tricked.
Who Was Behind The Bitconnect Scam?
The chart above shows the known organizational structure of Bitconnect and their key representatives. Yes, the naming and shaming of these con artists is perfectly justified. However, spare a thought for Madeline Bigatton, the wife of John Bigatton, the Bitconnect Director of Australian Promotions.
On the 25th March 2018, Madeline dropped her children off at school and has never been seen again. Her car was discovered empty by police. The Sydney based mum and her husband had received persistent death threats ever since the fall of BCC. Have those threats been carried out against family members of the Bitconnect con-artists?
There is no doubt that BCC has ruined the lives of many people: The scammers themselves, their families and the community they took advantage of.
Was That The End Of The Bitconnect Story?
Incredibly, no. Just a day after the announced closure of Bitconnect, the gang had cooked up another scheme to try and scam people again. No joke, the Bitconnect X ICO was in full swing.
BCC discount for Bitconnect X ICO
The bitconnect scammers were kindly offering investors the chance to pay a massive premium over the current value of BCC coins to say ‘sorry’ to the community. So, how much was the second Ponzi scheme wanting to raise in ICO funding? $500 million. We’re not kidding.
Needless to say, Bitconnect X was a completely unsuccessful ICO. However, we imagine quite a few desperate people lost even more money in this second scam.
What’s Up With BCC Now?
Realistically, investors will not get their money back. Why is this? Well, BCC created a massive web of different companies registered in different tax havens and the money is all but untraceable. This level of obfuscation just shows how they knew exactly what they were doing. All BCC investors can hope for now is that the known masterminds behind Bitconnect will be brought to justice. Multiple lawsuits are still in progress and this does include the prosecution of major YouTubers who promoted this Ponzi scheme to their audiences.
The BCC Ponzi scheme currently stands at the biggest scam in cryptocurrency history. There is no doubt that scam has tarnished cryptocurrency and the truth is that many of those affected will never come back into this market.
The bitconnect scam just goes to show why everyone should do proper due diligence before buying any cryptocurrency. The problem with BCC was that crypto was completely new to many of these people and they frankly didn’t understand what they were signing up for. That’s why every cryptocurrency enthusiast has a responsibility to shout out loud if they suspect a scam.
Hopefully, after reading this article you will be in better shape to spot a scam and save your money. If you suspect a cryptocurrency project is doing shady things, please do email Tom@TotalCrypto.io. I’ll personally look into it and if something is not quite right with the alleged project, we’ll write an article about it and spread the word.
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The Gallagher Premiership this season has thrown up a number of surprises, such as the rise of Northampton Saints, Bath Rugby and Bristol Bears to become top four contenders. However, one of the more surprising things has been the way Gloucester Rugby have fallen this season, compared to the last few when they have been solid top four contenders. In this game at Kingsholm, they hosted league giants Exeter Chiefs, who sat top of the table at that point in the season. This tactical analysis of the match will look at both sides’ positives and negatives, as well as looking at how their tactics affected the game.
Credit: BBC Sport.
Gloucester’s overall play
Firstly, we will look at how Gloucester shot themselves in the foot with some of their play.
Credit: Premiership Rugby/BT Sport.
Fly-half Danny Cipriani has long been Gloucester’s talisman and most creative player, following his move to the Cherry and Whites from Wasps in 2018. However, this season, it is noticeable that his loss in form has coincided with Gloucester’s decline this season. The image above shows you the sort of thing that has been happening to them, which is why they are struggling.
In the image, Cipriani has passed the ball to his teammate, as the red arrow shows, but the ball bounces before reaching its destination, and that is all it takes for what would have been a crucial move to lose momentum. You can see how the space is on the far side of the pitch, but because this pass bounces and is behind the player looking to take control of it, the move breaks down and Exeter swamp forwards.
This was not the only time that Gloucester’s handling and passing let them down, as it was a regular feature throughout the match. Unfortunately, this meant that they were always going to struggle against a Chiefs side who were happy to wait for their opportunities to come along, and not force a turnover in possession when they didn’t need to.
However, there were positives to Gloucester’s game, which are shown below.
Here, in both images, you can see how Gloucester have the ball after it has been taken to ground, and are looking to pass it and continue the phases. However, rather than centre Billy Twelvetrees receiving the ball where he is, and then carrying it forward, he moves first, so that the pass is virtually sideways, but still behind enough to be legal. This is a very clever tactic from Gloucester, because it means that they have the initiative in this phase.
To explain this to those that are perhaps confused, if Twelvetrees is passed the ball backwards, and doesn’t move forwards towards it, then by the time that he has controlled the ball, Exeter will be upon him. However, because he has taken the ball whilst moving forwards, he almost catches the Exeter defensive line by surprise, and takes time away from them instead. That’s what this very small bit of analysis is actually showing us.
Stuart Hogg
Before we move on to Exeter Chiefs’ play, we will look at their full-back, Scotland captain Stuart Hogg.
The first point to make about his play is that he is one of the best and most attacking full-backs in world rugby. Despite playing at the back, he is constantly found as one of the players furthest forward, for club and country. In the below image, you can see one such example of him moving from defence to attack in the early stages of this game.
You can see from the time of the match that it has taken him just nine seconds to kick the ball forwards from the usual full-back position, and he has then become the Exeter player furthest forward. Some teams may only have 14 attacking players, as their full-backs stray forward no further than the halfway line, in case the opponents launch a counter-attack or clear the ball from their own half. However, with Hogg in the team, Exeter have 15 attacking players, giving them an extra threat.
An example of Hogg playing in the attack is shown below.
Here, Hogg has advanced forwards to be the inside player in the attack, forming the bridge for his team to move the ball to the wing, where the space is. Without Hogg being here, it is likely that Gloucester would have been able to make an interception on any attempted pass.
This image shows us how much ground Hogg covers when he makes his runs. You can see very clearly how he has seen where the gap is in the Gloucester defence (which is a weakness of the Cherry and Whites), and this is why he is such a threat.
However, whilst this doesn’t come to anything, if we have a look at the try scored below by Hogg, we see how his attacking style of play works even more.
The first image comes directly after Hogg has passed the ball to Exeter’s Number 8 Sam Simmonds, and he has then moved beyond the Gloucester defence, which is marked by the red line. Therefore, at this stage, he has free reign in the Gloucester half. The gap he will initially be aiming for is marked by the yellow line, although when this gets smaller, he breezes past the defenders on the wing.
The second image, despite being a little unclear, shows you how Simmonds managed to make his way through that first Gloucester line, marked red in the first image, and it’s because the gaps between the individual Gloucester players are so big. Ultimately, this shows us just how much impact he has, and how much of a threat he carries.
Exeter Chief’s defensive tactics
Finally in this match analysis, we will look at how Exeter Chiefs set up defensively during the match.
Firstly, we can see below an interesting strategy they used.
What we can see is that the Chiefs have moved their defensive line so that it is diagonal in formation, and the black line shows us how this looks. What Exeter are doing is matching Gloucester’s line, which is naturally diagonal as they are in possession. Exeter are taking time away from Gloucester, which is key in this scenario. They are also being proactive, because they aren’t standing back and waiting for Gloucester to hit their players and go to ground; they are not giving them the chance to make that decision.
In this example, we see something a little different, but still an effective way of Exeter defending. In the area we have marked with the square, it is a case of four against two in the Chiefs’ favour. The space is behind those four Chiefs players, as shown by the circle. However, Gloucester can’t kick and “up and under” into this area, in order to run through the Exeter line and catch it, because there are other Exeter players who can move to pick it up before the Gloucester players would get there, as the purple arrows show, and Gloucester would therefore lose possession of the ball.
These were two different examples of tactics that Exeter used to defend against Gloucester, but when you couple that to their attack, as we have already seen, it seemed inevitable that Exeter would come away from Kingsholm with a win, but now we have seen why that was.
To conclude, we have seen how this match played out, with home side Gloucester coming into the game in disappointing form, whereas Exeter looked to add another win to their already impressive season. Given that Saracens have already been relegated, it seems likely that the Chiefs will be champions this season. However, as far as Gloucester are concerned, it looks like it may be a season without a play-off place as a reward, and they will need to work out how to improve on things when the season restarts in August.
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Wednesday–Munich’s Starnberger See
Posted on 22 September 2009 by traveledmind
Look closely at this decorated May Pole, and instead of townspeople, merchants and animals, you see doctors, nurses and hospital beds. This is in the courtyard of the Klinikum, where we all met for our outing to Starnberger See, a lake near Munich. We bunched up into groups of 6, received a Metro ticket from Patricia and Isabel (the conference’s chief Go-To Organizers) and were off en masse to the S-bahn, via the U-bahn (the train systems) to the Starberger See, about 45 minutes or so outside of Munich. This was the place where lots of early nobles built their summer homes, and now, lots of noble scientists were going to go on a lake cruise for a few hours.
Dave shows us the sign.
We arrived a bit early, so we walked up and down the waterfront. I liked the boathouses, in their shabby, painted finery.
Drinks were free on the boat, so the bar was immediately enveloped in a crush as tall glasses of Munich’s finest beers were poured.
I waited for a while, got a ginger ale, planted myself on the lower deck (away from the crowds upstairs in the warming sun) and wrote in my journal, while watching the scenery and talking with Patricia and Isabel, the women who keep the conference machinery well-lubricated and running.
Sailboats running in some sort of regatta.
These Bavarian-style houses dotted the shores, interspersed with thick green forests. Oktoberfest was right around the corner, the weather was warm for September, and the cold had not yet arrived to start the leaves turning colors. Everyone was in a good mood.
At the southern tip of the 13-mile long lake is the town of Seeshaupt, complete with teenagers who like to moon tourist cruise boats (click to enlarge). No, I didn’t realize this was what they were doing until later that night when I loaded up the photos into Dave’s computer and burst out laughing. I apparently have some relatives who are fond of mooning others–I wonder if they’ve also been captured on film by unsuspecting tourists.
Looking out past the end of the boat, the Alps are a fuzzy blue ridge. Apparently on some days, they are seen clearly.
On the eastern shore lies Schloss Ammerland, built in the late 1600s by King Ludwig I was bequeathed to a Franz von Pocci, a musician, author and poet. Good deal for a poet.
Patricia, in the visor, is originally from America, but married a German and has lived her most of her adult life. Patricia was the main organizer in the past, but has now turned the reins over to Isabel (in the foreground). They are very interesting women, and I asked them many questions about what I had seen while in Munich. Given my fascination with the dirndl, I asked them if they had dirndls. Oh no, they said, they are very expensive. Most women do not have them. I told them I had three. Three?!? I made them all, I said, and they are in three different sizes, dependent upon when I’d gotten the fabric.
The first one I made was from fabric brought to me by my sister Susan and her husband Tom when they were on a study-abroad program when they were young marrieds. This was taken in 1988, obviously Halloween. When I made that one, I called up a return missionary from Germany who lived in our ward and asked him for translation. I remember him struggling over the word for “bias binding,” which was probably not in the missionary discussions.
The second one I made after my honeymoon in Austria with Dave. I looked, and I don’t have one of me standing up, so this will have to do. The Austrian women in Salzburg wore theirs with a scarf that they tucked in the sides of the bodice. I now wear the scarf loosely tied.
The third one I made while in Washington, DC, upon returning home from Munich in Fall 2004. I struggled and struggled with the pattern directions which were all in German. If only I’d looked in our Burda pattern books here in the States, I would have found one in English. But it was done then.
As we approached Starnberg and the end of our 3-hour cruise, the sailboats unfurled their spinnaker sails, making for a colorful display.
The scientists had a chance to talk their science, settle questions, re-affirm friendships. Dave takes time with a colleague.
One last sight on shore: the commemorative cross for King Ludwig II. One evening, he went for a walk with his physician but later, both were found dead, floating in the water. The physician had scratches on his face, and the mystery was never solved. Every year fans of this king meet here on the anniversary of his death. Ludwig himself said: “I wish to remain an everlasting mystery to myself and to others,” and apparently he has succeeded.
We land and walk around the lake to our restaurant.
Yep. This way to Undosa Restaurant.
We ate in the main dining pavilion, which had a ceiling painted like we were outside in a tent, and had a stage at one end. But no Bavarian tuba band showed up to serenade us. We were at a table with several people from Japan, which made for interesting dining. Items we looked at with curiousity, they happily tried. Here’s the menu in German:
Translation: All You Can Eat Cholesterol, but Very Delicious!
This table was first, with a variety of salads, and pickled vegetables, and a big bowl of fresh green lettuce, and some other very tasty things that you will lead you to think about diets when you go home from Munich.
Close-up of the radishes. They were enormous, crispy and not to spicy. Very good.
The item in the lower right is some sort of small, thinly sliced bologna item–I’m sure it’s a wurst derivative, and the yellow dish was potato salad like you’ve never tasted before–very good.
In between the salad and the next course were these little glasses filled with gelatin-ified chunks of meat and sausage. This was the item that most Americans passed over, but that the Japanese tried.
This meat tray took two people to carry it in. Mustards and sauces in the front, radishes in the back, sausage and etc. in the middle. Quite a spread.
This was the fish course with salmon, smoked chunks of fish standing on cucumbers with tomatoes for hats, smoked fish in the center underneath the pineapple, and all decorated with citrus slices and some sort of dry white fish. The layout and the variety and the amounts were stunning. This board must have been 3 to 4 feet long by about a foot-and-a-half to two feet wide.
Free drinks! If you’d read my other posts, where I mention the cost of beverages in Munich, you can understand my excitement to get my bubbly apple juice for free. This was very good.
We had these giant pretzels–I think they call them bretzels–and chunks of brown bread for our bread plate. I LOVE those pretzels and had them as much as possible while in Munich.
So at this point, we are saying Uncle Uncle Uncle!! but keep eating because this course is the amazing combo of a semmelknodel and a kartoffelknodel and roast potatoes and slow-roasted pork and amazing red cabbage kraut, but if I could have wrapped it up in tin foil to go, I would have.
Patricia and Isabel had ordered a traditional Bavarian feast for us, and the quality of the food was topnotch. We weren’t done though.
There was this–a Bavarian Cream with red currant jelly and red currant garnish. I’ve never tasted anything so creamy and amazing–perhaps it’s the German version of a Creme Brule, but more amazing. (Did I already say amazing?) The serving size and the serving spoon were both miniaturized, for good reason, because there was more.
Apple strudel with vanilla sauce and a dessert kind of like a cinnamony saucy cut up bunch of pancakes.
What a repast! but we had to skip the last course of cheeses because we had to catch the train back to Munich. So, regretfully we left this amazing dinner (many thanks to Isabel and Patricia) and made it to the train with 3 minutes to spare.
We probably should have walked home to Munich to walk off this meal, but it remains a delightful memory.
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Delta Revitalizing Boeing 747-400 Fleet with New Interiors
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New full-flat beds in BusinessElite, Economy class seats with personal video on-demand among customer benefits Investment reflects Delta's deep commitment to Asia service
TOKYO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today unveiled plans for the complete revitalization of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft flying primarily from the Tokyo-Narita hub. Between summer 2011 and 2012, Delta will equip each of its 16 747-400s with new fully horizontal flat-bed seats in the BusinessElite cabin and new Economy class seats featuring personal, on-demand entertainment, increased personal space and added under-seat storage.
The investments are the latest in Delta's previously announced plan to invest more than $1 billion in enhanced global products and services through 2013. When complete, Delta will offer full flat-bed seats on more than 100 trans-oceanic aircraft, including all Boeing 777s, 767s and 747s, and will feature personal, in-seat entertainment for both BusinessElite and Economy class customers on all widebody flights.
"The multimillion dollar investment we are making to completely revitalize our trans-oceanic fleet speaks to our strong commitment to the Asian market," Delta President Ed Bastian said in a press briefing here today. "While we have solidly positioned ourselves as the leading U.S. carrier across the Pacific in terms of flights and destinations, we are now taking steps to enhance the products and services offered across our Asian-Pacific network to position Delta as a leader in in-flight service."
BusinessElite enhancements
The 747 upgrades will bring substantial changes to both decks of the aircraft's BusinessElite cabin. The new, custom-designed product will feature 48 horizontal flat-bed seats with direct aisle access at each seat. Window seats will face the window for improved privacy and center seats will be angled toward each other for the convenience of customers traveling together.
The new seat, manufactured by Weber Aircraft LLC, will be 81.7 inches in length and 20.5 inches wide, similar to the flat-bed product currently offered on Delta's 777-200LR fleet. It also will feature a 120-volt universal power outlet, USB port, personal LED reading lamp and Panasonic's 15.4 inch personal video monitors with instant access to 250 new and classic movies, premium programming from HBO and Showtime, video games and more than 4,000 digital music tracks.
"The design of our flat-bed product meets customers' desire for comfortable sleep, direct aisle access and ample storage and work space when they travel on long-haul flights," Bastian said. "We have had great success from a customer service and business standpoint with flat-bed service since it first rolled out on our 777 fleet, and we expect similar results when customers experience our new trans-Pacific 747 and 767 BusinessElite product beginning next year."
In the last year, Delta has improved meal service in BusinessElite across the Pacific with the introduction of personal, hand-served entrees, signature dishes created by celebrity chef Michele Bernstein and master sommelier Andrea Robinson, expanded dessert options and improved Japanese meal options created by Delta's flight kitchen in Tokyo.
Economy class improvements
Customers in Economy class on the 747-400 will benefit from the industry's first seat designed collaboratively by a seat manufacturer and an in-flight entertainment company, Weber Aircraft and Panasonic Avionics Corporation, to fully incorporate seat and entertainment functionality into one product. Using a nine-inch screen, the new seat's embedded touch-screen entertainment system will offer each customer access to 250 movie titles, hundreds of television shows, 4,000 digital music tracks, personalized music playlists, more than a dozen interactive games and a USB port to charge iPods and other personal electronic devices.
The new seats offer up to 1.5 inches more personal space and increased under-seat storage through a "slimline" design that more efficiently uses cabin space than the older, heavier seats they replace. The upgraded seats also feature adjustable headrests and deliver environmental benefits through the Panasonic Eco 9i Integrated Smart Monitors that use 30 percent less energy and are 60 percent lighter than entertainment systems installed on other Delta aircraft.
Delta's 747s are dedicated largely to trans-Pacific and intra-Asia flights to and from the Tokyo-Narita hub, including routes connecting Tokyo to Detroit, Honolulu, Manila, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK and Shanghai.
When reconfigured, the 747s will accommodate 386 customers with 48 BusinessElite seats and 338 Economy class seats.
Delta in Asia
During the last several years, Delta has significantly increased its service across Asia-Pacific, expanding from 222 weekly departures in summer 2006 to 275 in summer 2010. Recently added routes include Tokyo-Narita to New York-JFK and Salt Lake City (June 2009); Shanghai to Detroit (June 2009); Sydney to Los Angeles (July 2009); Osaka to Seattle (June 2010); Beijing to Seattle (June 2010); Seoul-Incheon to Detroit (June 2010); Hong Kong to Detroit (June 2010); Nagoya to Honolulu (December 2010); and Tokyo-Narita to Palau (December 2010).
Delta also has announced plans to begin new nonstop service between Tokyo-Haneda and Detroit and Los Angeles in 2011.
"As the leading U.S. carrier to the region, we are solidly positioned to continue to expand convenience and choice for Asia-originating or Asia-bound travelers in one of the world's fastest growing travel markets," Bastian said. "Our history of investment in the region is underscored by our more than 2,300 Pacific-based employees in nine countries and our continued commitment to expansion and product renewal."
Additionally, Delta continues to expand its alliance relationships across the region with Vietnam Airlines joining the global SkyTeam alliance in June and the announcement that China Eastern Airlines will join the alliance in 2011.
About Delta
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. With its unsurpassed global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 354 destinations in 65 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 75,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, the world's largest airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.
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U.S. NEWS ELECTION 2020 Democrats: The Sky is Falling, It’s the End of America, and Trump...
Democrats: The Sky is Falling, It’s the End of America, and Trump is a Treasonous Russian Sympathizer
By Greg Holt
(The Olive) I recently wrote about the Democratic League of Fools (DLF), and the Dems sure are living up to expectations. Reading the news reports after Trump’s summit with Putin in Helsinki – one would think the literal end of the world and/or America was imminent. The sky is falling and we are all doomed, or so the manipulative lying Democrats would have you believe.
Do a search on Google for “Democrats hate Trump,” over 10 million results.
Sarah Sanders said that the Democrats need to decide if they love America more than they hate President Donald Trump. The answer to that is simple, Democrats hate America, and they hate Trump even more, period.
Let’s review shall we?
Former CIA Director under Obama, John Brennan had this to say about Trump after the Trump/Putin press conference:
Trumps comments were “imbecilic” and “nothing short of treasonous.” And: “he is wholly in the pocket of Putin.”
News flash Mr. Brennan, commentary is not treason, and Trump’s demands presented to Angela Merkel of Germany that Germany abandon the pipeline from Russia for natural gas and buy from the U.S. instead says otherwise.
Chuck-you Schumer said:
Mr. Schumer called the president’s inability to contradict Mr. Putin “ineffective”, and worse, “another sign of weakness”. (source)
It seems that Schumer has a rather short memory, or an extremely selective one. Schumer has apparently forgotten Obama’s bowing and scraping to foreign dignitaries along with apologizing for America repeatedly. Not to mention the fact that Trump’s trade deals hurt Russia.
Rep. Cheri Bustos said:
“He is literally, bit by bit, destroying our relationship with our closest allies and embracing Vladimir Putin, and I just think it is a step way too far,” said Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) (source)
Rep. Cheri Bustos comments here obviously refer to how Trump interacted with NATO. President Trump actually did what no other president would do – he demanded other NATO members pay their fair share instead of the U.S. paying the lion’s share of costs to defend Europe. For this, Trump is accused of treating NATO allies “poorly.”
Jill Wine-Banks, a former Watergate prosecutor compared the Trump/Putin meeting to Pearl Harbor among other things:
“It’s just as serious to me as the Cuban missile crisis in terms of an attack or the 9/11 attack,” Wine-Banks said on MSNBC of Trump’s remarks at the Helsinki summit. “His performance today will live in infamy as much as the Pearl Harbor attack or Kristallnacht,” she continued. (source)
Wow, I do not have adequate words for this. This is the kind of ridiculous idiocy spouted by the Left. Seriously? Comparing Trump’s remarks to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? Or the Cubin missile crisis, or Kristallnacht – which was two days of extreme violence and murder of Jewish people in Germany?
Then there were the Democratic calls for Trump’s head over the tariffs he imposed on other countries, some of them our so-called friends. The sky has not fallen, the economy has not been destroyed, and Trump is seeing success from having implemented tariffs and making threats of even more tariffs. Here is the real problem; other presidents of either party have not had the guts to stand up to these other countries. Even America’s so-called friends have been taking advantage of the U.S. in trade – all of a sudden a U.S. president dares to stand up and say, no more, and these countries don’t like it and neither do the Democrats!
The European Union just agreed to a reduction of tariffs, and to buy more U.S. soybeans and natural gas. Trade between Europe and America will be much more fair, this writer would say Trump’s trade policies are working, and working well.
The spineless Democrats along with more then a few spineless and wimpy Republicans don’t like the fact that Trump is willing to stand up for America, not just make empty promises, but actually back up his rhetoric with action. If Ronald Reagan made threats, they were backed up with action, so too with Donald Trump.
This writer finds it more than a little ironic that the Democrats and the media routinely roast Trump for being Putin’s stooge, for being – in former CIA director John Brennan’s words, treasonous.
Let’s take a closer look at this:
Trump’s newly minted trade deal with the EU hurts Russia.
Seventeen million dollars has been spent so far on Mueller’s witch-hunt with ZERO evidence of any collusion on the part of Trump with Russia.
When the Uranium One scandal was being investigated by the FBI, who then buried it – Robert Mueller was the FBI director.
Hillary Clinton and the DNC literally bought and paid for the salacious Steele dossier that was used to obtain FISA warrants to spy on the Trump campaign.
I submit to you that the real collaborators were Hillary, the DNC, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Andrew McCabe, Rod Rosenstein, and many others including our current worthless Attorney General, Jeff Sessions who just expressed complete confidence in Rod Rosenstein. Rosenstein was one of the people who signed off on the illegal FISA warrants, is stalling Congress on information they want, and Sessions has confidence in him?
The Democrats are the party of socialism, the party of appeasement, the party that does not hide their hatred for America. The Democrats are so petty, so childish and self-centered – that they would rather America goes down in flames, rather than help Trump succeed. The Dems own bitter hatred is more important than the people of this country are, they cling to a pervasive desire to destroy Donald Trump that is so strong, the Dems will sacrifice anything and anyone to destroy Trump and remove him from office.
The Midterms will be upon us soon. If the Democrats take back power, (I do not think this will happen) much if not all of Trump’s hard fought victories for the American people will be undone. It is crucial that the Republicans win in the Midterms and then Trump wins in 2020. I will have more on this in a future article.
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FIFA 21 EA Play Release Date – Early Access on PS4, Xbox One & PC
Electronic Arts offers users the chance to play popular titles via a subscription service platform, formerly called EA Access. The company have recently changed the name to EA Play. By signing up, members can play games like FIFA 21 early, via ‘Play First Trials’.
This news was only recently announced, meaning that a lot of people still refer to the service by its former name. As such, we will use both terms, but they essentially refer to the exact same thing. See details regarding the FIFA 21 EA Access release date below.
Play FIFA 21 Early With EA Play (EA Access)
With the FIFA 21 Demo release date and FUT 21 ratings reveal drawing closer, anticipation for the rollout of EA’s next big title is building. With this said, fans cannot wait to get their hands on the full version of the game.
The first days and weeks of each Ultimate Team game mode are arguably the most important, as getting a good start can help you to stay on top throughout the year. This is why so many people have taken advantage of EA Access in the past.
When does FIFA 21 EA Access come out?
With the FIFA 21 release date schedule taken into account, it has now been confirmed that early access to this year’s title will be available to EA Play members from October 1, 2020. This is expected to directly follow the FIFA 21 Web App release date.
Does the EA Play Pro plan offer unlimited early access?
Yes… but the Pro plan is exclusive to PC (Origin) users only. Console users (PS4 and Xbox One) will be limited to a total of 10 hours before the FIFA 21 initial release date (October 6, 2020). Making the most of these 10 hours can be key for serious FUT gamers.
How to make the most out of FIFA 21 EA Play
First of all, if you’re a console user – don’t waste any time. It sounds simple, but it’s amazing how many people do exactly that. Ultimate Team users should especially take note of this, as the more efficient you are with these hours, the more FUT Coins you can make.
Any periods of Ultimate Team management should ideally be done via the new FUT Web App. This also applies for SBCs (Squad Building Challenges), as they also don’t necessarily need to be via your console.
Can I play other game modes like Career Mode & Pro Clubs?
Absolutely! In fact, many die-hard fans of these game modes will spend their entire FIFA 21 EA Access play time on them. Ultimately, this is the full version of the game – all progress will be saved to your account and carry over after release.
If you do decide to play Career Mode or Pro Clubs, we still recommend being careful with your limited time. This means exiting the game or turning your console off when you are not playing, and not needlessly sitting around in the menus.
How much does EA Play cost to be a member?
EA Play is a subscription service that requires a monthly or annual fee. Console users can only subscribe to the regular/basic plan, as the Pro plan is only accessible via PC (Origin). Electronic Arts offer discounts when paying for a full year.
The pricing is as follows:
GBP (UK):
Basic = £3.99 / month or £19.99 / year (50% saving)
Pro = £14.99 / month or £89.99 / year (44% saving)
USD (US):
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Pro = $14.99 / month or $99.99 / year (44% saving)
Euro (Europe):
Basic = €3.99 / month or €14.99 / year (50% saving)
Pro = €14.99 / month or €99.99 / year (44% saving)
You can join EA Play here.
Are you planning on taking advantage of the new FIFA 21 EA Play subscription service? If so, which game mode would you spend the most of your limited hours on? Let us know your plans and thoughts in the comments below.
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Australian Open Betting Tips, Predictions & Picks for 2021
Who will win the 2021 Australian Open? It’s still early days but we have the latest Australian Open betting tips, predictions & odds from the famous bookmakers here and you can get all the latest information about it below.
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The defending Australian Open champion in the men’s half is Novak Djokovic while in the women’s half, it is Naomi Osaka who won her first ever Australian Open title. The previous edition of the Australian Open, much like most of the ones before it was played at the Melbourne Park, and was the 107th time it was held.
Djokovic and Osaka aside, the men’s doubles title was won by the French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicholas Mahut, while the women’s double title went to Samantha Stosur and Shang Shuai. Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram clinched the mixed doubles title.
General Tips for Betting on the Australian Open
The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year and players usually have just a couple of weeks before its beginning to shrug off their rustiness after having finished the previous season two months. With time, the break between season has reduced but it’s always worthwhile to keep this in mind, especially when it comes to players outside the top 10 where the vulnerabilities to lack of match practice might be a more telling factor than usual.
The other thing to look out for is the weather in Melbourne during the tournament. It often touches 40 degrees centigrade, and the physical fitness of the players gets tested to the extreme. Australian Open has an extreme heat policy in place as a result but this is not to say that things don’t get tough even when it’s not invoked. Which is why supremely fit athletes have often gotten the better of their opponents at the Australian Open, especially in the latter rounds.
Also look at the recent women’s singles winners. Serena Williams has won it twice but over the last seven years, there have been a total of six winners. On the other hand, Novak Djokovic has won six of the previous nine singles titles in the men’s section.
Recommended Australian Open Betting Websites
Of the dozens of bookmakers you can register with bet on Australian Open tennis, we recommend the following three bookmakers based on our experience with them. Please note, this is not to say it’s a permanent list and we won’t tweak this based on regular feedback and reviews from customers but for now, these would be our top recommendations.
Some of the best tennis betting markets for Australian Open betting are available with these three bookmakers. Along with that, depending on the region you are from, there are different signing bonuses available for each of them them and you can find out all about it by clicking on the links below.
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Betting Offers during Australian Open 2021
Australian Open is the first major of the year and most bookmakers have some of the best tennis offers that you would see throughout the year in a bid to attract early attention from patrons. The tennis special offers, free bets, money back offers and price boosts (enhanced odds) are all a part of this during the Australian Open and we will update you with the best below.
Keep an eye here on the latest in the business as we update you with these latest Australian Open offers here.
Australian Open Betting Tips follow.
Latest 2021 Australian Open Outright Betting
Novak Djokovic has won the most Australian Open singles titles, as many as seven of them and it comes as no surprise he will start as a heavy favourite to win the 2021 Australian Open title. Interestingly, Roger Federer won two of the previous three titles with Rafael Nadal’s first and last Australian Open triumph coming in 2009.
Since then he has been a runner-up four times – twice to Djokovic, once to Federer and once to Stan Wawrinka. Daniil Medvedev’s wonderful end to the 2019 season makes him one of the players to watch out but can he sustain that form into the new year? Will he challenge the top three or can one of the previous nominations for Next Gen of tennis, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev raise a few eyebrows?
Men’s Singles Winner Odds
Novak Djokovic: 8/11
Rafael Nadal: 4/1
Roger Federer: 7/1
Daniil Medvedev: 7/1
Dominic Thiem: 20/1
Nick Kyrgios: 22/1
Milos Raonic: 33/1
Marin Cilic: 40/1
Alexander Zverev: 40/1
Andrey Rublev: 50/1
Stan Wawrinka: 66/1
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Serena Williams is desperately bidding to win her 24th Grand Slam title, and if she can make it her eighth Australian Open title, life would have come a sweet circle. It was immediately after winning the 2017 title here that it was announced she was pregnant.
Since then Caroline Wozniacki and Naomi Osaka have won the title here, and Angelique Kerber had won one before that. However, with the emergence of Bianca Andreescu, who won the 2019 US Open title by blitzing past Serena in the final, it could get very interesting.
Women’s Singles Winner Odds
Ash Barty: 3/1
Simona Halep: 7/2
PetraKvitova: 6/1
Cori Gauff: 12/1
Elina Svitolina: 18/1
Sofia Kenin: 14/1
Elise Mertens: 11/1
Wang Qiang: 25/1
Kiki Bertens: 33/1
Angelique Kerber: 14/1
Garbine Muguruza: 33/1
Match by Match 2021 Tennis Australian Open Betting Tips
Editor’s Picks for the 2021 Australian Open
2021 Australian Open Schedule & Dates
The 2021 edition of the Australian Open will be played between January 20 and February 2 with the qualifying rounds to begin in the week before the start of the tournament main. The women’s and men’s singles final will be played on those last two days, Saturday and Sunday.
The Australian Open order of play and schedule will be updated here as we get closer to the start of the competition.
Seeded Player List for 2021 Australian Open
Most of the top players in both, the women’s and men’s singles competition will take part in this year’s Australian Open. Naomi Osaka will kickstart the women’s draw a the defending champion and will hope to come back to her winning ways after an underwhelming rest of the 2019 season.
In the men’s section of the draw, it will be Novak Djokovic will hope to add another title to his burgeoning list of Australian Open titles, with close fight from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and few of the others outside the top three. Australian Open betting tips for all the top matches and players will be updated on this page.
Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep, Elina Svitolina, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens, Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Kiki Bertens, Daria Kasatkina, Anastasija Sevastova, Elise Mertens, Aryna Sabalenka, Julia Goerges, Ash Barty, Serena Williams
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Juan Martin del Potro, Kevin Anderson, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori, John Isner, Karen Khachanov, Borna Coric, Fabio Fognini, Kyle Edmund, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev
What Happened at the 2019 Australian Open?
Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles title at the 2019 Australian Open, crushing Rafael Nadal in the final in straight sets. He dropped just eight games in a final that was as one-sided as they come, especially when it comes to players so evenly matched.
In fact, Djokovic dropped a total of 14 games over the final three matches played from quarter-final where Kei Nishikori retired in the second second, and semi-final, where Lucas Pouille was beaten 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 in a rather comprehensive showing.
On the other hand, Nadal reached the final with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win over Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, a player who had earlier shocked Roger Federer in four sets. Federer went down to Tsitsipas after having won the first set. Milos Raonic, Roberto Bautista Agut and Frances Tiafoe were the other quarter-finalists in the men’s side of the draw.
The women’s singles title was won by Naomi Osaka, who added her second Grand Slam after having triumphed at the US Open the previous year as well. Unlike the US Open final, this was a way lesser controversial win for Osaka as she put across Petra Kvitova in three gruelling sets, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to win the title.
Before that, she had overcome Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals and then beaten Karolina Pliskova in the semi-finals in three sets to get to the title-decider. Incidentally, Pliskova shocked the tennis world by beating Serena Williams in a thrilling match. Serena had four match points and was leading 5-1 in the final set before 7-5 in a stunning result.
Kvitova sent the local favourite Ash Barty packing in the quarter-finals before overcoming Danielle Collins in the semis to set up the meeting with Osaka.
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki was seeded third but lost to Maria Sharapova in the third round, while the top seeded Simona Halep fell to Serena in the fourth. Elina Svitolina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova were the other players in the quarter-finals.
Previous Australian Open Title Winners
Women’s Singles:
2020: Sofia Kenin
2019: Naomi Osaka
2018: Caroline Wozniacki
2017: Serena Williams
2016: Angelique Kerber
2014: Li Na
2013: Victoria Azarenka
2011: Kim Clijsters
Men’s Singles:
2019: Novak Djokovic
2018: Roger Federer
2014: Stan Wawrinka
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Deakin University researchers create recycled carbon fibre surfboard start-up as solution to landfill problem
Carbon fibre has revolutionised design in many industries, with its lightweight and flexible structure helping improve the performance of aircraft, cars, tennis racquets and wind turbines.
Carbon fibre has allowed manufacturers to create fuel-efficient lightweight products but a lot ends up in land fill
A surfer says the lighter carbon fibre board is faster and will be ‘absolutely awesome’
Aside from surfboards, researchers are working on reusing carbon fibre in car parts and cement
But it also holds a dirty secret: up to 95 per cent of carbon fibre ends up in landfill.
That’s about 45,000 tonnes, or the equivalent of four Eiffel Towers worth of material each year.
Because it’s not biodegradable and can’t be melted down and reused, carbon fibre simply sits in landfill forever.
But in recent years, there’s been a push to come up with innovative ways to recycle this valuable material.
It’s what prompted aerospace engineers Dr Filip Stojcevski and Andreas Hendlmeier, along with organic chemist James Randall, to come up with a side project that combined their knowledge of carbon fibre manufacturing, electrochemistry and material interfaces with their love of surfing.
The team of Deakin University graduates have started the world’s first recycled carbon fibre surfboard company out of a small garage in the Victorian surfing town of Jan Juc.
Lighter design creates more speed on waves
Dr Stojcevski said carbon fibre was stronger and lighter than glass fibre, meaning you could use less material, creating lightweight products that were more energy and fuel-efficient.
But while that’s great for the environment initially, what happens to those planes and cars once their first life cycle is over was a big concern to this team of researchers.
“The amount of carbon fibre that comes into landfill each year is mostly from the aerospace industry, as well as the automotive industry,” Dr Stojcevski said.
“So when you create a high-performance product like an aeroplane, all of that needs to go into landfill one day.”
The team set about working out ways to repurpose the material, in an attempt to turn old aircraft and wind turbines, as well as factory off-cuts, into surfboards that were “just as good” as traditional fibreglass boards.
One of the key challenges was ensuring the boards were not too rigid or prone to delamination, due to micro-cracks in the carbon fibre interface.
“What we’ve been able to create is a carbon fibre surfboard out of recycled material … we like to think it’s a bit of a success,” he said.
“All this material from all the aircraft parts and automotive parts would have ended up in landfill, but instead we’ve created the second life form in our surfboards.”
Surfer Luke Rosson said the board had heaps of potential. (ABC News: Steven Schubert)
Surfer Luke Rosson took the board out for his second attempt and said its lightweight design generated more speed than a fibreglass board because it did not sit so deep in the water.
“It takes a little while to get used to a new board and this is a bit different to what I usually ride,” he said.
“For a first try, I reckon this thing is going to lead to something absolutely awesome.”
Cement, automotive parts two promising alternatives
Australian National University PhD candidate Andy Di He said the waste in the carbon fibre industry was not just at the end-of-life stage, but also during production.
“About 30 per cent to 50 per cent of all the carbon fibre that is used for production actually ends up as waste,” he said.
“So we definitely need to improve the recycling rate for carbon fibre so we can reduce the amount of this precious material going to landfill.”
He said researchers were looking into substituting metal car roofs, mirrors and suspension with recycled carbon fibre, or mixing it with cement to increase its strength but not its weight.
“Those two are the pretty promising applications for recycled carbon fibre,” he said.
“The surfboard with recycled carbon fibre definitely is a very interesting alternative.”
Aerospace engineer Andreas Hendlmeier shapes a surfboard in their garage workshop. (ABC News: Steven Schubert)
The surfboard start-up was selected for the SPARK Deakin Accelerator 2020 program, giving them access to mentors and advisors to help get their business off the ground.
While the coronavirus pandemic has created huge levels of uncertainty for the university sector, Dr Stojcevski said it had also highlighted the importance of a strong local manufacturing industry.
“In my opinion, it’s extremely important to continue funding into research because research isn’t just about the academic results, it also allows the foundation for future companies to be built just like ours,” he said.
“This is a way of implementing research into real-world business applications, so it helps our community as a whole … to create the future jobs of Australia.”
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While Texas’ prison numbers have come down from their highest levels in the mid-late 1990s, in 2019 nearly 700,000 people were arrested, 130,000 for drug violations alone. Texas’ high arrest numbers stem from the state’s reliance on a criminal justice (vs. public health) response to solve a vast array of societal problems, including substance use disorder, mental health issues, homelessness, and trauma. Today, nearly half of people serving time in Texas’ prison system (and 75% of people entering) are there for nonviolent offenses or probation violations, costing taxpayers more than $3.5 million per day.
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Deepak Agasthya
Form remains one of the principle elements of art and can be defined in the most imperturbable way as the arrangement of lines in a confined and systematic manner. Line is the foundation of Form and lies essential in its formation. Being a defining element of Form, Line is often overlooked as an independent form in itself, an idea I have attempted to explore further in my oeuvre. My concept detaches the function of Line as a mere ingredient of Form and looks at it in the guise of an independent form. The notion of ‘Form within Form’ sprouts from this position, and the constitution of various Lines as independent Forms leading to the creation of the ultimate Form is what I have endeavoured to achieve in my works.
Often the choice of medium by the artist influences his concept and work-process in one way or the other. Every medium bearing its own salient advantages and limitations compels the artist to take certain measures which may or may not bear reminisces of his former style or sensibilities. My liking for wood as the medium for my art has been motivated by its flexible character and the capability to bend easily without breaking. Wood can also be considered a preferred choice for carving given its soft nature.
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All, Bowdoin April 8, 2017
College Acceptance Rate Lowest Ever, Self-Acceptance Rate Even Lower
By JACK ARNHOLZ Apr. 8, 2017
The Bowdoin Office of Admissions announced this week that they accepted 13.4% of applicants to the Class of 2021 – the lowest acceptance rate on record. The self-acceptance rate, however, has fallen even lower.
“I was so excited to brag about the 13.4% acceptance rate to my friends at home,” said Jared Adler ’19. “But, I still feel a cold emptiness inside me. Sometimes I drive by myself to Harpswell and blast Alanis Morissette. Do you want to read some of my poetry?”
Peter Madden, director of Admissions, when asked if he was worried about the low self-acceptance rate, responded, “Of course not. How would we get the word out about the low college acceptance rate if we had kids with high-self esteem?”
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Bishops urge Kenyans to respect what former president did for country
Catholic bishops urged Kenyans to respect what former President Daniel arap Moi did for the country, as the East African nation entered into a mourning period following the death of its former leader. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Moi’s death in a presidential proclamation on 4th February, saying he had died while undergoing treatment at The... Read More
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UN Nairobi summit will promote abortion, African bishops warn
Bishops in Africa have raised concerns that a UN summit in Kenya will promote abortion. The Nairobi Summit marks the 25th anniversary of the Cairo Conference on Population and Development. It will be held in Nairobi between 12-14 November. Bishop Alfred Rotich, Bishop Emeritus of the Military Ordinariate of Kenya and chair of the Kenyan... Read More
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Kenyan bishops see ‘hand of God’ in government opponents’ gesture
Kenyan Catholic bishops have welcomed as a “hand of God” the apparent truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and influential opposition leader Raila Odinga, whose prolonged election dispute had threatened to trigger widespread chaos in the East African nation. At a news conference on 14th March in Nairobi, the bishops said the leaders’ action united and... Read More
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Kenyan bishops urge calm as opposition rejects early results
Catholic bishops in Kenya called for calm in the East Africa nation, as pockets of violent postelection protests left at least five dead in opposition strongholds. The protests had ignited slums in Nairobi and Kisumu after Raila Odinga, the main opposition candidate, rejected the provisional early results, which showed incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta had taken... Read More
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Bishops seek to unite Kenyan government and opposition over election tensions
A Kenyan bishop has challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta to meet with opposition leaders to resolve differences that have led to demonstrations in advance of 2017 elections. Bishop Cornelius Arap Korir of Eldoret, chairman of the of Kenyan bishops’ conference Justice and Peace Commission, called for talks as weekly protests led by the opposition CORD alliance... Read More
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Sitges: A Vibrant Weekend Getaway
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Madeleine Fawcett
Just 35 miles south of Barcelona and packed with stunning beaches, museums, beautiful art galleries, excellent restaurants, and lively nightlife, Sitges is a must-see destination in northeastern Spain. Its small size and diverse population of locals and visitors gives this beach town a quaint and quirky vibe. Here, we explore the best beaches, museums, galleries, restaurants, and nightlife the town has to offer.
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A Vibrant Beach Town
Tucked onto the Mediterranean coast, Sitges is a charming and lively beach town in northeastern Spain you don’t want to miss. Just a 40 minute drive from Barcelona, Sitges is a perfect day or weekend trip to take from the city. This quaint beach town is known famously to be a fun getaway for the gay community but also attracts visitors from all walks of life. With a plethora of history, art, great food, and beautiful beaches, it has a bit of everything for everyone. Plus, it’s just a quick 30-minute train ride from the Sants-Estació station in Barcelona, so it’s incredibly accessible and easy to get to.
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The Best Beaches
Despite being small in size, Sitges is home to 17 individual beaches that offer something for everyone, with various themes including gay-friendly, nudist, and family beaches. Some of the busiest and most popular family-friendly ones, such as Platja Sant Sebastiá, Platja de la Fragata, and Platja de la Ribera, are closer to the city center, while family-friendly beaches farther to the north and south, like Platja de la Barra and Platja de Terramar, tend to be quieter and less crowded. Popular nudist beaches include Platja dels Balmains, close to the Sitges Church, and Platja d’Aiguadolç, which is the easternmost beach in the town. The most popular Sitges beach within the gay community is Platja de la Rodona.
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If you want to take a break from the sun and experience culture, don’t worry because Sitges is home to many intriguing museums and art galleries. Some popular museums include Museu Maricel and Museu Cau Ferrat, both art museums, and Museu Romantic, a manor house that dates back to 1793. The art galleries are numerous and scattered throughout the town, showcasing works in a variety of styles and mediums. Don’t miss Galería Out of Africa or Galería Guerrero, both located close to the beach and town center.
Sitges is in the heart of Catalonia and attracts a wide variety of tourists from all over the world. As a result, its restaurants boast a range of cuisines. From Japanese to American to traditional Catalan, even the pickiest eater is sure to find something to his or her liking. Make sure to try one of the seafood places as the town is located on the coast, providing a lot of fresh fare. There are also many traditional Spanish and Catalan dinner and tapas restaurants that shouldn’t be missed.
And for those who hope to grab a drink or hit the dance floor after dinner, Sitges also delivers. The town is widely known for its vibrant nightlife, and visitors can find bars and nightclubs open almost every night. Venues vary from cozy, conversation-oriented bars to lively nightclubs where you can dance the night away. Many of the bars and clubs cater to the gay community, but plenty are available that welcome everyone. As in most Spanish cities, bars and clubs alike tend to liven up later in the night, typically after midnight. Some good areas to check out for bars are Plaça del Cap de la Vila, in the city center, and Carrer Primer de Maig, commonly referred to as the ‘Street of Sin.’ Popular bars include Parrots Pub, Piano Bar, and Montroig Café. Likewise, some of the largest and busiest nightclubs are Pacha, Trailer, and Organic Dance Club, which is an exclusive gay club that offers foam parties in the summer season.
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Whether you’re interested in visiting museums, sampling different cuisines, hitting the bars, dancing the night away, or simply catching some of the sun’s rays, Sitges has something to offer everyone. Don’t miss this charming and vivacious Mediterranean town!
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President Kitts shares UNA campus update in letter
by News Editor Anna Brown
President Kenneth Kitts announced developments in key elements of the university in his letter to UNA faculty and staff sent July 2.
Kitts shared new information about increases in state appropriations, the demolition of Floyd Hall and the construction of a new building for the College of Nursing.
“Our total increase (in funding) will likely be in the $1 million range, and our final ‘ranking’ in terms of institutional success in the annual budgetary process will place us either third or fifth among the fourteen public universities in Alabama,” Kitts said.
This is a step in the right direction, but UNA needs more of these increases to close the funding gap between UNA and other colleges in Alabama, he said.
“This extra influx of money will help the student body because it will allow university officials to invest the money in new buildings and resources that are necessary for the students,” said SGA President Nick Lang. “For example, some of this money can help with the implementation of the new nursing building that will hopefully be coming to campus soon.”
The construction of a new nursing building is UNA’s next capital project, Kitts said.
Dean of the College of Nursing Vicki Pierce said she would like to see updated simulation rooms, including a camera system in the new nursing building.
“We can record the simulations and students can come back and watch what they did,” Pierce said. “When students see themselves on screen, they can see their mistakes and critique themselves. These simulations are important because you don’t always get to practice these skills everyday. In the real world, you have one chance to get it right.”
Kitts said increased parking space will be a key element to the design of the new nursing building.
He said work on this project begins in the upcoming academic year following the demolition of Floyd Hall.
Due to structural issues, university officials decided to demolish Floyd Hall instead of remodel, Kitts said.
“The structural issues in Floyd are more serious than previously realized, and for that reason it would be difficult to justify investing large sums of money into the renovation of the existing building,” he said.
He said the demolition of Floyd Hall will likely begin after the Fall 2015 semester ends.
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Home » World Jewellery Trade News » Unmatched in the World
Unmatched in the World
September 16, 2013 MH 0 World Jewellery Trade News,
Intergem (October, 3rd – 6th), just like its presented goods, is a sparkling and one-of-a-kind event in the long list of professional events. The trade fair in Idar-Oberstein is one of the most important international events concerning the fascination of gemstones.
Did you know that Angela Merkel’s black-red-and-gold necklace, which she wore during the TV-debate with Peer Steinbrück, was made by the Intergem exhibitor ‘Goldschmiede Weyrich’ from Idar-Oberstein?
id you know that the great uncle of Intergem’s star guest every year, diamond cutting legend Sir Gaby Tolkowsky, perfected the brilliant cut 100 years ago – now known as the ‘ideal cut’? Did you know that visitors of the Intergem have the chance of winning unique pieces worth 13.500 € this year?
This year’s show is sure to be exceptional once again: ‘Goldschmiede Weyrich’ will present a copy of the chancellor’s ‘Deutschlandkette’. Sir Gaby Tolkowsky will take his audience into a journey of the beauty of the reflections of light, achieved only by the king of gemstones. And, whoever can answer three questions correctly has the chance to win either a tanzanite (4,87ct.) from Groh + Ripp, a necklace and pendant in rose gold with a total of 65 brilliants (vsi, 1,01 ct.) from Hans D. Krieger or a Gabrielle cut diamond (0,52ct. , brown, si) from Ph. Hahn Söhne.
But Intergem has more to show: here you can find the highest concentration of know-how concerning the beautiful creations of Mother Nature in the world. “The gemstone and jewellery sector in Idar-Oberstein is an important industry, which has grown over centuries,” says this year’s guest speaker and economy minister Eveline Lemke and continues: “This branch is a vital part of our culture and we are very proud of it.”
Renowned local and international companies present the world’s most beautiful facets and objects and therewith place the ‘Capital of Gemstones’ into the focus of the professional world. All leading gemstone lapidaries, pearl retailers and technology suppliers are once again on board and will present goods from over 50 countries.
Jewellers and jewellery manufacturers can find a concentration of specialties and rarities unmatched in the world. New gemstone findings and innovative cuts premier at Intergem before launching at the global market. Intergem also shows where modern jewellery design is going: “Intergem is a must for everyone who is looking for trends, reaches his customers and thereby steadies his position in the market,” says Jochen Müller, president of the diamond and gemstone bourse Idar-Oberstein.
Intergem’s managing director Kai-Uwe Hille states: “Intergem’s strength for almost three decades has always been the uniqueness, the exceptional and one-of-a-kind which comes from Idar-Oberstein and its gemstone tradition with the unbelievable professional knowledge of its companies. In times of economic changes in the markets of the gemstone and jewellery trade, Intergem with its highest quality and individualism is a valuable impulse.”
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Boss Babes: Meet Jessie Willner
Living in the midst of today’s digital age, it seems the tangible things that we once loved — books, pictures, personal letters — have all been digitized by Willy Wonka’s wonka vision. However, even though the majority of our things can easily live inside a computer, fashion is the one palpable thing we need to survive. While we could go on for daaayyss about why we love fashion so much (seriously, we should see a doctor), we figured it would be best to introduce you to someone who understands our obsession.
Jessie Willner is not your average 24 year old. She’s insanely creative, isn’t afraid to take risks, and loves a mean slice of pizza — oh, and she cooked-up The Mighty Company, an LA-based jacket-centric brand. From the beginning, Willner had a hand in every aspect of her company — and we mean everything: from the website’s coding to the jacket’s designs, she learned it, created it, and conquered the shit out of it. For the 10-piece collection, this visual artist turned fashion designer took inspiration from 17th-century France, post-impressionism and mid-20th century style icons. And while most authentic leather jackets have a price tag that’s equal to your New York one-bedroom apartment, these swoon-worthy leathers won’t come between you and your morning cup of joe. All in all, we couldn’t be more ecstatic to see Willner’s designs come to fruition. It’s incredible how a tiny idea can become so mighty (pun intended).
Los Angeles. Still reppin’.
Must-have item from The Mighty Company:
White bomber with my dog, Lenny, painted on it.
Best way to jumpstart the day?
A giant green protein smoothie.
LA-based food joint you can’t get enough of:
Lucifer’s. Because I’ll be loving pizza until I die. Also, if my best friend’s home cooking qualifies, then that too.
Who’s your ultimate style icon?
Always Françoise Hardy. And my grandmother!
Essential beauty product every woman should have:
I make this organic face oil that saves my life every day. I get a 4 oz bottle and mix 2/3 Jojoba oil, 1/3 Tamanu oil & 20 drops of lavender essential oil. I put it on at night after I wash my face. It’s glorious.
Travel destination you’ve been meaning to explore?
Iceland and Antarctica! Which is funny because I hate the cold, but they are so insanely beautiful.
Tell us a little about yourself and how you came up with The Mighty Company?
I’ve been a freelance artist and graphic designer since I moved out when I was 17. Eventually, I became drawn to fashion because it fascinated me that these designers could make something so brilliant and three-dimensional out of an idea, and that it would then go and live in the world for decades. That’s really powerful in a digital age like we live in. I think naturally fashion can become very materialistic, but at its core, it’s you getting to pour your heart into something so that it can go be a part of someone’s life that lives across the world from you. That all led me to start designing this collection.
Why did you decide to solely focus on jackets?
The permanency of them. You just never get rid of an amazing jacket. They never get old and the classic shapes have transcended so many trends. They’re the last layer of an outfit and the first thing others notice. It was important to me to make something I didn’t feel like would disappear easily.
Where do you find inspiration when you’re designing each item?
Everywhere — I keep old shoeboxes and stash hundreds of vintage references in them, not to mention the upwards of ten thousand inspiration photos on my computer and phone! The smallest things trigger ideas for me and I write them down into one of my too-many lists. The ones I love (the) most stick around and I end up making them.
How do you think your personal style reflects onto your own designs?
I think my style is split into two very distinct sides — polished and wild. I think both of those qualities shine through in the collection.
Instead of outsourcing for your company, you initially created everything on your website from scratch. Why did you decide to take this unconventional approach for your company?
I’m very specific and so it’s really important to me to have a hand in every aspect of the brand, because then I feel like I’m speaking to the woman who ends up in my jackets directly. So I still manage and design everything on the site, including a lot of the coding and dialogue. And I oversee or create all the digital and physical visuals myself.
Starting a company from scratch is not an easy feat. How did you figure out the process to effectively get your company up and running? Were there any hiccups that you had to get over?
Yes! I’m an optimist and I always picture things going perfectly. It never does, but you just have to roll with the punches. I think the most sweeping lesson is to always think of how you can solve anything that comes your way, instead of letting it steamroll you like you really want to sometimes. The things you think could never get messed up or are too elementary to be forgotten will be messed up and forgotten. You just have to figure out how to turn it to your advantage instead of giving up.
While plenty of jackets feature embroidered or embossed materials, you opted for free-hand painting details. Why is that?
Embroidering or embossing definitely requires unique skill, but hand-painting just felt the most personal to me. A paintbrush and a canvas will always, always be relevant and it holds that reminiscence of all the works of art that inspired me to start creating art in the first place.
Fill in the blank: My perfect day includes doing ____, eating _____, and seeing ______.
Inspiring work, something home-cooked, my mother.
What is the one thing you wish people to take away from The Mighty Company?
A feeling that they can create something out of nothing if some crazy 23-year-old with no degrees could.
Where do you hope to see yourself in the next five years?
Being self-proclaimed president of a tropical island I discovered.
Any advice for future Boss Babes, especially those wanting to enter into the fashion industry?
Don’t take things too seriously. Except for your work ethic — Take that insanely seriously.
You’re creating something out of nothing but imagination, and that scares people sometimes, so don’t let that phase you. There’s nothing more rewarding and scary than having your complete fate in your own hands and it’s completely worth it.
Keep Adventuring:
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Blue launches $250 Lola headphones based on its outstanding Mo-Fi model
by Ben Woods — in Insider
Credit: Blue
Last year, long-standing, high-end mic manufacturer Blue launched its first pair of headphones.
They were a pretty full-on affair, with custom 50mm drivers, a distinctive multi-point pivot arm design and a built-in amp. They also cost $350, which is more money than a lot of people would want to pay for headphones.
Today, however, Blue has launched a new model that builds on the basics of the Mo-Fi but re-angles a similar proposition for a different market.
For the Lola model, Blue has tackled the biggest drawback of the Mo-Fi – the heft. This time out, there’s a “lighter, slim-fit headband,” the company says. They do still weigh in at 397 grams (versus the Mo-Fi’s 466 grams) though.
While they use the same 50mm drivers, there’s no on-board amplification with Lola, which helps keep the price a little lower.
Blue says that Lola will go up for pre-order in the US from today on Amazon for $249.99 and UK buyers will be able to get their hands on a pair from December, priced at £199. They’ll be available in both ‘charcoal black’ and ‘pearl white’ and a spokesperson told TNW that Amazon should start sending out pre-orders within the next two weeks.
We’ll be putting them through their paces just as soon as we can get a pair on our ears.
➤ Blue Lola [Amazon]
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Pillow Talk Praise
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Keith F. Miller, Jr. September 15, 2017 MEN
Anthony, an early-twentysomething from New Jersey and North Carolina, is on an unforgettable journey. To re-discover himself. To understand the force of nature he is becoming. The writer. The lover. The friend. The love child. The artist.
Like so many of us, he’s survived a lot. And it has left him with scars. But instead of running away or trying to hide, he’s committed himself to learning how to better embrace the person he sees when he looks in the mirror, so he can be that acceptance for others.
There’s a lot we can learn from Anthony. Like the true definition of intimacy. Everything it is and isn’t. What it means to dare to be ourselves and the unfortunate consequences of such a decision. How to let our light shine in a world with shades on. The embodiment of black boy joy and the radiance of a love child.
But some lessons are better off experienced than explained. So, get to experiencing through the words and musings of Anthony, a brave soul you’re sure to connect with, be inspired by, and in some fashion, way, or form, fall in love with.
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Virginia Glee Club seasons, Glee Club of the 1890s, Glee Club rosters,
1896 Glee Club
The 1895-1896 season of the Virginia Glee Club was directed by Frederick G. Rathbun.[1] Officers included McLane Tilton, Jr., president; W. Douglas Gordon, vice-president; John D. Potts, business manager; D. L. Groner, general manager; and James H. Paxton, assistant manager.[2] It was the first season in several years not directed by Harrison Randolph. In November 1895 the University of Virginia Magazine noted of the Club:
The recent lack of interest on the part of the societies of Alumni in behalf of the Glee Club was, in a measure, just and excusable. Deeper than love for alma mater in every heart is love for self-—though there be those who would not confess it-—and the average play-goer feels that he is treated too contemptuously when the performers stroll around through the audience, appear carelessly indifferent, and, in every way, make it appear that it is a great condescension on their part to appear before this audience of inferior beings. The beautiful young ladies in the boxes may forgive the disregard of propriety and the airs of superiority on the part of the stalwart youths-—because it's romantic you know—-but not the papas and the bachelor uncles, and they are the ones who have the money. Until the Glee Club men can learn to regard their performances as a business transaction and endeavor to perform their part of it in a businesslike way, with the good taste of high class stage rules, we venture to say that the same lack of encouragement will be found, as was the case this year, and the financial result will be the same as it has been for many years.[3]
Roster[edit | edit source]
This roster is as listed in the 1896 Corks and Curls and does not include members who were only instrumentalists.
William H. Beadles, R.E. Lockett, J.P. Powers, Walter Meade Antrim, Cleveland C. Lansing, W. Douglas Gordon, M. André Burthe, James H. Paxton, J.G. Davidson, George L. Fletcher, W.W. Glass, W. Hullihen, Horace Barton Kane, Rockwell Smith Brank, McLane Tilton, Jr., F.A. Goodridge.
↑ "University of Virginia Glee Club, 1896". UVA Visual History. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/visual_history/FMPro?-db=uvaprints.fp5&-format=details.html&-lay=main&-op=cn&Keyword=glee&%5bsearch%5d=do%20not%20care&-max=10&-recid=40511&-find=. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
↑ Corks and Curls. 9. 1896. pp. 114-115. http://books.google.com/books?id=0ahVAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22university%20of%20virginia%22%20%22bradford%20burwell%22&pg=PA115#v=onepage&q=glee&f=falseq&f=false.
↑ "Editorial". University of Virginia Magazine XXXV (3): 199. Christmas 1895. http://books.google.com/books?id=U-JKAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22university%20of%20virginia%22%20%22glee%20club%22&pg=PA199#v=onepage&q=glee&f=false.
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Age of Anxiety
Anxiety, too, can have this distorting, glassy quality. When I had my first panic attack, in Russia in the summer of 2010, the entire world shrank to
America seems to be in the midst of a full-blown panic attack. Is there anything we can do about it?
Authors have many images to describe distorted mental states, but that of a glass enclosure, which warps vision and sound, is among the most common. In his searing essay on the loss of his daughter, Aleksandar Hemon uses the metaphor of an aquarium to describe the detached sensations caused by profound grief. Sylvia Plath’s titular bell jar is her symbol for the airless perceptions of suicidal depression. The intercession of glass between human sight and the world is present even in the New Testament, when, in 1 Corinthians, we are told that earthly life is seen “through a glass, darkly.” In a heavenly future, no glazier’s hand will intercede before the face of God.
Anxiety, too, can have this distorting, glassy quality. When I had my first panic attack, in Russia in the summer of 2010, the entire world shrank to the size of my frantically pulsing aorta. I could feel nothing beyond the hammering in my wrists and neck, the freezing sweat that burst out on my forehead, the swishing thrum in my ears. I called emergency services from my host family’s couch in Kazan. Russian EMTs pronounced that an impromptu EKG had shown me to be in perfect condition, and gave me a decoction of “herbs” to drink. At dawn I nodded into uneasy sleep. For the next week, smoke from forest fires igniting all around Russia descended on the city, and my heart intermittently skittered in my chest like a rat. Each time it did I thought I was going to die, although death, unaccountably, never came.
When I came back from Russia to my family’s home in New Jersey, I was a small being hobbled by fear. In the ensuing years I have experienced these moments of pure compression—the universe eaten alive by dread, consisting only of me and my own death—with some frequency. Other passengers on the subway are reduced to shadows, the rattle of the train a faint echo of my own deafening heartbeat, and the glass-haze of terror blots out light.
Explaining a panic attack is a little like explaining an explosion: You can talk about adrenaline, as you can talk about a flurry of reactive particles clashing until they burn. You can talk about the fight-or-flight reaction and the symptoms—sweating, rapid heartbeat, trembling, the overwhelming urge to escape. But you cannot truly convey a swelling balloon of heat, a concussion in the air, the lancing pain of shrapnel, in words. You cannot convey the pure concussive terror of a panic attack in words either, the sense that all your bones are thrumming a bad, insistent chord. I have tried to explain why I must leave the restaurant, why I must have an aisle seat at the show, why sometimes my throat seizes so powerfully I can’t even drink water. Some friends and family members understand; others don’t; and I hide my phobias when I can. The rest of the time, I live within the ringing glass walls of my own panic.It’s tempting to point the finger at Donald Trump, but he is the preeminent symptom of our age of anxiety, not its principal cause.
These days, I am an anxious woman in an anxious country. According to studies by the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly 20 percent of Americans experience an anxiety disorder in a given year; over 30 percent experience an anxiety disorder over the course of their lifetimes. And the rate is rising: The American Psychiatric Association, in a May study drawing from a survey of 1,000 American adults, diagnosed a statistically significant increase in national anxiety since 2017.
Why does the present moment evoke such an efflorescence of nerves? It’s tempting to point the finger at Donald Trump, but he is the preeminent symptom of our age of anxiety, not its principal cause. Historic forces have driven the country to fear as it never has before. From the boundless optimism of a cornfed post-war empire, cheerfully jingoistic and fat in the coffers, the nation has awoken to a twenty-first century hangover, a long, jittery ride past militant triumphalism and economic overconfidence into endless war and endless uncertainty. America has dealt with internal paroxysms of terror before, but perhaps none as gaudy and loathsome as our own. If anxiety is a way to understand the fix we’re in, perhaps understanding anxiety can show us a way out.
It’s difficult to pinpoint a cause for so amorphous a phenomenon as anxiety, although some have tried. There are derisive takes that ascribe a skyrocketing rate of debilitating anxiety among younger workers to helicopter parenting and concomitant thin-skinned fragility. A Newsweek article pointed to debt, decreasing homeownership, and lower employment rates as more tangible stressors among millennials. The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation notes that “common fears about aging can lead to anxiety”—fear of falling, of isolation, of dependence, of degeneration. And for adults in middle age, the stresses of financially supporting grown children while also caring for aging parents can lead to anxiety, depression,and reduced overall health.
These generationally distinct stressors arise against a background of overall financial precarity endemic to American workers: 78 percent of full-time workers live paycheck to paycheck, while 71 percent face some measure of debt. Wages haven’t budged in decades; the country’s blood pressure keeps rising instead. The phenomenon that swept Trump into office was dubbed “economic anxiety,” a term that has become a winking euphemism for media timidity about addressing white racism. But that doesn’t mean the bills are getting paid.
This jittery national mood has given rise to what Rebecca Jennings at Vox has dubbed “anxiety consumerism”—the rise of a plethora of products, from fidget spinners to essential-oil sprays—meant to salve restless minds into calm. Based primarily on Google search volume, the investment publication Seeking Alpha wrote in November that sales of weighted blankets, a product initially developed for people with autism and PTSD, would be a major driver of sales on Black Friday 2018, given high demand for the product. An explosion of products featuring cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychotropic marijuana-derived product whose proponents say induces calm, has made itself ubiquitous in everything from dog treats to bath salts. Quoted in The New York Times, a CBD start-up founder compared the effects of the compound to “a warm bath, melting the tension away.”
While soothing an ailing psyche with retail—perhaps in lieu, or circumvention, of a profoundly dysfunctional health care system—is quintessentially American, the consequences of our national anxiety don’t stop at our wallets. In recent years our politics has become a politics of primal fear.Incendiary rhetoric promulgated by Fox News would have you believe that a human wave is washing up at our southern border in incomprehensible numbers, bringing disease and murder in its wake.
For more than a month, the functions of government ground to a partial halt over construction of a wall between the United States and its southern neighbors. The premise of the shutdown—and the promise of the wall—was that the United States was under imminent threat from migrants proceeding northward. Incendiary rhetoric promulgated by Fox News, its chief devotee the president, and sundry members of the Republican Party would have you believe that a human wave is washing up at our southern border in incomprehensible numbers, bringing disease and murder in its wake.
The midterm elections turned into a bitter contest over the threat represented by a column of migrants wending their way slowly northward. When some arrived at the border, they were tear-gassed en masse by a Border Patrol whose reinforcements included a deployment of thousands of U.S. soldiers, the largest deployment of troops during peacetime in a century. The much-vaunted wall, we are told, would keep these criminal disease-bearers away from American citizens. The wall was always central to the promise of the Trump presidency—the idea that Mexicans are “bringing crime” was the premise of his campaign announcement in 2015—and after two years of being stymied by Congress he has now declared a national emergency to build the wall unilaterally.
As inhabitants of a ludicrously well-defended empire, one that gobbles billions yearly for its stratospheric defense budgets, it’s preposterous to imagine that dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of economic or situational migrants would pose a serious threat. Yet through the distorted lens of anxiety, where a single missed breath can feel like the onset of suffocation, even the smallest breach may seem catastrophic. So we imagine a communal bell jar, enclosing us all, an impenetrable but transparentborder sealed off from the menace of human ruin.
Anxiety disorder tends to fixate on specific objects: a shadow in a room; a loud noise in the street; the memory of a strained social interaction; the prospect of going outside. The migrant caravan was undoubtedly such a fixation, a specter from the south; the wall, its counterpart, a panacea better than a Xanax, a cure-all for the nation’s many ills. The politics of stoking fear, then suggesting a militarized solution, isn’t new, but it is playing out in its most lurid forms these days. If George W. Bush exploited post-9/11 fears about terrorism and WMDs to invade Iraq, Trump has conjured a threat out of a ragged group of some of the world’s most desperate people. The state of the union, it seems, is scared as hell.
But not all fear is the distorted, excessive fear of anxiety disorder, beavering away over negligible or imagined ills. Some is the entirely justified fear of what is fearsome: struggle, deprivation, dying. In the APA study, people of color reported significantly higher anxiety than Caucasians, in an environment of rising, strident racism. Following an extended fight in the states and in Congress over America’s tattered safety net, adults without health insurance reported a significantly higher overall stress level than those with insurance. The single largest area of increase in anxiety surrounded questions related to finances—the fear of a bank balance driven into the red due to an illness or a layoff.Any attempt to rescue America from its deep-worn rut of fear must involve an attempt to address the conditions that give rise to that terror.
Generalized anxiety disorder, per the DSM-5, has a maddeningly self-contradictory list of symptoms: It gives rise to both restlessness and fatigue; both lapsed concentration and profound tension of the muscles. In this conflicted state, the mind and body team up to deprive the sufferer of sleep, and to induce irritability. Our body politic seems to suffer from a similar ailment: crouched defensively against threats real and imagined, yet unfocused by the endless distractions of the news cycle. We’re restless for the next big story and fatigued of it already when it arrives. Sleepless and enraged, we pace through our days under the choleric guidance of a president whose only two emotions seem to be smugness and wrath.
Eight years after my initial diagnosis with a panic disorder, I have made a kind of fitful progress towards peace, managing my condition, more or less, with medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Lately, I have been working on mindfulness: the separation of troubled thoughts from self, the gathering of breath, the practicing of exercises meant to induce tranquility. It’s slow, difficult work, shot through with setbacks, like a recent evening in which I became so convinced I would choke on a plate of dumplings that I threw them violently away from me, spilling ponzu sauce all over the floor. I wasn’t killed by dumplings, and I quickly cleaned up the dark, sticky patch on my floor. I took a few deep breaths, and resolved to continue the work of trying to fix my broken psyche, piece by piece—causes uncovered, wounds dressed, breathing ragged, then rhythmic.
Emerging from the ludicrous and fearful dream of this era will be a long and painful process. Doing so won’t be merely a matter of finding the right drug (or wall, or candidate, or party doctrine) to slow the nation’s pulse. It’s clear that comforting a troubled populace involves more than offering soothing words, or still worse, provocative, terror-fueled solutions to falsely magnified problems. Any attempt to rescue America from its deep-worn rut of fear must involve an attempt to address the conditions that give rise to that terror. The slow, unglamorous work of unknotting ourselves from fear is something we all have to work towards: through electoral politics, of course, and involvement in the great civic project of this nation.
But the anxious body is one prone to excess, spilling adrenaline thoughtlessly into overburdened veins. Fear is our ailment—the grinding, weary work of insecurity, the grim, false fears of a racial invasion. Overcoming fear will require more than good policies and projects. It will require a new understanding of ourselves and our country, a kind of mindfulness about who we are, really, now that the swagger has gone. It will require addressing this nation’s pathologies at the root: its failures, its crimes, its self-defeating myths. And it will require a measure of courage to break the heavy glass that seals us in, and breathe deeply in a cool new wind.
Written By TALIA LAVIN
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Universities must move to online teaching only, UCU tells prime minister
The letter from University and College Union general secretary Jo Grady follows reports of multiple outbreaks at halls of residence
James Higgins
Universities in England should cancel plans for in-person teaching and allow students to return home, the general secretary of the University and College Union has told the prime minister.
In a letter sent to Boris Johnson this morning, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said online teaching should now be universities’ “default position”. So far about 40 universities have reported coronavirus cases among their student cohorts.
She urged Mr Johnson to take “swift action” and instruct vice-chancellors to abandon their plans to reopen campuses ahead of the next term.
Ms Grady’s plea follows reports of outbreaks at multiple student halls of residence in multiple cities, including, but not limited to, Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.
UCU has accused universities of “hiding behind the government’s current sectoral guidance”, which the union feels is vague and ambiguous. Ms Grady wants students to return home and universities to move towards “high quality online teaching” until the new year.
“We have concerns that universities are taking this stubborn position because they depend on rents from student accommodation – and because your own government refuses to step in and underwrite universities’ lost income for the duration of the pandemic to ensure they are not negatively impacted and jobs are not lost,” she added.
Professor David Green CBE, the University of Worcester’s vice-chancellor, repeated yesterday the reasons he wanted to welcome students back to campus next term. “It is vital that universities remain open and highly supportive of our students. At Worcester, our aim is to be an educational hotspot and a coronavirus cold spot. It is important for most students’ educational progress and mental health that they are able to learn in-person as well as online.”
The Worcester vice-chancellor said his university is supporting students to “immediately self-isolate” if they test positive for coronavirus and is offering support with “supplies of nutritious food as well as phone and online buddies for sociability, together with mental health counselling if required”.
Despite the reassurances, Prof Green admitted that “rapid, reliable” coronavirus testing is “essential” for universities to operate safely during the pandemic.
Some universities – like Cambridge, UCL, Exeter, Leicester and East Anglia – have launched their own testing programmes for staff and students who present coronavirus symptoms.
Students in Scotland were today told by education minister Richard Lochhead they can return home if there is a “reasonable excuse”, such as a family emergency. Mr Lochead does not “expect a mass exodus from Scotland’s campuses” but said the opportunity “is there for those that are struggling”.
Office for Student ‘will investigate’ student reports
They can also inform the OfS, and we can and will investigate if we believe that universities have not taken all reasonable steps to protect standards or where quality is slipping for groups of students
– Nicola Dandridge, Office for Students
The Office for Students (OfS) warned universities today that it would “be following up with individual universities and colleges where we have concerns about the arrangements they are making for teaching and academic support”. Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of the higher education regulator, told students to contact her organisation “and we can and will investigate if we believe that universities have not taken all reasonable steps to protect standards or where quality is slipping for groups of students”.
Ms Grady’s letter to the prime minister comes less than 24 hours after Labour’s shadow education secretary Kate Green wrote to her counterpart in government calling on the government to pause the return to campus until an “effective, efficient testing system” is operational.
Ms Green told Gavin Williamson that the situation in universities “is becoming critical and must not continue unchecked”, adding: “The public has been instructed that if they can work from home, they should do so. All students must have the choice to study remotely and should not be forced to attend face to face lectures or tutorials.”
Students should not financially lose out if they chose to return to their out-of-term address, the Labour frontbencher added.
Unlike UCU, Ms Green praised universities and laid the blame for the outbreaks at the door of the government. “Universities have done all they can to prepare for students’ safe return to campus, but the government has failed to play its part,” she said.
Many student halls are filled to capacity – with multiple students sharing bathroom, social and kitchen facilities. Last week, psychologists from 14 UK universities wrote to the government urging ministers not to blame students for the spread of the virus.
Labour yesterday accused the government of “sowing the seeds of chaos” by prevaricating over whether or not students will be compelled to stay at their university over the Christmas period if there is a Covid-19 outbreak.
Conservative party co-chair and cabinet member Amanda Milling MP yesterday claimed that “there are no plans to keep students at university over Christmas”, but health secretary Matt Hancock was unable to rule out the possibility when he was asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday 24 September.
The government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) warned in a report published earlier this month there was a significant risk that students not tested for coronavirus prior to leaving university at the end of term would increase the transmission of coronavirus around the country.
Read more: Majority fear local lockdown when students return – UCU survey
University and College Union letter in full:
Dear Prime Minister,
Safety on campuses – minimising in person teaching
I am writing from the University and College Union to urge you strengthen and clarify the current guidance for the safe return to university campus, and to ensure Covid-19 does not threaten to derail our students’ education and further damage the health of our communities.
Given the rapidly changing situation and the growing prevalence of Covid-19 across the country, and with the number of outbreaks on university campuses even at this early stage of the new academic year, now is the time for swift action and to ensure online teaching becomes the norm.
As you will be aware, UCU has been calling for some time for all higher education activity that can feasibly be undertaken remotely to be done so, and we have set out this position in the discussions with your colleague, universities minister Michelle Donelan.
We are only a week or two into the new academic year, and we already have Covid-19 outbreaks at institutions in Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, and these are unlikely to be the last examples.
We know that the virus spreads exponentially indoors and that it is most prevalent amongst 17-21 year-olds. We have also seen the terrible impact that the virus has had already in this country, and my union is not prepared to take chances with health of students, our members and the communities they serve. It is clear that remote learning should be the default for campus life while we are in this precarious position with the virus.
However, what we are seeing on the ground is university employers hiding behind the government’s current sectoral guidance, with all the ambiguities associated with the term “blended learning”.
Professor Mark Woodhouse, from your government’s own pandemic modelling group, said yesterday that the current situation was not only entirely predictable, but that modelling showed halls of residences and in-person teaching were areas of risk.
Whilst other sectors are being encouraged by the government to work from home to help control the spread of the virus, universities are requiring staff to travel across their local regions to work on-site and in-person with any number of students.
Considering the known risks associated with in-person teaching and students living in close quarters, why did the government not insist on minimising in-person teaching and students travelling to universities?
We have concerns that universities are taking this stubborn position because they depend on rents from student accommodation – and because your own government refuses to step in and underwrite universities’ lost income for the duration of the pandemic to ensure they are not negatively impacted and jobs are not lost.
Our union is urging greater leadership from government on this matter, and clearer direction from you that all activity that can be done online should be done online for the time being. Taking this more sensible and cautious approach will help address the severe anxieties of staff in the sector, reduce in-person interaction between students, and help limit the spread of the virus.
I recognise the need to keep universities open, and your commitment to this, but I am urging you to join us in calling for all institutions to follow the example of providers such as Birkbeck London, Liverpool John Moores and Liverpool Hope, and move away from the lecture hall and to high quality online teaching as a way to protect staff and students.
Campus life cannot currently be safe with in-person teaching. Those currently working and studying in our universities need a national strategy that accepts this, moves teaching online for the duration of this term, and ensures students can safely return home where possible.
Action is needed now to protect the safety of students, staff and the wider community at this pivotal moment in the epidemic and I look forward to hearing from you.
Jo Grady
University and College Union
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review: the cocktail party
The Cocktail Party
By T.S. Eliot
Directed by Jennifer Shook
Caffeine Theatre Production
Athenaeum Theatre Studio One
2936 N. Southport Avenue
This PARTY Offers Poetic Philosophical Musings and Grand Theatre
“It’s such a nice party I hate to leave it; It’s such a nice party I hate to repeat it”
“I know that what I wanted was the luxury of an intimate disclosure to a stranger”
“She has simply faded into another picture .. like some film effect.”
“If there is a trap we are all in the trap. We have set it for ourselves.”
“I have ceased to believe in my own personality”
“I am obsessed with the thought of my own insignificance.”
“Go in peace my daughter and work out your salvation with diligence”
When THE COCKTAIL PARTY opened on Broadway in January 1950, the playwright and the mostly English cast thought they would have a short adventure and return home quickly. What happened instead was that the production inspired responses ranging from confusion to kudos; when published, the play in blank verse became a best seller; and the play ran for a year.
What are we to make of this piece today? In the version now to be seen and savored at the Athenaeum Studio 1 produced by Caffeine Theatre, you can expect a philosophical pastiche, a chuckle and a tear or two, some smiles in recognition. In short, you can expect a delightful night in the theatre.
The caveats can be dispensed with quickly. This is a company of modest means presenting this stylish period piece. (Even in its original incarnation I expect this would have been described as a period piece of sorts, or a piece very specifically of a particular class – the British upper — and a particular place and time – London in the late 1940s.) So a simple modernistic and suggestive set and lighting design by Kevin Hagan (frames for doorways, a single set serving multiple pieces), and presentable but not stunningly expensive clothes designed by Joshua D. Allard, make do, and make do quite well. Sound design by Andrew Hansen nicely evokes the time period and a Noel Coward world.
Where this piece shines is in the heart of the enterprise: the words and the world of the characters who speak them. This play in two acts is a comedy of manners and a drama in human scale about a married couple Edward Chamberlayne (Paul S. Holmquist) and Lavinia Chamberlayne (Fannie Hungerford), who have hit a rough patch in their five-year old marriage. The play opens with a cocktail party in full swing but several confusing elements: the hostess is not present, one guest (Jason Beck) appears not to have been invited or even openly known to any of the other guests. The guests gradually leave for other locales, in some confusion over the state of the union of Edward and Lavinia. Julie (Marssie Mencotti) and Alexander (Scott Olson) return repeatedly to check in on Edward with a range of ruses: cooking for him, looking for misplaced eyeglasses or umbrella. Celia (Kelli Nonnemacher) returns to tend to Edward in a more personal way; it appears that the two have been having an affair for some time. In subsequent scenes the unidentified guest is revealed to be a psychiatrist who has been seeing the absent wife and is soon to begin seeing several other characters. The Doctor and Julia and Alex are both human and spectral and have conversations about steering their human acquaintances along their ways to self-fulfillment. And characters choose a range of directions. The play ends as it begins –with a cocktail party several years later.
We wonder early on: is this a mystery to be solved (Where is Lavinia? Will Edward make sense of the party that he didn’t plan and the guest he doesn’t know and didn’t invite?) or simply a social rift to mend? We soon realize that the play is so much more than this simple through line. The play presents themes of lies, honesty, tricks, concealment, and finally self-discovery and acceptance. This is an exploration in conversational prose poetry of individual will, individual responsibility, guilt, and judgment.
This piece faces a number of challenges in today’s literal minded theatrical environment. We see the characters in what looks to be a period piece, so want to make out of them characters that are Noel Coward world weary but charming and spunky nonetheless. The characters are all that, but they are something else too. (One wonders if transplanting the characters to contemporary upper class worlds in London or New York or elsewhere would also play. All that is necessary is a range of characters with too much money and too much leisure, and you have a start.) This piece is also challenged by the context provided to contemporary American audiences by television shows such as “Touched by An Angel”, “Highway to Heaven”, and other shows in which otherworldly characters appear with the explicit purpose of steering the characters toward some sort of divinely ordained end. Eliot’s piece is more complex and ecumenical than that: providing “guide” characters who draw from a range of spiritual traditions in what they say and do. Director Jennifer Shook and her production staff including dramaturg Daniel Smith have crafted a production that is much more than a television dramedy with supernatural effects. This is an intelligent and emotional night in the theatre.
I wish that every audience member could participate in a version of the fabulous discussion session that was held after the April 2, 2006 performance with the Director, dramaturg, most of the cast, and an Eliot expert (David Thompson) from the University of Chicago. While this special post experience processing cannot be provided for all audience members in precisely this form, the playbill notes will go a long way to getting such conversations started. Get ready for them.
© Martha Wade Steketee (April 2, 2006)
Posted on April 2, 2006 0 By martha wade steketee theater (reviews) Posted in theater (reviews) Tagged #Caffeine Theatre, Jennifer Shook, T.S. Eliot, The Cocktail Party
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February 4, 2015 February 4, 2015 Kirk Sheppard
REVIEW: Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Torie Wiggins
In 1992, I was a sophomore in high school in a little town in North Central Ohio. Surrounded by corn fields, tractors, and John Deere green, it wasn’t a very diverse community. I can’t remember a single African-American in my graduating class.
And so when what I have always called the “Rodney King Riots” happened, I didn’t really understand. I mean, I was aware enough to know why they were happening. White men beat a black man and people were outraged by the injustice. I also remember hearing about how King was on PCP and how he was resisting arrest and how we only saw what happened after the tape starting rolling.
I remember not being very empathetic to the plight of black people in America.
I moved to Cincinnati 1996 but it wasn’t until last year when I took a job working with a lot of inner city poor that I began to understand what it was like to be African-American. Well, as much as a someone from the white wheat fields of Richwood can possibly understand it.
Unfortunately, things haven’t changed much since 1992, as the recent events in Ferguson, MO have shown us. So, Diogenes Theater Company’s production of TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 is relevant and timely.
And boy is it good.
Torie Wiggins stars as multiple characters, all real, with dialogue culled from interviews conducted with playwright Anna Deavere Smith. Much like THE LARAMIE PROJECT, this is a documentary-on-stage of sorts. But in Laramie, the cast is usually huge. In this show, Wiggins has the impossible task of embodying each very distinct personality and bringing them to life. There are political figures like Senator Bill Bradley, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and police chief Daryl Gates. There’s also Reginald Denny (which is the monologue that made me cry), Rodney King’s aunt, and a very funny woman named Katie.
In other roles, Wiggins often looks effortless on stage almost as it acting comes too easily to her. But in this marathon of a show, she is taxed with the burden of playing real people. She’s saying their actual words and uses different accents, body language, and amazing technique to bring each character to life. I have been a Wiggins fan since I first saw her in “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.” Tonight she cemented my belief that she’s a Cincinnati treasure. We’re fortunate to have her here.
She’s directed by Brian Isaac Phillips and supported by stage manager, Justin McCombs, both from Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, where Wiggins is also a company member. Rounding out the crew is sound and video designer Doug Borntrager, lighting designer Daniel R. Winters, and costumer Amanda McGee. Props are handled by Ally Landen. This is a CSC-heavy crew and their professionalism and cohesiveness shines through.
This is not a perfect show. At two and a half hours, its way too long. Some staging in Act Two made it difficult to see the actress as she was behind a table with chairs blocking the audiences’ view. And I was puzzled by an underscore in Act One that went on and on. But apart from these minor criticisms, this is a pretty wonderful piece of theatre.
And an important one, given our cultural climate. They say if we don’t learn from history, then we are doomed to repeat it. Perhaps its shows like this that will make our history more accessible to the masses and will ultimately save us from our own negativity, hatred, and rage. And with an acting acrobat like Torie Wiggins on stage, people can’t help but pay attention.
I couldn’t help but thank Torie after the show for her work here. But I also need to thank the playwright, the production team, and the real people she brings to life for not only giving me more insight to the burdens, trials, and sometimes joys of being an African-American. But also, TWILIGHT is a reminder that we need to stop, listen, and understand all people regardless of their color, nationality, or origin. This show gets my highest recommendation. Go see it.
TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 runs through Sunday at the Aronoff Center’s 5/3 Theatre. Tickets can and more information can be found here.
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Chapala police collar U.S. fugitive
tags: crime, Fisher High School, Guadalajara news, Jack Simon, Ken Stopkotte, Mexico news, Rebecca Stopkotte, swimming, Tennessee
A fugitive who had been hiding out in Lakeside for several months was arrested by Chapala police this week and extradited to the United States.
Kenneth James Stopkotte, who had been on the run since April when he skipped court cases for theft and domestic abuse, was detained outside the Chapala Wal-Mart on Friday, July 12, following a tip-off to the local police headquarters at 2 p.m.
Stopkotte, a former swimming coach at an Indiana high school, was first identified by San Antonio Tlayacapan resident Jack Simon, a fellow swimming coach who had known him since 1988.
“I was in Magaña restaurant on the east side of Ajijic when Stopkotte walked in. He kind of smiled at me and then turned his back on me for the rest of the time he was there. I was about 85 percent sure it was him,” Simon told the Reporter.
Aware that Stopkotte was wanted in the United States, but unaware of the severity of the charges, Simon called his former assistant coach and the suspect’s estranged wife, Rebecca Stopkotte.
“He never seemed like that kind of person to me at all,” Simon said, but he grew angry when he heard that Stopkotte had abused Rebecca, a long-term friend of his. She revealed that the U.S. Secret Service was investigating her former husband and that he had skipped a bail bond worth 50,000 dollars. She then informed the bail bondsman, which led to the police tip-off and Stopkotte’s eventual arrest.
Commandant Ramon del Arco Del Arco told the Reporter that Stopkotte appeared nervous when approached by officers. He initially gave his name as Bruce Richards, but his appearance closely coincided with the photos shown on a wanted poster issued by the Williamson County Tennessee Sheriff’s Department, which a local resident had previously given to the chief.
Stopkotte, who was known as Jack to several members of the expat community, was held at the Chapala police station while his real identity was confirmed. He was then turned over to National Migration Institute (INM) officials in Guadalajara and extradited to the United States the following day.
Stopkotte’s local address was given as Calle Raul Ramirez #66 in the Raquet Club subdivision, San Juan Cosala. According to information on the poster, Stopkotte was last seen in U.S. territory on March 25, when he was spotted in Brownsville, Texas driving a red 2013 Jeep Wrangler with Texas plates J2270C, hauling a cargo trailer, and accompanied by “his beloved Lab Dalton.” That vehicle was seized and impounded by Chapala police.
According to reports in the U.S. media, Stopkotte is being held in Harris County Jail in Houston, while awaiting extradition to Tennessee, where he stands accused of stealing 98,454 dollars from 15 churches. He was arrested on February 20 but did not show up for his court case on April 9, leading a Tennessee judge to issue a warrant for his arrest.
The Secret Service also filed a warrant to seize at least one of Stopkotte’s bank accounts, with records indicating that he had stolen 172 checks from church mailboxes and deposited them into his own account from August 20 to November 6, 2012.
Stopkotte, who has a checkered past, served as the swimming coach at Fishers High School in Indiana from 2006 until 2010, when he was accused of stealing 17,000 dollars in pool rental money, although the charges were eventually dropped in March 2012. He missed another court appearance on April 12 of this year, having previously pleaded guilty to separate charges of domestic assault against his estranged wife, theft of over 1,000 dollars and making false reports to the police.
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Bruce Richard’s is not an alias of Stopkotte, Bruce is the Investigator who tracked Ken from TN, to TX and into MX.
He flew into MX and located the defendants house and started putting up wanted posters around town
Within 3 hours of arriving in town I found some young men at MexiMart – Walmart that knew his photo, vehicle and dogs name.
Offering one of the boys 5,000 US to contact me upon arrival of the defendant again, I left to a local German restaurant.
During my lunch and a good German beer for being in MX I noticed the Policia one by one flying by the restaurant I was at.
I looked at my cell phone and noticed no service.
After jumping in my rental car my phone began to ring.
We have your prisoner. The voice on the other end of the phone said in broken English
Upon arriving at the Walmart equivalent I noticed a man with red hair on the ground beside the red jeep wrangler.
They had arrested him
They asked me to return to the station where it was cleared up that I was not there under an official capacity, only to locate, observe and attempt any method to coordinate the agencies who wanted him in the States and who had picked him up under a charge they were swiftly to think of about Ken being misleading on his tourist Visa application.
Which only allowed him a few miles interior of MX.
After the Policia chief contacted National Migration Institute (INM) officials who coordinated on expelling Ken from the country on next flight into the awaiting arms of LEO stateside.
Bruce being successful in coordinating efforts returned and paid the local at Walmart the $5000 US dollars to the local boy, who believed previously is was pesos.
Ok instantly becoming friends, bruce stayed a few weeks extra enjoying the lifestyle and local expats.
Later I found that the young man who’s name will remain anonymous bought his money a new kidney with the money..
Bruce Richard’s
Now retired
Written on my cell sitting in LA s traffic, overlook any errors..
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On Friday, June 24th, 2016, the result of the EU referendum was announced with a vote in favour of the UK leaving the European Union; so called Brexit. This decision will have far reaching implications for the UK renewables sector in terms of investment and legislation. This briefing note reviews what happens next and likely consequences for renewable power generation in the UK market.
For most voters, energy and environmental policies were not a priority when considering which way to vote in the EU referendum. However, the consequences for the on and offshore wind industry and nascent marine renewables sector (wave and tidal power) could be considerable. Whilst estimates suggest UK level regulation is 2.5 times more cost effective than EU regulation, Brexit may leave the UK with little influence over EU energy regulation but still be largely regulated by it. The evidence predicts regulatory divergence will grow over time leaving the offshore wind supply chain less competitive against their European counterparts.
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November 8: Inauguration of A. A. Hodge
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It was on this day, November 8th, in 1877, that the Rev. Dr. Archibald Alexander Hodge was inaugurated as Associate Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology at the Princeton Theological Seminary. With an eye to the value of the tradition, some schools, like Westminster Theological Seminary, continue the practice of the inaugural address. As Dr. Hodge notes in his opening paragraph, the address makes for an opportunity to display both theological convictions and theological method of the teacher.
While perhaps a bit long for a weekday post, hopefully the busy reader will at least bookmark the page and return over the weekend. As one could only expect from A.A. Hodge, this is an excellent composition, worthy of serious, careful consideration.
Dogmatic Christianity, the Essential Ground of Practical Christianity
The Inaugural Address of Archibald Alexander Hodge,
upon his installation as Associate Professor of Dogmatic and Polemic Theology
at Princeton Theological Seminary, November 8, 1877.
FATHERS AND BRETHREN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
In obedience to your call, I am here to assume the solemn trust involved in teaching Christian theology in this Seminary. Doubtless the design of associating an inaugural address with the induction of a new professor into such a charge is to afford him an opportunity of satisfying you, as the responsible guardians of the institution, with respect to his theological convictions and method.
I therefore affirm my belief that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in their integrity are the Word of God, as a whole and in every part infallible and binding the conscience, and the only divinely authentic informant and rule of faith in matters of religion. Christian theology is wholly in the Scriptures, and is to be drawn from them only by legitimate interpretation. This is true of systematic as absolutely as of exegetical or of Biblical theology. The system lies in the relations of the facts, and their relations are deteremined by their nature, as that is disclosed by the words of the Holy Ghost. The systematic theologian as well as the exegete is only an interpreter; the one interprets the words and develops the revealed truths; the other interprets these separate lessons in their mutual light and reciprocal relations, and develops the revealed system.
More definitely I affirm, not as a professional propriety, but as a personal conviction, that the Confession and Catechisms of the Westminster Assembly contain the system taught in the Holy Scriptures. Or rather, in the more absolute terms of subscription imposed upon intrants by the Scottish Presbyterian Churches, “I do sincerely own and believe the WHOLE DOCTRINE contained in the Confession of Faith, approved by former General Assemblies of this Church, to be founded upon the Word of God, and do acknowledge the same as the confession of my personal faith, and will firmly and constantly adhere thereunto, and to the utmost of my power will assert, maintain, and defend the same.” This is affirmed, not only because I believe this “whole doctrine” to be true, but because I also believe this “system of doctrine” to be the most complete and adequate presentation as yet attained by the Church of that truth revealed in the Holy Scriptures, which the Holy Ghost has declared to be “the power of God unto salvation.” For therein Christ and His work is exhibited in their relation to human needs, experiences, duties, and destinies, and it is, therefore, the efficient instrument of forming character, of ruling action, and of effecting salvation.
It is precisely this last position which in the present day is so earnestly and in such various quarters denied. Besides the numerous classes of professed unbelievers, who positively reject Christianity, or the integrity and authority of its records, or at least some of its essential doctrines, there are many more, because of their position of professed friendliness, doing incalculably more harm, who, expressing no opinion as to the objective truthfulness of the church system of doctrines, maintain that it is at any rate unessential because impractical and unprofitable. Hence, they insist that the careful elaboration, and the prominent and ceaseless emphasis which the Church gives to doctrine imperils the interests of religion, by dividing those otherwise agreed, by rendering the candid examination of new truth impossible through the bias of foregone conclusions, and by diverting the attention of Christian people from the great practical and moral interests of life to matters of barren speculation. They charge the Church with exalting creed above morals, and faith above character. They insist upon it, that the norm of Christianity is to be found in the Sermon on the Mount, and as such it is proved to be a religion of character, not of creed; and hence, that it is the duty of the Church to regard immoral action as the only heresy.
This tendency to depreciate the importance of clearly discriminated views of religious truth, rests in the case of different objectors upon very different grounds, and is carried to very different degrees. But against this entire tendency, which opposes creed and morals, faith and character, in all its forms and intensities, we protest, and proclaim the opposite principle as fundamental,–that truth is in order to holiness, and that knowledge of the truth is an essential prerequisite to right character and action.
The force of the objections against the importance of clearly discriminated truth in the sphere of religion is mainly the result of the vagueness with which the objections are stated. When it is charged against the Church, as its record stands in history, that it has subordinated moral and practical interests to those of scholastic specualtion and party contests, there is a coloring of truth in the charge which commands attention, and disguises the real animus and ultimate aim of the objectors.
In order to clear the question of accidental complications, which constantly confuse the current discussions of it, we make the following admissions and distinctions:
1st. We concede that one of the sins most easily besetting theologians has been a tendency to over-refinement in speculation, over-formality of definition, and an excess of rigidity of system. Logical notions, creatures of the understanding, have too often been substituted for the concrete form of spiritual truth presented by the Holy Ghost to faith. Theologians have often practiced a rationalism as real as that of their modern opponents, when their ambition to be wise beyond what is written has urged them to explore and explain divine mysteries, to philosphize on the basis of scriptural facts, and to form rational theories, as, for instance, of the relation of the divine and human natures in the person of Christ, and of the concursus of the first with the second causes in Providence.
2d. We admit also that zeal for doctrine has in too many instances been narrow and prejudiced, mingled with the infirmities of personal pride and party spirit, and has hence led to the unnecessary divisions and alienations of those who were in reality one in faith, and to the conditioning of communion, and even of salvation, upon unessential points. Human nature has operated among earnest theological advocates with the uniformity and blindness of a physical law, leading each to choose a position as far as possible from his opponent–to unduly emphasize some Scriptures and depreciate others–to confine his attention to the fragment of truth he champions, exaggerating its proportions, and denying or minimizing the qualifying truths represented by his antagonist. This law has led to the multiplying of special theological tendencies, and to their development in all possible directions and to every possible extent, and has thus been providentially overruled to the extension of our knowledge, and to the ultimate establishment of the truth in wider relations. but the habit is in itself obviously evil, since for the individuals immediately concerned it sacrifices the truth as a whole to special elements, which by exaggeration or dissociation from their natural relations become virtually untruths. This is illustrated in the whole history of controversies, e.g., between Nestorians and Monophysites, Lutherans and Reformed as to the person of Christ, between Supralapsarian Calvinists and Arminians, Churchmen and Puritans, Mystics and Formalists. It is plainly the duty of the individual to understand, as fully as possible the position of his respondent, and to incorporate the other’s fragment of truth with his own into the catholic whole.
3d. We must admit also that some advocates of theological dogma have lacked the courage of their convictions, and have betrayed their want of perfect confidence in the foundations on which they have builded by a disposition to discourage the fearless investigations of new truth in all directions, and to put an ungenerous interpretation upon all opinions to which their own minds were unaccustomed.
We claim to be sincere advocates of free investigation, in the true sense of that word, in every direction open to man. The believer in the supernatural revelation contained in God’s Word is place on a higher and more central point of vision than that of the mere naturalist, and he is thus rendered free of the whole sphere of truth. The true relation of the successive realms of the universe of being and knowledge can be read by one looking upon them from within outward and not from without inward, from above downward and in the direction in which the supreme light of revelation radiates, and not from below upward upon the side on which the shadows fall.
But it is absurd to suppose that true intellectual progress consists in a mere change of opinions, or that it is consistent with the destruction of the foundations which have been laid in the verified knowledge of the past. Truth once adequately established must be held fast forever, while we stand prepared to add to it all new truth substantiated by equal evidence. And it is a law which all educated men should be ready to acknowledge as axiomatic, that truth in any department once established must ever after hold the place of valid presumptions, influencing the course of new investigations in every department. Ruskin well testifies, “It is the law of progressive human life that we shall not build in the air, but in the already high-storied temple of the thoughts of our ancestors,” and that any addition successfully made can “never be without modest submission to the Eternal Wisdom, nor ever in any great degree except by persons trained reverently in some large portion of the wisdom of the past.”
It cannot be doubted that what is held by men as truth in any one department of knowledge must, in the long run, be brought into conscious adjustment with all that they hold as truth in every other department. That which is false in philosophy cannot long be believed to be true in religion, and conversely, that which is false in religion can never be rightly regarded true in philosophy. Consequently, in the rapid development of the physical sciences which characterizes the present age, it is inevitable that there should be serious difficulty in so adjusting all the elements as to allow us to become clearly conscious of the congruity in all respects of the new knowledge with the old. It is not to be wondered at even that at several points there is an apparently irreconcilable antagonism. But when we recall the obvious distinction between facts and theories, between established knowledge and provisional hypothesis, we are readily reassured by the recollection it suggests that the historic track of human thought is strewn with the wrecks of systems, of cosmogonies, and anthropologies, as certainly believed and as influential in their day as any of the anti-theological systems of the present day.
We should unquestionably open our doors wide, with a joy equal to her own, for all the facts which science gathers in her harvest-time. But is it not absurd to ask the believers in the great Church Creeds of Christendom to abandon, to modify, or to mask that ancient and coherent mass of knowledge which roots itself in the profoundest depths of human nature, and in all human history, which has verified itself to reason and every phase of experience for two thousand years, which has moulded the noblest charcters, inspired the most exalted lives, and inaugurated the very conditions which made modern science and civilization possible–to modify or abandon all this in deference to one or the other of the variant and transient speculations which each in his little day claims to speak in the venerable name of science?
We admit also that all Christian doctrine, like all other truth, rests on evidence appropriate in kind and adequate in degree. Nor is it denied that human reason legitimately exercised is the organ by which alone this divine truth is to be apprehended and its credentials examined and verified. These evidences ought to be subjected to the most thorough legitimate examination. He is a false or a mistaken advocate of the truth who would impede such investigation or who fears the result. Most of those who depreciate Christian dogma as incapable of certain verification, or as impractical and unprofitable, simply beg the question as to these evidences. All such we refer to the Christian Apologist, who is fully prepared to meet all reasonable demands. At present we assume the truth of our dogma and claim, that being true, every fragment of it is of transcendcent importance as to the God-appointed means of effecting the moral and spiritual regeneration of human character and life.
4th. We moreover admit without hesitation that theologians must themselves be held to their own principle that truth is in order to holiness; that the great end of dogma is not the gratification of the taste for speculation, but the formation of character and the determination of the activities of our inward and outward life in relation to God and our fellow-men. There is a patent distinction between the logical and the moral aspects of truth, between that manner of conceiving and stating it which satisfies the understanding and that which affects the moral nature and determines experience. Neither can be neglected without injury to the other. For if the laws of the understanding are essentially outraged, the moral nature cannot be either healthfully or permanently affected; that which is apprehended as logically incongruous by the understanding, cannot be rested in as certainly true and trusthworthy by the heart and conscience and will. But all the great doctrines of the Scriptures may be apprehended on the side and in the relations which immediately determine the moral attitude of the soul in relation to God. It is possible, for instance, to treat the Biblical teaching as to the sinful estate into which man has fallen and from which he has been redeemed by Christ, as a metaphysical or a psychological problem, in which its reality and bearings, as a matter of experience, may be to a great degree disguised. On the other hand, it may be set forth, as it always is in Scripture, as it is realized in consciousness, and as it enters into all religious experience. If, as is asserted, religious experience is only the personal experience of the truth of the great doctrines of Christianity, as we are personally concerned with them, it follows that they must be conceived and stated in a form in which they admit of being realized in the experience. Any theological method which sacrifices the moral and experiential aspects of the truth to a metaphysical and speculative interest will soon lose its hold upon the consciences of men, and itself experience that law of change which determines the fluctuations of all mere speculative systems.
With these admissions and distinctions, we return to our theme, that the truth revealed in the Scriptures, and embraced in what evangelical Christians style Christian dogma, is the great God-appointed means of producing in men a holy character and life. at present neither the general truth of Christianity nor that of any particular system of theology claiming to represent it, is the question. but the truth of Christianity being assumed, we affirm that the truths set forth in the Word of God in their mutual relations, are necessary means of promoting holiness of heart and life. That is, that dogmatic Christianity is the essential ground of practical Christianity.
1st. This will be made evident when we consider what Christianity really is and what is the essence of Christian doctrine. Unlike all philosophies, it is not a speculative system built up on certain principles or seminal ideas. It is, on the contrary, a divinely authenticated statement of certain facts concerning God, His nature, His attitude towards man as fallen, His purpose with regard to man’s redemption from sin, and several stages of His actual intervention to effect that end. This redemptive work Christ has been, and is now engaged in accomplishing by several actions in chronological succession. The revelation of these purposes and redemptive actions has been evolved through an historic process, the separate facts of which are as definitely ascertainable as those which constitute any other history. Christian doctrine, therefore, is just God’s testimony with regard to certain matters of fact, with which the religious life of the race is bound up. A distinction has been pressed, beyond all reason, between the matter of fact taught in Scripture and doctrines which, it is asserted, men have inferred from or have superadded to the facts, as hypothetical explanations of them. By matters of fact the liberal school means the external events of Christ’s history as these were observed by the bodily senses of human witnesses, and assured to us by their testimony; and these external facts of sense, perception, and nothing more, they admit to be valid objects of faith, forgetful that a more advanced and consistent school of their fellow-rationalists overset these external facts just as confidently as they themselves flippantly relegate dogma to the religion of the unknowable. These men admit, for instance, that we know, as a matter of “fact,” that Christ died on the cross, and rose from the dead the third day; but they hold that the design with which he died or that the relation which His death sustains to man’s restoration to the divine favor are matters of speculative opinion, but no matter of “fact.”
The word “fact” in universal usage signifies not merely an action, a thing done, but as well any objective reality, and by way of eminence, a reality of which we have adequate certainty, in distinction from a matter of opinion or probably reality. Now that Christ died and rose again as our representative, that His death was a vicariously endured penalty, is plainly as purely a matter of fact, i.e., objective reality, as definitely and certainly verifiable on the direct testimony of God, as the dying and rising again themselves. All that a witness in the Hall of Independence on the 4th of July, 1776, would have seen with his bodily eyes would have been the physical acts of certain men subscribing their names to a written paper; that was the optical perception, and nothing more. But no man would be absurd enough to deny that it is just as much a “fact,” and just as certain a “fact,” that they subscribed their names as the representatives of certain political communities, with the design and effect of changing their political constitutions and relations. The sensible transaction, and its legal intent and effect were equally matters of “fact” and ascertainable with equal precision and certainty upon adequate evidence. Now the matter of fact of which Christian dogmas are the revealed expression and attestation are those which more than any other conceivable facts are of transcendent importance and of immediate practical interest to mankind. The tri-personal constitution of the Godhead, and His essential attributes and eternal purposes–His relation to the world as Creator, providential Ruler, and moral Governor–His judgment of man’s present guilt, corruption, and impotence as a sinner–His purposes of grace, and the provision made for their execution, in the incarnation of the Second Person of the Trinity, and in the life, death, resurrection, and ascension to universal dominion of the God-man–the resurrection of the body, the judgment and eternal condemnation of the finally impenitent and glorification of believers–these are the FACTS.
In every department of life all practical experience and activity is constantly determined by the external facts into relation to which we are brought, and upon our knowledge of and voluntary conformity to these facts. All modern life, personal, social, and political, is notoriously being changed through the influence of the facts brought to our knowledge in the advances of the physical sciences. All moral duties spring out of relations, as those of husband and wife, parent and child, citizen and community. All religion is morality lifted up to the sphere of our relations to God, as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, as Creator, Moral Governor, Redeemer, Sanctifier, and Father. Our question, at present, is not whether our theological dogmas are true, but whether, being true, they are of practical importance. Much of the cavil against their use is only a disingenuous begging the question as to their truth. We prove them to be true in the department of Apologetics, which draws upon all the resources of philosophy and historical criticism. And having proved them to be true, we now assert, in advance, that morality and religion are possible only so far as these facts are recognized, and our inward and outward life adjusted to them. It would be incomparably more reasonable to attempt to accomplish all the offices pertaining to the departments of agriculture, navigation, and manufactures, while ignoring all the ascertained facts of the natural world, than it would be to attempt to accomplish the offices of morality and religion while ignoring the facts of the spiritual world signified and attested to us in Christian dogma.
2d. Again, our proposition that knowledge and belief of scriptural truth is the essential means of the production of holiness in heart and life, may be demonstrated upon universally admitted psychological principles. Knowledge is the act of the subject knowing, apprehending the truth. Truth is the object apprehended and recognized in the act of knowledge. In every act of apprehension there is required the object to be apprehended, and the apprehensive power upon the part of the agent apprehending. “The eye sees only that which it brings with it the power of seeing.” All truth of every kind stands related to the human mind, and the mind is endowed with constitutional faculties adjusted to it, and effecting its apprehension. As an actual fact, however, in the present state of the race, many individuals are found incapable of apprehending and recognizing some kinds of truth. for the apprehension of some truth a special endowment and cultivation of the understanding is necessary; for the recognition of other truth a special temperment and cultivation of tast is requisite, and for the apprehension of other truth again a special condition and habit of the moral and spiritual nature. In the actual condition of human nature the truths revealed in the Scriptures cannot be discerned in their spiritual quality as the things of God. But when the sould is quickened to a new form of spiritual life by the baptism of the Holy Ghost, this very truth, now discerned, becomes the insturment whereby the new spiritual life is sustained and developed. This accords with the analogy of the constitutional action of the soul in every sphere of its activity. The perception of beauty depends upon the possession of the aesthetic faculty. But that being possessed, the aesthetic culture of the soul depends upon the contemplation of beautiful objects, and the knowledge of the law of beauty in the endless variety of its forms. It is a law having no exception that the exercise of the perceptive faculty necessarily precedes and conditions the exercise of the affections and the will. Beauty must be apprehended before it can be appreciated and loved. Moral truth must be apprehended before it can be loved or chosen, and only thus can the moral affections be trained and strengthened. Mere feeling and mere willing without knowledge are absolutely impossible experiences, and if possible, they would be irrational and immoral. It is the grand distinction of Christianity that it is ethical and not magical in all its processes and spirit. It rests on facts. It moves in the sphere of personal relations. It is a spiritual power acting through the instrumentality of truth addressed to the reason, and made effectual upon the soul by the power of the Divine Spirit. And the truth, through the medium of knowledge spiritualized, acts on the emotions and will, and transforms character and governs life.
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Home Country Music News Entertainment News Dierks Bentley shares proactive new song, “Tell ‘Em Right Now”
Dierks Bentley shares proactive new song, “Tell ‘Em Right Now”
ABCDierks Bentley is in new music mode.
On Tuesday, the singer tweeted lyrics from a new track called "Tell ‘Em Right Now" that he shared a performance of via Instagram over the weekend.
Co-penned by Dierks, "One Beer" hitmaker Hardy and David Garcia, the timely lyrics encourage listeners to tell others how you feel while you have the chance. Whether it's "I love you" or "I'm sorry," the song urges us to act now and tributes the adage, "don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today."
"Don’t wait til you’re standing at their grave/Wishing you could tell them how you feel, somehow/Just tell them right now," Dierks croons with an acoustic guitar in hand, referring to the song as "a good idea in these times."
"Tell 'Em Right Now" comes as Dierks' current single, "Gone," climbs the charts, currently in the top 25 on the Billboard Country airplay chart.
Don’t wait til you’re standing at their grave wishing you could tell them how you feel, somehow... Just tell em right now...
— Dierks Bentley (@DierksBentley) January 12, 2021
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English football pundits are diabolical
There has been a fair amount of fuss lately over television football punditry. First, Alan Hansen suggested Theo Walcott lacked a footballing brain. Then, Jamie Redknapp labelled Fernando Torres’ performance as ‘diabolical’. And over the weekend, former Newcastle United player and manager, Alan Shearer, confidently stated that “No one really knows a great deal of him” in relation to Newcastle’s French international Hatem Ben Arfa.
The Shearer example is perhaps the most damning example of the state of football punditry in England. Messrs Hansen and Redknapp may be right or wrong, well-informed or ill-informed, but at least they were stating an opinion. Shearer, in contrast, was delighting in his lack of knowledge, about his ‘own’ club’s player no less.
This summer’s World Cup saw pundits time and again revel and joke about their lack of knowledge of the tournament’s lesser teams. That was diabolical. Their analysis, or lack thereof, showed a dearth of footballing brains amongst the pundits too.
This is particularly disappointing to see from the BBC. ITV has rarely produced good football telly in recent years, while Sky will always be over-hyped nonsense, at least when in comes to its Premier League coverage.
The BBC, however, as a public service broadcaster, should do better. At the very least, it should employ pundits who know about the subject they are talking about. Failing that, they should at least be capable of undertaking some basic research. Has anyone introduced Shearer to the wonders of Wikipedia?
Imagine how wonderful it would be to have a job where you were paid to watch and read about football, in order to speak with some degree of authority on the subject. The likes of Shearer can’t even be bothered to do that. Does he even like football?
We can always hark back to the golden age of football punditry, where the likes of Brian Clough and Malcolm Allison exchanged barbs. However, it seems unlikely that any channel would now risk anything beyond the current lowest-common-denominator, boy-done-good, golf-club-style chatter.
But, to play Fantasy Television Executive for a second, there are options out there. Martin O’Neill has been a fine pundit in the past, and is at a loose end right now. Roy Keane has never been afraid to speak his mind. I’d pay good money to see Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher sat together on the Match of the Day sofa. But why limit ourselves to players, ex-players and managers? There are plenty of well-informed, opinionated journalists out there.
But maybe the TV execs would rather something bland and uncontroversial. Perhaps the spectre of Alex Ferguson’s boycott of the BBC hangs over each and every football show?
Or perhaps this is a symptom (or a cause?) of the wider malaise in English football. Ignorance (tactical, cultural) is not only tolerated, it is often actively encouraged. Intelligence and curiosity are looked upon with suspicion, amusement or ridicule.
Pundits are influential. Millions listen to what they have to say, each and every week. They could be a hugely positive voice in the game. As it stands, they just offer noise.
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6 Comments to “English football pundits are diabolical”
Totally agree. MOTD seems to be going through a particularly shaky start to the beginning of the season and from the noise on twitter at least, it would seem as if fans are getting fed up with the patronising and ill informed nonsense that is being spouted.
Mind you, it’s not just since the start of the season. The World Cup analysis in particular was very poor – it was almost as if pundits delighted in seeing who could make the most outrageously stupid statements. There was a great article in The Scotsman during the tournament deriding the level of punditry. It’s well worth a look. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Tom-English-39The-level-of.6364084.jp
Hi Liam,
Thanks for that link – a really good summary of the poor World Cup coverage.
My particular favourite moment was prior to the Argentina/Greece game, where the BBC pundits namechecked Messi a number of times, but nobody else, then predicted a walkover for Argentina. “6-0 by half-time” was one prediction, I think. This was, of course, ignoring (or not even knowing about) the organisation and defensive nature of the Greece team. I’d expect pundits to know about a team that won a Eurpean Championship not too long ago. At half-time, with the score 0-0, the pre-match waffle was unsurprisingly glossed over…
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Ah so that’s what’s been troubling me about MotD for some time now but I had not managed to articulate for myself. There was a similar stagnation about twenty years ago when the Jimmy Hill era was winding down. Ironically the new brooms who came in to sweep punditry clean at that time included Lineker and ‘Jocky’ Hansen. I was going to say that perhaps their playing days are too far behind them now for them to make a truly insightful contribution to modern football punditry but Shearer only quit the game a few seasons back and he’s the worst of the lot. Perhaps it’s the punditry equivalent of a star player who knows theirs is the first name on the team-sheet every week – they are allowing complacency to creep into their work. The only one I continue to listen to with any interezst is Mark Lawrenson, less for his insight than for that half second pause from the main commentator when he drops in one of his delightfully dreadful puns. The nearest we have to the Clough/Allison clashes these days is the oh so apparent lack of love between most Final Score contributors and Garth Crooks. I think I’d want to smack his smug face if I were locked into a studio with him for several hours too.
I remember Jimmy Hill turning into a parody of himself, and Hansen being something of a breath of fresh air. In fact, their exchanges before Hill left were pretty good, if my memory hasn’t deceived me. It is a shame now that Shearer is in the seat, rather than someone with knowledge and opinions to shake it up.
Lawrenson does seem to have been given the court jester role. I don’t mind the odd pun here and there, but I think he overdoes it. That half-second is priceless, though.
I haven’t watched Final Score for some time, but certainly agree that Garth Crooks is a pain, especially with some of his convoluted questioning. He seems to have been with the BBC forever, though.
Guess it must be cyclical as Hansen has now turned into a parody of himself.
BBC has definitely got tired and there seems to be an appetite among fans for a change to the current formula. Whether that should entail a change to the ex-players only approach- how would a journo like Marcotti get on? – is open to debate. That debate seems to be raging so hopefully BBC will be take note.
Mind you, ex-players need not be dull and formulaic as a quick look at RTE’s line up of Giles, Dunphy and Brady/Souness demonstrates (if you’ve never had a chance to catch them, check Youtube for some great clips). It’s interesting to note that Souness often seems more comfortable in those surrounds than he does on Sky’s euro coverage (although I supopse it’s strange that he appears vaguely coherent as a pundit when his managerial record leaves a lot to be desired) so maybe there is something that constrains pundits over here.
I think a journalist could offer a different perspective, and certainly help fill some of the knowledge gaps. I’d assume they would be more likely to be critical, and to challenge presumptions. I think someone like Marcotti could be great.
RTE seems always be held up as an example of how to do punditry, and rightly so from the clips I’ve seen – I should check out more!
I do wonder how far pundits are directed. Are they given pointers on what not to say, or areas not to cover? Perhaps the host’s line of questioning has more of an effect than we realise? Orchestrating a studio full of non-broadcasters can’t be easy…
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Home » Athletes » Brilliant podium for Pramac racing in France
Brilliant podium for Pramac racing in France
Vive la France! Alma Pramac Racing celebrates a spectacular Sunday, the most beautiful in its history and consolidates its third place in the MotoGP team classification. Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller make fans happy. The rider from Terni is on the podium between Marquez and Valentino. The Australian finished fourth after an extraordinary race.
When Danilo pops the champagne on the podium it’s a great party for his team. Petrux’s race was superlative: he stayed with the front group in the first two corners and then stuck to the leaders. After the crashes of Dovizioso and Zarco, he tried to chase Lorenzo, overtaking him on lap 11 for P2. Petrux tries to catch Marquez and 10 laps from the end the gap is 0.4 seconds. Marquez defended his first place and Danilo controlled Valentino for second place.
Fantastic race for Pramac Racing’s Jack Miller
It was a brilliant race for Jack Miller as he defended seventh place at the start. The Australian rider defended himself well from Pedrosa’s attack then on lap 14 he overtook Lorenzo and climbed to fourth. Jack tried to chase Valentino Rossi for the podium and with 10 laps to go he reduced the gap to 0.8 seconds. In the last laps, however, no more stamina is left for anybody and Jack secures a great fourth place.
Danilo Petrucci “It is a great Sunday. I couldn’t get off to a good start but managed to stay with the leading group from first lap. I had a good pace and a great confidence. We did a great job this weekend. I am also pleased to have given the team a great satisfaction. See you at Mugello”.
Jack Miller “It was a good race. I’m pleased to have been with the front group all the time. I tried to take Valentino for the podium but in the end I wasn’t able to do it. I would like to congratulate Petrux for his result and thank the team for the work they have done this weekend. It is a great team and they deserve this result”.
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A Look Back at Election Year Stock Market History
How have past presidential elections impacted the stock market? Should you use recent history regarding presidential election cycles to try and predict or time the market? We’ll answer those questions and more in this article.
First, let’s start with a quick overview. Beginning in 1833, the Dow Jones Industrial average has seen an average gain of 10.4% the year before a presidential election, and an average gain of nearly 6% during the election year.
Certainly, those averages came with plenty of ups and downs over the last 200 years. Let’s take an extended look at the election year(s) stock market history.
Presidential Stock Market Cycles
Two theories have emerged regarding the presidential elections’ effect on the stock market. The first theory is the Presidential Election Cycle Theory.
Presidential Election Cycle Theory (2004)
The Presidential Election Cycle Theory was written in 2004 by Yale Hirsch, the creator of Stock Trader’s Almanac. In it, Mr. Hirsch suggested that the third year of a presidential “cycle” was its best performing year.
The other profitable years of a presidency on average are, in order, the fourth, second, and first.
This pattern does have variations. It is not clear if there is a full-cycle trend, or if there is a difference between Democratic and Republican administrations.
The Presidential Election Cycle Theory does show uncertainty before an election, followed by an improvement after the election. This is especially true when the economy is in a recession.
In the past, small-cap stocks have outperformed large-cap stocks on average in most election years. The normal trend is that the first year after an election, there are higher average and median returns in both large-cap and small-cap stocks.
Presidential Elections and Stock Market Cycles (2010)
The second theory was developed in 2010 by Pepperdine professor, Marshall Nickles, who wrote Presidential Elections and Stock Market Cycles. Mr. Nickles suggested a profit strategy of investing on October 1st of the 2nd year of a presidential term and then selling on December 31st of the 4th year of a presidential term.
Keep in mind that this is only a theory, and we do not recommend this particular strategy. It’s generally not a good idea to try and time markets based on presidential election cycles (or any other factor for that matter).
There are too many factors that come into play in trying to determine the ups and downs of stock and bond markets. Presidential elections are merely one factor in a much broader financial overview.
Recent Presidential Cycle Analysis
Both cycle theories are based on the newly elected president working to fulfill the campaign promises their first year in office. The theory predicts that the President will then spend his last two years campaigning and trying to improve the economy before the next election.
However, the above stock market theories did not hold up during the presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Investors discovered that those two presidential elections did not follow historical market trends.
The theory is that the fourth year of a presidential term sees a better return than the first term. This means that the market in 2008 should have delivered better returns than it did. During the 2008 election year, however, the returns dropped by 37%.
Barack Obama served two terms as President. During each of those 4-year terms, the first two years were the most profitable. For Donald Trump, the first year of his presidency was more profitable than the second.
In 2005, President George W. Bush was sworn in again as president and the S&P 500 index gained 4.9%. If you followed Marshall Nickles’s theory and invested in the stock market from October 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008, your investments would have lost an average of 6.8%.
Key Takeaway About Election Year Stock Markets
Investing based on past historical data patterns is not a good way to make market investment decisions. A better way to invest is to understand risk and return and diversify invested assets.
The Political Party Does Not Matter
There is a myth that Republican presidents are better for the stock market than their Democratic counterparts. However, since World War II, historically, the Dow Jones Industrial has posted bigger average returns under Democratic presidents.
President and Congress Party Offsets
Contrary to the above, stocks do tend to perform better in periods when presidential power is offset by the opposing party controlling Congress. The president has a lot of impact on foreign policy and trade, but it is the Senate that affects taxes, laws affecting business, and other areas of interest to investors.
In 2008 Obama won the White House, but Democrats did not gain control of the Senate. Even after the largest ever election day rally and a 305-point surge to 9625, the Dow was down 27.4% that year.
S&P 500 Index Returns in Election Years
There have been 22 presidential elections since the S&P 500 index began. Eighteen of those 22 election years have shown positive performance during an election year. Four elections had a loss in the S&P 500 during an election year, with the most recent being a 37% loss in 2008.
In the past when a Democrat held office and a new Democrat was elected, the total return for the year averaged 11.0%. When a Democrat was in office and a Republican was elected, the total return for the year averaged 13.2%.
In 13 of the past 22 elections, the sitting president was seeking re-election. History indicates that the economy has a more significant impact on a president’s re-election chances than the stock market. There are only three times when an incumbent president lost the election, and each loss occurred just after a recession.
The S&P 500 has seen a negative return in only two re-election years. In 1932 stocks were down 8.6% and in 1940 they were down 10.7%. A review of total returns during presidential election years between 1928 and 2012 shows the following:
Republican elected as president 15.6% average return
Democrat elected as president 7.6% average return
All election years 11.25% average return
Do Markets Rise During An Election Year?
It is a normal trend for the stock market to rise during an election year. The S&P 500 has made gains in 78% of election years since World War II. President Trump is now seeking a second term and the S&P has gained an average of 6.6%. This has been the trend since 1945 whenever a Republican president has run for re-election.
2020 Election Year Market Predictions
Based on history, we should expect the stock market to keep rising during 2020 with Donald Trump seeking re-election. However, the recent volatility due to fears of the coronavirus has certainly made things much less predictable.
Since 1952, the Dow Jones Industrial has climbed an average of 10.1% during the election year when a sitting president sought re-election.
The blue-chip average has fallen 1.6% during election years when there is no incumbent running. This could be due to more uncertainty in buying and selling stocks when an incumbent is not running for re-election.
Up until a couple of weeks ago, we were currently in the longest bull market in history and if you follow history, are well overdue for a recession.
There is a possibility the stock market could correct itself in 2020 and we would go into a bear market outside a recession. This has occurred in the past and will likely happen again, we just don’t know exactly when.
Have confidence that no matter what happens during the 2020 presidential election, you need to plan an investment strategy for the future. Avoid making rash decisions based on the current coronavirus fears and ensuing market volatility.
Protecting Investments During an Election Year
Being hyper-focused on the election and who wins the White House is unnecessary from a long-term investing standpoint.
The election-year stock market history should not be a major concern in protecting or growing your current investment portfolio.
If you have concerns about how to protect your assets now and in the future, contact us to schedule a complimentary consultation. Our advisors can guide you on investing strategies to make sure you achieve your short and long-term financial goals.
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One More Look: 5 Takes From Miami’s Loss To Denver
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The Dolphins (6-4) saw their five-game win streak come to an end Sunday, as the Denver Broncos (4-6) held on to win 20-13.
After two days of processing the defeat, here are five takeaways from the contest, ranging from Tua Tagovailoa’s silent afternoon to Andrew Van Ginkel’s odd outing.
1.) Tua’s gut check in Denver.
Just a week back, the former Alabama quarterback spoke about his transition to the NFL, saying that he ‘expected it to be a lot harder… not saying that it’s not hard.’
Thank goodness he threw that last little bit in there because it was definitely hard for him in the Rockies Sunday. Tua never looked comfortable in the pocket, as he was constantly under pressure. With six sacks, Denver did what no other defense has been able to do: welcome Tua properly to the much harder than college NFL.
Tagovailoa completed 11 of 20 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. Although he recorded no turnovers, it was by far his worst performance of his early professional career.
Denver’s signal-caller Drew Lock, on the other hand, was pressured very little as Miami’s defense failed to record a sack. Lock finished the game with 270 passing yards and one interception.
Tua Tagovailoa says his transition from Alabama to the NFL hasn’t been very difficult. 💭 👀 pic.twitter.com/yPrwXYKwOx
— 305 Sports (@305Sportss) November 17, 2020
2.) Miami still lacks offensive line depth
With some shuffling of the offensive line, it’s clear the Dolphins still need a little more quality in reserves. With rookie guard Solomon Kindley leaving the game with a foot injury, protection breakdown just got worse. The Mile “High” Miami fans had been feeling the past month-plus, was rudely interrupted by a Denver defense that on paper, the Dolphins’ offense should have matched up well with.
And with offensive lineman Jesse Davis on the COVID-19 list, it’ll be on Chan Gailey and his group to pick things up against a win-less New York Jets (0-10) team.
3.) Miami couldn’t run if their lives depended on it.
Miami’s weakest area by far is the lack of a run game. It’s really bad. The Dolphins were outgained on the ground 189 yards to 56. I knew coming into the game that the combo of Melvin Gordon and Phillip Lindsey would be a tough outing for the Dolphins’ defense. However, I didn’t know it would be as bad as ever, considering that running the ball was Salvon Ahmed, who emerged last week against the L.A. Chargers.
Miami’s lack of a run game is probably the biggest reason Tua is constantly pressured. No team will respect a run threat that doesn’t exist. It needs to change and change soon. Miami’s running backs are like the teams in the NFC East; it’s there for the taking but no one will step up.
4.) Van Ginkel plays the villain and hero.
Outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel has been a bright spot for the Dolphins and has been making plays all over the field, whether it be on defense or special teams. Sunday against Denver, driving late in the fourth quarter, Van Ginkel was guilty of two drive extending penalties that let Denver reach the red zone. That same drive, Broncos running back Melvin Gordon was steamrolling to the end zone for what would have been his third touchdown of the game and the final nail in the coffin for Miami.
Instead, Van Ginkel forced a fumble that Miami was able to recover to still have a chance to tie the game. The Dolphins need all players to recover from Sunday’s villain status and be the hero’s Gotham.
.@AndrewVanGinkel and @TheEricRowe secure the bag 🏈
📺 @NFLonCBS pic.twitter.com/DN6DPFneWf
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) November 22, 2020
5.) Fitz is still… Fitz
It’s clear even after Sunday, coach Brian Flores made the right decision to move to the young quarterback in Tagovailoa.
Ryan Fitzpatrick came in after Tua proved all game to be ineffective to try to provide a spark. While he had more yards in two drives than Tua had all game, and was effective in moving the ball, classic Fitzpatrick was lurking. Vintage carelessness cost Miami the game when Fitzpatrick threw 20 yards to the end zone to DeVante Parker, who was blanked in coverage. Denver safety Justin Simmons intercepted the pass to put a quick end to Miami’s short-lived come from behind rally.
Gut checks are often needed in the NFL to keep teams from letting small bits of success go to their heads. I do expect the entire Dolphins team as a whole to regroup and get a victory in New York. Tua, I’m guessing, will watch his words this week in front of microphones and cameras as well. A slice or two of humble pie for Thanksgiving, courtesy of the Broncos might prove to be what the Dolphins needed heading into the last month of the season, as they still sit only a game out of first place in the AFC East.
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Why screen time should NOT be used as a reward for kids
3aw drive
A parenting guru says screen time should NOT be used as a reward for children.
His advice comes after a recent study showed two thirds of Australian children were spending more than an hour in front of screens every day.
In an even more alarming stat, a whopping 96 per cent of kids aren’t eating enough vegetables.
Michael Grose, founder of parentingideas.com.au, said parents often bargained with their kids over when they could watch TV or play on phones.
But it only makes things worse.
“All it does is elevate it,” he said on 3AW Drive.
“It turns this whole thing into a transactional reaction, as well.”
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4BC Wide World of Sports
MONDAY - THURSDAY / 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wide World of Sports is a brand sports lovers know and love, and now Queensland listeners have their very own edition of the show.
Each day, leading sports broadcaster Peter Psaltis will be joined by some of the biggest names to have taken to the sporting field, and we’ll be checking in with all your favourite teams.
It’s the show sports fans can’t miss, with the opinions you want to hear and all the breaking news as it comes to hand.
David Warner ‘still not 100 per cent’ ahead of South African tour
Australian cricketer David Warner needs more time to recover from a groin injury after missing the first two Tests against India, Candice Warner says. Speaking on Wide World of Sports with Peter Psaltis, David’s wife and program contributor said he still had a way to go. “In regards to injuries, he’s still not 100 per […]
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Wide World of Sports host Peter Psaltis has a message for some of the tennis players in Australia “whingeing” about restrictions and hotel quarantine. He applauded Tennis Australia’s handling of the tournament, but said he found some of the commentary on the weekend from players in quarantine astounding. “Tennis Australia found a way for Australia […]
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How the ‘longevity’ of today’s tennis stars has changed the game
Television presenter and former tennis player Sam Groth says tennis stars are playing longer than ever before. Speaking on Wide World of Sports with Peter Psaltis and Todd Woodbridge, Groth said it was common to stop around the age of 30 or before. “I probably came in the era where guys were starting to look […]
North Queensland Cowboys’ Reuben Cotter hoping to debut at historic All Stars match
Townsville will host the NRL 2021 All Stars match for the first time. The match will be played at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on February 20, 2021 between the Indigenous and Maori male and female teams. Wide World of Sports summer co-host Candice Warner and Peter Psaltis spoke to North Queensland Cowboys player Reuben Cotter, […]
Andrew Bogut ‘mentally and physically’ ready to retire
Australian basketball star Andrew Bogut says he was “mentally and physically” ready to retire. The NBA champion announced he was hanging up his boots before the Tokyo Olympics. “The end of the last NBL season the body wasn’t in good shape,” he told Peter Psaltis on Wide World of Sports. Bogut said Australia was producing […]
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Polk County, Minnesota
U.S. county in Minnesota
U.S. county
Postcard. Carnegie Public Library at Crookston
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°46′N 96°24′W / 47.77°N 96.4°W / 47.77; -96.4
July 20, 1858 (created)
1872 (organized)
Named for
James Knox Polk
Largest city
East Grand Forks
1,998 sq mi (5,170 km2)
27 sq mi (70 km2) 1.3%
16.0/sq mi (6.2/km2)
Time zone
UTC−6 (Central)
UTC−5 (CDT)
www.co.polk.mn.us
Polk County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 31,600 at the 2010 United States Census.[1] Its county seat is Crookston,[2] and the largest community is East Grand Forks.
Polk County is part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2 Geography
2.1 Major highways
2.2 Adjacent counties
2.3 Protected areas[4]
3 Demographics
4 2000 census
5 Communities
5.1 Cities
5.2 Unincorporated communities
5.3 Townships
6 Government and politics
8 Footnotes
9 Further reading
In one of its early acts as a state entity, the Minnesota legislature created the county on July 20, 1858, but did not organize it at that time. The county was named for the 11th president of the United States, James Knox Polk, who signed the Congressional Act that organized the Minnesota Territory. The county was organized in 1872 and 1873, with the newly settled community of Crookston as the county seat.[3]
Polk County lies on Minnesota's border with North Dakota (across the Red River). The Red Lake River flows west through the upper central part of the county, discharging into the Red at Grand Forks. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, devoted to agriculture.[4] The county slopes to the west and north, with its highest point near its southeast corner, at 1,519' (463m) ASL.[5] The county has an area of 1,998 square miles (5,170 km2), of which 1,971 square miles (5,100 km2) is land and 27 square miles (70 km2) (1.3%) is water.[6]
Soils of Polk County[7]
Major highways
U.S. Highway 2
U.S. Highway 59
Minnesota State Highway 9
Minnesota State Highway 32
Minnesota State Highway 102
Polk County State-Aid Highway 21: Major connector between Grand Forks and Pennington County. Connects with Pennington County State-Aid Highway 3.
Polk County State-Aid Highway 9: Major connector between Crookston and the south end of Grand Forks. Connects with Grand Forks County Road 7. Also functions as a south side connector between US 75 and US 2 in Crookston.
Polk County State-Aid Highways 11 & 46: US 2 Truck Bypass of Crookston.
Polk County State-Aid Highway 2: Designated and designed for heavy truck traffic connecting US 2 to Roseau County and Marshall County.
Adjacent counties
Marshall County (north)
Pennington County (northeast)
Red Lake County (northeast)
Clearwater County (east)
Mahnomen County (southeast)
Norman County (south)
Traill County, North Dakota (southwest)
Grand Forks County, North Dakota (west)
Protected areas[4]
Agassiz Dunes Scientific and Natural Area (part)
Belgium State Wildlife Management Area
Brandsvold State Wildlife Management Area
Castor State Wildlife Management Area
Enerson State Wildlife Management Area
Erskine State Wildlife Management Area
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Gully Fen Scientific and Natural Area
Hangaard State Wildlife Management Area
Hasselton State Wildlife Management Area (part)
Hill River State Wildlife Management Area
Kroening State Wildlife Management Area
Lavoi State Wildlife Management Area
Lessor State Wildlife Management Area
Mahgre State Wildlife Management Area
Malmberg Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
Pembina State Wildlife Management Area
Polk State Wildlife Management Area
Red River State Recreation Area (part)
Red River Valley Natural History Area
Rindahl State Wildlife Management Area
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge
Sand Hill Recreation Area
Shypoke State Wildlife Management Area
Stipa State Wildlife Management Area
1880 11,433 —
1930 36,019 −2.9%
2019 (est.) 31,364 [8] −0.7%
US Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2019[1]
Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 US census data
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 31,369 people, 12,070 households, and 8,050 families in the county. The population density was 15.9/sqmi (6.14/km2). There were 14,008 housing units at an average density of 7.11/sqmi (2.74/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.18% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.57% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 4.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.7% were of Norwegian, 19.7% German and 5.8% French ancestry.
There were 12,070 households, out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.
The county population contained 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,105, and the median income for a family was $44,310. Males had a median income of $31,472 versus $21,535 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,279. About 7.30% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.
Crookston (county seat)
Lengby
Nielsville
Unincorporated communities
Dugdale
Maple Bay
Sherack
Andover Township
Angus Township
Badger Township
Belgium Township
Brandsvold Township
Brandt Township
Brislet Township
Bygland Township
Chester Township
Columbia Township
Crookston Township
Eden Township
Esther Township
Euclid Township
Fairfax Township
Fanny Township
Farley Township
Fisher Township
Garden Township
Garfield Township
Gentilly Township
Godfrey Township
Grand Forks Township
Grove Park-Tilden Township
Gully Township
Hammond Township
Helgeland Township
Higdem Township
Hill River Township
Hubbard Township
Huntsville Township
Johnson Township
Kertsonville Township
Keystone Township
King Township
Knute Township
Lessor Township
Liberty Township
Lowell Township
Nesbit Township
Northland Township
Onstad Township
Parnell Township
Queen Township
Reis Township
Rhinehart Township
Roome Township
Rosebud Township
Russia Township
Sandsville Township
Scandia Township
Sletten Township
Sullivan Township
Tabor Township
Tynsid Township
Vineland Township
Winger Township
Woodside Township
Polk County has been a swing district for several decades. As of 2016 it has selected the Republican candidate in presidential elections in 56% of national elections since 1980.
Presidential election results
Presidential elections results[13]
Third parties
2016 60.7% 8,979 31.9% 4,712 7.5% 1,105
2012 51.8% 7,615 46.1% 6,773 2.1% 305
1996 40.9% 5,563 46.9% 6,369 12.2% 1,655
1964 31.3% 5,039 68.6% 11,052 0.1% 20
1960 44.5% 7,528 55.3% 9,346 0.2% 35
1940 32.5% 5,200 66.6% 10,652 0.8% 133
1924 43.9% 5,027 5.8% 663 50.3% 5,750
1912 12.8% 735 28.9% 1,662 58.3% 3,350
1908 55.2% 3,311 32.2% 1,928 12.6% 758
1904 71.7% 3,549 14.1% 696 14.2% 704
County Board of Commissioners[14]
Next Election
Commissioner and Vice Chair Gerald Jacobson District 1 2020
Commissioner Warren Strandell District 2 2022
Commissioner and Chairperson Gary Willhite District 3 2020
Commissioner Joan Lee District 4 2022
Commissioner Don Diedrich District 5 2020
State Legislature (2018-2020)
Senate Mark Johnson[15] Republican District 1
House of Representatives Deb Kiel[16] Republican District 1B
U.S Congress (2018-2020)
House of Representatives Collin Peterson[17] Democrat 7th
Senate Amy Klobuchar[18] Democrat N/A
Senate Tina Smith[19] Democrat N/A
National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Minnesota
^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 42-28.
^ a b Polk County MN Google Maps (accessed 16 March 2019)
^ ""Find an Altitude/Polk County MN" Google Maps (accessed 16 March 2019)". Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". US Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
^ Nelson, Steven (2011). Savanna Soils of Minnesota. Minnesota: Self. pp. 57-60. ISBN 978-0-615-50320-2.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "US Decennial Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "Board of Commissioners | Polk County, MN". www.co.polk.mn.us. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "MN State Senate". www.senate.mn. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "Rep. Debra Kiel (01B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "Congressman Collin Peterson". Congressman Collin Peterson. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar". www.klobuchar.senate.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ "Home". Senator Tina Smith. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
R.I. Holcombe and William H Bingham, Compendium of History and Biography of Polk County, Minnesota. Minneapolis: W. H. Bingham & Co., 1916.
Huber D. McLellan, The History of the Early Settlement and Development of Polk County, Minnesota. PhD dissertation. Northwestern University, 1928.
Polk County Historical Society, Bicentennial History of Polk County, Minnesota: Pioneers of the Valley. n.c.: Polk County Historical Society, 1976.
Polk County Historical Society, The Polk County Historian. (journal)
Claude Eugene Wentsel, Polk County, Minnesota, in the World War. Ada, MN: C.E. Wentsel, 1922.
Winger Golden Jubilee Historical Committee, Golden Jubilee, Winger, Minnesota, 1904-1954. Winger, MN: Winger Enterprise, n.d. [1954].
Maxine Workman, Minnesota Cemeteries, Polk County. West Fargo, ND: Red River Genealogy Society, 1988.
Polk County official website
Places adjacent to Polk County, Minnesota
Marshall County Pennington County and Red Lake County
Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Clearwater County
Traill County, North Dakota Norman County Mahnomen County
Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Crookston
Brandsvold
Brislet
Bygland
Grand Forks
Grove Park-Tilden
Higdem
Hill River
Kertsonville
Knute
Lessor
Nesbit
Onstad
Roome
Sandsville
Sletten
Tynsid
Key West
Red Lake Indian Reservation‡
United States portal
Saint Paul (capital)
Biking/Cycling
Climate (Climate change)
Colleges and universities
Congressional districts
High schools
Historical Congressional delegations
Historical Landmarks
Movies and television
Political parties
School districts
State fair
State parks
Tourist attractions
Killing of George Floyd
Boundary Waters
Buffalo Ridge
Coteau des Prairies
Dissected Till Plains
Driftless Area
Iron Range
Minnesota River Valley
North Shore
Northwest Angle
North Woods
Red River Valley
Siouxland
Twin Cities metropolitan area
Largest cities
pop. over 25,000
Apple Valley
Brooklyn Center
Brooklyn Park
Coon Rapids
Cottage Grove
Eden Prairie
Elk River
Inver Grove Heights
Maple Grove
Prior Lake
St. Cloud
St. Louis Park
Saint Paul
White Bear Lake
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Crow Wing
Lac qui Parle
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Mille Lacs
Otter Tail
Red Lake
Saint Louis
Yellow Medicine
Mall of America
Greater Grand Forks Metropolitan Area (ND-MN)
Grand Forks†
Crookston†
Grand Forks AFB
† - county seat
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Costco Stops Selling Half-Sheet Cakes
By Bill Galluccio Jun 29, 2020
GAUNCE 06/22/01 Elizabeth Gaunce on rt with Bakery Manager Alex Fowler on left-shopping cart filled
Costco has decided to stop selling their extremely popular half-sheet cakes. The cakes can feed about 48 people and cost around $20. They come in two flavors, a white cake filled with a vanilla cheesecake mousse, topped with white buttercream frosting, and a chocolate cake, filled with chocolate mousse and a chocolate buttercream icing.
The company quietly pulled them from their bakeries in May but recently announced they would not be bringing them back.
Costco said that they have been selling round, 10-inch cakes, which can feed about a dozen people. The wholesaler told the New York Times that the smaller cakes "seem to be resonating with our members."
While the company did not specify a reason for discontinuing the sales of the half-sheet cakes, they suggested that it was due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"To help limit personal contact and create more space for social distancing, Costco has reduced service in some departments," the company wrote on Facebook. "At this time, we are not making sheet cakes for special order."
The decision has upset some customers, including one person who said the half-sheet cakes were the only reason they kept their membership. Another customer told the Times that Costco's cakes taste much better than similar ones from the grocery store.
"They're delicious," Megan Engle said. "I don't know if they're fresh or if Costco uses superior ingredients, but they're delicious."
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 5 Episode 70
Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theater in New York.
Episode: 70/842 eps
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1 "George Clooney, Jeb Bush, Jon Batiste &...
"Stephen welcomes George Clooney, Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush, plus a musical performance by Jon Batiste & Stay Human with special guests."
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"Stephen welcomes actress Scarlett Johansson, Space X and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, plus an interview with and musical performance by Kendrick Lamar."
3 "Vice President Joe Biden, Travis Kalani...
"Stephen welcomes Vice President Joe Biden, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, plus a musical performance by Toby Keith."
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"Stephen welcomes comedian Amy Schumer, author Stephen King, plus an interview with and performance by Troubled Waters."
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"Stephen welcomes actress Emily Blunt, Justice Stephen Breyer, plus a performance by The Dead Weather."
6 "Tim Cook, Jake Gyllenhaal, Run The Jewe...
"Stephen welcomes actor Jake Gyllenhaal, Apple CEO Tim Cook, plus a performance by Run the Jewels with TV on the Radio."
7 "Kevin Spacey, Carol Burnett, Abbi Jacob...
"Stephen welcomes actor Kevin Spacey, TV legend Carol Burnett, plus a performance and interview with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp."
8 "Trevor Noah, U.N. Ban Ki-Moon, Chris St...
"Stephen welcomes Trevor Noah, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, plus a musical performance by Chris Stapleton."
9 "Lupita Nyongu2019o, Sen. Bernie Sanders...
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10 "Stephen Curry, Sen. Ted Cruz, Don Henle...
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11 "Donald Trump, Dr. Ernest Moniz, Raury"
"Stephen welcomes Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz, plus a musical performance by Raury."
12 "Hugh Jackman, Hugh Evans, Sen. Elizabet...
"Stephen welcomes actor Hugh Jackman with founder of the Global Poverty Projects Hugh Evans, Senator Elizabeth Warren, plus an interview with and musical performance by Pearl Jam."
13 "Andrew Sullivan, Maria Shriver, Jim Gaf...
"Stephen welcomes author Andrew Sullivan, journalist and activist Maria Shriver, comedian Jim Gaffigan, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, plus a musical performance by the YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus and the Choir of St. Jean Baptiste."
14 "Malala Yousafzai, Kerry Washington, The...
"Stephen welcome Pakistani activist Malala Yousadzai, American actress Kerry Washington, plus Dan Auerbach's band The Arcs."
15 "First Lady Michelle Obama, John Legend"
"Stephen welcomes First Lady Michelle Obama and singer John Legend."
16 "Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Dominic Wi...
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17 "John Oliver, Evan Spiegel, Bill Withers...
"Stephen welcomes John Oliver, founder of Snapchat Evan Spiegel, plus an interview with singer-songwriter Bill Withers and a performance by Ed Sheeran."
18 "John Kerry, Claire Danes, PewDiePie"
"Stephen welcomes Secretary of State John Kerry, actress Claire Danes, and YouTube comedian PewDiePie."
19 "Morgan Freeman, Ruth Wilson, Sean Murra...
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20 "Senator John McCain, Yo-Yo Ma, Misty Co...
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21 "Bill Clinton, Billy Eichner, Florence &...
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22 "Gina Rodriguez, Ben Bernanke, Tame Impa...
"Stephen welcomes actress Gina Rodriguez, economist Ben Bernanke, plus musical guest Tame Impala."
23 "Cate Blanchett, Brian Chesky, Dartmouth...
"Stephen welcomes actress Cate Blanchett, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, and Dartmouth's Robotic MVP."
24 "James Corden, Shane Smith, Halsey"
"Stephen welcomes TV host James Corden, Vice Media CEO Shane Smith, plus a musical performance by Halsey."
25 "Carey Mulligan, Elvis Costello, Darlene...
"Stephen welcomes actress Carey Mulligan, musician Elvis Costello, plus a musical performance by Darlene Love."
26 "Sarah Silverman, Elijah Wood, Symphony ...
"Stephen welcomes actress Sarah Silverman, actor Elijah Wood, plus a musical performance by Legends of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses."
27 "Jack Black, Nick Woodman, Michelle Dorr...
"Stephen welcomes actor Jack Black, CEO of GoPro Nick Woodman, plus a dance performance by Michelle Dorrance."
28 "Oprah Winfrey, Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cra...
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29 "Jimmy Kimmel, the cast and director of ...
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30 "Sienna Miller, Melissa Benoist, Chance ...
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31 "Hillary Clinton, Anthony Bourdain, Carr...
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32 "Julianna Margulies, Jonathan Franzen, A...
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33 "Seth MacFarlane, Neil DeGrasse Tyson"
"Stephen welcomes musical guest Seth MacFarlane and astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson."
34 "Charlie Rose, Stacy Schiff, Ghost"
"Stephen welcomes \u201cCBS This Morning\u201d co-host Charlie Rose, author Stacy Schiff, a musical performance by Ghost, plus the Zombies sit in with Jon Batiste & Stay Human."
35 "Allison Janney, Colin Quinn, Margaret C...
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36 "Antonio Banderas, Reed Hastings, John I...
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37 "Daniel Craig, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Eu...
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38 "Bryan Cranston, Shamir"
"Stephen welcomes actor Bryan Cranston, plus a musical performance by Shamir."
39 "Whoopi Goldberg, John Kasich, Glen Hans...
"Stephen welcomes TV host Whoopi Goldberg, GOP candidate John Kasich, plus a musical performance by Glen Hansard."
40 "Ethan Hawke, Claire McCaskill, Amy Klob...
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41 "Aziz Ansari, Shonda Rhimes, Bruce Campb...
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42 "Viola Davis, Brian Greene, George Ezra"
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43 "Jennifer Connelly, Judd Apatow, The Int...
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44 "Mark Ruffalo, John Cleese, Michael Flat...
"Stephen welcomes actor Mark Ruffalo, actor John Cleese, plus an interview with and performance by Michael Flatley."
45 "Bill Maher, Florent Groberg, Shepard Fa...
"Stephen welcomes Bill Maher, Medal of Honor Recipient Army Captain Florent Groberg, author Shepard Fairey, plus a special performance by The Acro-Cats."
46 "Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Public I...
"Stephen welcomes actress Julianne Moore, actor Burt Reynolds, a musical performance by Public Image Ltd, plus CeeLo Green sits in with Jon Batiste & Stay Human."
47 "Sharon Stone, Justin Theroux, James Tay...
"Stephen welcomes actress Sharon Stone, actor Justin Theroux, plus a musical performance by James Taylor."
48 "Jane Fonda, Andrew Lloyd Webber"
"Stephen welcomes actress Jane Fonda, an interview with and performance by Andrew Lloyd Webber, plus young guitarist Brandon Niederauer sits in with Jon Batiste & Stay Human."
49 "Michael Caine, Larry Wilmore, Boots"
"Stephen welcomes actor Michael Caine, comic Larry Wilmore, a musical performance by Boots, plus Vulfpeck sits in with Jon Batiste & Stay Human."
50 "Sylvester Stallone, Ted Koppel, My Morn...
"Stephen welcomes actor Sylvester Stallone, author Ted Koppel, plus a musical performance by My Morning Jacket."
51 "Spike Lee, Andy Cohen, Carly Simon"
"Stephen welcomes director Spike Lee, Bravo's Andy Cohen, plus a musical performance by Carly Simon."
52 "Gloria Estefan, Eric Greitens, Jake Woo...
"Stephen welcomes musician Gloria Estefan, Navy SEAL Eric Greitens with former Marine Sgt. Jake Wood, and chef Daniel Boulud."
53 "Steve Carell, Jennifer Hudson"
"Stephen welcomes actor Steve Carell, plus an interview with and performance by Jennifer Hudson from the Broadway production of \u201cThe Color Purple.\u201d"
54 "Marion Cotillard, George Saunders, Joan...
"Stephen welcomes actress Marion Cotillard, author George Saunders, plus a musical performance by Joanna Newsom."
55 "Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Alle...
"Stephen welcomes \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d cast members Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, and Allen Leech, director Adam McKay, plus a musical performance by Kurt Vile."
56 "Bruce Willis, Michael Lewis, Lizzo"
"Stephen welcomes actor Bruce Willis, author Michael Lewis, plus a musical performance by Lizzo."
57 "Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ike Barinholtz, Sha...
"Stephen welcomes playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor Ike Barinholtz, plus a musical performance by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings."
58 "Jennifer Lawrence, Doris Kearns Goodwin...
"Stephen welcomes actress Jennifer Lawrence, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, plus a musical performance by Sleater-Kinney."
59 "Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Groff, Sque...
"Stephen welcomes director Quentin Tarantino, actor Jonathan Groff, plus a musical performance by Squeeze."
60 "Robert De Niro, Daniel Gilbert, Henry R...
"Stephen welcomes actor Robert De Niro, author Daniel Gilbert, plus an interview with and comical music performance by Henry Rollins."
61 "Michael Moore, Samantha Power, Michael ...
"Stephen welcomes director Michael Moore, US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, actor Michael C. Hall, plus a musical performance from the cast of the musical \u201cLazarus.\u201d"
62 "Mandy Patinkin, Kayvon Beykpour, Leon B...
"Stephen welcomes actor Mandy Patinkin, Periscope CEO Kayvon Beykpour, plus a musical performance by Leon Bridges."
63 "Samuel L. Jackson, Olivia Hallisey"
"Stephen welcomes actor Samuel L. Jackson, and Google Science Fair Winner Olivia Hallisey."
64 "John Krasinski, Killer Mike, George Chu...
"Stephen welcomes actor John Krasinski, Hip Hop artist Killer Mike, geneticist George Church, and a musical performance by Foals."
65 "Jerry Seinfeld, Senator Rand Paul, Andr...
"Stephen welcomes a stand-up performance by and interview with Jerry Seinfeld, Senator Rand Paul, plus a musical performance by Andra Day."
66 "Damian Lewis, America Ferrera, FloydLit...
"Stephen welcomes actor Damian Lewis, actress America Ferrera, plus a performance by FloydLittle's Double Dutch team."
67 "Matthew Broderick, Sarah Parcak, Kacey ...
"Stephen welcomes actor Matthew Broderick, space archaeologist Sarah Parcak, plus a musical performance by Kacey Musgraves."
68 "Jane Lynch, Sec. Julian Castro, EL VY"
"Stephen welcomes actress Jane Lynch, from the the CBS comedy series \"Angel From Hell\"; Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, and a musical performance by EL VY."
69 "Saoirse Ronan, Jeremy Stoppelman, Laura...
"Stephen welcomes actress Saoirse Ronan, CEO of Yelp Jeremy Stoppelman, \"Making a Murderer\" Filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, and a musical performance by James Bay."
70 "Paul Giamatti, Guerrilla Girls, J.B. Ma...
"Stephen welcomes actor Paul Giamatti, artists Guerrilla Girls, and professional bull rider J.B. Mauney."
71 "Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Father John M...
"Stephen welcomes actress Olivia Munn, T.J Miller, and a musical performance by Father John Misty."
72 "Scott Kelly, Abby Wambach, Maria Bamfor...
"Stephen welcomes astronaut Scott Kelly, U.S. Women's Soccer star Abby Wambach, and comedian Maria Bamford."
73 "Patricia Heaton, Quincy Jones, Deray Mc...
"Stephen welcomes Patricia Heaton, Quincy Jones, Civil Rights Activist DeRay McKesson, and a musical performance by Grace."
74 "Charlie Day, Colin Hanks, Margo Price"
"Stephen welcomes Charlie Day, Colin Hanks from the CBS comedy series \"Life in Pieces,\" and a musical performance by Margo Price."
75 "James Spader, Brandon Marshall, Sarah K...
"Stephen welcomes actor James Spader, New York Jets Wide Receiver Brandon Marshall, host and Executive Producer of \"Serial\" Podcast Sarah Koenig, and Rev Run."
76 "Christian Slater, Josh Radnor, Iggy Pop...
"Stephen welcomes actors Christian Slater and Josh Radnor and musician Iggy Pop."
77 "Steven Tyler, Gaby Hoffmann, Lu00e5psle...
78 "Donald Rumsfeld, Russell Westbrook, Jac...
"Stephen welcomes Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Oklahoma City Thunder Point Guard Russell Westbrook, and a musical performance by Jackson Browne."
79 "Laurence Fishburne, Michael Novacek, La...
"Stephen welcomes Laurence Fishburne, Michael Novacek, and a musical performance by Lake Street Dive."
80 "Chris Pine, Danielle Brooks, Jonah Reid...
"Stephen welcomes Chris Pine, actress Danielle Brooks, Columbia University student Jonah Reider, and a musical performance by Baauer."
81 "Josh Brolin, John Dickerson, Erin Brock...
"Stephen welcomes Josh Brolin, John Dickers, host of CBS News's \"Face the Nation\"; Environmental Activist Erin Brockovich, and a musical performance by Aubrie Sellers."
82 "John Travolta, Courtney B. Vance, Amy C...
"Stephen welcomes John Travolta and Courtney B. Vance, author Amy Cuddy, and a musical performance John Moreland."
83 "David Schwimmer, Joel Osteen, M. Ward"
"Stephen welcomes David Schwimmer, Pastor Joel Osteen, and a musical performance by M. Ward."
84 "Dr. Phil McGraw, Mark & Jay Duplass, Mi...
"Stephen welcomes Dr. Phil, creators of \"Togetherness\" Mark and Jay Duplass, author Michael Eric Dyson, and a musical performance by Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals."
85 "Michael Strahan, Samantha Bee, Wilco"
"Stephen welcomes Michael Strahan, Samantha Bee, and a musical performance by Wilco."
86 "Bobby Cannavale, Donny Deutsch, Charles...
"Stephen welcomes Bobby Cannavale; Advertising executive Donny Deutsch, and a musical performance by Charles Kelley."
87 "Tina Fey and Margot Robbie, Will Ferrel...
"Stephen welcomes Tina Fey and Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, Megyn Kelly, and Key & Peele."
88 "Bill O'Reilly, Eddie George, Macklemore...
"Stephen welcomes Bill O'Reilly, former NFL star Eddie George, and a musical performance by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis."
89 "Olivia Wilde, Christiane Amanpour, Jon ...
"Stephen welcomes Olivia Wilde, Christiane Amanpour, and a musical performance by Jon Batiste & Stay Human."
90 "Ben Stiller, Bernie Sanders, Tao: Seven...
"Stephen welcomes Ben Stiller, Senator Bernie Sanders, and a performance by Tao: Seventeen Samurai."
91 "Kelsey Grammer, Fred Armisen, Sarah McD...
"Stephen welcomes Kelsey Grammer, Fred Armisen, \u201cPlayboy\u201d cover girl Sarah McDaniel, and a musical performance by Ty Segall and the Muggers."
92 "Craig Ferguson, Senator Cory Booker, Sc...
"Stephen welcomes Craig Ferguson, Senator Cory Booker, and World Darts Champion Scott Waites."
93 "Eva Longoria, Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Gla...
"Stephen welcomes Eva Longoria, Abbi Jacobson & ilana Glazer, and a musical performance by Lucinda Williams."
94 "Kate Hudson, Governor John Kasich, Cour...
"Stephen welcomes Kate Hudson, Governor John Kasich, and a musical performance by Courtney Barnett."
95 "Tea Leoni, Amanda Peet, Triumph the Ins...
"Stephen welcomes actress Tea Leoni from the CBS drama series \"Madam Secretary\", Amanda Peet, and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog."
96 "Chelsea Handler, Zosia Mamet, The Lumin...
"Stephen welcomes Chelsea Handler, Zosia Mamet, and a musical performance by The Lumineers."
97 "Casey Affleck, Richard Dreyfuss, Mavis ...
"Stephen welcomes Casey Affleck, Richard Dreyfuss, and an interview with and musical performance by Mavis Staples."
98 "Debra Messing, Zachary Quinto, Violent ...
"Stephen welcomes Debra Messing, Zachary Quinto, and a musical performance by Violent Femmes."
99 "Adrien Brody, Danai Gurira, Brian Green...
"Stephen welcomes Adrien Brody, actress Danai Gurira from \"The Walking Dead,\" and Physicist Brian Greene."
100 "Tim Daly, Graham Nash, Jason Isbell"
"Stephen welcomes Tim Daly from the CBS drama series \u201cMadam Secretary,\" Singer-songwriter Graham Nash, and a musical performance by Jason Isbell ."
101 "Spike Jonze, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jack ...
"Stephen welcomes Director Spike Jonze, Jeffrey Dean Morgan from the CBS drama series \u201cThe Good Wife\u201d and a musical performance by Jack Garratt."
102 "Chrissy Teigen, Mike Birbiglia, Adam Sa...
"Stephen welcomes Chrissy Teigen, comedian Mike Birbiglia, and Adam Savage of \u201cMythBusters.\""
103 "Octavia Spencer, John Stamos, Bob Saget...
"Stephen welcomes Octavia Spencer, the cast of \u201cFuller House\u201d: John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier, and a musical performance by Lucius."
104 "Christopher Meloni, Mary Elizabeth Wins...
"Stephen welcomes Christopher Meloni, actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead;, Medal of Honor Recipient Edward Byers, and a musical performance by Ray LaMontagne."
105 "Will Arnett, Charles Barkley, Max Green...
"Stephen welcomes Will Arnett, Charles Barkley, and actor Max Greenfield."
106 "Helen Mirren, J.J. Abrams, DMAu2019S"
"Stephen welcomes Helen Mirren, J.J. Abrams, and a musical performance by DMA'S."
107 "Sally Field, Jerrod Carmichael, Esperan...
"Stephen welcomes Sally Field, Jerrod Carmichael, and a musical performance by Esperanza Spalding."
108 "Anna Kendrick, Loretta Lynch, Brian Fal...
"Stephen welcomes Anna Kendrick, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and a musical performance by Brian Fallon."
109 "Jeff Daniels, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, ...
"Stephen welcomes Jeff Daniels, actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Audra McDonald."
110 "John Oliver, Jordan Spieth, New Order"
"Stephen welcomes John Oliver, World #1 Golfer Jordan Spieth, and a musical performance by New Order."
111 "Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Shirley M...
"Stephen welcomes Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Shirley MacLaine, and an interview with Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel and performance with orchestra."
112 "Theo James, Jussie Smollett, Laurie And...
"Stephen welcomes Theo James, Jussie Smollett, and a musical performance by Laurie Anderson."
113 "William H. Macy, Melissa Rauch, Isaac M...
"Stephen welcomes William H. Macy, Melissa Rauch, and Isaac Mizrahi."
114 "Tom Hiddleston, Laura Benant, Frightene...
"Stephen welcomes Tom Hiddleston, Laura Benanti from the CBS drama series \"Supergirl\" and a musical performance by Frightened Rabbit."
115 "Adam Driver, Rachel Bloom, Savages"
"Stephen welcomes Adam Driver, Rachel Bloom, and a musical performance by Savages."
116 "Eric Stonestreet, Jason Jones, Elizabet...
"Stephen welcomes Eric Stonestreet, Jason Jones, and Senator Elizabeth Warren."
117 "Sarah Paulson, Tatiana Maslany, Wynton ...
"Stephen welcomes Sarah Paulson, Tatiana Maslany, and interview with and musical performance by Wynton Marsalis, Lil Buck, and Jared Grimes."
118 "Steve Buscemi, Benjamin Walker, Broadwa...
"Stephen welcomes Steve Buscemi, actor Benjamin Walker, and a performance by the cast of Broadway's \"American Psycho.\""
119 "Matthew Perry, Nick Offerman, Explosion...
"Stephen welcomes Matthew Perry from the CBS comedy series \"The Odd Couple,\" Nick Offerman, a musical performance by Explosions In The Sky, and Parliament-Funkadelic sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
120 "Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Arianna ...
"Stephen welcomes Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone, Arianna Huffington, and a musical performance by BABYMETAL."
121 "Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, David Duch...
"Stephen welcomes Anna Kendrick & Sam Rockwell, David Duchovny, and a musical performance by Autolux."
122 "Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, Ken Burns...
"Stephen welcomes Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, and filmmaker Ken Burns."
123 "Hillary Clinton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, ...
"Stephen welcomes Hillary Clinton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Katharine McPhee from the CBS drama series \"Scorpion,\" a musical performance by Sturgill Simpson, and Wayne Shorter sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
124 "Rep. Paul Ryan, Kevin Spacey, Thomas Mi...
"Stephen welcomes Kevin Spacey, actor Thomas Middleditch, a musical performance by The Flaming Lips, and Arturo Sandoval sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
125 "Dennis Quaid, Matt Walsh, Charles Bradl...
"Stephen welcomes Dennis Quaid, actor Matt Walsh, a musical performance by Charles Bradley, and Tootie & Jimmy Heath sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
126 "Tom Hanks, Leslie Odom Jr., The Strumbe...
"Stephen welcomes Tom Hanks, Leslie Odom Jr., a musical performance by The Strumbellas, and Roy Haynes sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
127 "Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nikolaj Coster-Wal...
"Stephen welcomes Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and comedian Sam Morril."
128 "Michelle Williams, Eddie Huang, Bob Mou...
"Stephen welcomes Michelle Williams, Viceland's Eddie Huang, and a musical performance by Bob Mould."
129 "J.K. Simmons, Jane Krakowski, Chris Wal...
"Stephen welcomes J.K. Simmons, Jane Krakowski, and Chris Wallace."
130 "Susan Sarandon, David Tennant, Catfish ...
"Stephen welcomes Susan Sarandon, actor David Tennant, and a musical performance by Catfish and The Bottlemen."
131 "Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski,...
"Stephen welcomes the cast of the CBS drama series \"The Good Wife\": Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, and Matt Czuchry, also Hank Azaria, and Nike Co-Founder and Chairman Phil Knight."
132 "Anderson Cooper, Mark Feuerstein, Gwen ...
"Stephen welcomes Anderson Cooper, Mark Feuerstein and a musical performance by Gwen Stefani."
133 "Bill O'Reilly, Morris Chestnut, Deerhun...
"Stephen welcomes Bill O'Reilly, Morris Chestnut, and a musical performance by Deerhunter."
134 "Dakota Johnson, Sebastian Stan, Lukas N...
"Stephen welcomes Dakota Johnson, Sebastian Stan, and a musical performance by Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real."
135 "Anthony Mackie, Rob Reiner, Maxwell"
"Stephen welcomes Anthony Mackie, Rob Reiner, and a musical performance by Maxwell."
136 "Judge Judy, Zac Posen, W. Kamau Bell"
"Stephen welcomes Judge Judy, Zac Posen and W. Kamau Bell."
137 "Lily Tomlin, Kumail Nanjiani, Ryan Hami...
"Stephen welcomes Lily Tomlin, actor Kumail Nanjiani, and a performance by stand-up comedian Ryan Hamilton."
138 "Kaley Cuoco, Dan Savage, The National"
"Stephen welcomes Kaley Cuoco from the CBS comedy series \"The Big Bang Theory,\" author and podcast host Dan Savage, and a musical performance by The National."
139 "Chloe Grace Moretz, Katie Couric, Charl...
140 "Kate Beckinsale, B.J. Novak, Desiigner"
141 "Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Jessie Mue...
142 "Matt Bomer, Zach Woods, Nick Griffin"
143 "Episode 143"
202 "Actress Anna Gunn; journalist John Dick...
"Actress Anna Gunn; journalist John Dickerson; inventor Simone Giertz."
1 "Maggie Gyllenhaal/Graham Norton/Lukas N...
"Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Deuce (2017)); comic Graham Norton (The Graham Norton Show (2007)); Lukas Nelson and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real perform."
2 "Liev Schreiber/Joe Buck/Sonequa Martin-...
"Actor Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan (2013) and Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)); sportscaster Joe Buck; actress Sonequa Martin-Green (The Walking Dead (2010)); Sheila E. performs."
3 "Bernie Sanders/Caitriona Balfe/The Nati...
"Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind-Vt.); actress Caitriona Balfe (Outlander (2014)); The National perform."
5 "THE LATE SHOW's Second Anniversary Spec...
"The Late Show's second anniversary special."
6 "Hillary Clinton/Emma Stone"
"Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; actress Emma Stone (Battle of the Sexes (2017))."
7 "Jeff Bridges/Jeff Flake/Miguel"
"Actor Jeff Bridges (Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)); Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) (book, \"Conscience of a Conservative\"); Miguel performs."
8 "Jim Parsons/Pamela Adlon/The Killers"
"Actor Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory (2007)); actress Pamela Adlon (Better Things (2016)); The Killers perform."
9 "Bobby Moynihan/Tatiana Maslany"
"Actor Bobby Moynihan (Me, Myself and I (2017)); actress Tatiana Maslany (Stronger (2017))."
10 "Sterling K. Brown/Chance The Rapper"
"Actor Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us (2016) and Marshall (2017)); Chance the Rapper performs."
11 "Sofia Vergara/David Boreanaz/Ken Burns"
"Actress Sof\u00eda Vergara (Modern Family (2009)); actor David Boreanaz (Bones (2005)); documentarian Ken Burns (The Vietnam War (2017))."
12 "Nick Kroll/Michael Bloomberg/Tim Heidec...
"Actor Nick Kroll (Big Mouth (2017) and The House (2017)); businessman Michael Bloomberg; comics Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim."
13 "Steve Martin/Mark Feuerstein/Steep Cany...
"Actor Steve Martin; actor Mark Feuerstein (9JKL (2017)); Steve Martin performs with The Steep Canyon Rangers."
14 "Jerry Seinfield"
"Comic Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017))."
15 "Pierce Brosnan/Jason Alexander/Ta-Nehis...
"Actor Pierce Brosnan (The Foreigner (2017)); actor Jason Alexander (Hit the Road (2017)); author Ta-Nehisi Coates."
16 "Michael Weatherly/Natasha Leggero/Paul ...
"Actor Michael Weatherly (Bull (2016)); actress Natasha Leggero (Dice (2016)); Paul Weller performs."
17 "Kerry Washington/Russell Brand/St. Vinc...
"Actress Kerry Washington (Scandal (2012)); author Russell Brand (book, \"Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions\"); St. Vincent performs."
18 "Morgan Freeman/Grace Gummer/Nathan Maci...
"Actor Morgan Freeman (Just Getting Started (2017)); actress Grace Gummer (Mr. Robot (2015)); comic Nathan Macintosh."
19 "Kathy Bates"
"Actress Kathy Bates (Disjointed (2017));"
20 "Jackie Chan/Tig Notaro/Bob Schieffer/Tr...
"Actor Jackie Chan (The Foreigner (2017)); comic Tig Notaro (One Mississippi (2015)); Bob Schieffer (CBS News); Trombone Shorty sits in with Jonathan Batiste and Stay Human."
21 "Tracee Ellis Ross/Luke Evans/Jade Bird"
"Actress Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish (2014)); actor Luke Evans (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)); Jade Bird performs."
22 "Andrew Garfield/Tracy Ullman/Wolf Parad...
"Actor Andrew Garfield (Breathe (2017)); actress Tracey Ullman (Tracey Breaks the News (2017)); Wolf Parade perform."
23 "Bill Murray/Claire Foy/Jan Vogler"
"Actor Bill Murray; actress Claire Foy (Breathe (2017) and The Crown (2016)); Bill Murray performs with Jan Vogler and Friends."
24 "Conan O'Brien/Tig Notaro"
"TV talk show host Conan O'Brien (Conan (2010)); comic Tig Notaro (One Mississippi (2015))."
25 "Anna Faris/Amy Sedaris/Tyminski"
"Actress Anna Faris (Mom (2013)); actress Amy Sedaris (BoJack Horseman (2014)); Dan Tyminski performs."
26 "Jake Tapper/Shemar Moore/Khalid"
"Journalist Jake Tapper (The Lead with Jake Tapper (2013)); actor Shemar Moore (S.W.A.T. (2017)); Khalid performs."
27 "Hugh Laurie, Gretchen Carlson, Adam Sav...
"Actor Hugh Laurie (Chance (2016)); TV personality Gretchen Carlson (book, \"Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back\"); TV personality Adam Savage (MythBusters (2003)); YouTube personality Michael Stevens."
28 "Julianne Moore/Jermaine Fowler/Fleet Fo...
"Actress Julianne Moore (Suburbicon (2017)); actor Jermaine Fowler (Superior Donuts (2017)); Fleet Foxes perform."
29 "Dr. Phil McGraw/Scott Kelly"
"Dr. Phil McGraw (Dr. Phil (2002)); retired astronaut Scott Kelly."
30 "Billy Eichner/Anna Camp/Weezer"
"Actor Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner (2011)); actress Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)); Weezer perform."
31 "Mark Ruffalo/Chris Matthews/Gilbert Got...
"Actor Mark Ruffalo (Thor: Ragnarok (2017)); Chris Matthews (Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997)); actor Gilbert Gottfried; Thundercat sit in with Jonathan Batiste and Stay Human."
32 "Nicole Kidman/Jonathan Groff/Walter Isa...
"Actress Nicole Kidman (The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)); actor Jonathan Groff (Mindhunter (2017)); author Walter Isaacson;"
33 "Whoopi Goldberg/Kathryn Hahn/Courtney B...
"Whoopi Goldberg (The View (1997)); actress Kathryn Hahn (A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)); Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile perform."
34 "Ronan Farrow/Walter Isaacson/Kelsea Bal...
"Journalist Ronan Farrow (Ronan Farrow Daily (2014)); author Walter Isaacson; Kelsea Ballerini performs."
35 "Josh Gad/Lawrence O'Donnell/Derek DelGa...
"Actor Josh Gad (Murder on the Orient Express (2017)); TV host Lawrence O'Donnell (The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (2010)); magician Derek DelGaudio."
36 "Jason Segel/Jeff Fager/Lesley Stahl/Mav...
"Actor Jason Segel; producer Jeff Fager and journalist Lesley Stahl (60 Minutes (1968)); Mavis Staples performs."
37 "Norman Reedus/Sean Astin/Pat McGann"
"Actor Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead (2010)); actor Sean Astin (Stranger Things (2016) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)); comic Pat McGann performs."
38 "William H. Macy/Jay Pharoah/Rationale"
"Louis C.K.; actor Jay Pharoah (White Famous (2017)); Rationale perform."
39 "John Mulaney/Jason Segel"
"Comic John Mulaney (Big Mouth (2017)); actor Jason Segel."
40 "Joe Biden/Elton John"
"Former Vice President Joe Biden (book, \"Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose\"); Elton John performs."
41 "Tyler Perry/Anthony Atamanuik/John Avlo...
"Tyler Perry (The Star (2017)); actor Anthony Atamanuik (Tracey Breaks the News (2017)); journalist John Avlon."
42 "Jordan Peele/Alia Shawkat/Paul Mecurio"
"Actor Jordan Peele (\"Get Out\"); actress Alia Shawkat (\"Arrested Development\" and \"Search Party\"); comic Paul Mecurio performs."
43 "Ben Affleck/Greta Gerwig/Dead & Company...
"Actor Ben Affleck (\"Justice League\" (2017)); writer\/director Greta Gerwig (\"Lady Bird\" (2017)); Dead and Company perform."
44 "Norah O'Donnell/Dead & Company"
"TV hostess Norah O'Donnell (CBS This Morning (1992)); Dead & Company perform."
45 "Elizabeth Warren/Desus & Mero/Vic Mensa...
"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass); comics Desus Nice and The Kid Mero; Vic Mensa performs."
46 "Gayle King/Daveed Diggs/Gregory Porter"
"TV personality Gayle King (CBS This Morning (1992)); actor Daveed Diggs (Wonder (2017)); Gregory Porter performs."
47 "John Leguizamo/Elton John"
"Actor John Leguizamo (play, \"Latin History for Morons\"); Elton John performs."
48 "Justin Timberlake/Carmen Yulu00edn Cruz...
"Actor Justin Timberlake; Carmen Yulin Cruz, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico."
49 "Kate Winslet, Laura Benanti, Wolf Alice...
"Actress Kate Winslet (Wonder Wheel (2017)); actress Laura Benanti (The Detour (2016)); Wolf Alice perform."
50 "Carol Burnett, Lewis Black"
"Actress Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special (2017)); comic Lewis Black (The President Show: Joe Cirincione (2017))."
51 "Billy Bush, Gwendoline Christie"
"TV personality Billy Bush; actress Gwendoline Christie (Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017));"
52 "Saoirse Ronan, Van Jones, Michelle Wolf...
"Actress Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird); author Van Jones; comic Michelle Wolf performs."
53 "Ed Helms, Christopher Jackson, Bleacher...
"Actor Ed Helms (Father Figures (2017)); actor Chris Jackson (Bull (2016)); Bleachers perform."
54 "Sarah Paulson/John Hodgman"
"Actress Sarah Paulson (The Post (2017)); humorist John Hodgman."
55 "Mark Hamill/Bobby Flay"
"Actor Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)); chef Bobby Flay;"
56 "Matt Damon/Rahm Emanuel/Juanes"
"Actor Matt Damon (\"Downsizing\"); Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Juanes perform."
57 "Tom Hanks/Katy Tur/Mac DeMarco"
"Actor Tom Hanks (\"The Post\"); journalist Katy Tur; Mac DeMarco sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
58 "Nick Jonas/Dennis Rodman/Jeezy/Tory Lan...
"Actor Nick Jonas (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)); retired basketball player Dennis Rodman; Jeezy performs with Tory Lanez."
59 "Adam Driver/John Early/Jon Batiste"
"Actor Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)); actor John Early (The Disaster Artist (2017)); Jonathan Batiste performs."
60 "Jodie Foster/Tom Hanks"
"Actress Jodie Foster (Becoming Iconic (2018)); actor Tom Hanks (The Post (2017));"
61 "Anderson Cooper/Maz Jobrani/Margo Price...
"Journalist Anderson Cooper (Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0 (2003)); actor Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts (2017)); Margo Price performs."
62 "America Ferrera/David Harbour/Julien Ba...
"Actress America Ferrera (Superstore (2015)); actor David Harbour (Stranger Things (2016)); Julien Baker performs."
63 "50 Cent/Rachel Brosnahan/Gary Vider"
"Actor 50 Cent (Power (2014)); actress Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)); comedian Gary Vider performs."
64 "Neil deGrasse Tyson"
"Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson."
65 "Liam Neeson/Michael Wolff/Andra Day/Com...
"Actor Liam Neeson (The Commuter (2018)); author Michael Wolff (book, \"Fire and Fury\"); Andra Day and Common perform."
66 "James Franco/Lena Waithe/Anderson East"
"Actor James Franco (The Disaster Artist (2017)); actress Lena Waithe (The Chi (2018)); Anderson East performs."
67 "Sarah Jessica Parker/Pete Holmes/Jack B...
"Actress Sarah Jessica Parker (Divorce (2016)); comic Pete Holmes (Crashing (2017)); Jack Black performs."
68 "Molly Shannon, Thomas Lennon, Owen Smit...
"Actress Molly Shannon; actor Thomas Lennon; stand-up comedy performance by Owen Smith"
69 "Laurie Metcalf"
"Actress Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird (2017) and Roseanne (1988))."
70 "John Lithgow, Chuck Schumer, Black Eyed...
"Actor John Lithgow (The Crown (2016)); Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); The Black Eyed Peas perform."
71 "Jon Bon Jovi, Daniel Kaluuya, Ben Sincl...
"Musician Jon Bon Jovi; actor Daniel Kaluuya (Black Panther (2018)); actor Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance (2016));"
72 "Ricky Gervais, Matt Czuchry, Jon Bon Jo...
"Actor Ricky Gervais (\"Blazing Samurai\"); actor Matt Czuchry (\"The Resident\"); Jon Bon Jovi performs."
73 "Sharon Stone, Rob Riggle, Fall Out Boy"
"Actor Sharon Stone (\"Mosaic\"); actor Rob Riggle (\"12 Strong\"); Fall Out Boy performs."
74 "J.K. Simmons/Rob Riggle"
"Actor J.K. Simmons (Counterpart (2017)); actor Rob Riggle (12 Strong (2018));"
75 "James Corden/Ann Curry"
"TV host James Corden (The 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2017) and The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)); journalist Ann Curry."
76 "John Dickerson/Eugene Levy/Midland"
"Journalist John Dickerson (CBS This Morning (1992)); actor Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek (2015)); Midland perform."
77 "Willem Dafoe/RuPaul Charles/Roy Wood Jr...
"Willem Dafoe; RuPaul Charles (RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)); Roy Wood Jr. (This Is Not Happening (2015))."
78 "Gwyneth Paltrow/Ben McKenzie/Thirty Sec...
"Actress Gwyneth Paltrow (Avengers: Infinity War (2018)); actor Ben McKenzie (Gotham (2014)); Thirty Seconds to Mars perform."
79 "Kyle MacLachlan/Deon Cole/Miley Cyrus/J...
"Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks (2017)); Deon Cole (Black-ish (2014)); Miley Cyrus salutes Elton John. Also: Julia Michaels performs."
80 "Julie Chen/Joel Kinnaman/Talib Kweli fe...
"TV hostess Julie Chen (Big Brother (2000) and The Talk (2010)); actor Joel Kinnaman (Altered Carbon (2018)); Talib Kweli performs with BJ the Chicago Kid;"
81 "Pod Save America/Jessica Williams and P...
"Podcast hosts Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett (Pod Save America (2017)); Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens (2018)); Chris Stapleton performs."
82 "Rose McGowan/Rand Paul/Jacob Williams/C...
"Actress Rose McGowan (Citizen Rose (2018) and book, \"Brave\"); Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); comedian Jacob Williams; Curtis Harding sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
83 "Michael Shannon/Meghan McCain/John Mell...
"Actor Michael Shannon (\"The Shape of Water\"); TV hostess Meghan McCain (\"The View\"); John Mellencamp performs."
84 "Uma Thurman/Jacob Williams"
"Actress Uma Thurman (The War with Grandpa (2019)); comic Jacob Williams performs."
85 "Claire Danes/Bernadette Peters/Lil Uzi ...
"Actress Claire Danes (A Kid Like Jake (2018) and Homeland (2011)); Bernadette Peters (Mozart in the Jungle (2014)); Lil Uzi Vert performs."
86 "Wanda Sykes/Thomas Haden Church/June Di...
"Actress Wanda Sykes (Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate (2018)); actor Thomas Haden Church (Divorce (2016)); actress June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie (2015)); The Soul Rebels sit in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human."
87 "John Oliver/Beanie Feldstein/Wolfgang P...
"Comic John Oliver (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)); actress Beanie Feldstein (The Female Brain (2017) and Lady Bird (2017)); chef Wolfgang Puck;"
88 "Joel McHale/Yara Shahidi/Joywave"
"Actor Joel McHale (A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) and [The X-Files\"]); actress Yara Shahidi (\"Grown-ish\" and \"Black-ish\"); Joywave perform."
89 "Nathan Lane/John Oliver"
"Actor Nathan Lane; comic John Oliver (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014))."
90 "Kirsten Gillibrand/Chris Gethard/Portug...
"Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.); comic Chris Gethard; Portugal. The Man perform."
91 "Sam Rockwell/J.J. Abrams/Bu00d8RNS"
"Actor Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)); director J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)); B\u00f8rns performs;"
92 "Christine Baranski/Constance Zimmer/Bon...
"Actress Christine Baranski (The Good Fight (2017) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)); actress Constance Zimmer (UnREAL (2015)); Bon Jovi perform."
93 "Jennifer Lawrence/Patton Oswalt/MGMT"
"Actress Jennifer Lawrence (Red Sparrow (2018)); actor Patton Oswalt (Happy! (2017)); MGMT perform."
94 "Kiefer Sutherland/Zoe Lister-Jones/John...
"Actor Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor (2016)); actress Zoe Lister-Jones (Life in Pieces (2015)); American linguist John McWhorter;"
95 "Donald Glover/Omarosa Manigault-Newman/...
"Actor Donald Glover (Atlanta (2016)); reality-TV personality Omarosa Manigault-Newman (Celebrity Big Brother (2018)); Ibeyi perform."
96 "Jeff Daniels/Krysten Ritter/Noah Kahan"
"Actor Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower (2018)); actress Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones (2015)); Noah Kahan performs."
97 "Steve Buscemi/Sebastian Maniscalco"
"Actor Steve Buscemi (Miracle Workers (2019)); comic Sebastian Maniscalco;"
98 "David Oyelowo/Chelsea Clinton/Martha St...
"Actor David Oyelowo (A Wrinkle in Time (2018) and Gringo (2018)); author Chelsea Clinton; lifestyle expert Martha Stewart;"
99 "Oprah Winfrey/Justin Hartley"
"Actress Oprah Winfrey (A Wrinkle in Time (2018)); actor Justin Hartley (This Is Us (2016));"
100 "Reese Witherspoon/Adam Rippon/Ben Harpe...
"Actress Reese Witherspoon (A Wrinkle in Time (2018)); Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon; Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite perform;"
101 "Mindy Kaling/Chris Hayes/Amberia Allen"
"Actress Mindy Kaling (A Wrinkle in Time (2018)); journalist Chris Hayes; comic Amberia Allen;"
102 "Helen Mirren/David Byrne"
"Helen Mirren (The Leisure Seeker (2017)); David Byrne is interviewed and performs."
103 "Tom Brady/Sean Bean/Emmy Blotnick"
"Professional football player Tom Brady (Tom vs. Time (2018)); actor Sean Bean; Emmy Blotnick performs stand-up."
104 "Angela Bassett/Jimmy O. Yang/Jack Johns...
"Actress Angela Bassett (Black Panther (2018), 9-1-1 (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018)); actor Jimmy O. Yang (Life of the Party (2018)); Jack Johnson performs;"
105 "Paul Giamatti/Sean Bean/Brandi Carlile"
"Actor Paul Giamatti (\"Billions\", \"The Catcher Was a Spy\" and \"I Think We're Alone Now\"); actor Sean Bean (\"The Oath\"); Brandi Carlile performs;"
106 "Drew Barrymore/Adam DeVine/Moby"
"Actress Drew Barrymore (Santa Clarita Diet (2017)); actor Adam Devine (Modern Family (2009) and When We First Met (2018)); Moby performs;"
107 "Hilary Swank/Thomas Middleditch/Rory Al...
"Actress Hilary Swank (Trust (2018)); actor Thomas Middleditch (Replicas (2018)); comic Rory Albanese;"
108 "Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys/Mindy Kal...
"Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys (The Americans (2013)); Mindy Kaling (\"A Wrinkle in Time\" and \"Champions\"). Also: Stephen works out with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg."
109 "Sean Penn/Sara Gilbert/Bishop Briggs"
"Actor Sean Penn (The Professor and the Madman (2019)); actress Sara Gilbert (Roseanne (1988)); Bishop Briggs performs;"
110 "Samantha Bee/Leslie Odom Jr./Tom Segura...
"Comic Samantha Bee (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)); actor Leslie Odom Jr. (The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)); comic Tom Segura;"
111 "Dana Carvey/Simon Pegg"
"Dana Carvey (Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)); Simon Pegg (Ready Player One (2018))."
112 "Emily Blunt/John Heilemann & Alex Wagne...
"Actress Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place (2018) and Sherlock Gnomes (2018)); journalist John Heilemann and TV hostess Alex Wagner (CBS This Morning: Saturday (2012)); Kacey Musgraves performs."
113 "Bryan Cranston/President Jimmy Carter"
"Actor Bryan Cranston (Isle of Dogs (2018)); former President Jimmy Carter."
114 "Amy Schumer/Madeleine Albright/Giada De...
"Actress Amy Schumer (I Feel Pretty (2018)); former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; chef Giada De Laurentiis;"
115 "James Spader/Katie Couric/Louie Anderso...
"Actor James Spader (The Blacklist (2013)); journalist Katie Couric; comic Louie Anderson (\"Baskets\" and book \"Hey Mom\");"
116 "Martin Short/Aisha Tyler"
"Actor Martin Short (Love, Gilda (2018) and Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)); actress Aisha Tyler (Criminal Minds (2005) and Archer (2009));"
117 "Diane Sawyer/Joshua Jackson/John Prine ...
"Journalist Diane Sawyer; actor Joshua Jackson (The Affair (2014)). Also: John Prine performs with Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile."
118 "Aubrey Plaza/Cookie Monster/Rainbow Kit...
"Aubrey Plaza (Legion (2017) and An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018)); Cookie Monster (book \"The Joy of Cookies\") joins Stephen for Midnight Confessions. Also: Rainbow Kitten Surprise performs."
119 "John Dickerson/Charlamagne Tha God/Nell...
"Journalist John Dickerson (CBS This Morning (1992)); TV personality Charlamagne Tha God; author Nell Scovell;"
120 "James Comey/Jason Aldean"
"Former FBI director James Comey (book \"A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership\"). Also: Jason Aldean performs."
121 "Cynthia Nixon/Alan Cumming/Franz Ferdin...
"Actress Cynthia Nixon discusses her campaign for Governor of New York; Alan Cumming (Instinct (2018)). Also: Franz Ferdinand performs with James Chance."
122 "Antonio Banderas/Senator Kamala Harris/...
"Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso: Chapter One (2018)); Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). Also: Snow Patrol performs."
123 "James Marsden/Coyote Peterson"
"Actor James Marsden (Westworld (2016)); wildlife expert Coyote Peterson;"
124 "Jeffrey Wright/Ali Wentworth/Cheech & C...
"Jeffrey Wright (Westworld (2016)); Alexandra Wentworth (book \"Go Ask Ali\"); Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong comment on drug legalization. Also: Brothers Osborne perform."
125 "Hank Azaria/Ronan Farrow/Grace VanderWa...
"Actor Hank Azaria (Brockmire (2017)); author Ronan Farrow; Grace VanderWaal performs;"
126 "Lucy Liu/Henry Winkler/Run the Jewels"
"Actress Lucy Liu (Future World (2018)); actor Henry Winkler (Barry (2018)); Run the Jewels perform;"
127 "Rachel Weisz/Ann Dowd"
"Actress Rachel Weisz (Disobedience (2017)); actress Ann Dowd (The Handmaid's Tale (2017))."
128 "Mandy Patinkin/H. Jon Benjamin"
"Mandy Patinkin (Homeland (2011) and Life Itself (2018)); H. Jon Benjamin (Archer (2009))."
129 "David Duchovny/Margaret Brennan/Robert ...
"Actor David Duchovny (The X-Files (1993)); journalist Margaret Brennan (Face the Nation (1954)); actor Robert Smigel (The Week Of (2018));"
130 "Helen Hunt/Kevin Smith/Paramore"
"Actress Helen Hunt (Candy Jar (2018)); filmmaker Kevin Smith (Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly (2018)); Paramore perform;"
132 "Charlize Theron/Ron Howard/J.J. Abrams"
"Charlize Theron (Tully (2018)); director Ron Howard (Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)). Also: Producer J.J. Abrams (\"The Play That Goes Wrong\") joins Stephen for a crosstown adventure."
133 "Chris O'Donnell, Jack White"
"Actor Chris O'Donnell (NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)); Jack White performs;"
134 "Jim Parsons, Alexis Ohanian, Lake Stree...
"Jim Parsons, from the CBS comedy \"The Big Bang Theory\"; Co-Founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian; musical performance by Lake Street Dive."
135 "Michael B. Jordan, Matt Walsh, Heather ...
"Actor Michael B. Jordan; actor Matt Walsh; stand-up comedy performance by Heather Pasternak."
136 "Gayle King, Anna Wintour"
"Gayle King, co-anchor of \"CBS This Morning\"; Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Winter."
137 "Annette Bening, Wyatt Cenac, Leon Bridg...
"Actress Annette Bening; comic Wyatt Cenac; musical performance by Leon Bridges."
138 "Mayim Bialik, Melissa McCarthy, Daniel ...
"Actress Mayim Bialik, from the CBS comedy THE BIG BANG THEORY; chef Daniel Boulud; special appearance by actress Melissa McCarthy; Run the Jewels celebrate Stephen Colbert's birthday."
139 "Anthony Anderson, Glenda Jackson, Micha...
"Actor Anthony Anderson; Actress Glenda Jackson; Author Michael"
140 "Jamie Foxx, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Ni...
"Actor Jamie Foxx; musical performance by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats."
141 "Chadwick Boseman, Erik Bergstrom"
"Actor Chadwick Boseman; stand-up comedy performance by Erik Bergstrom"
142 "Jake Tapper, Liam Payne featuring J. Ba...
"Journalist Jake Tapper; musical performance by Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin."
143 "Benedict Cumberbatch, Mary Gallagher"
"Actor Benedict Cumberbatch; stand-up comedy performance by Mary Gallagher"
144 "Zachary Quinto, Vanessa Bayer, Dean Baq...
"Actor Zachary Quinto; actress Vanessa Bayer; Executive Editor of \"The New York Times,\" Dean Baquet."
145 "Andrew Garfield, David Cross, Jon Stewa...
"Actor Andrew Garfield; actor\/comic David Cross; special appearance by Jon Stewart; musical performance by The Kills."
146 "Jason Bateman, Stephen King, Jim James"
"Actor Jason Bateman; author Stephen King; musical performance by Jim James."
147 "Anne Hathaway, David Sedaris, Ahmed Bha...
"Actress Anne Hathaway; author David Sedaris; stand-up comedy performance by Ahmed Bharoocha."
148 "Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, Jeff Arcuri...
"Actor Ethan Hawke; actress Toni Collette; stand-up comedy performance by Jeff Arcuri."
149 "Bill Clinton, James Patterson, Tig Nota...
"President Bill Clinton & Author James Patterson; comic Tig Notary."
150 "Mandy Moore, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groba...
"Actress Mandy Moore; Hosts of the 72nd Annual Tony Awards, singers Sara Bareilles & Josh Groan; musical performance by Meghan Trainor."
151 "Nick Offerman, Niecy Nash, Lykke Li"
"Actor Nick Offerman; actress Niecy Nash; musical performance by Lykke Li."
152 "Penelope Cruz, David Koechner, Interpol...
"Actress Penelope Cruz; actor David Kouchner; musical performance by Interpol."
153 "Chris Matthews/Alicia Silverstone/Eels"
"TV host Chris Matthews (\"Hardball with Chris Matthews\"); actress Alicia Silverstone (\"American Woman\"); Eels perform;"
154 "Ed Helms/Michael K. Williams/Tom Papa"
"Actor Ed Helms (Tag (2018)); actor Michael Kenneth Williams (SuperFly (2018)); comic Tom Papa performs;"
155 "Anthony Scaramucci and Michael Avenatti...
"Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and attorney Michael Avenatti. Also: Chromeo performs with D.R.A.M."
156 "Natalie Portman/Marc Maron/Alt-J/Pusha ...
"Actress Natalie Portman (Eating Animals (2017)); actor Marc Maron (GLOW (2017)); Alt-J and Pusha T perform;"
157 "Thandie Newton/Betty Gilpin"
"Actress Thandie Newton (\"Westworld\"); actress Betty Gilpin (\"GLOW\");"
158 "Benicio Del Toro/Alison Brie/Robin Thed...
"Actor Benicio Del Toro (Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)); actress Alison Brie (GLOW (2017)); actress Robin Thede (The Rundown with Robin Thede (2017))."
159 "Josh Brolin/Ruth Negga/Walk The Moon"
"Actor Josh Brolin (Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)); actress Ruth Negga (Preacher (2016)); Walk the Moon perform."
160 "Trevor Noah/Liza Koshy/Two Feet"
"Comedian and television host Trevor Noah (The Daily Show (1996)); actress Liza Koshy (Liza on Demand (2018)); Two Feet performs;"
161 "Don Lemon/Mike Colter/Death Cab for Cut...
"TV host Don Lemon (CNN Tonight (2014)); actor Mike Colter (Luke Cage (2016)); Death Cab for Cutie perform."
162 "Seth Rogen/Danny Jolles"
"Actor Seth Rogen (Like Father (2018)); stand-up comedian Danny Jolles (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015))."
163 "Jessica Chastain/Romesh Ranganathan/Sco...
"Actress Jessica Chastain (Woman Walks Ahead (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019)); comedian Romesh Ranganathan; comedian Scott Rogowsky."
164 "Hugh Grant/Margaret Hoover/Sean Donnell...
"Actor Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal (2018)); political commentator Margaret Hoover (Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018)); actress Laura Benanti. Also: Sean Donnelly performs stand-up."
165 "Paul Rudd/Ken Jeong/Florence + the Mach...
"Actor Paul Rudd (Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)); actor Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians (2018)); musical performance by Florence and the Machine."
166 "Michael Moore/Eric Andre & Derrick Beck...
"Director Michael Moore; writers and comedians Eric Andre and Derrick Beckles; politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Also: A special appearance by Jon Stewart."
167 "Gordon Ramsay/Andrew Rannells/Junun: Sh...
"Chef Gordon Ramsay; actor Andrew Rannells (\"A Simple Favor\"). Also: Shye Ben-Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express perform as Junun."
168 "Will Arnett/Neve Campbell/Marcus Samuel...
"Actor Will Arnett (The Gong Show (2017)); actress Neve Campbell (Skyscraper (2018)); chef Marcus Samuelsson;"
169 "Dwayne Johnson/Alessia Cara"
"Actor Dwayne Johnson (Skyscraper (2018)); Alessia Cara performs;"
170 "Lawrence O'Donnell/Liv Tyler/Young the ...
"TV host Lawrence O'Donnell (The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (2010)); actress Liv Tyler (Harlots (2017)); Young the Giant perform;"
171 "Carey Mulligan/Kate the Chemist"
"Actress Carey Mulligan (Collateral (2018)). Also: Experiments with Kate the Chemist (Kate Biberdorf)."
172 "Armie Hammer/Colleen Ballinger/Paula Po...
"Actor Armie Hammer (\"Sorry to Bother Your\"); actress Colleen Ballinger (Haters Back Off! (2016)); comic Paula Poundstone performs;"
173 "Chrissy Metz/Lewis Black/Luke Combs"
"Actress Chrissy Metz (\"This Is Us\"); comic Lewis Black; Luke Combs performs;"
174 "Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen/Dominic Co...
"TV personalities Anderson Cooper (Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0 (2003)) and Andy Cohen (Watch What Happens: Live (2009)); actor Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)); Beck performs;"
175 "Denzel Washington/Joe Kennedy III/Carme...
"Actor Denzel Washington (The Equalizer 2 (2018)); Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass); comic Carmen Lagala performs;"
176 "Janelle Monu00e1e"
"Janelle Mon\u00e1e (Welcome to Marwen (2018)) talks and performs."
177 "Eric Holder/John Cleese/Arctic Monkeys"
"Former Attorney General Eric Holder; actor John Cleese; Arctic Monkeys perform;"
178 "Tatiana Maslany/Michael McFaul/Brian Hu...
"Actress Tatiana Maslany; Michael McFaul, former ambassador to Russia; actor Brian Huskey;"
179 "John Dickerson/Michaela Watkins"
"Journalist John Dickerson (CBS This Morning (1992)); actress Michaela Watkins (Casual (2015));"
180 "Jake Tapper/Michael Pena/Dua Lipa"
"Journalist Jake Tapper; actor Michael Pe\u00f1a (Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)); Dua Lipa performs;"
181 "Laura Linney/Sasheer Zamata/Lin-Manuel ...
"Laura Linney (Ozark (2017)); Sasheer Zamata performs stand-up. Also: A special performance from Stephen and Lin-Manuel Miranda."
182 "Judd Apatow/Jace Norman/OneRepublic"
"Filmmaker Judd Apatow; actor Jace Norman (Henry Danger (2014)); OneRepublic perform;"
183 "Paul Giamatti/Ronda Rousey/Paul Mecurio...
"Actor Paul Giamatti (Billions (2016)); professional wrestler Ronda Rousey (\"Mile 22\"); comic Paul Mecurio performs;"
184 "Ewan McGregor/Adam Pally/Katie Hannigan...
"Actor Ewan McGregor (\"Christopher Robin\"); actor Adam Pally (\"Dog Days\"); comic Katie Hannigan performs;"
185 "Chloe Grace Moretz/Bobcat Goldthwait/Ka...
"Actress Chloe Grace Moretz (The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)); actor Bobcat Goldthwait (Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters (2018)); comic Katie Hannigan performs;"
186 "Rob Reiner/Ruth Bader Ginsburg"
"Actor-director Rob Reiner (Shock and Awe (2017)). Also: Stephen looks back at his workout date with Ruth Bader Ginsburg."
187 "Chris Hayes/Rob Corddry/Regina Spektor"
"Political commentator Chris Hayes (All In with Chris Hayes (2013)); actor Rob Corddry (Dog Days (2018) and Ballers (2015)); Regina Spektor performs;"
188 "Joe Manganiello/Cory Booker/Michael Pal...
"Actor Joe Manganiello (Drunk Parents (2019)); Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.); comic Michael Palascak performs;"
189 "Jim Acosta/Nina Dobrev"
"Journalist Jim Acosta; actress Nina Dobrev (Dog Days (2018));"
190 "Issa Rae/Darren Criss/Ronnie Chieng"
"Actress Issa Rae (Insecure (2016)); actor Darren Criss (American Crime Story (2016)); comic Ronnie Chieng performs;"
191 "Nicki Minaj/Guy Pearce/Mac Miller"
"Rapper Nicki Minaj; actor Guy Pearce (The Innocents (2018)); Mac Miller performs;"
192 "Mark Wahlberg/Bernie Sanders"
"Actor Mark Wahlberg (\"Mile 22\"); Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.);"
193 "Jessica Biel/W. Kamau Bell/Elle King"
"Actress Jessica Biel (\"Shock and Awe\" and \"The Sinner\"); comic W. Kamau Bell (\"Sorry to Bother You\"); Elle King performs;"
194 "Pod Save America/Constance Wu"
"Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor (Pod Save America (2017)); Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians (2018)). Also: A tribute to Aretha Franklin."
1 "John Krasinski, Yvonne Orji"
"Stephen welcomes actor John Krasinski and actress Yvonne Orji."
2 "Rob Lowe, John Kerry, Kathleen Madigan"
"Stephen welcomes actor Rob Lowe, former Secretary of State John Kerry, and comic Kathleen Madigan."
3 "Emma Thompson, Troye Sivan"
"Stephen welcomes actress Emma Thompson and talks with musical guest Troye Sivan."
4 "Sharon Osbourne, Kathleen Madigan, Jay ...
"Stephen welcomes TV host Sharon Osbourne, comic Kathleen Madigan, with musical guest Jay Rock."
5 "Bob Woodward, The Knocks, Foster the Pe...
"Stephen welcomes journalist Bob Woodward with musical guests The Knocks and Foster the People."
6 "Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Rapaport"
"Stephen welcomes astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and actor Michael Rapaport."
7 "Keira Knightley, Beto O'Rourke, Martha ...
"Stephen welcomes actress Keira Knightley, Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke, and television personality Martha Stewart."
8 "John Heilemann, Alex Wagner, Judy Greer...
"Stephen welcomes journalist John Heilemann, journalist Alex Wagner, actress Judy Greer, with musical guest First Aid Kit."
9 "Anna Kendrick, Anne-Marie"
"Stephen welcomes actress Anna Kendrick, with musical guest Anne-Marie."
10 "u201cAdmit It, You Forgot This Happened...
"A celebration of the show\u2019s third anniversary. Stephen showcases a variety of clips from the show's past year."
11 "Jane Fonda, Willie Nelson"
"Stephen welcomes actress Jane Fonda and talks with musical guest Willie Nelson."
12 "Tiffany Haddish, Iain Armitage"
"Stephen welcomes actress Tiffany Haddish and actor Iain Armitage."
13 "Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nik Dodani"
"Stephen welcomes former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and comic Nik Dodani."
14 "Emma Stone, Flight of the Conchords"
"Stephen welcomes actress Emma Stone with musical guest Flight of the Conchords."
15 "America Ferrera, Nas"
"Stephen welcomes actress America Ferrera with musical guest Nas."
16 "Candice Bergen, Jacinda Ardern, Jon Bat...
"Stephen welcomes actress Candice Bergen, Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand, with musical guest Jon Batiste."
17 "Jeff Bridges, Cedric the Entertainer, M...
"Stephen welcomes actor Jeff Bridges, actor Cedric the Entertainer, and author Mark Leibovich."
18 "Kristen Bell, Mark Leibovich, Nik Dodan...
"Stephen welcomes actress Kristen Bell, author Mark Leibovich, actor Nik Dodani, and actor Jeff Bridges."
19 "Jake Tapper, Eric Idle, Lauv, Julia Mic...
"Stephen welcomes TV host Jake Tapper, actor Eric Idle, with musical guests Lauv and Julia Michaels."
20 "Eva Longoria, Damon Wayans Jr., Steve K...
"Stephen welcomes actress Eva Longoria, actor Damon Wayans Jr., and journalist Steve Kornacki."
21 "Nick Kroll, Jodie Whittaker, Cat Power"
"Stephen welcomes actor Nick Kroll, actress Jodie Whittaker, with musical guest Cat Power."
22 "Lady Gaga, Caitlin Peluffo"
"Stephen welcomes singer Lady Gaga and comic Caitlin Peluffo."
23 "Ellie Kemper, Sam Elliott"
"Stephen welcomes actress Ellie Kemper and actor Sam Elliott."
24 "Melissa McCarthy, Phoebe Robinson"
"Stephen welcomes actress Melissa McCarthy and actress Phoebe Robinson."
25 "Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brooke Baldwin, Lau...
"Stephen welcomes actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, journalist Brooke Baldwin, and actress Laura Benanti."
26 "Peter Dinklage, Busy Philipps, Noname"
"Stephen welcomes actor Peter Dinklage, actress Busy Philipps, with musical guest Noname."
27 "Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Laura...
"Stephen welcomes TV hosts Joe Scarborough with musical guests Mika Brzezinski, actress Laura Benanti, and The Revivalists."
28 "Robin Wright, Caitlin Peluffo, Hillary ...
"Stephen welcomes actress Robin Wright, comic Caitlin Peluffo, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and actress Melissa McCarthy."
29 "Sarah Silverman, Scott Bakula, Transvio...
"Stephen welcomes comic Sarah Silverman, actor Scott Bakula, with musical guest Transviolet."
30 "Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, ...
"Stephen welcomes podcast hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, and TV personality Charlamagne Tha God."
31 "Gerard Butler, Rowan Atkinson, Ina Gart...
"Stephen welcomes actor Gerard Butler, actor Rowan Atkinson, and author Ina Garten."
32 "Gayle King, Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Boce...
"Stephen welcomes TV host Gayle King with musical guests Andrea and Matteo Bocelli."
33 "Phil McGraw, Kayli Carter, Janelle Monu...
"Stephen welcomes Dr. Phil McGraw, actress Kayli Carter, with musical guest Janelle Mon\u00e1e."
34 "Kerry Washington, Taylor Mac"
"Stephen welcomes actress Kerry Washington and talks with musical guest Taylor Mac."
35 "Sarah Jessica Parker, Nancy Pelosi, Chr...
"Stephen welcomes actress Sarah Jessica Parker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- Calif.), with musical guests Christine and the Queens."
36 "Mike Myers, Christiane Amanpour"
"Stephen welcomes actor Mike Myers and journalist Christiane Amanpour."
37 "Chris Wallace, Cole Sprouse, Tony Benne...
"Stephen welcomes TV anchor Chris Wallace, actor Cole Sprouse, with musical guest Tony Bennett."
38 "Billy Eichner, Itzhak Perlman"
"Stephen welcomes actor Billy Eichner and talks with musical guest Itzhak Perlman."
39 "Jude Law, Amy Klobuchar"
"Stephen welcomes actor Jude Law and Senator Amy Klobuchar."
40 "John Heilemann, Alex Wagner, Hasan Minh...
"Stephen welcomes journalist John Heilemann, journalist Alex Wagner, and comic Hasan Minhaj. (A live broadcast for election night.)"
41 "Chris Pine, Major Garrett"
"Stephen welcomes actor Chris Pine, Major Garrett, and CBS News chief White House correspondent."
42 "Billy Crystal, Kirsten Gillibrand, Big ...
"Stephen welcomes actor Billy Crystal, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, with musical guest Big Red Machine."
43 "Alexander Skarsgu00e5rd, Triumph The In...
"Stephen welcomes actor Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, with musical guest Big Red Machine."
44 "Hugh Jackman, Jeff Tweedy, Six-String S...
"Stephen welcomes actor Hugh Jackman, Jeff Tweedy talks and performs, and Six-String Soldiers sit in with Jon Batiste & Stay Human."
45 "Rachel Weisz, Jason Mantzoukas, Demetri...
"Stephen welcomes actress Rachel Weisz, actor Jason Mantzoukas, comic Demetri Martin, and actor Dolph Lundgren."
46 "Ricky Gervais, Bianna Golodryga, Flynn ...
"Stephen welcomes comic Ricky Gervais, TV personality Bianna Golodryga, and chef Flynn McGarry."
47 "Ben Stiller, Jemele Hill, Jorja Smith"
"Stephen welcomes actor Ben Stiller, sports journalist Jemele Hill, with musical guest Jorja Smith."
48 "Timothu00e9e Chalamet, Sonia Sotomayor,...
"Stephen welcomes actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and comic Graham Kay."
49 "Millie Bobby Brown, Anthony Salvanto, J...
"Stephen welcomes actress Millie Bobby Brown, CBS News anchor Anthony Salvanto, with musical guest Josh Groban."
50 "Michael Douglas, Ben Sasse"
"Stephen welcomes actor Michael Douglas and Senator Ben Sasse."
51 "Connie Britton, George R.R. Martin, Jos...
"Stephen welcomes actress Connie Britton, author George R.R. Martin, and chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s."
52 "Cartoon Thanks-travaganza"
"Stephen and Jon\u2019s Cartoon Thanks-travaganza."
53 "Jon Stewart, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jake ...
"Stephen welcomes comedian Jon Stewart, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, journalist Jake Tapper, actress Kerry Washington, and comic Charlamagne Tha God."
54 "Eric McCormack, David Alan Grier, Sara ...
"Stephen welcomes actor Eric McCormack, actor David Alan Grier, with musical guest Sara Bareilles."
55 "Garth Brooks, Tim Meadows"
"Stephen welcomes singer Garth Brooks and actor Tim Meadows."
56 "Michelle Obama, Common"
"Stephen welcomes former first lady Michelle Obama with musical guest Common."
57 "Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lucas Hedges, Nat...
"Stephen welcomes actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, actor Lucas Hedges, with musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats."
58 "Julia Roberts, Patrick Wilson"
"Stephen welcomes actress Julia Roberts and actor Patrick Wilson."
59 "Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer"
"Stephen welcomes actor Jeff Daniels and actress Emily Mortimer."
60 "Bernie Sanders, Chris Gethard"
"Stephen welcomes Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and comic Chris Gethard."
61 "Kathy Griffin, Emma Willmann"
"Stephen welcomes comic Kathy Griffin and comic Emma Willmann."
62 "Bryan Cranston, Doris Kearns Goodwin"
"Stephen welcomes actor Bryan Cranston and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin."
63 "Whoopi Goldberg, Adam Pally, Jungle"
"Stephen welcomes TV host Whoopi Goldberg, actor Adam Pally, with musical guest Jungle."
64 "Leslie Mann, Brandon Micheal Hall, Lil'...
"Stephen welcomes actress Leslie Mann, actor Brandon Micheal Hall, with musical guest Lil\u2019 Wayne."
65 "Diane Kruger, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Juli...
"Stephen welcomes actress Diane Kruger, Rep. Joaquin Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Juli\u00e1n Castro, and writer Ira Madison III."
66 "Tony Shalhoub, Joe Wong, Bryan Cranston...
"Stephen welcomes actor Tony Shalhoub, comic Joe Wong, actor Bryan Cranston, actress Laura Linney, actress Rachel Dratch, TV host John Oliver, and actor Nick Kroll."
67 "Sandra Bullock, Barry Jenkins"
"Stephen welcomes actress Sandra Bullock and director Barry Jenkins."
68 "Emily Blunt, Adam Schiff, St. Paul & Th...
"Stephen welcomes actress Emily Blunt, Rep. Adam Schiff, with musical guest St. Paul & The Broken Bones."
69 "Steve Carell, KiKi Layne"
"Stephen welcomes actor Steve Carell and actress KiKi Layne."
70 "John C. Reilly, Sen. Jeff Flake"
"Stephen welcomes actor John C. Reilly and Senator Jeff Flake."
71 "Laura Benanti, Jon Stewart, Jon Batiste...
"Stephen welcomes actress Laura Benanti, comic Jon Stewart, with musical guest Jon Batiste & Stay Human."
72 "Ethan Hawke, Jon Glaser, Taylor Bennett...
"Stephen welcomes actor Ethan Hawke, actor Jon Glaser, with musical guest Taylor Bennett."
73 "Keegan-Michael Key, Josh Hutcherson"
"Stephen welcomes actor Keegan-Michael Key and actor Josh Hutcherson."
74 "Kevin Hart, Nicole Byer"
"Stephen welcomes actor Kevin Hart and comic Nicole Byer."
75 "Kamala Harris, Bradley Whitford, Gary C...
"Stephen welcomes Senator Kamala Harris, actor Bradley Whitford, with musical guest Gary Clark Jr.."
76 "Curtis u201c50 Centu201d Jackson, Jamie...
"Stephen welcomes actor Curtis \u201c50 Cent\u201d Jackson and chef Jamie Oliver."
77 "James McAvoy, Sonequa Martin-Green, Kan...
"Stephen welcomes actor James McAvoy, actress Sonequa Martin-Green, with musical guest Kane Brown."
78 "Kirsten Gillibrand, M. Night Shyamalan"
"Stephen welcomes Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan."
79 "Jake Gyllenhaal, Pete Holmes"
"Stephen welcomes actor Jake Gyllenhaal, comic Pete Holmes."
80 "Sarah Paulson, Killer Mike, Future"
"Stephen welcomes actress Sarah Paulson, rapper Killer Mike, with musical guest Future."
81 "William H. Macy, Rebecca Traister"
"Stephen welcomes actor William H. Macy and author Rebecca Traister."
82 "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Method Man"
"Stephen welcomes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and rapper Method Man."
83 "Drew Barrymore, Mo Rocca, Maggie Rogers...
"Stephen welcomes actress Drew Barrymore, TV personality Mo Rocca, with musical guest Maggie Rogers."
84 "Matthew McConaughey, Better Oblivion Co...
"Stephen welcomes actor Matthew McConaughey with musical guest Better Oblivion Community Center."
85 "Michael Moore, Ken Marino, Dermot Kenne...
"Stephen welcomes filmmaker Michael Moore, actor Ken Marino, with musical guest Dermot Kennedy."
86 "John Goodman, Samantha Ruddy"
"Stephen welcomes actor John Goodman and comic Samantha Ruddy."
87 "Cliff Sims, Paul Simon"
"Stephen welcomes the former special assistant to President Donald Trump, Cliff Sims, with musical guest Paul Simon."
88 "Chris Christie, Yvette Nicole Brown"
"Stephen welcomes former Gov. Chris Christie and actress Yvette Nicole Brown."
89 "John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wag...
"Stephen welcomes journalist John Heilemann, political consultant Mark McKinnon, journalist Alex Wagner, and actor Max Greenfield."
90 "Ellen Page, Radhika Jones, Django Gold"
"Stephen welcomes actress Ellen Page, Radhika Jones, Editor-in-Chief of \u201cVanity Fair\u201d, and comic Django Gold."
91 "Super Bowl Edition, with Conan O'Brien,...
"Stephen welcomes TV host Conan O\u2019Brien, James Taylor performs, and surprise guests."
92 "Taraji P. Henson, Matt Walsh, Marie Kon...
"Stephen welcomes actress Taraji P. Henson, actor Matt Walsh, and TV personality Marie Kondo."
93 "Live broadcast following the State of t...
"Stephen welcomes journalists Norah O\u2019Donnell, John Dickerson, Gayle King and Bianna Golodryga, and filmmaker Spike Lee."
94 "Steve Buscemi, Bret Baier, Sasha Sloan"
"Stephen welcomes actor Steve Buscemi, TV personality Bret Baier, with musical guest Sasha Sloan."
95 "Chris Pratt, Meghan McCain, Beirut"
"Stephen welcomes actor Chris Pratt, TV personality Meghan McCain, with musical guest Beirut."
96 "Glenn Close, Byron Bowers"
"Stephen welcomes actress Glenn Close and comic Byron Bowers."
97 "John Oliver, BLACKPINK"
"Stephen welcomes TV host John Oliver with musical guest BLACKPINK."
98 "Regina King, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates,...
"Stephen welcomes actress Regina King, philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates, and comic Jena Friedman."
99 "Trevor Noah, Natasha Lyonne"
"Stephen welcomes TV host Trevor Noah and actress Natasha Lyonne."
100 "Bradley Cooper, Pete Buttigieg"
"Stephen welcomes actor Bradley Cooper and Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg."
101 "Jeff Goldblum, Jacques Torres, The Marc...
"Stephen welcomes actor Jeff Goldblum, chef Jacques Torres, with musical guest The Marcus King Band."
102 "Jake Tapper, Amy Sedaris, The Claypool ...
"Stephen welcomes journalist Jake Tapper, actress Amy Sedaris, with musical guest The Claypool Lennon Delirium."
103 "Andrew McCabe, Dan Levy, Sigrid"
"Stephen welcomes former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe, actor Dan Levy, with musical guest Sigrid."
104 "Reba McEntire, Margaret Brennan"
"Stephen welcomes singer-songwriter Reba McEntire and TV host Margaret Brennan."
105 "Annette Bening, Ana Navarro, Ben Platt"
"Stephen welcomes actress Annette Bening, political commentator Ana Navarro, with musical guest Ben Platt."
106 "Don Cheadle, Colin Quinn"
"Stephen welcomes actor Don Cheadle and comic Colin Quinn."
107 "Julianne Moore, Thomas Lennon, Bebe Rex...
"Stephen welcomes actress Julianne Moore, actor Thomas Lennon, with musical guest Bebe Rexha."
108 "Kit Harington, Amber Tamblyn, Hozier"
"Stephen welcomes actor Kit Harington, actress Amber Tamblyn, with musical guest Hozier."
109 "Willie Geist, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Dwa...
"Stephen welcomes TV personality Willie Geist, actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and comic Dwayne Perkins."
110 "Gayle King, Pamela Adlon, Mumford & Son...
"Stephen welcomes journalist Gayle King, actress Pamela Adlon, with musical guest Mumford & Sons."
111 "Cory Booker, Matt Ingebretson, Jake Wei...
"Stephen welcomes Senator Cory Booker and actors Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman."
112 "Damian Lewis, Tulsi Gabbard, Ellie Goul...
"Stephen welcomes actor Damian Lewis, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, with musical guest Ellie Goulding."
113 "John Turturro, Andrew Rannells, Robyn"
"Stephen welcomes actor John Turturro, actor Andrew Rannells, with musical guest Robyn."
114 "Patricia Arquette, Ian McShane, Strand ...
"Stephen welcomes actress Patricia Arquette, actor Ian McShane, Strand of Oaks, with musical guests Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires."
115 "Christine Baranski, Adam Kinzinger, Apa...
"Stephen welcomes actress Christine Baranski, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and comic Aparna Nancherla."
116 "Laura Benanti, Donnie Wahlberg, Heidi S...
"Stephen welcomes actress Laura Benanti, actor Donnie Wahlberg, playwright Heidi Schreck, and actress Christine Baranski."
117 "Lupita Nyong'o, Vicky Ward, Spike Jonze...
"Stephen welcomes actress Lupita Nyong\u2019o, author Vicky Ward, with musical guests Spike Jonze directs aance by Karen O and Danger Mouse."
118 "Chris Hayes, Nico Parker"
"Stephen welcomes journalist Chris Hayes and actress Nico Parker."
119 "Paul Giamatti, Doug Jones, Aparna Nanch...
"Stephen welcomes actor Paul Giamatti, Senator Doug Jones, comic Aparna Nancherla, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez."
120 "Elizabeth Warren, Tony Hale"
"Stephen welcomes Senator Elizabeth Warren and actor Tony Hale."
121 "Keri Russell, Martha Stewart"
"Stephen welcomes actress Keri Russell and lifestyle expert Martha Stewart."
122 "Charles Barkley, Tig Notaro"
"Stephen welcomes sports analyst Charles Barkley and actress Tig Notaro."
123 "Nathan Lane, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Ber...
"Stephen welcomes actor Nathan Lane, TV personalities Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, and Karamo Brown and Tan France."
124 "Emilia Clarke, Henry Winkler, H.E.R."
"Stephen welcomes actress Emilia Clarke, actor Henry Winkler, with musical guest H.E.R.."
125 "John Lithgow, Stacey Abrams, Kevin Garr...
"Stephen welcomes actor John Lithgow, politician Stacey Abrams, with musical guest Kevin Garrett."
126 "Sandra Oh, Zachary Levi, Nina Nesbitt"
"Stephen welcomes actress Sandra Oh, actor Zachary Levi, with musical guest Nina Nesbitt."
127 "Hank Azaria, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Emil...
"Stephen welcomes actor Hank Azaria, literary critic Henry Louis Gates Jr, actress Emilia Clarke, and actor Jeff Goldblum."
128 "Zach Galifianakis, Eric Swalwell, Ellie...
"Stephen welcomes actor Zach Galifianakis, Rep. Eric Swalwell, with musical guest Ellie Goulding."
129 "Michelle Williams, Emily Bazelon, Oscar...
"Stephen welcomes actress Michelle Williams, journalist Emily Bazelon, and a special appearance by Oscar the Grouch."
130 "Anderson Cooper, Ruth Wilson, Ilhan Oma...
"Stephen welcomes journalist Anderson Cooper, actress Ruth Wilson, and Rep. Ilhan Omar."
131 "Molly Shannon, Gary Cole, Paul Simon, T...
"Stephen welcomes actress Molly Shannon, actor Gary Cole, Paul Simon performs, and TV host Trevor Noah."
132 "Laurie Metcalf, Ramy Youssef, Cage the ...
"Stephen welcomes actress Laurie Metcalf, actor Ramy Youssef, with musical guest Cage the Elephant."
133 "Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman, The Lumineer...
"Stephen welcomes journalists Anna Palmer with musical guests Jake Sherman & The Lumineers, special appearances by the cast of \u201cAvengers: Endgame\u201d, and actor Peter Grosz."
134 "Samantha Bee, Retta, Neal Katyal, Cage ...
"Stephen welcomes TV host Samantha Bee, actress Retta, lawyer Neal Katyal\u2019s analysis of the Mueller Report, with musical guest Cage the Elephant."
135 "Robert De Niro, Beth Behrs"
"Stephen welcomes actor Robert De Niro and actress Beth Behrs."
136 "Seth Rogen, Ronda Rousey, Jessica Yelli...
"Stephen welcomes actor Seth Rogen, professional wrestler Ronda Rousey, and author Jessica Yellin."
137 "Christina Applegate, Van Jones, Bear Gr...
"Stephen welcomes actress Christina Applegate, author Van Jones, and adventurer Bear Grylls."
138 "Mariska Hargitay, Thomas Middleditch, H...
"Stephen welcomes actress Mariska Hargitay, actor Thomas Middleditch, with musical guest Hootie & the Blowfish."
139 "Chris Cuomo, Nicholas Hoult, Lily Colli...
"Stephen welcomes journalist Chris Cuomo, actor Nicholas Hoult, actress Lily Collins, with musical guest James Taylor."
140 "Craig Ferguson, Ronda Rousey"
"Stephen welcomes actor Craig Ferguson and professional wrestler Ronda Rousey."
141 "Common, Rachel Dratch, Maren Morris"
142 "Anne Hathaway, Ari Melber"
143 "Bryan Cranston, RuPaul Charles"
144 "Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Ton...
145 "Keanu Reeves, Santino Fontana"
155 "Wanda Sykes, Vanessa Bayer"
156 "Emma Thompson, Adam Scott"
157 "James Corden, Zou00eb Kravitz, Lewis Ca...
158 "Mindy Kaling, Seth Green"
159 "Elisabeth Moss, Matt Bomer"
160 "Samuel L. Jackson, Ash Carter"
161 "Tim McGraw, Jon Meacham, Tessa Thompson...
162 "Beto O'Rourke, Billy Porter"
163 "Kevin Bacon, Mark Ronson, Lykke Li"
164 "Aubrey Plaza, Dan Abrams"
165 "Dax Shepard, Preet Bharara, Lukas Nelso...
166 "Chris Matthews, Jessie Buckley"
167 "Ice Cube, Tig Notaro"
168 "Russell Crowe, Lori Lightfoot, The Raco...
169 "Naomi Watts, The Raconteurs"
170 "Tom Holland, Andrew Yang"
171 "Zendaya, Julian Edelman, Jenny Lewis"
172 "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Incubus"
173 "Chris Christie, Carly Zakin, Danielle W...
174 "Ricky Gervais, X Ambassadors"
175 "Awkwafina, Donny Deutsch, The Mountain ...
176 "Sofu00eda Vergara, David Cross, Tove Lo...
177 "Norah O'Donnell, Topher Grace"
178 "John Oliver, Joe Namath"
179 "Jake Gyllenhaal, Marianne Williamson, D...
180 "Juliu00e1n Castro, Tony Hale, Nilu00fcf...
181 "Chris Wallace, Jamie Bell"
182 "Jeff Goldblum, Aisha Tyler"
183 "John Leguizamo, Ricky Gervais, Candice ...
184 "Idris Elba, Maude Apatow, Perry Farrell...
185 "Jeff Daniels, Katy Tur, Jacob Soboroff"
186 "Rahm Emanuel, Michael Ian Black"
187 "Meek Mill"
188 "Brian Cox,Hannah Gadsby, and Shane Torr...
189 "Amanda Seyfried, Jacob Tremblay, Brady ...
190 "Tiffany Haddish, Jared Harris, The Smas...
191 "Ron Burgundy"
192 "Cate Blanchett, Marc Maron"
193 "Jada Pinkett Smith, Rep. Ayanna Pressle...
194 "Curtis u201c50 Centu201d Jackson, Jilli...
195 "Kirsten Dunst, Adam Devine, Lee Pace"
91 "Tyra Banks/Rahm Emanuel/Hailee Steinfel...
"Model Tyra Banks (\"Modelland\"); former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (book, \"The Nation City\"); Hailee Steinfeld performs;"
94 "John Turturro/Charlamagne Tha God/Kaleo...
"Actor John Turturro (\"The Jesus Rolls\"); radio personality Charlamagne Tha God; Kaleo perform;"
95 "Tyra Banks/Coyote Peterson"
"TV personality (theme park, \"Model Land\"); TV host Coyote Peterson (\"Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild\");"
97 "Anthony Mackie/Susan Glasser"
"Actor Anthony Mackie (\"The Woman in the Window\"); journalist Susan Glasser;"
117 "Trevor Noah/Jose Andres/Willie, Lukas, ...
"Stephen Colbert at home; TV host Trevor Noah (\"The Daily Show\"); chef Jose Andres; Willie, Lukas, and Micah Nelson perform;"
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The Eye of the Flak series
The Eye of the Kriegsmarine
Planned for the fall of 2021!
In Volume II we'll continue our exploration of the 10 x 80 45°, investigating just how these fine instruments were taught to be used and how the men using them were selected.
We'll dive deep into production data in order to try to date individual binoculars down to the month in which they became available to the front line.
We'll examine just why Luftwaffe High Command chose for this 10 x 80 configuration, present an in-depth study of the binoculars' accessories, and learn how they are being restored by professionals nowadays.
Last but not least, we'll retrace how these optics were distributed amongst the Allied armies, how many of them continue to serve their original military purpose to this day, but also how the majority of them managed to escape their gruesome purpose, bringing joy to collectors, astronomers, bird watchers and so many other users of a more peaceful nature.
Volume II is expected to become available in the fall of 2020.
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Caliber 9 (1972)
Watch Caliber 9 (1972) Online
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.
Director: Fernando Di Leo
Actors: Barbara Bouchet, Frank Wolff, Gastone Moschin, Ivo Garrani, Lionel Stander, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Adorf
Terminal Velocity (1994)
A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.
Genre: Action, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Sleepless (2017)
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs, who has got a lot of enemies, is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When…
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he’s surprised to…
Crimson Tide (1995)
On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Gone Are the Days (2018)
The story of notorious outlaw Taylon Flynn, a man hell-bent on exiting this life in a blaze of glory. His plans go awry upon the discovery of the sordid life…
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Country: Luxembourg, USA
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Monster Trucks (2016)
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp, a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of…
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Dead Shack (2017)
On a weekend getaway at a rundown cabin in the woods, Jason, a cautious teen, his crude best friend Colin and his fearless older sister Summer are forced to work…
Reindeer Games (2000)
After assuming his dead cellmate’s identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
We Still Steal the Old Way (2016)
The explosive follow-up to We Still Kill The Old Way (2014). Regarded as the best in the business, The Archer Gang is an aging criminal outfit who carry out a…
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rise of the Zombies (2012)
When zombies overrun San Francisco, a desperate group survives by locking themselves inside Alcatraz Prison. When the undead breach the island, our heros are forced to return to the mainland…
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)
Everyone always knew that Max had a wild imagination, but no one believed that his wildest creations — a boy raised by watchful great white sharks and a girl with…
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[OPINION] The Ugwuanyi’s Epoch; A Year Of Blistering Renaissance
Posted by African Examiner Articles/Opinion, Featured, Latest News, News Tuesday, June 16th, 2020
By Steve Oruruo
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At close encounter, the most enthusiastic view must come to grips with the sobering fact of Nigeria’s endemic leadership deficit, dating back many decades. The definitive intransigence of our administrative albatross has precipitated a state apparatus that is frustratingly trapped in the vortex of its own policy myopia , tenuous attention to social compact and implacable resistance to the whole notion of rectitude in public office.
It is against this self-inhibiting background that any person of goodwill weighs in on the performance of governments at various levels with an eye of constructive criticism. Certainly, a culture of rigorous and continuous self-scrutiny can only strengthen systems and deepen strategies, optimizing efficiencies and last minute impact.
Our political leaders have been repeatedly handed opportunities to rebuild our country, to finally put Nigeria in a position to achieve the greatness long foretold ,yet too long unattained.The saying that every society gets the kind of leadership it deserves cannot be truer. Intriguingly, history through analytical prowess has incredibly set a chilling tone of brilliance, the present leaders are already benchmarked, while posterity has stolen a vantage position from where it will pound unbiased judgements on today’s gladiators of power.This is a time of national consensus in favour of radical change. Thankfully, some leaders are already in the spirit.
*“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.”_*
These immortal words on the marble by Mother Theresa of the blessed memory come closest to summing the first year of His Excellency Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s second term in office as the Executive Governor of Enugu State. It has been one year of creating far-reaching and encompassing ripples of good governance, spanning the urban, suburban and rural landscapes of the state. Governor Ugwuanyi who reclaimed the reins of leadership in dramatic fashion after polling a history-making 95.54% of all valid votes cast at the 2019 elections, has made good on his promise to uphold the renewed social contract between him and _Ndi Enugu._ By the grace of God, _Gburugburu_ has been _*“breaking mountains, filling valleys, straightening crooked ways and smoothening rough parts to ensure the continuation of good governance and delivery of democracy dividends in Enugu State.”*_
One uncommon quality that sets Governor Ugwuanyi apart from any crowd is his visionary style of leadership, the seemingly innate ability as a trendsetter to take a peek into the future and prepare in advance for looming trends. In the manner of a clairvoyant, the governor had kicked off the second term of his tenure with a string of reforms and infrastructural development projects in the health sector of the state. He approved a 200 million naira takeoff grant for the Universal Health Coverage, engaged the services of 102 resident doctors and 125 interns at the ESUT-Teaching Hospital, and refurbished several public health facilities. In response to other imminent needs, the Governor removed all financial barriers for people living with HIV, and also executed a mass meningitis campaign for all children between the ages of one and five, the first of its kind in southern Nigeria. These and more prepared the state for the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently making mockery of public health structures and global institutions.
The entire landscape and skyline of Enugu State have been transformed by new infrastructural projects since May 2019 in furtherance of the Governor’s oriental wonders during the first term such as the Opi-Nsukka dual carriageway. Some completed road projects in this past political year include but not limited to: Monarch mini-bridge; Echara Road – Obechara Junction road; 49km Udenu Ring road with two bridges; old UNTH-Bunker road; Amalla Orba – Orie Orba – Eke Ovoko road; and Amaeze Road – St. Theresa’s Road, Eruchalu Street. Others include: the 22.443km Neke-Mbu-Ogbodu Aba – Obollo Etiti inter-community road; the 26.665km Ukpabi-Nimbo-Ugbene Ajima-Eziani road in Uzo-Uwani LGA, and the 13-kilometre Nike Lake Junction – Harmony Estate – Amorji Nike – Adoration Pilgrimage Centre – Orie Emene road dubbed a ‘miraculous road’.
On other equally critical fronts of Governor Ugwuanyi’s infrastructural development drive: ten units of Executive Guest House at GRA have been completed; Abuja Building, Government House has been renovated and furnished with state-of-the-art facilities; and the first ever Enugu State Customary Court of Appeal Headquarters complex has been completed. Also completed are a complex of eight Magistrate Court Halls and another complex of two High Court Halls with one Open Registry at Nsukka Judicial Division. Several legacy projects including: Block A of the twin Enugu Secretariat Annex at Ede-Oballa; Eha Alumona-Eha Ndiagu-Mbu road; asphalting of the Neke-Mbu-Ogbodu Aba-Obollo; and the Nsukka Township Stadium, are at various advanced stages of construction.
His Excellency’s governance thrust in this second term has continued to espouse and reflect the strategic role of the education sector in the state as the incubator of talents and the hub of innovative development research. This is best portrayed by the ongoing construction of the University of Education in Ihe, Awgu LGA, first in the history of the southeast geopolitical zone. Elsewhere, a new campus of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology is being constructed in Nsukka. At the Institute of Management and Technology, the governor is masterminding an infrastructural rebirth featuring the construction of four gigantic academic buildings and other structures. Through a plethora of incentives, he has continually stoked the flames of academic excellence & innovation and engaged the institution in various development projects such as the beautification of the capital with artworks and the invention of an automated ultra-modern hand washing machine.
Promises made by the Governor on 29th May to stay committed to sustaining the thriving amity and security in Enugu state have been fulfilled beyond conceivable expectations. His administration procured and donated: 100 Innoson Pickup Trucks; 260 Bajaj Boxer 100CC Motorcycles; 300 Afro 26 Inches Mountain Bike (MTB) Bicycles; and siren systems with mobile communication gadgets, to security agencies/Neighbourhood Watch Groups in the state; in addition to five Innoson Motors firefighting trucks to the State Fire Service. A 1700-personnel Forest Guards was constituted and equipped with vehicles and other necessary tools. The Governor also approved the acquisition of 18 automated drones to enhance surveillance operations in the state.
Appreciating the veritable contributions of the civil service as the engine room of any government, Governor Ugwuanyi has continued to keep faith with the workers, seamlessly approving the national Minimum Wage, paying salaries on the 23rd of every month and sustaining the 13th month tradition. He has further reformed the civil service and strengthened it to provide improved services in alignment with his leadership goals and objectives.
Other important sectors like tourism and trade, commerce & industry, received no less attention in the first year of Governor Ugwuanyi’s second term. The ongoing Forest Reserve being constructed adjacent Michael Okpara Square, Enugu is at the heart of the governor’s quest to consolidate Enugu’s place as a preferred tourism destination in Nigeria. It will also serve as a place of relaxation and recreation for residents, an integral vertex of the urban triangle. Work is underway at the Enugu International Conference Centre to tap into the great social and economic promises it holds for our people. The successes of the governor’s commercialization and industrialization agenda is most evident in the leapfrogging of Enugu state from its 2014 World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking as 27th out of 37 states (including FCT Abuja), to an enviable ranking as 2nd State in Ease of Starting Business and 3rd State in Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria in the 2018 World Bank Ease of Doing Business sub-national ranking. Furthermore, the State Executive Committee approved the sum of 3.4 billion naira for small/medium-scaled industries in each of the 17 local government areas of the state, a spatially-targeted chain of investments to boost rural economic development opportunities.
In an unfortunate twist of fate, the Covid-19 pandemic triggered an eclipse of economic and development activities globally, and necessitated Governor Ugwuanyi’s focus to shift towards combating the existential threat. Safeguarding Ndi Enugu and preserving the state’s rich historical and cultural heritage deservedly became His Excellency’s primary burden. The governor’s very first actions were the release of the sum of 20 million naira to the management of the State Isolation Centre, approval of 330 million naira to further enhance preparation and response operations, and the inauguration of a Multi-Sectorial Rapid Response Team comprising representatives of relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies including local and international partners. The State’s Isolation Centre was upgraded and strategically relocated to ESUT-Teaching Hospital.
Day and night, the governor has toiled tirelessly to devise new policies and measures towards breaking chains of transmission, obliterating the marauding virus and preparing Enugu State for the post Covid-19 era. Months back, schools, offices, cultural & social gatherings and markets were closed down. Individuals and places providing essential services were exempted with orders of strict adherence to safety protocols as advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Dedicated emergency lines were made public, new rules of public transport passenger conveyance were implemented and extensive public enlightenment kick-started with heightened intensity at the grassroots. All boundaries in Enugu were closed to non-essential travelers. However, loopholes in the enforcement of this order by security operatives resulted in the importation of a few cases of the disease into the state, many of whom have been treated and discharged. The governor was swift and tactical in handling these lapses through mobilizing the locals to man the boundaries and undertaking regular personal inspections.
The ultra-modern Enugu State Medical Diagnostic Centre inherited from the previous administration which was already being equipped was activated for use as Isolation and Treatment centre, followed by a brand new centre in Nsukka. The newly-acquired former Colliery hospital is under speedy reconstruction and extensive rehabilitation. The State Fire Service has been fumigating all public places in Enugu metropolis and its environs including markets, shopping malls and offices. The Governor, in his trademark responsiveness and sensitivity has continued to disburse palliatives to cushion the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown on the most vulnerable populations of the state.
With the recent approval for the commencement of remedial works on all emerging potholes on roads in the state; procurement for the asphalt overlay of Agbani Road dual carriageway; construction of Type 3 Primary Healthcare Centre in 7 LGAs; and renovation works, improvement of facilities and provision of essential supplies in 34 health facilities, across the 17 Local Government Areas, the wheels of progress in Enugu continue to spin as Governor Ugwuanyi tenaciously upholds his divine mandate and social contract with the good people of the state. Just one year into his second term, His Excellency has accomplished flurry of eye-catching and blistering performances.
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Aggreko Solar Power
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Worlds largest offgrid mining hybrid power system
World’s largest off-grid mining hybrid power system
World leading technology to deliver cost effective power that ultimately lowers gold production costs
A 16-year contract to build, operate and maintain a hybrid power plant (thermal, solar, batteries)
$10 million cost savings in the first full year of operation and reduced environmental impact ensuring long term mine sustainability
Client Resolute Mining Limited (Resolute)
Location Mali, Africa
Sectors Mining
Resolute Mining Limited, an ASX and LSE listed gold mining company has produced over eight million ounces of gold from 10 gold mines.
As part of its commitment to delivering a life-of-mine allin sustaining cost of US$746/oz at its Syama Underground Mine in Mali, they needed to define a lower cost power solution relative to its existing source of power.
The Syama Gold Mine is currently powered by singular diesel generators that were no longer the most efficient compared to newer technology now available. At the mercy of diesel, notoriously a fluctuating high cost fuel, it has become an expensive solution. Furthermore, the generators had to run constantly to provide system stability that the mine needed.
After investigating the possibility of a grid connection, which was disregarded on the basis of time and cost, Resolute launched a tender with the target of achieving a 40% reduction in the cost of electricity (COE). With Resolute focused on securing a more environmentally friendly solution, the environmental impact of the power solution being offered was a key consideration.
Resolute also wanted a solution which offered low cost power without needing to make a significant upfront capital investment so that the Company could conserve capital for deployment for growth.
With many possible options, Resolute needed a trusted power advisor
Project fact file
Cost reduction in COE
Reduction in CO2 emissions
Wärtsilä Modular Block Project
As Aggreko had been providing and operating a 28 MW diesel power plant on the site that augments the existing diesel power station for a few years, we had both the reputation and credibility to step in and offer support.
A vast project needed a vast solution and we relished the opportunity to work with Resolute to deliver a bespoke cutting edge technical and commercial solution as part of a 16-year Power Supply Agreement (PSA).
Technical offering
Delivered in two stages, it considers the various project factors with a meticulous level of detail to ensure smooth delivery and zero disruption to the mine’s production activity.
Stage one is expected to be completed in 2020 and will comprise of three 10 MW thermal Wärtsilä Modular Block’s and a 10 MW battery storage system, that will provide spinning reserve displacement and outbalance sudden jumps in load.
The second stage will consist of the installation of an additional 10 MW Wärtsilä Modular Block in 2022 and the addition of 20 MW solar PV power in 2023.
There can be some hesitancy to implement solar as mine’s have short planning horizon’s and the usual lifespan of a PV park is about 20 years - if not sometimes longer than the operation of a mine itself. This is why the offering Aggreko provides perfectly matches a mine’s needs.
The initial site infrastructure layout will include space to accommodate a l fifth 10 MW Wärtsilä Modular Block, enabling the mine to add additional power capacity if needed in the future to support growth or expansion plans.
Once the solar power system is installed, the 10MW battery storage system will also manage the output of the solar power system, smoothing out fluctuations in PV generation and facilitating integration into the hybrid system.
Commercial Offering
Our pricing was structured with a combination of fixed and variable charges depending on electricity required, and evolving MW installed. It also includes an incentive programme where Aggreko shares between 25% to 50% of the resulting fuel savings if improved efficiencies for key performances indicators in the contract are achieved. This provides us with an incentive to further reduce the cost of power for Resolute, and we share that cost benefit directly with our customer.
During the project engineering phase we forged a true partnership with Resolute to ensure we use the best site infrastructure, and optimise the civil work and installation of the plant. As an example, the solar array will be constructed on the surface of the existing Syama Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) thereby maximising positive environmental outcomes and augmenting Resolute’s rehabilitation program.
THE AGGREKO DIFFERENCE
Going for gold – a complete hybrid solution
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The power as a service agreement with this hybrid offering allows Resolute to focus on their core business of Mining while delivering substantial cost savings, estimated at 2 million euros per month on their current total cost of energy – that’s a 40% reduction from current COE. These savings will flow directly into Resolute’s production cost per ounce and help them operate in any gold price environment, which is crucial for the long-term sustainability of their mining operations.
Once the Solar power plant is integrated into the mine’s energy mix, Resolute will also improve the mine’s environmental impact with a reduction in carbon emissions of approx. 20%
The ongoing presence of Aggreko at the site, and appetite to adopt a new world leading technology demonstrates the trust and strong partnership in place.
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