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Skip to comments.I do not think we need more human beings on this planet: Peter Singer
Posted on 04/09/2012 4:19:02 PM PDT by wagglebee
(TEHRAN) - Peter Singer is a world-renowned Australian philosopher and bio-ethicist. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. Singer specializes in applied ethics and is known for his secular and preference utilitarian viewpoints. In 2004, he was recognized as the Australian Humanist of the Year by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies. Peter Singer holds controversial and widely contested viewpoints regarding abortion, infanticide and euthanasia and has written several articles and books on these subjects.
His 1975 book "Animal Liberation" is considered to be the hallmark of animal liberation movement. His other important books are "Rethinking Life and Death" and "Practical Ethics."
To me as a Muslim journalist, Singer's opinions and ideas have always seemed objectionable and irrational. According to the teachings of Islam, abortion, infanticide and euthanasia are unlawful and impermissible. Islam says that human fetus is a conscious being and does have the capacity to determine its future if given the opportunity, so it's illegal to seize its life. Therefore, I conducted an interview with Prof. Singer to challenge his standpoints and ask some questions regarding the why-ness of holding such controversial and unconventional beliefs. What follows is the complete text of our conversation. Peter's answers are rather brief as compared to my elaborate questions; however, I think it has become a readable debate.
Kourosh Ziabari: why do you advocate voluntary euthanasia and abortion? I think the traditionalists and religious thinkers are right in their position that killing a human fetus or a newborn or someone suffering from a terminal or incurable disease is immoral and contrary to the laws of creation and the will of the Creator. Does it provide a justification for killing a fetus or a newborn that they don't possess the essential characteristics of personhood such as rationality, autonomy and self-consciousnesses? After all, they are living beings, even if they are unable to reason or determine their fate. If allowed to be born and grow, the fetus or the newborn will turn into complete, rational human beings. Do we have the permission to deprive them of the right which the God has bestowed upon them? To put it in other words, are we the ones who decide our birth that want to be the decider of our death?
Peter Singer: I think if we are to discuss such issues at all, I need to make it clear that I do not share your assumptions about God, or a Creator. I do not believe that there is such a being. I accept a scientific view of the origins of the world, and of life, so I do not think there is a god who has bestowed rights on any beings.
Given that, then it follows, indeed, that we are the ones who have to make decisions about life and death. And if a person is terminally ill, and because of the poor quality of his or her life does not want to go on living for the last few days, or weeks or months that he or she could live for, who better to make that decision than the person whose life it is? Why should the state interfere in this choice?
As for abortion, you write that the fetus is a living being. I agree. But so is a sheep, or a cow, or a chicken, or a dog. Why should a fetus have more of a right to life than they do? After all, they are conscious beings, able to suffer, in ways that the fetus, at least early in pregnancy, cannot.
I know that some people will object that the fetus has a potential to become a rational human being, which the sheep or cow does not. But the world already has 7 billion humans in it, and this is causing enormous environmental problems, especially with regard to climate change. I do not think we need more human beings on this planet.
KZ: in a 2009 New York Times article, you raised the example of a patient suffering from advanced kidney cancer who is told that will be dying in the next year or two, but can be given an extra six months at the cost of a $54,000 medicine. Then you asked that "is a few more months worth that much?" Don't you really believe that that few more months are really worth spending $54,000? Won't the life of all of us become meaningless and hollow if we sit back and wait until our death comes and takes our life? It's hopefulness that makes the life significant. Don't you believe that the human being should do its best to live as much as possible and enjoy his life in the best way he can? Of course I'm not talking about mere pleasure and happiness, but alluding to the fact that the life of human being is the most precious gift he is endowed with. Don't you think so?
PS: Yes, I agree that human beings should enjoy life as much as possible. But my point is that there are limited resources, and even the richest nation cannot afford to do everything possible to extend the life of every person. So if we spend $54,000 to extend the life of a person with advanced kidney cancer for six months, then there is something else we are not doing that would save the life of someone who could live longer, perhaps for years. And if we were to give the money to an organization working to stop malaria in Africa, we could save someones life for much, much less perhaps for just $1000, we could save the life of a child who will live for another 50 years. So for $54,000 we might be able to save the lives of 54 children. Isnt that better than extending the life of one person for only 6 months?
When resources are limited as they always are we should try to get the best possible use from them.
KZ: with all due respect, I believe that the points which you raised in your book the "Animal Liberation" are contradictory to your viewpoints about physician-assisted suicide, infanticide and euthanasia. You associate a great value to the life of animals and hold that "the interests of all beings capable of suffering to be worthy of equal consideration, and that giving lesser consideration to beings based on their species is no more justified than discrimination based on skin color" while permitting abortion or euthanasia on grounds that people are entitled to determine the manner or time of their death. You have argued many times that animals will be more deserving of life than certain humans, including disabled babies and adults who are brain-injured or in vegetative comas. But don't you think that this argument is unfair?
Your book converted many readers to lifelong vegetarianism and inspired reforms in humane treatment for laboratory animals and livestock. So, isn't the life of human being as valuable as that of the animals? Shouldn't we try our best to preserve the life of human beings as much as possible?
PS: No, there is no contradiction. I think we should give equal consideration to the similar interests of all beings, whether they are human or nonhuman animals. So yes, the life of a normal healthy human being is at least as valuable as that of a nonhuman animal. In fact I think it is normally more valuable, because of the particular interest that a normal human has in the future humans make plans for the future and hope to achieve things in the future, in ways that nonhuman animals cannot.
On the other hand, as I already said in answer to one of your earlier questions, if a person is very ill and wants to die, then it is in that persons interest to die, and we should allow him to do so.
As for people who are so severely brain-damaged that they can never again be conscious, I dont believe that they have any interest in continuing to live, for they can gain nothing from life any more.
KZ: you're a bioethicist, but you don't believe in the sanctity of life and refute religion. Even though you proposed some of your arguments regarding the uselessness of religion for morality in the article the "Godless Morality," but it's still astounding to me that why you don't believe in the power of religion and its connection with morality. Let's put aside the human religions such as Buddhism and Sikhism. All of the Abrahamic religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism) have morality and ethics as their theoretical and ideological foundations. Islam, for example, says that all of the sins are kept in a room, and "lie" is the key of that closed room. So, why don't you believe in the necessity of religion for morality?
PS: Long ago, Plato argued that there must be a basis for morality that is independent of religion. For if someone who believes in the existence of God wants to say that God is good, what is he saying, if all ideas of morality come from God? He seems to be saying that God is approved of by God. But that is meaningless. On the other hand, if there is a God who is not good, then that God is just a tyrant. Why should we obey him?
Some of the most ethical people in the world have been atheists. Even today, the two greatest philanthropists in the world, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, are not religious. And many religious people commit terrible crimes. So there is no necessary connection between religion and morality, neither in theory nor in practice.
KZ: why do you deny Thomas Hobbes's viewpoint on the rule of law and adherence to codes of morality in presence of the state? At least in the developing countries such as Iran, people need the forceful presence of an authority to persuade them to follow the social laws and morality codes. Without the presence of police, for instance, the traffic laws and regulations are meaningless in a country like Iran. What's your take on that?
PS: I am not sure what it is that you think I deny. I certainly agree that the state needs to use force at times, to ensure adherence to the law. But that does not mean that I think, as Hobbes does, that morality depends on a social contract, or that there can be no morality without a state.
KZ: in your article "Famine, Affluence and Morality" in 1971, you spoke of the suffering of Bengali people in India who were subject to severe famine, lack of food, shelter and medical care at that time. Your raised some arguments including the necessity of giving assistance to the subjugated people in dire need of help and the importance of preventing bad things from happening. You're arguments are comprehensible and well-structured. But what is happening in practice is far from what it should be. For example, we can consider the example of this year's drought and famine in Somalia. The U.S. and other Western states dispatched the least humanitarian convoys to Somalia and dedicated the lowest amounts of monetary assistance to the famine-stricken country. What's the reason in your view? Isn't it that morality is consigned to oblivion in the industrialized, developed world? Isn't it that the citizens of prosperous and economically affluent societies such as the United States are inattentive to humanitarian affairs and morality?
PS: Why do you say that Western states donated the least assistance to Somalia? What figures are you basing that claim on? To the best of my knowledge, most of the aid that has gone to Somalia has come from Western nations, just as most of the aid that goes to the global poor also comes from Western nations. Of course, I agree that the rich Western nations should do much more, but it is also a great shame that the oil-rich states of the Middle East do not use their wealth to help the worlds poorest people.
I hope that some of your readers will go to my website, www.thelifeyoucansave.com and will make a personal pledge to share some of their income with people who are much poorer than they are.
KZ: do you see any significant relationship between morality and the culture of consumerism? Can we argue that the more consumerism penetrates into the society, the more morality declines and turns down?
PS: I dont think it is quite so simple as that. Although I agree that there is too much emphasis on consuming things, I also think that we are making progress in morality, and there is more concern for the poor, for the environment, and for animals, than there used to be. I am also pleased to see that there is now wider acceptance of the equality of women, and that homosexuals are no longer persecuted in the way that they were 50 years ago. These things are all improvements in morality.
KZ: at the beginning of your "Ethics" entry for the Encyclopedia Britannica, you raised a number of questions the answers to which deal with the discipline of moral philosophy. One of them was that "If conscripted to fight in a war we do not support, should we disobey the law?" I want to know your answer to this very question. Do you believe that in the contemporary world which is witness to destructive and lethal wars and conflicts, people should refuse to comply with their nationalistic obligations and avoid taking part in wars which will inevitably lead to the killing of innocent civilians? In a broader sense and with regards to countries with fragile political structures which are prone to revolutions and popular uprisings, is joining the opposition and voicing support for the contenders of the government considered to be immoral and a kind of betrayal to the republican values? To put it more succinctly, I want to raise the example of Iran. In Iran, the majority of people are satisfied with the way the government handles the country's affairs; however, there's a significant minority which is at odds with the government. We have also powerful opposition groups and parties outside the country, including some terrorist groups such as PKK, PJAK and MKO who want to topple the government at the cost of the lives of innocent people. Is allying with them and supporting them moral, in your view?
PS: I do not think that anyone should ally with terrorist organizations, ever. But I do believe that the people of Iran should be able to vote for their rulers, and I mean, for the people with ultimate power to decide the future of their country. So I would like to see a peaceful opposition movement in Iran that moves the country towards true democracy. Such a movement has happened recently in Tunisia, and also in Egypt, although it is certainly running into greater difficulties there because of the resistance of the military to losing power. But if this can happen in Tunisia and Egypt, why not in Iran?
KZ: does culture influence the value of moral action? Can we find conceptions and behaviors which are moral in a certain culture but are considered to be immoral and unethical in another? I want to know if culture influences the quality of moral action and the morality of deeds and social behaviors. Does such an impact exist? Of course you've talked about the universality of ethics and argued that there are no ethical universals, because as you have put it, "there is so much variation from one culture to another that no single principle or judgment is generally accepted" but I think some concepts such as abnegation, sacrifice, truthfulness, honesty and loyalty have the same meaning in the all the cultures around the world. What's your take on that?
PS: I do not recognize the quote you have above. In fact I do believe that there are some ethical universals, even though there is also a great deal of cultural variation. But the principle of reciprocity, or example, appears to be universal, as is the obligations of parents to support their children. I also think that there are more fundamental universal moral truths, like having equal consideration for the interests of all, which may not be recognized everywhere yet, but one day will be.
KZ: according to the Sophist Thrasymachus, "the concept of justice means nothing more than obedience to the laws of society, and, since these laws are made by the strongest political group in their own interests, justice represents nothing but the interests of the stronger." What's your viewpoint regarding his argument? After all, there should be an authority to administer justice and proclaim the foundations and bases of justice. Is it right to deny that the distinction between right and wrong has any objective basis, only because those who set the rules of justice are in power and have authority and abiding by their rules would mean obedience to power?
PS: I do not accept the cynical view of morality put forward by Thrasymachus. What the strongest political group says is right is often not right at all. It may be that just as there are truths of mathematics, so there are moral truths, for example that suffering is bad. These truths may often not be fully accepted in a community, because we humans tend to be selfish or nationalistic in our outlook. That is understandable, for evolutionary reasons, but it does not make it right.
It is repulsive that an Iranian Muslim has a better grasp of God-given rights than a Princeton professor.
We definitely do need more humans whose minds have been damaged by drugs.
loan this guy a gun with one bullet.
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"His 1975 book "Animal Liberation" is considered to be the hallmark of animal liberation movement."
Nope, no whackjobs here.
None at all.
We each of us have the ability to reduce the population by one.
You go first.
" loan this guy a gun with one bullet. "
Gasp!! Not a nasty, evil (shudder) *Gun*!!!
Hey, Petey Boy - why'ntcha get all of your sycophants together out in the desert and wait for the spaceship to come get you..
(I'll provide the Kool Aid - flavor of your choice, pre-sweetened sugar-free, if you prefer - and I'm sure someone would gladly donate the 'secret ingredient'...)
"The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God' ". Singer is a fool.
Who's with me?
Singer is an evil, evil man. I won't say more than that.
"I do not think we need more human beings on this planet."
Yet he refuses to take the next logical step and end his own existence... Wonder why?
The distinguished professor cannot possibly remove himself from the earth. He's more equal, you see.
Reducing the population is our job, because we are less equal.
Through his moral deficiencies, Peter Singer defeats his own second-rate intellect.
That his intellect is second-rate is demonstrated, among other things, by the fact that his assertions based on faith are the very means by which he claims his world view is based exclusively on science.
And drop him into an enclosure full of hungry lions. Let him decide how to employ the single round.
If he really believes that there are too many humans, he should walk the walk and off himself. For some reason he's still around making stupid pronouncements.
My stock answer to anyone who thinks people should die off is, "you first." What makes you so special?
He is probably a member of VHEMT (Voluntary Human Extinction Movement), but, like a liberal, he wants someone else to carry his water.
Hey, don't knock the guy if he means that we don't need more Democrats/Liberals/Communists on earth. He might be on to something.
Then, again, he might be insane, too, but that's just one man's opinion.
However, as John Lennon sang, "Image" a world without liberals. My God, what a sight. Singing, "What a wonderful world it would be." (Sam Cook, one of the greatest black soft rock singers, and a good guy).
Peter, if you really think that, then go stick your head in the mouth of a saltwater crocodile.
Just another uninteresting, predictable as clockwork leftist. This is why I like guys like Hayek and Sowell. Their ideas are so more novel, so much more full of pleasant surprises and unexpected angles. I wonder if leftwingers even realize how dull their stupid philosophy is.
Given his viscoelastic logic, his views on morality and how he devalues human life, what logical protest does he have if I put a gun to his head to end his life?
Singer has nothing on Presidential Science Adviser John Holdren, whose "Ecoscience" is a treasure trove of such nonsense. Holdren's Ecoscience coauthor Paul Ehrlich takes the cake with his series of doomsday books including "Population Bomb." Ehrlich is a Stanford professor who continues to be an icon for the ignorant and the left, and long a key evangelist for "Zero Population Growth."
Several decades ago Ehrlich and Holdren (and a couple of their acolytes) put their money where their mouths were. They accepted a wager offered by population economist Julian Simon in his book "The Ultimate Resource." The gist of the wager was that Simon bet that, after enough time for some smoothing of data, natural resources as measured by their cost were not being depleted. Ehrlich and Holdren picked five minerals, often described as dwindling resources. After some period (it may have been five years, but I'll not dig out the NYT article) Ehrlich and Holdren lost on all five minerals.
Ehrlich's fame never diminished. He still received his Macarthur Genius prize for science, right or wrong. Doom sells. But China's population is its ultimate resource. China is now a food exporter. They are about to surpass the US, and have surpassed Japan and Germany as exporting manufacturers. People who sell their arrogance, but who have never built anything themselves, sell their schemes to handicap those who do produce to the bureaucrats who don't produce anything except rules to constrain our freedom to succeed. Obama is working hard to insure that the bureaucrats outnumber the producers. That is why he just spent half a billion of our productivity to expand the IRS, and, is paying them twice the average salaries of private sector workers, with benefits the American private sector is finding it increasingly difficult to offer, and stay in business. That is what Obamacare is really about.
Absolutely! Good start for depopulizing the planet!
Put your money where your mouth is Peter.
Oh, he just wants other people to die.
Let's call him "Tricky Pete". He's so clever.
If you think about it, planet Earth "needs" no lifeforms on it at all. It could be an utterly lifeless rock in space.
I think the professor's problem is that he uses religious axioms, that is, that humans are in some way "special", separate and distinct from animals; and that humans can do "good" or "bad", mostly "bad".
But from that jumping off place, he tries to wax in pseudo-science. That is, the assumption that humans are "unnatural", that they are like an invasive species. But he neglects the scientific principles of natural selection, that if humans are "bad" or "wrong", nature would have long ago eliminated them as a species.
So the truth is that he sees the "badness" or "wrongness" in himself. That he, as an individual, is out of place in the natural world. That he is a failure so should be eliminated by natural selection.
Yet he wants to extrapolate this to everyone else.
This shows the twisted neuroses of such people. They feel pain and self hatred, the inferiority and artificiality of themselves. They feel their lives are meaningless, and as persons they are worthless.
And they have this weird notion that if they could just hurt other people, or tear them down in some way, it would somehow lessen their own pain and feelings of despair.
Well, Mr. Singer, since there is, in your view, no authoritative source for an inate right to life (and all the other rights that flow from that first basic right) and you think there are already more than enough humans on the planet, why don't you do the environment a favor and leave permanently...and take as many of your supporters as you can with you when you do go. Go live with...oh, say ... the Rayleans. They'll probably make room for you in that spaceship hiding behind Hailey's Comet.
Oh, and don't come back.
Ol' Pete will surely be around since he is hardly human.
But just think of the good he did. Liberals and leftists bought that crap. Think of how many more red diaper babies there'd be crapping on cop cars if he hadn't written that pap!
If they had any faith in their convictions they would remove themselves?
Put your money, or more preferably a gun, where you mouth is, Pete. Talk is cheap!
You first, Pete.
In this sad world we live in, it is hard to narrow down the list of candidates for "worst human being of all time", or even "worst living human being".
But surely Singer has to be in contention for both of those titles.
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Scarlett Johansson called Dylan Farrow irresponsible for shaming actors who worked with Woody Allen
. Do you agree with Scarlett?
I sort of do. He was not convicted of anything. I don't know.ReplyCancel
+1 Vera L!ReplyCancel
If its true hes not but he was never convicted of anything unlike Roman Polanski who still makes movies. So I have a bigger problem with him than Woody (although there's enough of a smoking gun there to think he did do it.)ReplyCancel
+1 discofluxReplyCancel
Yeah, I think she's right. I don't think shaming people who associate with him serves any purpose. I mean my opinion is that Michael Jackson was a scummy peadophile but other people have other opinions and I respect that. The only ones that matter in this should be Dylan and Woody.ReplyCancel
I'm with Vera, and yes, I'm boycotting your work too, Scarlett.ReplyCancel
ScarJo sounds bright when someone is writing lines for her to regurgitate. When on her own, not so much. She should just shut up, look pretty and pray none of her future boyfriends are inappropriate w/ the baby growing in her.ReplyCancel
Scarlett Johansson pretty much said that she knows nothing about the case–but come on. Once her name was brought into it she didn't think to do a little Googling?
Also, from this article, she says, "It's not like this is somebody that's been prosecuted and found guilty of something, and you can then go, 'I don't support this lifestyle or whatever.' I mean, it's all guesswork."
Because child-molesting is a "lifestyle." Ohh, Scarlett.
To answer the question, though, Dylan Farrow has every right to call these actors and actresses out just as they have every right to tell her to f*** off.ReplyCancel
I agree with her – Dylan shouldn't have called Cate out, she did solid work on that film. Shame Woody all you want, but leave the actors alone. He's gross but as a director he's an actor's dream of achieving artistic expression, I think because he works with what they bring to the table.ReplyCancel
I personally think the man's an awful person and likely a pedophile. However, there's no legally established proof of that and "shaming" people who simply work with him is moronic and juvenile, as far as I'm concerned.
Life is not an After School Special.
I saw a bunch of fiery back & forth on twitter and thought it was over the top.
Shame the perpetrator all you want and I'll be right behind you, holding a giant flashing arrow that says PEDO…but innocent people should not be splattered with the same filth.
The man married his step daughter and started a relationship before she turned 18. I'd call that a pedophile. I refuse to support anything he does.
Dylan has every right to shame people for what he did to her. If you read what happened he wasn't prosecuted because of the trauma she was going through. They didn't want to add to it. The prosecution had more than enough evidence to prosecute. So in my eyes yes he did it. She knows people still worship the ground her father walks on. That has to be horrible for her. Imagine being in her shoes always being reminded of the person who molested you. It has to be torturous for her. Also imagine people going on and on about how wonderful that person is. I don't blame her at all for putting people on blast who support him.ReplyCancel
So Terry Richardson is a no-no but Woody is a-ok? To me, publicly supporting someone you know to be a predator of young girls makes you complicit.ReplyCancel
@Catsup – thanks for posting the link. Great article, interesting attached document.ReplyCancel
For those that are criticizing Scarlett, please, just stop for a moment.
She was asked about it in an interview, and this is how she responded (keep in mind, she did NOT bring this up):
"I think it's irresponsible to take a bunch of actors that will have a Google alert on and to suddenly throw their name into a situation that none of us could possibly knowingly comment on. That just feels irresponsible to me."ReplyCancel
If Dylan and Mia have such a problem w/ Woody Allen, they should have pushed the DA to pursue criminal charges. They didn't. Thus, Allen is not guilty.
Hate to say it, but I don't disagree w/ Scarlett. I wish the Farrows would all shut the fuck up.ReplyCancel
@Surfer: My fave part of that statement is she has a Google alert for herself. Google alerts are 1/2 the reason I sometimes write like I am speaking directly to a celeb.ReplyCancel
I'm with ScarJo on this. No actionable case was ever made of this supposed incident, although the authorities tried their best to do so. There was simply no credible evidence to back up the claims of abuse, and the fact that Mia Farrow released what was obviously a highly edited videotape of the girl making allegations didn't help matters.
Farrow was in the midst of a particularly nasty breakup with Allen at the time, and she certainly wouldn't have been the first woman to try to use a child to "get back" at a man she felt had wronged her. It wouldn't even have taken much to make the child believe it herself.
Be all of that as it may, however, the incontrovertible fact is that there is still no credible evidence to support this claim of abuse, nor has there ever been. People who want to rake it all up again now have the mentality of persons involved in a lynch mob, not members of a civilized society.ReplyCancel
Here's what, my family/ext family went through a situation with one child touching another child in the family. It was reported to authorities, older kid admitted it, and it was harmful for everyone. You believe the kid that tells you. Get them in counseling right away!ReplyCancel
@Crustal: OXFAM dropped her because of her deal with SodaStream, who has a factory on disputed Israeli/Palestinian land.ReplyCancel
I'm with @SpiffyPaws. I think it's time people stopped trying to paint this man as a pedophile when he was never even charged as one–let alone convicted. Accusation does not equal guilt.
Let's also not forget all this accusation started during the child custody battle after Woody left Mia for Soon Yi–not before.ReplyCancel
@ Rob
None of us are aware that there wasn't credible evidence because it never went to trial.
Dylan Farrow writing an open letter about her abuse took a lot of courage.
IMO, Mia Farrow saw a *pattern* of predatory behavior in Woody Allen and she sounded the alarm.
Wood Allen was a father figure all the while Soon-Yi was growing up. He was Mia Farrow's *mate*. Soon-Yi's mother's *mate*. Was he grooming Soon-Yi and "plucked her" when she came of age?
IMO, he overstepped his boundary.
I believe Dylan Farrow.
Why do stars readily associate themselves with "sexy" (environmental) causes, but become defensive when associated with something not so "sexy". In both instances: money. jmoReplyCancel
@Surfer: Further research does say she quit. I thought they axed her while she was trying to make a decision.
The factory is in a settlement in the West Bank, and is said by many organizations to violate international law.ReplyCancel
I agree with her even though I'm coming around to the idea that Allen might have abused Dylan. Might have. But there's no conviction and WA is a skilled filmmaker so of course actors want to work on his films. You don't get to dictate other peoples' lives just because you have a sympathetic plea. Emotional blackmail is bullshit and makes Dylan look noncredible.ReplyCancel
Yes she has a google alert on her name and it's inconvenient for her. Forget the child penetrated by Woodys fingerReplyCancel
Ermmm the police at the time said there was credible evidence but that the child wouldn't cope with a trial
Before Mia found out about soon yi he was in therapy for inappropriate attention to Dylan. There is a lot of meat to accusation.
If you were rich and could chose work would you chose a suspected paedo to give money to? Scarjo is a self absorbed twunt and doesn't care about him being a paedo.
No he was just in therapy before for showing Dylan inappropriate attentionReplyCancel
In the case I spoke abt, the kid admitted it and nothing happened to them because they couldn't PROVE gratification. Puhlease. The system fails kids daily. I have lived it. Have one of your family members tell you that so and so touched me here 3 different days and see if it changes how you view the system!ReplyCancel
She screwed Sean Penn. Her argument is invalid.
OMG- priceless comment . I just spit my 7 up!
Scarlett doesn't like anything that she can't control.ReplyCancel
Dylan has every right to tell her story and I have no clue as to why ScarJo would pipe up about it, maybe she's brown nosing for a part in his next movie.
My mother was a victim of abuse in her family, this came out when she was an adult and no one believed her, not her brothers or mother, not anyone. Her abuser was never convicted either and she is still in therapy weekly in order to cope with the devastating effects. This type of thing happens ALL THE TIME and we should never stop talking about it….
I dont agree. Personally i wouldnt work with him, he's creepy as hell and 99% prob a molester. Imagine how Dylan feels when rveryone is fawning all over him ? I supported snd admired the actors that turned their backs on Elua Kazan. In my own life, there are stores or companies i dont do business with because i take issue with their wsys of doing business. It isnt much, but I feel better doing what i think is right for me.ReplyCancel
Well, if Scarlett gives birth to a little girl, we'll see if she lets Uncle Woody babysit!ReplyCancel
That would sure be a hypocrite test.ReplyCancel
@BeckyMae – ScarJo didn't bring anything up. Dylan Farrow did, and then SJ was asked about that in an interview. She stated her opinion, which is absolutely valid.
Lots of people have been molested, myself included. I don't think it's appropriate to spew venom all over other people just because they once worked with a predator. Dylan Farrow clearly needs to work through some stuff.ReplyCancel
@CK – There's a difference between not spewing venom and fucking celebrating a predator and rubbing their face in it.
Dylan made her comments because ALL OF HOLLYWOOD gathered around rapist Woody to give him a big ole pat on the back for being such a 'genius'.ReplyCancel
I despise Woody Allen (and also that douchenozzle in Switzerland or wherever he is) but I think Cee Kay makes a very good point. (Let me finish before you Kanye shrug!)
I once did some work for a guy who later turned out to be a grade A a*hole. I mean, groping the secretaries, brought up on sexual harassment charges, parking the Jag in the handicapped spot a*hole. He actually bragged to one of the people interviewing him about getting workplace (ladyparts) because he's the boss, he gave them their jobs, and it's not his fault if they didn't understand that making him happy didn't include (various sexual innuendos).
Since he was my client, I was contractually obligated to finish the work I'd started. He was (is) a complete waste of oxygen who thinks women are parking stations for his withering pecker, but I had to do my job. Would I defend him if asked? HELL TO THE NO. Would I defend myself for doing my job? Yes, I would. I never worked for the tool again but if I ever spoke about the issue using his name, I'd be sued faster than Chik-Fil-A on rainbow day. It was all settled out of court, so anyone who asks me about working for them gets, "I didn't have a pleasant experience with the owner" accompanied by the RUNNOWWHILEYOUCAN smile.
All of that to say, ScarJo can pick and choose her work, and if she chooses to work with a villain, well – so did Meg Fox. Excoriation has a price and in Hollywood, the loss of morality isn't expensive.ReplyCancel
Noooo not soda stream! What've they done? I'm not sending my machine back unless it's something to do with pedosReplyCancel
@cee kay of course she is entitled to her opinion but mine is that ScarJo is irresponsible for stating she thinks that Dylan is irresponsible. As an ex-employee of Woody's she could have gracefully declined to comment about such a personal matter. I do not expect her to weigh in on it at all.
Sodastream is a whole can of steaming hot worms I don't care to open!ReplyCancel
Thanks Tara.ReplyCancel
Unfortunately they are both right and wrong with in limits. Before I go on Polanski is a different set of circumstances.
Woody has not been convicted. He has every right to work in his field. Should people who have work with him be held in disapprobation? No!
Woody reportedly has a history of questionable behavior towards young women. Should he and those who continue to socialize with him be called to account by his alleged victims and the extended social circles he moves in yes!!ReplyCancel
I think it's pretty fucking obvious that Woody Allen is and was a creepy perv. I mean, come ON! Creeping around Soon Yi when she was a kid, THOSE photos of her!
I have no doubt he did something horribly inappropriate with Dylan.
And any actor who works with him, and justifies choosing ambition over honor by yammering about how he's never been convicted should eat shit.
Scarlet is doing what is good for Scarlet…..as the others have also done.
There is more proof than you think–read up on it. Really read up on it-not just the pro Woody stuff.
What I think would be great is that a celeb would take a public stand against Woody and not work with him. But you haven't seen that have you???? They are afraid to. I don't know how they can look at themselves in the mirror.ReplyCancel
I at first thought Scarlet named Dylan's brother, then I re-read it. So now my response is so much more vehement. Scarlett needs to shut the fuck up and stay out of it. Are you crazy???!!!! I could be wrong, but NO ONE has gotten into the messy thick of this except the parties involved. After re-reading and realizing that Scarlett is shaming a person for outing her abuser….I am so angry. I don't care if she does think Dylan is wrong. She needs to stay out of it, and is the only one stupid enough to say anything. I mean, some have made a statement like Alec Baldwin which more or less said I'm staying out of this. Which is smart. Scarlett must have felt as though she, without being named, was guilted. But it would have been so much smarter to stay out of the fray, because now she looks like, and actually is, shaming someone who could be, and probably is, a victim. None of her business. Stay out of it. I think a lot of times some people hide their conscience behind numbers, and there is a LONG list of actors who work with Allen. No one likes being confronted. Who in Hollywood would be so brave if there were not numbers to hide behind. Scarlett's wording too is reprehensible. Dylan is irresponsible? I think if you are a victim you can say whatever you want and anyone else needs to shut up. This makes me really angry. I think she made a mistake. She has been riding on a lot of good will. She should have just continued to hide behind the numbers, as everyone else does.ReplyCancel
No, I don't think it is irresponsible to call out actors who work with pedophiles (oops, "alleged" pedophiles). However, I don't really care what that airhead thinks.ReplyCancel
Sorry, Cleo, didn't see this! So much fun!ReplyCancel
Scarlett has spent her time on the casting couch so to her Allen's actions aren't despicable. Most if not every one of the Disney child stars did who knows what with any and every perverted Disney executive that wanted them.
Hollywood is full of creeps and wackos. Woody Allen should be in jail but justice doesn't apply to Hollywood or recently friends of Obama.
Woody, Dylan, Ronan and Moses are not Mia's first victims.ReplyCancel


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Damage to the boardwalk caused by Superstorm Sandy means the race will be run only on Fr. Capodanno Boulevard this year. Runners and walkers will make their way along a roadway that abuts the hard-hit beachfront communities of Midland Beach, Ocean Breeze and South Beach.
It also marks a race that will be held six weeks to the day of the Boston Marathon bombings. With these two events in mind, the race takes on an even more personal meaning as we remember lives lost and forever changed.
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Munster have named only three players who featured in their last PRO12 game in their starting XV for Saturday's clash with Edinburgh at Musgrave Park.
Nine who started in the defeat to Cardiff Blues in January are either injured or involved with Ireland while three more – Mike Sherry, Dave Foley and Tommy O'Donnell – are named on the bench.
There's a first start of the season for Danny Barnes and Ivan Dineen while JJ Hanrahan, Johne Murphy and Ian Nagle all get their second start of the year.
CJ Stander returns to the side after breaking a bone in his hand in the game against Glasgow back on December 1 though he has featured in recent British & Irish Cup games and did come on as a replacement here in January against the Blues.
Meanwhile, Edinburgh welcomed the return of three front-line players for this clash.
With Roddy Grant and Lewis Niven both ruled out for the rest of the season (making 14 absentees through injury and international duty) head coach Michael Bradley was able to name Wales internationalist John Yapp (prop), South African lock, Izak van der Westhuizen, and Scotland cap, Tom Brown, back in the side after two months out with injury.
Also returning to the fold are successful Scotland A exponents Ben Cairns (centre), Dougie Fife (wing), back-row Stuart McInally – who'll make his 50th appearance for the club – and full-back Greig Tonks, who has recovered from the ankle strain he picked up in the win over the England Saxons.
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"There's a good and dangerous balance to our side. There's a lot of size, power and mobility in our pack and there's a good bit of pace and guile in the backs.
"The challenge for us is to combine these elements and put in an aggressive and well-managed performance for the full 80 minutes.
"Munster are three from three against us this season so will be full of confidence going into another home game for them, however we're very happy with the strength of this squad and will be going all out with a score to settle.'
Yapp, is joined by hooker Andy Titterrell and tight-head Willem Nel in the front-row, Perry Parker packs down with van der Westhuizen in the boiler-house and captain Sean Cox and number 8 Netani Talei join McInally in the back-row.
All Black back Ben Atiga partners Cairns in midfield while by half-backs Richie Rees (scrum-half) and Piers Francis (fly-half) look to orchestrate the proceedings from the pivot positions.
The squad also welcome the return of Steven Lawrie (hooker) and Grant Gilchrist (lock), who were released from the Scotland squad in the latter half of the week, so start the match on the bench.
Form: Munster have won four of their last five games in all competitions, but their home record varies wildly with the venue: winning their last nine fixtures at Thomond Park but losing their last two at Musgrave Park. The Munstermen have won their last six encounters against Scottish opponents. Edinburgh Rugby have slipped to seven straight defeats in all competitions since beating Connacht 24-23 at the Sportsground in round ten of the RaboDirect PRO12, this victory representing Edinburgh's only one over an Irish province in their last 14 such encounters. Munster have already beaten Edinburgh three times in all competitions this season. The Scotsmen have not triumphed on Munster soil since October 2006 in Limerick, whilst they have not won in Cork since April 2004.
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Munster: 15 Denis Hurley, 14 Johne Murphy, 13 Ivan Dineen, 12 JJ Hanrahan, 11 Danny Barnes, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Duncan Williams, 8 James Coughlan (capt), 7 Sean Dougall, 6 CJ Stander, 5 Billy Holland, 4 Ian Nagle, 3 BJ Botha, 2 Damien Varley, 1 Marcus Horan.
Replacements: 16 Mike Sherry, 17 Wian du Preez, 18 J Ryan, 19 Dave Foley, 20 Tommy O'Donnell, 21 Paddy Butler, C Sheridan, Scott Deasy.
Edinburgh: 15 Greig Tonks, 14 Dougie Fife, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 Ben Atiga, 11 Tom Brown, 10 Piers Francis, 9 Richie Rees, 8 Netani Talei, 7 Stuart McInally, 6 Sean Cox (c), 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Perry Parker, 3 Willem Nel, 2 Andy Titterrell, 1 John Yapp.
Replacements: 16 Steven Lawrie, 17 Allan Jacobsen, 18 Alex Allan, 19 Grant Gilchrist, 20 Hamish Watson, 21 Chris Leck, 22 Gregor Hunter, 23 Lee Jones.
Date: Saturday, 9 February
Venue: Musgrave Park, Cork
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Security Council Arria Formula meeting
New York, 30 May 2012
It is an honour to address you on an issue that is central to my government's foreign policy.
Over the past few years international and regional organizations and their member states have shown a greater interest in multilateral conflict prevention as a tool for avoiding the escalation of political disputes into armed conflict. The increasing preparedness of regional and international actors to address conflict risks before they materialize, and the greater willingness of many at-risk states to accept third-party action translated into normative evolutions and growing capabilities for multilateral conflict prevention.
This debate comes at a timely moment as we will celebrate next year, in August 2013, the 100th Anniversary of the Peace Palace, home to the ICJ and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Both institutions play a major role in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution, and which my country is proud to host.
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The ICJ has been able to settle disputes which could not be settled by negotiation and other means of peaceful settlement. As a result, States with good political relations have been able to maintain the general political climate between them by submitting their dispute to the ICJ. The ICJ has been able to play a meaningful role in the peaceful settlement of disputes in spite of the fact that it can only deal with a dispute when the States concerned have recognized its jurisdiction. By its very existence and availability, the ICJ helps to avoid disputes or induce the settlement of disputes. In some cases, the mere fact that a State proposes to submit a dispute to the ICJ may induce the other party to negotiate a settlement. In other cases, the very act of submitting a dispute has a considerable positive effect upon the ultimate settlement of the dispute.
In addition to the afore-mentioned roles, the ICJ through its advisory jurisdiction has also contributed meaningfully to the settlement of disputes. The advisory opinions gives on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized UN organs and specialized agencies have indirectly helped to resolve disputes or to defuse tension between States. There is therefore no doubt that despite the consensual nature of its jurisdiction, the ICJ plays a meaningful role in the settlement of disputes.
Over the past decade, the trust and respect of the international community for the activities of the Court as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations have been growing. This growth is reflected in the increase in the number and the widening in subject of the cases brought before the Court. What is more remarkable is that these cases before the Court have involved States from all continents; the docket of the Court indeed represents the universal character of the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, for example two recent cases worth mentioning are 'the jurisdictional immunities of the State' (Germany v. Italy) and 'Pulp mills on the river Uruguay' (Argentina v. Uruguay). Their subject-matters have been wide-ranging, extending from such classical issues as territorial and maritime delimitation and diplomatic protection, to issues of increasing relevance to the contemporary international community like human rights, the status of individuals, international humanitarian law and environmental issues.
Despite recommendations by the General Assembly encouraging States to accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ, States are still reluctant to do so. Out of over 190 States, only 67 have made declarations under Article 36(2) of the Court's Statute. Those that have made declarations have often appended broad reservations. The Netherlands warmly welcomes the announcement by the Secretary-General (in his recently published program of action to strengthen the Rule of Law at the National and International levels) to launch a campaign to increase the number of Member States that accept as compulsory the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. We stand ready to assist the Secretariat in this endeavor. I once again call upon all states that have not yet done so to accept the Court's compulsory jurisdiction.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Now let me turn to the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The PCA was established by the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, concluded at The Hague during the first Hague Peace Conference. The 1899 Convention was revised in 1907 at the second Hague Peace Conference. There was the danger that the creation of the Permanent Court of International Justice, and subsequently the International Court of Justice, would wield a fatal blow to arbitration. This did not occur, and its International Bureau has successfully accommodated over the last two decades, the growth of arbitration. The PCA even has increased in popularity over the last decade. The arbitration on the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea that took place in 2003 was one of the big cases that helped put the PCA back into the international limelight.
Its caseload reflects the breadth of PCA involvement in international dispute resolution, encompassing territorial, treaty, and human rights disputes between states, as well as commercial and investment disputes, including disputes arising under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties.
I would like to encourage States, international organizations and private parties to make greater use of the Court's services, which also include fact-finding and conciliation; such recourse would help ease the workload of the International Court of Justice and fill gaps concerning arbitrations involving private parties and international organizations. I also urge States which have not ratified the Hague Conventions to do so. Developing countries, in particular, could well find the flexible instruments of dispute resolution to be invaluable.
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Shops say it's time for France to let people buy on weekends, nights.
PARIS — Cosmetics giant Sephora is one of the busiest stores on the Champs-Élysées.
Six million customers a year pass through the front entrance done in elegant black and white, while inside it's all pink, pop music and perfume.
Shoppers often linger until midnight or even 1 a.m., but that was before a French court last month ordered Sephora to comply with France's strict labor laws and lock its doors at 9 p.m. and never open on Sundays.
Now Sephora is the leader of a battle to overturn longstanding laws it says are harming the French economy and blocking people who want to earn a better living. In doing so it confronts a French tradition going back a century and one that other European countries follow as well.
Many say it's time to let go.
"If people want to work, if it makes the economy work and if it creates wealth, as long as people are volunteering, and they're not being forced to work, then it's not slavery," said Elsa Dadrouzamani, a French tourist from Reunion Island, who was shopping in Sephora with her children.
"They make money, and if they don't want to do it, they don't. Especially in an area like this, if people work till midnight, it should continue this way."
Sephora is part of the French luxury conglomerate LVMH, which owns quintessentially French brands such as Moët champagne, Hennessy cognac and Louis Vuitton fashion house. But just as French are the labor laws LVMH is coming out against.
With a few exceptions, shops in France have been barred from opening on Sundays and late evenings since 1906. The "Sunday is for rest" rule was to prevent businesses from forcing workers to toil on a day they would prefer to spend on leisure and family.
But the explosive growth of retail as a greater share of the world economy has prompted many businesses to expand store hours to capture profits.
In the United States, few parts of the country enforce "blue laws," the bans on selling certain products such as alcohol on Sundays. And in a country where workers spend more hours than most nations on the job, being able to shop late nights and weekends has become an expected convenience.
But France's powerful labor unions say that big retailers are imposing their own rules and working hours on their employees.
Under the French regulations, the only occupations exempt from the ban on late-night and Sunday working hours are those considered necessities or for the public good such as police officers, doctors and other emergency personnel.
"You need a common day of rest in a society, a day that is shared by everyone," said Karl Ghazi, member of the powerful labor union CGT. "Workers need that time, for their family, for their well-being and for their health. There can be exceptions only if it is absolutely necessary."
"And it is not necessary to buy a bottle of perfume at 2 a.m. on a Sunday on the Champs-Élysées," he said.
But it is critical to improve France's stagnant economy, and that is what expanded shopping hours will do, say its supporters.
LVMH and other retail outlets say they are creating jobs in a country that sorely needs them. The unemployment rate in France is 10.5%. The economy is in a prolonged recession and politicians are desperate for ways to increase economic growth.
In October, "Yes, Week-end!" — which in French sounds like President Obama's 2008 campaign slogan, "Yes, We Can!" — is the mantra of some employees of Castorama and Leroy Merlin, two large French home-improvement chains.
The stores decided to open Sundays despite a $162,000 fine per store per day for doing so. The retailers argued that many French like to work on their homes on weekends and wanted the convenience of shopping for fix-it materials on Sunday. But a competitor Bricorama filed a complaint claiming unfair competitive advantage, and a court agreed.
According to Caroline Hupin, head of the the home-improvement stores' union, these retailers make up to 25% of their revenue and employ about 7,000 people on Sundays.
"We have to face the reality: In France, there are more than 6 million people working on Sundays, not only in hospitals and police stations but also in movie theaters, museums and tourist areas," she said.
"And gardening or improving your house is something people do on Sundays. These retailers are adapting to their consumers' needs, habits and way of life."
Union leaders worry though that consumers don't realize that by allowing big retailers to stay open, Sundays and evenings would become the rule rather than an exception, and trickle down into all sectors of the economy, ultimately forcing many to work on those terms.
And Germany has managed still to become an economic powerhouse despite rules backed by church officials and unions that allow stores to be open only a few Sundays a year.
"Each time you let a retailer open, it has an impact on another sector which then also asks to stay open," said Eric Scherrer, president of the retail employees union.
"Besides, it could destroy small businesses. Mom and pop stores are allowed to stay open on Sundays but they won't be able to compete with giant stores."
Unions are filing an increasing number of complaints over the retail opening hours and the courts are applying the letter of the law to the cases and the companies. With unions, customers and employees grumbling, France's Socialist government has been reluctant to take strong action.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault promised to appoint a commission to examine existing laws and regulations and eliminate legal inconsistencies. But the conservative UMP party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy is taking advantage of the socialists' apparent discomfort at challenging unions, their traditional allies.
It was Sarkozy's government in 2009 that allowed Sunday openings in tourist areas and extended shopping hours for grocery stores and other specialty food retailers, opening the way for others.
"It's absurd — companies want to open, workers want to work, consumers want to buy and they can't," said Jean-François Copé, head of the UMP. "I'm pleading for more freedom in France."
Polls show the French are somewhat conflicted: 59% of French say they would refuse to work Sundays but 69% want their stores to be open, according to a survey by French pollster, BVA.
"We're living in a consumer society, where family life and quality of life are not a priority anymore," said Stephanie Lecocq, of the Institut Supérieur du Travail, a Paris think tank that studies employment issues. "The extension of working hours is inevitable but we need to make sure that workers work voluntarily and are financially compensated."
Would-be Sunday shoppers say the change is overdue.
"I think it's stupid to ban these businesses from staying open because on weekends, some people need to work, and others want to potter about in their houses and gardens," said William Rusak, a Parisian customer, shopping at Castorama. "I'm busy working during the week and I have a country house, so when I need something, I come here on a Sunday."


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After a 38-year period of union with Massachusetts, New Hampshire was made a separate royal colony in 1679. As leaders in the revolutionary cause, New Hampshire delegates received the honor of being the first to vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. New Hampshire gained a measure of international attention in 1905 when Portsmouth Naval Base played host to the signing of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War, known as the Treaty of Portsmouth.
Abundant water power turned New Hampshire into an industrial state early on, and manufacturing is the principal source of income. The most important industrial products are electrical and other machinery, textiles, pulp and paper products, and stone and clay products. Dairy and poultry, and growing fruit, truck vegetables, corn, potatoes, and hay are the major agricultural pursuits.
Because of New Hampshire's scenic and recreational resources, tourism now brings over $3.5 billion into the state annually.
Vacation attractions include Lake Winnipesaukee, largest of 1,300 lakes and ponds; the 724,000-acre White Mountain National Forest; Daniel Webster's birthplace near Franklin; and Strawbery Banke, restored buildings of the original settlement at Portsmouth. In 2003, the famous "Old Man of the Mountain" granite head profile, the state's official emblem, fell from its perch in Franconia.
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The Calder
July 12 2010 08:19AM
The Edmonton Oilers are extremely likely to have a strong rookie-of-the-year candidate in 2010-11. They have three outstanding prospects (Magnus Pääjärvi, Jordan Eberle, Chipper Jones) and enough job openings to make one believe anything is possible.
Some coaches/managers dole out minutes to rookies with a thimble, others are more generous. They key is being "NHL ready" which is something Oilers rookie forwards have rarely been over the last decade. Ales Hemsky came to the show early because the organization felt he could learn more in the NHL than playing another season in the Q. Sam Gagner arrived in TC fall 2007 fresh from an international tournament and weeks ahead of many others in terms of conditioning.
Craig MacTavish didn't have a lot of "big minutes" rookies during his Edmonton coaching career. Here are his forwards, with their total time-on-ice in rookie seasons.
- Sam Gagner (07-08) 1238:31
- Andrew Cogliano (07-08) 1112:17
- Kyle Brodziak (07-08) 1033:24
- Jarret Stoll (03-04) 945:18
- Patrick Thoresen (06-07) 776:33
- Ales Hemsky (02-03) 712:12
- Jason Chimera (02-03) 710:06
- Marc Pouliot (06-07) 600:12
- Dom Pittis (00-01) 506:13
- Liam Reddox (08-09) 481:39
- Brad Winchester (06-07) 476:18
- Mike Comrie (00-01) 466:54
- Shawn Horcoff (00-01) 452:12
- Fernando Pisani (02-03) 375:18
- Jean Francois Jacques (06-07) 292:44
- Zach Stortini (06-07) 207:27
- Brian Swanson (00-01) 174:38
- Mike Bishai (03-04) 128:18
- Tony Salmlelainen (03-04) 125:27
- Michel Riesen (00-01) 118:53
- Jani Rita (02-03) 114:26
- Steve MacIntyre (08-09) 86:07
There were maybe 5 rookies who got big time playing time (the top 4 and Comrie when he signed) in their rookie seasons. Hemsky was given 153 minutes on the powerplay, a large portion of his rookie season. He was spotted too, meaning his chances of being a strong Calder candidate were dashed by not getting enough at-bats (even with only 712 minutes of ice-time, Hemsky finished 2nd in the NHL in rookie assists, 2002-03).
Of note here are the three rookies who played more than 1,000 minutes in 2007-08. Gagner, Cogliano and Brodziak got a lot of playing time in their first season, although only Gagner got big PP minutes (Cogliano got quite a few too, with Brodziak getting PK time).
Tom Renney handled rookies in a similar way in his time as head coach. In his 4 (well most of 4) seasons with the Rangers, Renney doled out the rookie minutes to forwards thusly:
- Brandon Dubinsky (07-08) 1188:59
- Dominic Moore (05-06) 1022:28
- Petr Prucha (05-06) 931:02
- Nigel Dawes (07-08) 792:04
- Lauri Korpikoski (08-09) 742:09
- Ryan Callahan (07-08) 643:29
- Ryan Hollweg (05-06) 376:40
Last season, NHL coaches gave 9 rookie forwards 1000+ minutes of time on ice. The Colorado Avalanche had three of them (Matt Duchene, Ryan O'Reilly, TJ Galiardi) and would probably be the template for this season's Oilers crop up front. Duchene received an enormous amount of PP time and the other two were given extened auditions on the PK. I'm not certain if there's a penalty-killer among the Oilers kids but we'll see.
Finally, which of these kids is most likely to be the frontrunner on his own team? Desjardins NHL equivalenvies give us an educated look at the problem. Desjardins NHLE's have impressive predictive power, but these three young players are very close in terms of potential offense:
- Jordan Eberle 22-24-46
- Taylor Hall 17-29-46
- Magnus Pääjärvi 16-22-38
None of them have shown themselves as "complete" players, offering a wide range of skills and giving the coach a trustworthy option in all areas. If I had to guess which of the three emerges as the strongest Calder candidate, it would be Taylor Hall. First overall means he'll get all kinds of opportunity, his Desjardins NHLE is as impressive as Stamkos at the same age, left-wing is wide open on the Oilers and what better way to signal a new beginning than to see your first overall pick win the Calder the following season. It has "Gilbert Perreault" style appeal, a young organization going in the right direction. Finally, and perhaps most important, he is a "shooter" and that might give him a slight edge on the PP role that might be open for one rookie; however, the other two are no slouches in this department.
The truth is any of these three could win the Calder trophy in 2010-11.
I think only 1 of Pääjärvi or Eberle will start here. I'm gonna say I think Magnus will see the toughest minutes of the 3. Eberle will join the team in Dec. Hall will have most pts. None will see Calder.
Now you know...
How soon should we start booking Ft. Edmonton facilities/ venues for Stanley Parade and partying afterwards with the players, etc .? Nice venue to top off a Sinsational season . Any ideas for type of activities , bands and concerts you might like to see ? Any volunteers ?
July 12 2010, 05:44PM
Colorado should try to get Simon Gagne or Lee Stempniak.
July 12 2010, 05:46PM
Nickleback or Beiber fever baby!
Tambi hoisting the Cup out the top of his Aveo sunroof...
July 12 2010, 05:59PM
What do you huys think of the Oil possibly going after A.Frolov? Why the hell not? Maybe throw out an offer around 4-1/2 ish?
Wierd. While I kind of expected the three-headed monster in goal to start the season (it's getting to be routine), I was thinking that they'd lock in JDD before Dubnyk. I don't know know whether this signing will give more leverage to JDD now or the Oilers.
July 12 2010, 06:05PM
What do you huys think of the Oil possibly going after A.Frolov? Why the hell not? Maybe throw out an offer around 4-1/2 ish?
No sense adding an additional LW or "top 6" forward unless it's a #1 center..
Unless your plan is to have Eberle in OKC???
Nickleback or Beiber fever baby!
Tambi hoisting the Cup out the top of his Aveo sunroof...
Now your getting the spirit ! How about some free trips given away to attendees as well ? Crazy ? No . Was asked to be part of small group that was planning on using Ft. Edmonton for a business venture similiar to what i suggested . Between a rather small admittance fee and economic boom to the city , etc . it's just to bad the deal fell thru before final plans got put in play .
Oh Nate. I didn't steal it from you, it is an idea that's been out there for a long time. I mentioned it here:
but the truth is that someone probably posted it months ago. You and I mulled it over, agreed and then began posting about it.
Right? I mean, we're all influenced by each other, can we agree? And there are a lot of smart folks on the internet.
It has been my experience in life that the guy/girl who came up with the original idea is rarely the one posting about it BEING their idea on the internet. They're original thinkers, and have moved on.
As should we. :-)
July 12 2010, 06:50PM
Wierd. While I kind of expected the three-headed monster in goal to start the season (it's getting to be routine), I was thinking that they'd lock in JDD before Dubnyk. I don't know know whether this signing will give more leverage to JDD now or the Oilers.
Maybe JDD is sticking to his Arbitration guns and the team had no choice but to get DD finished first.
July 12 2010, 06:53PM
Hmmm, i don't know if i agree with you. His defence is lacking. Sure, he put up a fight, but even with all that jam and moxie, the opposition still got the goal. -1.
You cant blame the cat that the bear took the Garbage. That cat had no teammates to work with. Who was gonna stop the Bear? The laughing baby in background? That lady could have thrown that baby at the bear and it still would have taken the garbage.
This is an individual award, not a team award.
July 12 2010, 07:20PM
@Matt Henderson
Maybe some people on the staff think JDD isn't as good. The only reason the Oilers never sent JDD to free agency is they are waiting until Khabby's legal issues are decided and surgery recover.This is kind of what I was talking about yesterday.
July 12 2010, 07:25PM
What do you huys think of the Oil possibly going after A.Frolov? Why the hell not? Maybe throw out an offer around 4-1/2 ish?
I'd say defense or a 2 way PK'ing forward is a far more pressing need then another scoring winger.
July 12 2010, 07:31PM
@OB1 Team Yakopov - F.S.T.N.F
What's wrong with going after proven scoring talent ? All this talk about PK is good we need another PK'ing forward but most of our talented forwards are unproven.
July 12 2010, 07:33PM
I'd say defense or a 2 way PK'ing forward is a far more pressing need then another scoring winger.
Best comment you've ever come up with!
The training wheels will be off in no time, so proud...
July 12 2010, 07:37PM
What's wrong with going after proven scoring talent ? All this talk about PK is good we need another PK'ing forward but most of our talented forwards are unproven.
And we have 2 proven PK/defensive forwards.
Add all the scoring forwards you want, but we're going to get killed in our own end this year with out some upgrades.


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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – This scouting report, that scouting report, this technique or that.
Sometimes even the highest levels of competition can still boil down to instinct and physical gifts.
Murphy Holloway, the career leading rebounder for Ole Miss basketball, believes his gifts might be better suited for football and is hoping to hear his name called some time as the NFL draft runs Thursday through Saturday.
Holloway may be the best draft prospect on campus right now. Certainly the most discussed.
He says he hasn't given up on professional basketball but is getting feedback that make him believe he could have a more realistic path to the NFL.
"You read things. I think it's the lack of height, can't shoot well enough to play the 3 (small forward), things like that."
Recently at the Portsmouth Invitational, an event designed for NBA scouts to get a look at draft hopefuls, Holloway was measured at 6-53⁄4 with his shoes off.
That's a very limiting figure for a guy who aspires to make a living on the low block in the NBA. It's not so limiting for a guy who could run pass routes as an NFL tight end.
Holloway has worked out for NFL clubs Tampa Bay and Baltimore and expects to run through drills for Philadelphia.
He was clocked at 4.7 in the 40-yard dash.
"I was just at an AAU event in Texas. I see names on a piece of paper, but the first thing I'm looking at in a guy is if he looks the part. Then let me see if he can do it," Ole Miss basketball coach Andy Kennedy said. "Obviously Murph passes the eye test."
Holloway was listed by Ole Miss this season at 6-7, 240 pounds. He says he weighed as much as 250 pounds during his season at South Carolina before transferring back to Ole Miss.
NFL scouts like him at the weight he now carries, he says.
"There's been talk of me being selected, but that's from people that have never seen me play football. They just hear things. Some of the scouts tell you, 'Hey we can draft you.' Some say, 'Minicamp starts May 3 and go from there,'" Holloway said.
His most telling scouting report came in an impromptu conversation with a Boston Celtics representative in the airport coming back from Portsmouth.
"He was talking to me, said I had a good game, a good tournament. He said, 'All the scouts are over there talking about you.' I said, 'What are they saying?' He said, 'that you should play football.'"
Holloway gave up organized football after his sophomore year of high school.
He had contact with NFL scouts before basketball season was complete. They encouraged him to "take care of business" with his senior season. He estimates he's had contact with eight to 10 NFL teams.
He hasn't completely given up on the idea of basketball but believes NBA successes would be linked to a perfect scenario and that the "6-6 guy" could be among the first cuts when things aren't going well.
Holloway hasn't given up on the idea of pro basketball in Europe but having two children in the States is reluctant to pursue that path.
He's also not interested in the Canadian or Arena football leagues.
Holloway had 350 rebounds this season and led the SEC with 9.7 per game.
The transition he's trying to make is not unheard of. It's also not easy.
"For a guy that's played college football in the SEC for four years it's difficult. It's the highest level," Kennedy said. "When I look at Murph I see the same things you see, 6-6 and long, good hands. Can he run a route, catch a ball? All those things, I think they would be willing to explore."


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I will be traveling to North Carolina this week to learn more about the Tupelo Public School District's new computer initiative.
I'll be going to Duke University where they have models of modern classrooms that allow for more interaction between students, and I'll travel to Mooresville, N.C., a school district that has already implemented a one-to-one computer program. In fact, in Mooresville, all students in grades four to 12 have laptops. There I'll be able to see how they're using the computers, what difficulties they've faced and what advantages they've seen. I'll be posting updates and photos here in this blog and I'll be filing updates for the Daily Journal.
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