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Washington, Jun 24 (efe-epa).- Microsoft founder Bill Gates said here Monday that he expects the fund he established to invest in energy solutions to climate change to reach $2.5 billion by the end of 2020.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates (L) and David Rubenstein discuss climate change during a meeting of the Economic Club of Washington, DC, on Monday, June 24. EFE-EPA/Lenin Nolly
Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks during an event at the Economic Club of Washington, DC, on Monday, June 24. EFE-EPA/Lenin Nolly
Washington, Jun 24 (efe-epa).- Microsoft founder Bill Gates said here Monday that he expects the fund he established to invest in energy solutions to climate change to reach $2.5 billion by the end of 2020.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) began with $1 billion, including $250 million from Gates.
"Late next year, we'll probably raise another $1 billion to $1.5 billion," the world's second-richest person said during a conversation with David Rubenstein at the Economic Club of Washington, DC.
"This is all about innovation, broadly defined, we need to make these dramatic changes," Gates said.
Founded in 2016, BEV boasts 22 investors, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos - No. 1 on the Forbes billionaires list - and Saudi Prince Al Walid Bin Talal.
"We do expect to make a profit out of that fund," Gates said, emphasizing that BEV is not a philanthropic undertaking, but rather an attempt to foster companies "that have a chance of reducing greenhouse gases by half-a-percent, each company."
"Climate change is a problem that gets worse every year, and yet what you have to do on a global basis is very dramatic in reshaping the entire physical economy that we have," he said.
"The greatest suffering from climate change will be farmers in poor countries - that is, the drought, the floods, the heat - will cause the problems we already have, of malnutrition, of deprivation, to get substantially worse," Gates said.
Asked about the mindset of people who deny the reality of climate change, he said, "they must not have taken enough science courses."
He said that any serious effort to combat climate change would require the participation of the United States and expressed regret over President Donald Trump's decision to disavow the 2015 Paris Agreement on addressing the threat.
Gates demurred, however, when Rubinstein suggested he would be the best person to persuade Trump to reverse the decision.
"Someone else should" convince the president of the wisdom of returning to the Paris Agreement, Gates said, noting the necessity of creating a broad consensus in the US on measures to cope with climate change.
"We'll need a bipartisan solution because ... the key is what people see the policies will be over the next 30 years," he said.
Gates expressed enthusiasm for the development of electric vehicles as a way to reduce greenhouse emissions, though he cautioned that the technology used for electric passenger cars would not work for trucks, aircraft and sea vessels.
"There's almost no chance the batteries will be good enough and so there, you'll still need to create liquid fuels, either with electricity or biofuels," he said.
Last October, BEV signed an agreement with the European Commission to create a new 1 billion euro ($114 billion) fund to foster energy transition in Europe. EFE


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Here's my piece that appeared in the CAPCOM FIGHTING TRIBUTE art book! I chose the 3 original Capcom characters: Amingo, Ruby Heart & Son-son... in Hawaii - where else? ^_^ I am truly honored to be part of such an incredible project! Thanks Udon & Capcom for letting me participate! Print is 11x14" on 110# paper

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A one-day event which will bring together postgraduate students researching through creative practice. This event will include practical workshops and guest speakers. We aim to provide a collaborative, supportive forum in which students can discuss their research sucesses and concerns.
We will be welcoming two guest practitioner-researchers to lead workshops: Dr Joanne Scott from the University of Salford and Dr Helen Newall from Edge Hill University. For more information about their research and creative practice, please take a look at these websites:
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"But the real joy of the Leaf isn't the money, it's the motor, and its charming grace. For the way most people drive (if not, literally, for petrolheads), it's simply a better source of motion."
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"But the real joy of the Leaf isn't the money, it's the motor, and its charming grace. For the way most people drive (if not, literally, for petrolheads), it's simply a better source of motion."
"Tesla invents new doors, adds extra seats. Charges the earth. It's lifestyle, not value for money."
"The car drives its front wheels with a 118bhp, 194lb ft electric motor that draws juice from a 28kWh lithium-ion polymer battery tucked under the rear seats. In Eco and Normal mode, this means 0-62mph in 10.2 seconds. Maximum claimed range is 174 miles – competitive with the revised Nissan Leaf and BMW i3."
"Mature styling, ample space and that all important battery range set it apart as a practical city EV, and all for £5,000 less than the market leader. It's not for everyone – power can be a little bit reserved, something you'll notice more if your range-anxiety is under control and you're brave enough to tackle motorway stints – but for more regular urban use this is more than good enough as an entry to the EV world."
"The i3 remains the best premium small EV out there. Hard to argue against. Just be prepared to pay proper money."
"This is an electric car that doesn't seek to blur boundaries or act radical, but simply persuade regular SUV buyers to make the jump. Audi refers to this as 'concept clarity'."
"A proper tipping point BEV: genuine 300-mile (ish) range in a small SUV for under £30k. Consider it."
"There's no denying the Model S is a mightily impressive achievement - and from a company whose only previous credit was a Lotus Elise-based roadster. A usable amount of range, decent handling and plenty of tech-y appeal, the Model S has made the mainstream manufacturers sit up and take notice."
"Jaguar steps bravely into the unknown and nails it. A rapid, desirable, good-looking SUV that happens to be powered by electricity"
"Everything Tesla has done up to this point has been building towards the Model 3 – a genuinely affordable mass-market EV – but it's all for nothing if the product itself doesn't stand up. So the question is, after spending a day in its company, do I want one? Does it have the desirability to drag not just early adopters and tree-hugging environmentalists out of their petrol and diesel fueled cars, but the wider public too? The answer is a surprisingly emphatic yes, and that's because beyond the hype is a truly well-engineered car."


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1934 – Graham Kerr the Galloping Gourmet was born in London on January 22nd. British chef, cookbook author, and television host.
1955 – Married to Treena Can Doom on September 22nd.
1958-1959 – He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force as its chief catering advisor. In that role, he cooked an omelette in uniform on his first TV show.
1969 – Kerr and his family moved to Canada where he used the title The Galloping Gourmet and was an immediate hit for 200 million viewers in 38 different countries.
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1996 – Released his book, Swiftly Seasoned.
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Yuri Honing is one of Holland's most important saxophone players (according to the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD and the Oxford Introduction to jazz) with touring experience in over 90 countries and a discography of almost 40 titles.
Honing played and recorded with greats as Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ibrahim Malooff, Craig Taborn and Paul Bley. In 2001 Honing received the Edison Jazz Award (Dutch Grammy) for his recording Seven, featuring Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Paul Motion.
In 2012 Yuri Honing was awarded with the Boy Edgar Prize, the most prestigious jazz prize in the Netherlands.
In 2009 he released for Universal 'Phase Five', a pop album where he collaborated with o.a. international acclaimed popstar Sarah Bettens.
For years Dutch saxophonist Yuri Honing has been considered one of the main representatives of European jazz, a/o as a result of his successful Yuri Honing Trio. The record Star Tracks (1996) caused his international breakthrough – Honing built a unique personal style, based on jazz, pop and non-western musical traditions.
He also played and record with the godfather of the Dutch impro, Mischa Mengelberg, lead a group called 'Oriënt Express' which was based on a blend of jazz and traditional music from the Middle East, Recorded Schubert's Winterreise with pianist Nora Mulder, and an album with orchestra arranged and conducted by Vince Mendoza.
Since a couple of years Honing leads his acoustic quartet with pianist Wolfert Brederode, Icelandic bassplayer Gulli Gudmundsson and Dutch drummer Joost Lijbaart.
The group toured and performed on major festivals in Europe, Asia and South America.
The new album 'Desire' from the group will be released in beginning of 2015. For this album Yuri used influences from from jazz, church music, contemporary pop music and modern classical music. Desire can be considered as Yuri's most personal album. Not only was Desire declared best jazz album of the year, it was also Holland's no.1 best selling album in 2015.
'One of the most creative and fearless saxophonists of the moment' – The Times
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Jaeger-LeCoultre is a luxury watch company founded in 1833 in the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland by Antoine LeCoultre. The history of the house of jewelery is studded with inventions , the first cogs patented mechanisms.
Nowadays Jaeger Lecoultre is a reference of fine watchmaking, Jaeger-LeCoultre has 40 watchmaking professions and 20 cutting-edge technologies under one roof. They also invented for example, the smallest mechanical movement in the world.
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The Law Society has responded to a Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) consultation exploring the case for a specialist housing court.
We argue that the case for a housing court has not been properly put and further evidence is needed as to why improvements within the current system will not suffice.
We recommend that improvements to resourcing existing courts and signposting parties to advice and information should ensure cases are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner.
We recommend that parties must be better supported to prepare for their case, and government must do more to manage expectations of the court process.
We note that some private landlords do not understand the complexities of their case and are often reluctant to pay for legal advice.
Such advice would ensure they understand the defences and counter-claims available to tenants, as well as the built-in safeguards within the legal process. However, without this knowledge, landlords often complain about perceived 'delays'.
It is also noteworthy that many defendant tenants are unable to secure legal advice before the first hearing. For many tenants, the only expert advice they receive is at the door of the court through the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme.
The lack of availability of legal aid compounds issues which could be resolved at a much earlier stage with expert advice from qualified legal professionals.
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How do you beat Pet Rescue level 278? This page contains the solution of level 278 in episode 20 (Thieves Treasury) from the popular iOS, Android and Facebook game Pet Rescue Saga. This step-by-step walkthrough will guide you through each and every part of this game and assist you to find all secrets and solutions to complete this level.
In level 278 your goal is to rescue 9 pets from the evil pet snatchers. To pass this level, you need to rescue 9 of the following possible pets: random pet and a fish. To earn all 3 stars, you must earn at least 50,000 points.
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Working for a world leading manufacturer of drive technology for mechanical and electronic solutions at world class HQ in Brampton, GTA, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canda.
Scope of products includes geared motors, motors, industrial gear units, gear drives, frequency inverters, motor starters and frequency inverters for decentralized drive control. Our client assembles custom, high-efficiency mechanical power transmission products using quality company-built components which enhance the reliability of equipment used worldwide, supporting industries such as transportation, mining, energy, food & beverage.
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The Applications Engineering & Customer Service Manager role itself where you will be responsible for delivering consistently high service levels and ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the Customer Service & Application Engineering Departments. He or she partners with senior management to plan and develop service level standards, metrics and goals for the Customer Service & Application Engineering Departments in alignment with the overall client's strategy, goals and objectives. The jobholder possesses strong knowledge of the Power Transmission industry, current customer service methodologies and best practices. Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills will assist the incumbent in effective staff planning and quickly resolving issues and problems, both with processes and customers, while ensuring service levels are maintained. The Customer Service & Application Engineering Manager also plays a key role in developing, training and supporting Customer Service & Application Engineering staff to achieve personal and departmental goals and objectives.
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- Education: Bachelor Degree Mechanical Engineering, Customer Service & Supervisory training (Preferred)
- Experience: 7-10 years' experience working in Customer Service and/or Application Engineering environments. Previous leadership or supervisory experience (Preferred).
- Fluently Bilingual: (English, French) written & spoken. (Preferred)
- Skills and Key Attributes: Strong Mechanical aptitude – Good working knowledge of Mechanical Power Transmission equipment including gear reducers, electric motors, controls and VFDs. (Definite Asset)
- Leadership & Communication: Strong team building skills and ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
- SAP – Order Entry, Materials Modules
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- AutoCAD 2D, 3D and MS Office Suite
- Knowledge of mechanical component design, power transmission calculations, failure analysis and technical reporting. (Definite Asset)
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SANA'A – Sniper units of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees have carried out 2,739 operations targeting Saudi army and its mercenaries on various fronts during August and September 2019.
Yemen's military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Sare'e revealed that the total number of sniper unit operations during the two months reached 2,739, including sniper operations on the border fronts that killed 15 Saudi soldiers. A total of 45 vehicles were also targeted by snipers.
Most sniper operations were carried out targeting Yemeni mercenaries who betrayed the country.
The sniper units have caused heavy casualties on Saudi-led aggression coalition forces and mercenaries on various internal and external fronts.
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Harold H. Wertheimer of Derry, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Greensburg. He was born August 6, 1947 in Indiana, PA to Charles Sol Wertheimer and Caroline Ruth Foust Wertheimer. He spent his childhood in Indiana, having been orphaned at age 16, he moved to Derry to live with his sister Louise and her family. He graduated from Derry Area High School in 1967. He was predeceased by his parents and brother "Lefty" Wertheimer. He is survived by: two daughters; Amy Wertheimer of Latrobe and Holly Ellenberger of St. Petersburg, Florida and three granddaughters, Ashley Gottron, Lyndsey and Lauren Ellenberger and a great granddaughter Ireland Gottron; He is also survived his sister Louise Jones who Harold considered his guardian angel and his niece and nephew Penny Jones Tennette and Alan Jones who were like siblings to him. Harold loved to flea market and sell items; and he never knew a stranger. He loved vintage cars and was a wealth of knowledge on them! There is no visitation by Harold's wishes. Private interment will be at Oakland Cemetery, Indiana. Arrangements are being handled by the McCabe Funeral Home, 300 West Third Avenue, Derry PA. Online condolences may be made to www.mccabefuneralhomespa.com.
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The course is conceived as a broad introduction to the subject of sustainable development. The interdisciplinary character of the Instituut voor Milieukunde en Duurzame Ontwikkeling (IMDO) ensures that the ecological, economic and social pillars of sustainable development will be treated on an equal footing. At the same time, attention will also be paid to the international and local policy context and to the institutional aspects of sustainable development, often designated as the 'fourth pillar'. In this framework, time and space are essential characteristics; they refer to intra- and intergenerational solidarity and ethics. By means of representative and relevant chapters of the 'State of the World' reports the basic concepts of each pillar will be introduced. The relevance of intentional transitions for sustainable development is highlighted.
These will then serve as a basis for the interpretation of some practical cases. The difficulties of implementing sustainable development will be extensively illustrated by examining indicators of sustainable development and by analyzing cases with regard to for instance water, mining, energy, sustainable food and sustainable entrepreneurship. A large part of the lectures will be given by guest speakers.
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I have been dating my boyfriend for eight months now.
I just found out or figured out that he still does vacations, holidays, and family functions with his ex-wife included. They were going to a Halloween party with their 25-year-old daughter, last weekend.
He says that they are just friends and they have been divorced for about ten years. But his ex-wife has never dated anyone else or had another boyfriend.
I think its a lot to ask me to tolerate this and remain in a relationship. Knowing how conflictive and what an emotional roller coaster this can turn out to be. Now when we are not together, I'm sad that I'll be wondering what he is up to with them.
But I have fallen in love with this guy. If I have issues about the matter, I know he"ll do it in secret. I can probably endure it and am a self-confident and reassured woman, but I don't want this to turn me into a raging, jealous, spiteful girlfriend. I've been in a similar situation but was much younger. Not sure if I got that much patience in me now.
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DAN ABRAMS, HOST: Coming up, the Texas mother who admits drowning her five children could soon be out of jail.
ABRAMS (voice-over): Her conviction overturned. Now a judge sets $200,000 bond for Andrea Yates while she awaits a new trial for drowning her children in a bathtub. What does she do now? We'll ask her ex-husband Rusty and her attorney.
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Plus, it sure sounds like the vice president's former chief of staff "Scooter" Libby is preparing to argue he was so busy with more important national security issues that he couldn't remember the truth about what he knew in the CIA leak investigation.
The program about justice starts now.
ABRAMS: Hi everyone. First up on the docket, Andrea Yates, the Texas mom who drowned her five children, may be released today on bond. Just hours ago a judge set bond at $200,000. Remember, she needs to get just 10 percent of that, $20,000, to walk out the door. The judge said that if released Yates must be transferred from the Harris County Jail where she is now to a mental hospital in Texas, until her second trial begins in March. Yates drowned her children in the bathtub in 2001, calling 911 for help immediately afterwards.
911 OPERATOR: What's your name?
ANDREA YATES: Andrea Yates.
911 OPERATOR: What's the problem?
A. YATES: I just need them to come.
911 OPERATOR: Are you having a disturbance? Are you ill or what?
A. YATES: Yes, I'm ill.
911 OPERATOR: Do you need an ambulance?
A. YATES: No, I need a police officer. Yes, send an ambulance.
911 OPERATOR: Are you sure you're alone?
A. YATES: No, my kids are here.
ABRAMS: Her conviction was overturned when a Texas court of appeals ruled that a key prosecution witness gave false testimony.
Joining me now is Rusty Yates, Andrea Yates' ex-husband. Rusty, thanks a lot for coming back on the program. We appreciate it.
RUSTY YATES, ANDREA YATES' EX-HUSBAND: Thank you for having me.
ABRAMS: So I guess this is a big day for you. This is what you've been shooting for, for awhile.
R. YATES: Well it's at least a taste of it (INAUDIBLE). I mean you know she'll get to spend a little time in a hospital if, you know, if they can come up with the bond...
ABRAMS: Let's talk about that. Two hundred thousand dollars would mean that either they could put up $200,000, get it back assuming she shows up, or $20,000, give it to a bail bondsman. Are you going to contribute to that?
R. YATES: I haven't really talked to Mr. Parnham about it. I need to find out where he's at with that. You know, if it came down to it, I might, you know sure. But it's—you know it's still you know from my perspective, kind of further injury to our family, in a sense, you know that...
ABRAMS: What do you mean?
R. YATES: ... that you know we've already spent—well I mean everyone has spent you know hundreds of thousands of dollars on the first trial. You know that you know verdict was overturned because of false testimony by Park Dietz, so now you know here's more money again. You know it's like—it's kind of in my mind punishing the families who have already lost so much, you know.
ABRAMS: But as a practical matter it is the only way she is going to be released. And you know it is something that you and I have talked about so many times, that you have said how important it is for her to get the help that she needs. If this is the only way—you know I know this is the question that all my viewers are going to be asking, is are you going to do everything that you need to, to make sure that she gets there?
R. YATES: Well, I mean yes. Obviously, you know we're trying to get a bond together to get her you know into a hospital, but you know that's only temporary. I mean that would only be until, you know, a trial date or until the—you know they reached a plea bargain. So I—you know it's a short-term blessing in that sense, although, like I said, I think the judge set the bond a little high, since Andrea's by no accounts any kind of a danger or risk of flight. Just you know further hardship for the families, that's all.
ABRAMS: Does she have any family money that could be contributed?
R. YATES: I don't really know about that...
ABRAMS: Does she want to go, Rusty?
ABRAMS: Does she want to—you know—I mean you've met with her. You've talked to her. Does she, (A), understand what that would mean? And if she does, is that something that she wants?
R. YATES: I think she understands what it means. I think any time there's change, you know, then there's—you know she—you know there's some stress associated with that. I mean she—one thing she's been thankful for in the prison setting that she's been in is the fact that they've done a pretty nice job of protecting her, you know, from other inmates and things like that.
And that's been an outstanding concern of hers, because you know all it takes is one person who doesn't understand and you know she could be harmed. So I think there's a greater risk of that in a prison setting than in a hospital, but I'm sure you know the uncertainty for her causes you know additional worry and stress.
ABRAMS: You know, Rusty, you and I have talked about this and a whole other host of issues related to this case many times. Am I reading you wrong or is there something of a mixed reaction to this on your part? I mean I guess I expected you to be ecstatic, because you know you have said so many times that you think that she just needs treatment. She needs to get that treatment that she needs. And I was expecting you to say hallelujah we're finally getting it. It sounds like you kind of have a mixed response to it.
R. YATES: Well I'm very happy she's going, you know she may be going to a hospital setting. I'm very happy about that. It's just—I guess what concerns me is sitting in the courtroom this morning and seeing the same you know hardened attitudes on the part of the prosecutors and the judge and you know realizing that well this is temporary and we're going—you know here we go again.
We're going to have to go through this whole traumatic experience again, so it's kind of a short-term you know blessing, like I said, in that sense that she may get to go to a hospital, but it's, you know the realization and the reminder of you know the—you know how hard and you know the prosecutors are and the judge are in this, that you know—and so that part is discouraging to me.
I'd really like to see this case resolved and see Andrea, you know, maybe you know not guilty by reason of insanity plea or no contest plea and have her go to a hospital for you know some certain number of years. I'd be fine with that. But you know the prospect of going back to trial, you know just seeing everything again, you know seeing all the same players, just four years later, it's troubling you know in that sense, so...
ABRAMS: How did she look to you?
R. YATES: She looked good. You know she's been pretty steady, you know pretty stable, I think, for a little over a year on medications. I think coming over here to Houston brought back a lot of bad reminders for her, a lot of the you know thoughts that she had while she was here. Some of the psychotic thoughts that she had when she was first brought to jail. Not that she became psychotic again coming here because she's still on anti-psychotic medication, but she—it was still troubling for her to come back here you know to Houston, so...
ABRAMS: Is the medication working?
R. YATES: I think it is. I think she's pretty stable. They've got her on an anti-psychotic/mood stabilizer that seems to be working pretty well for her. It's probably not strong enough to actually bring her out of her psychotic state in the time she's relapsed, but it's good for maintaining her sanity now.
ABRAMS: Does the idea of another trial and being back inside that courtroom also bring back memories for you of your children? I'm not suggesting that you don't think about them every day, but I mean the idea that you're going to be forced to relive much of this again?
R. YATES: Yes, sure it does. You know it is hurtful and what was interesting to me today, you know, I heard a few words from one of the prosecutors you know coming into the courtroom today how she was you know sorry for my loss of you know of our children and things like that, which I appreciated. And it's interesting to me, it kind of dawned on me that you know the state cares about our children and the defense cares about our children, but you know their response to the tragedy is very different.
You know what they think is best in terms of, you know, respecting our children in that sense is very different. And you know my wish you know as a society, you know, that we could do something a little more constructive than you know killing women who develop postpartum psychosis and harm their children. You know, I'd really like to see us you know treat them, understand that in many respects they're victims, too, and learn what we can and try to prevent it in the future. You know that's...
ABRAMS: Yes.
R. YATES: ... you know imprisoning or killing a woman who suffers from postpartum psychosis and does something wrong you know is in no way going to prevent another woman from developing psychosis, too. You know, so it's not preventive. It's just cruel.
ABRAMS: I know someone who agrees with you on that is going to be joining us now. Rusty, thanks a lot for coming back on the program. We appreciate it.
R. YATES: Thank you.
ABRAMS: Joining me now is George Parnham, who is Andrea Yates' attorney and he joins us again. George thanks for coming back on the program. Appreciate it.
GEORGE PARNHAM, ANDREA YATES' ATTORNEY: Thanks for asking me.
ABRAMS: All right. Let me ask you the bottom line question. Are you going to be able to raise the money to get Andrea Yates out on bond?
PARNHAM: Have or will, will I?
ABRAMS: Are you going to be able to do it?
PARNHAM: We're going to put together the resources to get her out of the Harris County jail facility and placed in a proper mental health facility, as you well know up in Rusk, Texas. I hope that that will be accomplished sometime tomorrow.
ABRAMS: Where are you going to get the money from?
PARNHAM: I don't want to go into the benefactors' background or the results of any efforts that we have put together to come up with the funds. Obviously, I don't have the necessary capital to make the bond. I would if I did. I'm not asking the family to further undergo a financial hardship.
But I think that we're going to be able to accomplish that and after all, you know there are people in this community that realize the importance of these mental health issues. And suffice it to say, Andrea Yates presents the extreme case, the severest case of mental health illness...
ABRAMS: Let me get back to something that you said a minute ago.
PARNHAM: Sure.
ABRAMS: You said you're not going to ask the family. And you heard me just talking to Rusty Yates there. He said he had not talked to you about this yet. Why not?
PARNHAM: Well I don't think that anybody has those resources. I certainly know that the Kennedys don't. Andrea Yates' mom and her brothers do not have the resources to make a $10,000 bond, much less a bond of $100,000. And as far as Rusty is concerned, if that is a last resort...
ABRAMS: Yes.
PARNHAM: ... I would go to Rusty. I don't think that it's going to be a last resort and I think those funds are going to be made available somewhere else. Remember, we are also in a position not only of trying to negotiate the results of this case to avoid the seraphic (ph) possibility of going back to trial, but the negotiating also includes the terms and financial percentage of what a bondsman in this community would accept.
ABRAMS: Yes. Let me ask you this, a plea deal, anything in the works?
PARNHAM: We are still talking. It is everyone's desire that we get this case and these matters wrapped up. As both sides understand, there are a couple of nonnegotiables that must be addressed. And one nonnegotiable is future security of Andrea Yates, physical security, free from harm. The second is continued mental health care for her.
Because as Rusty indicated, you know, it's generations of future children who demand, literally, that the mother that cares for them the most and takes care of them and upon whom they look to, to supply their needs is as free from mental illness as possible...
ABRAMS: You know what the state would say...
ABRAMS: You know what the state would say. The state would say we also want to make sure that this doesn't happen and also that there's some punishment involved in our criminal justice system, as well.
PARNHAM: And you're absolutely correct. But I venture to say that women who suffer from postpartum illnesses, albeit not anywhere close to the severity of what happened to Andrea Yates. Most mothers suffer baby blues and some of those mothers get clinically depressed. And some of those mothers get psychotic and by prosecuting a woman who obviously suffered from a severe mental illness, as agreed to by the state...
ABRAMS: Yes.
PARNHAM: ... their own doctors said and agreed...
ABRAMS: Yes, everyone agreed that she was mentally ill in this case.
PARNHAM: Right.
PARNHAM: I mean we don't serve the causes down the road of future generations...
ABRAMS: Got to wrap it up.
PARNHAM: ... children.
ABRAMS: George Parnham, as always, thank you for coming on the program. We appreciate it.
PARNHAM: You bet. Thank you very much.
ABRAMS: Coming up, -- quote—"person of interest" Neil Entwistle is a no-show at the funeral for his wife and baby daughter in Massachusetts. He's apparently still holed up somewhere in England.
And lawyers for the only person indicted in the leak of a CIA officer's name detail the defense. They say if "Scooter" Libby said anything that wasn't true to investigators of the grand jury it was because he was so busy protecting the country. Is that a real defense?
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ABRAMS: He didn't show, the husband and father of murder victims Rachel and Lillian Entwistle, didn't show up for their funeral today. Twenty-seven-year-old mother and 9-month-old daughter found shot to death in the suburban Boston home where they're renting a week and a half ago were laid to rest today in the same coffin. But the failure of Neil Entwistle to show up, a man described as a person of interest, is raising eyebrows.
Entwistle holed up in his parents' home in England for days now, was spotted yesterday leaving with his parents. No one knows at this point where he was going or where he is now. And reports indicate that so far he has refused to be interviewed by authorities.
Joining me now once again is "Boston Herald" reporter Dave Wedge, former Massachusetts prosecutor Bill Fallon, and criminal defense attorney Jonna Spilbor and Jack Levin, criminologist and professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern University. Thanks to all of you for coming on the program. Appreciate it.
All right, Dave Wedge, anything new here? I mean do we still believe that he is refusing to speak to the authorities?
DAVE WEDGE, "BOSTON HERALD" REPORTER: Well our best information unfortunately hasn't changed. That he remains in England. The investigators here are continuing to do their due diligence and there's no indication that he's been interviewed. Detectives have not gone back to England and there's been no arrest warrant issued in this case, so it's actually status quo today.
ABRAMS: And do we know anything more about why he decided not to come?
WEDGE: We don't. You know as I said, the best information we have is that he is staying with another relative in England. We had an investigator tell us that Rachel's family did not feel that he was welcome at the funeral, so perhaps that played into why he didn't come, that he—on top of the fact that you know investigators want to talk to him, if he does come here. Her family didn't want him there, according to our sources.
ABRAMS: Let me ask you, Dave, there was a report in "The Sun" in London, reporting that and I quote—"Neil Entwistle phoned the family of his murdered wife and said I can't remember how I got to England. Is it true Rachel and Lillian are dead?"
Have you been able to confirm that?
WEDGE: That's one of the things we're chasing down today. I don't know where that information came from. They quote a source close to the family. We're trying to run that down. If that is indeed true, it's very interesting and it's the first indication that he reached out to the family after the murders.
And there's also this whole bit about the stepfather's guns, that he had this large gun collection. And this was in the home where Neil lived with Rachel until 10 days before the murders. Our information is that's another angle that the investigators are looking at. So the pieces in the puzzle are starting to come together...
ABRAMS: Are there any guns missing from the stepfather's house that we know of?
WEDGE: Our information is that there is not...
ABRAMS: All right, so then what's the relevance, then?
WEDGE: Well the possibility is there that he used one of the guns and returned it.
WEDGE: And our information is that those guns are being closely looked at in this investigation. That they're looking at all the guy's guns to see if possibly the murder weapon might be among them.
ABRAMS: Emma Murphy joins us, ITN reporter who is in London. Emma, do you know where Neil Entwistle is?
EMMA MURPHY, ITN REPORTER: Well we're trying to find out where Neil Entwistle is today. It's an international search for one man, really. It's thought he isn't far from his parents' home, which (INAUDIBLE) East Midlands about two hours from London. But quite where exactly he is, is not yet known, but there are members of the media from across the world currently trying to seek him out.
ABRAMS: This is what Martha Coakley, the prosecutor from Middlesex County, said on this program last week.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They found under covers the mother and daughter. And not obvious signs of violence. In other words, there was not blood on the sheets and in fact until the M.E. and the technicians arrived it was not clear how they had died. There did appear to be at least one bullet in the baby. It was only upon autopsy completed yesterday the M.E. found the gunshot wound to Rachel's head, which he deemed to be the cause of death.
ABRAMS: All right, Jack Levin, I've spoken with both Jonna Spilbor and Bill Fallon about this at length. What are your initial reactions to what we know about time of death, about cause of death, about Neil Entwistle's actions, et cetera?
JACK LEVIN, CRIMINOLOGIST: Well you know, I don't want to condemn anyone based on almost no evidence at all. On the other hand, on a statistical basis alone, you'd have to have suspected him from the beginning. He's more than a person of interest that's for sure. Of course, the D.A. isn't going to call him a suspect, because for one thing I don't think there's a lot of evidence here against him.
And then two, they don't want him to flee. You know now he's in England. You don't know where he's going to end up next. They may never get him. And that's why he didn't come back to the funeral. It's not what the victims' parents thought of him. It's that he probably knows that he's guilty. He doesn't want to be arrested. He doesn't want to go to the American embassy. Certainly he doesn't want to come back to Boston, and it seems to me that that really indicates that he's probably guilty.
ABRAMS: Here's the critical timeline. Thursday, January 19 was the last time Rachel was heard from. The 20th, he reportedly bought a plane ticket to London. Saturday the 21st it's believed—at least his name was on a passenger list, 8:15 a.m. flight for London. Sunday the bodies of Rachel and Lillian were found at 6:30 p.m.
Dave Wedge, are you able to confirm that on Friday the 20th of January he bought a ticket to London?
WEDGE: No and that's another lead we're tracking down. We don't know where that report came out of. The investigators on this case are—
Martha Coakley's office are being pretty tight-lipped about that. It seems clear that he was on that 8:15 a.m. flight, though. I would say that's a crucial piece of this case though, when he bought that ticket.
ABRAMS: But, I don't know, Bill Fallon, does it really matter that much? I mean if he's flying out on Saturday morning, regardless of when he bought the ticket, I guess his argument could be well I bought the ticket well in advance, et cetera. He still is leaving coincidentally close to the time that his wife is killed.
WILLIAM FALLON, FORMER ESSEX COUNTY MA PROSECUTOR: Absolutely, Dan. All it would mean is that the prosecution would try the case a little differently. Obviously, if on Friday he calls up, arguably having just murdered his wife and his baby, and said I need a quick ticket to London, that's a little benefit for the prosecution of any case because we know (INAUDIBLE) on the quick notice if in fact you're going to a death—to a funeral. He was going away...
ABRAMS: Yes.
FALLON: ... from a death and a funeral. I think—but on the other hand, if it's a planned type of thing, he's out for nine days. Someone would say you could plan the whole thing that says they moved out of here so that he could in fact do this to her. I will tell you this, Dan. The most interesting fact will be if it is in fact a fact, what "The Sun" has reported, "The London Sun"...
ABRAMS: Yes.
FALLON: ... that in fact he spoke to the family and says—it almost reminds me of that insanity defense coming here, I'm a little cloudy, not even sure how I got here, is it true they're dead. I'm not even sure how I got here is...
ABRAMS: Yes, yes. I mean...
FALLON: ... screams of...
ABRAMS: Right...
FALLON: ... a fake story.
ABRAMS: No question. If that's confirmed. Let me also point out because Dave Wedge had asked where that report came from that Friday January 20 that he had bought a plane ticket to London. That was from Reuters. As to where that report came from, again, Dave is working to confirm that independently himself.
All right. So Jonna, what about that? I mean this report that he calls the family and says I can't remember how I got to England. Is it true Rachel and Lillian are dead? Boy, if he said that, he's in some big trouble.
JONNA SPILBOR, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Yes. Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see. I don't know if he said that. We basically know nothing at this point. Let me float another theory, what if this guy's not coming back to the funeral, Dan, because he's afraid that the next bullet is going to be put in his head. We don't know who killed his wife and daughter...
ABRAMS: Wouldn't he go to the authorities and tell them that?
SPILBOR: But what if it were a third party...
FALLON: Wouldn't you be screaming...
SPILBOR: ... who threatened him?
FALLON: Jonna, if you were...
FALLON: ... the attorney, wouldn't you have your client, have somebody to say I am so upset, this is so horrible, how could this happen.
SPILBOR: Not until...
FALLON: I'm not coming—but nothing is being said, Jonna.
SPILBOR: Not until I fully investigated that, not the D.A., not...
ABRAMS: Let her finish, Bill. Hang on.
SPILBOR: ... until I fully investigated that would I be screaming here—would I be offering that up.
ABRAMS: But, Jonna, you're throwing that out there, but you realize that...
ABRAMS: ... what you're throwing out is a possibility of the fact that he's scared to come home because he's going to get a bullet in his head and that he hasn't told any of the authorities that fear and he's sort of keeping it to himself, right? Kind of a long shot...
SPILBOR: You know...
SPILBOR: ... at this point. He's equally innocent as he is guilty. I'm the only one who's willing to say this guy didn't do it and then get on a plane and go England. So we have to examine all the possibilities...
ABRAMS: Yes.
SPILBOR: ... just like the D.A. has to examine all the possibilities.
ABRAMS: Look—and look the D.A.—let's make it clear, the D.A. does not have—this is number eight—this is according to Emily LaGrassa, Middlesex D.A. spokesperson.
There is no warrant for his arrest. At this point he's free to do whatever he likes. It's not as though he is on U.S. soil, if he's on U.S. soil the situation is any different.
Everyone is going to stick around. Dave Wedge, though, thanks a lot.
We appreciate you coming on the program.
ABRAMS: And we're going to have...
WEDGE: Sure. Thanks for having me.
ABRAMS: ... more on this case. Want to check back in, in England and see what else they know there.
Also coming up, lawyers for the vice president's former chief of staff lay out a strategy for his defense in the CIA leak investigation. Could they really be saying that "Scooter" Libby was too busy to remember the truth?
And who knew that you couldn't support the troops at the State of the Union. Well, the wife of a congressman was asked to leave because she wore a shirt that said just that. She wasn't alone. Antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan got the boot for her shirt as well. Is it constitutional to throw them out for their sartorial choices?
And our continuing series, "Manhunt: Sex Offenders on the Loose", our effort to find missing sex offenders before they strike. We continue our search today in Michigan.
Trying to help the authorities there locate Kenneth DeGraw. He's 40, five-seven, 205, was convicted of sexual assault. A warrant has been issued for him for failing to comply with sex offender reporting duties. There's the number, 866-501-SORT.
Be right back.
ABRAMS: Coming up, more on the Massachusetts mother and baby found murdered in their home. They were laid to rest, but the father described as a person of interest a no-show at the funeral. First the headlines.
BRIAN ROSSITER, NEIL ENTWISTLE'S FORMER TEACHER: He was a very personable young man. He talked maturely to adults. He talked maturely to his friends. He's just a nice guy to have around in school and he was just a generally a nice student, the ideal model student.
ABRAMS: Apparently more can be said about Neil Entwistle as a student than about him as a father and husband. He didn't show up today for his wife's and baby's funerals. Rachel and Lillian Entwistle gunned down. Their bodies found inside their suburban Boston home about a week and a half ago. It's possible the bodies were there for days. And where was the loving husband?
Well around the same time, he was traveling to England. He's been described as a person of interest but that's it. Back with me is my panel, including ITN reporter Emma Murphy who is in London. All right, Emma, I understand you've had a chance to speak to some of the neighbors out there. What do they say about him?
MURPHY: Well I spent the last few days around the Entwistle family home in Worksop, a small town in the East Midlands two hours from London. And the neighbors have lived close to the family for around 20 years. And they are absolutely stunned at what's going on. And they say that they remember Neil Entwistle as a young boy, as a very diligent young boy. A diligent student, a child.
He brought no problems home to his parents. And they said that (INAUDIBLE) over the last few years they've not seen so much of him, they have heard about how his life is developed, how he married Rachel and then they heard of the pride from the proud grandparents that baby Lillian had been born. Those neighbors are obviously now asking an awful lot of questions. The Entwistles themselves have left the house to go to an undisclosed destination.
And the neighbor are saying to me today why was it that he actually left when his wife and child appeared to be dead? What was he doing over in America? How did he afford the lifestyle that they appeared to be living? More than anything else, why did he not go back to the funeral?
ABRAMS: Yes.
MURPHY: That seems to be the issue that people are really struggling to deal with.
ABRAMS: And that's what I want to ask Jack Levin about. I mean he studies this stuff. He's a criminologist. Jack, similar circumstances. Let's take other cases that you've studied where...
LEVIN: Right.
ABRAMS: ... the husband or the spouse is a person of interest, where the person is not speaking to the authorities. We're not going to have an exact replica we have here, but let's say the person also isn't near the crime scene anymore, doesn't come home, et cetera. Have you ever seen a case with similar sorts of facts where the person didn't end up being charged?
LEVIN: Well, you know, it is interesting that I've studied this now for about 25 years. And I can tell that you that in almost every case, you'll find some catastrophic event of some loss. Usually it's a financial loss in the life of the killer. And you know in some cases, we're talking about a suicidal rampage. The killer wants to kill himself but he decides he's going to take his entire family with him to a better life in the hereafter and that's why he kills a baby, not just his wife.
But then there is also the case of a husband, father who is going through a nasty separation and divorce. And he blames his wife for all of his personal miseries and decides to kill her and everything she loves.
ABRAMS: But I'm guessing what I'm asking, Jack...
LEVIN: ... and that includes the child because he identifies her with the wife.
ABRAMS: Jack, have you seen scenarios, because as Jonna Spilbor will tell us repeatedly that we have to presume him innocent and we have to be...
LEVIN: Sure.
ABRAMS: ... quite clear that no arrest warrant has been filed in this case. And so I'm asking you in your studies, have you seen cases where everything looked awful for the husband but then it turned out, either the person wasn't charged or was found to be not guilty?
LEVIN: I've really never seen that, Dan. And you know if you go back to the Scott Peterson case. It's true that he attended the funeral and he put up a front of sympathy and compassion for his wife. But keep in mind, he also tried to flee the country, apparently.
ABRAMS: Yes.
LEVIN: It was a lot easier for this husband/father to do that. And when he did it, he was thousands of miles away.
ABRAMS: Yes, I apologize to Bill and Jonna because I'm out of time. This is just Martha Coakley real quick from January 25, talking about the crime itself, the D.A.
MARTHA COAKLEY, MIDDLESEX DISTRICT ATTORNEY: The indications are that it probably wasn't planned much in advance. We sense that people expected him there Saturday, but we're certainly not sure yet.
ABRAMS: We will continue to follow this story. Emma Murphy, Bill Fallon, Jonna Spilbor, and Jack Levin, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.
SPILBOR: Thanks, Dan.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.
ABRAMS: Coming up, lawyers for Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff detail his defense in the CIA leak investigation. Is it possible "Scooter" Libby's defense is that he could not work to protect the country and also remember the truth at the same time?
And later, what you didn't see or hear at last night's State of the Union address sure makes it seem like the State of the Union might be a bit fragile. It's my "Closing Argument" coming up.
ABRAMS: Coming up, the CIA leak investigation, could it just be that the vice president's chief of staff was too busy to remember the truth? That's what his lawyers suggest.
ABRAMS: He was too busy trying to protect the country to remember the truth. That seems to be the defense "Scooter" Libby is going to pursue as the vice president's former chief of staff fights obstruction, false statements and perjury charges in the CIA leak case. Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald says Libby lied to the grand jury and the FBI about his role in outing former CIA officer Valerie Plame, wife of administration critic, Ambassador Joseph Wilson.
In court papers filed Tuesday, Libby's lawyers say—quote—"Mr. Libby may be able to show the jury that the matters at issue were of relatively less importance compared to the other matters that fell within his sphere of responsibility as assistant to the president of the United States, chief of staff of the vice president to the United States, and assistant to the vice president for national security affairs."
"My Take"—boy, that's going to be tough (INAUDIBLE) the idea that Libby was so busy with other things, he just didn't forget crucial details in his sworn testimony, but got them wrong. Especially when he's so specific, like when he told the grand jury on March 24, 2004 about a conversation he supposedly had with "TIME" magazine's Matt Cooper about Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson.
Quote—"Basically we didn't know anything about Wilson until this stuff came out in June. I didn't know he had a wife. That was one of the things I said to Mr. Cooper. I didn't know about him. And the only thing I had I thought at the time was what reporters are telling us."
The prosecutors made out a pretty persuasive case that wasn't true. Ron Christie is a former deputy assistant to Vice President Cheney. He worked with "Scooter" Libby in Cheney's office. He's also the author of "Black in the White House: Life Inside George W. Bush's West Wing", and Elizabeth De La Vega is a former federal prosecutor and a contributor to "The Nation" magazine.
So Ron, is this really going to be the defense, is I was so busy dealing with the issues of weigh the importance to this country that I forgot the truth?
RON CHRISTIE, FORMER CHIEF DEPUTY ASSISTANT: Well Dan I think when Mr. Libby and his defense team have outlined is that after the 9/11 attacks, and I can tell you from personal experience from having been in the vice president's office after the 9/11 attacks, that we were having meetings from very early in the morning until very late at night. And I think what Mr. Libby and his defense team are asserting in fact is that it might have been a mistake of fact of which reporter or which individual whom he had spoken to, but he's not trying to suggest, I don't believe, by his filing of saying oh well, I just was so busy that I just lied and made it all up. I think what he's saying is that he was so busy that he might not have actually gotten the information from a reporter, say reporter A, maybe he got it from reporter B, and that he made a mistake, an honest mistake of fact because he was so preoccupied...
ABRAMS: There are two things I would say to that. First of all, we are talking about 2003 here. We're not talking about 2001. And second of all, we're not talking about mistakes about which reporter he said it to. We're talking about whether he gave the reporters the information or he got it from the reporters. And the prosecutors I think you'd agree have made out a pretty persuasive case that he didn't get the information from the reporters, as he claims.
CHRISTIE: Well I think that's another item that Mr. Libby and his defense team are going after in their pretrial discovery motions, Dan, of they want to be able to ascertain what reporters had access to information about Ms. Plame's covert status and in fact whether or not the prosecutor has information that might tend to shed light in fact that Mr. Libby received the information from the reporters and not from the government or from the CIA as the prosecutor alleged.
ABRAMS: But he's not going to deny—I mean there's a paper trail here. He's not going to deny that these people from the CIA and others told him the name, right? I mean he may say I forgot. He's not going to deny that's how he got the name, is he?
CHRISTIE: Well I think, Dan, again, one of the key aspects of what the prosecutor has alleged is that he said that Mr. Libby was the beginning of a gossip chain, if you will. I believe what Mr. Libby and his defense are going to assert is in fact that this was information that was being discussed by a number of reporters. That in fact Mr. Libby...
ABRAMS: That's obscuring the issue. The real issue is did he lie. And that's not—that doesn't go to, you know, did it—was it this reporter or that reporter...
CHRISTIE: Right.
ABRAMS: Was he first or second? It goes to fundamental issues of what was said and what wasn't. Let me read...
ABRAMS: ... a little bit more from the motion here.
Mr. Libby will show that in the constant rush of more pressing matters, any errors he made in his FBI interviews or grand jury testimony months after the conversations were the result of confusion, mistake, or faulty memory rather than a willful intent to deceive.
And Elizabeth...
CHRISTIE: Right.
ABRAMS: ... that's really the key there, is it not? I mean it's the issue of he's going to say it wasn't my intent, even if I made mistakes.
ELIZABETH DE LA VEGA, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR: Well absolutely, Dan. And the problem with this defense is that every case begins from the prosecution's point of view, which is the need to prove the allegations in the indictment. And the allegations in the indictment, if proved, are going to make it virtually impossible for Mr. Libby to pull off this defense, because what it alleges is that beginning in early June through July, Mr. Libby had at least six different conversations with people in his own shop, beginning with his own superiors, the vice president of the United States.
So it's absurd for him to suggest that he forgot about that conversation, as well as the one with the senior counsel to the vice president, with the CIA briefer, with the CIA official and several other people, as well as conversations he had with Judith Miller. It's not as if he simply said I don't remember. As you mentioned, he made up an affirmative and not particularly complex, but complex enough lie to make it very clear that he was carefully crafting his response...
ABRAMS: But how...
DE LA VEGA: He wasn't just saying I can't remember...
ABRAMS: ... how hard is it going to be for the prosecutors to show that it was a lie as opposed to mistakes?
DE LA VEGA: Well, once you show that Mr. Libby had not just one, not two, but at least eight different conversations about this matter before the grand jury testimony, and the first conversation he had with the FBI about this was in October of 2003. And the article—the Joseph Wilson article came out in July...
ABRAMS: Yes.
DE LA VEGA: ... so it was a short period of time. And during that period—during the intervening time there are about 30 press conferences where the president and Scott McClellan were asked about this very matter.
ABRAMS: Bottom line...
DE LA VEGA: It was always on the front burner.
ABRAMS: Yes. Yes. It's going to be tough. Ron Christie, final 10 seconds.
CHRISTIE: Sure. Dan, my—again I—going back to the time that I was in the White House and I mention 2001 -- obviously the period of time we're talking about is 2003...
ABRAMS: Yes.
CHRISTIE: ... there was so much going on, I think Mr. Libby's defense is coming up with the mistake of fact, with all that was going on with him trying to...
ABRAMS: Mistake or fact, OK, look, I'm willing to listen to a mistake of fact defense. I think that's what I expected to hear, but the notion that he's going to say he was so busy that that makes it—that could explain why he got everything wrong. I mean I think he should say look—
I think the defense (INAUDIBLE) we got it wrong. To suggest that because they were dealing with national security issues that to me seems to be kind of a cheap shot issue. That doesn't really address the question of lying versus not lying. But we shall see. And I'm sure that there will be people who will disagree with me.
CHRISTIE: More to come.
ABRAMS: Ron Christie, Elizabeth De La Vega, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.
CHRISTIE: Thanks, Dan.
ABRAMS: Coming up, the State of the Union speech is supposed to be a high point for showing off American democracy. Then why were people exercising their right to free speech ejected for what they were wearing?
And our continuing series, "Manhunt: Sex Offenders on the Loose", our effort to find missing sex offenders before they strike. This week we are in Michigan.
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ABRAMS: My "Closing Argument"—I was glad to hear only moments ago that Capitol police came to their senses and fessed up, telling NBC News that they—quote—"screwed up last night". After all, who would have thought that a congressman's wife would not be allowed to publicly support our troops? That's what happened at the president's State of the Union speech last night. Beverly Young, wife of Republican Congressman Bill Young, was asked to leave the House Chamber for wearing a sweatshirt that simply stated support the troops, defending our freedom.
Apparently they thought she was violating a federal statute that can keep demonstrators out of the Capitol Building. She wasn't the only one. Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan whose son Casey was killed in Iraq wore a shirt that said 2245 dead, how many more, referring to the number of Americans killed in Iraq so far. She was charged with unlawful conduct.
Again, according to NBC News, those charges will be dropped. Both women entered the chambers with valid tickets as invited guests of Congress people. No sit-in, no indication either intended to disrupt the event. They were just wearing shirts.
Look, there are good reasons to have rules in the Capitol Building about protest, safety, security, decorum are crucial. After all, the president's cabinet and the Supreme Court are there. The State of the Union is not a time or place for noisy public protest. It's also reassuring to see the Capitol police did not treat the women differently based on the content of the message on their shirts, but is the state of our union so fragile that we can't tolerate a couple of invited guests wearing politically charged shirts.
The Capitol police might have reversed course today because asking them to leave really may have been unconstitutional. In 1971, the Supreme Court ruled it was improper for anti-war activist Paul Cohen (ph) to be arrested for wearing a jacket bearing the words "F the draft" in a court of a Los Angeles courthouse. He too didn't make any noise or threaten anyone.
John M. Harlan, a distinguished conservative justice, wrote for the court—quote—"One man's vulgarity is another's lyric. Indeed, we think it is largely because governmental officials cannot make principled distinctions in this area that the Constitution leaves matter of taste and style so largely to the individual."
T-shirts or jackets with political slogans are just the kind of speech the Supreme Court is loathed to have regulated and these T-shirts were neither obscene nor vulgar. So at least supporters of both Cindy Sheehan and Beverly Young should be able to agree on one thing, that the president and the Congress and the guests last night really did not need to be protected from a big message on little shirts.
Coming up, last night I said I'm sick of defense lawyers blaming the media when their clients are convicted. Some of you are sick of my comments. Your e-mails are next.
ABRAMS: We're back. I've had my say, now it's time for "Your Rebuttal". Last night in my "Closing Argument" I said I've had it with criminal defense lawyers blaming the media for their client's woes.
Carole Ellis, "You are absolutely correct to be angry at high-profile defense attorneys for blaming the media for their clients' problems. Their clients would not be in the court system in the first place if there was not some probably cause to believe they committed a crime."
Antoinne Morello writes, "Criminal defense lawyers aren't blaming the media for alleged crimes. They're blaming the media for convicting people in the court of public opinion. There is a difference."
Yes, but you know that distinction only matters if defendants are being convicted because of media coverage, which they're not. I don't believe there's a single modern case where a criminal defendant was convicted because of the media coverage as opposed to the evidence. And certainly there isn't one where the person was falsely convicted because of it and I'm sorry that we in the media are basing it on the evidence as we discuss it.
And I mentioned that Michael Jackson's attorney, Thomas Mesereau, has been on a blast the media tour. I said I don't get it since so many in the media were attacking the accuser's family before the trial started. He and other prominent lawyers have the ultimate bias. I said they were paid to represent their clients.
Louise Stein in Pensacola, "Tonight you more or less said that Thomas Mesereau was a money-grubbing attorney and defended Jackson because of the money. Wrong."
No, Louise, I like and respect Thomas Mesereau immensely. He's one of the best in every way, but it is almost humorous to hear him or any other paid gun tell me about bias. I mean they're getting paid. That's a fact. That's not an insult.
Your e-mails abramsreport—one word -- @msnbc.com. We go through them at the end of the show.
That does it for us tonight. Coming up next, "HARDBALL" with Chris Matthews. See you tomorrow.
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Every decade since the 1950s 3D has gained a lot of publicity, popularity and profit, but it seems little more than an occasional trend that lacks any sustainability. Peter Zeitlinger discusses the artistic values of 3D and how it benefits his cinematography in The Cave of Forgotten Dreams…
Although it first appeared in a very basic form in the 1920s, it wasn't until the early 1950s that 3D film became a popular approach to cinema. This period, recognised as 3D's golden age, saw a large quantity of 3D films including the legendary The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954). However, in the same year 3D saw a heavy decline and disappeared from the big screen, largely due to the technology being undeveloped and uncomfortable to watch.
Having returned to cinema with newer, better quality technology and with much more money invested in it 3D has never been more popular among filmmakers. Despite its success in terms of profit 3D has been greeted with a lot of criticism. Mark Kermode does not recognise the artistic value of 3D and believes that no film has benefited from it. He believes its true value lies in documentary and one of the few directors capable of unearthing its potential is Werner Herzog.
Lo and behold it was announced earlier in the year that esteemed documentarian and filmmaker Werner Herzog would be creating a 3D documentary The Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011), in which he provides footage of the earliest cave paintings known to man from inside the Chauvet caves of southern France.
To create the film he turns to the cinematographer he has worked with most throughout his career, Peter Zeitlinger, who reveals that "Werner refused it [3D] immediately" and he "believes that 3D is a gimmick of the commercial cinema" with films like James Cameron's Avatar (2009) using "it as an effect to attract the audience, like spears coming out of the screen or weapons reaching out in to the audience". Even though Avatar gained an incredible amount of commercial popularity and quickly became the highest grossing film ever he "didn't want to use those effects, but actually to capture the surface of the paintings, the reliefs and the three dimensional structure of the walls on which the animals are painted". Regardless of Werner's scepticism and distaste of 3D Peter always felt "this project was a 3D project [and the] only way to capture this wonderful art".
The technology has advanced dramatically since its early days and the effect can now be achieved in post production. This method used on films such as Alice in Wonderland (2010) provides a strong 3D image, but it suffers a 30% colour loss. This didn't even come in to question when filming The Cave of Forgotten Dreams as Peter states, "we never thought about doing a fake 3D, or shoot in 2D and then convert it to 3D. This would not have made sense because the basic idea was to capture the reality, how it really was". This is something the two have craved in their work and Peter sees their films as "a collaboration of two archaeologists" revealing consistently breathtaking locations most of us will never see.
Even though 3D is in its greatest form to date Peter believes it remains "a demanding to tool to capture the art" because unlike high budgeted features "3D is not really developed for use in documentaries [and] a lot of problems arose when using 3D vision in the real world", he adds. Peter admits that occasionally on the shoot "we were not able to put the lenses close enough together and the object got too close to the lens, which created a depth conflict and a very hard 3D effect which was very tough to watch". To counter this Peter "had to be very inventive" and after "experimenting with a lot of new technologies and new softwares they were able to create a fake 3D", an image that "all in all was 3D, but parts of the image were basically 2D".
Unlike the 3D films of the 1950s, the problems suffered on location can be easily corrected in post production, where previously the images would have to be reshot, which would have cost too much. In the 1950s the filmmakers had to leave these uncomfortable to watch images in the film, which resulted in the downfall of 3D. Now with the technology able to aid and even generate 3D images, unfortunately for Mark Kermode, 3D cinema could stay for a very long time.


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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
I look at my other friends' kids, growing like weeds, the infants suddenly toddlers, the toddlers suddenly kindergartners, gathering together for playdates and such. I'm now the last of my childhood friends to remain childless, and it's interesting. We're all in our 30s and it boggles my mind that of all the people I knew when I was growing up that I'm the only one to decide that kids aren't for me. Oh, there's one friend from high school who's childfree, but we're barely acquaintances.
In the meantime I've got my cousins popping out kids, my (step)sister-in-law, and again I've got that feeling of being left out of a club I don't belong in and don't actually want to be a part of. It's the meeting at work that's just for the "real" employees (no freelancers please), it's the family events that I've stopped being invited to in the last year. I watch from the sidelines and think "my god that looks like a good time" while simultaneously thinking "that would make me so miserable."
The childfree life for women like me is full of such paradoxes, I think. The desire to be included is almost inherent, instinctual. I suspect it's part of the reason that so few women challenge the expectation of motherhood, even when they suspect it's not what they want. They pursue it because it's what they should want, and because the people with whom they surround themselves chant the mantras of "it's different when they're your own" and "everything changes, but it's the best thing you'll ever do".
Challenging these ideas is, well, challenging. Over the years I've been able to surround myself with people who understand me, letting those who refuse to try linger on the fringe except for an awkward "hello" every couple years at the club or a friend's party. It's better this way and I'm happier for it. But through their blogs, their Facebook profiles and the other forms of communication we still share I see a window to their world, and it honestly looks like a fun place to live in. Not for me, but for them, and I'm thrilled to seem them, surrounded by the kids that fill their lives in place of the things we did together in the good ol' days, and overflowing with happiness.
There's an ache to being left out of this world, but it diminishes the moment I consider how awesome my life is for me, and how I know they look into my window and wish they had the freedom to travel, to go to concerts and stay out all night dancing, to have the kind of grown-up time that we do. And I'm sure, like me, most of them wouldn't trade in their own lives for a moment.
6 comments:
I very much appreciate your perspective on this important experience.
I, too, am struggling to find the balance between my satisfaction with my own childfree life and my appreciation of the pleasures enjoyed by friends who chose to live differently.
- Margaret Haugen said...
This resonates very powerfully with me as well. Thank you for posting!
- Unknown said...
thanks for posting that. being childless/childfree has such a huge effect on friendship and families as we get older. i'm not sure i was aware of that when younger; even my friends and cousins who wanted to have babies waited until really late, so i felt like less of an outsider.
after writing articles and stuff about childlessness, i hear a lot that i never knew before. older childless women will come up and talk to me (or send a card), and i'm dismayed to discover that the feeling of alienation can continue for the rest of our lives.
these are fulfilled, artistic, community oriented, career women, but even at age 50 or 60 their childlessness is awkward. everyone in their book club or at their ladies' weekend brunch only wants to talk about their kids and grandkids, not the actual book the club would be reading if they weren't tied to their offspring.
thanks for illuminating your corner of this experience. maybe our generations can do a better job of integrating the childless and childfree into "normal" life. or maybe parents and grandparents will never have anything else to talk about besides the fruit of their loins?
- Lorelei said...
As someone both childfree by choice and conducting research in the area of childlessness, it is a pleasure to read other individual's experiences-especially from someone who does not loathe children- to relate to.
Thank you from my heart.
- Childfree Travel said...
Thanks for this, I too am in my mid-30s and "baby fever" is in full swing for everyone but me. I have to remind myself that I don't want that life but I do want to be included. I am thankful for understanding friends and many more windows than walls but there is a seperation nonetheless. I wish all these people that we can connect with online were in my realy world as well as my virtual one.
I felt a sadness when my bestie got married so young (just 21). I knew that her husband would be her new best friend. And he is.
The shocker was the even deeper sadness that came when she announced she was pregnant at 25. She was always the one that said she DID NOT want kids. Guess she changed her mind.
But I was always the one that DID want kids. And here I am at 33 and I don't have any. I changed my mind in the OTHER direction.
Funny how things can change.


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