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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
|The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|John Ford
|Produced by
|Written by
|Based on
|A 1949 short story
by Dorothy M. Johnson
|Music by
|William H. Clothier
|Edited by
|Otho Lovering
|Distributed by
|Paramount Pictures
Release dates
Running time
|123 minutes
|United States
|$3.2 million
|Box office
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford starring James Stewart and John Wayne. The black-and-white film was released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson. The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Woody Strode, Strother Martin, and Lee Van Cleef.
In 2007, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Plot summary[edit]
Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arrive in the frontier town of Shinbone by train to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). As they make their way toward the undertaker's establishment to pay their respects to the deceased, a reporter (Joseph Hoover) and his editor, Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) approach and ask Stoddard to explain why a United States Senator would make the long journey from Washington just to attend the funeral of a local rancher.
Stoddard's story flashes back 25 years to his arrival in Shinbone as a young, idealistic attorney. His stagecoach is robbed by a gang of outlaws led by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). When Stoddard takes Valance to task for robbing old ladies of their heirlooms, he is brutally beaten. In town, restaurant owner Peter Ericson (John Qualen), his wife Nora (Jeanette Nolan), and employee Hallie tend to his injuries, and explain that Shinbone's townsfolk are regularly victimized by Valance. Link Appleyard (Andy Devine), the town marshal, has neither the courage nor the gunfighting skills to challenge Valance; Doniphon (who loves Hallie and plans to ask her to marry him) is the only man willing to stand up to him.
When Stoddard, the naive "pilgrim" (as Doniphon dubs him), opens a law practice in town, Doniphon and many others believe him crazy for inviting retribution from Valance, who cannot abide any challenge to his "authority". Force, Doniphan explains, is the only thing Valance understands; he advises Stoddard to either flee the territory or buy a gun. Stoddard maintains he will do neither; he is an advocate for justice under the law, not brute force. He earns the town's respect by refusing to knuckle under to Valance, and by founding a school to teach reading and writing to illiterate townspeople — including Hallie.
Stoddard does buy a gun, however; and when Doniphon sees that he is trying to teach himself to use it, he brings Stoddard to his house for a shooting lesson. During target practice he shoots a hole in a paint can, splattering paint on Stoddard's suit, explaining that this is the sort of trickery that he can expect from Valance. Infuriated, Stoddard punches him in the jaw and leaves.
Shinbone's residents meet to elect two delegates for a statehood convention at the territorial capital. Doniphon nominates Stoddard for one of the positions, because he "knows the law, and throws a mean punch". Stoddard addresses the group, explaining that statehood will benefit the people of the territory through improvements in infrastructure, safety, and education. The area's cattle barons, who oppose statehood and the new regulations that it would bring, hire Valance to sabotage the effort. He interrupts the meeting and attempts to bully the townspeople into electing him as a delegate, but Stoddard defies him yet again. The townspeople elect Stoddard and Dutton Peabody (Edmond O'Brien), publisher of the local newspaper, prompting Valance to challenge Stoddard to a gunfight. Doniphon again advises Stoddard to leave town, but Stoddard maintains that he still believes in the rule of law (even though Link will do nothing to help him), and he is willing to risk his life for his principles.
That evening, after Valance and his gang (Lee Van Cleef and Strother Martin) assault Peabody and trash his newspaper office, Stoddard goes into the street to face Valance. Valance toys with Stoddard, shooting a pottery vase near his head, and then his right arm, knocking his gun to the ground. He condescendingly allows Stoddard to retrieve his gun. The next bullet, he says, will be "right between the eyes"; but Stoddard fires first, and to everyone's shock, Valance falls dead. Doniphon watches Hallie as she lovingly cares for Stoddard's wounds, then heads for the saloon to drown his sorrows. At his homestead, in a drunken rage, he sets fire to the addition that he has just finished in anticipation of asking Hallie to marry him. His ranch hand, Pompey (Woody Strode), rescues him from the inferno, but the house is destroyed.
At the statehood convention, Peabody nominates Stoddard as the territory's delegate to Washington, but his "unstatesmanlike" conduct is challenged by a rival candidate. Stoddard decides that his opponent is right; he cannot be entrusted with public service after killing a man in a gunfight. Seeing Stoddard's reluctance, Doniphon takes him aside and confides that he, Doniphon, actually killed Valance from an alley across the street, firing at the same time as Stoddard. Doniphon explains that he knows Hallie loves Stoddard; he shot Valance to secure her happiness. Reinspired, Stoddard returns to the convention, accepts the nomination, and is elected to the Washington delegation.
The flashback ends, and Stoddard fills in the intervening years: He married Hallie, and then, on the strength of his reputation as "the man who shot Liberty Valance", became the first Governor of the newly minted state. He then served as U.S. Senator and Ambassador to Great Britain before being again elected to the U.S. Senate. Newspaper editor Scott now knows the truth about Valance's death; but after reflection throws his interview notes into the fire. "This is the West, sir," he explains. "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." On the train back to Washington, Stoddard informs Hallie, to her delight, that he has decided to retire from politics and practice law in Shinbone. When Stoddard tells the train conductor (Willis Bouchey) that he will write to railroad officials, thanking them for their many courtesies in expediting his trip back to Washington, the conductor replies, "Nothing's too good for the man who shot Liberty Valance!"
In contrast to prior John Ford westerns, such as The Searchers and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Liberty Valance was shot in black and white on Paramount's sound stages. Multiple stories and speculations exist to explain this decision. Ford claimed to prefer the black and white medium over color: "In black and white, you've got to be very careful. You've got to know your job, lay your shadows in properly, get your perspective right, but in color, there it is," he said. "You might say I'm old fashioned, but black and white is real photography."[2] Others have interpreted the absence of magnificent outdoor vistas so prevalent in earlier Ford films as "a fundamental reimagining [by Ford] of his mythic West" — a grittier, less romantic, more realistic portrayal of frontier life.[3] A more pragmatic interpretation cites the fact that Wayne and Stewart — two of Hollywood's biggest stars, working together for the first time — were considerably older (54 and 53, respectively) than the characters they were playing. Filming in black and white helped ease the suspension of disbelief necessary to accept that disparity.[4] According to cinematographer William H. Clothier, however, "There was one reason and one reason only ... Paramount was cutting costs. Otherwise we would have been in Monument Valley or Brackettville and we would have had color stock. Ford had to accept those terms or not make the film."[5]
Another condition imposed by the studio, according to Lee Van Cleef, was that Wayne be cast as Doniphon. Ford resented the studio's intrusion, and retaliated by taunting Wayne relentlessly throughout the filming. "He didn't want Duke to think he was doing him any favors," Van Cleef said.[6] Woody Strode recounted that Ford "kept needling Duke about his failure to make it as a football player", comparing him to Strode (a former NFL running back), whom he pronounced "a real football player". (Wayne's football career at USC had been curtailed by injuries.) He also ridiculed Wayne for failing to enlist during World War II, during which Ford filmed a series of widely praised combat documentaries for the Office of Strategic Services and was wounded at the Battle of Midway,[7] and Stewart served with distinction as a bomber pilot: "How rich did you get while Jimmy was risking his life?" Wayne's avoidance of wartime service was a major source of guilt for him in later years.[8]
Stewart related that midway through filming, Wayne asked him why he, Stewart, never seemed to be the target of Ford's venomous remarks. Other cast- and crew-members also noticed Stewart's apparent immunity from Ford's abuse. Then, toward the end of filming, Ford asked Stewart what he thought of Strode's costume for the film's beginning and end, when the actors were playing their parts 25 years older. Stewart replied, "It looks a bit Uncle Remussy to me." Ford responded, "What's wrong with Uncle Remus?" He called for the crew's attention and announced, "One of our players doesn't like Woody's costume. Now, I don't know if Mr. Stewart has a prejudice against Negroes, but I just wanted you all to know about it." Stewart said he "wanted to crawl into a mouse hole"; but Wayne told him, "Well, welcome to the club. I'm glad you made it."[6][9]
Ford's behavior "...really pissed Wayne off," Strode said, "but he would never take it out on Ford," the man largely responsible for his rise to stardom. "He ended up taking it out on me." While filming an exterior shot on a horse-drawn cart, Wayne almost lost control of the horses, and knocked Strode away when he attempted to help. When the horses did stop, Wayne tried to pick a fight with the younger and fitter Strode; Ford called out, "Don't hit him, Woody, we need him." Wayne later told Strode, "We gotta work together. We both gotta be professionals." Strode blamed Ford for nearly all the friction on the set. "What a miserable film to make," he added.[10]
The film's music score was composed by Cyril J. Mockridge. In certain scenes involving the Hallie character, Ford used excerpts from Alfred Newman's "Ann Rutledge Theme", from his earlier film Young Mr. Lincoln. Ford told Peter Bogdanovich in the book John Ford that the theme evoked the same meaning, lost love, in both films.[citation needed]
The Burt Bacharach-Hal David song "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" became a Top 10 hit for Gene Pitney. Though based upon the movie's plotline, it was not used in the film. Pitney said in an interview that he was in the studio about to record the song when "... Bacharach informed us that the film just came out." Regardless, the song went to No. 4.[11] Jimmie Rodgers also recorded the song, in the Gene Pitney style. James Taylor covered it on his 1985 album That's Why I'm Here, as did The Royal Guardsmen on their 1967 album Snoopy vs. the Red Baron. It was also covered by the Australian rock band Regurgitator on the 1998 David/Bacharach tribute album To Hal and Bacharach.
Liberty Valance was released in April 1962, and achieved both financial and critical success. Produced for $3.2 million, it grossed $8 million,[1] making it the 16th highest grossing film of 1962. Edith Head's costumes were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design (black-and-white), one of the few westerns ever nominated in that category.[12] The film is considered one of Ford's best[13] and, in one poll, ranked with The Searchers and The Shootist as one of Wayne's best westerns.[14]
Roger Ebert wrote that each of the ten Ford/Wayne westerns is "... complete and self-contained in a way that approaches perfection", and singled out Liberty Valance as "the most pensive and thoughtful" of the group.[15] Director Sergio Leone (Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) listed Ford as a major influence on his work, and Liberty Valance as his favorite Ford film. "It was the only film," he said, "where [Ford] learned about something called pessimism."[16]
In a retrospective analysis, the New York Times called Liberty Valance "...one of the great Western classics," because "it questions the role of myth in forging the legends of the West, while setting this theme in the elegiac atmosphere of the West itself, set off by the aging Stewart and Wayne."[17] The New Yorker's Richard Brody described it as "...the greatest American political movie", because of its depictions of the role of a free press, the function of a town meeting, the debate about statehood, and the "civilizing influence" of education in frontier America.[18]
American Film Institute listings[edit]
- AFI's 100 Years...Heroes & Villains - Tom Doniphon[19]
- AFI's 100 Years...Movie Quotes - "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."[20]
Stewart was given top billing over Wayne in the film's promotional posters, but in the film itself Wayne's screen card appears first, followed by Stewart's. In addition, the studio specified that Wayne's name appear before Stewart's on theatre marquees,[21] reportedly at Ford's request. "Wayne actually played the lead," he told Peter Bogdanovich. "Jimmy Stewart had most of the scenes, but Wayne was the central character, the motivation for the whole thing."[22]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Box Office Information for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ McBride (2003), p. 306
- ^ Coursen, D (May 21, 2009). John Ford's Wilderness: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Parallax View. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- ^ McBride (2003), p. 312
- ^ Munn (2004), p. 232
- ^ a b Munn (2004), p. 233
- ^ A Look Back ... John Ford: War Movies. cia.gov. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ Wayne, Pilar. John Wayne, pp. 43–47.
- ^ McBride, Joseph (2003). Searching For John Ford: A Life. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 631. ISBN 0-312-31011-0.
- ^ Munn (2004), p. 234
- ^ Gene Pitney, Who Sang of 60's Teenage Pathos, Dies at 65
- ^ The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners. Oscars.org. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Top 7 John Ford films (because we couldn't pick just 5). movie mail.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Readers suggest the 10 best westerns. guardian.com archive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Ebert, R (December 28, 2011). The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. rogerebert.com archive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Nixon, R. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Turner Classic Movies archive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Erickson, H. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. New York Times archive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Ebert, R (December 28, 2011). The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. rogerebert.com archive. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains Nominees
- ^ AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes Nominees
- ^ Matthews, L. History of Western Movies. Crescent (1984), p. 132. ISBN 0517414759
- ^ Bogdanovich, P. John Ford. University of California Press (1978), p. 99. ISBN 0520034988
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I am 24 weeks pregnant and I am miserable, I want to deliever now is it to early?
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24 weeks means the baby is viable to live in a tube in a hospital cause they cant live on their own, just because you want the baby out d...posted by PaniMalinowski
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Cherish is a pretty name tooo!!posted by Hippiechick_ducky
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Can you get strep if tonsils have been removed?
- 0Feb 21, '06 by ShutterBugHi all, quick question, can I still get strep if I had my tonsils removed as a kid? I've had a swollen, dry and very sore throat for over a week, have been very nauseous and just feeling yucky. Is strep a possibility without tonsils? I tried to find information through online searches can't find an answer to the question. Thanks for any help!
- 0Feb 21, '06 by ShutterBugThanks! I guess I better make an appointment... I hate going to the doctors.
But I also read that strep doesn't always need an antibiotic, it only helps clear it faster. Is this true?
- 0Feb 21, '06 by GodslilnurseNo, you need to get it treated. Strep can affect your heart if it goes untreated. Take care of yourself and feel better soon.
- 0Feb 21, '06 by Larry77Rheumatic fever is the potential complication of a streptococcus infection which can cause endocarditis along with other heart complications.
Always have you and your kids sore throats checked out, as you prob know it's just a throat swab to test for strep.
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- 0Feb 21, '06 by KuteNurseHello!
Well, I am a pediatric nurse in a clinic setting. I had strep throat for the first time about 3 years ago. Tonsils swelled up to the size of golf balls, air was closing and the whole works. I was on prednisone and had to get them removed. About 3 weeks ago, I did a throat swab on a child and he coughed allllll over me. lol Well, I did get strep. Yes, just because you do not have tonsils, does not mean you can't get strep.
- 0Feb 23, '06 by carolinapoohStrep is a bacteria. I can't imagine that having or not having tonsils makes a difference. I've been exposed to strep throat (DH had it and we didn't know it), I have tonsils, and have never had it.
Tonsils are comprised of lymphatic tissue, so having them and getting strep throat probably just makes it worse because of that (you generally end up with tonsillitis!) - but I can't see where it would make a difference in actually getting it to start with. If you're gonna get it, you're gonna get it, I would suppose.
- 0Feb 23, '06 by HeartsOpenWideOf course! But you will not get any more tonsilitis!!:roll
- 0Feb 23, '06 by meownsmileTrue,, you can get it even after tonisils are removed. On a side note, famiily pets can also harbor strep and it is/can be transmitted to humans.


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The Blibbering Humdingers
The Blibbering Humdingers are a "wizard rock" band from Cary, NC who mostly peform songs about Harry Potter and the wizarding world created by J. K. Rowling. They're also into all kinds of other nerd stuff like Dungeons & Dragons, Doctor Who, medieval history, steampunk, Star Wars, Lego, Ren Faires, SCA, etc.
They play in a wide range of musical styles from old-timey, to 50s do-wop, to 80s new-wave, to straight rock. Most of their songs have a comedic bent, poking fun at characters or situations in he HP books and movies, or turning seemingly innocent situations into lewd ones.
Scott & Kirsten got their start doing wizard rock in 2007. Whilst searching the web for Potter-filks, they discovered Draco & the Malfoys online and shortly thereafter attended a Harry & the Potters show at a local library. After the Deathly Hallows book release that summer, they decided to try their hand at writing some of their own songs. With the online release of "Voldemort Made Me Crap My Pants" the Humdingers were born.
Since then they've played dozens of shows around central NC with the Moaning Myrtles, the Butterbeer Experience, The Whomping Willows, Gred & Forge, Hawthorn & Holly, Tonks & the Aurors, Bella & LeStrangers, and many other touring wizard rock acts. They've performed at various HP and SciFi/Fantasy conventions including Portus, ConCarolinas, LeakyCon, Infinitus, RavenCon, Dragon*Con
They regularly host wizard rock shows in central North Carolina, often in their home in Cary and are heavily involved in the local fandom scene.
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- Stipey Socks - we also sell over-the-knee stripey socks in Hogwarts house colors.
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|Jan 9-11, 2015
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|Feb 1, 2015
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|TBA - Our pal Mikey Mason will be in town, and we are setting up something at a local bar. Stay tuned.
|May 21-25, 2015
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|May 29-31, 2015
|Charlotte, NC
|ConCarolinas 2015 - We are Special Musical Guests this year. Most of the usual suspects are also likely to show up. :)
Want to book us for a show? We mostly travel around the mid Atlantic (200-300 mile radius around Raleigh, NC). The best way to entice us to play your convention is to cover our travel & lodging, and offer a merch table for the weekend. We also do private events and parties. Email Scott directly for rates and availability.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A Knoxville doctor escaped North Korea with his family when he was six years old.
Dr. Tom Kim treated Korean War veterans to breakfast Tuesday morning at Shoney's.
American troops fought in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.
He said if it weren't for American soldiers, he wouldn't be in America today.
"Korea was like the forgotten war, right? I'm not forgotten of them. So, I like to recognize them and give them thanks. That's all, there's no magic," said Dr. Kim.
Dr. Kim also tried on veteran Leroy Rogers' uniform during the event.
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Last month's ice storm may be water under the bridge, but there's a whole lot of other stuff under county bridges that needs to be cleaned up. Debris from fallen trees, and in one case, a whole tree itself, have clogged many watersheds across Washington County. The Washington County Fiscal Court, with assistance from the Kentucky Natural Resources Conservation Service, recently met in an emergency session to pull the plug on mother nature's wrath.
He was educated at the United States Military Academy at West Point, but Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) was in Springfield Wednesday for a refresher course of sorts at St. Catharine College.
Guthrie kicked off his tour of higher education institutions at St. Catharine as he prepares for the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act.
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The Washington County Commanders closed out the 2008-09 basketball season Wednesday with a 34-21 loss to Bardstown in the first round of the 19th District Tournament. Bardstown will meet the winner of Thursday night's game between Nelson County and Bethlehem in the district final on Saturday.
By Jimmie Earls
The 2008-09 season came to an end for the Washington County Commanderettes Tuesday night as they fell to Bardstown 54-48 on their home court in the first round of the 19th District Tournament.
Bardtown got off to a 6-0 start in the first quarter until WC junior Pooh Railey scored underneath to put the Commanderettes on the board. The Lady Tigers built a 10-4 lead on two shots from Dana Phillips. Shay Yocum got WC within four as the final seconds of the quarter ticked off.
Stop means stop, and that's what Springfield Police want you to understand.
For the past three weeks, officer Charlie Osbourne has been stopping cars as they roll through stop signs on Springfield city streets each morning. Osbourne has been patrolling the intersection of West High Street and Locust Drive near St. Dominic School. He hasn't issued a single ticket, but instead, wants to make drivers aware of the importance of safety for children in the area.
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Between them, Kate and Hannah Spaulding have six years left to swim. Right now, they're just getting started.
Bethlehem High School sophomore Kate Spaulding and St. Dominic eighth grader Hannah Spaulding recently smashed their records in their strongest events – the 100 breaststroke and 200 freestyle.
Due to budget cuts at the Kentucky Department of AG, they will not have chemical for this year's spray season. The chemical of course is 24D-A. Washington County has been participating with the Department of AG's program for many years. With the last two years' droughts, thistles will probably be a worse problem since they are very opportunistic. The Department of AG will however spray thistles as a custom service if farmers would like to contract with them. You can let us know if you are interested.
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Now is the time to start seedlings such as broccoli and cabbage to be planted in the vegetable garden in late March. There are several techniques and rules that should be followed when starting seedlings so we will discuss a few of them now as a reminder.
One rule of thumb to keep in mind when starting seedlings is that generally it takes six weeks for a seed to grow into a transplant ready for the garden.
Ten things to keep in mind when starting seedlings are as follows:
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Friday afternoon, with winds howling and temperatures struggling to get out of the 30's, the baseball season opened at St. Catharine College. Fortunately for the homestanding Patriots the day was warmed somewhat by placing two marks in the win column.
The Grace College Lancers (Indiana) provided the opening day opposition and left with losses of 10-0 and 8-0 to begin their season. SCC head coach Luther Bramblett could find nothing but good things to say about his team's season-opening effort.
Citing personal reasons, Paul Bodenhamer stepped down Thursday as the Washington County High School boys basketball coach. For more on this story, see the March 4 issue of The Springfield Sun.
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Thai parliament votes to ban the surrogacy trade
posted by Xavier Symons | 6 Dec 2014 |
tags: commercial surrogacy, surrogacy law, Thailand
Thailand's interim parliament has voted in support of a bill to ban commercial surrogacy in the country.
National Legislative Assembly member Chet Siratharanon said the parliament approved the draft bill after a preliminary reading on Thursday. A finalised version of the bill is expected within the next 30 days.
The decision comes in the wake of a number of international scandals involving Thai surrogate mothers paid to carry the babies of foreigners.
In August, a Thai mother who carried twin babies for an Australian couple accused them of abandoning a baby boy with Down's syndrome while taking his healthy sister.
Following this scandal, a separate police investigation began into a Japanese man who authorities believe fathered at least 15 babies with different surrogate mothers.
Commercial surrogacy was technically restricted in Thailand in 1997 after the Medical Council of Thailand introduced strict regulations. However, these regulations have remained largely unenforced. It is only now that the government has begun to take action on the issue.
An eloquent defense of euthanasia by organ removal
tags: dead donor rule, euthanasia, organ transplantation
The notion of death by organ removal is sullied by its association with Aztec human sacrifices and the pleasant little English practice of hanging, drawing and quartering for treason. But the practice may make a come back, albeit in a more humane and respectable form.
In an influential article published in the journal Bioethics, Oxford bioethicists Julian Savulescu and Dominic Wilkinson present a rational defence of what they label 'organ donation euthanasia'. The practice, as they describe in the article, involves the steady removal of a patients' organs after they have been put under anaesthetic. "Death", the authors write, "follows the removal of the heart".
In contrast to previous precedents, the process is – in theory – relatively pain free. Patients are under a total anaesthetic while their vital organs are harvested. And furthermore, it would only take place with informed consent of the patient, which Guy Fawkes and William Wallace never gave.
Savulescu and Wilkinson offer a few other caveats. The procedure should only be performed on patients whose death is already imminent. And they suggest that it may be wise to explore other more palatable options first: "we do not claim that the alternatives discussed here are the only ways to address the organ shortfall."
In the end, though, it may prove to be our only option to combating the organ shortage: "We have to decide whether it is worthwhile upholding the principles that currently govern organ transplantation, or whether the unmet needs of patients with organ failure warrant their revision or rejection."
Community consent, the authors observe, may be an issue.
Harvesting of executed prisoners' organs will cease by 2015 - Chinese government
tags: capital punishment, China, organ trafficking
The head of China's organ donation committee, Dr. Huang Jiefu, has announced that the harvesting of executed prisoners' organs will end at the start of next year.
Speaking at a conference in the southern city of Kunming on Wednesday, Dr. Huang said that only voluntary donation of organs will continue:
"From the 1st of January 2015, there will be a cessation in the use of organs from executed prisoners; voluntary donation following the death of citizens will be the only means used for organ procurement".
Dr. Huang said that an organ shortage would ensue following the end of this controversial practice. China currently has one of the lowest rates of voluntary organ donation in the world – a mere 0.6 per 1 million people.
Nevertheless, the rate of donation has increased in the past year. "I believe the organ donation situation will get better and better", Huang said.
International human rights groups welcomed the announcement, but said that China still has many other grave abuses to address. In an interview with the BBC, Amnesty International's William Nee expressed concern about the extensive use capital punishment in the country:
"It will be worth seeing not only how effective a new voluntary organ donation system is, but it will also be crucial that the government becomes fully transparent about the number of people sentenced to death, the number of executions per year, and how the executions are carried out,".
Raise your hand if you are a courageous, individualistic thinker
posted by | 5 Dec 2014 |
tags: limitations of science, politicization of science, social psychology
A couple of years ago, one of the stories in BioEdge was titled: "Conservatives more likely to be psychopaths, says Florida prof". It was a terrific, popular and completely accurate headline. The academic's message was that conservative political views were associated with Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. There was only a 1 in 100,000 chance that his findings are wrong, he said.
What about conservatives applying for positions in universities, then? If the interviewing panel regards them as psychopaths, they are unlikely to land a job. Universities have enough problems without filling desks with wannabe Hannibal Lecters.
While the Florida prof's findings might seem absurdly exaggerated, it appears that his view of conservatives is widely shared by social psychologists. And this, says the famous liberal social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, is a serious problem.
In the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences (pre-print PDF), Haidt and several colleagues, none of them conservatives, warn that lack of diverse opinions is undermining their discipline. Over the past few years, it has been plagued by scandals and failures, "including a few high-profile replication failures, a handful of fraud cases, and several articles on questionable research practices and inflated effect sizes". One reason for this, they suggest, is lack of political diversity and openness to dissenting viewpoints.
Haidt relates that in 2011 he asked 1000 social psychologists at a conference how many identified as "liberal". About 80% raised their hands. Only 20 people in the room admitted to being "moderate or centrist", 12 to being "libertarian" and 3 to being "conservative or on the right". That is a liberal-conservative ratio of 267:1. More serious surveys find that that the ratio is about 10:1 – but among American voters it is about 0.5: 1.
Ooops, say Haidt and his colleagues. "If left unchecked, an academic field can become a cohesive moral community, creating a shared reality that subsequently blinds its members to morally or ideologically undesirable hypotheses and unanswered but important scientific questions."
They conclude that:
"1) Academic psychology once had considerable political diversity, but has lost nearly all of it in the last 50 years; 2) This lack of political diversity can undermine the validity of social psychological science via mechanisms such as the embedding of liberal values into research questions and methods, steering researchers away from important but politically unpalatable research topics, and producing conclusions that mischaracterize liberals and conservatives alike; 3) Increased political diversity would improve social psychological science by reducing the impact of bias mechanisms such as confirmation bias, and by empowering dissenting minorities to improve the quality of the majority's thinking; and 4) The underrepresentation of non- liberals in social psychology is most likely due to a combination of self-selection, hostile climate, and discrimination."
Whether you are liberal or conservative, this very stimulating article is worth reading. Could it explain the "consensus" which is so often invoked in controversial issues?
Super surgeon who uses stem cells accused of unethical conduct
posted by | 30 Nov 2014 |
tags: informed consent, scientific misconduct, stem cells
Has the stem cell jinx struck again? A world-famous Italian researcher has been accused of failing to obtain ethical approval for operations and misleading medical journals about the success of his research. Paolo Macchiarini, an Italian with a global reputation for building new windpipes with scaffolding constructed with stem cells, appears to be facing serious allegations.
"Since the accusations against Dr Macchiarini are serious and detailed, I considered that they should be thoroughly investigated," said Anders Hamsten, vice chancellor of Sweden's famous Karolinska Institute.
Dr Macchiarini denies the allegations. "We have never ever manipulated data," he told the New York Times, nor did he ignore regulations about informed consent. ,
Dr Macciarini is a colourful character whose experimental windpipe operations have been on the front page of major newspapers around the world over the past few years. "I'm like a wild animal that does not need to be in a cage, I need to express my convictions that I can help a patient with innovative things," he told The Lancet.
However, other issues have been raised about his research. In 2012 he was placed under house arrest in Italy, charged with attempted fraud and extortion. He was accused of offering a higher place in the transplant queue for money. One of his papers had to be retracted in 2012.
Dr Macciarini has operated on at least three patients and replaced their windpipe with a structure made of stem cells. However, it appears that none of the operations was subjected to an ethical review. In one case a patient signed a consent form, but two weeks after the surgery.
Russian politicians propose universal DNA profiling
posted by | 29 Nov 2014 |
tags: DNA data base, genetic privacy, Russia
Politicians from a minor nationalist party, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, want the government to file fingerprints and DNA profiles of every Russian citizen. While the proposal appears to have little chance of success, it does suggest that some law-makers lack sensitivity about issues of genetic privacy.
According to the bill's sponsor, Roman Khudyakov, the information would be stored safely in a special agency of the Interior Minister or the FSB (the successor to the KGB). He told the popular daily Izvestia that the information could be stored on citizens' ID cards. He dismissed concerns about the safety of their personal data.
"All information will be protected. It is like a bank card. We will also toughen the criminal responsibility for officials who have access to the data. When people face three years in prison for leaking the data no one would be tempted to do this."
The data would be stored for 150 years after the date of collection, and then destroyed.
Under Mr Khudyakov's proposal, registration would be voluntary for ordinary citizens, who would have to pay a fee for the privilege of allowing the state to know everything about their genetic information. But it would be both free and compulsory for all civil servants, law enforcers, military and security personnel, convicts, firemen, rescuers and applicants for a driving license or gun permit. Which, of course, captures just about everyone.
Mr Khudyakov has also proposed universal fingerprinting of all travellers, both foreign and Russian, and all people with dangerous diseases, especially AIDS.
Have Chinese scientists discovered a "singleton gene"?
tags: gene of the week, genetics
More evidence that articles about genetic determinism are positively correlated with provocative headlines.
In the Daily Mail, the article was headed, "Were you BORN to be single? Scientists discover a gene that makes certain people bad at relationships"; in the Mirror, "'It's not you, it's my DNA': Are you destined to be alone forever as Singleton gene discovered?"; and in the relatively sober Guardian, 'Happy gene' may increase chances of romantic relationships".
The headlines were summing up a study from Peking University, in Beijing, in the journal Scientific Reports. Researchers found that a single gene, 5-HTA1, which affects levels of the mood hormone, serotonin, "was significantly associated with the odds of being single both before and after controlling for socioeconomic status, external appearance, religious beliefs, parenting style, and depressive symptoms".
Fifty percent of university students who had two copies of the C variant of the gene were likely to be in relationships, but only 40% of students with the G variant.
But after the large numbers came the small details. The study admitted that the genetic component explained only 1.4% of the difference in the probability of being single or in a relationship. Furthermore, the researchers only interviewed Han Chinese university students. Results with blue-collar workers or with different ethnic backgrounds might produce different results.
Dutch doctors want to harvest organs of euthanased patients
tags: euthanasia, Netherlands, organ donation
Doctors in the Netherlands are developing a protocol which will increase the number of organs from people who request euthanasia. Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam and the University Hospital of Maastricht have written national guidelines which are being studied by the Dutch Transplant Foundation.
If the procedures are approved, they would be binding on hospitals and doctors throughout the country.
Spurring on this study is the feeling among transplant surgeons that healthy organs are sometimes wasted when patients are euthanased. In the words of a medical ethics expert with the Royal Dutch Medical Association, Gert van Dijk, "An estimated 5 to 10% of people who are euthanased could be considered for organ donation. Five percent does not seem like much, but this still means 250 to 500 potential organ donors every year." He believes that Dutch doctors could even double the number of organs available for life-saving procedures. It could also give donors the consolation of knowing that they are saving lives even if they themselves have to die.
Up to now, there have only been six case of organ donation after euthanasia in the Netherlands. More have been done in neighbouring Belgium, where euthanasia is also legal.
While getting euthanasia patients to donate organs might sound easy, in practice there are a number of difficulties. Most euthanasia patients have cancer and so their organs are not suitable for donation. The most suitable patients are those with neurodegenerative diseases like ALS or multiple sclerosis.
There are administrative issues as well. Most hospitals are adverse to allowing doctors to perform euthanasia if they are not staff members. Many euthanasia patients want to die at home, but if they want to donate their organs, they have to die in an operating theatre, away from their loved ones.
The protocol will probably create some firm guidelines:
I, Gray, beheld a new heaven and a new earth
posted by Xavier Symons | 29 Nov 2014 |
tags: future-transhumanism-ism-ism, futurism, retrofuturism, transhumanism
Some admire futurists for their audacity; others mock them for their frequent and spectacular inaccuracy. The latest predictions of futurist-cum-transhumanist Gray Scott in are certainly daring. But are they accurate?
According to Scott, Human ectogenesis – the growth of an embryo or fetus outside of the human womb – will be possible by 2033. "The debate over ectogenesis", says Scott, "will heat up around 2020, once scientists are allowed to birth the first full term mammal inside an artificial uterus." Scott refers to the research of Juntendo University academic Yoshinori Kuwabara, who with his research team has managed to keep goat fetuses growing for ten days.
Scott also claims that 'age reversal' in humans will be possible by 2025:
"For the wealthy, reversing age will be common by 2025. It may be extraordinarily expensive and risky, but for people who want to turn back the clock, it will be worth it."
Scott wrests support for his predication in a recent article on age reversal published in the journal Cell. The study, completed by a group of US and Australian researchers, discusses the successful reversal of ageing in the muscle tissue of mice.
In a more general prediction, Scott claims that transhumanists will outnumber Christians by the year 2035. For this prediction he utilizes a rather controversial definition of a transhumanist – someone with any bio-upgrade or human enhancement (including anyone who has undergone the banal medical process of hip-replacement or dental implants).
Will all or some or none of these predictions come true? Retrofuturist scholars make light of the myriad of failed predictions from the past, but they also note that a number of extremely precise and supposedly 'crazy' predictions have come true. Time will tell where these transhumanist visions fall.
What does it mean to be a human person?
tags: consciousness, human rights, personhood
Concerning the nature of time, Augustine famously wrote:
"What, then, is time? If no one ask of me, I know; if I wish to explain to him who asks, I know not." (Confessions, Bk XI, ch.XIV).
A recent article on personhood by bioethics writer Virginia Hughes discusses an analogous definition of personhood. Hughes draws upon the work of academics Martha Farah and Andrea Heberlein, who in 2007 argued that personhood "is a concept that everyone feels they understand but no one can satisfactorily define".
Hughes surveys the 'hard science' of personhood. Much of recent neuroscientific research attempts to explain our intuitions about the 'personhood' through reference to features of the brain that structure our experience of the world. It's a kind of curious hybrid of materialism and Kantianism.
Hughes discusses a number of neuroscientific discoveries in the past century. Structures like the fusiform face area and the superior temporal sulcus are activated when we are looking at faces or moving bodies. We also can't help but anthropomorphise inaniminate structures when they display animate characteristics (consider the 'bullying triangle' from a famous 1940's experiment). In addition, babies are able to process facial expressions at an extremely early stage, despite their scant real world experience. All this seems to suggest that personhood, rather than having some objective existence in the world, is a direct product of neurophysiological phenomena in the human brain.
However, even with all the scientific evidence describing the neurophysiological substrate of the concept 'personhood', there seems to be something left unexplained. As Farah and Heberlein note, science has been able to offer an objective definition of plants – organisms that get their energy through photosynthesis – but it hasn't be able to do the same for the category of personhood.
Some might pounce on the claim and use it to justify a bioethical human exceptionalism. Others may argue the opposite. If personhood is a flaky, undefinable concept, it loses its moral force in bioethical debates.
Whilst not directly engaging in this debate, Hughes suggests that personhood is the categorical foundation of human social life:
"Here's why I think the personhood notion so valuable. We are people. Our people-centric minds evolved for a reason (namely, our species depends on social interactions) and our people-centric minds dictate how our society works. So maybe personhood is not based in reality. It's the crux of our reality."
There are a number of assumptions here, some more controversial than others. Whilst Hughes provides a useful summary of the topic, the need for extended scholarly treatment of the topic is evident.
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- 1 bunch Arugula
- 2 Endive, thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 oz. crumbled Goat Cheese, about 1/2 cup
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Halve and core the pears and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in an ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the pears and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer pan to the oven and continue cooking until the pears are softened, about 5-7 minutes more.
- Meanwhile, whisk the mustard and vinegar in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the 1/3 cup olive oil, starting with a few drops, and then adding the rest in a steady stream, to make a smooth, slightly thick dressing.
- Toss the watercress , arugula and endive in a large bowl. Add the cheese and dressing to taste, season with salt and pepper, and toss gently. Toss the warm pears into the salad. Divide among 4 plates and serve immediately.
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This fall, two professors at the same college will compete for a Congressional seat in Virginia. I speak of course of David Brat, an economist at Randolph-Macon College, who shocked the country last Tuesday by defeating House majority leader Eric Cantor in a GOP primary election. Brat will face off against Democratic nominee Jack Trammell, his colleague in the sociology department.
That's good news for my own tribe, the much-maligned academic profession. And it's good for the country, too.
First of all, the election will remind Americans that professors come in all ideological shapes and sizes. As a host of surveys have demonstrated, academicians are mostly liberal. But in business schools and economics departments, especially, there's a healthy representation of conservatives as well.
And Brat isn't the first one to enter politics. Two of the leading Republican legislators of the 1990s, Phil Gramm and Dick Armey, both held Ph.D.'s in economics. Former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich was – like me – a professor of history.
Second, the Virginia election will help demonstrate that our work actually matters in the so-called real world. True, many of us still produce turgid, jargon-ridden tracts for the exclusive benefit (if you can even call it that) of our fellow academicians. With the advent of the Internet, however, we're less likely to remain walled up in our ivory towers. We publish blogs, post on Twitter, and, yes, write opeds.
But we don't have all the answers. Brat admitted as much on election night, when he deflected a question about the minimum wage. "Um, I don't have a well-crafted response on that one," he told a television interviewer. Widely reported as a gaffe, Brat's comment instead reflected his honesty and humility.
Finally, the Virginia election will illuminate – and, I hope, enhance – our most important function of all: teaching. It's no secret that this activity has gotten short shrift in the academy over the past several decades.
Faculty spend an average of just 11 hours a week on instructional matters, including teaching, class preparation, and grading.
That's how we maximize our self-interest, as the economists would say. At every type of higher-education institution, from community colleges up to big research universities, the biggest salaries go to the professors who devote the largest fraction of their time to research.
I don't know how much Randolph-Macon College has been paying David Brat and Jack Trammell. But both of them are reported to be dedicated teachers, meeting often with their students and participating in campus debates and other activities.
And maybe, just maybe, they can bring other professors into the world of politics. In 1958, 14 of the 96 members of the U.S. Senate had taught in a college or university. Today, by my count, there's only one: Massachusetts' Elizabeth Warren, a former law professor. There's also a former law professor in the White House, of course. Teaching at the University of Chicago, Barack Obama learned how balance different views and to locate points of compromise between them.
David Brat and Jack Trammell have reportedly developed the same spirit in their own classrooms. Can they also infuse it into our bitterly polarized electoral system? Now that would be the ultimate advertisement for professors in politics.
Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history and education at New York University. He is the author of Too Hot to Handle: A Global History of Sex Education, which will be published next spring by Princeton University Press.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Princess Asagao turn Genji down?
(a) She is in love with someone else.
(b) She doesn't want to be on his list of conquests.
(c) She is busy grieving her father.
(d) He is too old for her.
2. Who is the Third Princess the niece of?
(a) Fujitsubo.
(b) Murasaki.
(c) Aoi.
(d) The Akashi lady.
3. With whom does Genji decide to travel home after living in exile?
(a) A sage.
(b) The Suzaku Emporer.
(c) A monk.
(d) Fujitsubo.
4. How does Genji try to seduce Princess Asagao?
(a) With notes.
(b) With art.
(c) Musically.
(d) Competition.
5. What is going on back in Genji's homeland during his time away?
(a) The weather is very good to farming.
(b) It is in a dismal state.
(c) His homeland is flourishing.
(d) The Suzaku emporer dies.
Short Answer Questions
1. Fujitsubo is ashamed of Genji's presence because:
2. What is believed to be the cause of the situation in Genji's homeland since he has left home in Chapter 13?
3. Which instrument does Genji play?
4. Who does Genji fail to support during his exile?
5. How old is Genji when he marries the Third Princess?
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Recently I spent a couple of days listening to the (digital) pile of new music sent to the Daily Planet by artists hoping for some coverage. Most of it wafted by in an undifferentiated sea of indie-rock angst and overpolished pop, but Jenny O.'s EP Home caught my ears and kept them.
The five-song set is a debut release recorded and produced by the artist herself, a singer-songwriter who grew up in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles. It's a quiet collection—shuffling opener "Well OK Honey," which is available as a free MP3 download, is about as raucous as things get—but it's insistent and delicately melodic without being precious.
The EP was released on November 30, but most listeners who are introduced to Jenny O. this month will likely meet her through The Christmas Gig, an album of holiday songs available for free download from Target.com. The collection—which has attracted widespread buzz for its inclusion of "Got Something for You," a collaboration by white-hot indie-rock darlings Best Coast and WAVVES—includes Jenny O.'s "Get Down for the Holidays," a song with a title that belies its acoustic intimacy. As copies of the album poured through networks at homes, coffee shops, and (shh!) workplaces around the world, I spoke with Jenny O. by phone.
You've been making music for a while. Why do you think things are clicking now?
I made a first record, but I didn't own the masters. I was in a position of relying on people, and I recognized that the only way to pull out of that was to do something entirely on my own. I made this EP, and that propelled the motion. I could move forward because I'm in charge. I'm not waiting on a call or a contract or an e-mail. Once I started putting this together, I got a little bit of attention and excitement out of that process. When I was ready to release it, there was a label [Manimal] ready to do it. I have a new manager, Laurel Stearns, and she's helped the motion to snowball.
Why release an EP and not a full album?
I needed something to put out—that was the point of it. An entire record is a lot of music. It consumes a lot of time and effort. I needed something out on the Internet and everywhere, where people can get it.
How did you choose your peforming moniker, "Jenny O."?
I didn't. My last name is Italian, and it's very hard for Americans to pronounce. My last name is no big secret, but it's impractical. So I just go by "Jenny O."
You're a talented songwriter and performer—but with all the music being released now, is talent enough, or do you need something more to succeed as an artist?
Drive is almost more important. Being good is number one, but I have a lot of brilliant artist friends who are their own worst enemies. You can watch that talent stagnate in a vortex. Or they get too driven, and get off focus. You have to have the right intent: that drive to pursue your goals, without forgetting that this is supposed to be fun.
What's a reaction someone's had to your music that's been gratifying to you?
I have a friend who said that she wants to live inside my songs, like each is a separate room. It was just a random comment, but I remember it.
You moved from New York to L.A., and it seems to have had a positive effect on your career. As a musician, does it really make a difference where you live?
It did in my case. For one thing, the weather is enormous. It's unbelievable to remove the cold harsh survival factor from your daily life, and also it's not as hard financially to live here. In New York, you always have that [the cost of living] beating you up. When I arrived here, I settled into a group of musicians who have a similar approach to music. I sort of felt stagnant in New York, but there's something about the physical setting here—there are mountains, trees, desert. Most people have backyards. It's like living in the country, but in the city. There's nothing like that in New York. There's a more community-oriented music situation here. I met people here who were willing to delve into the elders [older music]. I don't think it's very healthy to draw from the present all the time.
Do you have plans for a tour?
No. I want to plan the right tour. I wouldn't thrive best by just hitting the road in a van and seeing what happened; I think it's best to wait until there's a demand for it, or until I can be on another tour that's working.
In a perfect world, who would be the ideal artist for you to open for?
I don't know. Tom Petty? He's pretty huge, but...
Well, in a perfect world. Have you ever been to Minnesota?
I spent time at a lake there once. An ex-boyfriend had a family house there. I also visited St. Paul. I remember an incredible brunch at Meritage, and a cold walk across a windy bridge, trying to find a bathroom.
Your new Christmas song is charming. Do you like Christmas?
I do, though scrambling for flights always stresses me out.
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Cool article. My wife actually was in charge of this Christmas sampler!
Great interview, thanks for posting! I actually just read a great article about Jenny O. on Ourstage that you might like: http://www.ourstage.com/blog/2011/4/14/kickstart-ourheart-jenny-o


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Candice Swanepoel at the launch of the VS Fantasies Body Care And Fragrance Collection at Victoria's Secret at The Grove in Los Angeles. (July 19, 2011)
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