[applause] good afternoon justice. Delighted you are here. Delighted to be here, thanks for having me. Thank you for coming especially in the first two weeks of current term that began the first monday in october. Hausa going to see her . Its good so far. We have only have six arguments and so we are on a twoweek game between our session sessions that we finished arguments last week and now will be two weeks to prepare for the next round. We are delighted that you are here for so many reasons. You grew up in new orleans at the other end of the mississippi and i think you said theres a Family Connection to the university of minnesota. Can you tell us about that . Professors spine did not know this when he invited me. I mymy brother went to du so its not my first time visiting campus. [applause] he lived in a rental house so i went and visited. Well i know you know something about the university. Id like to start asking questions by asking a question about youro undergraduate colle the d
Now actor and producer Wendell Pierce will talk about his family and their new orleans neighborhood followed by hurricane katrina. His book is, the wind and the reefs. He reefs. He speaks of the 27th annual southern festival of books. Hello, welcome. This is the southern festival of books session on the wind and the reefs with the author Wendell Pierce. We will be ready to begin. Just a bit of housekeeping. First of all welcome to the National Public library and thank you for so much for hosting the southern festival of books and being one of the hosts. I appreciate it. Please know that this festival depends on individual donations, among other sources to remain free to the public. Please consider donating at any level that is comfortable to you. You can donate via the humanities tennessee website, the app, the facebook page, or in person at page, or in person at the headquarters of the festival throughout the weekend. The format of the session will be essentially conversational, mr. P
Guantanamo bay. Ill reveal why the book may be out, but president obama is fighting to keep the author in the controversial prison. Im ali velshi. Our special coverage starts right now. The state of texas has executed an innocent man. How to make good decisions under stressful circumstances. Anyone can hire an offduty cop at an hourly rate. Im talking about real cops in full uniform, gun, car and all. By the middle of last decade an estimated 98 of local Police Departments serving communities of 10,000 or more were contracting out their Police Personnel for offduty work. We called major Police Departments across the country and asked what their personnel can earn doing cop for hire assignment. The newark new Jersey Police get 76 an hour before fees paid to the Police Department. Las vegas police get 67 an hour pittsburgh 50 new orleans 42 Salt Lake City 30 an hour. We found that Detroit Police of all the departments we contacted, commanded the lowest cop for hire rates at just 25 an ho
The controversial prison. Im ali velshi. Our special coverage starts right now. The state of texas has executed an innocent man. How to make good decisions under stressful circumstances. Anyone can hire an offduty cop at an hourly rate. Im talking about real cops in full uniform, gun, car and all. By the middle of last decade, an estimated 98 of local Police Departments serving communities of 10,000 or more were contracting out their Police Personnel for offduty work. We called major Police Departments across the country and asked what their personnel can earn doing cop for hire assignment. The newark new Jersey Police get 76 an hour before fees paid to the Police Department. Las vegas police get 67 an hour, pittsburgh 50, new orleans 42, Salt Lake City 30 an hour. We found that detroit police, of all the departments we contacted, commanded the lowest cop for hire rates at just 25 an hour. Now, the extra pay can supplement the fulltime wages that policemen and women already make. Natio
Published diary giving the world an inside look in Guantanamo Bay. Ill reveal why the book may be out, but president obama is fighting to keep the author in the controversial prison. Im ali velshi. Our special coverage starts right now. The state of texas has executed an innocent man. How to make good decisions under stressful circumstances. Anyone can hire an offduty cop at an hourly rate. Im talking about real cops in full uniform, gun, car and all. By the middle of last decade, an estimated 98 of local Police Departments serving communities of 10,000 or more were contracting out their Police Personnel for offduty work. We called major Police Departments across the country and asked what their personnel can earn doing cop for hire assignment. The newark new Jersey Police get 76 an hour before fees paid to the Police Department. Las vegas police get 67 an hour, pittsburgh 50, new orleans 42, Salt Lake City 30 an hour. We found that detroit police, of all the departments we contacted,