document_title: Kevin Can Wait

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text: Kevin Can Wait

text: Plot[edit]

text: Kevin Gable is a newly retired Nassau County police officer living in Massapequa, New York, on Long Island, with wife Donna, daughters Kendra and Sara, and son Jack. He looks forward to spending time with his family and hanging out with his friends, who are also retired officers: Goody, Duffy, and Mott. However, his elder daughter Kendra, who was away at college, moves back into town with her unemployed fiancé, Chale, and begin living in the home's garage; Sara is becoming increasingly difficult, with anger-management issues; and youngest son Jack is a hypochondriac who sees the school therapist for anxiety-related issues.

text: Season two picks up over a year after the events of the first-season finale. Donna has been deceased for about a year, leaving the widowed Kevin with the three kids, and now working full-time with his old work rival, Vanessa Cellucci, in their new security company, Monkey Fist Security.[5][6][note 1]

text: During the first season, Kevin holds various odd jobs to supplement his retirement income while the family deals with several issues, including Kendra's and Chale's wedding. First season episodes revolve around Kevin and Donna, although Kevin is frequently seen with his group of friends. Most scenes during the first season take place either at the Gable household or the bar Enzo's (where Kendra is employed and where Kevin hangs out with his friends). With the death of Donna, Kevin's reentry into the work force, and the regular inclusion of Vanessa, season two expanded its focus to also feature more of the supporting characters not seen much in the first season. The Monkey Fist Security office also becomes a frequently used location.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

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Kevin James as Kevin Gable:
The patriarch of the Gable household. As the series started, Kevin, a recently retired cop married to wife Donna, tends to get involved in some situation, which he usually solves with his down-to-earth principles, and some help from Donna. After Donna's death between the first two seasons, the widowed Kevin becomes a helicopter parent, who goes to work at a security firm with his ex-partner, Vanessa Cellucci. Kevin is a generally good man at heart, although he tends to sometimes get distracted in his goals. He cares deeply about his family and friends, and is willing to do most anything to help them.
Erinn Hayes as Donna Gable (season 1):
Kevin's wife and the matriarch of the Gable household for the first season. Donna is a school nurse, until she quits in the first season finale (also her last physical appearance in the series). Donna passes away before the second season.[7][8][note 2] Her father does, or did, not like Kevin, as mentioned in the pilot episode. The episode "The Fantastic Pho" reveals Kevin and Donna met at a bar, and "The Might've Before Christmas" reveals she and Kevin got together after Vanessa urged them (on their first night as partners).
Taylor Spreitler as Kendra Gable-Witt:
The elder Gable daughter. Kendra is a 21-year-old college student (she gets into Columbia Law School in the first season finale), who also works as a waitress at Enzo's. Out of all the Gable kids, she has the most prominent role in the series. In the pilot, she revealed her engagement to her parents (Donna only knew they were dating, while Kevin was not even told) and moved back in with her fiancé, Chale. Kendra is the most responsible and dependable of the Gable kids. She is also shown to be nagging at times, more specifically towards Chale after their marriage.
While most of the first season shows her and Donna planning her wedding, she and Chale get married in the season two premiere, after he faces deportation. Following the death of Donna, Kendra becomes the surrogate matriarch of the family.
Ryan Cartwright as Chale Witt:
Kendra's English fiancé, later husband. He moves into the Gables' garage following the revelation of his engagement with Kendra. Chale is shown to be shy and soft-spoken, but very intelligent. Kevin initially shows hostility towards him, but their relationship somewhat improves over the course of the series.
When the show first begins, Chale claims to be designing an app that will be successful; thus, Chale is unemployed for the majority of season one, working on the app. In the season two premiere, he and Kendra marry as he faces deportation. Chale begins working at Enzo's alongside Kendra in "Plus One is the Loneliest Number", and gets promoted to manager (and temporarily stops working on his app) in "The Kevin Crown Affair".
Mary-Charles Jones as Sara Marie Gable:
The younger Gable daughter. Sara has anger management issues that are frequently mentioned throughout the series (e.g. starting a food fight, calling a family friend's baby "stupid", etc.). Sara is somewhat of a tomboy — she excels at and loves sports, watches football, and frequently fights. Sara is also known to have a rebellious streak: she has been suspended, stolen her father's money, and even created a secret second Facebook account and snuck off with her boyfriend. Despite her hostility (especially towards her siblings), she does overall love her family.
The first season saw Sara mostly in short, cameo roles; she becomes more prominent in the second season.
James DiGiacomo as Jack Gable:
The son of the Gables. Jack is 11-years-old, and is portrayed as the weakest Gable child (especially when compared to Sara), and somewhat dim. He has very few friends, and is stated to be a hypochondriac. He frequently tries to make friends, but with little success.
The first season saw Jack mostly in short, cameo roles; he becomes more prominent in the second season.
Gary Valentine as Kyle Gable:
Kevin's older brother. He is a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department. Kyle is a bachelor, and has a crush on Vanessa (much to her dismay). Like Jack, he is also shown to have below-average intelligence, and is mainly relegated to being a cook at the Fire Department.
As a part of Kevin's group, he is frequently seen with Kevin's friends, and is also seen at the Gable household.
Leonard Earl Howze as Tyrone "Goody" Goodman:
Kevin's friend from the police force, who he is frequently seen with. He is married to Didi, who was good friends with Donna. In the second season, Goody begins working for Monkey Fist security.
Lenny Venito as Duffy (season 1):
Kevin's friend, also newly retired from the force. He has been divorced three times. Duffy was written out in the second season, without any explanation for the character's absence.
Christopher Brian Roach (also credited as Chris Roach) as Mott: one of Kevin's retired officer friends, who is usually regarded as the dimmest of the group. He is married to Cindy, and has seven young, rambunctious kids. In the second season, Mott begins working for Monkey Fist security.
Leah Remini as Vanessa Cellucci (season 2–present; guest season 1):
Kevin's former partner on the force, and later, his business partner. She was introduced in the two-part first-season finale[9] as a police detective who had worked with Kevin on a major case, even though they were rivals and frequently bickered. Following the retooling, Vanessa becomes Kevin's partner in the second episode, with her own struggling company, Golden Phoenix Security (later Monkey Fist Security).[10] Vanessa is mentioned to have several exes, many of which she has dumped for ridiculous and unbelievable reasons (e.g. helping sick kids in Africa for three years, moving to Australia), and which sometimes get her distracted (e.g., she didn't complete the task of getting liability insurance because she dumped the State Farm agent she was dating).

text: Recurring cast[edit]

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Bas Rutten as Rootger Vandekamp, the Gables' annoying Dutch neighbor who becomes Kevin's friend. He lives with his mother and his long-term girlfriend. During the first season, he works in the warehouse at a big box store. In the second season, Kevin and Vanessa hire him at their security company, though they are frequently unable to pay him.
Jim Breuer as Father Philip, the priest at the Gables' Catholic church.
Joe Starr as Enzo, the owner of Enzo's, and Kendra's (and later Chale's) boss.
Saidah Arrika Ekulona as Didi, Goody's wife and a friend of Donna's. She frequently expressed worry about Goody facing danger on the police force. (Season 1)
Chris Weidman as Nick Dawson, a rookie cop who is the new partner of Kevin's former partner. (Season 1[note 3])
Jackie Sander as Cindy, Mott's wife.

text: Notable guest stars[edit]

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Ray Romano as Vic Margolis, an annoying hot tub salesman, whose son befriends Jack ("Beat the Parents")
Noah Syndergaard as Halloween Viking ("Hallow-We-Ain't-Home")
Adam Sandler as Jimmy, Kevin's former partner ("Who's Better Than Us?")
Billy Joel as himself ("Kevin's Bringing Supper Back")
Harry Connick Jr. as himself ("Kenny Can Wait")
Chazz Palminteri as Vincent Cellucci, Vanessa's critical father ("Plus One is the Loneliest Number")
Loni Love as Yvette, a sassy pawnshop owner ("The Owl")
Florencia Lozano as Wendy, Kevin's neighbor who frequently brings him food after Donna passes away, in hopes of winning his affections ("Cooking Up a Storm", "The Whole Enchilada")
Ricardo Chavira as Frank, Kevin and Vanessa's former co-worker, who now owns a rival security company ("Monkey Fist Insecurity", "Delivery Guy"[11])
Ali Landry as Lisa, a vivacious single woman Kevin meets at the airport on the way to Florida ("Flight or Fight")

text: In addition, James' family has appeared in the series (in addition to regular cast member Gary Valentine). James' real-life wife, Steffiana De La Cruz, and two of James' daughters, Shea James and Sienna James, have appeared in the series; De La Cruz was in "The Back Out" as a half of a couple Kevin and Donna try to befriend, while Shea and Sienna appeared in various roles throughout both seasons. Remini's husband, Angelo Pagán, also appeared in "Business Unusual". Also, both theme song performer Michael Delguidice, and writer Mike Soccio, have appeared in the series in minor roles.

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series overview[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
24
September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)

2
24[12]
September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)[13]

text: Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]

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Directed by
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Original air date
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U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"
Andy Fickman
Kevin James & Bruce Helford & Rock Reuben
September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)
KCW100
11.08[14]

Kevin Gable, a newly retired police officer living with his wife Donna and their three children, is looking forward to raucous adventures with his fellow retired cop friends. But things take a turn when his college-age daughter Kendra announces she's quitting school to work and support her nerdy boyfriend Chale, who claims to be developing an app that will make them rich.

2
2
"Sleep Disorder"
Andy Fickman
Michael Loftus
September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)
KCW102
10.62[15]

Now that he's home all the time, Kevin starts noticing Donna has moved a lot of things around to her own advantage and that most of his favorite stuff is in the attic. He confronts her, and she lets him move one thing back while agreeing they will always discuss changes together moving forward. Kevin thinks he's won, but his friends convince him Donna just threw him a bone and that nothing will change. Elsewhere, Kendra tries to get Chale to act tougher, but her schemes backfire.

3
3
"Chore Weasel"
Andy Fickman
Mike Soccio
October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03)
KCW104
9.60[16]

Kevin agrees to stay home in the afternoon to wait for the delivery of Donna's armoire, but he instead hires a rep from Chore Weasel to do it for him so he can play football with the guys. Although he must now hide the Chore Weasel expenses and his football injury from Donna, Kevin can't resist calling Chore Weasel for other projects. Unfortunately for Kevin, Chale catches him in the act and struggles to keep his secret.

4
4
"Kevin and Donna's Book Club"
Andy Fickman
Heather Flanders
October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)
KCW101
8.70[17]

When the guys can't agree on a bonding activity, Kevin joins Donna's all-female book club. He is initially a hit with the ladies, but quickly wears out his welcome.

5
5
"Kevin's Good Story"
Andy Fickman
Peter Hoare
October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
KCW105
8.54[18]

While Kevin and Donna are dining on their wedding anniversary with Goody and his wife Didi, Donna relates a story about one of Kevin's heroic deeds as a cop from six years ago. Goody realizes Kevin has stolen his hero story and passed it off as his own, but neither man can come clean; Kevin used the story as an excuse for forgetting his anniversary six years ago, while Goody urged Kevin to never mention the incident for fear that Didi would make him quit the police force.

6
6
"Beat the Parents"
Andy Fickman
John Cochran
October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)
KCW106
7.91[19]

Kevin and Donna help Jack meet a new friend, Graydon, and are thrilled when the boys hit it off... that is, until they meet Graydon's irritating parents, Vic (Ray Romano) and Brandi (Lindsey Broad). Kevin and Donna then have to decide if they will sabotage the boys' friendship.

7
7
"Hallow-We-Ain't-Home"
Andy Fickman
Bruce Helford
October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)
KCW108
6.42[20]

When Donna says she is wiped out after a hard day and doesn't feel like giving out Halloween candy, Kevin convinces her they should turn off the lights and pretend they aren't home. Their plan backfires, however, when they are lured outside by an angry neighbor couple and their kids. Meanwhile, Kendra and Chale take Sara and Jack to a trunk-o-ween event, where people give out candy from their car trunks.

8
8
"Who's Better than Us?"
Andy Fickman
Peter Hoare & John Cochran
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)
KCW107
7.41[21]

Kevin runs into his old partner Jimmy (Adam Sandler), and becomes annoyed when Jimmy's new partner Nick (Chris Weidman) says Jimmy hasn't told him any stories about riding with Kevin. Kevin's spirits are lifted some when Jimmy invites him to a ceremony at the church, where he plans to honor someone "very special" in his life. The ceremony turns out to be for the seemingly perfect Nick, with Jimmy telling Kevin he invited him as payback for never keeping in touch with him since he retired.

9
9
"The Power of Positive Drinking"
Andy Fickman
Heather Flanders & John Cochran
November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
KCW103
7.06[22]

When Kevin takes a job as a bartender at Enzo's, he starts dispensing unsolicited advice to his customers and fancies himself a "life coach", until it becomes apparent that his advice wasn't very helpful.

10
10
"The Fantastic Pho"
Andy Fickman
Michael Loftus & Mike Soccio
November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)
KCW110
6.97[23]

Kevin quits another job because he can't stand taking orders from someone way younger than him. While telling Donna over a meal at a Vietnamese restaurant, Kevin has some pho and finds it delicious. He then decides he will be his own boss and sell pho from a food truck, but first he needs to convince some investors (Goody, Duffy, Mott and Kyle) to go along with the idea.

11
11
"Kevin's Bringing Supper Back"
Andy Fickman
Joanna Quraishi
December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)
KCW109
7.14[24]

Kevin has become irritated by the lack of his family's closeness: Kendra and Sara are constantly at each other's throats, Jack is ignoring his family, and Donna has been working overtime and attempting to ignore everyone. Kevin imitates family bonding time, but the attempt gets off on a rocky start: board game night is ruined by Sara and Kendra fighting; and a soccer game where everyone wears a body bubble ends up with Jack going to the hospital. A dinner is almost ruined by Kendra and Sara arguing, but Kevin lays down his foot and makes the two reconcile. But, when the guys get him surprise concert tickets to see Billy Joel, he then has to decide if he will ditch his family.

12
12
"I'll Be Home for Christmas...Maybe"
Andy Fickman
Pete Correale
December 12, 2016 (2016-12-12)
KCW111
7.31[25]

When Mott's wife gets snowed in at a casino and Mott has to work, Kevin is put in charge of the couple's seven children for a few days and takes on an "unappreciated wife" role. Meanwhile, a lonely Kyle takes care of some things on Kevin's Christmas to-do list and impresses Donna with his diligence.

13
13
"Ring Worm"
Andy Fickman
Rock Reuben
January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
KCW112
7.36[26]

Kendra wonders why Chale is going out at night without telling her, and Chale confesses to Kevin that he got a job so he can buy Kendra an engagement ring. This reminds Kevin that he promised Donna many years ago to upgrade her ring when they could afford it. To keep it a surprise, Kevin then has to come up with a cover story to explain the $6,000 he moved from his and Donna's retirement account into their checking account.

14
14
"Kevin vs. The Dutch Elm"
Andy Fickman
Michael Loftus
January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
KCW113
8.66[27]

Donna pushes Kevin to make good on his promise to move the backyard pool, which has a dying tree casting shade over it during the summer. Kevin convinces Donna it would be easier to cut down the tree, but there are complications: the tree is on their neighbors' property and Kendra insists they first remove a family of squirrels living in the tree.

15
15
"Choke Doubt"
Andy Fickman
Mike Soccio
January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
KCW114
8.62[28]

Kevin saves Bill (Adam Ferrara), a man at the bar, from choking. A thankful Bill wants to make a big deal out of it, but Kevin refuses, saying that he's an ex-cop and is glad to help. Just then, Kyle appears on TV, being lauded as a hero after saving a cat from a fire, making Kevin rethink his modesty. Meanwhile, Donna's friend is starting a wedding planning business and offers to plan Kendra's and Chale's wedding for free to get her name out there. During the meeting, however, Donna and Chale clash over opposing ideas.

16
16
"The Back Out"
Andy Fickman
Kevin James & Rock Reuben
February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)
KCW115
7.91[29]

Kevin is reluctant when Donna wants to become friends with Jackie (Ilana Becker) and Peter (Craig Bierko), a couple from church. He changes his tune when he learns that Peter is a chiropractor who works on some New York Mets players, and he offers Kevin and Donna a chance to stay at his condo in Florida during spring training. The trip is put in jeopardy, however, when Peter gives Kevin a free back adjustment and does a horrible job. Elsewhere, Kyle makes a pitch to be Chale's best man, even though he hardly knows him.

17
17
"Unholy War"
Andy Fickman
Tony Sheehan
February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
KCW116
7.85[30]

After reluctantly settling on a date for Kendra’s wedding, Kevin learns that his childhood nemesis, Terry Labasco (Kim Coates), is trying to reserve the church on the same day. As the two battle for Father Philip’s (Jim Breuer) approval by becoming more involved in the church, Kevin’s drive to secure the church for Kendra becomes an insatiable desire to get revenge on his old rival.

18
18
"Neighborhood Watch"
Andy Fickman
Alex Metz
February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
KCW117
7.29[31]

When the Gables' mailbox is smashed, Kevin organizes a neighborhood watch with Goody, Duffy and his neighbor Rootger (Bas Rutten). It's later revealed that Kevin concocted the crime to avoid hanging out with Stewart (Alexander Chaplin), the annoying husband of Donna's cousin Irene (Claire Coffee).

19
19
"Showroom Showdown"
Andy Fickman
Dan Staley
March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
KCW118
6.79[32]

When Kevin and Chale get jobs working with Rootger at an electronics store warehouse to help pay for the wedding, Chale’s quick promotion to the sales floor kick-starts Kevin’s competitive side. Meanwhile, Donna and Kendra desperately try to trim the wedding's guest list.

20
20
"Double Date"
Andy Fickman
Michael Loftus & Mike Soccio
March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
KCW119
5.93[33]

When Goody and Didi win an all-expenses paid weekend for four at a spa resort in a church raffle, the Gables assume they will be the other couple to go along with them, but Goody says they are taking the Motts instead. Irritated, Kevin and Donna look for other couple friends. After a mishap with finding a couple on a website, they invite Rootger and his girlfriend to the resort just so they can rub it in their other friends' faces.

21
21
"Kenny Can Wait"
Andy Fickman
Mike Soccio & Tony Sheehan
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)
KCW120
6.04[34]

In his new job as an Uber driver, Kevin picks up Harry Connick Jr. and impresses him so much that Harry asks him to be his regular driver. The only problem is: almost everything Kevin told Harry to impress him is a lie.

22
22
"Quiet Diet"
Andy Fickman
Pete Correale & Peter Hoare
April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)
KCW121
5.90[35]

Kevin needs to get his cholesterol down so the premium on his life insurance doesn't go up and he can go to Mets fantasy camp. In the process of helping Kevin with a crash cleanse, Chale reveals an embarrassing secret about himself and a pair of oversized jeans.

23
23
"Sting of Queens: Part One"
Andy Fickman
Story by : Peter Hoare & Pete Correale
Teleplay by : Mike Soccio & Michael Loftus
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)
KCW122
6.26[36]

Kevin is asked to come out of retirement and pretend to be the husband of Detective Vanessa Cellucci (Leah Remini, in her first appearance) in an important case, but he faces a dilemma when the case interferes with his trip to Mets fantasy camp. Meanwhile, Chale gets a high-paying job at a tech start-up company.

24
24
"Sting of Queens: Part Two"
Andy Fickman
Story by : Annie Levine & Jonathan Emerson
Teleplay by : Rock Reuben & Tony Sheehan
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)
KCW123
5.68[37]

Kevin and Vanessa go to a hotel to try and corner a phony art dealer, and stumble onto a much bigger crime. They eventually crack the case, but not without the aid of an undercover FBI agent. Elsewhere, Donna gets passed over for a promotion at the school, then tells off her boss and quits, while Chale discovers the tech start-up he's just joined is about to go belly-up.

text: Season 2 (2017–18)[edit]

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25
1
"Civil Ceremony"
Andy Fickman
Michael Loftus & Pete Correale & Peter Hoare
September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
KCW201
10.26[38]

When Chale notices that his visa has expired, he faces deportation and Kendra faces moving to England with him. Although Vanessa sets up a meeting at INS with one of her exes, Kevin blows the meeting, forcing a last-minute wedding for Kendra and Chale. However, issues arise when Kevin tracks down Father Philip to a Civil War battle reenactment and Chale is hospitalized with appendicitis. In the end, Kendra and Chale are finally married at the hospital chapel and have their reception at the reenactment.

26
2
"Business Unusual"
Andy Fickman
Annie Levine & Jon Emerson & Mike Soccio
October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)
KCW202
6.65[39]

Kendra asks Vanessa to get Kevin a job, without his knowledge, to stop his helicopter parenting. Vanessa initially presents Kevin a case for her security agency — serving divorce papers to the elusive Anthony Beyer (Angelo Pagán, Leah Remini's real-life husband) — as a "one-day thing", but Kevin soon decides its time to go back to work. He applies at the company, only to find that Vanessa is the owner. Kevin refuses to have a "pity" job, and decides to go for a guy's night out, something else he has not done since Donna's death. With some new information (Kevin figured out the logo on Anthony's shirt, while Vanessa just called his wife), Kevin and Vanessa successfully finish the job — and ride a scary ride. Meanwhile, Kyle obsesses over Kevin's suspicious injury story.

27
3
"Kevin Goes Nuts"
Andy Fickman
Rock Reuben & Heather MacGillivray & Linda Mathious
October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)
KCW203
6.01[40]

Vanessa tells a clueless Kevin that Sara's behavior indicates she has a boyfriend. This is confirmed when Vanessa uncovers Sara's secret second Facebook account. Kevin sneaks off from work to investigate, forcing Vanessa to go after him. Meanwhile, kids at school find out Jack has been lying about having a peanut allergy to sit with them at lunch, so he desperately searches for a new "illness" he can claim.

28
4
"Plus One is the Loneliest Number"
Andy Fickman
Tom Anderson & Avin Das
October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16)
KCW204
5.96[41]

When Kevin catches Vanessa's new boyfriend Trent kissing another woman, she's forced to go to her baby sister's wedding alone. But Kevin surprises Vanessa by crashing the wedding and pretending to be Trent, helping her save face with her father Vincent (Chazz Palminteri). Meanwhile, Kendra runs into her high school frenemy Noreen (Kristolyn Lloyd) at Enzo's, and hears about the exotic places the also-married Noreen went on her honeymoon. With help from Kyle and Photoshop, Kendra and a reluctant Chale create a fake honeymoon for Instagram.

29
5
"Grief Thief"
Andy Fickman
Mike Soccio & Heather MacGillvray & Linda Mathious
October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
KCW205
6.11[42]

Kyle goes to a Parents Without Spouses grief counseling session to see if it will help Kevin, but after meeting a widow who is interested in him, he lies and assumes Kevin's life. Kevin is upset when he hears about it, but he soon uses the grief group as an excuse to ditch a Sunday job with Vanessa and attend a Jets football game with Goody. Meanwhile, Chale is having trouble getting any sleep due to Kendra's aggressive cuddling.

30
6
"The Owl"
Andy Fickman
Phoef Sutton & Mark Jordan Legan
October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)
KCW206
6.35[43]

Kevin and Chale go to great lengths to retrieve an owl cookie jar that Kevin had sold to Goody, not knowing it has sentimental value to Kendra. The two make a trip to Utica after learning that Goody gave the jar to his cousin, who subsequently pawned it there, only to find the sassy pawnshop owner, Yvette (Loni Love), driving a hard bargain after their earlier encounter at a bar. Meanwhile, Vanessa is tired of Kyle flirting with her, so she tries to help his love life by creating a fake dating profile using a photo of her hairdresser while letting him down easy by saying that she moved to Australia. However, the plan backfires when Kyle recognizes the woman at Enzo's.

31
7
"The Kevin Crown Affair"
Andy Fickman
Michael Loftus & Pete Correale & Peter Hoare
November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06)
KCW207
6.31[44]

Kevin and Vanessa visit a potential new client, a toy store chain notable for its popular commercial with a "Prince of Toys". Kevin takes a pill that Rootger suggests will help him focus. However, Kevin screws up the interview, and both he and Vanessa secretly try to go back to change the client's mind. Meanwhile, with his unexpected success in implementing an electronic ordering system at Enzo's and his continued failure in launching his app that feeds goldfish, Chale wants to quit working on his app to work at Enzo's full-time as his manager. Kendra forces Kyle to talk to Chale and convince him otherwise, but the conversation backfires as Chale inspires Kyle to get his old band back together.

32
8
"Slip 'n' Fall"
Andy Fickman
Dan Staley & Tom Anderson
November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
KCW210
6.15[45]

After Kevin spills fondue at the office, Rootger slips in it and falls, requiring the latter to take a trip to the hospital and wear a neckbrace. Kevin and Vanessa both worry that Rutger will sue them, when Vanessa reveals that she hasn't yet purchased liability company insurance (due to her dumping a State Farm agent). To make matters worse, they find out Rootger has been seeing a lawyer for an unknown, yet suspicious reason. Meanwhile, Kendra gives some legal advice to Mott and he thanks her with a $20 tip. This inspires Chale and Kyle to sell Kendra's services, even though she is technically not yet a lawyer.

33
9
"Cooking Up a Storm"
Andy Fickman
Dan Staley & Annie Levine & Jonathan Emerson
November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)
KCW209
6.09[46]

Kevin vows to make a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal for the family, but when he finds it impossible, he relies on neighbor Wendy (Florencia Lozano) who is always bringing him food. Vanessa correctly deduces that Wendy has been bringing meals to Kevin because she's romantically interested in him and wants Kevin to end the relationship. Meanwhile, Jack has been stocking supplies because he's read that Yellowstone sits on an active volcano that could blow anytime, causing chaos throughout the country, and Sara wants to cook the cornbread Donna had taught her to make before her death.

34
10
"Kevin Moves Metal"
Andy Fickman
Peter Hoare & Pete Correale
November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)
KCW208
6.35[47]

A Monkey Fist client suspects that her ex-husband, a car dealer, is falsifying his income to pay less alimony, so Kevin goes undercover as a janitor to try and get a hold of the dealer's books. After inadvertently convincing a couple to buy a vehicle, Kevin is immediately promoted to salesman. He is soon distracted by his incentive to win the dealer's Vespa by selling the most cars, which prompts Vanessa to go undercover herself to make sure he doesn't screw up the job. Meanwhile, Chale helps train Jack to be a better actor as the latter prepares to try out for a school play, only to overdo it.

35
11
"Trainer Wreck"
Andy Fickman
Annie Levine & Jonathan Emerson
December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)
KCW211
6.31[48]

A new gym has opened up downstairs, and Kevin and Vanessa both vie for the attention of handsome new trainer Alejandro (Eduardo Verástegui) for very different reasons, putting the partners at odds. Meanwhile, Kyle provides bad advice to Chale when a health inspector visits the restaurant with Enzo out of town.

36
12
"The Might've Before Christmas"
Andy Fickman
Rock Reuben & Mike Soccio
December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
KCW212
6.40[49]

At the Gable family Christmas Eve gathering, Vanessa arrives and tells the story of her and Kevin's first day as partners on the force. As the story evolves, the kids realize it was also the day Kevin asked out Donna for the first time. Meanwhile, Kendra is mad that Kevin got a cheap present for Chale, while Kyle is upset that Kevin did not get a present for him (even though it was Kyle's idea to not exchange gifts).

37
13
"Monkey Fist Insecurity"
Andy Fickman
Pete Correale & Avin Das
January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15)
KCW215
7.21[50]

Kevin and Vanessa lose a major contract to Nassau Security, another group of ex-cops who wear snappy uniforms and have more advanced gear. After Nassau continues to swoop in and steal clients that Monkey Fist had lined up, Rootger helps Kevin discover the reason why their rivals always seem to be one step ahead.

38
14
"Kevin Can Date"
Andy Fickman
Linda Mathious & Heather MacGillbray
January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)
KCW216
7.37[51]

While Vanessa meets with her client Rebecca Romero (Zulay Henao), who wants Monkey Fist to serve her ex-boyfriend with a restraining order, the client tells her she thinks Kevin is funny and confident. Vanessa sets up Kevin with his first date since Donna passed, but while Kevin is locked in an escape room with Rebecca, he gets news that several of Rebecca's exes have taken out restraining orders on her.

39
15
"Fight or Flight"
Andy Fickman
Annie Levine & Jonathan Emerson
January 29, 2018 (2018-01-29)
KCW213
7.28[52]

Vanessa, Kevin and Rutger are going on a business trip to Florida, with Kevin taking the family along for a Disney World vacation while there. To get an upgrade to two open first class seats, Vanessa lies and says she and Kevin are married. This backfires for Kevin when he meets a woman named Lisa (Ali Landry) and the two hit it off. Meanwhile, Rootger tries to get over his fear of flying, and Malcolm (Jason Kravits), a passenger sitting with Chale and Kendra, causes the two to get into an argument.

40
16
"40 Under 40"
Andy Fickman
Mike Soccio & Heather MacGillvray & Linda Mathious
February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)
KCW214
6.95[53]

Vanessa gets interviewed for an article in Long Island Insider magazine highlighting 40 business owners under 40. Upset that she left him out of the interview, Kevin reminds Vanessa that she is over 45. Vanessa counters that she only lied to get Monkey Fist some free publicity. Kevin then scares Vanessa about the bright lights on the award ceremony stage outing her true age, causing her to go overboard on facial surgery. Elsewhere, Chale and Kendra set up Kyle on a date with Chale’s crazy Aunt Tracy (Geraldine Hughes), who is in town. Kyle insists he can handle any woman, but he turns out to be very wrong

41
17
"Wingmen"
Andy Fickman
Rock Reuben
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)
KCW217
6.09[54]

At Kyle's urging, Kevin and Vanessa use a dating app called "Be My Wingman", in which a friend chooses a match for another friend. Vanessa finds a seemingly perfect match for Kevin, while Kevin finds Vanessa a perfect match... for himself.

42
18
"The Whole Enchilada"
Andy Fickman
Dan Staley & Tom Anderson
March 5, 2018 (2018-03-05)
KCW218
6.31[55]

Kevin's neighbor Wendy, who has been bringing him delicious meals ever since Donna passed away, demands more from their relationship than just her cooking and Kevin eating. Kevin tries to indulge her and, after realizing he still has no romantic feelings for her, has to decide if he should officially break things off or continue leading Wendy on to enjoy her food.

43
19
"Delivery Guy"
Andy Fickman
Alex Metz
March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)
KCW219
5.67[56]

With Monkey Fist Security desperate for publicity after a new Nassau Security ad runs on TV, Kevin is approached by Anthony (Lorenzo James Henrie), a young man who says Kevin delivered him 20 years ago when his mother was in labor. Chale convinces Kevin and Anthony to go on a local morning show that is running an episode on hero cops. The segment doesn't go well, and Kevin is later upstaged by Frank from Nassau, who has just donated a kidney to a young woman.

44
20
"Forty Seven Candles"
Andy Fickman
Mike Soccio
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26)
KCW224
5.68[57]

When Vanessa says she doesn't want Kevin and the crew to do anything special for her birthday, Kevin is sure she is lying and plans a surprise party. Things get complicated when Vanessa has a change of heart and decides to throw a party for herself. Kevin manages to thwart that plan, but soon has another problem: he's counting on Kyle to get Vanessa to the surprise party location.

45
21
"The Smoking Bun"
Andy Fickman
Mike Soccio & Heather MacGillvray & Linda Mathious
April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)
KCW220
5.75[58]

After Enzo tells the gang he is selling the restaurant and moving to Florida, Kevin and Vanessa go see the new buyer of the property Alviti (Ralph Macchio) to try and convince him to keep the business as is. When Alviti instead wants to tear down the building, Kevin pitches the city council to get the building declared an historic landmark, but that doesn't work because Alviti has bribed the council. Kevin and Vanessa then promise Alviti they will fully investigate him, but instead succumb when he bribes them with a lucrative security contract.

46
22
"Phat Monkey"
Andy Fickman
Rock Reuben & Annie Levine & Jonathan Emerson
April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)
KCW223
5.26[59]

With Monkey Fist landing the huge account for Alviti's parking lots, Kevin hires a personal assistant named Tyler (Jay Klaitz) without telling Vanessa. This upsets Rootger, so Kevin decides to have him and Tyler compete for the job. Distracted, Kevin neglects an assignment at one of Alviti's lots, forcing Vanessa to beg for Alviti's mercy. Elsewhere, Chale has developed a business plan to buy Enzo's and turn it into a more modern pizzeria, only to find that he and Kendra cannot get financing.

47
23
"Brew Ha Ha"[60]
Andy Fickman
Dan Staley & Tom Anderson
April 30, 2018 (2018-04-30)
KCW221
TBD

48
24
"A Band Done"[60]
Andy Fickman
Michael Loftus
May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)
KCW222
TBD

text: Production[edit]

text: In October 2015, it was announced Kevin James would star in a new family-comedy television series for CBS, while Rock Reuben will executive produce the series, and Bruce Helford would serve as the show runner.[61]

text: On October 17, 2016, CBS ordered a full season of 22 episodes.[62] In November 2016, Bruce Helford exited the series as showrunner after the first thirteen episodes, due to creative differences.[63] Cheers alum Rob Long replaced Helford as showrunner.[64] On January 6, 2017, two additional episodes were added, bringing the season to a total of 24 episodes.[65]

text: The series is filmed entirely on Long Island at Gold Coast Studios in Bethpage, New York.[66] The pilot episode was filmed on April 1, 2016.[67] Production on subsequent episodes began taping on August 5, 2016.[68]

text: Season two was originally supposed to contain 22 episodes. However, like the previous season, it was eventually bumped up to 24 episodes.[69]

text: Casting[edit]

text: In January 2016, Taylor Spreitler had been cast in the series as Kendra, Kevin's daughter.[70] In February 2016, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, and James DiGiacomo had been cast in the series, as Kendra's boyfriend, and James' characters other children, respectively.[71][72] That same month, Leonard Earl Howze and Erinn Hayes joined the cast portraying James' character's friend and former police partner and James' wife, respectively.[73][74] In March 2016, Lenny Venito and Gary Valentine joined the cast.[75]

text: In September 2016, it was announced Ray Romano and Gina Brillon would guest star.[76][77] In November 2016, it was announced Adam Sandler would also guest star.[78] In March 2017, it was announced James' former King of Queens co-star Leah Remini would guest star in the first season's final two episodes.[79][80]

text: In June 2017, Remini was upped to a series regular starting with Season 2; shortly after, it was announced that Erinn Hayes would not be returning for the show's second season.[81][82][83] Sources cited in a Variety article confirmed that Remini would be returning as Detective Vanessa Cellucci, the character she portrayed in the first-season finale, and that Hayes' dismissal was for creative reasons and "not a reflection" of the actress' performance.[82] In August 2017, it was reported Hayes' character would be killed off before season two began and the season will take place 7–10 months after season one ended, in order to make room for Remini.[84]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: During the first season, Kevin Can Wait received generally negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 30%, based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kevin James proves a likable, funny lead, but Kevin Can Wait relies too heavily on predictable, unfunny jokes and a series of lackluster subplots to stand out from the crowd."[85] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score 39 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[86]

text: With the firing of Hayes and addition of Remini in season two, the series' retooling also received negative reviews, this time heavily comparing the series as inferior to James and Remini's former show The King of Queens.[87]

text: Controversy[edit]

text: The replacement of Erinn Hayes with Leah Remini, and how the show handled Donna Gable's death, has been a source of controversy for the series.[88]. Criticism has been levied especially on the episodes "Civil Ceremony" and "Grief Thief". In the former, which served as the season premiere, criticism was placed on the brief mention of Donna's death, via a piece of mail, and a subsequent joke many found distasteful.[89] The later episode, the season's fifth episode, was panned for its plot that the characters use a single parents support group for getting out of work and their romantic life.[90] The series' reduced mention of Donna following her death, as well as no specific cause to her death, has also been target of criticism.[91]

text: Viewers and critics of the show remain divided over the retool. Some stated the decision was a well-made one, and that the chemistry James has with Remini has made the quality of the series better. Others say that Hayes' firing, and the addition of Remini with how the show handled her character's death, with poor script quality, has made the show worse. Despite the division, both Hayes and Remini spoke highly of each other. Remini stated that, before Hayes' firing, she was looking forward to working with her again; Hayes (who has mostly remained silent over the firing so far) asked fans to not place blame on Remini.[92][93][94]

text: It has been rumoured and hinted at that the addition of co-star Leah Remini was an attempt to save the show from cancellation. Many suggested this theory is due not only to their great chemistry and ability to play off one another well, but also to capitalize on their successful run on The King of Queens a decade earlier. However, James insisted the choice was purely creative, as the writers felt they were running out of ideas, and he was unsure if it would continue beyond a second season. James also stated that the original plot line of the series was to have him as a single father, but the original producers gave him a wife instead.[95][93]

text: Despite the controversy surround the revamp, the series' ratings have remained steady. As of December 1, 2017, the series was averaging 8.2 million viewers (with delayed viewing) in the season, competing against more established Top 20 series Dancing with the Stars and The Voice. The series also performs well in the much-coveted 18-49 demographic, ranking as the fifth-highest rated program on CBS in that category.[96][97]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
Monday 8:30 PM (1–5)
Monday 8:00 PM (6–24)
24
September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)
11.08[14]
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)
5.68[37]
2016–17
32
9.24
2.1[98]

2
Monday 9:00 PM (1–5)
Monday 8:00 PM (6–24)
24
September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
10.26[38]
TBA
TBD
2017–18
TBD
TBD
TBD

text: Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
Total
(18–49)

1
"Pilot"
September 19, 2016
2.6/9
11.08[14]
0.9
3.5[99]

2
"Sleep Disorder"
September 26, 2016
2.7/8
10.62[15]
0.9
3.6[100]

3
"Chore Weasel"
October 3, 2016
2.2/8
9.60[16]
0.8
3.0[101]

4
"Kevin and Donna's Book Club"
October 10, 2016
2.1/7
8.70[17]
0.8
2.9[102]

5
"Kevin's Good Story"
October 17, 2016
2.1/7
8.54[18]
0.7
2.8[103]

6
"Beat the Parents"
October 24, 2016
1.7/6
7.91[19]
N/A
N/A

7
"Hallow-We-Ain't-Home"
October 31, 2016
1.3/5
6.42[20]
0.6
1.9[104]

8
"Who's Better than Us?"
November 7, 2016
1.7/6
7.41[21]
N/A
N/A

9
"The Power of Positive Drinking"
November 14, 2016
1.6/5
7.06[22]
N/A
N/A

10
"The Fantastic Pho"
November 21, 2016
1.5/5
6.97[23]
0.5
2.0[105]

11
"Kevin's Bringing Supper Back"
December 5, 2016
1.5/5
7.14[24]
N/A
N/A

12
"I'll Be Home for Christmas...Maybe"
December 12, 2016
1.4/5
7.31[25]
0.6
2.0[106]

13
"Ring Worm"
January 2, 2017
1.4/5
7.36[26]
N/A
N/A

14
"Kevin vs. The Dutch Elm"
January 16, 2017
1.7/6
8.66[27]
N/A
N/A

15
"Choke Doubt"
January 23, 2017
1.7/6
8.62[28]
0.6
2.3[107]

16
"The Back Out"
February 6, 2017
1.5/5
7.91[29]
N/A
N/A

17
"Unholy War"
February 13, 2017
1.5/6
7.85[30]
N/A
N/A

18
"Neighborhood Watch"
February 20, 2017
1.4/5
7.29[31]
N/A
N/A

19
"Showroom Showdown"
March 13, 2017
1.3/5
6.79[32]
N/A
N/A

20
"Double Date"
March 20, 2017
1.1/4
5.93[33]
N/A
N/A

21
"Kenny Can Wait"
April 10, 2017
1.2/5
6.04[34]
N/A
N/A

22
"Quiet Diet"
April 17, 2017
1.1/4
5.90[35]
N/A
N/A

23
"Sting of Queens: Part One"
May 1, 2017
1.2/5
6.26[36]
N/A
N/A

24
"Sting of Queens: Part Two"
May 8, 2017
1.1/5
5.68[37]
N/A
N/A

text: Season 2 (2017–18)[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
Total
(18–49)

1
"Civil Ceremony"
September 25, 2017
2.3/8
10.26[38]
TBD
TBD

2
"Business Unusual"
October 2, 2017
1.3/5
6.65[39]
TBD
TBD

3
"Kevin Goes Nuts"
October 9, 2017
1.2/4
6.01[40]
TBD
TBD

4
"Plus One is the Loneliest Number"
October 16, 2017
1.1/4
5.96[41]
TBD
TBD

5
"Grief Thief"
October 23, 2017
1.2/4
6.11[42]
TBD
TBD

6
"The Owl"
October 30, 2017
1.2/5
6.35[43]
TBD
TBD

7
"The Kevin Crown Affair"
November 6, 2017
1.2/5
6.31[44]
TBD
TBD

8
"Slip 'n' Fall"
November 13, 2017
1.3/5
6.15[45]
TBD
TBD

9
"Cooking Up a Storm"
November 20, 2017
1.2/5
6.09[46]
TBD
TBD

10
"Kevin Moves Metal"
November 27, 2017
1.2/5
6.35[47]
TBD
TBD

11
"Trainer Wreck"
December 11, 2017
1.1/4
6.31[48]
TBD
TBD

12
"The Might've Before Christmas"
December 18, 2017
1.1/4
6.40[49]
TBD
TBD

13
"Monkey Fist Insecurity"
January 15, 2018
1.3/5
7.21[50]
TBD
TBD

14
"Kevin Can Date"
January 22, 2018
1.3/5
7.37[51]
TBD
TBD

15
"Fight or Flight"
January 29, 2018
1.2/5
7.28[52]
TBD
TBD

16
"40 Under 40"
February 5, 2018
1.2/5
6.95[53]
TBD
TBD

17
"Wingmen"
February 26, 2018
1.1/4
6.09[54]
TBD
TBD

18
"The Whole Enchilada"
March 5, 2018
1.1/4
6.31[55]
TBD
TBD

19
"Delivery Guy"
March 19, 2018
1.0/4
5.67[56]
TBD
TBD

20
"Forty Seven Candles"
March 26, 2018
0.9/4
5.68[57]
TBD
TBD

21
"The Smoking Bun"
April 9, 2018
1.0/4
5.75[58]
TBD
TBD

22
"Phat Monkey"
April 16, 2018
0.9/4
5.26[59]
TBD
TBD


document_title: Mohammad bin Salman

question_text: where was the prince of saudi arabia educated

root

text: Mohammad bin Salman

text: Early life and education

text: Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud was born on 31 August 1985.[1][2][3][27] He is the son of King Salman from his third spouse,[28] Fahda bint Falah bin Sultan bin Hathleen.[1] She is the granddaughter of Rakan bin Hithalayn, who was the head of the Al Ajman tribe.[29]

tag: p

text: Prince Mohammad bin Salman is the eldest among his mother's children;[28] his full siblings include Turki bin Salman, former chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group, and Khalid bin Salman.[30] Prince Mohammad holds a bachelor's degree in law from King Saud University.[31]

text: Career

text: After graduating from college, Mohammad bin Salman spent several years in the private sector before becoming personal aide to his father. He worked as a consultant for the Experts Commission, working for the Saudi Cabinet.[32]

text: On 15 December 2009, at the age of 24, Mohammad bin Salman entered politics as a special advisor to his father when the latter was the governor of Riyadh Province.[33] At this time, Mohammad bin Salman began to rise from one position to another such as secretary-general of the Riyadh Competitive Council, special advisor to the chairman of the board for the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives, and a member of the board of trustees for Albir Society in the Riyadh region.[34]

text: In October 2011, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz died, and the current King Salman began his ascent to power by becoming second deputy prime minister and defense minister in November 2011 and making Mohammad bin Salman his private advisor.[35]

text: Chief of the Court

text: In June 2012, Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died and Prince Muhammad bin Salman moved up into the number two position in the hierarchy, as his father became the new crown prince and first deputy prime minister. He soon began remaking the court in his own image. On 2 March 2013, the chief of the Crown Prince court Prince Saud bin Nayef was appointed governor of the Eastern Province and Prince Mohammad bin Salman succeeded him in the post. He was also given the rank of minister.[36][37][38] On 25 April 2014 Prince Mohammad was appointed state minister.[34]

text: Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince

text: On 23 January 2015, King Abdullah died, Salman took the throne and Prince Mohammad bin Salman was appointed Minister of Defense.[39] He was also named as the Secretary General of the Royal Court on the same date.[40] In addition he retained his post as the Minister of the State.[41][42]

text: In Yemen, the political unrest (which began escalating in 2011) rapidly became a major issue for the newly appointed Minister of Defense, with rebel Houthis taking control of northern Yemen in late 2014, followed by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and his cabinet’s resignation. Mohammad bin Salman’s first move as minister was to mobilize a pan-GCC coalition to intervene following a series of suicide bombings in Sanaa via air strikes against Houthis, and impose a naval blockade.[43] In March 2015, Saudi Arabia began leading a coalition of countries allied against the Houthi rebels.[44] According to The New York Times, "Although all agreed that the Kingdom had to respond when the Houthis seized the Yemeni capital and forced the government into exile, Prince Mohammad bin Salman took the lead, launching the war in March 2015 without full coordination across the security services." Prince Mohammed bin Salman maintained restrictive coordination across security services and drove operations from the Maldives. Saudi National Guard Minister Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah, who was out of the country, was not in the loop of the operations, and US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter officially declared having trouble reaching him for days after the first strikes."[13] While Prince Mohammad bin Salman sold the war as a quick win on Houthi rebels in Yemen and a way to put President Hadi back in power, however, it became a long war of attrition.[45][46]

text: In April 2015, Muhammad bin Nayef, who is King Salman's nephew,[47][48] and Prince Mohammad bin Salman became Crown Prince and Deputy Crown Prince, respectively, under King Salman’s royal decrees.[49]

text: Regarding his role in the military intervention, Prince Mohammad bin Salman gave his first on-the-record interview on 4 January 2016 to The Economist, which had called him the architect of the war in Yemen. Denying the title, he explained the mechanism of the decision-making institutions actually holding stakes in the intervention, including the council of security and political affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Saudi side. He added that the Houthis usurped power in the Yemeni capital Sana’a before he served as Minister of Defense.[50][51][45]

text: Crown Prince

text: Mohammad bin Salman was appointed Crown Prince on 21 June 2017, following his father's decision to depose Muhammad bin Nayef, making him heir apparent to the throne.[52][53] The change of succession had been predicted in December 2015 by an unusually blunt and public memo published by the German Federal Intelligence Service,[54][55] which was subsequently rebuked by the German government.[56]

text: On the day he became Crown Prince, U.S. President Donald Trump called Mohammad bin Salman to "congratulate him on his recent elevation". Trump and the new crown prince pledged "close cooperation" on security and economic issues, according to the White House, and the two leaders also discussed the need to cut off support for terrorism, the recent diplomatic dispute with Qatar, and the push to secure peace between Israel and the Palestinians.[57] Mohammad bin Salman told the Washington Post in April 2017 that without America's cultural influence on Saudi Arabia, "we would have ended up like North Korea."[58]

text: Political and economic changes

text: On 29 January 2015, Prince Mohammad was named the chair of the newly established Council for Economic and Development Affairs,[59] replacing the disbanded Supreme Economic Commission.[59] In April 2015, Prince Mohammad bin Salman was given control over Saudi Aramco by royal decree following his appointment as deputy crown prince.[60]

text: Vision 2030

text: Prince Mohammad bin Salman took the leadership in the restructuring of Saudi Arabia's economy, which he officially announced in April 2016 when he introduced Vision 2030, the country's strategic orientation for the next 15 years. Vision 2030 plans to reform Saudi's economy towards a more diversified and privatized structure. It details goals and measures in various fields, from developing non-oil revenues and privatization of the economy to e-government and sustainable development.[61]

text: At the inaugural Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh in October 2017, bin Salman announced plans for the creation of Neom, a $500 billion economic zone to cover an area of 26,000 square kilometres on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, extending into Jordan and Egypt.[62] Neom aims to attract investment in sectors including renewable energy, biotechnology, robotics and advanced manufacturing.[63][64] The announcement followed plans to develop a 34,000 square kilometre area across a lagoon of 50 islands on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastline into a luxury tourism destination with laws on a par with international standards.[65][66] In a further effort to boost the tourism industry, in November 2017 it was announced that Saudi Arabia would start issuing tourist visas for foreigners, beginning in 2018.[67]

text: Prince Mohammad bin Salman's biggest bet was his plan to restore the Saudi kingdom's dominance in global oil markets by driving the new competition into bankruptcy, by keeping the oil price low enough for a long enough period. Saudi Arabia persuaded OPEC to do the same. A few small players went bankrupt, but American frackers only shut down their less-profitable operations temporarily, and waited for oil prices to go up again. Saudi Arabia, which had been spending $100 billion a year to keep services and subsidies going, had to admit defeat in November 2016. It then cut production significantly and asked its OPEC partners to do the same.[45]

text: Domestic reforms

text: Prince bin Salman has successfully lobbied for regulations restricting the powers of the religious police.[13] Prince bin Salman established an entertainment authority that has hosted comedy shows, pro wrestling events, and monster truck rallies.[13] In an interview with al Arabiya he also shared his idea for "Green cards" for non-Saudi foreigners.[68]

text: In February 2017, Saudi Arabia appointed its first woman to head the Saudi Stock Exchange.[69][70]

text: In April 2017, bin Salman announced a project to build one of the world’s largest cultural, sports and entertainment cities in Al Qidiya, southwest of Riyadh. The 334 square kilometre city will include a safari and a Six Flags theme park.[71][72]

text: As of February 2018, Saudi women can now open their own business, without a male's permission.[73]

text: According to the Saudi Information Ministry, mothers in Saudi Arabia can now retain immediate custody of their children after divorce without having to file any lawsuits.[74]

text: Further cultural developments followed in December that year with the Saudi Arabia’s first public concert by a female singer, and in January 2018 a sports stadium in Jeddah became the first in the Kingdom to admit women.[15][75] In the same month it was announced that Saudi Arabia would reopen public cinemas after a ban of 35 years, with plans to have more than 2,000 screens running by 2030.[76]

text: The first measures undertaken in April 2016 included new taxes and cuts in subsidies, a diversification plan, the creation of a $2 trillion Saudi sovereign wealth fund, and a series of strategic economic reforms called the National Transformation Programme.[77] Prince bin Salman plans to raise capital for the sovereign wealth fund by selling off shares of Saudi Aramco, the state-owned petroleum and natural gas company,[60] with the capital to be re-invested in other sectors such as to implement the diversification plans.[78] However, as of October 2017, the plan for Aramco’s IPO listing has been labeled "a mess" by The Economist.[79]

text: Prince Mohammad bin Salman slashed the state budget, freezing government contracts and reducing the pay of civil employees as part of drastic austerity measures.[80][45]

text: Prince Mohammad is seen as the figure behind the removal of the ban on female drivers in September 2017.[14] He has also chipped away at Saudi Arabia’s Wali system.[81]

text: In October 2017, he said the ultra-conservative Saudi state had been "not normal" for the past 30 years, blaming rigid doctrines that have governed society in a reaction to the Iranian Revolution, which successive leaders "didn’t know how to deal with".[82] According to him, Saudi Arabia is "returning to what we were before—a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world".[83] In essence, he was telling the country's clerics that the deal the royal family struck with them after the 1979 siege of the Grand Mosque in Mecca is being renegotiated.[84] Building an industrial culture was not compatible with Wahhabism. The Wahhabis were committed to fixed social and gender relationships. These were consistent with an economy built on oil sales, but industrialization requires a dynamic culture with social relations constantly shifting.[85]

text: According to Politico, MbS wants to pre-empt a repetition of the downfall of the earlier Saudi states due to familial infighting, internal malaise, external frailty and failure to modernize. Mindful of this history, instead of waiting for today’s Saudi state to weaken and fall, MBS is trying to save the country before it collapses.[86]

text: Ayaan Hirsi Ali claims that "if M.B.S. succeeds in his modernization efforts, Saudis will benefit from new opportunities and freedoms, and the world will benefit from curtailing the Wahhabi radicalization agenda. A decade from now, the kingdom could look more like the United Arab Emirates, its prosperous and relatively forward-looking neighbor."[87]

text: 2017 purge

text: In May 2017, Mohammad bin Salman publicly warned "I confirm to you, no one will survive in a corruption case—whoever he is, even if he’s a prince or a minister".[88] On 4 November 2017, the Saudi press announced the arrest of the Saudi prince and billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal, a frequent English-language news commentator and a major shareholder in Citi, News Corp and Twitter, as well as over 40 princes and government ministers at the behest of the Crown Prince on corruption and money laundering charges.[89]

text: Others arrested or fired in the purge included Mutaib bin Abdullah, head of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, Adel Fakeih, the Minister of Economy and Planning, and the Commander of the Saudi Naval Forces, Admiral Abdullah bin Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Sultan.[89][90]

text: Some analysts saw the arrests as part of a power grab on the part of Salman. The New York Times wrote:

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The sweeping campaign of arrests appears to be the latest move to consolidate the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the favorite son and top adviser of King Salman. The king had decreed the creation of a powerful new anticorruption committee, headed by the crown prince, only hours before the committee ordered the arrests.[90]
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text: Writing for the Huffington Post, University of Delaware professor of Islam and Global Affairs, Muqtedar Khan, speculated as to whether the removal of Talal, a critic of Donald Trump, amounted to a coup.[91] BBC correspondent Frank Gardner was quoted as saying that "Prince Mohammed is moving to consolidate his growing power while spearheading a reform programme". Yet "[i]t is not clear what those detained are suspected of."[92]

text: Other analysts see the purge as part of a move towards reform. Steven Mufson of the Washington Post argues that Crown Prince Mohammed “knows that only if he can place the royal family under the law, and not above as it was in the past, can he ask the whole country to change their attitudes relative to taxes [and] subsidies.”[93] An analysis from the CBC claimed that "the clampdown against corruption resonates with ordinary Saudis who feel that the state has been asking them to accept belt tightening while, at the same time, they see corruption and the power elite accumulating more wealth".[94] Bin Salman's ambitious reform agenda is widely popular with Saudi Arabia's burgeoning youth population but faces resistance from some of the old guard more comfortable with the kingdom's traditions of incremental change and rule by consensus.[95] According to a former British ambassador to Riyadh, Bin Salman "is the first prince in modern Saudi history whose constituency has not been within the royal family, it’s outside it. It’s been young Saudis, particularly younger Saudi men in the street".[96]

text: Robert Jordan, former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said that "Certainly Saudi Arabia has had a corruption problem for many years. I think the population, especially, has been very unhappy with princes coming in and grabbing business deals, with public funds going to flood control projects that never seem to get built... I would also say it's a classical power grab move sometimes to arrest your rivals, your potential rivals under the pretext of corruption".[97]

text: A Eurasia Group director states that "Mohammed bin Salman is in effect taking steps to separate the Al Saud family from the state...The process of destroying old elite networks that monopolized access to profitable contracts bodes well for the business environment."[88][unreliable source?]

text: US President Trump expressed support for the move, tweeting "I have great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, they know exactly what they are doing....Some of those they are harshly treating have been “milking” their country for years!"[98][99] French President Macron, who visited Riyadh days after the purge, when asked about the purge stated "this is not the role of a president, and similarly I would not expect a leader of a foreign country to come and infringe on domestic matters,"[100]

text: Philanthropy

text: Mohammad bin Salman established himself as the chairman of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman Foundation, otherwise known as MiSK, which puts in place activities empowering and enabling the younger generation, in line with Vision 2030’s goals of a more developed nation.[101] The foundation was a partner of the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum for Change in 2015.[102] In 2017, the with Vision 2030 goals aligned new city, Neom was announced.[103]

text: The foundation focuses on the country's youth and provides different means of fostering talent, creative potential, and innovation in a healthy environment that offers opportunities in arts and sciences. The foundation pursues these goals by establishing programs and partnering with local and global organizations. It intends to develop intellectual capability in youth, as well as unlock the potential of all Saudi people.[104] Saudi journalists traveling with Prince Mohammed on foreign delegations have been paid up to $100,000 in cash.[13]

text: Controversies

text: Relations with other nations

text: In late 2015, Prince Mohammad attended a meeting between King Salman and U.S. President Barack Obama, where the prince broke protocol to deliver a monologue criticizing U.S. foreign policy.[13] In addition, when Prince bin Salman announced an anti-terrorist military alliance of Islamic countries in December 2015, some of the countries involved said they had not been consulted.[13]

text: Military interventions

text: On 10 January 2016, The Independent reported that "the BND, the German intelligence agency, portrayed...Saudi defence minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman...as a political gambler who is destabilising the Arab world through proxy wars in Yemen and Syria."[49][45][51][105] German officials reacted to the BND’s memo, saying the published statement "is not the position of the federal government".[56]

text: During the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, thousands of civilians were reportedly killed in a major bombing campaign, prompting accusations of war crimes in the intervention.[106][107][108] So far, the war and blockade of Yemen has already cost the kingdom tens of billions of dollars, further aggravated the humanitarian crisis in the country and destroyed much of Yemen's infrastructure but failed to dislodge the Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies from the Yemeni capital.[109][80][49]On March 28, 2018 Saudi Arabia, along with its coalition partner the UAE, donated $930 million USD to the United Nations which, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres, "…(will) help to alleviate the suffering of millions of vulnerable people across Yemen." The funds cover almost one-third of the $2.96 billion required to implement the UN's 2018 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan.[110]

text: Human rights

text: Despite promised reforms, the arrests and persecution of activists has risen under Mohammad bin Salman according to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights.[111] The crackdown on human right activists includes the academic and novelist Mustafa al-Hassan, Abdullah al-Malki, Essam al-Zamel, all arrested in 12 September 2017. Two founding members of ACPRA, Abdulaziz al-Shubaily and Issa al-Hamid, were arrested on 16 September 2017, one was charged with "communicating with international organisations in order to harm the image of the state"[112] and sentenced to 11 years in prison on appeal, and a nine years of travel ban after he served his sentence. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch continue to criticize the Saudi government for its violations of human rights.[24][25][26]

text: In April 2018, Mohammad met Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who "urged the Crown Prince to continue his efforts to advance women’s rights, and raised concerns about human rights and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen."[113]

text: 2016 U.S. presidential election

text: In August 2016, Donald Trump Jr. had a meeting with an envoy representing Mohammad bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. The envoy offered help to the Trump presidential campaign.[114] The meeting included Joel Zamel, an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation, Lebanese-American businessman George Nader, and Blackwater founder Erik Prince.[115][114]

text: Personal life

text: In 2015, Mohammad bin Salman purchased the Italian-built and Bermuda-registered yacht Serene from Russian vodka tycoon Yuri Shefler for €500 million.[116][117] In December 2017, a number of sources reported that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, using his close associate Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud as an intermediary, had bought Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi; the sale in November at $450.3 million set a new record price for a work of art.[118][119][120][121] The Embassy of Saudi Arabia[122], the Government of the United Arab Emirates, which has announced that it is in fact the owner of the painting[123], and the auctioneer Christie's have denied this claim[123]. The painting is presently located at its permanent home in the Louvre Museum's extension in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[124][125]

text: Mohammad’s net worth is estimated at US$3.0 billion.[126] The New York Times has reported that Crown Prince Mohammad has purchased the $300 million Chateau Louis XIV in France.[127]

text: Mohammad has travelled extensively around the world, meeting with politicians, business leaders and celebrities.[117] In June 2016, he travelled to Silicon Valley and met key people in the US high tech industry, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.[128]

text: In early 2018, Prince Mohammad visited the United States where he met with many top politicians, business people and Hollywood stars, including President Trump, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Michael Bloomberg, George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey, Rupert Murdoch, Richard Branson, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Dwayne Johnson.[113][129] He also visited the United Kingdom where he met with Prime Minister Theresa May, Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince William.[130]

text: Mohammad bin Salman married Princess Sarah bint Mashhoor in 2008. They have four children.[131]

text: Ancestry

text:
[show]Ancestors of Mohammad bin Salman[132]

16. Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud

8. Abdul Rahman bin Faisal

17. Sarah bint Mishari bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Saud

4. Ibn Saud

18. Ahmed Al Kabir bin Mohammed bin Turki Al Sudairi

9. Sarah bint Ahmed Al Kabir bin Mohammed Al Sudairi

2. Salman Al Saud

20. Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Kabir Al Sudairi

10. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sudairi

5. Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi

22. Ali bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi

11. Sharifa bint Ali bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi

1. Mohammad Al Saud

24. Hathleen al-Ajmi

12. Sultan bin Hathleen al-Ajmi

6. Falah bin Sultan al-Ajmi

3. Fahda bint Falah al-Ajmi


document_title: All the Light We Cannot See

question_text: all the light we cannot see french town

question_tokens: all the light we can not see french town

text: All the Light We Cannot See

text: Plot[edit]

text: Set in occupied France during World War II, the novel centers on a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths eventually cross.

text: In 1934, 6 year old Marie-Laure LeBlanc is the daughter of a widowed master locksmith at the Museum of Natural History in Paris whom she often accompanies to work. Marie suffered from rapidly deteriorating eyesight secondary to juvenile cataracts, becoming fully blind at the age of 6. Her father enriches her environment, crafting a wooden scale-model of their neighborhood in Paris for her to memorize by touch. He spends hours walking with her to various points in the actual neighborhood and supervising her so that she is eventually able to navigate independently. He uses her birthday as an opportunity to develop her sense of touch, providing increasingly intricate puzzle boxes every year. Her father provides new novels in braille to read. She becomes entranced by the imagined worlds like those that she explores in her edition of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

text: The museum where Marie-Laure's father works as a locksmith is rumored to house an exquisite blue diamond of immeasurable value, with beautiful dancing "red flames" at its center: According to legend, however, the diamond is cursed: whoever keeps the "Sea of Flames" cannot die but their loved ones will be stricken with unending misfortunes.

text: Meanwhile, in Germany, 8-year-old Werner Pfennig is an orphan in the coal-mining town of Zollverein. He and his sister Jutta find a broken short-wave radio behind the Children’s Home where they live. Werner manages to repair the radio and his natural skill for circuitry becomes apparent. He and Jutta tune in and listen to a variety of programs, including a regular broadcast from France hosted by an older gentleman who shares stories about the world of science, skillfully framed so that even younger listeners can understand.

text: When Germany invades France in 1940, Marie-Laure and her father flee from Paris to the coastal town of Saint-Malo[1] to take refuge with her great-uncle Etienne, a recluse suffering shell-shock from the Great War. Etienne spends all his days indoors, but reveals to Marie-Laure that along with his deceased brother Henri, the two used to broadcast lessons to children from a large radio inside the chimney, with these lessons being the ones Werner and Jutta listened to. Unbeknownst to Marie-Laure, her father has been entrusted with the Sea of Flames or one of three exact copies. The four jewels look very much alike, although three are worthless fakes. As a diversion, each of the four is given to a different protector, none of whom knows whether his blue stone is the real priceless gem or the look-alike fake. Each protector is charged to keep his jewel out of the Germans’ hands. Marie-Laure's father conceals his stone in a small wooden replica of Etienne’s house, a removable puzzle box which fits within the city model he makes of Saint-Malo. This model is placed at the foot of Marie-Laure's bed, where she spends hours learning the new town with her fingers before finally venturing out.

text: The father, who has been noticed drawing buildings and measuring distances in the town, is arrested by the Germans on suspicion of espionage and disappears into the Nazi prison camp system, leaving Marie-Laure alone with Etienne and Madame Manec, (who is Etienne's longtime maid and housekeeper).

text: Soon, a Nazi gemologist, Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel, is tasked with evaluating confiscated jewels, and eventually set out on the trail of the Sea of Flames. He has a malignant tumor and becomes ill during his search, which he still continues while he endures treatment and the ravages of the relapse. He finds his way to the Natural History Museum and learns that duplicate gems have been made. He traces each of them, ultimately arriving in Saint-Malo, where the real gemstone is hidden. The legend of immortality that is bestowed by the jewel is something he learns, and although he does not fully believe it, he clings to a hope that it might after all be true and that possession of the real jewel might save him from the growing tumors.

text: Meanwhile, Madame Manec participates in the Resistance along with other local women. These activities have some success, but Madame Manec becomes ill and unable to participate. With Marie-Laure's father imprisoned, and Etienne unable to go outdoors, Marie-Laure begins to make trips to the bakery store to collect notes hidden within bread loaves, containing information that Etienne broadcasts from his radio.

text: Werner's passion for science and his gift for radio mechanics earn him a place at a nightmarish training school for the Nazi military elite where, he’s told, “You will all surge in the same direction at the same pace toward the same cause. ... You will eat country and breathe nation.” Werner obeys, and his discipline and scientific aptitude carry him into the Wehrmacht, where he proves adept at finding the senders of illegal radio transmissions. Werner works with Volkheimer, a large soldier coming from the same school as Werner. But he is increasingly sickened by what happens when he tracks a radio signal to its source and a young girl is killed. He is also haunted by his memories of the Frenchman’s broadcasts, which remind him of a time when science seemed an instrument of wonder, not death.

text: Werner and Marie-Laure’s paths converge in 1944, when Allied forces have landed on the beaches of Normandy and Werner’s unit is dispatched to Saint-Malo to trace and destroy the sender of mysterious intelligence broadcasts. Etienne and Marie-Laure have been making these broadcasts for the French Resistance. Werner ultimately decides to allow the broadcasts to continue and eventually saves Marie-Laure from von Rumpel. Although only together for a short time, they form a strong bond. As they flee from Saint-Malo, Marie-Laure places the Sea of Flames inside a grotto flooded with seawater from the tide. Werner sends Marie-Laure away into safety but becomes gravely ill. Just as he begins to recover, he accidentally steps on a landmine at night in a fit of delirium, which immediately kills him.

text: Thirty years later, Jutta, Werner's sister, receives information from Werner's old associate and friend, Frank Volkheimer, that contains information on Werner's death as well as a house from the model that Marie-Laure's father had made. Jutta travels to France with her son Max, where she meets Marie-Laure in the museum at which her father had worked. Marie-Laure discovers that the miniature house in which the Sea of Flames had been hidden, which she put to sea with Werner in a hidden grotto in Saint-Malo, was with Werner when he died. In it, she finds the key to the grotto. The story ends with Marie-Laure, now 86 years old, walking with her grandson in the streets of Paris where she grew up.

text: Characters[edit]

text:
Marie-Laure LeBlanc – A blind French girl, the main character
Werner Pfennig – A German orphan boy, very scientifically gifted; the second main character
Daniel LeBlanc – Marie-Laure's father and the head locksmith at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris
Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel – a sergeant major and gemologist in the German army
Etienne LeBlanc – Marie-Laure's great-uncle and a resident of Saint-Malo
Madame Manec – Etienne's longtime maid
Jutta Pfennig – Werner's sister
Frau Elena – caretaker of Werner and Jutta in the orphanage
Hauptmann – Werner's professor at Schulpforta
Frederick – Werner's friend, very strong-willed
Frank Volkheimer – Werner's friend, soldier in Nazi army

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text: Reception[edit]

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text: As of August 21, 2016, the book had spent 118 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction.[2][3] The New York Times also named it one of its 10 best books of the year.[4] The novel was shortlisted for the National Book Award.[5] Sales tripled the week after it lost to Redeployment by Phil Klay.[3]

text: The novel won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[6] and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.[7][8]

text: The novel was runner-up for the 2015 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction[9] and won the 2015 Ohioana Library Association Book Award for Fiction.[10]


document_title: Clinical neuroscience

question_text: which discipline of neuroscience studies nervous system disorders

text: Clinical neuroscience

text: Clinical neuroscience is a branch of neuroscience that focuses on the scientific study of fundamental mechanisms that underlie diseases and disorders of the brain and central nervous system.[1] It seeks to develop new ways of diagnosing such disorders and ultimately of developing novel treatments.

text: A clinical neuroscientist is a scientist who has specialized knowledge in the field. Not all clinicians are clinical neuroscientists.[2][3] Clinicians-including psychiatrists, neurologists, clinical psychologists, and other medical specialists—use basic research findings from neuroscience in general and clinical neuroscience in particular to develop diagnostic methods and ways to prevent and treat neurological disorders.[4] Such disorders include addiction, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, bipolar disorder, brain tumors, depression, Down syndrome, dyslexia, epilepsy, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, neurological AIDS, neurological trauma, pain, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, stroke and Tourette syndrome.[5]

text: While neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry are the main medical specialties that use neuroscientific information, other medical specialties such as neuroradiology, neuropathology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, anesthesiology and rehabilitation medicine can contribute to the discipline.[6][7] Integration of the neuroscience perspective alongside other traditions like psychotherapy, social psychiatry or social psychology will become increasingly important.[8]

text: One Mind for Research[edit]

text: The "One Mind for Research" forum was a convention held in Boston, Massachusetts on May 23–25, 2011 that produced the blueprint document A Ten-Year Plan for Neuroscience: From Molecules to Brain Health.[9][10] Leading neuroscience researchers and practitioners in the United States contributed to the creation of this document, in which 17 key areas of opportunities are listed under the Clinical Neuroscience section. These include the following:

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Rethinking curricula to break down intellectual silos
Training translational neuroscientists and clinical investigators
Investigating biomarkers
Improving psychiatric diagnosis
Developing a “Framingham Study of Brain Disorders” (i.e. longitudinal cohort for central nervous system disease)
Identifying developmental risk factors and producing effective interventions
Discovering new treatments for pain, including neuropathic pain
Treating disorders of neural signaling and pathological synchrony
Treating disorders of immunity or inflammation
Treating metabolic and mitochondrial disorders
Developing new treatments for depression
Treating addictive disorders
Improving treatment of schizophrenia
Preventing and treating cerebrovascular disease
Achieving personalized medicine
Understanding shared mechanisms of neurodegeneration
Advancing anesthesia

text: In particular, it advocates for better integrated and scientifically driven curricula for practitioners, and it recommends that such curricula be shared among neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists.[11]

text: Given the various ethical, legal and societal implications for healthcare practitioners arising from advances in neuroscience, the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated the Penn Conference on Clinical Neuroscience and Society in July 2011. [12]