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the safer texas campaign is offering $10,000 to anyone in texas who can disprove three statements that demonstrate marijuana is safer than alcohol.
the three claims are:
1. alcohol is significantly more toxic than marijuana, making death by overdose far more likely with alcohol.
2. the health effects from long-term alcohol consumption cause tens of thousands of more deaths in the u.s. annually than the health effects of the long-term consumption of marijuana.
3. violent crime committed by individuals intoxicated by alcohol is far more prevalent in the u.s. than violent crime committed by individuals intoxicated with marijuana only.
“we are confident that this $10,000 will not be claimed,” said safer texas campaign manager craig johnson.
”marijuana is objectively and unquestionably less harmful than alcohol, and these three statements are representative of that fact,” johnson said. “alcohol is more toxic than marijuana, more likely to lead to the death of the user either by overdose or chronic use and more likely to contribute to violence.”
“for good measure, alcohol is also more addictive than marijuana,” johnson said. “as we consider whether to reform our marijuana laws, it is important that the people of texas understand these facts.”
if you believe you can disprove these assertions, well, first of all, mistaken. ell oh ell.
but if you really think you can disprove the three statements, please send studies or government statistics that contradict all three to [email protected]
the safer texas campaign says it is not an campaign, nor does it advocate the use of marijuana.
“however, the campaign works to address increasing public safety concerns that our state laws prohibiting marijuana are sending a dangerous message to the public that alcohol is more acceptable than marijuana, despite the fact that every objective study on alcohol and marijuana has shown marijuana is a much safer substance than alcohol to both the user and to society,” the group said in a statement.
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the* ˈseɪfər ˈtɛksəs kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ˈtɛksəs hu kən dɪˈspruv θri ˈsteɪtmənts ðət ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪz ˈseɪfər ðən ˈælkəˌhɑl. ðə θri kleɪmz ər: 1 ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈtɑksɪk ðən ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə, ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɛθ baɪ ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs fɑr mɔr ˈlaɪkli wɪθ ˈælkəˌhɑl. 2 ðə hɛlθ ˈifɛkts frəm ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈælkəˌhɑl kənˈsəmʃən kɔz tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv mɔr dɛθs ɪn ðə juz. ˈænjuəli ðən ðə hɛlθ ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm kənˈsəmʃən əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. 3 ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz fɑr mɔr ˈprɛvələnt ɪn ðə juz. ðən ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd wɪθ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈoʊnli. ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðɪs wɪl nɑt bi claimed,”*,” sɛd ˈseɪfər ˈtɛksəs kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər kreɪg ˈʤɑnsən. ɪz ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli ənd ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli lɛs ˈhɑrmfəl ðən ˈælkəˌhɑl, ənd ðiz θri ˈsteɪtmənts ər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðət fact,”*,” ˈʤɑnsən sɛd. ɪz mɔr ˈtɑksɪk ðən ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə, mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ lɛd tɪ ðə dɛθ əv ðə ˈjuzər ˈiðər baɪ ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs ər ˈkrɑnɪk juz ənd mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ violence.”*.” gʊd ˈmɛʒər, ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ mɔr əˈdɪktɪv ðən marijuana,”*,” ˈʤɑnsən sɛd. wi kənˈsɪdər ˈwɛðər tɪ rɪˈfɔrm ɑr ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə lɔz, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈtɛksəs ˌəndərˈstænd ðiz facts.”*.” ɪf ju bɪˈliv ju kən dɪˈspruv ðiz əˈsərʃənz, wɛl, fərst əv ɔl, mɪˈsteɪkən. ɛl oʊ ɛl. bət ɪf ju ˈrɪli θɪŋk ju kən dɪˈspruv ðə θri ˈsteɪtmənts, pliz sɛnd ˈstədiz ər ˈgəvərnmənt stəˈtɪstɪks ðət ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt ɔl θri tɪ [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] ðə ˈseɪfər ˈtɛksəs kæmˈpeɪn sɪz ɪt ɪz nɑt ən kæmˈpeɪn, nɔr dɪz ɪt ˈædvəˌkeɪt ðə juz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ““however*, ðə kæmˈpeɪn wərks tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti kənˈsərnz ðət ɑr steɪt lɔz proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ər ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ðət ˈælkəˌhɑl ɪz mɔr əkˈsɛptəbəl ðən ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə, dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈɛvəri əˈbʤɛktɪv ˈstədi ɔn ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə həz ʃoʊn ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪz ə məʧ ˈseɪfər ˈsəbstəns ðən ˈælkəˌhɑl tɪ boʊθ ðə ˈjuzər ənd tɪ society,”*,” ðə grup sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt.
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the shocking incident allegedly took place at village under police station of district on august. a old woman had been granted a “patta”of a piece of government land a few months ago. the piece earlier belonged to. he was angered and started harassing her.
the victim alleged that on august, had let his cattle in her field to damage the crops. when she went to his home to complain,’s wife beat her with lathis. after some time, joined them, stripped the victim and also forced her to drink his urine. moreover, she was threatened that worse treatment would be meted out to her if she dared to register a complaint with the police.
the woman did go to the police and the police registered case under section 394, 323, 506 and 34 and relevant sections of act against the upper caster couple.
however, the woman, along with a group ofs went to meet additional superintendent of police (asp), chhatarpur, pandey, and complained that the local police did not take any action against the accused couple. superintendent of police (sp), chhatarpur, lalit said that a case was registered against the couple in the local police station but the victim had not informed the police of the alleged incident. however, keeping the gravity of the matter in mind, he has instructed the officer of police to further probe the matter and take appropriate action against the accused couple. this piece of information was given to over phone. meanwhile, since the complaint has been registered with the police, the couple has absconded from the village.
we believe that if the allegation proves to be true after further investigation , then tough action should be taken against the couple for out this inhuman treatment to a woman of a lower caste over land dispute.
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nu sɔrs: boʊˈpɑl ˈɪmɪʤ sɔrs: ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz fər ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənəl ˈpərpəs ˈoʊnli ðə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈɪnsədənt əˈlɛʤədli tʊk pleɪs æt ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈəndər pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən əv ˈdɪstrɪkt ɔn ˈɔgəst. ə oʊld ˈwʊmən hæd bɪn ˈgrænɪd ə ə pis əv ˈgəvərnmənt lænd ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ. ðə pis ˈərliər bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ. hi wɑz ˈæŋgərd ənd ˈstɑrtɪd hərˈæsɪŋ hər. ðə ˈvɪktɪm əˈlɛʤd ðət ɔn ˈɔgəst, hæd lɛt hɪz ˈkætəl ɪn hər fild tɪ ˈdæmɪʤ ðə krɑps. wɪn ʃi wɛnt tɪ hɪz hoʊm tɪ kəmˈpleɪn, waɪf bit hər wɪθ lathis*. ˈæftər səm taɪm, ʤɔɪnd ðɛm, strɪpt ðə ˈvɪktɪm ənd ˈɔlsoʊ fɔrst hər tɪ drɪŋk hɪz ˈjʊrən. mɔˈroʊvər, ʃi wɑz θˈrɛtənd ðət wərs ˈtritmənt wʊd bi ˈmitɪd aʊt tɪ hər ɪf ʃi dɛrd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ə kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ðə pəˈlis. ðə ˈwʊmən dɪd goʊ tɪ ðə pəˈlis ənd ðə pəˈlis ˈrɛʤɪstərd keɪs ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 394 323 506 ənd 34 ənd ˈrɛləvənt ˈsɛkʃənz əv ækt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈəpər ˈkæstər ˈkəpəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈwʊmən, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə grup əv wɛnt tɪ mit əˈdɪʃənəl ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt əv pəˈlis (æsp), chhatarpur*, ˈpɑnˌdeɪ, ənd kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ðə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis dɪd nɑt teɪk ˈɛni ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ðə əˈkjuzd ˈkəpəl. ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt əv pəˈlis (sp*), chhatarpur*, ləˈlit sɛd ðət ə keɪs wɑz ˈrɛʤɪstərd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkəpəl ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən bət ðə ˈvɪktɪm hæd nɑt ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə pəˈlis əv ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈɪnsədənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈgrævɪti əv ðə ˈmætər ɪn maɪnd, hi həz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ðə ˈɔfɪsər əv pəˈlis tɪ ˈfərðər proʊb ðə ˈmætər ənd teɪk əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ðə əˈkjuzd ˈkəpəl. ðɪs pis əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈoʊvər foʊn. ˈminˌwaɪl, sɪns ðə kəmˈpleɪnt həz bɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərd wɪθ ðə pəˈlis, ðə ˈkəpəl həz æbˈskɑndəd frəm ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. wi bɪˈliv ðət ɪf ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃən pruvz tɪ bi tru ˈæftər ˈfərðər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ðɛn təf ˈækʃən ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkəpəl fər aʊt ðɪs ˌɪnˈhjumən ˈtritmənt tɪ ə ˈwʊmən əv ə loʊər kæst ˈoʊvər lænd dɪˈspjut.
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story highlights city on fire was the subject of a two-day bidding war
there's no publication date yet, but there is a film deal
knopf landed the novel, which clocks in at 900 pages
(newser) there's a good chance you've never heard the name garth risk hallberg; that ends now. the debut novel, city on fire, found itself the subject of a two-day bidding war that ended with quite the payday for its young author: nearly $2 million, two sources tell the new york times.
knopf landed the novel, which clocks in at 900 pages and, in the times' telling, heralds the resurgence of the long novel. hallberg himself was said to be nervous about the length of the book, which he wrote over a period of six yearsneedlessly, it turns out.
publishers who have managed to read the book are "rapturously" referencing michael chabon and thomas pynchon, notes the times.
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there's no publication date yet, but there is a film deal one that was closed roughly two weeks before the book deal. producer scott rudin (social network, captain phillips), reportedly read the book overnight and immediately optioned it, explains the hollywood reporter.
so what's the plot? it's set in in advance of a massive blackout the city suffered in july 1977, and agent had this to add: it's centered around a "mystery: what exactly is going on behind the locked steel doors of a derelict townhouse in the east village, and what might it have to do with the shooting in central park in the novel's opening act?"
another story on a book -- this one from the and cloaked in mystery -- was recently written by newser, a content partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from around the web. its content is produced independently of usa today.
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ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈsɪti ɔn faɪər wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ə ˈtuˌdeɪ ˈbɪdɪŋ wɔr ðɛrz noʊ ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən deɪt jɛt, bət ðɛr ɪz ə fɪlm dil nɑpf ˈlændɪd ðə ˈnɑvəl, wɪʧ klɑks ɪn æt 900 ˈpeɪʤɪz (newser*) ðɛrz ə gʊd ʧæns juv ˈnɛvər hərd ðə neɪm gɑrθ rɪsk ˈhɔlbərg; ðət ɛndz naʊ. ðə ˈdeɪbju ˈnɑvəl, ˈsɪti ɔn faɪər, faʊnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ə ˈtuˌdeɪ ˈbɪdɪŋ wɔr ðət ˈɛndɪd wɪθ kwaɪt ðə ˈpeɪˌdeɪ fər ɪts jəŋ ˈɔθər: ˈnɪrli 2 ˈmɪljən, tu ˈsɔrsəz tɛl ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. nɑpf ˈlændɪd ðə ˈnɑvəl, wɪʧ klɑks ɪn æt 900 ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd, ɪn ðə taɪmz' ˈtɛlɪŋ, ˈhɛrəldz ðə riˈsərʤəns əv ðə lɔŋ ˈnɑvəl. ˈhɔlbərg hɪmˈsɛlf wɑz sɛd tɪ bi ˈnərvəs əˈbaʊt ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə bʊk, wɪʧ hi roʊt ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv sɪks jɪrz ——needlessly*, ɪt tərnz aʊt. ˈpəblɪʃərz hu hæv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ rɛd ðə bʊk ər "rapturously*" ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ ˈmaɪkəl ˈʧeɪbən ənd ˈtɑməs pynchon*, noʊts ðə taɪmz. mɔr frəm newser*: haʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈaʊtˌwɪts spaɪz: wɪθ ə tɛnt ðɛrz noʊ ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən deɪt jɛt, bət ðɛr ɪz ə fɪlm dil wən ðət wɑz kloʊzd ˈrəfli tu wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bʊk dil. prəˈdusər skɑt ˈrudɪn (ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk, ˈkæptən ˈfɪlɪps), rɪˈpɔrtədli rɛd ðə bʊk ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈɔpʃənd ɪt, ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd rɪˈpɔrtər. soʊ wəts ðə plɑt? ɪts sɛt ɪn ɪn ədˈvæns əv ə ˈmæsɪv ˈblæˌkaʊt ðə ˈsɪti ˈsəfərd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1977 ənd ˈeɪʤənt hæd ðɪs tɪ æd: ɪts ˈsɛntərd əraʊnd ə "ˈmɪstəri: wət ɪgˈzæktli ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə lɑkt stil dɔrz əv ə ˈdɛrəˌlɪkt ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs ɪn ðə ist ˈvɪlɪʤ, ənd wət maɪt ɪt hæv tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˈsɛntrəl pɑrk ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəlz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ækt?" əˈnəðər ˈstɔri ɔn ə bʊk ðɪs wən frəm ðə ənd kloʊkt ɪn ˈmɪstəri wɑz ˈrisəntli ˈrɪtən baɪ newser*, ə ˈkɑntɛnt ˈpɑrtnər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl nuz, ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ənd ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm əraʊnd ðə wɛb. ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz prəˈdust ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli əv ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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oleg open letter to president vladimir putin and prime minister medvedev is both a cry of anguish about the failure to arrest the man he believes responsible for an attack that nearly killed him, and a searing indictment of the current russian political system.
the attack on the journalist in 2010 left him with a broken jaw, fractured skull, broken leg and broken fingers, one of which had to be amputated. none of his valuables were taken.
when the attack took place, there were any number of potential suspects: as one of most prominent independent journalists, had offended a lot of people.
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a few months later, while was recuperating in an israeli hospital, he was visited in person by the then-president, medvedev, who wished him a speedy recovery and promised that the case would be solved.
there have been a number of high-profile murders or attacks on journalists in russia, with few of them solved. even when the direct assailants are put on trial, as in the case of anna politkovskaya, the trailops before it reaches those who ordered the attack; critics allege because if government officials are involved, they are untouchable.
last month, named the men he believed were responsible for the attack, including the governor of region, andrei. had the politician in a blog post two months before the attack.
he claimed that while the men who allegedly carried out the attack had been arrested, the fact that their testimony appears to implicate meant the case was too politically sensitive.
turchak has not commented on the allegations against him, while one of his deputies denied the allegations in an interview with the bbc.
in aatement released on monday, spokesman reportedly confirmed the office had read the letter, but that no comment would be made on the allegations. medvedev has not responded.
in the letter below, elaborates on those claims, in an angry tirade against putin and the system he has built over the past 15 years.
dear mr putin and mr medvedev,
my colleagues have already written you open letters about my case. you responded (and, more importantly, neither has your investigative committee), though this actually makes perfect sense: you were asked to “sort it out” but no need for anything like that.
you have complete and absolute control over the adoption and implementation of laws in russia
i understand perfectly well that you “sorted it out” a long time ago, and known for just as long that it was your little governor who was behind this crime against me. my case was solved a long time ago. you know this and i know this. and i see no reason to pretend that the problem here is that youill need to “sort it out”. your decision not to act is clear.
you’ve decided to side with your governor; protecting him and his gang of thugs and murderers. it would make sense for somebody like me a victim of this gang to be outraged about all this and tell you that dishonest and unjust, but i understand that such words would only make you laugh.
you have complete and absolute control over the adoption and implementation of laws in russia, and yet youill live like criminals. consider inspector vadim, been handed my case.
sotskov put it elegantly when he said recently: “there’s the law, but also the man in charge, and the will of the boss is alwaysronger than any law.”
put bluntly: right and reality. your will in russia isronger than any law.
facebook twitter oleg in 2009. photograph: maxim
i’ve known for over a year now. he and i belong to the same generation. at one time, he was even a journalist at radio. i can easily imagine him in his first year of law school,udying roman law,ill full of enthusiasm, honesty and dreams about changing the world. and become of him now? a terrified bureaucrat, dreaming about keeping his job long enough to earn a pension. who made him this way? it was you.
for some reason, we weigh the last 15 years of your reign purely in certain materialist terms. oil costs so much, the dollar is worth so much, rose so many percentiles, and so on.
but not about oil or. history will judge these 15 years precisely on the fate of men like.
it was you who turned an enthusiastic young man someone who hurried to theudio from lectures to read the news on an opposition radioation into a uniformed cynic, who admits openly that the will of his superiors is more important than any law.
don’t flatter yourself: the last years been a revival for russia the country risen from its knees
but flatter yourself: the last 15 years been a revival for russia, and the country risen from its knees. this time has been a monumental moral catastrophe for our generation. and both of you, mr putin and mr medvedev, are personally responsible for it.
in russian society today, even obvious questions about good and evil have become impossible. is it ok toeal? is it ok to cheat? is murder ethical? with each of these questions, become customary in russia now to answer that things so simple. all your good works have left the nation and disoriented.
but you carry on, managing your problems without even that digging the hole yourselves. “things so simple” is what the angry crowd will tell you in unison, when it comes time for you to run away. i suspect that afraid of this crowd, but just remember that it was you who created it, and got nobody to blame but yourselves.
having cut yourselves and your elites off from society, also cut yourselves off from reality. a wall separating you from the rest of us, and everyone on our side shudders each time the next one of your goons decides to show what a thinker he is byepping up to a podium and talking about how the population is being controlled by computer chips, about the “euro-atlantic conspiracy,” or about how the americans are cellular research.
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whoever comes after you will have to create russia all over again, from scratch. this is your only service to history– what spent 15 years achieving. your favourite justification for all this (the only one, there are no others) are the troubles of the 1990s, but important to understand that you preserved andrengthened everything about this period that come to hate today. you fix anything. you only made it all worse.
you like to think of yourselves as the heirs to two empires, and soviet. you take pride in your militarism, but if anybody told ustinov [who created the complex] that a man was beaten witheel pipes and it was paid for with officialate funding [according to evidence presented in court proceedings in petersburg], ustinov would have thought he was hearing a nasty joke.
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veterans of’s factory told me that, 20 years ago, the young future governor would ride around the grounds in a black volga, firing from a pistol atray cats. the portrait of your era and your elites will be full of details like this, and got no reason to expect anything more.
your main problem is that you simply love russia. you treat it like another disposable resource fallen into your lap.
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in recent days, heard many times that all the noise around my case is getting kicked up thanks to some war among the factions who surround you. this is another feature of the system imposed: nothing just happens, someone is behind everything, and there are conspiracies everywhere.
as a participant in this so-called conspiracy, i can say that a battle among the factions is certainly raging, but the shared goal of all the factions [appears to be] to save your governor and his associates from criminal prosecution. i suspect this battle is won.
i can see perfectly well that the worst thing faces now is a quiet resignation, timed long after any developments in my case. this is the only justice citizens can expect, and it means that your system capable of any kind of justice at all.
you do what you want, but i wonder how comfortable life can be, when you know that you yourselves be able to count on justice or the law, sooner or later.
oleg
introduction by shaun walker. translation by kevin rothrock for global voices online
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ˈoʊləg ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ənd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv ɪz boʊθ ə kraɪ əv ˈæŋgwɪʃ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfeɪljər tɪ ərˈɛst ðə mæn hi bɪˈlivz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ən əˈtæk ðət ˈnɪrli kɪld ɪm, ənd ə ˈsɪrɪŋ ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈrəʃən pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm. ðə əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst ɪn 2010 lɛft ɪm wɪθ ə ˈbroʊkən ʤɔ, ˈfrækʧərd skəl, ˈbroʊkən lɛg ənd ˈbroʊkən ˈfɪŋgərz, wən əv wɪʧ hæd tɪ bi ˈæmpjəˌteɪtɪd. nən əv hɪz ˈvæljəbəlz wər ˈteɪkən. wɪn ðə əˈtæk tʊk pleɪs, ðɛr wər ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsəˌspɛkts: ɛz wən əv moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤərnəlɪsts, hæd əˈfɛndɪd ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl. ˈrəʃən ˈʤərnəlɪst 'ˈnɪrli kɪld' ɪn ˈdɔrˌstɛp ˈbitɪŋ rɛd mɔr ə fju mənθs ˈleɪtər, waɪl wɑz rɪˈkupərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, hi wɑz ˈvɪzɪtɪd ɪn ˈpərsən baɪ ðə then-president*, ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv, hu wɪʃt ɪm ə ˈspiˌdi rɪˈkəvəri ənd ˈprɑməst ðət ðə keɪs wʊd bi sɑlvd. ðɛr hæv bɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈmərdərz ər əˈtæks ɔn ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn ˈrəʃə, wɪθ fju əv ðɛm sɑlvd. ˈivɪn wɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkt əˈseɪlənts ər pʊt ɔn traɪəl, ɛz ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈænə politkovskaya*, ðə treɪl stɑps ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˈriʧɪz ðoʊz hu ˈɔrdərd ðə əˈtæk; ˈkrɪtɪks əˈlɛʤ bɪˈkəz ɪf ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ðeɪ ər ənˈtəʧəbəl. læst mənθ, neɪmd ðə mɛn hi bɪˈlivd wər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə əˈtæk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˈriʤən, ˈænˌdreɪ. hæd ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɪn ə blɔg poʊst tu mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əˈtæk. hi kleɪmd ðət waɪl ðə mɛn hu əˈlɛʤədli ˈkɛrid aʊt ðə əˈtæk hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd, ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni əˈpɪrz tɪ ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt mɛnt ðə keɪs wɑz tu ˈplɪtɪkli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv. həz nɑt ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ɪm, waɪl wən əv hɪz ˈdɛpjətiz dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˌbibiˈsi. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈspoʊksmən rɪˈpɔrtədli kənˈfərmd ðə ˈɔfəs hæd rɛd ðə ˈlɛtər, bət ðət noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt wʊd bi meɪd ɔn ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv həz nɑt rɪˈspɑndɪd. ɪn ðə ˈlɛtər bɪˈloʊ, ɪˈlæbərˌeɪts ɔn ðoʊz kleɪmz, ɪn ən ˈæŋgri taɪˈreɪd əˈgɛnst ˈputɪn ənd ðə ˈsɪstəm hi həz bɪlt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 15 jɪrz. dɪr ˈmɪstər ˈputɪn ənd ˈmɪstər ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv, maɪ ˈkɑligz hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈrɪtən ju ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtərz əˈbaʊt maɪ keɪs. ju rɪˈspɑndɪd (ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈniðər həz jʊr ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv kəˈmɪti), ðoʊ ðɪs ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪks ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns: ju wər æst tɪ ɪt out”*” bət noʊ nid fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət. ju hæv kəmˈplit ənd ˈæbsəˌlut kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə əˈdɑpʃən ənd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv lɔz ɪn ˈrəʃə aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈpərfəktli wɛl ðət ju ɪt out”*” ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ, ənd noʊn fər ʤɪst ɛz lɔŋ ðət ɪt wɑz jʊr ˈlɪtəl ˈgəvərnər hu wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs kraɪm əˈgɛnst mi. maɪ keɪs wɑz sɑlvd ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ. ju noʊ ðɪs ənd aɪ noʊ ðɪs. ənd aɪ si noʊ ˈrizən tɪ priˈtɛnd ðət ðə ˈprɑbləm hir ɪz ðət ju stɪl nid tɪ ɪt out”*”. jʊr dɪˈsɪʒən nɑt tɪ ækt ɪz klɪr. ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ saɪd wɪθ jʊr ˈgəvərnər; prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɪm ənd hɪz gæŋ əv θəgz ənd ˈmərdərərz. ɪt wʊd meɪk sɛns fər ˈsəmˌbɑdi laɪk mi ə ˈvɪktɪm əv ðɪs gæŋ tɪ bi ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd əˈbaʊt ɔl ðɪs ənd tɛl ju ðət dɪˈsɑnəst ənd ənˈʤəst, bət aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət səʧ wərdz wʊd ˈoʊnli meɪk ju læf. ju hæv kəmˈplit ənd ˈæbsəˌlut kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə əˈdɑpʃən ənd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv lɔz ɪn ˈrəʃə, ənd jɛt ju stɪl lɪv laɪk ˈkrɪmənəlz. kənˈsɪdər ˌɪnˈspɛktər vɑˈdim, bɪn ˈhændɪd maɪ keɪs. pʊt ɪt ˈɛlɪgənˌtli wɪn hi sɛd ˈrisəntli: ðə lɔ, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə mæn ɪn ʧɑrʤ, ənd ðə wɪl əv ðə bɔs ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ˈɛni law.”*.” pʊt ˈbləntli: raɪt ənd ˌriˈæləˌti. jʊr wɪl ɪn ˈrəʃə ɪz ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ˈɛni lɔ. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈoʊləg ɪn 2009 ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈmæksəm noʊn fər ˈoʊvər ə jɪr naʊ. hi ənd aɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə seɪm ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. æt wən taɪm, hi wɑz ˈivɪn ə ˈʤərnəlɪst æt ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. aɪ kən ˈizəli ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪm ɪn hɪz fərst jɪr əv lɔ skul, ˈstədiɪŋ ˈroʊmən lɔ, stɪl fʊl əv ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm, ˈɑnəsti ənd drimz əˈbaʊt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə wərld. ənd bɪˈkəm əv ɪm naʊ? ə ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd ˈbjʊrəˌkræt, ˈdrimɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈkipɪŋ hɪz ʤɑb lɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ərn ə ˈpɛnʃən. hu meɪd ɪm ðɪs weɪ? ɪt wɑz ju. fər səm ˈrizən, wi weɪ ðə læst 15 jɪrz əv jʊr reɪn ˈpjʊrli ɪn ˈsərtən məˈtɪriəlɪst tərmz. ɔɪl kɔsts soʊ məʧ, ðə ˈdɔlər ɪz wərθ soʊ məʧ, roʊz soʊ ˈmɛni pərˈsɛnˌtaɪlz, ənd soʊ ɔn. bət nɑt əˈbaʊt ɔɪl ər. ˈhɪstəri wɪl ʤəʤ ðiz 15 jɪrz prɪˈsaɪsli ɔn ðə feɪt əv mɛn laɪk. ɪt wɑz ju hu tərnd ən ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk jəŋ mæn ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈhərid tɪ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ frəm ˈlɛkʧərz tɪ rɛd ðə nuz ɔn ən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən ˈɪntu ə ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈsɪnɪk, hu ədˈmɪts ˈoʊpənli ðət ðə wɪl əv hɪz suˈpɪriərz ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈɛni lɔ. ˈflætər ˈjɔrsɛlf: ðə læst jɪrz bɪn ə rɪˈvaɪvəl fər ˈrəʃə ðə ˈkəntri ˈrɪzən frəm ɪts niz bət ˈflætər ˈjɔrsɛlf: ðə læst 15 jɪrz bɪn ə rɪˈvaɪvəl fər ˈrəʃə, ənd ðə ˈkəntri ˈrɪzən frəm ɪts niz. ðɪs taɪm həz bɪn ə ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ˈmɔrəl kəˈtæstrəfi fər ɑr ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ənd boʊθ əv ju, ˈmɪstər ˈputɪn ənd ˈmɪstər ˈmɛdvəˌdɛv, ər ˈpərsənəli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪt. ɪn ˈrəʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti təˈdeɪ, ˈivɪn ˈɑbviəs kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt gʊd ənd ˈivəl hæv bɪˈkəm ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ɪz ɪt ˈoʊˈkeɪ tɪ stil? ɪz ɪt ˈoʊˈkeɪ tɪ ʧit? ɪz ˈmərdər ˈɛθɪkəl? wɪθ iʧ əv ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz, bɪˈkəm ˈkəstəˌmɛri ɪn ˈrəʃə naʊ tɪ ˈænsər ðət θɪŋz soʊ ˈsɪmpəl. ɔl jʊr gʊd wərks hæv lɛft ðə ˈneɪʃən ənd dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd. bət ju ˈkɛri ɔn, ˈmænəʤɪŋ jʊr ˈprɑbləmz wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn ðət ˈdɪgɪŋ ðə hoʊl ˈjɔrsɛlvz. soʊ simple”*” ɪz wət ðə ˈæŋgri kraʊd wɪl tɛl ju ɪn ˈjunɪsən, wɪn ɪt kəmz taɪm fər ju tɪ rən əˈweɪ. aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət əˈfreɪd əv ðɪs kraʊd, bət ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ɪt wɑz ju hu kriˈeɪtɪd ɪt, ənd gɑt ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi tɪ bleɪm bət ˈjɔrsɛlvz. ˈhævɪŋ kət ˈjɔrsɛlvz ənd jʊr ɪˈlits ɔf frəm soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈɔlsoʊ kət ˈjɔrsɛlvz ɔf frəm ˌriˈæləˌti. ə wɔl ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ju frəm ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ɑr saɪd ˈʃədərz iʧ taɪm ðə nɛkst wən əv jʊr gunz ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ ʃoʊ wət ə ˈθɪŋkər hi ɪz baɪ ˈstɛpɪŋ əp tɪ ə ˈpoʊdiəm ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz biɪŋ kənˈtroʊld baɪ kəmˈpjutər ʧɪps, əˈbaʊt ðə conspiracy,”*,” ər əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈsɛljələr ˈrisərʧ. ʤoʊk huˈɛvər kəmz ˈæftər ju wɪl hæv tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈrəʃə ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, frəm skræʧ. ðɪs ɪz jʊr ˈoʊnli ˈsərvɪs tɪ history–*– wət spɛnt 15 jɪrz əˈʧivɪŋ. jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ɔl ðɪs (ðə ˈoʊnli wən, ðɛr ər noʊ ˈəðərz) ər ðə ˈtrəbəlz əv ðə 1990s*, bət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ju prɪˈzərvd ənd ˈstrɛŋθənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈpɪriəd ðət kəm tɪ heɪt təˈdeɪ. ju fɪks ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ju ˈoʊnli meɪd ɪt ɔl wərs. ju laɪk tɪ θɪŋk əv ˈjɔrsɛlvz ɛz ðə ɛrz tɪ tu ˈɛmpaɪərz, ənd ˈsoʊviˌɛt. ju teɪk praɪd ɪn jʊr ˈmɪlətərˌɪzəm, bət ɪf ˈɛnibədi toʊld ˈustɪnɑv [hu kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈkɑmplɛks] ðət ə mæn wɑz ˈbitən wɪθ stil paɪps ənd ɪt wɑz peɪd fər wɪθ əˈfɪʃəl steɪt ˈfəndɪŋ [əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛvədəns pərˈzɛnəd ɪn kɔrt prəˈsidɪŋz ɪn ˈpitərzbərg], ˈustɪnɑv wʊd hæv θɔt hi wɑz ˈhirɪŋ ə ˈnæsti ʤoʊk. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn livz ðə ˈɛlɪˌsi ˈpæləs ɔn 2 ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈæftər tɔks ɔn ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ˈistərn juˈkreɪn. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈsæʃə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈvɛtərənz əv ˈfæktəri toʊld mi ðət, 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə jəŋ fˈjuʧər ˈgəvərnər wʊd raɪd əraʊnd ðə graʊnz ɪn ə blæk ˈvɑlgə, ˈfaɪərrɪŋ frəm ə ˈpɪstəl æt streɪ kæts. ðə ˈpɔrtrət əv jʊr ˈɪrə ənd jʊr ɪˈlits wɪl bi fʊl əv ˈditeɪlz laɪk ðɪs, ənd gɑt noʊ ˈrizən tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr. jʊr meɪn ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ju ˈsɪmpli ləv ˈrəʃə. ju trit ɪt laɪk əˈnəðər dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈrisɔrs ˈfɑlən ˈɪntu jʊr læp. ˈoʊləg: 'mɛn hu ˈnɪrli kɪld mi ʧɑrʤd bət nɑt ðɛr paymaster*' rɛd mɔr ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz, hərd ˈmɛni taɪmz ðət ɔl ðə nɔɪz əraʊnd maɪ keɪs ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ kɪkt əp θæŋks tɪ səm wɔr əˈməŋ ðə ˈfækʃənz hu səraʊnd ju. ðɪs ɪz əˈnəðər ˈfiʧər əv ðə ˈsɪstəm ˌɪmˈpoʊzd: ˈnəθɪŋ ʤɪst ˈhæpənz, ˈsəmˌwən ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ənd ðɛr ər kənˈspɪrəsiz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ɛz ə pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ɪn ðɪs ˈsoʊˈkɔld kənˈspɪrəsi, aɪ kən seɪ ðət ə ˈbætəl əˈməŋ ðə ˈfækʃənz ɪz ˈsərtənli ˈreɪʤɪŋ, bət ðə ʃɛrd goʊl əv ɔl ðə ˈfækʃənz [əˈpɪrz tɪ bi] tɪ seɪv jʊr ˈgəvərnər ənd hɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts frəm ˈkrɪmənəl ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən. aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðɪs ˈbætəl ɪz wən. aɪ kən si ˈpərfəktli wɛl ðət ðə wərst θɪŋ ˈfeɪsɪz naʊ ɪz ə kwaɪət ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən, taɪmd lɔŋ ˈæftər ˈɛni dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɪn maɪ keɪs. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪtɪzənz kən ɪkˈspɛkt, ənd ɪt minz ðət jʊr ˈsɪstəm ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˈʤəstɪs æt ɔl. ju du wət ju wɔnt, bət aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ ˈkəmfərtəbəl laɪf kən bi, wɪn ju noʊ ðət ju ˈjɔrsɛlvz bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kaʊnt ɔn ˈʤəstɪs ər ðə lɔ, ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər. ˈoʊləg ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən baɪ ʃɔn ˈwɔkər. trænzˈleɪʃən baɪ ˈkɛvɪn ˈrɔθrək fər ˈgloʊbəl ˈvɔɪsɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn
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houthi rebel forces in yemen have closed down dozens of non-governmental organisations and detained activists affiliated with a rival political party, according to a rights group.
many of the organisations were closed for their perceived connections to, a rival political party, human rights watch (hrw) said in a press release on sunday.
hrw also said thes had detained more than 100 party members and activists.
at least 33 ngos in the capital sanaa have been closed since september 2014, according to statistics provided to the rights group by the united nations office of the high commissioner for human rights.
since march, a coalition has been fighting thes.
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"thes' closure of organisations comes in the midst of a campaign of arrests and enforced disappearances of activists, political opposition figures and journalists," joe stork, deputy middle east director, said in the statement.
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"this is one more repressive tactic to close down democratic space in the areas they control."
hussain al-bukhaiti, a activist in sanaa, told al jazeera that the organisations closed belonged to but that they were being used as weapons depots for groups fighting alongside the coalition.
"we're in a war. in war in any place in the world, anyone who participates in the coalition's aggression is considered a traitor," he said.
bukhaiti denied that people were arrested for opposing thes and said people were detained for "action on the ground, including financial support to any side affiliated with the coalition".
hrw called on thes to "immediately allow non-governmental groups to operate freely, compensate groups whose offices were looted, and release activists being detained for peaceful conduct".
the un has documented that, as of november 18, an estimated people, including 830 women and children, have been killed in the conflict.
on saturday, thes announced a ceasefire date ahead of planned peace talks in switzerland with the yemeni government.
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houthi* ˈrɛbəl ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈjɛmən hæv kloʊzd daʊn ˈdəzənz əv nɑnˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ənd dɪˈteɪnd ˈæktɪvɪsts əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ə ˈraɪvəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə raɪts grup. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz wər kloʊzd fər ðɛr pərˈsivd kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ, ə ˈraɪvəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti, ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ (hrw*) sɛd ɪn ə prɛs riˈlis ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə hæd dɪˈteɪnd mɔr ðən 100 ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˈæktɪvɪsts. æt list 33 ɛŋˈgoʊz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl səˈnɑ hæv bɪn kloʊzd sɪns sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ stəˈtɪstɪks prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ðə raɪts grup baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈɔfəs əv ðə haɪ kəˈmɪʃənər fər ˈjumən raɪts. sɪns mɑrʧ, ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz bɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə. ˈmɪljənz ɪn nid əv əˈsɪstəns ɪn ˈjɛmən ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈkraɪsəs "ðə' ˈkloʊʒər əv ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz kəmz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə kæmˈpeɪn əv ərˈɛsts ənd ɛnˈfɔrst ˌdɪsəˈpɪrənsɪz əv ˈæktɪvɪsts, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈfɪgjərz ənd ˈʤərnəlɪsts," ʤoʊ stɔrk, ˈdɛpjəti ˈmɪdəl ist dɪˈrɛktər, sɛd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt. æˈnælɪsɪs: ðə ˈbætəl fər "ðɪs ɪz wən mɔr riˈprɛsɪv ˈtæktɪk tɪ kloʊz daʊn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk speɪs ɪn ðə ˈɛriəz ðeɪ kənˈtroʊl." huˈseɪn al-bukhaiti*, ə ˈæktɪvɪst ɪn səˈnɑ, toʊld æl ʤəˈzirə ðət ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz kloʊzd bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ bət ðət ðeɪ wər biɪŋ juzd ɛz ˈwɛpənz ˈdipoʊz fər grups ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən. "wɪr ɪn ə wɔr. ɪn wɔr ɪn ˈɛni pleɪs ɪn ðə wərld, ˈɛniˌwən hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪts ɪn ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃənz əˈgrɛʃən ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈtreɪtər," hi sɛd. dɪˈnaɪd ðət ˈpipəl wər ərˈɛstɪd fər əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ənd sɛd ˈpipəl wər dɪˈteɪnd fər "ˈækʃən ɔn ðə graʊnd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈɛni saɪd əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən". kɔld ɔn ðə tɪ "ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əˈlaʊ nɑnˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl grups tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈfrili, ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt grups huz ˈɔfəsɪz wər ˈlutɪd, ənd riˈlis ˈæktɪvɪsts biɪŋ dɪˈteɪnd fər ˈpisfəl ˈkɑndəkt". ðə ˈjuˈɛn həz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ðət, ɛz əv noʊˈvɛmbər 18 ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 830 ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən, hæv bɪn kɪld ɪn ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðə əˈnaʊnst ə ˈsisˈfaɪər deɪt əˈhɛd əv plænd pis tɔks ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd wɪθ ðə ˈjɛməni ˈgəvərnmənt.
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ɛr. fən, ɛr, ˈsərkə 2015 baɪ 2049 ˈtudeɪz ɛr wɪl bi ˈvɪntɪʤ, ənd jul bi ðə praʊd ˈoʊnər əv ə ˈlɪtəl ðət ju kən gəlp ˈɪntu jʊr ləŋz wɛˈnɛvər ju laɪk. kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ə ˈθɔtfəl ˈmɛmˌwɑr (wɪθ fʊl ˈkələr ˈpɪkʧərz) əv wɛr jʊr ɛr wɑz ˈhɑrvəstɪd (wɪθ kɛr) frəm ðə ʃɔr əv əˈmɛrɪkəz 1 biʧ. ækt naʊ waɪl səˈplaɪz læst! du tɪ ðə ˈfaɪˌnaɪt kˈwɑntəti əv ɛr ənd səʧ ɔn ˈplænət ərθ, wi ər fɔrst tɪ ˈlɪmət rɪˈwɔrdz tɪ ˈhəri ənd gɪt jʊr frɛʃ si briz ɪn ðə meɪl! ˈɛvəri rɪˈwɔrd gɪts ə fʊl ˈkələr ˈpoʊˌskɑrd, frəm ˈflɔrɪdəz ki 1 ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ biʧ). laɪk ɔl faɪn ɑrt prɪnts, iʧ ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ɪz ˈnəmbərd. ˈɛvəri rɪˈwɔrd ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əv ɛr, ə teɪl əv ˈmɪstəri ənd ˌɪnˈtrig ˈfiʧərɪŋ fʊl ˈkələr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv jʊr ɛr, ənd ðə θˈrɪlɪŋ teɪl əv haʊ ənd wɪn jʊr ɛr wɑz ˈhɑrvəstɪd frəm ðə ʃɔr dɪˈlɪvərd θru ðə ˈmæʤɪk ənd ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəl gɪrz əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt məˈʃin). rɪˈwɔrd 1 ˈnəmbərd ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ənd, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl teɪl əv ɛr. rɪˈwɔrd 2 ˈnəmbərd ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ənd, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl teɪl əv ɛr. naʊ, ðə bɛst pɑrt ə ˈlɛtər saɪz ɪnˈvɛləp fɪld wɪθ ə si briz əv ɛr, frɛʃ frəm ki biʧ! rɪˈwɔrd 3 ˈnəmbərd ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ənd, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl teɪl əv ɛr. fər ˈɛkstrə kɛr ənd seɪf ˈhændəlɪŋ əv jʊr ɛr, ɪt wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ə ˈpædɪd ɪnˈvɛləp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪz ə si briz əv ɛr, frɛʃ frəm ki biʧ! rɪˈwɔrd 4 ˈnəmbərd ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ənd, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl teɪl əv ɛr. fər kɛr ənd seɪf ˈhændəlɪŋ əv jʊr ɛr, ɪt wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ə ˈpædɪd ɪnˈvɛləp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪz ə si briz əv ɛr, frɛʃ frəm ki biʧ! əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ju gɪt ə smɔl pɪʧ əv sænd, soʊ ju kən kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn ˈlɪtəl wɛˈrɛvər ju ər! rɪˈwɔrd 5 ˈnəmbərd ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ənd, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl teɪl əv ɛr. fər kɛr ənd seɪf ˈhændəlɪŋ əv jʊr ɛr, ɪt wɪl bi dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ə ˈpædɪd ɪnˈvɛləp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪz ə si briz əv ɛr, frɛʃ frəm ki biʧ! əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ju gɪt ə smɔl pɪʧ əv sænd ənd ə si ʃɛl, soʊ ju kən kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn ˈlɪtəl wɛˈrɛvər ju ər! waɪ ki biʧ? ɪt wɑz ˈrisəntli ˈvoʊtɪd ðə 1 biʧ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ðə sænd ɪz ˈrɪli sɔft, ðə ˈwɔtər ɪz ˈrɪli wɔrm, ðə saʊnd əv ðə weɪvz ˈkræʃɪŋ ɔn ðə ʃɔr ɪz rɪˈlæksɪŋ, ənd ðə ɛr ɪz ˈrɪli frɛʃ! ər ju ˈɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ sɛt fʊt ɔn ðə biʧ ənd brið ðɪs ɛr ɪn ˈpərsən? jɛs gʊd, jul ləv ɪt! noʊ ðɛn pɪk ə rɪˈwɔrd ənd hæv ɪt dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ju!
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cheap option for micro four thirds cameras
this is a solution for those who want to take wide angle photos and videos without spending a thousand dollars on an expensive olympus or panasonic lens. the lens is the panasonic with the ricoh wide angle converter attached. this gives you a focal length of (12mm x).
the image above shows the combination at). the inset image is the at). with the converter attached to the lens it is best to stop the aperture down a little, although was probably too much- or would have been better. as you can see the field of view is significantly wider compared to the lens alone at.
update march 2018: after the combo i have found that diffraction kicks in at and before. therefore, i would like to change my original recommendation to or for the optimal aperture setting when using the wide adaptor with the wide angle zoom lens.
also, when using the alone stopping it down a little to is better than at. these are based on lens tests indoors, whereas the tests on this page were for objects much farther away.
i have also recently acquired the olympus body cap lens. it is surprisingly sharp and fun to use. however, when you images they are not as sharp as the ricoh panasonic cheap option.
sorry, no images to share as i want it to eat up too much time, buting the resulted in a slightly wider field of view compared to the, as expected. however, the image was noticeable less sharp, especially at the edges and there is noticeable ca aberration). plus getting a lens properlyed is not easy for someone like me who tried before. i tried 2 and neither completely fixed the distortion.
therefore as of spring 2018, my option is still the best value ultra wide angle lens for micro four thirds camera, if you already have the zoom. do keep an eye out for the magic though, as price has been fluctuating between $149 and $349. at $149 it provides a solid alternative, but reviews suggest you may have to send it back for a decent copy. today it is $149, so i would certainly give it a try if i was in a country which allowed returns, such as the usa.
this combo cost me read more
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ʧip ˈɔpʃən fər ˈmaɪˌkroʊ fɔr θərdz ˈkæmərəz ðɪs ɪz ə səˈluʃən fər ðoʊz hu wɔnt tɪ teɪk waɪd ˈæŋgəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ˈvɪdioʊz wɪˈθaʊt ˈspɛndɪŋ ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɔlərz ɔn ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv oʊˈlɪmpəs ər ˌpænəˈsɑnɪk lɛnz. ðə lɛnz ɪz ðə ˌpænəˈsɑnɪk wɪθ ðə ˈrikoʊ waɪd ˈæŋgəl kənˈvərtər əˈtæʧt. ðɪs gɪvz ju ə ˈfoʊkəl lɛŋθ əv ɛks ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv ʃoʊz ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən æt ðə ˈɪnˌsɛt ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ðə æt wɪθ ðə kənˈvərtər əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə lɛnz ɪt ɪz bɛst tɪ stɑp ðə ˈæpərʧər daʊn ə ˈlɪtəl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli tu məʧ- ər wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər. ɛz ju kən si ðə fild əv vju ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈwaɪdər kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə lɛnz əˈloʊn æt. ˈəpˌdeɪt mɑrʧ 2018 ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑmˌboʊ aɪ hæv faʊnd ðət dɪˈfrækʃən kɪks ɪn æt ənd ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ ʧeɪnʤ maɪ ərˈɪʤənəl ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən tɪ ər fər ðə ˈɑptɪməl ˈæpərʧər ˈsɛtɪŋ wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə waɪd əˈdæptər wɪθ ðə waɪd ˈæŋgəl zum lɛnz. ˈɔlsoʊ, wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə əˈloʊn ˈstɑpɪŋ ɪt daʊn ə ˈlɪtəl tɪ ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən æt ðiz ər beɪst ɔn lɛnz tɛsts ˈɪnˌdɔrz, wɛˈræz ðə tɛsts ɔn ðɪs peɪʤ wər fər ˈɑbʤɛkts məʧ ˈfɑrðər əˈweɪ. aɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrisəntli əkˈwaɪərd ðə oʊˈlɪmpəs ˈbɑdi kæp lɛnz. ɪt ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli ʃɑrp ənd fən tɪ juz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ju ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðeɪ ər nɑt ɛz ʃɑrp ɛz ðə ˈrikoʊ ˌpænəˈsɑnɪk ʧip ˈɔpʃən. ˈsɑri, noʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz tɪ ʃɛr ɛz aɪ wɔnt ɪt tɪ it əp tu məʧ taɪm, bət ðə rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə sˈlaɪtli ˈwaɪdər fild əv vju kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə, ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈɪmɪʤ wɑz ˈnoʊtəsəbəl lɛs ʃɑrp, əˈspɛʃəli æt ðə ˈɛʤɪz ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˈsiˈeɪ ˌæbərˈeɪʃən). pləs ˈgɪtɪŋ ə lɛnz ˈprɑpərli ɪz nɑt ˈizi fər ˈsəmˌwən laɪk mi hu traɪd ˌbiˈfɔr. aɪ traɪd 2 ənd ˈniðər kəmˈplitli fɪkst ðə dɪˈstɔrʃən. ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɛz əv spərɪŋ 2018 maɪ ˈɔpʃən ɪz stɪl ðə bɛst ˈvælju ˈəltrə waɪd ˈæŋgəl lɛnz fər ˈmaɪˌkroʊ fɔr θərdz ˈkæmərə, ɪf ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv ðə zum. du kip ən aɪ aʊt fər ðə ˈmæʤɪk ðoʊ, ɛz praɪs həz bɪn ˈfləkʧəˌweɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin 149 ənd 349 æt 149 ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈsɑləd ɔlˈtərnətɪv, bət rəvˈjuz səˈʤɛst ju meɪ hæv tɪ sɛnd ɪt bæk fər ə ˈdisənt ˈkɑpi. təˈdeɪ ɪt ɪz 149 soʊ aɪ wʊd ˈsərtənli gɪv ɪt ə traɪ ɪf aɪ wɑz ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɪʧ əˈlaʊd rɪˈtərnz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. ðɪs ˈkɑmˌboʊ kɔst mi rɛd mɔr
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was the godfather pleasantly surprised that someone saw the light after waking up with a horse head in his bed? think so.
but for some reason, cnn host expressed surprise and delight that the guy who created the video of donald trump taking down someone with the cnn logo superimposed on his face has apologized after cnn unmasked him and tracked him down.
as our mike lachance has reported, cnn tracked down the clip creator and threatened to expose his identity and he backed off his apology.
cnn and other media are pushing the line that if was proper to unmask the guy because he also had racist and anonymous posts. but not why cnn did this. cnn tracked the guy down because he creating a mocking cnn, that then was used by arch enemy, trump.
camerota is either extremely extremely cynical. chris cuomo so wide-eyed, telling “when exposed, and identified, he then decided to apologize.”
but quit her pollyanna impersonation, saying that she saw the apology as a possible “glimmer of hope.”
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wɑz ðə ˈgɑdˌfɑðər ˈplɛzəntli səˈpraɪzd ðət ˈsəmˌwən sɔ ðə laɪt ˈæftər ˈweɪkɪŋ əp wɪθ ə hɔrs hɛd ɪn hɪz bɛd? θɪŋk soʊ. bət fər səm ˈrizən, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn hoʊst ɪkˈsprɛst səˈpraɪz ənd dɪˈlaɪt ðət ðə gaɪ hu kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈteɪkɪŋ daʊn ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ðə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈloʊgoʊ ˌsupərəmˈpoʊzd ɔn hɪz feɪs həz əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd ˈæftər ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ənˈmæskt ɪm ənd trækt ɪm daʊn. ɛz ɑr maɪk ˈlɑʧəns həz ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn trækt daʊn ðə klɪp kriˈeɪtər ənd θˈrɛtənd tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz hɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd hi bækt ɔf hɪz əˈpɑləˌʤi. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ənd ˈəðər ˈmidiə ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə laɪn ðət ɪf wɑz ˈprɑpər tɪ ənˈmæsk ðə gaɪ bɪˈkəz hi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ˈreɪsɪst ənd əˈnɑnəməs poʊsts. bət nɑt waɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn dɪd ðɪs. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn trækt ðə gaɪ daʊn bɪˈkəz hi kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈmɑkɪŋ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, ðət ðɛn wɑz juzd baɪ ɑrʧ ˈɛnəmi, trəmp. ɪz ˈiðər ɪkˈstrimli ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɪnɪkəl. krɪs kˈwoʊmoʊ soʊ wide-eyed*, ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪkˈspoʊzd, ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, hi ðɛn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ apologize.”*.” bət kwɪt hər ˌpɑliˈænə ˌɪmpərsəˈneɪʃən, seɪɪŋ ðət ʃi sɔ ðə əˈpɑləˌʤi ɛz ə ˈpɑsəbəl əv hope.”*.”
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in a sense, this is a golden age for free speech. your can call up newspapers from the other side of world in seconds. more than a billion tweets, facebook posts and blog updates are published every single day. anyone with access to the internet can be a publisher, and anyone who can reach wikipedia enters a digital haven where first amendment reigns.
however, watchdogs report that speaking out is becoming more they are right. as our report shows, curbs on free speech have grown tighter. without the contest of ideas, the world is timid and ignorant.
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free speech is under attack in three ways. first, repression by governments has increased. several countries have reimposed controls or introduced new ones. after the collapse of the soviet union, russia enjoyed a free-for-all of vigorous debate. under vladimir putin, the muzzle has tightened again. all the main outlets are now controlled by the state or by mr cronies. journalists who ask awkward questions are no longer likely to be sent to labour camps, but several have been murdered.
china’s leader, xi jinping, ordered a crackdown after he took over in 2012, toughening up censorship of social media, arresting hundreds of dissidents and replacing liberal debate in universities with extra marxism. in the middle east the overthrow of during the arab spring let people speak freely for the first time in generations. this has lasted in tunisia, but syria and libya are more dangerous for journalists than they were before the uprisings; and egypt is ruled by a man who says, with a straight face: “don’t listen to anyone but me.”
words, sticks and stones
second, a worrying number of actors are enforcing censorship by assassination. reporters in mexico who investigate crime or corruption are often murdered, and sometimes tortured first. jihadists slaughter those they think have insulted their faith. when authors and artists say anything that might be deemed disrespectful of islam, they take risks. secular bloggers in bangladesh are hacked to death in the street (see article); french cartoonists are gunned down in their offices. the jihadists hurt muslims more than any others, not least by making it harder for them to have an honest discussion about how to their societies.
third, the idea has spread that people and groups have a right not to be offended. this may sound innocuous. politeness is a virtue, after all. but if i have a right not to be offended, that means someone must police what you say about me, or about the things i hold dear, such as my ethnic group, religion, or even political beliefs. since is subjective, the power to police it is both vast and arbitrary.
nevertheless, many students in america and europe believe that someone should exercise it. some retreat into the absolutism of identity politics, arguing that men have no right to speak about feminism nor whites to speak about slavery. others have blocked thoughtful, well-known speakers, such as rice and ali, from being heard on campus (see article).
concern for the victims of discrimination is laudable. and student protest is often, in itself, an act of free speech. but university is a place where students are supposed to learn how to think. that mission is impossible if uncomfortable ideas are off-limits. and protest can easily stray into preciousness: the university of california, for example, suggests that it is a racist “micro-aggression” to say that “america is a land of opportunity”, because it could be taken to imply that those who do not succeed have only themselves to blame.
the inconvenient truth
intolerance among western liberals also has wholly unintended consequences. even know that locking up mouthy but non-violent dissidents is disreputable. nearly all countries have laws that protect freedom of speech. so are always looking out for excuses to trample on it. national security is one. russia recently sentenced vadim tyumentsev, a blogger, to five years in prison for promoting “extremism”, after he russian policy in ukraine. “hate speech” is another. china locks up campaigners for tibetan independence for “inciting ethnic hatred”; saudi arabia blasphemers; indians can be jailed for up to three years for promoting disharmony “on grounds of religion, any other ground whatsoever”.
the threat to free speech on western campuses is very different from that faced by atheists in afghanistan or democrats in china. but when progressive thinkers agree that offensive words should be censored, it helps authoritarian regimes to justify their own much harsher restrictions and intolerant religious groups their violence. when campaigners object to what is happening under oppressive regimes, can point out that liberal democracies such as france and spain also those who “glorify” or “defend” terrorism, and that many western countries make it a crime to insult a religion or to incite racial hatred.
one strongman who has enjoyed tweaking the west for hypocrisy is, president of turkey. at home, he will tolerate no insults to his person, faith or policies. abroad, he demands the same in germany he has found it. in march a german comedian recited a satirical poem about him “shagging goats and oppressing minorities” (only the more serious charge is true). mr invoked an old, neglected german law against insulting foreign heads of state. amazingly, angela merkel, the german chancellor, has let the prosecution proceed. even more amazingly, nine other european countries still have similar laws, and 13 bar insults against their own head of state.
opinion polls reveal that in many countries support for free speech is lukewarm and conditional. if words are upsetting, people would rather the government or some other authority made the speaker shut up. a group of islamic countries are lobbying to make insulting religion a crime under international law. they have every reason to expect that they will succeed.
so it is worth spelling out why free expression is the bedrock of all liberties. free speech is the best defence against bad government. politicians who err (that is, all of them) should be subjected to unfettered criticism. those who hear it may respond to it; those who silence it may never find out how their policies misfired. as sen, a nobel laureate, has pointed out, no democracy with a free press ever endured famine.
in all areas of life, free debate sorts good ideas from bad ones. science cannot develop unless old certainties are queried. taboos are the enemy of understanding. when government orders economists to offer optimistic forecasts, it guarantees that its own policymaking will be ill-informed. when american faculties hire only professors, their research deserves to be taken less seriously.
the law should recognise the right to free speech as nearly absolute. exceptions should be rare. child pornography should be banned, since its production involves harm to children. states need to keep some things secret: free speech does not mean the right to publish nuclear launch codes. but in most areas where campaigners are calling for enforced civility (or worse, deference) they should be resisted.
blasphemy laws are an anachronism. a religion should be open to debate. laws against hate speech are subjective and widely abused. banning words or arguments which one group finds offensive does not lead to social harmony. on the contrary, it gives everyone an incentive to take—a fact that opportunistic politicians with support are quick to exploit.
incitement to violence should be banned. however, it should be narrowly defined as instances when the speaker intends to goad those who agree with him to commit violence, and when his words are likely to have an immediate effect. shouting “let’s kill the jews” to an angry mob outside a synagogue qualifies. posting “i wish all the jews were dead” on an obscure facebook page probably does not. saying something offensive about a group whose members then start a riot certainly does not count. they should have responded with words, or by ignoring the fool who insulted them.
in volatile countries, such as rwanda and burundi, words that incite violence will differ from those that would do so in a stable democracy. but the principles remain the same. the police should deal with serious and imminent threats, not arrest every bigot with a laptop or a megaphone. (the governments of rwanda and burundi, alas, show no such restraint.)
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facebook, twitter and other digital giants should, as private organisations, be free to decide what they allow to be published on their platforms. by the same logic, a private university should be free, as far as the law is concerned, to enforce a speech code on its students. if you like a christian rules against swearing, pornography and expressing disbelief in god, you can go somewhere else. however, any public college, and any college that aspires to help students grow intellectually, should aim to expose them to challenging ideas. the world outside campus will often offend them; they must learn to fight back using peaceful protests, rhetoric and reason.
these are good rules for everyone. never try to silence views with which you disagree. answer objectionable speech with more speech. win the argument without resorting to force. and grow a tougher hide.
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ɪn ə sɛns, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ fər fri spiʧ. jʊr kən kɔl əp ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz frəm ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv wərld ɪn ˈsɛkəndz. mɔr ðən ə ˈbɪljən tweets*, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊsts ənd blɔg ˈəpˌdeɪts ər ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ. ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt kən bi ə ˈpəblɪʃər, ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu kən riʧ ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ˈɛnərz ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈheɪvən wɛr fərst əˈmɛndmənt reɪnz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɑʧˌdɔgz rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈspikɪŋ aʊt ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ðeɪ ər raɪt. ɛz ɑr rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊz, kərbz ɔn fri spiʧ hæv groʊn ˈtaɪtər. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈkɑntɛst əv aɪˈdiəz, ðə wərld ɪz ˈtɪmɪd ənd ˈɪgnərənt. gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ənd gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli dɪˈspæʧ ənd ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks. fri spiʧ ɪz ˈəndər əˈtæk ɪn θri weɪz. fərst, riˈprɛʃən baɪ ˈgəvərnmənts həz ˌɪnˈkrist. ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəntriz hæv ˌriɪmˈpoʊzd kənˈtroʊlz ər ˌɪntrəˈdust nu wənz. ˈæftər ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən, ˈrəʃə ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ə ˈfrifɔˌrɔl əv ˈvɪgərəs dəˈbeɪt. ˈəndər vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn, ðə ˈməzəl həz ˈtaɪtənd əˈgɛn. ɔl ðə meɪn ˈaʊˌtlɛts ər naʊ kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə steɪt ər baɪ ˈmɪstər ˈkroʊniz. ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu æsk ˈɔkwərd kˈwɛsʧənz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi sɛnt tɪ ˈleɪbər kæmps, bət ˈsɛvərəl hæv bɪn ˈmərdərd. ˈlidər, ʃi jinping*, ˈɔrdərd ə ˈkrækˌdaʊn ˈæftər hi tʊk ˈoʊvər ɪn 2012 ˈtəfənɪŋ əp ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ərˈɛstɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈdɪsədənts ənd rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈlɪˌbərəl dəˈbeɪt ɪn ˌjunəˈvərsətiz wɪθ ˈɛkstrə ˈmɑrksɪzəm. ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ðə ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ əv ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈærəb spərɪŋ lɛt ˈpipəl spik ˈfrili fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. ðɪs həz ˈlæstɪd ɪn ˌtuˈniʒə, bət ˈsɪriə ənd ˈlɪˌbiə ər mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs fər ˈʤərnəlɪsts ðən ðeɪ wər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋz; ənd ˈiʤɪpt ɪz ruld baɪ ə mæn hu sɪz, wɪθ ə streɪt feɪs: ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈɛniˌwən bət me.”*.” wərdz, stɪks ənd stoʊnz ˈsɛkənd, ə ˈwəriɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈæktərz ər ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp baɪ əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən. rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ hu ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt kraɪm ər kərˈəpʃən ər ˈɔfən ˈmərdərd, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈtɔrʧərd fərst. ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts sˈlɔtər ðoʊz ðeɪ θɪŋk hæv ˌɪnˈsəltɪd ðɛr feɪθ. wɪn ˈɔθərz ənd ˈɑrtɪsts seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət maɪt bi dimd ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, ðeɪ teɪk rɪsks. ˈsɛkjələr ˈblɔgərz ɪn ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ ər hækt tɪ dɛθ ɪn ðə strit (si ˈɑrtɪkəl); frɛnʧ kɑrˈtunɪsts ər gənd daʊn ɪn ðɛr ˈɔfəsɪz. ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts hərt ˈməzlɪmz mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðərz, nɑt list baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ðɛm tɪ hæv ən ˈɑnəst dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ ðɛr səˈsaɪɪtiz. θərd, ðə aɪˈdiə həz sprɛd ðət ˈpipəl ənd grups hæv ə raɪt nɑt tɪ bi əˈfɛndɪd. ðɪs meɪ saʊnd ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs. pəˈlaɪtnəs ɪz ə ˈvərʧu, ˈæftər ɔl. bət ɪf aɪ hæv ə raɪt nɑt tɪ bi əˈfɛndɪd, ðət minz ˈsəmˌwən məst pəˈlis wət ju seɪ əˈbaʊt mi, ər əˈbaʊt ðə θɪŋz aɪ hoʊld dɪr, səʧ ɛz maɪ ˈɛθnɪk grup, rɪˈlɪʤən, ər ˈivɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl bɪˈlifs. sɪns ɪz səˈbʤɛktɪv, ðə paʊər tɪ pəˈlis ɪt ɪz boʊθ væst ənd ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈmɛni ˈstudənts ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈjʊrəp bɪˈliv ðət ˈsəmˌwən ʃʊd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪt. səm riˈtrit ˈɪntu ðə ˈæbsəˌluˌtɪzəm əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət mɛn hæv noʊ raɪt tɪ spik əˈbaʊt ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm nɔr waɪts tɪ spik əˈbaʊt sˈleɪvəri. ˈəðərz hæv blɑkt ˈθɔtfəl, ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈspikərz, səʧ ɛz raɪs ənd ˈɑli, frəm biɪŋ hərd ɔn ˈkæmpəs (si ˈɑrtɪkəl). kənˈsərn fər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈlɔdəbəl. ənd ˈstudənt ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪz ˈɔfən, ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ən ækt əv fri spiʧ. bət ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪz ə pleɪs wɛr ˈstudənts ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ θɪŋk. ðət ˈmɪʃən ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ɪf ənˈkəmfərtəbəl aɪˈdiəz ər ˌɔˈflɪmɪts. ənd ˈproʊˌtɛst kən ˈizəli streɪ ˈɪntu preciousness*: ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, səˈʤɛsts ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˈreɪsɪst ““micro-aggression”*” tɪ seɪ ðət ɪz ə lænd əv opportunity”*”, bɪˈkəz ɪt kʊd bi ˈteɪkən tɪ ˌɪmˈplaɪ ðət ðoʊz hu du nɑt səkˈsid hæv ˈoʊnli ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ bleɪm. ðə ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt truθ ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns əˈməŋ ˈwɛstərn ˈlɪˌbərəlz ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈhoʊli ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ˈivɪn noʊ ðət ˈlɑkɪŋ əp ˈmaʊθi bət nɑnˈvaɪələnt ˈdɪsədənts ɪz dɪsˈrɛpjətəbəl. ˈnɪrli ɔl ˈkəntriz hæv lɔz ðət prəˈtɛkt ˈfridəm əv spiʧ. soʊ ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ aʊt fər ɪkˈskjuzɪz tɪ ˈtræmpəl ɔn ɪt. ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪz wən. ˈrəʃə ˈrisəntli ˈsɛntənst vɑˈdim tyumentsev*, ə ˈblɔgər, tɪ faɪv jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən fər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ““extremism”*”, ˈæftər hi ˈrəʃən ˈpɑləsi ɪn juˈkreɪn. speech”*” ɪz əˈnəðər. ˈʧaɪnə lɑks əp kæmˈpeɪnərz fər tɪˈbɛtən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns fər ˈɛθnɪk hatred”*”; ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə blasphemers*; ˈɪndiənz kən bi ʤeɪld fər əp tɪ θri jɪrz fər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ dɪsˈhɑrməni graʊnz əv rɪˈlɪʤən, ˈɛni ˈəðər graʊnd whatsoever”*”. ðə θrɛt tɪ fri spiʧ ɔn ˈwɛstərn ˈkæmpəsɪz ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðət feɪst baɪ ˈeɪθiəsts ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ər ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. bət wɪn prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈθɪŋkərz əˈgri ðət əˈfɛnsɪv wərdz ʃʊd bi ˈsɛnsərd, ɪt hɛlps əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən rəˈʒimz tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðɛr oʊn məʧ ˈhɑrʃər riˈstrɪkʃənz ənd ˌɪnˈtɑlərənt rɪˈlɪʤəs grups ðɛr ˈvaɪələns. wɪn kæmˈpeɪnərz ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈəndər əˈprɛsɪv rəˈʒimz, kən pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ˈlɪˌbərəl dɪˈmɑkrəsiz səʧ ɛz fræns ənd speɪn ˈɔlsoʊ ðoʊz hu ““glorify”*” ər ““defend”*” ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ənd ðət ˈmɛni ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz meɪk ɪt ə kraɪm tɪ ˌɪnˈsəlt ə rɪˈlɪʤən ər tɪ ˌɪnˈsaɪt ˈreɪʃəl ˈheɪtrəd. wən ˈstrɔŋˌmæn hu həz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd tˈwikɪŋ ðə wɛst fər hɪˈpɑkrəsi ɪz, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈtərki. æt hoʊm, hi wɪl ˈtɑlərˌeɪt noʊ ˌɪnˈsəlts tɪ hɪz ˈpərsən, feɪθ ər ˈpɑləsiz. əˈbrɔd, hi dɪˈmændz ðə seɪm ɪn ˈʤərməni hi həz faʊnd ɪt. ɪn mɑrʧ ə ˈʤərmən kəˈmidiən rəˈsaɪtəd ə səˈtɪrɪkəl poʊəm əˈbaʊt ɪm goʊts ənd əˈprɛsɪŋ minorities”*” (ˈoʊnli ðə mɔr ˈsɪriəs ʧɑrʤ ɪz tru). ˈmɪstər ˌɪnˈvoʊkt ən oʊld, nɪˈglɛktɪd ˈʤərmən lɔ əˈgɛnst ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ˈfɔrən hɛdz əv steɪt. əˈmeɪzɪŋli, ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl, ðə ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr, həz lɛt ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən pərˈsid. ˈivɪn mɔr əˈmeɪzɪŋli, naɪn ˈəðər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz stɪl hæv ˈsɪmələr lɔz, ənd 13 bɑr ˌɪnˈsəlts əˈgɛnst ðɛr oʊn hɛd əv steɪt. əˈpɪnjən poʊlz rɪˈvil ðət ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz səˈpɔrt fər fri spiʧ ɪz ˈlukˈwɔrm ənd kənˈdɪʃənəl. ɪf wərdz ər əpˈsɛtɪŋ, ˈpipəl wʊd ˈrəðər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ər səm ˈəðər əˈθɔrəti meɪd ðə ˈspikər ʃət əp. ə grup əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈkəntriz ər ˈlɑbiɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤən ə kraɪm ˈəndər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ. ðeɪ hæv ˈɛvəri ˈrizən tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðət ðeɪ wɪl səkˈsid. soʊ ɪt ɪz wərθ ˈspɛlɪŋ aʊt waɪ fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪz ðə ˈbɛˌdrɑk əv ɔl ˈlɪbərˌtiz. fri spiʧ ɪz ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst bæd ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu ɛr (ðət ɪz, ɔl əv ðɛm) ʃʊd bi səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ənˈfɛtərd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. ðoʊz hu hir ɪt meɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ɪt; ðoʊz hu ˈsaɪləns ɪt meɪ ˈnɛvər faɪnd aʊt haʊ ðɛr ˈpɑləsiz misfired*. ɛz sɛn, ə noʊˈbɛl ˈlɔriət, həz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, noʊ dɪˈmɑkrəsi wɪθ ə fri prɛs ˈɛvər ɪnˈdʊrd ˈfæmən. ɪn ɔl ˈɛriəz əv laɪf, fri dəˈbeɪt sɔrts gʊd aɪˈdiəz frəm bæd wənz. saɪəns ˈkænɑt dɪˈvɛləp ənˈlɛs oʊld ˈsərtəntiz ər kˈwɪrid. tæˈbuz ər ðə ˈɛnəmi əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. wɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔrdərz ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts tɪ ˈɔfər ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ˈfɔrˌkæsts, ɪt ˌgɛrənˈtiz ðət ɪts oʊn ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkɪŋ wɪl bi ill-informed*. wɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfækəltiz haɪər ˈoʊnli prəˈfɛsərz, ðɛr ˈrisərʧ dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi ˈteɪkən lɛs ˈsɪriəsli. ðə lɔ ʃʊd ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə raɪt tɪ fri spiʧ ɛz ˈnɪrli ˈæbsəˌlut. ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ʃʊd bi rɛr. ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ʃʊd bi bænd, sɪns ɪts pərˈdəkʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvz hɑrm tɪ ˈʧɪldrən. steɪts nid tɪ kip səm θɪŋz ˈsikrɪt: fri spiʧ dɪz nɑt min ðə raɪt tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ˈnukliər lɔnʧ koʊdz. bət ɪn moʊst ˈɛriəz wɛr kæmˈpeɪnərz ər ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ɛnˈfɔrst səˈvɪləti (ər wərs, ˈdɛfərəns) ðeɪ ʃʊd bi rɪˈzɪstɪd. ˈblæsfəmi lɔz ər ən əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm. ə rɪˈlɪʤən ʃʊd bi ˈoʊpən tɪ dəˈbeɪt. lɔz əˈgɛnst heɪt spiʧ ər səˈbʤɛktɪv ənd ˈwaɪdli əˈbjuzd. ˈbænɪŋ wərdz ər ˈɑrgjəmənts wɪʧ wən grup faɪndz əˈfɛnsɪv dɪz nɑt lɛd tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈhɑrməni. ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, ɪt gɪvz ˈɛvriˌwən ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ teɪk fækt ðət ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wɪθ səˈpɔrt ər kwɪk tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt. ˌɪnˈsaɪtmənt tɪ ˈvaɪələns ʃʊd bi bænd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnɛroʊli dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ˈɪnstənsɪz wɪn ðə ˈspikər ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ goʊd ðoʊz hu əˈgri wɪθ ɪm tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈvaɪələns, ənd wɪn hɪz wərdz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈifɛkt. ˈʃaʊtɪŋ kɪl ðə jews”*” tɪ ən ˈæŋgri mɑb ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg kˈwɑləˌfaɪz. ˈpoʊstɪŋ wɪʃ ɔl ðə ʤuz wər dead”*” ɔn ən əbˈskjʊr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ˈprɑbəˌbli dɪz nɑt. seɪɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈfɛnsɪv əˈbaʊt ə grup huz ˈmɛmbərz ðɛn stɑrt ə raɪət ˈsərtənli dɪz nɑt kaʊnt. ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ wərdz, ər baɪ ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ful hu ˌɪnˈsəltɪd ðɛm. ɪn ˈvɑlətəl ˈkəntriz, səʧ ɛz ˌruˈɑndə ənd bərˈəndi, wərdz ðət ˌɪnˈsaɪt ˈvaɪələns wɪl ˈdɪfər frəm ðoʊz ðət wʊd du soʊ ɪn ə ˈsteɪbəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi. bət ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz rɪˈmeɪn ðə seɪm. ðə pəˈlis ʃʊd dil wɪθ ˈsɪriəs ənd ˈɪmənənt θrɛts, nɑt ərˈɛst ˈɛvəri ˈbɪgət wɪθ ə ˈlæpˌtɑp ər ə ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn. (ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əv ˌruˈɑndə ənd bərˈəndi, əˈlæs, ʃoʊ noʊ səʧ rɪˈstreɪnt.) ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, tˈwɪtər ənd ˈəðər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ʤaɪənts ʃʊd, ɛz ˈpraɪvət ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz, bi fri tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət ðeɪ əˈlaʊ tɪ bi ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðɛr ˈplætˌfɔrmz. baɪ ðə seɪm ˈlɑʤɪk, ə ˈpraɪvət ˌjunəˈvərsəti ʃʊd bi fri, ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə lɔ ɪz kənˈsərnd, tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ə spiʧ koʊd ɔn ɪts ˈstudənts. ɪf ju laɪk ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn rulz əˈgɛnst sˈwɛrɪŋ, pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ənd ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˌdɪsbɪˈlif ɪn gɑd, ju kən goʊ ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛni ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd ˈɛni ˈkɑlɪʤ ðət əˈspaɪərz tɪ hɛlp ˈstudənts groʊ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli, ʃʊd eɪm tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ðɛm tɪ ˈʧælənʤɪŋ aɪˈdiəz. ðə wərld ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkæmpəs wɪl ˈɔfən əˈfɛnd ðɛm; ðeɪ məst lərn tɪ faɪt bæk ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpisfəl ˈproʊˌtɛsts, ˈrɛtərɪk ənd ˈrizən. ðiz ər gʊd rulz fər ˈɛvriˌwən. ˈnɛvər traɪ tɪ ˈsaɪləns vjuz wɪθ wɪʧ ju dɪsəˈgri. ˈænsər əˈbʤɛkʃənəbəl spiʧ wɪθ mɔr spiʧ. wɪn ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈzɔrtɪŋ tɪ fɔrs. ənd groʊ ə ˈtəfər haɪd.
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this is the terrifying moment a huge tyre from a lorry gets blasted up in the air and falls back to earth to destroy a car because bungling workers started inflating it and forgot about it.
the shocking incident took place in the car depot in the town of in russia.
it is reported that employees of the car depot in charge of inflating the wheel got distracted.
as a result of their mistake the huge wheel exploded from and was catapulted into the air.
after hitting a wall on its descent the giant wheel went on to demolish a toyota corolla car that was parked nearby.
the car belonged to a female accountant of the car depot and was written off in the accident.
the tyre, used on industrial lorries, catapulted through the air before landing on a sedan belonging to an accountant at the car depot
none of the onlookers or people close to the accident site were injured.
the incident was caught on cctv and has quickly gone viral after being shared online.
commentator p.' said: 'thank god, no one was in the car. i think it is impossible to survive after being smashed like that.'
the car was completely flattened. luckily however no one was injured in the incident
and 'orlets' added: 'my oh my, this is one scary video.'
'anotin kot' said: 'i really feel sorry for a dog that was on the left. it was rushing as fast as it could to escape from the scene.'
industrial accidents cause hundreds of deaths and cost vast amounts of money every year in russia.
often drunkenness in the workplace is to blame. other factors include the use of worn out equipment.
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ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt ə juʤ taɪər frəm ə ˈlɔri gɪts ˈblæstɪd əp ɪn ðə ɛr ənd fɔlz bæk tɪ ərθ tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ə kɑr bɪˈkəz ˈbəŋgəlɪŋ ˈwərkərz ˈstɑrtɪd ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ ɪt ənd fərˈgɑt əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈɪnsədənt tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə kɑr ˈdipoʊ ɪn ðə taʊn əv ɪn ˈrəʃə. ɪt ɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ðə kɑr ˈdipoʊ ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ ðə wil gɑt dɪˈstræktɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɛr mɪˈsteɪk ðə juʤ wil ɪkˈsploʊdɪd frəm ənd wɑz ˈkætəˌpəltɪd ˈɪntu ðə ɛr. ˈæftər ˈhɪtɪŋ ə wɔl ɔn ɪts dɪˈsɛnt ðə ʤaɪənt wil wɛnt ɔn tɪ dɪˈmɑlɪʃ ə toʊˈjoʊtə kərˈɑlə kɑr ðət wɑz pɑrkt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. ðə kɑr bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊntənt əv ðə kɑr ˈdipoʊ ənd wɑz ˈrɪtən ɔf ɪn ðə ˈæksədənt. ðə taɪər, juzd ɔn ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈlɔriz, ˈkætəˌpəltɪd θru ðə ɛr ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlændɪŋ ɔn ə səˈdæn bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ən əˈkaʊntənt æt ðə kɑr ˈdipoʊ nən əv ðə ˈɔnˌlʊkərz ər ˈpipəl kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈæksədənt saɪt wər ˈɪnʤərd. ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz kɔt ɔn ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ənd həz kˈwɪkli gɔn ˈvaɪrəl ˈæftər biɪŋ ʃɛrd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər pi.' sɛd: 'θæŋk gɑd, noʊ wən wɑz ɪn ðə kɑr. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ sərˈvaɪv ˈæftər biɪŋ smæʃt laɪk ðət.' ðə kɑr wɑz kəmˈplitli ˈflætənd. ˈləkəli ˌhaʊˈɛvər noʊ wən wɑz ˈɪnʤərd ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd 'orlets*' ˈædɪd: 'maɪ oʊ maɪ, ðɪs ɪz wən ˈskɛri ˈvɪdioʊ.' kɑt' sɛd: 'aɪ ˈrɪli fil ˈsɑri fər ə dɔg ðət wɑz ɔn ðə lɛft. ɪt wɑz ˈrəʃɪŋ ɛz fæst ɛz ɪt kʊd tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə sin.' ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈæksədənts kɔz ˈhənərdz əv dɛθs ənd kɔst væst əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni ˈɛvəri jɪr ɪn ˈrəʃə. ˈɔfən ˈdrəŋkənnəs ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs ɪz tɪ bleɪm. ˈəðər ˈfæktərz ˌɪnˈklud ðə juz əv wɔrn aʊt ɪkˈwɪpmənt.
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a woman soldier sexually assaulted a female colleague as she slept after telling her on a night out she would "make her gay", a court martial heard.
lance corporal hannah heslop, 25, first "sexually targeted" the heterosexual woman before taking her back to a room at her barracks, it wasaimed.
when the other soldier fell asleep, heslop is alleged to have removed the victim's knickers and used this opportunity to her objective". the woman told the hearing she woke up in pain to "find the accused between her legs".
l/c heslop, who is said to have later boasted about the incident,aimed the sex was consensual and went on for an hour.
"she began saying she would make her gay - her response was to laugh off her comments"
"she began saying she would make her gay - her response was to laugh off her comments" lieutenant colonel david phillips, prosecuting
the woman, who cannot be named, told the court martial she was drunk after a night out with a group of soldiers - including heslop - while she was based at barracks, in yorkshire.
bulford military court, in wiltshire, heard how the victim was left feeling "shocked and confused" after the incident.
she said: "i went out with them just to make new friends. it was just to go and socialise. she (heslop) was asking about when i go out and get drunk and whether i get very drunk that i cannot remember what i am doing."
the alleged victim said she could not remember going back to camp or to room.
she added: "i remember waking up to a pain. i was asleep, passed out asleep. i was in a deep sleep.
"i had my vest and jacket still on. i did not have the bottom half of myothes on. it took a second to figure out what was going on. i do not know if i shouted or kicked, but it made heslop jump back.
"i lay in shock. i did not know what was happening, i didn't know what was going on. heslop was on the end of the bed. i think she said 'i have got to go' and then left. i didn't say anything back to her."
lieutenant colonel david phillips, prosecuting, said that during the afternoon and evening of march 6, 2015, heslop "sexually targeted" the alleged victim.
lt phillips said: "the victim was a heterosexual female soldier, we assert the accused is attracted to female soldiers. during the afternoon and evening, the accused began to sexually target the victim.
"she began saying she would make her gay - her response was to laugh off her comments. the evening involved drinking games and soldiers drinking shots of various alcoholic drinks.
"we assert by the end of the evening, the victim was drunk and needed to be taken back to barracks and that is what the accused did.
"after taking her back to barracks, the accused took her to her room. the victim is drunk, falls asleep in a room with the accused.
"there the accused used this opportunity to her objective of 'scoring'. she removed the victim's lower garments, including her knickers. she did not remove any of her own."
the soldiers were based at barracks in yorkshire
he added: "the victim woke up to find pain and the accused between her legs and she [the victim] was naked from the legs down and they were on the bed.
"she was shocked and confused. she flinched and sat up, the accused stopped and left the room.
the court heard how when interviewed by police, heslop, who was at on a course, denied the allegations and said that sexual activity between the pair was consensual.
l/c heslop denies assault by penetration. the court martial continues.
• royal navy sailor 'assaulted colleague with beer bottle', court hears
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ə ˈwʊmən ˈsoʊlʤər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɑlig ɛz ʃi slɛpt ˈæftər ˈtɛlɪŋ hər ɔn ə naɪt aʊt ʃi wʊd "meɪk hər geɪ", ə kɔrt ˈmɑrʃəl hərd. læns ˈkɔrpərəl ˈhænə ˈhɛsləp, 25 fərst "ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈtɑrgətɪd" ðə ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈwʊmən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ hər bæk tɪ ə rum æt hər ˈbɛrəks, ɪt wɑz kleɪmd. wɪn ðə ˈəðər ˈsoʊlʤər fɛl əsˈlip, ˈhɛsləp ɪz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv riˈmuvd ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ˈnɪkərz ənd juzd ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hər əˈbʤɛktɪv". ðə ˈwʊmən toʊld ðə ˈhirɪŋ ʃi woʊk əp ɪn peɪn tɪ "faɪnd ðə əˈkjuzd bɪtˈwin hər lɛgz". ˈhɛsləp, hu ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv ˈleɪtər ˈboʊstɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt, kleɪmd ðə sɛks wɑz kənˈsɛnʃuəl ənd wɛnt ɔn fər ən aʊər. "ʃi bɪˈgæn seɪɪŋ ʃi wʊd meɪk hər geɪ hər rɪˈspɑns wɑz tɪ læf ɔf hər ˈkɑmɛnts" "ʃi bɪˈgæn seɪɪŋ ʃi wʊd meɪk hər geɪ hər rɪˈspɑns wɑz tɪ læf ɔf hər ˈkɑmɛnts" luˈtɛnənt ˈkərnəl ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfɪlɪps, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ðə ˈwʊmən, hu ˈkænɑt bi neɪmd, toʊld ðə kɔrt ˈmɑrʃəl ʃi wɑz drəŋk ˈæftər ə naɪt aʊt wɪθ ə grup əv ˈsoʊlʤərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɛsləp waɪl ʃi wɑz beɪst æt ˈbɛrəks, ɪn ˈjɔrkʃər. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kɔrt, ɪn ˈwɪˌlʧaɪr, hərd haʊ ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz lɛft ˈfilɪŋ "ʃɑkt ənd kənfˈjuzd" ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ʃi sɛd: "aɪ wɛnt aʊt wɪθ ðɛm ʤɪst tɪ meɪk nu frɛndz. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst tɪ goʊ ənd socialise*. ʃi (ˈhɛsləp) wɑz ˈæskɪŋ əˈbaʊt wɪn aɪ goʊ aʊt ənd gɪt drəŋk ənd ˈwɛðər aɪ gɪt ˈvɛri drəŋk ðət aɪ ˈkænɑt rɪˈmɛmbər wət aɪ æm duɪŋ." ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈvɪktɪm sɛd ʃi kʊd nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ kæmp ər tɪ rum. ʃi ˈædɪd: "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈweɪkɪŋ əp tɪ ə peɪn. aɪ wɑz əsˈlip, pæst aʊt əsˈlip. aɪ wɑz ɪn ə dip slip. "aɪ hæd maɪ vɛst ənd ˈʤækɪt stɪl ɔn. aɪ dɪd nɑt hæv ðə ˈbɑtəm hæf əv maɪ kloʊðz ɔn. ɪt tʊk ə ˈsɛkənd tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. aɪ du nɑt noʊ ɪf aɪ ˈʃaʊtɪd ər kɪkt, bət ɪt meɪd ˈhɛsləp ʤəmp bæk. "aɪ leɪ ɪn ʃɑk. aɪ dɪd nɑt noʊ wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ, aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. ˈhɛsləp wɑz ɔn ðə ɛnd əv ðə bɛd. aɪ θɪŋk ʃi sɛd 'aɪ hæv gɑt tɪ goʊ' ənd ðɛn lɛft. aɪ ˈdɪdənt seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bæk tɪ hər." luˈtɛnənt ˈkərnəl ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfɪlɪps, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ, sɛd ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌæftərˈnun ənd ˈivnɪŋ əv mɑrʧ 6 2015 ˈhɛsləp "ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈtɑrgətɪd" ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈvɪktɪm. ˈfɪlɪps sɛd: "ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz ə ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈsoʊlʤər, wi əˈsərt ðə əˈkjuzd ɪz əˈtræktəd tɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈsoʊlʤərz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌæftərˈnun ənd ˈivnɪŋ, ðə əˈkjuzd bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈtərgət ðə ˈvɪktɪm. "ʃi bɪˈgæn seɪɪŋ ʃi wʊd meɪk hər geɪ hər rɪˈspɑns wɑz tɪ læf ɔf hər ˈkɑmɛnts. ðə ˈivnɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ geɪmz ənd ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ʃɑts əv ˈvɛriəs ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk drɪŋks. "wi əˈsərt baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈivnɪŋ, ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz drəŋk ənd ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˈteɪkən bæk tɪ ˈbɛrəks ənd ðət ɪz wət ðə əˈkjuzd dɪd. "ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ hər bæk tɪ ˈbɛrəks, ðə əˈkjuzd tʊk hər tɪ hər rum. ðə ˈvɪktɪm ɪz drəŋk, fɔlz əsˈlip ɪn ə rum wɪθ ðə əˈkjuzd. "ðɛr ðə əˈkjuzd juzd ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hər əˈbʤɛktɪv əv 'ˈskɔrɪŋ'. ʃi riˈmuvd ðə ˈvɪktɪmz loʊər ˈgɑrmənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hər ˈnɪkərz. ʃi dɪd nɑt riˈmuv ˈɛni əv hər oʊn." ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz wər beɪst æt ˈbɛrəks ɪn ˈjɔrkʃər hi ˈædɪd: "ðə ˈvɪktɪm woʊk əp tɪ faɪnd peɪn ənd ðə əˈkjuzd bɪtˈwin hər lɛgz ənd ʃi [ðə ˈvɪktɪm] wɑz ˈneɪkəd frəm ðə lɛgz daʊn ənd ðeɪ wər ɔn ðə bɛd. "ʃi wɑz ʃɑkt ənd kənfˈjuzd. ʃi flɪnʧt ənd sæt əp, ðə əˈkjuzd stɑpt ənd lɛft ðə rum. ðə kɔrt hərd haʊ wɪn ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ pəˈlis, ˈhɛsləp, hu wɑz æt ɔn ə kɔrs, dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ənd sɛd ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl ækˈtɪvɪti bɪtˈwin ðə pɛr wɑz kənˈsɛnʃuəl. ˈhɛsləp dɪˈnaɪz əˈsɔlt baɪ ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən. ðə kɔrt ˈmɑrʃəl kənˈtɪnjuz. rɔɪəl ˈneɪvi ˈseɪlər 'əˈsɔltɪd ˈkɑlig wɪθ bɪr ˈbɑtəl', kɔrt hirz
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rdas come in a variety of sizes and styles. they range in size from a diminutive 14 in diameter to 40 or more, with the most common being 22 and 24. the build deck may allow for one up to 8 coils, though most are single or designed. many work well for both horizontal or vertical coil builds. airflow may be suitable for mouth to lung (mtl) or direct lung (dl) styles. they are available in a variety of metal types, from stainless steel to brass or copper, and most offer several color options.
build decks can also be found in a great variety of configurations. in the past, most had three posts, two on the sides of the deck and a shared post in the middle. velocity style were the first big evolution of the triple-post, and many of the that came out in the previous years implemented some variation of this deck. we have seen a plethora of innovations in the build deck department since then, with and decks becoming very popular, and even more interesting designs appearing every day.
most nowadays come with an optional hollow positive pin, to allow their use on special calleders. a mod has a plastic bottle for that a squeezes to channel juice to the (bf) atomizer. although they have always been used to alleviate the constant dripping of juice, they have spiked in popularity in 2017, and a huge number ofers have come to market recently by several manufacturers.
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rdas* kəm ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈsaɪzɪz ənd staɪlz. ðeɪ reɪnʤ ɪn saɪz frəm ə dɪˈmɪnjətɪv 14 ɪn daɪˈæmətər tɪ 40 ər mɔr, wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən biɪŋ 22 ənd 24. ðə bɪld dɛk meɪ əˈlaʊ fər wən əp tɪ 8 kɔɪlz, ðoʊ moʊst ər ˈsɪŋgəl ər dɪˈzaɪnd. ˈmɛni wərk wɛl fər boʊθ ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ər ˈvərtɪkəl kɔɪl bɪldz. ˈɛrfloʊ meɪ bi ˈsutəbəl fər maʊθ tɪ ləŋ (mtl*) ər dɪˈrɛkt ləŋ (dl*) staɪlz. ðeɪ ər əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈmɛtəl taɪps, frəm ˈsteɪnləs stil tɪ bræs ər ˈkɑpər, ənd moʊst ˈɔfər ˈsɛvərəl ˈkələr ˈɔpʃənz. bɪld dɛks kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi faʊnd ɪn ə greɪt vərˈaɪəti əv kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz. ɪn ðə pæst, moʊst hæd θri poʊsts, tu ɔn ðə saɪdz əv ðə dɛk ənd ə ʃɛrd poʊst ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl. vəˈlɑsəti staɪl wər ðə fərst bɪg ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə triple-post*, ənd ˈmɛni əv ðə ðət keɪm aʊt ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs jɪrz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd səm ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən əv ðɪs dɛk. wi hæv sin ə ˈplɛθərə əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ɪn ðə bɪld dɛk dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪns ðɛn, wɪθ ənd dɛks bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr, ənd ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnz əˈpɪrɪŋ ˈɛvəri deɪ. moʊst ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz kəm wɪθ ən ˈɔpʃənəl ˈhɑloʊ ˈpɑzətɪv pɪn, tɪ əˈlaʊ ðɛr juz ɔn ˈspɛʃəl kɔld. ə mɔd həz ə ˈplæstɪk ˈbɑtəl fər ðət ə skˈwizɪz tɪ ˈʧænəl ʤus tɪ ðə (bf*) ˈætəˌmaɪzər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn juzd tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈdrɪpɪŋ əv ʤus, ðeɪ hæv spaɪkt ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪn 2017 ənd ə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv hæv kəm tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈrisəntli baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz.
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hiya lovely readers! i have so much to show you and would wanna blurt it out all at once but i have to be patient. in meantime i can reveal that there is still four lingerie reviews to come in the next couple of weeks and a dress review next week. today i am reviewing a lingerie set that has been in my possession for quite a while. i took part in the competition with a picture of me and my sister and for my surprise, won one of their sets as a prize. i chose the lovely iris set first in a size but as it arrived, i noticed the band was way too tight closing but causing my back to bulge horribly. i changed the size to and now that tested it for grand three months, i think time to review it properly.
the design: iris is a style bra which means it covers the breasts fully and the edge of the cup comes quite high up my decollete. i have a lot of experience ofs except my old trusty jasmine bra so it was a nice thing to try though i do love my balconettes. this style is very popular among people who want a more modest look and not too much cleavage. many women also think it provides the most support since there is a lot more fabric going on than with plunges and balconettes.
iris has a three piece meaning it gives a very nice lifted shape. i love my iris for this reason exactly even though an bra it gives me a lovely natural shape and great uplift. the materials are also pretty thin which makes it a great bra when you wanna feel less bulky this is the kinda bra you want to wear on a hot summer day to make you feel less clothed. the pale pink shade is also spot on for summer. it works well as a “nude” bra for me since i am very pale, almost white most of the time (except i have a class reunion tomorrow so now definitely getting me tan on). it works really well under t-shirts and show through at all. the lace of the bra is very beautiful and classy which makes it look a bit more romantic than your other everyday bras.
the fit: most of my friends love cups for their fit they accommodate bust shape nicely and show size differences too drastically. i however have always preferred padded cups as a more secure option, but again, an bra amazes me with lovely fit. it seems that fits me pretty much like gossard a band size up and a cup size down from what used to wearing. this means good news for everyone who needs a or a 28 band even though the brand is not offering them. i would gladly recommend to try out if you fit in their size range. the company has a long history of making bras and they produce fashionable yet styles that are reasonably priced as well.
the band is not too, as said i needed a bigger size of it than with panache and curvy kate. it features two hooks and eyes but feels still very supportive. the cups are very meaning they can easily accommodate size fluctuations. i would definitely recommend this bra especially to women whose breast size changes due to their monthly cycle. the cups are quite big all over so i would also recommend sizing down, at least one cup size. i believe that if i would go up a cup size, this bra would still be nice to me and fit well. the straps are quite long and i have to almost fully adjusted them, so this might be a problem to someone more petite. however, they are fully adjustable so it should not cause too much trouble with women of average height).
comfort: now, pay attention. first this bra was not the best for its comfort. but make hasty conclusions! after only a couple of wears it softened a great deal and the center gore became a lot more flexible. first the center and the wires felt really stiff and almost a little painful but after wearing the bra and washing it, it now feels really comfortable and is one of my everyday bras for its great shape and comfort. the wires are an average width meaning a great fit but also quite comfy. the wires poking me anyway and definitely sit on a right spot to encase all my breast tissue. also the materials feel very soft against my skin and cause any irritation.
i was sent the panties that belong to the set and i quite like them as well. if i could say something that could improve, would be the rise of the panties quite high so for me so not the most flattering style. if however you have a bit more booty (i have none) this might be just the right style for you. say, if you hate cleo panties, these are right up your street! i got mine in a size 10 which is pretty so a bit roomy for me as i would need something between 8 and 10.
all in all iris has worked lovely for me as a “skin tone” shade bra and i will most definitely get even more wear out of it when the summer finally comes (18 c tomorrow, think about that!). the size range is (panties) and the price for it is about for the bra and the for the panties an absolute bargain i say! you can it at figleaves, and destino.
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hiya* ˈləvli ˈridərz! aɪ hæv soʊ məʧ tɪ ʃoʊ ju ənd wʊd ˈwɑnə blərt ɪt aʊt ɔl æt wəns bət aɪ hæv tɪ bi ˈpeɪʃənt. ɪn ˈminˌtaɪm aɪ kən rɪˈvil ðət ðɛr ɪz stɪl fɔr ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ rəvˈjuz tɪ kəm ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈkəpəl əv wiks ənd ə drɛs ˌrivˈju nɛkst wik. təˈdeɪ aɪ æm rivˈjuɪŋ ə ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ sɛt ðət həz bɪn ɪn maɪ pəˈzɛʃən fər kwaɪt ə waɪl. aɪ tʊk pɑrt ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv mi ənd maɪ ˈsɪstər ənd fər maɪ səˈpraɪz, wən wən əv ðɛr sɛts ɛz ə praɪz. aɪ ʧoʊz ðə ˈləvli ˈaɪrɪs sɛt fərst ɪn ə saɪz bət ɛz ɪt əraɪvd, aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ðə bænd wɑz weɪ tu taɪt ˈkloʊzɪŋ bət ˈkɔzɪŋ maɪ bæk tɪ bəlʤ ˈhɔrəbli. aɪ ʧeɪnʤd ðə saɪz tɪ ənd naʊ ðət ˈtɛstɪd ɪt fər grænd θri mənθs, aɪ θɪŋk taɪm tɪ ˌrivˈju ɪt ˈprɑpərli. ðə dɪˈzaɪn: ˈaɪrɪs ɪz ə staɪl brɑ wɪʧ minz ɪt ˈkəvərz ðə brɛsts ˈfʊli ənd ðə ɛʤ əv ðə kəp kəmz kwaɪt haɪ əp maɪ decollete*. aɪ hæv ə lɔt əv ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ɪkˈsɛpt maɪ oʊld ˈtrəsti ˈʤæzmɪn brɑ soʊ ɪt wɑz ə nis θɪŋ tɪ traɪ ðoʊ aɪ du ləv maɪ balconettes*. ðɪs staɪl ɪz ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ ˈpipəl hu wɔnt ə mɔr ˈmɑdəst lʊk ənd nɑt tu məʧ ˈklivɪʤ. ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ðə moʊst səˈpɔrt sɪns ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt mɔr ˈfæbrɪk goʊɪŋ ɔn ðən wɪθ ˈplənʤɪz ənd balconettes*. ˈaɪrɪs həz ə θri pis ˈminɪŋ ɪt gɪvz ə ˈvɛri nis ˈlɪftɪd ʃeɪp. aɪ ləv maɪ ˈaɪrɪs fər ðɪs ˈrizən ɪgˈzæktli ˈivɪn ðoʊ ən brɑ ɪt gɪvz mi ə ˈləvli ˈnæʧərəl ʃeɪp ənd greɪt ˈəplɪft. ðə məˈtɪriəlz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɪti θɪn wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ə greɪt brɑ wɪn ju ˈwɑnə fil lɛs ˈbəlki ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈkɪndə brɑ ju wɔnt tɪ wɛr ɔn ə hɑt ˈsəmər deɪ tɪ meɪk ju fil lɛs kloʊðd. ðə peɪl pɪŋk ʃeɪd ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ spɑt ɔn fər ˈsəmər. ɪt wərks wɛl ɛz ə ““nude”*” brɑ fər mi sɪns aɪ æm ˈvɛri peɪl, ˈɔlˌmoʊst waɪt moʊst əv ðə taɪm (ɪkˈsɛpt aɪ hæv ə klæs riˈunjən təˈmɑˌroʊ soʊ naʊ ˈdɛfənətli ˈgɪtɪŋ mi tæn ɔn). ɪt wərks ˈrɪli wɛl ˈəndər ˈtiˌsərts ənd ʃoʊ θru æt ɔl. ðə leɪs əv ðə brɑ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈbjutəfəl ənd ˈklæsi wɪʧ meɪks ɪt lʊk ə bɪt mɔr roʊˈmæntɪk ðən jʊr ˈəðər ˈɛvriˈdeɪ brɑs. ðə fɪt: moʊst əv maɪ frɛndz ləv kəps fər ðɛr fɪt ðeɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt bəst ʃeɪp ˈnaɪsli ənd ʃoʊ saɪz ˈdɪfərənsɪz tu ˈdræstɪkli. aɪ ˌhaʊˈɛvər hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz prɪˈfərd ˈpædɪd kəps ɛz ə mɔr sɪˈkjʊr ˈɔpʃən, bət əˈgɛn, ən brɑ əˈmeɪzɪz mi wɪθ ˈləvli fɪt. ɪt simz ðət fɪts mi ˈprɪti məʧ laɪk gəˈsɑrd ə bænd saɪz əp ənd ə kəp saɪz daʊn frəm wət juzd tɪ ˈwɛrɪŋ. ðɪs minz gʊd nuz fər ˈɛvriˌwən hu nidz ə ər ə 28 bænd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə brænd ɪz nɑt ˈɔfərɪŋ ðɛm. aɪ wʊd ˈglædli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd tɪ traɪ aʊt ɪf ju fɪt ɪn ðɛr saɪz reɪnʤ. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ brɑs ənd ðeɪ ˈproʊdus ˈfæʃənəbəl jɛt staɪlz ðət ər ˈrizənəbli praɪst ɛz wɛl. ðə bænd ɪz nɑt tu, ɛz sɛd aɪ ˈnidɪd ə ˈbɪgər saɪz əv ɪt ðən wɪθ pəˈnɑʃ ənd ˈkərvi keɪt. ɪt ˈfiʧərz tu hʊks ənd aɪz bət filz stɪl ˈvɛri səˈpɔrtɪv. ðə kəps ər ˈvɛri ˈminɪŋ ðeɪ kən ˈizəli əˈkɑməˌdeɪt saɪz ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz. aɪ wʊd ˈdɛfənətli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðɪs brɑ əˈspɛʃəli tɪ ˈwɪmən huz brɛst saɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz du tɪ ðɛr ˈmənθli ˈsaɪkəl. ðə kəps ər kwaɪt bɪg ɔl ˈoʊvər soʊ aɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈsaɪzɪŋ daʊn, æt list wən kəp saɪz. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪf aɪ wʊd goʊ əp ə kəp saɪz, ðɪs brɑ wʊd stɪl bi nis tɪ mi ənd fɪt wɛl. ðə stræps ər kwaɪt lɔŋ ənd aɪ hæv tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈfʊli əˈʤəstɪd ðɛm, soʊ ðɪs maɪt bi ə ˈprɑbləm tɪ ˈsəmˌwən mɔr pəˈtit. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ər ˈfʊli əˈʤəstəbəl soʊ ɪt ʃʊd nɑt kɔz tu məʧ ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ˈwɪmən əv ˈævərɪʤ haɪt ˈkəmfərt: naʊ, peɪ əˈtɛnʃən. fərst ðɪs brɑ wɑz nɑt ðə bɛst fər ɪts ˈkəmfərt. bət meɪk ˈheɪsti kənˈkluʒənz! ˈæftər ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl əv wɛrz ɪt ˈsɔfənd ə greɪt dil ənd ðə ˈsɛnər gɔr bɪˈkeɪm ə lɔt mɔr ˈflɛksəbəl. fərst ðə ˈsɛnər ənd ðə waɪərz fɛlt ˈrɪli stɪf ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈlɪtəl ˈpeɪnfəl bət ˈæftər ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə brɑ ənd ˈwɑʃɪŋ ɪt, ɪt naʊ filz ˈrɪli ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ brɑs fər ɪts greɪt ʃeɪp ənd ˈkəmfərt. ðə waɪərz ər ən ˈævərɪʤ wɪdθ ˈminɪŋ ə greɪt fɪt bət ˈɔlsoʊ kwaɪt ˈkəmfi. ðə waɪərz ˈpoʊkɪŋ mi ˈɛniˌweɪ ənd ˈdɛfənətli sɪt ɔn ə raɪt spɑt tɪ ɛnˈkeɪs ɔl maɪ brɛst ˈtɪʃu. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə məˈtɪriəlz fil ˈvɛri sɔft əˈgɛnst maɪ skɪn ənd kɔz ˈɛni ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən. aɪ wɑz sɛnt ðə ˈpæntiz ðət bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə sɛt ənd aɪ kwaɪt laɪk ðɛm ɛz wɛl. ɪf aɪ kʊd seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kʊd ˌɪmˈpruv, wʊd bi ðə raɪz əv ðə ˈpæntiz kwaɪt haɪ soʊ fər mi soʊ nɑt ðə moʊst ˈflætərɪŋ staɪl. ɪf ˌhaʊˈɛvər ju hæv ə bɪt mɔr ˈbuti (aɪ hæv nən) ðɪs maɪt bi ʤɪst ðə raɪt staɪl fər ju. seɪ, ɪf ju heɪt ˈklioʊ ˈpæntiz, ðiz ər raɪt əp jʊr strit! aɪ gɑt maɪn ɪn ə saɪz 10 wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɪti soʊ ə bɪt ˈrumi fər mi ɛz aɪ wʊd nid ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪtˈwin 8 ənd 10 ɔl ɪn ɔl ˈaɪrɪs həz wərkt ˈləvli fər mi ɛz ə tone”*” ʃeɪd brɑ ənd aɪ wɪl moʊst ˈdɛfənətli gɪt ˈivɪn mɔr wɛr aʊt əv ɪt wɪn ðə ˈsəmər ˈfaɪnəli kəmz 18 si təˈmɑˌroʊ, θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðət!). ðə saɪz reɪnʤ ɪz (ˈpæntiz ənd ðə praɪs fər ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt fər ðə brɑ ənd ðə fər ðə ˈpæntiz ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈbɑrgɪn aɪ seɪ! ju kən ɪt æt figleaves*, ənd destino*.
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dan and nick plott patiently wait at the side of the stage, suit jackets buttoned up, eyes calmly scanning the darkened room. when they get their cue a voice shouting, "go!" into their earpieces, the cameraman making arms they'll climb the steps to greet a live audience of hundreds and broadcast to an audience of potentially millions.
soaked with blue and purple lights, with music thumping and an audience watching their every movement, the two are cucumber cool. they've done this thousands of times before. on cue, they'll get up on stage, knowing exactly where to stand, aware of the location of every camera and every screen. they'll know what to say, teasing their audience with a taste of the nerdy and irreverent banter that's about to come. there will be no awkwardness, no sweaty palms, no hint of nervousness. they'll slide behind a desk between two pods futuristic glass and metal cubicles each containing a pc where professional starcraft 2 players can compete without noise or visual distractions. "tastosis," as plott and are called when they work together the nickname being "tasteless" and the latter's being "artosis" will don their headsets and microphones, flash the crowd a pair of cheeky smiles and launch into a dazzling performance. and plott are professional starcraft 2 commentators. based in seoul, korea, they provide commentary also known as casting for global starcraft 2 league (gsl), a starcraft broadcasting network that attracts more than 50 million viewers globally. they're flown around the world to cast events together in this instance it's the world championship series australian finals in sydney and they do it for a hefty fee. they were the first casters to go to and from korea, the starcraft capital of the world. they've been doing this for longer than anyone else. their commentary is humorous, effortless and turns starcraft 2 matches into events worth spectating. as casting partners are concerned, is unrivaled.
dial-up in new hampshire in new hampshire long before the bright lights, and high-tech gaming pods, there was the sci-fi real-time strategy game, starcraft. dan "artosis" was 14. he skated, he played basketball, he loved competitive strategy games. he competed in chess tournaments, had deck after deck of magic: the gathering cards and was willing to give anything a go. now 29 years old, he laughs at his first memory of starcraft.
"it's actually really funny. i was brought up in southern new hampshire, which is a place that's basically just caucasian people. it's the whitest state in the whole country and as ridiculously funny as this is, there was one korean family in town and i was best friends with that kid and he introduced me to starcraft," says. "i was over at his house with another friend and he said, 'look at this awesome new game!' and i just sat there and watched him and my friend play." for his birthday, got his own copy of starcraft. he played with friends but was more interested in sports. that interest came to an end in september of that year when a trampoline accident led to a broken ankle that required a metal plate and screws to be implanted in his leg. confined indoors with little to do, he gave starcraft another shot. "pretty quickly i got really competitive," he says. "i got better than all my friends in school. then they all quit and moved onto other stuff but the starcraft bug had bit me. "i thought it was such an interesting and complex game. no one else played as much as me. i was putting in way more time than any of my friends. with my broken ankle, i wasn't able to go out much, so i sat there, i and i got pretty good pretty quickly. i'd say within a year of breaking my ankle, i knew i could be a tournament player." in his first year playing starcraft, says he clocked approximately hours of game time which, as any serious starcraft player will say, is nothing to write home about. at his peak, he played 16 hours a day. most of america used internet, which meant online matches were slow and every time he wanted to play, he'd have to use his family's phone line, which didn't impress his parents. "they pretty much hated it," he says. "i got my modem taken away a lot. they'd unplug my keyboard or my monitor and hide it in the car and lock it." "my mother was constantly giving me talks and telling me i had to stop playing starcraft." it was a constant battle where his parents just "didn't get it." they would unplug his modem, but he would have a stack of them under his bed. when his family went to sleep, he'd pull out another modem, plug it in and play starcraft through the night. he would often play from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and hiding his own modems before his family woke up. exhausted from playing starcraft at night, slept during school hours. gym was the first class each day he would nap through that. his second class was chemistry he slept through that, too. his grades slipped, but he didn't care. none of his classes were nearly as interesting as starcraft. he loved its complexity and its depth. he loved that there was so much to learn, so much to know, and he could always find players on korean servers who could challenge him.'s starcraft training was paying off. he made it to the u.s. finals eight times and represented north america at the world championships of starcraft twice, which placed him in the top three starcraft players in the u.s. he was undoubtedly one of the best players in the country. but no one outside of starcraft cared. "my mother was constantly giving me talks and telling me i had to stop playing starcraft, but by this point i was heavily watching the korean scene and i had decided that i would make a living out of this," he says. in 2002, he graduated from high school despite failing many of his classes. as his classmates filled in college applications, had his eyes set on something else entirely: the starcraft mecca of the world.
dial-up in kansas in kansas southwest of new hampshire in kansas city, kan., a nick "tasteless" plott and his younger brother sean (who has also since gone on to make a name for himself as a successful starcraft 2 broadcaster,) walked into their local game shop, pocket money in hand. everyone was talking about a new game called starcraft. it was a real-time strategy about aliens and marines and spaceships and, to the two brothers in 1998, it looked amazing. the brothers bought a copy of the game. they took turns playing, one watching over the other's shoulder, shouting commands and telling the other person how they were doing everything wrong. their internet was slow, and matches were fun but not as competitive as they could have been. wanting a challenge unhindered by their connection, the brothers went to a lan cafe to play. "i remember there was some guy who was about five years older than us who was basically an asshole who beat us and then talked shit," nick plott says. "i think that was my initial motivating factor. i wanted to go back there and beat him again, so my brother and i practiced a lot.
"we never ended up going back there because the internet came out." connected to the world at high speeds with access to korean servers, the brothers realized they'd found a love in competitive starcraft. like, they fell in love with the game's depth and challenge. starcraft wasn't just about twitch reflexes; there was strategy at every level, it overflowed with nuance and no matter how good the brothers got, they could always find someone who could beat them. by the time they were in high school, the plott brothers were entering starcraft tournaments and consistently winning. naturally, school suffered. "i basically took a bunch of computer classes in high school because at the time programming classes were pretty simple, so i knew i could go online and download the programs i was supposed to make using c++ and i'd spend the rest of the class reading about build orders in starcraft," plott says. he slept through english. he slept through math classes. "i was excelling in my english class until they told me i couldn't write my papers about starcraft, and after that i lost interest in english." after graduating high school, plott moved to denver for college where he studied philosophy and psychology and received a scholarship for public speaking. his parents enjoyed a sigh of relief their son was in college. law school was on the cards. there was talk of a ph.d. in philosophy. video games were done. then starcraft came calling.
the stone age the stone age starcraft 2 commentary and casting as we now know it is a relatively new phenomenon. today there are entire television shows dedicated to broadcasting starcraft 2 matches and leagues like major league gaming, global starcraft 2 league and that are full-scale productions, complete with professional casters for every game. anyone with an internet connection can tune in to a stream and watch their favorite casters a match in high definition. people actually have favorite casters.
in the days of the original starcraft, things were different. derek "dox" is a manager of the team and has been involved with the starcraft community for 15 years. he says that commentators were rare before the release of starcraft 2, and anyone who tried to provide commentary was working against technology. "we didn't have streaming technology, so the way we used to do things was we would record the audio of ourselves watching the replay, then we would attach the replay file and the audio file in a zip and upload that zip to a website," he says. "people could then download it, watch the replay and listen to our voices as they watched it. it was like this old school radio concept. it was really bad, but that was how we did it." that was one way of doing it in during the stone age of. running a tournament was no easy feat, either. bob is a public relations manager at blizzard, the studio behind starcraft and starcraft 2. in 1998 he was involved in the professional gamers league where starcraft matches would be played and refereed. at the time there were no replay functions, no observer functions and no way to ensure players weren't cheating short of keeping an eye on both players' screens. "to ensure players weren't cheating," he says, "i would jump in the game with them as a neutral [a race in the game] and i would just lift my command center to the corner of the map and from that point i would have them team with me and give me vision. "i would then watch the match, take notes and write a report with of what happened. that's how was done in 1998." technology limitations aside, the idea of a "professional commentator" was foreign to. early tournaments had who tried to whip up excitement, but by most accounts these people had no idea what was going on. starcraft was and still is widely regarded a complex game that's difficult to follow. without a knowledgeable commentator, the game was harder to watch than it was to play. starcraft was yearning for professionals.
korea korea nick plott never stopped playing starcraft. he may have enrolled in college and received scholarships, but he still played every day, still skipped classes to attend tournaments and was determined to make something of a career from starcraft. he didn't really know what that career would look like or how he would do it, but the game had such a profound impact on him he could not let it go, even if it meant an uncertain future. "if you look at starcraft, it's like," plott says. is actually a fairly old genre of music. it's popular now, but it's actually about 15 years old. it was popular in underground clubs in london, so to be a 15 years ago was virtually impossible. whereas now it's more mainstream and accessible.
"so now, if you want to be a professional gamer, it's going to be hard, but you can do it, whereas back then you were basically a starving artist." starcraft tournament prizes in the u.s. were meager. a player could win tournament after tournament and take home only a few grand at the end of a year. in 2005, he and his brother made it to the final 12 of a tournament. the two were paired together, and nick plott lost to his brother. relegated to the sideline while his brother played, he noticed the emcee on stage had no idea what was going on. "he had no idea how to explain the game. literally no idea," plott says. the emcee provided rudimentary descriptions of things happening on the screen. units exploding. spaceships exploding. moving from one side of the screen to another. there was no analysis, no context and nothing remotely entertaining. frustrated by how little the commentary was doing for anyone, plott asked if he could go up on stage to co-host. he says it went "better than expected," but the reality is it put him on the starcraft map in ways his professional gaming hadn't. here was a confident, articulate speaker with charisma and a sense of humor who not only knew starcraft like the back of his hand but could talk about it in a way that engaged people on a level noious were able to do. off the back of this casting, he was invited to do more. tournaments in italy, germany, japan and singapore invited him to cast in english. he wasn't paid to do any of it professional casting wasn't recognized as a career back then but the travel was free. in his final semester of college, korea came calling. starcraft 2 had just been announced. it would be some years before the game would be released, but korean broadcasters began investing in casting talent in preparation for the launch. they saw how big starcraft became despite there being no professional english commentary. they knew starcraft 2 would be even bigger and, with casters like plott on board, they would be able to extend their reach even further. "i read the email three to four times to make sure i wasn't crazy or misunderstanding it. then i told my family." a korean broadcast, gomtv, emailed plott after hearing about him through the grapevine. it made an offer: he would move to seoul and provide english commentary for the broadcaster's starcraft tournaments. there were no guarantees of anything he'd have to find his own place to live, on his own and there was no promise that this gig would lead to anything else. "i read the email three to four times to make sure i wasn't crazy or misunderstanding it," plott says. "then i told my family. there was some concern, but i said, 'look, i'm going to go. i don't really care if you don't want me to go.' and then i went." plott dropped out of college and was in korea a week after receiving the email. he would go on to be the first western starcraft caster in south korea. back in new hampshire, kicked off his own starcraft tournament with a friend. frustrated by the lack of tournaments in the scene, he decided to the matches. korea was still on his mind. starcraft had never left his mind. this was something he was doing for the community. "i felt like we deserved something like this and no one was doing it, so i did it," he says. he recorded his recordings to a pc and uploaded the files online. in 2008, he was contacted by a competing korean broadcaster. "i thought, 'oh, my god, this is it, this is my opportunity, i cannot screw this up!'" says. "it was pretty awesome. my family was surprised that i wasn't just bullshitting before." two days after receiving the email, had a ticket to korea in his hand. he would go on to be the second western starcraft caster in south korea.
the gift of the gab the gift of gab and plott each made their way to korea separately, but it would be their coming together that changed the way starcraft wasd. upon arriving in korea, plott slept on friends' couches, worked as a caster, learned the korean language and tried to overcome the culture shock. this wasn't kansas anymore. found himself living in a small apartment with 15 teenage pro gamers and a colleague from the website he was casting for. he admits he had no idea what was going on, but he went with it. neither caster made much money when they first started, but they had made it to korea. neither was sure what they were doing or where it would take them, but they decided to put their faith in the game. their passion for starcraft had, after all, gotten them this far. "we kept going for the same reason any starving artist ends up being a starving artist," plott says. "you have no interest in other things. this one thing, starcraft, is what makes you feel alive and happy. i think there's some degree of myopia in the decisions you're making in being a starving artist, but it's just what made me feel alive. it made me feel happy." individually, both plott and began making a name for themselves both in and outside of korea. as the hype surrounding the imminent launch of starcraft 2 built, so too did interest in their commentary, and the korean broadcast networks took note. not only were they the only casters set up in korea at the time, viewers couldn't get enough of them. within months of moving to korea, they'd established themselves individually as the key commentators within the starcraft community to listen to. they moved out of the crowded apartments, stopped sleeping on couches and soon began casting together.
the two knew each other from their professional gaming days, but now that they were both in seoul, a friendship blossomed. both had a burning love for starcraft and could talk about it endlessly. their personalities also complemented each other's. plott was the louder and more outspoken of the two, full of energy and enthusiasm. "he was a lot different than the other starcraft players," says. "when i first met him, he had dyed hair and face piercings. he struck me as this very sociable, guy. it wasn't a surprise that he was approached to go to korea. if there was going to be a professional commentator in starcraft, it was obviously going to be him." was the more reserved of the two, but only just. equally and confident, he's the more analytical commentator. an unabashed nerd, he has an encyclopedic knowledge of the game. when the two began casting together, their dynamic was magic. "no one has the chemistry that has," says australian starcraft 2 caster leigh "maynarde" mandalov. "they're the best not because of when they started they're so good together that even if they came later they would still be the best. "they've been friends for more than a decade. they have a rapport with each other that no other casting duo has." the two have not only mastered the art of casting individually; they can effortlessly cast with each other. they know when to speak and when to let the other person speak. they've figured out when to provide analysis, when to provide background and when to make a stupid joke. watching them cast a match is a seamless experience. like olympic relay sprinters passing the baton to each other, they know when to pass the commentary over to the other person. "we don't even have to speak," says. "we can give each other a glance or do one quick little hand signal and we know exactly what the other person is thinking and what's going on and how to deal with it."
upkeep upkeep and plott are currently the most well-known starcraft 2 casting duo in the world. they from their own studio in seoul and broadcast to millions of viewers around the world. on top of their salaries, they have sponsorships and charge fees to cast at international events. but in order to stay at the top of their game, there is upkeep.
stemkoski spends more time on starcraft 2 than most professional gamers. he has starcraft 2 matches streaming on his television and computer at home all day long. he keeps up to date with every tournament happening around the world. before going to bed, he'll watch starcraft 2 matches on his ipad or laptop. on an average day, he'll spend six to eight hours watching and playing starcraft 2. he is married to a very understanding woman. upkeep is less starcraft-intensive. he spends his days watching broadcasts from all sports, even those he has no interest in. he'll watch and analyze how dart commentators navigate a game of darts. he'll observe football and swimming commentators and watch news broadcasts. he also keeps up with the starcraft 2 scene and ensures he knows who all the players are, how they play and how they're evolving. dustin browder is the game director of starcraft 2 at blizzard. he watches every morning and says they are some of his favorite casters. "i think they have such great knowledge of the game," he says. "they're really good at building up the drama that goes on in the game, they understand the stakes in any given battle; they understand the stakes in any given moment." browder describes starcraft 2 as an intellectual game about strategy, so it's important to know what's in the player's head. in a game like call of duty, he says a viewer can see if a player is going after an opponent and if they're doing well. in a game like starcraft, the actions of a player are not always clear. a good caster can identify what players are doing, what players are planning to do and how the entire match will pan out based on these actions. part of' upkeep is knowing who all the players are, what strategies they use, what players are thinking, what players are worried about and the history between players. when casts a match, it's not a matter of versus or marines versus, it's nestea versus along with their history. "they have an knowledge of the players, and that brings a ton to the table. you're not just experiencing the game that's happening in front of you." "they have an knowledge of the players, and that brings a ton to the table," browder says. "you're not just experiencing the game that's happening in front of you. you're also getting a glimpse into the many games that have gone before to give a sense of what is the epic struggle between these two players over the last six months, let alone what's happening on screen today. "if you want to see what it's like without commentary unless you speak korean go watch it in korean now," says browder. a live audience and korean casters might tell a viewer when something is happening and whether it's worth getting excited about. but to the speaker who doesn't have an encyclopedic knowledge of the game, it doesn't tell viewers what is happening and why it matters. there's no story, no drama. as browder says, to the average viewer, it's unwatchable. plott sees his role as a translator, what's happening on-screen for viewers and putting it into a story so viewers can feel like they're part of the action. "we're like from star wars," he says. "we can speak the language and talk to the ewoks. we're taking what looks like a bunch of spaceships blowing up and saying, 'look, there's something really cool going on here. he's trying to trick him and then he's gonna react like this, and if that happens the game will end like this.' "that's what we're able to do. we're like the gateway to getting people into starcraft."
starving no more starving no more it's hard for the starcraft 2 community to imagine the game without, and even harder to imagine it without english commentary. and for, it's hard for them to imagine their own lives without starcraft. "it's changed everything in my life," says. "i have a career that i absolutely love, i'm [at] the top of the field, i'm building a new industry, i get to travel around the world, i've met new friends everywhere ... it's hard to overstate what starcraft and casting starcraft has done for me." drenched under blue and purple lights in front of a live audience in sydney, the duo climb the stage and take their seats between the pods that house australia's best starcraft players. somewhere within the two casters are remnants of the teenage boys who hid modems under their beds, slept through gym class and tirelessly tried to convince their parents that there was a future in this computer game from 1998. today they don their headsets, smile at their audience and put on a show for those who love the game as much as they do. starving artists no more.
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ʤəmp tɪ tɔp nɛkst kloʊz dæn ənd nɪk plɑt ˈpeɪʃəntli weɪt æt ðə saɪd əv ðə steɪʤ, sut ˈʤækɪts ˈbətənd əp, aɪz ˈkɑmli ˈskænɪŋ ðə ˈdɑrkənd rum. wɪn ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr kju ə vɔɪs ˈʃaʊtɪŋ, "goʊ!" ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈɪrpisɪz, ðə ˈkæmərəmən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑrmz ðɛl klaɪm ðə stɛps tɪ grit ə lɪv ˈɔdiəns əv ˈhənərdz ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæst tɪ ən ˈɔdiəns əv pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈmɪljənz. soʊkt wɪθ blu ənd ˈpərpəl laɪts, wɪθ mˈjuzɪk ˈθəmpɪŋ ənd ən ˈɔdiəns ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛr ˈɛvəri ˈmuvmənt, ðə tu ər ˈkjukəmbər kul. ðeɪv dən ðɪs ˈθaʊzənz əv taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr. ɔn kju, ðɛl gɪt əp ɔn steɪʤ, noʊɪŋ ɪgˈzæktli wɛr tɪ stænd, əˈwɛr əv ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ˈɛvəri ˈkæmərə ənd ˈɛvəri skrin. ðɛl noʊ wət tɪ seɪ, ˈtizɪŋ ðɛr ˈɔdiəns wɪθ ə teɪst əv ðə ˈnərdi ənd ˌɪˈrɛvərənt ˈbæntər ðæts əˈbaʊt tɪ kəm. ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈɔkwərdnəs, noʊ sˈwɛti pɑmz, noʊ hɪnt əv ˈnərvəsnəs. ðɛl slaɪd bɪˈhaɪnd ə dɛsk bɪtˈwin tu pɑdz fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk glæs ənd ˈmɛtəl ˈkjubɪkəlz iʧ kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈpiˈsi wɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 pleɪərz kən kəmˈpit wɪˈθaʊt nɔɪz ər ˈvɪʒəwəl dɪˈstrækʃənz. "tastosis*," ɛz plɑt ənd ər kɔld wɪn ðeɪ wərk təˈgɛðər ðə ˈnɪkˌneɪm biɪŋ "ˈteɪstləs" ənd ðə ˈlætərz biɪŋ "artosis*" wɪl dɑn ðɛr ˈhɛdˌsɛts ənd ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz, flæʃ ðə kraʊd ə pɛr əv ˈʧiki smaɪlz ənd lɔnʧ ˈɪntu ə ˈdæzəlɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns. ənd plɑt ər prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz. beɪst ɪn soʊl, ˌkɔˈriə, ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈkæstɪŋ fər ˈgloʊbəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 lig (gsl*), ə ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ðət əˈtrækts mɔr ðən 50 ˈmɪljən vjuərz ˈgloʊbəli. ðɛr floʊn əraʊnd ðə wərld tɪ kæst ɪˈvɛnts təˈgɛðər ɪn ðɪs ˈɪnstəns ɪts ðə wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈsɪriz ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfaɪnəlz ɪn ˈsɪdni ənd ðeɪ du ɪt fər ə ˈhɛfti fi. ðeɪ wər ðə fərst ˈkæstərz tɪ goʊ tɪ ənd frəm ˌkɔˈriə, ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈkæpɪtəl əv ðə wərld. ðeɪv bɪn duɪŋ ðɪs fər ˈlɔŋgər ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls. ðɛr ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɪz ˈhjumərəs, ˈɛfərtləs ənd tərnz ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈmæʧɪz ˈɪntu ɪˈvɛnts wərθ spectating*. ɛz ˈkæstɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz ər kənˈsərnd, ɪz ənˈraɪvəld. ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə braɪt laɪts, ənd ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈgeɪmɪŋ pɑdz, ðɛr wɑz ðə ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈstrætəʤi geɪm, ˈstɑrˌkræft. dæn "artosis*" wɑz 14 hi ˈskeɪtɪd, hi pleɪd ˈbæskətˌbɔl, hi ləvd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈstrætəʤi geɪmz. hi kəmˈpitɪd ɪn ʧɛs ˈtərnəmənts, hæd dɛk ˈæftər dɛk əv ˈmæʤɪk: ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ kɑrdz ənd wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ə goʊ. naʊ 29 jɪrz oʊld, hi læfs æt hɪz fərst ˈmɛməri əv ˈstɑrˌkræft. "ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪli ˈfəni. aɪ wɑz brɔt əp ɪn ˈsəðərn nu ˈhæmʃər, wɪʧ ɪz ə pleɪs ðæts ˈbeɪsɪkli ʤɪst kɔˈkeɪʒən ˈpipəl. ɪts ðə ˈwaɪtɪst steɪt ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈkəntri ənd ɛz rəˈdɪkjələsli ˈfəni ɛz ðɪs ɪz, ðɛr wɑz wən ˌkɔˈriən ˈfæməli ɪn taʊn ənd aɪ wɑz bɛst frɛndz wɪθ ðət kɪd ənd hi ˌɪntrəˈdust mi tɪ ˈstɑrˌkræft," sɪz. "aɪ wɑz ˈoʊvər æt hɪz haʊs wɪθ əˈnəðər frɛnd ənd hi sɛd, 'lʊk æt ðɪs ˈɔsəm nu geɪm!' ənd aɪ ʤɪst sæt ðɛr ənd wɔʧt ɪm ənd maɪ frɛnd pleɪ." fər hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ, gɑt hɪz oʊn ˈkɑpi əv ˈstɑrˌkræft. hi pleɪd wɪθ frɛndz bət wɑz mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn spɔrts. ðət ˈɪntəˌrɛst keɪm tɪ ən ɛnd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər əv ðət jɪr wɪn ə ˌtræmpəˈlin ˈæksədənt lɛd tɪ ə ˈbroʊkən ˈæŋkəl ðət rikˈwaɪərd ə ˈmɛtəl pleɪt ənd skruz tɪ bi ˌɪmˈplæntɪd ɪn hɪz lɛg. kənˈfaɪnd ˈɪnˌdɔrz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl tɪ du, hi geɪv ˈstɑrˌkræft əˈnəðər ʃɑt. "ˈprɪti kˈwɪkli aɪ gɑt ˈrɪli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv," hi sɪz. "aɪ gɑt ˈbɛtər ðən ɔl maɪ frɛndz ɪn skul. ðɛn ðeɪ ɔl kwɪt ənd muvd ˈɔntu ˈəðər stəf bət ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft bəg hæd bɪt mi. "aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz səʧ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd ˈkɑmplɛks geɪm. noʊ wən ɛls pleɪd ɛz məʧ ɛz mi. aɪ wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪn weɪ mɔr taɪm ðən ˈɛni əv maɪ frɛndz. wɪθ maɪ ˈbroʊkən ˈæŋkəl, aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ aʊt məʧ, soʊ aɪ sæt ðɛr, aɪ ənd aɪ gɑt ˈprɪti gʊd ˈprɪti kˈwɪkli. aɪd seɪ wɪˈθɪn ə jɪr əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ maɪ ˈæŋkəl, aɪ nu aɪ kʊd bi ə ˈtʊrnəmənt pleɪər." ɪn hɪz fərst jɪr pleɪɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft, sɪz hi klɑkt əˈprɑksəmətli aʊərz əv geɪm taɪm wɪʧ, ɛz ˈɛni ˈsɪriəs ˈstɑrˌkræft pleɪər wɪl seɪ, ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ raɪt hoʊm əˈbaʊt. æt hɪz pik, hi pleɪd 16 aʊərz ə deɪ. moʊst əv əˈmɛrɪkə juzd ˈɪntərˌnɛt, wɪʧ mɛnt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmæʧɪz wər sloʊ ənd ˈɛvəri taɪm hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pleɪ, hid hæv tɪ juz hɪz ˈfæməliz foʊn laɪn, wɪʧ ˈdɪdənt ˌɪmˈprɛs hɪz ˈpɛrənts. "ðeɪ ˈprɪti məʧ ˈheɪtɪd ɪt," hi sɪz. "aɪ gɑt maɪ ˈmoʊdəm ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ ə lɔt. ðeɪd ənˈpləg maɪ ˈkiˌbɔrd ər maɪ ˈmɑnətər ənd haɪd ɪt ɪn ðə kɑr ənd lɑk ɪt." "maɪ ˈməðər wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈgɪvɪŋ mi tɔks ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ mi aɪ hæd tɪ stɑp pleɪɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft." ɪt wɑz ə ˈkɑnstənt ˈbætəl wɛr hɪz ˈpɛrənts ʤɪst "ˈdɪdənt gɪt ɪt." ðeɪ wʊd ənˈpləg hɪz ˈmoʊdəm, bət hi wʊd hæv ə stæk əv ðɛm ˈəndər hɪz bɛd. wɪn hɪz ˈfæməli wɛnt tɪ slip, hid pʊl aʊt əˈnəðər ˈmoʊdəm, pləg ɪt ɪn ənd pleɪ ˈstɑrˌkræft θru ðə naɪt. hi wʊd ˈɔfən pleɪ frəm 11 p.m*. tɪ 7 a.m*., ənd ˈhaɪdɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈmoʊdəmz ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈfæməli woʊk əp. ɪgˈzɔstɪd frəm pleɪɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft æt naɪt, slɛpt ˈdʊrɪŋ skul aʊərz. ʤɪm wɑz ðə fərst klæs iʧ deɪ hi wʊd næp θru ðət. hɪz ˈsɛkənd klæs wɑz ˈkɛmɪstri hi slɛpt θru ðət, tu. hɪz greɪdz slɪpt, bət hi ˈdɪdənt kɛr. nən əv hɪz ˈklæsɪz wər ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɛz ˈstɑrˌkræft. hi ləvd ɪts kəmˈplɛksɪti ənd ɪts dɛpθ. hi ləvd ðət ðɛr wɑz soʊ məʧ tɪ lərn, soʊ məʧ tɪ noʊ, ənd hi kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz faɪnd pleɪərz ɔn ˌkɔˈriən ˈsərvərz hu kʊd ˈʧælənʤ ɪm. ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɑz peɪɪŋ ɔf. hi meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə juz. ˈfaɪnəlz eɪt taɪmz ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə æt ðə wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps əv ˈstɑrˌkræft twaɪs, wɪʧ pleɪst ɪm ɪn ðə tɔp θri ˈstɑrˌkræft pleɪərz ɪn ðə juz. hi wɑz ənˈdaʊtɪdli wən əv ðə bɛst pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. bət noʊ wən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈstɑrˌkræft kɛrd. "maɪ ˈməðər wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈgɪvɪŋ mi tɔks ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ mi aɪ hæd tɪ stɑp pleɪɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft, bət baɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt aɪ wɑz ˈhɛvəli ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˌkɔˈriən sin ənd aɪ hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət aɪ wʊd meɪk ə ˈlɪvɪŋ aʊt əv ðɪs," hi sɪz. ɪn 2002 hi ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm haɪ skul dɪˈspaɪt ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈklæsɪz. ɛz hɪz ˈklæsˌmeɪts fɪld ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, hæd hɪz aɪz sɛt ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ɪnˈtaɪərli: ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈmɛkə əv ðə wərld. ɪn ˈkænzəs ɪn ˈkænzəs ˌsaʊθˈwɛst əv nu ˈhæmʃər ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, kæn., ə nɪk "ˈteɪstləs" plɑt ənd hɪz ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər ʃɔn (hu həz ˈɔlsoʊ sɪns gɔn ɔn tɪ meɪk ə neɪm fər hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈbrɔdˌkæstər, wɔkt ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈloʊkəl geɪm ʃɑp, ˈpɑkət ˈməni ɪn hænd. ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə nu geɪm kɔld ˈstɑrˌkræft. ɪt wɑz ə ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈstrætəʤi əˈbaʊt ˈeɪliənz ənd mərˈinz ənd ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps ənd, tɪ ðə tu ˈbrəðərz ɪn 1998 ɪt lʊkt əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ðə ˈbrəðərz bɔt ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə geɪm. ðeɪ tʊk tərnz pleɪɪŋ, wən ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈəðərz ˈʃoʊldər, ˈʃaʊtɪŋ kəˈmændz ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsən haʊ ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ rɔŋ. ðɛr ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɑz sloʊ, ənd ˈmæʧɪz wər fən bət nɑt ɛz kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɛz ðeɪ kʊd hæv bɪn. ˈwɑnɪŋ ə ˈʧælənʤ ənˈhɪndərd baɪ ðɛr kəˈnɛkʃən, ðə ˈbrəðərz wɛnt tɪ ə læn kəˈfeɪ tɪ pleɪ. "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðɛr wɑz səm gaɪ hu wɑz əˈbaʊt faɪv jɪrz ˈoʊldər ðən ˈjuˈɛs hu wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli ən ˈæshoʊl hu bit ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðɛn tɔkt ʃɪt," nɪk plɑt sɪz. "aɪ θɪŋk ðət wɑz maɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ ˈfæktər. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ goʊ bæk ðɛr ənd bit ɪm əˈgɛn, soʊ maɪ ˈbrəðər ənd aɪ ˈpræktɪst ə lɔt. "wi ˈnɛvər ˈɛndɪd əp goʊɪŋ bæk ðɛr bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt keɪm aʊt." kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə wərld æt haɪ spidz wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌkɔˈriən ˈsərvərz, ðə ˈbrəðərz ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðeɪd faʊnd ə ləv ɪn kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈstɑrˌkræft. laɪk, ðeɪ fɛl ɪn ləv wɪθ ðə geɪmz dɛpθ ənd ˈʧælənʤ. ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈwəzənt ʤɪst əˈbaʊt twɪʧ ˈriflɛksəz; ðɛr wɑz ˈstrætəʤi æt ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl, ɪt ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd wɪθ nuɑns ənd noʊ ˈmætər haʊ gʊd ðə ˈbrəðərz gɑt, ðeɪ kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən hu kʊd bit ðɛm. baɪ ðə taɪm ðeɪ wər ɪn haɪ skul, ðə plɑt ˈbrəðərz wər ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈtərnəmənts ənd kənˈsɪstəntli ˈwɪnɪŋ. ˈnæʧərəli, skul ˈsəfərd. "aɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli tʊk ə bənʧ əv kəmˈpjutər ˈklæsɪz ɪn haɪ skul bɪˈkəz æt ðə taɪm ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈklæsɪz wər ˈprɪti ˈsɪmpəl, soʊ aɪ nu aɪ kʊd goʊ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz aɪ wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ meɪk ˈjuzɪŋ si++ ənd aɪd spɛnd ðə rɛst əv ðə klæs ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈbaʊt bɪld ˈɔrdərz ɪn ˈstɑrˌkræft," plɑt sɪz. hi slɛpt θru ˈɪŋlɪʃ. hi slɛpt θru mæθ ˈklæsɪz. "aɪ wɑz ɛkˈsɛlɪŋ ɪn maɪ ˈɪŋlɪʃ klæs ənˈtɪl ðeɪ toʊld mi aɪ ˈkʊdənt raɪt maɪ ˈpeɪpərz əˈbaʊt ˈstɑrˌkræft, ənd ˈæftər ðət aɪ lɔst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ." ˈæftər ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ haɪ skul, plɑt muvd tɪ ˈdɛnvər fər ˈkɑlɪʤ wɛr hi ˈstədid fəˈlɑsəfi ənd saɪˈkɑləʤi ənd rɪˈsivd ə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp fər ˈpəblɪk ˈspikɪŋ. hɪz ˈpɛrənts ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ə saɪ əv rɪˈlif ðɛr sən wɑz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ. lɔ skul wɑz ɔn ðə kɑrdz. ðɛr wɑz tɔk əv ə ph.d*. ɪn fəˈlɑsəfi. ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz wər dən. ðɛn ˈstɑrˌkræft keɪm ˈkɔlɪŋ. ðə stoʊn eɪʤ ðə stoʊn eɪʤ ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ənd ˈkæstɪŋ ɛz wi naʊ noʊ ɪt ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. təˈdeɪ ðɛr ər ɪnˈtaɪər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈmæʧɪz ənd ligz laɪk ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ˈgloʊbəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 lig ənd ðət ər ˌfʊlˈskeɪl pərˈdəkʃənz, kəmˈplit wɪθ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkæstərz fər ˈɛvəri geɪm. ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən kən tun ɪn tɪ ə strim ənd wɔʧ ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkæstərz ə mæʧ ɪn haɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. ˈpipəl ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkæstərz. ɪn ðə deɪz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɑrˌkræft, θɪŋz wər ˈdɪfərənt. ˈdɛrɪk "dox*" ɪz ə ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə tim ənd həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft kəmˈjunɪti fər 15 jɪrz. hi sɪz ðət ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz wər rɛr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə riˈlis əv ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu traɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑmənˌtɛri wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ əˈgɛnst tɛkˈnɑləʤi. "wi ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈstrimɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, soʊ ðə weɪ wi juzd tɪ du θɪŋz wɑz wi wʊd ˈrɛkərd ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ əv ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə riˈpleɪ, ðɛn wi wʊd əˈtæʧ ðə riˈpleɪ faɪl ənd ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ faɪl ɪn ə zɪp ənd ˈəˌploʊd ðət zɪp tɪ ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt," hi sɪz. "ˈpipəl kʊd ðɛn ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɪt, wɔʧ ðə riˈpleɪ ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ ɑr ˈvɔɪsɪz ɛz ðeɪ wɔʧt ɪt. ɪt wɑz laɪk ðɪs oʊld skul ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈkɑnsɛpt. ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli bæd, bət ðət wɑz haʊ wi dɪd ɪt." ðət wɑz wən weɪ əv duɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə stoʊn eɪʤ əv. ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈtʊrnəmənt wɑz noʊ ˈizi fit, ˈiðər. bɑb ɪz ə ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər æt ˈblɪzərd, ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈstɑrˌkræft ənd ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ɪn 1998 hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈgeɪmərz lig wɛr ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈmæʧɪz wʊd bi pleɪd ənd refereed*. æt ðə taɪm ðɛr wər noʊ riˈpleɪ ˈfəŋkʃənz, noʊ əbˈzərvər ˈfəŋkʃənz ənd noʊ weɪ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr pleɪərz wərənt ˈʧitɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn boʊθ pleɪərz' skrinz. "tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr pleɪərz wərənt ˈʧitɪŋ," hi sɪz, "aɪ wʊd ʤəmp ɪn ðə geɪm wɪθ ðɛm ɛz ə ˈnutrəl [ə reɪs ɪn ðə geɪm] ənd aɪ wʊd ʤɪst lɪft maɪ kəˈmænd ˈsɛnər tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ðə mæp ənd frəm ðət pɔɪnt aɪ wʊd hæv ðɛm tim wɪθ mi ənd gɪv mi ˈvɪʒən. "aɪ wʊd ðɛn wɔʧ ðə mæʧ, teɪk noʊts ənd raɪt ə rɪˈpɔrt wɪθ əv wət ˈhæpənd. ðæts haʊ wɑz dən ɪn 1998 tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əˈsaɪd, ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə "prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər" wɑz ˈfɔrən tɪ. ˈərli ˈtərnəmənts hæd hu traɪd tɪ wɪp əp ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, bət baɪ moʊst əˈkaʊnts ðiz ˈpipəl hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. ˈstɑrˌkræft wɑz ənd stɪl ɪz ˈwaɪdli rɪˈgɑrdɪd ə ˈkɑmplɛks geɪm ðæts ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈnɑləʤəbəl ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər, ðə geɪm wɑz ˈhɑrdər tɪ wɔʧ ðən ɪt wɑz tɪ pleɪ. ˈstɑrˌkræft wɑz ˈjərnɪŋ fər prəˈfɛʃənəlz. ˌkɔˈriə ˌkɔˈriə nɪk plɑt ˈnɛvər stɑpt pleɪɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft. hi meɪ hæv ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd rɪˈsivd ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps, bət hi stɪl pleɪd ˈɛvəri deɪ, stɪl skɪpt ˈklæsɪz tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈtərnəmənts ənd wɑz dɪˈtərmənd tɪ meɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə kərɪr frəm ˈstɑrˌkræft. hi ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli noʊ wət ðət kərɪr wʊd lʊk laɪk ər haʊ hi wʊd du ɪt, bət ðə geɪm hæd səʧ ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ɪm hi kʊd nɑt lɛt ɪt goʊ, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt mɛnt ən ənˈsərtən fˈjuʧər. "ɪf ju lʊk æt ˈstɑrˌkræft, ɪts laɪk," plɑt sɪz. ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈfɛrli oʊld ˈʒɑnrə əv mˈjuzɪk. ɪts ˈpɑpjələr naʊ, bət ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈbaʊt 15 jɪrz oʊld. ɪt wɑz ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ˈəndərˌgraʊnd kləbz ɪn ˈləndən, soʊ tɪ bi ə 15 jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɑz ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. wɛˈræz naʊ ɪts mɔr ˈmeɪnˌstrim ənd ækˈsɛsəbəl. "soʊ naʊ, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈgeɪmər, ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi hɑrd, bət ju kən du ɪt, wɛˈræz bæk ðɛn ju wər ˈbeɪsɪkli ə ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈɑrtɪst." ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈpraɪzɪz ɪn ðə juz. wər ˈmigər. ə pleɪər kʊd wɪn ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈæftər ˈtʊrnəmənt ənd teɪk hoʊm ˈoʊnli ə fju grænd æt ðə ɛnd əv ə jɪr. ɪn 2005 hi ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl 12 əv ə ˈtʊrnəmənt. ðə tu wər pɛrd təˈgɛðər, ənd nɪk plɑt lɔst tɪ hɪz ˈbrəðər. ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn waɪl hɪz ˈbrəðər pleɪd, hi ˈnoʊtɪst ðə ˈɛmˈsi ɔn steɪʤ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. "hi hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə geɪm. ˈlɪtərəli noʊ aɪˈdiə," plɑt sɪz. ðə ˈɛmˈsi prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌrudəˈmɛntəri dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv θɪŋz ˈhæpənɪŋ ɔn ðə skrin. ˈjunɪts ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ. ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ. ˈmuvɪŋ frəm wən saɪd əv ðə skrin tɪ əˈnəðər. ðɛr wɑz noʊ æˈnælɪsɪs, noʊ ˈkɑntɛkst ənd ˈnəθɪŋ riˈmoʊtli ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ. ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ haʊ ˈlɪtəl ðə ˈkɑmənˌtɛri wɑz duɪŋ fər ˈɛniˌwən, plɑt æst ɪf hi kʊd goʊ əp ɔn steɪʤ tɪ co-host*. hi sɪz ɪt wɛnt "ˈbɛtər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd," bət ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ɪt pʊt ɪm ɔn ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft mæp ɪn weɪz hɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈhædənt. hir wɑz ə ˈkɑnfədənt, ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt ˈspikər wɪθ kərˈɪzmə ənd ə sɛns əv ˈhjumər hu nɑt ˈoʊnli nu ˈstɑrˌkræft laɪk ðə bæk əv hɪz hænd bət kʊd tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪn ə weɪ ðət ɪnˈgeɪʤd ˈpipəl ɔn ə ˈlɛvəl noʊ ˈpriviəs wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ du. ɔf ðə bæk əv ðɪs ˈkæstɪŋ, hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ du mɔr. ˈtərnəmənts ɪn ˈɪtəli, ˈʤərməni, ʤəˈpæn ənd ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɪm tɪ kæst ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ. hi ˈwəzənt peɪd tɪ du ˈɛni əv ɪt prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkæstɪŋ ˈwəzənt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ə kərɪr bæk ðɛn bət ðə ˈtrævəl wɑz fri. ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl səˈmɛstər əv ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˌkɔˈriə keɪm ˈkɔlɪŋ. ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 hæd ʤɪst bɪn əˈnaʊnst. ɪt wʊd bi səm jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə geɪm wʊd bi riˈlist, bət ˌkɔˈriən ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz bɪˈgæn ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ˈkæstɪŋ ˈtælənt ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə lɔnʧ. ðeɪ sɔ haʊ bɪg ˈstɑrˌkræft bɪˈkeɪm dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr biɪŋ noʊ prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri. ðeɪ nu ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 wʊd bi ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər ənd, wɪθ ˈkæstərz laɪk plɑt ɔn bɔrd, ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðɛr riʧ ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. "aɪ rɛd ðə iˈmeɪl θri tɪ fɔr taɪmz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈkreɪzi ər ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ ɪt. ðɛn aɪ toʊld maɪ ˈfæməli." ə ˌkɔˈriən ˈbrɔdˌkæst, gomtv*, iˈmeɪld plɑt ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm θru ðə ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn. ɪt meɪd ən ˈɔfər: hi wʊd muv tɪ soʊl ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri fər ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈtərnəmənts. ðɛr wər noʊ ˌgɛrənˈtiz əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ hid hæv tɪ faɪnd hɪz oʊn pleɪs tɪ lɪv, ɔn hɪz oʊn ənd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈprɑməs ðət ðɪs gɪg wʊd lɛd tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. "aɪ rɛd ðə iˈmeɪl θri tɪ fɔr taɪmz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr aɪ ˈwəzənt ˈkreɪzi ər ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ ɪt," plɑt sɪz. "ðɛn aɪ toʊld maɪ ˈfæməli. ðɛr wɑz səm kənˈsərn, bət aɪ sɛd, 'lʊk, əm goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ. aɪ doʊnt ˈrɪli kɛr ɪf ju doʊnt wɔnt mi tɪ goʊ.' ənd ðɛn aɪ wɛnt." plɑt drɑpt aʊt əv ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd wɑz ɪn ˌkɔˈriə ə wik ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə iˈmeɪl. hi wʊd goʊ ɔn tɪ bi ðə fərst ˈwɛstərn ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈkæstər ɪn saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə. bæk ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər, kɪkt ɔf hɪz oʊn ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈtʊrnəmənt wɪθ ə frɛnd. ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ðə læk əv ˈtərnəmənts ɪn ðə sin, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ðə ˈmæʧɪz. ˌkɔˈriə wɑz stɪl ɔn hɪz maɪnd. ˈstɑrˌkræft hæd ˈnɛvər lɛft hɪz maɪnd. ðɪs wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ hi wɑz duɪŋ fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti. "aɪ fɛlt laɪk wi dɪˈzərvd ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs ənd noʊ wən wɑz duɪŋ ɪt, soʊ aɪ dɪd ɪt," hi sɪz. hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd hɪz rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz tɪ ə ˈpiˈsi ənd ˈəˌploʊdɪd ðə faɪlz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ɪn 2008 hi wɑz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ ə kəmˈpitɪŋ ˌkɔˈriən ˈbrɔdˌkæstər. "aɪ θɔt, 'oʊ, maɪ gɑd, ðɪs ɪz ɪt, ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˌɑpərˈtunəti, aɪ ˈkænɑt skru ðɪs əp!'" sɪz. "ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti ˈɔsəm. maɪ ˈfæməli wɑz səˈpraɪzd ðət aɪ ˈwəzənt ʤɪst ˈbʊlˌʃɪtɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr." tu deɪz ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə iˈmeɪl, hæd ə ˈtɪkɪt tɪ ˌkɔˈriə ɪn hɪz hænd. hi wʊd goʊ ɔn tɪ bi ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈwɛstərn ˈstɑrˌkræft ˈkæstər ɪn saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə. ðə gɪft əv ðə gæb ðə gɪft əv gæb ənd plɑt iʧ meɪd ðɛr weɪ tɪ ˌkɔˈriə ˈsɛpərətli, bət ɪt wʊd bi ðɛr ˈkəmɪŋ təˈgɛðər ðət ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ ˈstɑrˌkræft wɑz commentated*. əˈpɑn ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn ˌkɔˈriə, plɑt slɛpt ɔn frɛndz' ˈkaʊʧɪz, wərkt ɛz ə ˈkæstər, ˈlərnɪd ðə ˌkɔˈriən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd traɪd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˈkəlʧər ʃɑk. ðɪs ˈwəzənt ˈkænzəs ˌɛniˈmɔr. faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə smɔl əˈpɑrtmənt wɪθ 15 ˈtiˌneɪʤ proʊ ˈgeɪmərz ənd ə ˈkɑlig frəm ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt hi wɑz ˈkæstɪŋ fər. hi ədˈmɪts hi hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn, bət hi wɛnt wɪθ ɪt. ˈniðər ˈkæstər meɪd məʧ ˈməni wɪn ðeɪ fərst ˈstɑrtɪd, bət ðeɪ hæd meɪd ɪt tɪ ˌkɔˈriə. ˈniðər wɑz ʃʊr wət ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ər wɛr ɪt wʊd teɪk ðɛm, bət ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pʊt ðɛr feɪθ ɪn ðə geɪm. ðɛr ˈpæʃən fər ˈstɑrˌkræft hæd, ˈæftər ɔl, ˈgɔtən ðɛm ðɪs fɑr. "wi kɛpt goʊɪŋ fər ðə seɪm ˈrizən ˈɛni ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈɑrtɪst ɛndz əp biɪŋ ə ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈɑrtɪst," plɑt sɪz. "ju hæv noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈəðər θɪŋz. ðɪs wən θɪŋ, ˈstɑrˌkræft, ɪz wət meɪks ju fil əˈlaɪv ənd ˈhæpi. aɪ θɪŋk ðɛrz səm dɪˈgri əv maɪˈoʊpiə ɪn ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz jʊr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪn biɪŋ ə ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈɑrtɪst, bət ɪts ʤɪst wət meɪd mi fil əˈlaɪv. ɪt meɪd mi fil ˈhæpi." ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli, boʊθ plɑt ənd bɪˈgæn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə neɪm fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz boʊθ ɪn ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˌkɔˈriə. ɛz ðə haɪp sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈɪmənənt lɔnʧ əv ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 bɪlt, soʊ tu dɪd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɛr ˈkɑmənˌtɛri, ənd ðə ˌkɔˈriən ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈnɛtˌwərks tʊk noʊt. nɑt ˈoʊnli wər ðeɪ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkæstərz sɛt əp ɪn ˌkɔˈriə æt ðə taɪm, vjuərz ˈkʊdənt gɪt ɪˈnəf əv ðɛm. wɪˈθɪn mənθs əv ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˌkɔˈriə, ðeɪd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ɛz ðə ki ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ. ðeɪ muvd aʊt əv ðə ˈkraʊdɪd əˈpɑrtmənts, stɑpt sˈlipɪŋ ɔn ˈkaʊʧɪz ənd sun bɪˈgæn ˈkæstɪŋ təˈgɛðər. ðə tu nu iʧ ˈəðər frəm ðɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ deɪz, bət naʊ ðət ðeɪ wər boʊθ ɪn soʊl, ə ˈfrɛndʃɪp ˈblɑsəmd. boʊθ hæd ə ˈbərnɪŋ ləv fər ˈstɑrˌkræft ənd kʊd tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈɛndləsli. ðɛr ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪd iʧ ˈəðərz. plɑt wɑz ðə ˈlaʊdər ənd mɔr ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən əv ðə tu, fʊl əv ˈɛnərʤi ənd ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm. "hi wɑz ə lɔt ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə ˈəðər ˈstɑrˌkræft pleɪərz," sɪz. "wɪn aɪ fərst mɛt ɪm, hi hæd daɪd hɛr ənd feɪs piercings*. hi strək mi ɛz ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈsoʊʃəbəl, gaɪ. ɪt ˈwəzənt ə səˈpraɪz ðət hi wɑz əˈproʊʧt tɪ goʊ tɪ ˌkɔˈriə. ɪf ðɛr wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ɪn ˈstɑrˌkræft, ɪt wɑz ˈɑbviəsli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪm." wɑz ðə mɔr rɪˈzərvd əv ðə tu, bət ˈoʊnli ʤɪst. ˈikwəli ənd ˈkɑnfədənt, hiz ðə mɔr ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər. ən ˌənəˈbæʃt nərd, hi həz ən ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidɪk ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə geɪm. wɪn ðə tu bɪˈgæn ˈkæstɪŋ təˈgɛðər, ðɛr daɪˈnæmɪk wɑz ˈmæʤɪk. "noʊ wən həz ðə ˈkɛmɪstri ðət həz," sɪz ɔˈstreɪljən ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈkæstər li "maynarde*" mandalov*. "ðɛr ðə bɛst nɑt bɪˈkəz əv wɪn ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ðɛr soʊ gʊd təˈgɛðər ðət ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ keɪm ˈleɪtər ðeɪ wʊd stɪl bi ðə bɛst. "ðeɪv bɪn frɛndz fər mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd. ðeɪ hæv ə ræˈpɔr wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər ðət noʊ ˈəðər ˈkæstɪŋ ˈduoʊ həz." ðə tu hæv nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈmæstərd ðə ɑrt əv ˈkæstɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli; ðeɪ kən ˈɛfərtləsli kæst wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. ðeɪ noʊ wɪn tɪ spik ənd wɪn tɪ lɛt ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsən spik. ðeɪv ˈfɪgjərd aʊt wɪn tɪ prəˈvaɪd æˈnælɪsɪs, wɪn tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈbækˌgraʊnd ənd wɪn tɪ meɪk ə ˈstupɪd ʤoʊk. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛm kæst ə mæʧ ɪz ə ˈsimləs ɪkˈspɪriəns. laɪk oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈriˌleɪ ˈsprɪntərz ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈbæˌtɑn tɪ iʧ ˈəðər, ðeɪ noʊ wɪn tɪ pæs ðə ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsən. "wi doʊnt ˈivɪn hæv tɪ spik," sɪz. "wi kən gɪv iʧ ˈəðər ə glæns ər du wən kwɪk ˈlɪtəl hænd ˈsɪgnəl ənd wi noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wət ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsən ɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn ənd haʊ tɪ dil wɪθ ɪt." ˈəpˌkip ˈəpˌkip ənd plɑt ər ˈkərəntli ðə moʊst ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈkæstɪŋ ˈduoʊ ɪn ðə wərld. ðeɪ frəm ðɛr oʊn ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn soʊl ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæst tɪ ˈmɪljənz əv vjuərz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ɔn tɔp əv ðɛr ˈsæləriz, ðeɪ hæv ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps ənd ʧɑrʤ fiz tɪ kæst æt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪˈvɛnts. bət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ steɪ æt ðə tɔp əv ðɛr geɪm, ðɛr ɪz ˈəpˌkip. spɛnz mɔr taɪm ɔn ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ðən moʊst prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈgeɪmərz. hi həz ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈmæʧɪz ˈstrimɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd kəmˈpjutər æt hoʊm ɔl deɪ lɔŋ. hi kips əp tɪ deɪt wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈhæpənɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ bɛd, hil wɔʧ ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ˈmæʧɪz ɔn hɪz ˈaɪˌpæd ər ˈlæpˌtɑp. ɔn ən ˈævərɪʤ deɪ, hil spɛnd sɪks tɪ eɪt aʊərz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ənd pleɪɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 hi ɪz ˈmɛrid tɪ ə ˈvɛri ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈwʊmən. ˈəpˌkip ɪz lɛs starcraft-intensive*. hi spɛnz hɪz deɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈbrɔdˌkæsts frəm ɔl spɔrts, ˈivɪn ðoʊz hi həz noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn. hil wɔʧ ənd ˈænəˌlaɪz haʊ dɑrt ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ˈnævəˌgeɪt ə geɪm əv dɑrts. hil əbˈzərv ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd sˈwɪmɪŋ ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ənd wɔʧ nuz ˈbrɔdˌkæsts. hi ˈɔlsoʊ kips əp wɪθ ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 sin ənd ɪnˈʃʊrz hi noʊz hu ɔl ðə pleɪərz ər, haʊ ðeɪ pleɪ ənd haʊ ðɛr ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ. ˈdəstɪn ˈbraʊdər ɪz ðə geɪm dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 æt ˈblɪzərd. hi ˈwɑʧɪz ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd sɪz ðeɪ ər səm əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkæstərz. "aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ hæv səʧ greɪt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə geɪm," hi sɪz. "ðɛr ˈrɪli gʊd æt ˈbɪldɪŋ əp ðə ˈdrɑmə ðət goʊz ɔn ɪn ðə geɪm, ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə steɪks ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn ˈbætəl; ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə steɪks ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn ˈmoʊmənt." ˈbraʊdər dɪˈskraɪbz ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ɛz ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl geɪm əˈbaʊt ˈstrætəʤi, soʊ ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊ wəts ɪn ðə pleɪərz hɛd. ɪn ə geɪm laɪk kɔl əv ˈduti, hi sɪz ə vjuər kən si ɪf ə pleɪər ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ən əˈpoʊnənt ənd ɪf ðɛr duɪŋ wɛl. ɪn ə geɪm laɪk ˈstɑrˌkræft, ðə ˈækʃənz əv ə pleɪər ər nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz klɪr. ə gʊd ˈkæstər kən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wət pleɪərz ər duɪŋ, wət pleɪərz ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ du ənd haʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər mæʧ wɪl pæn aʊt beɪst ɔn ðiz ˈækʃənz. pɑrt əv' ˈəpˌkip ɪz noʊɪŋ hu ɔl ðə pleɪərz ər, wət ˈstrætəʤiz ðeɪ juz, wət pleɪərz ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, wət pleɪərz ər ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ənd ðə ˈhɪstəri bɪtˈwin pleɪərz. wɪn kæsts ə mæʧ, ɪts nɑt ə ˈmætər əv ˈvərsəz ər mərˈinz ˈvərsəz, ɪts ˈnɛstiə ˈvərsəz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr ˈhɪstəri. "ðeɪ hæv ən ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə pleɪərz, ənd ðət brɪŋz ə tən tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl. jʊr nɑt ʤɪst ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə geɪm ðæts ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ju." "ðeɪ hæv ən ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə pleɪərz, ənd ðət brɪŋz ə tən tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl," ˈbraʊdər sɪz. "jʊr nɑt ʤɪst ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə geɪm ðæts ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ju. jʊr ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ ə glɪmps ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɛni geɪmz ðət hæv gɔn ˌbiˈfɔr tɪ gɪv ə sɛns əv wət ɪz ðə ˈɛpɪk ˈstrəgəl bɪtˈwin ðiz tu pleɪərz ˈoʊvər ðə læst sɪks mənθs, lɛt əˈloʊn wəts ˈhæpənɪŋ ɔn skrin təˈdeɪ. "ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ si wət ɪts laɪk wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ənˈlɛs ju spik ˌkɔˈriən goʊ wɔʧ ɪt ɪn ˌkɔˈriən naʊ," sɪz ˈbraʊdər. ə lɪv ˈɔdiəns ənd ˌkɔˈriən ˈkæstərz maɪt tɛl ə vjuər wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ənd ˈwɛðər ɪts wərθ ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt. bət tɪ ðə ˈspikər hu ˈdəzənt hæv ən ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidɪk ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə geɪm, ɪt ˈdəzənt tɛl vjuərz wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ənd waɪ ɪt ˈmætərz. ðɛrz noʊ ˈstɔri, noʊ ˈdrɑmə. ɛz ˈbraʊdər sɪz, tɪ ðə ˈævərɪʤ vjuər, ɪts unwatchable*. plɑt siz hɪz roʊl ɛz ə trænzˈleɪtər, wəts ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈɑnˌskrin fər vjuərz ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈstɔri soʊ vjuərz kən fil laɪk ðɛr pɑrt əv ðə ˈækʃən. "wɪr laɪk frəm stɑr wɔrz," hi sɪz. "wi kən spik ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd tɔk tɪ ðə ewoks*. wɪr ˈteɪkɪŋ wət lʊks laɪk ə bənʧ əv ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps bloʊɪŋ əp ənd seɪɪŋ, 'lʊk, ðɛrz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrɪli kul goʊɪŋ ɔn hir. hiz traɪɪŋ tɪ trɪk ɪm ənd ðɛn hiz ˈgɑnə riækt laɪk ðɪs, ənd ɪf ðət ˈhæpənz ðə geɪm wɪl ɛnd laɪk ðɪs.' "ðæts wət wɪr ˈeɪbəl tɪ du. wɪr laɪk ðə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈɪntu ˈstɑrˌkræft." ˈstɑrvɪŋ noʊ mɔr ˈstɑrvɪŋ noʊ mɔr ɪts hɑrd fər ðə ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə geɪm wɪˈθaʊt, ənd ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri. ənd fər, ɪts hɑrd fər ðɛm tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðɛr oʊn lɪvz wɪˈθaʊt ˈstɑrˌkræft. "ɪts ʧeɪnʤd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn maɪ laɪf," sɪz. "aɪ hæv ə kərɪr ðət aɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli ləv, əm [æt] ðə tɔp əv ðə fild, əm ˈbɪldɪŋ ə nu ˈɪndəstri, aɪ gɪt tɪ ˈtrævəl əraʊnd ðə wərld, aɪv mɛt nu frɛndz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪts hɑrd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsteɪt wət ˈstɑrˌkræft ənd ˈkæstɪŋ ˈstɑrˌkræft həz dən fər mi." drɛnʧt ˈəndər blu ənd ˈpərpəl laɪts ɪn frənt əv ə lɪv ˈɔdiəns ɪn ˈsɪdni, ðə ˈduoʊ klaɪm ðə steɪʤ ənd teɪk ðɛr sits bɪtˈwin ðə pɑdz ðət haʊs ɔˈstreɪljəz bɛst ˈstɑrˌkræft pleɪərz. ˈsəmˌwɛr wɪˈθɪn ðə tu ˈkæstərz ər ˈrɛmnənts əv ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤ bɔɪz hu hɪd ˈmoʊdəmz ˈəndər ðɛr bɛdz, slɛpt θru ʤɪm klæs ənd ˈtaɪrləsli traɪd tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ðət ðɛr wɑz ə fˈjuʧər ɪn ðɪs kəmˈpjutər geɪm frəm 1998 təˈdeɪ ðeɪ dɑn ðɛr ˈhɛdˌsɛts, smaɪl æt ðɛr ˈɔdiəns ənd pʊt ɔn ə ʃoʊ fər ðoʊz hu ləv ðə geɪm ɛz məʧ ɛz ðeɪ du. ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts noʊ mɔr.
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yesterday we stopped by norway pavilion to see how much progress has been made on the new frozen ever after attraction the the royal meet and greet area. both areas are expected to officially open on june and it looks like are hurriedly putting on some final details. are you ready to enter the world of anna & elsa?
frozen ever after, of course, replaces the former maelstrom boat ride through norwegian folklore. keep the same boats, but instead follow all your favorite frozen characters (queen elsa, anna, olaf, kristoff, sven) in events directly following the movie.
the courtyard facade had been behind a large tarp, but now been taken down and we can see a big difference from its former look.
in addition to the new beautiful castle facade, we also have a new building with a sign that reads, “bryggestredet kjolelager.” roughly translated, that means a dress warehouse. the building appears to be inspired by a building in bergen, norway on street.
you’ll also note that, as we suspected, the old hole that overlooked the waterfalls has been closed. no more going ‘back, back, over the falls’ i guess.
over to the meet and greet area of the royal we see that the buildings look pretty much done. a couple have glorious ‘grass’ roofs others with slate. still putting a few floral details on the old castle ruins behind the building facades.
i do have some sad news to report. the mexico margarita stand is now closed and scheduled for demolition. turns out it was just too close to the new norway expansion and the theming overlapped too much. frozen margaritas will return to mexico, just in a different location.
will you be planning a trip to to visit the world of frozen?
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ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wi stɑpt baɪ ˈnɔrˌweɪ pəˈvɪljən tɪ si haʊ məʧ ˈprɑˌgrɛs həz bɪn meɪd ɔn ðə nu ˈfroʊzən ˈɛvər ˈæftər əˈtrækʃən ðə ðə rɔɪəl mit ənd grit ˈɛriə. boʊθ ˈɛriəz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ əˈfɪʃəli ˈoʊpən ɔn ʤun ənd ɪt lʊks laɪk ər ˈhəridli ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn səm ˈfaɪnəl ˈditeɪlz. ər ju ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈɛnər ðə wərld əv ˈænə ˈɛlsə? ˈfroʊzən ˈɛvər ˈæftər, əv kɔrs, rɪˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈmeɪlstrəm boʊt raɪd θru ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈfoʊˌklɔr. kip ðə seɪm boʊts, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈfɑloʊ ɔl jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfroʊzən ˈkɛrɪktərz (kwin ˈɛlsə, ˈænə, ˈoʊlɑf, ˈkrɪstɔf, svɛn) ɪn ɪˈvɛnts dɪˈrɛkli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈmuvi. ðə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd fəˈsɑd hæd bɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ə lɑrʤ tɑrp, bət naʊ bɪn ˈteɪkən daʊn ənd wi kən si ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns frəm ɪts ˈfɔrmər lʊk. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə nu ˈbjutəfəl ˈkæsəl fəˈsɑd, wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə nu ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪθ ə saɪn ðət ridz, kjolelager.”*.” ˈrəfli trænzˈleɪtəd, ðət minz ə drɛs ˈwɛˌrhaʊs. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈbərgən, ˈnɔrˌweɪ ɔn strit. ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt ðət, ɛz wi səˈspɛktɪd, ðə oʊld hoʊl ðət ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ðə ˈwɔtərˌfɔlz həz bɪn kloʊzd. noʊ mɔr goʊɪŋ ‘‘back*, bæk, ˈoʊvər ðə falls’*’ aɪ gɛs. ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə mit ənd grit ˈɛriə əv ðə rɔɪəl wi si ðət ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz lʊk ˈprɪti məʧ dən. ə ˈkəpəl hæv ˈglɔriəs ‘‘grass’*’ rufs ˈəðərz wɪθ sleɪt. stɪl ˈpʊtɪŋ ə fju ˈflɔrəl ˈditeɪlz ɔn ðə oʊld ˈkæsəl ruɪnz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ fəˈsɑdz. aɪ du hæv səm sæd nuz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt. ðə ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˌmɑrgərˈitə stænd ɪz naʊ kloʊzd ənd ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən. tərnz aʊt ɪt wɑz ʤɪst tu kloʊz tɪ ðə nu ˈnɔrˌweɪ ɪkˈspænʧən ənd ðə ˈθimɪŋ ˈoʊvərˌlæpt tu məʧ. ˈfroʊzən ˌmɑrgɛˈritəs wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ʤɪst ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt loʊˈkeɪʃən. wɪl ju bi ˈplænɪŋ ə trɪp tɪ tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə wərld əv ˈfroʊzən?
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when the world outlawed war: an interview with david swanson
for those who know war only through television, criminalizing it sounds likeoposing to criminalize government. but there was a time when the masses made war illegal.
bruce e. levine
alternet, november 21, 2011
david recently released book, when the world outlawed war, tells the story of how the highly energized peace movement in the, supported by an overwhelming majority of u.s. citizens from every level of society, was able to push politicians into something quite pact and the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. the “war outlawry” movement in the united states was so popular that most politicians could not afford to oppose it.
david swanson, since serving asess secretary in dennis 2004esidential campaign, has emerged as one of the leading activists in the united states. while swanson has fought against the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan and tried to alert americans to the fact that u.s. military spending is the source of most of our economicoblems, his activism goes much deeper. he wants to stigmatize politicians as criminals. in hisevious book war is a lie, swanson made the case for the abolition of war as an instrument of national policy, and when the world outlawed warovides an historical example of just how powerful war abolitionism can be.
bruce levine: at a college lecture that you recently gave, you asked the students andofessors if they believed war was illegal or if they had ever heard of the pact, and only about 2 or 3 percent of a large group raised their hands. but what really seems to have disturbed you is when you asked if war should be illegal, and only 5 percent thought that it should be.
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david swanson: well, both responses bothered me somewhat, but only one surprised me at all, and only one offended me. i knew people in the united states did not believe war was illegal. i knew that only the most serious peace activists had heard of the pact and that even they recognize its value, including the degree to which it is stronger than the u.n. charter in itsohibition of all wars, not just certain kinds of wars.
but why people want war to be made illegal? to my ear that sounds like not wanting slavery or rape or torture to be illegal. and still in the camp that considers torture evil, by the way. at the end of the century, when the united states snatched up hawaii, cuba, puerto rico, the philippines, guam, panama, etc., there was a popular love for war in the air. at the end of world war i, war was widely viewed as an evil disease to be eradicated. from world war forward to today there has been an ever increasing tendency to view war as ordinary, necessary, and not a war in vietnam or iraq, then certainly some other war.
for victims and most of its participants it always turns out to be the horror it appeared in 1918. but for those who know war only through u.s. television, the idea of criminalizing it sounds almost likeoposing to criminalize government. that state of affairs is what i find disturbing, the realization of how normal it is to think of government as essentially responsible for large-scale killing. this is miles away from warren return to “normalcy” after world war i. since world war we have never returned to normalcy.
bl: people have a difficult enough time today believing that they have enough power to stop a single senseless war. did the peace movement in the really believe they could abolish war?
ds: the thinking of the peace movement of the comes out of a different world, and getting back into it may be difficult for a lot of people. one doorway in, i am hoping, is through realization that a law still on the books outlaws war. while banning war may be unimaginable, war is in fact already banned. every war since 1929 has been illegal. every act of war has been illegal.
laws are, of course, what we make of them. some laws are forgotten, others expanded to completely alter their meanings. the bill of rights now applies to corporations, while the pact is considered that is purely for cultural reasons; the pact has actually never been repealed.
creating awareness of a law will not lead to its immediate enforcement, of course, but the of the believe they would end war in their lifetimes. they believed that would begin to war, to stigmatize it. in fact, after, territorial gains through war were no longer recognized, and following world war the act of making war wasosecuted as a crime for those on the losing side. but theocess of of war has stalled and back-tracked. the body of law and the world court that the envisioned have never been attempted. it is time we picked up where they left off.
bl: you say that the thinking of the peace movement of the comes out of a “different world.” in the, as you point out, peace was actually “patriotic,” and a peace movement going up against anywhere near the kind of complex we have today. in researching the history of the, is your sense that americans their majority opposition to our ongoing become increasingly more helpless, hopeless, and defeatist with regard to achieving a peaceful nation?
ds: back then war could be seen as something that backward europeans had dragged the united states into, albeit with help from greatly resentedopaganda that had beenoduced byesident woodrow team. if you ask someone in the united states if they are for peace today, they may tell you that they like peace but want to oppose wars. even in the, the united states was making war in nicaragua and threatening it in mexico, but peace was still considered the norm. then wars were imperialistic or humanitarian or racist, and conceivably avoidable. now wars are necessary tootect us from evil. in other words, they are defensive. this is a result of the twisted interpretation of the pact that was used toosecute nazis. a treaty intentionally created to avoid banning “aggressive war,” in order to ban all war, was transformed into a ban on aggressive war at nuremberg. every war since has had to be “defensive.”
pro-war attitudes today are not insurmountable. popular opinion turned against the iraq and afghanistan wars fairly quickly and never got behind the libyan war nor our various drone wars. but there is a more important difference that you mentioned between the and today: the rise of the complex. it had been around since the civil war. the navy was being built up at the same time that the u.s. senate was ratifying. but the weapons companies were not pulling strings in the. farmers, who wanted europeans to buy more corn and less weaponry, had more influence than arms merchants. in addition, congressional districts were smaller, bribery was illegal, newspapers were fairly diverse and credible, television exist, gerrymandering had not been perfected, and it was common for members of the house and senate to oppose the positions of their political parties. women got the vote in 1920. jim crow lawsevented many african-americans from voting, and eighteen to still vote, but the robber barons run the whole some of them invested heavily in peace activism.
the deck is stacked against us today, and we know it. in the imagine live to see success, but they did believe success would likely come in a future generation, step by step. they believed that outlawing blood feuds and dueling and slavery pointed the way toward outlawing war. they believed in culturalogress, even if it came slowly. so, they happily worked for what they believed to be a just cause, for what william james called “the moral equivalent of war,” and they seemed in my reading to go through fewer cycles of optimism and pessimism than do most activists today. they seemed to exhibit, in fact, less interest in what their cause could do for them than in what they could do for the cause.
this came hand-in-hand, i think, with their belief in democracy. frank kellogg, the republican secretary of state for whom the pact is named, in 1927, hated and cursed peace activists; and in 1928, worked night and day to answer their demands. why? in part because the peace activists line up behind political leaders, aesident, or a party, or frank kellogg. they moved the entire culture, all parties and all politicians, in their direction. kellogg lined up behind them.
there’s no better cure for helplessness, hopelessness, and defeatism than struggle. and i mean typical work in nonprofit industrial complex. i mean passionate all-out devotion to a moral cause that is going to change the world. salmon oliver levinson, of whom few have heard today, got a handful of friends together and hatched a plan to outlaw war, and then did it. that should inspire us. it should also bring us to understand that we owe it to ouredecessors to make good use of what they accomplished.
bl: the pact, which was ratified by the u.s. senate in 1929 by a vote of 85 to 1, is still on the books as part of the supreme law of the united states. the pact clearly condemns war and renounces war as an instrument of national policy, and resolves that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means. but does it really say that war is illegal? even the declaration of war again nazi germany?
ds: no reservations were made to the treaty by the u.s. senate, but the senate did pass an interpretive statement. secretary of state kellogg had also published his interpretations of the treaty and communicated them to the other national signatoriesior to the creation. the negotiations were all very public, having begun with a statement to the associatedess from aristide briand, the foreign minister of france, a statement illegally drafted for him by an american peace activist lobbying france to lobby the united states for peace. the public discussion of the treaty, and the u.s. view of its meaning suggest that the answer to your first question is yes.
the big looming question for people today is, of course, “what about self-defense?” response was to point to the example of dueling. no nation had banned only “aggressive dueling” and yet people could still defend themselves. they did so without making use of “defensive dueling.” it takes two to tango, to duel, this is the difficult one to make war. nazi germany did not attack the united states before the united states put its economic muscle into a war against germany, and indeed its assistance into attacking german submarines. japan attacked a u.s. territory stolen from the people of hawaii, but only after long and deliberateovocation, including u.s. support for and participation in war against japan on behalf of china, as detailed in my earlier book war is a lie.
more than self-defense, the big concern in was to make kellogg and the senate made very the peace pact would not place on the united states any obligation to go to war against another nation that violated the pact, or any obligation to join an international alliance to “keep the peace” through the use of war. the league of nations was voted down in the senate and the pact up, not purely out of irrational “isolationism,” but also because the idea of making alliances of war did not seem a wise way to eliminate war. in fact, it looked to many people in the united states all too similar to how world war i had begun. we now have further examples, of course, of the united nations and nato launching wars.
bl: the success of the peace movement in the in getting politicians to enact a law that renounces war as an instrument of national policy, and for this law then not to be taken seriously reminds me of when the cherokee people won a great victory in the u.s. supreme court with respect to their stolen lands; and then andrew jackson,esident at that time, ignored the supreme court ruling with blatant contempt by stating about the supreme court justices, “they have made their decision, now let them enforce it.” could it be americans’ most of us have never really taken seriously illegalities perpetrated against native americans and other oppressed “win the law” but have no power to enforce it?
ds: well, of course, i actually believe in karma any more than in economics, the invisible hand, or humanitarian war, and not inclined to suffer injustices because dead people who looked like me committed others. but this is a crucialoblem for us to face: just as liberty requires eternal vigilance, the enforcement of any law, especially against those with power, requires eternal vigilance. we have a sad history of not domestically criminalizing the violation of international treaties, and notosecuting powerful people for crimes. needed is culturalessure. former attorney general alberto gonzales said that just because the constitution says habeas corpus cannot be taken from you does not mean you ever had it.esident obama has put in place policies thatetty well establish that you have it anymore. that line in the constitution was not poorly written. our nation, over two centuries later, is poorly us.
bl: most historians say that theimary reason for the failure of the pact toevent wars was that the treatyovided no means of enforcement or sanctions against parties who violated itsovisions, and it did not effectively close the loopholes regarding self-defense and as to when self-defense could lawfully be claimed. is that your take on the failure of kellog-briand? in concrete terms, has the pact done any good? some historians argue that the peace movement should have focused more on getting the u.s. to join the league of you disagree?
ds: the u.n. charter leaves a giant loophole for defensive war, as well as one for any war authorized by the u.n. the pact does not. this is why is stronger. a court to resolve disputes by pacific means and toosecute war makers was never established and still needs to be. the world court of the league of nations, like international criminal court of the united nations, did not fit the bill. joining the league of nations, without transforming it radically, would have brought the united states into world war more quickly, but would not haveevented it. what might haveevented it, would have been punishing war makers after world war i instead of punishing the entire nation of germany,omoting and funding peaceful parties in germany rather than nazis, negotiating arms reductions rather than launching an arms race, and investing in the study of nonviolent dispute resolution instead of in eugenics and chemical warfare.
bl: in when the world outlawed law, you talk about the importance of the republican senator from idaho, william borah, who replaced republican senator henry cabot lodge as chair of the senate committee on foreign relations. lodge hadomoted the spanish american war as well as world war i, and supported a massive build-up of the navy. however, when lodge died in 1924, borah, a major opponent of imperialism and militarism, became chair of foreign relations. you mention that, with regards to foreign policy, the international isolationist borah was similar to ron paul. with regard to domestic policies, there were some things about borah, like paul, that made him unappealing toogressives. today, there are manyogressives who loathe some of domestic agendas so much that they cannot conceive of forming a coalition with him when it comes to anti-militarism. your take on that, given importance in getting the pact through the senate?
ds: one of the strengths of the peace movement was that it did not put the same emphasis on individual leaders that we do today. people were, not borahists. today there are libertarians, but there are also ron paulers. this makes it harder. but the peace movement of the late succeeded only when the internationalists and the isolationists came together behind outlawry and kellog-briand. this meant working in alliance with people who disagreed on many things. the leaders of the peace movement included the leaders for and against theohibition of alcohol. we have to be willing to work on causes with people we have disagreements with on other causes. but “who’s the lesser evil, obama or paul?” is the wrong question. the right question is “how will we come together to eliminate war and injustice from the face of the earth?”
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wɪn ðə wərld ˈaʊˌtlɔd wɔr: ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈdeɪvɪd sˈwɑnsən fər ðoʊz hu noʊ wɔr ˈoʊnli θru ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪt saʊnz laɪk prəˈpoʊzɪŋ tɪ ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz ˈgəvərnmənt. bət ðɛr wɑz ə taɪm wɪn ðə ˈmæsɪz meɪd wɔr ˌɪˈligəl. brus i. lɛˈvin alternet*, noʊˈvɛmbər 21 2011 ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrisəntli riˈlist bʊk, wɪn ðə wərld ˈaʊˌtlɔd wɔr, tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv haʊ ðə ˈhaɪli ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd pis ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə, səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ məˈʤɔrəti əv juz. ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl əv soʊˈsaɪɪti, wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ kwaɪt pækt ənd ðə rɪˌnənsiˈeɪʃən əv wɔr ɛz ən ˈɪnstrəmənt əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləsi. ðə outlawry”*” ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz soʊ ˈpɑpjələr ðət moʊst ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz kʊd nɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ əˈpoʊz ɪt. ˈdeɪvɪd sˈwɑnsən, sɪns ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ɪn ˈdɛnɪs 2004 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn, həz ˈimərʤd ɛz wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈæktɪvɪsts ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. waɪl sˈwɑnsən həz fɔt əˈgɛnst ðə juz. wɔrz ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd traɪd tɪ əˈlərt əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ ðə fækt ðət juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz ðə sɔrs əv moʊst əv ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑbləmz, hɪz ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm goʊz məʧ ˈdipər. hi wɔnts tɪ ˈstɪgməˌtaɪz ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɛz ˈkrɪmənəlz. ɪn hɪz ˈpriviəs bʊk wɔr ɪz ə laɪ, sˈwɑnsən meɪd ðə keɪs fər ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv wɔr ɛz ən ˈɪnstrəmənt əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləsi, ənd wɪn ðə wərld ˈaʊˌtlɔd wɔr prəˈvaɪdz ən hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ʤɪst haʊ ˈpaʊərfəl wɔr ˌæbəˈlɪʃəˌnɪzəm kən bi. brus lɛˈvin: æt ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈlɛkʧər ðət ju ˈrisəntli geɪv, ju æst ðə ˈstudənts ənd prəˈfɛsərz ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈlivd wɔr wɑz ˌɪˈligəl ər ɪf ðeɪ hæd ˈɛvər hərd əv ðə pækt, ənd ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 2 ər 3 pərˈsɛnt əv ə lɑrʤ grup reɪzd ðɛr hænz. bət wət ˈrɪli simz tɪ hæv dɪˈstərbd ju ɪz wɪn ju æst ɪf wɔr ʃʊd bi ˌɪˈligəl, ənd ˈoʊnli 5 pərˈsɛnt θɔt ðət ɪt ʃʊd bi. fʊl tɛkst bɪˈloʊ fər ˈgugəl trænzˈleɪt ˈdeɪvɪd sˈwɑnsən: wɛl, boʊθ rɪˈspɑnsɪz ˈbɑðərd mi ˈsəmˈwət, bət ˈoʊnli wən səˈpraɪzd mi æt ɔl, ənd ˈoʊnli wən əˈfɛndɪd mi. aɪ nu ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv wɔr wɑz ˌɪˈligəl. aɪ nu ðət ˈoʊnli ðə moʊst ˈsɪriəs pis ˈæktɪvɪsts hæd hərd əv ðə pækt ənd ðət ˈivɪn ðeɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ɪts ˈvælju, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə dɪˈgri tɪ wɪʧ ɪt ɪz ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðə u.n*. ˈʧɑrtər ɪn ɪts ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əv ɔl wɔrz, nɑt ʤɪst ˈsərtən kaɪnz əv wɔrz. bət waɪ ˈpipəl wɔnt wɔr tɪ bi meɪd ˌɪˈligəl? tɪ maɪ ɪr ðət saʊnz laɪk nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ sˈleɪvəri ər reɪp ər ˈtɔrʧər tɪ bi ˌɪˈligəl. ənd stɪl ɪn ðə kæmp ðət kənˈsɪdərz ˈtɔrʧər ˈivəl, baɪ ðə weɪ. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, wɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts snæʧt əp həˈwaɪˌi, ˈkjubə, ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ, ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz, gwɑm, ˈpænəˌmɑ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ðɛr wɑz ə ˈpɑpjələr ləv fər wɔr ɪn ðə ɛr. æt ðə ɛnd əv wərld wɔr aɪ, wɔr wɑz ˈwaɪdli vjud ɛz ən ˈivəl dɪˈziz tɪ bi ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd. frəm wərld wɔr ˈfɔrwərd tɪ təˈdeɪ ðɛr həz bɪn ən ˈɛvər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈtɛndənsi tɪ vju wɔr ɛz ˈɔrdəˌnɛri, ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ənd nɑt ə wɔr ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm ər ˌɪˈrɑk, ðɛn ˈsərtənli səm ˈəðər wɔr. fər ˈvɪktɪmz ənd moʊst əv ɪts pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ðə ˈhɔrər ɪt əˈpɪrd ɪn 1918 bət fər ðoʊz hu noʊ wɔr ˈoʊnli θru juz. ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪt saʊnz ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk prəˈpoʊzɪŋ tɪ ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz ˈgəvərnmənt. ðət steɪt əv əˈfɛrz ɪz wət aɪ faɪnd dɪˈstərbɪŋ, ðə ˈriləˈzeɪʃən əv haʊ ˈnɔrməl ɪt ɪz tɪ θɪŋk əv ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz ɛˈsɛnʃəli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈkɪlɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz maɪəlz əˈweɪ frəm ˈwɔrən rɪˈtərn tɪ ““normalcy”*” ˈæftər wərld wɔr aɪ. sɪns wərld wɔr wi hæv ˈnɛvər rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈnɔrməlsi. bl*: ˈpipəl hæv ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪˈnəf taɪm təˈdeɪ bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæv ɪˈnəf paʊər tɪ stɑp ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɛnsləs wɔr. dɪd ðə pis ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə ˈrɪli bɪˈliv ðeɪ kʊd əˈbɑlɪʃ wɔr? ds*: ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə pis ˈmuvmənt əv ðə kəmz aʊt əv ə ˈdɪfərənt wərld, ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ɪt meɪ bi ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl. wən ˈdɔrˌweɪ ɪn, aɪ æm ˈhoʊpɪŋ, ɪz θru ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ðət ə lɔ stɪl ɔn ðə bʊks ˈaʊˌtlɔz wɔr. waɪl ˈbænɪŋ wɔr meɪ bi ˌənɪˈmæʤɪnəbəl, wɔr ɪz ɪn fækt ɔˈrɛdi bænd. ˈɛvəri wɔr sɪns 1929 həz bɪn ˌɪˈligəl. ˈɛvəri ækt əv wɔr həz bɪn ˌɪˈligəl. lɔz ər, əv kɔrs, wət wi meɪk əv ðɛm. səm lɔz ər fərˈgɑtən, ˈəðərz ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ kəmˈplitli ˈɔltər ðɛr ˈminɪŋz. ðə bɪl əv raɪts naʊ əˈplaɪz tɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz, waɪl ðə pækt ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ðət ɪz ˈpjʊrli fər ˈkəlʧərəl ˈrizənz; ðə pækt həz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈnɛvər bɪn rɪˈpild. kriˈeɪtɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs əv ə lɔ wɪl nɑt lɛd tɪ ɪts ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, əv kɔrs, bət ðə əv ðə bɪˈliv ðeɪ wʊd ɛnd wɔr ɪn ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌtaɪmz. ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ðət wʊd bɪˈgɪn tɪ wɔr, tɪ ˈstɪgməˌtaɪz ɪt. ɪn fækt, ˈæftər, ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl geɪnz θru wɔr wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd, ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wərld wɔr ðə ækt əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ wɔr wɑz ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ɛz ə kraɪm fər ðoʊz ɔn ðə ˈluzɪŋ saɪd. bət ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv əv wɔr həz stɔld ənd back-tracked*. ðə ˈbɑdi əv lɔ ənd ðə wərld kɔrt ðət ðə ɛnˈvɪʒənd hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn əˈtɛmptəd. ɪt ɪz taɪm wi pɪkt əp wɛr ðeɪ lɛft ɔf. bl*: ju seɪ ðət ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə pis ˈmuvmənt əv ðə kəmz aʊt əv ə world.”*.” ɪn ðə, ɛz ju pɔɪnt aʊt, pis wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ““patriotic,”*,” ənd ə pis ˈmuvmənt goʊɪŋ əp əˈgɛnst ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ðə kaɪnd əv ˈkɑmplɛks wi hæv təˈdeɪ. ɪn riˈsərʧɪŋ ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə, ɪz jʊr sɛns ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz ðɛr məˈʤɔrəti ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ɑr ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli mɔr ˈhɛlpləs, ˈhoʊpləs, ənd dɪˈfitɪst wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ əˈʧivɪŋ ə ˈpisfəl ˈneɪʃən? ds*: bæk ðɛn wɔr kʊd bi sin ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈbækwərd ˌjʊrəˈpiənz hæd drægd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɪntu, ɔlˈbiɪt wɪθ hɛlp frəm ˈgreɪtli riˈzɛnəd ˌprɑpəˈgændə ðət hæd bɪn prəˈdust baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈwʊˌdroʊ tim. ɪf ju æsk ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪf ðeɪ ər fər pis təˈdeɪ, ðeɪ meɪ tɛl ju ðət ðeɪ laɪk pis bət wɔnt tɪ əˈpoʊz wɔrz. ˈivɪn ɪn ðə, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ wɔr ɪn ˌnɪkərˈɑgwə ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, bət pis wɑz stɪl kənˈsɪdərd ðə nɔrm. ðɛn wɔrz wər ˌɪmˌpiriəˈlɪstɪk ər ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ər ˈreɪsɪst, ənd kənˈsivəbli əˈvɔɪdəbəl. naʊ wɔrz ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈivəl. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðeɪ ər dɪˈfɛnsɪv. ðɪs ɪz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə tˈwɪstɪd ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə pækt ðət wɑz juzd tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈnɑtsiz. ə ˈtriti ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈbænɪŋ war,”*,” ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bæn ɔl wɔr, wɑz trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə bæn ɔn əˈgrɛsɪv wɔr æt ˈnʊrəmbərg. ˈɛvəri wɔr sɪns həz hæd tɪ bi ““defensive.”*.” ˈætəˌtudz təˈdeɪ ər nɑt ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl. ˈpɑpjələr əˈpɪnjən tərnd əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪˈrɑk ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn wɔrz ˈfɛrli kˈwɪkli ənd ˈnɛvər gɑt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈlɪˌbiən wɔr nɔr ɑr ˈvɛriəs droʊn wɔrz. bət ðɛr ɪz ə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɪfərəns ðət ju ˈmɛnʃənd bɪtˈwin ðə ənd təˈdeɪ: ðə raɪz əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks. ɪt hæd bɪn əraʊnd sɪns ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ðə ˈneɪvi wɑz biɪŋ bɪlt əp æt ðə seɪm taɪm ðət ðə juz. ˈsɛnɪt wɑz ˈrætəˌfaɪɪŋ. bət ðə ˈwɛpənz ˈkəmpəˌniz wər nɑt ˈpʊlɪŋ strɪŋz ɪn ðə. ˈfɑrmərz, hu ˈwɔntɪd ˌjʊrəˈpiənz tɪ baɪ mɔr kɔrn ənd lɛs ˈwɛpənri, hæd mɔr ˈɪnfluəns ðən ɑrmz ˈmərʧənts. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkts wər sˈmɔlər, ˈbraɪbəri wɑz ˌɪˈligəl, ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz wər ˈfɛrli dɪˈvərs ənd ˈkrɛdəbəl, ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪgˈzɪst, ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ hæd nɑt bɪn pərˈfɛktəd, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈkɑmən fər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt tɪ əˈpoʊz ðə pəˈzɪʃənz əv ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz. ˈwɪmən gɑt ðə voʊt ɪn 1920 ʤɪm kroʊ lɔz prɪˈvɛnɪd ˈmɛni ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz frəm ˈvoʊtɪŋ, ənd ˈeɪˈtin tɪ stɪl voʊt, bət ðə ˈrɑbər ˈbɛrənz rən ðə hoʊl səm əv ðɛm ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈhɛvəli ɪn pis ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm. ðə dɛk ɪz stækt əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs təˈdeɪ, ənd wi noʊ ɪt. ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmæʤən lɪv tɪ si səkˈsɛs, bət ðeɪ dɪd bɪˈliv səkˈsɛs wʊd ˈlaɪkli kəm ɪn ə fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, stɛp baɪ stɛp. ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ðət ˈaʊˌtlɔɪŋ bləd fjudz ənd ˈdulɪŋ ənd sˈleɪvəri ˈpɔɪntɪd ðə weɪ təˈwɔrd ˈaʊˌtlɔɪŋ wɔr. ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈkəlʧərəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt keɪm sˈloʊli. soʊ, ðeɪ ˈhæpəli wərkt fər wət ðeɪ bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ə ʤɪst kɔz, fər wət ˈwɪljəm ʤeɪmz kɔld ˈmɔrəl ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv war,”*,” ənd ðeɪ simd ɪn maɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ tɪ goʊ θru fjuər ˈsaɪkəlz əv ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm ənd ˈpɛsəˌmɪzəm ðən du moʊst ˈæktɪvɪsts təˈdeɪ. ðeɪ simd tɪ ɪgˈzɪbɪt, ɪn fækt, lɛs ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn wət ðɛr kɔz kʊd du fər ðɛm ðən ɪn wət ðeɪ kʊd du fər ðə kɔz. ðɪs keɪm hand-in-hand*, aɪ θɪŋk, wɪθ ðɛr bɪˈlif ɪn dɪˈmɑkrəsi. fræŋk ˈkɛlɔg, ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt fər hum ðə pækt ɪz neɪmd, ɪn 1927 ˈheɪtɪd ənd kərst pis ˈæktɪvɪsts; ənd ɪn 1928 wərkt naɪt ənd deɪ tɪ ˈænsər ðɛr dɪˈmændz. waɪ? ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ðə pis ˈæktɪvɪsts laɪn əp bɪˈhaɪnd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz, ə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ər ə ˈpɑrti, ər fræŋk ˈkɛlɔg. ðeɪ muvd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkəlʧər, ɔl ˈpɑrtiz ənd ɔl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ɪn ðɛr dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˈkɛlɔg laɪnd əp bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm. noʊ ˈbɛtər kjʊr fər ˈhɛlpləsnəs, ˈhoʊpləsnəs, ənd dɪˈfitɪzəm ðən ˈstrəgəl. ənd aɪ min ˈtɪpɪkəl wərk ɪn nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈkɑmplɛks. aɪ min ˈpæʃənət ˈɔˈlaʊt dɪˈvoʊʃən tɪ ə ˈmɔrəl kɔz ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə wərld. ˈsæmən ˈɑlɪvər ˈlɛvɪnsən, əv hum fju hæv hərd təˈdeɪ, gɑt ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv frɛndz təˈgɛðər ənd hæʧt ə plæn tɪ ˈaʊˌtlɔ wɔr, ənd ðɛn dɪd ɪt. ðət ʃʊd ˌɪnˈspaɪr ˈjuˈɛs. ɪt ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət wi oʊ ɪt tɪ ɑr ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz tɪ meɪk gʊd juz əv wət ðeɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃt. bl*: ðə pækt, wɪʧ wɑz ˈrætəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə juz. ˈsɛnɪt ɪn 1929 baɪ ə voʊt əv 85 tɪ 1 ɪz stɪl ɔn ðə bʊks ɛz pɑrt əv ðə səˈprim lɔ əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə pækt ˈklɪrli kənˈdɛmz wɔr ənd rɪˈnaʊnsɪz wɔr ɛz ən ˈɪnstrəmənt əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləsi, ənd riˈzɑlvz ðət ɔl dɪˈspjuts ʃʊd bi ˈsɛtəld baɪ ˈpisfəl minz. bət dɪz ɪt ˈrɪli seɪ ðət wɔr ɪz ˌɪˈligəl? ˈivɪn ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv wɔr əˈgɛn ˈnɑtsi ˈʤərməni? ds*: noʊ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz wər meɪd tɪ ðə ˈtriti baɪ ðə juz. ˈsɛnɪt, bət ðə ˈsɛnɪt dɪd pæs ən ˌɪnˈtərprətɪv ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈkɛlɔg hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpəblɪʃt hɪz ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz əv ðə ˈtriti ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɪgnəˌtɔriz praɪər tɪ ðə kriˈeɪʃən. ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wər ɔl ˈvɛri ˈpəblɪk, ˈhævɪŋ ˈbeɪgən wɪθ ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs frəm ˌɑrɪˈstid braɪənd, ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər əv fræns, ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˌɪˈligəli ˈdræftɪd fər ɪm baɪ ən əˈmɛrɪkən pis ˈæktɪvɪst ˈlɑbiɪŋ fræns tɪ ˈlɑbi ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts fər pis. ðə ˈpəblɪk dɪˈskəʃən əv ðə ˈtriti, ənd ðə juz. vju əv ɪts ˈminɪŋ səˈʤɛst ðət ðə ˈænsər tɪ jʊr fərst kˈwɛʃən ɪz jɛs. ðə bɪg ˈlumɪŋ kˈwɛʃən fər ˈpipəl təˈdeɪ ɪz, əv kɔrs, əˈbaʊt self-defense?”*?” rɪˈspɑns wɑz tɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈdulɪŋ. noʊ ˈneɪʃən hæd bænd ˈoʊnli dueling”*” ənd jɛt ˈpipəl kʊd stɪl dɪˈfɛnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðeɪ dɪd soʊ wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ juz əv dueling.”*.” ɪt teɪks tu tɪ ˈtæŋgoʊ, tɪ duəl, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈdɪfəkəlt wən tɪ meɪk wɔr. ˈnɑtsi ˈʤərməni dɪd nɑt əˈtæk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌbiˈfɔr ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts pʊt ɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈməsəl ˈɪntu ə wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈʤərməni, ənd ˌɪnˈdid ɪts əˈsɪstəns ˈɪntu əˈtækɪŋ ˈʤərmən ˈsəbmərˌinz. ʤəˈpæn əˈtækt ə juz. ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ˈstoʊlən frəm ðə ˈpipəl əv həˈwaɪˌi, bət ˈoʊnli ˈæftər lɔŋ ənd dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ juz. səˈpɔrt fər ənd pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn wɔr əˈgɛnst ʤəˈpæn ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈʧaɪnə, ɛz dɪˈteɪld ɪn maɪ ˈərliər bʊk wɔr ɪz ə laɪ. mɔr ðən ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns, ðə bɪg kənˈsərn ɪn wɑz tɪ meɪk ˈkɛlɔg ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt meɪd ˈvɛri ðə pis pækt wʊd nɑt pleɪs ɔn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɛni ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ goʊ tɪ wɔr əˈgɛnst əˈnəðər ˈneɪʃən ðət ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə pækt, ər ˈɛni ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ ʤɔɪn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈlaɪəns tɪ ðə peace”*” θru ðə juz əv wɔr. ðə lig əv ˈneɪʃənz wɑz ˈvoʊtɪd daʊn ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd ðə pækt əp, nɑt ˈpjʊrli aʊt əv ˌɪˈræʃənəl ““isolationism,”*,” bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈlaɪənsɪz əv wɔr dɪd nɑt sim ə waɪz weɪ tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt wɔr. ɪn fækt, ɪt lʊkt tɪ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɔl tu ˈsɪmələr tɪ haʊ wərld wɔr aɪ hæd ˈbeɪgən. wi naʊ hæv ˈfərðər ɪgˈzæmpəlz, əv kɔrs, əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ wɔrz. bl*: ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə pis ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz tɪ ɪˈnækt ə lɔ ðət rɪˈnaʊnsɪz wɔr ɛz ən ˈɪnstrəmənt əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləsi, ənd fər ðɪs lɔ ðɛn nɑt tɪ bi ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli riˈmaɪndz mi əv wɪn ðə ˈʧɛrəˌki ˈpipəl wən ə greɪt ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðɛr ˈstoʊlən lændz; ənd ðɛn ˈændru ˈʤæksən, ˈprɛzɪdənt æt ðət taɪm, ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ wɪθ ˈbleɪtənt kənˈtɛmpt baɪ ˈsteɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪsɪz, hæv meɪd ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən, naʊ lɛt ðɛm ɛnˈfɔrs it.”*.” kʊd ɪt bi americans’*’ moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli ˌɪliˈgælɪtiz ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ˈəðər əˈprɛst ðə law”*” bət hæv noʊ paʊər tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ɪt? ds*: wɛl, əv kɔrs, aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈliv ɪn ˈkɑrmə ˈɛni mɔr ðən ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, ðə ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl hænd, ər ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən wɔr, ənd nɑt ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈsəfər ˌɪnˈʤəstəsɪz bɪˈkəz dɛd ˈpipəl hu lʊkt laɪk mi kəˈmɪtɪd ˈəðərz. bət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkruʃəl ˈprɑbləm fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ feɪs: ʤɪst ɛz ˈlɪbərˌti rikˈwaɪərz ɪˈtərnəl ˈvɪʤələns, ðə ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv ˈɛni lɔ, əˈspɛʃəli əˈgɛnst ðoʊz wɪθ paʊər, rikˈwaɪərz ɪˈtərnəl ˈvɪʤələns. wi hæv ə sæd ˈhɪstəri əv nɑt dəˈmɛstɪkli ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtritiz, ənd nɑt ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ˈpaʊərfəl ˈpipəl fər kraɪmz. ˈnidɪd ɪz ˈkəlʧərəl ˈprɛʃər. ˈfɔrmər əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ælˈbərtoʊ gɑnˈzɑləs sɛd ðət ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən sɪz ˈhæbiəs ˈkɔrpəs ˈkænɑt bi ˈteɪkən frəm ju dɪz nɑt min ju ˈɛvər hæd ɪt. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz pʊt ɪn pleɪs ˈpɑləsiz ðət ˈprɪti wɛl ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðət ju hæv ɪt ˌɛniˈmɔr. ðət laɪn ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən wɑz nɑt ˈpurli ˈrɪtən. ɑr ˈneɪʃən, ˈoʊvər tu ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈleɪtər, ɪz ˈpurli ˈjuˈɛs. bl*: moʊst hɪˈstɔriənz seɪ ðət ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈrizən fər ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ðə pækt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt wɔrz wɑz ðət ðə ˈtriti prəˈvaɪdɪd noʊ minz əv ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ər ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈpɑrtiz hu ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ɪts prəˈvɪʒənz, ənd ɪt dɪd nɑt ˈifɛktɪvli kloʊz ðə ˈluˌphoʊlz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns ənd ɛz tɪ wɪn ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns kʊd ˈlɔfəli bi kleɪmd. ɪz ðət jʊr teɪk ɔn ðə ˈfeɪljər əv kellog-briand*? ɪn ˈkɑnkrit tərmz, həz ðə pækt dən ˈɛni gʊd? səm hɪˈstɔriənz ˈɑrgju ðət ðə pis ˈmuvmənt ʃʊd hæv ˈfoʊkɪst mɔr ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə juz. tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə lig əv ju dɪsəˈgri? ds*: ðə u.n*. ˈʧɑrtər livz ə ʤaɪənt ˈluˌphoʊl fər dɪˈfɛnsɪv wɔr, ɛz wɛl ɛz wən fər ˈɛni wɔr ˈɔθərˌaɪzd baɪ ðə u.n*. ðə pækt dɪz nɑt. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ɪz ˈstrɔŋgər. ə kɔrt tɪ riˈzɑlv dɪˈspjuts baɪ pəˈsɪfɪk minz ənd tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut wɔr ˈmeɪkərz wɑz ˈnɛvər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ənd stɪl nidz tɪ bi. ðə wərld kɔrt əv ðə lig əv ˈneɪʃənz, laɪk ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz, dɪd nɑt fɪt ðə bɪl. ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə lig əv ˈneɪʃənz, wɪˈθaʊt trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ɪt ˈrædɪkli, wʊd hæv brɔt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɪntu wərld wɔr mɔr kˈwɪkli, bət wʊd nɑt hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd ɪt. wət maɪt hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd ɪt, wʊd hæv bɪn ˈpənɪʃɪŋ wɔr ˈmeɪkərz ˈæftər wərld wɔr aɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpənɪʃɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈneɪʃən əv ˈʤərməni, prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ənd ˈfəndɪŋ ˈpisfəl ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ˈʤərməni ˈrəðər ðən ˈnɑtsiz, nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ɑrmz rɪˈdəkʃənz ˈrəðər ðən ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ən ɑrmz reɪs, ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈstədi əv nɑnˈvaɪələnt dɪˈspjut ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪn juˈʤɛnɪks ənd ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɔrˌfɛr. bl*: ɪn wɪn ðə wərld ˈaʊˌtlɔd lɔ, ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətər frəm ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ, ˈwɪljəm ˈbɔrə, hu ˌriˈpleɪst rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətər ˈhɛnri ˈkæbət lɑʤ ɛz ʧɛr əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz. lɑʤ hæd prəˈmoʊtəd ðə ˈspænɪʃ əˈmɛrɪkən wɔr ɛz wɛl ɛz wərld wɔr aɪ, ənd səˈpɔrtɪd ə ˈmæsɪv ˈbɪlˌdəp əv ðə ˈneɪvi. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn lɑʤ daɪd ɪn 1924 ˈbɔrə, ə ˈmeɪʤər əˈpoʊnənt əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈmɪlətərˌɪzəm, bɪˈkeɪm ʧɛr əv ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz. ju ˈmɛnʃən ðət, wɪθ rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi, ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənəst ˈbɔrə wɑz ˈsɪmələr tɪ rɑn pɔl. wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsiz, ðɛr wər səm θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˈbɔrə, laɪk pɔl, ðət meɪd ɪm ˌənəˈpilɪŋ tɪ prɑˈgrɛsɪvz. təˈdeɪ, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni prɑˈgrɛsɪvz hu loʊð səm əv dəˈmɛstɪk əˈʤɛndəz soʊ məʧ ðət ðeɪ ˈkænɑt kənˈsiv əv ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən wɪθ ɪm wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ anti-militarism*. jʊr teɪk ɔn ðət, ˈgɪvɪn ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə pækt θru ðə ˈsɛnɪt? ds*: wən əv ðə strɛŋθs əv ðə pis ˈmuvmənt wɑz ðət ɪt dɪd nɑt pʊt ðə seɪm ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈlidərz ðət wi du təˈdeɪ. ˈpipəl wər, nɑt borahists*. təˈdeɪ ðɛr ər ˌlɪbərˈtɛˌriənz, bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ rɑn paulers*. ðɪs meɪks ɪt ˈhɑrdər. bət ðə pis ˈmuvmənt əv ðə leɪt səkˈsidɪd ˈoʊnli wɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈnæʃənɑlɪsts ənd ðə ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənɪsts keɪm təˈgɛðər bɪˈhaɪnd ˈaʊˌtlɔri ənd kellog-briand*. ðɪs mɛnt ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn əˈlaɪəns wɪθ ˈpipəl hu dɪsəˈgrid ɔn ˈmɛni θɪŋz. ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə pis ˈmuvmənt ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈlidərz fər ənd əˈgɛnst ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əv ˈælkəˌhɑl. wi hæv tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ wərk ɔn ˈkɔzɪz wɪθ ˈpipəl wi hæv ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts wɪθ ɔn ˈəðər ˈkɔzɪz. bət ðə ˈlɛsər ˈivəl, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ər paul?”*?” ɪz ðə rɔŋ kˈwɛʃən. ðə raɪt kˈwɛʃən ɪz wɪl wi kəm təˈgɛðər tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt wɔr ənd ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs frəm ðə feɪs əv ðə earth?”*?”
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according to best buy, the will go up for on march 18, a week after the galaxy and galaxy edge are publicly available on all carriers in the us. at this time, all major carriers have confirmed that they will carry the device, although, no exact date or pricing has been made available yet.
if you have yet to make up your mind on which device you should pick up, maybe our hands-on video with the would be helpful. for those leaning towards the galaxy or edge, these first look videos (galaxy, galaxy edge) are perfect for you.
on a related note,s for the galaxy and edge went live this morning. did you pick one up or are you waiting for the?
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əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ bɛst baɪ, ðə wɪl goʊ əp fər ɔn mɑrʧ 18 ə wik ˈæftər ðə ˈgæləksi ənd ˈgæləksi ɛʤ ər ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ɔl ˈkɛriərz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. æt ðɪs taɪm, ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɛriərz hæv kənˈfərmd ðət ðeɪ wɪl ˈkɛri ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ˌɔlˈðoʊ, noʊ ɪgˈzækt deɪt ər ˈpraɪsɪŋ həz bɪn meɪd əˈveɪləbəl jɛt. ɪf ju hæv jɛt tɪ meɪk əp jʊr maɪnd ɔn wɪʧ dɪˈvaɪs ju ʃʊd pɪk əp, ˈmeɪbi ɑr ˌhænˈzɔn ˈvɪdioʊ wɪθ ðə wʊd bi ˈhɛlpfəl. fər ðoʊz ˈlinɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈgæləksi ər ɛʤ, ðiz fərst lʊk ˈvɪdioʊz (ˈgæləksi ˈgæləksi ɛʤ) ər ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ju. ɔn ə rɪˈleɪtɪd noʊt, fər ðə ˈgæləksi ənd ɛʤ wɛnt lɪv ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ. dɪd ju pɪk wən əp ər ər ju ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə
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json schema editor, built with and
json-schema-editor
json schema is a powerful tool for validating the structure of data. the schema editor is an intuitive editor for schema. it provides a tree view to present the structure of schema, and a property inspector to edit the properties of schema element. for more details about schema, visit understanding schema.
overview
features
pallet of schema elements
pallet of user schemas
tree view of schema elements
context menu
property inspector of schema elements
text view of schema
drag and
undo and redo could keep track of every update of the schema.
schema repository
copy content of schema to the system clipboard.
download content of schema as a file.
load content of schema from a schema file.
json schema editor is using schema element as a building block of schema. the schema element is an object or array in schema, which may have properties or items. schema is a tree of schema elements. the user could edit the schema by composing the tree of schema elements, and setting the properties or items of these elements.
the editor
the first moment visiting the editor page you will the following message: user not sign in user can not retrieve and store custom schema, please sign in to access these features. (almost self-explanatory)
the editor composes of six parts:
pallet of schema elements pallet of user schemas tree view of schema context menu property inspector of schema element text view of schema
a view of the editor
the schema editor developed with 2 and, has also a project repository where you can take a look at the source code & open new issues.
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json* ˈskimə ˈɛdɪtər, bɪlt wɪθ ənd ˈskimə ɪz ə ˈpaʊərfəl tul fər ˈvæləˌdeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ˈdætə. ðə ˈskimə ˈɛdɪtər ɪz ən ˌɪnˈtuətɪv ˈɛdɪtər fər ˈskimə. ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ə tri vju tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ˈskimə, ənd ə ˈprɑpərti ˌɪnˈspɛktər tɪ ˈɛdət ðə ˈprɑpərtiz əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənt. fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ˈskimə, ˈvɪzɪt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈskimə. ˈoʊvərvˌju ˈfiʧərz ˈpælət əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənts ˈpælət əv ˈjuzər ˈskiməz tri vju əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənts ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmɛnju ˈprɑpərti ˌɪnˈspɛktər əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənts tɛkst vju əv ˈskimə dræg ənd ənˈdu ənd riˈdu kʊd kip træk əv ˈɛvəri ˈəpˌdeɪt əv ðə ˈskimə. ˈskimə riˈpɑzəˌtɔri ˈkɑpi ˈkɑntɛnt əv ˈskimə tɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈklɪpˌbɔrd. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈkɑntɛnt əv ˈskimə ɛz ə faɪl. loʊd ˈkɑntɛnt əv ˈskimə frəm ə ˈskimə faɪl. ˈskimə ˈɛdɪtər ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈskimə ˈɛləmənt ɛz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑk əv ˈskimə. ðə ˈskimə ˈɛləmənt ɪz ən ˈɑbʤɛkt ər əreɪ ɪn ˈskimə, wɪʧ meɪ hæv ˈprɑpərtiz ər ˈaɪtəmz. ˈskimə ɪz ə tri əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənts. ðə ˈjuzər kʊd ˈɛdət ðə ˈskimə baɪ kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə tri əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənts, ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑpərtiz ər ˈaɪtəmz əv ðiz ˈɛləmənts. ðə ˈɛdɪtər ðə fərst ˈmoʊmənt ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈɛdɪtər peɪʤ ju wɪl ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤ: ˈjuzər nɑt saɪn ɪn ˈjuzər kən nɑt rɪˈtriv ənd stɔr ˈkəstəm ˈskimə, pliz saɪn ɪn tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðiz ˈfiʧərz. (ˈɔlˌmoʊst self-explanatory*) ðə ˈɛdɪtər kəmˈpoʊzɪz əv sɪks pɑrts: ˈpælət əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənts ˈpælət əv ˈjuzər ˈskiməz tri vju əv ˈskimə ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmɛnju ˈprɑpərti ˌɪnˈspɛktər əv ˈskimə ˈɛləmənt tɛkst vju əv ˈskimə ə vju əv ðə ˈɛdɪtər ðə ˈskimə ˈɛdɪtər dɪˈvɛləpt wɪθ 2 ənd, həz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈprɑʤɛkt riˈpɑzəˌtɔri wɛr ju kən teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə sɔrs koʊd ˈoʊpən nu ˈɪʃuz.
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president obama made republican heads explode today at the national prayer breakfast as he debunked with years worth of lies that have been uttered about him and his presidency.
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transcript:
the president: our faith teaches us that in the face of suffering, we stand idly by and that we must be that good samaritan. in isaiah, told “to do right. seek justice. defend the oppressed.” the torah commands: “know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of egypt.” the koran instructs: “stand out firmly for justice.” so history shows that nations that uphold the rights of their people including the freedom of religion are ultimately more just and more peaceful and more successful. nations that do not uphold these rights sow the bitter seeds of instability and violence and extremism. so freedom of religion matters to our national security. (applause.)
as said before, there are times when we work with governments that always meet our highest standards, but working with us on core interests such as the security of the american people. at the same time, we also deeply believe that in our interest, even with our partners, sometimes with our friends, to stand up for universal human rights. so promoting religious freedom is a key objective of u.s. foreign policy. and proud that no nation on earth does more to stand up for the freedom of religion around the world than the united states of america. (applause.)
it is not always comfortable to do, but it is right. when i meet with chinese leaders and we do a lot of business with the chinese, and that relationship is extraordinarily important not just to our two countries but to the world but i stress that realizing potential rests on upholding universal rights, including for christians, and tibetan buddhists, and muslims. (applause.)
when i meet with the president of burma, a country that is trying to emerge out of a long darkness into the light of a representative government, said that return to the international community depends on respecting basic freedoms, including for christians and muslims. pledged our support to the people of nigeria, who deserve to worship in their churches and mosques in peace, free from terror. put the weight of my office behind the efforts to protect the people of sudan and south sudan, including religious minorities.
as we support israelis and palestinians as they engage in direct talks, made clear that lasting peace will require freedom of worship and access to holy sites for all faiths. i want to take this opportunity to thank secretary kerry for his extraordinary passion and principled diplomacy that brought to the cause of peace in the middle east. thank you, john. (applause.)
more broadly, made the case that no society can truly succeed unless it guarantees the rights of all its peoples, including religious minorities, whether muslims in pakistan, or in iran, or coptic christians in egypt. and in syria, it means ensuring a place for all people and sunni, shia and christian.
going forward, we will keep standing for religious freedom around the world. and that includes, by the way, opposing blasphemy and defamation of religion measures, which are promoted sometimes as an expression of religion, but, in fact, all too often can be used to suppress religious minorities. (applause.) we continue to stand for the rights of all people to practice their faiths in peace and in freedom. and we will continue to stand against the ugly tide of that rears ugly head all too often.
the right wants you to believe that president obama is out to destroy religious freedom, but this speech demonstrates that is not the case. this president is committed to protecting religious freedom at home and around the world. the difference between the president and the republicans is in their definitions of religious freedom. republicans have concocted a definition of religious freedom that is based around social issues. they have made same sex marriage and contraception issues of religious freedom, when these social questions have nothing to do with the freedom to practice a religion. definition is centered around the freedom each of us has to practice, or not practice a religion.
many republicans also believe that obama is not a christian. well, the president once again put a stake in the heart of that one with his remarks today. everyone should know that barack obama is a christian, but the myth that he is some sort of secret muslim continues to thrive in right wing circles.
the final republican talking point that obama wiped out is their claim that he hates israel. the president not only mentioned the ongoing peace talks, but specifically mentioned standing up against. all of the major dirty little faith based smears that republicans use to motivate the religious right, and attack this president were dealt with today.
obama showed republican hypocrites a thing or two about real faith. if they were capable of actual growth as human beings, they would listen closely and learn something from this president.
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0 ʃɛrz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl prɪnt meɪl ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə meɪd rɪˈpəblɪkən hɛdz ɪkˈsploʊd təˈdeɪ æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl prɛr ˈbrɛkfəst ɛz hi dɪˈbəŋkt wɪθ jɪrz wərθ əv laɪz ðət hæv bɪn ˈətərd əˈbaʊt ɪm ənd hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi. ˈvɪdioʊ: ˈtrænˌskrɪpt: ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt: ɑr feɪθ ˈtiʧɪz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈsəfərɪŋ, wi stænd ˈaɪdli baɪ ənd ðət wi məst bi ðət gʊd səˈmɛrɪtən. ɪn ˌaɪˈzeɪə, toʊld du raɪt. sik ˈʤəstɪs. dɪˈfɛnd ðə oppressed.”*.” ðə ˈtɔrə kəˈmændz: ðə ˈfilɪŋz əv ðə ˈstreɪnʤər, ˈhævɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlvz bɪn ˈstreɪnʤərz ɪn ðə lænd əv egypt.”*.” ðə kɔˈrɑn ˌɪnˈstrəkts: aʊt ˈfərmli fər justice.”*.” soʊ ˈhɪstəri ʃoʊz ðət ˈneɪʃənz ðət əˈphoʊld ðə raɪts əv ðɛr ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈfridəm əv rɪˈlɪʤən ər ˈəltəmətli mɔr ʤɪst ənd mɔr ˈpisfəl ənd mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl. ˈneɪʃənz ðət du nɑt əˈphoʊld ðiz raɪts soʊ ðə ˈbɪtər sidz əv ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈvaɪələns ənd ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm. soʊ ˈfridəm əv rɪˈlɪʤən ˈmætərz tɪ ɑr ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. (əˈplɔz.) ɛz sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr, ðɛr ər taɪmz wɪn wi wərk wɪθ ˈgəvərnmənts ðət ˈɔlˌweɪz mit ɑr haɪəst ˈstændərdz, bət ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn kɔr ˈɪntərɪsts səʧ ɛz ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdipli bɪˈliv ðət ɪn ɑr ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ˈivɪn wɪθ ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪθ ɑr frɛndz, tɪ stænd əp fər ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈjumən raɪts. soʊ prəˈmoʊtɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm ɪz ə ki əˈbʤɛktɪv əv juz. ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ənd praʊd ðət noʊ ˈneɪʃən ɔn ərθ dɪz mɔr tɪ stænd əp fər ðə ˈfridəm əv rɪˈlɪʤən əraʊnd ðə wərld ðən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə. (əˈplɔz.) ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈkəmfərtəbəl tɪ du, bət ɪt ɪz raɪt. wɪn aɪ mit wɪθ ʧaɪˈniz ˈlidərz ənd wi du ə lɔt əv ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ ðə ʧaɪˈniz, ənd ðət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪz ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt nɑt ʤɪst tɪ ɑr tu ˈkəntriz bət tɪ ðə wərld bət aɪ strɛs ðət ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl rɛsts ɔn əˈphoʊldɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəl raɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, ənd tɪˈbɛtən ˈbudəsts, ənd ˈməzlɪmz. (əˈplɔz.) wɪn aɪ mit wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈbərmə, ə ˈkəntri ðət ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈimərʤ aʊt əv ə lɔŋ ˈdɑrknəs ˈɪntu ðə laɪt əv ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt, sɛd ðət rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti dɪˈpɛndz ɔn riˈspɛktɪŋ ˈbeɪsɪk ˈfridəmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ˈməzlɪmz. plɛʤd ɑr səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˈpipəl əv naɪˈʤɪriə, hu dɪˈzərv tɪ ˈwərʃɪp ɪn ðɛr ˈʧərʧɪz ənd mɔsks ɪn pis, fri frəm ˈtɛrər. pʊt ðə weɪt əv maɪ ˈɔfəs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈɛfərts tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpipəl əv suˈdæn ənd saʊθ suˈdæn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs məˈnɔrətiz. ɛz wi səˈpɔrt ˌɪzˈreɪliz ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɛz ðeɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn dɪˈrɛkt tɔks, meɪd klɪr ðət ˈlæstɪŋ pis wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈfridəm əv ˈwərʃɪp ənd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈhoʊli saɪts fər ɔl feɪθs. aɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ðɪs ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ θæŋk ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈkɛri fər hɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpæʃən ənd ˈprɪnsəpəld dɪˈploʊməsi ðət brɔt tɪ ðə kɔz əv pis ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. θæŋk ju, ʤɑn. (əˈplɔz.) mɔr ˈbrɔdli, meɪd ðə keɪs ðət noʊ soʊˈsaɪɪti kən ˈtruli səkˈsid ənˈlɛs ɪt ˌgɛrənˈtiz ðə raɪts əv ɔl ɪts ˈpipəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs məˈnɔrətiz, ˈwɛðər ˈməzlɪmz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn, ər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn, ər ˈkɑptɪk ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn ˈiʤɪpt. ənd ɪn ˈsɪriə, ɪt minz ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ə pleɪs fər ɔl ˈpipəl ənd ˈsuni, ˈʃiə ənd ˈkrɪsʧɪn. goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, wi wɪl kip ˈstændɪŋ fər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm əraʊnd ðə wərld. ənd ðət ˌɪnˈkludz, baɪ ðə weɪ, əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈblæsfəmi ənd ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən əv rɪˈlɪʤən ˈmɛʒərz, wɪʧ ər prəˈmoʊtəd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɛz ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv rɪˈlɪʤən, bət, ɪn fækt, ɔl tu ˈɔfən kən bi juzd tɪ səˈprɛs rɪˈlɪʤəs məˈnɔrətiz. (əˈplɔz.) wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ stænd fər ðə raɪts əv ɔl ˈpipəl tɪ ˈpræktɪs ðɛr feɪθs ɪn pis ənd ɪn ˈfridəm. ənd wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ stænd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈəgli taɪd əv ðət rɪrz ˈəgli hɛd ɔl tu ˈɔfən. ðə raɪt wɔnts ju tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz aʊt tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm, bət ðɪs spiʧ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət ɪz nɑt ðə keɪs. ðɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm æt hoʊm ənd əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪz ɪn ðɛr ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm. rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv kənˈkɑktəd ə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm ðət ɪz beɪst əraʊnd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz. ðeɪ hæv meɪd seɪm sɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ˌkɑntrəˈsɛpʃən ˈɪʃuz əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm, wɪn ðiz ˈsoʊʃəl kˈwɛsʧənz hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ˈpræktɪs ə rɪˈlɪʤən. ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪz ˈsɛntərd əraʊnd ðə ˈfridəm iʧ əv ˈjuˈɛs həz tɪ ˈpræktɪs, ər nɑt ˈpræktɪs ə rɪˈlɪʤən. ˈmɛni rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz nɑt ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn. wɛl, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wəns əˈgɛn pʊt ə steɪk ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðət wən wɪθ hɪz rɪˈmɑrks təˈdeɪ. ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd noʊ ðət ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn, bət ðə mɪθ ðət hi ɪz səm sɔrt əv ˈsikrɪt ˈməzlɪm kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ θraɪv ɪn raɪt wɪŋ ˈsərkəlz. ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪpt aʊt ɪz ðɛr kleɪm ðət hi heɪts ˈɪzriəl. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈmɛnʃənd ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ pis tɔks, bət spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈmɛnʃənd ˈstændɪŋ əp əˈgɛnst. ɔl əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈdərti ˈlɪtəl feɪθ beɪst smɪrz ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz juz tɪ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs raɪt, ənd əˈtæk ðɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt wər dɛlt wɪθ təˈdeɪ. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʃoʊd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts ə θɪŋ ər tu əˈbaʊt ril feɪθ. ɪf ðeɪ wər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈækʧəwəl groʊθ ɛz ˈjumən biɪŋz, ðeɪ wʊd ˈlɪsən ˈkloʊsli ənd lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm ðɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪf ˈrɛdi tɪ rɛd mɔr frəm ðə ənd tim, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər hir! iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs: liv ðɪs fild ˈɛmti ɪf jʊr ˈjumən:
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alexander chee. m. sharkey
alexander lyrical, disturbing first novel edinburgh was quietly published in 2001 by an independent press. the novel drew praise, was by picador, and marked chee as an important emerging voice. he went on to write essays and criticism while struggling with his second novel.
fifteen years later, that second novel, the queen of the night, is out from houghton mifflin harcourt. it could hardly be more different from his debut: a dense and dazzling historical epic that traces the life of the berne, an orphaned american girl who joins a traveling equestrian circus and sails with them to france intending to find her family. but once in paris she discovers a world of glamour and friendship, sex and her own extraordinary voice. through the excess of the second french empire and the violence that ends it, tries on a string of identities—prostitute, maid, courtesan, protégé, and at last, soprano.
the novel is a bravura performance, a portrait of an artist as a young woman and paean to the glories of fashion and art, melodrama, and the myths we tell about ourselves. it come easily. i talked with chee by skype about the long journey from first novel to second and why, three years ago, he withdrew the book just months before its scheduled publication date.
i first read the queen of the night in early 2013 when i came on to copy edit the manuscript. but a few months later you decided you comfortable with it. you pulled it back and publication was postponed. ever since, been curious: why?
when i was doing some fact-checking, i stumbled across some important research i have when i was the life of an important character in the book,’s teacher pauline garcia, who was a famous soprano and composer. i found all of these wonderful new details, and not using them, it struck me, would be an inexcusable omission. by the way, thank you,. i need to give a big in the revision of this novel.
what did you find?
an incredible trove of details about life and her relationships with and george sand, as well as letters. all the new details helped make’s relationship with pauline so much richer.
so how do you pull a novel just a few months before publication? kind of a big deal.
at first i thought: ok, you really delay things more than you have already. that would be a horrible thing to do to yourself at this point in your career. but the more i thought about it, i realized i would never forgive myself if i let the book go out and did not include some kind of of’s relationship with pauline. so i made the case to my agent. she made the case to my editor. we pulled the book back and i wrote somewhere between 70 and 100 new pages altogether. i was so in love with pauline as a character. i felt like after finding all this new material that if i use it in the novel, i would just end up publishing some kind of novella about pauline independently, which would be a shitty consolation.
back in early 2013, recently completed a new restructuring, and you totally comfortable with it. what was going on before you handed it in that first time?
the structure was basically the hardest part of the novel. i thought i was going to lose my mind making it all fit together. sometimes i was sure i actually had lost my mind. there was an especially bad winter i was living in leipzig, where i spent a lot of time walking around feeling like i was never going to finish and everything was hopeless. it was a very difficult time. the longer the novel was unfinished, the more it endangered my ability to keep teaching, which was a large part of my income. it endangered my ability to get further grants. it endangered my relationship, because i had been working on the novel so obsessively for so long that my partner felt widowed by the project. everything in my life felt like it was being crushed to death underneath this problem: how should the novel be structured?
how did you break through that?
actually, my first ideas about the novel, the ones that for a long time i trusted least, were the ones that solved the problem. run as far away from them as i could. but the only answer was the first answer: it would be a retrospective novel about looking back on these different pieces of her life and trying to make sense of them. the idea that she may be cursed was also one of those old afraid destined to repeat the fate of her characters. but worried that was too corny. finally i realized i had no business writing a novel about opera if i going to be able to risk being corny.
you published edinburgh in 2001. what made the journey to the second novel so long?
i had the idea for it around 2000, around the time edinburgh was going out on submission. and there was an incredible amount of excitement about the queen of the night even back then. sorry, that sounds horribly conceited. it dwarfed the attention to edinburgh. there was the novel i was trying to sell and there was this, like, two paragraphs about a novel i might write in the future, and every publisher was like: can you do that one?
that sounds like a mind-fuck.
it was incredibly depressing. already tried to find a publisher for a previous manuscript, which was bigger, more wanted to write a great american novel but centered on the aids activists in san francisco and new york. that got nowhere, no surprise. then i sat down to try to write edinburgh, an autobiographical novel, and that took five years to write and two years to sell. so when publishers were saying, can you write this other one now? i thought: if i keep going back to see if publishers like something, where am i going get in my life? so i found an independent publisher for edinburgh, and tried to move on. but in the aftermath, i was pretty bitter. i feel like tried to do anything particularly more difficult with edinburgh than any other
debut novel?
yeah, exactly. so it took me a while to get back to the queen of the night. i was angry with it as an idea because i felt like it had sort of ruined my life, by taking so much attention away from edinburgh. so it essentially languished in a drawer until 2004, when i pulled it out, dusted it off and thought, oh, i actually really like this idea.
when you turned it in the first time your editor seemed perfectly happy with it.
andrea schulz became my editor in 2009. she loved the novel right away, and really grateful to her for that, because i really did need that boost of enthusiasm at the time. so i thank her enough for this eventual publication, especially with her being so kind as to allow me to hold the novel and restructure it in 2013.
i think ever seen a novel pulled so late before.
it’s pretty rare. in general publishers want to do it. and why would they? i think everyone involved thought the novel was fine just the way it was. but the only thing, in the end, that protects you is that you did the book the way you wanted to, because then if it succeeds or fails, at least you have that satisfaction. at least you compromise and then fail. if you compromise and then you succeed, another kind of feeling. but if you compromise and fail, two failures at least.
this interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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the queen of the night by alexander chee. houghton mifflin harcourt.
see all the pieces in the slate book review.
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ˌælɪgˈzændər ʧi. ɛm. ˈʃɑrki ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈlɪrɪkəl, dɪˈstərbɪŋ fərst ˈnɑvəl ˈɛdənbəroʊ wɑz kˈwaɪətli ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 2001 baɪ ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt prɛs. ðə ˈnɑvəl dru preɪz, wɑz baɪ picador*, ənd mɑrkt ʧi ɛz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈimərʤɪŋ vɔɪs. hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ raɪt ˈɛˌseɪz ənd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm waɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈnɑvəl. ˈfɪfˈtin jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ðət ˈsɛkənd ˈnɑvəl, ðə kwin əv ðə naɪt, ɪz aʊt frəm ˈhɔtən ˈmɪflɪn ˈhɑrˌkɔrt. ɪt kʊd ˈhɑrdli bi mɔr ˈdɪfərənt frəm hɪz ˈdeɪbju: ə dɛns ənd ˈdæzəlɪŋ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈɛpɪk ðət ˈtreɪsɪz ðə laɪf əv ðə bərn, ən ˈɔrfənd əˈmɛrɪkən gərl hu ʤɔɪnz ə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪkˈwɛstriən ˈsərkəs ənd seɪlz wɪθ ðɛm tɪ fræns ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ faɪnd hər ˈfæməli. bət wəns ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ʃi dɪˈskəvərz ə wərld əv ˈglæmər ənd ˈfrɛndʃɪp, sɛks ənd hər oʊn ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri vɔɪs. θru ðə ˈɛkˌsɛs əv ðə ˈsɛkənd frɛnʧ ˈɛmpaɪər ənd ðə ˈvaɪələns ðət ɛndz ɪt, traɪz ɔn ə strɪŋ əv identities—prostitute*, meɪd, courtesan*, protégé*é, ənd æt læst, səˈprɑnoʊ. ðə ˈnɑvəl ɪz ə brəvˈjʊrə pərˈfɔrməns, ə ˈpɔrtrət əv ən ˈɑrtɪst ɛz ə jəŋ ˈwʊmən ənd ˈpiən tɪ ðə ˈglɔriz əv ˈfæʃən ənd ɑrt, ˈmɛləˌdrɑmə, ənd ðə mɪθs wi tɛl əˈbaʊt ɑrˈsɛlvz. ɪt kəm ˈizəli. aɪ tɔkt wɪθ ʧi baɪ skaɪp əˈbaʊt ðə lɔŋ ˈʤərni frəm fərst ˈnɑvəl tɪ ˈsɛkənd ənd waɪ, θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hi wɪθˈdru ðə bʊk ʤɪst mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts ˈskɛʤʊld ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən deɪt. aɪ fərst rɛd ðə kwin əv ðə naɪt ɪn ˈərli 2013 wɪn aɪ keɪm ɔn tɪ ˈkɑpi ˈɛdət ðə ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt. bət ə fju mənθs ˈleɪtər ju ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ju ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ɪt. ju pʊld ɪt bæk ənd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən wɑz poʊstˈpoʊnd. ˈɛvər sɪns, bɪn ˈkjʊriəs: waɪ? wɪn aɪ wɑz duɪŋ səm fact-checking*, aɪ ˈstəmbəld əˈkrɔs səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈrisərʧ aɪ hæv wɪn aɪ wɑz ðə laɪf əv ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə bʊk, ˈtiʧər pɔˈlin ˌgɑrˈsiə, hu wɑz ə ˈfeɪməs səˈprɑnoʊ ənd kəmˈpoʊzər. aɪ faʊnd ɔl əv ðiz ˈwəndərfəl nu ˈditeɪlz, ənd nɑt ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm, ɪt strək mi, wʊd bi ən ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəbəl oʊˈmɪʃən. baɪ ðə weɪ, θæŋk ju,. aɪ nid tɪ gɪv ə bɪg ɪn ðə riˈvɪʒən əv ðɪs ˈnɑvəl. wət dɪd ju faɪnd? ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl troʊv əv ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt laɪf ənd hər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ənd ʤɔrʤ sænd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈlɛtərz. ɔl ðə nu ˈditeɪlz hɛlpt meɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ pɔˈlin soʊ məʧ ˈrɪʧər. soʊ haʊ du ju pʊl ə ˈnɑvəl ʤɪst ə fju mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən? kaɪnd əv ə bɪg dil. æt fərst aɪ θɔt: ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ju ˈrɪli dɪˈleɪ θɪŋz mɔr ðən ju hæv ɔˈrɛdi. ðət wʊd bi ə ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋ tɪ du tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn jʊr kərɪr. bət ðə mɔr aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt ɪt, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər fərˈgɪv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪf aɪ lɛt ðə bʊk goʊ aʊt ənd dɪd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud səm kaɪnd əv əv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ pɔˈlin. soʊ aɪ meɪd ðə keɪs tɪ maɪ ˈeɪʤənt. ʃi meɪd ðə keɪs tɪ maɪ ˈɛdɪtər. wi pʊld ðə bʊk bæk ənd aɪ roʊt ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin 70 ənd 100 nu ˈpeɪʤɪz ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. aɪ wɑz soʊ ɪn ləv wɪθ pɔˈlin ɛz ə ˈkɛrɪktər. aɪ fɛlt laɪk ˈæftər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɔl ðɪs nu məˈtɪriəl ðət ɪf aɪ juz ɪt ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl, aɪ wʊd ʤɪst ɛnd əp ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ səm kaɪnd əv noʊˈvɛlə əˈbaʊt pɔˈlin ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli, wɪʧ wʊd bi ə ˈʃɪˌti ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən. bæk ɪn ˈərli 2013 ˈrisəntli kəmˈplitɪd ə nu riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ, ənd ju ˈtoʊtəli ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ɪt. wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ˌbiˈfɔr ju ˈhændɪd ɪt ɪn ðət fərst taɪm? ðə ˈstrəkʧər wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli ðə ˈhɑrdəst pɑrt əv ðə ˈnɑvəl. aɪ θɔt aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ luz maɪ maɪnd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ɔl fɪt təˈgɛðər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ wɑz ʃʊr aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd lɔst maɪ maɪnd. ðɛr wɑz ən əˈspɛʃəli bæd ˈwɪntər aɪ wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈlaɪpsɪg, wɛr aɪ spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈwɔkɪŋ əraʊnd ˈfilɪŋ laɪk aɪ wɑz ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz ˈhoʊpləs. ɪt wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm. ðə ˈlɔŋgər ðə ˈnɑvəl wɑz ənˈfɪnɪʃt, ðə mɔr ɪt ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd maɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kip ˈtiʧɪŋ, wɪʧ wɑz ə lɑrʤ pɑrt əv maɪ ˈɪnˌkəm. ɪt ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd maɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt ˈfərðər grænts. ɪt ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd maɪ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, bɪˈkəz aɪ hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈnɑvəl soʊ ɑbˈsɛsɪvli fər soʊ lɔŋ ðət maɪ ˈpɑrtnər fɛlt ˈwɪdoʊd baɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn maɪ laɪf fɛlt laɪk ɪt wɑz biɪŋ krəʃt tɪ dɛθ ˌəndərˈniθ ðɪs ˈprɑbləm: haʊ ʃʊd ðə ˈnɑvəl bi ˈstrəkʧərd? haʊ dɪd ju breɪk θru ðət? ˈæˌkʧuəli, maɪ fərst aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnɑvəl, ðə wənz ðət fər ə lɔŋ taɪm aɪ ˈtrəstɪd list, wər ðə wənz ðət sɑlvd ðə ˈprɑbləm. rən ɛz fɑr əˈweɪ frəm ðɛm ɛz aɪ kʊd. bət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈænsər wɑz ðə fərst ˈænsər: ɪt wʊd bi ə ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv ˈnɑvəl əˈbaʊt ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk ɔn ðiz ˈdɪfərənt ˈpisɪz əv hər laɪf ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk sɛns əv ðɛm. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ʃi meɪ bi kərst wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðoʊz oʊld əˈfreɪd ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ rɪˈpit ðə feɪt əv hər ˈkɛrɪktərz. bət ˈwərid ðət wɑz tu ˈkɔrni. ˈfaɪnəli aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd aɪ hæd noʊ ˈbɪznɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ ə ˈnɑvəl əˈbaʊt ˈɑprə ɪf aɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪsk biɪŋ ˈkɔrni. ju ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɛdənbəroʊ ɪn 2001 wət meɪd ðə ˈʤərni tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈnɑvəl soʊ lɔŋ? aɪ hæd ðə aɪˈdiə fər ɪt əraʊnd 2000 əraʊnd ðə taɪm ˈɛdənbəroʊ wɑz goʊɪŋ aʊt ɔn səbˈmɪʃən. ənd ðɛr wɑz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əˈbaʊt ðə kwin əv ðə naɪt ˈivɪn bæk ðɛn. ˈsɑri, ðət saʊnz ˈhɔrəbli kənˈsitəd. ɪt dwɔrft ðə əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈɛdənbəroʊ. ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈnɑvəl aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ sɛl ənd ðɛr wɑz ðɪs, laɪk, tu ˈpɛrəˌgræfs əˈbaʊt ə ˈnɑvəl aɪ maɪt raɪt ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ənd ˈɛvəri ˈpəblɪʃər wɑz laɪk: kən ju du ðət wən? ðət saʊnz laɪk ə mind-fuck*. ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli dɪˈprɛsɪŋ. ɔˈrɛdi traɪd tɪ faɪnd ə ˈpəblɪʃər fər ə ˈpriviəs ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt, wɪʧ wɑz ˈbɪgər, mɔr ˈwɔntɪd tɪ raɪt ə greɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈnɑvəl bət ˈsɛntərd ɔn ðə eɪdz ˈæktɪvɪsts ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd nu jɔrk. ðət gɑt ˈnoʊˌwɛr, noʊ səˈpraɪz. ðɛn aɪ sæt daʊn tɪ traɪ tɪ raɪt ˈɛdənbəroʊ, ən ˌɔtəˌbaɪəˈgræfɪkəl ˈnɑvəl, ənd ðət tʊk faɪv jɪrz tɪ raɪt ənd tu jɪrz tɪ sɛl. soʊ wɪn ˈpəblɪʃərz wər seɪɪŋ, kən ju raɪt ðɪs ˈəðər wən naʊ? aɪ θɔt: ɪf aɪ kip goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ si ɪf ˈpəblɪʃərz laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ, wɛr æm aɪ goʊɪŋ gɪt ɪn maɪ laɪf? soʊ aɪ faʊnd ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈpəblɪʃər fər ˈɛdənbəroʊ, ənd traɪd tɪ muv ɔn. bət ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ, aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˈbɪtər. aɪ fil laɪk traɪd tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt wɪθ ˈɛdənbəroʊ ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈdeɪbju ˈnɑvəl? jæ, ɪgˈzæktli. soʊ ɪt tʊk mi ə waɪl tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ ðə kwin əv ðə naɪt. aɪ wɑz ˈæŋgri wɪθ ɪt ɛz ən aɪˈdiə bɪˈkəz aɪ fɛlt laɪk ɪt hæd sɔrt əv ruɪnd maɪ laɪf, baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ soʊ məʧ əˈtɛnʃən əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛdənbəroʊ. soʊ ɪt ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈlæŋgwɪʃt ɪn ə drɔr ənˈtɪl 2004 wɪn aɪ pʊld ɪt aʊt, ˈdəstɪd ɪt ɔf ənd θɔt, oʊ, aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪli laɪk ðɪs aɪˈdiə. wɪn ju tərnd ɪt ɪn ðə fərst taɪm jʊr ˈɛdɪtər simd ˈpərfəktli ˈhæpi wɪθ ɪt. ˌɑnˈdreɪə ʃʊlts bɪˈkeɪm maɪ ˈɛdɪtər ɪn 2009 ʃi ləvd ðə ˈnɑvəl raɪt əˈweɪ, ənd ˈrɪli ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ hər fər ðət, bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈrɪli dɪd nid ðət bust əv ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm æt ðə taɪm. soʊ aɪ θæŋk hər ɪˈnəf fər ðɪs əˈvɛnʧuəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ hər biɪŋ soʊ kaɪnd ɛz tɪ əˈlaʊ mi tɪ hoʊld ðə ˈnɑvəl ənd riˈstrəkʧər ɪt ɪn 2013 aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvər sin ə ˈnɑvəl pʊld soʊ leɪt ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈprɪti rɛr. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪʃərz wɔnt tɪ du ɪt. ənd waɪ wʊd ðeɪ? aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd θɔt ðə ˈnɑvəl wɑz faɪn ʤɪst ðə weɪ ɪt wɑz. bət ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ, ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðət prəˈtɛkts ju ɪz ðət ju dɪd ðə bʊk ðə weɪ ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ, bɪˈkəz ðɛn ɪf ɪt səkˈsidz ər feɪlz, æt list ju hæv ðət ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən. æt list ju ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ənd ðɛn feɪl. ɪf ju ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ənd ðɛn ju səkˈsid, əˈnəðər kaɪnd əv ˈfilɪŋ. bət ɪf ju ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ənd feɪl, tu ˈfeɪljərz æt list. ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju həz bɪn ˈɛdɪtɪd ənd kənˈdɛnst fər ˈklɛrɪti. ðə kwin əv ðə naɪt baɪ ˌælɪgˈzændər ʧi. ˈhɔtən ˈmɪflɪn ˈhɑrˌkɔrt. si ɔl ðə ˈpisɪz ɪn ðə sleɪt bʊk ˌrivˈju.
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former pirate bay operator is currently the last person serving his sentence for his involvement with the notorious torrent site. to make his stay in prison a little easier he's hoping to receive letters, cards and other goodies from people around the world.
fredrik, also known as tiamo, was one of the key players behind the pirate bay during its early years. without him, the site might have never recovered from the first raid in 2006.
as with peter sunde and,’s involvement with the site eventually resulted in a prison sentence and a hefty fine.
after being on the run for two years he was arrested by thai immigration authorities last november when he tried to cross the border from laos. a few days later he flew to sweden where he was transferred to a prison in.
with several weeks now passed, has learned that is doing well considering the circumstances. his wife and two kids are allowed to visit now, which must be a welcome distraction to monotonous prison life.
with a sentence of 10 months will not be released before summer. worryingly, he also has to face hacking allegations as well as a criminal referral of his networks.
considering the above, mind having some things to entertain himself. in a message sent to he signaled that it would be nice to receive letters, cards and other stuff from people all over the world.
anything goes, the more mail arrives the better.
people who want to write should use the address listed at the bottom of this article. keep in mind though, all incoming mail will be checked by the authorities before he receives it.
besides, pirate bay founder also remains in prison. last october he was convicted of hacking into the systems of it company and sentenced to years.
tf spoke with’s mother kristina who informed us that her son is being held in better conditions than before. he is allowed to receive books and his letters are no longer read by the police, but access to a computer or the internet is still off-limits.
gottfrid has officially appealed his sentence and these proceedings are scheduled to start in april. in the meantime, he too would love to receive mail.
the addresses of and are listed below.
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gottfrid
arresthuset i
kongsberg allé 6
dk4600, denmark
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fredrik
box 213
596 21
sweden
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ˈfɔrmər ˈpaɪrət beɪ ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ɪz ˈkərəntli ðə læst ˈpərsən ˈsərvɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛntəns fər hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə noʊˈtɔriəs ˈtɔrənt saɪt. tɪ meɪk hɪz steɪ ɪn ˈprɪzən ə ˈlɪtəl ˈiziər hiz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈlɛtərz, kɑrdz ənd ˈəðər ˈgʊdiz frəm ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə wərld., ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz tiamo*, wɑz wən əv ðə ki pleɪərz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈpaɪrət beɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˈərli jɪrz. wɪˈθaʊt ɪm, ðə saɪt maɪt hæv ˈnɛvər rɪˈkəvərd frəm ðə fərst reɪd ɪn 2006 ɛz wɪθ ˈpitər sənd ənd, ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə saɪt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns ənd ə ˈhɛfti faɪn. ˈæftər biɪŋ ɔn ðə rən fər tu jɪrz hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd baɪ taɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən əˈθɔrətiz læst noʊˈvɛmbər wɪn hi traɪd tɪ krɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər frəm lɑoʊs. ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər hi flu tɪ sˈwidən wɛr hi wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ə ˈprɪzən ɪn. wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl wiks naʊ pæst, həz ˈlərnɪd ðət ɪz duɪŋ wɛl kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. hɪz waɪf ənd tu kɪdz ər əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈvɪzɪt naʊ, wɪʧ məst bi ə ˈwɛlkəm dɪˈstrækʃən tɪ məˈnɑtənəs ˈprɪzən laɪf. wɪθ ə ˈsɛntəns əv 10 mənθs wɪl nɑt bi riˈlist ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəmər. worryingly*, hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz tɪ feɪs ˈhækɪŋ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈkrɪmənəl rɪˈfərəl əv hɪz ˈnɛtˌwərks. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə əˈbəv, maɪnd ˈhævɪŋ səm θɪŋz tɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪn hɪmˈsɛlf. ɪn ə ˈmɛsɪʤ sɛnt tɪ hi ˈsɪgnəld ðət ɪt wʊd bi nis tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈlɛtərz, kɑrdz ənd ˈəðər stəf frəm ˈpipəl ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ goʊz, ðə mɔr meɪl əraɪvz ðə ˈbɛtər. ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ raɪt ʃʊd juz ðə ˈæˌdrɛs ˈlɪstɪd æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. kip ɪn maɪnd ðoʊ, ɔl ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ meɪl wɪl bi ʧɛkt baɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz ˌbiˈfɔr hi rɪˈsivz ɪt. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ˈpaɪrət beɪ ˈfaʊndər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ˈprɪzən. læst ɑkˈtoʊbər hi wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪstəmz əv ɪt ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ˈsɛntənst tɪ jɪrz. spoʊk wɪθ ˈməðər krɪˈstinə hu ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈjuˈɛs ðət hər sən ɪz biɪŋ hɛld ɪn ˈbɛtər kənˈdɪʃənz ðən ˌbiˈfɔr. hi ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ rɪˈsiv bʊks ənd hɪz ˈlɛtərz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər rɛd baɪ ðə pəˈlis, bət ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə kəmˈpjutər ər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪz stɪl ˌɔˈflɪmɪts. həz əˈfɪʃəli əˈpild hɪz ˈsɛntəns ənd ðiz prəˈsidɪŋz ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ stɑrt ɪn ˈeɪprəl. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, hi tu wʊd ləv tɪ rɪˈsiv meɪl. ðə ˈæˈdrɛsɪz əv ənd ər ˈlɪstɪd bɪˈloʊ. aɪ ˈkɔŋzbərg allé*é 6, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk bɑks 213 596 21 sˈwidən
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(menafn -) qualified, cheap and little protected by law -- serbian workers have everything to please foreign multinationals.
but discontent is growing among employees of such companies in the balkan country, a candidate for european union membership.
a strike at a fiat plant from late june was particularly telling: the factory's employees in kragujevac, a city in central serbia, sought a wage increase of over 18 percent.
while such a raise might seem steep, it would only have put their salary at dinars (379 euros) a month -- below the average wage in the former yugoslav republic, which in july this year was around 400 euros.
the strike was the first crisis for prime minister ana brnabic, a technocrat, who took over in june. she warned the unions that fiat would not negotiate as long as the strike continued.
the serbian venture is a joint enterprise, 67 percent owned by fiat and 33 percent by the state.
the italian manufacturer remained silent over the industrial action, letting rumours spread of its departure from serbia, where it has had a presence since the 1950s.
such a move would be a worrying prospect for the country of around seven million people and a unemployment rate.
fiat's exports, worth million euros ($454 million) in the first quarter of the year, account for three percent of serbia's gross domestic product, according to the national statistics office.
talks between the unions and the management eventually resulted in a deal on a wage increase indexed to the projected inflation rate -- percent for 2018.
but, leader of the association of free and independent trade unions, was not satisfied, saying the state "allows the multinationals to do what they want so it can brag about a historic hiring rate".
serbia offers employment subsidies and tax exemptions to attract foreign investors to the country. the foreign investors council declined to comment to.
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beyond fiat's strike, local media regularly report tales of late wages, "forgotten" social security payments, unpaid overtime and disastrous working conditions.
south korea's corporation, which in car electronics components, was at the centre of media attacks last year, with reports of abuse, harassment and refusing to let workers go to the toilet at its factory in in southern serbia.
the story of an unmarried mother suffering from a tumour, whose contract had not been extended, aroused strong emotions in the country.
yura, contacted by by email, did not comment. serbia's labour inspectorate said it did not find any trace of "behaviour contrary to the rules".
but workers are "too afraid to publicly confirm these accusations", said biljana, of the nova ("new economy") magazine.
savic said workers were afraid of "losing the little wages they earn" in a country where unemployment insurance benefits are extremely low.
this is especially true in deprived southern areas of serbia.
but the 300 workers at the gosa railway carriage factory in palanka, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of belgrade, feel they have little left to lose.
unpaid since the start of the year and on strike since the spring, the workers recently protested in belgrade, calling on the government to help them.
in march, one of their colleagues, dragan mladenovic, hanged himself in the factory, local media reported.
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after acquiring the gosa factory in 2007, slovakia's sold it in april to a small cypriot company based in nicosia. neither company would comment to on the issue.
"at first it was okay, but from year to year our wages have decreased to the bare minimum and our obligations have multiplied," said worker stevanovic.
"in the end, they stopped paying our wages," the told.
he cannot retire as did not pay the necessary social security contributions, according to trade unions.
the gosa factory workers "are the symbol of a crushed working class", said bosko obradovic, leader of the traditionalist party dveri.
"the problem is that the state let it happen," he said.
editor questioned why investors would make the effort "if president vucic) boasts about cheap labour himself".
"people are at the end of their tether."
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(menafn* ) kˈwɑləˌfaɪd, ʧip ənd ˈlɪtəl prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ lɔ ˈsərbiən ˈwərkərz hæv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ pliz ˈfɔrən ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz. bət dɪskənˈtɛnt ɪz groʊɪŋ əˈməŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv səʧ ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ðə ˈbɔlkən ˈkəntri, ə ˈkænədɪt fər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp. ə straɪk æt ə faɪæt plænt frəm leɪt ʤun wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈtɛlɪŋ: ðə ˈfæktəriz ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn kragujevac*, ə ˈsɪti ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈsərbiə, sɔt ə weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris əv ˈoʊvər 18 pərˈsɛnt. waɪl səʧ ə reɪz maɪt sim stip, ɪt wʊd ˈoʊnli hæv pʊt ðɛr ˈsæləri æt ˌdɪˈnɑrz 379 ˈjuˌroʊz) ə mənθ bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈævərɪʤ weɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈjugoʊsˌlɑv riˈpəblɪk, wɪʧ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ðɪs jɪr wɑz əraʊnd 400 ˈjuˌroʊz. ðə straɪk wɑz ðə fərst ˈkraɪsəs fər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈɑnə brnabic*, ə ˈtɛknəˌkræt, hu tʊk ˈoʊvər ɪn ʤun. ʃi wɔrnd ðə ˈjunjənz ðət faɪæt wʊd nɑt nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə straɪk kənˈtɪnjud. ðə ˈsərbiən ˈvɛnʧər ɪz ə ʤɔɪnt ˈɛnərˌpraɪz, 67 pərˈsɛnt oʊnd baɪ faɪæt ənd 33 pərˈsɛnt baɪ ðə steɪt. ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər rɪˈmeɪnd ˈsaɪlənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈækʃən, ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈrumərz sprɛd əv ɪts dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ˈsərbiə, wɛr ɪt həz hæd ə ˈprɛzəns sɪns ðə 1950s*. səʧ ə muv wʊd bi ə ˈwəriɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkt fər ðə ˈkəntri əv əraʊnd ˈsɛvən ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ənd ə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt. fiæts ˈɛkspɔrts, wərθ ˈmɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz 454 ˈmɪljən) ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv ðə jɪr, əˈkaʊnt fər θri pərˈsɛnt əv ˈsərbiəz groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɔfəs. tɔks bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjunjənz ənd ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə dil ɔn ə weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris ˈɪndɛkst tɪ ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt pərˈsɛnt fər 2018 bət, ˈlidər əv ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv fri ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt treɪd ˈjunjənz, wɑz nɑt ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd, seɪɪŋ ðə steɪt "əˈlaʊz ðə ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz tɪ du wət ðeɪ wɔnt soʊ ɪt kən bræg əˈbaʊt ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈhaɪrɪŋ reɪt". ˈsərbiə ˈɔfərz ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈsəbsɪdiz ənd tæks ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz tɪ əˈtrækt ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈkaʊnsəl dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt tɪ. əˈfreɪd tɪ goʊ ˈpəblɪk bɪɔnd fiæts straɪk, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ˈrɛgjələrli rɪˈpɔrt teɪlz əv leɪt ˈweɪʤɪz, "fərˈgɑtən" ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈpeɪmənts, ənˈpeɪd ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ənd dɪˈzæstrəs ˈwərkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. saʊθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪn kɑr ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks kəmˈpoʊnənts, wɑz æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ˈmidiə əˈtæks læst jɪr, wɪθ rɪˈpɔrts əv əˈbjuz, hərˈæsmənt ənd rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ lɛt ˈwərkərz goʊ tɪ ðə ˈtɔɪlət æt ɪts ˈfæktəri ɪn ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈsərbiə. ðə ˈstɔri əv ən ənˈmɛrid ˈməðər ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə tumour*, huz ˈkɑnˌtrækt hæd nɑt bɪn ɪkˈstɛndɪd, əraʊzd strɔŋ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri., ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ baɪ iˈmeɪl, dɪd nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈsərbiəz ˈleɪbər ˌɪnˈspɛktərət sɛd ɪt dɪd nɑt faɪnd ˈɛni treɪs əv "bɪˈheɪvjər ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə rulz". bət ˈwərkərz ər "tu əˈfreɪd tɪ ˈpəblɪkli kənˈfərm ðiz ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz", sɛd ˌbiˈljɑˌnɑ, əv ðə ˈnoʊvə ("nu ɪˈkɑnəmi") ˈmægəˌzin. sɛd ˈwərkərz wər əˈfreɪd əv "ˈluzɪŋ ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈweɪʤɪz ðeɪ ərn" ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈbɛnəfɪts ər ɪkˈstrimli loʊ. ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli tru ɪn dɪˈpraɪvd ˈsəðərn ˈɛriəz əv ˈsərbiə. bət ðə 300 ˈwərkərz æt ðə ˈgoʊsə ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈkɛrəʤ ˈfæktəri ɪn palanka*, əˈbaʊt 80 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 50 maɪəlz) saʊθ əv ˈbɛlˌgrɑd, fil ðeɪ hæv ˈlɪtəl lɛft tɪ luz. ənˈpeɪd sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə jɪr ənd ɔn straɪk sɪns ðə spərɪŋ, ðə ˈwərkərz ˈrisəntli ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd, ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ hɛlp ðɛm. ɪn mɑrʧ, wən əv ðɛr ˈkɑligz, ˈdrɑgən mladenovic*, hæŋd hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈfæktəri, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ˌriˈpɔrtəd. 'krəʃt ˈwərkɪŋ klæs' ˈæftər əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə ˈgoʊsə ˈfæktəri ɪn 2007 sloʊˈvɑˌkiəz soʊld ɪt ɪn ˈeɪprəl tɪ ə smɔl ˈsɪpriˌɑt ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn nɪkəˈsiə. ˈniðər ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd ˈkɑmɛnt tɪ ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. "æt fərst ɪt wɑz ˌoʊˈkeɪ, bət frəm jɪr tɪ jɪr ɑr ˈweɪʤɪz hæv ˈdiˌkrist tɪ ðə bɛr ˈmɪnəməm ənd ɑr ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz hæv ˈməltəˌplaɪd," sɛd ˈwərkər stevanovic*. "ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðeɪ stɑpt peɪɪŋ ɑr ˈweɪʤɪz," ðə toʊld. hi ˈkænɑt ˌriˈtaɪər ɛz dɪd nɑt peɪ ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ treɪd ˈjunjənz. ðə ˈgoʊsə ˈfæktəri ˈwərkərz "ər ðə ˈsɪmbəl əv ə krəʃt ˈwərkɪŋ klæs", sɛd ˈboʊskoʊ obradovic*, ˈlidər əv ðə trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst ˈpɑrti dveri*. "ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ðə steɪt lɛt ɪt ˈhæpən," hi sɛd. ˈɛdɪtər kˈwɛsʧənd waɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wʊd meɪk ðə ˈɛfərt "ɪf ˈprɛzɪdənt vucic*) boʊsts əˈbaʊt ʧip ˈleɪbər hɪmˈsɛlf". "ˈpipəl ər æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɛr ˈtɛðər."
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by jessica
the drama continues apace in banking. yesterday we shared a cnn interview with
ceo pandit, as he struggles to hang on, while pattie last friday gave her take on the fall of bank of
chief risk officer, amy brinkley a veteran of most powerful women list.
another top woman in banking one of the few still standing swung by our office here at fortune a few days ago. ellen is chairman and ceo of americas
and citizens financial group, an unit with $6 billion in revenues and branches in 12 states., who joined royal bank of scotland in june 2007, had just finished a run of 13 town halls with thousands of her employees across the u.s.
though you may not know her name, is very much at the center of the banking world. the only woman to head a u.s. commercial bank. and as the representative for the boston district (and only woman) on the federal advisory council, she regularly consults with fed chair ben and the board of governors.
so what is’s outlook? “there will be more small bank failures in the next six to nine months,” she told us, noting that concerned about declining real-estate values and rising unemployment. she sees the negative trends in her own backyard. citizens’ headquarters are in rhode island, where the jobless rate is%. and the bank operates in michigan, where the unemployment rate,%, is the highest in the u.s.
recovery seems so far away that businesses even looking to expand. “we have money to lend, but the loan demand there,” says. “it’s going to be difficult for the remainder of this year through the first half of next year.”
as for her own career, has come to understand “difficult.” after 21 years at, where she ran global transaction services, a profitable $8 billion unit in some 100 countries, she moved to. it might appear that she was seeing safer ground. but the british government has had to shore and now owns 70% of the business. and if you think that citi is the bank stock, think again.’s shares have sputtered 87% in the past 12 months. citi is down a mere 83%.
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baɪ ˈʤɛsɪkə ðə ˈdrɑmə kənˈtɪnjuz əˈpeɪs ɪn ˈbæŋkɪŋ. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wi ʃɛrd ə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈpəndət, ɛz hi ˈstrəgəlz tɪ hæŋ ɔn, waɪl ˈpæti læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ geɪv hər teɪk ɔn ðə fɔl əv bæŋk əv ʧif rɪsk ˈɔfɪsər, ˈeɪmi ˈbrɪŋkli ə ˈvɛtərən əv moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwɪmən lɪst. əˈnəðər tɔp ˈwʊmən ɪn ˈbæŋkɪŋ wən əv ðə fju stɪl ˈstændɪŋ swəŋ baɪ ɑr ˈɔfəs hir æt ˈfɔrʧən ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ. ˈɛlən ɪz ˈʧɛrmən ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv əˈmɛrɪkəz ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl grup, ən ˈjunɪt wɪθ 6 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnuz ənd ˈbrænʧɪz ɪn 12 steɪts., hu ʤɔɪnd rɔɪəl bæŋk əv ˈskɑtlənd ɪn ʤun 2007 hæd ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ə rən əv 13 taʊn hɔlz wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz əv hər ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈkrɔs ðə juz. ðoʊ ju meɪ nɑt noʊ hər neɪm, ɪz ˈvɛri məʧ æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ wərld. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈwʊmən tɪ hɛd ə juz. kəˈmərʃəl bæŋk. ənd ɛz ðə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər ðə ˈbɔstən ˈdɪstrɪkt (ənd ˈoʊnli ˈwʊmən) ɔn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ædˈvaɪzəri ˈkaʊnsəl, ʃi ˈrɛgjələrli kənˈsəlts wɪθ fɛd ʧɛr bɛn ənd ðə bɔrd əv ˈgəvərnərz. soʊ wət ɪz ˈaʊˌtlʊk? wɪl bi mɔr smɔl bæŋk ˈfeɪljərz ɪn ðə nɛkst sɪks tɪ naɪn months,”*,” ʃi toʊld ˈjuˈɛs, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ˈrilɪˌsteɪt ˈvæljuz ənd ˈraɪzɪŋ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt. ʃi siz ðə ˈnɛgətɪv trɛnz ɪn hər oʊn ˈbæˌkjɑrd. citizens’*’ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ər ɪn roʊd ˈaɪlənd, wɛr ðə ˈʤɑbləs reɪt ɪz ənd ðə bæŋk ˈɑpərˌeɪts ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən, wɛr ðə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt, ɪz ðə haɪəst ɪn ðə juz. rɪˈkəvəri simz soʊ fɑr əˈweɪ ðət ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈivɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspænd. hæv ˈməni tɪ lɛnd, bət ðə loʊn dɪˈmænd there,”*,” sɪz. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðɪs jɪr θru ðə fərst hæf əv nɛkst year.”*.” ɛz fər hər oʊn kərɪr, həz kəm tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ““difficult.”*.” ˈæftər 21 jɪrz æt, wɛr ʃi ræn ˈgloʊbəl trænˈzækʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz, ə ˈprɑfətəbəl 8 ˈbɪljən ˈjunɪt ɪn səm 100 ˈkəntriz, ʃi muvd tɪ. ɪt maɪt əˈpɪr ðət ʃi wɑz siɪŋ ˈseɪfər graʊnd. bət ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt həz hæd tɪ ʃɔr ənd naʊ oʊnz 70 əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ənd ɪf ju θɪŋk ðət ˈsɪti ɪz ðə bæŋk stɑk, θɪŋk əˈgɛn. ʃɛrz hæv ˈspətərd 87 ɪn ðə pæst 12 mənθs. ˈsɪti ɪz daʊn ə mɪr 83
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every year, the question of whether [really good college basketball team] could beat [really bad nba team] on a neutral court pops up. being asked now about kentucky and the 76ers, and while certainly a juicy hypothetical to ponder in the to march madness, actually a far more salient query for the philosophically inclined hoops fan to consider: could basketball team could beat football team in football?
the mustangs, who own a record and no. 21 ap ranking, are nothing to scoff at. after just missing out on an tournament bid last year (and subsequently advancing to the nit championship game), they appear poised to cruise to an american athletic conference title and fill the role of trendy conference pick when the brackets surface. their counterparts on the gridiron, however, exactly their equals when it comes to the pursuit of athletic excellence.
the 2014 season may have been the lowest point for southern methodist university football since the 1987 death sentence. the team was woefully uncompetitive, falling by double digits in 10 of its 11 losses and tasting victory just once. its head coach, june jones, resigned after two games, and his replacement, tom mason, exactly the second coming of paul brown. mason was promptly let go at end in favor of chad morris, the former offensive coordinator at clemson.
morris may be a lot of things, but no larry brown. you know larry brown, the only coach in basketball history to win championships at both the division i and nba levels. larry brown, led a whopping eight different nba teams to the playoffs in his illustrious career. larry brown, program builder nonpareil. if anyone could develop an expert understanding of football strategy in a limited window, be him.
potentially more problematic: the basketball team carries only 15 players on its roster seven short of the 22 necessary to field a football offense and defense, to say nothing of special teams. probably thinking: this is preposterous, no way an undermanned basketball team could defeat a full squad of talent. well, consider this: basketball players are used to going both ways, so not unreasonable to think that, say, guard nic moore could line up at wide receiver, cornerback, and punter when appropriate although i expect his side to do much punting. coming from a sport that requires constant motion on the part of its participants, moore would surely welcome regular stoppages in play and use them to stay fresh throughout the game.
furthermore, brown has 15 assistants on his staff, and due to the inequitable disparity in roster size, i think be only fair to grant those assistants eligibility for this competition. while this might not initially seem like a major boon to the basketballers’ chances, their strength and conditioning coach just so happens to be drumroll, please former nfl tight end rickey dudley! even at the ripe old age of 42, the dudley would be a matchup nightmare for a mustangs defense that regularly gave up points in 2014. and considering his occupation, safe to assume still in spectacular shape.
speaking of the football mustangs’ awful defense: in this showdown, the basketball mustangs would need only focus on scoring as many points as humanly possible. if every drive results in a trip to the end zone and i think we can all agree that such an outcome would be likely their defensive performance would be rendered moot. the football mustangs’ platoon of death threw more than twice as many interceptions as touchdowns last season, and no way be able to hold serve; the basketball mustangs have proven they can post 70, 80, or even 90 points in a given game, and against this defense, those point totals would likely translate to football.
the easy counterpoint, of course, is that the basketball mustangs are not physical enough to handle the rigors of a football game. but bullshit, for a couple of reasons. first of all, sheer athleticism can overcome a perceived lack of physicality. case in point:
second of all, to say the football mustangs are physical to begin with? playing a contact sport make a person physical tough; playing a contact sport well makes a person physical tough, and the football mustangs clearly play football well.
finally, the basketball mustangs are one of the best defensive teams in the country, and teams that excel on defense are generally considered physical. as such, forced to conclude that fare just fine against the comparatively feeble football mustangs.
so yes, of course basketball team could indeed beat football team in football. not much of a debate. the only real question is by how much.
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ˈɛvəri jɪr, ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər [ˈrɪli gʊd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbæskətˌbɔl tim] kʊd bit [ˈrɪli bæd ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ tim] ɔn ə ˈnutrəl kɔrt pɑps əp. biɪŋ æst naʊ əˈbaʊt kənˈtəki ənd ðə 76ers*, ənd waɪl ˈsərtənli ə ˈʤusi ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl tɪ ˈpɑndər ɪn ðə tɪ mɑrʧ ˈmædnəs, ˈæˌkʧuəli ə fɑr mɔr ˈseɪljənt kˈwiri fər ðə ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəli ˌɪnˈklaɪnd hups fæn tɪ kənˈsɪdər: kʊd ˈbæskətˌbɔl tim kʊd bit ˈfʊtˌbɔl tim ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl? ðə ˈməˌstæŋz, hu oʊn ə ˈrɛkərd ənd noʊ. 21 ˌeɪˈpi ˈræŋkɪŋ, ər ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ skɔf æt. ˈæftər ʤɪst ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɔn ən ˈtʊrnəmənt bɪd læst jɪr (ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli ədˈvænsɪŋ tɪ ðə nɪt ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp geɪm), ðeɪ əˈpɪr pɔɪzd tɪ kruz tɪ ən əˈmɛrɪkən æθˈlɛtɪk ˈkɑnfərəns ˈtaɪtəl ənd fɪl ðə roʊl əv ˈtrɛndi ˈkɑnfərəns pɪk wɪn ðə ˈbrækɪts ˈsərfəs. ðɛr ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts ɔn ðə ˈgrɪˌdaɪərn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪgˈzæktli ðɛr ˈikwəlz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə pərˈsut əv æθˈlɛtɪk ˈɛksələns. ðə 2014 ˈsizən meɪ hæv bɪn ðə loʊəst pɔɪnt fər ˈsəðərn ˈmɛθədɪst ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈfʊtˌbɔl sɪns ðə 1987 dɛθ ˈsɛntəns. ðə tim wɑz ˈwoʊfəli ənkəmˈpɛtətɪv, ˈfɑlɪŋ baɪ ˈdəbəl ˈdɪʤɪts ɪn 10 əv ɪts 11 ˈlɔsɪz ənd ˈteɪstɪŋ ˈvɪktəri ʤɪst wəns. ɪts hɛd koʊʧ, ʤun ʤoʊnz, rɪˈzaɪnd ˈæftər tu geɪmz, ənd hɪz rɪˈpleɪsmənt, tɑm ˈmeɪsən, ɪgˈzæktli ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkəmɪŋ əv pɔl braʊn. ˈmeɪsən wɑz ˈprɑmptli lɛt goʊ æt ɛnd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ʧæd ˈmɔrɪs, ðə ˈfɔrmər əˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər æt ˈklɛmsən. ˈmɔrɪs meɪ bi ə lɔt əv θɪŋz, bət noʊ ˈlɛri braʊn. ju noʊ ˈlɛri braʊn, ðə ˈoʊnli koʊʧ ɪn ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈhɪstəri tɪ wɪn ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps æt boʊθ ðə dɪˈvɪʒən aɪ ənd ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈlɛvəlz. ˈlɛri braʊn, lɛd ə ˈwɑpɪŋ eɪt ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ timz tɪ ðə pleɪɔfs ɪn hɪz ˌɪˈləstriəs kərɪr. ˈlɛri braʊn, ˈproʊˌgræm ˈbɪldər nonpareil*. ɪf ˈɛniˌwən kʊd dɪˈvɛləp ən ˈɛkspərt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈstrætəʤi ɪn ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈwɪndoʊ, bi ɪm. pəˈtɛnʃəli mɔr ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk: ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl tim ˈkɛriz ˈoʊnli 15 pleɪərz ɔn ɪts ˈrɑstər ˈsɛvən ʃɔrt əv ðə 22 ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ fild ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl əˈfɛns ənd dɪˈfɛns, tɪ seɪ ˈnəθɪŋ əv ˈspɛʃəl timz. ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈθɪŋkɪŋ: ðɪs ɪz prɪˈpɑstərəs, noʊ weɪ ən ˈəndərˌmænd ˈbæskətˌbɔl tim kʊd dɪˈfit ə fʊl skwɑd əv ˈtælənt. wɛl, kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: ˈbæskətˌbɔl pleɪərz ər juzd tɪ goʊɪŋ boʊθ weɪz, soʊ nɑt ənˈriznəbəl tɪ θɪŋk ðət, seɪ, gɑrd nɪk mʊr kʊd laɪn əp æt waɪd rɪˈsivər, ˈkɔrnərˌbæk, ənd ˈpəntər wɪn əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt hɪz saɪd tɪ du məʧ punting*. ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə spɔrt ðət rikˈwaɪərz ˈkɑnstənt ˈmoʊʃən ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ɪts pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, mʊr wʊd ˈʃʊrli ˈwɛlkəm ˈrɛgjələr ˈstɑpɪʤɪz ɪn pleɪ ənd juz ðɛm tɪ steɪ frɛʃ θruaʊt ðə geɪm. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, braʊn həz 15 əˈsɪstənts ɔn hɪz stæf, ənd du tɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɛkwətəbəl dɪˈspɛrəti ɪn ˈrɑstər saɪz, aɪ θɪŋk bi ˈoʊnli fɛr tɪ grænt ðoʊz əˈsɪstənts ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti fər ðɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. waɪl ðɪs maɪt nɑt ˌɪˈnɪʃəli sim laɪk ə ˈmeɪʤər bun tɪ ðə basketballers’*’ ˈʧænsɪz, ðɛr strɛŋθ ənd kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ koʊʧ ʤɪst soʊ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi drumroll*, pliz ˈfɔrmər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl taɪt ɛnd ˈrɪki ˈdədli! ˈivɪn æt ðə raɪp oʊld eɪʤ əv 42 ðə ˈdədli wʊd bi ə ˈmæʧəp ˈnaɪtˌmɛr fər ə ˈməˌstæŋz dɪˈfɛns ðət ˈrɛgjələrli geɪv əp pɔɪnts ɪn 2014 ənd kənˈsɪdərɪŋ hɪz ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən, seɪf tɪ əˈsum stɪl ɪn spɛkˈtækjələr ʃeɪp. ˈspikɪŋ əv ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl mustangs’*’ ˈɔfəl dɪˈfɛns: ɪn ðɪs ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn, ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈməˌstæŋz wʊd nid ˈoʊnli ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈskɔrɪŋ ɛz ˈmɛni pɔɪnts ɛz ˈhjumənli ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪf ˈɛvəri draɪv rɪˈzəlts ɪn ə trɪp tɪ ðə ɛnd zoʊn ənd aɪ θɪŋk wi kən ɔl əˈgri ðət səʧ ən ˈaʊtˌkəm wʊd bi ˈlaɪkli ðɛr dɪˈfɛnsɪv pərˈfɔrməns wʊd bi ˈrɛndərd mut. ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl mustangs’*’ pləˈtun əv dɛθ θru mɔr ðən twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz ɛz ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz læst ˈsizən, ənd noʊ weɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hoʊld sərv; ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈməˌstæŋz hæv ˈpruvən ðeɪ kən poʊst 70 80 ər ˈivɪn 90 pɔɪnts ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn geɪm, ənd əˈgɛnst ðɪs dɪˈfɛns, ðoʊz pɔɪnt ˈtoʊtəlz wʊd ˈlaɪkli trænzˈleɪt tɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ðə ˈizi ˈkaʊntərˌpɔɪnt, əv kɔrs, ɪz ðət ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈməˌstæŋz ər nɑt ˈfɪzɪkəl ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈhændəl ðə ˈrɪgərz əv ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm. bət ˈbʊlˌʃɪt, fər ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈrizənz. fərst əv ɔl, ʃɪr æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm kən ˈoʊvərˌkəm ə pərˈsivd læk əv physicality*. keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt: ˈsɛkənd əv ɔl, tɪ seɪ ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈməˌstæŋz ər ˈfɪzɪkəl tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ? pleɪɪŋ ə ˈkɑnˌtækt spɔrt meɪk ə ˈpərsən ˈfɪzɪkəl təf; pleɪɪŋ ə ˈkɑnˌtækt spɔrt wɛl meɪks ə ˈpərsən ˈfɪzɪkəl təf, ənd ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈməˌstæŋz ˈklɪrli pleɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl wɛl. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈməˌstæŋz ər wən əv ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛnsɪv timz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ənd timz ðət ɪkˈsɛl ɔn dɪˈfɛns ər ˈʤɛnərəli kənˈsɪdərd ˈfɪzɪkəl. ɛz səʧ, fɔrst tɪ kənˈklud ðət fɛr ʤɪst faɪn əˈgɛnst ðə kəmˈpærətɪvˌli ˈfibəl ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈməˌstæŋz. soʊ jɛs, əv kɔrs ˈbæskətˌbɔl tim kʊd ˌɪnˈdid bit ˈfʊtˌbɔl tim ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl. nɑt məʧ əv ə dəˈbeɪt. ðə ˈoʊnli ril kˈwɛʃən ɪz baɪ haʊ məʧ.
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the world is on fire.
it has been, for quite some time. if done any organizing, felt sense of racing about, extinguishing this flare up or that, spending precious energy and resources surviving the immediate emergency and hoping the future will somehow save itself. if watched the news, felt combined with the raw hilarity of the media circus; just when it seems things get worse, or more frightening, or more absurd, they do. if ever worked three jobs to keep your family afloat, felt it. if listened to climate scientists, or survived a hurricane, or watched helplessly as an forest fire tore through a landscape you loved, felt rising certainty that we have waited too long, that global temperatures are edging toward tipping points from which we will never return. we are burning.
western culture has been historically preoccupied with apocalypse, from threats of the end times to doomsday cults. every generation has imagined themselves living at the edge of history. the anticipation and dread permeate aspects of our puritanical, militaristic, culture, yet they offer little in the way of seeing beyond times of crisis. in fact, it seems ever clearer that capitalism thrives on capitalism is crisis. at this point, could we tell the difference between the “the end is near” and “the end is here?”
what if the apocalypse has already arrived, having crept up incrementally while we were waiting for a big announcement? what if this is what it looks like to be in the thick of things, the “interesting times” of the proverbial curse? why are we not in the streets, then, in our thousands and our millions? why we taken over our workplaces and neighborhoods and said, enough! are we simply resigned, cynical, nihilistic? overwhelmed and preoccupied with financial survival? distracted? do we even think things can ever radically change for the better, much less in time?
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ðə wərld ɪz ɔn faɪər. ɪt həz bɪn, fər kwaɪt səm taɪm. ɪf dən ˈɛni ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ, fɛlt sɛns əv ˈreɪsɪŋ əˈbaʊt, ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪŋ ðɪs flɛr əp ər ðət, ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈprɛʃəs ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈimərʤənsi ənd ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər wɪl ˈsəmˌhaʊ seɪv ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɪf wɔʧt ðə nuz, fɛlt kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə rɑ hɪˈlɛrəti əv ðə ˈmidiə ˈsərkəs; ʤɪst wɪn ɪt simz θɪŋz gɪt wərs, ər mɔr ˈfraɪtənɪŋ, ər mɔr əbˈsərd, ðeɪ du. ɪf ˈɛvər wərkt θri ʤɑbz tɪ kip jʊr ˈfæməli əˈfloʊt, fɛlt ɪt. ɪf ˈlɪsənd tɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ər sərˈvaɪvd ə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz, ər wɔʧt ˈhɛlpləsli ɛz ən ˈfɔrɪst faɪər tɔr θru ə ˈlænˌskeɪp ju ləvd, fɛlt ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈsərtənti ðət wi hæv ˈweɪtɪd tu lɔŋ, ðət ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər ˈɛʤɪŋ təˈwɔrd ˈtɪpɪŋ pɔɪnts frəm wɪʧ wi wɪl ˈnɛvər rɪˈtərn. wi ər ˈbərnɪŋ. ˈwɛstərn ˈkəlʧər həz bɪn hɪˈstɔrɪkəli priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɪθ əˈpɑkəˌlɪps, frəm θrɛts əv ðə ɛnd taɪmz tɪ ˈdumzˌdeɪ kəlts. ˈɛvəri ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən həz ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈlɪvɪŋ æt ðə ɛʤ əv ˈhɪstəri. ðə ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ənd drɛd ˈpərmiˌeɪt ˈæˌspɛkts əv ɑr ˌpjʊrəˈtænɪkəl, ˌmɪlɪtərˈɪstɪk, ˈkəlʧər, jɛt ðeɪ ˈɔfər ˈlɪtəl ɪn ðə weɪ əv siɪŋ bɪɔnd taɪmz əv ˈkraɪsəs. ɪn fækt, ɪt simz ˈɛvər ˈklɪrər ðət ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm θraɪvz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz ˈkraɪsəs. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, kʊd wi tɛl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ɛnd ɪz near”*” ənd ɛnd ɪz here?”*?” wət ɪf ðə əˈpɑkəˌlɪps həz ɔˈrɛdi əraɪvd, ˈhævɪŋ krɛpt əp ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəˌli waɪl wi wər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə bɪg əˈnaʊnsmɛnt? wət ɪf ðɪs ɪz wət ɪt lʊks laɪk tɪ bi ɪn ðə θɪk əv θɪŋz, ðə times”*” əv ðə prəˈvərbiəl kərs? waɪ ər wi nɑt ɪn ðə strits, ðɛn, ɪn ɑr ˈθaʊzənz ənd ɑr ˈmɪljənz? waɪ wi ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər ɑr ˈwərkˌpleɪsɪz ənd ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ənd sɛd, ɪˈnəf! ər wi ˈsɪmpli rɪˈzaɪnd, ˈsɪnɪkəl, nihilistic*? ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd ənd priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɪθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl sərˈvaɪvəl? dɪˈstræktɪd? du wi ˈivɪn θɪŋk θɪŋz kən ˈɛvər ˈrædɪkli ʧeɪnʤ fər ðə ˈbɛtər, məʧ lɛs ɪn taɪm? rɛd mɔr
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cia prison exposed in romania
by sybille fuchs
12 december 2011
journalists from the zeitung and the german television magazine “panorama” have uncovered the location of one of the chain of notorious secret torture prisons run by us central intelligence agency inrope. the prison is situated in a residential area of the romanian capital, bucharest.
the prison in bucharest began operations following the closure in 2003 of a similar torture centre in poland. the prison was located in a building housing the romanian national registry office for classified information (official national al secrete de stat) authority. the transport of prisoners to the prison from airport was carried out in inconspicuous minibuses.
the cells were located in the basement of the building. the cells were mounted on springs in order to the prisoners, who were also subjected to sleep deprivation, water boarding, beatings or being forced to adopt excruciating positions for long periods of time. former employees of the cia told journalists that after the initial round of “interviews” the prisoners were given medical and dental examinations.
some of the prisoners were held there temporarily prior to being switched and tortured in other locations or transferred to guantanamo. the for the secret prison in bucharest was “bright light”. the centre was located at street 4. the prisoners held at the facility included al-nashiri, who is accused of carrying out the attack on the us warship cole in yemen and now sits in guantanamo where he faces trial by a military commission.
al was brutally tortured in 2002 and 2003. according to cia documents, he was allegedly threatened with execution by a gun and a drill. he was also stripped naked, beaten and subjected to water boarding. some of the abuse is alleged to have taken place in poland. it is likely that he was transferred from poland to bucharest and then to guantanamo. he apparently made confessions under torture, which he has now revoked. his case was the subject of an investigation by the parliamentary commission, which urged the us not to execute him.
the alleged of the terrorist attacks of september 11, khalid sheikh mohammed, who, according to memos of the bush administration was water boarded on no less than 183 occasions, was also incarcerated in the romanian prison before he was transferred to guantanamo.
the romanian authorities established the in 2002 by emergency decree in order to the secret particular with nato. its head has the status of a cabinet secretary and reports directly to the prime minister. officials must ensure that confidential information is treated according to nato standards and only those responsible in each case have access to such information.
the authority was established at a time when romania was seeking entry into nato. an american in a high nato position at that time declared, “the romanians would have done anything for us.” the then romanian president ion iliescu said that his country would behave as a de facto nato member, and then in 2004 the country joined the alliance. in 2001 iliescu had already signed a bilateral agreement with the us government which allowed the us military and civilians to carry out covert operations on romanian territory.
the secret prison in the basement of the building proved particularly useful because its employees are pledged to strict secrecy. romanian parliamentarians responded to revelations concerning the torture cells by pleading ignorance and declaring that romania had nothing to do with the matter.
accordingly, journalists confronted a wall of silence when the deputy head of, adrian, addressed them in a room adorned with the romanian, nato andropean flags. when asked by a reporter if he had ever seen americans in his premises, answered, “no, no, i can no longer remember.” according to the panorama report a spokesperson for told the news agency the reports were “pure speculation” .
the research by the journalists was conducted with great care. they reported that a source in the us intelligence community had described the location and the appearance of the former prison in bucharest. the reporters made their own in bucharest, located and photographed the complex and then showed their evidence to three of their informants in washington. all three recognised the complex located near a railway line.
the prisoners who were taken to the torture chamber were completely disoriented. their eyes were blindfolded and their ears plugged, leaving them with no idea of their location. the cells were partly constructed from prefabricated parts, and an arrow had been painted on the floor pointing in the direction of mocking concession by the torturers to the religious persuasion of their victims.
the existence of such torture prisons inrope (“black sites”) was long denied by both the us and the countries involved, including lithuania, poland and romania. after the attack on the world trade center of september 11, 2001 the prisons were established as part of the "war on terror" in order to incarcerate so-called “valuable prisoners” who were subjected to “enhanced interrogation techniques”—i.e., forced to make confessions on the basis of brutal torture techniques.
a report by the us department of justice from 2004 listed ten torture techniques that were expressly allowed, including simulated drowning and sleep deprivation due to days of incessant loud music and bright neon lights. in addition, detainees were locked away for hours in small boxes, hung by their arms, or had their heads banged against the wall. often they were given nothing to eat for days or their cells were left freezing cold.
in 2009, the new york times had suggested that one of the cia prisons in bucharest was located near the interior ministry building.
the swiss newspaper in 2006 reported that secret prisons had also been established in the the former military base in the southeast of the country. the swiss intelligence forces had intercepted a fax, which was the first proof of the existence of secret us prisons inrope. according to the classified document, 23 iraqi and afghan citizens were interrogated at the base in romania. similar interrogation centres run by the cia were established in the ukraine, bulgaria and macedonia and kosovo.
the military base had been used by the us since the iraq war. when the newspaper asked the commander of the military base about the existence of such a prison he categorically denied any knowledge. the existence of cia prison sites in lithuania and poland has been known for some years, but there had been no confirmation of such a facility in romania. what was known was that so-called “rendition” flights by the cia had transported “valuable prisoners” to romania.
with regard torope, the “rendition” program is alleged to have been stopped by the obama administration after he came into office in 2009. at least no new information about such flights have been released. instead the obama government has apparently shifted its emphasis to the targeted killing of their enemies by means of special forces and drones, rendering imprisonment and interrogation unnecessary.
human rights organisations and journalists found ample evidence of the torture of prisoners following the conquest of tripoli by the rebel forces backed by nato. the complicity ofropean governments, including romania, with these international human rights violations had already been uncovered by a special committee of theropean parliament in 2006 and its special investigator dick marty. marty declared that at least 100 people had been transported by the cia to various secretropean locations, including romania. leading romania representatives vigorously denied the claim.
the report of the special committee concluded “that the cia was in several cases clearly responsible for the illegaluction and detention of suspected terrorists in the territory of the member states as well as special renditions, involving, in some cases,ropean citizens”.
the report of the special committee asserted that the purpose of the special renditions was to ensure “that the suspects should not be subjected to a court of law.” the cia “terror suspects were kidnapped by undercover methods, arrested and turned over.” other countries (including egypt, jordan, syria and afghanistan) were entrusted with the prisoners, countries, “which, even the us government admits practice torture in interrogations.”
in 2006, us president george bush admitted that the captured senior al-qaeda suspects were taken to other states. he avoided, however, identifying these countries, arguing this could cause enemies of america to take action against its allies.
one of these “valuable prisoners” was abu, an alleged confidant of osama bin laden, who had been abused in lithuania. he has now lodged a suit at theropean court of human rights in strasbourg.
in an article in the new york review of books, described the cruel tortures he suffered:
“i woke up, naked, strapped to a bed, in a very white room. the room measured approximately [13 feet by 13 feet]. . . . after some time, i think it was several days, but remember exactly, i was transferred to a chair where i was kept, shackled by [the] hands and feet for what i think was the next 2 to 3 weeks. during this time i developed blisters on the underside of my legs due to the constant sitting . . . .
“the cell and room were and were very cold. very loud, shouting type music was constantly playing. it kept repeating about every fifteen minutes twenty-four hours a day.”
he was put in wooden crates in which he could not breathe or had to sit hunched for hours. he was on a cot. he was strapped down, his nose sealed with cellophane, and water was forced down his he collaborated, an agent related. in fact cia memos make clear that was subjected to on 83 occasions.
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siaɪeɪ ˈprɪzən ɪkˈspoʊzd ɪn roʊˈmeɪniə baɪ ˈsɪbɪl fjuks 12 dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 ˈʤərnəlɪsts frəm ðə ˈzaɪtəŋ ənd ðə ˈʤərmən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈmægəˌzin ““panorama”*” hæv ənˈkəvərd ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv wən əv ðə ʧeɪn əv noʊˈtɔriəs ˈsikrɪt ˈtɔrʧər ˈprɪzənz rən baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛntrəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ðə ˈprɪzən ɪz ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɪn ə ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriə əv ðə roʊˈmeɪniən ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈbukəˌrɛst. ðə ˈprɪzən ɪn ˈbukəˌrɛst bɪˈgæn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈkloʊʒər ɪn 2003 əv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈtɔrʧər ˈsɛntər ɪn ˈpoʊlənd. ðə ˈprɪzən wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ðə roʊˈmeɪniən ˈnæʃənəl ˈrɛʤɪstri ˈɔfəs fər ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən (əˈfɪʃəl ˈnæʃənəl æl sɪˈkrit də stæt) əˈθɔrəti. ðə ˈtrænspɔrt əv ˈprɪzənərz tɪ ðə ˈprɪzən frəm ˈɛrˌpɔrt wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt ɪn ˌɪŋˈkɑnspɪkwəs ˈmɪniˌbəsɪz. ðə sɛlz wər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə sɛlz wər ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn spərɪŋz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ðə ˈprɪzənərz, hu wər ˈɔlsoʊ səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ slip ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən, ˈwɔtər ˈbɔrdɪŋ, ˈbitɪŋz ər biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ əˈdɑpt ɪkˈskruʃiˌeɪtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz fər lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm. ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ðə siaɪeɪ toʊld ˈʤərnəlɪsts ðət ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl raʊnd əv ““interviews”*” ðə ˈprɪzənərz wər ˈgɪvɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl ənd ˈdɛntəl ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz. səm əv ðə ˈprɪzənərz wər hɛld ðɛr ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli praɪər tɪ biɪŋ swɪʧt ənd ˈtɔrʧərd ɪn ˈəðər loʊˈkeɪʃənz ər ˈtrænsfərd tɪ gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ. ðə fər ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈprɪzən ɪn ˈbukəˌrɛst wɑz light”*”. ðə ˈsɛntər wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt strit 4 ðə ˈprɪzənərz hɛld æt ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ˌɪnˈkludɪd al-nashiri*, hu ɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ðə əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɔrˌʃɪp koʊl ɪn ˈjɛmən ənd naʊ sɪts ɪn gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ wɛr hi ˈfeɪsɪz traɪəl baɪ ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmɪʃən. æl wɑz ˈbrutəli ˈtɔrʧərd ɪn 2002 ənd 2003 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ siaɪeɪ ˈdɑkjəmənts, hi wɑz əˈlɛʤədli θˈrɛtənd wɪθ ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən baɪ ə gən ənd ə drɪl. hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ strɪpt ˈneɪkəd, ˈbitən ənd səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈwɔtər ˈbɔrdɪŋ. səm əv ðə əˈbjuz ɪz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv ˈteɪkən pleɪs ɪn ˈpoʊlənd. ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðət hi wɑz ˈtrænsfərd frəm ˈpoʊlənd tɪ ˈbukəˌrɛst ənd ðɛn tɪ gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ. hi əˈpɛrəntli meɪd kənˈfɛʃənz ˈəndər ˈtɔrʧər, wɪʧ hi həz naʊ rɪˈvoʊkt. hɪz keɪs wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri kəˈmɪʃən, wɪʧ ərʤd ðə ˈjuˈɛs nɑt tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ɪm. ðə əˈlɛʤd əv ðə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks əv sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 ˈkɑlɪd ʃik moʊˈhæmɪd, hu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɛmoʊz əv ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz ˈwɔtər ˈbɔrdɪd ɔn noʊ lɛs ðən 183 ɔˈkeɪʒənz, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə roʊˈmeɪniən ˈprɪzən ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ. ðə roʊˈmeɪniən əˈθɔrətiz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə ɪn 2002 baɪ ˈimərʤənsi dɪˈkri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ðə ˈsikrɪt ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr wɪθ ˈneɪtoʊ. ɪts hɛd həz ðə ˈstætəs əv ə ˈkæbənət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ənd rɪˈpɔrts dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər. əˈfɪʃəlz məst ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈtritɪd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈneɪtoʊ ˈstændərdz ənd ˈoʊnli ðoʊz riˈspɑnsəbəl ɪn iʧ keɪs hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ səʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðə əˈθɔrəti wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt æt ə taɪm wɪn roʊˈmeɪniə wɑz ˈsikɪŋ ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ˈneɪtoʊ. ən əˈmɛrɪkən ɪn ə haɪ ˈneɪtoʊ pəˈzɪʃən æt ðət taɪm dɪˈklɛrd, roʊˈmeɪniənz wʊd hæv dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ fər us.”*.” ðə ðɛn roʊˈmeɪniən ˈprɛzɪdənt aɪən ˌɪliˈɛˌskju sɛd ðət hɪz ˈkəntri wʊd bɪˈheɪv ɛz ə də ˈfæktoʊ ˈneɪtoʊ ˈmɛmbər, ənd ðɛn ɪn 2004 ðə ˈkəntri ʤɔɪnd ðə əˈlaɪəns. ɪn 2001 ˌɪliˈɛˌskju hæd ɔˈrɛdi saɪnd ə baɪˈlætərəl əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt wɪʧ əˈlaʊd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd səˈvɪljənz tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ˈkoʊvərt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn roʊˈmeɪniən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈprɪzən ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ pruvd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈjusfəl bɪˈkəz ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz ər plɛʤd tɪ strɪkt ˈsikrəsi. roʊˈmeɪniən ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriənz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈtɔrʧər sɛlz baɪ ˈplidɪŋ ˈɪgnərəns ənd dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðət roʊˈmeɪniə hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈmætər. əˈkɔrdɪŋli, ˈʤərnəlɪsts kənˈfrəntɪd ə wɔl əv ˈsaɪləns wɪn ðə ˈdɛpjəti hɛd əv, ˈeɪdriən, əˈdrɛst ðɛm ɪn ə rum əˈdɔrnd wɪθ ðə roʊˈmeɪniən, ˈneɪtoʊ ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən flægz. wɪn æst baɪ ə rɪˈpɔrtər ɪf hi hæd ˈɛvər sin əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn hɪz ˈprɛməsəz, ˈænsərd, ““no*, noʊ, aɪ kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər remember.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌpænərˈæmə rɪˈpɔrt ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər toʊld ðə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ðə rɪˈpɔrts wər speculation”*” ðə ˈrisərʧ baɪ ðə ˈʤərnəlɪsts wɑz kənˈdəktəd wɪθ greɪt kɛr. ðeɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə sɔrs ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti hæd dɪˈskraɪbd ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɪzən ɪn ˈbukəˌrɛst. ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz meɪd ðɛr oʊn ɪn ˈbukəˌrɛst, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ənd ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ðɛn ʃoʊd ðɛr ˈɛvədəns tɪ θri əv ðɛr ˌɪnˈfɔrmənts ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ɔl θri ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ə ˈreɪlˌweɪ laɪn. ðə ˈprɪzənərz hu wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈtɔrʧər ˈʧeɪmbər wər kəmˈplitli dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd. ðɛr aɪz wər ˈblaɪndˌfoʊldɪd ənd ðɛr ɪrz pləgd, ˈlivɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ noʊ aɪˈdiə əv ðɛr loʊˈkeɪʃən. ðə sɛlz wər ˈpɑrtli kənˈstrəktɪd frəm priˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd pɑrts, ənd ən ˈɛroʊ hæd bɪn ˈpeɪnɪd ɔn ðə flɔr ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈmɑkɪŋ kənˈsɛʃən baɪ ðə ˈtɔrʧərərz tɪ ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs pərsˈweɪʒən əv ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz. ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv səʧ ˈtɔrʧər ˈprɪzənz ɪn ˈjʊrəp sites”*”) wɑz lɔŋ dɪˈnaɪd baɪ boʊθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə ˈkəntriz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə, ˈpoʊlənd ənd roʊˈmeɪniə. ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk ɔn ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər əv sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 2001 ðə ˈprɪzənz wər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɛz pɑrt əv ðə "wɔr ɔn ˈtɛrər" ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪt ˈsoʊˈkɔld prisoners”*” hu wər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən techniques”—i.e*., fɔrst tɪ meɪk kənˈfɛʃənz ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˈbrutəl ˈtɔrʧər tɛkˈniks. ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs frəm 2004 ˈlɪstɪd tɛn ˈtɔrʧər tɛkˈniks ðət wər ɛkˈsprɛsli əˈlaʊd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ˈdraʊnɪŋ ənd slip ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən du tɪ deɪz əv ˌɪnˈsɛsənt laʊd mˈjuzɪk ənd braɪt niɑn laɪts. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, dɪˌteɪˈniz wər lɑkt əˈweɪ fər aʊərz ɪn smɔl ˈbɑksɪz, həŋ baɪ ðɛr ɑrmz, ər hæd ðɛr hɛdz bæŋd əˈgɛnst ðə wɔl. ˈɔfən ðeɪ wər ˈgɪvɪn ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ it fər deɪz ər ðɛr sɛlz wər lɛft ˈfrizɪŋ koʊld. ɪn 2009 ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz hæd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət wən əv ðə siaɪeɪ ˈprɪzənz ɪn ˈbukəˌrɛst wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə swɪs ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪn 2006 ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈsikrɪt ˈprɪzənz hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðə ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθist əv ðə ˈkəntri. ðə swɪs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈfɔrsɪz hæd ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ə fæks, wɪʧ wɑz ðə fərst pruf əv ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈsikrɪt ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɪzənz ɪn ˈjʊrəp. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, 23 ˌɪˈræki ənd ˈæfˌgæn ˈsɪtɪzənz wər ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtɪd æt ðə beɪs ɪn roʊˈmeɪniə. ˈsɪmələr ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɛntərz rən baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ wər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðə juˈkreɪn, bəlˈgɛriə ənd ˌmæsəˈdoʊniə ənd ˈkoʊsoʊˌvoʊ. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs hæd bɪn juzd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs sɪns ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr. wɪn ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər æst ðə kəˈmændər əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri beɪs əˈbaʊt ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv səʧ ə ˈprɪzən hi ˌkætəˈgɔrɪkli dɪˈnaɪd ˈɛni ˈnɑlɪʤ. ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv siaɪeɪ ˈprɪzən saɪts ɪn ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə ənd ˈpoʊlənd həz bɪn noʊn fər səm jɪrz, bət ðɛr hæd bɪn noʊ ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv səʧ ə fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn roʊˈmeɪniə. wət wɑz noʊn wɑz ðət ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““rendition”*” flaɪts baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ hæd trænˈspɔrtəd prisoners”*” tɪ roʊˈmeɪniə. wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈjʊrəp, ðə ““rendition”*” ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv bɪn stɑpt baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈæftər hi keɪm ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs ɪn 2009 æt list noʊ nu ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt səʧ flaɪts hæv bɪn riˈlist. ˌɪnˈstɛd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈgəvərnmənt həz əˈpɛrəntli ˈʃɪftɪd ɪts ˈɛmfəsɪs tɪ ðə ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ðɛr ˈɛnəmiz baɪ minz əv ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz ənd droʊnz, ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt ənd ˌɪnˌtɛrəˈgeɪʃən ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ˈjumən raɪts ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˈʤərnəlɪsts faʊnd ˈæmpəl ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˈtɔrʧər əv ˈprɪzənərz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈkɑŋkwɛst əv ˈtrɪpəli baɪ ðə ˈrɛbəl ˈfɔrsɪz bækt baɪ ˈneɪtoʊ. ðə kəmˈplɪsɪti əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈgəvərnmənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ roʊˈmeɪniə, wɪθ ðiz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈjumən raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃənz hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ənˈkəvərd baɪ ə ˈspɛʃəl kəˈmɪti əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn 2006 ənd ɪts ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər dɪk ˈmɑrti. ˈmɑrti dɪˈklɛrd ðət æt list 100 ˈpipəl hæd bɪn trænˈspɔrtəd baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈsikrɪt ˌjʊrəˈpiən loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ roʊˈmeɪniə. ˈlidɪŋ roʊˈmeɪniə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈvɪgərəsli dɪˈnaɪd ðə kleɪm. ðə rɪˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈspɛʃəl kəˈmɪti kənˈkludɪd ðə siaɪeɪ wɑz ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈkeɪsɪz ˈklɪrli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˌɪˈligəl əbˈdəkʃən ənd dɪˈtɛnʃən əv səˈspɛktɪd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əv ðə ˈmɛmbər steɪts ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈspɛʃəl rɛnˈdɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ˌjʊrəˈpiən citizens”*”. ðə rɪˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈspɛʃəl kəˈmɪti əˈsərtəd ðət ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə ˈspɛʃəl rɛnˈdɪʃənz wɑz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts ʃʊd nɑt bi səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ə kɔrt əv law.”*.” ðə siaɪeɪ ˈsəˌspɛkts wər ˈkɪdˌnæpt baɪ ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈmɛθədz, ərˈɛstɪd ənd tərnd over.”*.” ˈəðər ˈkəntriz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈiʤɪpt, ˈʤɔrdən, ˈsɪriə ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn) wər ɛnˈtrəstɪd wɪθ ðə ˈprɪzənərz, ˈkəntriz, ““which*, ˈivɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ədˈmɪts ˈpræktɪs ˈtɔrʧər ɪn interrogations.”*.” ɪn 2006 ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðə ˈkæpʧərd ˈsinjər ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈsəˌspɛkts wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈəðər steɪts. hi əˈvɔɪdɪd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðiz ˈkəntriz, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðɪs kʊd kɔz ˈɛnəmiz əv əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ɪts ˈælaɪz. wən əv ðiz prisoners”*” wɑz ˈæbu, ən əˈlɛʤd ˈkɑnfəˌdɑnt əv oʊˈsɑmə bɪn ˈleɪdən, hu hæd bɪn əˈbjuzd ɪn ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə. hi həz naʊ lɑʤd ə sut æt ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈjumən raɪts ɪn ˈstræsˌbɔrg. ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə nu jɔrk ˌrivˈju əv bʊks, dɪˈskraɪbd ðə kruəl ˈtɔrʧərz hi ˈsəfərd: woʊk əp, ˈneɪkəd, stræpt tɪ ə bɛd, ɪn ə ˈvɛri waɪt rum. ðə rum ˈmɛʒərd əˈprɑksəmətli 13 fit baɪ 13 fit]. ˈæftər səm taɪm, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz ˈsɛvərəl deɪz, bət rɪˈmɛmbər ɪgˈzæktli, aɪ wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ə ʧɛr wɛr aɪ wɑz kɛpt, ˈʃækəld baɪ [ðə] hænz ənd fit fər wət aɪ θɪŋk wɑz ðə nɛkst 2 tɪ 3 wiks. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm aɪ dɪˈvɛləpt ˈblɪstərz ɔn ðə ˈəndərˌsaɪd əv maɪ lɛgz du tɪ ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈsɪtɪŋ sɛl ənd rum wər ənd wər ˈvɛri koʊld. ˈvɛri laʊd, ˈʃaʊtɪŋ taɪp mˈjuzɪk wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli pleɪɪŋ. ɪt kɛpt rɪˈpitɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts tˈwɛntiˌfɔr aʊərz ə day.”*.” hi wɑz pʊt ɪn ˈwʊdən kreɪts ɪn wɪʧ hi kʊd nɑt brið ər hæd tɪ sɪt hənʧt fər aʊərz. hi wɑz ɔn ə kɑt. hi wɑz stræpt daʊn, hɪz noʊz sild wɪθ ˈsɛləˌfeɪn, ənd ˈwɔtər wɑz fɔrst daʊn hɪz hi kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd, ən ˈeɪʤənt rɪˈleɪtɪd. ɪn fækt siaɪeɪ ˈmɛmoʊz meɪk klɪr ðət wɑz səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ɔn 83 ɔˈkeɪʒənz.
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alok mukherjee has not adequately responded to outrage over a facebook post that suggests police pose a greater threat to americans than terrorists, says mayor john tory, denouncing the police board “error in judgment” as a “regrettable” one.
mr. tory would not say if mr. mukherjee still has his confidence after sharing a post by activist group occupy wall street that states: “americans killed by, americans killed by ebola: 2, americans killed by the police: 500+ every year.”
mr. mukherjee appeared to have added the comment “i breathe”! to the facebook post, which were the words uttered by eric garner, a black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by police in new york. the words were repeated by protesters this week after a grand jury decided not to indict the white officer involved.
the police union has called on mr. mukherjee to resign.
i think regrettable; i think it just inflames situations here, in toronto, that need to be inflamed
in a statement, mr. mukherjee said he “very much regret[s] the reaction caused by my posting” but did not apologize.
mr. tory said not good enough, and he plans to talk about it further at an upcoming meeting of the police board, of which he is now a member.
“i think this was an error in judgement. i think regrettable; i think it just inflames situations here, in toronto, that need to be inflamed,” the mayor told reporters on friday.
“i think our police service is doing an excellent job. not perfect, but i think doing an excellent job and i think there are inferences that can be taken from been put up.”
mr. tory added that he sure the statement mr. mukherjee made fully acknowledges his error. “it just about the reaction, about what was done to provoke the reaction, so i think more discussion to be had,” he said. “it remains to be seen what more needs to be done about this, if anything.”
in his statement, mr. mukherjee stressed that “the item was shared as a topic of interest, intended to encourage conversation and reflection. the share was not meant as an endorsement of any views contained. it was not intended to be a negative commentary in any way on members of our police service or on our practices.”
he said he was “very proud” of approach to policing and has the “utmost respect” for officers.
police union president mike mccormack called the board response “laughable” and said his organization has filed an official complaint with the premier, the mayor, the board and the ontario civilian police commission.
“mukherjee’s obvious disdain for police, apparent lack of judgment and his personal agenda discredits and compromises the integrity not only of the board he chairs but the toronto police service itself,” the police association stated.
but mr. mukherjee was defended by michael thompson, the former of the police board, who said the union is trying to stir up controversy in anticipation of contract talks.
“it’s absolute nonsense,” mr. thompson said, adding that mr. post had nothing to do with toronto police. “quite frankly, the chair should not resign, and it would be to the police advantage if the chair were to resign and really what this is all about.
“they’re afraid of the tough negotiations that the chair has put in place.”
mr. mccormack said the police outrage has nothing to do with negotiations, and everything to do with leadership. “we start this,” he said.
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alok* məˈkərʤi həz nɑt ˈædəkwɪtli rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈoʊvər ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst ðət səˈʤɛsts pəˈlis poʊz ə ˈgreɪtər θrɛt tɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz ðən ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, sɪz meɪər ʤɑn ˈtɔri, dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə pəˈlis bɔrd ɪn judgment”*” ɛz ə ““regrettable”*” wən. ˈmɪstər. ˈtɔri wʊd nɑt seɪ ɪf ˈmɪstər. məˈkərʤi stɪl həz hɪz ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈæftər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ə poʊst baɪ ˈæktɪvɪst grup ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ wɔl strit ðət steɪts: kɪld baɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz kɪld baɪ iˈboʊlə: 2 əˈmɛrɪkənz kɪld baɪ ðə pəˈlis: 500 ˈɛvəri year.”*.” ˈmɪstər. məˈkərʤi əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv ˈædɪd ðə ˈkɑmɛnt breathe”*”! tɪ ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst, wɪʧ wər ðə wərdz ˈətərd baɪ ˈɛrɪk ˈgɑrnər, ə blæk mæn hu daɪd ˈæftər biɪŋ pleɪst ɪn ə ˈʧoʊˌkhoʊld baɪ pəˈlis ɪn nu jɔrk. ðə wərdz wər rɪˈpitɪd baɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ðɪs wik ˈæftər ə grænd ˈʤʊri ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˌɪnˈdaɪt ðə waɪt ˈɔfɪsər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ðə pəˈlis ˈjunjən həz kɔld ɔn ˈmɪstər. məˈkərʤi tɪ rɪˈzaɪn. aɪ θɪŋk rɪˈgrɛtəbəl; aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ʤɪst ɪnˈfleɪmz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz hir, ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ðət nid tɪ bi ɪnˈfleɪmd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈmɪstər. məˈkərʤi sɛd hi məʧ regret[s*] ðə riˈækʃən kɔzd baɪ maɪ posting”*” bət dɪd nɑt əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz. ˈmɪstər. ˈtɔri sɛd nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf, ənd hi plænz tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈfərðər æt ən ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə pəˈlis bɔrd, əv wɪʧ hi ɪz naʊ ə ˈmɛmbər. θɪŋk ðɪs wɑz ən ˈɛrər ɪn ˈʤəʤmənt. aɪ θɪŋk rɪˈgrɛtəbəl; aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ʤɪst ɪnˈfleɪmz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz hir, ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ðət nid tɪ bi inflamed,”*,” ðə meɪər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. θɪŋk ɑr pəˈlis ˈsərvɪs ɪz duɪŋ ən ˈɛksələnt ʤɑb. nɑt ˈpərˌfɪkt, bət aɪ θɪŋk duɪŋ ən ˈɛksələnt ʤɑb ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ər ˈɪnfərˌɛnsɪz ðət kən bi ˈteɪkən frəm bɪn pʊt up.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈtɔri ˈædɪd ðət hi ʃʊr ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈmɪstər. məˈkərʤi meɪd ˈfʊli ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz hɪz ˈɛrər. ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ðə riˈækʃən, əˈbaʊt wət wɑz dən tɪ prəˈvoʊk ðə riˈækʃən, soʊ aɪ θɪŋk mɔr dɪˈskəʃən tɪ bi had,”*,” hi sɛd. rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin wət mɔr nidz tɪ bi dən əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ɪf anything.”*.” ɪn hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈmɪstər. məˈkərʤi strɛst ðət ˈaɪtəm wɑz ʃɛrd ɛz ə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ənd rɪˈflɛkʃən. ðə ʃɛr wɑz nɑt mɛnt ɛz ən ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ˈɛni vjuz kənˈteɪnd. ɪt wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɪn ˈɛni weɪ ɔn ˈmɛmbərz əv ɑr pəˈlis ˈsərvɪs ər ɔn ɑr practices.”*.” hi sɛd hi wɑz proud”*” əv əˈproʊʧ tɪ pəˈlisɪŋ ənd həz ðə respect”*” fər ˈɔfɪsərz. pəˈlis ˈjunjən ˈprɛzɪdənt maɪk məˈkɔrmək kɔld ðə bɔrd rɪˈspɑns ““laughable”*” ənd sɛd hɪz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən həz faɪld ən əˈfɪʃəl kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ðə prɛˈmɪr, ðə meɪər, ðə bɔrd ənd ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ səˈvɪljən pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃən. ˈɑbviəs dɪsˈdeɪn fər pəˈlis, əˈpɛrənt læk əv ˈʤəʤmənt ənd hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl əˈʤɛndə dɪˈskrɛdəts ənd ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti nɑt ˈoʊnli əv ðə bɔrd hi ʧɛrz bət ðə tərˈɑntoʊ pəˈlis ˈsərvɪs itself,”*,” ðə pəˈlis əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈsteɪtɪd. bət ˈmɪstər. məˈkərʤi wɑz dɪˈfɛndɪd baɪ ˈmaɪkəl ˈtɑmsən, ðə ˈfɔrmər əv ðə pəˈlis bɔrd, hu sɛd ðə ˈjunjən ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ stər əp ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪn ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɔks. ˈæbsəˌlut nonsense,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmsən sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈmɪstər. poʊst hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ pəˈlis. ˈfræŋkli, ðə ʧɛr ʃʊd nɑt rɪˈzaɪn, ənd ɪt wʊd bi tɪ ðə pəˈlis ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪf ðə ʧɛr wər tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈrɪli wət ðɪs ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt. əˈfreɪd əv ðə təf nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ðət ðə ʧɛr həz pʊt ɪn place.”*.” ˈmɪstər. məˈkɔrmək sɛd ðə pəˈlis ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈlidərˌʃɪp. stɑrt this,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈnæʃənəl poʊst iˈmeɪl: tˈwɪtər:
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avoiding gluten may be about to get a whole lot easier and all thanks to gene editing. because a team of researchers at the institute for sustainable agriculture in cordoba, spain have used the technology to eliminate the majority of the (the gluten proteins which cause most of the gluten intolerance issues for people with disease) in wheat.
“gluten proteins, and specifically, are major [factors] responsible of triggering disease in genetically predisposed individuals,” dr. francisco barro losada, the geneticist whose team carried out the research, told digital trends. “there are many genes in the grain of wheat, which makes it impossible to obtain-free wheat lines using classic breeding methods. gene editing by/cas allow the introduction of mutations in specific genes, and shutting down [of] those genes. in this work, we were able to mutate 35 out of 45 genes in bread wheat, and reduce wheat toxicity up to 85 percent. this is an unprecedented application of/cas technology. the, wheat lines described in the work constitute an unprecedented advance, and the resultant lines provide excellent source material for plant breeding programs to the trait into elite wheat varieties.”
barro losada points out that at present the resulting wheat (yet) suitable for disease patients since it still contains some gluten, even though this is at a lower quantity. however, the wheat could still be used to prepare low gluten foods for those who wants to reduce their intake of gluten. because there is a sizable group of people able to tolerate only low amounts of gluten, this could be a major benefit to them.
“we are working now with the genes still present in these lines,” barro losada continued. specifically, the team hopes to be able to disable the remaining 10 genes to make sure that no proteins are produced. should all go to plan, and provided that this is deemed to be safe through the proper channels, hopefully it be long before a whole new range of products appear on grocery store shelves everywhere.
a paper describing the work was recently published in plant biotechnology journal.
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ʃɛr əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈglutən meɪ bi əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt ə hoʊl lɔt ˈiziər ənd ɔl θæŋks tɪ ʤin ˈɛdɪtɪŋ. bɪˈkəz ə tim əv ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ɪn ˌkɔrˈdoʊbə, speɪn hæv juzd ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə (ðə ˈglutən ˈproʊˌtinz wɪʧ kɔz moʊst əv ðə ˈglutən ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns ˈɪʃuz fər ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪˈziz) ɪn wit. ˈproʊˌtinz, ənd spəˈsɪfɪkli, ər ˈmeɪʤər [ˈfæktərz] riˈspɑnsəbəl əv ˈtrɪgərɪŋ dɪˈziz ɪn ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˌpridɪˈspoʊzd individuals,”*,” ˈdɑktər. frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈbɑroʊ loʊˈsɑdə, ðə ʤəˈnɛtəsəst huz tim ˈkɛrid aʊt ðə ˈrisərʧ, toʊld ˈdɪʤɪtəl trɛnz. ər ˈmɛni ʤinz ɪn ðə greɪn əv wit, wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ əbˈteɪn wit laɪnz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈklæsɪk ˈbridɪŋ ˈmɛθədz. ʤin ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv mjuˈteɪʃənz ɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ʤinz, ənd ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn [əv] ðoʊz ʤinz. ɪn ðɪs wərk, wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ mˈjuˌteɪt 35 aʊt əv 45 ʤinz ɪn brɛd wit, ənd rɪˈdus wit tɑkˈsɪsəti əp tɪ 85 pərˈsɛnt. ðɪs ɪz ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ðə, wit laɪnz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðə wərk ˈkɑnstəˌtut ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ədˈvæns, ənd ðə riˈzəltənt laɪnz prəˈvaɪd ˈɛksələnt sɔrs məˈtɪriəl fər plænt ˈbridɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ ðə treɪt ˈɪntu ɪˈlit wit varieties.”*.” ˈbɑroʊ loʊˈsɑdə pɔɪnts aʊt ðət æt ˈprɛzənt ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ wit (jɛt) ˈsutəbəl fər dɪˈziz ˈpeɪʃənz sɪns ɪt stɪl kənˈteɪnz səm ˈglutən, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs ɪz æt ə loʊər kˈwɑntəti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə wit kʊd stɪl bi juzd tɪ priˈpɛr loʊ ˈglutən fudz fər ðoʊz hu wɔnts tɪ rɪˈdus ðɛr ˈɪnˌteɪk əv ˈglutən. bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsaɪzəbəl grup əv ˈpipəl ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ˈoʊnli loʊ əˈmaʊnts əv ˈglutən, ðɪs kʊd bi ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðɛm. ər ˈwərkɪŋ naʊ wɪθ ðə ʤinz stɪl ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðiz lines,”*,” ˈbɑroʊ loʊˈsɑdə kənˈtɪnjud. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə tim hoʊps tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈseɪbəl ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 10 ʤinz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət noʊ ˈproʊˌtinz ər prəˈdust. ʃʊd ɔl goʊ tɪ plæn, ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd ðət ðɪs ɪz dimd tɪ bi seɪf θru ðə ˈprɑpər ˈʧænəlz, ˈhoʊpfəli ɪt bi lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ə hoʊl nu reɪnʤ əv ˈprɑdəkts əˈpɪr ɔn ˈgroʊsəri stɔr ʃɛlvz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ə ˈpeɪpər dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə wərk wɑz ˈrisəntli ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn plænt ˌbaɪoʊˌtɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈʤərnəl.
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remember that housing crash that was supposed to happen?
probably, because you first started hearing about it as early as half a decade ago and as recently as last sentence ago. one look at the salary you need to buy a house in major cities, though, would suggest things are moving in the very opposite direction of crash.
that trend translates to the price of rent as well, where the cost of having someone roof over your head continues to rise at a torrid pace.
rentseeker.ca, the largest online tool for apartment searching, recently analyzed the numbers from coast to coast to create a series of that show the average price of rent in in urban centres.
unsurprisingly, the greater toronto area is not a place for the thrifty burlington and oakville are the most expensive cities to rent a one bedroom apartment in, followed by calgary. toronto and mississauga round out the top five.
check out the full breakdown below:
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rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈhaʊzɪŋ kræʃ ðət wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈhæpən? ˈprɑbəˌbli, bɪˈkəz ju fərst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt ɛz ˈərli ɛz hæf ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ ənd ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz læst ˈsɛntəns əˈgoʊ. wən lʊk æt ðə ˈsæləri ju nid tɪ baɪ ə haʊs ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz, ðoʊ, wʊd səˈʤɛst θɪŋz ər ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈvɛri ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv kræʃ. ðət trɛnd ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ ðə praɪs əv rɛnt ɛz wɛl, wɛr ðə kɔst əv ˈhævɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən rʊf ˈoʊvər jʊr hɛd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ raɪz æt ə ˈtɔrəd peɪs. rentseeker.ca*, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɔnˌlaɪn tul fər əˈpɑrtmənt ˈsərʧɪŋ, ˈrisəntli ˈænəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈnəmbərz frəm koʊst tɪ koʊst tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪriz əv ðət ʃoʊ ðə ˈævərɪʤ praɪs əv rɛnt ɪn ɪn ˈərbən ˈsɛntərz. ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðə ˈgreɪtər tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɛriə ɪz nɑt ə pleɪs fər ðə θˈrɪfti ˈbərlɪŋtən ənd ˈoʊkˌvɪl ər ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈsɪtiz tɪ rɛnt ə wən ˈbɛˌdrum əˈpɑrtmənt ɪn, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈkælgəri. tərˈɑntoʊ ənd ˌmɪsɪˈsɔgə raʊnd aʊt ðə tɔp faɪv. ʧɛk aʊt ðə fʊl ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn bɪˈloʊ:
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the democratic party just can't quit the upper middle class. as thomas frank writes, it has become in large part a party by and for comfortable professionals, seasoned with just a little bit of heavily welfare programs so as to assuage liberal guilt. thus, former hillary clinton adviser jesse ferguson writes at politico, democrats should pursue romney voters that is, comfortable suburban professionals, mostly white, who are supposedly appalled by president trump's antics to win elections in the future.
this is a crock.
democrats don't need to abandon the upper middle class, but they must start aiming their politics squarely at the working class. fortunately, all but the very rich would benefit but to get there, democrats must ditch the upper middle class' shibboleths.
first and most importantly, a strong egalitarian agenda is an urgent moral necessity. the last several decades of neoliberal deregulation and austerity have been, in retrospect, a huge disaster. the united states has high poverty, large racial and gender inequality, a huge monopoly problem, virtually no parenthood assistance, and wretchedly infrastructure. a comprehensive policy agenda to tackle these problems is decades overdue. it's long since time we broke up monopolist businesses, attacked social inequalities, invested in reasonably priced infrastructure, and completed the welfare state, so it provides health care, education through college, a basic standard of living, and paid leave to all.
what that means, first and foremost, is a massive increase in taxes and spending. but what does the upper middle class hate when it comes to budget policy? you guessed it. the upper class is made up of mostly natural who are entranced by the analogy between a sovereign government's finances and a household bank account and prize pointless deficit reduction above jobs. in ferguson's words, they're "fiscally responsible."
pitching one's campaign at anxious white suburbanites with mistaken notions about government financing rules out actually fixing most of the crises facing the country. it means running on little tax credits and programs, just like hillary clinton did.
a real program would be more politically popular than complicated, programs like obamacare. now, one should not such things. in an age when polls are notoriously unreliable and opinion is shifting rapidly, politicians and advocates would be wise to simply advocate for a strong, defensible agenda rather than try to stay ahead of the opinion curve and "play it safe." indeed, in such uncertain times people may be attracted to confident leadership as such witness jeremy corbyn, whose labour party has closed almost all of a polling gap in the u.k. in just a few weeks through a bold manifesto and a barnstorming campaign.
nevertheless, one can't avoid at least some tactical considerations. the bizarre thing about arguments like ferguson's is that clinton just ran exactly the sort of campaign he is advocating for, and lost. it's true that the election was close, and shifting a few tens of thousands of votes in a few key states would have tipped it to her. without the letter, she might plausibly be president today.
but then again, the fact that it was close at all against literally the most unpopular opponent in the history of presidential polling does not bode well for the fundamental appeal of this sort of politics. it should have been a blowout against a candidate as horrendous as trump, but instead it was a nail-biter, in part because people of all races and young people were so unenthusiastic about her candidacy and her message. as famed democratic pollster stan greenberg argues, democrats have a problem of all races, not just whites.
this brings me back to the upper middle class. while bernie sanders did run on a program of higher taxes and soaking the rich, as tom edsall notes, he would also distribute benefits to everyone, both to simplify administration and to solidify their political support. so while the upper middle class would be paying much more in taxes, they'd also be receiving huge benefits particularly in the form of zeroed out health insurance premiums. given how bad inequality is, only the top percent would be net losers in terms of money, and even they would still have the psychological benefit of having guaranteed health insurance, paid leave, and so on, no matter what bad luck they run into.
i believe this would be a gigantic relief even for comfortable suburbanites with good jobs. but to get there, the democrats must return to their roots.
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ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ʤɪst kænt kwɪt ðə ˈəpər ˈmɪdəl klæs. ɛz ˈtɑməs fræŋk raɪts, ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ɪn lɑrʤ pɑrt ə ˈpɑrti baɪ ənd fər ˈkəmfərtəbəl prəˈfɛʃənəlz, ˈsizənd wɪθ ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈhɛvəli ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz soʊ ɛz tɪ əsˈweɪʤ ˈlɪˌbərəl gɪlt. ðəs, ˈfɔrmər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ædˈvaɪzər ˈʤɛsi ˈfərgəsən raɪts æt pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ, ˈdɛməˌkræts ʃʊd pərˈsu ˈrɑmni ˈvoʊtərz ðət ɪz, ˈkəmfərtəbəl səˈbərbən prəˈfɛʃənəlz, ˈmoʊstli waɪt, hu ər səˈpoʊzədli əˈpɔld baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ˈæntɪks tɪ wɪn ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðɪs ɪz ə krɑk. ˈdɛməˌkræts doʊnt nid tɪ əˈbændən ðə ˈəpər ˈmɪdəl klæs, bət ðeɪ məst stɑrt ˈeɪmɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɑləˌtɪks skˈwɛrli æt ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ɔl bət ðə ˈvɛri rɪʧ wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt bət tɪ gɪt ðɛr, ˈdɛməˌkræts məst dɪʧ ðə ˈəpər ˈmɪdəl klæs' shibboleths*. fərst ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ə strɔŋ ɪˌgæləˈtɛriən əˈʤɛndə ɪz ən ˈərʤənt ˈmɔrəl nəˈsɛsɪti. ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˌɔˈstɛrɪti hæv bɪn, ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, ə juʤ dɪˈzæstər. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz haɪ ˈpɑvərti, lɑrʤ ˈreɪʃəl ənd ˈʤɛndər ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti, ə juʤ məˈnɑpəli ˈprɑbləm, ˈvərʧuəli noʊ ˈpɛrənˌthʊd əˈsɪstəns, ənd ˈrɛʧɪdli ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈpɑləsi əˈʤɛndə tɪ ˈtækəl ðiz ˈprɑbləmz ɪz ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈoʊvərˈdu. ɪts lɔŋ sɪns taɪm wi broʊk əp məˈnɑpələst ˈbɪznɪsɪz, əˈtækt ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnɪkˈwɑlɪtiz, ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈrizənəbli praɪst ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ənd kəmˈplitɪd ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr steɪt, soʊ ɪt prəˈvaɪdz hɛlθ kɛr, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən θru ˈkɑlɪʤ, ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, ənd peɪd liv tɪ ɔl. wət ðət minz, fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, ɪz ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈtæksɪz ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ. bət wət dɪz ðə ˈəpər ˈmɪdəl klæs heɪt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈbəʤɪt ˈpɑləsi? ju gɛst ɪt. ðə ˈəpər klæs ɪz meɪd əp əv ˈmoʊstli ˈnæʧərəl hu ər ɪnˈtrænst baɪ ðə əˈnæləʤi bɪtˈwin ə ˈsɑvrən ˈgəvərnmənts ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ənd ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ənd praɪz ˈpɔɪntləs ˈdɛfəsət rɪˈdəkʃən əˈbəv ʤɑbz. ɪn ˈfərgəsənz wərdz, ðɛr "ˈfɪskəli riˈspɑnsəbəl." ˈpɪʧɪŋ wənz kæmˈpeɪn æt ˈæŋʃəs waɪt səˈbərbəˌnaɪts wɪθ mɪˈsteɪkən ˈnoʊʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈgəvərnmənt fɪˈnænsɪŋ rulz aʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfɪksɪŋ moʊst əv ðə ˈkraɪsiz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri. ɪt minz ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ˈlɪtəl tæks ˈkrɛdɪts ənd ˈproʊˌgræmz, ʤɪst laɪk ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən dɪd. ə ril ˈproʊˌgræm wʊd bi mɔr ˈplɪtɪkli ˈpɑpjələr ðən ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk obamacare*. naʊ, wən ʃʊd nɑt səʧ θɪŋz. ɪn ən eɪʤ wɪn poʊlz ər noʊˈtɔriəsli ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd əˈpɪnjən ɪz ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈræpədli, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪts wʊd bi waɪz tɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ə strɔŋ, dɪˈfɛnsəbəl əˈʤɛndə ˈrəðər ðən traɪ tɪ steɪ əˈhɛd əv ðə əˈpɪnjən kərv ənd "pleɪ ɪt seɪf." ˌɪnˈdid, ɪn səʧ ənˈsərtən taɪmz ˈpipəl meɪ bi əˈtræktəd tɪ ˈkɑnfədənt ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɛz səʧ ˈwɪtnəs ˈʤɛrəˌmi corbyn*, huz ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti həz kloʊzd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ə ˈpoʊlɪŋ gæp ɪn ðə u.k*. ɪn ʤɪst ə fju wiks θru ə boʊld ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ ənd ə ˈbɑrnˌstɔrmɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, wən kænt əˈvɔɪd æt list səm ˈtæktɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz. ðə bɪˈzɑr θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈɑrgjəmənts laɪk ˈfərgəsənz ɪz ðət ˈklɪntən ʤɪst ræn ɪgˈzæktli ðə sɔrt əv kæmˈpeɪn hi ɪz ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər, ənd lɔst. ɪts tru ðət ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz kloʊz, ənd ˈʃɪftɪŋ ə fju tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv voʊts ɪn ə fju ki steɪts wʊd hæv tɪpt ɪt tɪ hər. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈlɛtər, ʃi maɪt ˈplɔzəbli bi ˈprɛzɪdənt təˈdeɪ. bət ðɛn əˈgɛn, ðə fækt ðət ɪt wɑz kloʊz æt ɔl əˈgɛnst ˈlɪtərəli ðə moʊst ˌənˈpɑpjələr əˈpoʊnənt ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpoʊlɪŋ dɪz nɑt boʊd wɛl fər ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl əˈpil əv ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ɪt ʃʊd hæv bɪn ə bloʊaʊt əˈgɛnst ə ˈkænədɪt ɛz ˌhɔˈrɛndəs ɛz trəmp, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt wɑz ə nail-biter*, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl əv ɔl ˈreɪsɪz ənd jəŋ ˈpipəl wər soʊ ənɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt hər ˈkændɪdəsi ənd hər ˈmɛsɪʤ. ɛz feɪmd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpoʊlstər stæn ˈgrinbərg ˈɑrgjuz, ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ə ˈprɑbləm əv ɔl ˈreɪsɪz, nɑt ʤɪst waɪts. ðɪs brɪŋz mi bæk tɪ ðə ˈəpər ˈmɪdəl klæs. waɪl ˈbərni ˈsændərz dɪd rən ɔn ə ˈproʊˌgræm əv haɪər ˈtæksɪz ənd ˈsoʊkɪŋ ðə rɪʧ, ɛz tɑm ɪdˈsɔl noʊts, hi wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈstrɪbjut ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən, boʊθ tɪ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd tɪ səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl səˈpɔrt. soʊ waɪl ðə ˈəpər ˈmɪdəl klæs wʊd bi peɪɪŋ məʧ mɔr ɪn ˈtæksɪz, ðeɪd ˈɔlsoʊ bi rɪˈsivɪŋ juʤ ˈbɛnəfɪts ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈziroʊd aʊt hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈprimiəmz. ˈgɪvɪn haʊ bæd ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪz, ˈoʊnli ðə tɔp pərˈsɛnt wʊd bi nɛt ˈluzərz ɪn tərmz əv ˈməni, ənd ˈivɪn ðeɪ wʊd stɪl hæv ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˈhævɪŋ ˌgɛrənˈtid hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, peɪd liv, ənd soʊ ɔn, noʊ ˈmætər wət bæd lək ðeɪ rən ˈɪntu. aɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs wʊd bi ə ʤaɪˈgænɪk rɪˈlif ˈivɪn fər ˈkəmfərtəbəl səˈbərbəˌnaɪts wɪθ gʊd ʤɑbz. bət tɪ gɪt ðɛr, ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts məst rɪˈtərn tɪ ðɛr ruts.
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apple has obtained a patent for a technology that allows people to legally share music and videos with friends. instead of downloading files from itunes or another store, customers can get them from friends or family and obtain a license separately. according to apple, their invention will save bandwidth costs while making piracy less attractive.
little over a decade ago apple revolutionized the music industry with its itunes store, allowing people to purchase digital copies of their favorite music.
with itunes, apple offered pirates a legal option, but the company still sees value in “sharing” music and other media with friends and family.
in fact, the company was just awarded a patent that makes it possible to license sharing.
titled “decoupling rights in a digital content unit from download” the patent describes a system where users can freely share music and videos with each other. instead of getting the actual file from itunes or other stores, users would only need to obtain a license.
once licensed these files can be shared freely across own devices, with friends, family or even complete strangers.
according to apple such a system has several benefits. among other things, reduced bandwidth and other overhead costs. this may result in a separate and cheaper price tier for those users who only have to license a media file.
“this reduction in operating expenses may facilitate a pricing structure. for example, the digital content store may charge a first price to users who download a digital content unit from the store and a second price to users who authorize a digital content unit without downloading the unit,” the patent reads.
this price reduction may then make it more interesting to share files legally, thereby reducing traditional forms of piracy.
“this may encourage users to trade or copy digital content units as well as authorize these copies. such sharing may, in turn, reduce piracy or illegal copying..,” apple argues.
while “legalized sharing” may sound appealing, in theory actually quite restrictive. the idea introduces a new layer of content protection which means that the files in question can only be played on “trusted client software.”
this means that transferring files between devices is only possible if these support licensing scheme. actually a step backwards from the music sold in most stores today.
it’s unclear whether apple has any plans to use the licensing technology in the wild. the original idea is a bit dated, but perhaps apple can think of some less restrictive of their newly obtained patent.
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ˈæpəl həz əbˈteɪnd ə ˈpætənt fər ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət əˈlaʊz ˈpipəl tɪ ˈligəli ʃɛr mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈvɪdioʊz wɪθ frɛndz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ faɪlz frəm ˈaɪˌtunz ər əˈnəðər stɔr, ˈkəstəmərz kən gɪt ðɛm frəm frɛndz ər ˈfæməli ənd əbˈteɪn ə ˈlaɪsəns ˈsɛpərətli. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈæpəl, ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən wɪl seɪv ˈbændwɪdθ kɔsts waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpaɪrəsi lɛs əˈtræktɪv. ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ ˈæpəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪzd ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈɪndəstri wɪθ ɪts ˈaɪˌtunz stɔr, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑpiz əv ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt mˈjuzɪk. wɪθ ˈaɪˌtunz, ˈæpəl ˈɔfərd ˈpaɪrəts ə ˈligəl ˈɔpʃən, bət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni stɪl siz ˈvælju ɪn ““sharing”*” mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈəðər ˈmidiə wɪθ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ʤɪst əˈwɔrdɪd ə ˈpætənt ðət meɪks ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈlaɪsəns ˈʃɛrɪŋ. ˈtaɪtəld raɪts ɪn ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt ˈjunɪt frəm download”*” ðə ˈpætənt dɪˈskraɪbz ə ˈsɪstəm wɛr ˈjuzərz kən ˈfrili ʃɛr mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈvɪdioʊz wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈækʧəwəl faɪl frəm ˈaɪˌtunz ər ˈəðər stɔrz, ˈjuzərz wʊd ˈoʊnli nid tɪ əbˈteɪn ə ˈlaɪsəns. wəns ˈlaɪsənst ðiz faɪlz kən bi ʃɛrd ˈfrili əˈkrɔs oʊn dɪˈvaɪsɪz, wɪθ frɛndz, ˈfæməli ər ˈivɪn kəmˈplit ˈstreɪnʤərz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈæpəl səʧ ə ˈsɪstəm həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɛnəfɪts. əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, rɪˈdust ˈbændwɪdθ ənd ˈəðər ˈoʊvərˈhɛd kɔsts. ðɪs meɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ənd ˈʧipər praɪs tir fər ðoʊz ˈjuzərz hu ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ ˈlaɪsəns ə ˈmidiə faɪl. rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz meɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ə ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt stɔr meɪ ʧɑrʤ ə fərst praɪs tɪ ˈjuzərz hu ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt ˈjunɪt frəm ðə stɔr ənd ə ˈsɛkənd praɪs tɪ ˈjuzərz hu ˈɔθərˌaɪz ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt ˈjunɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ðə unit,”*,” ðə ˈpætənt ridz. ðɪs praɪs rɪˈdəkʃən meɪ ðɛn meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ ʃɛr faɪlz ˈligəli, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ trəˈdɪʃənəl fɔrmz əv ˈpaɪrəsi. meɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈjuzərz tɪ treɪd ər ˈkɑpi ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɑntɛnt ˈjunɪts ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɔθərˌaɪz ðiz ˈkɑpiz. səʧ ˈʃɛrɪŋ meɪ, ɪn tərn, rɪˈdus ˈpaɪrəsi ər ˌɪˈligəl copying..,”*..,” ˈæpəl ˈɑrgjuz. waɪl sharing”*” meɪ saʊnd əˈpilɪŋ, ɪn ˈθɪri ˈæˌkʧuəli kwaɪt riˈstrɪktɪv. ðə aɪˈdiə ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ə nu leɪər əv ˈkɑntɛnt prəˈtɛkʃən wɪʧ minz ðət ðə faɪlz ɪn kˈwɛʃən kən ˈoʊnli bi pleɪd ɔn klaɪənt software.”*.” ðɪs minz ðət trænsˈfərɪŋ faɪlz bɪtˈwin dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl ɪf ðiz səˈpɔrt ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ skim. ˈæˌkʧuəli ə stɛp ˈbækwərdz frəm ðə mˈjuzɪk soʊld ɪn moʊst stɔrz təˈdeɪ. ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ˈæpəl həz ˈɛni plænz tɪ juz ðə ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ðə waɪld. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl aɪˈdiə ɪz ə bɪt ˈdeɪtɪd, bət pərˈhæps ˈæpəl kən θɪŋk əv səm lɛs riˈstrɪktɪv əv ðɛr ˈnuli əbˈteɪnd ˈpætənt.
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he says he has 'extreme myopia' and that he could not see the salute
milo has been filmed singing a patriotic song at a dallas karaoke bar while he and american white nationalists were allegedly in the audience giving the nazi salute.
the video, published by news as a part of an investigation into news’ ties to and white nationalists, shows mr singing “america, the beautiful” at the one nostalgia tavern while crowd members give the salute.
among those in the crowd giving the salute was richard spencer, a prominent white supremacist in the us who was seen in a previously disclosed tape giving the nazi salute while praising donald trump after his election last year.
mr who developed notoriety as a at before resigning amid outrage over comments in which he appeared to endorse claims that he was not able to see mr spencer and the others because he has “extreme myopia”, and says that he is not a racist.
the news investigation stems from emails received by the organisation that show mr playing a crucial role in mainstreaming white nationalist ideas through. the emails revealed that he regularly emailed white nationalists, with them, and asked them for advice. the emails also showed that he was in regular contact with.
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hi sɪz hi həz 'ɪkˈstrim maɪˈoʊpiə' ənd ðət hi kʊd nɑt si ðə səˈlut ˈmaɪloʊ həz bɪn fɪlmd ˈsɪŋɪŋ ə ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk sɔŋ æt ə ˈdæləs ˌkɛriˈoʊki bɑr waɪl hi ənd əˈmɛrɪkən waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts wər əˈlɛʤədli ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈnɑtsi səˈlut. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ nuz ɛz ə pɑrt əv ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu news’*’ taɪz tɪ ənd waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts, ʃoʊz ˈmɪstər ˈsɪŋɪŋ ““america*, ðə beautiful”*” æt ðə wən nɔˈstælʤə ˈtævərn waɪl kraʊd ˈmɛmbərz gɪv ðə səˈlut. əˈməŋ ðoʊz ɪn ðə kraʊd ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə səˈlut wɑz ˈrɪʧərd ˈspɛnsər, ə ˈprɑmənənt waɪt suˈprɛməsɪst ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs hu wɑz sin ɪn ə ˈpriviəsli dɪˈskloʊzd teɪp ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈnɑtsi səˈlut waɪl ˈpreɪzɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈæftər hɪz ɪˈlɛkʃən læst jɪr. ˈmɪstər hu dɪˈvɛləpt ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti ɛz ə æt ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ əˈmɪd ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈoʊvər ˈkɑmɛnts ɪn wɪʧ hi əˈpɪrd tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs kleɪmz ðət hi wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ˈmɪstər ˈspɛnsər ənd ðə ˈəðərz bɪˈkəz hi həz myopia”*”, ənd sɪz ðət hi ɪz nɑt ə ˈreɪsɪst. ðə nuz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən stɛmz frəm iˈmeɪlz rɪˈsivd baɪ ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ðət ʃoʊ ˈmɪstər pleɪɪŋ ə ˈkruʃəl roʊl ɪn ˈmeɪnˌstrimɪŋ waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst aɪˈdiəz θru. ðə iˈmeɪlz rɪˈvild ðət hi ˈrɛgjələrli iˈmeɪld waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪsts, wɪθ ðɛm, ənd æst ðɛm fər ədˈvaɪs. ðə iˈmeɪlz ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd ðət hi wɑz ɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ.
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prominent atheist richard dawkins has been hit by fresh scandal today after it emerged his ancestors were organisms who sulphur.
new findings have shown that the outspoken atheist is the direct descendent of a primordial a particular variant of which clung to vents just billion years ago.
adam lasher of the telegraph said of the shock findings:
“this comes after i found out that someone in dawkins’ family did something three hundred years ago which we now consider bad so these latest revelations finally put paid to the belief that dawkins comes from an infinite line of human beings with an exclusively moral code.”
“that nobody has at any point ever held that belief is neither here nor there. all we really know is that this definitely proves that dawkins is wrong about god”.
hypocrite
to many it appears clear hypocrisy that professor dawkins who has spent much of his career talking up the benefits of being a organism is directly related to a organism.
it’s not apparent at this time how justifies this relationship, beyond the dozen or so books written about the evolution of life.
lasher continued, “i always knew there was something about dawkins i like, and now i know why.”
“how can he claim to be a human being with arms and lungs and stuff when his ancestor sulphur in an ancient, underwater vent?
“plus, ‘extremophile’? sounds a bit if you ask me.”
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ˈprɑmənənt ˈeɪθiəst ˈrɪʧərd ˈdɔkɪnz həz bɪn hɪt baɪ frɛʃ ˈskændəl təˈdeɪ ˈæftər ɪt ˈimərʤd hɪz ˈænˌsɛstərz wər ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz hu ˈsəlfər. nu ˈfaɪndɪŋz hæv ʃoʊn ðət ðə ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈeɪθiəst ɪz ðə dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈsɛndənt əv ə prɪˈmɔrdiəl ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈvɛriənt əv wɪʧ kləŋ tɪ vɛnts ʤɪst ˈbɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈædəm ˈlæʃər əv ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf sɛd əv ðə ʃɑk ˈfaɪndɪŋz: kəmz ˈæftər aɪ faʊnd aʊt ðət ˈsəmˌwən ɪn dawkins’*’ ˈfæməli dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ θri ˈhənərd jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɪʧ wi naʊ kənˈsɪdər bæd soʊ ðiz ˈleɪtəst ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ˈfaɪnəli pʊt peɪd tɪ ðə bɪˈlif ðət ˈdɔkɪnz kəmz frəm ən ˈɪnfənət laɪn əv ˈjumən biɪŋz wɪθ ən ɪkˈsklusɪvli ˈmɔrəl code.”*.” ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi həz æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ˈɛvər hɛld ðət bɪˈlif ɪz ˈniðər hir nɔr ðɛr. ɔl wi ˈrɪli noʊ ɪz ðət ðɪs ˈdɛfənətli pruvz ðət ˈdɔkɪnz ɪz rɔŋ əˈbaʊt god”*”. ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt tɪ ˈmɛni ɪt əˈpɪrz klɪr hɪˈpɑkrəsi ðət prəˈfɛsər ˈdɔkɪnz hu həz spɛnt məʧ əv hɪz kərɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əp ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv biɪŋ ə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm ɪz dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm. nɑt əˈpɛrənt æt ðɪs taɪm haʊ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪz ðɪs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, bɪɔnd ðə ˈdəzən ər soʊ bʊks ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv laɪf. ˈlæʃər kənˈtɪnjud, ˈɔlˌweɪz nu ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈdɔkɪnz aɪ laɪk, ənd naʊ aɪ noʊ why.”*.” kən hi kleɪm tɪ bi ə ˈjumən biɪŋ wɪθ ɑrmz ənd ləŋz ənd stəf wɪn hɪz ˈænˌsɛstər ˈsəlfər ɪn ən ˈeɪnʧənt, ˈəndərˌwɔtər vɛnt? ““plus*, ‘‘extremophile’*’? saʊnz ə bɪt ɪf ju æsk me.”*.”
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within minutes of last historic yes vote for marriage equality, the narrative was about western sydney.
twelve electorates there recorded a majority no vote. some, like greenway, did so by a bare 53%, but others like blaxland, held by jason clare, hit 75% the highest in the country. the finger was quickly pointed at the multicultural community, with these electorates having a higher-than-average, but by no means astronomical, proportion of residents from speaking backgrounds.
the link between migrants and the no vote which is fairly flimsy mathematically has been handled as though it were gospel truth. the result has been pitched as some kind of crisis in progressive politics: a brewing clash between racial tolerance and rights, where only one can win.
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but this analysis ignores a pretty fundamental thing about statistics and about people. they change.
poll western sydney again in six months and opposition will be down. poll australia once it has lived under marriage equality and opposition will be down. bet my bottom dollar.
the no campaign spoke the language of hypotheticals and nightmares. they targeted migrant communities and said same-sex unions would ruin existing marriages. that small business owners would be prosecuted by litigious gay couples demanding cakes. that you simply could not know what would happen.
once people realise same-sex marriage ruined their lives, once they see the joy it brings to friends and family with no detriment to others, opposition will naturally drop. i expect a backlash, i expect acceptance.
this blue-sky, optimistic thinking a process that happens to any law or policy.
we seem to have forgotten how opinion polls work. if you survey the nation in november about an law, then ask again once people have lived under it, minds will have changed.
across australia among the multicultural communities, the religious, and those who voted no but had the good fortune to be or middle-class enough to not be immediately made the talking point acceptance of marriage equality will come sooner than we think.
the idea that these 12 electorates were the sole stronghold of the no vote is obviously artificial, and just bad maths.
the opposition to marriage equality was high on the government benches. the opposition among one nation candidates is well above the 75% in blaxland. so why are we picking on the multicultural community?
statistics show that the factor most correlated with voting no was religion, not overseas birth. people have conveniently ignored that some of most multicultural electorates, such as wills in victoria, moreton in brisbane, and grayndler, kingsford smith and bradfield all registered yes votes over 60%.
it’s also demographically wrong to treat western sydney as though it is purely non-white. put bluntly, voted no too. the anglican church gave the no campaign $1m.
homophobia in migrant communities is of course an important, worthwhile and entrenched issue but it is much too complex for this blunt instrument of a survey. a discussion should be had, but not one based on a poll pushed through the post and buffeted by a campaign of deliberate uncertainty.
some say the yes campaign should have worked harder in western sydney. that may be true, but it be seen as some great moral failing, nor should it affect the legitimacy of the yes win.
when malcolm turnbull won the 2016 election on a majority, no one pointed to the 74 electorates that registered a majority no vote against him.
but if yes were a political party, it would have won 133 seats out of 150. there are millions and millions of multicultural australians who voted yes my queer friends, myself, my mum, my grandmother.
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it speaks of an insane double standard we push onto communities not only do they have to win, they have to win a majority in every seat and in every mind. not enough that the multicultural community voted, with the rest of australia, overwhelmingly for marriage equality, if a few supposedly “ethnic” electorates did not.
those who push this multiculturalism against rights angle are creating an exaggerated conflict between tolerances and are rarely on the side of either.
ethnic australians are not a static, unthinking monolith. they are humans who listen to their children and grandchildren. who can recognise joy and love when they see it. who can change their minds.
some but that happens everywhere, not just in western sydney.
opinion polls and elections divide communities. what they are designed to do. but the one constant across history is that tolerance is a fairly universal languagemaybe the message got lost this time, or maybe the case made properly. maybe it listened to. but it will be.
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wɪˈθɪn ˈmɪnəts əv læst hɪˈstɔrɪk jɛs voʊt fər ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti, ðə ˈnɛrətɪv wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni. twɛlv ɪˈlɛktərəts ðɛr rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə məˈʤɔrəti noʊ voʊt. səm, laɪk ˈgrinˌweɪ, dɪd soʊ baɪ ə bɛr 53 bət ˈəðərz laɪk blaxland*, hɛld baɪ ˈʤeɪsən klɛr, hɪt 75 ðə haɪəst ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˈfɪŋgər wɑz kˈwɪkli ˈpɔɪntɪd æt ðə ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl kəmˈjunɪti, wɪθ ðiz ɪˈlɛktərəts ˈhævɪŋ ə higher-than-average*, bət baɪ noʊ minz ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl, prəˈpɔrʃən əv ˈrɛzɪdənts frəm ˈspikɪŋ ˈbækˌgraʊndz. ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˈmaɪgrənts ənd ðə noʊ voʊt wɪʧ ɪz ˈfɛrli ˈflɪmzi ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəli həz bɪn ˈhændəld ɛz ðoʊ ɪt wər ˈgɔspəl truθ. ðə rɪˈzəlt həz bɪn pɪʧt ɛz səm kaɪnd əv ˈkraɪsəs ɪn prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑləˌtɪks: ə bruɪŋ klæʃ bɪtˈwin ˈreɪʃəl ˈtɑlərəns ənd raɪts, wɛr ˈoʊnli wən kən wɪn. ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈsərˌveɪ: rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlif mæʧt noʊ voʊt moʊst ˈkloʊsli rɛd mɔr bət ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs ˌɪgˈnɔrz ə ˈprɪti ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl θɪŋ əˈbaʊt stəˈtɪstɪks ənd əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl. ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤ. poʊl ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni əˈgɛn ɪn sɪks mənθs ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɪl bi daʊn. poʊl ɔˈstreɪljə wəns ɪt həz lɪvd ˈəndər ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɪl bi daʊn. bɛt maɪ ˈbɑtəm ˈdɔlər. ðə noʊ kæmˈpeɪn spoʊk ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtəkəlz ənd ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz. ðeɪ ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈmaɪgrənt kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd sɛd ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈjunjənz wʊd ruɪn ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmɛrɪʤɪz. ðət smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz wʊd bi ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd baɪ ˈlɪtɪʤəs geɪ ˈkəpəlz dɪˈmændɪŋ keɪks. ðət ju ˈsɪmpli kʊd nɑt noʊ wət wʊd ˈhæpən. wəns ˈpipəl ˈriəˌlaɪz ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ruɪnd ðɛr lɪvz, wəns ðeɪ si ðə ʤɔɪ ɪt brɪŋz tɪ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli wɪθ noʊ ˈdɛtrəmənt tɪ ˈəðərz, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɪl ˈnæʧərəli drɔp. aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈbæˌklæʃ, aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt əkˈsɛptəns. ðɪs blue-sky*, ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət ˈhæpənz tɪ ˈɛni lɔ ər ˈpɑləsi. wi sim tɪ hæv fərˈgɑtən haʊ əˈpɪnjən poʊlz wərk. ɪf ju ˈsərˌveɪ ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər əˈbaʊt ən lɔ, ðɛn æsk əˈgɛn wəns ˈpipəl hæv lɪvd ˈəndər ɪt, maɪndz wɪl hæv ʧeɪnʤd. əˈkrɔs ɔˈstreɪljə əˈməŋ ðə ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl kəmˈjunɪtiz, ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs, ənd ðoʊz hu ˈvoʊtɪd noʊ bət hæd ðə gʊd ˈfɔrʧən tɪ bi ər ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ɪˈnəf tɪ nɑt bi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli meɪd ðə ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt əkˈsɛptəns əv ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti wɪl kəm ˈsunər ðən wi θɪŋk. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðiz 12 ɪˈlɛktərəts wər ðə soʊl ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv ðə noʊ voʊt ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl, ənd ʤɪst bæd maths*. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti wɑz haɪ ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɛnʧɪz. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əˈməŋ wən ˈneɪʃən ˈkænədɪts ɪz wɛl əˈbəv ðə 75 ɪn blaxland*. soʊ waɪ ər wi ˈpɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl kəmˈjunɪti? stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈfæktər moʊst ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ˈvoʊtɪŋ noʊ wɑz rɪˈlɪʤən, nɑt ˈoʊvərˈsiz bərθ. ˈpipəl hæv kənˈvinjəntli ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðət səm əv moʊst ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl ɪˈlɛktərəts, səʧ ɛz wɪlz ɪn vɪkˈtɔriə, ˈmɔrɪtɑn ɪn ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn, ənd grayndler*, ˈkɪŋsfərd smɪθ ənd ˈbrædfild ɔl ˈrɛʤɪstərd jɛs voʊts ˈoʊvər 60 ˈɔlsoʊ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪkli rɔŋ tɪ trit ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni ɛz ðoʊ ɪt ɪz ˈpjʊrli ˈnɑnˈwaɪt. pʊt ˈbləntli, ˈvoʊtɪd noʊ tu. ðə ˈæŋglɪkən ʧərʧ geɪv ðə noʊ kæmˈpeɪn 1m*. ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə ɪn ˈmaɪgrənt kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪz əv kɔrs ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈwərθˈwaɪl ənd ɪnˈtrɛnʧt ˈɪʃu bət ɪt ɪz məʧ tu ˈkɑmplɛks fər ðɪs blənt ˈɪnstrəmənt əv ə ˈsərˌveɪ. ə dɪˈskəʃən ʃʊd bi hæd, bət nɑt wən beɪst ɔn ə poʊl pʊʃt θru ðə poʊst ənd ˈbəˌfɪtɪd baɪ ə kæmˈpeɪn əv dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ənˈsərtənti. səm seɪ ðə jɛs kæmˈpeɪn ʃʊd hæv wərkt ˈhɑrdər ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni. ðət meɪ bi tru, bət ɪt bi sin ɛz səm greɪt ˈmɔrəl ˈfeɪlɪŋ, nɔr ʃʊd ɪt əˈfɛkt ðə lɪˈʤɪtəməsi əv ðə jɛs wɪn. wɪn ˈmælkəm ˈtərnˌbʊl wən ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən ɔn ə məˈʤɔrəti, noʊ wən ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə 74 ɪˈlɛktərəts ðət ˈrɛʤɪstərd ə məˈʤɔrəti noʊ voʊt əˈgɛnst ɪm. bət ɪf jɛs wər ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti, ɪt wʊd hæv wən 133 sits aʊt əv 150 ðɛr ər ˈmɪljənz ənd ˈmɪljənz əv ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl ɔˈstreɪljənz hu ˈvoʊtɪd jɛs maɪ kwɪr frɛndz, ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, maɪ məm, maɪ ˈgrændˌməðər. ɛz ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ gɪts ə lɛg əp, ɪkˈspɛkt səm geɪmz ˈkæθrɪn ˈmərfi rɛd mɔr ɪt spiks əv ən ˌɪnˈseɪn ˈdəbəl ˈstændərd wi pʊʃ ˈɔntu kəmˈjunɪtiz nɑt ˈoʊnli du ðeɪ hæv tɪ wɪn, ðeɪ hæv tɪ wɪn ə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ˈɛvəri sit ənd ɪn ˈɛvəri maɪnd. nɑt ɪˈnəf ðət ðə ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl kəmˈjunɪti ˈvoʊtɪd, wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ɔˈstreɪljə, ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli fər ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti, ɪf ə fju səˈpoʊzədli ““ethnic”*” ɪˈlɛktərəts dɪd nɑt. ðoʊz hu pʊʃ ðɪs ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm əˈgɛnst raɪts ˈæŋgəl ər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin ˈtɑlərənsɪz ənd ər ˈrɛrli ɔn ðə saɪd əv ˈiðər. ˈɛθnɪk ɔˈstreɪljənz ər nɑt ə ˈstætɪk, ənˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈmɑnəˌlɪθ. ðeɪ ər ˈjumənz hu ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən. hu kən ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ʤɔɪ ənd ləv wɪn ðeɪ si ɪt. hu kən ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr maɪndz. səm bət ðət ˈhæpənz ˈɛvriˌwɛr, nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni. əˈpɪnjən poʊlz ənd ɪˈlɛkʃənz dɪˈvaɪd kəmˈjunɪtiz. wət ðeɪ ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ du. bət ðə wən ˈkɑnstənt əˈkrɔs ˈhɪstəri ɪz ðət ˈtɑlərəns ɪz ə ˈfɛrli ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ gɑt lɔst ðɪs taɪm, ər ˈmeɪbi ðə keɪs meɪd ˈprɑpərli. ˈmeɪbi ɪt ˈlɪsənd tɪ. bət ɪt wɪl bi.
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uk certified diamond specialist diamonds has claimed to have found a new thorny, plant in west africa, which signals the presence of diamonds beneath it.
the pandanus plant has been identified as a method to identify columns of pipes, which release eruptions that can raise faster bringing diamonds to the surface.
the liberian plants are expected to make searching for diamond easier in areas that have suffered greatly from the ebola epidemic.
"this species of plant could dramatically change the way that west african nations search for diamonds."
pandanus is said to enjoy-rich soil that thrives on magnesium, potassium and phosphorous and has been spotted at various sites.
diamond hunters can use to indicate potential diamond spots and benefit from a search method.
marlows diamonds spokesperson said: "this species of plant could dramatically change the way that west african nations search for diamonds.
"for those looking to buy premium and ethically diamond products, it is imperative to always search for a or certification."
nations depending on diamond trade to support their economies can use mapping to source diamonds, a process that will also cut exploitive labour methods.
image: the liberian plant makes hunting of diamond easier. photo: courtesy of boykung/ freedigitalphotos.net.
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uk* ˈsərtəˌfaɪd ˈdaɪmənd ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈdaɪməndz həz kleɪmd tɪ hæv faʊnd ə nu ˈθɔrni, plænt ɪn wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ, wɪʧ ˈsɪgnəlz ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈdaɪməndz bɪˈniθ ɪt. ðə pænˈdeɪnəs plænt həz bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈmɛθəd tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈkɑləmz əv paɪps, wɪʧ riˈlis ˌɪˈrəpʃənz ðət kən reɪz ˈfæstər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈdaɪməndz tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs. ðə ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən plænts ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ meɪk ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈdaɪmənd ˈiziər ɪn ˈɛriəz ðət hæv ˈsəfərd ˈgreɪtli frəm ðə iˈboʊlə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk. "ðɪs ˈspiʃiz əv plænt kʊd drəˈmætɪkəli ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ðət wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃənz sərʧ fər ˈdaɪməndz." pænˈdeɪnəs ɪz sɛd tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ sɔɪl ðət θraɪvz ɔn mægˈniziəm, pəˈtæsiəm ənd ˈfɑsfərəs ənd həz bɪn ˈspɑtɪd æt ˈvɛriəs saɪts. ˈdaɪmənd ˈhəntərz kən juz tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈdaɪmənd spɑts ənd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ə sərʧ ˈmɛθəd. ˈdaɪməndz ˈspoʊkspərsən sɛd: "ðɪs ˈspiʃiz əv plænt kʊd drəˈmætɪkəli ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ðət wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃənz sərʧ fər ˈdaɪməndz. "fər ðoʊz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ baɪ ˈprimiəm ənd ˈɛθɪkəli ˈdaɪmənd ˈprɑdəkts, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv tɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz sərʧ fər ə ər ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən." ˈneɪʃənz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈdaɪmənd treɪd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛr ɪˈkɑnəmiz kən juz ˈmæpɪŋ tɪ sɔrs ˈdaɪməndz, ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ kət ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪv ˈleɪbər ˈmɛθədz. ˈɪmɪʤ: ðə ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən plænt meɪks ˈhəntɪŋ əv ˈdaɪmənd ˈiziər. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkərtəsi əv boykung*/ freedigitalphotos.net*.
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a salem teenager used a power grinder to fight off an intruder who was trying to bite off the boy's and the boy's father's fingers, and poke them with a screwdriver and torch on wednesday, sept. 7, according to the marion county sheriff's office.
both victims sustained bites and bruises.
mario
around 6 p.m., deputies responded to a call about a man entering a house in the 3700 block of state street se and fighting with a male occupant trying to remove him.
the first officer to arrive on the scene found the owner of the home and his son holding down mario, 25, of salem. the deputy called for back up after resisted being detained. two additional deputies arrived and they put flat on the ground.
authorities said then tried to bite the three deputies before he was placed in handcuffs. paramedics medically sedated before he was transported to the salem hospital. after he was released, he was booked into the marion county jail on charges of burglary, assault and resisting arrest, according to the sheriff.
deputies suspected was under the influence of a narcotic, possibly bath salts.
- janet eastman
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ə ˈseɪləm ˈtiˌneɪʤər juzd ə paʊər ˈgraɪndər tɪ faɪt ɔf ən ˌɪnˈtrudər hu wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ baɪt ɔf ðə bɔɪz ənd ðə bɔɪz ˈfɑðərz ˈfɪŋgərz, ənd poʊk ðɛm wɪθ ə ˈskruˌdraɪvər ənd tɔrʧ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, sɛpt. 7 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmɛriən ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs. boʊθ ˈvɪktɪmz səˈsteɪnd baɪts ənd ˈbruzɪz. ˈmɑrioʊ əraʊnd 6 p.m*., ˈdɛpjətiz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə kɔl əˈbaʊt ə mæn ˈɛnərɪŋ ə haʊs ɪn ðə 3700 blɑk əv steɪt strit seɪ ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ wɪθ ə meɪl ˈɑkjəpənt traɪɪŋ tɪ riˈmuv ɪm. ðə fərst ˈɔfɪsər tɪ əraɪv ɔn ðə sin faʊnd ðə ˈoʊnər əv ðə hoʊm ənd hɪz sən ˈhoʊldɪŋ daʊn ˈmɑrioʊ, 25 əv ˈseɪləm. ðə ˈdɛpjəti kɔld fər bæk əp ˈæftər rɪˈzɪstɪd biɪŋ dɪˈteɪnd. tu əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɛpjətiz əraɪvd ənd ðeɪ pʊt flæt ɔn ðə graʊnd. əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðɛn traɪd tɪ baɪt ðə θri ˈdɛpjətiz ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz pleɪst ɪn ˈhændˌkəfs. ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks ˈmɛdɪkəli sɪˈdeɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ ðə ˈseɪləm ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈæftər hi wɑz riˈlist, hi wɑz bʊkt ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɛriən ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈbərgləri, əˈsɔlt ənd rɪˈzɪstɪŋ ərˈɛst, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈʃɛrɪf. ˈdɛpjətiz səˈspɛktɪd wɑz ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ə nɑrˈkɑtɪk, ˈpɑsəbli bæθ sɔlts. ˈʤænɪt ˈistmən
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concord, new hampshire (cnn) a new hampshire jury on friday convicted owen labrie of five counts -- including one felony -- in connection with the sexual assault of another student at a prestigious boarding school, but it acquitted him of more serious charges.
labrie, 19, a former student at the elite st. paul's school, appeared shaken as the verdict was read, at one point nodding his head and reaching for a tissue to wipe tears.
at the time of the assault, the accuser was 15 and labrie was an senior.
in the end, the jury did not appear to believe the former prep school student's claim that there was no intercourse, but it also seemed to dismiss his testimony that it was against her will, cnn legal analyst sunny said.
labrie was convicted of a felony charge and four misdemeanors: the most serious count being the use of an online service or the internet to seduce, solicit or entice a child under age 16 in order to a commit sexual assault. he also was convicted of three counts of misdemeanor sexual assault and child endangerment.
at his october 29 sentencing, labrie faces a maximum sentence of 11 years. labrie, who will have to register for inclusion on the sex offender list, was released on bail under a 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew.
he was acquitted of the more serious counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault -- punishable by 10 to 20 years in prison -- as well as simple assault, a misdemeanor.
there were no winners in the case, said.
"in new hampshire, forcible rape -- the requirement to have force -- is not an issue," she said. "it's only consent. and so the jury clearly did not believe that she did not consent and that's why we have the felonies tossed out. let's be clear, those were the most important charges for this prosecution."
labrie's conviction, however, ensures that he's added to the sex offender registry, said.
"that's a problem with these sex cases," she said. "we have to look at them a little bit differently because no does mean no, and no is not necessarily a word, 'no' can be an action. our sex laws really need to evolve."
the jury, made up of nine men and three women, deliberated for hours.
"in essence, what happened as a result of this trial is one teenager was found guilty of having consensual sex with another teenager," lawyer, j.w. carney, said after the hearing.
he said the charge was actually intended to prosecute people who disguise their age and try to lure unsuspecting children into sexual encounters, not people like his client.
"i believe that this computer statute was never intended for kids getting together at the high school they both attend," he said. "it's overreaching."
the victim's family said: "a measure of justice has been served for victims of sexual violence. while he was not convicted on all charges, owen labrie was held accountable in some way by a jury of his peers for crimes he committed against our daughter."
"this conviction requires him to take ownership for his actions and gives him the opportunity to reflect upon the harm he has caused. there is no joy in this outcome, however, as our daughter can never get back what she has lost nor can st. paul's school ever be our community again."
in the statement, the family said it felt "betrayed that st. paul's school allowed and fostered a toxic culture that left our daughter and other students at risk to sexual violence. we trusted the school to protect her and it failed us."
st. paul's rector michael g. hirschfeld, in a statement, commended the "remarkable moral courage and strength demonstrated by the young woman who has suffered through this nightmare."
"her resolve and unwavering commitment to the truth have been inspiring to us and to many outside our school community. we can only hope that time will bring some measure of healing and comfort to both her and her family. the entire st. paul's school community has been deeply affected by this incident. it is our responsibility to ensure that our students live and learn together in a community that is built on respect, caring, and support for one another. anything short of that cannot and will not be accepted."
on wednesday, labrie -- with his accuser watching in the courtroom -- took the stand and described the encounter last year as consensual. he said the two of them sneaked into an attic room in a st. paul's school academic building a few days before graduation and together spread a flannel blanket labrie had brought with him.
in closing arguments, prosecutor joseph told the jury that the defendant carefully planned out a sexual assault and viewed the taking of the girl's virginity as a source of pride.
"it wasn't the school's fault," he said, rebutting the defense argument that st. paul's encouraged a tradition known as the "senior salute" in which seniors sought to have sexual encounters with younger students.
carney accused st. paul's of allowing the "senior salute" to flourish.
"the idea that you would wink at a tradition that 'senior salute' represents is shocking," he said, denying that his client sexually penetrated the girl.
"it damages children and in this case it damaged both (the accuser) and owen," he said. "when you saw the culture of st. paul's, it was one that encouraged, i submit, the concept of 'senior salute.' in fact, it was so revered on the campus it became a tradition."
in a statement to the "st. paul's school community," hirschfeld and james m. waterbury, president of the school board, denied that the "senior salute" was a tradition at the prep school.
"the phrase 'senior salute' describes a wide range of behaviors," the statement said. "it was never understood to include the conduct engaged in by owen labrie. that behavior was never condoned by the school, and we took action when it surfaced."
the statement said labrie was banned from the school and his award was rescinded. in addition, the student handbook was revised to "state more explicitly that participation in any 'game' of sexual conquest by any name ... would be grounds for expulsion."
on wednesday, labrie testified that sweatshirts, shirts and later pants were removed but the two kept their underwear on.
when a defense attorney asked about their demeanor, labrie testified they were both giggling and smiling and that the girl held him in an affectionate way.
"i thought she was having a great time," he said.
labrie, 18 at the time, said he may have gotten carried away at times, leading to bruises she reported on her breasts. they were both aroused, he said, so he went to put a condom on, but he stopped himself.
"it wouldn't have been a good move to have sex with this girl," he told the court. "it would not have been a good choice for me to make."
the liaison awkwardly ended after a few more brief kisses, and labrie hurried to a choir concert, he said.
her testimony
the accuser, now 16, testified last week that labrie penetrated her with his fingers before raping her.
"i was raped!" she said when a defense attorney suggested she had sent conflicting signals to the defendant.
the defense depicted labrie as a great student, on a full scholarship, who wanted to attend harvard, take divinity classes and perhaps become a minister.
the prosecution repeatedly questioned him about telling friends after the encounter that he had sex with the girl.
he was bragging and lying, labrie told the court.
he also said for the first time that his boxers were damp and he may have on them before he put on a condom. he didn't tell police about it, he said, because their questions focused on whether the two had sex.
"this was a very difficult case because of owen's own statements to his friends," defense lawyer carney said after the trial. "i think the critical evidence was not the testimony of the complainant, it was the testimony of owen given when he was talking to his friends and acting like a teenager who didn't want to say he had been unsuccessful in his 'senior salute.' "
state criminalist katie swango said semen and sperm were found on the young woman's underwear. further testing of sperm cells found on the underwear were inconclusive. however, some of the biological material found on the underwear matched dna, she said.
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another state criminalist, kevin mcmahon, said he examined a swab from the cervix and found no evidence of sperm.
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ˈkɑnˌkɔrd, nu ˈhæmʃər (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ə nu ˈhæmʃər ˈʤʊri ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ kənˈvɪktəd oʊən ˈlæbəri əv faɪv kaʊnts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ˈfɛləni ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt əv əˈnəðər ˈstudənt æt ə pərˈstiʤəs ˈbɔrdɪŋ skul, bət ɪt əkˈwɪtɪd ɪm əv mɔr ˈsɪriəs ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ˈlæbəri, 19 ə ˈfɔrmər ˈstudənt æt ðə ɪˈlit st*. pɔlz skul, əˈpɪrd ˈʃeɪkən ɛz ðə ˈvərdɪkt wɑz rɛd, æt wən pɔɪnt ˈnɑdɪŋ hɪz hɛd ənd ˈriʧɪŋ fər ə ˈtɪʃu tɪ waɪp tɪrz. æt ðə taɪm əv ðə əˈsɔlt, ðə əˈkjuzər wɑz 15 ənd ˈlæbəri wɑz ən ˈsinjər. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðə ˈʤʊri dɪd nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈfɔrmər prɛp skul ˈstudənts kleɪm ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈɪnərˌkɔrs, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ simd tɪ dɪsˈmɪs hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ðət ɪt wɑz əˈgɛnst hər wɪl, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈligəl ˈænəlɪst ˈsəni sɛd. ˈlæbəri wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv ə ˈfɛləni ʧɑrʤ ənd fɔr ˌmɪsdəˈminərz: ðə moʊst ˈsɪriəs kaʊnt biɪŋ ðə juz əv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsərvɪs ər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɪ sɪˈdus, səˈlɪsɪt ər ɪnˈtaɪs ə ʧaɪld ˈəndər eɪʤ 16 ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ə kəˈmɪt ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv θri kaʊnts əv ˌmɪsdəˈminər ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd ʧaɪld ɛnˈdeɪnʤərmənt. æt hɪz ɑkˈtoʊbər 29 ˈsɛntənsɪŋ, ˈlæbəri ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈmæksəməm ˈsɛntəns əv 11 jɪrz. ˈlæbəri, hu wɪl hæv tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər fər ˌɪnˈkluʒən ɔn ðə sɛks əˈfɛndər lɪst, wɑz riˈlist ɔn beɪl ˈəndər ə 5 p.m*. tɪ 8 a.m*. ˈkərfju. hi wɑz əkˈwɪtɪd əv ðə mɔr ˈsɪriəs kaʊnts əv ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd fɛˈloʊniəs ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˈpənɪʃəbəl baɪ 10 tɪ 20 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɪmpəl əˈsɔlt, ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər. ðɛr wər noʊ ˈwɪnərz ɪn ðə keɪs, sɛd. "ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər, ˈfɔrsəbəl reɪp ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt tɪ hæv fɔrs ɪz nɑt ən ˈɪʃu," ʃi sɛd. "ɪts ˈoʊnli kənˈsɛnt. ənd soʊ ðə ˈʤʊri ˈklɪrli dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ʃi dɪd nɑt kənˈsɛnt ənd ðæts waɪ wi hæv ðə ˈfɛləniz tɔst aʊt. lɛts bi klɪr, ðoʊz wər ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər ðɪs ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən." kənˈvɪkʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət hiz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə sɛks əˈfɛndər ˈrɛʤɪstri, sɛd. "ðæts ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðiz sɛks ˈkeɪsɪz," ʃi sɛd. "wi hæv tɪ lʊk æt ðɛm ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli bɪˈkəz noʊ dɪz min noʊ, ənd noʊ ɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ə wərd, 'noʊ' kən bi ən ˈækʃən. ɑr sɛks lɔz ˈrɪli nid tɪ ɪˈvɑlv." ðə ˈʤʊri, meɪd əp əv naɪn mɛn ənd θri ˈwɪmən, dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪtɪd fər aʊərz. "ɪn ˈɛsəns, wət ˈhæpənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs traɪəl ɪz wən ˈtiˌneɪʤər wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv ˈhævɪŋ kənˈsɛnʃuəl sɛks wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈtiˌneɪʤər," ˈlɔjər, j.w*. ˈkɑrni, sɛd ˈæftər ðə ˈhirɪŋ. hi sɛd ðə ʧɑrʤ wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈpipəl hu dɪsˈgaɪz ðɛr eɪʤ ənd traɪ tɪ lʊr ˌənsəˈspɛktɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈɪntu ˈsɛkʃuəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz, nɑt ˈpipəl laɪk hɪz klaɪənt. "aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs kəmˈpjutər ˈstæʧut wɑz ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər kɪdz ˈgɪtɪŋ təˈgɛðər æt ðə haɪ skul ðeɪ boʊθ əˈtɛnd," hi sɛd. "ɪts ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ." ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ˈfæməli sɛd: "ə ˈmɛʒər əv ˈʤəstɪs həz bɪn sərvd fər ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns. waɪl hi wɑz nɑt kənˈvɪktəd ɔn ɔl ˈʧɑrʤɪz, oʊən ˈlæbəri wɑz hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl ɪn səm weɪ baɪ ə ˈʤʊri əv hɪz pɪrz fər kraɪmz hi kəˈmɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ɑr ˈdɔtər." "ðɪs kənˈvɪkʃən rikˈwaɪərz ɪm tɪ teɪk ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp fər hɪz ˈækʃənz ənd gɪvz ɪm ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ rɪˈflɛkt əˈpɑn ðə hɑrm hi həz kɔzd. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʤɔɪ ɪn ðɪs ˈaʊtˌkəm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ɑr ˈdɔtər kən ˈnɛvər gɪt bæk wət ʃi həz lɔst nɔr kən st*. pɔlz skul ˈɛvər bi ɑr kəmˈjunɪti əˈgɛn." ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə ˈfæməli sɛd ɪt fɛlt "bɪˈtreɪd ðət st*. pɔlz skul əˈlaʊd ənd ˈfɑstərd ə ˈtɑksɪk ˈkəlʧər ðət lɛft ɑr ˈdɔtər ənd ˈəðər ˈstudənts æt rɪsk tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns. wi ˈtrəstɪd ðə skul tɪ prəˈtɛkt hər ənd ɪt feɪld ˈjuˈɛs." st*. pɔlz ˈrɛktər ˈmaɪkəl ʤi. ˈhərʃfɛld, ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, kəˈmɛndɪd ðə "rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈmɔrəl kərɪʤ ənd strɛŋθ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd baɪ ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən hu həz ˈsəfərd θru ðɪs ˈnaɪtˌmɛr." "hər riˈzɑlv ənd ənˈweɪvərɪŋ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə truθ hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ənd tɪ ˈmɛni ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɑr skul kəmˈjunɪti. wi kən ˈoʊnli hoʊp ðət taɪm wɪl brɪŋ səm ˈmɛʒər əv ˈhilɪŋ ənd ˈkəmfərt tɪ boʊθ hər ənd hər ˈfæməli. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər st*. pɔlz skul kəmˈjunɪti həz bɪn ˈdipli əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt. ɪt ɪz ɑr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɑr ˈstudənts lɪv ənd lərn təˈgɛðər ɪn ə kəmˈjunɪti ðət ɪz bɪlt ɔn rɪˈspɛkt, ˈkɛrɪŋ, ənd səˈpɔrt fər wən əˈnəðər. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ðət ˈkænɑt ənd wɪl nɑt bi ækˈsɛptɪd." ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈlæbəri wɪθ hɪz əˈkjuzər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum tʊk ðə stænd ənd dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər læst jɪr ɛz kənˈsɛnʃuəl. hi sɛd ðə tu əv ðɛm snikt ˈɪntu ən ˈætɪk rum ɪn ə st*. pɔlz skul ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ ə fju deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ənd təˈgɛðər sprɛd ə ˈflænəl ˈblæŋkɪt ˈlæbəri hæd brɔt wɪθ ɪm. ɪn ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənts, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈʤoʊzəf toʊld ðə ˈʤʊri ðət ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ˈkɛrfəli plænd aʊt ə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ənd vjud ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ əv ðə gərlz vərˈʤɪnɪti ɛz ə sɔrs əv praɪd. "ɪt ˈwəzənt ðə skulz fɔlt," hi sɛd, rɪˈbətɪŋ ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət st*. pɔlz ɪnˈkərəʤd ə trəˈdɪʃən noʊn ɛz ðə "ˈsinjər səˈlut" ɪn wɪʧ ˈsinjərz sɔt tɪ hæv ˈsɛkʃuəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz wɪθ ˈjəŋgər ˈstudənts. ˈkɑrni əˈkjuzd st*. pɔlz əv əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə "ˈsinjər səˈlut" tɪ flərɪʃ. "ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ju wʊd wɪŋk æt ə trəˈdɪʃən ðət 'ˈsinjər səˈlut' ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ɪz ˈʃɑkɪŋ," hi sɛd, dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðət hɪz klaɪənt ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪd ðə gərl. "ɪt ˈdæmɪʤɪz ˈʧɪldrən ənd ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪt ˈdæmɪʤd boʊθ (ðə əˈkjuzər) ənd oʊən," hi sɛd. "wɪn ju sɔ ðə ˈkəlʧər əv st*. pɔlz, ɪt wɑz wən ðət ɪnˈkərəʤd, aɪ səbˈmɪt, ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv 'ˈsinjər səˈlut.' ɪn fækt, ɪt wɑz soʊ rɪˈvɪrd ɔn ðə ˈkæmpəs ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ə trəˈdɪʃən." ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə "st*. pɔlz skul kəmˈjunɪti," ˈhərʃfɛld ənd ʤeɪmz ɛm. ˈwɔtərˌbɛri, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə skul bɔrd, dɪˈnaɪd ðət ðə "ˈsinjər səˈlut" wɑz ə trəˈdɪʃən æt ðə prɛp skul. "ðə freɪz 'ˈsinjər səˈlut' dɪˈskraɪbz ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv bɪˈheɪvjərz," ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. "ɪt wɑz ˈnɛvər ˌəndərˈstʊd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈkɑndəkt ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn baɪ oʊən ˈlæbəri. ðət bɪˈheɪvjər wɑz ˈnɛvər kənˈdoʊnd baɪ ðə skul, ənd wi tʊk ˈækʃən wɪn ɪt ˈsərfɪst." ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd ˈlæbəri wɑz bænd frəm ðə skul ənd hɪz əˈwɔrd wɑz rɪˈsɪndɪd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈstudənt ˈhændˌbʊk wɑz rɪˈvaɪzd tɪ "steɪt mɔr ɪkˈsplɪsətli ðət pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ˈɛni 'geɪm' əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkɑŋkwɛst baɪ ˈɛni neɪm wʊd bi graʊnz fər ɪkˈspəlʃən." ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈlæbəri ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət sˈwɛtˌʃərts, ʃərts ənd ˈleɪtər pænts wər riˈmuvd bət ðə tu kɛpt ðɛr ˈəndərˌwɛr ɔn. wɪn ə dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni æst əˈbaʊt ðɛr dɪˈminər, ˈlæbəri ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðeɪ wər boʊθ ˈgɪgəlɪŋ ənd sˈmaɪlɪŋ ənd ðət ðə gərl hɛld ɪm ɪn ən əˈfɛkʃənət weɪ. "aɪ θɔt ʃi wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ə greɪt taɪm," hi sɛd. ˈlæbəri, 18 æt ðə taɪm, sɛd hi meɪ hæv ˈgɔtən ˈkɛrid əˈweɪ æt taɪmz, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈbruzɪz ʃi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn hər brɛsts. ðeɪ wər boʊθ əraʊzd, hi sɛd, soʊ hi wɛnt tɪ pʊt ə ˈkɑndəm ɔn, bət hi stɑpt hɪmˈsɛlf. "ɪt ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪn ə gʊd muv tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ ðɪs gərl," hi toʊld ðə kɔrt. "ɪt wʊd nɑt hæv bɪn ə gʊd ʧɔɪs fər mi tɪ meɪk." ðə liˈeɪˌzɑn ˈɔkwərdli ˈɛndɪd ˈæftər ə fju mɔr brif ˈkɪsɪz, ənd ˈlæbəri ˈhərid tɪ ə kwaɪər ˈkɑnsərt, hi sɛd. hər ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ðə əˈkjuzər, naʊ 16 ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd læst wik ðət ˈlæbəri ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪd hər wɪθ hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈreɪpɪŋ hər. "aɪ wɑz reɪpt!" ʃi sɛd wɪn ə dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni səˈʤɛstɪd ʃi hæd sɛnt kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz tɪ ðə dɪˈfɛndənt. ðə dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɪktɪd ˈlæbəri ɛz ə greɪt ˈstudənt, ɔn ə fʊl ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp, hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈhɑrvərd, teɪk dɪˈvɪnəti ˈklæsɪz ənd pərˈhæps bɪˈkəm ə ˈmɪnɪstər. ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən rɪˈpitɪdli kˈwɛsʧənd ɪm əˈbaʊt ˈtɛlɪŋ frɛndz ˈæftər ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər ðət hi hæd sɛks wɪθ ðə gərl. hi wɑz ˈbrægɪŋ ənd laɪɪŋ, ˈlæbəri toʊld ðə kɔrt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd fər ðə fərst taɪm ðət hɪz ˈbɑksərz wər dæmp ənd hi meɪ hæv ɔn ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr hi pʊt ɔn ə ˈkɑndəm. hi ˈdɪdənt tɛl pəˈlis əˈbaʊt ɪt, hi sɛd, bɪˈkəz ðɛr kˈwɛsʧənz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈwɛðər ðə tu hæd sɛks. "ðɪs wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt keɪs bɪˈkəz əv oʊənz oʊn ˈsteɪtmənts tɪ hɪz frɛndz," dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjər ˈkɑrni sɛd ˈæftər ðə traɪəl. "aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛvədəns wɑz nɑt ðə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni əv ðə kəmˈpleɪnənt, ɪt wɑz ðə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni əv oʊən ˈgɪvɪn wɪn hi wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ hɪz frɛndz ənd ˈæktɪŋ laɪk ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər hu ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ seɪ hi hæd bɪn ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ɪn hɪz 'ˈsinjər səˈlut.' steɪt ˈkrɪmənəlɪst ˈkeɪti sˈwɑŋgoʊ sɛd ˈsimən ənd spərm wər faʊnd ɔn ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmənz ˈəndərˌwɛr. ˈfərðər ˈtɛstɪŋ əv spərm sɛlz faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈəndərˌwɛr wər ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səm əv ðə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl məˈtɪriəl faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈəndərˌwɛr mæʧt ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, ʃi sɛd. ʤɪst wɔʧt ki ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈɛvədəns pərˈzɛnəd ɪn prɛp skul reɪp traɪəl riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ ki ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈɛvədəns pərˈzɛnəd ɪn prɛp skul reɪp traɪəl əˈnəðər steɪt ˈkrɪmənəlɪst, ˈkɛvɪn məkˈmæn, sɛd hi ɪgˈzæmənd ə swɑb frəm ðə ˈsərvɪks ənd faʊnd noʊ ˈɛvədəns əv spərm.
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sacramento, calif. (reuters) - suicide would be legal for terminally ill patients in california under a bill passed on wednesday by a committee of the state senate.
the bill, passed by the senate health committee, would allow patients who are mentally competent and have fewer than six months to live to obtain prescriptions for medication to end their lives.
“this decision should remain with the individual, as a matter of personal freedom and liberty without criminalize those who help to honor our wishes,” said state senator lois wolk, a democrat representing suburbs east of san francisco and the wine country and one of the authors.
the california bill is moving through the legislature at a time when the issue of assisted suicide has sparked public attention following the death of brain cancer patient brittany maynard last fall.
maynard, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at 29, moved from california to oregon, where physician assisted suicide is legal, dying there because california forbids the practice.
before she died, maynard recorded testimony in favor of passing such a law in california, which was played for the committee on wednesday.
“i am heartbroken that i had to leave behind my home, my community, and my friends in california, but i am dying and i refuse to lose my dignity,” maynard said. “i refuse to subject myself and my family to purposeless, prolonged pain and suffering at the hands of an incurable disease.”
the bill is opposed by disability rights activists, who fear it would lead to the deaths of vulnerable people at the hands of unscrupulous relatives or caregivers.
they also fear insurance companies will push assisted suicide for those whose care is expensive.
“i’ve been given a terminal diagnosis at least four times,” said laurie hoirup, 59, who uses a wheelchair. “had i opted for this i would not be alive today.”
several religious groups also oppose the bill.
if it passes, california would become one of a handful of u.s. states that allow assisted suicide, including oregon and washington. last month, the supreme court of canada cleared the way for suicide there. belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands and switzerland are among countries that allow it.
the california bill won the five votes needed to pass the health committee, but members did not declare a final tally as absent senators planned to weigh in later on wednesday.
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ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ, ˈkælɪf. (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈsuɪˌsaɪd wʊd bi ˈligəl fər ˈtərmənəli ɪl ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈəndər ə bɪl pæst ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ baɪ ə kəˈmɪti əv ðə steɪt ˈsɛnɪt. ðə bɪl, pæst baɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt hɛlθ kəˈmɪti, wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈpeɪʃənz hu ər ˈmɛnəli ˈkɑmpətɪnt ənd hæv fjuər ðən sɪks mənθs tɪ lɪv tɪ əbˈteɪn prəˈskrɪpʃənz fər ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ɛnd ðɛr lɪvz. dɪˈsɪʒən ʃʊd rɪˈmeɪn wɪθ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ɛz ə ˈmætər əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfridəm ənd ˈlɪbərˌti wɪˈθaʊt ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz ðoʊz hu hɛlp tɪ ˈɑnər ɑr wishes,”*,” sɛd steɪt ˈsɛnətər loʊəs woʊk, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈsəbərbz ist əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd ðə waɪn ˈkəntri ənd wən əv ðə ˈɔθərz. ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə bɪl ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ θru ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər æt ə taɪm wɪn ðə ˈɪʃu əv əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd həz spɑrkt ˈpəblɪk əˈtɛnʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɛθ əv breɪn ˈkænsər ˈpeɪʃənt ˈbrɪtəni ˈmeɪnərd læst fɔl. ˈmeɪnərd, hu wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ breɪn ˈkænsər æt 29 muvd frəm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ ˈɔrəˌgɑn, wɛr fəˈzɪʃən əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪz ˈligəl, daɪɪŋ ðɛr bɪˈkəz ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə fərˈbɪdz ðə ˈpræktɪs. ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi daɪd, ˈmeɪnərd rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈpæsɪŋ səʧ ə lɔ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɪʧ wɑz pleɪd fər ðə kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. æm ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən ðət aɪ hæd tɪ liv bɪˈhaɪnd maɪ hoʊm, maɪ kəmˈjunɪti, ənd maɪ frɛndz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, bət aɪ æm daɪɪŋ ənd aɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ luz maɪ dignity,”*,” ˈmeɪnərd sɛd. ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ˈsəbʤɪkt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd maɪ ˈfæməli tɪ ˈpərpəsləs, prəˈlɔŋd peɪn ənd ˈsəfərɪŋ æt ðə hænz əv ən ˌɪnˈkjʊrəbəl disease.”*.” ðə bɪl ɪz əˈpoʊzd baɪ ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts, hu fɪr ɪt wʊd lɛd tɪ ðə dɛθs əv ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈpipəl æt ðə hænz əv ənˈskrupjələs ˈrɛlətɪvz ər ˈkɛrˌgɪvərz. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ fɪr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl pʊʃ əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd fər ðoʊz huz kɛr ɪz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈtərmənəl ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs æt list fɔr times,”*,” sɛd ˈlɔri hoirup*, 59 hu ˈjuzɪz ə ˈwiˌlʧɛr. aɪ ˈɑptɪd fər ðɪs aɪ wʊd nɑt bi əˈlaɪv today.”*.” ˈsɛvərəl rɪˈlɪʤəs grups ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpoʊz ðə bɪl. ɪf ɪt ˈpæsɪz, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wʊd bɪˈkəm wən əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv juz. steɪts ðət əˈlaʊ əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɔrəˌgɑn ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. læst mənθ, ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈkænədə klɪrd ðə weɪ fər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ðɛr. ˈbɛlʤəm, ˈləksəmˌbɔrg, ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd ər əˈməŋ ˈkəntriz ðət əˈlaʊ ɪt. ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə bɪl wən ðə faɪv voʊts ˈnidɪd tɪ pæs ðə hɛlθ kəˈmɪti, bət ˈmɛmbərz dɪd nɑt dɪˈklɛr ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtæli ɛz ˈæbsənt ˈsɛnətərz plænd tɪ weɪ ɪn ˈleɪtər ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ.
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the house passed legislation on tuesday that would reauthorize programs to conduct medical research and transplants using stem cells from bone marrow and umbilical cord blood.
passed by voice vote after only about ten minutes of debate, the bill authorizes $23 million annually for the national cord blood inventory program and $30 million per year for the c.w. bill young cell transportation program through fiscal 2020.
the stem cells from bone marrow or umbilical cord blood collected after a birth can be used for transplants for diseases like leukemia.
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the stem cell research reauthorized by the legislation does not include the use of destroyed human embryos, which is a more controversial form of using stem cells.
house republicans are in the midst of figuring out a strategy to avoid a government shutdown on oct. 1 while placating conservatives’ demands to defund planned parenthood in the wake of controversial undercover videos regarding the use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research.
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ðə haʊs pæst ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət wʊd riˈɔθərˌaɪz ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ənd trænˈsplænts ˈjuzɪŋ stɛm sɛlz frəm boʊn ˈmɛroʊ ənd əmˈbɪlɪkəl kɔrd bləd. pæst baɪ vɔɪs voʊt ˈæftər ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt tɛn ˈmɪnəts əv dəˈbeɪt, ðə bɪl ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪz 23 ˈmɪljən ˈænjuəli fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl kɔrd bləd ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈproʊˌgræm ənd 30 ˈmɪljən pər jɪr fər ðə c.w*. bɪl jəŋ sɛl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm θru ˈfɪskəl 2020 ðə stɛm sɛlz frəm boʊn ˈmɛroʊ ər əmˈbɪlɪkəl kɔrd bləd kəˈlɛktəd ˈæftər ə bərθ kən bi juzd fər trænˈsplænts fər dɪˈzizɪz laɪk luˈkimiə. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə stɛm sɛl ˈrisərʧ riˈɔθərˌaɪzd baɪ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðə juz əv dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈjumən ˈɛmbriˌoʊz, wɪʧ ɪz ə mɔr ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl fɔrm əv ˈjuzɪŋ stɛm sɛlz. haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ɪn ðə mɪst əv ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt ə ˈstrætəʤi tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn ɔn ɔkt. 1 waɪl ˈpleɪˌkeɪtɪŋ conservatives’*’ dɪˈmændz tɪ diˈfənd plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈvɪdioʊz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə juz əv əˈbɔrtɪd ˈfitəl ˈtɪʃu fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ.
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donald new york state campaign insisted in an interview with the observer on thursday that president barack obama is a pointed to his handling of matters in the middle east as evidence.
speaking over the phone for an unrelated story, carl 2010 candidate for governor of new changed subjects and assailed the sitting president and his policies. the real estate developer and tea party activist maintained that obama, a practicing christian, has sought to mislead the public about his religious affiliation, but that the citizenry has not fallen for his falsehoods.
“in the mind of the average american, there is no doubt he is a muslim,” paladino said. “he is not a christian.”
by way of proof, paladino seemed to argue obama has taken a approach in conducting american affairs abroad.
“look at what done with iran, what done with the thing over in iraq and iran, and with isis,” the republican said.
conspiracy theories about the supposed secret islamic faith have circulated since he first ran for the white house in 2008. such unsubstantiated assertions often highlight that his father was born into a muslim family in kenya, and that obama received some instruction in the religion at the indonesian public school he attended as a child.
but they do not account for why obama for 20 years attended trinity united church of christ, where the controversial rev. jeremiah wright served as pastor, or why he has since worshiped at several churches in washington, d.c.
contrary to claims, the average american does not seem have some doubts that the president is a muslim: polls indicate only 18 to 29 percent of the populace identify him as an adherent of the religion. but surveys suggest a full two-thirds of trump supporters believe the president has hidden his true allegiances to the and the holy city of mecca.
italian-born underwear model anthony sabato jr. also claimed the president was “absolutely” a muslim shortly after his address to the convention in cleveland last month.
prior to launching his presidential bid last year, trump himself in related false claims that obama was born outside the united states and is thus constitutionally ineligible to serve as its commander-in-chief. just yesterday, his former campaign manager and current cnn contributor corey lewandowski that conspiracy theory, saying that harvard transcripts, which he has not released, might have revealed whether he was admitted to the school as a citizen.
obama has released his so-called “long form” birth certificate. trump, meanwhile, has also drawn controversy for refusing to release certain tax returns.
this is far from first brush with controversy. during his 2010 run for governor, he came under fire for comments he made about the attire at gay pride parades, and for a series of emails he had allegedly sent to friends and associates over the that included pictures of nude women, videos of horses with humans and material that seemed to compare african-americans to chimpanzees.
this is also not the first time paladino has speculated about the personal theology, as he suggested on the 2010 campaign trail that obama “worships himself.” paladino ultimately drew only a third of the vote against gov. andrew cuomo, but he has since expressed interest in running for the highest office in the state again.
more recently, he attracted attention for comparing the president to a “raccoon in the basement” at a trump rally.
disclosure: donald trump is the father-in-law of jared kushner, the publisher of observer media.
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ˈdɑnəld nu jɔrk steɪt kæmˈpeɪn ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə əbˈzərvər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ə ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ hɪz ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˈmætərz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ɛz ˈɛvədəns. ˈspikɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə foʊn fər ən ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔri, kɑrl 2010 ˈkænədɪt fər ˈgəvərnər əv nu ʧeɪnʤd ˈsəbʤɪkts ənd əˈseɪld ðə ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd hɪz ˈpɑləsiz. ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpər ənd ti ˈpɑrti ˈæktɪvɪst meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ə ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪn, həz sɔt tɪ mɪsˈlid ðə ˈpəblɪk əˈbaʊt hɪz rɪˈlɪʤəs əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən, bət ðət ðə ˈsɪtɪzənri həz nɑt ˈfɑlən fər hɪz ˈfælsˌhʊdz. ðə maɪnd əv ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən, ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt hi ɪz ə muslim,”*,” pɑlɑˈdinoʊ sɛd. ɪz nɑt ə christian.”*.” baɪ weɪ əv pruf, pɑlɑˈdinoʊ simd tɪ ˈɑrgju ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈteɪkən ə əˈproʊʧ ɪn kənˈdəktɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən əˈfɛrz əˈbrɔd. æt wət dən wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn, wət dən wɪθ ðə θɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˌɪˈrɑn, ənd wɪθ isis,”*,” ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən sɛd. kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz əˈbaʊt ðə səˈpoʊzd ˈsikrɪt ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk feɪθ hæv ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd sɪns hi fərst ræn fər ðə waɪt haʊs ɪn 2008 səʧ ˌənsəbˈstænʃiˌeɪtɪd əˈsərʃənz ˈɔfən ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðət hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz bɔrn ˈɪntu ə ˈməzlɪm ˈfæməli ɪn ˈkɛnjə, ənd ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪˈsivd səm ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən ɪn ðə rɪˈlɪʤən æt ðə ˌɪndoʊˈniʒən ˈpəblɪk skul hi əˈtɛndəd ɛz ə ʧaɪld. bət ðeɪ du nɑt əˈkaʊnt fər waɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə fər 20 jɪrz əˈtɛndəd ˈtrɪnɪti juˈnaɪtɪd ʧərʧ əv kraɪst, wɛr ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl rɛv. ˌʤɛrəˈmaɪə raɪt sərvd ɛz ˈpæstər, ər waɪ hi həz sɪns ˈwərʃɪpt æt ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧərʧɪz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ kleɪmz, ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən dɪz nɑt sim hæv səm daʊts ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ə ˈməzlɪm: poʊlz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈoʊnli 18 tɪ 29 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈpɑpjələs aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɪm ɛz ən əˈdhɪrənt əv ðə rɪˈlɪʤən. bət ˈsərˌveɪz səˈʤɛst ə fʊl ˌtuˈθərdz əv trəmp səˈpɔrtərz bɪˈliv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ˈhɪdən hɪz tru əˈliʤənsɪz tɪ ðə ənd ðə ˈhoʊli ˈsɪti əv ˈmɛkə. ˈəndərˌwɛr ˈmɑdəl ˈænθɔˌni sɑˈbɑtoʊ jr*. ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz ““absolutely”*” ə ˈməzlɪm ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hɪz ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈklivlənd læst mənθ. praɪər tɪ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl bɪd læst jɪr, trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn rɪˈleɪtɪd fɔls kleɪmz ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz bɔrn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ɪz ðəs ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ sərv ɛz ɪts commander-in-chief*. ʤɪst ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, hɪz ˈfɔrmər kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər ənd ˈkɑrənt ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn kənˈtrɪbjətər ˈkɔri luənˈdɔfski ðət kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri, seɪɪŋ ðət ˈhɑrvərd ˈtrænˌskrɪpts, wɪʧ hi həz nɑt riˈlist, maɪt hæv rɪˈvild ˈwɛðər hi wɑz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə skul ɛz ə ˈsɪtɪzən. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz riˈlist hɪz ˈsoʊˈkɔld form”*” bərθ sərˈtɪfɪkət. trəmp, ˈminˌwaɪl, həz ˈɔlsoʊ drɔn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ riˈlis ˈsərtən tæks rɪˈtərnz. ðɪs ɪz fɑr frəm fərst brəʃ wɪθ ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz 2010 rən fər ˈgəvərnər, hi keɪm ˈəndər faɪər fər ˈkɑmɛnts hi meɪd əˈbaʊt ðə əˈtaɪər æt geɪ praɪd pəreɪdz, ənd fər ə ˈsɪriz əv iˈmeɪlz hi hæd əˈlɛʤədli sɛnt tɪ frɛndz ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ˈoʊvər ðə ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈpɪkʧərz əv nud ˈwɪmən, ˈvɪdioʊz əv ˈhɔrsɪz wɪθ ˈjumənz ənd məˈtɪriəl ðət simd tɪ kəmˈpɛr ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ ʧɪmˈpænziz. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ðə fərst taɪm pɑlɑˈdinoʊ həz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpərsɪnəl θiˈɑləʤi, ɛz hi səˈʤɛstɪd ɔn ðə 2010 kæmˈpeɪn treɪl ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə himself.”*.” pɑlɑˈdinoʊ ˈəltəmətli dru ˈoʊnli ə θərd əv ðə voʊt əˈgɛnst gəv. ˈændru kˈwoʊmoʊ, bət hi həz sɪns ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə haɪəst ˈɔfəs ɪn ðə steɪt əˈgɛn. mɔr ˈrisəntli, hi əˈtræktəd əˈtɛnʃən fər kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ ə ɪn ðə basement”*” æt ə trəmp ˈræli. dɪˈskloʊʒər: ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ðə ˈfɑðərɪnˌlɔ əv ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər, ðə ˈpəblɪʃər əv əbˈzərvər ˈmidiə.
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at least six people have been killed in a syrian war plane attack on the town of yabroud, just across the border from lebanon, reports from lebanon say.
nine people were wounded in the attack near the lebanese town of, which hosts many refugees from syria.
the reports say several of the injured were taken to while others were transported to baalbek, the largest city in lebanon's bekaa valley.
both sides in the syrian conflict have allies and supply lines in lebanon.
separately, a man has been killed in the turkish border town of by a stray bullet fired from across the border in syria, reports say.
he is the fourth person to be killed on the turkish side of the border, amid clashes across the border in the syrian town of ras that has seen fighting in recent weeks.
also on saturday, rebels captured an arms depot near damascus, seizing ammunition and weapons, including missiles and rockets, from the regime, activists said.
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æt list sɪks ˈpipəl hæv bɪn kɪld ɪn ə ˈsɪriən wɔr pleɪn əˈtæk ɔn ðə taʊn əv yabroud*, ʤɪst əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər frəm ˈlɛbənən, rɪˈpɔrts frəm ˈlɛbənən seɪ. naɪn ˈpipəl wər ˈwundɪd ɪn ðə əˈtæk nɪr ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz taʊn əv, wɪʧ hoʊsts ˈmɛni ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz frəm ˈsɪriə. ðə rɪˈpɔrts seɪ ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈɪnʤərd wər ˈteɪkən tɪ waɪl ˈəðərz wər trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ ˈbɑlbɛk, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪti ɪn ˈlɛbənənz bɛˈkɑ ˈvæli. boʊθ saɪdz ɪn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkɑnflɪkt hæv ˈælaɪz ənd səˈplaɪ laɪnz ɪn ˈlɛbənən. ˈsɛpərətli, ə mæn həz bɪn kɪld ɪn ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈbɔrdər taʊn əv baɪ ə streɪ ˈbʊlət faɪərd frəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər ɪn ˈsɪriə, rɪˈpɔrts seɪ. hi ɪz ðə fɔrθ ˈpərsən tɪ bi kɪld ɔn ðə ˈtərkɪʃ saɪd əv ðə ˈbɔrdər, əˈmɪd ˈklæʃɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər ɪn ðə ˈsɪriən taʊn əv ræs ðət həz sin ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈrisənt wiks. ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈrɛbəlz ˈkæpʧərd ən ɑrmz ˈdipoʊ nɪr dəˈmæskəs, ˈsizɪŋ ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ənd ˈwɛpənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪsəlz ənd ˈrɑkəts, frəm ðə rəˈʒim, ˈæktɪvɪsts sɛd.
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the government has proposed to increase exciting wage ceiling to from. per month for its various social security schemes which will add more workers to the provident fund coverage.
according to the new government proposal, all employees earning the salary of up to per month will be eligible to receive provident fund coverage. at present, employees provident fund is optional for workers earning more than per month since current wage limit fixed at..
the ministry of labour and proposal to increase the wage ceiling has been undecided for a long time. earlier the earlier proposal to increase the wage ceiling to/- was listed for the trustees’ meet held last march 2017, thursday. trustee d l sachdev said, “the proposal to hike wage ceiling to/- was deferred due to the lack of time and would be taken up at another meeting being planned for later this april. the ministry of finance, which asked the ministry of labour and employment to evaluate the financial implication of the proposal, has received the inputs recently and given the permission.
source: financial express news report dated
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ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz prəˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ weɪʤ ˈsilɪŋ tɪ frəm. pər mənθ fər ɪts ˈvɛriəs ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti skimz wɪʧ wɪl æd mɔr ˈwərkərz tɪ ðə ˈprɑvɪdənt fənd ˈkəvərɪʤ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu ˈgəvərnmənt prəˈpoʊzəl, ɔl ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈərnɪŋ ðə ˈsæləri əv əp tɪ pər mənθ wɪl bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈprɑvɪdənt fənd ˈkəvərɪʤ. æt ˈprɛzənt, ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈprɑvɪdənt fənd ɪz ˈɔpʃənəl fər ˈwərkərz ˈərnɪŋ mɔr ðən pər mənθ sɪns ˈkɑrənt weɪʤ ˈlɪmət fɪkst æt. ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈleɪbər ənd prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə weɪʤ ˈsilɪŋ həz bɪn ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. ˈərliər ðə ˈərliər prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə weɪʤ ˈsilɪŋ tɪ wɑz ˈlɪstɪd fər ðə trustees’*’ mit hɛld læst mɑrʧ 2017 ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˌtrəˈsti di ɛl ˈsæʧˌdɛv sɛd, prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ haɪk weɪʤ ˈsilɪŋ tɪ wɑz dɪˈfərd du tɪ ðə læk əv taɪm ənd wʊd bi ˈteɪkən əp æt əˈnəðər ˈmitɪŋ biɪŋ plænd fər ˈleɪtər ðɪs ˈeɪprəl ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈfaɪˌnæns, wɪʧ æst ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈleɪbər ənd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən əv ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, həz rɪˈsivd ðə ˈɪnˌpʊts ˈrisəntli ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðə pərˈmɪʃən. sɔrs: ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ɪkˈsprɛs nuz rɪˈpɔrt ˈdeɪtɪd ʃɛr ðɪs: twit rɪˈleɪtɪd ʃɛr jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts
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a texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said thursday.
aransas county judge william adams likely would have been charged with causing injury to a child or other offenses for the 2004 beating of his daughter, but the five-year statutes of limitations expired, rockport police chief tim jayroe said.
"we believe that there was a criminal offense involved and that there was substantial evidence to indicate that and under normal circumstances ... a charge could have been made," jayroe said. he said the district attorney determined he couldn't bring charges, and that police would discuss the case with federal prosecutors even though he doesn't believe federal charges would apply.
hillary adams, now 23, posted the clip on youtube last week that shows her father viciously lashing her with a belt and trying to force her to bend over her bed to be beaten despite her wails and pleas to stop. the clip had received more than million hits as of thursday, and police began investigating wednesday after hearing from concerned citizens.
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william adams, 51, issued a statement thursday saying his daughter posted the clip to get back at him for telling her he would be reducing the amount of financial support he gives her and taking away her mercedes. the statement did not include an apology for the beating, but he told corpus christi television station on wednesday that the video "looks worse than it is," that he had already apologized to his daughter and that he was just disciplining his child for stealing.
hillary adams says her parents were angry because she had downloaded pirated content online, and that she turned on the camera because she sensed something was going to happen.
william adams, who presides over child abuse cases, is still being investigated by the state's judicial conduct commission and the texas department of family and protective services, which on thursday requested that he be removed from its cases until the investigation concludes.
patrick crimmins, a spokesman for the agency, declined to elaborate on the exact nature of the investigation. but he said that in general, the agency would only investigate a case in which a suspected abuse victim has already reached adulthood if there are still children in the home who could be at risk. adams was granted joint custody of his daughter in his 2007 divorce.
there are no allegations of alleged abuse by adams against his younger daughter, who primarily resides with her mother, hallie adams. crimmins declined to say whether his agency is investigating the parental fitness of hallie adams, who lashed hillary once during the 2004 beating.
crimmins said his agency ordinarily wouldn't disclose that it is investigating someone, but that it did in this case because the investigation is the reason it requested that william adams be taken off its cases.
jayroe said that police did not interview the younger daughter, but asked both hallie and hillary adams about it and there was no indication of abuse of the younger daughter.
in his statement thursday, adams said he would "respond" to all investigations. as aransas county's top judge, he has dealt with at least 349 family law cases in the past year alone, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking determine whether parents were fit to raise their children.
county officials confirmed that adams will not hear cases related to child protective services for at least the next two weeks. and the top administrator in aransas county cast doubt on whether adams could credibly return to the bench.
"i would think it would be very difficult," said aransas county judge c.h. "burt" mills jr. "personally i don't see how he can recover from this."
if the judicial commission and police investigations don't lead to punishment or charges, adams could be safe on the bench until he's up for in three years.
hillary adams said she waited so long to expose her father because she was terrified at what might have happened had she done so while still living under his roof. she said the outpouring of support and encouragement she's received since posting the clip is tempered by the sadness that it's her father repeatedly lashing her with a belt and threatening to beat her "into submission."
during an interview with her and her mother thursday on "today" show, hillary adams said her father regularly beat her for a period of time. she has repeatedly said she didn't post the clip to spite her father, and that she hopes it forces him to seek help.
her mother blamed her bouts of violence on an "addiction." she called it a "family secret," but declined to elaborate.
in his statement, though, william adams painted a starkly different picture of why his daughter posted the clip.
"just prior to the youtube upload, a concerned father shared with his daughter that he was unwilling to continue to work hard and be her primary source of financial support, if she was going to simply `drop out,' and strive to achieve no more in life than to work part time at a video game store," adams' statement said. "hillary warned her father if he reduced her financial support, and took away her mercedes automobile, which her father had provided, he would live to regret it."
hillary adams did not immediately respond to email requests thursday seeking a response.
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nɛkst ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 3 nɛkst ˈɪmɪʤ 2 əv 3 ˈɪmɪʤ 3 əv 3 ə ˈtɛksəs ˈfæməli lɔ ʤəʤ huz ˈdɔtər ˈsikrɪtli ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt ɪm ˈsævɪʤli ˈbitɪŋ hər ˈsɛvən jɪrz əˈgoʊ woʊnt feɪs ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz bɪˈkəz tu məʧ taɪm həz ɪˈlæpst, pəˈlis sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ərˈænsəs ˈkaʊnti ʤəʤ ˈwɪljəm ˈædəmz ˈlaɪkli wʊd hæv bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri tɪ ə ʧaɪld ər ˈəðər əˈfɛnsɪz fər ðə 2004 ˈbitɪŋ əv hɪz ˈdɔtər, bət ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈstæʧuts əv ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɪkˈspaɪrd, ˈrɑkˌpɔrt pəˈlis ʧif tɪm ˈʤeɪˌroʊ sɛd. "wi bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈkrɪmənəl əˈfɛns ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd ðət ðɛr wɑz səbˈstænʃəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ənd ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ə ʧɑrʤ kʊd hæv bɪn meɪd," ˈʤeɪˌroʊ sɛd. hi sɛd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni dɪˈtərmənd hi ˈkʊdənt brɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ənd ðət pəˈlis wʊd dɪˈskəs ðə keɪs wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi ˈdəzənt bɪˈliv ˈfɛdərəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz wʊd əˈplaɪ. ˈhɪləri ˈædəmz, naʊ 23 ˈpoʊstɪd ðə klɪp ɔn ˈjuˌtub læst wik ðət ʃoʊz hər ˈfɑðər ˈvɪʃəsli ˈlæʃɪŋ hər wɪθ ə bɛlt ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ fɔrs hər tɪ bɛnd ˈoʊvər hər bɛd tɪ bi ˈbitən dɪˈspaɪt hər weɪlz ənd pliz tɪ stɑp. ðə klɪp hæd rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən hɪts ɛz əv ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ənd pəˈlis bɪˈgæn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ frəm kənˈsərnd ˈsɪtɪzənz. ˈgræfɪk ˈwɔrnɪŋ: klɪk hir tɪ si ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈwɪljəm ˈædəmz, 51 ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈθərzˌdeɪ seɪɪŋ hɪz ˈdɔtər ˈpoʊstɪd ðə klɪp tɪ gɪt bæk æt ɪm fər ˈtɛlɪŋ hər hi wʊd bi rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt hi gɪvz hər ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈweɪ hər mərˈseɪdiz. ðə ˈsteɪtmənt dɪd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ən əˈpɑləˌʤi fər ðə ˈbitɪŋ, bət hi toʊld ˈkɔrpəs ˈkrɪsti ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃən ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈvɪdioʊ "lʊks wərs ðən ɪt ɪz," ðət hi hæd ɔˈrɛdi əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ hɪz ˈdɔtər ənd ðət hi wɑz ʤɪst ˈdɪsəplənɪŋ hɪz ʧaɪld fər ˈstilɪŋ. ˈhɪləri ˈædəmz sɪz hər ˈpɛrənts wər ˈæŋgri bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ˈpaɪrətɪd ˈkɑntɛnt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd ðət ʃi tərnd ɔn ðə ˈkæmərə bɪˈkəz ʃi sɛnst ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. ˈwɪljəm ˈædəmz, hu prɪˈzaɪdz ˈoʊvər ʧaɪld əˈbjuz ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪz stɪl biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə steɪts ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkɑndəkt kəˈmɪʃən ənd ðə ˈtɛksəs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈfæməli ənd prəˈtɛktɪv ˈsərvɪsɪz, wɪʧ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðət hi bi riˈmuvd frəm ɪts ˈkeɪsɪz ənˈtɪl ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən kənˈkludz. ˈpætrɪk ˈkrɪmɪnz, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈeɪʤənsi, dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ɔn ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. bət hi sɛd ðət ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi wʊd ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ə keɪs ɪn wɪʧ ə səˈspɛktɪd əˈbjuz ˈvɪktɪm həz ɔˈrɛdi riʧt əˈdəlˌthʊd ɪf ðɛr ər stɪl ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə hoʊm hu kʊd bi æt rɪsk. ˈædəmz wɑz ˈgrænɪd ʤɔɪnt ˈkəstədi əv hɪz ˈdɔtər ɪn hɪz 2007 dɪˈvɔrs. ðɛr ər noʊ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv əˈlɛʤd əˈbjuz baɪ ˈædəmz əˈgɛnst hɪz ˈjəŋgər ˈdɔtər, hu praɪˈmɛrəli rɪˈzaɪdz wɪθ hər ˈməðər, ˈhɔli ˈædəmz. ˈkrɪmɪnz dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ seɪ ˈwɛðər hɪz ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə pərˈɛntəl ˈfɪtnəs əv ˈhɔli ˈædəmz, hu læʃt ˈhɪləri wəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2004 ˈbitɪŋ. ˈkrɪmɪnz sɛd hɪz ˈeɪʤənsi ˌɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˈwʊdənt dɪˈskloʊz ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən, bət ðət ɪt dɪd ɪn ðɪs keɪs bɪˈkəz ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈrizən ɪt rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðət ˈwɪljəm ˈædəmz bi ˈteɪkən ɔf ɪts ˈkeɪsɪz. ˈʤeɪˌroʊ sɛd ðət pəˈlis dɪd nɑt ˈɪntərvˌju ðə ˈjəŋgər ˈdɔtər, bət æst boʊθ ˈhɔli ənd ˈhɪləri ˈædəmz əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv əˈbjuz əv ðə ˈjəŋgər ˈdɔtər. ɪn hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈædəmz sɛd hi wʊd "rɪˈspɑnd" tɪ ɔl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. ɛz ərˈænsəs ˈkaʊntiz tɔp ʤəʤ, hi həz dɛlt wɪθ æt list 349 ˈfæməli lɔ ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ðə pæst jɪr əˈloʊn, ˈnɪrli 50 əv wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd steɪt ˈkeɪsˌwərkərz ˈsikɪŋ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ˈpɛrənts wər fɪt tɪ reɪz ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən. ˈkaʊnti əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈfərmd ðət ˈædəmz wɪl nɑt hir ˈkeɪsɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ʧaɪld prəˈtɛktɪv ˈsərvɪsɪz fər æt list ðə nɛkst tu wiks. ənd ðə tɔp ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ɪn ərˈænsəs ˈkaʊnti kæst daʊt ɔn ˈwɛðər ˈædəmz kʊd ˈkrɛdəbli rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə bɛnʧ. "aɪ wʊd θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt," sɛd ərˈænsəs ˈkaʊnti ʤəʤ c.h*. "bərt" mɪlz jr*. "ˈpərsənəli aɪ doʊnt si haʊ hi kən rɪˈkəvər frəm ðɪs." ɪf ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl kəˈmɪʃən ənd pəˈlis ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz doʊnt lɛd tɪ ˈpənɪʃmənt ər ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ˈædəmz kʊd bi seɪf ɔn ðə bɛnʧ ənˈtɪl hiz əp fər ɪn θri jɪrz. ˈhɪləri ˈædəmz sɛd ʃi ˈweɪtɪd soʊ lɔŋ tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz hər ˈfɑðər bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd æt wət maɪt hæv ˈhæpənd hæd ʃi dən soʊ waɪl stɪl ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈəndər hɪz rʊf. ʃi sɛd ðə ˌaʊtˈpɔrɪŋ əv səˈpɔrt ənd ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt ʃiz rɪˈsivd sɪns ˈpoʊstɪŋ ðə klɪp ɪz ˈtɛmpərd baɪ ðə ˈsædnəs ðət ɪts hər ˈfɑðər rɪˈpitɪdli ˈlæʃɪŋ hər wɪθ ə bɛlt ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ bit hər "ˈɪntu səbˈmɪʃən." ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ hər ənd hər ˈməðər ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɔn "təˈdeɪ" ʃoʊ, ˈhɪləri ˈædəmz sɛd hər ˈfɑðər ˈrɛgjələrli bit hər fər ə ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm. ʃi həz rɪˈpitɪdli sɛd ʃi ˈdɪdənt poʊst ðə klɪp tɪ spaɪt hər ˈfɑðər, ənd ðət ʃi hoʊps ɪt ˈfɔrsɪz ɪm tɪ sik hɛlp. hər ˈməðər bleɪmd hər baʊts əv ˈvaɪələns ɔn ən "əˈdɪkʃən." ʃi kɔld ɪt ə "ˈfæməli ˈsikrɪt," bət dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt. ɪn hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt, ðoʊ, ˈwɪljəm ˈædəmz ˈpeɪnɪd ə ˈstɑrkli ˈdɪfərənt ˈpɪkʧər əv waɪ hɪz ˈdɔtər ˈpoʊstɪd ðə klɪp. "ʤɪst praɪər tɪ ðə ˈjuˌtub ˈəˌploʊd, ə kənˈsərnd ˈfɑðər ʃɛrd wɪθ hɪz ˈdɔtər ðət hi wɑz ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk hɑrd ənd bi hər ˈpraɪˌmɛri sɔrs əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt, ɪf ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪmpli `drɔp aʊt,' ənd straɪv tɪ əˈʧiv noʊ mɔr ɪn laɪf ðən tɪ wərk pɑrt taɪm æt ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm stɔr," ˈædəmz' ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. "ˈhɪləri wɔrnd hər ˈfɑðər ɪf hi rɪˈdust hər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt, ənd tʊk əˈweɪ hər mərˈseɪdiz ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil, wɪʧ hər ˈfɑðər hæd prəˈvaɪdɪd, hi wʊd lɪv tɪ rɪˈgrɛt ɪt." ˈhɪləri ˈædəmz dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ iˈmeɪl rɪkˈwɛsts ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈsikɪŋ ə rɪˈspɑns.
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the pacific crest trail doles out hazards in cruel ways. thousands of hikers on the trek face perils including rattlesnakes, exposure, corneal flash burns from snow glare, and heatstroke. but 2017 is shaping up to be one of the most frightening years in the national scenic history, thanks to the massive in the sierra nevada combined with the unprecedented popularity.
just a couple of months into hiking season, are posting stories of experiences.
jack, spokesman for the pacific crest trail association, is fielding calls and hearing stories “every week, if not every day” involving avalanches, falls on slippery slopes, exposure, and in creeks. “there was a pretty serious incident in which a hiker fell and punctured a lung,” he says.
sequoia and kings canyon national park staffers contacted about several recent medical evacuations by helicopter. one involved a hiker who fell near forester pass, the highest point, at feet. in early june, issued a bluntly worded message on a facebook page for hikers. “i’m worried that someone will die,” he wrote. “it’s no you have the fitness and skills to do this type of stuff safely?”
pct usually begin from the southern in campo, california, near the mexican border in late april or early may. this means that the first hikers have already breached the southern end of the sierra nevada, where winter snowfall, in certain high elevation spots, reached record highs: the overall in the sierra is the deepest since 2011, according to department of water resources. california desperately needed that precipitation after an historic drought, but the same conditions have brought out the nasty and unpredictable side of the.
record was reported at sonora pass, lower carson pass, and other spots on or close to the, according to jeff anderson, staff for the snow survey department of the natural resources conservation service in reno, nevada. in june, anderson and his team measured 180 inches of snow at leavitt lake at feet, just east of the sierra crest. “given this rate, it is likely that this area will not be for fifty to a hundred more days,” he says.
in late may, and experienced mountaineer brien bower, a volcano climbing guide from seattle, was walking near snowbound glen pass when he started checking for avalanche conditions. suddenly, a large shelf of snow gave way and started sliding down, with bower still standing on it.
“looking up, i could see the rocks on the other side of the valley were quickly moving by,” bower recalled. “i knew i was in an avalanche. all i could do was try to stay upright and in control.” bower slid 400 feet down the slope and fell down a vertical drop. “i’m lucky it 200 feet,” he said. bower escaped without broken bones, though he was treated for dehydration and sunburn at a hospital in fresno, but the near misses are piling up.
near the end of may, an australian hiker whose trail name is “thor” got swept away while attempting to ford bear creek near selden pass in the high sierra. he tumbled and rolled in the water before swimming to shore, according to a video post uploaded by hiker daniel winsor on his “professional vagrant” page.
about a thousand miles into his hike, long-distance hiker marcus fell on a loose rock in a yosemite creek, was swept into the current, and lost his pack in the water. “he was out by himself with no equipment and spent a night out,” says. “he was following his footprints back to the nearest road. it is a deeply concerning story.” in an account on facebook, described “sub-freezing temps” and doing jumping jacks and running around in circles to keep from freezing. understandably, he bailed out of the trail after making his way to safety. “i am truly lucky and grateful to be alive,” he wrote.
it might not be such a problem if there weren't so many people on the trail. in the early 1990s, only 30 or so people completed the route every year. compare that to last year, when the pacific crest trail association issued long-distance permits to northbound long-distance hikers. (about 700 finished the trail.) thea will not release the number of current until the end of this year, “but i would say the numbers are pretty similar to last year,” says.
some have attempted a “flip-flop” approach, which means breaking up the trail into strategic chunks rather than sticking to a continuous hike. was no option for brandon, a electrician from columbus, ohio, who vowed to take on a no matter what. in late may, he was making his slow way up a steep ridge near cottonwood pass. crampons help. one little slip sent him sliding 100 feet down a steep slope. with his ice axe, a mere 10 feet away from the trees. “it scared me,” he said. “i would have been dead or have about a thousand broken bones.”
after getting off the trail at kearsarge pass above lone pine, decided to take a brief respite, but vowed to return soon. he said his experience in the united states marine corps from 2008 to 2012, with two deployments to afghanistan, made him ready for anything the might dish out. “it was all about completing a mission no matter what,” he explained.
but changed his mind. in the end, he bailed out and booked a trip to a place that he thought would give him far less trouble than the—the wilderness of national park.
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ðə pəˈsɪfɪk krɛst treɪl doʊlz aʊt ˈhæzərdz ɪn kruəl weɪz. ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈhaɪkərz ɔn ðə trɛk feɪs ˈpɛrəlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈrætəlsˌneɪks, ɪkˈspoʊʒər, ˌkɔrˈnil flæʃ bərnz frəm snoʊ glɛr, ənd heatstroke*. bət 2017 ɪz ˈʃeɪpɪŋ əp tɪ bi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfraɪtənɪŋ jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsinɪk ˈhɪstəri, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪv ɪn ðə siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv mənθs ˈɪntu ˈhaɪkɪŋ ˈsizən, ər ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈstɔriz əv ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz. ʤæk, ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə pəˈsɪfɪk krɛst treɪl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ɪz ˈfildɪŋ kɔlz ənd ˈhirɪŋ ˈstɔriz wik, ɪf nɑt ˈɛvəri day”*” ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈævəˌlænʧɪz, fɔlz ɔn sˈlɪpəri sloʊps, ɪkˈspoʊʒər, ənd ɪn kriks. wɑz ə ˈprɪti ˈsɪriəs ˈɪnsədənt ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈhaɪkər fɛl ənd ˈpəŋkʧərd ə lung,”*,” hi sɪz. sɪkˈwɔɪə ənd kɪŋz ˈkænjən ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk ˈstæfərz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvərəl ˈrisənt ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃənz baɪ ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər. wən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə ˈhaɪkər hu fɛl nɪr ˈfɔrəstər pæs, ðə haɪəst pɔɪnt, æt fit. ɪn ˈərli ʤun, ˈɪʃud ə ˈbləntli ˈwərdɪd ˈmɛsɪʤ ɔn ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ fər ˈhaɪkərz. ˈwərid ðət ˈsəmˌwən wɪl die,”*,” hi roʊt. noʊ ju hæv ðə ˈfɪtnəs ənd skɪlz tɪ du ðɪs taɪp əv stəf safely?”*?” ˈjuʒəwəli bɪˈgɪn frəm ðə ˈsəðərn ɪn ˈkæmpoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, nɪr ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈbɔrdər ɪn leɪt ˈeɪprəl ər ˈərli meɪ. ðɪs minz ðət ðə fərst ˈhaɪkərz hæv ɔˈrɛdi briʧt ðə ˈsəðərn ɛnd əv ðə siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə, wɛr ˈwɪntər sˈnoʊfɑl, ɪn ˈsərtən haɪ ˌɛləˈveɪʃən spɑts, riʧt ˈrɛkərd haɪz: ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪn ðə siˈɛrə ɪz ðə ˈdipəst sɪns 2011 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈwɔtər ˈrisɔrsɪz. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈdɛspərətli ˈnidɪd ðət prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən ˈæftər ən hɪˈstɔrɪk draʊt, bət ðə seɪm kənˈdɪʃənz hæv brɔt aʊt ðə ˈnæsti ənd ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl saɪd əv ðə. ˈrɛkərd wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd æt səˈnɔrə pæs, loʊər ˈkɑrzən pæs, ənd ˈəðər spɑts ɔn ər kloʊz tɪ ðə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤɛf ˈændərsən, stæf fər ðə snoʊ ˈsərˌveɪ dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈsərvɪs ɪn ˈrinoʊ, nəˈvɑdə. ɪn ʤun, ˈændərsən ənd hɪz tim ˈmɛʒərd 180 ˈɪnʧɪz əv snoʊ æt ˈlɛvɪt leɪk æt fit, ʤɪst ist əv ðə siˈɛrə krɛst. ðɪs reɪt, ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðət ðɪs ˈɛriə wɪl nɑt bi fər ˈfɪfti tɪ ə ˈhənərd mɔr days,”*,” hi sɪz. ɪn leɪt meɪ, ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪr braɪɪn baʊər, ə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ˈklaɪmɪŋ gaɪd frəm siˈætəl, wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ nɪr sˈnoʊˌbaʊnd glɛn pæs wɪn hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈʧɛkɪŋ fər ˈævəˌlænʧ kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈsədənli, ə lɑrʤ ʃɛlf əv snoʊ geɪv weɪ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd sˈlaɪdɪŋ daʊn, wɪθ baʊər stɪl ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ɪt. əp, aɪ kʊd si ðə rɑks ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈvæli wər kˈwɪkli ˈmuvɪŋ by,”*,” baʊər rɪˈkɔld. nu aɪ wɑz ɪn ən ˈævəˌlænʧ. ɔl aɪ kʊd du wɑz traɪ tɪ steɪ ˈəˌpraɪt ənd ɪn control.”*.” baʊər slɪd 400 fit daʊn ðə sloʊp ənd fɛl daʊn ə ˈvərtɪkəl drɔp. ˈləki ɪt 200 feet,”*,” hi sɛd. baʊər ɪˈskeɪpt wɪˈθaʊt ˈbroʊkən boʊnz, ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈtritɪd fər ˌdihaɪˈdreɪʃən ənd ˈsənˌbərn æt ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈfrɛznoʊ, bət ðə nɪr ˈmɪsɪz ər ˈpaɪlɪŋ əp. nɪr ðə ɛnd əv meɪ, ən ɔˈstreɪljən ˈhaɪkər huz treɪl neɪm ɪz ““thor”*” gɑt swɛpt əˈweɪ waɪl əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ fɔrd bɛr krik nɪr ˈsɛldən pæs ɪn ðə haɪ siˈɛrə. hi ˈtəmbəld ənd roʊld ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər ˌbiˈfɔr sˈwɪmɪŋ tɪ ʃɔr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈvɪdioʊ poʊst ˈəˌploʊdɪd baɪ ˈhaɪkər ˈdænjəl ˈwɪnzər ɔn hɪz vagrant”*” peɪʤ. əˈbaʊt ə ˈθaʊzənd maɪəlz ˈɪntu hɪz haɪk, ˌlɔŋˈdistəns ˈhaɪkər ˈmɑrkəs fɛl ɔn ə lus rɑk ɪn ə joʊˈsɛmɪti krik, wɑz swɛpt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑrənt, ənd lɔst hɪz pæk ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər. wɑz aʊt baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ noʊ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd spɛnt ə naɪt out,”*,” sɪz. wɑz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈfʊtˌprɪnts bæk tɪ ðə ˈnɪrəst roʊd. ɪt ɪz ə ˈdipli kənˈsərnɪŋ story.”*.” ɪn ən əˈkaʊnt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, dɪˈskraɪbd temps”*” ənd duɪŋ ˈʤəmpɪŋ ʤæks ənd ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn ˈsərkəlz tɪ kip frəm ˈfrizɪŋ. ˌəndərˈstændəbli, hi beɪld aʊt əv ðə treɪl ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz weɪ tɪ ˈseɪfti. æm ˈtruli ˈləki ənd ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ bi alive,”*,” hi roʊt. ɪt maɪt nɑt bi səʧ ə ˈprɑbləm ɪf ðɛr wərənt soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɔn ðə treɪl. ɪn ðə ˈərli 1990s*, ˈoʊnli 30 ər soʊ ˈpipəl kəmˈplitɪd ðə rut ˈɛvəri jɪr. kəmˈpɛr ðət tɪ læst jɪr, wɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk krɛst treɪl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈɪʃud ˌlɔŋˈdistəns ˈpərˌmɪts tɪ ˈnɔrθbaʊnd ˌlɔŋˈdistəns ˈhaɪkərz. (əˈbaʊt 700 ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə treɪl.) ðə wɪl nɑt riˈlis ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɑrənt ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr, aɪ wʊd seɪ ðə ˈnəmbərz ər ˈprɪti ˈsɪmələr tɪ læst year,”*,” sɪz. səm hæv əˈtɛmptəd ə ““flip-flop”*” əˈproʊʧ, wɪʧ minz ˈbreɪkɪŋ əp ðə treɪl ˈɪntu strəˈtiʤɪk ʧəŋks ˈrəðər ðən ˈstɪkɪŋ tɪ ə kənˈtɪnjuəs haɪk. wɑz noʊ ˈɔpʃən fər ˈbrændən, ə ɪlɛkˈtrɪʃən frəm kəˈləmbəs, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, hu vaʊd tɪ teɪk ɔn ə noʊ ˈmætər wət. ɪn leɪt meɪ, hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz sloʊ weɪ əp ə stip rɪʤ nɪr ˈkɑtənˌwʊd pæs. ˈkræmpɔnz hɛlp. wən ˈlɪtəl slɪp sɛnt ɪm sˈlaɪdɪŋ 100 fit daʊn ə stip sloʊp. wɪθ hɪz aɪs æks, ə mɪr 10 fit əˈweɪ frəm ðə triz. skɛrd me,”*,” hi sɛd. wʊd hæv bɪn dɛd ər hæv əˈbaʊt ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈbroʊkən bones.”*.” ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔf ðə treɪl æt ˈkirsɑrʤ pæs əˈbəv loʊn paɪn, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ə brif ˈrɛspɪt, bət vaʊd tɪ rɪˈtərn sun. hi sɛd hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts mərˈin kɔrz frəm 2008 tɪ 2012 wɪθ tu dɪˈplɔɪmənts tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn, meɪd ɪm ˈrɛdi fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðə maɪt dɪʃ aʊt. wɑz ɔl əˈbaʊt kəmˈplitɪŋ ə ˈmɪʃən noʊ ˈmætər what,”*,” hi ɪkˈspleɪnd. bət ʧeɪnʤd hɪz maɪnd. ɪn ðə ɛnd, hi beɪld aʊt ənd bʊkt ə trɪp tɪ ə pleɪs ðət hi θɔt wʊd gɪv ɪm fɑr lɛs ˈtrəbəl ðən ðə ˈwɪldərnəs əv ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk.
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david moyes is facing a shocking financial situation at sunderland that could determine his future.
the sunderland boss is still far from certain to stay on despite a "very good" opening round of talks with owner ellis short.
the cash crisis facing the club has been laid bare and it will hamper moyes’ wish to to rebuild for promotion in the championship.
it emerged today that sunderland are in debt, of bank loans and to short.
they are paying a year in interest payments, and had a wage bill according to accounts to july 31, 2016.
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it was revealed the club gave former margaret byrne, who departed after the adam johnson scandal, an pay off.
unless short pumps more of his cash, bouncing back at the first attempt will be difficult and moyes knows that.
he has suffered chants asking for him to quit, but says short and martin bain want him to stay in charge.
moyes hinted that he could stay on but said: “i'll know more come the end of the season, once we see exactly what we're able to deal with, what we can work with, then we'll know exactly what we can do.
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“all i have done is go in and talk about some of the things that have gone on in the past and how we look to address it in the present. we have not nailed down everything because we have only had an initial conversation.
“i want to be able to have a team which would come straight back up. when we get to the end we will have another conversation.
moyes has been for admitting last august the club was in a fight.
he explained: “when i look back on it i was very honest, forthright, told people what i thought.
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"i came to a part of the country where, i was led to believe, that was the way people wanted speaking to. i told them exactly.
"we'd been in a battle the four previous seasons. you want managers to tell the truth and i do."
sunderland have ten out of contract players and three loans with future in doubt.
moyes added: "we can only lose the ones who are out of contract. jordan pickford is in contract so there's nothing to say we'll lose jordan.”
star man defoe has a clause saying he can leave on a free because they are relegated.
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈdeɪvɪd mɔɪz ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən æt ˈsəndərlənd ðət kʊd dɪˈtərmən hɪz fˈjuʧər. ðə ˈsəndərlənd bɔs ɪz stɪl fɑr frəm ˈsərtən tɪ steɪ ɔn dɪˈspaɪt ə "ˈvɛri gʊd" ˈoʊpənɪŋ raʊnd əv tɔks wɪθ ˈoʊnər ˈɛlɪs ʃɔrt. ðə kæʃ ˈkraɪsəs ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə kləb həz bɪn leɪd bɛr ənd ɪt wɪl ˈhæmpər moyes’*’ wɪʃ tɪ tɪ riˈbɪld fər pərˈmoʊʃən ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ɪt ˈimərʤd təˈdeɪ ðət ˈsəndərlənd ər ɪn dɛt, əv bæŋk loʊnz ənd tɪ ʃɔrt. ðeɪ ər peɪɪŋ ə jɪr ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts, ənd hæd ə weɪʤ bɪl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈkaʊnts tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 2016 (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈækʃən ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈviə ˈrɔɪtərz) (ˈɪmɪʤ: pɑ waɪər) (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈrɔɪtərz) ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild ðə kləb geɪv ˈfɔrmər ˈmɑrgərɪt bərn, hu dɪˈpɑrtɪd ˈæftər ðə ˈædəm ˈʤɑnsən ˈskændəl, ən peɪ ɔf. ənˈlɛs ʃɔrt pəmps mɔr əv hɪz kæʃ, ˈbaʊnsɪŋ bæk æt ðə fərst əˈtɛmpt wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd mɔɪz noʊz ðət. hi həz ˈsəfərd ʧænts ˈæskɪŋ fər ɪm tɪ kwɪt, bət sɪz ʃɔrt ənd ˈmɑrtɪn beɪn wɔnt ɪm tɪ steɪ ɪn ʧɑrʤ. mɔɪz ˈhɪnɪd ðət hi kʊd steɪ ɔn bət sɛd: noʊ mɔr kəm ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən, wəns wi si ɪgˈzæktli wət wɪr ˈeɪbəl tɪ dil wɪθ, wət wi kən wərk wɪθ, ðɛn wɪl noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wət wi kən du. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti) aɪ hæv dən ɪz goʊ ɪn ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt səm əv ðə θɪŋz ðət hæv gɔn ɔn ɪn ðə pæst ənd haʊ wi lʊk tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɪt ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt. wi hæv nɑt neɪld daʊn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ bɪˈkəz wi hæv ˈoʊnli hæd ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hæv ə tim wɪʧ wʊd kəm streɪt bæk əp. wɪn wi gɪt tɪ ðə ɛnd wi wɪl hæv əˈnəðər ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. mɔɪz həz bɪn fər ədˈmɪtɪŋ læst ˈɔgəst ðə kləb wɑz ɪn ə faɪt. hi ɪkˈspleɪnd: aɪ lʊk bæk ɔn ɪt aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri ˈɑnəst, ˈfɔrθˈraɪt, toʊld ˈpipəl wət aɪ θɔt. (ˈɪmɪʤ: pɑ waɪər) (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti) "aɪ keɪm tɪ ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri wɛr, aɪ wɑz lɛd tɪ bɪˈliv, ðət wɑz ðə weɪ ˈpipəl ˈwɔntɪd ˈspikɪŋ tɪ. aɪ toʊld ðɛm ɪgˈzæktli. "wid bɪn ɪn ə ˈbætəl ðə fɔr ˈpriviəs ˈsizənz. ju wɔnt ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ tɛl ðə truθ ənd aɪ du." ˈsəndərlənd hæv tɛn aʊt əv ˈkɑnˌtrækt pleɪərz ənd θri loʊnz wɪθ fˈjuʧər ɪn daʊt. mɔɪz ˈædɪd: "wi kən ˈoʊnli luz ðə wənz hu ər aʊt əv ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ˈʤɔrdən ˈpɪkfərd ɪz ɪn ˈkɑnˌtrækt soʊ ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ seɪ wɪl luz jordan.”*.” stɑr mæn dɪˈfoʊ həz ə klɔz seɪɪŋ hi kən liv ɔn ə fri bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪd.
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toronto the french satirical magazine at the centre of this deadly terror attacks in paris has launched an app as worldwide demand for its latest issue grows.
the charlie app is illustrated with the current cover of the magazine, which features the prophet muhammad holding a sign reading, “je charlie” the phrase of support that has become synonymous with the attacks.
“because a pencil will always be better than barbarity… because freedom is a universal right… use the official app to read charlie and to support us by buying the latest issue,” the description reads.
the magazine has been struggling to keep up with demand for the issue; the first since the deadly shooting which killed 12 people, including many of the editorial staff.
copies of the issue have sold for as much as $680 on ebay.
the charlie app is available for android, windows phone and ios platform.
however, decision to approve the app stands in stark contrast to its previous opinion on satirical and controversial content.
read more: ‘je charlie’ app approved in 1 hour after developers contacted apple ceo
in 2010, the tech giant banned apps from many editorial cartoonists for breaching its policy against “ridiculing public figures.” stephane charbonnier, the charlie editor who died in the attack, publically criticized stance on satirical cartoons.
apple later changed its stance on satirical comedy.
charlie’s cover has sparked protests in several muslim cities, as many believe the caricature is an insult to islam.
protesters have been rallying against the magazine for days in afghanistan chanting “death to france,” burning french flags and demanding the french embassy in kabul be shut down.
when it comes to religious content, app guidelines state, “apps containing references or commentary about a religious, cultural or ethnic group that are defamatory, offensive, or likely to expose the targeted group to harm or violence will be rejected.”
however, the guidelines now specify that “professional political satirists and humorists” are exempt from these rules.
the app itself is free, but users have to purchase the magazine via an purchase for. currently the issue is available in french, english and spanish.
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tərˈɑntoʊ ðə frɛnʧ səˈtɪrɪkəl ˈmægəˌzin æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðɪs ˈdɛdli ˈtɛrər əˈtæks ɪn ˈpɛrɪs həz lɔnʧt ən æp ɛz ˈwərldˈwaɪd dɪˈmænd fər ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu groʊz. ðə ˈʧɑrli æp ɪz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkəvər əv ðə ˈmægəˌzin, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ðə ˈprɑfət mʊˈhɑməd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə saɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ, charlie”*” ðə freɪz əv səˈpɔrt ðət həz bɪˈkəm səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ðə əˈtæks. ə ˈpɛnsəl wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈbɛtər ðən barbarity…*… bɪˈkəz ˈfridəm ɪz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl right…*… juz ðə əˈfɪʃəl æp tɪ rɛd ˈʧɑrli ənd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs baɪ baɪɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst issue,”*,” ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən ridz. ðə ˈmægəˌzin həz bɪn ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ kip əp wɪθ dɪˈmænd fər ðə ˈɪʃu; ðə fərst sɪns ðə ˈdɛdli ˈʃutɪŋ wɪʧ kɪld 12 ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl stæf. ˈkɑpiz əv ðə ˈɪʃu hæv soʊld fər ɛz məʧ ɛz 680 ɔn ˈiˌbeɪ. ðə ˈʧɑrli æp ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd, ˈwɪndoʊz foʊn ənd ˈioʊs ˈplætˌfɔrm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ əˈpruv ðə æp stændz ɪn stɑrk ˈkɑntræst tɪ ɪts ˈpriviəs əˈpɪnjən ɔn səˈtɪrɪkəl ənd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈkɑntɛnt. rɛd mɔr: charlie’*’ æp əˈpruvd ɪn 1 aʊər ˈæftər dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈæpəl ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ɪn 2010 ðə tɛk ʤaɪənt bænd æps frəm ˈmɛni ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl kɑrˈtunɪsts fər ˈbriʧɪŋ ɪts ˈpɑləsi əˈgɛnst ˈpəblɪk figures.”*.” stɛˈfɑn charbonnier*, ðə ˈʧɑrli ˈɛdɪtər hu daɪd ɪn ðə əˈtæk, ˈpəblɪkli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd stæns ɔn səˈtɪrɪkəl kɑrˈtunz. ˈæpəl ˈleɪtər ʧeɪnʤd ɪts stæns ɔn səˈtɪrɪkəl ˈkɑmədi. ˈʧɑrli ˈkəvər həz spɑrkt ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈməzlɪm ˈsɪtiz, ɛz ˈmɛni bɪˈliv ðə ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər ɪz ən ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hæv bɪn ˈræliɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmægəˌzin fər deɪz ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ˈʧæntɪŋ tɪ france,”*,” ˈbərnɪŋ frɛnʧ flægz ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə frɛnʧ ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈkɑbʊl bi ʃət daʊn. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈkɑntɛnt, æp ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz steɪt, kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈrɛfərənsɪz ər ˈkɑmənˌtɛri əˈbaʊt ə rɪˈlɪʤəs, ˈkəlʧərəl ər ˈɛθnɪk grup ðət ər dɪˈfæməˌtɔri, əˈfɛnsɪv, ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ðə ˈtɑrgətɪd grup tɪ hɑrm ər ˈvaɪələns wɪl bi rejected.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz naʊ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðət pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsætərəsts ənd humorists”*” ər ɪgˈzɛmpt frəm ðiz rulz. ðə æp ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz fri, bət ˈjuzərz hæv tɪ ˈpərʧəs ðə ˈmægəˌzin ˈviə ən ˈpərʧəs fər ˈkərəntli ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn frɛnʧ, ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ˈspænɪʃ.
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camp douglas, on february, two peace activiststh voices for creative nonviolence, brian terrell and kathy kelly, were arrested when they attempted to deliver a loaf of bread and a letter to drone operators at volk field, an air national guard base insconsin, which trains pilots to operate shadow drones over other countries. voices activists have lived alongside ordinary people in afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and gaza. people who flee from drone surveillance and attacks have good reason to fear people from the u.s., but instead they have broken breadth kelly and terrell and have welcomed opportunities for deepened mutual understanding. kelly and terrell carried the loaf of bread to signify the worth of relying on words rather than weapons.
before entering the base property, kathy kelly said: “living alongside ordinary people who escape drone surveillance in places like iraq, gaza and afghanistan and knowing that a drone operator could be ordered to assassinate civilians who have nowhere to turn and nowhere to hide affected my conscience. i wanted to ask drone operators in volk field whether they had been asked to target any people for possible assassination that day. i want to ask how the base training manual teaches people to distinguish between civilians and armed combatants. if an operator wants to quit, what does the commander of volk field do?”
brian terrell also noted: “wisconsin is where i was born and raised and so i feel that coming to volk field is a responsibility that i owe in gratitude to my home state. the premise that dronesll limit the parameters of war and make for fewer civilian casualties has proven false. general stanley mcchrystal, who led troops in afghanistan from june 2009 to june 2010, warned that the drone ‘lowers the threshold for taking operations because it feels easy, a danger in that.’ and yet the evolution of drones in the militaries of many countries around the globe has been anything but cautious. instead there is a reckless proliferation of this deadly technology.”
terrell and kelly were arraigned on february 24th, at the juneau county justice center, 200 oak st., in mauston,. also, on february, at a.m., mary beth schlagheck, was to be tried for having crossed the line at volk field in august of 2015. hers was the last of seven trials stemming from nonviolent civil resistance actions at volk field that were undertaken as the culmination of the “let it shine” walk from madison to volk field. thetness of the activists who have protested at volk field, and who have testified so eloquently in court, inspired and action.
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february, 2016 update: volk field,sconsin, action to protest drone warfare
on february 24th, two of voices for creative nonviolence, brian terrell and kathy kelly, appeared before judge curran from the juneau county jail via the video link. the two had been held overnight. they were served documents charging themth trespass at the “dwelling” of volk field. pilots train at volk field to operate shadow drones over other countries.
kelly told judge curran that sheshed to plead no contest and that she would not be able, in conscience to pay a fee and that she preferred not to promise that return to the court since she believe she had committed a crime in the first place. “oh, i get happening here. you have some people out there wholl give you a gold star and a pat on the back for being so courageous,” said judge curran. he then said he would not impose a cash bond and he set a conference date for march even though kelly had already indicated that sheshed to plead no contest and was not seeking a trial.
terrell appeared next. he reiterated what kelly had said,shing to plead no contest and go directly to sentencing. “it would save the county, the court and everyone involved time and trouble if the judge would accept the no contest plea,” said terrell, “and go right to sentencing. i understand why a conference was scheduled when we asked for a trial.”
“it’s not necessary for you to understand the process of this court,” said judge curran. “that’s why god made lawyers.”
kelly and terrell were released after signing personal recognizance bonds. on february they returned to the court to attend mary beth trial for a protest at volk field last august. due to an emergency hospitalization of one of thetnesses, her trial was postponed.
following the hearing, district attorney, michael agreed to an informal conferenceth kelly and terrell. he discussed a motion terrell had filed that morning to dismiss the criminal charge of trespassing at a dwelling. mr. said he expected the charge to be changed to the less serious forfeiture of trespassing on land. he was ready to accept a plea of no contest when he learned, at the end of the conference that the u.s. air force was asking for another criminal charge of disorderly conduct alleging that kelly and terrell had disrupted traffic in their protest. kelly and terrell told him a video taken by joy first would verify that kelly and terrell did not disrupt traffic.
kelly and terrell await word from the da about whether hell seek an additional charge. “we’re building on earlier efforts bysconsin activists,” said terrell, “and we see events as part of a continuum.”
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kæmp ˈdəgləs, ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, tu pis ˈæktɪvɪsts wɪθ ˈvɔɪsɪz fər kriˈeɪtɪv nɑnˈvaɪələns, braɪən ˈtɛrəl ənd ˈkæθi ˈkɛli, wər ərˈɛstɪd wɪn ðeɪ əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə loʊf əv brɛd ənd ə ˈlɛtər tɪ droʊn ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz æt voʊlk fild, ən ɛr ˈnæʃənəl gɑrd beɪs ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən, wɪʧ treɪnz ˈpaɪləts tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈʃæˌdoʊ droʊnz ˈoʊvər ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ˈvɔɪsɪz ˈæktɪvɪsts hæv lɪvd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈgɑzə. ˈpipəl hu fli frəm droʊn sərˈveɪləns ənd əˈtæks hæv gʊd ˈrizən tɪ fɪr ˈpipəl frəm ðə juz., bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ðeɪ hæv ˈbroʊkən brɛd wɪθ ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl ənd hæv ˈwɛlkəmd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ˈdipənd mˈjuʧuəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl ˈkɛrid ðə loʊf əv brɛd tɪ ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪ ðə wərθ əv riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn wərdz ˈrəðər ðən ˈwɛpənz. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə beɪs ˈprɑpərti, ˈkæθi ˈkɛli sɛd: əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl hu ɪˈskeɪp droʊn sərˈveɪləns ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈgɑzə ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd noʊɪŋ ðət ə droʊn ˈɑpərˌeɪtər kʊd bi ˈɔrdərd tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt səˈvɪljənz hu hæv ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ tərn ənd ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ haɪd əˈfɛktɪd maɪ ˈkɑnʃəns. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ æsk droʊn ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ɪn voʊlk fild ˈwɛðər ðeɪ hæd bɪn æst tɪ ˈtərgət ˈɛni ˈpipəl fər ˈpɑsəbəl əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən ðət deɪ. aɪ wɔnt tɪ æsk haʊ ðə beɪs ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈmænjuəl ˈtiʧɪz ˈpipəl tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ bɪtˈwin səˈvɪljənz ənd ɑrmd kəmˈbætənts. ɪf ən ˈɑpərˌeɪtər wɔnts tɪ kwɪt, wət dɪz ðə kəˈmændər əv voʊlk fild do?”*?” braɪən ˈtɛrəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd: ɪz wɛr aɪ wɑz bɔrn ənd reɪzd ənd soʊ aɪ fil ðət ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ voʊlk fild ɪz ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ðət aɪ oʊ ɪn ˈgrætəˌtud tɪ maɪ hoʊm steɪt. ðə ˈprɛmɪs ðət droʊnz wɪl ˈlɪmət ðə pərˈæmətərz əv wɔr ənd meɪk fər fjuər səˈvɪljən ˈkæʒəwəltiz həz ˈpruvən fɔls. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈstænli mcchrystal*, hu lɛd trups ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn frəm ʤun 2009 tɪ ʤun 2010 wɔrnd ðət ðə droʊn ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz bɪˈkəz ɪt filz ˈizi, ə ˈdeɪnʤər ɪn that.’*.’ ənd jɛt ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv droʊnz ɪn ðə ˈmɪləˌtɛriz əv ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb həz bɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˈkɔʃəs. ˌɪnˈstɛd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈrɛkləs ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən əv ðɪs ˈdɛdli technology.”*.” ˈtɛrəl ənd ˈkɛli wər əreɪnd ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 24th*, æt ðə ˈʤunoʊ ˈkaʊnti ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɛnər, 200 oʊk st*., ɪn mauston*,. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, æt a.m*., ˈmɛri bɛθ schlagheck*, wɑz tɪ bi traɪd fər ˈhævɪŋ krɔst ðə laɪn æt voʊlk fild ɪn ˈɔgəst əv 2015 hərz wɑz ðə læst əv ˈsɛvən traɪəlz ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm nɑnˈvaɪələnt ˈsɪvəl rɪˈzɪstəns ˈækʃənz æt voʊlk fild ðət wər ˈəndərˌteɪkən ɛz ðə ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ɪt shine”*” wɔk frəm ˈmædɪsən tɪ voʊlk fild. ðə ˈwɪtnəs əv ðə ˈæktɪvɪsts hu hæv ˈproʊˌtɛstəd æt voʊlk fild, ənd hu hæv ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd soʊ ˈɛləkwəntli ɪn kɔrt, ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ənd ˈækʃən. ˈfɛbruˌɛri, 2016 ˈəpˌdeɪt: voʊlk fild, wɪˈskɑnsən, ˈækʃən tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst droʊn ˈwɔrˌfɛr ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 24th*, tu əv ˈvɔɪsɪz fər kriˈeɪtɪv nɑnˈvaɪələns, braɪən ˈtɛrəl ənd ˈkæθi ˈkɛli, əˈpɪrd ˌbiˈfɔr ʤəʤ kərən frəm ðə ˈʤunoʊ ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl ˈviə ðə ˈvɪdioʊ lɪŋk. ðə tu hæd bɪn hɛld ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. ðeɪ wər sərvd ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈtrɛˌspæs æt ðə ““dwelling”*” əv voʊlk fild. ˈpaɪləts treɪn æt voʊlk fild tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈʃæˌdoʊ droʊnz ˈoʊvər ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ˈkɛli toʊld ʤəʤ kərən ðət ʃi wɪʃt tɪ plid noʊ ˈkɑntɛst ənd ðət ʃi wʊd nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl, ɪn ˈkɑnʃəns tɪ peɪ ə fi ənd ðət ʃi prɪˈfərd nɑt tɪ ˈprɑməs ðət rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə kɔrt sɪns ʃi bɪˈliv ʃi hæd kəˈmɪtɪd ə kraɪm ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ““oh*, aɪ gɪt ˈhæpənɪŋ hir. ju hæv səm ˈpipəl aʊt ðɛr hu wɪl gɪv ju ə goʊld stɑr ənd ə pæt ɔn ðə bæk fər biɪŋ soʊ courageous,”*,” sɛd ʤəʤ kərən. hi ðɛn sɛd hi wʊd nɑt ˌɪmˈpoʊz ə kæʃ bɑnd ənd hi sɛt ə ˈkɑnfərəns deɪt fər mɑrʧ ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈkɛli hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ʃi wɪʃt tɪ plid noʊ ˈkɑntɛst ənd wɑz nɑt ˈsikɪŋ ə traɪəl. ˈtɛrəl əˈpɪrd nɛkst. hi riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd wət ˈkɛli hæd sɛd, ˈwɪʃɪŋ tɪ plid noʊ ˈkɑntɛst ənd goʊ dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈsɛntənsɪŋ. wʊd seɪv ðə ˈkaʊnti, ðə kɔrt ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd taɪm ənd ˈtrəbəl ɪf ðə ʤəʤ wʊd əkˈsɛpt ðə noʊ ˈkɑntɛst plea,”*,” sɛd ˈtɛrəl, goʊ raɪt tɪ ˈsɛntənsɪŋ. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ə ˈkɑnfərəns wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld wɪn wi æst fər ə trial.”*.” nɑt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ju tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ðɪs court,”*,” sɛd ʤəʤ kərən. waɪ gɑd meɪd lawyers.”*.” ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl wər riˈlist ˈæftər ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl rɪˈkɑnəzəns bɑndz. ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ðeɪ rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə kɔrt tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈmɛri bɛθ traɪəl fər ə ˈproʊˌtɛst æt voʊlk fild læst ˈɔgəst. du tɪ ən ˈimərʤənsi ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən əv wən əv ðə ˈwɪtnəsɪz, hər traɪəl wɑz poʊstˈpoʊnd. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈhirɪŋ, ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni, ˈmaɪkəl əˈgrid tɪ ən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈkɑnfərəns wɪθ ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl. hi dɪˈskəst ə ˈmoʊʃən ˈtɛrəl hæd faɪld ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈmɪs ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ʧɑrʤ əv ˈtrɛˌspæsɪŋ æt ə dˈwɛlɪŋ. ˈmɪstər. sɛd hi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə ʧɑrʤ tɪ bi ʧeɪnʤd tɪ ðə lɛs ˈsɪriəs ˈfɔrfəʧər əv ˈtrɛˌspæsɪŋ ɔn lænd. hi wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ əkˈsɛpt ə pli əv noʊ ˈkɑntɛst wɪn hi ˈlərnɪd, æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ðət ðə juz. ɛr fɔrs wɑz ˈæskɪŋ fər əˈnəðər ˈkrɪmənəl ʧɑrʤ əv dɪˈsɔrdərli ˈkɑndəkt əˈlɛʤɪŋ ðət ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl hæd dɪsˈrəptɪd ˈtræfɪk ɪn ðɛr ˈproʊˌtɛst. ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl toʊld ɪm ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈteɪkən baɪ ʤɔɪ fərst wʊd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðət ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl dɪd nɑt dɪsˈrəpt ˈtræfɪk. ˈkɛli ənd ˈtɛrəl əˈweɪt wərd frəm ðə ˈdiˈeɪ əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər hi wɪl sik ən əˈdɪʃənəl ʧɑrʤ. ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ˈərliər ˈɛfərts baɪ wɪˈskɑnsən activists,”*,” sɛd ˈtɛrəl, wi si ɪˈvɛnts ɛz pɑrt əv ə continuum.”*.”
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the maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is 4 years in prison and an unlimited fine. get a prison sentence if convicted of carrying a knife more than once.
basic laws on knives
it’s illegal to:
sell a knife to anyone under 18, unless it has a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less
carry a knife in public without good reason, unless it has a folding blade with a cutting edge 3 inches long or less
carry, buy or sell any type of banned knife
use any knife in a threatening way (even a legal knife)
scotland
in scotland, 16 to 18 year olds are allowed to buy cutlery and kitchen knives.
lock knives
lock knives are not classed as folding knives and are illegal to carry in public without good reason. lock knives:
have blades that can be locked and only by pressing a button
can include knives - tools that also contain other devices such as a screwdriver or can opener
banned knives and weapons
it is illegal to bring into the uk, sell, hire, lend or give anyone the following:
butterfly knives (also known as ‘balisongs’) - a blade hidden inside a handle that splits in the middle
disguised knives - a blade or sharp point hidden inside what looks like everyday objects such as a buckle, phone, brush or lipstick
flick knives (also known as ‘switchblades’ or ‘automatic knives’) - a blade hidden inside a handle which shoots out when a button is pressed
gravity knives
stealth knives - a knife or spike not made from metal (except when used at home, for food or a toy)
zombie knives - a knife with a cutting edge, a serrated edge and images or words suggesting it is used for violence
swords, including samurai swords - a curved blade over (with some exceptions, such as antiques and swords made to traditional methods before 1954)
sword-sticks - a hollow walking stick or cane containing a blade
push daggers
blowpipes (‘blow gun’)
telescopic truncheons - extend automatically by pressing button or spring in the handle
batons - straight, or truncheons
hollow - a holding spikes
shurikens (also known as ‘shaken’, ‘death stars’ or ‘throwing stars’)
kusari-gama - a sickle attached to a rope, cord or wire
kyoketsu-shoge - a attached to a rope, cord or wire
kusari (or ‘manrikigusari’) - a weight attached to a rope, cord, wire
hand or
knuckledusters
contact your local police to check if a knife or weapon is illegal.
good reasons for carrying a knife or weapon
examples of good reasons to carry a knife or weapon in public can include:
taking knives you use at work to and from work
taking it to a gallery or museum to be exhibited
if be used for theatre, film, television, historical reenactment or religious purposes, for example the some sikhs carry
if be used in a demonstration or to teach someone how to use it
a court will decide if got a good reason to carry a knife or a weapon if charged with carrying it illegally.
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ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈpɛnəlti fər ən ˈædəlt ˈkɛriɪŋ ə naɪf ɪz 4 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ənd ən ənˈlɪmɪtɪd faɪn. gɪt ə ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns ɪf kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈkɛriɪŋ ə naɪf mɔr ðən wəns. ˈbeɪsɪk lɔz ɔn naɪvz ˌɪˈligəl tɪ: sɛl ə naɪf tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ˈəndər 18 ənˈlɛs ɪt həz ə ˈfoʊldɪŋ bleɪd 3 ˈɪnʧɪz lɔŋ cm*) ər lɛs ˈkɛri ə naɪf ɪn ˈpəblɪk wɪˈθaʊt gʊd ˈrizən, ənˈlɛs ɪt həz ə ˈfoʊldɪŋ bleɪd wɪθ ə ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ 3 ˈɪnʧɪz lɔŋ ər lɛs ˈkɛri, baɪ ər sɛl ˈɛni taɪp əv bænd naɪf juz ˈɛni naɪf ɪn ə θˈrɛtənɪŋ weɪ (ˈivɪn ə ˈligəl naɪf) ˈskɑtlənd ɪn ˈskɑtlənd, 16 tɪ 18 jɪr oʊldz ər əˈlaʊd tɪ baɪ ˈkətləri ənd ˈkɪʧən naɪvz. lɑk naɪvz lɑk naɪvz ər nɑt klæst ɛz ˈfoʊldɪŋ naɪvz ənd ər ˌɪˈligəl tɪ ˈkɛri ɪn ˈpəblɪk wɪˈθaʊt gʊd ˈrizən. lɑk naɪvz: hæv bleɪdz ðət kən bi lɑkt ənd ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ə ˈbətən kən ˌɪnˈklud naɪvz tulz ðət ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪn ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ə ˈskruˌdraɪvər ər kən ˈoʊpənər bænd naɪvz ənd ˈwɛpənz ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈligəl tɪ brɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə uk*, sɛl, haɪər, lɛnd ər gɪv ˈɛniˌwən ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ˈbətərˌflaɪ naɪvz (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ‘‘balisongs’*’) ə bleɪd ˈhɪdən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈhændəl ðət splɪts ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl dɪsˈgaɪzd naɪvz ə bleɪd ər ʃɑrp pɔɪnt ˈhɪdən ˌɪnˈsaɪd wət lʊks laɪk ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈɑbʤɛkts səʧ ɛz ə ˈbəkəl, foʊn, brəʃ ər ˈlɪpˌstɪk flɪk naɪvz (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ‘‘switchblades’*’ ər knives’*’) ə bleɪd ˈhɪdən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈhændəl wɪʧ ʃuts aʊt wɪn ə ˈbətən ɪz prɛst ˈgrævɪti naɪvz stɛlθ naɪvz ə naɪf ər spaɪk nɑt meɪd frəm ˈmɛtəl (ɪkˈsɛpt wɪn juzd æt hoʊm, fər fud ər ə tɔɪ) ˈzɑmbi naɪvz ə naɪf wɪθ ə ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ, ə ˈsɛˌreɪtɪd ɛʤ ənd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər wərdz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɪt ɪz juzd fər ˈvaɪələns sɔrdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsæmʊˌraɪ sɔrdz ə kərvd bleɪd ˈoʊvər (wɪθ səm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz, səʧ ɛz ænˈtiks ənd sɔrdz meɪd tɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɛθədz ˌbiˈfɔr 1954 ə ˈhɑloʊ ˈwɔkɪŋ stɪk ər keɪn kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə bleɪd pʊʃ ˈdægərz ˈbloʊˌpaɪps gun’*’) ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk ˈtrənʧɪnz ɪkˈstɛnd ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli baɪ ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈbətən ər spərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈhændəl bæˈtɑnz streɪt, ər ˈtrənʧɪnz ˈhɑloʊ ə ˈhoʊldɪŋ spaɪks (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ‘‘shaken’*’, stars’*’ ər stars’*’) ə ˈsɪkəl əˈtæʧt tɪ ə roʊp, kɔrd ər waɪər ə əˈtæʧt tɪ ə roʊp, kɔrd ər waɪər (ər ‘‘manrikigusari’*’) ə weɪt əˈtæʧt tɪ ə roʊp, kɔrd, waɪər hænd ər ˈkɑnˌtækt jʊr ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis tɪ ʧɛk ɪf ə naɪf ər ˈwɛpən ɪz ˌɪˈligəl. gʊd ˈrizənz fər ˈkɛriɪŋ ə naɪf ər ˈwɛpən ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv gʊd ˈrizənz tɪ ˈkɛri ə naɪf ər ˈwɛpən ɪn ˈpəblɪk kən ˌɪnˈklud: ˈteɪkɪŋ naɪvz ju juz æt wərk tɪ ənd frəm wərk ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt tɪ ə ˈgæləri ər mˈjuziəm tɪ bi ɪgˈzɪbətəd ɪf bi juzd fər ˈθiətər, fɪlm, ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, hɪˈstɔrɪkəl riɪˈnæktmənt ər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈpərpəsɪz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ðə səm siks ˈkɛri ɪf bi juzd ɪn ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ər tɪ tiʧ ˈsəmˌwən haʊ tɪ juz ɪt ə kɔrt wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɪf gɑt ə gʊd ˈrizən tɪ ˈkɛri ə naɪf ər ə ˈwɛpən ɪf ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈkɛriɪŋ ɪt ˌɪˈligəli.
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i was watching a replay of the new york jets vs the san francisco from week 1 of 1998 on the nfl network the other day because i am a lazy human being. it was the game where garrison hearst rushed for a 96 yard touchdown in overtime to win it for the. a young second year linebacker named james farrior started for the jets that day against the likes of jerry rice and steve young. he wore number 58 that day, but would switch to number 51 in 2002 when he signed with the pittsburgh steelers as a free agent. he went on to lead some great defenses over the rest of his stellar career.
farrior was probably one of the greatest free agent acquisitions the steelers have ever made. he was the overall pick in the 1997 draft, earned honors twice with the steelers and was a significant on two super bowl championship teams. farrior was released by the steelers earlier this off-season, and at 37 years old his agent announced last week that he is contemplating retirement. that is a very real and i hope he is remembered by steeler fans as one of the best in a very long line of great steeler linebackers. i enjoyed watching him play and will always regard him as such.
he sits at number 6 on top 10 list of all-time great steeler linebackers:
10. kirkland was remarkably quick for 270 lbs. a great but also had 11 over his 11 seasons.
9. jason gildon the all-time sack leader for the pittsburgh steelers.
8. kevin greene all-time nfl sack leader. would be higher on this list, but only played 3 years for the steelers.
7. joey porter a vocal leader for the defense. named to steelers anniversary team.
6. james farrior defensive captain for 8 straight years. played in 3 super bowls.
5. andy russell made 7 over his 12 year career.
4. james harrison 2008 defensive player of the year. scored the best defensive in a super bowl ever.
3. greg lloyd 5 consecutive. would be hofer if he endure serious injuries to begin and end his career.
2. jack ham hall of famer with 4 super bowl rings, regarded as one of the best outside linebackers ever.
1. jack lambert another hall of famer with 4 super bowl rings. he barely edges out jack ham for the top spot.
fans of chad brown and mike merriweather can leave a comment telling me a dick.
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baɪ aɪ wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə riˈpleɪ əv ðə nu jɔrk ʤɛts ˈvərsəz ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ frəm wik 1 əv 1998 ɔn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk ðə ˈəðər deɪ bɪˈkəz aɪ æm ə ˈleɪzi ˈjumən biɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ðə geɪm wɛr ˈgærɪsən hərst rəʃt fər ə 96 jɑrd ˈtəʧˌdaʊn ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm tɪ wɪn ɪt fər ðə. ə jəŋ ˈsɛkənd jɪr ˈlaɪnˌbækər neɪmd ʤeɪmz fɑˈriər ˈstɑrtɪd fər ðə ʤɛts ðət deɪ əˈgɛnst ðə laɪks əv ˈʤɛri raɪs ənd stiv jəŋ. hi wɔr ˈnəmbər 58 ðət deɪ, bət wʊd swɪʧ tɪ ˈnəmbər 51 ɪn 2002 wɪn hi saɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈstilərz ɛz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt. hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ lɛd səm greɪt dɪˈfɛnsɪz ˈoʊvər ðə rɛst əv hɪz ˈstɛlər kərɪr. fɑˈriər wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst fri ˈeɪʤənt ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ðə ˈstilərz hæv ˈɛvər meɪd. hi wɑz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk ɪn ðə 1997 dræft, ərnd ˈɑnərz twaɪs wɪθ ðə ˈstilərz ənd wɑz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɔn tu ˈsupər boʊl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp timz. fɑˈriər wɑz riˈlist baɪ ðə ˈstilərz ˈərliər ðɪs off-season*, ənd æt 37 jɪrz oʊld hɪz ˈeɪʤənt əˈnaʊnst læst wik ðət hi ɪz ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ rɪˈtaɪərmənt. ðət ɪz ə ˈvɛri ril ənd aɪ hoʊp hi ɪz rɪˈmɛmbərd baɪ ˈstilər fænz ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ laɪn əv greɪt ˈstilər ˈlaɪnˌbækərz. aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm pleɪ ənd wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈgɑrd ɪm ɛz səʧ. hi sɪts æt ˈnəmbər 6 ɔn tɔp 10 lɪst əv ˌɔlˈtaɪm greɪt ˈstilər ˈlaɪnˌbækərz: 10 ˈkərklənd wɑz rɪˈmɑrkəbli kwɪk fər 270 paʊndz. ə greɪt bət ˈɔlsoʊ hæd 11 ˈoʊvər hɪz 11 ˈsizənz. 9 ˈʤeɪsən ˈgɪldən ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm sæk ˈlidər fər ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈstilərz. 8 ˈkɛvɪn grin ˌɔlˈtaɪm ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl sæk ˈlidər. wʊd bi haɪər ɔn ðɪs lɪst, bət ˈoʊnli pleɪd 3 jɪrz fər ðə ˈstilərz. 7 ʤoʊi ˈpɔrtər ə ˈvoʊkəl ˈlidər fər ðə dɪˈfɛns. neɪmd tɪ ˈstilərz ˌænəˈvərsəri tim. 6 ʤeɪmz fɑˈriər dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈkæptən fər 8 streɪt jɪrz. pleɪd ɪn 3 ˈsupər boʊlz. 5 ˈændi ˈrəsəl meɪd 7 ˈoʊvər hɪz 12 jɪr kərɪr. 4 ʤeɪmz ˈhɛrɪsən 2008 dɪˈfɛnsɪv pleɪər əv ðə jɪr. skɔrd ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ə ˈsupər boʊl ˈɛvər. 3 grɛg lɔɪd 5 kənˈsɛkjətɪv. wʊd bi ˈhoʊfər ɪf hi ɪnˈdʊr ˈsɪriəs ˈɪnʤəriz tɪ bɪˈgɪn ənd ɛnd hɪz kərɪr. 2 ʤæk hæm hɔl əv ˈfeɪmər wɪθ 4 ˈsupər boʊl rɪŋz, rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækərz ˈɛvər. 1 ʤæk ˈlæmbərt əˈnəðər hɔl əv ˈfeɪmər wɪθ 4 ˈsupər boʊl rɪŋz. hi ˈbɛrli ˈɛʤɪz aʊt ʤæk hæm fər ðə tɔp spɑt. fænz əv ʧæd braʊn ənd maɪk mɛrɪˈwɛðər kən liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈtɛlɪŋ mi ə dɪk. ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər fər ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn nu poʊsts.. ˈkɑmɛnts ˈkɑmɛnts
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canadians excited about trudeau win, less so about key campaign promises on refugees,s, pot
opinions over what trudeau should tackle first depend on where canadians live, how they voted
november 2, 2015 as prime justin trudeau puts the final touches on a cabinet, canadians are expressing confidence in his ability to lead but are far less enthusiastic about some specific policy changes on which the liberal party leader campaigned.
data from the latest public opinion survey from the angus reid institute show that while the majority of canadians believe he is up to the task and has done a good job of articulating his plans for the future, they are more ambivalent about certain aspects of a trudeau future.
key findings:
among the areas canadians would like to see the incoming trudeau government tackle first the economy and issues take priority
while there is majority support (83%) for tax cuts for middle income earners, the same cannot be said for a promised rollback of contribution limits
more canadians oppose than support the liberal promise to syrian refugees in this country by the end of the year; a promise, that for logistical reasons, is already likely to be modified
the election outcome: no “morning after” regrets:
asked how they felt about the outcome of the election, more than half (57%) say “pleased” with how things turned out. this sentiment is unsurprisingly most pronounced in (60%), quebec (62%) and atlantic canada (70%).
what’s also notable about the result is that although they choose liberal candidates on election night, a strong majority (71%) of those who voted are nonetheless happy with the result. as has been canvassed in past ari analyses, this finding speaks to a true motivation for change in government that eventually led many supporters to vote liberal on oct. 19, much of the disappointment that might be felt over the finish. the same cannot be said for conservative voters however, as seen in the graph below:
government priorities?
canadians’ agenda for the new government closely reflects the issues they identified as most important during the campaign.
as it did in every poll ari conducted during the campaign, “the economy” leads the way, with more than a third of canadians (34%) choosing it as one of the two priorities justin trudeau should focus on first.
other economic issues such as “jobs/unemployment” (25%), “cost of living” (20%), and “taxes” (16%) also register high on the list.
the trudeau agenda:
given the predominance of economic issues in the minds of the electorate, it should perhaps come as no surprise that the two most popular trudeau campaign promises are economic in nature.
signature elements of tax policy reducing the income tax rate for the middle class and increasing it for people who earn more than $200,000 per year enjoy the support of the vast majority of canadians, but not all of the liberal economic promises are well-liked.
summary tables for some key trudeau campaign promises canvassed in this survey follow. for full results, including responses regarding support and opposition to all promises see the comprehensive tables here.
more than (83%) support cutting the income tax rate for middle income earners, and endorsement for this measure proposal is notably non-partisan. it reaches 80 per cent or higher among those who voted for each of the three major political parties oct. 19.
similarly, three-quarters (76%) of canadians support plan to create a new tax bracket with a 33 per cent tax rate for those earning $200,000 or more. as with the middle class tax promise, nearly half of canadians (49%) say they support it strongly, and majorities of each major voters support it. on this measure, however, the majority is considerably narrower (56% support, compared to 87% of liberals and 83% of new democrats).
not all of economic promises enjoy support. indeed, canadians are now divided about the prospect of running $10 billion deficits for three years in order to invest $125 billion in infrastructure projects.
these findings are notably different from what ari found when we asked a more abstract question about deficits and balanced budgets during the campaign. asked to choose between the opposing statements “the federal government should spend more in the next year on jobs and growth, even if it means deficits in the short term” and “the federal government should balance the budget in the next year, even if it means raising taxes or cutting programs,” nearly three-quarters (73%) of canadians opted for the former.
the comparatively tepid support for deficit plan may be a result of its concrete nature.
support is even lower for another of signature economic policies: rolling back the conservative increase to the savings account (tfsa) contribution limit.
as might be expected, nearly three-quarters of conservative voters (75%) are opposed to this change. liberals and new democrats are more toward the proposal, but not drastically so. half (51%) of and 38 per cent of voters support rolling back the limit.
support for this promise ranges from a low of 50 per cent in alberta to a high of 68 per cent in quebec, where a carbon program is already in place.
the fact that at least half of the residents of each province supports such a meeting is notable. in april, an ari poll found that three-quarters of canadians (75%) supported a national system, and 56 per cent supported a national carbon tax.
though past ari polls have shown strong support for bill they have also expressed a strong desire to see amendments that would provide more police oversight to this law. in this instance we find canadians support proposal to modify the legislation more than over those who oppose it. this promise also yields a higher level of uncertainty than many of the others canvassed in this survey.
support for ending combat role in the mission against isis is strongest in quebec, where 60 per cent support promise to do so. support is weakest in saskatchewan (40%) and alberta (40%). political polarization is apparent in responses to this question, as well, with voters vehemently opposed (70% opposed, 23% in favour) and liberal and voters holding the opposite view.
trudeau’s campaign promise to legalize marijuana receives support from a slim majority of canadians, but especially popular in british columbia, where 63 per cent support it. by contrast, roughly half as many next door in alberta say the same (37%).
the liberal refugee resettlement plan is the second idea covered in this survey (the most opposed is a promise to spend $380 million for the arts). indeed, a plurality (34%) is “strongly opposed” to syrian resettlement plan.
driving the opposition is the committed opposition of conservative voters 78 per cent of whom oppose the plan and the lukewarm support of liberal and voters, who support the plan by narrow majorities of 55 and 53 per cent, respectively.
the level of support for such an inquiry is consistent with previous ari studies conducted in september 2014 and in june 2015, which found 73 per cent and 80 per cent support, respectively. support for this trudeau proposal is weakest in manitoba, where fewer than half (45%) say they favour an inquiry. saskatchewan (55%) and alberta (57%) also register lower rates of support for this proposal.
conclusion: canadians say trudeau is, indeed, ready
so clear not every policy plank (if indeed the incoming liberal government actually acts on all of them) will be embraced as enthusiastically as others; canadians have lingering doubts about some key platform items.
but if the results of the general election enough to demonstrate that the “just not ready” ad one that turned into an during the epic campaign utterly failed to persuade canadians, then consider the data from this angus reid institute survey as canadians were asked about readiness:
here again, we see attitudes separating and voters. but the majority view is that trudeau and his team have the seasoning to take on the next four years of government. that said, the proverbial jury is out on whether canadians think trudeau will ultimately be a successful prime minister. the most prevalent view, expressed by 45 per cent of respondents is that just “too soon to tell”. while many withhold opinion, it is worth noting that people in this country begin with high hopes for the prime, saying they think be successful (38% vs 13%) over those who don’t.
click here for the full report including tables and methodology
click here for the questionnaire used in this survey
media contact: kurl, senior vice president:.kurl@angusreid.org
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kəˈneɪdiənz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt truˈdoʊ wɪn, lɛs soʊ əˈbaʊt ki kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməsəz ɔn ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, tfsas*, pɑt əˈpɪnjənz ˈoʊvər wət truˈdoʊ ʃʊd ˈtækəl fərst dɪˈpɛnd ɔn wɛr kəˈneɪdiənz lɪv, haʊ ðeɪ ˈvoʊtɪd noʊˈvɛmbər 2 2015 ɛz praɪm ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ pʊts ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ə ˈkæbənət, kəˈneɪdiənz ər ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ lɛd bət ər fɑr lɛs ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt səm spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑrti ˈlidər kæmˈpeɪnd. ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən ˈsərˌveɪ frəm ðə ˈæŋgəs rid ˈɪnstɪˌtut ʃoʊ ðət waɪl ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv kəˈneɪdiənz bɪˈliv hi ɪz əp tɪ ðə tæsk ənd həz dən ə gʊd ʤɑb əv ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtɪŋ hɪz plænz fər ðə fˈjuʧər, ðeɪ ər mɔr æmˈbɪvələnt əˈbaʊt ˈsərtən ˈæˌspɛkts əv ə truˈdoʊ fˈjuʧər. ki ˈfaɪndɪŋz: əˈməŋ ðə ˈɛriəz kəˈneɪdiənz wʊd laɪk tɪ si ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ truˈdoʊ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈtækəl fərst ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈɪʃuz teɪk praɪˈɔrəti waɪl ðɛr ɪz məˈʤɔrəti səˈpɔrt 83 fər tæks kəts fər ˈmɪdəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈərnərz, ðə seɪm ˈkænɑt bi sɛd fər ə ˈprɑməst ˈroʊlˌbæk əv ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈlɪmɪts mɔr kəˈneɪdiənz əˈpoʊz ðən səˈpɔrt ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈprɑməs tɪ ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr; ə ˈprɑməs, ðət fər ləˈʤɪstɪkəl ˈrizənz, ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈaʊtˌkəm: noʊ after”*” rɪˈgrɛts: æst haʊ ðeɪ fɛlt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, mɔr ðən hæf 57 seɪ ““pleased”*” wɪθ haʊ θɪŋz tərnd aʊt. ðɪs ˈsɛnəmənt ɪz ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli moʊst prəˈnaʊnst ɪn 60 kwəˈbɛk 62 ənd əˈtlæntɪk ˈkænədə 70 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtəbəl əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ ʧuz ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈkænədɪts ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən naɪt, ə strɔŋ məˈʤɔrəti 71 əv ðoʊz hu ˈvoʊtɪd ər ˌnənðəˈlɛs ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə rɪˈzəlt. ɛz həz bɪn ˈkænvəst ɪn pæst ˈɑri æˈnælɪˌsiz, ðɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋ spiks tɪ ə tru ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən fər ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd ˈmɛni səˈpɔrtərz tɪ voʊt ˈlɪˌbərəl ɔn ɔkt. 19 məʧ əv ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ðət maɪt bi fɛlt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ. ðə seɪm ˈkænɑt bi sɛd fər kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvoʊtərz ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz sin ɪn ðə græf bɪˈloʊ: ˈgəvərnmənt praɪˈɔrətiz? canadians’*’ əˈʤɛndə fər ðə nu ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkloʊsli rɪˈflɛkts ðə ˈɪʃuz ðeɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ɛz ɪt dɪd ɪn ˈɛvəri poʊl ˈɑri kənˈdəktəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn, economy”*” lidz ðə weɪ, wɪθ mɔr ðən ə θərd əv kəˈneɪdiənz 34 ˈʧuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz wən əv ðə tu praɪˈɔrətiz ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ ʃʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn fərst. ˈəðər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ““jobs/unemployment”*” 25 əv living”*” 20 ənd ““taxes”*” 16 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛʤɪstər haɪ ɔn ðə lɪst. ðə truˈdoʊ əˈʤɛndə: ˈgɪvɪn ðə prɪˈdɑmənəns əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪʃuz ɪn ðə maɪndz əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərət, ɪt ʃʊd pərˈhæps kəm ɛz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət ðə tu moʊst ˈpɑpjələr truˈdoʊ kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməsəz ər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪn ˈneɪʧər. ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈɛləmənts əv tæks ˈpɑləsi rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈɪnˌkəm tæks reɪt fər ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪt fər ˈpipəl hu ərn mɔr ðən pər jɪr ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv kəˈneɪdiənz, bət nɑt ɔl əv ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑməsəz ər well-liked*. ˈsəməri ˈteɪbəlz fər səm ki truˈdoʊ kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməsəz ˈkænvəst ɪn ðɪs ˈsərˌveɪ ˈfɑloʊ. fər fʊl rɪˈzəlts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈspɑnsɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ səˈpɔrt ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ɔl ˈprɑməsəz si ðə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈteɪbəlz hir. mɔr ðən 83 səˈpɔrt ˈkətɪŋ ðə ˈɪnˌkəm tæks reɪt fər ˈmɪdəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈərnərz, ənd ɛnˈdɔrsmənt fər ðɪs ˈmɛʒər prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz ˈnoʊtəbli nɑnˈpɑrtəzən. ɪt ˈriʧɪz 80 pər sɛnt ər haɪər əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər iʧ əv ðə θri ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ɔkt. 19 ˈsɪmələrli, θˌrikˈwɔrtərz 76 əv kəˈneɪdiənz səˈpɔrt plæn tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu tæks ˈbrækɪt wɪθ ə 33 pər sɛnt tæks reɪt fər ðoʊz ˈərnɪŋ ər mɔr. ɛz wɪθ ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs tæks ˈprɑməs, ˈnɪrli hæf əv kəˈneɪdiənz 49 seɪ ðeɪ səˈpɔrt ɪt ˈstrɔŋli, ənd məˈʤɔrɪtiz əv iʧ ˈmeɪʤər ˈvoʊtərz səˈpɔrt ɪt. ɔn ðɪs ˈmɛʒər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə məˈʤɔrəti ɪz kənˈsɪdərəbli ˈnɛroʊər 56 səˈpɔrt, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 87 əv ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd 83 əv nu ˈdɛməˌkræts). nɑt ɔl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑməsəz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ səˈpɔrt. ˌɪnˈdid, kəˈneɪdiənz ər naʊ dɪˈvaɪdɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈrənɪŋ 10 ˈbɪljən ˈdɛfɪsɪts fər θri jɪrz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst 125 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts. ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz ər ˈnoʊtəbli ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət ˈɑri faʊnd wɪn wi æst ə mɔr ˈæbˌstrækt kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈdɛfɪsɪts ənd ˈbælənst ˈbəʤɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. æst tɪ ʧuz bɪtˈwin ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd spɛnd mɔr ɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr ɔn ʤɑbz ənd groʊθ, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt minz ˈdɛfɪsɪts ɪn ðə ʃɔrt term”*” ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd ˈbæləns ðə ˈbəʤɪt ɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt minz ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈtæksɪz ər ˈkətɪŋ programs,”*,” ˈnɪrli θˌrikˈwɔrtərz 73 əv kəˈneɪdiənz ˈɑptɪd fər ðə ˈfɔrmər. ðə kəmˈpærətɪvˌli ˈtɛpɪd səˈpɔrt fər ˈdɛfəsət plæn meɪ bi ə rɪˈzəlt əv ɪts ˈkɑnkrit ˈneɪʧər. səˈpɔrt ɪz ˈivɪn loʊər fər əˈnəðər əv ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsiz: ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˌɪnˈkris tɪ ðə ˈseɪvɪŋz əˈkaʊnt (tfsa*) ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ˈlɪmət. ɛz maɪt bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ˈnɪrli θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvoʊtərz 75 ər əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ. ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd nu ˈdɛməˌkræts ər mɔr təˈwɔrd ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, bət nɑt ˈdræstɪkli soʊ. hæf 51 əv ənd 38 pər sɛnt əv ˈvoʊtərz səˈpɔrt ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk ðə ˈlɪmət. səˈpɔrt fər ðɪs ˈprɑməs ˈreɪnʤɪz frəm ə loʊ əv 50 pər sɛnt ɪn ælˈbərtə tɪ ə haɪ əv 68 pər sɛnt ɪn kwəˈbɛk, wɛr ə ˈkɑrbən ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn pleɪs. ðə fækt ðət æt list hæf əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts əv iʧ ˈprɑvɪns səˈpɔrts səʧ ə ˈmitɪŋ ɪz ˈnoʊtəbəl. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ən ˈɑri poʊl faʊnd ðət θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv kəˈneɪdiənz 75 səˈpɔrtɪd ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɪstəm, ənd 56 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrtɪd ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑrbən tæks. ðoʊ pæst ˈɑri poʊlz hæv ʃoʊn strɔŋ səˈpɔrt fər bɪl ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst ə strɔŋ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ si əˈmɛndmənts ðət wʊd prəˈvaɪd mɔr pəˈlis ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt tɪ ðɪs lɔ. ɪn ðɪs ˈɪnstəns wi faɪnd kəˈneɪdiənz səˈpɔrt prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən mɔr ðən ˈoʊvər ðoʊz hu əˈpoʊz ɪt. ðɪs ˈprɑməs ˈɔlsoʊ jildz ə haɪər ˈlɛvəl əv ənˈsərtənti ðən ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈəðərz ˈkænvəst ɪn ðɪs ˈsərˌveɪ. səˈpɔrt fər ˈɛndɪŋ ˈkɑmbæt roʊl ɪn ðə ˈmɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs ɪz ˈstrɔŋgəst ɪn kwəˈbɛk, wɛr 60 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt ˈprɑməs tɪ du soʊ. səˈpɔrt ɪz ˈwikəst ɪn sæˈskæʧəˌwɔn 40 ənd ælˈbərtə 40 pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz əˈpɛrənt ɪn rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðɪs kˈwɛʃən, ɛz wɛl, wɪθ ˈvoʊtərz ˈviəməntli əˈpoʊzd 70 əˈpoʊzd, 23 ɪn ˈfeɪvər) ənd ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd ˈvoʊtərz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt vju. kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə rɪˈsivz səˈpɔrt frəm ə slɪm məˈʤɔrəti əv kəˈneɪdiənz, bət əˈspɛʃəli ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə, wɛr 63 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt ɪt. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ˈrəfli hæf ɛz ˈmɛni nɛkst dɔr ɪn ælˈbərtə seɪ ðə seɪm 37 ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈrɛfjuʤi riˈsɛtəlmənt plæn ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd aɪˈdiə ˈkəvərd ɪn ðɪs ˈsərˌveɪ (ðə moʊst əˈpoʊzd ɪz ə ˈprɑməs tɪ spɛnd 380 ˈmɪljən fər ðə ɑrts). ˌɪnˈdid, ə plərˈælɪti 34 ɪz opposed”*” tɪ ˈsɪriən riˈsɛtəlmənt plæn. ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪz ðə kəˈmɪtɪd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvoʊtərz 78 pər sɛnt əv hum əˈpoʊz ðə plæn ənd ðə ˈlukˈwɔrm səˈpɔrt əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd ˈvoʊtərz, hu səˈpɔrt ðə plæn baɪ ˈnɛroʊ məˈʤɔrɪtiz əv 55 ənd 53 pər sɛnt, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ðə ˈlɛvəl əv səˈpɔrt fər səʧ ən ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈpriviəs ˈɑri ˈstədiz kənˈdəktəd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 ənd ɪn ʤun 2015 wɪʧ faʊnd 73 pər sɛnt ənd 80 pər sɛnt səˈpɔrt, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. səˈpɔrt fər ðɪs truˈdoʊ prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz ˈwikəst ɪn ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə, wɛr fjuər ðən hæf 45 seɪ ðeɪ ˈfeɪvər ən ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri. sæˈskæʧəˌwɔn 55 ənd ælˈbərtə 57 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛʤɪstər loʊər reɪts əv səˈpɔrt fər ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl. kənˈkluʒən: kəˈneɪdiənz seɪ truˈdoʊ ɪz, ˌɪnˈdid, ˈrɛdi soʊ klɪr nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈpɑləsi plæŋk (ɪf ˌɪnˈdid ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈæˌkʧuəli ækts ɔn ɔl əv ðɛm) wɪl bi ɛmˈbreɪst ɛz ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli ɛz ˈəðərz; kəˈneɪdiənz hæv ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ daʊts əˈbaʊt səm ki ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈaɪtəmz. bət ɪf ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ðə nɑt ready”*” æd wən ðət tərnd ˈɪntu ən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɛpɪk kæmˈpeɪn ˈətərli feɪld tɪ pərsˈweɪd kəˈneɪdiənz, ðɛn kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈdætə frəm ðɪs ˈæŋgəs rid ˈɪnstɪˌtut ˈsərˌveɪ ɛz kəˈneɪdiənz wər æst əˈbaʊt ˈrɛdinəs: hir əˈgɛn, wi si ˈætəˌtudz ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈvoʊtərz. bət ðə məˈʤɔrəti vju ɪz ðət truˈdoʊ ənd hɪz tim hæv ðə ˈsizənɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɔn ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz əv ˈgəvərnmənt. ðət sɛd, ðə prəˈvərbiəl ˈʤʊri ɪz aʊt ɔn ˈwɛðər kəˈneɪdiənz θɪŋk truˈdoʊ wɪl ˈəltəmətli bi ə səkˈsɛsfəl praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər. ðə moʊst ˈprɛvələnt vju, ɪkˈsprɛst baɪ 45 pər sɛnt əv rɪˈspɑndənts ɪz ðət ʤɪst sun tɪ tell”*”. waɪl ˈmɛni wɪθˈhoʊld əˈpɪnjən, ɪt ɪz wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri bɪˈgɪn wɪθ haɪ hoʊps fər ðə praɪm, seɪɪŋ ðeɪ θɪŋk bi səkˈsɛsfəl 38 ˈvərsəz 13 ˈoʊvər ðoʊz hu don’t*. klɪk hir fər ðə fʊl rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz ənd ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi klɪk hir fər ðə kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr juzd ɪn ðɪs ˈsərˌveɪ ˈmidiə ˈkɑnˌtækt: kurl*, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt: ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt
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30th august, 2012
dear *leo burnett,
i am writing you this open letter as a director of asylum films, a supplier of video content to leo burnett in the uk. it concerns a recent piece of work we have done for your client, ronald mcdonald house charities. i very much appreciate your time in reading this, and will keep it short.
we are a smaller production company, taking steps into larger online and tv content. with this in mind, we were approached by to help with the job mentioned above. it was on an extremely tight turn around and small budget. motivated by the project and working with an agency such as yourselves we pulled out all the stops producing the job and bringing in a difficult shoot, over two nights in a working hospital. this is the result http://asylumfilms.co.uk/work/commercials-idents/rmhc/. we are most proud of it, and feedback from the team and the client was very positive. it was recognised how hard we had worked to turn the job around to such a standard with the constraints we had.
a few days ago a new video for was released to the press through as a first national campaign. this is it http://bit.ly/n1kfss. it is essentially our piece of work reshot and redone with a bigger budget. not only the concept, but lighting, the feel and shot selection are almost identical.
at no point were we consulted on this or even told about it happening as a courtesy, and certainly not asked about our ability to create this new version. we feel hugely aggrieved by the situation. it is hard for smaller companies to make the transition into doing work with bigger agencies, but we feel we have the experience and to do so. we take on these smaller and difficult jobs as a way to prove our abilities for future work and to start to build a relationship, putting in hours and getting production values that exceed what might be expected from the budget. our agility and creative ability is our stock in trade, and to feel we, and it, has been used in this way is disappointing to say the least.
in short, our work and creative content has been copied and reused, without any consultation or recognition.
i feel that no one would wish to run an organisation that knowingly exploits young and emerging creativity, as such i am bringing this matter to your personal attention.
yours sincerely,
ben falk
director
asylum films ltd
*we have removed the name of the individual we addressed as he was receiving personal attacks. this was never our intention
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30th* ˈɔgəst, 2012 dɪr *ˈlioʊ bərˈnɛt, aɪ æm ˈraɪtɪŋ ju ðɪs ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər ɛz ə dɪˈrɛktər əv əˈsaɪləm fɪlmz, ə səˈplaɪər əv ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ ˈlioʊ bərˈnɛt ɪn ðə uk*. ɪt kənˈsərnz ə ˈrisənt pis əv wərk wi hæv dən fər jʊr klaɪənt, ˈrɑnəld məkˈdɑnəld haʊs ˈʧɛrɪtiz. aɪ ˈvɛri məʧ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr taɪm ɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs, ənd wɪl kip ɪt ʃɔrt. wi ər ə sˈmɔlər pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈteɪkɪŋ stɛps ˈɪntu ˈlɑrʤər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkɑntɛnt. wɪθ ðɪs ɪn maɪnd, wi wər əˈproʊʧt baɪ tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðə ʤɑb ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv. ɪt wɑz ɔn ən ɪkˈstrimli taɪt tərn əraʊnd ənd smɔl ˈbəʤɪt. ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ən ˈeɪʤənsi səʧ ɛz ˈjɔrsɛlvz wi pʊld aʊt ɔl ðə stɑps prəˈdusɪŋ ðə ʤɑb ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ʃut, ˈoʊvər tu naɪts ɪn ə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ðɪs ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt http://asylumfilms.co.uk/work/commercials-idents/rmhc*/. wi ər moʊst praʊd əv ɪt, ənd ˈfidˌbæk frəm ðə tim ənd ðə klaɪənt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv. ɪt wɑz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd haʊ hɑrd wi hæd wərkt tɪ tərn ðə ʤɑb əraʊnd tɪ səʧ ə ˈstændərd wɪθ ðə kənˈstreɪnts wi hæd. ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ ə nu ˈvɪdioʊ fər wɑz riˈlist tɪ ðə prɛs θru ɛz ə fərst ˈnæʃənəl kæmˈpeɪn. ðɪs ɪz ɪt http://bit.ly/n1kfss*. ɪt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ɑr pis əv wərk riˈʃɔt ənd riˈdən wɪθ ə ˈbɪgər ˈbəʤɪt. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt, bət ˈlaɪtɪŋ, ðə fil ənd ʃɑt səˈlɛkʃən ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst aɪˈdɛntɪkəl. æt noʊ pɔɪnt wər wi kənˈsəltɪd ɔn ðɪs ər ˈivɪn toʊld əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈhæpənɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkərtəsi, ənd ˈsərtənli nɑt æst əˈbaʊt ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kriˈeɪt ðɪs nu ˈvərʒən. wi fil ˈhjuʤli əˈgrivd baɪ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ɪt ɪz hɑrd fər sˈmɔlər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ meɪk ðə trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu duɪŋ wərk wɪθ ˈbɪgər ˈeɪʤənsiz, bət wi fil wi hæv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd tɪ du soʊ. wi teɪk ɔn ðiz sˈmɔlər ənd ˈdɪfəkəlt ʤɑbz ɛz ə weɪ tɪ pruv ɑr əˈbɪləˌtiz fər fˈjuʧər wərk ənd tɪ stɑrt tɪ bɪld ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪn aʊərz ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən ˈvæljuz ðət ɪkˈsid wət maɪt bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈbəʤɪt. ɑr əˈʤɪləti ənd kriˈeɪtɪv əˈbɪləˌti ɪz ɑr stɑk ɪn treɪd, ənd tɪ fil wi, ənd ɪt, həz bɪn juzd ɪn ðɪs weɪ ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðə list. ɪn ʃɔrt, ɑr wərk ənd kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑntɛnt həz bɪn ˈkɑpid ənd riuzd, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ər ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən. aɪ fil ðət noʊ wən wʊd wɪʃ tɪ rən ən ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ðət ˈnoʊɪŋli ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts jəŋ ənd ˈimərʤɪŋ ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, ɛz səʧ aɪ æm ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɪs ˈmætər tɪ jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtɛnʃən. jʊrz sɪnˈsɪrli, bɛn fɔk dɪˈrɛktər əˈsaɪləm fɪlmz ˈɛlˈtiˈdi *wi hæv riˈmuvd ðə neɪm əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wi əˈdrɛst ɛz hi wɑz rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtæks. ðɪs wɑz ˈnɛvər ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən
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a member of a syndicate, who was arrested in tokyo on wednesday over the death of his son, is believed to have previously abused the boy, police said thursday.
the metropolitan police department sent the case to prosecutors the same day.
naoya, a member of a group affiliated with major syndicate sumiyoshi-kai, was arrested wednesday for repeatedly hitting and kicking arai on monday.
an ambulance was called to an apartment in ota ward in the early hours of wednesday more than a day after the incident. when it arrived, the boy was covered with bruises and was not breathing.
he was later confirmed dead at a hospital, having suffered a and hemorrhage in the back of his eyes.
police will further investigate the case on suspicion that caused injury resulting in death.
nagatomi, 195 tall and weighing 120 kg, admitted to the charges. “i did it because i was angry that (the boy) glared at me. i struck his face many times and threw him to the ground,” police quoted him as saying.
“he jabbed a cooking knife into the floor, and kicked using heel drops. he also said ‘die,’ the mother told police.
the mother also told police that had hit the boy before incident. said he hit the boy “as a discipline,” according to police.
nagatomi and the mother have lived together since early january.
the mother told police that abused the boy for about hours at dinner on monday. she tried to stop him, but was also violent toward her, according to her statement to police.
when she finally made the emergency call on wednesday, she said the child had developed a fever and was not reacting to stimulus.
ayato was found in cardiopulmonary arrest, and the hospital that confirmed his death reported the case to police.
the police also plan to investigate why it took so long for the mother to call for help.
according to ota ward and a child consultation center, no bruise or other sign of abuse was found on the body when he received a public health check-up fors last month, and no request for child care consultation or reports of abuse had been made prior.
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ə ˈmɛmbər əv ə ˈsɪndɪkət, hu wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈoʊvər ðə dɛθ əv hɪz sən, ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv ˈpriviəsli əˈbjuzd ðə bɔɪ, pəˈlis sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛnt ðə keɪs tɪ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ðə seɪm deɪ., ə ˈmɛmbər əv ə grup əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪndɪkət sumiyoshi-kai*, wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ fər rɪˈpitɪdli ˈhɪtɪŋ ənd ˈkɪkɪŋ ɑˈrɑi ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ən ˈæmbjələns wɑz kɔld tɪ ən əˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ˈoʊtə wɔrd ɪn ðə ˈərli aʊərz əv ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ mɔr ðən ə deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt. wɪn ɪt əraɪvd, ðə bɔɪ wɑz ˈkəvərd wɪθ ˈbruzɪz ənd wɑz nɑt ˈbriðɪŋ. hi wɑz ˈleɪtər kənˈfərmd dɛd æt ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ˈhævɪŋ ˈsəfərd ə ənd ˈhɛmərɪʤ ɪn ðə bæk əv hɪz aɪz. pəˈlis wɪl ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə keɪs ɔn səˈspɪʃən ðət kɔzd ˈɪnʤəri rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn dɛθ., 195 tɔl ənd weɪɪŋ 120 kg*, ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz. dɪd ɪt bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz ˈæŋgri ðət (ðə bɔɪ) glɛrd æt mi. aɪ strək hɪz feɪs ˈmɛni taɪmz ənd θru ɪm tɪ ðə ground,”*,” pəˈlis kˈwoʊtɪd ɪm ɛz seɪɪŋ. ʤæbd ə ˈkʊkɪŋ naɪf ˈɪntu ðə flɔr, ənd kɪkt ˈjuzɪŋ hil drɑps. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ‘‘die,’*,’ ðə ˈməðər toʊld pəˈlis. ðə ˈməðər ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld pəˈlis ðət hæd hɪt ðə bɔɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɪnsədənt. sɛd hi hɪt ðə bɔɪ ə discipline,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ənd ðə ˈməðər hæv lɪvd təˈgɛðər sɪns ˈərli ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ðə ˈməðər toʊld pəˈlis ðət əˈbjuzd ðə bɔɪ fər əˈbaʊt aʊərz æt ˈdɪnər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ʃi traɪd tɪ stɑp ɪm, bət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvaɪələnt təˈwɔrd hər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hər ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ pəˈlis. wɪn ʃi ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ðə ˈimərʤənsi kɔl ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ʃi sɛd ðə ʧaɪld hæd dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈfivər ənd wɑz nɑt riˈæktɪŋ tɪ ˈstɪmjələs. wɑz faʊnd ɪn ˌkɑrdioʊˈpʊlməˌnɛri ərˈɛst, ənd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ðət kənˈfərmd hɪz dɛθ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə keɪs tɪ pəˈlis. ðə pəˈlis ˈɔlsoʊ plæn tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt waɪ ɪt tʊk soʊ lɔŋ fər ðə ˈməðər tɪ kɔl fər hɛlp. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊtə wɔrd ənd ə ʧaɪld ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ˈsɛnər, noʊ bruz ər ˈəðər saɪn əv əˈbjuz wɑz faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈbɑdi wɪn hi rɪˈsivd ə ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈʧɛˌkəp fər læst mənθ, ənd noʊ rɪkˈwɛst fər ʧaɪld kɛr ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ər rɪˈpɔrts əv əˈbjuz hæd bɪn meɪd praɪər.
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a flushing woman allegedly kept two korean children in her house as slaves for six years, forcing them to do housework, give her massages, and work until 2 a.m. each night before going to sleep on the floor, the queens district attorney said today.
according to da richard brown, the two victims, then a female and her brother, came to new york from south korea in 2010 and were to be hosted by park, 42. when they arrived at her house, she allegedly confiscated their passports and promptly moved to a new house in flushing, cutting off all contact between the children and their parents and putting them to work. park has been charged with labor trafficking, assault, and endangering the welfare of a child.
prosecutors say the female victim initially worked for ten hours every day after school, cleaning the house and giving park back massages, foot massages, and mani-pedis; at one point, it's alleged that she had to perform a massage while park watched tv. once the female victim turned 14, the minimum age to work in new york, park made her start working at a nearby grocery store for at least two days a week, making $10 an hour all of which went to her captor, the indictment alleges.
prosecutors say that when the male victim turned 14 in august of 2015, he, too, went to work. park reportedly told them that their parents in korea were not sending her any money, and so their earnings were compensation for her looking after them.
over the six years the siblings were in park's captivity, they were regularly subject to physical abuse, according to the da's report:
park routinely beat them by striking them with objects, slapping them, stepping on their legs and kicking them about the body for not obeying her orders, causing them to fear her.... in november 2015, park allegedly scratched the female victim about the legs with a nail clipper, causing scratches and substantial pain, because the manicure and pedicure that the victim was giving her were not up to her standards. two months later, on january 4, 2016, park alleged became angry with the female victim and began kicking her on her leg, causing swelling and substantial pain, and the following day, park became angry with her and cut off her hair and kicked her in the head, causing swelling and substantial pain.
the alleged enslavement came to light over the the past week, when the siblings, now 16 and 14, reported the abuse to their school. the assistant principal, who had noticed bruising on the female victim's legs, went to park's house and demanded that she give him their passports; he also accompanied the siblings to the grocery store where they worked so that they could collect their earnings. school officials notified the police, and park was arraigned on january 9th. she's being held on a $10,000 cash bail and will appear in court again on february 16th.
according to the da's report, last week was the first time the female victim spoke to her mother in korea since 2013.
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ə ˈfləʃɪŋ ˈwʊmən əˈlɛʤədli kɛpt tu ˌkɔˈriən ˈʧɪldrən ɪn hər haʊs ɛz sleɪvz fər sɪks jɪrz, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛm tɪ du ˈhaʊsˌwərk, gɪv hər məˈsɑʒɪz, ənd wərk ənˈtɪl 2 a.m*. iʧ naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ slip ɔn ðə flɔr, ðə kwinz ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni sɛd təˈdeɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈrɪʧərd braʊn, ðə tu ˈvɪktɪmz, ðɛn ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd hər ˈbrəðər, keɪm tɪ nu jɔrk frəm saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪn 2010 ənd wər tɪ bi ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ pɑrk, 42 wɪn ðeɪ əraɪvd æt hər haʊs, ʃi əˈlɛʤədli ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd ðɛr ˈpæˌspɔrts ənd ˈprɑmptli muvd tɪ ə nu haʊs ɪn ˈfləʃɪŋ, ˈkətɪŋ ɔf ɔl ˈkɑnˌtækt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɛm tɪ wərk. pɑrk həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈleɪbər ˈtræfɪkɪŋ, əˈsɔlt, ənd ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ə ʧaɪld. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪm ˌɪˈnɪʃəli wərkt fər tɛn aʊərz ˈɛvəri deɪ ˈæftər skul, ˈklinɪŋ ðə haʊs ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ pɑrk bæk məˈsɑʒɪz, fʊt məˈsɑʒɪz, ənd mani-pedis*; æt wən pɔɪnt, ɪts əˈlɛʤd ðət ʃi hæd tɪ pərˈfɔrm ə məˈsɑʒ waɪl pɑrk wɔʧt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. wəns ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪm tərnd 14 ðə ˈmɪnəməm eɪʤ tɪ wərk ɪn nu jɔrk, pɑrk meɪd hər stɑrt ˈwərkɪŋ æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈgroʊsəri stɔr fər æt list tu deɪz ə wik, ˈmeɪkɪŋ 10 ən aʊər ɔl əv wɪʧ wɛnt tɪ hər ˈkæptər, ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əˈlɛʤɪz. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ ðət wɪn ðə meɪl ˈvɪktɪm tərnd 14 ɪn ˈɔgəst əv 2015 hi, tu, wɛnt tɪ wərk. pɑrk rɪˈpɔrtədli toʊld ðɛm ðət ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ɪn ˌkɔˈriə wər nɑt ˈsɛndɪŋ hər ˈɛni ˈməni, ənd soʊ ðɛr ˈərnɪŋz wər ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən fər hər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈæftər ðɛm. ˈoʊvər ðə sɪks jɪrz ðə ˈsɪblɪŋz wər ɪn pɑrks kæpˈtɪvəti, ðeɪ wər ˈrɛgjələrli ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈbjuz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdiˈeɪz rɪˈpɔrt: pɑrk ruˈtinli bit ðɛm baɪ ˈstraɪkɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈɑbʤɛkts, sˈlæpɪŋ ðɛm, ˈstɛpɪŋ ɔn ðɛr lɛgz ənd ˈkɪkɪŋ ðɛm əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɑdi fər nɑt oʊˈbeɪɪŋ hər ˈɔrdərz, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðɛm tɪ fɪr hər.... ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 pɑrk əˈlɛʤədli skræʧt ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪm əˈbaʊt ðə lɛgz wɪθ ə neɪl ˈklɪpər, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈskræʧɪz ənd səbˈstænʃəl peɪn, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈmænɪkjər ənd ˈpɛdɪkjər ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ hər wər nɑt əp tɪ hər ˈstændərdz. tu mənθs ˈleɪtər, ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 4 2016 pɑrk əˈlɛʤd bɪˈkeɪm ˈæŋgri wɪθ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪm ənd bɪˈgæn ˈkɪkɪŋ hər ɔn hər lɛg, ˈkɔzɪŋ sˈwɛlɪŋ ənd səbˈstænʃəl peɪn, ənd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ, pɑrk bɪˈkeɪm ˈæŋgri wɪθ hər ənd kət ɔf hər hɛr ənd kɪkt hər ɪn ðə hɛd, ˈkɔzɪŋ sˈwɛlɪŋ ənd səbˈstænʃəl peɪn. ðə əˈlɛʤd ɛnsˈleɪvmənt keɪm tɪ laɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ðə pæst wik, wɪn ðə ˈsɪblɪŋz, naʊ 16 ənd 14 ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə əˈbjuz tɪ ðɛr skul. ðə əˈsɪstənt ˈprɪnsəpəl, hu hæd ˈnoʊtɪst ˈbruzɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪmz lɛgz, wɛnt tɪ pɑrks haʊs ənd dɪˈmændɪd ðət ʃi gɪv ɪm ðɛr ˈpæˌspɔrts; hi ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkəmpənid ðə ˈsɪblɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈgroʊsəri stɔr wɛr ðeɪ wərkt soʊ ðət ðeɪ kʊd kəˈlɛkt ðɛr ˈərnɪŋz. skul əˈfɪʃəlz ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ðə pəˈlis, ənd pɑrk wɑz əreɪnd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 9th*. ʃiz biɪŋ hɛld ɔn ə kæʃ beɪl ənd wɪl əˈpɪr ɪn kɔrt əˈgɛn ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 16th*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdiˈeɪz rɪˈpɔrt, læst wik wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪm spoʊk tɪ hər ˈməðər ɪn ˌkɔˈriə sɪns 2013
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as a community grieves and a family has few words, wisconsin investigators say the 911 call that preceded the police shooting of a native american teen was made by the teen himself.
ashland county deputy brock fatally shot jason ike pero last week after receiving a report that a male was walking down the street with a knife in, wisconsin, about a drive northeast of minneapolis.
odanah hosts the administrative offices for the bad river band of lake superior tribe of chippewa indians, of which jason was a member.
“pero approached deputy with a large butcher knife and he refused numerous commands to drop the weapon,” said a report from the wisconsin department of justice. “on two occasions, pero lunged at the deputy while the deputy was attempting to retreat. deputy fired his service weapon at pero, striking him twice.”
the was pronounced dead at memorial medical center in ashland.
“he was a good kid, a happy kid,” the grandfather, alan pero, said. “he loved being around family and friends. he was a jokester. his teachers loved him. quite a bit of teachers came to the funeral and wake.”
jason’s mother is blind, and he was always happy to help her and serve as her guide, alan pero said.
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mrdjenovich, who has been with the office for about a year, is on paid administrative leave. officials say they found a knife at the scene of the shooting.
‘he was gone’
the state investigation indicates “pero was the same person that called 911 reporting a man with a knife, giving his own physical description,” according to a news release from the agency.
a search of bedroom supports reports that the teen had been despondent for a few days before his death, the said without elaborating.
jason left school early wednesday after saying he was ill, school district of ashland superintendent keith hilts told cnn affiliate. hours later, he learned jason was dead, he said.
alan pero told cnn his grandson thought he had the flu, and his father picked him up and took him to his grandparents’ house, where jason lived, walking distance from his parents’ home.
“when he got home he went to the fridge, got a 7 up, went to get his blanket as kids do, and then was watching tv,” alan pero said, sharing the account of uncle, who saw him last.
alan pero later received a call from dad, explaining jason had been “shot right in front of the house,” he said. when alan pero arrived, he said, police were on the scene and he was told a helicopter was coming, but police later told him the chopper was no longer en route.
“that’s when i knew what happened. he was gone,” alan pero said.
‘he like fighting’
the was part of his drumming circle, which performed at veterans day celebration. members of the group hung a photo of jason on an empty chair and included jason in their song as students locked arms in solidarity, reported.
curtis redbird drove more than 200 miles from black river falls to be with his family after learning his cousin had been killed by police. jason had a “heart of gold,” redbird told.
“baby jay, he was a real sweet kid. he always had a smile on his face,” he said, according to the station. “nobody can believe that this happened to him because of the way he is, the way he was.”
holly gauthier, mother, said he was the only one of her three children she has ever been able to see with her own eyes. she lost her sight to glaucoma when jason was a toddler.
gauthier said she was skeptical of the account from authorities, who said her son “lunged” at a deputy.
“i know the kind of boy my son was,” she told cnn.
“i know that lunging could also mean taking a step. all on what words they want to include in their report,” gauthier said. “it’s almost like they are trying to make my boy look like a man, and he did not. he had a baby face and a voice.”
“i’ve never seen him hit or swing at anyone,” pero, the grandfather, said. “he like fighting or anything like that.”
“he could write good poems,” he added. “he drummed native american. he was in band at school, too, and played trumpet.”
previously, relatives had released a statement saying, “the family has no words right now,” and thanking the bad river community, its tribal council and other tribes for their support.
the state aims to turn over its reports to the ashland county district office by early december.
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ɛz ə kəmˈjunɪti grivz ənd ə ˈfæməli həz fju wərdz, wɪˈskɑnsən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz seɪ ðə 911 kɔl ðət prɪˈsidɪd ðə pəˈlis ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən tin wɑz meɪd baɪ ðə tin hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈæʃlənd ˈkaʊnti ˈdɛpjəti brɑk ˈfeɪtəli ʃɑt ˈʤeɪsən aɪk pəroʊ læst wik ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ə meɪl wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ daʊn ðə strit wɪθ ə naɪf ɪn, wɪˈskɑnsən, əˈbaʊt ə draɪv ˌnɔrˈθist əv ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs. hoʊsts ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈɔfəsɪz fər ðə bæd ˈrɪvər bænd əv leɪk suˈpɪriər traɪb əv ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˈɪndiənz, əv wɪʧ ˈʤeɪsən wɑz ə ˈmɛmbər. əˈproʊʧt ˈdɛpjəti wɪθ ə lɑrʤ ˈbʊʧər naɪf ənd hi rɪfˈjuzd ˈnumərəs kəˈmændz tɪ drɔp ðə weapon,”*,” sɛd ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə wɪˈskɑnsən dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs. tu ɔˈkeɪʒənz, pəroʊ lənʤd æt ðə ˈdɛpjəti waɪl ðə ˈdɛpjəti wɑz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ riˈtrit. ˈdɛpjəti faɪərd hɪz ˈsərvɪs ˈwɛpən æt pəroʊ, ˈstraɪkɪŋ ɪm twice.”*.” ðə wɑz prəˈnaʊnst dɛd æt məˈmɔriəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈæʃlənd. wɑz ə gʊd kɪd, ə ˈhæpi kid,”*,” ðə ˈgrænˌfɑðər, ˈælən pəroʊ, sɛd. ləvd biɪŋ əraʊnd ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz. hi wɑz ə ˈʤoʊkstər. hɪz ˈtiʧərz ləvd ɪm. kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈtiʧərz keɪm tɪ ðə fˈjunərəl ənd wake.”*.” ˈməðər ɪz blaɪnd, ənd hi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈhæpi tɪ hɛlp hər ənd sərv ɛz hər gaɪd, ˈælən pəroʊ sɛd. ə fərˈgɑtən məˈnɔrəti: ˈneɪtɪv lɪvz ˈmætər, hu həz bɪn wɪθ ðə ˈɔfəs fər əˈbaʊt ə jɪr, ɪz ɔn peɪd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv liv. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðeɪ faʊnd ə naɪf æt ðə sin əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. wɑz gone’*’ ðə steɪt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts wɑz ðə seɪm ˈpərsən ðət kɔld 911 rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ə mæn wɪθ ə naɪf, ˈgɪvɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈfɪzɪkəl description,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nuz riˈlis frəm ðə ˈeɪʤənsi. ə sərʧ əv ˈbɛˌdrum səˈpɔrts rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə tin hæd bɪn dɪˈspɑndənt fər ə fju deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ, ðə sɛd wɪˈθaʊt ɪˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ. ˈʤeɪsən lɛft skul ˈərli ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈæftər seɪɪŋ hi wɑz ɪl, skul ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˈæʃlənd ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt kiθ hɪlts toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn əˈfɪliˌeɪt. aʊərz ˈleɪtər, hi ˈlərnɪd ˈʤeɪsən wɑz dɛd, hi sɛd. ˈælən pəroʊ toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn hɪz ˈgrændˌsən θɔt hi hæd ðə flu, ənd hɪz ˈfɑðər pɪkt ɪm əp ənd tʊk ɪm tɪ hɪz grandparents’*’ haʊs, wɛr ˈʤeɪsən lɪvd, ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns frəm hɪz parents’*’ hoʊm. hi gɑt hoʊm hi wɛnt tɪ ðə frɪʤ, gɑt ə 7 əp, wɛnt tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈblæŋkɪt ɛz kɪdz du, ənd ðɛn wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ tv,”*,” ˈælən pəroʊ sɛd, ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə əˈkaʊnt əv ˈəŋkəl, hu sɔ ɪm læst. ˈælən pəroʊ ˈleɪtər rɪˈsivd ə kɔl frəm dæd, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ˈʤeɪsən hæd bɪn raɪt ɪn frənt əv ðə house,”*,” hi sɛd. wɪn ˈælən pəroʊ əraɪvd, hi sɛd, pəˈlis wər ɔn ðə sin ənd hi wɑz toʊld ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ, bət pəˈlis ˈleɪtər toʊld ɪm ðə ˈʧɑpər wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɛn rut. wɪn aɪ nu wət ˈhæpənd. hi wɑz gone,”*,” ˈælən pəroʊ sɛd. laɪk fighting’*’ ðə wɑz pɑrt əv hɪz ˈdrəmɪŋ ˈsərkəl, wɪʧ pərˈfɔrmd æt ˈvɛtərənz deɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə grup həŋ ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈʤeɪsən ɔn ən ˈɛmti ʧɛr ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈʤeɪsən ɪn ðɛr sɔŋ ɛz ˈstudənts lɑkt ɑrmz ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈkərtɪs ˈrɛdˌbərd droʊv mɔr ðən 200 maɪəlz frəm blæk ˈrɪvər fɔlz tɪ bi wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli ˈæftər ˈlərnɪŋ hɪz ˈkəzən hæd bɪn kɪld baɪ pəˈlis. ˈʤeɪsən hæd ə əv gold,”*,” ˈrɛdˌbərd toʊld. ʤeɪ, hi wɑz ə ril swit kɪd. hi ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə smaɪl ɔn hɪz face,”*,” hi sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪʃən. kən bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs ˈhæpənd tɪ ɪm bɪˈkəz əv ðə weɪ hi ɪz, ðə weɪ hi was.”*.” ˈhɑli ˈgaʊθiər, ˈməðər, sɛd hi wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən əv hər θri ˈʧɪldrən ʃi həz ˈɛvər bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ si wɪθ hər oʊn aɪz. ʃi lɔst hər saɪt tɪ glɔˈkoʊmə wɪn ˈʤeɪsən wɑz ə ˈtɑdlər. ˈgaʊθiər sɛd ʃi wɑz ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ðə əˈkaʊnt frəm əˈθɔrətiz, hu sɛd hər sən ““lunged”*” æt ə ˈdɛpjəti. noʊ ðə kaɪnd əv bɔɪ maɪ sən was,”*,” ʃi toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. noʊ ðət ˈlənʤɪŋ kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ min ˈteɪkɪŋ ə stɛp. ɔl ɔn wət wərdz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɪn ðɛr report,”*,” ˈgaʊθiər sɛd. ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk maɪ bɔɪ lʊk laɪk ə mæn, ənd hi dɪd nɑt. hi hæd ə ˈbeɪbi feɪs ənd ə voice.”*.” ˈnɛvər sin ɪm hɪt ər swɪŋ æt anyone,”*,” pəroʊ, ðə ˈgrænˌfɑðər, sɛd. laɪk ˈfaɪtɪŋ ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk that.”*.” kʊd raɪt gʊd poems,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. drəmd ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən. hi wɑz ɪn bænd æt skul, tu, ənd pleɪd trumpet.”*.” ˈpriviəsli, ˈrɛlətɪvz hæd riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ, ˈfæməli həz noʊ wərdz raɪt now,”*,” ənd ˈθæŋkɪŋ ðə bæd ˈrɪvər kəmˈjunɪti, ɪts ˈtraɪbəl ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ˈəðər traɪbz fər ðɛr səˈpɔrt. ðə steɪt eɪmz tɪ tərn ˈoʊvər ɪts rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ðə ˈæʃlənd ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔfəs baɪ ˈərli dɪˈsɛmbər.
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) are argentinian, got that clear?'
jeremy clarkson faced the wrath of argentinians today by driving through the country in a porsche with the number plate to film for top gear.
the bbc presenter sparked a new controversy with the 'provocative' plate - a reference to the 1982 falklands war - while driving part of the famous patagonian highway.
leading national newspaper claimed: 'this is highly sensitive for argentinians and clarkson could have problems.'
he was also blasted on twitter with one user telling him: 'your irony is not funny in argentina'.
another, using the argentinian name for the falklands, tweeted: 'the malvinas are argentinian, got that clear?'
in the line of fire: jeremy clarkson sparked anger in argentina by driving through the country in a porsche with the number plate to film for top gear - a reference to the 1982 falklands war
news of latest stunt came less than a fortnight after he was reportedly warned by bosses not to cause a diplomatic row while filming top gear in argentina.
the responded to those reports with a twitter diatribe.
patagonian daily diario jornada, echoing the growing anger over taunt, said: 'top gear is filming in patagonia and there's controversy.
'although the bbc asked the popular presenter jeremy clarkson to behave during his trip to argentina, he chose a porsche with the provocative number plate.'
however, bbc bosses today insisted the choice of number plate was pure coincidence, saying the car was not bought because of its apparent reference nor were the plates swapped.
andy wilman, executive producer of top gear said: 'top gear production purchased three cars for a forthcoming programme.
'to suggest that this car was either chosen for its number plate or that an alternative number plate was substituted for the original, is completely untrue.'
controversy: clarkson (pictured earlier this year making a video apology for using the n-word while singing a racist rhyme for top gear) has provoked a backlash in the argentinian media for using the number plate
the apparent goading gesture went unnoticed on the first part of his trip from the ski resort of to the southern port of.
but he was making headlines again last night in the south american country as he neared the end of his mile trek at the head of a convoy of vehicles including a lotus and ford mustang driven by fellow top gear presenters james may and richard hammond.
the car at the centre of the controversy was today reported to be 'hidden' in a shed in a ski resort called cerro castor near, the southernmost city in the world.
the falkland islands were taken briefly by argentina during its 1982 invasion which preceded a war with britain.
the war claimed the lives of 649 argentinians and 255 britons.
argentinian president cristina kirchner has attacked britain repeatedly over the falklands since taking over power following the death of her husband nestor.
she pledged an 'eternal fight' for the falklands in one speech.
under fire: clarkson has been filming his-mile trek at the head of a convoy of vehicles including a lotus and ford mustang driven by fellow top gear presenters richard hammond (left) and james may (right)
she begged pope francis to intervene in the row with britain over sovereignty of the islands in the first of their four meetings in march last year.
at the start of the year, she handpicked 'yes' man daniel to become argentina's first new falklands secretary.
he labelled the as a 'colonial power' at his ceremony.
the falklands issue is particularly sensitive in southern argentina where top gear is now being filmed.
ushuaia has blocked several cruise ships from docking under a controversial local law named after an argentinian cowboy who led a bloody century uprising against the british.
jeremy clarkson was forced to apologise in may after appearing to mumble the n-word as he sang a racist rhyme for top gear.
tv chiefs in london were said at the time to have summoned him to a meeting and given him a final warning.
the controversial presenter arrived in argentina on september 17 and headed straight for a hotel in to begin filming.
the patagonian highway - better known as route 40 - is part of a famous road in western argentina running parallel to the andes mountains.
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kəmz ˈæftər ˌbibiˈsi ˈbɔsɪz 'wɔrnd ˈklɑrksən nɑt tɪ kɔz ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk roʊ' tɔp gɪr ʧif ˌɪnˈsɪsts ʧɔɪs əv ðə ˈnəmbər pleɪt wɑz pjʊr koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ər ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniən, gɑt ðət klɪr?' ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈklɑrksən feɪst ðə ræθ əv ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniənz təˈdeɪ baɪ ˈdraɪvɪŋ θru ðə ˈkəntri ɪn ə ˈpɔrʃə wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər pleɪt tɪ fɪlm fər tɔp gɪr. ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈprɛzəntər spɑrkt ə nu ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɪθ ðə 'proʊˈvɑkətɪv' pleɪt ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə 1982 ˈfɔkləndz wɔr waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə ˈfeɪməs ˌpætəˈgoʊniən ˈhaɪˌweɪ. ˈlidɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər kleɪmd: 'ðɪs ɪz ˈhaɪli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv fər ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniənz ənd ˈklɑrksən kʊd hæv ˈprɑbləmz.' hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈblæstɪd ɔn tˈwɪtər wɪθ wən ˈjuzər ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm: 'jʊr ˈaɪrəni ɪz nɑt ˈfəni ɪn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə'. əˈnəðər, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniən neɪm fər ðə ˈfɔkləndz, tweeted*: 'ðə mɔlˈvinəs ər ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniən, gɑt ðət klɪr?' ɪn ðə laɪn əv faɪər: ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈklɑrksən spɑrkt ˈæŋgər ɪn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə baɪ ˈdraɪvɪŋ θru ðə ˈkəntri ɪn ə ˈpɔrʃə wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər pleɪt tɪ fɪlm fər tɔp gɪr ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə 1982 ˈfɔkləndz wɔr nuz əv ˈleɪtəst stənt keɪm lɛs ðən ə ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt ˈæftər hi wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli wɔrnd baɪ ˈbɔsɪz nɑt tɪ kɔz ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk roʊ waɪl ˈfɪlmɪŋ tɔp gɪr ɪn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə. ðə rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrts wɪθ ə tˈwɪtər ˈdaɪəˌtraɪb. ˌpætəˈgoʊniən ˈdeɪli daɪˈɛrioʊ jornada*, ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ðə groʊɪŋ ˈæŋgər ˈoʊvər tɔnt, sɛd: 'tɔp gɪr ɪz ˈfɪlmɪŋ ɪn ˌpætəˈgoʊniə ənd ðɛrz ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. 'ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˌbibiˈsi æst ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈprɛzəntər ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈklɑrksən tɪ bɪˈheɪv ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz trɪp tɪ ˌɑrʤənˈtinə, hi ʧoʊz ə ˈpɔrʃə wɪθ ðə proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈnəmbər pleɪt.' ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbibiˈsi ˈbɔsɪz təˈdeɪ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈnəmbər pleɪt wɑz pjʊr koʊˈɪnsɪdəns, seɪɪŋ ðə kɑr wɑz nɑt bɔt bɪˈkəz əv ɪts əˈpɛrənt ˈrɛfərəns nɔr wər ðə pleɪts swɔpt. ˈændi wilman*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər əv tɔp gɪr sɛd: 'tɔp gɪr pərˈdəkʃən ˈpərʧəst θri kɑz fər ə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm. 'tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ðɪs kɑr wɑz ˈiðər ˈʧoʊzən fər ɪts ˈnəmbər pleɪt ər ðət ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈnəmbər pleɪt wɑz ˈsəbstəˌtutəd fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, ɪz kəmˈplitli ənˈtru.' ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi: ˈklɑrksən (ˈpɪkʧərd ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈpɑləˌʤi fər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɛnˌwər waɪl ˈsɪŋɪŋ ə ˈreɪsɪst raɪm fər tɔp gɪr) həz prəˈvoʊkt ə ˈbæˌklæʃ ɪn ðə ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniən ˈmidiə fər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər pleɪt ðə əˈpɛrənt ˈgoʊdɪŋ ˈʤɛsʧər wɛnt ənˈnoʊtɪst ɔn ðə fərst pɑrt əv hɪz trɪp frəm ðə ski rɪˈzɔrt əv tɪ ðə ˈsəðərn pɔrt əv. bət hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz əˈgɛn læst naɪt ɪn ðə saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəntri ɛz hi nɪrd ðə ɛnd əv hɪz maɪl trɛk æt ðə hɛd əv ə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ əv ˈviɪkəlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈloʊtəs ənd fɔrd ˈməˌstæŋ ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈfɛloʊ tɔp gɪr ˈprɛzəntərz ʤeɪmz meɪ ənd ˈrɪʧərd ˈhæmənd. ðə kɑr æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɑz təˈdeɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ bi 'ˈhɪdən' ɪn ə ʃɛd ɪn ə ski rɪˈzɔrt kɔld ˈsɛroʊ ˈkæstər nɪr, ðə ˈsəðərnˌmoʊst ˈsɪti ɪn ðə wərld. ðə ˈfɔklənd ˈaɪləndz wər ˈteɪkən ˈbrifli baɪ ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts 1982 ˌɪnˈveɪʒən wɪʧ prɪˈsidɪd ə wɔr wɪθ ˈbrɪtən. ðə wɔr kleɪmd ðə lɪvz əv 649 ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniənz ənd 255 ˈbrɪtənz. ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniən ˈprɛzɪdənt krɪˈstinə ˈkərknər həz əˈtækt ˈbrɪtən rɪˈpitɪdli ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɔkləndz sɪns ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər paʊər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɛθ əv hər ˈhəzbənd ˈnɛstər. ʃi plɛʤd ən 'ɪˈtərnəl faɪt' fər ðə ˈfɔkləndz ɪn wən spiʧ. ˈəndər faɪər: ˈklɑrksən həz bɪn ˈfɪlmɪŋ hɪz trɛk æt ðə hɛd əv ə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ əv ˈviɪkəlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈloʊtəs ənd fɔrd ˈməˌstæŋ ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈfɛloʊ tɔp gɪr ˈprɛzəntərz ˈrɪʧərd ˈhæmənd (lɛft) ənd ʤeɪmz meɪ (raɪt) ʃi bɛgd poʊp ˈfrænsɪs tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ɪn ðə roʊ wɪθ ˈbrɪtən ˈoʊvər ˈsɑvrənti əv ðə ˈaɪləndz ɪn ðə fərst əv ðɛr fɔr ˈmitɪŋz ɪn mɑrʧ læst jɪr. æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə jɪr, ʃi ˈhændˈpɪkt 'jɛs' mæn ˈdænjəl tɪ bɪˈkəm ˌɑrʤənˈtinəz fərst nu ˈfɔkləndz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. hi ˈleɪbəld ðə ɛz ə 'kəˈloʊniəl paʊər' æt hɪz ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni. ðə ˈfɔkləndz ˈɪʃu ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə wɛr tɔp gɪr ɪz naʊ biɪŋ fɪlmd. həz blɑkt ˈsɛvərəl kruz ʃɪps frəm ˈdɑkɪŋ ˈəndər ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈloʊkəl lɔ neɪmd ˈæftər ən ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniən ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ hu lɛd ə ˈblədi ˈsɛnʧəri ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ. ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈklɑrksən wɑz fɔrst tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz ɪn meɪ ˈæftər əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ ˈməmbəl ðə ˈɛnˌwər ɛz hi sæŋ ə ˈreɪsɪst raɪm fər tɔp gɪr. ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʧifs ɪn ˈləndən wər sɛd æt ðə taɪm tɪ hæv ˈsəmənd ɪm tɪ ə ˈmitɪŋ ənd ˈgɪvɪn ɪm ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈwɔrnɪŋ. ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈprɛzəntər əraɪvd ɪn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 17 ənd ˈhɛdɪd streɪt fər ə hoʊˈtɛl ɪn tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈfɪlmɪŋ. ðə ˌpætəˈgoʊniən ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈbɛtər noʊn ɛz rut 40 ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈfeɪməs roʊd ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ˈrənɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ ðə ˈændiz ˈmaʊntənz.
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are you going on a trip soon? to avoid having a bad travel experience, there are certain travel security and web access issues you should be aware of and prepare for.
the following highlights 6 travel security and web access issues that could ruin your trip. these include:
approximately 90% of wifi networks at public such as cafes, hotels, and airports are not secure. thus, connecting to the internet via these unsecured wifi networks leave you vulnerable to having your personal and private information stolen by hackers and cyber criminals.
access to certain websites and content is restricted or blocked in certain countries.
scammers may try various methods to scam you.
using public computers in hotel business centers or computer cafes creates security risks.
mobile data charges can be significant in some countries, especially in japan and switzerland.
data breach as a result of lost or stolen devices.
after going through the below, you will find out the best methods to deal with these travel security and web access issues.
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ər ju goʊɪŋ ɔn ə trɪp sun? tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈhævɪŋ ə bæd ˈtrævəl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðɛr ər ˈsərtən ˈtrævəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd wɛb ˈækˌsɛs ˈɪʃuz ju ʃʊd bi əˈwɛr əv ənd priˈpɛr fər. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈhaɪˌlaɪts 6 ˈtrævəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd wɛb ˈækˌsɛs ˈɪʃuz ðət kʊd ruɪn jʊr trɪp. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud: əˈprɑksəmətli 90 əv ˈwiˌfi ˈnɛtˌwərks æt ˈpəblɪk səʧ ɛz ˌkæˈfeɪz, hoʊˈtɛlz, ənd ˈɛrˌpɔrts ər nɑt sɪˈkjʊr. ðəs, kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈviə ðiz ˌənsɪˈkjʊrd ˈwiˌfi ˈnɛtˌwərks liv ju ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈhævɪŋ jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ənd ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈstoʊlən baɪ ˈhækərz ənd ˈsaɪbər ˈkrɪmənəlz. ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈsərtən ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ənd ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz riˈstrɪktɪd ər blɑkt ɪn ˈsərtən ˈkəntriz. ˈskæmərz meɪ traɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈmɛθədz tɪ skæm ju. ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpəblɪk kəmˈpjutərz ɪn hoʊˈtɛl ˈbɪznɪs ˈsɛnərz ər kəmˈpjutər ˌkæˈfeɪz kriˈeɪts sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪsks. ˈmoʊbəl ˈdætə ˈʧɑrʤɪz kən bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪn səm ˈkəntriz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ʤəˈpæn ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd. ˈdætə briʧ ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv lɔst ər ˈstoʊlən dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ˈæftər goʊɪŋ θru ðə bɪˈloʊ, ju wɪl faɪnd aʊt ðə bɛst ˈmɛθədz tɪ dil wɪθ ðiz ˈtrævəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd wɛb ˈækˌsɛs ˈɪʃuz. ʃɛr ðɪs ɔn jʊr saɪt pliz ˌɪnˈklud ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən tɪ wɪθ ðɪs ˈgræfɪk.
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over the past few months, one lingering blemish on bernie sanders' candidacy for the democratic nomination is his indifference to racial justice and civil rights issues.
but the truth is, sanders has a history of standing up for civil and minority rights, as he told the attendants of nation after he was interrupted by black lives matter protesters. of course, it's understandable that they want to bring attention to the movement. killings of people from ferguson to new york city to los angeles to atlanta have finally brought important issues like police brutality, systemic racism, mass incarceration and of the police into the center of national dialogue.
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it is up to all candidates for the presidency, including every democrat, every republican and independent candidates, to address these issues in a forthright manner and to do outreach and communicate with communities that are besieged by these problems. although his events in phoenix, houston and dallas, where he loudly condemned police brutality and racism were a start, sanders owes it to pay attention to these activists and listen to the concerns of marginalized groups whose civil rights have historically been suppressed. sanders does have a record of fighting on these issues, and it should be only natural for him to be able to comfortably address them before a diverse audience.
here are 20 ways sanders has stood up for civil and minority rights, starting in the early up to the present year.
1. raising money for korean orphans: international solidarity was an unusual concept for any american to have in the, let alone a high school student. but one of sanders' first campaigns was to run for class president at james madison high school in new york city. his platform was based around raising scholarship funds for korean war orphans. although he lost, the person who did win the campaign decided to endorse sanders' campaign, and scholarships were created.
2. being arrested for desegregation: as a student at the university of chicago, sanders was active in both the congress on racial equality (core) and the student nonviolent coordinating committee (sncc). in 1962, he was arrested for protesting segregation in public schools in chicago; the police came to call him an outside agitator, as he went around putting up flyers around the city detailing police brutality.
3. marching in march on joined the called by the leaders of the civil rights movement, a formative event of his youth.
4. calling for full gay equality: 40 years ago, sanders started his political life by running with a radical third party in vermont called the liberty union party. as a part of the platform, he called for abolishing all laws related to discrimination against homosexuality.
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5. standing up for victims of u.s. imperialism in latin america: while mayor of burlington, vermont, sanders formally protested the reagan government's policy of sending arms to central america to repress movements. in 1985, he traveled to nicaragua to condemn the war on people there. he writes about it in his book outsider in the house: “the trip to nicaragua was a profoundly emotional was introduced to a crowd of hundreds of thousands who gathered for the anniversary celebration. i will never forget that in the front row of the huge crowd were dozens and dozens of amputees in wheelchairs young soldiers, many of them in their teens, who had lost their legs in a war foisted on them and financed by the u.s. government.”
6. condemned and opposed welfare reform and dog whistle president bill clinton and most democrats in congress supported so-called welfare reform politics, sanders not only voted against this policy change, but wrote eloquently against the dog whistle politics used to sell it, saying, “the crown jewel of the republican agenda is their so-called welfare reform proposal. the bill, which combines an assault on the poor, women and children, minorities, and immigrants is the grand slam of scapegoating legislation, and appeals to the frustrations and ignorance of the american people along a wide spectrum of prejudices.”
7. vocally condemned and opposed death penalty and prisons his entire political career: sanders has long been a critic of “tough on crime” policies. here he is in 1991 condemning a crime bill for promoting “state murder” through expansion of the death penalty:
“my friends, we have the highest percentage of people in jail per capita of any nation on do we have to do, put half the country behind bars? speaker, instead of talking about punishment and vengeance, let us talk about the real issue. how do we get to the root causes of crime? how do we stop crime? i've got a problem with a president and congress that allows five million people to go hungry, two million people to sleep out on the street, cities to become breeding grounds for drugs and violence. and they say we're getting tough on crime. if you want to get tough on crime, let's deal with the causes of crime. let's demand that every man, woman, and child in this country have a decent opportunity and a decent standard of living. let's not keep putting more people into jail and disproportionately punishing blacks.”
he also voted for an amendment in the crime bill to eliminate the death penalty with life imprisonment.
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8. voted against cutting off prisoners from federal education funds: in the 1990s, there was a successful effort to end the pell grant program for prisoners, which was one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism. only a handful of members of congress voted against the legislation, and almost all of them were members of the black caucus. sanders was one of the few white members who opposed this effort. it passed by 351 to 39. of those in the house who opposed that vote, few are still serving; reps. john lewis, jose serrano, charlie rangel, and bernie sanders stood together at that time and continue to serve today.
9. took to task for oppressing developing world workers: in a 1998 committee hearing, sanders took clinton administration official robert rubin to task for not enforcing a provision to protect the rights of workers in indonesia. “tell the world now that no more money goes to that country, goes to [dictator] suharto!” he thundered to rubin, who later went on to be architect of policies that led us to the great recession. “the historically does not have a good record in terms of the poor people of various countries,” he noted, standing up for the poorest black and brown people on the planet, tackling an institution few in congress dare to criticize.
10. achieved high ratings from leading civil rights organizations: a frequent critique of sanders is that he is from a very white state. while this is true, he certainly has not ignored issues that matter to people of color. in 2002, he achieved a 93 percent rating from the and a 97% rating by the in 2006.
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11. voted against the patriot act: the usa patriot act was passed in a vote in the senate and a vote in the house. sanders voted against it, and has voted against renewing it every single time. the law has been used to violate the rights of arab and muslim americans, but few know how extensively it has been used in the drug war; from 2009 to 2010, the law was invoked for narcotics cases and only 37 terrorism cases.
12. opposed both iraq wars on moral grounds: sanders was opposed to u.s. involvement in both iraq wars. while many simply talked about the war in terms of the impact it would have on the united states, sanders went further, saying that the “death and destruction caused” would “not be forgotten by the poor people of the third world.”
13. traveled to costa rica to defend exploited traveled to costa rica to help organize workers opposing the central american free trade agreement (cafta). while many critics of trade agreements do so on the grounds that americans deserve jobs that could be lost to foreign countries, sanders instead practices a form of solidarity politics, saying that workers in both countries are being exploited by corporations and so we must organize workers in both countries.
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14. endorsed jesse jackson, spoke up for palestinians: in 1988, jesse jackson was the first competitive black candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidency. he came under fierce attack for his advocacy of palestinian statehood. sanders came to his aid, organizing vermonters and winning the state for jackson. sanders was asked about jackson's comments on palestine and defended him, saying that the israeli assault on palestinians was “reprehensible.”
15. strongly condemned police violence over the past year: one criticism of sanders is that he avoids talking about police violence in favor of talking about the economy. while the economy forms the bulk of his pitch, he has repeatedly condemned police violence during the duration of the black lives matter movement. here he is in 2014, before frontrunner clinton ever spoke about the issue. here (8/20/14) are (8/24/14) a (8/18/14)) more (4/30/2015) examples (6/2015).
16. embraced immigrants when hillary clinton refused to talk to them: in 2014, young immigration activists repeatedly tried to talk to democratic frontrunner hillary clinton to ask her about executive action. while clinton did not talk to them, bernie sanders was not only willing to talk, but agreed with their call for executive action.
17. defended voting rights against voter suppression efforts: the endorsement of radical rapper killer mike by his leadership on defending the voter rights act and calling for expanding voting rights.
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18. fought against employment discrimination: sanders was a strong supporter of legislation to end workplace discrimination against americans.
19. called for end to war on drugs, for-profit prisons and migrant detention supports decriminalizing marijuna, and believes the war on drugs to be a failure. additionally, he has vowed to end for-profit prisons and immigrant detention quotas.
20. put out detailed plan to end economic crisis in minority communities: many argue that sanders views the issue of racial justice in too myopic a fashion by focusing on the economy. but polling of both latinos and african americans shows that jobs and the economy is either their top concern or tied for their top concern. gallup polling shows that 13 percent of hispanics say immigration is their top concern; 47 percent say the economy is. meanwhile, among black americans, 13 percent say “race relations” is their top concern, tied with “unemployment/jobs,” an additional 10 percentage points go to the “economy in general.” combined, economic concerns make up 23 percentage points while race relations compose 13 percent. if you add in healthcare, at 6 percent, another major sanders theme, it gets you up to 29 percent. add in poverty at 7 percent and education at 5 percent and you're up to 41 percent of african americans naming bernie sanders' top issues as their top issues.
this validates sanders' strategy of looking to the economy as the top concern of minority communities. he has put out a detailed strategy to target unemployment across america and particularly to attack hispanic and black youth unemployment, which he introduced in august 2014, long before he announced for president.
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none of this is to say that the sanders campaign doesn't need to do more outreach to a broad array of people; the rallies in phoenix, houston and a start, as they featured heavy presence of latino and african americans. the campaign is reportedly set to meet with the southern christian leadership conference next week, and will be campaigning heavily in the southeast starting next month, with an event in new orleans at the tail end of this month.
but much of the criticism of sanders seems more rooted in who he is an old white guy from vermont than what he has done. if anything, the fact that he has done so much for civil and minority rights despite the fact that his constituency is not one that would naturally demand it speaks to his character and wide empathy that isn't shared by many politicians.
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ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju mənθs, wən ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ ˈblɛmɪʃ ɔn ˈbərni ˈsændərz' ˈkændɪdəsi fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ɪz hɪz ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns tɪ ˈreɪʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈɪʃuz. bət ðə truθ ɪz, ˈsændərz həz ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈstændɪŋ əp fər ˈsɪvəl ənd məˈnɔrəti raɪts, ɛz hi toʊld ðə əˈtɛndənts əv ˈneɪʃən ˈæftər hi wɑz ˌɪntərˈəptɪd baɪ blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈproʊˌtɛstərz. əv kɔrs, ɪts ˌəndərˈstændəbəl ðət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈmuvmənt. ˈkɪlɪŋz əv ˈpipəl frəm ˈfərgəsən tɪ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti tɪ lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs tɪ æˈtlæntə hæv ˈfaɪnəli brɔt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃuz laɪk pəˈlis bruˈtælɪti, sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, mæs ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən ənd əv ðə pəˈlis ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnər əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ɪt ɪz əp tɪ ɔl ˈkænədɪts fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈdɛməˌkræt, ˈɛvəri rɪˈpəblɪkən ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkænədɪts, tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðiz ˈɪʃuz ɪn ə ˈfɔrθˈraɪt ˈmænər ənd tɪ du ˈaʊˌtriʧ ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət ər bɪˈsiʤd baɪ ðiz ˈprɑbləmz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hɪz ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈfinɪks, ˈhjustən ənd ˈdæləs, wɛr hi ˈlaʊdli kənˈdɛmd pəˈlis bruˈtælɪti ənd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm wər ə stɑrt, ˈsændərz oʊz ɪt tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðiz ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə kənˈsərnz əv ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd grups huz ˈsɪvəl raɪts hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli bɪn səˈprɛst. ˈsændərz dɪz hæv ə ˈrɛkərd əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɔn ðiz ˈɪʃuz, ənd ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈoʊnli ˈnæʧərəl fər ɪm tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkəmfərtəbli ˈæˌdrɛs ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr ə dɪˈvərs ˈɔdiəns. hir ər 20 weɪz ˈsændərz həz stʊd əp fər ˈsɪvəl ənd məˈnɔrəti raɪts, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈərli əp tɪ ðə ˈprɛzənt jɪr. 1 ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈməni fər ˌkɔˈriən ˈɔrfənz: ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti wɑz ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈkɑnsɛpt fər ˈɛni əˈmɛrɪkən tɪ hæv ɪn ðə, lɛt əˈloʊn ə haɪ skul ˈstudənt. bət wən əv ˈsændərz' fərst kæmˈpeɪnz wɑz tɪ rən fər klæs ˈprɛzɪdənt æt ʤeɪmz ˈmædɪsən haɪ skul ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. hɪz ˈplætˌfɔrm wɑz beɪst əraʊnd ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp fəndz fər ˌkɔˈriən wɔr ˈɔrfənz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi lɔst, ðə ˈpərsən hu dɪd wɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs ˈsændərz' kæmˈpeɪn, ənd ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps wər kriˈeɪtɪd. 2 biɪŋ ərˈɛstɪd fər ˌdisɛgrəˈgeɪʃən: ɛz ə ˈstudənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈsændərz wɑz ˈæktɪv ɪn boʊθ ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ˈreɪʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti (kɔr) ənd ðə ˈstudənt nɑnˈvaɪələnt koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ kəˈmɪti (sncc*). ɪn 1962 hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd fər ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən ɪn ˈpəblɪk skulz ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ; ðə pəˈlis keɪm tɪ kɔl ɪm ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈæʤəˌteɪtər, ɛz hi wɛnt əraʊnd ˈpʊtɪŋ əp flaɪərz əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti dɪˈteɪlɪŋ pəˈlis bruˈtælɪti. 3 ˈmɑrʧɪŋ ɪn mɑrʧ ɔn ʤɔɪnd ðə kɔld baɪ ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈmuvmənt, ə ˈfɔrmətɪv ɪˈvɛnt əv hɪz juθ. 4 ˈkɔlɪŋ fər fʊl geɪ ɪkˈwɑləti: 40 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈsændərz ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf baɪ ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈrædɪkəl θərd ˈpɑrti ɪn vərˈmɑnt kɔld ðə ˈlɪbərˌti ˈjunjən ˈpɑrti. ɛz ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm, hi kɔld fər əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ɔl lɔz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 5 ˈstændɪŋ əp fər ˈvɪktɪmz əv juz. ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə: waɪl meɪər əv ˈbərlɪŋtən, vərˈmɑnt, ˈsændərz ˈfɔrməli ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ðə ˈrigən ˈgəvərnmənts ˈpɑləsi əv ˈsɛndɪŋ ɑrmz tɪ ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ riˈprɛs ˈmuvmənts. ɪn 1985 hi ˈtrævəld tɪ ˌnɪkərˈɑgwə tɪ kənˈdɛm ðə wɔr ɔn ˈpipəl ðɛr. hi raɪts əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪn hɪz bʊk aʊtˈsaɪdər ɪn ðə haʊs: trɪp tɪ ˌnɪkərˈɑgwə wɑz ə proʊˈfaʊndli ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ə kraʊd əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz hu ˈgæðərd fər ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən. aɪ wɪl ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt ðət ɪn ðə frənt roʊ əv ðə juʤ kraʊd wər ˈdəzənz ənd ˈdəzənz əv ˈæmpjəˈtiz ɪn ˈwiˌlʧɛrz jəŋ ˈsoʊlʤərz, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ɪn ðɛr tinz, hu hæd lɔst ðɛr lɛgz ɪn ə wɔr ˈfɔɪstɪd ɔn ðɛm ənd ˈfaɪˌnænst baɪ ðə juz. government.”*.” 6 kənˈdɛmd ənd əˈpoʊzd ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrm ənd dɔg ˈwɪsəl ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən ənd moʊst ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs səˈpɔrtɪd ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈsændərz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðɪs ˈpɑləsi ʧeɪnʤ, bət roʊt ˈɛləkwəntli əˈgɛnst ðə dɔg ˈwɪsəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks juzd tɪ sɛl ɪt, seɪɪŋ, kraʊn ʤuəl əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən əˈʤɛndə ɪz ðɛr ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrm prəˈpoʊzəl. ðə bɪl, wɪʧ kəmˈbaɪnz ən əˈsɔlt ɔn ðə pur, ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən, məˈnɔrətiz, ənd ˈɪməgrənts ɪz ðə grænd slæm əv ˈskeɪpˌgoʊtɪŋ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ənd əˈpilz tɪ ðə frəˈstreɪʃənz ənd ˈɪgnərəns əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl əˈlɔŋ ə waɪd ˈspɛktrəm əv prejudices.”*.” 7 ˈvoʊkəli kənˈdɛmd ənd əˈpoʊzd dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ənd ˈprɪzənz hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərɪr: ˈsændərz həz lɔŋ bɪn ə ˈkrɪtɪk əv ɔn crime”*” ˈpɑləsiz. hir hi ɪz ɪn 1991 kənˈdɛmɪŋ ə kraɪm bɪl fər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ murder”*” θru ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti: frɛndz, wi hæv ðə haɪəst pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpipəl ɪn ʤeɪl pər ˈkæpɪtə əv ˈɛni ˈneɪʃən ɔn du wi hæv tɪ du, pʊt hæf ðə ˈkəntri bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz? ˈspikər, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpənɪʃmənt ənd ˈvɛnʤəns, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ril ˈɪʃu. haʊ du wi gɪt tɪ ðə rut ˈkɔzɪz əv kraɪm? haʊ du wi stɑp kraɪm? aɪv gɑt ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈkɑŋgrəs ðət əˈlaʊz faɪv ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl tɪ goʊ ˈhəŋgri, tu ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl tɪ slip aʊt ɔn ðə strit, ˈsɪtiz tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈbridɪŋ graʊnz fər drəgz ənd ˈvaɪələns. ənd ðeɪ seɪ wɪr ˈgɪtɪŋ təf ɔn kraɪm. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt təf ɔn kraɪm, lɛts dil wɪθ ðə ˈkɔzɪz əv kraɪm. lɛts dɪˈmænd ðət ˈɛvəri mæn, ˈwʊmən, ənd ʧaɪld ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri hæv ə ˈdisənt ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd ə ˈdisənt ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ. lɛts nɑt kip ˈpʊtɪŋ mɔr ˈpipəl ˈɪntu ʤeɪl ənd ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli ˈpənɪʃɪŋ blacks.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvoʊtɪd fər ən əˈmɛndmənt ɪn ðə kraɪm bɪl tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti wɪθ laɪf ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 8 ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ˈkətɪŋ ɔf ˈprɪzənərz frəm ˈfɛdərəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fəndz: ɪn ðə 1990s*, ðɛr wɑz ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈɛfərt tɪ ɛnd ðə pɛl grænt ˈproʊˌgræm fər ˈprɪzənərz, wɪʧ wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv weɪz tɪ rɪˈdus rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm. ˈoʊnli ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ðɛm wər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə blæk ˈkɔkəs. ˈsændərz wɑz wən əv ðə fju waɪt ˈmɛmbərz hu əˈpoʊzd ðɪs ˈɛfərt. ɪt pæst baɪ 351 tɪ 39 əv ðoʊz ɪn ðə haʊs hu əˈpoʊzd ðət voʊt, fju ər stɪl ˈsərvɪŋ; rɛps. ʤɑn luɪs, ˌhoʊˈzeɪ sərˈɑnoʊ, ˈʧɑrli ˈrænˈʤɛl, ənd ˈbərni ˈsændərz stʊd təˈgɛðər æt ðət taɪm ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ sərv təˈdeɪ. 9 tʊk tɪ tæsk fər əˈprɛsɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wərld ˈwərkərz: ɪn ə 1998 kəˈmɪti ˈhirɪŋ, ˈsændərz tʊk ˈklɪntən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl ˈrɑbərt ˈrubɪn tɪ tæsk fər nɑt ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ə prəˈvɪʒən tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə raɪts əv ˈwərkərz ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. ðə wərld naʊ ðət noʊ mɔr ˈməni goʊz tɪ ðət ˈkəntri, goʊz tɪ [ˈdɪkteɪtər] suharto!”*!” hi ˈθəndərd tɪ ˈrubɪn, hu ˈleɪtər wɛnt ɔn tɪ bi ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt əv ˈpɑləsiz ðət lɛd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə greɪt ˌriˈsɛʃən. hɪˈstɔrɪkəli dɪz nɑt hæv ə gʊd ˈrɛkərd ɪn tərmz əv ðə pur ˈpipəl əv ˈvɛriəs countries,”*,” hi ˈnoʊtɪd, ˈstændɪŋ əp fər ðə ˈpurɪst blæk ənd braʊn ˈpipəl ɔn ðə ˈplænət, ˈtækəlɪŋ ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən fju ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs dɛr tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz. 10 əˈʧivd haɪ ˈreɪtɪŋz frəm ˈlidɪŋ ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz: ə ˈfrikˌwɛnt krɪˈtik əv ˈsændərz ɪz ðət hi ɪz frəm ə ˈvɛri waɪt steɪt. waɪl ðɪs ɪz tru, hi ˈsərtənli həz nɑt ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər tɪ ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr. ɪn 2002 hi əˈʧivd ə 93 pərˈsɛnt ˈreɪtɪŋ frəm ðə ənd ə 97 ˈreɪtɪŋ baɪ ðə ɪn 2006 ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 11 ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpeɪtriət ækt: ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈpeɪtriət ækt wɑz pæst ɪn ə voʊt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd ə voʊt ɪn ðə haʊs. ˈsændərz ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ɪt, ənd həz ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst rɪˈnuɪŋ ɪt ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl taɪm. ðə lɔ həz bɪn juzd tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə raɪts əv ˈærəb ənd ˈməzlɪm əˈmɛrɪkənz, bət fju noʊ haʊ ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɪt həz bɪn juzd ɪn ðə drəg wɔr; frəm 2009 tɪ 2010 ðə lɔ wɑz ˌɪnˈvoʊkt fər nɑrˈkɑtɪks ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ˈoʊnli 37 ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈkeɪsɪz. 12 əˈpoʊzd boʊθ ˌɪˈrɑk wɔrz ɔn ˈmɔrəl graʊnz: ˈsændərz wɑz əˈpoʊzd tɪ juz. ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn boʊθ ˌɪˈrɑk wɔrz. waɪl ˈmɛni ˈsɪmpli tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɪt wʊd hæv ɔn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈsændərz wɛnt ˈfərðər, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ənd dɪˈstrəkʃən caused”*” wʊd bi fərˈgɑtən baɪ ðə pur ˈpipəl əv ðə θərd world.”*.” 13 ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈkɔstɑ ˈrikə tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈkɔstɑ ˈrikə tɪ hɛlp ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈwərkərz əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkən fri treɪd əˈgrimənt (cafta*). waɪl ˈmɛni ˈkrɪtɪks əv treɪd əˈgrimənts du soʊ ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz dɪˈzərv ʤɑbz ðət kʊd bi lɔst tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈkəntriz, ˈsændərz ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈpræktɪsɪz ə fɔrm əv ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈpɑləˌtɪks, seɪɪŋ ðət ˈwərkərz ɪn boʊθ ˈkəntriz ər biɪŋ ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd baɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ənd soʊ wi məst ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈwərkərz ɪn boʊθ ˈkəntriz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 14 ɛnˈdɔrst ˈʤɛsi ˈʤæksən, spoʊk əp fər ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz: ɪn 1988 ˈʤɛsi ˈʤæksən wɑz ðə fərst kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv blæk ˈkænədɪt fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi. hi keɪm ˈəndər fɪrs əˈtæk fər hɪz ˈædvəkəsi əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈsteɪˌthʊd. ˈsændərz keɪm tɪ hɪz eɪd, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ vərˈmɑntərz ənd ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə steɪt fər ˈʤæksən. ˈsændərz wɑz æst əˈbaʊt ˈʤæksənz ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ˈpæləˌstaɪn ənd dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪm, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈsɔlt ɔn ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz wɑz ““reprehensible.”*.” 15 ˈstrɔŋli kənˈdɛmd pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr: wən ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈsændərz ɪz ðət hi əˈvɔɪdz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. waɪl ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi fɔrmz ðə bəlk əv hɪz pɪʧ, hi həz rɪˈpitɪdli kənˈdɛmd pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv ðə blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈmuvmənt. hir hi ɪz ɪn 2014 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfrənˌtrənər ˈklɪntən ˈɛvər spoʊk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃu. hir ər ə mɔr ɪgˈzæmpəlz 16 ɛmˈbreɪst ˈɪməgrənts wɪn ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən rɪfˈjuzd tɪ tɔk tɪ ðɛm: ɪn 2014 jəŋ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈæktɪvɪsts rɪˈpitɪdli traɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfrənˌtrənər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən tɪ æsk hər əˈbaʊt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən. waɪl ˈklɪntən dɪd nɑt tɔk tɪ ðɛm, ˈbərni ˈsændərz wɑz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ tɔk, bət əˈgrid wɪθ ðɛr kɔl fər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən. 17 dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts əˈgɛnst ˈvoʊtər səˈprɛʃən ˈɛfərts: ðə ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ˈrædɪkəl ˈræpər ˈkɪlər maɪk baɪ hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɔn dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə ˈvoʊtər raɪts ækt ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 18 fɔt əˈgɛnst ɪmˈplɔɪmənt dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən: ˈsændərz wɑz ə strɔŋ səˈpɔrtər əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ ɛnd ˈwərkˌpleɪs dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛnst əˈmɛrɪkənz. 19 kɔld fər ɛnd tɪ wɔr ɔn drəgz, ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˈprɪzənz ənd ˈmaɪgrənt dɪˈtɛnʃən səˈpɔrts diˌkrɪmənəˈlaɪzɪŋ marijuna*, ənd bɪˈlivz ðə wɔr ɔn drəgz tɪ bi ə ˈfeɪljər. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, hi həz vaʊd tɪ ɛnd ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˈprɪzənz ənd ˈɪməgrənt dɪˈtɛnʃən kˈwoʊtəz. 20 pʊt aʊt dɪˈteɪld plæn tɪ ɛnd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs ɪn məˈnɔrəti kəmˈjunɪtiz: ˈmɛni ˈɑrgju ðət ˈsændərz vjuz ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈreɪʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ɪn tu maɪˈɑpɪk ə ˈfæʃən baɪ ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. bət ˈpoʊlɪŋ əv boʊθ lɑˈtinoʊs ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz ʃoʊz ðət ʤɑbz ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˈiðər ðɛr tɔp kənˈsərn ər taɪd fər ðɛr tɔp kənˈsərn. ˈgæləp ˈpoʊlɪŋ ʃoʊz ðət 13 pərˈsɛnt əv hɪˈspænɪks seɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɪz ðɛr tɔp kənˈsərn; 47 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz. ˈminˌwaɪl, əˈməŋ blæk əˈmɛrɪkənz, 13 pərˈsɛnt seɪ relations”*” ɪz ðɛr tɔp kənˈsərn, taɪd wɪθ ““unemployment/jobs,”*,” ən əˈdɪʃənəl 10 pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts goʊ tɪ ðə ɪn general.”*.” kəmˈbaɪnd, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈsərnz meɪk əp 23 pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts waɪl reɪs riˈleɪʃənz kəmˈpoʊz 13 pərˈsɛnt. ɪf ju æd ɪn ˈhɛlθˌkɛr, æt 6 pərˈsɛnt, əˈnəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈsændərz θim, ɪt gɪts ju əp tɪ 29 pərˈsɛnt. æd ɪn ˈpɑvərti æt 7 pərˈsɛnt ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən æt 5 pərˈsɛnt ənd jʊr əp tɪ 41 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈneɪmɪŋ ˈbərni ˈsændərz' tɔp ˈɪʃuz ɛz ðɛr tɔp ˈɪʃuz. ðɪs ˈvæləˌdeɪts ˈsændərz' ˈstrætəʤi əv ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛz ðə tɔp kənˈsərn əv məˈnɔrəti kəmˈjunɪtiz. hi həz pʊt aʊt ə dɪˈteɪld ˈstrætəʤi tɪ ˈtərgət ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli tɪ əˈtæk hɪˈspænɪk ənd blæk juθ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, wɪʧ hi ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ˈɔgəst 2014 lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hi əˈnaʊnst fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: nən əv ðɪs ɪz tɪ seɪ ðət ðə ˈsændərz kæmˈpeɪn ˈdəzənt nid tɪ du mɔr ˈaʊˌtriʧ tɪ ə brɔd əreɪ əv ˈpipəl; ðə ˈræliz ɪn ˈfinɪks, ˈhjustən ənd ə stɑrt, ɛz ðeɪ ˈfiʧərd ˈhɛvi ˈprɛzəns əv ləˈtinoʊ ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli sɛt tɪ mit wɪθ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈkɑnfərəns nɛkst wik, ənd wɪl bi kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ˈstɑrtɪŋ nɛkst mənθ, wɪθ ən ɪˈvɛnt ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz æt ðə teɪl ɛnd əv ðɪs mənθ. bət məʧ əv ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈsændərz simz mɔr ˈrutɪd ɪn hu hi ɪz ən oʊld waɪt gaɪ frəm vərˈmɑnt ðən wət hi həz dən. ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ðə fækt ðət hi həz dən soʊ məʧ fər ˈsɪvəl ənd məˈnɔrəti raɪts dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət hɪz kənˈstɪʧuənsi ɪz nɑt wən ðət wʊd ˈnæʧərəli dɪˈmænd ɪt spiks tɪ hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər ənd waɪd ˈɛmpəθi ðət ˈɪzənt ʃɛrd baɪ ˈmɛni ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz.
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ariana grande has been slapped with a lawsuit over her 2015 song “one last time.”
grande is being sued by alex greggs who claims that “one last time” copied a 2012 single he wrote for skye stevens titled “takes all night.” david guetta, who wrote “one last time,” rami yacoub, carl falk, universal music group and republic records are also listed as defendants in the lawsuit.
greggs is claiming that “the similarity between ‘takes all night’ and ‘one last time’ is so striking that it is highly likely the works were not created independently of one another,” with the chorus or hook being the main reason for his lawsuit as the “harmonic background remains the same in both songs for the entire sixteen measures of the chorus.” greggs is seeking $150,000 as settlement per each infringement.
in court documents, the lawsuits argues that: “although the rhythm of the two compositions may differ to accommodate the prosody of the lyrics, there is substantial similarity on the most important rhythmic placement of the pitches on strong melodic and harmonic beats (1 and 3), which are what the listener perceives as most definitive of melody and, to a lesser extent, the harmonic accompaniment to a given melody.”
grande is no stranger to legal troubles over her music. in 2013 she was sued for “the way,” in which minder music claimed that a phrase of her song was a copy of the 1972 track “troglodyte.” lawsuit comes only a few days after demi lovato was sued by sleigh bells for her track “stars.”
listen to “takes all night” here:
listen to “one last time” here:
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ɑriˈænə grænd həz bɪn slæpt wɪθ ə ˈlɔˌsut ˈoʊvər hər 2015 sɔŋ læst time.”*.” grænd ɪz biɪŋ sud baɪ ˈæləks grɛgz hu kleɪmz ðət læst time”*” ˈkɑpid ə 2012 ˈsɪŋgəl hi roʊt fər skaɪ ˈstivənz ˈtaɪtəld ɔl night.”*.” ˈdeɪvɪd guetta*, hu roʊt læst time,”*,” ˈrɑmi ˈjækaʊb, kɑrl fɔk, ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk grup ənd riˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɪstɪd ɛz dɪˈfɛndənts ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut. grɛgz ɪz ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti bɪtˈwin ɔl night’*’ ənd læst time’*’ ɪz soʊ ˈstraɪkɪŋ ðət ɪt ɪz ˈhaɪli ˈlaɪkli ðə wərks wər nɑt kriˈeɪtɪd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli əv wən another,”*,” wɪθ ðə ˈkɔrəs ər hʊk biɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈrizən fər hɪz ˈlɔˌsut ɛz ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd rɪˈmeɪnz ðə seɪm ɪn boʊθ sɔŋz fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɪkˈstin ˈmɛʒərz əv ðə chorus.”*.” grɛgz ɪz ˈsikɪŋ ɛz ˈsɛtəlmənt pər iʧ ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt. ɪn kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts, ðə ˈlɔˌsuts ˈɑrgjuz ðət: ðə ˈrɪðəm əv ðə tu ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃənz meɪ ˈdɪfər tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðə ˈprɑsədi əv ðə ˈlɪrɪks, ðɛr ɪz səbˈstænʃəl ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti ɔn ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈrɪðmɪk ˈpleɪsmənt əv ðə ˈpɪʧɪz ɔn strɔŋ məˈlɑdɪk ənd hɑrˈmɑnɪk bits 1 ənd 3 wɪʧ ər wət ðə ˈlɪsənər pərˈsivz ɛz moʊst dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv əv ˈmɛlədi ənd, tɪ ə ˈlɛsər ɪkˈstɛnt, ðə hɑrˈmɑnɪk əˈkəmpnɪmənt tɪ ə ˈgɪvɪn melody.”*.” grænd ɪz noʊ ˈstreɪnʤər tɪ ˈligəl ˈtrəbəlz ˈoʊvər hər mˈjuzɪk. ɪn 2013 ʃi wɑz sud fər way,”*,” ɪn wɪʧ ˈmaɪndər mˈjuzɪk kleɪmd ðət ə freɪz əv hər sɔŋ wɑz ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə 1972 træk ““troglodyte.”*.” ˈlɔˌsut kəmz ˈoʊnli ə fju deɪz ˈæftər ˈdɛmi loʊˈvɑtoʊ wɑz sud baɪ sleɪ bɛlz fər hər træk ““stars.”*.” ˈlɪsən tɪ ɔl night”*” hir: ˈlɪsən tɪ læst time”*” hir:
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the court of appeal has rejected a woman's claim that there was no justification whatsoever for a carried out on her in a dublin maternity hospital in 1963.
the procedure was carried out on the now woman, when she was 24, 12 days before her first baby was born.
the woman's case was seen as a test case for around 30 other actions relating to. however, the court of appeal stressed that each case must be decided on its own particular circumstances.
the woman was in court and was visibly upset at the court's decision.
symphysiotomies were sometimes carried out instead of sections, to address "disproportion" - where a baby was considered too big to pass through the mother's pelvis.
the procedure involved cutting the joining the pubic bones to increase pelvic capacity, to allow babies to be born vaginally.
the woman claimed the carried out in her case, without a trial of labour, was unnecessary, unjustified and done without her knowledge.
she said she suffered lifelong consequences, including incontinence, back pain and mental health difficulties.
the high court had accepted that she had a range of physical and psychological difficulties caused or contributed to by the but rejected her claim it was done without any justification.
the appeal court upheld that decision unanimously.
ms justice mary irvine said the type of carried out on the woman had long since been abandoned and for good reason.
she said assessed by present day standards, in a country where women could better control their own fertility, it would today be considered inherently defective.
but she said the mechanics of labour were not as well understood in 1963 as they are now and the circumstances of women of childbearing age have changed substantially.
even by the late 1960s, there was a much greater understanding about a ability to deliver a baby which appeared disproportionately large for her pelvis.
the judge ruled that by the standards of 1963, and the “very particular” circumstances of this woman, it simply could not be said there was not credible evidence to support the high finding she had not established her could never, in any circumstances, have been justified.
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ðə kɔrt əv əˈpil həz rɪˈʤɛktɪd ə ˈwʊmənz kleɪm ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər fər ə ˈkɛrid aʊt ɔn hər ɪn ə ˈdəblɪn məˈtərnɪti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn 1963 ðə prəˈsiʤər wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt ɔn ðə naʊ ˈwʊmən, wɪn ʃi wɑz 24 12 deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr hər fərst ˈbeɪbi wɑz bɔrn. ðə ˈwʊmənz keɪs wɑz sin ɛz ə tɛst keɪs fər əraʊnd 30 ˈəðər ˈækʃənz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə kɔrt əv əˈpil strɛst ðət iʧ keɪs məst bi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɔn ɪts oʊn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ðə ˈwʊmən wɑz ɪn kɔrt ənd wɑz ˈvɪzəbli ˈəpˌsɛt æt ðə kɔrts dɪˈsɪʒən. wər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈkɛrid aʊt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛkʃənz, tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs "disproportion*" wɛr ə ˈbeɪbi wɑz kənˈsɪdərd tu bɪg tɪ pæs θru ðə ˈməðərz ˈpɛlvəs. ðə prəˈsiʤər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈkətɪŋ ðə ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈpjubɪk boʊnz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈpɛlvɪk kəˈpæsɪti, tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈbeɪbiz tɪ bi bɔrn vaginally*. ðə ˈwʊmən kleɪmd ðə ˈkɛrid aʊt ɪn hər keɪs, wɪˈθaʊt ə traɪəl əv ˈleɪbər, wɑz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ənˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ənd dən wɪˈθaʊt hər ˈnɑlɪʤ. ʃi sɛd ʃi ˈsəfərd ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnˈkɑntənəns, bæk peɪn ənd ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz. ðə haɪ kɔrt hæd ækˈsɛptɪd ðət ʃi hæd ə reɪnʤ əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz kɔzd ər kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ baɪ ðə bət rɪˈʤɛktɪd hər kleɪm ɪt wɑz dən wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən. ðə əˈpil kɔrt əˈphɛld ðət dɪˈsɪʒən juˈnænəməsli. mɪz ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɛri ˈərvaɪn sɛd ðə taɪp əv ˈkɛrid aʊt ɔn ðə ˈwʊmən hæd lɔŋ sɪns bɪn əˈbændənd ənd fər gʊd ˈrizən. ʃi sɛd əˈsɛst baɪ ˈprɛzənt deɪ ˈstændərdz, ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr ˈwɪmən kʊd ˈbɛtər kənˈtroʊl ðɛr oʊn fərˈtɪlɪti, ɪt wʊd təˈdeɪ bi kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli dɪˈfɛktɪv. bət ʃi sɛd ðə məˈkænɪks əv ˈleɪbər wər nɑt ɛz wɛl ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪn 1963 ɛz ðeɪ ər naʊ ənd ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ˈwɪmən əv ˈʧaɪldˌbɛrɪŋ eɪʤ hæv ʧeɪnʤd səbˈstænʃəli. ˈivɪn baɪ ðə leɪt 1960s*, ðɛr wɑz ə məʧ ˈgreɪtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈbeɪbi wɪʧ əˈpɪrd ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli lɑrʤ fər hər ˈpɛlvəs. ðə ʤəʤ ruld ðət baɪ ðə ˈstændərdz əv 1963 ənd ðə particular”*” ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ðɪs ˈwʊmən, ɪt ˈsɪmpli kʊd nɑt bi sɛd ðɛr wɑz nɑt ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə haɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ʃi hæd nɑt ɪˈstæblɪʃt hər kʊd ˈnɛvər, ɪn ˈɛni ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, hæv bɪn ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd.
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his demand for mr. silence came two days after the new york times reported on another form of silence that comes with the privilege of dedicating your life, breaking your body and soul, to be in the n.f.l. doctors, it said, had found a severe level of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or c.t.e., in aaron hernandez, the former new england patriot who committed suicide in april while imprisoned on a murder sentence. his brain showed the kind of damage usually seen in players in their 60s.
c.t.e.’s toll on players’ health a recent survey found c.t.e. in the brains of 110 of 111 former n.f.l. players examined was of no concern to mr. trump. at a political rally in alabama on friday, the president complained about referees penalizing teams for excessive violence. demonstrating with his fists colliding, he referred to a “beautiful tackle” that earned a penalty. “they’re ruining the game,” he said.
he dismissed a fear that has led thousands of parents to keep their children from playing football, as casually as he disregarded the fears of mr. for the safety and dignity of young black and hispanic men off the field.
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hɪz dɪˈmænd fər ˈmɪstər. ˈsaɪləns keɪm tu deɪz ˈæftər ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn əˈnəðər fɔrm əv ˈsaɪləns ðət kəmz wɪθ ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪŋ jʊr laɪf, ˈbreɪkɪŋ jʊr ˈbɑdi ənd soʊl, tɪ bi ɪn ðə n.f.l*. ˈdɑktərz, ɪt sɛd, hæd faʊnd ə səˈvɪr ˈlɛvəl əv ðə dɪˈʤɛnərətɪv breɪn dɪˈziz ˈkrɑnɪk trɔˈmætɪk ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɔpəθi, ər c.t.e*., ɪn ˈɛrən hərˈnændɛz, ðə ˈfɔrmər nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriət hu kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪn ˈeɪprəl waɪl ˌɪmˈprɪzənd ɔn ə ˈmərdər ˈsɛntəns. hɪz breɪn ʃoʊd ðə kaɪnd əv ˈdæmɪʤ ˈjuʒəwəli sin ɪn pleɪərz ɪn ðɛr 60s*. toʊl ɔn players’*’ hɛlθ ə ˈrisənt ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd c.t.e*. ɪn ðə breɪnz əv 110 əv 111 ˈfɔrmər n.f.l*. pleɪərz ɪgˈzæmənd wɑz əv noʊ kənˈsərn tɪ ˈmɪstər. trəmp. æt ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈræli ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ˌrɛfərˈiz ˈpinəˌlaɪzɪŋ timz fər ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈvaɪələns. ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ wɪθ hɪz fɪsts kəˈlaɪdɪŋ, hi rɪˈfərd tɪ ə tackle”*” ðət ərnd ə ˈpɛnəlti. ˈruɪnɪŋ ðə game,”*,” hi sɛd. hi dɪsˈmɪst ə fɪr ðət həz lɛd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpɛrənts tɪ kip ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən frəm pleɪɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ɛz ˈkæʒəwəli ɛz hi ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd ðə fɪrz əv ˈmɪstər. fər ðə ˈseɪfti ənd ˈdɪgnəti əv jəŋ blæk ənd hɪˈspænɪk mɛn ɔf ðə fild.
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type-based alias analysis, where pointers to different types are assumed to point to distinct objects, gives compilers a simple and effective way to memory references in order to generate better code. unfortunately, c and c++ make it easy for programmers to violate the assumptions upon which alias analysis is built. “strict” refers to a collection of rules in the c and c++ standards that restrict the ways in which you are allowed to modify and look at memory objects, in order to make alias analysis work in these languages. the problem is that the strict rules contain tricky and confusing corner cases and also that they rule out many idioms that have historically worked, such as using a pointer type cast to view a float as an unsigned, in order to inspect its bits. such tricks are undefined behavior. see the first part of this post for more of an introduction to these issues.
the purpose of this piece is to call your attention to a new paper, detecting strict violations in the wild, by pascal and his colleagues. c and c++ programmers should read it. sections 1 and 2 introduce strict, quick and easy.
section 3 shows what compilers think about strict problems by looking at how a number of c functions get translated to assembly. this material requires perseverance but it is worth taking the time to understand the examples in detail, because compilers apply the same thinking to real programs that they apply to tiny litmus tests.
section 4 is about a new tool, built as part of static analyzer, that can diagnose violations of the strict rules in c code. as the paper says, “it works best when applied on definite inputs,” meaning that the tool should be used as an extended checker for tis-interpreter. pascal tells me that a release containing the strict checker is planned, but the time frame is not definite. in any case, readers interested in strict, but not specifically in tools for dealing with it, can skip this section.
section 5 applies the strict checker to open source software. this is good reading because it describes problems that are very common in the wild today. finding a bug in was a nice touch: is small and has already been looked at closely. some programs mitigate these bugs by asking the compiler to avoid enforcing the strict rules: llvm, gcc, and intel cc all take a flag and implement alias analysis at all. many other programs contain time bombs: latent bugs that happen to be exploited now, that might be exploited later when the compiler becomes a bit brighter.
also see and its paper and a paper about safetype.
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type-based* ˈeɪliəs æˈnælɪsɪs, wɛr ˈpɔɪntərz tɪ ˈdɪfərənt taɪps ər əˈsumd tɪ pɔɪnt tɪ dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈɑbʤɛkts, gɪvz kəmˈpaɪlərz ə ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈifɛktɪv weɪ tɪ ˈmɛməri ˈrɛfərənsɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈbɛtər koʊd. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, si ənd si++ meɪk ɪt ˈizi fər ˈproʊˌgræmərz tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə əˈsəmpʃənz əˈpɑn wɪʧ ˈeɪliəs æˈnælɪsɪs ɪz bɪlt. aliasing”*” rɪˈfərz tɪ ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv rulz ɪn ðə si ənd si++ ˈstændərdz ðət riˈstrɪkt ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ju ər əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ənd lʊk æt ˈmɛməri ˈɑbʤɛkts, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ˈeɪliəs æˈnælɪsɪs wərk ɪn ðiz ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ðə strɪkt rulz kənˈteɪn ˈtrɪki ənd kənfˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɔrnər ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ðeɪ rul aʊt ˈmɛni ˈɪdiəmz ðət hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli wərkt, səʧ ɛz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈpɔɪntər taɪp kæst tɪ vju ə floʊt ɛz ən ənˈsaɪnd, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ɪts bɪts. səʧ trɪks ər ˌəndɪˈfaɪnd bɪˈheɪvjər. si ðə fərst pɑrt əv ðɪs poʊst fər mɔr əv ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ðiz ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðɪs pis ɪz tɪ kɔl jʊr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ə nu ˈpeɪpər, dɪˈtɛktɪŋ strɪkt vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə waɪld, baɪ pæˈskæl ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz. si ənd si++ ˈproʊˌgræmərz ʃʊd rɛd ɪt. ˈsɛkʃənz 1 ənd 2 ˌɪntrəˈdus strɪkt, kwɪk ənd ˈizi. ˈsɛkʃən 3 ʃoʊz wət kəmˈpaɪlərz θɪŋk əˈbaʊt strɪkt ˈprɑbləmz baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt haʊ ə ˈnəmbər əv si ˈfəŋkʃənz gɪt trænzˈleɪtəd tɪ əˈsɛmbli. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl rikˈwaɪərz ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns bət ɪt ɪz wərθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə taɪm tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ɪgˈzæmpəlz ɪn ˈditeɪl, bɪˈkəz kəmˈpaɪlərz əˈplaɪ ðə seɪm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ tɪ ril ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ðeɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈtaɪni ˈlɪtməs tɛsts. ˈsɛkʃən 4 ɪz əˈbaʊt ə nu tul, bɪlt ɛz pɑrt əv ˈstætɪk ˈænəˌlaɪzər, ðət kən ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə strɪkt rulz ɪn si koʊd. ɛz ðə ˈpeɪpər sɪz, wərks bɛst wɪn əˈplaɪd ɔn ˈdɛfənət inputs,”*,” ˈminɪŋ ðət ðə tul ʃʊd bi juzd ɛz ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈʧɛkər fər tis-interpreter*. pæˈskæl tɛlz mi ðət ə riˈlis kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə strɪkt ˈʧɛkər ɪz plænd, bət ðə taɪm freɪm ɪz nɑt ˈdɛfənət. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ˈridərz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn strɪkt, bət nɑt spəˈsɪfɪkli ɪn tulz fər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ɪt, kən skɪp ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən. ˈsɛkʃən 5 əˈplaɪz ðə strɪkt ˈʧɛkər tɪ ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ðɪs ɪz gʊd ˈrɛdɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt dɪˈskraɪbz ˈprɑbləmz ðət ər ˈvɛri ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə waɪld təˈdeɪ. ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə bəg ɪn wɑz ə nis təʧ: ɪz smɔl ənd həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn lʊkt æt ˈkloʊsli. səm ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðiz bəgz baɪ ˈæskɪŋ ðə kəmˈpaɪlər tɪ əˈvɔɪd ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə strɪkt rulz: llvm*, gcc*, ənd ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈsiˈsi ɔl teɪk ə flæg ənd ˈɪmpləmənt ˈeɪliəs æˈnælɪsɪs æt ɔl. ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz kənˈteɪn taɪm bɑmz: ˈleɪtənt bəgz ðət ˈhæpən tɪ bi ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd naʊ, ðət maɪt bi ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ˈleɪtər wɪn ðə kəmˈpaɪlər bɪˈkəmz ə bɪt ˈbraɪtər. ˈɔlsoʊ si ənd ɪts ˈpeɪpər ənd ə ˈpeɪpər əˈbaʊt safetype*.
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the sydney harbour bridge is one of most recognised landmarks, with its magnificent design and view of the harbour. but if we travel back to march 19, 1932, the bridge was just opening to sydneysiders.
since the there were proposals for building a bridge between the north and south shores, but it until 1900 that design submissions were actually invited by the government.
all the design submissions were considered ‘unsuitable’ in 1900, so the bridge was abandoned. however, following the first world war, serious plans started for the sydney harbour bridge.
a general design was put forward by dr john bradfield and officers of the new south wales department of public works. this time the design was accepted and in 1922 the contract for construction was granted to an english firm, dorman long and co. of middlesbrough, who are still in business today!
construction of the bridge took eight years. compared to the four years (and $10bn) it took to complete the qingdao bridge in china that may seem a long time but comparing apples and oranges.
the opening day of the bridge also has quite a humorous tale. before the premier could cut the ribbon, captain francis de groot, a member of the british the new guard, went ahead and slashed the ribbon with his sword. he was perhaps first hooligan (or pro-royalist, you make the call). the ribbon was tied back up and properly cut by the premier.
when the bridge first opened in 1932, it saw daily traffic at the mark, whereas now skyrocketed to over vehicles a day. and to think how we might have to travel to the city centre if the bridge was never constructed ferries are good, but sea sickness isn’t!
happy birthday, sydney harbour bridge looking fine for 82!
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ðə ˈsɪdni ˈhɑrbər brɪʤ ɪz wən əv moʊst ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈlændˌmɑrks, wɪθ ɪts mægˈnɪfɪsənt dɪˈzaɪn ənd vju əv ðə ˈhɑrbər. bət ɪf wi ˈtrævəl bæk tɪ mɑrʧ 19 1932 ðə brɪʤ wɑz ʤɪst ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɪ sydneysiders*. sɪns ðə ðɛr wər prəˈpoʊzəlz fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə brɪʤ bɪtˈwin ðə nɔrθ ənd saʊθ ʃɔrz, bət ɪt ənˈtɪl 1900 ðət dɪˈzaɪn səbˈmɪʃənz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ɔl ðə dɪˈzaɪn səbˈmɪʃənz wər kənˈsɪdərd ‘‘unsuitable’*’ ɪn 1900 soʊ ðə brɪʤ wɑz əˈbændənd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə fərst wərld wɔr, ˈsɪriəs plænz ˈstɑrtɪd fər ðə ˈsɪdni ˈhɑrbər brɪʤ. ə ˈʤɛnərəl dɪˈzaɪn wɑz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd baɪ ˈdɑktər ʤɑn ˈbrædfild ənd ˈɔfɪsərz əv ðə nu saʊθ weɪlz dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk wərks. ðɪs taɪm ðə dɪˈzaɪn wɑz ækˈsɛptɪd ənd ɪn 1922 ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər kənˈstrəkʃən wɑz ˈgrænɪd tɪ ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ fərm, ˈdɔrmən lɔŋ ənd koʊ. əv middlesbrough*, hu ər stɪl ɪn ˈbɪznɪs təˈdeɪ! kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə brɪʤ tʊk eɪt jɪrz. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə fɔr jɪrz (ənd 10bn*) ɪt tʊk tɪ kəmˈplit ðə ˈʧɪŋˈdaʊ brɪʤ ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ðət meɪ sim ə lɔŋ taɪm bət kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ˈæpəlz ənd ˈɔrɪnʤɪz. ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ əv ðə brɪʤ ˈɔlsoʊ həz kwaɪt ə ˈhjumərəs teɪl. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə prɛˈmɪr kʊd kət ðə ˈrɪbən, ˈkæptən ˈfrænsɪs də grut, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ðə nu gɑrd, wɛnt əˈhɛd ənd slæʃt ðə ˈrɪbən wɪθ hɪz sɔrd. hi wɑz pərˈhæps fərst ˈhulɪgən (ər pro-royalist*, ju meɪk ðə kɔl). ðə ˈrɪbən wɑz taɪd bæk əp ənd ˈprɑpərli kət baɪ ðə prɛˈmɪr. wɪn ðə brɪʤ fərst ˈoʊpənd ɪn 1932 ɪt sɔ ˈdeɪli ˈtræfɪk æt ðə mɑrk, wɛˈræz naʊ ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd tɪ ˈoʊvər ˈviɪkəlz ə deɪ. ənd tɪ θɪŋk haʊ wi maɪt hæv tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər ɪf ðə brɪʤ wɑz ˈnɛvər kənˈstrəktɪd ˈfɛriz ər gʊd, bət si ˈsɪknəs isn’t*! ˈhæpi ˈbərθˌdeɪ, ˈsɪdni ˈhɑrbər brɪʤ ˈlʊkɪŋ faɪn fər 82
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buy photo sue mosey, president of midtown detroit, inc., speaks during a 2014 ceremony in midtown. (photo: kimberly p. mitchell, detroit free photo
with apartment rental rates rising sharply in detroit's greater downtown, the civic group midtown detroit inc. is launching a new program dubbed "stay midtown" to offer cash assistance to families in danger of being priced out of the market.
the pilot program is aimed at residents of midtown with annual household incomes that are 50% to 80% of area median income levels, or as low as $23,450 for a single person or $30,150 for a single parent with two children.
residents qualifying for help would receive up to $4,500 over a three-year period to bring their total housing expenses down to 30% of their income, a level considered normal under federal guidelines.
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sue mosey, president of midtown detroit inc., said the pilot program is a companion to her group's highly successful live midtown program of recent years that paid incentives to residents to move into the district.
"we thought that since we were people to move here, we might as well try to help people who have a housing burden deal with their rent acceleration," she said.
the pilot program is the latest effort in detroit to balance the rapid redevelopment of the greater downtown with due care for the long-term residents who face displacement by rising rents and other pressures. as mosey noted, trying to maintain a diverse and stable population in the face of rapid urban revitalization is a problem facing many other urban districts across the country.
"everybody wants to keep an neighborhood. everybody knows that that's important here. this is a very complicated dynamic," she said, but added, "i think we're going to get some good results from this."
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a little over $400,000 is available to pay incentives, with funding coming from the kresge foundation, ford foundation and the specialized lender capital impact partners, which also helped design the program. full-time students and residents already receiving help under other rental assistance programs are not eligible. residents must live within the that create the core midtown boundaries on the east and south, the lodge on the west, and on the north.
for more information and to apply, visit the website staymidtown.org.
"it is for those people that have a housing burden but don't really have other sources of funding to deal with it," mosey said.
“our challenge in detroit just to see the city recover, but to see a recovery inclusive and equitable,” said bryan hogle, the kresge foundation's detroit program officer. “just as live midtown played a role in reviving midtown, looking to stay midtown for lessons on how to keep midtown grounded as an economically and racially diverse community while increasing opportunity and improving the quality of life.”
the program will also offer counseling to residents who may need to relocate to find rents appropriate to their incomes.
mosey estimated the program would help about 100 households during the pilot phase. "i'm sure we'll find out a lot about how we can help everybody by doing this," she said.
just in the first few days since launching the program last week, there have been about 200 inquiries about it, she added.
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baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ su ˈmoʊzi, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ɪŋk., spiks ˈdʊrɪŋ ə 2014 ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ɪn ˈmɪdˌtaʊn. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkɪmbərli pi. ˈmɪʧəl, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt fri ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɪθ əˈpɑrtmənt ˈrɛntəl reɪts ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈʃɑrpli ɪn dɪˈtrɔɪts ˈgreɪtər ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn, ðə ˈsɪvɪk grup ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪŋk. ɪz ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə nu ˈproʊˌgræm dəbd "steɪ ˈmɪdˌtaʊn" tɪ ˈɔfər kæʃ əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˈfæməliz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv biɪŋ praɪst aʊt əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz eɪmd æt ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ˈmɪdˌtaʊn wɪθ ˈænjuəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəmz ðət ər 50 tɪ 80 əv ˈɛriə ˈmidiən ˈɪnˌkəm ˈlɛvəlz, ər ɛz loʊ ɛz fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpərsən ər fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɛrənt wɪθ tu ˈʧɪldrən. ˈrɛzɪdənts kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ fər hɛlp wʊd rɪˈsiv əp tɪ ˈoʊvər ə θˈriˌjɪr ˈpɪriəd tɪ brɪŋ ðɛr ˈtoʊtəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz daʊn tɪ 30 əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm, ə ˈlɛvəl kənˈsɪdərd ˈnɔrməl ˈəndər ˈfɛdərəl ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz. rɪˈleɪtɪd: nu ˈsɛnər ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt tɪ haʊs ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, faʊnˈdeɪʃən su ˈmoʊzi, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪŋk., sɛd ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ə kəmˈpænjən tɪ hər grups ˈhaɪli səkˈsɛsfəl lɪv ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈproʊˌgræm əv ˈrisənt jɪrz ðət peɪd ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ ˈrɛzɪdənts tɪ muv ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt. "wi θɔt ðət sɪns wi wər ˈpipəl tɪ muv hir, wi maɪt ɛz wɛl traɪ tɪ hɛlp ˈpipəl hu hæv ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbərdən dil wɪθ ðɛr rɛnt ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən," ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛfərt ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt tɪ ˈbæləns ðə ˈræpɪd ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn wɪθ du kɛr fər ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈrɛzɪdənts hu feɪs dɪˈspleɪsmənt baɪ ˈraɪzɪŋ rɛnts ənd ˈəðər ˈprɛʃərz. ɛz ˈmoʊzi ˈnoʊtɪd, traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ə dɪˈvərs ənd ˈsteɪbəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈræpɪd ˈərbən ˌriˌvaɪtələˈzeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈərbən ˈdɪstrɪkts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. "ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɔnts tɪ kip ən ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi noʊz ðət ðæts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt hir. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd daɪˈnæmɪk," ʃi sɛd, bət ˈædɪd, "aɪ θɪŋk wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt səm gʊd rɪˈzəlts frəm ðɪs." rɪˈleɪtɪd: ɪz ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈoʊvərˌhitɪŋ jɛt? ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ peɪ ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz, wɪθ ˈfəndɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈkrɛsgi faʊnˈdeɪʃən, fɔrd faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈlɛndər ˈkæpɪtəl ˌɪmˈpækt ˈpɑrtnərz, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt dɪˈzaɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈstudənts ənd ˈrɛzɪdənts ɔˈrɛdi rɪˈsivɪŋ hɛlp ˈəndər ˈəðər ˈrɛntəl əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræmz ər nɑt ˈɛlɪʤəbəl. ˈrɛzɪdənts məst lɪv wɪˈθɪn ðə ðət kriˈeɪt ðə kɔr ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈbaʊndəriz ɔn ðə ist ənd saʊθ, ðə lɑʤ ɔn ðə wɛst, ənd ɔn ðə nɔrθ. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd tɪ əˈplaɪ, ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt staymidtown.org*. "ɪt ɪz fər ðoʊz ˈpipəl ðət hæv ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbərdən bət doʊnt ˈrɪli hæv ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ dil wɪθ ɪt," ˈmoʊzi sɛd. ˈʧælənʤ ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ʤɪst tɪ si ðə ˈsɪti rɪˈkəvər, bət tɪ si ə rɪˈkəvəri ˌɪnˈklusɪv ənd equitable,”*,” sɛd braɪən ˈhoʊgəl, ðə ˈkrɛsgi faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɔfɪsər. ɛz lɪv ˈmɪdˌtaʊn pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈmɪdˌtaʊn, ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ steɪ ˈmɪdˌtaʊn fər ˈlɛsənz ɔn haʊ tɪ kip ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈgraʊndɪd ɛz ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ənd ˈreɪʃəli dɪˈvərs kəmˈjunɪti waɪl ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv life.”*.” ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfər ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛzɪdənts hu meɪ nid tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt tɪ faɪnd rɛnts əˈproʊpriˌeɪt tɪ ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəmz. ˈmoʊzi ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wʊd hɛlp əˈbaʊt 100 ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpaɪlət feɪz. "əm ʃʊr wɪl faɪnd aʊt ə lɔt əˈbaʊt haʊ wi kən hɛlp ˈɛvriˌbɑdi baɪ duɪŋ ðɪs," ʃi sɛd. ʤɪst ɪn ðə fərst fju deɪz sɪns ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm læst wik, ðɛr hæv bɪn əˈbaʊt 200 ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz əˈbaʊt ɪt, ʃi ˈædɪd. ˈkɑnˌtækt ʤɑn ˈgæləgər: ər gallagher@freepress.com*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @jgallagherfreep*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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listening to donald remarkable “thank you” speech on december 1 in indiana, i was struck by how the seems to in relation to economic statecraft. during that speech, trump elucidated why and how america would conduct its trade deals.
trump’s recent victory in preventing the carrier corporation from uprooting in indiana and moving shop down to mexico was an excellent case in point. using a combination of economic carrots and sticks to entice the firm to remain in place, trump achieved what everyone from jeb(!) bush to barack obama said was impossible.
why, apart from his pledge to keep american jobs in america, did trump do this?
he did it because he understands that the loss of the factory would not be just a sad day for hoosiers. it would represent more irreparable harm to ailing working very backbone of economic and, therefore, military might. the continued losses of this group of people do a strategic disservice to the united states.
trump rightly recognizes the strategic implications of america losing its manufacturing capabilities. after all, it was manufacturing that helped to win the second world war. while america likely will never return to that level of manufacturing output, or to that level of mechanical competence among average americans, the fact is that much of our potential in these areas has been squandered not simply because there were more lucrative alternatives, but also because american leaders have demonstrated a lack of strategic foresight.
while many of the more dogmatic free trade purists decry what they call “crony capitalism,” i think they are missing something. indeed, as trump critic greg weiner argues, capitalism is best characterized by “decentralized economic decisions.” crony capitalism is most often understood to be the union of interests between the state and certain private industries. essentially, it is the centralization of economic decisions. as such, there is some question as to whether one can even use the term “capitalism” after the term “crony.”
the term “crony capitalism,” therefore, is just a of what capitalism really is (which is why the left loves using the it). indeed, a more apt term for “crony capitalism” would be either “corporatism” or “mercantilism.”
but this is not what was at work in the carrier deal. the carrier deal, instead, shows how trump will enact his economic statecraft policy. for those companies already here, trump is he will do what it takes to keep them in place. he goes to them to find out what is necessary to achieve that and he offers what he can. he also promises to enact penalties where he can, of course. but trump is limited here by the constitution and by political reality. still, companies may be uncertain about his limits. if they seek to err on the side of caution in ways that help american workers, so be it. smart politics.
once in office, he will seek to lower taxes and reduce regulations, addition to keeping companies also entice more businesses to open up shop in the america. this influx of entrepreneurial activity will increase strategic capital on the international stage. while it may be heresy to the free trade purists over at cato and the crony “capitalists” in the democratic party, economic warfare doctrine seems to be predicated upon making america so economically strong, and so attractive for businesses, that no other country could ever use economics as a cudgel against the united states again and no sensible american company would want to relocate.
gonzo geopolitical analyst edward luttwak recently observed this shift to economic warfare, or resisting rise through in his most recent book on chinese grand strategy, the rise of china vs. the logic of strategy. as luttwak writes:
china’s continuing rise ultimately threatens the very independence of its neighbors, and even of its present peers, it will inevitably be resisted by is, by strategically motivated as opposed to merely protectionist trade barriers, investment prohibitions, more extensive technology denials, and even restrictions on raw material exports to china if its misconduct can provide a sufficient excuse for that almost warlike act.
trump has recognized repeatedly the threat that aggressive economic posture poses to american national security. his recent phone call with the taiwanese president highlights the ways in which he intends to put pressure on china and to slough off our own supine neglect of our interests.
trump’s economic counterattack against true rival, china, is just beginning. this, coupled with his threats tariffs on incoming chinese goods (lest they operate more fairly in the economic realm) is nothing less than audacious. it is a strategy for winning the ongoing economic war with china. trump is very chinese in his view on grand strategy.
true statecraft is not limited to the use of the military or traditional diplomacy only. it also involves economics. an offensive, audacious, economic warfare strategy is therefore needed to protect interests globally. donald trump will take a page out of book and use it against them. in trump, the successful art of economic warfare will be on display. as such, we will not only be safer, but also far more prosperous.
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ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑnəld rɪˈmɑrkəbəl you”*” spiʧ ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 1 ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə, aɪ wɑz strək baɪ haʊ ðə simz tɪ ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsteɪtˌkræft. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət spiʧ, trəmp ɪˈlusəˌdeɪtəd waɪ ənd haʊ əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd ˈkɑndəkt ɪts treɪd dilz. ˈrisənt ˈvɪktəri ɪn prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðə ˈkɛriər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən frəm əˈprutɪŋ ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ʃɑp daʊn tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wɑz ən ˈɛksələnt keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt. ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkɛrəts ənd stɪks tɪ ɪnˈtaɪs ðə fərm tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn pleɪs, trəmp əˈʧivd wət ˈɛvriˌwən frəm ʤɛb(!) bʊʃ tɪ ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. waɪ, əˈpɑrt frəm hɪz plɛʤ tɪ kip əˈmɛrɪkən ʤɑbz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, dɪd trəmp du ðɪs? hi dɪd ɪt bɪˈkəz hi ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ðə lɔs əv ðə ˈfæktəri wʊd nɑt bi ʤɪst ə sæd deɪ fər ˈhuzjərz. ɪt wʊd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt mɔr ˌɪˈrɛpərəbəl hɑrm tɪ ˈeɪlɪŋ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈbækˌboʊn əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri maɪt. ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈlɔsɪz əv ðɪs grup əv ˈpipəl du ə strəˈtiʤɪk dɪˈsərvəs tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. trəmp ˈraɪtli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə strəˈtiʤɪk ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ˈæftər ɔl, ɪt wɑz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ðət hɛlpt tɪ wɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr. waɪl əˈmɛrɪkə ˈlaɪkli wɪl ˈnɛvər rɪˈtərn tɪ ðət ˈlɛvəl əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ər tɪ ðət ˈlɛvəl əv məˈkænɪkəl ˈkɑmpətɪns əˈməŋ ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkənz, ðə fækt ɪz ðət məʧ əv ɑr pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn ðiz ˈɛriəz həz bɪn skˈwɑndərd nɑt ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ðɛr wər mɔr ˈlukrətɪv ɔlˈtərnətɪvz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlidərz hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə læk əv strəˈtiʤɪk ˈfɔrˌsaɪt. waɪl ˈmɛni əv ðə mɔr dɔgˈmætɪk fri treɪd ˈpjʊrɪsts dɪˈkraɪ wət ðeɪ kɔl capitalism,”*,” aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ ər ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ. ˌɪnˈdid, ɛz trəmp ˈkrɪtɪk grɛg ˈwaɪnər ˈɑrgjuz, ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz bɛst ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk decisions.”*.” ˈkroʊni ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz moʊst ˈɔfən ˌəndərˈstʊd tɪ bi ðə ˈjunjən əv ˈɪntərɪsts bɪtˈwin ðə steɪt ənd ˈsərtən ˈpraɪvət ˈɪndəstriz. ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ɪt ɪz ðə ˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz. ɛz səʧ, ðɛr ɪz səm kˈwɛʃən ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər wən kən ˈivɪn juz ðə tərm ““capitalism”*” ˈæftər ðə tərm ““crony.”*.” ðə tərm capitalism,”*,” ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪz ʤɪst ə əv wət ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ˈrɪli ɪz (wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ðə lɛft ləvz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪt). ˌɪnˈdid, ə mɔr æpt tərm fər capitalism”*” wʊd bi ˈiðər ““corporatism”*” ər ““mercantilism.”*.” bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt wət wɑz æt wərk ɪn ðə ˈkɛriər dil. ðə ˈkɛriər dil, ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃoʊz haʊ trəmp wɪl ɪˈnækt hɪz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsteɪtˌkræft ˈpɑləsi. fər ðoʊz ˈkəmpəˌniz ɔˈrɛdi hir, trəmp ɪz hi wɪl du wət ɪt teɪks tɪ kip ðɛm ɪn pleɪs. hi goʊz tɪ ðɛm tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ əˈʧiv ðət ənd hi ˈɔfərz wət hi kən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməsəz tɪ ɪˈnækt ˈpɛnəltiz wɛr hi kən, əv kɔrs. bət trəmp ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd hir baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌriˈæləˌti. stɪl, ˈkəmpəˌniz meɪ bi ənˈsərtən əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈlɪmɪts. ɪf ðeɪ sik tɪ ɛr ɔn ðə saɪd əv ˈkɔʃən ɪn weɪz ðət hɛlp əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkərz, soʊ bi ɪt. smɑrt ˈpɑləˌtɪks. wəns ɪn ˈɔfəs, hi wɪl sik tɪ loʊər ˈtæksɪz ənd rɪˈdus ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈkipɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪnˈtaɪs mɔr ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ʃɑp ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkə. ðɪs ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˌɑntrəprəˈnəriəl ækˈtɪvɪti wɪl ˌɪnˈkris strəˈtiʤɪk ˈkæpɪtəl ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl steɪʤ. waɪl ɪt meɪ bi ˈhɛrəsi tɪ ðə fri treɪd ˈpjʊrɪsts ˈoʊvər æt ˈkeɪtoʊ ənd ðə ˈkroʊni ““capitalists”*” ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈwɔrˌfɛr ˈdɔktərɪn simz tɪ bi ˈprɛdəˌkeɪtɪd əˈpɑn ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə soʊ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli strɔŋ, ənd soʊ əˈtræktɪv fər ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ðət noʊ ˈəðər ˈkəntri kʊd ˈɛvər juz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ɛz ə ˈkəʤəl əˈgɛnst ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈgɛn ənd noʊ ˈsɛnsəbəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd wɔnt tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt. ˈgɑnzoʊ ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈænəlɪst ˈɛdwərd ˈlətwɑk ˈrisəntli əbˈzərvd ðɪs ʃɪft tɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈwɔrˌfɛr, ər rɪˈzɪstɪŋ raɪz θru ɪn hɪz moʊst ˈrisənt bʊk ɔn ʧaɪˈniz grænd ˈstrætəʤi, ðə raɪz əv ˈʧaɪnə ˈvərsəz. ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ˈstrætəʤi. ɛz ˈlətwɑk raɪts: kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ raɪz ˈəltəmətli θˈrɛtənz ðə ˈvɛri ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns əv ɪts ˈneɪbərz, ənd ˈivɪn əv ɪts ˈprɛzənt pɪrz, ɪt wɪl ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli bi rɪˈzɪstɪd baɪ ɪz, baɪ strəˈtiʤɪkli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈmɪrli prəˈtɛkʃənɪst treɪd ˈbɛriərz, ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˌproʊəˈbɪʃənz, mɔr ɪkˈstɛnsɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪˈnaɪəlz, ənd ˈivɪn riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn rɑ məˈtɪriəl ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈʧaɪnə ɪf ɪts mɪˈskɑndəkt kən prəˈvaɪd ə səˈfɪʃənt ɪkˈskjuz fər ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈwɔˌrlaɪk ækt. trəmp həz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd rɪˈpitɪdli ðə θrɛt ðət əˈgrɛsɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑsʧər ˈpoʊzɪz tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. hɪz ˈrisənt foʊn kɔl wɪθ ðə ˈtaɪwɑˈniz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ hi ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ pʊt ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈʧaɪnə ənd tɪ sləf ɔf ɑr oʊn ˈsupaɪn nɪˈglɛkt əv ɑr ˈɪntərɪsts. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkaʊnərəˌtæk əˈgɛnst tru ˈraɪvəl, ˈʧaɪnə, ɪz ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ðɪs, ˈkəpəld wɪθ hɪz θrɛts ˈtɛrəfs ɔn ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz gʊdz (lɛst ðeɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt mɔr ˈfɛrli ɪn ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɛlm) ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs ðən ɑˈdeɪʃəs. ɪt ɪz ə ˈstrætəʤi fər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk wɔr wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. trəmp ɪz ˈvɛri ʧaɪˈniz ɪn hɪz vju ɔn grænd ˈstrætəʤi. tru ˈsteɪtˌkræft ɪz nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə juz əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ər trəˈdɪʃənəl dɪˈploʊməsi ˈoʊnli. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. ən əˈfɛnsɪv, ɑˈdeɪʃəs, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈwɔrˌfɛr ˈstrætəʤi ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈnidɪd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈɪntərɪsts ˈgloʊbəli. ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪl teɪk ə peɪʤ aʊt əv bʊk ənd juz ɪt əˈgɛnst ðɛm. ɪn trəmp, ðə səkˈsɛsfəl ɑrt əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈwɔrˌfɛr wɪl bi ɔn dɪˈspleɪ. ɛz səʧ, wi wɪl nɑt ˈoʊnli bi ˈseɪfər, bət ˈɔlsoʊ fɑr mɔr ˈprɑspərəs.
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the cure and former drummer laurence “lol” tolhurst has announced a new memoir, cured: the tale of two imaginary boys. the book comes out october 11 on da capo press. it tells the story of career with the cure, which ran from the 1976 formation until he left in 1989. according to a press release, cured also “reveals the highs and lows of the lifelong friendship” between tolhurst and robert smith; they have known each other since they were both just 5 years old. see statement on the book, as well as its cover, designed by guitarist pearl thompson, below. read an excerpt from cured on noisey.
this is a record of the things that have kept me awake at 4 a.m., the precious flowers of the past blooming in the dark corners of memory. i have tried my best to capture whatever that light shone on. i hope it illuminates events for you as much as it has for me.
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ðə kjʊr ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈdrəmər ˈlɔrəns ““lol”*” ˈtoʊlhərst həz əˈnaʊnst ə nu ˈmɛmˌwɑr, kjʊrd: ðə teɪl əv tu ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri bɔɪz. ðə bʊk kəmz aʊt ɑkˈtoʊbər 11 ɔn ˈdiˈeɪ ˈkɑpoʊ prɛs. ɪt tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv kərɪr wɪθ ðə kjʊr, wɪʧ ræn frəm ðə 1976 fɔrˈmeɪʃən ənˈtɪl hi lɛft ɪn 1989 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə prɛs riˈlis, kjʊrd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə haɪz ənd loʊz əv ðə ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ friendship”*” bɪtˈwin ˈtoʊlhərst ənd ˈrɑbərt smɪθ; ðeɪ hæv noʊn iʧ ˈəðər sɪns ðeɪ wər boʊθ ʤɪst 5 jɪrz oʊld. si ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə bʊk, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪts ˈkəvər, dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˌgɪˈtɑrɪst pərl ˈtɑmsən, bɪˈloʊ. rɛd ən ˈɛksərpt frəm kjʊrd ɔn noisey*. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈrɛkərd əv ðə θɪŋz ðət hæv kɛpt mi əˈweɪk æt 4 a.m*., ðə ˈprɛʃəs flaʊərz əv ðə pæst ˈblumɪŋ ɪn ðə dɑrk ˈkɔrnərz əv ˈmɛməri. aɪ hæv traɪd maɪ bɛst tɪ ˈkæpʧər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðət laɪt ʃoʊn ɔn. aɪ hoʊp ɪt ˌɪˈluməˌneɪts ɪˈvɛnts fər ju ɛz məʧ ɛz ɪt həz fər mi.
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a man shot two people inside the twilight exit at and cherry sunday night before exiting the bar and firing at police officers outside. police returned fire and killed him.
the two people shot inside, a female and a bouncer in his 30s, were taken to the hospital with injuries. no officers were struck during the exchange outside the bar.
update: the shooter has been identified as james d anderson. see update below for more details from the seattle times.
the incident started around p.m., according to police. there were at least 20 people in the bar when the suspect entered, apparently looking for the woman, who was an ex.
after exchanging words, the man pulled out a gun and shot her. he also shot a twilight exit bouncer when he tried to intervene.
when the suspect exited the bar, police contacted him and told him to drop his gun. he lifted the gun and fired one shot at officers, police said. officers then returned fire, striking him.
medics declared the suspect dead on arrival. the two victims inside were transported to the hospital.
witnesses gathered outside, and emergency responders gave them ponchos to keep dry from the light, cold drizzle as they waiting for detectives. a metro bus arrived, and witnesses boarded to stay warm and talk to officers. they then left the scene in the bus, headed to station for further statements.
the shooting occurred just two blocks from where justin van came to a stop after he was shot and killed in may 2012, one block from where tyrone love was shot and killed in 2009, one block from where quincy coleman has shot and killed on halloween 2008, and two blocks from where a man was shot and seriously injured in august.
the twilight exit has been a huge supporter of, and a personal favorite watering hole. we send our best wishes to the victims, staff and everyone in the bar.
update monday am: twilight exit management has posted the following message to the facebook page:
the page has also become a de facto message board for customers to share support for the victims and the twilight.
cdnews spoke with twilight exit owner stephan, who has had a long night. he said the shooter and victim were regulars in the twilight, and their disputes have raised concerns in the past.
“right when it happened, i knew who it was,” he said.
he said the bouncer remains in the in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his thigh.
police have not yet cleared the scene. once they do, the many bags, coats and other belongings left will be taken to the neighbor lady at and union, which also owns in partnership with shira bray.
update: the seattle times spoke to a witness who described the following:
“he was getting kicked out as i was coming in and we were getting our ids checked,” said alex koch, a seattle central community college student. when the man returned, he started yelling at a woman and shot her, according to the witnesses. “i heard that first shot; everyone is getting under tables,” koch said. “i used a small table to barricade myself as he was shoving through the door.” koch and others began streaming out a door onto east cherry, while other patrons fled.
update: the marti was at the twilight exit when the shooting occurred. she was next to the victim when the shooter entered and started yelling at her. the man left and returned with a gun:
things calmed down right after the man left, and we shrugged it off. something like minutes later, we heard a popping sound, like a fire cracker. we see exactly what was happening, but i suddenly felt panicked, and and i crouched down on the floor, we were trapped in the back corner of the bar. the young man walked towards us, he was holding a gun. i saw the beautiful girl was next to me, on my left. our shoulders were touching. i saw her long black curly hair. as we crouched on the floor, the man was standing over all of us with his gun. he was hyper focused on the girl, and then i jumped up and ran past him. before i got outside, i saw a pool of blood on the floor of the entry way. i tucked myself behind a dumpster and saw the bouncer laying near by. he was covered in blood, and another man was kneeling over him. this man handed me his cell phone, it was already dialing 911. the cell phone was smeared in blood, it left blood stains on my hands. and came out after that, and just after, the cops showed up in the alley, one pointed his flashlight at me and i held my hands up, and they gathered us together for questions. was barefoot because the woman been shot had fallen on top of her, and as she struggled to leave her shoes somehow came loose and fell off beneath the body. more police and medics arrived, and later, i watched the bouncer and the girl being transported on stretchers into the ambulance. read more…
update: the shooter has been identified as james d anderson, 33. from the seattle times:
the dead man was not formally identified monday, but a relative said his name was james d. anderson, 33, of seattle.
anderson had been arrested near the same nightclub, the twilight exit, two months ago after he allegedly left the son unattended in a car that was parked nearby, according to court documents. anderson was charged with reckless endangerment and leaving the child unrestrained and alone in a car while he walked up to the twilight exit on east cherry street, according to seattle municipal court documents.
original breaking news coverage:
there was a large emergency response to an incident near and cherry shortly after p.m. sunday.
real time 911 lists the incident as a “multiple casualty incident.”
we will update as we learn more.
update: the shooting occurred at the twilight exit. no official statement yet, but scanner reports say three people were shot, two inside and one in the alley.
from:
@seattlepd: preliminary info on shooting at 25/cherry: gunman opened fire in bar, 2 people hit. suspect is down, but no details yet. more to come.
from sfd:
@seattlefire: medic transported 2 gunshot victims from 2500 block of east cherry . male in with critical injuries. female in stable.
witnesses say police shot the suspect.
update from:
@seattlepd: update: susp. shot a man & a woman inside the bar before he was contacted by officers. appears victims have injuries
the female victim is 25. the male is in his 30s, police say.
we are awaiting an briefing.
update:’s nick metz says it started as domestic incident between suspect and a woman. he then shot her and a bouncer, both not life-threatening.
as the suspect was exiting into the alley, officer confronted him. suspect shot once at officers, and officer returned fire, killing the suspect.
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ə mæn ʃɑt tu ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət æt ənd ˈʧɛri ˈsənˌdi naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ðə bɑr ənd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ æt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. pəˈlis rɪˈtərnd faɪər ənd kɪld ɪm. ðə tu ˈpipəl ʃɑt ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd ə ˈbaʊnsər ɪn hɪz 30s*, wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɪθ ˈɪnʤəriz. noʊ ˈɔfɪsərz wər strək ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə bɑr. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈʃutər həz bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ʤeɪmz di ˈændərsən. si ˈəpˌdeɪt bɪˈloʊ fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz frəm ðə siˈætəl taɪmz. ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˈstɑrtɪd əraʊnd p.m*., əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. ðɛr wər æt list 20 ˈpipəl ɪn ðə bɑr wɪn ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɛnərd, əˈpɛrəntli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə ˈwʊmən, hu wɑz ən ɛks. ˈæftər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ wərdz, ðə mæn pʊld aʊt ə gən ənd ʃɑt hər. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɑt ə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət ˈbaʊnsər wɪn hi traɪd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin. wɪn ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɛgzətɪd ðə bɑr, pəˈlis ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ɪm ənd toʊld ɪm tɪ drɔp hɪz gən. hi ˈlɪftɪd ðə gən ənd faɪərd wən ʃɑt æt ˈɔfɪsərz, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈɔfɪsərz ðɛn rɪˈtərnd faɪər, ˈstraɪkɪŋ ɪm. ˈmɛdɪks dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt dɛd ɔn ərˈaɪvəl. ðə tu ˈvɪktɪmz ˌɪnˈsaɪd wər trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˈgæðərd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ənd ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑndərz geɪv ðɛm ˈpɑnʧoʊz tɪ kip draɪ frəm ðə laɪt, koʊld ˈdrɪzəl ɛz ðeɪ ˈweɪtɪŋ fər dɪˈtɛktɪvz. ə ˈmɛˌtroʊ bəs əraɪvd, ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˈbɔrdɪd tɪ steɪ wɔrm ənd tɔk tɪ ˈɔfɪsərz. ðeɪ ðɛn lɛft ðə sin ɪn ðə bəs, ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ˈsteɪʃən fər ˈfərðər ˈsteɪtmənts. ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əˈkərd ʤɪst tu blɑks frəm wɛr ˈʤəstɪn væn keɪm tɪ ə stɑp ˈæftər hi wɑz ʃɑt ənd kɪld ɪn meɪ 2012 wən blɑk frəm wɛr ˌtaɪˈroʊn ləv wɑz ʃɑt ənd kɪld ɪn 2009 wən blɑk frəm wɛr kˈwɪnsi ˈkoʊlmən həz ʃɑt ənd kɪld ɔn ˌhæləˈwin 2008 ənd tu blɑks frəm wɛr ə mæn wɑz ʃɑt ənd ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd ɪn ˈɔgəst. ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət həz bɪn ə juʤ səˈpɔrtər əv, ənd ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈwɔtərɪŋ hoʊl. wi sɛnd ɑr bɛst ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz, stæf ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə bɑr. ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ æm: tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət ˈmænɪʤmənt həz ˈpoʊstɪd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ: ðə peɪʤ həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm ə də ˈfæktoʊ ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrd fər ˈkəstəmərz tɪ ʃɛr səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt. spoʊk wɪθ tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət ˈoʊnər ˈstɛfən, hu həz hæd ə lɔŋ naɪt. hi sɛd ðə ˈʃutər ənd ˈvɪktɪm wər ˈrɛgjələrz ɪn ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt, ənd ðɛr dɪˈspjuts hæv reɪzd kənˈsərnz ɪn ðə pæst. wɪn ɪt ˈhæpənd, aɪ nu hu ɪt was,”*,” hi sɛd. hi sɛd ðə ˈbaʊnsər rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ðə ɪn ˈsteɪbəl kənˈdɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈgənˌʃɑt wund tɪ hɪz θaɪ. pəˈlis hæv nɑt jɛt klɪrd ðə sin. wəns ðeɪ du, ðə ˈmɛni bægz, koʊts ənd ˈəðər bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz lɛft wɪl bi ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈneɪbər ˈleɪdi æt ənd ˈjunjən, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ oʊnz ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈʃɪrə breɪ. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə siˈætəl taɪmz spoʊk tɪ ə ˈwɪtnəs hu dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ kɪkt aʊt ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ənd wi wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈaɪˈdiz checked,”*,” sɛd ˈæləks kɔʧ, ə siˈætəl ˈsɛntrəl kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt. wɪn ðə mæn rɪˈtərnd, hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjɛlɪŋ æt ə ˈwʊmən ənd ʃɑt hər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɪtnəsɪz. hərd ðət fərst ʃɑt; ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈəndər tables,”*,” kɔʧ sɛd. juzd ə smɔl ˈteɪbəl tɪ ˈbɛrəˌkeɪd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɛz hi wɑz ˈʃəvɪŋ θru ðə door.”*.” kɔʧ ənd ˈəðərz bɪˈgæn ˈstrimɪŋ aʊt ə dɔr ˈɔntu ist ˈʧɛri, waɪl ˈəðər ˈpeɪtrənz flɛd. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈmɑrti wɑz æt ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət wɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əˈkərd. ʃi wɑz nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɪn ðə ˈʃutər ˈɛnərd ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjɛlɪŋ æt hər. ðə mæn lɛft ənd rɪˈtərnd wɪθ ə gən: θɪŋz kɑmd daʊn raɪt ˈæftər ðə mæn lɛft, ənd wi ʃrəgd ɪt ɔf. ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, wi hərd ə ˈpɑpɪŋ saʊnd, laɪk ə faɪər ˈkrækər. wi si ɪgˈzæktli wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ, bət aɪ ˈsədənli fɛlt ˈpænɪkt, ənd ənd aɪ kraʊʧt daʊn ɔn ðə flɔr, wi wər træpt ɪn ðə bæk ˈkɔrnər əv ðə bɑr. ðə jəŋ mæn wɔkt təˈwɔrdz ˈjuˈɛs, hi wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə gən. aɪ sɔ ðə ˈbjutəfəl gərl wɑz nɛkst tɪ mi, ɔn maɪ lɛft. ɑr ˈʃoʊldərz wər ˈtəʧɪŋ. aɪ sɔ hər lɔŋ blæk ˈkərli hɛr. ɛz wi kraʊʧt ɔn ðə flɔr, ðə mæn wɑz ˈstændɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ hɪz gən. hi wɑz ˈhaɪpər ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə gərl, ənd ðɛn aɪ ʤəmpt əp ənd ræn pæst ɪm. ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ gɑt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, aɪ sɔ ə pul əv bləd ɔn ðə flɔr əv ðə ˈɛntri weɪ. aɪ təkt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf bɪˈhaɪnd ə ˈdəmpstər ənd sɔ ðə ˈbaʊnsər leɪɪŋ nɪr baɪ. hi wɑz ˈkəvərd ɪn bləd, ənd əˈnəðər mæn wɑz ˈnilɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪm. ðɪs mæn ˈhændɪd mi hɪz sɛl foʊn, ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈdaɪəlɪŋ 911 ðə sɛl foʊn wɑz smɪrd ɪn bləd, ɪt lɛft bləd steɪnz ɔn maɪ hænz. ənd keɪm aʊt ˈæftər ðət, ənd ʤɪst ˈæftər, ðə kɑps ʃoʊd əp ɪn ðə ˈæli, wən ˈpɔɪntɪd hɪz ˈflæʃˌlaɪt æt mi ənd aɪ hɛld maɪ hænz əp, ənd ðeɪ ˈgæðərd ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər fər kˈwɛsʧənz. wɑz ˈbɛrˌfʊt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈwʊmən bɪn ʃɑt hæd ˈfɑlən ɔn tɔp əv hər, ənd ɛz ʃi ˈstrəgəld tɪ liv hər ʃuz ˈsəmˌhaʊ keɪm lus ənd fɛl ɔf bɪˈniθ ðə ˈbɑdi. mɔr pəˈlis ənd ˈmɛdɪks əraɪvd, ənd ˈleɪtər, aɪ wɔʧt ðə ˈbaʊnsər ənd ðə gərl biɪŋ trænˈspɔrtəd ɔn ˈstrɛʧərz ˈɪntu ðə ˈæmbjələns. rɛd more…*… ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈʃutər həz bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ʤeɪmz di ˈændərsən, 33 frəm ðə siˈætəl taɪmz: ðə dɛd mæn wɑz nɑt ˈfɔrməli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈmənˌdeɪ, bət ə ˈrɛlətɪv sɛd hɪz neɪm wɑz ʤeɪmz di. ˈændərsən, 33 əv siˈætəl. ˈændərsən hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd nɪr ðə seɪm ˈnaɪtˌkləb, ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət, tu mənθs əˈgoʊ ˈæftər hi əˈlɛʤədli lɛft ðə sən ənəˈtɛndɪd ɪn ə kɑr ðət wɑz pɑrkt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. ˈændərsən wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈrɛkləs ɛnˈdeɪnʤərmənt ənd ˈlivɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld ˌənriˈstreɪnd ənd əˈloʊn ɪn ə kɑr waɪl hi wɔkt əp tɪ ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət ɔn ist ˈʧɛri strit, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ siˈætəl mjuˈnɪsəpəl kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. ərˈɪʤənəl ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz ˈkəvərɪʤ: ðɛr wɑz ə lɑrʤ ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑns tɪ ən ˈɪnsədənt nɪr ənd ˈʧɛri ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər p.m*. ˈsənˌdi. ril taɪm 911 lɪsts ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɛz ə ˈkæʒəwəlti incident.”*.” wi wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ɛz wi lərn mɔr. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əˈkərd æt ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈɛksət. noʊ əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt jɛt, bət ˈskænər rɪˈpɔrts seɪ θri ˈpipəl wər ʃɑt, tu ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd wən ɪn ðə ˈæli. frəm: @seattlepd*: prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈɪnfoʊ ɔn ˈʃutɪŋ æt 25/cherry*: ˈgənmən ˈoʊpənd faɪər ɪn bɑr, 2 ˈpipəl hɪt. ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪz daʊn, bət noʊ ˈditeɪlz jɛt. mɔr tɪ kəm. frəm sfd*: @seattlefire*: ˈmɛdɪk trænˈspɔrtəd 2 ˈgənˌʃɑt ˈvɪktɪmz frəm 2500 blɑk əv ist ˈʧɛri meɪl ɪn wɪθ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɪnʤəriz. ˈfiˌmeɪl ɪn ˈsteɪbəl. ˈwɪtnəsɪz seɪ pəˈlis ʃɑt ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt. ˈəpˌdeɪt frəm: @seattlepd*: ˈəpˌdeɪt: susp*. ʃɑt ə mæn ə ˈwʊmən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɑr ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ ˈɔfɪsərz. əˈpɪrz ˈvɪktɪmz hæv ˈɪnʤəriz ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪm ɪz 25 ðə meɪl ɪz ɪn hɪz 30s*, pəˈlis seɪ. wi ər əˈweɪtɪŋ ən ˈbrifɪŋ. ˈəpˌdeɪt: nɪk mɛts sɪz ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz dəˈmɛstɪk ˈɪnsədənt bɪtˈwin ˈsəˌspɛkt ənd ə ˈwʊmən. hi ðɛn ʃɑt hər ənd ə ˈbaʊnsər, boʊθ nɑt ˈlaɪfθˌrɛtnɪŋ. ɛz ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈæli, ˈɔfɪsər kənˈfrəntɪd ɪm. ˈsəˌspɛkt ʃɑt wəns æt ˈɔfɪsərz, ənd ˈɔfɪsər rɪˈtərnd faɪər, ˈkɪlɪŋ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt.
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with the pathetic knicks in town, the wizards wisely determined that paul services would not be needed. the small forward sat on the bench while washington trounced new york, but his attendance at the game hardly went unnoticed.
that’s because pierce took advantage of not having to wear his uniform, and showed the world that he is really big into glasses. or to put it another way, he is into really big glasses.
paul glasses are so thick they may be bulletproof barely in bounds (@barelyin) january 8, 2015
pierce may have been paying homage to by wearing or perhaps their cheapo knockoffs, gazelles but internet denizens took great delight in comparing the wizard to a host of bespectacled characters.
why does paul pierce have brick glasses on? not robert griffin (@pseudo_rgiii) january 8, 2015
paul pierce ripping off jerry seinfeld tonight. bryan (@smileyoufckers) january 8, 2015
this was legitimately the first thing that came to my mind. whitney (@its_whitney) january 8, 2015
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wɪθ ðə pəˈθɛtɪk nɪks ɪn taʊn, ðə ˈwɪzərdz ˈwaɪzli dɪˈtərmənd ðət pɔl ˈsərvɪsɪz wʊd nɑt bi ˈnidɪd. ðə smɔl ˈfɔrwərd sæt ɔn ðə bɛnʧ waɪl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən traʊnst nu jɔrk, bət hɪz əˈtɛndəns æt ðə geɪm ˈhɑrdli wɛnt ənˈnoʊtɪst. bɪˈkəz pɪrs tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv nɑt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ wɛr hɪz ˈjunəˌfɔrm, ənd ʃoʊd ðə wərld ðət hi ɪz ˈrɪli bɪg ˈɪntu ˈglæsɪz. ər tɪ pʊt ɪt əˈnəðər weɪ, hi ɪz ˈɪntu ˈrɪli bɪg ˈglæsɪz. pɔl ˈglæsɪz ər soʊ θɪk ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈbʊlətˌpruf ˈbɛrli ɪn baʊndz (@barelyin*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 8 2015 pɪrs meɪ hæv bɪn peɪɪŋ ˈɑməʤ tɪ baɪ ˈwɛrɪŋ ər pərˈhæps ðɛr ˈʧiˌpoʊ ˈnɑˌkɔfs, gəˈzɛlz bət ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈdɛnəzənz tʊk greɪt dɪˈlaɪt ɪn kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈwɪzərd tɪ ə hoʊst əv bɪˈspɛktəkəld ˈkɛrɪktərz. waɪ dɪz pɔl pɪrs hæv brɪk ˈglæsɪz ɔn? nɑt ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn (@pseudo_rgiii*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 8 2015 pɔl pɪrs ˈrɪpɪŋ ɔf ˈʤɛri ˈsaɪnfɛld təˈnaɪt. braɪən (@smileyoufckers*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 8 2015 ðɪs wɑz ləˈʤɪtəmətli ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət keɪm tɪ maɪ maɪnd. ˈwɪtni (@its_whitney*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 8 2015
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remember the last time there was a smog advisory in the ottawa valley?
you'd have to go back to 2014. there were none last year and none so far this year.
things weren't so nice about a decade ago, before ontario closed all of its power generation plants (the last, in thunder bay, closed in 2014).
in 2005 there were 25 smog advisory days in the ottawa area and 53 across ontario. by 2009 there were just four smog advisories in the valley. and by 2013, there was only one such advisory.
"this is a huge achievement. it's a good news story for the environment," said paul parker, a faculty of environment professor at the university of waterloo, on cbc radio's ottawa morning on monday.
"on our poor days, half of the pollution comes in from the u.s., and then we were adding on top of it. so what we've done is we've dramatically reduced what we added on top of it, and so that keeps us below the worst thresholds."
vehicles and small engines for lawn mowers, leaf blowers and the like contribute most to what remaining pollution exists in our region, along with pollution from the united states.
parker says a focus on switching small engines to electric ones would be a good next step for the province to reduce pollution even further.
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rɪˈmɛmbər ðə læst taɪm ðɛr wɑz ə smɑg ædˈvaɪzəri ɪn ðə ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈvæli? jʊd hæv tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ 2014 ðɛr wər nən læst jɪr ənd nən soʊ fɑr ðɪs jɪr. θɪŋz wərənt soʊ nis əˈbaʊt ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ, ˌbiˈfɔr ɑnˈtɛrioʊ kloʊzd ɔl əv ɪts paʊər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən plænts (ðə læst, ɪn ˈθəndər beɪ, kloʊzd ɪn 2014 ɪn 2005 ðɛr wər 25 smɑg ædˈvaɪzəri deɪz ɪn ðə ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈɛriə ənd 53 əˈkrɔs ɑnˈtɛrioʊ. baɪ 2009 ðɛr wər ʤɪst fɔr smɑg ədˈvaɪzəriz ɪn ðə ˈvæli. ənd baɪ 2013 ðɛr wɑz ˈoʊnli wən səʧ ædˈvaɪzəri. "ðɪs ɪz ə juʤ əˈʧivmənt. ɪts ə gʊd nuz ˈstɔri fər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt," sɛd pɔl ˈpɑrkər, ə ˈfækəlti əv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔtərˌlu, ɔn ˈsiˌbiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊz ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. "ɔn ɑr pur deɪz, hæf əv ðə pəˈluʃən kəmz ɪn frəm ðə juz., ənd ðɛn wi wər ˈædɪŋ ɔn tɔp əv ɪt. soʊ wət wiv dən ɪz wiv drəˈmætɪkəli rɪˈdust wət wi ˈædɪd ɔn tɔp əv ɪt, ənd soʊ ðət kips ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈloʊ ðə wərst θˈrɛˌʃoʊldz." ˈviɪkəlz ənd smɔl ˈɛnʤənz fər lɔn moʊərz, lif bloʊərz ənd ðə laɪk kənˈtrɪbjut moʊst tɪ wət rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ pəˈluʃən ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ɑr ˈriʤən, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ pəˈluʃən frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈpɑrkər sɪz ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn sˈwɪʧɪŋ smɔl ˈɛnʤənz tɪ ɪˈlɛktrɪk wənz wʊd bi ə gʊd nɛkst stɛp fər ðə ˈprɑvɪns tɪ rɪˈdus pəˈluʃən ˈivɪn ˈfərðər.
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the fijian rugby union has hit out at ben ryan -- the man who led them to olympic gold -- saying it is disappointed by his "constant remarks" about the sevens team.
the statement comes in response to a tweet from ryan where he the for having not contracted any of the players who have played in the opening two rounds of the world rugby sevens series.
a fantastic effort by fiji at series. - please start paying these amazing men. no one contracted again. ben ryan (@benjaminryan) december 11, 2016
the has responded with a lengthy statement where it says ryan "has chosen to move on to other challenges which we respect and all have accepted but it seems it is difficult for him to move on" and expresses its disappointment at ryan's "constant remarks... and his ongoing about the performance of the team".
during his time with fiji, ryan led their sevens teams to world series triumphs and gold at rio, their country's first olympic medal. ryan left his post in charge of fiji after rio 2016 and will be replaced by gareth baber.
"the has also appointed a new coach and he will lead the fiji men's sevens team moving forward and we all need to give baber a chance including ben ryan," the statement continued. "it is no longer ben ryan's team and ben must understand this and he must allow our new coach baber to deal with the issues in relation to his team.
also let's get one thing straight. and boys were great last two weeks. not one player or coach should get anything other than praise. ben ryan (@benjaminryan) december 12, 2016
"all the players that were selected for the first leg of the [world rugby] series revolved around ben ryan's extended squad. their employment contracts with expired after the olympics. they, however, have all been paid their relevant allowances while in camp and while on tour for the two tournaments.
"the ceo highlighted that coach baber will commence duty on the january 2 2016 and the believes it is only fair that he watches our local competition and selects his own team and the intends to work with coach baber in contracting the selected extended squad for 2017 and beyond. this was the same opportunity given to ben when he started.
"furthermore there is no truth in ben's comments that has lost its sponsorship and funding. has been having ongoing discussions with the fiji national sports commission and our sponsors in relation to the contracting of our players both men and women."
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ðə ˈfiʤiən ˈrəgbi ˈjunjən həz hɪt aʊt æt bɛn raɪən ðə mæn hu lɛd ðɛm tɪ oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld seɪɪŋ ɪt ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd baɪ hɪz "ˈkɑnstənt rɪˈmɑrks" əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɛvənz tim. ðə ˈsteɪtmənt kəmz ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə twit frəm raɪən wɛr hi ðə fər ˈhævɪŋ nɑt ˈkɑntræktəd ˈɛni əv ðə pleɪərz hu hæv pleɪd ɪn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ tu raʊnz əv ðə wərld ˈrəgbi ˈsɛvənz ˈsɪriz. ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈɛfərt baɪ ˈfiʤi æt ˈsɪriz. pliz stɑrt peɪɪŋ ðiz əˈmeɪzɪŋ mɛn. noʊ wən ˈkɑntræktəd əˈgɛn. bɛn raɪən (@benjaminryan*) dɪˈsɛmbər 11 2016 ðə həz rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈsteɪtmənt wɛr ɪt sɪz raɪən "həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ muv ɔn tɪ ˈəðər ˈʧælənʤɪz wɪʧ wi rɪˈspɛkt ənd ɔl hæv ækˈsɛptɪd bət ɪt simz ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ɪm tɪ muv ɔn" ənd ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ɪts ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt æt raɪənz "ˈkɑnstənt rɪˈmɑrks... ənd hɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə tim". ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm wɪθ ˈfiʤi, raɪən lɛd ðɛr ˈsɛvənz timz tɪ wərld ˈsɪriz traɪəmfs ənd goʊld æt ˈrioʊ, ðɛr ˈkəntriz fərst oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈmɛdəl. raɪən lɛft hɪz poʊst ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈfiʤi ˈæftər ˈrioʊ 2016 ənd wɪl bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈgɛrɪθ ˈbeɪbər. "ðə həz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɔɪntɪd ə nu koʊʧ ənd hi wɪl lɛd ðə ˈfiʤi mɛnz ˈsɛvənz tim ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ənd wi ɔl nid tɪ gɪv ˈbeɪbər ə ʧæns ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bɛn raɪən," ðə ˈsteɪtmənt kənˈtɪnjud. "ɪt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bɛn raɪənz tim ənd bɛn məst ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs ənd hi məst əˈlaʊ ɑr nu koʊʧ ˈbeɪbər tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃuz ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ hɪz tim. ˈɔlsoʊ lɛts gɪt wən θɪŋ streɪt. ənd bɔɪz wər greɪt læst tu wiks. nɑt wən pleɪər ər koʊʧ ʃʊd gɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən preɪz. bɛn raɪən (@benjaminryan*) dɪˈsɛmbər 12 2016 "ɔl ðə pleɪərz ðət wər səˈlɛktɪd fər ðə fərst lɛg əv ðə [wərld ˈrəgbi] ˈsɪriz riˈvɑlvd əraʊnd bɛn raɪənz ɪkˈstɛndɪd skwɑd. ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ɪkˈspaɪrd ˈæftər ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks. ðeɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hæv ɔl bɪn peɪd ðɛr ˈrɛləvənt əˈlaʊənsɪz waɪl ɪn kæmp ənd waɪl ɔn tʊr fər ðə tu ˈtərnəmənts. "ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðət koʊʧ ˈbeɪbər wɪl kəˈmɛns ˈduti ɔn ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2 2016 ənd ðə bɪˈlivz ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli fɛr ðət hi ˈwɑʧɪz ɑr ˈloʊkəl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd səˈlɛkts hɪz oʊn tim ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ wərk wɪθ koʊʧ ˈbeɪbər ɪn ˈkɑntræktɪŋ ðə səˈlɛktɪd ɪkˈstɛndɪd skwɑd fər 2017 ənd bɪɔnd. ðɪs wɑz ðə seɪm ˌɑpərˈtunəti ˈgɪvɪn tɪ bɛn wɪn hi ˈstɑrtɪd. "ˈfərðərˌmɔr ðɛr ɪz noʊ truθ ɪn bɛnz ˈkɑmɛnts ðət həz lɔst ɪts ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ənd ˈfəndɪŋ. həz bɪn ˈhævɪŋ ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈfiʤi ˈnæʃənəl spɔrts kəˈmɪʃən ənd ɑr ˈspɑnsərz ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkɑntræktɪŋ əv ɑr pleɪərz boʊθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən."
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a pretty good question that might stump the partisans who routinely deny that (or, as i call it,) had any effect on the election. sure, it may be the case that the election result would have been the same absent. but, as tapper points out here, donald trump sure thought the revelations were important because he brought them up over, and over, and over again.
tapper: and if you listen to what mr. trump had to say on the stump, all the time, he invoked dozens and dozens of times to try to suggest that the had said that there were things that hillary clinton was doing or had done that were untoward. take a listen:
trump: what you have to do is just take a look at, and just see what they said about bernie sanders.
trump: just actually came out, john podesta said some horrible things about you. and boy, was he right. he said some beauties.
trump:, that just came out. and, she lied. now blaming the lie on the late, great abraham lincoln.
tapper: so i guess what confused about is, how can you say that the hacking had no impact on the election when mr. trump kept invoking, which was printing, publishing, things that the russians had hacked? obviously, he thought it was going to have an effect on the election.
conway: well, having an it had an effect on his debate answer. and it had an effect on the clinton campaign because it was quite embarrassing to watch her closest advisors question her judgment, question whether she would ever find her voice, wondering aloud why she was testing 84 slogans to find out who she was and what run on. this guy had “make america great again” it never changed. and i know very embarrassing. them calling chelsea clinton, some of them, a spoiled brat . . . very uncomfortable. but what was hacked.
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ə ˈprɪti gʊd kˈwɛʃən ðət maɪt stəmp ðə ˈpɑrtəzənz hu ruˈtinli dɪˈnaɪ ðət (ər, ɛz aɪ kɔl ɪt,) hæd ˈɛni ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ʃʊr, ɪt meɪ bi ðə keɪs ðət ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlt wʊd hæv bɪn ðə seɪm ˈæbsənt. bət, ɛz ˈtæpər pɔɪnts aʊt hir, ˈdɑnəld trəmp ʃʊr θɔt ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈkəz hi brɔt ðɛm əp ˈoʊvər, ənd ˈoʊvər, ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. ˈtæpər: ənd ɪf ju ˈlɪsən tɪ wət ˈmɪstər. trəmp hæd tɪ seɪ ɔn ðə stəmp, ɔl ðə taɪm, hi ˌɪnˈvoʊkt ˈdəzənz ənd ˈdəzənz əv taɪmz tɪ traɪ tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ðə hæd sɛd ðət ðɛr wər θɪŋz ðət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wɑz duɪŋ ər hæd dən ðət wər əntəˈwɔrd. teɪk ə ˈlɪsən: trəmp: wət ju hæv tɪ du ɪz ʤɪst teɪk ə lʊk æt, ənd ʤɪst si wət ðeɪ sɛd əˈbaʊt ˈbərni ˈsændərz. trəmp: ʤɪst ˈæˌkʧuəli keɪm aʊt, ʤɑn poʊˈdɛstə sɛd səm ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ju. ənd bɔɪ, wɑz hi raɪt. hi sɛd səm ˈbjutiz. trəmp:, ðət ʤɪst keɪm aʊt. ənd, ʃi laɪd. naʊ ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðə laɪ ɔn ðə leɪt, greɪt ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈlɪŋkən. ˈtæpər: soʊ aɪ gɛs wət kənfˈjuzd əˈbaʊt ɪz, haʊ kən ju seɪ ðət ðə ˈhækɪŋ hæd noʊ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪn ˈmɪstər. trəmp kɛpt ˌɪnˈvoʊkɪŋ, wɪʧ wɑz ˈprɪnɪŋ, ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ, θɪŋz ðət ðə ˈrəʃənz hæd hækt? ˈɑbviəsli, hi θɔt ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ən ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈkɑnˌweɪ: wɛl, ˈhævɪŋ ən ɪt hæd ən ˈifɛkt ɔn hɪz dəˈbeɪt ˈænsər. ənd ɪt hæd ən ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz kwaɪt ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ tɪ wɔʧ hər ˈkloʊsəst ædˈvaɪzərz kˈwɛʃən hər ˈʤəʤmənt, kˈwɛʃən ˈwɛðər ʃi wʊd ˈɛvər faɪnd hər vɔɪs, ˈwəndərɪŋ əˈlaʊd waɪ ʃi wɑz ˈtɛstɪŋ 84 sˈloʊgənz tɪ faɪnd aʊt hu ʃi wɑz ənd wət rən ɔn. ðɪs gaɪ hæd əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt again”*” ɪt ˈnɛvər ʧeɪnʤd. ənd aɪ noʊ ˈvɛri ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ. ðɛm ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈʧɛlsi ˈklɪntən, səm əv ðɛm, ə spɔɪld bræt ˈvɛri ənˈkəmfərtəbəl. bət wət wɑz hækt.
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continental have been advertising that their high-end tires are handmade in germany for a few years now, but how do you go about making tires by hand? with a frame, at least an aluminum one, you know what to expect - been put together by a man with some welding experience and a hammer. but a tire, well, that just had us stumped. so when continental invited us up to their headquarters in, northern germany, we jumped at the chance to see the procedure followed their production process from design and prototyping, right through to the finished tires that you can buy off the shelf, but you'll probably notice that we don't show the same tire throughout the article. this is because the production line manufacturers different tires on different days, and we were lucky enough to catch it as that change was happening. the fact is that the same process is used for all of the tires made within the walls of the plant - just the sizings, rubber compounds and materials () obviously change between the road models and world downhill tuned to as we'll have an exclusive first test of the new downhill tire next week.
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ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl hæv bɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðət ðɛr haɪɛnd taɪərz ər ˈhænˈmeɪd ɪn ˈʤərməni fər ə fju jɪrz naʊ, bət haʊ du ju goʊ əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ taɪərz baɪ hænd? wɪθ ə freɪm, æt list ən əˈlumənəm wən, ju noʊ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt bɪn pʊt təˈgɛðər baɪ ə mæn wɪθ səm ˈwɛldɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ə ˈhæmər. bət ə taɪər, wɛl, ðət ʤɪst hæd ˈjuˈɛs stəmpt. soʊ wɪn ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈjuˈɛs əp tɪ ðɛr ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn, ˈnɔrðərn ˈʤərməni, wi ʤəmpt æt ðə ʧæns tɪ si ðə prəˈsiʤər ˈfɑloʊd ðɛr pərˈdəkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs frəm dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪpɪŋ, raɪt θru tɪ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt taɪərz ðət ju kən baɪ ɔf ðə ʃɛlf, bət jul ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnoʊtɪs ðət wi doʊnt ʃoʊ ðə seɪm taɪər θruaʊt ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ðə pərˈdəkʃən laɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ˈdɪfərənt taɪərz ɔn ˈdɪfərənt deɪz, ənd wi wər ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ kæʧ ɪt ɛz ðət ʧeɪnʤ wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ. ðə fækt ɪz ðət ðə seɪm ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz juzd fər ɔl əv ðə taɪərz meɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə wɔlz əv ðə plænt ʤɪst ðə sizings*, ˈrəbər ˈkɑmpaʊndz ənd məˈtɪriəlz ˈɑbviəsli ʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ðə roʊd ˈmɑdəlz ənd wərld ˈdaʊnˈhɪl tund tɪ ɛz wɪl hæv ən ɪkˈsklusɪv fərst tɛst əv ðə nu ˈdaʊnˈhɪl taɪər nɛkst wik.
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upon purchase receive the -free links for both the mac & pc version of the game 4 elements help restore and save the ancient kingdom by entertainment | in apps + software description the ancient kingdom is in trouble! the magic of the four elements that kept it running for centuries has been corrupted by evil powers and the altars no longer yield the energy of life. it is up to you to unlock the 4 ancient books of magic and collect 16 mysterious cards that will help you restore and save the ancient kingdom. an adorable little fairy will be your aide in this perilous journey as you encounter elementals, dragons, knights, and various magic creatures. using a mix of classic addictive game play ideas but taking them to a new level with innovative twists, explosive bonuses, spectacular visual effects, and fascinating storyline in amazing animation, this game by is a load of fun. fun features 4 books of magic to unlock and study
16 mysterious cards to collect
gripping storyline presented in beautiful animation
64 captivating levels with 20 challenging bonus tasks
stunning visual effects and fantastic bonuses system requirements: -free compatible windows
windows/vista/7/8
cpu :
: ram : 1024
: 1024:
hard drive: 153 mac
mac os x or later
cpu : 800
: 800 ram : 256
: 256 hard drive: 123 important reminders! no refunds
upon purchase receive the -free links for both the mac & pc version of the game royal envoy save the wonderful land of countless islands from the merciless forces of nature by entertainment | in apps + software description take the challenge! save the wonderful land of countless islands from the merciless forces of nature. construct and upgrade homes and buildings for the island citizens and become the chief city planner of marvelous islandshire. think your way to triumph in this challenging and mesmerizing game of pirates, treasure and balloon adventures! fun features unique blend of time management and strategy
9 delightful islands to rebuild
great variety of homes and buildings to construct
over 90 challenging levels with 8 bonus quests
captivating storyline with charming and whimsical characters
comprehensive guide, making-of, animated, gorgeous wallpapers, original soundtracks system requirements: -free compatible windows
windows/vista/7/8
cpu :
: ram : 1024
: 1024:
hard drive: 153 mac
mac os x or later
cpu : 800
: 800 ram : 256
: 256 hard drive: 123 important reminders! no refunds
upon purchase receive the -free links for both the mac & pc version of the game the tiny bang story help restore the lost beauty & population of an entire planet by games | in apps + software description a fun & strategic game at your fingertips. this is the perfect game if looking to unwind with the ideal balance of fun and strategy. kill some time, but not your brain with this little puzzle game! the beautifully designs and sounds of nature make for a refreshingly virtual experience. itunes store gave it stars! the gist the tiny bang story is a point and click puzzle game at the core of a fanciful world. unfortunately the unique moon of this beautiful little planet is rocked by a meteor, turning the tiny bang story world into a massive puzzle. you and only you can restore order with your keen mind and determination. though it sounds chaotic and destructive, the peaceful remaining world makes for the quintessential virtual working environment :). system requirements: steam compatible windows
windows, vista, or 7
512 ram
1 or faster processor mac
intel mac, os x version leopard, snow leopard, or later.
two-button mouse strongly recommended
1gb space (recommended)
internet connection (broadband recommended) important reminders! no refunds
upon purchase receive a steam code that will allow you to activate your game through steam
you’ll receive the -free links for both the mac & pc version of the game storm in a teacup take storm on a wonderful adventure in a magical teacup by cobra mobile | in apps + software description a teacup adventure of a lifetime! take storm on a wonderful adventure in his magical teacup. brother cloud has created an amazing world for you to explore! solve puzzles, avoid pitfalls and beat the bad guys in this imaginative and unique platformer! fun features wonderful, rich rewarding with physics based puzzles
explore and discover 50 magical levels
5 survival mode levels to compete against
customize storm character options
rich, gorgeous, graphics
full support system requirements windows
windows / vista / 7 & mac os+
processor:1.5ghz or better
memory:512mb ram
graphics:opengl
directx®:5.0
directx®:5.0 hard space mac
mac os+
processor:1.5ghz or better
memory:512mb ram
graphics:opengl
hard space important reminders! no refunds
upon purchase receive a steam code that will allow you to activate your game through steam
you’ll also receive the -free links for both the mac & pc version of the game create the perfect garden! by entertainment | in apps + software description create the perfect garden! comb the rooms of a gorgeous mansion for hidden items and restore a once stunning garden to its former glory. choose from tons of garden accessories to customize the garden to your taste. become part of the community and compete in the “best garden” contest. no worries if you are a garden design novice because an amusing and witty butler, austin, will always be of assistance. become an outdoor decor pro in this cutting hedge game! fun features over 1000 cool items to find
15 rooms to comb for hidden objects
tons of garden accessories to choose from
immersive storyline presented in beautiful animation
interactive and environment
fully-animated amusing butler as your right-hand man
bonus featuring your garden system requirements: -free compatible windows
windows/vista/7/8
cpu :
: ram : 1024
: 1024:
hard drive: 153 mac
mac os x or later
cpu : 800
: 800 ram : 256
: 256 hard drive: 123 important reminders! no refunds
upon purchase receive the -free links for both the mac & pc version of the game
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meɪk ɪt ˈɔntu ðə æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪl ənd geɪn 1 ˈɛntri tɪ ɑr ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈgɪvəˌweɪ! riʧ ðə tɔp, ənd geɪn 5 ˈɛntriz! wɪθ iʧ peɪ wət ju wɔnt ˈbəndəl, ju gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl fər ðə praɪs əv jʊr ˈʧuzɪŋ. ɪf ju bit ðə ˈævərɪʤ praɪs ənˈlɑk əˈdɪʃənəl ˈprɑdəkts ənd teɪk hoʊm ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbəndəl! wəts ɪn ðə ˈbəndəl ˈbəndəlz soʊld 0 0 2 7 6 4 1 ðə greɪt ˈʤɪtərz: ˈpʊdɪŋ ˈpænɪk 10 ˈvælju 2 4 ˈɛləmənts 14 ˈvælju 3 rɔɪəl ˈɛnvɔɪ 14 ˈvælju 4 ðə ˈtaɪni bæŋ ˈstɔri 10 ˈvælju 5 stɔrm ɪn ə ˈtiˌkəp 5 ˈvælju 6 14 ˈvælju 67 ˈvælju! ɪn æps ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmɪŋ sun ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn: æd tɪ haʊ ɪt wərks 1 peɪ wət ju wɔnt ɪf ðæts lɛs ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ stɪl teɪk hoʊm ˈsəmθɪŋ greɪt. 2 bit ðə ˈævərɪʤ praɪs jul teɪk hoʊm ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbəndəl. 3 bit ðə ˈlidərz praɪs gɪt ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ɑr ˈɛpɪk gɪt ˈfiʧərd ɔn ðə! 1 ˈkæktəs brus 2 3 skɑt ˈərli 4 kɑr 5 ˈdɑni ˈrɑbərts 6 pɔl ˈʤæksən 7 ˈʤɔrdən leɪn 8 fɔrbz raɪən ˈgɪvəˌweɪ ˈprɑdəkt ˈditeɪlz ðə greɪt ˈʤɪtərz: ˈpʊdɪŋ ˈpænɪk ɪkˈsplɔr 48 ˈlɛvəlz, dɪˈfit ˈskɛri ˈmɑnstərz, riʧ ðə ˈɛksət ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr kərɪʤ ɪz krəʃt baɪ ɪn æps ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈskrɪpʃən ən əˈdɪktɪv ˈækʃən ˈpəzəl geɪm! ən ˈæŋʃəs ˈlɪtəl ˈpʊdɪŋ ɪz træpt ɪn ə ˈskɛri goʊst treɪn! hɛlp ɪm ˈpəzəl hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə ˈɛksət ənd skɛr bæk ðə ˈmɑnstərz wɪθ ˈfəni ˈwɛpənz ənd træps! ðɪs əˈdɪktɪv ˈækʃən ˈpəzəl geɪm ɪz easy-to-learn*, bət hɑrd tɪ ˈmæstər: ɪkˈsplɔr 48 ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə goʊst treɪn, dɪˈfit ˈskɛri ˈmɑnstərz, ˈæŋgri ˈwɪʧɪz, ˈkreɪzi ˈskɛlətənz ənd ˈdrægənz, ənd riʧ ðə ˈɛksət ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr kərɪʤ ˈɛnərʤi ɪz daʊn. tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl, ju məst bi ˈklɛvər ənd kwɪk: məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə træks, ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈæktəˌveɪt ˈlɛvərz ənd ˈbrɪʤɪz! səˈlɛkt frəm ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈfəni ˈwɛpənz ənd træps tɪ skɛr ðə ˈmɑnstərz bæk, træp ðə ˈwɪʧɪz ˈɪntu lups ənd əˈtæk wɪθ ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ræt! fən ˈfiʧərz 48 ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈʧælənʤɪz hɪˈlɛriəs ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ənd saʊnd ˈbjutəfəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts səˈspɛns, ˈækʃən ənd ˈpəzəlɪŋ fən! ˈsɪstəm rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈwɪndoʊz ˈwɪndoʊz ˈvɪstə wɪn 7 ˈprɑˌsɛsər 1 ˈmɛməri 1 ræm ˈgræfɪks ˈgræfɪks 9 kəmˈpætəbəl mæk mæk ɑs ɛks ər ˈleɪtər 230 fri hɑrd dɪsk speɪs səˈpɔrtɪd ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ˈʤərmən, ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ˈspænɪʃ, frɛnʧ, ˌɪˈtæljən, ˌʤæpəˈniz, dəʧ ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt riˈmaɪndərz! noʊ ˈriˌfəndz əˈpɑn ˈpərʧəs rɪˈsiv ðə -fri lɪŋks fər boʊθ ðə mæk ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm 4 ˈɛləmənts hɛlp rɪˈstɔr ənd seɪv ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈkɪŋdəm baɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪn æps ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈskrɪpʃən ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈkɪŋdəm ɪz ɪn ˈtrəbəl! ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv ðə fɔr ˈɛləmənts ðət kɛpt ɪt ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈsɛnʧəriz həz bɪn kərˈəptɪd baɪ ˈivəl paʊərz ənd ðə ˈɔltərz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər jild ðə ˈɛnərʤi əv laɪf. ɪt ɪz əp tɪ ju tɪ ənˈlɑk ðə 4 ˈeɪnʧənt bʊks əv ˈmæʤɪk ənd kəˈlɛkt 16 mɪˈstɪriəs kɑrdz ðət wɪl hɛlp ju rɪˈstɔr ənd seɪv ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈkɪŋdəm. ən əˈdɔrəbəl ˈlɪtəl ˈfɛri wɪl bi jʊr eɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈpɛrələs ˈʤərni ɛz ju ɪnˈkaʊnər elementals*, ˈdrægənz, naɪts, ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈmæʤɪk ˈkriʧərz. ˈjuzɪŋ ə mɪks əv ˈklæsɪk əˈdɪktɪv geɪm pleɪ aɪˈdiəz bət ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ə nu ˈlɛvəl wɪθ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv twɪsts, ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈboʊnəsɪz, spɛkˈtækjələr ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈifɛkts, ənd ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈstɔriˌlaɪn ɪn əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˌænəˈmeɪʃən, ðɪs geɪm baɪ ɪz ə loʊd əv fən. fən ˈfiʧərz 4 bʊks əv ˈmæʤɪk tɪ ənˈlɑk ənd ˈstədi 16 mɪˈstɪriəs kɑrdz tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈgrɪpɪŋ ˈstɔriˌlaɪn pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ˈbjutəfəl ˌænəˈmeɪʃən 64 ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz wɪθ 20 ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈboʊnəs tæsks ˈstənɪŋ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈifɛkts ənd fænˈtæstɪk ˈboʊnəsɪz ˈsɪstəm rɪkˈwaɪrmənts: -fri kəmˈpætəbəl ˈwɪndoʊz ˈwɪndoʊz ræm 1024 1024: hɑrd draɪv: 153 mæk mæk ɑs ɛks ər ˈleɪtər 800 800 ræm 256 256 hɑrd draɪv: 123 ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt riˈmaɪndərz! noʊ ˈriˌfəndz əˈpɑn ˈpərʧəs rɪˈsiv ðə -fri lɪŋks fər boʊθ ðə mæk ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm rɔɪəl ˈɛnvɔɪ seɪv ðə ˈwəndərfəl lænd əv ˈkaʊntləs ˈaɪləndz frəm ðə ˈmərsələs ˈfɔrsɪz əv ˈneɪʧər baɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪn æps ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈskrɪpʃən teɪk ðə ˈʧælənʤ! seɪv ðə ˈwəndərfəl lænd əv ˈkaʊntləs ˈaɪləndz frəm ðə ˈmərsələs ˈfɔrsɪz əv ˈneɪʧər. ˈkɑnstrəkt ənd ˈəpˈgreɪd hoʊmz ənd ˈbɪldɪŋz fər ðə ˈaɪlənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd bɪˈkəm ðə ʧif ˈsɪti ˈplænər əv ˈmɑrvələs islandshire*. θɪŋk jʊr weɪ tɪ traɪəmf ɪn ðɪs ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ənd ˈmɛzmərˌaɪzɪŋ geɪm əv ˈpaɪrəts, ˈtrɛʒər ənd bəˈlun ædˈvɛnʧərz! fən ˈfiʧərz juˈnik blɛnd əv taɪm ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈstrætəʤi 9 dɪˈlaɪtfəl ˈaɪləndz tɪ riˈbɪld greɪt vərˈaɪəti əv hoʊmz ənd ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt ˈoʊvər 90 ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz wɪθ 8 ˈboʊnəs kwɛsts ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ ˈstɔriˌlaɪn wɪθ ˈʧɑrmɪŋ ənd ˈwɪmzɪkəl ˈkɛrɪktərz ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv gaɪd, making-of*, ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd, ˈgɔrʤəs ˈwɔlˌpeɪpərz, ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsaʊnˌtræks ˈsɪstəm rɪkˈwaɪrmənts: -fri kəmˈpætəbəl ˈwɪndoʊz ˈwɪndoʊz ræm 1024 1024: hɑrd draɪv: 153 mæk mæk ɑs ɛks ər ˈleɪtər 800 800 ræm 256 256 hɑrd draɪv: 123 ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt riˈmaɪndərz! noʊ ˈriˌfəndz əˈpɑn ˈpərʧəs rɪˈsiv ðə -fri lɪŋks fər boʊθ ðə mæk ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm ðə ˈtaɪni bæŋ ˈstɔri hɛlp rɪˈstɔr ðə lɔst ˈbjuti ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈplænət baɪ geɪmz ɪn æps ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈskrɪpʃən ə fən strəˈtiʤɪk geɪm æt jʊr ˈfɪŋgərˌtɪps. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt geɪm ɪf ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ənˈwaɪnd wɪθ ðə aɪˈdil ˈbæləns əv fən ənd ˈstrætəʤi. kɪl səm taɪm, bət nɑt jʊr breɪn wɪθ ðɪs ˈlɪtəl ˈpəzəl geɪm! ðə ˈbjutəfli dɪˈzaɪnz ənd saʊnz əv ˈneɪʧər meɪk fər ə riˈfrɛʃɪŋli ˈvərʧuəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈaɪˌtunz stɔr geɪv ɪt stɑrz! ðə ʤɪst ðə ˈtaɪni bæŋ ˈstɔri ɪz ə pɔɪnt ənd klɪk ˈpəzəl geɪm æt ðə kɔr əv ə ˈfænsɪfəl wərld. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə juˈnik mun əv ðɪs ˈbjutəfəl ˈlɪtəl ˈplænət ɪz rɑkt baɪ ə ˈmitiər, ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪni bæŋ ˈstɔri wərld ˈɪntu ə ˈmæsɪv ˈpəzəl. ju ənd ˈoʊnli ju kən rɪˈstɔr ˈɔrdər wɪθ jʊr kin maɪnd ənd dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən. ðoʊ ɪt saʊnz keɪˈɑtɪk ənd dɪˈstrəktɪv, ðə ˈpisfəl rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ wərld meɪks fər ðə kˌwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl ˈvərʧuəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈsɪstəm rɪkˈwaɪrmənts: stim kəmˈpætəbəl ˈwɪndoʊz ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈvɪstə, ər 7 512 ræm 1 ər ˈfæstər ˈprɑˌsɛsər mæk ˌɪnˈtɛl mæk, ɑs ɛks ˈvərʒən ˈlɛpərd snoʊ ˈlɛpərd ər ˈleɪtər. maʊs ˈstrɔŋli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd speɪs (ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd) ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən (ˈbrɔdˌbænd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd) ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt riˈmaɪndərz! noʊ ˈriˌfəndz əˈpɑn ˈpərʧəs rɪˈsiv ə stim koʊd ðət wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt jʊr geɪm θru stim rɪˈsiv ðə -fri lɪŋks fər boʊθ ðə mæk ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm stɔrm ɪn ə ˈtiˌkəp teɪk stɔrm ɔn ə ˈwəndərfəl ədˈvɛnʧər ɪn ə ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈtiˌkəp baɪ ˈkoʊbrə ˈmoʊbəl ɪn æps ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈskrɪpʃən ə ˈtiˌkəp ədˈvɛnʧər əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm! teɪk stɔrm ɔn ə ˈwəndərfəl ədˈvɛnʧər ɪn hɪz ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈtiˌkəp. ˈbrəðər klaʊd həz kriˈeɪtɪd ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ wərld fər ju tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr! sɑlv ˈpəzəlz, əˈvɔɪd ˈpɪtˌfɔlz ənd bit ðə bæd gaɪz ɪn ðɪs ˌɪˈmæʤənətɪv ənd juˈnik platformer*! fən ˈfiʧərz ˈwəndərfəl, rɪʧ rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ wɪθ ˈfɪzɪks beɪst ˈpəzəlz ɪkˈsplɔr ənd dɪˈskəvər 50 ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈlɛvəlz 5 sərˈvaɪvəl moʊd ˈlɛvəlz tɪ kəmˈpit əˈgɛnst ˈkəstəˌmaɪz stɔrm ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɔpʃənz rɪʧ, ˈgɔrʤəs, ˈgræfɪks fʊl səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəm rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈwɪndoʊz ˈwɪndoʊz ˈvɪstə 7 mæk ɑs ər ˈbɛtər ræm hɑrd speɪs mæk mæk ɑs ər ˈbɛtər ræm hɑrd speɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt riˈmaɪndərz! noʊ ˈriˌfəndz əˈpɑn ˈpərʧəs rɪˈsiv ə stim koʊd ðət wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt jʊr geɪm θru stim ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsiv ðə -fri lɪŋks fər boʊθ ðə mæk ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm kriˈeɪt ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈgɑrdən! baɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪn æps ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈskrɪpʃən kriˈeɪt ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈgɑrdən! koʊm ðə rumz əv ə ˈgɔrʤəs ˈmænʃən fər ˈhɪdən ˈaɪtəmz ənd rɪˈstɔr ə wəns ˈstənɪŋ ˈgɑrdən tɪ ɪts ˈfɔrmər ˈglɔri. ʧuz frəm tənz əv ˈgɑrdən ækˈsɛsəriz tɪ ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ðə ˈgɑrdən tɪ jʊr teɪst. bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ənd kəmˈpit ɪn ðə garden”*” ˈkɑntɛst. noʊ ˈwəriz ɪf ju ər ə ˈgɑrdən dɪˈzaɪn ˈnɑvəs bɪˈkəz ən əmˈjuzɪŋ ənd ˈwɪti ˈbətlər, ˈɔstən, wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi əv əˈsɪstəns. bɪˈkəm ən ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈdeɪkɔr proʊ ɪn ðɪs ˈkətɪŋ hɛʤ geɪm! fən ˈfiʧərz ˈoʊvər 1000 kul ˈaɪtəmz tɪ faɪnd 15 rumz tɪ koʊm fər ˈhɪdən ˈɑbʤɛkts tənz əv ˈgɑrdən ækˈsɛsəriz tɪ ʧuz frəm ˈstɔriˌlaɪn pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ˈbjutəfəl ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əmˈjuzɪŋ ˈbətlər ɛz jʊr raɪˈthænd mæn ˈboʊnəs ˈfiʧərɪŋ jʊr ˈgɑrdən ˈsɪstəm rɪkˈwaɪrmənts: -fri kəmˈpætəbəl ˈwɪndoʊz ˈwɪndoʊz ræm 1024 1024: hɑrd draɪv: 153 mæk mæk ɑs ɛks ər ˈleɪtər 800 800 ræm 256 256 hɑrd draɪv: 123 ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt riˈmaɪndərz! noʊ ˈriˌfəndz əˈpɑn ˈpərʧəs rɪˈsiv ðə -fri lɪŋks fər boʊθ ðə mæk ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm
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dana perino starting a daily white house press briefing. (photo credit: wikipedia)
…all the banter revolved around one central theme: atheists are unpatriotic and ungrateful for what their country has given them. this is perhaps the most popular stereotype about atheists: the “muslims hate our freedom” of atheist-bashing. for example, just a day prior to the five segment, fox and steve questioned the patriotism of the family that brought the case in massachusetts.
after former white house press secretary, dana perino, and her colleagues on fox news' "the five" spewed forth some bigotry on the air, i wondered whether this sort of thing was any less acceptable than it was when george h. w. bush did it in 1987. i am not sure we have a clear answer yet, but i was more than a little surprised by the lack of response to this certainly seems like there are more outspoken atheists now than was the case in 1987; however, our response to these comments was rather mild. i suppose this could be due to our difficulty in coming together because of our infighting , but i'm not convinced this is the main reason or even terribly relevant here. i wonder if we have become so used to this sort of bigotry that we do not notice it as much as we would if it was directed at others. imagine what would have happened if ms. perino had said that she was "tired of" jews or blacks and that they should leave the country. i suspect that many atheists would have been even more upset by this than they were by what she actually said, including those who were neither jewish nor black. in a guest post at, rob shryock right. the only misconception about atheists i encounter more often than this one is the notion that we are immoral simply because we lack god belief. and given the fierce determination of many americans to believe that they are superior to every other nation , one could certainly make the case that patriotism and perceptions of morality are closely we okay with being perceived as unpatriotic every time we stand up for the separation of church and state? i'm not. are we okay with being viewed as enemies of the state because we refuse to go along with one particular mass delusion? i'm certainly not. bigotry may be one of the last bastions of bigotry to be socially acceptable . it is up to us to change that.
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ˈdeɪnə pərˈinoʊ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə ˈdeɪli waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈbrifɪŋ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə) ðə ˈbæntər riˈvɑlvd əraʊnd wən ˈsɛntrəl θim: ˈeɪθiəsts ər ənˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ənd ənˈgreɪtfəl fər wət ðɛr ˈkəntri həz ˈgɪvɪn ðɛm. ðɪs ɪz pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp əˈbaʊt ˈeɪθiəsts: ðə heɪt ɑr freedom”*” əv atheist-bashing*. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ʤɪst ə deɪ praɪər tɪ ðə faɪv ˌsɛgˈmɛnt, fɑks ənd stiv kˈwɛsʧənd ðə ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm əv ðə ˈfæməli ðət brɔt ðə keɪs ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts. ˈæftər ˈfɔrmər waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ˈdeɪnə pərˈinoʊ, ənd hər ˈkɑligz ɔn fɑks nuz' "ðə faɪv" spjud fɔrθ səm ˈbɪgətri ɔn ðə ɛr, aɪ ˈwəndərd ˈwɛðər ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ wɑz ˈɛni lɛs əkˈsɛptəbəl ðən ɪt wɑz wɪn ʤɔrʤ eɪʧ. ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ dɪd ɪt ɪn 1987 aɪ æm nɑt ʃʊr wi hæv ə klɪr ˈænsər jɛt, bət aɪ wɑz mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə læk əv rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɪs ˈsərtənli simz laɪk ðɛr ər mɔr ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˈeɪθiəsts naʊ ðən wɑz ðə keɪs ɪn 1987 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɑr rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðiz ˈkɑmɛnts wɑz ˈrəðər maɪld. aɪ səˈpoʊz ðɪs kʊd bi du tɪ ɑr ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn ˈkəmɪŋ təˈgɛðər bɪˈkəz əv ɑr ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ bət əm nɑt kənˈvɪnst ðɪs ɪz ðə meɪn ˈrizən ər ˈivɪn ˈtɛrəbli ˈrɛləvənt hir. aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf wi hæv bɪˈkəm soʊ juzd tɪ ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈbɪgətri ðət wi du nɑt ˈnoʊtɪs ɪt ɛz məʧ ɛz wi wʊd ɪf ɪt wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ˈəðərz. ˌɪˈmæʤən wət wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd ɪf mɪz. pərˈinoʊ hæd sɛd ðət ʃi wɑz "taɪərd əv" ʤuz ər blæks ənd ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd liv ðə ˈkəntri. aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ˈmɛni ˈeɪθiəsts wʊd hæv bɪn ˈivɪn mɔr ˈəpˌsɛt baɪ ðɪs ðən ðeɪ wər baɪ wət ʃi ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz hu wər ˈniðər ʤuɪʃ nɔr blæk. ɪn ə gɛst poʊst æt, rɑb ʃraɪɑk raɪt. ðə ˈoʊnli mɪskənˈsɛpʃən əˈbaʊt ˈeɪθiəsts aɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ðɪs wən ɪz ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət wi ər ˌɪˈmɔrəl ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz wi læk gɑd bɪˈlif. ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðə fɪrs dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən əv ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðeɪ ər suˈpɪriər tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈneɪʃən wən kʊd ˈsərtənli meɪk ðə keɪs ðət ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ənd pərˈsɛpʃənz əv ˌmɔˈræləˌti ər ˈkloʊsli wi ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ biɪŋ pərˈsivd ɛz ənˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈɛvəri taɪm wi stænd əp fər ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv ʧərʧ ənd steɪt? əm nɑt. ər wi ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ biɪŋ vjud ɛz ˈɛnəmiz əv ðə steɪt bɪˈkəz wi ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr mæs dɪˈluʒən? əm ˈsərtənli nɑt. ˈbɪgətri meɪ bi wən əv ðə læst ˈbæsʧənz əv ˈbɪgətri tɪ bi ˈsoʊʃəli əkˈsɛptəbəl ɪt ɪz əp tɪ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðət.
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two weeks ago, stephen curry capped off an amazing season by hitting his of the year, breaking ray nba record. his performance, combined with our hyperbolic here and now journalistic tendencies nearly caused a riot on the internet.
since it was not merely good enough to proclaim that curry is a great shooter or maybe even the best shooter in the nba right now many journalists, bloggers, and fans began announcing that he was one of, if not the greatest shooter in basketball history.
bailey deeter from hoops habit initially asked the question, “is stephen curry the greatest shooter of all time?” in the article, he plainly points out that shooting percentages from long distance are far better than anyone else in the conversation. that, combined with this historic feat, clearly declares that curry is, in fact, the best ever.
there are more than a few flaws in his piece though, chief among them the mistake that he failed to consider context in the overall equation.
for instance, larry bird and thomas were always considered two of the best shooters of the 1980s. if you were to go back to 1987 and ask coaches the question, “who terrifies you more than anyone else when he is standing behind the line?” one of their names would have undoubtedly come up. and yet, when you look at their statistics today, almost laughable that they were at one time considered shooters from long-range.
larry legend never made more than 100 threes in a single season and thomas was a career 29 percent shooter from distance. the context matters tremendously. in the season alone, 10 nba players made at least 170 threes. only two players made that many from 1979 to 1994.
because the shot has gradually become much more of a weapon as basketball has evolved, simply unfair to compare players from the past with their peers from today while only looking at accumulated totals. guards make fewer jumpers than the nba players of the past. does that automatically mean they are worse shooters? of course not. as the game changes, so does strategy.
it is similarly unfair to compare players based solely off of shooting percentages. for one, much easier to shoot a higher percentage when you are shooting fewer shots how do you think steve kerr was able to shoot better than 50 percent from long range four times in his career? but more importantly, shooting percentages really fail to take into account the type and quality of the shots a player takes.
nobody on the planet would argue that thabo is a better shooter than kevin durant, even though shoots a slightly higher percentage. nearly all of’s attempts are of the, variety from corners and wings typically created off of a durant or russell westbrook drive to the basket. durant, on the other hand, hardly ever gets to take corner threes. most of his jump shots are taken off of tough, one-on-one possessions, or set plays that involve of him sprinting and curling around picks.
context matters. shooting cannot simply be evaluated by looking at numbers.
so then, who is the greatest shooter ever? that question is complicated, so first of all narrow down the list and then later, add a layer of clarity to question.
there have been hundreds of shooters in nba history, but we have to start somewhere. in order to make the cut on this list, a player either had to:
make at least 150 threes in a season three times
make at least 200 threes in one season
shoot greater than 45 percent from deep at least twice
or have met special circumstances that warrant inclusion (he either played before the line existed or played when it as big a part of the game).
a few of the toughest cuts:
michael jordan (never a great shooter, even though if you really needed one shot, probably your guy)
kobe bryant, dana barros, ryan anderson, and mike miller (only made more than 150 twice)
dirk (only made more than 150 once)
mark price (injuries probably kept him off this list)
sam perkins and allan houston (not quite as good as i remembered)
paul pierce (always very very good but never made more than 150 in a season once)
kevin durant (has made at least 125 four straight seasons, and will probably break 150 eventually, but yet meet any of the criteria).
after browsing nba history, i came up with five groups of guys that met the previous criteria.
group one wings that murdered you off the ball
reggie miller the greatest shooter coming off of two, three, or four screens in nba history, he sometimes struggled to create his own shot.
ray allen allen may have barely finished behind reggie in terms of coming off screens, but he was also a much better creator for himself.
peja was slower than both miller and allen, but his height and quick release made him equally deadly.
glen rice rice was not quite as prolific as any of these guys overall, but he was probably scarier than all of them if he got hot.
group two wings that could create their own shot
ben gordon the former standout has averaged almost two threes per game for his entire career, while shooting better than 40 percent, even though he has only started just a third of his games.
mitch richmond richmond was a thicker, version of reggie miller. but, unfortunately, he rarely played on great teams.
dale ellis you know ellis as the nba leader iners made.
group three point guards
steve kerr kerr shot better than 50 percent from deep four times and 90 percent from the free throw line six times.
jason terry the jet is actually fourth all-time in three point shooting and has also made a living off of being “mr. clutch” for several teams.
chauncey billups billups was a consistently great shooter for 11 years until injuring his achilles tendon last season.
dell curry dad shot at least 40 percent from deep for seasons.
steve nash nash is one of the few guys in history to shoot for a he did it in five straight seasons.
stephen curry only just entered the league, but this season alone should earn him a spot on the list.
tim hardaway the “creator of the crossover” was also one of the best shooters in the nba from.
group four “bigs”
steve novak the career 43 percent shooter has actually shot better than 47 percent from deep in three separate seasons.
rashard lewis lewis sits eighth on the all-time list, and his stretch from is one of the best shooting performances in history.
group five legends that are hard to quantify but must be included
pete the pistol played most of his career before the line, but studies show that he would have averaged upwards of ten threes a game in his college years if there had been a he has to be included.
jerry west the logo is a legendary shooter in nba circles.
larry bird as mentioned before, larry legend went to work before the line became popular, but his resume speaks for itself.
rick barry barry was one of the best shooters in aba history, and actually carried his success over to the nba unlike other aba bombers.
all 20 guys on this list could be considered fantastic shooters. but who is the best? there are just too many variables. if we want a guy that can stand in the corner all day without moving and never miss, larry bird, steve novak, and dell curry are probably near the top of the list. if you need a guy to create something for you, ben gordon is much higher than you would ever guess.
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so for fun, answer a specific question:
“if your team was down by three points with 10 seconds left, and you had to draw up one play for one guy in history to take the shot, which player would you choose?”
this player would need to be:
a shooter. (obviously) able to shoot well in any circumstance. (off dribble isolation, off dribble pick and roll, curling off a screen, or standing still in the corner) able to get his shot off over good defense. clutch.
immediately, our list is pared considerably.
steve novak, ryan anderson, steve kerr, and dell curry be able to create a shot for themselves or anyone else. fantastic shooters as they may have been, the defense can figure out how to defend these four shooters.
dale ellis, jason terry, glen rice, ben gordon, and mitch richmond all just barely made our list in the first place, so throw them out as well.
tim hardaway was fantastic, but he never shot 40 percent for an entire year so off too. that leaves us with the following 10 guys on this list:
reggie miller
ray allen
peja
steve nash
stephen curry
rashard lewis
pete
larry bird
jerry west
rick barry
in order to do this as objectively as possible, break them down category by category, rating each on a scale of one to 10 in each category. at the end, we will count up each point total and wind up with a definitive answer for who you would draw up that play for. of course, you might point out that the rating i will give them will be subjective to me. that may be true, but you can suggest your methods in the comments.
flat-out shooting
10 steve nash, larry bird, and
9 ray allen, and reggie miller
8 stephen curry and rick barry*
7 jerry west and pete
6 lewis
basically, which guy would be the best shooter on wide open, jump shots?
i looked at two things for this performance in shoot outs and free throw shooting. those are really the only two, definitive and objective pieces of evidence we can use to grade this category.
the top five guys all finished in the top 10 all-time in free throw shooting. currently, steve nash is still the greatest free throw shooter ever, earning him a 10 rating. bird famously won the first three shootouts, including his famous “who here is coming second” moment. anyone that argues against him earning a 10 should stop reading about basketball.
the guy that surprised me the most was. eja, of course, won shootouts in the early, making him one of four guys in history to do so. he is also the fourth greatest free throw shooter of all-time according to basketball-reference.com. i find it interesting that the two forwards with nearly identical strokes finished tied for the lead. maybe we should stop teaching kids how to shoot like ray allen and start imitating larry legend.
curry would have earned higher than an eight, but he only shot 80 percent last year from the free throw line. of course, 2012 was an season for him, but still, none of the six guys ahead of him ever shot so poorly for a season. west,, and lewis all shot below 85 percent for their careers. shooting 81 percent is nothing to be ashamed of, but they all clearly fall a little bit behind the top six in this category.
*even though rick barry goes down as the free throw shooter ever, he was penalized for obvious reasons. if you understand, ask your grandma.
shooting with a man in his face
10 pete, larry bird
9 jerry west
8 reggie miller, ray allen, stephen curry
7, steve nash
6 rick barry
5 lewis
of course, the rest of the categories are more subjective than the first, and this one is no exception. in fact, the mere title of the category is confusing. should “making hard shots” really be a valued skill? it be better if you were so good offensively, you never had to take difficult shots?
that’s why i phrased it the way i did shooting with a man in your face. defensive players always tried to crowd larry bird and take away his space, but he was seemingly always able to create a sliver of space for himself and hardly ever get blocked. jerry west was the original master of this art, and of course, pete probably perfected it. it was that often faced double and triple teams all over the court, yet he was still able to score at will against almost every opponent he faced.
miller, allen , and curry are all tied with eights, even if they accomplished those ratings differently. curry has one of the quickest releases in nba history, enabling him to create space in almost no time and hoist up a good look. miller and allen, meanwhile, were better than anyone else at sprinting in one direction before catching the ball, planting, and turning to shoot in one seemingly effortless motion. it really matter who was guarding either guy the success of the shot typically had to do with whether or not each player executed his form correctly.
nash,, and barry were in this department, but definitely not on the level of the top six.
catch and shoot
10 reggie miller and ray allen
9 larry bird and
8 stephen curry and lewis
7 pete
6 jerry west, steve nash, and rick barry
it’s not a coincidence that the more recent players seemed to be far better catch and shooter guys than some of the older players. as the and progressed, being able to catch the ball and shoot it quickly as long, fast, and athletic defenses rotated at lightning speed became much more of a priority. of course, nobody in history approach miller and allen in this department. both guys would often spend 20 seconds literally running loops and circles around their bigs before sprinting to the wing and firing a quick three.
peja and larry were almost their equals though. while neither guy was blessed with the quickness, as mentioned before, both guys took advantage of their lightning fast releases in order to get their shots off over more athletic defenders. lewis was just as proficient all those years in seattle and orlando as he calmly sat in the corner waiting for his stars to create openings for him.
curry may be better than an eight, but he necessarily showcase that trait as much, considering he often has the ball in his hands. west,, nash, and barry were all more comfortable creating their own shots.
shooting off a pick
10 steve nash
9 ray allen and pete
8 stephen curry
7 larry bird, jerry west, and rick barry
5 reggie miller
4h and lewis
nash is the clear winner here. the of shooting off the pick and roll on the seven seconds or less suns practically has his own youtube channel on running it to perfection. lasting image will probably that of curling around stoudemire and popping a three in the seconds of time that he was open. part of his effectiveness had to do with his sensational passing ability if the defense respect the passing lanes, nash would pick it apart. still, shooting off of a screen is a legitimate skill, and completely fair that passing ability boosted his shooting in this respect.
allen and were also incredibly effective using screens to create open looks. this is an area that curry is improving at every year, and could even rise up to status eventually. not a coincidence that so many people have encouraged curry to use nash as his prototype for improvement.
stojakovic, lewis, and miller ranked pretty low here, mainly because none of the three were ever fantastic ball-handlers. bird, west, and barry fantastic dribblers, but their passing ability elevated them in a similar fashion as nash.
shooting off isolation
10 pete
8 steve nash, jerry west, and rick barry
7 stephen curry
6 ray allen, reggie miller, and larry bird
4 lewis
3h
once again, is in a league of his own. no other player had his combination of intelligence, ball-handling, moves, and shooting all in one. “the pistol” created moves that we had never seen before and have seldom seen since. it matter how many guys you threw at him, he was always going to beat his man and get the look he wanted.
nash, west, and barry were all equally effective in breaking down defenders off the dribble. ironically, three of the four best players in this category were from the older times poking holes in the theory that the nba relies much more on one-on-one and isolation style offenses today.
curry is better than the rest, but is not quite as effective as nash because of his slight build and inability to handle much at this point in his career.
miller, allen, and bird all went one-on-one more than people remember, but it definitely their strength.
ability in the clutch
10 larry bird and jerry west
9 reggie miller
8 ray allen and pete
6 rick barry
5 steve nash and stephen curry
4 lewis
2
feel free to argue with these, but i think anyone can really make that strong of a case. maybe allen is as clutch as miller. maybe nash deserves to be a six instead of a five. still, bird and west are in a class by themselves here.
so how did the rankings end up?
larry bird 52 pete 51 ray allen 50 jerry west 48 reggie miller 47 steve nash 47 stephen curry 45 rick barry 42h 35 lewis 31
of course, different circumstances would determine which player you would choose. if you had a great big man to run the screen and roll, you might just pick nash a guy that finished tied for fifth with miller to take the shot. if you wanted to clear everyone out and trust your star, the pistol would no doubt be the guy you wanted. if you had several great bigs to set picks, nobody would be better than ray allen.
but pretty satisfied with the champion. if i only had one shot, and sure what was going to happen on that final possession, i go wrong with larry legend.
who is the best shooter in nba history? ray allen
rick barry
larry bird
rashard lewis
pete
reggie miller
steve nash
peja
jerry west
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baɪ tu wiks əˈgoʊ, ˈstivən ˈkəri kæpt ɔf ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈsizən baɪ ˈhɪtɪŋ hɪz əv ðə jɪr, ˈbreɪkɪŋ reɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈrɛkərd. hɪz pərˈfɔrməns, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ɑr ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk hir ənd naʊ ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈtɛndənsiz ˈnɪrli kɔzd ə raɪət ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. sɪns ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈmɪrli gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ proʊˈkleɪm ðət ˈkəri ɪz ə greɪt ˈʃutər ər ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ðə bɛst ˈʃutər ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ raɪt naʊ ˈmɛni ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ˈblɔgərz, ənd fænz bɪˈgæn əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðət hi wɑz wən əv, ɪf nɑt ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈʃutər ɪn ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈhɪstəri. ˈbeɪli ˈditər frəm hups ˈhæbət ˌɪˈnɪʃəli æst ðə kˈwɛʃən, ˈstivən ˈkəri ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈʃutər əv ɔl time?”*?” ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, hi ˈpleɪnli pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz frəm lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns ər fɑr ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ɪn ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. ðət, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðɪs hɪˈstɔrɪk fit, ˈklɪrli dɪˈklɛrz ðət ˈkəri ɪz, ɪn fækt, ðə bɛst ˈɛvər. ðɛr ər mɔr ðən ə fju flɔz ɪn hɪz pis ðoʊ, ʧif əˈməŋ ðɛm ðə mɪˈsteɪk ðət hi feɪld tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈkɑntɛkst ɪn ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪkˈweɪʒən. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈlɛri bərd ənd ˈtɑməs wər ˈɔlˌweɪz kənˈsɪdərd tu əv ðə bɛst ˈʃutərz əv ðə 1980s*. ɪf ju wər tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ 1987 ənd æsk ˈkoʊʧɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən, ˈtɛrəˌfaɪz ju mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls wɪn hi ɪz ˈstændɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə line?”*?” wən əv ðɛr neɪmz wʊd hæv ənˈdaʊtɪdli kəm əp. ənd jɛt, wɪn ju lʊk æt ðɛr stəˈtɪstɪks təˈdeɪ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈlæfəbəl ðət ðeɪ wər æt wən taɪm kənˈsɪdərd ˈʃutərz frəm ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ. ˈlɛri ˈlɛʤənd ˈnɛvər meɪd mɔr ðən 100 θriz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsizən ənd ˈtɑməs wɑz ə kərɪr 29 pərˈsɛnt ˈʃutər frəm ˈdɪstəns. ðə ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmætərz trɪˈmɛndəsli. ɪn ðə ˈsizən əˈloʊn, 10 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ pleɪərz meɪd æt list 170 θriz. ˈoʊnli tu pleɪərz meɪd ðət ˈmɛni frəm 1979 tɪ 1994 bɪˈkəz ðə ʃɑt həz ˈgræʤuəli bɪˈkəm məʧ mɔr əv ə ˈwɛpən ɛz ˈbæskətˌbɔl həz ɪˈvɑlvd, ˈsɪmpli ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ kəmˈpɛr pleɪərz frəm ðə pæst wɪθ ðɛr pɪrz frəm təˈdeɪ waɪl ˈoʊnli ˈlʊkɪŋ æt əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ˈtoʊtəlz. gɑrdz meɪk fjuər ˈʤəmpərz ðən ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ pleɪərz əv ðə pæst. dɪz ðət ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli min ðeɪ ər wərs ˈʃutərz? əv kɔrs nɑt. ɛz ðə geɪm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, soʊ dɪz ˈstrætəʤi. ɪt ɪz ˈsɪmələrli ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ kəmˈpɛr pleɪərz beɪst ˈsoʊəli ɔf əv ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz. fər wən, məʧ ˈiziər tɪ ʃut ə haɪər pərˈsɛnɪʤ wɪn ju ər ˈʃutɪŋ fjuər ʃɑts haʊ du ju θɪŋk stiv kər wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃut ˈbɛtər ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt frəm lɔŋ reɪnʤ fɔr taɪmz ɪn hɪz kərɪr? bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz ˈrɪli feɪl tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə taɪp ənd kˈwɑləti əv ðə ʃɑts ə pleɪər teɪks. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɔn ðə ˈplænət wʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ˈθeɪboʊ ɪz ə ˈbɛtər ˈʃutər ðən ˈkɛvɪn ˈdʊrənt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ʃuts ə sˈlaɪtli haɪər pərˈsɛnɪʤ. ˈnɪrli ɔl əv əˈtɛmpts ər əv ðə, vərˈaɪəti frəm ˈkɔrnərz ənd wɪŋz ˈtɪpɪkəli kriˈeɪtɪd ɔf əv ə ˈdʊrənt ər ˈrəsəl ˈwɛstˌbrʊk draɪv tɪ ðə ˈbæskət. ˈdʊrənt, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈhɑrdli ˈɛvər gɪts tɪ teɪk ˈkɔrnər θriz. moʊst əv hɪz ʤəmp ʃɑts ər ˈteɪkən ɔf əv təf, ˌwənɔnˈwən pəˈzɛʃənz, ər sɛt pleɪz ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlv əv ɪm ˈsprɪntɪŋ ənd ˈkərlɪŋ əraʊnd pɪks. ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmætərz. ˈʃutɪŋ ˈkænɑt ˈsɪmpli bi ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈnəmbərz. soʊ ðɛn, hu ɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈʃutər ˈɛvər? ðət kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, soʊ fərst əv ɔl ˈnɛroʊ daʊn ðə lɪst ənd ðɛn ˈleɪtər, æd ə leɪər əv ˈklɛrɪti tɪ kˈwɛʃən. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈhənərdz əv ˈʃutərz ɪn ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈhɪstəri, bət wi hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈsəmˌwɛr. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ðə kət ɔn ðɪs lɪst, ə pleɪər ˈiðər hæd tɪ: meɪk æt list 150 θriz ɪn ə ˈsizən θri taɪmz meɪk æt list 200 θriz ɪn wən ˈsizən ʃut ˈgreɪtər ðən 45 pərˈsɛnt frəm dip æt list twaɪs ər hæv mɛt ˈspɛʃəl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət ˈwɔrənt ˌɪnˈkluʒən (hi ˈiðər pleɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə laɪn ɪgˈzɪstəd ər pleɪd wɪn ɪt ɛz bɪg ə pɑrt əv ðə geɪm). ə fju əv ðə ˈtəfəst kəts: ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤɔrdən (ˈnɛvər ə greɪt ˈʃutər, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪf ju ˈrɪli ˈnidɪd wən ʃɑt, ˈprɑbəˌbli jʊr gaɪ) ˈkoʊbeɪ braɪənt, ˈdeɪnə ˈbɑroʊz, raɪən ˈændərsən, ənd maɪk ˈmɪlər (ˈoʊnli meɪd mɔr ðən 150 twaɪs) dərk (ˈoʊnli meɪd mɔr ðən 150 wəns) mɑrk praɪs (ˈɪnʤəriz ˈprɑbəˌbli kɛpt ɪm ɔf ðɪs lɪst) sæm ˈpərkɪnz ənd ˈælən ˈhjustən (nɑt kwaɪt ɛz gʊd ɛz aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd) pɔl pɪrs (ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈvɛri ˈvɛri gʊd bət ˈnɛvər meɪd mɔr ðən 150 ɪn ə ˈsizən wəns) ˈkɛvɪn ˈdʊrənt (həz meɪd æt list 125 fɔr streɪt ˈsizənz, ənd wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli breɪk 150 ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, bət jɛt mit ˈɛni əv ðə kraɪˈtɪriə). ˈæftər ˈbraʊzɪŋ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈhɪstəri, aɪ keɪm əp wɪθ faɪv grups əv gaɪz ðət mɛt ðə ˈpriviəs kraɪˈtɪriə. grup wən wɪŋz ðət ˈmərdərd ju ɔf ðə bɔl ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈʃutər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf əv tu, θri, ər fɔr skrinz ɪn ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈhɪstəri, hi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈstrəgəld tɪ kriˈeɪt hɪz oʊn ʃɑt. reɪ ˈælən ˈælən meɪ hæv ˈbɛrli ˈfɪnɪʃt bɪˈhaɪnd ˈrɛʤi ɪn tərmz əv ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf skrinz, bət hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə məʧ ˈbɛtər kriˈeɪtər fər hɪmˈsɛlf. wɑz sloʊər ðən boʊθ ˈmɪlər ənd ˈælən, bət hɪz haɪt ənd kwɪk riˈlis meɪd ɪm ˈikwəli ˈdɛdli. glɛn raɪs raɪs wɑz nɑt kwaɪt ɛz proʊˈlɪfɪk ɛz ˈɛni əv ðiz gaɪz ˈoʊvərˌɔl, bət hi wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈskɛriər ðən ɔl əv ðɛm ɪf hi gɑt hɑt. grup tu wɪŋz ðət kʊd kriˈeɪt ðɛr oʊn ʃɑt bɛn ˈgɔrdən ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈstænˌdaʊt həz ˈævrɪʤd ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu θriz pər geɪm fər hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər kərɪr, waɪl ˈʃutɪŋ ˈbɛtər ðən 40 pərˈsɛnt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi həz ˈoʊnli ˈstɑrtɪd ʤɪst ə θərd əv hɪz geɪmz. mɪʧ ˈrɪʧmənd ˈrɪʧmənd wɑz ə ˈθɪkər, ˈvərʒən əv ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər. bət, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, hi ˈrɛrli pleɪd ɔn greɪt timz. deɪl ˈɛlɪs ju noʊ ˈɛlɪs ɛz ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈlidər ɪn meɪd. grup θri pɔɪnt gɑrdz stiv kər kər ʃɑt ˈbɛtər ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt frəm dip fɔr taɪmz ənd 90 pərˈsɛnt frəm ðə fri θroʊ laɪn sɪks taɪmz. ˈʤeɪsən ˈtɛri ðə ʤɛt ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli fɔrθ ˌɔlˈtaɪm ɪn θri pɔɪnt ˈʃutɪŋ ənd həz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔf əv biɪŋ ““mr*. clutch”*” fər ˈsɛvərəl timz. ˈʧɔnsi ˈbɪləps ˈbɪləps wɑz ə kənˈsɪstəntli greɪt ˈʃutər fər 11 jɪrz ənˈtɪl ˈɪnʤərɪŋ hɪz əˈkɪliz ˈtɛndən læst ˈsizən. dɛl ˈkəri dæd ʃɑt æt list 40 pərˈsɛnt frəm dip fər ˈsizənz. stiv næʃ næʃ ɪz wən əv ðə fju gaɪz ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ ʃut fər ə hi dɪd ɪt ɪn faɪv streɪt ˈsizənz. ˈstivən ˈkəri ˈoʊnli ʤɪst ˈɛnərd ðə lig, bət ðɪs ˈsizən əˈloʊn ʃʊd ərn ɪm ə spɑt ɔn ðə lɪst. tɪm ˈhɑrdəˌweɪ ðə əv ðə crossover”*” wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə bɛst ˈʃutərz ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ frəm grup fɔr ““bigs”*” stiv ˈnoʊvæk ðə kərɪr 43 pərˈsɛnt ˈʃutər həz ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃɑt ˈbɛtər ðən 47 pərˈsɛnt frəm dip ɪn θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈsizənz. luɪs luɪs sɪts eɪθ ɔn ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm lɪst, ənd hɪz strɛʧ frəm ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɪn ˈhɪstəri. grup faɪv ˈlɛʤəndz ðət ər hɑrd tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ bət məst bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd pit ðə ˈpɪstəl pleɪd moʊst əv hɪz kərɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə laɪn, bət ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ðət hi wʊd hæv ˈævrɪʤd ˈəpwərdz əv tɛn θriz ə geɪm ɪn hɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ jɪrz ɪf ðɛr hæd bɪn ə hi həz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd. ˈʤɛri wɛst ðə ˈloʊgoʊ ɪz ə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈʃutər ɪn ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈsərkəlz. ˈlɛri bərd ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈlɛri ˈlɛʤənd wɛnt tɪ wərk ˌbiˈfɔr ðə laɪn bɪˈkeɪm ˈpɑpjələr, bət hɪz ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ spiks fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf. rɪk ˈbɛri ˈbɛri wɑz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈʃutərz ɪn ˌeɪˌbiˈeɪ ˈhɪstəri, ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkɛrid hɪz səkˈsɛs ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ənˈlaɪk ˈəðər ˌeɪˌbiˈeɪ ˈbɑmərz. ɔl 20 gaɪz ɔn ðɪs lɪst kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd fænˈtæstɪk ˈʃutərz. bət hu ɪz ðə bɛst? ðɛr ər ʤɪst tu ˈmɛni ˈvɛriəbəlz. ɪf wi wɔnt ə gaɪ ðət kən stænd ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ɔl deɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈmuvɪŋ ənd ˈnɛvər mɪs, ˈlɛri bərd, stiv ˈnoʊvæk, ənd dɛl ˈkəri ər ˈprɑbəˌbli nɪr ðə tɔp əv ðə lɪst. ɪf ju nid ə gaɪ tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ju, bɛn ˈgɔrdən ɪz məʧ haɪər ðən ju wʊd ˈɛvər gɛs. soʊ fər fən, ˈænsər ə spɪˈsɪfɪk kˈwɛʃən: jʊr tim wɑz daʊn baɪ θri pɔɪnts wɪθ 10 ˈsɛkəndz lɛft, ənd ju hæd tɪ drɔ əp wən pleɪ fər wən gaɪ ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ teɪk ðə ʃɑt, wɪʧ pleɪər wʊd ju choose?”*?” ðɪs pleɪər wʊd nid tɪ bi: ə ˈʃutər. (ˈɑbviəsli) ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃut wɛl ɪn ˈɛni ˈsərkəmˌstæns. (ɔf ˈdrɪbəl ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən, ɔf ˈdrɪbəl pɪk ənd roʊl, ˈkərlɪŋ ɔf ə skrin, ər ˈstændɪŋ stɪl ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər) ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt hɪz ʃɑt ɔf ˈoʊvər gʊd dɪˈfɛns. kləʧ. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ɑr lɪst ɪz pɛrd kənˈsɪdərəbli. stiv ˈnoʊvæk, raɪən ˈændərsən, stiv kər, ənd dɛl ˈkəri bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ʃɑt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ˈɛniˌwən ɛls. fænˈtæstɪk ˈʃutərz ɛz ðeɪ meɪ hæv bɪn, ðə dɪˈfɛns kən ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðiz fɔr ˈʃutərz. deɪl ˈɛlɪs, ˈʤeɪsən ˈtɛri, glɛn raɪs, bɛn ˈgɔrdən, ənd mɪʧ ˈrɪʧmənd ɔl ʤɪst ˈbɛrli meɪd ɑr lɪst ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs, soʊ θroʊ ðɛm aʊt ɛz wɛl. tɪm ˈhɑrdəˌweɪ wɑz fænˈtæstɪk, bət hi ˈnɛvər ʃɑt 40 pərˈsɛnt fər ən ɪnˈtaɪər jɪr soʊ ɔf tu. ðət livz ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ 10 gaɪz ɔn ðɪs lɪst: ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər reɪ ˈælən stiv næʃ ˈstivən ˈkəri luɪs pit ˈlɛri bərd ˈʤɛri wɛst rɪk ˈbɛri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ du ðɪs ɛz ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, breɪk ðɛm daʊn ˈkætəˌgɔri baɪ ˈkætəˌgɔri, ˈreɪtɪŋ iʧ ɔn ə skeɪl əv wən tɪ 10 ɪn iʧ ˈkætəˌgɔri. æt ðə ɛnd, wi wɪl kaʊnt əp iʧ pɔɪnt ˈtoʊtəl ənd wɪnd əp wɪθ ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˈænsər fər hu ju wʊd drɔ əp ðət pleɪ fər. əv kɔrs, ju maɪt pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðə ˈreɪtɪŋ aɪ wɪl gɪv ðɛm wɪl bi səˈbʤɛktɪv tɪ mi. ðət meɪ bi tru, bət ju kən səˈʤɛst jʊr ˈmɛθədz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. ˈʃutɪŋ 10 stiv næʃ, ˈlɛri bərd, ənd 9 reɪ ˈælən, ənd ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər 8 ˈstivən ˈkəri ənd rɪk 7 ˈʤɛri wɛst ənd pit 6 luɪs ˈbeɪsɪkli, wɪʧ gaɪ wʊd bi ðə bɛst ˈʃutər ɔn waɪd ˈoʊpən, ʤəmp ʃɑts? aɪ lʊkt æt tu θɪŋz fər ðɪs pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ʃut aʊts ənd fri θroʊ ˈʃutɪŋ. ðoʊz ər ˈrɪli ðə ˈoʊnli tu, dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ənd əˈbʤɛktɪv ˈpisɪz əv ˈɛvədəns wi kən juz tɪ greɪd ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri. ðə tɔp faɪv gaɪz ɔl ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪn ðə tɔp 10 ˌɔlˈtaɪm ɪn fri θroʊ ˈʃutɪŋ. ˈkərəntli, stiv næʃ ɪz stɪl ðə ˈgreɪtəst fri θroʊ ˈʃutər ˈɛvər, ˈərnɪŋ ɪm ə 10 ˈreɪtɪŋ. bərd ˈfeɪməsli wən ðə fərst θri ˈʃutaʊts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈfeɪməs hir ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ second”*” ˈmoʊmənt. ˈɛniˌwən ðət ˈɑrgjuz əˈgɛnst ɪm ˈərnɪŋ ə 10 ʃʊd stɑp ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbæskətˌbɔl. ðə gaɪ ðət səˈpraɪzd mi ðə moʊst wɑz. eja*, əv kɔrs, wən ˈʃutaʊts ɪn ðə ˈərli, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm wən əv fɔr gaɪz ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ du soʊ. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fɔrθ ˈgreɪtəst fri θroʊ ˈʃutər əv ˌɔlˈtaɪm əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ basketball-reference.com*. aɪ faɪnd ɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðət ðə tu ˈfɔrwərdz wɪθ ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl stroʊks ˈfɪnɪʃt taɪd fər ðə lɛd. ˈmeɪbi wi ʃʊd stɑp ˈtiʧɪŋ kɪdz haʊ tɪ ʃut laɪk reɪ ˈælən ənd stɑrt ˈɪməˌteɪtɪŋ ˈlɛri ˈlɛʤənd. ˈkəri wʊd hæv ərnd haɪər ðən ən eɪt, bət hi ˈoʊnli ʃɑt 80 pərˈsɛnt læst jɪr frəm ðə fri θroʊ laɪn. əv kɔrs, 2012 wɑz ən ˈsizən fər ɪm, bət stɪl, nən əv ðə sɪks gaɪz əˈhɛd əv ɪm ˈɛvər ʃɑt soʊ ˈpurli fər ə ˈsizən. wɛst,, ənd luɪs ɔl ʃɑt bɪˈloʊ 85 pərˈsɛnt fər ðɛr kərɪrz. ˈʃutɪŋ 81 pərˈsɛnt ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ bi əˈʃeɪmd əv, bət ðeɪ ɔl ˈklɪrli fɔl ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə tɔp sɪks ɪn ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri. *ˈivɪn ðoʊ rɪk ˈbɛri goʊz daʊn ɛz ðə fri θroʊ ˈʃutər ˈɛvər, hi wɑz ˈpinəˌlaɪzd fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz. ɪf ju ˌəndərˈstænd, æsk jʊr ˈgrændmɑ. ˈʃutɪŋ wɪθ ə mæn ɪn hɪz feɪs 10 pit, ˈlɛri bərd 9 ˈʤɛri wɛst 8 ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər, reɪ ˈælən, ˈstivən ˈkəri 7, stiv næʃ 6 rɪk ˈbɛri 5 luɪs əv kɔrs, ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkætəˌgɔriz ər mɔr səˈbʤɛktɪv ðən ðə fərst, ənd ðɪs wən ɪz noʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ɪn fækt, ðə mɪr ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri ɪz kənfˈjuzɪŋ. ʃʊd hɑrd shots”*” ˈrɪli bi ə ˈvæljud skɪl? ɪt bi ˈbɛtər ɪf ju wər soʊ gʊd əˈfɛnsɪvli, ju ˈnɛvər hæd tɪ teɪk ˈdɪfəkəlt ʃɑts? waɪ aɪ freɪzd ɪt ðə weɪ aɪ dɪd ˈʃutɪŋ wɪθ ə mæn ɪn jʊr feɪs. dɪˈfɛnsɪv pleɪərz ˈɔlˌweɪz traɪd tɪ kraʊd ˈlɛri bərd ənd teɪk əˈweɪ hɪz speɪs, bət hi wɑz ˈsimɪŋli ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kriˈeɪt ə sˈlɪvər əv speɪs fər hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ˈhɑrdli ˈɛvər gɪt blɑkt. ˈʤɛri wɛst wɑz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmæstər əv ðɪs ɑrt, ənd əv kɔrs, pit ˈprɑbəˌbli pərˈfɛktəd ɪt. ɪt wɑz ðət ˈɔfən feɪst ˈdəbəl ənd ˈtrɪpəl timz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrt, jɛt hi wɑz stɪl ˈeɪbəl tɪ skɔr æt wɪl əˈgɛnst ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri əˈpoʊnənt hi feɪst. ˈmɪlər, ˈælən ənd ˈkəri ər ɔl taɪd wɪθ eɪts, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃt ðoʊz ˈreɪtɪŋz ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. ˈkəri həz wən əv ðə kˈwɪkɪst rɪˈlisɪz ɪn ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈhɪstəri, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ɪm tɪ kriˈeɪt speɪs ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ taɪm ənd hɔɪst əp ə gʊd lʊk. ˈmɪlər ənd ˈælən, ˈminˌwaɪl, wər ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls æt ˈsprɪntɪŋ ɪn wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkæʧɪŋ ðə bɔl, ˈplæntɪŋ, ənd ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ʃut ɪn wən ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛfərtləs ˈmoʊʃən. ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər hu wɑz ˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈiðər gaɪ ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə ʃɑt ˈtɪpɪkəli hæd tɪ du wɪθ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt iʧ pleɪər ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd hɪz fɔrm kərˈɛktli. næʃ,, ənd ˈbɛri wər ɪn ðɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt, bət ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ɔn ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ðə tɔp sɪks. kæʧ ənd ʃut 10 ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər ənd reɪ ˈælən 9 ˈlɛri bərd ənd 8 ˈstivən ˈkəri ənd luɪs 7 pit 6 ˈʤɛri wɛst, stiv næʃ, ənd rɪk ˈbɛri nɑt ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ðə mɔr ˈrisənt pleɪərz simd tɪ bi fɑr ˈbɛtər kæʧ ənd ˈʃutər gaɪz ðən səm əv ðə ˈoʊldər pleɪərz. ɛz ðə ənd prəˈgrɛst, biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ kæʧ ðə bɔl ənd ʃut ɪt kˈwɪkli ɛz lɔŋ, fæst, ənd æθˈlɛtɪk dɪˈfɛnsɪz ˈroʊˌteɪtɪd æt ˈlaɪtnɪŋ spid bɪˈkeɪm məʧ mɔr əv ə praɪˈɔrəti. əv kɔrs, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪn ˈhɪstəri əˈproʊʧ ˈmɪlər ənd ˈælən ɪn ðɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt. boʊθ gaɪz wʊd ˈɔfən spɛnd 20 ˈsɛkəndz ˈlɪtərəli ˈrənɪŋ lups ənd ˈsərkəlz əraʊnd ðɛr bɪgz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsprɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə wɪŋ ənd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ə kwɪk θri. ənd ˈlɛri wər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðɛr ˈikwəlz ðoʊ. waɪl ˈniðər gaɪ wɑz blɛst wɪθ ðə kˈwɪknəs, ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr, boʊθ gaɪz tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɛr ˈlaɪtnɪŋ fæst rɪˈlisɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ðɛr ʃɑts ɔf ˈoʊvər mɔr æθˈlɛtɪk dɪˈfɛndərz. luɪs wɑz ʤɪst ɛz prɑˈfɪʃənt ɔl ðoʊz jɪrz ɪn siˈætəl ənd ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ɛz hi ˈkɑmli sæt ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər hɪz stɑrz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈoʊpənɪŋz fər ɪm. ˈkəri meɪ bi ˈbɛtər ðən ən eɪt, bət hi ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ðət treɪt ɛz məʧ, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ hi ˈɔfən həz ðə bɔl ɪn hɪz hænz. wɛst,, næʃ, ənd ˈbɛri wər ɔl mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ʃɑts. ˈʃutɪŋ ɔf ə pɪk 10 stiv næʃ 9 reɪ ˈælən ənd pit 8 ˈstivən ˈkəri 7 ˈlɛri bərd, ˈʤɛri wɛst, ənd rɪk ˈbɛri 5 ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər 4 ənd luɪs næʃ ɪz ðə klɪr ˈwɪnər hir. ðə əv ˈʃutɪŋ ɔf ðə pɪk ənd roʊl ɔn ðə ˈsɛvən ˈsɛkəndz ər lɛs sənz ˈpræktɪkəli həz hɪz oʊn ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl ɔn ˈrənɪŋ ɪt tɪ pərˈfɛkʃən. ˈlæstɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤ wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli ðət əv ˈkərlɪŋ əraʊnd ˈstudəˌmaɪr ənd ˈpɑpɪŋ ə θri ɪn ðə ˈsɛkəndz əv taɪm ðət hi wɑz ˈoʊpən. pɑrt əv hɪz ˈifɛktɪvnəs hæd tɪ du wɪθ hɪz sɛnˈseɪʃənəl ˈpæsɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ɪf ðə dɪˈfɛns rɪˈspɛkt ðə ˈpæsɪŋ leɪnz, næʃ wʊd pɪk ɪt əˈpɑrt. stɪl, ˈʃutɪŋ ɔf əv ə skrin ɪz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət skɪl, ənd kəmˈplitli fɛr ðət ˈpæsɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ˈbustɪd hɪz ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspɛkt. ˈælən ənd wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈifɛktɪv ˈjuzɪŋ skrinz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈoʊpən lʊks. ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɛriə ðət ˈkəri ɪz ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ æt ˈɛvəri jɪr, ənd kʊd ˈivɪn raɪz əp tɪ ˈstætəs ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. nɑt ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈkəri tɪ juz næʃ ɛz hɪz ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt., luɪs, ənd ˈmɪlər ræŋkt ˈprɪti loʊ hir, ˈmeɪnli bɪˈkəz nən əv ðə θri wər ˈɛvər fænˈtæstɪk ball-handlers*. bərd, wɛst, ənd ˈbɛri fænˈtæstɪk dribblers*, bət ðɛr ˈpæsɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ðɛm ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr ˈfæʃən ɛz næʃ. ˈʃutɪŋ ɔf ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən 10 pit 8 stiv næʃ, ˈʤɛri wɛst, ənd rɪk ˈbɛri 7 ˈstivən ˈkəri 6 reɪ ˈælən, ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər, ənd ˈlɛri bərd 4 luɪs 3 wəns əˈgɛn, ɪz ɪn ə lig əv hɪz oʊn. noʊ ˈəðər pleɪər hæd hɪz ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ball-handling*, muvz, ənd ˈʃutɪŋ ɔl ɪn wən. pistol”*” kriˈeɪtɪd muvz ðət wi hæd ˈnɛvər sin ˌbiˈfɔr ənd hæv ˈsɛldəm sin sɪns. ɪt ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni gaɪz ju θru æt ɪm, hi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bit hɪz mæn ənd gɪt ðə lʊk hi ˈwɔntɪd. næʃ, wɛst, ənd ˈbɛri wər ɔl ˈikwəli ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn dɪˈfɛndərz ɔf ðə ˈdrɪbəl. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, θri əv ðə fɔr bɛst pleɪərz ɪn ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri wər frəm ðə ˈoʊldər taɪmz ˈpoʊkɪŋ hoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈθɪri ðət ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ rɪˈlaɪz məʧ mɔr ɔn ˌwənɔnˈwən ənd ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən staɪl əˈfɛnsɪz təˈdeɪ. ˈkəri ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə rɛst, bət ɪz nɑt kwaɪt ɛz ˈifɛktɪv ɛz næʃ bɪˈkəz əv hɪz slaɪt bɪld ənd ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈhændəl məʧ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn hɪz kərɪr. ˈmɪlər, ˈælən, ənd bərd ɔl wɛnt ˌwənɔnˈwən mɔr ðən ˈpipəl rɪˈmɛmbər, bət ɪt ˈdɛfənətli ðɛr strɛŋθ. əˈbɪləˌti ɪn ðə kləʧ 10 ˈlɛri bərd ənd ˈʤɛri wɛst 9 ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər 8 reɪ ˈælən ənd pit 6 rɪk ˈbɛri 5 stiv næʃ ənd ˈstivən ˈkəri 4 luɪs 2 fil fri tɪ ˈɑrgju wɪθ ðiz, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən kən ˈrɪli meɪk ðət strɔŋ əv ə keɪs. ˈmeɪbi ˈælən ɪz ɛz kləʧ ɛz ˈmɪlər. ˈmeɪbi næʃ dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi ə sɪks ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə faɪv. stɪl, bərd ənd wɛst ər ɪn ə klæs baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz hir. soʊ haʊ dɪd ðə ˈræŋkɪŋz ɛnd əp? ˈlɛri bərd 52 pit 51 reɪ ˈælən 50 ˈʤɛri wɛst 48 ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər 47 stiv næʃ 47 ˈstivən ˈkəri 45 rɪk ˈbɛri 42 35 luɪs 31 əv kɔrs, ˈdɪfərənt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wʊd dɪˈtərmən wɪʧ pleɪər ju wʊd ʧuz. ɪf ju hæd ə greɪt bɪg mæn tɪ rən ðə skrin ənd roʊl, ju maɪt ʤɪst pɪk næʃ ə gaɪ ðət ˈfɪnɪʃt taɪd fər fɪθ wɪθ ˈmɪlər tɪ teɪk ðə ʃɑt. ɪf ju ˈwɔntɪd tɪ klɪr ˈɛvriˌwən aʊt ənd trəst jʊr stɑr, ðə ˈpɪstəl wʊd noʊ daʊt bi ðə gaɪ ju ˈwɔntɪd. ɪf ju hæd ˈsɛvərəl greɪt bɪgz tɪ sɛt pɪks, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ðən reɪ ˈælən. bət ˈprɪti ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈʧæmpiən. ɪf aɪ ˈoʊnli hæd wən ʃɑt, ənd ʃʊr wət wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən ɔn ðət ˈfaɪnəl pəˈzɛʃən, aɪ goʊ rɔŋ wɪθ ˈlɛri ˈlɛʤənd. hu ɪz ðə bɛst ˈʃutər ɪn ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈhɪstəri? reɪ ˈælən rɪk ˈbɛri ˈlɛri bərd luɪs pit ˈrɛʤi ˈmɪlər stiv næʃ ˈʤɛri wɛst ˈəðər vju rɪˈzəlts
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a man who shocked britain after trying to have sex with a post box has been found dead outside a chinese restaurant.
paul body was discovered behind the shanghai palace in, manchester early sunday but police are not treating the death as suspicious.
they believe the death may have been drug related.
last month, magistrates court heard how bennett had been spotted rubbing himself against the post box with his trousers down, before raising his arms in a star position, shouting ‘wow’.
he pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent exposure as well as using threatening and abusive words and abusive behaviour.
bennett received a community order with a compulsory alcohol treatment and supervision program.
he was also ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register and pay in victim compensation and court costs.
paying tribute, an acquaintance of mr bennett said: ‘he had his troubles but he a bad lad’.
originally published as man who had sex with found dead outside chinese restaurant
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ə mæn hu ʃɑkt ˈbrɪtən ˈæftər traɪɪŋ tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ ə poʊst bɑks həz bɪn faʊnd dɛd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. pɔl ˈbɑdi wɑz dɪˈskəvərd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈpæləs ɪn, ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈərli ˈsənˌdi bət pəˈlis ər nɑt ˈtritɪŋ ðə dɛθ ɛz səˈspɪʃəs. ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðə dɛθ meɪ hæv bɪn drəg rɪˈleɪtɪd. læst mənθ, ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪts kɔrt hərd haʊ ˈbɛnɪt hæd bɪn ˈspɑtɪd ˈrəbɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf əˈgɛnst ðə poʊst bɑks wɪθ hɪz ˈtraʊzərz daʊn, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈreɪzɪŋ hɪz ɑrmz ɪn ə stɑr pəˈzɪʃən, ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ‘‘wow’*’. hi ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ tu ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˌɪnˈdisənt ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈjuzɪŋ θˈrɛtənɪŋ ənd əˈbjusɪv wərdz ənd əˈbjusɪv bɪˈheɪvjər. ˈbɛnɪt rɪˈsivd ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈɔrdər wɪθ ə kəmˈpəlsəri ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈtritmənt ənd ˌsupərˈvɪʒən ˈproʊˌgræm. hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔrdərd tɪ saɪn ðə sɛks offenders’*’ ˈrɛʤɪstər ənd peɪ ɪn ˈvɪktɪm ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ənd kɔrt kɔsts. peɪɪŋ ˈtrɪbjut, ən əkˈweɪntəns əv ˈmɪstər ˈbɛnɪt sɛd: hæd hɪz ˈtrəbəlz bət hi ə bæd lad’*’. ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpəblɪʃt ɛz mæn hu hæd sɛks wɪθ faʊnd dɛd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ʧaɪˈniz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt
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mormons are believe that jesus christ is their savior. that said, there are plenty of mormon beliefs that go against the grain of many modern sects of christianity. and as it turns out, they make a whole lot of sense.
1. mormons believe there are still prophets today
mormons believe that god spoke directly to certain individuals in antiquity, such as adam, noah, abraham, moses, etc. they believe he still speaks to certain individuals, called prophets, today. because, why he?
some theologians argue that the bible holds all of the prophetic counsel ever need. but, respectfully, why? the bible itself is simply a combination of smaller books that serve as evidence of god speaking to prophets over thousands and thousands of years. why would he neglect us in modern times? the mormons say he hasn’t, and won’t.
this concept really rubs a lot of christians the wrong way. that said, scripturally, a very rare occasion when people believe in an actual, current prophet. they always seem to believe in the prophets that lived before them, but really struggle to believe in the one standing in front of them. exhibit a: jesus christ himself. the most powerful of all prophets (not to mention, the savior). the people believed in moses and abraham, but crucified christ.
despite our mortal shortcomings, mormons believe that god has provided prophets to us today, just as he did in ancient times. makes sense, right?
for more on what mormons believe about prophets and apostles, click here.
2. mormons believe that god spoke to more than just ancient israel
the bible is the record of dealings with the people in the ancient middle eastern region. mormons definitely believe in the bible, but they believe god dealt with people in other areas of the world as well. because, again, why he?
in addition to the bible, mormons study the book of mormon, which is simply the record of dealings with a branch of israel on the ancient american continent. if god truly loves his children (us), why would he communicate exclusively to those in the middle east? it makes sense that he would spread his message around the globe. it also makes sense that those who heard his message would write it down. so, i guess it makes sense that there might be more scripture than just the bible.
don’t get me wrong, the bible is if more of the word of god out there that corroborates, supports and elaborates on what the bible says, you can bet be all over that.
for more on the book of mormon, click here.
3. mormons believe that marriage and family continue after this life
i recently did a stint in the most beautiful country ever zealand. it was magnificent. the beaches were pristine, the foliage was lush and the people were saint-like. but then i realized something: i desperately wanted my family there with me. despite the natural wonders of new zealand, that paradise was not paradise without my family around me. i was alone.
heaven heaven without your family.
mormons believe that marriage does not end with, “till death do us part.” instead, a mormon wedding ceremony (they call it, a sealing ceremony) uses the terminology, “for time and all eternity.” if both parties involved live of heaven, their marriage continues into the eternities. romantic, it?
for more on what mormons believe about marriage and family, click here.
4. mormons believe there is so much more than heaven and hell
as a child i always wondered where the dividing line between heaven and hell was. i looked at it as a very measurable judgement. i thought, “how many sins can i commit before i cross into territory?” what is hell like? what is heaven like? are we just going to be peacefully praying on clouds for all eternity? because, to be completely frank, that sounds like it would get monotonous really fast.
mormons believe that heaven is separated into what they call kingdoms of glory. there are three kingdoms, each more glorious and awesome than the last. judgment from god is less of a decision and more of a placement on a heavenly spectrum. this makes a whole lot of sense. with such a vast range of righteousness and wickedness amongst humanity, it makes sense that there is more than the traditional binary heaven or hell.
for more on what mormons believe about heaven and hell, click here.
5. mormons believe you should get baptized in the same way that jesus christ did
it’s commonly understood in many christian congregations that baptism is meant to cleanse you from sin. mormons agree, but the concept begs the question: if jesus was sinless, why would he need to be baptized? one of the mormon holy texts, the book of mormon (which talk more about later) has a solid answer:
and now, if the lamb of god, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to all righteousness, o then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!
the mormon church is extremely christ-centered. they believe he is their perfect example in all things. as such, they believe they should be baptized like christ complete immersion in a body of water.
but another important aspect of baptism that the mormons take very seriously—authority. according to the scriptures, christ must have traveled multiple days to reach john the baptist at the jordan river. why would he have traveled so far just so john would baptize him? well, because john was the only man in the area that had authority to baptize. mormons call this priesthood authority, and believe it is essential for a valid baptism.
it might seem a bit strict, but it makes total sense. you just ask the ice cream man to baptize he has the authority to do so.
mormons believe that authority was lost from the earth once christ was crucified, his apostles were killed and his teachings were corrupted. they also believe it was restored again to a prophet named joseph smith in 1829 and continues within the church today.
for more on what mormons believe about baptism, click here.
note from the author to my fellow christians
if not a member of the church of jesus christ of saints (the mormon church), probably going to be very easy to interpret some of the points in this article as complete slams on popular christian beliefs. that is not at all my intention.
i grew up in a predominantly christian town and the faith of my christian friends strengthens me. visited their sunday services and love their unique perspectives. at the end of the day, all christians (including mormons) are just trying to better themselves, and great. true that mormons believe many christian beliefs are incomplete, but we fully recognize the good intentions behind them.
despite our differences, we can all agree on the one belief that brings us together: jesus christ is our savior.
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ˈmɔrmənz ər bɪˈliv ðət ˈʤizəs kraɪst ɪz ðɛr ˈseɪvjər. ðət sɛd, ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈmɔrmən bɪˈlifs ðət goʊ əˈgɛnst ðə greɪn əv ˈmɛni ˈmɑdərn sɛkts əv ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. ənd ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, ðeɪ meɪk ə hoʊl lɔt əv sɛns. 1 ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðɛr ər stɪl ˈprɑfəts təˈdeɪ ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðət gɑd spoʊk dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈsərtən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ænˈtɪkwəti, səʧ ɛz ˈædəm, noʊə, ˈeɪbrəˌhæm, ˈmoʊzɪs, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðeɪ bɪˈliv hi stɪl spiks tɪ ˈsərtən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, kɔld ˈprɑfəts, təˈdeɪ. bɪˈkəz, waɪ hi? səm ˌθiəˈloʊʤənz ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ˈbaɪbəl hoʊldz ɔl əv ðə prəˈfɛtɪk ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɛvər nid. bət, rɪˈspɛktfəli, waɪ? ðə ˈbaɪbəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˈsɪmpli ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv sˈmɔlər bʊks ðət sərv ɛz ˈɛvədəns əv gɑd ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑfəts ˈoʊvər ˈθaʊzənz ənd ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz. waɪ wʊd hi nɪˈglɛkt ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈmɑdərn taɪmz? ðə ˈmɔrmənz seɪ hi hasn’t*, ənd won’t*. ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈrɪli rəbz ə lɔt əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ðə rɔŋ weɪ. ðət sɛd, scripturally*, ə ˈvɛri rɛr əˈkeɪʒən wɪn ˈpipəl bɪˈliv ɪn ən ˈækʧəwəl, ˈkɑrənt ˈprɑfət. ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz sim tɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈprɑfəts ðət lɪvd ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛm, bət ˈrɪli ˈstrəgəl tɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ðə wən ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ðɛm. ɪgˈzɪbɪt ə: ˈʤizəs kraɪst hɪmˈsɛlf. ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl əv ɔl ˈprɑfəts (nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən, ðə ˈseɪvjər). ðə ˈpipəl bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈmoʊzɪs ənd ˈeɪbrəˌhæm, bət ˈkrusəˌfaɪd kraɪst. dɪˈspaɪt ɑr ˈmɔrtəl ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz, ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðət gɑd həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈprɑfəts tɪ ˈjuˈɛs təˈdeɪ, ʤɪst ɛz hi dɪd ɪn ˈeɪnʧənt taɪmz. meɪks sɛns, raɪt? fər mɔr ɔn wət ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv əˈbaʊt ˈprɑfəts ənd əˈpɔsəlz, klɪk hir. 2 ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðət gɑd spoʊk tɪ mɔr ðən ʤɪst ˈeɪnʧənt ˈɪzriəl ðə ˈbaɪbəl ɪz ðə ˈrɛkərd əv ˈdilɪŋz wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈriʤən. ˈmɔrmənz ˈdɛfənətli bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl, bət ðeɪ bɪˈliv gɑd dɛlt wɪθ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv ðə wərld ɛz wɛl. bɪˈkəz, əˈgɛn, waɪ hi? ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈbaɪbəl, ˈmɔrmənz ˈstədi ðə bʊk əv ˈmɔrmən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɪmpli ðə ˈrɛkərd əv ˈdilɪŋz wɪθ ə brænʧ əv ˈɪzriəl ɔn ðə ˈeɪnʧənt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑntənənt. ɪf gɑd ˈtruli ləvz hɪz ˈʧɪldrən (ˈjuˈɛs), waɪ wʊd hi kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɪkˈsklusɪvli tɪ ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist? ɪt meɪks sɛns ðət hi wʊd sprɛd hɪz ˈmɛsɪʤ əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks sɛns ðət ðoʊz hu hərd hɪz ˈmɛsɪʤ wʊd raɪt ɪt daʊn. soʊ, aɪ gɛs ɪt meɪks sɛns ðət ðɛr maɪt bi mɔr ˈskrɪpʧər ðən ʤɪst ðə ˈbaɪbəl. gɪt mi rɔŋ, ðə ˈbaɪbəl ɪz ɪf mɔr əv ðə wərd əv gɑd aʊt ðɛr ðət kərˈɔbərˌeɪts, səˈpɔrts ənd ɪˈlæbərˌeɪts ɔn wət ðə ˈbaɪbəl sɪz, ju kən bɛt bi ɔl ˈoʊvər ðət. fər mɔr ɔn ðə bʊk əv ˈmɔrmən, klɪk hir. 3 ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðət ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ˈfæməli kənˈtɪnju ˈæftər ðɪs laɪf aɪ ˈrisəntli dɪd ə stɪnt ɪn ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl ˈkəntri ˈɛvər ˈzilənd. ɪt wɑz mægˈnɪfɪsənt. ðə ˈbiʧɪz wər ˈprɪstin, ðə ˈfoʊlɪʤ wɑz ləʃ ənd ðə ˈpipəl wər saint-like*. bət ðɛn aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈsəmθɪŋ: aɪ ˈdɛspərətli ˈwɔntɪd maɪ ˈfæməli ðɛr wɪθ mi. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈwəndərz əv nu ˈzilənd, ðət ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs wɑz nɑt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs wɪˈθaʊt maɪ ˈfæməli əraʊnd mi. aɪ wɑz əˈloʊn. ˈhɛvən ˈhɛvən wɪˈθaʊt jʊr ˈfæməli. ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðət ˈmɛrɪʤ dɪz nɑt ɛnd wɪθ, dɛθ du ˈjuˈɛs part.”*.” ˌɪnˈstɛd, ə ˈmɔrmən ˈwɛdɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni (ðeɪ kɔl ɪt, ə ˈsilɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni) ˈjuzɪz ðə ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi, taɪm ənd ɔl eternity.”*.” ɪf boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd lɪv əv ˈhɛvən, ðɛr ˈmɛrɪʤ kənˈtɪnjuz ˈɪntu ðə eternities*. roʊˈmæntɪk, ɪt? fər mɔr ɔn wət ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv əˈbaʊt ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ˈfæməli, klɪk hir. 4 ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðɛr ɪz soʊ məʧ mɔr ðən ˈhɛvən ənd hɛl ɛz ə ʧaɪld aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwəndərd wɛr ðə dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ laɪn bɪtˈwin ˈhɛvən ənd hɛl wɑz. aɪ lʊkt æt ɪt ɛz ə ˈvɛri ˈmɛʒərəbəl ˈʤəʤmənt. aɪ θɔt, ˈmɛni sɪnz kən aɪ kəˈmɪt ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ krɔs ˈɪntu territory?”*?” wət ɪz hɛl laɪk? wət ɪz ˈhɛvən laɪk? ər wi ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈpisfəli preɪɪŋ ɔn klaʊdz fər ɔl ɪˈtərnəti? bɪˈkəz, tɪ bi kəmˈplitli fræŋk, ðət saʊnz laɪk ɪt wʊd gɪt məˈnɑtənəs ˈrɪli fæst. ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðət ˈhɛvən ɪz ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu wət ðeɪ kɔl ˈkɪŋdəmz əv ˈglɔri. ðɛr ər θri ˈkɪŋdəmz, iʧ mɔr ˈglɔriəs ənd ˈɔsəm ðən ðə læst. ˈʤəʤmənt frəm gɑd ɪz lɛs əv ə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd mɔr əv ə ˈpleɪsmənt ɔn ə ˈhɛvənli ˈspɛktrəm. ðɪs meɪks ə hoʊl lɔt əv sɛns. wɪθ səʧ ə væst reɪnʤ əv ˈraɪʧəsnəs ənd ˈwɪkədnəs əˈməŋst juˈmænɪti, ɪt meɪks sɛns ðət ðɛr ɪz mɔr ðən ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈhɛvən ər hɛl. fər mɔr ɔn wət ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv əˈbaʊt ˈhɛvən ənd hɛl, klɪk hir. 5 ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ju ʃʊd gɪt ˈbæpˌtaɪzd ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðət ˈʤizəs kraɪst dɪd ˈkɑmənli ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz ðət ˈbæptɪzəm ɪz mɛnt tɪ klɛnz ju frəm sɪn. ˈmɔrmənz əˈgri, bət ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt bɛgz ðə kˈwɛʃən: ɪf ˈʤizəs wɑz sinless*, waɪ wʊd hi nid tɪ bi ˈbæpˌtaɪzd? wən əv ðə ˈmɔrmən ˈhoʊli tɛksts, ðə bʊk əv ˈmɔrmən (wɪʧ tɔk mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈleɪtər) həz ə ˈsɑləd ˈænsər: ənd naʊ, ɪf ðə læm əv gɑd, hi biɪŋ ˈhoʊli, ʃʊd hæv nid tɪ bi ˈbæpˌtaɪzd baɪ ˈwɔtər, tɪ ɔl ˈraɪʧəsnəs, oʊ ðɛn, haʊ məʧ mɔr nid hæv wi, biɪŋ ənˈhoʊli, tɪ bi ˈbæpˌtaɪzd, jeɪ, ˈivɪn baɪ ˈwɔtər! ðə ˈmɔrmən ʧərʧ ɪz ɪkˈstrimli christ-centered*. ðeɪ bɪˈliv hi ɪz ðɛr ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪn ɔl θɪŋz. ɛz səʧ, ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈbæpˌtaɪzd laɪk kraɪst kəmˈplit ˌɪˈmərʒən ɪn ə ˈbɑdi əv ˈwɔtər. bət əˈnəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈbæptɪzəm ðət ðə ˈmɔrmənz teɪk ˈvɛri seriously—authority*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈskrɪpʧərz, kraɪst məst hæv ˈtrævəld ˈməltəpəl deɪz tɪ riʧ ʤɑn ðə ˈbæptɪst æt ðə ˈʤɔrdən ˈrɪvər. waɪ wʊd hi hæv ˈtrævəld soʊ fɑr ʤɪst soʊ ʤɑn wʊd bæpˈtaɪz ɪm? wɛl, bɪˈkəz ʤɑn wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli mæn ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ðət hæd əˈθɔrəti tɪ bæpˈtaɪz. ˈmɔrmənz kɔl ðɪs ˈpristhʊd əˈθɔrəti, ənd bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl fər ə ˈvælɪd ˈbæptɪzəm. ɪt maɪt sim ə bɪt strɪkt, bət ɪt meɪks ˈtoʊtəl sɛns. ju ʤɪst æsk ðə aɪs krim mæn tɪ bæpˈtaɪz hi həz ðə əˈθɔrəti tɪ du soʊ. ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ðət əˈθɔrəti wɑz lɔst frəm ðə ərθ wəns kraɪst wɑz ˈkrusəˌfaɪd, hɪz əˈpɔsəlz wər kɪld ənd hɪz ˈtiʧɪŋz wər kərˈəptɪd. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv ɪt wɑz rɪˈstɔrd əˈgɛn tɪ ə ˈprɑfət neɪmd ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ ɪn 1829 ənd kənˈtɪnjuz wɪˈθɪn ðə ʧərʧ təˈdeɪ. fər mɔr ɔn wət ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv əˈbaʊt ˈbæptɪzəm, klɪk hir. noʊt frəm ðə ˈɔθər tɪ maɪ ˈfɛloʊ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪf nɑt ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ʧərʧ əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst əv seɪnts (ðə ˈmɔrmən ʧərʧ), ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət səm əv ðə pɔɪnts ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɛz kəmˈplit slæmz ɔn ˈpɑpjələr ˈkrɪsʧɪn bɪˈlifs. ðət ɪz nɑt æt ɔl maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən. aɪ gru əp ɪn ə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈkrɪsʧɪn taʊn ənd ðə feɪθ əv maɪ ˈkrɪsʧɪn frɛndz ˈstrɛŋθənz mi. ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðɛr ˈsənˌdi ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ləv ðɛr juˈnik pərˈspɛktɪvz. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ɔl ˈkrɪsʧɪnz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɔrmənz) ər ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛtər ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd greɪt. tru ðət ˈmɔrmənz bɪˈliv ˈmɛni ˈkrɪsʧɪn bɪˈlifs ər ˌɪnkəmˈplit, bət wi ˈfʊli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm. dɪˈspaɪt ɑr ˈdɪfərənsɪz, wi kən ɔl əˈgri ɔn ðə wən bɪˈlif ðət brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər: ˈʤizəs kraɪst ɪz ɑr ˈseɪvjər.
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in an interview with a talk show saturday, a new hampshire republican lawmaker argued that armed rebellion may be the “next step” for activists.
j.r. hoell, a tea state representative from dunbarton, has been rallying conservative activists against a possible senate candidacy by former massachusetts senator scott brown. hoell was promoting an rally, featuring an raffle, by gun owners of new hampshire and the new hampshire firearms coalition, when he asserted that violent revolution could be on the table.
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steve macdonald: had a number of amendment rallies here in new hampshire. a lot of people would show up with revolvers or handguns, some people will have worn their rifles as well over their shoulders. is it going to be that kind of a rally? is that something that you are asking people to do or asking them not to?
jr hoell: never going to tell a person not to carry a firearm. i will recommend people carry firearms concealed, tactically a better solution, mean you have to be a target. in terms of messaging to the media, if you are carrying concealed versus having an or an over your back, a lot easier to make the statement not here to threaten anybody. here standing on our soapbox, as opposed to standing with our ammo box in hand, to make a point politically. the message needs to get out that scott brown does not represent new hampshire. if things continue the way they are, there may be a day or a time where firearms and ammo are necessary, happened in the revolutionary war. like to think not there yet but as things continue to unravel, that may be the next step. stand on our soap box this time.
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ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ə tɔk ʃoʊ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ə nu ˈhæmʃər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlɔˌmeɪkər ˈɑrgjud ðət ɑrmd rɪˈbɛljən meɪ bi ðə step”*” fər ˈæktɪvɪsts. j.r*. hoʊl, ə ti steɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv frəm dunbarton*, həz bɪn ˈræliɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈæktɪvɪsts əˈgɛnst ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsɛnɪt ˈkændɪdəsi baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈsɛnətər skɑt braʊn. hoʊl wɑz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ən ˈræli, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ən ˈræfəl, baɪ gən ˈoʊnərz əv nu ˈhæmʃər ənd ðə nu ˈhæmʃər ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, wɪn hi əˈsərtəd ðət ˈvaɪələnt ˌrɛvəˈluʃən kʊd bi ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. (ht*: ˈmɪsəˌleɪni blu) stiv məkˈdɑnəld: hæd ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈmɛndmənt ˈræliz hir ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl wʊd ʃoʊ əp wɪθ rɪˈvɑlvərz ər ˈhændˌgənz, səm ˈpipəl wɪl hæv wɔrn ðɛr ˈraɪfəlz ɛz wɛl ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈʃoʊldərz. ɪz ɪt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðət kaɪnd əv ə ˈræli? ɪz ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju ər ˈæskɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ du ər ˈæskɪŋ ðɛm nɑt tɪ? hoʊl: ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ tɛl ə ˈpərsən nɑt tɪ ˈkɛri ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm. aɪ wɪl ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈpipəl ˈkɛri ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz kənˈsild, ˈtæktɪkəli ə ˈbɛtər səˈluʃən, min ju hæv tɪ bi ə ˈtərgət. ɪn tərmz əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmidiə, ɪf ju ər ˈkɛriɪŋ kənˈsild ˈvərsəz ˈhævɪŋ ən ər ən ˈoʊvər jʊr bæk, ə lɔt ˈiziər tɪ meɪk ðə ˈsteɪtmənt nɑt hir tɪ θˈrɛtən ˈɛnibədi. hir ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ɑr ˈsoʊpˌbɑks, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈstændɪŋ wɪθ ɑr ˈæˌmoʊ bɑks ɪn hænd, tɪ meɪk ə pɔɪnt ˈplɪtɪkli. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ nidz tɪ gɪt aʊt ðət skɑt braʊn dɪz nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt nu ˈhæmʃər. ɪf θɪŋz kənˈtɪnju ðə weɪ ðeɪ ər, ðɛr meɪ bi ə deɪ ər ə taɪm wɛr ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ənd ˈæˌmoʊ ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri wɔr. laɪk tɪ θɪŋk nɑt ðɛr jɛt bət ɛz θɪŋz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ənˈrævəl, ðət meɪ bi ðə nɛkst stɛp. stænd ɔn ɑr soʊp bɑks ðɪs taɪm.
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potus trump slams “fake news” in fiery
president trump unleashed a on fake news monday evening. the president accused of fabricating facts on his decision to end funding of syrian ‘rebels’.
trump said that fake news is just as bad as cnn. ouch! he also questioned if they are being used as lobbyists to keep politicians from looking into policy.
the amazon washington post fabricated the facts on my ending massive, dangerous, and wasteful payments to syrian rebels fighting assad….. donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) july 25, 2017
so many stories about me in the are fake news. they are as bad as ratings challenged @cnn. lobbyist for amazon and taxes? donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) july 25, 2017
is fake news washington post being used as a lobbyist weapon against congress to keep politicians from looking into amazon monopoly? donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) july 25, 2017
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potus* trəmp slæmz news”*” ɪn ˈfaɪəri ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ənˈliʃt ə ɔn feɪk nuz ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈkjuzd əv ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ fækts ɔn hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ɛnd ˈfəndɪŋ əv ˈsɪriən ‘‘rebels’*’. trəmp sɛd ðət feɪk nuz ɪz ʤɪst ɛz bæd ɛz ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. aʊʧ! hi ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənd ɪf ðeɪ ər biɪŋ juzd ɛz ˈlɑbiɪsts tɪ kip ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz frəm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈpɑləsi. ðə ˈæməˌzɑn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ðə fækts ɔn maɪ ˈɛndɪŋ ˈmæsɪv, ˈdeɪnʤərəs, ənd ˈweɪstfəl ˈpeɪmənts tɪ ˈsɪriən ˈrɛbəlz ˈfaɪtɪŋ assad…*….. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 25 2017 soʊ ˈmɛni ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt mi ɪn ðə ər feɪk nuz. ðeɪ ər ɛz bæd ɛz ˈreɪtɪŋz ˈʧælənʤd @ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ˈlɑbiəst fər ˈæməˌzɑn ənd ˈtæksɪz? ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 25 2017 ɪz feɪk nuz ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst biɪŋ juzd ɛz ə ˈlɑbiəst ˈwɛpən əˈgɛnst ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ kip ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz frəm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈæməˌzɑn məˈnɑpəli? ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 25 2017
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the newest nuggets, guard randy foye and forward j.j. hickson, met the denver media for the first time thursday at the pepsi center.
“we’re excited to welcome j.j. and randy to denver,” said team president josh kroenke. “really excited to have these two new guys and they are another two outstanding players to add to the roster. randy is a guy that i admired with his days in utah (with the jazz). we have firsthand knowledge of his shooting against us and the same thing with j.j. being up in portland and also when he was back in cleveland.”
foye, a shooting specialist, was signed and traded to denver from utah. hickson was signed outright using the nuggets’ midlevel exception. the transactions became official wednesday.
“i have been fortunate to have worked with randy before and he brings a lot to the table both on and off of the court,” said tim connelly, the nuggets’ executive vice president of basketball operations. “he’s an elite shooter, presence and is just an professional.
“with j.j., amazing to think that he is 24 with the peaks and valleys that he has seen so far in his career. really hard to average a double-double. seen him develop into the player that he has become and we are fortunate to add him to our roster. the toughness and defensive rebounds is something that any team can benefit from. very fortunate to have both of these guys.”
the nuggets are negotiating to bring back center mozgov. meanwhile, the team, coached by assistant melvin hunt, who has been retained for brian staff, is in las vegas and begins play this weekend.
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ðə nuəst ˈnəgəts, gɑrd ˈrændi fɔɪ ənd ˈfɔrwərd j.j*. ˈhɪksən, mɛt ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈmidiə fər ðə fərst taɪm ˈθərzˌdeɪ æt ðə ˈpɛpsi ˈsɛnər. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ ˈwɛlkəm j.j*. ənd ˈrændi tɪ denver,”*,” sɛd tim ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɑʃ kroʊŋk. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ hæv ðiz tu nu gaɪz ənd ðeɪ ər əˈnəðər tu ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ pleɪərz tɪ æd tɪ ðə ˈrɑstər. ˈrændi ɪz ə gaɪ ðət aɪ ədˈmaɪərd wɪθ hɪz deɪz ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ (wɪθ ðə ʤæz). wi hæv ˈfərsthænd ˈnɑlɪʤ əv hɪz ˈʃutɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə seɪm θɪŋ wɪθ j.j*. biɪŋ əp ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wɪn hi wɑz bæk ɪn cleveland.”*.” fɔɪ, ə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈspɛʃəlɪst, wɑz saɪnd ənd ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ˈdɛnvər frəm ˈjuˌtɔ. ˈhɪksən wɑz saɪnd ˈaʊˈtraɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə nuggets’*’ ˈmɪdləvəl ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ðə trænˈzækʃənz bɪˈkeɪm əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. hæv bɪn ˈfɔrʧənət tɪ hæv wərkt wɪθ ˈrændi ˌbiˈfɔr ənd hi brɪŋz ə lɔt tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl boʊθ ɔn ənd ɔf əv ðə court,”*,” sɛd tɪm ˈkɑnəli, ðə nuggets’*’ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ən ɪˈlit ˈʃutər, ˈprɛzəns ənd ɪz ʤɪst ən prəˈfɛʃənəl. j.j*., əˈmeɪzɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk ðət hi ɪz 24 wɪθ ðə piks ənd ˈvæliz ðət hi həz sin soʊ fɑr ɪn hɪz kərɪr. ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ ˈævərɪʤ ə double-double*. sin ɪm dɪˈvɛləp ˈɪntu ðə pleɪər ðət hi həz bɪˈkəm ənd wi ər ˈfɔrʧənət tɪ æd ɪm tɪ ɑr ˈrɑstər. ðə ˈtəfnəs ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈriˌbaʊndz ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈɛni tim kən ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm. ˈvɛri ˈfɔrʧənət tɪ hæv boʊθ əv ðiz guys.”*.” ðə ˈnəgəts ər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ bæk ˈsɛnər mozgov*. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə tim, koʊʧt baɪ əˈsɪstənt ˈmɛlvɪn hənt, hu həz bɪn rɪˈteɪnd fər braɪən stæf, ɪz ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ənd bɪˈgɪnz pleɪ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈkrɪstəfər ˈdɛmpsi: ər
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providence, r.i. a rhode island lawmaker said friday that introduce a bill making it a felony to block a highway, like protesters did in boston a day earlier.
state sen. leonidas said he supports first amendment rights to free speech and peaceful demonstrations but is concerned some gatherings could threaten public welfare.
demonstrators alleging racial profiling and violence by police against minorities blocked a busy highway used to connect to providence during the thursday morning commute and caused lengthy traffic jams, thousands of people and preventing an ambulance from getting through. a similar protest shut down in providence for 15 minutes in november.
raptakis, a democrat, said his legislation would establish a new section of law regarding unlawful interference with traffic. he said it would make it a felony, instead of a misdemeanor, to sit, stand, kneel or otherwise loiter on any major roadway in a way that disrupts traffic.
“as these protests continue around the nation, i want to make sure that if it does happen again in our state, we are prepared to deal with individuals whose actions could result in danger to others, not only regular motorists but law enforcement officials who respond,” said.
raptakis said democratic rep. raymond hull, a police sergeant in providence, will introduce the bill in the house. he said the bill would mandate that offenders spend 60 days in jail.
“we’ve really, really got to tackle this issue and strengthen the laws and send a strong message,” said.
a massachusetts lawmaker, democratic rep. colleen garry, also has proposed making it a felony to block highways.
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ˈprɑvədəns, r.i*. ə roʊd ˈaɪlənd ˈlɔˌmeɪkər sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ˌɪntrəˈdus ə bɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ə ˈfɛləni tɪ blɑk ə ˈhaɪˌweɪ, laɪk ˈproʊˌtɛstərz dɪd ɪn ˈbɔstən ə deɪ ˈərliər. steɪt sɛn. liˌɔˈnidəz sɛd hi səˈpɔrts fərst əˈmɛndmənt raɪts tɪ fri spiʧ ənd ˈpisfəl ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz bət ɪz kənˈsərnd səm ˈgæðərɪŋz kʊd θˈrɛtən ˈpəblɪk ˈwɛlˌfɛr. ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz əˈlɛʤɪŋ ˈreɪʃəl ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ənd ˈvaɪələns baɪ pəˈlis əˈgɛnst məˈnɔrətiz blɑkt ə ˈbɪzi ˈhaɪˌweɪ juzd tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ˈprɑvədəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ kəmˈjut ənd kɔzd ˈlɛŋθi ˈtræfɪk ʤæmz, ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ənd prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ən ˈæmbjələns frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ θru. ə ˈsɪmələr ˈproʊˌtɛst ʃət daʊn ɪn ˈprɑvədəns fər 15 ˈmɪnəts ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər., ə ˈdɛməˌkræt, sɛd hɪz ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə nu ˈsɛkʃən əv lɔ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ənˈlɔfəl ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns wɪθ ˈtræfɪk. hi sɛd ɪt wʊd meɪk ɪt ə ˈfɛləni, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər, tɪ sɪt, stænd, nil ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈlɔɪtər ɔn ˈɛni ˈmeɪʤər ˈroʊdˌweɪ ɪn ə weɪ ðət dɪsˈrəpts ˈtræfɪk. ðiz ˈproʊˌtɛsts kənˈtɪnju əraʊnd ðə ˈneɪʃən, aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ɪf ɪt dɪz ˈhæpən əˈgɛn ɪn ɑr steɪt, wi ər priˈpɛrd tɪ dil wɪθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz huz ˈækʃənz kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ˈəðərz, nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈrɛgjələr ˈmoʊtərɪsts bət lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz hu respond,”*,” sɛd. sɛd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈreɪmənd həl, ə pəˈlis ˈsɑrʤənt ɪn ˈprɑvədəns, wɪl ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə bɪl ɪn ðə haʊs. hi sɛd ðə bɪl wʊd ˈmænˌdeɪt ðət əˈfɛndərz spɛnd 60 deɪz ɪn ʤeɪl. ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli gɑt tɪ ˈtækəl ðɪs ˈɪʃu ənd ˈstrɛŋθən ðə lɔz ənd sɛnd ə strɔŋ message,”*,” sɛd. ə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈlɔˌmeɪkər, ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˌkɑˈlin ˈgɛri, ˈɔlsoʊ həz prəˈpoʊzd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ə ˈfɛləni tɪ blɑk ˈhaɪˌweɪz. ʃɛr
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as workers in seattle walked out of their restaurants on wednesday night and thursday, joining the hundreds of other workers who have gone on strike this spring, organizers claimed that the recent wave of walkouts has already yielded tangible results.
conditions, hours, positions and pay have improved for a number of workers who participated in strikes in the last two months, organizers say. they point to krystal collins in chicago, who got a cent hourly raise and was switched from part-time to full-time after walking off her job at macy's in april, and to claudette wilson, frazier and khalil dorris in detroit, who forced their burger king to close for the day in early may and subsequently saw their hours increase.
other strike participants have won small raises at various franchises of little caesars, popeyes, mcdonald's, and burger king. "they're getting more pay and hours and better scheduling, and are feeling emboldened to speak up on the job," said rev. martin rafanan, an organizer with the community group missouri jobs for justice. "the victories achieved by strikers are compelling others to get involved."
robert bruno, director of the labor education program at the university of illinois, insisted that the recent wave of resistance amounts to nothing less than a "transformative moment" in the labor movement. "a lot of workers are discovering that they can resist their employers," he said. "what i think you're seeing is a sense that there is actually a potential to make change."
the first of these strikes took place in new york last fall, when about 200 workers walked off the job for a day, prompting organizers to boast that they'd launched the largest strike in the history of the industry.
in april, twice as many workers in new york participated in a second strike, followed by walkouts in chicago, st. louis, detroit, milwaukee, and washington, d.c. walmart workers, meanwhile, have pressed on with their own campaign for better wages and conditions, with the latest series of strikes and protests expected to culminate at the company's shareholder meeting next friday. and in queens, n.y., workers at a car wash signed a union contract last week guaranteeing them a raise and benefits. they formed their union last fall, after joining forces with the nonprofit group new york communities for change, one of the main organizations behind new york's strikes.
like their counterparts in other cities, seattle's striking workers are hoping to pressure employers to pay at least $15 an hour. most workers earn far less, living on incomes that fall below the federal government's threshold for poverty. ethan dittrick-reed, a cook who makes $9.25 an hour at a seattle qdoba, said he relies on food stamps and help from his parents to pay the rent each month. "i'm lucky enough to have parents who will occasionally help me," he said. "but really, i want to be independent, and with a higher wage at my job i would get that."
although it's been decades since the country began shifting from a manufacturing economy to one that largely relies on jobs, the retail and food industries have exploded in recent years, offering work that pays significantly less than the majority of jobs that disappeared during the recession. at the same time, union membership has declined, leaving organizers and workers with little choice but to experiment with new strategies for getting corporations to listen to their demands.
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ɛz ˈwərkərz ɪn siˈætəl wɔkt aʊt əv ðɛr ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈhənərdz əv ˈəðər ˈwərkərz hu hæv gɔn ɔn straɪk ðɪs spərɪŋ, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈrisənt weɪv əv ˈwɔˌkaʊts həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈjildɪd ˈtænʤəbəl rɪˈzəlts. kənˈdɪʃənz, aʊərz, pəˈzɪʃənz ənd peɪ hæv ˌɪmˈpruvd fər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwərkərz hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn straɪks ɪn ðə læst tu mənθs, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz seɪ. ðeɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ˈkrɪstəl ˈkɑlɪnz ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, hu gɑt ə sɛnt ˈaʊrli reɪz ənd wɑz swɪʧt frəm ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm tɪ ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈæftər ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔf hər ʤɑb æt ˈmeɪsiz ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ənd tɪ kloʊˈdɛt ˈwɪlsən, ˈfreɪʒər ənd ˈkæləl ˈdɔrɪs ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, hu fɔrst ðɛr ˈbərgər kɪŋ tɪ kloʊz fər ðə deɪ ɪn ˈərli meɪ ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli sɔ ðɛr aʊərz ˌɪnˈkris. ˈəðər straɪk pɑrˈtɪsəpənts hæv wən smɔl ˈreɪzɪz æt ˈvɛriəs ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz əv ˈlɪtəl ˈsizərz, ˈpɔˌpaɪz, məkˈdɑnəldz, ənd ˈbərgər kɪŋ. "ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr peɪ ənd aʊərz ənd ˈbɛtər ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ, ənd ər ˈfilɪŋ ɛmˈboʊldənd tɪ spik əp ɔn ðə ʤɑb," sɛd rɛv. ˈmɑrtɪn rafanan*, ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti grup məˈzʊri ʤɑbz fər ˈʤəstɪs. "ðə ˈvɪktəriz əˈʧivd baɪ ˈstraɪkərz ər kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈəðərz tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd." ˈrɑbərt ˈbrunoʊ, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈleɪbər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ˈrisənt weɪv əv rɪˈzɪstəns əˈmaʊnts tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs ðən ə "ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv ˈmoʊmənt" ɪn ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmuvmənt. "ə lɔt əv ˈwərkərz ər dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðət ðeɪ kən rɪˈzɪst ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz," hi sɛd. "wət aɪ θɪŋk jʊr siɪŋ ɪz ə sɛns ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ meɪk ʧeɪnʤ." ðə fərst əv ðiz straɪks tʊk pleɪs ɪn nu jɔrk læst fɔl, wɪn əˈbaʊt 200 ˈwərkərz wɔkt ɔf ðə ʤɑb fər ə deɪ, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz tɪ boʊst ðət ðeɪd lɔnʧt ðə ˈlɑrʤəst straɪk ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈɪndəstri. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni ˈwərkərz ɪn nu jɔrk pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈsɛkənd straɪk, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈwɔˌkaʊts ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, st*. luɪs, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, mɪlˈwɔki, ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈwərkərz, ˈminˌwaɪl, hæv prɛst ɔn wɪθ ðɛr oʊn kæmˈpeɪn fər ˈbɛtər ˈweɪʤɪz ənd kənˈdɪʃənz, wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈsɪriz əv straɪks ənd ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈkəlmɪˌneɪt æt ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ˈmitɪŋ nɛkst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ənd ɪn kwinz, n.y*., ˈwərkərz æt ə kɑr wɑʃ saɪnd ə ˈjunjən ˈkɑnˌtrækt læst wik ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ ðɛm ə reɪz ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts. ðeɪ fɔrmd ðɛr ˈjunjən læst fɔl, ˈæftər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ðə nɑnˈprɑfət grup nu jɔrk kəmˈjunɪtiz fər ʧeɪnʤ, wən əv ðə meɪn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz bɪˈhaɪnd nu jɔrks straɪks. laɪk ðɛr ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts ɪn ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz, siˈætəlz ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈwərkərz ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ ˈprɛʃər ɪmˈplɔɪərz tɪ peɪ æt list 15 ən aʊər. moʊst ˈwərkərz ərn fɑr lɛs, ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ˈɪnˌkəmz ðət fɔl bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənts θˈrɛˌʃoʊld fər ˈpɑvərti. ˈiθən dittrick-reed*, ə kʊk hu meɪks ən aʊər æt ə siˈætəl qdoba*, sɛd hi rɪˈlaɪz ɔn fud stæmps ənd hɛlp frəm hɪz ˈpɛrənts tɪ peɪ ðə rɛnt iʧ mənθ. "əm ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv ˈpɛrənts hu wɪl ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli hɛlp mi," hi sɛd. "bət ˈrɪli, aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, ənd wɪθ ə haɪər weɪʤ æt maɪ ʤɑb aɪ wʊd gɪt ðət." ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪts bɪn ˈdɛkeɪdz sɪns ðə ˈkəntri bɪˈgæn ˈʃɪftɪŋ frəm ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ wən ðət ˈlɑrʤli rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ʤɑbz, ðə ˈriˌteɪl ənd fud ˈɪndəstriz hæv ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈɔfərɪŋ wərk ðət peɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli lɛs ðən ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ʤɑbz ðət ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈjunjən ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp həz dɪˈklaɪnd, ˈlivɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ənd ˈwərkərz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ʧɔɪs bət tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ nu ˈstrætəʤiz fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɛr dɪˈmændz.
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arizer solo 2 review
first impressions
the release of the solo 2. the third portable release for the canadian manufacturer behind the air and the original solo. it appears with this vape really listened to the long history of feedback from their very loyal fans and following. the solo is an conduction that is heralded as one of the bests ever made. which gives solo 2 quite a bit to live up to. the solo 2 still features an all glass vapor experience, now with increased airflow, precision temperature control, and an display to navigate a slew of other features. precision temp control is something new for’s portables and a welcome addition at that. for years many would hope that would release a temp controlled vape and now those prayers have been answered, fans rejoice.
also worth noting is the new retail packaging from for the solo 2. for those who already own an product you likely received it in either a brown or white cardboard box. nothing fancy just a sticker on the front indicating the color of the vape inside. for those who were lucky when buying the air, you might have gotten a not so fancy sleeve that said: “arizer air” on the front. while the new box is not the flashiest it is still at least a product that i could see being sold in a retail store. the glossy box had a solo image of the solo 2 on the front cover so nothing too crazy. what was inside the box has always counted more so take a peek at what we have.
inside the box of the solo 2
inside the box we find; the solo 2, charger / power adapter, 90 glass aroma tube, 110 glass aroma tube, glass aroma dish, carry case, silicone stem caps, stainless steel stirring tool, stainless steel filter screens, a sample of aromatic botanicals, and a user manual. the glass tubes are noticeable of a better quality than those of the past with the original. they fell durable and clean cut. i can also say the same about the unit itself. the shape and size are very similar to the original but they were able to even out some of the sharp corners and thin out the frame a bit. it comes in 2 colors a dark almost charcoal grey, and a deep navy blue. overall very excited and impressed by the presentation and the new features to explore with this old favorite and i wait to try it out.
first bowl
before we get started with our first bowl i think important to talk about how to pack the glass tubes of the solo 2. the glass tubes of the portables are much like glasss. in that, made up of a straight glass tube with a filtered end to hold your herbs. so naturally, you can pack your solo 2 tubes much like a and take the tube and plunge the end into your herbs using force to pack your bowl. ground herbs tend into float up to the straw as you inhale so whole herb with this method works best. after you have your herbs loaded important to tamp down the herbs so that they sit just below the rim of the glass. this will prevent your herbs closest to the steel heating element from over. now before you insert the tube into the solo 2 oven draw from the tube to test airflow. if airflow is tight, remove some herb and repack. now i find the best results when i insert the tube into the oven as it heats. now with the solo heat up time i have no problem letting my herbs a little before i take my first hit.
using the new fancy screen on the solo 2 i am able to set a precision temperature. excited for the flavor of this all glass experience that the solo 2 gives me so i decided to set a low temp of for the beginning of my session. like lightning the solo 2 oven is ready and it gives a little beep. the first hit is a little wispy as is typical with the portables but the flavor that is coming off the herb is incredible. as the herbs inside the tube begin to heat up the hits get thicker and more flavorful as you go. as with any vape, want to increase temperature as you go along which is made very easy with the new display and buttons on the solo 2. two clicks up on the display and i increase the temperature to 375°f. with the solo 2, you can now change temperature by both 10 degrees and increments. making it easy to skip to your temp and dial it in for precision. at 375°f, the solo 2 is pumping out vapor like a machine. which is good because it is a little vape machine lol. what i always thought would be nice with the portables would be the addition of a hole along the stem so you could clear out the stem of your residual vapor as the stem of the glass tube usually stays milky with the cloud of vapor from the bowl.
first week
in a time and daily use, we only had to charge the solo 2 once. the large capacity battery of the original solo was something that helped its popularity. the solo 2 now doubles that vape time to almost 3 hours or 18 sessions. that is a ton of vape time folks honestly you could charge up the solo 2 and go camping in without any electricity and be fine for almost a week, i know how many other i can say that about. the battery life made it very easy to explore the many new features and capabilities of the solo 2 made possible by the screen.
the solo 2 once was a plain jane 7 light vape. it now has a bit more character and personalization to make it feel like your own. you can now control your temperature, the length of your vape session, and your startup timer. there are also settings adjustments for your volume and screen brightness. adjusting the session timer is very interesting because there has often been the debate about how long a session should be. me personally i usually am kicking back having a relaxing time when i vape so, i vape at lower temperatures for longer sessions of 15-20mins. others like to get straight to the point and vape very high in a short burst of minutes. the solo 2 gives you the freedom to set your session length to 5, 10, or 15 minutes making it hospitable for most users. the volume is in increments of low, medium, and high to which i have set too low. the very audible beep of the solo 2 is noticeable enough it really need to be loud. i would honestly have been nice to change the beep to a different chime, tone, or just to turn it off honestly. anyhow, it was good to see add some of the technology and features that they incorporate into their desktops into their portable line up for a change.
overall i really enjoyed with the solo 2 after a week. it brought back a lot of memories of when i first got intos and the original solo was the secretly the best vape on the market. it always delivers, you know what getting every time you turn it on. no second guessing with the pack or different weird parts. i filled a medtainer™ with some loosely broken up herb and used the glass tube just like a dugout. i would plunge the tube into the medtainer™ a few times and plug right into the oven of the solo 2 and with my set press we power on and ready to go. now that being said, these are quite a few big and bulk parts talking about here. the solo 2 itself is still quite large being about the size of a soda can. then there are the glass tubes, which are both pretty long even the shorter and the diameter of the tubes are larger than any milkshake straw ever drink from. coupled with a medtainer™ or whatever your chosen herb storage maybe it make the solo 2 the most discrete out there. bulky in the pocket and the glass tubes are fragile and need to be carried either in a case or the pouch that comes with the solo 2 kit. however, if you are more of an and you use your either in and around your home, or a friends house then the solo 2 has everything need to be the life of the party.
some cool tips and tricks
the solo 2 like i mentioned before can be used like an old school dugout and. just plunge the glass tube in some herb and then plug into the oven to heat. there are also a few other tricks you can do to make the most of your solo 2 experience.
your solo 2 kit also comes with 2 silicone caps for the glass tubes. these protect the edge of the glass tubes from chipping but you can also use them to pack a bowl for the road. you can both of your glass tubes and cover them with the silicone caps keeping the herb from falling out both tubes will travel with the solo 2 in the provided carry pouch.
having multiple tubes available also makes it easy to share with friends. you can either enjoy 2 short solo sessions each packing your own bowl and enjoying it individually. or you can share one bowl and then the next glass tube with another bowl or a different strain. with this technique, you could swap in a fresh bowl into an already hot oven and start right away.
first cleaning
the portables might take home the gold medal when it comes to cleaning. the solo 2 is no different. as with the others, the only part that really needs cleaning on the solo 2 is the glass tubes. the oven is usually dry and clean after every session. the most it needs it s a quick swab with a and some alcohol.
the glass tubes of the solo 2 after a week too dirty, but after a couple of weeks, they can get really with vape resin. the solo, air, and all products have become popular for “honey harvesting” or “sap collecting”. this is where users will take care not to let too many herb particles get through the screen and let the tubes get nice and sticky. then they find ways to extract the resin to be consumed by coating on more herb, dabbing it straight, or even making edible by-products.
my favorite way that i have seen the stems of the products cleaned has been by soaking the stems in simmering milk. you heat the milk to a light simmer, then you place in your dirty stem. the heat loosens the oils and the begin to melt off and mix in with the milk. now what you do with it from here is your choice. honestly, you can use it however you would use regular milk. pour it in your coffee and make a cappuccino. you can pour a bowl of cereal and have a whole new kind of wake and bake. my favorite would be to continue the slow simmer and add in some chocolate or cocoa powder and make a nice hot chocolate. alas, to each his own….
the verdict
if you liked the original solo from, then you should love the solo 2. same great flavor, same easy operation, same great vape. the new screen brings you a handful of new smart features without the hassle and complication of a app. the extra battery life also makes the solo 2 a heavyweight champ when it comes to cutting the cable and taking your with you outside of the house.
if the solo 2 were a car i would say it was a jeep unlimited. an old tried and true favorite with a little extra room and a bigger gas tank. simple in its design, not made to be flashy or to win any beauty contests. designed to get the job done and get you from “a to b” or in this case from “sober to stoned”, and that is exactly what it does. but also a little bulky and hard to fit into tight spaces when tight to be discrete and not draw attention.
overall the solo 2 is a great that gets the job done. if a fan of the products be a fan of this. now if looking for your first and you find that only be using the vape inside the house anyway, then the solo 2 is also a good vape for you. the solo 2 is a perfect portable vape that will allow you to use it freely throughout your home or in the privacy of wherever you might take it, just plan on sneaking this guy into any concerts or ballgames.
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arizer* ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˌrivˈju fərst ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ðə θərd ˈpɔrtəbəl riˈlis fər ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ɛr ənd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsoʊˌloʊ. ɪt əˈpɪrz wɪθ ðɪs veɪp ˈrɪli ˈlɪsənd tɪ ðə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈfidˌbæk frəm ðɛr ˈvɛri lɔɪəl fænz ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ ɪz ən kənˈdəkʃən ðət ɪz ˈhɛrəldɪd ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈɛvər meɪd. wɪʧ gɪvz ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 kwaɪt ə bɪt tɪ lɪv əp tɪ. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 stɪl ˈfiʧərz ən ɔl glæs ˈveɪpər ɪkˈspɪriəns, naʊ wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈɛrfloʊ, priˈsɪʒən ˈtɛmpərəʧər kənˈtroʊl, ənd ən dɪˈspleɪ tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ə slu əv ˈəðər ˈfiʧərz. priˈsɪʒən tɛmp kənˈtroʊl ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ nu fər ˈpɔrtəbəlz ənd ə ˈwɛlkəm əˈdɪʃən æt ðət. fər jɪrz ˈmɛni wʊd hoʊp ðət wʊd riˈlis ə tɛmp kənˈtroʊld veɪp ənd naʊ ðoʊz prɛrz hæv bɪn ˈænsərd, fænz rɪˈʤɔɪs. ˈɔlsoʊ wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ɪz ðə nu ˈriˌteɪl ˈpækɪʤɪŋ frəm fər ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 fər ðoʊz hu ɔˈrɛdi oʊn ən ˈprɑdəkt ju ˈlaɪkli rɪˈsivd ɪt ɪn ˈiðər ə braʊn ər waɪt ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd bɑks. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈfænsi ʤɪst ə ˈstɪkər ɔn ðə frənt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkələr əv ðə veɪp ˌɪnˈsaɪd. fər ðoʊz hu wər ˈləki wɪn baɪɪŋ ðə ɛr, ju maɪt hæv ˈgɔtən ə nɑt soʊ ˈfænsi sliv ðət sɛd: air”*” ɔn ðə frənt. waɪl ðə nu bɑks ɪz nɑt ðə ˈflæʃiəst ɪt ɪz stɪl æt list ə ˈprɑdəkt ðət aɪ kʊd si biɪŋ soʊld ɪn ə ˈriˌteɪl stɔr. ðə ˈglɔsi bɑks hæd ə ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɔn ðə frənt ˈkəvər soʊ ˈnəθɪŋ tu ˈkreɪzi. wət wɑz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɑks həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈkaʊntɪd mɔr soʊ teɪk ə pik æt wət wi hæv. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɑks əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə bɑks wi faɪnd; ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˈʧɑrʤər paʊər əˈdæptər, 90 glæs ərˈoʊmə tub, 110 glæs ərˈoʊmə tub, glæs ərˈoʊmə dɪʃ, ˈkɛri keɪs, ˈsɪləˌkoʊn stɛm kæps, ˈsteɪnləs stil stərɪŋ tul, ˈsteɪnləs stil ˈfɪltər skrinz, ə ˈsæmpəl əv ˌɛrəˈmætɪk botanicals*, ənd ə ˈjuzər ˈmænjuəl. ðə glæs tubz ər ˈnoʊtəsəbəl əv ə ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləti ðən ðoʊz əv ðə pæst wɪθ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. ðeɪ fɛl ˈdʊrəbəl ənd klin kət. aɪ kən ˈɔlsoʊ seɪ ðə seɪm əˈbaʊt ðə ˈjunɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə ʃeɪp ənd saɪz ər ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl bət ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈivɪn aʊt səm əv ðə ʃɑrp ˈkɔrnərz ənd θɪn aʊt ðə freɪm ə bɪt. ɪt kəmz ɪn 2 ˈkələrz ə dɑrk ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈʧɑrˌkoʊl greɪ, ənd ə dip ˈneɪvi blu. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ənd ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ənd ðə nu ˈfiʧərz tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr wɪθ ðɪs oʊld ˈfeɪvərɪt ənd aɪ weɪt tɪ traɪ ɪt aʊt. fərst boʊl ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ɑr fərst boʊl aɪ θɪŋk ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ pæk ðə glæs tubz əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ðə glæs tubz əv ðə ˈpɔrtəbəlz ər məʧ laɪk glæs one-hitters*. ɪn ðət, meɪd əp əv ə streɪt glæs tub wɪθ ə ˈfɪltərd ɛnd tɪ hoʊld jʊr ərbz. soʊ ˈnæʧərəli, ju kən pæk jʊr ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 tubz məʧ laɪk ə ənd teɪk ðə tub ənd plənʤ ðə ɛnd ˈɪntu jʊr ərbz ˈjuzɪŋ fɔrs tɪ pæk jʊr boʊl. graʊnd ərbz tɛnd ˈɪntu floʊt əp tɪ ðə strɔ ɛz ju ˌɪnˈheɪl soʊ hoʊl ərb wɪθ ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wərks bɛst. ˈæftər ju hæv jʊr ərbz ˈloʊdɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ tæmp daʊn ðə ərbz soʊ ðət ðeɪ sɪt ʤɪst bɪˈloʊ ðə rɪm əv ðə glæs. ðɪs wɪl prɪˈvɛnt jʊr ərbz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ðə stil ˈhitɪŋ ˈɛləmənt frəm ˈoʊvər. naʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ju ˌɪnˈsərt ðə tub ˈɪntu ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˈəvən drɔ frəm ðə tub tɪ tɛst ˈɛrfloʊ. ɪf ˈɛrfloʊ ɪz taɪt, riˈmuv səm ərb ənd riˈpæk. naʊ aɪ faɪnd ðə bɛst rɪˈzəlts wɪn aɪ ˌɪnˈsərt ðə tub ˈɪntu ðə ˈəvən ɛz ɪt hits. naʊ wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ hit əp taɪm aɪ hæv noʊ ˈprɑbləm ˈlɛtɪŋ maɪ ərbz ə ˈlɪtəl ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ teɪk maɪ fərst hɪt. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə nu ˈfænsi skrin ɔn ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 aɪ æm ˈeɪbəl tɪ sɛt ə priˈsɪʒən ˈtɛmpərəʧər. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ðə ˈfleɪvər əv ðɪs ɔl glæs ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 gɪvz mi soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ sɛt ə loʊ tɛmp əv fər ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv maɪ ˈsɛʃən. laɪk ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˈəvən ɪz ˈrɛdi ənd ɪt gɪvz ə ˈlɪtəl bip. ðə fərst hɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈwɪspi ɛz ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl wɪθ ðə ˈpɔrtəbəlz bət ðə ˈfleɪvər ðət ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə ərb ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl. ɛz ðə ərbz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə tub bɪˈgɪn tɪ hit əp ðə hɪts gɪt ˈθɪkər ənd mɔr ˈfleɪvərfəl ɛz ju goʊ. ɛz wɪθ ˈɛni veɪp, wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɛz ju goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪʧ ɪz meɪd ˈvɛri ˈizi wɪθ ðə nu dɪˈspleɪ ənd ˈbətənz ɔn ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 tu klɪks əp ɔn ðə dɪˈspleɪ ənd aɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər tɪ 375°f*. wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ju kən naʊ ʧeɪnʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər baɪ boʊθ 10 dɪˈgriz ənd ˈɪŋkrəˌmɛnts. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈizi tɪ skɪp tɪ jʊr tɛmp ənd daɪəl ɪt ɪn fər priˈsɪʒən. æt 375°f*, ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪz ˈpəmpɪŋ aʊt ˈveɪpər laɪk ə məˈʃin. wɪʧ ɪz gʊd bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl veɪp məˈʃin lɔl. wət aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt wʊd bi nis wɪθ ðə ˈpɔrtəbəlz wʊd bi ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ə hoʊl əˈlɔŋ ðə stɛm soʊ ju kʊd klɪr aʊt ðə stɛm əv jʊr rɪˈzɪʤuəl ˈveɪpər ɛz ðə stɛm əv ðə glæs tub ˈjuʒəwəli steɪz ˈmɪlki wɪθ ðə klaʊd əv ˈveɪpər frəm ðə boʊl. fərst wik ɪn ə taɪm ənd ˈdeɪli juz, wi ˈoʊnli hæd tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 wəns. ðə lɑrʤ kəˈpæsɪti ˈbætəri əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsoʊˌloʊ wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət hɛlpt ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 naʊ ˈdəbəlz ðət veɪp taɪm tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 3 aʊərz ər 18 ˈsɛʃənz. ðət ɪz ə tən əv veɪp taɪm foʊks ˈɑnəstli ju kʊd ʧɑrʤ əp ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ənd goʊ ˈkæmpɪŋ ɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ənd bi faɪn fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə wik, aɪ noʊ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈəðər aɪ kən seɪ ðət əˈbaʊt. ðə ˈbætəri laɪf meɪd ɪt ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈmɛni nu ˈfiʧərz ənd ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 meɪd ˈpɑsəbəl baɪ ðə skrin. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 wəns wɑz ə pleɪn ʤeɪn 7 laɪt veɪp. ɪt naʊ həz ə bɪt mɔr ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ˌpərsənələˈzeɪʃən tɪ meɪk ɪt fil laɪk jʊr oʊn. ju kən naʊ kənˈtroʊl jʊr ˈtɛmpərəʧər, ðə lɛŋθ əv jʊr veɪp ˈsɛʃən, ənd jʊr ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈtaɪmər. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛtɪŋz əˈʤəstmənts fər jʊr ˈvɑljum ənd skrin ˈbraɪtnəs. əˈʤəstɪŋ ðə ˈsɛʃən ˈtaɪmər ɪz ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðɛr həz ˈɔfən bɪn ðə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt haʊ lɔŋ ə ˈsɛʃən ʃʊd bi. mi ˈpərsənəli aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli æm ˈkɪkɪŋ bæk ˈhævɪŋ ə rɪˈlæksɪŋ taɪm wɪn aɪ veɪp soʊ, aɪ veɪp æt loʊər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz fər ˈlɔŋgər ˈsɛʃənz əv 15-20mins*. ˈəðərz laɪk tɪ gɪt streɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ənd veɪp ˈvɛri haɪ ɪn ə ʃɔrt bərst əv ˈmɪnəts. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 gɪvz ju ðə ˈfridəm tɪ sɛt jʊr ˈsɛʃən lɛŋθ tɪ 5 10 ər 15 ˈmɪnəts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑˈspɪtəbəl fər moʊst ˈjuzərz. ðə ˈvɑljum ɪz ɪn ˈɪŋkrəˌmɛnts əv loʊ, ˈmidiəm, ənd haɪ tɪ wɪʧ aɪ hæv sɛt tu loʊ. ðə ˈvɛri ˈɑdəbəl bip əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪz ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ɪˈnəf ɪt ˈrɪli nid tɪ bi laʊd. aɪ wʊd ˈɑnəstli hæv bɪn nis tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə bip tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ʧaɪm, toʊn, ər ʤɪst tɪ tərn ɪt ɔf ˈɑnəstli. ˈɛniˌhaʊ, ɪt wɑz gʊd tɪ si æd səm əv ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈfiʧərz ðət ðeɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈdɛskˌtɑps ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈpɔrtəbəl laɪn əp fər ə ʧeɪnʤ. ˈoʊvərˌɔl aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˈæftər ə wik. ɪt brɔt bæk ə lɔt əv ˈmɛməriz əv wɪn aɪ fərst gɑt ˈɪntu ənd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsoʊˌloʊ wɑz ðə ˈsikrɪtli ðə bɛst veɪp ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz dɪˈlɪvərz, ju noʊ wət ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɛvəri taɪm ju tərn ɪt ɔn. noʊ ˈsɛkənd ˈgɛsɪŋ wɪθ ðə pæk ər ˈdɪfərənt wɪrd pɑrts. aɪ fɪld ə medtainer™*™ wɪθ səm ˈlusli ˈbroʊkən əp ərb ənd juzd ðə glæs tub ʤɪst laɪk ə ˈdəˌgaʊt. aɪ wʊd plənʤ ðə tub ˈɪntu ðə medtainer™*™ ə fju taɪmz ənd pləg raɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈəvən əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ənd wɪθ maɪ sɛt prɛs wi paʊər ɔn ənd ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ. naʊ ðət biɪŋ sɛd, ðiz ər kwaɪt ə fju bɪg ənd bəlk pɑrts ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hir. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz stɪl kwaɪt lɑrʤ biɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv ə ˈsoʊdə kən. ðɛn ðɛr ər ðə glæs tubz, wɪʧ ər boʊθ ˈprɪti lɔŋ ˈivɪn ðə ˈʃɔrtər ənd ðə daɪˈæmətər əv ðə tubz ər ˈlɑrʤər ðən ˈɛni ˈmɪlkˌʃeɪk strɔ ˈɛvər drɪŋk frəm. ˈkəpəld wɪθ ə medtainer™*™ ər ˌwəˈtɛvər jʊr ˈʧoʊzən ərb ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmeɪbi ɪt meɪk ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ðə moʊst dɪˈskrit aʊt ðɛr. ˈbəlki ɪn ðə ˈpɑkət ənd ðə glæs tubz ər ˈfræʤəl ənd nid tɪ bi ˈkɛrid ˈiðər ɪn ə keɪs ər ðə paʊʧ ðət kəmz wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 kɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju ər mɔr əv ən ənd ju juz jʊr ˈiðər ɪn ənd əraʊnd jʊr hoʊm, ər ə frɛndz haʊs ðɛn ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 həz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ nid tɪ bi ðə laɪf əv ðə ˈpɑrti. səm kul tɪps ənd trɪks ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 laɪk aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr kən bi juzd laɪk ən oʊld skul ˈdəˌgaʊt ənd. ʤɪst plənʤ ðə glæs tub ɪn səm ərb ənd ðɛn pləg ˈɪntu ðə ˈəvən tɪ hit. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ə fju ˈəðər trɪks ju kən du tɪ meɪk ðə moʊst əv jʊr ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪkˈspɪriəns. jʊr ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 kɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz wɪθ 2 ˈsɪləˌkoʊn kæps fər ðə glæs tubz. ðiz prəˈtɛkt ðə ɛʤ əv ðə glæs tubz frəm ˈʧɪpɪŋ bət ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ juz ðɛm tɪ pæk ə boʊl fər ðə roʊd. ju kən boʊθ əv jʊr glæs tubz ənd ˈkəvər ðɛm wɪθ ðə ˈsɪləˌkoʊn kæps ˈkipɪŋ ðə ərb frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ aʊt boʊθ tubz wɪl ˈtrævəl wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪn ðə prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈkɛri paʊʧ. ˈhævɪŋ ˈməltəpəl tubz əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ɪt ˈizi tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ frɛndz. ju kən ˈiðər ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ 2 ʃɔrt ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈsɛʃənz iʧ ˈpækɪŋ jʊr oʊn boʊl ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ɪt ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli. ər ju kən ʃɛr wən boʊl ənd ðɛn ðə nɛkst glæs tub wɪθ əˈnəðər boʊl ər ə ˈdɪfərənt streɪn. wɪθ ðɪs tɛkˈnik, ju kʊd swɑp ɪn ə frɛʃ boʊl ˈɪntu ən ɔˈrɛdi hɑt ˈəvən ənd stɑrt raɪt əˈweɪ. fərst ˈklinɪŋ ðə ˈpɔrtəbəlz maɪt teɪk hoʊm ðə goʊld ˈmɛdəl wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈklinɪŋ. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. ɛz wɪθ ðə ˈəðərz, ðə ˈoʊnli pɑrt ðət ˈrɪli nidz ˈklinɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪz ðə glæs tubz. ðə ˈəvən ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli draɪ ənd klin ˈæftər ˈɛvəri ˈsɛʃən. ðə moʊst ɪt nidz ɪt ɛs ə kwɪk swɑb wɪθ ə ənd səm ˈælkəˌhɑl. ðə glæs tubz əv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ˈæftər ə wik tu ˈdərti, bət ˈæftər ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks, ðeɪ kən gɪt ˈrɪli wɪθ veɪp ˈrɛzɪn. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ, ɛr, ənd ɔl ˈprɑdəkts hæv bɪˈkəm ˈpɑpjələr fər harvesting”*” ər collecting”*”. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ˈjuzərz wɪl teɪk kɛr nɑt tɪ lɛt tu ˈmɛni ərb ˈpɑrtɪkəlz gɪt θru ðə skrin ənd lɛt ðə tubz gɪt nis ənd ˈstɪki. ðɛn ðeɪ faɪnd weɪz tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ðə ˈrɛzɪn tɪ bi kənˈsumd baɪ ˈkoʊtɪŋ ɔn mɔr ərb, ˈdæbɪŋ ɪt streɪt, ər ˈivɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛdəbəl by-products*. maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt weɪ ðət aɪ hæv sin ðə stɛmz əv ðə ˈprɑdəkts klind həz bɪn baɪ ˈsoʊkɪŋ ðə stɛmz ɪn ˈsɪmərɪŋ mɪlk. ju hit ðə mɪlk tɪ ə laɪt ˈsɪmər, ðɛn ju pleɪs ɪn jʊr ˈdərti stɛm. ðə hit ˈlusənz ðə ɔɪlz ənd ðə bɪˈgɪn tɪ mɛlt ɔf ənd mɪks ɪn wɪθ ðə mɪlk. naʊ wət ju du wɪθ ɪt frəm hir ɪz jʊr ʧɔɪs. ˈɑnəstli, ju kən juz ɪt ˌhaʊˈɛvər ju wʊd juz ˈrɛgjələr mɪlk. pɔr ɪt ɪn jʊr ˈkɔfi ənd meɪk ə ˌkæˌpuˈʧinoʊ. ju kən pɔr ə boʊl əv ˈsɪriəl ənd hæv ə hoʊl nu kaɪnd əv weɪk ənd beɪk. maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt wʊd bi tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə sloʊ ˈsɪmər ənd æd ɪn səm ˈʧɔklət ər ˈkoʊkoʊ ˈpaʊdər ənd meɪk ə nis hɑt ˈʧɔklət. əˈlæs, tɪ iʧ hɪz own…*…. ðə ˈvərdɪkt ɪf ju laɪkt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsoʊˌloʊ frəm, ðɛn ju ʃʊd ləv ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 seɪm greɪt ˈfleɪvər, seɪm ˈizi ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, seɪm greɪt veɪp. ðə nu skrin brɪŋz ju ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv nu smɑrt ˈfiʧərz wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈhæsəl ənd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃən əv ə æp. ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈbætəri laɪf ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ə ˈhɛviˌweɪt ʧæmp wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkətɪŋ ðə ˈkeɪbəl ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ jʊr wɪθ ju ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə haʊs. ɪf ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 wər ə kɑr aɪ wʊd seɪ ɪt wɑz ə ʤip ənˈlɪmɪtɪd. ən oʊld traɪd ənd tru ˈfeɪvərɪt wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛkstrə rum ənd ə ˈbɪgər gæs tæŋk. ˈsɪmpəl ɪn ɪts dɪˈzaɪn, nɑt meɪd tɪ bi ˈflæʃi ər tɪ wɪn ˈɛni ˈbjuti ˈkɑntɛsts. dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ gɪt ðə ʤɑb dən ənd gɪt ju frəm tɪ b”*” ər ɪn ðɪs keɪs frəm tɪ stoned”*”, ənd ðət ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪt dɪz. bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbəlki ənd hɑrd tɪ fɪt ˈɪntu taɪt ˈspeɪsɪz wɪn taɪt tɪ bi dɪˈskrit ənd nɑt drɔ əˈtɛnʃən. ˈoʊvərˌɔl ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪz ə greɪt ðət gɪts ðə ʤɑb dən. ɪf ə fæn əv ðə ˈprɑdəkts bi ə fæn əv ðɪs. naʊ ɪf ˈlʊkɪŋ fər jʊr fərst ənd ju faɪnd ðət ˈoʊnli bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə veɪp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə haʊs ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðɛn ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə gʊd veɪp fər ju. ðə ˈsoʊˌloʊ 2 ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈpɔrtəbəl veɪp ðət wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ juz ɪt ˈfrili θruaʊt jʊr hoʊm ər ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvəsi əv wɛˈrɛvər ju maɪt teɪk ɪt, ʤɪst plæn ɔn sˈnikɪŋ ðɪs gaɪ ˈɪntu ˈɛni ˈkɑnsərts ər ballgames*.
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independent nations must move toward new world order: jean
prof. jean is a renowned belgian intellectual, theoretical physicist, philosopher of science and a professor at the université de louvain. a progressive author, he has cooperated with the leading american thinker noam on a variety of causes.
in 2007, he wrote an article in french discussing the possibility of a us invasion of iran. one of his famous books is “fashionable nonsense: postmodern intellectuals’ abuse of science” which he has with alan sokal. in this book, they talk about a number of issues, including the allegedly incompetent and pretentious usage of scientific concepts by a small group of influential philosophers and intellectuals.
bricmont’s articles have appeared on counterpunch, monthly review, voltairenet, z magazine, global research and other print and online publications.
he has proposed the theory of humanitarian imperialism and is strongly opposed to the u.s. military expeditions around the world and its unilateral attitude toward the independent nations. believes that the non-aligned movement countries can move toward establishing a new world order based on the communal interests of the member states.
what follows is the full text of my interview with prof. jean to whom talked about a number of issues including the western powers’ hypocrisy on the human rights issue, wars and military expeditions around the world, the concept of “humanitarian intervention” and war threats against iran.
dear jean; in your article, “the case for a foreign policy,” you write of the justifications the imperial powers come up with in order to rationalize their military expeditions around the world. a hawkish foreign policy an advantage for the politicians in the western world, particularly the united states, to attract the vote and supporting of the public? will the american people elect a pacifist president who openly vows to put an end to all the u.s. wars and refrain from waging new wars?
i am not sure that it attracts the votes. in europe, certainly not. the most hawkish politicians, blair and were not popular for a long time because of their foreign policy. in germany the public is systematically in favor of a peaceful foreign policy. as the american pacifist a. j. remarked, the problem in all wars lies with the victor they think violence pays. the defeated, like germany, and to some extent the rest of europe, know that war is not so rosy.
however, i think that, except in times of crisis, like the vietnam or the algerian wars, when they turned badly for the u.s. or france, most people are not very interested in foreign policy, which is understandable, given their material problems and given the fact that it looks like being out of reach of ordinary people.
on the other hand, every u.s. presidential candidate has to make patriotic statements, “we are the best”, “a light at the top of the hill”, a “defender of democracy and human rights” and so on. that, of course, is true in all systems of power, the only thing that varies are the “values” to which one refers (being a good christian or muslim or defending socialism, etc.).
and, it is true that, in order to get the votes, one must get the support of the press and of big money. that introduces an enormous bias in favor of militarism and of support for israel.
the imperial powers, as you have indicated in your writings, wage wars, kill innocent people and plunder the natural resources of weaker countries under the pretext of bringing democracy to them. so, who should take care of the principles of international law, territorial integrity and sovereignty? attacking other countries at will and killing defenseless civilians recklessly is a flagrant parade of
lawlessness. is it possible to bring these powers to their senses and hold them accountable over what they do?
i think the evolution of the world goes in that direction; respect for the principles of international law, territorial integrity and sovereignty. as i said before, the european populations are rather peaceful, both inside europe and with respect to the rest of the world, at least, compared to the past. some of their leaders are not peaceful and there is a strong pressure from an apparently strange alliance in favor of war between human rights interventionists and who are influential in the media and in the intelligentsia, but they are not the only voices and they are rather unpopular with the general public.
as for the u.s., they are in a deep crisis, not only economically, but also diplomatically. they have lost control of asia long ago, are losing latin america and, now, the middle east. africa is turning more and more towards china.
so, the world is becoming multipolar, whether one likes it or not. i see at least two dangers: that the decline of the u.s. will produce some crazy reaction, leading to war, or that the collapse of the american empire creates chaos, a bit like the collapse of the roman empire did. it is the responsibility of the non-aligned movement and the countries to insure an orderly transition towards a really new world order.
what seems hypocritical in the western powers’ attitude toward the concept of human rights is that they ceaselessly condemn the violation of human rights in the countries with which they are at odds, but intentionally remain silent about the same violations in the countries which are allied with them. for instance, you surely know that how the political prisoners are mistreated and tortured in saudi arabia, number one ally among the arab countries. so, why they protest and condemn these violations?
do you know any power that is not hypocritical? it seems to me that this is the way power functions in all places and at all times.
for example, in 1815, at the fall of napoleon, the tsar of russia, the austrian emperor and the king of prussia came together in what they called their holy alliance, claiming to base their rules of conduct “on the sublime truths contained in the eternal religion of christ our savior,” as well as on the principles “of their holy religion, precepts of justice, charity and peace,” and vowed to behave toward their subjects “as a father toward his children.” during the boer war, the british prime minister, lord salisbury, declared that it was “a war for democracy” and that “we seek neither gold mines nor territory”. bertrand russell, citing these remarks, commented that “cynical foreigners” help noticing that “we nevertheless obtained both the mines and the territory”.
at the height of the vietnam war, the american historian arthur schlesinger described u.s. policy there as part of “our overall program of international good will”. at the end of that war, a liberal commentator wrote in the new york times that: “for a quarter of a century, the united states have tried to do good, to encourage political freedom and promote social justice in the third world”.
in that sense, things have not changed. people sometimes think that, because our system is more democratic, things must have changed. but that assumes that the public is well informed, which it is not true because of the many biases in the media, and that it is actively involved in the formation of foreign policy, which is also not true, except in times of crisis. the formation of foreign policy is a very elitist and undemocratic affair.
attacking or invading other countries under the pretext of humanitarian intervention may be legalized and permissible with the unanimity of the security council permanent members. if they all vote in favor a military strike, then it will happen. but, you think that the very fact that only 5 world countries can make decisions for 193 members of the united nations while this considerable majority have any say in the international developments is an insult to all of these nations and their right of self-determination?
of course. you need unanimity actually, except for the permanent members. but now that china and russia seem to have taken an autonomous position with respect to the west, it is not clear that new wars will be legal. i am not happy with the current arrangements at the security council, but i still think that the un is, on the whole, a good thing; its charter provides a defense, in principle, against intervention and a framework for international order and its existence provides a forum where different countries can meet, which is better than nothing.
of course, reforming the un is a tricky business, since it cannot be done without the consent of the permanent members of the security council, who are not likely to be very enthusiastic at the prospect of relinquishing part of their power. what will matter in the end will be the evolution of the relationship of forces in the world, and that is not going in the direction of those who think that they now control it.
let’s talk about some contemporary issues. in your articles, you have talked of the war in congo. it was very shocking to me that the second congo war was the deadliest conflict in the african history with some 5 million innocent people dead, but the u.s. mainstream media put a lid on it because one of the belligerents, the rwandan army, was a close ally of washington. your take on that?
well, i am not an expert on that part of the world. but i notice that the rwandan tragedy of 1994 is often used as an argument for foreign intervention, which, it is claimed, would have stopped the killings, while the tragedy in congo should be taken as an argument against foreign intervention and for respect of international law, since it was to a large extent due to the intervention of rwandan and ugandan troops in congo.
of course, the fact that the latter argument is never made shows, once more, how the discourse about humanitarian intervention is biased in favor of the powers that be, who want to attribute to themselves the right to intervene, whenever it suits them.
just a few days ago, the un secretary general ban ki moon condemned iranian leaders for their supposedly “inflammatory and hateful” remarks on israel. however, i never remember him condemning the israeli officials for their frequent repeating of dangerous war threats against iran. the reason behind this hypocrisy?
as you know, the hypocrisy with respect to israel in the west reaches staggering proportions and ban ki-moon, although he is un secretary general, is very much on “pro-western” positions. while i myself have doubts about the wisdom of the iranian rhetoric about israel, i think that the threats of military actions against iran by israel are far worse and should be considered illegal under international law. i also think that the unilateral sanctions against iran, taken by the u.s. and its allies, largely to please israel, are shameful. and, although the people who claim to be in the west never denounce these policies, i think they are deeply racist, because they are accepted only because so-called civilized countries, israel and its allies, exert this threat and those sanctions against an “uncivilized” one, will be remembered in the future in the same way that slavery is remembered now.
there are people like you who oppose the u.s. militarism, its and hypocrisy in dealing with the human rights and its attempts to devour the middle east, but unfortunately i should say, in the minority. the congress and hawkish think tanks such as the council on foreign relations and national endowment for democracy that run the united states, not the, progressive thinkers and writers like you. how much influence do the progressive thinkers and leftist media have over the policies which are taken in the united states?
well, i think one has to make a difference between support for israel and the desire to “devour” oil. the two policies are not the same and are, in fact, contradictory. as, i think, and walt have shown, the policies of the u.s. are to a large extent driven by the lobby and do not correspond to or help their economic or interests. for example, as far as i know, there would be no problem for our oil companies to drill in iran, if it for the sanctions imposed on that country; but the latter are linked to the hostility to iran from israel, not from any desire to control oil.
the second remark is that the people are not necessarily on the left. true, there is a big part of the right that has become neo-conservative, but there is also a big part of the left that is influenced by the ideology of humanitarian intervention. however, there is also a libertarian right, ron paul for example, that is staunchly, and there are some remnants of a pacifist or left. note that this has always been the case: the pro and position, even back in the days of colonialism, do not coincide with the divide, if the latter is understood in terms or in “moral” terms (about gay marriage for example).
next, it is true that we have very little influence, but that is partly because we are divided, between an left and right. i believe that a majority of the population is opposed to these endless and costly wars, mostly, in europe, because of the lesson they drew from wwii, or from their defeat in the colonial wars, and, in the u.s., because of war fatigue after afghanistan and iraq.
what we do not have is a consistent movement; to build the latter one would have to focus on war itself and unite both sides of the opposition (right and left). but if movements can be built around other “single issues,” like abortion or gay marriage, that put aside all problems and class issues, why not?
although such a movement does not exist now, its prospects are not totally hopeless: if the economic crisis deepens, and if the worldwide opposition to u.s. policies increases, citizens of all political stripes might gather to try to build alternatives.
what’s your viewpoint regarding the u.s. and its allies’ war of sanctions, embargoes, nuclear assassinations and psychological operation against iran? iran is practically under a multilateral attack by the united states, israel and their submissive european cronies. is there any way for iran to get out of the dilemma and resist the pressures? how much do you know iran? have you heard of its culture and civilization, which the mainstream media never talk about?
i do not know much about iran, but i do not think i need to know very much about that country although i would certainly like to know more, in order to oppose the policies you mention. i was also opposed to western interventions in former yugoslavia or in libya.
some people think there are good and bad interventions. but the main issue for me is: who intervenes? it is never really the “citizens” or the “civil society” of the west, or even the european countries on their own, meaning without u.s. support, it is always the u.s. military, mostly its air force.
now, one may of course defend the idea that international law should be disregarded and that the defense of human rights should be left to the u.s. air force. but many people who support “good” interventions do not say that. they usually argue that “we” must do something to “save the victims” in a particular situation. what this viewpoint forgets is that the “we” who is supposed to intervene is not the people who actually speak, but the u.s. military.
therefore, support for any intervention only strengthens the arbitrary power of the u.s., which, of course, uses it as it seems fit, and not, in general, according to the wishes of those who support “good” interventions.
and finally, would you please give us an insight of how the corporate media serve the interests of the imperial powers? how do they work? is it morally justifiable to use media propaganda to achieve political and colonial goals?
the connection between “corporate media” and war propaganda is complicated, as is the relationship between capitalism and war. most people on the left think that capitalism needs war or leads to it. but the truth, in my view, is far more nuanced. american capitalists make fortunes in china and vietnam now that there is peace between the u.s. and east asia; for american workers, it is a different matter, of course.
there is no reason whatsoever for oil or other western companies not to do business with iran, and, if there was peace in the region, capitalists would descend upon it like vultures in order to exploit a cheap and relatively qualified labor force.
this is not to say that capitalists are nice, nor that they cannot be individually pro-war, but only that war, in general, is not in their interests and they are not necessarily the main force pushing for war.
people are driven to war by conflicting ideologies, especially when they take a fanatical form for example, when you believe that a certain piece of land was given to you by god, or that your country has a special mission, like exporting human rights and democracy, preferably by cruise missiles and drones.
it is both sad and ironical that an idea that is largely secular and liberal, the one of human rights, has now been turned into one of the main means to whip up war hysteria in the west. but that is our present situation and a most urgent and important task is to change it.
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ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈneɪʃənz məst muv təˈwɔrd nu wərld ˈɔrdər: ʤin prof*. ʤin ɪz ə rɪˈnaʊnd ˈbɛlʤən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl, ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈfɪzɪsɪst, fəˈlɑsəfər əv saɪəns ənd ə prəˈfɛsər æt ðə université*é də louvain*. ə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈɔθər, hi həz kˈwɑpərˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈlidɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈθɪŋkər noʊm ɔn ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈkɔzɪz. ɪn 2007 hi roʊt ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn frɛnʧ dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˌɪˈrɑn. wən əv hɪz ˈfeɪməs bʊks ɪz ˈnɑnsɛns: poʊstˈmɑdərn intellectuals’*’ əˈbjuz əv science”*” wɪʧ hi həz wɪθ ˈælən sokal*. ɪn ðɪs bʊk, ðeɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪʃuz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə əˈlɛʤədli ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt ənd priˈtɛnʃəs ˈjusɪʤ əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈkɑnsɛpts baɪ ə smɔl grup əv ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl fəˈlɑsəfərz ənd ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz. ˈɑrtɪkəlz hæv əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈkaʊntərˌpənʧ, ˈmənθli ˌrivˈju, voltairenet*, zi ˈmægəˌzin, ˈgloʊbəl ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈəðər prɪnt ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz. hi həz prəˈpoʊzd ðə ˈθɪri əv ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɪz ˈstrɔŋli əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd ɪts ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈneɪʃənz. bɪˈlivz ðət ðə ˈnɑnəˌlaɪnd ˈmuvmənt ˈkəntriz kən muv təˈwɔrd ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə nu wərld ˈɔrdər beɪst ɔn ðə kəmˈjunəl ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈmɛmbər steɪts. wət ˈfɑloʊz ɪz ðə fʊl tɛkst əv maɪ ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ prof*. ʤin tɪ hum tɔkt əˈbaʊt ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪʃuz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈwɛstərn powers’*’ hɪˈpɑkrəsi ɔn ðə ˈjumən raɪts ˈɪʃu, wɔrz ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld, ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv intervention”*” ənd wɔr θrɛts əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn. dɪr ʤin; ɪn jʊr ˈɑrtɪkəl, keɪs fər ə ˈfɔrən policy,”*,” ju raɪt əv ðə ˌʤəstɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl paʊərz kəm əp wɪθ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz ðɛr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ə ˈhɔkɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ən ædˈvæntɪʤ fər ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, tɪ əˈtrækt ðə voʊt ənd səˈpɔrtɪŋ əv ðə ˈpəblɪk? wɪl ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ɪˈlɛkt ə ˈpæsɪfɪst ˈprɛzɪdənt hu ˈoʊpənli vaʊz tɪ pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ɔl ðə juz. wɔrz ənd rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈweɪʤɪŋ nu wɔrz? aɪ æm nɑt ʃʊr ðət ɪt əˈtrækts ðə voʊts. ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈsərtənli nɑt. ðə moʊst ˈhɔkɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, blɛr ənd wər nɑt ˈpɑpjələr fər ə lɔŋ taɪm bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ɪn ˈʤərməni ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ə ˈpisfəl ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ɛz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpæsɪfɪst ə. ʤeɪ. rɪˈmɑrkt, ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ɔl wɔrz laɪz wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktər ðeɪ θɪŋk ˈvaɪələns peɪz. ðə dɪˈfitɪd, laɪk ˈʤərməni, ənd tɪ səm ɪkˈstɛnt ðə rɛst əv ˈjʊrəp, noʊ ðət wɔr ɪz nɑt soʊ ˈroʊzi. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ θɪŋk ðət, ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn taɪmz əv ˈkraɪsəs, laɪk ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm ər ðə æˈlʤɪriən wɔrz, wɪn ðeɪ tərnd ˈbædli fər ðə juz. ər fræns, moʊst ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi, wɪʧ ɪz ˌəndərˈstændəbəl, ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr məˈtɪriəl ˈprɑbləmz ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðə fækt ðət ɪt lʊks laɪk biɪŋ aʊt əv riʧ əv ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈɛvəri juz. ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt həz tɪ meɪk ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈsteɪtmənts, ər ðə best”*”, laɪt æt ðə tɔp əv ðə hill”*”, ə əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈjumən rights”*” ənd soʊ ɔn. ðət, əv kɔrs, ɪz tru ɪn ɔl ˈsɪstəmz əv paʊər, ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət ˈvɛriz ər ðə ““values”*” tɪ wɪʧ wən rɪˈfərz (biɪŋ ə gʊd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ər ˈməzlɪm ər dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ənd, ɪt ɪz tru ðət, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ðə voʊts, wən məst gɪt ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə prɛs ənd əv bɪg ˈməni. ðət ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs baɪəs ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈmɪlətərˌɪzəm ənd əv səˈpɔrt fər ˈɪzriəl. ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl paʊərz, ɛz ju hæv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ɪn jʊr ˈraɪtɪŋz, weɪʤ wɔrz, kɪl ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl ənd ˈpləndər ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ˈwikər ˈkəntriz ˈəndər ðə ˈpriˌtɛkst əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ dɪˈmɑkrəsi tɪ ðɛm. soʊ, hu ʃʊd teɪk kɛr əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ, ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ənd ˈsɑvrənti? əˈtækɪŋ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz æt wɪl ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsləs səˈvɪljənz ˈrɛkləsli ɪz ə ˈfleɪgrənt pəreɪd əv ˈlɔləsnəs. ɪz ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ brɪŋ ðiz paʊərz tɪ ðɛr ˈsɛnsɪz ənd hoʊld ðɛm əˈkaʊntəbəl ˈoʊvər wət ðeɪ du? aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə wərld goʊz ɪn ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn; rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ, ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ənd ˈsɑvrənti. ɛz aɪ sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ər ˈrəðər ˈpisfəl, boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈjʊrəp ənd wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld, æt list, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə pæst. səm əv ðɛr ˈlidərz ər nɑt ˈpisfəl ənd ðɛr ɪz ə strɔŋ ˈprɛʃər frəm ən əˈpɛrəntli streɪnʤ əˈlaɪəns ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv wɔr bɪtˈwin ˈjumən raɪts ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənɪsts ənd hu ər ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ɪn ðə ˈmidiə ənd ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌtɛləˈʤɛntsiə, bət ðeɪ ər nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈvɔɪsɪz ənd ðeɪ ər ˈrəðər ˌənˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk. ɛz fər ðə juz., ðeɪ ər ɪn ə dip ˈkraɪsəs, nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪkli. ðeɪ hæv lɔst kənˈtroʊl əv ˈeɪʒə lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, ər ˈluzɪŋ ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ənd, naʊ, ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. ˈæfrɪkɑ ɪz ˈtərnɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr təˈwɔrdz ˈʧaɪnə. soʊ, ðə wərld ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ multipolar*, ˈwɛðər wən laɪks ɪt ər nɑt. aɪ si æt list tu ˈdeɪnʤərz: ðət ðə dɪˈklaɪn əv ðə juz. wɪl ˈproʊdus səm ˈkreɪzi riˈækʃən, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ wɔr, ər ðət ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛmpaɪər kriˈeɪts keɪɑs, ə bɪt laɪk ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər dɪd. ɪt ɪz ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈnɑnəˌlaɪnd ˈmuvmənt ənd ðə ˈkəntriz tɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊr ən ˈɔrdərli trænˈzɪʃən təˈwɔrdz ə ˈrɪli nu wərld ˈɔrdər. wət simz ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn powers’*’ ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈjumən raɪts ɪz ðət ðeɪ ˈsizləsli kənˈdɛm ðə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈjumən raɪts ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz wɪθ wɪʧ ðeɪ ər æt ɑdz, bət ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli rɪˈmeɪn ˈsaɪlənt əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz wɪʧ ər ˈæˌlaɪd wɪθ ðɛm. fər ˈɪnstəns, ju ˈʃʊrli noʊ ðət haʊ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɪzənərz ər mɪˈstritɪd ənd ˈtɔrʧərd ɪn ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ˈnəmbər wən ˈælaɪ əˈməŋ ðə ˈærəb ˈkəntriz. soʊ, waɪ ðeɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ənd kənˈdɛm ðiz vaɪəˈleɪʃənz? du ju noʊ ˈɛni paʊər ðət ɪz nɑt ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl? ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ðɪs ɪz ðə weɪ paʊər ˈfəŋkʃənz ɪn ɔl ˈpleɪsɪz ənd æt ɔl taɪmz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn 1815 æt ðə fɔl əv nəˈpoʊljən, ðə zɑr əv ˈrəʃə, ðə ˈɔstriən ˈɛmpərər ənd ðə kɪŋ əv ˈprəʃə keɪm təˈgɛðər ɪn wət ðeɪ kɔld ðɛr ˈhoʊli əˈlaɪəns, ˈkleɪmɪŋ tɪ beɪs ðɛr rulz əv ˈkɑndəkt ðə səˈblaɪm truθs kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə ɪˈtərnəl rɪˈlɪʤən əv kraɪst ɑr savior,”*,” ɛz wɛl ɛz ɔn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðɛr ˈhoʊli rɪˈlɪʤən, ˈpriˌsɛpts əv ˈʤəstɪs, ˈʧɛrɪti ənd peace,”*,” ənd vaʊd tɪ bɪˈheɪv təˈwɔrd ðɛr ˈsəbʤɪkts ə ˈfɑðər təˈwɔrd hɪz children.”*.” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə bɔr wɔr, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, lɔrd ˈsælzbəri, dɪˈklɛrd ðət ɪt wɑz wɔr fər democracy”*” ənd ðət sik ˈniðər goʊld maɪnz nɔr territory”*”. ˈbərtrənd ˈrəsəl, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðiz rɪˈmɑrks, ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət foreigners”*” hɛlp ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ ðət ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs əbˈteɪnd boʊθ ðə maɪnz ənd ðə territory”*”. æt ðə haɪt əv ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən hɪˈstɔriən ˈɑrθər ʃˈlɛsɪnʤər dɪˈskraɪbd juz. ˈpɑləsi ðɛr ɛz pɑrt əv ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈproʊˌgræm əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl gʊd will”*”. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðət wɔr, ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər roʊt ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ðət: ə kˈwɔrtər əv ə ˈsɛnʧəri, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts hæv traɪd tɪ du gʊd, tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfridəm ənd prəˈmoʊt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ɪn ðə θərd world”*”. ɪn ðət sɛns, θɪŋz hæv nɑt ʧeɪnʤd. ˈpipəl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz θɪŋk ðət, bɪˈkəz ɑr ˈsɪstəm ɪz mɔr ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk, θɪŋz məst hæv ʧeɪnʤd. bət ðət əˈsumz ðət ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz wɛl ˌɪnˈfɔrmd, wɪʧ ɪt ɪz nɑt tru bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈmɛni ˈbaɪəsɪz ɪn ðə ˈmidiə, ənd ðət ɪt ɪz ˈæktɪvli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt tru, ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn taɪmz əv ˈkraɪsəs. ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ɪz ə ˈvɛri ɪˈlitɪst ənd ˌəndɛməˈkrætɪk əˈfɛr. əˈtækɪŋ ər ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ˈəndər ðə ˈpriˌtɛkst əv ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən meɪ bi ˈligəˌlaɪzd ənd pərˈmɪsəbəl wɪθ ðə ˌjunəˈnɪmɪti əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈmɛmbərz. ɪf ðeɪ ɔl voʊt ɪn ˈfeɪvər ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri straɪk, ðɛn ɪt wɪl ˈhæpən. bət, ju θɪŋk ðət ðə ˈvɛri fækt ðət ˈoʊnli 5 wərld ˈkəntriz kən meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz fər 193 ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz waɪl ðɪs kənˈsɪdərəbəl məˈʤɔrəti hæv ˈɛni seɪ ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɪz ən ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ɔl əv ðiz ˈneɪʃənz ənd ðɛr raɪt əv ˈsɛlfdɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən? əv kɔrs. ju nid ˌjunəˈnɪmɪti ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈmɛmbərz. bət naʊ ðət ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈrəʃə sim tɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ən ɔˈtɑnəməs pəˈzɪʃən wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə wɛst, ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr ðət nu wɔrz wɪl bi ˈligəl. aɪ æm nɑt ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt ərˈeɪnʤmənts æt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, bət aɪ stɪl θɪŋk ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛn ɪz, ɔn ðə hoʊl, ə gʊd θɪŋ; ɪts ˈʧɑrtər prəˈvaɪdz ə dɪˈfɛns, ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl, əˈgɛnst ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ənd ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɔrdər ənd ɪts ɪgˈzɪstəns prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈfɔrəm wɛr ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz kən mit, wɪʧ ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈnəθɪŋ. əv kɔrs, rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ɪz ə ˈtrɪki ˈbɪznɪs, sɪns ɪt ˈkænɑt bi dən wɪˈθaʊt ðə kənˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, hu ər nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈvɛri ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk æt ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv riˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ pɑrt əv ðɛr paʊər. wət wɪl ˈmætər ɪn ðə ɛnd wɪl bi ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp əv ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə wərld, ənd ðət ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðoʊz hu θɪŋk ðət ðeɪ naʊ kənˈtroʊl ɪt. tɔk əˈbaʊt səm kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈɪʃuz. ɪn jʊr ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ju hæv tɔkt əv ðə wɔr ɪn ˈkɑŋgoʊ. ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈʃɑkɪŋ tɪ mi ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkɑŋgoʊ wɔr wɑz ðə ˈdɛdliəst ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈhɪstəri wɪθ səm 5 ˈmɪljən ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl dɛd, bət ðə juz. ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə pʊt ə lɪd ɔn ɪt bɪˈkəz wən əv ðə bəˈlɪʤərənts, ðə ˌruˈɑndən ˈɑrmi, wɑz ə kloʊz ˈælaɪ əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. jʊr teɪk ɔn ðət? wɛl, aɪ æm nɑt ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ðət pɑrt əv ðə wərld. bət aɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə ˌruˈɑndən ˈtræʤədi əv 1994 ɪz ˈɔfən juzd ɛz ən ˈɑrgjəmənt fər ˈfɔrən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, wɪʧ, ɪt ɪz kleɪmd, wʊd hæv stɑpt ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz, waɪl ðə ˈtræʤədi ɪn ˈkɑŋgoʊ ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən ɛz ən ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ənd fər rɪˈspɛkt əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ, sɪns ɪt wɑz tɪ ə lɑrʤ ɪkˈstɛnt du tɪ ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən əv ˌruˈɑndən ənd ˌjuˈgɑndɑn trups ɪn ˈkɑŋgoʊ. əv kɔrs, ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈlætər ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz ˈnɛvər meɪd ʃoʊz, wəns mɔr, haʊ ðə ˈdɪskɔrs əˈbaʊt ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪz baɪəst ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə paʊərz ðət bi, hu wɔnt tɪ əˈtrɪˌbjut tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin, wɛˈnɛvər ɪt suts ðɛm. ʤɪst ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl bæn ki mun kənˈdɛmd ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈlidərz fər ðɛr səˈpoʊzədli ənd hateful”*” rɪˈmɑrks ɔn ˈɪzriəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ ˈnɛvər rɪˈmɛmbər ɪm kənˈdɛmɪŋ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz fər ðɛr ˈfrikˌwɛnt rɪˈpitɪŋ əv ˈdeɪnʤərəs wɔr θrɛts əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn. ðə ˈrizən bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs hɪˈpɑkrəsi? ɛz ju noʊ, ðə hɪˈpɑkrəsi wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˈɪzriəl ɪn ðə wɛst ˈriʧɪz ˈstægərˌɪŋ prəˈpɔrʃənz ənd bæn ki-moon*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ɪz ˈjuˈɛn ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl, ɪz ˈvɛri məʧ ɔn ““pro-western”*” pəˈzɪʃənz. waɪl aɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf hæv daʊts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈrɛtərɪk əˈbaʊt ˈɪzriəl, aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə θrɛts əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃənz əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn baɪ ˈɪzriəl ər fɑr wərs ənd ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪˈligəl ˈəndər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ðət ðə ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə juz. ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz, ˈlɑrʤli tɪ pliz ˈɪzriəl, ər ˈʃeɪmfəl. ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈpipəl hu kleɪm tɪ bi ɪn ðə wɛst ˈnɛvər dɪˈnaʊns ðiz ˈpɑləsiz, aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ ər ˈdipli ˈreɪsɪst, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ækˈsɛptɪd ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd ˈkəntriz, ˈɪzriəl ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz, ɪgˈzərt ðɪs θrɛt ənd ðoʊz ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ən ““uncivilized”*” wən, wɪl bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðət sˈleɪvəri ɪz rɪˈmɛmbərd naʊ. ðɛr ər ˈpipəl laɪk ju hu əˈpoʊz ðə juz. ˈmɪlətərˌɪzəm, ɪts ənd hɪˈpɑkrəsi ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈjumən raɪts ənd ɪts əˈtɛmpts tɪ dɪˈvaʊər ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli aɪ ʃʊd seɪ, ɪn ðə məˈnɔrəti. ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ˈhɔkɪʃ θɪŋk tæŋks səʧ ɛz ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈnæʃənəl ɛnˈdaʊmənt fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðət rən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, nɑt ðə, prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈθɪŋkərz ənd ˈraɪtərz laɪk ju. haʊ məʧ ˈɪnfluəns du ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈθɪŋkərz ənd ˈlɛftɪst ˈmidiə hæv ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpɑləsiz wɪʧ ər ˈteɪkən ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts? wɛl, aɪ θɪŋk wən həz tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin səˈpɔrt fər ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ““devour”*” ɔɪl. ðə tu ˈpɑləsiz ər nɑt ðə seɪm ənd ər, ɪn fækt, ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri. ɛz, aɪ θɪŋk, ənd wɔlt hæv ʃoʊn, ðə ˈpɑləsiz əv ðə juz. ər tɪ ə lɑrʤ ɪkˈstɛnt ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə ˈlɑbi ənd du nɑt ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd tɪ ər hɛlp ðɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ər ˈɪntərɪsts. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ noʊ, ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ ˈprɑbləm fər ɑr ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ drɪl ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn, ɪf ɪt fər ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn ðət ˈkəntri; bət ðə ˈlætər ər lɪŋkt tɪ ðə hɑˈstɪləti tɪ ˌɪˈrɑn frəm ˈɪzriəl, nɑt frəm ˈɛni dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɔɪl. ðə ˈsɛkənd rɪˈmɑrk ɪz ðət ðə ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ɔn ðə lɛft. tru, ðɛr ɪz ə bɪg pɑrt əv ðə raɪt ðət həz bɪˈkəm neo-conservative*, bət ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə bɪg pɑrt əv ðə lɛft ðət ɪz ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ðə ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi əv ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən raɪt, rɑn pɔl fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðət ɪz ˈstɔnʧli, ənd ðɛr ər səm ˈrɛmnənts əv ə ˈpæsɪfɪst ər lɛft. noʊt ðət ðɪs həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə keɪs: ðə proʊ ənd pəˈzɪʃən, ˈivɪn bæk ɪn ðə deɪz əv kəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm, du nɑt ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ðə dɪˈvaɪd, ɪf ðə ˈlætər ɪz ˌəndərˈstʊd ɪn tərmz ər ɪn ““moral”*” tərmz (əˈbaʊt geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ fər ɪgˈzæmpəl). nɛkst, ɪt ɪz tru ðət wi hæv ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈɪnfluəns, bət ðət ɪz ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz wi ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd, bɪtˈwin ən lɛft ənd raɪt. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðiz ˈɛndləs ənd ˈkɔstli wɔrz, ˈmoʊstli, ɪn ˈjʊrəp, bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlɛsən ðeɪ dru frəm wwii*, ər frəm ðɛr dɪˈfit ɪn ðə kəˈloʊniəl wɔrz, ənd, ɪn ðə juz., bɪˈkəz əv wɔr fəˈtig ˈæftər æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ˌɪˈrɑk. wət wi du nɑt hæv ɪz ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈmuvmənt; tɪ bɪld ðə ˈlætər wən wʊd hæv tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn wɔr ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ˈjuˌnaɪt boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən (raɪt ənd lɛft). bət ɪf ˈmuvmənts kən bi bɪlt əraʊnd ˈəðər issues,”*,” laɪk əˈbɔrʃən ər geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ, ðət pʊt əˈsaɪd ɔl ˈprɑbləmz ənd klæs ˈɪʃuz, waɪ nɑt? ˌɔlˈðoʊ səʧ ə ˈmuvmənt dɪz nɑt ɪgˈzɪst naʊ, ɪts ˈprɑspɛkts ər nɑt ˈtoʊtəli ˈhoʊpləs: ɪf ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs ˈdipənz, ənd ɪf ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ juz. ˈpɑləsiz ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ɔl pəˈlɪtɪkəl straɪps maɪt ˈgæðər tɪ traɪ tɪ bɪld ɔlˈtərnətɪvz. jʊr vˈjuˌpɔɪnt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə juz. ənd ɪts allies’*’ wɔr əv ˈsæŋkʃənz, ɛmˈbɑrgoʊz, ˈnukliər əˌsæsəˈneɪʃənz ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn? ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ˈpræktɪkəli ˈəndər ə ˌməltɪˈlætərəl əˈtæk baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈɪzriəl ənd ðɛr səbˈmɪsɪv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkroʊniz. ɪz ðɛr ˈɛni weɪ fər ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðə dɪˈlɛmə ənd rɪˈzɪst ðə ˈprɛʃərz? haʊ məʧ du ju noʊ ˌɪˈrɑn? hæv ju hərd əv ɪts ˈkəlʧər ənd ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən, wɪʧ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ˈnɛvər tɔk əˈbaʊt? aɪ du nɑt noʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ˌɪˈrɑn, bət aɪ du nɑt θɪŋk aɪ nid tɪ noʊ ˈvɛri məʧ əˈbaʊt ðət ˈkəntri ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ wʊd ˈsərtənli laɪk tɪ noʊ mɔr, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈpoʊz ðə ˈpɑləsiz ju ˈmɛnʃən. aɪ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈwɛstərn ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz ɪn ˈfɔrmər ˌjugoʊsˈlɑviə ər ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə. səm ˈpipəl θɪŋk ðɛr ər gʊd ənd bæd ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz. bət ðə meɪn ˈɪʃu fər mi ɪz: hu ˌɪntərˈvinz? ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ðə ““citizens”*” ər ðə society”*” əv ðə wɛst, ər ˈivɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz ɔn ðɛr oʊn, ˈminɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt juz. səˈpɔrt, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ˈmoʊstli ɪts ɛr fɔrs. naʊ, wən meɪ əv kɔrs dɪˈfɛnd ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ ʃʊd bi ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd ənd ðət ðə dɪˈfɛns əv ˈjumən raɪts ʃʊd bi lɛft tɪ ðə juz. ɛr fɔrs. bət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hu səˈpɔrt ““good”*” ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz du nɑt seɪ ðət. ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli ˈɑrgju ðət ““we”*” məst du ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðə victims”*” ɪn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. wət ðɪs vˈjuˌpɔɪnt fərˈgɛts ɪz ðət ðə ““we”*” hu ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ɪz nɑt ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈæˌkʧuəli spik, bət ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, səˈpɔrt fər ˈɛni ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ˈoʊnli ˈstrɛŋθənz ðə ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri paʊər əv ðə juz., wɪʧ, əv kɔrs, ˈjuzɪz ɪt ɛz ɪt simz fɪt, ənd nɑt, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɪʃɪz əv ðoʊz hu səˈpɔrt ““good”*” ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz. ənd ˈfaɪnəli, wʊd ju pliz gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ən ˈɪnˌsaɪt əv haʊ ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈmidiə sərv ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl paʊərz? haʊ du ðeɪ wərk? ɪz ɪt ˈmɔrəli ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbəl tɪ juz ˈmidiə ˌprɑpəˈgændə tɪ əˈʧiv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd kəˈloʊniəl goʊlz? ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin media”*” ənd wɔr ˌprɑpəˈgændə ɪz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, ɛz ɪz ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd wɔr. moʊst ˈpipəl ɔn ðə lɛft θɪŋk ðət ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm nidz wɔr ər lidz tɪ ɪt. bət ðə truθ, ɪn maɪ vju, ɪz fɑr mɔr nuɑnst. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkæpətəlɪsts meɪk ˈfɔrʧənz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm naʊ ðət ðɛr ɪz pis bɪtˈwin ðə juz. ənd ist ˈeɪʒə; fər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkərz, ɪt ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈmætər, əv kɔrs. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər fər ɔɪl ər ˈəðər ˈwɛstərn ˈkəmpəˌniz nɑt tɪ du ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn, ənd, ɪf ðɛr wɑz pis ɪn ðə ˈriʤən, ˈkæpətəlɪsts wʊd dɪˈsɛnd əˈpɑn ɪt laɪk ˈvəlʧərz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ə ʧip ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈleɪbər fɔrs. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ˈkæpətəlɪsts ər nis, nɔr ðət ðeɪ ˈkænɑt bi ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli pro-war*, bət ˈoʊnli ðət wɔr, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ɪz nɑt ɪn ðɛr ˈɪntərɪsts ənd ðeɪ ər nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ðə meɪn fɔrs ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər wɔr. ˈpipəl ər ˈdrɪvən tɪ wɔr baɪ kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤiz, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ðeɪ teɪk ə fəˈnætɪkəl fɔrm fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɪn ju bɪˈliv ðət ə ˈsərtən pis əv lænd wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ju baɪ gɑd, ər ðət jʊr ˈkəntri həz ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈmɪʃən, laɪk ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈjumən raɪts ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ˈprɛfərəbli baɪ kruz ˈmɪsəlz ənd droʊnz. ɪt ɪz boʊθ sæd ənd aɪˈrɑnɪkəl ðət ən aɪˈdiə ðət ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ˈsɛkjələr ənd ˈlɪˌbərəl, ðə wən əv ˈjumən raɪts, həz naʊ bɪn tərnd ˈɪntu wən əv ðə meɪn minz tɪ wɪp əp wɔr hɪˈstɛriə ɪn ðə wɛst. bət ðət ɪz ɑr ˈprɛzənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd ə moʊst ˈərʤənt ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tæsk ɪz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪt.
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could donald man who has predicated his entire presidential campaign on attacking the evils of illegal married to an immigrant who entered the country under false pretenses and violated us laws?
on thursday, politico detonated a new controversy for trump, with an article that reported various inconsistencies in account of how she came from slovenia to live and work in united states in the mid-1990s. as politico pointed out, a recent new york post story on a nude photo shoot from’s early modeling days noted that she was living and working in the united states in 1995, when the photo session took place. this contradicts her claim that she moved to the country in 1996.
more important, the politico story reports, during various interviews trump has said that she followed immigration rules and that after her arrival in the united states, she returned home “every few months” to renew her visa. but the rub, according to politico: “trump’s description of her periodic renewals in europe are more consistent with someone traveling on a temporary business visitor or tourist visa, which typically last only up to six months and do not permit employment.” trump was indeed doing paid gigs as a model at that time. this suggests that she may have been violating her immigration status and working illegally in the united states. (and, as politico reported, if she did violate her visa, then her subsequent green card and citizenship could be in jeopardy.)
melania took to twitter thursday to deny she had done anything wrong, but she offer any specific refutations. one simple thing that she could do to clear up this matter: release copies of her visa records. even if she have them lying around at home, she can request those records from the us government and then make them public. these documents presumably would indicate whether she had been working legally in the united states.
donald trump spokeswoman hope hicks immediately respond to a request for comment regarding whether would seek and release her visa records.
donald trump has never been shy about requesting that others release important documents. as a leading birther, he demanded that president barack obama make public his birth certificate. he whipped up enough of a fervor that obama eventually did release the document. in 2012, trump also offered $5 million if obama would release his college transcripts.
but trump has been less than forthcoming when it comes to his records. he has, for instance, refused to make public his tax returns. and now another item to add to the list.
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ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nuz ju kən trəst? səbˈskraɪb tɪ ɑr fri ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. kʊd ˈdɑnəld mæn hu həz ˈprɛdəˌkeɪtɪd hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ɔn əˈtækɪŋ ðə ˈivəlz əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈmɛrid tɪ ən ˈɪməgrənt hu ˈɛnərd ðə ˈkəntri ˈəndər fɔls priˈtɛnsɪz ənd ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ˈjuˈɛs lɔz? ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd ə nu ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi fər trəmp, wɪθ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈvɛriəs ˌɪŋˈkɑnsɪˌstɛnsiz ɪn əˈkaʊnt əv haʊ ʃi keɪm frəm sˌloʊˈviniə tɪ lɪv ənd wərk ɪn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ðə mid-1990s*. ɛz pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ə ˈrisənt nu jɔrk poʊst ˈstɔri ɔn ə nud ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃut frəm ˈərli ˈmɑdəlɪŋ deɪz ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ʃi wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn 1995 wɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈsɛʃən tʊk pleɪs. ðɪs ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts hər kleɪm ðət ʃi muvd tɪ ðə ˈkəntri ɪn 1996 mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ðə pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˈstɔri rɪˈpɔrts, ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈvɛriəs ˈɪntərvˌjuz trəmp həz sɛd ðət ʃi ˈfɑloʊd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rulz ənd ðət ˈæftər hər ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ʃi rɪˈtərnd hoʊm fju months”*” tɪ rɪˈnu hər ˈvizə. bət ðə rəb, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ: dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv hər ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk rɪˈnuəlz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ər mɔr kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɔn ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈbɪznɪs ˈvɪzɪtər ər ˈtʊrɪst ˈvizə, wɪʧ ˈtɪpɪkəli læst ˈoʊnli əp tɪ sɪks mənθs ənd du nɑt ˈpərˌmɪt employment.”*.” trəmp wɑz ˌɪnˈdid duɪŋ peɪd gɪgz ɛz ə ˈmɑdəl æt ðət taɪm. ðɪs səˈʤɛsts ðət ʃi meɪ hæv bɪn ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ hər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈstætəs ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ˌɪˈligəli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. (ənd, ɛz pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ɪf ʃi dɪd ˈvaɪəleɪt hər ˈvizə, ðɛn hər ˈsəbsəkwənt grin kɑrd ənd ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp kʊd bi ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi.) tʊk tɪ tˈwɪtər ˈθərzˌdeɪ tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ʃi hæd dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ, bət ʃi ˈɔfər ˈɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk refutations*. wən ˈsɪmpəl θɪŋ ðət ʃi kʊd du tɪ klɪr əp ðɪs ˈmætər: riˈlis ˈkɑpiz əv hər ˈvizə ˈrɛkərdz. ˈivɪn ɪf ʃi hæv ðɛm laɪɪŋ əraʊnd æt hoʊm, ʃi kən rɪkˈwɛst ðoʊz ˈrɛkərdz frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðɛn meɪk ðɛm ˈpəblɪk. ðiz ˈdɑkjəmənts prɪˈzuməbli wʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈwɛðər ʃi hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ˈligəli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən hoʊp hɪks ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈwɛðər wʊd sik ənd riˈlis hər ˈvizə ˈrɛkərdz. ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ʃaɪ əˈbaʊt rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ðət ˈəðərz riˈlis ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɑkjəmənts. ɛz ə ˈlidɪŋ birther*, hi dɪˈmændɪd ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə meɪk ˈpəblɪk hɪz bərθ sərˈtɪfɪkət. hi wɪpt əp ɪˈnəf əv ə ˈfərvər ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli dɪd riˈlis ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ɪn 2012 trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərd 5 ˈmɪljən ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd riˈlis hɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈtrænˌskrɪpts. bət trəmp həz bɪn lɛs ðən ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ hɪz ˈrɛkərdz. hi həz, fər ˈɪnstəns, rɪfˈjuzd tɪ meɪk ˈpəblɪk hɪz tæks rɪˈtərnz. ənd naʊ əˈnəðər ˈaɪtəm tɪ æd tɪ ðə lɪst.
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image copyright image caption young children are at highest risk of contracting measles
an outbreak of measles in leeds has sparked a warning from health chiefs.
public health england (phe) said three confirmed cases and four suspected cases had been reported in the city since the beginning of october.
it is encouraging people to check their children for symptoms and get them vaccinated against the virus.
in march, the world health organization warned of an outbreak across europe with 575 cases reported in the between february 2016 and january 2017.
the said those affected in leeds were recovering well and advised anyone with symptoms "to stay at home and phone their".
it said it was working with the city council and the to get children vaccinated with two doses of the (measles, mumps and rubella) jab.
helen mcauslane, a consultant, said: "measles is extremely infectious to anyone who may not be immune.
"if you think you could have measles, it is really important to stay away from areas where you could come into contact with lots of other people - especially vulnerable patients in hospitals, care homes or other settings."
she said could "lead to severe complications, especially in people who are particularly vulnerable or have other health conditions".
"most healthy adults will have developed some immunity to measles but can still receive two doses of the vaccine from their too," she added.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ər æt haɪəst rɪsk əv ˈkɑntræktɪŋ ˈmizəlz ən ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv ˈmizəlz ɪn lidz həz spɑrkt ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ frəm hɛlθ ʧifs. ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈɪŋglənd (phe*) sɛd θri kənˈfərmd ˈkeɪsɪz ənd fɔr səˈspɛktɪd ˈkeɪsɪz hæd bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈsɪti sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ɑkˈtoʊbər. ɪt ɪz ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ʧɛk ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən fər ˈsɪmptəmz ənd gɪt ðɛm ˈvæksəneɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈvaɪrəs. ɪn mɑrʧ, ðə wərld hɛlθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɔrnd əv ən ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp wɪθ 575 ˈkeɪsɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə bɪtˈwin ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 ənd ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2017 ðə sɛd ðoʊz əˈfɛktɪd ɪn lidz wər rɪˈkəvərɪŋ wɛl ənd ədˈvaɪzd ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˈsɪmptəmz "tɪ steɪ æt hoʊm ənd foʊn ðɛr". ɪt sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ðə tɪ gɪt ˈʧɪldrən ˈvæksəneɪtɪd wɪθ tu ˈdoʊsɪz əv ðə (ˈmizəlz, məmps ənd ruˈbɛlə) ʤæb. ˈhɛlən mcauslane*, ə kənˈsəltənt, sɛd: "ˈmizəlz ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu meɪ nɑt bi ˌɪmˈjun. "ɪf ju θɪŋk ju kʊd hæv ˈmizəlz, ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛriəz wɛr ju kʊd kəm ˈɪntu ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ lɑts əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl əˈspɛʃəli ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, kɛr hoʊmz ər ˈəðər ˈsɛtɪŋz." ʃi sɛd kʊd "lɛd tɪ səˈvɪr ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈpipəl hu ər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈvəlnərəbəl ər hæv ˈəðər hɛlθ kənˈdɪʃənz". "moʊst ˈhɛlθi ˈædəlts wɪl hæv dɪˈvɛləpt səm ˌɪmˈjunɪti tɪ ˈmizəlz bət kən stɪl rɪˈsiv tu ˈdoʊsɪz əv ðə ˌvækˈsin frəm ðɛr tu," ʃi ˈædɪd. ˈmizəlz
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planning board approves adding apartments, five stories to guardian building in silver spring
officials say project is a way to reinvent struggling office complex
rendering of proposed apartment complex at the guardian building in downtown silver spring via guardian building associates
a proposal to revamp an ailing silver spring office building by adding five additional floors and a new residential use won the approval of county planning officials thursday.
the developer, guardian building associates, is looking to convert the existing guardian building into an structure with up to 177 apartments and square feet of retail space. after reviewing the project, montgomery county planning board members said it falls in line with the push to reinvent aging office complexes that suffer from high vacancy rates.
“to see them getting repositioned as residential is, in some ways, very much in the public interest,” board chair casey anderson said.
but redevelopment in downtown silver spring comes at a cost for some, board members acknowledged. owners of the building next door to the guardian, at 8605 cameron st., are feeling nervous about the project after dealing with fallout from another recent development on their property line.
thomas of gallagher & associates, which owns the bank building, said his company suffered more than $200,000 in structural damages during construction of a next door. debris from the work site kept falling onto his roof and weakened it so much, the company had to pay for a new one, he said. falling objects also hit the cars of employees, and said his windshield was once damaged by a stray drill bit.
kozeny also said dump trucks and other construction traffic took up parking space and blocked the front of the gallagher building. he asked that planning board members limit the height of the guardian project, so his company have to weather another tall development nearby.
“if you allow a 10- or building to be built on our lot line, we are going to be punished for it,” he said.
planning board members encouraged to work out an agreement with the developer to help manage the impact. anderson offered his cellphone number in case gallagher ran into problems with the construction, but said planning officials block the guardian project based on the potential inconvenience to neighbors.
“we just stop silver spring from getting taller,” he said.
erin girard, a land use attorney with the developer, said guardian building associates will use best practices during construction and work with neighbors to minimize disruption.
a guardian building associates representative explained that demolition is planned along the north facing cameron street and the west facing georgia avenue, but not on the other sides.
rendering of ground level of guardian building in downtown silver spring. via guardian building associates.
the proposal is to cover the remaining walls of the six-story, building with brick and brick accents, according to a staff report. the penthouse structure will have metal panels, which will extend down the front of the building on the georgia avenue side, the report stated.
a county planner said the roof will feature a reflecting pool, seating area and dog run.
bethany rodgers can be reached at bethany.rodgers@bethesdamagazine.com.
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ˈplænɪŋ bɔrd əˈpruvz ˈædɪŋ əˈpɑrtmənts, faɪv ˈstɔriz tɪ ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ə weɪ tɪ ˌriɪnˈvɛnt ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ˈɔfəs ˈkɑmplɛks ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv prəˈpoʊzd əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks æt ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈviə ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ə prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ riˈvæmp ən ˈeɪlɪŋ ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ baɪ ˈædɪŋ faɪv əˈdɪʃənəl flɔrz ənd ə nu ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl juz wən ðə əˈpruvəl əv ˈkaʊnti ˈplænɪŋ əˈfɪʃəlz ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə dɪˈvɛləpər, ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ˈstrəkʧər wɪθ əp tɪ 177 əˈpɑrtmənts ənd skwɛr fit əv ˈriˌteɪl speɪs. ˈæftər rivˈjuɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, mɑntˈgəmri ˈkaʊnti ˈplænɪŋ bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz sɛd ɪt fɔlz ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə pʊʃ tɪ ˌriɪnˈvɛnt ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈɔfəs ˈkɑmplɛksəz ðət ˈsəfər frəm haɪ ˈveɪkənsi reɪts. si ðɛm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌripəˈzɪʃənd ɛz ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪz, ɪn səm weɪz, ˈvɛri məʧ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk interest,”*,” bɔrd ʧɛr ˈkeɪsi ˈændərsən sɛd. bət ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ kəmz æt ə kɔst fər səm, bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ækˈnɑlɪʤd. ˈoʊnərz əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ nɛkst dɔr tɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən, æt 8605 ˈkæmərən st*., ər ˈfilɪŋ ˈnərvəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈæftər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈfɔˌlaʊt frəm əˈnəðər ˈrisənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɔn ðɛr ˈprɑpərti laɪn. ˈtɑməs əv ˈgæləgər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, wɪʧ oʊnz ðə bæŋk ˈbɪldɪŋ, sɛd hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsəfərd mɔr ðən ɪn ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈdæmɪʤɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə nɛkst dɔr. dəˈbri frəm ðə wərk saɪt kɛpt ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈɔntu hɪz rʊf ənd ˈwikənd ɪt soʊ məʧ, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd tɪ peɪ fər ə nu wən, hi sɛd. ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈɔlsoʊ hɪt ðə kɑz əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd sɛd hɪz ˈwɪndˌʃild wɑz wəns ˈdæmɪʤd baɪ ə streɪ drɪl bɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd dəmp trəks ənd ˈəðər kənˈstrəkʃən ˈtræfɪk tʊk əp ˈpɑrkɪŋ speɪs ənd blɑkt ðə frənt əv ðə ˈgæləgər ˈbɪldɪŋ. hi æst ðət ˈplænɪŋ bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ˈlɪmət ðə haɪt əv ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈprɑʤɛkt, soʊ hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni hæv tɪ ˈwɛðər əˈnəðər tɔl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. ju əˈlaʊ ə 10 ər ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ bi bɪlt ɔn ɑr lɔt laɪn, wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈpənɪʃt fər it,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈplænɪŋ bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ wərk aʊt ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpər tɪ hɛlp ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt. ˈændərsən ˈɔfərd hɪz ˈsɛlfoʊn ˈnəmbər ɪn keɪs ˈgæləgər ræn ˈɪntu ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən, bət sɛd ˈplænɪŋ əˈfɪʃəlz blɑk ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈprɑʤɛkt beɪst ɔn ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns tɪ ˈneɪbərz. ʤɪst stɑp ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ taller,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈɛrɪn ʤərɑrd, ə lænd juz əˈtərni wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpər, sɛd ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts wɪl juz bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən ənd wərk wɪθ ˈneɪbərz tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz dɪsˈrəpʃən. ə ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ɪz plænd əˈlɔŋ ðə nɔrθ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈkæmərən strit ənd ðə wɛst ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈʤɔrʤə ˈævəˌnu, bət nɑt ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪdz. ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv graʊnd ˈlɛvəl əv ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ. ˈviə ˈgɑrdiən ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts. ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz tɪ ˈkəvər ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ wɔlz əv ðə six-story*, ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪθ brɪk ənd brɪk ˈæksɛnts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə stæf rɪˈpɔrt. ðə ˈpɛnˌthaʊs ˈstrəkʧər wɪl hæv ˈmɛtəl ˈpænəlz, wɪʧ wɪl ɪkˈstɛnd daʊn ðə frənt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈʤɔrʤə ˈævəˌnu saɪd, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪd. ə ˈkaʊnti ˈplænər sɛd ðə rʊf wɪl ˈfiʧər ə rɪˈflɛktɪŋ pul, ˈsitɪŋ ˈɛriə ənd dɔg rən. ˈbɛθəni ˈrɑʤərz kən bi riʧt æt bethany.rodgers@bethesdamagazine.com*.
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in her weekly podcast on saturday, may 14, german chancellor angela merkel said that it was germany's intention to become a leader in the emerging electric car industry, both in terms of production and consumption.
she said that one million" would be cruising silently on german streets by 2020, to be followed by another five million come 2030.
"i am very confident that germany can very quickly make up the terrain it has lost so far," the chancellor said, in a reference to the fierce competition that germany will face from car manufacturers in emerging countries, "above all in asia."
merkel's plan recalls the 2008 'cash for clunkers' scheme
merkel's lofty plan, however, won't come without a hefty price for the german government. the welt am sonntag newspaper reported that government was willing to shell out euro investments over the next decade to advance "fundamental research" in technologies required for electric car production.
in addition, the report said berlin was considering a series of measures to increase demand among german consumers for electric cars, including significant tax breaks for owners.
germany's green party - an increasingly relevant force in the country's political landscape - even called for a buyer's premium to entice consumers. renate künast, the party's parliamentary head, told the newspaper that buyers in germany should receive euros from the government for their purchase.
electric cars, according to künast, represent a principal means towards "modern and environmentally conscious mobility."
battery problems
even top batteries can only provide for trips
the government's plans, however, face a number of hurdles and have been strongly criticized by leading figures.
though most car manufacturers currently produce some form of electric model, there are still nos capable of being mass-produced. at present,s are limited to distances of between 100 and 200 kilometers (60 and 120 miles) before their batteries must be charged.
the next problem lies in the batteries themselves. most take up to 10 hours to charge, and after each charging the capacity is depleted, so much so that most batteries have to be replaced every three years. and then there is the price: the going rate is between euros per of storage capacity.
camouflaged subsidies
wolfgang franz, chairman of the german council of economic experts, told the die welt newspaper on sunday that berlin's subsidy plans represented a "distortion of competition" in an industry with, at best, an "uncertain future."
much innovation is still required for electric car motors
what's more, a host of environmental groups - including greenpeace, bund (friends of the earth germany), and (nature and biodiversity conservation union) - have expressed doubts as to the impact of electric cars on the environment, viewing plans as nothing more than a willingness to inject further government funds into the automobile industry.
"the government's subsidy concept is nonsense," said wolfgang of greenpeace. themselves of course do not pollute the environment, but the production of the electricity on which they run, in the end, causes just as much greenhouse gas emissions as cars."
the president of the german association of the automobile industry (vda), matthias wissmann, retorted such criticism by saying germany currently invested much less in the electric car industry than countries such as the us or france.
"nobody is asking for subsidies that will last forever," wissmann told die welt. "we are talking about funds that will enable foundational research, for the development of modern operations and the necessary training of employees for this pilot project."
author: gabriel (reuters, dpa)
editor: toma
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ɪn hər ˈwikli ˈpɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, meɪ 14 ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl sɛd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈʤərməniz ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈlidər ɪn ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr ˈɪndəstri, boʊθ ɪn tərmz əv pərˈdəkʃən ənd kənˈsəmʃən. ʃi sɛd ðət wən ˈmɪljən" wʊd bi ˈkruzɪŋ ˈsaɪləntli ɔn ˈʤərmən strits baɪ 2020 tɪ bi ˈfɑloʊd baɪ əˈnəðər faɪv ˈmɪljən kəm 2030 "aɪ æm ˈvɛri ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈʤərməni kən ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli meɪk əp ðə təreɪn ɪt həz lɔst soʊ fɑr," ðə ˈʧænsələr sɛd, ɪn ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə fɪrs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ðət ˈʤərməni wɪl feɪs frəm kɑr ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ɪn ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈkəntriz, "əˈbəv ɔl ɪn ˈeɪʒə." plæn ˈriˌkɔlz ðə 2008 'kæʃ fər ˈkləŋkərz' skim ˈlɔfti plæn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, woʊnt kəm wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈhɛfti praɪs fər ðə ˈʤərmən ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə wɛlt æm ˈsɑntəg ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ʃɛl aʊt ˈjʊrə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd tɪ ədˈvæns "ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈrisərʧ" ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤiz rikˈwaɪərd fər ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr pərˈdəkʃən. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd bərˈlɪn wɑz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris dɪˈmænd əˈməŋ ˈʤərmən kənˈsumərz fər ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt tæks breɪks fər ˈoʊnərz. ˈʤərməniz grin ˈpɑrti ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈrɛləvənt fɔrs ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp ˈivɪn kɔld fər ə baɪərz ˈprimiəm tɪ ɪnˈtaɪs kənˈsumərz. rəˈnɑtə künast*, ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri hɛd, toʊld ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðət baɪərz ɪn ˈʤərməni ʃʊd rɪˈsiv ˈjuˌroʊz frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt fər ðɛr ˈpərʧəs. ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ künast*, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə ˈprɪnsəpəl minz təˈwɔrdz "ˈmɑdərn ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈkɑnʃəs moʊˈbɪlɪti." ˈbætəri ˈprɑbləmz ˈivɪn tɔp ˈbætəriz kən ˈoʊnli prəˈvaɪd fər trɪps ðə ˈgəvərnmənts plænz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, feɪs ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈhərdəlz ənd hæv bɪn ˈstrɔŋli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ ˈlidɪŋ ˈfɪgjərz. ðoʊ moʊst kɑr ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ˈkərəntli ˈproʊdus səm fɔrm əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmɑdəl, ðɛr ər stɪl noʊ ˈkeɪpəbəl əv biɪŋ mass-produced*. æt ˈprɛzənt, ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈdɪstənsɪz əv bɪtˈwin 100 ənd 200 ˈkɪləˌmitərz 60 ənd 120 maɪəlz) ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr ˈbætəriz məst bi ʧɑrʤd. ðə nɛkst ˈprɑbləm laɪz ɪn ðə ˈbætəriz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. moʊst teɪk əp tɪ 10 aʊərz tɪ ʧɑrʤ, ənd ˈæftər iʧ ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ðə kəˈpæsɪti ɪz dɪˈplitɪd, soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət moʊst ˈbætəriz hæv tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst ˈɛvəri θri jɪrz. ənd ðɛn ðɛr ɪz ðə praɪs: ðə goʊɪŋ reɪt ɪz bɪtˈwin ˈjuˌroʊz pər əv ˈstɔrɪʤ kəˈpæsɪti. ˈkæməˌflɑʒd ˈsəbsɪdiz ˈwʊlfˌgæŋ frænz, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈʤərmən ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɛkspərts, toʊld ðə daɪ wɛlt ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɔn ˈsənˌdi ðət bərˈlɪnz ˈsəbsɪdi plænz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə "dɪˈstɔrʃən əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən" ɪn ən ˈɪndəstri wɪθ, æt bɛst, ən "ənˈsərtən fˈjuʧər." məʧ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪz stɪl rikˈwaɪərd fər ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr ˈmoʊtərz wəts mɔr, ə hoʊst əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl grups ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgrinˌpis, bənd (frɛndz əv ðə ərθ ˈʤərməni), ənd (ˈneɪʧər ənd ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈjunjən) hæv ɪkˈsprɛst daʊts ɛz tɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑz ɔn ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, vjuɪŋ plænz ɛz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ˈfərðər ˈgəvərnmənt fəndz ˈɪntu ðə ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈɪndəstri. "ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈsəbsɪdi ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz ˈnɑnsɛns," sɛd ˈwʊlfˌgæŋ əv ˈgrinˌpis. ðɛmˈsɛlvz əv kɔrs du nɑt pəˈlut ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, bət ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ɔn wɪʧ ðeɪ rən, ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˈkɔzɪz ʤɪst ɛz məʧ ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz ɛz kɑz." ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈʤərmən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈɪndəstri (vda*), məˈθaɪəs ˈwɪsmən, riˈtɔrtɪd səʧ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm baɪ seɪɪŋ ˈʤərməni ˈkərəntli ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd məʧ lɛs ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑr ˈɪndəstri ðən ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ər fræns. "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈsəbsɪdiz ðət wɪl læst fərˈɛvər," ˈwɪsmən toʊld daɪ wɛlt. "wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt fəndz ðət wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl ˈrisərʧ, fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈmɑdərn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈtreɪnɪŋ əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz fər ðɪs ˈpaɪlət ˈprɑʤɛkt." ˈɔθər: ˈgeɪbriəl (ˈrɔɪtərz, dpa*) ˈɛdɪtər: ˈtoʊmə
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as if a phone made of blocks enough: thanks to a modified version of android l software, be able to swap out parts from project ara modular phone without turning the device off, notes the blog.
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obviously, this apply to the display or modules. everything else is fair game, though. that means if you want a better camera or more memory at some point during the day, you can simply replace those modules on the fly without having to shut down and restart your phone.
i could see that being very handy for the camera sensor: perhaps carry different imaging modules for various lighting conditions or types of photos. in fact, during the connect usa event held earlier this month is assisting with the software paul eremenko, head of project ara for group, asked this very question: “why choose a phone for its you could choose a camera for your phone?”
that’s the gist of project ara: enabling the phone to be modified with various or new parts instead of requiring people to buy a whole new handset just to get a few new features. the concept makes sense but still early days; it remains to be seen if consumers will embrace a modular phone once [company]google[/company] delivers it. expected in a few months, as the project team is aiming to launch a limited $50 modular handset this coming january.
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ɛz ɪf ə foʊn meɪd əv blɑks ɪˈnəf: θæŋks tɪ ə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɛl ˈsɔfˌwɛr, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ swɑp aʊt pɑrts frəm ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈærə ˈmɑʤələr foʊn wɪˈθaʊt ˈtərnɪŋ ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɔf, noʊts ðə blɔg. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈɑbviəsli, ðɪs əˈplaɪ tɪ ðə dɪˈspleɪ ər ˈmɑʤulz. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ɪz fɛr geɪm, ðoʊ. ðət minz ɪf ju wɔnt ə ˈbɛtər ˈkæmərə ər mɔr ˈmɛməri æt səm pɔɪnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ, ju kən ˈsɪmpli ˌriˈpleɪs ðoʊz ˈmɑʤulz ɔn ðə flaɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ʃət daʊn ənd riˈstɑrt jʊr foʊn. aɪ kʊd si ðət biɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈhændi fər ðə ˈkæmərə ˈsɛnsər: pərˈhæps ˈkɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈmɑʤulz fər ˈvɛriəs ˈlaɪtɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz ər taɪps əv ˈfoʊˌtoʊz. ɪn fækt, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kəˈnɛkt ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ɪˈvɛnt hɛld ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ɪz əˈsɪstɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr pɔl eremenko*, hɛd əv ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈærə fər grup, æst ðɪs ˈvɛri kˈwɛʃən: ʧuz ə foʊn fər ɪts ju kʊd ʧuz ə ˈkæmərə fər jʊr phone?”*?” ðə ʤɪst əv ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈærə: ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə foʊn tɪ bi ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ər nu pɑrts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ baɪ ə hoʊl nu ˈhændˌsɛt ʤɪst tɪ gɪt ə fju nu ˈfiʧərz. ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt meɪks sɛns bət stɪl ˈərli deɪz; ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ɪf kənˈsumərz wɪl ɪmˈbreɪs ə ˈmɑʤələr foʊn wəns [company]google[/company*] dɪˈlɪvərz ɪt. ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn ə fju mənθs, ɛz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tim ɪz ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ lɔnʧ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd 50 ˈmɑʤələr ˈhændˌsɛt ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ ˈʤænjuˌɛri.
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get your wheels greased and your short shorts laundered, because our beloved mall in downtown norfolk is opening hampton roads’ first outdoor roller rink this summer.
it goes june 2 to july 30, and will run every thursday through sunday. they will have, 80s, and themed nights. the rink will be set up where the ice skating rink is during the winter.
this is quite possibly the best decision a mall has ever made. if i could grow out an afro in preparation for the party, i would start growing that afro today.
tickets will be $12 per person and will include skates.
get this part: according to the press release, there will be an event in july where “you’ll skate under falling snow and maybe even catch a glimpse of old st. nick as he skates to his favorite seasonal tunes.” not positive what that sentence actually means, but i do know that i will be there, with santa in an inexplicable summer snow storm.
eat the streets 757 is involved, bringing food truck on friday nights. there will be popcorn and snow cones.
it’s going to be a great summer, hampton roads. enjoy some chet faker. life is good.
the full schedule of events can be found at shopmacarthur.com/rollerrink. event highlights include:
roller derby exhibition bout
friday, june 2, 7 p.m.
watch the dominion derby girls in an army vs. navy exhibition bout and enjoy a meet and greet.
food truck rodeos
fridays from june 2 through july 28, 5 p.m. 9 p.m.
eat the streets 757 will have a rotating line-up of your favorite food trucks every friday night!
roller dance parties
thursday through sunday nights from friday, june 2 sunday, july 30
join astro for themed dance parties including hits from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, country music, beach music and disco!
rolling rainbows to benefit hampton roads pride
saturday, june 10, 8 p.m. 11 p.m.
join macarthur center as we celebrate pride fest! drag performers will entertain the crowd from p.m. 10 p.m. and 10 percent of admissions from 8 p.m. 11 p.m. will be donated to hampton roads pride.
roller derby red cross blood drive
friday, july 7, 3 p.m. 7 p.m.
roller derby girls have been known to shed a little blood during competition, however, they are coming together for a good cause a special american red cross blood drive.
roll over cancer survivors skate with the american cancer society
friday, july 7 from 6 p.m. 9 p.m.
join the american cancer society for a special skate as we celebrate survivors and raise awareness about cancer.
christmas in july
thursday, july 13 sunday, july 16
we’re celebrating christmas in july with nightly falling snow, skating santa and your favorite holiday tunes. forget to stop by on wednesday, july 12 to watch “elf!”
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gɪt jʊr wilz grist ənd jʊr ʃɔrt ʃɔrts ˈlɔndərd, bɪˈkəz ɑr bɪˈləvəd mɔl ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈnɔrfək ɪz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈhæmptən roads’*’ fərst ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈroʊlər rɪŋk ðɪs ˈsəmər. ɪt goʊz ʤun 2 tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 ənd wɪl rən ˈɛvəri ˈθərzˌdeɪ θru ˈsənˌdi. ðeɪ wɪl hæv, 80s*, ənd θimd naɪts. ðə rɪŋk wɪl bi sɛt əp wɛr ðə aɪs ˈskeɪtɪŋ rɪŋk ɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɪntər. ðɪs ɪz kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbli ðə bɛst dɪˈsɪʒən ə mɔl həz ˈɛvər meɪd. ɪf aɪ kʊd groʊ aʊt ən ˈæfroʊ ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈpɑrti, aɪ wʊd stɑrt groʊɪŋ ðət ˈæfroʊ təˈdeɪ. ˈtɪkɪts wɪl bi 12 pər ˈpərsən ənd wɪl ˌɪnˈklud skeɪts. gɪt ðɪs pɑrt: əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə prɛs riˈlis, ðɛr wɪl bi ən ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɛr skeɪt ˈəndər ˈfɑlɪŋ snoʊ ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn kæʧ ə glɪmps əv oʊld st*. nɪk ɛz hi skeɪts tɪ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈsizənəl tunes.”*.” nɑt ˈpɑzətɪv wət ðət ˈsɛntəns ˈæˌkʧuəli minz, bət aɪ du noʊ ðət aɪ wɪl bi ðɛr, wɪθ ˈsænə ɪn ən ˌɪnəkˈsplɪkəbəl ˈsəmər snoʊ stɔrm. it ðə strits 757 ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ fud trək ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪts. ðɛr wɪl bi ˈpɑpˌkɔrn ənd snoʊ koʊnz. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə greɪt ˈsəmər, ˈhæmptən roʊdz. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ səm ʧɛt ˈfeɪkər. laɪf ɪz gʊd. ðə fʊl ˈskɛʤʊl əv ɪˈvɛnts kən bi faʊnd æt shopmacarthur.com/rollerrink*. ɪˈvɛnt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˌɪnˈklud: ˈroʊlər ˈdərbi ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən baʊt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 2 7 p.m*. wɔʧ ðə dəˈmɪnjən ˈdərbi gərlz ɪn ən ˈɑrmi ˈvərsəz. ˈneɪvi ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən baʊt ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə mit ənd grit. fud trək ˈroʊdiˌoʊz ˈfraɪˌdeɪz frəm ʤun 2 θru ˌʤuˈlaɪ 28 5 p.m*. 9 p.m*. it ðə strits 757 wɪl hæv ə ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp əv jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt fud trəks ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt! ˈroʊlər dæns ˈpɑrtiz ˈθərzˌdeɪ θru ˈsənˌdi naɪts frəm ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 2 ˈsənˌdi, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 ʤɔɪn ˈæstroʊ fər θimd dæns ˈpɑrtiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪts frəm ðə ‘70s*, ‘80s*, ‘90s*, ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk, biʧ mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈdɪskoʊ! ˈroʊlɪŋ ˈreɪnˌboʊz tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈhæmptən roʊdz praɪd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 10 8 p.m*. 11 p.m*. ʤɔɪn məˈkɑrθər ˈsɛnər ɛz wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt praɪd fɛst! dræg pərˈfɔrmərz wɪl ˌɛnərˈteɪn ðə kraʊd frəm p.m*. 10 p.m*. ənd 10 pərˈsɛnt əv ədˈmɪʃənz frəm 8 p.m*. 11 p.m*. wɪl bi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ ˈhæmptən roʊdz praɪd. ˈroʊlər ˈdərbi rɛd krɔs bləd draɪv ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 3 p.m*. 7 p.m*. ˈroʊlər ˈdərbi gərlz hæv bɪn noʊn tɪ ʃɛd ə ˈlɪtəl bləd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ər ˈkəmɪŋ təˈgɛðər fər ə gʊd kɔz ə ˈspɛʃəl əˈmɛrɪkən rɛd krɔs bləd draɪv. roʊl ˈoʊvər ˈkænsər sərˈvaɪvərz skeɪt wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkænsər soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 frəm 6 p.m*. 9 p.m*. ʤɔɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkænsər soʊˈsaɪɪti fər ə ˈspɛʃəl skeɪt ɛz wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt sərˈvaɪvərz ənd reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ˈkænsər. ˈkrɪsməs ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 ˈsənˌdi, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 16 ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ wɪθ ˈnaɪtli ˈfɑlɪŋ snoʊ, ˈskeɪtɪŋ ˈsænə ənd jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ tunz. fərˈgɛt tɪ stɑp baɪ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 tɪ wɔʧ ““elf!”*!” ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈkɑmɛnts
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as part of a interview with e! news spanning two nights, bachelor in paradise contestant demario jackson discussed in detail the sexual encounter he had with fellow contestant corinne on their first night of filming. questions about whether or not was too intoxicated to consent, or even completely blacked out, raised alarm bells for two producers, who voiced their concerns. as a result, production on the reality show was halted earlier this month while warner bros. performed an investigation. in the interview, jackson reiterated his claim that not only was the encounter consensual, but enthusiastically so. “that night was probably one of the wildest nights of my entire life. like, we went for it,” he told melanie bromley, describing an evening of poolside nudity and oral sex initiated by his co-star. denying there were any signs his cast member was too drunk to engage in sexual activity, jackson insisted, “i even know sober girls that could do what she did.”
in her own statement about the incident, described herself as having “little memory of that night,” explaining, “i am a victim.” said, “as a woman, this is my worst nightmare and it has now become my reality.” according to version of events, he was informed by a producer he would need to leave the show because of what had transpired with. “he goes, ‘here’s what gonna need you to do: going to need you to bow out. tell chris [harrison] and the crew that you love them, thankful. however, you you know not there for the right reasons,’” jackson recalled. “he goes, ‘i tell you what i know, but going to be bad if you leave tonight.’”
after concluding their investigation, warner bros. reportedly found no evidence to support “allegations of misconduct,” clearing bachelor in paradise to resume production in mexico, albeit with a stricter drug policy. jackson, who will not return to the show, also tearfully discussed his response to the scandal and the backlash against him. e! news will air the final segment of interview on tuesday night.
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ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ i! nuz ˈspænɪŋ tu naɪts, ˈbæʧələr ɪn ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs kənˈtɛstənt dɪˈmɑrioʊ ˈʤæksən dɪˈskəst ɪn ˈditeɪl ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ɪnˈkaʊnər hi hæd wɪθ ˈfɛloʊ kənˈtɛstənt kərˈin ɔn ðɛr fərst naɪt əv ˈfɪlmɪŋ. kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt wɑz tu ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd tɪ kənˈsɛnt, ər ˈivɪn kəmˈplitli blækt aʊt, reɪzd əˈlɑrm bɛlz fər tu prəˈdusərz, hu vɔɪst ðɛr kənˈsərnz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, pərˈdəkʃən ɔn ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ʃoʊ wɑz ˈhɔltɪd ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ waɪl ˈwɔrnər bros*. pərˈfɔrmd ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈʤæksən riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd hɪz kleɪm ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli wɑz ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər kənˈsɛnʃuəl, bət ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli soʊ. naɪt wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli wən əv ðə ˈwaɪldɪst naɪts əv maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf. laɪk, wi wɛnt fər it,”*,” hi toʊld ˈmɛləni ˈbrɑmli, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ən ˈivnɪŋ əv ˈpulˌsaɪd ˈnudɪti ənd ˈɔrəl sɛks ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ hɪz co-star*. dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðɛr wər ˈɛni saɪnz hɪz kæst ˈmɛmbər wɑz tu drəŋk tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈsɛkʃuəl ækˈtɪvɪti, ˈʤæksən ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd, ˈivɪn noʊ ˈsoʊbər gərlz ðət kʊd du wət ʃi did.”*.” ɪn hər oʊn ˈsteɪtmənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt, dɪˈskraɪbd hərˈsɛlf ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ˈmɛməri əv ðət night,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ, æm ə victim.”*.” sɛd, ə ˈwʊmən, ðɪs ɪz maɪ wərst ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ənd ɪt həz naʊ bɪˈkəm maɪ reality.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈvərʒən əv ɪˈvɛnts, hi wɑz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd baɪ ə prəˈdusər hi wʊd nid tɪ liv ðə ʃoʊ bɪˈkəz əv wət hæd trænˈspaɪərd wɪθ. goʊz, wət ˈgɑnə nid ju tɪ du: goʊɪŋ tɪ nid ju tɪ boʊ aʊt. tɛl krɪs [ˈhɛrɪsən] ənd ðə kru ðət ju ləv ðɛm, ˈθæŋkfəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju ju noʊ nɑt ðɛr fər ðə raɪt reasons,’”*,’” ˈʤæksən rɪˈkɔld. goʊz, tɛl ju wət aɪ noʊ, bət goʊɪŋ tɪ bi bæd ɪf ju liv tonight.’”*.’” ˈæftər kənˈkludɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ˈwɔrnər bros*. rɪˈpɔrtədli faʊnd noʊ ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt əv misconduct,”*,” ˈklɪrɪŋ ˈbæʧələr ɪn ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs tɪ ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ɔlˈbiɪt wɪθ ə ˈstrɪktər drəg ˈpɑləsi. ˈʤæksən, hu wɪl nɑt rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ʃoʊ, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɪrfəli dɪˈskəst hɪz rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈskændəl ənd ðə ˈbæˌklæʃ əˈgɛnst ɪm. i! nuz wɪl ɛr ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt.
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only a can save american democracy paul craig roberts
only a can save american democracy
paul craig roberts
the cia has long engineered coups in other countries. now we are approaching at breakneck speed a cia coup in the usa.
when the media first published unverifired, leaks attributed to unnamed cia officials, both the fbi and the director of homeland security said that they did not embrace the accusation that election was a result of russian interference in the us presidential election.
now suddenly we have a report from the washington post, a rag whose integrity is in doubt and a mainstay of propaganda suspected of being a cia asset, that the fbi and homeland security are in agreement with the anonymous leaks to thes:
“fbi director james b. and director of national intelligence james r. clapper jr. are in agreement with a cia assessment that russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help donald trump win the white house, officials disclosed friday, as president obama issued a public warning to moscow that it could face retaliation.
new revelations about’s position could put to rest suggestions by some lawmakers that the cia and the fbi on the same page on russian president intentions.”
“the positions of and clapper were revealed in a message that cia director john brennan sent to the workforce friday. ‘earlier this week, i met separately with fbi [director] james and jim clapper, and there is strong consensus among us on the scope, nature, and intent of russian interference in our presidential election,’ brennan said, according to u.s. officials who have seen the message.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-blames-putins-personal-grudge-against-her-for-election-interference/2016/12/16/12f36250-c3be-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html?utm_term=.ad62c36e39ca
note, that this claim comes from the cia. it has not been verified at this time of writing by the fbi and homeland security. indeed, please note that the washington post, which is hyping this story of intelligence agency consensus, reports:
“the cia and the fbi declined to comment on message or on the classified intelligence assessment that cia officials shared with members of the senate intelligence committee earlier this month, setting off a political firestorm.” in other words, the cia might be putting words in the mouths of the other intelligence officials.
note also that hillary says that putin interfered against her because he has a grudge against her for her interference in his reelection by fomenting protests against him with the russian ngos. if what hillary claims is correct, then any russian interference, for which proof remains absent, was directed against hillary in order to settle a score and has nothing to do with any russian influence over trump or 200 internet sites as falsely and maliciously reported by the washington post.
all the cia officials making claims of russian interference, according to the washington post, continue to speak “on the condition of anonymity.”
so we have a coup against the based solely on unverified,, anonymous assertions made by the public knows not who.
rep. davin nunes, the chairman of the house intelligence committee, which has oversight over the cia, has said that neither he nor the committee have seen any evidence from the cia in support of the claims he reads in the media. he has asked the agency to brief the intelligence committee on the alleged evidence but has had no response.
according to the washington post, “nunes said: ‘we have not received any information from intelligence community (ic) agencies indicating that they have developed new assessments on this issue. i am alarmed that supposedly new information continues to leak to the media but has not been provided to congress.’”
rep. nunes statement makes it completely clear that the cia is using the media to launch a coup against trump.
cia director john audacity suggests that he expects the coup to succeed. otherwise, he is dead meat along with bezos, the washington post and the rest of the media.
trump’s critics on the left and right and among the liberals and progressives have stupidly played into the hands. i tried to warn them not to judge trump by the past associations of his appointees as no change was possible without strong knowledgeable appointees. those who romanticize bernie sanders are out to lunch. a person as weak as sanders proved to be, completely collapsing in the face of his stolen presidential nomination by hillary, could not possibly have prevailed over the powerful groups that rule america. when we finally get a strong enough to bring change from the top down, the elements join the cia in denouncing him!
if the generals trump has announced as his appointees have been too marginalized within the military by the neoconservatives to be able to provide us military protection against the coup against the, do not expect donald trump to be inaugurated as president of the united states on january 20.
we are at the point that only a against the cia and the hillary forces can save american democracy.
high treason is alive and well in the united states, and it is operating against american democracy and trump.
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ˈoʊnli ə kən seɪv əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈmɑkrəsi pɔl kreɪg ˈrɑbərts ˈoʊnli ə kən seɪv əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈmɑkrəsi pɔl kreɪg ˈrɑbərts ðə siaɪeɪ həz lɔŋ ˌɛnʤəˈnird kuz ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. naʊ wi ər əˈproʊʧɪŋ æt ˈbreɪkˌnɛk spid ə siaɪeɪ ku ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. wɪn ðə ˈmidiə fərst ˈpəblɪʃt unverifired*, liks əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ənˈneɪmd siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz, boʊθ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti sɛd ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən ðət ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. naʊ ˈsədənli wi hæv ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ə ræg huz ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ɪz ɪn daʊt ənd ə ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ əv ˌprɑpəˈgændə səˈspɛktɪd əv biɪŋ ə siaɪeɪ ˈæˌsɛt, ðət ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ər ɪn əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə əˈnɑnəməs liks tɪ ðə presstitutes*: dɪˈrɛktər ʤeɪmz bi. ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ʤeɪmz ɑr. ˈklæpər jr*. ər ɪn əˈgrimənt wɪθ ə siaɪeɪ əˈsɛsmənt ðət ˈrəʃə ˌɪntərˈvind ɪn ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn pɑrt tɪ hɛlp ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪn ðə waɪt haʊs, əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈskloʊzd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɪʃud ə ˈpəblɪk ˈwɔrnɪŋ tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ ðət ɪt kʊd feɪs riˌtæliˈeɪʃən. nu ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz əˈbaʊt pəˈzɪʃən kʊd pʊt tɪ rɛst səˈʤɛsʧənz baɪ səm ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ðət ðə siaɪeɪ ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɔn ðə seɪm peɪʤ ɔn ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt intentions.”*.” pəˈzɪʃənz əv ənd ˈklæpər wər rɪˈvild ɪn ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤɑn ˈbrɛnən sɛnt tɪ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðɪs wik, aɪ mɛt ˈsɛpərətli wɪθ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ [dɪˈrɛktər] ʤeɪmz ənd ʤɪm ˈklæpər, ənd ðɛr ɪz strɔŋ kənˈsɛnsəs əˈməŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðə skoʊp, ˈneɪʧər, ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ɑr ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl election,’*,’ ˈbrɛnən sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ juz. əˈfɪʃəlz hu hæv sin ðə message.”*.” noʊt, ðət ðɪs kleɪm kəmz frəm ðə siaɪeɪ. ɪt həz nɑt bɪn ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd æt ðɪs taɪm əv ˈraɪtɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˌɪnˈdid, pliz noʊt ðət ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, wɪʧ ɪz ˈhaɪpɪŋ ðɪs ˈstɔri əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi kənˈsɛnsəs, rɪˈpɔrts: siaɪeɪ ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈmɛsɪʤ ər ɔn ðə ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈsɛsmənt ðət siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz ʃɛrd wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl firestorm.”*.” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə siaɪeɪ maɪt bi ˈpʊtɪŋ wərdz ɪn ðə maʊðz əv ðə ˈəðər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈfɪʃəlz. noʊt ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ˈhɪləri sɪz ðət ˈputɪn ˌɪnərˈfɪrd əˈgɛnst hər bɪˈkəz hi həz ə grəʤ əˈgɛnst hər fər hər ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn hɪz riɪˈlɛkʃən baɪ ˈfoʊmɛntɪŋ ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ɪm wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən ɛŋˈgoʊz. ɪf wət ˈhɪləri kleɪmz ɪz kərˈɛkt, ðɛn ˈɛni ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns, fər wɪʧ pruf rɪˈmeɪnz ˈæbsənt, wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd əˈgɛnst ˈhɪləri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈsɛtəl ə skɔr ənd həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈɛni ˈrəʃən ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊvər trəmp ər 200 ˈɪntərˌnɛt saɪts ɛz ˈfɔlsli ənd məˈlɪʃɪsli ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. ɔl ðə siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz ˈmeɪkɪŋ kleɪmz əv ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, kənˈtɪnju tɪ spik ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv anonymity.”*.” soʊ wi hæv ə ku əˈgɛnst ðə beɪst ˈsoʊəli ɔn ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd,, əˈnɑnəməs əˈsərʃənz meɪd baɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk noʊz nɑt hu. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈdævɪn nunz, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ həz ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ˈoʊvər ðə siaɪeɪ, həz sɛd ðət ˈniðər hi nɔr ðə kəˈmɪti hæv sin ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns frəm ðə siaɪeɪ ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə kleɪmz hi ridz ɪn ðə ˈmidiə. hi həz æst ðə ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ brif ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti ɔn ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈɛvədəns bət həz hæd noʊ rɪˈspɑns. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, sɛd: hæv nɑt rɪˈsivd ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti (ic*) ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæv dɪˈvɛləpt nu əˈsɛsmənts ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu. aɪ æm əˈlɑrmd ðət səˈpoʊzədli nu ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ lik tɪ ðə ˈmidiə bət həz nɑt bɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ congress.’”*.’” rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. nunz ˈsteɪtmənt meɪks ɪt kəmˈplitli klɪr ðət ðə siaɪeɪ ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmidiə tɪ lɔnʧ ə ku əˈgɛnst trəmp. siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤɑn ɑˈdæsəti səˈʤɛsts ðət hi ɪkˈspɛkts ðə ku tɪ səkˈsid. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, hi ɪz dɛd mit əˈlɔŋ wɪθ bezos*, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈmidiə. ˈkrɪtɪks ɔn ðə lɛft ənd raɪt ənd əˈməŋ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd prɑˈgrɛsɪvz hæv ˈstupəˌdli pleɪd ˈɪntu ðə hænz. aɪ traɪd tɪ wɔrn ðɛm nɑt tɪ ʤəʤ trəmp baɪ ðə pæst əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz əv hɪz əˈpɔɪntiz ɛz noʊ ʧeɪnʤ wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt strɔŋ ˈnɑləʤəbəl əˈpɔɪntiz. ðoʊz hu roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪz ˈbərni ˈsændərz ər aʊt tɪ lənʧ. ə ˈpərsən ɛz wik ɛz ˈsændərz pruvd tɪ bi, kəmˈplitli kəˈlæpsɪŋ ɪn ðə feɪs əv hɪz ˈstoʊlən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən baɪ ˈhɪləri, kʊd nɑt ˈpɑsəbli hæv prɪˈveɪld ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpaʊərfəl grups ðət rul əˈmɛrɪkə. wɪn wi ˈfaɪnəli gɪt ə strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ brɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ frəm ðə tɔp daʊn, ðə ˈɛləmənts ʤɔɪn ðə siaɪeɪ ɪn dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ɪm! ɪf ðə ˈʤɛnərəlz trəmp həz əˈnaʊnst ɛz hɪz əˈpɔɪntiz hæv bɪn tu ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri baɪ ðə ˌnioʊkənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri prəˈtɛkʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ku əˈgɛnst ðə, du nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt ˈdɑnəld trəmp tɪ bi ˌɪˈnɔgərˌeɪtɪd ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 20 wi ər æt ðə pɔɪnt ðət ˈoʊnli ə əˈgɛnst ðə siaɪeɪ ənd ðə ˈhɪləri ˈfɔrsɪz kən seɪv əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈmɑkrəsi. haɪ ˈtrizən ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd wɛl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd trəmp.
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7 beers to try this fall while you still can
fall is considered by many to be the best time of year for beer. by late october, though, getting your hands on some of these delicious brews can be tricky. why if you see these in the store, make sure to snatch them up while you still can!
photo courtesy of sierra nevada
every year sierra nevada partners with one of a handful of german brewers to provide an outstanding experience. this year, they have with in augsburg, germany to produce what some are calling the best of the year. at 6% abv, it is incredibly crisp and has a medium body and malt flavor attributed to the use of the steffi barley.
if you see this on the shelves, scoop it up while you can. besides it being late in the season, sierra nevada will be collaborating with a different brewery next year.
photo courtesy of dogfish head
the name goes well with the tradition of “punkin chunkin” where competitors vie to launch their the furthest. the dogfish head punkin ale will seem as if a “punkin” is being launched directly into your mouth. brewed with the meat of the pumpkin in the brown ale style, with nutmeg, cinnamon, and brown sugar, you may feel like you are eating a slice of pumpkin pie when you crack into this one.
if a fan of a pumpkin ale, then the dogfish head punkin ale is definitely for you. even if indifferent or on the fence, consider giving it a try.
a good style beer, sam adams’ offering is the everyday. it features sweet malt and spice flavor with an easy hop finish that can be difficult to separate from the rest of the flavors at times. sam adams is flavorful in its own right but shines as an introduction to the style to lovers. it is a reliable that shows up in stores before many other offerings and keeps providing its goodness well after most other beers are long gone.
the moment you get your nose close to this beer be hit full on by the cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and, of course, pumpkin. this st. louis brew is sweet, not as sweet as the typical pumpkin ale, but still enough so that you will feel like you just indulged in a large slice of pie. while available in august through october, definitely worth keeping a six pack around for thanksgiving dessert. while it is a st. louis local brewery, distribution is growing rapidly across the nation.
photo courtesy of brewery
this fresh hopped pale ale definitely lives up to the fresh hop hype. typically, brewers have up to 24 hours to get the hops from picking into the kiln for a fresh hop brew. steps this game up by getting the hops into the brew kettles within 4 hours of picking. the result: bright and hop experience with hints of spice. all things considered, this wet hop brew is rather mild on the hop front, which lends itself to being a great introduction to the side of things.
while this northwest indiana brewery is typically known for its fare, this fits the style nicely. the initial caramel malts transition into a mild bitterness. winner of the 2014 national championship in the category, this smaller offering will not disappoint.
yes, this is second sierra nevada on this list, but for good reason. with a mild sweetness and a fresh hop zest with notes of pine and citrus, this beer is a flavorful seasonal treat. while this beer is fresh hopped, it is not overpowering, but rather refreshing. this beer will satisfy your late fall cravings without being too heavy on the palate or stomach.
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7 bɪrz tɪ traɪ ðɪs fɔl waɪl ju stɪl kən fɔl ɪz kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ˈmɛni tɪ bi ðə bɛst taɪm əv jɪr fər bɪr. baɪ leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər, ðoʊ, ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr hænz ɔn səm əv ðiz dɪˈlɪʃəs bruz kən bi ˈtrɪki. waɪ ɪf ju si ðiz ɪn ðə stɔr, meɪk ʃʊr tɪ snæʧ ðɛm əp waɪl ju stɪl kən! ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə ˈɛvəri jɪr siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə ˈpɑrtnərz wɪθ wən əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈʤərmən bruərz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðɪs jɪr, ðeɪ hæv wɪθ ɪn ˈɔgzbərg, ˈʤərməni tɪ ˈproʊdus wət səm ər ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə bɛst əv ðə jɪr. æt 6 abv*, ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli krɪsp ənd həz ə ˈmidiəm ˈbɑdi ənd mɔlt ˈfleɪvər əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə juz əv ðə ˈstɛfi ˈbɑrli. ɪf ju si ðɪs ɔn ðə ʃɛlvz, skup ɪt əp waɪl ju kən. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ɪt biɪŋ leɪt ɪn ðə ˈsizən, siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə wɪl bi kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈbruəri nɛkst jɪr. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈdɔgˌfɪʃ hɛd ðə neɪm goʊz wɛl wɪθ ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv chunkin”*” wɛr kəmˈpɛtɪtərz vaɪ tɪ lɔnʧ ðɛr ðə ˈfərθəst. ðə ˈdɔgˌfɪʃ hɛd ˈpəŋkɪn eɪl wɪl sim ɛz ɪf ə ““punkin”*” ɪz biɪŋ lɔnʧt dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu jʊr maʊθ. brud wɪθ ðə mit əv ðə ˈpəmpkɪn ɪn ðə braʊn eɪl staɪl, wɪθ ˈnətˌmɛg, ˈsɪnəmən, ənd braʊn ˈʃʊgər, ju meɪ fil laɪk ju ər ˈitɪŋ ə slaɪs əv ˈpəmpkɪn paɪ wɪn ju kræk ˈɪntu ðɪs wən. ɪf ə fæn əv ə ˈpəmpkɪn eɪl, ðɛn ðə ˈdɔgˌfɪʃ hɛd ˈpəŋkɪn eɪl ɪz ˈdɛfənətli fər ju. ˈivɪn ɪf ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt ər ɔn ðə fɛns, kənˈsɪdər ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ə traɪ. ə gʊd staɪl bɪr, sæm adams’*’ ˈɔfərɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈɛvriˈdeɪ. ɪt ˈfiʧərz swit mɔlt ənd spaɪs ˈfleɪvər wɪθ ən ˈizi hɑp ˈfɪnɪʃ ðət kən bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈfleɪvərz æt taɪmz. sæm ˈædəmz ɪz ˈfleɪvərfəl ɪn ɪts oʊn raɪt bət ʃaɪnz ɛz ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ðə staɪl tɪ ˈləvərz. ɪt ɪz ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl ðət ʃoʊz əp ɪn stɔrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈɔfərɪŋz ənd kips prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪts ˈgʊdnɪs wɛl ˈæftər moʊst ˈəðər bɪrz ər lɔŋ gɔn. ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju gɪt jʊr noʊz kloʊz tɪ ðɪs bɪr bi hɪt fʊl ɔn baɪ ðə ˈsɪnəmən, ˈnətˌmɛg, clove*, ənd, əv kɔrs, ˈpəmpkɪn. ðɪs st*. luɪs bru ɪz swit, nɑt ɛz swit ɛz ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈpəmpkɪn eɪl, bət stɪl ɪˈnəf soʊ ðət ju wɪl fil laɪk ju ʤɪst ˌɪnˈdəlʤd ɪn ə lɑrʤ slaɪs əv paɪ. waɪl əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈɔgəst θru ɑkˈtoʊbər, ˈdɛfənətli wərθ ˈkipɪŋ ə sɪks pæk əraʊnd fər ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ dɪˈzərt. waɪl ɪt ɪz ə st*. luɪs ˈloʊkəl ˈbruəri, ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈræpədli əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈbruəri ðɪs frɛʃ hɑpt peɪl eɪl ˈdɛfənətli lɪvz əp tɪ ðə frɛʃ hɑp haɪp. ˈtɪpɪkəli, bruərz hæv əp tɪ 24 aʊərz tɪ gɪt ðə hɑps frəm ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə kɪln fər ə frɛʃ hɑp bru. stɛps ðɪs geɪm əp baɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə hɑps ˈɪntu ðə bru ˈkɛtəlz wɪˈθɪn 4 aʊərz əv ˈpɪkɪŋ. ðə rɪˈzəlt: braɪt ənd hɑp ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ hɪnts əv spaɪs. ɔl θɪŋz kənˈsɪdərd, ðɪs wɛt hɑp bru ɪz ˈrəðər maɪld ɔn ðə hɑp frənt, wɪʧ lɛndz ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ biɪŋ ə greɪt ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ðə saɪd əv θɪŋz. waɪl ðɪs ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˌɪndiˈænə ˈbruəri ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli noʊn fər ɪts fɛr, ðɪs fɪts ðə staɪl ˈnaɪsli. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkɛrəməl mɔlts trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu ə maɪld ˈbɪtərnəs. ˈwɪnər əv ðə 2014 ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri, ðɪs sˈmɔlər ˈɔfərɪŋ wɪl nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt. jɛs, ðɪs ɪz ˈsɛkənd siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə ɔn ðɪs lɪst, bət fər gʊd ˈrizən. wɪθ ə maɪld sˈwitnəs ənd ə frɛʃ hɑp zɛst wɪθ noʊts əv paɪn ənd ˈsɪtrəs, ðɪs bɪr ɪz ə ˈfleɪvərfəl ˈsizənəl trit. waɪl ðɪs bɪr ɪz frɛʃ hɑpt, ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ, bət ˈrəðər rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ. ðɪs bɪr wɪl ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ jʊr leɪt fɔl ˈkreɪvɪŋz wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ tu ˈhɛvi ɔn ðə ˈpælɪt ər ˈstəmək.
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today’s wonder of the day was inspired by drusilla. drusilla wonders, “does salt water freeze” thanks for wondering with us, drusilla!
isn't ice wonderful? on a hot day, nothing goes down quite as well as lemonade poured over a glass full of ice cubes. in fact, ice makes so many things better. for example, we love to use ice to make homemade ice cream!
when old man winter comes calling, falling temperatures can turn creeks, lakes, ponds, and even rivers into frozen rinks you can skate on. but what about the ocean? if you've ever been to the ocean in the winter, you've probably noticed that it doesn't freeze like a small pond might.
so does the ocean ever freeze? if you've seen pictures of the north pole or the south pole, you know that there are polar ice caps in those places. if the ocean freezes in those areas, why doesn't the rest of the ocean freeze during the winter?
the freezing point of freshwater is celsius or fahrenheit. the presence of salt in water, though, reduces the freezing point of water. the more salt in the water, the lower the freezing point will be.
when freshwater freezes, water molecules of hydrogen and oxygen have bonded together into a crystalline structure of ice. the presence of salt makes it harder for water molecules to bond to the ice structure, because ice naturally repels salt molecules. so in a sense, the salt gets in the way of water molecules, blocking them from joining the ice. the salt also bumps into the ice, knocking water molecules off of the structure -- and that's how salt melts ice.
when salt molecules displace water molecules, the freezing rate slows down. this is why salt is often used on icy roads to slow down freezing and make them safer to travel upon.
although the of ocean water varies, often ocean water has about 35 grams of salt for every units of water. this lowers the freezing point of ocean water to about -1.8° c or f. so ocean water will freeze. it just needs to reach a lower temperature.
another factor that affects the freezing of ocean water is its movement. unlike ponds, ocean waves move around constantly. this helps ocean water retain heat. as a result, only really cold areas, such as the north pole or south pole, usually get cold enough for ocean water to freeze.
when ocean water freezes, though, only the water part freezes. the salt molecules are pushed below the surface of the ice. as a result, polar ice ends up being freshwater ice that can be melted for drinking water!
about 15% of the ocean contains sea ice for at least part of the year. that might not sound like a lot, but that amounts to about 10 million square miles of sea ice!
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today’s* ˈwəndər əv ðə deɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˌdruˈsɪlə. ˌdruˈsɪlə ˈwəndərz, sɔlt ˈwɔtər freeze”*” θæŋks fər ˈwəndərɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, ˌdruˈsɪlə! ˈɪzənt aɪs ˈwəndərfəl? ɔn ə hɑt deɪ, ˈnəθɪŋ goʊz daʊn kwaɪt ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈlɛməˈneɪd pɔrd ˈoʊvər ə glæs fʊl əv aɪs kjubz. ɪn fækt, aɪs meɪks soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz ˈbɛtər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wi ləv tɪ juz aɪs tɪ meɪk ˈhoʊˈmeɪd aɪs krim! wɪn oʊld mæn ˈwɪntər kəmz ˈkɔlɪŋ, ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz kən tərn kriks, leɪks, pɑndz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈrɪvərz ˈɪntu ˈfroʊzən rɪŋks ju kən skeɪt ɔn. bət wət əˈbaʊt ðə ˈoʊʃən? ɪf juv ˈɛvər bɪn tɪ ðə ˈoʊʃən ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər, juv ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ɪt ˈdəzənt friz laɪk ə smɔl pɑnd maɪt. soʊ dɪz ðə ˈoʊʃən ˈɛvər friz? ɪf juv sin ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə nɔrθ poʊl ər ðə saʊθ poʊl, ju noʊ ðət ðɛr ər ˈpoʊlər aɪs kæps ɪn ðoʊz ˈpleɪsɪz. ɪf ðə ˈoʊʃən ˈfrizɪz ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛriəz, waɪ ˈdəzənt ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈoʊʃən friz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɪntər? ðə ˈfrizɪŋ pɔɪnt əv ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər ɪz ˈsɛlsiəs ər ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt. ðə ˈprɛzəns əv sɔlt ɪn ˈwɔtər, ðoʊ, rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈfrizɪŋ pɔɪnt əv ˈwɔtər. ðə mɔr sɔlt ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər, ðə loʊər ðə ˈfrizɪŋ pɔɪnt wɪl bi. wɪn ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər ˈfrizɪz, ˈwɔtər ˈmɑləˌkjulz əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən ənd ˈɑksɪʤən hæv ˈbɑndɪd təˈgɛðər ˈɪntu ə ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn ˈstrəkʧər əv aɪs. ðə ˈprɛzəns əv sɔlt meɪks ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ˈwɔtər ˈmɑləˌkjulz tɪ bɑnd tɪ ðə aɪs ˈstrəkʧər, bɪˈkəz aɪs ˈnæʧərəli rɪˈpɛlz sɔlt ˈmɑləˌkjulz. soʊ ɪn ə sɛns, ðə sɔlt gɪts ɪn ðə weɪ əv ˈwɔtər ˈmɑləˌkjulz, ˈblɑkɪŋ ðɛm frəm ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə aɪs. ðə sɔlt ˈɔlsoʊ bəmps ˈɪntu ðə aɪs, ˈnɑkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈmɑləˌkjulz ɔf əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər ənd ðæts haʊ sɔlt mɛlts aɪs. wɪn sɔlt ˈmɑləˌkjulz dɪˈspleɪs ˈwɔtər ˈmɑləˌkjulz, ðə ˈfrizɪŋ reɪt sloʊz daʊn. ðɪs ɪz waɪ sɔlt ɪz ˈɔfən juzd ɔn ˈaɪsi roʊdz tɪ sloʊ daʊn ˈfrizɪŋ ənd meɪk ðɛm ˈseɪfər tɪ ˈtrævəl əˈpɑn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə əv ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər ˈvɛriz, ˈɔfən ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər həz əˈbaʊt 35 græmz əv sɔlt fər ˈɛvəri ˈjunɪts əv ˈwɔtər. ðɪs loʊərz ðə ˈfrizɪŋ pɔɪnt əv ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər tɪ əˈbaʊt si ər ɛf. soʊ ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər wɪl friz. ɪt ʤɪst nidz tɪ riʧ ə loʊər ˈtɛmpərəʧər. əˈnəðər ˈfæktər ðət əˈfɛkts ðə ˈfrizɪŋ əv ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər ɪz ɪts ˈmuvmənt. ənˈlaɪk pɑndz, ˈoʊʃən weɪvz muv əraʊnd ˈkɑnstəntli. ðɪs hɛlps ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər rɪˈteɪn hit. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈoʊnli ˈrɪli koʊld ˈɛriəz, səʧ ɛz ðə nɔrθ poʊl ər saʊθ poʊl, ˈjuʒəwəli gɪt koʊld ɪˈnəf fər ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər tɪ friz. wɪn ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtər ˈfrizɪz, ðoʊ, ˈoʊnli ðə ˈwɔtər pɑrt ˈfrizɪz. ðə sɔlt ˈmɑləˌkjulz ər pʊʃt bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə aɪs. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈpoʊlər aɪs ɛndz əp biɪŋ ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər aɪs ðət kən bi ˈmɛltɪd fər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər! əˈbaʊt 15 əv ðə ˈoʊʃən kənˈteɪnz si aɪs fər æt list pɑrt əv ðə jɪr. ðət maɪt nɑt saʊnd laɪk ə lɔt, bət ðət əˈmaʊnts tɪ əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪljən skwɛr maɪəlz əv si aɪs!
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copious is a digital experience agency. we build digital products with the user at heart and technology in our bones.
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copiouslabs series meets every other friday at at the copious office. our talks span artificial intelligence, new programming languages and techniques, computational linguistics, geographic data processing, systems and software architecture, augmented reality, network security, and more as proposed to our engineering team.
about this talk:
speakers:
reid parham, lead systems engineer
aaron edmonds, software engineer
kyle terry, senior systems and software engineer
how would you build the largest, fastest, most complex store? join three copious engineers as they share their approaches to this problem. this presentation will include the best practices, code samples, and system configurations necessary to scale up to daily orders with a catalog of products.
all are welcome to attend. if you have a talk that you'd like to suggest presenting, please email it to along with a brief outline of what you'd like to cover.
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ˈkoʊpiəs ɪz ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈeɪʤənsi. wi bɪld ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈprɑdəkts wɪθ ðə ˈjuzər æt hɑrt ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ɑr boʊnz. əˈbaʊt: ˈsɪriz mits ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt æt ðə ˈkoʊpiəs ˈɔfəs. ɑr tɔks spæn ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, nu ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd tɛkˈniks, ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl lɪŋgˈwɪstɪks, ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈdætə ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, ɑgˈmɛntəd ˌriˈæləˌti, ˈnɛtˌwərk sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd mɔr ɛz prəˈpoʊzd tɪ ɑr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ tim. əˈbaʊt ðɪs tɔk: ˈspikərz: rid ˈpɑrhəm, lɛd ˈsɪstəmz ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈɛrən ˈɛdməndz, ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr kaɪl ˈtɛri, ˈsinjər ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr haʊ wʊd ju bɪld ðə ˈlɑrʤəst, ˈfæstəst, moʊst ˈkɑmplɛks stɔr? ʤɔɪn θri ˈkoʊpiəs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɛz ðeɪ ʃɛr ðɛr əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ ðɪs ˈprɑbləm. ðɪs ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ðə bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz, koʊd ˈsæmpəlz, ənd ˈsɪstəm kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ skeɪl əp tɪ ˈdeɪli ˈɔrdərz wɪθ ə ˈkætəlɔg əv ˈprɑdəkts. ɔl ər ˈwɛlkəm tɪ əˈtɛnd. ɪf ju hæv ə tɔk ðət jʊd laɪk tɪ səˈʤɛst prɪˈzɛntɪŋ, pliz iˈmeɪl ɪt tɪ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə brif ˈaʊˌtlaɪn əv wət jʊd laɪk tɪ ˈkəvər.
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companies that have been infamous for conducting animal tests on a contract basis are now leading the way in the toxicity testing market, thanks in part to peta and its supporters. according to a new study published by transparency market research (tmr), “competition in the global in vitro toxicity testing market is centered on faster and accurate outcomes.” the study identifies several factors in the shift away from tests on animals, including “rising ethical concerns over the use of animals for toxicity testing,” as well as the fact that “inhumane animal test[s]” are slow and expensive.
as the public grows more and more outraged over the cruelty and bad science of cruel animal experiments, companies are being forced to reevaluate and push for testing methods instead. remarkable breakthroughs in in vitro testing allow researchers to predict more accurately how products, chemicals, and treatments will affect humans. this is the future, and it is not only kinder but also smarter:
and guess what: the study revealed that two of the companies leading the way in the development of in vitro methods are and charles rivers laboratories (crl). this marks a new direction for these animal abusers, which are also the largest importers of nonhuman primates into the u.s., bringing in thousands of monkeys who have been taken from their homes in the wild or bred on decrepit monkey factory farms. is also one of the largest breeders of dogs for use in experiments.
crl was once fined for baking monkeys alive after a heating system malfunctioned, and was once exposed in a peta undercover investigation. at the time, investigator documented injured and sick monkeys who were deprived of veterinary care and primates who were slammed into their cages and sprayed with pressurized hoses.
more than 100 million animals suffer and die in the u.s. every year in cruel chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics tests as well as in medical training exercises and medical experiments at universities. so remarkable when the abusers see the handwriting on the wall and invest significant resources in in vitro test methods.
what you can do
refuse to support companies that test on animals, and make sure your home and personal care products are all cruelty-free.
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ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət hæv bɪn ˈɪnfəməs fər kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈænəməl tɛsts ɔn ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈbeɪsɪs ər naʊ ˈlidɪŋ ðə weɪ ɪn ðə tɑkˈsɪsəti ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt, θæŋks ɪn pɑrt tɪ ˈpitə ənd ɪts səˈpɔrtərz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ trænˈspɛrənsi ˈmɑrkɪt ˈrisərʧ (tmr*), ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ tɑkˈsɪsəti ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ˈsɛntərd ɔn ˈfæstər ənd ˈækjərət outcomes.”*.” ðə ˈstədi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ˈsɛvərəl ˈfæktərz ɪn ðə ʃɪft əˈweɪ frəm tɛsts ɔn ˈænəməlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛθɪkəl kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðə juz əv ˈænəməlz fər tɑkˈsɪsəti testing,”*,” ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə fækt ðət ˈænəməl test[s]”*]” ər sloʊ ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ɛz ðə ˈpəblɪk groʊz mɔr ənd mɔr ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkruəlti ənd bæd saɪəns əv kruəl ˈænəməl ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, ˈkəmpəˌniz ər biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ ˌriɪˈvæluˌeɪt ənd pʊʃ fər ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈmɛθədz ˌɪnˈstɛd. rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈbreɪkθˌruz ɪn ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ ˈtɛstɪŋ əˈlaʊ ˈrisərʧərz tɪ prɪˈdɪkt mɔr ˈækjərətli haʊ ˈprɑdəkts, ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ənd ˈtritmənts wɪl əˈfɛkt ˈjumənz. ðɪs ɪz ðə fˈjuʧər, ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈkaɪndər bət ˈɔlsoʊ sˈmɑrtər: ənd gɛs wət: ðə ˈstədi rɪˈvild ðət tu əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈlidɪŋ ðə weɪ ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ ˈmɛθədz ər ənd ˈʧɑrəlz ˈrɪvərz ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz (crl*). ðɪs mɑrks ə nu dɪˈrɛkʃɪn fər ðiz ˈænəməl əˈbjuzərz, wɪʧ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪmˈpɔrtərz əv nɑnˈhjumən ˈpraɪˌmeɪts ˈɪntu ðə juz., ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈməŋkiz hu hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən frəm ðɛr hoʊmz ɪn ðə waɪld ər brɛd ɔn dəˈkrɛpɪt ˈməŋki ˈfæktəri fɑrmz. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbridərz əv dɔgz fər juz ɪn ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. wɑz wəns faɪnd fər ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈməŋkiz əˈlaɪv ˈæftər ə ˈhitɪŋ ˈsɪstəm mælˈfəŋkʃənd, ənd wɑz wəns ɪkˈspoʊzd ɪn ə ˈpitə ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. æt ðə taɪm, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈɪnʤərd ənd sɪk ˈməŋkiz hu wər dɪˈpraɪvd əv ˈvɛtrəˌnɛri kɛr ənd ˈpraɪˌmeɪts hu wər slæmd ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈkeɪʤɪz ənd spreɪd wɪθ ˈprɛʃərˌaɪzd ˈhoʊzɪz. mɔr ðən 100 ˈmɪljən ˈænəməlz ˈsəfər ənd daɪ ɪn ðə juz. ˈɛvəri jɪr ɪn kruəl ˈkɛmɪkəl, drəg, fud, ənd kɑzˈmɛtɪks tɛsts ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənts æt ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. soʊ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl wɪn ðə əˈbjuzərz si ðə ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl ənd ˌɪnˈvɛst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪn ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ tɛst ˈmɛθədz. wət ju kən du ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət tɛst ɔn ˈænəməlz, ənd meɪk ʃʊr jʊr hoʊm ənd ˈpərsɪnəl kɛr ˈprɑdəkts ər ɔl cruelty-free*.
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related: doctors urge women to avoid baby apps after two
owners of a health food store in belgium, they fed him mainly quinoa, oat, semolina and rice milks after diagnosing him themselves, despite warnings from doctors.
lucas died of starvation on june 6, 2014, severely dehydrated and with a completely empty stomach. he weighed only little over the average weight of a newborn, reports the independent.
his parents, identified only as peter s and v, now face 18 months’ imprisonment, with their trial starting this week.
“sometimes he gained a little weight, sometimes he lost a little. we never wished for the death of our son,” his mother, in tears, told the court.
“we never went to a doctor because we never noticed anything unusual,” his father said in their defence.
but public prosecutors say the pair drove hours to a in the final days of lucas’ life, as he gasped for air, instead of taking him to hospital.
the trial continues.
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rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈdɑktərz ərʤ ˈwɪmən tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈbeɪbi æps ˈæftər tu ˈoʊnərz əv ə hɛlθ fud stɔr ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm, ðeɪ fɛd ɪm ˈmeɪnli quinoa*, oʊt, ˌsɛməˈlinə ənd raɪs mɪlks ˈæftər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪŋ ɪm ðɛmˈsɛlvz, dɪˈspaɪt ˈwɔrnɪŋz frəm ˈdɑktərz. ˈlukəs daɪd əv stɑrˈveɪʃən ɔn ʤun 6 2014 səˈvɪrli dɪˈhaɪdreɪtəd ənd wɪθ ə kəmˈplitli ˈɛmti ˈstəmək. hi weɪd ˈoʊnli ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈævərɪʤ weɪt əv ə ˈnubɔrn, rɪˈpɔrts ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. hɪz ˈpɛrənts, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈpitər ɛs ənd vi, naʊ feɪs 18 months’*’ ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt, wɪθ ðɛr traɪəl ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðɪs wik. hi geɪnd ə ˈlɪtəl weɪt, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hi lɔst ə ˈlɪtəl. wi ˈnɛvər wɪʃt fər ðə dɛθ əv ɑr son,”*,” hɪz ˈməðər, ɪn tɪrz, toʊld ðə kɔrt. ˈnɛvər wɛnt tɪ ə ˈdɔktər bɪˈkəz wi ˈnɛvər ˈnoʊtɪst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ unusual,”*,” hɪz ˈfɑðər sɛd ɪn ðɛr dɪˈfɛns. bət ˈpəblɪk ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ ðə pɛr droʊv aʊərz tɪ ə ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪz əv lucas’*’ laɪf, ɛz hi gæspt fər ɛr, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪm tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ðə traɪəl kənˈtɪnjuz.
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advocating terrorism is outlawed and overseas conflict zones are in effect no-go zones after security legislation goes through
the senate has passed sweeping changes to security laws, including a new of advocating terrorism and special provisions allowing overseas conflict zones to be declared as effective no-go zones.
labor and the coalition voted together in support of the (foreign fighters) bill on wednesday, arguing that the recommendations of a bipartisan parliamentary committee had addressed concerns over elements of the laws.
the bill passed the senate 43 votes to 12 on wednesday afternoon, with the legislation now set to go before the house of representatives for approval.
the government is also planning to present a separate bill to parliament that could allow spy agencies to provide the military with information about the whereabouts of australian jihadists fighting in iraq and syria.
the greens, the liberal democratic senator, david leyonhjelm, and the independent senator nick xenophon voted against the foreign fighters laws on wednesday after raising concern about the reach of the laws, and the potential for innocent people to be affected.
crossbench amendments failed to gain adequate support.
the attorney general, george brandis, said the laws were required to address the domestic security threat posed by australians who travelled to iraq and syria to fight before seeking to return home.
brandis dismissed concerns about the new five-year jail term for advocating terrorism, saying: “there is not a word in this bill that impinges upon or restricts freedom of opinion.”
he rejected several amendments, including one that would have broadened the people could raise if accused of the new of travelling to a declared area without a legitimate purpose.
the new provisions allow australians to be jailed for up to 10 years for such travel, although there are specific listed in the legislation such as bona fide visits to family members.
labor’s senate leader, penny wong, said the list of should not be exhaustive and the courts should be given greater discretion to consider an accused legitimate purposes for travel.
“it is not a sensible way to proceed to have parliament seek to set out the factual circumstance of every defence to this,” she said.
but brandis said it was important for the bill to set out specific so people were aware of the law and not subject to “a liability of uncertain dimension”.
“the purpose of this provision is to say that there are some areas of the world, areas under the control of terrorist armies, which are at war against their own populations as they are in northern iraq, which are engaged in genocide and religious persecution and subversion of legitimate governments, to which australians should not travel,” he said.
the government is expected to present a separate bill to parliament on wednesday afternoon dealing with further changes to control order laws and intelligence powers.
these additional measures will be sent to a bipartisan committee for review before parliamentary debate.
the west australian newspaper reported that the overseas spy agency, the australian secret intelligence service (asis), would be empowered to “provide assistance to the defence force in support of military operations and to with the defence force on intelligence matters”.
this raises the possibility that the australian defence force (adf) which is conducting air strikes against islamic state (isis) militants in iraq could target australian citizens fighting in the region.
the foreign affairs minister, julie bishop, said about 70 australians were believed to be among extremist groups in iraq and syria, but she did not directly respond to the suggestion of the targeting and killing australian fighters.
bishop said the government was “determined to ensure that australian citizens do not add to the misery and suffering in iraq and syria, nor do they leave those countries as hardened terrorists to go to other countries or to come back to australia to carry out terrorist activities here”.
she said such fighters were breaking australian laws and putting themselves in mortal danger with a great risk of being killed.
“we call it the australian secret intelligence service because secret,” bishop said when asked about the proposal at the national press club.
“i comment on intelligence matters and i intend to comment on the operations of our intelligence services overseas, lest it risk lives. but the new phenomenon of foreign fighters in unprecedented numbers, this concept of home-grown terrorists who have been in iraq and syria, is something we all have to deal with.”
bishop said the domestic spy agency, the australian security intelligence organisation (asio), and the australian federal police (afp) collected intelligence on australian citizens.
“we now have australian citizens who are taking part in a conflict in countries or more away and are breaking australian laws, very serious australian laws, so what we need to do is ensure that our intelligence agencies are able to share the necessary information so that we can detect and, if necessary, prosecute those who are breaking australian and potentially international laws,” she said.
the opposition leader, bill shorten, also declined to comment on the possibility of the killing australian fighters in iraq and syria.
shorten said there was “a right way and wrong way to deal with these debates” and the proposals should be submitted to the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security for scrutiny.
during the last committee process, the called for further changes to the “complex and time-consuming” application process for interim control orders. but the committee members recommended that any such amendments be “referred to this committee with appropriate time for inquiry and review”.
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ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪz ˈaʊˌtlɔd ənd ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈkɑnflɪkt zoʊnz ər ɪn ˈifɛkt ˈnoʊˌgoʊ zoʊnz ˈæftər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən goʊz θru ðə ˈsɛnɪt həz pæst sˈwipɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti lɔz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə nu əv ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ˈspɛʃəl prəˈvɪʒənz əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈkɑnflɪkt zoʊnz tɪ bi dɪˈklɛrd ɛz ˈifɛktɪv ˈnoʊˌgoʊ zoʊnz. ˈleɪbər ənd ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈvoʊtɪd təˈgɛðər ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə (ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz) bɪl ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz əv ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri kəˈmɪti hæd əˈdrɛst kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ˈɛləmənts əv ðə lɔz. ðə bɪl pæst ðə ˈsɛnɪt 43 voʊts tɪ 12 ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, wɪθ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən naʊ sɛt tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz fər əˈpruvəl. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt bɪl tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ðət kʊd əˈlaʊ spaɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts əv ɔˈstreɪljən ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə. ðə grinz, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətər, ˈdeɪvɪd leyonhjelm*, ənd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈsɛnətər nɪk ˈzɛnəfən ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz lɔz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ˈreɪzɪŋ kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ðə riʧ əv ðə lɔz, ənd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl tɪ bi əˈfɛktɪd. əˈmɛndmənts feɪld tɪ geɪn ˈædəkˌweɪt səˈpɔrt. ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ʤɔrʤ ˈbrændɪs, sɛd ðə lɔz wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə dəˈmɛstɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti θrɛt poʊzd baɪ ɔˈstreɪljənz hu ˈtrævəld tɪ ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə tɪ faɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsikɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm. ˈbrændɪs dɪsˈmɪst kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə nu ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ʤeɪl tərm fər ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, seɪɪŋ: ɪz nɑt ə wərd ɪn ðɪs bɪl ðət ˌɪmˈpɪnʤɪz əˈpɑn ər riˈstrɪkts ˈfridəm əv opinion.”*.” hi rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈsɛvərəl əˈmɛndmənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ðət wʊd hæv ˈbrɔdənd ðə ˈpipəl kʊd reɪz ɪf əˈkjuzd əv ðə nu əv ˈtrævəlɪŋ tɪ ə dɪˈklɛrd ˈɛriə wɪˈθaʊt ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈpərpəs. ðə nu prəˈvɪʒənz əˈlaʊ ɔˈstreɪljənz tɪ bi ʤeɪld fər əp tɪ 10 jɪrz fər səʧ ˈtrævəl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən səʧ ɛz ˈboʊnə faɪd ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz. ˈsɛnɪt ˈlidər, ˈpɛni wɔŋ, sɛd ðə lɪst əv ʃʊd nɑt bi ɪgˈzɔstɪv ənd ðə kɔrts ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ˈgreɪtər dɪˈskrɛʃən tɪ kənˈsɪdər ən əˈkjuzd ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈpərpəsɪz fər ˈtrævəl. ɪz nɑt ə ˈsɛnsəbəl weɪ tɪ pərˈsid tɪ hæv ˈpɑrləmɛnt sik tɪ sɛt aʊt ðə ˈfækʧuəl ˈsərkəmˌstæns əv ˈɛvəri dɪˈfɛns tɪ ðɪs offence,”*,” ʃi sɛd. bət ˈbrændɪs sɛd ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ðə bɪl tɪ sɛt aʊt spɪˈsɪfɪk soʊ ˈpipəl wər əˈwɛr əv ðə lɔ ənd nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti əv ənˈsərtən dimension”*”. ˈpərpəs əv ðɪs prəˈvɪʒən ɪz tɪ seɪ ðət ðɛr ər səm ˈɛriəz əv ðə wərld, ˈɛriəz ˈəndər ðə kənˈtroʊl əv ˈtɛrərɪst ˈɑrmiz, wɪʧ ər æt wɔr əˈgɛnst ðɛr oʊn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ɛz ðeɪ ər ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌɪˈrɑk, wɪʧ ər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ənd səbˈvərʒən əv ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈgəvərnmənts, tɪ wɪʧ ɔˈstreɪljənz ʃʊd nɑt travel,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt bɪl tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈfərðər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈɔrdər lɔz ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns paʊərz. ðiz əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɛʒərz wɪl bi sɛnt tɪ ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən kəˈmɪti fər ˌrivˈju ˌbiˈfɔr ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri dəˈbeɪt. ðə wɛst ɔˈstreɪljən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˈoʊvərˈsiz spaɪ ˈeɪʤənsi, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈsikrɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪs (asis*), wʊd bi ɪmˈpaʊərd tɪ əˈsɪstəns tɪ ðə dɪˈfɛns fɔrs ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd tɪ wɪθ ðə dɪˈfɛns fɔrs ɔn ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns matters”*”. ðɪs ˈreɪzɪz ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ɔˈstreɪljən dɪˈfɛns fɔrs (adf*) wɪʧ ɪz kənˈdəktɪŋ ɛr straɪks əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ˈaɪsəs) ˈmɪlətənts ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk kʊd ˈtərgət ɔˈstreɪljən ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. ðə ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈʤuli ˈbɪʃəp, sɛd əˈbaʊt 70 ɔˈstreɪljənz wər bɪˈlivd tɪ bi əˈməŋ ɪkˈstrimɪst grups ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, bət ʃi dɪd nɑt dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə səˈʤɛsʧən əv ðə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfaɪtərz. ˈbɪʃəp sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɔˈstreɪljən ˈsɪtɪzənz du nɑt æd tɪ ðə ˈmɪzəri ənd ˈsəfərɪŋ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, nɔr du ðeɪ liv ðoʊz ˈkəntriz ɛz ˈhɑrdənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ər tɪ kəm bæk tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ˈtɛrərɪst ækˈtɪvɪtiz here”*”. ʃi sɛd səʧ ˈfaɪtərz wər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljən lɔz ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈmɔrtəl ˈdeɪnʤər wɪθ ə greɪt rɪsk əv biɪŋ kɪld. kɔl ɪt ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈsikrɪt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪs bɪˈkəz secret,”*,” ˈbɪʃəp sɛd wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə prəˈpoʊzəl æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl prɛs kləb. ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈmætərz ənd aɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əv ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈoʊvərˈsiz, lɛst ɪt rɪsk lɪvz. bət ðə nu fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əv ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈnəmbərz, ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈhoʊmˌgroʊn ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hu hæv bɪn ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ɔl hæv tɪ dil with.”*.” ˈbɪʃəp sɛd ðə dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪ ˈeɪʤənsi, ðə ɔˈstreɪljən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən (asio*), ənd ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfɛdərəl pəˈlis (afp*) kəˈlɛktəd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɔn ɔˈstreɪljən ˈsɪtɪzənz. naʊ hæv ɔˈstreɪljən ˈsɪtɪzənz hu ər ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ˈkəntriz ər mɔr əˈweɪ ənd ər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljən lɔz, ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs ɔˈstreɪljən lɔz, soʊ wət wi nid tɪ du ɪz ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən soʊ ðət wi kən dɪˈtɛkt ənd, ɪf ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ˈprɑsəˌkjut ðoʊz hu ər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljən ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl laws,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər, bɪl ˈʃɔrtən, ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə. ˈʃɔrtən sɛd ðɛr wɑz raɪt weɪ ənd rɔŋ weɪ tɪ dil wɪθ ðiz debates”*” ənd ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz ʃʊd bi səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ʤɔɪnt kəˈmɪti ɔn ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti fər ˈskrutəni. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst kəˈmɪti ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðə kɔld fər ˈfərðər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ənd time-consuming”*” ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈɪnərəm kənˈtroʊl ˈɔrdərz. bət ðə kəˈmɪti ˈmɛmbərz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət ˈɛni səʧ əˈmɛndmənts bi tɪ ðɪs kəˈmɪti wɪθ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt taɪm fər ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ənd review”*”.
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here are some things i've learned.
"thinning" is a heartbreaking experience. the first seeds i planted were herbs in a pot. i planted lots of seeds and had to throw most of my seedlings out as they grew. i now plant seeds individually, one per container (or a couple in a pot, spaced appropriately), and plan for them all to sprout. if they don't, i can always plant a new seed. but most seeds sprout.
covering seedling trays with plastic is not something i do, because i don't have plastic wrap lying around. i'm attentive to the soil moisture and haven't had any problems. seed starter mix holds water particularly well (one of the reasons it's worth buying), but do keep in mind that the smaller your container, the more often you'll need to water it. the mix is also easily compacted by the impact of a stream of water. i've found that the handiest way to water small containers without disturbing the soil is to make a seedling waterer as follows:
1 plastic water bottle with lid
something with which to poke a hole in the lid
poke a hole in the lid. fill the bottle with water and put the lid on. squirt the water through the hole onto your seedling pot. no soil disturbance!
i also don't keep my seeds in the dark before they've germinated. i'm sure people who insist on doing that have a good reason to do so, but i try to keep things simple and so all my guys are on the same table by my window. i figure they're under soil, so it's pretty dark down there, and they seem to be doing fine and in the appropriate time frame. i don't use grow lights - that would be way expensive - but i do turn my seedlings, sometimes more than once a day, and take them outside when the weather is good.
a note about parsley: parsley takes forever to germinate. so long that, long after the other herbs i had planted the same day were sprouting their first and even second true leaves, i'd yet to see any action from the parsley. i finally planted something else on top, but the very next day they sprouted, and they continued to sprout for a couple of weeks. some seeds just require a lot of patience, and it never hurts to look them up with google to get some extra info - seed packets can be frustratingly brief.
finally, keep track of your planting dates by writing them on your seedling pots (in ballpoint or something similar, which doesn't bleed on cardboard, and sharpie on yogurt cups). you'll want this information for your own reference. also write down varieties, especially if you've got seedlings that look similar (all the look a like at first, and forget telling two kinds of tomatoes apart). you can never have too much data.
i hope you've enjoyed my and feel inspired to start your own seeds for cheap. i'm entering the gardening contest, so if you liked it, please give me a good rating and vote for me. good luck!
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hir ər səm θɪŋz aɪv ˈlərnɪd. "ˈθɪnɪŋ" ɪz ə ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə fərst sidz aɪ ˈplænɪd wər ərbz ɪn ə pɑt. aɪ ˈplænɪd lɑts əv sidz ənd hæd tɪ θroʊ moʊst əv maɪ ˈsidlɪŋz aʊt ɛz ðeɪ gru. aɪ naʊ plænt sidz ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli, wən pər kənˈteɪnər (ər ə ˈkəpəl ɪn ə pɑt, speɪst əˈproʊpriɪtli), ənd plæn fər ðɛm ɔl tɪ spraʊt. ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt, aɪ kən ˈɔlˌweɪz plænt ə nu sid. bət moʊst sidz spraʊt. ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈsidlɪŋ treɪz wɪθ ˈplæstɪk ɪz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ du, bɪˈkəz aɪ doʊnt hæv ˈplæstɪk ræp laɪɪŋ əraʊnd. əm əˈtɛntɪv tɪ ðə sɔɪl ˈmɔɪsʧər ənd ˈhævənt hæd ˈɛni ˈprɑbləmz. sid ˈstɑrtər mɪks hoʊldz ˈwɔtər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɛl (wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ɪts wərθ baɪɪŋ), bət du kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ðə sˈmɔlər jʊr kənˈteɪnər, ðə mɔr ˈɔfən jul nid tɪ ˈwɔtər ɪt. ðə mɪks ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈizəli kəmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ə strim əv ˈwɔtər. aɪv faʊnd ðət ðə ˈhændiəst weɪ tɪ ˈwɔtər smɔl kənˈteɪnərz wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈstərbɪŋ ðə sɔɪl ɪz tɪ meɪk ə ˈsidlɪŋ ˈwɔtərər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: 1 ˈplæstɪk ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəl wɪθ lɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ wɪʧ tɪ poʊk ə hoʊl ɪn ðə lɪd poʊk ə hoʊl ɪn ðə lɪd. fɪl ðə ˈbɑtəl wɪθ ˈwɔtər ənd pʊt ðə lɪd ɔn. skwərt ðə ˈwɔtər θru ðə hoʊl ˈɔntu jʊr ˈsidlɪŋ pɑt. noʊ sɔɪl dɪˈstərbəns! aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ doʊnt kip maɪ sidz ɪn ðə dɑrk ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪv ˈʤərməˌneɪtɪd. əm ʃʊr ˈpipəl hu ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn duɪŋ ðət hæv ə gʊd ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ, bət aɪ traɪ tɪ kip θɪŋz ˈsɪmpəl ənd soʊ ɔl maɪ gaɪz ər ɔn ðə seɪm ˈteɪbəl baɪ maɪ ˈwɪndoʊ. aɪ ˈfɪgjər ðɛr ˈəndər sɔɪl, soʊ ɪts ˈprɪti dɑrk daʊn ðɛr, ənd ðeɪ sim tɪ bi duɪŋ faɪn ənd ɪn ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt taɪm freɪm. aɪ doʊnt juz groʊ laɪts ðət wʊd bi weɪ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv bət aɪ du tərn maɪ ˈsidlɪŋz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz mɔr ðən wəns ə deɪ, ənd teɪk ðɛm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wɪn ðə ˈwɛðər ɪz gʊd. ə noʊt əˈbaʊt ˈpɑrsli: ˈpɑrsli teɪks fərˈɛvər tɪ ˈʤərməˌneɪt. soʊ lɔŋ ðət, lɔŋ ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər ərbz aɪ hæd ˈplænɪd ðə seɪm deɪ wər ˈspraʊtɪŋ ðɛr fərst ənd ˈivɪn ˈsɛkənd tru livz, aɪd jɛt tɪ si ˈɛni ˈækʃən frəm ðə ˈpɑrsli. aɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈplænɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ɔn tɔp, bət ðə ˈvɛri nɛkst deɪ ðeɪ ˈspraʊtɪd, ənd ðeɪ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ spraʊt fər ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks. səm sidz ʤɪst ˌrikˈwaɪər ə lɔt əv ˈpeɪʃəns, ənd ɪt ˈnɛvər hərts tɪ lʊk ðɛm əp wɪθ ˈgugəl tɪ gɪt səm ˈɛkstrə ˈɪnfoʊ sid ˈpækɪts kən bi ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋli brif. ˈfaɪnəli, kip træk əv jʊr ˈplæntɪŋ deɪts baɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɛm ɔn jʊr ˈsidlɪŋ pɑts (ɪn ˈbɔlpɔɪnt ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr, wɪʧ ˈdəzənt blid ɔn ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, ənd ˈʃɑrpi ɔn ˈjoʊgərt kəps). jul wɔnt ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər jʊr oʊn ˈrɛfərəns. ˈɔlsoʊ raɪt daʊn vərˈaɪətiz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf juv gɑt ˈsidlɪŋz ðət lʊk ˈsɪmələr (ɔl ðə lʊk ə laɪk æt fərst, ənd fərˈgɛt ˈtɛlɪŋ tu kaɪnz əv təˈmɑtoʊz əˈpɑrt). ju kən ˈnɛvər hæv tu məʧ ˈdætə. aɪ hoʊp juv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd maɪ ənd fil ˌɪnˈspaɪərd tɪ stɑrt jʊr oʊn sidz fər ʧip. əm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈgɑrdənɪŋ ˈkɑntɛst, soʊ ɪf ju laɪkt ɪt, pliz gɪv mi ə gʊd ˈreɪtɪŋ ənd voʊt fər mi. gʊd lək!
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tonight on bbc two, a team of scientists will take to the skies in one of the world's largest airships - to look at clouds.
flying coast to coast across the united states, the team begin their expedition exploring clouds, with expedition leader and meteorologist felicity aston examines how clouds capture and store liquid water in the skies with an ambitious experiment to try and weigh a cloud.
but just how much does a cloud weigh. well, in a nutshell - a lot. the good people of the national centre for atmospheric research have worked it all out.
put simply, clouds shift around trillion tonnes of water from the oceans to inland each and every day - which is rather a lot.
the average cloud - which is around a kilometer cubed - weighs as much as 100 elephants, but still remains floating in the atmosphere.
(image: bbc/youtube)
in tonight's documentary, former paratrooper andy sets out to measure the forces that keep clouds afloat by parachuting through the turbulent and potentially dangerous air that surrounds one. which seems entirely sensible.
his study reveals that clouds generate vast amounts of energy. a typical cloud - similar to the one andy measures - generates enough heat energy to power the average home for 17 years.
meanwhile, also on the ship is microbiologist dr chris van who is attempting to prove that some clouds are alive. yeah, alive alive.
* operation cloud lab is on bbc two tonight at
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst səˈlɛbz ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈvɪdioʊ ˈloʊdɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˌənəˈveɪləbəl klɪk tɪ pleɪ tæp tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɪl stɑrt ɪn 8 ˈkænsəl pleɪ naʊ təˈnaɪt ɔn ˌbibiˈsi tu, ə tim əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɪl teɪk tɪ ðə skaɪz ɪn wən əv ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɛrˌʃɪps tɪ lʊk æt klaʊdz. flaɪɪŋ koʊst tɪ koʊst əˈkrɔs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə tim bɪˈgɪn ðɛr ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ klaʊdz, wɪθ ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən ˈlidər ənd ˌmitiərˈɑləʤɪst fɪˈlɪsəti ˈæstən ɪgˈzæmənz haʊ klaʊdz ˈkæpʧər ənd stɔr ˈlɪkwɪd ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə skaɪz wɪθ ən æmˈbɪʃəs ɪkˈspɛrəmənt tɪ traɪ ənd weɪ ə klaʊd. bət ʤɪst haʊ məʧ dɪz ə klaʊd weɪ. wɛl, ɪn ə ˈnətˌʃɛl ə lɔt. ðə gʊd ˈpipəl əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛntər fər ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈrisərʧ hæv wərkt ɪt ɔl aʊt. pʊt ˈsɪmpli, klaʊdz ʃɪft əraʊnd ˈtrɪljən tənz əv ˈwɔtər frəm ðə ˈoʊʃənz tɪ ˈɪnˌlænd iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri deɪ wɪʧ ɪz ˈrəðər ə lɔt. ðə ˈævərɪʤ klaʊd wɪʧ ɪz əraʊnd ə ˈkɪləˌmitər kjubd weɪz ɛz məʧ ɛz 100 ˈɛləfənts, bət stɪl rɪˈmeɪnz ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr. (ˈɪmɪʤ: bbc/youtube*) ɪn təˈnaɪts ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri, ˈfɔrmər ˈpɛrəˌtrupər ˈændi sɛts aʊt tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈfɔrsɪz ðət kip klaʊdz əˈfloʊt baɪ ˈpɛrəˌʃutɪŋ θru ðə ˈtərbjələnt ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈdeɪnʤərəs ɛr ðət səraʊndz wən. wɪʧ simz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈsɛnsəbəl. hɪz ˈstədi rɪˈvilz ðət klaʊdz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt væst əˈmaʊnts əv ˈɛnərʤi. ə ˈtɪpɪkəl klaʊd ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə wən ˈændi ˈmɛʒərz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ɪˈnəf hit ˈɛnərʤi tɪ paʊər ðə ˈævərɪʤ hoʊm fər 17 jɪrz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə ʃɪp ɪz ˌmaɪkroʊbiˈɑləʤɪst ˈdɑktər krɪs væn hu ɪz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ pruv ðət səm klaʊdz ər əˈlaɪv. jæ, əˈlaɪv əˈlaɪv. ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən klaʊd læb ɪz ɔn ˌbibiˈsi tu təˈnaɪt æt dɪd ju noʊ wi hæv ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən fɪlm peɪʤ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk? ʧɛk ˈjuˈɛs aʊt hir.
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the ascension of senator floyd morris to presidency of the senate yesterday raised a flag of hope for members of the disabled community that he would further champion their cause.
senator morris made history in 1998 by becoming the first blind person to be appointed to the upper house and repeated the feat yesterday when he took his place as the visually impaired person to head the senate.
several disabled students from various schools across the island were on hand to witness the moment.
head of the integrated department at the salvation army school for the blind, michelle golding hylton, who was chaperone for several integrated students disabled children who have passed their grade six achievement test and are integrated with the regular high school students witnessed the installation yesterday and said she was impressed with the move.
"it will be an opportunity to show persons who are disabled that they, too, can be in a superior position," golding hylton told the jamaica observer.
in the meantime, she expressed hope that the national disabilities act, which has been in gestation for more than six years, will be passed into law.
"what i would hope also is that (when it becomes law) the (reservation of at least) 10 per cent (of spaces for disabled persons) that the government has promised over the years in the national disabilities policy will now (be enforced so) that persons who are visually impaired and physically challenged will become employed," she said.
pointing to the students, she said "some of them have five, six and eight cxc subjects but unfortunately, a number of them will not get employment. we have a number at the university and we hope that through this move they will be employed both in the public and private sector," she noted further.
the legislation, which aims to protect the rights of the disabled community, has been in the works since the tabling of a national policy for persons with disabilities in 2000, under a previous people's national party (pnp) administration. that policy was debated in the senate in january 2001, and in the house of representatives in november 2005. in 2006, drafting instructions were issued to the office of the chief parliamentary council.
yesterday, sargeant, a blind sixth former of the high school in kingston, was elated for more than one reason.
"it is a great success and i am happy to know he is one of those persons, like me, who is in leadership. i am very happy and he is inspirational and he is one of those persons who help me aspire to greatness. i have always heard of him, from about the age of 13, and i listen to his talk show," she told the observer.
blind student at the university of the west indies alister mclean also has hopes pinned on morris.
"i think what happens today is very historical, seeing that he is the first visually impaired senator to be elevated as president, in fact he is the first visually impaired senator as well," he said.
"i think what this will do is open the door for more persons in the disabled community to get promotion and this will serve as positive publicity for us to be employed, especially in the private sector, because currently most of us who are employed are employed in the public sector," he added.
"i hope those in the private sector who witnessed this today will feel motivated and encouraged by all of this. i think the future looks good for those of us who are disabled," said the 21-yearold, who is majoring in public sector management.
president of the jamaican union for adventists pastor everett brown also had high for morris, who is a member of that denomination.
"i would like to the fact that we are proud of his appointment as president of the senate. we are sure that his commitment to his christian ideals, coupled with his love for the jamaican people and his impeccable character, will enable him to serve the senate with distinction," brown told the observer.
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ðə əˈsɛnʃən əv ˈsɛnətər flɔɪd ˈmɔrɪs tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənsi əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ reɪzd ə flæg əv hoʊp fər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə dɪˈseɪbəld kəmˈjunɪti ðət hi wʊd ˈfərðər ˈʧæmpiən ðɛr kɔz. ˈsɛnətər ˈmɔrɪs meɪd ˈhɪstəri ɪn 1998 baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə fərst blaɪnd ˈpərsən tɪ bi əˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ˈəpər haʊs ənd rɪˈpitɪd ðə fit ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wɪn hi tʊk hɪz pleɪs ɛz ðə ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪmˈpɛrd ˈpərsən tɪ hɛd ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ˈsɛvərəl dɪˈseɪbəld ˈstudənts frəm ˈvɛriəs skulz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈaɪlənd wər ɔn hænd tɪ ˈwɪtnəs ðə ˈmoʊmənt. hɛd əv ðə ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd dɪˈpɑrtmənt æt ðə sælˈveɪʃən ˈɑrmi skul fər ðə blaɪnd, mɪˈʃɛl ˈgoʊldɪŋ ˈhɪltən, hu wɑz ˈʃæpərˌoʊn fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈstudənts dɪˈseɪbəld ˈʧɪldrən hu hæv pæst ðɛr greɪd sɪks əˈʧivmənt tɛst ənd ər ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈrɛgjələr haɪ skul ˈstudənts ˈwɪtnəst ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ənd sɛd ʃi wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ ðə muv. "ɪt wɪl bi ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʃoʊ ˈpərsənz hu ər dɪˈseɪbəld ðət ðeɪ, tu, kən bi ɪn ə suˈpɪriər pəˈzɪʃən," ˈgoʊldɪŋ ˈhɪltən toʊld ðə ʤəˈmeɪkə əbˈzərvər. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ʃi ɪkˈsprɛst hoʊp ðət ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ækt, wɪʧ həz bɪn ɪn ʤɛˈsteɪʃən fər mɔr ðən sɪks jɪrz, wɪl bi pæst ˈɪntu lɔ. "wət aɪ wʊd hoʊp ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ðət (wɪn ɪt bɪˈkəmz lɔ) ðə (ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən əv æt list) 10 pər sɛnt (əv ˈspeɪsɪz fər dɪˈseɪbəld ˈpərsənz) ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈprɑməst ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ˈpɑləsi wɪl naʊ (bi ɛnˈfɔrst soʊ) ðət ˈpərsənz hu ər ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪmˈpɛrd ənd ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈʧælənʤd wɪl bɪˈkəm ɪmˈplɔɪd," ʃi sɛd. ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈstudənts, ʃi sɛd "səm əv ðɛm hæv faɪv, sɪks ənd eɪt ˈsiˈɛkˈsi ˈsəbʤɪkts bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ə ˈnəmbər əv ðɛm wɪl nɑt gɪt ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. wi hæv ə ˈnəmbər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd wi hoʊp ðət θru ðɪs muv ðeɪ wɪl bi ɪmˈplɔɪd boʊθ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər," ʃi ˈnoʊtɪd ˈfərðər. ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə raɪts əv ðə dɪˈseɪbəld kəmˈjunɪti, həz bɪn ɪn ðə wərks sɪns ðə ˈteɪbəlɪŋ əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləsi fər ˈpərsənz wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ɪn 2000 ˈəndər ə ˈpriviəs ˈpipəlz ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrti (pnp*) ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðət ˈpɑləsi wɑz dəˈbeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2001 ənd ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2005 ɪn 2006 ˈdræftɪŋ ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz wər ˈɪʃud tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə ʧif ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkaʊnsəl. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈsɑrʤənt, ə blaɪnd sɪksθ ˈfɔrmər əv ðə haɪ skul ɪn ˈkɪŋstən, wɑz ɪˈleɪtɪd fər mɔr ðən wən ˈrizən. "ɪt ɪz ə greɪt səkˈsɛs ənd aɪ æm ˈhæpi tɪ noʊ hi ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈpərsənz, laɪk mi, hu ɪz ɪn ˈlidərˌʃɪp. aɪ æm ˈvɛri ˈhæpi ənd hi ɪz ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃənəl ənd hi ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈpərsənz hu hɛlp mi əˈspaɪr tɪ ˈgreɪtnəs. aɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz hərd əv ɪm, frəm əˈbaʊt ðə eɪʤ əv 13 ənd aɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ hɪz tɔk ʃoʊ," ʃi toʊld ðə əbˈzərvər. blaɪnd ˈstudənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ðə wɛst ˈɪndiz ˈælɪstər məˈklin ˈɔlsoʊ həz hoʊps pɪnd ɔn ˈmɔrɪs. "aɪ θɪŋk wət ˈhæpənz təˈdeɪ ɪz ˈvɛri hɪˈstɔrɪkəl, siɪŋ ðət hi ɪz ðə fərst ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪmˈpɛrd ˈsɛnətər tɪ bi ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ɪn fækt hi ɪz ðə fərst ˈvɪʒwəli ˌɪmˈpɛrd ˈsɛnətər ɛz wɛl," hi sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk wət ðɪs wɪl du ɪz ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr fər mɔr ˈpərsənz ɪn ðə dɪˈseɪbəld kəmˈjunɪti tɪ gɪt pərˈmoʊʃən ənd ðɪs wɪl sərv ɛz ˈpɑzətɪv pəˈblɪsɪti fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi ɪmˈplɔɪd, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, bɪˈkəz ˈkərəntli moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs hu ər ɪmˈplɔɪd ər ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər," hi ˈædɪd. "aɪ hoʊp ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər hu ˈwɪtnəst ðɪs təˈdeɪ wɪl fil ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ɔl əv ðɪs. aɪ θɪŋk ðə fˈjuʧər lʊks gʊd fər ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs hu ər dɪˈseɪbəld," sɛd ðə 21-yearold*, hu ɪz ˈmeɪʤərɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər ˈmænɪʤmənt. ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ʤəˈmeɪkən ˈjunjən fər ˈædˌvɛntɪsts ˈpæstər ˈɛvərət braʊn ˈɔlsoʊ hæd haɪ fər ˈmɔrɪs, hu ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðət dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən. "aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ ðə fækt ðət wi ər praʊd əv hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənt ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt. wi ər ʃʊr ðət hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ hɪz ˈkrɪsʧɪn aɪˈdilz, ˈkəpəld wɪθ hɪz ləv fər ðə ʤəˈmeɪkən ˈpipəl ənd hɪz ˌɪmˈpɛkəbəl ˈkɛrɪktər, wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl ɪm tɪ sərv ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɪθ dɪˈstɪŋkʃən," braʊn toʊld ðə əbˈzərvər.
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