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close a look at everything that went down at the oregon capitol during the independence day holiday. statesman journal / buy photo sun cast early morning light on the golden pioneer on the oregon capitol (photo: diane dietz, statesman photo oregon republicans took the lead in arguing for spending $36 million on health care for undocumented oregon children during a monday session. the “cover all kids” senate bill 558 passed the body on a vote. the bill now proceeds to the house where it's likely to find favor with the majority democrats. senate republican leader ted, day, said take a shellacking for his ‘yes” vote on the bill from constituents who believe extending benefits encourages illegal immigration. “i can hear the town hall questions; i can write them,” he said. “i will look at folks with anger in their eyes and they will not listen to the answer that it is less expensive (to provide coverage),” said, finally adding, “folks can sharpen their knives and load up. be in the district after the session is over. i can answer the questions then just as i can now.” the bill would extend coverage under the oregon health plan to an estimated children in the state who otherwise would be prohibited from signing up because they lack legal residency status. gov. kate brown highlighted the cover all kids program as a priority in her proposed budget. percent of oregon children are covered today. the bill, which takes effect jan. 1, would bring the proportion even higher. a hospital provider tax of percent on large hospitals and 4 percent on small hospitals passed in june will pay for the expansion, according to legislative documents. sen. jeff kruse, r-roseburg, carried the bill to the senate floor and made the case that it is really a conservative bill. children go completely without care, he said. when they turn up sick at hospitals, hospitals have to treat them, and the most expensive way to treat them. “i know about the optics of this thing. we could get wrapped up in sanctuary this, sanctuary that. we could get wrapped up with immigration this or immigration that,” kruse said. “this is not about the optics or the politics. this is about health care at a reasonable cost.” passing the bill will bring relief to hospitals large and small across the state. “we have asked hospitals to step up in a major way with the provider tax,” kruse said. “now to ask them to absorb (emergency department) care for these kids is just one more ask. that is an ask too much. ... “chances are going to take some political hits for this too, but quite honestly, i give a damn. i care about politics, i care about policy and i care about doing the right thing.” not all republicans favored the bill. “my priority are services to veterans who fought and have been injured for this country and for this state,” said sen. tim knopp, r-bend, who voted no. “we have not taken care of them the way we need to. if there are tens of millions of dollars, we need to start there. “we can work our way to seniors who need care in their homes, those with disabilities, those who are vulnerable -- and there are many oregonians who are in need,” he said. all senate democrats voted in favor of the bill. sen. arnie roblan, bay, a high school principal, said schools must teach all the children who turn up. “they only learn when healthy,” he said. sen. laurie anderson, d-gresham, is a public health nurse. “every child needs health care regardless of where they were born,” she said. “it is the moral and right thing to do. a child is not responsible for who their parents are, whether legal or illegal, whether rich or whether poor.” read or share this story:
kloʊz ə lʊk æt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət wɛnt daʊn æt ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈkæpɪtəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns deɪ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ. ˈsteɪtsmən ˈʤərnəl baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ sən kæst ˈərli ˈmɔrnɪŋ laɪt ɔn ðə ˈgoʊldən ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ɔn ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈkæpɪtəl (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: daɪæn dits, ˈsteɪtsmən ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈɔrəˌgɑn rɪˈpəblɪkənz tʊk ðə lɛd ɪn ˈɑrgjuɪŋ fər ˈspɛndɪŋ 36 ˈmɪljən ɔn hɛlθ kɛr fər ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈʧɪldrən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈsɛʃən. ðə ɔl kids”*” ˈsɛnɪt bɪl 558 pæst ðə ˈbɑdi ɔn ə voʊt. ðə bɪl naʊ prəˈsidz tɪ ðə haʊs wɛr ɪts ˈlaɪkli tɪ faɪnd ˈfeɪvər wɪθ ðə məˈʤɔrəti ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidər tɛd, deɪ, sɛd teɪk ə ˌʃɛˈlækɪŋ fər hɪz ‘‘yes”*” voʊt ɔn ðə bɪl frəm kənˈstɪʧuənts hu bɪˈliv ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ˈbɛnəfɪts ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. kən hir ðə taʊn hɔl kˈwɛsʧənz; aɪ kən raɪt them,”*,” hi sɛd. wɪl lʊk æt foʊks wɪθ ˈæŋgər ɪn ðɛr aɪz ənd ðeɪ wɪl nɑt ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈænsər ðət ɪt ɪz lɛs ɪkˈspɛnsɪv (tɪ prəˈvaɪd coverage),”*),” sɛd, ˈfaɪnəli ˈædɪŋ, kən ˈʃɑrpən ðɛr naɪvz ənd loʊd əp. bi ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛʃən ɪz ˈoʊvər. aɪ kən ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ðɛn ʤɪst ɛz aɪ kən now.”*.” ðə bɪl wʊd ɪkˈstɛnd ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈəndər ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn hɛlθ plæn tɪ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə steɪt hu ˈəðərˌwaɪz wʊd bi proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp bɪˈkəz ðeɪ læk ˈligəl ˈrɛzɪdənsi ˈstætəs. gəv. keɪt braʊn ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə ˈkəvər ɔl kɪdz ˈproʊˌgræm ɛz ə praɪˈɔrəti ɪn hər prəˈpoʊzd ˈbəʤɪt. pərˈsɛnt əv ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈkəvərd təˈdeɪ. ðə bɪl, wɪʧ teɪks ˈifɛkt ʤæn. 1 wʊd brɪŋ ðə prəˈpɔrʃən ˈivɪn haɪər. ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl prəˈvaɪdər tæks əv pərˈsɛnt ɔn lɑrʤ ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd 4 pərˈsɛnt ɔn smɔl ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz pæst ɪn ʤun wɪl peɪ fər ðə ɪkˈspænʧən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈdɑkjəmənts. sɛn. ʤɛf kruz, r-roseburg*, ˈkɛrid ðə bɪl tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr ənd meɪd ðə keɪs ðət ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ə kənˈsərvətɪv bɪl. ˈʧɪldrən goʊ kəmˈplitli wɪˈθaʊt kɛr, hi sɛd. wɪn ðeɪ tərn əp sɪk æt ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz hæv tɪ trit ðɛm, ənd ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv weɪ tɪ trit ðɛm. noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɑptɪks əv ðɪs θɪŋ. wi kʊd gɪt ræpt əp ɪn ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ðɪs, ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ðət. wi kʊd gɪt ræpt əp wɪθ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ðɪs ər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən that,”*,” kruz sɛd. ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɑptɪks ər ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt hɛlθ kɛr æt ə ˈrizənəbəl cost.”*.” ˈpæsɪŋ ðə bɪl wɪl brɪŋ rɪˈlif tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz lɑrʤ ənd smɔl əˈkrɔs ðə steɪt. hæv æst ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz tɪ stɛp əp ɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər weɪ wɪθ ðə prəˈvaɪdər tax,”*,” kruz sɛd. tɪ æsk ðɛm tɪ əbˈzɔrb (ˈimərʤənsi dɪˈpɑrtmənt) kɛr fər ðiz kɪdz ɪz ʤɪst wən mɔr æsk. ðət ɪz ən æsk tu məʧ. ər goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk səm pəˈlɪtɪkəl hɪts fər ðɪs tu, bət kwaɪt ˈɑnəstli, aɪ gɪv ə dæm. aɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈpɑləˌtɪks, aɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ˈpɑləsi ənd aɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt duɪŋ ðə raɪt thing.”*.” nɑt ɔl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈfeɪvərd ðə bɪl. praɪˈɔrəti ər ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈvɛtərənz hu fɔt ənd hæv bɪn ˈɪnʤərd fər ðɪs ˈkəntri ənd fər ðɪs state,”*,” sɛd sɛn. tɪm nɑp, r-bend*, hu ˈvoʊtɪd noʊ. hæv nɑt ˈteɪkən kɛr əv ðɛm ðə weɪ wi nid tɪ. ɪf ðɛr ər tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz, wi nid tɪ stɑrt ðɛr. kən wərk ɑr weɪ tɪ ˈsinjərz hu nid kɛr ɪn ðɛr hoʊmz, ðoʊz wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz, ðoʊz hu ər ˈvəlnərəbəl ənd ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˌɔrəˈgoʊniənz hu ər ɪn need,”*,” hi sɛd. ɔl ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə bɪl. sɛn. ˈɑrni roblan*, beɪ, ə haɪ skul ˈprɪnsəpəl, sɛd skulz məst tiʧ ɔl ðə ˈʧɪldrən hu tərn əp. ˈoʊnli lərn wɪn healthy,”*,” hi sɛd. sɛn. ˈlɔri ˈændərsən, d-gresham*, ɪz ə ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ nərs. ʧaɪld nidz hɛlθ kɛr rəˈgɑrdləs əv wɛr ðeɪ wər born,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ɪz ðə ˈmɔrəl ənd raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du. ə ʧaɪld ɪz nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər hu ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ər, ˈwɛðər ˈligəl ər ˌɪˈligəl, ˈwɛðər rɪʧ ər ˈwɛðər poor.”*.” rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
the rise of facebook as a news source news bias on the social network could have dramatic consequences for the news consumed across the world. recent research from the pew center showed that 63 per cent of americans that are on facebook accessed news through the social site in 2015, up from 47 per cent in 2013. in fact, the research found that politics was particularly important to facebook users - 32 per cent of facebook users post about politics and government, while 61 per cent of americans between years old got their political news from facebook every week. it's clear news is a priority: the company has rolled out a range of tools designed to make news consumption on facebook even easier, including instant articles, live video, and save for later, and an updated algorithm that the quality of articles and length of time spent reading them. how the trending list works the trending topics are surfaced by algorithms that identify recently spiking keywords, and are also for each user by a different algorithm - location and interests all play a role in what you see. although the trending review team doesn't manually select sources or content, they do write topic descriptions and double-check each trending topic. according to workers, the trending team would also allegedly "inject" stories that the team deemed important, even if they weren't actually trending on the site, it has been alleged. both the disappearance of flight, the charlie attacks in paris and the black lives matter movement in the us were said to have been "injected" into the trending side bar. "we would get yelled at if it was all over twitter and not on facebook," said a former curator. another said: "if a story looked like it had enough news sites covering it, we could inject it - even if it wasn't naturally trending." facebook allegedly made sure its employees were very careful about stories related to the social network itself in the trending box. the company has denied claims that it uses its influence to manipulate the democratic process. news curators working for the social network have access to a list of stories trending on the site, according to employees that worked at the company until the end of 2015. they choose the stories that they think are most interesting, them, write a headline, and then post them to the trending module. another former curator said: "it was absolutely bias. we were doing it subjectively. it just depends on who the curator is and what time of day it is." facebook isn't the only silicon valley giant that has developed a news team. twitter now has a team of journalists working behind its moments section, and apple has hired journalists to put together apple news.
ðə raɪz əv ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɛz ə nuz sɔrs nuz baɪəs ɔn ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk kʊd hæv drəˈmætɪk ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ðə nuz kənˈsumd əˈkrɔs ðə wərld. ˈrisənt ˈrisərʧ frəm ðə pju ˈsɛnər ʃoʊd ðət 63 pər sɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ðət ər ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈækˌsɛst nuz θru ðə ˈsoʊʃəl saɪt ɪn 2015 əp frəm 47 pər sɛnt ɪn 2013 ɪn fækt, ðə ˈrisərʧ faʊnd ðət ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz 32 pər sɛnt əv ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz poʊst əˈbaʊt ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈgəvərnmənt, waɪl 61 pər sɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz bɪtˈwin jɪrz oʊld gɑt ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl nuz frəm ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɛvəri wik. ɪts klɪr nuz ɪz ə praɪˈɔrəti: ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz roʊld aʊt ə reɪnʤ əv tulz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ meɪk nuz kənˈsəmʃən ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈivɪn ˈiziər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪnstənt ˈɑrtɪkəlz, lɪv ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd seɪv fər ˈleɪtər, ənd ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈælgərˌɪðəm ðət ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz ənd lɛŋθ əv taɪm spɛnt ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɛm. haʊ ðə ˈtrɛndɪŋ lɪst wərks ðə ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˈtɑpɪks ər ˈsərfɪst baɪ ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ðət aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈrisəntli ˈspaɪkɪŋ ˈkiˌwərdz, ənd ər ˈɔlsoʊ fər iʧ ˈjuzər baɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈælgərˌɪðəm loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈɪntərɪsts ɔl pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn wət ju si. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˌrivˈju tim ˈdəzənt ˈmænjuəli səˈlɛkt ˈsɔrsəz ər ˈkɑntɛnt, ðeɪ du raɪt ˈtɑpɪk dɪˈskrɪpʃənz ənd ˈdəbəˌlʧɛk iʧ ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˈtɑpɪk. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwərkərz, ðə ˈtrɛndɪŋ tim wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlɛʤədli "ˌɪnˈʤɛkt" ˈstɔriz ðət ðə tim dimd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ wərənt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈtrɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə saɪt, ɪt həz bɪn əˈlɛʤd. boʊθ ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv flaɪt ðə ˈʧɑrli əˈtæks ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ənd ðə blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs wər sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn "ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd" ˈɪntu ðə ˈtrɛndɪŋ saɪd bɑr. "wi wʊd gɪt jɛld æt ɪf ɪt wɑz ɔl ˈoʊvər tˈwɪtər ənd nɑt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk," sɛd ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkjʊrətər. əˈnəðər sɛd: "ɪf ə ˈstɔri lʊkt laɪk ɪt hæd ɪˈnəf nuz saɪts ˈkəvərɪŋ ɪt, wi kʊd ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ɪt ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈnæʧərəli ˈtrɛndɪŋ." ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əˈlɛʤədli meɪd ʃʊr ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz wər ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəl əˈbaʊt ˈstɔriz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈtrɛndɪŋ bɑks. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz dɪˈnaɪd kleɪmz ðət ɪt ˈjuzɪz ɪts ˈɪnfluəns tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs. nuz ˈkjʊrətərz ˈwərkɪŋ fər ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə lɪst əv ˈstɔriz ˈtrɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə saɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz ðət wərkt æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv 2015 ðeɪ ʧuz ðə ˈstɔriz ðət ðeɪ θɪŋk ər moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ðɛm, raɪt ə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn, ənd ðɛn poʊst ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˈmɑʤul. əˈnəðər ˈfɔrmər ˈkjʊrətər sɛd: "ɪt wɑz ˌæbsəˈlutli baɪəs. wi wər duɪŋ ɪt subjectively*. ɪt ʤɪst dɪˈpɛndz ɔn hu ðə ˈkjʊrətər ɪz ənd wət taɪm əv deɪ ɪt ɪz." ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɪzənt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ʤaɪənt ðət həz dɪˈvɛləpt ə nuz tim. tˈwɪtər naʊ həz ə tim əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈwərkɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ɪts ˈmoʊmənts ˈsɛkʃən, ənd ˈæpəl həz haɪərd ˈʤərnəlɪsts tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ˈæpəl nuz.
new delhi: women in combat roles is all set to become a reality with the ministry of defence on saturday giving its nod to induction of women into the combat stream of the indian air force. the decision means women would soon be flying fighter jets of the indian air force. as per a defence ministry statement, the first women pilots in the fighter stream of will be selected from the current batch at the air force academy. also read: to induct women pilots in fighter stream, says air chief arup "this progressive step is in keeping with the aspirations of indian women and is in line with contemporary trends in armed forces of developed nations," the ministry said. it said that the performance of women, inducted into transport and helicopter streams of the, has been "praiseworthy" and at par with their male colleagues. earlier this week, defence minister had directed the three service chiefs to come out with a detailed report encapsulating the ways in which role of women can be increased in armed forces besides the challenges and the infrastructural changes needed in this regard. also read: navy pitches for women pilots but no combat role yet parrikar, who has been batting for enhanced role of women even in combat positions, had also met the three service chiefs recently to discuss the issue. just days ago, indian air force chief air chief marshal arup had announced that his force had moved a proposal for recruiting women as fighter pilots. shortly after, navy chief admiral had also said that the navy is looking at the possibility of recruiting women as pilots for its surveillance aircraft. however, he had ruled out combat role for women in the force for the time being due to government rules. till recently, the three services had been cold to the idea of having women in combat roles and cited a number of reasons ranging from deployment issues to lodging and physical parameters.
nu ˈdɛli: ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈkɑmbæt roʊlz ɪz ɔl sɛt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˌriˈæləˌti wɪθ ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv dɪˈfɛns ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪts nɑd tɪ ˌɪnˈdəkʃən əv ˈwɪmən ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑmbæt strim əv ðə ˈɪndiən ɛr fɔrs. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən minz ˈwɪmən wʊd sun bi flaɪɪŋ ˈfaɪtər ʤɛts əv ðə ˈɪndiən ɛr fɔrs. ɛz pər ə dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə fərst ˈwɪmən ˈpaɪləts ɪn ðə ˈfaɪtər strim əv wɪl bi səˈlɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈkɑrənt bæʧ æt ðə ɛr fɔrs əˈkædəmi. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: tɪ ˌɪnˈdəkt ˈwɪmən ˈpaɪləts ɪn ˈfaɪtər strim, sɪz ɛr ʧif ərup "ðɪs prəˈgrɛsɪv stɛp ɪz ɪn ˈkipɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz əv ˈɪndiən ˈwɪmən ənd ɪz ɪn laɪn wɪθ kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri trɛnz ɪn ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz əv dɪˈvɛləpt ˈneɪʃənz," ðə ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd. ɪt sɛd ðət ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ˈwɪmən, ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ˈtrænspɔrt ənd ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər strimz əv ðə, həz bɪn "ˈpreɪzˌwərði" ənd æt pɑr wɪθ ðɛr meɪl ˈkɑligz. ˈərliər ðɪs wik, dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər hæd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə θri ˈsərvɪs ʧifs tɪ kəm aʊt wɪθ ə dɪˈteɪld rɪˈpɔrt ɛnˈkæpsəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ roʊl əv ˈwɪmən kən bi ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈnidɪd ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: ˈneɪvi ˈpɪʧɪz fər ˈwɪmən ˈpaɪləts bət noʊ ˈkɑmbæt roʊl jɛt, hu həz bɪn ˈbætɪŋ fər ɛnˈhænst roʊl əv ˈwɪmən ˈivɪn ɪn ˈkɑmbæt pəˈzɪʃənz, hæd ˈɔlsoʊ mɛt ðə θri ˈsərvɪs ʧifs ˈrisəntli tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈɪʃu. ʤɪst deɪz əˈgoʊ, ˈɪndiən ɛr fɔrs ʧif ɛr ʧif ˈmɑrʃəl ərup hæd əˈnaʊnst ðət hɪz fɔrs hæd muvd ə prəˈpoʊzəl fər rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɛz ˈfaɪtər ˈpaɪləts. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər, ˈneɪvi ʧif ˈædmərəl hæd ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ðə ˈneɪvi ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɛz ˈpaɪləts fər ɪts sərˈveɪləns ˈɛrˌkræft. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi hæd ruld aʊt ˈkɑmbæt roʊl fər ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə fɔrs fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ du tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt rulz. tɪl ˈrisəntli, ðə θri ˈsərvɪsɪz hæd bɪn koʊld tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈhævɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈkɑmbæt roʊlz ənd ˈsaɪtɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrizənz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm dɪˈplɔɪmənt ˈɪʃuz tɪ ˈlɑʤɪŋ ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl pərˈæmətərz.
it's true that sen. bernie sanders (i-vt.) has called himself a "democratic socialist" (3:10 in the video); however, he's clearly stated, "no, i do not believe government should control everything." while his attempts at breaking up the banks will be attacked as socialism from republicans and even hillary clinton supporters, sanders is closer to president theodore roosevelt than the fabricated meaning socialism has become in our political climate. when republicans call sanders a socialist, what they really mean is a man courageous enough to act like presidents roosevelt and taft. advertisement when republicans call sanders a socialist, ignoring then-gov. jan brewer's (r) expansion of medicaid in arizona, president george w. bush's $400 billion medicare bill and sen. ted cruz (r-texas) enrolling in obamacare. the word "socialist" is both a political insult and a way of life for conservatives throughout the united states. according to pew research, 52 percent of republicans "say they have benefited from a major entitlement program at some point in their lives" and 85 percent of republicans believe that medicare "has been very for the country." cbs news finds that 89 percent of tea party advocates disagree with president obama's expansion of government, but 62 percent of the tea party believes that "social security and medicare are worth the costs to taxpayers." in terms of poverty, forbes writes that louisiana, arkansas, west virginia and mississippi (staunchly conservative states that went for nominee in 2012) are the poorest states in the nation with "the highest percentages of households earning less than $24,999 annually." as a result, louisiana, tennessee, west virginia and mississippi have the highest number of food stamp recipients in the nation. in terms of the poorest region of the u.s., the wall street journal states that one recent study "points to the south where a majority (59%) of counties now struggle with both high poverty and inequality." although the consistently works to cut government assistance programs, most southern states have voted for a republican presidential candidate consistently since 1972. any expansion of government assistance programs is derided as "socialism" by republicans, yet many conservatives fail to see the irony in a sign that reads, "keep your government hands off my medicare!" with sanders against the partnership and has made an issue of america's shrinking manufacturing sector, president reagan's policies mirrored the concerns of vermont's junior senator. when the auto industry needed government intervention, reagan stated, "i have proposed an acceleration in the rate of government purchases of motor vehicles." as for the belief that reagan kept government away from industry, the gipper also stated: "the u.s. government will spend about $100 million more on government vehicles this fiscal year, which, while helping the industry, will also lower the government's operating costs." in addition, a new york times article highlights that reagan was always willing to utilize government's influence in order to help business: reagan often broke with dogma. he arranged for voluntary restraint agreements to limit imports of automobiles and steel. he provided temporary import relief for harley-davidson. he limited imports of sugar and textiles. in addition to protectionism, reagan's administration bailed out chrysler and the continental illinois national bank and trust company, effectively controlling "over 80 percent of the common stock," according a federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) report. you'll never hear the word "socialist" directed at reagan, but some of his policies, if advocated by a democrat, would be viewed as "socialist" by fox news. reagan was willing to address many of the negative aspects of free trade publicized by sanders. speaking in 1981 to auto workers in detroit, reagan said: "and this is where i think government has a role that it has shirked so far, that is, to convince the japanese that, in one way or another and in their own best interest, the deluge of their cars into the united states must be slowed while our industry gets back on its feet." long before george w. bush's $700 billion financial bailout that "would effectively nationalize an array of mortgages and securities backed by them" as described by the wall street journal, another republican used government to address the shortcomings of capitalism. theodore roosevelt stood up to banks, standard oil and powerful business interests. if fox news were around during tenure in office, he'd be called a "socialist," primarily because, as the heritage foundation states, roosevelt strengthened government control of business: as [p]resident, he pushed executive powers to new limits, arguing that the rise of industrial capitalism had rendered limited government obsolete. he took on the captains of industry and argued for greater government control over the economy, pursuing a strategy of antitrust prosecutions and regulatory control. is sanders the reincarnation of roosevelt? sanders has championed environmental causes, stands up to wall street and today's "captains of industry," and wants to break up the banks. similar to standard oil and other monopolies during roosevelt's era, the top six banks today control 60 percent of u.s. gross domestic product, which is why sanders feels the need to ensure that no bank is too big to fail anymore. even bill had a difficult time in one segment disagreeing with sanders, and even admitted to sanders (2:50 in the video), "you know teddy roosevelt, did a little bit of what you're suggesting." roosevelt presided over 45 antitrust actions, while william howard taft presided over 90 sherman antitrust act lawsuits, and both republican presidents weren't afraid to utilize government power in order to regulate industries. there are many other examples in u.s. history of government intervention in the economy, from president franklin roosevelt's new deal to president nixon's price controls. as for nixon, few people would ever call him a socialist, but he stated the following in an address to the nation: therefore, i have decided that a new system for export controls on food products is needed a system designed to hold the price of animal and other grains in the american market to levels that will make it possible to produce meat and eggs and milk at prices you can afford. in contrast, sanders doesn't want to implement price controls like nixon, or nationalize a bank like reagan or engage in a series of antitrust lawsuits like roosevelt and taft. vermont's junior senator isn't a socialist in the manner that the word is used to demean politicians in america. his economic goals are rational ones: ensuring we don't end up with yet another financial collapse and decreasing rampant wealth inequality. however, if anyone ever the word as an epithet at sanders, the policies of theodore roosevelt, reagan and other presidents should instantly come to mind. yes, sanders has called himself a "democratic socialist"; however, this label is entirely different from the term most people ascribe to nationalizing banks or putting government in control of the economy. in reality, it only means an emphasis primarily on reducing wealth inequality, limiting corporate excesses and ensuring people have rights like healthcare. as a senator and representative in congress, he's put the philosophy to use within the parameters of america's economic system, not some imaginary economic world that will eventually be created by his detractors. this philosophy is more in line with theodore roosevelt and other icons than karl marx so when fox news and others refer to his reference of being a democratic socialist, they'll most likely completely misuse the term. goodman is an author and a journalist.
ɪts tru ðət sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz (i-vt*.) həz kɔld hɪmˈsɛlf ə "ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪst" ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ); ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hiz ˈklɪrli ˈsteɪtɪd, "noʊ, aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd kənˈtroʊl ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ." waɪl hɪz əˈtɛmpts æt ˈbreɪkɪŋ əp ðə bæŋks wɪl bi əˈtækt ɛz ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm frəm rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈivɪn ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən səˈpɔrtərz, ˈsændərz ɪz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈθiəˌdɔr ˈruzəˌvɛlt ðən ðə ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈminɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm həz bɪˈkəm ɪn ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt. wɪn rɪˈpəblɪkənz kɔl ˈsændərz ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst, wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli min ɪz ə mæn kərˈeɪʤəs ɪˈnəf tɪ ækt laɪk ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ˈruzəˌvɛlt ənd tæft. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wɪn rɪˈpəblɪkənz kɔl ˈsændərz ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst, ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ then-gov*. ʤæn bruərz (ɑr) ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈbʊʃɪz 400 ˈbɪljən ˈmɛdəˌkɛr bɪl ənd sɛn. tɛd kruz (r-texas*) ɛnˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn obamacare*. ðə wərd "ˈsoʊʃəlɪst" ɪz boʊθ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˈsəlt ənd ə weɪ əv laɪf fər kənˈsərvətɪvz θruaʊt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pju ˈrisərʧ, 52 pərˈsɛnt əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz "seɪ ðeɪ hæv ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ə ˈmeɪʤər ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ˈproʊˌgræm æt səm pɔɪnt ɪn ðɛr lɪvz" ənd 85 pərˈsɛnt əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz bɪˈliv ðət ˈmɛdəˌkɛr "həz bɪn ˈvɛri fər ðə ˈkəntri." ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz faɪndz ðət 89 pərˈsɛnt əv ti ˈpɑrti ˈædvəˌkeɪts dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈgəvərnmənt, bət 62 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ti ˈpɑrti bɪˈlivz ðət "ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ər wərθ ðə kɔsts tɪ ˈtækˌspeɪərz." ɪn tərmz əv ˈpɑvərti, fɔrbz raɪts ðət luˌiziˈænə, ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə ənd ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi (ˈstɔnʧli kənˈsərvətɪv steɪts ðət wɛnt fər ˌnɑməˈni ɪn 2012 ər ðə ˈpurɪst steɪts ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən wɪθ "ðə haɪəst pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ˈərnɪŋ lɛs ðən ˈænjuəli." ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, luˌiziˈænə, ˌtɛnəˈsi, wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə ənd ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi hæv ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər əv fud stæmp rɪˈsɪpiənts ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈpurɪst ˈriʤən əv ðə juz., ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl steɪts ðət wən ˈrisənt ˈstədi "pɔɪnts tɪ ðə saʊθ wɛr ə məˈʤɔrəti 59 əv ˈkaʊntiz naʊ ˈstrəgəl wɪθ boʊθ haɪ ˈpɑvərti ənd ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti." ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə kənˈsɪstəntli wərks tɪ kət ˈgəvərnmənt əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræmz, moʊst ˈsəðərn steɪts hæv ˈvoʊtɪd fər ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt kənˈsɪstəntli sɪns 1972 ˈɛni ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈgəvərnmənt əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪz dɪˈraɪdɪd ɛz "ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm" baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz, jɛt ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪvz feɪl tɪ si ðə ˈaɪrəni ɪn ə saɪn ðət ridz, "kip jʊr ˈgəvərnmənt hænz ɔf maɪ ˈmɛdəˌkɛr!" wɪθ ˈsændərz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ənd həz meɪd ən ˈɪʃu əv əˈmɛrɪkəz ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈsɛktər, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrigənz ˈpɑləsiz ˈmɪrərd ðə kənˈsərnz əv vərˈmɑnts ˈʤunjər ˈsɛnətər. wɪn ðə ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪndəstri ˈnidɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, ˈrigən ˈsteɪtɪd, "aɪ hæv prəˈpoʊzd ən ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə reɪt əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpərʧəsɪz əv ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəlz." ɛz fər ðə bɪˈlif ðət ˈrigən kɛpt ˈgəvərnmənt əˈweɪ frəm ˈɪndəstri, ðə ˈgɪpər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd: "ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl spɛnd əˈbaʊt 100 ˈmɪljən mɔr ɔn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈviɪkəlz ðɪs ˈfɪskəl jɪr, wɪʧ, waɪl ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˈɪndəstri, wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ loʊər ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kɔsts." ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðət ˈrigən wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪz ˈgəvərnmənts ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hɛlp ˈbɪznɪs: ˈrigən ˈɔfən broʊk wɪθ ˈdɑgmə. hi əreɪnʤd fər ˈvɑləntɛri rɪˈstreɪnt əˈgrimənts tɪ ˈlɪmət ˌɪmˈpɔrts əv ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz ənd stil. hi prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrt rɪˈlif fər harley-davidson*. hi ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrts əv ˈʃʊgər ənd ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm, ˈrigənz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən beɪld aʊt ˈkraɪslər ənd ðə ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˈnæʃənəl bæŋk ənd trəst ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈifɛktɪvli kənˈtroʊlɪŋ "ˈoʊvər 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈkɑmən stɑk," əˈkɔrdɪŋ ə ˈfɛdərəl dɪˈpɑzət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (fdic*) rɪˈpɔrt. jul ˈnɛvər hir ðə wərd "ˈsoʊʃəlɪst" dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ˈrigən, bət səm əv hɪz ˈpɑləsiz, ɪf ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈdɛməˌkræt, wʊd bi vjud ɛz "ˈsoʊʃəlɪst" baɪ fɑks nuz. ˈrigən wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈæˌspɛkts əv fri treɪd ˈpəblɪˌsaɪzd baɪ ˈsændərz. ˈspikɪŋ ɪn 1981 tɪ ˈɔtoʊ ˈwərkərz ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ˈrigən sɛd: "ənd ðɪs ɪz wɛr aɪ θɪŋk ˈgəvərnmənt həz ə roʊl ðət ɪt həz ʃərkt soʊ fɑr, ðət ɪz, tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ðət, ɪn wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər ənd ɪn ðɛr oʊn bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ðə ˈdɛljuʤ əv ðɛr kɑz ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts məst bi sloʊd waɪl ɑr ˈɪndəstri gɪts bæk ɔn ɪts fit." lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈbʊʃɪz 700 ˈbɪljən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbeɪˌlaʊt ðət "wʊd ˈifɛktɪvli ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz ən əreɪ əv ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz ənd sɪˈkjʊrətiz bækt baɪ ðɛm" ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl, əˈnəðər rɪˈpəblɪkən juzd ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ˈθiəˌdɔr ˈruzəˌvɛlt stʊd əp tɪ bæŋks, ˈstændərd ɔɪl ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪntərɪsts. ɪf fɑks nuz wər əraʊnd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtɛnjər ɪn ˈɔfəs, hid bi kɔld ə "ˈsoʊʃəlɪst," praɪˈmɛrəli bɪˈkəz, ɛz ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ faʊnˈdeɪʃən steɪts, ˈruzəˌvɛlt ˈstrɛŋθənd ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈtroʊl əv ˈbɪznɪs: ɛz [p]resident*, hi pʊʃt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊərz tɪ nu ˈlɪmɪts, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə raɪz əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm hæd ˈrɛndərd ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɑbsəˈlit. hi tʊk ɔn ðə ˈkæptənz əv ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈɑrgjud fər ˈgreɪtər ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, pərˈsuɪŋ ə ˈstrætəʤi əv ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri kənˈtroʊl. ɪz ˈsændərz ðə ˌriɪnkɑrˈneɪʃən əv ˈruzəˌvɛlt? ˈsændərz həz ˈʧæmpiənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈkɔzɪz, stændz əp tɪ wɔl strit ənd ˈtudeɪz "ˈkæptənz əv ˈɪndəstri," ənd wɔnts tɪ breɪk əp ðə bæŋks. ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈstændərd ɔɪl ənd ˈəðər məˈnɑpəliz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈruzəˌvɛlts ˈɪrə, ðə tɔp sɪks bæŋks təˈdeɪ kənˈtroʊl 60 pərˈsɛnt əv juz. groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈsændərz filz ðə nid tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət noʊ bæŋk ɪz tu bɪg tɪ feɪl ˌɛniˈmɔr. ˈivɪn bɪl hæd ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm ɪn wən ˌsɛgˈmɛnt dɪsəˈgriɪŋ wɪθ ˈsændərz, ənd ˈivɪn ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈsændərz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ), "ju noʊ ˈtɛdi ˈruzəˌvɛlt, dɪd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv wət jʊr səˈʤɛstɪŋ." ˈruzəˌvɛlt prɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈoʊvər 45 ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈækʃənz, waɪl ˈwɪljəm haʊərd tæft prɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈoʊvər 90 ˈʃərmən ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ækt ˈlɔˌsuts, ənd boʊθ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts wərənt əˈfreɪd tɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪz ˈgəvərnmənt paʊər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ˈɪndəstriz. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈəðər ɪgˈzæmpəlz ɪn juz. ˈhɪstəri əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, frəm ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈfræŋklɪn ˈruzəˌvɛlts nu dil tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈnɪksənz praɪs kənˈtroʊlz. ɛz fər ˈnɪksən, fju ˈpipəl wʊd ˈɛvər kɔl ɪm ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst, bət hi ˈsteɪtɪd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪn ən ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ðə ˈneɪʃən: ˈðɛrˌfɔr, aɪ hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ə nu ˈsɪstəm fər ˈɛkspɔrt kənˈtroʊlz ɔn fud ˈprɑdəkts ɪz ˈnidɪd ə ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ hoʊld ðə praɪs əv ˈænəməl ənd ˈəðər greɪnz ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ ˈlɛvəlz ðət wɪl meɪk ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈproʊdus mit ənd ɛgz ənd mɪlk æt ˈpraɪsɪz ju kən əˈfɔrd. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈsændərz ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt praɪs kənˈtroʊlz laɪk ˈnɪksən, ər ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz ə bæŋk laɪk ˈrigən ər ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈlɔˌsuts laɪk ˈruzəˌvɛlt ənd tæft. vərˈmɑnts ˈʤunjər ˈsɛnətər ˈɪzənt ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ɪn ðə ˈmænər ðət ðə wərd ɪz juzd tɪ dɪˈmin ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. hɪz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk goʊlz ər ˈræʃənəl wənz: ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ wi doʊnt ɛnd əp wɪθ jɛt əˈnəðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kəˈlæps ənd ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ ˈræmpənt wɛlθ ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛvər ðə wərd ɛz ən ˈɛpəˌθɛt æt ˈsændərz, ðə ˈpɑləsiz əv ˈθiəˌdɔr ˈruzəˌvɛlt, ˈrigən ənd ˈəðər ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ʃʊd ˈɪnstəntli kəm tɪ maɪnd. jɛs, ˈsændərz həz kɔld hɪmˈsɛlf ə "ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪst"; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈleɪbəl ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə tərm moʊst ˈpipəl əˈskraɪb tɪ ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪzɪŋ bæŋks ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪt ˈoʊnli minz ən ˈɛmfəsɪs praɪˈmɛrəli ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ wɛlθ ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti, ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈkɔrpərət ˌɛkˈsɛsɪz ənd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈpipəl hæv raɪts laɪk ˈhɛlθˌkɛr. ɛz ə ˈsɛnətər ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs, hiz pʊt ðə fəˈlɑsəfi tɪ juz wɪˈθɪn ðə pərˈæmətərz əv əˈmɛrɪkəz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsɪstəm, nɑt səm ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk wərld ðət wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ hɪz dɪˈtræktərz. ðɪs fəˈlɑsəfi ɪz mɔr ɪn laɪn wɪθ ˈθiəˌdɔr ˈruzəˌvɛlt ənd ˈəðər ˈaɪˌkɑnz ðən kɑrl mɑrks soʊ wɪn fɑks nuz ənd ˈəðərz rɪˈfər tɪ hɪz ˈrɛfərəns əv biɪŋ ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsoʊʃəlɪst, ðɛl moʊst ˈlaɪkli kəmˈplitli mɪsˈjuz ðə tərm. ˈgʊdmən ɪz ən ˈɔθər ənd ə ˈʤərnəlɪst.
the uruguayan joined the rest of the squad in asia having spent some extra time away from football following the world cup. chelsea are weighing up a move for paris striker, sources have told. - lythell: chelsea' ex files - questions mentality - worrall: chelsea youths need strong preseason a long-term link to stamford bridge, the uruguay international joining jose's side would be dependent on a number of factors, not least chelsea's need to comply with regulations. apart from already having exceeded the quota for foreign players over the age of 21 by one -- with didier taking them to 18 -- the london club are also increasingly conscious of financial fair play. it is expected that czech goalkeeper petr cech could move on, however, and that any purchase of would finally see the sale of fernando torres. furthermore, the departure of to everton brought in 28 million pounds, freeing up more funds. all-time highest transfer fees 1) gareth bale -- tottenham to real madrid, sept. 2013 2) cristiano -- man to r. madrid, june 2009 3) luis suarez -- liverpool to barcelona, july 2014 4) james rodriguez -- monaco to real madrid, july 2014 5) angel di maria -- real madrid to man, aug. 2014 6) -- ac milan to real madrid, june 2009 sources told that chelsea have been quoted a price of 40 million pounds by for, and that the player is eager to move to stamford bridge -- despite a public declaration that he would prefer to stay in france. there has already been preliminary contact between the london club and the player's camp, although chelsea are still assessing the best course of action. with having regularly complained about his forward line's lack of goals last season, signing and selling torres would mean his attack has been completely overhauled, after the purchases of diego costa and didier as well as the departures of ba and samuel eto'o. from a tactical point of view, would also provide the type of pace on the break that favours in his teams, and that was sorely missing over the campaign. edinson moved to paris from napoli in july 2013. the uruguayan has endured a largely disappointing time in 1, with that reflected in the apparent drop in price. the 40 million pound fee believed to have been quoted to chelsea would be 15 million pounds lower than the 55 million pounds he went to the french champions for last summer. ironically, one of's worst performances came in the champions league second leg away to chelsea, but that has not deterred either club or player -- particularly since he has often been played away from his best role. sources close to say that, in private, he is very eager for the move. although he seemed to publicly play down any departure on thursday, the very same comments also left the possibility of a move open. "i am certain to stay, why wouldn't i be? i feel great in paris," said. "i have a contract to respect with. i'm calm. i prefer to be here. i feel good here. but as i have said before, it doesn't only depend on the player, but also on certain things that can happen at the club." in that regard, the player's sale would also allow paris to conform to themselves, while still signing transfer target angel di maria from real madrid. the french club effectively have to sell big before they can buy again, so's transfer may actually set a number of moves in motion. manchester united have also been as a possible destination but sources told that, so far, that is no more than the player's camp floating possible destinations.
ðə ˌjərəgˈweɪən ʤɔɪnd ðə rɛst əv ðə skwɑd ɪn ˈeɪʒə ˈhævɪŋ spɛnt səm ˈɛkstrə taɪm əˈweɪ frəm ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə wərld kəp. ˈʧɛlsi ər weɪɪŋ əp ə muv fər ˈpɛrɪs ˈstraɪkər, ˈsɔrsəz hæv toʊld. lythell*: ˈʧɛlsi' ɛks faɪlz kˈwɛsʧənz mɛnˈtælɪti ˈwərrəl: ˈʧɛlsi juθs nid strɔŋ ˌpriˈsizən ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm lɪŋk tɪ ˈstæmfərd brɪʤ, ðə ˈjərəgˌweɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˌhoʊˈzeɪ saɪd wʊd bi dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz, nɑt list ˈʧɛlsiz nid tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. əˈpɑrt frəm ɔˈrɛdi ˈhævɪŋ ɪkˈsidɪd ðə kˈwoʊtə fər ˈfɔrən pleɪərz ˈoʊvər ðə eɪʤ əv 21 baɪ wən wɪθ ˈdɪdiər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm tɪ 18 ðə ˈləndən kləb ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈkɑnʃəs əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fɛr pleɪ. ɪt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət ʧɛk ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈpɛtər sɛk kʊd muv ɔn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd ðət ˈɛni ˈpərʧəs əv wʊd ˈfaɪnəli si ðə seɪl əv fərˈnɑndoʊ ˈtɔˌrɛz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv tɪ ˈɛvərtən brɔt ɪn 28 ˈmɪljən paʊnz, friɪŋ əp mɔr fəndz. ˌɔlˈtaɪm haɪəst ˈtrænsfər fiz 1 ˈgɛrɪθ beɪl ˈtɑtənˌhæm tɪ ril məˈdrɪd, sɛpt. 2013 2 kristiˈɑnoʊ mæn tɪ ɑr. məˈdrɪd, ʤun 2009 3 luis swɑˈrɛz ˈlɪvərˌpul tɪ ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 4 ʤeɪmz rɑˈdrigɛz ˈmɑnəˌkoʊ tɪ ril məˈdrɪd, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 5 ˈeɪnʤəl di mərˈiə ril məˈdrɪd tɪ mæn, ˈɔgəst. 2014 6 ˈeɪˈsi ˈmaɪˌlæn tɪ ril məˈdrɪd, ʤun 2009 ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ðət ˈʧɛlsi hæv bɪn kˈwoʊtɪd ə praɪs əv 40 ˈmɪljən paʊnz baɪ fər, ənd ðət ðə pleɪər ɪz ˈigər tɪ muv tɪ ˈstæmfərd brɪʤ dɪˈspaɪt ə ˈpəblɪk ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ðət hi wʊd prɪˈfər tɪ steɪ ɪn fræns. ðɛr həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈkɑnˌtækt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈləndən kləb ənd ðə pleɪərz kæmp, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈʧɛlsi ər stɪl əˈsɛsɪŋ ðə bɛst kɔrs əv ˈækʃən. wɪθ ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɛgjələrli kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈfɔrwərd laɪnz læk əv goʊlz læst ˈsizən, ˈsaɪnɪŋ ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈtɔˌrɛz wʊd min hɪz əˈtæk həz bɪn kəmˈplitli ˈoʊvərˌhɔld, ˈæftər ðə ˈpərʧəsɪz əv diˈeɪgoʊ ˈkɔstɑ ənd ˈdɪdiər ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə dɪˈpɑrʧərz əv ˌbiˈeɪ ənd ˈsæmjul eto'o*. frəm ə ˈtæktɪkəl pɔɪnt əv vju, wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪd ðə taɪp əv peɪs ɔn ðə breɪk ðət ˈfeɪvərz ɪn hɪz timz, ənd ðət wɑz ˈsɔrli ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə kæmˈpeɪn. muvd tɪ ˈpɛrɪs frəm ˈnæpəli ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 ðə ˌjərəgˈweɪən həz ɪnˈdʊrd ə ˈlɑrʤli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ taɪm ɪn 1 wɪθ ðət rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə əˈpɛrənt drɔp ɪn praɪs. ðə 40 ˈmɪljən paʊnd fi bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn kˈwoʊtɪd tɪ ˈʧɛlsi wʊd bi 15 ˈmɪljən paʊnz loʊər ðən ðə 55 ˈmɪljən paʊnz hi wɛnt tɪ ðə frɛnʧ ˈʧæmpiənz fər læst ˈsəmər. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, wən əv wərst pərˈfɔrmənsɪz keɪm ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈsɛkənd lɛg əˈweɪ tɪ ˈʧɛlsi, bət ðət həz nɑt dɪˈtərd ˈiðər kləb ər pleɪər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli sɪns hi həz ˈɔfən bɪn pleɪd əˈweɪ frəm hɪz bɛst roʊl. ˈsɔrsəz kloʊz tɪ seɪ ðət, ɪn ˈpraɪvət, hi ɪz ˈvɛri ˈigər fər ðə muv. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi simd tɪ ˈpəblɪkli pleɪ daʊn ˈɛni dɪˈpɑrʧər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈvɛri seɪm ˈkɑmɛnts ˈɔlsoʊ lɛft ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə muv ˈoʊpən. "aɪ æm ˈsərtən tɪ steɪ, waɪ ˈwʊdənt aɪ bi? aɪ fil greɪt ɪn ˈpɛrɪs," sɛd. "aɪ hæv ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɪ rɪˈspɛkt wɪθ. əm kɑm. aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ bi hir. aɪ fil gʊd hir. bət ɛz aɪ hæv sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr, ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈoʊnli dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðə pleɪər, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈsərtən θɪŋz ðət kən ˈhæpən æt ðə kləb." ɪn ðət rɪˈgɑrd, ðə pleɪərz seɪl wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊ ˈpɛrɪs tɪ kənˈfɔrm tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz, waɪl stɪl ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈtrænsfər ˈtərgət ˈeɪnʤəl di mərˈiə frəm ril məˈdrɪd. ðə frɛnʧ kləb ˈifɛktɪvli hæv tɪ sɛl bɪg ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kən baɪ əˈgɛn, soʊ ˈtrænsfər meɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛt ə ˈnəmbər əv muvz ɪn ˈmoʊʃən. ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ɛz ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən bət ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ðət, soʊ fɑr, ðət ɪz noʊ mɔr ðən ðə pleɪərz kæmp ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈpɑsəbəl ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz.
image copyright image caption china's defence minister chang has suggested drills for "maritime rescues and disaster relief" china has proposed joint maritime drills with south east asian nations in the hotly contested south china sea in 2016. beijing is currently hosting an informal meeting for defence ministers from the region. china's defence minister chang has suggested drills for "maritime rescues and disaster relief". china's reclamation activities in the sea in recent years have raised tensions with its neighbours. the philippines and vietnam, in particular, have overlapping claims with china. china's proposal comes a week after the us announced it was considering sending ships to an area of the south china sea china has claimed for itself, a suggestion which sparked strong words from china. read more: what is the south china sea dispute? the suggestion for joint drills was made on friday at a meeting with defence ministers from the association of southeast asian nations (asean) regional alliance. the drills would be one way of achieving the aim of "jointly solving disputes and controlling risks", china's defence ministry said in a statement. the offer "indicates potential for the conflict to de-escalate" and if asean states agreed, the drills would be "a measure that can ease tensions", military studies research fellow daniel wei boon chua, of the s rajaratnam school of international studies in singapore, told the bbc. william choong, senior fellow at ii-ss, called it "a conciliatory effort at blunting the bad press" and "to tamp down the temperature when you have us navy ships possibly sailing in." but he felt that the drills would be "unlikely" to take off, "because i don't see any concerted from asean on joint patrols," he said. asean has had internal disagreements on a response to china on the south china sea dispute. image copyright ap image caption china has been reclaiming various islands and reefs in the area including mischief reef china has been accused of and illegally expanding its maritime claims by reclaiming land around island reefs and building airstrips and structures on them. the us has called on china to halt such activities. vietnam on tuesday alleged that china was constructing two lighthouses in the islands, and said it "resolutely rejects and vehemently protests china's action." the country saw protests last year over a chinese oil rig in a disputed area. the philippines has also taken china to a united nations tribunal for arbitration over china's claims, although beijing has refused to participate in the process. china has insisted that it is developing areas within its sovereignty and that the structures are for civilian purposes such as fishing and rescue work.
ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈʧaɪnəz dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər ʧæŋ həz səˈʤɛstɪd drɪlz fər "ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈrɛˌskjuz ənd dɪˈzæstər rɪˈlif" ˈʧaɪnə həz prəˈpoʊzd ʤɔɪnt ˈmærəˌtaɪm drɪlz wɪθ saʊθ ist ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈhɑtli kənˈtɛstəd saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si ɪn 2016 ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈhoʊstɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈmitɪŋ fər dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstərz frəm ðə ˈriʤən. ˈʧaɪnəz dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər ʧæŋ həz səˈʤɛstɪd drɪlz fər "ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈrɛˌskjuz ənd dɪˈzæstər rɪˈlif". ˈʧaɪnəz ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn ðə si ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz hæv reɪzd ˈtɛnʧənz wɪθ ɪts ˈneɪbərz. ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, hæv ˈoʊvərˌlæpɪŋ kleɪmz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. ˈʧaɪnəz prəˈpoʊzəl kəmz ə wik ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈnaʊnst ɪt wɑz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈsɛndɪŋ ʃɪps tɪ ən ˈɛriə əv ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si ˈʧaɪnə həz kleɪmd fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ə səˈʤɛsʧən wɪʧ spɑrkt strɔŋ wərdz frəm ˈʧaɪnə. rɛd mɔr: wət ɪz ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si dɪˈspjut? ðə səˈʤɛsʧən fər ʤɔɪnt drɪlz wɑz meɪd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt ə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstərz frəm ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃənz (ˌæˈzeɪən) ˈriʤənəl əˈlaɪəns. ðə drɪlz wʊd bi wən weɪ əv əˈʧivɪŋ ðə eɪm əv "ˈʤɔɪntli ˈsɑlvɪŋ dɪˈspjuts ənd kənˈtroʊlɪŋ rɪsks", ˈʧaɪnəz dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈɔfər "ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt tɪ de-escalate*" ənd ɪf ˌæˈzeɪən steɪts əˈgrid, ðə drɪlz wʊd bi "ə ˈmɛʒər ðət kən iz ˈtɛnʧənz", ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈstədiz ˈrisərʧ ˈfɛloʊ ˈdænjəl weɪ bun kwɑ, əv ðə ɛs rɑʤərˈɑtnɑm skul əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədiz ɪn ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr, toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi. ˈwɪljəm ʧuŋ, ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ æt ii-ss*, kɔld ɪt "ə kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔri ˈɛfərt æt ˈbləntɪŋ ðə bæd prɛs" ənd "tɪ tæmp daʊn ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər wɪn ju hæv ˈjuˈɛs ˈneɪvi ʃɪps ˈpɑsəbli ˈseɪlɪŋ ɪn." bət hi fɛlt ðət ðə drɪlz wʊd bi "ənˈlaɪkli" tɪ teɪk ɔf, "bɪˈkəz aɪ doʊnt si ˈɛni kənˈsərtɪd frəm ˌæˈzeɪən ɔn ʤɔɪnt pəˈtroʊlz," hi sɛd. ˌæˈzeɪən həz hæd ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts ɔn ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈʧaɪnə ɔn ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə si dɪˈspjut. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌeɪˈpi ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈʧaɪnə həz bɪn riˈkleɪmɪŋ ˈvɛriəs ˈaɪləndz ənd rifs ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪsʧəf rif ˈʧaɪnə həz bɪn əˈkjuzd əv ənd ˌɪˈligəli ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪts ˈmærəˌtaɪm kleɪmz baɪ riˈkleɪmɪŋ lænd əraʊnd ˈaɪlənd rifs ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɛrˌstrɪps ənd ˈstrəkʧərz ɔn ðɛm. ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz kɔld ɔn ˈʧaɪnə tɪ hɔlt səʧ ækˈtɪvɪtiz. viˌɛtˈnɑm ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ əˈlɛʤd ðət ˈʧaɪnə wɑz kənˈstrəktɪŋ tu ˈlaɪˌthaʊzəz ɪn ðə ˈaɪləndz, ənd sɛd ɪt "ˈrɛzəˌlutli ˈriʤɛkts ənd ˈviəməntli ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈʧaɪnəz ˈækʃən." ðə ˈkəntri sɔ ˈproʊˌtɛsts læst jɪr ˈoʊvər ə ʧaɪˈniz ɔɪl rɪg ɪn ə dɪˈspjutɪd ˈɛriə. ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkən ˈʧaɪnə tɪ ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz trəˈbjunəl fər ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən ˈoʊvər ˈʧaɪnəz kleɪmz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ həz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈʧaɪnə həz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ɪt ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈɛriəz wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˈsɑvrənti ənd ðət ðə ˈstrəkʧərz ər fər səˈvɪljən ˈpərpəsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈfɪʃɪŋ ənd ˈrɛskju wərk.
reenactment photo courtesy the author summer break sounds amazing in june, but by august the teens have grown restless. they're broke, they've got all these hormones that they can't properly act on, and mom's at work. today's teens are left at home with little more than technology and other teens to keep them company. it's with this sense of boredom and the possibility of danger in mind that we turn to our top story this week in teens. a boy in florida got a snapchat of his cousin holding a stack of cash, so he and four of his friends decided to rob his cousin's house. they would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for his cousin's pesky dogs, and the fact that the rest of his family was home. the teens ran from the house, taking a laptop with them, but were caught by that's what happens when your aunt sees you robbing her house. this story is truly a perfect of the way teens live now. the traditional teen traits of idiocy and responding to the pressures of capitalism with petty crime are compounded by technology. snapchat, an app that's wildly popular among young people, is being valued at around $10 billion. teens are an instrumental part of the success, so there's a certain poetry in the idea that the app is inspiring them to commit crimes for cash. check out the rest of this week in teens: -the website action news now reported that a in anderson, california, died after what the teen thought was cocaine turned out to be poison. following this incident, the anderson police department issued a statement telling parents to "talk to your kids. monitor their lives as much as possible. educate them. communicate with them. make every effort to steer them in the right direction." while your this week in teens columnist is usually pretty skeptical of rhetoric, they're right. teens really have no business taking cocaine. for parents who want to talk to their kids but don't know how, we've helpfully compiled the following real facts behind cocaine use. the energy drink version isn't much better than the real thing. photo via flickr user lauri rantala cocaine is, by most measures, a pretty unjustifiable drug to use. its production destroys the environment and its sale goes to support murderous drug cartels. plus, it's minimum wage, a small bag of cocaine costs like eight hours! and here's why people take cocaine: it makes other people who want cocaine hang out with you, it's fun to go into bar bathrooms with another person, and wasting money feels good. cocaine activates the same pleasure centers in your brain as breaking champagne glasses or taking an uber. teens who want to use drugs should stick with pot and psychedelics, drugs that coincide with their unique ability to identify hypocrites and see the world as it really is. if teens want to feel wired, they should use energy drinks or adderall, two fairly affordable substances that they already have easy access to. there's a time and a place for cocaine, and that time is almost maybe just once more (i mean honestly i haven't heard this interpol song in a decade and it really holds can really feel that bass line). this teen needs more sleep. photo via flickr user sheila steele -adults use cocaine to stay up later than their day jobs and five would otherwise allow, but you know who's naturally really, really good at staying up late? teens. unfortunately, they eventually have to turn off the playstation and go to bed since they have school and all. now the american academy of pediatrics wants schools to start later than am, so that students will have a better chance of getting the recommended hours of sleep. students could mean better grades, higher test scores, and lower incidences of depression, obesity, and car crashes. but changing school times means shifting the schedules of teachers, sports, and parents, so it's unlikely that this recommendation will be implemented any time soon. which is too bad, because our teens aren't just going to decide to start going to bed early. as sleep researcher dr. judith owens what is surely an homage to sammy "i can't drive average teenager can't fall asleep at 11." -“a lack of sleep is just another factor that contributes to teens’ behavior,” is something that a pessimist might say. my glass is half full of monster, and i choose to see behavior as behavior. teens in hong kong climbed atop a skyscraper to eat a banana and take a selfie, resulting in what some are calling the "world's scariest selfie" and what google news is calling over 100 articles. enough has been written about whether or not selfies are a vapid reflection of youth emptiness, and even the subculture of climbing dangerous things to take selfies has been documented, but what no one seems to get at is the fundamental of selfies. to wit: at one point in this "most dangerous selfie" video, a teen extends his phone with one of those wildly embarrassing retractable "selfie sticks." sure, climbing on top of a large building in order to take a photo of yourself is scary, but it's far from the attitude that made society admire teens in the first place. in this sense, skyscraper selfies are like longboarding: moderately dangerous, and not very cool. follow hanson o'haver on twitter.
riɪˈnæktmənt ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi ðə ˈɔθər ˈsəmər breɪk saʊnz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɪn ʤun, bət baɪ ˈɔgəst ðə tinz hæv groʊn ˈrɛstləs. ðɛr broʊk, ðeɪv gɑt ɔl ðiz ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz ðət ðeɪ kænt ˈprɑpərli ækt ɔn, ənd mɑmz æt wərk. ˈtudeɪz tinz ər lɛft æt hoʊm wɪθ ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈəðər tinz tɪ kip ðɛm ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪts wɪθ ðɪs sɛns əv ˈbɔrdəm ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈdeɪnʤər ɪn maɪnd ðət wi tərn tɪ ɑr tɔp ˈstɔri ðɪs wik ɪn tinz. ə bɔɪ ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə gɑt ə sˈnæˌpʧæt əv hɪz ˈkəzən ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə stæk əv kæʃ, soʊ hi ənd fɔr əv hɪz frɛndz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ rɑb hɪz ˈkəzənz haʊs. ðeɪ wʊd hæv ˈgɔtən əˈweɪ wɪθ ɪt, tu, ɪf ɪt wərənt fər hɪz ˈkəzənz ˈpɛski dɔgz, ənd ðə fækt ðət ðə rɛst əv hɪz ˈfæməli wɑz hoʊm. ðə tinz ræn frəm ðə haʊs, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈlæpˌtɑp wɪθ ðɛm, bət wər kɔt baɪ ðæts wət ˈhæpənz wɪn jʊr ɔnt siz ju ˈrɑbɪŋ hər haʊs. ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz ˈtruli ə ˈpərˌfɪkt əv ðə weɪ tinz lɪv naʊ. ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl tin treɪts əv ˈɪdiəsi ənd rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈprɛʃərz əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm wɪθ ˈpɛˌti kraɪm ər kəmˈpaʊndɪd baɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi. sˈnæˌpʧæt, ən æp ðæts ˈwaɪldli ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ jəŋ ˈpipəl, ɪz biɪŋ ˈvæljud æt əraʊnd 10 ˈbɪljən. tinz ər ən ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl pɑrt əv ðə səkˈsɛs, soʊ ðɛrz ə ˈsərtən ˈpoʊətri ɪn ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə æp ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ ðɛm tɪ kəˈmɪt kraɪmz fər kæʃ. ʧɛk aʊt ðə rɛst əv ðɪs wik ɪn tinz: -ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈækʃən nuz naʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə ɪn ˈændərsən, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, daɪd ˈæftər wət ðə tin θɔt wɑz koʊˈkeɪn tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˈpɔɪzən. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt, ðə ˈændərsən pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈpɛrənts tɪ "tɔk tɪ jʊr kɪdz. ˈmɑnətər ðɛr lɪvz ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ðɛm. kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ðɛm. meɪk ˈɛvəri ˈɛfərt tɪ stɪr ðɛm ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn." waɪl jʊr ðɪs wik ɪn tinz ˈkɑləmnəst ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈprɪti ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ˈrɛtərɪk, ðɛr raɪt. tinz ˈrɪli hæv noʊ ˈbɪznɪs ˈteɪkɪŋ koʊˈkeɪn. fər ˈpɛrənts hu wɔnt tɪ tɔk tɪ ðɛr kɪdz bət doʊnt noʊ haʊ, wiv ˈhɛlpfəli kəmˈpaɪld ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ril fækts bɪˈhaɪnd koʊˈkeɪn juz. ðə ˈɛnərʤi drɪŋk ˈvərʒən ˈɪzənt məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ril θɪŋ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈviə ˈflɪkər ˈjuzər ˈlɔri rɑnˈtɑlə koʊˈkeɪn ɪz, baɪ moʊst ˈmɛʒərz, ə ˈprɪti ˌənˌʤəstɪˈfaɪəbəl drəg tɪ juz. ɪts pərˈdəkʃən dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ɪts seɪl goʊz tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈmərdərəs drəg kɑrˈtɛlz. pləs, ɪts ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ, ə smɔl bæg əv koʊˈkeɪn kɔsts laɪk eɪt aʊərz! ənd hɪrz waɪ ˈpipəl teɪk koʊˈkeɪn: ɪt meɪks ˈəðər ˈpipəl hu wɔnt koʊˈkeɪn hæŋ aʊt wɪθ ju, ɪts fən tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu bɑr ˈbɑθˌrumz wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈpərsən, ənd ˈweɪstɪŋ ˈməni filz gʊd. koʊˈkeɪn ˈæktəˌveɪts ðə seɪm ˈplɛʒər ˈsɛnərz ɪn jʊr breɪn ɛz ˈbreɪkɪŋ ʃæmˈpeɪn ˈglæsɪz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈubər. tinz hu wɔnt tɪ juz drəgz ʃʊd stɪk wɪθ pɑt ənd psychedelics*, drəgz ðət ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ðɛr juˈnik əˈbɪləˌti tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts ənd si ðə wərld ɛz ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz. ɪf tinz wɔnt tɪ fil waɪərd, ðeɪ ʃʊd juz ˈɛnərʤi drɪŋks ər adderall*, tu ˈfɛrli əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈsəbstənsɪz ðət ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæv ˈizi ˈækˌsɛs tɪ. ðɛrz ə taɪm ənd ə pleɪs fər koʊˈkeɪn, ənd ðət taɪm ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈmeɪbi ʤɪst wəns mɔr (aɪ min ˈɑnəstli aɪ ˈhævənt hərd ðɪs ˈɪntərˌpoʊl sɔŋ ɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd ənd ɪt ˈrɪli hoʊldz kən ˈrɪli fil ðət bæs laɪn). ðɪs tin nidz mɔr slip. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈviə ˈflɪkər ˈjuzər ˈʃilə stil -ˈædəlts juz koʊˈkeɪn tɪ steɪ əp ˈleɪtər ðən ðɛr deɪ ʤɑbz ənd faɪv wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz əˈlaʊ, bət ju noʊ huz ˈnæʧərəli ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli gʊd æt steɪɪŋ əp leɪt? tinz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðeɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli hæv tɪ tərn ɔf ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən ənd goʊ tɪ bɛd sɪns ðeɪ hæv skul ənd ɔl. naʊ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˈkædəmi əv ˌpidiˈætrɪks wɔnts skulz tɪ stɑrt ˈleɪtər ðən æm, soʊ ðət ˈstudənts wɪl hæv ə ˈbɛtər ʧæns əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd aʊərz əv slip. ˈstudənts kʊd min ˈbɛtər greɪdz, haɪər tɛst skɔrz, ənd loʊər ˈɪnsədənsɪz əv dɪˈprɛʃən, əˈbisəti, ənd kɑr ˈkræʃɪz. bət ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ skul taɪmz minz ˈʃɪftɪŋ ðə ˈskɛʤʊlz əv ˈtiʧərz, spɔrts, ənd ˈpɛrənts, soʊ ɪts ənˈlaɪkli ðət ðɪs ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən wɪl bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ˈɛni taɪm sun. wɪʧ ɪz tu bæd, bɪˈkəz ɑr tinz ˈɑrənt ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ stɑrt goʊɪŋ tɪ bɛd ˈərli. ɛz slip ˈrisərʧər ˈdɑktər. ˈʤudɪθ oʊənz wət ɪz ˈʃʊrli ən ˈɑməʤ tɪ ˈsæmi "aɪ kænt draɪv ˈævərɪʤ ˈtiˌneɪʤər kænt fɔl əsˈlip æt 11 læk əv slip ɪz ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈfæktər ðət kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ teens’*’ behavior,”*,” ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ə ˈpɛsəməst maɪt seɪ. maɪ glæs ɪz hæf fʊl əv ˈmɑnstər, ənd aɪ ʧuz tɪ si bɪˈheɪvjər ɛz bɪˈheɪvjər. tinz ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg klaɪmd əˈtɑp ə ˈskaɪˌskreɪpər tɪ it ə bəˈnænə ənd teɪk ə ˈsɛlˌfi, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn wət səm ər ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə "wərldz ˈskɛriəst ˈsɛlˌfi" ənd wət ˈgugəl nuz ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈoʊvər 100 ˈɑrtɪkəlz. ɪˈnəf həz bɪn ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈsɛlˌfiz ər ə ˈvæpɪd rɪˈflɛkʃən əv juθ ˈɛmtinəs, ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈsəbˌkəlʧər əv ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤərəs θɪŋz tɪ teɪk ˈsɛlˌfiz həz bɪn ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd, bət wət noʊ wən simz tɪ gɪt æt ɪz ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl əv ˈsɛlˌfiz. tɪ wɪt: æt wən pɔɪnt ɪn ðɪs "moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈsɛlˌfi" ˈvɪdioʊ, ə tin ɪkˈstɛndz hɪz foʊn wɪθ wən əv ðoʊz ˈwaɪldli ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ riˈtræktəbəl "ˈsɛlˌfi stɪks." ʃʊr, ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɔn tɔp əv ə lɑrʤ ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ teɪk ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪz ˈskɛri, bət ɪts fɑr frəm ðə ˈætəˌtud ðət meɪd soʊˈsaɪɪti ædˈmaɪr tinz ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ɪn ðɪs sɛns, ˈskaɪˌskreɪpər ˈsɛlˌfiz ər laɪk longboarding*: ˈmɑdərətli ˈdeɪnʤərəs, ənd nɑt ˈvɛri kul. ˈfɑloʊ ˈhænsən oʊˈheɪvər ɔn tˈwɪtər.
"we hope this association will go a long way in getting to compete ultimately at the highest level of this sport," he told daily the national. amna won the's max challenge championship last month, and now will move on to the formula 4 championship with the team next season.ultimately, the young driver is setting her sights on the top prize in motor sports - a seat in formula feels really amazing to be the first female driver of the to be racing in formula 4," said, according to website 360 feel very confident that i can do well there and this is the first step to formula 1... i hope i can live up to the expectations of daman speed academy - where i have trained - and of course abu dhabi racing who have placed so much trust in she did make it all the way to formula 1, would be one of only of six women to compete at the sport's highest levels. only two women have ever qualified to begin a grand prix her young age and obvious skill on the track, journalists believe there is no reason can't make has already taken to abu marina racetrack to try out her single-seater, racing car and hopes it will take her to victory next tested the car at marina circuit and in dubai and hope to get good results. my experience will help me - formula 4 is a different strategy but i was within the pace when i tested," she told the-based are a great team who have delivered champions. moreover, lab has come on board to sponsor the first ever female driver at this level of racing, which is will compete in 12 races around the world during the championship, including in her native - where she is guaranteed to have strong support from the local "the flying girl", has the backing of her father, khaled, who is the founder of daman speed academy and managing director at abu dhabi racing he has high hopes for his daughter and is confident she will progress to the most competitive grades of motorsport.
"wi hoʊp ðɪs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪl goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ kəmˈpit ˈəltəmətli æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl əv ðɪs spɔrt," hi toʊld ˈdeɪli ðə ˈnæʃənəl. wən ðə mæks ˈʧælənʤ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp læst mənθ, ənd naʊ wɪl muv ɔn tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ 4 ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə tim nɛkst season.ultimately*, ðə jəŋ ˈdraɪvər ɪz ˈsɛtɪŋ hər saɪts ɔn ðə tɔp praɪz ɪn ˈmoʊtər spɔrts ə sit ɪn ˈfɔrmjələ filz ˈrɪli əˈmeɪzɪŋ tɪ bi ðə fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈdraɪvər əv ðə tɪ bi ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪn ˈfɔrmjələ 4 sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt 360 fil ˈvɛri ˈkɑnfədənt ðət aɪ kən du wɛl ðɛr ənd ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst stɛp tɪ ˈfɔrmjələ 1 aɪ hoʊp aɪ kən lɪv əp tɪ ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ˈdeɪmən spid əˈkædəmi wɛr aɪ hæv treɪnd ənd əv kɔrs ˈæbu ˈdɑbi ˈreɪsɪŋ hu hæv pleɪst soʊ məʧ trəst ɪn ʃi dɪd meɪk ɪt ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ˈfɔrmjələ 1 wʊd bi wən əv ˈoʊnli əv sɪks ˈwɪmən tɪ kəmˈpit æt ðə spɔrts haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz. ˈoʊnli tu ˈwɪmən hæv ˈɛvər kˈwɑləˌfaɪd tɪ bɪˈgɪn ə grænd pri hər jəŋ eɪʤ ənd ˈɑbviəs skɪl ɔn ðə træk, ˈʤərnəlɪsts bɪˈliv ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən kænt meɪk həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈæbu mərˈinə ˈreɪˌstræk tɪ traɪ aʊt hər single-seater*, ˈreɪsɪŋ kɑr ənd hoʊps ɪt wɪl teɪk hər tɪ ˈvɪktəri nɛkst ˈtɛstɪd ðə kɑr æt mərˈinə ˈsərkət ənd ɪn duˈbaɪ ənd hoʊp tɪ gɪt gʊd rɪˈzəlts. maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪl hɛlp mi ˈfɔrmjələ 4 ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstrætəʤi bət aɪ wɑz wɪˈθɪn ðə peɪs wɪn aɪ ˈtɛstɪd," ʃi toʊld ðə ər ə greɪt tim hu hæv dɪˈlɪvərd ˈʧæmpiənz. mɔˈroʊvər, læb həz kəm ɔn bɔrd tɪ ˈspɑnsər ðə fərst ˈɛvər ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈdraɪvər æt ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ˈreɪsɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz wɪl kəmˈpit ɪn 12 ˈreɪsɪz əraʊnd ðə wərld ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn hər ˈneɪtɪv wɛr ʃi ɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid tɪ hæv strɔŋ səˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈloʊkəl "ðə flaɪɪŋ gərl", həz ðə ˈbækɪŋ əv hər ˈfɑðər, ˈkələd, hu ɪz ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ˈdeɪmən spid əˈkædəmi ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər æt ˈæbu ˈdɑbi ˈreɪsɪŋ hi həz haɪ hoʊps fər hɪz ˈdɔtər ənd ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ʃi wɪl ˈprɑˌgrɛs tɪ ðə moʊst kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv greɪdz əv motorsport*.
berkeley, after a group of concerned professors raised alarm bells over a new network monitoring system installed at the university of california, berkeley and the other nine campuses of the university of california system, a separate committee of faculty has now given its blessing. some berkeley faculty remain concerned that their academic freedom has been threatened by the new full packet capture system that sits on each campus edge, however. they say that retaining such information could be used as a way to constrain legitimate discussion or research on controversial topics. last summer, the university of california office of the president (ucop) ordered that a system be installed at all 10 campuses at a total estimated cost of at least a few million dollars. the hardware and software is designed to "detect attacks" and analyze "every single packet that the network." the move came in response to a july 2015 attack against the university of california los angeles health system, which resulted in million records being stolen. following that attack, university of california president janet napolitano, the former secretary of homeland security, moved quickly to bring more digital monitoring onto the campuses, which stretch from berkeley to san diego. the regents, the governing board of the entire system, now face 17 separate lawsuits as a result of the breach atla. similar network monitoring hardware has also been installed at other universities nationwide. "we recognize that the essential openness of the university represents a challenge," david g. kay, a university of california irvine computer science professor and head of the-wide committee, wrote in the monday letter to the academic senate. "we have been informed that the monitoring of communications looked only for ‘malware signatures’ and internet traffic patterns. as neither message content nor browsing activity were monitored, we believe this level of monitoring can be appropriate." but exactly how the operates and what data is being retained and scanned is unknown. kate moser, aop spokeswoman, refused to answer’ specific questions, referring us simply to prepared statements from both napolitano and executive vice president rachael nava. she also pointed us to a new website, security.ucop.edu, which states, is taking appropriate steps to prevent cyber attacks by advanced persistent threat actors." that site also touts the new governance committee, which acts as an umbrella group for the affected campuses, the lawrence berkeley national laboratory, and theop’s own network. opacity the recent arose when ethan ligon, a member of a berkeley information technology committee began alerting other faculty that theop had "intrusive hardware" installed on the campus, "over the objections of our campus it and security experts." that e-mail went out several days after theop formally rejected the berkeley request to shut the system down. "it's a black box," ligon, a professor of agricultural economics, told over coffee at a café this week. "our own it staff don't have any access to it. it's not like their it guys are better qualified than our it guys." he said that many it staff are concerned about speaking out for fear of losing their of them have the kind of job security that ligon and other tenured professors have. ligon shared with a slide deck that he prepared for a committee meeting earlier this week. the economics professor also pointed to a 2005op policy document stating that while the administration is certainly allowed to do network monitoring, it comport with the provision that mandates the "least invasive degree of inspection." previously, log files were deleted as a matter of course unless there was a specific reason to retain them. ligon and his colleagues argue that this level of monitoring goes far beyond that policy, usurping the normal autonomy granted to each campus. after being shown the kay letter on thursday, ligon called this a "small move in the right direction" but said he hopes theop will do more to acknowledge its role in perceived overreach. "the limited progress is the statement thatop's behavior constituted a ‘serious failure of shared governance,’" he added by e-mail. "but note that this is faculty saying this; we still don't have any acknowledgement of this fromop. still, this seems to set the stage forop to at least tacitly acknowledge that they misbehaved. finally, the document doesn't say anything about stopping the monitoring, and indeed goes out of its way to suggest that it was justified." the concern has extended beyond academia as well: rep. ted lieu (d-calif.) who represents western losla—has weighed in. lieu is one of a handful of a computer science majors in congress, and he is also a lieutenant colonel in the united states air force reserves.
ˈbərkli, ˈæftər ə grup əv kənˈsərnd prəˈfɛsərz reɪzd əˈlɑrm bɛlz ˈoʊvər ə nu ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˌɪnˈstɔld æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈbərkli ənd ðə ˈəðər naɪn ˈkæmpəsɪz əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈsɪstəm, ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt kəˈmɪti əv ˈfækəlti həz naʊ ˈgɪvɪn ɪts ˈblɛsɪŋ. səm ˈbərkli ˈfækəlti rɪˈmeɪn kənˈsərnd ðət ðɛr ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm həz bɪn θˈrɛtənd baɪ ðə nu fʊl ˈpækɪt ˈkæpʧər ˈsɪstəm ðət sɪts ɔn iʧ ˈkæmpəs ɛʤ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ðeɪ seɪ ðət rɪˈteɪnɪŋ səʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kʊd bi juzd ɛz ə weɪ tɪ kənˈstreɪn ləˈʤɪtəmət dɪˈskəʃən ər ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈtɑpɪks. læst ˈsəmər, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt (ucop*) ˈɔrdərd ðət ə ˈsɪstəm bi ˌɪnˈstɔld æt ɔl 10 ˈkæmpəsɪz æt ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd kɔst əv æt list ə fju ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz. ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ "dɪˈtɛkt əˈtæks" ənd ˈænəˌlaɪz "ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpækɪt ðət ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk." ðə muv keɪm ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs hɛlθ ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈmɪljən ˈrɛkərdz biɪŋ ˈstoʊlən. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðət əˈtæk, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤænɪt nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti, muvd kˈwɪkli tɪ brɪŋ mɔr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈɔntu ðə ˈkæmpəsɪz, wɪʧ strɛʧ frəm ˈbərkli tɪ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ. ðə ˈriʤənts, ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ bɔrd əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɪstəm, naʊ feɪs 17 ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈlɔˌsuts ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə briʧ æt ucla*. ˈsɪmələr ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˌɪnˈstɔld æt ˈəðər ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd. "wi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈoʊpənəs əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈʧælənʤ," ˈdeɪvɪd ʤi. keɪ, ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈərvaɪn kəmˈpjutər saɪəns prəˈfɛsər ənd hɛd əv ðə kəˈmɪti, roʊt ɪn ðə ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈsɛnɪt. "wi hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðət ðə ˈmɑnətərɪŋ əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz lʊkt ˈoʊnli fər signatures’*’ ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈtræfɪk ˈpætərnz. ɛz ˈniðər ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈkɑntɛnt nɔr ˈbraʊzɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪti wər ˈmɑnətərd, wi bɪˈliv ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ˈmɑnətərɪŋ kən bi əˈproʊpriˌeɪt." bət ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪts ənd wət ˈdætə ɪz biɪŋ rɪˈteɪnd ənd skænd ɪz ənˈnoʊn. keɪt ˈmoʊzər, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən, rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈænsər ars’*’ spɪˈsɪfɪk kˈwɛsʧənz, rɪˈfərɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪmpli tɪ priˈpɛrd ˈsteɪtmənts frəm boʊθ nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈreɪʧəl ˈnɑvə. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, security.ucop.edu*, wɪʧ steɪts, ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt stɛps tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈsaɪbər əˈtæks baɪ ədˈvænst pərˈsɪstənt θrɛt ˈæktərz." ðət saɪt ˈɔlsoʊ taʊts ðə nu ˈgəvərnəns kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ ækts ɛz ən ˈəmˌbrɛlə grup fər ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈkæmpəsɪz, ðə ˈlɔrəns ˈbərkli ˈnæʃənəl ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, ənd ðə oʊn ˈnɛtˌwərk. oʊˈpæsəti ðə ˈrisənt əroʊz wɪn ˈiθən ˈlɪgən, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ə ˈbərkli ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi kəˈmɪti bɪˈgæn əˈlərtɪŋ ˈəðər ˈfækəlti ðət ðə hæd "ˌɪnˈtrusɪv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr" ˌɪnˈstɔld ɔn ðə ˈkæmpəs, "ˈoʊvər ðə əˈbʤɛkʃənz əv ɑr ˈkæmpəs ɪt ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts." ðət ˈiˌmeɪl wɛnt aʊt ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈfɔrməli rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈbərkli rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ʃət ðə ˈsɪstəm daʊn. "ɪts ə blæk bɑks," ˈlɪgən, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, toʊld ˈoʊvər ˈkɔfi æt ə café*é ðɪs wik. "ɑr oʊn ɪt stæf doʊnt hæv ˈɛni ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt. ɪts nɑt laɪk ðɛr ɪt gaɪz ər ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ðən ɑr ɪt gaɪz." hi sɛd ðət ˈmɛni ɪt stæf ər kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈspikɪŋ aʊt fər fɪr əv ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr əv ðɛm hæv ðə kaɪnd əv ʤɑb sɪˈkjʊrəti ðət ˈlɪgən ənd ˈəðər ˈtɛnjərd prəˈfɛsərz hæv. ˈlɪgən ʃɛrd wɪθ ə slaɪd dɛk ðət hi priˈpɛrd fər ə kəˈmɪti ˈmitɪŋ ˈərliər ðɪs wik. ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks prəˈfɛsər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ə 2005 ˈpɑləsi ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət waɪl ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ˈsərtənli əˈlaʊd tɪ du ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈmɑnətərɪŋ, ɪt kəmˈpɔrt wɪθ ðə prəˈvɪʒən ðət ˈmænˌdeɪts ðə "list ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv dɪˈgri əv ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən." ˈpriviəsli, lɔg faɪlz wər dɪˈlitəd ɛz ə ˈmætər əv kɔrs ənˈlɛs ðɛr wɑz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈrizən tɪ rɪˈteɪn ðɛm. ˈlɪgən ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz ˈɑrgju ðət ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ˈmɑnətərɪŋ goʊz fɑr bɪɔnd ðət ˈpɑləsi, ˌjuˈsərpɪŋ ðə ˈnɔrməl əˈtɑnəmi ˈgrænɪd tɪ iʧ ˈkæmpəs. ˈæftər biɪŋ ʃoʊn ðə keɪ ˈlɛtər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈlɪgən kɔld ðɪs ə "smɔl muv ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn" bət sɛd hi hoʊps ðə wɪl du mɔr tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ɪts roʊl ɪn pərˈsivd ˈoʊvərˌriʧ. "ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət bɪˈheɪvjər ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ə ˈfeɪljər əv ʃɛrd governance,’*,’" hi ˈædɪd baɪ ˈiˌmeɪl. "bət noʊt ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈfækəlti seɪɪŋ ðɪs; wi stɪl doʊnt hæv ˈɛni ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt əv ðɪs frəm. stɪl, ðɪs simz tɪ sɛt ðə steɪʤ fər tɪ æt list ˈtæsɪtli ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðeɪ ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvd. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈdəzənt seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə ˈmɑnətərɪŋ, ənd ˌɪnˈdid goʊz aʊt əv ɪts weɪ tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ɪt wɑz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd." ðə kənˈsərn həz ɪkˈstɛndɪd bɪɔnd ˌækəˈdimiə ɛz wɛl: rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. tɛd lu (d-calif*.) hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈwɛstərn lɔs weɪd ɪn. lu ɪz wən əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ə kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ˈmeɪʤərz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs, ənd hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə luˈtɛnənt ˈkərnəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛr fɔrs rɪˈzərvz.
a suspect was killed in an shooting in the skid row area of downtown los angeles, and video shows the deadly say officers responded to a robbery call around noon sunday in the 500 block of san pedro street. when the officers came in contact with the suspect, an altercation preliminary investigation revealed that during that altercation, at least one less than lethal device, a taser, was deployed. however, at this time, we still do not know if that taser did strike the suspect," said lapd sgt. barry continued to struggle with the suspect, and then an shooting happened. in the video shot by anthony blackburn, someone yells "drop the gun" just before shots were suspect, who was identified by witnesses as "africa", was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced of handcuffing the guy, they straight out shot him," said eyewitness larry young said she was in the area visiting a friend when she saw the confrontation near the union rescue cops him. he went down to the ground. next thing i know, he got up, he's swinging on the police," young said. "they (were) fighting with him, wrestling with him ... they pulled out their guns and they shot him five officers, one of whom is a sergeant, shot the man as they struggled on the ground for control of one of the police officer's weapons, lapd cmdr. andrew smith we have an shooting and there's a loss of life, people are upset and justifiably so," smith said. "nobody out there, no police officer out there, wants to be involved in a situation like this where you have to take someone else's three officers who opened fire have since been placed on leave pending the outcome of the in the crowd were heard on the video saying the man was not armed, but police say they have not yet determined if the suspect was on skid row who knew africa say he wasn't did he do? he wasn't an aggravated person. he wasn't mad all the time. he just had mental problems," said steven tugmon.l.a. urban policy roundtable president earl hutchinson and other city civil rights leaders called the l.a. police commission to hold a special hearing on the use of force by officers in skid row encounters killing of a homeless man identified as 'africa' underscores the need for the police commission to hold a special hearing to fully examine police tactics and training in the use of deadly force by lapd officers involving skid row residents many of whom have major mental challenges," said hutchinson. "the special hearing would be an unprecedented effort by the commission to set a firm protocol and standard lapd officers use to minimize the use of deadly force in encounters on skid said at least one of the officers was also wearing a body camera. a local homeless shelter may have also captured the incident on surveillance commission president steve said the independent inspector general and the district attorney have begun investigating. anyone who witnessed the incident was urged to call the lapd.
ə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz kɪld ɪn ən ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ðə skɪd roʊ ˈɛriə əv ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ənd ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ðə ˈdɛdli seɪ ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə ˈrɑbəri kɔl əraʊnd nun ˈsənˌdi ɪn ðə 500 blɑk əv sæn ˈpeɪdroʊ strit. wɪn ðə ˈɔfɪsərz keɪm ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt, ən ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃən prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈvild ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃən, æt list wən lɛs ðən ˈliθəl dɪˈvaɪs, ə ˈteɪzər, wɑz dɪˈplɔɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, æt ðɪs taɪm, wi stɪl du nɑt noʊ ɪf ðət ˈteɪzər dɪd straɪk ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt," sɛd ˈɛˈleɪˈpiˈdi ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈbɛri kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈstrəgəl wɪθ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt, ənd ðɛn ən ˈʃutɪŋ ˈhæpənd. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃɑt baɪ ˈænθɔˌni ˈblækbərn, ˈsəmˌwən jɛlz "drɔp ðə gən" ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ʃɑts wər ˈsəˌspɛkt, hu wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ ˈwɪtnəsɪz ɛz "ˈæfrɪkɑ", wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ən ˈɛriə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɛr hi wɑz prəˈnaʊnst əv ˈhændˌkəfɪŋ ðə gaɪ, ðeɪ streɪt aʊt ʃɑt ɪm," sɛd ˈaɪˈwɪtnəs ˈlɛri jəŋ sɛd ʃi wɑz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ə frɛnd wɪn ʃi sɔ ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən nɪr ðə ˈjunjən ˈrɛskju kɑps ɪm. hi wɛnt daʊn tɪ ðə graʊnd. nɛkst θɪŋ aɪ noʊ, hi gɑt əp, hiz sˈwɪŋɪŋ ɔn ðə pəˈlis," jəŋ sɛd. "ðeɪ (wər) ˈfaɪtɪŋ wɪθ ɪm, ˈrɛsəlɪŋ wɪθ ɪm ðeɪ pʊld aʊt ðɛr gənz ənd ðeɪ ʃɑt ɪm faɪv ˈɔfɪsərz, wən əv hum ɪz ə ˈsɑrʤənt, ʃɑt ðə mæn ɛz ðeɪ ˈstrəgəld ɔn ðə graʊnd fər kənˈtroʊl əv wən əv ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈwɛpənz, ˈɛˈleɪˈpiˈdi cmdr*. ˈændru smɪθ wi hæv ən ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ðɛrz ə lɔs əv laɪf, ˈpipəl ər ˈəpˌsɛt ənd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbli soʊ," smɪθ sɛd. "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi aʊt ðɛr, noʊ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər aʊt ðɛr, wɔnts tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən laɪk ðɪs wɛr ju hæv tɪ teɪk ˈsəmˌwən ˈɛlsɪz θri ˈɔfɪsərz hu ˈoʊpənd faɪər hæv sɪns bɪn pleɪst ɔn liv ˈpɛndɪŋ ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ɪn ðə kraʊd wər hərd ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ seɪɪŋ ðə mæn wɑz nɑt ɑrmd, bət pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ hæv nɑt jɛt dɪˈtərmənd ɪf ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɑz ɔn skɪd roʊ hu nu ˈæfrɪkɑ seɪ hi ˈwəzənt dɪd hi du? hi ˈwəzənt ən ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd ˈpərsən. hi ˈwəzənt mæd ɔl ðə taɪm. hi ʤɪst hæd ˈmɛntəl ˈprɑbləmz," sɛd ˈstivən tugmon.l.a*. ˈərbən ˈpɑləsi ˈraʊndˌteɪbəl ˈprɛzɪdənt ərl ˈhəʧɪnsən ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪti ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈlidərz kɔld ðə l.a*. pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃən tɪ hoʊld ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ðə juz əv fɔrs baɪ ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn skɪd roʊ ɪnˈkaʊnərz ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ə ˈhoʊmləs mæn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz 'ˈæfrɪkɑ' ˌəndərˈskɔrz ðə nid fər ðə pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃən tɪ hoʊld ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈhirɪŋ tɪ ˈfʊli ɪgˈzæmɪn pəˈlis ˈtæktɪks ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə juz əv ˈdɛdli fɔrs baɪ ˈɛˈleɪˈpiˈdi ˈɔfɪsərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ skɪd roʊ ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈmɛni əv hum hæv ˈmeɪʤər ˈmɛntəl ˈʧælənʤɪz," sɛd ˈhəʧɪnsən. "ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈhirɪŋ wʊd bi ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈɛfərt baɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃən tɪ sɛt ə fərm ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ənd ˈstændərd ˈɛˈleɪˈpiˈdi ˈɔfɪsərz juz tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə juz əv ˈdɛdli fɔrs ɪn ɪnˈkaʊnərz ɔn skɪd sɛd æt list wən əv ðə ˈɔfɪsərz wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərə. ə ˈloʊkəl ˈhoʊmləs ˈʃɛltər meɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkæpʧərd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɔn sərˈveɪləns kəˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt stiv sɛd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni hæv ˈbeɪgən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ. ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈwɪtnəst ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ərʤd tɪ kɔl ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈpiˈdi.
in march of 2007, former fbi agent and freelance investigator robert levinson traveled to the iranian island of kish, a resort hangout for smugglers and various dubious characters as well as tourists and promptly vanished. for years, the us government stoutly maintained levinson was on a private business trip, but now it turns out he was on a mission launched by a "rogue" cia unit to gather intelligence about the "corruption" of moderate iranian leader and former president akbar hashemi rafsanjani. the associated press, which broke the story, has apparently known the real facts or some version of them for years, along with the new york times, which ran a similar story the day after, but held back from publishing it at request. the ostensible reason for the embargo: the hope that levinson, presumably being held by the iranians, would be returned to his family. now that seem to be in the cards: indeed, some question about whether the iranians who deny all knowledge of his whereabouts are holding him, or whether in pakistan or some other part of the middle east. wherever he is, the real story here is murky "mission" and how he came to be on the cia payroll. our story begins with friendship with one anne jablonski, who worked for the illicit finance group: jablonski, like levinson, is an expert on russian organized crime, and the two spent a lot of time together with their respective families. jablonski eventually managed to get her friend a cia contract dealing with various murky doings in south america, and levinson established a relationship with the illicit finance group unusual by cia standards. analysts, such as those in the illicit finance group, and covert agents are separate: analysts send out undercover agents on missions they are supposed to simply receive information and, as their title suggests, analyze it. not so in this case: jablonski and her colleagues, including unit chief tim sampson, regularly sent levinson out on missions to panama, canada, and turkey without the knowledge of their superiors, collecting intelligence and in effect running their own mini-cia. instead of sending his "product" to the cia, levinson sent it to home. as the ap reports: "the whole arrangement was so peculiar that cia investigators conducting an internal probe would later conclude it was an effort to keep top cia officials from figuring out that the analysts were running a spying operation. jablonski adamantly denies that. "the internal investigation renewed some longtime tensions between the operatives and analysts. the investigators felt the analysts had been running their own amateur spy operation, with disastrous results. worse, they said the analysts withheld what they knew, allowing senior managers to testify falsely on capitol hill." when the levinson family tried to find out what had happened to him, and made efforts to secure his release, members of congress became involved and demanded an explanation: cia officials testified they had no knowledge of connection to the cia, and denied he was on a us mission. now that the truth about relationship with the illicit finance group has come out, the family and congress are asking questions and demanding washington make efforts to free him part of its diplomatic outreach to tehran. yet the question everyone should be asking is: how did a within the cia come to exercise such freewheeling autonomy? if cia officials really know levinson was on a mission for the illicit finance group, then the question arises: why the heck not? the cia was paying him, and reimbursing him for his outlay of funds: how did jablonski and her colleagues as the illicit finance group get away with running what appeared to be their own private cia? the murk gets even murkier as we look at the details of alleged investigation into iranian "corruption." levinson was tasked by the illicit finance group with finding information that might embarrass top iranian officials, and he believed he had a lead when he was contacted by ira silverman, a retired nbc newsman, who offered to put him in touch with one salahuddin, who supposedly had information on activities. silverman authored a 2002 new yorker piece about salahuddin, a.k.a. david theodore belfield, a then african-american convert to islam, who purportedly assassinated an iranian diplomat, ali akbar, former press attaché to the iranian embassy: had become a vocal opponent of the islamist regime in tehran. although the fbi put out an bulletin on, the assassin managed to make it to geneva, where he had to wait a week to get an iranian visa so he could travel to tehran. ask yourself: how often does it happen that an fbi bulletin fails to stop an accused murderer at the border? in any case, made it to tehran, where he has been ever since and where silverman, for some reason, was given extensive access to him. so here we have the following elements: a "rogue" cia effort to discredit the moderate rafsanjani; an american refugee from justice who is touted as a link to "moderate" elements in iran but seems more interested in discrediting them; and a campaign to get levinson released by the iranian authorities in the midst of sensitive negotiations over nuclear program that has in both the us and iran in an uproar. where have we seen this "rogue" intelligence apparatus in action before? why, in the to the invasion of iraq, when the "office of special plans" and the "counter terrorism policy evaluation group," among others, did an end run around the cia and "stove-piped" erroneous "intelligence" about alleged "weapons of mass destruction" right up to the highest levels of the us government, where it was turned into talking points. in the case of the illicit finance group, the same pattern occurs: within the larger intelligence community, an obscure with a mind of its own pursues its own agenda with productive results for the war party. a cia investigation shows jablonski and her colleagues did their best to cover up activities on their behalf. jablonski was fired, along with several of her co-workers, and a good number of others were "disciplined." i know who the illicit finance group was working for, but it the us government. and i would just add this: the efforts of family and friends to discover his whereabouts and secure his release have employed the assistance of some of the most dubious characters, whose is all of the same color. the new york times reports they enlisted boris j., a russian organized crime figure who had fled to israel and then on to canada. in 1995, reportedly set up a "summit" for big time russian mafia chiefs in tel aviv. another major player in this campaign: oleg, the "aluminum czar" of russia whose organized crime contacts have kept him from entering the united states except for two visits in 2009, which the fbi allowed in exchange for his alleged help in locating levinson. wanted a deal whereby he would aid the effort on behalf in exchange for being allowed to enter the us. during his 2009 visit, took the opportunity to meet with ceo lloyd blankfein, but in the end the state department prevailed over the justice department and remains persona non grata in the us. the connection failed to bring any results: no one knew whether levinson was dead or alive. however, in 2010, silverman received an email with a video of levinson, and another one later with a picture of levinson dressed in the orange garb of a prisoner. so the significance of this remarkably opaque story? the illicit finance group clearly represented a major security breach for the cia. it seems beyond dispute that this "rogue" unit inside the cia working on behalf of the us government, but rather in the interests of some other government or private entity eager to discredit the iranian government, and particularly interested in tarring iranian moderates such as rafsanjani. what country or interest group has an interest in discrediting and otherwise spying on alleged activities? what country has shielded russian mafia figures such as michael cheney, granting them asylum and immunity from prosecution by russian and western law enforcement? what intelligence agency has a record of aggressive spying in the us and hesitate to infiltrate the cia itself if it served their purposes? there’s something illicit about the illicit finance group: i invite my readers to figure out what it is. if you peruse new yorker piece on, it reads like a typical propaganda piece, depicting tehran as the epicenter of terrorism and its rulers as ruthless murderers who hesitate to slaughter their opponents even on us soil: in this it resembles the recent story about an alleged iranian attempt to bomb a popular washington dc restaurant in order to kill the saudi ambassador. and of course just a coincidence that the issue of disappearance and the fact that the cia paid an agent to discredit rafsanjani and other iranian moderates has been revealed just as sensitive negotiations between washington and tehran have reached a critical juncture. notes in the margin you can check out my twitter feed by going here . but please note that my are sometimes deliberately provocative, often made in jest, and largely consist of me thinking out loud. i’ve written a couple of books, which you might want to peruse. here is the link for buying the second edition of my 1993 book, reclaiming the american right: the lost legacy of the conservative movement, with an introduction by prof. george w. carey, a foreword by patrick j. buchanan, and critical essays by scott richert and david gordon books, 2008). you can buy an enemy of the state: the life of murray n. rothbard (prometheus books, 2000), my biography of the great libertarian thinker, here. read more by justin raimondo
ɪn mɑrʧ əv 2007 ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt ənd ˈfriˌlæns ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈrɑbərt ˈlɛvɪnsən ˈtrævəld tɪ ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈaɪlənd əv kɪʃ, ə rɪˈzɔrt ˈhæˌŋaʊt fər sˈməgələrz ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈdubiəs ˈkɛrɪktərz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈtʊrɪsts ənd ˈprɑmptli ˈvænɪʃt. fər jɪrz, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ˈstaʊtli meɪnˈteɪnd ˈlɛvɪnsən wɑz ɔn ə ˈpraɪvət ˈbɪznɪs trɪp, bət naʊ ɪt tərnz aʊt hi wɑz ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən lɔnʧt baɪ ə "roʊg" siaɪeɪ ˈjunɪt tɪ ˈgæðər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈbaʊt ðə "kərˈəpʃən" əv ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈlidər ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɑkˌbɑr həˈʃeɪmi ˌræfsənˈʤɑni. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, wɪʧ broʊk ðə ˈstɔri, həz əˈpɛrəntli noʊn ðə ril fækts ər səm ˈvərʒən əv ðɛm fər jɪrz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, wɪʧ ræn ə ˈsɪmələr ˈstɔri ðə deɪ ˈæftər, bət hɛld bæk frəm ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪt æt rɪkˈwɛst. ðə ɑˈstɛnsəbəl ˈrizən fər ðə ɛmˈbɑrgoʊ: ðə hoʊp ðət ˈlɛvɪnsən, prɪˈzuməbli biɪŋ hɛld baɪ ðə ˌɪˈrɑniənz, wʊd bi rɪˈtərnd tɪ hɪz ˈfæməli. naʊ ðət sim tɪ bi ɪn ðə kɑrdz: ˌɪnˈdid, səm kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ˌɪˈrɑniənz hu dɪˈnaɪ ɔl ˈnɑlɪʤ əv hɪz ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts ər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪm, ər ˈwɛðər ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ər səm ˈəðər pɑrt əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. wɛˈrɛvər hi ɪz, ðə ril ˈstɔri hir ɪz ˈmərki "ˈmɪʃən" ənd haʊ hi keɪm tɪ bi ɔn ðə siaɪeɪ ˈpeɪˌroʊl. ɑr ˈstɔri bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ˈfrɛndʃɪp wɪθ wən æn jəˈblɑnski, hu wərkt fər ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup: jəˈblɑnski, laɪk ˈlɛvɪnsən, ɪz ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˈrəʃən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm, ənd ðə tu spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈfæməliz. jəˈblɑnski ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt hər frɛnd ə siaɪeɪ ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ˈmərki duɪŋz ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ˈlɛvɪnsən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup ənˈjuˌʒuəl baɪ siaɪeɪ ˈstændərdz. ˈænəlɪsts, səʧ ɛz ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup, ənd ˈkoʊvərt ˈeɪʤənts ər ˈsɛpərˌeɪt: ˈænəlɪsts sɛnd aʊt ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈeɪʤənts ɔn ˈmɪʃənz ðeɪ ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈsɪmpli rɪˈsiv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd, ɛz ðɛr ˈtaɪtəl səˈʤɛsts, ˈænəˌlaɪz ɪt. nɑt soʊ ɪn ðɪs keɪs: jəˈblɑnski ənd hər ˈkɑligz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈjunɪt ʧif tɪm ˈsæmpsən, ˈrɛgjələrli sɛnt ˈlɛvɪnsən aʊt ɔn ˈmɪʃənz tɪ ˈpænəˌmɑ, ˈkænədə, ənd ˈtərki wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðɛr suˈpɪriərz, kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd ɪn ˈifɛkt ˈrənɪŋ ðɛr oʊn mini-cia*. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛndɪŋ hɪz "ˈprɑdəkt" tɪ ðə siaɪeɪ, ˈlɛvɪnsən sɛnt ɪt tɪ hoʊm. ɛz ðə ˌeɪˈpi rɪˈpɔrts: "ðə hoʊl ərˈeɪnʤmənt wɑz soʊ pɪˈkjuljər ðət siaɪeɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz kənˈdəktɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl proʊb wʊd ˈleɪtər kənˈklud ɪt wɑz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ kip tɔp siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt ðət ðə ˈænəlɪsts wər ˈrənɪŋ ə spaɪɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. jəˈblɑnski ˈædəməntli dɪˈnaɪz ðət. "ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈnud səm ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɑpərətɪvz ənd ˈænəlɪsts. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz fɛlt ðə ˈænəlɪsts hæd bɪn ˈrənɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈæməˌʧər spaɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, wɪθ dɪˈzæstrəs rɪˈzəlts. wərs, ðeɪ sɛd ðə ˈænəlɪsts wɪθˈhɛld wət ðeɪ nu, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈsinjər ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ˈfɔlsli ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl." wɪn ðə ˈlɛvɪnsən ˈfæməli traɪd tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət hæd ˈhæpənd tɪ ɪm, ənd meɪd ˈɛfərts tɪ sɪˈkjʊr hɪz riˈlis, ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd dɪˈmændɪd ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən: siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðeɪ hæd noʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə siaɪeɪ, ənd dɪˈnaɪd hi wɑz ɔn ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪʃən. naʊ ðət ðə truθ əˈbaʊt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup həz kəm aʊt, ðə ˈfæməli ənd ˈkɑŋgrəs ər ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən meɪk ˈɛfərts tɪ fri ɪm pɑrt əv ɪts ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈaʊˌtriʧ tɪ ˌteɪˈrɑn. jɛt ðə kˈwɛʃən ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd bi ˈæskɪŋ ɪz: haʊ dɪd ə wɪˈθɪn ðə siaɪeɪ kəm tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz səʧ ˈfriˌwilɪŋ əˈtɑnəmi? ɪf siaɪeɪ əˈfɪʃəlz ˈrɪli noʊ ˈlɛvɪnsən wɑz ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən fər ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup, ðɛn ðə kˈwɛʃən ərˈaɪzɪz: waɪ ðə hɛk nɑt? ðə siaɪeɪ wɑz peɪɪŋ ɪm, ənd ˌriɪmˈbərsɪŋ ɪm fər hɪz ˈaʊˌtleɪ əv fəndz: haʊ dɪd jəˈblɑnski ənd hər ˈkɑligz ɛz ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈrənɪŋ wət əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ðɛr oʊn ˈpraɪvət siaɪeɪ? ðə mərk gɪts ˈivɪn ˈmərkiər ɛz wi lʊk æt ðə ˈditeɪlz əv əˈlɛʤd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˌɪˈrɑniən "kərˈəpʃən." ˈlɛvɪnsən wɑz tæskt baɪ ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup wɪθ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət maɪt ɪmˈbɛrəs tɔp ˌɪˈrɑniən əˈfɪʃəlz, ənd hi bɪˈlivd hi hæd ə lɛd wɪn hi wɑz ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ˈsɪlvərˌmæn, ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ˈnuzˌmæn, hu ˈɔfərd tɪ pʊt ɪm ɪn təʧ wɪθ wən salahuddin*, hu səˈpoʊzədli hæd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ˈsɪlvərˌmæn ˈɔθərd ə 2002 nu ˈjɔrkər pis əˈbaʊt salahuddin*, a.k.a*. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈθiəˌdɔr ˈbɛlˌfild, ə ðɛn ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑnvərt tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm, hu pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd ən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈdɪpləˌmæt, ˈɑli ˈɑkˌbɑr, ˈfɔrmər prɛs attaché*é tɪ ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈɛmbəsi: hæd bɪˈkəm ə ˈvoʊkəl əˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˈɪsləmɪst rəˈʒim ɪn ˌteɪˈrɑn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ pʊt aʊt ən ˈbʊlɪtən ɔn, ðə əˈsæsən ˈmænɪʤd tɪ meɪk ɪt tɪ ʤəˈnivə, wɛr hi hæd tɪ weɪt ə wik tɪ gɪt ən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈvizə soʊ hi kʊd ˈtrævəl tɪ ˌteɪˈrɑn. æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf: haʊ ˈɔfən dɪz ɪt ˈhæpən ðət ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈbʊlɪtən feɪlz tɪ stɑp ən əˈkjuzd ˈmərdərər æt ðə ˈbɔrdər? ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, meɪd ɪt tɪ ˌteɪˈrɑn, wɛr hi həz bɪn ˈɛvər sɪns ənd wɛr ˈsɪlvərˌmæn, fər səm ˈrizən, wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪm. soʊ hir wi hæv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɛləmənts: ə "roʊg" siaɪeɪ ˈɛfərt tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ðə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˌræfsənˈʤɑni; ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈrɛfjuʤi frəm ˈʤəstɪs hu ɪz ˈtaʊtɪd ɛz ə lɪŋk tɪ "ˈmɑdərˌeɪt" ˈɛləmənts ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn bət simz mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn dɪˈskrɛdətɪŋ ðɛm; ənd ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ gɪt ˈlɛvɪnsən riˈlist baɪ ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ˈsɛnsɪtɪv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm ðət həz ɪn boʊθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˌɪˈrɑn ɪn ən ˈəˌprɔr. wɛr hæv wi sin ðɪs "roʊg" ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌæpərˈætəs ɪn ˈækʃən ˌbiˈfɔr? waɪ, ɪn ðə tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˌɪˈrɑk, wɪn ðə "ˈɔfəs əv ˈspɛʃəl plænz" ənd ðə "ˈkaʊntər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈpɑləsi ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən grup," əˈməŋ ˈəðərz, dɪd ən ɛnd rən əraʊnd ðə siaɪeɪ ənd "stove-piped*" ɛˈroʊniəs "ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns" əˈbaʊt əˈlɛʤd "ˈwɛpənz əv mæs dɪˈstrəkʃən" raɪt əp tɪ ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt, wɛr ɪt wɑz tərnd ˈɪntu ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup, ðə seɪm ˈpætərn əˈkərz: wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti, ən əbˈskjʊr wɪθ ə maɪnd əv ɪts oʊn pərˈsuz ɪts oʊn əˈʤɛndə wɪθ pərˈdəktɪv rɪˈzəlts fər ðə wɔr ˈpɑrti. ə siaɪeɪ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ʃoʊz jəˈblɑnski ənd hər ˈkɑligz dɪd ðɛr bɛst tɪ ˈkəvər əp ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf. jəˈblɑnski wɑz faɪərd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl əv hər ˈkoʊˈwərkərz, ənd ə gʊd ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðərz wər "ˈdɪsəplənd." aɪ noʊ hu ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ fər, bət ɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt. ənd aɪ wʊd ʤɪst æd ðɪs: ðə ˈɛfərts əv ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz tɪ dɪˈskəvər hɪz ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts ənd sɪˈkjʊr hɪz riˈlis hæv ɪmˈplɔɪd ðə əˈsɪstəns əv səm əv ðə moʊst ˈdubiəs ˈkɛrɪktərz, huz ɪz ɔl əv ðə seɪm ˈkələr. ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz rɪˈpɔrts ðeɪ ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ˈbɔrɪs ʤeɪ., ə ˈrəʃən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm ˈfɪgjər hu hæd flɛd tɪ ˈɪzriəl ənd ðɛn ɔn tɪ ˈkænədə. ɪn 1995 rɪˈpɔrtədli sɛt əp ə "ˈsəmɪt" fər bɪg taɪm ˈrəʃən ˈmɑfiə ʧifs ɪn tɛl ɑˈviv. əˈnəðər ˈmeɪʤər pleɪər ɪn ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn: ˈoʊləg, ðə "əˈlumənəm zɑr" əv ˈrəʃə huz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm ˈkɑnˌtækts hæv kɛpt ɪm frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪkˈsɛpt fər tu ˈvɪzɪts ɪn 2009 wɪʧ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ əˈlaʊd ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər hɪz əˈlɛʤd hɛlp ɪn ˈloʊˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈlɛvɪnsən. ˈwɔntɪd ə dil wɛrˈbaɪ hi wʊd eɪd ðə ˈɛfərt ɔn bɪˈhæf ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər biɪŋ əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz 2009 ˈvɪzɪt, tʊk ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ mit wɪθ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ lɔɪd blankfein*, bət ɪn ðə ɛnd ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt prɪˈveɪld ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd rɪˈmeɪnz pərˈsoʊnə nɑn ˈgrɑtə ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðə kəˈnɛkʃən feɪld tɪ brɪŋ ˈɛni rɪˈzəlts: noʊ wən nu ˈwɛðər ˈlɛvɪnsən wɑz dɛd ər əˈlaɪv. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn 2010 ˈsɪlvərˌmæn rɪˈsivd ən iˈmeɪl wɪθ ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈlɛvɪnsən, ənd əˈnəðər wən ˈleɪtər wɪθ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈlɛvɪnsən drɛst ɪn ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ gɑrb əv ə ˈprɪzənər. soʊ ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ðɪs rɪˈmɑrkəbli oʊˈpeɪk ˈstɔri? ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup ˈklɪrli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər sɪˈkjʊrəti briʧ fər ðə siaɪeɪ. ɪt simz bɪɔnd dɪˈspjut ðət ðɪs "roʊg" ˈjunɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə siaɪeɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt, bət ˈrəðər ɪn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv səm ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ər ˈpraɪvət ˈɛntɪti ˈigər tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈtɑrɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈmɑdərˌeɪts səʧ ɛz ˌræfsənˈʤɑni. wət ˈkəntri ər ˈɪntəˌrɛst grup həz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn dɪˈskrɛdətɪŋ ənd ˈəðərˌwaɪz spaɪɪŋ ɔn əˈlɛʤd ækˈtɪvɪtiz? wət ˈkəntri həz ˈʃildɪd ˈrəʃən ˈmɑfiə ˈfɪgjərz səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪkəl ˈʧeɪni, ˈgrænɪŋ ðɛm əˈsaɪləm ənd ˌɪmˈjunɪti frəm ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən baɪ ˈrəʃən ənd ˈwɛstərn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt? wət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi həz ə ˈrɛkərd əv əˈgrɛsɪv spaɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt ðə siaɪeɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪf ɪt sərvd ðɛr ˈpərpəsɪz? ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪˈlɪsət əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈfaɪˌnæns grup: aɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt maɪ ˈridərz tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ɪt ɪz. ɪf ju pəruz nu ˈjɔrkər pis ɔn, ɪt ridz laɪk ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˌprɑpəˈgændə pis, dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˌteɪˈrɑn ɛz ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ɪts ˈrulərz ɛz ˈruθləs ˈmərdərərz hu ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ sˈlɔtər ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts ˈivɪn ɔn ˈjuˈɛs sɔɪl: ɪn ðɪs ɪt rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðə ˈrisənt ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ən əˈlɛʤd ˌɪˈrɑniən əˈtɛmpt tɪ bɔm ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌdiˈsi ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kɪl ðə ˈsɔdi æmˈbæsədər. ənd əv kɔrs ʤɪst ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns ənd ðə fækt ðət ðə siaɪeɪ peɪd ən ˈeɪʤənt tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ˌræfsənˈʤɑni ənd ˈəðər ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈmɑdərˌeɪts həz bɪn rɪˈvild ʤɪst ɛz ˈsɛnsɪtɪv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˌteɪˈrɑn hæv riʧt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈʤəŋkʧər. noʊts ɪn ðə ˈmɑrʤən ju kən ʧɛk aʊt maɪ tˈwɪtər fid baɪ goʊɪŋ hir bət pliz noʊt ðət maɪ ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz dɪˈlɪbərətli proʊˈvɑkətɪv, ˈɔfən meɪd ɪn ʤɛst, ənd ˈlɑrʤli kənˈsɪst əv mi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ aʊt laʊd. ˈrɪtən ə ˈkəpəl əv bʊks, wɪʧ ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ pəruz. hir ɪz ðə lɪŋk fər baɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪˈdɪʃən əv maɪ 1993 bʊk, riˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən raɪt: ðə lɔst ˈlɛgəsi əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmuvmənt, wɪθ ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən baɪ prof*. ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈkɛri, ə ˈfɔrˌwərd baɪ ˈpætrɪk ʤeɪ. bjuˈkænən, ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛˌseɪz baɪ skɑt ˈrɪkərt ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgɔrdən bʊks, 2008 ju kən baɪ ən ˈɛnəmi əv ðə steɪt: ðə laɪf əv ˈməri ɛn. ˈrɔθbərd (prəˈmiˌθiəs bʊks, 2000 maɪ baɪˈɑgrəfi əv ðə greɪt ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈθɪŋkər, hir. rɛd mɔr baɪ ˈʤəstɪn ˌreɪˈmɑndoʊ
a grand jury indicted a prince george's county police officer on assault and misconduct in office charges. prosecutors say the officer used excessive force when he hit a suspect with his squad car during a chase. prince george's county bureau chief wilkins reports. (published thursday, dec. 1, 2016) a grand jury indicted a maryland police officer for hitting a suspect with his police cruiser in june, the prince county attorney said. officer juan hernandez was one of two officers who responded to a report of an armed person june 13. the other officer chased the suspect on foot while hernandez followed him in his car onto an open field where he struck the suspect, police said. prosecutors believe the action, which was caught on the camera in the police cruiser, was unnecessary, and a grand jury decided it was criminal. “while it is never a good day when we have to prosecute one of our own, it is important that those we serve understand that we will hold law enforcement accountable when their actions go above and beyond what is necessary,” attorney angela alsobrooks said in a news release. police suspended hernandez the day of the incident. "the prince county police department presented this case to the office for consideration of criminal charges," chief hank said in a news release. "i expect our officers to serve this community in a professional manner at all times." hernandez is charged with assault and misconduct. the suspect did not need medical treatment. no weapon was found. hernandez has been with the department for 11 years.
ə grænd ˈʤʊri ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd ə prɪns ˈʤɔrʤɪz ˈkaʊnti pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɔn əˈsɔlt ənd mɪˈskɑndəkt ɪn ˈɔfəs ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ ðə ˈɔfɪsər juzd ɪkˈsɛsɪv fɔrs wɪn hi hɪt ə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɪθ hɪz skwɑd kɑr ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ʧeɪs. prɪns ˈʤɔrʤɪz ˈkaʊnti ˈbjʊroʊ ʧif ˈwɪlkɪnz rɪˈpɔrts. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈθərzˌdeɪ, dɛk. 1 2016 ə grænd ˈʤʊri ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd ə ˈmɛrələnd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər fər ˈhɪtɪŋ ə ˈsəˌspɛkt wɪθ hɪz pəˈlis ˈkruzər ɪn ʤun, ðə prɪns ˈkaʊnti əˈtərni sɛd. ˈɔfɪsər wɑn hərˈnændɛz wɑz wən əv tu ˈɔfɪsərz hu rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt əv ən ɑrmd ˈpərsən ʤun 13 ðə ˈəðər ˈɔfɪsər ʧeɪst ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɔn fʊt waɪl hərˈnændɛz ˈfɑloʊd ɪm ɪn hɪz kɑr ˈɔntu ən ˈoʊpən fild wɛr hi strək ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz bɪˈliv ðə ˈækʃən, wɪʧ wɑz kɔt ɔn ðə ˈkæmərə ɪn ðə pəˈlis ˈkruzər, wɑz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ənd ə grænd ˈʤʊri ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wɑz ˈkrɪmənəl. ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər ə gʊd deɪ wɪn wi hæv tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut wən əv ɑr oʊn, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ðoʊz wi sərv ˌəndərˈstænd ðət wi wɪl hoʊld lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈkaʊntəbəl wɪn ðɛr ˈækʃənz goʊ əˈbəv ənd bɪɔnd wət ɪz necessary,”*,” əˈtərni ˈænʤələ ˈælsəbrʊks sɛd ɪn ə nuz riˈlis. pəˈlis səˈspɛndɪd hərˈnændɛz ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt. "ðə prɪns ˈkaʊnti pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt pərˈzɛnəd ðɪs keɪs tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs fər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz," ʧif hæŋk sɛd ɪn ə nuz riˈlis. "aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ɑr ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ sərv ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈmænər æt ɔl taɪmz." hərˈnændɛz ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ əˈsɔlt ənd mɪˈskɑndəkt. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt dɪd nɑt nid ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt. noʊ ˈwɛpən wɑz faʊnd. hərˈnændɛz həz bɪn wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər 11 jɪrz.
twitter imagine the last place on earth louis c.k. would ever feel comfortable. if picturing a beach stuffed with billionaires and children named "kyler," not only hit the nail on the head, you have the location of the newest home. yes, the creator of hit show louie has purchased property in the hamptons. jennifer gould keil of the new york post aaron of hardball talk) reports c.k. purchased an east end mansion that babe ruth spent time at. keil reports the comedian shelled out $2.49 million for the foot "primrose cottage" formerly visited by the new york yankees legend. the home is a tudor originally constructed in 1901 with six bedrooms, baths and five fireplaces. yes, there are more fireplaces than bathrooms in this home, which is probably a zoning requirement in the hamptons (or one of eccentricities). keil writes that c.k. has plans to renovate the house, which sits on two acres. "c.k. was on shelter island this weekend with his boat. our spies say he is excited about renovating the house." c.k. is probably excited about making some changes, considering his new house has "primrose" in the name and a guy who stand those who call people from phoenix "phoenicians." one question remains: how did the comedian go about paying for babe cottage? did he throw the realtor a sack of coins? just some general amount of money? babe ruth would probably approve of purchase. a rotund man with a skewed world outlook and zero cares to give should always live in the old place. on the twitters. follow @dr_carson_
tˈwɪtər ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə læst pleɪs ɔn ərθ luɪs c.k*. wʊd ˈɛvər fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl. ɪf ˈpɪkʧərɪŋ ə biʧ stəft wɪθ ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz ənd ˈʧɪldrən neɪmd "ˈkaɪlər," nɑt ˈoʊnli hɪt ðə neɪl ɔn ðə hɛd, ju hæv ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə nuəst hoʊm. jɛs, ðə kriˈeɪtər əv hɪt ʃoʊ lui həz ˈpərʧəst ˈprɑpərti ɪn ðə ˈhæmptənz. ˈʤɛnəfər guld kil əv ðə nu jɔrk poʊst ˈɛrən əv ˈhɑrdˌbɔl tɔk) rɪˈpɔrts c.k*. ˈpərʧəst ən ist ɛnd ˈmænʃən ðət beɪb ruθ spɛnt taɪm æt. kil rɪˈpɔrts ðə kəˈmidiən ʃɛld aʊt ˈmɪljən fər ðə fʊt "ˈprɪmˌroʊz ˈkɑtɪʤ" ˈfɔrmərli ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ ðə nu jɔrk ˈjæŋkiz ˈlɛʤənd. ðə hoʊm ɪz ə ˈtudər ərˈɪʤənəli kənˈstrəktɪd ɪn 1901 wɪθ sɪks ˈbɛˌdrumz, bæθs ənd faɪv ˈfaɪərˌpleɪsəz. jɛs, ðɛr ər mɔr ˈfaɪərˌpleɪsəz ðən ˈbɑθˌrumz ɪn ðɪs hoʊm, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ˈzoʊnɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪn ðə ˈhæmptənz (ər wən əv ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪtiz). kil raɪts ðət c.k*. həz plænz tɪ ˈrɛnəˌveɪt ðə haʊs, wɪʧ sɪts ɔn tu ˈeɪkərz. "c.k*. wɑz ɔn ˈʃɛltər ˈaɪlənd ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ hɪz boʊt. ɑr spaɪz seɪ hi ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ˈrɛnəˌveɪtɪŋ ðə haʊs." c.k*. ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ hɪz nu haʊs həz "ˈprɪmˌroʊz" ɪn ðə neɪm ənd ə gaɪ hu stænd ðoʊz hu kɔl ˈpipəl frəm ˈfinɪks "fəˈniʃənz." wən kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz: haʊ dɪd ðə kəˈmidiən goʊ əˈbaʊt peɪɪŋ fər beɪb ˈkɑtɪʤ? dɪd hi θroʊ ðə ˈriəltər ə sæk əv kɔɪnz? ʤɪst səm ˈʤɛnərəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni? beɪb ruθ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈpruv əv ˈpərʧəs. ə roʊˈtənd mæn wɪθ ə skjud wərld ˈaʊˌtlʊk ənd ˈziroʊ kɛrz tɪ gɪv ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz lɪv ɪn ðə oʊld pleɪs. ɔn ðə twitters*. ˈfɑloʊ @dr_carson*_
from nowhere, they appear as a sudden surge of power in the radio spectrum. then, a few milliseconds later, they're as far as we could tell, they never come back. they've picked up the name "fast radio bursts," but nobody's entirely sure of what produces them. follow-up observations have generally failed to find anything interesting in their direction, and the bursts didn't seem to repeat, leaving everyone who cares about these sorts of things a bit mystified. one possible explanation for their appearance would be that they're the product of a process that destroys the object that creates them. thus, if they were produced by the collapse of a neutron star into a black hole (to give just one example), there'd be no way for that to happen twice. but a new study suggests that at least one of them has repeated, which would take cataclysmic explanations off the table. there are enough differences between this burst and previously observed ones, however, to raise the question of whether there might be several processes producing similar surges in radio emissions. the burst in question (which goes by 121102) was identified using the observatory in puerto rico. there was nothing especially unusual about it, but the authors scheduled it for follow-up observations. some of these turned up nothing. but others turned up several bursts, sometimes within hours of each other. all told, they saw 10 additional bursts 121102 goes to 11!) over the course of two months. these had different brightnesses, and different intensity peaks showed up at different wavelengths, suggesting a somewhat chaotic process. looking through the timing data, the authors found no indication of a periodic process, which makes some sort of orbital behavior unlikely; the quick repetition in some cases also makes an orbital phenomenon unlikely. and, as the authors put it, "repeat bursts rule out models involving cataclysmic events." so what is still on the table? neutron stars with intense magnetic fields, called magnetars, can create giant flares. but none of the ones we know about have produced more than a single flare. the authors suspect it might be a rapidly rotating neutron sporadically, one of the normal pulses is greatly amplified. this sort of behavior has been seen in at least some neutron stars in our galaxy. confusing matters further is the question of whether 121102 is a typical fast radio burster. the other ones we know about are more intense by about a factor of 10, and they appear to originate outside our galaxy. based on the direction it's coming from, however, the authors suggest there's a chance that 121102 comes from an object inside our galaxy. finally, there's the issue of instrumentation. most fast radio bursts have been spotted by australia's parkes telescope, which isn't as sensitive as and wouldn't have identified most of the bursts emitted by 121102. so, rather than definitively ruling out a destructive cause for fast radio bursts, the best that this paper can do is indicate that at least some of them leave their source intact. which, given how little we knew about these previously, represents progress. nature, 2015. doi: (about dois).
frəm ˈnoʊˌwɛr, ðeɪ əˈpɪr ɛz ə ˈsədən sərʤ əv paʊər ɪn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈspɛktrəm. ðɛn, ə fju ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkəndz ˈleɪtər, ðɛr ɛz fɑr ɛz wi kʊd tɛl, ðeɪ ˈnɛvər kəm bæk. ðeɪv pɪkt əp ðə neɪm "fæst ˈreɪdiˌoʊ bərsts," bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdiz ɪnˈtaɪərli ʃʊr əv wət prəˈdusɪz ðɛm. ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz hæv ˈʤɛnərəli feɪld tɪ faɪnd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪn ðɛr dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ənd ðə bərsts ˈdɪdənt sim tɪ rɪˈpit, ˈlivɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən hu kɛrz əˈbaʊt ðiz sɔrts əv θɪŋz ə bɪt ˈmɪstəˌfaɪd. wən ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðɛr əˈpɪrəns wʊd bi ðət ðɛr ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ðət kriˈeɪts ðɛm. ðəs, ɪf ðeɪ wər prəˈdust baɪ ðə kəˈlæps əv ə ˈnuˌtrɑn stɑr ˈɪntu ə blæk hoʊl (tɪ gɪv ʤɪst wən ɪgˈzæmpəl), ðɛrd bi noʊ weɪ fər ðət tɪ ˈhæpən twaɪs. bət ə nu ˈstədi səˈʤɛsts ðət æt list wən əv ðɛm həz rɪˈpitɪd, wɪʧ wʊd teɪk ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ɔf ðə ˈteɪbəl. ðɛr ər ɪˈnəf ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðɪs bərst ənd ˈpriviəsli əbˈzərvd wənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɪ reɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ðɛr maɪt bi ˈsɛvərəl ˈprɑsɛsəz prəˈdusɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈsərʤɪz ɪn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪˈmɪʃənz. ðə bərst ɪn kˈwɛʃən (wɪʧ goʊz baɪ 121102 wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə əbˈzərvəˌtɔri ɪn ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ. ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ əˈspɛʃəli ənˈjuˌʒuəl əˈbaʊt ɪt, bət ðə ˈɔθərz ˈskɛʤʊld ɪt fər ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz. səm əv ðiz tərnd əp ˈnəθɪŋ. bət ˈəðərz tərnd əp ˈsɛvərəl bərsts, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪˈθɪn aʊərz əv iʧ ˈəðər. ɔl toʊld, ðeɪ sɔ 10 əˈdɪʃənəl bərsts 121102 goʊz tɪ 11 ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv tu mənθs. ðiz hæd ˈdɪfərənt brightnesses*, ənd ˈdɪfərənt ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti piks ʃoʊd əp æt ˈdɪfərənt ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθs, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ə ˈsəmˈwət keɪˈɑtɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈlʊkɪŋ θru ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ ˈdætə, ðə ˈɔθərz faʊnd noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ə ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs, wɪʧ meɪks səm sɔrt əv ˈɔrbətəl bɪˈheɪvjər ənˈlaɪkli; ðə kwɪk ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃən ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ən ˈɔrbətəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ənˈlaɪkli. ənd, ɛz ðə ˈɔθərz pʊt ɪt, "rɪˈpit bərsts rul aʊt ˈmɑdəlz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk ɪˈvɛnts." soʊ wət ɪz stɪl ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl? ˈnuˌtrɑn stɑrz wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛns mægˈnɛtɪk fildz, kɔld magnetars*, kən kriˈeɪt ʤaɪənt flɛrz. bət nən əv ðə wənz wi noʊ əˈbaʊt hæv prəˈdust mɔr ðən ə ˈsɪŋgəl flɛr. ðə ˈɔθərz ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪt maɪt bi ə ˈræpədli ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈnuˌtrɑn spərˈædɪkli, wən əv ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈpəlsɪz ɪz ˈgreɪtli ˈæmpləˌfaɪd. ðɪs sɔrt əv bɪˈheɪvjər həz bɪn sin ɪn æt list səm ˈnuˌtrɑn stɑrz ɪn ɑr ˈgæləksi. kənfˈjuzɪŋ ˈmætərz ˈfərðər ɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər 121102 ɪz ə ˈtɪpɪkəl fæst ˈreɪdiˌoʊ burster*. ðə ˈəðər wənz wi noʊ əˈbaʊt ər mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛns baɪ əˈbaʊt ə ˈfæktər əv 10 ənd ðeɪ əˈpɪr tɪ ərˈɪʤəˌneɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɑr ˈgæləksi. beɪst ɔn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪts ˈkəmɪŋ frəm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈɔθərz səˈʤɛst ðɛrz ə ʧæns ðət 121102 kəmz frəm ən ˈɑbʤɛkt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɑr ˈgæləksi. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɛrz ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˌɪnstrəˌmɛnˈteɪʃən. moʊst fæst ˈreɪdiˌoʊ bərsts hæv bɪn ˈspɑtɪd baɪ ɔˈstreɪljəz pɑrks ˈtɛləˌskoʊp, wɪʧ ˈɪzənt ɛz ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ɛz ənd ˈwʊdənt hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd moʊst əv ðə bərsts ɪˈmɪtɪd baɪ 121102 soʊ, ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli ˈrulɪŋ aʊt ə dɪˈstrəktɪv kɔz fər fæst ˈreɪdiˌoʊ bərsts, ðə bɛst ðət ðɪs ˈpeɪpər kən du ɪz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət æt list səm əv ðɛm liv ðɛr sɔrs ˌɪnˈtækt. wɪʧ, ˈgɪvɪn haʊ ˈlɪtəl wi nu əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈpriviəsli, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ˈneɪʧər, 2015 dɔɪ: (əˈbaʊt dois*).
the energy and engagement generated by the yes campaign was unprecedented and the subsequent growth of the three parties shows there is an enormous appetite for continuing with our united action to hold the labour party to their “vow”. i believe the labour party could be defeated in several seats in scotland if we field a single independence candidate. this can best be advanced by fielding single candidates on an alliance ticket as it were in those areas that voted yes on september 18. this could break the stranglehold labour has had in such areas for generations and challenge its austerity policies. allowing voters a choice which goes beyond narrow party interest is bound to be more attractive. such an approach has the best prospect of the numbers of supporting the fullest transfer of powers to edinburgh. and it is supported well beyond the ranks. many yes campaigners back the alliance idea and the suggestion was endorsed recently for example by highland john finnie in a recent article in the scottish socialist voice. i urge the and the greens to join with the in standing “independence alliance” candidates in 2015, put our own individual interests to one side, and break the labour party’ historic stranglehold on scottish politics. not lose what we have built.
ðə ˈɛnərʤi ənd ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə jɛs kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ənd ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt groʊθ əv ðə θri ˈpɑrtiz ʃoʊz ðɛr ɪz ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ wɪθ ɑr juˈnaɪtɪd ˈækʃən tɪ hoʊld ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti tɪ ðɛr ““vow”*”. aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti kʊd bi dɪˈfitɪd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl sits ɪn ˈskɑtlənd ɪf wi fild ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈkænədɪt. ðɪs kən bɛst bi ədˈvænst baɪ ˈfildɪŋ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkænədɪts ɔn ən əˈlaɪəns ˈtɪkɪt ɛz ɪt wər ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛriəz ðət ˈvoʊtɪd jɛs ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 18 ðɪs kʊd breɪk ðə ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld ˈleɪbər həz hæd ɪn səʧ ˈɛriəz fər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈʧælənʤ ɪts ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈpɑləsiz. əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈvoʊtərz ə ʧɔɪs wɪʧ goʊz bɪɔnd ˈnɛroʊ ˈpɑrti ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz baʊnd tɪ bi mɔr əˈtræktɪv. səʧ ən əˈproʊʧ həz ðə bɛst ˈprɑspɛkt əv ðə ˈnəmbərz əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈfʊləst ˈtrænsfər əv paʊərz tɪ ˈɛdənbəroʊ. ənd ɪt ɪz səˈpɔrtɪd wɛl bɪɔnd ðə ræŋks. ˈmɛni jɛs kæmˈpeɪnərz bæk ðə əˈlaɪəns aɪˈdiə ənd ðə səˈʤɛsʧən wɑz ɛnˈdɔrst ˈrisəntli fər ɪgˈzæmpəl baɪ ˈhaɪlənd ʤɑn ˈfɪni ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈsoʊʃəlɪst vɔɪs. aɪ ərʤ ðə ənd ðə grinz tɪ ʤɔɪn wɪθ ðə ɪn ˈstændɪŋ alliance”*” ˈkænədɪts ɪn 2015 pʊt ɑr oʊn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɪntərɪsts tɪ wən saɪd, ənd breɪk ðə ˈleɪbər party’*’ hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld ɔn ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks. nɑt luz wət wi hæv bɪlt.
israel's interior minister eli said on wednesday that most of the migrants from africa are engaged in criminal actions and should be placed in detention facilities. said that israel is willing to provide financial assistance for migrants to leave. in an interview with army radio, differentiated between refugees and asylum seekers, saying that "whoever is considered a refugee, and there are few, can stay. one cannot forsake the security of israelis." yishai's comments came in the wake of increased reports of criminal activity among the migrant and refugee community. on tuesday, four eritrean asylum seekers were arrested in tel aviv in connection with the rape of a woman. a police patrol sighted a suspicious gathering near the old central bus station in the neighborhood of tel aviv. as they approached they saw several men surrounding a woman who was crying for help, and arrested four suspects. the young woman was taken to the hospital, and later told the investigators that as she was heading home she was attacked by the group of eritrean refugees. she said she was robbed, and then raped by at least one of them. also this week, the foreign ministry announced that the international law poses no barrier to deporting all 700 south sudanese who live in israel, but the government should examine the situation of every south sudanese asylum seeker to ascertain whether their lives would be at risk if they were sent back. the brief, which has been sent to several government agencies in the past few days, will form the basis of the government's june 3 response to the district court for administrative matters in jerusalem on whether israel can lift the collective protection of asylum seekers from south sudan. read this article in hebrew. african refugees in levinsky park in tel aviv. daniel keep updated: sign up to our newsletter email * please enter a valid email address sign up please wait… thank you for signing up. we've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. click here oops. something went wrong. please try again later. try again thank you, the email address you have provided is already registered. close
ˈɪzriəlz ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər ˈilaɪ sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət moʊst əv ðə ˈmaɪgrənts frəm ˈæfrɪkɑ ər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl ˈækʃənz ənd ʃʊd bi pleɪst ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz. sɛd ðət ˈɪzriəl ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈsɪstəns fər ˈmaɪgrənts tɪ liv. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɑrmi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪtəd bɪtˈwin ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz, seɪɪŋ ðət "huˈɛvər ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈrɛfjuʤi, ənd ðɛr ər fju, kən steɪ. wən ˈkænɑt fɔrˈseɪk ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ˌɪzˈreɪliz." ˈkɑmɛnts keɪm ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˌɪnˈkrist rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti əˈməŋ ðə ˈmaɪgrənt ənd ˈrɛfjuʤi kəmˈjunɪti. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, fɔr ˌɛrɪˈtriən əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz wər ərˈɛstɪd ɪn tɛl ɑˈviv ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə reɪp əv ə ˈwʊmən. ə pəˈlis pəˈtroʊl ˈsaɪtɪd ə səˈspɪʃəs ˈgæðərɪŋ nɪr ðə oʊld ˈsɛntrəl bəs ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv tɛl ɑˈviv. ɛz ðeɪ əˈproʊʧt ðeɪ sɔ ˈsɛvərəl mɛn sərˈaʊndɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən hu wɑz kraɪɪŋ fər hɛlp, ənd ərˈɛstɪd fɔr ˈsəˌspɛkts. ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ənd ˈleɪtər toʊld ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ðət ɛz ʃi wɑz ˈhɛdɪŋ hoʊm ʃi wɑz əˈtækt baɪ ðə grup əv ˌɛrɪˈtriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. ʃi sɛd ʃi wɑz rɑbd, ənd ðɛn reɪpt baɪ æt list wən əv ðɛm. ˈɔlsoʊ ðɪs wik, ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ ˈpoʊzɪz noʊ ˈbɛriər tɪ dɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔl 700 saʊθ ˌsudəˈniz hu lɪv ɪn ˈɪzriəl, bət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv ˈɛvəri saʊθ ˌsudəˈniz əˈsaɪləm ˈsikər tɪ ˌæsərˈteɪn ˈwɛðər ðɛr lɪvz wʊd bi æt rɪsk ɪf ðeɪ wər sɛnt bæk. ðə brif, wɪʧ həz bɪn sɛnt tɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪn ðə pæst fju deɪz, wɪl fɔrm ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ʤun 3 rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt fər ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈmætərz ɪn ʤərˈusələm ɔn ˈwɛðər ˈɪzriəl kən lɪft ðə kəˈlɛktɪv prəˈtɛkʃən əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz frəm saʊθ suˈdæn. rɛd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ˈhibru. ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn lɪˈvɪnski pɑrk ɪn tɛl ɑˈviv. ˈdænjəl kip ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd: saɪn əp tɪ ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər iˈmeɪl pliz ˈɛnər ə ˈvælɪd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs saɪn əp pliz wait…*… θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. wiv gɑt mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz wi θɪŋk jul faɪnd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. klɪk hir ups. ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. traɪ əˈgɛn θæŋk ju, ðə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ju hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈrɛʤɪstərd. kloʊz
by it’s been a busy day so far and what happened in europe over the last few hours with a few of the la kings players… – in sweden: mora defeated, with the first goal of the game coming off the stick of. younger brother gasper was on the ice at the time, however he credited with an assist. he did finish the night with three shots on goal though. had just the single shot and also won in the circle. – martinez in finland: also won their game, it was the third game for alec martinez in finland and his first at the home arena in turku. two former members of the kings’ organization were involved in the final goal of the contest. with justin azevedo in the box serving a penalty, brian scored for with less than two minutes remaining in the third period. martinez knows azevedo well, they played together for parts of three seasons in manchester. the kings’ finished the night with a rating, four shots on goal and he led all players in the game with of ice time. – bernier in germany: it was tied entering the third period, with jonathan bernier making his debut in net for. however the penguins (from fischtown, not pittsburgh) scored twice in the final 20 minutes including into an empty net at after bernier was pulled for the extra attacker and to the surprise of nobody in sweden or finland the game ended. michel leveille, one of former teammates in manchester, scored the first goal. stateside, also posted a lot of content since sunrise. a quick recap of a few things you might have missed… on what should be opening night, drew doughty says bored full game video watch and mora vs bernier on germany ‘i’m not good enough for the first league’ want to see what dustin brown has been doing during the lockout? mayorsmanor live radio with justin kemp, ontario reign president we also did a phone interview earlier today with bernier from germany. expect to see that up on the site over the weekend. follow
baɪ bɪn ə ˈbɪzi deɪ soʊ fɑr ənd wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ˈjʊrəp ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju aʊərz wɪθ ə fju əv ðə lɑ kɪŋz players…*… ɪn sˈwidən: ˈmɔrə dɪˈfitɪd wɪθ ðə fərst goʊl əv ðə geɪm ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə stɪk əv. ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər ˈgæspər wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs æt ðə taɪm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər hi ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ən əˈsɪst. hi dɪd ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə naɪt wɪθ θri ʃɑts ɔn goʊl ðoʊ. hæd ʤɪst ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ʃɑt ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wən ɪn ðə ˈsərkəl. mɑrˈtinɛz ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd: ˈɔlsoʊ wən ðɛr geɪm ɪt wɑz ðə θərd geɪm fər ˈælɪk mɑrˈtinɛz ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd ənd hɪz fərst æt ðə hoʊm ərˈinə ɪn turku*. tu ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kings’*’ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl goʊl əv ðə ˈkɑntɛst. wɪθ ˈʤəstɪn ɑzeɪˈveɪdoʊ ɪn ðə bɑks ˈsərvɪŋ ə ˈpɛnəlti, braɪən skɔrd fər wɪθ lɛs ðən tu ˈmɪnəts rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə θərd ˈpɪriəd. mɑrˈtinɛz noʊz ɑzeɪˈveɪdoʊ wɛl, ðeɪ pleɪd təˈgɛðər fər pɑrts əv θri ˈsizənz ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər. ðə kings’*’ ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə naɪt wɪθ ə ˈreɪtɪŋ, fɔr ʃɑts ɔn goʊl ənd hi lɛd ɔl pleɪərz ɪn ðə geɪm wɪθ əv aɪs taɪm. ˈbərniər ɪn ˈʤərməni: ɪt wɑz taɪd ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə θərd ˈpɪriəd, wɪθ ˈʤɑnəθən ˈbərniər ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈdeɪbju ɪn nɛt fər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈpɛŋgwənz (frəm fischtown*, nɑt ˈpɪtsbərg) skɔrd twaɪs ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl 20 ˈmɪnəts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ˈɛmti nɛt æt ˈæftər ˈbərniər wɑz pʊld fər ðə ˈɛkstrə əˈtækər ənd tɪ ðə səˈpraɪz əv ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪn sˈwidən ər ˈfɪnˌlænd ðə geɪm ˈɛndɪd ˈmɪʧəl ˈlɛvaɪl, wən əv ˈfɔrmər ˈtimˌmeɪts ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər, skɔrd ðə fərst goʊl. ˈsteɪtˈsaɪd, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ə lɔt əv ˈkɑntɛnt sɪns ˈsənˌraɪz. ə kwɪk ˈriˌkæp əv ə fju θɪŋz ju maɪt hæv missed…*… ɔn wət ʃʊd bi ˈoʊpənɪŋ naɪt, dru ˈdɔti sɪz bɔrd fʊl geɪm ˈvɪdioʊ wɔʧ ənd ˈmɔrə ˈvərsəz ˈbərniər ɔn ˈʤərməni nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf fər ðə fərst league’*’ wɔnt tɪ si wət ˈdəstɪn braʊn həz bɪn duɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈlɑˌkaʊt? lɪv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ wɪθ ˈʤəstɪn kɛmp, ɑnˈtɛrioʊ reɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt wi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd ə foʊn ˈɪntərvˌju ˈərliər təˈdeɪ wɪθ ˈbərniər frəm ˈʤərməni. ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ðət əp ɔn ðə saɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈfɑloʊ
the kings released mathieu garon from his training camp tryout, which opens the door for ben scrivens to serve as jonathan backup in. though evaluations based on small sample sizes, scrivens appeared to solidify his status as understudy with a strong performance in just over 32 minutes of action last night, stopping 17 of 18 shots in a loss to the colorado avalanche. the kings led when he gave way to garon. though scrivens is under contract at a palatable $550,000 and was acquired from toronto as part of the jonathan bernier trade that also netted matt and a second round draft pick, he still had to prove himself through competition in order to earn a spot on the roster. there was a line of thought that garon, a veteran who tended goal in los angeles from, was more comfortable in a backup role and earning minimal starts, while scrivens, a who split time with the toronto maple leafs and toronto over the last two seasons, would be more comfortable in a role in which he drew more minutes. ultimately, the kings decided on forging ahead with the who appeared sturdier in his preseason action and will provide the team higher quality minutes in games in which jonathan quick needs a night off. last season, scrivens was with a goals against average and a .915 save percentage over 20 games with the maple leafs. he has appeared in minutes through his career.
ðə kɪŋz riˈlist ˈmæθju gɑˈrɔn frəm hɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp traɪaʊt, wɪʧ ˈoʊpənz ðə dɔr fər bɛn ˈskraɪvənz tɪ sərv ɛz ˈʤɑnəθən ˈbæˌkəp ɪn ðoʊ ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz beɪst ɔn smɔl ˈsæmpəl ˈsaɪzɪz, ˈskraɪvənz əˈpɪrd tɪ səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ hɪz ˈstætəs ɛz ˈəndərˌstədi wɪθ ə strɔŋ pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 32 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈækʃən læst naɪt, ˈstɑpɪŋ 17 əv 18 ʃɑts ɪn ə lɔs tɪ ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈævəˌlænʧ. ðə kɪŋz lɛd wɪn hi geɪv weɪ tɪ gɑˈrɔn. ðoʊ ˈskraɪvənz ɪz ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt æt ə ˈpælətəbəl ənd wɑz əkˈwaɪərd frəm tərˈɑntoʊ ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈʤɑnəθən ˈbərniər treɪd ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɛtɪd mæt ənd ə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd dræft pɪk, hi stɪl hæd tɪ pruv hɪmˈsɛlf θru ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ərn ə spɑt ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər. ðɛr wɑz ə laɪn əv θɔt ðət gɑˈrɔn, ə ˈvɛtərən hu ˈtɛndɪd goʊl ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs frəm wɑz mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn ə ˈbæˌkəp roʊl ənd ˈərnɪŋ ˈmɪnəməl stɑrts, waɪl ˈskraɪvənz, ə hu splɪt taɪm wɪθ ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈmeɪpəl lifs ənd tərˈɑntoʊ ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu ˈsizənz, wʊd bi mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn ə roʊl ɪn wɪʧ hi dru mɔr ˈmɪnəts. ˈəltəmətli, ðə kɪŋz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɔn ˈfɔrʤɪŋ əˈhɛd wɪθ ðə hu əˈpɪrd ˈstərdiər ɪn hɪz ˌpriˈsizən ˈækʃən ənd wɪl prəˈvaɪd ðə tim haɪər kˈwɑləti ˈmɪnəts ɪn geɪmz ɪn wɪʧ ˈʤɑnəθən kwɪk nidz ə naɪt ɔf. læst ˈsizən, ˈskraɪvənz wɑz wɪθ ə goʊlz əˈgɛnst ˈævərɪʤ ənd ə 915 seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˈoʊvər 20 geɪmz wɪθ ðə ˈmeɪpəl lifs. hi həz əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈmɪnəts θru hɪz kərɪr.
the romance between ukraine and theropean union is full of unmet expectations. ukraine wants commitment from the; the wants proof that ukraine has really changed. when officials visited kiev on april for a joint summit, they snubbed requests for a peacekeeping force in the donbas, for additional military aid and for travel. western financial assistance is trickling in, but ukraine wants more. “greece already received $300 billion, with no war, with no russian tanks,” yatsenyuk, the prime minister, said after the summit. ukraine, he complained, has received just as much. the says help will come, but only after reforms. “you keep reforming, we keep supporting,” said theropean president, juncker.ropean leaders want to see ukraine implement its new laws and governance, as agreed in the minsk peace plan. some worry that failure to do this will invite russia to relaunch the war. already violence is ticking up near the rebel capital of and the port of mariupol. get our daily newsletter upgrade your and get our daily dispatch and editor's picks. petro, president, takes umbrage at charges that reforms are lagging. lawmakers recently passed legislation to break up gas monopolies, increase competition, and unbundle the state gas conglomerate naftogaz, a fiscal black hole. last month mr picked a head for the newly created national bureau. yet the biggest test will be the struggle against oligarchs. the latest battle pits the state against the richest man, akhmetov. the government wants to end mr coal and electricity monopolies, and may let his holding company,, go bankrupt. coal miners have taken to streets, banging their helmets and calling for the energy minister to resign. mustafa nayyem, a reformist legislator, published leaked documents allegedly issued by that set out plans to engineer protests. said it “did not know the source of the documents”, but did not deny that they were genuine. following the miners’ march, mr vowed that those who put pressure on the state “will get their knuckles rapped”. in a column in the guardian, a british newspaper, mr boasted of taking down kolomoisky, an oligarch forced to resign as a regional governor last month after he deployed armed guards to protect his assets from government reforms. butrope does not want to become a game of led by mr, who is himself an oligarch. it wants ukraine systematically to transform the oligarchs’ empires into big businesses. until that happens, ukraine may feel itself to be in a relationship with the, one that could even lead towards the will respond that things are complicated.
ðə ˈroʊmæns bɪtˈwin juˈkreɪn ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɪz fʊl əv ənˈmɛt ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. juˈkreɪn wɔnts kəˈmɪtmənt frəm ðə; ðə wɔnts pruf ðət juˈkreɪn həz ˈrɪli ʧeɪnʤd. wɪn əˈfɪʃəlz ˈvɪzɪtɪd kiɛv ɔn ˈeɪprəl fər ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsəmɪt, ðeɪ snəbd rɪkˈwɛsts fər ə ˈpiˌskipɪŋ fɔrs ɪn ðə donbas*, fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri eɪd ənd fər ˈtrævəl. ˈwɛstərn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈsɪstəns ɪz ˈtrɪklɪŋ ɪn, bət juˈkreɪn wɔnts mɔr. ɔˈrɛdi rɪˈsivd 300 ˈbɪljən, wɪθ noʊ wɔr, wɪθ noʊ ˈrəʃən tanks,”*,” yatsenyuk*, ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, sɛd ˈæftər ðə ˈsəmɪt. juˈkreɪn, hi kəmˈpleɪnd, həz rɪˈsivd ʤɪst ɛz məʧ. ðə sɪz hɛlp wɪl kəm, bət ˈoʊnli ˈæftər rɪˈfɔrmz. kip rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ, wi kip supporting,”*,” sɛd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈprɛzɪdənt, juncker*. ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlidərz wɔnt tɪ si juˈkreɪn ˈɪmpləmənt ɪts nu lɔz ənd ˈgəvərnəns, ɛz əˈgrid ɪn ðə mɪnsk pis plæn. səm ˈwəri ðət ˈfeɪljər tɪ du ðɪs wɪl ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈrəʃə tɪ riˈlɔnʧ ðə wɔr. ɔˈrɛdi ˈvaɪələns ɪz ˈtɪkɪŋ əp nɪr ðə ˈrɛbəl ˈkæpɪtəl əv ənd ðə pɔrt əv mariupol*. gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ənd gɪt ɑr ˈdeɪli dɪˈspæʧ ənd ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks. ˈpɛtroʊ, ˈprɛzɪdənt, teɪks ˈəmbrɪʤ æt ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət rɪˈfɔrmz ər ˈlægɪŋ. ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈrisəntli pæst ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ breɪk əp gæs məˈnɑpəliz, ˌɪnˈkris ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd ənˈbəndəl ðə steɪt gæs kənˈglɑmərət naftogaz*, ə ˈfɪskəl blæk hoʊl. læst mənθ ˈmɪstər pɪkt ə hɛd fər ðə ˈnuli kriˈeɪtɪd ˈnæʃənəl ˈbjʊroʊ. jɛt ðə ˈbɪgəst tɛst wɪl bi ðə ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrks. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈbætəl pɪts ðə steɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈrɪʧəst mæn, akhmetov*. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɔnts tɪ ɛnd ˈmɪstər koʊl ənd ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti məˈnɑpəliz, ənd meɪ lɛt hɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni,, goʊ ˈbæŋkrəpt. koʊl ˈmaɪnərz hæv ˈteɪkən tɪ strits, ˈbæŋɪŋ ðɛr ˈhɛlməts ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈmɪnɪstər tɪ rɪˈzaɪn. muˈstɑfə nayyem*, ə rɪˈfɔrmɪst ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtər, ˈpəblɪʃt likt ˈdɑkjəmənts əˈlɛʤədli ˈɪʃud baɪ ðət sɛt aʊt plænz tɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈproʊˌtɛsts. sɛd ɪt nɑt noʊ ðə sɔrs əv ðə documents”*”, bət dɪd nɑt dɪˈnaɪ ðət ðeɪ wər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə miners’*’ mɑrʧ, ˈmɪstər vaʊd ðət ðoʊz hu pʊt ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə steɪt gɪt ðɛr ˈnəkəlz rapped”*”. ɪn ə ˈkɑləm ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ˈmɪstər ˈboʊstɪd əv ˈteɪkɪŋ daʊn kolomoisky*, ən ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrk fɔrst tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ɛz ə ˈriʤənəl ˈgəvərnər læst mənθ ˈæftər hi dɪˈplɔɪd ɑrmd gɑrdz tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɪz ˈæˌsɛts frəm ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈfɔrmz. bət ˈjʊrəp dɪz nɑt wɔnt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə geɪm əv lɛd baɪ ˈmɪstər, hu ɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ən ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrk. ɪt wɔnts juˈkreɪn ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ðə oligarchs’*’ ˈɛmpaɪərz ˈɪntu bɪg ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ənˈtɪl ðət ˈhæpənz, juˈkreɪn meɪ fil ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ bi ɪn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə, wən ðət kʊd ˈivɪn lɛd təˈwɔrdz ðə wɪl rɪˈspɑnd ðət θɪŋz ər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd.
director: kazuhiko yamaguchi writer: hirai, fumio cast: sonny chiba,, date, koji fujiyama, hanada, hayami, ibuki, jo, kenji kawai, hiroshi kondo, koji miemachi, nami, yoshio running time: 86 min. by kyle warner there are two types of film fans in the world; those who learn of sonny 1975 werewolf action movie wolf guy with a “huh?” and those who almost immediately plunk down $20 so that they can watch the newly unearthed gem. i belong to the latter group. as a fan of japanese cinema with something of a soft spot for sonny hissing karate master persona, the idea of him sorting out justice as a werewolf is basically irresistible. i went into the movie expecting something weird. and even so, i was unprepared for the level of weird that i got. wolf guy is that rare sort of movie that can make a sober man feel drunk. the plot operates with a sense of abandon, the camera sees the world at tilted angles, visions of superimposed murder cats come spiraling out of the gloom, ninja cops leap out of the walls… the viewer is left dazed and confused. in wolf guy, sonny chiba is a wolf man named akira. he look like a wolf man, never transforms or dons special makeup, and only occasionally shows traits (landing on all fours in a fight, for example), but trust me: a wolf man. i know this only because the characters keep reminding us of the fact. no one seems particularly surprised to be sharing the earth with a werewolf, though. wolf man lineage is so easily accepted that i thought missed something. strengthened by a full moon but otherwise no different in appearance from any other sonny chiba hero, the titular wolf guy is more like a superhero vigilante than the typical werewolf from myth and lore. (the full title is wolf guy: enraged lycanthrope. simply knowing the term ‘lycanthrope’ is about as close as the film comes to embracing werewolf mythology.) more interesting than the wolf guy is the phantom tiger. at the start of the film, a rock star played by (stray cat rock: sex hunter) stumbles into traffic screaming about a tiger that means to kill him. “miki turned into a tiger!” sonny sleuth reporter akira intercepts the troubled man only moments before’s shirt is torn open with deep, bloody cuts running down his chest and back. akira is brought in as the only suspect but is quickly released when the autopsy reveals that the rocker was likely killed by a demon. the reading of cause of death: demon is the first sign that operating in a different sort of reality here. akira follows the clues. the rock band known as the mobs raped a girl named. now, somehow, fury has manifested as a vengeful ghost tiger that tears her enemies to shreds. as akira gets closer to, a mysterious evil organization part part starts closing in on them. not only do the bad guys want to manipulate rage for their own benefit, they hope to extract the wolf blood to create a wolf guy of their own (“i received a transfusion of your blood and became a wolf man, too,” is one of my favorite lines of the script). akira encounters many other women in his attempts to rescue from her strange fate. and all of these women want to get naked with him almost immediately. at first, it just seems like the attempt to meet a certain skin quota, but some of it soon becomes a bit, err, odd. like when one lady wants to sleep with him because she wants to have sex with an animal. um. and in a later part, a lady shoves her boobs into sonny face and he falls in love with her because she reminds him of his mom. uhh. but to be clear, the film always felt a bit trashy and nasty right from the start. just that it finds a way to become more so as it goes on. directing the film is favorite kazuhiko yamaguchi, who worked with sonny chiba previously on sister street fighter and the underrated wandering ginza butterfly 2. in an interview included on the new disc from arrow, yamaguchi admits to not being a big fan of the werewolf sub-genre. it shows. but not to say that he fails to come up with some crazy visuals and ideas. the manner in which tiger slashes her enemies to death calls to mind a nightmare on elm freddy kreuger, who would not make his screen debut for another nine years. another image impossible to forget is the wolf healing powers, which includes a shot that shows sonny intestines getting sucked back into his stomach after being mortally wounded. weird visuals, coupled with a wicked funk soundtrack, make wolf guy hard to forget. wolf guy has been newly unearthed for fans in the us and and released on dvd and blu-ray. the picture and sound are both impressive, i thought. three new interviews recorded in 2016 are included as special features. the first, talking with director yamaguchi, shares a bit about his film career and his fairly reluctant decision to adapt wolf guy to film. the second interview is with producer toru yoshida, who specialized ins for toei. he expresses some regret in not making wolf guy a better film with a bigger budget, but also shares a laugh remembering how much wolf manga creator hated the film. finally, we get a new interview with sonny chiba, which does not speak on wolf guy in particular but rather has the actor sharing his views on acting, learning the craft, and how difficult it is to throw a fake punch. sonny always a fun interview subject, because so clearly passionate about his craft, and this interview is no different. part male wish fulfillment, part martial arts movie, and part gonzo entertainment as only the japanese film industry could dream up, wolf guy is a bizarre piece of work. silly stuff, but i had a good time. kyle rating:
dɪˈrɛktər: ˌkɑzuˈhikoʊ ˌjɑmɑˈguʧi ˈraɪtər: hɪˈrɑi, fˈjumioʊ kæst: ˈsəni ˈʧibə,, deɪt, ˈkoʊʤi ˌfuʤiˈjɑmə, hanada*, hayami*, ibuki*, ʤoʊ, ˈkɛnʤi kɑˈwɑi, hɪˈroʊʃi ˈkɑndoʊ, ˈkoʊʤi miemachi*, nami*, joʊˈʃioʊ ˈrənɪŋ taɪm: 86 mɪn. baɪ kaɪl ˈwɔrnər ðɛr ər tu taɪps əv fɪlm fænz ɪn ðə wərld; ðoʊz hu lərn əv ˈsəni 1975 ˈwɛrˌwʊlf ˈækʃən ˈmuvi wʊlf gaɪ wɪθ ə ““huh?”*?” ənd ðoʊz hu ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli pləŋk daʊn 20 soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən wɔʧ ðə ˈnuli əˈnərθt ʤɛm. aɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə ˈlætər grup. ɛz ə fæn əv ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsɪnəmə wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə sɔft spɑt fər ˈsəni ˈhɪsɪŋ kərˈɑti ˈmæstər pərˈsoʊnə, ðə aɪˈdiə əv ɪm ˈsɔrtɪŋ aʊt ˈʤəstɪs ɛz ə ˈwɛrˌwʊlf ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl. aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˈmuvi ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪrd. ənd ˈivɪn soʊ, aɪ wɑz ˌənpriˈpɛrd fər ðə ˈlɛvəl əv wɪrd ðət aɪ gɑt. wʊlf gaɪ ɪz ðət rɛr sɔrt əv ˈmuvi ðət kən meɪk ə ˈsoʊbər mæn fil drəŋk. ðə plɑt ˈɑpərˌeɪts wɪθ ə sɛns əv əˈbændən, ðə ˈkæmərə siz ðə wərld æt ˈtɪltɪd ˈæŋgəlz, ˈvɪʒənz əv ˌsupərəmˈpoʊzd ˈmərdər kæts kəm ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ aʊt əv ðə glum, ˈnɪnʤə kɑps lip aʊt əv ðə walls…*… ðə vjuər ɪz lɛft deɪzd ənd kənfˈjuzd. ɪn wʊlf gaɪ, ˈsəni ˈʧibə ɪz ə wʊlf mæn neɪmd əˈkirə. hi lʊk laɪk ə wʊlf mæn, ˈnɛvər trænsˈfɔrmz ər dɑnz ˈspɛʃəl ˈmeɪˌkəp, ənd ˈoʊnli ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ʃoʊz treɪts (ˈlændɪŋ ɔn ɔl fɔrz ɪn ə faɪt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl), bət trəst mi: ə wʊlf mæn. aɪ noʊ ðɪs ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz kip riˈmaɪndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs əv ðə fækt. noʊ wən simz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli səˈpraɪzd tɪ bi ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə ərθ wɪθ ə ˈwɛrˌwʊlf, ðoʊ. wʊlf mæn ˈlɪniəʤ ɪz soʊ ˈizəli ækˈsɛptɪd ðət aɪ θɔt mɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ. ˈstrɛŋθənd baɪ ə fʊl mun bət ˈəðərˌwaɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt ɪn əˈpɪrəns frəm ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsəni ˈʧibə ˈhɪroʊ, ðə ˈtɪʧələr wʊlf gaɪ ɪz mɔr laɪk ə ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˌvɪʤəˈlænti ðən ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈwɛrˌwʊlf frəm mɪθ ənd lɔr. (ðə fʊl ˈtaɪtəl ɪz wʊlf gaɪ: ɪnˈreɪʤd lycanthrope*. ˈsɪmpli noʊɪŋ ðə tərm ‘‘lycanthrope’*’ ɪz əˈbaʊt ɛz kloʊz ɛz ðə fɪlm kəmz tɪ ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ˈwɛrˌwʊlf məˈθɑləˌʤi.) mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðən ðə wʊlf gaɪ ɪz ðə ˈfænəm ˈtaɪgər. æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə fɪlm, ə rɑk stɑr pleɪd baɪ (streɪ kæt rɑk: sɛks ˈhəntər) ˈstəmbəlz ˈɪntu ˈtræfɪk ˈskrimɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈtaɪgər ðət minz tɪ kɪl ɪm. tərnd ˈɪntu ə tiger!”*!” ˈsəni sluθ rɪˈpɔrtər əˈkirə ˌɪnərˈsɛpts ðə ˈtrəbəld mæn ˈoʊnli ˈmoʊmənts ˌbiˈfɔr ʃərt ɪz tɔrn ˈoʊpən wɪθ dip, ˈblədi kəts ˈrənɪŋ daʊn hɪz ʧɛst ənd bæk. əˈkirə ɪz brɔt ɪn ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈsəˌspɛkt bət ɪz kˈwɪkli riˈlist wɪn ðə ˈɔˌtɑpsi rɪˈvilz ðət ðə ˈrɑkər wɑz ˈlaɪkli kɪld baɪ ə ˈdimən. ðə ˈrɛdɪŋ əv kɔz əv dɛθ: ˈdimən ɪz ðə fərst saɪn ðət ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt sɔrt əv ˌriˈæləˌti hir. əˈkirə ˈfɑloʊz ðə kluz. ðə rɑk bænd noʊn ɛz ðə mɑbz reɪpt ə gərl neɪmd. naʊ, ˈsəmˌhaʊ, fˈjʊri həz ˈmænəˌfɛstəd ɛz ə ˈvɛnʤfəl goʊst ˈtaɪgər ðət tɪrz hər ˈɛnəmiz tɪ ʃrɛdz. ɛz əˈkirə gɪts ˈkloʊzər tɪ, ə mɪˈstɪriəs ˈivəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən pɑrt pɑrt stɑrts ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪn ɔn ðɛm. nɑt ˈoʊnli du ðə bæd gaɪz wɔnt tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt reɪʤ fər ðɛr oʊn ˈbɛnəfɪt, ðeɪ hoʊp tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ðə wʊlf bləd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə wʊlf gaɪ əv ðɛr oʊn rɪˈsivd ə trænsfˈjuʒən əv jʊr bləd ənd bɪˈkeɪm ə wʊlf mæn, too,”*,” ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt laɪnz əv ðə skrɪpt). əˈkirə ɪnˈkaʊnərz ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈwɪmən ɪn hɪz əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈrɛskju frəm hər streɪnʤ feɪt. ənd ɔl əv ðiz ˈwɪmən wɔnt tɪ gɪt ˈneɪkəd wɪθ ɪm ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. æt fərst, ɪt ʤɪst simz laɪk ðə əˈtɛmpt tɪ mit ə ˈsərtən skɪn kˈwoʊtə, bət səm əv ɪt sun bɪˈkəmz ə bɪt, ɛr, ɑd. laɪk wɪn wən ˈleɪdi wɔnts tɪ slip wɪθ ɪm bɪˈkəz ʃi wɔnts tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ ən ˈænəməl. əm. ənd ɪn ə ˈleɪtər pɑrt, ə ˈleɪdi ʃəvz hər bubz ˈɪntu ˈsəni feɪs ənd hi fɔlz ɪn ləv wɪθ hər bɪˈkəz ʃi riˈmaɪndz ɪm əv hɪz mɑm. ə. bət tɪ bi klɪr, ðə fɪlm ˈɔlˌweɪz fɛlt ə bɪt ˈtræʃi ənd ˈnæsti raɪt frəm ðə stɑrt. ʤɪst ðət ɪt faɪndz ə weɪ tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr soʊ ɛz ɪt goʊz ɔn. dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ðə fɪlm ɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˌkɑzuˈhikoʊ ˌjɑmɑˈguʧi, hu wərkt wɪθ ˈsəni ˈʧibə ˈpriviəsli ɔn ˈsɪstər strit ˈfaɪtər ənd ðə ˌəndərˈreɪtɪd ˈwɑndərɪŋ ˈgɪnzə ˈbətərˌflaɪ 2 ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɔn ðə nu dɪsk frəm ˈɛroʊ, ˌjɑmɑˈguʧi ədˈmɪts tɪ nɑt biɪŋ ə bɪg fæn əv ðə ˈwɛrˌwʊlf sub-genre*. ɪt ʃoʊz. bət nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət hi feɪlz tɪ kəm əp wɪθ səm ˈkreɪzi ˈvɪʒwəlz ənd aɪˈdiəz. ðə ˈmænər ɪn wɪʧ ˈtaɪgər sˈlæʃɪz hər ˈɛnəmiz tɪ dɛθ kɔlz tɪ maɪnd ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ɔn ɛlm ˈfrɛdi ˈkrɔɪgər, hu wʊd nɑt meɪk hɪz skrin ˈdeɪbju fər əˈnəðər naɪn jɪrz. əˈnəðər ˈɪmɪʤ ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ fərˈgɛt ɪz ðə wʊlf ˈhilɪŋ paʊərz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ʃɑt ðət ʃoʊz ˈsəni ˌɪnˈtɛstənz ˈgɪtɪŋ səkt bæk ˈɪntu hɪz ˈstəmək ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈmɔrtəli ˈwundɪd. wɪrd ˈvɪʒwəlz, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ə ˈwɪkəd fəŋk ˈsaʊnˌtræk, meɪk wʊlf gaɪ hɑrd tɪ fərˈgɛt. wʊlf gaɪ həz bɪn ˈnuli əˈnərθt fər fænz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ənd riˈlist ɔn ˌdiˌviˈdi ənd blu-ray*. ðə ˈpɪkʧər ənd saʊnd ər boʊθ ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, aɪ θɔt. θri nu ˈɪntərvˌjuz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn 2016 ər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɛz ˈspɛʃəl ˈfiʧərz. ðə fərst, ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈrɛktər ˌjɑmɑˈguʧi, ʃɛrz ə bɪt əˈbaʊt hɪz fɪlm kərɪr ənd hɪz ˈfɛrli rɪˈləktənt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ əˈdæpt wʊlf gaɪ tɪ fɪlm. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɪntərvˌju ɪz wɪθ prəˈdusər ˈtɔru joʊˈʃidə, hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪn fər toei*. hi ɪkˈsprɛsɪz səm rɪˈgrɛt ɪn nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ wʊlf gaɪ ə ˈbɛtər fɪlm wɪθ ə ˈbɪgər ˈbəʤɪt, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛrz ə læf rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ haʊ məʧ wʊlf ˈmæŋgə kriˈeɪtər ˈheɪtɪd ðə fɪlm. ˈfaɪnəli, wi gɪt ə nu ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsəni ˈʧibə, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt spik ɔn wʊlf gaɪ ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr bət ˈrəðər həz ðə ˈæktər ˈʃɛrɪŋ hɪz vjuz ɔn ˈæktɪŋ, ˈlərnɪŋ ðə kræft, ənd haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪt ɪz tɪ θroʊ ə feɪk pənʧ. ˈsəni ˈɔlˌweɪz ə fən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈsəbʤɪkt, bɪˈkəz soʊ ˈklɪrli ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt hɪz kræft, ənd ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. pɑrt meɪl wɪʃ fʊlˈfɪlmənt, pɑrt ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈmuvi, ənd pɑrt ˈgɑnzoʊ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɛz ˈoʊnli ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz fɪlm ˈɪndəstri kʊd drim əp, wʊlf gaɪ ɪz ə bɪˈzɑr pis əv wərk. ˈsɪli stəf, bət aɪ hæd ə gʊd taɪm. kaɪl ˈreɪtɪŋ:
kevin rudd and israel's foreign minister, lieberman, during a press conference at the foreign ministry in jerusalem yesterday. israeli foreign minister lieberman yesterday rejected kevin call that its nuclear facility should be subject to inspection by the international atomic energy agency. standing alongside mr rudd during a press conference in jerusalem, mr lieberman said what was important was not whether any country was a member of the non- proliferation treaty but that it was responsible. he made it clear israel did not regard any such inspection as necessary as it was a responsible country "and we have proved this for many years". read next mr rudd, in an interview with the australian this week, had said israel's nuclear facility should be subject to inspection by the. the comment shocked israeli officials, who could not recall an australian minister suggesting that their facility at dimona should be subject to inspection. mr rudd had said: "our view has been consistent for a long period of time, and that is that all states in the region should adhere to the, and that includes israel. and therefore their nuclear facility should be subject to inspection." but mr lieberman said yesterday: "i think that we have a very clear position -- we are a very responsible country and a responsible government and we have proved this for many years." he said in his view, the question was not the but whether a country and its government was responsible or not. "iran joined with the and is part of the and we see every day cheating and many attempts to waste time (allowing in inspectors) and, of course, they're part of the but the reality is completely different." while mr rudd had made his comment in an interview in cairo, in jerusalem yesterday he softened his position, saying australia recognised israel's "unique security circumstances". he concentrated much more on iran's nuclear program than israel's. mr rudd said australia was "deeply concerned" about iran's nuclear weapons program and while its stated aim was nuclear energy for civilian purposes, it found itself in defiance of provisions of the. "therefore iran has obtained from us and from other countries . . . universal condemnation, secondly sanctions and thirdly, in the case of australia, autonomous sanctions over and above those which are required under the un security council," he said. "iran's nuclear weapons program and nuclear program in general represents a fundamental threat to security across the wider region. "on the question of other regional states, including israel, the position of the australian government has long been reiterated by governments of both political persuasions in australia that all states, including israel, should become accessories to the and its associated obligations. "we recognise . . . israel's unique security circumstances . . . but in terms of our fundamental position on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, as it applies to this region . . . all states should be in, including israel."
ˈkɛvɪn rəd ənd ˈɪzriəlz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈlibərmən, ˈdʊrɪŋ ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri ɪn ʤərˈusələm ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈlibərmən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈkɛvɪn kɔl ðət ɪts ˈnukliər fəˈsɪlɪti ʃʊd bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈtɑmɪk ˈɛnərʤi ˈeɪʤənsi. ˈstændɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈmɪstər rəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ʤərˈusələm, ˈmɪstər ˈlibərmən sɛd wət wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wɑz nɑt ˈwɛðər ˈɛni ˈkəntri wɑz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə nɑn- ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən ˈtriti bət ðət ɪt wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl. hi meɪd ɪt klɪr ˈɪzriəl dɪd nɑt rɪˈgɑrd ˈɛni səʧ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən ɛz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɛz ɪt wɑz ə riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈkəntri "ənd wi hæv pruvd ðɪs fər ˈmɛni jɪrz". rɛd nɛkst ˈmɪstər rəd, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ðɪs wik, hæd sɛd ˈɪzriəlz ˈnukliər fəˈsɪlɪti ʃʊd bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən baɪ ðə. ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ʃɑkt ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz, hu kʊd nɑt ˈriˌkɔl ən ɔˈstreɪljən ˈmɪnɪstər səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðɛr fəˈsɪlɪti æt dɪˈmoʊˌnɑ ʃʊd bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən. ˈmɪstər rəd hæd sɛd: "ɑr vju həz bɪn kənˈsɪstənt fər ə lɔŋ ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm, ənd ðət ɪz ðət ɔl steɪts ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ʃʊd əˈdhɪr tɪ ðə, ənd ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɪzriəl. ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðɛr ˈnukliər fəˈsɪlɪti ʃʊd bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən." bət ˈmɪstər ˈlibərmən sɛd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ: "aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi hæv ə ˈvɛri klɪr pəˈzɪʃən wi ər ə ˈvɛri riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈkəntri ənd ə riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd wi hæv pruvd ðɪs fər ˈmɛni jɪrz." hi sɛd ɪn hɪz vju, ðə kˈwɛʃən wɑz nɑt ðə bət ˈwɛðər ə ˈkəntri ənd ɪts ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl ər nɑt. "ˌɪˈrɑn ʤɔɪnd wɪθ ðə ənd ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ənd wi si ˈɛvəri deɪ ˈʧitɪŋ ənd ˈmɛni əˈtɛmpts tɪ weɪst taɪm (əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪn ˌɪnˈspɛktərz) ənd, əv kɔrs, ðɛr pɑrt əv ðə bət ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt." waɪl ˈmɪstər rəd hæd meɪd hɪz ˈkɑmɛnt ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ, ɪn ʤərˈusələm ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ hi ˈsɔfənd hɪz pəˈzɪʃən, seɪɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljə ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈɪzriəlz "juˈnik sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz". hi ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd məʧ mɔr ɔn ˌɪˈrænz ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm ðən ˈɪzriəlz. ˈmɪstər rəd sɛd ɔˈstreɪljə wɑz "ˈdipli kənˈsərnd" əˈbaʊt ˌɪˈrænz ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ˈproʊˌgræm ənd waɪl ɪts ˈsteɪtɪd eɪm wɑz ˈnukliər ˈɛnərʤi fər səˈvɪljən ˈpərpəsɪz, ɪt faʊnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn dɪˈfaɪəns əv prəˈvɪʒənz əv ðə. "ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˌɪˈrɑn həz əbˈteɪnd frəm ˈjuˈɛs ənd frəm ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən, ˈsɛkəndli ˈsæŋkʃənz ənd ˈθərdli, ɪn ðə keɪs əv ɔˈstreɪljə, ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈoʊvər ənd əˈbəv ðoʊz wɪʧ ər rikˈwaɪərd ˈəndər ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl," hi sɛd. "ˌɪˈrænz ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl θrɛt tɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈriʤən. "ɔn ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈəðər ˈriʤənəl steɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪzriəl, ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt həz lɔŋ bɪn riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənts əv boʊθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl pərsˈweɪʒənz ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ðət ɔl steɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪzriəl, ʃʊd bɪˈkəm ækˈsɛsəriz tɪ ðə ənd ɪts əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz. "wi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈɪzriəlz juˈnik sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz bət ɪn tərmz əv ɑr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈnukliər nɑnprɔˌlɪfərˈeɪʃən ˈtriti, ɛz ɪt əˈplaɪz tɪ ðɪs ˈriʤən ɔl steɪts ʃʊd bi ɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪzriəl."
the gravity of how difficult it will be to fully repeal and replace is settling in on capitol hill. republican senators who spent years railing against the signature health care law are now trying to find consensus on how they want to make good on their campaign promise to dismantle it and the growing consensus is that it is going to take time to find a replacement. “its gonna take us awhile to make that transition from the repeal to actually replacing it with more affordable health coverage, which provides people better access,” sen. john (r-tx), the senate majority whip, told reporters tuesday. “there is a lot to do so not going to happen overnight.” republicans’ inability to coalesce around a replacement plan in the six years after was passed means they have no easy alternative to queue up with a repeal, which they have vowed to make the top of their agenda next year. their current inability to settle on a clear repeal and replace plan also reflects the trade-offs that have been dogging the in last half-decade. within the republican caucus are deep, philosophical rifts over basic questions about health care policy and the role in providing access to coverage. lobbing critiques at rising premiums while on the campaign trail was far easier than what comes next as republican confront the reality that along with their much bemoaned individual mandate, fully repealing also would mean unraveling popular provisions and benefits that have become available under the law and expanded health care coverage. rank and file republicans tuesday voiced an array of concerns about what moving too fast could mean for millions of individuals who had attained health care coverage through expanded medicaid programs in the states and about what would happen to individuals with conditions, who under the aca were able to obtain health insurance. instead of repealing and replacing suddenly, republicans in the senate are now discussing a way to “transition” from to their alternative, which is still to be determined. senators stressed tuesday that they were leaning toward a process that gave republicans the opportunity to repeal now and then spend an undefined amount of time working on a replacement. “i’m from a state that has an expanded medicaid population that i am very concerned about,” said sen. shelley moore capito (r-wv). “i want to throw them off into the cold, and i think a strategy that i want to see. too many people. over people in my state. so we need a transition. i think repeal and then work during the transition period for the replacement vehicle.” capito said she would support a plan to that would leave a two- to three-year transition period. slowly replacing is likely to irritate conservatives who had hoped republicans would act fast to gut, but it echoes what sen. lamar alexander (r-tn), the chair of the health, education, labor and pensions committee, signaled before the thanksgiving break when he told reporters it might take years to fully repeal and replace the affordable care act. “there are contracts out there that insurers have so i think we all know on day 1 not going to be repeal and replace,” sen. jeff flake (r-az) told reporters tuesday. sen. roger wicker (r-ms), the outgoing chair of the national republican senatorial committee, was among the republicans floating a plan, which health policy experts warn could still cause major chaos in the insurance market. “we can use reconciliation,” wicker told tpm, referring to the legislative maneuver that would allow republicans to dismantle some aca provisions with only a majority vote. “i do think there will be two- or three-year phase in about the replacement.” not only are republicans recognizing that fully repealing presents a host of legislative and policy hurdles, there are provisions in the law such as protections for individuals with conditions that are so popular that republicans could pay a political cost for repealing them. president-elect trump has signaled that he wants those components intact, but that also presents a challenge. if republicans want to make good on their promise to repeal the individual mandate as well as maintain their vows to to protect individuals with conditions, then how can they guarantee insurers hike premiums drastically or drop out of the individual market altogether if forced to cover a sicker, more costly risk pool. the answer is republicans entirely sure yet. “once you say that everybody should be covered, be denied coverage because they are sick which most americans would agree with that you put yourself in a box. insurance is about young people who are healthy buying insurance like you all to pay for me and him,” sen. lindsey graham (r-sc) said, pointing to the oldest reporter in the scrum. “if you have to buy insurance until you get sick, most people. where the mandate becomes important.” graham added: “somebody’s got to work through this problem. if going to accept the proposition that you can never be denied coverage because been sick, then got to create a system where people participate.” senate majority leader mitch mcconnell (r-ky) remained vague at his press conference on tuesday about the order and timing for the plan. “what we intend to do is go forward with a process after the first of the year and begin the opportunity to repeal and replace, so that will start shortly after we reconvene, after the swearing in,” mcconnell said. sen. john barrasso (r-wy), a member of the senate leadership team, told reporters that republicans plan on replacing the law in a “piece by piece way.” “we’ll be starting in january with budget reconciliation to get something on desk,” barrasso said, while arguing republicans would be wary of pushing any major bills to replace it right off the bat. “[democrats] messed it up thoroughly over six years and not a quick replacement,” barrasso said. “it’s an ongoing process. going to transition and take a number of years to do that.”
ðə ˈgrævɪti əv haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪt wɪl bi tɪ ˈfʊli rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ɪz ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɪn ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətərz hu spɛnt jɪrz ˈreɪlɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər hɛlθ kɛr lɔ ər naʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn haʊ ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk gʊd ɔn ðɛr kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ɪt ənd ðə groʊɪŋ kənˈsɛnsəs ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk taɪm tɪ faɪnd ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt. ˈgɑnə teɪk ˈjuˈɛs əˈwaɪl tɪ meɪk ðət trænˈzɪʃən frəm ðə rɪˈpil tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ɪt wɪθ mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl hɛlθ ˈkəvərɪʤ, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ˈpipəl ˈbɛtər access,”*,” sɛn. ʤɑn (r-tx*), ðə ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti wɪp, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ɪz ə lɔt tɪ du soʊ nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən overnight.”*.” republicans’*’ ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˌkoʊəˈlɛs əraʊnd ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt plæn ɪn ðə sɪks jɪrz ˈæftər wɑz pæst minz ðeɪ hæv noʊ ˈizi ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ kju əp wɪθ ə rɪˈpil, wɪʧ ðeɪ hæv vaʊd tɪ meɪk ðə tɔp əv ðɛr əˈʤɛndə nɛkst jɪr. ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈsɛtəl ɔn ə klɪr rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs plæn ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈflɛkts ðə ˈtreɪˌdɔfs ðət hæv bɪn ˈdɔgɪŋ ðə ɪn læst half-decade*. wɪˈθɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɔkəs ər dip, ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl rɪfts ˈoʊvər ˈbeɪsɪk kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt hɛlθ kɛr ˈpɑləsi ənd ðə roʊl ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈkəvərɪʤ. ˈlɑbɪŋ krɪˈtiks æt ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈprimiəmz waɪl ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl wɑz fɑr ˈiziər ðən wət kəmz nɛkst ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈfrənt ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ðət əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr məʧ bɪˈmoʊnd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmænˌdeɪt, ˈfʊli riˈpilɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ wʊd min ənˈrævəlɪŋ ˈpɑpjələr prəˈvɪʒənz ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts ðət hæv bɪˈkəm əˈveɪləbəl ˈəndər ðə lɔ ənd ɪkˈspændɪd hɛlθ kɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ. ræŋk ənd faɪl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈtuzˌdeɪ vɔɪst ən əreɪ əv kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt wət ˈmuvɪŋ tu fæst kʊd min fər ˈmɪljənz əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu hæd əˈteɪnd hɛlθ kɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ θru ɪkˈspændɪd ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðə steɪts ənd əˈbaʊt wət wʊd ˈhæpən tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ kənˈdɪʃənz, hu ˈəndər ðə ˈækə wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ əbˈteɪn hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv riˈpilɪŋ ənd rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈsədənli, rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ər naʊ dɪˈskəsɪŋ ə weɪ tɪ ““transition”*” frəm tɪ ðɛr ɔlˈtərnətɪv, wɪʧ ɪz stɪl tɪ bi dɪˈtərmənd. ˈsɛnətərz strɛst ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ðeɪ wər ˈlinɪŋ təˈwɔrd ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət geɪv rɪˈpəblɪkənz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ rɪˈpil naʊ ənd ðɛn spɛnd ən ˌəndɪˈfaɪnd əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt. frəm ə steɪt ðət həz ən ɪkˈspændɪd ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðət aɪ æm ˈvɛri kənˈsərnd about,”*,” sɛd sɛn. ˈʃɛli mʊr kɑˈpitoʊ (r-wv*). wɔnt tɪ θroʊ ðɛm ɔf ˈɪntu ðə koʊld, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ə ˈstrætəʤi ðət aɪ wɔnt tɪ si. tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl. ˈoʊvər ˈpipəl ɪn maɪ steɪt. soʊ wi nid ə trænˈzɪʃən. aɪ θɪŋk rɪˈpil ənd ðɛn wərk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə trænˈzɪʃən ˈpɪriəd fər ðə rɪˈpleɪsmənt vehicle.”*.” kɑˈpitoʊ sɛd ʃi wʊd səˈpɔrt ə plæn tɪ ðət wʊd liv ə tu- tɪ θˈriˌjɪr trænˈzɪʃən ˈpɪriəd. sˈloʊli rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈɪrɪˌteɪt kənˈsərvətɪvz hu hæd hoʊpt rɪˈpəblɪkənz wʊd ækt fæst tɪ gət, bət ɪt ˈɛkoʊz wət sɛn. lɑˈmɑr ˌælɪgˈzændər (r-tn*), ðə ʧɛr əv ðə hɛlθ, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈleɪbər ənd ˈpɛnʃənz kəˈmɪti, ˈsɪgnəld ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ breɪk wɪn hi toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪt maɪt teɪk jɪrz tɪ ˈfʊli rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt. ər ˈkɑnˌtrækts aʊt ðɛr ðət ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz hæv soʊ aɪ θɪŋk wi ɔl noʊ ɔn deɪ 1 nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi rɪˈpil ənd replace,”*,” sɛn. ʤɛf fleɪk (r-az*) toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈtuzˌdeɪ. sɛn. ˈrɑʤər ˈwɪkər (r-ms*), ðə ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ ʧɛr əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌsɛnəˈtɔriəl kəˈmɪti, wɑz əˈməŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈfloʊtɪŋ ə plæn, wɪʧ hɛlθ ˈpɑləsi ˈɛkspərts wɔrn kʊd stɪl kɔz ˈmeɪʤər keɪɑs ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈmɑrkɪt. kən juz reconciliation,”*,” ˈwɪkər toʊld tpm*, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv məˈnuvər ðət wʊd əˈlaʊ rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ dɪsˈmænəl səm ˈækə prəˈvɪʒənz wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə məˈʤɔrəti voʊt. du θɪŋk ðɛr wɪl bi tu- ər θˈriˌjɪr feɪz ɪn əˈbaʊt ðə replacement.”*.” nɑt ˈoʊnli ər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət ˈfʊli riˈpilɪŋ ˈprɛzənts ə hoʊst əv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ənd ˈpɑləsi ˈhərdəlz, ðɛr ər prəˈvɪʒənz ɪn ðə lɔ səʧ ɛz prəˈtɛkʃənz fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ kənˈdɪʃənz ðət ər soʊ ˈpɑpjələr ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz kʊd peɪ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl kɔst fər riˈpilɪŋ ðɛm. trəmp həz ˈsɪgnəld ðət hi wɔnts ðoʊz kəmˈpoʊnənts ˌɪnˈtækt, bət ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzənts ə ˈʧælənʤ. ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɔnt tɪ meɪk gʊd ɔn ðɛr ˈprɑməs tɪ rɪˈpil ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmænˌdeɪt ɛz wɛl ɛz meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr vaʊz tɪ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ kənˈdɪʃənz, ðɛn haʊ kən ðeɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz haɪk ˈprimiəmz ˈdræstɪkli ər drɔp aʊt əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ɪf fɔrst tɪ ˈkəvər ə ˈsɪkər, mɔr ˈkɔstli rɪsk pul. ðə ˈænsər ɪz rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪnˈtaɪərli ʃʊr jɛt. ju seɪ ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ʃʊd bi ˈkəvərd, bi dɪˈnaɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər sɪk wɪʧ moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz wʊd əˈgri wɪθ ðət ju pʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ə bɑks. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪz əˈbaʊt jəŋ ˈpipəl hu ər ˈhɛlθi baɪɪŋ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns laɪk ju ɔl tɪ peɪ fər mi ənd him,”*,” sɛn. ˈlɪndzi græm (r-sc*) sɛd, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈoʊldəst rɪˈpɔrtər ɪn ðə scrum*. ju hæv tɪ baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənˈtɪl ju gɪt sɪk, moʊst ˈpipəl. wɛr ðə ˈmænˌdeɪt bɪˈkəmz important.”*.” græm ˈædɪd: gɑt tɪ wərk θru ðɪs ˈprɑbləm. ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən ðət ju kən ˈnɛvər bi dɪˈnaɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ bɪˈkəz bɪn sɪk, ðɛn gɑt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪstəm wɛr ˈpipəl participate.”*.” ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl (r-ky*) rɪˈmeɪnd veɪg æt hɪz prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔrdər ənd ˈtaɪmɪŋ fər ðə plæn. wi ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ du ɪz goʊ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈæftər ðə fərst əv ðə jɪr ənd bɪˈgɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs, soʊ ðət wɪl stɑrt ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər wi rikənˈvin, ˈæftər ðə sˈwɛrɪŋ in,”*,” məˈkɑnəl sɛd. sɛn. ʤɑn ˌbɑˈrɑsoʊ (r-wy*), ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈlidərˌʃɪp tim, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz plæn ɔn rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə lɔ ɪn ə baɪ pis way.”*.” bi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri wɪθ ˈbəʤɪt ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən tɪ gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn desk,”*,” ˌbɑˈrɑsoʊ sɛd, waɪl ˈɑrgjuɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz wʊd bi ˈwɛri əv ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈɛni ˈmeɪʤər bɪlz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt raɪt ɔf ðə bæt. “[“[democrats*] mɛst ɪt əp ˈθəroʊli ˈoʊvər sɪks jɪrz ənd nɑt ə kwɪk replacement,”*,” ˌbɑˈrɑsoʊ sɛd. ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. goʊɪŋ tɪ trænˈzɪʃən ənd teɪk ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz tɪ du that.”*.”
q: how do you make the object of your affections fall in love with you? a: take them for a ride on a rollercoaster if you fancy someone and want them to fall for you the usual plan of action involves flowers, chocolates or just a few meaningful glances. but if you really want to win hearts get them on a rollercoaster. if there's not one within screaming distance, you could always try bungee jumping or rafting instead. adventure sports cause a rush of a hormone which makes us fall in love white-knuckle pursuits apparently create a rush of the hormone that makes us fall in love, a science conference heard yesterday. phenylethylamine is vital in the science of attraction, according to author richard robinson. mr robinson, whose books include why the one you fancy never fancies you, said: ' is secreted when you see someone across the room that you really, really fancy. 'it is the hormone of euphoria, it is the hormone of joy and ecstasy.' he told the british association's festival of science in liverpool that not wearing perfumes to let your own natural scent shine through was also important. a person's smell provides clues about their genetic make-up. we are programmed to sniff out those whose genes are different to our own. this apparently helps ensure any children born will have broad immunity against disease. those looking to impress should also keep conversation to a minimum and concentrate on their appearance. research shows that 55 per cent of first impressions are based on how we look rather than what we say. getting off the sofa and out and about is also important. 'meeting a lot of people is key,' mr robinson said. 'sitting there moping and eating chocolate is not going to get you anywhere.'
kju: haʊ du ju meɪk ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt əv jʊr əˈfɛkʃənz fɔl ɪn ləv wɪθ ju? ə: teɪk ðɛm fər ə raɪd ɔn ə ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər ɪf ju ˈfænsi ˈsəmˌwən ənd wɔnt ðɛm tɪ fɔl fər ju ðə ˈjuʒəwəl plæn əv ˈækʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvz flaʊərz, ˈʧɔkləts ər ʤɪst ə fju ˈminɪŋfəl ˈglænsɪz. bət ɪf ju ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ wɪn hɑrts gɪt ðɛm ɔn ə ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər. ɪf ðɛrz nɑt wən wɪˈθɪn ˈskrimɪŋ ˈdɪstəns, ju kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz traɪ ˈbənʤi ˈʤəmpɪŋ ər ˈræftɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd. ədˈvɛnʧər spɔrts kɔz ə rəʃ əv ə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn wɪʧ meɪks ˈjuˈɛs fɔl ɪn ləv pərˈsuts əˈpɛrəntli kriˈeɪt ə rəʃ əv ðə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ðət meɪks ˈjuˈɛs fɔl ɪn ləv, ə saɪəns ˈkɑnfərəns hərd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ɪz ˈvaɪtəl ɪn ðə saɪəns əv əˈtrækʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɔθər ˈrɪʧərd ˈrɑbənsən. ˈmɪstər ˈrɑbənsən, huz bʊks ˌɪnˈklud waɪ ðə wən ju ˈfænsi ˈnɛvər ˈfænsiz ju, sɛd: ɪz səˈkritəd wɪn ju si ˈsəmˌwən əˈkrɔs ðə rum ðət ju ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli ˈfænsi. 'ɪt ɪz ðə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn əv juˈfɔriə, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn əv ʤɔɪ ənd ˈɛkstəsi.' hi toʊld ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈfɛstɪvəl əv saɪəns ɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul ðət nɑt ˈwɛrɪŋ pərfˈjumz tɪ lɛt jʊr oʊn ˈnæʧərəl sɛnt ʃaɪn θru wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ə ˈpərsənz smɛl prəˈvaɪdz kluz əˈbaʊt ðɛr ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈmeɪˌkəp. wi ər ˈproʊˌgræmd tɪ snɪf aʊt ðoʊz huz ʤinz ər ˈdɪfərənt tɪ ɑr oʊn. ðɪs əˈpɛrəntli hɛlps ɪnˈʃʊr ˈɛni ˈʧɪldrən bɔrn wɪl hæv brɔd ˌɪmˈjunɪti əˈgɛnst dɪˈziz. ðoʊz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈprɛs ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kip ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən tɪ ə ˈmɪnəməm ənd ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn ðɛr əˈpɪrəns. ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz ðət 55 pər sɛnt əv fərst ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ər beɪst ɔn haʊ wi lʊk ˈrəðər ðən wət wi seɪ. ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈsoʊfə ənd aʊt ənd əˈbaʊt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. 'ˈmitɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ɪz ki,' ˈmɪstər ˈrɑbənsən sɛd. 'ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈmoʊpɪŋ ənd ˈitɪŋ ˈʧɔklət ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ju ˈɛniˌwɛr.'
hex update warriors got talent this week, getting a double hit from director of game theory, ben stoll. hi hexers! as you saw yesterday, patching next week tuesday. patching starts at 3 am pacific, so new tournament registration will close at 11 pm pacific on monday, august 24th. now that out of the way take a look at the second spoiler that players were able to see at gen con: the warrior talent tree. class talents as you may or may not have caught wind of, we recently revealed the new talent system for the campaign and we also spoiled one of our talent trees: the warrior! i want to talk to you a little about the class talent system, which is a very important feature of the big campaign launch. before we begin though, i want to throw out the warning that everything is still in development and subject to change. so, please keep that in mind as you read through this article. might as you may have heard on one of our streams last year, we were tinkering with a leveling system where you would start each dungeon at level 1 and would be more using a mechanic we called “might”. well, the might system is gone. not only is our current class talent system better for the game, it was clear from player responses that a traditional leveling system was what playersected. philosophy it’s very important to us that the campaign feels like an. as find when you finally get your hands on it, we generally want systems that blend everything you love about and everything you love about into something that is simultaneously new and comfortably familiar. class talents are no exception. part of feeling like an is creating your own character, watching them grow and level up progressively over an entire campaign, and making decisions that determine your development. of course, the first decision is which race and class you choose. each race and class has many strengths and weaknesses, and while i want any player to be able to enjoy any class, each class plays very differently from the others. this should be apparent even before looking at the talent grids, just by virtue of the extreme differences in starting hand and health totals! creating a character when you create a character, you will choose from one of 8 races (coyotle, human,, elf, necrotic, vennen, dwarf, shin’hare) and one of 6 classes (warrior, mage, cleric, ranger, warlock, rogue). from there you will embark on the campaign, where your specific race and class will color moments of the campaign, as the denizens of sometimes have very different attitudes towards one another based on these affiliations. there will even be certain adventures that will be exclusive to ardent or underworld characters. (right-mouse-click, save link as…) every race has six unique racial traits. get these at the very start, as these are defined by your heritage and upbringing, not by becoming a progressively moreerienced adventurer! every class has its own talent tree see the warrior tree by the image above and selecting “save link as…”). note that this how the warrior talents will appear in game. this was just how the talents were presented at gen con and best fit onto the display. unlock more of these as you level up, as they represent your character learning new skills,eriencing new things, and commanding a stronger presence. beyond that, every combination (48) has two or three powerful unique starting traits that are specific only to them. creative ownership and decision making has always been at the core of hex, and pairing a given race with a given class is a decision that i want to be as fun as it is important. some of these, like our warrior here, will be simply pairing two powerful and complimentary ability sets together, while other might more fundamentally change the way your class plays. absolutely feel the difference between an and elf cleric. how your class talents work after you start the campaign, shortly gain enough to hit level 2. at that point, and at every level your character gains through level 20, earn one talent point that you can spend in your talent grid. for levels 21 through 25 your character will earn a permanent +1 health buff. the top two rows of your talent tree will be immediately visible and accessible. start with your charge power, and you can always spend a talent point on any talent in your top row to select that talent. from there, you can only select talents if they are: adjacent to another talent already selected. connected to that talent with a pathway. carving your own journey through your talent tree is a highlyerience; and are still striving to make sure the talents are balanced, with the exception of your which are very powerful. like i said, at first only your top two rows of talents will be visible and you hit level 8 unlock the next two rows, and at level 15 unlock the final two rows. what will my class talents give me? special class cards that are so they can be put into any deck. “affinity powers” that support building your deck around a certain theme. “passive” action bar powers “active” action bar powers passive increases to attributes like hand size, starting health, and even increase. really, it could be nearly anything juicy tidbits about character leveling and class talents: level cap is currently 25 you will be able to have multiple characters, of course you will be given limited ability to as your character levels (we want your decisions to have weight, but we you to be stuck from a single decision you regret). it will be possible to achieve with max level characters there are four types of talents: one point talents two point talents free talents (many of these will offer you a sword, since they are free) capstone talents (they cost multiple points, but they are well worth can also only select one capstone talent) you will automatically unlock class gems at level 8 that are threshold and unique to your class. you will automatically unlock two other powers as a result of leveling your character that pertain to systems outside of the main campaign. so talented i hope you are as excited to read about class talents as we are to show them to you! i have put all of my heart and soul into them, and the team and i have spent a ton of time to make them as awesome as the rest of the campaignerience is! becoming a game designer: part 2 i know been a while since our last game design article, so if you want a refresher you can check it out here. the goal of that article was largely to get us oriented and give us a little perspective on game design. this article, like the last one, is more crafted to set you up to be a great game designer, not to give you a bunch of text book information about how to design great games. that said, read carefully between the lines for game design principles that you should take to heart, and allow yourself the openness to be shown new worlds of intellectual perspective. you can learn so much about games just by feeling the ring of truth in a single sentence. our next article will finally turn more towards good ‘ol applicable information, featuring broad game design principles aslored through hex, as well as design principles that make their home specifically in the realm of. three main ingredients personally, there are three main ingredients that i see determining the quality of game designers. the first ingredient by itself i see frequently in novice game designers, the addition of the second ingredient i see in game designers that are capable of professional work, while the third ingredient is the most subtle and what i see as the key towards mastery of the craft. so, talk just about the capacity for making art, doing science, and being your best self: art: imagination and creativity dreaming up cool ideas, telling a story never been told before, and innovating new mechanics are all a big part of game design— unless strictly involved in some of the specifically scientific aspects of game design, such as power level balancing, it is important that you cultivate your creativity. i’m not going to talk too much about this ingredient here. partially because the hardest to talk about, the hardest to give advice on, and because i suspect you already have the foundation for this piece if still reading. this first piece, the desire to create art, seems to be the most common primary impulse that first calls us towards game design. a lot of the creative piece of the puzzle is simply imagination and the exercising of your creative muscles, which you likely already do if a creative person. to exercise your creative muscles, you must create. consume art. consume games. draw pictures. write. think up ideas. write them down. ask “wouldn’t it be cool if…” most importantly, start mocking up your games! you’re creating art, and you want players to have an emotional connection to your work. think of the affection you have for every deck you build. creative ownership and a way we build the art ofression in hex. players can make decisions that feel significantly different than other players. for an example, take a game i have deep affection for and believe is a complete masterpiece: settlers of. in other words, where you place your road in settlers of might have some degree of stylistic choice to it, but not enough to really capture the feeling of creative ownership. consider the difference between a control deck and an deck in hex, however. creative ownership is alsoerienced more when the player feels he or she created the interaction instead of having it given to them by the game designers. though this first ingredient is where most of us start, also where many get stuck. many game designers start with a “cool idea” for a game, and they sort of just fumble out an execution. and not knocking a good way to get started, and you may actually have a sound concept for a game; that piece is frequently not out of reach for a fledgling game designer. the key is that you decide to realize that there are a ton of factors you likely considering; that your “complete picture” for your game really complete. and that has nothing to do with the of your idea. maybe the world really has just been waiting for your new that also features a style board, or your game that finally introduces a thrilling combat element, or your that offers a completely original thematicerience by blending fantasy, westerns, and kittens into a world that is profoundly spiritual in tone, yet surprisingly dark in aesthetic, or your party game even more shockingly offensive than everything anyone has ever seen before, even in the most shockingly offensive corners of known art and media (!!!). the ability to dream up cool ideas is not going to be enough to create a great game if the game designer apply scientific principles to ensure that his or her vision actually manifests and iserienced by others the way he or she imagines it in his or her own head. science: the application of knowledge and analysis of work “in game design we craft a number of different parts, the sum total of which is our game. understanding each part, what its function is, what the strengths and weaknesses of its implementation might be, and how it with the other pieces, is crucial.” while the next article will give you a bunch of specific knowledge that can be applied towards effectively crafting a game, much more important is actually that you understand how to apply this knowledge, how to work with it effectively. the bulk of this work sort of goes as follows: develop an vocabulary of perspectives to consider, both for the entire game and its individual parts. there is you, the player. but, then there are we, the players. people play games for different reasons and two people canerience the same thing but draw contrastingeriences from it. think about playing your game and what his or her perspective is. which pieces of your game is each person drawn to? learn the relationships of these your six hour game be a party game instead of a strategy game? that intuitively sounds wrong, but understand why: fans of strategy games are more likely to be core gamers, more likely to be willing to spend more of their free time gaming. strategy games tend to facilitate opportunities for a sense of an evolving progression across the whole session, whereas many party games feature essentially playing the same game over and over across a number of turns, with the total progression offering very little additional context to those turns to keep them dynamic. this fights against total tolerable playtime. ruthlessly consider, implement, and analyze alternatives to any of your design decisions by accessing your vocabulary of perspectives. and make sure that along the way you get a strong internal feeling (not intellectualized) for these talk about how to do this later. remember, the key is keeping yourself is always a false ceiling to the level of comprehension you can have over a thing. if someone asks us why the usage of dice rolling in settlers of is effective, we could answer with any of the following three things, completely oblivious to the relevance of the other two— there is a major moment of tension because the ramifications of each outcome of the die are vastly better or worse for each player. to deepen: there are all sorts of other opportunities available because of the unique feeling of two of the four of us benefiting from a roll, three of the four of us benefiting, just one person think of the subtle differences in each of those outcomes. this range gives the game texture, artfulness, makes it more and more nuanced in its penetration of your emotional life. rolling dice in and of itself is a fun method of randomization: obvious if ever rolled ask yourself why? i can think of a litany of reasons that contribute to the magic of dice rolling. if you just train your mind to probe and plumb these things, you will too! the luck element allows weaker players to win, ensuring that less skilled players become disenfranchised. the less skilled player must have incentives to play the game a second time against the more skilled player or else no game played at all. we must always be sleuthing around, looking for more subtle factors, more subtle perspectives, to consider our decisions from: while it may be fine for us to sort of just put a bunch of moving pieces together initially and see how it ends up, we ultimately must propose multiple possible executions of every given part and intelligently think through the ramifications of each option on theerience. the first thing we have to do for our foundation is also one of the things easiest for the fledgling designer to miss, and skipping over it, he or she builds the whole house wrong. we have to figure out what questions we should be asking. when you first start doing game design, you likely know all the questions to ask, but there is a lot of rhetoric out there to help you. who is your intended audience? what sort oferiences do they like, does it line up with theerience you envision? what is an optimal number of players, of game duration to facilitate thaterience? what sort of intellectual property or pair well with thiserience, or are appealing to the intended audience? what are the component costs of your game? if trying to make a game a commercial entity make sure you consider stuff like production costs. once asked the right questions and come up with the right goals, have to and analyze your testing to determine if your goals are being met. then have to make changes to your rules to get closer to fulfilling your goals. that has a lot to do with game development, which is highly scientific, but we cover it here due to the fact that it would be an entire article onto itself. another time. but one of the reasons to mock up and your game is that you may find that what actually makes it fun what you anticipated; or maybe you thought that the thing to emphasize was the creative satisfaction of building a deck, but it turned out that what people are really latching onto and finding unique in your game is the relatively high variance of the hand you draw. maybe you center the card file more around celebratinglosive moments and less around crafting a strategy. one final tidbit: i find that excel in particular is a great tool for mocking up board games and for learning to think structurally. also, at least a little bit of math is inevitable for much of the realm of game design. in fact, excel is the only piece of software that i have sentimental feelings for <3. self: knowing yourself, knowing others, always growing you cannot simply try to make great art and to do great science; you must strive to become a great artist and to become a great scientist. what this means is that there is more to game design than turning thoughts into ideas and game components. the parts of your mind that drive these core actions of game design must be nurtured independently in order to carry out their function for game design. let me talk about a few of the attributes that prime your mind for good game design: open mind, open heart even the most and scientifically skilled individual must come to realize that game design is a craft that deals with the application of intellectually constructed concepts that are learnable. like with any other craft, you know all of these concepts and perspectives (whether widely known, commonly accepted, uncommonly accepted, specific to a given genre of game or applicable across all gamingeriences) when you first start making games. just the realization that there is surely a ton of useful stuff for you to learn will propel you ahead of most amateur game designers. following up and actually trying to learn it will take you even further. there is so much good rhetoric, much of it freely available online, by master level game designers from popular games or game companies. of course, even just “learning” or “reading about” these game design principles, and understanding them on an intellectual level, necessarily cement them as an able tool in your tool kit. you have to apply the principle, work with it, and understand it at its essence so you can see the ways in which it is pliable. you have to feel the truth of the concept on an level; every principle applies ultimately in some way to theerience of the player, and you have to strive to cultivate not just an intellectual, but a feeling sense of empathy with the way the principle impacts the player. to do this itself requires an open mind. to see that you have to do this is the first step and requires an extraordinarily open mind. many people take it as a given that they are doing this implicitly, but unless you thoroughly check and inspect all of your assumptions, you may be following an instinct to serve theerience that is better for you as a player, and you necessarily comprehensively represent the intended audience. and so when you starting your games, be a social scientist, and make your session about understanding your game better and understanding people better, not about getting a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” on your game. go into a session unconsciously seeking the comfort of “good feedback.” even more dangerous than the unconditionally positive reviews from friends, is the feedback from your “pretty smart friends who are avid gamers and think they understand game design, but have a clue.” again, it sounds the gaming world is filled to the brim with very intelligent people who actively think they understand enough about how games work to give feedback about theirerience but, and they will confidently give you misinformation. self understanding all game designers can be described in terms of strengths and weaknesses in various areas of the craft. understanding your own strengths and weaknesses, and why strong and weak in those areas, is an invaluable asset in your game design work. many new or merely decent game designers yet seasoned and mature enough to effectively gauge their confidence level in their various are always all in on championing their opinion. but nearly every great game designer i know will tell you anywhere from nearly certain, to very confident, to somewhat confident, to really not sure, or whatever. and further, be able to tell you why they feel that way. where exactly their uncertainty lies, and why. that is the sort of person you can collaborate with. you will have an easier time understanding your own strengths and weaknesses if you come to understand the strengths and weaknesses of those you collaborate with. make the mistake of lazily assuming every game designer you work with is equally skilled in all areas; contribute to turning your collaborative game design into a haphazard democracy that yields mediocre results by ignoring the benefits of a team that is specialized in different areas. and forget the part about humility from the first article! always be humble and be amazed at the things you can learn for free. empathy in addition to reading game design theory and making games on their own, the third thing i always tell game designers to do to work on their game design career is to pay attention to their ownerience while gaming. remember, the game designer is crafting a specificerience for you, but not necessarily trying to have thaterience describe its inner workings to you. your job as a game designer is to step outside of the immersion of theerience and observe yourself having theerience. actually getting in touch with theerience you yourself are having is the best way to really understand it on a deep level. normally, you get to the boss of a stage in some video game, and focused on one goal: dealing enough damage to that sucker before he envelops you in fireballs. by default, you have enough mental bandwidth to devote to self-examination. got a full mentale of timing jumps and aiming your weapon. but you need to play with a new attitude. first thing is to notice your enjoyment, that making a conscious choice to play this game. you may notice that you enjoy this boss fight. then to go a little deeper, you note that excited, maybe you feel some tension, and why having fun. then you figure out why you feel that way, because if you die have to start over, which would suck, so creating a tension and an excitement. you also remember that if you win progress, maybe get a reward, a new story beat, and that is also contributing to the excitement. then you realize that you just learned that tension is probably the single most important emotional component to many different types of game, and that a situation with two highly polarized outcomes both seeming possible in a given moment is the best way to create tension, which means you just learned something really important about game design! once you understand how games affect you, be able to start to see how they affect others. someeriences found in games are for a very narrow audience, but manyeriences areerienced similarly by players everywhere, and so understanding yourself will do a huge service to you understanding others. passion well, a lot of summary info about what i think it takes to do game design, but how does one know if game design is really something they should pursue? i think that sometimes our passions are love at first have anerience or an unshakable intuition that we are called to something. but for me and game design, it like this until multiple years after i started working as a game designer, until i made significant progress and really got my bearings. game design is an unbelievably deep, unbelievably complex, unbelievably demanding and infinitely discipline. the deeper you throw yourself into it, the more you can come to appreciate the sheer scope, the unexplored depths, the powerful ramifications of game of this is what causes me to hold game design in a sort of reverence, what makes me so passionate about it. that, and the pure bliss of being right in the flow of design with a sense that you know where going. but getting carried away. none of that was apparent to me when i excitedly set out to “make some cards for a living!?” and it likely be to many fledgling game designers. i think that the only certain prerequisite for being a game designer is a love of games, not necessarily a love of game design. the love of game design will reveal itself to you or it, but first you may have to do a littleloration. which is why i would say the second prerequisite for being a game designer is at least a curiosity to try it out. you have yearn passionately all your life to be a game designer (although if you have, great!), but you probably have to at least genuinely be curious to find out if 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hɛks ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈwɔrjərz gɑt ˈtælənt ðɪs wik, ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈdəbəl hɪt frəm dɪˈrɛktər əv geɪm ˈθɪri, bɛn stoʊl. haɪ hexers*! ɛz ju sɔ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈpæʧɪŋ nɛkst wik ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈpæʧɪŋ stɑrts æt 3 æm pəˈsɪfɪk, soʊ nu ˈtʊrnəmənt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl kloʊz æt 11 piɛm pəˈsɪfɪk ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 24th*. naʊ ðət aʊt əv ðə weɪ teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈspɔɪlər ðət pleɪərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ si æt ʤɛn kɑn: ðə ˈwɔrjər ˈtælənt tri. klæs ˈtælənts ɛz ju meɪ ər meɪ nɑt hæv kɔt wɪnd əv, wi ˈrisəntli rɪˈvild ðə nu ˈtælənt ˈsɪstəm fər ðə kæmˈpeɪn ənd wi ˈɔlsoʊ spɔɪld wən əv ɑr ˈtælənt triz: ðə ˈwɔrjər! aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɔk tɪ ju ə ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt ðə klæs ˈtælənt ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfiʧər əv ðə bɪg kæmˈpeɪn lɔnʧ. ˌbiˈfɔr wi bɪˈgɪn ðoʊ, aɪ wɔnt tɪ θroʊ aʊt ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz stɪl ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. soʊ, pliz kip ðət ɪn maɪnd ɛz ju rɛd θru ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. maɪt ɛz ju meɪ hæv hərd ɔn wən əv ɑr strimz læst jɪr, wi wər ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ˈsɪstəm wɛr ju wʊd stɑrt iʧ ˈdənʤən æt ˈlɛvəl 1 ənd wʊd bi mɔr ˈjuzɪŋ ə mɪˈkænɪk wi kɔld ““might”*”. wɛl, ðə maɪt ˈsɪstəm ɪz gɔn. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ɑr ˈkɑrənt klæs ˈtælənt ˈsɪstəm ˈbɛtər fər ðə geɪm, ɪt wɑz klɪr frəm pleɪər rɪˈspɑnsɪz ðət ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ˈsɪstəm wɑz wət pleɪərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd. fəˈlɑsəfi ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn filz laɪk ən. ɛz faɪnd wɪn ju ˈfaɪnəli gɪt jʊr hænz ɔn ɪt, wi ˈʤɛnərəli wɔnt ˈsɪstəmz ðət blɛnd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju ləv əˈbaʊt ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju ləv əˈbaʊt ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli nu ənd ˈkəmfərtəbli fəˈmɪljər. klæs ˈtælənts ər noʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃən. pɑrt əv ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ən ɪz kriˈeɪtɪŋ jʊr oʊn ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛm groʊ ənd ˈlɛvəl əp prɑˈgrɛsɪvli ˈoʊvər ən ɪnˈtaɪər kæmˈpeɪn, ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz ðət dɪˈtərmən jʊr dɪˈvɛləpmənt. əv kɔrs, ðə fərst dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz wɪʧ reɪs ənd klæs ju ʧuz. iʧ reɪs ənd klæs həz ˈmɛni strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz, ənd waɪl aɪ wɔnt ˈɛni pleɪər tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈɛni klæs, iʧ klæs pleɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərˈɛntli frəm ðə ˈəðərz. ðɪs ʃʊd bi əˈpɛrənt ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈtælənt grɪdz, ʤɪst baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ðə ɪkˈstrim ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˈstɑrtɪŋ hænd ənd hɛlθ ˈtoʊtəlz! kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈkɛrɪktər wɪn ju kriˈeɪt ə ˈkɛrɪktər, ju wɪl ʧuz frəm wən əv 8 ˈreɪsɪz (coyotle*, ˈjumən,, ɛlf, necrotic*, vennen*, dwɔrf, shin’hare*) ənd wən əv 6 ˈklæsɪz (ˈwɔrjər, mage*, ˈklɛrɪk, ˈreɪnʤər, ˈwɔˌrlɔk, roʊg). frəm ðɛr ju wɪl ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn, wɛr jʊr spɪˈsɪfɪk reɪs ənd klæs wɪl ˈkələr ˈmoʊmənts əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ɛz ðə ˈdɛnəzənz əv ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hæv ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈætəˌtudz təˈwɔrdz wən əˈnəðər beɪst ɔn ðiz əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz. ðɛr wɪl ˈivɪn bi ˈsərtən ædˈvɛnʧərz ðət wɪl bi ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ ˈɑrdənt ər ˈəndərˌwərld ˈkɛrɪktərz. (right-mouse-click*, seɪv lɪŋk as…*…) ˈɛvəri reɪs həz sɪks juˈnik ˈreɪʃəl treɪts. gɪt ðiz æt ðə ˈvɛri stɑrt, ɛz ðiz ər dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ jʊr ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ənd ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ, nɑt baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə prɑˈgrɛsɪvli mɔr ɪkˈspɪriənst ədˈvɛnʧərər! ˈɛvəri klæs həz ɪts oʊn ˈtælənt tri si ðə ˈwɔrjər tri baɪ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv ənd səˈlɛktɪŋ lɪŋk as…”*…”). noʊt ðət ðɪs haʊ ðə ˈwɔrjər ˈtælənts wɪl əˈpɪr ɪn geɪm. ðɪs wɑz ʤɪst haʊ ðə ˈtælənts wər pərˈzɛnəd æt ʤɛn kɑn ənd bɛst fɪt ˈɔntu ðə dɪˈspleɪ. ənˈlɑk mɔr əv ðiz ɛz ju ˈlɛvəl əp, ɛz ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər ˈlərnɪŋ nu skɪlz, ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ nu θɪŋz, ənd kəˈmændɪŋ ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈprɛzəns. bɪɔnd ðət, ˈɛvəri ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən 48 həz tu ər θri ˈpaʊərfəl juˈnik ˈstɑrtɪŋ treɪts ðət ər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊnli tɪ ðɛm. kriˈeɪtɪv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn æt ðə kɔr əv hɛks, ənd ˈpɛrɪŋ ə ˈgɪvɪn reɪs wɪθ ə ˈgɪvɪn klæs ɪz ə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ɛz fən ɛz ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. səm əv ðiz, laɪk ɑr ˈwɔrjər hir, wɪl bi ˈsɪmpli ˈpɛrɪŋ tu ˈpaʊərfəl ənd ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri əˈbɪləˌti sɛts təˈgɛðər, waɪl ˈəðər maɪt mɔr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ jʊr klæs pleɪz. ˌæbsəˈlutli fil ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ən ənd ɛlf ˈklɛrɪk. haʊ jʊr klæs ˈtælənts wərk ˈæftər ju stɑrt ðə kæmˈpeɪn, ˈʃɔrtli geɪn ɪˈnəf tɪ hɪt ˈlɛvəl 2 æt ðət pɔɪnt, ənd æt ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər geɪnz θru ˈlɛvəl 20 ərn wən ˈtælənt pɔɪnt ðət ju kən spɛnd ɪn jʊr ˈtælənt grɪd. fər ˈlɛvəlz 21 θru 25 jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər wɪl ərn ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt 1 hɛlθ bəf. ðə tɔp tu roʊz əv jʊr ˈtælənt tri wɪl bi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈvɪzəbəl ənd ækˈsɛsəbəl. stɑrt wɪθ jʊr ʧɑrʤ paʊər, ənd ju kən ˈɔlˌweɪz spɛnd ə ˈtælənt pɔɪnt ɔn ˈɛni ˈtælənt ɪn jʊr tɔp roʊ tɪ səˈlɛkt ðət ˈtælənt. frəm ðɛr, ju kən ˈoʊnli səˈlɛkt ˈtælənts ɪf ðeɪ ər: əˈʤeɪsənt tɪ əˈnəðər ˈtælənt ɔˈrɛdi səˈlɛktɪd. kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðət ˈtælənt wɪθ ə ˈpæθˌweɪ. ˈkɑrvɪŋ jʊr oʊn ˈʤərni θru jʊr ˈtælənt tri ɪz ə ˈhaɪli ɪkˈspɪriəns; ənd ər stɪl ˈstraɪvɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈtælənts ər ˈbælənst, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv jʊr wɪʧ ər ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl. laɪk aɪ sɛd, æt fərst ˈoʊnli jʊr tɔp tu roʊz əv ˈtælənts wɪl bi ˈvɪzəbəl ənd ju hɪt ˈlɛvəl 8 ənˈlɑk ðə nɛkst tu roʊz, ənd æt ˈlɛvəl 15 ənˈlɑk ðə ˈfaɪnəl tu roʊz. wət wɪl maɪ klæs ˈtælənts gɪv mi? ˈspɛʃəl klæs kɑrdz ðət ər soʊ ðeɪ kən bi pʊt ˈɪntu ˈɛni dɛk. powers”*” ðət səˈpɔrt ˈbɪldɪŋ jʊr dɛk əraʊnd ə ˈsərtən θim. ““passive”*” ˈækʃən bɑr paʊərz ““active”*” ˈækʃən bɑr paʊərz ˈpæsɪv ˌɪnˈkrisɪz tɪ əˈtrɪˌbjuts laɪk hænd saɪz, ˈstɑrtɪŋ hɛlθ, ənd ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈkris. ˈrɪli, ɪt kʊd bi ˈnɪrli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈʤusi ˈtɪdbɪts əˈbaʊt ˈkɛrɪktər ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ənd klæs ˈtælənts: ˈlɛvəl kæp ɪz ˈkərəntli 25 ju wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hæv ˈməltəpəl ˈkɛrɪktərz, əv kɔrs ju wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɛz jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər ˈlɛvəlz (wi wɔnt jʊr dɪˈsɪʒənz tɪ hæv weɪt, bət wi ju tɪ bi stək frəm ə ˈsɪŋgəl dɪˈsɪʒən ju rɪˈgrɛt). ɪt wɪl bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ əˈʧiv wɪθ mæks ˈlɛvəl ˈkɛrɪktərz ðɛr ər fɔr taɪps əv ˈtælənts: wən pɔɪnt ˈtælənts tu pɔɪnt ˈtælənts fri ˈtælənts (ˈmɛni əv ðiz wɪl ˈɔfər ju ə sɔrd, sɪns ðeɪ ər fri) ˈkæpˌstoʊn ˈtælənts (ðeɪ kɔst ˈməltəpəl pɔɪnts, bət ðeɪ ər wɛl wərθ kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊnli səˈlɛkt wən ˈkæpˌstoʊn ˈtælənt) ju wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ənˈlɑk klæs ʤɛmz æt ˈlɛvəl 8 ðət ər θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ənd juˈnik tɪ jʊr klæs. ju wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ənˈlɑk tu ˈəðər paʊərz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈlɛvəlɪŋ jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər ðət pərˈteɪn tɪ ˈsɪstəmz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə meɪn kæmˈpeɪn. soʊ ˈtæləntɪd aɪ hoʊp ju ər ɛz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ rɛd əˈbaʊt klæs ˈtælənts ɛz wi ər tɪ ʃoʊ ðɛm tɪ ju! aɪ hæv pʊt ɔl əv maɪ hɑrt ənd soʊl ˈɪntu ðɛm, ənd ðə tim ənd aɪ hæv spɛnt ə tən əv taɪm tɪ meɪk ðɛm ɛz ˈɔsəm ɛz ðə rɛst əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪz! bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər: pɑrt 2 aɪ noʊ bɪn ə waɪl sɪns ɑr læst geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ˈɑrtɪkəl, soʊ ɪf ju wɔnt ə rɪˈfrɛʃər ju kən ʧɛk ɪt aʊt hir. ðə goʊl əv ðət ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈlɑrʤli tɪ gɪt ˈjuˈɛs ˈɔriˌɛntɪd ənd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈlɪtəl pərˈspɛktɪv ɔn geɪm dɪˈzaɪn. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, laɪk ðə læst wən, ɪz mɔr ˈkræftɪd tɪ sɛt ju əp tɪ bi ə greɪt geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər, nɑt tɪ gɪv ju ə bənʧ əv tɛkst bʊk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ dɪˈzaɪn greɪt geɪmz. ðət sɛd, rɛd ˈkɛrfəli bɪtˈwin ðə laɪnz fər geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət ju ʃʊd teɪk tɪ hɑrt, ənd əˈlaʊ ˈjɔrsɛlf ðə ˈoʊpənəs tɪ bi ʃoʊn nu wərldz əv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl pərˈspɛktɪv. ju kən lərn soʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt geɪmz ʤɪst baɪ ˈfilɪŋ ðə rɪŋ əv truθ ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɛntəns. ɑr nɛkst ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl ˈfaɪnəli tərn mɔr təˈwɔrdz gʊd ˈæpləkəbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈfiʧərɪŋ brɔd geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɪnsəpəlz ɛz ɪkˈsplɔrd θru hɛks, ɛz wɛl ɛz dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət meɪk ðɛr hoʊm spəˈsɪfɪkli ɪn ðə rɛlm əv. θri meɪn ˌɪnˈgridiənts ˈpərsənəli, ðɛr ər θri meɪn ˌɪnˈgridiənts ðət aɪ si dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz. ðə fərst ˌɪnˈgridiənt baɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf aɪ si ˈfrikwɛntli ɪn ˈnɑvəs geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz, ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnˈgridiənt aɪ si ɪn geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz ðət ər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv prəˈfɛʃənəl wərk, waɪl ðə θərd ˌɪnˈgridiənt ɪz ðə moʊst ˈsətəl ənd wət aɪ si ɛz ðə ki təˈwɔrdz ˈmæstəri əv ðə kræft. soʊ, tɔk ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ðə kəˈpæsɪti fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑrt, duɪŋ saɪəns, ənd biɪŋ jʊr bɛst sɛlf: ɑrt: ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən ənd ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ˈdrimɪŋ əp kul aɪˈdiəz, ˈtɛlɪŋ ə ˈstɔri ˈnɛvər bɪn toʊld ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪtɪŋ nu məˈkænɪks ər ɔl ə bɪg pɑrt əv geɪm design—*— ənˈlɛs ˈstrɪktli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn səm əv ðə spəˈsɪfɪkli ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈæˌspɛkts əv geɪm dɪˈzaɪn, səʧ ɛz paʊər ˈlɛvəl ˈbælənsɪŋ, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ju ˈkəltəˌveɪt jʊr ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ tɔk tu məʧ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌɪnˈgridiənt hir. ˈpɑrʃəli bɪˈkəz ðə ˈhɑrdəst tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt, ðə ˈhɑrdəst tɪ gɪv ədˈvaɪs ɔn, ənd bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ðɪs pis ɪf stɪl ˈrɛdɪŋ. ðɪs fərst pis, ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kriˈeɪt ɑrt, simz tɪ bi ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˌɪmˈpəls ðət fərst kɔlz ˈjuˈɛs təˈwɔrdz geɪm dɪˈzaɪn. ə lɔt əv ðə kriˈeɪtɪv pis əv ðə ˈpəzəl ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən ənd ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ əv jʊr kriˈeɪtɪv ˈməsəlz, wɪʧ ju ˈlaɪkli ɔˈrɛdi du ɪf ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈpərsən. tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz jʊr kriˈeɪtɪv ˈməsəlz, ju məst kriˈeɪt. kənˈsum ɑrt. kənˈsum geɪmz. drɔ ˈpɪkʧərz. raɪt. θɪŋk əp aɪˈdiəz. raɪt ðɛm daʊn. æsk ɪt bi kul if…”*…” moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, stɑrt ˈmɑkɪŋ əp jʊr geɪmz! kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɑrt, ənd ju wɔnt pleɪərz tɪ hæv ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ jʊr wərk. θɪŋk əv ðə əˈfɛkʃən ju hæv fər ˈɛvəri dɛk ju bɪld. kriˈeɪtɪv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd ə weɪ wi bɪld ðə ɑrt əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn hɛks. pleɪərz kən meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ðət fil sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˈəðər pleɪərz. fər ən ɪgˈzæmpəl, teɪk ə geɪm aɪ hæv dip əˈfɛkʃən fər ənd bɪˈliv ɪz ə kəmˈplit ˈmæstərˌpis: ˈsɛtələrz əv. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, wɛr ju pleɪs jʊr roʊd ɪn ˈsɛtələrz əv maɪt hæv səm dɪˈgri əv staɪˈlɪstɪk ʧɔɪs tɪ ɪt, bət nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈrɪli ˈkæpʧər ðə ˈfilɪŋ əv kriˈeɪtɪv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə kənˈtroʊl dɛk ənd ən dɛk ɪn hɛks, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. kriˈeɪtɪv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɪriənst mɔr wɪn ðə pleɪər filz hi ər ʃi kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhævɪŋ ɪt ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðɛm baɪ ðə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz. ðoʊ ðɪs fərst ˌɪnˈgridiənt ɪz wɛr moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs stɑrt, ˈɔlsoʊ wɛr ˈmɛni gɪt stək. ˈmɛni geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz stɑrt wɪθ ə idea”*” fər ə geɪm, ənd ðeɪ sɔrt əv ʤɪst ˈfəmbəl aʊt ən ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. ənd nɑt ˈnɑkɪŋ ə gʊd weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd, ənd ju meɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv ə saʊnd ˈkɑnsɛpt fər ə geɪm; ðət pis ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli nɑt aʊt əv riʧ fər ə ˈflɛʤlɪŋ geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər. ðə ki ɪz ðət ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðɛr ər ə tən əv ˈfæktərz ju ˈlaɪkli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ; ðət jʊr picture”*” fər jʊr geɪm ˈrɪli kəmˈplit. ənd ðət həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə əv jʊr aɪˈdiə. ˈmeɪbi ðə wərld ˈrɪli həz ʤɪst bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər jʊr nu ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ə staɪl bɔrd, ər jʊr geɪm ðət ˈfaɪnəli ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ə θˈrɪlɪŋ ˈkɑmbæt ˈɛləmənt, ər jʊr ðət ˈɔfərz ə kəmˈplitli ərˈɪʤənəl θiˈmætɪk ɪkˈspɪriəns baɪ ˈblɛndɪŋ ˈfænəsi, ˈwɛstərnz, ənd ˈkɪtənz ˈɪntu ə wərld ðət ɪz proʊˈfaʊndli ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ɪn toʊn, jɛt səˈpraɪzɪŋli dɑrk ɪn ɛsˈθɛtɪk, ər jʊr ˈpɑrti geɪm ˈivɪn mɔr ˈʃɑkɪŋli əˈfɛnsɪv ðən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən həz ˈɛvər sin ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈivɪn ɪn ðə moʊst ˈʃɑkɪŋli əˈfɛnsɪv ˈkɔrnərz əv noʊn ɑrt ənd ˈmidiə ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ drim əp kul aɪˈdiəz ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪˈnəf tɪ kriˈeɪt ə greɪt geɪm ɪf ðə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər əˈplaɪ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈprɪnsəpəlz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət hɪz ər hər ˈvɪʒən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈmænəˌfɛsts ənd ɪz ɪkˈspɪriənst baɪ ˈəðərz ðə weɪ hi ər ʃi ˌɪˈmæʤənz ɪt ɪn hɪz ər hər oʊn hɛd. saɪəns: ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd æˈnælɪsɪs əv wərk geɪm dɪˈzaɪn wi kræft ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts, ðə səm ˈtoʊtəl əv wɪʧ ɪz ɑr geɪm. ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ iʧ pɑrt, wət ɪts ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz, wət ðə strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz əv ɪts ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən maɪt bi, ənd haʊ ɪt wɪθ ðə ˈəðər ˈpisɪz, ɪz crucial.”*.” waɪl ðə nɛkst ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl gɪv ju ə bənʧ əv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət kən bi əˈplaɪd təˈwɔrdz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈkræftɪŋ ə geɪm, məʧ mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðət ju ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ tɪ əˈplaɪ ðɪs ˈnɑlɪʤ, haʊ tɪ wərk wɪθ ɪt ˈifɛktɪvli. ðə bəlk əv ðɪs wərk sɔrt əv goʊz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: dɪˈvɛləp ən voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri əv pərˈspɛktɪvz tɪ kənˈsɪdər, boʊθ fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər geɪm ənd ɪts ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pɑrts. ðɛr ɪz ju, ðə pleɪər. bət, ðɛn ðɛr ər wi, ðə pleɪərz. ˈpipəl pleɪ geɪmz fər ˈdɪfərənt ˈrizənz ənd tu ˈpipəl kən ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə seɪm θɪŋ bət drɔ kənˈtræstɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz frəm ɪt. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt pleɪɪŋ jʊr geɪm ənd wət hɪz ər hər pərˈspɛktɪv ɪz. wɪʧ ˈpisɪz əv jʊr geɪm ɪz iʧ ˈpərsən drɔn tɪ? lərn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps əv ðiz jʊr sɪks aʊər geɪm bi ə ˈpɑrti geɪm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə ˈstrætəʤi geɪm? ðət ˌɪnˈtuɪtɪvli saʊnz rɔŋ, bət ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ: fænz əv ˈstrætəʤi geɪmz ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi kɔr ˈgeɪmərz, mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ spɛnd mɔr əv ðɛr fri taɪm ˈgeɪmɪŋ. ˈstrætəʤi geɪmz tɛnd tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ə sɛns əv ən ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ prəˈgrɛʃən əˈkrɔs ðə hoʊl ˈsɛʃən, wɛˈræz ˈmɛni ˈpɑrti geɪmz ˈfiʧər ɛˈsɛnʃəli pleɪɪŋ ðə seɪm geɪm ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈkrɔs ə ˈnəmbər əv tərnz, wɪθ ðə ˈtoʊtəl prəˈgrɛʃən ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɑntɛkst tɪ ðoʊz tərnz tɪ kip ðɛm daɪˈnæmɪk. ðɪs faɪts əˈgɛnst ˈtoʊtəl ˈtɑlərəbəl playtime*. ˈruθləsli kənˈsɪdər, ˈɪmpləmənt, ənd ˈænəˌlaɪz ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ˈɛni əv jʊr dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒənz baɪ ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ jʊr voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri əv pərˈspɛktɪvz. ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðət əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ ju gɪt ə strɔŋ ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈfilɪŋ (nɑt intellectualized*) fər ðiz tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ du ðɪs ˈleɪtər. rɪˈmɛmbər, ðə ki ɪz ˈkipɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə fɔls ˈsilɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnʃən ju kən hæv ˈoʊvər ə θɪŋ. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən æsks ˈjuˈɛs waɪ ðə ˈjusɪʤ əv daɪs ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn ˈsɛtələrz əv ɪz ˈifɛktɪv, wi kʊd ˈænsər wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ θri θɪŋz, kəmˈplitli əˈblɪviəs tɪ ðə ˈrɛləvəns əv ðə ˈəðər two—*— ðɛr ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈtɛnʃən bɪˈkəz ðə ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz əv iʧ ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə daɪ ər ˈvæstli ˈbɛtər ər wərs fər iʧ pleɪər. tɪ ˈdipən: ðɛr ər ɔl sɔrts əv ˈəðər ˌɑpərˈtunətiz əˈveɪləbəl bɪˈkəz əv ðə juˈnik ˈfilɪŋ əv tu əv ðə fɔr əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ frəm ə roʊl, θri əv ðə fɔr əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ, ʤɪst wən ˈpərsən θɪŋk əv ðə ˈsətəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn iʧ əv ðoʊz ˈaʊtˌkəmz. ðɪs reɪnʤ gɪvz ðə geɪm ˈtɛksʧər, artfulness*, meɪks ɪt mɔr ənd mɔr nuɑnst ɪn ɪts ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən əv jʊr ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl laɪf. ˈroʊlɪŋ daɪs ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ə fən ˈmɛθəd əv randomization*: ˈɑbviəs ɪf ˈɛvər roʊld æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf waɪ? aɪ kən θɪŋk əv ə ˈlɪtəni əv ˈrizənz ðət kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv daɪs ˈroʊlɪŋ. ɪf ju ʤɪst treɪn jʊr maɪnd tɪ proʊb ənd pləm ðiz θɪŋz, ju wɪl tu! ðə lək ˈɛləmənt əˈlaʊz ˈwikər pleɪərz tɪ wɪn, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət lɛs skɪld pleɪərz bɪˈkəm dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzd. ðə lɛs skɪld pleɪər məst hæv ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm əˈgɛnst ðə mɔr skɪld pleɪər ər ɛls noʊ geɪm pleɪd æt ɔl. wi məst ˈɔlˌweɪz bi sˈluθɪŋ əraʊnd, ˈlʊkɪŋ fər mɔr ˈsətəl ˈfæktərz, mɔr ˈsətəl pərˈspɛktɪvz, tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɑr dɪˈsɪʒənz frəm: waɪl ɪt meɪ bi faɪn fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ sɔrt əv ʤɪst pʊt ə bənʧ əv ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpisɪz təˈgɛðər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ənd si haʊ ɪt ɛndz əp, wi ˈəltəmətli məst prəˈpoʊz ˈməltəpəl ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz əv ˈɛvəri ˈgɪvɪn pɑrt ənd ˌɪnˈtɛlɪʤəntli θɪŋk θru ðə ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz əv iʧ ˈɔpʃən ɔn ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə fərst θɪŋ wi hæv tɪ du fər ɑr faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə θɪŋz ˈiziəst fər ðə ˈflɛʤlɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnər tɪ mɪs, ənd ˈskɪpɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪt, hi ər ʃi bɪldz ðə hoʊl haʊs rɔŋ. wi hæv tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət kˈwɛsʧənz wi ʃʊd bi ˈæskɪŋ. wɪn ju fərst stɑrt duɪŋ geɪm dɪˈzaɪn, ju ˈlaɪkli noʊ ɔl ðə kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ æsk, bət ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt əv ˈrɛtərɪk aʊt ðɛr tɪ hɛlp ju. hu ɪz jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈɔdiəns? wət sɔrt əv ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz du ðeɪ laɪk, dɪz ɪt laɪn əp wɪθ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ju ɛnˈvɪʒən? wət ɪz ən ˈɑptɪməl ˈnəmbər əv pleɪərz, əv geɪm ˈdʊˈreɪʃən tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns? wət sɔrt əv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti ər pɛr wɛl wɪθ ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns, ər ər əˈpilɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈɔdiəns? wət ər ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt kɔsts əv jʊr geɪm? ɪf traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə geɪm ə kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛntɪti meɪk ʃʊr ju kənˈsɪdər stəf laɪk pərˈdəkʃən kɔsts. wəns æst ðə raɪt kˈwɛsʧənz ənd kəm əp wɪθ ðə raɪt goʊlz, hæv tɪ ənd ˈænəˌlaɪz jʊr ˈtɛstɪŋ tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf jʊr goʊlz ər biɪŋ mɛt. ðɛn hæv tɪ meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ jʊr rulz tɪ gɪt ˈkloʊzər tɪ fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ jʊr goʊlz. ðət həz ə lɔt tɪ du wɪθ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpmənt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈhaɪli ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk, bət wi ˈkəvər ɪt hir du tɪ ðə fækt ðət ɪt wʊd bi ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈɔntu ˌɪtˈsɛlf. əˈnəðər taɪm. bət wən əv ðə ˈrizənz tɪ mɑk əp ənd jʊr geɪm ɪz ðət ju meɪ faɪnd ðət wət ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪks ɪt fən wət ju ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd; ər ˈmeɪbi ju θɔt ðət ðə θɪŋ tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz wɑz ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən əv ˈbɪldɪŋ ə dɛk, bət ɪt tərnd aʊt ðət wət ˈpipəl ər ˈrɪli ˈlæʧɪŋ ˈɔntu ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ juˈnik ɪn jʊr geɪm ɪz ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ ˈvɛriəns əv ðə hænd ju drɔ. ˈmeɪbi ju ˈsɛnər ðə kɑrd faɪl mɔr əraʊnd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈmoʊmənts ənd lɛs əraʊnd ˈkræftɪŋ ə ˈstrætəʤi. wən ˈfaɪnəl ˈtɪdˌbɪt: aɪ faɪnd ðət ɪkˈsɛl ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪz ə greɪt tul fər ˈmɑkɪŋ əp bɔrd geɪmz ənd fər ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk ˈstrəkʧərəli. ˈɔlsoʊ, æt list ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv mæθ ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl fər məʧ əv ðə rɛlm əv geɪm dɪˈzaɪn. ɪn fækt, ɪkˈsɛl ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli pis əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət aɪ hæv ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl ˈfilɪŋz fər 3 sɛlf: noʊɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf, noʊɪŋ ˈəðərz, ˈɔlˌweɪz groʊɪŋ ju ˈkænɑt ˈsɪmpli traɪ tɪ meɪk greɪt ɑrt ənd tɪ du greɪt saɪəns; ju məst straɪv tɪ bɪˈkəm ə greɪt ˈɑrtɪst ənd tɪ bɪˈkəm ə greɪt ˈsaɪəntɪst. wət ðɪs minz ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz mɔr tɪ geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ðən ˈtərnɪŋ θɔts ˈɪntu aɪˈdiəz ənd geɪm kəmˈpoʊnənts. ðə pɑrts əv jʊr maɪnd ðət draɪv ðiz kɔr ˈækʃənz əv geɪm dɪˈzaɪn məst bi ˈnərʧərd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ðɛr ˈfəŋkʃən fər geɪm dɪˈzaɪn. lɛt mi tɔk əˈbaʊt ə fju əv ðə əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðət praɪm jʊr maɪnd fər gʊd geɪm dɪˈzaɪn: ˈoʊpən maɪnd, ˈoʊpən hɑrt ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli skɪld ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl məst kəm tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ɪz ə kræft ðət dilz wɪθ ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli kənˈstrəktɪd ˈkɑnsɛpts ðət ər learnable*. laɪk wɪθ ˈɛni ˈəðər kræft, ju noʊ ɔl əv ðiz ˈkɑnsɛpts ənd pərˈspɛktɪvz (ˈwɛðər ˈwaɪdli noʊn, ˈkɑmənli ækˈsɛptɪd, ˌənˈkɑmənli ækˈsɛptɪd, spɪˈsɪfɪk tɪ ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈʒɑnrə əv geɪm ər ˈæpləkəbəl əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz) wɪn ju fərst stɑrt ˈmeɪkɪŋ geɪmz. ʤɪst ðə ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈʃʊrli ə tən əv ˈjusfəl stəf fər ju tɪ lərn wɪl prəˈpɛl ju əˈhɛd əv moʊst ˈæməˌʧər geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əp ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli traɪɪŋ tɪ lərn ɪt wɪl teɪk ju ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. ðɛr ɪz soʊ məʧ gʊd ˈrɛtərɪk, məʧ əv ɪt ˈfrili əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn, baɪ ˈmæstər ˈlɛvəl geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz frəm ˈpɑpjələr geɪmz ər geɪm ˈkəmpəˌniz. əv kɔrs, ˈivɪn ʤɪst ““learning”*” ər about”*” ðiz geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɪnsəpəlz, ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðɛm ɔn ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈlɛvəl, ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli sɪˈmɛnt ðɛm ɛz ən ˈeɪbəl tul ɪn jʊr tul kɪt. ju hæv tɪ əˈplaɪ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl, wərk wɪθ ɪt, ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt æt ɪts ˈɛsəns soʊ ju kən si ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ɪt ɪz ˈplaɪəbəl. ju hæv tɪ fil ðə truθ əv ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ɔn ən ˈlɛvəl; ˈɛvəri ˈprɪnsəpəl əˈplaɪz ˈəltəmətli ɪn səm weɪ tɪ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ðə pleɪər, ənd ju hæv tɪ straɪv tɪ ˈkəltəˌveɪt nɑt ʤɪst ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl, bət ə ˈfilɪŋ sɛns əv ˈɛmpəθi wɪθ ðə weɪ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˌɪmˈpækts ðə pleɪər. tɪ du ðɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf rikˈwaɪərz ən ˈoʊpən maɪnd. tɪ si ðət ju hæv tɪ du ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst stɛp ənd rikˈwaɪərz ən ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˈoʊpən maɪnd. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl teɪk ɪt ɛz ə ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪmˈplɪsətli, bət ənˈlɛs ju ˈθəroʊli ʧɛk ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkt ɔl əv jʊr əˈsəmpʃənz, ju meɪ bi ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ˈɪnstɪŋkt tɪ sərv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ɪz ˈbɛtər fər ju ɛz ə pleɪər, ənd ju ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsɪvli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈɔdiəns. ənd soʊ wɪn ju stɑrt jʊr geɪmz, bi ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪəntɪst, ənd meɪk jʊr ˈsɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ jʊr geɪm ˈbɛtər ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈbɛtər, nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ə up”*” ər down”*” ɔn jʊr geɪm. goʊ ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛʃən ˌənˈkɑnʃəsli ˈsikɪŋ ðə ˈkəmfərt əv feedback.”*.” ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðən ðə ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəli ˈpɑzətɪv rəvˈjuz frəm frɛndz, ɪz ðə ˈfidˌbæk frəm jʊr smɑrt frɛndz hu ər ˈævɪd ˈgeɪmərz ənd θɪŋk ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd geɪm dɪˈzaɪn, bət hæv ə clue.”*.” əˈgɛn, ɪt saʊnz ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ wərld ɪz fɪld tɪ ðə brɪm wɪθ ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˈpipəl hu ˈæktɪvli θɪŋk ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɪˈnəf əˈbaʊt haʊ geɪmz wərk tɪ gɪv ˈfidˌbæk əˈbaʊt ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriəns bət, ənd ðeɪ wɪl ˈkɑnfədəntli gɪv ju ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən. sɛlf ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɔl geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz kən bi dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn tərmz əv strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈɛriəz əv ðə kræft. ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ jʊr oʊn strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz, ənd waɪ strɔŋ ənd wik ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛriəz, ɪz ən ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl ˈæˌsɛt ɪn jʊr geɪm dɪˈzaɪn wərk. ˈmɛni nu ər ˈmɪrli ˈdisənt geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz jɛt ˈsizənd ənd məˈʧʊr ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli geɪʤ ðɛr ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðɛr ˈvɛriəs ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ɔl ɪn ɔn ˈʧæmpiənɪŋ ðɛr əˈpɪnjən. bət ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri greɪt geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər aɪ noʊ wɪl tɛl ju ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm ˈnɪrli ˈsərtən, tɪ ˈvɛri ˈkɑnfədənt, tɪ ˈsəmˈwət ˈkɑnfədənt, tɪ ˈrɪli nɑt ʃʊr, ər ˌwəˈtɛvər. ənd ˈfərðər, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɛl ju waɪ ðeɪ fil ðət weɪ. wɛr ɪgˈzæktli ðɛr ənˈsərtənti laɪz, ənd waɪ. ðət ɪz ðə sɔrt əv ˈpərsən ju kən kəˈlæbərˌeɪt wɪθ. ju wɪl hæv ən ˈiziər taɪm ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ jʊr oʊn strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz ɪf ju kəm tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz əv ðoʊz ju kəˈlæbərˌeɪt wɪθ. meɪk ðə mɪˈsteɪk əv ˈlæzəli əˈsumɪŋ ˈɛvəri geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər ju wərk wɪθ ɪz ˈikwəli skɪld ɪn ɔl ˈɛriəz; kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈtərnɪŋ jʊr kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ˈɪntu ə hæˈphæzərd dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðət jildz ˌmidiˈoʊkər rɪˈzəlts baɪ ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ə tim ðət ɪz ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛriəz. ənd fərˈgɛt ðə pɑrt əˈbaʊt hjuˈmɪlɪti frəm ðə fərst ˈɑrtɪkəl! ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈhəmbəl ənd bi əˈmeɪzd æt ðə θɪŋz ju kən lərn fər fri. ˈɛmpəθi ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ˈθɪri ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ geɪmz ɔn ðɛr oʊn, ðə θərd θɪŋ aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz tɛl geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz tɪ du tɪ wərk ɔn ðɛr geɪm dɪˈzaɪn kərɪr ɪz tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðɛr oʊn ɪkˈspɪriəns waɪl ˈgeɪmɪŋ. rɪˈmɛmbər, ðə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər ɪz ˈkræftɪŋ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ju, bət nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli traɪɪŋ tɪ hæv ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns dɪˈskraɪb ɪts ˈɪnər ˈwərkɪŋz tɪ ju. jʊr ʤɑb ɛz ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər ɪz tɪ stɛp ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˌɪˈmərʒən əv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd əbˈzərv ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈhævɪŋ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn təʧ wɪθ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ju ˈjɔrsɛlf ər ˈhævɪŋ ɪz ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˈrɪli ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt ɔn ə dip ˈlɛvəl. ˈnɔrməli, ju gɪt tɪ ðə bɔs əv ə steɪʤ ɪn səm ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm, ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn wən goʊl: ˈdilɪŋ ɪˈnəf ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðət ˈsəkər ˌbiˈfɔr hi ɪnˈvɛləps ju ɪn ˈfaɪərˌbɔlz. baɪ dɪˈfɔlt, ju hæv ɪˈnəf ˈmɛntəl ˈbændwɪdθ tɪ dɪˈvoʊt tɪ self-examination*. gɑt ə fʊl ˈmɛntəl pleɪt əv ˈtaɪmɪŋ ʤəmps ənd ˈeɪmɪŋ jʊr ˈwɛpən. bət ju nid tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ə nu ˈætəˌtud. fərst θɪŋ ɪz tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs jʊr ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt, ðət ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈkɑnʃəs ʧɔɪs tɪ pleɪ ðɪs geɪm. ju meɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs bɔs faɪt. ðɛn tɪ goʊ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdipər, ju noʊt ðət ɪkˈsaɪtɪd, ˈmeɪbi ju fil səm ˈtɛnʃən, ənd waɪ ˈhævɪŋ fən. ðɛn ju ˈfɪgjər aʊt waɪ ju fil ðət weɪ, bɪˈkəz ɪf ju daɪ hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈoʊvər, wɪʧ wʊd sək, soʊ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈtɛnʃən ənd ən ɪkˈsaɪtmənt. ju ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ɪf ju wɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ˈmeɪbi gɪt ə rɪˈwɔrd, ə nu ˈstɔri bit, ənd ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt. ðɛn ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju ʤɪst ˈlərnɪd ðət ˈtɛnʃən ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl kəmˈpoʊnənt tɪ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv geɪm, ənd ðət ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ tu ˈhaɪli ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzd ˈaʊtˌkəmz boʊθ ˈsimɪŋ ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈtɛnʃən, wɪʧ minz ju ʤɪst ˈlərnɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əˈbaʊt geɪm dɪˈzaɪn! wəns ju ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ geɪmz əˈfɛkt ju, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɑrt tɪ si haʊ ðeɪ əˈfɛkt ˈəðərz. səm ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz faʊnd ɪn geɪmz ər fər ə ˈvɛri ˈnɛroʊ ˈɔdiəns, bət ˈmɛni ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ər ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈsɪmələrli baɪ pleɪərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr, ənd soʊ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪl du ə juʤ ˈsərvɪs tɪ ju ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈəðərz. ˈpæʃən wɛl, ə lɔt əv ˈsəməri ˈɪnfoʊ əˈbaʊt wət aɪ θɪŋk ɪt teɪks tɪ du geɪm dɪˈzaɪn, bət haʊ dɪz wən noʊ ɪf geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ɪz ˈrɪli ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ ʃʊd pərˈsu? aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɑr ˈpæʃənz ər ləv æt fərst hæv ən ɪkˈspɪriəns ər ən ənˈʃeɪkəbəl ˌɪntuˈɪʃən ðət wi ər kɔld tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ. bət fər mi ənd geɪm dɪˈzaɪn, ɪt laɪk ðɪs ənˈtɪl ˈməltəpəl jɪrz ˈæftər aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər, ənˈtɪl aɪ meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈprɑˌgrɛs ənd ˈrɪli gɑt maɪ ˈbɛrɪŋz. geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ɪz ən ˌənbəˈlivəbli dip, ˌənbəˈlivəbli ˈkɑmplɛks, ˌənbəˈlivəbli dɪˈmændɪŋ ənd ˈɪnfənətli ˈdɪsəplən. ðə ˈdipər ju θroʊ ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈɪntu ɪt, ðə mɔr ju kən kəm tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə ʃɪr skoʊp, ðə ˌənɪkˈsplɔrd dɛpθs, ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz əv geɪm əv ðɪs ɪz wət ˈkɔzɪz mi tɪ hoʊld geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ɪn ə sɔrt əv ˈrɛvərəns, wət meɪks mi soʊ ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðət, ənd ðə pjʊr blɪs əv biɪŋ raɪt ɪn ðə floʊ əv dɪˈzaɪn wɪθ ə sɛns ðət ju noʊ wɛr goʊɪŋ. bət ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkɛrid əˈweɪ. nən əv ðət wɑz əˈpɛrənt tɪ mi wɪn aɪ ɪkˈsaɪtədli sɛt aʊt tɪ səm kɑrdz fər ə living!?”*!?” ənd ɪt ˈlaɪkli bi tɪ ˈmɛni ˈflɛʤlɪŋ geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz. aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈsərtən priˈrɛkwəzət fər biɪŋ ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər ɪz ə ləv əv geɪmz, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ə ləv əv geɪm dɪˈzaɪn. ðə ləv əv geɪm dɪˈzaɪn wɪl rɪˈvil ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ju ər ɪt, bət fərst ju meɪ hæv tɪ du ə ˈlɪtəl ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən. wɪʧ ɪz waɪ aɪ wʊd seɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd priˈrɛkwəzət fər biɪŋ ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər ɪz æt list ə ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti tɪ traɪ ɪt aʊt. ju hæv jərn ˈpæʃənətli ɔl jʊr laɪf tɪ bi ə geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪf ju hæv, greɪt!), bət ju ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv tɪ æt list ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli bi ˈkjʊriəs tɪ faɪnd aʊt ɪf ju laɪk ɪt. naʊ wət du aɪ du? ɔl fər naʊ! fər ðoʊz əv ju hu ðət ər stɪl ˈhəŋgri fər ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd ˈæpləkəbəl ˈnɑlɪʤ, bi ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ tənz əv ˈɪnfoʊ əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ kræft ˈtreɪdɪŋ kɑrd geɪmz ɪn ɑr nɛkst ˈɑrtɪkəl. bət aɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz haʊ məʧ mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪt ɪz tɪ priˈpɛr jʊr maɪnd fər ðə wərk ðən ɪt ɪz tɪ rɛd ə bənʧ əv ˈnɑlɪʤ. noʊ ˈmætər wət, aɪ hoʊp ju gɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl! θæŋks fər ˈrɛdɪŋ! ˌviˌaɪˈpi nɛkst ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈɔgəst ˌviˌaɪˈpi ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈɔgəst θru ðə 30th*. sɪns læst ɪˈvɛnt wɑz flɪpt tɪ sild dɛk, ðɪs ɪz kənˈstrəktɪd. ðɪs ɪz ðə læst mənθ tɪ ərn eɪeɪ ənd ˈvæljənt ˈɛskɔrt eɪeɪ, soʊ meɪk ʃʊr tɪ gɪt jʊrz! ˈfraɪˌdeɪ: æm, piɛm ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ: æm, æm, piɛm ˈsənˌdi: æm pleɪərz: 16 ˈmɪnəməm 256 ˈmæksəməm ˈfɔrˌmæt: 4 raʊnz əv swɪs ˈɛntri fi: ˌviˌaɪˈpi ˈtɪkɪt 500 ˈpraɪzɪz: 4 wɪnz: 10 pæks 2 eɪeɪ 2 ˈvæljənt ˈɛskɔrt eɪeɪ 3 wɪnz: 6 pæks 1 eɪeɪ 1 ˈvæljənt ˈɛskɔrt eɪeɪ 2 wɪnz: 3 pæks 1 eɪeɪ 1 ˈvæljənt ˈɛskɔrt eɪeɪ 1 wɪn: 2 pæks 0 wɪnz: 1 pæk ɔl fər ðɪs wik. pliz liv ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ər ˈkɑmɛnts ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəmz, ənd fərˈgɛt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər, laɪk ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn twɪʧ, ənd ˈrɛʤɪstər ɔn ɑr ˈfɔrəmz. dɪˈskəs ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ɑr ˈfɔrəmz!
this post is about counter and counter tips and tricks to beat in the league of legends game. league of legends is the most popular multiplayer battle game and most popular in almost all part of the country especially in north america and asia. is one of the champions in the league of legends game who loves to play and doing fun in the game. if you want to beat, then you need a counter who plays well against and has the ability to beat him down. important topic: darius counter: killer tricks to counter darius here comes our champion. league of legends is the most popular multiplayer pc game developed and produced by the famous ‘riot games’. if a lol player, you have to manage the champions in the battle to defeat your enemy. each champion in the game has some special ability as well as strength and weakness. so, as a ‘summoner’ who has the main job to control all the champs, you should know all the details of your picked up champion. counter are the counter specialist champs which you need to pick in the battle. check this: counter: how to counter in league of legends here, are all the details of that you need to know before counter him in the battle arena and becoming a counter. teemo a swift scout | league of legends teemo is the fast and furious champion in the league of legends and most popular too. he plays as a counter champion to many other champs like is a darius counter, counter etc. he is a fun loving champ and just loves to play.’s passive ability makes him a perfect ninja champion. teemo is a mobile attacker. because of his long range and fast in attack he can easily build his attack to the enemy and give a lot of damage to them. so, as a counter, whoever champion you pick, you need to be careful about his strength, weakness and abilities. strength of: in the levels, is a lane mobster. so, particularly in that time, is the one with a great power. because of his move quick ability, he is incredibly fast. teemo’s mushroom acts as a defensive wall and not an easy task to him. in lol, can be seen with different skins and that makes him unique. weakness: the auto attack range of is short as well as the casting. when it comes to the team fight, is not the suitable champion. teemo’s short attack range and squishy in nature makes him vincible. abilities of: camouflage: the great ability of and a passive strength. when stand still without doing any action for a little duration, he becomes little . but, after that period he incredibly increases his attack speed about 40% for the three seconds. it’s the great ability of and a passive strength. when stand still without doing any action for a little duration, he becomes little . but, after that period he incredibly increases his attack speed about 40% for the three seconds. blinding dart (q): this is the ability of in which blind the with a magical damage. this is the ability of in which blind the with a magical damage. move quick (w): here, increases his movement speed by% and can give a massive damage to the enemy. here, increases his movement speed by% and can give a massive damage to the enemy. toxic shot (e): can poisons his target which deals a damage of% to the enemy. teemo can poisons his target which deals a damage of% to the enemy. ultimate (r): the greatest ability of. he used a in to a trap that can detonate the enemy when they step on it. i t may bring a lot of damage to the enemy and can slow down the movement speed by%. you may like: best horror games for android 2016 teemo counter: pick the champions who plays exceptionally well against. here are the few champions who are the perfect counter. yorick: yorick is the grave digger and a tough champion against. pick him in the league of legends to give a counter attack to. akali: akali is a magical assassin with a ninja style. she is a mobile attacker. she has the most deadliest kit in the lol. so, you can pick her also to count. she is a great counter. kennen: kennen is the ninja player who has some special ability and you can use these to beat. pantheon: pantheon is a versatile attacker and can play on the top lane. he is really strong in the level. so, he can be on of the best counter. how to counter tips: if you have a auto attacking champion, then avoid to fight with. against the gap closers, is really weak. his move quick ability will go on a cool down for long time. teemo is expert to tackle the with his. so, consider to use red trinket against him. if gets the first blood during a battle, then surrender unless satan will dominates your game. use active twin shadow to find, if you unable to find. for a melee champion, let to use his blind ability first before you engaged to him. use ignite to slow him down as he has low hp. these are the possible counter tips that you can use while countering in lol. is really an intelligent champ, so you have to play cautiously as a counter. now you know all the strength, weakness and abilities of. just go and get and become a counter. check this: boom 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ðɪs poʊst ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈkaʊntər ənd ˈkaʊntər tɪps ənd trɪks tɪ bit ɪn ðə lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz geɪm. lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈməltiˌpleɪər ˈbætəl geɪm ənd moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri əˈspɛʃəli ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈeɪʒə. ɪz wən əv ðə ˈʧæmpiənz ɪn ðə lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz geɪm hu ləvz tɪ pleɪ ənd duɪŋ fən ɪn ðə geɪm. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bit, ðɛn ju nid ə ˈkaʊntər hu pleɪz wɛl əˈgɛnst ənd həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bit ɪm daʊn. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈtɑpɪk: dəraɪəs ˈkaʊntər: ˈkɪlər trɪks tɪ ˈkaʊntər dəraɪəs hir kəmz ɑr ˈʧæmpiən. lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈməltiˌpleɪər ˈpiˈsi geɪm dɪˈvɛləpt ənd prəˈdust baɪ ðə ˈfeɪməs games’*’. ɪf ə lɔl pleɪər, ju hæv tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈʧæmpiənz ɪn ðə ˈbætəl tɪ dɪˈfit jʊr ˈɛnəmi. iʧ ˈʧæmpiən ɪn ðə geɪm həz səm ˈspɛʃəl əˈbɪləˌti ɛz wɛl ɛz strɛŋθ ənd ˈwiknəs. soʊ, ɛz ə ‘‘summoner’*’ hu həz ðə meɪn ʤɑb tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɔl ðə ʧæmps, ju ʃʊd noʊ ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz əv jʊr pɪkt əp ˈʧæmpiən. ˈkaʊntər ər ðə ˈkaʊntər ˈspɛʃəlɪst ʧæmps wɪʧ ju nid tɪ pɪk ɪn ðə ˈbætəl. ʧɛk ðɪs: ˈkaʊntər: haʊ tɪ ˈkaʊntər ɪn lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz hir, ər ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðət ju nid tɪ noʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkaʊntər ɪm ɪn ðə ˈbætəl ərˈinə ənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈkaʊntər. ə swɪft skaʊt lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz ɪz ðə fæst ənd fˈjʊriəs ˈʧæmpiən ɪn ðə lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz ənd moʊst ˈpɑpjələr tu. hi pleɪz ɛz ə ˈkaʊntər ˈʧæmpiən tɪ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ʧæmps laɪk ɪz ə dəraɪəs ˈkaʊntər, ˈkaʊntər ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. hi ɪz ə fən ˈləvɪŋ ʧæmp ənd ʤɪst ləvz tɪ pleɪ. ˈpæsɪv əˈbɪləˌti meɪks ɪm ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈnɪnʤə ˈʧæmpiən. ɪz ə ˈmoʊbəl əˈtækər. bɪˈkəz əv hɪz lɔŋ reɪnʤ ənd fæst ɪn əˈtæk hi kən ˈizəli bɪld hɪz əˈtæk tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi ənd gɪv ə lɔt əv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðɛm. soʊ, ɛz ə ˈkaʊntər, huˈɛvər ˈʧæmpiən ju pɪk, ju nid tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl əˈbaʊt hɪz strɛŋθ, ˈwiknəs ənd əˈbɪləˌtiz. strɛŋθ əv: ɪn ðə ˈlɛvəlz ɪz ə leɪn ˈmɑbstər. soʊ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðət taɪm, ɪz ðə wən wɪθ ə greɪt paʊər. bɪˈkəz əv hɪz muv kwɪk əˈbɪləˌti, hi ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli fæst. ˈməʃrum ækts ɛz ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv wɔl ənd nɑt ən ˈizi tæsk tɪ ɪm. ɪn lɔl, kən bi sin wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt skɪnz ənd ðət meɪks ɪm juˈnik. ˈwiknəs: ðə ˈɔtoʊ əˈtæk reɪnʤ əv ɪz ʃɔrt ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈkæstɪŋ. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə tim faɪt, ɪz nɑt ðə ˈsutəbəl ˈʧæmpiən. ʃɔrt əˈtæk reɪnʤ ənd skˈwɪʃi ɪn ˈneɪʧər meɪks ɪm vincible*. əˈbɪləˌtiz əv: ˈkæməˌflɑʒ: ðə greɪt əˈbɪləˌti əv ənd ə ˈpæsɪv strɛŋθ. wɪn stænd stɪl wɪˈθaʊt duɪŋ ˈɛni ˈækʃən fər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, hi bɪˈkəmz ˈlɪtəl bət, ˈæftər ðət ˈpɪriəd hi ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz hɪz əˈtæk spid əˈbaʊt 40 fər ðə θri ˈsɛkəndz. ðə greɪt əˈbɪləˌti əv ənd ə ˈpæsɪv strɛŋθ. wɪn stænd stɪl wɪˈθaʊt duɪŋ ˈɛni ˈækʃən fər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, hi bɪˈkəmz ˈlɪtəl bət, ˈæftər ðət ˈpɪriəd hi ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz hɪz əˈtæk spid əˈbaʊt 40 fər ðə θri ˈsɛkəndz. ˈblaɪndɪŋ dɑrt (kju): ðɪs ɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ɪn wɪʧ blaɪnd ðə wɪθ ə ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ. ðɪs ɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ɪn wɪʧ blaɪnd ðə wɪθ ə ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ. muv kwɪk (ˈdəbəlju): hir, ˌɪnˈkrisɪz hɪz ˈmuvmənt spid baɪ ənd kən gɪv ə ˈmæsɪv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi. hir, ˌɪnˈkrisɪz hɪz ˈmuvmənt spid baɪ ənd kən gɪv ə ˈmæsɪv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi. ˈtɑksɪk ʃɑt (i): kən ˈpɔɪzənz hɪz ˈtərgət wɪʧ dilz ə ˈdæmɪʤ əv tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi. kən ˈpɔɪzənz hɪz ˈtərgət wɪʧ dilz ə ˈdæmɪʤ əv tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi. ˈəltəmət (ɑr): ðə ˈgreɪtəst əˈbɪləˌti əv. hi juzd ə ɪn tɪ ə træp ðət kən ˈdɛtəˌneɪt ðə ˈɛnəmi wɪn ðeɪ stɛp ɔn ɪt. aɪ ti meɪ brɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi ənd kən sloʊ daʊn ðə ˈmuvmənt spid baɪ ju meɪ laɪk: bɛst ˈhɔrər geɪmz fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd 2016 ˈkaʊntər: pɪk ðə ˈʧæmpiənz hu pleɪz ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli wɛl əˈgɛnst. hir ər ðə fju ˈʧæmpiənz hu ər ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈkaʊntər.: ɪz ðə greɪv ˈdɪgər ənd ə təf ˈʧæmpiən əˈgɛnst. pɪk ɪm ɪn ðə lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz tɪ gɪv ə ˈkaʊntər əˈtæk tɪ. əˈkɑli: əˈkɑli ɪz ə ˈmæʤɪkəl əˈsæsən wɪθ ə ˈnɪnʤə staɪl. ʃi ɪz ə ˈmoʊbəl əˈtækər. ʃi həz ðə moʊst ˈdɛdliəst kɪt ɪn ðə lɔl. soʊ, ju kən pɪk hər ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ kaʊnt. ʃi ɪz ə greɪt ˈkaʊntər.: ɪz ðə ˈnɪnʤə pleɪər hu həz səm ˈspɛʃəl əˈbɪləˌti ənd ju kən juz ðiz tɪ bit. ˈpænθiˌɑn: ˈpænθiˌɑn ɪz ə ˈvərsətəl əˈtækər ənd kən pleɪ ɔn ðə tɔp leɪn. hi ɪz ˈrɪli strɔŋ ɪn ðə ˈlɛvəl soʊ, hi kən bi ɔn əv ðə bɛst ˈkaʊntər. haʊ tɪ ˈkaʊntər tɪps: ɪf ju hæv ə ˈɔtoʊ əˈtækɪŋ ˈʧæmpiən, ðɛn əˈvɔɪd tɪ faɪt wɪθ. əˈgɛnst ðə gæp closers*, ɪz ˈrɪli wik. hɪz muv kwɪk əˈbɪləˌti wɪl goʊ ɔn ə kul daʊn fər lɔŋ taɪm. ɪz ˈɛkspərt tɪ ˈtækəl ðə wɪθ hɪz. soʊ, kənˈsɪdər tɪ juz rɛd ˈtrɪŋkət əˈgɛnst ɪm. ɪf gɪts ðə fərst bləd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈbætəl, ðɛn sərˈɛndər ənˈlɛs ˈseɪtən wɪl ˈdɑməˌneɪts jʊr geɪm. juz ˈæktɪv twɪn ˈʃæˌdoʊ tɪ faɪnd, ɪf ju əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd. fər ə ˈmeɪˌleɪ ˈʧæmpiən, lɛt tɪ juz hɪz blaɪnd əˈbɪləˌti fərst ˌbiˈfɔr ju ɪnˈgeɪʤd tɪ ɪm. juz ˌɪgˈnaɪt tɪ sloʊ ɪm daʊn ɛz hi həz loʊ hp*. ðiz ər ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkaʊntər tɪps ðət ju kən juz waɪl ˈkaʊnərɪŋ ɪn lɔl. ɪz ˈrɪli ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ʧæmp, soʊ ju hæv tɪ pleɪ ˈkɔʃəsli ɛz ə ˈkaʊntər. naʊ ju noʊ ɔl ðə strɛŋθ, ˈwiknəs ənd əˈbɪləˌtiz əv. ʤɪst goʊ ənd gɪt ənd bɪˈkəm ə ˈkaʊntər. ʧɛk ðɪs: bum biʧ fər ˈpiˈsi ˈwɪndoʊz ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz
official: won't renew by football italia staff gianluigi will not renew his contract, announced milan after a crunch meeting with agent mino, so real madrid and paris step forward. the came up through their youth academy and was launched into the first team at the age of 16. “i preferred rather than to release a statement, considering the focus on the so-called case, that i would update you immediately on the meeting i just had a few minutes ago with mino,” said ceo marco in a press conference. “raiola informed us that has made a definitive decision not to renew the contract with milan. it is a definitive decision, made by the player. “i want to remind you all that 10 days ago (director massimiliano) mirabelli made a very important proposal to the player, one even stronger than the reports that appeared in the various papers. “the player evaluated it and made some evaluations that were not just economic, but also technical and professional, and he told us that he does not wish to renew the contract, so his time with milan will therefore conclude by june 30, 2018. “we were taken by surprise, as we had confidently hoped would be the goalkeeper taking milan into the future that we could build the team around. “we trust that we can do our best. naturally, the decision leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, but now we have to go forward and milan go forward.” the contract extension on offer was reported to be worth per year plus bonuses, but wanted to introduce a release clause for as little as if milan failed to qualify for the champions league. there are now already reports that paris and real madrid are offering salaries.
əˈfɪʃəl: woʊnt rɪˈnu baɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˌɪˈtæljə stæf wɪl nɑt rɪˈnu hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt, əˈnaʊnst ˈmaɪˌlæn ˈæftər ə krənʧ ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈeɪʤənt ˈminoʊ, soʊ ril məˈdrɪd ənd ˈpɛrɪs stɛp ˈfɔrwərd. ðə keɪm əp θru ðɛr juθ əˈkædəmi ənd wɑz lɔnʧt ˈɪntu ðə fərst tim æt ðə eɪʤ əv 16 prɪˈfərd ˈrəðər ðən tɪ riˈlis ə ˈsteɪtmənt, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld keɪs, ðət aɪ wʊd ˈəpˌdeɪt ju ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɔn ðə ˈmitɪŋ aɪ ʤɪst hæd ə fju ˈmɪnəts əˈgoʊ wɪθ ˈminoʊ raiola,”*,” sɛd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈmɑrkoʊ ɪn ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns. ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈjuˈɛs ðət həz meɪd ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv dɪˈsɪʒən nɑt tɪ rɪˈnu ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ˈmaɪˌlæn. ɪt ɪz ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv dɪˈsɪʒən, meɪd baɪ ðə pleɪər. wɔnt tɪ riˈmaɪnd ju ɔl ðət 10 deɪz əˈgoʊ (dɪˈrɛktər massimiliano*) mɪrɑˈbɛli meɪd ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ðə pleɪər, wən ˈivɪn ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ðə rɪˈpɔrts ðət əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈpeɪpərz. pleɪər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɪt ənd meɪd səm ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz ðət wər nɑt ʤɪst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɛknɪkəl ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl, ənd hi toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət hi dɪz nɑt wɪʃ tɪ rɪˈnu ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, soʊ hɪz taɪm wɪθ ˈmaɪˌlæn wɪl ˈðɛrˌfɔr kənˈklud baɪ ʤun 30 2018 wər ˈteɪkən baɪ səˈpraɪz, ɛz wi hæd ˈkɑnfədəntli hoʊpt wʊd bi ðə ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈmaɪˌlæn ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər ðət wi kʊd bɪld ðə tim əraʊnd. trəst ðət wi kən du ɑr bɛst. ˈnæʧərəli, ðə dɪˈsɪʒən livz ə ˈbɪtər teɪst ɪn ðə maʊθ, bət naʊ wi hæv tɪ goʊ ˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈmaɪˌlæn goʊ forward.”*.” ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɔn ˈɔfər wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ bi wərθ pər jɪr pləs ˈboʊnəsɪz, bət ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ə riˈlis klɔz fər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz ɪf ˈmaɪˌlæn feɪld tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig. ðɛr ər naʊ ɔˈrɛdi rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈpɛrɪs ənd ril məˈdrɪd ər ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈsæləriz.
and so, we're off! last night the australian football league (afl) season began. it's a time for reclaiming scarves from the back of the wardrobe, scheduling home games into the calendar and entering the work-tipping competition. research has demonstrated that male sport fans think women are less dedicated and serious about following sport. below is a list of four different fan types that we identified from our research talking to female fans around the country - the largest study of its kind undertaken in australia. we found the 68 women we interviewed are obsessive about aussie rules and every bit as committed as their male counterparts. these fans agreed to take part in our study after hearing about it through their club, via friends or through advertisements placed in newspapers and online. we also discovered the process by which women become fans is more complicated and interesting than most people previously imagined. from our results, we developed the following four types: in the bloods you were born into. you cannot remember a time when you didn't go to games on the weekend. your childhood heroes wore a number on their back. in the bloods: • have parent(s) who keen fans; may also have other relatives closely associated with the sport • started to attend games with parents and were into football from an early age • are from a state where aussie rules is the major football code (victoria, south australia, tasmania, western australia), or their parents are • consider, including an unbreakable connection with a particular team, to be an important aspect of their identity • are among 62% of fans from our sample group learners footy hasn't always been your passion but you've never hated it, either. watching the occasional game on tv and going to a few matches with mates was enough to pique your interest. on the couch is now essential viewing. you wonder how you ever lived without. learners: • developed an appreciation of aussie rules progressively from attending games with others watching football on television • attend more games as knowledge and enjoyment of the sport grows • eventually become ardent fans • are among 24% of the female fans we spoke to converts becoming a fan was a revelation. something switched in your brain the moment the siren sounded, the crowd cheered and the ball was bounced. you hardly recognise your life before football. typically, converts: • change abruptly from being indifferent or even opposed to football to becoming "instant" fans • attend a game, often their first, and are "transformed" by it into fervent, committed fans • experience something akin to religious conversion, where people become suddenly devout following what they claim to be a divine revelation • are among a small minority of fans in our sample - just 10% sexually transmitted (stf) you've swapped drinks with the girls for weekends at the 'g. the boyfriend is long gone, but your love of football remains. stfs are a rare (4% of participants in our study) type of fan who: • was introduced to football by a partner • knew little or nothing about football and had no interest in it before meeting their partner • initially attended games at the insistence of a partner, but became knowledgeable about football in their own right and an avid supporter the boasts high numbers of female spectators and clubs do well in attracting and retaining women members - but no-one has thought to ask how women supporters come to football. knowing how women are into is valuable information from a sports marketing and promotion perspective. in a rapidly changing, sporting arena driven by the commercial concerns of media broadcasting, corporate sponsorship and sports betting, women are a lucrative consumer cohort. our findings show that parents, friends, partners and the media are all avenues to recruit women to football spectating. but the scenarios presented here go beyond catering to corporate strategies to sell more club memberships, merchandise or media. greater knowledge about how women become fans may precipitate changes in how sporting associations, sports media, and wider society value women's relationships to sport. busting the stereotypes of female our research debunks a couple of persistent myths about women sport fans. these myths concern women's motivation for attending football, which is commonly explained in terms of their duties as mothers (women support football because it is a "family" game), or dismissed as something that women do mainly because the men in their life are into. these assumptions about why women follow football reinforce some particularly stubborn gender stereotypes. these stereotypes include the belief that men are authentic and more devoted sport fans whose knowledge and understanding of sport is better than women's. the other related idea is that women only go to the football to stare at guys in tight shorts. of all the fans we interviewed, this is the least likely way that women become supporters. our study also reveals that while family features significantly in the way women become fans - overwhelmingly women are into following a team through their parents - they develop a connection with and enjoyment of that prevails independently of family. and while some of the women we talked to were unashamed to say that they appreciate hot bodies, many more rejected this stance. female fans unanimously agree that they watch football for the skill, athleticism, competition and atmosphere. - kim is senior lecturer in sociology at deakin university the conversation
ənd soʊ, wɪr ɔf! læst naɪt ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig (afl*) ˈsizən bɪˈgæn. ɪts ə taɪm fər riˈkleɪmɪŋ skɑrvz frəm ðə bæk əv ðə ˈwɔrˌdroʊb, ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ hoʊm geɪmz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæləndər ənd ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə wərk ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈrisərʧ həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət meɪl spɔrt fænz θɪŋk ˈwɪmən ər lɛs ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ənd ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ spɔrt. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə lɪst əv fɔr ˈdɪfərənt fæn taɪps ðət wi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd frəm ɑr ˈrisərʧ ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈfiˌmeɪl fænz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈstədi əv ɪts kaɪnd ˈəndərˌteɪkən ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. wi faʊnd ðə 68 ˈwɪmən wi ˈɪntərvˌjud ər əbˈsɛsɪv əˈbaʊt ˈɔsi rulz ənd ˈɛvəri bɪt ɛz kəˈmɪtɪd ɛz ðɛr meɪl ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts. ðiz fænz əˈgrid tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ɑr ˈstədi ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt θru ðɛr kləb, ˈviə frɛndz ər θru ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts pleɪst ɪn ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. wi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs baɪ wɪʧ ˈwɪmən bɪˈkəm fænz ɪz mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðən moʊst ˈpipəl ˈpriviəsli ˌɪˈmæʤənd. frəm ɑr rɪˈzəlts, wi dɪˈvɛləpt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ fɔr taɪps: ɪn ðə blədz ju wər bɔrn ˈɪntu. ju ˈkænɑt rɪˈmɛmbər ə taɪm wɪn ju ˈdɪdənt goʊ tɪ geɪmz ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. jʊr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈhɪroʊz wɔr ə ˈnəmbər ɔn ðɛr bæk. ɪn ðə blədz: hæv parent(s*) hu kin fænz; meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈəðər ˈrɛlətɪvz ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə spɔrt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ əˈtɛnd geɪmz wɪθ ˈpɛrənts ənd wər ˈɪntu ˈfʊtˌbɔl frəm ən ˈərli eɪʤ ər frəm ə steɪt wɛr ˈɔsi rulz ɪz ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈfʊtˌbɔl koʊd (vɪkˈtɔriə, saʊθ ɔˈstreɪljə, ˌtæzˈmeɪniə, ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə), ər ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ər kənˈsɪdər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ənˈbreɪkəbəl kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr tim, tɪ bi ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðɛr aɪˈdɛntəˌti ər əˈməŋ 62 əv fænz frəm ɑr ˈsæmpəl grup ˈlərnərz ˈhæzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn jʊr ˈpæʃən bət juv ˈnɛvər ˈheɪtɪd ɪt, ˈiðər. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl geɪm ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ ə fju ˈmæʧɪz wɪθ meɪts wɑz ɪˈnəf tɪ pik jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ɔn ðə kaʊʧ ɪz naʊ ɛˈsɛnʃəl vjuɪŋ. ju ˈwəndər haʊ ju ˈɛvər lɪvd wɪˈθaʊt. ˈlərnərz: dɪˈvɛləpt ən əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈɔsi rulz prɑˈgrɛsɪvli frəm əˈtɛndɪŋ geɪmz wɪθ ˈəðərz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən əˈtɛnd mɔr geɪmz ɛz ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt əv ðə spɔrt groʊz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkəm ˈɑrdənt fænz ər əˈməŋ 24 əv ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl fænz wi spoʊk tɪ ˈkɑnvərts bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə fæn wɑz ə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən. ˈsəmθɪŋ swɪʧt ɪn jʊr breɪn ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə ˈsaɪrən ˈsaʊndɪd, ðə kraʊd ʧɪrd ənd ðə bɔl wɑz baʊnst. ju ˈhɑrdli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz jʊr laɪf ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ˈtɪpɪkəli, ˈkɑnvərts: ʧeɪnʤ əˈbrəptli frəm biɪŋ ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt ər ˈivɪn əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ "ˈɪnstənt" fænz əˈtɛnd ə geɪm, ˈɔfən ðɛr fərst, ənd ər "trænsˈfɔrmd" baɪ ɪt ˈɪntu ˈfərvənt, kəˈmɪtɪd fænz ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈeɪkɪn tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs kənˈvərʒən, wɛr ˈpipəl bɪˈkəm ˈsədənli dɪˈvaʊt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wət ðeɪ kleɪm tɪ bi ə dɪˈvaɪn ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ər əˈməŋ ə smɔl məˈnɔrəti əv fænz ɪn ɑr ˈsæmpəl ʤɪst 10 ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd (stf*) juv swɔpt drɪŋks wɪθ ðə gərlz fər ˈwiˌkɛndz æt ðə 'ʤi. ðə ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ɪz lɔŋ gɔn, bət jʊr ləv əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl rɪˈmeɪnz. ər ə rɛr 4 əv pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ɪn ɑr ˈstədi) taɪp əv fæn hu: wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl baɪ ə ˈpɑrtnər nu ˈlɪtəl ər ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd hæd noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmitɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɑrtnər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli əˈtɛndəd geɪmz æt ðə ˌɪnˈsɪstəns əv ə ˈpɑrtnər, bət bɪˈkeɪm ˈnɑləʤəbəl əˈbaʊt ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪn ðɛr oʊn raɪt ənd ən ˈævɪd səˈpɔrtər ðə boʊsts haɪ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈspɛkteɪtərz ənd kləbz du wɛl ɪn əˈtræktɪŋ ənd rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ˈwɪmən ˈmɛmbərz bət ˈnoʊwən həz θɔt tɪ æsk haʊ ˈwɪmən səˈpɔrtərz kəm tɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl. noʊɪŋ haʊ ˈwɪmən ər ˈɪntu ɪz ˈvæljəbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ə spɔrts ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd pərˈmoʊʃən pərˈspɛktɪv. ɪn ə ˈræpədli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ, ˈspɔrtɪŋ ərˈinə ˈdrɪvən baɪ ðə kəˈmərʃəl kənˈsərnz əv ˈmidiə ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ, ˈkɔrpərət ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp ənd spɔrts ˈbɛtɪŋ, ˈwɪmən ər ə ˈlukrətɪv kənˈsumər ˈkoʊhɔrt. ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz ʃoʊ ðət ˈpɛrənts, frɛndz, ˈpɑrtnərz ənd ðə ˈmidiə ər ɔl ˈævəˌnuz tɪ rɪˈkrut ˈwɪmən tɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl spectating*. bət ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊz pərˈzɛnəd hir goʊ bɪɔnd ˈkeɪtərɪŋ tɪ ˈkɔrpərət ˈstrætəʤiz tɪ sɛl mɔr kləb ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪps, ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ər ˈmidiə. ˈgreɪtər ˈnɑlɪʤ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈwɪmən bɪˈkəm fænz meɪ prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn haʊ ˈspɔrtɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, spɔrts ˈmidiə, ənd ˈwaɪdər soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈvælju ˈwɪmənz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps tɪ spɔrt. ˈbəstɪŋ ðə ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ɑr ˈrisərʧ dɪˈbəŋks ə ˈkəpəl əv pərˈsɪstənt mɪθs əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən spɔrt fænz. ðiz mɪθs kənˈsərn ˈwɪmənz ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən fər əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkɑmənli ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn tərmz əv ðɛr ˈdutiz ɛz ˈməðərz (ˈwɪmən səˈpɔrt ˈfʊtˌbɔl bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə "ˈfæməli" geɪm), ər dɪsˈmɪst ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈwɪmən du ˈmeɪnli bɪˈkəz ðə mɛn ɪn ðɛr laɪf ər ˈɪntu. ðiz əˈsəmpʃənz əˈbaʊt waɪ ˈwɪmən ˈfɑloʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˌriɪnˈfɔrs səm ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈstəbərn ˈʤɛndər ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps. ðiz ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ˌɪnˈklud ðə bɪˈlif ðət mɛn ər əˈθɛnɪk ənd mɔr dɪˈvoʊtɪd spɔrt fænz huz ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv spɔrt ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈwɪmənz. ðə ˈəðər rɪˈleɪtɪd aɪˈdiə ɪz ðət ˈwɪmən ˈoʊnli goʊ tɪ ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl tɪ stɛr æt gaɪz ɪn taɪt ʃɔrts. əv ɔl ðə fænz wi ˈɪntərvˌjud, ðɪs ɪz ðə list ˈlaɪkli weɪ ðət ˈwɪmən bɪˈkəm səˈpɔrtərz. ɑr ˈstədi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz ðət waɪl ˈfæməli ˈfiʧərz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪn ðə weɪ ˈwɪmən bɪˈkəm fænz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈwɪmən ər ˈɪntu ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə tim θru ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ðeɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt əv ðət prɪˈveɪlz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli əv ˈfæməli. ənd waɪl səm əv ðə ˈwɪmən wi tɔkt tɪ wər ˌənəˈʃeɪmd tɪ seɪ ðət ðeɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt hɑt ˈbɑdiz, ˈmɛni mɔr rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðɪs stæns. ˈfiˌmeɪl fænz juˈnænəməsli əˈgri ðət ðeɪ wɔʧ ˈfʊtˌbɔl fər ðə skɪl, æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm, ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ˈætməsˌfɪr. kɪm ɪz ˈsinjər ˈlɛkʧərər ɪn ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi æt ˈdikɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən
as the daily wire reported tuesday, the hollywood trade variety released its latest issue, a special inaugural edition that features five left-wingers opposed to donald trump, the man who will be sworn in as our president friday. the cover features cnn's van jones, chelsea handler, lena dunham, michael moore, and hamilton's brandon victor dixon. all five stand together holding a large american flag… a flag that, in of united states code, is dragging on the ground. take a look at this brazen disrespect for yourself. there is no gray area on this matter. title 4, chapter 1, section 8 of the u.s. code ("respect for flag") states clearly in paragraph (b) that: the flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise. no, it is not against the law to allow the flag to drag on the ground. there is no civil or legal penalty. also, contrary to the myth, you do not have to burn the flag if it touches the ground. out here in the hinterlands, it is common knowledge that, out of respect for our country and those who sacrificed for it, you do not allow old glory to hit the ground. ever. nevertheless, being careful to keep the flag from touching the ground is something we were all (well, most of us) taught as children. out here in the hinterlands, it is common knowledge that, out of respect for our country and those who sacrificed for it, you do not allow old glory to hit the ground. ever. moreover, when handling the flag, again out of respect, this is something you are supposed to be highly conscious of -- and anyone who the flag, certainly is. if the flag touches the ground in error, no harm done. it happens. but that is not what happened in this variety cover…. what you have here are four celebrities and one cnn (naturally) anchor posing as patriots. and yet, not a single one of them had the presence of mind, or enough regard for our flag, to say, whoa, hey, wait a minute! get the flag off the floor! first off, it's not okay and i'm not doing it. secondly, america already sees us as clueless,, commie elites. yes, we do, and this variety cover is just more proof of that. some of you might not remember this, but the left wasn't always so big on and patriotism. that all changed after they lost the presidential election to george w. bush 12 years ago, in 2004. it was only after that upset that the left's political language changed. instead of being honest about their contempt for america, they began to present their ideas as patriotism. high tax rates are patriotism. losing a won war in iraq is patriotism. freeing terrorists from is patriotism. forcing everyone to buy an overpriced product they don't need from an insurance company is patriotism. of course, that is all nonsense. propaganda usually is. the idea, though, is to change the very meaning of patriotism from "personal liberty" to "worship central government." michael moore, an propagandist, has been one of the leaders on this front. however… as you can see, when it comes to learning the basics of pretending to be a patriot, patriotism 101, so to speak, our celebrity and media betters just didn't have the time it just wasn't on the schedule to learn a very simple moral lesson. one most of us learned as small children from our parents or grandparents or teachers or neighbors. the symbol of our country is something bigger than a prop to be dragged on the ground -- in front of the whole world! -- by a bunch of pampered, preening, spoiled, narcissistic celebrities and cnn anchors. it comes down to this: the symbol of our country is something bigger than a prop to be dragged on the ground -- in front of the whole world! -- by a bunch of pampered, preening, spoiled, narcissistic celebrities and cnn anchors. shame on all of them. p.s. a few years ago, out here in the unsophisticated wilds of north carolina, and on a cold, windy and rainy afternoon, i was out driving when traffic suddenly came to a stop. a few cars up, a young woman had pulled over and turned on her so she could rescue a flag that had been blown from its perch to the ground. no one their horn. a few of us rolled down our windows to wave our gratitude. when it comes to old glory, even in the rain, that's how we roll. follow john nolte on twitter
ɛz ðə ˈdeɪli waɪər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd treɪd vərˈaɪəti riˈlist ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu, ə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ɪˈdɪʃən ðət ˈfiʧərz faɪv ˌlɛftˈwɪŋərz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ðə mæn hu wɪl bi swɔrn ɪn ɛz ɑr ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˈkəvər ˈfiʧərz ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz væn ʤoʊnz, ˈʧɛlsi ˈhændələr, ˈlinə ˈdənəm, ˈmaɪkəl mʊr, ənd ˈhæməltənz ˈbrændən ˈvɪktər ˈdɪksən. ɔl faɪv stænd təˈgɛðər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə lɑrʤ əˈmɛrɪkən flag…*… ə flæg ðət, ɪn əv juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts koʊd, ɪz ˈdrægɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd. teɪk ə lʊk æt ðɪs ˈbreɪzən ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. ðɛr ɪz noʊ greɪ ˈɛriə ɔn ðɪs ˈmætər. ˈtaɪtəl 4 ˈʧæptər 1 ˈsɛkʃən 8 əv ðə juz. koʊd ("rɪˈspɛkt fər flæg") steɪts ˈklɪrli ɪn ˈpɛrəˌgræf (bi) ðət: ðə flæg ʃʊd ˈnɛvər təʧ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bɪˈniθ ɪt, səʧ ɛz ðə graʊnd, ðə flɔr, ˈwɔtər, ər ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz. noʊ, ɪt ɪz nɑt əˈgɛnst ðə lɔ tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə flæg tɪ dræg ɔn ðə graʊnd. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsɪvəl ər ˈligəl ˈpɛnəlti. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə mɪθ, ju du nɑt hæv tɪ bərn ðə flæg ɪf ɪt ˈtəʧɪz ðə graʊnd. aʊt hir ɪn ðə ˈhɪntərˌlændz, ɪt ɪz ˈkɑmən ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət, aʊt əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ɑr ˈkəntri ənd ðoʊz hu ˈsækrəˌfaɪst fər ɪt, ju du nɑt əˈlaʊ oʊld ˈglɔri tɪ hɪt ðə graʊnd. ˈɛvər. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, biɪŋ ˈkɛrfəl tɪ kip ðə flæg frəm ˈtəʧɪŋ ðə graʊnd ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wi wər ɔl (wɛl, moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs) tɔt ɛz ˈʧɪldrən. aʊt hir ɪn ðə ˈhɪntərˌlændz, ɪt ɪz ˈkɑmən ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət, aʊt əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ɑr ˈkəntri ənd ðoʊz hu ˈsækrəˌfaɪst fər ɪt, ju du nɑt əˈlaʊ oʊld ˈglɔri tɪ hɪt ðə graʊnd. ˈɛvər. mɔˈroʊvər, wɪn ˈhændəlɪŋ ðə flæg, əˈgɛn aʊt əv rɪˈspɛkt, ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈhaɪli ˈkɑnʃəs əv ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu ðə flæg, ˈsərtənli ɪz. ɪf ðə flæg ˈtəʧɪz ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈɛrər, noʊ hɑrm dən. ɪt ˈhæpənz. bət ðət ɪz nɑt wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðɪs vərˈaɪəti cover…*…. wət ju hæv hir ər fɔr səˈlɛbrɪtiz ənd wən ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn (ˈnæʧərəli) ˈæŋkər ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ˈpeɪtriəts. ənd jɛt, nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl wən əv ðɛm hæd ðə ˈprɛzəns əv maɪnd, ər ɪˈnəf rɪˈgɑrd fər ɑr flæg, tɪ seɪ, woʊ, heɪ, weɪt ə ˈmɪnət! gɪt ðə flæg ɔf ðə flɔr! fərst ɔf, ɪts nɑt ˌoʊˈkeɪ ənd əm nɑt duɪŋ ɪt. ˈsɛkəndli, əˈmɛrɪkə ɔˈrɛdi siz ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˈkluləs,, ˈkɑmi ɪˈlits. jɛs, wi du, ənd ðɪs vərˈaɪəti ˈkəvər ɪz ʤɪst mɔr pruf əv ðət. səm əv ju maɪt nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər ðɪs, bət ðə lɛft ˈwəzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz soʊ bɪg ɔn ənd ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm. ðət ɔl ʧeɪnʤd ˈæftər ðeɪ lɔst ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ 12 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ɪn 2004 ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðət ˈəpˌsɛt ðət ðə lɛfts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ʧeɪnʤd. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv biɪŋ ˈɑnəst əˈbaʊt ðɛr kənˈtɛmpt fər əˈmɛrɪkə, ðeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðɛr aɪˈdiəz ɛz ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm. haɪ tæks reɪts ər ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm. ˈluzɪŋ ə wən wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm. friɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts frəm ɪz ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm. ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ baɪ ən ˈoʊvərˌpraɪst ˈprɑdəkt ðeɪ doʊnt nid frəm ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm. əv kɔrs, ðət ɪz ɔl ˈnɑnsɛns. ˌprɑpəˈgændə ˈjuʒəwəli ɪz. ðə aɪˈdiə, ðoʊ, ɪz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈvɛri ˈminɪŋ əv ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm frəm "ˈpərsɪnəl ˈlɪbərˌti" tɪ "ˈwərʃɪp ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt." ˈmaɪkəl mʊr, ən ˌprɑpəˈgændəst, həz bɪn wən əv ðə ˈlidərz ɔn ðɪs frənt. however…*… ɛz ju kən si, wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈlərnɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪsɪks əv priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈpeɪtriət, ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm 101 soʊ tɪ spik, ɑr səˈlɛbrɪti ənd ˈmidiə ˈbɛtərz ʤɪst ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə taɪm ɪt ʤɪst ˈwəzənt ɔn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl tɪ lərn ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl ˈmɔrəl ˈlɛsən. wən moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈlərnɪd ɛz smɔl ˈʧɪldrən frəm ɑr ˈpɛrənts ər ˈgrændˌpɛrənts ər ˈtiʧərz ər ˈneɪbərz. ðə ˈsɪmbəl əv ɑr ˈkəntri ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɪgər ðən ə prɑp tɪ bi drægd ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn frənt əv ðə hoʊl wərld! baɪ ə bənʧ əv ˈpæmpərd, ˈprinɪŋ, spɔɪld, ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk səˈlɛbrɪtiz ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈæŋkərz. ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ ðɪs: ðə ˈsɪmbəl əv ɑr ˈkəntri ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɪgər ðən ə prɑp tɪ bi drægd ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn frənt əv ðə hoʊl wərld! baɪ ə bənʧ əv ˈpæmpərd, ˈprinɪŋ, spɔɪld, ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk səˈlɛbrɪtiz ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈæŋkərz. ʃeɪm ɔn ɔl əv ðɛm. piz. ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, aʊt hir ɪn ðə ˌənsəˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd waɪldz əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ənd ɔn ə koʊld, ˈwɪndi ənd ˈreɪni ˌæftərˈnun, aɪ wɑz aʊt ˈdraɪvɪŋ wɪn ˈtræfɪk ˈsədənli keɪm tɪ ə stɑp. ə fju kɑz əp, ə jəŋ ˈwʊmən hæd pʊld ˈoʊvər ənd tərnd ɔn hər soʊ ʃi kʊd ˈrɛskju ə flæg ðət hæd bɪn bloʊn frəm ɪts pərʧ tɪ ðə graʊnd. noʊ wən ðɛr hɔrn. ə fju əv ˈjuˈɛs roʊld daʊn ɑr ˈwɪndoʊz tɪ weɪv ɑr ˈgrætəˌtud. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ oʊld ˈglɔri, ˈivɪn ɪn ðə reɪn, ðæts haʊ wi roʊl. ˈfɑloʊ ʤɑn noʊlt ɔn tˈwɪtər
in march 2009, sax limited had sought a loan from gulf bank to buy two aircrafts and related equipment. sheikh hussein offered his property no. as the guarantor. by then, his property was worth and has since gone up. for him it was just another of many bank engagements but unknown to him, it would end up in a decade long fight to regain full control of his suit property. in april, 2009, gulf bank after reviewing the securities, agreed to advance a asset finance facility to sac ltd as the borrower. this amount would be used in purchasing a used aircraft beechcraft baron at a cost of. a 5 tonne, aircraft from track mark ltd at and to purchase propellers. the property of was to guarantee for with sac directors guaranteeing but the registration was to remain jointly in the name of the bank and the company sac. the terms for this facility was that profit and not interest would be charged at% of the facility. that was a deal sealed and so thought his work was finished. things started making twists on may barely weeks after sac was advanced the principal amount of. gulf issued sac with a second letter of offer varying the terms of the facility and this would translate into review of security terms for the mortgage. in a offer letter dated may 2008, now the security property as the first ranking had a legal charge of, switched to guarantee. in a letter of offer dated november 2009 and seen by kenya insights, a second stock finance was advanced to sac the borrower for the sum of. this amount was over and above the sums secured by the initial mortgage dated september according to court papers. now the point fraud started playing, this second facility of was given by the bank to sac using’s knowledge and consent as the guarantor and so the facility secured by the initial mortgage according to a court of appeal ruling on this case. gulf representatives with sac, reviewed the terms of mortgage while using the property, went ahead and issued another facility of without his consent just to make the open breach clearer. the varied terms of repayment of the loan facility were of no effect and as a result, was discharged from his obligation. gulf unlawfully accommodated sac the borrower and varied his terms of payment. having been fully discharged by the bank as a guarantor, there was no way in law the bank would any amount on the second facility from but from sac the principal borrower. to affirm this in a demand letter dated april 2010, in admission to this fact, wrote to sac seeking the payment of the second facility. copied since he had been fully discharged by the bank as the guarantor on the principal amount. in june 2010 according to court documents, gulf confirmed that sac had fully settled the loan facility which was done by the insurers on payment of the insurance of $370,000. it end there, sac(borrower) went ahead and sought a third working capital finance) of which was to be repayable in 24 months. once again,’s property without his knowledge and consent, was used to guarantee this third and illegal loan facility which registered against his property according to court papers. sac the principal borrower defaulted in the payment of the third facility and gulf sent him a demand letter dated november 2010 seeking the settlement of arrears of. this letter copied to in tacit admission by the bank that liable as the guarantor. despite of all the accusations of playing dirty, the bank insisted that was aware of the variations and approved them contradicting their body language. they never engaged him at any point after the initial mortgage facility. in a sharp twist by a letter dated january 2011, a firm mohamed advocates purported to issue a three months statutory notice on behalf of the bank seeking payment of. where the real games started playing. sac as the principal borrower informed mohamed firm that the bank had waived the purported statutory notice by accepting payment and rescheduling proposal. by this, sac admitted to liability as the principal borrower and the numerous proposals for settlement. despite all the breaches of all standard banking precepts, gulf bank purported to restructure the loan facility to make who was the guarantor to make him the principal borrower. this, says in court letters that it was and by fraud, duress and coercion so as to constitute an unconscionable bargain in law. in play, the security documentation and letters were all drafted by the legal department and allowed the privilege of independent legal advice on the implications of signing the letter of offer dated may 2011 in what he says the bank unlawfully coerced and duped him by purporting to restructure the loan facility and waive its exercise of statutory power of sale while in law, the bank have any statutory power of sale. it make sense that the bank purportedly made the principal borrower yet there consideration for the diminishing sale and lease back finance facility and not a single cent has been disbursed to. worth noting that the bank had initially discharged as the guarantor when it rescheduled the facilities in of sac the principal borrower. for a fact, gulf bank has forwarded a of mortgage confirming that all the money secured under the mortgage of the principal amount that is the only one he approved to had been fully paid. amina bashir, the then bank’ company secretary and head of legal department is a key person of interest in this ploy. according to court documents seen by kenya insights, drew agreements dated may 2011 and purchase agreement dated june 2011 in which she made liable for payment of. in this reversal of roles, purported to make the principal borrower (sac) now the guarantor to when in fact no facility was advanced to him. the that now the bank was putting on, asset purchase agreement that alleges he was duped and into signing is described as a clear fraud on his side to enable the bank sale his property. simple question that the bank need to answer is if was a principal borrower as they purport then the proof that he was paid? none as it never happened. september 2012, sac the principal borrower in admission through a letter, confirmed it owed the bank the that the bank purported to have been borrowed by in their reversal roles theatrics. this debt according to court documents is fictitious and fraud that be basis of any valid statutory notice. in arguing their case to hold the statutory notice, gulf bank lies to the court of appeal by not disclosing that they had registered a of mortgage dated august 2011 on 2011 and there mortgage in force. the chief land registrar confirmed that the last entry on the file was the of mortgage confirming that the property is fully and legally under and held no debt, keep in mind the bank has cleared him of the loan. with everything working against them and all factors exposing this clear fraud, gulf bank has served with a notice of sale by public auction by investments on dec in respect of his property that he used to guarantee a loan and which the bank had cleared him of. the property would be auctioned on february 2019 despite there being no mortgage registered against the property, non whatsoever following the sustained efforts to illegally acquire and sell his property, has since published a caveat emptor buyer beware on local dailies warning the public against being duped into the purported public auctioning of his property. at kenya insights, just opening a case which we believe if the norm, then there could be many frustrated customers like. asking members of public who might have fallen prey to such mannerisms of coercion and to write to us with solid proof on either gulf bank or any financial institution, we will highlight. our email is below this post. as for gulf bank, picked this case and will be going into much deeper details in subsequent series, how a bank turned against a guarantor is a reason to worry many other potential or existing guarantors to their facilities. what does the bank know that or the courts know? why is the bank withholding’s land documents despite having cleared him of any debt? why did bashir change the loans agreements along the way without consent of the guarantor? the level of involvement in this scheme? series continues…
ɪn mɑrʧ 2009 sæks ˈlɪmɪtɪd hæd sɔt ə loʊn frəm gəlf bæŋk tɪ baɪ tu ˈɛrˌkræfts ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ɪkˈwɪpmənt. ʃik huˈseɪn ˈɔfərd hɪz ˈprɑpərti noʊ. ɛz ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr. baɪ ðɛn, hɪz ˈprɑpərti wɑz wərθ ənd həz sɪns gɔn əp. fər ɪm ɪt wɑz ʤɪst əˈnəðər əv ˈmɛni bæŋk ɪnˈgeɪʤmənts bət ənˈnoʊn tɪ ɪm, ɪt wʊd ɛnd əp ɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd lɔŋ faɪt tɪ rɪˈgeɪn fʊl kənˈtroʊl əv hɪz sut ˈprɑpərti. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, 2009 gəlf bæŋk ˈæftər rivˈjuɪŋ ðə sɪˈkjʊrətiz, əˈgrid tɪ ədˈvæns ə ˈæˌsɛt ˈfaɪˌnæns fəˈsɪlɪti tɪ sæk ˈɛlˈtiˈdi ɛz ðə ˈbɑroʊər. ðɪs əˈmaʊnt wʊd bi juzd ɪn ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ə juzd ˈɛrˌkræft ˈbiʧˌkræft ˈbɛrən æt ə kɔst əv ə 5 tən, ˈɛrˌkræft frəm træk mɑrk ˈɛlˈtiˈdi æt ənd tɪ ˈpərʧəs prəˈpɛlərz. ðə ˈprɑpərti əv wɑz tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti fər wɪθ sæk dɪˈrɛktərz ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ bət ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈʤɔɪntli ɪn ðə neɪm əv ðə bæŋk ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sæk. ðə tərmz fər ðɪs fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz ðət ˈprɑfɪt ənd nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛst wʊd bi ʧɑrʤd æt əv ðə fəˈsɪlɪti. ðət wɑz ə dil sild ənd soʊ θɔt hɪz wərk wɑz ˈfɪnɪʃt. θɪŋz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ twɪsts ɔn meɪ ˈbɛrli wiks ˈæftər sæk wɑz ədˈvænst ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əˈmaʊnt əv. gəlf ˈɪʃud sæk wɪθ ə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɛtər əv ˈɔfər ˈvɛriɪŋ ðə tərmz əv ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ənd ðɪs wʊd trænzˈleɪt ˈɪntu ˌrivˈju əv sɪˈkjʊrəti tərmz fər ðə ˈmɔrgɪʤ. ɪn ə ˈɔfər ˈlɛtər ˈdeɪtɪd meɪ 2008 naʊ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈprɑpərti ɛz ðə fərst ˈræŋkɪŋ hæd ə ˈligəl ʧɑrʤ əv, swɪʧt tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti. ɪn ə ˈlɛtər əv ˈɔfər ˈdeɪtɪd noʊˈvɛmbər 2009 ənd sin baɪ ˈkɛnjə ˈɪnˌsaɪts, ə ˈsɛkənd stɑk ˈfaɪˌnæns wɑz ədˈvænst tɪ sæk ðə ˈbɑroʊər fər ðə səm əv. ðɪs əˈmaʊnt wɑz ˈoʊvər ənd əˈbəv ðə səmz sɪˈkjʊrd baɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈdeɪtɪd sɛpˈtɛmbər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈpeɪpərz. naʊ ðə pɔɪnt frɔd ˈstɑrtɪd pleɪɪŋ, ðɪs ˈsɛkənd fəˈsɪlɪti əv wɑz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ðə bæŋk tɪ sæk ˈjuzɪŋ ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd kənˈsɛnt ɛz ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr ənd soʊ ðə fəˈsɪlɪti sɪˈkjʊrd baɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈmɔrgɪʤ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə kɔrt əv əˈpil ˈrulɪŋ ɔn ðɪs keɪs. gəlf ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz wɪθ sæk, rivˈjud ðə tərmz əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ waɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈprɑpərti, wɛnt əˈhɛd ənd ˈɪʃud əˈnəðər fəˈsɪlɪti əv wɪˈθaʊt hɪz kənˈsɛnt ʤɪst tɪ meɪk ðə ˈoʊpən briʧ ˈklɪrər. ðə ˈvɛrid tərmz əv riˈpeɪmənt əv ðə loʊn fəˈsɪlɪti wər əv noʊ ˈifɛkt ənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, wɑz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd frəm hɪz ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən. gəlf ənˈlɔfəli əˈkɑməˌdeɪtəd sæk ðə ˈbɑroʊər ənd ˈvɛrid hɪz tərmz əv ˈpeɪmənt. ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈfʊli ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd baɪ ðə bæŋk ɛz ə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr, ðɛr wɑz noʊ weɪ ɪn lɔ ðə bæŋk wʊd ˈɛni əˈmaʊnt ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənd fəˈsɪlɪti frəm bət frəm sæk ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər. tɪ əˈfərm ðɪs ɪn ə dɪˈmænd ˈlɛtər ˈdeɪtɪd ˈeɪprəl 2010 ɪn ədˈmɪʃən tɪ ðɪs fækt, roʊt tɪ sæk ˈsikɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪmənt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd fəˈsɪlɪti. ˈkɑpid sɪns hi hæd bɪn ˈfʊli ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd baɪ ðə bæŋk ɛz ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr ɔn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əˈmaʊnt. ɪn ʤun 2010 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts, gəlf kənˈfərmd ðət sæk hæd ˈfʊli ˈsɛtəld ðə loʊn fəˈsɪlɪti wɪʧ wɑz dən baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ɔn ˈpeɪmənt əv ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns əv ɪt ɛnd ðɛr, sac(borrower*) wɛnt əˈhɛd ənd sɔt ə θərd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl ˈfaɪˌnæns) əv wɪʧ wɑz tɪ bi riˈpeɪəbəl ɪn 24 mənθs. wəns əˈgɛn, ˈprɑpərti wɪˈθaʊt hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd kənˈsɛnt, wɑz juzd tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ðɪs θərd ənd ˌɪˈligəl loʊn fəˈsɪlɪti wɪʧ ˈrɛʤɪstərd əˈgɛnst hɪz ˈprɑpərti əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈpeɪpərz. sæk ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər dɪˈfɔltɪd ɪn ðə ˈpeɪmənt əv ðə θərd fəˈsɪlɪti ənd gəlf sɛnt ɪm ə dɪˈmænd ˈlɛtər ˈdeɪtɪd noʊˈvɛmbər 2010 ˈsikɪŋ ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt əv ərɪrz əv ðɪs ˈlɛtər ˈkɑpid tɪ ɪn ˈtæsɪt ədˈmɪʃən baɪ ðə bæŋk ðət ˈlaɪəbəl ɛz ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr. dɪˈspaɪt əv ɔl ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv pleɪɪŋ ˈdərti, ðə bæŋk ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət wɑz əˈwɛr əv ðə ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ənd əˈpruvd ðɛm ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktɪŋ ðɛr ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ðeɪ ˈnɛvər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪm æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈmɔrgɪʤ fəˈsɪlɪti. ɪn ə ʃɑrp twɪst baɪ ə ˈlɛtər ˈdeɪtɪd ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 ə fərm moʊˈhɑmɛd ˈædvəˌkeɪts pərˈpɔrtɪd tɪ ˈɪʃu ə θri mənθs ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ˈnoʊtɪs ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə bæŋk ˈsikɪŋ ˈpeɪmənt əv wɛr ðə ril geɪmz ˈstɑrtɪd pleɪɪŋ. sæk ɛz ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər ˌɪnˈfɔrmd moʊˈhɑmɛd fərm ðət ðə bæŋk hæd weɪvd ðə pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ˈnoʊtɪs baɪ əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈpeɪmənt ənd riˈskɛʤulɪŋ prəˈpoʊzəl. baɪ ðɪs, sæk ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ɛz ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər ənd ðə ˈnumərəs prəˈpoʊzəlz fər ˈsɛtəlmənt. dɪˈspaɪt ɔl ðə ˈbriʧɪz əv ɔl ˈstændərd ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈpriˌsɛpts, gəlf bæŋk pərˈpɔrtɪd tɪ riˈstrəkʧər ðə loʊn fəˈsɪlɪti tɪ meɪk hu wɑz ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr tɪ meɪk ɪm ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər. ðɪs, sɪz ɪn kɔrt ˈlɛtərz ðət ɪt wɑz ənd baɪ frɔd, ˈdʊrɛs ənd koʊəˈrʃən soʊ ɛz tɪ ˈkɑnstəˌtut ən ənˈkɑnʃənəbəl ˈbɑrgɪn ɪn lɔ. ɪn pleɪ, ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ənd ˈlɛtərz wər ɔl ˈdræftɪd baɪ ðə ˈligəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd əˈlaʊd ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈligəl ədˈvaɪs ɔn ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈsaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈlɛtər əv ˈɔfər ˈdeɪtɪd meɪ 2011 ɪn wət hi sɪz ðə bæŋk ənˈlɔfəli koʊərst ənd dupt ɪm baɪ pərˈpɔrtɪŋ tɪ riˈstrəkʧər ðə loʊn fəˈsɪlɪti ənd weɪv ɪts ˈɛksərˌsaɪz əv ˈstæʧəˌtɔri paʊər əv seɪl waɪl ɪn lɔ, ðə bæŋk hæv ˈɛni ˈstæʧəˌtɔri paʊər əv seɪl. ɪt meɪk sɛns ðət ðə bæŋk pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli meɪd ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər jɛt ðɛr kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən fər ðə dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ seɪl ənd lis bæk ˈfaɪˌnæns fəˈsɪlɪti ənd nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl sɛnt həz bɪn dɪsˈbərst tɪ. wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə bæŋk hæd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd ɛz ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr wɪn ɪt riˈskɛʤuld ðə fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn əv sæk ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər. fər ə fækt, gəlf bæŋk həz ˈfɔrwərdɪd ə əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ kənˈfərmɪŋ ðət ɔl ðə ˈməni sɪˈkjʊrd ˈəndər ðə ˈmɔrgɪʤ əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əˈmaʊnt ðət ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən hi əˈpruvd tɪ hæd bɪn ˈfʊli peɪd. bəˈʃɪr, ðə ðɛn bank’*’ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ənd hɛd əv ˈligəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ə ki ˈpərsən əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɪs plɔɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts sin baɪ ˈkɛnjə ˈɪnˌsaɪts, dru əˈgrimənts ˈdeɪtɪd meɪ 2011 ənd ˈpərʧəs əˈgrimənt ˈdeɪtɪd ʤun 2011 ɪn wɪʧ ʃi meɪd ˈlaɪəbəl fər ˈpeɪmənt əv ɪn ðɪs rɪˈvərsəl əv roʊlz, pərˈpɔrtɪd tɪ meɪk ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər (sæk) naʊ ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr tɪ wɪn ɪn fækt noʊ fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz ədˈvænst tɪ ɪm. ðə ðət naʊ ðə bæŋk wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn, ˈæˌsɛt ˈpərʧəs əˈgrimənt ðət əˈlɛʤɪz hi wɑz dupt ənd ˈɪntu ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə klɪr frɔd ɔn hɪz saɪd tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðə bæŋk seɪl hɪz ˈprɑpərti. ˈsɪmpəl kˈwɛʃən ðət ðə bæŋk nid tɪ ˈænsər ɪz ɪf wɑz ə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər ɛz ðeɪ ˈpərˌpɔrt ðɛn ðə pruf ðət hi wɑz peɪd? nən ɛz ɪt ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd. sɛpˈtɛmbər 2012 sæk ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈbɑroʊər ɪn ədˈmɪʃən θru ə ˈlɛtər, kənˈfərmd ɪt oʊd ðə bæŋk ðə ðət ðə bæŋk pərˈpɔrtɪd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈbɑˌroʊd baɪ ɪn ðɛr rɪˈvərsəl roʊlz ˈθitrɪks. ðɪs dɛt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪz fɪkˈtɪʃəs ənd frɔd ðət bi ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˈɛni ˈvælɪd ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ˈnoʊtɪs. ɪn ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðɛr keɪs tɪ hoʊld ðə ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ˈnoʊtɪs, gəlf bæŋk laɪz tɪ ðə kɔrt əv əˈpil baɪ nɑt dɪˈskloʊzɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæd ˈrɛʤɪstərd ə əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈdeɪtɪd ˈɔgəst 2011 ɔn 2011 ənd ðɛr ˈmɔrgɪʤ ɪn fɔrs. ðə ʧif lænd ˈrɛʤɪˌstrɑr kənˈfərmd ðət ðə læst ˈɛntri ɔn ðə faɪl wɑz ðə əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ kənˈfərmɪŋ ðət ðə ˈprɑpərti ɪz ˈfʊli ənd ˈligəli ˈəndər ənd hɛld noʊ dɛt, kip ɪn maɪnd ðə bæŋk həz klɪrd ɪm əv ðə loʊn. wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈwərkɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðɛm ənd ɔl ˈfæktərz ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðɪs klɪr frɔd, gəlf bæŋk həz sərvd wɪθ ə ˈnoʊtɪs əv seɪl baɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈɔkʃən baɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɔn dɛk ɪn rɪˈspɛkt əv hɪz ˈprɑpərti ðət hi juzd tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ə loʊn ənd wɪʧ ðə bæŋk hæd klɪrd ɪm əv. ðə ˈprɑpərti wʊd bi ˈɔkʃənd ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2019 dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr biɪŋ noʊ ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈrɛʤɪstərd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɑpərti, nɑn ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə səˈsteɪnd ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌɪˈligəli əkˈwaɪər ənd sɛl hɪz ˈprɑpərti, həz sɪns ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈkeɪviˌæt ˈɛmptər baɪər bɪˈwɛr ɔn ˈloʊkəl ˈdeɪliz ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk əˈgɛnst biɪŋ dupt ˈɪntu ðə pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈɔkʃənɪŋ əv hɪz ˈprɑpərti. æt ˈkɛnjə ˈɪnˌsaɪts, ʤɪst ˈoʊpənɪŋ ə keɪs wɪʧ wi bɪˈliv ɪf ðə nɔrm, ðɛn ðɛr kʊd bi ˈmɛni ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ˈkəstəmərz laɪk. ˈæskɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈpəblɪk hu maɪt hæv ˈfɑlən preɪ tɪ səʧ ˈmænərˌɪzəmz əv koʊəˈrʃən ənd tɪ raɪt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ˈsɑləd pruf ɔn ˈiðər gəlf bæŋk ər ˈɛni ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, wi wɪl ˈhaɪˌlaɪt. ɑr iˈmeɪl ɪz bɪˈloʊ ðɪs poʊst. ɛz fər gəlf bæŋk, pɪkt ðɪs keɪs ənd wɪl bi goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu məʧ ˈdipər ˈditeɪlz ɪn ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈsɪriz, haʊ ə bæŋk tərnd əˈgɛnst ə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr ɪz ə ˈrizən tɪ ˈwəri ˈmɛni ˈəðər pəˈtɛnʃəl ər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌgɛrənˈtɔrz tɪ ðɛr fəˈsɪlɪtiz. wət dɪz ðə bæŋk noʊ ðət ər ðə kɔrts noʊ? waɪ ɪz ðə bæŋk wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ lænd ˈdɑkjəmənts dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ klɪrd ɪm əv ˈɛni dɛt? waɪ dɪd bəˈʃɪr ʧeɪnʤ ðə loʊnz əˈgrimənts əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌgɛrənˈtɔr? ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðɪs skim? ˈsɪriz continues…*…
charles hurt: chicago is so bad obama move back there with his daughters (video) the obama legacy… poverty, riots, food stamps, isis and rising homicide rates conservative charles hurt blasted obama as he attempts to take a victory lap in his final days in office. oblivious obama pens farewell as world burns down around him the former community organizer has been a dismal failure probably the worst us president of the last century. obama is planning a farewell address next week in chicago a place he has decided to move away from after he leaves office on january 19th. chicago records 762 homicides in 2016, up 57 percent from previous year fox & friends (@foxandfriends) january 3, 2017 charles hurt: imagine what it must be like to be him and all tried to accomplish over the last 8 years has been completely, totally rejected by the voters but being replaced by a guy who aims to come in and piecemeal and undo it all… if you look around the world, find me one place either in america or in the world where things are better off today than they were 8 years ago? i mean chicago is so bad he even go back and live there with his daughter, with his family. via varney and co.:
ˈʧɑrəlz hərt: ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪz soʊ bæd ˌoʊˈbɑmə muv bæk ðɛr wɪθ hɪz ˈdɔtərz (ˈvɪdioʊ) ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə legacy…*… ˈpɑvərti, raɪəts, fud stæmps, ˈaɪsəs ənd ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈhɑməˌsaɪd reɪts kənˈsərvətɪv ˈʧɑrəlz hərt ˈblæstɪd ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɛz hi əˈtɛmpts tɪ teɪk ə ˈvɪktəri læp ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl deɪz ɪn ˈɔfəs. əˈblɪviəs ˌoʊˈbɑmə pɛnz ˌfɛrˈwɛl ɛz wərld bərnz daʊn əraʊnd ɪm ðə ˈfɔrmər kəmˈjunɪti ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər həz bɪn ə ˈdɪzməl ˈfeɪljər ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə wərst ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə læst ˈsɛnʧəri. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ˈplænɪŋ ə ˌfɛrˈwɛl ˈæˌdrɛs nɛkst wik ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ə pleɪs hi həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ muv əˈweɪ frəm ˈæftər hi livz ˈɔfəs ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 19th*. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈrɛkərdz 762 ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz ɪn 2016 əp 57 pərˈsɛnt frəm ˈpriviəs jɪr fɑks frɛndz (@foxandfriends*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 3 2017 ˈʧɑrəlz hərt: ˌɪˈmæʤən wət ɪt məst bi laɪk tɪ bi ɪm ənd ɔl traɪd tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ˈoʊvər ðə læst 8 jɪrz həz bɪn kəmˈplitli, ˈtoʊtəli rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈvoʊtərz bət biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə gaɪ hu eɪmz tɪ kəm ɪn ənd ˈpisˌmil ənd ənˈdu ɪt all…*… ɪf ju lʊk əraʊnd ðə wərld, faɪnd mi wən pleɪs ˈiðər ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ər ɪn ðə wərld wɛr θɪŋz ər ˈbɛtər ɔf təˈdeɪ ðən ðeɪ wər 8 jɪrz əˈgoʊ? aɪ min ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪz soʊ bæd hi ˈivɪn goʊ bæk ənd lɪv ðɛr wɪθ hɪz ˈdɔtər, wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli. ˈviə ˈvɑrni ənd koʊ.:
ferris day off came out when i was 15, and as such i consider myself extremely fortunate to have been the perfect age for its theatrical release. the film was huge at my school. everyone saw it and most kids went twice. john hughes wrote and directed the film, and it came right after his other monumental teenage film of the time, the breakfast club. the two films are mirror images of each other. the breakfast club is a film about teenagers having a terrible day and all of the pain and angst that is associated with being a teenager. while ferris day off is about a perfect day and how much fun and opportunity there is for teenagers at that age. the other day i caught a documentary about the inside story of the filming of ferris bueller. it is a bit cheesy and is one of those obviously made for television specials that stations throw together on the slimmest of budgets. but hidden away at the minute mark is a startling observable truth of the feminine imperative in action. in the documentary talking about testing the film in front of audiences so as to make any final tweaks before the general release. the executive producer and one of vice presidents at the time, (who was a woman), talk about this first test screening. it all went extremely well but there was one negative reaction, and it was a big negative reaction. it concerned the parade scene when mia sara is talking to cameron, best friend. the line she says goes something like this: it’s so much harder for boys because a girl can always cop out and have a baby and find some guy to support her. cameron says that this is depressing. mia replies, it is depressing, but an option. you even have an option. well, believe it or not, but at that first test screening, girls hated that line. as the vp at paramount recounts: the young female scores for the film at that first preview were very low, and we realized right away from the cards and the focus group that it all came down to that one line, and we cut the line. i think the most dramatic preview change ever seen by simply cutting one line. we cut that one line and young female scores went up 40 points. the running time for the film is 103 minutes. that one line have been more than 15 seconds. 15 seconds in a film that plays for an hour and three quarters. and yet it affected the young female score by 40 points. astounding. but understandable. because that line is pure truth about female which is female poison in a world. that line speaks to the heart of what drives women. yet it is the opposite of what society tells us. remember, women are good and pure, and everything they do is “empowering” while men are supposed to be the awful ones who benefit from this mythological entity known as the patriarchy. the crowning irony of the feminine reality is that men should be accused of patriarchy while enabling the very framework of the feminine imperative. the feminine sexual strategy is victorious because even under the contrived auspices of male oppression, still the female that is agreed upon as the correct effort. satisfying the feminine imperative, achieving the ends of the feminine sexual strategy is still the normative condition. goals are aberrant, are beatific. that is a quote from brilliant essay on the feminine imperative. what john hughes did in the film with that one line was to blow away the mask of deception that clouds this reality. and young girls positively hated it. from same essay: everything a man experiences, every social conditioning he receives from the earliest age, every accepted social norm and every expectation of him to qualify as the definition of a mature adult man in contemporary society is designed to serve the female imperative our media celebrates it, and brooks no dissent. there is very little dissent, since to peel back the veneer is to be at odds with a reality defined by the female purpose. not only does the media brook no dissent, but young teenage girls watching a film with a 15 second throwaway line will absolutely positively brook no dissent. based on those scores, if the producers had left that line in the film then ferris day off might well have been a flop. that right there is a startling piece of real life evidence of the laws of the feminine imperative in action. right from the voting scores of young teenage girls.
ˈfɛrɪs deɪ ɔf keɪm aʊt wɪn aɪ wɑz 15 ənd ɛz səʧ aɪ kənˈsɪdər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪkˈstrimli ˈfɔrʧənət tɪ hæv bɪn ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt eɪʤ fər ɪts θiˈætrɪkəl riˈlis. ðə fɪlm wɑz juʤ æt maɪ skul. ˈɛvriˌwən sɔ ɪt ənd moʊst kɪdz wɛnt twaɪs. ʤɑn juz roʊt ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə fɪlm, ənd ɪt keɪm raɪt ˈæftər hɪz ˈəðər ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ˈtiˌneɪʤ fɪlm əv ðə taɪm, ðə ˈbrɛkfəst kləb. ðə tu fɪlmz ər ˈmɪrər ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈbrɛkfəst kləb ɪz ə fɪlm əˈbaʊt ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈtɛrəbəl deɪ ənd ɔl əv ðə peɪn ənd ɑŋkst ðət ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ biɪŋ ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər. waɪl ˈfɛrɪs deɪ ɔf ɪz əˈbaʊt ə ˈpərˌfɪkt deɪ ənd haʊ məʧ fən ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðɛr ɪz fər ˈtiˌneɪʤərz æt ðət eɪʤ. ðə ˈəðər deɪ aɪ kɔt ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈfɪlmɪŋ əv ˈfɛrɪs bueller*. ɪt ɪz ə bɪt ˈʧizi ənd ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈɑbviəsli meɪd fər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈspɛʃəlz ðət ˈsteɪʃənz θroʊ təˈgɛðər ɔn ðə sˈlɪməst əv ˈbəʤɪts. bət ˈhɪdən əˈweɪ æt ðə ˈmɪnət mɑrk ɪz ə ˈstɑrtlɪŋ əbˈzərvəbəl truθ əv ðə ˈfɛmənən ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv ɪn ˈækʃən. ɪn ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə fɪlm ɪn frənt əv ˈɔdiənsəz soʊ ɛz tɪ meɪk ˈɛni ˈfaɪnəl twiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈʤɛnərəl riˈlis. ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ənd wən əv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts æt ðə taɪm, (hu wɑz ə ˈwʊmən), tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɪs fərst tɛst ˈskrinɪŋ. ɪt ɔl wɛnt ɪkˈstrimli wɛl bət ðɛr wɑz wən ˈnɛgətɪv riˈækʃən, ənd ɪt wɑz ə bɪg ˈnɛgətɪv riˈækʃən. ɪt kənˈsərnd ðə pəreɪd sin wɪn ˈmiə ˈsɛrə ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈkæmərən, bɛst frɛnd. ðə laɪn ʃi sɪz goʊz ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: soʊ məʧ ˈhɑrdər fər bɔɪz bɪˈkəz ə gərl kən ˈɔlˌweɪz kɑp aʊt ənd hæv ə ˈbeɪbi ənd faɪnd səm gaɪ tɪ səˈpɔrt hər. ˈkæmərən sɪz ðət ðɪs ɪz dɪˈprɛsɪŋ. ˈmiə rɪˈplaɪz, ɪt ɪz dɪˈprɛsɪŋ, bət ən ˈɔpʃən. ju ˈivɪn hæv ən ˈɔpʃən. wɛl, bɪˈliv ɪt ər nɑt, bət æt ðət fərst tɛst ˈskrinɪŋ, gərlz ˈheɪtɪd ðət laɪn. ɛz ðə ˌviˈpi æt ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ˌriˈkaʊnts: ðə jəŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl skɔrz fər ðə fɪlm æt ðət fərst ˈprivˌju wər ˈvɛri loʊ, ənd wi ˈriəˌlaɪzd raɪt əˈweɪ frəm ðə kɑrdz ənd ðə ˈfoʊkɪs grup ðət ɪt ɔl keɪm daʊn tɪ ðət wən laɪn, ənd wi kət ðə laɪn. aɪ θɪŋk ðə moʊst drəˈmætɪk ˈprivˌju ʧeɪnʤ ˈɛvər sin baɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈkətɪŋ wən laɪn. wi kət ðət wən laɪn ənd jəŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl skɔrz wɛnt əp 40 pɔɪnts. ðə ˈrənɪŋ taɪm fər ðə fɪlm ɪz 103 ˈmɪnəts. ðət wən laɪn hæv bɪn mɔr ðən 15 ˈsɛkəndz. 15 ˈsɛkəndz ɪn ə fɪlm ðət pleɪz fər ən aʊər ənd θri kˈwɔrtərz. ənd jɛt ɪt əˈfɛktɪd ðə jəŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl skɔr baɪ 40 pɔɪnts. əˈstaʊndɪŋ. bət ˌəndərˈstændəbəl. bɪˈkəz ðət laɪn ɪz pjʊr truθ əˈbaʊt ˈfiˌmeɪl wɪʧ ɪz ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈpɔɪzən ɪn ə wərld. ðət laɪn spiks tɪ ðə hɑrt əv wət draɪvz ˈwɪmən. jɛt ɪt ɪz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv wət soʊˈsaɪɪti tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs. rɪˈmɛmbər, ˈwɪmən ər gʊd ənd pjʊr, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ du ɪz ““empowering”*” waɪl mɛn ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðə ˈɔfəl wənz hu ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðɪs ˌmɪθəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɛntɪti noʊn ɛz ðə ˈpeɪtriˌɑrki. ðə ˈkraʊnɪŋ ˈaɪrəni əv ðə ˈfɛmənən ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət mɛn ʃʊd bi əˈkjuzd əv ˈpeɪtriˌɑrki waɪl ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə ˈvɛri ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv ðə ˈfɛmənən ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv. ðə ˈfɛmənən ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈstrætəʤi ɪz vɪkˈtɔriəs bɪˈkəz ˈivɪn ˈəndər ðə kənˈtraɪvd ˈɔspɪsɪz əv meɪl əˈprɛʃən, stɪl ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ðət ɪz əˈgrid əˈpɑn ɛz ðə kərˈɛkt ˈɛfərt. ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈfɛmənən ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv, əˈʧivɪŋ ðə ɛndz əv ðə ˈfɛmənən ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈstrætəʤi ɪz stɪl ðə ˈnɔrmətɪv kənˈdɪʃən. goʊlz ər æˈbɛrənt, ər beatific*. ðət ɪz ə kwoʊt frəm ˈbrɪljənt ˈɛˌseɪ ɔn ðə ˈfɛmənən ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv. wət ʤɑn juz dɪd ɪn ðə fɪlm wɪθ ðət wən laɪn wɑz tɪ bloʊ əˈweɪ ðə mæsk əv dɪˈsɛpʃən ðət klaʊdz ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti. ənd jəŋ gərlz ˈpɑzətɪvli ˈheɪtɪd ɪt. frəm seɪm ˈɛˌseɪ: ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ə mæn ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, ˈɛvəri ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ hi rɪˈsivz frəm ðə ˈərliəst eɪʤ, ˈɛvəri ækˈsɛptɪd ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrm ənd ˈɛvəri ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən əv ɪm tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ ɛz ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ə məˈʧʊr ˈædəlt mæn ɪn kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ sərv ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv ɑr ˈmidiə ˈsɛləˌbreɪts ɪt, ənd brʊks noʊ dɪˈsɛnt. ðɛr ɪz ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl dɪˈsɛnt, sɪns tɪ pil bæk ðə vəˈnɪr ɪz tɪ bi æt ɑdz wɪθ ə ˌriˈæləˌti dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈpərpəs. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪz ðə ˈmidiə brʊk noʊ dɪˈsɛnt, bət jəŋ ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərlz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə fɪlm wɪθ ə 15 ˈsɛkənd θˈroʊəˌweɪ laɪn wɪl ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈpɑzətɪvli brʊk noʊ dɪˈsɛnt. beɪst ɔn ðoʊz skɔrz, ɪf ðə prəˈdusərz hæd lɛft ðət laɪn ɪn ðə fɪlm ðɛn ˈfɛrɪs deɪ ɔf maɪt wɛl hæv bɪn ə flɑp. ðət raɪt ðɛr ɪz ə ˈstɑrtlɪŋ pis əv ril laɪf ˈɛvədəns əv ðə lɔz əv ðə ˈfɛmənən ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv ɪn ˈækʃən. raɪt frəm ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ skɔrz əv jəŋ ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərlz.
on sunday, palestinians and their supporters marked the anniversary of what they call the "nakba," or catastrophe, that befell them as hundreds of thousands fled or were pushed out of their homes following israel's establishment in 1948. they observed the anniversary this year by staging coordinated demonstrations, in part inspired by recent protests around the arab world. thousands marched on israeli borders and walls in gaza, the west bank, syria, and lebanon. where they attempted to climb border fences and enter israel, israeli troops opened fire, reportedly killing a dozen and injuring over 100. at the syrian border, over 100 protesters breached the border, at least one of them hitchhiking 130 miles into tel aviv. gathered here are images of some of the scenes around israel last weekend.
ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ənd ðɛr səˈpɔrtərz mɑrkt ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv wət ðeɪ kɔl ðə "nakba*," ər kəˈtæstrəfi, ðət bɪˈfɛl ðɛm ɛz ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz flɛd ər wər pʊʃt aʊt əv ðɛr hoʊmz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɪzriəlz ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪn 1948 ðeɪ əbˈzərvd ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri ðɪs jɪr baɪ ˈsteɪʤɪŋ koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz, ɪn pɑrt ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˈrisənt ˈproʊˌtɛsts əraʊnd ðə ˈærəb wərld. ˈθaʊzənz mɑrʧt ɔn ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈbɔrdərz ənd wɔlz ɪn ˈgɑzə, ðə wɛst bæŋk, ˈsɪriə, ənd ˈlɛbənən. wɛr ðeɪ əˈtɛmptəd tɪ klaɪm ˈbɔrdər ˈfɛnsɪz ənd ˈɛnər ˈɪzriəl, ˌɪzˈreɪli trups ˈoʊpənd faɪər, rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈkɪlɪŋ ə ˈdəzən ənd ˈɪnʤərɪŋ ˈoʊvər 100 æt ðə ˈsɪriən ˈbɔrdər, ˈoʊvər 100 ˈproʊˌtɛstərz briʧt ðə ˈbɔrdər, æt list wən əv ðɛm ˈhɪˌʧhaɪkɪŋ 130 maɪəlz ˈɪntu tɛl ɑˈviv. ˈgæðərd hir ər ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv səm əv ðə sinz əraʊnd ˈɪzriəl læst ˈwiˌkɪnd.
kaiwan lewis, a university of south carolina linebacker transfer and new new jersey native, has committed to rutgers following an official visit to campus this past weekend. "it was the right fit after going over everything from the weekend and things like that," said lewis, a, senior. "it just felt like it was the best decision for me where i could excel and become a better player and with the opportunities outside of football things like that and a good media market." lewis will compete for the opportunity to be in the man in the middle in rutgers' defense. "i'll be playing mike linebacker," said lewis. "i'm gonna go in there and do my best to get the starting spot." the main thing that stood out to lewis was the proactive approach of the rutgers staff in formulating an academic and athletic plan. "i like the plan that they have for me and how they plan to try to help me the best they can before i even get on campus, so that way i can be ahead of the game and ready to go," he said. lewis believes his ability to get to what he sees is what separates him from other collegiate linebackers. "it's my eyes. i see things and i react very well," he said. "my eyes are definitely a great asset that gets me to the ball." lewis held upwards of 20 offers from schools, including florida state, florida, auburn and arkansas, when he left new jersey to play for steve spurrier at in 2012. he is set to graduate from south carolina in may and will transfer out for his final year of eligibility. lewis played for the gamecocks as a true freshman and started throughout his sophomore year before succumbing to a knee injury which required surgery. upon his return his junior year, lewis played sparingly, and now it appears will move on to life's next challenge on the banks. "let's go get this big ten championship," he said. todderick hunt may be reached at thunt@njadvancemedia.com. follow him on twitter @todderickhunt. find rutgers football on facebook.
kaiwan* luɪs, ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈlaɪnˌbækər ˈtrænsfər ənd nu nu ˈʤərzi ˈneɪtɪv, həz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈrətgərz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈkæmpəs ðɪs pæst ˈwiˌkɪnd. "ɪt wɑz ðə raɪt fɪt ˈæftər goʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd θɪŋz laɪk ðət," sɛd luɪs, ə ˈsinjər. "ɪt ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk ɪt wɑz ðə bɛst dɪˈsɪʒən fər mi wɛr aɪ kʊd ɪkˈsɛl ənd bɪˈkəm ə ˈbɛtər pleɪər ənd wɪθ ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl θɪŋz laɪk ðət ənd ə gʊd ˈmidiə ˈmɑrkɪt." luɪs wɪl kəmˈpit fər ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ bi ɪn ðə mæn ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ɪn ˈrətgərz' dɪˈfɛns. "aɪl bi pleɪɪŋ maɪk ˈlaɪnˌbækər," sɛd luɪs. "əm ˈgɑnə goʊ ɪn ðɛr ənd du maɪ bɛst tɪ gɪt ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ spɑt." ðə meɪn θɪŋ ðət stʊd aʊt tɪ luɪs wɑz ðə ˌproʊˈæktɪv əˈproʊʧ əv ðə ˈrətgərz stæf ɪn ˈfɔrmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd æθˈlɛtɪk plæn. "aɪ laɪk ðə plæn ðət ðeɪ hæv fər mi ənd haʊ ðeɪ plæn tɪ traɪ tɪ hɛlp mi ðə bɛst ðeɪ kən ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ ˈivɪn gɪt ɔn ˈkæmpəs, soʊ ðət weɪ aɪ kən bi əˈhɛd əv ðə geɪm ənd ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ," hi sɛd. luɪs bɪˈlivz hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ gɪt tɪ wət hi siz ɪz wət ˈsɛpərˌeɪts ɪm frəm ˈəðər kəˈliʤɪt ˈlaɪnˌbækərz. "ɪts maɪ aɪz. aɪ si θɪŋz ənd aɪ riækt ˈvɛri wɛl," hi sɛd. "maɪ aɪz ər ˈdɛfənətli ə greɪt ˈæˌsɛt ðət gɪts mi tɪ ðə bɔl." luɪs hɛld ˈəpwərdz əv 20 ˈɔfərz frəm skulz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt, ˈflɔrɪdə, ˈɑbərn ənd ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, wɪn hi lɛft nu ˈʤərzi tɪ pleɪ fər stiv ˈspəriər æt ɪn 2012 hi ɪz sɛt tɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪt frəm saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɪn meɪ ənd wɪl ˈtrænsfər aʊt fər hɪz ˈfaɪnəl jɪr əv ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti. luɪs pleɪd fər ðə ˈgeɪmˌkɔks ɛz ə tru ˈfrɛʃmən ənd ˈstɑrtɪd θruaʊt hɪz ˈsɑfˌmɔr jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr səˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ə ni ˈɪnʤəri wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərd ˈsərʤəri. əˈpɑn hɪz rɪˈtərn hɪz ˈʤunjər jɪr, luɪs pleɪd ˈspɛrɪŋli, ənd naʊ ɪt əˈpɪrz wɪl muv ɔn tɪ laɪfs nɛkst ˈʧælənʤ ɔn ðə bæŋks. "lɛts goʊ gɪt ðɪs bɪg tɛn ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp," hi sɛd. hənt meɪ bi riʧt æt thunt@njadvancemedia.com*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @todderickhunt*. faɪnd ˈrətgərz ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.
for decades, gonorrhea patients could expect to quickly dispatch the sexually transmitted disease with a round of antibiotics. but the gonorrhea bacterium is becoming resistant to the dwindling number of medicines used to fight it, and public health authorities are raising alarms about the emergence of an untreatable “superbug” that will reverse decades of progress in lowering infection and transmission rates around the globe. on thursday, officials with the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) are scheduled to release new treatment guidelines to slow the growth of gonorrhea in the united states. these guidelines are coming none too soon, said william smith, executive director of the national coalition of (sexually transmitted disease) directors. “it is pretty clear that we have already seen significant resistance to the existing [gonorrhea] treatments, and internationally, we have seen complete treatment failures,” he said. “so right now is the time to be just ahead of this, and to try and figure out how we can control it a bit longer with the existing resources that got.” “complete treatment failure,” mr. smith said, means just what it sounds like “that you have a chronic, active, ulcerative, infectious disease.” adaptable scourge gonorrhea, which has been known since biblical days, was a global scourge until the 1940s, when sulfa drugs were developed to vanquish it. but the bacterium, gonorrhoeae, proved to be a master of mutation. over time, it learned how to survive against entire classes of antibiotics, including penicillins, and fluoroquinolnes. now only two drugs or are recommended to treat gonorrhea. both usually are fortified with another antibiotic. in recent years, however, cases of complete treatment failure have been reported in europe, asia and canada. in july 2011, researchers said a gonorrhea strain, named, was identified in the throat of a japanese sex worker. the strain was dubbed a “superbug” because it was resistant to all known antibiotics. when researchers cultivated it with other gonorrhea strains, it produced even more resistant strains of the sexually transmitted infection. antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is “a major global threat,” dr. edward w. hook told a cdc in may. if this gets out of control, it “could take us back more than 60 years, to a time when treatments for gonorrhea were not reliably effective and when there were no alternative therapies,” said dr. hook, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the university of alabama and director of the control program for the jefferson county department of health. the federal government estimates that cases of gonorrhea are diagnosed in the u.s. each year; roughly half are not reported. in the district, some gonorrhea cases, including among teens, have been reported, but, based on clinic information and outreach efforts, “we are not aware of any cases” that have not been cured, said michael, bureau chief for communications and community outreach in the district of columbia department of health. “we’re looking forward very much” to the new cdc guidelines on gonorrhea, mr. said tuesday. “we’re obviously concerned because been seeing over the years a shrinking number of effective treatments.” seeking new cures meanwhile, there is an increasingly urgent need to find an entirely new class of drugs to defeat gonorrhea, as previously used antibiotics are ineffective and cannot be reintroduced, researchers told the cdc. it takes drug manufacturers at least nine years and up to 15 years to get a licensed product. speculative research and development costs can range from $4 billion up to $12 billion, carolyn deal, chief of the branch of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases at the national institutes of health, told the cdc. gonorrhea, known historically by such terms as “the clap,” “drip” or “gc,” often goes unreported because it is asymptomatic, especially in women, and particularly if the infection is lodged in the oral cavity or rectum, researchers said. when there are symptoms, these usually include painful urination, discharge and itching. left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to scarring of reproductive tissues, which can cause infertility. it or opens sores on the skin, raising the risk for acquiring and others. pregnant women infected with gonorrhea are at risk for miscarriage, premature birth and other complications; infected mothers can transmit the disease to their babies, causing eye infections and other problems. the best ways to avoid gonorrhea are to abstain from sex or stay in a monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner and use condoms consistently and correctly, dr. robert kirkcaldy, a medical epidemiologist at the division of the cdc, told the. anyone who acquires gonorrhea, he said, should let the health care provider know if the infection is not resolved and notify all recent sex partners so they can be treated too. with more than new infections each year in the united states, gonorrhea ranks as the second most commonly reported bacterial after chlamydia. after infection rates fell steadily from the to the mid-1990s, infection rates essentially have held steady since then as the more strains appeared. according to the cdc, the highest reported rates of infection in the u.s. population are among sexually active teenagers, young adults and blacks. copyright 2019 the washington times, llc. click here for reprint permission.
fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˌgɑnərˈiə ˈpeɪʃənz kʊd ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ kˈwɪkli dɪˈspæʧ ðə ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd dɪˈziz wɪθ ə raʊnd əv ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks. bət ðə ˌgɑnərˈiə bækˈtɪriəm ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ rɪˈzɪstənt tɪ ðə dˈwɪndəlɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛdəsənz juzd tɪ faɪt ɪt, ənd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ əˈθɔrətiz ər ˈreɪzɪŋ əˈlɑrmz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ən ənˈtritəbəl ““superbug”*” ðət wɪl rɪˈvərs ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn loʊərɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ənd trænzˈmɪʃən reɪts əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əˈfɪʃəlz wɪθ ðə ˈsɛnərz fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl ənd priˈvɛnʃən (ˈsiˌdiˈsi) ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ riˈlis nu ˈtritmənt ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz tɪ sloʊ ðə groʊθ əv ˌgɑnərˈiə ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðiz ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ər ˈkəmɪŋ nən tu sun, sɛd ˈwɪljəm smɪθ, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv (ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd dɪˈziz) dɪˈrɛktərz. ɪz ˈprɪti klɪr ðət wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi sin sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ [ˌgɑnərˈiə] ˈtritmənts, ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, wi hæv sin kəmˈplit ˈtritmənt failures,”*,” hi sɛd. raɪt naʊ ɪz ðə taɪm tɪ bi ʤɪst əˈhɛd əv ðɪs, ənd tɪ traɪ ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ wi kən kənˈtroʊl ɪt ə bɪt ˈlɔŋgər wɪθ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz ðət got.”*.” ˈtritmənt failure,”*,” ˈmɪstər. smɪθ sɛd, minz ʤɪst wət ɪt saʊnz laɪk ju hæv ə ˈkrɑnɪk, ˈæktɪv, ulcerative*, ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs disease.”*.” əˈdæptəbəl skərʤ ˌgɑnərˈiə, wɪʧ həz bɪn noʊn sɪns ˈbɪblɪkəl deɪz, wɑz ə ˈgloʊbəl skərʤ ənˈtɪl ðə 1940s*, wɪn ˈsəlfə drəgz wər dɪˈvɛləpt tɪ ˈvæŋkwɪʃ ɪt. bət ðə bækˈtɪriəm, gonorrhoeae*, pruvd tɪ bi ə ˈmæstər əv mjuˈteɪʃən. ˈoʊvər taɪm, ɪt ˈlərnɪd haʊ tɪ sərˈvaɪv əˈgɛnst ɪnˈtaɪər ˈklæsɪz əv ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌpɛnəˈsɪlənz, ənd fluoroquinolnes*. naʊ ˈoʊnli tu drəgz ər ər ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd tɪ trit ˌgɑnərˈiə. boʊθ ˈjuʒəwəli ər ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd wɪθ əˈnəðər ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪk. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkeɪsɪz əv kəmˈplit ˈtritmənt ˈfeɪljər hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈeɪʒə ənd ˈkænədə. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2011 ˈrisərʧərz sɛd ə ˌgɑnərˈiə streɪn, neɪmd wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə θroʊt əv ə ˌʤæpəˈniz sɛks ˈwərkər. ðə streɪn wɑz dəbd ə ““superbug”*” bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz rɪˈzɪstənt tɪ ɔl noʊn ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks. wɪn ˈrisərʧərz ˈkəltəˌveɪtɪd ɪt wɪθ ˈəðər ˌgɑnərˈiə streɪnz, ɪt prəˈdust ˈivɪn mɔr rɪˈzɪstənt streɪnz əv ðə ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. ˌgɑnərˈiə ɪz ˈmeɪʤər ˈgloʊbəl threat,”*,” ˈdɑktər. ˈɛdwərd ˈdəbəlju. hʊk toʊld ə ˈsiˌdiˈsi ɪn meɪ. ɪf ðɪs gɪts aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl, ɪt teɪk ˈjuˈɛs bæk mɔr ðən 60 jɪrz, tɪ ə taɪm wɪn ˈtritmənts fər ˌgɑnərˈiə wər nɑt rɪˈlaɪəbli ˈifɛktɪv ənd wɪn ðɛr wər noʊ ɔlˈtərnətɪv therapies,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. hʊk, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˈmɛdəsən ənd ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑləʤi æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðə ˈʤɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˌgɑnərˈiə ər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ɪn ðə juz. iʧ jɪr; ˈrəfli hæf ər nɑt ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt, səm ˌgɑnərˈiə ˈkeɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈməŋ tinz, hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd, bət, beɪst ɔn ˈklɪnɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈaʊˌtriʧ ˈɛfərts, ər nɑt əˈwɛr əv ˈɛni cases”*” ðət hæv nɑt bɪn kjʊrd, sɛd ˈmaɪkəl, ˈbjʊroʊ ʧif fər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈaʊˌtriʧ ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ. ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ˈvɛri much”*” tɪ ðə nu ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɔn ˌgɑnərˈiə, ˈmɪstər. sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈɑbviəsli kənˈsərnd bɪˈkəz bɪn siɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ə ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈifɛktɪv treatments.”*.” ˈsikɪŋ nu kjʊrz ˈminˌwaɪl, ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈərʤənt nid tɪ faɪnd ən ɪnˈtaɪərli nu klæs əv drəgz tɪ dɪˈfit ˌgɑnərˈiə, ɛz ˈpriviəsli juzd ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks ər ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ənd ˈkænɑt bi ˌriɪntrəˈdust, ˈrisərʧərz toʊld ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi. ɪt teɪks drəg ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz æt list naɪn jɪrz ənd əp tɪ 15 jɪrz tɪ gɪt ə ˈlaɪsənst ˈprɑdəkt. ˈspɛkjələtɪv ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt kɔsts kən reɪnʤ frəm 4 ˈbɪljən əp tɪ 12 ˈbɪljən, ˈkɛrəlɪn dil, ʧif əv ðə brænʧ əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈælərʤi ənd ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈzizɪz æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts əv hɛlθ, toʊld ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi. ˌgɑnərˈiə, noʊn hɪˈstɔrɪkəli baɪ səʧ tərmz ɛz clap,”*,” ““drip”*” ər ““gc,”*,” ˈɔfən goʊz ˌənriˈpɔrtɪd bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˌeɪˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈwɪmən, ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪf ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ɪz lɑʤd ɪn ðə ˈɔrəl ˈkævəti ər ˈrɛktəm, ˈrisərʧərz sɛd. wɪn ðɛr ər ˈsɪmptəmz, ðiz ˈjuʒəwəli ˌɪnˈklud ˈpeɪnfəl urination*, ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ənd ˈɪʧɪŋ. lɛft ənˈtritɪd, ˌgɑnərˈiə kən lɛd tɪ ˈskɑrɪŋ əv ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈtɪʃuz, wɪʧ kən kɔz ˌɪnfərˈtɪlɪˌti. ɪt ər ˈoʊpənz sɔrz ɔn ðə skɪn, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə rɪsk fər əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ənd ˈəðər ˈɛˈstiˈdiˈɛs. ˈprɛgnənt ˈwɪmən ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ˌgɑnərˈiə ər æt rɪsk fər mɪˈskɛrəʤ, ˌpriməˈʧʊr bərθ ənd ˈəðər ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz; ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈməðərz kən trænzˈmɪt ðə dɪˈziz tɪ ðɛr ˈbeɪbiz, ˈkɔzɪŋ aɪ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ənd ˈəðər ˈprɑbləmz. ðə bɛst weɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌgɑnərˈiə ər tɪ əbˈsteɪn frəm sɛks ər steɪ ɪn ə məˈnɑgəməs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ən ˌənɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈpɑrtnər ənd juz ˈkɑndəmz kənˈsɪstəntli ənd kərˈɛktli, ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑbərt kirkcaldy*, ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɛpəˌdiˌmiˈɑləˌʤɪst æt ðə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi, toʊld ðə. ˈɛniˌwən hu əkˈwaɪərz ˌgɑnərˈiə, hi sɛd, ʃʊd lɛt ðə hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdər noʊ ɪf ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ɪz nɑt riˈzɑlvd ənd ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ɔl ˈrisənt sɛks ˈpɑrtnərz soʊ ðeɪ kən bi ˈtritɪd tu. wɪθ mɔr ðən nu ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz iʧ jɪr ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˌgɑnərˈiə ræŋks ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd moʊst ˈkɑmənli ˌriˈpɔrtəd bækˈtɪriəl ˈæftər klæˈmɪdiə. ˈæftər ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən reɪts fɛl ˈstɛdəli frəm ðə tɪ ðə mid-1990s*, ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən reɪts ɛˈsɛnʃəli hæv hɛld ˈstɛdi sɪns ðɛn ɛz ðə mɔr streɪnz əˈpɪrd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi, ðə haɪəst ˌriˈpɔrtəd reɪts əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ɪn ðə juz. ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ər əˈməŋ ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈæktɪv ˈtiˌneɪʤərz, jəŋ ˈædəlts ənd blæks. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*. klɪk hir fər riˈprɪnt pərˈmɪʃən.
toronto mini camps are pretty much in the books (exception edmonton) and clubs have been tasked with trying to cut their rosters down before training camp. by monday, may 1st, teams were to have their roster totals down to 75 players, not including (rookie draft picks, junior players, territorial exceptions). as a result, teams have been busy getting their rosters down which they will maintain until final cuts at the end of training camp in june. here is a look at the transactions team-by-team: hamilton released: elroy douglas, greg jenkins, isaiah lewis, jeremy lewis, nathan locke, k.j. morton, giorgio newberry, axel jr., nathan palmer, royce pollard, lb stewart, jordan sullen, lb tavarres, tani saskatchewan released: de dantzler, seth ellis, taylor fallin, kelby johnson, derrick lott, lyle mccombs, dennis norfleet, jonathan ray, david van dyke, frankie wims ottawa released: kyle fraser-audit, k sean decloux, green, miles grooms, darius hammond, john harris, paul hazel, lb jeremiah kose, lyons, brandon ross, antoine smithson, thornton vaughn toronto argonauts released: lb barber, bryant, dobson collins, harris, k ryan hawkins, lewis, washington winnipeg blue bombers released: myles carr, campbell, ceaser, xavier rush, alex chisum, jeremy harris, johnta hebert, tre’ hunter, keith lewis, lb will smith, brandon tennant, lb bc lions released: vicente stafford, matt smalley, robert brown, brennan van nistelrooy, david richards, darrin peterson, amir carlisle, louis palmer, david perkins, bryan scott
tərˈɑntoʊ ˈmɪni kæmps ər ˈprɪti məʧ ɪn ðə bʊks (ɪkˈsɛpʃən ˈɛdməntən) ənd kləbz hæv bɪn tæskt wɪθ traɪɪŋ tɪ kət ðɛr ˈrɑstərz daʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. baɪ ˈmənˌdeɪ, meɪ 1st*, timz wər tɪ hæv ðɛr ˈrɑstər ˈtoʊtəlz daʊn tɪ 75 pleɪərz, nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ (ˈrʊki dræft pɪks, ˈʤunjər pleɪərz, ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ɪkˈsɛpʃənz). ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, timz hæv bɪn ˈbɪzi ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈrɑstərz daʊn wɪʧ ðeɪ wɪl meɪnˈteɪn ənˈtɪl ˈfaɪnəl kəts æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ɪn ʤun. hir ɪz ə lʊk æt ðə trænˈzækʃənz team-by-team*: ˈhæməltən riˈlist: ɪˈlrɔɪ ˈdəgləs, grɛg ˈʤɛŋkɪnz, ˌaɪˈzeɪə luɪs, ˈʤɛrəˌmi luɪs, ˈneɪθən lɑk, k.j*. ˈmɔrtən, ˈʤɔrʤioʊ ˈnuˌbɛri, ˈæksəl jr*., ˈneɪθən ˈpɑmər, rɔɪs ˈpɑlərd, paʊnd stuərt, ˈʤɔrdən ˈsələn, paʊnd tavarres*, ˈtɑni sæˈskæʧəˌwɔn riˈlist: də ˈdæntslər, sɛθ ˈɛlɪs, ˈteɪlər ˈfælɪn, ˈkɛlbi ˈʤɑnsən, ˈdɛrɪk lɑt, laɪl məˈkɑmz, ˈdɛnɪs ˈnɔrˌflit, ˈʤɑnəθən reɪ, ˈdeɪvɪd væn daɪk, ˈfræŋki wɪmz ˈɑtəˌwɑ riˈlist: kaɪl fraser-audit*, keɪ ʃɔn decloux*, grin, maɪəlz grumz, dəraɪəs ˈhæmənd, ʤɑn ˈhɛrɪs, pɔl ˈheɪzəl, paʊnd ˌʤɛrəˈmaɪə kose*, laɪənz, ˈbrændən rɔs, ɑntˈwɑn sˈmɪθsən, ˈθɔrntən vɔn tərˈɑntoʊ ˈɑrgəˌnɔts riˈlist: paʊnd ˈbɑrbər, braɪənt, ˈdɑbsən ˈkɑlɪnz, ˈhɛrɪs, keɪ raɪən ˈhɔkɪnz, luɪs, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈwɪnɪpəg blu ˈbɑmərz riˈlist: maɪlz kɑr, ˈkæmbəl, ˈsisər, ˈzeɪvjər rəʃ, ˈæləks ˈʧɪzəm, ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈhɛrɪs, ˈʤɑntə ˈhɛbərt, tre’*’ ˈhəntər, kiθ luɪs, paʊnd wɪl smɪθ, ˈbrændən ˈtɛnənt, paʊnd laɪənz riˈlist: viˈʧɛnti ˈstæfərd, mæt sˈmɑli, ˈrɑbərt braʊn, ˈbrɛnən væn nistelrooy*, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrɪʧərdz, ˈdærɪn ˈpitərsən, əˈmɪr ˈkɑˌrlaɪl, luɪs ˈpɑmər, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈpərkɪnz, braɪən skɑt
james hopes consent decree can be a model for reforming policing in us cities with large minority populations and increasing violence divide between police and minorities must be addressed, fbi director says the fbi director, james, said on thursday there is a crisis in big cities across the country as the divide between law enforcement officers and minority communities widens while violent crime and murder spike upward. fbi chief: 'unacceptable' that guardian has better data on police violence read more comey made his remarks during a forum at a community college in cleveland, where the relationship between police and the majority black community has been especially troublesome the last several years because of highly publicized police custody deaths and fatal shootings, such as that of rice, a black boy who was holding a pellet gun. cleveland is in the early stages of implementing a federal agreement that the city and the us department of justice reached after the concluded last year that city police officers too often used excessive force and violated rights and that the problem primarily affects the black community. the people who are dying as the result of violent crime in american cities are typically young men of color, said. “it’s a problem the rest of the country could easily drive around because happening to those people in those neighborhoods,” he said. “we allow that to happen.” comey called cleveland a “place of great pain” that is an example of the divide that exists. without referring to the agreement, called a consent decree, he added that leadership in cleveland makes him hopeful the city can show the rest of the country how to narrow the gap. the ultimate answer, he said, is “unscientific”. “it’s simply understanding that hard to hate up close,” he said. “we must see each other more clearly.” one of the key provisions in consent decree is to train officers about how to engage the community in policing and to create systems to make the police department accountable for doing its job without regard for race, gender or sexual identity. law enforcement officers must “own our history” about how minorities have been treated by police, said at the forum. “because people we serve and protect forget,” he said. “that’s part of their inheritance as well.” while law enforcement must always work to improve, better policing solve the problems that plague poor neighborhoods of color, said, adding that it would be a mistake to focus just on police. people need to realize that they need police to “weed the predators out”, he said. “we need police in these neighborhoods to save those lives because those lives matter,” said. “these are americans dying in our streets, so we are needed there.”
ʤeɪmz hoʊps kənˈsɛnt dɪˈkri kən bi ə ˈmɑdəl fər rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ pəˈlisɪŋ ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtiz wɪθ lɑrʤ məˈnɔrəti ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈvaɪələns dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin pəˈlis ənd məˈnɔrətiz məst bi əˈdrɛst, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər sɪz ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər, ʤeɪmz, sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn bɪg ˈsɪtiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ɛz ðə dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz ənd məˈnɔrəti kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈwaɪdənz waɪl ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm ənd ˈmərdər spaɪk ˈəpwərd. ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ʧif: 'ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl' ðət ˈgɑrdiən həz ˈbɛtər ˈdætə ɔn pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns rɛd mɔr meɪd hɪz rɪˈmɑrks ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈfɔrəm æt ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ˈklivlənd, wɛr ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin pəˈlis ənd ðə məˈʤɔrəti blæk kəmˈjunɪti həz bɪn əˈspɛʃəli ˈtrəbəlsəm ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz bɪˈkəz əv ˈhaɪli ˈpəblɪˌsaɪzd pəˈlis ˈkəstədi dɛθs ənd ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋz, səʧ ɛz ðət əv raɪs, ə blæk bɔɪ hu wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈpɛlət gən. ˈklivlənd ɪz ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə ˈfɛdərəl əˈgrimənt ðət ðə ˈsɪti ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs riʧt ˈæftər ðə kənˈkludɪd læst jɪr ðət ˈsɪti pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz tu ˈɔfən juzd ɪkˈsɛsɪv fɔrs ənd ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd raɪts ənd ðət ðə ˈprɑbləm praɪˈmɛrəli əˈfɛkts ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti. ðə ˈpipəl hu ər daɪɪŋ ɛz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtiz ər ˈtɪpɪkəli jəŋ mɛn əv ˈkələr, sɛd. ə ˈprɑbləm ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkəntri kʊd ˈizəli draɪv əraʊnd bɪˈkəz ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ ðoʊz ˈpipəl ɪn ðoʊz neighborhoods,”*,” hi sɛd. əˈlaʊ ðət tɪ happen.”*.” kɔld ˈklivlənd ə əv greɪt pain”*” ðət ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə dɪˈvaɪd ðət ɪgˈzɪsts. wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈgrimənt, kɔld ə kənˈsɛnt dɪˈkri, hi ˈædɪd ðət ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn ˈklivlənd meɪks ɪm ˈhoʊpfəl ðə ˈsɪti kən ʃoʊ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkəntri haʊ tɪ ˈnɛroʊ ðə gæp. ðə ˈəltəmət ˈænsər, hi sɛd, ɪz ““unscientific”*”. ˈsɪmpli ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət hɑrd tɪ heɪt əp close,”*,” hi sɛd. məst si iʧ ˈəðər mɔr clearly.”*.” wən əv ðə ki prəˈvɪʒənz ɪn kənˈsɛnt dɪˈkri ɪz tɪ treɪn ˈɔfɪsərz əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪn pəˈlisɪŋ ənd tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈsɪstəmz tɪ meɪk ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈkaʊntəbəl fər duɪŋ ɪts ʤɑb wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd fər reɪs, ˈʤɛndər ər ˈsɛkʃuəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti. lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz məst ɑr history”*” əˈbaʊt haʊ məˈnɔrətiz hæv bɪn ˈtritɪd baɪ pəˈlis, sɛd æt ðə ˈfɔrəm. ˈpipəl wi sərv ənd prəˈtɛkt forget,”*,” hi sɛd. pɑrt əv ðɛr ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ɛz well.”*.” waɪl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt məst ˈɔlˌweɪz wərk tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv, ˈbɛtər pəˈlisɪŋ sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət pleɪg pur ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz əv ˈkələr, sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪt wʊd bi ə mɪˈsteɪk tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ʤɪst ɔn pəˈlis. ˈpipəl nid tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðeɪ nid pəˈlis tɪ ðə ˈprɛdətərz out”*”, hi sɛd. nid pəˈlis ɪn ðiz ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz tɪ seɪv ðoʊz lɪvz bɪˈkəz ðoʊz lɪvz matter,”*,” sɛd. ər əˈmɛrɪkənz daɪɪŋ ɪn ɑr strits, soʊ wi ər ˈnidɪd there.”*.”
it has proven to be an interesting year so for disney theme parks. there was so much rain in california one day, disneyland was practically deserted, making for few crowds and short lines for those willing to brave the storms before the park ended up closing early. and now, it rained so hard in florida that disney magic kingdom actually flooded. so, if planning on visiting either amusement park, you might want to consider packing a raft in your carry-on! according to florida natives, rain is practically a daily occurrence for the area. so sure disney world is used to dealing with short intermissions due to weather. but flooding is a weather issue not quite as common. because the rains were so heavy, the magic drainage system was unable to keep up with the downfall. new attraction at magic kingdom: scott gustin (@scottgustin) february 22, 2017 of course, those visiting the park had to capture this rare occurrence on their phones. i mean, not every day practically swimming through puddles at disney world. disney world reportedly carried on with its activities as normal, making just a few adjustments for all of the water. instead of their normal 3 p.m. parade, they performed what they call the rainy day cavalcade, during which those in the parade wear rain coats, and characters such as minnie mouse stay dry by riding in golf carts. epcot fans let the rain stop them either. no such thing as a rain delay @disney if anyone would like details on where to find my stylish plastic poncho, just me carly zucker (@carlyaplin) february 23, 2017 a post shared by mike gustin) on feb 23, 2017 at nevertheless, it quite literally “rain on the parade” when at disney world, because the staff at disney have planned for any eventuality. that’s what makes it the most magical place to be, no matter the weather!
ɪt həz ˈpruvən tɪ bi ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ jɪr soʊ fər ˈdɪzni θim pɑrks. ðɛr wɑz soʊ məʧ reɪn ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wən deɪ, ˈdɪzniˌlænd wɑz ˈpræktɪkəli dɪˈzərtɪd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ fər fju kraʊdz ənd ʃɔrt laɪnz fər ðoʊz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ breɪv ðə stɔrmz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə pɑrk ˈɛndɪd əp ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈərli. ənd naʊ, ɪt reɪnd soʊ hɑrd ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ðət ˈdɪzni ˈmæʤɪk ˈkɪŋdəm ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈflədɪd. soʊ, ɪf ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈiðər əmˈjuzmənt pɑrk, ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈpækɪŋ ə ræft ɪn jʊr carry-on*! əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈneɪtɪvz, reɪn ɪz ˈpræktɪkəli ə ˈdeɪli əˈkərəns fər ðə ˈɛriə. soʊ ʃʊr ˈdɪzni wərld ɪz juzd tɪ ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ʃɔrt ˌɪntərˈmɪʃənz du tɪ ˈwɛðər. bət ˈflədɪŋ ɪz ə ˈwɛðər ˈɪʃu nɑt kwaɪt ɛz ˈkɑmən. bɪˈkəz ðə reɪnz wər soʊ ˈhɛvi, ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈdreɪnɪʤ ˈsɪstəm wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ kip əp wɪθ ðə ˈdaʊnˌfɔl. nu əˈtrækʃən æt ˈmæʤɪk ˈkɪŋdəm: skɑt ˈgəstɪn (@scottgustin*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 22 2017 əv kɔrs, ðoʊz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə pɑrk hæd tɪ ˈkæpʧər ðɪs rɛr əˈkərəns ɔn ðɛr foʊnz. aɪ min, nɑt ˈɛvəri deɪ ˈpræktɪkəli sˈwɪmɪŋ θru ˈpədəlz æt ˈdɪzni wərld. ˈdɪzni wərld rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈkɛrid ɔn wɪθ ɪts ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɛz ˈnɔrməl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʤɪst ə fju əˈʤəstmənts fər ɔl əv ðə ˈwɔtər. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðɛr ˈnɔrməl 3 p.m*. pəreɪd, ðeɪ pərˈfɔrmd wət ðeɪ kɔl ðə ˈreɪni deɪ ˈkævəlˌkeɪd, ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ðoʊz ɪn ðə pəreɪd wɛr reɪn koʊts, ənd ˈkɛrɪktərz səʧ ɛz ˈmɪni maʊs steɪ draɪ baɪ ˈraɪdɪŋ ɪn gɔlf kɑrts. ˈɛpˌkɔt fænz lɛt ðə reɪn stɑp ðɛm ˈiðər. noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ə reɪn dɪˈleɪ @ˈdɪzni ɪf ˈɛniˌwən wʊd laɪk ˈditeɪlz ɔn wɛr tɪ faɪnd maɪ ˈstaɪlɪʃ ˈplæstɪk ˈpɑnʧoʊ, ʤɪst mi ˈkɑrli ˈzəkər (@carlyaplin*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 23 2017 ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ maɪk ˈgəstɪn ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 23 2017 æt ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ɪt kwaɪt ˈlɪtərəli ɔn ðə parade”*” wɪn æt ˈdɪzni wərld, bɪˈkəz ðə stæf æt ˈdɪzni hæv plænd fər ˈɛni əˌvɛnʧuˈælɪti. wət meɪks ɪt ðə moʊst ˈmæʤɪkəl pleɪs tɪ bi, noʊ ˈmætər ðə ˈwɛðər!
grinnell, iowa (cnn) -- the college student who was told what question to ask at one of new york sen. hillary clinton's campaign events said "voters have the right to know what happened" and she wasn't the only one who was planted. student muriel said a staffer told her what to ask at a campaign event for sen. hillary clinton. in an exclusive interview with cnn, muriel, a sophomore at grinnell college in grinnell, iowa, said giving anyone specific questions to ask is "dishonest," and the whole incident has given her a negative outlook on politics. gallo-chasanoff, whose story was first reported in the campus newspaper, said what happened was simple: she said a senior clinton staffer asked if she'd like to ask the senator a question after an energy speech the democratic presidential hopeful gave in newton, iowa, on november 6. "i sort of thought about it, and i said 'yeah, can i ask how her energy plan compares to the other candidates' energy plans?'" said monday night. according to, the staffer said, " 'i don't think that's a good idea, because i don't know how familiar she is with their plans.' " watch the student speak out about question » he then opened a binder to a page that, according to, had about eight questions on it. "the top one was planned specifically for a college student," she added. "it said 'college student' in brackets and then the question." topping that sheet of paper was the following: "as a young person, i'm worried about the long-term effects of global warming. how does your plan combat climate change?" watch the student ask the planted question » and while she said she would have rather used her own question, said she didn't have a problem asking the campaign's because she "likes to be agreeable," adding that since she told the staffer she'd ask their question she "didn't want to go back on my word." clinton campaign spokesman mo said, "this is not acceptable campaign process moving forward. we've taken steps to ensure that it never happens again." said clinton had "no idea who she was calling on." gallo-chasanoff wasn't so sure. "i don't know whether hillary knew what my question was going to be, but it seemed like she knew to call on me because there were so many people, and ... i was the only college student in that area," she said. watch the full interview » in a separate statement in response to the campus article, the campaign said, "on this occasion a member of our staff did discuss a possible question about sen. clinton's energy plan at a forum. ... this is not standard policy and will not be repeated again." gallo-chasanoff said she wasn't the only person given a question. "after the event," she said, "i heard another man ... talking about the question he asked, and he said that the campaign had asked him to ask that question." the man she referenced prefaced his question by saying that it probably didn't have anything to do with energy, and then posed the following: "i wonder what you propose to do to create jobs for the middle-class person, such as here in newton where we lost maytag." a maytag factory in newton recently closed, forcing hundreds of people out of their jobs. during the course of the late-night interview on campus, also said that the day before the school's newspaper, scarlet and black, printed the story, she wanted the reporter to inform the campaign out of courtesy to let them know it would be published. she said the "head of publicity for the campaign," a man whose name she could not recall, had no factual disputes with the story. but, she added, a clinton intern spoke to her to say the campaign requested she not talk about the story to any more media outlets and that if she did she should inform a staffer. "i'm not under any real obligation to do that, and i haven't talked to [the campaign] anymore," said, adding that she doesn't plan to. "if what i do is come and just be totally truthful, then that's all anyone can ask of me, and that's all i can ask of myself. so i'll feel good with what i've done. i'll feel like i've done the right thing." the clinton campaign's acknowledgment that it planted a question reinforces a widely held criticism of the senator -- that she is not entirely honest, said bill schneider, cnn's senior political analyst. "it's the same criticism often made of her husband," schneider said. "most americans never felt bill clinton was honest and trustworthy, even when he got elected in 1992 -- with only 43 percent of the vote. his critics called him 'slick willy.' ... will her critics start referring to the new york senator as 'slick hillary?' " asked if this experience makes her less likely to support clinton's presidential bid,, an undecided voter, said, "i think she has a lot to offer, but i -- this experience makes me look at her campaign a little bit differently." "the question and answer sessions -- especially in iowa -- are really important. that's where the voters get to ... have like a real genuine conversation with this politician who could be representing them." while she acknowledged "it's possible that all campaigns do these kind of tactics," she said that doesn't make it right. "personally i want to know that i have someone who's honest representing me." a second person has a story similar to's. geoffrey mitchell of hamilton, illinois, on the iowa border, said the clinton campaign wanted him to ask a certain question at an iowa event in april. "he asked me if i would ask sen. clinton about ways she was going to confront the president on the war in iraq, specifically war funding," said geoffrey mitchell, a supporter of sen. barack obama, d-illinois. "i told him it was not a question i felt comfortable with." no questions were taken at the event. said this incident was different from what happened with in newton. said the staffer "bumped into someone he marginally knew" and during a conversation with mitchell, "iraq came up." denied the campaign tried to plant him as a friendly questioner in the audience. mitchell said he had never met the staffer before the event. former presidential adviser david gergen said the campaign could take a hit from the incident. "when a campaign plants a question, it's a pretty minor infraction of the rules -- like a parking ticket," gergen said. "the problem here is it feeds a damaging perception of hillary clinton that she can't quite be trusted." e-mail to a friend all about iowa hillary clinton
grɪˈnɛl, ˈaɪəwə (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt hu wɑz toʊld wət kˈwɛʃən tɪ æsk æt wən əv nu jɔrk sɛn. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnts sɛd "ˈvoʊtərz hæv ðə raɪt tɪ noʊ wət ˈhæpənd" ənd ʃi ˈwəzənt ðə ˈoʊnli wən hu wɑz ˈplænɪd. ˈstudənt mˈjʊriəl sɛd ə ˈstæfər toʊld hər wət tɪ æsk æt ə kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnt fər sɛn. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ɪn ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, mˈjʊriəl, ə ˈsɑfˌmɔr æt grɪˈnɛl ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn grɪˈnɛl, ˈaɪəwə, sɛd ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən spɪˈsɪfɪk kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ æsk ɪz "dɪˈsɑnəst," ənd ðə hoʊl ˈɪnsədənt həz ˈgɪvɪn hər ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈaʊˌtlʊk ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks., huz ˈstɔri wɑz fərst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈkæmpəs ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, sɛd wət ˈhæpənd wɑz ˈsɪmpəl: ʃi sɛd ə ˈsinjər ˈklɪntən ˈstæfər æst ɪf ʃid laɪk tɪ æsk ðə ˈsɛnətər ə kˈwɛʃən ˈæftər ən ˈɛnərʤi spiʧ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈhoʊpfəl geɪv ɪn ˈnutən, ˈaɪəwə, ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 6 "aɪ sɔrt əv θɔt əˈbaʊt ɪt, ənd aɪ sɛd 'jæ, kən aɪ æsk haʊ hər ˈɛnərʤi plæn kəmˈpɛrz tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts' ˈɛnərʤi plænz?'" sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ðə ˈstæfər sɛd, 'aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðæts ə gʊd aɪˈdiə, bɪˈkəz aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ fəˈmɪljər ʃi ɪz wɪθ ðɛr plænz.' wɔʧ ðə ˈstudənt spik aʊt əˈbaʊt kˈwɛʃən hi ðɛn ˈoʊpənd ə ˈbaɪndər tɪ ə peɪʤ ðət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, hæd əˈbaʊt eɪt kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ɪt. "ðə tɔp wən wɑz plænd spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt," ʃi ˈædɪd. "ɪt sɛd 'ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt' ɪn ˈbrækɪts ənd ðɛn ðə kˈwɛʃən." ˈtɑpɪŋ ðət ʃit əv ˈpeɪpər wɑz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: "ɛz ə jəŋ ˈpərsən, əm ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈifɛkts əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ. haʊ dɪz jʊr plæn ˈkɑmbæt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ?" wɔʧ ðə ˈstudənt æsk ðə ˈplænɪd kˈwɛʃən ənd waɪl ʃi sɛd ʃi wʊd hæv ˈrəðər juzd hər oʊn kˈwɛʃən, sɛd ʃi ˈdɪdənt hæv ə ˈprɑbləm ˈæskɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪnz bɪˈkəz ʃi "laɪks tɪ bi əˈgriəbəl," ˈædɪŋ ðət sɪns ʃi toʊld ðə ˈstæfər ʃid æsk ðɛr kˈwɛʃən ʃi "ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ goʊ bæk ɔn maɪ wərd." ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ˈspoʊksmən moʊ sɛd, "ðɪs ɪz nɑt əkˈsɛptəbəl kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. wiv ˈteɪkən stɛps tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɪt ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənz əˈgɛn." sɛd ˈklɪntən hæd "noʊ aɪˈdiə hu ʃi wɑz ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn." ˈwəzənt soʊ ʃʊr. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈwɛðər ˈhɪləri nu wət maɪ kˈwɛʃən wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi, bət ɪt simd laɪk ʃi nu tɪ kɔl ɔn mi bɪˈkəz ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl, ənd aɪ wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt ɪn ðət ˈɛriə," ʃi sɛd. wɔʧ ðə fʊl ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈsteɪtmənt ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈkæmpəs ˈɑrtɪkəl, ðə kæmˈpeɪn sɛd, "ɔn ðɪs əˈkeɪʒən ə ˈmɛmbər əv ɑr stæf dɪd dɪˈskəs ə ˈpɑsəbəl kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt sɛn. ˈklɪntənz ˈɛnərʤi plæn æt ə ˈfɔrəm. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈstændərd ˈpɑləsi ənd wɪl nɑt bi rɪˈpitɪd əˈgɛn." sɛd ʃi ˈwəzənt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən ˈgɪvɪn ə kˈwɛʃən. "ˈæftər ðə ɪˈvɛnt," ʃi sɛd, "aɪ hərd əˈnəðər mæn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə kˈwɛʃən hi æst, ənd hi sɛd ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn hæd æst ɪm tɪ æsk ðət kˈwɛʃən." ðə mæn ʃi ˈrɛfərənst ˈprɛfəst hɪz kˈwɛʃən baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈɛnərʤi, ənd ðɛn poʊzd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: "aɪ ˈwəndər wət ju prəˈpoʊz tɪ du tɪ kriˈeɪt ʤɑbz fər ðə ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ˈpərsən, səʧ ɛz hir ɪn ˈnutən wɛr wi lɔst ˈmeɪˌtæg." ə ˈmeɪˌtæg ˈfæktəri ɪn ˈnutən ˈrisəntli kloʊzd, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl aʊt əv ðɛr ʤɑbz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈleɪtˌnaɪt ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈkæmpəs, ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə skulz ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ˈskɑrlət ənd blæk, ˈprɪnɪd ðə ˈstɔri, ʃi ˈwɔntɪd ðə rɪˈpɔrtər tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə kæmˈpeɪn aʊt əv ˈkərtəsi tɪ lɛt ðɛm noʊ ɪt wʊd bi ˈpəblɪʃt. ʃi sɛd ðə "hɛd əv pəˈblɪsɪti fər ðə kæmˈpeɪn," ə mæn huz neɪm ʃi kʊd nɑt ˈriˌkɔl, hæd noʊ ˈfækʧuəl dɪˈspjuts wɪθ ðə ˈstɔri. bət, ʃi ˈædɪd, ə ˈklɪntən ˈɪntərn spoʊk tɪ hər tɪ seɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn rɪkˈwɛstɪd ʃi nɑt tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstɔri tɪ ˈɛni mɔr ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ənd ðət ɪf ʃi dɪd ʃi ʃʊd ˌɪnˈfɔrm ə ˈstæfər. "əm nɑt ˈəndər ˈɛni ril ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ du ðət, ənd aɪ ˈhævənt tɔkt tɪ [ðə kæmˈpeɪn] ˌɛniˈmɔr," sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ʃi ˈdəzənt plæn tɪ. "ɪf wət aɪ du ɪz kəm ənd ʤɪst bi ˈtoʊtəli ˈtruθfəl, ðɛn ðæts ɔl ˈɛniˌwən kən æsk əv mi, ənd ðæts ɔl aɪ kən æsk əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. soʊ aɪl fil gʊd wɪθ wət aɪv dən. aɪl fil laɪk aɪv dən ðə raɪt θɪŋ." ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪnz ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt ðət ɪt ˈplænɪd ə kˈwɛʃən ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz ə ˈwaɪdli hɛld ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈsɛnətər ðət ʃi ɪz nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈɑnəst, sɛd bɪl ʃˈnaɪdər, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz ˈsinjər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈænəlɪst. "ɪts ðə seɪm ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˈɔfən meɪd əv hər ˈhəzbənd," ʃˈnaɪdər sɛd. "moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈnɛvər fɛlt bɪl ˈklɪntən wɑz ˈɑnəst ənd ˈtrəstˌwərði, ˈivɪn wɪn hi gɑt ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn 1992 wɪθ ˈoʊnli 43 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊt. hɪz ˈkrɪtɪks kɔld ɪm 'slɪk ˈwɪli.' wɪl hər ˈkrɪtɪks stɑrt rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk ˈsɛnətər ɛz 'slɪk ˈhɪləri?' æst ɪf ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns meɪks hər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈklɪntənz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl bɪd,, ən ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd ˈvoʊtər, sɛd, "aɪ θɪŋk ʃi həz ə lɔt tɪ ˈɔfər, bət aɪ ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns meɪks mi lʊk æt hər kæmˈpeɪn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli." "ðə kˈwɛʃən ənd ˈænsər ˈsɛʃənz əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈaɪəwə ər ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ðæts wɛr ðə ˈvoʊtərz gɪt tɪ hæv laɪk ə ril ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðɪs ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən hu kʊd bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðɛm." waɪl ʃi ækˈnɑlɪʤd "ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ɔl kæmˈpeɪnz du ðiz kaɪnd əv ˈtæktɪks," ʃi sɛd ðət ˈdəzənt meɪk ɪt raɪt. "ˈpərsənəli aɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ ðət aɪ hæv ˈsəmˌwən huz ˈɑnəst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ mi." ə ˈsɛkənd ˈpərsən həz ə ˈstɔri ˈsɪmələr tɪ gallo-chasanoff's*. ˈʤɛfri ˈmɪʧəl əv ˈhæməltən, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ɔn ðə ˈaɪəwə ˈbɔrdər, sɛd ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ˈwɔntɪd ɪm tɪ æsk ə ˈsərtən kˈwɛʃən æt ən ˈaɪəwə ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈeɪprəl. "hi æst mi ɪf aɪ wʊd æsk sɛn. ˈklɪntən əˈbaʊt weɪz ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɔn ðə wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, spəˈsɪfɪkli wɔr ˈfəndɪŋ," sɛd ˈʤɛfri ˈmɪʧəl, ə səˈpɔrtər əv sɛn. ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, d-illinois*. "aɪ toʊld ɪm ɪt wɑz nɑt ə kˈwɛʃən aɪ fɛlt ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ." noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz wər ˈteɪkən æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt. sɛd ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət ˈhæpənd wɪθ ɪn ˈnutən. sɛd ðə ˈstæfər "bəmpt ˈɪntu ˈsəmˌwən hi ˈmɑrʤənəli nu" ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɪʧəl, "ˌɪˈrɑk keɪm əp." dɪˈnaɪd ðə kæmˈpeɪn traɪd tɪ plænt ɪm ɛz ə ˈfrɛndli kˈwɛsʧənər ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns. ˈmɪʧəl sɛd hi hæd ˈnɛvər mɛt ðə ˈstæfər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ˈfɔrmər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ædˈvaɪzər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgərgən sɛd ðə kæmˈpeɪn kʊd teɪk ə hɪt frəm ðə ˈɪnsədənt. "wɪn ə kæmˈpeɪn plænts ə kˈwɛʃən, ɪts ə ˈprɪti ˈmaɪnər ˌɪnˈfrækʃən əv ðə rulz laɪk ə ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈtɪkɪt," ˈgərgən sɛd. "ðə ˈprɑbləm hir ɪz ɪt fidz ə ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ pərˈsɛpʃən əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ðət ʃi kænt kwaɪt bi ˈtrəstɪd." ˈiˌmeɪl tɪ ə frɛnd ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈaɪəwə ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən
paul had a clear motive in mind when he wrote his drama "crash." "i wanted to write that movie and bust liberals. it's too easy to bust folks we consider to be racist," he told live on wednesday. during a conversation about his new film "third person," said "crash" was an exploration of people who fixate on political correctness but are often blind to their own prejudices. "it's those people who think, 'we have it all figured out,' [and] who think, 'we're good people, we're good liberals' -- those are the people you can't trust, because there's a level of denial," he said. and counts himself among that group. when host ricky camilleri asked which "crash" characters were based on his own racial fears, answer was "all of them." the writer and director also recalled a review of the film in 2004 that perfectly illustrated the problem he was tackling in his script. "when 'crash' came out, i got a bad review in the hollywood reporter or some place, and they said, 'oh please, if this movie had come out 10 years ago, it would be significant, it would be talking about issues that matter at the time, but we've solved these problems basically.' that week, there was a race riot at santa monica high school," he said. watch the full live conversation with paul below.
pɔl hæd ə klɪr ˈmoʊtɪv ɪn maɪnd wɪn hi roʊt hɪz ˈdrɑmə "kræʃ." "aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ raɪt ðət ˈmuvi ənd bəst ˈlɪˌbərəlz. ɪts tu ˈizi tɪ bəst foʊks wi kənˈsɪdər tɪ bi ˈreɪsɪst," hi toʊld lɪv ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt hɪz nu fɪlm "θərd ˈpərsən," sɛd "kræʃ" wɑz ən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən əv ˈpipəl hu ˈfɪkˌseɪt ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs bət ər ˈɔfən blaɪnd tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz. "ɪts ðoʊz ˈpipəl hu θɪŋk, 'wi hæv ɪt ɔl ˈfɪgjərd aʊt,' [ənd] hu θɪŋk, 'wɪr gʊd ˈpipəl, wɪr gʊd ˈlɪˌbərəlz' ðoʊz ər ðə ˈpipəl ju kænt trəst, bɪˈkəz ðɛrz ə ˈlɛvəl əv dɪˈnaɪəl," hi sɛd. ənd kaʊnts hɪmˈsɛlf əˈməŋ ðət grup. wɪn hoʊst ˈrɪˌki kɑmiˈlɛri æst wɪʧ "kræʃ" ˈkɛrɪktərz wər beɪst ɔn hɪz oʊn ˈreɪʃəl fɪrz, ˈænsər wɑz "ɔl əv ðɛm." ðə ˈraɪtər ənd dɪˈrɛktər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkɔld ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə fɪlm ɪn 2004 ðət ˈpərfəktli ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ðə ˈprɑbləm hi wɑz ˈtækəlɪŋ ɪn hɪz skrɪpt. "wɪn 'kræʃ' keɪm aʊt, aɪ gɑt ə bæd ˌrivˈju ɪn ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd rɪˈpɔrtər ər səm pleɪs, ənd ðeɪ sɛd, 'oʊ pliz, ɪf ðɪs ˈmuvi hæd kəm aʊt 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ɪt wʊd bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, ɪt wʊd bi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər æt ðə taɪm, bət wiv sɑlvd ðiz ˈprɑbləmz ˈbeɪsɪkli.' ðət wik, ðɛr wɑz ə reɪs raɪət æt ˈsænə ˈmɑnɪkə haɪ skul," hi sɛd. wɔʧ ðə fʊl lɪv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ pɔl bɪˈloʊ.
when people in the mainstream press wonder why people trust them to be fair and impartial, katy comments are a perfect illustration of why there is no trust. donald comments about vladimir putin in his interview with bill were reprehensible. when old that putin is a “killer,” trump responded that the united states kills people and so not any worse. naturally, answer the real problem. u.s. presidents are not the habit of killing journalists whereas putin does. for trump to act as an apologist for putin is ridiculous enough. when the media takes it to a whole new level of absurd, it takes attention away from the original absurdity. katy of nbc news was interviewing nebraska senator deb fischer when the subjectned from betsy devos to president comments about putin. watch: senator, the junior senator in your state, senator ben sasse, came up strongly over the weekend condemning donald assertion that we are just as bad as russia. when he said that, you know, we america does bad and terrible things, too, when bill asked him if vladimir putin was a killer. why what is your sense of why this president is going above and beyond bending over backwards, if you will to stay away from criticizing the russian president and to almost give him an excuse? as we know, there’s, since 2000, been a couple dozen suspicious deaths of journalists in russia who came out against the government there. donald trump has made no secret about going after journalists and his distaste for any news that agree with him here. do you find that this is a dangerous path he is heading down? her implication, of course, being, “will president trump attempt to take out some journalists he like?” note to katy: a reporter. report what donald trump says not what you think he could do or the “dangerous path” you think he is heading down.
wɪn ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim prɛs ˈwəndər waɪ ˈpipəl trəst ðɛm tɪ bi fɛr ənd ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl, ˈkeɪti ˈkɑmɛnts ər ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən əv waɪ ðɛr ɪz noʊ trəst. ˈdɑnəld ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ɪn hɪz ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ bɪl wər ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl. wɪn oʊld ðət ˈputɪn ɪz ə ““killer,”*,” trəmp rɪˈspɑndɪd ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kɪlz ˈpipəl ənd soʊ nɑt ˈɛni wərs. ˈnæʧərəli, ˈænsər ðə ril ˈprɑbləm. juz. ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ər nɑt ðə ˈhæbət əv ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts wɛˈræz ˈputɪn dɪz. fər trəmp tɪ ækt ɛz ən əˈpɑləʤɪst fər ˈputɪn ɪz rɪˈdɪkjələs ɪˈnəf. wɪn ðə ˈmidiə teɪks ɪt tɪ ə hoʊl nu ˈlɛvəl əv əbˈsərd, ɪt teɪks əˈtɛnʃən əˈweɪ frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl əbˈsərdəti. ˈkeɪti əv ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ nəˈbræskə ˈsɛnətər dɛb ˈfɪʃər wɪn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt tərnd frəm ˈbɛtsi ˈdivoʊz tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈputɪn. wɔʧ: ˈsɛnətər, ðə ˈʤunjər ˈsɛnətər ɪn jʊr steɪt, ˈsɛnətər bɛn sæs, keɪm əp ˈstrɔŋli ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd kənˈdɛmɪŋ ˈdɑnəld əˈsərʃən ðət wi ər ʤɪst ɛz bæd ɛz ˈrəʃə. wɪn hi sɛd ðət, ju noʊ, wi əˈmɛrɪkə dɪz bæd ənd ˈtɛrəbəl θɪŋz, tu, wɪn bɪl æst ɪm ɪf vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn wɑz ə ˈkɪlər. waɪ wət ɪz jʊr sɛns əv waɪ ðɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz goʊɪŋ əˈbəv ənd bɪɔnd ˈbɛndɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈbækwərdz, ɪf ju wɪl tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst gɪv ɪm ən ɪkˈskjuz? ɛz wi noʊ, there’s*, sɪns 2000 bɪn ə ˈkəpəl ˈdəzən səˈspɪʃəs dɛθs əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn ˈrəʃə hu keɪm aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ðɛr. ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz meɪd noʊ ˈsikrɪt əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd hɪz dɪˈsteɪst fər ˈɛni nuz ðət əˈgri wɪθ ɪm hir. du ju faɪnd ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs pæθ hi ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ daʊn? hər ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən, əv kɔrs, biɪŋ, ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp əˈtɛmpt tɪ teɪk aʊt səm ˈʤərnəlɪsts hi like?”*?” noʊt tɪ ˈkeɪti: ə rɪˈpɔrtər. rɪˈpɔrt wət ˈdɑnəld trəmp sɪz nɑt wət ju θɪŋk hi kʊd du ər ðə path”*” ju θɪŋk hi ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ daʊn.
baghdad (reuters) - car bombs killed at least 39 people across iraq on sunday and wounded more than 120, mainly targeting busy commercial streets in and around the capital, police sources said. the deadliest attack took place in the predominantly muslim district of in baghdad, when a bomb in a parked vehicle exploded near car workshops, killing seven and wounding 14, the sources said. an attack on another car workshop in the sunni district of taji, 20 (12 miles) north of baghdad, killed three and wounded 10 after nightfall. violence in iraq is at the highest level in at least five years and the capital has been targeted almost daily. more than have been killed this year, the united nations says. sunni insurgents, mostly with links to al, have claimed several large bombings. the last large set of blasts was on november 21, north of the capital. since then, there has been a steady flow of smaller attacks, mainly targeting communities but also some sunnis. no group immediately claimed responsibility for bombings but al has increased its grip on parts of the country since the escalation of the crisis in neighbouring syria and the withdrawal of u.s. troops from iraq in 2011. at least 123 people were wounded in attacks. in one, a car bomb exploded in a busy square in central baghdad, killing at least five people and wounding 15, police said. slideshow (2 images) in radhwaniya, a predominantly sunni area in the capital, a roadside bomb killed two people and wounded eight, police said. there were other attacks in mainly districts of amel, ghadir, city, ameen and hussainiya. in baquba, 65 northeast of baghdad, a bomb in a parked car blew up inside a market killing two people and wounding seven, police said.
ˈbægdæd (ˈrɔɪtərz) kɑr bɑmz kɪld æt list 39 ˈpipəl əˈkrɔs ˌɪˈrɑk ɔn ˈsənˌdi ənd ˈwundɪd mɔr ðən 120 ˈmeɪnli ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈbɪzi kəˈmərʃəl strits ɪn ənd əraʊnd ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, pəˈlis ˈsɔrsəz sɛd. ðə ˈdɛdliəst əˈtæk tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈməzlɪm ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ɪn ˈbægdæd, wɪn ə bɔm ɪn ə pɑrkt ˈviɪkəl ɪkˈsploʊdɪd nɪr kɑr ˈwərkˌʃɑps, ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈsɛvən ənd ˈwundɪŋ 14 ðə ˈsɔrsəz sɛd. ən əˈtæk ɔn əˈnəðər kɑr ˈwərkˌʃɑp ɪn ðə ˈsuni ˈdɪstrɪkt əv taji*, 20 12 maɪəlz) nɔrθ əv ˈbægdæd, kɪld θri ənd ˈwundɪd 10 ˈæftər ˈnaɪtˌfɔl. ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl ɪn æt list faɪv jɪrz ənd ðə ˈkæpɪtəl həz bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈdeɪli. mɔr ðən hæv bɪn kɪld ðɪs jɪr, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz sɪz. ˈsuni ˌɪnˈsərʤənts, ˈmoʊstli wɪθ lɪŋks tɪ æl, hæv kleɪmd ˈsɛvərəl lɑrʤ ˈbɑmɪŋz. ðə læst lɑrʤ sɛt əv blæsts wɑz ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 21 nɔrθ əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. sɪns ðɛn, ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈstɛdi floʊ əv sˈmɔlər əˈtæks, ˈmeɪnli ˈtɑrgətɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz bət ˈɔlsoʊ səm ˈsʊˌniz. noʊ grup ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli kleɪmd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈbɑmɪŋz bət æl həz ˌɪnˈkrist ɪts grɪp ɔn pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri sɪns ðə ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈsɪriə ənd ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl əv juz. trups frəm ˌɪˈrɑk ɪn 2011 æt list 123 ˈpipəl wər ˈwundɪd ɪn əˈtæks. ɪn wən, ə kɑr bɔm ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ɪn ə ˈbɪzi skwɛr ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈbægdæd, ˈkɪlɪŋ æt list faɪv ˈpipəl ənd ˈwundɪŋ 15 pəˈlis sɛd. 2 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ɪn radhwaniya*, ə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈsuni ˈɛriə ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl, ə ˈroʊdˌsaɪd bɔm kɪld tu ˈpipəl ənd ˈwundɪd eɪt, pəˈlis sɛd. ðɛr wər ˈəðər əˈtæks ɪn ˈmeɪnli ˈdɪstrɪkts əv amel*, ghadir*, ˈsɪti, əˈmin ənd hussainiya*. ɪn baquba*, 65 ˌnɔrˈθist əv ˈbægdæd, ə bɔm ɪn ə pɑrkt kɑr blu əp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈkɪlɪŋ tu ˈpipəl ənd ˈwundɪŋ ˈsɛvən, pəˈlis sɛd.
the ajax defender has talked up a switch to white hart lane and revealed that belgium including vincent & thomas are telling him to move to england by greg ajax star jan has described tottenham as an “amazing club” and spoken of his desire to play in the premier league next spurs are leading a host of english clubs in the race to sign and held talks with ajax over a move for the defender in boss harry was in the stands to watch during europa league clash against manchester united on thursday night - and the made it clear after the game that he would welcome a move to white hart think tottenham are an amazing club and you see how well they are doing this told goal.com. “they are in the top three in england and where i want to say anything about whether there has been contact about a transfer but i think my game can be suited to english love the atmosphere and it has the best players in the world, it breathes football. one of my goals to play in the best leagues and against the best the only competition i watch apart from barcelona.”vertonghen, the ajax captain, is also a target for newcastle united and arsenal while manchester city manager roberto mancini is a long-term versatile defender admits his international - including city captain vincent and arsenal defender thomas - are constantly in his ear trying to influence his decision on his lot of my colleagues from the national team play here and some are calling me to come,” a beautiful competition, the best in my opinion. i hope one day i can play in the premier league with this play for a team in the premier league would be amazing and what i am going flattering to be linked with clubs, the rumours give me confidence but i just try to do my best every player who is unlikely to sway’s thoughts is belgium eden hazard, the lille star who is also a target for admits it would be “nice” to play with hazard but the two are not close friends as the ajax man speaks flemish and does not communicate with the winger in the same read that tottenham might sign eden hazard,” said. “it would be nice to play with him but he speaks a different language to me. he speaks is almost certain to leave ajax this summer, he believes another premier league target, christian eriksen, should stay at the amsterdam arena for another dane has been linked with a number of leading european clubs including manchester united but has urged the not to rush into a hasty for christian better to stay one more year and he can learn something, be the leader in the field for ajax one day,” added. “i hope he stays one more year at is a clever guy and he will leave at the right moment.”
ðə ˈeɪˌʤæks dɪˈfɛndər həz tɔkt əp ə swɪʧ tɪ waɪt hɑrt leɪn ənd rɪˈvild ðət ˈbɛlʤəm ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈtɑməs ər ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm tɪ muv tɪ ˈɪŋglənd baɪ grɛg ˈeɪˌʤæks stɑr ʤæn həz dɪˈskraɪbd ˈtɑtənˌhæm ɛz ən club”*” ənd ˈspoʊkən əv hɪz dɪˈzaɪər tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig nɛkst spərz ər ˈlidɪŋ ə hoʊst əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ kləbz ɪn ðə reɪs tɪ saɪn ənd hɛld tɔks wɪθ ˈeɪˌʤæks ˈoʊvər ə muv fər ðə dɪˈfɛndər ɪn bɔs ˈhɛri wɑz ɪn ðə stændz tɪ wɔʧ ˈdʊrɪŋ jʊˈroʊpə lig klæʃ əˈgɛnst ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ðə meɪd ɪt klɪr ˈæftər ðə geɪm ðət hi wʊd ˈwɛlkəm ə muv tɪ waɪt hɑrt θɪŋk ˈtɑtənˌhæm ər ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ kləb ənd ju si haʊ wɛl ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ðɪs toʊld goal.com*. ər ɪn ðə tɔp θri ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd wɛr aɪ wɔnt tɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðɛr həz bɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt əˈbaʊt ə ˈtrænsfər bət aɪ θɪŋk maɪ geɪm kən bi ˈsutɪd tɪ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ləv ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ɪt həz ðə bɛst pleɪərz ɪn ðə wərld, ɪt briðz ˈfʊtˌbɔl. wən əv maɪ goʊlz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə bɛst ligz ənd əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst ðə ˈoʊnli ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən aɪ wɔʧ əˈpɑrt frəm barcelona.”vertonghen*, ðə ˈeɪˌʤæks ˈkæptən, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈtərgət fər ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪtɪd ənd ˈɑrsənəl waɪl ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər rəˈbɛrtoʊ mɑnˈʧini ɪz ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈvərsətəl dɪˈfɛndər ədˈmɪts hɪz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɪti ˈkæptən ˈvɪnsɪnt ənd ˈɑrsənəl dɪˈfɛndər ˈtɑməs ər ˈkɑnstəntli ɪn hɪz ɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnfluəns hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn hɪz lɔt əv maɪ ˈkɑligz frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl tim pleɪ hir ənd səm ər ˈkɔlɪŋ mi tɪ come,”*,” ə ˈbjutəfəl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ðə bɛst ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən. aɪ hoʊp wən deɪ aɪ kən pleɪ ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig wɪθ ðɪs pleɪ fər ə tim ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig wʊd bi əˈmeɪzɪŋ ənd wət aɪ æm goʊɪŋ ˈflætərɪŋ tɪ bi lɪŋkt wɪθ kləbz, ðə ˈrumərz gɪv mi ˈkɑnfədɛns bət aɪ ʤɪst traɪ tɪ du maɪ bɛst ˈɛvəri pleɪər hu ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ sweɪ θɔts ɪz ˈbɛlʤəm ˈidən ˈhæzərd, ðə lɪl stɑr hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈtərgət fər ədˈmɪts ɪt wʊd bi ““nice”*” tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ˈhæzərd bət ðə tu ər nɑt kloʊz frɛndz ɛz ðə ˈeɪˌʤæks mæn spiks ˈflɛmɪʃ ənd dɪz nɑt kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ðə ˈwɪŋər ɪn ðə seɪm rɛd ðət ˈtɑtənˌhæm maɪt saɪn ˈidən hazard,”*,” sɛd. wʊd bi nis tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ɪm bət hi spiks ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlæŋgwɪʤ tɪ mi. hi spiks ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtən tɪ liv ˈeɪˌʤæks ðɪs ˈsəmər, hi bɪˈlivz əˈnəðər prɛˈmɪr lig ˈtərgət, ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈɛrɪksən, ʃʊd steɪ æt ðə ˈæmstərˌdæm ərˈinə fər əˈnəðər deɪn həz bɪn lɪŋkt wɪθ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlidɪŋ ˌjʊrəˈpiən kləbz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd bət həz ərʤd ðə nɑt tɪ rəʃ ˈɪntu ə ˈheɪsti fər ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈbɛtər tɪ steɪ wən mɔr jɪr ənd hi kən lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ, bi ðə ˈlidər ɪn ðə fild fər ˈeɪˌʤæks wən day,”*,” ˈædɪd. hoʊp hi steɪz wən mɔr jɪr æt ɪz ə ˈklɛvər gaɪ ənd hi wɪl liv æt ðə raɪt moment.”*.”
everyone knows corporations are evil, not to be trusted, and are completely willing to kill on a whim, but we expect them to be so brazen about it. we want their decisions, especially the ones where they show they care about their customers or the law, to be made behind closed doors, not in public view so we can make a list about them. well ok, maybe you want them to, but we do. that way, we can write about how 10. listerine invented a problem to sell a product nobody needs listerine was once used to clean floors. not taking a pot shot at its nasty, foul taste that burns the roof of your mouth and makes orange juice taste like acid someone spat in. it literally used to clean floors. when its inventor realized nobody wanted to buy it, he realized he needed to give them a reason to do so, and that reason was smelly breath. this guy literally invented halitosis, a problem no one suffered from (because it exist) that his product could cure. to make it even better, listerine do jack. sure, it cleans your mouth, but as for stopping bad breath, the reason it was supposedly invented, it can actually make bad breath worse. 9. converse adds an unnecessary layer of fuzz to skip taxes if you happen to be a fan of converse shoes, congratulations on paying $50 for ugly slippers. not a slang term. as discussed here, the clever people at converse add a fine layer of fuzz to the bottom of their shoes. this technically makes the shoe a house slipper, lowering the crap out of the import tariff converse pays on shipping them into the country. so technically, converse shoes are never supposed to be worn outside. or ever really, if you ask us. you may think this sounds like a clever exploit of a loophole which it is but also one on behalf of a huge company that is effectively robbing the us of millions in taxes. not to mention the environmental cost of putting all that fuzz onto the soles of the shoes (they must shave a lot of animals to get it all.) wait a second, maybe this is why pandas are going extinct. wear converse kids, unless you want to live in a horrifying future. 8. work, even though still on the shampoo bottle unless going for the hobo look, chances are you washed your hair within the last few days. you no doubt have seen the phrase “rinse, lather, repeat” written somewhere on your bottle of shampoo, unless you bought an bottle, in which case it will just be covered in tears. as noted here, with the progress shampoo technology has made in the last few years (tons,) repeating the process of your scalp in soap is almost entirely pointless. shampoo today is just that good. this stopped companies from leaving that instruction on the bottle though, since it makes you use more shampoo and all they care about. the weird part is that all does is replenish the natural oils in your hair, which your hair will do on its own if you wash it for 6 weeks. if willing to look flustered for 6 weeks, likely never need to wash your hair again. lets see you find that on a shampoo bottle. 7. huge supermarkets are buying out pubs to gut them without permission under english law, you can convert a pub into another business without applying for any of that nasty planning permission. we know specifically why in the law, but we presume it put there to let big businesses get a stranglehold on local shops. so naturally, exactly what is happening. over in england, the two biggest supermarkets, and sainsbury’s, have been buying up pubs and then turning them into chains. as pubs are usually right in the middle of streets and communities (you try walking two miles for a pint,) this gives the supermarkets a huge advantage over local suppliers. also, since they have to apply for planning permission, the local community is powerless to stop big business from rolling in, destroying their quaint local drinking place, and undercutting everyone with their low-cost inferior products. since they legally be stopped, pub owners have had to petition the government directly. you know a problem is serious when the people with infinite alcohol at their disposal even think they can drink it away. jeez, is every business in england evil? 6. every business in england is evil as ned flanders answered when asked what taxes pay for, “oh, why, everything! policemen, trees, sunshine! and not forget the folks who just feel like working, god bless ’em!” you may not like taxes, but you say they necessary. even if they, at least fair. if you have to pay them, so should everyone else, right? well, over in england, due to their closeness with europe, many businesses are able to take advantage of the many tax loopholes and safe havens found around the part of eastern europe that always smells like toblerone. dozens of businesses have taken advantage of such rules to the government out of millions. now, american businesses do that too, and can be just as bad as the pansies in the uk. but over in england, their taxes pay for hospitals too. now we saying any of these businesses are taking money away from people with lots of cancer, but we going to delete the previous sentence either. however, if you want a reason to be proud, american companies squirrel so much tax away from the uk, they even bother counting it in their official figures. ha! take that, english people with serious illnesses! 5. british stores are forcing people to do a job for no pay we’re not quite done with england yet, because when we heard about this one our heads nearly exploded. basically, if out of work in england there is a scheme in place where, in order to claim your benefits, you have to work at something of benefit to your community. you may think this sounds like a good thing, which it is, in theory. so, of course, giant corporations decided to ruin it. dozens of companies got in on the scheme and effectively had free labor provided for them at the taxpayers’ expense. these companies, we should point out, could have easily paid these people with all their money! just read that again. private companies managed to convince the government to effectively supply them with free workers that they were under no obligation to hire once their contract was up. wow, no wonder people in those stores always look so depressed. but if you want to see how to really get slave free labor, you have to go to china, baby. 4. the “interns” that are building the sony playstation 4 is an amazing piece of kit, but did you know it is being built by people who being paid? probably thinking, “well duh, of course not. being built in china, and no one there gets paid a damn thing.” which true, at least not in this case. the company in question, foxconn, pay reasonably well by standards. however, a story erupted in 2013 about “interns” from the institute of technology being asked to assemble for several weeks straight. the beauty of the plan was that the interns have to build the systems in long shifts, for free, or lose course credits and not graduate. now that is how you motivate a work force. 3. samsung put a feature in their phone to make it seem like it worked faster despite the fact that most people use them for nothing but checking e-mail, facebook, and ignoring calls from their ex over carol!) phone companies keep bragging about making them more powerful. regardless of whether or not necessary, we can understand the allure of owning a device more powerful than the first space shuttle and forcing it to sit next to your wang. samsung, however, decided that rather than actually give their customers the powerful phone they were paying for, just lie and hope everybody would be stupid enough to fall for it. in this article by technica, when they a galaxy note 3, something odd happened. without getting too technical, the phone had a feature in place that would artificially inflate its score when it was tested with software, which essentially tests the limits of a phone without the reviewer physically needing to test everything. the galaxy note 3, upon detecting that such software was being used, would put all of its processing power into the test, effectively making it seem 20% more powerful that it was during day-to-day use. yes, samsung actually went to the effort of making their phone seem faster instead of actually improving it, because why would they want to give you a quality product when they could just lie about it and use inflated review scores to make you buy it? the sad part was, without this feature, the phone was still faster than its competition. samsung, if you even have faith in your products’ ability to best the competition, how the hell are your customers supposed to? 2. ticketmaster have such a stranglehold on ticket sales, not even pearl jam could beat them pearl a pretty big deal, but apparently not as big as ticketmaster. during their 1994 tour, the band realized ticketmaster was gouging the hell out of their fans by adding absurd charges to their tickets. the band retaliated by refusing to play any show at a ticketmaster venue. this tour was later cancelled, as they play anywhere. seriously, the band find a single major venue to play at that ticketmaster did not have huge sway over, and had to resort to building giant stages in fields. when the cost got too great, the tour had to be cancelled. that’s how little ticketmaster care about their customers. rather nobody see their favorite band than not rip them off. the best part was when the ceo of ticketmaster openly claimed his company control the market. dude, when pearl jam tour without your help, you just control the market. you freaking own it. 1. paper companies poisoned the environment to make a quick buck as the hulk would tell you seconds before punching you into the sun, being green easy. for this reason the government offers people huge incentives for cutting emissions and using greener fuel. one such scheme was one which promised to pay companies for using diesel. paper companies, of all groups, realized that they simply had to add diesel to a product they already produced, and they could make billions. to explain, the process creates something known as black liquor, a byproduct of paper production that is then burnt. the resulting energy lets paper companies produce a lot of their own electricity. when the scheme was introduced, paper companies quickly realized diesel allowed them to qualify for the tax break. along with being hugely unethical, the move actually served the exact opposite purpose of the intention. since the process need diesel to be added, paper companies were just creating more emissions, and doing more damage to the environment as a result. that’s the image we want to leave you with: a company openly pumping millions or gallons of toxins into the air, to make money from a scheme set up to help the environment. captain planet weeps every day. liked it? 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ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ər ˈivəl, nɑt tɪ bi ˈtrəstɪd, ənd ər kəmˈplitli ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kɪl ɔn ə wɪm, bət wi ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ bi soʊ ˈbreɪzən əˈbaʊt ɪt. wi wɔnt ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒənz, əˈspɛʃəli ðə wənz wɛr ðeɪ ʃoʊ ðeɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz ər ðə lɔ, tɪ bi meɪd bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔrz, nɑt ɪn ˈpəblɪk vju soʊ wi kən meɪk ə lɪst əˈbaʊt ðɛm. wɛl ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˈmeɪbi ju wɔnt ðɛm tɪ, bət wi du. ðət weɪ, wi kən raɪt əˈbaʊt haʊ 10 ˈlɪstərˌin ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ə ˈprɑbləm tɪ sɛl ə ˈprɑdəkt ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi nidz ˈlɪstərˌin wɑz wəns juzd tɪ klin flɔrz. nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ə pɑt ʃɑt æt ɪts ˈnæsti, faʊl teɪst ðət bərnz ðə rʊf əv jʊr maʊθ ənd meɪks ˈɔrɪnʤ ʤus teɪst laɪk ˈæsəd ˈsəmˌwən spæt ɪn. ɪt ˈlɪtərəli juzd tɪ klin flɔrz. wɪn ɪts ˌɪnˈvɛntər ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ baɪ ɪt, hi ˈriəˌlaɪzd hi ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪv ðɛm ə ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ, ənd ðət ˈrizən wɑz sˈmɛli brɛθ. ðɪs gaɪ ˈlɪtərəli ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd halitosis*, ə ˈprɑbləm noʊ wən ˈsəfərd frəm (bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪgˈzɪst) ðət hɪz ˈprɑdəkt kʊd kjʊr. tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər, ˈlɪstərˌin du ʤæk. ʃʊr, ɪt klinz jʊr maʊθ, bət ɛz fər ˈstɑpɪŋ bæd brɛθ, ðə ˈrizən ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzədli ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd, ɪt kən ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk bæd brɛθ wərs. 9 ˈkɑnvərs ædz ən ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri leɪər əv fəz tɪ skɪp ˈtæksɪz ɪf ju ˈhæpən tɪ bi ə fæn əv ˈkɑnvərs ʃuz, kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz ɔn peɪɪŋ 50 fər ˈəgli sˈlɪpərz. nɑt ə slæŋ tərm. ɛz dɪˈskəst hir, ðə ˈklɛvər ˈpipəl æt ˈkɑnvərs æd ə faɪn leɪər əv fəz tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðɛr ʃuz. ðɪs ˈtɛknɪkəli meɪks ðə ʃu ə haʊs sˈlɪpər, loʊərɪŋ ðə kræp aʊt əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈtɛrəf ˈkɑnvərs peɪz ɔn ˈʃɪpɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri. soʊ ˈtɛknɪkəli, ˈkɑnvərs ʃuz ər ˈnɛvər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi wɔrn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ər ˈɛvər ˈrɪli, ɪf ju æsk ˈjuˈɛs. ju meɪ θɪŋk ðɪs saʊnz laɪk ə ˈklɛvər ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt əv ə ˈluˌphoʊl wɪʧ ɪt ɪz bət ˈɔlsoʊ wən ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ə juʤ ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈrɑbɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs əv ˈmɪljənz ɪn ˈtæksɪz. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kɔst əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔl ðət fəz ˈɔntu ðə soʊlz əv ðə ʃuz (ðeɪ məst ʃeɪv ə lɔt əv ˈænəməlz tɪ gɪt ɪt ɔl.) weɪt ə ˈsɛkənd, ˈmeɪbi ðɪs ɪz waɪ ˈpændəz ər goʊɪŋ ɪkˈstɪŋkt. wɛr ˈkɑnvərs kɪdz, ənˈlɛs ju wɔnt tɪ lɪv ɪn ə ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ fˈjuʧər. 8 wərk, ˈivɪn ðoʊ stɪl ɔn ðə ʃæmˈpu ˈbɑtəl ənˈlɛs goʊɪŋ fər ðə ˈhoʊboʊ lʊk, ˈʧænsɪz ər ju wɑʃt jʊr hɛr wɪˈθɪn ðə læst fju deɪz. ju noʊ daʊt hæv sin ðə freɪz ““rinse*, ˈlæðər, repeat”*” ˈrɪtən ˈsəmˌwɛr ɔn jʊr ˈbɑtəl əv ʃæmˈpu, ənˈlɛs ju bɔt ən ˈbɑtəl, ɪn wɪʧ keɪs ɪt wɪl ʤɪst bi ˈkəvərd ɪn tɪrz. ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd hir, wɪθ ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs ʃæmˈpu tɛkˈnɑləʤi həz meɪd ɪn ðə læst fju jɪrz (tənz,) rɪˈpitɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv jʊr skælp ɪn soʊp ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɔɪntləs. ʃæmˈpu təˈdeɪ ɪz ʤɪst ðət gʊd. ðɪs stɑpt ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm ˈlivɪŋ ðət ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəl ðoʊ, sɪns ɪt meɪks ju juz mɔr ʃæmˈpu ənd ɔl ðeɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt. ðə wɪrd pɑrt ɪz ðət ɔl dɪz ɪz riˈplɛnɪʃ ðə ˈnæʧərəl ɔɪlz ɪn jʊr hɛr, wɪʧ jʊr hɛr wɪl du ɔn ɪts oʊn ɪf ju wɑʃ ɪt fər 6 wiks. ɪf ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lʊk ˈfləstərd fər 6 wiks, ˈlaɪkli ˈnɛvər nid tɪ wɑʃ jʊr hɛr əˈgɛn. lɛts si ju faɪnd ðət ɔn ə ʃæmˈpu ˈbɑtəl. 7 juʤ ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts ər baɪɪŋ aʊt pəbz tɪ gət ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt pərˈmɪʃən ˈəndər ˈɪŋlɪʃ lɔ, ju kən ˈkɑnvərt ə pəb ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˈbɪznɪs wɪˈθaʊt əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ˈɛni əv ðət ˈnæsti ˈplænɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən. wi noʊ spəˈsɪfɪkli waɪ ɪn ðə lɔ, bət wi prɪˈzum ɪt pʊt ðɛr tɪ lɛt bɪg ˈbɪznɪsɪz gɪt ə ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld ɔn ˈloʊkəl ʃɑps. soʊ ˈnæʧərəli, ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ. ˈoʊvər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ðə tu ˈbɪgəst ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts, ənd sainsbury’s*, hæv bɪn baɪɪŋ əp pəbz ənd ðɛn ˈtərnɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu ʧeɪnz. ɛz pəbz ər ˈjuʒəwəli raɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv strits ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz (ju traɪ ˈwɔkɪŋ tu maɪəlz fər ə paɪnt,) ðɪs gɪvz ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts ə juʤ ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ˈloʊkəl səˈplaɪərz. ˈɔlsoʊ, sɪns ðeɪ hæv tɪ əˈplaɪ fər ˈplænɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən, ðə ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈpaʊərləs tɪ stɑp bɪg ˈbɪznɪs frəm ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn, dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðɛr kweɪnt ˈloʊkəl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ pleɪs, ənd ˈəndərˌkətɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən wɪθ ðɛr ˌloʊˈkɔst ˌɪnˈfɪriər ˈprɑdəkts. sɪns ðeɪ ˈligəli bi stɑpt, pəb ˈoʊnərz hæv hæd tɪ pəˈtɪʃən ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈrɛkli. ju noʊ ə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈsɪriəs wɪn ðə ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɪnfənət ˈælkəˌhɑl æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl ˈivɪn θɪŋk ðeɪ kən drɪŋk ɪt əˈweɪ. ʤiz, ɪz ˈɛvəri ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ˈivəl? 6 ˈɛvəri ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ɪz ˈivəl ɛz nɛd ˈflændərz ˈænsərd wɪn æst wət ˈtæksɪz peɪ fər, ““oh*, waɪ, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ! pəˈlismɪn, triz, ˈsənˌʃaɪn! ənd nɑt fərˈgɛt ðə foʊks hu ʤɪst fil laɪk ˈwərkɪŋ, gɑd blɛs ’’em!”*!” ju meɪ nɑt laɪk ˈtæksɪz, bət ju seɪ ðeɪ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ, æt list fɛr. ɪf ju hæv tɪ peɪ ðɛm, soʊ ʃʊd ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls, raɪt? wɛl, ˈoʊvər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, du tɪ ðɛr ˈkloʊsnɪs wɪθ ˈjʊrəp, ˈmɛni ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈmɛni tæks ˈluˌphoʊlz ənd seɪf ˈheɪvənz faʊnd əraʊnd ðə pɑrt əv ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp ðət ˈɔlˌweɪz smɛlz laɪk toblerone*. ˈdəzənz əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz hæv ˈteɪkən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv səʧ rulz tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt aʊt əv ˈmɪljənz. naʊ, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɪznɪsɪz du ðət tu, ənd kən bi ʤɪst ɛz bæd ɛz ðə ˈpænziz ɪn ðə uk*. bət ˈoʊvər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ðɛr ˈtæksɪz peɪ fər ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz tu. naʊ wi seɪɪŋ ˈɛni əv ðiz ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈməni əˈweɪ frəm ˈpipəl wɪθ lɑts əv ˈkænsər, bət wi goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈlit ðə ˈpriviəs ˈsɛntəns ˈiðər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju wɔnt ə ˈrizən tɪ bi praʊd, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəmpəˌniz skwərəl soʊ məʧ tæks əˈweɪ frəm ðə uk*, ðeɪ ˈivɪn ˈbɑðər ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðɛr əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪgjərz. hɑ! teɪk ðət, ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈsɪriəs ˈɪlnəsɪz! 5 ˈbrɪtɪʃ stɔrz ər ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ du ə ʤɑb fər noʊ peɪ nɑt kwaɪt dən wɪθ ˈɪŋglənd jɛt, bɪˈkəz wɪn wi hərd əˈbaʊt ðɪs wən ɑr hɛdz ˈnɪrli ɪkˈsploʊdɪd. ˈbeɪsɪkli, ɪf aʊt əv wərk ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ðɛr ɪz ə skim ɪn pleɪs wɛr, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kleɪm jʊr ˈbɛnəfɪts, ju hæv tɪ wərk æt ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ jʊr kəmˈjunɪti. ju meɪ θɪŋk ðɪs saʊnz laɪk ə gʊd θɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪt ɪz, ɪn ˈθɪri. soʊ, əv kɔrs, ʤaɪənt ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ruɪn ɪt. ˈdəzənz əv ˈkəmpəˌniz gɑt ɪn ɔn ðə skim ənd ˈifɛktɪvli hæd fri ˈleɪbər prəˈvaɪdɪd fər ðɛm æt ðə taxpayers’*’ ɪkˈspɛns. ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz, wi ʃʊd pɔɪnt aʊt, kʊd hæv ˈizəli peɪd ðiz ˈpipəl wɪθ ɔl ðɛr ˈməni! ʤɪst rɛd ðət əˈgɛn. ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli səˈplaɪ ðɛm wɪθ fri ˈwərkərz ðət ðeɪ wər ˈəndər noʊ ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ haɪər wəns ðɛr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɑz əp. waʊ, noʊ ˈwəndər ˈpipəl ɪn ðoʊz stɔrz ˈɔlˌweɪz lʊk soʊ dɪˈprɛst. bət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ si haʊ tɪ ˈrɪli gɪt sleɪv fri ˈleɪbər, ju hæv tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈʧaɪnə, ˈbeɪbi. 4 ðə ““interns”*” ðət ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊni ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ɪz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ pis əv kɪt, bət dɪd ju noʊ ɪt ɪz biɪŋ bɪlt baɪ ˈpipəl hu biɪŋ peɪd? ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, də, əv kɔrs nɑt. biɪŋ bɪlt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, ənd noʊ wən ðɛr gɪts peɪd ə dæm thing.”*.” wɪʧ tru, æt list nɑt ɪn ðɪs keɪs. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn kˈwɛʃən, foxconn*, peɪ ˈrizənəbli wɛl baɪ ˈstændərdz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈstɔri ˌɪˈrəptɪd ɪn 2013 əˈbaʊt ““interns”*” frəm ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi biɪŋ æst tɪ əˈsɛmbəl fər ˈsɛvərəl wiks streɪt. ðə ˈbjuti əv ðə plæn wɑz ðət ðə ˈɪntərnz hæv tɪ bɪld ðə ˈsɪstəmz ɪn lɔŋ ʃɪfts, fər fri, ər luz kɔrs ˈkrɛdɪts ənd nɑt ˈgræʤəˌweɪt. naʊ ðət ɪz haʊ ju ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ə wərk fɔrs. 3 ˈsæmˌsəŋ pʊt ə ˈfiʧər ɪn ðɛr foʊn tɪ meɪk ɪt sim laɪk ɪt wərkt ˈfæstər dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət moʊst ˈpipəl juz ðɛm fər ˈnəθɪŋ bət ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈiˌmeɪl, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ kɔlz frəm ðɛr ɛks ˈoʊvər ˈkɛrəl!) foʊn ˈkəmpəˌniz kip ˈbrægɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl. rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, wi kən ˌəndərˈstænd ðə əˈlʊr əv ˈoʊnɪŋ ə dɪˈvaɪs mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðən ðə fərst speɪs ˈʃətəl ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪt tɪ sɪt nɛkst tɪ jʊr wæŋ. ˈsæmˌsəŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ˈrəðər ðən ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪv ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz ðə ˈpaʊərfəl foʊn ðeɪ wər peɪɪŋ fər, ʤɪst laɪ ənd hoʊp ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wʊd bi ˈstupɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ fɔl fər ɪt. ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ technica*, wɪn ðeɪ ə ˈgæləksi noʊt 3 ˈsəmθɪŋ ɑd ˈhæpənd. wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ tu ˈtɛknɪkəl, ðə foʊn hæd ə ˈfiʧər ɪn pleɪs ðət wʊd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli ɪnˈfleɪt ɪts skɔr wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈtɛstɪd wɪθ ˈsɔfˌwɛr, wɪʧ ɛˈsɛnʃəli tɛsts ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ə foʊn wɪˈθaʊt ðə rivˈjuər ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈnidɪŋ tɪ tɛst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ðə ˈgæləksi noʊt 3 əˈpɑn dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ðət səʧ ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɑz biɪŋ juzd, wʊd pʊt ɔl əv ɪts ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ paʊər ˈɪntu ðə tɛst, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt sim 20 mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðət ɪt wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ juz. jɛs, ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈɛfərt əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr foʊn sim ˈfæstər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɪt, bɪˈkəz waɪ wʊd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ gɪv ju ə kˈwɑləti ˈprɑdəkt wɪn ðeɪ kʊd ʤɪst laɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd juz ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd ˌrivˈju skɔrz tɪ meɪk ju baɪ ɪt? ðə sæd pɑrt wɑz, wɪˈθaʊt ðɪs ˈfiʧər, ðə foʊn wɑz stɪl ˈfæstər ðən ɪts ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈsæmˌsəŋ, ɪf ju ˈivɪn hæv feɪθ ɪn jʊr products’*’ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bɛst ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, haʊ ðə hɛl ər jʊr ˈkəstəmərz səˈpoʊzd tɪ? 2 ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər hæv səʧ ə ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld ɔn ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz, nɑt ˈivɪn pərl ʤæm kʊd bit ðɛm pərl ə ˈprɪti bɪg dil, bət əˈpɛrəntli nɑt ɛz bɪg ɛz ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr 1994 tʊr, ðə bænd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər wɑz ˈgaʊʤɪŋ ðə hɛl aʊt əv ðɛr fænz baɪ ˈædɪŋ əbˈsərd ˈʧɑrʤɪz tɪ ðɛr ˈtɪkɪts. ðə bænd rɪˈtæliˌeɪtɪd baɪ rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ˈɛni ʃoʊ æt ə ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər ˈvɛnju. ðɪs tʊr wɑz ˈleɪtər ˈkænsəld, ɛz ðeɪ pleɪ ˈɛniˌwɛr. ˈsɪriəsli, ðə bænd faɪnd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmeɪʤər ˈvɛnju tɪ pleɪ æt ðət ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər dɪd nɑt hæv juʤ sweɪ ˈoʊvər, ənd hæd tɪ rɪˈzɔrt tɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ʤaɪənt ˈsteɪʤɪz ɪn fildz. wɪn ðə kɔst gɑt tu greɪt, ðə tʊr hæd tɪ bi ˈkænsəld. haʊ ˈlɪtəl ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər kɛr əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz. ˈrəðər ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi si ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt bænd ðən nɑt rɪp ðɛm ɔf. ðə bɛst pɑrt wɑz wɪn ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈtɪkɪtˌmæstər ˈoʊpənli kleɪmd hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. dud, wɪn pərl ʤæm tʊr wɪˈθaʊt jʊr hɛlp, ju ʤɪst kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ju ˈfrikɪŋ oʊn ɪt. 1 ˈpeɪpər ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈpɔɪzənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ meɪk ə kwɪk bək ɛz ðə həlk wʊd tɛl ju ˈsɛkəndz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpənʧɪŋ ju ˈɪntu ðə sən, biɪŋ grin ˈizi. fər ðɪs ˈrizən ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔfərz ˈpipəl juʤ ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər ˈkətɪŋ ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈgrinər fjuəl. wən səʧ skim wɑz wən wɪʧ ˈprɑməst tɪ peɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz fər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdizəl. ˈpeɪpər ˈkəmpəˌniz, əv ɔl grups, ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðeɪ ˈsɪmpli hæd tɪ æd ˈdizəl tɪ ə ˈprɑdəkt ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi prəˈdust, ənd ðeɪ kʊd meɪk ˈbɪljənz. tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs kriˈeɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ noʊn ɛz blæk ˈlɪkər, ə ˈbaɪprɑdəkt əv ˈpeɪpər pərˈdəkʃən ðət ɪz ðɛn bərnt. ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi lɛts ˈpeɪpər ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈproʊdus ə lɔt əv ðɛr oʊn ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. wɪn ðə skim wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust, ˈpeɪpər ˈkəmpəˌniz kˈwɪkli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈdizəl əˈlaʊd ðɛm tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə tæks breɪk. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ biɪŋ ˈhjuʤli əˈnɛθɪkəl, ðə muv ˈæˌkʧuəli sərvd ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈɑpəzɪt ˈpərpəs əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən. sɪns ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs nid ˈdizəl tɪ bi ˈædɪd, ˈpeɪpər ˈkəmpəˌniz wər ʤɪst kriˈeɪtɪŋ mɔr ɪˈmɪʃənz, ənd duɪŋ mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ wi wɔnt tɪ liv ju wɪθ: ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈoʊpənli ˈpəmpɪŋ ˈmɪljənz ər ˈgælənz əv ˈtɑksənz ˈɪntu ðə ɛr, tɪ meɪk ˈməni frəm ə skim sɛt əp tɪ hɛlp ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ˈkæptən ˈplænət wips ˈɛvəri deɪ. laɪkt ɪt? 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the armored brigade combat team, infantry division, has begun its movement to europe, loading the first trains this week that will send a heavy worth of tanks, bradley fighting vehicles and other equipment overseas in support of operation atlantic resolve. iron brigade soldiers, led by battalion, armor regiment with the help of brigade, began nov. 7 to stage and load vehicles and containers at the here to kick off operations that ultimately will send more than pieces of rolling stock to eight countries in central and eastern europe. “a movement of assets like this from the united states into europe occurred in decades,” said capt. kenneth kloeppel, the rail head officer in charge and a unit movement officer for armor regt. “it’s huge for this type of brigade effort to unite and lean forward with this mission.” the full set of equipment will arrive at the port in, germany, in january, and then move by rail, commercial line haul and military convoy to poland, where brigade will consolidate before dispersing units to germany and across six other countries from estonia to bulgaria beginning in february. the ability to mass and move heavy equipment rapidly will be an integral part of mission to provide an increased u.s. army presence across europe. the will contribute to and strengthen the nato deterrence and defense capabilities. “during our rotation, routinely exercise, mass and move throughout the european theater to refine our ability to maneuver an armored force across alliance member states,” said warrant officer abraham rosales, brigade mobility officer. “the first example of this will be our arrival to and demonstrating our ability to move all of our equipment to poland within a couple weeks of the arrival to germany.” the first leg of this movement rail operations at fort carson will persist over the next month. “there are a lot of moving pieces, checks and balances, inspections, etc., to ensure that the mission runs smoothly,” said kloeppel. “there were a lot of things that took place to get to this point. we performed meticulous equipment maintenance and had inspections at the lowest level all the way to the top. everything gets accounted for and we label hazardous material accordingly.” once the equipment clears final inspection, it is moved onto rail cars. “it is necessary to have all paperwork for these vehicles done properly so that we can move them onto the rail cars,” said sgt. class freddy drayton, a motor transport operator and platoon sergeant for company a, bsb. “the soldiers are trained and prepared to do their mission up to standard. an opportunity for them to take on leadership roles and gain more experience on a bigger scale because this is a huge mission. i applaud them for being motivated, for knowing what to do, how to do it and executing. none of this happens without them.” the brigade also is providing vital support, not only at fort carson but when the equipment will be transferred from trains to sea vessels at a port in texas and again when it arrives in germany. “we are providing mainly maintenance and recovery as well as fuel support for them before they go overseas,” said capt. charles pearson, a plans officer for who has served as a liaison between his brigade and brigade support battalion. kloeppel, of armor regt., is confident the movement to europe will go well. “we have a lot of continuity within the battalion and the brigade,” he said. “we have soldiers and leaders who have experience with loading equipment on the through previous operations, including when we transported our equipment to the national training center (at fort irwin, california) a couple months ago and for our deployment last year to the middle east.”
ðə ˈɑrmərd brɪˈgeɪd ˈkɑmbæt tim, ˈɪnfəntri dɪˈvɪʒən, həz ˈbeɪgən ɪts ˈmuvmənt tɪ ˈjʊrəp, ˈloʊdɪŋ ðə fərst treɪnz ðɪs wik ðət wɪl sɛnd ə ˈhɛvi wərθ əv tæŋks, ˈbrædli ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈviɪkəlz ənd ˈəðər ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈoʊvərˈsiz ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈtlæntɪk riˈzɑlv. aɪərn brɪˈgeɪd ˈsoʊlʤərz, lɛd baɪ bəˈtæljən, ˈɑrmər ˈrɛʤəmənt wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv brɪˈgeɪd, bɪˈgæn noʊv. 7 tɪ steɪʤ ənd loʊd ˈviɪkəlz ənd kənˈteɪnərz æt ðə hir tɪ kɪk ɔf ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ðət ˈəltəmətli wɪl sɛnd mɔr ðən ˈpisɪz əv ˈroʊlɪŋ stɑk tɪ eɪt ˈkəntriz ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp. ˈmuvmənt əv ˈæˌsɛts laɪk ðɪs frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɪntu ˈjʊrəp əˈkərd ɪn decades,”*,” sɛd capt*. ˈkɛnɪθ ˈkloʊpəl, ðə reɪl hɛd ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ʧɑrʤ ənd ə ˈjunɪt ˈmuvmənt ˈɔfɪsər fər ˈɑrmər regt*. juʤ fər ðɪs taɪp əv brɪˈgeɪd ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈjuˌnaɪt ənd lin ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðɪs mission.”*.” ðə fʊl sɛt əv ɪkˈwɪpmənt wɪl əraɪv æt ðə pɔrt ɪn, ˈʤərməni, ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ənd ðɛn muv baɪ reɪl, kəˈmərʃəl laɪn hɔl ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ tɪ ˈpoʊlənd, wɛr brɪˈgeɪd wɪl kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt ˌbiˈfɔr dɪˈspərsɪŋ ˈjunɪts tɪ ˈʤərməni ənd əˈkrɔs sɪks ˈəðər ˈkəntriz frəm ɛˈstoʊniə tɪ bəlˈgɛriə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ mæs ənd muv ˈhɛvi ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈræpədli wɪl bi ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv ˈmɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ˌɪnˈkrist juz. ˈɑrmi ˈprɛzəns əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp. ðə wɪl kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ənd ˈstrɛŋθən ðə ˈneɪtoʊ dɪˈtərəns ənd dɪˈfɛns ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ɑr roʊˈteɪʃən, ruˈtinli ˈɛksərˌsaɪz, mæs ənd muv θruaʊt ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈθieɪtər tɪ rɪˈfaɪn ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ məˈnuvər ən ˈɑrmərd fɔrs əˈkrɔs əˈlaɪəns ˈmɛmbər states,”*,” sɛd ˈwɔrənt ˈɔfɪsər ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈroʊseɪlz, brɪˈgeɪd moʊˈbɪlɪti ˈɔfɪsər. fərst ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs wɪl bi ɑr ərˈaɪvəl tɪ ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ muv ɔl əv ɑr ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ ˈpoʊlənd wɪˈθɪn ə ˈkəpəl wiks əv ðə ərˈaɪvəl tɪ germany.”*.” ðə fərst lɛg əv ðɪs ˈmuvmənt reɪl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz æt fɔrt ˈkɑrzən wɪl pərˈsɪst ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst mənθ. ər ə lɔt əv ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpisɪz, ʧɛks ənd ˈbælənsɪz, ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ˈmɪʃən rənz smoothly,”*,” sɛd ˈkloʊpəl. wər ə lɔt əv θɪŋz ðət tʊk pleɪs tɪ gɪt tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt. wi pərˈfɔrmd məˈtɪkjələs ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈmeɪntənəns ənd hæd ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz æt ðə loʊəst ˈlɛvəl ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə tɔp. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ gɪts əˈkaʊntɪd fər ənd wi ˈleɪbəl ˈhæzərdəs məˈtɪriəl accordingly.”*.” wəns ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt klɪrz ˈfaɪnəl ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən, ɪt ɪz muvd ˈɔntu reɪl kɑz. ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ hæv ɔl ˈpeɪpərˌwərk fər ðiz ˈviɪkəlz dən ˈprɑpərli soʊ ðət wi kən muv ðɛm ˈɔntu ðə reɪl cars,”*,” sɛd ˈsɑrʤənt. klæs ˈfrɛdi ˈdreɪtən, ə ˈmoʊtər ˈtrænspɔrt ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ənd pləˈtun ˈsɑrʤənt fər ˈkəmpəˌni ə, bsb*. ˈsoʊlʤərz ər treɪnd ənd priˈpɛrd tɪ du ðɛr ˈmɪʃən əp tɪ ˈstændərd. ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðɛm tɪ teɪk ɔn ˈlidərˌʃɪp roʊlz ənd geɪn mɔr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ə ˈbɪgər skeɪl bɪˈkəz ðɪs ɪz ə juʤ ˈmɪʃən. aɪ əˈplɔd ðɛm fər biɪŋ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd, fər noʊɪŋ wət tɪ du, haʊ tɪ du ɪt ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ. nən əv ðɪs ˈhæpənz wɪˈθaʊt them.”*.” ðə brɪˈgeɪd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈvaɪtəl səˈpɔrt, nɑt ˈoʊnli æt fɔrt ˈkɑrzən bət wɪn ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt wɪl bi ˈtrænsfərd frəm treɪnz tɪ si ˈvɛsəlz æt ə pɔrt ɪn ˈtɛksəs ənd əˈgɛn wɪn ɪt əraɪvz ɪn ˈʤərməni. ər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈmeɪnli ˈmeɪntənəns ənd rɪˈkəvəri ɛz wɛl ɛz fjuəl səˈpɔrt fər ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ goʊ overseas,”*,” sɛd capt*. ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpɪrsən, ə plænz ˈɔfɪsər fər hu həz sərvd ɛz ə liˈeɪˌzɑn bɪtˈwin hɪz brɪˈgeɪd ənd brɪˈgeɪd səˈpɔrt bəˈtæljən. ˈkloʊpəl, əv ˈɑrmər regt*., ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðə ˈmuvmənt tɪ ˈjʊrəp wɪl goʊ wɛl. hæv ə lɔt əv ˌkɑntəˈnuəti wɪˈθɪn ðə bəˈtæljən ənd ðə brigade,”*,” hi sɛd. hæv ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ˈlidərz hu hæv ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈloʊdɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɔn ðə θru ˈpriviəs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wɪn wi trænˈspɔrtəd ɑr ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛnər (æt fɔrt ˈərwɪn, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə) ə ˈkəpəl mənθs əˈgoʊ ənd fər ɑr dɪˈplɔɪmənt læst jɪr tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl east.”*.”
boston the boston celtics have compiled a record to begin the month of march, helping them crawl up standings to the sixth seed in the east. those five games have featured some great, some mediocre, and some performances by the team. the same can be said for individual players, who have had varying levels of effectiveness during this recent hot streak. we take a look today at the players who have been at both ends of the spectrum during five games. each averages and shot chart below are for the five games he has participated in this month. 20.8 paul pierce hot - paul pierce save for lebron james and kobe bryant, who are currently playing at otherworldly levels, paul pierce might be the hottest basketball player on earth. pierce is having his best offensive month of the season, and not even close. boston’s captain is putting up points per game this month thanks to some phenomenal shooting numbers. pierce has hit percent of his shots and percent of his in march. how great are those numbers? his previous top overall shooting month this season was december, when he hit percent of his shots. his previous top shooting month was february, when he hit 40 percent of his treys. as you can see in the image to the right, pierce is excelling from the wings and from beyond the arc. he has hit 11 of his 20 from the wings this month. pierce is also getting to the basket with ease, as percent of his shots have been taken around the basket. on top of the efficient and abundant scoring, pierce is also hauling in rebounds per game and dishing out assists per game. yeah, his turnovers may be up a bit to per game, but because the ball is in his hands more often than not. 12.8 avery bradley hot avery bradley avery defense made an immediate impact when he returned to the lineup in early january following surgery last summer. a couple of months later, his offense is beginning to make an impact, too. bradley is scoring this month and is on pace to become the sixth celtics player this season to average in the scoring column. he currently averages, but if his current pace continues, which it should, bradley will record the first scoring season of his young career. much of the reason why scoring average has risen is because of the relocation of his outside shooting stroke. he hit half of his after last all-star break, but in his 21 games before this all-star break, bradley had made just percent of his shots from downtown. that poor shooting has gone by the wayside, as he has hit half of his in the month of march. bradley is clearly comfortable again at the offensive end and a bit of a surprise. remember, he is still adjusting to the role of starting point guard after went down with his torn acl. that an easy job. bradley has overcome that challenge by finding his shot and dishing out, which is the best assist month of his career. 14.8 kevin garnett not kevin garnett kevin garnett is typically the most consistent player for the celtics and year-out. he deviate much from his scoring or rebounding averages, and typically going to hit about half of his shots. with that consistency in mind, give him a break for his struggles in early march. garnett is coming off of a shooting performance sunday afternoon in oklahoma city and he has hit only percent of his field goals this month. he has struggled from just about everywhere on the floor with the exception of the left corner. garnett has hit 55 percent of his shots from the left corner, but only percent of his shots from the rest of the floor. to credit, his poor shooting affected the rest of his game. average of in march is his highest monthly number this season and he continues to bring the goods at the defensive end. 10.8 jason terry not jason terry it’s quite a surprise that the celtics have been rolling lately despite the fact that jason terry has struggled so mightily with his shot that is, his shot. terry’s range from territory has been right on target this month. he has hit 45 percent of his in the past five games, including a stellar performance from the right corner. ironically, his shots that are closer to the basket are the ones that have haunted him. boston’s sharpshooter has made only 32 percent of his shots from inside the arc during his last five games. that percentage includes an ugly (27.3 percent) mark on shots that were taken around the basket. shooting struggles are currently plaguing terry but he remains an integral part of this team. he won the march 8 game against the hawks by scoring the decisive and final five points of overtime. he has also averaged during five games, which has helped other players like jeff green excel. terry is not shooting the ball the way he would like to, and neither is garnett. their shots will come back around eventually, but until then, guys like pierce and bradley can lead the show.
ˈbɔstən ðə ˈbɔstən ˈsɛltɪks hæv kəmˈpaɪld ə ˈrɛkərd tɪ bɪˈgɪn ðə mənθ əv mɑrʧ, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm krɔl əp ˈstændɪŋz tɪ ðə sɪksθ sid ɪn ðə ist. ðoʊz faɪv geɪmz hæv ˈfiʧərd səm greɪt, səm ˌmidiˈoʊkər, ənd səm pərˈfɔrmənsɪz baɪ ðə tim. ðə seɪm kən bi sɛd fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pleɪərz, hu hæv hæd ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈifɛktɪvnəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈrisənt hɑt strik. wi teɪk ə lʊk təˈdeɪ æt ðə pleɪərz hu hæv bɪn æt boʊθ ɛndz əv ðə ˈspɛktrəm ˈdʊrɪŋ faɪv geɪmz. iʧ ˈævrɪʤɪz ənd ʃɑt ʧɑrt bɪˈloʊ ər fər ðə faɪv geɪmz hi həz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ðɪs mənθ. pɔl pɪrs hɑt pɔl pɪrs seɪv fər ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz ənd ˈkoʊbeɪ braɪənt, hu ər ˈkərəntli pleɪɪŋ æt ˈəðərˈwərldli ˈlɛvəlz, pɔl pɪrs maɪt bi ðə ˈhɑtəst ˈbæskətˌbɔl pleɪər ɔn ərθ. pɪrs ɪz ˈhævɪŋ hɪz bɛst əˈfɛnsɪv mənθ əv ðə ˈsizən, ənd nɑt ˈivɪn kloʊz. ˈkæptən ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ əp pɔɪnts pər geɪm ðɪs mənθ θæŋks tɪ səm fəˈnɑmənəl ˈʃutɪŋ ˈnəmbərz. pɪrs həz hɪt pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ʃɑts ənd pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ɪn mɑrʧ. haʊ greɪt ər ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz? hɪz ˈpriviəs tɔp ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈʃutɪŋ mənθ ðɪs ˈsizən wɑz dɪˈsɛmbər, wɪn hi hɪt pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ʃɑts. hɪz ˈpriviəs tɔp ˈʃutɪŋ mənθ wɑz ˈfɛbruˌɛri, wɪn hi hɪt 40 pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz treys*. ɛz ju kən si ɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ ðə raɪt, pɪrs ɪz ɛkˈsɛlɪŋ frəm ðə wɪŋz ənd frəm bɪɔnd ðə ɑrk. hi həz hɪt 11 əv hɪz 20 frəm ðə wɪŋz ðɪs mənθ. pɪrs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbæskət wɪθ iz, ɛz pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ʃɑts hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən əraʊnd ðə ˈbæskət. ɔn tɔp əv ðə ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd əˈbəndənt ˈskɔrɪŋ, pɪrs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɔlɪŋ ɪn ˈriˌbaʊndz pər geɪm ənd ˈdɪʃɪŋ aʊt əˈsɪsts pər geɪm. jæ, hɪz ˈtərˌnoʊvərz meɪ bi əp ə bɪt tɪ pər geɪm, bət bɪˈkəz ðə bɔl ɪz ɪn hɪz hænz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt. ˈeɪvəri ˈbrædli hɑt ˈeɪvəri ˈbrædli ˈeɪvəri dɪˈfɛns meɪd ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˌɪmˈpækt wɪn hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp ɪn ˈərli ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsərʤəri læst ˈsəmər. ə ˈkəpəl əv mənθs ˈleɪtər, hɪz əˈfɛns ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪmˈpækt, tu. ˈbrædli ɪz ˈskɔrɪŋ ðɪs mənθ ənd ɪz ɔn peɪs tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə sɪksθ ˈsɛltɪks pleɪər ðɪs ˈsizən tɪ ˈævərɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈkɑləm. hi ˈkərəntli ˈævrɪʤɪz, bət ɪf hɪz ˈkɑrənt peɪs kənˈtɪnjuz, wɪʧ ɪt ʃʊd, ˈbrædli wɪl ˈrɛkərd ðə fərst ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈsizən əv hɪz jəŋ kərɪr. məʧ əv ðə ˈrizən waɪ ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ həz ˈrɪzən ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən əv hɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈʃutɪŋ stroʊk. hi hɪt hæf əv hɪz ˈæftər læst ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk, bət ɪn hɪz 21 geɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk, ˈbrædli hæd meɪd ʤɪst pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ʃɑts frəm ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn. ðət pur ˈʃutɪŋ həz gɔn baɪ ðə ˈweɪˌsaɪd, ɛz hi həz hɪt hæf əv hɪz ɪn ðə mənθ əv mɑrʧ. ˈbrædli ɪz ˈklɪrli ˈkəmfərtəbəl əˈgɛn æt ðə əˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ənd ə bɪt əv ə səˈpraɪz. rɪˈmɛmbər, hi ɪz stɪl əˈʤəstɪŋ tɪ ðə roʊl əv ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt gɑrd ˈæftər wɛnt daʊn wɪθ hɪz tɔrn acl*. ðət ən ˈizi ʤɑb. ˈbrædli həz ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðət ˈʧælənʤ baɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ hɪz ʃɑt ənd ˈdɪʃɪŋ aʊt, wɪʧ ɪz ðə bɛst əˈsɪst mənθ əv hɪz kərɪr. ˈkɛvɪn ˈgɑrnɪt nɑt ˈkɛvɪn ˈgɑrnɪt ˈkɛvɪn ˈgɑrnɪt ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ðə moʊst kənˈsɪstənt pleɪər fər ðə ˈsɛltɪks ənd year-out*. hi ˈdiviˌeɪt məʧ frəm hɪz ˈskɔrɪŋ ər riˈbaʊndɪŋ ˈævrɪʤɪz, ənd ˈtɪpɪkəli goʊɪŋ tɪ hɪt əˈbaʊt hæf əv hɪz ʃɑts. wɪθ ðət kənˈsɪstənsi ɪn maɪnd, gɪv ɪm ə breɪk fər hɪz ˈstrəgəlz ɪn ˈərli mɑrʧ. ˈgɑrnɪt ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf əv ə ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ənd hi həz hɪt ˈoʊnli pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz fild goʊlz ðɪs mənθ. hi həz ˈstrəgəld frəm ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɔn ðə flɔr wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə lɛft ˈkɔrnər. ˈgɑrnɪt həz hɪt 55 pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ʃɑts frəm ðə lɛft ˈkɔrnər, bət ˈoʊnli pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ʃɑts frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə flɔr. tɪ ˈkrɛdɪt, hɪz pur ˈʃutɪŋ əˈfɛktɪd ðə rɛst əv hɪz geɪm. ˈævərɪʤ əv ɪn mɑrʧ ɪz hɪz haɪəst ˈmənθli ˈnəmbər ðɪs ˈsizən ənd hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ brɪŋ ðə gʊdz æt ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd. ˈʤeɪsən ˈtɛri nɑt ˈʤeɪsən ˈtɛri kwaɪt ə səˈpraɪz ðət ðə ˈsɛltɪks hæv bɪn ˈroʊlɪŋ ˈleɪtli dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈʤeɪsən ˈtɛri həz ˈstrəgəld soʊ ˈmaɪtəli wɪθ hɪz ʃɑt ðət ɪz, hɪz ʃɑt. reɪnʤ frəm ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri həz bɪn raɪt ɔn ˈtərgət ðɪs mənθ. hi həz hɪt 45 pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ɪn ðə pæst faɪv geɪmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈstɛlər pərˈfɔrməns frəm ðə raɪt ˈkɔrnər. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, hɪz ʃɑts ðət ər ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈbæskət ər ðə wənz ðət hæv ˈhɔntɪd ɪm. ˈʃɑrpˌʃutər həz meɪd ˈoʊnli 32 pərˈsɛnt əv hɪz ʃɑts frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ɑrk ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz læst faɪv geɪmz. ðət pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˌɪnˈkludz ən ˈəgli pərˈsɛnt) mɑrk ɔn ʃɑts ðət wər ˈteɪkən əraʊnd ðə ˈbæskət. ˈʃutɪŋ ˈstrəgəlz ər ˈkərəntli ˈpleɪgɪŋ ˈtɛri bət hi rɪˈmeɪnz ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv ðɪs tim. hi wən ðə mɑrʧ 8 geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə hɔks baɪ ˈskɔrɪŋ ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ənd ˈfaɪnəl faɪv pɔɪnts əv ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈævrɪʤd ˈdʊrɪŋ faɪv geɪmz, wɪʧ həz hɛlpt ˈəðər pleɪərz laɪk ʤɛf grin ɪkˈsɛl. ˈtɛri ɪz nɑt ˈʃutɪŋ ðə bɔl ðə weɪ hi wʊd laɪk tɪ, ənd ˈniðər ɪz ˈgɑrnɪt. ðɛr ʃɑts wɪl kəm bæk əraʊnd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, bət ənˈtɪl ðɛn, gaɪz laɪk pɪrs ənd ˈbrædli kən lɛd ðə ʃoʊ.
some friends and i were exchanging stories yesterday when the topic of kissing came up. “we went back to her place and kissed on her couch,” said my friend, whom call john. “that was all, though. no sex.” advertisement kissing, but not sex? not mince words here, “john.” kissing is sex. and the fact that no one corrected you only confirms our backwards views on the issue. i care who you are, or where you or your romantic partner is kissing each other, having sex. a kiss on the cheek is sex. a big smooch on the arm is sex. making out is french kissing, which is hardcore sex. kissing your own hand sex, but kissing someone hand? sexual intercourse. making out is french kissing, which is hardcore sex. now, i understand there are real gray areas regarding whether something strictly counts as “sex.” it can be unclear, like when two people take off their hats and rub them against each other, or touch their hands together while licking their lips in synchrony. unfortunately, you must resolve such ambiguous edge cases on an basis. advertisement when it comes to kissing, though, the truth is clear: sex. and if you agree, obstructing progress. time to get the message out: when people engage in anything that either of them views as it eskimo kissing, videotaped kissing (i.e., pornography), drunk kissing, kissing while fucking, kissing pictures of each other, imaginary kissing, or those people are having sex. it means in love.
səm frɛndz ənd aɪ wər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈstɔriz ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wɪn ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈkɪsɪŋ keɪm əp. wɛnt bæk tɪ hər pleɪs ənd kɪst ɔn hər couch,”*,” sɛd maɪ frɛnd, hum kɔl ʤɑn. wɑz ɔl, ðoʊ. noʊ sex.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈkɪsɪŋ, bət nɑt sɛks? nɑt mɪns wərdz hir, ““john.”*.” ˈkɪsɪŋ ɪz sɛks. ənd ðə fækt ðət noʊ wən kərˈɛktɪd ju ˈoʊnli kənˈfərmz ɑr ˈbækwərdz vjuz ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. aɪ kɛr hu ju ər, ər wɛr ju ər jʊr roʊˈmæntɪk ˈpɑrtnər ɪz ˈkɪsɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər, ˈhævɪŋ sɛks. ə kɪs ɔn ðə ʧik ɪz sɛks. ə bɪg smuʧ ɔn ðə ɑrm ɪz sɛks. ˈmeɪkɪŋ aʊt ɪz frɛnʧ ˈkɪsɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈhɑrdˈkɔr sɛks. ˈkɪsɪŋ jʊr oʊn hænd sɛks, bət ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən hænd? ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs. ˈmeɪkɪŋ aʊt ɪz frɛnʧ ˈkɪsɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈhɑrdˈkɔr sɛks. naʊ, aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr ər ril greɪ ˈɛriəz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈstrɪktli kaʊnts ɛz ““sex.”*.” ɪt kən bi ənˈklɪr, laɪk wɪn tu ˈpipəl teɪk ɔf ðɛr hæts ənd rəb ðɛm əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər, ər təʧ ðɛr hænz təˈgɛðər waɪl ˈlɪkɪŋ ðɛr lɪps ɪn synchrony*. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ju məst riˈzɑlv səʧ æmˈbɪgjuəs ɛʤ ˈkeɪsɪz ɔn ən ˈbeɪsɪs. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkɪsɪŋ, ðoʊ, ðə truθ ɪz klɪr: sɛks. ənd ɪf ju əˈgri, əbˈstrəktɪŋ ˈprɑˌgrɛs. taɪm tɪ gɪt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ aʊt: wɪn ˈpipəl ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ˈiðər əv ðɛm vjuz ɛz ɪt ˈɛskəˌmoʊ ˈkɪsɪŋ, ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt ˈkɪsɪŋ (i.e*., pɔrˈnɑgrəfi), drəŋk ˈkɪsɪŋ, ˈkɪsɪŋ waɪl ˈfəkɪŋ, ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz əv iʧ ˈəðər, ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri ˈkɪsɪŋ, ər ðoʊz ˈpipəl ər ˈhævɪŋ sɛks. ɪt minz ɪn ləv.
when england line up at stadium in brisbane for the first test against australia on 11 june, the home team will recognise many of the faces from the side who crashed out of the world cup against them on 3 october last year. eddie great achievement of the six nations was to take a group of players who had performed so poorly at their home world cup and to turn them, with one or two judicious tweaks, into grand slam winners at the first time of asking. and thanks to the timing of this tour and the premiership final, jones will have only a week to prepare the team before that first test, so i think there is little chance of significant changes to that side. bath captain stuart hooper retires after suffering back injury read more this is the first tour of australia england have ever undertaken and it should make for a really exciting spectacle, something series too often are not. this makes it a real shame england will not be able to prepare properly, thanks to the mess that is the end of the domestic season. the premiership final is on saturday 28 may, wales are the opposition in a one-off at the following day and the first test is two weeks later on 11 june. this is clearly an improvement on the last time england toured at the end of the season, when stuart lancaster had to name pretty much two squads in 2014 because the premiership final was a week before the first test against new zealand but it is far from ideal. having the premiership final last because the european champions cup final is on 14 may, rather than at the end of the season guarantees two english clubs, and a good number of england players, playing until the final minute of the season, which puts preparations under so much pressure. by the time the players involved in the final have flown out to australia and recovered, they will have little more than a week to prepare for the first test, compared to the fortnight they had before this six nations games. with preparation time so short and with no midweek games in which to have a look at some dark horses, jones is unlikely to tinker too much with the side that won the grand slam. so i expect there to be any great selection surprises when the squad is announced towards the end of may but one name i reckon will be there is the centre ben, who will join us at worcester this summer from and so be eligible for selection. te’o has been in tremendous form in the and will offer england something akin to the direct, manu brings. he is strong in defence, too, and jones is well aware of his attributes from’s time playing rugby league in the in australia. alongside, i am sure, henry slade and jonathan joseph will travel and this gives jones a pleasant selection headache. joseph wore with some success during the six nations but i would not say he is 100% certain to start and we know jones like the look of slade. we also know that jones sees as a, although the success of owen farrell as a distributor there in the six nations has put real pressure on to add to his game. so i think we may be looking at and joseph getting the chance to show how they can combine in the centres, with farrell fighting it out for the shirt with george ford. with and slade breathing down their necks, though, and with excellent six nations, there are options in these positions and before even mentioned elliot daly. facebook twitter’s ben, in action against aki of connacht, joins worcester this summer and is eligible for england selection. photograph: chris had a great six nations but i still think jones is looking for a bigger ball carrier as a blindside. we already have billy huge threat from a standing start off the base of the and round the fringes but i think jones also wants a who can carry in the wider channels. if nathan residency qualification came up three weeks earlier i think he would be on the plane but he only becomes eligible two days after the final test. dave ewers was called up to the squad in the six nations and he is exactly the big, ranging runner jones is looking for to carry wider from the breakdown as he looks for his side to play first and then tidy up if need be rather than playing safe sequences. one player i think might make a late run into the squad is the wasps‑half dan robson. robson has been in superb form and is an integral part in his run to the european champions cup semis and a spot in the premiership. i think jones will want three on the tour and with a bit more time, and the odd midweek fixture, robson might have fancied his chances of forcing his way into the test reckoning. but with only a week to prepare the team to face opposition he will be desperate to beat, i think jones will reckon that this is not the time to experiment.
wɪn ˈɪŋglənd laɪn əp æt ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn fər ðə fərst tɛst əˈgɛnst ɔˈstreɪljə ɔn 11 ʤun, ðə hoʊm tim wɪl ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈfeɪsɪz frəm ðə saɪd hu kræʃt aʊt əv ðə wərld kəp əˈgɛnst ðɛm ɔn 3 ɑkˈtoʊbər læst jɪr. ˈɛdi greɪt əˈʧivmənt əv ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz wɑz tɪ teɪk ə grup əv pleɪərz hu hæd pərˈfɔrmd soʊ ˈpurli æt ðɛr hoʊm wərld kəp ənd tɪ tərn ðɛm, wɪθ wən ər tu ʤuˈdɪʃəs twiks, ˈɪntu grænd slæm ˈwɪnərz æt ðə fərst taɪm əv ˈæskɪŋ. ənd θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ðɪs tʊr ənd ðə prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp ˈfaɪnəl, ʤoʊnz wɪl hæv ˈoʊnli ə wik tɪ priˈpɛr ðə tim ˌbiˈfɔr ðət fərst tɛst, soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ʧæns əv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðət saɪd. bæθ ˈkæptən stɔrt ˈhupər rɪˈtaɪrz ˈæftər ˈsəfərɪŋ bæk ˈɪnʤəri rɛd mɔr ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst tʊr əv ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɪŋglənd hæv ˈɛvər ˈəndərˌteɪkən ənd ɪt ʃʊd meɪk fər ə ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈspɛktəkəl, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪriz tu ˈɔfən ər nɑt. ðɪs meɪks ɪt ə ril ʃeɪm ˈɪŋglənd wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ priˈpɛr ˈprɑpərli, θæŋks tɪ ðə mɛs ðət ɪz ðə ɛnd əv ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsizən. ðə prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp ˈfaɪnəl ɪz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ 28 meɪ, weɪlz ər ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ə ˌwəˈnɔf æt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ ənd ðə fərst tɛst ɪz tu wiks ˈleɪtər ɔn 11 ʤun. ðɪs ɪz ˈklɪrli ən ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɔn ðə læst taɪm ˈɪŋglənd tʊrd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən, wɪn stɔrt ˈlæŋkəstər hæd tɪ neɪm ˈprɪti məʧ tu skwɑdz ɪn 2014 bɪˈkəz ðə prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp ˈfaɪnəl wɑz ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fərst tɛst əˈgɛnst nu ˈzilənd bət ɪt ɪz fɑr frəm aɪˈdil. ˈhævɪŋ ðə prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp ˈfaɪnəl læst bɪˈkəz ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈʧæmpiənz kəp ˈfaɪnəl ɪz ɔn 14 meɪ, ˈrəðər ðən æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən ˌgɛrənˈtiz tu ˈɪŋlɪʃ kləbz, ənd ə gʊd ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪŋglənd pleɪərz, pleɪɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmɪnət əv ðə ˈsizən, wɪʧ pʊts ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz ˈəndər soʊ məʧ ˈprɛʃər. baɪ ðə taɪm ðə pleɪərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl hæv floʊn aʊt tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə ənd rɪˈkəvərd, ðeɪ wɪl hæv ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ə wik tɪ priˈpɛr fər ðə fərst tɛst, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt ðeɪ hæd ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs sɪks ˈneɪʃənz geɪmz. wɪθ ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən taɪm soʊ ʃɔrt ənd wɪθ noʊ ˈmɪdˌwik geɪmz ɪn wɪʧ tɪ hæv ə lʊk æt səm dɑrk ˈhɔrsɪz, ʤoʊnz ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈtɪŋkər tu məʧ wɪθ ðə saɪd ðət wən ðə grænd slæm. soʊ aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛr tɪ bi ˈɛni greɪt səˈlɛkʃən səˈpraɪzɪz wɪn ðə skwɑd ɪz əˈnaʊnst təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv meɪ bət wən neɪm aɪ ˈrɛkən wɪl bi ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈsɛntər bɛn, hu wɪl ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs æt ˈwʊstər ðɪs ˈsəmər frəm ənd soʊ bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər səˈlɛkʃən. həz bɪn ɪn trɪˈmɛndəs fɔrm ɪn ðə ənd wɪl ˈɔfər ˈɪŋglənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ðə dɪˈrɛkt, ˈmɑˌnu brɪŋz. hi ɪz strɔŋ ɪn dɪˈfɛns, tu, ənd ʤoʊnz ɪz wɛl əˈwɛr əv hɪz əˈtrɪˌbjuts frəm taɪm pleɪɪŋ ˈrəgbi lig ɪn ðə ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd, aɪ æm ʃʊr, ˈhɛnri sleɪd ənd ˈʤɑnəθən ˈʤoʊzəf wɪl ˈtrævəl ənd ðɪs gɪvz ʤoʊnz ə ˈplɛzənt səˈlɛkʃən ˈhɛˌdeɪk. ˈʤoʊzəf wɔr wɪθ səm səkˈsɛs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz bət aɪ wʊd nɑt seɪ hi ɪz 100 ˈsərtən tɪ stɑrt ənd wi noʊ ʤoʊnz laɪk ðə lʊk əv sleɪd. wi ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ðət ʤoʊnz siz ɛz ə ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə səkˈsɛs əv oʊən ˈfɛrɪl ɛz ə dɪˈstrɪbjətər ðɛr ɪn ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz həz pʊt ril ˈprɛʃər ɔn tɪ æd tɪ hɪz geɪm. soʊ aɪ θɪŋk wi meɪ bi ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ənd ˈʤoʊzəf ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ʧæns tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ ðeɪ kən ˈkɑmbaɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɛntərz, wɪθ ˈfɛrɪl ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪt aʊt fər ðə ʃərt wɪθ ʤɔrʤ fɔrd. wɪθ ənd sleɪd ˈbriðɪŋ daʊn ðɛr nɛks, ðoʊ, ənd wɪθ ˈɛksələnt sɪks ˈneɪʃənz, ðɛr ər ˈɔpʃənz ɪn ðiz pəˈzɪʃənz ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈivɪn ˈmɛnʃənd ˈɛliət ˈdeɪli. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər bɛn, ɪn ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈɑki əv connacht*, ʤɔɪnz ˈwʊstər ðɪs ˈsəmər ənd ɪz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈɪŋglənd səˈlɛkʃən. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: krɪs hæd ə greɪt sɪks ˈneɪʃənz bət aɪ stɪl θɪŋk ʤoʊnz ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈbɪgər bɔl ˈkɛriər ɛz ə ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd. wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv ˈbɪli juʤ θrɛt frəm ə ˈstændɪŋ stɑrt ɔf ðə beɪs əv ðə ənd raʊnd ðə ˈfrɪnʤɪz bət aɪ θɪŋk ʤoʊnz ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnts ə hu kən ˈkɛri ɪn ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈʧænəlz. ɪf ˈneɪθən ˈrɛzɪdənsi kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən keɪm əp θri wiks ˈərliər aɪ θɪŋk hi wʊd bi ɔn ðə pleɪn bət hi ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəmz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tu deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈfaɪnəl tɛst. deɪv juərz wɑz kɔld əp tɪ ðə skwɑd ɪn ðə sɪks ˈneɪʃənz ənd hi ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə bɪg, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ ˈrənər ʤoʊnz ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər tɪ ˈkɛri ˈwaɪdər frəm ðə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɛz hi lʊks fər hɪz saɪd tɪ pleɪ fərst ənd ðɛn ˈtaɪdi əp ɪf nid bi ˈrəðər ðən pleɪɪŋ seɪf ˈsikwənsɪz. wən pleɪər aɪ θɪŋk maɪt meɪk ə leɪt rən ˈɪntu ðə skwɑd ɪz ðə wɑsps dæn ˈrɑbsən. ˈrɑbsən həz bɪn ɪn sʊˈpərb fɔrm ənd ɪz ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt ɪn hɪz rən tɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈʧæmpiənz kəp ˈsɛmaɪz ənd ə spɑt ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪrˌʃɪp. aɪ θɪŋk ʤoʊnz wɪl wɔnt θri ɔn ðə tʊr ənd wɪθ ə bɪt mɔr taɪm, ənd ðə ɑd ˈmɪdˌwik ˈfɪksʧər, ˈrɑbsən maɪt hæv ˈfænsid hɪz ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈfɔrsɪŋ hɪz weɪ ˈɪntu ðə tɛst ˈrɛkənɪŋ. bət wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə wik tɪ priˈpɛr ðə tim tɪ feɪs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən hi wɪl bi ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ bit, aɪ θɪŋk ʤoʊnz wɪl ˈrɛkən ðət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə taɪm tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt.
breaking news emails get breaking news alerts and special reports. the news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. jan. 1, 2015, pm / updated jan. 2, 2015, pm two men were arrested after one of them allegedly shot two west virginia police officers during a traffic stop in lewisburg thursday and then were found to be transporting two dead bodies in their vehicle, authorities said. the suspects are reportedly a father and son from texas, with the father being the shooter, according to nbc affiliate wvva. they were identified as edward campbell, 54, and eric campbell, 21, according to wsaz. the lewisburg police officers were wounded and expected to survive, west virginia state police said. the officers were shot after they pulled over a vehicle with stolen license plates at 4 p.m. on interstate 64, and a red chevrolet pickup truck that was following that car pulled over as well, police said. edward campbell, the driver of the pickup, pulled out a handgun and shot both officers, police said. donna hinkle, director of administration at the county 911 center, told nbc news that one was shot in the ribs but was wearing a bulletproof vest, and the other was grazed. one of the officers returned fire and wounded the driver of the suv, eric campbell, in the leg. he drove off and tried to hide in a wooded area behind a guardrail, but surrendered about 90 minutes later, state police said. his father ran into the woods but was soon apprehended, police said. after the exchange of gunfire, police found two "recently deceased" bodies in the bed of the pickup truck, hidden under a mattress. the sheriff in granville county, north carolina told nbc affiliate that the bodies were those of jerome faulkner, 73, and his wife dora, 62. the were at their oak hill home when two men entered around 7 a.m. thursday, according to sheriff b. wilkins jr. the men reportedly set the couples house on fire and then stole their red chevy pickup truck. it was unclear at what point the were killed or how, and authorities did not have a potential motive yet for the killings. both were arrested for malicious assault and attempted murder of a police officer. the shot officers were identified as lt. dove and patrolman nicholas sams with the lewisburg police. according to a news release, "they were taken to valley medical center and are in good condition."
ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz iˈmeɪlz gɪt ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz əˈlərts ənd ˈspɛʃəl rɪˈpɔrts. ðə nuz ənd ˈstɔriz ðət ˈmætər, dɪˈlɪvərd ˈwikˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz. ʤæn. 1 2015 piɛm ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ʤæn. 2 2015 piɛm tu mɛn wər ərˈɛstɪd ˈæftər wən əv ðɛm əˈlɛʤədli ʃɑt tu wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈtræfɪk stɑp ɪn ˈluɪsbərg ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd ðɛn wər faʊnd tɪ bi trænˈspɔrtɪŋ tu dɛd ˈbɑdiz ɪn ðɛr ˈviɪkəl, əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts ər rɪˈpɔrtədli ə ˈfɑðər ənd sən frəm ˈtɛksəs, wɪθ ðə ˈfɑðər biɪŋ ðə ˈʃutər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi əˈfɪliˌeɪt wvva*. ðeɪ wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈɛdwərd ˈkæmbəl, 54 ənd ˈɛrɪk ˈkæmbəl, 21 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wsaz*. ðə ˈluɪsbərg pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈwundɪd ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ sərˈvaɪv, wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə steɪt pəˈlis sɛd. ðə ˈɔfɪsərz wər ʃɑt ˈæftər ðeɪ pʊld ˈoʊvər ə ˈviɪkəl wɪθ ˈstoʊlən ˈlaɪsəns pleɪts æt 4 p.m*. ɔn ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 64 ənd ə rɛd ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ ˈpɪˌkəp trək ðət wɑz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðət kɑr pʊld ˈoʊvər ɛz wɛl, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈɛdwərd ˈkæmbəl, ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə ˈpɪˌkəp, pʊld aʊt ə ˈhændˌgən ənd ʃɑt boʊθ ˈɔfɪsərz, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈdɑnə ˈhɪŋkəl, dɪˈrɛktər əv ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən æt ðə ˈkaʊnti 911 ˈsɛnər, toʊld ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ðət wən wɑz ʃɑt ɪn ðə rɪbz bət wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈbʊlətˌpruf vɛst, ənd ðə ˈəðər wɑz greɪzd. wən əv ðə ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈtərnd faɪər ənd ˈwundɪd ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə ˌɛsˌjuˈvi, ˈɛrɪk ˈkæmbəl, ɪn ðə lɛg. hi droʊv ɔf ənd traɪd tɪ haɪd ɪn ə ˈwʊdɪd ˈɛriə bɪˈhaɪnd ə ˈgɑrˌdreɪl, bət sərˈɛndərd əˈbaʊt 90 ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, steɪt pəˈlis sɛd. hɪz ˈfɑðər ræn ˈɪntu ðə wʊdz bət wɑz sun ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈæftər ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv ˈgənˌfaɪər, pəˈlis faʊnd tu "ˈrisəntli dɪˈsist" ˈbɑdiz ɪn ðə bɛd əv ðə ˈpɪˌkəp trək, ˈhɪdən ˈəndər ə ˈmætrəs. ðə ˈʃɛrɪf ɪn ˈgrænvɪl ˈkaʊnti, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə toʊld ˈɛnˌbiˈsi əˈfɪliˌeɪt ðət ðə ˈbɑdiz wər ðoʊz əv ʤəroʊm ˈfɔknər, 73 ənd hɪz waɪf ˈdɔrə, 62 ðə wər æt ðɛr oʊk hɪl hoʊm wɪn tu mɛn ˈɛnərd əraʊnd 7 a.m*. ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʃɛrɪf bi. ˈwɪlkɪnz jr*. ðə mɛn rɪˈpɔrtədli sɛt ðə ˈkəpəlz haʊs ɔn faɪər ənd ðɛn stoʊl ðɛr rɛd ˈʧɛˌvi ˈpɪˌkəp trək. ɪt wɑz ənˈklɪr æt wət pɔɪnt ðə wər kɪld ər haʊ, ənd əˈθɔrətiz dɪd nɑt hæv ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmoʊtɪv jɛt fər ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz. boʊθ wər ərˈɛstɪd fər məˈlɪʃəs əˈsɔlt ənd əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər. ðə ʃɑt ˈɔfɪsərz wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz lt*. dəv ənd pəˈtroʊlˌmæn ˈnɪkələs sæmz wɪθ ðə ˈluɪsbərg pəˈlis. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nuz riˈlis, "ðeɪ wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈvæli ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ənd ər ɪn gʊd kənˈdɪʃən."
jost, 19, was colorado's selection (10th overall) in the 2016 draft. he recently completed his freshman season at the university of north dakota, tallying 35 points (16g/19a) in 33 games. jost finished second on the team in points, goals (tied) and assists, and shared the club lead with five goals. his 35 points currently rank second among all freshmen. the colorado avalanche hockey club announced today that the team has signed forward tyson jost (joh-st) to a three-year, contract. jost is scheduled to join the avalanche for the remainder of the season. "we are excited to announce that tyson has signed his contract and will be joining us for the rest of this season," said avalanche executive vice manager joe sakic. "tyson is an player. he competes, plays the game hard and is reliable at both ends of the ice. he just finished a strong year at north dakota and we're looking forward to seeing him in an avalanche sweater." a native of st. albert, alberta, jost helped team canada to a silver medal at the 2017 world junior championship in this past january. the, center tallied four points (1g/3a) in seven games during the tournament. prior to enrolling at north dakota, jost was named the british columbia hockey league most valuable player (vern dye memorial trophy) after tallying 104 points (42 goals, 62 assists) in 48 games for the vees. his 62 assists led the bchl, while his 104 points ranked third. average was the highest in the league. jost team canada at the 2016 world championship in grand forks, north dakota, where he led the entire tournament in scoring with 15 points (6g/9a) in seven games. his 15 points established a canadian record at that event, surpassing the previous mark set by connor mcdavid (14) in 2013. jost was selected as the tournament's "best forward" and was named to the all-star team.
ʤɑst, 19 wɑz ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊz səˈlɛkʃən ˈoʊvərˌɔl) ɪn ðə 2016 dræft. hi ˈrisəntli kəmˈplitɪd hɪz ˈfrɛʃmən ˈsizən æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə, ˈtæliɪŋ 35 pɔɪnts 16g/19a*) ɪn 33 geɪmz. ʤɑst ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsɛkənd ɔn ðə tim ɪn pɔɪnts, goʊlz (taɪd) ənd əˈsɪsts, ənd ʃɛrd ðə kləb lɛd wɪθ faɪv goʊlz. hɪz 35 pɔɪnts ˈkərəntli ræŋk ˈsɛkənd əˈməŋ ɔl ˈfrɛʃmɪn. ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈævəˌlænʧ ˈhɑki kləb əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ ðət ðə tim həz saɪnd ˈfɔrwərd ˈtaɪsən ʤɑst (joh-st*) tɪ ə θˈriˌjɪr, ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ʤɑst ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈævəˌlænʧ fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə ˈsizən. "wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət ˈtaɪsən həz saɪnd hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd wɪl bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs fər ðə rɛst əv ðɪs ˈsizən," sɛd ˈævəˌlænʧ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈmænɪʤər ʤoʊ sakic*. "ˈtaɪsən ɪz ən pleɪər. hi kəmˈpits, pleɪz ðə geɪm hɑrd ənd ɪz rɪˈlaɪəbəl æt boʊθ ɛndz əv ðə aɪs. hi ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ə strɔŋ jɪr æt nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə ənd wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ ɪm ɪn ən ˈævəˌlænʧ sˈwɛtər." ə ˈneɪtɪv əv st*. ˈælbərt, ælˈbərtə, ʤɑst hɛlpt tim ˈkænədə tɪ ə ˈsɪlvər ˈmɛdəl æt ðə 2017 wərld ˈʤunjər ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn ðɪs pæst ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ðə ˈsɛnər ˈtælid fɔr pɔɪnts 1g/3a*) ɪn ˈsɛvən geɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. praɪər tɪ ɛnˈroʊlɪŋ æt nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə, ʤɑst wɑz neɪmd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə ˈhɑki lig moʊst ˈvæljəbəl pleɪər (vərn daɪ məˈmɔriəl ˈtroʊfi) ˈæftər ˈtæliɪŋ 104 pɔɪnts 42 goʊlz, 62 əˈsɪsts) ɪn 48 geɪmz fər ðə viz. hɪz 62 əˈsɪsts lɛd ðə bchl*, waɪl hɪz 104 pɔɪnts ræŋkt θərd. ˈævərɪʤ wɑz ðə haɪəst ɪn ðə lig. ʤɑst tim ˈkænədə æt ðə 2016 wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn grænd fɔrks, nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə, wɛr hi lɛd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˈskɔrɪŋ wɪθ 15 pɔɪnts 6g/9a*) ɪn ˈsɛvən geɪmz. hɪz 15 pɔɪnts ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈrɛkərd æt ðət ɪˈvɛnt, sərˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈpriviəs mɑrk sɛt baɪ ˈkɑnər məkˈdeɪvəd 14 ɪn 2013 ʤɑst wɑz səˈlɛktɪd ɛz ðə ˈtʊrnəmənts "bɛst ˈfɔrwərd" ənd wɑz neɪmd tɪ ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr tim.
at the united nations security council on april 5, u.s. ambassador to the un nikki haley held up pictures of children killed by a gas attack in khan shaykhun, south of the syrian city of. estimates suggest that about 50 to 60 people died in this attack. the united states, the united kingdom and france placed a resolution before the security council condemning the attack and asking for an investigation of it. there is no call for armed action against anyone because the council is divided on who perpetuated the act. advertisement: strikingly, ambassador haley then said, "we yet know about attack," meaning that nobody had definitive intelligence about the attack. yet, there was a hasty dash to judgment in the west that the were the government of bashar perhaps with russian assistance. how do we know what happened in khan shaykhun? the sources for the western media outlets are mainly "opposition activists," as bbc put it in one of its early reports. this bbc story from april 4 (syria conflict: ‘chemical attack’ in kills 58) lists the various sources that it has relied upon: 1. the syrian observatory for human rights (sohr). founded in 2006, the is based in the united kingdom and receives funding from the european union and most likely the united kingdom. it relies upon a network of opposition activists across syria to provide raw information, which its director rami abdul rahman then digests. the is openly anti-assad. 2. (step) news agency. founded by opposition activists in late 2013, the as they say aims to "bring the attention to the suffering of the syrian people." its 40 correspondents are mostly based in the areas. in 2014, its director mohammad was in the news in turkey due to a fracas between and the prime minister of the syrian interim government ahmed touma. people suggested that came to demand funds from them. 3. local committee (lcc) of the town. the is part of a network of local groups emerged to coordinate protests after 2011. they represent the politics of the area in which they are established. their general tenor is anti-assad. 4. hussein, a photographer with the media center. and the media center are part of a network of journalists that include those involved with the media center. they are affiliated to the syrian expatriate organization, led by hasan who is a leading figure in the syrian opposition that is based in the west and is a key person in the washington, coalition for a democratic syria. this latter group the coalition has been urging u.s. armed action to overthrow the syrian government. advertisement: 5. an news agency journalist (unnamed). some of the main photographs from came from two agence photographers, omar and mohamed. both offered vivid pictures from the hospital in and khan shaykhun. omar’s twitter account shows that he is decidedly on the side of the opposition. the account by the stringer seems utterly sincere. he says, "my job is to take pictures. to cover this attack. to show this horrendous crime to the world." neither of the reporters confirms who used these weapons on the civilians, many of them little children. they merely document the act. they are not experts. their evidence includes foam at the mouth of one of the victims and the smell ("the first thing that hits you is the smell"). most nerve agents are odorless. the photographers say what they experience. to analyze their information would take a great deal more time on the ground. the others quoted by bbc do not hesitate. they point their fingers at assad. those with the densest relationship to the armed opposition are the first to claim that this attack was done by the government. investigation the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (opcw), which had previously worked in syria to destroy all banned chemical weapons, now says that it will investigate the attack in khan shaykhun. the has announced that the fact finding mission (ffm) is already in "the process of gathering and analyzing information from all available sources." the has had a very controversial history since its establishment on april 29, 2014. advertisement: scholars karim and coralie have authored an important study of the un role in the investigation of chemical weapons in syria ("creative diplomacy amidst a brutal conflict: analyzing the-un joint mission for the elimination of the syrian chemical weapons program," issam fares institute for public policy and international affairs, beirut, 2016). in this study, they write that the was from its inception seen by many people in the united nations as "highly political." that the was sent into syria led by malik to find out about chlorine use was itself a problem and write since "investigating allegations of use [of chlorine] would prove extremely challenging at best, and the actual use almost impossible to establish scientifically." the’s work was criticized for lacking in professionalism and for its methodology. at any rate, the main point here was that the west seemed to want to push these investigations knowing full well the difficulty involved in ascertaining use of chlorine in order to create a narrative of chemical weapons use. the’s reports became the basis for the un security council resolutions 2209 (2015) and 2235 (2015), both of which syria with chapter (armed) action by member states of the un. advertisement: denials during the debate on resolution 2235 in august 2015, the russian ambassador vitaly churkin voted for the resolution. however, churkin raised the "question of who had used chemical weapons." he hoped that an investigation would keep these questions alive and not begin with the assumption that the government had used these weapons. the russian military intervened in syria the next month. between august 2015 and april 2017, with the russian forces in syria, there has been no serious allegation of chemical weapons use against the government. syria’s ambassador to the un bashar said at the august 2015 meeting that his country had "warned the council of the danger of chemical weapons use by terrorist groups, some of which were affiliated with al-qaeda." he pointed his finger at the khan incident of july 2013, which was not taken seriously in the west. posted a video which showed syrian soldiers on the ground, lying as if gassed. both the al-qaeda affiliate and the brigade had conducted this attack. no investigation was held. advertisement: in june 2016, in eastern ghouta, the syrian army said that their soldiers had been hit with toxic gas. the saudi proxy in the area denied the use of any chemical weapons. but video evidence suggested that there was some kind of atmospheric weapon used against the soldiers. russia and the syrian government now suggest that there was perhaps a stockpile of such weapons in khan shaykhun, which perhaps by a syrian air force strike. there is no confirmed evidence of any such warehouse, although the russian defense ministry says that this information is "fully objective and verified." whether aerial bombardment can have this effect on gas housed in a warehouse will need to be investigated. the politics of the moment the syrian armed opposition was disheartened at the geneva v talks. the syrian army and its russian and iranian allies have made gains across the country. the armed political leadership in geneva openly called for u.s. intervention to help them. they feel utterly isolated. advertisement: a few days later, the administration of donald trump said plainly what had been clear since the russian intervention of september 2015: that regime change in damascus was off the table. this had been the policy of the obama administration for the past two years, but it did not directly say so. people acknowledged reality: with russia and iran in the picture, removal of assad would take a fierce international conflict far greater than the tragedy that has befallen syria. with turkey now drifting towards the narrative and jordan dragged into chaos by the refugee crisis, easy borders to resupply the rebels are no longer available. the defeat of the armed opposition including the al-qaeda proxies and others in was the greatest blow. for the syrian government at this time to use chemical weapons in such a public way would not only have been foolhardy but it would have welcomed a u.s. attack. it seems only an utterly arrogant and blind leadership in damascus would have committed such a crime. but the leadership in damascus has shown that it is crafty, using openings of all kinds of ensure its survival. this is not to say that it would not have necessarily done such an attack. eagerness to end the war before it can impose a political settlement on the rebels could have led to the use of such weapons. but this is not considered likely. over half a million syrians are dead. half the population is displaced. there is sadness across syria from one side of the firing line to another. aerial bombardment by the americans, the russians, the syrians and others continues to devastate syria and iraq. the americans recently admitted to a major atrocity in mosul where 200 civilians have been killed. that attack did not seize the security council or bring forth from the western press. hypocrisy is central to the morals at the security council. this does not mean that one should not be horrified by what has happened at khan shaykhun. one should. advertisement: but more than anything the international community must urge a thorough investigation of these events before rushing to either a forensic judgment about what happened and to a response particularly a military response in retaliation. sober heads need to prevail. war is rarely the answer. particularly when we as yet know the question.
æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ˈeɪprəl 5 juz. æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈnɪki ˈheɪli hɛld əp ˈpɪkʧərz əv ˈʧɪldrən kɪld baɪ ə gæs əˈtæk ɪn kɑn shaykhun*, saʊθ əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈsɪti əv. ˈɛstəˌmeɪts səˈʤɛst ðət əˈbaʊt 50 tɪ 60 ˈpipəl daɪd ɪn ðɪs əˈtæk. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənd fræns pleɪst ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl kənˈdɛmɪŋ ðə əˈtæk ənd ˈæskɪŋ fər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ɪt. ðɛr ɪz noʊ kɔl fər ɑrmd ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈɛniˌwən bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn hu pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪtɪd ðə ækt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ˈstraɪkɪŋli, æmˈbæsədər ˈheɪli ðɛn sɛd, "wi jɛt noʊ əˈbaʊt əˈtæk," ˈminɪŋ ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hæd dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈbaʊt ðə əˈtæk. jɛt, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈheɪsti dæʃ tɪ ˈʤəʤmənt ɪn ðə wɛst ðət ðə wər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv bəˈʃɑr pərˈhæps wɪθ ˈrəʃən əˈsɪstəns. haʊ du wi noʊ wət ˈhæpənd ɪn kɑn shaykhun*? ðə ˈsɔrsəz fər ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ər ˈmeɪnli "ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈæktɪvɪsts," ɛz ˌbibiˈsi pʊt ɪt ɪn wən əv ɪts ˈərli rɪˈpɔrts. ðɪs ˌbibiˈsi ˈstɔri frəm ˈeɪprəl 4 (ˈsɪriə ˈkɑnflɪkt: attack’*’ ɪn kɪlz 58 lɪsts ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈsɔrsəz ðət ɪt həz rɪˈlaɪd əˈpɑn: 1 ðə ˈsɪriən əbˈzərvəˌtɔri fər ˈjumən raɪts (sohr*). ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2006 ðə ɪz beɪst ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənd rɪˈsivz ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ənd moʊst ˈlaɪkli ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ɪt rɪˈlaɪz əˈpɑn ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈæktɪvɪsts əˈkrɔs ˈsɪriə tɪ prəˈvaɪd rɑ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪts dɪˈrɛktər ˈrɑmi æbˈdul ˈrɑmən ðɛn ˌdaɪˈʤɛsts. ðə ɪz ˈoʊpənli anti-assad*. 2 (stɛp) nuz ˈeɪʤənsi. ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈæktɪvɪsts ɪn leɪt 2013 ðə ɛz ðeɪ seɪ eɪmz tɪ "brɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈpipəl." ɪts 40 ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts ər ˈmoʊstli beɪst ɪn ðə ˈɛriəz. ɪn 2014 ɪts dɪˈrɛktər moʊˈhɑmɛd wɑz ɪn ðə nuz ɪn ˈtərki du tɪ ə ˈfreɪkəs bɪtˈwin ənd ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈɪnərəm ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɑmɛd touma*. ˈpipəl səˈʤɛstɪd ðət keɪm tɪ dɪˈmænd fəndz frəm ðɛm. 3 ˈloʊkəl kəˈmɪti (lcc*) əv ðə taʊn. ðə ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈloʊkəl grups ˈimərʤd tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈæftər 2011 ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv ðə ˈɛriə ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ər ɪˈstæblɪʃt. ðɛr ˈʤɛnərəl ˈtɛnər ɪz anti-assad*. 4 huˈseɪn, ə fəˈtɑgrəfər wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə ˈsɛnər. ənd ðə ˈmidiə ˈsɛnər ər pɑrt əv ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ðət ˌɪnˈklud ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə ˈsɛnər. ðeɪ ər əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, lɛd baɪ ˌhɑˈsɑn hu ɪz ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə ˈsɪriən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ðət ɪz beɪst ɪn ðə wɛst ənd ɪz ə ki ˈpərsən ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən fər ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɪriə. ðɪs ˈlætər grup ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz bɪn ˈərʤɪŋ juz. ɑrmd ˈækʃən tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 5 ən nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ˈʤərnəlɪst (ənˈneɪmd). səm əv ðə meɪn ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs frəm keɪm frəm tu ˈæʤəns fəˈtɑgrəfərz, ˈoʊmɑr ənd moʊˈhɑmɛd. boʊθ ˈɔfərd ˈvɪvɪd ˈpɪkʧərz frəm ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ənd kɑn shaykhun*. ˈoʊmɑr tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt ʃoʊz ðət hi ɪz ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ðə əˈkaʊnt baɪ ðə ˈstrɪŋər simz ˈətərli sɪnˈsɪr. hi sɪz, "maɪ ʤɑb ɪz tɪ teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz. tɪ ˈkəvər ðɪs əˈtæk. tɪ ʃoʊ ðɪs ˌhɔˈrɛndəs kraɪm tɪ ðə wərld." ˈniðər əv ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz kənˈfərmz hu juzd ðiz ˈwɛpənz ɔn ðə səˈvɪljənz, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈlɪtəl ˈʧɪldrən. ðeɪ ˈmɪrli ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðə ækt. ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈɛkspərts. ðɛr ˈɛvədəns ˌɪnˈkludz foʊm æt ðə maʊθ əv wən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ðə smɛl ("ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət hɪts ju ɪz ðə smɛl"). moʊst nərv ˈeɪʤənts ər ˈoʊdərləs. ðə fəˈtɑgrəfərz seɪ wət ðeɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns. tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz ðɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wʊd teɪk ə greɪt dil mɔr taɪm ɔn ðə graʊnd. ðə ˈəðərz kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ ˌbibiˈsi du nɑt ˈhɛzəˌteɪt. ðeɪ pɔɪnt ðɛr ˈfɪŋgərz æt əˈsɑd. ðoʊz wɪθ ðə ˈdɛnsəst riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp tɪ ðə ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ər ðə fərst tɪ kleɪm ðət ðɪs əˈtæk wɑz dən baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz (opcw*), wɪʧ hæd ˈpriviəsli wərkt ɪn ˈsɪriə tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ɔl bænd ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz, naʊ sɪz ðət ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə əˈtæk ɪn kɑn shaykhun*. ðə həz əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə fækt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈmɪʃən (ffm*) ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn "ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈgæðərɪŋ ənd ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ɔl əˈveɪləbəl ˈsɔrsəz." ðə həz hæd ə ˈvɛri ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈhɪstəri sɪns ɪts ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɔn ˈeɪprəl 29 2014 ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ˈskɑlərz kərˈim ənd ˈkɔrəli hæv ˈɔθərd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈstədi əv ðə ˈjuˈɛn roʊl ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz ɪn ˈsɪriə ("kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈploʊməsi əˈmɪdst ə ˈbrutəl ˈkɑnflɪkt: ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈmɪʃən fər ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz ˈproʊˌgræm," ˈɪsəm fɛrz ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈfɛrz, beɪˈrut, 2016 ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi, ðeɪ raɪt ðət ðə wɑz frəm ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən sin baɪ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ɛz "ˈhaɪli pəˈlɪtɪkəl." ðət ðə wɑz sɛnt ˈɪntu ˈsɪriə lɛd baɪ ˈmælɪk tɪ faɪnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ˈklɔrin juz wɑz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə ˈprɑbləm ənd raɪt sɪns "ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv juz [əv ˈklɔrin] wʊd pruv ɪkˈstrimli ˈʧælənʤɪŋ æt bɛst, ənd ðə ˈækʧəwəl juz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli." ðə wərk wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ˈlækɪŋ ɪn prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd fər ɪts ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi. æt ˈɛni reɪt, ðə meɪn pɔɪnt hir wɑz ðət ðə wɛst simd tɪ wɔnt tɪ pʊʃ ðiz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz noʊɪŋ fʊl wɛl ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌæsərˈteɪnɪŋ juz əv ˈklɔrin ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈnɛrətɪv əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz juz. ðə rɪˈpɔrts bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz 2209 2015 ənd 2235 2015 boʊθ əv wɪʧ ˈsɪriə wɪθ ˈʧæptər (ɑrmd) ˈækʃən baɪ ˈmɛmbər steɪts əv ðə ˈjuˈɛn. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: dɪˈnaɪəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˌrɛzəˈluʃən 2235 ɪn ˈɔgəst 2015 ðə ˈrəʃən æmˈbæsədər vəˈtæli ˈʧərkən ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈʧərkən reɪzd ðə "kˈwɛʃən əv hu hæd juzd ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz." hi hoʊpt ðət ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wʊd kip ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz əˈlaɪv ənd nɑt bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd juzd ðiz ˈwɛpənz. ðə ˈrəʃən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪntərˈvind ɪn ˈsɪriə ðə nɛkst mənθ. bɪtˈwin ˈɔgəst 2015 ənd ˈeɪprəl 2017 wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈsɪriə, ðɛr həz bɪn noʊ ˈsɪriəs ˌæləˈgeɪʃən əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz juz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn bəˈʃɑr sɛd æt ðə ˈɔgəst 2015 ˈmitɪŋ ðət hɪz ˈkəntri hæd "wɔrnd ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz juz baɪ ˈtɛrərɪst grups, səm əv wɪʧ wər əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ." hi ˈpɔɪntɪd hɪz ˈfɪŋgər æt ðə kɑn ˈɪnsədənt əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 wɪʧ wɑz nɑt ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli ɪn ðə wɛst. ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈvɪdioʊ wɪʧ ʃoʊd ˈsɪriən ˈsoʊlʤərz ɔn ðə graʊnd, laɪɪŋ ɛz ɪf gæst. boʊθ ðə ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ əˈfɪliˌeɪt ənd ðə brɪˈgeɪd hæd kənˈdəktəd ðɪs əˈtæk. noʊ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz hɛld. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ɪn ʤun 2016 ɪn ˈistərn ghouta*, ðə ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi sɛd ðət ðɛr ˈsoʊlʤərz hæd bɪn hɪt wɪθ ˈtɑksɪk gæs. ðə ˈsɔdi ˈprɑksi ɪn ðə ˈɛriə dɪˈnaɪd ðə juz əv ˈɛni ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz. bət ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðɛr wɑz səm kaɪnd əv ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈwɛpən juzd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz. ˈrəʃə ənd ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt naʊ səˈʤɛst ðət ðɛr wɑz pərˈhæps ə ˈstɑkˌpaɪl əv səʧ ˈwɛpənz ɪn kɑn shaykhun*, wɪʧ pərˈhæps baɪ ə ˈsɪriən ɛr fɔrs straɪk. ðɛr ɪz noʊ kənˈfərmd ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛni səʧ ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈrəʃən dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri sɪz ðət ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz "ˈfʊli əˈbʤɛktɪv ənd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd." ˈwɛðər ˈɛriəl bɑmˈbɑrdmənt kən hæv ðɪs ˈifɛkt ɔn gæs haʊzd ɪn ə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs wɪl nid tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd. ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə ˈsɪriən ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɑz dɪsˈhɑrtənd æt ðə ʤəˈnivə vi tɔks. ðə ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi ənd ɪts ˈrəʃən ənd ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈælaɪz hæv meɪd geɪnz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ɑrmd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn ʤəˈnivə ˈoʊpənli kɔld fər juz. ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən tɪ hɛlp ðɛm. ðeɪ fil ˈətərli ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp sɛd ˈpleɪnli wət hæd bɪn klɪr sɪns ðə ˈrəʃən ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən əv sɛpˈtɛmbər 2015 ðət rəˈʒim ʧeɪnʤ ɪn dəˈmæskəs wɑz ɔf ðə ˈteɪbəl. ðɪs hæd bɪn ðə ˈpɑləsi əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən fər ðə pæst tu jɪrz, bət ɪt dɪd nɑt dɪˈrɛkli seɪ soʊ. ˈpipəl ækˈnɑlɪʤd ˌriˈæləˌti: wɪθ ˈrəʃə ənd ˌɪˈrɑn ɪn ðə ˈpɪkʧər, rɪˈmuvəl əv əˈsɑd wʊd teɪk ə fɪrs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkɑnflɪkt fɑr ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə ˈtræʤədi ðət həz bəˈfɑlən ˈsɪriə. wɪθ ˈtərki naʊ ˈdrɪftɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈnɛrətɪv ənd ˈʤɔrdən drægd ˈɪntu keɪɑs baɪ ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs, ˈizi ˈbɔrdərz tɪ risəˈplaɪ ðə ˈrɛbəlz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈveɪləbəl. ðə dɪˈfit əv ðə ɑrmd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈprɑksiz ənd ˈəðərz ɪn wɑz ðə ˈgreɪtəst bloʊ. fər ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt æt ðɪs taɪm tɪ juz ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz ɪn səʧ ə ˈpəblɪk weɪ wʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv bɪn ˈfuˌlhɑrdi bət ɪt wʊd hæv ˈwɛlkəmd ə juz. əˈtæk. ɪt simz ˈoʊnli ən ˈətərli ˈɛrəgənt ənd blaɪnd ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn dəˈmæskəs wʊd hæv kəˈmɪtɪd səʧ ə kraɪm. bət ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn dəˈmæskəs həz ʃoʊn ðət ɪt ɪz ˈkræfti, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊpənɪŋz əv ɔl kaɪnz əv ɪnˈʃʊr ɪts sərˈvaɪvəl. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ɪt wʊd nɑt hæv ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli dən səʧ ən əˈtæk. ˈigərnəs tɪ ɛnd ðə wɔr ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən ˌɪmˈpoʊz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɛtəlmənt ɔn ðə ˈrɛbəlz kʊd hæv lɛd tɪ ðə juz əv səʧ ˈwɛpənz. bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt kənˈsɪdərd ˈlaɪkli. ˈoʊvər hæf ə ˈmɪljən ˈsɪriənz ər dɛd. hæf ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz dɪˈspleɪst. ðɛr ɪz ˈsædnəs əˈkrɔs ˈsɪriə frəm wən saɪd əv ðə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ laɪn tɪ əˈnəðər. ˈɛriəl bɑmˈbɑrdmənt baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz, ðə ˈrəʃənz, ðə ˈsɪriənz ənd ˈəðərz kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk. ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈrisəntli ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər əˈtrɑsəti ɪn ˈmoʊsəl wɛr 200 səˈvɪljənz hæv bɪn kɪld. ðət əˈtæk dɪd nɑt siz ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ər brɪŋ fɔrθ frəm ðə ˈwɛstərn prɛs. hɪˈpɑkrəsi ɪz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə ˈmɔrəlz æt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðət wən ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd baɪ wət həz ˈhæpənd æt kɑn shaykhun*. wən ʃʊd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: bət mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti məst ərʤ ə θəroʊ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ðiz ɪˈvɛnts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrəʃɪŋ tɪ ˈiðər ə ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈʤəʤmənt əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd ənd tɪ ə rɪˈspɑns ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri rɪˈspɑns ɪn riˌtæliˈeɪʃən. ˈsoʊbər hɛdz nid tɪ prɪˈveɪl. wɔr ɪz ˈrɛrli ðə ˈænsər. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn wi ɛz jɛt noʊ ðə kˈwɛʃən.
a former fbi official said sunday that bill and hillary clinton are part of a “crime family” and added that top officials impeded the investigation into email server while she was secretary of state. former assistant fbi director james kallstrom praised donald trump before he offered a take down of the clintons in a radio interview with john catsimatidis, the hill reported. “the clintons, a crime family, basically,” kallstrom said. “it’s like organized crime. i mean the clinton foundation is a cesspool.” kallstrom, best known for spearheading the investigation into the explosion of flight 800 in the late ’90s, called clinton a “pathological liar” and blamed attorney general loretta lynch for the clinton email server investigation. “the problem here is this investigation was never a real investigation,” he said. “that’s the problem. they never had a grand jury empanelled, and the reason they never had a grand jury empanelled, sure, is loretta lynch would not go along with that.” “god forbid we put someone like that in the white house,” he added of clinton. kallstrom blamed the fbi leadership under fbi director james as the reason the investigation was held back, but not the rest of the bureau. “the agents are furious with going on, i know that for a fact,” he said.
ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ˈsənˌdi ðət bɪl ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ər pɑrt əv ə family”*” ənd ˈædɪd ðət tɔp əˈfɪʃəlz ˌɪmˈpidɪd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər waɪl ʃi wɑz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt. ˈfɔrmər əˈsɪstənt ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤeɪmz ˈkælstrəm preɪzd ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈɔfərd ə teɪk daʊn əv ðə ˈklɪntənz ɪn ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ʤɑn catsimatidis*, ðə hɪl ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈklɪntənz, ə kraɪm ˈfæməli, basically,”*,” ˈkælstrəm sɛd. laɪk ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm. aɪ min ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ə cesspool.”*.” ˈkælstrəm, bɛst noʊn fər ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv flaɪt 800 ɪn ðə leɪt ’90s*, kɔld ˈklɪntən ə liar”*” ənd bleɪmd əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl lərˈɛtə lɪnʧ fər ðə ˈklɪntən iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ˈprɑbləm hir ɪz ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz ˈnɛvər ə ril investigation,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈprɑbləm. ðeɪ ˈnɛvər hæd ə grænd ˈʤʊri empanelled*, ənd ðə ˈrizən ðeɪ ˈnɛvər hæd ə grænd ˈʤʊri empanelled*, ʃʊr, ɪz lərˈɛtə lɪnʧ wʊd nɑt goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ that.”*.” fərˈbɪd wi pʊt ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ðət ɪn ðə waɪt house,”*,” hi ˈædɪd əv ˈklɪntən. ˈkælstrəm bleɪmd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈəndər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤeɪmz ɛz ðə ˈrizən ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz hɛld bæk, bət nɑt ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈbjʊroʊ. ˈeɪʤənts ər fˈjʊriəs wɪθ goʊɪŋ ɔn, aɪ noʊ ðət fər ə fact,”*,” hi sɛd.
karl signature disregard for professionalism was magnificent on this episode of the today show, in which the gold anchor was unable to keep any semblance of composure during a live cross with a pair of heroic surfers. gold coast based dudes angus mcnicol and nick chalmers have been credited with saving the lives of two tourists who were swept into rough water on wednesday evening, risking their lives to pull the pair to safety, a story that is actually kind if karl and the interviewees are 20% hair and 100% chill vibes. watch the footage below that will go down in the classic karl pantheon, along with moments likedrunk karl” andaccidental karl”. highlights of the latest pantheon entrant worth noting include the trademark karl fist pump at the minute mark, and his awesome attempt at (“ we should also give a quick plug to one of the heroes, nick chalmers, a talented appearing on the lineup at bleach festival on the gold coast later this month. buy the guy a beer.
kɑrl ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd fər prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm wɑz mægˈnɪfɪsənt ɔn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə təˈdeɪ ʃoʊ, ɪn wɪʧ ðə goʊld ˈæŋkər wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ kip ˈɛni ˈsɛmbləns əv kəmˈpoʊʒər ˈdʊrɪŋ ə lɪv krɔs wɪθ ə pɛr əv hɪˈroʊɪk ˈsərfərz. goʊld koʊst beɪst djudz ˈæŋgəs məkˈnɪkɔl ənd nɪk ˈʧɑmərz hæv bɪn ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ˈseɪvɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv tu ˈtʊrɪsts hu wər swɛpt ˈɪntu rəf ˈwɔtər ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ˈrɪskɪŋ ðɛr lɪvz tɪ pʊl ðə pɛr tɪ ˈseɪfti, ə ˈstɔri ðət ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli kaɪnd ɪf kɑrl ənd ðə ˌɪntərvjuˈiz ər 20 hɛr ənd 100 ʧɪl vaɪbz. wɔʧ ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ bɪˈloʊ ðət wɪl goʊ daʊn ɪn ðə ˈklæsɪk kɑrl ˈpænθiˌɑn, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmoʊmənts laɪk karl”*” ənd karl”*”. ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈpænθiˌɑn ˈɛntrənt wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk kɑrl fɪst pəmp æt ðə ˈmɪnət mɑrk, ənd hɪz ˈɔsəm əˈtɛmpt æt wi ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv ə kwɪk pləg tɪ wən əv ðə ˈhɪroʊz, nɪk ˈʧɑmərz, ə ˈtæləntɪd əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp æt bliʧ ˈfɛstɪvəl ɔn ðə goʊld koʊst ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ. baɪ ðə gaɪ ə bɪr.
in a disturbing article endorsed by planned parenthood, one feminist writer claims “no difference” between choosing to kill a child in utero and the profoundly devastating experience of miscarriage suffered by millions of women across the globe. a real champion of women. in her piece for titled, “i’m right now, & only strengthening my beliefs about abortion,” writer danielle describes her experience dealing with “severe abdominal cramps and blood in my underwear” as she tries to equate miscarriages with abortions. “there is a common misconception that the mom who is a very different person than the woman who aborts, but here to say there is no difference,” writes. “those two results of pregnancy, unplanned or not, are treated very differently by society in general and by the advocates legislating away right to choose,” she continues. “in this country, women who experience miscarriage are shown mercy and grace, and women who choose abortion are attacked and condemned.” “miscarriage and abortion are sisters,” she claims. “just like my body knew what to do when an abnormal embryo implanted itself in my uterus, my mind knew what to do when a healthy embryo found its way to the soft lining of my uterine wall back when i was 23 years old, in an unhealthy relationship, living paycheck-to-paycheck, unwilling and unable to be a mother.” according to, who also writes for time, cosmopolitan, usa today, buzzfeed, and salon, it is hypocritical for her “friends who once labeled me a murderer” to “voice their sympathy and pledge their prayers if i reached out to them.” “i will find comfort in the knowledge that every outcome of pregnancy be it a miscarriage, an abortion, or a birth is normal,” she concludes. planned parenthood seems to agree with’s conclusion. planned parenthood action on twitter there is a common misconception that the mom who is a very different person than the woman who aborts, but here to say there is no difference. i am both of those women.” [email protected] perhaps would feel differently if organizations, like planned parenthood, and their employees found to be profiting from fetal tissue sales. the department of justice recently requested documents from the senate judiciary committee in relation to planned alleged involvement in the sale of aborted babies’ body parts. “the department of justice appreciates the offer of assistance in obtaining these materials, and would like to request the committee provide copies of records contained in the report, in order to further the ability to conduct a thorough and comprehensive assessment of that report based on the full range of information available,” justice department assistant attorney general for legislative affairs stephen boyd wrote in a letter which requested documents, according to fox news. “at this point, the records are intended for investigative use understand that a resolution from the senate may be required if the department were to use any of the materials in a formal legal proceeding, such as a grand jury,” boyd added. the request comes after a 2015 undercover investigation by two citizen journalists who recorded undercover videos of themselves posing as fetal researchers while attempting to purchase fetal tissue from planned parenthood. second planned parenthood senior executive over baby parts prices, changes abortion methods embargoed until am et, 21 july 2015 second planned parenthood senior executive over baby parts prices, changes abortion methods president of medical directors’ council mary want to “lowball” price, suggests “less crunchy” technique, says she wants a lamborghini contact: david daleiden, [email protected], los angeles, july second undercover video shows planned parenthood federation of medical directors’ council president, dr. mary, haggling over payments for intact fetal specimens and offering to use a “less crunchy technique” to get more intact body parts. in a more recent instance, davinci biosciences, and its sister company biologics, reached a settlement with the orange county, california, district office following allegations they illegally profited from fetal tissue sales the companies have been forced to close their california operations, as well as pay $7.8 million through donations and biological materials to a medical school, reports. the companies are also forced to pay $195,000 in civil penalties and admit liability. “this settlement seized all profits from biologics and davinci biosciences, which they acquired by viewing body parts as a commodity and illegally selling fetal tissues for valuable consideration,” said tony rackauckas, the district attorney. according to the civil lawsuit, the companies profited from 500 sales to research laboratories between 2012 and 2015. they also made a profit of more than $1.5 million by selling fetal body parts between 2013 and 2015. the lead investigator at center for medical progress (cmp) noted in 2016 that planned parenthood of orange & san bernardino counties (pposbc) is “longtime baby body parts business partners” with “sister companies davinci biosciences and biologics.” “the davinci companies’ admission of guilt for selling baby parts from planned parenthood is a ringing vindication of citizen journalism methods and accuracy,” he said in a statement while talking about the davinci settlement. https://youtu.be/bwn0qbhy2tq sources: center for medical progress,, what are you waiting for, bitch? become a dangerous vip for as little as $3.95 a month you get all our best writing, podcast and a bunch of other decent stuff. sign me up!
ɪn ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd, wən ˈfɛmənɪst ˈraɪtər kleɪmz difference”*” bɪtˈwin ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ kɪl ə ʧaɪld ɪn ˈjutəroʊ ənd ðə proʊˈfaʊndli ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns əv mɪˈskɛrəʤ ˈsəfərd baɪ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈwɪmən əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb. ə ril ˈʧæmpiən əv ˈwɪmən. ɪn hər pis fər ˈtaɪtəld, raɪt naʊ, ˈoʊnli ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ maɪ bɪˈlifs əˈbaʊt abortion,”*,” ˈraɪtər ˌdænˈjɛl dɪˈskraɪbz hər ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ əbˈdɑmənəl kræmps ənd bləd ɪn maɪ underwear”*” ɛz ʃi traɪz tɪ ɪkˈweɪt mɪˈskɛrɪʤɪz wɪθ əˈbɔrʃənz. ɪz ə ˈkɑmən mɪskənˈsɛpʃən ðət ðə mɑm hu ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈpərsən ðən ðə ˈwʊmən hu əˈbɔrts, bət hir tɪ seɪ ðɛr ɪz noʊ difference,”*,” raɪts. tu rɪˈzəlts əv ˈprɛgnənsi, ənˈplænd ər nɑt, ər ˈtritɪd ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərˈɛntli baɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ənd baɪ ðə ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ raɪt tɪ choose,”*,” ʃi kənˈtɪnjuz. ðɪs ˈkəntri, ˈwɪmən hu ɪkˈspɪriəns mɪˈskɛrəʤ ər ʃoʊn ˈmərsi ənd greɪs, ənd ˈwɪmən hu ʧuz əˈbɔrʃən ər əˈtækt ənd condemned.”*.” ənd əˈbɔrʃən ər sisters,”*,” ʃi kleɪmz. laɪk maɪ ˈbɑdi nu wət tɪ du wɪn ən æbˈnɔrməl ˈɛmbriˌoʊ ˌɪmˈplæntɪd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn maɪ ˈjutərəs, maɪ maɪnd nu wət tɪ du wɪn ə ˈhɛlθi ˈɛmbriˌoʊ faʊnd ɪts weɪ tɪ ðə sɔft ˈlaɪnɪŋ əv maɪ ˈjutərən wɔl bæk wɪn aɪ wɑz 23 jɪrz oʊld, ɪn ən ənˈhɛlθi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ˈlɪvɪŋ paycheck-to-paycheck*, ənˈwɪlɪŋ ənd əˈneɪbəl tɪ bi ə mother.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, hu ˈɔlsoʊ raɪts fər taɪm, ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ, buzzfeed*, ənd səˈlɑn, ɪt ɪz ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl fər hər hu wəns ˈleɪbəld mi ə murderer”*” tɪ ðɛr ˈsɪmpəθi ənd plɛʤ ðɛr prɛrz ɪf aɪ riʧt aʊt tɪ them.”*.” wɪl faɪnd ˈkəmfərt ɪn ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ˈɛvəri ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ˈprɛgnənsi bi ɪt ə mɪˈskɛrəʤ, ən əˈbɔrʃən, ər ə bərθ ɪz normal,”*,” ʃi kənˈkludz. plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd simz tɪ əˈgri wɪθ kənˈkluʒən. plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈækʃən ɔn tˈwɪtər ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɑmən mɪskənˈsɛpʃən ðət ðə mɑm hu ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈpərsən ðən ðə ˈwʊmən hu əˈbɔrts, bət hir tɪ seɪ ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərəns. aɪ æm boʊθ əv ðoʊz women.”*.” [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] pərˈhæps wʊd fil ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɪf ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, laɪk plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd, ənd ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz faʊnd tɪ bi ˈprɑfətɪŋ frəm ˈfitəl ˈtɪʃu seɪlz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈrisəntli rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts frəm ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ plænd əˈlɛʤd ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə seɪl əv əˈbɔrtɪd babies’*’ ˈbɑdi pɑrts. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs əˈpriʃiˌeɪts ðə ˈɔfər əv əˈsɪstəns ɪn əbˈteɪnɪŋ ðiz məˈtɪriəlz, ənd wʊd laɪk tɪ rɪkˈwɛst ðə kəˈmɪti prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑpiz əv ˈrɛkərdz kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈfərðər ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ə θəroʊ ənd ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv əˈsɛsmənt əv ðət rɪˈpɔrt beɪst ɔn ðə fʊl reɪnʤ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən available,”*,” ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈsɪstənt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl fər ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈfɛrz ˈstivən bɔɪd roʊt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər wɪʧ rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fɑks nuz. ðɪs pɔɪnt, ðə ˈrɛkərdz ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv juz ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən frəm ðə ˈsɛnɪt meɪ bi rikˈwaɪərd ɪf ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt wər tɪ juz ˈɛni əv ðə məˈtɪriəlz ɪn ə ˈfɔrməl ˈligəl prəˈsidɪŋ, səʧ ɛz ə grænd jury,”*,” bɔɪd ˈædɪd. ðə rɪkˈwɛst kəmz ˈæftər ə 2015 ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ tu ˈsɪtɪzən ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈvɪdioʊz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ˈfitəl ˈrisərʧərz waɪl əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈfitəl ˈtɪʃu frəm plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd. ˈsɛkənd plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈsinjər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈoʊvər ˈbeɪbi pɑrts ˈpraɪsɪz, ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈbɔrʃən ˈmɛθədz ɪmˈbɑrgoʊd ənˈtɪl æm ɛt, 21 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 ˈsɛkənd plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈsinjər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈoʊvər ˈbeɪbi pɑrts ˈpraɪsɪz, ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈbɔrʃən ˈmɛθədz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈmɛdɪkəl directors’*’ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛri wɔnt tɪ ““lowball”*” praɪs, səˈʤɛsts crunchy”*” tɛkˈnik, sɪz ʃi wɔnts ə ˌlæmbərˈgini ˈkɑnˌtækt: ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdælaɪdən, [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd], lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈsɛkənd ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈmɛdɪkəl directors’*’ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈdɑktər. ˈmɛri, ˈhægəlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈpeɪmənts fər ˌɪnˈtækt ˈfitəl ˈspɛsəmənz ənd ˈɔfərɪŋ tɪ juz ə ˈkrənʧi technique”*” tɪ gɪt mɔr ˌɪnˈtækt ˈbɑdi pɑrts. ɪn ə mɔr ˈrisənt ˈɪnstəns, dəˈvɪnˌʧi ˌbaɪoʊˈsaɪənsɪz, ənd ɪts ˈsɪstər ˈkəmpəˌni baɪəˈlɑʤɪks, riʧt ə ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪθ ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɔfəs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðeɪ ˌɪˈligəli ˈprɑfətəd frəm ˈfitəl ˈtɪʃu seɪlz ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv bɪn fɔrst tɪ kloʊz ðɛr ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ɛz wɛl ɛz peɪ ˈmɪljən θru doʊˈneɪʃənz ənd ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl məˈtɪriəlz tɪ ə ˈmɛdɪkəl skul, rɪˈpɔrts. ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈɔlsoʊ fɔrst tɪ peɪ ɪn ˈsɪvəl ˈpɛnəltiz ənd ədˈmɪt ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti. ˈsɛtəlmənt sizd ɔl ˈprɑfɪts frəm baɪəˈlɑʤɪks ənd dəˈvɪnˌʧi ˌbaɪoʊˈsaɪənsɪz, wɪʧ ðeɪ əkˈwaɪərd baɪ vjuɪŋ ˈbɑdi pɑrts ɛz ə kəˈmɑdəti ənd ˌɪˈligəli ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈfitəl ˈtɪʃuz fər ˈvæljəbəl consideration,”*,” sɛd ˈtoʊni rackauckas*, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈlɔˌsut, ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈprɑfətəd frəm 500 seɪlz tɪ ˈrisərʧ ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz bɪtˈwin 2012 ənd 2015 ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ə ˈprɑfɪt əv mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən baɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈfitəl ˈbɑdi pɑrts bɪtˈwin 2013 ənd 2015 ðə lɛd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər æt ˈsɛnər fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs (cmp*) ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn 2016 ðət plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd əv ˈɔrɪnʤ sæn ˌbərnɑrˈdinoʊ ˈkaʊntiz (pposbc*) ɪz ˈbeɪbi ˈbɑdi pɑrts ˈbɪznɪs partners”*” wɪθ ˈkəmpəˌniz dəˈvɪnˌʧi ˌbaɪoʊˈsaɪənsɪz ənd biologics.”*.” dəˈvɪnˌʧi companies’*’ ədˈmɪʃən əv gɪlt fər ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈbeɪbi pɑrts frəm plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ɪz ə ˈrɪŋɪŋ vɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈsɪtɪzən ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈmɛθədz ənd accuracy,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt waɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə dəˈvɪnˌʧi ˈsɛtəlmənt. ˈsɔrsəz: ˈsɛnər fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs,, wət ər ju ˈweɪtɪŋ fər, bɪʧ? bɪˈkəm ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌviˌaɪˈpi fər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz ə mənθ ju gɪt ɔl ɑr bɛst ˈraɪtɪŋ, ˈpɔdˌkæst ənd ə bənʧ əv ˈəðər ˈdisənt stəf. saɪn mi əp!
french high-speed train derails close to german border a french train has derailed and some of its cars have landed in a canal during a test run close to the german border. at least five people died in the crash, according to multiple french media reports that cited the government in prefecture. there's no sign of a criminal cause or that the incident might be somehow related to the paris attacks that struck friday, officials say. from looking at photos of the crash site, it seems that the force of the derailment was enough to completely separate some of the train's wheels and axles from their carriages. news is still coming in about the crash; we'll update this post as details emerge. update at a.m. et: deaths reported emergency crews have evacuated people who were wounded, according to local news site d'alsace, which says more than 40 passengers had been on the train. after initial reports stated that five people had died, tv station france 3 alsace says that in the final tally, seven people were killed in the incident. our original post continues: the derailment injured train company agents, the alsace news outlet reports, saying that part of the train caught fire after it crashed at a bridge near strasbourg. the city's mayor, alain fontanel, says via twitter that there were "very numerous injuries and possible deaths." news outlet le says that france's rail authority has confirmed the accident but isn't offering more details.
frɛnʧ ˈhaɪˌspid treɪn dɪˈreɪlz kloʊz tɪ ˈʤərmən ˈbɔrdər ə frɛnʧ treɪn həz dɪˈreɪld ənd səm əv ɪts kɑz hæv ˈlændɪd ɪn ə kəˈnæl ˈdʊrɪŋ ə tɛst rən kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈbɔrdər. æt list faɪv ˈpipəl daɪd ɪn ðə kræʃ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈməltəpəl frɛnʧ ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈsaɪtɪd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈpriˌfɛkʧər. ðɛrz noʊ saɪn əv ə ˈkrɪmənəl kɔz ər ðət ðə ˈɪnsədənt maɪt bi ˈsəmˌhaʊ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈpɛrɪs əˈtæks ðət strək ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ. frəm ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə kræʃ saɪt, ɪt simz ðət ðə fɔrs əv ðə dɪˈreɪlmənt wɑz ɪˈnəf tɪ kəmˈplitli ˈsɛpərˌeɪt səm əv ðə treɪnz wilz ənd ˈæksəlz frəm ðɛr ˈkɛrəʤəz. nuz ɪz stɪl ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn əˈbaʊt ðə kræʃ; wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs poʊst ɛz ˈditeɪlz ˈimərʤ. ˈəpˌdeɪt æt a.m*. ɛt: dɛθs ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈimərʤənsi kruz hæv ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd ˈpipəl hu wər ˈwundɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈloʊkəl nuz saɪt d'alsace*, wɪʧ sɪz mɔr ðən 40 ˈpæsənʤərz hæd bɪn ɔn ðə treɪn. ˈæftər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rɪˈpɔrts ˈsteɪtɪd ðət faɪv ˈpipəl hæd daɪd, ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃən fræns 3 ælˈsɑs sɪz ðət ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtæli, ˈsɛvən ˈpipəl wər kɪld ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl poʊst kənˈtɪnjuz: ðə dɪˈreɪlmənt ˈɪnʤərd treɪn ˈkəmpəˌni ˈeɪʤənts, ðə ælˈsɑs nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛt rɪˈpɔrts, seɪɪŋ ðət pɑrt əv ðə treɪn kɔt faɪər ˈæftər ɪt kræʃt æt ə brɪʤ nɪr ˈstræsˌbɔrg. ðə ˈsɪtiz meɪər, əˈleɪn fontanel*, sɪz ˈviə tˈwɪtər ðət ðɛr wər "ˈvɛri ˈnumərəs ˈɪnʤəriz ənd ˈpɑsəbəl dɛθs." nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛt lə sɪz ðət ˈfrænsɪz reɪl əˈθɔrəti həz kənˈfərmd ðə ˈæksədənt bət ˈɪzənt ˈɔfərɪŋ mɔr ˈditeɪlz.
a of the recently released ipad air 2 on wednesday revealed a slew of iterative changes made to apple's flagship tablet model, including components and a smaller battery. repair firm has started its traditional of apple's latest ios device, revealing a few new components designed to fit within the tight constraints of a announced by apple last week , the new air 2 comes with a laminated touch panel, soc, camera, wi-fi and touch id fingerprint reader. the shell was also redesigned, seeing the deletion of the orientation button and minor aesthetic modifications to the speaker grille and volume control finally put a number on battery capacity, with the air 2 sporting a watt hour, unit, down from last year's configuration. according to apple, that will get you about 10 hours of continuous use per charge, or 9 hours on the wi-fi + cellular new is the touch id home button, which appears to share a design similar to the iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus. the module itself is manufactured by nxp. touch id is a major addition to the ipad lineup as it enables apple pay purchases, though without an chip, payments are limited to online payments.finally, the air 2 features redesigned speakers, repositioned wi-fi antennas (located at the of the wi-fi model), dual ambient light sensors and dual microphones, all arranged on variety of customized flex cables.
ə əv ðə ˈrisəntli riˈlist ˈaɪˌpæd ɛr 2 ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ rɪˈvild ə slu əv ˈɪtərˌeɪtɪv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪd tɪ ˈæpəlz ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈtæblət ˈmɑdəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kəmˈpoʊnənts ənd ə sˈmɔlər ˈbætəri. rɪˈpɛr fərm həz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪts trəˈdɪʃənəl əv ˈæpəlz ˈleɪtəst ˈioʊs dɪˈvaɪs, rɪˈvilɪŋ ə fju nu kəmˈpoʊnənts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ fɪt wɪˈθɪn ðə taɪt kənˈstreɪnts əv ə əˈnaʊnst baɪ ˈæpəl læst wik ðə nu ɛr 2 kəmz wɪθ ə ˈlæməˌneɪtəd təʧ ˈpænəl, soc*, ˈkæmərə, ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ənd təʧ ˈaɪˈdi ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ˈridər. ðə ʃɛl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌridɪˈzaɪnd, siɪŋ ðə dɪˈliʃən əv ðə ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən ˈbətən ənd ˈmaɪnər ɛsˈθɛtɪk ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈspikər grɪl ənd ˈvɑljum kənˈtroʊl ˈfaɪnəli pʊt ə ˈnəmbər ɔn ˈbætəri kəˈpæsɪti, wɪθ ðə ɛr 2 ˈspɔrtɪŋ ə wɑt aʊər, ˈjunɪt, daʊn frəm læst jɪrz kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈæpəl, ðət wɪl gɪt ju əˈbaʊt 10 aʊərz əv kənˈtɪnjuəs juz pər ʧɑrʤ, ər 9 aʊərz ɔn ðə ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ˈsɛljələr nu ɪz ðə təʧ ˈaɪˈdi hoʊm ˈbətən, wɪʧ əˈpɪrz tɪ ʃɛr ə dɪˈzaɪn ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 6 ənd ˈaɪˌfoʊn 6 pləs. ðə ˈmɑʤul ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ nxp*. təʧ ˈaɪˈdi ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈaɪˌpæd ˈlaɪˌnəp ɛz ɪt ɪˈneɪbəlz ˈæpəl peɪ ˈpərʧəsɪz, ðoʊ wɪˈθaʊt ən ʧɪp, ˈpeɪmənts ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn payments.finally*, ðə ɛr 2 ˈfiʧərz ˌridɪˈzaɪnd ˈspikərz, ˌripəˈzɪʃənd ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ænˈtɛnəz (ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ðə əv ðə ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ˈmɑdəl), duəl ˈæmbiənt laɪt ˈsɛnsərz ənd duəl ˈmaɪkroʊˌfoʊnz, ɔl əreɪnʤd ɔn vərˈaɪəti əv ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd flɛks ˈkeɪbəlz.
green bay, wis. -- the wildcat formation was a couple of weeks in the making, but green bay packers receiver randall cobb had angled for it his whole nfl career. "i've been waiting on it for seven years," cobb said. "it was fun to be back there a little bit." it might be seven more before the former university of kentucky quarterback gets another chance to take a direct snap. he did it three times in sunday against the bears and the results were -- runs for, 6 and 3 yards. "we've got some work to do with that," cobb said. "we didn't line up correctly a couple times. we didn't execute the play like we wanted to a couple times. so if we're going to continue to do that, then we've got to clean it up a little bit." it's something coach mike mccarthy and offensive coordinator edgar bennett put into the plan after aaron rodgers broke his collarbone last month. they finally decided to give it a try against the bears. what you need to know in the nfl • statistics • scoreboard • 2017 schedule, results • standings "i love it," cobb said. "that's all i did in college, so that's right up my arsenal." maybe they should just let cobb throw it. he's attempted one pass in his nfl career -- an incompletion. he played a hybrid role of at kentucky. he threw five career touchdown passes (and five interceptions). "we did the wildcat; that was like 40 percent of our offensive production," cobb said. cobb had one other run on a traditional toss play from quarterback brett hundley and totaled just 8 yards rushing on four attempts. his biggest impact against the bears came as a receiver with three catches for 52 yards, including a to convert a on the first drive of the game, which resulted in a field goal. "randall by far is one of the toughest guys i've ever been around," bennett said. "he's sharp ... he has a great awareness, his knowledge of the game, his preparation is off the charts. he does an outstanding job. and then you go back and look at that very first conversion: he goes, runs a good route, breaks a tackle. "and that's what always been talking about as far as breaking tackles creates a opportunity. you break a tackle and it ends up with a [38-yard] gain. that's what it's about. tremendous versatility ... put the ball in guys like that hands and good things happen."
grin beɪ, wɪs. ðə ˈwaɪldˌkæt fɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ, bət grin beɪ ˈpækərz rɪˈsivər ˈrændəl kɑb hæd ˈæŋgəld fər ɪt hɪz hoʊl ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl kərɪr. "aɪv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ɔn ɪt fər ˈsɛvən jɪrz," kɑb sɛd. "ɪt wɑz fən tɪ bi bæk ðɛr ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt." ɪt maɪt bi ˈsɛvən mɔr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv kənˈtəki kˈwɔrtərˌbæk gɪts əˈnəðər ʧæns tɪ teɪk ə dɪˈrɛkt snæp. hi dɪd ɪt θri taɪmz ɪn ˈsənˌdi əˈgɛnst ðə bɛrz ənd ðə rɪˈzəlts wər rənz fər 6 ənd 3 jɑrdz. "wiv gɑt səm wərk tɪ du wɪθ ðət," kɑb sɛd. "wi ˈdɪdənt laɪn əp kərˈɛktli ə ˈkəpəl taɪmz. wi ˈdɪdənt ˈɛksəˌkjut ðə pleɪ laɪk wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ə ˈkəpəl taɪmz. soʊ ɪf wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ du ðət, ðɛn wiv gɑt tɪ klin ɪt əp ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt." ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ koʊʧ maɪk məˈkɑrθi ənd əˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈɛdgər ˈbɛnɪt pʊt ˈɪntu ðə plæn ˈæftər ˈɛrən ˈrɑʤərz broʊk hɪz ˈkɑlərˌboʊn læst mənθ. ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ gɪv ɪt ə traɪ əˈgɛnst ðə bɛrz. wət ju nid tɪ noʊ ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl stəˈtɪstɪks ˈskɔrˌbɔrd 2017 ˈskɛʤʊl, rɪˈzəlts ˈstændɪŋz "aɪ ləv ɪt," kɑb sɛd. "ðæts ɔl aɪ dɪd ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ, soʊ ðæts raɪt əp maɪ ˈɑrsənəl." ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ ʃʊd ʤɪst lɛt kɑb θroʊ ɪt. hiz əˈtɛmptəd wən pæs ɪn hɪz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl kərɪr ən incompletion*. hi pleɪd ə ˈhaɪbrɪd roʊl əv æt kənˈtəki. hi θru faɪv kərɪr ˈtəʧˌdaʊn ˈpæsɪz (ənd faɪv ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz). "wi dɪd ðə ˈwaɪldˌkæt; ðət wɑz laɪk 40 pərˈsɛnt əv ɑr əˈfɛnsɪv pərˈdəkʃən," kɑb sɛd. kɑb hæd wən ˈəðər rən ɔn ə trəˈdɪʃənəl tɔs pleɪ frəm kˈwɔrtərˌbæk brɛt ˈhəndli ənd ˈtoʊtəld ʤɪst 8 jɑrdz ˈrəʃɪŋ ɔn fɔr əˈtɛmpts. hɪz ˈbɪgəst ˌɪmˈpækt əˈgɛnst ðə bɛrz keɪm ɛz ə rɪˈsivər wɪθ θri ˈkæʧɪz fər 52 jɑrdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ə ɔn ðə fərst draɪv əv ðə geɪm, wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə fild goʊl. "ˈrændəl baɪ fɑr ɪz wən əv ðə ˈtəfəst gaɪz aɪv ˈɛvər bɪn əraʊnd," ˈbɛnɪt sɛd. "hiz ʃɑrp hi həz ə greɪt əˈwɛrnəs, hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə geɪm, hɪz ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ɪz ɔf ðə ʧɑrts. hi dɪz ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ʤɑb. ənd ðɛn ju goʊ bæk ənd lʊk æt ðət ˈvɛri fərst kənˈvərʒən: hi goʊz, rənz ə gʊd rut, breɪks ə ˈtækəl. "ənd ðæts wət ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈtækəlz kriˈeɪts ə ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ju breɪk ə ˈtækəl ənd ɪt ɛndz əp wɪθ ə] geɪn. ðæts wət ɪts əˈbaʊt. trɪˈmɛndəs ˌvərsəˈtɪləti pʊt ðə bɔl ɪn gaɪz laɪk ðət hænz ənd gʊd θɪŋz ˈhæpən."
"galvani" here. for other uses, see (disambiguation) luigi aloisio (;[1] italian: [ɡalˈvaːni]; latin: aloysius galvanus; 9 september 1737 4 december 1798) was an italian physician, physicist, biologist and philosopher, who discovered animal electricity. he is recognized as the pioneer of bioelectromagnetics. in 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitched when struck by an electrical this was one of the first forays into the study of, a field that still studies the electrical patterns and signals from tissues such as the nerves and muscles. galvani's wife lucia encouraged his independent research, and served as a counselor and guide for his experiments until her death. due to the conventions of the time she wasn't credited for any scientific work she may have done in the lab. she grew up with science and her father was a prominent member of the bologna academy of science. [3] early life [ edit ] de in experiment late diagram of's experiment on frog legs luigi was born to domenico and barbara foschi, in bologna, then part of the papal states. domenico was a goldsmith, and barbara was his fourth wife. his family was not aristocratic, but they could afford to send at least one of their sons to study at a university. at first wished to enter the church, so he joined a religious institution, oratorio filippini, at 15 years old. he planned to take religious vows, but his parents persuaded him not to do so. around 1755, entered the faculty of the arts of the university of bologna. attended the medicine course, which lasted four years, and was characterized by its "bookish" teaching. texts that dominated this course were by hippocrates, galen, and avicenna. another discipline learned alongside medicine was surgery. he learned the theory and the practice. this part of his biography is typically overlooked, but it helped with his experiments with animals and helped familiarize with the manipulation of a living body. in 1759, graduated with degrees in medicine and philosophy. he applied for a position as a lecturer at the university. part of this process required him to defend his thesis on 21 june 1761. in the following year, 1762, he became a permanent anatomist of the university and was appointed honorary lecturer of surgery. that same year he married lucia, daughter of one of his professors,. moved into the house and helped with his research. when died in 1775, was appointed professor and lecturer in's place. galvani moved from the position of lecturer of surgery to theoretical anatomy and obtained an appointment at the academy of sciences in 1776. his new appointment consisted of the practical teaching of anatomy, which was conducted by human dissection and the use of the famous anatomical waxes. as a member" of the academy of sciences, had specific responsibilities. his main responsibility was to present at least one research paper every year at the academy, which did until his death. there was a periodical publication that collected a selection of the memoirs presented at the institution and was sent around to main scientific academies and institutions around the world. however, since publication then was so slow, sometimes there were debates on priority of the topics used. one of these debates occurred with antonio scarpa. this debate caused to give up the field of research on which he had presented for four years in a row: the hearing of birds, quadrupeds, and humans. had announced all of the findings in his talks, but had yet to publish them. it is suspected that scarpa attended's public dissertation and claimed some of's discoveries without crediting him. galvani then began taking an interest in the field of "medical electricity". this field emerged in the middle of the century, following the electrical researches and the discovery of the effects of electricity on the human] the beginning of's experiments with has a popular legend which says that the was slowly a frog at a table where he and his wife had been conducting experiments with static electricity by rubbing frog skin.'s assistant touched an exposed nerve of the frog with a metal scalpel that had picked up a charge. at that moment, they saw sparks and the dead frog's leg kicked as if in life. the observation made thes the first investigators to appreciate the relationship between electricity and life. this finding provided the basis for the new understanding that the impetus behind muscle movement was electrical energy carried by a liquid (ions), and not air or fluid as in earlier balloonist theories. galvani coined the term animal electricity to describe the force that activated the muscles of his specimens. along with contemporaries, he regarded their activation as being generated by an electrical fluid that is carried to the muscles by the nerves. the phenomenon was dubbedsm, after and his wife, on the suggestion of his peer and sometime intellectual adversary alessandro volta.s are properly credited with the discovery of. today, the study ofc effects in biology is called electrophysiology, the termsm being used only in historical contexts. galvani vs. volta [ edit ] [6] electrodes touch a frog, and the legs twitch into the upward position volta, a professor of experimental physics in the university of pavia, was among the first scientists who repeated and checked’s experiments. at first, he embraced animal electricity. however, he started to doubt that the were caused by a specific electricity intrinsic to animal's legs or other body parts. volta believed that the contractions depended on the metal cable used to connect the nerves and muscles in his] volta's investigations led shortly to the invention of an early battery. believed that the animal electricity came from the muscle in its pelvis. volta, in opposition, reasoned that the animal electricity was a physical phenomenon caused by rubbing frog skin and not a metallic electricity. every cell has a cell potential; biological electricity has the same chemical underpinnings as the current between electrochemical cells, and thus can be duplicated outside the body. intuition was correct. volta, essentially, objected to’s conclusions about "animal electric fluid", but the two scientists disagreed respectfully and volta coined the term "galvanism" for a direct current of electricity produced by chemical] thus, owing to an argument between the two in regard to the source or cause of the electricity, volta built the first battery in order to specifically disprove his associate's theory. “pile” became known therefore as a pile. after the controversy with volta, kept a low profile partly because of his attitude towards the controversy, and partly because his health and spirits had declined, especially after the death of his wife, lucia, in 1790. since was reluctant to intervene in the controversy with volta, he trusted his nephew, giovanni aldini, to act as the main defender of the theory of animal] galvani’s landmarks in bologna [ edit ] luigi's monument in piazza luigi (luigi square), in bologna galvani’s home in bologna has been preserved and can be seen in the central. galvani’s monument. in the square dedicated to him, facing the palace of the archiginnasio, the ancient seat of the university of bologna, a big marble statue has been erected to the scientist while observing one of his famous frog experiments. liceo luigi. this famous secondary school (liceo) dating back to 1860 was named after luigi. religious beliefs [ edit ] galvani, according to william fox, was “by nature courageous and religious.” said of that he never ended his lessons “without exhorting his hearers and leading them back to the idea of that eternal providence, which develops, conserves, and circulates life among so many diverse] death and legacy [ edit ] galvani actively investigated animal electricity until the end of his life. the republic, a french client state founded in 1797 after the french occupation of northern italy, required every university professor to swear loyalty to the new authority., who disagreed with the social and political confusion, refused to swear loyalty, along with other colleagues. this led to the new authority depriving him of all his academic and public positions, which took every financial support away. died in bologna, in his house, depressed and in poverty, on 4 december] galvani's legacy includes: works [ edit ] de, 1791. the international centre for the history of universities and science (cis), università di bologna references [ edit ] sources [ edit ]
"galvani*" hir. fər ˈəðər ˈjuzɪz, si (disambiguation*) luˈiʤi ɑˈlɔɪsioʊ 1 ˌɪˈtæljən: [ɡɡalˈvaːni*]; ˈlætən: ˌæloʊˈɪʃɪs galvanus*; 9 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1737 4 dɪˈsɛmbər 1798 wɑz ən ˌɪˈtæljən fəˈzɪʃən, ˈfɪzɪsɪst, baɪˈɑləʤɪst ənd fəˈlɑsəfər, hu dɪˈskəvərd ˈænəməl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. hi ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ðə ˌpaɪəˈnɪr əv bioelectromagnetics*. ɪn 1780 hi dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə ˈməsəlz əv dɛd frɑgz' lɛgz twɪʧt wɪn strək baɪ ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ðɪs wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈfɔreɪz ˈɪntu ðə ˈstədi əv, ə fild ðət stɪl ˈstədiz ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈpætərnz ənd ˈsɪgnəlz frəm ˈtɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ðə nərvz ənd ˈməsəlz. waɪf ˈluʃə ɪnˈkərəʤd hɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈrisərʧ, ənd sərvd ɛz ə ˈkaʊnsələr ənd gaɪd fər hɪz ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ənˈtɪl hər dɛθ. du tɪ ðə kənˈvɛnʃənz əv ðə taɪm ʃi ˈwəzənt ˈkrɛdɪtɪd fər ˈɛni ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk wərk ʃi meɪ hæv dən ɪn ðə læb. ʃi gru əp wɪθ saɪəns ənd hər ˈfɑðər wɑz ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈmɛmbər əv ðə bəˈloʊˌŋɑ əˈkædəmi əv saɪəns. 3 ˈərli laɪf ˈɛdət də ɪn ɪkˈspɛrəmənt leɪt ˈdaɪəˌgræm əv ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɔn frɑg lɛgz luˈiʤi wɑz bɔrn tɪ doʊˈmeɪnikoʊ ənd ˈbɑrbərə foschi*, ɪn bəˈloʊˌŋɑ, ðɛn pɑrt əv ðə ˈpeɪpəl steɪts. doʊˈmeɪnikoʊ wɑz ə ˈgoʊldsˌmɪθ, ənd ˈbɑrbərə wɑz hɪz fɔrθ waɪf. hɪz ˈfæməli wɑz nɑt ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk, bət ðeɪ kʊd əˈfɔrd tɪ sɛnd æt list wən əv ðɛr sənz tɪ ˈstədi æt ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. æt fərst wɪʃt tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ʧərʧ, soʊ hi ʤɔɪnd ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, ˌɑrəˈtɔrioʊ filiˈpini, æt 15 jɪrz oʊld. hi plænd tɪ teɪk rɪˈlɪʤəs vaʊz, bət hɪz ˈpɛrənts pərsˈweɪdɪd ɪm nɑt tɪ du soʊ. əraʊnd 1755 ˈɛnərd ðə ˈfækəlti əv ðə ɑrts əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv bəˈloʊˌŋɑ. əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈmɛdəsən kɔrs, wɪʧ ˈlæstɪd fɔr jɪrz, ənd wɑz ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ ɪts "ˈbʊkɪʃ" ˈtiʧɪŋ. tɛksts ðət ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðɪs kɔrs wər baɪ ˈhɪpəˌkreɪts, ˈgeɪlən, ənd avicenna*. əˈnəðər ˈdɪsəplən ˈlərnɪd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈmɛdəsən wɑz ˈsərʤəri. hi ˈlərnɪd ðə ˈθɪri ənd ðə ˈpræktɪs. ðɪs pɑrt əv hɪz baɪˈɑgrəfi ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt, bət ɪt hɛlpt wɪθ hɪz ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wɪθ ˈænəməlz ənd hɛlpt fəˈmɪljərˌaɪz wɪθ ðə məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈbɑdi. ɪn 1759 ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd wɪθ dɪˈgriz ɪn ˈmɛdəsən ənd fəˈlɑsəfi. hi əˈplaɪd fər ə pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ə ˈlɛkʧərər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs rikˈwaɪərd ɪm tɪ dɪˈfɛnd hɪz ˈθiˌsɪs ɔn 21 ʤun 1761 ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr, 1762 hi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt əˈnætəmɪst əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈɑnərˌɛri ˈlɛkʧərər əv ˈsərʤəri. ðət seɪm jɪr hi ˈmɛrid ˈluʃə, ˈdɔtər əv wən əv hɪz prəˈfɛsərz,. muvd ˈɪntu ðə haʊs ənd hɛlpt wɪθ hɪz ˈrisərʧ. wɪn daɪd ɪn 1775 wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd prəˈfɛsər ənd ˈlɛkʧərər ɪn pleɪs. muvd frəm ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈlɛkʧərər əv ˈsərʤəri tɪ ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl əˈnætəmi ənd əbˈteɪnd ən əˈpɔɪntmənt æt ðə əˈkædəmi əv ˈsaɪənsɪz ɪn 1776 hɪz nu əˈpɔɪntmənt kənˈsɪstɪd əv ðə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈtiʧɪŋ əv əˈnætəmi, wɪʧ wɑz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ˈjumən ˈdaɪsɛkʃən ənd ðə juz əv ðə ˈfeɪməs ˌænəˈtɑmɪkəl ˈwæksɪz. ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər" əv ðə əˈkædəmi əv ˈsaɪənsɪz, hæd spɪˈsɪfɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz. hɪz meɪn riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti wɑz tɪ ˈprɛzənt æt list wən ˈrisərʧ ˈpeɪpər ˈɛvəri jɪr æt ðə əˈkædəmi, wɪʧ dɪd ənˈtɪl hɪz dɛθ. ðɛr wɑz ə ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ðət kəˈlɛktəd ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈmɛmˌwɑrz pərˈzɛnəd æt ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ənd wɑz sɛnt əraʊnd tɪ meɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk əˈkædəmiz ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɪns ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ðɛn wɑz soʊ sloʊ, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛr wər dəˈbeɪts ɔn praɪˈɔrəti əv ðə ˈtɑpɪks juzd. wən əv ðiz dəˈbeɪts əˈkərd wɪθ ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈskɑrpə. ðɪs dəˈbeɪt kɔzd tɪ gɪv əp ðə fild əv ˈrisərʧ ɔn wɪʧ hi hæd pərˈzɛnəd fər fɔr jɪrz ɪn ə roʊ: ðə ˈhirɪŋ əv bərdz, quadrupeds*, ənd ˈjumənz. hæd əˈnaʊnst ɔl əv ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ɪn hɪz tɔks, bət hæd jɛt tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ðɛm. ɪt ɪz səˈspɛktɪd ðət ˈskɑrpə əˈtɛndəd ˈpəblɪk ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃən ənd kleɪmd səm əv dɪˈskəvəriz wɪˈθaʊt ˈkrɛdətɪŋ ɪm. ðɛn bɪˈgæn ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə fild əv "ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti". ðɪs fild ˈimərʤd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl riˈsərʧɪz ənd ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə ˈifɛkts əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ɔn ðə ˈjumən ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wɪθ həz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈlɛʤənd wɪʧ sɪz ðət ðə wɑz sˈloʊli ə frɑg æt ə ˈteɪbəl wɛr hi ənd hɪz waɪf hæd bɪn kənˈdəktɪŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wɪθ ˈstætɪk ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti baɪ ˈrəbɪŋ frɑg skɪn. əˈsɪstənt təʧt ən ɪkˈspoʊzd nərv əv ðə frɑg wɪθ ə ˈmɛtəl ˈskælpəl ðət hæd pɪkt əp ə ʧɑrʤ. æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt, ðeɪ sɔ spɑrks ənd ðə dɛd frɑgz lɛg kɪkt ɛz ɪf ɪn laɪf. ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən meɪd ðə ðə fərst ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ənd laɪf. ðɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ðə nu ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət ðə ˈɪmpətəs bɪˈhaɪnd ˈməsəl ˈmuvmənt wɑz ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈkɛrid baɪ ə ˈlɪkwɪd (aɪɑnz), ənd nɑt ɛr ər fluɪd ɛz ɪn ˈərliər bəˈlunɪst ˈθɪriz. kɔɪnd ðə tərm ˈænəməl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə fɔrs ðət ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə ˈməsəlz əv hɪz ˈspɛsəmənz. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ kənˈtɛmpərˌɛriz, hi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ðɛr ˌæktəˈveɪʃən ɛz biɪŋ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl fluɪd ðət ɪz ˈkɛrid tɪ ðə ˈməsəlz baɪ ðə nərvz. ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn wɑz dəbd, ˈæftər ənd hɪz waɪf, ɔn ðə səˈʤɛsʧən əv hɪz pɪr ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪm ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈædvərˌsɛri ˌɑləˈsænˌdroʊ ˈvoʊltə. ər ˈprɑpərli ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv. təˈdeɪ, ðə ˈstədi əv gælˈvænɪk ˈifɛkts ɪn baɪˈɑləʤi ɪz kɔld electrophysiology*, ðə tərm biɪŋ juzd ˈoʊnli ɪn hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈkɑnˌtɛksts. ˈvərsəz. ˈvoʊltə ˈɛdət 6 ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz təʧ ə frɑg, ənd ðə lɛgz twɪʧ ˈɪntu ðə ˈəpwərd pəˈzɪʃən ˈvoʊltə, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈfɪzɪks ɪn ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈpeɪviə, wɑz əˈməŋ ðə fərst ˈsaɪəntɪsts hu rɪˈpitɪd ənd ʧɛkt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. æt fərst, hi ɛmˈbreɪst ˈænəməl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ daʊt ðət ðə wər kɔzd baɪ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk tɪ ˈænəməlz lɛgz ər ˈəðər ˈbɑdi pɑrts. ˈvoʊltə bɪˈlivd ðət ðə kənˈtrækʃənz dɪˈpɛndɪd ɔn ðə ˈmɛtəl ˈkeɪbəl juzd tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə nərvz ənd ˈməsəlz ɪn hɪz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz lɛd ˈʃɔrtli tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv ən ˈərli ˈbætəri. bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˈænəməl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti keɪm frəm ðə ˈməsəl ɪn ɪts ˈpɛlvəs. ˈvoʊltə, ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ˈrizənd ðət ðə ˈænəməl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti wɑz ə ˈfɪzɪkəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn kɔzd baɪ ˈrəbɪŋ frɑg skɪn ənd nɑt ə məˈtælɪk ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti. ˈɛvəri sɛl həz ə sɛl pəˈtɛnʃəl; ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti həz ðə seɪm ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋz ɛz ðə ˈkɑrənt bɪtˈwin ˌəˌlɛktroʊˈkɛmɪkəl sɛlz, ənd ðəs kən bi ˈduplɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɑdi. ˌɪntuˈɪʃən wɑz kərˈɛkt. ˈvoʊltə, ɛˈsɛnʃəli, əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ kənˈkluʒənz əˈbaʊt "ˈænəməl ɪˈlɛktrɪk fluɪd", bət ðə tu ˈsaɪəntɪsts dɪsəˈgrid rɪˈspɛktfəli ənd ˈvoʊltə kɔɪnd ðə tərm "galvanism*" fər ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti prəˈdust baɪ ˈkɛmɪkəl ðəs, oʊɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt bɪtˈwin ðə tu ɪn rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə sɔrs ər kɔz əv ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, ˈvoʊltə bɪlt ðə fərst ˈbætəri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli dɪˈspruv hɪz əˈsoʊʃiəts ˈθɪri. ““pile”*” bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɛz ə paɪl. ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɪθ ˈvoʊltə, kɛpt ə loʊ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ənd ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz hɪz hɛlθ ənd ˈspɪrɪts hæd dɪˈklaɪnd, əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər ðə dɛθ əv hɪz waɪf, ˈluʃə, ɪn 1790 sɪns wɑz rɪˈləktənt tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ɪn ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɪθ ˈvoʊltə, hi ˈtrəstɪd hɪz ˈnɛfju, ˌʤioʊˈvɑni aldini*, tɪ ækt ɛz ðə meɪn dɪˈfɛndər əv ðə ˈθɪri əv ˈænəməl ˈlændˌmɑrks ɪn bəˈloʊˌŋɑ ˈɛdət luˈiʤi ˈmɑnjəmənt ɪn piˈæzə luˈiʤi (luˈiʤi skwɛr), ɪn bəˈloʊˌŋɑ hoʊm ɪn bəˈloʊˌŋɑ həz bɪn prɪˈzərvd ənd kən bi sin ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl. ˈmɑnjəmənt. ɪn ðə skwɛr ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ɪm, ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈpæləs əv ðə archiginnasio*, ðə ˈeɪnʧənt sit əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv bəˈloʊˌŋɑ, ə bɪg ˈmɑrbəl ˈstæˌʧu həz bɪn ɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈsaɪəntɪst waɪl əbˈzərvɪŋ wən əv hɪz ˈfeɪməs frɑg ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. luˈiʤi. ðɪs ˈfeɪməs ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skul (liceo*) ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ 1860 wɑz neɪmd ˈæftər luˈiʤi. rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlifs ˈɛdət , əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪljəm fɑks, wɑz ˈneɪʧər kərˈeɪʤəs ənd religious.”*.” sɛd əv ðət hi ˈnɛvər ˈɛndɪd hɪz ˈlɛsənz ɪgˈzɔrtɪŋ hɪz ˈhirərz ənd ˈlidɪŋ ðɛm bæk tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðət ɪˈtərnəl ˈprɑvədəns, wɪʧ dɪˈvɛləps, conserves*, ənd ˈsərkjəˌleɪts laɪf əˈməŋ soʊ ˈmɛni dɪˈvərs dɛθ ənd ˈlɛgəsi ˈɛdət ˈæktɪvli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ˈænəməl ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv hɪz laɪf. ðə riˈpəblɪk, ə frɛnʧ klaɪənt steɪt ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1797 ˈæftər ðə frɛnʧ ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪtəli, rikˈwaɪərd ˈɛvəri ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsər tɪ swɛr ˈlɔɪəlti tɪ ðə nu əˈθɔrəti., hu dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənfˈjuʒən, rɪfˈjuzd tɪ swɛr ˈlɔɪəlti, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈkɑligz. ðɪs lɛd tɪ ðə nu əˈθɔrəti dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ ɪm əv ɔl hɪz ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd ˈpəblɪk pəˈzɪʃənz, wɪʧ tʊk ˈɛvəri ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt əˈweɪ. daɪd ɪn bəˈloʊˌŋɑ, ɪn hɪz haʊs, dɪˈprɛst ənd ɪn ˈpɑvərti, ɔn 4 dɪˈsɛmbər ˈlɛgəsi ˌɪnˈkludz: wərks ˈɛdət də, 1791 ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛntər fər ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ənd saɪəns (cis*), università*à di bəˈloʊˌŋɑ ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ˈsɔrsəz ˈɛdət
greetings denizens of agon. we’ll start this news with a public service announcement: starting today characters that have been inactive for over a month will start getting placed in storage and clans with all characters getting stored will be disbanded. the content of their clan vaults will be lost and owned holdings will become neutral again. it will depend on when the character was last active, and it will happen progressively. starting friday, accounts that had only one month of game time will start going inactive. some of you should already be inactive, but we chose to extend the first month a bit due to the technical issues had on the first day and this past week end. you may already extend your game time by upgrading your bundle in the store. the longer bundles being cheaper per month. after an account becomes expired, it will have 1 week to upgrade until it loses access to bundles and will only get access to a monthly subscription at. remember that, either way, for each month of purchased, you will get at least 1 extra week for live launch. with this out of the way, we would like to give players an updated estimate of what we are expecting for the rest of the period. in general we are happy with our velocity. we did a lot more than we expected to have done by now. there are more gameplay issues than we remembered, so had to change our priorities based on player feedback and fix more issues than planned, however we have had some very positive surprises on the engine side which balances out. in short, as of today we estimate that have an that lasts the full 9 months, but with more features than planned. as probably noticed by now, we operate in patch cycles, with each cycle having general goals and features fitting a theme. patch cycles 1 and 2 were about foundational changes and spent quite a while working on improving the engine, fixing the player progression and the first iteration of behind the scene systems. patch cycle 3, the one we are in now, is very much about transitioning into expanding the game and switching to adding content. we believe that after patch cycle 3, or during patch cycle 4, the game will be marketable to at least former players. this will mark the start of our active promotion of the game in preparation for the final showdown. we will now describe in broad strokes the plan until the end of: patch cycle 3: – second wave of interface changes. – expanding mounts with active riding and inventories. – completing villages and sea tower revamps, including housing and ships tweaks. – first balance pass and start of the great magic overhaul patch cycle 4: – engagement system. – casual players aimed content. – free period and start of external marketing. – watchtowers. patch cycle 5: – title system. – local markets. – harvesting and crafting revamp. patch cycle 6: – spawn scaling. – local banking. free period showdown: – a period where everyone gets a chance at seeing the game as it should be. – consolidation and polish patches, with final tweaks before the switch to the live server. – this is meant as a mirror to the stress test period, for players to see the and get a taste of what is to come. as you can see there is a narrative going throughout patch cycles, with each one mandatory for the next, preparing for the switch to the final world. of course these are only the large features each cycle will bring. with all patch continue to add tweaks, bugfixes, quality of life changes and interface improvements. now you know what the future holds, and we hope you are as excited as we are to see it come to fruition. link to discussion thread.
ˈgritɪŋz ˈdɛnəzənz əv agon*. stɑrt ðɪs nuz wɪθ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt: ˈstɑrtɪŋ təˈdeɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət hæv bɪn ˌɪˈnæktɪv fər ˈoʊvər ə mənθ wɪl stɑrt ˈgɪtɪŋ pleɪst ɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd klænz wɪθ ɔl ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈgɪtɪŋ stɔrd wɪl bi dɪsˈbændɪd. ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðɛr klæn vɔlts wɪl bi lɔst ənd oʊnd ˈhoʊldɪŋz wɪl bɪˈkəm ˈnutrəl əˈgɛn. ɪt wɪl dɪˈpɛnd ɔn wɪn ðə ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz læst ˈæktɪv, ənd ɪt wɪl ˈhæpən prɑˈgrɛsɪvli. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, əˈkaʊnts ðət hæd ˈoʊnli wən mənθ əv geɪm taɪm wɪl stɑrt goʊɪŋ ˌɪˈnæktɪv. səm əv ju ʃʊd ɔˈrɛdi bi ˌɪˈnæktɪv, bət wi ʧoʊz tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə fərst mənθ ə bɪt du tɪ ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɪʃuz hæd ɔn ðə fərst deɪ ənd ðɪs pæst wik ɛnd. ju meɪ ɔˈrɛdi ɪkˈstɛnd jʊr geɪm taɪm baɪ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ jʊr ˈbəndəl ɪn ðə stɔr. ðə ˈlɔŋgər ˈbəndəlz biɪŋ ˈʧipər pər mənθ. ˈæftər ən əˈkaʊnt bɪˈkəmz ɪkˈspaɪrd, ɪt wɪl hæv 1 wik tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈluzɪz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈbəndəlz ənd wɪl ˈoʊnli gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ˈmənθli səbˈskrɪpʃən æt rɪˈmɛmbər ðət, ˈiðər weɪ, fər iʧ mənθ əv ˈpərʧəst, ju wɪl gɪt æt list 1 ˈɛkstrə wik fər lɪv lɔnʧ. wɪθ ðɪs aʊt əv ðə weɪ, wi wʊd laɪk tɪ gɪv pleɪərz ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv wət wi ər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ fər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpɪriəd. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl wi ər ˈhæpi wɪθ ɑr vəˈlɑsəti. wi dɪd ə lɔt mɔr ðən wi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv dən baɪ naʊ. ðɛr ər mɔr ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈɪʃuz ðən wi rɪˈmɛmbərd, soʊ hæd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɑr praɪˈɔrətiz beɪst ɔn pleɪər ˈfidˌbæk ənd fɪks mɔr ˈɪʃuz ðən plænd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər wi hæv hæd səm ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv səˈpraɪzɪz ɔn ðə ˈɪnʤən saɪd wɪʧ ˈbælənsɪz aʊt. ɪn ʃɔrt, ɛz əv təˈdeɪ wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət hæv ən ðət læsts ðə fʊl 9 mənθs, bət wɪθ mɔr ˈfiʧərz ðən plænd. ɛz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnoʊtɪst baɪ naʊ, wi ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn pæʧ ˈsaɪkəlz, wɪθ iʧ ˈsaɪkəl ˈhævɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl goʊlz ənd ˈfiʧərz ˈfɪtɪŋ ə θim. pæʧ ˈsaɪkəlz 1 ənd 2 wər əˈbaʊt faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd spɛnt kwaɪt ə waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈɪnʤən, ˈfɪksɪŋ ðə pleɪər prəˈgrɛʃən ənd ðə fərst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən əv bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sin ˈsɪstəmz. pæʧ ˈsaɪkəl 3 ðə wən wi ər ɪn naʊ, ɪz ˈvɛri məʧ əˈbaʊt trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ ˈɪntu ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə geɪm ənd sˈwɪʧɪŋ tɪ ˈædɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt. wi bɪˈliv ðət ˈæftər pæʧ ˈsaɪkəl 3 ər ˈdʊrɪŋ pæʧ ˈsaɪkəl 4 ðə geɪm wɪl bi ˈmɑrkətəbəl tɪ æt list ˈfɔrmər pleɪərz. ðɪs wɪl mɑrk ðə stɑrt əv ɑr ˈæktɪv pərˈmoʊʃən əv ðə geɪm ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn. wi wɪl naʊ dɪˈskraɪb ɪn brɔd stroʊks ðə plæn ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv: pæʧ ˈsaɪkəl 3 ˈsɛkənd weɪv əv ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ɪkˈspændɪŋ maʊnts wɪθ ˈæktɪv ˈraɪdɪŋ ənd ˌɪnvənˈtɔriz. kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd si taʊər riˈvæmps, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ʃɪps twiks. fərst ˈbæləns pæs ənd stɑrt əv ðə greɪt ˈmæʤɪk ˈoʊvərˌhɔl pæʧ ˈsaɪkəl 4 ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈsɪstəm. ˈkæʒəwəl pleɪərz eɪmd ˈkɑntɛnt. fri ˈpɪriəd ənd stɑrt əv ɪkˈstərnəl ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. watchtowers*. pæʧ ˈsaɪkəl 5 ˈtaɪtəl ˈsɪstəm. ˈloʊkəl ˈmɑrkɪts. ˈhɑrvəstɪŋ ənd ˈkræftɪŋ riˈvæmp. pæʧ ˈsaɪkəl 6 spɔn ˈskeɪlɪŋ. ˈloʊkəl ˈbæŋkɪŋ. fri ˈpɪriəd ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn: ə ˈpɪriəd wɛr ˈɛvriˌwən gɪts ə ʧæns æt siɪŋ ðə geɪm ɛz ɪt ʃʊd bi. kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən ənd ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈpæʧɪz, wɪθ ˈfaɪnəl twiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə swɪʧ tɪ ðə lɪv ˈsərvər. ðɪs ɪz mɛnt ɛz ə ˈmɪrər tɪ ðə strɛs tɛst ˈpɪriəd, fər pleɪərz tɪ si ðə ənd gɪt ə teɪst əv wət ɪz tɪ kəm. ɛz ju kən si ðɛr ɪz ə ˈnɛrətɪv goʊɪŋ θruaʊt pæʧ ˈsaɪkəlz, wɪθ iʧ wən ˈmændəˌtɔri fər ðə nɛkst, pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ðə swɪʧ tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl wərld. əv kɔrs ðiz ər ˈoʊnli ðə lɑrʤ ˈfiʧərz iʧ ˈsaɪkəl wɪl brɪŋ. wɪθ ɔl pæʧ kənˈtɪnju tɪ æd twiks, bugfixes*, kˈwɑləti əv laɪf ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˌɪmˈpruvmənts. naʊ ju noʊ wət ðə fˈjuʧər hoʊldz, ənd wi hoʊp ju ər ɛz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ɛz wi ər tɪ si ɪt kəm tɪ fruˈɪʃən. lɪŋk tɪ dɪˈskəʃən θrɛd.
stop calling vegan food “cruelty-free” like us on facebook: guest post by dr. frances mccormack ———————————————————————– sometimes easy to ethical issues and to forget that abstaining from one moral wrong eradicate all others. many vegans proudly proclaim that their food is “cruelty-free” as though issues of justice and injustice begin and end with our use of nonhuman animals. what is probably an innocent shorthand for “no nonhuman animals were exploited to make this”, though, can appear as a complete disregard for the fact that many of the foods that we commonly consume are products of forced labour, human trafficking, exploitation and suffering. certainly, there are more issues surrounding consumption, and in no way cans hold the fact that food production systems are exploitative over us as a “gotcha”. nor does the enormity of the exploitation in which the participates by way of their food choices mean that we, as vegans, have to try harder or do better. cashews are often processed by people who receive caustic burns from the acids that lie between the two layers of the hard shell of the nut. some cashews are produced in camps where the workers are beaten and shocked into harvesting, cleaning, and preparing a vegan staple. much of the chocolate that we consume is the product of child labour, with reporters finding children as young as five using dangerous tools to harvest cocoa beans. workers on coffee farms are often housed 40 to 60 to a room without sanitation, working without a signed contract and not receiving a minimum wage. farm workers are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals, endangering their health and those of their families. and, in fact, an estimated sixty percent of child labour worldwide takes place in the agriculture sector. when we talk about food, then, ignoring the fact that food production is bound up with many forms of injustice. at the very least, we ought to find another shorthand to convey the idea that our food does not contain animal bodies or products. but if we really take seriously the idea of living in a way that harm, then we are morally obliged to educate ourselves on the human rights issues involved in food production, to support ethical and companies where we can, and to learn more about where our food choices come from and how they were produced. the proceeds for writing this article will be donated towards local projects.
stɑp ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈvɛgən fud ““cruelty-free”*” laɪk ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk: gɛst poʊst baɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈfrænsɪs məˈkɔrmək ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈizi tɪ ˈɛθɪkəl ˈɪʃuz ənd tɪ fərˈgɛt ðət əbˈsteɪnɪŋ frəm wən ˈmɔrəl rɔŋ ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt ɔl ˈəðərz. ˈmɛni ˈvɛgənz ˈpraʊdli proʊˈkleɪm ðət ðɛr fud ɪz ““cruelty-free”*” ɛz ðoʊ ˈɪʃuz əv ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs bɪˈgɪn ənd ɛnd wɪθ ɑr juz əv nɑnˈhjumən ˈænəməlz. wət ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ən ˈɪnəsənt ˈʃɔrˌthænd fər nɑnˈhjumən ˈænəməlz wər ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd tɪ meɪk this”*”, ðoʊ, kən əˈpɪr ɛz ə kəmˈplit ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd fər ðə fækt ðət ˈmɛni əv ðə fudz ðət wi ˈkɑmənli kənˈsum ər ˈprɑdəkts əv fɔrst ˈleɪbər, ˈjumən ˈtræfɪkɪŋ, ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ənd ˈsəfərɪŋ. ˈsərtənli, ðɛr ər mɔr ˈɪʃuz sərˈaʊndɪŋ kənˈsəmʃən, ənd ɪn noʊ weɪ kən hoʊld ðə fækt ðət fud pərˈdəkʃən ˈsɪstəmz ər ˌɛkˈsplɔɪtətɪv ˈoʊvər ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ə ““gotcha”*”. nɔr dɪz ðə ɪˈnɔrməti əv ðə ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ðə pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪts baɪ weɪ əv ðɛr fud ˈʧɔɪsɪz min ðət wi, ɛz ˈvɛgənz, hæv tɪ traɪ ˈhɑrdər ər du ˈbɛtər. ˈkæˌʃuz ər ˈɔfən ˈprɑsɛst baɪ ˈpipəl hu rɪˈsiv ˈkɔstɪk bərnz frəm ðə ˈæsədz ðət laɪ bɪtˈwin ðə tu leɪərz əv ðə hɑrd ʃɛl əv ðə nət. səm ˈkæˌʃuz ər prəˈdust ɪn kæmps wɛr ðə ˈwərkərz ər ˈbitən ənd ʃɑkt ˈɪntu ˈhɑrvəstɪŋ, ˈklinɪŋ, ənd pərˈpɛrɪŋ ə ˈvɛgən ˈsteɪpəl. məʧ əv ðə ˈʧɔklət ðət wi kənˈsum ɪz ðə ˈprɑdəkt əv ʧaɪld ˈleɪbər, wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ɛz jəŋ ɛz faɪv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤərəs tulz tɪ ˈhɑrvəst ˈkoʊkoʊ binz. ˈwərkərz ɔn ˈkɔfi fɑrmz ər ˈɔfən haʊzd 40 tɪ 60 tɪ ə rum wɪˈθaʊt ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ə saɪnd ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd nɑt rɪˈsivɪŋ ə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. fɑrm ˈwərkərz ər ˈfrikwɛntli ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈtɑksɪk ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðɛr hɛlθ ənd ðoʊz əv ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ənd, ɪn fækt, ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈsɪksti pərˈsɛnt əv ʧaɪld ˈleɪbər ˈwərldˈwaɪd teɪks pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛktər. wɪn wi tɔk əˈbaʊt fud, ðɛn, ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə fækt ðət fud pərˈdəkʃən ɪz baʊnd əp wɪθ ˈmɛni fɔrmz əv ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs. æt ðə ˈvɛri list, wi ɔt tɪ faɪnd əˈnəðər ˈʃɔrˌthænd tɪ kənˈveɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ɑr fud dɪz nɑt kənˈteɪn ˈænəməl ˈbɑdiz ər ˈprɑdəkts. bət ɪf wi ˈrɪli teɪk ˈsɪriəsli ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə weɪ ðət hɑrm, ðɛn wi ər ˈmɔrəli əˈblaɪʤd tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ɑrˈsɛlvz ɔn ðə ˈjumən raɪts ˈɪʃuz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn fud pərˈdəkʃən, tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈɛθɪkəl ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz wɛr wi kən, ənd tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt wɛr ɑr fud ˈʧɔɪsɪz kəm frəm ənd haʊ ðeɪ wər prəˈdust. ðə prəˈsidz fər ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl bi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd təˈwɔrdz ˈloʊkəl ˈprɑʤɛkts.
workers' voice, the super pac is out with a harsh new ad campaign thursday morning branding mitt romney an "economic traitor." "bain capital is outsourcing jobs at tech in northern illinois to china," the website states. "when executives from the new plant in china came in to visit the factory, bain capital made staff take down the american flag until they left." a television ad featuring the incident will air in the industrial swing state markets: youngstown, oh; pittsburgh pa (to hit western oh part of market); and green bay, wi, according to the group. “mitt romney is an economic traitor who desecrated the flag while decimating jobs,” said workers’ voice communications director eddie vale. “it’s bad enough that romney & bain destroy american jobs and send them to china. but to make american workers take down our flag while training their chinese replacements is something only an economic traitor would do.”
ˈwərkərz' vɔɪs, ðə ˈsupər pæk ɪz aʊt wɪθ ə hɑrʃ nu æd kæmˈpeɪn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈbrændɪŋ mɪt ˈrɑmni ən "ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈtreɪtər." "beɪn ˈkæpɪtəl ɪz ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ ʤɑbz æt tɛk ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌɪləˈnɔɪz tɪ ˈʧaɪnə," ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt steɪts. "wɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz frəm ðə nu plænt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə keɪm ɪn tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈfæktəri, beɪn ˈkæpɪtəl meɪd stæf teɪk daʊn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən flæg ənˈtɪl ðeɪ lɛft." ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən æd ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɪl ɛr ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl swɪŋ steɪt ˈmɑrkɪts: ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn, oʊ; ˈpɪtsbərg pɑ (tɪ hɪt ˈwɛstərn oʊ pɑrt əv ˈmɑrkɪt); ənd grin beɪ, wi*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə grup. ˈrɑmni ɪz ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈtreɪtər hu dɛzəˈkreɪtɪd ðə flæg waɪl ˈdɛsəˌmeɪtɪŋ jobs,”*,” sɛd workers’*’ vɔɪs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər ˈɛdi veɪl. bæd ɪˈnəf ðət ˈrɑmni beɪn dɪˈstrɔɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ʤɑbz ənd sɛnd ðɛm tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. bət tɪ meɪk əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkərz teɪk daʊn ɑr flæg waɪl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðɛr ʧaɪˈniz riˈpleɪsmənts ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈoʊnli ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈtreɪtər wʊd do.”*.”
u.s. president barack obama says he will return to the white house "more determined and inspired than ever" after defeating republican rival mitt romney and winning a second term as president. "tonight in this election, you, the american people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back," obama said during a victory speech in his hometown of chicago. "and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come." the incumbent also said he had spoken with romney and congratulated him on a campaign. to win, a candidate needed to secure 270 electoral votes. major u.s. networks projected that obama had achieved his goal of four more years in the white house even before some of the key battleground states were declared, such as florida, virginia and nevada. republican presidential candidate mitt romney concedes the presidency at the boston convention & exhibition center in boston, mass. (joe raedle/getty) obama had won much of the traditionally democratic northeastern u.s. early in the night, including pennsylvania, while republican challenger romney secured the conservative base across a swath of states including texas and georgia. but the president sealed his victory with wins in ohio, iowa, new hampshire and colorado, four of nine battleground states where the two rivals and their allies spent nearly $1 billion on television commercials. pm obama prime minister stephen harper issued a statement tuesday night congratulating u.s. president barack obama on his re-election, saying that canada and the u.s. "enjoy one of the closest and most extensive relationships in the world." late tuesday night, romney reportedly called obama to concede the election, and later addressed a crowd of supporters gathered at his campaign headquarters in boston. "this is a time of great challenges for america, and i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation," romney said in a brief speech. "the nation as you know is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing," he said. "our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work, and we citizens also have to rise to the occasion." romney also thanked his running mate, paul ryan, saying that "besides my wife ann, paul is the best choice i've ever made." the two rivals were close in the popular vote. with votes counted in 88 per cent of the nation's precincts, obama had received million votes, or about per cent. romney. romney had million, or percent. results were still trickling in early wednesday, but the associated press showed obama with more than 300 electoral votes to 206. hard-fought race democrats were in a partying mood over news of obama's re-election. in obama's hometown of chicago, the u.s. network projections prompted roars of jubilation that neil macdonald said lasted for at least 10 minutes. 5 closest u.s. presidential races since 1940 1960, kennedy vs. nixon,% to%. margin: percentage points. 2000, gore vs. bush,% to%. margin:. 1968, humphrey vs. nixon,% to%. margin. 1976, carter vs. ford, 50% to 48%, margin. 2004, kerry vs. bush,% to %. margin. but the security of having a second term comes with high expectations for the next four years. macdonald noted that obama's efforts at reaching across the aisle with his republican colleagues led to chronic frustration during his first term. "he was rebuffed at every turn. he was obstructed by the republicans. time to stop playing softball; time to dispense with this nonsense," macdonald said. "you don't have to get re-elected. time to get priorities passed." ultimately, the result of the bruising election campaign appeared to be a return to the political status quo. democrats won two more years of control of the senate, and republicans did likewise in the house. both the obama and romney camps cast the election day decision as one with repercussions for a nation still recovering from the biggest economic downturn since the great depression and at odds over how big a role government should play in solving the country's staggering debt and high unemployment. obama will be tasked with a laundry list of pressing issues in his second term, including whether to scrap the bush tax cuts, how to fill expected supreme court vacancies, and how to navigate the u.s. "fiscal cliff" negotiations, which are set to begin after tuesday's votes are tallied.
juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɪz hi wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs "mɔr dɪˈtərmənd ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ðən ˈɛvər" ˈæftər dɪˈfitɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈraɪvəl mɪt ˈrɑmni ənd ˈwɪnɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd tərm ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt. "təˈnaɪt ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən, ju, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl, riˈmaɪndɪd ˈjuˈɛs ðət waɪl ɑr roʊd həz bɪn hɑrd, waɪl ɑr ˈʤərni həz bɪn lɔŋ, wi hæv pɪkt ɑrˈsɛlvz əp, wi hæv fɔt ɑr weɪ bæk," ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈvɪktəri spiʧ ɪn hɪz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. "ənd wi noʊ ɪn ɑr hɑrts ðət fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə bɛst ɪz jɛt tɪ kəm." ðə ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi hæd ˈspoʊkən wɪθ ˈrɑmni ənd kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪd ɪm ɔn ə kæmˈpeɪn. tɪ wɪn, ə ˈkænədɪt ˈnidɪd tɪ sɪˈkjʊr 270 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts. ˈmeɪʤər juz. ˈnɛtˌwərks prɑˈʤɛktəd ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd əˈʧivd hɪz goʊl əv fɔr mɔr jɪrz ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr səm əv ðə ki ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd steɪts wər dɪˈklɛrd, səʧ ɛz ˈflɔrɪdə, vərˈʤɪnjə ənd nəˈvɑdə. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt mɪt ˈrɑmni kənˈsidz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi æt ðə ˈbɔstən kənˈvɛnʃən ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈbɔstən, mæs. (ʤoʊ raedle/getty*) ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd wən məʧ əv ðə trəˈdɪʃənəli ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɔrˈθistərn juz. ˈərli ɪn ðə naɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, waɪl rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʧælɪnʤər ˈrɑmni sɪˈkjʊrd ðə kənˈsərvətɪv beɪs əˈkrɔs ə swɑθ əv steɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtɛksəs ənd ˈʤɔrʤə. bət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sild hɪz ˈvɪktəri wɪθ wɪnz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈaɪəwə, nu ˈhæmʃər ənd ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, fɔr əv naɪn ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd steɪts wɛr ðə tu ˈraɪvəlz ənd ðɛr ˈælaɪz spɛnt ˈnɪrli 1 ˈbɪljən ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən kəˈmərʃəlz. piɛm ˌoʊˈbɑmə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈstivən ˈhɑrpər ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪŋ juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔn hɪz re-election*, seɪɪŋ ðət ˈkænədə ənd ðə juz. "ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ wən əv ðə ˈkloʊsəst ənd moʊst ɪkˈstɛnsɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɪn ðə wərld." leɪt ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt, ˈrɑmni rɪˈpɔrtədli kɔld ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ kənˈsid ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ənd ˈleɪtər əˈdrɛst ə kraʊd əv səˈpɔrtərz ˈgæðərd æt hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˈbɔstən. "ðɪs ɪz ə taɪm əv greɪt ˈʧælənʤɪz fər əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd aɪ preɪ ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪl bi səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn ˈgaɪdɪŋ ɑr ˈneɪʃən," ˈrɑmni sɛd ɪn ə brif spiʧ. "ðə ˈneɪʃən ɛz ju noʊ ɪz æt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt. æt ə taɪm laɪk ðɪs, wi kænt rɪsk ˈpɑrtəzən ˈbɪkərɪŋ ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑsʧərɪŋ," hi sɛd. "ɑr ˈlidərz hæv tɪ riʧ əˈkrɔs ðə aɪəl tɪ du ðə ˈpipəlz wərk, ənd wi ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ raɪz tɪ ðə əˈkeɪʒən." ˈrɑmni ˈɔlsoʊ θæŋkt hɪz ˈrənɪŋ meɪt, pɔl raɪən, seɪɪŋ ðət "ˌbiˈsaɪdz maɪ waɪf æn, pɔl ɪz ðə bɛst ʧɔɪs aɪv ˈɛvər meɪd." ðə tu ˈraɪvəlz wər kloʊz ɪn ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt. wɪθ voʊts ˈkaʊntɪd ɪn 88 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈpriˌsɪŋkts, ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd rɪˈsivd ˈmɪljən voʊts, ər əˈbaʊt pər sɛnt. ˈrɑmni. ˈrɑmni hæd ˈmɪljən, ər pərˈsɛnt. rɪˈzəlts wər stɪl ˈtrɪklɪŋ ɪn ˈərli ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, bət ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ʃoʊd ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪθ mɔr ðən 300 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts tɪ 206 reɪs ˈdɛməˌkræts wər ɪn ə ˈpɑrtiɪŋ mud ˈoʊvər nuz əv ˌoʊˈbɑməz re-election*. ɪn ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ðə juz. ˈnɛtˌwərk prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ˈprɑmptɪd rɔrz əv ˌʤubəˈleɪʃən ðət nil məkˈdɑnəld sɛd ˈlæstɪd fər æt list 10 ˈmɪnəts. 5 ˈkloʊsəst juz. ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈreɪsɪz sɪns 1940 1960 ˈkɛnədi ˈvərsəz. ˈnɪksən, tɪ ˈmɑrʤən: pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts. 2000 gɔr ˈvərsəz. bʊʃ, tɪ ˈmɑrʤən: 1968 ˈhəmfri ˈvərsəz. ˈnɪksən, tɪ ˈmɑrʤən 1976 ˈkɑrtər ˈvərsəz. fɔrd, 50 tɪ 48 ˈmɑrʤən 2004 ˈkɛri ˈvərsəz. bʊʃ, tɪ ˈmɑrʤən bət ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd tərm kəmz wɪθ haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz fər ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz. məkˈdɑnəld ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈɛfərts æt ˈriʧɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə aɪəl wɪθ hɪz rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑligz lɛd tɪ ˈkrɑnɪk frəˈstreɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz fərst tərm. "hi wɑz rɪˈbəft æt ˈɛvəri tərn. hi wɑz əbˈstrəktɪd baɪ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz. taɪm tɪ stɑp pleɪɪŋ ˈsɔfˌbɔl; taɪm tɪ dɪˈspɛns wɪθ ðɪs ˈnɑnsɛns," məkˈdɑnəld sɛd. "ju doʊnt hæv tɪ gɪt re-elected*. taɪm tɪ gɪt praɪˈɔrətiz pæst." ˈəltəmətli, ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈbruzɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstætəs kwoʊ. ˈdɛməˌkræts wən tu mɔr jɪrz əv kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz dɪd ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz ɪn ðə haʊs. boʊθ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈrɑmni kæmps kæst ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ dɪˈsɪʒən ɛz wən wɪθ ˌripərˈkəʃənz fər ə ˈneɪʃən stɪl rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdaʊnˌtərn sɪns ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən ənd æt ɑdz ˈoʊvər haʊ bɪg ə roʊl ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd pleɪ ɪn ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə ˈkəntriz ˈstægərˌɪŋ dɛt ənd haɪ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt. ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɪl bi tæskt wɪθ ə ˈlɔndri lɪst əv ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd tərm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ skræp ðə bʊʃ tæks kəts, haʊ tɪ fɪl ɪkˈspɛktɪd səˈprim kɔrt ˈveɪkənsiz, ənd haʊ tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðə juz. "ˈfɪskəl klɪf" nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, wɪʧ ər sɛt tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈæftər ˈtuzˌdeɪz voʊts ər ˈtælid.
victoria’s forest management policies need to be urgently reviewed in response to the discovery that logging can contribute to the severity of in wet forests, like the devastating fires on black saturday in february 2009. our recent study, based on data from areas that burned on black saturday, clearly shows how extensive logging can increase the severity of in mountain ash forests. we found that the risk of “crown” fires, which burn severely and spread rapidly through the forest canopy, is greatest in mountain ash forests that have been for about 15 years. before the 2009 fires, these young trees were established following logging. the victorian government will review its forest management policies in the coming months and we encourage it to consider our findings. forests and fires mountain ash trees, which can grow higher than 100 metres, are restricted to zones of victoria: the central highlands north and east of melbourne, the strzelecki ranges of south gippsland, and the ranges in the southwest. some of these forests are up to 500 years old. they can be very complex in their structure, with trees of varying ages that regenerate from seeds after infrequent and sometimes intense fires. the forests have also been a major logging resource since the 1930s. we studied about sites in the central highlands mountain ash forest that burned on february 7 2009, spread over two regions 56 kilometres apart. these regions had similar stand ages, topography and burned at the same time of day. this allowed us to look at the variables that influence fire severity. as expected, most of the severe fire occurred when the fire weather was extreme, both before and after the late afternoon wind change. however, patterns of fire severity during this time were variable. we tested for several environmental factors that could influence these patterns, including slope and aspect, but found that the tree age had by far the greatest influence on fire severity. the most severe fires, which consume the crowns of the trees, were most prominent in mountain ash trees aged between seven and 36 years of age, with a peak around 15 years. virtually all trees under seven years of age did not sustain crown fires and crown fires were infrequent (around 10% of forest area) in trees up to 300 years old. taylor et al. 2014 changing risks crown fires result in the most severe impact on vegetation and they have greater rates of spread when compared to other fires, such those burning in the understorey. crown fires often feature large flames extending above the forest canopy and pose the greatest threat to life and property. they are driven by extreme fire weather conditions, combined with high fire intensities and high densities of the crown fuel. in mountain ash forests, the fine fuel loads approach their maximum levels at around years of age. at this stage, trees undergo rapid self-thinning. in the early stages of growth, a mountain ash forest has anywhere between and seedlings per hectare. competition for light and nutrients is fierce and dominant trees quickly suppress surrounding trees in the early stages of growth. the suppressed trees die and turn into large amounts of fine, dry material that can act as “flash fuel” in a fire. where previous logging has taken place, woody debris left by the logging adds to the available fuel. one study found that mountain ash logging leaves behind up to 30% of the forest biomass and this material can remain in logged areas for 50 years. in older stands, fuel loads remain high, but the risk of crown fire drops because the crown is higher above the ground and the density of the fuel is dispersed. the trees themselves become dispersed and a more moist understorey, including rainforest plants, becomes prominent. these conditions make it more difficult for fire to burn severely. logging legacy logging is known to increase fire risks in moist forests around the world and our findings show why critical to consider the long-term changes to mountain ash forests resulting from logging. our findings are largely supported by previous research, which shows that the risk of crown fire decreases with age. another study also shows a similar trend in its data to our findings, but it downplayed the significance of any relationship. adapted from et al. 2013 (red arrows added) managing the risk mountain ash forest dominated by young trees is becoming more widespread. up to 2009, around 30% had been logged across the region. around 35% of mountain ash forest was burnt by the fires. combined, the fires and the previous logging resulted in young trees occupying around 60% of the mountain ash forest area. clearfell logging continues in remaining areas of mountain ash forest, especially in places like the royston and rubicon valleys, northeast of marysville, which have become a largely continuous of young trees. google earth there are arguments that the amount of logging across victoria is small and that its influence on overall fire severity is negligible when compared to the overall area impacted by a fire. however, this argument does not hold when looking at mountain ash in isolation. it covers only 15% of the forested area, yet some 60% of the logging operations take place within this forest type. remaining areas are often small and fragmented, mostly forming linear strips alongside streams. the impacts are concentrated and - now most areas that have mountain ash forest feature extensive logging. we change the area of young trees resulting from the the black saturday fires, but we can determine the other areas of young trees that we establish following logging. remaining mountain ash forests are now more important than ever. they not only serve as refuges for wildlife in an extensively burned landscape, but provide areas that carry a much lower risk of crown fire. changes are urgently needed to logging policies in these forests. any future logging must be negligible in its cumulative impact. given the large area already logged and the huge impact of black saturday, an expanded formal reserve system would serve an important role in protecting remaining areas of mountain ash forest.
victoria’s* ˈfɔrɪst ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈpɑləsiz nid tɪ bi ˈərʤəntli rivˈjud ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ðət ˈlɔgɪŋ kən kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv ɪn wɛt ˈfɔrəsts, laɪk ðə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ faɪərz ɔn blæk ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2009 ɑr ˈrisənt ˈstədi, beɪst ɔn ˈdætə frəm ˈɛriəz ðət bərnd ɔn blæk ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈklɪrli ʃoʊz haʊ ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈlɔgɪŋ kən ˌɪnˈkris ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv ɪn ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrəsts. wi faʊnd ðət ðə rɪsk əv ““crown”*” faɪərz, wɪʧ bərn səˈvɪrli ənd sprɛd ˈræpədli θru ðə ˈfɔrɪst ˈkænəpi, ɪz ˈgreɪtəst ɪn ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrəsts ðət hæv bɪn fər əˈbaʊt 15 jɪrz. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2009 faɪərz, ðiz jəŋ triz wər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈlɔgɪŋ. ðə vɪkˈtɔriən ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl ˌrivˈju ɪts ˈfɔrɪst ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈpɑləsiz ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ mənθs ənd wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ɪt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz. ˈfɔrəsts ənd faɪərz ˈmaʊntən æʃ triz, wɪʧ kən groʊ haɪər ðən 100 ˈmitərz, ər riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ zoʊnz əv vɪkˈtɔriə: ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈhaɪləndz nɔrθ ənd ist əv ˈmɛlbərn, ðə ˌstərzɪˈlɛtski ˈreɪnʤɪz əv saʊθ gippsland*, ənd ðə ˈreɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst. səm əv ðiz ˈfɔrəsts ər əp tɪ 500 jɪrz oʊld. ðeɪ kən bi ˈvɛri ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn ðɛr ˈstrəkʧər, wɪθ triz əv ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈeɪʤɪz ðət riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt frəm sidz ˈæftər ˌɪnˈfrikwənt ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌɪnˈtɛns faɪərz. ðə ˈfɔrəsts hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈlɔgɪŋ ˈrisɔrs sɪns ðə 1930s*. wi ˈstədid əˈbaʊt saɪts ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈhaɪləndz ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst ðət bərnd ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 7 2009 sprɛd ˈoʊvər tu ˈriʤənz 56 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əˈpɑrt. ðiz ˈriʤənz hæd ˈsɪmələr stænd ˈeɪʤɪz, təˈpɑgrəfi ənd bərnd æt ðə seɪm taɪm əv deɪ. ðɪs əˈlaʊd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˈvɛriəbəlz ðət ˈɪnfluəns faɪər sɪˈvɛrɪti. ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, moʊst əv ðə səˈvɪr faɪər əˈkərd wɪn ðə faɪər ˈwɛðər wɑz ɪkˈstrim, boʊθ ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ðə leɪt ˌæftərˈnun wɪnd ʧeɪnʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpætərnz əv faɪər sɪˈvɛrɪti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm wər ˈvɛriəbəl. wi ˈtɛstɪd fər ˈsɛvərəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈfæktərz ðət kʊd ˈɪnfluəns ðiz ˈpætərnz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ sloʊp ənd ˈæˌspɛkt, bət faʊnd ðət ðə tri eɪʤ hæd baɪ fɑr ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɪnfluəns ɔn faɪər sɪˈvɛrɪti. ðə moʊst səˈvɪr faɪərz, wɪʧ kənˈsum ðə kraʊnz əv ðə triz, wər moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ɪn ˈmaʊntən æʃ triz ˈeɪʤɪd bɪtˈwin ˈsɛvən ənd 36 jɪrz əv eɪʤ, wɪθ ə pik əraʊnd 15 jɪrz. ˈvərʧuəli ɔl triz ˈəndər ˈsɛvən jɪrz əv eɪʤ dɪd nɑt səˈsteɪn kraʊn faɪərz ənd kraʊn faɪərz wər ˌɪnˈfrikwənt (əraʊnd 10 əv ˈfɔrɪst ˈɛriə) ɪn triz əp tɪ 300 jɪrz oʊld. ˈteɪlər ɛt æl. 2014 ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ rɪsks kraʊn faɪərz rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə moʊst səˈvɪr ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˌvɛʤəˈteɪʃən ənd ðeɪ hæv ˈgreɪtər reɪts əv sprɛd wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈəðər faɪərz, səʧ ðoʊz ˈbərnɪŋ ɪn ðə understorey*. kraʊn faɪərz ˈɔfən ˈfiʧər lɑrʤ fleɪmz ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ əˈbəv ðə ˈfɔrɪst ˈkænəpi ənd poʊz ðə ˈgreɪtəst θrɛt tɪ laɪf ənd ˈprɑpərti. ðeɪ ər ˈdrɪvən baɪ ɪkˈstrim faɪər ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ haɪ faɪər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪtiz ənd haɪ ˈdɛnsətiz əv ðə kraʊn fjuəl. ɪn ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrəsts, ðə faɪn fjuəl loʊdz əˈproʊʧ ðɛr ˈmæksəməm ˈlɛvəlz æt əraʊnd jɪrz əv eɪʤ. æt ðɪs steɪʤ, triz ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˈræpɪd self-thinning*. ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz əv groʊθ, ə ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst həz ˈɛniˌwɛr bɪtˈwin ənd ˈsidlɪŋz pər ˈhɛkˌtɑr. ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər laɪt ənd ˈnutriənts ɪz fɪrs ənd ˈdɑmənənt triz kˈwɪkli səˈprɛs sərˈaʊndɪŋ triz ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz əv groʊθ. ðə səˈprɛst triz daɪ ənd tərn ˈɪntu lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv faɪn, draɪ məˈtɪriəl ðət kən ækt ɛz fuel”*” ɪn ə faɪər. wɛr ˈpriviəs ˈlɔgɪŋ həz ˈteɪkən pleɪs, ˈwʊdi dəˈbri lɛft baɪ ðə ˈlɔgɪŋ ædz tɪ ðə əˈveɪləbəl fjuəl. wən ˈstədi faʊnd ðət ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈlɔgɪŋ livz bɪˈhaɪnd əp tɪ 30 əv ðə ˈfɔrɪst ˈbaɪəmæs ənd ðɪs məˈtɪriəl kən rɪˈmeɪn ɪn lɔgd ˈɛriəz fər 50 jɪrz. ɪn ˈoʊldər stændz, fjuəl loʊdz rɪˈmeɪn haɪ, bət ðə rɪsk əv kraʊn faɪər drɑps bɪˈkəz ðə kraʊn ɪz haɪər əˈbəv ðə graʊnd ənd ðə ˈdɛnsɪti əv ðə fjuəl ɪz dɪˈspərst. ðə triz ðɛmˈsɛlvz bɪˈkəm dɪˈspərst ənd ə mɔr mɔɪst understorey*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈraɪnˌfɔrəst plænts, bɪˈkəmz ˈprɑmənənt. ðiz kənˈdɪʃənz meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər faɪər tɪ bərn səˈvɪrli. ˈlɔgɪŋ ˈlɛgəsi ˈlɔgɪŋ ɪz noʊn tɪ ˌɪnˈkris faɪər rɪsks ɪn mɔɪst ˈfɔrəsts əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz ʃoʊ waɪ ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrəsts rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ˈlɔgɪŋ. ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz ər ˈlɑrʤli səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈpriviəs ˈrisərʧ, wɪʧ ʃoʊz ðət ðə rɪsk əv kraʊn faɪər ˈdiˌkrisɪz wɪθ eɪʤ. əˈnəðər ˈstədi ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ə ˈsɪmələr trɛnd ɪn ɪts ˈdætə tɪ ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz, bət ɪt ˈdaʊnˌpleɪd ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ˈɛni riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. əˈdæptɪd frəm ɛt æl. 2013 (rɛd ˈɛroʊz ˈædɪd) ˈmænəʤɪŋ ðə rɪsk ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ jəŋ triz ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd. əp tɪ 2009 əraʊnd 30 hæd bɪn lɔgd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈriʤən. əraʊnd 35 əv ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst wɑz bərnt baɪ ðə faɪərz. kəmˈbaɪnd, ðə faɪərz ənd ðə ˈpriviəs ˈlɔgɪŋ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn jəŋ triz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ əraʊnd 60 əv ðə ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst ˈɛriə. ˈlɔgɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuz ɪn rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛriəz əv ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ðə ˈrɔɪstən ənd ˈrubɪkɔn ˈvæliz, ˌnɔrˈθist əv ˈmɛrizˌvɪl, wɪʧ hæv bɪˈkəm ə ˈlɑrʤli kənˈtɪnjuəs əv jəŋ triz. ˈgugəl ərθ ðɛr ər ˈɑrgjəmənts ðət ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈlɔgɪŋ əˈkrɔs vɪkˈtɔriə ɪz smɔl ənd ðət ɪts ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ˈoʊvərˌɔl faɪər sɪˈvɛrɪti ɪz ˈnɛglɪʤəbəl wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈɛriə ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ə faɪər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt dɪz nɑt hoʊld wɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈmaʊntən æʃ ɪn ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən. ɪt ˈkəvərz ˈoʊnli 15 əv ðə ˈfɔrəstəd ˈɛriə, jɛt səm 60 əv ðə ˈlɔgɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz teɪk pleɪs wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈfɔrɪst taɪp. rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛriəz ər ˈɔfən smɔl ənd ˈfrægməntɪd, ˈmoʊstli ˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈlɪniər strɪps əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd strimz. ðə ˌɪmˈpækts ər ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ənd naʊ moʊst ˈɛriəz ðət hæv ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst ˈfiʧər ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈlɔgɪŋ. wi ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈɛriə əv jəŋ triz rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ðə ðə blæk ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ faɪərz, bət wi kən dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv jəŋ triz ðət wi ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈlɔgɪŋ. rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrəsts ər naʊ mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈɛvər. ðeɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli sərv ɛz rɛfˈjuʤɪz fər ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ɪn ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli bərnd ˈlænˌskeɪp, bət prəˈvaɪd ˈɛriəz ðət ˈkɛri ə məʧ loʊər rɪsk əv kraʊn faɪər. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈərʤəntli ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈlɔgɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz ɪn ðiz ˈfɔrəsts. ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˈlɔgɪŋ məst bi ˈnɛglɪʤəbəl ɪn ɪts ˈkjumjələtɪv ˌɪmˈpækt. ˈgɪvɪn ðə lɑrʤ ˈɛriə ɔˈrɛdi lɔgd ənd ðə juʤ ˌɪmˈpækt əv blæk ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ən ɪkˈspændɪd ˈfɔrməl rɪˈzərv ˈsɪstəm wʊd sərv ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn prəˈtɛktɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛriəz əv ˈmaʊntən æʃ ˈfɔrɪst.
i have written in the past about bush, cheney, and palin syndrome. it is a psychiatric defect suffered only by democrats. now we have trump syndrome. he is the republican presidential nominee. paradoxically, this syndrome afflicts only former republican elites. apparently these folks thought they owned the republican party. however, because they need 70 million voters to win in november every four years, they led the republican voters to believe that they owned the party and got to choose its nominee. it is fair to say that the republican party elites regret that they did not create a huge number of super delegates, namely themselves. i think fair to call george will and brett stephens and thomas sowell and mitt romney “undocumented republican super delegates” who are really pissed that they do not now have the power to overrule the republican primary voters. early in this campaign, they demanded that trump sign a pledge to support the republican nominee. he did. so did all the other candidates. trump commented at the time that it had to be a two-way street. he was assured it was. the only person who might not support the republican nominee was said to be trump. those with trump syndrome claim two problems: 1. trump will lose in a landslide in november taking the republican congressional majorities with him. 2. trump is vulgar and uninformed about issues. for a year, people have been predicting that trump would lose in a landslide in his efforts to win any nominating convention delegates. they were a mile. why does it not occur to them that they might be wrong about the general election? i believe there were similar fears in 1980 when reagan won the nomination. the elites that year favored george h.w. bush. reagan won 489 electoral votes to 49 for carter. in 1984, reagan won reelection by 525 to 13 over mondale whose campaign manager was bob beckel, now an “expert” on msnbc. if the experts are as wrong about trump in the general as they were in the primaries, trump will win a historic victory in november, maybe exceeding number of electoral votes and carrying republicans with him. america is a democracy. universal suffrage. someone told democrat presidential candidate adlai stevenson in the that “all thinking men are with you.” “that’s not enough,” stevenson replied. “i need a majority.” so does trump. the american people as a group are vulgar and uninformed about the issues. as president elect, trump will do what he has been doing since he graduated from college: figure out how to achieve what he wants. he has spent his whole adult life figuring out how to achieve his various successes and learning from his various failures. his main skill is hiring, training, and retaining good executives. his enterprise is too vast for him to be the kind of one-man band he is often accused of being. he is now being pilloried by the likes of george will and thomas sowell for incompetence. while their literary and academic accomplishments are many, neither of those gentlemen have ever met a payroll or built a building or starred in a tv won an election. you would think they might, as a result, have more of the humility they now demand trump acquire immediately. the big fear has been a “broken” convention. trump fixed that in spite of no help from the they spent millions to stop him from eliminating the broken convention. now the republicans have a broken elite, including speaker paul ryan. and they claim trump is the one who is nuts. unifying behind the nominee has gone without saying for 150 years. what in the name of god is the goal they expect to achieve by refusing to support the nominee of their party? they are welcome to resign from the party in protest. that would be the honorable thing to there is honor is psychiatric disorders. but no, instead, they remain in the republican kitchen so they can urinate in the republican party soup to punish the rank and file for not voting for the candidates their betters told them to vote “low-energy” guy. donald trump is not some guy who fell off a turnip truck. that is the implication of all this criticism about his vulgarity and ignorance. he is one of the most accomplished and versatile celebrities or citizens of the u.s. he grew up in queens and still talks like “archie bunker,” a fictional character also purportedly from queens. here’s a video of archie: okay, not that bad, but you can see where he came from in “archie.” bill is another long island guy who got educated and became rich and prominent, but defiantly did not let anyone take the long island out of him. it is a viable, legitimate personal choice. i went the other direction. as a in college, i was horrified when i heard my south jersey accent in a tape of my show. i decided to lose the accent and did. (i can still do it as a comedy routine.) i am from south jersey, but abandoned almost all that came with that. (chris matthews is probably the most prominent philly area celebrity who did not lose the accent.) i did not become aristocratic and ivory tower like george will. i just got rid of the distraction of the south jerseyisms. i became a generic point had guys from every nook and cranny of an aristocrat. it would probably have been better if trump and did the same, but it is not required. and there sure as hell is no requirement that you adopt the aristocratic of “elite” guys like george will or john kerry or bill buckley. trump is unaffected. a good thing, not a catastrophe.
aɪ hæv ˈrɪtən ɪn ðə pæst əˈbaʊt bʊʃ, ˈʧeɪni, ənd ˈpælɪn ˈsɪnˌdroʊm. ɪt ɪz ə ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈdifɛkt ˈsəfərd ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts. naʊ wi hæv trəmp ˈsɪnˌdroʊm. hi ɪz ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni. ˌpɛrəˈdɑksəkəli, ðɪs ˈsɪnˌdroʊm əˈflɪkts ˈoʊnli ˈfɔrmər rɪˈpəblɪkən ɪˈlits. əˈpɛrəntli ðiz foʊks θɔt ðeɪ oʊnd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ nid 70 ˈmɪljən ˈvoʊtərz tɪ wɪn ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ˈɛvəri fɔr jɪrz, ðeɪ lɛd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈvoʊtərz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðeɪ oʊnd ðə ˈpɑrti ənd gɑt tɪ ʧuz ɪts ˌnɑməˈni. ɪt ɪz fɛr tɪ seɪ ðət ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ɪˈlits rɪˈgrɛt ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt kriˈeɪt ə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈsupər ˈdɛləˌgeɪts, ˈneɪmli ðɛmˈsɛlvz. aɪ θɪŋk fɛr tɪ kɔl ʤɔrʤ wɪl ənd brɛt ˈstɛfənz ənd ˈtɑməs ˈsɑwɛl ənd mɪt ˈrɑmni rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsupər delegates”*” hu ər ˈrɪli pɪst ðət ðeɪ du nɑt naʊ hæv ðə paʊər tɪ ˈoʊvərˌrul ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈvoʊtərz. ˈərli ɪn ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn, ðeɪ dɪˈmændɪd ðət trəmp saɪn ə plɛʤ tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈni. hi dɪd. soʊ dɪd ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts. trəmp ˈkɑmɛntəd æt ðə taɪm ðət ɪt hæd tɪ bi ə ˈtuˌweɪ strit. hi wɑz əˈʃʊrd ɪt wɑz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən hu maɪt nɑt səˈpɔrt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈni wɑz sɛd tɪ bi trəmp. ðoʊz wɪθ trəmp ˈsɪnˌdroʊm kleɪm tu ˈprɑbləmz: 1 trəmp wɪl luz ɪn ə ˈlænsˌlaɪd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈgrɛʃənəl məˈʤɔrɪtiz wɪθ ɪm. 2 trəmp ɪz ˈvəlgər ənd ˌənɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz. fər ə jɪr, ˈpipəl hæv bɪn prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðət trəmp wʊd luz ɪn ə ˈlænsˌlaɪd ɪn hɪz ˈɛfərts tɪ wɪn ˈɛni ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən ˈdɛləˌgeɪts. ðeɪ wər ə maɪl. waɪ dɪz ɪt nɑt əˈkər tɪ ðɛm ðət ðeɪ maɪt bi rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən? aɪ bɪˈliv ðɛr wər ˈsɪmələr fɪrz ɪn 1980 wɪn ˈrigən wən ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. ðə ɪˈlits ðət jɪr ˈfeɪvərd ʤɔrʤ h.w*. bʊʃ. ˈrigən wən 489 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts tɪ 49 fər ˈkɑrtər. ɪn 1984 ˈrigən wən riɪˈlɛkʃən baɪ 525 tɪ 13 ˈoʊvər ˈmɑnˌdeɪl huz kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər wɑz bɑb ˈbɛkɛl, naʊ ən ““expert”*” ɔn msnbc*. ɪf ðə ˈɛkspərts ər ɛz rɔŋ əˈbaʊt trəmp ɪn ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɛz ðeɪ wər ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛriz, trəmp wɪl wɪn ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈvɪktəri ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈmeɪbi ɪkˈsidɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts ənd ˈkɛriɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪθ ɪm. əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ə dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈsəfrɪʤ. ˈsəmˌwən toʊld ˈdɛməˌkræt ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ɑˈdlɑi ˈstivənsən ɪn ðə ðət ˈθɪŋkɪŋ mɛn ər wɪθ you.”*.” nɑt enough,”*,” ˈstivənsən rɪˈplaɪd. nid ə majority.”*.” soʊ dɪz trəmp. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ɛz ə grup ər ˈvəlgər ənd ˌənɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz. ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪˈlɛkt, trəmp wɪl du wət hi həz bɪn duɪŋ sɪns hi ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ: ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ əˈʧiv wət hi wɔnts. hi həz spɛnt hɪz hoʊl ˈædəlt laɪf ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt haʊ tɪ əˈʧiv hɪz ˈvɛriəs səkˈsɛsɪz ənd ˈlərnɪŋ frəm hɪz ˈvɛriəs ˈfeɪljərz. hɪz meɪn skɪl ɪz ˈhaɪrɪŋ, ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd rɪˈteɪnɪŋ gʊd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz. hɪz ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ɪz tu væst fər ɪm tɪ bi ðə kaɪnd əv ˌwəˈmæn bænd hi ɪz ˈɔfən əˈkjuzd əv biɪŋ. hi ɪz naʊ biɪŋ ˈpɪlərid baɪ ðə laɪks əv ʤɔrʤ wɪl ənd ˈtɑməs ˈsɑwɛl fər ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns. waɪl ðɛr ˈlɪtərˌɛri ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts ər ˈmɛni, ˈniðər əv ðoʊz ˈʤɛnəlmɪn hæv ˈɛvər mɛt ə ˈpeɪˌroʊl ər bɪlt ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ər stɑrd ɪn ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən wən ən ɪˈlɛkʃən. ju wʊd θɪŋk ðeɪ maɪt, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, hæv mɔr əv ðə hjuˈmɪlɪti ðeɪ naʊ dɪˈmænd trəmp əkˈwaɪər ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ðə bɪg fɪr həz bɪn ə ““broken”*” kənˈvɛnʃən. trəmp fɪkst ðət ɪn spaɪt əv noʊ hɛlp frəm ðə ðeɪ spɛnt ˈmɪljənz tɪ stɑp ɪm frəm ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbroʊkən kənˈvɛnʃən. naʊ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ə ˈbroʊkən ɪˈlit, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈspikər pɔl raɪən. ənd ðeɪ kleɪm trəmp ɪz ðə wən hu ɪz nəts. ˈjunəˌfaɪɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌnɑməˈni həz gɔn wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ fər 150 jɪrz. wət ɪn ðə neɪm əv gɑd ɪz ðə goʊl ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ əˈʧiv baɪ rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˌnɑməˈni əv ðɛr ˈpɑrti? ðeɪ ər ˈwɛlkəm tɪ rɪˈzaɪn frəm ðə ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst. ðət wʊd bi ðə ˈɑnərəbəl θɪŋ tɪ ðɛr ɪz ˈɑnər ɪz ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk dɪˈsɔrdərz. bət noʊ, ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɪʧən soʊ ðeɪ kən ˈjərəˌneɪt ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti sup tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ðə ræŋk ənd faɪl fər nɑt ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ðə ˈkænədɪts ðɛr ˈbɛtərz toʊld ðɛm tɪ voʊt ““low-energy”*” gaɪ. ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz nɑt səm gaɪ hu fɛl ɔf ə ˈtərnəp trək. ðət ɪz ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən əv ɔl ðɪs ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt hɪz vəlˈgɛrɪti ənd ˈɪgnərəns. hi ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst əˈkɑmplɪʃt ənd ˈvərsətəl səˈlɛbrɪtiz ər ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðə juz. hi gru əp ɪn kwinz ənd stɪl tɔks laɪk bunker,”*,” ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli frəm kwinz. ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈɑrʧi: ˌoʊˈkeɪ, nɑt ðət bæd, bət ju kən si wɛr hi keɪm frəm ɪn ““archie.”*.” bɪl ɪz əˈnəðər lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd gaɪ hu gɑt ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ənd bɪˈkeɪm rɪʧ ənd ˈprɑmənənt, bət dɪˈfaɪəntli dɪd nɑt lɛt ˈɛniˌwən teɪk ðə lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd aʊt əv ɪm. ɪt ɪz ə ˈvaɪəbəl, ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈpərsɪnəl ʧɔɪs. aɪ wɛnt ðə ˈəðər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ɛz ə ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ, aɪ wɑz ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd wɪn aɪ hərd maɪ saʊθ ˈʤərzi ˈækˌsɛnt ɪn ə teɪp əv maɪ ʃoʊ. aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ luz ðə ˈækˌsɛnt ənd dɪd. (aɪ kən stɪl du ɪt ɛz ə ˈkɑmədi ruˈtin.) aɪ æm frəm saʊθ ˈʤərzi, bət əˈbændənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðət keɪm wɪθ ðət. (krɪs ˈmæθjuz ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ˈfɪli ˈɛriə səˈlɛbrɪti hu dɪd nɑt luz ðə ˈækˌsɛnt.) aɪ dɪd nɑt bɪˈkəm ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk ənd ˈaɪvəri taʊər laɪk ʤɔrʤ wɪl. aɪ ʤɪst gɑt rɪd əv ðə dɪˈstrækʃən əv ðə saʊθ jerseyisms*. aɪ bɪˈkeɪm ə ʤəˈnɛrɪk pɔɪnt hæd gaɪz frəm ˈɛvəri nʊk ənd ˈkræni əv ən ərˈɪstəˌkræt. ɪt wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər ɪf trəmp ənd dɪd ðə seɪm, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt rikˈwaɪərd. ənd ðɛr ʃʊr ɛz hɛl ɪz noʊ rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət ju əˈdɑpt ðə ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk əv ““elite”*” gaɪz laɪk ʤɔrʤ wɪl ər ʤɑn ˈkɛri ər bɪl ˈbəkli. trəmp ɪz ˌənəˈfɛktɪd. ə gʊd θɪŋ, nɑt ə kəˈtæstrəfi.
understanding business media with hartford business journal editor greg bordonaro, public relationsrategist jason simms, and srinivasan, an independent journalist who has previously served as the editor of the connecticut business magazine. a workshop to help entrepreneurs learn how and when to connect with the business press. greg bordonaro is the editor of the hartford business journal. he joined the editorial team in may 2008 after graduating from the university of connecticut with a degree in journalism and history. greg has been recognized for his writing and reporting by the alliance of area business publications as well as the connecticut society of professional journalists. he lives in west hartford and is enrolled in the university of part-time mba program. sujata srinivasan is an independent journalist with nearly 20 years of reporting, writing and editing experience at television, radio, print and online news organizations. she previously served as the editor of connecticut business magazine, where she assigned and edited reporting; a contributing editor at the connecticut economic resource center inc., senior financial editor at ness technologies for the chicago investment consortium thomas white international, where she trained and developed a team of financial analysts; and correspondent and interim chief of bureau at 18. she was the founding editor of the ethnic newspaper ct indian life, and is a volunteer editor for theamford nonprofit world onage. her work has aired extensively on wnpr, where her reporting earned her five awards from the society of professional journalists. she was a u.s. correspondent for the indian edition of forbes and her writing has appeared in forbes.com, the hartford courant (she writes about small business and entrepreneurship), hartford magazine, hartford business journal, houston chron.com, and patch (business columnist). prior to that, she was a beat reporter for the economic times, largest business daily, and a contributor to business india, the business line and the hindu national publications in india, and the north american edition of the indian express. formerly a visiting adjunct instructor in economics at saint joseph college, hartford. she has a in business administration from the university of madras in chennai, a one-year diploma (distinction) in journalism from the times school of journalism in new delhi; and a m.a. in economics from trinity college, hartford. she received a jon davidoff journalism scholarship to the wesleyan writers conference, a seminar fellowship from george mason university, and the wharton seminar for business journalists. is a contributor to innovating women: the changing face of technology (diversion books, 2014). an avid twain fan, she is the author of mark twain: an audio biography for kids (allegro corp., 2009). jason simms, along with his team at simms pr, helps organizations with greatories connect with local, regional, national, and international media. his clients have appeared in reuters, the wall journal, new york times, buzzfeed, china daily, and many other outlets.
ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ˈmidiə wɪθ ˈhɑrtfərd ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəl ˈɛdɪtər grɛg bɔrdoʊˈnɑroʊ, ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz ˈstrætɪʤɪst ˈʤeɪsən sɪmz, ənd ʃriˌnivɑˈsɑn, ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤərnəlɪst hu həz ˈpriviəsli sərvd ɛz ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə kəˈnɛtəkət ˈbɪznɪs ˈmægəˌzin. ə ˈwərkˌʃɑp tɪ hɛlp ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz lərn haʊ ənd wɪn tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ðə ˈbɪznɪs prɛs. grɛg bɔrdoʊˈnɑroʊ ɪz ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈhɑrtfərd ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəl. hi ʤɔɪnd ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl tim ɪn meɪ 2008 ˈæftər ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv kəˈnɛtəkət wɪθ ə dɪˈgri ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈhɪstəri. grɛg həz bɪn ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd fər hɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ ðə əˈlaɪəns əv ˈɛriə ˈbɪznɪs ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə kəˈnɛtəkət soʊˈsaɪɪti əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈʤərnəlɪsts. hi lɪvz ɪn wɛst ˈhɑrtfərd ənd ɪz ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ ˈproʊˌgræm. ʃriˌnivɑˈsɑn ɪz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤərnəlɪst wɪθ ˈnɪrli 20 jɪrz əv rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns æt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, prɪnt ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. ʃi ˈpriviəsli sərvd ɛz ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv kəˈnɛtəkət ˈbɪznɪs ˈmægəˌzin, wɛr ʃi əˈsaɪnd ənd ˈɛdɪtɪd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ; ə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈɛdɪtər æt ðə kəˈnɛtəkət ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈrisɔrs ˈsɛnər ɪŋk., ˈsinjər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɛdɪtər æt nɛs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz fər ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt kənˈsɔrʃjəm ˈtɑməs waɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, wɛr ʃi treɪnd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ə tim əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈænəlɪsts; ənd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ənd ˈɪnərəm ʧif əv ˈbjʊroʊ æt 18 ʃi wɑz ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈɛθnɪk ˈnuzˌpeɪpər kɔrt ˈɪndiən laɪf, ənd ɪz ə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈɛdɪtər fər ðə ˈstæmfərd nɑnˈprɑfət wərld ɔn steɪʤ. hər wərk həz ɛrd ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɔn wnpr*, wɛr hər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ərnd hər faɪv əˈwɔrdz frəm ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ʃi wɑz ə juz. ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt fər ðə ˈɪndiən ɪˈdɪʃən əv fɔrbz ənd hər ˈraɪtɪŋ həz əˈpɪrd ɪn forbes.com*, ðə ˈhɑrtfərd ˈkʊrənt (ʃi raɪts əˈbaʊt smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌɑntrəprəˈnərʃɪp), ˈhɑrtfərd ˈmægəˌzin, ˈhɑrtfərd ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəl, ˈhjustən chron.com*, ənd pæʧ (ˈbɪznɪs ˈkɑləmnəst). praɪər tɪ ðət, ʃi wɑz ə bit rɪˈpɔrtər fər ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk taɪmz, ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbɪznɪs ˈdeɪli, ənd ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪndiə, ðə ˈbɪznɪs laɪn ənd ðə ˈhɪnˌdu ˈnæʃənəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ˈɪndiə, ənd ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈɪndiən ɪkˈsprɛs. ˈfɔrmərli ə ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈæˌʤəŋkt ˌɪnˈstrəktər ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks æt seɪnt ˈʤoʊzəf ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈhɑrtfərd. ʃi həz ə ɪn ˈbɪznɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmædrəs ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ, ə ˈwənˌjɪr dɪˈploʊmɑ (dɪˈstɪŋkʃən) ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm frəm ðə taɪmz skul əv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ɪn nu ˈdɛli; ənd ə m.a*. ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks frəm ˈtrɪnɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈhɑrtfərd. ʃi rɪˈsivd ə ʤɑn ˈdeɪvɪdɔf ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp tɪ ðə ˈwɛzliən ˈraɪtərz ˈkɑnfərəns, ə ˈsɛməˌnɑr ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp frəm ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ənd ðə ˈwɔrtən ˈsɛməˌnɑr fər ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ɪz ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ˌɪnəˈveɪtɪŋ ˈwɪmən: ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ feɪs əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi (dɪˈvərʒən bʊks, 2014 ən ˈævɪd tweɪn fæn, ʃi ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv mɑrk tweɪn: ən ˈɑdiˌoʊ baɪˈɑgrəfi fər kɪdz (əˈlɛˌgroʊ ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən., 2009 ˈʤeɪsən sɪmz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz tim æt sɪmz pr*, hɛlps ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz wɪθ greɪt ˈstɔriz kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈloʊkəl, ˈriʤənəl, ˈnæʃənəl, ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmidiə. hɪz klaɪənts hæv əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈrɔɪtərz, ðə wɔl ˈʤərnəl, nu jɔrk taɪmz, buzzfeed*, ˈʧaɪnə ˈdeɪli, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtlɛts.
there is mounting evidence that oil prices are poised to rebound from a historic bust. rig counts hit new lows each week. for the week ending on april 17, baker hughes says the u.s. lost an additional 34 oil and gas rigs, bringing the total down to 954. domestic crude oil production appears to have plateaued and the expects a contraction in may. nearly every driller is dramatically scaling back spending, which should increasingly cut into new output. and oil consumption is finally picking up, as drivers far and wide take advantage of cheap fuel. but what if the bust is not over yet? despite the signs of a rebound, ceo rex has a much more bearish take on oil prices. speaking at the conference in houston, predicted that oil prices would remain subdued for the next several years. while the is harder to predict, there is quite a bit of evidence to suggest that oil prices may not rise much higher than where they are right now in the short-term. for one, crude oil inventories continue to build. although the stock build has slowed in recent weeks, it is still dramatically higher than the five-year average. until production slows to the point that consumers are drawing down inventories faster than they can be replaced, oil prices have little room to rise. the brief newsletter sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now. view sample sign up now another significant factor that could limit any further increases in oil prices is the enormous backlog of wells awaiting completion. since most of the value of oil and gas coming out of shale occurs in the first few months of production, drillers are avoiding completing hundreds of wells because selling into the current environment would earn them a lot less cash than if they wait until prices rise again. as a result, there is a vast collection of shale wells that will be completed once oil prices increase (an estimated 900 in north dakota alone), which could bring a flood of new production online. the effect on prices is debatable, but the ceo of thinks it could send oil prices down once again. “if you get a price signal, see more supply come on,” ryan lance said at. “that certainly has the opportunity to exacerbate the problem depending on where demand is.” he went on to add, “if $80-$90 [per barrel] comes back, a good chance that $50-$60 comes back as well because of all the new oil that will come online from completed wells. boom, bust, boom, bust.” moreover, the industry is seeing substantial declines in costs for drilling. when oil prices are high, costs to drill rise as demand for equipment, rigs, and other oil field services increases. but, just as high oil prices can be inflationary on costs, an oil bust has a corresponding deflationary effect on costs. as companies like halliburton, schlumberger, baker hughes, transocean, and others are finding out, service companies are being forced to slash their prices for drilling services amid collapsing demand for drilling. upstream producers stand to benefit in the meantime. in other words, low oil prices allow for costs to decline, which allows more companies to stay business. as a result, oil prices tend to stay lower, longer. finally, there is the issue of opec. saudi arabia is now producing oil at the highest level in decades, in an effort to keep the heat on higher cost producers. elevated production from opec probably change anytime soon. worse yet for oil prices, is the potential for iranian crude to come to global markets. if a nuclear deal can be finalized, iran could step up production in 2016, adding more supplies to an already marketplace. obviously, there is a ton of uncertainty. oil markets are already starting to adjust with the pending production cutbacks from u.s. shale. that could lead to higher prices. but facing headwinds, it may not be enough to raise prices any further, increasing the possibility of an extended down period for oil. for smaller companies, that could be devastating. but the majors view this is a normal a business cycle. when asked what the energy industry would look like several years from now after a long stretch of lower prices, said defiantly, “we will still be here.” this article originally appeared on oilprice.com. more from oilprice.com: contact us at editors@time.com.
ðɛr ɪz ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˈɛvədəns ðət ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ər pɔɪzd tɪ riˈbaʊnd frəm ə hɪˈstɔrɪk bəst. rɪg kaʊnts hɪt nu loʊz iʧ wik. fər ðə wik ˈɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 17 ˈbeɪkər juz sɪz ðə juz. lɔst ən əˈdɪʃənəl 34 ɔɪl ənd gæs rɪgz, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl daʊn tɪ 954 dəˈmɛstɪk krud ɔɪl pərˈdəkʃən əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv plæˈtoʊd ənd ðə ɪkˈspɛkts ə kənˈtrækʃən ɪn meɪ. ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈdrɪlər ɪz drəˈmætɪkəli ˈskeɪlɪŋ bæk ˈspɛndɪŋ, wɪʧ ʃʊd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli kət ˈɪntu nu ˈaʊtˌpʊt. ənd ɔɪl kənˈsəmʃən ɪz ˈfaɪnəli ˈpɪkɪŋ əp, ɛz ˈdraɪvərz fɑr ənd waɪd teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ʧip fjuəl. bət wət ɪf ðə bəst ɪz nɑt ˈoʊvər jɛt? dɪˈspaɪt ðə saɪnz əv ə riˈbaʊnd, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ rɛks həz ə məʧ mɔr ˈbɛrɪʃ teɪk ɔn ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz. ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈhjustən, prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz wʊd rɪˈmeɪn səbˈdud fər ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. waɪl ðə ɪz ˈhɑrdər tɪ prɪˈdɪkt, ðɛr ɪz kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz meɪ nɑt raɪz məʧ haɪər ðən wɛr ðeɪ ər raɪt naʊ ɪn ðə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm. fər wən, krud ɔɪl ˌɪnvənˈtɔriz kənˈtɪnju tɪ bɪld. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə stɑk bɪld həz sloʊd ɪn ˈrisənt wiks, ɪt ɪz stɪl drəˈmætɪkəli haɪər ðən ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈævərɪʤ. ənˈtɪl pərˈdəkʃən sloʊz tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət kənˈsumərz ər drɔɪŋ daʊn ˌɪnvənˈtɔriz ˈfæstər ðən ðeɪ kən bi ˌriˈpleɪst, ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ˈlɪtəl rum tɪ raɪz. ðə brif ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə tɔp ˈstɔriz ju nid tɪ noʊ raɪt naʊ. vju ˈsæmpəl saɪn əp naʊ əˈnəðər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈfæktər ðət kʊd ˈlɪmət ˈɛni ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ɪz ðə ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈbæˌklɔg əv wɛlz əˈweɪtɪŋ kəmˈpliʃən. sɪns moʊst əv ðə ˈvælju əv ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ʃeɪl əˈkərz ɪn ðə fərst fju mənθs əv pərˈdəkʃən, ˈdrɪlərz ər əˈvɔɪdɪŋ kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv wɛlz bɪˈkəz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wʊd ərn ðɛm ə lɔt lɛs kæʃ ðən ɪf ðeɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl ˈpraɪsɪz raɪz əˈgɛn. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðɛr ɪz ə væst kəˈlɛkʃən əv ʃeɪl wɛlz ðət wɪl bi kəmˈplitɪd wəns ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkris (ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 900 ɪn nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə əˈloʊn), wɪʧ kʊd brɪŋ ə fləd əv nu pərˈdəkʃən ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ðə ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈpraɪsɪz ɪz dəˈbeɪtəbəl, bət ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv θɪŋks ɪt kʊd sɛnd ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz daʊn wəns əˈgɛn. ju gɪt ə praɪs ˈsɪgnəl, si mɔr səˈplaɪ kəm on,”*,” raɪən læns sɛd æt. ˈsərtənli həz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ðə ˈprɑbləm dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wɛr dɪˈmænd is.”*.” hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ æd, [pər ˈbɛrəl] kəmz bæk, ə gʊd ʧæns ðət kəmz bæk ɛz wɛl bɪˈkəz əv ɔl ðə nu ɔɪl ðət wɪl kəm ˈɔnˌlaɪn frəm kəmˈplitɪd wɛlz. bum, bəst, bum, bust.”*.” mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪz siɪŋ səbˈstænʃəl dɪˈklaɪnz ɪn kɔsts fər ˈdrɪlɪŋ. wɪn ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ər haɪ, kɔsts tɪ drɪl raɪz ɛz dɪˈmænd fər ɪkˈwɪpmənt, rɪgz, ənd ˈəðər ɔɪl fild ˈsərvɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪz. bət, ʤɪst ɛz haɪ ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz kən bi ˌɪnˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri ɔn kɔsts, ən ɔɪl bəst həz ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ dɪˈfleɪʃəˌnɛri ˈifɛkt ɔn kɔsts. ɛz ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈhælɪˌbərtən, ʃˈləmbərˌʒeɪ, ˈbeɪkər juz, transocean*, ənd ˈəðərz ər ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt, ˈsərvɪs ˈkəmpəˌniz ər biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ slæʃ ðɛr ˈpraɪsɪz fər ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈmɪd kəˈlæpsɪŋ dɪˈmænd fər ˈdrɪlɪŋ. ˈəpˈstrim prəˈdusərz stænd tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, loʊ ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz əˈlaʊ fər kɔsts tɪ dɪˈklaɪn, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz mɔr ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ steɪ ˈbɪznɪs. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz tɛnd tɪ steɪ loʊər, ˈlɔŋgər. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈoʊˌpɛk. ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ɪz naʊ prəˈdusɪŋ ɔɪl æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl ɪn ˈdɛkeɪdz, ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ kip ðə hit ɔn haɪər kɔst prəˈdusərz. ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd pərˈdəkʃən frəm ˈoʊˌpɛk ˈprɑbəˌbli ʧeɪnʤ ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. wərs jɛt fər ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz, ɪz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˌɪˈrɑniən krud tɪ kəm tɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪts. ɪf ə ˈnukliər dil kən bi ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd, ˌɪˈrɑn kʊd stɛp əp pərˈdəkʃən ɪn 2016 ˈædɪŋ mɔr səˈplaɪz tɪ ən ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. ˈɑbviəsli, ðɛr ɪz ə tən əv ənˈsərtənti. ɔɪl ˈmɑrkɪts ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ əˈʤəst wɪθ ðə ˈpɛndɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən ˈkətˌbæks frəm juz. ʃeɪl. ðət kʊd lɛd tɪ haɪər ˈpraɪsɪz. bət ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈhɛdˌwɪndz, ɪt meɪ nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ reɪz ˈpraɪsɪz ˈɛni ˈfərðər, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd daʊn ˈpɪriəd fər ɔɪl. fər sˈmɔlər ˈkəmpəˌniz, ðət kʊd bi ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ. bət ðə ˈmeɪʤərz vju ðɪs ɪz ə ˈnɔrməl ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈsaɪkəl. wɪn æst wət ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪndəstri wʊd lʊk laɪk ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz frəm naʊ ˈæftər ə lɔŋ strɛʧ əv loʊər ˈpraɪsɪz, sɛd dɪˈfaɪəntli, wɪl stɪl bi here.”*.” ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn oilprice.com*. mɔr frəm oilprice.com*: ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs æt editors@time.com*.
(adds details of resolution, paragraphs) frankfurt/washington, july 14 (reuters) - some democratic members of the u.s. congress have renewed efforts to find possible links between banks such as germany's deutsche bank , u.s. president donald trump and russia. investigations are being conducted in the united states into possible collusion between trump's campaign team and russia during the presidential election campaign in 2016. the white house and the kremlin have denied there was any interference in the election. maxine waters, ranking democrat on the house financial services committee, told reporters she had filed a resolution of inquiry demanding the u.s. treasury secretary hand over documents in his possession, "relating to president trump's financial connections to russia, certain illegal financial schemes, and related information". the resolution asked for any records of loans or credit from a number of banks - including deutsche bank and russian lenders and - to trump, and 22 of his closest associates, including family members and top white house and campaign advisers. specifically, the group is seeking documents that may have been unearthed by the treasury's financial crimes enforcement network that could show any ties between trump's finances and russia. a resolution of inquiry is a legislative tool by which the house can request information from the administration. waters filed the resolution with the financial services committee, which now has 14 legislative days to address it, either by debating it or voting it down. if the committee, chaired and dominated by republicans, ignores the resolution, it could head to the floor of the broader house. waters and four other colleagues have been especially interested in learning more from deutsche bank, which government ethics disclosures list as one of trump's biggest lenders. deutsche bank's lawyers have rejected requests for information, citing privacy laws. waters asked federal reserve chair janet yellen at a hearing on wednesday whether the u.s. central bank had uncovered anything about trump in its deutsche regulatory work. yellen said the fed had not looked into it. (reporting by tom sims; additional reporting by pete schroeder in washington; editing by david clarke and david gregorio)
(ædz ˈditeɪlz əv ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ˈpɛrəˌgræfs frankfurt/washington*, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 14 (ˈrɔɪtərz) səm ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə juz. ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv rɪˈnud ˈɛfərts tɪ faɪnd ˈpɑsəbəl lɪŋks bɪtˈwin bæŋks səʧ ɛz ˈʤərməniz dɔɪʧ bæŋk juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ˈrəʃə. ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ər biɪŋ kənˈdəktəd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɪntu ˈpɑsəbəl kəˈluʒən bɪtˈwin trəmps kæmˈpeɪn tim ənd ˈrəʃə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn ɪn 2016 ðə waɪt haʊs ənd ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn hæv dɪˈnaɪd ðɛr wɑz ˈɛni ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. mækˈsin ˈwɔtərz, ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræt ɔn ðə haʊs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ʃi hæd faɪld ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə juz. ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri hænd ˈoʊvər ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪn hɪz pəˈzɛʃən, "rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ˈrəʃə, ˈsərtən ˌɪˈligəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl skimz, ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən". ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən æst fər ˈɛni ˈrɛkərdz əv loʊnz ər ˈkrɛdɪt frəm ə ˈnəmbər əv bæŋks ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɔɪʧ bæŋk ənd ˈrəʃən ˈlɛndərz ənd tɪ trəmp, ənd 22 əv hɪz ˈkloʊsəst əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd tɔp waɪt haʊs ənd kæmˈpeɪn ædˈvaɪzərz. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə grup ɪz ˈsikɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət meɪ hæv bɪn əˈnərθt baɪ ðə ˈtrɛʒəriz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kraɪmz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈnɛtˌwərk ðət kʊd ʃoʊ ˈɛni taɪz bɪtˈwin trəmps ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ənd ˈrəʃə. ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ɪz ə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv tul baɪ wɪʧ ðə haʊs kən rɪkˈwɛst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈwɔtərz faɪld ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wɪθ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ naʊ həz 14 ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv deɪz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɪt, ˈiðər baɪ dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ɪt ər ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɪt daʊn. ɪf ðə kəˈmɪti, ʧɛrd ənd ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ɪt kʊd hɛd tɪ ðə flɔr əv ðə ˈbrɔdər haʊs. ˈwɔtərz ənd fɔr ˈəðər ˈkɑligz hæv bɪn əˈspɛʃəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr frəm dɔɪʧ bæŋk, wɪʧ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɛθɪks dɪˈskloʊʒərz lɪst ɛz wən əv trəmps ˈbɪgəst ˈlɛndərz. dɔɪʧ bæŋks ˈlɔjərz hæv rɪˈʤɛktɪd rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈpraɪvəsi lɔz. ˈwɔtərz æst ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv ʧɛr ˈʤænɪt ˈjɛlən æt ə ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈwɛðər ðə juz. ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk hæd ənˈkəvərd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt trəmp ɪn ɪts dɔɪʧ ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri wərk. ˈjɛlən sɛd ðə fɛd hæd nɑt lʊkt ˈɪntu ɪt. (rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ tɑm sɪmz; əˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ pit ʃˈroʊdər ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən; ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd klɑrk ənd ˈdeɪvɪd grɪˈgɔrioʊ)
“you’re in the great game now. and the great game is terrifying,” tyrion, the newly appointed hand of the queen warns in the season 6 finale of “game of thrones” which saw the mother of dragons finally setting sail for. that’s exactly where we can expect to pick up in the much anticipated season premiere for the seventh and penultimate season of the cultural phenomenon. the great news when coming to making bold predictions about one of the most unpredictable television series in modern history is that last finale wrapped up a whole bunch of hanging storylines in a great green flash of wildfire. thanks! gone are most of the tyrell family as well as the high sparrow and of course king tommen, an unintended consequence that has left and jamie without any heirs. 'game of thrones' season 7 promotion stunt puts white walkers in london last season ended with jamie riding back into the wreckage of kings landing to find his sitting on the iron throne. considering the history with driven mad with threatening wildfire upon the kingdom, how he handles the news of death and’s new reign will be something to watch for in the season premiere as well (if a certain prediction holds any weight, he handle it very well either). when we left the stark clan last season, they were on the threshold of a long awaited family reunion. and jon snow have retaken winterfell, with the always scheming in their midst, to whom both are now indebted. not a good place to be. both bran and are making their way back home but with very different purposes. bran, having learned of true lineage may hold the key to the entire conclusion (as well as possibly being able to into a dragon or two).’s path of vengeance always seems to take her down another winding path. this is where the mystery of robert bastard still goes unsolved, the one that cost ned stark his head as it turns out. poor is still rowing (expect a reunion between them sometime this season and perhaps more). expect him to wash ashore this week or next. speaking of the wilds of -- uncle -- is alive and dealing with a nasty case of frostbite. be surprised to see snow lead another expedition in the hopes of finding dear uncle. every season sees one big baddie. had joffrey. then ramsay bolton. the ire of fans in the season will undoubtedly fall on greyjoy. as he attempts to track down his nephew theon and niece yara, who have aligned themselves with, look for him to take up with in the season opener and expect some due carnage on their behalf. 'game of thrones' prequel series details revealed by hbo exec all of this drama surrounding the iron throne of course is punctuated by the fact that the white walkers are bearing down on all of. don’t expect too many surprises in this premiere on hbo. as the show winds down, this possible final season is treated more structurally and cinematically. writers david and d. b. weiss are adept at crafting reintroduction episodes. we will be dropped back into gently this week. but starting episode 2, nothing left to say but hold on. winter has come.
““you’re* ɪn ðə greɪt geɪm naʊ. ənd ðə greɪt geɪm ɪz terrifying,”*,” tyrion*, ðə ˈnuli əˈpɔɪntɪd hænd əv ðə kwin wɔrnz ɪn ðə ˈsizən 6 fəˈnæli əv əv thrones”*” wɪʧ sɔ ðə ˈməðər əv ˈdrægənz ˈfaɪnəli ˈsɛtɪŋ seɪl fər. ɪgˈzæktli wɛr wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ pɪk əp ɪn ðə məʧ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr fər ðə ˈsɛvənθ ənd pɛˈnəltəmət ˈsizən əv ðə ˈkəlʧərəl fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. ðə greɪt nuz wɪn ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ boʊld priˈdɪkʃənz əˈbaʊt wən əv ðə moʊst ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈhɪstəri ɪz ðət læst fəˈnæli ræpt əp ə hoʊl bənʧ əv ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈstɔriˌlaɪnz ɪn ə greɪt grin flæʃ əv ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər. θæŋks! gɔn ər moʊst əv ðə ˈtaɪrəl ˈfæməli ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə haɪ ˈspɛroʊ ənd əv kɔrs kɪŋ tommen*, ən ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkwəns ðət həz lɛft ənd ˈʤeɪmi wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ɛrz. 'geɪm əv thrones*' ˈsizən 7 pərˈmoʊʃən stənt pʊts waɪt ˈwɔkərz ɪn ˈləndən læst ˈsizən ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ˈʤeɪmi ˈraɪdɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ əv kɪŋz ˈlændɪŋ tɪ faɪnd hɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə aɪərn θroʊn. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈhɪstəri wɪθ ˈdrɪvən mæd wɪθ θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər əˈpɑn ðə ˈkɪŋdəm, haʊ hi ˈhændəlz ðə nuz əv dɛθ ənd nu reɪn wɪl bi ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ wɔʧ fər ɪn ðə ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr ɛz wɛl (ɪf ə ˈsərtən priˈdɪkʃən hoʊldz ˈɛni weɪt, hi ˈhændəl ɪt ˈvɛri wɛl ˈiðər). wɪn wi lɛft ðə stɑrk klæn læst ˈsizən, ðeɪ wər ɔn ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld əv ə lɔŋ əˈweɪtɪd ˈfæməli riˈunjən. ənd ʤɑn snoʊ hæv riˈteɪkən winterfell*, wɪθ ðə ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈskimɪŋ ɪn ðɛr mɪst, tɪ hum boʊθ ər naʊ ˌɪnˈdɛtɪd. nɑt ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ bi. boʊθ bræn ənd ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr weɪ bæk hoʊm bət wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈpərpəsɪz. bræn, ˈhævɪŋ ˈlərnɪd əv tru ˈlɪniəʤ meɪ hoʊld ðə ki tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər kənˈkluʒən (ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpɑsəbli biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɪntu ə ˈdrægən ər tu). pæθ əv ˈvɛnʤəns ˈɔlˌweɪz simz tɪ teɪk hər daʊn əˈnəðər ˈwaɪndɪŋ pæθ. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ðə ˈmɪstəri əv ˈrɑbərt ˈbæstərd stɪl goʊz ənˈsɑlvd, ðə wən ðət kɔst nɛd stɑrk hɪz hɛd ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt. pur ɪz stɪl roʊɪŋ (ɪkˈspɛkt ə riˈunjən bɪtˈwin ðɛm ˈsəmˌtaɪm ðɪs ˈsizən ənd pərˈhæps mɔr). ɪkˈspɛkt ɪm tɪ wɑʃ əˈʃɔr ðɪs wik ər nɛkst. ˈspikɪŋ əv ðə waɪldz əv ˈəŋkəl ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈnæsti keɪs əv ˈfrɔstˌbaɪt. bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ si snoʊ lɛd əˈnəðər ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən ɪn ðə hoʊps əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ dɪr ˈəŋkəl. ˈɛvəri ˈsizən siz wən bɪg baddie*. hæd ˈʤɔfri. ðɛn ˈræmˌseɪ ˈboʊltən. ðə aɪr əv fænz ɪn ðə ˈsizən wɪl ənˈdaʊtɪdli fɔl ɔn greyjoy*. ɛz hi əˈtɛmpts tɪ træk daʊn hɪz ˈnɛfju ˈθiən ənd nis yara*, hu hæv əˈlaɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ, lʊk fər ɪm tɪ teɪk əp wɪθ ɪn ðə ˈsizən ˈoʊpənər ənd ɪkˈspɛkt səm du ˈkɑrnɪʤ ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf. 'geɪm əv thrones*' ˈprikwɛl ˈsɪriz ˈditeɪlz rɪˈvild baɪ ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ ˌɛgˈzɛk ɔl əv ðɪs ˈdrɑmə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə aɪərn θroʊn əv kɔrs ɪz ˈpəŋkʧuˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə waɪt ˈwɔkərz ər ˈbɛrɪŋ daʊn ɔn ɔl əv. ɪkˈspɛkt tu ˈmɛni səˈpraɪzɪz ɪn ðɪs prɛˈmɪr ɔn ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ. ɛz ðə ʃoʊ wɪndz daʊn, ðɪs ˈpɑsəbəl ˈfaɪnəl ˈsizən ɪz ˈtritɪd mɔr ˈstrəkʧərəli ənd cinematically*. ˈraɪtərz ˈdeɪvɪd ənd di. bi. waɪs ər əˈdɛpt æt ˈkræftɪŋ ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. wi wɪl bi drɑpt bæk ˈɪntu ˈʤɛntli ðɪs wik. bət ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 2 ˈnəθɪŋ lɛft tɪ seɪ bət hoʊld ɔn. ˈwɪntər həz kəm.
a portrait of poly you think maybe something quite right? this journey started the summer of 1985 and is about to end in the next couple of months. i have been withdrawing the past 6 years. nothing ever did “work” and in retrospect much made me worse, hence the withdrawal process that began six years ago of which i am at the tail end. the reason it work is because after an illicit drug induced mania, i basically just had average problems of living to deal with, and then once i started on drugs the issues became drug induced symptoms. psychiatric and other symptoms. my diagnosis, given as a life sentence never really had much credibility. many times on the “trials” of these drugs i went through periods of at least two weeks (my doctor always told me to stick it out as the might pass) in which i suffered immeasurably. they generally pass, but sometimes i got used to them, sort of like the proverbial toad in water. the cocktail i ended up after much experimentation left me the least twisted, but grossly twisted nonetheless. in retrospect i see now how one drug led to the next. the “mood-stabilizers” which left me depressed led to the antidepressants which left me with insomnia and agitation which led to the for sleep. they still get rid of the agitation which led me to the (which made everything worse and in fact my doc kept adding milligram by milligram until i was on 11 for my which i now know is caused by the—he was treating my symptom with the drug that was causing the symptom!! no joke.) my ceased when i finally got off the. we always called it “anxiety.” what crap. all that left me so sedated, the next step was the stimulants. the addiction to left me in tolerance withdrawal which increased the anxiety and thus led to more. unfortunately learned this happens to way too many people, some of whom never even realize it. drugs leading to more drugs leading to more drugs. and once in the trap almost impossible to see clearly. to realize what is going on is difficult and perhaps sometimes impossible. now virtually done with my withdrawal of the final cocktail of 6 that i was on for about 10 years after messing around with many others and my psychiatric symptoms are all gone except for irritability which i have gleaned now is most assuredly a withdrawal issue and not an underlying been working on the underlying problems all along during this life remains an underlying problem, it? being human is challenging and will never cease to be. stop it. (the above was written in the summer of made a few edits to bring us to date, not well so easier to start with a piece been written and add to it. but the immediate above paragraph needs the time it was written i thought the withdrawal was going faster and that my withdrawal would be done in the summer. since become extremely ill and my mood is hardly good as a result. one might call it “psychiatric” if they know anything about the physical hell that is withdrawal, but knowing what i know about people from, even people never had a psychiatric diagnosis or symptoms prior to their use, i know that what dealing with is detox. hell. i leave the house. i often leave my room or my bed. i have pain of every imaginable kind. hence, not happy. no. it is a man whose story i relate to. he cold and it took him two years to start functioning again. though my behavior is not all the same as his, the feelings behind it are familiar at this point. got off 6 drugs in 6 years and the last 3 years have been downhill, the last 6 months i could not have conceived of before living them. i can hope i get better sooner than he did since i cold-turkey, but it certainly begs the question if slower is better. though i personally go faster and know done the right thing for me as horrible as been.) i will share two brief paragraphs from emails from a friend who has gone before me and made it. she was sharing her situation to help me through mine. to make you feel better, give you an idea of how bad things were. read unless you want some gory details.) for three years i suffered from an irregular heartbeat, a resting pulse anywhere from 120 to 200 beats per minute, a paralyzed bladder (off and on, and i had to myself to pee), kidneys that work, glucose intolerance gone now), and at one point, complete loss of language skills. my eyes were swollen nearly shut, too. i blood, my hair fell out in clumps, i had seizures, i walk in a straight line, my skin peeled like a fruit roll up, etc. telling you this to illustrate that if i can recover, anyone can. anyone. and: i’m about 85% recovered now, and some days, even more. doing great, and am eagerly looking forward to moving away, getting married, having babies, and doing everything i thought never live to do. i can go on long walks, name it. out of the over 60+ symptoms i had, only 7 or so remain, and as approaching the 18 month free mark, i know that one of these days, the remaining symptoms will disappear. filled with such happiness and joy, and an appreciation for life i never had before. certainly that helps me feel like anything is possible and i need to think that now. how long will i be physically disabled due to this detox, i know. frightening and humbling and as of now i recommend anyone do this unless they have a lot of support. i could not have made it by myself for example. completely dependent on my husband now and cannot take care of myself. while it certainly does not come to this for many and even most people, it can and it does for some. i linked to this article about withdrawal a while back and will do it again now. here we see people coming off only who become disabled. they have a hell of a time. god knows what all these drugs have done to me. in order roughly by class (class is a bit subject to interpretation as so much of this stuff is used off label, especially when it was given to me): mood stabilizers: 1. lithium 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. neuroleptics is a bullshit are chemical they stop psychosis they just stop brain function in general) 8. 9. 10. mellaril 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. antidepressants: 17. 18. 19. prozac 20. 21. zoloft 22. 23. (yes, i had it shipped from europe as it was not approved here) 24. 25. anti-anxiety agents: 26. 27. 28. xanax 29. 30. valium 31. sleep aids: 32. 33. 34. 35. stimulants: 36. ritalin 37. 38. 39. most likely by the end of february or early march, i will be drug free after a battle of withdrawing from long-term use of 6 drugs at 2 to 4 times the usual maximum therapeutic doses. it be soon enough. thought i was at the end a number of times before. this time, likely to be real, as on such a small dose of that the only alternative to getting off in a month or two is complete failure or a reversal of all that done. that, seems more unlikely at this point. by the way, writing and correspondence remain extremely difficult and sometimes impossible, though i do like hearing from friends if you have my email address. i’ve been able to keep the blog updated with minimal energy, old stuff as well as other submissions. will hall, also continues to contribute as an editor now. if i continue as i am now the old stuff been is just about petered out and likely the blog will be updated much less frequently for some time. for update see here. for the entire withdrawal documented see here: withdrawal documented *it is potentially dangerous to come off medications without careful planning. please be sure to be well educated before undertaking any sort of discontinuation of medications. if your agrees to help you do so, do not assume they know how to do it well even if they claim to have experience. they are generally not trained in discontinuation and may not know how to recognize withdrawal issues. a lot of withdrawal issues are misdiagnosed to be psychiatric problems. this is why good to educate oneself and find a doctor who is willing to learn with you as your partner in care. really all doctors should always be willing to do this as we are all individuals and need to be treated as such. see: psychiatric drug withdrawal and protracted withdrawal syndrome it’s become clear to me that whenever possible that helpful for folks not begun withdrawal and have the time to consider a carefully thought out plan to attempt to bring greater well-being to your body before starting the withdrawal. that means learning how to profoundly nourish your and spirit prior to beginning a withdrawal. for suggestions on how to go about doing that check the menus on this blog for ideas. anything that helps you learn how to live well can be part of your plan. that plan will look different for everyone as we learn to follow our hearts and find our own unique paths in the world. things to begin considering are diet, exercise and movement, etc. paying attention to all these things as you do them helps too. the body will start letting us know what it needs as we learn to pay attention. for a multitude of ideas about how to create a life filled with safe alternatives to psychiatric drugs visit the menus at the top of this page or scroll down the for more recent postings.
ə ˈpɔrtrət əv ˈpɑli ju θɪŋk ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmθɪŋ kwaɪt raɪt? ðɪs ˈʤərni ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈsəmər əv 1985 ənd ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ ɛnd ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈkəpəl əv mənθs. aɪ hæv bɪn wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ ðə pæst 6 jɪrz. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈɛvər dɪd ““work”*” ənd ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt məʧ meɪd mi wərs, hɛns ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət bɪˈgæn sɪks jɪrz əˈgoʊ əv wɪʧ aɪ æm æt ðə teɪl ɛnd. ðə ˈrizən ɪt wərk ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈæftər ən ˌɪˈlɪsət drəg ˌɪnˈdust ˈmeɪniə, aɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli ʤɪst hæd ˈævərɪʤ ˈprɑbləmz əv ˈlɪvɪŋ tɪ dil wɪθ, ənd ðɛn wəns aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn drəgz ðə ˈɪʃuz bɪˈkeɪm drəg ˌɪnˈdust ˈsɪmptəmz. ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪmptəmz. maɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs, ˈgɪvɪn ɛz ə laɪf ˈsɛntəns ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli hæd məʧ ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti. ˈmɛni taɪmz ɔn ðə ““trials”*” əv ðiz drəgz aɪ wɛnt θru ˈpɪriədz əv æt list tu wiks (maɪ ˈdɔktər ˈɔlˌweɪz toʊld mi tɪ stɪk ɪt aʊt ɛz ðə maɪt pæs) ɪn wɪʧ aɪ ˈsəfərd ˌɪˈmɛʒərˌæbli. ðeɪ ˈʤɛnərəli pæs, bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ gɑt juzd tɪ ðɛm, sɔrt əv laɪk ðə prəˈvərbiəl toʊd ɪn ˈwɔtər. ðə ˈkɑkˌteɪl aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp ˈæftər məʧ ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən lɛft mi ðə list tˈwɪstɪd, bət ˈgroʊsli tˈwɪstɪd ˌnənðəˈlɛs. ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt aɪ si naʊ haʊ wən drəg lɛd tɪ ðə nɛkst. ðə ““mood-stabilizers”*” wɪʧ lɛft mi dɪˈprɛst lɛd tɪ ðə ˌænˌtidɪˈprɛsənts wɪʧ lɛft mi wɪθ ˌɪnˈsɑmniə ənd ˌæʤəˈteɪʃən wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ðə fər slip. ðeɪ stɪl gɪt rɪd əv ðə ˌæʤəˈteɪʃən wɪʧ lɛd mi tɪ ðə (wɪʧ meɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wərs ənd ɪn fækt maɪ dɑk kɛpt ˈædɪŋ ˈmɪləˌgræm baɪ ˈmɪləˌgræm ənˈtɪl aɪ wɑz ɔn 11 fər maɪ wɪʧ aɪ naʊ noʊ ɪz kɔzd baɪ ðə wɑz ˈtritɪŋ maɪ ˈsɪmptəm wɪθ ðə drəg ðət wɑz ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈsɪmptəm!! noʊ ʤoʊk.) maɪ sist wɪn aɪ ˈfaɪnəli gɑt ɔf ðə. wi ˈɔlˌweɪz kɔld ɪt ““anxiety.”*.” wət kræp. ɔl ðət lɛft mi soʊ sɪˈdeɪtɪd, ðə nɛkst stɛp wɑz ðə ˈstɪmjələnts. ðə əˈdɪkʃən tɪ lɛft mi ɪn ˈtɑlərəns wɪθˈdrɔəl wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrist ðə æŋˈzaɪəti ənd ðəs lɛd tɪ mɔr. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈlərnɪd ðɪs ˈhæpənz tɪ weɪ tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl, səm əv hum ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪt. drəgz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ mɔr drəgz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ mɔr drəgz. ənd wəns ɪn ðə træp ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ si ˈklɪrli. tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz wət ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd pərˈhæps ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. naʊ ˈvərʧuəli dən wɪθ maɪ wɪθˈdrɔəl əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈkɑkˌteɪl əv 6 ðət aɪ wɑz ɔn fər əˈbaʊt 10 jɪrz ˈæftər ˈmɛsɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈəðərz ənd maɪ ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈsɪmptəmz ər ɔl gɔn ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti wɪʧ aɪ hæv glind naʊ ɪz moʊst əˈʃʊrədli ə wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈɪʃu ənd nɑt ən ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz ɔl əˈlɔŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs laɪf rɪˈmeɪnz ən ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈprɑbləm, ɪt? biɪŋ ˈjumən ɪz ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ənd wɪl ˈnɛvər sis tɪ bi. stɑp ɪt. (ðə əˈbəv wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv meɪd ə fju ˈɛdɪts tɪ brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ deɪt, nɑt wɛl soʊ ˈiziər tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ə pis bɪn ˈrɪtən ənd æd tɪ ɪt. bət ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət əˈbəv ˈpɛrəˌgræf nidz ðə taɪm ɪt wɑz ˈrɪtən aɪ θɔt ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl wɑz goʊɪŋ ˈfæstər ənd ðət maɪ wɪθˈdrɔəl wʊd bi dən ɪn ðə ˈsəmər. sɪns bɪˈkəm ɪkˈstrimli ɪl ənd maɪ mud ɪz ˈhɑrdli gʊd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. wən maɪt kɔl ɪt ““psychiatric”*” ɪf ðeɪ noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl hɛl ðət ɪz wɪθˈdrɔəl, bət noʊɪŋ wət aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl frəm, ˈivɪn ˈpipəl ˈnɛvər hæd ə ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs ər ˈsɪmptəmz praɪər tɪ ðɛr juz, aɪ noʊ ðət wət ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ɪz ˈdiˌtɑks. hɛl. aɪ liv ðə haʊs. aɪ ˈɔfən liv maɪ rum ər maɪ bɛd. aɪ hæv peɪn əv ˈɛvəri ˌɪˈmæʤənəbəl kaɪnd. hɛns, nɑt ˈhæpi. noʊ. ɪt ɪz ə mæn huz ˈstɔri aɪ rɪˈleɪt tɪ. hi koʊld ənd ɪt tʊk ɪm tu jɪrz tɪ stɑrt ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ əˈgɛn. ðoʊ maɪ bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz nɑt ɔl ðə seɪm ɛz hɪz, ðə ˈfilɪŋz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt ər fəˈmɪljər æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. gɑt ɔf 6 drəgz ɪn 6 jɪrz ənd ðə læst 3 jɪrz hæv bɪn ˈdaʊnˈhɪl, ðə læst 6 mənθs aɪ kʊd nɑt hæv kənˈsivd əv ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlɪvɪŋ ðɛm. aɪ kən hoʊp aɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər ˈsunər ðən hi dɪd sɪns aɪ cold-turkey*, bət ɪt ˈsərtənli bɛgz ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪf sloʊər ɪz ˈbɛtər. ðoʊ aɪ ˈpərsənəli goʊ ˈfæstər ənd noʊ dən ðə raɪt θɪŋ fər mi ɛz ˈhɔrəbəl ɛz bɪn.) aɪ wɪl ʃɛr tu brif ˈpɛrəˌgræfs frəm iˈmeɪlz frəm ə frɛnd hu həz gɔn ˌbiˈfɔr mi ənd meɪd ɪt. ʃi wɑz ˈʃɛrɪŋ hər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ hɛlp mi θru maɪn. tɪ meɪk ju fil ˈbɛtər, gɪv ju ən aɪˈdiə əv haʊ bæd θɪŋz wər. rɛd ənˈlɛs ju wɔnt səm ˈgɔri ˈditeɪlz.) fər θri jɪrz aɪ ˈsəfərd frəm ən ˌɪˈrɛgjələr ˈhɑrtˌbit, ə ˈrɛstɪŋ pəls ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm 120 tɪ 200 bits pər ˈmɪnət, ə ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzd ˈblædər (ɔf ənd ɔn, ənd aɪ hæd tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ pi), ˈkɪdniz ðət wərk, ˈgluˌkoʊs ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns gɔn naʊ), ənd æt wən pɔɪnt, kəmˈplit lɔs əv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ skɪlz. maɪ aɪz wər sˈwoʊlən ˈnɪrli ʃət, tu. aɪ bləd, maɪ hɛr fɛl aʊt ɪn kləmps, aɪ hæd ˈsiʒərz, aɪ wɔk ɪn ə streɪt laɪn, maɪ skɪn pild laɪk ə frut roʊl əp, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈtɛlɪŋ ju ðɪs tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt ðət ɪf aɪ kən rɪˈkəvər, ˈɛniˌwən kən. ˈɛniˌwən. ənd: əˈbaʊt 85 rɪˈkəvərd naʊ, ənd səm deɪz, ˈivɪn mɔr. duɪŋ greɪt, ənd æm ˈigərli ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ, ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmɛrid, ˈhævɪŋ ˈbeɪbiz, ənd duɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ θɔt ˈnɛvər lɪv tɪ du. aɪ kən goʊ ɔn lɔŋ wɔks, neɪm ɪt. aʊt əv ðə ˈoʊvər 60 ˈsɪmptəmz aɪ hæd, ˈoʊnli 7 ər soʊ rɪˈmeɪn, ənd ɛz əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə 18 mənθ fri mɑrk, aɪ noʊ ðət wən əv ðiz deɪz, ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈsɪmptəmz wɪl ˌdɪsəˈpɪr. fɪld wɪθ səʧ ˈhæpinəs ənd ʤɔɪ, ənd ən əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən fər laɪf aɪ ˈnɛvər hæd ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈsərtənli ðət hɛlps mi fil laɪk ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd aɪ nid tɪ θɪŋk ðət naʊ. haʊ lɔŋ wɪl aɪ bi ˈfɪzɪkəli dɪˈseɪbəld du tɪ ðɪs ˈdiˌtɑks, aɪ noʊ. ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ənd ˈhəmbəlɪŋ ənd ɛz əv naʊ aɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈɛniˌwən du ðɪs ənˈlɛs ðeɪ hæv ə lɔt əv səˈpɔrt. aɪ kʊd nɑt hæv meɪd ɪt baɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. kəmˈplitli dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn maɪ ˈhəzbənd naʊ ənd ˈkænɑt teɪk kɛr əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. waɪl ɪt ˈsərtənli dɪz nɑt kəm tɪ ðɪs fər ˈmɛni ənd ˈivɪn moʊst ˈpipəl, ɪt kən ənd ɪt dɪz fər səm. aɪ lɪŋkt tɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbaʊt wɪθˈdrɔəl ə waɪl bæk ənd wɪl du ɪt əˈgɛn naʊ. hir wi si ˈpipəl ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ˈoʊnli hu bɪˈkəm dɪˈseɪbəld. ðeɪ hæv ə hɛl əv ə taɪm. gɑd noʊz wət ɔl ðiz drəgz hæv dən tɪ mi. ɪn ˈɔrdər ˈrəfli baɪ klæs (klæs ɪz ə bɪt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən ɛz soʊ məʧ əv ðɪs stəf ɪz juzd ɔf ˈleɪbəl, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ mi): mud ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzərz: 1 ˈlɪθiəm 2 3 4 5 6 7 ɪz ə ˈbʊlˌʃɪt ər ˈkɛmɪkəl ðeɪ stɑp saɪˈkoʊsəs ðeɪ ʤɪst stɑp breɪn ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl) 8 9 10 ˈmɛlərəl 11 12 13 14 15 16 ˌænˌtidɪˈprɛsənts: 17 18 19 ˈproʊˌzæk 20 21 ˈzɑlɑft 22 23 (jɛs, aɪ hæd ɪt ʃɪpt frəm ˈjʊrəp ɛz ɪt wɑz nɑt əˈpruvd hir) 24 25 ˈeɪʤənts: 26 27 28 ˈzænæks 29 30 ˈvæˌliəm 31 slip eɪdz: 32 33 34 35 ˈstɪmjələnts: 36 ˈrɪtəlɪn 37 38 39 moʊst ˈlaɪkli baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri ər ˈərli mɑrʧ, aɪ wɪl bi drəg fri ˈæftər ə ˈbætəl əv wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ frəm ˈlɔŋˈtərm juz əv 6 drəgz æt 2 tɪ 4 taɪmz ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈmæksəməm ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˈdoʊsɪz. ɪt bi sun ɪˈnəf. θɔt aɪ wɑz æt ðə ɛnd ə ˈnəmbər əv taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr. ðɪs taɪm, ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ril, ɛz ɔn səʧ ə smɔl doʊs əv ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔf ɪn ə mənθ ər tu ɪz kəmˈplit ˈfeɪljər ər ə rɪˈvərsəl əv ɔl ðət dən. ðət, simz mɔr ənˈlaɪkli æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. baɪ ðə weɪ, ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns rɪˈmeɪn ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl, ðoʊ aɪ du laɪk ˈhirɪŋ frəm frɛndz ɪf ju hæv maɪ iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip ðə blɔg ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl ˈɛnərʤi, oʊld stəf ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər səbˈmɪʃənz. wɪl hɔl, ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut ɛz ən ˈɛdɪtər naʊ. ɪf aɪ kənˈtɪnju ɛz aɪ æm naʊ ðə oʊld stəf bɪn ɪz ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈpitərd aʊt ənd ˈlaɪkli ðə blɔg wɪl bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd məʧ lɛs ˈfrikwɛntli fər səm taɪm. fər ˈəpˌdeɪt si hir. fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd si hir: wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd *ɪt ɪz pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ kəm ɔf ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɛrfəl ˈplænɪŋ. pliz bi ʃʊr tɪ bi wɛl ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˌdɪskənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz. ɪf jʊr əˈgriz tɪ hɛlp ju du soʊ, du nɑt əˈsum ðeɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ du ɪt wɛl ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ kleɪm tɪ hæv ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðeɪ ər ˈʤɛnərəli nɑt treɪnd ɪn ˌdɪskənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən ənd meɪ nɑt noʊ haʊ tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈɪʃuz. ə lɔt əv wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈɪʃuz ər mɪsˌdaɪɪgˈnoʊzd tɪ bi ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈprɑbləmz. ðɪs ɪz waɪ gʊd tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ˌwənˈsɛlf ənd faɪnd ə ˈdɔktər hu ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lərn wɪθ ju ɛz jʊr ˈpɑrtnər ɪn kɛr. ˈrɪli ɔl ˈdɑktərz ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ðɪs ɛz wi ər ɔl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd nid tɪ bi ˈtritɪd ɛz səʧ. si: ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəg wɪθˈdrɔəl ənd proʊˈtræktɪd wɪθˈdrɔəl ˈsɪnˌdroʊm bɪˈkəm klɪr tɪ mi ðət wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ˈhɛlpfəl fər foʊks nɑt ˈbeɪgən wɪθˈdrɔəl ənd hæv ðə taɪm tɪ kənˈsɪdər ə ˈkɛrfəli θɔt aʊt plæn tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ brɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ tɪ jʊr ˈbɑdi ˌbiˈfɔr ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl. ðət minz ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ proʊˈfaʊndli nərɪʃ jʊr ənd ˈspɪrɪt praɪər tɪ bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ə wɪθˈdrɔəl. fər səˈʤɛsʧənz ɔn haʊ tɪ goʊ əˈbaʊt duɪŋ ðət ʧɛk ðə ˈmɛnjuz ɔn ðɪs blɔg fər aɪˈdiəz. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət hɛlps ju lərn haʊ tɪ lɪv wɛl kən bi pɑrt əv jʊr plæn. ðət plæn wɪl lʊk ˈdɪfərənt fər ˈɛvriˌwən ɛz wi lərn tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɑr hɑrts ənd faɪnd ɑr oʊn juˈnik pæθs ɪn ðə wərld. θɪŋz tɪ bɪˈgɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ər daɪət, ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ənd ˈmuvmənt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɔl ðiz θɪŋz ɛz ju du ðɛm hɛlps tu. ðə ˈbɑdi wɪl stɑrt ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wət ɪt nidz ɛz wi lərn tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən. fər ə ˈməltəˌtud əv aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə laɪf fɪld wɪθ seɪf ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəgz ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈmɛnjuz æt ðə tɔp əv ðɪs peɪʤ ər skroʊl daʊn ðə fər mɔr ˈrisənt ˈpoʊstɪŋz.
left-wing german politician selin has just admitted she lied to police and said she raped to prevent the spread of racism against migrants. back in january, refugee activist was attacked and raped and assaulted by three men while at a playground in the middle of the night, der spiegel reports. in her work as a refugee activist, has visited a refugee camp in iraq. she also is a national spokeswoman for a political group called solid. the reason the public is now hearing about this change of heart is because of’s interview. immediately after the attack, she ran to the police to inform them she had been raped, but refused to divulge the ethnic identity of her attackers because of how badly migrants suffered in the aftermath of the mass sexual assaults in cologne on new eve, where countless hundreds of migrants swarmed german women and abused them. her motive for not telling the police the truth about being raped was to prevent migrants from suffering even more racism, though she said she had mixed motives. she want the men to get away with what they had done, but she want so-called racists to use the story to increase their strength. instead, she claimed a mixed group of foreigners and locals attacked her. she said they spoke german, but in reality, the men were speaking either kurdish or farsi. but just 12 hours after she was first assaulted, she went back to the police and came clean, spilling all the details about the men who raped her. according to, a friend persuaded her to tell the full truth of the incident. she now believes people should never hide the truth for the purpose of political expediency. follow jonah bennett on twitter send tips to jonah@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. content created by the daily caller news foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. for licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.
left-wing* ˈʤərmən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ˈsɛlɪn həz ʤɪst ədˈmɪtəd ʃi laɪd tɪ pəˈlis ənd sɛd ʃi reɪpt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə sprɛd əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm əˈgɛnst ˈmaɪgrənts. bæk ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈæktɪvɪst wɑz əˈtækt ənd reɪpt ənd əˈsɔltɪd baɪ θri mɛn waɪl æt ə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt, dər ˈspigəl rɪˈpɔrts. ɪn hər wərk ɛz ə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈæktɪvɪst, həz ˈvɪzɪtɪd ə ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmp ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl grup kɔld ˈsɑləd. ðə ˈrizən ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪz naʊ ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ əv hɑrt ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ˈɪntərvˌju. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk, ʃi ræn tɪ ðə pəˈlis tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðɛm ʃi hæd bɪn reɪpt, bət rɪfˈjuzd tɪ dɪˈvəlʤ ðə ˈɛθnɪk aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv hər əˈtækərz bɪˈkəz əv haʊ ˈbædli ˈmaɪgrənts ˈsəfərd ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə mæs ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlts ɪn kəˈloʊn ɔn nu iv, wɛr ˈkaʊntləs ˈhənərdz əv ˈmaɪgrənts swɔrmd ˈʤərmən ˈwɪmən ənd əˈbjuzd ðɛm. hər ˈmoʊtɪv fər nɑt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə pəˈlis ðə truθ əˈbaʊt biɪŋ reɪpt wɑz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈmaɪgrənts frəm ˈsəfərɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, ðoʊ ʃi sɛd ʃi hæd mɪkst ˈmoʊtɪvz. ʃi wɔnt ðə mɛn tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ wət ðeɪ hæd dən, bət ʃi wɔnt ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈreɪsɪsts tɪ juz ðə ˈstɔri tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr strɛŋθ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃi kleɪmd ə mɪkst grup əv ˈfɔrənərz ənd ˈloʊkəlz əˈtækt hər. ʃi sɛd ðeɪ spoʊk ˈʤərmən, bət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ðə mɛn wər ˈspikɪŋ ˈiðər ˈkərdɪʃ ər ˈfɑrsi. bət ʤɪst 12 aʊərz ˈæftər ʃi wɑz fərst əˈsɔltɪd, ʃi wɛnt bæk tɪ ðə pəˈlis ənd keɪm klin, ˈspɪlɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðə mɛn hu reɪpt hər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ə frɛnd pərsˈweɪdɪd hər tɪ tɛl ðə fʊl truθ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ʃi naʊ bɪˈlivz ˈpipəl ʃʊd ˈnɛvər haɪd ðə truθ fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪkˈspidiənsi. ˈfɑloʊ ˈʤoʊnə ˈbɛnɪt ɔn tˈwɪtər sɛnd tɪps tɪ jonah@dailycallernewsfoundation.org*. ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli ˈkɔlər nuz faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl wɪˈθaʊt ʧɑrʤ tɪ ˈɛni ˈɛlɪʤəbəl nuz ˈpəblɪʃər ðət kən prəˈvaɪd ə lɑrʤ ˈɔdiəns. fər ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz əv ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑntɛnt, pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org*.
even though the big 12 might not be the most stable conference among the major ones in college football, there are powers trying to push for an expansion to big tv markets, with central florida and cincinnati the likeliest of candidates. a lot of the future plans for the big 12 becoming bigger than 10 teams have to do with the identity of the next texas athletic director, as oliver luck, the director of intercollegiate athletes at west virginia, is one of the premier candidates, having engineered the mountaineers departure from the big east (now the aac) and procured money for a new baseball stadium. but not just luck pushing for more teams. in the reality been formed over the last few years, it seems like been a lot of eat or get eaten. the big 12 lost texas and missouri to the sec, nebraska to the big ten and colorado to the. for a moment there, texas and oklahoma were on the verge of forming a and breaking the big 12 apart. the big 12, however, brought in and west virginia, keeping it a conference, with better money sharing for current members. rumors coming out of several media outlets including in west virginia suggest that fox sports is behind the power moves by the big 12 to attempt and expand, especially keeping an eye on florida and the midwest. there were previous talks about florida state, which would be somewhat of an earthquake for the acc, but off the table for now. so who is there to take? the university of central florida, playing in the aac, is having a strong season, but most importantly, they reside in a big tv market, not to mention being a part of the desired recruiting fields in florida. tv money is important, but having a chance to tap in to the gold mine that is florida high school football is also something big 12 teams would clearly be in favor for. but if adding an team, there needs to be a 12th, right? south florida, a more established football program than or florida atlantic has come up as a candidate a couple of times, but is it really wise to recruit two teams from the same state? that brings us to cincinnati, who seem like just waiting for someone to take them out of what has become of the big east. the are in a smaller tv market than (tampa), but ohio is another region conferences would like to tap into in terms of recruiting talent.
ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə bɪg 12 maɪt nɑt bi ðə moʊst ˈsteɪbəl ˈkɑnfərəns əˈməŋ ðə ˈmeɪʤər wənz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ðɛr ər paʊərz traɪɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ fər ən ɪkˈspænʧən tɪ bɪg ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈmɑrkɪts, wɪθ ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə ənd ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ðə ˈlaɪkliəst əv ˈkænədɪts. ə lɔt əv ðə fˈjuʧər plænz fər ðə bɪg 12 bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈbɪgər ðən 10 timz hæv tɪ du wɪθ ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə nɛkst ˈtɛksəs æθˈlɛtɪk dɪˈrɛktər, ɛz ˈɑlɪvər lək, ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌɪntərkəˈliʤət ˈæθˌlits æt wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə, ɪz wən əv ðə prɛˈmɪr ˈkænədɪts, ˈhævɪŋ ˌɛnʤəˈnird ðə ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪrz dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə bɪg ist (naʊ ðə aac*) ənd proʊˈkjʊrd ˈməni fər ə nu ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈsteɪdiəm. bət nɑt ʤɪst lək ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər mɔr timz. ɪn ðə ˌriˈæləˌti bɪn fɔrmd ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju jɪrz, ɪt simz laɪk bɪn ə lɔt əv it ər gɪt ˈitən. ðə bɪg 12 lɔst ˈtɛksəs ənd məˈzʊri tɪ ðə sɛk, nəˈbræskə tɪ ðə bɪg tɛn ənd ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ tɪ ðə fər ə ˈmoʊmənt ðɛr, ˈtɛksəs ənd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə wər ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ənd ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə bɪg 12 əˈpɑrt. ðə bɪg 12 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, brɔt ɪn ənd wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə, ˈkipɪŋ ɪt ə ˈkɑnfərəns, wɪθ ˈbɛtər ˈməni ˈʃɛrɪŋ fər ˈkɑrənt ˈmɛmbərz. ˈrumərz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə səˈʤɛst ðət fɑks spɔrts ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə paʊər muvz baɪ ðə bɪg 12 tɪ əˈtɛmpt ənd ɪkˈspænd, əˈspɛʃəli ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn ˈflɔrɪdə ənd ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst. ðɛr wər ˈpriviəs tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt, wɪʧ wʊd bi ˈsəmˈwət əv ən ˈərθkˌweɪk fər ðə acc*, bət ɔf ðə ˈteɪbəl fər naʊ. soʊ hu ɪz ðɛr tɪ teɪk? ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə, pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə aac*, ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ə strɔŋ ˈsizən, bət moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðeɪ rɪˈzaɪd ɪn ə bɪg ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈmɑrkɪt, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən biɪŋ ə pɑrt əv ðə dɪˈzaɪərd rɪˈkrutɪŋ fildz ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə. ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈməni ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bət ˈhævɪŋ ə ʧæns tɪ tæp ɪn tɪ ðə goʊld maɪn ðət ɪz ˈflɔrɪdə haɪ skul ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪg 12 timz wʊd ˈklɪrli bi ɪn ˈfeɪvər fər. bət ɪf ˈædɪŋ ən tim, ðɛr nidz tɪ bi ə 12th*, raɪt? saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə, ə mɔr ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈproʊˌgræm ðən ər ˈflɔrɪdə əˈtlæntɪk həz kəm əp ɛz ə ˈkænədɪt ə ˈkəpəl əv taɪmz, bət ɪz ɪt ˈrɪli waɪz tɪ rɪˈkrut tu timz frəm ðə seɪm steɪt? ðət brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˌsɪnsəˈnæti, hu sim laɪk ʤɪst ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ teɪk ðɛm aʊt əv wət həz bɪˈkəm əv ðə bɪg ist. ðə ər ɪn ə sˈmɔlər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈmɑrkɪt ðən (ˈtæmpə), bət oʊˈhaɪoʊ ɪz əˈnəðər ˈriʤən ˈkɑnfərənsəz wʊd laɪk tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ɪn tərmz əv rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈtælənt.
las vegas fire captain gathers petitions to reinstate previous solar rates las vegas fire and rescue capt. richard birt will present a petition letter with signatures from more than 500 valley firefighters to a energy task force today urging it to reinstate previous solar rates. birt, 50, has been living off a $25,000 solar panel system since moving off the energy grid in 2006. he spent the better part of eight weeks from january to march collecting signatures in favor of reversing a 2016 law that made solar energy more expensive for customers of energy. birt amassed 508 signatures, accounting for nearly half of the firefighters between the las vegas and clark county departments. “i just want to be able to say, listen, i have 508 of my brothers and sisters in a public service safety profession who are concerned for our community,” birt said. “our voice needs to be heard.” all energy customers used to pay a fixed monthly service fee of $12.75, and under a policy known as net metering, the energy giant reimbursed customers about 11 cents per of excess electricity generated. eager to take advantage of the desert potential and the associated discounts, a skyrocketing number of las vegans installed solar panels on their roofs. last december alone, applications were filed to start the installation process. but a decision by the nevada public utilities commission forced solar customers to start paying a $17.90 monthly service fee starting jan. 1. over the next four years, that fee will rise to $38.51. and while solar customers will still pay 11 cents per of power bought from energy, the value of their excess credits, which the placed at 9 cents per this year, will fall to just cents by 2020. the’s decision prompted companies like and to cease nevada installations. applications for rooftop solar plummeted to 90 in january down 93 percent from 1368 applicants, according to chandler sherman, spokeswoman for the bring back solar alliance. last month, just 18 nevadans applied to go solar, sherman said. tyler elliott, 33, is one of the firefighters who signed petition, even though he installed solar panels at his las vegas home. elliott, like birt, said he thought energy should “embrace solar instead of discouraging it.” he emphasized the safety of his own family in the event of a power outage something he believed happen with solar panels. “it used to be a great deal all around, but now ridiculously expensive,” elliott said. another petition signer, las vegas fire capt. chris brewer, had solar panels for nearly one year before the rate hikes went into effect. he purchased his solar system for $38,000 from to power his northwest valley home,. brewer said he feels “ripped off” by energy, who hiked the rates when “they realized customers were saving money.” “it’d take care of energy costs, but we also want to look out for the environment,” brewer said. “it’s just seems very unfair that taking all of this money out of our pockets.” a spokesperson for energy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs faɪər ˈkæptən ˈgæðərz pəˈtɪʃənz tɪ ˌriɪnˈsteɪt ˈpriviəs ˈsoʊlər reɪts ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs faɪər ənd ˈrɛskju capt*. ˈrɪʧərd bərt wɪl ˈprɛzənt ə pəˈtɪʃən ˈlɛtər wɪθ ˈsɪgnəʧərz frəm mɔr ðən 500 ˈvæli ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz tɪ ə ˈɛnərʤi tæsk fɔrs təˈdeɪ ˈərʤɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˌriɪnˈsteɪt ˈpriviəs ˈsoʊlər reɪts. bərt, 50 həz bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔf ə ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl ˈsɪstəm sɪns ˈmuvɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈɛnərʤi grɪd ɪn 2006 hi spɛnt ðə ˈbɛtər pɑrt əv eɪt wiks frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri tɪ mɑrʧ kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈsɪgnəʧərz ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv rɪˈvərsɪŋ ə 2016 lɔ ðət meɪd ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər ˈkəstəmərz əv ˈɛnərʤi. bərt əˈmæst 508 ˈsɪgnəʧərz, əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ˈnɪrli hæf əv ðə ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ənd klɑrk ˈkaʊnti dɪˈpɑrtmənts. ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ seɪ, ˈlɪsən, aɪ hæv 508 əv maɪ ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs ˈseɪfti prəˈfɛʃən hu ər kənˈsərnd fər ɑr community,”*,” bərt sɛd. vɔɪs nidz tɪ bi heard.”*.” ɔl ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəstəmərz juzd tɪ peɪ ə fɪkst ˈmənθli ˈsərvɪs fi əv ənd ˈəndər ə ˈpɑləsi noʊn ɛz nɛt ˈmitərɪŋ, ðə ˈɛnərʤi ʤaɪənt ˌriɪmˈbərst ˈkəstəmərz əˈbaʊt 11 sɛnts pər əv ˈɛkˌsɛs ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd. ˈigər tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈdɛzərt pəˈtɛnʃəl ənd ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈdɪˌskaʊnts, ə ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈvɛgənz ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ɔn ðɛr rufs. læst dɪˈsɛmbər əˈloʊn, ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wər faɪld tɪ stɑrt ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. bət ə dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ðə nəˈvɑdə ˈpəblɪk juˈtɪlətiz kəˈmɪʃən fɔrst ˈsoʊlər ˈkəstəmərz tɪ stɑrt peɪɪŋ ə ˈmənθli ˈsərvɪs fi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ʤæn. 1 ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz, ðət fi wɪl raɪz tɪ ənd waɪl ˈsoʊlər ˈkəstəmərz wɪl stɪl peɪ 11 sɛnts pər əv paʊər bɔt frəm ˈɛnərʤi, ðə ˈvælju əv ðɛr ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈkrɛdɪts, wɪʧ ðə pleɪst æt 9 sɛnts pər ðɪs jɪr, wɪl fɔl tɪ ʤɪst sɛnts baɪ 2020 ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈprɑmptɪd ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ənd tɪ sis nəˈvɑdə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz. ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈrufˌtɑp ˈsoʊlər ˈpləmətɪd tɪ 90 ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri daʊn 93 pərˈsɛnt frəm 1368 ˈæplɪkənts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʧændlər ˈʃərmən, ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ðə brɪŋ bæk ˈsoʊlər əˈlaɪəns. læst mənθ, ʤɪst 18 nəˈvædənz əˈplaɪd tɪ goʊ ˈsoʊlər, ˈʃərmən sɛd. ˈtaɪlər ˈɛliət, 33 ɪz wən əv ðə ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz hu saɪnd pəˈtɪʃən, ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz æt hɪz ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs hoʊm. ˈɛliət, laɪk bərt, sɛd hi θɔt ˈɛnərʤi ʃʊd ˈsoʊlər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ it.”*.” hi ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈseɪfti əv hɪz oʊn ˈfæməli ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ə paʊər ˈaʊtɪʤ ˈsəmθɪŋ hi bɪˈlivd ˈhæpən wɪθ ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz. juzd tɪ bi ə greɪt dil ɔl əraʊnd, bət naʊ rəˈdɪkjələsli expensive,”*,” ˈɛliət sɛd. əˈnəðər pəˈtɪʃən ˈsaɪnər, ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs faɪər capt*. krɪs bruər, hæd ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz fər ˈnɪrli wən jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə reɪt haɪks wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt. hi ˈpərʧəst hɪz ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm fər frəm tɪ paʊər hɪz ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈvæli hoʊm,. bruər sɛd hi filz off”*” baɪ ˈɛnərʤi, hu haɪkt ðə reɪts wɪn ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈkəstəmərz wər ˈseɪvɪŋ money.”*.” teɪk kɛr əv ˈɛnərʤi kɔsts, bət wi ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ lʊk aʊt fər ðə environment,”*,” bruər sɛd. ʤɪst simz ˈvɛri ˌɔnˈfɛr ðət ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔl əv ðɪs ˈməni aʊt əv ɑr pockets.”*.” ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ˈɛnərʤi dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt.
eu leaders have said there will be no talks on future relationship with the bloc until the government makes “sufficient progress” on the divorce, including settling its bills and citizens’ rights. “once, and only once we have achieved sufficient progress on the withdrawal, can we discuss the framework for our future relationship,” said donald tusk, theropean council president. “starting parallel talks will not happen.” speaking as the’s draft negotiating guidelines were sent to national capitals, tusk said the27 were united. talks would be “difficult, complex and sometimes confrontational,” he said, but the bloc would not seek to punish britain. “brexit itself is already punitive enough,” he said. 'no surprises really': politicians react to draft negotiating guidelines read more the guidelines make clear it will be for the council to decide when “sufficient progress” has been made on the withdrawal deal, whose priorities will include the rights of citizens in the and british citizens on the continent, and agreement on legal and budgetary commitments and liabilities. tusk rejected the description “brexit bill” and said it was only fair that the paid what successive governments had signed up to. “it is only fair towards all those people, communities, scientists, farmers and so on to whom we, all the 28, promised and owe this money,” he said. the’s only land border with the, between northern ireland and the republic, will also be a key priority in the divorce deal, with the calling for “flexible and imaginative solutions ... with the aim of avoiding a hard border”. speaking alongside tusk, joseph muscat, the prime minister of malta, said the negotiations would undoubtedly be tough, “but it will not be a war” and the two sides needed to remain friends. the draft guidelines may well be revised over the next month, but are as likely to be strengthened as they are weakened. tusk will chair a summit of the’s 27 prime ministers and presidents at the end of april to the negotiating position before talks with the begin. theropean commission will then draft its more detailed negotiating directives, which are expected to be adopted at a meeting ofropean ministers on 22 may, after which formal talks between the’s chief negotiator, michel, and secretary of state for exiting the, david davis, can begin. the guidelines say the must accept rules such as the “four freedoms” (including free movement), continuing budget contributions and the judicial oversight of theropean court of justice during a transitional period likely to follow its departure in 2019 and before any free trade pact can bed. on the future trade deal, which they say can be concluded only once britain has formally left, the guidelines make clear the primary objective is to “preserve the integrity of the single market”, which “excludes participation based on a approach”. theresa may has said britain aims to leave the single market and most of the customs union in favour of agreeing a free trade deal for individual industrial sectors such as the automotive and pharmaceuticals industries. but a non-member “cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member” and “there can be no ‘cherry picking’”, the guidelines say. separate negotiations between individual states and the are also ruled out. the guidelines also make clear that any trade deal must be on “a level playing field in terms of competition and state aid”, with safeguards against “unfair competitive advantages through fiscal, social and environmental dumping”. a no 10 spokesman said: “these are draft guidelines and we look forward to beginning negotiations once they have been formally agreed by the 27 member states. “it is clear both sides wish to approach these talks constructively, and as the prime minister said this week, wish to ensure a deep and special partnership between the and theropean union.” facebook twitter the lib leader, tim farron said the guidelines showed ‘the carelessness of the government in isolating themselves from ourropean allies’. photograph: chris j images but owen smith, the former labour leadership candidate, said statement showed how “lofty rhetoric is colliding with hard reality”. the guidelines “underline the difficulty the government will have in keeping its promises,” he said. “ministers and leave campaigners have presented as a option. it is not. there will be a cost to, we just do not know how deep it will be. it is time for the government to start with the british people.” tim farron, the liberalocrat leader, said the guidelines “show the strength of the in these negotiations, and the carelessness of the government in isolating themselves from ourropean allies”. “the terms are clear: no deals, no bilateral negotiations and no new trade deal until the withdrawal terms are agreed. this leaves no doubt that ... comments about special arrangements for the car industry or financial sector are worthless.” barnier has said he hopes the main outlines of the withdrawal agreement will be clear by autumn, enabling the and the to reach a broad agreement at a summit in december. he has in january 2018 as the point where he hopes to start talks with the british on a future relationship. but there are lingering fears the talks could collapse. the wants an agreement, the draft text says, “but it will prepare itself to be able to handle the situation also if the negotiations were to fail”. a senior official said theropean commission took little notice of claim that no deal was better than a bad deal with the. noting that the was “four or five times” more dependent on exporting to the than the other way round, he said: “threats are never a good instrument in a negotiation and empty threats are even poorer instruments in a negotiation.” the official said that if the walked away without a deal, “it will be bad for the union, but i think it would be fair to say it would be very bad for the”. on citizens’ rights, the commission said it was presumed that promises to protect the rights of nationals already in the country would include the right for those who have previously lived there to return, and for current and future spouses and to join those already in the country.
eu* ˈlidərz hæv sɛd ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ tɔks ɔn fˈjuʧər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə blɑk ənˈtɪl ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪks progress”*” ɔn ðə dɪˈvɔrs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɪts bɪlz ənd citizens’*’ raɪts. ““once*, ənd ˈoʊnli wəns wi hæv əˈʧivd səˈfɪʃənt ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɔn ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl, kən wi dɪˈskəs ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ɑr fˈjuʧər relationship,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑnəld təsk, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkaʊnsəl ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɔks wɪl nɑt happen.”*.” ˈspikɪŋ ɛz ðə dræft nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz wər sɛnt tɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˈkæpɪtəlz, təsk sɛd ðə wər juˈnaɪtɪd. tɔks wʊd bi ““difficult*, ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz confrontational,”*,” hi sɛd, bət ðə blɑk wʊd nɑt sik tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ˈbrɪtən. ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈpjunətɪv enough,”*,” hi sɛd. 'noʊ səˈpraɪzɪz ˈrɪli': ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz riækt tɪ dræft nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz rɛd mɔr ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz meɪk klɪr ɪt wɪl bi fər ðə ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɪn progress”*” həz bɪn meɪd ɔn ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl dil, huz praɪˈɔrətiz wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ðə raɪts əv ˈsɪtɪzənz ɪn ðə ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsɪtɪzənz ɔn ðə ˈkɑntənənt, ənd əˈgrimənt ɔn ˈligəl ənd ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri kəˈmɪtmənts ənd ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz. təsk rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən bill”*” ənd sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli fɛr ðət ðə peɪd wət səkˈsɛsɪv ˈgəvərnmənts hæd saɪnd əp tɪ. ɪz ˈoʊnli fɛr təˈwɔrdz ɔl ðoʊz ˈpipəl, kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˈfɑrmərz ənd soʊ ɔn tɪ hum wi, ɔl ðə 28 ˈprɑməst ənd oʊ ðɪs money,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈoʊnli lænd ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ðə, bɪtˈwin ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪərlənd ənd ðə riˈpəblɪk, wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ki praɪˈɔrəti ɪn ðə dɪˈvɔrs dil, wɪθ ðə ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ənd ˌɪˈmæʤənətɪv səˈluʃənz wɪθ ðə eɪm əv əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ə hɑrd border”*”. ˈspikɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd təsk, ˈʤoʊzəf ˈməskæt, ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈmɔltə, sɛd ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wʊd ənˈdaʊtɪdli bi təf, ɪt wɪl nɑt bi ə war”*” ənd ðə tu saɪdz ˈnidɪd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn frɛndz. ðə dræft ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz meɪ wɛl bi rɪˈvaɪzd ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst mənθ, bət ər ɛz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈstrɛŋθənd ɛz ðeɪ ər ˈwikənd. təsk wɪl ʧɛr ə ˈsəmɪt əv ðə 27 praɪm ˈmɪnɪstərz ənd ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈeɪprəl tɪ ðə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr tɔks wɪθ ðə bɪˈgɪn. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən wɪl ðɛn dræft ɪts mɔr dɪˈteɪld nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ dɪˈrɛktɪvz, wɪʧ ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi əˈdɑptəd æt ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈmɪnɪstərz ɔn 22 meɪ, ˈæftər wɪʧ ˈfɔrməl tɔks bɪtˈwin ðə ʧif nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtər, ˈmɪʧəl, ənd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt fər ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ðə, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdeɪvɪs, kən bɪˈgɪn. ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz seɪ ðə məst əkˈsɛpt rulz səʧ ɛz ðə freedoms”*” (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fri ˈmuvmənt), kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ənd ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ə trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈpɪriəd ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪts dɪˈpɑrʧər ɪn 2019 ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni fri treɪd pækt kən bi finalised*. ɔn ðə fˈjuʧər treɪd dil, wɪʧ ðeɪ seɪ kən bi kənˈkludɪd ˈoʊnli wəns ˈbrɪtən həz ˈfɔrməli lɛft, ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz meɪk klɪr ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪz tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə ˈsɪŋgəl market”*”, wɪʧ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən beɪst ɔn ə approach”*”. tərˈisə meɪ həz sɛd ˈbrɪtən eɪmz tɪ liv ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt ənd moʊst əv ðə ˈkəstəmz ˈjunjən ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv əˈgriɪŋ ə fri treɪd dil fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈsɛktərz səʧ ɛz ðə ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ənd ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəlz ˈɪndəstriz. bət ə nɑnˈmɛmbər hæv ðə seɪm raɪts ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə seɪm ˈbɛnəfɪts ɛz ə member”*” ənd kən bi noʊ picking’”*’”, ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz seɪ. ˈsɛpərˌeɪt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl steɪts ənd ðə ər ˈɔlsoʊ ruld aʊt. ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk klɪr ðət ˈɛni treɪd dil məst bi ɔn ˈlɛvəl pleɪɪŋ fild ɪn tərmz əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd steɪt aid”*”, wɪθ ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz əˈgɛnst kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ædˈvæntɪʤɪz θru ˈfɪskəl, ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl dumping”*”. ə noʊ 10 ˈspoʊksmən sɛd: ər dræft ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ənd wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ bɪˈgɪnɪŋ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wəns ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈfɔrməli əˈgrid baɪ ðə 27 ˈmɛmbər steɪts. ɪz klɪr boʊθ saɪdz wɪʃ tɪ əˈproʊʧ ðiz tɔks kənˈstrəktɪvli, ənd ɛz ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðɪs wik, wɪʃ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ə dip ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən union.”*.” ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ðə lɪb ˈlidər, tɪm ˈfɛrən sɛd ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ʃoʊd ˈkɛrlɛsnəs əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ɑr ˌjʊrəˈpiən allies’*’. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: krɪs ʤeɪ ˈɪmɪʤɪz bət oʊən smɪθ, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈleɪbər ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈkænədɪt, sɛd ˈsteɪtmənt ʃoʊd haʊ ˈrɛtərɪk ɪz kəˈlaɪdɪŋ wɪθ hɑrd reality”*”. ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl hæv ɪn ˈkipɪŋ ɪts promises,”*,” hi sɛd. ənd liv kæmˈpeɪnərz hæv pərˈzɛnəd ɛz ə ˈɔpʃən. ɪt ɪz nɑt. ðɛr wɪl bi ə kɔst tɪ, wi ʤɪst du nɑt noʊ haʊ dip ɪt wɪl bi. ɪt ɪz taɪm fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ people.”*.” tɪm ˈfɛrən, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈlidər, sɛd ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ɪn ðiz nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ənd ðə ˈkɛrlɛsnəs əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ɑr ˌjʊrəˈpiən allies”*”. tərmz ər klɪr: noʊ dilz, noʊ baɪˈlætərəl nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ənd noʊ nu treɪd dil ənˈtɪl ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl tərmz ər əˈgrid. ðɪs livz noʊ daʊt ðət ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈspɛʃəl ərˈeɪnʤmənts fər ðə kɑr ˈɪndəstri ər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər ər worthless.”*.” həz sɛd hi hoʊps ðə meɪn ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz əv ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl əˈgrimənt wɪl bi klɪr baɪ ˈɔtəm, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə ənd ðə tɪ riʧ ə brɔd əˈgrimənt æt ə ˈsəmɪt ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. hi həz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2018 ɛz ðə pɔɪnt wɛr hi hoʊps tɪ stɑrt tɔks wɪθ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɔn ə fˈjuʧər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. bət ðɛr ər ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ fɪrz ðə tɔks kʊd kəˈlæps. ðə wɔnts ən əˈgrimənt, ðə dræft tɛkst sɪz, ɪt wɪl priˈpɛr ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ɪf ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wər tɪ fail”*”. ə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən tʊk ˈlɪtəl ˈnoʊtɪs əv kleɪm ðət noʊ dil wɑz ˈbɛtər ðən ə bæd dil wɪθ ðə. ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə wɑz ər faɪv times”*” mɔr dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ tɪ ðə ðən ðə ˈəðər weɪ raʊnd, hi sɛd: ər ˈnɛvər ə gʊd ˈɪnstrəmənt ɪn ə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈɛmti θrɛts ər ˈivɪn ˈpurər ˈɪnstrəmənts ɪn ə negotiation.”*.” ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ðət ɪf ðə wɔkt əˈweɪ wɪˈθaʊt ə dil, wɪl bi bæd fər ðə ˈjunjən, bət aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi fɛr tɪ seɪ ɪt wʊd bi ˈvɛri bæd fər ðə uk”*”. ɔn citizens’*’ raɪts, ðə kəˈmɪʃən sɛd ɪt wɑz prɪˈzumd ðət ˈprɑməsəz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə raɪts əv ˈnæʃənəlz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə ˈkəntri wʊd ˌɪnˈklud ðə raɪt fər ðoʊz hu hæv ˈpriviəsli lɪvd ðɛr tɪ rɪˈtərn, ənd fər ˈkɑrənt ənd fˈjuʧər ˈspaʊsɪz ənd tɪ ʤɔɪn ðoʊz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə ˈkəntri.
blair cottrell: they will call you racists, bigots, they will put pressure on you, but in order to rise above it you need to not care. you need to put your fists up, be ready to fight, to stand up, defend the history of our great nation. [applause, cheers] christine el-khoury: a small but growing movement has taken to the streets in rallies in cities and regional centres across australia. blair cottrell: you will see our movement grow. you will see us blossom, you will see us advance into the greatest upheaval this country has ever known. the only way to stop us now is to kill us, and good luck. [applause, cheers] christine el-khoury: the language is aggressive and. it's as if they see muslims and any as an enemy in which there will be a fight to the death. and they don't understand why their views aren't mainstream. chris shortis: well, it's only controversial to those and all the of islam and all the treacherous dogs who are in office in our fucking country. christine el-khoury: a number of new groups have emerged, among them reclaim australia and the united patriots front. both have ties to the australian defence league, an group known for its racist and hate speech. they may gather under a different banner, but they all have one thing in common; they see muslims and islam as an evil ideology that must be overcome. their supporters cloak themselves in the flag. some are heavily tattooed, swastikas, angry men, some with criminal histories. it gives every appearance of being threatening and potentially violent. but according to rise up australia president daniel nalliah, that image they present is not what he sees. daniel nalliah: they are lovely young men. when i get into their hearts and start talking to them, sit down for a drink with them, have a meal with them, i see a different side to these boys. they are lovely aussie boys who love their country. christine el-khoury: these lovely aussie boys are the members of the united patriots front, they're one of a number of far nationalist groups who have emerged this year. they want an end to muslim migration and multiculturalism. and they're on the police radar. neil gaughan: i wouldn't say we have a profile, but, look, it's fairly clear that there probably is one. fairly much young men in their mid, appears to be young white men in their mid from various backgrounds, some do come from military backgrounds there's no doubt about that. christine el-khoury: neil gaughan is the head of with the australian federal police. neil gaughan: it's probably men, young men particularly, looking for a purpose in life. it's no different to joining a motorcycle gang, or joining any type of other criminal enterprise. it's people that need some level of direction. christine el-khoury: hello, i'm christine el-khoury. on background briefing we're going inside the extremist right in australia. why are they flourishing and what threat do they pose? anne aly: last week the posted on there, 'it's time for an eye for an eye', 'it's time to carry out attacks against mosques and imams'. and some of the responses were like, yup, i'm ready, i'm ready to go, i'm ready to kill me a muslim. then they posted up 'let's burn down mosques,' and people were posting up pictures of dynamite, yup, i need some more dynamite, i need this, i need that. christine el-khoury: anne aly is a expert with curtin university. she says online chatter about violence is an early warning sign of things to come. since malcolm turnbull became prime minister there's been a marked change in the political rhetoric; gone is the 'us and them' of tony abbott, malcolm turnbull has a new message: malcolm turnbull: but i can say to you that the advice i have consistently from my parliamentary colleagues, from the security services, from the police services is that the muslim community is our absolutely necessary partner in the battle against violent extremism, and that we have to work and we should work and we will work and we are working with the muslim community to ensure that we can take on this scourge, which of course is as much a threat if not more so to the muslim community than it is to the whole australian community. christine el-khoury: one of the leaders of the united patriots front is chris shortis. he regularly posts propaganda to his supporters, who he calls patriots. his involvement with reclaim australia and the united patriots front has brought him to the attention of police. chris shortis: because i am a gun owner, i have hand guns and rifles. this is the state of play. because of my involvement with the reclaim australia rallies or through the i did receive a snap inspection of my firearms a week ago. the two cops that come were cool. they saw everything, had a bit of a laugh and a good exchange. but the state of play is that licencing, the police commissioner, who is a liar anyway, and the government are keeping an eye on patriots who own guns. so make sure your storage is 100%, you keep your guns according to the firearms act. god bless you all. christine el-khoury: the neil gaughan says the police can act to prevent violence. neil gaughan: the terrorism laws as they're currently in form in this country, we don't actually need an act to take place, but we need a conspiracy. so we need a conspiracy to take an action and in effect we need some acts in preparation that would lead to that action taking place. saying you're going to do something isn't a criminal offense, saying you're going to do something and then taking some step to procure a weapon or to do something else certainly is an offense. blair cottrell: are you a local? crowd: yes! blair cottrell: do you want a mosque in your community? crowd: it! blair cottrell: do you want a mosque? crowd: no! christine el-khoury: that's blair cottrell, the blonde haired body builder from melbourne and the's main man. at this rally in in october the had 350 supporters, many of them travelled from melbourne and interstate to protest the construction of a new place of worship for's muslim community. blair cottrell: with our weak and treasonous government, islam could pose no threat. but at the end of the day you can either be a muslim or an australian. it must be because the two do not and do not correspond. christine el-khoury: the united patriots front or the wouldn't talk to the abc in. what's brought you to today? neil eriksen: to help the residents stop the mosque. because they don't want it here, the majority of them don't. man: abc… neil eriksen: nah i can't, not abc. man: nah, you don't talk to comment. christine el-khoury: i just want to know how you're feeling about today. man: oh no comment. i feel another no comment. you and me are going to be good friends with this no comment thing. christine el-khoury: i wanted to ask the's blair cottrell why he chose to decapitate a dummy at the front of the council chambers a week before the rally, and what he meant when he said he wanted to give the muslim community a taste of british culture. blair cottrell: it was a collective decision that we made and it was purely to draw attention to ourselves to increase our rally numbers so that people would come here and hear us speak. this is about all i've got to say thanks, i appreciate your time, thanks. upf mock beheading excerpt: we're just going to give you a taste of our own british culture. carry on brother... christine el-khoury: chanting akbar' or 'god is great', five men, some dressed in a male islamic headdress, take a large knife and cut the head off the dummy. they spill fake blood on the ground and throw the head around before descending into laughter. amongst the crowd at the rally is rod. he's lived in for 30 years. he thinks muslims are a threat to the australian way of life rod: i've just had a gutful. i'm sick of people telling what's good for me when i know what's good for me. it will attract more muslims and when you get muslims in numbers you get unrest. western culture and muslim culture don't mix, it's oil and water. is such a small town, it's a very dangerous social experiment, what the council has done, approving this big huge mosque. christine el-khoury: rod doesn't know much about the. he's worried they might be but turned up anyway. and what did you make of the united patriots front, they were here last weekend and staged the fake beheading, what did you make of that? rod: it doesn't help the cause. i just asked them straight out are they nazis or are they or whatever is the term is, and the fellow that i spoke to said no, we're definitely not, no. look i'll side with anyone who is against islam just about i think. christine el-khoury: the circulated a leaflet targeting mayor peter cox, who supports the mosque development. the red leaflet showed a picture of the mayor beside a bearded muslim man holding a gun. peter cox: what concerns me is that the patriotic front are using as a focal point and then they abuse or defame characters like myself in so that they can recruit new members to their way of thinking. now, that's of real concern. you've only need to look at the patriotic front's facebook website and see the youtube videos they produce and it's just full of lies, misinformation. so they're not arguing the case on authentic grounds. christine el-khoury: a week before the rally, muslim school boy khalil mohammad jabar shot dead police employee curtis cheng in sydney. the police believe was by older men who gave him the gun at a mosque. mayor cox knows this is playing on people's minds. peter cox: they're trying to promote fear, and i can understand some people, they already have a bit of fear. they sit on their couches and watch the news every night, and i guess when you see the terrorist acts that are happening overseas it is a bit of worrying time. but i really can't comprehend how people can associate the building of a mosque and having that terrorism in in years to come. christine el-khoury: other than a small prayer room at the local university,'s 300 muslim residents don't have a place to pray. many of's muslim community are health workers, who have moved to the regional town to address a shortage of medical staff. peter cox: 15 or so years ago we had a shortage of doctors, and about 25 muslim doctors have come to live in to provide their professional services, and i guess what some of the objectors are saying is that we welcome those people, but they can leave their religion, their culture, back in their own countries. well, that's not what the australian constitution says. it says they can practice their belief systems. christine el-khoury: but for some at today's rally, there's only room for one religion in australia: christianity. matthew grant: yeah, i'm a bit of a bible thumper. effectively i'm a really fervent christian man. christine el-khoury: that's matthew grant or father grant to his friends. he finished school last year, is working as a security guard and lives with his grandparents. he travelled eight hours to speak at the rally. the were so impressed with a speech matthew gave at a reclaim australia event in his home town of canberra they invited him to. amongst the shaved heads, tattoos and men in black, matthew stands out from the crowd. he's wearing a brown jacket, shirt and red tie that gives him a maturity beyond his teenage years. matthew wants the crowd gathered before him to take him seriously. matthew grant: in the way i dress, it's because i'm a cultural traditionalist. i don't agree with the kind of decadent, morally depraved clothing a lot of people wear these days. effectively, when i am wearing something that looks a bit more traditional or professional, i'm giving across more of a message that i've thought things through. i'm not just there angry at the taking over the streets or anything like that. i've got a background in philosophy and things of that nature, and that's what the asked me to do. they wanted a more intellectual viewpoint and that's why they brought me down because that's what i could provide. christine el-khoury: matthew is a white nationalist, a philosophy he stumbled upon when he was 17 and spending a lot of time at the national library. it's where he learnt about his political and charles h fierce advocates of the white australia policy. he believes the threat of terrorism is helping australians see things his way. matthew grant: the islamic problem what you might call it, has infuriated so many just everyday australians, just average australians, and they start questioning, 'why would we invite muslims into the country if that slightly, even slightly increases the risk of terrorism, why take that risk?' then when they start thinking about immigration, it really opens their eyes to the reality that our country is being quite thoroughly overwhelmed with immigrants. whether they're good immigrants or bad immigrants is not of any consequence, it's the fact that our communities are being diluted and destroyed by this action of mass immigration. christine el-khoury: matthew is a proud racist. in his mind, multiculturalism just doesn't work and he's not afraid to say it. matthew grant: there's this great disease out there. they call it political correctness. because if you're going to go out there and say you're a nationalist and you oppose all mass immigration from countries, that's extremely racist quite evidently, which is socially frowned upon at this current day, which means it takes courage to say it. if you're a racist, there's a horde of communists out there that will track down your employer and try and make you lose your job. christine el-khoury: the movement has seen thousands spill onto the streets since april this year across the country. it was sparked by the cafe siege in sydney's martin place last december. over 16 hours, sheik man held 17 people hostage. by the end of the siege, two were dead and so was. it gave rise to tv commentary such as this from channel mike amor: mike amor: sadly, it's a wake-up call to australians that they are now as much under threat as anybody in the world, that this is now happening in the centre of sydney, just like it happened on the streets of new york and other cities around the world. andy fleming: if you look at the kinds of statements that are being made by people who are associated with or involved in reclaim australia, the café siege is a key moment. many people are responding to that event. they understand it to be an indication that islam is a poisonous ideology and a murderous one, and a stand needs to be taken against it. christine el-khoury: that's andy fleming…well, sort of. it's a pseudonym to protect his real identity. for ten years, andy fleming, who is an activist, has been disrupting groups through his blog and by counter-rallies. they've tried to hunt him down and he fears for his safety. he says these groups like the violent street movement the australian defence league, have been for several years without success, until now. andy fleming: what's remarkable about reclaim is, especially on the april 4 demonstrations, is that they attracted thousands that were part of an online network of concern, and what's happened is that online network is now beginning to shift into a movement that takes to the streets. christine el-khoury: the online world is where it's at for extremist groups. once upon a time, the would have been printing leaflets and scrambling to get enough people together for a rally. but the rise of social media has enabled them to their views and reach thousands of individuals in australia and overseas. the internet has given extremists a platform in which to build a sense of community outside of the real world, where hate can flourish with little risk of reprisal. andre: we've seen, for example, a number of cases where an individual from the muslim community has their photograph put up on one of these hate groups. they have their name, their address, other details published, and a vague comment, 'someone should do something about this person.' sometimes it makes a suggestion, saying, 'this person supports isis,' or something to that effect. and it's this environment where online vigilantes can try and first identify a person, what we call them, putting their information out there publicly. if enough people see it and decide this person should be targeted, the worst could happen. now, the people they're targeting are just random members of society usually, there's no real reason for targeting that individual other than that they found a muslim person, they found their details and they said, 'let's target them.' we've seen that happening. we've also seen when women engage in trying to counter this, we've seen threats of rape. we've seen one case where someone threatened to come and slit someone's throat and the throats of their children. it gets really, really nasty. christine el-khoury: dr andre is the ceo of the online hate prevention institute, a charity that tracks, reports and tries to take down hate speech found online. for the last two years the charity has run a campaign targeting muslim hate because he says it's been growing. andre: when we were looking at it at the end of 2013, we had groups like petition to ban products in australia that had people, petition to ban the had. we had other groups where they were getting up to the 2,000s, 4,000s. that's the range. the largest groups which were not australian were in the order of or so. but those groups would be considered small compared to what we're seeing online today. a lot of the australian groups are already up to the,, size. we've seen an online presence where people have joined and gathered towards, and part of that is because they've heard of these groups through the mainstream media as well. christine el-khoury: dr also consults for a range of jewish groups to monitor online. he says many of those who espouse hate have now turned on muslims. andre: a lot of the groups and people that are attacking the muslim community now have previously attacked the jewish community, so there's certainly a link there. but also a lot of the messages we're seeing are very similar to what we've seen with the messages, the messages we're seeing, the idea that people don't fit it, that they're a threat. that's the sort of thing which we've got decades worth of experience against the jewish community. and it's all there, you can match them side by side and see where this comes and where it's going. it's quite concerning to see. christine el-khoury: but in the real world where fascism is still frowned upon, groups are disguising their beliefs beneath a cloak of australian patriotism, often wrapped in the national flag. andy fleming again: andy fleming: post second world war there's been a series of iterations of nazi politics. none of them have won any particular success. it was only i think with the emergence of a group like the australian nationalist movement in the in perth and national action in sydney and melbourne and adelaide also in the that there's been a kind of shift away from the waving the swastika flag to waving the eureka flag or the australian flag. there's been a kind of accommodation to the political reality in australia which is that anyone who is viewed as or understood as espousing nazi politics is marginalised. so for example if you look at reclaim australia and the, there has been involvement in those groups and those events, but generally speaking there is an understanding also that those nazi politics can't be presented fully to the public. christine el-khoury: and the australian federal police are monitoring all forms of extremism, according to the neil gaughan, including members of protest groups, it's just not as obvious as the large-scale raids that occurred in sydney and brisbane in september last year where footage was released to the media. neil gaughan: it's very simple to see that there's action taken in relation to islamic extremism because of the fact that there has been a series of counterterrorism raids in this country over the last 14 months. it's not as easy for me to explain the fact that we're keeping an eye on groups on right and left wing of the terrorism spectrum unless i actually show some level of overt action. i've spoken a lot about this to the islamic community, about the fact that we keep an eye on it. you know, my guys have been tasked to look quite heavily at some of the language that's been used by some of these groups, to the extent that we're sought advice from the commonwealth director of public prosecutions about whether they've reached the criminal threshold. they haven't, but we'll continue to do that. christine el-khoury: since the attacks in paris, there's been no change to australia's national terrorism public alert level which shifted from medium to high days before the raids. the of told abc's last week, he cannot guarantee that australia will not experience terrorist attacks on home soil in the future. the neil gaughan says the public and the media need to be realistic about terrorism. neil gaughan: we've got to be realistic when we talk about terrorism threat in this country. the same week that we did those raids in sydney or one series of raids in sydney there were three domestic homicides here in the act. so three women lost their lives and no one in the particular raids was killed. we've got to get the proportion right. now understand, the randomness of terrorism is what makes people fear it. there's more chance of people being eaten by a shark than there is of being a victim of a terrorism attack, and the statistics say that. christine el-khoury: but fear of muslims runs deep and has prompted the launch of a new political party inspired by the dutch. the secretive lobby group, the q society, has just launched the australian liberty alliance. intro to debbie robinson: and it is with the greatest of pleasures that i introduce you now to the senate candidate for western australia, the president of the australian liberty alliance, mrs debbie 'braveheart' robinson! debbie robinson: i would just like to stiletto is stuck in the better [laughs]… christine el-khoury: debbie robinson is vying for a senate seat in western australia. the ala attracted headlines by bringing to australia. debbie robinson: i would just like to thank for coming here, you're an inspiration. you inspired me to get out there, and… christine el-khoury: was a special guest at the launch. he came to australia two years ago but no venue would host him. debbie robinson: since that last time you were coming and you couldn't speak, i've been so mad about that, so mad. and when someone tries to stop me doing something, i will fight. so we'll never stop, don't you worry, this party will forge ahead. christine el-khoury: background briefing was refused permission to attend the launch, as were many other journalists. but later the ala released an edited version of his speech. geert: and as you know, some have tried to discourage us. they protested against my presence here, should they grant me a visa or not. they made it hard for you to find a venue for this event. but they have not succeeded. the people are saying enough is enough, let us reclaim our country. stop the mass immigration from islamic countries. no more. we say no more to the governments and to the process. christine el-khoury: was an inspiration for norwegian anders who cited him 30 times in the manifesto he released hours before going on a shooting rampage. the extremist set off a bomb in oslo killing eight people, before gunning down 69 others at a youth camp. anne aly worries about the influence might have on public debate in australia. anne aly: i think it was a little bit disappointing that he was allowed into the country, particularly given his influence on anders who committed norway's largest terrorist attack, who had a very, very strong agenda and who was very much inspired by, among others. so we'll come out and have a reaction and say chris brown isn't allowed into the country because of his stance on domestic violence, but we'll allow to come to australia, and all very good and well under freedom of speech, but we should also be warned that his freedom of speech did, in fact, inspire one of the world's worst terrorist attacks. christine el-khoury: anne aly says the rise in extremism has escalated since. anne aly: well, i think if you look at the way that the discourse on national security and terrorism has evolved since, you know, after the bali bombings, john howard said, 'why do they do this? they do this because they hate us. not because of anything that we've done, but because of who we are. because they hate us.' several years later, tony abbott repeated that mantra and he said, 'they hate us, that's why they do this. they hate us. it's not because of what we do, it's because of who we are. they hate us. they hate us because we're good.' christine el-khoury: she says this has divided the australian community into two camps; us and them. anne aly: that kind of rhetoric, that kind of framing terrorism and national security as this battle of good and evil immediately creates sides. the way that this discourse developed was the 'them', the 'other' was inevitably going to be muslim communities in australia and anyone who is different in australia, anyone who doesn't agree, because if you don't agree with us, then you must be one of them. christine el-khoury: and this creates fear. anne aly: if somebody hates you, what can you possibly do about it? if somebody hates you, not because of anything you do, but because of who you are, what can you possibly do about it? there is nothing you can do about it. and if there's nothing you can do about it, the only thing that you can do is really fear their reprisal, fear their violence. christine el-khoury: someone who knows how extremism works is father of two, james fry. in the as a troubled and vulnerable 13-year-old, james was lured into a group. james fry: i guess violence is probably an undercurrent that runs through it. just through the terms of the language of the ideology, in the fact that it's framed in a very confrontational and manner, it's very much an 'us versus them', 'good versus evil', and a sense of urgency kind of permeates through it all. with that constant belief that you're under threat, the violence i guess can come out in the language itself to begin with, although when it starts with the language, it then becomes very easy to justify physical violence. christine el-khoury: during this time in his life, a period in which sydney was experiencing an influx of asian migration, james says he did things he still regrets. james fry: yeah absolutely. i remember one occasion, i was walking through a railway station underpass and it was probably about 6 o'clock at night and i'd been drinking all afternoon and people were getting off the train. looking back, it would have been two young men of an asian background walking through that underpass, and one of them brushed up against me as i walked past. i was sure at the time that they did that deliberately and i just started beating into them. and because i was so caught up in this ideology that they were wrong and i was right, i had become the one who was actually the threat to society, and i had become really an animal in many ways. christine el-khoury: in hindsight, james believes the situation could have been much worse. james fry: i'm incredibly grateful that those incidents were quite isolated because really, had i had access to firearms, had i perhaps lived in an area where more violence was encouraged or the ideology i'd aligned myself with had access to more means of violence, there's nothing to say that it wouldn't have just been two gentlemen in a railway station. it could have been a group of people. it could have involved murder, even. christine el-khoury: mariam is a muslim community advocate based in sydney. since the raids in september last year, she's been tracking in the community. mariam: what we're finding now, looking back on almost 12 months' worth of data, is that there is a correlation (from what we can see from preliminary findings) between what's playing out in the media and government rhetoric in the incidents that then come through in terms of how that then translates to people out on the streets who happen to be muslim, or look muslim for that matter, and how they're treated, and some of the reports that have come through since then. christine el-khoury: mariam has experienced how violence in the online world can become a frightening reality. she's received death threats and been under police guard, had her work details published online and received verbal abuse so bad the police have pressed charges. some of the abuse has been linked to the australian defence league and supporters of reclaim australia. mariam: the first time you get a death threat, you really freak out, and then after a while, you're just like, 'oh dear, okay, all right, well, i know what to do.' i think the main thing is the rational version of me was like, okay, well, hopefully these guys are keyboard warriors. christine el-khoury: then it got real. mariam: when some of the physical things happen, when someone actually bothered to send me bacon in the mail, then you start to realise, okay, maybe they are not just keyboard warriors. clearly they have way too much time on their hands and they're willing to send a message by doing something like that, and having your accounts hacked and things like that, you then start to realise, okay, these guys mean business. so you just step up your security and take necessary precautions. to this day, i still do that. christine el-khoury: and it's taken a big toll on her personally. she suffers from severe anxiety. mariam: i have grown up in this beautiful country and i have been given wonderful opportunities that i know that i couldn't dream of if my parents made the difficult decision of not fleeing afghanistan when they did. so i am eternally grateful for everything that i have been given, and the opportunities that i have been afforded, but when things like this happen and they just seem to be constant, and you're constantly weathering the storm and you just think when is this going to stop, it just makes it hard because some days you really don't want to get out of bed. christine el-khoury: mariam believes the level of sentiment in the community is worse than ever. mariam: ultimately that's the impact that it's having, that you feel that your very identity is constantly being criticised, ridiculed and challenged. it's really exhausting, and for muslim women in particular like myself who are visible, it feels almost worse than post, just sometimes the pressure that you feel when you are out in public. christine el-khoury: has reached new heights across the western world, according to kevin dunn from western sydney university. kevin dunn: i know there were people critical of tony abbott and that he may people talk about dog whistle politics around and there may have been some of that but nothing compared to what we've seen some western politicians do elsewhere in the world. christine el-khoury: kevin dunn believes overall australia is not racist. kevin dunn: when we look at things like the experience of racism and instances of relations harm and especially widespread public disorder, we do very well compared to the rest of the world. christine el-khoury: but he says there are worrying trends. kevin dunn: too many australians, for instance, have what we could call attitudes. far in excess of those people who were opposed to diversity, which is only about 6% or 7%, but the number of people who have some anxiety about the muslim presence in australia gets closer to 46%. that's a big variation. so a lot of ordinary australians who otherwise like diversity and difference have these concerns about islam and muslims, and so these racist groups, and i'll call them that, are attempting to politically leverage and benefit from that. christine el-khoury: and do you think they could have much success? kevin dunn: well, there's a negative and a positive response to that. on the negative side, if we're being despondent, we could point to western europe where groups like them have had electoral success and it has been bad for community relations in those nations. so that's on the negative side. on the positive side, what we said about the success of multiculturalism makes it very difficult for those groups. they are reminded constantly that they are a minority politically, that their views are deviant in terms of the overwhelming view of the australian public. so there's reasons to be both hopeful and despondent. christine el-khoury: also hopeful is liberal party pollster, mark textor. he thinks doesn't exist in australia. mark textor: i think that's complete fantasy. i'm not even quite sure what that means. look, there are a significant number of australians who are worried about social cohesion, but they're worried about the outcome, they're not, they're not anti-muslim. they're obviously worried about of some islamic youth, they're worried the potentially forming across the middle east, but they tend to be strategic concerns about peace and prosperity, not about hatred of a particular faith. christine el-khoury: for years mark textor helped craft the howard government's hardline language towards asylum seekers. he thinks the media shouldn't pay too much attention to the reclaim australia movement. mark textor: for good or for bad, these in the far right, my radical brethren, don't represent either my faith or your faith, and the reclaim australia don't represent every traditional person either. so we've just got to keep that in mind and realise that we need to the conversation. christine el-khoury: anne aly says we need to start taking extremism more seriously or we could see jihadi style violence perpetrated by. anne aly: i think it's very hard when you have had years, decades, of discourse where the 'other', the enemy is somebody other than you, other than 'us', to have that mirror turned around and to think maybe that there's elements of us that maybe we need to be working on as well. this also explains the reason, for me, why certain parts of muslim communities become very defensive about violent extremism as well and about the issues within muslim communities. it's hard to turn the mirror on yourself and be introspective. i think that's part of it. but i do think that we have been very dismissive of it and that we need to be more aware and more vigilant that this doesn't threaten australia's harmony and the social cohesion that we have, and that it doesn't become something to the scale of the violent jihadism, because it could very well. christine el-khoury: background coordinating producer is linda mcginness, research by anna whitfeld, technical production this week by andrei shabunov, and the executive producer is wendy carlisle. i'm christine el-khoury. and you can listen to background briefing any time on the abc radio app. see you next time.
blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl: ðeɪ wɪl kɔl ju ˈreɪsɪsts, ˈbɪgəts, ðeɪ wɪl pʊt ˈprɛʃər ɔn ju, bət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ raɪz əˈbəv ɪt ju nid tɪ nɑt kɛr. ju nid tɪ pʊt jʊr fɪsts əp, bi ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt, tɪ stænd əp, dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ɑr greɪt ˈneɪʃən. [əˈplɔz, ʧɪrz] krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ə smɔl bət groʊɪŋ ˈmuvmənt həz ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə strits ɪn ˈræliz ɪn ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈriʤənəl ˈsɛntərz əˈkrɔs ɔˈstreɪljə. blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl: ju wɪl si ɑr ˈmuvmənt groʊ. ju wɪl si ˈjuˈɛs ˈblɑsəm, ju wɪl si ˈjuˈɛs ədˈvæns ˈɪntu ðə ˈgreɪtəst əˈphivəl ðɪs ˈkəntri həz ˈɛvər noʊn. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ stɑp ˈjuˈɛs naʊ ɪz tɪ kɪl ˈjuˈɛs, ənd gʊd lək. [əˈplɔz, ʧɪrz] krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz əˈgrɛsɪv ənd. ɪts ɛz ɪf ðeɪ si ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˈɛni ɛz ən ˈɛnəmi ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr wɪl bi ə faɪt tɪ ðə dɛθ. ənd ðeɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðɛr vjuz ˈɑrənt ˈmeɪnˌstrim. krɪs shortis*: wɛl, ɪts ˈoʊnli ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl tɪ ðoʊz ənd ɔl ðə əv ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ɔl ðə ˈtrɛʧərəs dɔgz hu ər ɪn ˈɔfəs ɪn ɑr ˈfəkɪŋ ˈkəntri. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ə ˈnəmbər əv nu grups hæv ˈimərʤd, əˈməŋ ðɛm riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpeɪtriəts frənt. boʊθ hæv taɪz tɪ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən dɪˈfɛns lig, ən grup noʊn fər ɪts ˈreɪsɪst ənd heɪt spiʧ. ðeɪ meɪ ˈgæðər ˈəndər ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈbænər, bət ðeɪ ɔl hæv wən θɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑmən; ðeɪ si ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˌɪsˈlɑm ɛz ən ˈivəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ðət məst bi ˈoʊvərˌkəm. ðɛr səˈpɔrtərz kloʊk ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə flæg. səm ər ˈhɛvəli ˌtæˈtud, sˈwɑstɪkəz, ˈæŋgri mɛn, səm wɪθ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhɪstəriz. ɪt gɪvz ˈɛvəri əˈpɪrəns əv biɪŋ θˈrɛtənɪŋ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈvaɪələnt. bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ raɪz əp ɔˈstreɪljə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdænjəl nalliah*, ðət ˈɪmɪʤ ðeɪ ˈprɛzənt ɪz nɑt wət hi siz. ˈdænjəl nalliah*: ðeɪ ər ˈləvli jəŋ mɛn. wɪn aɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðɛr hɑrts ənd stɑrt ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðɛm, sɪt daʊn fər ə drɪŋk wɪθ ðɛm, hæv ə mil wɪθ ðɛm, aɪ si ə ˈdɪfərənt saɪd tɪ ðiz bɔɪz. ðeɪ ər ˈləvli ˈɔsi bɔɪz hu ləv ðɛr ˈkəntri. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðiz ˈləvli ˈɔsi bɔɪz ər ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpeɪtriəts frənt, ðɛr wən əv ə ˈnəmbər əv fɑr ˈnæʃənəlɪst grups hu hæv ˈimərʤd ðɪs jɪr. ðeɪ wɔnt ən ɛnd tɪ ˈməzlɪm maɪˈgreɪʃən ənd ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm. ənd ðɛr ɔn ðə pəˈlis ˈreɪˌdɑr. nil gɔən: aɪ ˈwʊdənt seɪ wi hæv ə ˈproʊˌfaɪl, bət, lʊk, ɪts ˈfɛrli klɪr ðət ðɛr ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪz wən. ˈfɛrli məʧ jəŋ mɛn ɪn ðɛr mɪd, əˈpɪrz tɪ bi jəŋ waɪt mɛn ɪn ðɛr mɪd frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈbækˌgraʊndz, səm du kəm frəm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbækˌgraʊndz ðɛrz noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt ðət. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: nil gɔən ɪz ðə hɛd əv wɪθ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfɛdərəl pəˈlis. nil gɔən: ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli mɛn, jəŋ mɛn ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli, ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈpərpəs ɪn laɪf. ɪts noʊ ˈdɪfərənt tɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ə ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl gæŋ, ər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈɛni taɪp əv ˈəðər ˈkrɪmənəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz. ɪts ˈpipəl ðət nid səm ˈlɛvəl əv dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: hɛˈloʊ, əm krɪˈstin el-khoury*. ɔn ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈbrifɪŋ wɪr goʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ɪkˈstrimɪst raɪt ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. waɪ ər ðeɪ ˈflərɪʃɪŋ ənd wət θrɛt du ðeɪ poʊz? æn ˈeɪli: læst wik ðə ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðɛr, 'ɪts taɪm fər ən aɪ fər ən aɪ', 'ɪts taɪm tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt əˈtæks əˈgɛnst mɔsks ənd imams*'. ənd səm əv ðə rɪˈspɑnsɪz wər laɪk, jəp, əm ˈrɛdi, əm ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ, əm ˈrɛdi tɪ kɪl mi ə ˈməzlɪm. ðɛn ðeɪ ˈpoʊstɪd əp 'lɛts bərn daʊn mɔsks,' ənd ˈpipəl wər ˈpoʊstɪŋ əp ˈpɪkʧərz əv ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt, jəp, aɪ nid səm mɔr ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt, aɪ nid ðɪs, aɪ nid ðət. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: æn ˈeɪli ɪz ə ˈɛkspərt wɪθ ˈkərtɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ʃi sɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʧætər əˈbaʊt ˈvaɪələns ɪz ən ˈərli ˈwɔrnɪŋ saɪn əv θɪŋz tɪ kəm. sɪns ˈmælkəm ˈtərnˌbʊl bɪˈkeɪm praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ðɛrz bɪn ə mɑrkt ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrɛtərɪk; gɔn ɪz ðə 'ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðɛm' əv ˈtoʊni ˈæbət, ˈmælkəm ˈtərnˌbʊl həz ə nu ˈmɛsɪʤ: ˈmælkəm ˈtərnˌbʊl: bət aɪ kən seɪ tɪ ju ðət ðə ədˈvaɪs aɪ hæv kənˈsɪstəntli frəm maɪ ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkɑligz, frəm ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz, frəm ðə pəˈlis ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪz ðət ðə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ɑr ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst ˈvaɪələnt ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm, ənd ðət wi hæv tɪ wərk ənd wi ʃʊd wərk ənd wi wɪl wərk ənd wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wi kən teɪk ɔn ðɪs skərʤ, wɪʧ əv kɔrs ɪz ɛz məʧ ə θrɛt ɪf nɑt mɔr soʊ tɪ ðə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti ðən ɪt ɪz tɪ ðə hoʊl ɔˈstreɪljən kəmˈjunɪti. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: wən əv ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpeɪtriəts frənt ɪz krɪs shortis*. hi ˈrɛgjələrli poʊsts ˌprɑpəˈgændə tɪ hɪz səˈpɔrtərz, hu hi kɔlz ˈpeɪtriəts. hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpeɪtriəts frənt həz brɔt ɪm tɪ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv pəˈlis. krɪs shortis*: bɪˈkəz aɪ æm ə gən ˈoʊnər, aɪ hæv hænd gənz ənd ˈraɪfəlz. ðɪs ɪz ðə steɪt əv pleɪ. bɪˈkəz əv maɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə ˈræliz ər θru ðə aɪ dɪd rɪˈsiv ə snæp ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən əv maɪ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ə wik əˈgoʊ. ðə tu kɑps ðət kəm wər kul. ðeɪ sɔ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, hæd ə bɪt əv ə læf ənd ə gʊd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ. bət ðə steɪt əv pleɪ ɪz ðət licencing*, ðə pəˈlis kəˈmɪʃənər, hu ɪz ə laɪər ˈɛniˌweɪ, ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ər ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn ˈpeɪtriəts hu oʊn gənz. soʊ meɪk ʃʊr jʊr ˈstɔrɪʤ ɪz 100 ju kip jʊr gənz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ækt. gɑd blɛs ju ɔl. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðə nil gɔən sɪz ðə pəˈlis kən ækt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈvaɪələns. nil gɔən: ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm lɔz ɛz ðɛr ˈkərəntli ɪn fɔrm ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, wi doʊnt ˈæˌkʧuəli nid ən ækt tɪ teɪk pleɪs, bət wi nid ə kənˈspɪrəsi. soʊ wi nid ə kənˈspɪrəsi tɪ teɪk ən ˈækʃən ənd ɪn ˈifɛkt wi nid səm ækts ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ðət wʊd lɛd tɪ ðət ˈækʃən ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs. seɪɪŋ jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪzənt ə ˈkrɪmənəl əˈfɛns, seɪɪŋ jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ənd ðɛn ˈteɪkɪŋ səm stɛp tɪ proʊˈkjʊr ə ˈwɛpən ər tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ˈsərtənli ɪz ən əˈfɛns. blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl: ər ju ə ˈloʊkəl? kraʊd: jɛs! blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl: du ju wɔnt ə mɔsk ɪn jʊr kəmˈjunɪti? kraʊd: ɪt! blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl: du ju wɔnt ə mɔsk? kraʊd: noʊ! krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðæts blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl, ðə blɑnd hɛrd ˈbɑdi ˈbɪldər frəm ˈmɛlbərn ənd ðə meɪn mæn. æt ðɪs ˈræli ɪn ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ðə hæd 350 səˈpɔrtərz, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈtrævəld frəm ˈmɛlbərn ənd ˌɪntərˈsteɪt tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə nu pleɪs əv ˈwərʃɪp fər ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti. blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl: wɪθ ɑr wik ənd ˈtrizəˌnəs ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌɪsˈlɑm kʊd poʊz noʊ θrɛt. bət æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ ju kən ˈiðər bi ə ˈməzlɪm ər ən ɔˈstreɪljən. ɪt məst bi bɪˈkəz ðə tu du nɑt ənd du nɑt ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpeɪtriəts frənt ər ðə ˈwʊdənt tɔk tɪ ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ɪn. wəts brɔt ju tɪ təˈdeɪ? nil ˈɛrɪksən: tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts stɑp ðə mɔsk. bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt ɪt hir, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðɛm doʊnt. mæn: abc…*… nil ˈɛrɪksən: nɑ aɪ kænt, nɑt ˈeɪˌbiˌsi. mæn: nɑ, ju doʊnt tɔk tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ jʊr ˈfilɪŋ əˈbaʊt təˈdeɪ. mæn: oʊ noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt. aɪ fil əˈnəðər noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt. ju ənd mi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi gʊd frɛndz wɪθ ðɪs noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt θɪŋ. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ æsk ðə blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl waɪ hi ʧoʊz tɪ diˈkæpəˌteɪt ə ˈdəmi æt ðə frənt əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧeɪmbərz ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈræli, ənd wət hi mɛnt wɪn hi sɛd hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv ðə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti ə teɪst əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkəlʧər. blɛr ˌkɑˈtrɛl: ɪt wɑz ə kəˈlɛktɪv dɪˈsɪʒən ðət wi meɪd ənd ɪt wɑz ˈpjʊrli tɪ drɔ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɑr ˈræli ˈnəmbərz soʊ ðət ˈpipəl wʊd kəm hir ənd hir ˈjuˈɛs spik. ðɪs ɪz əˈbaʊt ɔl aɪv gɑt tɪ seɪ θæŋks, aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr taɪm, θæŋks. mɑk bɪˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɛksərpt: wɪr ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ju ə teɪst əv ɑr oʊn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkəlʧər. ˈkɛri ɔn ˈbrəðər... krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈʧæntɪŋ ˈɑkˌbɑr' ər 'gɑd ɪz greɪt', faɪv mɛn, səm drɛst ɪn ə meɪl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈhɛˌdrɛs, teɪk ə lɑrʤ naɪf ənd kət ðə hɛd ɔf ðə ˈdəmi. ðeɪ spɪl feɪk bləd ɔn ðə graʊnd ənd θroʊ ðə hɛd əraʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr dɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈlæftər. əˈməŋst ðə kraʊd æt ðə ˈræli ɪz rɑd. hiz lɪvd ɪn fər 30 jɪrz. hi θɪŋks ˈməzlɪmz ər ə θrɛt tɪ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən weɪ əv laɪf rɑd: aɪv ʤɪst hæd ə gutful*. əm sɪk əv ˈpipəl ˈtɛlɪŋ wəts gʊd fər mi wɪn aɪ noʊ wəts gʊd fər mi. ɪt wɪl əˈtrækt mɔr ˈməzlɪmz ənd wɪn ju gɪt ˈməzlɪmz ɪn ˈnəmbərz ju gɪt ənˈrɛst. ˈwɛstərn ˈkəlʧər ənd ˈməzlɪm ˈkəlʧər doʊnt mɪks, ɪts ɔɪl ənd ˈwɔtər. ɪz səʧ ə smɔl taʊn, ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈsoʊʃəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, wət ðə ˈkaʊnsəl həz dən, əˈpruvɪŋ ðɪs bɪg juʤ mɔsk. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: rɑd ˈdəzənt noʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə. hiz ˈwərid ðeɪ maɪt bi bət tərnd əp ˈɛniˌweɪ. ənd wət dɪd ju meɪk əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpeɪtriəts frənt, ðeɪ wər hir læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd steɪʤd ðə feɪk bɪˈhɛdɪŋ, wət dɪd ju meɪk əv ðət? rɑd: ɪt ˈdəzənt hɛlp ðə kɔz. aɪ ʤɪst æst ðɛm streɪt aʊt ər ðeɪ ˈnɑtsiz ər ər ðeɪ ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪz ðə tərm ɪz, ənd ðə ˈfɛloʊ ðət aɪ spoʊk tɪ sɛd noʊ, wɪr ˈdɛfənətli nɑt, noʊ. lʊk aɪl saɪd wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən hu ɪz əˈgɛnst ˌɪsˈlɑm ʤɪst əˈbaʊt aɪ θɪŋk. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðə ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ə ˈliflət ˈtɑrgətɪŋ meɪər ˈpitər kɑks, hu səˈpɔrts ðə mɔsk dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðə rɛd ˈliflət ʃoʊd ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə meɪər ˌbiˈsaɪd ə ˈbɪrdəd ˈməzlɪm mæn ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə gən. ˈpitər kɑks: wət kənˈsərnz mi ɪz ðət ðə ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk frənt ər ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz ə ˈfoʊkəl pɔɪnt ənd ðɛn ðeɪ əˈbjuz ər dɪˈfeɪm ˈkɛrɪktərz laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən rɪˈkrut nu ˈmɛmbərz tɪ ðɛr weɪ əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. naʊ, ðæts əv ril kənˈsərn. juv ˈoʊnli nid tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk frənts ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd si ðə ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊz ðeɪ ˈproʊdus ənd ɪts ʤɪst fʊl əv laɪz, ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən. soʊ ðɛr nɑt ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðə keɪs ɔn əˈθɛnɪk graʊnz. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈræli, ˈməzlɪm skul bɔɪ ˈkæləl moʊˈhɑmɛd ʤəˈbɑr ʃɑt dɛd pəˈlis ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈkərtɪs ʧɛŋ ɪn ˈsɪdni. ðə pəˈlis bɪˈliv wɑz baɪ ˈoʊldər mɛn hu geɪv ɪm ðə gən æt ə mɔsk. meɪər kɑks noʊz ðɪs ɪz pleɪɪŋ ɔn ˈpipəlz maɪndz. ˈpitər kɑks: ðɛr traɪɪŋ tɪ prəˈmoʊt fɪr, ənd aɪ kən ˌəndərˈstænd səm ˈpipəl, ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæv ə bɪt əv fɪr. ðeɪ sɪt ɔn ðɛr ˈkaʊʧɪz ənd wɔʧ ðə nuz ˈɛvəri naɪt, ənd aɪ gɛs wɪn ju si ðə ˈtɛrərɪst ækts ðət ər ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ɪt ɪz ə bɪt əv ˈwəriɪŋ taɪm. bət aɪ ˈrɪli kænt ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd haʊ ˈpipəl kən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ə mɔsk ənd ˈhævɪŋ ðət ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪn ɪn jɪrz tɪ kəm. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈəðər ðən ə smɔl prɛr rum æt ðə ˈloʊkəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti, 300 ˈməzlɪm ˈrɛzɪdənts doʊnt hæv ə pleɪs tɪ preɪ. ˈmɛni əv ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti ər hɛlθ ˈwərkərz, hu hæv muvd tɪ ðə ˈriʤənəl taʊn tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈmɛdɪkəl stæf. ˈpitər kɑks: 15 ər soʊ jɪrz əˈgoʊ wi hæd ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈdɑktərz, ənd əˈbaʊt 25 ˈməzlɪm ˈdɑktərz hæv kəm tɪ lɪv ɪn tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsərvɪsɪz, ənd aɪ gɛs wət səm əv ðə əˈbʤɛktərz ər seɪɪŋ ɪz ðət wi ˈwɛlkəm ðoʊz ˈpipəl, bət ðeɪ kən liv ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤən, ðɛr ˈkəlʧər, bæk ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈkəntriz. wɛl, ðæts nɑt wət ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən sɪz. ɪt sɪz ðeɪ kən ˈpræktɪs ðɛr bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəmz. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: bət fər səm æt ˈtudeɪz ˈræli, ðɛrz ˈoʊnli rum fər wən rɪˈlɪʤən ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə: ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. ˈmæθju grænt: jæ, əm ə bɪt əv ə ˈbaɪbəl ˈθəmpər. ˈifɛktɪvli əm ə ˈrɪli ˈfərvənt ˈkrɪsʧɪn mæn. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðæts ˈmæθju grænt ər ˈfɑðər grænt tɪ hɪz frɛndz. hi ˈfɪnɪʃt skul læst jɪr, ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd ənd lɪvz wɪθ hɪz ˈgrændˌpɛrənts. hi ˈtrævəld eɪt aʊərz tɪ spik æt ðə ˈræli. ðə wər soʊ ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ ə spiʧ ˈmæθju geɪv æt ə riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə ɪˈvɛnt ɪn hɪz hoʊm taʊn əv ˌkænˈbɛrə ðeɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɪm tɪ. əˈməŋst ðə ʃeɪvd hɛdz, ˌtæˈtuz ənd mɛn ɪn blæk, ˈmæθju stændz aʊt frəm ðə kraʊd. hiz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə braʊn ˈʤækɪt, ʃərt ənd rɛd taɪ ðət gɪvz ɪm ə məˈʧʊrəti bɪɔnd hɪz ˈtiˌneɪʤ jɪrz. ˈmæθju wɔnts ðə kraʊd ˈgæðərd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪm tɪ teɪk ɪm ˈsɪriəsli. ˈmæθju grænt: ɪn ðə weɪ aɪ drɛs, ɪts bɪˈkəz əm ə ˈkəlʧərəl trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst. aɪ doʊnt əˈgri wɪθ ðə kaɪnd əv ˈdɛkədənt, ˈmɔrəli diˈpreɪvd ˈkloʊðɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl wɛr ðiz deɪz. ˈifɛktɪvli, wɪn aɪ æm ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət lʊks ə bɪt mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ər prəˈfɛʃənəl, əm ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈkrɔs mɔr əv ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət aɪv θɔt θɪŋz θru. əm nɑt ʤɪst ðɛr ˈæŋgri æt ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə strits ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət. aɪv gɑt ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪn fəˈlɑsəfi ənd θɪŋz əv ðət ˈneɪʧər, ənd ðæts wət ðə æst mi tɪ du. ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ə mɔr ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl vˈjuˌpɔɪnt ənd ðæts waɪ ðeɪ brɔt mi daʊn bɪˈkəz ðæts wət aɪ kʊd prəˈvaɪd. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈmæθju ɪz ə waɪt ˈnæʃənəlɪst, ə fəˈlɑsəfi hi ˈstəmbəld əˈpɑn wɪn hi wɑz 17 ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ ə lɔt əv taɪm æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ɪts wɛr hi lərnt əˈbaʊt hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈʧɑrəlz eɪʧ fɪrs ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv ðə waɪt ɔˈstreɪljə ˈpɑləsi. hi bɪˈlivz ðə θrɛt əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljənz si θɪŋz hɪz weɪ. ˈmæθju grænt: ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈprɑbləm wət ju maɪt kɔl ɪt, həz ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd soʊ ˈmɛni ʤɪst ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɔˈstreɪljənz, ʤɪst ˈævərɪʤ ɔˈstreɪljənz, ənd ðeɪ stɑrt kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ, 'waɪ wʊd wi ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈməzlɪmz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri ɪf ðət sˈlaɪtli, ˈivɪn sˈlaɪtli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə rɪsk əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, waɪ teɪk ðət rɪsk?' ðɛn wɪn ðeɪ stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, ɪt ˈrɪli ˈoʊpənz ðɛr aɪz tɪ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ɑr ˈkəntri ɪz biɪŋ kwaɪt ˈθəroʊli ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ ˈɪməgrənts. ˈwɛðər ðɛr gʊd ˈɪməgrənts ər bæd ˈɪməgrənts ɪz nɑt əv ˈɛni ˈkɑnsəkwəns, ɪts ðə fækt ðət ɑr kəmˈjunɪtiz ər biɪŋ dɪˈlutəd ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ðɪs ˈækʃən əv mæs ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈmæθju ɪz ə praʊd ˈreɪsɪst. ɪn hɪz maɪnd, ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm ʤɪst ˈdəzənt wərk ənd hiz nɑt əˈfreɪd tɪ seɪ ɪt. ˈmæθju grænt: ðɛrz ðɪs greɪt dɪˈziz aʊt ðɛr. ðeɪ kɔl ɪt pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs. bɪˈkəz ɪf jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd seɪ jʊr ə ˈnæʃənəlɪst ənd ju əˈpoʊz ɔl mæs ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ˈkəntriz, ðæts ɪkˈstrimli ˈreɪsɪst kwaɪt ˈɛvədəntli, wɪʧ ɪz ˈsoʊʃəli fraʊnd əˈpɑn æt ðɪs ˈkɑrənt deɪ, wɪʧ minz ɪt teɪks kərɪʤ tɪ seɪ ɪt. ɪf jʊr ə ˈreɪsɪst, ðɛrz ə hɔrd əv ˈkɑmjənəsts aʊt ðɛr ðət wɪl træk daʊn jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪər ənd traɪ ənd meɪk ju luz jʊr ʤɑb. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðə ˈmuvmənt həz sin ˈθaʊzənz spɪl ˈɔntu ðə strits sɪns ˈeɪprəl ðɪs jɪr əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ɪt wɑz spɑrkt baɪ ðə kəˈfeɪ siʤ ɪn ˈsɪdniz ˈmɑrtɪn pleɪs læst dɪˈsɛmbər. ˈoʊvər 16 aʊərz, ʃik mæn hɛld 17 ˈpipəl ˈhɑstɪʤ. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə siʤ, tu wər dɛd ənd soʊ wɑz. ɪt geɪv raɪz tɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkɑmənˌtɛri səʧ ɛz ðɪs frəm ˈʧænəl maɪk ˈæmər: maɪk ˈæmər: ˈsædli, ɪts ə ˈweɪˌkəp kɔl tɪ ɔˈstreɪljənz ðət ðeɪ ər naʊ ɛz məʧ ˈəndər θrɛt ɛz ˈɛnibədi ɪn ðə wərld, ðət ðɪs ɪz naʊ ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər əv ˈsɪdni, ʤɪst laɪk ɪt ˈhæpənd ɔn ðə strits əv nu jɔrk ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˈændi ˈflɛmɪŋ: ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə kaɪnz əv ˈsteɪtmənts ðət ər biɪŋ meɪd baɪ ˈpipəl hu ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə, ðə café*é siʤ ɪz ə ki ˈmoʊmənt. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðət ɪˈvɛnt. ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt tɪ bi ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ə ˈpɔɪzənəs ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ənd ə ˈmərdərəs wən, ənd ə stænd nidz tɪ bi ˈteɪkən əˈgɛnst ɪt. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðæts ˈændi fleming…well*, sɔrt əv. ɪts ə ˈsudəˌnɪm tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɪz ril aɪˈdɛntəˌti. fər tɛn jɪrz, ˈændi ˈflɛmɪŋ, hu ɪz ən ˈæktɪvɪst, həz bɪn dɪsˈrəptɪŋ grups θru hɪz blɔg ənd baɪ counter-rallies*. ðeɪv traɪd tɪ hənt ɪm daʊn ənd hi fɪrz fər hɪz ˈseɪfti. hi sɪz ðiz grups laɪk ðə ˈvaɪələnt strit ˈmuvmənt ðə ɔˈstreɪljən dɪˈfɛns lig, hæv bɪn fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz wɪˈθaʊt səkˈsɛs, ənˈtɪl naʊ. ˈændi ˈflɛmɪŋ: wəts rɪˈmɑrkəbəl əˈbaʊt riˈkleɪm ɪz, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ðə ˈeɪprəl 4 ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz, ɪz ðət ðeɪ əˈtræktəd ˈθaʊzənz ðət wər pɑrt əv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈnɛtˌwərk əv kənˈsərn, ənd wəts ˈhæpənd ɪz ðət ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz naʊ bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ʃɪft ˈɪntu ə ˈmuvmənt ðət teɪks tɪ ðə strits. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn wərld ɪz wɛr ɪts æt fər ɪkˈstrimɪst grups. wəns əˈpɑn ə taɪm, ðə wʊd hæv bɪn ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈlifləts ənd ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl təˈgɛðər fər ə ˈræli. bət ðə raɪz əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə həz ɪˈneɪbəld ðɛm tɪ ðɛr vjuz ənd riʧ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt həz ˈgɪvɪn ɪkˈstriməsts ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪn wɪʧ tɪ bɪld ə sɛns əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ril wərld, wɛr heɪt kən flərɪʃ wɪθ ˈlɪtəl rɪsk əv riˈpraɪzəl. ˈɑnˌdreɪ: wiv sin, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl frəm ðə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti həz ðɛr ˈfoʊtəˌgræf pʊt əp ɔn wən əv ðiz heɪt grups. ðeɪ hæv ðɛr neɪm, ðɛr ˈæˌdrɛs, ˈəðər ˈditeɪlz ˈpəblɪʃt, ənd ə veɪg ˈkɑmɛnt, 'ˈsəmˌwən ʃʊd du ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈpərsən.' ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt meɪks ə səˈʤɛsʧən, seɪɪŋ, 'ðɪs ˈpərsən səˈpɔrts ˈaɪsəs,' ər ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðət ˈifɛkt. ənd ɪts ðɪs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌvɪʤəˈlæntiz kən traɪ ənd fərst aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ə ˈpərsən, wət wi kɔl ðɛm, ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən aʊt ðɛr ˈpəblɪkli. ɪf ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl si ɪt ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðɪs ˈpərsən ʃʊd bi ˈtɑrgətɪd, ðə wərst kʊd ˈhæpən. naʊ, ðə ˈpipəl ðɛr ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ər ʤɪst ˈrændəm ˈmɛmbərz əv soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈjuʒəwəli, ðɛrz noʊ ril ˈrizən fər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈəðər ðən ðət ðeɪ faʊnd ə ˈməzlɪm ˈpərsən, ðeɪ faʊnd ðɛr ˈditeɪlz ənd ðeɪ sɛd, 'lɛts ˈtərgət ðɛm.' wiv sin ðət ˈhæpənɪŋ. wiv ˈɔlsoʊ sin wɪn ˈwɪmən ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðɪs, wiv sin θrɛts əv reɪp. wiv sin wən keɪs wɛr ˈsəmˌwən θˈrɛtənd tɪ kəm ənd slɪt ˈsəmˌwənz θroʊt ənd ðə θroʊts əv ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən. ɪt gɪts ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli ˈnæsti. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈdɑktər ˈɑnˌdreɪ ɪz ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn heɪt priˈvɛnʃən ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ə ˈʧɛrɪti ðət træks, rɪˈpɔrts ənd traɪz tɪ teɪk daʊn heɪt spiʧ faʊnd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. fər ðə læst tu jɪrz ðə ˈʧɛrɪti həz rən ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈməzlɪm heɪt bɪˈkəz hi sɪz ɪts bɪn groʊɪŋ. ˈɑnˌdreɪ: wɪn wi wər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv 2013 wi hæd grups laɪk pəˈtɪʃən tɪ bæn ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ðət hæd ˈpipəl, pəˈtɪʃən tɪ bæn ðə hæd wi hæd ˈəðər grups wɛr ðeɪ wər ˈgɪtɪŋ əp tɪ ðə 2,000s*, 4,000s*. ðæts ðə reɪnʤ. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst grups wɪʧ wər nɑt ɔˈstreɪljən wər ɪn ðə ˈɔrdər əv ər soʊ. bət ðoʊz grups wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd smɔl kəmˈpɛrd tɪ wət wɪr siɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn təˈdeɪ. ə lɔt əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən grups ər ɔˈrɛdi əp tɪ ðə saɪz. wiv sin ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈprɛzəns wɛr ˈpipəl hæv ʤɔɪnd ənd ˈgæðərd təˈwɔrdz, ənd pɑrt əv ðət ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪv hərd əv ðiz grups θru ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ɛz wɛl. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈdɑktər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsəlts fər ə reɪnʤ əv ʤuɪʃ grups tɪ ˈmɑnətər ˈɔnˌlaɪn. hi sɪz ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz hu ɪˈspaʊz heɪt hæv naʊ tərnd ɔn ˈməzlɪmz. ˈɑnˌdreɪ: ə lɔt əv ðə grups ənd ˈpipəl ðət ər əˈtækɪŋ ðə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti naʊ hæv ˈpriviəsli əˈtækt ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti, soʊ ðɛrz ˈsərtənli ə lɪŋk ðɛr. bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə lɔt əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɪr siɪŋ ər ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ wət wiv sin wɪθ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɪr siɪŋ, ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈpipəl doʊnt fɪt ɪt, ðət ðɛr ə θrɛt. ðæts ðə sɔrt əv θɪŋ wɪʧ wiv gɑt ˈdɛkeɪdz wərθ əv ɪkˈspɪriəns əˈgɛnst ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti. ənd ɪts ɔl ðɛr, ju kən mæʧ ðɛm saɪd baɪ saɪd ənd si wɛr ðɪs kəmz ənd wɛr ɪts goʊɪŋ. ɪts kwaɪt kənˈsərnɪŋ tɪ si. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: bət ɪn ðə ril wərld wɛr ˈfæˌʃɪzəm ɪz stɪl fraʊnd əˈpɑn, grups ər dɪsˈgaɪzɪŋ ðɛr bɪˈlifs bɪˈniθ ə kloʊk əv ɔˈstreɪljən ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm, ˈɔfən ræpt ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl flæg. ˈændi ˈflɛmɪŋ əˈgɛn: ˈændi ˈflɛmɪŋ: poʊst ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr ðɛrz bɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑləˌtɪks. nən əv ðɛm hæv wən ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr səkˈsɛs. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli aɪ θɪŋk wɪθ ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ə grup laɪk ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə ɪn pərθ ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈækʃən ɪn ˈsɪdni ənd ˈmɛlbərn ənd ˈædəˌleɪd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ðət ðɛrz bɪn ə kaɪnd əv ʃɪft əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈweɪvɪŋ ðə sˈwɑstɪkə flæg tɪ ˈweɪvɪŋ ðə jʊˈrikə flæg ər ðə ɔˈstreɪljən flæg. ðɛrz bɪn ə kaɪnd əv əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə wɪʧ ɪz ðət ˈɛniˌwən hu ɪz vjud ɛz ər ˌəndərˈstʊd ɛz ɪˈspaʊzɪŋ ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz marginalised*. soʊ fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪf ju lʊk æt riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ðə, ðɛr həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðoʊz grups ənd ðoʊz ɪˈvɛnts, bət ˈʤɛnərəli ˈspikɪŋ ðɛr ɪz ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ðoʊz ˈnɑtsi ˈpɑləˌtɪks kænt bi pərˈzɛnəd ˈfʊli tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ənd ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈfɛdərəl pəˈlis ər ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ɔl fɔrmz əv ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nil gɔən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈproʊˌtɛst grups, ɪts ʤɪst nɑt ɛz ˈɑbviəs ɛz ðə ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl reɪdz ðət əˈkərd ɪn ˈsɪdni ənd ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər læst jɪr wɛr ˈfʊtɪʤ wɑz riˈlist tɪ ðə ˈmidiə. nil gɔən: ɪts ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl tɪ si ðət ðɛrz ˈækʃən ˈteɪkən ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm bɪˈkəz əv ðə fækt ðət ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm reɪdz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri ˈoʊvər ðə læst 14 mənθs. ɪts nɑt ɛz ˈizi fər mi tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə fækt ðət wɪr ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn grups ɔn raɪt ənd lɛft wɪŋ əv ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈspɛktrəm ənˈlɛs aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃoʊ səm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈoʊvərt ˈækʃən. aɪv ˈspoʊkən ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ðɪs tɪ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk kəmˈjunɪti, əˈbaʊt ðə fækt ðət wi kip ən aɪ ɔn ɪt. ju noʊ, maɪ gaɪz hæv bɪn tæskt tɪ lʊk kwaɪt ˈhɛvəli æt səm əv ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðæts bɪn juzd baɪ səm əv ðiz grups, tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət wɪr sɔt ədˈvaɪs frəm ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðeɪv riʧt ðə ˈkrɪmənəl θˈrɛˌʃoʊld. ðeɪ ˈhævənt, bət wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du ðət. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: sɪns ðə əˈtæks ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, ðɛrz bɪn noʊ ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ɔˈstreɪljəz ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈpəblɪk əˈlərt ˈlɛvəl wɪʧ ˈʃɪftɪd frəm ˈmidiəm tɪ haɪ deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə reɪdz. ðə əv toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsiz læst wik, hi ˈkænɑt ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ɔˈstreɪljə wɪl nɑt ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks ɔn hoʊm sɔɪl ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə nil gɔən sɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ðə ˈmidiə nid tɪ bi ˌriəˈlɪstɪk əˈbaʊt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. nil gɔən: wiv gɑt tɪ bi ˌriəˈlɪstɪk wɪn wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm θrɛt ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ðə seɪm wik ðət wi dɪd ðoʊz reɪdz ɪn ˈsɪdni ər wən ˈsɪriz əv reɪdz ɪn ˈsɪdni ðɛr wər θri dəˈmɛstɪk ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz hir ɪn ðə ækt. soʊ θri ˈwɪmən lɔst ðɛr lɪvz ənd noʊ wən ɪn ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr reɪdz wɑz kɪld. wiv gɑt tɪ gɪt ðə prəˈpɔrʃən raɪt. naʊ ˌəndərˈstænd, ðə ˈrændəmnəs əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪz wət meɪks ˈpipəl fɪr ɪt. ðɛrz mɔr ʧæns əv ˈpipəl biɪŋ ˈitən baɪ ə ʃɑrk ðən ðɛr ɪz əv biɪŋ ə ˈvɪktɪm əv ə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm əˈtæk, ənd ðə stəˈtɪstɪks seɪ ðət. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: bət fɪr əv ˈməzlɪmz rənz dip ənd həz ˈprɑmptɪd ðə lɔnʧ əv ə nu pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə dəʧ. ðə ˈsikrətɪv ˈlɑbi grup, ðə kju soʊˈsaɪɪti, həz ʤɪst lɔnʧt ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈlɪbərˌti əˈlaɪəns. ˈɪntroʊ tɪ ˈdɛbi ˈrɑbənsən: ənd ɪt ɪz wɪθ ðə ˈgreɪtəst əv ˈplɛʒərz ðət aɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ju naʊ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈkænədɪt fər ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈlɪbərˌti əˈlaɪəns, ˈmɪsɪz ˈdɛbi 'ˈbreɪvhɑrt' ˈrɑbənsən! ˈdɛbi ˈrɑbənsən: aɪ wʊd ʤɪst laɪk tɪ stəˈlɛtoʊ ɪz stək ɪn ðə ˈbɛtər [laughs]…*]… krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈdɛbi ˈrɑbənsən ɪz vaɪɪŋ fər ə ˈsɛnɪt sit ɪn ˈwɛstərn ɔˈstreɪljə. ðə ˈælə əˈtræktəd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz baɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə. ˈdɛbi ˈrɑbənsən: aɪ wʊd ʤɪst laɪk tɪ θæŋk fər ˈkəmɪŋ hir, jʊr ən ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən. ju ˌɪnˈspaɪərd mi tɪ gɪt aʊt ðɛr, and…*… krɪˈstin el-khoury*: wɑz ə ˈspɛʃəl gɛst æt ðə lɔnʧ. hi keɪm tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ bət noʊ ˈvɛnju wʊd hoʊst ɪm. ˈdɛbi ˈrɑbənsən: sɪns ðət læst taɪm ju wər ˈkəmɪŋ ənd ju ˈkʊdənt spik, aɪv bɪn soʊ mæd əˈbaʊt ðət, soʊ mæd. ənd wɪn ˈsəmˌwən traɪz tɪ stɑp mi duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ, aɪ wɪl faɪt. soʊ wɪl ˈnɛvər stɑp, doʊnt ju ˈwəri, ðɪs ˈpɑrti wɪl fɔrʤ əˈhɛd. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈbrifɪŋ wɑz rɪfˈjuzd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə lɔnʧ, ɛz wər ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈʤərnəlɪsts. bət ˈleɪtər ðə ˈælə riˈlist ən ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈvərʒən əv hɪz spiʧ.: ənd ɛz ju noʊ, səm hæv traɪd tɪ dɪˈskərɪʤ ˈjuˈɛs. ðeɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstəd əˈgɛnst maɪ ˈprɛzəns hir, ʃʊd ðeɪ grænt mi ə ˈvizə ər nɑt. ðeɪ meɪd ɪt hɑrd fər ju tɪ faɪnd ə ˈvɛnju fər ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt. bət ðeɪ hæv nɑt səkˈsidɪd. ðə ˈpipəl ər seɪɪŋ ɪˈnəf ɪz ɪˈnəf, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs riˈkleɪm ɑr ˈkəntri. stɑp ðə mæs ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈkəntriz. noʊ mɔr. wi seɪ noʊ mɔr tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ənd tɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: wɑz ən ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈændərz hu ˈsaɪtɪd ɪm 30 taɪmz ɪn ðə ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ hi riˈlist aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ ɔn ə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈræmˌpeɪʤ. ðə ɪkˈstrimɪst sɛt ɔf ə bɔm ɪn ˈɑzloʊ ˈkɪlɪŋ eɪt ˈpipəl, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgənɪŋ daʊn 69 ˈəðərz æt ə juθ kæmp. æn ˈeɪli ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnfluəns maɪt hæv ɔn ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. æn ˈeɪli: aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ðət hi wɑz əˈlaʊd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ˈændərz hu kəˈmɪtɪd ˈnɔrˌweɪz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæk, hu hæd ə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri strɔŋ əˈʤɛndə ənd hu wɑz ˈvɛri məʧ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. soʊ wɪl kəm aʊt ənd hæv ə riˈækʃən ənd seɪ krɪs braʊn ˈɪzənt əˈlaʊd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri bɪˈkəz əv hɪz stæns ɔn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns, bət wɪl əˈlaʊ tɪ kəm tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə, ənd ɔl ˈvɛri gʊd ənd wɛl ˈəndər ˈfridəm əv spiʧ, bət wi ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi wɔrnd ðət hɪz ˈfridəm əv spiʧ dɪd, ɪn fækt, ˌɪnˈspaɪr wən əv ðə wərldz wərst ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: æn ˈeɪli sɪz ðə raɪz ɪn ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm həz ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪd sɪns æn ˈeɪli: wɛl, aɪ θɪŋk ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə weɪ ðət ðə ˈdɪskɔrs ɔn ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm həz ɪˈvɑlvd sɪns ju noʊ, ˈæftər ðə ˈbɑli ˈbɑmɪŋz, ʤɑn haʊərd sɛd, 'waɪ du ðeɪ du ðɪs? ðeɪ du ðɪs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ heɪt ˈjuˈɛs. nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wiv dən, bət bɪˈkəz əv hu wi ər. bɪˈkəz ðeɪ heɪt ˈjuˈɛs.' ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ˈtoʊni ˈæbət rɪˈpitɪd ðət ˈmæntrə ənd hi sɛd, 'ðeɪ heɪt ˈjuˈɛs, ðæts waɪ ðeɪ du ðɪs. ðeɪ heɪt ˈjuˈɛs. ɪts nɑt bɪˈkəz əv wət wi du, ɪts bɪˈkəz əv hu wi ər. ðeɪ heɪt ˈjuˈɛs. ðeɪ heɪt ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz wɪr gʊd.' krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ʃi sɪz ðɪs həz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ðə ɔˈstreɪljən kəmˈjunɪti ˈɪntu tu kæmps; ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðɛm. æn ˈeɪli: ðət kaɪnd əv ˈrɛtərɪk, ðət kaɪnd əv ˈfreɪmɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɛz ðɪs ˈbætəl əv gʊd ənd ˈivəl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli kriˈeɪts saɪdz. ðə weɪ ðət ðɪs ˈdɪskɔrs dɪˈvɛləpt wɑz ðə 'ðɛm', ðə 'ˈəðər' wɑz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu ɪz ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈdəzənt əˈgri, bɪˈkəz ɪf ju doʊnt əˈgri wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, ðɛn ju məst bi wən əv ðɛm. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ənd ðɪs kriˈeɪts fɪr. æn ˈeɪli: ɪf ˈsəmˌbɑdi heɪts ju, wət kən ju ˈpɑsəbli du əˈbaʊt ɪt? ɪf ˈsəmˌbɑdi heɪts ju, nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju du, bət bɪˈkəz əv hu ju ər, wət kən ju ˈpɑsəbli du əˈbaʊt ɪt? ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ju kən du əˈbaʊt ɪt. ənd ɪf ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ ju kən du əˈbaʊt ɪt, ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət ju kən du ɪz ˈrɪli fɪr ðɛr riˈpraɪzəl, fɪr ðɛr ˈvaɪələns. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈsəmˌwən hu noʊz haʊ ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm wərks ɪz ˈfɑðər əv tu, ʤeɪmz fraɪ. ɪn ðə ɛz ə ˈtrəbəld ənd ˈvəlnərəbəl 13-year-old*, ʤeɪmz wɑz lʊrd ˈɪntu ə grup. ʤeɪmz fraɪ: aɪ gɛs ˈvaɪələns ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ən ˈəndərˌkərənt ðət rənz θru ɪt. ʤɪst θru ðə tərmz əv ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ðə ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, ɪn ðə fækt ðət ɪts freɪmd ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənəl ənd ˈmænər, ɪts ˈvɛri məʧ ən 'ˈjuˈɛs ˈvərsəz ðɛm', 'gʊd ˈvərsəz ˈivəl', ənd ə sɛns əv ˈərʤənsi kaɪnd əv ˈpərmiˌeɪts θru ɪt ɔl. wɪθ ðət ˈkɑnstənt bɪˈlif ðət jʊr ˈəndər θrɛt, ðə ˈvaɪələns aɪ gɛs kən kəm aʊt ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ wɪn ɪt stɑrts wɪθ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ɪt ðɛn bɪˈkəmz ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈvaɪələns. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm ɪn hɪz laɪf, ə ˈpɪriəd ɪn wɪʧ ˈsɪdni wɑz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ən ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˈeɪʒən maɪˈgreɪʃən, ʤeɪmz sɪz hi dɪd θɪŋz hi stɪl rɪˈgrɛts. ʤeɪmz fraɪ: jæ ˌæbsəˈlutli. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wən əˈkeɪʒən, aɪ wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ θru ə ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃən ˈəndərˌpæs ənd ɪt wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈbaʊt 6 əˈklɑk æt naɪt ənd aɪd bɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɔl ˌæftərˈnun ənd ˈpipəl wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔf ðə treɪn. ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk, ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn tu jəŋ mɛn əv ən ˈeɪʒən ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈwɔkɪŋ θru ðət ˈəndərˌpæs, ənd wən əv ðɛm brəʃt əp əˈgɛnst mi ɛz aɪ wɔkt pæst. aɪ wɑz ʃʊr æt ðə taɪm ðət ðeɪ dɪd ðət dɪˈlɪbərətli ənd aɪ ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbitɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɛm. ənd bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz soʊ kɔt əp ɪn ðɪs ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ðət ðeɪ wər rɔŋ ənd aɪ wɑz raɪt, aɪ hæd bɪˈkəm ðə wən hu wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə θrɛt tɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti, ənd aɪ hæd bɪˈkəm ˈrɪli ən ˈænəməl ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ɪn ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt, ʤeɪmz bɪˈlivz ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən kʊd hæv bɪn məʧ wərs. ʤeɪmz fraɪ: əm ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈgreɪtfəl ðət ðoʊz ˈɪnsədənts wər kwaɪt ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd bɪˈkəz ˈrɪli, hæd aɪ hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, hæd aɪ pərˈhæps lɪvd ɪn ən ˈɛriə wɛr mɔr ˈvaɪələns wɑz ɪnˈkərəʤd ər ðə ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi aɪd əˈlaɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf wɪθ hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ mɔr minz əv ˈvaɪələns, ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðət ɪt ˈwʊdənt hæv ʤɪst bɪn tu ˈʤɛnəlmɪn ɪn ə ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃən. ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn ə grup əv ˈpipəl. ɪt kʊd hæv ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈmərdər, ˈivɪn. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈmɑriəm ɪz ə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti ˈædvəˌkeɪt beɪst ɪn ˈsɪdni. sɪns ðə reɪdz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər læst jɪr, ʃiz bɪn ˈtrækɪŋ ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈmɑriəm: wət wɪr ˈfaɪndɪŋ naʊ, ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk ɔn ˈɔlˌmoʊst 12 mənθs' wərθ əv ˈdætə, ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən (frəm wət wi kən si frəm prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈfaɪndɪŋz) bɪtˈwin wəts pleɪɪŋ aʊt ɪn ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛtərɪk ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənts ðət ðɛn kəm θru ɪn tərmz əv haʊ ðət ðɛn ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ ˈpipəl aʊt ɔn ðə strits hu ˈhæpən tɪ bi ˈməzlɪm, ər lʊk ˈməzlɪm fər ðət ˈmætər, ənd haʊ ðɛr ˈtritɪd, ənd səm əv ðə rɪˈpɔrts ðət hæv kəm θru sɪns ðɛn. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈmɑriəm həz ɪkˈspɪriənst haʊ ˈvaɪələns ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn wərld kən bɪˈkəm ə ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ˌriˈæləˌti. ʃiz rɪˈsivd dɛθ θrɛts ənd bɪn ˈəndər pəˈlis gɑrd, hæd hər wərk ˈditeɪlz ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd rɪˈsivd ˈvərbəl əˈbjuz soʊ bæd ðə pəˈlis hæv prɛst ˈʧɑrʤɪz. səm əv ðə əˈbjuz həz bɪn lɪŋkt tɪ ðə ɔˈstreɪljən dɪˈfɛns lig ənd səˈpɔrtərz əv riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə. ˈmɑriəm: ðə fərst taɪm ju gɪt ə dɛθ θrɛt, ju ˈrɪli frik aʊt, ənd ðɛn ˈæftər ə waɪl, jʊr ʤɪst laɪk, 'oʊ dɪr, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ɔl raɪt, wɛl, aɪ noʊ wət tɪ du.' aɪ θɪŋk ðə meɪn θɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈræʃənəl ˈvərʒən əv mi wɑz laɪk, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, wɛl, ˈhoʊpfəli ðiz gaɪz ər ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈwɔrjərz. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ðɛn ɪt gɑt ril. ˈmɑriəm: wɪn səm əv ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl θɪŋz ˈhæpən, wɪn ˈsəmˌwən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈbɑðərd tɪ sɛnd mi ˈbeɪkən ɪn ðə meɪl, ðɛn ju stɑrt tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ ər nɑt ʤɪst ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈwɔrjərz. ˈklɪrli ðeɪ hæv weɪ tu məʧ taɪm ɔn ðɛr hænz ənd ðɛr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ sɛnd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ baɪ duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət, ənd ˈhævɪŋ jʊr əˈkaʊnts hækt ənd θɪŋz laɪk ðət, ju ðɛn stɑrt tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ðiz gaɪz min ˈbɪznɪs. soʊ ju ʤɪst stɛp əp jʊr sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd teɪk ˈnɛsəˌsɛri priˈkɔʃənz. tɪ ðɪs deɪ, aɪ stɪl du ðət. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ənd ɪts ˈteɪkən ə bɪg toʊl ɔn hər ˈpərsənəli. ʃi ˈsəfərz frəm səˈvɪr æŋˈzaɪəti. ˈmɑriəm: aɪ hæv groʊn əp ɪn ðɪs ˈbjutəfəl ˈkəntri ənd aɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ˈwəndərfəl ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət aɪ noʊ ðət aɪ ˈkʊdənt drim əv ɪf maɪ ˈpɛrənts meɪd ðə ˈdɪfəkəlt dɪˈsɪʒən əv nɑt fliɪŋ æfˈgænəˌstæn wɪn ðeɪ dɪd. soʊ aɪ æm ɪˈtərnəli ˈgreɪtfəl fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət aɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn, ənd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət aɪ hæv bɪn əˈfɔrdəd, bət wɪn θɪŋz laɪk ðɪs ˈhæpən ənd ðeɪ ʤɪst sim tɪ bi ˈkɑnstənt, ənd jʊr ˈkɑnstəntli ˈwɛðərɪŋ ðə stɔrm ənd ju ʤɪst θɪŋk wɪn ɪz ðɪs goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp, ɪt ʤɪst meɪks ɪt hɑrd bɪˈkəz səm deɪz ju ˈrɪli doʊnt wɔnt tɪ gɪt aʊt əv bɛd. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈmɑriəm bɪˈlivz ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsɛnəmənt ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪz wərs ðən ˈɛvər. ˈmɑriəm: ˈəltəmətli ðæts ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ðət ɪts ˈhævɪŋ, ðət ju fil ðət jʊr ˈvɛri aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli biɪŋ criticised*, ˈrɪdəˌkjuld ənd ˈʧælənʤd. ɪts ˈrɪli ɪgˈzɔstɪŋ, ənd fər ˈməzlɪm ˈwɪmən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf hu ər ˈvɪzəbəl, ɪt filz ˈɔlˌmoʊst wərs ðən poʊst ʤɪst ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˈprɛʃər ðət ju fil wɪn ju ər aʊt ɪn ˈpəblɪk. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: həz riʧt nu haɪts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈkɛvɪn dən frəm ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪdni ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈkɛvɪn dən: aɪ noʊ ðɛr wər ˈpipəl ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ˈtoʊni ˈæbət ənd ðət hi meɪ ˈpipəl tɔk əˈbaʊt dɔg ˈwɪsəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks əraʊnd ənd ðɛr meɪ hæv bɪn səm əv ðət bət ˈnəθɪŋ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ wət wiv sin səm ˈwɛstərn ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz du ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈkɛvɪn dən bɪˈlivz ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɔˈstreɪljə ɪz nɑt ˈreɪsɪst. ˈkɛvɪn dən: wɪn wi lʊk æt θɪŋz laɪk ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənd ˈɪnstənsɪz əv riˈleɪʃənz hɑrm ənd əˈspɛʃəli ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈpəblɪk dɪˈsɔrdər, wi du ˈvɛri wɛl kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: bət hi sɪz ðɛr ər ˈwəriɪŋ trɛnz. ˈkɛvɪn dən: tu ˈmɛni ɔˈstreɪljənz, fər ˈɪnstəns, hæv wət wi kʊd kɔl ˈætəˌtudz. fɑr ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs əv ðoʊz ˈpipəl hu wər əˈpoʊzd tɪ dɪˈvərsɪti, wɪʧ ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 6 ər 7 bət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu hæv səm æŋˈzaɪəti əˈbaʊt ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈprɛzəns ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə gɪts ˈkloʊzər tɪ 46 ðæts ə bɪg ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən. soʊ ə lɔt əv ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ɔˈstreɪljənz hu ˈəðərˌwaɪz laɪk dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˈdɪfərəns hæv ðiz kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ˈməzlɪmz, ənd soʊ ðiz ˈreɪsɪst grups, ənd aɪl kɔl ðɛm ðət, ər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈplɪtɪkli ˈlɛvərɪʤ ənd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðət. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ənd du ju θɪŋk ðeɪ kʊd hæv məʧ səkˈsɛs? ˈkɛvɪn dən: wɛl, ðɛrz ə ˈnɛgətɪv ənd ə ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðət. ɔn ðə ˈnɛgətɪv saɪd, ɪf wɪr biɪŋ dɪˈspɑndənt, wi kʊd pɔɪnt tɪ ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp wɛr grups laɪk ðɛm hæv hæd ɪˈlɛktərəl səkˈsɛs ənd ɪt həz bɪn bæd fər kəmˈjunɪti riˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðoʊz ˈneɪʃənz. soʊ ðæts ɔn ðə ˈnɛgətɪv saɪd. ɔn ðə ˈpɑzətɪv saɪd, wət wi sɛd əˈbaʊt ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəˌlɪzəm meɪks ɪt ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðoʊz grups. ðeɪ ər riˈmaɪndɪd ˈkɑnstəntli ðət ðeɪ ər ə məˈnɔrəti ˈplɪtɪkli, ðət ðɛr vjuz ər ˈdiviənt ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ vju əv ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈpəblɪk. soʊ ðɛrz ˈrizənz tɪ bi boʊθ ˈhoʊpfəl ənd dɪˈspɑndənt. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhoʊpfəl ɪz ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑrti ˈpoʊlstər, mɑrk ˈtɛkstər. hi θɪŋks ˈdəzənt ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. mɑrk ˈtɛkstər: aɪ θɪŋk ðæts kəmˈplit ˈfænəsi. əm nɑt ˈivɪn kwaɪt ʃʊr wət ðət minz. lʊk, ðɛr ər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnəmbər əv ɔˈstreɪljənz hu ər ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ˈsoʊʃəl koʊˈhiʒən, bət ðɛr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm, ðɛr nɑt, ðɛr nɑt anti-muslim*. ðɛr ˈɑbviəsli ˈwərid əˈbaʊt əv səm ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk juθ, ðɛr ˈwərid ðə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈfɔrmɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, bət ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ bi strəˈtiʤɪk kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt pis ənd prɑˈspɛrəti, nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈheɪtrəd əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr feɪθ. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: fər jɪrz mɑrk ˈtɛkstər hɛlpt kræft ðə haʊərd ˈgəvərnmənts ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ təˈwɔrdz əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz. hi θɪŋks ðə ˈmidiə ˈʃʊdənt peɪ tu məʧ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə ˈmuvmənt. mɑrk ˈtɛkstər: fər gʊd ər fər bæd, ðiz ɪn ðə fɑr raɪt, maɪ ˈrædɪkəl ˈbrɛðrən, doʊnt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈiðər maɪ feɪθ ər jʊr feɪθ, ənd ðə riˈkleɪm ɔˈstreɪljə doʊnt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈɛvəri trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈpərsən ˈiðər. soʊ wiv ʤɪst gɑt tɪ kip ðət ɪn maɪnd ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət wi nid tɪ ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: æn ˈeɪli sɪz wi nid tɪ stɑrt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ər wi kʊd si ʤiˈhɑˌdi staɪl ˈvaɪələns ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd baɪ. æn ˈeɪli: aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ˈvɛri hɑrd wɪn ju hæv hæd jɪrz, ˈdɛkeɪdz, əv ˈdɪskɔrs wɛr ðə 'ˈəðər', ðə ˈɛnəmi ɪz ˈsəmˌbɑdi ˈəðər ðən ju, ˈəðər ðən 'ˈjuˈɛs', tɪ hæv ðət ˈmɪrər tərnd əraʊnd ənd tɪ θɪŋk ˈmeɪbi ðət ðɛrz ˈɛləmənts əv ˈjuˈɛs ðət ˈmeɪbi wi nid tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɛz wɛl. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ˈrizən, fər mi, waɪ ˈsərtən pɑrts əv ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪtiz bɪˈkəm ˈvɛri dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈbaʊt ˈvaɪələnt ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm ɛz wɛl ənd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz wɪˈθɪn ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪtiz. ɪts hɑrd tɪ tərn ðə ˈmɪrər ɔn ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd bi ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv. aɪ θɪŋk ðæts pɑrt əv ɪt. bət aɪ du θɪŋk ðət wi hæv bɪn ˈvɛri dɪsˈmɪsɪv əv ɪt ənd ðət wi nid tɪ bi mɔr əˈwɛr ənd mɔr ˈvɪʤələnt ðət ðɪs ˈdəzənt θˈrɛtən ɔˈstreɪljəz ˈhɑrməni ənd ðə ˈsoʊʃəl koʊˈhiʒən ðət wi hæv, ənd ðət ɪt ˈdəzənt bɪˈkəm ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðə skeɪl əv ðə ˈvaɪələnt jihadism*, bɪˈkəz ɪt kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl. krɪˈstin el-khoury*: ˈbækˌgraʊnd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ prəˈdusər ɪz ˈlɪndə məˈgɪnəs, ˈrisərʧ baɪ ˈænə whitfeld*, ˈtɛknɪkəl pərˈdəkʃən ðɪs wik baɪ ˈænˌdreɪ shabunov*, ənd ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ɪz ˈwɛndi ˈkɑˌrlaɪl. əm krɪˈstin el-khoury*. ənd ju kən ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈbrifɪŋ ˈɛni taɪm ɔn ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ æp. si ju nɛkst taɪm.
there seems to be a widespread misconception in the orthodox world that the upcoming holiday of torah is a “men’s holiday.” i can understand the confusion, stemming from what we celebrate and how we celebrate it. torah has evolved as a celebration of the annual cycle of weekly torah which, in orthodoxs, occur purely on the side of the (divider). and we celebrate it by taking all the torah scrolls out of the on the dancing seven circuits, or hakafos, with them. there is much joyful singing, generally in a masculine timbre, and the dancing men take turns holding the heavy scrolls. read: this is the torah with so much action naturally taking place on the other side, i can things tend to be much less lively on my side of the. depending on the community, the women might dance, but it is rarely as exuberant, as populated, or as sustained as the dancing. my childhood memories of the holiday involve a core group of women who enjoyed dancing and would try to get things going, while most of the women might join for a few minutes in between their primary activities of chatting, chasing children (did i mention excessive candy often plays a role in the celebrations?), and watching the men. from what i have experienced and heard since, my was fairly typical, though in many places the women dance at even show up. my husband likes to tell of the girl he once dated who was surprised at the suggestion that she might go to on torah. “why would i go?” she asked. “i have no one to watch!” for her, i think, it was accepted as a matter of course that dancing on torah is what men do, and she have ever imagined that she a part in it. for others, the questions around women and torah are more many focus on the torah scrolls themselves, arguing that if the women dance with a torah, then they feel excluded, like their dancing is pointless. indeed, in more recent years, as this sort of discomfort with gender disparities has increased, many rabbis have concluded that there is no real problem with a woman carrying a torah scroll, and in somes a scroll or two will be passed to the side for the dancing read: this video about puberty shows how becoming a woman is pretty crappy this is the part where i have a harder time understanding. so often, i hear some version of either, “my rabbi lets the women have a torah, so the dancing is nice,” or, “the women in my have a torah, so lame; they just stand around talking and watching the men dance.” it is really easy to blame the men and the rabbis. it is really easy to say, “if only we were granted equal rights, and could dance with a torah scroll, we would dance and celebrate, too.” it is really easy to say, “i’m not going to if the women are just going to sit around schmoozing and watching the men. a holiday; i feel a part of it.” it’s really easy to say those things, but if i may be frank, i think all baloney. we have an equal right to torah. not talking about holding the scroll; that, to my mind, is secondary. the real point is that we have an equal right to rejoice in our sacred heritage. nobody is making us chat; ultimately, no one is stopping us from dancing. if a holiday, that is because we let it be. we can unite and take back torah. we can choose to dance. and we need a scroll to do it. what are we dancing for, after all? on torah, i dance for the concept of torah, not the object. i dance for myself and my love of torah study. i dance for the joy of the completed cycle of reading, and i dance for the joy of beginning all over again. i dance because i will shortly have tears in my eyes, like i do every year, as i listen to the account of moses’ death in the last few verses of the torah. i dance because i will shortly be awed, as i am every year, when we begin again and read, “and it was evening, and it was morning, one day.” the very beginning of everything; something, where there had been nothing. read: torah edible craft i, too, can make something from nothing, in my own little way. i can walk into a section full of schmoozing women and wild kids, grab some hands, and create a circle of joy. i can rejoice in torah, and object or lack of it, no, no rows of chairs presenting a logistical stop me. i only hope, this year, the other women on my side get up and dance, too.
ðɛr simz tɪ bi ə ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd mɪskənˈsɛpʃən ɪn ðə ˈɔrθəˌdɑks wərld ðət ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ əv ˈtɔrə ɪz ə holiday.”*.” aɪ kən ˌəndərˈstænd ðə kənfˈjuʒən, ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm wət wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ənd haʊ wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɪt. ˈtɔrə həz ɪˈvɑlvd ɛz ə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ðə ˈænjuəl ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈwikli ˈtɔrə wɪʧ, ɪn ˈɔrθəˌdɑks, əˈkər ˈpjʊrli ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə (dɪˈvaɪdər). ənd wi ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɪt baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈtɔrə skroʊlz aʊt əv ðə ɔn ðə ˈdænsɪŋ ˈsɛvən ˈsərkəts, ər hakafos*, wɪθ ðɛm. ðɛr ɪz məʧ ˈʤɔɪfəl ˈsɪŋɪŋ, ˈʤɛnərəli ɪn ə ˈmæskjələn ˈtɪmbər, ənd ðə ˈdænsɪŋ mɛn teɪk tərnz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈhɛvi skroʊlz. rɛd: ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈtɔrə wɪθ soʊ məʧ ˈækʃən ˈnæʧərəli ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd, aɪ kən θɪŋz tɛnd tɪ bi məʧ lɛs ˈlaɪvli ɔn maɪ saɪd əv ðə. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ðə ˈwɪmən maɪt dæns, bət ɪt ɪz ˈrɛrli ɛz ɪgˈzubərənt, ɛz ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd, ər ɛz səˈsteɪnd ɛz ðə ˈdænsɪŋ. maɪ ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈmɛməriz əv ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ə kɔr grup əv ˈwɪmən hu ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈdænsɪŋ ənd wʊd traɪ tɪ gɪt θɪŋz goʊɪŋ, waɪl moʊst əv ðə ˈwɪmən maɪt ʤɔɪn fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts ɪn bɪtˈwin ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ˈʧætɪŋ, ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən (dɪd aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈkændi ˈɔfən pleɪz ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz?), ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə mɛn. frəm wət aɪ hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst ənd hərd sɪns, maɪ wɑz ˈfɛrli ˈtɪpɪkəl, ðoʊ ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈwɪmən dæns æt ˈivɪn ʃoʊ əp. maɪ ˈhəzbənd laɪks tɪ tɛl əv ðə gərl hi wəns ˈdeɪtɪd hu wɑz səˈpraɪzd æt ðə səˈʤɛsʧən ðət ʃi maɪt goʊ tɪ ɔn ˈtɔrə. wʊd aɪ go?”*?” ʃi æst. hæv noʊ wən tɪ watch!”*!” fər hər, aɪ θɪŋk, ɪt wɑz ækˈsɛptɪd ɛz ə ˈmætər əv kɔrs ðət ˈdænsɪŋ ɔn ˈtɔrə ɪz wət mɛn du, ənd ʃi hæv ˈɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðət ʃi ə pɑrt ɪn ɪt. fər ˈəðərz, ðə kˈwɛsʧənz əraʊnd ˈwɪmən ənd ˈtɔrə ər mɔr ˈmɛni ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈtɔrə skroʊlz ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ɪf ðə ˈwɪmən dæns wɪθ ə ˈtɔrə, ðɛn ðeɪ fil ɪkˈskludɪd, laɪk ðɛr ˈdænsɪŋ ɪz ˈpɔɪntləs. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪn mɔr ˈrisənt jɪrz, ɛz ðɪs sɔrt əv dɪˈskəmfərt wɪθ ˈʤɛndər dɪˈspɛrətiz həz ˌɪnˈkrist, ˈmɛni ˈræˌbaɪz hæv kənˈkludɪd ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ril ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ə ˈwʊmən ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈtɔrə skroʊl, ənd ɪn səm ə skroʊl ər tu wɪl bi pæst tɪ ðə saɪd fər ðə ˈdænsɪŋ rɛd: ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbaʊt ˈpjubərti ʃoʊz haʊ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən ɪz ˈprɪti ˈkræˌpi ðɪs ɪz ðə pɑrt wɛr aɪ hæv ə ˈhɑrdər taɪm ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. soʊ ˈɔfən, aɪ hir səm ˈvərʒən əv ˈiðər, ˈræˌbaɪ lɛts ðə ˈwɪmən hæv ə ˈtɔrə, soʊ ðə ˈdænsɪŋ ɪz nice,”*,” ər, ˈwɪmən ɪn maɪ hæv ə ˈtɔrə, soʊ leɪm; ðeɪ ʤɪst stænd əraʊnd ˈtɔkɪŋ ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə mɛn dance.”*.” ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ˈizi tɪ bleɪm ðə mɛn ənd ðə ˈræˌbaɪz. ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ˈizi tɪ seɪ, ˈoʊnli wi wər ˈgrænɪd ˈikwəl raɪts, ənd kʊd dæns wɪθ ə ˈtɔrə skroʊl, wi wʊd dæns ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪt, too.”*.” ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ˈizi tɪ seɪ, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪf ðə ˈwɪmən ər ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ sɪt əraʊnd ʃˈmuzɪŋ ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə mɛn. ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ; aɪ fil ə pɑrt əv it.”*.” ˈrɪli ˈizi tɪ seɪ ðoʊz θɪŋz, bət ɪf aɪ meɪ bi fræŋk, aɪ θɪŋk ɔl bəˈloʊni. wi hæv ən ˈikwəl raɪt tɪ ˈtɔrə. nɑt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə skroʊl; ðət, tɪ maɪ maɪnd, ɪz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri. ðə ril pɔɪnt ɪz ðət wi hæv ən ˈikwəl raɪt tɪ rɪˈʤɔɪs ɪn ɑr ˈseɪkrɪd ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ʧæt; ˈəltəmətli, noʊ wən ɪz ˈstɑpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈdænsɪŋ. ɪf ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ, ðət ɪz bɪˈkəz wi lɛt ɪt bi. wi kən ˈjuˌnaɪt ənd teɪk bæk ˈtɔrə. wi kən ʧuz tɪ dæns. ənd wi nid ə skroʊl tɪ du ɪt. wət ər wi ˈdænsɪŋ fər, ˈæftər ɔl? ɔn ˈtɔrə, aɪ dæns fər ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈtɔrə, nɑt ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt. aɪ dæns fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd maɪ ləv əv ˈtɔrə ˈstədi. aɪ dæns fər ðə ʤɔɪ əv ðə kəmˈplitɪd ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈrɛdɪŋ, ənd aɪ dæns fər ðə ʤɔɪ əv bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. aɪ dæns bɪˈkəz aɪ wɪl ˈʃɔrtli hæv tɪrz ɪn maɪ aɪz, laɪk aɪ du ˈɛvəri jɪr, ɛz aɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə əˈkaʊnt əv moses’*’ dɛθ ɪn ðə læst fju ˈvərsɪz əv ðə ˈtɔrə. aɪ dæns bɪˈkəz aɪ wɪl ˈʃɔrtli bi ɔd, ɛz aɪ æm ˈɛvəri jɪr, wɪn wi bɪˈgɪn əˈgɛn ənd rɛd, ɪt wɑz ˈivnɪŋ, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈmɔrnɪŋ, wən day.”*.” ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ; ˈsəmθɪŋ, wɛr ðɛr hæd bɪn ˈnəθɪŋ. rɛd: ˈtɔrə ˈɛdəbəl kræft aɪ, tu, kən meɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm ˈnəθɪŋ, ɪn maɪ oʊn ˈlɪtəl weɪ. aɪ kən wɔk ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛkʃən fʊl əv ʃˈmuzɪŋ ˈwɪmən ənd waɪld kɪdz, græb səm hænz, ənd kriˈeɪt ə ˈsərkəl əv ʤɔɪ. aɪ kən rɪˈʤɔɪs ɪn ˈtɔrə, ənd ˈɑbʤɛkt ər læk əv ɪt, noʊ, noʊ roʊz əv ʧɛrz prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə ləˈʤɪstɪkəl stɑp mi. aɪ ˈoʊnli hoʊp, ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈəðər ˈwɪmən ɔn maɪ saɪd gɪt əp ənd dæns, tu.
after yet another bank holiday weekend where town was left without access to an atm, fine gael for - leitrim, tony mc loughlin has called on the management of bank of ireland to ensure that its atm in is kept filled with money during busy holiday periods. local people took to social media to say this is the third bank holiday the atm was not working fully to access funds. “it’s not good for local business or local people seeking to access their money during the holiday period,” stated deputy. “people had been left without access to money in and had to make trips to either or to access funds. this is unacceptable and it is not helpful to in or other small villages close by.” he noted the atm in covers a large catchment area. mcloughlin called on to establish an atm facility in to help alleviate this problem.
ˈæftər jɛt əˈnəðər bæŋk ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd wɛr taʊn wɑz lɛft wɪˈθaʊt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ən ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm, faɪn geɪl fər leitrim*, ˈtoʊni ˈɛmˈsi ˈlɔflɪn həz kɔld ɔn ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv bæŋk əv ˈaɪərlənd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɪts ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm ɪn ɪz kɛpt fɪld wɪθ ˈməni ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈbɪzi ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈpɪriədz. ˈloʊkəl ˈpipəl tʊk tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ seɪ ðɪs ɪz ðə θərd bæŋk ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ðə ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm wɑz nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfʊli tɪ ˈækˌsɛs fəndz. nɑt gʊd fər ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪs ər ˈloʊkəl ˈpipəl ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðɛr ˈməni ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ period,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈdɛpjəti. hæd bɪn lɛft wɪˈθaʊt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈməni ɪn ənd hæd tɪ meɪk trɪps tɪ ˈiðər ər tɪ ˈækˌsɛs fəndz. ðɪs ɪz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ ɪn ər ˈəðər smɔl ˈvɪlɪʤɪz kloʊz by.”*.” hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðə ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm ɪn ˈkəvərz ə lɑrʤ ˈkæʧmənt ˈɛriə. kɔld ɔn tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ən ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn tɪ hɛlp əˈliviˌeɪt ðɪs ˈprɑbləm.
washington (reuters) - consensus may be hard to find in washington these days, but many corporate executives and economists seem to agree on one point: the biggest risk to the largest economy may be its own elected representatives. down-to-the-wire budget and debt crises, indiscriminate spending cuts and a government shutdown may not be enough to push the u.s. economy back into recession. but policy blunders in recent years have significantly slowed economic growth and kept roughly 2 million people out of work, according to recent estimates. steep spending cuts are a big reason. but the also may be prompting businesses to sit on their cash rather than building new factories, buying more equipment and hiring more workers, some economists say. “increasingly of the view that the reason why our economy kick into a higher gear is because of the uncertainty created by washington,” said mark zandi, chief economist of analytics. congress on wednesday voted to the government and extend its borrowing authority through february of next year. but the deal did nothing to resolve the underlying disputes that led to the crisis in the first place - leading many to fear that the standoff may play out again in a few months. the plan sets up a forum to try to forge a more permanent budget deal, but few expect it to succeed. “we have crisis after crisis after crisis and it has a corrosive impact on the economy,” said greg valliere, an analyst with potomac research group. “if a business, how do you make plans in this environment?” leading chief executives agree. “most i speak to in the united states say seeing a slowdown in business because of this,” said laurence fink, the ceo of giant asset manager blackrock inc, in an interview on wednesday. “i was on a conference call with many of them, and i heard across the board, a slowdown from the american consumer because of this narrative, so having an impact on our economy already - and going to have an impact on job creation at a time when we need more job creation.” not all economists agree that the political circus in washington is hurting the economy in a measurable sense. while worries over the debt ceiling have pushed up the borrowing costs over the past week, those increases are minimal, and the 500 stock index remains near its all-time high. slow recovery but the pace of recovery since the recession has been unusually slow. while total economic output is now higher than it was before the recession, the level of private investment remains lower than it was in 2007. employers also continue to hire workers at a slower pace than before the recession. since the financial crisis eased, washington has sent out one jolt after another. democrats passed sweeping reforms of the healthcare system and the financial sector in 2010 which, whatever their merits, imposed wrenching changes on two pillars of the united states’ economy. public unease with the healthcare law helped republicans win control of the house of representatives in 2010, ushering in an era of divided government that has led to repeated standoffs over taxes and spending. a in april 2011 led to the impasse in july and august of that year, which took the country to the edge of default and prompted the debt downgrade. like this most recent crisis, congress averted disaster at the last possible moment. but the brinkmanship pushed consumer confidence to levels, where it remained for months. the 500 tumbled 17 percent and took more than six months to recover its gains. that deal called for steep cuts to national defense, highway construction, scientific research and other forms of discretionary spending that congress must approve annually. another budget deal, reached in january of this year after another round of brinkmanship, included tax increases to help narrow budget deficits further. neither of those deals addressed the health and retirement spending that poses the greatest threat to the long-term fiscal health. a failure to cut back these programs or find savings elsewhere prompted a round of deliberately disruptive spending cuts - the so-called “sequester” - to take effect in march. along with an improving economy, those steps helped u.s. budget deficits fall from percent of in the 2011 fiscal year to an anticipated percent of for the fiscal year that ended on september 30. but this has all come at a steep cost. jobs not created in a report released on monday, macroeconomic advisers estimated that million more americans would be working today if congress had kept discretionary spending at the levels that were in place in 2010. the forecasting firm estimated that erratic behavior had also driven up unemployment by a further jobs. zandi estimates the fiscal austerity has cost million jobs. without those measures, the unemployment rate would stand at percent now rather than percent, he says. even many of those who disagree with the notion that policy uncertainty has hurt the economy agree that the spending cuts and tax increases should have been phased in more gradually. “fiscal consolidation has been a big drag on the economy,” said paul ashworth, an economist with capital economics. the international monetary fund called the united states’ efforts “excessively rapid and ill-designed” in june and said the sequester cuts would nearly halve u.s. economic growth this year. meanwhile, congress has on other important legislation like immigration reform that could boost the economy. construction firms have seen federal work plummet over the past several years. with the government shut down, they have been unable to use the federal system to check workers’ immigration status or get permits to build in environmentally sensitive areas, said ken simonson, chief economist of the associated general contractors of america. the delays could be more than an inconvenience for builders trying to line up financing for a new project, he said. “you never know when the going to turn and ... for some reason you may have missed the boat,” he said. there’s more turbulence on the horizon. simonson said lawmakers may not have the stomach to avoid further cuts on transportation spending when they take up the issue next year. members of the u.s. house of representatives depart after a late-night vote on fiscal legislation to end the government shutdown, at the u.s. capitol in washington, october 16, 2013. ernst though washington may be responsible for lackluster business on main street, it may not have much of an impact on wall street. many economists had expected the federal reserve to begin scaling back its massive monetary stimulus program last month. the chaos in congress means it now probably begin pulling back its bond purchases until next year. “i think the markets are beginning to learn how to live with washington dysfunction,” said valliere.
ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) kənˈsɛnsəs meɪ bi hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðiz deɪz, bət ˈmɛni ˈkɔrpərət ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts sim tɪ əˈgri ɔn wən pɔɪnt: ðə ˈbɪgəst rɪsk tɪ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi meɪ bi ɪts oʊn ɪˈlɛktɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz. ˈbəʤɪt ənd dɛt ˈkraɪsiz, ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənət ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ənd ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn meɪ nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ pʊʃ ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi bæk ˈɪntu ˌriˈsɛʃən. bət ˈpɑləsi ˈbləndərz ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli sloʊd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ənd kɛpt ˈrəfli 2 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl aʊt əv wərk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisənt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts. stip ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ər ə bɪg ˈrizən. bət ðə ˈɔlsoʊ meɪ bi ˈprɑmptɪŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ sɪt ɔn ðɛr kæʃ ˈrəðər ðən ˈbɪldɪŋ nu ˈfæktəriz, baɪɪŋ mɔr ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈhaɪrɪŋ mɔr ˈwərkərz, səm ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts seɪ. əv ðə vju ðət ðə ˈrizən waɪ ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi kɪk ˈɪntu ə haɪər gɪr ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ənˈsərtənti kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ washington,”*,” sɛd mɑrk ˈzɑndi, ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst əv ˌænəˈlɪtɪks. ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪkˈstɛnd ɪts ˈbɑroʊɪŋ əˈθɔrəti θru ˈfɛbruˌɛri əv nɛkst jɪr. bət ðə dil dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ dɪˈspjuts ðət lɛd tɪ ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs ˈlidɪŋ ˈmɛni tɪ fɪr ðət ðə ˈstænˌdɔf meɪ pleɪ aʊt əˈgɛn ɪn ə fju mənθs. ðə plæn sɛts əp ə ˈfɔrəm tɪ traɪ tɪ fɔrʤ ə mɔr ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈbəʤɪt dil, bət fju ɪkˈspɛkt ɪt tɪ səkˈsid. hæv ˈkraɪsəs ˈæftər ˈkraɪsəs ˈæftər ˈkraɪsəs ənd ɪt həz ə kərˈoʊsɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə economy,”*,” sɛd grɛg ˈvæliɛr, ən ˈænəlɪst wɪθ pəˈtoʊmək ˈrisərʧ grup. ə ˈbɪznɪs, haʊ du ju meɪk plænz ɪn ðɪs environment?”*?” ˈlidɪŋ ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz əˈgri. aɪ spik tɪ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts seɪ siɪŋ ə sˈloʊˌdaʊn ɪn ˈbɪznɪs bɪˈkəz əv this,”*,” sɛd ˈlɔrəns fɪŋk, ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ʤaɪənt ˈæˌsɛt ˈmænɪʤər ˈblæˌkrɑk ɪŋk, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. wɑz ɔn ə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðɛm, ənd aɪ hərd əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd, ə sˈloʊˌdaʊn frəm ðə əˈmɛrɪkən kənˈsumər bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs ˈnɛrətɪv, soʊ ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔˈrɛdi ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ʤɑb kriˈeɪʃən æt ə taɪm wɪn wi nid mɔr ʤɑb creation.”*.” nɑt ɔl ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts əˈgri ðət ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsərkəs ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪz ˈhərtɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ə ˈmɛʒərəbəl sɛns. waɪl ˈwəriz ˈoʊvər ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ hæv pʊʃt əp ðə ˈbɑroʊɪŋ kɔsts ˈoʊvər ðə pæst wik, ðoʊz ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ər ˈmɪnəməl, ənd ðə 500 stɑk ˈɪndɛks rɪˈmeɪnz nɪr ɪts ˌɔlˈtaɪm haɪ. sloʊ rɪˈkəvəri bət ðə peɪs əv rɪˈkəvəri sɪns ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən həz bɪn ənˈjuˌʒuəli sloʊ. waɪl ˈtoʊtəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌpʊt ɪz naʊ haɪər ðən ɪt wɑz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən, ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt rɪˈmeɪnz loʊər ðən ɪt wɑz ɪn 2007 ɪmˈplɔɪərz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnju tɪ haɪər ˈwərkərz æt ə sloʊər peɪs ðən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən. sɪns ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs izd, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz sɛnt aʊt wən ʤoʊlt ˈæftər əˈnəðər. ˈdɛməˌkræts pæst sˈwipɪŋ rɪˈfɔrmz əv ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər ɪn 2010 wɪʧ, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðɛr ˈmɛrɪts, ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˈrɛnʧɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɔn tu ˈpɪlərz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states’*’ ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈpəblɪk əˈniz wɪθ ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr lɔ hɛlpt rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ɪn 2010 ˈəʃərɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɪrə əv dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ðət həz lɛd tɪ rɪˈpitɪd ˈstænˌdɔfs ˈoʊvər ˈtæksɪz ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ. ə ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2011 lɛd tɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpæs ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd ˈɔgəst əv ðət jɪr, wɪʧ tʊk ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ðə ɛʤ əv dɪˈfɔlt ənd ˈprɑmptɪd ðə dɛt ˈdaʊnˈgreɪd. laɪk ðɪs moʊst ˈrisənt ˈkraɪsəs, ˈkɑŋgrəs əˈvərtəd dɪˈzæstər æt ðə læst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmoʊmənt. bət ðə ˈbrɪŋkmənˌʃɪp pʊʃt kənˈsumər ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ ˈlɛvəlz, wɛr ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd fər mənθs. ðə 500 ˈtəmbəld 17 pərˈsɛnt ənd tʊk mɔr ðən sɪks mənθs tɪ rɪˈkəvər ɪts geɪnz. ðət dil kɔld fər stip kəts tɪ ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns, ˈhaɪˌweɪ kənˈstrəkʃən, ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈəðər fɔrmz əv dɪˈskrɛʃəˌnɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs məst əˈpruv ˈænjuəli. əˈnəðər ˈbəʤɪt dil, riʧt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri əv ðɪs jɪr ˈæftər əˈnəðər raʊnd əv ˈbrɪŋkmənˌʃɪp, ˌɪnˈkludɪd tæks ˌɪnˈkrisɪz tɪ hɛlp ˈnɛroʊ ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛfɪsɪts ˈfərðər. ˈniðər əv ðoʊz dilz əˈdrɛst ðə hɛlθ ənd rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ ðət ˈpoʊzɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈfɪskəl hɛlθ. ə ˈfeɪljər tɪ kət bæk ðiz ˈproʊˌgræmz ər faɪnd ˈseɪvɪŋz ˈɛlsˌwɛr ˈprɑmptɪd ə raʊnd əv dɪˈlɪbərətli dɪsˈrəptɪv ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““sequester”*” tɪ teɪk ˈifɛkt ɪn mɑrʧ. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ən ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi, ðoʊz stɛps hɛlpt juz. ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛfɪsɪts fɔl frəm pərˈsɛnt əv ɪn ðə 2011 ˈfɪskəl jɪr tɪ ən ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd pərˈsɛnt əv fər ðə ˈfɪskəl jɪr ðət ˈɛndɪd ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 bət ðɪs həz ɔl kəm æt ə stip kɔst. ʤɑbz nɑt kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzərz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ˈmɪljən mɔr əˈmɛrɪkənz wʊd bi ˈwərkɪŋ təˈdeɪ ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs hæd kɛpt dɪˈskrɛʃəˌnɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ æt ðə ˈlɛvəlz ðət wər ɪn pleɪs ɪn 2010 ðə ˈfɔrˌkæstɪŋ fərm ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ɪˈrætɪk bɪˈheɪvjər hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdrɪvən əp ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt baɪ ə ˈfərðər ʤɑbz. ˈzɑndi ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðə ˈfɪskəl ˌɔˈstɛrɪti həz kɔst ˈmɪljən ʤɑbz. wɪˈθaʊt ðoʊz ˈmɛʒərz, ðə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt wʊd stænd æt pərˈsɛnt naʊ ˈrəðər ðən pərˈsɛnt, hi sɪz. ˈivɪn ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz hu dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈpɑləsi ənˈsərtənti həz hərt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əˈgri ðət ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ənd tæks ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ʃʊd hæv bɪn feɪzd ɪn mɔr ˈgræʤuəli. kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən həz bɪn ə bɪg dræg ɔn ðə economy,”*,” sɛd pɔl ˈæʃˌwərθ, ən ɪˈkɑnəmɪst wɪθ ˈkæpɪtəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd kɔld ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states’*’ ˈɛfərts ˈræpɪd ənd ill-designed”*” ɪn ʤun ənd sɛd ðə sɪkˈwɛstər kəts wʊd ˈnɪrli hæv juz. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ðɪs jɪr. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈkɑŋgrəs həz ɔn ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən laɪk ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm ðət kʊd bust ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. kənˈstrəkʃən fərmz hæv sin ˈfɛdərəl wərk ˈpləmət ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃət daʊn, ðeɪ hæv bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ juz ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪstəm tɪ ʧɛk workers’*’ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈstætəs ər gɪt ˈpərˌmɪts tɪ bɪld ɪn ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈɛriəz, sɛd kɛn ˈsɪmənsən, ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst əv ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɑnˌtræktərz əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ðə dɪˈleɪz kʊd bi mɔr ðən ən ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns fər ˈbɪldərz traɪɪŋ tɪ laɪn əp fɪˈnænsɪŋ fər ə nu ˈprɑʤɛkt, hi sɛd. ˈnɛvər noʊ wɪn ðə goʊɪŋ tɪ tərn ənd fər səm ˈrizən ju meɪ hæv mɪst ðə boat,”*,” hi sɛd. mɔr ˈtərbjələns ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ˈsɪmənsən sɛd ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz meɪ nɑt hæv ðə ˈstəmək tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈfərðər kəts ɔn ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈspɛndɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ teɪk əp ðə ˈɪʃu nɛkst jɪr. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz dɪˈpɑrt ˈæftər ə ˈleɪtˌnaɪt voʊt ɔn ˈfɪskəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn, æt ðə juz. ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ɑkˈtoʊbər 16 2013 ərnst ðoʊ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən meɪ bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈlæˌkləstər ˈbɪznɪs ɔn meɪn strit, ɪt meɪ nɑt hæv məʧ əv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn wɔl strit. ˈmɛni ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts hæd ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈskeɪlɪŋ bæk ɪts ˈmæsɪv ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈstɪmjələs ˈproʊˌgræm læst mənθ. ðə keɪɑs ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs minz ɪt naʊ ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈgɪn ˈpʊlɪŋ bæk ɪts bɑnd ˈpərʧəsɪz ənˈtɪl nɛkst jɪr. θɪŋk ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ lɪv wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən dysfunction,”*,” sɛd ˈvæliɛr.
so i watched the good dinosaur… i really looking forward to seeing this movie. the look of the dinosaur and the title bothered me. plus the plot was shrouded in real mystery and the trailers entice me sufficiently to make me wanna see it. but, as regular readers of this blog will know, i have a obsession with watching movies at the cinema and luckily for me i do or i would have missed out on a really enjoyable movie. okay, basic plot: (raymond ochoa) is the youngest of three siblings living on a farm together with his parents, papa henry (jeffrey wright) and momma ida (frances mcdormand). has a crippling fear of almost everything and this leads to him feeling from his family and wondering if ever earn their respect. one day falls into the river, outside his farm, and is swept away far from his family. he must now embark on a daring adventure to make his way back home, along with the help of a human named spot (jack bright). this movie is fantastic! or should i say the films based on are fantastic? there are several times when this movie does a lion nemo impersonation. so i say original but i always think that if you be original at least be a fun ride; and this film certainly is that. this is a fun movie to watch! it quite have the typical range of a pixar movie and is almost exclusively made for young children. where a typical pixar movie would handle elaborate themes with subtlety and symbolism, this film just spells it out for you. it simplifies the majority (if not the entirety) of its plot and themes and makes them incredibly accessible for children. that being said, this is still a film that adults can enjoy. it is a little bit at times and has almost zero mystery to it but it is still entertaining. i loved how focused the narrative in this film is. the good dinosaur is just over an hour and a half long which in filmmaking world is something akin to a short movie. this film has zero bloat or filler scenes and gets to the point with refreshing pace. worry, this film rushed its events are told in a logical way with enough time given for you to process them. director, peter sohn and screenwriter, meg lefauve, beat around the bush. they get to the crux of the matter quickly and efficiently and produce a well-paced, story. this film has plenty of moments of humour, heart and emotional poignancy; but it never produces the raucous laughter or unexpected tears of a typical pixar film. this is a film and i think disney tend to have far less finesse in the way they handle certain themes. their approach is more blunt and direct and this works well for kids because it takes less to make a kid cry than an adult. my fears about this visual style were completely unfounded. this animation is superb. great attention to detail and there were moments where i wondered whether i was watching footage or animation. the way the scenery and backgrounds are rendered is truly amazing. the animation team behind this film truly do a great job and transport you to an and captivating world. overall, the good dinosaur is more than i expected. a coming of age story told with some real humour and fun. yes, it borrows heavily from pixar and earlier work, respectively, but it does so with real class. if you have a young child this is a great film for them to see and if you have an overactive inner-child, definitely enjoy this too. worth watching. actually scratch that, this film is so well animated, going to give it an
soʊ aɪ wɔʧt ðə gʊd dinosaur…*… aɪ ˈrɪli ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ ðɪs ˈmuvi. ðə lʊk əv ðə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr ənd ðə ˈtaɪtəl ˈbɑðərd mi. pləs ðə plɑt wɑz ʃˈraʊdɪd ɪn ril ˈmɪstəri ənd ðə ˈtreɪlərz ɪnˈtaɪs mi səˈfɪʃəntli tɪ meɪk mi ˈwɑnə si ɪt. bət, ɛz ˈrɛgjələr ˈridərz əv ðɪs blɔg wɪl noʊ, aɪ hæv ə əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈmuviz æt ðə ˈsɪnəmə ənd ˈləkəli fər mi aɪ du ər aɪ wʊd hæv mɪst aʊt ɔn ə ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl ˈmuvi. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈbeɪsɪk plɑt: (ˈreɪmənd ˌɑˈʧoʊə) ɪz ðə ˈjəŋgəst əv θri ˈsɪblɪŋz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ə fɑrm təˈgɛðər wɪθ hɪz ˈpɛrənts, ˈpɑˌpə ˈhɛnri (ˈʤɛfri raɪt) ənd ˈmɑmə ˈaɪdə (ˈfrænsɪs mcdormand*). həz ə ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ fɪr əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ənd ðɪs lidz tɪ ɪm ˈfilɪŋ frəm hɪz ˈfæməli ənd ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf ˈɛvər ərn ðɛr rɪˈspɛkt. wən deɪ fɔlz ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɪvər, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz fɑrm, ənd ɪz swɛpt əˈweɪ fɑr frəm hɪz ˈfæməli. hi məst naʊ ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn ə ˈdɛrɪŋ ədˈvɛnʧər tɪ meɪk hɪz weɪ bæk hoʊm, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ə ˈjumən neɪmd spɑt (ʤæk braɪt). ðɪs ˈmuvi ɪz fænˈtæstɪk! ər ʃʊd aɪ seɪ ðə fɪlmz beɪst ɔn ər fænˈtæstɪk? ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz wɪn ðɪs ˈmuvi dɪz ə laɪən ˈnɛmoʊ ˌɪmpərsəˈneɪʃən. soʊ aɪ seɪ ərˈɪʤənəl bət aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɪŋk ðət ɪf ju bi ərˈɪʤənəl æt list bi ə fən raɪd; ənd ðɪs fɪlm ˈsərtənli ɪz ðət. ðɪs ɪz ə fən ˈmuvi tɪ wɔʧ! ɪt kwaɪt hæv ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl reɪnʤ əv ə ˈpɪksɑr ˈmuvi ənd ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪkˈsklusɪvli meɪd fər jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən. wɛr ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈpɪksɑr ˈmuvi wʊd ˈhændəl ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt θimz wɪθ ˈsətəlti ənd ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm, ðɪs fɪlm ʤɪst spɛlz ɪt aʊt fər ju. ɪt ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪz ðə məˈʤɔrəti (ɪf nɑt ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti) əv ɪts plɑt ənd θimz ənd meɪks ðɛm ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ækˈsɛsəbəl fər ˈʧɪldrən. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, ðɪs ɪz stɪl ə fɪlm ðət ˈædəlts kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. ɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt æt taɪmz ənd həz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈziroʊ ˈmɪstəri tɪ ɪt bət ɪt ɪz stɪl ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ. aɪ ləvd haʊ ˈfoʊkɪst ðə ˈnɛrətɪv ɪn ðɪs fɪlm ɪz. ðə gʊd ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr ɪz ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ən aʊər ənd ə hæf lɔŋ wɪʧ ɪn ˈfɪlˌmeɪkɪŋ wərld ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ə ʃɔrt ˈmuvi. ðɪs fɪlm həz ˈziroʊ bloʊt ər ˈfɪlər sinz ənd gɪts tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɪθ rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ peɪs. ˈwəri, ðɪs fɪlm rəʃt ɪts ɪˈvɛnts ər toʊld ɪn ə ˈlɑʤɪkəl weɪ wɪθ ɪˈnəf taɪm ˈgɪvɪn fər ju tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ðɛm. dɪˈrɛktər, ˈpitər sɑn ənd ˈskrinˌraɪtər, mɛg ləˈfɑv, bit əraʊnd ðə bʊʃ. ðeɪ gɪt tɪ ðə krəks əv ðə ˈmætər kˈwɪkli ənd ɪˈfɪʃəntli ənd ˈproʊdus ə well-paced*, ˈstɔri. ðɪs fɪlm həz ˈplɛnti əv ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈhjumər, hɑrt ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈpɔɪnjənsi; bət ɪt ˈnɛvər prəˈdusɪz ðə ˈrɔkəs ˈlæftər ər ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪrz əv ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈpɪksɑr fɪlm. ðɪs ɪz ə fɪlm ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈdɪzni tɛnd tɪ hæv fɑr lɛs fɪˈnɛs ɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ ˈhændəl ˈsərtən θimz. ðɛr əˈproʊʧ ɪz mɔr blənt ənd dɪˈrɛkt ənd ðɪs wərks wɛl fər kɪdz bɪˈkəz ɪt teɪks lɛs tɪ meɪk ə kɪd kraɪ ðən ən ˈædəlt. maɪ fɪrz əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈvɪʒəwəl staɪl wər kəmˈplitli ənˈfaʊndɪd. ðɪs ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɪz sʊˈpərb. greɪt əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈditeɪl ənd ðɛr wər ˈmoʊmənts wɛr aɪ ˈwəndərd ˈwɛðər aɪ wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈfʊtɪʤ ər ˌænəˈmeɪʃən. ðə weɪ ðə ˈsinəri ənd ˈbækˌgraʊndz ər ˈrɛndərd ɪz ˈtruli əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən tim bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs fɪlm ˈtruli du ə greɪt ʤɑb ənd ˈtrænspɔrt ju tɪ ən ənd ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ wərld. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə gʊd ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr ɪz mɔr ðən aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ə ˈkəmɪŋ əv eɪʤ ˈstɔri toʊld wɪθ səm ril ˈhjumər ənd fən. jɛs, ɪt ˈbɑroʊz ˈhɛvəli frəm ˈpɪksɑr ənd ˈərliər wərk, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, bət ɪt dɪz soʊ wɪθ ril klæs. ɪf ju hæv ə jəŋ ʧaɪld ðɪs ɪz ə greɪt fɪlm fər ðɛm tɪ si ənd ɪf ju hæv ən ˈoʊvərˈæktɪv inner-child*, ˈdɛfənətli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs tu. wərθ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli skræʧ ðət, ðɪs fɪlm ɪz soʊ wɛl ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd, goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ɪt ən
german authorities receive foreign intelligence tipoff warning that up to seven suicide bombers would attack two of the train stations police in munich are hunting islamic state suspects after a foreign intelligence agency warned of a “concrete” plan to send suicide bombers to the train stations during new eve celebrations. five to seven people were reportedly planning suicide bomb attacks on the main station and pasing station at the western end of the city centre, in what german authorities said was a “serious, imminent threat”, prompting them to evacuate the sites and warn people to stay away. munich police president andrä told a news conference on friday that german officials had received a “very concrete” tip that suicide attacks were planned at train stations in the southern city at midnight. “we received names. we say if they are in munich or in fact in germany,” andrä said. about 550 officers have been deployed to secure the city and no arrests had yet been made, he said. the bavarian interior minister, joachim herrmann, told a media conference on thursday night: “the threat was very concretely on midnight and at these two places.” he added that all necessary security measures were being taken. citing anonymous security sources, bavarian stateoadcaster reported that germany had received warnings from both us and french intelligence agencies earlier in the day. according to the intelligence, seven iraqis living in munich were named as the potential attackers, and they were planning to enter the stations in pairs and blow themselves up simultaneously. munich police spokeswoman elizabeth matzinger could not confirm the nationalities or the suspected residence of the suspects, or whether a manhunt for identified individuals was underway. “investigations are happening, but i cannot give out any details, that is a tactical information,” she told the guardian. “i confirm whether they are iraqis, but it was apparently a group of five to seven people affiliated to is [isis].” the two stations were shut down and evacuated around midnight, while special unit police officers armed with automatic weapons were stationed at entrances. uk new year events go ahead amid heightened security around the world read more munich police issued a statement saying that an attack was expected in the city during the night, and warned people to avoid the two stations and large crowds in general. but by 4 am, the situation appeared to have calmed significantly, and the two stations were re-opened. polizei (@polizeimuenchen) we are glad that nothing has happened tonight. the inquiries go on of course and we will remain watchful. #munich “the closures at the main station and the pasing station have been lifted, but there selective controls are being carried out there,” matzinger said. “the situation after midnight is more relaxed than it was before midnight, but notwithstanding that we cannot give the all clear. we had a terrorist warning from the french secret service and we are still taking it seriously, because we rule out that it is not serious and as long as there is still the danger of a grain of truth to it, we will continue our measures.” at the media conference, herrmann said the intelligence had not been 100% reliable, but serious enough that it could not be ignored. he compared the assessment of the danger to that in hanover on 17 november, when an international friendly football was called off and the stadium evacuated at short notice. there too, a foreign intelligence had led to the alert, but no arrests were made and no explosives found in the stadium. facebook twitter riot police armed with machine guns patrol the streets in front of pasing railway station in munich on friday. photograph: johannes images “the concrete came from one source,” andrä said, before adding that there was no indication yet the threats could be confirmed or that any suspects had been arrested. however, a spokesman for the police also said there would be a reinforced police presence in munich city centre in the coming days. the police force was also bolstered in and around theandenburg gate in berlin, where huge new celebrations were being happening. all large bags and backpacks were banned from the site of the huge street party. despite the munich police warnings to stay away from big crowds, thousands of people were on the streets of munich at midnight to welcome the new year with fireworks. dpa reported massive delays in the public transportation system after both train stations were quickly evacuated and trains no longer stopped there. the latest development comes amid ongoing security operations across europe. police in belgium detained six people during house searches inussels on thursday in an investigation into an alleged plot to carry out an attack in the city. facebook twitter police officers guard the entrance to the closed central station in munich. photograph: images earlier in the week, two other people were arrested on suspicion of preparing attacks on “emblematic sites” inussels during the celebrations. another man was questioned over links to last paris attacks. authorities in the belgian capital said a fireworks display and festivities that attracted people in 2014 would not go ahead after revealing the alleged jihadi plot. “unfortunately we have been forced to cancel the fireworks and all that was planned for tomorrow [thursday] evening,” the mayor, mayeur, told belgianoadcaster rtbf. “it’s better not to take any risks.” in paris, where 130 people were killed in december, the annual fireworks display on the champs élysées was called off and police, soldiers and firefighters patrolled the french capital. more than police were deployed across the country, according to the interior minister, bernard cazeneuve. red square in moscow, traditionally a place where people gather to ring in the new year, was closed. “it’s no secret that moscow is one of the choice targets for terrorists,” the mayor, sergei sobyanin, said recently. new york city said it had its tightest ever new eve security to protect an estimated 1 million revellers.
ˈʤərmən əˈθɔrətiz rɪˈsiv ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈtɪˌpɔf ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət əp tɪ ˈsɛvən ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmərz wʊd əˈtæk tu əv ðə treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz pəˈlis ɪn mˈjunɪk ər ˈhəntɪŋ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈsəˌspɛkts ˈæftər ə ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi wɔrnd əv ə ““concrete”*” plæn tɪ sɛnd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmərz tɪ ðə treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ nu iv ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz. faɪv tɪ ˈsɛvən ˈpipəl wər rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈplænɪŋ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd bɔm əˈtæks ɔn ðə meɪn ˈsteɪʃən ənd ˈpeɪsɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən æt ðə ˈwɛstərn ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər, ɪn wət ˈʤərmən əˈθɔrətiz sɛd wɑz ə ““serious*, ˈɪmənənt threat”*”, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt ðə saɪts ənd wɔrn ˈpipəl tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ. mˈjunɪk pəˈlis ˈprɛzɪdənt andrä*ä toʊld ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ˈʤərmən əˈfɪʃəlz hæd rɪˈsivd ə concrete”*” tɪp ðət ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtæks wər plænd æt treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈsɪti æt ˈmɪdˌnaɪt. rɪˈsivd neɪmz. wi seɪ ɪf ðeɪ ər ɪn mˈjunɪk ər ɪn fækt ɪn germany,”*,” andrä*ä sɛd. əˈbaʊt 550 ˈɔfɪsərz hæv bɪn dɪˈplɔɪd tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðə ˈsɪti ənd noʊ ərˈɛsts hæd jɛt bɪn meɪd, hi sɛd. ðə bəˈvɛriən ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər, ˌwɑˈkim ˈhɛrmən, toʊld ə ˈmidiə ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt: θrɛt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈkɑnˌkritli ɔn ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ənd æt ðiz tu places.”*.” hi ˈædɪd ðət ɔl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɛʒərz wər biɪŋ ˈteɪkən. ˈsaɪtɪŋ əˈnɑnəməs sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɔrsəz, bəˈvɛriən steɪt ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈʤərməni hæd rɪˈsivd ˈwɔrnɪŋz frəm boʊθ ˈjuˈɛs ənd frɛnʧ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ˈsɛvən ˌɪˈrækiz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn mˈjunɪk wər neɪmd ɛz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əˈtækərz, ənd ðeɪ wər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈsteɪʃənz ɪn pɛrz ənd bloʊ ðɛmˈsɛlvz əp ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli. mˈjunɪk pəˈlis ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈmeɪtsɪŋər kʊd nɑt kənˈfərm ðə ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtiz ər ðə səˈspɛktɪd ˈrɛzɪdəns əv ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts, ər ˈwɛðər ə ˈmænˌhənt fər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɑz ˌəndərˈweɪ. ər ˈhæpənɪŋ, bət aɪ ˈkænɑt gɪv aʊt ˈɛni ˈditeɪlz, ðət ɪz ə ˈtæktɪkəl information,”*,” ʃi toʊld ðə ˈgɑrdiən. kənˈfərm ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ˌɪˈrækiz, bət ɪt wɑz əˈpɛrəntli ə grup əv faɪv tɪ ˈsɛvən ˈpipəl əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd tɪ ɪz [isis].”*].” ðə tu ˈsteɪʃənz wər ʃət daʊn ənd ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd əraʊnd ˈmɪdˌnaɪt, waɪl ˈspɛʃəl ˈjunɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɑrmd wɪθ ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈwɛpənz wər ˈsteɪʃənd æt ˈɛntrənsəz. nu jɪr ɪˈvɛnts goʊ əˈhɛd əˈmɪd ˈhaɪtənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əraʊnd ðə wərld rɛd mɔr mˈjunɪk pəˈlis ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ðət ən əˈtæk wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə naɪt, ənd wɔrnd ˈpipəl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə tu ˈsteɪʃənz ənd lɑrʤ kraʊdz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. bət baɪ 4 æm, ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv kɑmd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, ənd ðə tu ˈsteɪʃənz wər re-opened*. (@polizeimuenchen*) wi ər glæd ðət ˈnəθɪŋ həz ˈhæpənd təˈnaɪt. ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz goʊ ɔn əv kɔrs ənd wi wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈwɑʧfəl. #mˈjunɪk ˈkloʊʒərz æt ðə meɪn ˈsteɪʃən ənd ðə ˈpeɪsɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən hæv bɪn ˈlɪftɪd, bət ðɛr səˈlɛktɪv kənˈtroʊlz ər biɪŋ ˈkɛrid aʊt there,”*,” ˈmeɪtsɪŋər sɛd. ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈæftər ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ɪz mɔr rɪˈlækst ðən ɪt wɑz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɪdˌnaɪt, bət ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ ðət wi ˈkænɑt gɪv ðə ɔl klɪr. wi hæd ə ˈtɛrərɪst ˈwɔrnɪŋ frəm ðə frɛnʧ ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ənd wi ər stɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈsɪriəsli, bɪˈkəz wi rul aʊt ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈsɪriəs ənd ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz stɪl ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv ə greɪn əv truθ tɪ ɪt, wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju ɑr measures.”*.” æt ðə ˈmidiə ˈkɑnfərəns, ˈhɛrmən sɛd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns hæd nɑt bɪn 100 rɪˈlaɪəbəl, bət ˈsɪriəs ɪˈnəf ðət ɪt kʊd nɑt bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd. hi kəmˈpɛrd ðə əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðət ɪn ˈhænoʊvər ɔn 17 noʊˈvɛmbər, wɪn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈfrɛndli ˈfʊtˌbɔl wɑz kɔld ɔf ənd ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd æt ʃɔrt ˈnoʊtɪs. ðɛr tu, ə ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns hæd lɛd tɪ ðə əˈlərt, bət noʊ ərˈɛsts wər meɪd ənd noʊ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪdiəm. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər raɪət pəˈlis ɑrmd wɪθ məˈʃin gənz pəˈtroʊl ðə strits ɪn frənt əv ˈpeɪsɪŋ ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃən ɪn mˈjunɪk ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ʤoʊˈhænəs ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈkɑnkrit keɪm frəm wən source,”*,” andrä*ä sɛd, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈædɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən jɛt ðə θrɛts kʊd bi kənˈfərmd ər ðət ˈɛni ˈsəˌspɛkts hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə pəˈlis ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðɛr wʊd bi ə ˌriɪnˈfɔrst pəˈlis ˈprɛzəns ɪn mˈjunɪk ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ deɪz. ðə pəˈlis fɔrs wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈboʊlstərd ɪn ənd əraʊnd ðə ˈbrændənbərg geɪt ɪn bərˈlɪn, wɛr juʤ nu ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz wər biɪŋ ˈhæpənɪŋ. ɔl lɑrʤ bægz ənd ˈbækˌpæks wər bænd frəm ðə saɪt əv ðə juʤ strit ˈpɑrti. dɪˈspaɪt ðə mˈjunɪk pəˈlis ˈwɔrnɪŋz tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm bɪg kraʊdz, ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl wər ɔn ðə strits əv mˈjunɪk æt ˈmɪdˌnaɪt tɪ ˈwɛlkəm ðə nu jɪr wɪθ ˈfaɪrˌwərks. ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmæsɪv dɪˈleɪz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ˈæftər boʊθ treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz wər kˈwɪkli ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd ənd treɪnz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər stɑpt ðɛr. ðə ˈleɪtəst dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəmz əˈmɪd ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp. pəˈlis ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm dɪˈteɪnd sɪks ˈpipəl ˈdʊrɪŋ haʊs ˈsərʧɪz ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ən əˈlɛʤd plɑt tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ən əˈtæk ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz gɑrd ðə ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə kloʊzd ˈsɛntrəl ˈsteɪʃən ɪn mˈjunɪk. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈərliər ɪn ðə wik, tu ˈəðər ˈpipəl wər ərˈɛstɪd ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv pərˈpɛrɪŋ əˈtæks ɔn sites”*” ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz. əˈnəðər mæn wɑz kˈwɛsʧənd ˈoʊvər lɪŋks tɪ læst ˈpɛrɪs əˈtæks. əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ðə ˈbɛlʤən ˈkæpɪtəl sɛd ə ˈfaɪrˌwərks dɪˈspleɪ ənd fɛˈstɪvətiz ðət əˈtræktəd ˈpipəl ɪn 2014 wʊd nɑt goʊ əˈhɛd ˈæftər rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə əˈlɛʤd ʤiˈhɑˌdi plɑt. wi hæv bɪn fɔrst tɪ ˈkænsəl ðə ˈfaɪrˌwərks ənd ɔl ðət wɑz plænd fər təˈmɑˌroʊ [ˈθərzˌdeɪ] evening,”*,” ðə meɪər, mayeur*, toʊld ˈbɛlʤən ˈbrɔdˌkæstər rtbf*. ˈbɛtər nɑt tɪ teɪk ˈɛni risks.”*.” ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, wɛr 130 ˈpipəl wər kɪld ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ðə ˈænjuəl ˈfaɪrˌwərks dɪˈspleɪ ɔn ðə ʧæmps wɑz kɔld ɔf ənd pəˈlis, ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz pəˈtroʊld ðə frɛnʧ ˈkæpɪtəl. mɔr ðən pəˈlis wər dɪˈplɔɪd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈbərnərd cazeneuve*. rɛd skwɛr ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ, trəˈdɪʃənəli ə pleɪs wɛr ˈpipəl ˈgæðər tɪ rɪŋ ɪn ðə nu jɪr, wɑz kloʊzd. noʊ ˈsikrɪt ðət ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪz wən əv ðə ʧɔɪs ˈtɑrgəts fər terrorists,”*,” ðə meɪər, ˈsɛrˌgeɪ sobyanin*, sɛd ˈrisəntli. nu jɔrk ˈsɪti sɛd ɪt hæd ɪts ˈtaɪtəst ˈɛvər nu iv sɪˈkjʊrəti tɪ prəˈtɛkt ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 1 ˈmɪljən ˈrɛvələrz.
your web browser knows a lot about you, and tells the sites you visit a lot about you as you let it. we've talked about which browsers are best for privacy before, and the best tools to lock your browser down, but there are also entire browsers designed to keep your data as secure and private as possible. let's take a look at some of them. advertisement whether your preferred browser is chrome or, you have a few options to help you browse more that is, you're ready to give up on the version everyone else uses and try something new. here are some options worth trying out. advertisement tor is going through a rough period right now, but overall, the service is still excellent if you're looking to preserve your anonymity and privacy from the sites you visit, and from malicious tracking cookies and ads. for those unfamiliar, tor routes your traffic across a series of relays designed to keep your real identity and computer as as possible. it's not perfect and it certainly has its drawbacks (which we don't have room to get into here), but if anonymity is your end goal, the tor browser (more specifically, the tor browser bundle) is a great way to go. the tor browser is based on, open source, and comes to access the tor network. the vast majority of built-in and services have been disabled or stripped out, and it's important that you leave them that way, or else data you mean to keep private can leak to the sites you're visiting. available for windows, os x, linux, and in portable forms for all of those, it's a great way to surf when you're using an system, want to keep your identity close to pocket, get around content filtering or blocks, or keep your physical location a secret from the sites downstream (or anyone who may be watching along the way.) remember though, tor is designed for physical and digital anonymity, not security and encryption. what you do while you're using it may give away that anonymity (sending emails, logging on to web services, etc), and while communications inside the tor network are encrypted, as soon as you leave the network, your data is in the clear (if it's not encrypted another way.) advertisement epic privacy browser is based on chromium, is open-source, and is available for windows and os x. we've highlighted epic before, and while there's good, genuine skepticism about the its roots in chromium (the open-source platform upon which chrome is also based), overall epic does what it promises. the browser blocks ads, tracking cookies, social boxes and widgets (until you interact with them), blocks tracking scripts and modules from loading (which results in web pages), and processes and. epic browser even your connection whenever possible (largely by shunting to whenever it's available), routes your browsing through a proxy, and protects you from or when you're browsing over wi-fi. advertisement all of these features are great, but the browser itself is fast and works smoothly. of course, it doesn't support extensions or (this is by more you add to a browser the more potential holes you open up for your data to leak through), and it's a little heavier than your normal chrome install, but once it's up and running you shouldn't have a problem actually using it. you'll also have to give up some of the conveniences you may be used to to save your privacy—autofill, address saving, password saving, history, of those things are either never stored, or deleted when you close the browser. of course, your privacy is worth it, but they're all things to keep in mind if you want to use epic as your daily driver, or even as a more secure option if you're working with sensitive data. comodo browsers advertisement comodo is an internet security company that's been in the business of protecting data for decades. you may know them best for internet security, their desktop and product, or firewall, their lean, lightweight software firewall. also maintains three web browsers as well, and each of them offers additional protection that you won't find in a standard download of chrome or. comodo dragon is a browser that was one of's first browsers. it incorporates a number of-branded tools into the browsing experience, like the company's own validation, where every site you visit has its certificate and identity validated by. you'll get a notification if everything is on the up and up or if thinks the site you're trying to visit is questionable. if you allow it to, will route all of your browsing through its secure, encrypted dns, so you leave fewer traces of your movements around the web. dragon also blocks third party tracking cookies, widgets, and other site components from loading. of course, because it's branded by, it'll prompt you to use's other security products as well to compliment it, which is a little ironic if you're using a browser in order to not be sold to all the time. it's worth noting that says that dragon will only run on windows 7 and below (although we had no issues with it in windows 8.) advertisement comodo ice dragon is another version of dragon that's based on instead of chromium. if you prefer the look, feel, or features of, this is the version you'll want to download. it offers the same level of protection, and like dragon, it supports third party extensions. also like dragon, it'll scan pages for tracking elements and malware as soon as it loads, and warn you in advance if you're about to download something malicious. it does suffer from the same drawback as dragon the form that its branding can be a little aggressive. it supports windows 7 and below (although again, we had no issues with it in windows 8.) comodo chromium secure is a more version of you want to ditch all of the branding, keep all of the protection, and go back to basics, chromium secure is the browser for you (and, if you're okay with a chromium base, the one we recommend.) it looks and behaves like chromium, and includes all of the best features of dragon, including the malware scanning, secure dns, and domain validation, and tracker blocking. it's just faster, strips out the branding (although it still suggests's additional products from time to time), and looks more like the chrome you know and love, as opposed to a completely different and new browser. advertisement two popular privacy browsers we don't recommend these aren't the only web browsers promising to make the internet a safer they are the ones we think are worth downloading. there are a few others however that we should call out but don't necessarily recommend: advertisement srware iron browser : iron browser is chromium based and promises to keep your data secure through all of the usual methods. they were some of the first people to call out this notion that chrome calls home to google all the time (which it does, but only if you allow it to or enable features that do so), and they promised to be chrome with all the google stuff stripped out. the reality wasn't so supposedly open source (but haven't released their source for years), and the browser doesn't really offer much you can't get by tightening down own privacy features on your own. we can't recommend it, and you can read more about it in this old post about how iron got its start, and this post about its supposed "tracking protection." : iron browser is chromium based and promises to keep your data secure through all of the usual methods. they were some of the first people to call out this notion that chrome calls home to google all the time (which it does, but only if you allow it to or enable features that do so), and they promised to be chrome with all the google stuff stripped out. the reality wasn't so supposedly open source (but haven't released their source for years), and the browser doesn't really offer much you can't get by tightening down own privacy features on your own. we can't recommend it, and you can read more about it in this old post about how iron got its start, and this post about its supposed "tracking protection." white hat aviator: aviator has been heralded by some testers as "the most secure browser," even though it's both closed source (but based on chromium, which is open source) and for a long time was only available on os x. aviator does have a lot to defaults to incognito mode, includes tools like disconnect to block malicious ads and tracking, blocks like flash until you enable them, defaults to instead of google, and so on. on its face, that's all again, it's nothing you can't do on your own, and as this thread notes, the browser has some serious issues. some of those issues are technical, others are based on trust. overall, it may be worth a shot, but you could roll your own aviator so easily (and it offers less than some of the others above offer) that we can't really recommend it. there's nothing really wrong with these browsers, but you do have better options available. even so, they tend to come up when privacy is discussed, and they generally do what they promise they'd do. the problem however is that when it comes to privacy and security, if you're not able to look under the hood and make sure that what it promises to do is all it's doing, it's generally best to stay away. trust between a user and a platform is critical, especially when it comes to privacy. advertisement alternatively: tweak chrome or for privacy if you're not terribly keen on the idea of downloading a brand new browser, moving all of your bookmarks, extensions, and other data over to it, and starting from scratch, don't can always just tweak or chrome to be the browser you want it to be. advertisement of course, you can't remove some basic features like built-in update engine for chrome or engine for, but you can still do a lot. for example: these are just a few steps, but if you follow them, your privacy and security should be in good shape (as long as you don't compromise it yourself.) advertisement even though those methods are more complicated, they're all good practices anyway, and it's better to familiarize yourself with them over the long run than trust a single application like a web browser to keep you if you're not sure how it keeps you safe. still, these are good starting points, and worth checking out if you're looking for a little extra protection.
jʊr wɛb ˈbraʊzər noʊz ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ju, ənd tɛlz ðə saɪts ju ˈvɪzɪt ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ju ɛz ju lɛt ɪt. wiv tɔkt əˈbaʊt wɪʧ ˈbraʊzərz ər bɛst fər ˈpraɪvəsi ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ðə bɛst tulz tɪ lɑk jʊr ˈbraʊzər daʊn, bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbraʊzərz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kip jʊr ˈdætə ɛz sɪˈkjʊr ənd ˈpraɪvət ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt səm əv ðɛm. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈwɛðər jʊr prɪˈfərd ˈbraʊzər ɪz kroʊm ər, ju hæv ə fju ˈɔpʃənz tɪ hɛlp ju braʊz mɔr ðət ɪz, jʊr ˈrɛdi tɪ gɪv əp ɔn ðə ˈvərʒən ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ˈjuzɪz ənd traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu. hir ər səm ˈɔpʃənz wərθ traɪɪŋ aʊt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt tɔr ɪz goʊɪŋ θru ə rəf ˈpɪriəd raɪt naʊ, bət ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪz stɪl ˈɛksələnt ɪf jʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ prɪˈzərv jʊr ˌænəˈnɪmɪti ənd ˈpraɪvəsi frəm ðə saɪts ju ˈvɪzɪt, ənd frəm məˈlɪʃəs ˈtrækɪŋ ˈkʊkiz ənd ædz. fər ðoʊz ˌənfəˈmɪljər, tɔr rʊts jʊr ˈtræfɪk əˈkrɔs ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈriˌleɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kip jʊr ril aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd kəmˈpjutər ɛz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪts nɑt ˈpərˌfɪkt ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli həz ɪts ˈdrɔˌbæks (wɪʧ wi doʊnt hæv rum tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu hir), bət ɪf ˌænəˈnɪmɪti ɪz jʊr ɛnd goʊl, ðə tɔr ˈbraʊzər (mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə tɔr ˈbraʊzər ˈbəndəl) ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ goʊ. ðə tɔr ˈbraʊzər ɪz beɪst ɔn, ˈoʊpən sɔrs, ənd kəmz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə tɔr ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈbɪlˌtɪn ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz hæv bɪn dɪˈseɪbəld ər strɪpt aʊt, ənd ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ju liv ðɛm ðət weɪ, ər ɛls ˈdætə ju min tɪ kip ˈpraɪvət kən lik tɪ ðə saɪts jʊr ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ. əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈwɪndoʊz, ɑs ɛks, ˈlɪnəks, ənd ɪn ˈpɔrtəbəl fɔrmz fər ɔl əv ðoʊz, ɪts ə greɪt weɪ tɪ sərf wɪn jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˈsɪstəm, wɔnt tɪ kip jʊr aɪˈdɛntəˌti kloʊz tɪ ˈpɑkət, gɪt əraʊnd ˈkɑntɛnt ˈfɪltərɪŋ ər blɑks, ər kip jʊr ˈfɪzɪkəl loʊˈkeɪʃən ə ˈsikrɪt frəm ðə saɪts ˈdaʊnˈstrim (ər ˈɛniˌwən hu meɪ bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ.) rɪˈmɛmbər ðoʊ, tɔr ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌænəˈnɪmɪti, nɑt sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ɛnˈkrɪpʃən. wət ju du waɪl jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt meɪ gɪv əˈweɪ ðət ˌænəˈnɪmɪti (ˈsɛndɪŋ iˈmeɪlz, ˈlɔgɪŋ ɔn tɪ wɛb ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə), ənd waɪl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə tɔr ˈnɛtˌwərk ər ɪnˈkrɪptɪd, ɛz sun ɛz ju liv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, jʊr ˈdætə ɪz ɪn ðə klɪr (ɪf ɪts nɑt ɪnˈkrɪptɪd əˈnəðər weɪ.) ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈɛpɪk ˈpraɪvəsi ˈbraʊzər ɪz beɪst ɔn ˈkroʊmiəm, ɪz ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs, ənd ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ɑs ɛks. wiv ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ˈɛpɪk ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd waɪl ðɛrz gʊd, ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt ðə ɪts ruts ɪn ˈkroʊmiəm (ðə ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ˈplætˌfɔrm əˈpɑn wɪʧ kroʊm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ beɪst), ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈɛpɪk dɪz wət ɪt ˈprɑməsəz. ðə ˈbraʊzər blɑks ædz, ˈtrækɪŋ ˈkʊkiz, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈbɑksɪz ənd ˈwɪʤɪts (ənˈtɪl ju ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðɛm), blɑks ˈtrækɪŋ skrɪpts ənd ˈmɑʤulz frəm ˈloʊdɪŋ (wɪʧ rɪˈzəlts ɪn wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz), ənd ˈprɑsɛsəz ənd. ˈɛpɪk ˈbraʊzər ˈivɪn jʊr kəˈnɛkʃən wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl (ˈlɑrʤli baɪ ˈʃəntɪŋ tɪ wɛˈnɛvər ɪts əˈveɪləbəl), rʊts jʊr ˈbraʊzɪŋ θru ə ˈprɑksi, ənd prəˈtɛkts ju frəm ər wɪn jʊr ˈbraʊzɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈwaɪˌfaɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɔl əv ðiz ˈfiʧərz ər greɪt, bət ðə ˈbraʊzər ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz fæst ənd wərks sˈmuðli. əv kɔrs, ɪt ˈdəzənt səˈpɔrt ɪkˈstɛnʃənz ər (ðɪs ɪz baɪ mɔr ju æd tɪ ə ˈbraʊzər ðə mɔr pəˈtɛnʃəl hoʊlz ju ˈoʊpən əp fər jʊr ˈdætə tɪ lik θru), ənd ɪts ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhɛviər ðən jʊr ˈnɔrməl kroʊm ˌɪnˈstɔl, bət wəns ɪts əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ ju ˈʃʊdənt hæv ə ˈprɑbləm ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt. jul ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ gɪv əp səm əv ðə kənˈvinjənsɪz ju meɪ bi juzd tɪ tɪ seɪv jʊr privacy—autofill*, ˈæˌdrɛs ˈseɪvɪŋ, ˈpæsˌwərd ˈseɪvɪŋ, ˈhɪstəri, əv ðoʊz θɪŋz ər ˈiðər ˈnɛvər stɔrd, ər dɪˈlitəd wɪn ju kloʊz ðə ˈbraʊzər. əv kɔrs, jʊr ˈpraɪvəsi ɪz wərθ ɪt, bət ðɛr ɔl θɪŋz tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ juz ˈɛpɪk ɛz jʊr ˈdeɪli ˈdraɪvər, ər ˈivɪn ɛz ə mɔr sɪˈkjʊr ˈɔpʃən ɪf jʊr ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈdætə. ˈbraʊzərz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪz ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkəmpəˌni ðæts bɪn ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈdætə fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ju meɪ noʊ ðɛm bɛst fər ˈɪntərˌnɛt sɪˈkjʊrəti, ðɛr ˈdɛskˌtɑp ənd ˈprɑdəkt, ər ˈfaɪrwɑl, ðɛr lin, ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈfaɪrwɑl. ˈɔlsoʊ meɪnˈteɪnz θri wɛb ˈbraʊzərz ɛz wɛl, ənd iʧ əv ðɛm ˈɔfərz əˈdɪʃənəl prəˈtɛkʃən ðət ju woʊnt faɪnd ɪn ə ˈstændərd ˈdaʊnˌloʊd əv kroʊm ər. ˈdrægən ɪz ə ˈbraʊzər ðət wɑz wən əv fərst ˈbraʊzərz. ɪt ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts ə ˈnəmbər əv tulz ˈɪntu ðə ˈbraʊzɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns, laɪk ðə ˈkəmpəniz oʊn ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən, wɛr ˈɛvəri saɪt ju ˈvɪzɪt həz ɪts sərˈtɪfɪkət ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈvælədeɪtəd baɪ. jul gɪt ə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪf ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ɔn ðə əp ənd əp ər ɪf θɪŋks ðə saɪt jʊr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl. ɪf ju əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ, wɪl rut ɔl əv jʊr ˈbraʊzɪŋ θru ɪts sɪˈkjʊr, ɪnˈkrɪptɪd dns*, soʊ ju liv fjuər ˈtreɪsɪz əv jʊr ˈmuvmənts əraʊnd ðə wɛb. ˈdrægən ˈɔlsoʊ blɑks θərd ˈpɑrti ˈtrækɪŋ ˈkʊkiz, ˈwɪʤɪts, ənd ˈəðər saɪt kəmˈpoʊnənts frəm ˈloʊdɪŋ. əv kɔrs, bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈbrændɪd baɪ, ˈɪtəl prɑmpt ju tɪ juz ˈəðər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈprɑdəkts ɛz wɛl tɪ ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ɪt, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl aɪˈrɑnɪk ɪf jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈbraʊzər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ nɑt bi soʊld tɪ ɔl ðə taɪm. ɪts wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət sɪz ðət ˈdrægən wɪl ˈoʊnli rən ɔn ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ənd bɪˈloʊ (ˌɔlˈðoʊ wi hæd noʊ ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ɪt ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt aɪs ˈdrægən ɪz əˈnəðər ˈvərʒən əv ˈdrægən ðæts beɪst ɔn ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈkroʊmiəm. ɪf ju prɪˈfər ðə lʊk, fil, ər ˈfiʧərz əv, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈvərʒən jul wɔnt tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd. ɪt ˈɔfərz ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv prəˈtɛkʃən, ənd laɪk ˈdrægən, ɪt səˈpɔrts θərd ˈpɑrti ɪkˈstɛnʃənz. ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ˈdrægən, ˈɪtəl skæn ˈpeɪʤɪz fər ˈtrækɪŋ ˈɛləmənts ənd ˈmælˌwɛr ɛz sun ɛz ɪt loʊdz, ənd wɔrn ju ɪn ədˈvæns ɪf jʊr əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈsəmθɪŋ məˈlɪʃəs. ɪt dɪz ˈsəfər frəm ðə seɪm ˈdrɔˌbæk ɛz ˈdrægən ðə fɔrm ðət ɪts ˈbrændɪŋ kən bi ə ˈlɪtəl əˈgrɛsɪv. ɪt səˈpɔrts ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ənd bɪˈloʊ (ˌɔlˈðoʊ əˈgɛn, wi hæd noʊ ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ɪt ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ˈkroʊmiəm sɪˈkjʊr ɪz ə mɔr ˈvərʒən əv ju wɔnt tɪ dɪʧ ɔl əv ðə ˈbrændɪŋ, kip ɔl əv ðə prəˈtɛkʃən, ənd goʊ bæk tɪ ˈbeɪsɪks, ˈkroʊmiəm sɪˈkjʊr ɪz ðə ˈbraʊzər fər ju (ənd, ɪf jʊr ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ ə ˈkroʊmiəm beɪs, ðə wən wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd.) ɪt lʊks ənd bɪˈheɪvz laɪk ˈkroʊmiəm, ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl əv ðə bɛst ˈfiʧərz əv ˈdrægən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈmælˌwɛr ˈskænɪŋ, sɪˈkjʊr dns*, ənd doʊˈmeɪn ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən, ənd ˈtrækər ˈblɑkɪŋ. ɪts ʤɪst ˈfæstər, strɪps aʊt ðə ˈbrændɪŋ (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt stɪl səˈʤɛsts əˈdɪʃənəl ˈprɑdəkts frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm), ənd lʊks mɔr laɪk ðə kroʊm ju noʊ ənd ləv, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ə kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt ənd nu ˈbraʊzər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt tu ˈpɑpjələr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈbraʊzərz wi doʊnt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðiz ˈɑrənt ðə ˈoʊnli wɛb ˈbraʊzərz ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ə ˈseɪfər ðeɪ ər ðə wənz wi θɪŋk ər wərθ ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ. ðɛr ər ə fju ˈəðərz ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðət wi ʃʊd kɔl aʊt bət doʊnt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd: ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt aɪərn ˈbraʊzər aɪərn ˈbraʊzər ɪz ˈkroʊmiəm beɪst ənd ˈprɑməsəz tɪ kip jʊr ˈdætə sɪˈkjʊr θru ɔl əv ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈmɛθədz. ðeɪ wər səm əv ðə fərst ˈpipəl tɪ kɔl aʊt ðɪs ˈnoʊʃən ðət kroʊm kɔlz hoʊm tɪ ˈgugəl ɔl ðə taɪm (wɪʧ ɪt dɪz, bət ˈoʊnli ɪf ju əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ ər ɪˈneɪbəl ˈfiʧərz ðət du soʊ), ənd ðeɪ ˈprɑməst tɪ bi kroʊm wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈgugəl stəf strɪpt aʊt. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ˈwəzənt soʊ səˈpoʊzədli ˈoʊpən sɔrs (bət ˈhævənt riˈlist ðɛr sɔrs fər jɪrz), ənd ðə ˈbraʊzər ˈdəzənt ˈrɪli ˈɔfər məʧ ju kænt gɪt baɪ ˈtaɪtənɪŋ daʊn oʊn ˈpraɪvəsi ˈfiʧərz ɔn jʊr oʊn. wi kænt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪt, ənd ju kən rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪn ðɪs oʊld poʊst əˈbaʊt haʊ aɪərn gɑt ɪts stɑrt, ənd ðɪs poʊst əˈbaʊt ɪts səˈpoʊzd "ˈtrækɪŋ prəˈtɛkʃən." aɪərn ˈbraʊzər ɪz ˈkroʊmiəm beɪst ənd ˈprɑməsəz tɪ kip jʊr ˈdætə sɪˈkjʊr θru ɔl əv ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈmɛθədz. ðeɪ wər səm əv ðə fərst ˈpipəl tɪ kɔl aʊt ðɪs ˈnoʊʃən ðət kroʊm kɔlz hoʊm tɪ ˈgugəl ɔl ðə taɪm (wɪʧ ɪt dɪz, bət ˈoʊnli ɪf ju əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ ər ɪˈneɪbəl ˈfiʧərz ðət du soʊ), ənd ðeɪ ˈprɑməst tɪ bi kroʊm wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈgugəl stəf strɪpt aʊt. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ˈwəzənt soʊ səˈpoʊzədli ˈoʊpən sɔrs (bət ˈhævənt riˈlist ðɛr sɔrs fər jɪrz), ənd ðə ˈbraʊzər ˈdəzənt ˈrɪli ˈɔfər məʧ ju kænt gɪt baɪ ˈtaɪtənɪŋ daʊn oʊn ˈpraɪvəsi ˈfiʧərz ɔn jʊr oʊn. wi kænt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪt, ənd ju kən rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪn ðɪs oʊld poʊst əˈbaʊt haʊ aɪərn gɑt ɪts stɑrt, ənd ðɪs poʊst əˈbaʊt ɪts səˈpoʊzd "ˈtrækɪŋ prəˈtɛkʃən." waɪt hæt ˈeɪviˌeɪtər: ˈeɪviˌeɪtər həz bɪn ˈhɛrəldɪd baɪ səm ˈtɛstərz ɛz "ðə moʊst sɪˈkjʊr ˈbraʊzər," ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪts boʊθ kloʊzd sɔrs (bət beɪst ɔn ˈkroʊmiəm, wɪʧ ɪz ˈoʊpən sɔrs) ənd fər ə lɔŋ taɪm wɑz ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ɑs ɛks. ˈeɪviˌeɪtər dɪz hæv ə lɔt tɪ dɪˈfɔlts tɪ ˌɪnkɔgˈnitoʊ moʊd, ˌɪnˈkludz tulz laɪk dɪskəˈnɛkt tɪ blɑk məˈlɪʃəs ædz ənd ˈtrækɪŋ, blɑks laɪk flæʃ ənˈtɪl ju ɪˈneɪbəl ðɛm, dɪˈfɔlts tɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgugəl, ənd soʊ ɔn. ɔn ɪts feɪs, ðæts ɔl əˈgɛn, ɪts ˈnəθɪŋ ju kænt du ɔn jʊr oʊn, ənd ɛz ðɪs θrɛd noʊts, ðə ˈbraʊzər həz səm ˈsɪriəs ˈɪʃuz. səm əv ðoʊz ˈɪʃuz ər ˈtɛknɪkəl, ˈəðərz ər beɪst ɔn trəst. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ɪt meɪ bi wərθ ə ʃɑt, bət ju kʊd roʊl jʊr oʊn ˈeɪviˌeɪtər soʊ ˈizəli (ənd ɪt ˈɔfərz lɛs ðən səm əv ðə ˈəðərz əˈbəv ˈɔfər) ðət wi kænt ˈrɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪt. ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈrɪli rɔŋ wɪθ ðiz ˈbraʊzərz, bət ju du hæv ˈbɛtər ˈɔpʃənz əˈveɪləbəl. ˈivɪn soʊ, ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ kəm əp wɪn ˈpraɪvəsi ɪz dɪˈskəst, ənd ðeɪ ˈʤɛnərəli du wət ðeɪ ˈprɑməs ðeɪd du. ðə ˈprɑbləm ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪz ðət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈpraɪvəsi ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti, ɪf jʊr nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ lʊk ˈəndər ðə hʊd ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðət wət ɪt ˈprɑməsəz tɪ du ɪz ɔl ɪts duɪŋ, ɪts ˈʤɛnərəli bɛst tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ. trəst bɪtˈwin ə ˈjuzər ənd ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈpraɪvəsi. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɔlˈtərnətɪvli: twik kroʊm ər fər ˈpraɪvəsi ɪf jʊr nɑt ˈtɛrəbli kin ɔn ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ə brænd nu ˈbraʊzər, ˈmuvɪŋ ɔl əv jʊr ˈbʊkmɑrks, ɪkˈstɛnʃənz, ənd ˈəðər ˈdætə ˈoʊvər tɪ ɪt, ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm skræʧ, doʊnt kən ˈɔlˌweɪz ʤɪst twik ər kroʊm tɪ bi ðə ˈbraʊzər ju wɔnt ɪt tɪ bi. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt əv kɔrs, ju kænt riˈmuv səm ˈbeɪsɪk ˈfiʧərz laɪk ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɪnʤən fər kroʊm ər ˈɪnʤən fər, bət ju kən stɪl du ə lɔt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: ðiz ər ʤɪst ə fju stɛps, bət ɪf ju ˈfɑloʊ ðɛm, jʊr ˈpraɪvəsi ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ʃʊd bi ɪn gʊd ʃeɪp (ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju doʊnt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf.) ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðoʊz ˈmɛθədz ər mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, ðɛr ɔl gʊd ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈɛniˌweɪ, ənd ɪts ˈbɛtər tɪ fəˈmɪljərˌaɪz ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪθ ðɛm ˈoʊvər ðə lɔŋ rən ðən trəst ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən laɪk ə wɛb ˈbraʊzər tɪ kip ju ɪf jʊr nɑt ʃʊr haʊ ɪt kips ju seɪf. stɪl, ðiz ər gʊd ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnts, ənd wərθ ˈʧɛkɪŋ aʊt ɪf jʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛkstrə prəˈtɛkʃən.
he raised $631,000 on in under a month, far exceeding his $25,000 goal. robot turtles has more backers than any other tabletop game in’s history, with people pitching in money for the project, and mr. shapiro had more than on the site. he then found a manufacturer in michigan by doing a google search, and paid it to make copies of the game from over 36 tons of cardboard and paper, shipping most of them in three semi trucks directly to a warehouse for amazon. amazon then delivered them to customers. “it felt like technological advancement had anticipated my needs almost perfectly,” said mr. shapiro, who sold all copies. some of the new games from independent makers have even started to outsell games by major toy companies. three years ago, a group of eight men in their middle school friends from highland park, ill. came up with an idea for a game that resembles a profane version of apples to apples, the game that involves creating humorous combinations by pairing noun and adjective cards. the result was cards against humanity, billed as a “party game for horrible people.” during each round, one player draws a card with a question or sentence with a missing word while the other players compete to come up with the funniest, most outrageous answer from their own selection of cards. a typical question: “what are my parents hiding from me?” “the placenta,” reads one of the tamer answers. cards against humanity and four expansion card packs for the game are currently the top five items in toys and games category. while the continue to work at other jobs or attend graduate school, max temkin, 27, one of cards against creators, said none of them needed to work since they all had “pretty substantial savings” from sales of the game.
hi reɪzd ɔn ɪn ˈəndər ə mənθ, fɑr ɪkˈsidɪŋ hɪz goʊl. ˈroʊˌbət ˈtərtəlz həz mɔr ˈbækərz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈteɪbəlˌtɑp geɪm ɪn ˈhɪstəri, wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈpɪʧɪŋ ɪn ˈməni fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd ˈmɪstər. ʃəˈpɪroʊ hæd mɔr ðən ɔn ðə saɪt. hi ðɛn faʊnd ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən baɪ duɪŋ ə ˈgugəl sərʧ, ənd peɪd ɪt tɪ meɪk ˈkɑpiz əv ðə geɪm frəm ˈoʊvər 36 tənz əv ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd ənd ˈpeɪpər, ˈʃɪpɪŋ moʊst əv ðɛm ɪn θri ˈsɛmi trəks dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs fər ˈæməˌzɑn. ˈæməˌzɑn ðɛn dɪˈlɪvərd ðɛm tɪ ˈkəstəmərz. fɛlt laɪk ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ədˈvænsmənt hæd ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd maɪ nidz ˈɔlˌmoʊst perfectly,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. ʃəˈpɪroʊ, hu soʊld ɔl ˈkɑpiz. səm əv ðə nu geɪmz frəm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈmeɪkərz hæv ˈivɪn ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ aʊtˈsɛl geɪmz baɪ ˈmeɪʤər tɔɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz. θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ə grup əv eɪt mɛn ɪn ðɛr ˈmɪdəl skul frɛndz frəm ˈhaɪlənd pɑrk, ɪl. keɪm əp wɪθ ən aɪˈdiə fər ə geɪm ðət rɪˈzɛmbəlz ə proʊˈfeɪn ˈvərʒən əv ˈæpəlz tɪ ˈæpəlz, ðə geɪm ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlvz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈhjumərəs ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz baɪ ˈpɛrɪŋ naʊn ənd ˈæʤɪktɪv kɑrdz. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz kɑrdz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti, bɪld ɛz ə geɪm fər ˈhɔrəbəl people.”*.” ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ raʊnd, wən pleɪər drɔz ə kɑrd wɪθ ə kˈwɛʃən ər ˈsɛntəns wɪθ ə ˈmɪsɪŋ wərd waɪl ðə ˈəðər pleɪərz kəmˈpit tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ðə ˈfəniəst, moʊst aʊˈtreɪʤəs ˈænsər frəm ðɛr oʊn səˈlɛkʃən əv kɑrdz. ə ˈtɪpɪkəl kˈwɛʃən: ər maɪ ˈpɛrənts ˈhaɪdɪŋ frəm me?”*?” placenta,”*,” ridz wən əv ðə ˈteɪmər ˈænsərz. kɑrdz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti ənd fɔr ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrd pæks fər ðə geɪm ər ˈkərəntli ðə tɔp faɪv ˈaɪtəmz ɪn tɔɪz ənd geɪmz ˈkætəˌgɔri. waɪl ðə kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk æt ˈəðər ʤɑbz ər əˈtɛnd ˈgræʤəˌweɪt skul, mæks ˈtɛmkɪn, 27 wən əv kɑrdz əˈgɛnst kriˈeɪtərz, sɛd nən əv ðɛm ˈnidɪd tɪ wərk sɪns ðeɪ ɔl hæd səbˈstænʃəl savings”*” frəm seɪlz əv ðə geɪm.
action figure friday! featuring our favorite weekly themed figures. figures: marvel legends series mary jane and peter parker tru exclusive location: release date: may 2017 starting off the countdown to spider-man: homecoming is this toys r us exclusive 2-pack: spider-man and mary jane watson. our first ever, mary jane watson marvel legends figure, this two pack was a sure purchase for fans of spidey. the first thing to note is how great the figures look in box. they are the perfect size to fit in your collection or on a shelf and are scaled perfectly for display. start off with taking a look at peter romance: mary jane watson. the costume design they decided to go for was mary jane first full appearance in #42. leading with her infamous line of “face it just hit the jackpot”, mary jane watson has been as essential of a character to the spider-man lore as the peter parker himself. the design team did a great job with the hair, eye color design, and freckles for this sculpt. where mary jane watson might be lacking is in her expression. more stoic and less as her usual portrayal, this figure captures less of that fun side of and more of her serious side. the other thing to note about is just the lack of accessories that came with her figurine. even if is not necessarily a heavily accessorized character in the marvel world, her action figure would have benefited from an additional head swap or an extra coat instead of just a purse. the spider-man suit featured in this two pack is based on the new series that began in 2015. the amazing spider-man was renumbered, beginning in 2015, and written by dan slott. the great thing about these new issues were the covers drawn by artist alex ross. these covers really highlighted the look to his new suit and glowing spider eyes and symbol. as mentioned before, the suit design is based off of this new series but the body sculpt looks to be new and improved. the accessories that comes with this figure are 2 sets of interchangeable hands as well as an alternate masked head. in contrast to, the designers were able to capture that subtle parker smirk in his head design. as a exclusive this figure is a great homage to the recognizable romance between mary jane watson and peter parker. seems to be going with a central theme for these releases as the next set, to be released this summer, is the phoenix and cyclops. this was a great figure to hunt for and is still sought out weeks after release. as the only figure currently out in the marvel legends line, it makes for a worthy purchase for any spider-man collector. now the only way that hasbro can improve upon their legends game is by creating a spider-man and wedding variant for next release. spread the word and get this made! that’s it for this action figure friday! be sure to check back next week for all new figures and write in suggestions or comments below and on our or @loveandcomics.
ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ! ˈfiʧərɪŋ ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈwikli θimd ˈfɪgjərz. ˈfɪgjərz: ˈmɑrvəl ˈlɛʤəndz ˈsɪriz ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ənd ˈpitər ˈpɑrkər ɪkˈsklusɪv loʊˈkeɪʃən: riˈlis deɪt: meɪ 2017 ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn tɪ ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ɪz ðɪs tɔɪz ɑr ˈjuˈɛs ɪkˈsklusɪv 2-pack*: ˈspaɪdərmæn ənd ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ˈwɑtsən. ɑr fərst ˈɛvər, ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ˈwɑtsən ˈmɑrvəl ˈlɛʤəndz ˈfɪgjər, ðɪs tu pæk wɑz ə ʃʊr ˈpərʧəs fər fænz əv spidey*. ðə fərst θɪŋ tɪ noʊt ɪz haʊ greɪt ðə ˈfɪgjərz lʊk ɪn bɑks. ðeɪ ər ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt saɪz tɪ fɪt ɪn jʊr kəˈlɛkʃən ər ɔn ə ʃɛlf ənd ər skeɪld ˈpərfəktli fər dɪˈspleɪ. stɑrt ɔf wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lʊk æt ˈpitər ˈroʊmæns: ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ˈwɑtsən. ðə ˈkɑstum dɪˈzaɪn ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ fər wɑz ˈmɛri ʤeɪn fərst fʊl əˈpɪrəns ɪn 42 ˈlidɪŋ wɪθ hər ˈɪnfəməs laɪn əv ɪt ʤɪst hɪt ðə jackpot”*”, ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ˈwɑtsən həz bɪn ɛz ɛˈsɛnʃəl əv ə ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ ðə ˈspaɪdərmæn lɔr ɛz ðə ˈpitər ˈpɑrkər hɪmˈsɛlf. ðə dɪˈzaɪn tim dɪd ə greɪt ʤɑb wɪθ ðə hɛr, aɪ ˈkələr dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ˈfrɛkəlz fər ðɪs skəlpt. wɛr ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ˈwɑtsən maɪt bi ˈlækɪŋ ɪz ɪn hər ɪkˈsprɛʃən. mɔr stoʊɪk ənd lɛs ɛz hər ˈjuʒəwəl pɔrˈtreɪəl, ðɪs ˈfɪgjər ˈkæpʧərz lɛs əv ðət fən saɪd əv ənd mɔr əv hər ˈsɪriəs saɪd. ðə ˈəðər θɪŋ tɪ noʊt əˈbaʊt ɪz ʤɪst ðə læk əv ækˈsɛsəriz ðət keɪm wɪθ hər ˌfɪgjərˈin. ˈivɪn ɪf ɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ə ˈhɛvəli ækˈsɛsərˌaɪzd ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə ˈmɑrvəl wərld, hər ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər wʊd hæv ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ən əˈdɪʃənəl hɛd swɑp ər ən ˈɛkstrə koʊt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ʤɪst ə pərs. ðə ˈspaɪdərmæn sut ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðɪs tu pæk ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə nu ˈsɪriz ðət bɪˈgæn ɪn 2015 ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈspaɪdərmæn wɑz renumbered*, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 2015 ənd ˈrɪtən baɪ dæn slɑt. ðə greɪt θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðiz nu ˈɪʃuz wər ðə ˈkəvərz drɔn baɪ ˈɑrtɪst ˈæləks rɔs. ðiz ˈkəvərz ˈrɪli ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə lʊk tɪ hɪz nu sut ənd gloʊɪŋ ˈspaɪdər aɪz ənd ˈsɪmbəl. ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr, ðə sut dɪˈzaɪn ɪz beɪst ɔf əv ðɪs nu ˈsɪriz bət ðə ˈbɑdi skəlpt lʊks tɪ bi nu ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd. ðə ækˈsɛsəriz ðət kəmz wɪθ ðɪs ˈfɪgjər ər 2 sɛts əv ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤəbəl hænz ɛz wɛl ɛz ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt mæskt hɛd. ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ, ðə dɪˈzaɪnərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkæpʧər ðət ˈsətəl ˈpɑrkər smərk ɪn hɪz hɛd dɪˈzaɪn. ɛz ə ɪkˈsklusɪv ðɪs ˈfɪgjər ɪz ə greɪt ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ˈroʊmæns bɪtˈwin ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ˈwɑtsən ənd ˈpitər ˈpɑrkər. simz tɪ bi goʊɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈsɛntrəl θim fər ðiz rɪˈlisɪz ɛz ðə nɛkst sɛt, tɪ bi riˈlist ðɪs ˈsəmər, ɪz ðə ˈfinɪks ənd ˈsaɪˌklɔps. ðɪs wɑz ə greɪt ˈfɪgjər tɪ hənt fər ənd ɪz stɪl sɔt aʊt wiks ˈæftər riˈlis. ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfɪgjər ˈkərəntli aʊt ɪn ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈlɛʤəndz laɪn, ɪt meɪks fər ə ˈwərði ˈpərʧəs fər ˈɛni ˈspaɪdərmæn kəˈlɛktər. naʊ ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðət ˈhæzbroʊ kən ˌɪmˈpruv əˈpɑn ðɛr ˈlɛʤəndz geɪm ɪz baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈspaɪdərmæn ənd ˈwɛdɪŋ ˈvɛriənt fər nɛkst riˈlis. sprɛd ðə wərd ənd gɪt ðɪs meɪd! ɪt fər ðɪs ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ! bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk bæk nɛkst wik fər ɔl nu ˈfɪgjərz ənd raɪt ɪn səˈʤɛsʧənz ər ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ ənd ɔn ɑr ər @loveandcomics*.
bitcoin’s saving grace for (at least in the eyes of the vast majority of core contributors) should be ready for use this summer. the lightning network, which is a generalized network of payment channels that enables instant transactions with practically no fees, could be live as soon as this summer. this new protocol layer built on top of the has received a lot of attention and hype over the past couple of years, and a fix for transaction malleability via segregated witness has resolved some of the code and design complexities involved with the network. lightning network joseph poon recently supplied some comments to in regards to the current status of the project and when it will be available for general use. poon claimed a functional version of the lightning network should be ready this summer. testing on as of now, this particular implementation of the lightning network concept is being tested on, which is a test network for segregated witness. in his comments to, poon stated: “we are currently testing lightning against. and have been integrating segregated witness in our software. in fact, i believe was the first person to make a witness block larger than on 3 when testing the mempool.” tadge is the other on the original lightning network white paper. recently, has also been working on bringing more privacy to the network for micropayments. the code for this project is available on github, and poon added, “it should be in a state on 4 very soon.” ready when segregated witness goes live when asked whether the lightning network will be available once segregated witness is merged into core, poon responded: “a basic, functional version of lightning network should be ready when the segregated witness goes live on, presuming it gets merged and activated this summer. hopefully it gets in this summer, as this will enable entirely new decentralized use cases for which were not possible before on any financial system due to custodial risk underwriting.” at the recent 2016 mit expo, joseph poon discussed how the lightning network causes people to the as a court for smart contracts rather than a simple payment network. in another recent interview with magazine, core contributor and ceo eric claimed a pull request for segregated witness should be made available this month (april 2016). having said that, it could take more time for that pull request to be reviewed, tested, and approved by the development community. the recently released 4 is expected to be the last test network for segregated witness. millions of transactions per second while the network is currently limited to less than ten transactions per second, joseph poon contends that the lightning network will enable millions (and eventually billions) of possible transactions per second. poon stated: “a single node on a reasonably fast internet connection will be able to process thousands of transactions per second. in aggregate across the entire network, the total capacity will be in the millions per second, even early on.” poon added that there may be that could be helpful for improving the lightning network in the future, but the biggest constraint up to this point has been transaction malleability, which is fixed by segregated witness. update [10th april] rusty russell has told that his lightning network prototype is also currently being adapted for 4. russell doubts his version of the network will be available when segregated witness and other protocol changes implemented in 4 go live on mainnet. in terms of 4, the core tech engineer added, “it’s the last protocol change required to make lightning a reality.”
bitcoin’s* ˈseɪvɪŋ greɪs fər (æt list ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv kɔr kənˈtrɪbjətərz) ʃʊd bi ˈrɛdi fər juz ðɪs ˈsəmər. ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈpeɪmənt ˈʧænəlz ðət ɪˈneɪbəlz ˈɪnstənt trænˈzækʃənz wɪθ ˈpræktɪkəli noʊ fiz, kʊd bi lɪv ɛz sun ɛz ðɪs ˈsəmər. ðɪs nu ˈproʊtəˌkɔl leɪər bɪlt ɔn tɔp əv ðə həz rɪˈsivd ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən ənd haɪp ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz, ənd ə fɪks fər trænˈzækʃən ˌmæliəˈbɪləti ˈviə ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs həz riˈzɑlvd səm əv ðə koʊd ənd dɪˈzaɪn kəmˈplɛksɪtiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈʤoʊzəf pun ˈrisəntli səˈplaɪd səm ˈkɑmɛnts tɪ ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈstætəs əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd wɪn ɪt wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈʤɛnərəl juz. pun kleɪmd ə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ʃʊd bi ˈrɛdi ðɪs ˈsəmər. ˈtɛstɪŋ ɔn ɛz əv naʊ, ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz biɪŋ ˈtɛstɪd ɔn, wɪʧ ɪz ə tɛst ˈnɛtˌwərk fər ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs. ɪn hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts tɪ, pun ˈsteɪtɪd: ər ˈkərəntli ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ əˈgɛnst. ənd hæv bɪn ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs ɪn ɑr ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ɪn fækt, aɪ bɪˈliv wɑz ðə fərst ˈpərsən tɪ meɪk ə ˈwɪtnəs blɑk ˈlɑrʤər ðən ɔn 3 wɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə mempool.”*.” ɪz ðə ˈəðər ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk waɪt ˈpeɪpər. ˈrisəntli, həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ mɔr ˈpraɪvəsi tɪ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk fər micropayments*. ðə koʊd fər ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn github*, ənd pun ˈædɪd, ʃʊd bi ɪn ə steɪt ɔn 4 ˈvɛri soon.”*.” ˈrɛdi wɪn ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs goʊz lɪv wɪn æst ˈwɛðər ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl wəns ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs ɪz mərʤd ˈɪntu kɔr, pun rɪˈspɑndɪd: ˈbeɪsɪk, ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈvərʒən əv ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ʃʊd bi ˈrɛdi wɪn ðə ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs goʊz lɪv ɔn, prɪˈzumɪŋ ɪt gɪts mərʤd ənd ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðɪs ˈsəmər. ˈhoʊpfəli ɪt gɪts ɪn ðɪs ˈsəmər, ɛz ðɪs wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl ɪnˈtaɪərli nu dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd juz ˈkeɪsɪz fər wɪʧ wər nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ɔn ˈɛni ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm du tɪ kəˈstoʊdiəl rɪsk underwriting.”*.” æt ðə ˈrisənt 2016 ˈɛˈmaɪˈti ˈɛkspoʊ, ˈʤoʊzəf pun dɪˈskəst haʊ ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈkɔzɪz ˈpipəl tɪ ðə ɛz ə kɔrt fər smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈpeɪmənt ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪn əˈnəðər ˈrisənt ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈmægəˌzin, kɔr kənˈtrɪbjətər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈɛrɪk kleɪmd ə pʊl rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs ʃʊd bi meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ðɪs mənθ (ˈeɪprəl 2016 ˈhævɪŋ sɛd ðət, ɪt kʊd teɪk mɔr taɪm fər ðət pʊl rɪkˈwɛst tɪ bi rivˈjud, ˈtɛstɪd, ənd əˈpruvd baɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəmˈjunɪti. ðə ˈrisəntli riˈlist 4 ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ðə læst tɛst ˈnɛtˌwərk fər ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs. ˈmɪljənz əv trænˈzækʃənz pər ˈsɛkənd waɪl ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ lɛs ðən tɛn trænˈzækʃənz pər ˈsɛkənd, ˈʤoʊzəf pun kənˈtɛndz ðət ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl ˈmɪljənz (ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈbɪljənz) əv ˈpɑsəbəl trænˈzækʃənz pər ˈsɛkənd. pun ˈsteɪtɪd: ˈsɪŋgəl noʊd ɔn ə ˈrizənəbli fæst ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈθaʊzənz əv trænˈzækʃənz pər ˈsɛkənd. ɪn ˈægrəgət əˈkrɔs ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðə ˈtoʊtəl kəˈpæsɪti wɪl bi ɪn ðə ˈmɪljənz pər ˈsɛkənd, ˈivɪn ˈərli on.”*.” pun ˈædɪd ðət ðɛr meɪ bi ðət kʊd bi ˈhɛlpfəl fər ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, bət ðə ˈbɪgəst kənˈstreɪnt əp tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt həz bɪn trænˈzækʃən ˌmæliəˈbɪləti, wɪʧ ɪz fɪkst baɪ ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs. ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈeɪprəl] ˈrəsti ˈrəsəl həz toʊld ðət hɪz ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkərəntli biɪŋ əˈdæptɪd fər 4 ˈrəsəl daʊts hɪz ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl wɪn ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs ənd ˈəðər ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪn 4 goʊ lɪv ɔn mainnet*. ɪn tərmz əv 4 ðə kɔr tɛk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈædɪd, ðə læst ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ʧeɪnʤ rikˈwaɪərd tɪ meɪk ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ə reality.”*.”
the snapdragon 810 has become an endless source of controversy in the world over the past few months. the purported overheating issues of the lead to an exchange of reports stating that samsung will abandon the problematic piece of silicon, qualcomm allegedly responding with a modified version of the for samsung's use. this dedicated release in turn fueled rumors, claiming that may sue qualcomm over the matter., however, has been quick to dissipate those rumors - the korean company reached to us with the following statement. "rumors regarding taking legal action against qualcomm are unfounded and a complete fabrication of the facts. given the source of this rumor, we're surprised it's being taken seriously at all." as unequivocal as it gets,'s wording should hopefully put an end to the rumor and confirm the excellent relationship between the two companies. lg has already announced its curved offering, the g, featuring the said. the company has denied experiencing any issues with the hardware in the, which is expected to hit its home market any day now.
ðə sˈnæpˌdrægən 810 həz bɪˈkəm ən ˈɛndləs sɔrs əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪn ðə wərld ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju mənθs. ðə pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈoʊvərˌhitɪŋ ˈɪʃuz əv ðə lɛd tɪ ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv rɪˈpɔrts ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈsæmˌsəŋ wɪl əˈbændən ðə ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk pis əv ˈsɪləkən, kˈwɑlˌkɑm əˈlɛʤədli rɪˈspɑndɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə fər ˈsæmˌsəŋz juz. ðɪs ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd riˈlis ɪn tərn fjuəld ˈrumərz, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət meɪ su kˈwɑlˌkɑm ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmætər., ˌhaʊˈɛvər, həz bɪn kwɪk tɪ ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt ðoʊz ˈrumərz ðə ˌkɔˈriən ˈkəmpəˌni riʧt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt. "ˈrumərz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈligəl ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst kˈwɑlˌkɑm ər ənˈfaʊndɪd ənd ə kəmˈplit ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðə fækts. ˈgɪvɪn ðə sɔrs əv ðɪs ˈrumər, wɪr səˈpraɪzd ɪts biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli æt ɔl." ɛz ˌənɪkˈwɪvəkəl ɛz ɪt gɪts, ˈwərdɪŋ ʃʊd ˈhoʊpfəli pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈrumər ənd kənˈfərm ðə ˈɛksələnt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz. həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst ɪts kərvd ˈɔfərɪŋ, ðə ʤi ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə sɛd. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz dɪˈnaɪd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ˈɛni ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ɪn ðə, wɪʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hɪt ɪts hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɛni deɪ naʊ.
westland, mich. - tuesday night local 4 introduced you to dell, the man whose facebook post about a traffic stop in westland went viral. dell got the opportunity wednesday to thank the officer who he says changed his life. dell hugged westland police officer joshua scaglione and thanked him for his selflessness. earlier this week, the officer stopped dell for tinted windows, but noticed that his daughter wasn't in a car seat. rather than give dell a ticket, the officer took him to the store and bought one for his daughter. dell was so stunned that he never got the officer's name, so he posted about it on facebook. "i don't know if i gave you too much attention." dell told the officer. officer scaglione replied by saying, "what you did was give positive attention to this department and to law enforcement and i can do nothing but thank you for doing that." scaglione says this story has gone national and that he has been receiving notes from people across the country thanking him for what he did. copyright 2016 by - all rights reserved.
ˈwɛstlənd, mɪʧ. ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ˈloʊkəl 4 ˌɪntrəˈdust ju tɪ dɛl, ðə mæn huz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst əˈbaʊt ə ˈtræfɪk stɑp ɪn ˈwɛstlənd wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl. dɛl gɑt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ tɪ θæŋk ðə ˈɔfɪsər hu hi sɪz ʧeɪnʤd hɪz laɪf. dɛl həgd ˈwɛstlənd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈʤɑˌʃuə ˌskægliˈoʊni ənd θæŋkt ɪm fər hɪz ˈsɛlfləsnɪs. ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ðə ˈɔfɪsər stɑpt dɛl fər ˈtɪntɪd ˈwɪndoʊz, bət ˈnoʊtɪst ðət hɪz ˈdɔtər ˈwəzənt ɪn ə kɑr sit. ˈrəðər ðən gɪv dɛl ə ˈtɪkɪt, ðə ˈɔfɪsər tʊk ɪm tɪ ðə stɔr ənd bɔt wən fər hɪz ˈdɔtər. dɛl wɑz soʊ stənd ðət hi ˈnɛvər gɑt ðə ˈɔfɪsərz neɪm, soʊ hi ˈpoʊstɪd əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪ geɪv ju tu məʧ əˈtɛnʃən." dɛl toʊld ðə ˈɔfɪsər. ˈɔfɪsər ˌskægliˈoʊni rɪˈplaɪd baɪ seɪɪŋ, "wət ju dɪd wɑz gɪv ˈpɑzətɪv əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd aɪ kən du ˈnəθɪŋ bət θæŋk ju fər duɪŋ ðət." ˌskægliˈoʊni sɪz ðɪs ˈstɔri həz gɔn ˈnæʃənəl ənd ðət hi həz bɪn rɪˈsivɪŋ noʊts frəm ˈpipəl əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ˈθæŋkɪŋ ɪm fər wət hi dɪd. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2016 baɪ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd.
the intel core benchmarks have leaked out, showcasing the performance of the fastest generation lake processor. the flagship core is based on the latest plus process which delivers better clock gains and power efficiency over existing chips. the quad-core, chip features clock speeds of base and boost. it packs 8 of cache and is rated at tdp. intel core benchmarks with stock and speeds the intel the core performance testing was performed on a gaming pro board. the chip scored kilo nodes per second in fritz chess benchmark, while performance is rated at 913 points. in 11, the chip hit 8467 points on the extreme preset using the 1070 card. the core benchmarks reported scores of 30188/s reads, 31137/s writes and 27000/s copy speeds, with the native memory speed of 2133. during all tests, temps varied around the mark at the reference clock speeds. let’s move to the core benchmarks with. the memory speeds were pushed to 4133, bringing in some impressive memory intensive gains. in, the chip managed to hit 1089 points while fritz chess score comes out to be 19891 kilo nodes per second. both tests were performed with the native memory clocks; however the memory speed did bump to to 3100 in 11 with the chip scoring 8664 points on the extreme preset. core to at apart from benchmarks, a facebook user duan has posted of the core processor to easily at just 1.26v. he shared-z and screen captures showing the settings as well as stress test. the first attempt results in the core hitting using a multiplier and 1.296v. this however results in one of the cores flirting with a temperature. in his second attempt, duan manages to the chip to with a multiplier and 1.264v. this time, one of the cores hovered around the mark, while other three mostly stayed in the low to mid range. we suspect this to be on air cooling, though duan say. either way, there should be some headroom forers to play with. intel is set to launch its entire lake desktop lineup on january at 2017. as for the pricing, the flagship core will retail at $349 us.
ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl kɔr ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks hæv likt aʊt, ˈʃoʊkeɪsɪŋ ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə ˈfæstəst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən leɪk ˈprɑˌsɛsər. ðə ˈflægˌʃɪp kɔr ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst pləs ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪʧ dɪˈlɪvərz ˈbɛtər klɑk geɪnz ənd paʊər ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈoʊvər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ʧɪps. ðə quad-core*, ʧɪp ˈfiʧərz klɑk spidz əv beɪs ənd bust. ɪt pæks 8 əv kæˈʃeɪ ənd ɪz ˈreɪtɪd æt tdp*. ˌɪnˈtɛl kɔr ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks wɪθ stɑk ənd spidz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl ðə kɔr pərˈfɔrməns ˈtɛstɪŋ wɑz pərˈfɔrmd ɔn ə ˈgeɪmɪŋ proʊ bɔrd. ðə ʧɪp skɔrd ˈkɪˌloʊ noʊdz pər ˈsɛkənd ɪn frɪts ʧɛs ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk, waɪl pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ˈreɪtɪd æt 913 pɔɪnts. ɪn 11 ðə ʧɪp hɪt 8467 pɔɪnts ɔn ðə ɪkˈstrim priˈsɛt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə 1070 kɑrd. ðə kɔr ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks ˌriˈpɔrtəd skɔrz əv 30188 ridz, 31137 raɪts ənd 27000 ˈkɑpi spidz, wɪθ ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈmɛməri spid əv 2133. ˈdʊrɪŋ ɔl tɛsts, tɛmps ˈvɛrid əraʊnd ðə mɑrk æt ðə ˈrɛfərəns klɑk spidz. muv tɪ ðə kɔr ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks wɪθ. ðə ˈmɛməri spidz wər pʊʃt tɪ 4133, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn səm ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈmɛməri ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv geɪnz. ɪn ðə ʧɪp ˈmænɪʤd tɪ hɪt 1089 pɔɪnts waɪl frɪts ʧɛs skɔr kəmz aʊt tɪ bi 19891 ˈkɪˌloʊ noʊdz pər ˈsɛkənd. boʊθ tɛsts wər pərˈfɔrmd wɪθ ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈmɛməri klɑks; ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈmɛməri spid dɪd bəmp tɪ tɪ 3100 ɪn 11 wɪθ ðə ʧɪp ˈskɔrɪŋ 8664 pɔɪnts ɔn ðə ɪkˈstrim priˈsɛt. kɔr tɪ æt əˈpɑrt frəm ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks, ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzər dwæn həz ˈpoʊstɪd əv ðə kɔr ˈprɑˌsɛsər tɪ ˈizəli æt ʤɪst 1.26v*. hi ʃɛrd ənd skrin ˈkæpʧərz ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈsɛtɪŋz ɛz wɛl ɛz strɛs tɛst. ðə fərst əˈtɛmpt rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə kɔr ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈməltəˌplaɪər ənd 1.296v*. ðɪs ˌhaʊˈɛvər rɪˈzəlts ɪn wən əv ðə kɔrz ˈflərtɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈtɛmpərəʧər. ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd əˈtɛmpt, dwæn ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ ðə ʧɪp tɪ wɪθ ə ˈməltəˌplaɪər ənd 1.264v*. ðɪs taɪm, wən əv ðə kɔrz ˈhəvərd əraʊnd ðə mɑrk, waɪl ˈəðər θri ˈmoʊstli steɪd ɪn ðə loʊ tɪ mɪd reɪnʤ. wi ˈsəˌspɛkt ðɪs tɪ bi ɔn ɛr ˈkulɪŋ, ðoʊ dwæn seɪ. ˈiðər weɪ, ðɛr ʃʊd bi səm ˈhɛˌdrum fər tɪ pleɪ wɪθ. ˌɪnˈtɛl ɪz sɛt tɪ lɔnʧ ɪts ɪnˈtaɪər leɪk ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈlaɪˌnəp ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri æt 2017 ɛz fər ðə ˈpraɪsɪŋ, ðə ˈflægˌʃɪp kɔr wɪl ˈriˌteɪl æt 349 ˈjuˈɛs.
“more than 1000 asylum seekers have perished at sea since labor relaxed its policies in 2008 - a move it now concedes was a mistake.” - the australian, 18 july. asylum seekers drowning on their way to australia was cited as one reason why the rudd government announced its policy to send all those who arrive by boat to papua new guinea for assessment and resettlement if they are found to be refugees. there were two more tragedies recently. a suspected asylum seeker boat capsized off christmas island last week, killing at least four people. it came a few days after nine people, including a baby boy, died on their way to australia. no official records are kept by any government agency as to how many people trying to reach our shores to seek asylum are dying en route. the most reliable open source data is kept by the monash australian border deaths database which “maintains a record of all known deaths associated with borders since 1 january. deaths include those who perish at sea attempting to reach australian shores, those who have committed suicide within australian detention centres and those who have died of natural causes within detention. the database is assembled from “official sources, media reports and lists of deaths by non-governmental organizations”. it is one of the most comprehensive, independent databases. between 2000 and 2007 (the period which includes the introduction of the “pacific solution” for asylum seekers travelling by boat under the coalition government), the database documents 746 reported deaths of asylum seekers. of those, 363 asylum seekers died at sea while on their way to australia. as well, 350 were presumed dead (their status is missing at sea with status unknown); 22 died in detention (the majority of those cases were suicide, but there were some deaths of natural causes); and 11 people were returned to afghanistan and reportedly murdered for being “australian spies”. between 2008 and july 2013 (under labor), 877 asylum seekers have reportedly died. of those, 15 committed suicide or died of natural causes in detention centres. so during this period, approximately 862 individuals died trying to reach mainland to seek asylum. during the period of coalition government, 363 died, with the status of additional 350 individuals unknown. this is a tragedy that has occurred under both political parties, especially so since 90% of asylum seekers who arrive by boat have been found to be genuine refugees. verdict the 1000 deaths of asylum seekers at sea figure regularly cited by politicians and the media is broadly correct. the best official figure is just under 900, but there is no doubt that deaths at sea have occurred and have not been recorded. review surprisingly, the government does not keep statistics on deaths related to claims for asylum in australia as is noted in the article. the article points to the best estimates we have outside official figures. on those figures to conclude that 1000 deaths is “broadly correct” when the best figure is 877 seems generous - it is more reasonable to round 877 up to 900. nonetheless, the inflation in the numbers in no way diminishes the tragedy of deaths occurring as a result of attempts to claim asylum in australia. - alex reilly the conversation is fact checking political statements in the to this federal election. statements are checked by an academic with expertise in the area. a second academic expert reviews an anonymous copy of the a check at checkit@theconversation.edu.au. please include the statement you would like us to check, the date it was made, and a link if possible.
““more* ðən 1000 əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz hæv ˈpɛrɪʃt æt si sɪns ˈleɪbər rɪˈlækst ɪts ˈpɑləsiz ɪn 2008 ə muv ɪt naʊ kənˈsidz wɑz ə mistake.”*.” ðə ɔˈstreɪljən, 18 ˌʤuˈlaɪ. əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ˈdraʊnɪŋ ɔn ðɛr weɪ tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə wɑz ˈsaɪtɪd ɛz wən ˈrizən waɪ ðə rəd ˈgəvərnmənt əˈnaʊnst ɪts ˈpɑləsi tɪ sɛnd ɔl ðoʊz hu əraɪv baɪ boʊt tɪ ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni fər əˈsɛsmənt ənd riˈsɛtəlmənt ɪf ðeɪ ər faʊnd tɪ bi ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. ðɛr wər tu mɔr ˈtræʤədiz ˈrisəntli. ə səˈspɛktɪd əˈsaɪləm ˈsikər boʊt ˈkæpˌsaɪzd ɔf ˈkrɪsməs ˈaɪlənd læst wik, ˈkɪlɪŋ æt list fɔr ˈpipəl. ɪt keɪm ə fju deɪz ˈæftər naɪn ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈbeɪbi bɔɪ, daɪd ɔn ðɛr weɪ tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə. noʊ əˈfɪʃəl ˈrɛkərdz ər kɛpt baɪ ˈɛni ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi ɛz tɪ haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl traɪɪŋ tɪ riʧ ɑr ʃɔrz tɪ sik əˈsaɪləm ər daɪɪŋ ɛn rut. ðə moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈdætə ɪz kɛpt baɪ ðə ˈmɑˌnæʃ ɔˈstreɪljən ˈbɔrdər dɛθs ˈdætəˌbeɪs wɪʧ ə ˈrɛkərd əv ɔl noʊn dɛθs əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈbɔrdərz sɪns 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri dɛθs ˌɪnˈklud ðoʊz hu ˈpɛrɪʃ æt si əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ riʧ ɔˈstreɪljən ʃɔrz, ðoʊz hu hæv kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd wɪˈθɪn ɔˈstreɪljən dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛntərz ənd ðoʊz hu hæv daɪd əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɔzɪz wɪˈθɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən. ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪz əˈsɛmbəld frəm ˈsɔrsəz, ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ənd lɪsts əv dɛθs baɪ nɑnˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl organizations”*”. ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz. bɪtˈwin 2000 ənd 2007 (ðə ˈpɪriəd wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ðə solution”*” fər əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ˈtrævəlɪŋ baɪ boʊt ˈəndər ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈgəvərnmənt), ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈdɑkjəmənts 746 ˌriˈpɔrtəd dɛθs əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz. əv ðoʊz, 363 əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz daɪd æt si waɪl ɔn ðɛr weɪ tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə. ɛz wɛl, 350 wər prɪˈzumd dɛd (ðɛr ˈstætəs ɪz ˈmɪsɪŋ æt si wɪθ ˈstætəs ənˈnoʊn); 22 daɪd ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən (ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz wər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, bət ðɛr wər səm dɛθs əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɔzɪz); ənd 11 ˈpipəl wər rɪˈtərnd tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈmərdərd fər biɪŋ spies”*”. bɪtˈwin 2008 ənd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 (ˈəndər ˈleɪbər), 877 əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz hæv rɪˈpɔrtədli daɪd. əv ðoʊz, 15 kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ər daɪd əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɔzɪz ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛntərz. soʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈpɪriəd, əˈprɑksəmətli 862 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz daɪd traɪɪŋ tɪ riʧ ˈmeɪnˌlænd tɪ sik əˈsaɪləm. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd əv ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈgəvərnmənt, 363 daɪd, wɪθ ðə ˈstætəs əv əˈdɪʃənəl 350 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənˈnoʊn. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈtræʤədi ðət həz əˈkərd ˈəndər boʊθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz, əˈspɛʃəli soʊ sɪns 90 əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz hu əraɪv baɪ boʊt hæv bɪn faʊnd tɪ bi ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. ˈvərdɪkt ðə 1000 dɛθs əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz æt si ˈfɪgjər ˈrɛgjələrli ˈsaɪtɪd baɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈmidiə ɪz ˈbrɔdli kərˈɛkt. ðə bɛst əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪgjər ɪz ʤɪst ˈəndər 900 bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət dɛθs æt si hæv əˈkərd ənd hæv nɑt bɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ˌrivˈju səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz nɑt kip stəˈtɪstɪks ɔn dɛθs rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ kleɪmz fər əˈsaɪləm ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ɛz ɪz ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl pɔɪnts tɪ ðə bɛst ˈɛstəˌmeɪts wi hæv ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪgjərz. ɔn ðoʊz ˈfɪgjərz tɪ kənˈklud ðət 1000 dɛθs ɪz correct”*” wɪn ðə bɛst ˈfɪgjər ɪz 877 simz ˈʤɛnərəs ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈrizənəbəl tɪ raʊnd 877 əp tɪ 900 ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðə ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈnəmbərz ɪn noʊ weɪ dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪz ðə ˈtræʤədi əv dɛθs əˈkərɪŋ ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv əˈtɛmpts tɪ kleɪm əˈsaɪləm ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. ˈæləks ˈraɪli ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪz fækt ˈʧɛkɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsteɪtmənts ɪn ðə tɪ ðɪs ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈsteɪtmənts ər ʧɛkt baɪ ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk wɪθ ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ə ˈsɛkənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈɛkspərt rəvˈjuz ən əˈnɑnəməs ˈkɑpi əv ðə ə ʧɛk æt checkit@theconversation.edu.au*. pliz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ju wʊd laɪk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ʧɛk, ðə deɪt ɪt wɑz meɪd, ənd ə lɪŋk ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl.
premier league star roberto suffered a burglary at his home in liverpool by a hooded gang who stole worth of possessions. the liverpool home was targeted by the thieves before christmas who are believed to have watched the house for a number of days and pounced when the brazilian left with his wife and two children. they ransacked the victorian property in liverpool for jewellery, watches and clothes amounting to before leaving on foot. roberto and hismily were moved to a hotel over christmas by liverpool officials after his home was raided by a hooded gang. jewellery, watches and clothes were taken firmino and his wife larissa pereira were said to have been left shaken by the burglary it is believed the thieves previously targeted the property but were disturbed on that occasion. liverpool officials moved the brazilian and hismily - wife and two small children - into a hotel over christmas and have now provided the with a security team tasked with protecting them at the home. a source told the sun: 'they'd obviously been watching roberto come and go, then swooped in. 'it's thought they are the same guys who were disturbed on a previous occasion. 'he was obviously shaken up as he has a youngmily, so the club had him in a hotel before giving him security at the house.' firmino had his home by a gang before christmas - he is pictured playing in the cup at the weekend for liverpool against plymouth firmino speaks to manager jurgen klopp as he prepares to come on against plymouth firmino came off the bench in draw against plymouth at forensic tests have been taken at the property and the gang are believed to have been wearing hoods, with one in a blue coat. detective inspector steve christian, from liverpool cid, said: 'i'd like to appeal to the consciences of the offenders and ask them to put themselves in the victim's position and think how they would feel if this happened to them. 'while the occupiers were not in at the time, it has clearly been very upsetting to find their home has been targeted in this way. 'i would ask the offenders to do the right thing and return the stolen items to the owner in any way possible. 'i would also like to appeal to anyone who might have been offered the items for sale since the burglary to contact police, and anyone who was in the road area on that night to contact us if they remember anything suspicious.'
prɛˈmɪr lig stɑr rəˈbɛrtoʊ ˈsəfərd ə ˈbərgləri æt hɪz hoʊm ɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul baɪ ə ˈhʊdɪd gæŋ hu stoʊl wərθ əv pəˈzɛʃənz. ðə ˈlɪvərˌpul hoʊm wɑz ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ðə θivz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs hu ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv wɔʧt ðə haʊs fər ə ˈnəmbər əv deɪz ənd paʊnst wɪn ðə brəˈzɪljən lɛft wɪθ hɪz waɪf ənd tu ˈʧɪldrən. ðeɪ ˈrænˌsækt ðə vɪkˈtɔriən ˈprɑpərti ɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul fər jewellery*, ˈwɑʧɪz ənd kloʊðz əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlivɪŋ ɔn fʊt. rəˈbɛrtoʊ ənd hɪz ˈfæməli wər muvd tɪ ə hoʊˈtɛl ˈoʊvər ˈkrɪsməs baɪ ˈlɪvərˌpul əˈfɪʃəlz ˈæftər hɪz hoʊm wɑz ˈreɪdɪd baɪ ə ˈhʊdɪd gæŋ. jewellery*, ˈwɑʧɪz ənd kloʊðz wər ˈteɪkən ənd hɪz waɪf lɑˈrisə pərˈɛrə wər sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn lɛft ˈʃeɪkən baɪ ðə ˈbərgləri ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðə θivz ˈpriviəsli ˈtɑrgətɪd ðə ˈprɑpərti bət wər dɪˈstərbd ɔn ðət əˈkeɪʒən. ˈlɪvərˌpul əˈfɪʃəlz muvd ðə brəˈzɪljən ənd hɪz ˈfæməli waɪf ənd tu smɔl ˈʧɪldrən ˈɪntu ə hoʊˈtɛl ˈoʊvər ˈkrɪsməs ənd hæv naʊ prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə wɪθ ə sɪˈkjʊrəti tim tæskt wɪθ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðɛm æt ðə hoʊm. ə sɔrs toʊld ðə sən: 'ðeɪd ˈɑbviəsli bɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ rəˈbɛrtoʊ kəm ənd goʊ, ðɛn swupt ɪn. 'ɪts θɔt ðeɪ ər ðə seɪm gaɪz hu wər dɪˈstərbd ɔn ə ˈpriviəs əˈkeɪʒən. 'hi wɑz ˈɑbviəsli ˈʃeɪkən əp ɛz hi həz ə jəŋ ˈfæməli, soʊ ðə kləb hæd ɪm ɪn ə hoʊˈtɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm sɪˈkjʊrəti æt ðə haʊs.' hæd hɪz hoʊm baɪ ə gæŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs hi ɪz ˈpɪkʧərd pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə kəp æt ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd fər ˈlɪvərˌpul əˈgɛnst ˈplɪməθ spiks tɪ ˈmænɪʤər ˈʤərgən klɑp ɛz hi pərˈpɛrz tɪ kəm ɔn əˈgɛnst ˈplɪməθ keɪm ɔf ðə bɛnʧ ɪn drɔ əˈgɛnst ˈplɪməθ æt ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk tɛsts hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən æt ðə ˈprɑpərti ənd ðə gæŋ ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ hʊdz, wɪθ wən ɪn ə blu koʊt. dɪˈtɛktɪv ˌɪnˈspɛktər stiv ˈkrɪsʧɪn, frəm ˈlɪvərˌpul sɪd, sɛd: 'aɪd laɪk tɪ əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈkɑnʧɪnsɪz əv ðə əˈfɛndərz ənd æsk ðɛm tɪ pʊt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə ˈvɪktɪmz pəˈzɪʃən ənd θɪŋk haʊ ðeɪ wʊd fil ɪf ðɪs ˈhæpənd tɪ ðɛm. 'waɪl ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪərz wər nɑt ɪn æt ðə taɪm, ɪt həz ˈklɪrli bɪn ˈvɛri əpˈsɛtɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðɛr hoʊm həz bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd ɪn ðɪs weɪ. 'aɪ wʊd æsk ðə əˈfɛndərz tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ ənd rɪˈtərn ðə ˈstoʊlən ˈaɪtəmz tɪ ðə ˈoʊnər ɪn ˈɛni weɪ ˈpɑsəbəl. 'aɪ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ əˈpil tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu maɪt hæv bɪn ˈɔfərd ðə ˈaɪtəmz fər seɪl sɪns ðə ˈbərgləri tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt pəˈlis, ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu wɑz ɪn ðə roʊd ˈɛriə ɔn ðət naɪt tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs ɪf ðeɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ səˈspɪʃəs.'
“a new commandment i give to you, that you love one another: just as i have loved you, you also are to love one another.” john happy eid y’all! i decided to hold back in writing about love until the very end of ramadan because it is the very essence of god. we as human beings have the capacity to love one another and ourselves, but so often we. why is that? is it because love is in short supply or ? i think that some reasons why so many of us go without loving others is because we get selfish, we expect it without putting any effort in, we think love is something that will just fall in our laps, we get self-absorbed, we get scared… i too am scared of love, more to the point true intimacy; because it is one thing to chill with your peeps and be unabashedly bold in what you say without thinking or blinking (or maybe you think and blink but you know what saying will get a reaction of some sort.) but it is entirely different to put out the same things to a significant other, or at least i perceive it to be, because at the end of the night you go back to your place or your so comes over to your place and left with what you said. and while i am careful in being articulate and communicating what i want to say so that no misunderstanding as to what i have to say, i still worry to a certain extent, i worry will i still be liked and i worry will i still be loved. and i want to be liked and i want to be loved, and yet it is the root of my inhibition to be bold, to take risks, to ask girls out on am a work in progress, and i am getting over myself, but unfortunately been in that rut for a while. yet despite my hesitations it slow me down in working on becoming the best possible version of me. i love me, and wholly, i am glad i am me and not someone else because then i be me! silly perhaps, but i am glad to be alive because great to be alive! (my coworker reminds us all this on a daily basis, and i concur.) i believe in love. i believe in being loved and loving others. i believe that love conquers all and drives out fear. i believe that everyone is deserving of love. i believe that everyone has the capacity to love others. i also recognize within my being that i am loved even when i feel like i am being loved, being in community assures me of that on a regular basis, for i am a recipient of love and a giver of love myself. *** i was extended love on eid by way of having an eid dinner with my good friend and his family and friends. the majority of the time was spent talking to him and his 3 younger cousins, it was great to be in community and to have serious and silly conversations. dinner was great too! pakistani food, and also dessert, it was great to simply be with my friend and his family plus. i was caught up with it all during part of the evening, i found myself meditating and being present but being overwhelmed by the beauty and wonder of it all. i am thankful to god for moments when all my senses are in tune with my being and i feel deeply present where at. it is my intention to do better at loving others and to put some of my worries and to the side as i pursue loving in a dating relationship context. because i know what it is like to be loved and to love someone else, and there is no better feeling in the world than love because love put this world and universe into motion and it sustains it still. so with all that being said, love was my keyword on the day of ramadan. thanks be to god, the source of love, who loves us and knows us, deeply and truly. may we learn to love one another as god has loved us, may we learn to love ourselves, may we learn to meet people where they are at when in need of love, on their terms and not our own. salaam be yours now and always, nathanael advertisements
““a* nu kəˈmændmənt aɪ gɪv tɪ ju, ðət ju ləv wən əˈnəðər: ʤɪst ɛz aɪ hæv ləvd ju, ju ˈɔlsoʊ ər tɪ ləv wən another.”*.” ʤɑn ˈhæpi aɪd y’all*! aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ hoʊld bæk ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ləv ənˈtɪl ðə ˈvɛri ɛnd əv ˈrɑməˌdɑn bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ðə ˈvɛri ˈɛsəns əv gɑd. wi ɛz ˈjumən biɪŋz hæv ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ləv wən əˈnəðər ənd ɑrˈsɛlvz, bət soʊ ˈɔfən wi. waɪ ɪz ðət? ɪz ɪt bɪˈkəz ləv ɪz ɪn ʃɔrt səˈplaɪ ər aɪ θɪŋk ðət səm ˈrizənz waɪ soʊ ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs goʊ wɪˈθaʊt ˈləvɪŋ ˈəðərz ɪz bɪˈkəz wi gɪt ˈsɛlfɪʃ, wi ɪkˈspɛkt ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈɛni ˈɛfərt ɪn, wi θɪŋk ləv ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɪl ʤɪst fɔl ɪn ɑr læps, wi gɪt self-absorbed*, wi gɪt scared…*… aɪ tu æm skɛrd əv ləv, mɔr tɪ ðə pɔɪnt tru ˈɪntəməsi; bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz wən θɪŋ tɪ ʧɪl wɪθ jʊr pips ənd bi ˌənəˈbæʃɪdli boʊld ɪn wət ju seɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ər ˈblɪŋkɪŋ (ər ˈmeɪbi ju θɪŋk ənd blɪŋk bət ju noʊ wət seɪɪŋ wɪl gɪt ə riˈækʃən əv səm sɔrt.) bət ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt tɪ pʊt aʊt ðə seɪm θɪŋz tɪ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈəðər, ər æt list aɪ pərˈsiv ɪt tɪ bi, bɪˈkəz æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə naɪt ju goʊ bæk tɪ jʊr pleɪs ər jʊr soʊ kəmz ˈoʊvər tɪ jʊr pleɪs ənd lɛft wɪθ wət ju sɛd. ənd waɪl aɪ æm ˈkɛrfəl ɪn biɪŋ ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ wət aɪ wɔnt tɪ seɪ soʊ ðət noʊ ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ ɛz tɪ wət aɪ hæv tɪ seɪ, aɪ stɪl ˈwəri tɪ ə ˈsərtən ɪkˈstɛnt, aɪ ˈwəri wɪl aɪ stɪl bi laɪkt ənd aɪ ˈwəri wɪl aɪ stɪl bi ləvd. ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi laɪkt ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ləvd, ənd jɛt ɪt ɪz ðə rut əv maɪ ˌɪnəˈbɪʃən tɪ bi boʊld, tɪ teɪk rɪsks, tɪ æsk gərlz aʊt ɔn æm ə wərk ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ənd aɪ æm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli bɪn ɪn ðət rət fər ə waɪl. jɛt dɪˈspaɪt maɪ ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃənz ɪt sloʊ mi daʊn ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈvərʒən əv mi. aɪ ləv mi, ənd ˈhoʊli, aɪ æm glæd aɪ æm mi ənd nɑt ˈsəmˌwən ɛls bɪˈkəz ðɛn aɪ bi mi! ˈsɪli pərˈhæps, bət aɪ æm glæd tɪ bi əˈlaɪv bɪˈkəz greɪt tɪ bi əˈlaɪv! (maɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkər riˈmaɪndz ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ðɪs ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs, ənd aɪ kənˈkər.) aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ləv. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn biɪŋ ləvd ənd ˈləvɪŋ ˈəðərz. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ləv ˈkɑŋkərz ɔl ənd draɪvz aʊt fɪr. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz dɪˈzərvɪŋ əv ləv. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛvriˌwən həz ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ləv ˈəðərz. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz wɪˈθɪn maɪ biɪŋ ðət aɪ æm ləvd ˈivɪn wɪn aɪ fil laɪk aɪ æm biɪŋ ləvd, biɪŋ ɪn kəmˈjunɪti əˈʃʊrz mi əv ðət ɔn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪsɪs, fər aɪ æm ə rɪˈsɪpiənt əv ləv ənd ə ˈgɪvər əv ləv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ wɑz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ləv ɔn aɪd baɪ weɪ əv ˈhævɪŋ ən aɪd ˈdɪnər wɪθ maɪ gʊd frɛnd ənd hɪz ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə taɪm wɑz spɛnt ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ɪm ənd hɪz 3 ˈjəŋgər ˈkəzənz, ɪt wɑz greɪt tɪ bi ɪn kəmˈjunɪti ənd tɪ hæv ˈsɪriəs ənd ˈsɪli ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz. ˈdɪnər wɑz greɪt tu! ˌpækɪˈstæni fud, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈzərt, ɪt wɑz greɪt tɪ ˈsɪmpli bi wɪθ maɪ frɛnd ənd hɪz ˈfæməli pləs. aɪ wɑz kɔt əp wɪθ ɪt ɔl ˈdʊrɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə ˈivnɪŋ, aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪŋ ənd biɪŋ ˈprɛzənt bət biɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ðə ˈbjuti ənd ˈwəndər əv ɪt ɔl. aɪ æm ˈθæŋkfəl tɪ gɑd fər ˈmoʊmənts wɪn ɔl maɪ ˈsɛnsɪz ər ɪn tun wɪθ maɪ biɪŋ ənd aɪ fil ˈdipli ˈprɛzənt wɛr æt. ɪt ɪz maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ du ˈbɛtər æt ˈləvɪŋ ˈəðərz ənd tɪ pʊt səm əv maɪ ˈwəriz ənd tɪ ðə saɪd ɛz aɪ pərˈsu ˈləvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈdeɪtɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈkɑntɛkst. bɪˈkəz aɪ noʊ wət ɪt ɪz laɪk tɪ bi ləvd ənd tɪ ləv ˈsəmˌwən ɛls, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈbɛtər ˈfilɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld ðən ləv bɪˈkəz ləv pʊt ðɪs wərld ənd ˈjunəˌvərs ˈɪntu ˈmoʊʃən ənd ɪt səˈsteɪnz ɪt stɪl. soʊ wɪθ ɔl ðət biɪŋ sɛd, ləv wɑz maɪ ˈkiˌwərd ɔn ðə deɪ əv ˈrɑməˌdɑn. θæŋks bi tɪ gɑd, ðə sɔrs əv ləv, hu ləvz ˈjuˈɛs ənd noʊz ˈjuˈɛs, ˈdipli ənd ˈtruli. meɪ wi lərn tɪ ləv wən əˈnəðər ɛz gɑd həz ləvd ˈjuˈɛs, meɪ wi lərn tɪ ləv ɑrˈsɛlvz, meɪ wi lərn tɪ mit ˈpipəl wɛr ðeɪ ər æt wɪn ɪn nid əv ləv, ɔn ðɛr tərmz ənd nɑt ɑr oʊn. səˈlɑm bi jʊrz naʊ ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz, ˈnæθəˌneɪl ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
for two weeks, dc comics fans have nervously awaited some official word to debunk the swirling rumors that batman v superman: dawn of justice was causing worry at warner bros. and the possibility justice league: part 1 would wind up cancelled. this weekend, i ran a story explaining why fans can relax because batman v superman is likely to be a big hit, and that the rumors are exaggerations mixed with speculation and errors. today, director zack snyder himself drove the final nail in those rumors' coffin, when he gave entertainment weekly the exclusive confirmation that he will begin shooting justice league soon. the official start date for filming is april 11. with batman v superman a mere four and a half weeks from release, suicide squad hitting theaters in august of this year, and wonder woman already filming, the notion warner was somehow on the verge of pulling the plug on their plans to rethink it all was more than a little ridiculous. especially so when, by all accounts, most of batman v superman is earning not just approval but rave reactions. batman and lex in particular are said to be home runs, with some even suggesting this could be the best batman yet. wonder woman likewise met with enough approval to get her own movie put right into production (we might see a teaser trailer with batman v superman in a few weeks). superman appears to be a return of henry portrayal from man of steel but with even more of the familiar elements and daily life, costume, and even the curl. ew also confirmed something many of us have already known for a while -- batman v superman features cameos by the flash, aquaman, and cyborg. snyder is already in europe getting ready for the start of filming on justice league, which by the way kicks off only 15 short days after batman v superman's opening weekend. today's announcement makes clear the overall confidence warner has in batman v superman, the plans in general, and zack snyder. after this, it'll be hard for anyone to be taken seriously when asserting there's any lingering case of significant nervousness about how batman v superman will perform or be received by audiences. it's confidence well-earned, of course, in light of the fact this is just one of two movies featuring batman in 2016, followed by another next year in 2017 -- meaning three of the four films hitting theaters over the course of 21 months will include the caped crusader, in an iteration pretty much everyone who's seen it says is fantastic. plus wonder woman gets her big screen debut this year, followed by her solo follow-up next year to capitalize on the coattails punch of batman v superman and suicide squad as well as the advance buzz for justice league later that year. justice league will be an even bigger endeavor than batman v superman, which itself had an extended production period and large cast. the april production start means it is certainly on track to meet the november 2017 release date, if warner adheres to that plan. i've argued elsewhere for a july release instead, or for delaying it until 2018 to snag a date or the july spot, but so far it appears is happy with november of next year. there's certainly plenty of time for justice league to finish filming and post production in time for that calendar position. the article says that, contrary to previous buzz and rumors a year or more ago, the two justice league movies -- part 1 and part 2, as they're titled at the moment -- will not film together. however, the fact they are filming separately doesn't technically mean they can't be filmed back-to-back, which was really the gist of earlier reports. with 20 months between the start of filming and release, though, the necessary work and promotion for part 1 does makes it more likely we'll see a break between the two productions. fans have much to celebrate today, with the demise of any lingering doubts about warner's reaction and plans regarding batman v superman, justice league, and the rest of the. by the end of next year, we'll have a fully realized dc cinematic world, with a wide cast of heroes and villains, and even more to look forward to in the following years. so if my article this weekend didn't do enough to quell your fears, readers, zack snyder's announcement this morning should do the trick. box office figures and tallies based on data via box office mojo , rentrak, and thenumbers. follow me on twitter, on google+, and on quora. read my blog. listen to my new popular opinion podcast (pop) with sean gerber.
fər tu wiks, ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks fænz hæv ˈnərvəsli əˈweɪtɪd səm əˈfɪʃəl wərd tɪ dɪˈbəŋk ðə sˈwərlɪŋ ˈrumərz ðət ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn: dɔn əv ˈʤəstɪs wɑz ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈwəri æt ˈwɔrnər bros*. ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ˈʤəstɪs lig: pɑrt 1 wʊd wɪnd əp ˈkænsəld. ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, aɪ ræn ə ˈstɔri ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ waɪ fænz kən rɪˈlæks bɪˈkəz ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ə bɪg hɪt, ənd ðət ðə ˈrumərz ər ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃənz mɪkst wɪθ ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈɛrərz. təˈdeɪ, dɪˈrɛktər zæk sˈnaɪdər hɪmˈsɛlf droʊv ðə ˈfaɪnəl neɪl ɪn ðoʊz ˈrumərz' ˈkɔfɪn, wɪn hi geɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈwikli ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ðət hi wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈʃutɪŋ ˈʤəstɪs lig sun. ðə əˈfɪʃəl stɑrt deɪt fər ˈfɪlmɪŋ ɪz ˈeɪprəl 11 wɪθ ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn ə mɪr fɔr ənd ə hæf wiks frəm riˈlis, ˈsuɪˌsaɪd skwɑd ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈθiətərz ɪn ˈɔgəst əv ðɪs jɪr, ənd ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ɔˈrɛdi ˈfɪlmɪŋ, ðə ˈnoʊʃən ˈwɔrnər wɑz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə pləg ɔn ðɛr plænz tɪ riˈθɪŋk ɪt ɔl wɑz mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl rɪˈdɪkjələs. əˈspɛʃəli soʊ wɪn, baɪ ɔl əˈkaʊnts, moʊst əv ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn ɪz ˈərnɪŋ nɑt ʤɪst əˈpruvəl bət reɪv riˈækʃənz. ˈbætˌmæn ənd lɛks ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ər sɛd tɪ bi hoʊm rənz, wɪθ səm ˈivɪn səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðɪs kʊd bi ðə bɛst ˈbætˌmæn jɛt. ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz mɛt wɪθ ɪˈnəf əˈpruvəl tɪ gɪt hər oʊn ˈmuvi pʊt raɪt ˈɪntu pərˈdəkʃən (wi maɪt si ə ˈtizər ˈtreɪlər wɪθ ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn ɪn ə fju wiks). ˈsupərˌmæn əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə rɪˈtərn əv ˈhɛnri pɔrˈtreɪəl frəm mæn əv stil bət wɪθ ˈivɪn mɔr əv ðə fəˈmɪljər ˈɛləmənts ənd ˈdeɪli laɪf, ˈkɑstum, ənd ˈivɪn ðə kərl. ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ɔˈrɛdi noʊn fər ə waɪl ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn ˈfiʧərz ˈkæmiˌoʊz baɪ ðə flæʃ, aquaman*, ənd ˈsaɪbɔrg. sˈnaɪdər ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ˈjʊrəp ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ðə stɑrt əv ˈfɪlmɪŋ ɔn ˈʤəstɪs lig, wɪʧ baɪ ðə weɪ kɪks ɔf ˈoʊnli 15 ʃɔrt deɪz ˈæftər ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərmænz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈtudeɪz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt meɪks klɪr ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈwɔrnər həz ɪn ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn, ðə plænz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ənd zæk sˈnaɪdər. ˈæftər ðɪs, ˈɪtəl bi hɑrd fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ bi ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli wɪn əˈsərtɪŋ ðɛrz ˈɛni ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ keɪs əv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnərvəsnəs əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn wɪl pərˈfɔrm ər bi rɪˈsivd baɪ ˈɔdiənsəz. ɪts ˈkɑnfədɛns well-earned*, əv kɔrs, ɪn laɪt əv ðə fækt ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst wən əv tu ˈmuviz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn ɪn 2016 ˈfɑloʊd baɪ əˈnəðər nɛkst jɪr ɪn 2017 ˈminɪŋ θri əv ðə fɔr fɪlmz ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈθiətərz ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 21 mənθs wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ðə keɪpt kruˈseɪdər, ɪn ən ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛvriˌwən huz sin ɪt sɪz ɪz fænˈtæstɪk. pləs ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən gɪts hər bɪg skrin ˈdeɪbju ðɪs jɪr, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ hər ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈfɑloʊˌəp nɛkst jɪr tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə ˈkoʊtˌteɪlz pənʧ əv ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn ənd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd skwɑd ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ədˈvæns bəz fər ˈʤəstɪs lig ˈleɪtər ðət jɪr. ˈʤəstɪs lig wɪl bi ən ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər ɪnˈdɛvər ðən ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn, wɪʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf hæd ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd pərˈdəkʃən ˈpɪriəd ənd lɑrʤ kæst. ðə ˈeɪprəl pərˈdəkʃən stɑrt minz ɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli ɔn træk tɪ mit ðə noʊˈvɛmbər 2017 riˈlis deɪt, ɪf ˈwɔrnər əˈdhɪrz tɪ ðət plæn. aɪv ˈɑrgjud ˈɛlsˌwɛr fər ə ˌʤuˈlaɪ riˈlis ˌɪnˈstɛd, ər fər dɪˈleɪɪŋ ɪt ənˈtɪl 2018 tɪ snæg ə deɪt ər ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ spɑt, bət soʊ fɑr ɪt əˈpɪrz ɪz ˈhæpi wɪθ noʊˈvɛmbər əv nɛkst jɪr. ðɛrz ˈsərtənli ˈplɛnti əv taɪm fər ˈʤəstɪs lig tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈfɪlmɪŋ ənd poʊst pərˈdəkʃən ɪn taɪm fər ðət ˈkæləndər pəˈzɪʃən. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl sɪz ðət, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈpriviəs bəz ənd ˈrumərz ə jɪr ər mɔr əˈgoʊ, ðə tu ˈʤəstɪs lig ˈmuviz pɑrt 1 ənd pɑrt 2 ɛz ðɛr ˈtaɪtəld æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt wɪl nɑt fɪlm təˈgɛðər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə fækt ðeɪ ər ˈfɪlmɪŋ ˈsɛpərətli ˈdəzənt ˈtɛknɪkəli min ðeɪ kænt bi fɪlmd back-to-back*, wɪʧ wɑz ˈrɪli ðə ʤɪst əv ˈərliər rɪˈpɔrts. wɪθ 20 mənθs bɪtˈwin ðə stɑrt əv ˈfɪlmɪŋ ənd riˈlis, ðoʊ, ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri wərk ənd pərˈmoʊʃən fər pɑrt 1 dɪz meɪks ɪt mɔr ˈlaɪkli wɪl si ə breɪk bɪtˈwin ðə tu pərˈdəkʃənz. fænz hæv məʧ tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt təˈdeɪ, wɪθ ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ˈɛni ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ daʊts əˈbaʊt ˈwɔrnərz riˈækʃən ənd plænz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn vi ˈsupərˌmæn, ˈʤəstɪs lig, ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv nɛkst jɪr, wɪl hæv ə ˈfʊli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˌdiˈsi ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk wərld, wɪθ ə waɪd kæst əv ˈhɪroʊz ənd ˈvɪlənz, ənd ˈivɪn mɔr tɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪrz. soʊ ɪf maɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈdɪdənt du ɪˈnəf tɪ kwɛl jʊr fɪrz, ˈridərz, zæk sˈnaɪdərz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʃʊd du ðə trɪk. bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈfɪgjərz ənd ˈtæliz beɪst ɔn ˈdætə ˈviə bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈmoʊʤoʊ rentrak*, ənd thenumbers*. ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər, ɔn ˈgugəl+, ənd ɔn kˈwɔrə. rɛd maɪ blɔg. ˈlɪsən tɪ maɪ nu ˈpɑpjələr əˈpɪnjən ˈpɔdˌkæst (pɑp) wɪθ ʃɔn ˈgərbər.
block party block parties can be hosted year round, not just during national night out. if you close your street don't forget to complete your street closure application through the portland bureau of transportation. block parties can be hosted year round in the city of portland, learn more about hosting a block party from the portland bureau of transportation. once a year there is a time for neighborhoods throughout the nation to gather and connect through parties big and small in an event called national night out. what is national night out? national night out has been celebrated across north america on the first tuesday of august since 1983. it's a day when people hold parties to strengthen community cohesiveness and crime resistance, and get to know their neighbors and their local public safety officials. when neighbors get to know each other, they create more connected and safer communities. every year, more than people in portland participate. the office of community & civic life's crime prevention program has the responsibility for coordinating national night out (nno) in portland working in partnership with many participating bureaus; portland parks & rec, portland fire & rescue, portland police bureau, portland bureau of emergency communication, portland bureau of transportation. when is national night out? official date of nno: second tuesday of august 2019. in portland, residents and businesses will have the option to host parties for the whole week around national night out. registration opens the first tuesday of june, 2019 at registration closes the fourth tuesday of july, 2019. what are the benefits of registering with the city of portland for national night out? blanket coverage noise waiver for registered parties within the allotted party week. option to receive free "swag" (stickers, tattoos, pencils, and more) to handout during your part option to request visits from public safety personnel and other city staff (fire, police, crime prevention, and more) option to have the crime prevention program publicize your party to the public to increase attendance get contacted by your crime prevention coordinator to arrange pick-up, options for lawn signs, receive crime prevention materials and handouts and more. are there any other forms that need to be submitted for hosting a party? if you are closing down your street for your party, you will need to complete a street closure application with the portland bureau of transportation at: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/66080 for questions and help completing the block party application forms, contact orblockparty@portlandoregon.gov. if you're hosting a party in the park you must comply with portland parks & rec rule and regulations and complete the "national night out limited use permit application" at: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/article/357478 for questions about registering a party in the parks call. questions about city of portland national night out registration? call or email onicpa@portlandoregon.gov.
blɑk ˈpɑrti blɑk ˈpɑrtiz kən bi ˈhoʊstɪd jɪr raʊnd, nɑt ʤɪst ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt. ɪf ju kloʊz jʊr strit doʊnt fərˈgɛt tɪ kəmˈplit jʊr strit ˈkloʊʒər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən θru ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. blɑk ˈpɑrtiz kən bi ˈhoʊstɪd jɪr raʊnd ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈpɔrtlənd, lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə blɑk ˈpɑrti frəm ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. wəns ə jɪr ðɛr ɪz ə taɪm fər ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz θruaʊt ðə ˈneɪʃən tɪ ˈgæðər ənd kəˈnɛkt θru ˈpɑrtiz bɪg ənd smɔl ɪn ən ɪˈvɛnt kɔld ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt. wət ɪz ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt? ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt həz bɪn ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd əˈkrɔs nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɔn ðə fərst ˈtuzˌdeɪ əv ˈɔgəst sɪns 1983 ɪts ə deɪ wɪn ˈpipəl hoʊld ˈpɑrtiz tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən kəmˈjunɪti koʊˈhisɪvnəs ənd kraɪm rɪˈzɪstəns, ənd gɪt tɪ noʊ ðɛr ˈneɪbərz ənd ðɛr ˈloʊkəl ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti əˈfɪʃəlz. wɪn ˈneɪbərz gɪt tɪ noʊ iʧ ˈəðər, ðeɪ kriˈeɪt mɔr kəˈnɛktɪd ənd ˈseɪfər kəmˈjunɪtiz. ˈɛvəri jɪr, mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. ðə ˈɔfəs əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɪvɪk laɪfs kraɪm priˈvɛnʃən ˈproʊˌgræm həz ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt (nno*) ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈmɛni pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ˈbjʊroʊz; ˈpɔrtlənd pɑrks rɛk, ˈpɔrtlənd faɪər ˈrɛskju, ˈpɔrtlənd pəˈlis ˈbjʊroʊ, ˈpɔrtlənd ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈimərʤənsi kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, ˈpɔrtlənd ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. wɪn ɪz ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt? əˈfɪʃəl deɪt əv nno*: ˈsɛkənd ˈtuzˌdeɪ əv ˈɔgəst 2019 ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd, ˈrɛzɪdənts ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪl hæv ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ hoʊst ˈpɑrtiz fər ðə hoʊl wik əraʊnd ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt. ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈoʊpənz ðə fərst ˈtuzˌdeɪ əv ʤun, 2019 æt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈkloʊzɪz ðə fɔrθ ˈtuzˌdeɪ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 2019 wət ər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈpɔrtlənd fər ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt? ˈblæŋkɪt ˈkəvərɪʤ nɔɪz ˈweɪvər fər ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈpɑrtiz wɪˈθɪn ðə əˈlɑtɪd ˈpɑrti wik. ˈɔpʃən tɪ rɪˈsiv fri "swag*" (ˈstɪkərz, ˌtæˈtuz, ˈpɛnsəlz, ənd mɔr) tɪ ˈhænˌdaʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ jʊr pɑrt ˈɔpʃən tɪ rɪkˈwɛst ˈvɪzɪts frəm ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪti stæf (faɪər, pəˈlis, kraɪm priˈvɛnʃən, ənd mɔr) ˈɔpʃən tɪ hæv ðə kraɪm priˈvɛnʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ˈpəblɪˌsaɪz jʊr ˈpɑrti tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ ˌɪnˈkris əˈtɛndəns gɪt ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ jʊr kraɪm priˈvɛnʃən koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər tɪ əreɪnʤ ˈpɪˌkəp, ˈɔpʃənz fər lɔn saɪnz, rɪˈsiv kraɪm priˈvɛnʃən məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈhænˌdaʊts ənd mɔr. ər ðɛr ˈɛni ˈəðər fɔrmz ðət nid tɪ bi səbˈmɪtəd fər ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈpɑrti? ɪf ju ər ˈkloʊzɪŋ daʊn jʊr strit fər jʊr ˈpɑrti, ju wɪl nid tɪ kəmˈplit ə strit ˈkloʊʒər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən æt: fər kˈwɛsʧənz ənd hɛlp kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə blɑk ˈpɑrti ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fɔrmz, ˈkɑnˌtækt ər pbotblockparty@portlandoregon.gov*. ɪf jʊr ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə pɑrk ju məst kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈpɔrtlənd pɑrks rɛk rul ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd kəmˈplit ðə "ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt ˈlɪmɪtɪd juz ˈpərˌmɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən" æt: fər kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ə ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə pɑrks kɔl kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈsɪti əv ˈpɔrtlənd ˈnæʃənəl naɪt aʊt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən? kɔl ər iˈmeɪl onicpa@portlandoregon.gov*.
media release: sound and fury over firearms, signifying nothing liberal democrats senator david has congratulated justice minister michael keenan on his impressive haul of firearms during the current amnesty nearing its conclusion senator david blocked follow following sep 11, 2017 more than firearms have been surrendered across australia since july 1 as the bikies, bank robbers and drug dealers take advantage of the amnesty and seize the opportunity to finally rid themselves of their illegal weapons. with still another 18 days before the amnesty ends, senator said he was confident the remaining illegal firearms the australian criminal intelligence commission has estimated to be in the hands of criminals would be recovered. “there’s no way any crim would risk continuing to hold an illegal firearm, given the threat of a fine of up to $280,000, up to 14 years in jail and a criminal record,” he said. “thanks to minister keenan we can all now sleep soundly in our beds, knowing our families and the community are protected with all these illegal guns being wiped from our streets.” senator said he was particularly relieved to learn that among the impressive haul of surrendered weapons was a beaumont adams revolver (circa 1856), a era lee enfield rifle and twoi us m1 carbines, along with an incalculable number of rusty lithgow .22s bravely seized by families after raiding shed. “we can be comforted in the knowledge that the australian people have dumped antique, inoperable, neglected or unwanted firearms on the doorsteps of our law enforcement agencies,” he said. “as minister keenan has reminded us all, just one firearm in the wrong hands can be deadly.” media: kelly burke 0408 734 586
ˈmidiə riˈlis: saʊnd ənd fˈjʊri ˈoʊvər ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈsɛnətər ˈdeɪvɪd həz kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪd ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmaɪkəl ˈkinən ɔn hɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv hɔl əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈæmnəsti ˈnɪrɪŋ ɪts kənˈkluʒən ˈsɛnətər ˈdeɪvɪd blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɛˈsiˈpi 11 2017 mɔr ðən ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz hæv bɪn sərˈɛndərd əˈkrɔs ɔˈstreɪljə sɪns ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 ɛz ðə bikies*, bæŋk ˈrɑbərz ənd drəg ˈdilərz teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈæmnəsti ənd siz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈfaɪnəli rɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz əv ðɛr ˌɪˈligəl ˈwɛpənz. wɪθ stɪl əˈnəðər 18 deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈæmnəsti ɛndz, ˈsɛnətər sɛd hi wɑz ˈkɑnfədənt ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪʃən həz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ bi ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈkrɪmənəlz wʊd bi rɪˈkəvərd. noʊ weɪ ˈɛni krɪm wʊd rɪsk kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrm, ˈgɪvɪn ðə θrɛt əv ə faɪn əv əp tɪ əp tɪ 14 jɪrz ɪn ʤeɪl ənd ə ˈkrɪmənəl record,”*,” hi sɛd. tɪ ˈmɪnɪstər ˈkinən wi kən ɔl naʊ slip ˈsaʊndli ɪn ɑr bɛdz, noʊɪŋ ɑr ˈfæməliz ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪti ər prəˈtɛktɪd wɪθ ɔl ðiz ˌɪˈligəl gənz biɪŋ waɪpt frəm ɑr streets.”*.” ˈsɛnətər sɛd hi wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli rɪˈlivd tɪ lərn ðət əˈməŋ ðə ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv hɔl əv sərˈɛndərd ˈwɛpənz wɑz ə ˈboʊmɔnt ˈædəmz rɪˈvɑlvər (ˈsərkə 1856 ə ˈɪrə li ˈɛnfild ˈraɪfəl ənd tu ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛmˈwən carbines*, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈkælkjələbəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈrəsti ˈlɪθgaʊ ˈbreɪvli sizd baɪ ˈfæməliz ˈæftər ˈreɪdɪŋ ʃɛd. kən bi ˈkəmfərtɪd ɪn ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈpipəl hæv dəmpt ænˈtik, ˌɪˈnɑpərəbəl, nɪˈglɛktɪd ər ənˈwɔntɪd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɔn ðə ˈdɔrˌstɛps əv ɑr lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt agencies,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈmɪnɪstər ˈkinən həz riˈmaɪndɪd ˈjuˈɛs ɔl, ʤɪst wən ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ɪn ðə rɔŋ hænz kən bi deadly.”*.” ˈmidiə: ˈkɛli bərk 0408 734 586
conte is world coach of the year by football italia staff juventus boss antonio conte has been named coach of the year at the dubai globe soccer awards. the italian beat benitez of napoli and jurgen klopp to the title at the eighth dubai international sports conference. “this honour fills me with pride and i above all thank my players for helping me achieve this award,” declared conte. “if i won this trophy then the credit is to be split with my lads, without doubt. “will i get the coach of the year award? a very long way to go, as you need to win international trophies, for example as pep guardiola and jose did. “therefore roll up our sleeves and in 2014 take the europa league, whose final will be played at the stadium. then, next season, we resume our march on the champions league. “the elimination in istanbul still stings, but we really play football that day against galatasaray. this term we want to win it all, a third in a row and the coppa italia too. be a record, as we could be the first side to win 10 editions of the coppa.” conte was at the dubai event with russia manager fabio capello and munich coach guardiola. “i am around two years older than guardiola, but he was a reference point for me in the style of football he gave to barcelona. i studied the tactical evolution and new style of football, as he was an innovator. “i was not a very technically gifted player, so i always based my career on hard work and sacrifice, often talking to my coaches to understand what they wanted,” explained conte. “i worked with the most winning tacticians, apart from capello. this helped me in my career. “the secret to creating a winning group is to have a strong club behind you and quality players, then of course an idea of football for them to work on.”
ˈkɔnteɪ ɪz wərld koʊʧ əv ðə jɪr baɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˌɪˈtæljə stæf bɔs ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈkɔnteɪ həz bɪn neɪmd koʊʧ əv ðə jɪr æt ðə duˈbaɪ gloʊb ˈsɑkər əˈwɔrdz. ðə ˌɪˈtæljən bit beɪˈnitɛz əv ˈnæpəli ənd ˈʤərgən klɑp tɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəl æt ðə eɪθ duˈbaɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl spɔrts ˈkɑnfərəns. ˈɑnər fɪlz mi wɪθ praɪd ənd aɪ əˈbəv ɔl θæŋk maɪ pleɪərz fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ mi əˈʧiv ðɪs award,”*,” dɪˈklɛrd ˈkɔnteɪ. aɪ wən ðɪs ˈtroʊfi ðɛn ðə ˈkrɛdɪt ɪz tɪ bi splɪt wɪθ maɪ lædz, wɪˈθaʊt daʊt. aɪ gɪt ðə koʊʧ əv ðə jɪr əˈwɔrd? ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ, ɛz ju nid tɪ wɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtroʊfiz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɛz pɛp gɑrdiˈoʊlə ənd ˌhoʊˈzeɪ dɪd. roʊl əp ɑr slivz ənd ɪn 2014 teɪk ðə jʊˈroʊpə lig, huz ˈfaɪnəl wɪl bi pleɪd æt ðə ˈsteɪdiəm. ðɛn, nɛkst ˈsizən, wi ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ɑr mɑrʧ ɔn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig. ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən ɪn ˌɪstɑnˈbul stɪl stɪŋz, bət wi ˈrɪli pleɪ ˈfʊtˌbɔl ðət deɪ əˈgɛnst galatasaray*. ðɪs tərm wi wɔnt tɪ wɪn ɪt ɔl, ə θərd ɪn ə roʊ ənd ðə ˈkoʊpə ˌɪˈtæljə tu. bi ə ˈrɛkərd, ɛz wi kʊd bi ðə fərst saɪd tɪ wɪn 10 ɪˈdɪʃənz əv ðə coppa.”*.” ˈkɔnteɪ wɑz æt ðə duˈbaɪ ɪˈvɛnt wɪθ ˈrəʃə ˈmænɪʤər ˈfɑbioʊ kəˈpɛloʊ ənd mˈjunɪk koʊʧ gɑrdiˈoʊlə. æm əraʊnd tu jɪrz ˈoʊldər ðən gɑrdiˈoʊlə, bət hi wɑz ə ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt fər mi ɪn ðə staɪl əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl hi geɪv tɪ ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə. aɪ ˈstədid ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˌɛvəˈluʃən ənd nu staɪl əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ɛz hi wɑz ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtər. wɑz nɑt ə ˈvɛri ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈgɪftɪd pleɪər, soʊ aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz beɪst maɪ kərɪr ɔn hɑrd wərk ənd ˈsækrəˌfaɪs, ˈɔfən ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ maɪ ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ðeɪ wanted,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈkɔnteɪ. wərkt wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈwɪnɪŋ tækˈtɪʃənz, əˈpɑrt frəm kəˈpɛloʊ. ðɪs hɛlpt mi ɪn maɪ kərɪr. ˈsikrɪt tɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈwɪnɪŋ grup ɪz tɪ hæv ə strɔŋ kləb bɪˈhaɪnd ju ənd kˈwɑləti pleɪərz, ðɛn əv kɔrs ən aɪˈdiə əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl fər ðɛm tɪ wərk on.”*.”
(cnn) -- a preliminary earthquake struck monday morning off the coast of papua new guinea, the u.s. geological survey reported. the quake struck around a.m. and was centered 131 kilometers (81 miles) east of wewak, which is on the northern coast of the pacific nation, the u.s. geological survey reported. its depth was reported at 16 kilometers (9 miles). the japan meteorological agency -- which had an identical measure for the quake's strength -- noted on its website that "there is a very small possibility of a destructive local tsunami" as a result. it said any tsunami likely would not be over half a meter (20 inches) high. "however at some coasts, particularly near the epicenter, high may arrive (larger) than our estimation," the agency said on its website. but within about two hours after the quake struck, the japanese agency reported there were no such warnings or advisories still in effect. the pacific tsunami warning center did not issue any threats or warning, noting on its website that there was no danger of a tsunami striking hawaii. similarly, the australia tsunami warning center said there was no threat to that nation.
(ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈərθkˌweɪk strək ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɔf ðə koʊst əv ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni, ðə juz. ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsərˌveɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə kweɪk strək əraʊnd a.m*. ənd wɑz ˈsɛntərd 131 ˈkɪləˌmitərz 81 maɪəlz) ist əv wewak*, wɪʧ ɪz ɔn ðə ˈnɔrðərn koʊst əv ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈneɪʃən, ðə juz. ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsərˌveɪ ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ɪts dɛpθ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd æt 16 ˈkɪləˌmitərz 9 maɪəlz). ðə ʤəˈpæn ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi wɪʧ hæd ən aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˈmɛʒər fər ðə kweɪks strɛŋθ ˈnoʊtɪd ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət "ðɛr ɪz ə ˈvɛri smɔl ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈloʊkəl tsuˈnɑmi" ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. ɪt sɛd ˈɛni tsuˈnɑmi ˈlaɪkli wʊd nɑt bi ˈoʊvər hæf ə ˈmitər 20 ˈɪnʧɪz) haɪ. "ˌhaʊˈɛvər æt səm koʊsts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli nɪr ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər, haɪ meɪ əraɪv (ˈlɑrʤər) ðən ɑr ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən," ðə ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. bət wɪˈθɪn əˈbaʊt tu aʊərz ˈæftər ðə kweɪk strək, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈeɪʤənsi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðɛr wər noʊ səʧ ˈwɔrnɪŋz ər ədˈvaɪzəriz stɪl ɪn ˈifɛkt. ðə pəˈsɪfɪk tsuˈnɑmi ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɛnər dɪd nɑt ˈɪʃu ˈɛni θrɛts ər ˈwɔrnɪŋ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈdeɪnʤər əv ə tsuˈnɑmi ˈstraɪkɪŋ həˈwaɪˌi. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə ɔˈstreɪljə tsuˈnɑmi ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɛnər sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ θrɛt tɪ ðət ˈneɪʃən.
back in his mother's arms: parents' joy as they are reunited with son after fbi shot survivalist captor dead in alabama bunker raid five-year-old ethan is talking and laughing with his mother as he spends a precautionary night in hospital jimmy lee dykes, 65, who allegedly stormed a school bus and took ethan hostage for a week is dead fbi hostage teams used high-tech military surveillance equipment to monitor the survivalist alabama state senator anne smith relieved for the rescue of ethan and said 'mom has been incredible, she has been so brave and has always known her son would be brought home safe.' it is not known whether dykes was killed by fbi agents or committed suicide the survivalist believed that aliens were being kept by the u.s. government, and they were threatening to take america's weapons mugshot: jimmy lee dykes, 65, the suspect in the standoff, was killed by the fbi hostage rescue team the boy held captive in an underground bunker for seven days has been reunited with his mother. the emotional reunion came after fbi agents stormed the alabama bunker in which the child had been held and shot his captor dead. ethan, the child at the heart of the alabama kidnapping crisis, spent his first evening of freedom playing, eating, laughing and joking around with his favorite toy dinosaur. the ordeal came to a dramatic conclusion at p.m. on monday as fbi agents believed the little boy to be in 'imminent danger' and survivalist jimmy lee bunker. speaking this evening sheriff wally olson, who has been on the site almost constantly since abduction and the shooting of school bus driver mr charles 'chuck' poland, said: 'he's a very special child who's endured a lot and by the grace of god he's okay.' he added that, speaking as a parent himself, 'it is a relief to reunite a mother with her child.' that longed for reunion took place at flowers hospital, where ethan was taken following his rescue. he arrived sitting up on a stretcher. steve richardson, fbi special agent in charge of the agency's mobile, alabama office said: 'i have been to the hospital and he's doing fine. he's laughing, joking, the things you would expect a normal five or six year old to do.' scroll down for video a photograph of 'ethan' the hostage who was rescued today in midland city after a ordeal at the hands of survivalist jimmy lee dykes who died during the operation saved: the boy, known only as ethan, is believed to be ok after he was rescued from the bunker by fbi agents but the past few days of life and those of the many law enforcement officers and friends and family here in midland city, alabama, have been anything but normal. the standoff ended today in midland city, when negotiations with kidnapper jimmy lee dykes, 65, deteriorated and fbi hostage rescue teams felt they had no choice but to forcibly enter the bunker on his property and take the boy known only as ethan safely out. and though ethan has now been returned to his family the investigation and the unraveling of what happened is only just beginning. an independent team of investigators will be brought in from washington, dc once the site is deemed clear and safe by the fbi's bomb disposal experts. questions about the details of the evening's climax to the crisis whether the 'booms' heard were caused by explosives, diversions or stun grenades set off by the fbi in order to storm the bunker or whether they were the signs of imminent danger posed by dykes remain unanswered. sheriff olson would say only that a threat was perceived and that negotiations which had been 'civil' became 'increasingly difficult over the past 24 hours.' asked if dykes was armed when killed he responded in the affirmative. out in force: police and emergency personnel, were stationed in the area, and raided the bunker over fears for the young boy's safety working together: law enforcement officials from the fbi, the dale county sheriff's office and the alabama state police all collaborated on the standoff alabama state senator anne smith who has been in close contact with the family throughout the ordeal said to, 'mom has been incredible, she has been so brave and has always known her son would be brought home safe.' 'i know there will be lots of hugs and kisses tonight,' said senator anne smith to the. 'for her there has only ever been one possible outcome.' the senator who spoke with mother shortly before she left to be reunited with her son continued: 'she has been surrounded by people praying and has had a lot of support. 'her father has been a rock to her and her older son and her sisters.' authorities said were forced to act at p.m. (cst) after concern for the mental state grew as they witnessed him brandishing a gun and ultimately 'fearing the child was in imminent danger.' dykes was killed during the operation but law enforcement officials have yet to provide details on how he died. federal agents jumped into action after high-tech but secret video surveillance inserted into the bunker revealed that the mental state of richard lee dykes was deteriorating rapidly. there were reports of one or two loud bangs on the property, and a neighbor who lives about a from where dykes was holed up told the associated press that he heard a boom followed by a gunshot another neighbor, micah senn, 16, who lives a few hundred yards away, told that he heard an explosion followed by four to five rounds of gunfire. the boy identified all week only as ethan was brought out from the bunker on dykes' property appearing to be physically unharmed and is being treated at a hospital in nearby dothan authorities said. friends of the family have said that ethan has syndrome - a condition which has been likened to a minor form of autism and which affects a person's ability to interact with other people. ready to go: these agents with the fbi's hostage rescue team gear up with equipment delivered in a budget rental truck moving out: the federal agents were always at the ready and prepared to storm the bunker where little ethan was being held fbi special agent in charge steve richardson said during a news conference this afternoon that negotiations had broken down during the day and dykes had been seen to grab a gun. those actions forced the hand of fbi agents, who entered the bunker. agent richardson said: 'at approximatelypm, fbi agents safely recovered the child who was being held hostage for nearly a week. 'within the past 24 hours negotiations deteriorated and mr dykes was observed holding a gun. 'at this point fbi agents fearing the child was in imminent danger entered the bunker and rescued the child. 'the child appears physically unharmed and is being treated at a local hospital. the subject is deceased. 'the resolution of the matter is a direct result of the extraordinary collaboration of law enforcement at all levels.' cbs correspondents john miller and bob orr confirmed the fbi's rescue hostage team carried out the rescue when it was clear the mental state was deteriorating -- and he began brandishing a gun. stand-off: how police communicated with dykes through a pipe into his bunker guarded: this is a glimpse of the property where dykes was holed up in an underground bunker he had dug himself the fbi is reported to have used to create a diversion before going in, and the whole operation was over very quickly. an official said that 'seconds make all the difference' in these types of rescues. the cbs reporters also said that special agent bomb technicians continue to clear the scene and only after their work is done will evidence response teams move into process the scene. richardson said an independent review team is on its way from washington to investigate. authorities also comment on the explosion heard at around 3 p.m. that presumably was part of the raid into the bunker. however, the blast apparently came from a 'diversionary device,' an fbi source confirmed to nbc news . fbi officers then went through a door at the top of the bunker. dykes has been holed up in the foot bunker since tuesday, when he allegedly got on a school bus and shot and killed driver charles poland before snatching ethan and taking him to the hideaway about four feet underground. speaking to, son aaron poland responded to the news simply saying, 'my dad's bus route is officially over.' eyes in the sky: helicopters circled the sky around the bunker as the fbi closed in on monday in the days since his shooting mr. poland's family have felt certain that the driver would watch over ethan until he was safely home as news of the resolution spread, cars passing by the site their horns in celebration. 'the most important thing is we have a safe recovery of a child,' said colonel hugh mccall, director of the alabama department of public safety. as of this evening though, officials have not yet provided details on how he died. 'right now, fbi special agent bomb technicians are in the process of clearing the property for improvised explosive devices,' the fbi said in a written statement seen by abc news. 'when it is safe to do so, our evidence response teams, paired with state and local crime scene technicians, will process the scene.' eyes in the sky: a sheriff's helicopter is seen stationed at the property of jimmy lee sykes who was killed in a raid by fbi agents emergency: an ambulance that had been parked near the scene could be seen driving away, but it was not clear if anyone was inside heavily armed law enforcement officials confer after the hostage crisis in alabama ended with the rescue of the boy who was being kept by jimmy lee dykes armed fbi officers walk down a dirt track on the property of jimmy lee dykes - who has died after a with authorities ended with the rescue of the boy he was holding hostage having rescued the boy - fbi officials prepare to depart the remote property in midland city, alabama alabama hostage crisis law enforcement officers gave repeated updates to the media over the course of the week - but asked for some of the information not to be printed to aid their negotiations tense: sheriff willy olson tells the media today that they're doing 'everything humanly possible' to bring an end to the stand off waiting game: police and fbi at the command center in midland city, alabama, yesterday as they prepared to wait out the crisis as long as the hostage was safe contact: negotiators spoke to dykes via a phone thrown down a pipe connecting the outside world and the bunker over the past days the media had abided by the security force's request not to report details of the agents' movements so as not to tip off dykes - who reportedly had access to television and the internet in his bunker. on saturday the presence of fbi and hostage rescue teams was notably stepped up. several vans transporting equipment from the nearby airport made their way up the dirt track to the left of plot. according to cnn the fbi had used u.s. military high-tech detection equipment similar to the technology used to discover homemade bombs in war zones. it was unclear if the equipment, which is not available to civilian law enforcement, had been used by the fbi. what is syndrome? how was ability to interact impaired? aspergers syndrome is a form of autism which leaves sufferers fazed with significant difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. the result is that they can have difficulty coping with mixing socially, working in certain kinds of jobs and developing communication skills. they may have problems with coordinating movements making them appear clumsy. unlike autism there are no significant delays in language development, people have normal intellect and have normal abilities to help themselves. they can adapt to different situations providing these do not rely on social interaction. asperger's syndrome appears to be more prevalent in males. it seems to start later than autism or at least is recognised later. most children are diagnosed between five and nine years of age. there may be a close relative with a similar disorder. although speech development is not delayed there is a tendency to lapse into long detailed talk about topics which may not appear interesting to the listener. children with may be solitary and emotionally detached, unable to enjoy joining in 'give and take' games or group activities with other children. although they may appear on the surface to be imaginative and creative they may tend to become obsessed with one particular system of ideas, which may dominate their activities and thoughts for many months or years at a time. if they are lucky this behaviour will simply be regarded as quirky eccentricities by peers. unfortunately some children with syndrome can be mercilessly teased. it is not easy to diagnose syndrome. children may be wrongly diagnosed with other neurological disorders such a tourette's syndrome or autism. one defense officials said no members of the military were involved in the rescue. they would have been acting a technical advisers, the official said to cnn. neighbours of dykes had speculated to the media over the past week that the kidnapping was part of a plan to air certain he had by gaining national prominence. 'based on our discussions he feels like he has a story that is important to him, although very complex,' said sheriff wally olson of dale county on sunday. among beliefs was that the government was harboring and hiding aliens that threatened to take america's weapons. several loud booms were heard just after 3 p.m. local time. rural: the standoff occurred outside midland city, alabama, a rural town in the deep southeast of the state, near the florida border neighbour white arrived on the scene carrying daughter auden, her daughter alexa by her side. the alabama hostage ordeal: a timeline of events tuesday january: jimmy lee dykes an alabama school bus demanding two children. bus driver charles albert poland refuses and is fatally shot four times by dykes. the survivalist takes a boy named only as ethan to his bunker. wednesday january: after having been alerted to kidnapping and now hostage situation, dale county department officials and agents from the fbi begin negotiations with via a ventilation shaft the gunman has attached to his underground bunker. thursday january: experts continue talking to dykes through a pipe - the only way to contact the bunker. local community holds vigils praying for the standoff to end peacefully friday february: young ethan is said to be crying for his parents. reports that dykes has demanded reporter in exchange for the boy as he wants to air his views saturday february: saturday: dykes allows toys and medication to be passed on via a ventilation pipe sunday february: bus driver charles albert poland is buried amid emotional scenes as it is revealed that dykes tricked poland to stop his bus by promising him home-grown vegetables. it is also claimed that dykes wants to hand over his hostage in exchange for a reporter or television exposure to tell his story. monday february: law enforcement officials say they are prepared to wait for weeks if not months for dykes to give up ethan until the situation deteriorates she told the: 'we live just beyond the trees. i heard a boom that rattled our windows and a like a popping. i called my dad and he said that's gunfire.' she added: 'i'm just so glad the boy is safe. i can't imagine what she's been going through day after day, his mother, not able to put her baby to bed.' as for mr dykes, she echoed the thoughts of many here saying, 'i find it hard. i'm a spiritual person. i pray for his soul - something was obviously very wrong there.' about 10 minutes after the second boom, an ambulance that had been parked near the bunker for the last few days was seen driving off with no sirens or lights on. some neighbors claimed this afternoon that they heard gunshots at about the same time as the booms, but those reports have not yet been confirmed. a law enforcement source said a stun or flash grenade was detonated as part of the operation to free the boy, but further details were not immediately available. the reports came just hours after security forces said they were prepared to let the standoff run. mailonline has learned that sykes had continued to demand '4 minutes on all major networks' to tell his story. the boy was reportedly taken to nearby flowers hospital, about six miles away, but is not believed to be injured. ethan is going to be six years old on wednesday. in the days since abduction has learned that his family have spent their days at midland retirement center. they have spent their nights in different hotels, limping from day to day, waiting for the moment that finally came today. dykes, a retired alabama trucker, has been described by those who knew him in midland city as being a violent and paranoid man. alabama governor robert bentley issued a statement detailing his relief at the resolution of the hostage crisis this afternoon in midland city. video sheriff: ethan was in a threatening situation, we had to go in scene: the boy was rescued by fbi agents seven days after he was taken into an underground bunker by the gunman law enforcement personnel station themselves on the property of jimmy lee sykes today after they stormed a bunker in alabama to rescue ethan who was being held hostage officials say they stormed a bunker in alabama to rescue a child being held hostage there after sykes, his abductor, was seen with a gun he thanked law enforcement agents for their efforts and explained that they had 'breached the bunker, the child was safe and the abductor was killed.' 'i am thankful that the child who was abducted is now safe. i am so happy this little boy can now be reunited with his family and friends,' said governor bentley. 'we will all continue to pray for the little boy and his family as they recover from the trauma of the last several days. 'she must have had a direct line to god because shortly after she left, they heard the news,' said to fox news . the pastor of the church, michael senn, who has welcomed reporters since the standoff began, said he was relieved. so when i heard that he was ok, it was just like a thousand pounds lifted off of me,' he said. dykes, described by his neighbors as a paranoid survivalist, grabbed the boy from a school bus in midland city, alabama, just after p.m. central time last tuesday. loss: family of charles poland, 66, the school bus driver gunned down by dykes, mourn at his funeral on sunday hero: bus driver charles poland, left, was shot while trying to prevent dykes, right, from hurting any children remembering: a sign honoring bus driver chuck poland is posted to a tree in front of city hall in midland city ahead of his funeral which was held on sunday friends and family in tears at the funeral on sunday - stunned by poland's shocking death school bus: last week law enforcement officials remove the bus that charles poland was driving when he was fatally shot just outside midland city, alabama 'at the same time, we also want to remember the family and friends of the bus driver charles poland, junior. 'this man was a true hero who was willing to give up his life so others might live. we are all inspired by his courage and bravery.' melissa, city clerk in midland city, said a woman had been praying in the town center monday afternoon. not long after, the mayor called with news that dykes was dead and that the boy was safe. prayers: the deeply religious community united in prayer over the week for a peaceful outcome to the and on sunday, more than 500 people paid final tribute to the driver that was killed, charles albert poland., hailing him as a hero for protecting the other children on the bus. at that funeral, reeves supported her daughter, kimberley, 12, at the funeral of poland, who has been described as a hero for trying to stop dykes abducting ethan. today she reacted with delight at news of safe relief though expressed sadness that mr dykes had not survived. she said: 'it's just so sad - i'm glad that ethan is safe and kimberly is so happy he will be home for his birthday but mr dykes could have come out safe too.' long wait: police say jimmy lee dykes likely had supplies in his shelter to last weeks or months. he had previously spent eight days in the bunker at the funeral service, the bus driver was described as 'an angel who is watching over,' the little boy dale county school superintendent donny bynum - as he read three letters from students who had been driven by poland. 'you didn't deserve to die but you died knowing you kept everyone safe,' one child wrote. the fbi said that on sunday the kidnapped boy had requested and a red hot wheels car, both of which were delivered to the bunker the day before the successful raid. authorities said they were also delivering medicine and other comfort items, and that dykes had been making the child as comfortable as possible. gathered: the world's media surrounded the scene of the shooting and hostage taking in alabama mission: before today's resolution law enforcement officials worked the scene of the hostage crisis to try and encourage dykes to release ethan peacefully mel adams, a midland city council member who has known dykes since they were ages 3 and 4, said dykes is estranged from his family. adams said he didn't know what caused the falling-out, but that he knew dykes "had told part of his family to go to hell." midland city mayor virgil skipper said dykes' sister is in a nursing home. adams said that law enforcement officers had talked to dykes' family members and advised them not to speak with reporters, and that officers told his sister there was nothing she could do to help the child in the bunker. government records and interviews with neighbors indicate that dykes joined the navy in midland city, serving on active duty from 1964 to 1969. his record shows several awards, including the vietnam service medal and the good conduct medal. dykes was trained in aviation maintenance and at one point was based in japan. it was unclear if he saw combat in vietnam. community hopes: a sign of support was put up and flags flew at half staff in newton, near midland city, alabama last week in solidarity for the hostage situation at some point after his time in the navy, dykes lived in florida, where he worked as a surveyor and a truck driver. it's unclear how long he stayed there. he had some scrapes with the law in florida, including a 1995 arrest for improper exhibition of a weapon. the misdemeanor was dismissed. he also was arrested for marijuana possession in 2000. he returned to alabama about two years ago. neighbors described dykes as a man who once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe, threatened to shoot children for setting foot on his property, and patrolled his yard at night with a flashlight and a firearm. vigil: and whitley riley light candles during a candlelight vigil honoring bus driver poland as they prayed for a peaceful end to the hostage situation over the weekend his neighbor michael creel said dykes had an adult daughter, but the two lost touch years ago. according to creel, his property has a white trailer that dykes said he bought from fema after it was used to house evacuees from hurricane katrina. the property also has a steel shipping container in which dykes stored tools and supplies. creel said he helped dykes with supplies to build the bunker and has been in it twice, adding that dykes wanted protection from hurricanes. "he said he lived in florida and had hurricanes hit. he wanted someplace he could go down in and be safe," creel said. authorities say the bunker is about 6 feet by 8 feet, and the only entrance is a trap door at the top. such bunkers are not uncommon in rural alabama because of the threat of tornadoes. unfortunately your browser does not support iframes.
bæk ɪn hɪz ˈməðərz ɑrmz: ˈpɛrənts' ʤɔɪ ɛz ðeɪ ər ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ sən ˈæftər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ʃɑt sərˈvaɪvəlɪst ˈkæptər dɛd ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ˈbəŋkər reɪd ˈiθən ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ ənd ˈlæfɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər ɛz hi spɛnz ə prɪˈkɔʃənɛri naɪt ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈʤɪmi li daɪks, 65 hu əˈlɛʤədli stɔrmd ə skul bəs ənd tʊk ˈiθən ˈhɑstɪʤ fər ə wik ɪz dɛd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈhɑstɪʤ timz juzd ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sərˈveɪləns ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ ˈmɑnətər ðə sərˈvaɪvəlɪst ˌæləˈbæmə steɪt ˈsɛnətər æn smɪθ rɪˈlivd fər ðə ˈrɛskju əv ˈiθən ənd sɛd 'mɑm həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl, ʃi həz bɪn soʊ breɪv ənd həz ˈɔlˌweɪz noʊn hər sən wʊd bi brɔt hoʊm seɪf.' ɪt ɪz nɑt noʊn ˈwɛðər daɪks wɑz kɪld baɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts ər kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ðə sərˈvaɪvəlɪst bɪˈlivd ðət ˈeɪliənz wər biɪŋ kɛpt baɪ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ðeɪ wər θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ teɪk əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈwɛpənz mugshot*: ˈʤɪmi li daɪks, 65 ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪn ðə ˈstænˌdɔf, wɑz kɪld baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈrɛskju tim ðə bɔɪ hɛld ˈkæptɪv ɪn ən ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈbəŋkər fər ˈsɛvən deɪz həz bɪn ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər. ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl riˈunjən keɪm ˈæftər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts stɔrmd ðə ˌæləˈbæmə ˈbəŋkər ɪn wɪʧ ðə ʧaɪld hæd bɪn hɛld ənd ʃɑt hɪz ˈkæptər dɛd. ˈiθən, ðə ʧaɪld æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˌæləˈbæmə ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs, spɛnt hɪz fərst ˈivnɪŋ əv ˈfridəm pleɪɪŋ, ˈitɪŋ, ˈlæfɪŋ ənd ˈʤoʊkɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt tɔɪ ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr. ðə ɔrˈdil keɪm tɪ ə drəˈmætɪk kənˈkluʒən æt p.m*. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɛz ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts bɪˈlivd ðə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ tɪ bi ɪn 'ˈɪmənənt ˈdeɪnʤər' ənd sərˈvaɪvəlɪst ˈʤɪmi li ˈbəŋkər. ˈspikɪŋ ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ ˈʃɛrɪf ˈwɔli ˈoʊlsən, hu həz bɪn ɔn ðə saɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈkɑnstəntli sɪns əbˈdəkʃən ənd ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əv skul bəs ˈdraɪvər ˈmɪstər ˈʧɑrəlz 'ʧək' ˈpoʊlənd, sɛd: 'hiz ə ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl ʧaɪld huz ɪnˈdʊrd ə lɔt ənd baɪ ðə greɪs əv gɑd hiz ˌoʊˈkeɪ.' hi ˈædɪd ðət, ˈspikɪŋ ɛz ə ˈpɛrənt hɪmˈsɛlf, 'ɪt ɪz ə rɪˈlif tɪ ˌriuˈnaɪt ə ˈməðər wɪθ hər ʧaɪld.' ðət lɔŋd fər riˈunjən tʊk pleɪs æt flaʊərz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɛr ˈiθən wɑz ˈteɪkən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈrɛskju. hi əraɪvd ˈsɪtɪŋ əp ɔn ə ˈstrɛʧər. stiv ˈrɪʧərdsən, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈmoʊbəl, ˌæləˈbæmə ˈɔfəs sɛd: 'aɪ hæv bɪn tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd hiz duɪŋ faɪn. hiz ˈlæfɪŋ, ˈʤoʊkɪŋ, ðə θɪŋz ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈnɔrməl faɪv ər sɪks jɪr oʊld tɪ du.' skroʊl daʊn fər ˈvɪdioʊ ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv 'ˈiθən' ðə ˈhɑstɪʤ hu wɑz ˈrɛskjud təˈdeɪ ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti ˈæftər ə ɔrˈdil æt ðə hænz əv sərˈvaɪvəlɪst ˈʤɪmi li daɪks hu daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən seɪvd: ðə bɔɪ, noʊn ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈiθən, ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈoʊˈkeɪ ˈæftər hi wɑz ˈrɛskjud frəm ðə ˈbəŋkər baɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts bət ðə pæst fju deɪz əv laɪf ənd ðoʊz əv ðə ˈmɛni lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz ənd frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli hir ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˌæləˈbæmə, hæv bɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˈnɔrməl. ðə ˈstænˌdɔf ˈɛndɪd təˈdeɪ ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, wɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈkɪdˌnæpər ˈʤɪmi li daɪks, 65 dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈrɛskju timz fɛlt ðeɪ hæd noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ ˈfɔrsəbli ˈɛnər ðə ˈbəŋkər ɔn hɪz ˈprɑpərti ənd teɪk ðə bɔɪ noʊn ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈiθən ˈseɪfli aʊt. ənd ðoʊ ˈiθən həz naʊ bɪn rɪˈtərnd tɪ hɪz ˈfæməli ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ðə ənˈrævəlɪŋ əv wət ˈhæpənd ɪz ˈoʊnli ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt tim əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz wɪl bi brɔt ɪn frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi wəns ðə saɪt ɪz dimd klɪr ənd seɪf baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz bɔm dɪˈspoʊzəl ˈɛkspərts. kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˈivnɪŋz ˈklaɪˌmæks tɪ ðə ˈkraɪsəs ˈwɛðər ðə 'bumz' hərd wər kɔzd baɪ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz, dɪˈvərʒənz ər stən grəˈneɪdz sɛt ɔf baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ stɔrm ðə ˈbəŋkər ər ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wər ðə saɪnz əv ˈɪmənənt ˈdeɪnʤər poʊzd baɪ daɪks rɪˈmeɪn ˌəˈnænsərd. ˈʃɛrɪf ˈoʊlsən wʊd seɪ ˈoʊnli ðət ə θrɛt wɑz pərˈsivd ənd ðət nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪʧ hæd bɪn 'ˈsɪvəl' bɪˈkeɪm 'ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 24 aʊərz.' æst ɪf daɪks wɑz ɑrmd wɪn kɪld hi rɪˈspɑndɪd ɪn ðə əˈfərmətɪv. aʊt ɪn fɔrs: pəˈlis ənd ˈimərʤənsi ˌpərsəˈnɛl, wər ˈsteɪʃənd ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ənd ˈreɪdɪd ðə ˈbəŋkər ˈoʊvər fɪrz fər ðə jəŋ bɔɪz ˈseɪfti ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər: lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ðə deɪl ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ənd ðə ˌæləˈbæmə steɪt pəˈlis ɔl kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈstænˌdɔf ˌæləˈbæmə steɪt ˈsɛnətər æn smɪθ hu həz bɪn ɪn kloʊz ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈfæməli θruaʊt ðə ɔrˈdil sɛd tɪ, 'mɑm həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl, ʃi həz bɪn soʊ breɪv ənd həz ˈɔlˌweɪz noʊn hər sən wʊd bi brɔt hoʊm seɪf.' 'aɪ noʊ ðɛr wɪl bi lɑts əv həgz ənd ˈkɪsɪz təˈnaɪt,' sɛd ˈsɛnətər æn smɪθ tɪ ðə. 'fər hər ðɛr həz ˈoʊnli ˈɛvər bɪn wən ˈpɑsəbəl ˈaʊtˌkəm.' ðə ˈsɛnətər hu spoʊk wɪθ ˈməðər ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi lɛft tɪ bi ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ hər sən kənˈtɪnjud: 'ʃi həz bɪn sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈpipəl preɪɪŋ ənd həz hæd ə lɔt əv səˈpɔrt. 'hər ˈfɑðər həz bɪn ə rɑk tɪ hər ənd hər ˈoʊldər sən ənd hər ˈsɪstərz.' əˈθɔrətiz sɛd wər fɔrst tɪ ækt æt p.m*. (cst*) ˈæftər kənˈsərn fər ðə ˈmɛntəl steɪt gru ɛz ðeɪ ˈwɪtnəst ɪm ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ ə gən ənd ˈəltəmətli 'ˈfɪrɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld wɑz ɪn ˈɪmənənt ˈdeɪnʤər.' daɪks wɑz kɪld ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən bət lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz hæv jɛt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈditeɪlz ɔn haʊ hi daɪd. ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənts ʤəmpt ˈɪntu ˈækʃən ˈæftər ˌhaɪˈtɛk bət ˈsikrɪt ˈvɪdioʊ sərˈveɪləns ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈbəŋkər rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈmɛntəl steɪt əv ˈrɪʧərd li daɪks wɑz dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈræpədli. ðɛr wər rɪˈpɔrts əv wən ər tu laʊd bæŋz ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti, ənd ə ˈneɪbər hu lɪvz əˈbaʊt ə frəm wɛr daɪks wɑz hoʊld əp toʊld ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ðət hi hərd ə bum ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈgənˌʃɑt əˈnəðər ˈneɪbər, ˈmaɪkə sɛn, 16 hu lɪvz ə fju ˈhənərd jɑrdz əˈweɪ, toʊld ðət hi hərd ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˈfɑloʊd baɪ fɔr tɪ faɪv raʊnz əv ˈgənˌfaɪər. ðə bɔɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɔl wik ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈiθən wɑz brɔt aʊt frəm ðə ˈbəŋkər ɔn daɪks' ˈprɑpərti əˈpɪrɪŋ tɪ bi ˈfɪzɪkəli ənˈhɑrmd ənd ɪz biɪŋ ˈtritɪd æt ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈdɑθən əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. frɛndz əv ðə ˈfæməli hæv sɛd ðət ˈiθən həz ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ə kənˈdɪʃən wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈlaɪkənd tɪ ə ˈmaɪnər fɔrm əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm ənd wɪʧ əˈfɛkts ə ˈpərsənz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpipəl. ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ: ðiz ˈeɪʤənts wɪθ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈrɛskju tim gɪr əp wɪθ ɪkˈwɪpmənt dɪˈlɪvərd ɪn ə ˈbəʤɪt ˈrɛntəl trək ˈmuvɪŋ aʊt: ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənts wər ˈɔlˌweɪz æt ðə ˈrɛdi ənd priˈpɛrd tɪ stɔrm ðə ˈbəŋkər wɛr ˈlɪtəl ˈiθən wɑz biɪŋ hɛld ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ʧɑrʤ stiv ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ðət nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz hæd ˈbroʊkən daʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ ənd daɪks hæd bɪn sin tɪ græb ə gən. ðoʊz ˈækʃənz fɔrst ðə hænd əv ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts, hu ˈɛnərd ðə ˈbəŋkər. ˈeɪʤənt ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd: 'æt əˈprɑksəmətli 3.12pm*, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts ˈseɪfli rɪˈkəvərd ðə ʧaɪld hu wɑz biɪŋ hɛld ˈhɑstɪʤ fər ˈnɪrli ə wik. 'wɪˈθɪn ðə pæst 24 aʊərz nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd ənd ˈmɪstər daɪks wɑz əbˈzərvd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə gən. 'æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts ˈfɪrɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld wɑz ɪn ˈɪmənənt ˈdeɪnʤər ˈɛnərd ðə ˈbəŋkər ənd ˈrɛskjud ðə ʧaɪld. 'ðə ʧaɪld əˈpɪrz ˈfɪzɪkəli ənˈhɑrmd ənd ɪz biɪŋ ˈtritɪd æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ɪz dɪˈsist. 'ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt æt ɔl ˈlɛvəlz.' ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts ʤɑn ˈmɪlər ənd bɑb ɔr kənˈfərmd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz ˈrɛskju ˈhɑstɪʤ tim ˈkɛrid aʊt ðə ˈrɛskju wɪn ɪt wɑz klɪr ðə ˈmɛntəl steɪt wɑz dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪŋ ənd hi bɪˈgæn ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ ə gən.: haʊ pəˈlis kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd wɪθ daɪks θru ə paɪp ˈɪntu hɪz ˈbəŋkər ˈgɑrdɪd: ðɪs ɪz ə glɪmps əv ðə ˈprɑpərti wɛr daɪks wɑz hoʊld əp ɪn ən ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈbəŋkər hi hæd dəg hɪmˈsɛlf ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɪˈvərʒən ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ ɪn, ənd ðə hoʊl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈoʊvər ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli. ən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ðət 'ˈsɛkəndz meɪk ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns' ɪn ðiz taɪps əv ˈrɛˌskjuz. ðə ˈsiˌbiˌɛs rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt bɔm tɛkˈnɪʃənz kənˈtɪnju tɪ klɪr ðə sin ənd ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðɛr wərk ɪz dən wɪl ˈɛvədəns rɪˈspɑns timz muv ˈɪntu ˈprɔˌsɛs ðə sin. ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌrivˈju tim ɪz ɔn ɪts weɪ frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. əˈθɔrətiz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən hərd æt əraʊnd 3 p.m*. ðət prɪˈzuməbli wɑz pɑrt əv ðə reɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈbəŋkər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə blæst əˈpɛrəntli keɪm frəm ə 'dɪˈvərʒəˌnɛri dɪˈvaɪs,' ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ sɔrs kənˈfərmd tɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈɔfɪsərz ðɛn wɛnt θru ə dɔr æt ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈbəŋkər. daɪks həz bɪn hoʊld əp ɪn ðə fʊt ˈbəŋkər sɪns ˈtuzˌdeɪ, wɪn hi əˈlɛʤədli gɑt ɔn ə skul bəs ənd ʃɑt ənd kɪld ˈdraɪvər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpoʊlənd ˌbiˈfɔr sˈnæʧɪŋ ˈiθən ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪm tɪ ðə ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ əˈbaʊt fɔr fit ˈəndərˌgraʊnd. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ, sən ˈɛrən ˈpoʊlənd rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə nuz ˈsɪmpli seɪɪŋ, 'maɪ dædz bəs rut ɪz əˈfɪʃəli ˈoʊvər.' aɪz ɪn ðə skaɪ: ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz ˈsərkəld ðə skaɪ əraʊnd ðə ˈbəŋkər ɛz ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ kloʊzd ɪn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ðə deɪz sɪns hɪz ˈʃutɪŋ ˈmɪstər. ˈpoʊləndz ˈfæməli hæv fɛlt ˈsərtən ðət ðə ˈdraɪvər wʊd wɔʧ ˈoʊvər ˈiθən ənˈtɪl hi wɑz ˈseɪfli hoʊm ɛz nuz əv ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən sprɛd, kɑz ˈpæsɪŋ baɪ ðə saɪt ðɛr hɔrnz ɪn ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən. 'ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪz wi hæv ə seɪf rɪˈkəvəri əv ə ʧaɪld,' sɛd ˈkərnəl ju məˈkɔl, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˌæləˈbæmə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti. ɛz əv ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ ðoʊ, əˈfɪʃəlz hæv nɑt jɛt prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈditeɪlz ɔn haʊ hi daɪd. 'raɪt naʊ, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt bɔm tɛkˈnɪʃənz ər ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə ˈprɑpərti fər ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv dɪˈvaɪsɪz,' ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ sɛd ɪn ə ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt sin baɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz. 'wɪn ɪt ɪz seɪf tɪ du soʊ, ɑr ˈɛvədəns rɪˈspɑns timz, pɛrd wɪθ steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl kraɪm sin tɛkˈnɪʃənz, wɪl ˈprɔˌsɛs ðə sin.' aɪz ɪn ðə skaɪ: ə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər ɪz sin ˈsteɪʃənd æt ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ˈʤɪmi li saɪks hu wɑz kɪld ɪn ə reɪd baɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts ˈimərʤənsi: ən ˈæmbjələns ðət hæd bɪn pɑrkt nɪr ðə sin kʊd bi sin ˈdraɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ, bət ɪt wɑz nɑt klɪr ɪf ˈɛniˌwən wɑz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈhɛvəli ɑrmd lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈfər ˈæftər ðə ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ðə ˈrɛskju əv ðə bɔɪ hu wɑz biɪŋ kɛpt baɪ ˈʤɪmi li daɪks ɑrmd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈɔfɪsərz wɔk daʊn ə dərt træk ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ˈʤɪmi li daɪks hu həz daɪd ˈæftər ə wɪθ əˈθɔrətiz ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ðə ˈrɛskju əv ðə bɔɪ hi wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɛskjud ðə bɔɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ əˈfɪʃəlz priˈpɛr tɪ dɪˈpɑrt ðə rɪˈmoʊt ˈprɑpərti ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˌæləˈbæmə ˌæləˈbæmə ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈkraɪsəs lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz geɪv rɪˈpitɪd ˈəpˌdeɪts tɪ ðə ˈmidiə ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə wik bət æst fər səm əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən nɑt tɪ bi ˈprɪnɪd tɪ eɪd ðɛr nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tɛns: ˈʃɛrɪf ˈwɪli ˈoʊlsən tɛlz ðə ˈmidiə təˈdeɪ ðət ðɛr duɪŋ 'ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈhjumənli ˈpɑsəbəl' tɪ brɪŋ ən ɛnd tɪ ðə stænd ɔf ˈweɪtɪŋ geɪm: pəˈlis ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ æt ðə kəˈmænd ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˌæləˈbæmə, ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɛz ðeɪ priˈpɛrd tɪ weɪt aʊt ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈhɑstɪʤ wɑz seɪf ˈkɑnˌtækt: nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtərz spoʊk tɪ daɪks ˈviə ə foʊn θroʊn daʊn ə paɪp kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld ənd ðə ˈbəŋkər ˈoʊvər ðə pæst deɪz ðə ˈmidiə hæd əˈbaɪdɪd baɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz rɪkˈwɛst nɑt tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˈeɪʤənts' ˈmuvmənts soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ tɪp ɔf daɪks hu rɪˈpɔrtədli hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn hɪz ˈbəŋkər. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈrɛskju timz wɑz ˈnoʊtəbli stɛpt əp. ˈsɛvərəl vænz trænˈspɔrtɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt frəm ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈɛrˌpɔrt meɪd ðɛr weɪ əp ðə dərt træk tɪ ðə lɛft əv plɑt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ hæd juzd juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌhaɪˈtɛk dɪˈtɛkʃən ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi juzd tɪ dɪˈskəvər ˈhoʊˈmeɪd bɑmz ɪn wɔr zoʊnz. ɪt wɑz ənˈklɪr ɪf ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt əˈveɪləbəl tɪ səˈvɪljən lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, hæd bɪn juzd baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ. wət ɪz ˈsɪnˌdroʊm? haʊ wɑz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt ˌɪmˈpɛrd? ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ɪz ə fɔrm əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm wɪʧ livz ˈsəfərərz feɪzd wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnərˈækʃən, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ riˈstrɪktɪd ənd rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈpætərnz əv bɪˈheɪvjər ənd ˈɪntərɪsts. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət ðeɪ kən hæv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈkoʊpɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɪksɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəli, ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈsərtən kaɪnz əv ʤɑbz ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən skɪlz. ðeɪ meɪ hæv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈmuvmənts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm əˈpɪr ˈkləmzi. ənˈlaɪk ˈɔˌtɪzəm ðɛr ər noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈleɪz ɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈpipəl hæv ˈnɔrməl ˈɪnəˌlɛkt ənd hæv ˈnɔrməl əˈbɪləˌtiz tɪ hɛlp ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðeɪ kən əˈdæpt tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðiz du nɑt rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnərˈækʃən. ˈsɪnˌdroʊm əˈpɪrz tɪ bi mɔr ˈprɛvələnt ɪn meɪlz. ɪt simz tɪ stɑrt ˈleɪtər ðən ˈɔˌtɪzəm ər æt list ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈleɪtər. moʊst ˈʧɪldrən ər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst bɪtˈwin faɪv ənd naɪn jɪrz əv eɪʤ. ðɛr meɪ bi ə kloʊz ˈrɛlətɪv wɪθ ə ˈsɪmələr dɪˈsɔrdər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ spiʧ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz nɑt dɪˈleɪd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ læps ˈɪntu lɔŋ dɪˈteɪld tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈtɑpɪks wɪʧ meɪ nɑt əˈpɪr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɪsənər. ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ meɪ bi ˈsɑləˌtɛri ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli dɪˈtæʧt, əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɪn 'gɪv ənd teɪk' geɪmz ər grup ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪθ ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ meɪ əˈpɪr ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs tɪ bi ˌɪˈmæʤənətɪv ənd kriˈeɪtɪv ðeɪ meɪ tɛnd tɪ bɪˈkəm əbˈsɛst wɪθ wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈsɪstəm əv aɪˈdiəz, wɪʧ meɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪtiz ənd θɔts fər ˈmɛni mənθs ər jɪrz æt ə taɪm. ɪf ðeɪ ər ˈləki ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər wɪl ˈsɪmpli bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz kˈwərki ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪtiz baɪ pɪrz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli səm ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ˈsɪnˌdroʊm kən bi ˈmərsələsli tizd. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈizi tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs ˈsɪnˌdroʊm. ˈʧɪldrən meɪ bi ˈrɔŋli ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈəðər ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈsɔrdərz səʧ ə tərˈɛts ˈsɪnˌdroʊm ər ˈɔˌtɪzəm. wən dɪˈfɛns əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd noʊ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈrɛskju. ðeɪ wʊd hæv bɪn ˈæktɪŋ ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ædˈvaɪzərz, ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ˈneɪbərz əv daɪks hæd ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈmidiə ˈoʊvər ðə pæst wik ðət ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ wɑz pɑrt əv ə plæn tɪ ɛr ˈsərtən hi hæd baɪ ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈprɑmənəns. 'beɪst ɔn ɑr dɪˈskəʃənz hi filz laɪk hi həz ə ˈstɔri ðət ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɪm, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈvɛri ˈkɑmplɛks,' sɛd ˈʃɛrɪf ˈwɔli ˈoʊlsən əv deɪl ˈkaʊnti ɔn ˈsənˌdi. əˈməŋ bɪˈlifs wɑz ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈhɑrbərɪŋ ənd ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈeɪliənz ðət θˈrɛtənd tɪ teɪk əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈwɛpənz. ˈsɛvərəl laʊd bumz wər hərd ʤɪst ˈæftər 3 p.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm. ˈrʊrəl: ðə ˈstænˌdɔf əˈkərd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˌæləˈbæmə, ə ˈrʊrəl taʊn ɪn ðə dip ˌsaʊˈθist əv ðə steɪt, nɪr ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈbɔrdər ˈneɪbər waɪt əraɪvd ɔn ðə sin ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈdɔtər ˈɔdən, hər ˈdɔtər əˈlɛksə baɪ hər saɪd. ðə ˌæləˈbæmə ˈhɑstɪʤ ɔrˈdil: ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn əv ɪˈvɛnts ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri: ˈʤɪmi li daɪks ən ˌæləˈbæmə skul bəs dɪˈmændɪŋ tu ˈʧɪldrən. bəs ˈdraɪvər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈælbərt ˈpoʊlənd rɪfˈjuzɪz ənd ɪz ˈfeɪtəli ʃɑt fɔr taɪmz baɪ daɪks. ðə sərˈvaɪvəlɪst teɪks ə bɔɪ neɪmd ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈiθən tɪ hɪz ˈbəŋkər. ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri: ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ bɪn əˈlərtɪd tɪ ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ ənd naʊ ˈhɑstɪʤ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, deɪl ˈkaʊnti dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ˈeɪʤənts frəm ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ bɪˈgɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈviə ə ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən ʃæft ðə ˈgənmən həz əˈtæʧt tɪ hɪz ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈbəŋkər. ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri: ˈɛkspərts kənˈtɪnju ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ daɪks θru ə paɪp ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə ˈbəŋkər. ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti hoʊldz ˈvɪʤəlz preɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈstænˌdɔf tɪ ɛnd ˈpisfəli ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri: jəŋ ˈiθən ɪz sɛd tɪ bi kraɪɪŋ fər hɪz ˈpɛrənts. rɪˈpɔrts ðət daɪks həz dɪˈmændɪd rɪˈpɔrtər ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ðə bɔɪ ɛz hi wɔnts tɪ ɛr hɪz vjuz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri: ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ: daɪks əˈlaʊz tɔɪz ənd ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ bi pæst ɔn ˈviə ə ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən paɪp ˈsənˌdi ˈfɛbruˌɛri: bəs ˈdraɪvər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈælbərt ˈpoʊlənd ɪz ˈbɛrid əˈmɪd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl sinz ɛz ɪt ɪz rɪˈvild ðət daɪks trɪkt ˈpoʊlənd tɪ stɑp hɪz bəs baɪ ˈprɑməsɪŋ ɪm ˈhoʊmˌgroʊn ˈvɛʤtəbəlz. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmd ðət daɪks wɔnts tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈhɑstɪʤ ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ə rɪˈpɔrtər ər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ tɛl hɪz ˈstɔri. ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri: lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðeɪ ər priˈpɛrd tɪ weɪt fər wiks ɪf nɑt mənθs fər daɪks tɪ gɪv əp ˈiθən ənˈtɪl ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪts ʃi toʊld ðə: 'wi lɪv ʤɪst bɪɔnd ðə triz. aɪ hərd ə bum ðət ˈrætəld ɑr ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ə laɪk ə ˈpɑpɪŋ. aɪ kɔld maɪ dæd ənd hi sɛd ðæts ˈgənˌfaɪər.' ʃi ˈædɪd: 'əm ʤɪst soʊ glæd ðə bɔɪ ɪz seɪf. aɪ kænt ˌɪˈmæʤən wət ʃiz bɪn goʊɪŋ θru deɪ ˈæftər deɪ, hɪz ˈməðər, nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊt hər ˈbeɪbi tɪ bɛd.' ɛz fər ˈmɪstər daɪks, ʃi ˈɛkoʊd ðə θɔts əv ˈmɛni hir seɪɪŋ, 'aɪ faɪnd ɪt hɑrd. əm ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈpərsən. aɪ preɪ fər hɪz soʊl ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz ˈɑbviəsli ˈvɛri rɔŋ ðɛr.' əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛkənd bum, ən ˈæmbjələns ðət hæd bɪn pɑrkt nɪr ðə ˈbəŋkər fər ðə læst fju deɪz wɑz sin ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɔf wɪθ noʊ ˈsaɪrənz ər laɪts ɔn. səm ˈneɪbərz kleɪmd ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ðət ðeɪ hərd ˈgənˌʃɑts æt əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz ðə bumz, bət ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrts hæv nɑt jɛt bɪn kənˈfərmd. ə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt sɔrs sɛd ə stən ər flæʃ grəˈneɪd wɑz ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ fri ðə bɔɪ, bət ˈfərðər ˈditeɪlz wər nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əˈveɪləbəl. ðə rɪˈpɔrts keɪm ʤɪst aʊərz ˈæftər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz sɛd ðeɪ wər priˈpɛrd tɪ lɛt ðə ˈstænˌdɔf rən. həz ˈlərnɪd ðət saɪks hæd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ dɪˈmænd 4 ˈmɪnəts ɔn ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˈnɛtˌwərks' tɪ tɛl hɪz ˈstɔri. ðə bɔɪ wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ flaʊərz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, əˈbaʊt sɪks maɪəlz əˈweɪ, bət ɪz nɑt bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈɪnʤərd. ˈiθən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi sɪks jɪrz oʊld ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪn ðə deɪz sɪns əbˈdəkʃən həz ˈlərnɪd ðət hɪz ˈfæməli hæv spɛnt ðɛr deɪz æt ˈmɪˌdlænd rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈsɛnər. ðeɪ hæv spɛnt ðɛr naɪts ɪn ˈdɪfərənt hoʊˈtɛlz, ˈlɪmpɪŋ frəm deɪ tɪ deɪ, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðət ˈfaɪnəli keɪm təˈdeɪ. daɪks, ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˌæləˈbæmə ˈtrəkər, həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðoʊz hu nu ɪm ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti ɛz biɪŋ ə ˈvaɪələnt ənd ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd mæn. ˌæləˈbæmə ˈgəvərnər ˈrɑbərt ˈbɛntli ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt dɪˈteɪlɪŋ hɪz rɪˈlif æt ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ðə ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈkraɪsəs ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈʃɛrɪf: ˈiθən wɑz ɪn ə θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wi hæd tɪ goʊ ɪn sin: ðə bɔɪ wɑz ˈrɛskjud baɪ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənts ˈsɛvən deɪz ˈæftər hi wɑz ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu ən ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈbəŋkər baɪ ðə ˈgənmən lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈsteɪʃən ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ˈʤɪmi li saɪks təˈdeɪ ˈæftər ðeɪ stɔrmd ə ˈbəŋkər ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə tɪ ˈrɛskju ˈiθən hu wɑz biɪŋ hɛld ˈhɑstɪʤ əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðeɪ stɔrmd ə ˈbəŋkər ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə tɪ ˈrɛskju ə ʧaɪld biɪŋ hɛld ˈhɑstɪʤ ðɛr ˈæftər saɪks, hɪz əbˈdəktər, wɑz sin wɪθ ə gən hi θæŋkt lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənts fər ðɛr ˈɛfərts ənd ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðeɪ hæd 'briʧt ðə ˈbəŋkər, ðə ʧaɪld wɑz seɪf ənd ðə əbˈdəktər wɑz kɪld.' 'aɪ æm ˈθæŋkfəl ðət ðə ʧaɪld hu wɑz əbˈdəktɪd ɪz naʊ seɪf. aɪ æm soʊ ˈhæpi ðɪs ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ kən naʊ bi ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz,' sɛd ˈgəvərnər ˈbɛntli. 'wi wɪl ɔl kənˈtɪnju tɪ preɪ fər ðə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ ənd hɪz ˈfæməli ɛz ðeɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə ˈtrɔmə əv ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl deɪz. 'ʃi məst hæv hæd ə dɪˈrɛkt laɪn tɪ gɑd bɪˈkəz ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ʃi lɛft, ðeɪ hərd ðə nuz,' sɛd tɪ fɑks nuz ðə ˈpæstər əv ðə ʧərʧ, ˈmaɪkəl sɛn, hu həz ˈwɛlkəmd rɪˈpɔrtərz sɪns ðə ˈstænˌdɔf bɪˈgæn, sɛd hi wɑz rɪˈlivd. soʊ wɪn aɪ hərd ðət hi wɑz ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ɪt wɑz ʤɪst laɪk ə ˈθaʊzənd paʊnz ˈlɪftɪd ɔf əv mi,' hi sɛd. daɪks, dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ hɪz ˈneɪbərz ɛz ə ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd sərˈvaɪvəlɪst, græbd ðə bɔɪ frəm ə skul bəs ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˌæləˈbæmə, ʤɪst ˈæftər p.m*. ˈsɛntrəl taɪm læst ˈtuzˌdeɪ. lɔs: ˈfæməli əv ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpoʊlənd, 66 ðə skul bəs ˈdraɪvər gənd daʊn baɪ daɪks, mɔrn æt hɪz fˈjunərəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈhɪroʊ: bəs ˈdraɪvər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpoʊlənd, lɛft, wɑz ʃɑt waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt daɪks, raɪt, frəm ˈhərtɪŋ ˈɛni ˈʧɪldrən rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ: ə saɪn ˈɑnərɪŋ bəs ˈdraɪvər ʧək ˈpoʊlənd ɪz ˈpoʊstɪd tɪ ə tri ɪn frənt əv ˈsɪti hɔl ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti əˈhɛd əv hɪz fˈjunərəl wɪʧ wɑz hɛld ɔn ˈsənˌdi frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ɪn tɪrz æt ðə fˈjunərəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi stənd baɪ ˈpoʊləndz ˈʃɑkɪŋ dɛθ skul bəs: læst wik lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz riˈmuv ðə bəs ðət ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpoʊlənd wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ wɪn hi wɑz ˈfeɪtəli ʃɑt ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˌæləˈbæmə 'æt ðə seɪm taɪm, wi ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz əv ðə bəs ˈdraɪvər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpoʊlənd, ˈʤunjər. 'ðɪs mæn wɑz ə tru ˈhɪroʊ hu wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv əp hɪz laɪf soʊ ˈəðərz maɪt lɪv. wi ər ɔl ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ hɪz kərɪʤ ənd ˈbreɪvəri.' məˈlɪsə, ˈsɪti klərk ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, sɛd ə ˈwʊmən hæd bɪn preɪɪŋ ɪn ðə taʊn ˈsɛnər ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. nɑt lɔŋ ˈæftər, ðə meɪər kɔld wɪθ nuz ðət daɪks wɑz dɛd ənd ðət ðə bɔɪ wɑz seɪf. prɛrz: ðə ˈdipli rɪˈlɪʤəs kəmˈjunɪti juˈnaɪtɪd ɪn prɛr ˈoʊvər ðə wik fər ə ˈpisfəl ˈaʊtˌkəm tɪ ðə ənd ɔn ˈsənˌdi, mɔr ðən 500 ˈpipəl peɪd ˈfaɪnəl ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈdraɪvər ðət wɑz kɪld, ˈʧɑrəlz ˈælbərt ˈpoʊlənd., ˈheɪlɪŋ ɪm ɛz ə ˈhɪroʊ fər prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən ɔn ðə bəs. æt ðət fˈjunərəl, rivz səˈpɔrtɪd hər ˈdɔtər, ˈkɪmbərli, 12 æt ðə fˈjunərəl əv ˈpoʊlənd, hu həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈhɪroʊ fər traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑp daɪks əbˈdəktɪŋ ˈiθən. təˈdeɪ ʃi riˈæktɪd wɪθ dɪˈlaɪt æt nuz əv seɪf rɪˈlif ðoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst ˈsædnəs ðət ˈmɪstər daɪks hæd nɑt sərˈvaɪvd. ʃi sɛd: 'ɪts ʤɪst soʊ sæd əm glæd ðət ˈiθən ɪz seɪf ənd ˈkɪmbərli ɪz soʊ ˈhæpi hi wɪl bi hoʊm fər hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ bət ˈmɪstər daɪks kʊd hæv kəm aʊt seɪf tu.' lɔŋ weɪt: pəˈlis seɪ ˈʤɪmi li daɪks ˈlaɪkli hæd səˈplaɪz ɪn hɪz ˈʃɛltər tɪ læst wiks ər mənθs. hi hæd ˈpriviəsli spɛnt eɪt deɪz ɪn ðə ˈbəŋkər æt ðə fˈjunərəl ˈsərvɪs, ðə bəs ˈdraɪvər wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz 'ən ˈeɪnʤəl hu ɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈoʊvər,' ðə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ deɪl ˈkaʊnti skul ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt ˈdɑni ˈbɪnəm ɛz hi rɛd θri ˈlɛtərz frəm ˈstudənts hu hæd bɪn ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈpoʊlənd. 'ju ˈdɪdənt dɪˈzərv tɪ daɪ bət ju daɪd noʊɪŋ ju kɛpt ˈɛvriˌwən seɪf,' wən ʧaɪld roʊt. ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ sɛd ðət ɔn ˈsənˌdi ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpt bɔɪ hæd rɪkˈwɛstɪd ənd ə rɛd hɑt wilz kɑr, boʊθ əv wɪʧ wər dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ðə ˈbəŋkər ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə səkˈsɛsfəl reɪd. əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈmɛdəsən ənd ˈəðər ˈkəmfərt ˈaɪtəmz, ənd ðət daɪks hæd bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld ɛz ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈgæðərd: ðə wərldz ˈmidiə sərˈaʊndɪd ðə sin əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ˈmɪʃən: ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtudeɪz ˌrɛzəˈluʃən lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈfɪʃəlz wərkt ðə sin əv ðə ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈkraɪsəs tɪ traɪ ənd ɪnˈkərəʤ daɪks tɪ riˈlis ˈiθən ˈpisfəli mɛl ˈædəmz, ə ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər hu həz noʊn daɪks sɪns ðeɪ wər ˈeɪʤɪz 3 ənd 4 sɛd daɪks ɪz ɛˈstreɪnʤd frəm hɪz ˈfæməli. ˈædəmz sɛd hi ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət kɔzd ðə falling-out*, bət ðət hi nu daɪks "hæd toʊld pɑrt əv hɪz ˈfæməli tɪ goʊ tɪ hɛl." ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti meɪər ˈvərʤəl ˈskɪpər sɛd daɪks' ˈsɪstər ɪz ɪn ə ˈnərsɪŋ hoʊm. ˈædəmz sɛd ðət lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz hæd tɔkt tɪ daɪks' ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd ədˈvaɪzd ðɛm nɑt tɪ spik wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz, ənd ðət ˈɔfɪsərz toʊld hɪz ˈsɪstər ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ʃi kʊd du tɪ hɛlp ðə ʧaɪld ɪn ðə ˈbəŋkər. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ˈneɪbərz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət daɪks ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈneɪvi ɪn ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˈsərvɪŋ ɔn ˈæktɪv ˈduti frəm 1964 tɪ 1969 hɪz ˈrɛkərd ʃoʊz ˈsɛvərəl əˈwɔrdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛdəl ənd ðə gʊd ˈkɑndəkt ˈmɛdəl. daɪks wɑz treɪnd ɪn ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ˈmeɪntənəns ənd æt wən pɔɪnt wɑz beɪst ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ɪt wɑz ənˈklɪr ɪf hi sɔ ˈkɑmbæt ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm. kəmˈjunɪti hoʊps: ə saɪn əv səˈpɔrt wɑz pʊt əp ənd flægz flu æt hæf stæf ɪn ˈnutən, nɪr ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈsɪti, ˌæləˈbæmə læst wik ɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti fər ðə ˈhɑstɪʤ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən æt səm pɔɪnt ˈæftər hɪz taɪm ɪn ðə ˈneɪvi, daɪks lɪvd ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, wɛr hi wərkt ɛz ə ˈsərˌveɪər ənd ə trək ˈdraɪvər. ɪts ənˈklɪr haʊ lɔŋ hi steɪd ðɛr. hi hæd səm skreɪps wɪθ ðə lɔ ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə 1995 ərˈɛst fər ˌɪmˈprɑpər ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən əv ə ˈwɛpən. ðə ˌmɪsdəˈminər wɑz dɪsˈmɪst. hi ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ərˈɛstɪd fər ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə pəˈzɛʃən ɪn 2000 hi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˌæləˈbæmə əˈbaʊt tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈneɪbərz dɪˈskraɪbd daɪks ɛz ə mæn hu wəns bit ə dɔg tɪ dɛθ wɪθ ə lɛd paɪp, θˈrɛtənd tɪ ʃut ˈʧɪldrən fər ˈsɛtɪŋ fʊt ɔn hɪz ˈprɑpərti, ənd pəˈtroʊld hɪz jɑrd æt naɪt wɪθ ə ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ənd ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm. ˈvɪʤəl: ənd ˈwɪtli ˈraɪli laɪt ˈkændəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈkændəˌllaɪt ˈvɪʤəl ˈɑnərɪŋ bəs ˈdraɪvər ˈpoʊlənd ɛz ðeɪ preɪd fər ə ˈpisfəl ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈhɑstɪʤ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd hɪz ˈneɪbər ˈmaɪkəl kril sɛd daɪks hæd ən ˈædəlt ˈdɔtər, bət ðə tu lɔst təʧ jɪrz əˈgoʊ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kril, hɪz ˈprɑpərti həz ə waɪt ˈtreɪlər ðət daɪks sɛd hi bɔt frəm ˈfimə ˈæftər ɪt wɑz juzd tɪ haʊs ɪˈvækjuiz frəm ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə. ðə ˈprɑpərti ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə stil ˈʃɪpɪŋ kənˈteɪnər ɪn wɪʧ daɪks stɔrd tulz ənd səˈplaɪz. kril sɛd hi hɛlpt daɪks wɪθ səˈplaɪz tɪ bɪld ðə ˈbəŋkər ənd həz bɪn ɪn ɪt twaɪs, ˈædɪŋ ðət daɪks ˈwɔntɪd prəˈtɛkʃən frəm ˈhərəˌkeɪnz. "hi sɛd hi lɪvd ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ənd hæd ˈhərəˌkeɪnz hɪt. hi ˈwɔntɪd ˈsəmˌpleɪs hi kʊd goʊ daʊn ɪn ənd bi seɪf," kril sɛd. əˈθɔrətiz seɪ ðə ˈbəŋkər ɪz əˈbaʊt 6 fit baɪ 8 fit, ənd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɛntrəns ɪz ə træp dɔr æt ðə tɔp. səʧ ˈbəŋkərz ər nɑt ənˈkɑmən ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˌæləˈbæmə bɪˈkəz əv ðə θrɛt əv tɔrˈneɪdoʊz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli jʊr ˈbraʊzər dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt iframes*.
mr was given the sydney peace medal at a ceremony at the frontline club in central london today. the sydney peace foundation said that it was making the award to recognise mr in recognition of the need “for greater transparency and accountability of governments”. professor stuart rees, director of the foundation, said: “by challenging centuries old practices of government secrecy and by championing right to know, and julian have created the potential for a new order in journalism and in the free flow of information.” speaking at the event, mr referred to whistleblowers as "heroes" and said it appeared the website had played a "significant role" in the recent arab uprisings in north africa by releasing us diplomatic cables in december that were later translated into arabic and french. he said was part of england's historic "free speech traditions, these go back in the to the time of the english civil war of the 1640s". he said: “the real value of this award, and the sydney peace foundation is that it makes explicit the link between peace and justice. “it does not take the safe feel good option of shunning controversy by uttering platitudes. instead it goes into difficult terrain by identifying organisations and individuals who are directly engaged in struggles of one kind or another. “with we are all engaged in a struggle, a generational struggle for a proposition that citizens have a right and a duty to the state." wikileaks has caused controversy over the past year by releasing secret us government documents including reports about detainees held in guantanamo bay, cuba and hundreds of thousands of us diplomatic cables. mr is currently staying in norfolk while he fights extradition to sweden over allegations of sexual crimes, which he denies.
ˈmɪstər wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈsɪdni pis ˈmɛdəl æt ə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni æt ðə ˈfrənˌtlaɪn kləb ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈləndən təˈdeɪ. ðə ˈsɪdni pis faʊnˈdeɪʃən sɛd ðət ɪt wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə əˈwɔrd tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈmɪstər ɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ðə nid ˈgreɪtər trænˈspɛrənsi ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti əv governments”*”. prəˈfɛsər stɔrt riz, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, sɛd: ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈsɛnʧəriz oʊld ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsikrəsi ənd baɪ ˈʧæmpiənɪŋ raɪt tɪ noʊ, ənd ˈʤuljən hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ə nu ˈɔrdər ɪn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ənd ɪn ðə fri floʊ əv information.”*.” ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ˈmɪstər rɪˈfərd tɪ ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊərz ɛz "ˈhɪroʊz" ənd sɛd ɪt əˈpɪrd ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt hæd pleɪd ə "sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt roʊl" ɪn ðə ˈrisənt ˈærəb ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋz ɪn nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ baɪ riˈlisɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈkeɪbəlz ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ðət wər ˈleɪtər trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu ˈɛrəbɪk ənd frɛnʧ. hi sɛd wɑz pɑrt əv ˈɪŋgləndz hɪˈstɔrɪk "fri spiʧ trəˈdɪʃənz, ðiz goʊ bæk ɪn ðə tɪ ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈsɪvəl wɔr əv ðə 1640s*". hi sɛd: ril ˈvælju əv ðɪs əˈwɔrd, ənd ðə ˈsɪdni pis faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ðət ɪt meɪks ɪkˈsplɪsət ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin pis ənd ˈʤəstɪs. dɪz nɑt teɪk ðə seɪf fil gʊd ˈɔpʃən əv ˈʃənɪŋ ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi baɪ ˈətərɪŋ ˈplætɪˌtudz. ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt goʊz ˈɪntu ˈdɪfəkəlt təreɪn baɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu ər dɪˈrɛkli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈstrəgəlz əv wən kaɪnd ər əˈnəðər. wi ər ɔl ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈstrəgəl, ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl ˈstrəgəl fər ə ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən ðət ˈsɪtɪzənz hæv ə raɪt ənd ə ˈduti tɪ ðə steɪt." həz kɔzd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr baɪ riˈlisɪŋ ˈsikrɪt ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdɑkjəmənts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts əˈbaʊt dɪˌteɪˈniz hɛld ɪn gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ beɪ, ˈkjubə ənd ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈkeɪbəlz. ˈmɪstər ɪz ˈkərəntli steɪɪŋ ɪn ˈnɔrfək waɪl hi faɪts ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən tɪ sˈwidən ˈoʊvər ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl kraɪmz, wɪʧ hi dɪˈnaɪz.
democratic group admits to funding racist tea party flier in mississippi the democratic group all citizens for mississippi put out this racist tea party flier in mississippi before the election on tuesday. the dishonest ad claimed the tea party would not allow blacks from voting. it was a lie. the cochran ad urged democrats to vote for the incumbent republican. between to democrats helped cochran win the election against chris mcdaniel. the huffington post reported: an unusual coalition of activists and organizations have united in the hopes of defending sen. thad cochran (r-miss.) in his june 24 runoff against state sen. chris mcdaniel (r-miss.). as the reported tuesday, james “scooby doo” warren, a democratic political operative, says he is working with the mississippi conservatives pac on a statewide plan to turn out votes for cochran. meanwhile, bishop ronnie crudup, sr. of the new horizon church in jackson is affiliated with a super pac called “all citizens for mississippi” that has run advertisements and distributed fliers. the pac shares an address and chief financial officer with the church, raising questions about whether the church is illegally participating in the campaign. crudup, who is african-american, told the associated press earlier this month that he voted for cochran in the primary and that he felt his group “couldn’t sit on the sideline” in the runoff. “we recognized that mississippi is a red state and more than likely will have a republican senator, and therefore this decision, which is going to affect every citizen in mississippi, is going to be made in the republican primary,” crudup said. “we therefore determined that we sit on the sideline, but that we had to take some actions that spoke to our community about our self-interest when it comes to this race.” pro-cochran groups also ran racist in mississippi urging democrats to vote for cochran.
ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk grup ədˈmɪts tɪ ˈfəndɪŋ ˈreɪsɪst ti ˈpɑrti flaɪər ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk grup ɔl ˈsɪtɪzənz fər ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi pʊt aʊt ðɪs ˈreɪsɪst ti ˈpɑrti flaɪər ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə dɪˈsɑnəst æd kleɪmd ðə ti ˈpɑrti wʊd nɑt əˈlaʊ blæks frəm ˈvoʊtɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ə laɪ. ðə ˈkɑkrən æd ərʤd ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ voʊt fər ðə ˌɪnˈkəmbənt rɪˈpəblɪkən. bɪtˈwin tɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts hɛlpt ˈkɑkrən wɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈgɛnst krɪs məkˈdænjəl. ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz hæv juˈnaɪtɪd ɪn ðə hoʊps əv dɪˈfɛndɪŋ sɛn. θæd ˈkɑkrən (r-miss*.) ɪn hɪz ʤun 24 ˈrəˌnɔf əˈgɛnst steɪt sɛn. krɪs məkˈdænjəl (r-miss*.). ɛz ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʤeɪmz doo”*” ˈwɔrən, ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɑpərətɪv, sɪz hi ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi kənˈsərvətɪvz pæk ɔn ə ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd plæn tɪ tərn aʊt voʊts fər ˈkɑkrən. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈbɪʃəp ˈrɑni ˈkrəˌdəp, ˈsɪstər. əv ðə nu hərˈaɪzən ʧərʧ ɪn ˈʤæksən ɪz əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ə ˈsupər pæk kɔld ˈsɪtɪzənz fər mississippi”*” ðət həz rən ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd flaɪərz. ðə pæk ʃɛrz ən ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər wɪθ ðə ʧərʧ, ˈreɪzɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ʧərʧ ɪz ˌɪˈligəli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ˈkrəˌdəp, hu ɪz ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən, toʊld ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ðət hi ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈkɑkrən ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ənd ðət hi fɛlt hɪz grup sɪt ɔn ðə sideline”*” ɪn ðə ˈrəˌnɔf. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðət ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ɪz ə rɛd steɪt ənd mɔr ðən ˈlaɪkli wɪl hæv ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnətər, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən, wɪʧ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈfɛkt ˈɛvəri ˈsɪtɪzən ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi, ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi meɪd ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən primary,”*,” ˈkrəˌdəp sɛd. ˈðɛrˌfɔr dɪˈtərmənd ðət wi sɪt ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn, bət ðət wi hæd tɪ teɪk səm ˈækʃənz ðət spoʊk tɪ ɑr kəmˈjunɪti əˈbaʊt ɑr ˌsɛlˈfɪntəˌrɛst wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðɪs race.”*.” grups ˈɔlsoʊ ræn ˈreɪsɪst ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˈərʤɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ voʊt fər ˈkɑkrən.
scores of women say they were sexually assaulted and mugged by groups of men largely of arab and north african appearance german police are investigating reports that scores of women were sexually assaulted and mugged in cologne city centre during new eve celebrations, in what a minister called a “completely new dimension of crime”. authorities and media were accused of a cover-up linked to initial indications that, according to the police, those allegedly responsible for the sex attacks and numerous robberies were of arab and north african origin. sixty complaints were filed to police, a third of which were linked to sexual assault. mayor, henriette reker, called an emergency meeting of security officials on tuesday, saying her aim was to ensure the city centre did not turn into a “lawless zone”. between 500 and men described as drunk and aggressive are believed to have been behind the attacks on in the centre of the western german city. whether they were working as a single group or in separate gangs remains unclear. women reported being tightly surrounded by groups of men who harassed and mugged them. some people threw fireworks into the crowds, adding to the chaos. “sexual crimes took place on a huge scale,” said the police president, wolfgang albers. “the crimes were committed by a group of people who from appearance were largely from the north african or arab world.” he said one of the victims had been raped. a volunteer policewoman was among those said to have been sexually assaulted. the german chancellor, angela merkel, called reker to express her outrage, according to aatement from her office. she called for authorities to find the perpetrators as “quickly and comprehensively as possible and to punish them without regard to their origin or background.” officers are working on the assumption that the men had their plan of attack. they said many of the perpetrators were known to them and some may have been asylum seekers, though not new arrivals to germany. similar attacks are believed to have taken place on a smaller scale in red light district of pauli on new eve, according to a police spokesman. facebook twitter the cologne mayor henriette reker has held crisis talks over the new eve incidents in the city. photograph: wolfgang in cologne, police said the men appeared to have come from morocco, algeria and tunisia and were on average in their mid-20s. they had gathered on the square in front of the main traination next to the towering gothic cathedral and smaller groups of men appeared to repeatedly leave the group to target female revellers, many of whom had arrived via train from the provinces around cologne to celebrate the new year in the city. heiko maas, justice minister, condemned the attacks and called for better police protection in german cities. “the despicable attacks on women will not be tolerated. this is obviously a completely new dimension of crime,” he tweeted. barbaraeffens, the minister for emancipation in the north rhine westphalia (nrw) government, said the new eve incident was “the tip of a very unpleasant iceberg”. she called for a “larger societal condemnation of a male abuse of power”. the density of the crowds in cologne meant that hundreds of police were deployed on thursday night. questions are being asked as to how they failed to realise until much later that crimes were taking place on such a large scale. police say the full extent of the attacks only became clear in the following days as increasing numbers of victims began to come forward. it is believed that many women have yet to report assaults, and police appealed for people who had not already done so to come forward. arnold plickert, head of the police trade union in nrw, told the deutsche presse that the incidents were “of a new quality what been able to establish is that this is an method.” he said questions needed to be asked as to “how it was possible that this group was able to come to cologne and meet up there”. police in hamburg said some aspects of the attackers’ methods were akin to those of skilled pickpockets operating in the city. officers of operation new year, set up to investigate the attacks, will examine cctv footage from in and around theation in an effort to identify perpetrators. reker said a discussion on installing further cameras would form part of her emergency talks. one of the victims, identified only as katja l, told the express: “when we came out of theation, we were very surprised by the group we met, which was made up only of foreign men we walked through the group of men, there was a tunnel through them, we walked through i was groped everywhere. it was a nightmare. although we shouted and hit them, they menop. i was horrified and i think i was touched around 100 times over the 200 metres.” facebook twitter the attacks near cologneation have been the main talking point on twitter in germany. photograph: wolfgang one investigator told the express: “the female victims were so badly pushed about, they had heavy bruises on their breasts and behinds.” critics of policy on refugees were quick to blame it for the attacks, despite the insistence that the alleged perpetrators were not new arrivals. one tweet attributed to a follower of pegida, the anti-islam, protest group ,ated: “merkel an accessory to the abuse at cologne.” on facebook page, a woman identifying herself as angelina southern got more than 500 likes for her comment: “i could puke when i read this, and there areill so many deluded idiots who say ‘welcome refugees’ close the borders now. for sake, merkel belongs on the scaffold.” the attacks have been the main talking point on twitter in germany, with some people accusing the media of a cover-up and others expressing their concern that the incident would be seized on by groups. on new eve worldwide attention had been focused on the southern german city of munich where areas around the maination and anotheration outside the centre were closed after intelligence reports indicated that islamicate supporters planned to launch attacks. it followed the cancellation of a football match in the northern city of hanover in november after a french tipoff that isis planned to target theadium. in october, reker, was the victim of a vicious attack over her policies when she wasabbed in the neck by a man during her campaign as an independent candidate for the mayorship. each subsequent incident has prompted an escalation in the fierce debate over whether germany is making itself more vulnerable due to its refugee policy.
skɔrz əv ˈwɪmən seɪ ðeɪ wər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd ənd məgd baɪ grups əv mɛn ˈlɑrʤli əv ˈærəb ənd nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈpɪrəns ˈʤərmən pəˈlis ər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts ðət skɔrz əv ˈwɪmən wər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd ənd məgd ɪn kəˈloʊn ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər ˈdʊrɪŋ nu iv ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz, ɪn wət ə ˈmɪnɪstər kɔld ə nu dɪˈmɛnʃən əv crime”*”. əˈθɔrətiz ənd ˈmidiə wər əˈkjuzd əv ə ˈkəvərˌəp lɪŋkt tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ðət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə pəˈlis, ðoʊz əˈlɛʤədli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə sɛks əˈtæks ənd ˈnumərəs ˈrɑbəriz wər əv ˈærəb ənd nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈɔrəʤən. ˈsɪksti kəmˈpleɪnts wər faɪld tɪ pəˈlis, ə θərd əv wɪʧ wər lɪŋkt tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt. meɪər, ˌhɛnriˈɛt ˈrikər, kɔld ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈmitɪŋ əv sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, seɪɪŋ hər eɪm wɑz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər dɪd nɑt tərn ˈɪntu ə zone”*”. bɪtˈwin 500 ənd mɛn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz drəŋk ənd əˈgrɛsɪv ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə əˈtæks ɔn ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈʤərmən ˈsɪti. ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wər ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl grup ər ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt gæŋz rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈklɪr. ˈwɪmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd biɪŋ ˈtaɪtli sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ grups əv mɛn hu həræst ənd məgd ðɛm. səm ˈpipəl θru ˈfaɪrˌwərks ˈɪntu ðə kraʊdz, ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə keɪɑs. kraɪmz tʊk pleɪs ɔn ə juʤ scale,”*,” sɛd ðə pəˈlis ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈwʊlfˌgæŋ ˈɔlbərz. kraɪmz wər kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ə grup əv ˈpipəl hu frəm əˈpɪrəns wər ˈlɑrʤli frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ər ˈærəb world.”*.” hi sɛd wən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz hæd bɪn reɪpt. ə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr pəˈlisˌwʊmən wɑz əˈməŋ ðoʊz sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd. ðə ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr, ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl, kɔld ˈrikər tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs hər ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm hər ˈɔfəs. ʃi kɔld fər əˈθɔrətiz tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz ɛz ənd ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsɪvli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðɛr ˈɔrəʤən ər background.”*.” ˈɔfɪsərz ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ðə mɛn hæd ðɛr plæn əv əˈtæk. ðeɪ sɛd ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz wər noʊn tɪ ðɛm ənd səm meɪ hæv bɪn əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz, ðoʊ nɑt nu ərˈaɪvəlz tɪ ˈʤərməni. ˈsɪmələr əˈtæks ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv ˈteɪkən pleɪs ɔn ə sˈmɔlər skeɪl ɪn rɛd laɪt ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˈpɔˌli ɔn nu iv, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə pəˈlis ˈspoʊksmən. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ðə kəˈloʊn meɪər ˌhɛnriˈɛt ˈrikər həz hɛld ˈkraɪsəs tɔks ˈoʊvər ðə nu iv ˈɪnsədənts ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈwʊlfˌgæŋ ɪn kəˈloʊn, pəˈlis sɛd ðə mɛn əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv kəm frəm mərˈɑkoʊ, æˈlʤɪriə ənd ˌtuˈniʒə ənd wər ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ɪn ðɛr mid-20s*. ðeɪ hæd ˈgæðərd ɔn ðə skwɛr ɪn frənt əv ðə meɪn treɪn ˈsteɪʃən nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈtaʊrɪŋ ˈgɑθɪk kəˈθidrəl ənd sˈmɔlər grups əv mɛn əˈpɪrd tɪ rɪˈpitɪdli liv ðə grup tɪ ˈtərgət ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈrɛvələrz, ˈmɛni əv hum hæd əraɪvd ˈviə treɪn frəm ðə ˈprɑvənsəz əraʊnd kəˈloʊn tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə nu jɪr ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ˈheɪkoʊ mɑz, ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər, kənˈdɛmd ðə əˈtæks ənd kɔld fər ˈbɛtər pəˈlis prəˈtɛkʃən ɪn ˈʤərmən ˈsɪtiz. dɪˈspɪkəbəl əˈtæks ɔn ˈwɪmən wɪl nɑt bi ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd. ðɪs ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ə kəmˈplitli nu dɪˈmɛnʃən əv crime,”*,” hi tweeted*. ˈbɑrbərə ˈstɛfənz, ðə ˈmɪnɪstər fər ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə nɔrθ raɪn ˈwɛstˌfeɪljə (nrw*) ˈgəvərnmənt, sɛd ðə nu iv ˈɪnsədənt wɑz tɪp əv ə ˈvɛri ənˈplɛzənt iceberg”*”. ʃi kɔld fər ə səˈsaɪɪtəl ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən əv ə meɪl əˈbjuz əv power”*”. ðə ˈdɛnsɪti əv ðə kraʊdz ɪn kəˈloʊn mɛnt ðət ˈhənərdz əv pəˈlis wər dɪˈplɔɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt. kˈwɛsʧənz ər biɪŋ æst ɛz tɪ haʊ ðeɪ feɪld tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ənˈtɪl məʧ ˈleɪtər ðət kraɪmz wər ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɔn səʧ ə lɑrʤ skeɪl. pəˈlis seɪ ðə fʊl ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə əˈtæks ˈoʊnli bɪˈkeɪm klɪr ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪz ɛz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈvɪktɪmz bɪˈgæn tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd. ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən hæv jɛt tɪ rɪˈpɔrt əˈsɔlts, ənd pəˈlis əˈpild fər ˈpipəl hu hæd nɑt ɔˈrɛdi dən soʊ tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd. ˈɑrnəld plickert*, hɛd əv ðə pəˈlis treɪd ˈjunjən ɪn nrw*, toʊld ðə dɔɪʧ prɛs ðət ðə ˈɪnsədənts wər ə nu kˈwɑləti wət bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ɪz ðət ðɪs ɪz ən method.”*.” hi sɛd kˈwɛsʧənz ˈnidɪd tɪ bi æst ɛz tɪ ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðɪs grup wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm tɪ kəˈloʊn ənd mit əp there”*”. pəˈlis ɪn ˈhæmbərg sɛd səm ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə attackers’*’ ˈmɛθədz wər ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ðoʊz əv skɪld ˈpɪkˌpɑkəts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ˈɔfɪsərz əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən nu jɪr, sɛt əp tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə əˈtæks, wɪl ɪgˈzæmɪn ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm ɪn ənd əraʊnd ðə ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz. ˈrikər sɛd ə dɪˈskəʃən ɔn ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ˈfərðər ˈkæmərəz wʊd fɔrm pɑrt əv hər ˈimərʤənsi tɔks. wən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈoʊnli ɛz ˈkɑtjə ɛl, toʊld ðə ɪkˈsprɛs: wi keɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈsteɪʃən, wi wər ˈvɛri səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə grup wi mɛt, wɪʧ wɑz meɪd əp ˈoʊnli əv ˈfɔrən mɛn wi wɔkt θru ðə grup əv mɛn, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈtənəl θru ðɛm, wi wɔkt θru aɪ wɑz groʊpt ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ɪt wɑz ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr. ˌɔlˈðoʊ wi ˈʃaʊtɪd ənd hɪt ðɛm, ðeɪ mɛn stɑp. aɪ wɑz ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd ənd aɪ θɪŋk aɪ wɑz təʧt əraʊnd 100 taɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə 200 metres.”*.” ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ðə əˈtæks nɪr kəˈloʊn ˈsteɪʃən hæv bɪn ðə meɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt ɔn tˈwɪtər ɪn ˈʤərməni. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈwʊlfˌgæŋ wən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər toʊld ðə ɪkˈsprɛs: ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪktɪmz wər soʊ ˈbædli pʊʃt əˈbaʊt, ðeɪ hæd ˈhɛvi ˈbruzɪz ɔn ðɛr brɛsts ənd behinds.”*.” ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˈpɑləsi ɔn ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz wər kwɪk tɪ bleɪm ɪt fər ðə əˈtæks, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ðət ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz wər nɑt nu ərˈaɪvəlz. wən twit əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ə ˈfɑloʊər əv pegida*, ðə anti-islam*, ˈproʊˌtɛst grup ˈsteɪtɪd: ən ækˈsɛsəri tɪ ðə əˈbjuz æt cologne.”*.” ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, ə ˈwʊmən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ hərˈsɛlf ɛz ænʤɛˈlinə ˈsəðərn gɑt mɔr ðən 500 laɪks fər hər ˈkɑmɛnt: kʊd pjuk wɪn aɪ rɛd ðɪs, ənd ðɛr ər stɪl soʊ ˈmɛni dɪˈludɪd ˈɪˌdiəts hu seɪ refugees’*’ kloʊz ðə ˈbɔrdərz naʊ. fər seɪk, ˈmərkəl bɪˈlɔŋz ɔn ðə scaffold.”*.” ðə əˈtæks hæv bɪn ðə meɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt ɔn tˈwɪtər ɪn ˈʤərməni, wɪθ səm ˈpipəl əˈkjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmidiə əv ə ˈkəvərˌəp ənd ˈəðərz ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðɛr kənˈsərn ðət ðə ˈɪnsədənt wʊd bi sizd ɔn baɪ grups. ɔn nu iv ˈwərldˈwaɪd əˈtɛnʃən hæd bɪn ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈʤərmən ˈsɪti əv mˈjunɪk wɛr ˈɛriəz əraʊnd ðə meɪn ˈsteɪʃən ənd əˈnəðər ˈsteɪʃən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɛntər wər kloʊzd ˈæftər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns rɪˈpɔrts ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt səˈpɔrtərz plænd tɪ lɔnʧ əˈtæks. ɪt ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən əv ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl mæʧ ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪti əv ˈhænoʊvər ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ˈæftər ə frɛnʧ ˈtɪˌpɔf ðət ˈaɪsəs plænd tɪ ˈtərgət ðə ˈsteɪdiəm. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ˈrikər, wɑz ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ə ˈvɪʃəs əˈtæk ˈoʊvər hər ˈpɑləsiz wɪn ʃi wɑz stæbd ɪn ðə nɛk baɪ ə mæn ˈdʊrɪŋ hər kæmˈpeɪn ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkænədɪt fər ðə mayorship*. iʧ ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈɪnsədənt həz ˈprɑmptɪd ən ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə fɪrs dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər ˈʤərməni ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf mɔr ˈvəlnərəbəl du tɪ ɪts ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈpɑləsi.
by in sports | may 09, 2014 at ben photo mountaineer guard terry henderson (right) joins eron harris (left) and is transferring out of the mountaineer basketball program. morgantown, w.va. announced on friday that junior guard terry henderson has asked for his release and plans to transfer out of the program. “we have enjoyed terry and his contributions to mountaineer basketball,” head coach bob huggins said in a release. “we wish him the best in his future endeavors.” henderson’s departure is the second high-profile transfer for the mountaineers this following the loss of eron harris. henderson averaged points per game this past season with west virginia and would have been a key returning piece heading into the year.
baɪ ɪn spɔrts meɪ 09 2014 æt bɛn ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪr gɑrd ˈtɛri ˈhɛndərsən (raɪt) ʤɔɪnz ˈɪrɑn ˈhɛrɪs (lɛft) ənd ɪz trænsˈfərɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪr ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈmɔrgənˌtaʊn, w.va*. əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ˈʤunjər gɑrd ˈtɛri ˈhɛndərsən həz æst fər hɪz riˈlis ənd plænz tɪ ˈtrænsfər aʊt əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. hæv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈtɛri ənd hɪz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪr basketball,”*,” hɛd koʊʧ bɑb ˈhəgɪnz sɛd ɪn ə riˈlis. wɪʃ ɪm ðə bɛst ɪn hɪz fˈjuʧər endeavors.”*.” dɪˈpɑrʧər ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈtrænsfər fər ðə ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪrz ðɪs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə lɔs əv ˈɪrɑn ˈhɛrɪs. ˈhɛndərsən ˈævrɪʤd pɔɪnts pər geɪm ðɪs pæst ˈsizən wɪθ wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə ənd wʊd hæv bɪn ə ki rɪˈtərnɪŋ pis ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə jɪr.
i bet that in the future everyone will know the name of this russian guy. although today he is known only to a limited number of his fans in. let me introduce to you , a young man from omsk, russia. when it comes to electricity, has a quality to him like nikola tesla. um, did i mention he was from omsk? well, about all that is known about him. google too useful, and only has any info on him, which has virtually no detail. however, his work is pretty popular. you can find several articles about his photos online. most are riddled with doubt as to their authenticity, claiming that photoshop can do anything these days, but going through his images on vkontakt, i can see that at least some of these photos, if not all of them, are in fact authentic. he has a gallery of 644 images on his page, so showing them all is out of the question. istead, i will pick some of my favorites and some that show he is not a fraud. if you want to check out his work further, just visit the links above. lets start with the cooler photos now, lets take a look at some of the photos that, i feel, prove that not a fraud. these are photos of some of the setups he has in his gallery. judging by the comments on the photos, they are all his or friends of his that all seem to work together to develop these cool effects.
aɪ bɛt ðət ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ˈɛvriˌwən wɪl noʊ ðə neɪm əv ðɪs ˈrəʃən gaɪ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ təˈdeɪ hi ɪz noʊn ˈoʊnli tɪ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv hɪz fænz ɪn. lɛt mi ˌɪntrəˈdus tɪ ju ə jəŋ mæn frəm omsk*, ˈrəʃə. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, həz ə kˈwɑləti tɪ ɪm laɪk nɪˈkoʊlə ˈtɛzlə. əm, dɪd aɪ ˈmɛnʃən hi wɑz frəm omsk*? wɛl, əˈbaʊt ɔl ðət ɪz noʊn əˈbaʊt ɪm. ˈgugəl tu ˈjusfəl, ənd ˈoʊnli həz ˈɛni ˈɪnfoʊ ɔn ɪm, wɪʧ həz ˈvərʧuəli noʊ ˈditeɪl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz wərk ɪz ˈprɪti ˈpɑpjələr. ju kən faɪnd ˈsɛvərəl ˈɑrtɪkəlz əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. moʊst ər ˈrɪdəld wɪθ daʊt ɛz tɪ ðɛr ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp kən du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðiz deɪz, bət goʊɪŋ θru hɪz ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɔn vkontakt*, aɪ kən si ðət æt list səm əv ðiz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ɪf nɑt ɔl əv ðɛm, ər ɪn fækt əˈθɛnɪk. hi həz ə ˈgæləri əv 644 ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɔn hɪz peɪʤ, soʊ ʃoʊɪŋ ðɛm ɔl ɪz aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən. istead*, aɪ wɪl pɪk səm əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪts ənd səm ðət ʃoʊ hi ɪz nɑt ə frɔd. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ʧɛk aʊt hɪz wərk ˈfərðər, ʤɪst ˈvɪzɪt ðə lɪŋks əˈbəv. lɛts stɑrt wɪθ ðə ˈkulər ˈfoʊˌtoʊz naʊ, lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt səm əv ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ðət, aɪ fil, pruv ðət nɑt ə frɔd. ðiz ər ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv səm əv ðə ˈsɛˌtəps hi həz ɪn hɪz ˈgæləri. ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ðeɪ ər ɔl hɪz ər frɛndz əv hɪz ðət ɔl sim tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðiz kul ˈifɛkts.
human rights watch (hrw) says terrorists have executed more than 300 former iraqi policemen south of mosul following heavy losses in the ongoing battle with iraqi forces. the executions were carried out near the town three weeks ago and the victims were buried in a mass grave, the group said on thursday. the cited a witness as saying that he saw the terrorists driving four large trucks with 100 to 125 men on board on october 28 and that he recognized some of them as former policemen. the terrorists then drove past an agricultural college close to the site of the mass grave where minutes later, he heard shots being fired from automatic rifles and cries of distress, the group said. a similar scene was repeated the next night, with between 130 to 145 men being ferried, he told the group. an unnamed resident confirmed the news, saying he heard automatic gunfire shots in the area for three straight nights, each lasting nearly seven minutes. “this is another piece of evidence of the horrific mass murder by of former law enforcement officers in and around mosul,” deputy middle east director at human rights watch joe stork said. the iraqi army liberated on november 7. a un official said the next day that had abducted 295 former members of iraqi security forces near mosul. soldiers from the iraqi special forces division run for cover under fire from militants as they push into the aden neighborhood of the northern city of mosul on november 16, 2016. (photo by afp) iraqi troops are in the midst of a massive operation to retake mosul, the last stronghold of the terrorists in the country. on thursday, fighters handed over the control of 16 villages in in tal afar to the iraqi army after recapturing them. a member of nineveh provincial council, al-abbar, said the army will control the territories as volunteer fighters proceed to free more villages. additionally, iraqi forces established full control over 30 neighborhood in eastern mosul. security forces also launched an offensive in eastern district of and were reported to be capturing it within few hours. elsewhere in the western city of kabisa, officials said an iraqi army unit repelled a militant assault, killing scores of the terrorists in the process.
ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ (hrw*) sɪz ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hæv ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd mɔr ðən 300 ˈfɔrmər ˌɪˈræki pəˈlismɪn saʊθ əv ˈmoʊsəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈhɛvi ˈlɔsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈbætəl wɪθ ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrsɪz. ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz wər ˈkɛrid aʊt nɪr ðə taʊn θri wiks əˈgoʊ ənd ðə ˈvɪktɪmz wər ˈbɛrid ɪn ə mæs greɪv, ðə grup sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈsaɪtɪd ə ˈwɪtnəs ɛz seɪɪŋ ðət hi sɔ ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔr lɑrʤ trəks wɪθ 100 tɪ 125 mɛn ɔn bɔrd ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 28 ənd ðət hi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd səm əv ðɛm ɛz ˈfɔrmər pəˈlismɪn. ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ðɛn droʊv pæst ən ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ kloʊz tɪ ðə saɪt əv ðə mæs greɪv wɛr ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, hi hərd ʃɑts biɪŋ faɪərd frəm ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈraɪfəlz ənd kraɪz əv dɪˈstrɛs, ðə grup sɛd. ə ˈsɪmələr sin wɑz rɪˈpitɪd ðə nɛkst naɪt, wɪθ bɪtˈwin 130 tɪ 145 mɛn biɪŋ ˈfɛrid, hi toʊld ðə grup. ən ənˈneɪmd ˈrɛzɪdənt kənˈfərmd ðə nuz, seɪɪŋ hi hərd ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈgənˌfaɪər ʃɑts ɪn ðə ˈɛriə fər θri streɪt naɪts, iʧ ˈlæstɪŋ ˈnɪrli ˈsɛvən ˈmɪnəts. ɪz əˈnəðər pis əv ˈɛvədəns əv ðə hɔˈrɪfɪk mæs ˈmərdər baɪ əv ˈfɔrmər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn ənd əraʊnd mosul,”*,” ˈdɛpjəti ˈmɪdəl ist dɪˈrɛktər æt ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ ʤoʊ stɔrk sɛd. ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 7 ə ˈjuˈɛn əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ðə nɛkst deɪ ðət hæd əbˈdəktɪd 295 ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌɪˈræki sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz nɪr ˈmoʊsəl. ˈsoʊlʤərz frəm ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz dɪˈvɪʒən rən fər ˈkəvər ˈəndər faɪər frəm ˈmɪlətənts ɛz ðeɪ pʊʃ ˈɪntu ðə ˈeɪdən ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪti əv ˈmoʊsəl ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 16 2016 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ afp*) ˌɪˈræki trups ər ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈriˈteɪk ˈmoʊsəl, ðə læst ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈfaɪtərz ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər ðə kənˈtroʊl əv 16 ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɪn ɪn tɑl əˈfɑr tɪ ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi ˈæftər riˈkæpʧərɪŋ ðɛm. ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈnɪnəvə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl, al-abbar*, sɛd ðə ˈɑrmi wɪl kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz ɛz ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈfaɪtərz pərˈsid tɪ fri mɔr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˌɪˈræki ˈfɔrsɪz ɪˈstæblɪʃt fʊl kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər 30 ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪn ˈistərn ˈmoʊsəl. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ lɔnʧt ən əˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ənd wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ bi ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ɪt wɪˈθɪn fju aʊərz. ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪti əv kabisa*, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ən ˌɪˈræki ˈɑrmi ˈjunɪt rɪˈpɛld ə ˈmɪlətənt əˈsɔlt, ˈkɪlɪŋ skɔrz əv ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs.