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myriad may, 2018
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musician, composer, and mercury prize point approach to creating works spans across the mediums of film, poetry, and visual art. having just won the best soundtrack award at the 2017 cannes film festival for the film good time, point never comes to the armory with a project of unprecedented scope: a “concertscape” imagined from the perspective of an alien intelligence. myriad is point most ambitious project to date, and builds on a practice of presented at the museum of modern art (2011), tate britain and moma (2013), and edinburgh international festival (2015), amongst many others.
pulling from with film and television tropes, abstract sculpture, game ephemera, poetry, histories, internet esoterica, and philosophies of being, myriad generates a conceptual spectrum that is as much a speculation on the unthinkable future as it is an allegory for the current disquiet of a civilization out of balance with its environment. oriented around behaviorally choreographed set pieces and lighting, the theatrical installation takes a directly formal approach to themes latent in his work by placing the audience inside the architecture of the music itself. using the scale of the wade thompson drill hall to explore disorienting relationships between space and sound, myriad forms of live musical performance. the world premiere of myriad is presented as a epochal song cycle by the park avenue armory and the red bull music festival new york city.
music performed at myriad will be released as a new june on warp records. the release is his most cohesive and richly composed work to date, weaving a tapestry of disparate musical music, country and folk balladry, melodic pop, computer music, and much demonstrate both the complexity and range of the repertoire. with sounds that are familiar and uniquely his own, “age of” guides us through an new world.
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presented by park avenue armory and the red bull music festival new york city
myriad is supported in part by a gift from daniel clay houghton.
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“jessica jones” season 2 has cast leah gibson as a series regular, variety has learned from sources.
gibson will play ingrid, who is described as but who also has an education as a nurse. after the description of the character was originally leaked back in april, fans began speculating that ingrid was a for marvel comics character typhoid mary, an enemy of daredevil who suffers from identity disorder. she has three distinct personalities, with “bloody mary” and “typhoid mary” being the more violent personalities. she also has a range of powers, like and pyrokinesis.
netflix declined to comment.
gibson appeared in “the twilight saga: eclipse” as the vampire nettie. she has also appeared in the films “rise of the planet of the apes” and “watchmen.” on the television side, she recently appeared in the drama “shut eye,” the “the the series “the returned,” and “girlfriends’ guide to divorce.”
she is industry entertainment partners and play management.
“jessica jones” season 1 debuted on in november 2015 with ritter playing the lead role of the superstrong, private eye. it was the second-marvel series release after “daredevil,” preceding both “luke cage” and “iron fist.” all four lead characters from the respective series will join forces in the event series “the defenders,” which will launch on on august 18. season 2 of “jessica jones” is expected to debut in 2018. | ““jessica* jones”*” ˈsizən 2 həz kæst ˈliə ˈgɪbsən ɛz ə ˈsɪriz ˈrɛgjələr, vərˈaɪəti həz ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈsɔrsəz. ˈgɪbsən wɪl pleɪ ˈɪŋgrɪd, hu ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz bət hu ˈɔlsoʊ həz ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɛz ə nərs. ˈæftər ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli likt bæk ɪn ˈeɪprəl, fænz bɪˈgæn ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðət ˈɪŋgrɪd wɑz ə fər ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɑmɪks ˈkɛrɪktər ˈtaɪfɔɪd ˈmɛri, ən ˈɛnəmi əv ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl hu ˈsəfərz frəm aɪˈdɛntəˌti dɪˈsɔrdər. ʃi həz θri dɪˈstɪŋkt ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz, wɪθ mary”*” ənd mary”*” biɪŋ ðə mɔr ˈvaɪələnt ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə reɪnʤ əv paʊərz, laɪk ənd pyrokinesis*. dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈgɪbsən əˈpɪrd ɪn tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈsɑgə: eclipse”*” ɛz ðə ˈvæmpaɪr ˈnɛti. ʃi həz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə fɪlmz əv ðə ˈplænət əv ðə apes”*” ənd ““watchmen.”*.” ɔn ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən saɪd, ʃi ˈrisəntli əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈdrɑmə eye,”*,” ðə ðə ˈsɪriz returned,”*,” ənd ““girlfriends’*’ gaɪd tɪ divorce.”*.” ʃi ɪz ˈɪndəstri ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈpɑrtnərz ənd pleɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt. jones”*” ˈsizən 1 ˈdeɪbjutɪd ɔn ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 wɪθ ˈrɪtər pleɪɪŋ ðə lɛd roʊl əv ðə superstrong*, ˈpraɪvət aɪ. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪriz riˈlis ˈæftər ““daredevil,”*,” priˈsidɪŋ boʊθ cage”*” ənd fist.”*.” ɔl fɔr lɛd ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈsɪriz wɪl ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈsɪriz defenders,”*,” wɪʧ wɪl lɔnʧ ɔn ɔn ˈɔgəst 18 ˈsizən 2 əv jones”*” ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈdeɪbju ɪn 2018 |
new rules aimed at cracking down on the mortgage market will result in people failing a stress test of their finances, and about half of them will be blocked from buying a home.
that's one of the major of a new report published tuesday from mortgage professionals canada, an industry group that represents mortgage brokers, lenders and insurers.
the federal government has moved seven times since 2008 to tighten rules surrounding the real estate market, and practically every time, the market has shrugged off tighter rules around areas like maximum debt loads and amortization periods.
but new rules implemented in october could be different.
starting january, uninsured borrowers from federally regulated lenders must have their finances "stress tested" to ensure they would be able to pay off their mortgages if rates were higher than they are today. to do that, the lender must run a test assuming rates were two percentage points higher than they are right now, and see if borrowers would be able to pay off the loan.
by the group's estimates based on the market today, "18 per cent of mortgage borrowers who are stress tested, would fail the stress test."
since there's roughly homes sold every year in canada, and most of them involve some sort of mortgage. that means up to buyers would fail the new stress test and be forbidden from buying the home they want at the price they want.
william dunning on the impact of new mortgage stress tests on canadian housing markets "perhaps to per year will be able to make a different purchase, albeit one that is less attractive to them," the group said. but "perhaps to per year will be entirely removed from homeownership."
the group says it doesn't object to the idea of a stress test in general, just that the current parameters are too rigid. essentially, the mortgage group says running the numbers with rates that are two percentage points higher than they are today isn't realistic or helpful..
for starters, the majority of new buyers get a five-year fixed rate mortgage, which means if they lock in now. they would be immune from rate hikes until 2022.
currently, the average mortgage rate in canada is per cent, the report found.
even assuming rates are higher when they have to renew, the current stress test rules ignore two things: on average, borrowers will have paid off 15 per cent of their principal, five years into their first mortgage, even if they do nothing more than make their monthly payments with no prepayments. having more equity in their homes makes them better able to handle debt, even at a higher rate.
the stress test rules also ignore that people generally tend to see their incomes increase over time too.
"based on trends over the past five years, mortgage borrowers will typically have seen their incomes rise by 10 per cent" by the time they renew, the group says.
a better level for the stress test, the group says, would be testing borrowers' finances at an interest rate that's three-quarters of a percentage point higher, not two.
"using the posted mortgage interest rate today in mortgage stress tests is excessively stringent, and will unnecessarily impair the housing market and therefore the broader economy," the report found.
"and it will unnecessarily [and therefore unfairly] prevent large numbers of canadians from achieving their reasonable housing goals." | nu rulz eɪmd æt ˈkrækɪŋ daʊn ɔn ðə ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈmɑrkɪt wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈpipəl ˈfeɪlɪŋ ə strɛs tɛst əv ðɛr ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz, ənd əˈbaʊt hæf əv ðɛm wɪl bi blɑkt frəm baɪɪŋ ə hoʊm. ðæts wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər əv ə nu rɪˈpɔrt ˈpəblɪʃt ˈtuzˌdeɪ frəm ˈmɔrgɪʤ prəˈfɛʃənəlz ˈkænədə, ən ˈɪndəstri grup ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈbroʊkərz, ˈlɛndərz ənd ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz muvd ˈsɛvən taɪmz sɪns 2008 tɪ ˈtaɪtən rulz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ˈpræktɪkəli ˈɛvəri taɪm, ðə ˈmɑrkɪt həz ʃrəgd ɔf ˈtaɪtər rulz əraʊnd ˈɛriəz laɪk ˈmæksəməm dɛt loʊdz ənd ˌæmərtɪˈzeɪʃən ˈpɪriədz. bət nu rulz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər kʊd bi ˈdɪfərənt. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˈbɑroʊərz frəm ˈfɛdərəli ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˈlɛndərz məst hæv ðɛr ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz "strɛs ˈtɛstɪd" tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ peɪ ɔf ðɛr ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz ɪf reɪts wər haɪər ðən ðeɪ ər təˈdeɪ. tɪ du ðət, ðə ˈlɛndər məst rən ə tɛst əˈsumɪŋ reɪts wər tu pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts haɪər ðən ðeɪ ər raɪt naʊ, ənd si ɪf ˈbɑroʊərz wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ peɪ ɔf ðə loʊn. baɪ ðə grups ˈɛstəˌmeɪts beɪst ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt təˈdeɪ, 18 pər sɛnt əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈbɑroʊərz hu ər strɛs ˈtɛstɪd, wʊd feɪl ðə strɛs tɛst." sɪns ðɛrz ˈrəfli hoʊmz soʊld ˈɛvəri jɪr ɪn ˈkænədə, ənd moʊst əv ðɛm ˌɪnˈvɑlv səm sɔrt əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ. ðət minz əp tɪ baɪərz wʊd feɪl ðə nu strɛs tɛst ənd bi ˈfɔrbɪdən frəm baɪɪŋ ðə hoʊm ðeɪ wɔnt æt ðə praɪs ðeɪ wɔnt. ˈwɪljəm ˈdənɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv nu ˈmɔrgɪʤ strɛs tɛsts ɔn kəˈneɪdiən ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts "pərˈhæps tɪ pər jɪr wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈpərʧəs, ɔlˈbiɪt wən ðət ɪz lɛs əˈtræktɪv tɪ ðɛm," ðə grup sɛd. bət "pərˈhæps tɪ pər jɪr wɪl bi ɪnˈtaɪərli riˈmuvd frəm ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp." ðə grup sɪz ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə strɛs tɛst ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ʤɪst ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt pərˈæmətərz ər tu ˈrɪʤɪd. ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ðə ˈmɔrgɪʤ grup sɪz ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbərz wɪθ reɪts ðət ər tu pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts haɪər ðən ðeɪ ər təˈdeɪ ˈɪzənt ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ər ˈhɛlpfəl.. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv nu baɪərz gɪt ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr fɪkst reɪt ˈmɔrgɪʤ, wɪʧ minz ɪf ðeɪ lɑk ɪn naʊ. ðeɪ wʊd bi ˌɪmˈjun frəm reɪt haɪks ənˈtɪl 2022 ˈkərəntli, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈmɔrgɪʤ reɪt ɪn ˈkænədə ɪz pər sɛnt, ðə rɪˈpɔrt faʊnd. ˈivɪn əˈsumɪŋ reɪts ər haɪər wɪn ðeɪ hæv tɪ rɪˈnu, ðə ˈkɑrənt strɛs tɛst rulz ˌɪgˈnɔr tu θɪŋz: ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈbɑroʊərz wɪl hæv peɪd ɔf 15 pər sɛnt əv ðɛr ˈprɪnsəpəl, faɪv jɪrz ˈɪntu ðɛr fərst ˈmɔrgɪʤ, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ du ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən meɪk ðɛr ˈmənθli ˈpeɪmənts wɪθ noʊ priˈpeɪmənts. ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ˈɛkwəti ɪn ðɛr hoʊmz meɪks ðɛm ˈbɛtər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl dɛt, ˈivɪn æt ə haɪər reɪt. ðə strɛs tɛst rulz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðət ˈpipəl ˈʤɛnərəli tɛnd tɪ si ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəmz ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvər taɪm tu. "beɪst ɔn trɛnz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz, ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈbɑroʊərz wɪl ˈtɪpɪkəli hæv sin ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəmz raɪz baɪ 10 pər sɛnt" baɪ ðə taɪm ðeɪ rɪˈnu, ðə grup sɪz. ə ˈbɛtər ˈlɛvəl fər ðə strɛs tɛst, ðə grup sɪz, wʊd bi ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈbɑroʊərz' ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz æt ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪt ðæts θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnt haɪər, nɑt tu. "ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpoʊstɪd ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪt təˈdeɪ ɪn ˈmɔrgɪʤ strɛs tɛsts ɪz ɪkˈsɛsɪvli ˈstrɪnʤənt, ənd wɪl ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ˌɪmˈpɛr ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðə ˈbrɔdər ɪˈkɑnəmi," ðə rɪˈpɔrt faʊnd. "ənd ɪt wɪl ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli [ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ənˈfɛrli] prɪˈvɛnt lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv kəˈneɪdiənz frəm əˈʧivɪŋ ðɛr ˈrizənəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ goʊlz." |
a recent usa today article on the inaugural conference for rights activists asked whether it marked “a kinder, gentler turn to the gender wars.” in short: no, it didn't.
paul elam of the men's rights group a voice for men
paul elam // youtube
cross-posted with permission from political research associates.
a recent usa today article on the inaugural conference for rights activists (mras) asked whether it marked “a kinder, gentler turn to the gender wars.” in may, elliot rodger killed six people after regularly posting against the “oppressive feminist system,” and a video warning, “if i have you, girls, i will destroy you.”
in the intervening time, the first inaugural conference for issues, hosted by a voice for men, faced a successful campaign asking hilton doubletree hotel to cancel the event. the petition, which obtained close to signatures, pointed out that were designated a hate group by the southern poverty law center in 2012. it continued, “mras are linked to the recent mass shooting in ucsb, wherein a young man declared that he would exact revenge on all the women who had rejected him. are linked to false rape statistics, further perpetuating the dangerous myth that women, ‘make it up for attention.’ are linked to threats of rape and murder against women who dare to speak out against them.”
jaclyn friedman writes in “a look inside the rights movement”: “one of their tactics is to put out a cash bounty for personal home addresses, places of employment, email addresses, and phone feminists who upset them. the deluge of hate mail, rape and death threats for those on the receiving end of these witch hunts is hard to describe.”
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after news outlets connected rodger to groups in the sphere, paul elam, founder of a voice for men, asserted that his organization is committed to nonviolence and that rodger was not a member. however, katie mcdonough writes at salon that “until the moment that he is alleged to have killed six women and men, elliot rodger was every bit the same as the other men who are defined by their resentment toward women and their sense of bitter victimization in the world.” while she deems it “irresponsible to lay this violence at the feet of the rights activists with whom rodger seemed to find support for his rage,” nonetheless it “denies reality to pretend that sense of masculine entitlement and views about women matter or somehow existed in a vacuum.” in 2009, another man who filled an online journal with killed three women at a fitness center.
former political research associates researcher chip berlet has written extensively on how toxic rhetoric can feed violence, and the danger in viewing these perpetrators as mentally disturbed lone wolves. as berlet said following the murder of abortion provider dr. george tiller, “[right-wing pundits] are not legally culpable for the assassination of dr. tiller, but they must share some portion of moral responsibility for creating a dangerous environment.”
moral responsibility
while claiming to be a pacifist, paul elam has in the idea of a judge who ruled against fathers being “doused with gasoline and set afire.” he opposes abortion (and, it seems, adoption and motherhood too) and wrote a day article saying, “if you have a vagina, the blood of all those children, who are abused far more at the hands of women than men, has stained your skin and caked around the of your fingers.” he further argued, “progress for men will not be gained by debate, reason or typical channels of grievance the progress we need will only be realized by inflicting enough pain on the agents of hate, in public view, that it literally shocks society out of its current coma.” would the murders elliot rodger committed fit that vision of public shock?
then 2010 post about women who go clubbing, accept drinks, make out, and enter a apartment, who end up “victims” [quotation marks his] of rape. “in the most severe and emphatic terms possible the answer is no, they are not asking to get raped .. they are freaking begging for it. damn near demanding it.”
the next paragraph goes on to claim that women get raped because they are stupid, arrogant, and narcissistic. the post was scrubbed from a voice for website as of 2014, and elam claims it was intended as satire on the impossibility of promoting without being accused of victim-blaming. the scrubbing of the post smacks of an attempt to clean up his image, as the organization attempts to mainstream itself to the public. yet even the “satirical” message, if we take it as such, is that women need to be informed by a man that they face risks and that the solution is for women to smarten up not address what katie mcdonough calls “toxic male entitlement.”
other scheduled conference speakers have blamed women for the state of the world because they choose “fucking monsters” and “assholes” rather than “nice guys” (which we assume the male consider themselves); asserted that women are “demanding” desired violence with their another speaker calls “consensual violence” (consent would be a negotiated situation, not domestic abuse); equated paying for dinner and not getting sex to “a male version of date rape”; and argued that when a “nonverbal ‘yeses’ conflict with those verbal ‘noes,’ that the man not be put in jail for choosing the ‘yes’ over the ‘no.’”
visiting a voice for website today, the first thing i noticed was a speaker denouncing feminism as never about gender equality, but always about and “blaming men.” according to coverage, the first day of the conference was attended by over 100 participants, and focused on about the “evil empire” of feminism. barbara kay, a columnist for national post, claimed that rape on campus is nothing more than “buyer’s remorse” and rape culture a “baseless moral panic.” (note: rights activists include women; structural patriarchy and misogyny influence the beliefs of everyone.)
this is a kinder, gentler turn?
as jaclyn friedman writes, “you’ll find women (and, gasp!, even feminists) in leadership in most of the institutions actually working to make life safer for men. feminists who fought a long and recently successful battle to ensure that male victims are included in the definition of rape. feminists have ensured that, through the violence against women act that oppose, the overall rate of intimate partner violence in the u.s. declined 64 percent between 1994 and 2010, and that decline is distributed evenly between male and female victims.”
i was proud to be among those feminist women who worked on the campaign to improve the fbi definition of rape. in college, as a committed feminist, i took a course titled “the masculine mystique,” which analyzed the problems that a patriarchal, homophobic, violent system causes men, especially considering stereotypes against men of color and the disproportionate number of black men in prison (most egregiously for harmless drug offenses). an inclusive gender justice movement is already a part of the feminist sphere, and expanding as women and feminist gain more authority and ability to make change.
the rights movement, with its history and of virulent and hate speech, is not the place to look for a “kinder, gentler turn to the gender wars.” be fooled by a single pragmatic attempt at portraying a more respectable image. | ə ˈrisənt ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈkɑnfərəns fər raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts æst ˈwɛðər ɪt mɑrkt ˈkaɪndər, ˈʤɛntlər tərn tɪ ðə ˈʤɛndər wars.”*.” ɪn ʃɔrt: noʊ, ɪt ˈdɪdənt. pɔl ˈɛləm əv ðə mɛnz raɪts grup ə vɔɪs fər mɛn pɔl ˈɛləm ˈjuˌtub wɪθ pərˈmɪʃən frəm pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrisərʧ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts. ə ˈrisənt ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈkɑnfərəns fər raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts (mras*) æst ˈwɛðər ɪt mɑrkt ˈkaɪndər, ˈʤɛntlər tərn tɪ ðə ˈʤɛndər wars.”*.” ɪn meɪ, ˈɛliət ˈrɑʤər kɪld sɪks ˈpipəl ˈæftər ˈrɛgjələrli ˈpoʊstɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfɛmənɪst system,”*,” ənd ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈwɔrnɪŋ, aɪ hæv ju, gərlz, aɪ wɪl dɪˈstrɔɪ you.”*.” ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ taɪm, ðə fərst ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈkɑnfərəns fər ˈɪʃuz, ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ə vɔɪs fər mɛn, feɪst ə səkˈsɛsfəl kæmˈpeɪn ˈæskɪŋ ˈhɪltən ˈdəbəlˌtri hoʊˈtɛl tɪ ˈkænsəl ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ðə pəˈtɪʃən, wɪʧ əbˈteɪnd kloʊz tɪ ˈsɪgnəʧərz, ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət wər ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ə heɪt grup baɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpɑvərti lɔ ˈsɛnər ɪn 2012 ɪt kənˈtɪnjud, ər lɪŋkt tɪ ðə ˈrisənt mæs ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ucsb*, wɛˈrɪn ə jəŋ mæn dɪˈklɛrd ðət hi wʊd ɪgˈzækt riˈvɛnʤ ɔn ɔl ðə ˈwɪmən hu hæd rɪˈʤɛktɪd ɪm. ər lɪŋkt tɪ fɔls reɪp stəˈtɪstɪks, ˈfərðər pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪtɪŋ ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs mɪθ ðət ˈwɪmən, ɪt əp fər attention.’*.’ ər lɪŋkt tɪ θrɛts əv reɪp ənd ˈmərdər əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən hu dɛr tɪ spik aʊt əˈgɛnst them.”*.” ˈʤæklɪn ˈfridmən raɪts ɪn lʊk ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə raɪts movement”*”: əv ðɛr ˈtæktɪks ɪz tɪ pʊt aʊt ə kæʃ ˈbaʊnti fər ˈpərsɪnəl hoʊm ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, ˈpleɪsɪz əv ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, iˈmeɪl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, ənd foʊn ˈfɛmənɪsts hu ˈəpˌsɛt ðɛm. ðə ˈdɛljuʤ əv heɪt meɪl, reɪp ənd dɛθ θrɛts fər ðoʊz ɔn ðə rɪˈsivɪŋ ɛnd əv ðiz wɪʧ hənts ɪz hɑrd tɪ describe.”*.” gɪt ðə fækts, dɪˈrɛkt tɪ jʊr inbox*. səbˈskraɪb tɪ ɑr ˈdeɪli ər ˈwikli ˈdaɪʤɛst. səbˈskraɪb ˈæftər nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts kəˈnɛktɪd ˈrɑʤər tɪ grups ɪn ðə sfɪr, pɔl ˈɛləm, ˈfaʊndər əv ə vɔɪs fər mɛn, əˈsərtəd ðət hɪz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ nɑnˈvaɪələns ənd ðət ˈrɑʤər wɑz nɑt ə ˈmɛmbər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkeɪti məkˈdənə raɪts æt səˈlɑn ðət ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðət hi ɪz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv kɪld sɪks ˈwɪmən ənd mɛn, ˈɛliət ˈrɑʤər wɑz ˈɛvəri bɪt ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈəðər mɛn hu ər dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðɛr rɪˈzɛntmənt təˈwɔrd ˈwɪmən ənd ðɛr sɛns əv ˈbɪtər ˌvɪktəməˈzeɪʃən ɪn ðə world.”*.” waɪl ʃi dimz ɪt tɪ leɪ ðɪs ˈvaɪələns æt ðə fit əv ðə raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts wɪθ hum ˈrɑʤər simd tɪ faɪnd səˈpɔrt fər hɪz rage,”*,” ˌnənðəˈlɛs ɪt ˌriˈæləˌti tɪ priˈtɛnd ðət sɛns əv ˈmæskjələn ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ənd vjuz əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən ˈmætər ər ˈsəmˌhaʊ ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn ə vacuum.”*.” ɪn 2009 əˈnəðər mæn hu fɪld ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʤərnəl wɪθ kɪld θri ˈwɪmən æt ə ˈfɪtnəs ˈsɛnər. ˈfɔrmər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrisərʧ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ˈrisərʧər ʧɪp ˌbərˈlɛt həz ˈrɪtən ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɔn haʊ ˈtɑksɪk ˈrɛtərɪk kən fid ˈvaɪələns, ənd ðə ˈdeɪnʤər ɪn vjuɪŋ ðiz ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz ɛz ˈmɛnəli dɪˈstərbd loʊn wʊlvz. ɛz ˌbərˈlɛt sɛd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈmərdər əv əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdər ˈdɑktər. ʤɔrʤ ˈtɪlər, ˈpəndɪts] ər nɑt ˈligəli ˈkəlpəbəl fər ðə əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əv ˈdɑktər. ˈtɪlər, bət ðeɪ məst ʃɛr səm ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈmɔrəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs environment.”*.” ˈmɔrəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti waɪl ˈkleɪmɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈpæsɪfɪst, pɔl ˈɛləm həz ɪn ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə ʤəʤ hu ruld əˈgɛnst ˈfɑðərz biɪŋ wɪθ ˈgæsəˌlin ənd sɛt afire.”*.” hi əˈpoʊzɪz əˈbɔrʃən (ənd, ɪt simz, əˈdɑpʃən ənd ˈməðərˌhʊd tu) ənd roʊt ə deɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl seɪɪŋ, ju hæv ə vəˈʤaɪnə, ðə bləd əv ɔl ðoʊz ˈʧɪldrən, hu ər əˈbjuzd fɑr mɔr æt ðə hænz əv ˈwɪmən ðən mɛn, həz steɪnd jʊr skɪn ənd keɪkt əraʊnd ðə əv jʊr fingers.”*.” hi ˈfərðər ˈɑrgjud, fər mɛn wɪl nɑt bi geɪnd baɪ dəˈbeɪt, ˈrizən ər ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈʧænəlz əv ˈgrivəns ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs wi nid wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ˈriəˌlaɪzd baɪ ˌɪnˈflɪktɪŋ ɪˈnəf peɪn ɔn ðə ˈeɪʤənts əv heɪt, ɪn ˈpəblɪk vju, ðət ɪt ˈlɪtərəli ʃɑks soʊˈsaɪɪti aʊt əv ɪts ˈkɑrənt coma.”*.” wʊd ðə ˈmərdərz ˈɛliət ˈrɑʤər kəˈmɪtɪd fɪt ðət ˈvɪʒən əv ˈpəblɪk ʃɑk? ðɛn 2010 poʊst əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən hu goʊ ˈkləbɪŋ, əkˈsɛpt drɪŋks, meɪk aʊt, ənd ˈɛnər ə əˈpɑrtmənt, hu ɛnd əp ““victims”*” [kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑrks hɪz] əv reɪp. ðə moʊst səˈvɪr ənd ɛmˈfætɪk tərmz ˈpɑsəbəl ðə ˈænsər ɪz noʊ, ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈæskɪŋ tɪ gɪt reɪpt ðeɪ ər ˈfrikɪŋ ˈbɛgɪŋ fər ɪt. dæm nɪr dɪˈmændɪŋ it.”*.” ðə nɛkst ˈpɛrəˌgræf goʊz ɔn tɪ kleɪm ðət ˈwɪmən gɪt reɪpt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈstupɪd, ˈɛrəgənt, ənd ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk. ðə poʊst wɑz skrəbd frəm ə vɔɪs fər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɛz əv 2014 ənd ˈɛləm kleɪmz ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ɛz ˈsæˌtaɪər ɔn ðə ˌɪmˌpɔsɪˈbɪlɪti əv prəˈmoʊtɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ əˈkjuzd əv victim-blaming*. ðə ˈskrəbɪŋ əv ðə poʊst smæks əv ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ klin əp hɪz ˈɪmɪʤ, ɛz ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. jɛt ˈivɪn ðə ““satirical”*” ˈmɛsɪʤ, ɪf wi teɪk ɪt ɛz səʧ, ɪz ðət ˈwɪmən nid tɪ bi ˌɪnˈfɔrmd baɪ ə mæn ðət ðeɪ feɪs rɪsks ənd ðət ðə səˈluʃən ɪz fər ˈwɪmən tɪ sˈmɑrtən əp nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs wət ˈkeɪti məkˈdənə kɔlz meɪl entitlement.”*.” ˈəðər ˈskɛʤʊld ˈkɑnfərəns ˈspikərz hæv bleɪmd ˈwɪmən fər ðə steɪt əv ðə wərld bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ʧuz monsters”*” ənd ““assholes”*” ˈrəðər ðən guys”*” (wɪʧ wi əˈsum ðə meɪl kənˈsɪdər ðɛmˈsɛlvz); əˈsərtəd ðət ˈwɪmən ər ““demanding”*” dɪˈzaɪərd ˈvaɪələns wɪθ ðɛr əˈnəðər ˈspikər kɔlz violence”*” (kənˈsɛnt wʊd bi ə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, nɑt dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz); ɪkˈweɪtɪd peɪɪŋ fər ˈdɪnər ənd nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ sɛks tɪ meɪl ˈvərʒən əv deɪt rape”*”; ənd ˈɑrgjud ðət wɪn ə ‘‘yeses’*’ ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ðoʊz ˈvərbəl ‘‘noes,’*,’ ðət ðə mæn nɑt bi pʊt ɪn ʤeɪl fər ˈʧuzɪŋ ðə ‘‘yes’*’ ˈoʊvər ðə ‘‘no.’”*.’” ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ə vɔɪs fər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt təˈdeɪ, ðə fərst θɪŋ aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst wɑz ə ˈspikər dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ɛz ˈnɛvər əˈbaʊt ˈʤɛndər ɪkˈwɑləti, bət ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈbaʊt ənd men.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvərɪʤ, ðə fərst deɪ əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns wɑz əˈtɛndəd baɪ ˈoʊvər 100 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn əˈbaʊt ðə empire”*” əv ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm. ˈbɑrbərə keɪ, ə ˈkɑləmnəst fər ˈnæʃənəl poʊst, kleɪmd ðət reɪp ɔn ˈkæmpəs ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən remorse”*” ənd reɪp ˈkəlʧər ə ˈmɔrəl panic.”*.” (noʊt: raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts ˌɪnˈklud ˈwɪmən; ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈpeɪtriˌɑrki ənd ˈmɪzəʤɪni ˈɪnfluəns ðə bɪˈlifs əv ˈɛvriˌwən.) ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkaɪndər, ˈʤɛntlər tərn? ɛz ˈʤæklɪn ˈfridmən raɪts, faɪnd ˈwɪmən (ənd, gæsp!, ˈivɪn ˈfɛmənɪsts) ɪn ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn moʊst əv ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ meɪk laɪf ˈseɪfər fər mɛn. ˈfɛmənɪsts hu fɔt ə lɔŋ ənd ˈrisəntli səkˈsɛsfəl ˈbætəl tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət meɪl ˈvɪktɪmz ər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv reɪp. ˈfɛmənɪsts hæv ɪnˈʃʊrd ðət, θru ðə ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ækt ðət əˈpoʊz, ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl reɪt əv ˈɪnɪmət ˈpɑrtnər ˈvaɪələns ɪn ðə juz. dɪˈklaɪnd 64 pərˈsɛnt bɪtˈwin 1994 ənd 2010 ənd ðət dɪˈklaɪn ɪz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈivənli bɪtˈwin meɪl ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl victims.”*.” aɪ wɑz praʊd tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈfɛmənɪst ˈwɪmən hu wərkt ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv reɪp. ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ, ɛz ə kəˈmɪtɪd ˈfɛmənɪst, aɪ tʊk ə kɔrs ˈtaɪtəld ˈmæskjələn mystique,”*,” wɪʧ ˈænəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət ə ˌpeɪtriˈɑrkəl, ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk, ˈvaɪələnt ˈsɪstəm ˈkɔzɪz mɛn, əˈspɛʃəli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps əˈgɛnst mɛn əv ˈkələr ənd ðə ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt ˈnəmbər əv blæk mɛn ɪn ˈprɪzən (moʊst ɪˈgriʤəsli fər ˈhɑrmləs drəg əˈfɛnsɪz). ən ˌɪnˈklusɪv ˈʤɛndər ˈʤəstɪs ˈmuvmənt ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈfɛmənɪst sfɪr, ənd ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɛz ˈwɪmən ənd ˈfɛmənɪst geɪn mɔr əˈθɔrəti ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ʧeɪnʤ. ðə raɪts ˈmuvmənt, wɪθ ɪts ˈhɪstəri ənd əv ˈvɪrələnt ənd heɪt spiʧ, ɪz nɑt ðə pleɪs tɪ lʊk fər ə ““kinder*, ˈʤɛntlər tərn tɪ ðə ˈʤɛndər wars.”*.” bi fuld baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl prægˈmætɪk əˈtɛmpt æt pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ə mɔr rɪˈspɛktəbəl ˈɪmɪʤ. |
the finals between the nashville predators and the pittsburgh penguins is all tied up as the action heads north again. got your live stream details for the crucial game five on june 8 at est.
this has been one of the most explosive finals in years, with the pittsburgh penguins and the nashville predators completely dominating their home games while losing badly on the road. the pens went up while playing at paints arena, then headed to nashville where they were absolutely destroyed by the preds. the defending stanley cup champs now get home ice once again and hope to bounce back in game five, as whoever wins this game will be one victory away from league dominance. both teams have so much to fight for, as pittsburgh wants to keep the iconic trophy for another year, while the predators are chasing their first title in franchise history.
the series has been all about the power of goaltending, as rinne, 34, has proved. he gave up eight goals on just 36 shots in his two games in pittsburgh, but saved 23 of 24 shots in game four alone. he now owns a record in his past 14 home games, and is guaranteed at least one more game in bridgestone arena in game six.
“he was incredible today. he made some great saves [on shots] that you thought was going in but he battled back and kept it out of the net,” forward viktor arvidsson, 24, said after the predators victory in game four on june 5. “we never doubt peks. an unbelievable player. he steps up for us every night. the key to our game.”
“i want to look back. we have work to be done. sure at the end of the day when you look back, a roller coaster and an emotional ride,” said after his incredible performance. “the first two games we did a lot of good things. personally i very happy with my game. but obviously these two [last] games have been huge for us, and personally too. a game of confidence, being a goalie.” he had one of the most epic moments of the finals with his huge double save on two sidney crosby back to back shots, then threw his body across the crease to block an shot by jake guentzel. it was the moment of the series and completely energized the predators.
the pittsburgh penguins host the nashville predators in game five of the stanley cup finals on june 8 at est. hockey fans can watch this game online via nbc sports official coverage (after entering in the appropriate information.) click here to watch the predators vs. penguins game 5 live stream
hollywoodlifers, who are you rooting for to win the stanley cup, the penguins or the predators? | ðə ˈfaɪnəlz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈnæʃvɪl ˈprɛdətərz ənd ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpɛŋgwənz ɪz ɔl taɪd əp ɛz ðə ˈækʃən hɛdz nɔrθ əˈgɛn. gɑt jʊr lɪv strim ˈditeɪlz fər ðə ˈkruʃəl geɪm faɪv ɔn ʤun 8 æt ɛst. ðɪs həz bɪn wən əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈfaɪnəlz ɪn jɪrz, wɪθ ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpɛŋgwənz ənd ðə ˈnæʃvɪl ˈprɛdətərz kəmˈplitli ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðɛr hoʊm geɪmz waɪl ˈluzɪŋ ˈbædli ɔn ðə roʊd. ðə pɛnz wɛnt əp waɪl pleɪɪŋ æt peɪnts ərˈinə, ðɛn ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ˈnæʃvɪl wɛr ðeɪ wər ˌæbsəˈlutli dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ðə preds*. ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈstænli kəp ʧæmps naʊ gɪt hoʊm aɪs wəns əˈgɛn ənd hoʊp tɪ baʊns bæk ɪn geɪm faɪv, ɛz huˈɛvər wɪnz ðɪs geɪm wɪl bi wən ˈvɪktəri əˈweɪ frəm lig ˈdɑmənəns. boʊθ timz hæv soʊ məʧ tɪ faɪt fər, ɛz ˈpɪtsbərg wɔnts tɪ kip ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈtroʊfi fər əˈnəðər jɪr, waɪl ðə ˈprɛdətərz ər ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðɛr fərst ˈtaɪtəl ɪn ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈhɪstəri. ðə ˈsɪriz həz bɪn ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə paʊər əv goaltending*, ɛz rɪn, 34 həz pruvd. hi geɪv əp eɪt goʊlz ɔn ʤɪst 36 ʃɑts ɪn hɪz tu geɪmz ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg, bət seɪvd 23 əv 24 ʃɑts ɪn geɪm fɔr əˈloʊn. hi naʊ oʊnz ə ˈrɛkərd ɪn hɪz pæst 14 hoʊm geɪmz, ənd ɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid æt list wən mɔr geɪm ɪn ˈbrɪʤˌstoʊn ərˈinə ɪn geɪm sɪks. wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl təˈdeɪ. hi meɪd səm greɪt seɪvz [ɔn ʃɑts] ðət ju θɔt wɑz goʊɪŋ ɪn bət hi ˈbætəld bæk ənd kɛpt ɪt aʊt əv ðə net,”*,” ˈfɔrwərd ˈvɪktər arvidsson*, 24 sɛd ˈæftər ðə ˈprɛdətərz ˈvɪktəri ɪn geɪm fɔr ɔn ʤun 5 ˈnɛvər daʊt peks*. ən ˌənbəˈlivəbəl pleɪər. hi stɛps əp fər ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛvəri naɪt. ðə ki tɪ ɑr game.”*.” wɔnt tɪ lʊk bæk. wi hæv wərk tɪ bi dən. ʃʊr æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ wɪn ju lʊk bæk, ə ˈroʊlər ˈkoʊstər ənd ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ride,”*,” sɛd ˈæftər hɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl pərˈfɔrməns. fərst tu geɪmz wi dɪd ə lɔt əv gʊd θɪŋz. ˈpərsənəli aɪ ˈvɛri ˈhæpi wɪθ maɪ geɪm. bət ˈɑbviəsli ðiz tu [læst] geɪmz hæv bɪn juʤ fər ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ˈpərsənəli tu. ə geɪm əv ˈkɑnfədɛns, biɪŋ ə goalie.”*.” hi hæd wən əv ðə moʊst ˈɛpɪk ˈmoʊmənts əv ðə ˈfaɪnəlz wɪθ hɪz juʤ ˈdəbəl seɪv ɔn tu ˈsɪdni ˈkrɔzbi bæk tɪ bæk ʃɑts, ðɛn θru hɪz ˈbɑdi əˈkrɔs ðə kris tɪ blɑk ən ʃɑt baɪ ʤeɪk guentzel*. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈmoʊmənt əv ðə ˈsɪriz ənd kəmˈplitli ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd ðə ˈprɛdətərz. ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpɛŋgwənz hoʊst ðə ˈnæʃvɪl ˈprɛdətərz ɪn geɪm faɪv əv ðə ˈstænli kəp ˈfaɪnəlz ɔn ʤun 8 æt ɛst. ˈhɑki fænz kən wɔʧ ðɪs geɪm ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈviə ˈɛnˌbiˈsi spɔrts əˈfɪʃəl ˈkəvərɪʤ (ˈæftər ˈɛnərɪŋ ɪn ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən.) klɪk hir tɪ wɔʧ ðə ˈprɛdətərz ˈvərsəz. ˈpɛŋgwənz geɪm 5 lɪv strim hollywoodlifers*, hu ər ju ˈrutɪŋ fər tɪ wɪn ðə ˈstænli kəp, ðə ˈpɛŋgwənz ər ðə ˈprɛdətərz? |
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the search for movies online is free. you do not need to register, watch advertisements, answer sms, etc. just enter the name of the video you want, and you can immediately start watching it. | ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kˈwɪkli faɪnd ðə raɪt fɪlm ər ˈsɪriz wɪl bi əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ ɔl ðə fænz əv ðə ˈsɪnəmə. prəˈvaɪdz səʧ ən ˈɔpʃən. wi hæv dɪˈvɛləpt fər ju ən ˈizi tɪ juz ənd ˈvɛri fæst fri ˈmuvi sərʧ ˈɪnʤən. naʊ ju kən faɪnd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ju nid ɪn ðə ˈʃɔrtɪst ˈpɑsəbəl taɪm. ɑr ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ɑr juˈnik ˈsərvɪs əˈlaʊz ju tɪ faɪnd fri ˈmuviz kˈwɪkli ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈɛfərt ɔn jʊr pɑrt. əv kɔrs, ðɛr sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz ˈɔfər ˈəðər saɪts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ə məʧ mɔr kənˈvinjənt ˈsɪstəm. ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤɪz: ˈɪnstənt dɪˈlɪvəri əv ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fɪlmz wɪˈθaʊt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈəðər ˈpeɪʤɪz. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ju kən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli stɑrt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə səˈlɛktɪd ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn moʊd; ə ˈfɪltərɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ səˈlɛkt ˈkɑntɛnt ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ jʊr rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ɪts kˈwɑləti, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, deɪt əv əˈdɪʃən, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ liv ˈoʊnli ˈvɪdioʊ ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt; ðə sərʧ fər ˈmuviz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪz fri. ju du nɑt nid tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər, wɔʧ ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts, ˈænsər ˌɛˌsɛˈmɛs, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ʤɪst ˈɛnər ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ju wɔnt, ənd ju kən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli stɑrt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪt. |
the national park service is still reviewing the proposal, russell newell, a spokesman for the department of the interior, said in an email.
robert haferd, who is leading efforts to gain a permit, said his group was providing the government with additional details.
“since reviewed our plans and the preparation is going well, confident,” he said.
catharsis on the mall is scheduled for veterans day weekend, nov., but the sculpture would remain in place for up to four months to raise awareness about the equal rights amendment, organizers said. the first anniversary of the march is jan. 21, 2018.
one of the permit conditions would require catharsis to provide enough volunteers to keep watch over the sculpture around the clock for four months. that will be one of the biggest challenges,, a spokeswoman for catharsis on the mall, said in an interview.
this theme is “nurturing the heart,” ms. said, a nod to “the intense political and social divisions that experiencing individually and as a community.”
ms. said that when she looked at the sculpture she saw a strong woman who was “making no excuses and making no apologies, but just taking ownership of the space that is rightfully hers.”
mr. cochrane, who has been creating sculptures for 25 years, said he was driven to focus on the female form after being haunted by stories he heard as a about the abduction and rape of a childhood friend who was 9.
“it’s not a priority in our culture to protect and support women,” he said. “to make sculptures of women who are just being people seemed to me to be a way to humanize this form, which is so sexualized.” | ðə ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk ˈsərvɪs ɪz stɪl rivˈjuɪŋ ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, ˈrəsəl nuəl, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər, sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. ˈrɑbərt haferd*, hu ɪz ˈlidɪŋ ˈɛfərts tɪ geɪn ə ˈpərˌmɪt, sɛd hɪz grup wɑz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈditeɪlz. rivˈjud ɑr plænz ənd ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ɪz goʊɪŋ wɛl, confident,”*,” hi sɛd. kəˈθɑrsəs ɔn ðə mɔl ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˈvɛtərənz deɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd, noʊv. bət ðə ˈskəlpʧər wʊd rɪˈmeɪn ɪn pleɪs fər əp tɪ fɔr mənθs tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈikwəl raɪts əˈmɛndmənt, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz sɛd. ðə fərst ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə mɑrʧ ɪz ʤæn. 21 2018 wən əv ðə ˈpərˌmɪt kənˈdɪʃənz wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər kəˈθɑrsəs tɪ prəˈvaɪd ɪˈnəf ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz tɪ kip wɔʧ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈskəlpʧər əraʊnd ðə klɑk fər fɔr mənθs. ðət wɪl bi wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤɪz,, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər kəˈθɑrsəs ɔn ðə mɔl, sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. ðɪs θim ɪz ðə heart,”*,” mɪz. sɛd, ə nɑd tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛns pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈvɪʒənz ðət ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ənd ɛz ə community.”*.” mɪz. sɛd ðət wɪn ʃi lʊkt æt ðə ˈskəlpʧər ʃi sɔ ə strɔŋ ˈwʊmən hu wɑz noʊ ɪkˈskjuzɪz ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ noʊ əˈpɑləˌʤiz, bət ʤɪst ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə speɪs ðət ɪz ˈraɪtfəli hers.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈkɑkrən, hu həz bɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈskəlpʧərz fər 25 jɪrz, sɛd hi wɑz ˈdrɪvən tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl fɔrm ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈhɔntɪd baɪ ˈstɔriz hi hərd ɛz ə əˈbaʊt ðə əbˈdəkʃən ənd reɪp əv ə ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd frɛnd hu wɑz 9 nɑt ə praɪˈɔrəti ɪn ɑr ˈkəlʧər tɪ prəˈtɛkt ənd səˈpɔrt women,”*,” hi sɛd. meɪk ˈskəlpʧərz əv ˈwɪmən hu ər ʤɪst biɪŋ ˈpipəl simd tɪ mi tɪ bi ə weɪ tɪ ˈhjuməˌnaɪz ðɪs fɔrm, wɪʧ ɪz soʊ sexualized.”*.” |
since his election in 2008, many on the right have believed that the news media with the exceptions of fox news and the wall street journal are president barack sycophants.
since his election in 2008, many on the right have believed that the news media with the exceptions of fox news and the wall street journal are president barack sycophants. yet the casual observer might have missed that relationship with the supposed liberal media often has been rocky.
that’s chiefly because obama and his national security advisers have reiterated the disdain for reporters that for white house occupants stretches back to richard nixon. in the atlantic in august 2014, jon marshall, a journalism professor at northwestern university, noted, “nixon’s way of handling the press has prevailed in american politics. intimidating journalists, avoiding white house reporters, staging events for television now common presidential practices were all originally tactics.”
we can cite three recent examples of such behavior exhibited by obama and his staff.
in may 2013, the associated press announced that general eric justice department had subpoenaed from telecommunications companies the home and cellphone records of 20 ap reporters. the purpose was to learn who leaked information to the ap.
that same month the washington post reported that holder had declared fox news reporter james rosen a “criminal co-conspirator” in endorsing search warrants to obtain emails. holder wanted those, and had ordered the fbi to monitor visits to the state department, in suspecting a government contractor of having leaked to rosen classified information.
finally, in january, the justice department announced that it would abandon a crusade, which included threats of prison time, to force james risen of the new york times to reveal who conveyed confidential information about a clinton administration cia operation targeting iran that risen had included in a book he authored in 2006.
last month it came to light that defense secretary ashton carter recently issued guidelines that said journalists in war zones, who generally are civilians, also may be “members of the armed forces, persons authorized to accompany the armed forces, or belligerents” which is the term the obama administration has substituted for what the bush administration called “unlawful enemy combatants” that is, terrorists.
journalism outlets complained that reporters were too easily being lumped in with terrorists. the pentagon replied that the term was being misunderstood, that they just wanted to inform military commanders that spies or terrorists sometimes can pose as reporters.
as the committee to protect journalists has noted, the term is so loosely defined that military leaders could easily cite it to “detain journalists without charge, and without any apparent need to show evidence or bring a suspect to trial.” the solution is worse: it suggests reporters could offer their stories to “relevant authorities” for review so as to “not reveal sensitive information to the enemy.” the choice is thus detention with no legal protections, or outright censorship.
we understand the concern with safeguarding the lives of american soldiers. yet record on dealing with the media is not good, and his desire to plumb leaks, withhold information, or obfuscate might even make nixon in the afterlife cringe.
we want to see any troops injured or killed by what a journalist reports, but the fog of war too often conceals the truth which, it has been said, is the first casualty. carter and the pentagon hierarchy should revise this language, if not scrap it, to ensure the american people are not denied the fullest picture of combat and to adhere with our constitutional protections of the media. | sɪns hɪz ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2008 ˈmɛni ɔn ðə raɪt hæv bɪˈlivd ðət ðə nuz ˈmidiə wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃənz əv fɑks nuz ənd ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək sycophants*. sɪns hɪz ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2008 ˈmɛni ɔn ðə raɪt hæv bɪˈlivd ðət ðə nuz ˈmidiə wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃənz əv fɑks nuz ənd ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək sycophants*. jɛt ðə ˈkæʒəwəl əbˈzərvər maɪt hæv mɪst ðət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə səˈpoʊzd ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmidiə ˈɔfən həz bɪn ˈrɑki. ˈʧifli bɪˈkəz ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd hɪz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzərz hæv riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ðə dɪsˈdeɪn fər rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət fər waɪt haʊs ˈɑkjəpənts ˈstrɛʧɪz bæk tɪ ˈrɪʧərd ˈnɪksən. ɪn ðə əˈtlæntɪk ɪn ˈɔgəst 2014 ʤɑn ˈmɑrʃəl, ə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm prəˈfɛsər æt ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈnoʊtɪd, weɪ əv ˈhændəlɪŋ ðə prɛs həz prɪˈveɪld ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ waɪt haʊs rɪˈpɔrtərz, ˈsteɪʤɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts fər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən naʊ ˈkɑmən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpræktɪsɪz wər ɔl ərˈɪʤənəli tactics.”*.” wi kən saɪt θri ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv səʧ bɪˈheɪvjər ɪgˈzɪbətəd baɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd hɪz stæf. ɪn meɪ 2013 ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɛrɪk ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd səˈpinəd frəm ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈkəmpəˌniz ðə hoʊm ənd ˈsɛlfoʊn ˈrɛkərdz əv 20 ˌeɪˈpi rɪˈpɔrtərz. ðə ˈpərpəs wɑz tɪ lərn hu likt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˌeɪˈpi. ðət seɪm mənθ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈhoʊldər hæd dɪˈklɛrd fɑks nuz rɪˈpɔrtər ʤeɪmz ˈroʊzən ə co-conspirator”*” ɪn ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ sərʧ ˈwɔrənts tɪ əbˈteɪn iˈmeɪlz. ˈhoʊldər ˈwɔntɪd ðoʊz, ənd hæd ˈɔrdərd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ tɪ ˈmɑnətər ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ɪn səˈspɛktɪŋ ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkɑnˌtræktər əv ˈhævɪŋ likt tɪ ˈroʊzən ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈfaɪnəli, ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd əˈbændən ə kruˈseɪd, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd θrɛts əv ˈprɪzən taɪm, tɪ fɔrs ʤeɪmz ˈrɪzən əv ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz tɪ rɪˈvil hu kənˈveɪd ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ə ˈklɪntən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən siaɪeɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑn ðət ˈrɪzən hæd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ə bʊk hi ˈɔθərd ɪn 2006 læst mənθ ɪt keɪm tɪ laɪt ðət dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈæʃtən ˈkɑrtər ˈrisəntli ˈɪʃud ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ðət sɛd ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn wɔr zoʊnz, hu ˈʤɛnərəli ər səˈvɪljənz, ˈɔlsoʊ meɪ bi əv ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈpərsənz ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ əˈkəmpəni ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz, ər belligerents”*” wɪʧ ɪz ðə tərm ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈsəbstəˌtutəd fər wət ðə bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kɔld ˈɛnəmi combatants”*” ðət ɪz, ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈaʊˌtlɛts kəmˈpleɪnd ðət rɪˈpɔrtərz wər tu ˈizəli biɪŋ ləmpt ɪn wɪθ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn rɪˈplaɪd ðət ðə tərm wɑz biɪŋ ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd, ðət ðeɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz ðət spaɪz ər ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kən poʊz ɛz rɪˈpɔrtərz. ɛz ðə kəˈmɪti tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈʤərnəlɪsts həz ˈnoʊtɪd, ðə tərm ɪz soʊ ˈlusli dɪˈfaɪnd ðət ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidərz kʊd ˈizəli saɪt ɪt tɪ ˈʤərnəlɪsts wɪˈθaʊt ʧɑrʤ, ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni əˈpɛrənt nid tɪ ʃoʊ ˈɛvədəns ər brɪŋ ə ˈsəˌspɛkt tɪ trial.”*.” ðə səˈluʃən ɪz wərs: ɪt səˈʤɛsts rɪˈpɔrtərz kʊd ˈɔfər ðɛr ˈstɔriz tɪ authorities”*” fər ˌrivˈju soʊ ɛz tɪ rɪˈvil ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə enemy.”*.” ðə ʧɔɪs ɪz ðəs dɪˈtɛnʃən wɪθ noʊ ˈligəl prəˈtɛkʃənz, ər ˈaʊˈtraɪt ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp. wi ˌəndərˈstænd ðə kənˈsərn wɪθ ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊlʤərz. jɛt ˈrɛkərd ɔn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə ɪz nɑt gʊd, ənd hɪz dɪˈzaɪər tɪ pləm liks, wɪθˈhoʊld ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ər ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt maɪt ˈivɪn meɪk ˈnɪksən ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌlaɪf krɪnʤ. wi wɔnt tɪ si ˈɛni trups ˈɪnʤərd ər kɪld baɪ wət ə ˈʤərnəlɪst rɪˈpɔrts, bət ðə fɔg əv wɔr tu ˈɔfən kənˈsilz ðə truθ wɪʧ, ɪt həz bɪn sɛd, ɪz ðə fərst ˈkæʒəwəlti. ˈkɑrtər ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ʃʊd rɪˈvaɪz ðɪs ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ɪf nɑt skræp ɪt, tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ər nɑt dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˈfʊləst ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈkɑmbæt ənd tɪ əˈdhɪr wɪθ ɑr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl prəˈtɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈmidiə. |
rick ankle monitor went off while he was at the white house this weekend.
the rapper whose real name is william leonard roberts was in washington, d.c. to support the my keeper initiative, which aims to keep young black people out of jail.
barack obama had just finished speaking when ankle monitor began beeping loudly, reported monday. (related: obama assures hollywood: donald trump will not be president)
ross has worn an ankle monitor since he was released from jail after posting a $2 million bond in july 2015. he was arrested after he allegedly kidnapped and assaulted his groundskeeper.
“my keeper” has six milestones for its followers getting a healthy start, reading at grade level by the third grade, graduating from high school ready for college or career, completing training, entering the workforce and keeping young adults on track and giving them second chances.
“that’s what ‘my keeper’ is all about,” obama said in 2014.
“helping more of our young people stay on track. providing the support they need to think more broadly about their future. building on what works when it works, in those critical life-changing moments.” (related: hillary clinton tells black radio host she carries hot sauce in her purse) | rɪk ˈæŋkəl ˈmɑnətər wɛnt ɔf waɪl hi wɑz æt ðə waɪt haʊs ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðə ˈræpər huz ril neɪm ɪz ˈwɪljəm ˈlɛnərd ˈrɑbərts wɑz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə maɪ ˈkipər ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ kip jəŋ blæk ˈpipəl aʊt əv ʤeɪl. ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈspikɪŋ wɪn ˈæŋkəl ˈmɑnətər bɪˈgæn ˈbipɪŋ ˈlaʊdli, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈmənˌdeɪ. (rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈʃʊrz ˈhɑliˌwʊd: ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪl nɑt bi ˈprɛzɪdənt) rɔs həz wɔrn ən ˈæŋkəl ˈmɑnətər sɪns hi wɑz riˈlist frəm ʤeɪl ˈæftər ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə 2 ˈmɪljən bɑnd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈæftər hi əˈlɛʤədli ˈkɪdˌnæpt ənd əˈsɔltɪd hɪz ˈgraʊndˌskipər. keeper”*” həz sɪks ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz fər ɪts ˈfɑloʊərz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈhɛlθi stɑrt, ˈrɛdɪŋ æt greɪd ˈlɛvəl baɪ ðə θərd greɪd, ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ frəm haɪ skul ˈrɛdi fər ˈkɑlɪʤ ər kərɪr, kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ənd ˈkipɪŋ jəŋ ˈædəlts ɔn træk ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ˈsɛkənd ˈʧænsɪz. wət keeper’*’ ɪz ɔl about,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ɪn 2014 mɔr əv ɑr jəŋ ˈpipəl steɪ ɔn træk. prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrt ðeɪ nid tɪ θɪŋk mɔr ˈbrɔdli əˈbaʊt ðɛr fˈjuʧər. ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn wət wərks wɪn ɪt wərks, ɪn ðoʊz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈlaɪfˌʧeɪnʤɪŋ moments.”*.” (rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən tɛlz blæk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊst ʃi ˈkɛriz hɑt sɔs ɪn hər pərs) |
excerpt from an original document located at jackson county, mo election board
the pro's and of theal college system
arguments against theal college
the possibility of electing a minority president
the risk of so-called"s,
the possible role of theal college in depressing voter turnout, and
its failure to accurately reflect the national popular will.
there have, in its 200 year history, been a number of critics and proposed reforms to theal college system - most of them trying to eliminate it. but there are also staunch defenders of theal college who, though perhaps less vocal than its critics, offer very powerful arguments in its who object to theal college system and favor a direct popular election of the president generally do so on four grounds:
opponents of theal college are disturbed by the possibility of electing a minority president (one without the absolute majority of popular votes). nor is this concern entirely unfounded since there are three ways in which that could happen.
one way in which a minority president could be elected is if the country were so deeply divided politically that three or more presidential candidates split theal votes among them such that no one obtained the necessary majority. this occurred, as noted above, in 1824 and was unsuccessfully attempted in 1948 and again in 1968. should that happen today, there are two possible resolutions: either one candidate could throw hisal votes to the support of another (before the meeting of thes) or else, absent an absolute majority in theal college, the u.s. house of representatives would select the president in accordance with the amendment. either way, though, the person taking office would not have obtained the absolute majority of the popular vote. yet it is unclear how a direct election of the president could resolve such a deep national conflict without introducing a presidential election -- a procedure which would add substantially to the time, cost, and effort already devoted to selecting a president and which might well deepen the political divisions while trying to resolve them.
a second way in which a minority president could take office is if, as in 1888, one candidate's popular support were heavily concentrated in a few states while the other candidate maintained a slim popular lead in enough states to win the needed majority of theal college. while the country has occasionally come close to this sort of outcome, the question here is whether the distribution of a candidate's popular support should be taken into account alongside the relative size of it. this issue was mentioned above and is discussed at greater length below.
a third way of electing a minority president is if a third party or candidate, however small, drew enough votes from the top two that no one received over 50% of the national popular total. far from being unusual, this sort of thing has, in fact, happened 15 times including (in this century) wilson in both 1912 and 1916, truman in 1948, kennedy in 1960, and nixon in 1968. the only remarkable thing about those outcomes is that few people noticed and even fewer cared. nor would a direct election have changed those outcomes without a requiring over 50% of the popular vote (an idea which not even proponents of a direct election seem to advocate).
opponents of theal college system also point to the risk of so-called"s. a" is one who is pledged to vote for his party's candidate for president but nevertheless votes of another candidate. there have been 7 suchs in this century and as recently as 1988 when a democrat in the state of west virginia cast his votes for lloyd bensen for president and michael dukakis for vice president instead of the other way around.s have never changed the outcome of an election, though, simply because most often their purpose is to make a statement rather than make a difference. that is to say, when theal vote outcome is so obviously going to be for one candidate or the other, an occasional casts a vote for some personal favorite knowing full well that it will not make a difference in the result. still, if the prospect of a is so fearsome as to warrant a constitutional amendment, then it is possible to solve the problem without abolishing theal college merely by eliminating the individuals in favor of a purely mathematical process (since the individuals are no longer essential to its operation).
opponents of theal college are further concerned about its possible role in depressing voter turnout. their argument is that, since each state is entitled to the same number ofal votes regardless of its voter turnout, there is no incentive in the states to encourage voter participation. indeed, there may even be an incentive to discourage participation (and they often cite the south here) so as to enable a minority of citizens to decide theal vote for the whole state. while this argument has a certain surface plausibility, it fails to account for the fact that presidential elections do not occur in a vacuum. states also conduct other elections (for u.s. senators, u.s. representatives, state governors, state legislators, and a host of local officials) in which these same incentives and disincentives are likely to operate, if at all, with an even greater force. it is hard to imagine what would be created by eliminating theal college.
finally, some opponents of theal college point out, quite correctly, its failure to accurately reflect the national popular will in at least two respects.
first, the distribution ofal votes in the college tends to people in rural states. this is because the number ofs for each state is determined by the number of members it has in the house (which more or less reflects the state's population size) plus the number of members it has in the senate (which is always two regardless of the state's population). the result is that in 1988, for example, the combined voting age population (3,119,000) of the seven least populous jurisdiction of alaska, delaware, the district of columbia, north dakota, south dakota, vermont, and wyoming carried the same voting strength in theal college (21al votes) as the persons of voting age in the state of florida. each potential vote, then, carried about one third the weight of a potential vote in the other states listed.
a second way in which theal college fails to accurately reflect the national popular will stems primarily from the mechanism whereby the presidential candidate who wins the most popular votes in the state wins all theal votes of that state. one effect of this mechanism is to make it extremely difficult for third party or independent candidates ever to make much of a showing in theal college. if, for example, a third party or independent candidate were to win the support of even as many as 25% of the voters nationwide, he might still end up with noal college votes at all unless he won a plurality of votes in at least one state. and even if he managed to win a few states, his support elsewhere would not be reflected. by thus failing to accurately reflect the national popular will, the argument goes, theal college reinforces a two party system, discourages third party or independent candidates, and thereby tends to restrict choices available to theate.
in response to these arguments, proponents of theal college point out that is was never intended to reflect the national popular will. as for the first issue, that theal colleges rural populations, proponents respond that the united state senate - with two seats per state regardless of its population -s rural populations far more dramatically. but since there have been no serious proposals to abolish the united states senate on these grounds, why should such an argument be used to abolish the lesser case of theal college? because the presidency represents the whole country? but so, as an institution, does the united states senate.
as for the second issue of theal college's role in reinforcing a two party system, proponents, as we shall see, find this to be a positive virtue.
arguments for theal college
contributes to the cohesiveness of the country by requiring a distribution of popular support to be elected president
enhances the status of minority interests,
contributes to the political stability of the nation by encouraging a system, and
maintains a federal system of government and representation.
proponents of theal college system normally defend it on the philosophical grounds that it:
recognizing the strong regional interests and loyalties which have played so great a role in american history, proponents argue that theal college system contributes to the cohesiveness of the country be requiring a distribution of popular support to be elected president, without such a mechanism, they point out, president would be selected either through the domination of one populous region over the others or through the domination of large metropolitan areas over the rural ones. indeed, it is principally because of theal college that presidential nominees are inclined to select vice presidential running mates from a region other than their own. for as things stand now, no one region contains the absolute majority (270) ofal votes required to elect a president. thus, there is an incentive for presidential candidates to pull together coalitions of states and regions rather than to exacerbate regional differences. such a unifying mechanism seems especially prudent in view of the severe regional problems that have typically plagued geographically large nations such as china, india, the soviet union, and even, in its time, the roman empire.
this unifying mechanism does not, however, come without a small price. and the price is that in very close popular elections, it is possible that the candidate who wins a slight majority of popular votes may not be the one elected president - depending (as in 1888) on whether his popularity is concentrated in a few states or whether it is more evenly distributed across the states. yet this is less of a problem than it seems since, as a practical matter, the popular difference between the two candidates would likely be so small that either candidate could govern effectively.
proponents thus believe that the practical value of requiring a distribution of popular support outweighs whatever sentimental value may attach to obtaining a bare majority of popular support. indeed, they point out that theal college system is designed to work in a rational series of defaults: if, in the first instance, a candidate receives a substantial majority of the popular vote, then that candidate is virtually certain to win enoughal votes to be elected president; in the event that the popular vote is extremely close, then the election defaults to that candidate with the best distribution of popular votes (as evidenced by obtaining the absolute majority ofal votes); in the event the country is so divided that no one obtains an absolute majority ofal votes, then the choice of president defaults to the states in the u.s. house of representatives. one way or another, then, the winning candidate must demonstrate both a sufficient popular support to govern as well as a sufficient distribution of that support to govern.
proponents also point out that, far from diminishing minority interests by depressing voter participation, theal college actually enhances the status of minority groups. this is so because the voters of even small minorities in a state may make the difference between winning all of that state'sal votes or none of that state'sal votes. and since ethnic minority groups in the united states happen to concentrate in those state with the mostal votes, they assume an importance to presidential candidates well out of proportion to their number. the same principle applies to other special interest groups such as labor unions, farmers, environmentalists, and so forth.
it is because of this "leverage effect" that the presidency, as an institution, tends to be more sensitive to ethnic minority and other special interest groups than does the congress as an institution. changing to a direct election of the president would therefore actually damage minority interests since their votes would be overwhelmed by a national popular majority.
proponents further argue that theal college contributes to the political stability of the nation by encouraging a two party system. there can be no doubt that theal college has encouraged and helps to maintain a two party system in the united states. this is true simply because it is extremely difficult for a new or minor party to win enough popular votes in enough states to have a chance of winning the presidency. even if they won enoughal votes to force the decision into the u.s. house of representatives, they would still have to have a majority of over half the state delegations in order to elect their candidate - and in that case, they would hardly be considered a minor party.
in addition to protecting the presidency from impassioned but transitory third party movements, the practical effect of theal college (along with the district system of representation in the congress) is to virtually force third party movements into one of the two major political parties. conversely, the major parties have every incentive to absorb minor party movements in their continual attempt to win popular majorities in the states. in this process of assimilation, third party movements are obliged to compromise their more radical views if they hope to attain any of their more generally acceptable objectives. thus we end up with two large, pragmatic political parties which tend to the center of public opinion rather than dozens of smaller political parties catering to divergent and sometimes extremist views. in other words, such a system forces political coalitions to occur within the political parties rather than within the government.
a direct popular election of the president would likely have the opposite effect. for in a direct popular election, there would be every incentive for a multitude of minor parties to form in an attempt to prevent whatever popular majority might be necessary to elect a president. the surviving candidates would thus be drawn to the or extremist views represented by these parties in hopes of winning the election.
the result of a direct popular election for president, then, would likely be frayed and unstable political system characterized by a multitude of political parties and by more radical changes in policies from one administration to the next. theal college system, in contrast, encourages political parties to coalesce divergent interests into two sets of coherent alternatives. such an organization of social conflict and political debate contributes to the political stability of the nation.
finally, its proponents argue quite correctly that theal college maintains a federal system of government and representation. their reasoning is that in a formal federal structure, important political powers are reserved to the component states. in the united states, for example, the house of representatives was designed to represent the states according to the size of their population. the states are even responsible for drawing the district lines for their house seats. the senate was designed to represent each state equally regardless of its population. and theal college was designed to represent each state's choice for the presidency (with the number of each state'sal votes being the number of its senators plus the number of its representatives). to abolish theal college in favor of a nationwide popular election for president would strike at the very heart of the federal structure laid out in our constitution and would lead to the nationalization of our central government - to the detriment of the states.
indeed, if we become obsessed with government by popular majority as the only consideration, should we not then abolish the senate which represents states regardless of population? should we not correct the minor distortions in the house (caused by districting and by guaranteeing each state at least one representative) by changing it to a system of proportional representation? this would accomplish "government by popular majority" and guarantee the representation of minority parties, but it would also demolish our federal system of government. if there are reasons to maintain state representation in the senate and house as they exist today, then surely these same reasons apply to the choice of president. why, then, apply a sentimental attachment to popular majorities only to theal college?
the fact is, they argue, that the original design of our federal system of government was thoroughly and wisely debated by the founding fathers. state viewpoints, they decided, are more important than political minority viewpoints. and the collective opinion of the individual state populations is more important than the opinion of the national population taken as a whole. nor should we tamper with the careful balance of power between the national and state governments which the founding fathers intended and which is reflected in theal college. to do so would fundamentally alter the nature of our government and might well bring about consequences that even the reformers would come to regret.
conclusion
theal college has performed its function for over 200 years (and in over 50 presidential elections) by ensuring that the president of the united states has both sufficient popular support to govern and that his popular support is sufficiently distributed throughout the country to enable him to govern there were a few anomalies in its early history, none have occurred in the past century. proposals to abolish theal college, though frequently put forward, have failed largely because the alternatives to it appear more problematic than is the college fact that theal college was originally designed to solve one set of problems but today serves to solve an entirely different set of problems is a tribute to the genius of the founding fathers.
by william c. kimberling, deputy director
fec national clearinghouse on election administration
the views expressed here are solely those of the author and are not necessarily shared by the federal election commission or any division thereof or the jackson county board of election commissioners.
a selected bibliography on theal college
highly recommended
berns, walter (ed.) after the people vote: steps in choosing the president. washington: american enterprise institute for public policy research, 1983.
bickel, alexander m. reform and continuity. new york: harper & row, 1971.
congressional guide to u.s. elections (2nd ed). washington, d.c.: congressional quarterly, 1985.
schlesinger, arthur m. jr. (ed.) history of presidential elections. new york: chelsea house publishers, 1971.
other sources
american enterprise institute for public policy research. proposals for revision of theal college system. washington: 1969.
best, judith. the case against the direct election of the president. ithica: cornell university press, 1975.
longley, lawrence d. the politics ofal college reform. new haven: yale university press, 1972.
pierce, neal r. and longley, lawrence d. the people's president: theal college in american history and the alternative. new haven: yale university press, 1981.
sayre, wallace stanley, voting for president. washington: brookings institution,.
zeidenstein, harvey g. direct election of the president. lexington, mass: lexington books, 1973.
for more on theal college
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/electoral_college.html | ˈɛksərpt frəm ən ərˈɪʤənəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ˈʤæksən ˈkaʊnti, moʊ ɪˈlɛkʃən bɔrd ðə proʊz ənd əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm ˈɑrgjəmənts əˈgɛnst ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ɪˈlɛktɪŋ ə məˈnɔrəti ˈprɛzɪdənt ðə rɪsk əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld" ɪˈlɛktərz, ðə ˈpɑsəbəl roʊl əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn dɪˈprɛsɪŋ ˈvoʊtər ˈtərˌnaʊt, ənd ɪts ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr wɪl. ðɛr hæv, ɪn ɪts 200 jɪr ˈhɪstəri, bɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkrɪtɪks ənd prəˈpoʊzd rɪˈfɔrmz tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm moʊst əv ðɛm traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɪt. bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ stɔnʧ dɪˈfɛndərz əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ hu, ðoʊ pərˈhæps lɛs ˈvoʊkəl ðən ɪts ˈkrɪtɪks, ˈɔfər ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɑrgjəmənts ɪn ɪts hu ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm ənd ˈfeɪvər ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɛnərəli du soʊ ɔn fɔr graʊnz: əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ər dɪˈstərbd baɪ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ɪˈlɛktɪŋ ə məˈnɔrəti ˈprɛzɪdənt (wən wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈæbsəˌlut məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpɑpjələr voʊts). nɔr ɪz ðɪs kənˈsərn ɪnˈtaɪərli ənˈfaʊndɪd sɪns ðɛr ər θri weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðət kʊd ˈhæpən. wən weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ə məˈnɔrəti ˈprɛzɪdənt kʊd bi ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪz ɪf ðə ˈkəntri wər soʊ ˈdipli dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈplɪtɪkli ðət θri ər mɔr ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts splɪt ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts əˈməŋ ðɛm səʧ ðət noʊ wən əbˈteɪnd ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri məˈʤɔrəti. ðɪs əˈkərd, ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd əˈbəv, ɪn 1824 ənd wɑz ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli əˈtɛmptəd ɪn 1948 ənd əˈgɛn ɪn 1968 ʃʊd ðət ˈhæpən təˈdeɪ, ðɛr ər tu ˈpɑsəbəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz: ˈiðər wən ˈkænədɪt kʊd θroʊ hɪz ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts tɪ ðə səˈpɔrt əv əˈnəðər (ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərz) ər ɛls, ˈæbsənt ən ˈæbsəˌlut məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ, ðə juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz wʊd səˈlɛkt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə əˈmɛndmənt. ˈiðər weɪ, ðoʊ, ðə ˈpərsən ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɔfəs wʊd nɑt hæv əbˈteɪnd ðə ˈæbsəˌlut məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt. jɛt ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr haʊ ə dɪˈrɛkt ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt kʊd riˈzɑlv səʧ ə dip ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ə prəˈsiʤər wɪʧ wʊd æd səbˈstænʃəli tɪ ðə taɪm, kɔst, ənd ˈɛfərt ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ səˈlɛktɪŋ ə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd wɪʧ maɪt wɛl ˈdipən ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈvɪʒənz waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ riˈzɑlv ðɛm. ə ˈsɛkənd weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ə məˈnɔrəti ˈprɛzɪdənt kʊd teɪk ˈɔfəs ɪz ɪf, ɛz ɪn 1888 wən ˈkændədeɪts ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt wər ˈhɛvəli ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ə fju steɪts waɪl ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪt meɪnˈteɪnd ə slɪm ˈpɑpjələr lɛd ɪn ɪˈnəf steɪts tɪ wɪn ðə ˈnidɪd məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ. waɪl ðə ˈkəntri həz ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli kəm kloʊz tɪ ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈaʊtˌkəm, ðə kˈwɛʃən hir ɪz ˈwɛðər ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ə ˈkændədeɪts ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈrɛlətɪv saɪz əv ɪt. ðɪs ˈɪʃu wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv ənd ɪz dɪˈskəst æt ˈgreɪtər lɛŋθ bɪˈloʊ. ə θərd weɪ əv ɪˈlɛktɪŋ ə məˈnɔrəti ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ɪf ə θərd ˈpɑrti ər ˈkænədɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər smɔl, dru ɪˈnəf voʊts frəm ðə tɔp tu ðət noʊ wən rɪˈsivd ˈoʊvər 50 əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr ˈtoʊtəl. fɑr frəm biɪŋ ənˈjuˌʒuəl, ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ həz, ɪn fækt, ˈhæpənd 15 taɪmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ (ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛnʧəri) ˈwɪlsən ɪn boʊθ 1912 ənd 1916 ˈtrumən ɪn 1948 ˈkɛnədi ɪn 1960 ənd ˈnɪksən ɪn 1968 ðə ˈoʊnli rɪˈmɑrkəbəl θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðoʊz ˈaʊtˌkəmz ɪz ðət fju ˈpipəl ˈnoʊtɪst ənd ˈivɪn fjuər kɛrd. nɔr wʊd ə dɪˈrɛkt ɪˈlɛkʃən hæv ʧeɪnʤd ðoʊz ˈaʊtˌkəmz wɪˈθaʊt ə rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈoʊvər 50 əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt (ən aɪˈdiə wɪʧ nɑt ˈivɪn prəˈpoʊnənts əv ə dɪˈrɛkt ɪˈlɛkʃən sim tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪt). əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm ˈɔlsoʊ pɔɪnt tɪ ðə rɪsk əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld" ɪˈlɛktərz. ə" ɪz wən hu ɪz plɛʤd tɪ voʊt fər hɪz ˈpɑrtiz ˈkænədɪt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt bət ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs voʊts əv əˈnəðər ˈkænədɪt. ðɛr hæv bɪn 7 səʧ ɪˈlɛktərz ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛnʧəri ənd ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz 1988 wɪn ə ˈdɛməˌkræt ɪn ðə steɪt əv wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə kæst hɪz voʊts fər lɔɪd ˈbɛnsən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈmaɪkəl duˈkɑkɪs fər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd. ɪˈlɛktərz hæv ˈnɛvər ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ən ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðoʊ, ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz moʊst ˈɔfən ðɛr ˈpərpəs ɪz tɪ meɪk ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈrəðər ðən meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. ðət ɪz tɪ seɪ, wɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊt ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪz soʊ ˈɑbviəsli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi fər wən ˈkænədɪt ər ðə ˈəðər, ən ɔˈkeɪʒənəl kæsts ə voʊt fər səm ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfeɪvərɪt noʊɪŋ fʊl wɛl ðət ɪt wɪl nɑt meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə rɪˈzəlt. stɪl, ɪf ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ə ɪz soʊ ˈfɪrsəm ɛz tɪ ˈwɔrənt ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt, ðɛn ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪˈθaʊt əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈmɪrli baɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪˈlɛktərz ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ə ˈpjʊrli ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈprɔˌsɛs (sɪns ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪˈlɛktərz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən). əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ər ˈfərðər kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl roʊl ɪn dɪˈprɛsɪŋ ˈvoʊtər ˈtərˌnaʊt. ðɛr ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz ðət, sɪns iʧ steɪt ɪz ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər əv ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts rəˈgɑrdləs əv ɪts ˈvoʊtər ˈtərˌnaʊt, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv ɪn ðə steɪts tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈvoʊtər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. ˌɪnˈdid, ðɛr meɪ ˈivɪn bi ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ dɪˈskərɪʤ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən (ənd ðeɪ ˈɔfən saɪt ðə saʊθ hir) soʊ ɛz tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ə məˈnɔrəti əv ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊt fər ðə hoʊl steɪt. waɪl ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt həz ə ˈsərtən ˈsərfəs ˌplɔzɪˈbɪlɪti, ɪt feɪlz tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ðə fækt ðət ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz du nɑt əˈkər ɪn ə ˈvækjum. steɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑndəkt ˈəðər ɪˈlɛkʃənz (fər juz. ˈsɛnətərz, juz. ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz, steɪt ˈgəvərnərz, steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz, ənd ə hoʊst əv ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz) ɪn wɪʧ ðiz seɪm ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz ənd ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪvz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt, ɪf æt ɔl, wɪθ ən ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər fɔrs. ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən wət wʊd bi kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ. ˈfaɪnəli, səm əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ pɔɪnt aʊt, kwaɪt kərˈɛktli, ɪts ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr wɪl ɪn æt list tu rɪˈspɛkts. fərst, ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts ɪn ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ tɛndz tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈrʊrəl steɪts. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɪˈlɛktərz fər iʧ steɪt ɪz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛmbərz ɪt həz ɪn ðə haʊs (wɪʧ mɔr ər lɛs rɪˈflɛkts ðə steɪts ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən saɪz) pləs ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛmbərz ɪt həz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt (wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz tu rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə steɪts ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən). ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət ɪn 1988 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈvoʊtɪŋ eɪʤ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈsɛvən list ˈpɑpjələs ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən əv əˈlæskə, ˈdɛləˌwɛr, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə, nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə, saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə, vərˈmɑnt, ənd ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ ˈkɛrid ðə seɪm ˈvoʊtɪŋ strɛŋθ ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ 21 ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts) ɛz ðə ˈpərsənz əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ eɪʤ ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈflɔrɪdə. iʧ pəˈtɛnʃəl voʊt, ðɛn, ˈkɛrid əˈbaʊt wən θərd ðə weɪt əv ə pəˈtɛnʃəl voʊt ɪn ðə ˈəðər steɪts ˈlɪstɪd. ə ˈsɛkənd weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ feɪlz tɪ ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr wɪl stɛmz praɪˈmɛrəli frəm ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɛrˈbaɪ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt hu wɪnz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr voʊts ɪn ðə steɪt wɪnz ɔl ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts əv ðət steɪt. wən ˈifɛkt əv ðɪs ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɪz tɪ meɪk ɪt ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt fər θərd ˈpɑrti ər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkænədɪts ˈɛvər tɪ meɪk məʧ əv ə ʃoʊɪŋ ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ. ɪf, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə θərd ˈpɑrti ər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkænədɪt wər tɪ wɪn ðə səˈpɔrt əv ˈivɪn ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 25 əv ðə ˈvoʊtərz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, hi maɪt stɪl ɛnd əp wɪθ noʊ ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ voʊts æt ɔl ənˈlɛs hi wən ə plərˈælɪti əv voʊts ɪn æt list wən steɪt. ənd ˈivɪn ɪf hi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ wɪn ə fju steɪts, hɪz səˈpɔrt ˈɛlsˌwɛr wʊd nɑt bi rɪˈflɛktɪd. baɪ ðəs ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr wɪl, ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt goʊz, ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz ə tu ˈpɑrti ˈsɪstəm, dɪˈskərɪʤɪz θərd ˈpɑrti ər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkænədɪts, ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ tɛndz tɪ riˈstrɪkt ˈʧɔɪsɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktərət. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðiz ˈɑrgjəmənts, prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ɪz wɑz ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr wɪl. ɛz fər ðə fərst ˈɪʃu, ðət ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈrʊrəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz, prəˈpoʊnənts rɪˈspɑnd ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪt ˈsɛnɪt wɪθ tu sits pər steɪt rəˈgɑrdləs əv ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈrʊrəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz fɑr mɔr drəˈmætɪkəli. bət sɪns ðɛr hæv bɪn noʊ ˈsɪriəs prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɛnɪt ɔn ðiz graʊnz, waɪ ʃʊd səʧ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt bi juzd tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə ˈlɛsər keɪs əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ? bɪˈkəz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə hoʊl ˈkəntri? bət soʊ, ɛz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, dɪz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɛnɪt. ɛz fər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɪʃu əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤɪz roʊl ɪn ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ə tu ˈpɑrti ˈsɪstəm, prəˈpoʊnənts, ɛz wi ʃæl si, faɪnd ðɪs tɪ bi ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈvərʧu. ˈɑrgjəmənts fər ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə koʊˈhisɪvnəs əv ðə ˈkəntri baɪ rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt tɪ bi ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə ˈstætəs əv məˈnɔrəti ˈɪntərɪsts, kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl stəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈneɪʃən baɪ ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ə ˈsɪstəm, ənd meɪnˈteɪnz ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən. prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm ˈnɔrməli dɪˈfɛnd ɪt ɔn ðə ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl graʊnz ðət ɪt: ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðə strɔŋ ˈriʤənəl ˈɪntərɪsts ənd ˈlɔɪəltiz wɪʧ hæv pleɪd soʊ greɪt ə roʊl ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri, prəˈpoʊnənts ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə koʊˈhisɪvnəs əv ðə ˈkəntri bi rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt tɪ bi ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt, wɪˈθaʊt səʧ ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm, ðeɪ pɔɪnt aʊt, ˈprɛzɪdənt wʊd bi səˈlɛktɪd ˈiðər θru ðə ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən əv wən ˈpɑpjələs ˈriʤən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈəðərz ər θru ðə ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən əv lɑrʤ ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriəz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrʊrəl wənz. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪt ɪz ˈprɪnsɪpli bɪˈkəz əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ðət ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈniz ər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ səˈlɛkt vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈrənɪŋ meɪts frəm ə ˈriʤən ˈəðər ðən ðɛr oʊn. fər ɛz θɪŋz stænd naʊ, noʊ wən ˈriʤən kənˈteɪnz ðə ˈæbsəˌlut məˈʤɔrəti 270 əv ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ɪˈlɛkt ə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðəs, ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts tɪ pʊl təˈgɛðər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃənz əv steɪts ənd ˈriʤənz ˈrəðər ðən tɪ ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ˈriʤənəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz. səʧ ə ˈjunəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm simz əˈspɛʃəli ˈprudənt ɪn vju əv ðə səˈvɪr ˈriʤənəl ˈprɑbləmz ðət hæv ˈtɪpɪkəli pleɪgd ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəli lɑrʤ ˈneɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈʧaɪnə, ˈɪndiə, ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən, ənd ˈivɪn, ɪn ɪts taɪm, ðə ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər. ðɪs ˈjunəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm dɪz nɑt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kəm wɪˈθaʊt ə smɔl praɪs. ənd ðə praɪs ɪz ðət ɪn ˈvɛri kloʊz ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˈkænədɪt hu wɪnz ə slaɪt məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpɑpjələr voʊts meɪ nɑt bi ðə wən ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈpɛndɪŋ (ɛz ɪn 1888 ɔn ˈwɛðər hɪz ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪz ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ə fju steɪts ər ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈivənli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd əˈkrɔs ðə steɪts. jɛt ðɪs ɪz lɛs əv ə ˈprɑbləm ðən ɪt simz sɪns, ɛz ə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈmætər, ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkænədɪts wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi soʊ smɔl ðət ˈiðər ˈkænədɪt kʊd ˈgəvərn ˈifɛktɪvli. prəˈpoʊnənts ðəs bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈvælju əv rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt ˈaʊtˌweɪz ˌwəˈtɛvər ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl ˈvælju meɪ əˈtæʧ tɪ əbˈteɪnɪŋ ə bɛr məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt. ˌɪnˈdid, ðeɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ wərk ɪn ə ˈræʃənəl ˈsɪriz əv dɪˈfɔlts: ɪf, ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns, ə ˈkænədɪt rɪˈsivz ə səbˈstænʃəl məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt, ðɛn ðət ˈkænədɪt ɪz ˈvərʧuəli ˈsərtən tɪ wɪn ɪˈnəf ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts tɪ bi ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt; ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðət ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli kloʊz, ðɛn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən dɪˈfɔlts tɪ ðət ˈkænədɪt wɪθ ðə bɛst ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈpɑpjələr voʊts (ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ əbˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˈæbsəˌlut məˈʤɔrəti əv ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts); ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈkəntri ɪz soʊ dɪˈvaɪdɪd ðət noʊ wən əbˈteɪnz ən ˈæbsəˌlut məˈʤɔrəti əv ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts, ðɛn ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈfɔlts tɪ ðə steɪts ɪn ðə juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz. wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər, ðɛn, ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈkænədɪt məst ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt boʊθ ə səˈfɪʃənt ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈgəvərn ɛz wɛl ɛz ə səˈfɪʃənt ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðət səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈgəvərn. prəˈpoʊnənts ˈɔlsoʊ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət, fɑr frəm dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ məˈnɔrəti ˈɪntərɪsts baɪ dɪˈprɛsɪŋ ˈvoʊtər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən, ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə ˈstætəs əv məˈnɔrəti grups. ðɪs ɪz soʊ bɪˈkəz ðə ˈvoʊtərz əv ˈivɪn smɔl məˈnɔrətiz ɪn ə steɪt meɪ meɪk ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔl əv ðət steɪts ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts ər nən əv ðət steɪts ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts. ənd sɪns ˈɛθnɪk məˈnɔrəti grups ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈhæpən tɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɪn ðoʊz steɪt wɪθ ðə moʊst ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts, ðeɪ əˈsum ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts wɛl aʊt əv prəˈpɔrʃən tɪ ðɛr ˈnəmbər. ðə seɪm ˈprɪnsəpəl əˈplaɪz tɪ ˈəðər ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst grups səʧ ɛz ˈleɪbər ˈjunjənz, ˈfɑrmərz, ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts, ənd soʊ fɔrθ. ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs "ˈlɛvərɪʤ ˈifɛkt" ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ɛz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, tɛndz tɪ bi mɔr ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ˈɛθnɪk məˈnɔrəti ənd ˈəðər ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst grups ðən dɪz ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ɛz ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ tɪ ə dɪˈrɛkt ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wʊd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈdæmɪʤ məˈnɔrəti ˈɪntərɪsts sɪns ðɛr voʊts wʊd bi ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑpjələr məˈʤɔrəti. prəˈpoʊnənts ˈfərðər ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl stəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈneɪʃən baɪ ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ə tu ˈpɑrti ˈsɪstəm. ðɛr kən bi noʊ daʊt ðət ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ həz ɪnˈkərəʤd ənd hɛlps tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ə tu ˈpɑrti ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðɪs ɪz tru ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ə nu ər ˈmaɪnər ˈpɑrti tɪ wɪn ɪˈnəf ˈpɑpjələr voʊts ɪn ɪˈnəf steɪts tɪ hæv ə ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi. ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ wən ɪˈnəf ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts tɪ fɔrs ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈɪntu ðə juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz, ðeɪ wʊd stɪl hæv tɪ hæv ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈoʊvər hæf ðə steɪt ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪˈlɛkt ðɛr ˈkænədɪt ənd ɪn ðət keɪs, ðeɪ wʊd ˈhɑrdli bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈmaɪnər ˈpɑrti. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi frəm ˌɪmˈpæʃənd bət ˈtrænzəˌtɔri θərd ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənts, ðə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkt əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ (əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈsɪstəm əv ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs) ɪz tɪ ˈvərʧuəli fɔrs θərd ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənts ˈɪntu wən əv ðə tu ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz. ˈkɑnvərsli, ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɑrtiz hæv ˈɛvəri ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ əbˈzɔrb ˈmaɪnər ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənts ɪn ðɛr kənˈtɪnjuəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ wɪn ˈpɑpjələr məˈʤɔrɪtiz ɪn ðə steɪts. ɪn ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs əv əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən, θərd ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənts ər əˈblaɪʤd tɪ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ðɛr mɔr ˈrædɪkəl vjuz ɪf ðeɪ hoʊp tɪ əˈteɪn ˈɛni əv ðɛr mɔr ˈʤɛnərəli əkˈsɛptəbəl əˈbʤɛktɪvz. ðəs wi ɛnd əp wɪθ tu lɑrʤ, prægˈmætɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz wɪʧ tɛnd tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər əv ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən ˈrəðər ðən ˈdəzənz əv sˈmɔlər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ˈkeɪtərɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvərʤənt ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪkˈstrimɪst vjuz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, səʧ ə ˈsɪstəm ˈfɔrsɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃənz tɪ əˈkər wɪˈθɪn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ˈrəðər ðən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wʊd ˈlaɪkli hæv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ˈifɛkt. fər ɪn ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðɛr wʊd bi ˈɛvəri ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər ə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈmaɪnər ˈpɑrtiz tɪ fɔrm ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈpɑpjələr məˈʤɔrəti maɪt bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ɪˈlɛkt ə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðə sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈkænədɪts wʊd ðəs bi drɔn tɪ ðə ər ɪkˈstrimɪst vjuz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ðiz ˈpɑrtiz ɪn hoʊps əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðɛn, wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi freɪd ənd ənˈsteɪbəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ ə ˈməltəˌtud əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ənd baɪ mɔr ˈrædɪkəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈpɑləsiz frəm wən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ðə nɛkst. ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm, ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ɪnˈkərəʤəz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz tɪ ˌkoʊəˈlɛs dɪˈvərʤənt ˈɪntərɪsts ˈɪntu tu sɛts əv koʊˈhɪrənt ɔlˈtərnətɪvz. səʧ ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl dəˈbeɪt kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl stəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈfaɪnəli, ɪts prəˈpoʊnənts ˈɑrgju kwaɪt kərˈɛktli ðət ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ meɪnˈteɪnz ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən. ðɛr ˈrizənɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪn ə ˈfɔrməl ˈfɛdərəl ˈstrəkʧər, ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊərz ər rɪˈzərvd tɪ ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt steɪts. ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə steɪts əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə saɪz əv ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ðə steɪts ər ˈivɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər drɔɪŋ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt laɪnz fər ðɛr haʊs sits. ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt iʧ steɪt ˈikwəli rəˈgɑrdləs əv ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ənd ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt iʧ steɪts ʧɔɪs fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi (wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər əv iʧ steɪts ɪˈlɛktərəl voʊts biɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɪts ˈsɛnətərz pləs ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɪts ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz). tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈpɑpjələr ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt wʊd straɪk æt ðə ˈvɛri hɑrt əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈstrəkʧər leɪd aʊt ɪn ɑr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd wʊd lɛd tɪ ðə ˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃən əv ɑr ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ðə ˈdɛtrəmənt əv ðə steɪts. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪf wi bɪˈkəm əbˈsɛst wɪθ ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ ˈpɑpjələr məˈʤɔrəti ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən, ʃʊd wi nɑt ðɛn əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts steɪts rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən? ʃʊd wi nɑt kərˈɛkt ðə ˈmaɪnər dɪˈstɔrʃənz ɪn ðə haʊs (kɔzd baɪ ˈdɪstrɪktɪng ənd baɪ ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ iʧ steɪt æt list wən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv) baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪt tɪ ə ˈsɪstəm əv prəˈpɔrʃənəl ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən? ðɪs wʊd əˈkɑmplɪʃ "ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ ˈpɑpjələr məˈʤɔrəti" ənd ˌgɛrənˈti ðə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv məˈnɔrəti ˈpɑrtiz, bət ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈmɑlɪʃ ɑr ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪf ðɛr ər ˈrizənz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn steɪt ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd haʊs ɛz ðeɪ ɪgˈzɪst təˈdeɪ, ðɛn ˈʃʊrli ðiz seɪm ˈrizənz əˈplaɪ tɪ ðə ʧɔɪs əv ˈprɛzɪdənt. waɪ, ðɛn, əˈplaɪ ə ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl əˈtæʧmənt tɪ ˈpɑpjələr məˈʤɔrɪtiz ˈoʊnli tɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ? ðə fækt ɪz, ðeɪ ˈɑrgju, ðət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl dɪˈzaɪn əv ɑr ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈθəroʊli ənd ˈwaɪzli dəˈbeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðərz. steɪt vˈjuˌpɔɪnts, ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd, ər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən pəˈlɪtɪkəl məˈnɔrəti vˈjuˌpɔɪnts. ənd ðə kəˈlɛktɪv əˈpɪnjən əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl steɪt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ðə əˈpɪnjən əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈteɪkən ɛz ə hoʊl. nɔr ʃʊd wi ˈtæmpər wɪθ ðə ˈkɛrfəl ˈbæləns əv paʊər bɪtˈwin ðə ˈnæʃənəl ənd steɪt ˈgəvərnmənts wɪʧ ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðərz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ənd wɪʧ ɪz rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ. tɪ du soʊ wʊd ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈɔltər ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt ənd maɪt wɛl brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ðət ˈivɪn ðə rɪˈfɔrmərz wʊd kəm tɪ rɪˈgrɛt. kənˈkluʒən ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ həz pərˈfɔrmd ɪts ˈfəŋkʃən fər ˈoʊvər 200 jɪrz (ənd ɪn ˈoʊvər 50 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz) baɪ ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz boʊθ səˈfɪʃənt ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈgəvərn ənd ðət hɪz ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt ɪz səˈfɪʃəntli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ɪm tɪ ˈgəvərn ðɛr wər ə fju əˈnɑməliz ɪn ɪts ˈərli ˈhɪstəri, nən hæv əˈkərd ɪn ðə pæst ˈsɛnʧəri. prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ, ðoʊ ˈfrikwɛntli pʊt ˈfɔrwərd, hæv feɪld ˈlɑrʤli bɪˈkəz ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ɪt əˈpɪr mɔr ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ðən ɪz ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ fækt ðət ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ sɑlv wən sɛt əv ˈprɑbləmz bət təˈdeɪ sərvz tɪ sɑlv ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt sɛt əv ˈprɑbləmz ɪz ə ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈʤinjəs əv ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðərz. baɪ ˈwɪljəm si. ˈkɪmbərlɪŋ, ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər ˈnæʃənəl ˈklɪrɪŋˌhaʊs ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðə vjuz ɪkˈsprɛst hir ər ˈsoʊəli ðoʊz əv ðə ˈɔθər ənd ər nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ʃɛrd baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən ər ˈɛni dɪˈvɪʒən ˌðɛˈrəv ər ðə ˈʤæksən ˈkaʊnti bɔrd əv ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃənərz. ə səˈlɛktɪd ˌbɪbliˈɑgrəfi ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd bərnz, ˈwɔltər (ɛd.) ˈæftər ðə ˈpipəl voʊt: stɛps ɪn ˈʧuzɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən: əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈrisərʧ, 1983 ˈbɪkəl, ˌælɪgˈzændər ɛm. rɪˈfɔrm ənd ˌkɑntəˈnuəti. nu jɔrk: ˈhɑrpər roʊ, 1971 kənˈgrɛʃənəl gaɪd tɪ juz. ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɛd). ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*.: kənˈgrɛʃənəl kˈwɔrtərli, 1985 ʃˈlɛsɪnʤər, ˈɑrθər ɛm. jr*. (ɛd.) ˈhɪstəri əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz nu jɔrk: ˈʧɛlsi haʊs ˈpəblɪʃərz, 1971 ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈrisərʧ. prəˈpoʊzəlz fər riˈvɪʒən əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɪstəm. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən: 1969 bɛst, ˈʤudɪθ. ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈrɛkt ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ithica*: kɔrˈnɛl ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs, 1975 ˈlɑŋgli, ˈlɔrəns di. ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ rɪˈfɔrm. nu ˈheɪvən: jeɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs, 1972 pɪrs, nil ɑr. ənd ˈlɑŋgli, ˈlɔrəns di. ðə ˈpipəlz ˈprɛzɪdənt: ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri ənd ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv. nu ˈheɪvən: jeɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs, 1981 sɛr, ˈwɔlɪs ˈstænli, ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən: ˈbrʊkɪŋz ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, zeidenstein*, ˈhɑrvi ʤi. dɪˈrɛkt ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈlɛksɪŋtən, mæs: ˈlɛksɪŋtən bʊks, 1973 fər mɔr ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ |
keep arriving and departing airplanes safe from collisions, while avoiding unnecessary delays. in this game you will work at the most complex airports. human pilot voices, a radar screen, 12 different real-world airports, plus an awesome soundtrack make this game a for anyone who likes aviation. sound complicated? airport madness is for everyone, and it is very easy to learn. do you have what it takes to be an air traffic controller at a busy international airport?
you are paid the big bucks for your visualization skills and guts. just like the real job of an air traffic controller, you must pay attention and keep your eyes moving. there is always something that you should be doing. you must give takeoff clearances, landing clearances and taxi clearances in a strategic effort to maintain safety and efficiency where there would otherwise be total chaos. this is not a sport! can you hack it? | kip ərˈaɪvɪŋ ənd dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ ˈɛrpleɪnz seɪf frəm kəˈlɪʒənz, waɪl əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri dɪˈleɪz. ɪn ðɪs geɪm ju wɪl wərk æt ðə moʊst ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɛrˌpɔrts. ˈjumən ˈpaɪlət ˈvɔɪsɪz, ə ˈreɪˌdɑr skrin, 12 ˈdɪfərənt ˈrilˌwərld ˈɛrˌpɔrts, pləs ən ˈɔsəm ˈsaʊnˌtræk meɪk ðɪs geɪm ə fər ˈɛniˌwən hu laɪks ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən. saʊnd ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd? ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈmædnəs ɪz fər ˈɛvriˌwən, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ lərn. du ju hæv wət ɪt teɪks tɪ bi ən ɛr ˈtræfɪk kənˈtroʊlər æt ə ˈbɪzi ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt? ju ər peɪd ðə bɪg bəks fər jʊr ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən skɪlz ənd gəts. ʤɪst laɪk ðə ril ʤɑb əv ən ɛr ˈtræfɪk kənˈtroʊlər, ju məst peɪ əˈtɛnʃən ənd kip jʊr aɪz ˈmuvɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju ʃʊd bi duɪŋ. ju məst gɪv ˈteɪˌkɔf ˈklɪrənsɪz, ˈlændɪŋ ˈklɪrənsɪz ənd ˈtæksi ˈklɪrənsɪz ɪn ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈɛfərt tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈseɪfti ənd ɪˈfɪʃənsi wɛr ðɛr wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz bi ˈtoʊtəl keɪɑs. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə spɔrt! kən ju hæk ɪt? |
dan harmon is one those creators who is bound to the work wholeheartedly. without harmon, community the same. what i mean is, when you watch season 4 of community still community but without its voice. it feels hollow. when he got fired from the show he decided to take his podcast on tour, document it, and release it as a film.
if you really know who dan harmon is, this documentary gives you the history of the writer. if you know the controversy surrounding him and chevy chase, get that too. also get a very human side to a creator and that comes with all the dark side as well. this is part of charm. an open book and he mind if he may be the kind of book you want to read or may not like. he like taking showers, probably an alcoholic, a dick to his girlfriend, and he openly admits he leaves the tour having learned nothing.
that is essentially what i like about him, what his audience likes about him. if you know you can be a bad person, and openly admit your faults that may make you a bad person, does that mean a bad person? even if i believed deep down that harmon was a bad person the fact that he hide it softens the blow.
we watch him self-destruct and then when done self-destructing he picks up the pieces and moves on. harmon a rebel or subversive but openly criticizes the system he works in to make his money. his audience are people who feel like outsiders trying to become dan harmon or something like him. they want to work within the systems but feel as if they belong in that system.
“our mantra would always be make the shows you would want to see, and i think that really affected work.” rob schrab, director of the lego movie sequel.
that’s where spencer comes in. spencer is one of those audience members who stayed true to himself, and harmon plucked him from the audience to become his dungeon master in live games. spencer is the hero of the documentary, and harmon openly admits that.
harmontown is crude, silly, dark, sad, uplifting, and pretty funny. worth a watch if a writer. worth a watch if a fan of community. worth a watch if you even if you just like to watch someone implode then try to reconstruct themselves.
advertisements | dæn ˈhɑrmən ɪz wən ðoʊz kriˈeɪtərz hu ɪz baʊnd tɪ ðə wərk ˈhoʊlhɑrtɪdli. wɪˈθaʊt ˈhɑrmən, kəmˈjunɪti ðə seɪm. wət aɪ min ɪz, wɪn ju wɔʧ ˈsizən 4 əv kəmˈjunɪti stɪl kəmˈjunɪti bət wɪˈθaʊt ɪts vɔɪs. ɪt filz ˈhɑloʊ. wɪn hi gɑt faɪərd frəm ðə ʃoʊ hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk hɪz ˈpɔdˌkæst ɔn tʊr, ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ɪt, ənd riˈlis ɪt ɛz ə fɪlm. ɪf ju ˈrɪli noʊ hu dæn ˈhɑrmən ɪz, ðɪs ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri gɪvz ju ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈraɪtər. ɪf ju noʊ ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪm ənd ˈʧɛˌvi ʧeɪs, gɪt ðət tu. ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt ə ˈvɛri ˈjumən saɪd tɪ ə kriˈeɪtər ənd ðət kəmz wɪθ ɔl ðə dɑrk saɪd ɛz wɛl. ðɪs ɪz pɑrt əv ʧɑrm. ən ˈoʊpən bʊk ənd hi maɪnd ɪf hi meɪ bi ðə kaɪnd əv bʊk ju wɔnt tɪ rɛd ər meɪ nɑt laɪk. hi laɪk ˈteɪkɪŋ ʃaʊərz, ˈprɑbəˌbli ən ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk, ə dɪk tɪ hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, ənd hi ˈoʊpənli ədˈmɪts hi livz ðə tʊr ˈhævɪŋ ˈlərnɪd ˈnəθɪŋ. ðət ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli wət aɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ɪm, wət hɪz ˈɔdiəns laɪks əˈbaʊt ɪm. ɪf ju noʊ ju kən bi ə bæd ˈpərsən, ənd ˈoʊpənli ədˈmɪt jʊr fɔlts ðət meɪ meɪk ju ə bæd ˈpərsən, dɪz ðət min ə bæd ˈpərsən? ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ bɪˈlivd dip daʊn ðət ˈhɑrmən wɑz ə bæd ˈpərsən ðə fækt ðət hi haɪd ɪt ˈsɔfənz ðə bloʊ. wi wɔʧ ɪm ˈsɛlfdɪˈstrəkt ənd ðɛn wɪn dən ˈsɛlfdɪˈstrəktɪŋ hi pɪks əp ðə ˈpisɪz ənd muvz ɔn. ˈhɑrmən ə ˈrɛbəl ər səbˈvərsɪv bət ˈoʊpənli ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪz ðə ˈsɪstəm hi wərks ɪn tɪ meɪk hɪz ˈməni. hɪz ˈɔdiəns ər ˈpipəl hu fil laɪk aʊtˈsaɪdərz traɪɪŋ tɪ bɪˈkəm dæn ˈhɑrmən ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ɪm. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ wərk wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsɪstəmz bət fil ɛz ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈlɔŋ ɪn ðət ˈsɪstəm. ˈmæntrə wʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi meɪk ðə ʃoʊz ju wʊd wɔnt tɪ si, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈrɪli əˈfɛktɪd work.”*.” rɑb schrab*, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈlɛgoʊ ˈmuvi ˈsikwəl. wɛr ˈspɛnsər kəmz ɪn. ˈspɛnsər ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈɔdiəns ˈmɛmbərz hu steɪd tru tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf, ənd ˈhɑrmən pləkt ɪm frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns tɪ bɪˈkəm hɪz ˈdənʤən ˈmæstər ɪn lɪv geɪmz. ˈspɛnsər ɪz ðə ˈhɪroʊ əv ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri, ənd ˈhɑrmən ˈoʊpənli ədˈmɪts ðət. ɪz krud, ˈsɪli, dɑrk, sæd, ˈəˌplɪftɪŋ, ənd ˈprɪti ˈfəni. wərθ ə wɔʧ ɪf ə ˈraɪtər. wərθ ə wɔʧ ɪf ə fæn əv kəmˈjunɪti. wərθ ə wɔʧ ɪf ju ˈivɪn ɪf ju ʤɪst laɪk tɪ wɔʧ ˈsəmˌwən ˌɪmˈploʊd ðɛn traɪ tɪ ˌrikənˈstrəkt ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts |
on a+
a+ is not that important. but, some people like it. some people love it. some people are obsessed with it to the point of being raging idiots.
that being said, here's some simple rules to follow if you enjoy extra cash and happen to enjoy being a good teammate:
rules of making your life easier:
1. when your team is being routed and you currently have an a+, just fall back and regroup. it will keep your cleaner. killing at the very front while your entire team is is asking to lose money. rottenberg is a prime example of this.
2. if you kill something in a weird place and can't grab the money, tell your where it is. they are not psychic, and you're wasting their time and weakening your entire team by making them look all over for it.
3. medics, your scouts. if the scout is dead near you and you can spare 2 seconds, revive them!
4. a+ is a team effort. if you really want it, help pick up money.
rules of helping with money:
1. if you kill a robot away from the scout, pick up the cash
2. if your/money-person is dead, pick up the cash
3. leave giant piles of cash for the scout. he needs the overheal.
4. pick up the little cash piles for the scout unless they're somewhere obvious and convenient. the more you make your hustle all over the map over chump change, the less and dead giants you get.
5. the closer you get to the end of the wave, the more you should help with money to maintain the a+. in the last 20% of a wave, everyone should be watching the cash situation very closely as not to waste the scout's efforts.
6. if you have a money spy, grab all the cash you can. one of the reasons spy can be so difficult to play is because teammates are braindead about cash.
7. once the wave ends, don't just run straight back to the upgrade shop if there's still money missing. help look for it!
so there you go. a few simple things to keep in mind that will help immensely, because i see way too many tour 10+ players making all these mistakes, then turning around and wanting to kick a hard-working scout over $20. | ɔn ə+ ə+ ɪz nɑt ðət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. bət, səm ˈpipəl laɪk ɪt. səm ˈpipəl ləv ɪt. səm ˈpipəl ər əbˈsɛst wɪθ ɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv biɪŋ ˈreɪʤɪŋ ˈɪˌdiəts. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, hɪrz səm ˈsɪmpəl rulz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈɛkstrə kæʃ ənd ˈhæpən tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ biɪŋ ə gʊd ˈtiˌmeɪt: rulz əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr laɪf ˈiziər: 1 wɪn jʊr tim ɪz biɪŋ ˈrutɪd ənd ju ˈkərəntli hæv ən ə+, ʤɪst fɔl bæk ənd riˈgrup. ɪt wɪl kip jʊr ˈklinər. ˈkɪlɪŋ æt ðə ˈvɛri frənt waɪl jʊr ɪnˈtaɪər tim ɪz ɪz ˈæskɪŋ tɪ luz ˈməni. ˈrɑtənbərg ɪz ə praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs. 2 ɪf ju kɪl ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ə wɪrd pleɪs ənd kænt græb ðə ˈməni, tɛl jʊr wɛr ɪt ɪz. ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈsaɪkɪk, ənd jʊr ˈweɪstɪŋ ðɛr taɪm ənd ˈwikənɪŋ jʊr ɪnˈtaɪər tim baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm lʊk ɔl ˈoʊvər fər ɪt. 3 ˈmɛdɪks, jʊr skaʊts. ɪf ðə skaʊt ɪz dɛd nɪr ju ənd ju kən spɛr 2 ˈsɛkəndz, rɪˈvaɪv ðɛm! 4 ə+ ɪz ə tim ˈɛfərt. ɪf ju ˈrɪli wɔnt ɪt, hɛlp pɪk əp ˈməni. rulz əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ wɪθ ˈməni: 1 ɪf ju kɪl ə ˈroʊˌbət əˈweɪ frəm ðə skaʊt, pɪk əp ðə kæʃ 2 ɪf jʊr ɪz dɛd, pɪk əp ðə kæʃ 3 liv ʤaɪənt paɪlz əv kæʃ fər ðə skaʊt. hi nidz ðə overheal*. 4 pɪk əp ðə ˈlɪtəl kæʃ paɪlz fər ðə skaʊt ənˈlɛs ðɛr ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈɑbviəs ənd kənˈvinjənt. ðə mɔr ju meɪk jʊr ˈhəsəl ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə mæp ˈoʊvər ʧəmp ʧeɪnʤ, ðə lɛs ənd dɛd ʤaɪənts ju gɪt. 5 ðə ˈkloʊzər ju gɪt tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə weɪv, ðə mɔr ju ʃʊd hɛlp wɪθ ˈməni tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ə+. ɪn ðə læst 20 əv ə weɪv, ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə kæʃ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈvɛri ˈkloʊsli ɛz nɑt tɪ weɪst ðə skaʊts ˈɛfərts. 6 ɪf ju hæv ə ˈməni spaɪ, græb ɔl ðə kæʃ ju kən. wən əv ðə ˈrizənz spaɪ kən bi soʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pleɪ ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈtimˌmeɪts ər ˈbreɪnˌdɛd əˈbaʊt kæʃ. 7 wəns ðə weɪv ɛndz, doʊnt ʤɪst rən streɪt bæk tɪ ðə ˈəpˈgreɪd ʃɑp ɪf ðɛrz stɪl ˈməni ˈmɪsɪŋ. hɛlp lʊk fər ɪt! soʊ ðɛr ju goʊ. ə fju ˈsɪmpəl θɪŋz tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd ðət wɪl hɛlp ˌɪˈmɛnsli, bɪˈkəz aɪ si weɪ tu ˈmɛni tʊr 10 pleɪərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɔl ðiz mɪˈsteɪks, ðɛn ˈtərnɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ kɪk ə ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ skaʊt ˈoʊvər 20 |
on september 29, united nations human rights council (unhrc) passed a resolution denouncing the death penalty on consensual same-sex relationships in geneva. out of the 47 members, 27 voted in favour of the resolution, seven abstained from voting and 13 countries voted against the resolution. india was one of the countries that voted against the resolution.
the 13 countries that voted against the abolishing of death penalty were botswana, burundi, egypt, ethiopia, bangladesh, china, india, iraq, japan, qatar, saudi arabia, the united state of america and the united arab emirates. currently, there are six countries that enforce the death penalty for homosexuality iran, saudi arabia, sudan and yemen, as well as some regions of nigeria and somalia. the death penalty is a norm in areas in northern iraq and northern syria. sudan, yemen, nigeria, afghanistan, mauritania, pakistan, qatar and brunei are countries that enforce the death penalty on homosexuality on paper, but have not carried out executions (that can be verified at least).
this resolution was passed for the “imposition of the death penalty as a sanction for specific forms of conduct, such as apostasy, blasphemy, adultery and consensual same-sex relations”. this process was undertaken to ensure that the death penalty is not applied in an arbitrary manner in those countries where the death penalty is still legal. the resolution was also passed to address the application of death penalty in cases of adultery, which disproportionately punishes women, and condemns the use of capital punishment against those with mental and intellectual disabilities, pregnant women and those under 18 years of age at the time when the crime was committed.
in this crucial stage, which could immensely influence the development of human rights and its definition, the indian state has failed to show responsible leadership on an international platform. to put it simply: it seems to relish its ability to take lives. given track record with selectively condemning people to the death row, in order to satisfy “collective conscience”; this impunity with which the indian state thinks queer lives are disposable as well, should not come as a surprise.
also read: statement on the death penalty
home secretary singh had promised that, “we will state (at an meeting if it is called) that we support section 377 because we believe that homosexuality is an unnatural act and cannot be supported.” according to the national crime records bureau (ncrb), the year 2014 witnessed 1148 cases and year 2015 witnessed 1347 cases lodged under section 377 of the india penal code. 14% of those arrested under section 377 in 2015 turned out to be minors. draconian laws like section 377 leave the lgbtqia+ community vulnerable to further arbitrary state sponsored violence.
in a country where religion, caste and sexual orientation determine state violence, the very existence of the death penalty places innocent lives at risk. consequently, the death penalty is applied selectively and neither does capital punishment deter crime. prosecutors and witnesses are not immune to biases and making mistakes, which ultimately results in innocent human lives being placed at risk.
the state does not have the right to take lives.
a more fundamental issue that needs to be addressed here is that the state does not have the right to take lives. the human right to life is inalienable. when the state ends up killing someone, as citizens, we too are participants in this process of state sponsored murder. we are the “state” as well. in our haste to assuage the “collective conscience” of the country, we end up forgetting that this retribution called capital punishment is just a sense of vengeance. the idea of “collective conscience” becomes a path to sidestep the fair means of acquiring justice and ignoring the politics behind who exactly can access law by fair means.
the state views consensual relationships as such a grievous crime where they ultimately end up endangering the creation of the ideal indian citizen, who is heterosexual and an upper caste hindu. a citizen who will marry and reproduce accordingly, in his urge to be the ideal indian citizen. the death penalty will aid in this process of keeping his bloodline and economic conditions homogeneous. never mind consent, when the state can aid in a process of cleansing. the question arises then, why call ourselves a democracy that sets store by the constitution? those of us who fit into the ‘ideal citizen’ parameters, not upper caste hindu and heterosexual, keep in mind that a rupture in the societal fabric of the state, undermining our very right to live.
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featured image credit: the frisky | ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 29 juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈjumən raɪts ˈkaʊnsəl (unhrc*) pæst ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɔn kənˈsɛnʃuəl ˌseɪmˈsɛks riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɪn ʤəˈnivə. aʊt əv ðə 47 ˈmɛmbərz, 27 ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ˈsɛvən əbˈsteɪnd frəm ˈvoʊtɪŋ ənd 13 ˈkəntriz ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ˈɪndiə wɑz wən əv ðə ˈkəntriz ðət ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðə 13 ˈkəntriz ðət ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ əv dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti wər bɑtsˈwɑnə, bərˈəndi, ˈiʤɪpt, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈɪndiə, ˌɪˈrɑk, ʤəˈpæn, ˌkəˈtɑr, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪt əv əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈærəb ˈɛmərˌeɪts. ˈkərəntli, ðɛr ər sɪks ˈkəntriz ðət ɛnˈfɔrs ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti fər ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, suˈdæn ənd ˈjɛmən, ɛz wɛl ɛz səm ˈriʤənz əv naɪˈʤɪriə ənd səˈmɑljə. ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɪz ə nɔrm ɪn ˈɛriəz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə. suˈdæn, ˈjɛmən, naɪˈʤɪriə, æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˌmɔrɪˈteɪnjə, ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˌkəˈtɑr ənd bruˈnaɪ ər ˈkəntriz ðət ɛnˈfɔrs ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɔn ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɔn ˈpeɪpər, bət hæv nɑt ˈkɛrid aʊt ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz (ðət kən bi ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd æt list). ðɪs ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wɑz pæst fər ðə əv ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɛz ə ˈsæŋkʃən fər spɪˈsɪfɪk fɔrmz əv ˈkɑndəkt, səʧ ɛz apostasy*, ˈblæsfəmi, əˈdəltəri ənd kənˈsɛnʃuəl ˌseɪmˈsɛks relations”*”. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz ˈəndərˌteɪkən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɪz nɑt əˈplaɪd ɪn ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈmænər ɪn ðoʊz ˈkəntriz wɛr ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɪz stɪl ˈligəl. ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ pæst tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv əˈdəltəri, wɪʧ ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənətli ˈpənɪʃəz ˈwɪmən, ənd kənˈdɛmz ðə juz əv ˈkæpɪtəl ˈpənɪʃmənt əˈgɛnst ðoʊz wɪθ ˈmɛntəl ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz, ˈprɛgnənt ˈwɪmən ənd ðoʊz ˈəndər 18 jɪrz əv eɪʤ æt ðə taɪm wɪn ðə kraɪm wɑz kəˈmɪtɪd. ɪn ðɪs ˈkruʃəl steɪʤ, wɪʧ kʊd ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈɪnfluəns ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈjumən raɪts ənd ɪts ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, ðə ˈɪndiən steɪt həz feɪld tɪ ʃoʊ riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɔn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈplætˌfɔrm. tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈsɪmpli: ɪt simz tɪ ˈrɛlɪʃ ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ teɪk lɪvz. ˈgɪvɪn træk ˈrɛkərd wɪθ səˈlɛktɪvli kənˈdɛmɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ðə dɛθ roʊ, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ conscience”*”; ðɪs ˌɪmˈpjunɪti wɪθ wɪʧ ðə ˈɪndiən steɪt θɪŋks kwɪr lɪvz ər dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ɛz wɛl, ʃʊd nɑt kəm ɛz ə səˈpraɪz. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti hoʊm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri sɪŋ hæd ˈprɑməst ðət, wɪl steɪt (æt ən ˈmitɪŋ ɪf ɪt ɪz kɔld) ðət wi səˈpɔrt ˈsɛkʃən 377 bɪˈkəz wi bɪˈliv ðət ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɪz ən ənˈnæʧərəl ækt ənd ˈkænɑt bi supported.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl kraɪm ˈrɛkərdz ˈbjʊroʊ (ncrb*), ðə jɪr 2014 ˈwɪtnəst 1148 ˈkeɪsɪz ənd jɪr 2015 ˈwɪtnəst 1347 ˈkeɪsɪz lɑʤd ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 377 əv ðə ˈɪndiə ˈpinəl koʊd. 14 əv ðoʊz ərˈɛstɪd ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 377 ɪn 2015 tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˈmaɪnərz. drəˈkoʊniən lɔz laɪk ˈsɛkʃən 377 liv ðə lgbtqia*+ kəmˈjunɪti ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈfərðər ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri steɪt ˈspɑnsərd ˈvaɪələns. ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr rɪˈlɪʤən, kæst ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən dɪˈtərmən steɪt ˈvaɪələns, ðə ˈvɛri ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ˈpleɪsɪz ˈɪnəsənt lɪvz æt rɪsk. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɪz əˈplaɪd səˈlɛktɪvli ənd ˈniðər dɪz ˈkæpɪtəl ˈpənɪʃmənt dɪˈtər kraɪm. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪz ər nɑt ˌɪmˈjun tɪ ˈbaɪəsɪz ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɪˈsteɪks, wɪʧ ˈəltəmətli rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈɪnəsənt ˈjumən lɪvz biɪŋ pleɪst æt rɪsk. ðə steɪt dɪz nɑt hæv ðə raɪt tɪ teɪk lɪvz. ə mɔr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃu ðət nidz tɪ bi əˈdrɛst hir ɪz ðət ðə steɪt dɪz nɑt hæv ðə raɪt tɪ teɪk lɪvz. ðə ˈjumən raɪt tɪ laɪf ɪz ˌɪˈneɪljənəbəl. wɪn ðə steɪt ɛndz əp ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən, ɛz ˈsɪtɪzənz, wi tu ər pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ɪn ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs əv steɪt ˈspɑnsərd ˈmərdər. wi ər ðə ““state”*” ɛz wɛl. ɪn ɑr heɪst tɪ əsˈweɪʤ ðə conscience”*” əv ðə ˈkəntri, wi ɛnd əp fərˈgɛtɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən kɔld ˈkæpɪtəl ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪz ʤɪst ə sɛns əv ˈvɛnʤəns. ðə aɪˈdiə əv conscience”*” bɪˈkəmz ə pæθ tɪ ˈsaɪdˌstɛp ðə fɛr minz əv əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks bɪˈhaɪnd hu ɪgˈzæktli kən ˈækˌsɛs lɔ baɪ fɛr minz. ðə steɪt vjuz kənˈsɛnʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɛz səʧ ə ˈgrivəs kraɪm wɛr ðeɪ ˈəltəmətli ɛnd əp ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə aɪˈdil ˈɪndiən ˈsɪtɪzən, hu ɪz ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ənd ən ˈəpər kæst ˈhɪnˌdu. ə ˈsɪtɪzən hu wɪl ˈmɛri ənd ˌriprəˈdus əˈkɔrdɪŋli, ɪn hɪz ərʤ tɪ bi ðə aɪˈdil ˈɪndiən ˈsɪtɪzən. ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti wɪl eɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈkipɪŋ hɪz ˈbləˌdlaɪn ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz ˌhoʊməˈʤiniəs. ˈnɛvər maɪnd kənˈsɛnt, wɪn ðə steɪt kən eɪd ɪn ə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈklɛnzɪŋ. ðə kˈwɛʃən ərˈaɪzɪz ðɛn, waɪ kɔl ɑrˈsɛlvz ə dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðət sɛts stɔr baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən? ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs hu fɪt ˈɪntu ðə citizen’*’ pərˈæmətərz, nɑt ˈəpər kæst ˈhɪnˌdu ənd ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl, kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ə ˈrəpʧər ɪn ðə səˈsaɪɪtəl ˈfæbrɪk əv ðə steɪt, ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ɑr ˈvɛri raɪt tɪ lɪv. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: səˈprim kɔrt əˈphoʊldz dɛθ ˈsɛntəns fər ɔl fɔr əˈkjuzd ɪn ðə keɪs, bət ɪz dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ˈrɪli ðə səˈluʃən? ˈfiʧərd ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ðə ˈfrɪski |
i found him in the players' lounge, slicing cold cuts. his black hair was combed back and run through with grease. clenched in his teeth was a soggy cigar. white athletic socks were hiked up to his knees above that appeared thoroughly worked over with shoe polish. ''what do you want me to do, nick?'' i asked.
''stay the hell out of the way,'' he answered without looking up. two players walked over a second later: nick, i can't find my spring training bag; old man, i need nike batting gloves, i can't wear adidas; nicky, you have four aa batteries?
i must have looked as lost as i felt. i felt a tap on my shoulder and was suddenly face to face with the man himself. he had his hand extended toward me.
''hey, i'm don mattingly,'' he said. ''you going to be working with us this year?''
i hadn't thought about my new job in these terms: working with the yankees, in common pursuit of a common goal.
''uh, i know who you are, mr. mattingly,'' i said, stuttering. ''i'm matt, the new batboy.''
''nice to meet you, matt,'' he said with a firm handshake. ''listen,'' he told me, as if i could have done anything else. ''i've got a job for you. i just unpacked my bats from spring training. i don't know if it was the humidity in florida or the altitude of the flight or what, but they're all coming up short. i need you to get me a bat stretcher.''
i nodded, trying to project competence. get a bat stretcher.
i located nick digging through a trunk of underwear. ''nick,'' i told him, ''i need a bat stretcher for don mattingly.'' i'd barely gotten the words out before nick hit me with a barrage of expletives. spittle hit my cheek. i'd never heard such a tirade before, not even in the movies. i scurried away, and confided in nick's assistant. ''don mattingly asked me to get him a bat stretcher,'' i said, ''and nick, uh, told me not to bother him.''
he put his hand on my shoulder and smiled. ''try, matty,'' he said.
danny, the yankees' right fielder, was getting dressed on the other side of the clubhouse. he kicked at some baseball spikes at the foot of his locker before turning to face me. ''it's matt?'' he asked. ''i was using it earlier, matt, but i must have left it in the manager's office.'' i thanked him and checked my watch. time was short, and i felt a heavy burden of responsibility. first pitch wasn't more than an hour or two away, and fans were coming to see don mattingly lead the yankees against the red sox. i didn't need anyone to explain to me that he wouldn't be able to do much against roger clemens with a shrunken piece of wood. mattingly had asked me to help him, and i couldn't fathom what it might mean to let him down.
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buck showalter sat behind the manager's desk, surrounded by a half-dozen reporters. i waited patiently until the conversation fell silent. ''i'm, uh, really sorry to interrupt, mr. showalter,'' i began. all eyes turned toward me. ''i'm matt, the new batboy. don mattingly needs a bat stretcher because his bats shrunk on the way up from fort lauderdale, and danny had it before but, uh, he says he left it in here this morning.'' showalter scanned the floor at the feet of the beat writers, and peered under his desk. ''in here? it's possible,'' he mused aloud. ''but do you need a right-handed or a left-handed one?''
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everyone knew mattingly was one of the best left-handed hitters in baseball. ''left-handed,'' i answered confidently.
''well,'s isn't going to do mattingly any good then, is it?'' he said. ''you better try down at the red sox clubhouse.'' i grinned weakly and excused myself from the room.
i found the red sox equipment manager right away, and recounted what i'd been through that morning. given the traditional enmity between the two teams, i was relieved that he seemed willing to help. he checked his watch. ''you don't have much time,'' he said. ''we didn't bring a bat stretcher with us, but we could use one, too.'' he dug into his pocket and produced a $20 bill. ''go up to and buy two, a left-handed one for mattingly and a right-handed one for us.''
by the time i got up to street level, the fans had begun to descend en masse on the stadium. it took me 10 minutes to fight the human tide and make it to and river avenue. at the door of stan's sporting goods, a thought crossed my mind. for someone about to pick two up at the store, i didn't even know what a bat stretcher looked like. i'd played baseball my whole life, but before that morning, i was pretty sure, i'd never even heard of a bat stretcher.
if there were bat stretchers to be bought and sold in the sporting goods stores around yankee stadium, there could be only one outcome worse than failing to produce one for don mattingly in his time of need: rolling back into the clubhouse and telling him, an hour before first pitch, that i was too smart for his line about stretching shrunken bats -- and being wrong.
what if i was wrong? i'd be ostracized at school. i'd be back in the bleachers, permanently. i wasn't sure which prospect was worse. i mulled it over during three full laps around the stadium before i worked up enough courage to walk back into the clubhouse empty-handed to confront the ballplayers. the room erupted in laughter. mattingly at me from his corner locker. i tried to smirk back, trying hard to let them know that, yeah, you got me, but that's cool, i can be cool.
the rest of the day flew by. during the national anthem, i stood on the top step of the dugout, right between frank howard and boyer, first base and third base coaches. joe dimaggio threw out the first pitch and brushed me coming back through the dugout. hitting third and using one of his spring training bats, mattingly went 3 for 4 off clemens, and the yankees won my first game in pinstripes.
it's hard to say exactly what changed for me on opening day. i went home that night to the same parents and curfew and chores, to the same bunk bed that i shared with my little brother. i still had homework to do. i was no older, no more self-assured, and not really any wiser for having unwittingly stumbled through game.
but i no longer felt like the fan i'd been before. i'd seen things that no one else i knew was wise to, and i knew i'd see more, as close to the action as if i'd been named to the yankee roster itself. | aɪ faʊnd ɪm ɪn ðə pleɪərz' laʊnʤ, sˈlaɪsɪŋ koʊld kəts. hɪz blæk hɛr wɑz koʊmd bæk ənd rən θru wɪθ gris. klɛnʧt ɪn hɪz tiθ wɑz ə ˈsɑgi sɪˈgɑr. waɪt æθˈlɛtɪk sɑks wər haɪkt əp tɪ hɪz niz əˈbəv ðət əˈpɪrd ˈθəroʊli wərkt ˈoʊvər wɪθ ʃu ˈpɑlɪʃ. ''wət du ju wɔnt mi tɪ du, nɪk?'' aɪ æst. ''steɪ ðə hɛl aʊt əv ðə weɪ,'' hi ˈænsərd wɪˈθaʊt ˈlʊkɪŋ əp. tu pleɪərz wɔkt ˈoʊvər ə ˈsɛkənd ˈleɪtər: nɪk, aɪ kænt faɪnd maɪ spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ bæg; oʊld mæn, aɪ nid ˈnaɪki ˈbætɪŋ gləvz, aɪ kænt wɛr əˈdidəs; ˈnɪki, ju hæv fɔr eɪeɪ ˈbætəriz? aɪ məst hæv lʊkt ɛz lɔst ɛz aɪ fɛlt. aɪ fɛlt ə tæp ɔn maɪ ˈʃoʊldər ənd wɑz ˈsədənli feɪs tɪ feɪs wɪθ ðə mæn hɪmˈsɛlf. hi hæd hɪz hænd ɪkˈstɛndɪd təˈwɔrd mi. ''heɪ, əm dɑn ˈmætɪŋli,'' hi sɛd. ''ju goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ðɪs jɪr?'' aɪ ˈhædənt θɔt əˈbaʊt maɪ nu ʤɑb ɪn ðiz tərmz: ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈjæŋkiz, ɪn ˈkɑmən pərˈsut əv ə ˈkɑmən goʊl. ''ə, aɪ noʊ hu ju ər, ˈmɪstər. ˈmætɪŋli,'' aɪ sɛd, ˈstətərɪŋ. ''əm mæt, ðə nu ˈbætbɔɪ.'' ''nis tɪ mit ju, mæt,'' hi sɛd wɪθ ə fərm ˈhændˌʃeɪk. ''ˈlɪsən,'' hi toʊld mi, ɛz ɪf aɪ kʊd hæv dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. ''aɪv gɑt ə ʤɑb fər ju. aɪ ʤɪst ənˈpækt maɪ bæts frəm spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf ɪt wɑz ðə hjuˈmɪdəti ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ər ðə ˈæltəˌtud əv ðə flaɪt ər wət, bət ðɛr ɔl ˈkəmɪŋ əp ʃɔrt. aɪ nid ju tɪ gɪt mi ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər.'' aɪ ˈnɑdɪd, traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈkɑmpətɪns. gɪt ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər. aɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪk ˈdɪgɪŋ θru ə trəŋk əv ˈəndərˌwɛr. ''nɪk,'' aɪ toʊld ɪm, ''aɪ nid ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər fər dɑn ˈmætɪŋli.'' aɪd ˈbɛrli ˈgɔtən ðə wərdz aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr nɪk hɪt mi wɪθ ə bərɑʒ əv ˈɛksplətɪvz. ˈspɪtəl hɪt maɪ ʧik. aɪd ˈnɛvər hərd səʧ ə taɪˈreɪd ˌbiˈfɔr, nɑt ˈivɪn ɪn ðə ˈmuviz. aɪ ˈskərid əˈweɪ, ənd kənˈfaɪdɪd ɪn nɪks əˈsɪstənt. ''dɑn ˈmætɪŋli æst mi tɪ gɪt ɪm ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər,'' aɪ sɛd, ''ənd nɪk, ə, toʊld mi nɑt tɪ ˈbɑðər ɪm.'' hi pʊt hɪz hænd ɔn maɪ ˈʃoʊldər ənd smaɪld. ''traɪ, ˈmæti,'' hi sɛd. ˈdæni, ðə ˈjæŋkiz' raɪt ˈfildər, wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ drɛst ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈkləˌbhaʊs. hi kɪkt æt səm ˈbeɪsˈbɔl spaɪks æt ðə fʊt əv hɪz ˈlɑkər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ feɪs mi. ''ɪts mæt?'' hi æst. ''aɪ wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ˈərliər, mæt, bət aɪ məst hæv lɛft ɪt ɪn ðə ˈmænɪʤərz ˈɔfəs.'' aɪ θæŋkt ɪm ənd ʧɛkt maɪ wɔʧ. taɪm wɑz ʃɔrt, ənd aɪ fɛlt ə ˈhɛvi ˈbərdən əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. fərst pɪʧ ˈwəzənt mɔr ðən ən aʊər ər tu əˈweɪ, ənd fænz wər ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ si dɑn ˈmætɪŋli lɛd ðə ˈjæŋkiz əˈgɛnst ðə rɛd sɑks. aɪ ˈdɪdənt nid ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ mi ðət hi ˈwʊdənt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du məʧ əˈgɛnst ˈrɑʤər ˈklɛmənz wɪθ ə ʃˈrəŋkən pis əv wʊd. ˈmætɪŋli hæd æst mi tɪ hɛlp ɪm, ənd aɪ ˈkʊdənt ˈfæðəm wət ɪt maɪt min tɪ lɛt ɪm daʊn. ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. bək ˈʃoʊəltər sæt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈmænɪʤərz dɛsk, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ə ˈhæfˌdəzən rɪˈpɔrtərz. aɪ ˈweɪtɪd ˈpeɪʃəntli ənˈtɪl ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən fɛl ˈsaɪlənt. ''əm, ə, ˈrɪli ˈsɑri tɪ ˌɪntərˈəpt, ˈmɪstər. ˈʃoʊəltər,'' aɪ bɪˈgæn. ɔl aɪz tərnd təˈwɔrd mi. ''əm mæt, ðə nu ˈbætbɔɪ. dɑn ˈmætɪŋli nidz ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər bɪˈkəz hɪz bæts ʃrəŋk ɔn ðə weɪ əp frəm fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl, ənd ˈdæni hæd ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr bət, ə, hi sɪz hi lɛft ɪt ɪn hir ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ.'' ˈʃoʊəltər skænd ðə flɔr æt ðə fit əv ðə bit ˈraɪtərz, ənd pɪrd ˈəndər hɪz dɛsk. ''ɪn hir? ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl,'' hi mjuzd əˈlaʊd. ''bət du ju nid ə raɪˈthændɪd ər ə ˌlɛfˈthændɪd wən?'' ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈɛvriˌwən nu ˈmætɪŋli wɑz wən əv ðə bɛst ˌlɛfˈthændɪd ˈhɪtərz ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. ''ˌlɛfˈthændɪd,'' aɪ ˈænsərd ˈkɑnfədəntli. ''wɛl, ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈmætɪŋli ˈɛni gʊd ðɛn, ɪz ɪt?'' hi sɛd. ''ju ˈbɛtər traɪ daʊn æt ðə rɛd sɑks ˈkləˌbhaʊs.'' aɪ grɪnd ˈwikli ənd ɪkˈskjuzd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf frəm ðə rum. aɪ faʊnd ðə rɛd sɑks ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈmænɪʤər raɪt əˈweɪ, ənd ˌriˈkaʊntɪd wət aɪd bɪn θru ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈgɪvɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɛnmɪti bɪtˈwin ðə tu timz, aɪ wɑz rɪˈlivd ðət hi simd ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ hɛlp. hi ʧɛkt hɪz wɔʧ. ''ju doʊnt hæv məʧ taɪm,'' hi sɛd. ''wi ˈdɪdənt brɪŋ ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs, bət wi kʊd juz wən, tu.'' hi dəg ˈɪntu hɪz ˈpɑkət ənd prəˈdust ə 20 bɪl. ''goʊ əp tɪ ənd baɪ tu, ə ˌlɛfˈthændɪd wən fər ˈmætɪŋli ənd ə raɪˈthændɪd wən fər ˈjuˈɛs.'' baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ gɑt əp tɪ strit ˈlɛvəl, ðə fænz hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ dɪˈsɛnd ɛn mæs ɔn ðə ˈsteɪdiəm. ɪt tʊk mi 10 ˈmɪnəts tɪ faɪt ðə ˈjumən taɪd ənd meɪk ɪt tɪ ənd ˈrɪvər ˈævəˌnu. æt ðə dɔr əv stænz ˈspɔrtɪŋ gʊdz, ə θɔt krɔst maɪ maɪnd. fər ˈsəmˌwən əˈbaʊt tɪ pɪk tu əp æt ðə stɔr, aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn noʊ wət ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər lʊkt laɪk. aɪd pleɪd ˈbeɪsˈbɔl maɪ hoʊl laɪf, bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ, aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ʃʊr, aɪd ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn hərd əv ə bæt ˈstrɛʧər. ɪf ðɛr wər bæt ˈstrɛʧərz tɪ bi bɔt ənd soʊld ɪn ðə ˈspɔrtɪŋ gʊdz stɔrz əraʊnd ˈjæŋki ˈsteɪdiəm, ðɛr kʊd bi ˈoʊnli wən ˈaʊtˌkəm wərs ðən ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊdus wən fər dɑn ˈmætɪŋli ɪn hɪz taɪm əv nid: ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈkləˌbhaʊs ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm, ən aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr fərst pɪʧ, ðət aɪ wɑz tu smɑrt fər hɪz laɪn əˈbaʊt ˈstrɛʧɪŋ ʃˈrəŋkən bæts ənd biɪŋ rɔŋ. wət ɪf aɪ wɑz rɔŋ? aɪd bi ˈɔstrəˌsaɪzd æt skul. aɪd bi bæk ɪn ðə ˈbliʧərz, ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli. aɪ ˈwəzənt ʃʊr wɪʧ ˈprɑspɛkt wɑz wərs. aɪ məld ɪt ˈoʊvər ˈdʊrɪŋ θri fʊl læps əraʊnd ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ wərkt əp ɪˈnəf kərɪʤ tɪ wɔk bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈkləˌbhaʊs ˈɛmptiˈhændɪd tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə bɔlˈpleɪərz. ðə rum ˌɪˈrəptɪd ɪn ˈlæftər. ˈmætɪŋli æt mi frəm hɪz ˈkɔrnər ˈlɑkər. aɪ traɪd tɪ smərk bæk, traɪɪŋ hɑrd tɪ lɛt ðɛm noʊ ðət, jæ, ju gɑt mi, bət ðæts kul, aɪ kən bi kul. ðə rɛst əv ðə deɪ flu baɪ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm, aɪ stʊd ɔn ðə tɔp stɛp əv ðə ˈdəˌgaʊt, raɪt bɪtˈwin fræŋk haʊərd ənd bɔɪər, fərst beɪs ənd θərd beɪs ˈkoʊʧɪz. ʤoʊ dɪˈmæʤiˌoʊ θru aʊt ðə fərst pɪʧ ənd brəʃt mi ˈkəmɪŋ bæk θru ðə ˈdəˌgaʊt. ˈhɪtɪŋ θərd ənd ˈjuzɪŋ wən əv hɪz spərɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ bæts, ˈmætɪŋli wɛnt 3 fər 4 ɔf ˈklɛmənz, ənd ðə ˈjæŋkiz wən maɪ fərst geɪm ɪn ˈpɪnˌstraɪps. ɪts hɑrd tɪ seɪ ɪgˈzæktli wət ʧeɪnʤd fər mi ɔn ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ. aɪ wɛnt hoʊm ðət naɪt tɪ ðə seɪm ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈkərfju ənd ʧɔrz, tɪ ðə seɪm bəŋk bɛd ðət aɪ ʃɛrd wɪθ maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈbrəðər. aɪ stɪl hæd ˈhoʊmˌwərk tɪ du. aɪ wɑz noʊ ˈoʊldər, noʊ mɔr self-assured*, ənd nɑt ˈrɪli ˈɛni ˈwaɪzər fər ˈhævɪŋ ənˈwɪtɪŋli ˈstəmbəld θru geɪm. bət aɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər fɛlt laɪk ðə fæn aɪd bɪn ˌbiˈfɔr. aɪd sin θɪŋz ðət noʊ wən ɛls aɪ nu wɑz waɪz tɪ, ənd aɪ nu aɪd si mɔr, ɛz kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈækʃən ɛz ɪf aɪd bɪn neɪmd tɪ ðə ˈjæŋki ˈrɑstər ˌɪtˈsɛlf. |
new line cinema has revealed the first two official images from their upcoming the incredible burt, starring steve carell, steve buscemi, olivia wilde, alan arkin, james and jim carrey.
the film follows superstar magicians burt (carell) and anton (buscemi) who have ruled the las vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as growing ego. but lately the greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly grown to loathe each other. facing cutthroat competition from guerrilla street magician steve gray (carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. but still a chance burt and anton can save the onstage and burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.
the incredible burt hits theaters on march 15, 2013. check back soon for the trailer, which should be online later this week.
click the photos for bigger versions! | nu laɪn ˈsɪnəmə həz rɪˈvild ðə fərst tu əˈfɪʃəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðɛr ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl bərt, ˈstɑrɪŋ stiv carell*, stiv busˈʧɛmi, oʊˈlɪviə waɪld, ˈælən ˈɑrkɪn, ʤeɪmz ənd ʤɪm ˈkɛri. ðə fɪlm ˈfɑloʊz ˌsupərˈstɑr məˈʤɪʃənz bərt (carell*) ənd ˈænˌtɔn (busˈʧɛmi) hu hæv ruld ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs strɪp fər jɪrz, ˈreɪkɪŋ ɪn ˈmɪljənz wɪθ ˌɪˈluʒənz ɛz bɪg ɛz groʊɪŋ ˈigoʊ. bət ˈleɪtli ðə ˈgreɪtəst dɪˈsɛpʃən ɪz ðɛr ˈpəblɪk ˈfrɛndʃɪp, waɪl ˈsikrɪtli groʊn tɪ loʊð iʧ ˈəðər. ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈkətθˌroʊt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm gərˈɪlə strit məˈʤɪʃən stiv greɪ (ˈkɛri), huz kəlt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsərʤɪz wɪθ iʧ aʊˈtreɪʤəs stənt, ˈivɪn ðɛr ʃoʊ lʊks steɪl. bət stɪl ə ʧæns bərt ənd ˈænˌtɔn kən seɪv ðə ˌɑnˈsteɪʤ ənd bərt kən gɪt bæk ɪn təʧ wɪθ wət meɪd ɪm ləv ˈmæʤɪk ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl bərt hɪts ˈθiətərz ɔn mɑrʧ 15 2013 ʧɛk bæk sun fər ðə ˈtreɪlər, wɪʧ ʃʊd bi ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈleɪtər ðɪs wik. klɪk ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz fər ˈbɪgər ˈvərʒənz! |
the national association of theater owners made news on wednesday with a series of 'requests' in regards to the ways in which studios advertise their product within the theater walls. the move was intended to give theater owners more flexibility in terms of how films are marketed inside the theaters. the two big suggestions are of course getting the most news. nato is advising that studios refrain from marketing upcoming movies more than four months in advance of their domestic release, which would put the on teaser posters and glorified black screen teaser trailers that pop up a year prior to release. also of note, nato is recommending a limit on the length of previews, responding to consumer complaints of new films featuring a solid 20 minutes of coming attractions prior to the feature.
the above recommendations are a step in the right direction. sure we all loved the july 2007 teaser for the dark knight and the marlon teaser for superman returns, there is no reason those clips wouldn't have been just as exciting as the first look at the respective films just a few months prior to release. and the length of trailers is indeed an issue, with marketers often randomly filling up the trailers with arbitrary spoilers purely to meet the time limit. while it's likely that the studios will protest and all of this will come to naught, there are other sensible ways to make the modern film trailer a more pleasurable experience. in short, here are six ways to fix the modern movie trailer.
1. no more divulging the climactic 'money shot'.
this is not a new problem. i remember being thrilled by the climactic shot in the mission: impossible trailers which all ended with tom cruise leaping from an exploding helicopter onto a speeding train. i was less thrilled when i realized during the movie that i already knew how the main villain was going to die and how the climax was going to end. ditto the third trailer for spider-man which literally showed spider-man catching mary jane in following her being tossed off a bridge.
i'm thinking of course of the shot of the hulk catching tony stark in in the avengers, the very last shot of quarantine being used both in the trailer, and the poster to the current campaign for furious 6 (which gives away every major action beat). trailers have a habit of not just giving away plot twists, but tossing in incredibly climactic footage that you don't realize has ruined the ending until you see the film. we don't need to see the climactic death plunge, nor the hero's final escape, in the bloody trailer.
2. don't release a trailer until you're well-and-ready.
say what you will about the final product that is green lantern, but the marketing campaign never really recovered from the release of the first teaser back in november 2010. the special effects weren't remotely ready and the clip was filled with unfinished and shots of people running away from nothing. it was a terrible and initial preview for a very expensive film, and later better trailers did little to stem the tide of negative buzz. yes, warner bros. wanted something to attach to harry potter and the deathly hallows part i, but the the truly terrible trailer was too much too soon.
while the film's box office didn't suffer, there was no good reason to cut a glorified trailer from what little footage existed of the dark knight rises just to have a teaser to attach to harry potter and the deathly hallows part ii. if you don't have the goods, wait until you do. we can be patient. you don't get a second chance to make a first impression.
3. cut it out with the closing.
not every trailer needs a final montage of random spoilers. and really, that's what a number of these are. the trailer for this means war perfectly sets up its spy vs. spy plot within the first minute. but instead of quitting and letting the audience discover what jokes and thrills (theoretically) await them, fox chose to add on an additional 80 seconds of nothing but spoilers (joke set-ups, action beats, etc.). even the third trailer for the dark knight had a closing montage which, while exciting, contained a key shot that spoiled the fate of a major supporting character.
ditto the trailer for ben argo. the first act has a solid 45 seconds setting up the historical situation while the middle 45 seconds playfully establishes the film's "make a fake movie to save the hostages" gimmick. the trailer goes on for another 45 seconds, set to "dream on" which sells the drama while also spoiling a huge number of third act story beats for no particular reason. a good trailer should establish its premise, teaser a few dramatic beats or an action sequence or two, and then get out while the good. we don't need a climactic montage that exists purely to explicitly or implicitly spoil the film.
4. let trailers premiere in theaters first.
yes, i am a film marketing blogger and as such discussing trailers is both useful and a good way to get traffic. but the era of trailer releases has cost us something very special. no longer can we go to a theater and be thrilled by the unexpected first look at an anticipated film or a new preview to a film we knew nothing about. with a few exceptions (such as chris batman sequels), the once common art of actually premiering your trailer in theaters first, attached to a film from the same studio usually, is now an endangered practice.
i'm aware that i'm a hypocrite here, as i once thrilled to trailer debuts on entertainment tonight, with the tape set up to record should the new batman trailer drop. the now casual online release of trailers, far more likely to be viewed first on a small computer screen or smart phone than on a giant theater screen, has robbed us of a token amount of majesty once associated with film previews. these trailers are meant for audiences in a movie theater. how about we let those paying customers be the first to see them in a theater?
5. don't just tell the whole story in chronological order.
robert zemeckis isn't the only offender here, but he is a prime repeat example. the full trailer for cast away told the entire film in chronological order, with the very last shot of the film. his trailer for what lies beneath withheld a single major climactic plot twist, but otherwise revealed the entire narrative up to the last reels. actually, it was worse than that, as it didn't reveal a act rear subplot that turned out to be a giant red herring, but since audiences already knew the big reveals, much of the first 90 minutes of the film was a giant waiting game as we watched michelle pfeiffer track down one false lead after another.
zemeckis has been quoted as saying that audiences treat films like mcdonalds, in that they want to know exactly what they're getting before buying a ticket. and that may be true, as films tend to make quite a bit of money. but there surely is a better way to let the audiences know what they are getting without giving away every major beat of the film, like the full trailer for drive. if we see the whole film in the trailer, what's the motivation to see the whole film in a theater?
6. less is more and later is better.
this applies in any number of ways. nato's suggestion that trailers be under two minutes and should be reserved for films coming out no later than four months in the future are both worthwhile. we don't need an endless supply of trailers and teasers, which often end up spoiling the movie by virtue of their volume and having to find new footage to offer for the third, fourth, or fifth trailer. there were so many television spots for the dark knight rises that one of them dropped a big spoiler (the death of a minor supporting character) almost by virtue of needing new footage to show. sony released so much footage from the amazing spider-man last summer that a fan actually cut together a 'complete', coherent, and mostly accurate version of the film with just the officially released clips.
a teaser, running no more than one minute, followed by a trailer that preferably runs 90 seconds but arguably as long as two minutes, should be more than enough to sell the film to general audiences, the sort that don't go to the movies enough to see all different trailers of the lone ranger thus offered (ironically, the one that just went online two weeks ago was the best yet, but it should have merely been the first). use that footage to cut your tv spots and put a moratorium on online clips. with the rule, you no longer have to worry about not having enough decent footage to cut a trailer and you don't have to spend the money marketing a film three years in advance for a general populace that is only going to start caring maybe two months prior to release. because the current overkill is frankly targeted at the kind of film fans who already their midnight tickets.
i'm sure there are other fixes that i'm missing, and i'm sure you have your own thoughts. but that's what the comments section is for. please share your thoughts on the current nato suggestions and your thoughts on modern trailers in general. what trailers effectively tease and what trailers either failed to sell the film or were overtly in their construction? sound off below. | ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈθieɪtər ˈoʊnərz meɪd nuz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz əv 'rɪkˈwɛsts' ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈædvərˌtaɪz ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈθieɪtər wɔlz. ðə muv wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ gɪv ˈθieɪtər ˈoʊnərz mɔr ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ɪn tərmz əv haʊ fɪlmz ər ˈmɑrkətɪd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈθiətərz. ðə tu bɪg səˈʤɛsʧənz ər əv kɔrs ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə moʊst nuz. ˈneɪtoʊ ɪz ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ðət ˈstudiˌoʊz rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈmuviz mɔr ðən fɔr mənθs ɪn ədˈvæns əv ðɛr dəˈmɛstɪk riˈlis, wɪʧ wʊd pʊt ðə ɔn ˈtizər ˈpoʊstərz ənd ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd blæk skrin ˈtizər ˈtreɪlərz ðət pɑp əp ə jɪr praɪər tɪ riˈlis. ˈɔlsoʊ əv noʊt, ˈneɪtoʊ ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ ə ˈlɪmət ɔn ðə lɛŋθ əv ˈprivˌjuz, rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ kənˈsumər kəmˈpleɪnts əv nu fɪlmz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə ˈsɑləd 20 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈkəmɪŋ əˈtrækʃənz praɪər tɪ ðə ˈfiʧər. ðə əˈbəv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ər ə stɛp ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ʃʊr wi ɔl ləvd ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2007 ˈtizər fər ðə dɑrk naɪt ənd ðə ˈmɑrlən ˈtizər fər ˈsupərˌmæn rɪˈtərnz, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən ðoʊz klɪps ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪn ʤɪst ɛz ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ɛz ðə fərst lʊk æt ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv fɪlmz ʤɪst ə fju mənθs praɪər tɪ riˈlis. ənd ðə lɛŋθ əv ˈtreɪlərz ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ən ˈɪʃu, wɪθ ˌmɑrkətərz ˈɔfən ˈrændəmli ˈfɪlɪŋ əp ðə ˈtreɪlərz wɪθ ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈspɔɪlərz ˈpjʊrli tɪ mit ðə taɪm ˈlɪmət. waɪl ɪts ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ˈstudiˌoʊz wɪl ˈproʊˌtɛst ənd ɔl əv ðɪs wɪl kəm tɪ nɔt, ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈsɛnsəbəl weɪz tɪ meɪk ðə ˈmɑdərn fɪlm ˈtreɪlər ə mɔr ˈplɛʒərəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. ɪn ʃɔrt, hir ər sɪks weɪz tɪ fɪks ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈmuvi ˈtreɪlər. 1 noʊ mɔr dɪˈvəlʤɪŋ ðə klaɪˈmæktɪk 'ˈməni ʃɑt'. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə nu ˈprɑbləm. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər biɪŋ θrɪld baɪ ðə klaɪˈmæktɪk ʃɑt ɪn ðə ˈmɪʃən: ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ˈtreɪlərz wɪʧ ɔl ˈɛndɪd wɪθ tɑm kruz ˈlipɪŋ frəm ən ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər ˈɔntu ə ˈspidɪŋ treɪn. aɪ wɑz lɛs θrɪld wɪn aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmuvi ðət aɪ ɔˈrɛdi nu haʊ ðə meɪn ˈvɪlən wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ daɪ ənd haʊ ðə ˈklaɪˌmæks wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ɛnd. ˈdɪtoʊ ðə θərd ˈtreɪlər fər ˈspaɪdərmæn wɪʧ ˈlɪtərəli ʃoʊd ˈspaɪdərmæn ˈkæʧɪŋ ˈmɛri ʤeɪn ɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hər biɪŋ tɔst ɔf ə brɪʤ. əm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv kɔrs əv ðə ʃɑt əv ðə həlk ˈkæʧɪŋ ˈtoʊni stɑrk ɪn ɪn ðə avengers*, ðə ˈvɛri læst ʃɑt əv kˈwɔrənˌtin biɪŋ juzd boʊθ ɪn ðə ˈtreɪlər, ənd ðə ˈpoʊstər tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt kæmˈpeɪn fər fˈjʊriəs 6 (wɪʧ gɪvz əˈweɪ ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər ˈækʃən bit). ˈtreɪlərz hæv ə ˈhæbət əv nɑt ʤɪst ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ plɑt twɪsts, bət ˈtɔsɪŋ ɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli klaɪˈmæktɪk ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət ju doʊnt ˈriəˌlaɪz həz ruɪnd ðə ˈɛndɪŋ ənˈtɪl ju si ðə fɪlm. wi doʊnt nid tɪ si ðə klaɪˈmæktɪk dɛθ plənʤ, nɔr ðə ˈhɪroʊz ˈfaɪnəl ɪˈskeɪp, ɪn ðə ˈblədi ˈtreɪlər. 2 doʊnt riˈlis ə ˈtreɪlər ənˈtɪl jʊr well-and-ready*. seɪ wət ju wɪl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt ðət ɪz grin ˈlæntərn, bət ðə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli rɪˈkəvərd frəm ðə riˈlis əv ðə fərst ˈtizər bæk ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2010 ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts wərənt riˈmoʊtli ˈrɛdi ənd ðə klɪp wɑz fɪld wɪθ ənˈfɪnɪʃt ənd ʃɑts əv ˈpipəl ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ˈnəθɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ə ˈtɛrəbəl ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈprivˌju fər ə ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fɪlm, ənd ˈleɪtər ˈbɛtər ˈtreɪlərz dɪd ˈlɪtəl tɪ stɛm ðə taɪd əv ˈnɛgətɪv bəz. jɛs, ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˈwɔntɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ əˈtæʧ tɪ ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ənd ðə ˈdɛθli ˈhæloʊz pɑrt aɪ, bət ðə ðə ˈtruli ˈtɛrəbəl ˈtreɪlər wɑz tu məʧ tu sun. waɪl ðə fɪlmz bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈdɪdənt ˈsəfər, ðɛr wɑz noʊ gʊd ˈrizən tɪ kət ə ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd ˈtreɪlər frəm wət ˈlɪtəl ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪgˈzɪstəd əv ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ʤɪst tɪ hæv ə ˈtizər tɪ əˈtæʧ tɪ ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ənd ðə ˈdɛθli ˈhæloʊz pɑrt ii*. ɪf ju doʊnt hæv ðə gʊdz, weɪt ənˈtɪl ju du. wi kən bi ˈpeɪʃənt. ju doʊnt gɪt ə ˈsɛkənd ʧæns tɪ meɪk ə fərst ˌɪmˈprɛʃən. 3 kət ɪt aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ. nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈtreɪlər nidz ə ˈfaɪnəl mɑnˈtɑʒ əv ˈrændəm ˈspɔɪlərz. ənd ˈrɪli, ðæts wət ə ˈnəmbər əv ðiz ər. ðə ˈtreɪlər fər ðɪs minz wɔr ˈpərfəktli sɛts əp ɪts spaɪ ˈvərsəz. spaɪ plɑt wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst ˈmɪnət. bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv kˈwɪtɪŋ ənd ˈlɛtɪŋ ðə ˈɔdiəns dɪˈskəvər wət ʤoʊks ənd θrɪlz (ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli) əˈweɪt ðɛm, fɑks ʧoʊz tɪ æd ɔn ən əˈdɪʃənəl 80 ˈsɛkəndz əv ˈnəθɪŋ bət ˈspɔɪlərz (ʤoʊk ˈsɛˌtəps, ˈækʃən bits, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ˈivɪn ðə θərd ˈtreɪlər fər ðə dɑrk naɪt hæd ə ˈkloʊzɪŋ mɑnˈtɑʒ wɪʧ, waɪl ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ, kənˈteɪnd ə ki ʃɑt ðət spɔɪld ðə feɪt əv ə ˈmeɪʤər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər. ˈdɪtoʊ ðə ˈtreɪlər fər bɛn ˈɑrgoʊ. ðə fərst ækt həz ə ˈsɑləd 45 ˈsɛkəndz ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən waɪl ðə ˈmɪdəl 45 ˈsɛkəndz ˈpleɪfəli ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz ðə fɪlmz "meɪk ə feɪk ˈmuvi tɪ seɪv ðə ˈhɑstəʤəz" ˈgɪmɪk. ðə ˈtreɪlər goʊz ɔn fər əˈnəðər 45 ˈsɛkəndz, sɛt tɪ "drim ɔn" wɪʧ sɛlz ðə ˈdrɑmə waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈspɔɪlɪŋ ə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv θərd ækt ˈstɔri bits fər noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈrizən. ə gʊd ˈtreɪlər ʃʊd ɪˈstæblɪʃ ɪts ˈprɛmɪs, ˈtizər ə fju drəˈmætɪk bits ər ən ˈækʃən ˈsikwəns ər tu, ənd ðɛn gɪt aʊt waɪl ðə gʊd. wi doʊnt nid ə klaɪˈmæktɪk mɑnˈtɑʒ ðət ɪgˈzɪsts ˈpjʊrli tɪ ɪkˈsplɪsətli ər ˌɪmˈplɪsətli spɔɪl ðə fɪlm. 4 lɛt ˈtreɪlərz prɛˈmɪr ɪn ˈθiətərz fərst. jɛs, aɪ æm ə fɪlm ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈblɔgər ənd ɛz səʧ dɪˈskəsɪŋ ˈtreɪlərz ɪz boʊθ ˈjusfəl ənd ə gʊd weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈtræfɪk. bət ðə ˈɪrə əv ˈtreɪlər rɪˈlisɪz həz kɔst ˈjuˈɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl. noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kən wi goʊ tɪ ə ˈθieɪtər ənd bi θrɪld baɪ ðə ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd fərst lʊk æt ən ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd fɪlm ər ə nu ˈprivˌju tɪ ə fɪlm wi nu ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt. wɪθ ə fju ɪkˈsɛpʃənz (səʧ ɛz krɪs ˈbætˌmæn ˈsikwəlz), ðə wəns ˈkɑmən ɑrt əv ˈæˌkʧuəli prɛˈmɪrɪŋ jʊr ˈtreɪlər ɪn ˈθiətərz fərst, əˈtæʧt tɪ ə fɪlm frəm ðə seɪm ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈjuʒəwəli, ɪz naʊ ən ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈpræktɪs. əm əˈwɛr ðət əm ə ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt hir, ɛz aɪ wəns θrɪld tɪ ˈtreɪlər ˈdeɪbjuz ɔn ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt təˈnaɪt, wɪθ ðə teɪp sɛt əp tɪ ˈrɛkərd ʃʊd ðə nu ˈbætˌmæn ˈtreɪlər drɔp. ðə naʊ ˈkæʒəwəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn riˈlis əv ˈtreɪlərz, fɑr mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi vjud fərst ɔn ə smɔl kəmˈpjutər skrin ər smɑrt foʊn ðən ɔn ə ʤaɪənt ˈθieɪtər skrin, həz rɑbd ˈjuˈɛs əv ə ˈtoʊkən əˈmaʊnt əv ˈmæʤəsti wəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ fɪlm ˈprivˌjuz. ðiz ˈtreɪlərz ər mɛnt fər ˈɔdiənsəz ɪn ə ˈmuvi ˈθieɪtər. haʊ əˈbaʊt wi lɛt ðoʊz peɪɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz bi ðə fərst tɪ si ðɛm ɪn ə ˈθieɪtər? 5 doʊnt ʤɪst tɛl ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri ɪn ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrdər. ˈrɑbərt zəˈmɛkiz ˈɪzənt ðə ˈoʊnli əˈfɛndər hir, bət hi ɪz ə praɪm rɪˈpit ɪgˈzæmpəl. ðə fʊl ˈtreɪlər fər kæst əˈweɪ toʊld ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fɪlm ɪn ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrdər, wɪθ ðə ˈvɛri læst ʃɑt əv ðə fɪlm. hɪz ˈtreɪlər fər wət laɪz bɪˈniθ wɪθˈhɛld ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmeɪʤər klaɪˈmæktɪk plɑt twɪst, bət ˈəðərˌwaɪz rɪˈvild ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈnɛrətɪv əp tɪ ðə læst rilz. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɪt wɑz wərs ðən ðət, ɛz ɪt ˈdɪdənt rɪˈvil ə ækt rɪr ˈsəbplɑt ðət tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ə ʤaɪənt rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ, bət sɪns ˈɔdiənsəz ɔˈrɛdi nu ðə bɪg rɪˈvilz, məʧ əv ðə fərst 90 ˈmɪnəts əv ðə fɪlm wɑz ə ʤaɪənt ˈweɪtɪŋ geɪm ɛz wi wɔʧt mɪˈʃɛl ˈfaɪfər træk daʊn wən fɔls lɛd ˈæftər əˈnəðər. zəˈmɛkiz həz bɪn kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ðət ˈɔdiənsəz trit fɪlmz laɪk məkˈdɑnəldz, ɪn ðət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wət ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr baɪɪŋ ə ˈtɪkɪt. ənd ðət meɪ bi tru, ɛz fɪlmz tɛnd tɪ meɪk kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈməni. bət ðɛr ˈʃʊrli ɪz ə ˈbɛtər weɪ tɪ lɛt ðə ˈɔdiənsəz noʊ wət ðeɪ ər ˈgɪtɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər bit əv ðə fɪlm, laɪk ðə fʊl ˈtreɪlər fər draɪv. ɪf wi si ðə hoʊl fɪlm ɪn ðə ˈtreɪlər, wəts ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ si ðə hoʊl fɪlm ɪn ə ˈθieɪtər? 6 lɛs ɪz mɔr ənd ˈleɪtər ɪz ˈbɛtər. ðɪs əˈplaɪz ɪn ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv weɪz. ˈneɪtoʊz səˈʤɛsʧən ðət ˈtreɪlərz bi ˈəndər tu ˈmɪnəts ənd ʃʊd bi rɪˈzərvd fər fɪlmz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən fɔr mənθs ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ər boʊθ ˈwərθˈwaɪl. wi doʊnt nid ən ˈɛndləs səˈplaɪ əv ˈtreɪlərz ənd teasers*, wɪʧ ˈɔfən ɛnd əp ˈspɔɪlɪŋ ðə ˈmuvi baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ðɛr ˈvɑljum ənd ˈhævɪŋ tɪ faɪnd nu ˈfʊtɪʤ tɪ ˈɔfər fər ðə θərd, fɔrθ, ər fɪθ ˈtreɪlər. ðɛr wər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən spɑts fər ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ðət wən əv ðɛm drɑpt ə bɪg ˈspɔɪlər (ðə dɛθ əv ə ˈmaɪnər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər) ˈɔlˌmoʊst baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ˈnidɪŋ nu ˈfʊtɪʤ tɪ ʃoʊ. ˈsoʊni riˈlist soʊ məʧ ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈspaɪdərmæn læst ˈsəmər ðət ə fæn ˈæˌkʧuəli kət təˈgɛðər ə 'kəmˈplit', koʊˈhɪrənt, ənd ˈmoʊstli ˈækjərət ˈvərʒən əv ðə fɪlm wɪθ ʤɪst ðə əˈfɪʃəli riˈlist klɪps. ə ˈtizər, ˈrənɪŋ noʊ mɔr ðən wən ˈmɪnət, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈtreɪlər ðət ˈprɛfərəbli rənz 90 ˈsɛkəndz bət ˈɑrgjuəbli ɛz lɔŋ ɛz tu ˈmɪnəts, ʃʊd bi mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf tɪ sɛl ðə fɪlm tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɔdiənsəz, ðə sɔrt ðət doʊnt goʊ tɪ ðə ˈmuviz ɪˈnəf tɪ si ɔl ˈdɪfərənt ˈtreɪlərz əv ðə loʊn ˈreɪnʤər ðəs ˈɔfərd (aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ðə wən ðət ʤɪst wɛnt ˈɔnˌlaɪn tu wiks əˈgoʊ wɑz ðə bɛst jɛt, bət ɪt ʃʊd hæv ˈmɪrli bɪn ðə fərst). juz ðət ˈfʊtɪʤ tɪ kət jʊr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən spɑts ənd pʊt ə ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn klɪps. wɪθ ðə rul, ju noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ɪˈnəf ˈdisənt ˈfʊtɪʤ tɪ kət ə ˈtreɪlər ənd ju doʊnt hæv tɪ spɛnd ðə ˈməni ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ə fɪlm θri jɪrz ɪn ədˈvæns fər ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɑpjələs ðət ɪz ˈoʊnli goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ˈkɛrɪŋ ˈmeɪbi tu mənθs praɪər tɪ riˈlis. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈoʊvərˌkɪl ɪz ˈfræŋkli ˈtɑrgətɪd æt ðə kaɪnd əv fɪlm fænz hu ɔˈrɛdi ðɛr ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈtɪkɪts. əm ʃʊr ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈfɪksɪz ðət əm ˈmɪsɪŋ, ənd əm ʃʊr ju hæv jʊr oʊn θɔts. bət ðæts wət ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən ɪz fər. pliz ʃɛr jʊr θɔts ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈneɪtoʊ səˈʤɛsʧənz ənd jʊr θɔts ɔn ˈmɑdərn ˈtreɪlərz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. wət ˈtreɪlərz ˈifɛktɪvli tiz ənd wət ˈtreɪlərz ˈiðər feɪld tɪ sɛl ðə fɪlm ər wər oʊˈvərtli ɪn ðɛr kənˈstrəkʃən? saʊnd ɔf bɪˈloʊ. |
if there's one thing fans of "true blood" know, it's that vampire pam (kristin bauer) has been dealt a few harsh blows this past season. first, her one true confidant -- and badass -- eric (alexander skarsgard) turns into mr. nice guy, and then that evil witch (literally) marnie (fiona shaw) casts a spell that starts to rot pam's flesh. and if there's anything that pam loves more than eric, it's her pretty little face.
in sunday (sept. 11) night's season four finale, the tension between pam and her maker eric reached a humorous boiling point when pam, ever the dramatic, throws a bona fide vamp temper tantrum at fangtasia, exclaiming, "i am so over and her precious fairy vagina and her stupid name." and while pam's sentiments may have echoed the thoughts of millions of viewers, it didn't do much to detour eric from's, well, "precious fairy vagina."
"he really is the one rock in her life -- the one person she really loves and would do anything for," bauer told the huffington post. "she would die for eric. that's it for her. he's her maker. he really is her best friend, her daddy, and they just have such a complicated relationship. and she loves being his lieutenant. she doesn't want to be first-in-command, so when he's not there to be her rock, she doesn't like it. that will definitely come into play when we go into pam and eric's pasts next season."
but as an actress, bauer points out, fans are just starting to understand pam and all of her intricacies as a character -- "part vulnerable, part badass" -- and season five promises to explore pam's origins even further.
"i loved seeing a vulnerable side to pam this season, " said bauer. "as an actor, you want to do something new every year and do something deeper, so it was incredibly fun for me to get to see who she was without eric because he really there for her this season. and then you take away her looks -- her vanity -- and i had no idea how she would react. the same in real life too. when the hits the fan, you really discover yourself, and the fact that she becomes a warrior made me love her even more. she could have sat there and cried and felt sorry for herself, but not pam."
although pam isn't one to cry and breakdown, there were a few vulnerable scenes for bauer this past season. in "burning down the house," finally helped eric break the spell that erased his memory. while pam was initially overjoyed at the thought of eric returning to his normal self, she suddenly realized that she was no longer eric's number one girl -- and although she would never admit it, for the first time, pam looked really hurt.
"in that scene, she realizes that she'll never have the same relationship with eric that she once had," said bauer. "there's this incredibly touching scene between eric and and then this incredibly touching moment between eric and pam, and then you realize that this is a huge issue for both women. pam has always been number one."
since season one, eric and pam have always shared a strong bond -- one that transcends behind the camera as well.
"speaking for myself, i have total faith and trust and love of alex [skarsgard]," said bauer. "he's a great guy. i've been sitting next to him for four years now and after all of the long nights, the tough scenes and even the easier scenes, we always laugh a lot. he's really funny. that's one thing you don't always see in eric, but alex is so funny. i just have a great relationship for the whole group -- anna [paquin], stephen [moyer] and alex. i feel so comfortable with them. they're talented and funny, so i couldn't ask for more."
and while bauer couldn't choose one favorite moment (although the badass slow motion walk in episode 10 was pretty cool), she does believe that the chemistry between the cast is what ultimately makes "true blood" so enjoyable -- for both the cast and the fans.
"it's like lightning striking," said bauer. "i've been on a lot of sets, and this doesn't happen everyday."
"we have such a big family. seventy percent of the show, i'm not in, so i like to see everyone's storylines. i don't know anything about the werewolf world or sam's world. every week, i'm just fascinated. one of my favorite moments all season was that great scene in episode 10 between chris bauer and todd lowe, the bellefleurs. i couldn't wait to see that. [bauer] is definitely one of the main on set -- we all love him. he's got some sort of [laughs]."
she may have a crush on chris bauer -- and let's face it, who doesn't? -- but she does have some trouble getting one name right.
"i'm watching the show and reading the scripts every week, and after what seems like years, i have a scene with ryan [kwanten], and halfway through the day, anna [paquin] says to me, 'do you realize you're calling him jason?' and ryan is so sweet, that he never even said a word. he was just responding to jason all day."
as for bauer, she admits that she often gets called pam -- on and off screen. however, kristin bauer couldn't be more different than pam de beaufort. for example, bauer likes to cry -- a lot.
"i'm one of those people that has to cry at least 30 times a day," said bauer. "alex [skarsgard] makes fun of me all of the time for crying on set."
perhaps next season, tendency to will prove handy.
"true blood" has always been the type of show that mixes raw, tender moments with delightfully comedic ones. one of the standout scenes from season four was the ultimate between evil witch marnie and a very angry pam. in the end, pam's tendency of irrationally acting before thinking caused the flesh to literally rot off her body. once again, the viewers were exposed to a very different pam -- one that couldn't hide behind her beauty. and for bauer, that was a challenge in multiple ways. it looks like it's not so easy to show emotions through prosthetics.
“it was a lot of everything,” said bauer, laughing, “it was sort of like ‘volume and spinal tap.” | ɪf ðɛrz wən θɪŋ fænz əv "tru bləd" noʊ, ɪts ðət ˈvæmpaɪr pæm (ˈkrɪstɪn baʊər) həz bɪn dɛlt ə fju hɑrʃ bloʊz ðɪs pæst ˈsizən. fərst, hər wən tru ˈkɑnfəˌdɑnt ənd ˈbæˌdæs ˈɛrɪk (ˌælɪgˈzændər skarsgard*) tərnz ˈɪntu ˈmɪstər. nis gaɪ, ənd ðɛn ðət ˈivəl wɪʧ (ˈlɪtərəli) ˈmɑrni (fiˈoʊnə ʃɔ) kæsts ə spɛl ðət stɑrts tɪ rɑt pæmz flɛʃ. ənd ɪf ðɛrz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət pæm ləvz mɔr ðən ˈɛrɪk, ɪts hər ˈprɪti ˈlɪtəl feɪs. ɪn ˈsənˌdi (sɛpt. 11 naɪts ˈsizən fɔr fəˈnæli, ðə ˈtɛnʃən bɪtˈwin pæm ənd hər ˈmeɪkər ˈɛrɪk riʧt ə ˈhjumərəs ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɔɪnt wɪn pæm, ˈɛvər ðə drəˈmætɪk, θroʊz ə ˈboʊnə faɪd væmp ˈtɛmpər ˈtæntrəm æt fangtasia*, ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ, "aɪ æm soʊ ˈoʊvər ənd hər ˈprɛʃəs ˈfɛri vəˈʤaɪnə ənd hər ˈstupɪd neɪm." ənd waɪl pæmz ˈsɛnəmənts meɪ hæv ˈɛkoʊd ðə θɔts əv ˈmɪljənz əv vjuərz, ɪt ˈdɪdənt du məʧ tɪ ˈditʊr ˈɛrɪk frəm sookie's*, wɛl, "ˈprɛʃəs ˈfɛri vəˈʤaɪnə." "hi ˈrɪli ɪz ðə wən rɑk ɪn hər laɪf ðə wən ˈpərsən ʃi ˈrɪli ləvz ənd wʊd du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ fər," baʊər toʊld ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst. "ʃi wʊd daɪ fər ˈɛrɪk. ðæts ɪt fər hər. hiz hər ˈmeɪkər. hi ˈrɪli ɪz hər bɛst frɛnd, hər ˈdædi, ənd ðeɪ ʤɪst hæv səʧ ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ənd ʃi ləvz biɪŋ hɪz luˈtɛnənt. ʃi ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ bi first-in-command*, soʊ wɪn hiz nɑt ðɛr tɪ bi hər rɑk, ʃi ˈdəzənt laɪk ɪt. ðət wɪl ˈdɛfənətli kəm ˈɪntu pleɪ wɪn wi goʊ ˈɪntu pæm ənd ˈɛrɪks pæsts nɛkst ˈsizən." bət ɛz ən ˈæktrəs, baʊər pɔɪnts aʊt, fænz ər ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd pæm ənd ɔl əv hər ˈɪntrəkəsiz ɛz ə ˈkɛrɪktər "pɑrt ˈvəlnərəbəl, pɑrt ˈbæˌdæs" ənd ˈsizən faɪv ˈprɑməsəz tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr pæmz ˈɔrəʤɪnz ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. "aɪ ləvd siɪŋ ə ˈvəlnərəbəl saɪd tɪ pæm ðɪs ˈsizən, sɛd baʊər. "ɛz ən ˈæktər, ju wɔnt tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ˈɛvəri jɪr ənd du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdipər, soʊ ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli fən fər mi tɪ gɪt tɪ si hu ʃi wɑz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛrɪk bɪˈkəz hi ˈrɪli ðɛr fər hər ðɪs ˈsizən. ənd ðɛn ju teɪk əˈweɪ hər lʊks hər ˈvænɪti ənd aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ ʃi wʊd riækt. ðə seɪm ɪn ril laɪf tu. wɪn ðə hɪts ðə fæn, ju ˈrɪli dɪˈskəvər ˈjɔrsɛlf, ənd ðə fækt ðət ʃi bɪˈkəmz ə ˈwɔrjər meɪd mi ləv hər ˈivɪn mɔr. ʃi kʊd hæv sæt ðɛr ənd kraɪd ənd fɛlt ˈsɑri fər hərˈsɛlf, bət nɑt pæm." ˌɔlˈðoʊ pæm ˈɪzənt wən tɪ kraɪ ənd ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn, ðɛr wər ə fju ˈvəlnərəbəl sinz fər baʊər ðɪs pæst ˈsizən. ɪn "ˈbərnɪŋ daʊn ðə haʊs," ˈfaɪnəli hɛlpt ˈɛrɪk breɪk ðə spɛl ðət ɪˈreɪst hɪz ˈmɛməri. waɪl pæm wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌoʊvərˈʤɔɪd æt ðə θɔt əv ˈɛrɪk rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˈnɔrməl sɛlf, ʃi ˈsədənli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ʃi wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɛrɪks ˈnəmbər wən gərl ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi wʊd ˈnɛvər ədˈmɪt ɪt, fər ðə fərst taɪm, pæm lʊkt ˈrɪli hərt. "ɪn ðət sin, ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðət ʃil ˈnɛvər hæv ðə seɪm riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈɛrɪk ðət ʃi wəns hæd," sɛd baʊər. "ðɛrz ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈtəʧɪŋ sin bɪtˈwin ˈɛrɪk ənd ənd ðɛn ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈtəʧɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt bɪtˈwin ˈɛrɪk ənd pæm, ənd ðɛn ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðɪs ɪz ə juʤ ˈɪʃu fər boʊθ ˈwɪmən. pæm həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈnəmbər wən." sɪns ˈsizən wən, ˈɛrɪk ənd pæm hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz ʃɛrd ə strɔŋ bɑnd wən ðət trænˈsɛndz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkæmərə ɛz wɛl. "ˈspikɪŋ fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, aɪ hæv ˈtoʊtəl feɪθ ənd trəst ənd ləv əv ˈæləks [skarsgard*]," sɛd baʊər. "hiz ə greɪt gaɪ. aɪv bɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ nɛkst tɪ ɪm fər fɔr jɪrz naʊ ənd ˈæftər ɔl əv ðə lɔŋ naɪts, ðə təf sinz ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈiziər sinz, wi ˈɔlˌweɪz læf ə lɔt. hiz ˈrɪli ˈfəni. ðæts wən θɪŋ ju doʊnt ˈɔlˌweɪz si ɪn ˈɛrɪk, bət ˈæləks ɪz soʊ ˈfəni. aɪ ʤɪst hæv ə greɪt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp fər ðə hoʊl grup ˈænə [ˈpækwɪn], ˈstivən [mɔɪər] ənd ˈæləks. aɪ fil soʊ ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðɛm. ðɛr ˈtæləntɪd ənd ˈfəni, soʊ aɪ ˈkʊdənt æsk fər mɔr." ənd waɪl baʊər ˈkʊdənt ʧuz wən ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈmoʊmənt (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈbæˌdæs sloʊ ˈmoʊʃən wɔk ɪn ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 10 wɑz ˈprɪti kul), ʃi dɪz bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈkɛmɪstri bɪtˈwin ðə kæst ɪz wət ˈəltəmətli meɪks "tru bləd" soʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl fər boʊθ ðə kæst ənd ðə fænz. "ɪts laɪk ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈstraɪkɪŋ," sɛd baʊər. "aɪv bɪn ɔn ə lɔt əv sɛts, ənd ðɪs ˈdəzənt ˈhæpən ˈɛvriˈdeɪ." "wi hæv səʧ ə bɪg ˈfæməli. ˈsɛvənti pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ʃoʊ, əm nɑt ɪn, soʊ aɪ laɪk tɪ si ˈɛvriˌwənz ˈstɔriˌlaɪnz. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛrˌwʊlf wərld ər sæmz wərld. ˈɛvəri wik, əm ʤɪst ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd. wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈmoʊmənts ɔl ˈsizən wɑz ðət greɪt sin ɪn ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 10 bɪtˈwin krɪs baʊər ənd tɑd loʊ, ðə bellefleurs*. aɪ ˈkʊdənt weɪt tɪ si ðət. [baʊər] ɪz ˈdɛfənətli wən əv ðə meɪn ɔn sɛt wi ɔl ləv ɪm. hiz gɑt səm sɔrt əv [læfs]." ʃi meɪ hæv ə krəʃ ɔn krɪs baʊər ənd lɛts feɪs ɪt, hu ˈdəzənt? bət ʃi dɪz hæv səm ˈtrəbəl ˈgɪtɪŋ wən neɪm raɪt. "əm ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə skrɪpts ˈɛvəri wik, ənd ˈæftər wət simz laɪk jɪrz, aɪ hæv ə sin wɪθ raɪən [kwanten*], ənd ˈhæfˈweɪ θru ðə deɪ, ˈænə [ˈpækwɪn] sɪz tɪ mi, 'du ju ˈriəˌlaɪz jʊr ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪm ˈʤeɪsən?' ənd raɪən ɪz soʊ swit, ðət hi ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn sɛd ə wərd. hi wɑz ʤɪst rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ˈʤeɪsən ɔl deɪ." ɛz fər baʊər, ʃi ədˈmɪts ðət ʃi ˈɔfən gɪts kɔld pæm ɔn ənd ɔf skrin. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkrɪstɪn baʊər ˈkʊdənt bi mɔr ˈdɪfərənt ðən pæm də ˈboʊfərt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, baʊər laɪks tɪ kraɪ ə lɔt. "əm wən əv ðoʊz ˈpipəl ðət həz tɪ kraɪ æt list 30 taɪmz ə deɪ," sɛd baʊər. "ˈæləks [skarsgard*] meɪks fən əv mi ɔl əv ðə taɪm fər kraɪɪŋ ɔn sɛt." pərˈhæps nɛkst ˈsizən, ˈtɛndənsi tɪ wɪl pruv ˈhændi. "tru bləd" həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ðə taɪp əv ʃoʊ ðət ˈmɪksɪz rɑ, ˈtɛndər ˈmoʊmənts wɪθ dɪˈlaɪtfəli kəˈmidɪk wənz. wən əv ðə ˈstænˌdaʊt sinz frəm ˈsizən fɔr wɑz ðə ˈəltəmət bɪtˈwin ˈivəl wɪʧ ˈmɑrni ənd ə ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri pæm. ɪn ðə ɛnd, pæmz ˈtɛndənsi əv ˌɪˈræʃənəli ˈæktɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ kɔzd ðə flɛʃ tɪ ˈlɪtərəli rɑt ɔf hər ˈbɑdi. wəns əˈgɛn, ðə vjuərz wər ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt pæm wən ðət ˈkʊdənt haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd hər ˈbjuti. ənd fər baʊər, ðət wɑz ə ˈʧælənʤ ɪn ˈməltəpəl weɪz. ɪt lʊks laɪk ɪts nɑt soʊ ˈizi tɪ ʃoʊ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz θru prɑsˈθɛtɪks. wɑz ə lɔt əv everything,”*,” sɛd baʊər, ˈlæfɪŋ, wɑz sɔrt əv laɪk ənd ˈspaɪnəl tap.”*.” |
about
the wandering realms takes place in the universe of the hyperion empire following the events of the exile empire. after the destruction of the old human civilizations before the phoenix war billions of humans were displaced into unknown space. after the formation of the empire from the human - alliance a fleet of ships were commissioned to seek out survivors of this conflict and return as many as possible to the empire.
this story follows several exemplary characters as this fleet encounters powerful new enemies and unexpected allies. the wandering realms is a story of war, justice, slavery, and trial. this is not a story for the feint of heart, a true heroic war story set in a gritty future full of advanced and powerful weaponry that barely keeps mankind on equal footing with their monstrous enemies.
the funds for this project will go to the artist, who has already been secured, production, and distribution of the comic. excess will help to ensure the project runs smoothly and is properly marketed. we plan to bring the wandering realms to comic conventions and events as money and time allow and the more financial resources we can gather the further it will take us.
we have access to all the talent and production resources we need. all we need at this point is the initial bank roll and we have a project. it is our sincere hope that you will help us turn this dream into a reality and the wandering realms into bookstores and comic stands everywhere.
we greatly value our contributors and have a large range of rewards for those who choose to support our project. we are offering everything from a free prequel short story to a thank you phone call and a fictional title of nobility!
pledge $5 or more and we will give you a big thanks on our website, lasting as long as we exist. given advancing technology and a successful series of projects we plan on this being forever!
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pledge $1000 or more and you will get the previous rewards plus your character will be killed.
pledge $2000 or more and you will get the previous rewards plus your character will survive.
pledge $5000 or more and you will get the previous rewards plus your title will be raised to duke. | əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɑndərɪŋ rɛlmz teɪks pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs əv ðə haɪˈpɪriən ˈɛmpaɪər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə ˈɛkˌsaɪl ˈɛmpaɪər. ˈæftər ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə oʊld ˈjumən ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfinɪks wɔr ˈbɪljənz əv ˈjumənz wər dɪˈspleɪst ˈɪntu ənˈnoʊn speɪs. ˈæftər ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɛmpaɪər frəm ðə ˈjumən əˈlaɪəns ə flit əv ʃɪps wər kəˈmɪʃənd tɪ sik aʊt sərˈvaɪvərz əv ðɪs ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd rɪˈtərn ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ðə ˈɛmpaɪər. ðɪs ˈstɔri ˈfɑloʊz ˈsɛvərəl ɪgˈzɛmpləri ˈkɛrɪktərz ɛz ðɪs flit ɪnˈkaʊnərz ˈpaʊərfəl nu ˈɛnəmiz ənd ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈælaɪz. ðə ˈwɑndərɪŋ rɛlmz ɪz ə ˈstɔri əv wɔr, ˈʤəstɪs, sˈleɪvəri, ənd traɪəl. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə ˈstɔri fər ðə feɪnt əv hɑrt, ə tru hɪˈroʊɪk wɔr ˈstɔri sɛt ɪn ə ˈgrɪti fˈjuʧər fʊl əv ədˈvænst ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwɛpənri ðət ˈbɛrli kips ˈmænˈkaɪnd ɔn ˈikwəl ˈfʊtɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr ˈmɑnstrəs ˈɛnəmiz. ðə fəndz fər ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪl goʊ tɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪst, hu həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn sɪˈkjʊrd, pərˈdəkʃən, ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðə ˈkɑmɪk. ˈɛkˌsɛs wɪl hɛlp tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt rənz sˈmuðli ənd ɪz ˈprɑpərli ˈmɑrkətɪd. wi plæn tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈwɑndərɪŋ rɛlmz tɪ ˈkɑmɪk kənˈvɛnʃənz ənd ɪˈvɛnts ɛz ˈməni ənd taɪm əˈlaʊ ənd ðə mɔr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrisɔrsɪz wi kən ˈgæðər ðə ˈfərðər ɪt wɪl teɪk ˈjuˈɛs. wi hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɔl ðə ˈtælənt ənd pərˈdəkʃən ˈrisɔrsɪz wi nid. ɔl wi nid æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪz ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl bæŋk roʊl ənd wi hæv ə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɪt ɪz ɑr sɪnˈsɪr hoʊp ðət ju wɪl hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs tərn ðɪs drim ˈɪntu ə ˌriˈæləˌti ənd ðə ˈwɑndərɪŋ rɛlmz ˈɪntu ˈbʊkˌstɔrz ənd ˈkɑmɪk stændz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. wi ˈgreɪtli ˈvælju ɑr kənˈtrɪbjətərz ənd hæv ə lɑrʤ reɪnʤ əv rɪˈwɔrdz fər ðoʊz hu ʧuz tɪ səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt. wi ər ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ə fri ˈprikwɛl ʃɔrt ˈstɔri tɪ ə θæŋk ju foʊn kɔl ənd ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈtaɪtəl əv noʊˈbɪləti! plɛʤ 5 ər mɔr ənd wi wɪl gɪv ju ə bɪg θæŋks ɔn ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ˈlæstɪŋ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz wi ɪgˈzɪst. ˈgɪvɪn ədˈvænsɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈsɪriz əv ˈprɑʤɛkts wi plæn ɔn ðɪs biɪŋ fərˈɛvər! plɛʤ 7 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrd ənd ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd əv lɔst daimyo*, ðə ʃɔrt ˈstɔri ˈprikwɛl tɪ ðə ˈwɑndərɪŋ rɛlmz ðət ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ ðə flit ɪz ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈpipəl ɪn səʧ ən ˌɪnˈhɑspɪtəbəl ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs pɑrt əv speɪs. plɛʤ 10 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊd əv ðə ˈgræfɪk ˈnɑvəl. plɛʤ 12 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr neɪm wɪl əˈpɪr ɪn ə θæŋk ju peɪʤ əv lɔst daimyo*. plɛʤ 15 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs ə saɪnd θæŋk ju kɑrd frəm boʊθ ðə ˈraɪtər ənd ˈɑrtɪst. plɛʤ 20 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈgræfɪk ˈnɑvəl!!! plɛʤ 25 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr ˈkɑpi wɪl bi saɪnd baɪ ðə ˈɔθər. plɛʤ 30 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr ˈkɑpi wɪl bi saɪnd baɪ ðə ˈɔθər ənd ˈɑrtɪst. plɛʤ 50 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs ə θæŋk ju kɔl frəm ðə ˈraɪtər. plɛʤ 75 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs ju wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈnaɪˌthʊd! plɛʤ 100 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr ˈtaɪtəl wɪl bi reɪzd tɪ lɔrd. plɛʤ 150 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs ə pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈpoʊstər saɪnd baɪ ðə ˈɔθər ənd ˈɑrtɪst. plɛʤ 200 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr ˈtaɪtəl wɪl bi reɪzd tɪ ə kaʊnt. plɛʤ 500 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs ju wɪl bi ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑmɪk ɛz ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈkɛrɪktər. plɛʤ 1000 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər wɪl bi kɪld. plɛʤ 2000 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər wɪl sərˈvaɪv. plɛʤ 5000 ər mɔr ənd ju wɪl gɪt ðə ˈpriviəs rɪˈwɔrdz pləs jʊr ˈtaɪtəl wɪl bi reɪzd tɪ duk. |
jaiman patel reached the international airport in a drunken state, barely able to walk.
highlights patel was heading to greece with his family for vacation he had an argument with staff of qatar airways: airport officials father patel said it was a ploy to defame him
gujarat deputy chief minister son was stopped from boarding a qatar airways flight early on monday after he arrived in a "heavily drunken" state and argued with the staff at the patel, who is in his mid-30s, along with his wife and daughter were stopped from boarding the plane, which was scheduled to at 4am, official sources told news agency ians. the family was headed to greece for a patel, who is a land dealer, reached the international airport in a drunken state, barely able to cleared the immigration and other checks in a wheelchair due to his inebriated condition, said airport patel was prevented from boarding the flight. he also had an argument with the staff of the airways," an official said, requesting anonymity.meanwhile, patel told reporters in the evening in that this was a ploy to defame him. "my son, his wife and daughter were going for a vacation. he was not feeling wife called up home and then it was decided to return home and not proceed," the minister added. "our opponents are trying to tarnish our image by spreading false and mischievous information," he said. | jaiman* pəˈtɛl riʧt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn ə ˈdrəŋkən steɪt, ˈbɛrli ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔk. ˈhaɪˌlaɪts pəˈtɛl wɑz ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ gris wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli fər veɪˈkeɪʃən hi hæd ən ˈɑrgjəmənt wɪθ stæf əv ˌkəˈtɑr ˈɛrˌweɪz: ˈɛrˌpɔrt əˈfɪʃəlz ˈfɑðər pəˈtɛl sɛd ɪt wɑz ə plɔɪ tɪ dɪˈfeɪm ɪm ˌgjuʤərˈæt ˈdɛpjəti ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər sən wɑz stɑpt frəm ˈbɔrdɪŋ ə ˌkəˈtɑr ˈɛrˌweɪz flaɪt ˈərli ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈæftər hi əraɪvd ɪn ə "ˈhɛvəli ˈdrəŋkən" steɪt ənd ˈɑrgjud wɪθ ðə stæf æt ðə pəˈtɛl, hu ɪz ɪn hɪz mid-30s*, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz waɪf ənd ˈdɔtər wər stɑpt frəm ˈbɔrdɪŋ ðə pleɪn, wɪʧ wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ æt 4am*, əˈfɪʃəl ˈsɔrsəz toʊld nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ians*. ðə ˈfæməli wɑz ˈhɛdɪd tɪ gris fər ə pəˈtɛl, hu ɪz ə lænd ˈdilər, riʧt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn ə ˈdrəŋkən steɪt, ˈbɛrli ˈeɪbəl tɪ klɪrd ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈəðər ʧɛks ɪn ə ˈwiˌlʧɛr du tɪ hɪz ˌɪˈnɛbriˌeɪtəd kənˈdɪʃən, sɛd ˈɛrˌpɔrt pəˈtɛl wɑz prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈbɔrdɪŋ ðə flaɪt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ən ˈɑrgjəmənt wɪθ ðə stæf əv ðə ˈɛrˌweɪz," ən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd, rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ anonymity.meanwhile*, pəˈtɛl toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ ɪn ðət ðɪs wɑz ə plɔɪ tɪ dɪˈfeɪm ɪm. "maɪ sən, hɪz waɪf ənd ˈdɔtər wər goʊɪŋ fər ə veɪˈkeɪʃən. hi wɑz nɑt ˈfilɪŋ waɪf kɔld əp hoʊm ənd ðɛn ɪt wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm ənd nɑt pərˈsid," ðə ˈmɪnɪstər ˈædɪd. "ɑr əˈpoʊnənts ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈtɑrnɪʃ ɑr ˈɪmɪʤ baɪ ˈsprɛdɪŋ fɔls ənd ˈmɪsʧəvəs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən," hi sɛd. |
antimatter now and later
now
pet scans:
positron emission tomography uses positrons to look at the brain. radioactive nuclei in a fluid are injected into the subject. the radioactive nuclei then emit positrons at low velocities and these then annihilate with nearby electrons. the positrons and electrons are moving slowly and don't have the energy required to create a new pair of particle and antiparticle. instead, 2 gamma rays are emitted and these are used to actively scan the brain. creating antimatter:
at present, antimatter costs $62.5 trillion per gram. projected improvements could bring this cost down to $5 billion per gram and the production level up ten times from to grams (from to 15 nanograms).
later
rocket engines:
antimatter could be the perfect fuel for a classic newtonian rocket. rather than those bulky hydrogen tanks what that the shuttle uses for launches, it would require a mere gram of antimatter to put the shuttle into orbit. the energy from annihilation is times as powerful as a conventional chemical combustion. more over, it is times more efficient than nuclear fission and up to 10 times more efficient that nuclear fussion. however, as related above, the technology does not yet exist to produce antimatter in an efficient, economical, and timely manner. cancer treatment:
when matter and antimatter annihilate, they give off radiation. future techniques may use this and avoid blasting large parts of the patient's body with radiation and chemicals.
...and these are just some of its potential uses. antimatter is here, its uses and production are comming, and it will revolutionize the world and the way that the world works.
title page - what is antimatter? - the history of antimatter - the big bang - the imbalance - antimatter: now and later - bibliography | ætaɪˈmætər naʊ ənd ˈleɪtər naʊ pɛt skænz: ˈpɑzəˌtrɑn ɪˈmɪʃən toʊˈmoʊgræˌfi ˈjuzɪz ˈpɑzəˌtrɑnz tɪ lʊk æt ðə breɪn. ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈnukliˌaɪ ɪn ə fluɪd ər ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. ðə ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈnukliˌaɪ ðɛn ɪˈmɪt ˈpɑzəˌtrɑnz æt loʊ vəˈlɑsətiz ənd ðiz ðɛn əˈnaɪəˌleɪt wɪθ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz. ðə ˈpɑzəˌtrɑnz ənd ˌɪˈlɛktrɑnz ər ˈmuvɪŋ sˈloʊli ənd doʊnt hæv ðə ˈɛnərʤi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu pɛr əv ˈpɑrtɪkəl ənd antiparticle*. ˌɪnˈstɛd, 2 ˈgæmə reɪz ər ɪˈmɪtɪd ənd ðiz ər juzd tɪ ˈæktɪvli skæn ðə breɪn. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ætaɪˈmætər: æt ˈprɛzənt, ætaɪˈmætər kɔsts ˈtrɪljən pər græm. prɑˈʤɛktəd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts kʊd brɪŋ ðɪs kɔst daʊn tɪ 5 ˈbɪljən pər græm ənd ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈlɛvəl əp tɛn taɪmz frəm tɪ græmz (frəm tɪ 15 ˈnænoʊgræmz). ˈleɪtər ˈrɑkət ˈɛnʤənz: ætaɪˈmætər kʊd bi ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt fjuəl fər ə ˈklæsɪk nuˈtoʊniən ˈrɑkət. ˈrəðər ðən ðoʊz ˈbəlki ˈhaɪdrəʤən tæŋks wət ðət ðə ˈʃətəl ˈjuzɪz fər ˈlɔnʧɪz, ɪt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə mɪr græm əv ætaɪˈmætər tɪ pʊt ðə ˈʃətəl ˈɪntu ˈɔrbət. ðə ˈɛnərʤi frəm əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən ɪz taɪmz ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ɛz ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈkɛmɪkəl kəmˈbəsʧən. mɔr ˈoʊvər, ɪt ɪz taɪmz mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ðən ˈnukliər ˈfɪʃən ənd əp tɪ 10 taɪmz mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ðət ˈnukliər fussion*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz rɪˈleɪtɪd əˈbəv, ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪz nɑt jɛt ɪgˈzɪst tɪ ˈproʊdus ætaɪˈmætər ɪn ən ɪˈfɪʃənt, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl, ənd ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər. ˈkænsər ˈtritmənt: wɪn ˈmætər ənd ætaɪˈmætər əˈnaɪəˌleɪt, ðeɪ gɪv ɔf ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən. fˈjuʧər tɛkˈniks meɪ juz ðɪs ənd əˈvɔɪd ˈblæstɪŋ lɑrʤ pɑrts əv ðə ˈpeɪʃənts ˈbɑdi wɪθ ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈkɛmɪkəlz. ...ənd ðiz ər ʤɪst səm əv ɪts pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈjuzɪz. ætaɪˈmætər ɪz hir, ɪts ˈjuzɪz ənd pərˈdəkʃən ər comming*, ənd ɪt wɪl ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz ðə wərld ənd ðə weɪ ðət ðə wərld wərks. ˈtaɪtəl peɪʤ wət ɪz ætaɪˈmætər? ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ætaɪˈmætər ðə bɪg bæŋ ðə ɪmˈbæləns ætaɪˈmætər: naʊ ənd ˈleɪtər ˌbɪbliˈɑgrəfi |
actor arnold schwarzenegger is marking a milestone today. the action film icon is turning 67.
here are some things you might not have known about arnie:
he was born in near graz, austria and immigrated to the u.s. in 1968.
he won the mr. olympia title seven times, and also holds the record for the youngest winner when he won his first title at the age of 23 in 1970.
he has a golden globe award. he won in the category for “best acting debut in a motion picture” in the film “stay hungry” in 1977.
he really wants a “twins” sequel and is excited that “triplets” is in the works, adding eddie murphy into the mix.
some other celebrities enjoying their birthday today include: “friends” star lisa (51), “brooklyn nine-nine” actor terry crews (46), actress hilary swank (40), tom green (43), “the mentalist” star simon baker (45), actor laurence fishburne (53) and singer kate bush (56). | ˈæktər ˈɑrnəld ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər ɪz ˈmɑrkɪŋ ə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn təˈdeɪ. ðə ˈækʃən fɪlm ˈaɪkɑn ɪz ˈtərnɪŋ 67 hir ər səm θɪŋz ju maɪt nɑt hæv noʊn əˈbaʊt ˈɑrni: hi wɑz bɔrn ɪn nɪr graz*, ˈɔstriə ənd ˈɪməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ðə juz. ɪn 1968 hi wən ðə ˈmɪstər. oʊˈlɪmpiə ˈtaɪtəl ˈsɛvən taɪmz, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊldz ðə ˈrɛkərd fər ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈwɪnər wɪn hi wən hɪz fərst ˈtaɪtəl æt ðə eɪʤ əv 23 ɪn 1970 hi həz ə ˈgoʊldən gloʊb əˈwɔrd. hi wən ɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri fər ˈæktɪŋ ˈdeɪbju ɪn ə ˈmoʊʃən picture”*” ɪn ðə fɪlm hungry”*” ɪn 1977 hi ˈrɪli wɔnts ə ““twins”*” ˈsikwəl ənd ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ðət ““triplets”*” ɪz ɪn ðə wərks, ˈædɪŋ ˈɛdi ˈmərfi ˈɪntu ðə mɪks. səm ˈəðər səˈlɛbrɪtiz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðɛr ˈbərθˌdeɪ təˈdeɪ ˌɪnˈklud: ““friends”*” stɑr ˈlisə 51 nine-nine”*” ˈæktər ˈtɛri kruz 46 ˈæktrəs ˈhɪləri swæŋk 40 tɑm grin 43 mentalist”*” stɑr ˈsaɪmən ˈbeɪkər 45 ˈæktər ˈlɔrəns ˈfɪʃbərn 53 ənd ˈsɪŋər keɪt bʊʃ 56 |
queen anne, md. -- maryland's route 404 sees an average of cars daily but there are also a high number of deaths seen on the highway.
that's why the state's department of transportation is working on widening the road as part of a new $1.97 billion infrastructure project.
travelers can expect heavy traffic in the coming months as construction continues to widen maryland's route 404 between starr rd. and route 50.
the two lane road will turn into a four lane highway from west of route 309 to east of creek.
state lawmakers have pressed to make widening route 404 a priority since it's notorious for bad accidents and fatalities.
jill kinnamon works at hot off the coals bbq right off the highway and says traffic can be terrible when there's an accident.
"people get a lot of rear ends and we just had a tractor trailer accident down the road not too long ago with a fatality," the diner manager said.
philip smith grew up in denton and now lives in baltimore. he says now that he travels back and forth to the beach, a highway is necessary.
"i know growing up before this was just two lanes all the way to so it was kind of annoying to us when i lived here," said smith.
"of course i'm for it because the faster we can get to the beach and to my family's house the easier it is."
widening the 404 highway should hopefully improve safety and streamline traffic, but at what cost?
the diner where kinnamon works is also a shell gas station where the owners have had to sell much of their land to the state.
kinnamon says all of their roadside advertisements are gone.
most of their parking lot is gone and soon most of the station's entry points will be gone as well.
"they want to take our access from 404 away from us and have our new entry point at the back of the building," said kinnamon.
that's a problem for the old business since the owners say this new access road may not be easily seen from such a busy highway.
"consumers aren't going to notice or want to get off of the highway to try to find out how to get back in here," the manager said.
it's just one of many problems businesses and homeowners face as their property and livelihood are threatened along route 404.
part of the funding hogan announced also includes plans to widen route 113 from five mile branch road to north of public landing road in worcester county.
both highways would go from two lanes to four lanes and a center median will be added.
there is also a stretch of route 404 in delaware but the state's department of transportation says they do not have any plans for expansion as of yet. however, the department says it will be looking into improving the intersection where route 404 meets route 113 in sussex county. | kwin æn, md*. ˈmɛrələndz rut 404 siz ən ˈævərɪʤ əv kɑz ˈdeɪli bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ə haɪ ˈnəmbər əv dɛθs sin ɔn ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ. ðæts waɪ ðə steɪts dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈwaɪdənɪŋ ðə roʊd ɛz pɑrt əv ə nu ˈbɪljən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈtrævələrz kən ɪkˈspɛkt ˈhɛvi ˈtræfɪk ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ mənθs ɛz kənˈstrəkʃən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈwaɪdən ˈmɛrələndz rut 404 bɪtˈwin stɑr rd*. ənd rut 50 ðə tu leɪn roʊd wɪl tərn ˈɪntu ə fɔr leɪn ˈhaɪˌweɪ frəm wɛst əv rut 309 tɪ ist əv krik. steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv prɛst tɪ meɪk ˈwaɪdənɪŋ rut 404 ə praɪˈɔrəti sɪns ɪts noʊˈtɔriəs fər bæd ˈæksədənts ənd fəˈtælɪtiz. ʤɪl ˈkɪnəmən wərks æt hɑt ɔf ðə koʊlz ˈbɑrbɪˌkju raɪt ɔf ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ ənd sɪz ˈtræfɪk kən bi ˈtɛrəbəl wɪn ðɛrz ən ˈæksədənt. "ˈpipəl gɪt ə lɔt əv rɪr ɛndz ənd wi ʤɪst hæd ə ˈtræktər ˈtreɪlər ˈæksədənt daʊn ðə roʊd nɑt tu lɔŋ əˈgoʊ wɪθ ə fəˈtælɪti," ðə ˈdaɪnər ˈmænɪʤər sɛd. ˈfɪlɪp smɪθ gru əp ɪn ˈdɛntən ənd naʊ lɪvz ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr. hi sɪz naʊ ðət hi ˈtrævəlz bæk ənd fɔrθ tɪ ðə biʧ, ə ˈhaɪˌweɪ ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. "aɪ noʊ groʊɪŋ əp ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs wɑz ʤɪst tu leɪnz ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ soʊ ɪt wɑz kaɪnd əv əˈnɔɪɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs wɪn aɪ lɪvd hir," sɛd smɪθ. "əv kɔrs əm fər ɪt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈfæstər wi kən gɪt tɪ ðə biʧ ənd tɪ maɪ ˈfæməliz haʊs ðə ˈiziər ɪt ɪz." ˈwaɪdənɪŋ ðə 404 ˈhaɪˌweɪ ʃʊd ˈhoʊpfəli ˌɪmˈpruv ˈseɪfti ənd ˈstrimˌlaɪn ˈtræfɪk, bət æt wət kɔst? ðə ˈdaɪnər wɛr ˈkɪnəmən wərks ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ʃɛl gæs ˈsteɪʃən wɛr ðə ˈoʊnərz hæv hæd tɪ sɛl məʧ əv ðɛr lænd tɪ ðə steɪt. ˈkɪnəmən sɪz ɔl əv ðɛr ˈroʊdˌsaɪd ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ər gɔn. moʊst əv ðɛr ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt ɪz gɔn ənd sun moʊst əv ðə ˈsteɪʃənz ˈɛntri pɔɪnts wɪl bi gɔn ɛz wɛl. "ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ɑr ˈækˌsɛs frəm 404 əˈweɪ frəm ˈjuˈɛs ənd hæv ɑr nu ˈɛntri pɔɪnt æt ðə bæk əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ," sɛd ˈkɪnəmən. ðæts ə ˈprɑbləm fər ðə oʊld ˈbɪznɪs sɪns ðə ˈoʊnərz seɪ ðɪs nu ˈækˌsɛs roʊd meɪ nɑt bi ˈizəli sin frəm səʧ ə ˈbɪzi ˈhaɪˌweɪ. "kənˈsumərz ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ər wɔnt tɪ gɪt ɔf əv ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ tɪ traɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt haʊ tɪ gɪt bæk ɪn hir," ðə ˈmænɪʤər sɛd. ɪts ʤɪst wən əv ˈmɛni ˈprɑbləmz ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz feɪs ɛz ðɛr ˈprɑpərti ənd ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd ər θˈrɛtənd əˈlɔŋ rut 404 pɑrt əv ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ˈhoʊˌgɑn əˈnaʊnst ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz plænz tɪ ˈwaɪdən rut 113 frəm faɪv maɪl brænʧ roʊd tɪ nɔrθ əv ˈpəblɪk ˈlændɪŋ roʊd ɪn ˈwʊstər ˈkaʊnti. boʊθ ˈhaɪˌweɪz wʊd goʊ frəm tu leɪnz tɪ fɔr leɪnz ənd ə ˈsɛnər ˈmidiən wɪl bi ˈædɪd. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə strɛʧ əv rut 404 ɪn ˈdɛləˌwɛr bət ðə steɪts dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən sɪz ðeɪ du nɑt hæv ˈɛni plænz fər ɪkˈspænʧən ɛz əv jɛt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪz ɪt wɪl bi ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən wɛr rut 404 mits rut 113 ɪn ˈsəsɪks ˈkaʊnti. |
valentine’s day is quickly approaching, which means that men (and women) all over the u.s. are performing courtship rituals to woo a companion. but while we humans often have trouble figuring out the right moves to attract a potential mate, fruit flies have it down to a science. and incredibly, researchers can study fruit fly courtship to gain a better understanding of our own brains.
the fruit fly courtship ritual has a set of specific steps. image modified from the fruit fly courtship ritual has a set of specific steps. image modified from greenspan and ferveur, 2000.
in polite fruit fly society, males have the responsibility of wooing a female. the mating behavior is composed of several specific steps (see figure), which the males perform in repetition until the female responds (or until the male gives up trying). this courtship behavior is very well understood by researchers, due in part because the courtship ritual is so stereotyped and predictable. courtship is a complex innate behavior, which means that all flies are born with the knowledge of how to do it. successful mating means passing your genes on to the next generation, so the networks of neurons responsible for this behavior are critical for survival and therefore consistent among flies. this consistency provides a perfect system for studying how neurons interact to give rise to a behavior.
fly researchers have made great progress in unraveling the anatomy underlying courtship, and found that the behavior arises from the integration of multiple sensory cues, including smell (is the female releasing “come and get me” pheromones?), vision (does the female look interested?), and touch (am i in the right spot?). the fruit fly brain has to combine all of this information to influence the decision making. should he start the next step of the courtship ritual, or try this one again? can he approach the female and try to mate?
“but who cares about fruit fly sex?” you might ask. the fly researchers studying courtship necessarily interested in exactly how flies get it on. more interested in a general understanding of how the brain integrates multiple sensory cues to influence decisions. the fact that the “courtship circuit” is critical for survival suggests that it is also used by other important behaviors, and is shared by other species. think about how much information needs to be integrated for you to hunt for food, drive a car, or even court another human. the complexity is amazing… how does our brain manage that?! by first studying it in the simpler brains of fruit flies, we can gain a basic understanding that we can apply to our complex mammalian brains.
studying courtship behavior can provide us with an understanding for how neurons communicate and integrate information to make decisions, but researchers can do even more with it. as our understanding of courtship increases, we can use it to investigate other behaviors that seem more directly related to human health, such as learning and memory, sleep, and addiction.
for example, the courtship ritual is most commonly used to study memory. researchers have noticed that male flies tend to “give up” after too many rejections, so developed a learning experiment that exposes males to uninterested females. normal males quickly learn to give up on trying to mate with them, but what happens if a scientist a particular gene or “turns off” a certain molecule? now researchers can use courtship to investigate the genes and molecules involved in learning and memory. if a mutant male never learns to stop courting, the gene might be involved in learning. if the mutant male initially learns to give up, but then quickly forgets the experience and tries again, the gene might be involved in long-term memory.
the predictable steps of courtship also allows researchers to easily recognize when a male is impaired in this innate behavior, providing a system for studying brain development. last year, the lab published a study in which they used courtship behavior to show that sleep is necessary for normal brain development. they deprived young flies of sleep and found that, as adults, the flies were impaired in courtship. the impairment was due to lack of growth in a brain region important for the behavior, suggesting that sleep deprivation stunts brain development.
drawing by drawing by the heberlein lab
as a final example (and one of my favorites), in 2012 the heberlein lab produced a paper showing that sexual rejection makes male flies turn to booze. natural rewards such as sex activate the reward system, which is also activated by abused drugs and alcohol (did you know that flies can be alcoholics too?). understanding how natural rewards, drugs, and rejections affect the reward system is important for treating or preventing addiction. from this study, the researchers in the heberlein lab found that levels of f (npf), a signaling chemical, rose and fell with reward and rejection. low levels of drove flies to drink, and artificially raising levels prevented this behavior. their finding that the same chemical is involved in both natural and artificial rewards directly helps research aimed at understanding a similar chemical in mammals called npy.
in these research examples, the goal of studying courtship to learn about fruit fly sex, it was to use what we know to answer more important questions. because of these studies, researchers have identified dozens of genes and molecules involved in learning and memory, uncovered more reasons for why sleep is important, and progressed our understanding of how alcohol affects the brain. all of these findings have direct implications for human health because we also share those memory genes, need sleep, and use drugs and alcohol.
so the next time you see some flies getting it on near your bananas… swat them, because make hundreds of new nuisances for you to deal with. but afterward, you can smile knowingly to yourself and remember that scientists are studying the act to answer questions in neuroscience.
general references: | valentine’s* deɪ ɪz kˈwɪkli əˈproʊʧɪŋ, wɪʧ minz ðət mɛn (ənd ˈwɪmən) ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə juz. ər pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˈrɪʧuəlz tɪ wu ə kəmˈpænjən. bət waɪl wi ˈjumənz ˈɔfən hæv ˈtrəbəl ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt ðə raɪt muvz tɪ əˈtrækt ə pəˈtɛnʃəl meɪt, frut flaɪz hæv ɪt daʊn tɪ ə saɪəns. ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli, ˈrisərʧərz kən ˈstədi frut flaɪ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp tɪ geɪn ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ɑr oʊn breɪnz. ðə frut flaɪ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˈrɪʧuəl həz ə sɛt əv spɪˈsɪfɪk stɛps. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd frəm ðə frut flaɪ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˈrɪʧuəl həz ə sɛt əv spɪˈsɪfɪk stɛps. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd frəm ˈgrinˌspæn ənd ferveur*, 2000 ɪn pəˈlaɪt frut flaɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti, meɪlz hæv ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv wuɪŋ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl. ðə ˈmeɪtɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz kəmˈpoʊzd əv ˈsɛvərəl spɪˈsɪfɪk stɛps (si ˈfɪgjər), wɪʧ ðə meɪlz pərˈfɔrm ɪn ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃən ənˈtɪl ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl rɪˈspɑndz (ər ənˈtɪl ðə meɪl gɪvz əp traɪɪŋ). ðɪs ˈkɔˌrʧɪp bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz ˈvɛri wɛl ˌəndərˈstʊd baɪ ˈrisərʧərz, du ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˈrɪʧuəl ɪz soʊ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪpt ənd prɪˈdɪktəbəl. ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˌɪˈneɪt bɪˈheɪvjər, wɪʧ minz ðət ɔl flaɪz ər bɔrn wɪθ ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ əv haʊ tɪ du ɪt. səkˈsɛsfəl ˈmeɪtɪŋ minz ˈpæsɪŋ jʊr ʤinz ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, soʊ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks əv ˈnʊrɑnz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl fər sərˈvaɪvəl ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr kənˈsɪstənt əˈməŋ flaɪz. ðɪs kənˈsɪstənsi prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈsɪstəm fər ˈstədiɪŋ haʊ ˈnʊrɑnz ˌɪnərˈækt tɪ gɪv raɪz tɪ ə bɪˈheɪvjər. flaɪ ˈrisərʧərz hæv meɪd greɪt ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ənˈrævəlɪŋ ðə əˈnætəmi ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp, ənd faʊnd ðət ðə bɪˈheɪvjər ərˈaɪzɪz frəm ðə ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən əv ˈməltəpəl ˈsɛnsəri kjuz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ smɛl (ɪz ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl riˈlisɪŋ ənd gɪt me”*” ˈfɛrəˌmoʊnz?), ˈvɪʒən (dɪz ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl lʊk ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd?), ənd təʧ (æm aɪ ɪn ðə raɪt spɑt?). ðə frut flaɪ breɪn həz tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ɔl əv ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ. ʃʊd hi stɑrt ðə nɛkst stɛp əv ðə ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˈrɪʧuəl, ər traɪ ðɪs wən əˈgɛn? kən hi əˈproʊʧ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd traɪ tɪ meɪt? hu kɛrz əˈbaʊt frut flaɪ sex?”*?” ju maɪt æsk. ðə flaɪ ˈrisərʧərz ˈstədiɪŋ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɪgˈzæktli haʊ flaɪz gɪt ɪt ɔn. mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ ðə breɪn ˈɪnəˌgreɪts ˈməltəpəl ˈsɛnsəri kjuz tɪ ˈɪnfluəns dɪˈsɪʒənz. ðə fækt ðət ðə circuit”*” ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl fər sərˈvaɪvəl səˈʤɛsts ðət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd baɪ ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈheɪvjərz, ənd ɪz ʃɛrd baɪ ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ məʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən nidz tɪ bi ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd fər ju tɪ hənt fər fud, draɪv ə kɑr, ər ˈivɪn kɔrt əˈnəðər ˈjumən. ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti ɪz amazing…*… haʊ dɪz ɑr breɪn ˈmænɪʤ ðət?! baɪ fərst ˈstədiɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðə ˈsɪmpələr breɪnz əv frut flaɪz, wi kən geɪn ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət wi kən əˈplaɪ tɪ ɑr ˈkɑmplɛks məˈmeɪljən breɪnz. ˈstədiɪŋ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp bɪˈheɪvjər kən prəˈvaɪd ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ fər haʊ ˈnʊrɑnz kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz, bət ˈrisərʧərz kən du ˈivɪn mɔr wɪθ ɪt. ɛz ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, wi kən juz ɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈəðər bɪˈheɪvjərz ðət sim mɔr dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈjumən hɛlθ, səʧ ɛz ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈmɛməri, slip, ənd əˈdɪkʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˈrɪʧuəl ɪz moʊst ˈkɑmənli juzd tɪ ˈstədi ˈmɛməri. ˈrisərʧərz hæv ˈnoʊtɪst ðət meɪl flaɪz tɛnd tɪ up”*” ˈæftər tu ˈmɛni rɪˈʤɛkʃənz, soʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈlərnɪŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ðət ɪkˈspoʊzɪz meɪlz tɪ əˈnɪntrəstəd ˈfiˌmeɪlz. ˈnɔrməl meɪlz kˈwɪkli lərn tɪ gɪv əp ɔn traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪt wɪθ ðɛm, bət wət ˈhæpənz ɪf ə ˈsaɪəntɪst ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ʤin ər off”*” ə ˈsərtən ˈmɑləˌkjul? naʊ ˈrisərʧərz kən juz ˈkɔˌrʧɪp tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ʤinz ənd ˈmɑləˌkjulz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈmɛməri. ɪf ə mˈjutənt meɪl ˈnɛvər lərnz tɪ stɑp ˈkɔrtɪŋ, ðə ʤin maɪt bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ. ɪf ðə mˈjutənt meɪl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli lərnz tɪ gɪv əp, bət ðɛn kˈwɪkli fərˈgɛts ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd traɪz əˈgɛn, ðə ʤin maɪt bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈmɛməri. ðə prɪˈdɪktəbəl stɛps əv ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz ˈrisərʧərz tɪ ˈizəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz wɪn ə meɪl ɪz ˌɪmˈpɛrd ɪn ðɪs ˌɪˈneɪt bɪˈheɪvjər, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈsɪstəm fər ˈstədiɪŋ breɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. læst jɪr, ðə læb ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈstədi ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ juzd ˈkɔˌrʧɪp bɪˈheɪvjər tɪ ʃoʊ ðət slip ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ˈnɔrməl breɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðeɪ dɪˈpraɪvd jəŋ flaɪz əv slip ənd faʊnd ðət, ɛz ˈædəlts, ðə flaɪz wər ˌɪmˈpɛrd ɪn ˈkɔˌrʧɪp. ðə ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt wɑz du tɪ læk əv groʊθ ɪn ə breɪn ˈriʤən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ðə bɪˈheɪvjər, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət slip ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən stənts breɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. drɔɪŋ baɪ drɔɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈhɛbərˌlaɪn læb ɛz ə ˈfaɪnəl ɪgˈzæmpəl (ənd wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪts), ɪn 2012 ðə ˈhɛbərˌlaɪn læb prəˈdust ə ˈpeɪpər ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl rɪˈʤɛkʃən meɪks meɪl flaɪz tərn tɪ buz. ˈnæʧərəl rɪˈwɔrdz səʧ ɛz sɛks ˈæktəˌveɪt ðə rɪˈwɔrd ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd baɪ əˈbjuzd drəgz ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl (dɪd ju noʊ ðət flaɪz kən bi ˌælkəˈhɑlɪks tu?). ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ haʊ ˈnæʧərəl rɪˈwɔrdz, drəgz, ənd rɪˈʤɛkʃənz əˈfɛkt ðə rɪˈwɔrd ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈtritɪŋ ər prɪˈvɛnɪŋ əˈdɪkʃən. frəm ðɪs ˈstədi, ðə ˈrisərʧərz ɪn ðə ˈhɛbərˌlaɪn læb faʊnd ðət ˈlɛvəlz əv ɛf (npf*), ə ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ˈkɛmɪkəl, roʊz ənd fɛl wɪθ rɪˈwɔrd ənd rɪˈʤɛkʃən. loʊ ˈlɛvəlz əv droʊv flaɪz tɪ drɪŋk, ənd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz prɪˈvɛnɪd ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər. ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ðə seɪm ˈkɛmɪkəl ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn boʊθ ˈnæʧərəl ənd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl rɪˈwɔrdz dɪˈrɛkli hɛlps ˈrisərʧ eɪmd æt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈkɛmɪkəl ɪn ˈmæməlz kɔld npy*. ɪn ðiz ˈrisərʧ ɪgˈzæmpəlz, ðə goʊl əv ˈstədiɪŋ ˈkɔˌrʧɪp tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt frut flaɪ sɛks, ɪt wɑz tɪ juz wət wi noʊ tɪ ˈænsər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛsʧənz. bɪˈkəz əv ðiz ˈstədiz, ˈrisərʧərz hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈdəzənz əv ʤinz ənd ˈmɑləˌkjulz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈmɛməri, ənˈkəvərd mɔr ˈrizənz fər waɪ slip ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ənd prəˈgrɛst ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ ˈælkəˌhɑl əˈfɛkts ðə breɪn. ɔl əv ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz hæv dɪˈrɛkt ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈjumən hɛlθ bɪˈkəz wi ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛr ðoʊz ˈmɛməri ʤinz, nid slip, ənd juz drəgz ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl. soʊ ðə nɛkst taɪm ju si səm flaɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt ɔn nɪr jʊr bananas…*… swɑt ðɛm, bɪˈkəz meɪk ˈhənərdz əv nu ˈnusənsɪz fər ju tɪ dil wɪθ. bət ˈæftərwərd, ju kən smaɪl ˈnoʊɪŋli tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ækt tɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈrɛfərənsɪz: |
whites are continually put into the position of forever having to prove the negative, that not racists. this is impossible. and the point.
now that south carolina has taken down the confederate flag flying on statehouse grounds, is drumming the five whose state flags incorporate “confederate themes.”
they continue to prove liberals are never satisfied. we fought the civil war. we ratified the fourteenth amendment. we have the civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965. the movement was a success. now, we have south carolina pulling down the confederate flag. but still not enough. and hillary clinton agrees.
“removing this symbol of our racist past is an important step towards equality and civil rights in america,” clinton said in a written statement after the south carolina legislature voted to remove the flag. “the flag may soon no longer fly at the state capitol, but there is still unfinished business in confronting and acting on the inequalities that still exist in our country. we hide from the hard truths about race and justice. we must do everything in our power to have the courage to name them and change them” (emphasis mine).
in saying this is a “step toward equality and civil rights,” clinton is acting as if the movement never happened. she is painting our nation with the brush of racism as if it were still even 1860.
whites must stop being racists, but they
shelby steele, author of “white guilt,” calls this “manipulating stigma.” with the victory of the movement, whites lost their moral that inevitably happens when you admit done something wrong. as a nation, we confessed our racist past, and we righted that wrong. that should have been the end of it, but with the loss of that moral authority came an increase in the moral authority of they and the democratic party have twisted and used to advance one agenda after another. steele says this happens because of white guilt, and the stigma of racism reinforces white guilt.
‘if they prove the negative, then the stigma sticks.’
clinton says we hide “from the hard truths about race and justice.” which hard truths is she talking about except that we must overcome our inherent racism? president obama said it is “in our dna” to be racist. with this statement, he our nation. call to do everything in our power to have the courage to name those truths and change them is another way of saying that whites are racists, so we must “stigmatize them” and force them to comply. a lot of effort even be needed, as seen with the confederate flag. just point the accusatory finger, and those who want to be by stigma will dissociate from any hint of racism. they will obey.
since the movement, which community organizers and democratic elites capitalized on to increase their power, “whites, and particularly, institutions, have lived under threat of stigmatization,” says steele. he explains that through this manipulation of white guilt, whites are continually put into the position of forever having to prove the negative, that not racist. this is an impossible task, which is why never really be free of it. “if they prove the negative, then the stigma sticks,” he writes.
the left incites racial controversy to secure more power
the confederate flag controversy has never been about being sensitive to minorities in the aftermath of the dreadful mass murder in south carolina. it has been about stigma and the democratic party using it to anyone who bend to its will. steele explains that if an individual or institution in america is stigmatized as racist, then they are. they lose all power and authority and influence. they are marginalized and ostracized. when that happens, they can be easily defeated or manipulated.
clinton, in true totalitarian form, concerned about inequality.
when this occurs at an institutional level, that institution can no longer really function effectively. the institution wants to function, to be legitimate, so it from any appearance of racism by showing how inclusive and tolerant it is, bowing to the will of the totalitarians who want to exert their power and have complete allegiance. this is what the great society was built on. not about compassion or equality; about wanting to be able to function, to be valued, and to be legitimate.
when clinton says inequalities still exist in our country, this is a play at white guilt. blacks and whites are both equal before the law, so her statement is a glaring falsehood. but clinton, in true totalitarian form, concerned about inequality. concerned about power.
the only thing we have to fear
as tom nichols writes at the federalist about totalitarians like clinton, “they are not really trying to capture something as pedestrian as political equality, nor are they satisfied if they get it. they are not really seeking a win in the courts, or a legal solution, or a negotiated settlement. those are all just merit badges to be collected along the way to a more important goal: what they really want, and what they in fact demand, is that you agree with them. they want you to believe.”
the silent majority has now become the silenced majority.
while nichols calls these people the “new totalitarians,” not all that new. been with us for decades. the difference is they have now accumulated a significant amount of power, and the silent majority has now become the silenced majority. they want to be stigmatized. they want to lose their legitimacy in society. so they remain silent and they conform.
“white guilt is a powerful, powerful force,” steele says. “not because people feel guilty, but because people are stigmatized, and again have to prove the negative all the time, and living forever under threat of being stigmatized.”
stigma is a club in the hand of the totalitarian to increase power. clinton, obama, loretta lynch, and others will use it over and over again, as long as people allow the stigma to stick. as long as individuals and institutions fear because of stigma and refuse to pay the high price of dissent, the power of the totalitarians will grow. | waɪts ər kənˈtɪnjuəli pʊt ˈɪntu ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv fərˈɛvər ˈhævɪŋ tɪ pruv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv, ðət nɑt ˈreɪsɪsts. ðɪs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ənd ðə pɔɪnt. naʊ ðət saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə həz ˈteɪkən daʊn ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg flaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈsteɪˌthaʊs graʊnz, ɪz ˈdrəmɪŋ ðə faɪv huz steɪt flægz ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt themes.”*.” ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ pruv ˈlɪˌbərəlz ər ˈnɛvər ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd. wi fɔt ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr. wi ˈrætəˌfaɪd ðə ˌfɔrˈtinθ əˈmɛndmənt. wi hæv ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ækt əv 1964 ənd ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts ækt əv 1965 ðə ˈmuvmənt wɑz ə səkˈsɛs. naʊ, wi hæv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpʊlɪŋ daʊn ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg. bət stɪl nɑt ɪˈnəf. ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən əˈgriz. ðɪs ˈsɪmbəl əv ɑr ˈreɪsɪst pæst ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt stɛp təˈwɔrdz ɪkˈwɑləti ənd ˈsɪvəl raɪts ɪn america,”*,” ˈklɪntən sɛd ɪn ə ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt ˈæftər ðə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ riˈmuv ðə flæg. flæg meɪ sun noʊ ˈlɔŋgər flaɪ æt ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl, bət ðɛr ɪz stɪl ənˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɪznɪs ɪn kənˈfrəntɪŋ ənd ˈæktɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪnɪkˈwɑlɪtiz ðət stɪl ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri. wi haɪd frəm ðə hɑrd truθs əˈbaʊt reɪs ənd ˈʤəstɪs. wi məst du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ɑr paʊər tɪ hæv ðə kərɪʤ tɪ neɪm ðɛm ənd ʧeɪnʤ them”*” (ˈɛmfəsɪs maɪn). ɪn seɪɪŋ ðɪs ɪz ə təˈwɔrd ɪkˈwɑləti ənd ˈsɪvəl rights,”*,” ˈklɪntən ɪz ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ɪf ðə ˈmuvmənt ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd. ʃi ɪz ˈpeɪnɪŋ ɑr ˈneɪʃən wɪθ ðə brəʃ əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɛz ɪf ɪt wər stɪl ˈivɪn 1860 waɪts məst stɑp biɪŋ ˈreɪsɪsts, bət ðeɪ ˈʃɛlbi stil, ˈɔθər əv guilt,”*,” kɔlz ðɪs stigma.”*.” wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktəri əv ðə ˈmuvmənt, waɪts lɔst ðɛr ˈmɔrəl ðət ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈhæpənz wɪn ju ədˈmɪt dən ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ. ɛz ə ˈneɪʃən, wi kənˈfɛst ɑr ˈreɪsɪst pæst, ənd wi ˈraɪtɪd ðət rɔŋ. ðət ʃʊd hæv bɪn ðə ɛnd əv ɪt, bət wɪθ ðə lɔs əv ðət ˈmɔrəl əˈθɔrəti keɪm ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈmɔrəl əˈθɔrəti əv ðeɪ ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti hæv tˈwɪstɪd ənd juzd tɪ ədˈvæns wən əˈʤɛndə ˈæftər əˈnəðər. stil sɪz ðɪs ˈhæpənz bɪˈkəz əv waɪt gɪlt, ənd ðə ˈstɪgmə əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz waɪt gɪlt. ðeɪ pruv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv, ðɛn ðə ˈstɪgmə sticks.’*.’ ˈklɪntən sɪz wi haɪd ðə hɑrd truθs əˈbaʊt reɪs ənd justice.”*.” wɪʧ hɑrd truθs ɪz ʃi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪkˈsɛpt ðət wi məst ˈoʊvərˌkəm ɑr ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm? ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ɪt ɪz ɑr dna”*” tɪ bi ˈreɪsɪst. wɪθ ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt, hi ɑr ˈneɪʃən. kɔl tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ɑr paʊər tɪ hæv ðə kərɪʤ tɪ neɪm ðoʊz truθs ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðɛm ɪz əˈnəðər weɪ əv seɪɪŋ ðət waɪts ər ˈreɪsɪsts, soʊ wi məst them”*” ənd fɔrs ðɛm tɪ kəmˈplaɪ. ə lɔt əv ˈɛfərt ˈivɪn bi ˈnidɪd, ɛz sin wɪθ ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg. ʤɪst pɔɪnt ðə əˈkjuzəˌtɔri ˈfɪŋgər, ənd ðoʊz hu wɔnt tɪ bi baɪ ˈstɪgmə wɪl dɪˈsoʊsieɪt frəm ˈɛni hɪnt əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. ðeɪ wɪl oʊˈbeɪ. sɪns ðə ˈmuvmənt, wɪʧ kəmˈjunɪti ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ɪˈlits ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd ɔn tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr paʊər, ““whites*, ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli, ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, hæv lɪvd ˈəndər θrɛt əv stigmatization,”*,” sɪz stil. hi ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət θru ðɪs məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv waɪt gɪlt, waɪts ər kənˈtɪnjuəli pʊt ˈɪntu ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv fərˈɛvər ˈhævɪŋ tɪ pruv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv, ðət nɑt ˈreɪsɪst. ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tæsk, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli bi fri əv ɪt. ðeɪ pruv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv, ðɛn ðə ˈstɪgmə sticks,”*,” hi raɪts. ðə lɛft ˌɪnˈsaɪts ˈreɪʃəl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi tɪ sɪˈkjʊr mɔr paʊər ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi həz ˈnɛvər bɪn əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ məˈnɔrətiz ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˈdrɛdfəl mæs ˈmərdər ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ɪt həz bɪn əˈbaʊt ˈstɪgmə ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu bɛnd tɪ ɪts wɪl. stil ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət ɪf ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈstɪgməˌtaɪzd ɛz ˈreɪsɪst, ðɛn ðeɪ ər. ðeɪ luz ɔl paʊər ənd əˈθɔrəti ənd ˈɪnfluəns. ðeɪ ər ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd ənd ˈɔstrəˌsaɪzd. wɪn ðət ˈhæpənz, ðeɪ kən bi ˈizəli dɪˈfitɪd ər məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd. ˈklɪntən, ɪn tru ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən fɔrm, kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. wɪn ðɪs əˈkərz æt ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl ˈlɛvəl, ðət ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈrɪli ˈfəŋkʃən ˈifɛktɪvli. ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən wɔnts tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən, tɪ bi ləˈʤɪtəmət, soʊ ɪt frəm ˈɛni əˈpɪrəns əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ haʊ ˌɪnˈklusɪv ənd ˈtɑlərənt ɪt ɪz, boʊɪŋ tɪ ðə wɪl əv ðə toʊˌtæləˈtɛriənz hu wɔnt tɪ ɪgˈzərt ðɛr paʊər ənd hæv kəmˈplit əˈliʤəns. ðɪs ɪz wət ðə greɪt soʊˈsaɪɪti wɑz bɪlt ɔn. nɑt əˈbaʊt kəmˈpæʃən ər ɪkˈwɑləti; əˈbaʊt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən, tɪ bi ˈvæljud, ənd tɪ bi ləˈʤɪtəmət. wɪn ˈklɪntən sɪz ˌɪnɪkˈwɑlɪtiz stɪl ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri, ðɪs ɪz ə pleɪ æt waɪt gɪlt. blæks ənd waɪts ər boʊθ ˈikwəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə lɔ, soʊ hər ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz ə ˈglɛrɪŋ ˈfælsˌhʊd. bət ˈklɪntən, ɪn tru ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən fɔrm, kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt paʊər. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ wi hæv tɪ fɪr ɛz tɑm ˈnɪkəlz raɪts æt ðə ˈfɛdərəlɪst əˈbaʊt toʊˌtæləˈtɛriənz laɪk ˈklɪntən, ər nɑt ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkæpʧər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛz pəˈdɛstriən ɛz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪkˈwɑləti, nɔr ər ðeɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ɪf ðeɪ gɪt ɪt. ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈrɪli ˈsikɪŋ ə wɪn ɪn ðə kɔrts, ər ə ˈligəl səˈluʃən, ər ə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈsɛtəlmənt. ðoʊz ər ɔl ʤɪst ˈmɛrət ˈbæʤɪz tɪ bi kəˈlɛktəd əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ tɪ ə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt goʊl: wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt, ənd wət ðeɪ ɪn fækt dɪˈmænd, ɪz ðət ju əˈgri wɪθ ðɛm. ðeɪ wɔnt ju tɪ believe.”*.” ðə ˈsaɪlənt məˈʤɔrəti həz naʊ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈsaɪlənst məˈʤɔrəti. waɪl ˈnɪkəlz kɔlz ðiz ˈpipəl ðə totalitarians,”*,” nɑt ɔl ðət nu. bɪn wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðeɪ hæv naʊ əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv paʊər, ənd ðə ˈsaɪlənt məˈʤɔrəti həz naʊ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈsaɪlənst məˈʤɔrəti. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˈstɪgməˌtaɪzd. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ luz ðɛr lɪˈʤɪtəməsi ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. soʊ ðeɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈsaɪlənt ənd ðeɪ kənˈfɔrm. gɪlt ɪz ə ˈpaʊərfəl, ˈpaʊərfəl force,”*,” stil sɪz. bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl fil ˈgɪlti, bət bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl ər ˈstɪgməˌtaɪzd, ənd əˈgɛn hæv tɪ pruv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ɔl ðə taɪm, ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ fərˈɛvər ˈəndər θrɛt əv biɪŋ stigmatized.”*.” ˈstɪgmə ɪz ə kləb ɪn ðə hænd əv ðə ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən tɪ ˌɪnˈkris paʊər. ˈklɪntən, ˌoʊˈbɑmə, lərˈɛtə lɪnʧ, ənd ˈəðərz wɪl juz ɪt ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈpipəl əˈlaʊ ðə ˈstɪgmə tɪ stɪk. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz fɪr bɪˈkəz əv ˈstɪgmə ənd ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ peɪ ðə haɪ praɪs əv dɪˈsɛnt, ðə paʊər əv ðə toʊˌtæləˈtɛriənz wɪl groʊ. |
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the signs have been changed. the have softened. the products remain, well, unlikely to win any culinary awards.
but after several months and increasingly long lines, the proprietors of two pizza parlors on avenue of the americas have agreed to end a price war that saw the cost of their slices plummet to 75 cents each.
all it took, it seems, was a brush with mutually assured destruction and one meeting of questionable legality.
“we make a compromise,” said patel, who oversees bombay fast ave. pizza, which sits a few feet south of 2 bros. pizza between west street and west street. “both guys agreed. both guys were losing money.”
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and so slices returned to $1 about two weeks ago. two slices and a soda now cost $2.75.
a did not appear likely earlier this year. one evening in march, when both stores had been charging $1 per slice, bombay lowered its rate to 79 cents. the next morning, 2 bros. moved its price to 75 cents, which its neighbor soon matched. | ðə saɪnz hæv bɪn ʧeɪnʤd. ðə hæv ˈsɔfənd. ðə ˈprɑdəkts rɪˈmeɪn, wɛl, ənˈlaɪkli tɪ wɪn ˈɛni ˈkjulɪˌnɛri əˈwɔrdz. bət ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli lɔŋ laɪnz, ðə prəˈpraɪətərz əv tu ˈpitsə ˈpɑrlərz ɔn ˈævəˌnu əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz hæv əˈgrid tɪ ɛnd ə praɪs wɔr ðət sɔ ðə kɔst əv ðɛr sˈlaɪsɪz ˈpləmət tɪ 75 sɛnts iʧ. ɔl ɪt tʊk, ɪt simz, wɑz ə brəʃ wɪθ mˈjuʧuəli əˈʃʊrd dɪˈstrəkʃən ənd wən ˈmitɪŋ əv kˈwɛsʧənəbəl liˈgæləti. meɪk ə compromise,”*,” sɛd pəˈtɛl, hu ˈoʊvərˌsiz bɑmˈbeɪ fæst ˈɑˌveɪ. ˈpitsə, wɪʧ sɪts ə fju fit saʊθ əv 2 bros*. ˈpitsə bɪtˈwin wɛst strit ənd wɛst strit. gaɪz əˈgrid. boʊθ gaɪz wər ˈluzɪŋ money.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ənd soʊ sˈlaɪsɪz rɪˈtərnd tɪ 1 əˈbaʊt tu wiks əˈgoʊ. tu sˈlaɪsɪz ənd ə ˈsoʊdə naʊ kɔst ə dɪd nɑt əˈpɪr ˈlaɪkli ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. wən ˈivnɪŋ ɪn mɑrʧ, wɪn boʊθ stɔrz hæd bɪn ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ 1 pər slaɪs, bɑmˈbeɪ loʊərd ɪts reɪt tɪ 79 sɛnts. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, 2 bros*. muvd ɪts praɪs tɪ 75 sɛnts, wɪʧ ɪts ˈneɪbər sun mæʧt. |
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the ice in western arctic ripped open in a massive “fracturing event” this spring that spread like a wave across kilometres of the beaufort sea.
huge leads of water some more than 500 kilometres long and as much as 70 kilometres across opened up from alaska to arctic islands as the massive ice sheet cracked as it was pushed around by strong winds and currents.
“it took just seven days for the fractures to progress across the entire area from west to east,” said trudy, senior ice forecaster at the canadian ice service.
she said it was “spectacular” to watch from ottawa, where she and her colleagues track the ice with satellites.
while ice fracturing is common in the beaufort, few “events” have sprawled across such a large area so quickly or produced cracks as long and wide as those seen this spring, according to nasa observatory, which features the fractures this week.
wohlleben noted that there was a similar event in last spring, and says both were related to way the ice, which moves in a direction in the beaufort, can suddenly start and stop moving depending on the weather conditions.
this year the ice in the beaufort sea had essentially stopped moving for the first three weeks of february, said.
“rapid ice drift then began in the southwest section of the beaufort sea around feb. 20, initiating the first fractures in that area,” she says. the fracturing “then quickly spread eastward to encompass the entire beaufort sea by the end of february.”
she said temperatures are so frigid in the arctic that the open water began as soon as the ice stopped moving. but the new ice will be much thinner about 30 to 70 centimetres thick than ice that has been growing all winter and is now more than a metre thick. older ice can be several metres thick.
scientists suggests the extensive fracturing this year may be linked to the way the beaufort was covered almost completely by ice that formed after the record summer arctic ice melts in 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kxjb6mrj_5u
“this ice is thinner and weaker than the older, ice, so it responds more readily to winds and is more easily broken up,” said walt meier, of the u.s. national snow & ice data center.
wohlleben agreed the fact that there is less ice in the southern beaufort may have played a role in the and extent of fracturing this spring. but she cautions that “is still just a theory, not yet a proven fact.”
she said it is will be interesting to see what becomes of the arctic ice this summer. the 2012 record was widely seen as ominous evidence of the climate change warming the planet.
“everyone will be wondering if we beat the record again this year,” says. | [np_storybar* ˈnæsə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ʤaɪənt aɪs fracture”*” [/np_storybar*] ðə aɪs ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈɑrtɪk rɪpt ˈoʊpən ɪn ə ˈmæsɪv event”*” ðɪs spərɪŋ ðət sprɛd laɪk ə weɪv əˈkrɔs ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əv ðə ˈboʊfərt si. juʤ lidz əv ˈwɔtər səm mɔr ðən 500 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz lɔŋ ənd ɛz məʧ ɛz 70 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əˈkrɔs ˈoʊpənd əp frəm əˈlæskə tɪ ˈɑrtɪk ˈaɪləndz ɛz ðə ˈmæsɪv aɪs ʃit krækt ɛz ɪt wɑz pʊʃt əraʊnd baɪ strɔŋ wɪndz ənd kərənts. tʊk ʤɪst ˈsɛvən deɪz fər ðə ˈfrækʧərz tɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs əˈkrɔs ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɛriə frəm wɛst tɪ east,”*,” sɛd ˈtrudi, ˈsinjər aɪs ˈfɔrˌkæstər æt ðə kəˈneɪdiən aɪs ˈsərvɪs. ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz ““spectacular”*” tɪ wɔʧ frəm ˈɑtəˌwɑ, wɛr ʃi ənd hər ˈkɑligz træk ðə aɪs wɪθ ˈsætəˌlaɪts. waɪl aɪs ˈfrækʧərɪŋ ɪz ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ˈboʊfərt, fju ““events”*” hæv sprɔld əˈkrɔs səʧ ə lɑrʤ ˈɛriə soʊ kˈwɪkli ər prəˈdust kræks ɛz lɔŋ ənd waɪd ɛz ðoʊz sin ðɪs spərɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈnæsə əbˈzərvəˌtɔri, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ðə ˈfrækʧərz ðɪs wik. ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsɪmələr ɪˈvɛnt ɪn læst spərɪŋ, ənd sɪz boʊθ wər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ weɪ ðə aɪs, wɪʧ muvz ɪn ə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪn ðə ˈboʊfərt, kən ˈsədənli stɑrt ənd stɑp ˈmuvɪŋ dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz. ðɪs jɪr ðə aɪs ɪn ðə ˈboʊfərt si hæd ɛˈsɛnʃəli stɑpt ˈmuvɪŋ fər ðə fərst θri wiks əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri, sɛd. aɪs drɪft ðɛn bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈboʊfərt si əraʊnd ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 20 ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə fərst ˈfrækʧərz ɪn ðət area,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ðə ˈfrækʧərɪŋ kˈwɪkli sprɛd ˈistwərd tɪ ɛnˈkəmpəs ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈboʊfərt si baɪ ðə ɛnd əv february.”*.” ʃi sɛd ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər soʊ ˈfrɪʤəd ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk ðət ðə ˈoʊpən ˈwɔtər bɪˈgæn ɛz sun ɛz ðə aɪs stɑpt ˈmuvɪŋ. bət ðə nu aɪs wɪl bi məʧ ˈθɪnər əˈbaʊt 30 tɪ 70 ˈsɛntəˌmitərz θɪk ðən aɪs ðət həz bɪn groʊɪŋ ɔl ˈwɪntər ənd ɪz naʊ mɔr ðən ə ˈmitər θɪk. ˈoʊldər aɪs kən bi ˈsɛvərəl ˈmitərz θɪk. ˈsaɪəntɪsts səˈʤɛsts ðə ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈfrækʧərɪŋ ðɪs jɪr meɪ bi lɪŋkt tɪ ðə weɪ ðə ˈboʊfərt wɑz ˈkəvərd ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli baɪ aɪs ðət fɔrmd ˈæftər ðə ˈrɛkərd ˈsəmər ˈɑrtɪk aɪs mɛlts ɪn 2012 aɪs ɪz ˈθɪnər ənd ˈwikər ðən ðə ˈoʊldər, aɪs, soʊ ɪt rɪˈspɑndz mɔr ˈrɛdəli tɪ wɪndz ənd ɪz mɔr ˈizəli ˈbroʊkən up,”*,” sɛd wɔlt maɪər, əv ðə juz. ˈnæʃənəl snoʊ aɪs ˈdætə ˈsɛnər. əˈgrid ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ɪz lɛs aɪs ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈboʊfərt meɪ hæv pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn ðə ənd ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˈfrækʧərɪŋ ðɪs spərɪŋ. bət ʃi ˈkɔʃənz ðət stɪl ʤɪst ə ˈθɪri, nɑt jɛt ə ˈpruvən fact.”*.” ʃi sɛd ɪt ɪz wɪl bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si wət bɪˈkəmz əv ðə ˈɑrtɪk aɪs ðɪs ˈsəmər. ðə 2012 ˈrɛkərd wɑz ˈwaɪdli sin ɛz ˈɑmənəs ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈwɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈplænət. wɪl bi ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf wi bit ðə ˈrɛkərd əˈgɛn ðɪs year,”*,” sɪz. |
as good as google maps is for most everyday android users, many users still clamor for a high quality gps solution. enter. having just released an official application for the iphone platform, recently announced their interest toward android and plans to develop an official application for it. according to a vp at:
"we cannot ignore such a successful platform as android. is an important partner of ours and android is becoming increasingly important too."
though we would obviously prefer a google maps solution, we certainly can't deny a gps heavyweight like. we've tested the iphone application and in our brief time with it, it truly feels like a gps unit. if can offer the same experience with android, we'd happily jump on board.
what do you guys think?
[pocket-lint] | ɛz gʊd ɛz ˈgugəl mæps ɪz fər moʊst ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈjuzərz, ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz stɪl ˈklæmər fər ə haɪ kˈwɑləti ˈgipiˈɛs səˈluʃən. ˈɛnər. ˈhævɪŋ ʤɪst riˈlist ən əˈfɪʃəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈplætˌfɔrm, ˈrisəntli əˈnaʊnst ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛst təˈwɔrd ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd plænz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ən əˈfɪʃəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ɪt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˌviˈpi æt: "wi ˈkænɑt ˌɪgˈnɔr səʧ ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈplætˌfɔrm ɛz ˈænˌdrɔɪd. ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpɑrtnər əv ɑrz ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tu." ðoʊ wi wʊd ˈɑbviəsli prɪˈfər ə ˈgugəl mæps səˈluʃən, wi ˈsərtənli kænt dɪˈnaɪ ə ˈgipiˈɛs ˈhɛviˌweɪt laɪk. wiv ˈtɛstɪd ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ənd ɪn ɑr brif taɪm wɪθ ɪt, ɪt ˈtruli filz laɪk ə ˈgipiˈɛs ˈjunɪt. ɪf kən ˈɔfər ðə seɪm ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈænˌdrɔɪd, wid ˈhæpəli ʤəmp ɔn bɔrd. wət du ju gaɪz θɪŋk? [pocket-lint*] |
in 1969 senator ted kennedy recognized via the success of medicare that the only rational solution to our challenges with health care was to offer it as an option for everyone. indeed, he spent most of his career fighting for single payer, which is why i was quite confused when democrats hailed the passing of as the fulfillment of the legacy. is not single payer. it is not even universal health care. is largely an insurance mandate that preserves the status quo and enriches the pockets of insurers and drug companies. more and more people are finding that they can not afford insurance even with the subsidies provides and in many cases the plans’ deductibles are so high that the insurance is rendered useless. i bet that if senator kennedy were alive today he would be disappointed in democrats for reaching for so little when they had a presidential mandate and control of both houses of congress.
now, buoyed by extreme popularity during the 2016 election cycle and the failure by the to provide an alternative, senator bernie sanders has introduced his medicare for all bill with a bevy of noteworthys. nearly all of the democratic 2020 hopefuls have signed on to the bill and there is a similar bill making its way through the house. and, all of this is great but the fact still remains that democrats are in the minority in congress and do not control the white house. trump has pledged to veto the bill if it were to pass, a myopic pledge considering his recent willingness to do deals with congressional democrats. so, he is willing to alienate his base over, the debt ceiling and the budget, but not to fulfill an actual campaign promise of universal health care?
if the trump administration were to do a little research they would discover that single payer is not only wildly popular on our side, but also becoming more popular everyday on his side. i remind you that vox found in a health care focus group of trump voters that half of the participants preferred single payer- a system like as they put it. various members of the have called for single payer, advisors who are supposedly close to trump have called for single payer and most importantly single payer would be of huge benefit to the type of voter that trump claims to love- white, working class citizens left behind by the system. if trump can somehow avoid wrath, he would be a dangerous incumbent going into 2020 with a deal, debt ceiling deal and single payer under his belt.
sanders has updated his medicare for all plan from the campaign. during the campaign he said his plan would cost $1.38 trillion a year for the first ten years. this would have been paid for by a tax on employers, a tax on households, taxing capital gains and dividends like income, adjusting the estate tax, etc. now, he is working with a group of democrats to devise a plan to fund the bill. however, important aspects of campaign plan remain, which is that under medicare for all, medicare would replace the insurance industry (people could still buy premium coverage from insurers), patients would no longer pay and patients and doctors would no longer have to argue with insurers and providers over what they believe they should be getting.
before we had two major problems with health care in the us- access and cost. on access, we had far too many people living without insurance and going to the emergency room instead of regular visits with a doctor. on cost, most americans described the cost of health care as at crisis level. addresses access by mandating that everyone buy insurance or be covered under their parents’ plan, a clumsy mechanism that does not take into account the fact that many people can not afford insurance. addresses cost by providing subsidies to low income citizens. but, in neither case did actually solve the problem. as i wrote previously, even with the subsidies many americans simply can not afford to buy insurance or get stuck in useless plans with very high deductibles. include in that equation the fact that does not have a cap on premium increases so insurers are free to price gouge. lastly, forced insurers to raise premiums for individuals who buy insurance outside of the markets and do not have employer based insurance. it is an unworkable system. so, single payer to the rescue.
single payer addresses both access and cost in the best ways possible. on access, everyone can have medicare under senator sanders’ plan. on cost, single payer will save us all money. the average american spends twice as much as the average canadian on health care. with the massive group bargaining power of medicare for all we would have leverage to negotiate lower prescription prices from drug companies. also, single payer would bring administrative costs associated with health care way down. and lastly, we would probably all be happier paying a little bit more in taxes if we could completely eliminate paying insurance premiums. | ɪn 1969 ˈsɛnətər tɛd ˈkɛnədi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈviə ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈræʃənəl səˈluʃən tɪ ɑr ˈʧælənʤɪz wɪθ hɛlθ kɛr wɑz tɪ ˈɔfər ɪt ɛz ən ˈɔpʃən fər ˈɛvriˌwən. ˌɪnˈdid, hi spɛnt moʊst əv hɪz kərɪr ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ aɪ wɑz kwaɪt kənfˈjuzd wɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts heɪld ðə ˈpæsɪŋ əv ɛz ðə fʊlˈfɪlmənt əv ðə ˈlɛgəsi. ɪz nɑt ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəl hɛlθ kɛr. ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈmænˌdeɪt ðət prɪˈzərvz ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ ənd ɛnˈrɪʧɪz ðə ˈpɑkəts əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ənd drəg ˈkəmpəˌniz. mɔr ənd mɔr ˈpipəl ər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ðeɪ kən nɑt əˈfɔrd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə ˈsəbsɪdiz prəˈvaɪdz ənd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ðə plans’*’ dɪˈdəktəbəlz ər soʊ haɪ ðət ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪz ˈrɛndərd ˈjusləs. aɪ bɛt ðət ɪf ˈsɛnətər ˈkɛnədi wər əˈlaɪv təˈdeɪ hi wʊd bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts fər ˈriʧɪŋ fər soʊ ˈlɪtəl wɪn ðeɪ hæd ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈmænˌdeɪt ənd kənˈtroʊl əv boʊθ ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs. naʊ, buid baɪ ɪkˈstrim ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsaɪkəl ənd ðə ˈfeɪljər baɪ ðə tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv, ˈsɛnətər ˈbərni ˈsændərz həz ˌɪntrəˈdust hɪz ˈmɛdəˌkɛr fər ɔl bɪl wɪθ ə ˈbɛvi əv ˈnoʊtˌwərði co-sponsors*. ˈnɪrli ɔl əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk 2020 ˈhoʊpfəlz hæv saɪnd ɔn tɪ ðə bɪl ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɪmələr bɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪts weɪ θru ðə haʊs. ənd, ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz greɪt bət ðə fækt stɪl rɪˈmeɪnz ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ɪn ðə məˈnɔrəti ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd du nɑt kənˈtroʊl ðə waɪt haʊs. trəmp həz plɛʤd tɪ ˈviˌtoʊ ðə bɪl ɪf ɪt wər tɪ pæs, ə maɪˈɑpɪk plɛʤ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ hɪz ˈrisənt ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ du dilz wɪθ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɛməˌkræts. soʊ, hi ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪljəˌneɪt hɪz beɪs ˈoʊvər, ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ ənd ðə ˈbəʤɪt, bət nɑt tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ən ˈækʧəwəl kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl hɛlθ kɛr? ɪf ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wər tɪ du ə ˈlɪtəl ˈrisərʧ ðeɪ wʊd dɪˈskəvər ðət ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈwaɪldli ˈpɑpjələr ɔn ɑr saɪd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɔn hɪz saɪd. aɪ riˈmaɪnd ju ðət vɑks faʊnd ɪn ə hɛlθ kɛr ˈfoʊkɪs grup əv trəmp ˈvoʊtərz ðət hæf əv ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts prɪˈfərd ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər- ə ˈsɪstəm laɪk ɛz ðeɪ pʊt ɪt. ˈvɛriəs ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə hæv kɔld fər ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər, ædˈvaɪzərz hu ər səˈpoʊzədli kloʊz tɪ trəmp hæv kɔld fər ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər wʊd bi əv juʤ ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðə taɪp əv ˈvoʊtər ðət trəmp kleɪmz tɪ ləv- waɪt, ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ˈsɪtɪzənz lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm. ɪf trəmp kən ˈsəmˌhaʊ əˈvɔɪd ræθ, hi wʊd bi ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌɪnˈkəmbənt goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu 2020 wɪθ ə dil, dɛt ˈsilɪŋ dil ənd ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər ˈəndər hɪz bɛlt. ˈsændərz həz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd hɪz ˈmɛdəˌkɛr fər ɔl plæn frəm ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn hi sɛd hɪz plæn wʊd kɔst ˈtrɪljən ə jɪr fər ðə fərst tɛn jɪrz. ðɪs wʊd hæv bɪn peɪd fər baɪ ə tæks ɔn ɪmˈplɔɪərz, ə tæks ɔn ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz, ˈtæksɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz ənd ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz laɪk ˈɪnˌkəm, əˈʤəstɪŋ ðə ɛˈsteɪt tæks, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. naʊ, hi ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ə grup əv ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ dɪˈvaɪz ə plæn tɪ fənd ðə bɪl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkts əv kæmˈpeɪn plæn rɪˈmeɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ðət ˈəndər ˈmɛdəˌkɛr fər ɔl, ˈmɛdəˌkɛr wʊd ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɪndəstri (ˈpipəl kʊd stɪl baɪ ˈprimiəm ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz), ˈpeɪʃənz wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər peɪ ənd ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ˈdɑktərz wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv tɪ ˈɑrgju wɪθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ənd prəˈvaɪdərz ˈoʊvər wət ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈgɪtɪŋ. ˌbiˈfɔr wi hæd tu ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ hɛlθ kɛr ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs- ˈækˌsɛs ənd kɔst. ɔn ˈækˌsɛs, wi hæd fɑr tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈimərʤənsi rum ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈrɛgjələr ˈvɪzɪts wɪθ ə ˈdɔktər. ɔn kɔst, moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə kɔst əv hɛlθ kɛr ɛz æt ˈkraɪsəs ˈlɛvəl. ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ˈækˌsɛs baɪ ˈmænˌdeɪtɪŋ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ər bi ˈkəvərd ˈəndər ðɛr parents’*’ plæn, ə ˈkləmzi ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ðət dɪz nɑt teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə fækt ðət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl kən nɑt əˈfɔrd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ˈæˈdrɛsɪz kɔst baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈsəbsɪdiz tɪ loʊ ˈɪnˌkəm ˈsɪtɪzənz. bət, ɪn ˈniðər keɪs dɪd ˈæˌkʧuəli sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm. ɛz aɪ roʊt ˈpriviəsli, ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə ˈsəbsɪdiz ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈsɪmpli kən nɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ər gɪt stək ɪn ˈjusləs plænz wɪθ ˈvɛri haɪ dɪˈdəktəbəlz. ˌɪnˈklud ɪn ðət ɪkˈweɪʒən ðə fækt ðət dɪz nɑt hæv ə kæp ɔn ˈprimiəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪz soʊ ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz ər fri tɪ praɪs gaʊʤ. ˈlæstli, fɔrst ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz tɪ reɪz ˈprimiəmz fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪts ənd du nɑt hæv ɪmˈplɔɪər beɪst ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ɪt ɪz ən ənˈwərkəbəl ˈsɪstəm. soʊ, ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər tɪ ðə ˈrɛskju. ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər ˈæˈdrɛsɪz boʊθ ˈækˌsɛs ənd kɔst ɪn ðə bɛst weɪz ˈpɑsəbəl. ɔn ˈækˌsɛs, ˈɛvriˌwən kən hæv ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ˈəndər ˈsɛnətər sanders’*’ plæn. ɔn kɔst, ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər wɪl seɪv ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ˈməni. ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən spɛnz twaɪs ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə ˈævərɪʤ kəˈneɪdiən ɔn hɛlθ kɛr. wɪθ ðə ˈmæsɪv grup ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ paʊər əv ˈmɛdəˌkɛr fər ɔl wi wʊd hæv ˈlɛvərɪʤ tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt loʊər prəˈskrɪpʃən ˈpraɪsɪz frəm drəg ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈsɪŋgəl peɪər wʊd brɪŋ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv kɔsts əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ hɛlθ kɛr weɪ daʊn. ənd ˈlæstli, wi wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli ɔl bi ˈhæpiər peɪɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ɪn ˈtæksɪz ɪf wi kʊd kəmˈplitli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt peɪɪŋ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈprimiəmz. |
house minority leader nancy pelosi (d-calif.) expressed concern about billionaire environmental activist tom ad campaign calling for president trump's impeachment, according to a report from politico.
pelosi publicly called the ad "great" during an appearance on msnbc. but in private, she reportedly told lawmakers at aocratic leadership meeting the ad was a "distraction" and had reached out to steyer to express her displeasure
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a source close to steyer said the two have not spoken since the ad's launch.
the hill has reached out to office for comment.
the report comes after steyer in october launched a $10-million national ad campaign calling for trump's impeachment.
in the ad, steyer criticizes trump's actions on health care, immigration and the environment, and says a republican congress impeached bill clinton william (bill) jefferson kim jong un to washington howard schultz must run as aocrat for chance in 2020 trump says he never told mccabe his wife was 'a loser' more for less.
trump in turn ripped steyer in a tweet last week, calling him "wacky" and "totally unhinged."
wacky & totally unhinged tom steyer, who has been fighting me and my make america great again agenda from beginning, never wins elections! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) october 27, 2017
steyer, who has been seen as a potential primary challenger to sen. dianne feinstein dianne valley: senators urge trump to bar products from electric grid | officials condemn trump emergency declaration | new malicious cyber tool found | facebook faces questions on treatment of moderators adviser says sunrise confrontation with 'old-timer' feinstein 'sad' key senators say administration should ban tech in us electric grid more (d-calif.), is not the onlyocratic figure calling for trump's impeachment.
rep. al green alexander (al) n. hill's morning report - presented by the american academy of medicine - next 24 hours critical for stalled funding talksocrat vows to move forward with impeachment, dividing his party citing virginia race scandals, vows vote to impeach trump more (d-texas), who has long talked about pursuing impeachment against the president, unveiled articles of impeachment early last month.
however, when the presiding officer moved to begin the process to consider the resolution within the hour, green did not show up. the resolution was therefore not offered and is not getting an imminent vote.
pelosi has called for a different approach to dealing with the president, tellingocrats to focus on policy and on regaining the majority in 2018.
this story was updated at p.m. | haʊs məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi (d-calif*.) ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈæktɪvɪst tɑm æd kæmˈpeɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ. pɛˈloʊsi ˈpəblɪkli kɔld ðə æd "greɪt" ˈdʊrɪŋ ən əˈpɪrəns ɔn msnbc*. bət ɪn ˈpraɪvət, ʃi rɪˈpɔrtədli toʊld ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz æt ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈmitɪŋ ðə æd wɑz ə "dɪˈstrækʃən" ənd hæd riʧt aʊt tɪ steɪər tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs hər dɪˈsplɛʒər ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə sɔrs kloʊz tɪ steɪər sɛd ðə tu hæv nɑt ˈspoʊkən sɪns ðə ædz lɔnʧ. ðə hɪl həz riʧt aʊt tɪ ˈɔfəs fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ðə rɪˈpɔrt kəmz ˈæftər steɪər ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər lɔnʧt ə ˈnæʃənəl æd kæmˈpeɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ fər trəmps ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt. ɪn ðə æd, steɪər ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪz trəmps ˈækʃənz ɔn hɛlθ kɛr, ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ənd sɪz ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəs ˌɪmˈpiʧt bɪl ˈklɪntən ˈwɪljəm (bɪl) ˈʤɛfərsən kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈjuˈɛn tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən haʊərd ʃʊlts məst rən ɛz ə ˈdɛməˌkræt fər ʧæns ɪn 2020 trəmp sɪz hi ˈnɛvər toʊld ˈmækəbi hɪz waɪf wɑz 'ə ˈluzər' mɔr fər lɛs. trəmp ɪn tərn rɪpt steɪər ɪn ə twit læst wik, ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪm "ˈwæki" ənd "ˈtoʊtəli ənˈhɪnʤd." ˈwæki ˈtoʊtəli ənˈhɪnʤd tɑm steɪər, hu həz bɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ mi ənd maɪ meɪk əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt əˈgɛn əˈʤɛndə frəm bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ˈnɛvər wɪnz ɪˈlɛkʃənz! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 27 2017 steɪər, hu həz bɪn sin ɛz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈʧælɪnʤər tɪ sɛn. daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin daɪæn ˈvæli: ˈsɛnətərz ərʤ trəmp tɪ bɑr ˈprɑdəkts frəm ɪˈlɛktrɪk grɪd əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈdɛm trəmp ˈimərʤənsi ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən nu məˈlɪʃəs ˈsaɪbər tul faʊnd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈfeɪsɪz kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ˈtritmənt əv ˈmɑdərˌeɪtərz ædˈvaɪzər sɪz ˈsənˌraɪz ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ 'ˌoʊldˈtaɪmər' ˈfaɪnˌstin 'sæd' ki ˈsɛnətərz seɪ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ʃʊd bæn tɛk ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈlɛktrɪk grɪd mɔr (d-calif*.), ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɪgjər ˈkɔlɪŋ fər trəmps ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. æl grin ˌælɪgˈzændər (æl) ɛn. hɪlz ˈmɔrnɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˈkædəmi əv ˈmɛdəsən nɛkst 24 aʊərz ˈkrɪtɪkəl fər stɔld ˈfəndɪŋ tɔks ˈdɛməˌkræt vaʊz tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt, dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ hɪz ˈpɑrti ˈsaɪtɪŋ vərˈʤɪnjə reɪs ˈskændəlz, vaʊz voʊt tɪ ˌɪmˈpiʧ trəmp mɔr (d-texas*), hu həz lɔŋ tɔkt əˈbaʊt pərˈsuɪŋ ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənˈveɪld ˈɑrtɪkəlz əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ˈərli læst mənθ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ðə prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər muvd tɪ bɪˈgɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wɪˈθɪn ðə aʊər, grin dɪd nɑt ʃoʊ əp. ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wɑz ˈðɛrˌfɔr nɑt ˈɔfərd ənd ɪz nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ən ˈɪmənənt voʊt. pɛˈloʊsi həz kɔld fər ə ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈpɑləsi ənd ɔn rɪˈgeɪnɪŋ ðə məˈʤɔrəti ɪn 2018 ðɪs ˈstɔri wɑz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd æt p.m*. |
eric holder named to lead effort to destroy after hillary wins the presidency
this election is for keeps: plans are being implemented, with president obama already signed on, staff hired, and money being raised. perhaps lulled into complacency by the polls, the democrats have already constructed and staffed their strategy to permanently disable the republican party. eric holder is the perfect henchman, a man above nothing in his quest for political dominance, unbound by old-fashioned concepts of justice. the will remain in existence as the token opposition, useful for legitimizing the actual regime, the essential element of the election rituals reminding us of the republic we once enjoyed.
edward of politico has the scoop: as democrats aim to capitalize on this republican turmoil and start building back their own decimated bench, former attorney general eric holder will chair a new umbrella group focused on redistricting the aim of taking on the gerrymandering left the party behind in statehouses and made winning a house majority far more difficult. the new group, called the national democratic redistricting committee, was developed in close consultation with the white house. president barack obama himself has now identified the will coordinate campaign strategy, direct fundraising, organize ballot initiatives and put together legal challenges to state redistricting the main focus of his political activity once he leaves office. the group is moving forward in a systematic way, assembling talent and money: though initial plans to be active in this elections fell short, the group has been incorporated as a 527, with democratic governors association executive director elizabeth pearson as its president and house majority pac executive director ali lapp as its vice president. been pitching donors and aiming to put together its first phase action plan for december, moving first in the virginia and new jersey state elections next year and with an eye toward coordination across gubernatorial, state legislative and house races going into the 2018 midterms. redistricting, aka gerrymandering (depending on the eye of the beholder), is now a science, thanks to the capabilities of all the silicon valley big money corporatist allies of the democrats. assembling masses of data from google, facebook, and others, they can put together districts with just enough democrats to win and shove the voters into 90% majority districts, shut out forever from control of state legislatures and the house of representatives. as richard baehr emailed me, "so long as there is an opposition, it must be destroyed." it will be, if these well designed, politically connected, well financed efforts are implemented under a president rodham. combined with a supreme court committed to the living constitution fantasy, the will rule us all any way it desires. | ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər neɪmd tɪ lɛd ˈɛfərt tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈæftər ˈhɪləri wɪnz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz fər kips: plænz ər biɪŋ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔˈrɛdi saɪnd ɔn, stæf haɪərd, ənd ˈməni biɪŋ reɪzd. pərˈhæps ləld ˈɪntu kəmˈpleɪsənsi baɪ ðə poʊlz, ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ɔˈrɛdi kənˈstrəktɪd ənd stæft ðɛr ˈstrætəʤi tɪ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli dɪˈseɪbəl ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti. ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈhɛnʧmən, ə mæn əˈbəv ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn hɪz kwɛst fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɑmənəns, ənˈbaʊnd baɪ ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd ˈkɑnsɛpts əv ˈʤəstɪs. ðə wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ɪgˈzɪstəns ɛz ðə ˈtoʊkən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ˈjusfəl fər lɪˈʤɪtəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈækʧəwəl rəˈʒim, ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈɛləmənt əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈrɪʧuəlz riˈmaɪndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs əv ðə riˈpəblɪk wi wəns ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd. ˈɛdwərd əv pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ həz ðə skup: ɛz ˈdɛməˌkræts eɪm tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðɪs rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈtərˌmɔɪl ənd stɑrt ˈbɪldɪŋ bæk ðɛr oʊn ˈdɛsəˌmeɪtɪd bɛnʧ, ˈfɔrmər əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər wɪl ʧɛr ə nu ˈəmˌbrɛlə grup ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ ðə eɪm əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ lɛft ðə ˈpɑrti bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn ˈsteɪˌthaʊsɪz ənd meɪd ˈwɪnɪŋ ə haʊs məˈʤɔrəti fɑr mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. ðə nu grup, kɔld ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ kəˈmɪti, wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn kloʊz ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən wɪθ ðə waɪt haʊs. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə hɪmˈsɛlf həz naʊ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə wɪl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt kæmˈpeɪn ˈstrætəʤi, dɪˈrɛkt ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈbælət ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ənd pʊt təˈgɛðər ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ steɪt riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈfoʊkɪs əv hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti wəns hi livz ˈɔfəs. ðə grup ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ə ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk weɪ, əˈsɛmbəlɪŋ ˈtælənt ənd ˈməni: ðoʊ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl plænz tɪ bi ˈæktɪv ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃənz fɛl ʃɔrt, ðə grup həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ɛz ə 527 wɪθ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈgəvərnərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈpɪrsən ɛz ɪts ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd haʊs məˈʤɔrəti pæk ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər ˈɑli læp ɛz ɪts vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt. bɪn ˈpɪʧɪŋ ˈdoʊnərz ənd ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ɪts fərst feɪz ˈækʃən plæn fər dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈmuvɪŋ fərst ɪn ðə vərˈʤɪnjə ənd nu ˈʤərzi steɪt ɪˈlɛkʃənz nɛkst jɪr ənd wɪθ ən aɪ təˈwɔrd koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən əˈkrɔs guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl, steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ənd haʊs ˈreɪsɪz goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə 2018 ˈmɪdˌtərmz. riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ, ˈɑkə ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ (dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə aɪ əv ðə biˈhoʊldər), ɪz naʊ ə saɪəns, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz əv ɔl ðə ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli bɪg ˈməni ˈkɔrpərətɪst ˈælaɪz əv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts. əˈsɛmbəlɪŋ ˈmæsɪz əv ˈdætə frəm ˈgugəl, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ənd ˈəðərz, ðeɪ kən pʊt təˈgɛðər ˈdɪstrɪkts wɪθ ʤɪst ɪˈnəf ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ wɪn ənd ʃəv ðə ˈvoʊtərz ˈɪntu 90 məˈʤɔrəti ˈdɪstrɪkts, ʃət aʊt fərˈɛvər frəm kənˈtroʊl əv steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz ənd ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz. ɛz ˈrɪʧərd bɛr iˈmeɪld mi, "soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ɪt məst bi dɪˈstrɔɪd." ɪt wɪl bi, ɪf ðiz wɛl dɪˈzaɪnd, ˈplɪtɪkli kəˈnɛktɪd, wɛl ˈfaɪˌnænst ˈɛfərts ər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ˈəndər ə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɔdəm. kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə səˈprim kɔrt kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˈfænəsi, ðə wɪl rul ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ˈɛni weɪ ɪt dɪˈzaɪərz. |
1 / 6 radiation reaching the u.s.
in the weeks after the fukushima disaster, some feared that radiation emitted from the stricken nuclear plant could reach the united states. at the end of march 2011, nevada "joined several western states" that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/27/nevada-radiation-japan-nuclear_n_841224.html" "extremely small amounts" of radioactive isotopes</a> from japan, according to the associated press. in april, "trace amounts" of radiation from fukushima were detected in denver drinking water, <a" the post</em></a>. officials concluded that radiation levels were "harmless," however. an spokesman said in a statement, "to put this drinking water sample into context, an infant would have to drink nearly liters of this water to receive a radiation dose equal to just one day's worth of natural background exposure." officials in colorado also <a href="http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/04/03/colorado-snowpack-sampled-following-japan-nuclear-disaster/" for traces of radiation</a>.
getty | 1 6 ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈriʧɪŋ ðə juz. ɪn ðə wiks ˈæftər ðə fukuˈʃimə dɪˈzæstər, səm fɪrd ðət ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ɪˈmɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈstrɪkən ˈnukliər plænt kʊd riʧ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. æt ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ 2011 nəˈvɑdə "ʤɔɪnd ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɛstərn steɪts" ðət <ə href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/27/nevada-radiation-japan-nuclear_n_841224.html*" "ɪkˈstrimli smɔl əˈmaʊnts" əv ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv isotopes</a*> frəm ʤəˈpæn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, "treɪs əˈmaʊnts" əv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən frəm fukuˈʃimə wər dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ˈdɛnvər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər, <ə ðə post</em></a*>. əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈkludɪd ðət ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz wər "ˈhɑrmləs," ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ən ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, "tɪ pʊt ðɪs ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈsæmpəl ˈɪntu ˈkɑntɛkst, ən ˈɪnfənt wʊd hæv tɪ drɪŋk ˈnɪrli ˈlitərz əv ðɪs ˈwɔtər tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən doʊs ˈikwəl tɪ ʤɪst wən deɪz wərθ əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪkˈspoʊʒər." əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ <ə href="http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/04/03/colorado-snowpack-sampled-following-japan-nuclear-disaster*/" fər ˈtreɪsɪz əv radiation</a*>. ˈgɛti |
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heartbeat key for blood growth in embryos
for blood cells to grow in an embryo, they need the pressure of a beating heart, say us researchers.
the finding explains why an heart starts beating just weeks after conception, and it points the way to new stem treatments for a host of blood disorders such as.
"in learning how the heartbeat stimulates formation of embryos, we've taken a leap forward in understanding how to direct blood formation from embryonic stem cells in the petri dish," says dr george daley of harvard medical school and children's hospital boston, whose study appears in the journal nature.
"these observations reveal an unexpected role for forces in embryonic development," says guillermo of brigham and women's hospital in boston, who also worked on the study.
stem cells are the body's master cells, providing a renewable source of brain, bone, muscle, blood and other cells.
an embryo in the first days after conception is made up entirely of these cells, each of which can give rise to all of the cells and tissues in the body.
daley's team looked at how the stress of friction and the flow of fluid affected the formation of blood cells from mouse embryonic stem cells.
promoting blood
the study showed that these forces promote blood formation and increase the production of colonies of cells that give rise to specific types of blood cells.
mouse embryos with a mutation that kept the developing heart from beating had far fewer of these so-called progenitor blood cell colonies.
in a separate study, a team led by dr leonard zon of harvard and children's hospital boston, looked at the effects of the embryonic heartbeat in zebrafish, which have transparent embryos.
"we were looking in real in real vertebrate embryos to see the actual stem cells," says zon.
the study published in journal cell found that levels of nitric oxide, which is known to play a key role in blood vessel formation, increase when blood is flowing.
mutant embryos that had no heart beat or circulation were found to have far lower levels of stem cells known as progenitor cells.
researchers think nitric oxide may work as a type of signal to start the process of blood stem cell production.
"this finding connects the change in blood flow with the production of new blood cells," says zon.
the findings may lead to new ways to coax cells - which look and act like embryonic stem cells - into producing cells that could be used by people with who need bone marrow transplants, he says. | nuz ɪn saɪəns ˈhɑrtˌbit ki fər bləd groʊθ ɪn ˈɛmbriˌoʊz fər bləd sɛlz tɪ groʊ ɪn ən ˈɛmbriˌoʊ, ðeɪ nid ðə ˈprɛʃər əv ə ˈbitɪŋ hɑrt, seɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈrisərʧərz. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ ən hɑrt stɑrts ˈbitɪŋ ʤɪst wiks ˈæftər kənˈsɛpʃən, ənd ɪt pɔɪnts ðə weɪ tɪ nu stɛm ˈtritmənts fər ə hoʊst əv bləd dɪˈsɔrdərz səʧ ɛz. "ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈhɑrtˌbit ˈstɪmjəˌleɪts fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈɛmbriˌoʊz, wiv ˈteɪkən ə lip ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ haʊ tɪ dɪˈrɛkt bləd fɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk stɛm sɛlz ɪn ðə ˈpɛtri dɪʃ," sɪz ˈdɑktər ʤɔrʤ ˈdeɪli əv ˈhɑrvərd ˈmɛdɪkəl skul ənd ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈbɔstən, huz ˈstədi əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈneɪʧər. "ðiz ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz rɪˈvil ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd roʊl fər ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt," sɪz gwɪˈljɛrmoʊ əv ˈbrɪgəm ənd ˈwɪmənz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈbɔstən, hu ˈɔlsoʊ wərkt ɔn ðə ˈstədi. stɛm sɛlz ər ðə ˈbɑdiz ˈmæstər sɛlz, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə riˈnuəbəl sɔrs əv breɪn, boʊn, ˈməsəl, bləd ənd ˈəðər sɛlz. ən ˈɛmbriˌoʊ ɪn ðə fərst deɪz ˈæftər kənˈsɛpʃən ɪz meɪd əp ɪnˈtaɪərli əv ðiz sɛlz, iʧ əv wɪʧ kən gɪv raɪz tɪ ɔl əv ðə sɛlz ənd ˈtɪʃuz ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi. ˈdeɪliz tim lʊkt æt haʊ ðə strɛs əv ˈfrɪkʃən ənd ðə floʊ əv fluɪd əˈfɛktɪd ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv bləd sɛlz frəm maʊs ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk stɛm sɛlz. prəˈmoʊtɪŋ bləd ðə ˈstədi ʃoʊd ðət ðiz ˈfɔrsɪz prəˈmoʊt bləd fɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈkris ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈkɑləniz əv sɛlz ðət gɪv raɪz tɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk taɪps əv bləd sɛlz. maʊs ˈɛmbriˌoʊz wɪθ ə mjuˈteɪʃən ðət kɛpt ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ hɑrt frəm ˈbitɪŋ hæd fɑr fjuər əv ðiz ˈsoʊˈkɔld proʊˈʤɛnɪtər bləd sɛl ˈkɑləniz. ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈstədi, ə tim lɛd baɪ ˈdɑktər ˈlɛnərd zɔn əv ˈhɑrvərd ənd ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈbɔstən, lʊkt æt ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk ˈhɑrtˌbit ɪn zebrafish*, wɪʧ hæv trænˈspɛrənt ˈɛmbriˌoʊz. "wi wər ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪn ril ɪn ril ˈvərtəˌbreɪt ˈɛmbriˌoʊz tɪ si ðə ˈækʧəwəl stɛm sɛlz," sɪz zɔn. ðə ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈʤərnəl sɛl faʊnd ðət ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈnaɪtrɪk ˈɑkˌsaɪd, wɪʧ ɪz noʊn tɪ pleɪ ə ki roʊl ɪn bləd ˈvɛsəl fɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkris wɪn bləd ɪz floʊɪŋ. mˈjutənt ˈɛmbriˌoʊz ðət hæd noʊ hɑrt bit ər ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən wər faʊnd tɪ hæv fɑr loʊər ˈlɛvəlz əv stɛm sɛlz noʊn ɛz proʊˈʤɛnɪtər sɛlz. ˈrisərʧərz θɪŋk ˈnaɪtrɪk ˈɑkˌsaɪd meɪ wərk ɛz ə taɪp əv ˈsɪgnəl tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv bləd stɛm sɛl pərˈdəkʃən. "ðɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋ kəˈnɛkts ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn bləd floʊ wɪθ ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv nu bləd sɛlz," sɪz zɔn. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz meɪ lɛd tɪ nu weɪz tɪ koʊks sɛlz wɪʧ lʊk ənd ækt laɪk ˌɛmbriˈɑnɪk stɛm sɛlz ˈɪntu prəˈdusɪŋ sɛlz ðət kʊd bi juzd baɪ ˈpipəl wɪθ hu nid boʊn ˈmɛroʊ trænˈsplænts, hi sɪz. |
seventeen major hollywood movies may have included characters that identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (lgbt) last year, but there's still work to be done in terms of representing the community fairly and equally, a new report has found.
with many of those 17 films limiting characters to minor roles or cameos, 2014 studio responsibility index also found that many of these portrayals were "outright defamatory" representations, pointing to movies like "pain and gain" and "riddick," officials said.
the 17 films represented percent out of 102 major hollywood films released over the course of 2013. according to statistics, percent of those 102 movies did not feature any characters.
the report, which maps the "quantity, quality and diversity of images" of people as seen in movies released by hollywood's seven largest studios each year, found that the motion picture industry "may be doing more harm than good" when it came to a global understanding of the community, ceo and president sarah kate ellis said in an email statement.
“these studios have the eyes and ears of millions of audience members, and should reflect the true fabric of our society rather than feed into the hatred and prejudice against people too often seen around the globe," she added.
none of the seven studios received an "excellent" rating, but sony columbia came in on top with a "good" score, thanks to movies like "mortal instruments: city of bones," which also nabbed a media award nomination. meanwhile, universal and disney were among the studios to receive an "adequate" grade, while both paramount and warner brothers were considered outright failures.
meanwhile, to assess individual films, officials developed the "vito russo test," which examines how a character is, as well as how significant he or she may be to the plot of a specific movie. seven out of the 17 major studio films featuring characters passed the test this year, according to the report.
see how the 2014 results compared with last year's studio responsibility index here. | ˈsɛvənˈtin ˈmeɪʤər ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈmuviz meɪ hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈlɛzbiən, geɪ, ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ər ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər (lgbt*) læst jɪr, bət ðɛrz stɪl wərk tɪ bi dən ɪn tərmz əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈfɛrli ənd ˈikwəli, ə nu rɪˈpɔrt həz faʊnd. wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz 17 fɪlmz ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz tɪ ˈmaɪnər roʊlz ər ˈkæmiˌoʊz, 2014 ˈstudiˌoʊ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈɪndɛks ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðət ˈmɛni əv ðiz pɔrˈtreɪəlz wər "ˈaʊˈtraɪt dɪˈfæməˌtɔri" ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ˈmuviz laɪk "peɪn ənd geɪn" ənd "ˈrɪdɪk," əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðə 17 fɪlmz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd pərˈsɛnt aʊt əv 102 ˈmeɪʤər ˈhɑliˌwʊd fɪlmz riˈlist ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 2013 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ stəˈtɪstɪks, pərˈsɛnt əv ðoʊz 102 ˈmuviz dɪd nɑt ˈfiʧər ˈɛni ˈkɛrɪktərz. ðə rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ mæps ðə "kˈwɑntəti, kˈwɑləti ənd dɪˈvərsɪti əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz" əv ˈpipəl ɛz sin ɪn ˈmuviz riˈlist baɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊdz ˈsɛvən ˈlɑrʤəst ˈstudiˌoʊz iʧ jɪr, faʊnd ðət ðə ˈmoʊʃən ˈpɪkʧər ˈɪndəstri "meɪ bi duɪŋ mɔr hɑrm ðən gʊd" wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ə ˈgloʊbəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈsɛrə keɪt ˈɛlɪs sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈstudiˌoʊz hæv ðə aɪz ənd ɪrz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈɔdiəns ˈmɛmbərz, ənd ʃʊd rɪˈflɛkt ðə tru ˈfæbrɪk əv ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈrəðər ðən fid ˈɪntu ðə ˈheɪtrəd ənd ˈprɛʤədɪs əˈgɛnst ˈpipəl tu ˈɔfən sin əraʊnd ðə gloʊb," ʃi ˈædɪd. nən əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈstudiˌoʊz rɪˈsivd ən "ˈɛksələnt" ˈreɪtɪŋ, bət ˈsoʊni kəˈləmbiə keɪm ɪn ɔn tɔp wɪθ ə "gʊd" skɔr, θæŋks tɪ ˈmuviz laɪk "ˈmɔrtəl ˈɪnstrəmənts: ˈsɪti əv boʊnz," wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ næbd ə ˈmidiə əˈwɔrd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌjunəˈvərsəl ənd ˈdɪzni wər əˈməŋ ðə ˈstudiˌoʊz tɪ rɪˈsiv ən "ˈædəkˌweɪt" greɪd, waɪl boʊθ ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ənd ˈwɔrnər ˈbrəðərz wər kənˈsɪdərd ˈaʊˈtraɪt ˈfeɪljərz. ˈminˌwaɪl, tɪ əˈsɛs ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl fɪlmz, əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈvɛləpt ðə "ˈvitoʊ ˈrusoʊ tɛst," wɪʧ ɪgˈzæmənz haʊ ə ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz, ɛz wɛl ɛz haʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt hi ər ʃi meɪ bi tɪ ðə plɑt əv ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmuvi. ˈsɛvən aʊt əv ðə 17 ˈmeɪʤər ˈstudiˌoʊ fɪlmz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz pæst ðə tɛst ðɪs jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. si haʊ ðə 2014 rɪˈzəlts kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ læst jɪrz ˈstudiˌoʊ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈɪndɛks hir. |
in his book human (1991), donald brown defines human as comprising "those features of culture, society, language, behavior, and psyche for which there are no known exception", providing a list of hundreds of items he suggests as universal. among the cultural listed by donald brown [2] are:
the observation of the same or similar behavior in different cultures does not prove that they are the results of a common underlying psychological mechanism. one possibility is that they may have been invented independently due to a common practical]
since any cultures that have been studied by anthropologists have had contact with at least the anthropologists that studied it, and anthropological research ethics slows the studies down so that other groups unbound by such ethics, often at least locally represented by people of the same skin color as the supposedly isolated tribe but significantly culturally globalized, reach the tribe before the anthropologists do, no truly culture has ever been scientifically] this allows outside influence to be an explanation for cultural as] this does not preclude multiple independent inventions of civilization and is therefore not the same thing as hyperdiffusionism, it merely means that cultural are not proof of] | ɪn hɪz bʊk ˈjumən 1991 ˈdɑnəld braʊn dɪˈfaɪnz ˈjumən ɛz kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ "ðoʊz ˈfiʧərz əv ˈkəlʧər, soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, bɪˈheɪvjər, ənd ˈsaɪki fər wɪʧ ðɛr ər noʊ noʊn ɪkˈsɛpʃən", prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə lɪst əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈaɪtəmz hi səˈʤɛsts ɛz ˌjunəˈvərsəl. əˈməŋ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈlɪstɪd baɪ ˈdɑnəld braʊn 2 ər: ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən əv ðə seɪm ər ˈsɪmələr bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəlʧərz dɪz nɑt pruv ðət ðeɪ ər ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ə ˈkɑmən ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm. wən ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪz ðət ðeɪ meɪ hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli du tɪ ə ˈkɑmən ˈpræktɪkəl sɪns ˈɛni ˈkəlʧərz ðət hæv bɪn ˈstədid baɪ ˌænθrəˈpɑləʤɪsts hæv hæd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ æt list ðə ˌænθrəˈpɑləʤɪsts ðət ˈstədid ɪt, ənd ˌænθrəpəˈlɑʤəkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈɛθɪks sloʊz ðə ˈstədiz daʊn soʊ ðət ˈəðər grups ənˈbaʊnd baɪ səʧ ˈɛθɪks, ˈɔfən æt list ˈloʊkəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ˈpipəl əv ðə seɪm skɪn ˈkələr ɛz ðə səˈpoʊzədli ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd traɪb bət sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈkəlʧərəˌli ˈgloʊbəˌlaɪzd, riʧ ðə traɪb ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌænθrəˈpɑləʤɪsts du, noʊ ˈtruli ˈkəlʧər həz ˈɛvər bɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ðɪs əˈlaʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɪnfluəns tɪ bi ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ˈkəlʧərəl ɛz ðɪs dɪz nɑt prɪˈklud ˈməltəpəl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˈvɛnʃənz əv ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr nɑt ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɛz hyperdiffusionism*, ɪt ˈmɪrli minz ðət ˈkəlʧərəl ər nɑt pruf əv |
food color in salmon
three large supermarket chains are facing a lawsuit for selling salmon with artificial chemicals that was not labeled as such.
eight consumers are behind the unprecedented lawsuit, which charges albertsons, safeway and the kroger co. with “deception, unfair business practices, breach of warranty and negligent misrepresentation in the sale of salmon”.
the consumers said they would not have purchased the salmon had they known about the chemical additives. wild salmon eat creatures like shrimp and krill, which contain chemicals that make salmon pink. since fish do not eat a natural diet, their flesh would be gray if not for artificial additives.
the chemicals used to turn fish and found in nature and are not harmful, according to an industry official. the salmon are turned pink to make them more marketable, since many consumers prefer fish with the traditional pink color.
federal and state law requires that salmon be labeled as such, however the grocery chains named in the suit allegedly failed to list the chemical additives on the label.
further, there is “significant controversy” over the effects of canthaxanthin, as it has been associated with retinal damage in the human eye. | fud ˈkələr ɪn ˈsæmən θri lɑrʤ ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʧeɪnz ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈlɔˌsut fər ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈsæmən wɪθ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈkɛmɪkəlz ðət wɑz nɑt ˈleɪbəld ɛz səʧ. eɪt kənˈsumərz ər bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈlɔˌsut, wɪʧ ˈʧɑrʤɪz albertsons*, ˈseɪfˌweɪ ənd ðə ˈkroʊgər koʊ. wɪθ ““deception*, ˌɔnˈfɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz, briʧ əv ˈwɔrənti ənd ˈnɛglɪʤənt mɪsˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə seɪl əv salmon”*”. ðə kənˈsumərz sɛd ðeɪ wʊd nɑt hæv ˈpərʧəst ðə ˈsæmən hæd ðeɪ noʊn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈædɪtɪvz. waɪld ˈsæmən it ˈkriʧərz laɪk ʃrɪmp ənd krɪl, wɪʧ kənˈteɪn ˈkɛmɪkəlz ðət meɪk ˈsæmən pɪŋk. sɪns fɪʃ du nɑt it ə ˈnæʧərəl daɪət, ðɛr flɛʃ wʊd bi greɪ ɪf nɑt fər ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈædɪtɪvz. ðə ˈkɛmɪkəlz juzd tɪ tərn fɪʃ ənd faʊnd ɪn ˈneɪʧər ənd ər nɑt ˈhɑrmfəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɪndəstri əˈfɪʃəl. ðə ˈsæmən ər tərnd pɪŋk tɪ meɪk ðɛm mɔr ˈmɑrkətəbəl, sɪns ˈmɛni kənˈsumərz prɪˈfər fɪʃ wɪθ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl pɪŋk ˈkələr. ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt lɔ rikˈwaɪərz ðət ˈsæmən bi ˈleɪbəld ɛz səʧ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈgroʊsəri ʧeɪnz neɪmd ɪn ðə sut əˈlɛʤədli feɪld tɪ lɪst ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈædɪtɪvz ɔn ðə ˈleɪbəl. ˈfərðər, ðɛr ɪz controversy”*” ˈoʊvər ðə ˈifɛkts əv canthaxanthin*, ɛz ɪt həz bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈrɛtənəl ˈdæmɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈjumən aɪ. |
an athens court sentenced blogger to ten months prison suspended for 3 years, after found him guilty of “insulting religion”. the blogger was known as elders, who was making fun of the almost mythical monk elder.
philippos, 27, was arrested in september 2012 on charges of “malicious blasphemy and insulting religion” through facebook. the arrest came “after thousands of from residents of different countries of the world”, so the police press release. the had created a page on facebook named “gerons” (elders), an mock name for greek monk, elder (1924-1994), famous about his prophecies on greece, the greek nation and the orthodox christianity.
pastitsio is a greek dish with pasta, minced meat and sauce. the arrest triggered an outcry on internet and thousands of people speak of unprecedented censorship and blame samaras’ government for complying with the demands of (golden dawn). on twitter there has been talks that ”gerons greek nationalist blogs, planting hoax accounts of ‘miracles’ which they reproduced without questioning”. according to news portal newsit, last tuesday (sept 18), posed a question at the parliament complaining about the facebook page where the administrator insults, mocks and tries to humiliate the sacred figure of greek orthodoxy, elder”. as thousands protest against this censorship on the internet, the hashtag became a world trending. a petition was created asking the greek parliament to immediately release the man and abolish laws in greece.
after the sentence became known many internet users complain about the censorship and some even compare greece with iran.
ps “rumors that an international warrant has been issued against monty python and the life of brian are not confirmed” (stolen from on twitter) | ən ˈæθənz kɔrt ˈsɛntənst ˈblɔgər tɪ tɛn mənθs ˈprɪzən səˈspɛndɪd fər 3 jɪrz, ˈæftər faʊnd ɪm ˈgɪlti əv religion”*”. ðə ˈblɔgər wɑz noʊn ɛz ˈɛldər, hu wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ fən əv ðə ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈmɪθɪkəl məŋk ˈɛldər., 27 wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2012 ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈblæsfəmi ənd ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ religion”*” θru ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðə ərˈɛst keɪm ˈθaʊzənz əv frəm ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz əv ðə world”*”, soʊ ðə pəˈlis prɛs riˈlis. ðə hæd kriˈeɪtɪd ə peɪʤ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk neɪmd pastitsios”*” (ˈɛldər), ən mɑk neɪm fər grik məŋk, ˈɛldər ˈfeɪməs əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈprɑfəsiz ɔn gris, ðə grik ˈneɪʃən ənd ðə ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. ɪz ə grik dɪʃ wɪθ ˈpɑstə, mɪnst mit ənd sɔs. ðə ərˈɛst ˈtrɪgərd ən ˈaʊtˌkraɪ ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl spik əv ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ənd bleɪm samaras’*’ ˈgəvərnmənt fər kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈmændz əv (ˈgoʊldən dɔn). ɔn tˈwɪtər ðɛr həz bɪn tɔks ðət grik ˈnæʃənəlɪst blɔgz, ˈplæntɪŋ hoʊks əˈkaʊnts əv ‘‘miracles’*’ wɪʧ ðeɪ ˌriprəˈdust wɪˈθaʊt questioning”*”. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nuz ˈpɔrtəl newsit*, læst ˈtuzˌdeɪ (sɛpt 18 poʊzd ə kˈwɛʃən æt ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ wɛr ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˌɪnˈsəlts, mɑks ənd traɪz tɪ hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt ðə ˈseɪkrɪd ˈfɪgjər əv grik ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi, ˈɛldər paisios”*”. ɛz ˈθaʊzənz ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ðɪs ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg bɪˈkeɪm ə wərld ˈtrɛndɪŋ. ə pəˈtɪʃən wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ˈæskɪŋ ðə grik ˈpɑrləmɛnt tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli riˈlis ðə mæn ənd əˈbɑlɪʃ lɔz ɪn gris. ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛntəns bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ˈmɛni ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈjuzərz kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ənd səm ˈivɪn kəmˈpɛr gris wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn. ðət ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔrənt həz bɪn ˈɪʃud əˈgɛnst ˈmɔnti ˈpaɪθɑn ənd ðə laɪf əv braɪən ər nɑt confirmed”*” (ˈstoʊlən frəm ɔn tˈwɪtər) |
two fort worth, texas police officers were shot friday while responding to a reported suicide attempt.
police were called to a home at around p.m. local time. fort worth police spokesman sgt. marc said officers arriving at the house found a man unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head.
officers were told a witness was in a backyard shed. said officers were fired upon as they approached the shed. officers returned fire.
after a standoff, police entered the shed and found the suspect dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
police said that one of the officers was shot multiple times in the upper torso and arm and was in recovering from surgery at a local hospital. the second officer, who was wearing a vest, received minor injuries and was expected to be released from the hospital.
friday's shooting occurred a little more than two months after five dallas police officers were killed by a sniper's ambush during a downtown protest.
police say there had been at least three previous domestic violence calls between a father and a son at the home.
the associated press contributed to this report.
click for more from fox4news.com. | tu fɔrt wərθ, ˈtɛksəs pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wər ʃɑt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ waɪl rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtɛmpt. pəˈlis wər kɔld tɪ ə hoʊm æt əraʊnd p.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm. fɔrt wərθ pəˈlis ˈspoʊksmən ˈsɑrʤənt. mɑrk sɛd ˈɔfɪsərz ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt ðə haʊs faʊnd ə mæn ˌənriˈspɑnsɪv wɪθ ə ˈgənˌʃɑt wund tɪ ðə hɛd. ˈɔfɪsərz wər toʊld ə ˈwɪtnəs wɑz ɪn ə ˈbæˌkjɑrd ʃɛd. sɛd ˈɔfɪsərz wər faɪərd əˈpɑn ɛz ðeɪ əˈproʊʧt ðə ʃɛd. ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈtərnd faɪər. ˈæftər ə ˈstænˌdɔf, pəˈlis ˈɛnərd ðə ʃɛd ənd faʊnd ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt dɛd frəm ən əˈpɛrənt ˈgənˌʃɑt wund. pəˈlis sɛd ðət wən əv ðə ˈɔfɪsərz wɑz ʃɑt ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ɪn ðə ˈəpər ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ənd ɑrm ənd wɑz ɪn rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ˈsərʤəri æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɔfɪsər, hu wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə vɛst, rɪˈsivd ˈmaɪnər ˈɪnʤəriz ənd wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi riˈlist frəm ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈʃutɪŋ əˈkərd ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən tu mənθs ˈæftər faɪv ˈdæləs pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wər kɪld baɪ ə sˈnaɪpərz ˈæmˌbʊʃ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈproʊˌtɛst. pəˈlis seɪ ðɛr hæd bɪn æt list θri ˈpriviəs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns kɔlz bɪtˈwin ə ˈfɑðər ənd ə sən æt ðə hoʊm. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. klɪk fər mɔr frəm fox4news.com*. |
a few weeks ago we reported that sony was planning to bump up production of its playstation (psvr) headset around time. following that the company confirmed the headset was now readily in stock at retailers and, this week, specifically confirmed making more units.
simon benson, director of technology group, recently said as much in an interview with mcv. “it is still very early days, but we have a better feel for the demand for gaming and so we are planning to increase production,” benson said.
he continued, noting that the demand had been a “positive sign for the future of gaming” going forward. following launch in october 2016 some have struggled to find stock but hopefully this increased production cycle will bring about an end to those issues.
elsewhere, benson spoke about a different kind of demand, this time from developers wanting to make games forvr. “to be honest, we have so many developers approaching us that we see [getting more developers to make content] as an issue currently,” he said. “in the first few months of’s life, there are already around 100 games and experiences on the store with lots more in the pipeline.”
that news will also come as a relief given that release schedule past may is looking a little empty. as we said, is just around the corner, and hoping for some big reveals at the show, especially given recent rumors surrounding both star wars: battlefront 2 and marvel games.
“if people think gaming is great now, then i think they will be even more amazed in a time by the types of experiences that will be available, and i believe that the social element will be a huge contributor to the value of gaming,” benson concluded. | ə fju wiks əˈgoʊ wi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈsoʊni wɑz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ bəmp əp pərˈdəkʃən əv ɪts ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən (psvr*) ˈhɛdˌsɛt əraʊnd taɪm. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kənˈfərmd ðə ˈhɛdˌsɛt wɑz naʊ ˈrɛdəli ɪn stɑk æt ˈriˌteɪlərz ənd, ðɪs wik, spəˈsɪfɪkli kənˈfərmd ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɔr ˈjunɪts. ˈsaɪmən ˈbɛnsən, dɪˈrɛktər əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi grup, ˈrisəntli sɛd ɛz məʧ ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ mcv*. ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri ˈərli deɪz, bət wi hæv ə ˈbɛtər fil fər ðə dɪˈmænd fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd soʊ wi ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris production,”*,” ˈbɛnsən sɛd. hi kənˈtɪnjud, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə dɪˈmænd hæd bɪn ə saɪn fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv gaming”*” goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɔnʧ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 səm hæv ˈstrəgəld tɪ faɪnd stɑk bət ˈhoʊpfəli ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrist pərˈdəkʃən ˈsaɪkəl wɪl brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ðoʊz ˈɪʃuz. ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ˈbɛnsən spoʊk əˈbaʊt ə ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv dɪˈmænd, ðɪs taɪm frəm dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ meɪk geɪmz fər psvr*. bi ˈɑnəst, wi hæv soʊ ˈmɛni dɪˈvɛləpərz əˈproʊʧɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ðət wi si [ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ meɪk ˈkɑntɛnt] ɛz ən ˈɪʃu currently,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə fərst fju mənθs əv laɪf, ðɛr ər ɔˈrɛdi əraʊnd 100 geɪmz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɔn ðə stɔr wɪθ lɑts mɔr ɪn ðə pipeline.”*.” ðət nuz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ kəm ɛz ə rɪˈlif ˈgɪvɪn ðət riˈlis ˈskɛʤʊl pæst meɪ ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛmti. ɛz wi sɛd, ɪz ʤɪst əraʊnd ðə ˈkɔrnər, ənd ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər səm bɪg rɪˈvilz æt ðə ʃoʊ, əˈspɛʃəli ˈgɪvɪn ˈrisənt ˈrumərz sərˈaʊndɪŋ boʊθ stɑr wɔrz: ˈbætəlˌfrənt 2 ənd ˈmɑrvəl geɪmz. ˈpipəl θɪŋk ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz greɪt naʊ, ðɛn aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈivɪn mɔr əˈmeɪzd ɪn ə taɪm baɪ ðə taɪps əv ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ðət wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl, ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɛləmənt wɪl bi ə juʤ kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ðə ˈvælju əv gaming,”*,” ˈbɛnsən kənˈkludɪd. |
shortly after making bond on a 2003 drug case, leonard gipson filed a complaint with the chicago police department alleging sgt. ronald watts framed him because he'd refused to pay "protection" money.
it was an allegation being made with alarming frequency by those living in the south side housing projects where watts and his tactical team regularly patrolled. but like the others, complaint went nowhere.
four months later, with his drug case pending, gipson was visiting his girlfriend in the ida b. wells complex when he again ran into watts, who had been notified of the complaint against him.
"let me see if you can bond off on this," watts said to gipson before handcuffing and planting 28 grams of heroin on him, gipson alleged in a court filing. after two years in jail awaiting trial, he pleaded guilty on the advice of his attorney, who noted it was his word against the police.
on tuesday, a court petition filed on behalf of gipson and 14 others seeks to overturn their criminal drug convictions, alleging that watts and his crew framed all of them between 2003 and 2008.
watts and an officer under his command were sent to federal prison in 2013 for stealing money from a drug courier who'd been working as an fbi informant.
phil tribune in 2013, former chicago police sgt. ronald watts who had operated for years amid a lengthy police internal affairs division probe as well as investigations by the cook county office and fbi was sentenced to 22 months on relatively minor federal charges. in 2013, former chicago police sgt. ronald watts who had operated for years amid a lengthy police internal affairs division probe as well as investigations by the cook county office and fbi was sentenced to 22 months on relatively minor federal charges. (phil tribune)
since last year, the chicago tribune has written several stories detailing the mushrooming scandal over watts' nearly run of corruption. five people have had their convictions thrown out, and two officers who alleged they were for trying to expose watts' corruption years ago won a $2 million settlement to their whistleblower lawsuit.
watts has repeatedly been accused of forcing residents and drug dealers alike to pay a "protection" tax and putting bogus cases on those who refused to play ball.
in case after case, when watts' targets complained either to the police department or in courtjudges, prosecutors, and internal affairs investigators all believed the testimony of watts and his fellow officers over their accusers, records show.
tuesday's petition, filed in cook county criminal court, also highlight a broken system of police discipline that allegedly protects bad officers like watts and punishes those who tried to blow the whistle on his corruption.
despite mounting allegations, watts continued to operate for years amid a lengthy police internal affairs division probe as well as investigations by the cook county state's attorney's office and fbi, according to court records. when watts was finally caught, it was on relatively minor federal charges, and he was given a break at sentencing by a federal judge who talked tough but in the end handed him only 22 months behind bars.
meanwhile, at least seven other officers who were part of watts' team are still on the force, including one who has since been promoted to sergeant and another who was found by a jury earlier this year to have shot a teen in the back without justification.
attorney joshua, who filed the petition tuesday on behalf of the 15 defendants, said all of the convictions rested on the word and credibility of the arresting officers credibility that has now been destroyed.
"i don't know how anyone can look at this and say they would still be confident putting any of these officers on the stand," said. "they lied in court. they lied to police investigators. they fabricated police reports over and over again, backing up watts and contesting the claims of the are they still on the street making arrests?"
in an emailed statement, police department spokesman anthony guglielmi declined to comment specifically on the allegations in the petition but said joint investigations by the fbi and internal affairs were conducted and "criminal charges were brought against all individuals who were accused of wrongdoing."
"there is no tolerance for misconduct or criminal activity within the chicago police department," guglielmi said.
the cook county state's attorney's office said in an emailed statement tuesday night that its conviction integrity unit continued to review matters" on a basis and appropriate action will be taken "where we have concerns about the quality and sufficiency of the evidence."
among the petitioners in tuesday's filing was lee rainey, who complained to the police office of professional standards that members of watts' team had planted heroin on him during an arrest in may 2003.
records included in the petition show ops assigned watts to investigate the complaint even though rainey had alleged that it was watts who directed the frame-up. in his reports, watts claimed that rainey could not be reached to follow up on the allegations and had "shown no interest" in signing a sworn affidavit. he closed the investigation as unfounded in february 2005, records show.
another man, taurus smith, was 17 years old at the time he claimed watts had him falsely arrested on a narcotics charge. shortly after he bonded out, smith's mother took him to file a complaint with ops. the next day, watts and two other officers confronted smith outside a building at ida b. wells, where watts made it clear that he knew the teen had dared complain, according to smith's sworn statement in the petition.
"watts had his service weapon on his waist and another gun in his hand," smith said in the statement. "he said to me, 'this is grown man s—.' ... he then threatened he would plant the gun on me if i didn't leave it alone."
smith said he again reported the incident to his mother, who told him they were going to have to move. weeks later, they packed up and left the ida b. wells complex for good, he said.
another man named in the petition, phillip thomas, represented himself in his two-day jury trial on heroin charges in 2007 and confronted several members of watts' crew on the witness stand, records show.
at one point, he tried to elicit testimony that watts and another officer, alvin jones, had physically abused him during the arrest.
"did you hear the sound when they slapped me all upside the head, asking me to give people up?" thomas asked officer elsworth smith, according to a trial transcript.
"no," smith replied.
thomas was found guilty after the officers testified they saw him put drugs in a hole in the wall of the housing complex, records show.
jones, who was investigated by the fbi for his role in watts' crew but never charged, has since been promoted to sergeant in the wentworth district, where watts' tactical team operated, records show. | ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ bɑnd ɔn ə 2003 drəg keɪs, ˈlɛnərd ˈgipsən faɪld ə kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈlɛʤɪŋ ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈrɑnəld wɑts freɪmd ɪm bɪˈkəz hid rɪfˈjuzd tɪ peɪ "prəˈtɛkʃən" ˈməni. ɪt wɑz ən ˌæləˈgeɪʃən biɪŋ meɪd wɪθ əˈlɑrmɪŋ ˈfrikwənsi baɪ ðoʊz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə saʊθ saɪd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts wɛr wɑts ənd hɪz ˈtæktɪkəl tim ˈrɛgjələrli pəˈtroʊld. bət laɪk ðə ˈəðərz, kəmˈpleɪnt wɛnt ˈnoʊˌwɛr. fɔr mənθs ˈleɪtər, wɪθ hɪz drəg keɪs ˈpɛndɪŋ, ˈgipsən wɑz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɪn ðə ˈaɪdə bi. wɛlz ˈkɑmplɛks wɪn hi əˈgɛn ræn ˈɪntu wɑts, hu hæd bɪn ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əv ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst ɪm. "lɛt mi si ɪf ju kən bɑnd ɔf ɔn ðɪs," wɑts sɛd tɪ ˈgipsən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhændˌkəfɪŋ ənd ˈplæntɪŋ 28 græmz əv ˈhɛroʊən ɔn ɪm, ˈgipsən əˈlɛʤd ɪn ə kɔrt ˈfaɪlɪŋ. ˈæftər tu jɪrz ɪn ʤeɪl əˈweɪtɪŋ traɪəl, hi ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti ɔn ðə ədˈvaɪs əv hɪz əˈtərni, hu ˈnoʊtɪd ɪt wɑz hɪz wərd əˈgɛnst ðə pəˈlis. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ə kɔrt pəˈtɪʃən faɪld ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈgipsən ənd 14 ˈəðərz siks tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn ðɛr ˈkrɪmənəl drəg kənˈvɪkʃənz, əˈlɛʤɪŋ ðət wɑts ənd hɪz kru freɪmd ɔl əv ðɛm bɪtˈwin 2003 ənd 2008 wɑts ənd ən ˈɔfɪsər ˈəndər hɪz kəˈmænd wər sɛnt tɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɪzən ɪn 2013 fər ˈstilɪŋ ˈməni frəm ə drəg ˈkəriər hud bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt. fɪl ˈtrɪbjun ɪn 2013 ˈfɔrmər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈrɑnəld wɑts hu hæd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd fər jɪrz əˈmɪd ə ˈlɛŋθi pəˈlis ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz dɪˈvɪʒən proʊb ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz baɪ ðə kʊk ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ 22 mənθs ɔn ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmaɪnər ˈfɛdərəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ɪn 2013 ˈfɔrmər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈrɑnəld wɑts hu hæd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd fər jɪrz əˈmɪd ə ˈlɛŋθi pəˈlis ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz dɪˈvɪʒən proʊb ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz baɪ ðə kʊk ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ 22 mənθs ɔn ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmaɪnər ˈfɛdərəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. (fɪl ˈtrɪbjun) sɪns læst jɪr, ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈtrɪbjun həz ˈrɪtən ˈsɛvərəl ˈstɔriz dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə ˈməʃˌrʊmɪŋ ˈskændəl ˈoʊvər wɑts' ˈnɪrli rən əv kərˈəpʃən. faɪv ˈpipəl hæv hæd ðɛr kənˈvɪkʃənz θroʊn aʊt, ənd tu ˈɔfɪsərz hu əˈlɛʤd ðeɪ wər fər traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz wɑts' kərˈəpʃən jɪrz əˈgoʊ wən ə 2 ˈmɪljən ˈsɛtəlmənt tɪ ðɛr ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər ˈlɔˌsut. wɑts həz rɪˈpitɪdli bɪn əˈkjuzd əv ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈrɛzɪdənts ənd drəg ˈdilərz əˈlaɪk tɪ peɪ ə "prəˈtɛkʃən" tæks ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈboʊgəs ˈkeɪsɪz ɔn ðoʊz hu rɪfˈjuzd tɪ pleɪ bɔl. ɪn keɪs ˈæftər keɪs, wɪn wɑts' ˈtɑrgəts kəmˈpleɪnd ˈiðər tɪ ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ər ɪn kɔrt ——judges*, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz, ənd ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ɔl bɪˈlivd ðə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni əv wɑts ənd hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈɔfɪsərz ˈoʊvər ðɛr əˈkjuzərz, ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. ˈtuzˌdeɪz pəˈtɪʃən, faɪld ɪn kʊk ˈkaʊnti ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrt, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ə ˈbroʊkən ˈsɪstəm əv pəˈlis ˈdɪsəplən ðət əˈlɛʤədli prəˈtɛkts bæd ˈɔfɪsərz laɪk wɑts ənd ˈpənɪʃəz ðoʊz hu traɪd tɪ bloʊ ðə ˈwɪsəl ɔn hɪz kərˈəpʃən. dɪˈspaɪt ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz, wɑts kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt fər jɪrz əˈmɪd ə ˈlɛŋθi pəˈlis ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz dɪˈvɪʒən proʊb ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz baɪ ðə kʊk ˈkaʊnti steɪts əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz. wɪn wɑts wɑz ˈfaɪnəli kɔt, ɪt wɑz ɔn ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmaɪnər ˈfɛdərəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ənd hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə breɪk æt ˈsɛntənsɪŋ baɪ ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ hu tɔkt təf bət ɪn ðə ɛnd ˈhændɪd ɪm ˈoʊnli 22 mənθs bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. ˈminˌwaɪl, æt list ˈsɛvən ˈəðər ˈɔfɪsərz hu wər pɑrt əv wɑts' tim ər stɪl ɔn ðə fɔrs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən hu həz sɪns bɪn prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ ˈsɑrʤənt ənd əˈnəðər hu wɑz faʊnd baɪ ə ˈʤʊri ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr tɪ hæv ʃɑt ə tin ɪn ðə bæk wɪˈθaʊt ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən. əˈtərni ˈʤɑˌʃuə, hu faɪld ðə pəˈtɪʃən ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə 15 dɪˈfɛndənts, sɛd ɔl əv ðə kənˈvɪkʃənz ˈrɛstɪd ɔn ðə wərd ənd ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ərˈɛstɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ðət həz naʊ bɪn dɪˈstrɔɪd. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ ˈɛniˌwən kən lʊk æt ðɪs ənd seɪ ðeɪ wʊd stɪl bi ˈkɑnfədənt ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈɛni əv ðiz ˈɔfɪsərz ɔn ðə stænd," sɛd. "ðeɪ laɪd ɪn kɔrt. ðeɪ laɪd tɪ pəˈlis ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz. ðeɪ ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrts ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, ˈbækɪŋ əp wɑts ənd kənˈtɛstɪŋ ðə kleɪmz əv ðə ər ðeɪ stɪl ɔn ðə strit ˈmeɪkɪŋ ərˈɛsts?" ɪn ən iˈmeɪld ˈsteɪtmənt, pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksmən ˈænθɔˌni gugliˈɛlmi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt spəˈsɪfɪkli ɔn ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ðə pəˈtɪʃən bət sɛd ʤɔɪnt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz wər kənˈdəktəd ənd "ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər brɔt əˈgɛnst ɔl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu wər əˈkjuzd əv ˈrɔŋduɪŋ." "ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈtɑlərəns fər mɪˈskɑndəkt ər ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti wɪˈθɪn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt," gugliˈɛlmi sɛd. ðə kʊk ˈkaʊnti steɪts əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪld ˈsteɪtmənt ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ðət ɪts kənˈvɪkʃən ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ˈjunɪt kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈmætərz" ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs ənd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈækʃən wɪl bi ˈteɪkən "wɛr wi hæv kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə kˈwɑləti ənd səˈfɪʃənsi əv ðə ˈɛvədəns." əˈməŋ ðə pəˈtɪʃənərz ɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈfaɪlɪŋ wɑz li ˈreɪni, hu kəmˈpleɪnd tɪ ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfəs əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstændərdz ðət ˈmɛmbərz əv wɑts' tim hæd ˈplænɪd ˈhɛroʊən ɔn ɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ərˈɛst ɪn meɪ 2003 ˈrɛkərdz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə pəˈtɪʃən ʃoʊ ɑps əˈsaɪnd wɑts tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə kəmˈpleɪnt ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈreɪni hæd əˈlɛʤd ðət ɪt wɑz wɑts hu dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə frame-up*. ɪn hɪz rɪˈpɔrts, wɑts kleɪmd ðət ˈreɪni kʊd nɑt bi riʧt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ əp ɔn ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ənd hæd "ʃoʊn noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst" ɪn ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə swɔrn ˌæfəˈdeɪvət. hi kloʊzd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɛz ənˈfaʊndɪd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2005 ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. əˈnəðər mæn, ˈtɔrəs smɪθ, wɑz 17 jɪrz oʊld æt ðə taɪm hi kleɪmd wɑts hæd ɪm ˈfɔlsli ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ə nɑrˈkɑtɪks ʧɑrʤ. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hi ˈbɑndɪd aʊt, smɪθs ˈməðər tʊk ɪm tɪ faɪl ə kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ɑps. ðə nɛkst deɪ, wɑts ənd tu ˈəðər ˈɔfɪsərz kənˈfrəntɪd smɪθ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈbɪldɪŋ æt ˈaɪdə bi. wɛlz, wɛr wɑts meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət hi nu ðə tin hæd dɛrd kəmˈpleɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ smɪθs swɔrn ˈsteɪtmənt ɪn ðə pəˈtɪʃən. "wɑts hæd hɪz ˈsərvɪs ˈwɛpən ɔn hɪz weɪst ənd əˈnəðər gən ɪn hɪz hænd," smɪθ sɛd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt. "hi sɛd tɪ mi, 'ðɪs ɪz groʊn mæn s—*—.' hi ðɛn θˈrɛtənd hi wʊd plænt ðə gən ɔn mi ɪf aɪ ˈdɪdənt liv ɪt əˈloʊn." smɪθ sɛd hi əˈgɛn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈɪnsədənt tɪ hɪz ˈməðər, hu toʊld ɪm ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ muv. wiks ˈleɪtər, ðeɪ pækt əp ənd lɛft ðə ˈaɪdə bi. wɛlz ˈkɑmplɛks fər gʊd, hi sɛd. əˈnəðər mæn neɪmd ɪn ðə pəˈtɪʃən, ˈfɪlɪp ˈtɑməs, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn hɪz ˈtuˌdeɪ ˈʤʊri traɪəl ɔn ˈhɛroʊən ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn 2007 ənd kənˈfrəntɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛmbərz əv wɑts' kru ɔn ðə ˈwɪtnəs stænd, ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. æt wən pɔɪnt, hi traɪd tɪ ɪˈlɪsɪt ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ðət wɑts ənd əˈnəðər ˈɔfɪsər, ˈælvɪn ʤoʊnz, hæd ˈfɪzɪkəli əˈbjuzd ɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ərˈɛst. "dɪd ju hir ðə saʊnd wɪn ðeɪ slæpt mi ɔl ˈəpˈsaɪd ðə hɛd, ˈæskɪŋ mi tɪ gɪv ˈpipəl əp?" ˈtɑməs æst ˈɔfɪsər ˈɛlzˌwərθ smɪθ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə traɪəl ˈtrænˌskrɪpt. "noʊ," smɪθ rɪˈplaɪd. ˈtɑməs wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti ˈæftər ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðeɪ sɔ ɪm pʊt drəgz ɪn ə hoʊl ɪn ðə wɔl əv ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks, ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. ʤoʊnz, hu wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ fər hɪz roʊl ɪn wɑts' kru bət ˈnɛvər ʧɑrʤd, həz sɪns bɪn prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ ˈsɑrʤənt ɪn ðə ˈwɛntˈwərθ ˈdɪstrɪkt, wɛr wɑts' ˈtæktɪkəl tim ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd, ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. |
mazen hajjar makes his 961 beer in beirut and exports it worldwide. output is modest, at cases last year. (961 beer)
“i’m the lunatic who makes beer in lebanon!” announces hajjar as he rises to extend his hand.
that’s lebanon in the middle east not pennsylvania. brewery, 961 beer (named after the international dialing code for lebanon), is a drive from beirut.
with his dark hair and full beard, he might be mistaken for a graduate student who wandered into near logan circle to down a few drafts after banging out his thesis. but this youthful has a remarkably varied résumé: before brewing caught his fancy, he worked as a photographer covering the war in serbia; he spent nine years as an investment banker; and he made an unsuccessful attempt to start the middle first airline.
within minutes glasses of 961 lebanese pale ale, a marriage of european brewing tradition and cuisine. hajjar supplements the hops with a melange of middle eastern herbs and spices: mint, sumac, anise, chamomile, sage and za’atar. the pale ale is delicate but flavorful, with a dry, herbal, savory flavor that would pair nicely with a skewer of chicken or lamb.
961 lebanese pale ale is available in kegs and bottles. american importer, st. killian in kingston, mass., carries four other 961 varieties in bottles only, all solid interpretations of classic european styles. they are a golden lager; a red ale balancing american hops with lots of caramel malt; a incorporating wheat from lebanese farmers; and a porter full of mocha flavors.
many u.s. craft brewers like to talk about their baptism of fire in a highly competitive industry, but hajjar literally was under siege when he hatched his grand plan. “i started in he says. “israel and hezbollah were bombing . . . each other. the electricity was off; i was sitting on my balcony reading the first chapter of “beer school” by steve and tom potter. when i thought, ‘eureka!’
hajjar took inspiration from, a former middle east correspondent for the associated press. like hajjar, had to dodge bombs and bullets; he was sitting in the grandstand behind anwar sadat in 1981 when the egyptian leader was assassinated. like hajjar, was led by the lack of decent beer first to take an interest in home-brewing, then to turn pro. now president of new brooklyn brewery.)
“pretty unremarkable” is how describes middle eastern beer in general. he remembers stella, an egyptian brand that had dubious standards: “i think i ever got two bottles that ever had the same fill level.” the brewery, according to a persistent rumor, spiked the beer with formaldehyde to perk up the flavor. verify that, but he said, “it did seem to have a kind of numbing effect after a few bottles.”
the quality of stella improved markedly after 2002, when heineken took over the brewery, says. likewise, heineken controls (arabic for “diamond”), a lebanese light lager with no particular regional character.
there are a few oases in that bleak beerscape. israel has sprouted between 20 and 30 microbreweries and brewpubs, beginning with the dancing camel in tel aviv in 2006. brewing in palestinian territory predates the dancing camel by a decade, brewing golden, amber and dark lagers, plus a non-alcoholic brew for observant muslims.
961 beer, however, might be the only middle eastern microbrewery that exports worldwide, from spain to hong kong to australia. output is modest: cases last year, or about barrels. but hajjar ships to 14 countries and 12 american states; you can find it in the district, maryland and virginia. his business strategy might reflect his cosmopolitan outlook: “my uncle lived in chicago for 40 years. my wife grew up in new york. i proposed in sweden and we got married in seattle.”
his visit to washington is part of a tour that includes stops in new york and philadelphia. “i love coming here. i feel like my second home,” he says. “i feel like a rock star, but without the groupies and drugs.”
hajjar buys malt from germany and hops from europe and the united states. it might not be the most efficient or environmentally friendly way to make beer, importing almost all of his brewing materials and sending his beer abroad in throwaway bottles and one-way disposable barrels called keykegs. but hajjar says he has a goal “one day to be a zero-emission, brewery.”
he admits that goal is a long way off. in the meantime, he contributes a slice of his profits to the reforestation of lebanon. (a small drawing of a cedar graces his labels.) he uses local ingredients when possible. he planted an experimental hop plot and used the crop to make a harvest lager for the german embassy in beirut to celebrate german reunification day last oct. 4. upcoming releases include a barley wine in cedar with raisins, and a stout flavored with coffee and cardamom.
can he keep the pipeline filled? at the time of our meeting, hajjar seemed concerned about meeting demand, citing that 961 beer is growing at a clip of 300 percent to 400 percent annually.
kitsock is the editor of the brewing news. | mazen* hɑˈjɑr meɪks hɪz 961 bɪr ɪn beɪˈrut ənd ˈɛkspɔrts ɪt ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ˈaʊtˌpʊt ɪz ˈmɑdəst, æt ˈkeɪsɪz læst jɪr. 961 bɪr) ðə ˈlunəˌtɪk hu meɪks bɪr ɪn lebanon!”*!” əˈnaʊnsɪz hɑˈjɑr ɛz hi ˈraɪzɪz tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd hɪz hænd. ˈlɛbənən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist nɑt ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. ˈbruəri, 961 bɪr (neɪmd ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈdaɪəlɪŋ koʊd fər ˈlɛbənən), ɪz ə draɪv frəm beɪˈrut. wɪθ hɪz dɑrk hɛr ənd fʊl bɪrd, hi maɪt bi mɪˈsteɪkən fər ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ˈstudənt hu ˈwɑndərd ˈɪntu nɪr ˈloʊgən ˈsərkəl tɪ daʊn ə fju dræfts ˈæftər ˈbæŋɪŋ aʊt hɪz ˈθiˌsɪs. bət ðɪs ˈjuθfəl həz ə rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˈvɛrid résumé*é: ˌbiˈfɔr bruɪŋ kɔt hɪz ˈfænsi, hi wərkt ɛz ə fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə wɔr ɪn ˈsərbiə; hi spɛnt naɪn jɪrz ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkər; ənd hi meɪd ən ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈmɪdəl fərst ˈɛˌrlaɪn. wɪˈθɪn ˈmɪnəts ˈglæsɪz əv 961 ˈlɛbəˌniz peɪl eɪl, ə ˈmɛrɪʤ əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən bruɪŋ trəˈdɪʃən ənd kwɪˈzin. hɑˈjɑr ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ðə hɑps wɪθ ə ˈmɛlæŋ əv ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ərbz ənd ˈspaɪsɪz: mɪnt, ˈsumæk, ˈænəs, chamomile*, seɪʤ ənd za’atar*. ðə peɪl eɪl ɪz ˈdɛləkət bət ˈfleɪvərfəl, wɪθ ə draɪ, ˈərbəl, ˈseɪvəri ˈfleɪvər ðət wʊd pɛr ˈnaɪsli wɪθ ə skjuər əv ˈʧɪkən ər læm. 961 ˈlɛbəˌniz peɪl eɪl ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn kɛgz ənd ˈbɑtəlz. əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪmˈpɔrtər, st*. ˈkɪljən ɪn ˈkɪŋstən, mæs., ˈkɛriz fɔr ˈəðər 961 vərˈaɪətiz ɪn ˈbɑtəlz ˈoʊnli, ɔl ˈsɑləd ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz əv ˈklæsɪk ˌjʊrəˈpiən staɪlz. ðeɪ ər ə ˈgoʊldən ˈlɑgər; ə rɛd eɪl ˈbælənsɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən hɑps wɪθ lɑts əv ˈkɛrəməl mɔlt; ə ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ wit frəm ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈfɑrmərz; ənd ə ˈpɔrtər fʊl əv ˈmoʊkə ˈfleɪvərz. ˈmɛni juz. kræft bruərz laɪk tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈbæptɪzəm əv faɪər ɪn ə ˈhaɪli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈɪndəstri, bət hɑˈjɑr ˈlɪtərəli wɑz ˈəndər siʤ wɪn hi hæʧt hɪz grænd plæn. ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn hi sɪz. ənd ˌhɛzbɑˈlə wər ˈbɑmɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti wɑz ɔf; aɪ wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn maɪ ˈbælkəni ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə fərst ˈʧæptər əv school”*” baɪ stiv ənd tɑm ˈpɑtər. wɪn aɪ θɔt, ‘‘eureka!’*!’ hɑˈjɑr tʊk ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪdəl ist ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt fər ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. laɪk hɑˈjɑr, hæd tɪ dɑʤ bɑmz ənd ˈbʊləts; hi wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈgrændˌstænd bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɑnwɑr səˈdæt ɪn 1981 wɪn ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈlidər wɑz əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd. laɪk hɑˈjɑr, wɑz lɛd baɪ ðə læk əv ˈdisənt bɪr fərst tɪ teɪk ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn home-brewing*, ðɛn tɪ tərn proʊ. naʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt əv nu ˈbrʊklɪn ˈbruəri.) unremarkable”*” ɪz haʊ dɪˈskraɪbz ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn bɪr ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. hi rɪˈmɛmbərz ˈstɛlə, ən ɪˈʤɪpʃən brænd ðət hæd ˈdubiəs ˈstændərdz: θɪŋk aɪ ˈɛvər gɑt tu ˈbɑtəlz ðət ˈɛvər hæd ðə seɪm fɪl level.”*.” ðə ˈbruəri, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə pərˈsɪstənt ˈrumər, spaɪkt ðə bɪr wɪθ fərˈmældəˌhaɪd tɪ pərk əp ðə ˈfleɪvər. ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðət, bət hi sɛd, dɪd sim tɪ hæv ə kaɪnd əv ˈnəmɪŋ ˈifɛkt ˈæftər ə fju bottles.”*.” ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈstɛlə ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈæftər 2002 wɪn ˈhaɪnəkən tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbruəri, sɪz. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ˈhaɪnəkən kənˈtroʊlz (ˈɛrəbɪk fər ““diamond”*”), ə ˈlɛbəˌniz laɪt ˈlɑgər wɪθ noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈriʤənəl ˈkɛrɪktər. ðɛr ər ə fju oʊˈeɪsiz ɪn ðət blik beerscape*. ˈɪzriəl həz ˈspraʊtɪd bɪtˈwin 20 ənd 30 ˈmaɪˌkroʊˌbruəriz ənd brewpubs*, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈdænsɪŋ ˈkæməl ɪn tɛl ɑˈviv ɪn 2006 bruɪŋ ɪn ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ˈpriˈdeɪts ðə ˈdænsɪŋ ˈkæməl baɪ ə ˈdɛkeɪd, bruɪŋ ˈgoʊldən, ˈæmbər ənd dɑrk lagers*, pləs ə ˌnɑˌnælkəˈhɑlɪk bru fər əbˈzərvənt ˈməzlɪmz. 961 bɪr, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, maɪt bi ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˌbruəri ðət ˈɛkspɔrts ˈwərldˈwaɪd, frəm speɪn tɪ hɔŋ kɔŋg tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə. ˈaʊtˌpʊt ɪz ˈmɑdəst: ˈkeɪsɪz læst jɪr, ər əˈbaʊt ˈbɛrəlz. bət hɑˈjɑr ʃɪps tɪ 14 ˈkəntriz ənd 12 əˈmɛrɪkən steɪts; ju kən faɪnd ɪt ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt, ˈmɛrələnd ənd vərˈʤɪnjə. hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈstrætəʤi maɪt rɪˈflɛkt hɪz ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən ˈaʊˌtlʊk: ˈəŋkəl lɪvd ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ fər 40 jɪrz. maɪ waɪf gru əp ɪn nu jɔrk. aɪ prəˈpoʊzd ɪn sˈwidən ənd wi gɑt ˈmɛrid ɪn seattle.”*.” hɪz ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪz pɑrt əv ə tʊr ðət ˌɪnˈkludz stɑps ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə. ləv ˈkəmɪŋ hir. aɪ fil laɪk maɪ ˈsɛkənd home,”*,” hi sɪz. fil laɪk ə rɑk stɑr, bət wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈgrupiz ənd drugs.”*.” hɑˈjɑr baɪz mɔlt frəm ˈʤərməni ənd hɑps frəm ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪt maɪt nɑt bi ðə moʊst ɪˈfɪʃənt ər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈfrɛndli weɪ tɪ meɪk bɪr, ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv hɪz bruɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈsɛndɪŋ hɪz bɪr əˈbrɔd ɪn θˈroʊəˌweɪ ˈbɑtəlz ənd ˈwənˈweɪ dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈbɛrəlz kɔld keykegs*. bət hɑˈjɑr sɪz hi həz ə goʊl deɪ tɪ bi ə zero-emission*, brewery.”*.” hi ədˈmɪts ðət goʊl ɪz ə lɔŋ weɪ ɔf. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, hi kənˈtrɪbjuts ə slaɪs əv hɪz ˈprɑfɪts tɪ ðə ˌrifɔrəˈsteɪʃən əv ˈlɛbənən. (ə smɔl drɔɪŋ əv ə ˈsidər ˈgreɪsɪz hɪz ˈleɪbəlz.) hi ˈjuzɪz ˈloʊkəl ˌɪnˈgridiənts wɪn ˈpɑsəbəl. hi ˈplænɪd ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl hɑp plɑt ənd juzd ðə krɑp tɪ meɪk ə ˈhɑrvəst ˈlɑgər fər ðə ˈʤərmən ˈɛmbəsi ɪn beɪˈrut tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˈʤərmən riˌunəfəˈkeɪʃən deɪ læst ɔkt. 4 ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ rɪˈlisɪz ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈbɑrli waɪn ɪn ˈsidər wɪθ ˈreɪzɪnz, ənd ə staʊt ˈfleɪvərd wɪθ ˈkɔfi ənd cardamom*. kən hi kip ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn fɪld? æt ðə taɪm əv ɑr ˈmitɪŋ, hɑˈjɑr simd kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈmitɪŋ dɪˈmænd, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðət 961 bɪr ɪz groʊɪŋ æt ə klɪp əv 300 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 400 pərˈsɛnt ˈænjuəli. ɪz ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə bruɪŋ nuz. |
analysis/opinion:
president obama claims federal budget deficits have not soared out of control during his administration. he has officially jumped the shark.
on wednesday at a denver fundraiser, mr. obama said he was “running to pay down our debt in a way balanced and responsible.” he claimed that “after inheriting a $1 trillion deficit, i signed $2 trillion of spending cuts into law” and that since he has been president, “federal spending has risen at the lowest pace in nearly 60 years. think about that.” it take much thought to see that this is the most absurd claim in political memory.
mr. obama is basing his boast on an already discredited study by journalist rex nutting that purported to show that “obama has been the most fiscally moderate president had in 60 years.” among other fatal problems with the study is that it omits all spending that took place during the first nine months of the obama administration, which were the last nine months of fiscal 2009. thus, all of the initial spending programs to which the white house points with pride - particularly the failed nearly economic stimulus program - are george w. responsibility so far as mr. nutting is concerned.
the “savings” mr. obama signed into law were all based on rosy economic projections, none of which has come true. the fiscal 2010 budget, titled “a new era of responsibility,” projected a $1.2 trillion cut in the deficit to $533 billion by 2013. the fiscal 2012 budget, which had no hopeful title, raised this number to $768 billion. mr. september 2011 proposal further raised the projected 2013 deficit to $912 billion. the fiscal 2010 budget also hopefully projected percent economic growth for 2012 rather than the anemic 1 percent to 2 percent growth the country is suffering. naturally, mr. obama would much rather make reference to the imagined future his economists projected than to the grim reality he actually created.
other simple metrics show the disastrous impact of mr. obama on the deficit. the 2009 budget deficit was three times that of 2008. the deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product went from percent in 2008 to percent in 2009. the deficit for the first month of fiscal 2010 was $176 billion, which was greater than the $161 billion deficit for all of 2007. in his first 986 days in office, up to oct. 3, 2011, mr. obama oversaw a $4.2 trillion increase in the national debt, which was more than the debt accrued by all presidents from george washington to george h.w. bush combined.
it’s no wonder why mr. obama wants to portray himself as a deficit hawk. the federal budget deficit is the issue in the election after jobs, on which mr. record is equally dismal. the white house has never submitted a proposal that has come close to balancing the federal budget, even with projections to work with. the flawed economic assumptions used to sell mr. programs were a that left america mired in unsustainable levels of debt. incredible that mr. obama believes he can get away with such a big lie. he seems simply to have lost his grip on reality.
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mark yeates now has two goals for bradford city this season
preston suffered a first home league defeat in 2014 after mark yeates' late goal sealed victory for bradford.
city took a lead through rory deflected header.
joe garner saw a header cleared off the line with chris humphrey's follow up saved by jordan pickford while callum robinson also went close for preston.
garner in the minute after turning in from close range but yeates won it for bradford 60 seconds later with a fine curling effort.
preston's defeat sees them slip to third in the league one table after climbed above them into second after ending bristol city's unbeaten league start to the season.
it was the first time preston have been beaten at home since 5 february when they lost to nottingham forest in the cup and was their first league loss at since 21 december 2013. | mɑrk ˈjiˌeɪts naʊ həz tu goʊlz fər ˈbrædfərd ˈsɪti ðɪs ˈsizən ˈprɛstən ˈsəfərd ə fərst hoʊm lig dɪˈfit ɪn 2014 ˈæftər mɑrk ˈjiˌeɪts' leɪt goʊl sild ˈvɪktəri fər ˈbrædfərd. ˈsɪti tʊk ə lɛd θru ˈrɔri dɪˈflɛktɪd ˈhɛdər. ʤoʊ ˈgɑrnər sɔ ə ˈhɛdər klɪrd ɔf ðə laɪn wɪθ krɪs ˈhəmfriz ˈfɑloʊ əp seɪvd baɪ ˈʤɔrdən ˈpɪkfərd waɪl ˈkæləm ˈrɑbənsən ˈɔlsoʊ wɛnt kloʊz fər ˈprɛstən. ˈgɑrnər ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət ˈæftər ˈtərnɪŋ ɪn frəm kloʊz reɪnʤ bət ˈjiˌeɪts wən ɪt fər ˈbrædfərd 60 ˈsɛkəndz ˈleɪtər wɪθ ə faɪn ˈkərlɪŋ ˈɛfərt. ˈprɛstənz dɪˈfit siz ðɛm slɪp tɪ θərd ɪn ðə lig wən ˈteɪbəl ˈæftər klaɪmd əˈbəv ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈsɛkənd ˈæftər ˈɛndɪŋ ˈbrɪstəl ˈsɪtiz ənˈbitən lig stɑrt tɪ ðə ˈsizən. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ˈprɛstən hæv bɪn ˈbitən æt hoʊm sɪns 5 ˈfɛbruˌɛri wɪn ðeɪ lɔst tɪ ˈnɑtɪŋˌhæm ˈfɔrɪst ɪn ðə kəp ənd wɑz ðɛr fərst lig lɔs æt sɪns 21 dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 |
mexican president enrique nieto is interested in speaking with trump before he takes office, according to his spokesman. (alfredo images)
the mexican government is bracing itself for the possible mass deportations under donald trump, according to a government spokesperson .
eduardo, a spokesman for mexican president enrique nieto, said in a press conference monday that nieto was interested in speaking with trump to discuss deportation and other issues before trump takes office in january. it would be the second meeting between the two.
"we will have to see how many of those deportations, usually done by the united states government to the countries where the illegal immigrants are from, are for mexico," he said.
the comments came after trump's appearance sunday on "60 minutes," where he said he planned to deport an estimated 2 to 3 million immigrants in the country illegally who have criminal records. his hardline stance on immigration and his plans to build a wall along the border were staples of his campaign.
"we're getting them out of our country, they're here illegally," trump said. "after the border is secured and after everything gets normalized, we're going to make a determination on the people that you're talking about who are terrific people, they're terrific people but we are gonna make a determination at that."
while the majority of those facing deportation would not be mexican , according to mexican officials, said the mexican government will have several measures ready to deal with the possible deportations.
"of course this and other matters will be part of the agenda that mexico brings to the table during the bilateral meetings that will take place with the government of donald trump," said.
humberto roque villanueva, mexico's deputy interior minister for migration, said nov. 9, the day after the election, that the deportation process would not happen soon or quickly. he said mexico was ready to use legal action to try to block trump's plan to have the southern country pay for the border wall.
"the mexicans over there are useful to the north american economy and president trump, the, will need to recognize the economic effects of such a campaign promise," villanueva said. | ˈmɛksəkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛnˈrikeɪ ˈniətoʊ ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈspikɪŋ wɪθ trəmp ˌbiˈfɔr hi teɪks ˈɔfəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˈspoʊksmən. (ˌælˈfreɪdoʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈbreɪsɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf fər ðə ˈpɑsəbəl mæs ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃənz ˈəndər ˈdɑnəld trəmp, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspoʊkspərsən ɛdˈwɑrdoʊ, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈmɛksəkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛnˈrikeɪ ˈniətoʊ, sɛd ɪn ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ˈniətoʊ wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈspikɪŋ wɪθ trəmp tɪ dɪˈskəs ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ənd ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz ˌbiˈfɔr trəmp teɪks ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ɪt wʊd bi ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmitɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə tu. "wi wɪl hæv tɪ si haʊ ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃənz, ˈjuʒəwəli dən baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz wɛr ðə ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts ər frəm, ər fər ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ," hi sɛd. ðə ˈkɑmɛnts keɪm ˈæftər trəmps əˈpɪrəns ˈsənˌdi ɔn 60 ˈmɪnəts," wɛr hi sɛd hi plænd tɪ dɪˈpɔrt ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 2 tɪ 3 ˈmɪljən ˈɪməgrənts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪˈligəli hu hæv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərdz. hɪz ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn stæns ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd hɪz plænz tɪ bɪld ə wɔl əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər wər ˈsteɪpəlz əv hɪz kæmˈpeɪn. "wɪr ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɛm aʊt əv ɑr ˈkəntri, ðɛr hir ˌɪˈligəli," trəmp sɛd. "ˈæftər ðə ˈbɔrdər ɪz sɪˈkjʊrd ənd ˈæftər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ gɪts ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd, wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈpipəl ðət jʊr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hu ər tərˈɪfɪk ˈpipəl, ðɛr tərˈɪfɪk ˈpipəl bət wi ər ˈgɑnə meɪk ə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən æt ðət." waɪl ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðoʊz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən wʊd nɑt bi ˈmɛksəkən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɛksəkən əˈfɪʃəlz, sɛd ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl hæv ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛʒərz ˈrɛdi tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃənz. "əv kɔrs ðɪs ənd ˈəðər ˈmætərz wɪl bi pɑrt əv ðə əˈʤɛndə ðət ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ brɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə baɪˈlætərəl ˈmitɪŋz ðət wɪl teɪk pleɪs wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp," sɛd. ˌumˈbɛrˌtoʊ roʊk vilɑnˈwɛvə, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊz ˈdɛpjəti ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər fər maɪˈgreɪʃən, sɛd noʊv. 9 ðə deɪ ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðət ðə ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs wʊd nɑt ˈhæpən sun ər kˈwɪkli. hi sɛd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ juz ˈligəl ˈækʃən tɪ traɪ tɪ blɑk trəmps plæn tɪ hæv ðə ˈsəðərn ˈkəntri peɪ fər ðə ˈbɔrdər wɔl. "ðə ˈmɛksɪkənz ˈoʊvər ðɛr ər ˈjusfəl tɪ ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp, ðə, wɪl nid tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈifɛkts əv səʧ ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs," vilɑnˈwɛvə sɛd. |
your will not protect you
harvey blocked follow following sep 16, 2017
“i’m happy for them to hit her.” the woman is young, defiant, her shoulders squared. she looks defensive, actually. it is 2017 and the violence she is referring to is being meted out in the name of feminism. feminism, which used to mean a revolutionary political movement dedicated to the liberation of women from male dominance. i know what it means anymore.
what i do know is that on september 13th, about eighty women gathered at speakers corner a significant and historic place of free speech and open debate in order to attend a talk being given about a proposed act of parliament which will see gender identity replace gender reassignment as a protected characteristic under the law. so instead of requiring a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, a medical certificate, and to have lived as your chosen gender for a minimum of two years, an individual will be able to simply declare themselves the opposite sex and sign a statement of intention to live as such, making the process far easier, quicker, and much less intrusive. the act represents a gargantuan table flip in how we understand ourselves as humans: our sexual dimorphism, reproductive biology, and how we ourselves in the public and private spheres. when an individuals sex is defined, not by distinct and measurable physical characteristics, but by their subjective internal feelings about gender, what implications does this have for the category of humans who have been oppressed for centuries on the very basis of their biology? that is what the women gathering at speakers corner wished to discuss.
the woman whose words are quoted at the beginning of this article formed part of a group wishing to shut down the discussion. to debate the nature of gender hierarchy is to debate the right of to exist, they say. to even speak of the ways in which natal women and girls might be affected by the new law is tantamount to murder, to genocide. and so in this way, the women at speakers corner were redrawn as monsters, as nazis, as a mortal threat to be crushed.
except none of it is true. all humans exist with basic rights enshrined in law. i know of no woman who does not support any individuals right to live and present how they wish, and to be treated with respect and allowed to thrive in peace. everybody must have equal access to opportunity, housing, employment and justice, no matter how they identify; i believe this passionately. the conflict occurs at the point at which gender identification is said to determine actual sex. we must be able to discuss the potential issues arising from this conflict in an open and respectful way for the sake of everyone, trans included.
but back to speakers corner and the young women there who sought to shut down the gender discussion. many watched and gave their support as male members of their group attacked a sixty year old woman, punching her repeatedly and leaving bruises on her face and strangulation marks on her neck. more women still rejoiced on twitter, or defending what had happened, mimicking the well known tactics of abusers and their supporters everywhere when confronted with the reality of their actions. some women even denied that any such assault had taken place at all, seemingly willing in the face of concrete evidence to risk their credibility, such was their desire to ally themselves with men who had violently attacked a grandmother.
disbelief and rage can fill me up like a hot balloon, but with deflation comes the bigger picture. there is nothing much new in the world and certainly the response of women to this crisis and it absolutely is a crisis when women are being beaten in the name of liberation is ages old. my feminism is clear: male supremacy is, and always has been, the problem. not women. we make the rules. i have never blamed women for doing what they have to do to survive in a world run by men for men, although when we turn on each other it is painful. it has always been so. girls in my life had begun to reinforce male supremacy before i had even begun to bleed. we called each other sluts and undermined each others academic achievements. we each others bodies and clothing. during the time of the suffragettes, many women campaigned against their own right to vote. today we tell other women, many of whom are survivors of male sexual violence, that if they voice any fear around having to share a changing room with a person who has a penis, they are deserving of yet more violence.
the root of this betrayal, then and now, is the same. women throughout the ages have always feared the loss of male approval, and with good reason, because in order to survive in a patriarchal world, to be deemed worthy of food, shelter, love, social standing, or to get on at work, women depend on it. people with less power look to the support of those with more we need the ones in charge to like us. and so to be a feminist who loudly and actively challenges male power and entitlement is to immediately put oneself at a disadvantage.
yet while it may be understandable, there is nothing revolutionary about to men. what most of us have been doing for centuries and while it may enable women on an individual level to survive, it improves the situation of women as a class not a jot. any real progress seen in terms of rights has always been forced by women prepared to be unpopular, derided, and rejected. now even our ability as women to describe ourselves as a distinct class of people, with a distinct set of characteristics, underpinning our distinct oppression is under threat.
for women who support the right of biological males to be accepted as females on the basis of their say so, and who support the use of violence against women who question it, the stakes are high. you are only ever one eyebrow away from a punch in the head. a woman demonstrating against the discussion at speakers corner was violently shoved by a male on her own side for daring to challenge his use of violence. her acceptance, her time, her activism enough, and therein lies the rub. your capitulation will never be enough as the boundaries constantly change and the goal posts shift. the only question is: where do your limits lie?
twenty years ago, men who liked to live as women called themselves transsexual and knew perfectly well they were not “real” women. the change in definition to and the demand to be recognised as real women is in fact very recent. socially conditioned to want to be supportive and inclusive, women for the most part took up the rallying cry of are women! but it enough. we then had to accept that had always been women, even if transition had occurred in middle age and the individual had lived as a man, with all the privileges that brings, right up until that point. now it is against the rules to ever mention any individuals name used prior to transition; their history must effectively be erased. and apparently that is still not enough. now say they are biologically female; that biological sex as we understand it is a social construct and that their gender identity is the primary indicator of their biology, not their chromosomes or reproductive systems, thus turning on its head centuries of scientific givens. going yet further, the idea that can have periods has become noticeably prevalent lately, with blogs detailing symptoms of and women dutifully supplying sympathy and offers of back rubs.
do you truly believe that people with penises can have periods? remember that if you do not, you are akin to a nazi and deserve to be punched.
the point is, it end. the demands for validation will become ever more preposterous, the mental gymnastics required ever more impossible, because the affirmation needed to give truth to a lie is bottomless. we need to go back to the beginning. women stand united against male violence. you can stand with me my hand is outstretched, my arms are open. | jʊr wɪl nɑt prəˈtɛkt ju ˈhɑrvi blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɛˈsiˈpi 16 2017 ˈhæpi fər ðɛm tɪ hɪt her.”*.” ðə ˈwʊmən ɪz jəŋ, dɪˈfaɪənt, hər ˈʃoʊldərz skwɛrd. ʃi lʊks dɪˈfɛnsɪv, ˈæˌkʧuəli. ɪt ɪz 2017 ənd ðə ˈvaɪələns ʃi ɪz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ɪz biɪŋ ˈmitɪd aʊt ɪn ðə neɪm əv ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm. ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm, wɪʧ juzd tɪ min ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmuvmənt ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən əv ˈwɪmən frəm meɪl ˈdɑmənəns. aɪ noʊ wət ɪt minz ˌɛniˈmɔr. wət aɪ du noʊ ɪz ðət ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 13th*, əˈbaʊt ˈeɪti ˈwɪmən ˈgæðərd æt ˈspikərz ˈkɔrnər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ənd hɪˈstɔrɪk pleɪs əv fri spiʧ ənd ˈoʊpən dəˈbeɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈtɛnd ə tɔk biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn əˈbaʊt ə prəˈpoʊzd ækt əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt wɪʧ wɪl si ˈʤɛndər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˌriˈpleɪs ˈʤɛndər riəˈsaɪnmənt ɛz ə prəˈtɛktɪd ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk ˈəndər ðə lɔ. soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs əv ˈʤɛndər dysphoria*, ə ˈmɛdɪkəl sərˈtɪfɪkət, ənd tɪ hæv lɪvd ɛz jʊr ˈʧoʊzən ˈʤɛndər fər ə ˈmɪnəməm əv tu jɪrz, ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈsɪmpli dɪˈklɛr ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt sɛks ənd saɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt əv ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ lɪv ɛz səʧ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs fɑr ˈiziər, kˈwɪkər, ənd məʧ lɛs ˌɪnˈtrusɪv. ðə ækt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə gɑrˈgænʧuən ˈteɪbəl flɪp ɪn haʊ wi ˌəndərˈstænd ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈjumənz: ɑr ˈsɛkʃuəl daɪˈmɔrfɪzəm, ˌriprəˈdəktɪv baɪˈɑləʤi, ənd haʊ wi ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət sfɪrz. wɪn ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz sɛks ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd, nɑt baɪ dɪˈstɪŋkt ənd ˈmɛʒərəbəl ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks, bət baɪ ðɛr səˈbʤɛktɪv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈfilɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˈʤɛndər, wət ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz dɪz ðɪs hæv fər ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri əv ˈjumənz hu hæv bɪn əˈprɛst fər ˈsɛnʧəriz ɔn ðə ˈvɛri ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðɛr baɪˈɑləʤi? ðət ɪz wət ðə ˈwɪmən ˈgæðərɪŋ æt ˈspikərz ˈkɔrnər wɪʃt tɪ dɪˈskəs. ðə ˈwʊmən huz wərdz ər kˈwoʊtɪd æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl fɔrmd pɑrt əv ə grup ˈwɪʃɪŋ tɪ ʃət daʊn ðə dɪˈskəʃən. tɪ dəˈbeɪt ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˈʤɛndər ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ɪz tɪ dəˈbeɪt ðə raɪt əv tɪ ɪgˈzɪst, ðeɪ seɪ. tɪ ˈivɪn spik əv ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈneɪtəl ˈwɪmən ənd gərlz maɪt bi əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə nu lɔ ɪz ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt tɪ ˈmərdər, tɪ ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd. ənd soʊ ɪn ðɪs weɪ, ðə ˈwɪmən æt ˈspikərz ˈkɔrnər wər riˈdrɔn ɛz ˈmɑnstərz, ɛz ˈnɑtsiz, ɛz ə ˈmɔrtəl θrɛt tɪ bi krəʃt. ɪkˈsɛpt nən əv ɪt ɪz tru. ɔl ˈjumənz ɪgˈzɪst wɪθ ˈbeɪsɪk raɪts ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn lɔ. aɪ noʊ əv noʊ ˈwʊmən hu dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz raɪt tɪ lɪv ənd ˈprɛzənt haʊ ðeɪ wɪʃ, ənd tɪ bi ˈtritɪd wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt ənd əˈlaʊd tɪ θraɪv ɪn pis. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi məst hæv ˈikwəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ˈʤəstɪs, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ðeɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ; aɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs ˈpæʃənətli. ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt əˈkərz æt ðə pɔɪnt æt wɪʧ ˈʤɛndər aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪz sɛd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈækʧəwəl sɛks. wi məst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɪʃuz ərˈaɪzɪŋ frəm ðɪs ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ən ˈoʊpən ənd rɪˈspɛktfəl weɪ fər ðə seɪk əv ˈɛvriˌwən, trænz ˌɪnˈkludɪd. bət bæk tɪ ˈspikərz ˈkɔrnər ənd ðə jəŋ ˈwɪmən ðɛr hu sɔt tɪ ʃət daʊn ðə ˈʤɛndər dɪˈskəʃən. ˈmɛni wɔʧt ənd geɪv ðɛr səˈpɔrt ɛz meɪl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðɛr grup əˈtækt ə ˈsɪksti jɪr oʊld ˈwʊmən, ˈpənʧɪŋ hər rɪˈpitɪdli ənd ˈlivɪŋ ˈbruzɪz ɔn hər feɪs ənd ˌstræŋgjəˈleɪʃən mɑrks ɔn hər nɛk. mɔr ˈwɪmən stɪl rɪˈʤɔɪst ɔn tˈwɪtər, ər dɪˈfɛndɪŋ wət hæd ˈhæpənd, ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ðə wɛl noʊn ˈtæktɪks əv əˈbjuzərz ənd ðɛr səˈpɔrtərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr wɪn kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ðɛr ˈækʃənz. səm ˈwɪmən ˈivɪn dɪˈnaɪd ðət ˈɛni səʧ əˈsɔlt hæd ˈteɪkən pleɪs æt ɔl, ˈsimɪŋli ˈwɪlɪŋ ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈkɑnkrit ˈɛvədəns tɪ rɪsk ðɛr ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti, səʧ wɑz ðɛr dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˈælaɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ mɛn hu hæd ˈvaɪələntli əˈtækt ə ˈgrændˌməðər. ˌdɪsbɪˈlif ənd reɪʤ kən fɪl mi əp laɪk ə hɑt bəˈlun, bət wɪθ dɪˈfleɪʃən kəmz ðə ˈbɪgər ˈpɪkʧər. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ məʧ nu ɪn ðə wərld ənd ˈsərtənli ðə rɪˈspɑns əv ˈwɪmən tɪ ðɪs ˈkraɪsəs ənd ɪt ˌæbsəˈlutli ɪz ə ˈkraɪsəs wɪn ˈwɪmən ər biɪŋ ˈbitən ɪn ðə neɪm əv ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈeɪʤɪz oʊld. maɪ ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm ɪz klɪr: meɪl səˈprɛməsi ɪz, ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz həz bɪn, ðə ˈprɑbləm. nɑt ˈwɪmən. wi meɪk ðə rulz. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər bleɪmd ˈwɪmən fər duɪŋ wət ðeɪ hæv tɪ du tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪn ə wərld rən baɪ mɛn fər mɛn, ˌɔlˈðoʊ wɪn wi tərn ɔn iʧ ˈəðər ɪt ɪz ˈpeɪnfəl. ɪt həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn soʊ. gərlz ɪn maɪ laɪf hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrs meɪl səˈprɛməsi ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ hæd ˈivɪn ˈbeɪgən tɪ blid. wi kɔld iʧ ˈəðər sləts ənd ˌəndərˈmaɪnd iʧ ˈəðərz ˌækəˈdɛmɪk əˈʧivmənts. wi iʧ ˈəðərz ˈbɑdiz ənd ˈkloʊðɪŋ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm əv ðə ˌsəfrəˈʤɛts, ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən kæmˈpeɪnd əˈgɛnst ðɛr oʊn raɪt tɪ voʊt. təˈdeɪ wi tɛl ˈəðər ˈwɪmən, ˈmɛni əv hum ər sərˈvaɪvərz əv meɪl ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns, ðət ɪf ðeɪ vɔɪs ˈɛni fɪr əraʊnd ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ʃɛr ə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ rum wɪθ ə ˈpərsən hu həz ə ˈpinɪs, ðeɪ ər dɪˈzərvɪŋ əv jɛt mɔr ˈvaɪələns. ðə rut əv ðɪs bɪˈtreɪəl, ðɛn ənd naʊ, ɪz ðə seɪm. ˈwɪmən θruaʊt ðə ˈeɪʤɪz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz fɪrd ðə lɔs əv meɪl əˈpruvəl, ənd wɪθ gʊd ˈrizən, bɪˈkəz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪn ə ˌpeɪtriˈɑrkəl wərld, tɪ bi dimd ˈwərði əv fud, ˈʃɛltər, ləv, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstændɪŋ, ər tɪ gɪt ɔn æt wərk, ˈwɪmən dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ɪt. ˈpipəl wɪθ lɛs paʊər lʊk tɪ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðoʊz wɪθ mɔr wi nid ðə wənz ɪn ʧɑrʤ tɪ laɪk ˈjuˈɛs. ənd soʊ tɪ bi ə ˈfɛmənɪst hu ˈlaʊdli ənd ˈæktɪvli ˈʧælənʤɪz meɪl paʊər ənd ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ɪz tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli pʊt ˌwənˈsɛlf æt ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ. jɛt waɪl ɪt meɪ bi ˌəndərˈstændəbəl, ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri əˈbaʊt tɪ mɛn. wət moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv bɪn duɪŋ fər ˈsɛnʧəriz ənd waɪl ɪt meɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ˈwɪmən ɔn ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈlɛvəl tɪ sərˈvaɪv, ɪt ˌɪmˈpruvz ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv ˈwɪmən ɛz ə klæs nɑt ə ʤɑt. ˈɛni ril ˈprɑˌgrɛs sin ɪn tərmz əv raɪts həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn fɔrst baɪ ˈwɪmən priˈpɛrd tɪ bi ˌənˈpɑpjələr, dɪˈraɪdɪd, ənd rɪˈʤɛktɪd. naʊ ˈivɪn ɑr əˈbɪləˌti ɛz ˈwɪmən tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɑrˈsɛlvz ɛz ə dɪˈstɪŋkt klæs əv ˈpipəl, wɪθ ə dɪˈstɪŋkt sɛt əv ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks, ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋ ɑr dɪˈstɪŋkt əˈprɛʃən ɪz ˈəndər θrɛt. fər ˈwɪmən hu səˈpɔrt ðə raɪt əv ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl meɪlz tɪ bi ækˈsɛptɪd ɛz ˈfiˌmeɪlz ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðɛr seɪ soʊ, ənd hu səˈpɔrt ðə juz əv ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən hu kˈwɛʃən ɪt, ðə steɪks ər haɪ. ju ər ˈoʊnli ˈɛvər wən ˈaɪˌbraʊ əˈweɪ frəm ə pənʧ ɪn ðə hɛd. ə ˈwʊmən ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈskəʃən æt ˈspikərz ˈkɔrnər wɑz ˈvaɪələntli ʃəvd baɪ ə meɪl ɔn hər oʊn saɪd fər ˈdɛrɪŋ tɪ ˈʧælənʤ hɪz juz əv ˈvaɪələns. hər əkˈsɛptəns, hər taɪm, hər ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ɪˈnəf, ənd ðɛˈrɪn laɪz ðə rəb. jʊr kəˌpɪʧəˈleɪʃən wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ɪˈnəf ɛz ðə ˈbaʊndəriz ˈkɑnstəntli ʧeɪnʤ ənd ðə goʊl poʊsts ʃɪft. ðə ˈoʊnli kˈwɛʃən ɪz: wɛr du jʊr ˈlɪmɪts laɪ? tˈwɛnti jɪrz əˈgoʊ, mɛn hu laɪkt tɪ lɪv ɛz ˈwɪmən kɔld ðɛmˈsɛlvz trænˈsɛkʃjuəl ənd nu ˈpərfəktli wɛl ðeɪ wər nɑt ““real”*” ˈwɪmən. ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən tɪ ənd ðə dɪˈmænd tɪ bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ril ˈwɪmən ɪz ɪn fækt ˈvɛri ˈrisənt. ˈsoʊʃəli kənˈdɪʃənd tɪ wɔnt tɪ bi səˈpɔrtɪv ənd ˌɪnˈklusɪv, ˈwɪmən fər ðə moʊst pɑrt tʊk əp ðə ˈræliɪŋ kraɪ əv ər ˈwɪmən! bət ɪt ɪˈnəf. wi ðɛn hæd tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈwɪmən, ˈivɪn ɪf trænˈzɪʃən hæd əˈkərd ɪn ˈmɪdəl eɪʤ ənd ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hæd lɪvd ɛz ə mæn, wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ðət brɪŋz, raɪt əp ənˈtɪl ðət pɔɪnt. naʊ ɪt ɪz əˈgɛnst ðə rulz tɪ ˈɛvər ˈmɛnʃən ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz neɪm juzd praɪər tɪ trænˈzɪʃən; ðɛr ˈhɪstəri məst ˈifɛktɪvli bi ɪˈreɪst. ənd əˈpɛrəntli ðət ɪz stɪl nɑt ɪˈnəf. naʊ seɪ ðeɪ ər baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli ˈfiˌmeɪl; ðət ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl sɛks ɛz wi ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt ɪz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnstrəkt ənd ðət ðɛr ˈʤɛndər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv ðɛr baɪˈɑləʤi, nɑt ðɛr ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ər ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈsɪstəmz, ðəs ˈtərnɪŋ ɔn ɪts hɛd ˈsɛnʧəriz əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈgɪvənz. goʊɪŋ jɛt ˈfərðər, ðə aɪˈdiə ðət kən hæv ˈpɪriədz həz bɪˈkəm ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈprɛvələnt ˈleɪtli, wɪθ blɔgz dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ˈsɪmptəmz əv ənd ˈwɪmən ˈdutifəli səˈplaɪɪŋ ˈsɪmpəθi ənd ˈɔfərz əv bæk rəbz. du ju ˈtruli bɪˈliv ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈpinɪsɪz kən hæv ˈpɪriədz? 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shining resonance announced for [update 2]
remastered release due out on march 29 in japan.
the latest issue of weekly reveals shining resonance for playstation 4. it will launch on march 29, 2018 in japan in standard and “premium fan box” limited editions.
shining resonance is a version of shining resonance, which was released for playstation 3 in japan in december 2014. it will feature various additional elements and enhanced graphics.
weekly has an introduction of the new elements, including a “refrain mode” that features a “what if” story.
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update a.m.: more information has come in.
the standard edition will cost yen. the premium fan box limited edition will cost yen, and include a fan book, drama cd, and theme song cd.
shining resonance will feature all of the more than 150 pieces of content from the original release packaged into the game, as well as a new theme song and costumes.
in the new “refrain mode,” you can enjoy the “what if” story for noa aura and aeon, who were unable to become party members in the original game.
the last boss of the first chapter is easier to defeat.
if you lose in battle, you can restart from before the event.
rinna ai has been made a bit smarter as to refrain from plunging into the enemy.
request rewards and completed quests have been made easier to understand.
fromage’s navigation can be switched off.
dialogue text has been added when moving on the field.
when shining series producer sawada, the series came to a pause, but makoto suzuki said “rather, start from here,” and restarted the series.
the resolution has increased and it runs at 60 frames per second.
the main story has not been changed. images of refrain mode will be revealed in the second week. the volume is much greater than dates with the other characters from the original story. new voices have also been recorded.
the limited edition will have more content than the limited edition of blade from shining. character designer tony wants to see a shining revival. he hopes that can be seen as the start of it all.
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update a.m.: a few more details.
the new theme song is called “towairo no aria” and sung by alma (voiced by hayami) and sonia blanche (voiced by seto).
tony designed two new swimsuit costumes, the “dark lotus swimsuit” and “crimson lotus swimsuit.”
there will be a sega pack including a figure of alma wearing the new “dark lotus swimsuit.”
producer makoto suzuki says that up until now they have been developing for asian territories, but that he wants to send it out to the entire world.
development is currently 90 percent complete.
thanks, kikou. | ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈrɛzənəns əˈnaʊnst fər [ˈəpˌdeɪt 2 riˈlis du aʊt ɔn mɑrʧ 29 ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu əv ˈwikli rɪˈvilz ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈrɛzənəns fər ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ɪt wɪl lɔnʧ ɔn mɑrʧ 29 2018 ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪn ˈstændərd ənd fæn box”*” ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃənz. ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈrɛzənəns ɪz ə ˈvərʒən əv ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈrɛzənəns, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist fər ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 3 ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2014 ɪt wɪl ˈfiʧər ˈvɛriəs əˈdɪʃənəl ˈɛləmənts ənd ɛnˈhænst ˈgræfɪks. ˈwikli həz ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ðə nu ˈɛləmənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə mode”*” ðət ˈfiʧərz ə if”*” ˈstɔri. θæŋks,. ˈəpˌdeɪt a.m*.: mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən həz kəm ɪn. ðə ˈstændərd ɪˈdɪʃən wɪl kɔst jɛn. ðə ˈprimiəm fæn bɑks ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən wɪl kɔst jɛn, ənd ˌɪnˈklud ə fæn bʊk, ˈdrɑmə ˈsiˈdi, ənd θim sɔŋ ˈsiˈdi. ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈrɛzənəns wɪl ˈfiʧər ɔl əv ðə mɔr ðən 150 ˈpisɪz əv ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl riˈlis ˈpækɪʤd ˈɪntu ðə geɪm, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə nu θim sɔŋ ənd ˈkɑstumz. ɪn ðə nu mode,”*,” ju kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə if”*” ˈstɔri fər noʊə ˈɔrə ənd aeon*, hu wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl geɪm. ðə læst bɔs əv ðə fərst ˈʧæptər ɪz ˈiziər tɪ dɪˈfit. ɪf ju luz ɪn ˈbætəl, ju kən riˈstɑrt frəm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈvɛnt. eɪaɪ həz bɪn meɪd ə bɪt sˈmɑrtər ɛz tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm ˈplənʤɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛnəmi. rɪkˈwɛst rɪˈwɔrdz ənd kəmˈplitɪd kwɛsts hæv bɪn meɪd ˈiziər tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd. ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən kən bi swɪʧt ɔf. ˈdaɪəˌlɔg tɛkst həz bɪn ˈædɪd wɪn ˈmuvɪŋ ɔn ðə fild. wɪn ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈsɪriz prəˈdusər sawada*, ðə ˈsɪriz keɪm tɪ ə pɔz, bət məˈkoʊtoʊ səˈzuki sɛd ““rather*, stɑrt frəm here,”*,” ənd riˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈsɪriz. ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən həz ˌɪnˈkrist ənd ɪt rənz æt 60 freɪmz pər ˈsɛkənd. ðə meɪn ˈstɔri həz nɑt bɪn ʧeɪnʤd. ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv rɪˈfreɪn moʊd wɪl bi rɪˈvild ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd wik. ðə ˈvɑljum ɪz məʧ ˈgreɪtər ðən deɪts wɪθ ðə ˈəðər ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri. nu ˈvɔɪsɪz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən wɪl hæv mɔr ˈkɑntɛnt ðən ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən əv bleɪd frəm ˈʃaɪnɪŋ. ˈkɛrɪktər dɪˈzaɪnər ˈtoʊni wɔnts tɪ si ə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ rɪˈvaɪvəl. hi hoʊps ðət kən bi sin ɛz ðə stɑrt əv ɪt ɔl. θæŋks, ˈəpˌdeɪt a.m*.: ə fju mɔr ˈditeɪlz. ðə nu θim sɔŋ ɪz kɔld noʊ aria”*” ənd səŋ baɪ ˈɑlmə (vɔɪst baɪ hayami*) ənd ˈsoʊnˌjɑ blænʧ (vɔɪst baɪ ˈsɛtoʊ). ˈtoʊni dɪˈzaɪnd tu nu sˈwɪmˌsut ˈkɑstumz, ðə ˈloʊtəs swimsuit”*” ənd ˈloʊtəs swimsuit.”*.” ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈsigə pæk ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈfɪgjər əv ˈɑlmə ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə nu ˈloʊtəs swimsuit.”*.” prəˈdusər məˈkoʊtoʊ səˈzuki sɪz ðət əp ənˈtɪl naʊ ðeɪ hæv bɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ fər ˈeɪʒən ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz, bət ðət hi wɔnts tɪ sɛnd ɪt aʊt tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərld. dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ˈkərəntli 90 pərˈsɛnt kəmˈplit. θæŋks, kikou*. |
after a long and thorough selection process, we are now glad to announce the new and renewed regional coordinators of:
we wish to thank gavin duggan , kevin and edwin zhang for all the years they have served as regional coordinators. their contribution has been huge and the whole judge program could only benefit by their presence among regional coordinators. miss you guys.
on behalf of all regional coordinators we wish to welcome hans wang, jon and david hibbs in the regional coordinators group. they will start their regional coordinator role shortly counting on the support and experience of gavin, kevin and edwin who will help in the transition.
the selection process has been very difficult and time consuming for all the candidates and for the selection committee, the candidates had to first evaluate themselves according to the regional coordinators requirements then, in step 2, they had to answer very difficult and deep questions demonstrating that they would be able to handle and lead a region and their judges.
the questions covered most of the regional coordinators aspects: deep evaluation of people and ability to provide feedback, understanding of needs, awareness of issues and ability to solve them, handling disputes with diplomacy and fairness, focus and dedication to the region.
for this reason, dionisio , as leader of the process and on behalf of all the panelists, wishes to thank everyone who applied.
also, wishes to thank the regional coordinators who have hugely contributed to the creation of the regional coordinator selection process: steven briggs , kevin , edwin zhang , sergio , , guillaume and david .
and all the panelists who put focus and dedication to this process for many weeks:
adrián
cristiana dionisio
david de la iglesia
eric levine
gavin duggan
kim warren
paul
sebastian
sergio
both projects took a lot of time, communication and commitment, we could never thank them enough.
you can congratulate these regional coordinators on the magic judges facebook page. | ˈæftər ə lɔŋ ənd θəroʊ səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, wi ər naʊ glæd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðə nu ənd rɪˈnud ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz əv: wi wɪʃ tɪ θæŋk ˈgævɪn ˈdəgən ˈkɛvɪn ənd ˈɛdwɪn ʒɑŋ fər ɔl ðə jɪrz ðeɪ hæv sərvd ɛz ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz. ðɛr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən həz bɪn juʤ ənd ðə hoʊl ʤəʤ ˈproʊˌgræm kʊd ˈoʊnli ˈbɛnəfɪt baɪ ðɛr ˈprɛzəns əˈməŋ ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz. mɪs ju gaɪz. ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ɔl ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz wi wɪʃ tɪ ˈwɛlkəm hɑns wæŋ, ʤɑn ənd ˈdeɪvɪd hɪbz ɪn ðə ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz grup. ðeɪ wɪl stɑrt ðɛr ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər roʊl ˈʃɔrtli ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɔn ðə səˈpɔrt ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈgævɪn, ˈkɛvɪn ənd ˈɛdwɪn hu wɪl hɛlp ɪn ðə trænˈzɪʃən. ðə səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs həz bɪn ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd taɪm kənˈsumɪŋ fər ɔl ðə ˈkænədɪts ənd fər ðə səˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪti, ðə ˈkænədɪts hæd tɪ fərst ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ðɛn, ɪn stɛp 2 ðeɪ hæd tɪ ˈænsər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd dip kˈwɛsʧənz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhændəl ənd lɛd ə ˈriʤən ənd ðɛr ˈʤəʤɪz. ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ˈkəvərd moʊst əv ðə ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz ˈæˌspɛkts: dip ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən əv ˈpipəl ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈfidˌbæk, ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv nidz, əˈwɛrnəs əv ˈɪʃuz ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ sɑlv ðɛm, ˈhændəlɪŋ dɪˈspjuts wɪθ dɪˈploʊməsi ənd ˈfɛrnəs, ˈfoʊkɪs ənd ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈriʤən. fər ðɪs ˈrizən, ˌdaɪəˈnɪsiˌoʊ ɛz ˈlidər əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ɔl ðə ˈpænəlɪsts, ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ θæŋk ˈɛvriˌwən hu əˈplaɪd. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ θæŋk ðə ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz hu hæv ˈhjuʤli kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs: ˈstivən brɪgz ˈkɛvɪn ˈɛdwɪn ʒɑŋ ˈsərˌʤjoʊ ˌgɪˈlaʊm ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ənd ɔl ðə ˈpænəlɪsts hu pʊt ˈfoʊkɪs ənd ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈmɛni wiks: ˌdaɪəˈnɪsiˌoʊ ˈdeɪvɪd də lɑ ˌiˈgleɪsiə ˈɛrɪk lɛˈvin ˈgævɪn ˈdəgən kɪm ˈwɔrən pɔl səˈbæsʧən ˈsərˌʤjoʊ boʊθ ˈprɑʤɛkts tʊk ə lɔt əv taɪm, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ənd kəˈmɪtmənt, wi kʊd ˈnɛvər θæŋk ðɛm ɪˈnəf. ju kən kənˈgræʧəˌleɪt ðiz ˈriʤənəl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtərz ɔn ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈʤəʤɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ. |
paris (reuters) - the united states has softened its stance on syria including the future of president bashar to accommodate russia, opposition coordinator riad said, warning the opposition would face a hard choice on whether to attend peace talks this month.
riad, who was chosen by syrian opposition groups as coordinator of a negotiating body to lead future peace talks attends a news conference in riyadh, saudi arabia, december 18, 2015. al nasser
hijab, who was chosen in december as coordinator of the opposition negotiating body to lead future syria talks, said the opposition still had disagreements with the syrian government and the united nations over the talks’ agenda.
“sadly, there is very clear backtracking, especially from the united states, with regard to the agenda of the negotiations,” said on tuesday. “they want the creation of a government whereby the regime would leave us, the opposition, a few ministries.”
he said this u.s. backtracking had enabled the december u.n. resolution, which had a great deal of “holes and ambiguities”.
the u.n. security council resolution adopted on dec. 18 set out a road map for peace talks, but failed to address the issue of future.
“the russians and americans did not cite assad (during the negotiations) and did not talk about his departure and that is clear backtracking,” he said. “when (president barack) obama said he (assad) had no legitimacy, kerry was making concessions.”
it also called for an end to the bombing of civilians and on the parties to allow aid workers unhindered access throughout syria, particularly in besieged and areas.
he took specific aim at the u.s. administration and president obama over his policies, including proposals to create a zone to protect syrians and his handling of chemical arsenal.
“obama want (a zone) .. (and) with the red lines on chemical weapons, he took out the weapons, but not those who used them. i think history will forgive obama.”
difficult choice
the peace talks are scheduled to be held under u.n. auspices in geneva on jan. 25.
however, with the continued bombing of civilians, syrian towns being besieged with some citizens starving to death, and differences on the agenda, the prospects of holding the talks to end the war appear complicated.
“the choice is extremely difficult,” said when asked if the opposition would attend the talks. “if we go to the negotiations they will say we respect the u.n. resolutions, but our people are being bombed and starved.
“if the negotiations are not well prepared they will fail,” he said, warning that failure would mean more refugees heading to europe and more moderates turning to extremism.
“if we go and they fail, it would be catastrophe for syrian society and it would be the world that pays the price.”
he said there were still disagreements with the united nations and the syrian government over the agenda of the talks, primarily the transitional governing body.
a senior western diplomat also said the differences among regional and international actors as well as rivalries among opposition groups was playing into syrian government hands.
“in december 2013 (former negotiator) said he was obliged to show something was being done when all sides were not ready for talks. i fear that two years later we will reach the same conclusion. i regret it, but for me i have already seen this happen,” the diplomat said. | ˈpɛrɪs (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz ˈsɔfənd ɪts stæns ɔn ˈsɪriə ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈrəʃə, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər riɑd sɛd, ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wʊd feɪs ə hɑrd ʧɔɪs ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ əˈtɛnd pis tɔks ðɪs mənθ. riɑd, hu wɑz ˈʧoʊzən baɪ ˈsɪriən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən grups ɛz koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər əv ə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈbɑdi tɪ lɛd fˈjuʧər pis tɔks əˈtɛndz ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn riɑd, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, dɪˈsɛmbər 18 2015 æl ˈnæsər, hu wɑz ˈʧoʊzən ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ɛz koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər əv ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈbɑdi tɪ lɛd fˈjuʧər ˈsɪriə tɔks, sɛd ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən stɪl hæd ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts wɪθ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə talks’*’ əˈʤɛndə. ““sadly*, ðɛr ɪz ˈvɛri klɪr ˈbækˌtrækɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə əˈʤɛndə əv ðə negotiations,”*,” sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. wɔnt ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈgəvərnmənt wɛrˈbaɪ ðə rəˈʒim wʊd liv ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ə fju ministries.”*.” hi sɛd ðɪs juz. ˈbækˌtrækɪŋ hæd ɪˈneɪbəld ðə dɪˈsɛmbər u.n*. ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, wɪʧ hæd ə greɪt dil əv ənd ambiguities”*”. ðə u.n*. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əˈdɑptəd ɔn dɛk. 18 sɛt aʊt ə roʊd mæp fər pis tɔks, bət feɪld tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɪʃu əv fˈjuʧər. ˈrəʃənz ənd əˈmɛrɪkənz dɪd nɑt saɪt əˈsɑd (ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz) ənd dɪd nɑt tɔk əˈbaʊt hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər ənd ðət ɪz klɪr backtracking,”*,” hi sɛd. (ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək) ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd hi (əˈsɑd) hæd noʊ lɪˈʤɪtəməsi, ˈkɛri wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ concessions.”*.” ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld fər ən ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ əv səˈvɪljənz ənd ɔn ðə ˈpɑrtiz tɪ əˈlaʊ eɪd ˈwərkərz ənˈhɪndərd ˈækˌsɛs θruaʊt ˈsɪriə, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn bɪˈsiʤd ənd ˈɛriəz. hi tʊk spɪˈsɪfɪk eɪm æt ðə juz. ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈpɑləsiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə zoʊn tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈsɪriənz ənd hɪz ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɑrsənəl. wɔnt (ə zoʊn) (ənd) wɪθ ðə rɛd laɪnz ɔn ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz, hi tʊk aʊt ðə ˈwɛpənz, bət nɑt ðoʊz hu juzd ðɛm. aɪ θɪŋk ˈhɪstəri wɪl fərˈgɪv obama.”*.” ˈdɪfəkəlt ʧɔɪs ðə pis tɔks ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi hɛld ˈəndər u.n*. ˈɔspɪsɪz ɪn ʤəˈnivə ɔn ʤæn. 25 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈbɑmɪŋ əv səˈvɪljənz, ˈsɪriən taʊnz biɪŋ bɪˈsiʤd wɪθ səm ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈstɑrvɪŋ tɪ dɛθ, ənd ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɔn ðə əˈʤɛndə, ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə tɔks tɪ ɛnd ðə wɔr əˈpɪr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. ʧɔɪs ɪz ɪkˈstrimli difficult,”*,” sɛd wɪn æst ɪf ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wʊd əˈtɛnd ðə tɔks. wi goʊ tɪ ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ðeɪ wɪl seɪ wi rɪˈspɛkt ðə u.n*. ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz, bət ɑr ˈpipəl ər biɪŋ bɑmd ənd stɑrvd. ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ər nɑt wɛl priˈpɛrd ðeɪ wɪl fail,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ˈfeɪljər wʊd min mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈhɛdɪŋ tɪ ˈjʊrəp ənd mɔr ˈmɑdərˌeɪts ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm. wi goʊ ənd ðeɪ feɪl, ɪt wʊd bi kəˈtæstrəfi fər ˈsɪriən soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ɪt wʊd bi ðə wərld ðət peɪz ðə price.”*.” hi sɛd ðɛr wər stɪl ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər ðə əˈʤɛndə əv ðə tɔks, praɪˈmɛrəli ðə trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi. ə ˈsinjər ˈwɛstərn ˈdɪpləˌmæt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz əˈməŋ ˈriʤənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈæktərz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈraɪvəlriz əˈməŋ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən grups wɑz pleɪɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt hænz. dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 (ˈfɔrmər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtər) sɛd hi wɑz əˈblaɪʤd tɪ ʃoʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz biɪŋ dən wɪn ɔl saɪdz wər nɑt ˈrɛdi fər tɔks. aɪ fɪr ðət tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər wi wɪl riʧ ðə seɪm kənˈkluʒən. aɪ rɪˈgrɛt ɪt, bət fər mi aɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi sin ðɪs happen,”*,” ðə ˈdɪpləˌmæt sɛd. |
the actor, currently playing villainous king, says has brought the play a that is not lost on audiences
it is a story of vaulting ambition and ruthless scheming which takes a nation very quickly from stability to chaos. sound familiar?
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the parallels between richard and british politics this summer are striking and it is not being lost on audiences, the actor ralph fiennes said on tuesday.
fiennes is playing the villainous king at the almeida theatre in north london, a production that will be filmed and broadcast to cinemas around the world on thursday.
“most shakespeare plays that deal with power, whether they are the history plays or the roman plays, you can always broadly speaking find a parallel somewhere in the world to going on,” fiennes said.
“it’s quite rare that you actually are close to a political crisis, political uncertainty. we went into this not knowing what the referendum result was going to be, so when it was as divisive as it was and we saw all these political figures making a play for leadership, boris johnson, michael gove ... the audience suddenly, it changed.
“not through our doing but just because of events happening around us. suddenly it became full of a that perhaps it had before.”
many people are seeing parallels between the character of richard, his brilliant scheming and then apparent reluctance to take the throne, and tory politicians. “michael gove is closest,” said fiennes. “because all those protestations about ‘i could never lead, not in my dna to lead’ classic richard.”
milibands as princes in the tower
the play is directed by the artistic director, rupert goold, who said he originally in 2012 planned to do a richard that riffed on the character of johnson. “i thought boris is this figure who is physically strange and yet sexually predatory and potent, inherently comic, outside the rules, of questionable motives, ultimately ambitious. it was going to be very crude ... as princes in the tower.”
those ideas were abandoned, particularly when fiennes became part of the project. but goold added: “what’s potent about the play is that people are able to read all those parallels without us banging them over the head.”
while there are parallels, goold hopes politicians will come to the play and see dangers. “sometimes we people in theatre think we are ‘responding’ to events,” said goold. “i weirdly feel now, having come to see the production that, without being pretentious about it, potentially the arts have the ability to offer an example as well as respond. it is our job to offer warnings and inspirations.”
fiennes, who has been attracting strong reviews in the role, called richard a complex, tormented figure “with different degrees of he is a man who has been without intimacy all his life and i feel there is lots for any actor to mine to find an interior life.”
fiennes and goold were broadcast, the first outing for almeida theatre live. it will be in partnership with entertainment, which is distributing it. | ðə ˈæktər, ˈkərəntli pleɪɪŋ ˈvɪlənəs kɪŋ, sɪz həz brɔt ðə pleɪ ə ðət ɪz nɑt lɔst ɔn ˈɔdiənsəz ɪt ɪz ə ˈstɔri əv ˈvɔltɪŋ æmˈbɪʃən ənd ˈruθləs ˈskimɪŋ wɪʧ teɪks ə ˈneɪʃən ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli frəm stəˈbɪlɪti tɪ keɪɑs. saʊnd fəˈmɪljər? ˈrɪʧərd ˌrivˈju rælf fˈjɛnɛs gɪts tɪ grɪps wɪθ ˈʃeɪkˌspirz ˈruθləs ˈrulər rɛd mɔr ðə ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz bɪtˈwin ˈrɪʧərd ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðɪs ˈsəmər ər ˈstraɪkɪŋ ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt biɪŋ lɔst ɔn ˈɔdiənsəz, ðə ˈæktər rælf fˈjɛnɛs sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. fˈjɛnɛs ɪz pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɪlənəs kɪŋ æt ðə ɑlˈmidə ˈθiətər ɪn nɔrθ ˈləndən, ə pərˈdəkʃən ðət wɪl bi fɪlmd ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæst tɪ ˈsɪnəməz əraʊnd ðə wərld ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈʃeɪkˌspir pleɪz ðət dil wɪθ paʊər, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ðə ˈhɪstəri pleɪz ər ðə ˈroʊmən pleɪz, ju kən ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈbrɔdli ˈspikɪŋ faɪnd ə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld tɪ goʊɪŋ on,”*,” fˈjɛnɛs sɛd. kwaɪt rɛr ðət ju ˈæˌkʧuəli ər kloʊz tɪ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkraɪsəs, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənˈsərtənti. wi wɛnt ˈɪntu ðɪs nɑt noʊɪŋ wət ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm rɪˈzəlt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi, soʊ wɪn ɪt wɑz ɛz dɪˈvaɪsɪv ɛz ɪt wɑz ənd wi sɔ ɔl ðiz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɪgjərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə pleɪ fər ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ˈbɔrɪs ˈʤɑnsən, ˈmaɪkəl goʊv ðə ˈɔdiəns ˈsədənli, ɪt ʧeɪnʤd. θru ɑr duɪŋ bət ʤɪst bɪˈkəz əv ɪˈvɛnts ˈhæpənɪŋ əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs. ˈsədənli ɪt bɪˈkeɪm fʊl əv ə ðət pərˈhæps ɪt hæd before.”*.” ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər siɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv ˈrɪʧərd, hɪz ˈbrɪljənt ˈskimɪŋ ənd ðɛn əˈpɛrənt rɪˈləktəns tɪ teɪk ðə θroʊn, ənd ˈtɔri ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. goʊv ɪz closest,”*,” sɛd fˈjɛnɛs. ɔl ðoʊz ˌproʊˌtɛˈsteɪʃənz əˈbaʊt kʊd ˈnɛvər lɛd, nɑt ɪn maɪ ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ tɪ lead’*’ ˈklæsɪk richard.”*.” ɛz ˈprɪnsɪz ɪn ðə taʊər ðə pleɪ ɪz dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ðə ɑrˈtɪstɪk dɪˈrɛktər, ˈrupərt guld, hu sɛd hi ərˈɪʤənəli ɪn 2012 plænd tɪ du ə ˈrɪʧərd ðət rɪft ɔn ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv ˈʤɑnsən. θɔt ˈbɔrɪs ɪz ðɪs ˈfɪgjər hu ɪz ˈfɪzɪkəli streɪnʤ ənd jɛt ˈsɛkʃuəli ˈprɛdəˌtɔri ənd ˈpoʊtənt, ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈkɑmɪk, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə rulz, əv kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˈmoʊtɪvz, ˈəltəmətli æmˈbɪʃəs. ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈvɛri krud ɛz ˈprɪnsɪz ɪn ðə tower.”*.” ðoʊz aɪˈdiəz wər əˈbændənd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn fˈjɛnɛs bɪˈkeɪm pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. bət guld ˈædɪd: ˈpoʊtənt əˈbaʊt ðə pleɪ ɪz ðət ˈpipəl ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɛd ɔl ðoʊz ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz wɪˈθaʊt ˈjuˈɛs ˈbæŋɪŋ ðɛm ˈoʊvər ðə head.”*.” waɪl ðɛr ər ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz, guld hoʊps ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wɪl kəm tɪ ðə pleɪ ənd si ˈdeɪnʤərz. wi ˈpipəl ɪn ˈθiətər θɪŋk wi ər ‘‘responding’*’ tɪ events,”*,” sɛd guld. ˈwɪrdli fil naʊ, ˈhævɪŋ kəm tɪ si ðə pərˈdəkʃən ðət, wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ priˈtɛnʃəs əˈbaʊt ɪt, pəˈtɛnʃəli ðə ɑrts hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈɔfər ən ɪgˈzæmpəl ɛz wɛl ɛz rɪˈspɑnd. ɪt ɪz ɑr ʤɑb tɪ ˈɔfər ˈwɔrnɪŋz ənd inspirations.”*.” fˈjɛnɛs, hu həz bɪn əˈtræktɪŋ strɔŋ rəvˈjuz ɪn ðə roʊl, kɔld ˈrɪʧərd ə ˈkɑmplɛks, ˈtɔrˌmɛntɪd ˈfɪgjər ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈgriz əv hi ɪz ə mæn hu həz bɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪntəməsi ɔl hɪz laɪf ənd aɪ fil ðɛr ɪz lɑts fər ˈɛni ˈæktər tɪ maɪn tɪ faɪnd ən ˌɪnˈtɪriər life.”*.” fˈjɛnɛs ənd guld wər ˈbrɔdˌkæst, ðə fərst ˈaʊtɪŋ fər ɑlˈmidə ˈθiətər lɪv. ɪt wɪl bi ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ɪt. |
youtube has taken down’ video about mohammed. the notice sent out today by the:
today the party for freedom (pvv) was notified of decision to remove the dutch’ video about the prophet muhammad because it would be in violation of the user guidelines. previously, twitter already censored the english version of the video in france and germany. in addition the videos have been watched an unprecedented million times through all channels (twitter, youtube, and facebook).
in the video shows that the prophet mohammed should be considered a terrorist, mass murderer and a pedophile, and that it is very dangerous that this man is a role model to one billion muslims.
geert: “it is an outrage that the freedom of speech is sacrificed because of expressing the truth. it must always be permitted to express the truth even when it concerns a deranged prophet. fortunately the video is still available on twitter and facebook.”
links: | ˈjuˌtub həz ˈteɪkən daʊn wilders’*’ ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbaʊt moʊˈhæmɪd. ðə ˈnoʊtɪs sɛnt aʊt təˈdeɪ baɪ ðə: təˈdeɪ ðə ˈpɑrti fər ˈfridəm (pvv*) wɑz ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əv dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ riˈmuv ðə dəʧ wilders’*’ ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑfət mʊˈhɑməd bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd bi ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈjuzər ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz. ˈpriviəsli, tˈwɪtər ɔˈrɛdi ˈsɛnsərd ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn fræns ənd ˈʤərməni. ɪn əˈdɪʃən ðə ˈvɪdioʊz hæv bɪn wɔʧt ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈmɪljən taɪmz θru ɔl ˈʧænəlz (tˈwɪtər, ˈjuˌtub, ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk). ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ðət ðə ˈprɑfət moʊˈhæmɪd ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈtɛrərɪst, mæs ˈmərdərər ənd ə ˈpɛdəfɪl, ənd ðət ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðət ðɪs mæn ɪz ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl tɪ wən ˈbɪljən ˈməzlɪmz.: ɪz ən ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ðət ðə ˈfridəm əv spiʧ ɪz ˈsækrəˌfaɪst bɪˈkəz əv ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðə truθ. ɪt məst ˈɔlˌweɪz bi pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ðə truθ ˈivɪn wɪn ɪt kənˈsərnz ə dɪˈreɪnʤd ˈprɑfət. ˈfɔrʧənətli ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz stɪl əˈveɪləbəl ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd facebook.”*.” lɪŋks: |
here's what you need to know...
due to harsh laws based on reefer myths, the personal use of steroids for aesthetic purposes can land lifters in prison or get them fined for more money than they probably have. ironically, steroid usage in sports, which these laws were created to curb, has not decreased. steroids and other have been in widespread use in and olympic lifting since the late. their usage in baseball, the ben johnson debacle, lyle questionable death, the lance armstrong farce, and the sad case of taylor hooton brought steroids to the forefront. politicians and those with agendas took full advantage. although it has many medical uses and is now commonly prescribed to aging males, the illegal use of testosterone puts you into the same criminal category as a heroin addict. and science has never backed up the hysterical claims made by zealots.
"i think it's absolutely disgraceful that our government should be in the position of converting people who are not harming others into criminals, of destroying their lives, putting them in jail." - milton friedman
the following account is something i lived through and was a small part of. it is my view of the fascinating history of how steroids emerged as an aid in sports and subsequently became an ominous facet of the modern age - becoming criminal while at the same time assaulting the very core of america by representing a proposed danger to our youth and, worse still, the most hollowed of all things american - baseball.
this odd journey, especially the inception, involved numerous colorful characters from all over the globe who together eventually created a culture. many of you reading this have adopted this culture without perhaps knowing the full extent of what it means to be a and how it got that way.
i find it unfortunate that the younger guys embracing our culture today have to adapt to a whole different set of circumstances regarding steroids than my contemporaries did. today you have to understand that the general public - the people you deal with, work with, live next to - believes that "steroids" cause a plague of maladies, from liver, brain and kidney cancer, to heart attacks and strokes, to psychotic episodes that end in madness, mayhem, murder and death. given the current state of the public discourse, if your next door neighbor found out you were a, he'd probably wish you were a heroin addict instead.
back when i adopted our culture it was perfectly acceptable to drive down to mexico and buy all the real pharmaceutical gear i wanted, at incredibly low prices, and drive it back to la with no problema. and no one cared if a bunch of guys down at the gym took steroids. we didn't bother anyone. we were totally under the radar and really not doing anything that wrong, certainly nothing even remotely felonious.
well, it's not like that today. not only are steroids listed by the feds in the same class as narcotics - with prison time for possessing, importing or selling them - the media has also driven the "reefer madness" hysteria to such a degree that there are families in kansas who believe gold's gym is the incubator for the zombie apocalypse. what hatched such insanity? i'm going to skim over the last 30 years and describe what i believe are the milestones that lead to the concomitant criminalization and vilification of the very sex hormones our bodies produce.
the perfect storm
the demonization of steroids in america has been perpetuated by three equally reprehensible yet powerful groups: vocal alarmists with agendas who incite hysteria based on fiction, the media who reports it, and the in washington who believe they can do something about it.
in the years that steroids have been around, they've gone from virtually innocuous, unknown medical compounds to a public menace nearly eclipsing heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and club drugs, with federal penalties for distribution and possession that can put you away for a fairly extended part of your life. how did the media wrap itself around this issue and funnel politicians, athletes and bereaved parents into promoting one of the biggest scams in us pop culture?
i've been around the block a few times, seen a bit of the world with all of the bark off, but i can't for the life of me think of another situation in which a single topic has gotten so misconstrued as that of performance enhancing drugs. with the mega amount of intellect in the demonization camp regarding, any person of reason would have to ponder... why? unfortunately, when it comes to this group of drugs, most, if not all, common intellect goes right out of the window.
it was about that very same time 24 years ago that noted economist milton friedman uttered the words quoted above, and president george h. w. bush signed house bill 4658 "anabolic steroids control act of 1990" into law, adding anabolic steroids to schedule of the list of controlled substances: the same legal class as amphetamines, methamphetamines, opiates, and morphine. subsequently, in 2004, the law was amended to add and other "steroid like" compounds to the category, thus criminalizing anything that even remotely resembles testosterone or its effect. later, the us sentencing commission reconvened to raise steroid penalties.
today, in america, it is possible to be sentenced to 30 years in prison, and fined up to $5,000,000 for the possession and distribution (or importation) of testosterone, the very same hormone that human males and, to a lesser degree, human females, have been carrying around in our bodies since the early dawn of man. let that sink in for a minute. did i just say thirty years and 5 million bucks for testosterone? yes, i did. we're talking about america here, not north korea, right? how could such an insane thing happen? well, let's work backwards.
muscles, narcotics, and prison time
first let me give you the sentencing guidelines as they stand today to give you the full magnitude of just how far we've come since the dawn of testosterone in the lab - the very same hormone that half of the american male voting public used to produce when they had testicles.
in the wake of the case, high ranking government agents were incensed over the four month slap on the wrist victor conte received after the government spent four years and over 50 million dollars chasing and prosecuting him. on march 27th, 2006, the us sentencing commission amended the sentencing guidelines for anabolic steroid cases by changing the way steroid quantities are factored to effectively increase sentences. the commission's amendment made injectable and oral steroids comparable to other schedule drugs in a ratio. that means that now, instead of the 50 pills that used to equal one unit, one "unit" of oral steroids is now one pill. one "unit" of injectable steroids goes from a 10 cc bottle down to half a cc.
naturally, the government's ratio is wrought with stupidity, not the least of which being the absence of any language pertaining to the potency of a particular drug. in the eyes of the law, a steroid is a steroid. that means a 5 tab is as equally felonious as a 50 tab of anadrol, or 1 cc of being equal to a 250 preload.
the guideline change also pays no attention to the differences between steroids and other schedule drugs. all schedule drugs are narcotics that elicit an immediate, effect when used for recreation, while steroids actually elicit a beneficial physical effect and no effect. unfortunately, no cogent argument can usurp the law of the land, which under title 21 u.s.c. states that possession of just one tablet of any steroid is now a federal crime punishable by up to one year in jail for a first offense, and up to two years in prison for anyone with a prior drug conviction.
and, if you think that's bad, you really don't want to get caught "distributing" steroids. the following increases apply to possession with intent to distribute, importation and internet sales.
for convictions of a "controlled substance in schedule, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years and if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 15 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, united states code, or $500,000 if the defendant is an individual or $2,500,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both."
"if any person commits such a violation after a prior conviction for a felony drug offense has become final, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 20 years and if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 years, a fine not to exceed the greater of twice that authorized in accordance with the provisions of title 18, united states code, or $1,000,000 if the defendant is an individual or $5,000,000 if the defendant is other than an individual, or both."
what could this mean to you? let's imagine you have a buddy down at the gym who picked up a few bottles of test for you and a few of his other buddies while he was down in mexico. on his way back to the us he was detained by us customs and searched, uncovering 30 or 40 bottles of various steroids. certainly nothing out of the ordinary - fors.
he was brought before a federal magistrate and charged with importation and intent to distribute a schedule drug. the judge looked at the unit amount of juice and figured he better not kick back to the state the prosecution of such a high-level steroid kingpin and assigned the case to federal court. and he probably won't grant bail because your buddy is considered a flight risk because he's an accused importer with alleged ties to a foreign country. since the feds tend to feed upstream, they're not too likely to offer your buddy a deal to follow him to your house and wear a wire. but, the possibility does exist, especially if the investigation is being handled by inexperienced agents who, based on the unit amount and country involved, think they're investigating a savage steroid cartel.
if your buddy doesn't have a good lawyer he'll be convicted of steroid importation and possession with intent to distribute, and if it's his second offense, he could be looking at 20 years in prison. if someone gets hurt using the gear he imported then add another 10 years. and then there's the fine...
while such sentences rarely ever see the top of the guidelines, the potential still exists, under the law, for a 30 year sentence for what would amount to a few bottles of testosterone you picked up for a few of your buddies along with your own. more down to reality, for a first offence: up to two years just for having it in your possession and up to five if you're importing and distributing anything even remotely considered rich.
the government has made sure there's no such thing anymore as a slap on the wrist for steroid crimes. the shameful truth of today is, if you're a national level and had all the gear you were going to need all year to compete hidden in a small trash bag under your bathroom sink, and your door got kicked in (after you accepted a package from a controlled delivery), the unit amount of all the gear in your house makes you a kingpin dealer and - if you don't have a good lawyer - you're going to pay a hefty fine, lose your house, your car, your job, any licenses you might have, the local media is going to portray you as something just shy of a child molester, you're going to prison for a long time and when you get out you'll have nothing coming; your felony record will haunt you long after you're off paper. interesting risk that poses to a great many competitors these days.
any reasonable person who knows anything about these drugs knows this is a tough pill to swallow, especially when you consider how steroids compare to other legal over the counter drugs, not to mention cigarettes and alcohol. to any reasonable person, the government's position on steroids is nothing short of lunacy.
sports, congress, and "protecting the children"
how was public opinion swayed so far away from the truth? the media drove america into a virtual attack frenzy, concomitantly criminalizing and a non-narcotic, altering drug - a hormone naturally occurring in our bodies that can help us be stronger, more muscular, leaner, perform better and add quality to an aging male's life.
it basically boils down to this simple formula: alarmists with an agenda get the attention of the media that misstates facts, exaggerates claims, sensationalizes accounts and assigns blame without cause just to make the story sexy. this vomit lands on the crepe hair of politicians who will stand on their soggy heads in front of the media and congress to lead another blind crusade against the biggest scam to ever invade politics: "save our children."
as far as steroids go, the most simplified version of what happened is this:
steroids and other had been in fairly widespread use in and olympic lifting during the late and early 60s, especially internationally. while the iron sports kept a pretty low profile, the performance benefits of the drugs started seeping into other, more popular sports such as cycling and track and field. their use proliferated, particularly in olympic lifting, cycling, and track as well as other professional sports, particularly football - baseball came way later (at least that's what most people think).
while the nfl and were stilldes away from a published drug policy, an uproar was starting to build among top level amateur athletes amid failed drug tests and the marked increase in in cycling and olympic lifting, but nothing made quite enough noise to raise many eyebrows. then in 1988 at the summer olympics in seoul, canadian sprinter ben johnson plucked just seconds out of the thin air that spanned the entire olympic games and made them the most talked about sequence of numbers in recorded history next to 666.
it's not so much that johnson tested positive for after the race and ostensibly cheated his way to the world record. it had more to do with the canadian beating the american favorite, carl lewis, by cheating - by using steroids! - in what's considered the most popular of all summer olympic sports. among the walmart crowd, the only way canada could beat america was to cheat.
but remember, science does not prove negatives. while johnson's positive test proved he was taking winny, lewis's negative test results for banned drugs does not prove he wasn't taking them. it just means the test didn't detect any. be that as it may, controversy breeds contempt just as well as it breeds headlines, and now steroids had a face: a revered champion of the most hallowed of olympic sports. johnson was surely a role model for millions of kids. the proposed message that sends to our youth, combined with growing alarmist reports that high school football players were using steroids, and the politicians had the hors d'oeuvre they needed to get dinner started.
between johnson's disqualification in 1988 and into 1990, congressional hearings were held to determine whether the controlled substances act should be amended to include anabolic steroids along with more serious drugs like valium, opiates, and amphetamines. congress was able to call witnesses whose stories would help support criminalization - from the of a female olympic athlete, to a pro football player suggesting (without any medical evidence) that his heart problems were linked to his past steroid use, to the conditioning coach for the philadelphia who insisted "steroids must be considered a controlled substance, no different than cocaine."
however, it was an assistant professor of psychiatry at yale university school of medicine, a guy named kenneth kashin, who spoke, verbatim, the words the politicians wanted to hear. the good doctor testified that "steroid use can cause an addiction with similarities to alcohol, opiate, and cocaine addiction." he talked about "dangerous behavior while intoxicated on anabolic steroids" and individuals who have "lost control of their behavior," or "became violent." yes, this puppet show really went on.
when all was said and done, despite the opposition of the dea, ama, the department of health and human services and the recommendations of the most knowledgeable experts, congress changed the classification of anabolic steroids to a schedule controlled substances under title 21 of the united states code, which regulates food and drugs.
this is an incredibly significant milestone in the demonization history of steroids, especially where is concerned. it marks a turning point where a series of very interesting questions were being unanimously answered by american athletes, particularlys, not to mention federation officials, judges, promoters, magazine publishers, supplement company executives, basically the entire iron industry. the dawn of the ushered in the era of advanced pharmacology in just in time for the government to make most of it a federal felony.
the unanimous decision everyone ultimately made was to ignore the law. to this day, since the law was passed 24 years ago, the entire industry - among the competitors of all the various disciplines to the cottage industry that feeds off their bodies - there isn't the slightest hint there's a federal law that prohibits steroid use, trafficking, importing, buying it over the internet, possessing it, etc. any top national and most pros could walk around with a flashing neon sign over their heads that says "steroid user," "drug dealer," "smuggler," or "internet buyer." it's a wonder they don't get caught, all of them, like yesterday, me included.
but such arrests are not as common as you'd think. given the multitude of obvious, illegals out there, at least ten a week, their dealers, should be getting popped all over the country. but they aren't. high profiles, and most other athletes for that matter, seem almost immune to the law of the land. so, who is getting caught?
athletes walk, recreational lifters do time
what motivated congress to ignore the advice of the experts and bulldoze this legislation through? page after page of congressional testimony focused on just two points. first, the unfair advantage the steroid user has over those who don't use them; and second, congress was able to leverage the of cheating with the unsavory message that steroid use in sports sends to our youth. if nothing else it would take the spotlight off of the pro athletes getting arrested for domestic violence charges, coke busts, sex and dog fighting. it's none of that, kids, it's steroids that sully the image of sports for you. remember, cheating is bad. especially if baseball is involved.
however, after twodes on the books it wasn't the cheating athletes who were getting caught - they just kept on cheating to the degree that college, and probably high school, football players figured out that it's just a matter of time before steroids come their way. it's a given.
for its intent, the law was a flop. what happened was that thousands of otherwise americans - not athletes, but mature adult males - have been arrested, arraigned, prosecuted, convicted, forfeited property, lost their jobs and their licenses, and sentenced to prison for the personal use of anabolic steroids. virtually none of them have been top pros, olympic athletes, nfl players and certainly not baseball players. they're not cheating in sports; they're not even playing sports. but they're the ones being dragged through the system by a law that was never meant for them.
hundreds of pages of congressional transcript focused on promoting the even playing field in sports. not a single word was ever paid to the probability that a healthy adult male, running a light cycle of test and to enhance the effects of his training, would be arrested and prosecuted. he's no one's role model and he's not cheating any other athletes. he's not bothering anybody. yet i know for sure that the nation's top steroid law firms' files would support the claim that it is he, not the cheating athlete, being snared.
in light of the number of athletes not appearing in the press on steroid charges, there were, nevertheless, widespread reports of steroid use among athletes using them to cheat. there was not yet any real danger associated with them. of course there were reports of side effects and overdrawn reports of rage, but nothing to really irk the public in terms of the dangers steroids represent, especially to our precious youth.
eventually, by direction of the media, the public discourse shifted to become less about cheating role models and more about health. surely, if junior is injecting a drug in the same class as heroin, he's going to become a and end up hanging himself in his bedroom or die another gruesome death from a degenerative disease such as cancer, or completely go crazy and shoot up his high school.
it was pretty much accepted that athletes are prone to cheating and probably using steroids to do so, but at what cost? simply passing a law to target the athlete wasn't enough (never mind the fact that it wasn't even working). america needed a stronger message to send our darling children. cheating isn't just immoral, cheating had to be dangerous because steroids are bad drugs. but, how bad?
steroids: they'll kill you until you're dead!
a year after the legislation was passed, the most feared man in the nfl, lyle alzado, was diagnosed with brain cancer he said was brought on by steroid use. a year after he was diagnosed, he died from it: a frail, weak, quivering shadow of the man he used to be. now, according to the media, steroids had openly claimed their first victim, a high ranking nfl star who died from steroids. the only problem? it wasn't true.
of course the truth didn't matter. the health dangers of steroids now officially had a face, and it wasn't pretty. but it was selling like hotcakes on the machine. kids looked up to lyle, then he took steroids and he lied and then he died because he lied and took steroids. oh, the travesty to our precious youth! imagine the money the therapists will be making down the road when this trauma surfaces, manifesting mild schizophrenia and issues with trust and intimacy.
this set the stage for what was about to come. steroid hysteria was in full swing. any aberrant violent behavior, murder or suicide involving any athlete and geraldo rivera would immediately "smell steroids" with that enormous of his. news reports would abound about how - without any proof - steroids caused or contributed to such shocking behavior while completely ignoring much more relevant factors such as being on mismanaged drugs, narcotic pain killers, alcohol or a combination thereof with or without underlying psychosis.
it got to a point in the where virtually any unusual aberrant behavior reported in the press had some mention of "steroids." defense attorneys even invented a "steroid defense" that relied on a convincing argument that "the steroids made their client do it." it worked a few times, but then the judges got wise.
dirty cheaters save major league baseball
the ensuing years brought us another pivotal point in the demonization history of steroids: the infamous baseball strike. more to the point, the subsequent resurrection of the game that had all but died during the strike.
the players going back to work wasn't enough to refill the stadiums. nope, the fans still weren't very happy. what baseball needed was some excitement. it needed a homerun race and the bash brothers and roger maris getting bumped out of the way. they needed mcgwire and sosa and barry bonds cracking them out of the park in a seemingly endless volley, racking up homeruns like nobody's business. the fans came screaming back.
mlb had its best year in history: a payday at the very height of the steroid scandal, while the players who made it happen - who were told to do "whatever it takes" to make it happen - were getting thrown under the bus. the game was and even jose canseco said so. in 2004, during his state of the union address, president bush (former managing partner of the team for which canseco played and earned the nickname "the godfather of steroids") demanded a crackdown on the drugs "because they are dangerous and send a bad message to our youth."
weeks later, then attorney general john ashcroft read the indictment of victor conte and three others involved in the bay area laboratory cooperative (later to become infamous as "balco") on national tv - the scandal that later metastasized and drew barry bonds into the fold. all the while congress convened and reconvened and held hearing after hearing on steroids in baseball to the preposterous degree that it spent more time talking about steroids than it did the economy, the war in iraq or why the levies broke during hurricane katrina, combined.
the taylor hooton tragedy
during one of those hearings, testimony was given by a guy named don hooton who blamed steroids for his son taylor's suicide, as well as baseball itself, i.e. bud selig, for sending this lethal message to our youth. convincing testimony chastising the idols of the great american pastime caught the attention of international news media and within minutes cemented taylor face among and johnson's when he gave teen steroid death a name that became a household word.
a handsome, white, 17 high school baseball player from texas named taylor, cut down in the prime of his youth by the evil schedule drug that pro ball players use to cheat at america's great pastime... you might as well dress up as hitler and set fire to the flag on your front lawn on veteran's day.
to us, don campaign is a laughing stock replete with sophomoric scare tactics and loads of erroneous suppositions, misinformation and outright lies. to the millions of forum members, don hooton is a tool. while that's a sad thing considering he buried his son, the truth is that for over ade neither he, nor his taylor hooton foundation, have proffered a singe truth when it comes to anabolic steroids. in no other single instance in the history of the steroid debate has the alarmist with the agenda made out as well for himself as don hooton, and mislead more people - including congress - doing it.
the ruckus hooton has made over his son's suicide made taylor's death a trending topic online for many years and certainly marks another milestone in the demonization of steroids. however, the hooton case has also festered in the scientific community for over ade now, calling into play some of the most respected and informed experts in the field. among them, the widely accepted consensus is that steroids didn't kill taylor hooton.
the scene in bigger stronger faster with dr. norm foss pretty much epitomizes the opinion of unbiased experts. if there's a chemical to blame for inciting the ideation to hang himself, taylor's death is, from a clinical standpoint, far more likely to have been motivated by the prescription drug he was taking:, a popular selective serotonin inhibitor (ssri). the data is just not there to put the blame on anything else.
and therein lies the rub. the taylor hooton suicide has been dissected numerous times over the lastde by numerous clinicians, scientists and healthcare professionals amassing quite a bit of peer reviewed and published data. here's a brief synopsis of the published material by dr. jack darkes:
"taylor hooton reportedly colored his hair and looked twice when he passed a mirror and was always concerned about his looks. in combination with a reported desire to be bigger suggests potential body dissatisfaction which is associated with both use and suicide as a form of perfectionism.' he had low self-esteem, a family history of depression (mother), a suicide attempt (sister) and was taking mediation (lexapro). his use was allegedly motivated by wanting to excel at baseball, although some sources have suggested it had more to do with personal appearance and status."
to date, there is no published data in the medical literature that suggests steroid use, or cessation of steroid use, by itself, incites suicidal ideation. however, the journals are rife to demonstrate suicidal ideation in adolescent patients treated with ssris. so, with so much statistical data against him, why has hooton been blaming steroids and not ssris? why is he picking on steroids, scientifically the least likely of culprits? why is he campaigning so hard to demonize them?
because, with such a vocal steroid attack in the wake of your son's suicide you not only get to testify before congress during the baseball hearings, but also twice more. you get to start a non-profit foundation in your son's name and guilt guys such as bud selig into donating a million dollars on behalf of. then you name yourself president and decide to pay yourself up to 32% of the millions you take in to run the foundation. you get to go all over the country sounding like an expert and getting your picture in the paper and being named texas sports personality of the year by the dallas morning news. you don't get that going after ssris. steroids made don hooton a celebrity. steroids made hooton a lot of money. suing the makers of would have gotten him nothing.
either way, he's not getting his son back. son isn't getting his dad back and history isn't taking back johnson's nine-seven-six. so, rather than rile suburban soccer parents with sensationalistic lies that have the sky falling on our children, why not just tell the truth?
forget the reality of their widespread use in professional sports, good science has demonstrated a real time and place for steroids among healthy adult males, especially as they age. the absolute garbage being proffered by guys such as don hooton is only eclipsed by the money they're making doing it. proof, i'll reckon, is the fact that since taylor suicide over ade ago, the scientific community has still not assigned "anabolic steroids" as the cause of one single teen suicide. yet hooton is still out there raking in millions preaching that it could still happen because - despite mountains of evidence to the contrary - don says he knows that his son died from them. i'm sure hooton is claiming this statistic as his victory. the only thing more revolting than mission is the abject moron who supports him. unfortunately, there are more than a few.
balco and barry bonds
shortly after the plea deal was reached with victor conte and the name "balco" became as much a household word as "kleenex", the us sentencing commission reconvened to raise sentences for steroid cases. the 4 months conte spent at club fed following a 55 million dollar investigation by the federal government was just not enough. the result of those sentencing commission hearings were those penalties i described at the beginning of this article.
while the circle seems complete, the story continued on. the federal agent who headed the investigation, jeff, became sort of a cult anti-hero, carrying the torch onward in his fight against steroids. while there was never a formal order ever given to go after, did, and to this day continues to do his best to lock up as many athletes as he can.'s tactics usually push the limits of legality and ethics, cheating just as much as the athletes he's chasing. the only difference is that he really doesn't ever truly win.
the case didn't yield much in the form of prison time for any of those snared in his investigation - at least not for steroids anyway - although several promising athletic careers were smashed and olympic medals were taken back. gold medal sprinters marion jones and tim montgomery actually did jail time, but for perjury and writing bad checks, not juice. nevertheless, when the dust settled, still had his claws in homerun king barry bonds, at that moment the most famous athlete on earth.
novitzky's entire impetus for going after was to get barry bonds. now he had him where he wanted him. knew bonds had taken steroids. he knew that trainer, gregg anderson, them to bonds. all he had to do was prove it by getting anderson to testify against bonds, his childhood friend., the master of getting athletes to roll on each other, couldn't get anderson to talk no matter how many months he spent locked away on contempt charges for refusing to testify. ultimately, anderson got out of jail. finally, after an appeals court upheld his sentence in 2013, bonds started serving his whopping two months of house arrest... for obstruction of justice.
lance armstrong
ten full years and tens of millions spent since the raid that started it all and still doesn't have a drug conviction of an athlete. so, what does he do in light of what could only be construed as a black eye for the government? spends millions more going after america's favorite son, lance armstrong. seven tour victories? he must have been on something.
first, went after disgraced tour de france winner floyd landis and promised him immunity if he rolled on former teammate, armstrong. naturally, landis agreed and then suddenly the most tested athlete in the world - who never failed a drug test - was being brought down by an "administrative positive." landis, and an assortment of others, out lance. luckily for lance, the government is easing off on steroid prosecutions and opted not to prosecute him. got to the altar a little late.
the obama administration has openly said that enough time has been spent on steroids; those resources can be used for better things. lance did have to step down from his philanthropic foundation and give back all his tour victories as well as the silver medal he won in the olympics. i'm sure we all sleep better at night now.
novitzky's star seems to be fading. there's no one really left after lance. although he could start going after rappers. cool j looks pretty jacked.
so where does this leave us?
a closer analysis of current events might look like we've come full circle. while the laws and penalties for steroids are quite unfavorable right now, you have to work a little harder at getting caught. my old friend dr. gary wadler, a former leader of the world agency, said, "i don't think this administration has the same vigor as the previous administrations on the [ped] issue. that was clear from the beginning when barack obama was running for election [in 2008]."
so, where does that leave us? well, you can still get 30 years for testosterone, if you get caught. that's a big if. it does however seem to be a bit smaller of an if as it was a few years ago. the hysteria seems to have ebbed. the alarmists have lost much credibility from parent groups calling a steroid and don hooton proclaiming that veteran actor tom hanks opened a show on broadway "high on steroids" for having had a cortisone shot in his injured hand. don sounds a bit desperate.
steroids are perhaps a bit less vilified today and have in fact been inducted into the modern american lexicon. "on steroids" is a phrase openly accepted even in advertising to depict the deluxe version of just about anything from pick-up trucks to non-stick cookware. baseball is boring again. and any time any athlete ever does anything noteworthy it will automatically be assumed that he's "on steroids."
chances are he is and no government willing to enforce laws against it is ever going to stop him. part of the reason for that is the high degree of chemical engineering going on today that was extremely rare just a few years ago. designer labs are certainly the new frontier. and the feds know it.
there's a big difference between hunting down high-profile elite athletes and cracking down on the new forms of steroids designed to sneak around the law. while the government might not be chasing big named athletes around with the wild geese, lawmakers are still reaping mileage out of the steroid issue. at the time of this writing, reps. joe pitts (r-penn.) and frank pallone (d-n.j.) have introduced legislation in the house designed to crack down on anabolic steroids masquerading as dietary supplements.
these "designer steroids" come in the wake of what was leaned from the case. the products are made by reverse engineering illegal steroids and slightly changing their chemical composition. such reengineering avoids placement on the list of controlled substances, creating a nice fat loophole for athletes to pee into. urine tests can only detect known substances. if you're taking something unknown, then you can't fail a drug test.
the house bill is the next step toward full passage of a law that will further empower the dea with new tools to identify and quickly respond when new designer anabolic steroids are introduced and falsely marketed as dietary supplements. how much of a bearing will this have on us? very little. the point is just to show that while the steroid issue may have lost its luster in the mainstream, there are lawmakers who still think the platform can buy them some votes.
just remember, the public stigma against steroids may have relaxed a little and the government may have decided they've had enough congressional hearings on steroids, but that doesn't mean that getting popped for them isn't still a reality, nor that the effect that bust will have on you and your family will be anything less than profound, and it will get worse when your local paper runs the story.
apparently, this is what's known as "evolution." | hɪrz wət ju nid tɪ noʊ... du tɪ hɑrʃ lɔz beɪst ɔn ˈrifər mɪθs, ðə ˈpərsɪnəl juz əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz fər ɛsˈθɛtɪk ˈpərpəsɪz kən lænd ˈlɪftərz ɪn ˈprɪzən ər gɪt ðɛm faɪnd fər mɔr ˈməni ðən ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, stərɔɪd ˈjusɪʤ ɪn spɔrts, wɪʧ ðiz lɔz wər kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ kərb, həz nɑt ˈdiˌkrist. ˈstɛrɔɪdz ənd ˈəðər hæv bɪn ɪn ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd juz ɪn ənd oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftɪŋ sɪns ðə leɪt. ðɛr ˈjusɪʤ ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ðə bɛn ˈʤɑnsən dəˈbɑkəl, laɪl kˈwɛsʧənəbəl dɛθ, ðə læns ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ fɑrs, ənd ðə sæd keɪs əv ˈteɪlər ˈhutən brɔt ˈstɛrɔɪdz tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ðoʊz wɪθ əˈʤɛndəz tʊk fʊl ædˈvæntɪʤ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt həz ˈmɛni ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈjuzɪz ənd ɪz naʊ ˈkɑmənli priˈskraɪbd tɪ ˈeɪʤɪŋ meɪlz, ðə ˌɪˈligəl juz əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn pʊts ju ˈɪntu ðə seɪm ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkætəˌgɔri ɛz ə ˈhɛroʊən ˈæˌdɪkt. ənd saɪəns həz ˈnɛvər bækt əp ðə hɪˈstɛrɪkəl kleɪmz meɪd baɪ ˈzɛləts. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ˌæbsəˈlutli dɪsˈgreɪsfəl ðət ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd bi ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv kənˈvərtɪŋ ˈpipəl hu ər nɑt ˈhɑrmɪŋ ˈəðərz ˈɪntu ˈkrɪmənəlz, əv dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðɛr lɪvz, ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ʤeɪl." ˈmɪltən ˈfridmən ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əˈkaʊnt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ lɪvd θru ənd wɑz ə smɔl pɑrt əv. ɪt ɪz maɪ vju əv ðə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈhɪstəri əv haʊ ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˈimərʤd ɛz ən eɪd ɪn spɔrts ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli bɪˈkeɪm ən ˈɑmənəs ˈfæsət əv ðə ˈmɑdərn eɪʤ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm əˈsɔltɪŋ ðə ˈvɛri kɔr əv əˈmɛrɪkə baɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ə prəˈpoʊzd ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ɑr juθ ənd, wərs stɪl, ðə moʊst ˈhɑloʊd əv ɔl θɪŋz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. ðɪs ɑd ˈʤərni, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈnumərəs ˈkələrfəl ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə gloʊb hu təˈgɛðər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈkəlʧər. ˈmɛni əv ju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs hæv əˈdɑptəd ðɪs ˈkəlʧər wɪˈθaʊt pərˈhæps noʊɪŋ ðə fʊl ɪkˈstɛnt əv wət ɪt minz tɪ bi ə ənd haʊ ɪt gɑt ðət weɪ. aɪ faɪnd ɪt ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət ðə ˈjəŋgər gaɪz ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ɑr ˈkəlʧər təˈdeɪ hæv tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ə hoʊl ˈdɪfərənt sɛt əv ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈstɛrɔɪdz ðən maɪ kənˈtɛmpərˌɛriz dɪd. təˈdeɪ ju hæv tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk ðə ˈpipəl ju dil wɪθ, wərk wɪθ, lɪv nɛkst tɪ bɪˈlivz ðət "ˈstɛrɔɪdz" kɔz ə pleɪg əv ˈmælədiz, frəm ˈlɪvər, breɪn ənd ˈkɪdni ˈkænsər, tɪ hɑrt əˈtæks ənd stroʊks, tɪ ˌsaɪˈkɑtɪk ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ðət ɛnd ɪn ˈmædnəs, ˈmeɪˌhɛm, ˈmərdər ənd dɛθ. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈdɪskɔrs, ɪf jʊr nɛkst dɔr ˈneɪbər faʊnd aʊt ju wər ə, hid ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪʃ ju wər ə ˈhɛroʊən ˈæˌdɪkt ˌɪnˈstɛd. bæk wɪn aɪ əˈdɑptəd ɑr ˈkəlʧər ɪt wɑz ˈpərfəktli əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ draɪv daʊn tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd baɪ ɔl ðə ril ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl gɪr aɪ ˈwɔntɪd, æt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli loʊ ˈpraɪsɪz, ənd draɪv ɪt bæk tɪ lɑ wɪθ noʊ problema*. ənd noʊ wən kɛrd ɪf ə bənʧ əv gaɪz daʊn æt ðə ʤɪm tʊk ˈstɛrɔɪdz. wi ˈdɪdənt ˈbɑðər ˈɛniˌwən. wi wər ˈtoʊtəli ˈəndər ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr ənd ˈrɪli nɑt duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət rɔŋ, ˈsərtənli ˈnəθɪŋ ˈivɪn riˈmoʊtli fɛˈloʊniəs. wɛl, ɪts nɑt laɪk ðət təˈdeɪ. nɑt ˈoʊnli ər ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˈlɪstɪd baɪ ðə fɛdz ɪn ðə seɪm klæs ɛz nɑrˈkɑtɪks wɪθ ˈprɪzən taɪm fər pəˈzɛsɪŋ, ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ər ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛm ðə ˈmidiə həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdrɪvən ðə "ˈrifər ˈmædnəs" hɪˈstɛriə tɪ səʧ ə dɪˈgri ðət ðɛr ər ˈfæməliz ɪn ˈkænzəs hu bɪˈliv goʊldz ʤɪm ɪz ðə ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪtər fər ðə ˈzɑmbi əˈpɑkəˌlɪps. wət hæʧt səʧ ˌɪnˈsænɪti? əm goʊɪŋ tɪ skɪm ˈoʊvər ðə læst 30 jɪrz ənd dɪˈskraɪb wət aɪ bɪˈliv ər ðə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz ðət lɛd tɪ ðə ˌkɑnˈkɑmətənt ˌkrɪmənələˈzeɪʃən ənd ˌvɪləfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈvɛri sɛks ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz ɑr ˈbɑdiz ˈproʊdus. ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt stɔrm ðə ˌdimənəˈzeɪʃən əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə həz bɪn pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪtɪd baɪ θri ˈikwəli ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl jɛt ˈpaʊərfəl grups: ˈvoʊkəl əˈlɑrmɪsts wɪθ əˈʤɛndəz hu ˌɪnˈsaɪt hɪˈstɛriə beɪst ɔn ˈfɪkʃən, ðə ˈmidiə hu rɪˈpɔrts ɪt, ənd ðə ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən hu bɪˈliv ðeɪ kən du ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɪn ðə jɪrz ðət ˈstɛrɔɪdz hæv bɪn əraʊnd, ðeɪv gɔn frəm ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs, ənˈnoʊn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkɑmpaʊndz tɪ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈmɛnɪs ˈnɪrli ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ ˈhɛroʊən, koʊˈkeɪn, æmˈfɛtəˌminz ənd kləb drəgz, wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɛnəltiz fər ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd pəˈzɛʃən ðət kən pʊt ju əˈweɪ fər ə ˈfɛrli ɪkˈstɛndɪd pɑrt əv jʊr laɪf. haʊ dɪd ðə ˈmidiə ræp ˌɪtˈsɛlf əraʊnd ðɪs ˈɪʃu ənd ˈfənəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈæθˌlits ənd bərˈivd ˈpɛrənts ˈɪntu prəˈmoʊtɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst skæmz ɪn ˈjuˈɛs pɑp ˈkəlʧər? aɪv bɪn əraʊnd ðə blɑk ə fju taɪmz, sin ə bɪt əv ðə wərld wɪθ ɔl əv ðə bɑrk ɔf, bət aɪ kænt fər ðə laɪf əv mi θɪŋk əv əˈnəðər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈtɑpɪk həz ˈgɔtən soʊ ˌmɪskənˈstrud ɛz ðət əv pərˈfɔrməns ɛnˈhænsɪŋ drəgz. wɪθ ðə ˈmɛgə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɪnəˌlɛkt ɪn ðə ˌdimənəˈzeɪʃən kæmp rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ, ˈɛni ˈpərsən əv ˈrizən wʊd hæv tɪ ˈpɑndər... waɪ? ənˈfɔrʧənətli, wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðɪs grup əv drəgz, moʊst, ɪf nɑt ɔl, ˈkɑmən ˈɪnəˌlɛkt goʊz raɪt aʊt əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt ðət ˈvɛri seɪm taɪm 24 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðət ˈnoʊtɪd ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈmɪltən ˈfridmən ˈətərd ðə wərdz kˈwoʊtɪd əˈbəv, ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ eɪʧ. ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ saɪnd haʊs bɪl 4658 "ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz kənˈtroʊl ækt əv 1990 ˈɪntu lɔ, ˈædɪŋ ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz tɪ ˈskɛʤʊl əv ðə lɪst əv kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstənsɪz: ðə seɪm ˈligəl klæs ɛz æmˈfɛtəˌminz, methamphetamines*, ˈoʊpiəts, ənd ˈmɔrfin. ˈsəbsəkwəntli, ɪn 2004 ðə lɔ wɑz əˈmɛndɪd tɪ æd ənd ˈəðər "stərɔɪd laɪk" ˈkɑmpaʊndz tɪ ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri, ðəs ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ˈivɪn riˈmoʊtli rɪˈzɛmbəlz ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ər ɪts ˈifɛkt. ˈleɪtər, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛntənsɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən rikənˈvind tɪ reɪz stərɔɪd ˈpɛnəltiz. təˈdeɪ, ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ bi ˈsɛntənst tɪ 30 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən, ənd faɪnd əp tɪ fər ðə pəˈzɛʃən ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən (ər ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən) əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn, ðə ˈvɛri seɪm ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ðət ˈjumən meɪlz ənd, tɪ ə ˈlɛsər dɪˈgri, ˈjumən ˈfiˌmeɪlz, hæv bɪn ˈkɛriɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn ɑr ˈbɑdiz sɪns ðə ˈərli dɔn əv mæn. lɛt ðət sɪŋk ɪn fər ə ˈmɪnət. dɪd aɪ ʤɪst seɪ ˈθərˌdi jɪrz ənd 5 ˈmɪljən bəks fər ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn? jɛs, aɪ dɪd. wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt əˈmɛrɪkə hir, nɑt nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, raɪt? haʊ kʊd səʧ ən ˌɪnˈseɪn θɪŋ ˈhæpən? wɛl, lɛts wərk ˈbækwərdz. ˈməsəlz, nɑrˈkɑtɪks, ənd ˈprɪzən taɪm fərst lɛt mi gɪv ju ðə ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɛz ðeɪ stænd təˈdeɪ tɪ gɪv ju ðə fʊl ˈmægnəˌtud əv ʤɪst haʊ fɑr wiv kəm sɪns ðə dɔn əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ɪn ðə læb ðə ˈvɛri seɪm ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ðət hæf əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən meɪl ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈpəblɪk juzd tɪ ˈproʊdus wɪn ðeɪ hæd ˈtɛˌstɪkəlz. ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə keɪs, haɪ ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənts wər ˈɪnˌsɛnst ˈoʊvər ðə fɔr mənθ slæp ɔn ðə rɪst ˈvɪktər ˈkɔnteɪ rɪˈsivd ˈæftər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt spɛnt fɔr jɪrz ənd ˈoʊvər 50 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ənd ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ɪm. ɔn mɑrʧ 27th*, 2006 ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛntənsɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən əˈmɛndɪd ðə ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər ˌænəˈbɑlɪk stərɔɪd ˈkeɪsɪz baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə weɪ stərɔɪd kˈwɑntətiz ər ˈfæktərd tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli ˌɪnˈkris ˈsɛntənsɪz. ðə kəˈmɪʃənz əˈmɛndmənt meɪd ˌɪnˈʤɛktəbəl ənd ˈɔrəl ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ˈəðər ˈskɛʤʊl drəgz ɪn ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ. ðət minz ðət naʊ, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə 50 pɪlz ðət juzd tɪ ˈikwəl wən ˈjunɪt, wən "ˈjunɪt" əv ˈɔrəl ˈstɛrɔɪdz ɪz naʊ wən pɪl. wən "ˈjunɪt" əv ˌɪnˈʤɛktəbəl ˈstɛrɔɪdz goʊz frəm ə 10 ˈsiˈsi ˈbɑtəl daʊn tɪ hæf ə ˈsiˈsi. ˈnæʧərəli, ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪz rɔt wɪθ stuˈpɪdɪˌti, nɑt ðə list əv wɪʧ biɪŋ ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛni ˈlæŋgwɪʤ pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpoʊtənsi əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr drəg. ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə lɔ, ə stərɔɪd ɪz ə stərɔɪd. ðət minz ə 5 tæb ɪz ɛz ˈikwəli fɛˈloʊniəs ɛz ə 50 tæb əv anadrol*, ər 1 ˈsiˈsi əv biɪŋ ˈikwəl tɪ ə 250 preload*. ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn ʧeɪnʤ ˈɔlsoʊ peɪz noʊ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈstɛrɔɪdz ənd ˈəðər ˈskɛʤʊl drəgz. ɔl ˈskɛʤʊl drəgz ər nɑrˈkɑtɪks ðət ɪˈlɪsɪt ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət, ˈifɛkt wɪn juzd fər ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən, waɪl ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪˈlɪsɪt ə ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈifɛkt ənd noʊ ˈifɛkt. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, noʊ ˈkoʊʤənt ˈɑrgjəmənt kən ˌjuˈsərp ðə lɔ əv ðə lænd, wɪʧ ˈəndər ˈtaɪtəl 21 u.s.c*. steɪts ðət pəˈzɛʃən əv ʤɪst wən ˈtæblət əv ˈɛni stərɔɪd ɪz naʊ ə ˈfɛdərəl kraɪm ˈpənɪʃəbəl baɪ əp tɪ wən jɪr ɪn ʤeɪl fər ə fərst əˈfɛns, ənd əp tɪ tu jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən fər ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ə praɪər drəg kənˈvɪkʃən. ənd, ɪf ju θɪŋk ðæts bæd, ju ˈrɪli doʊnt wɔnt tɪ gɪt kɔt "dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ" ˈstɛrɔɪdz. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz əˈplaɪ tɪ pəˈzɛʃən wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut, ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt seɪlz. fər kənˈvɪkʃənz əv ə "kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns ɪn ˈskɛʤʊl, səʧ ˈpərsən ʃæl bi ˈsɛntənst tɪ ə tərm əv ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt əv nɑt mɔr ðən 10 jɪrz ənd ɪf dɛθ ər ˈsɪriəs ˈbɑdəli ˈɪnʤəri rɪˈzəlts frəm ðə juz əv səʧ ˈsəbstəns ʃæl bi ˈsɛntənst tɪ ə tərm əv ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt əv nɑt mɔr ðən 15 jɪrz, ə faɪn nɑt tɪ ɪkˈsid ðə ˈgreɪtər əv ðət ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə prəˈvɪʒənz əv ˈtaɪtəl 18 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts koʊd, ər ɪf ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ɪz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ər ɪf ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ɪz ˈəðər ðən ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ər boʊθ." "ɪf ˈɛni ˈpərsən kəˈmɪts səʧ ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən ˈæftər ə praɪər kənˈvɪkʃən fər ə ˈfɛləni drəg əˈfɛns həz bɪˈkəm ˈfaɪnəl, səʧ ˈpərsən ʃæl bi ˈsɛntənst tɪ ə tərm əv ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt əv nɑt mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz ənd ɪf dɛθ ər ˈsɪriəs ˈbɑdəli ˈɪnʤəri rɪˈzəlts frəm ðə juz əv səʧ ˈsəbstəns ʃæl bi ˈsɛntənst tɪ ə tərm əv ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt əv nɑt mɔr ðən 30 jɪrz, ə faɪn nɑt tɪ ɪkˈsid ðə ˈgreɪtər əv twaɪs ðət ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə prəˈvɪʒənz əv ˈtaɪtəl 18 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts koʊd, ər ɪf ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ɪz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ər ɪf ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ɪz ˈəðər ðən ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ər boʊθ." wət kʊd ðɪs min tɪ ju? lɛts ˌɪˈmæʤən ju hæv ə ˈbədi daʊn æt ðə ʤɪm hu pɪkt əp ə fju ˈbɑtəlz əv tɛst fər ju ənd ə fju əv hɪz ˈəðər ˈbədiz waɪl hi wɑz daʊn ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. ɔn hɪz weɪ bæk tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs hi wɑz dɪˈteɪnd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəstəmz ənd sərʧt, ənˈkəvərɪŋ 30 ər 40 ˈbɑtəlz əv ˈvɛriəs ˈstɛrɔɪdz. ˈsərtənli ˈnəθɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈɔrdəˌnɛri fər. hi wɑz brɔt ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt ənd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ə ˈskɛʤʊl drəg. ðə ʤəʤ lʊkt æt ðə ˈjunɪt əˈmaʊnt əv ʤus ənd ˈfɪgjərd hi ˈbɛtər nɑt kɪk bæk tɪ ðə steɪt ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv səʧ ə ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl stərɔɪd ˈkɪŋˌpɪn ənd əˈsaɪnd ðə keɪs tɪ ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt. ənd hi ˈprɑbəˌbli woʊnt grænt beɪl bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈbədi ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə flaɪt rɪsk bɪˈkəz hiz ən əˈkjuzd ˌɪmˈpɔrtər wɪθ əˈlɛʤd taɪz tɪ ə ˈfɔrən ˈkəntri. sɪns ðə fɛdz tɛnd tɪ fid ˈəpˈstrim, ðɛr nɑt tu ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈɔfər jʊr ˈbədi ə dil tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪm tɪ jʊr haʊs ənd wɛr ə waɪər. bət, ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti dɪz ɪgˈzɪst, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz biɪŋ ˈhændəld baɪ ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst ˈeɪʤənts hu, beɪst ɔn ðə ˈjunɪt əˈmaʊnt ənd ˈkəntri ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, θɪŋk ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsævɪʤ stərɔɪd kɑrˈtɛl. ɪf jʊr ˈbədi ˈdəzənt hæv ə gʊd ˈlɔjər hil bi kənˈvɪktəd əv stərɔɪd ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən ənd pəˈzɛʃən wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut, ənd ɪf ɪts hɪz ˈsɛkənd əˈfɛns, hi kʊd bi ˈlʊkɪŋ æt 20 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən gɪts hərt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə gɪr hi ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ðɛn æd əˈnəðər 10 jɪrz. ənd ðɛn ðɛrz ðə faɪn... waɪl səʧ ˈsɛntənsɪz ˈrɛrli ˈɛvər si ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl stɪl ɪgˈzɪsts, ˈəndər ðə lɔ, fər ə 30 jɪr ˈsɛntəns fər wət wʊd əˈmaʊnt tɪ ə fju ˈbɑtəlz əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ju pɪkt əp fər ə fju əv jʊr ˈbədiz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ jʊr oʊn. mɔr daʊn tɪ ˌriˈæləˌti, fər ə fərst offence*: əp tɪ tu jɪrz ʤɪst fər ˈhævɪŋ ɪt ɪn jʊr pəˈzɛʃən ənd əp tɪ faɪv ɪf jʊr ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈivɪn riˈmoʊtli kənˈsɪdərd rɪʧ. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz meɪd ʃʊr ðɛrz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ˌɛniˈmɔr ɛz ə slæp ɔn ðə rɪst fər stərɔɪd kraɪmz. ðə ˈʃeɪmfəl truθ əv təˈdeɪ ɪz, ɪf jʊr ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəl ənd hæd ɔl ðə gɪr ju wər goʊɪŋ tɪ nid ɔl jɪr tɪ kəmˈpit ˈhɪdən ɪn ə smɔl træʃ bæg ˈəndər jʊr ˈbæθˌrum sɪŋk, ənd jʊr dɔr gɑt kɪkt ɪn (ˈæftər ju ækˈsɛptɪd ə ˈpækɪʤ frəm ə kənˈtroʊld dɪˈlɪvəri), ðə ˈjunɪt əˈmaʊnt əv ɔl ðə gɪr ɪn jʊr haʊs meɪks ju ə ˈkɪŋˌpɪn ˈdilər ənd ɪf ju doʊnt hæv ə gʊd ˈlɔjər jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ peɪ ə ˈhɛfti faɪn, luz jʊr haʊs, jʊr kɑr, jʊr ʤɑb, ˈɛni ˈlaɪsənsɪz ju maɪt hæv, ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ ju ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ʤɪst ʃaɪ əv ə ʧaɪld məˈlɛstər, jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈprɪzən fər ə lɔŋ taɪm ənd wɪn ju gɪt aʊt jul hæv ˈnəθɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ; jʊr ˈfɛləni ˈrɛkərd wɪl hɔnt ju lɔŋ ˈæftər jʊr ɔf ˈpeɪpər. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ rɪsk ðət ˈpoʊzɪz tɪ ə greɪt ˈmɛni kəmˈpɛtɪtərz ðiz deɪz. ˈɛni ˈrizənəbəl ˈpərsən hu noʊz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðiz drəgz noʊz ðɪs ɪz ə təf pɪl tɪ sˈwɔloʊ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ju kənˈsɪdər haʊ ˈstɛrɔɪdz kəmˈpɛr tɪ ˈəðər ˈligəl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkaʊntər drəgz, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl. tɪ ˈɛni ˈrizənəbəl ˈpərsən, ðə ˈgəvərnmənts pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ˈlunəsi. spɔrts, ˈkɑŋgrəs, ənd "prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən" haʊ wɑz ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən sweɪd soʊ fɑr əˈweɪ frəm ðə truθ? ðə ˈmidiə droʊv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈɪntu ə ˈvərʧuəl əˈtæk ˈfrɛnzi, ˌkɑnˈkɑmətəntli ˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪzɪŋ ənd ə non-narcotic*, ˈɔltərɪŋ drəg ə ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ˈnæʧərəli əˈkərɪŋ ɪn ɑr ˈbɑdiz ðət kən hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs bi ˈstrɔŋgər, mɔr ˈməskjələr, ˈlinər, pərˈfɔrm ˈbɛtər ənd æd kˈwɑləti tɪ ən ˈeɪʤɪŋ meɪlz laɪf. ɪt ˈbeɪsɪkli bɔɪlz daʊn tɪ ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl ˈfɔrmjələ: əˈlɑrmɪsts wɪθ ən əˈʤɛndə gɪt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə ˈmidiə ðət mɪˈsteɪts fækts, ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪts kleɪmz, sɛnˌseɪʃənəˈlaɪzɪz əˈkaʊnts ənd əˈsaɪnz bleɪm wɪˈθaʊt kɔz ʤɪst tɪ meɪk ðə ˈstɔri ˈsɛksi. ðɪs ˈvɑmət lændz ɔn ðə kreɪp hɛr əv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu wɪl stænd ɔn ðɛr ˈsɑgi hɛdz ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ lɛd əˈnəðər blaɪnd kruˈseɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbɪgəst skæm tɪ ˈɛvər ˌɪnˈveɪd ˈpɑləˌtɪks: "seɪv ɑr ˈʧɪldrən." ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈstɛrɔɪdz goʊ, ðə moʊst ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv wət ˈhæpənd ɪz ðɪs: ˈstɛrɔɪdz ənd ˈəðər hæd bɪn ɪn ˈfɛrli ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd juz ɪn ənd oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli 60s*, əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli. waɪl ðə aɪərn spɔrts kɛpt ə ˈprɪti loʊ ˈproʊˌfaɪl, ðə pərˈfɔrməns ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ðə drəgz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsipɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈəðər, mɔr ˈpɑpjələr spɔrts səʧ ɛz ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ənd træk ənd fild. ðɛr juz prəˈlɪfərˌeɪtɪd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftɪŋ, ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ, ənd træk ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈbeɪsˈbɔl keɪm weɪ ˈleɪtər (æt list ðæts wət moʊst ˈpipəl θɪŋk). waɪl ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ənd wər stɪl ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈweɪ frəm ə ˈpəblɪʃt drəg ˈpɑləsi, ən ˈəˌprɔr wɑz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ bɪld əˈməŋ tɔp ˈlɛvəl ˈæməˌʧər ˈæθˌlits əˈmɪd feɪld drəg tɛsts ənd ðə mɑrkt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ɪn ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ənd oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftɪŋ, bət ˈnəθɪŋ meɪd kwaɪt ɪˈnəf nɔɪz tɪ reɪz ˈmɛni ˈaɪˌbraʊz. ðɛn ɪn 1988 æt ðə ˈsəmər oʊˈlɪmpɪks ɪn soʊl, kəˈneɪdiən ˈsprɪntər bɛn ˈʤɑnsən pləkt ʤɪst ˈsɛkəndz aʊt əv ðə θɪn ɛr ðət spænd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz ənd meɪd ðɛm ðə moʊst tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈsikwəns əv ˈnəmbərz ɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈhɪstəri nɛkst tɪ 666 ɪts nɑt soʊ məʧ ðət ˈʤɑnsən ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv fər ˈæftər ðə reɪs ənd ɑˈstɛnsəbli ˈʧitɪd hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə wərld ˈrɛkərd. ɪt hæd mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈbitɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfeɪvərɪt, kɑrl luɪs, baɪ ˈʧitɪŋ baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstɛrɔɪdz! ɪn wəts kənˈsɪdərd ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr əv ɔl ˈsəmər oʊˈlɪmpɪk spɔrts. əˈməŋ ðə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt kraʊd, ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ˈkænədə kʊd bit əˈmɛrɪkə wɑz tɪ ʧit. bət rɪˈmɛmbər, saɪəns dɪz nɑt pruv ˈnɛgətɪvz. waɪl ˈʤɑnsənz ˈpɑzətɪv tɛst pruvd hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈwɪni, ˈluɪsɪz ˈnɛgətɪv tɛst rɪˈzəlts fər bænd drəgz dɪz nɑt pruv hi ˈwəzənt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm. ɪt ʤɪst minz ðə tɛst ˈdɪdənt dɪˈtɛkt ˈɛni. bi ðət ɛz ɪt meɪ, ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi bridz kənˈtɛmpt ʤɪst ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪt bridz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz, ənd naʊ ˈstɛrɔɪdz hæd ə feɪs: ə rɪˈvɪrd ˈʧæmpiən əv ðə moʊst ˈhæloʊd əv oʊˈlɪmpɪk spɔrts. ˈʤɑnsən wɑz ˈʃʊrli ə roʊl ˈmɑdəl fər ˈmɪljənz əv kɪdz. ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət sɛndz tɪ ɑr juθ, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ groʊɪŋ əˈlɑrmɪst rɪˈpɔrts ðət haɪ skul ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz wər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstɛrɔɪdz, ənd ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hæd ðə ɔr dərv ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt ˈdɪnər ˈstɑrtɪd. bɪtˈwin ˈʤɑnsənz dɪskˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən ɪn 1988 ənd ˈɪntu 1990 kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈhirɪŋz wər hɛld tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ðə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstənsɪz ækt ʃʊd bi əˈmɛndɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ mɔr ˈsɪriəs drəgz laɪk ˈvæˌliəm, ˈoʊpiəts, ənd æmˈfɛtəˌminz. ˈkɑŋgrəs wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kɔl ˈwɪtnəsɪz huz ˈstɔriz wʊd hɛlp səˈpɔrt ˌkrɪmənələˈzeɪʃən frəm ðə əv ə ˈfiˌmeɪl oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈæθˌlit, tɪ ə proʊ ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪər səˈʤɛstɪŋ (wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛvədəns) ðət hɪz hɑrt ˈprɑbləmz wər lɪŋkt tɪ hɪz pæst stərɔɪd juz, tɪ ðə kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ koʊʧ fər ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə hu ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd "ˈstɛrɔɪdz məst bi kənˈsɪdərd ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns, noʊ ˈdɪfərənt ðən koʊˈkeɪn." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt wɑz ən əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər əv sɪˈkaɪətri æt jeɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti skul əv ˈmɛdəsən, ə gaɪ neɪmd ˈkɛnɪθ kashin*, hu spoʊk, vərˈbeɪtəm, ðə wərdz ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hir. ðə gʊd ˈdɔktər ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət "stərɔɪd juz kən kɔz ən əˈdɪkʃən wɪθ ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz tɪ ˈælkəˌhɑl, ˈoʊpiət, ənd koʊˈkeɪn əˈdɪkʃən." hi tɔkt əˈbaʊt "ˈdeɪnʤərəs bɪˈheɪvjər waɪl ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd ɔn ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz" ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu hæv "lɔst kənˈtroʊl əv ðɛr bɪˈheɪvjər," ər "bɪˈkeɪm ˈvaɪələnt." jɛs, ðɪs ˈpəpɪt ʃoʊ ˈrɪli wɛnt ɔn. wɪn ɔl wɑz sɛd ənd dən, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əv ðə di, ama*, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ ənd ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz əv ðə moʊst ˈnɑləʤəbəl ˈɛkspərts, ˈkɑŋgrəs ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz tɪ ə ˈskɛʤʊl kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstənsɪz ˈəndər ˈtaɪtəl 21 əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts koʊd, wɪʧ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪts fud ənd drəgz. ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɪn ðə ˌdimənəˈzeɪʃən ˈhɪstəri əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz, əˈspɛʃəli wɛr ɪz kənˈsərnd. ɪt mɑrks ə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt wɛr ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz wər biɪŋ juˈnænəməsli ˈænsərd baɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈæθˌlits, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈʤəʤɪz, prəˈmoʊtərz, ˈmægəˌzin ˈpəblɪʃərz, ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ˈkəmpəˌni ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, ˈbeɪsɪkli ðə ɪnˈtaɪər aɪərn ˈɪndəstri. ðə dɔn əv ðə ˈəʃərd ɪn ðə ˈɪrə əv ədˈvænst ˌfɑrməˈkɑləʤi ɪn ʤɪst ɪn taɪm fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ meɪk moʊst əv ɪt ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈfɛləni. ðə juˈnænəməs dɪˈsɪʒən ˈɛvriˌwən ˈəltəmətli meɪd wɑz tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə lɔ. tɪ ðɪs deɪ, sɪns ðə lɔ wɑz pæst 24 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪndəstri əˈməŋ ðə kəmˈpɛtɪtərz əv ɔl ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈdɪsəplənz tɪ ðə ˈkɑtɪʤ ˈɪndəstri ðət fidz ɔf ðɛr ˈbɑdiz ðɛr ˈɪzənt ðə sˈlaɪtəst hɪnt ðɛrz ə ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ðət proʊˈhɪbəts stərɔɪd juz, ˈtræfɪkɪŋ, ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ, baɪɪŋ ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, pəˈzɛsɪŋ ɪt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈɛni tɔp ˈnæʃənəl ənd moʊst proʊz kʊd wɔk əraʊnd wɪθ ə ˈflæʃɪŋ niɑn saɪn ˈoʊvər ðɛr hɛdz ðət sɪz "stərɔɪd ˈjuzər," "drəg ˈdilər," "sˈməgələr," ər "ˈɪntərˌnɛt baɪər." ɪts ə ˈwəndər ðeɪ doʊnt gɪt kɔt, ɔl əv ðɛm, laɪk ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, mi ˌɪnˈkludɪd. bət səʧ ərˈɛsts ər nɑt ɛz ˈkɑmən ɛz jʊd θɪŋk. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈɑbviəs, ˌɪˈligəl aʊt ðɛr, æt list tɛn ə wik, ðɛr ˈdilərz, ʃʊd bi ˈgɪtɪŋ pɑpt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri. bət ðeɪ ˈɑrənt. haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl, ənd moʊst ˈəðər ˈæθˌlits fər ðət ˈmætər, sim ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈjun tɪ ðə lɔ əv ðə lænd. soʊ, hu ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt? ˈæθˌlits wɔk, ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl ˈlɪftərz du taɪm wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ədˈvaɪs əv ðə ˈɛkspərts ənd ˈbʊlˌdoʊz ðɪs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən θru? peɪʤ ˈæftər peɪʤ əv kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ʤɪst tu pɔɪnts. fərst, ðə ˌɔnˈfɛr ædˈvæntɪʤ ðə stərɔɪd ˈjuzər həz ˈoʊvər ðoʊz hu doʊnt juz ðɛm; ənd ˈsɛkənd, ˈkɑŋgrəs wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðə əv ˈʧitɪŋ wɪθ ðə ənˈseɪvəri ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət stərɔɪd juz ɪn spɔrts sɛndz tɪ ɑr juθ. ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls ɪt wʊd teɪk ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɔf əv ðə proʊ ˈæθˌlits ˈgɪtɪŋ ərˈɛstɪd fər dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ˈʧɑrʤɪz, koʊk bəsts, sɛks ənd dɔg ˈfaɪtɪŋ. ɪts nən əv ðət, kɪdz, ɪts ˈstɛrɔɪdz ðət ˈsəli ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv spɔrts fər ju. rɪˈmɛmbər, ˈʧitɪŋ ɪz bæd. əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈæftər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ɔn ðə bʊks ɪt ˈwəzənt ðə ˈʧitɪŋ ˈæθˌlits hu wər ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt ðeɪ ʤɪst kɛpt ɔn ˈʧitɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈgri ðət ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli haɪ skul, ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz ˈfɪgjərd aʊt ðət ɪts ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈstɛrɔɪdz kəm ðɛr weɪ. ɪts ə ˈgɪvɪn. fər ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnt, ðə lɔ wɑz ə flɑp. wət ˈhæpənd wɑz ðət ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈəðərˌwaɪz əˈmɛrɪkənz nɑt ˈæθˌlits, bət məˈʧʊr ˈædəlt meɪlz hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd, əreɪnd, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd, kənˈvɪktəd, ˈfɔrfɪtɪd ˈprɑpərti, lɔst ðɛr ʤɑbz ənd ðɛr ˈlaɪsənsɪz, ənd ˈsɛntənst tɪ ˈprɪzən fər ðə ˈpərsɪnəl juz əv ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz. ˈvərʧuəli nən əv ðɛm hæv bɪn tɔp proʊ, oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈæθˌlits, ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪərz ənd ˈsərtənli nɑt ˈbeɪsˈbɔl pleɪərz. ðɛr nɑt ˈʧitɪŋ ɪn spɔrts; ðɛr nɑt ˈivɪn pleɪɪŋ spɔrts. bət ðɛr ðə wənz biɪŋ drægd θru ðə ˈsɪstəm baɪ ə lɔ ðət wɑz ˈnɛvər mɛnt fər ðɛm. ˈhənərdz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz əv kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈtrænˌskrɪpt ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə ˈivɪn pleɪɪŋ fild ɪn spɔrts. nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl wərd wɑz ˈɛvər peɪd tɪ ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ə ˈhɛlθi ˈædəlt meɪl, ˈrənɪŋ ə laɪt ˈsaɪkəl əv tɛst ənd tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðə ˈifɛkts əv hɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ, wʊd bi ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd. hiz noʊ wənz roʊl ˈmɑdəl ənd hiz nɑt ˈʧitɪŋ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈæθˌlits. hiz nɑt ˈbɑðərɪŋ ˈɛnibədi. jɛt aɪ noʊ fər ʃʊr ðət ðə ˈneɪʃənz tɔp stərɔɪd lɔ fərmz' faɪlz wʊd səˈpɔrt ðə kleɪm ðət ɪt ɪz hi, nɑt ðə ˈʧitɪŋ ˈæθˌlit, biɪŋ snɛrd. ɪn laɪt əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæθˌlits nɑt əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ðə prɛs ɔn stərɔɪd ˈʧɑrʤɪz, ðɛr wər, ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd rɪˈpɔrts əv stərɔɪd juz əˈməŋ ˈæθˌlits ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ʧit. ðɛr wɑz nɑt jɛt ˈɛni ril ˈdeɪnʤər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðɛm. əv kɔrs ðɛr wər rɪˈpɔrts əv saɪd ˈifɛkts ənd ˈoʊvərˈdrɔn rɪˈpɔrts əv reɪʤ, bət ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈrɪli ərk ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt, əˈspɛʃəli tɪ ɑr ˈprɛʃəs juθ. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, baɪ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈmidiə, ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈdɪskɔrs ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm lɛs əˈbaʊt ˈʧitɪŋ roʊl ˈmɑdəlz ənd mɔr əˈbaʊt hɛlθ. ˈʃʊrli, ɪf ˈʤunjər ɪz ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪŋ ə drəg ɪn ðə seɪm klæs ɛz ˈhɛroʊən, hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ənd ɛnd əp ˈhæŋɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn hɪz ˈbɛˌdrum ər daɪ əˈnəðər ˈgrusəm dɛθ frəm ə dɪˈʤɛnərətɪv dɪˈziz səʧ ɛz ˈkænsər, ər kəmˈplitli goʊ ˈkreɪzi ənd ʃut əp hɪz haɪ skul. ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti məʧ ækˈsɛptɪd ðət ˈæθˌlits ər proʊn tɪ ˈʧitɪŋ ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstɛrɔɪdz tɪ du soʊ, bət æt wət kɔst? ˈsɪmpli ˈpæsɪŋ ə lɔ tɪ ˈtərgət ðə ˈæθˌlit ˈwəzənt ɪˈnəf (ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðə fækt ðət ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ˈwərkɪŋ). əˈmɛrɪkə ˈnidɪd ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ sɛnd ɑr ˈdɑrlɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən. ˈʧitɪŋ ˈɪzənt ʤɪst ˌɪˈmɔrəl, ˈʧitɪŋ hæd tɪ bi ˈdeɪnʤərəs bɪˈkəz ˈstɛrɔɪdz ər bæd drəgz. bət, haʊ bæd? ˈstɛrɔɪdz: ðɛl kɪl ju ənˈtɪl jʊr dɛd! ə jɪr ˈæftər ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɑz pæst, ðə moʊst fɪrd mæn ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, laɪl ɑlˈzɑdoʊ, wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ breɪn ˈkænsər hi sɛd wɑz brɔt ɔn baɪ stərɔɪd juz. ə jɪr ˈæftər hi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst, hi daɪd frəm ɪt: ə freɪl, wik, kˈwɪvərɪŋ ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ðə mæn hi juzd tɪ bi. naʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmidiə, ˈstɛrɔɪdz hæd ˈoʊpənli kleɪmd ðɛr fərst ˈvɪktɪm, ə haɪ ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl stɑr hu daɪd frəm ˈstɛrɔɪdz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈprɑbləm? ɪt ˈwəzənt tru. əv kɔrs ðə truθ ˈdɪdənt ˈmætər. ðə hɛlθ ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz naʊ əˈfɪʃəli hæd ə feɪs, ənd ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈprɪti. bət ɪt wɑz ˈsɛlɪŋ laɪk ˈhɑtˌkeɪks ɔn ðə məˈʃin. kɪdz lʊkt əp tɪ laɪl, ðɛn hi tʊk ˈstɛrɔɪdz ənd hi laɪd ənd ðɛn hi daɪd bɪˈkəz hi laɪd ənd tʊk ˈstɛrɔɪdz. oʊ, ðə ˈtrævəsti tɪ ɑr ˈprɛʃəs juθ! ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˈməni ðə ˈθɛrəpɪsts wɪl bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ daʊn ðə roʊd wɪn ðɪs ˈtrɔmə ˈsərfəsɪz, ˈmænəˌfɛstɪŋ maɪld ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə ənd ˈɪʃuz wɪθ trəst ənd ˈɪntəməsi. ðɪs sɛt ðə steɪʤ fər wət wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ kəm. stərɔɪd hɪˈstɛriə wɑz ɪn fʊl swɪŋ. ˈɛni æˈbɛrənt ˈvaɪələnt bɪˈheɪvjər, ˈmərdər ər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈɛni ˈæθˌlit ənd ʤərˈɑldoʊ rɪˈvɛrə wʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli "smɛl ˈstɛrɔɪdz" wɪθ ðət ɪˈnɔrmɪs əv hɪz. nuz rɪˈpɔrts wʊd əˈbaʊnd əˈbaʊt haʊ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni pruf ˈstɛrɔɪdz kɔzd ər kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ səʧ ˈʃɑkɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər waɪl kəmˈplitli ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ məʧ mɔr ˈrɛləvənt ˈfæktərz səʧ ɛz biɪŋ ɔn mɪsˈmænɪʤd drəgz, nɑrˈkɑtɪk peɪn ˈkɪlərz, ˈælkəˌhɑl ər ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ˌðɛˈrəv wɪθ ər wɪˈθaʊt ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ saɪˈkoʊsəs. ɪt gɑt tɪ ə pɔɪnt ɪn ðə wɛr ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛni ənˈjuˌʒuəl æˈbɛrənt bɪˈheɪvjər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə prɛs hæd səm ˈmɛnʃən əv "ˈstɛrɔɪdz." dɪˈfɛns əˈtərniz ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ə "stərɔɪd dɪˈfɛns" ðət rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ə kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət "ðə ˈstɛrɔɪdz meɪd ðɛr klaɪənt du ɪt." ɪt wərkt ə fju taɪmz, bət ðɛn ðə ˈʤəʤɪz gɑt waɪz. ˈdərti ˈʧitərz seɪv ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ jɪrz brɔt ˈjuˈɛs əˈnəðər ˈpɪvətəl pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˌdimənəˈzeɪʃən ˈhɪstəri əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz: ðə ˈɪnfəməs ˈbeɪsˈbɔl straɪk. mɔr tɪ ðə pɔɪnt, ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən əv ðə geɪm ðət hæd ɔl bət daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə straɪk. ðə pleɪərz goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ wərk ˈwəzənt ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈrifɪl ðə ˈsteɪdiəmz. noʊp, ðə fænz stɪl wərənt ˈvɛri ˈhæpi. wət ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈnidɪd wɑz səm ɪkˈsaɪtmənt. ɪt ˈnidɪd ə hoʊmˈrən reɪs ənd ðə bæʃ ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈrɑʤər ˈmɑrɪs ˈgɪtɪŋ bəmpt aʊt əv ðə weɪ. ðeɪ ˈnidɪd məgˈwaɪər ənd ˈsoʊsə ənd ˈbɛri bɑndz ˈkrækɪŋ ðɛm aʊt əv ðə pɑrk ɪn ə ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛndləs ˈvɑli, ˈrækɪŋ əp hoʊmˈrənz laɪk ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdiz ˈbɪznɪs. ðə fænz keɪm ˈskrimɪŋ bæk. hæd ɪts bɛst jɪr ɪn ˈhɪstəri: ə ˈpeɪˌdeɪ æt ðə ˈvɛri haɪt əv ðə stərɔɪd ˈskændəl, waɪl ðə pleɪərz hu meɪd ɪt ˈhæpən hu wər toʊld tɪ du "ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt teɪks" tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən wər ˈgɪtɪŋ θroʊn ˈəndər ðə bəs. ðə geɪm wɑz ənd ˈivɪn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˌkænˈsɛkoʊ sɛd soʊ. ɪn 2004 ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz steɪt əv ðə ˈjunjən ˈæˌdrɛs, ˈprɛzɪdənt bʊʃ (ˈfɔrmər ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər əv ðə tim fər wɪʧ ˌkænˈsɛkoʊ pleɪd ənd ərnd ðə ˈnɪkˌneɪm "ðə ˈgɑdˌfɑðər əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz") dɪˈmændɪd ə ˈkrækˌdaʊn ɔn ðə drəgz "bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd sɛnd ə bæd ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ɑr juθ." wiks ˈleɪtər, ðɛn əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɑn ˈæʃˌkrɔft rɛd ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ˈvɪktər ˈkɔnteɪ ənd θri ˈəðərz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə beɪ ˈɛriə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv (ˈleɪtər tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈɪnfəməs ɛz "balco*") ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ðə ˈskændəl ðət ˈleɪtər məˈtæstəˌsaɪzd ənd dru ˈbɛri bɑndz ˈɪntu ðə foʊld. ɔl ðə waɪl ˈkɑŋgrəs kənˈvind ənd rikənˈvind ənd hɛld ˈhirɪŋ ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl tɪ ðə prɪˈpɑstərəs dɪˈgri ðət ɪt spɛnt mɔr taɪm ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈstɛrɔɪdz ðən ɪt dɪd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ðə wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ər waɪ ðə ˈlɛviz broʊk ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə, kəmˈbaɪnd. ðə ˈteɪlər ˈhutən ˈtræʤədi ˈdʊrɪŋ wən əv ðoʊz ˈhirɪŋz, ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni wɑz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ə gaɪ neɪmd dɑn ˈhutən hu bleɪmd ˈstɛrɔɪdz fər hɪz sən ˈteɪlərz ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˌɪtˈsɛlf, i.e*. bəd ˈsɛlɪg, fər ˈsɛndɪŋ ðɪs ˈliθəl ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ɑr juθ. kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ʧæˈstaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈaɪdəlz əv ðə greɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpæˌstaɪm kɔt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl nuz ˈmidiə ənd wɪˈθɪn ˈmɪnəts sɪˈmɛntɪd ˈteɪlər feɪs əˈməŋ ənd ˈʤɑnsənz wɪn hi geɪv tin stərɔɪd dɛθ ə neɪm ðət bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld wərd. ə ˈhænsəm, waɪt, 17 haɪ skul ˈbeɪsˈbɔl pleɪər frəm ˈtɛksəs neɪmd ˈteɪlər, kət daʊn ɪn ðə praɪm əv hɪz juθ baɪ ðə ˈivəl ˈskɛʤʊl drəg ðət proʊ bɔl pleɪərz juz tɪ ʧit æt əˈmɛrɪkəz greɪt ˈpæˌstaɪm... ju maɪt ɛz wɛl drɛs əp ɛz ˈhɪtlər ənd sɛt faɪər tɪ ðə flæg ɔn jʊr frənt lɔn ɔn ˈvɛtərənz deɪ. tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, dɑn kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ə ˈlæfɪŋ stɑk riˈplit wɪθ ˌsɑfoʊˈmɑrɪk skɛr ˈtæktɪks ənd loʊdz əv ɛˈroʊniəs ˌsəpəˈzɪʃənz, ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈaʊˈtraɪt laɪz. tɪ ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈfɔrəm ˈmɛmbərz, dɑn ˈhutən ɪz ə tul. waɪl ðæts ə sæd θɪŋ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ hi ˈbɛrid hɪz sən, ðə truθ ɪz ðət fər ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈniðər hi, nɔr hɪz ˈteɪlər ˈhutən faʊnˈdeɪʃən, hæv ˈprɑfərd ə sɪnʤ truθ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz. ɪn noʊ ˈəðər ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnstəns ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə stərɔɪd dəˈbeɪt həz ðə əˈlɑrmɪst wɪθ ðə əˈʤɛndə meɪd aʊt ɛz wɛl fər hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz dɑn ˈhutən, ənd mɪsˈlid mɔr ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəs duɪŋ ɪt. ðə ˈrəkəs ˈhutən həz meɪd ˈoʊvər hɪz sənz ˈsuɪˌsaɪd meɪd ˈteɪlərz dɛθ ə ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˈtɑpɪk ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ənd ˈsərtənli mɑrks əˈnəðər ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɪn ðə ˌdimənəˈzeɪʃən əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈhutən keɪs həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɛstərd ɪn ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kəmˈjunɪti fər ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd naʊ, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɪntu pleɪ səm əv ðə moʊst rɪˈspɛktɪd ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈɛkspərts ɪn ðə fild. əˈməŋ ðɛm, ðə ˈwaɪdli ækˈsɛptɪd kənˈsɛnsəs ɪz ðət ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˈdɪdənt kɪl ˈteɪlər ˈhutən. ðə sin ɪn ˈbɪgər ˈstrɔŋgər ˈfæstər wɪθ ˈdɑktər. nɔrm fɑs ˈprɪti məʧ ɪˈpɪtəˌmaɪzɪz ðə əˈpɪnjən əv ˌənˈbaɪəst ˈɛkspərts. ɪf ðɛrz ə ˈkɛmɪkəl tɪ bleɪm fər ˌɪnˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən tɪ hæŋ hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈteɪlərz dɛθ ɪz, frəm ə ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, fɑr mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv bɪn ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ðə prəˈskrɪpʃən drəg hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ:, ə ˈpɑpjələr səˈlɛktɪv sərəˈtoʊnɪn ˌɪnˈhɪbətər (ssri*). ðə ˈdætə ɪz ʤɪst nɑt ðɛr tɪ pʊt ðə bleɪm ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. ənd ðɛˈrɪn laɪz ðə rəb. ðə ˈteɪlər ˈhutən ˈsuɪˌsaɪd həz bɪn daɪˈsɛktəd ˈnumərəs taɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd baɪ ˈnumərəs klɪˈnɪʃənz, ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈfɛʃənəlz əˈmæsɪŋ kwaɪt ə bɪt əv pɪr rivˈjud ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ˈdætə. hɪrz ə brif sɪˈnɑpsɪs əv ðə ˈpəblɪʃt məˈtɪriəl baɪ ˈdɑktər. ʤæk darkes*: "ˈteɪlər ˈhutən rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈkələrd hɪz hɛr ənd lʊkt twaɪs wɪn hi pæst ə ˈmɪrər ənd wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt hɪz lʊks. ɪn ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən wɪθ ə ˌriˈpɔrtəd dɪˈzaɪər tɪ bi ˈbɪgər səˈʤɛsts pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɑdi ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən wɪʧ ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ boʊθ juz ənd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɛz ə fɔrm əv pərˈfɛkʃəˌnɪzəm.' hi hæd loʊ self-esteem*, ə ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri əv dɪˈprɛʃən (ˈməðər), ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtɛmpt (ˈsɪstər) ənd wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌmidiˈeɪʃən (lexapro*). hɪz juz wɑz əˈlɛʤədli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈsɛl æt ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm ˈsɔrsəz hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ɪt hæd mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ˈpərsɪnəl əˈpɪrəns ənd ˈstætəs." tɪ deɪt, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈpəblɪʃt ˈdætə ɪn ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈlɪtərəʧər ðət səˈʤɛsts stərɔɪd juz, ər ˌsɛˈseɪʃən əv stərɔɪd juz, baɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˌɪnˈsaɪts ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈʤərnəlz ər raɪf tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˌaɪdiˈeɪʃən ɪn ˌædəˈlɛsənt ˈpeɪʃənz ˈtritɪd wɪθ ssris*. soʊ, wɪθ soʊ məʧ stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈdætə əˈgɛnst ɪm, waɪ həz ˈhutən bɪn ˈbleɪmɪŋ ˈstɛrɔɪdz ənd nɑt ssris*? waɪ ɪz hi ˈpɪkɪŋ ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz, ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ðə list ˈlaɪkli əv ˈkəlprɪts? waɪ ɪz hi kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ soʊ hɑrd tɪ ˈdiməˌnaɪz ðɛm? bɪˈkəz, wɪθ səʧ ə ˈvoʊkəl stərɔɪd əˈtæk ɪn ðə weɪk əv jʊr sənz ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ju nɑt ˈoʊnli gɪt tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈhirɪŋz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ twaɪs mɔr. ju gɪt tɪ stɑrt ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn jʊr sənz neɪm ənd gɪlt gaɪz səʧ ɛz bəd ˈsɛlɪg ˈɪntu ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ə ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv. ðɛn ju neɪm ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ peɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf əp tɪ 32 əv ðə ˈmɪljənz ju teɪk ɪn tɪ rən ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ju gɪt tɪ goʊ ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪk ən ˈɛkspərt ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈpɪkʧər ɪn ðə ˈpeɪpər ənd biɪŋ neɪmd ˈtɛksəs spɔrts ˌpərsəˈnælɪti əv ðə jɪr baɪ ðə ˈdæləs ˈmɔrnɪŋ nuz. ju doʊnt gɪt ðət goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ssris*. ˈstɛrɔɪdz meɪd dɑn ˈhutən ə səˈlɛbrɪti. ˈstɛrɔɪdz meɪd ˈhutən ə lɔt əv ˈməni. suɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪkərz əv wʊd hæv ˈgɔtən ɪm ˈnəθɪŋ. ˈiðər weɪ, hiz nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz sən bæk. sən ˈɪzənt ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz dæd bæk ənd ˈhɪstəri ˈɪzənt ˈteɪkɪŋ bæk ˈʤɑnsənz nine-seven-six*. soʊ, ˈrəðər ðən raɪl səˈbərbən ˈsɑkər ˈpɛrənts wɪθ sɛnˌseɪʃənəˈlɪstɪk laɪz ðət hæv ðə skaɪ ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔn ɑr ˈʧɪldrən, waɪ nɑt ʤɪst tɛl ðə truθ? fərˈgɛt ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ðɛr ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd juz ɪn prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrts, gʊd saɪəns həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə ril taɪm ənd pleɪs fər ˈstɛrɔɪdz əˈməŋ ˈhɛlθi ˈædəlt meɪlz, əˈspɛʃəli ɛz ðeɪ eɪʤ. ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈgɑrbɪʤ biɪŋ ˈprɑfərd baɪ gaɪz səʧ ɛz dɑn ˈhutən ɪz ˈoʊnli ɪˈklɪpst baɪ ðə ˈməni ðɛr ˈmeɪkɪŋ duɪŋ ɪt. pruf, aɪl ˈrɛkən, ɪz ðə fækt ðət sɪns ˈteɪlər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ, ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kəmˈjunɪti həz stɪl nɑt əˈsaɪnd "ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz" ɛz ðə kɔz əv wən ˈsɪŋgəl tin ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. jɛt ˈhutən ɪz stɪl aʊt ðɛr ˈreɪkɪŋ ɪn ˈmɪljənz ˈpriʧɪŋ ðət ɪt kʊd stɪl ˈhæpən bɪˈkəz dɪˈspaɪt ˈmaʊntənz əv ˈɛvədəns tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri dɑn sɪz hi noʊz ðət hɪz sən daɪd frəm ðɛm. əm ʃʊr ˈhutən ɪz ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðɪs stəˈtɪstɪk ɛz hɪz ˈvɪktəri. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ mɔr riˈvoʊltɪŋ ðən ˈmɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈæbʤɛkt ˈmɔˌrɑn hu səˈpɔrts ɪm. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ər mɔr ðən ə fju. ənd ˈbɛri bɑndz ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə pli dil wɑz riʧt wɪθ ˈvɪktər ˈkɔnteɪ ənd ðə neɪm "balco*" bɪˈkeɪm ɛz məʧ ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld wərd ɛz "ˈklinəks", ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛntənsɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən rikənˈvind tɪ reɪz ˈsɛntənsɪz fər stərɔɪd ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə 4 mənθs ˈkɔnteɪ spɛnt æt kləb fɛd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə 55 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ʤɪst nɑt ɪˈnəf. ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðoʊz ˈsɛntənsɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən ˈhirɪŋz wər ðoʊz ˈpɛnəltiz aɪ dɪˈskraɪbd æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. waɪl ðə ˈsərkəl simz kəmˈplit, ðə ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud ɔn. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənt hu ˈhɛdɪd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ʤɛf, bɪˈkeɪm sɔrt əv ə kəlt anti-hero*, ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə tɔrʧ ˈɔnwərd ɪn hɪz faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈstɛrɔɪdz. waɪl ðɛr wɑz ˈnɛvər ə ˈfɔrməl ˈɔrdər ˈɛvər ˈgɪvɪn tɪ goʊ ˈæftər, dɪd, ənd tɪ ðɪs deɪ kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ du hɪz bɛst tɪ lɑk əp ɛz ˈmɛni ˈæθˌlits ɛz hi kən. ˈtæktɪks ˈjuʒəwəli pʊʃ ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv liˈgæləti ənd ˈɛθɪks, ˈʧitɪŋ ʤɪst ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə ˈæθˌlits hiz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət hi ˈrɪli ˈdəzənt ˈɛvər ˈtruli wɪn. ðə keɪs ˈdɪdənt jild məʧ ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈprɪzən taɪm fər ˈɛni əv ðoʊz snɛrd ɪn hɪz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən æt list nɑt fər ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˈɛniˌweɪ ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɛvərəl ˈprɑməsɪŋ æθˈlɛtɪk kərɪrz wər smæʃt ənd oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈmɛdəlz wər ˈteɪkən bæk. goʊld ˈmɛdəl ˈsprɪntərz ˈmɛriən ʤoʊnz ənd tɪm mɑntˈgəmri ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪd ʤeɪl taɪm, bət fər ˈpərʤəri ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ bæd ʧɛks, nɑt ʤus. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, wɪn ðə dəst ˈsɛtəld, stɪl hæd hɪz klɔz ɪn hoʊmˈrən kɪŋ ˈbɛri bɑndz, æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈæθˌlit ɔn ərθ. ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪmpətəs fər goʊɪŋ ˈæftər wɑz tɪ gɪt ˈbɛri bɑndz. naʊ hi hæd ɪm wɛr hi ˈwɔntɪd ɪm. nu bɑndz hæd ˈteɪkən ˈstɛrɔɪdz. hi nu ðət ˈtreɪnər, grɛg ˈændərsən, ðɛm tɪ bɑndz. ɔl hi hæd tɪ du wɑz pruv ɪt baɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈændərsən tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ əˈgɛnst bɑndz, hɪz ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd frɛnd., ðə ˈmæstər əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈæθˌlits tɪ roʊl ɔn iʧ ˈəðər, ˈkʊdənt gɪt ˈændərsən tɪ tɔk noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni mənθs hi spɛnt lɑkt əˈweɪ ɔn kənˈtɛmpt ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ. ˈəltəmətli, ˈændərsən gɑt aʊt əv ʤeɪl. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈæftər ən əˈpilz kɔrt əˈphɛld hɪz ˈsɛntəns ɪn 2013 bɑndz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsərvɪŋ hɪz ˈwɑpɪŋ tu mənθs əv haʊs ərˈɛst... fər əbˈstrəkʃən əv ˈʤəstɪs. læns ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ tɛn fʊl jɪrz ənd tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz spɛnt sɪns ðə reɪd ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ɪt ɔl ənd stɪl ˈdəzənt hæv ə drəg kənˈvɪkʃən əv ən ˈæθˌlit. soʊ, wət dɪz hi du ɪn laɪt əv wət kʊd ˈoʊnli bi kənˈstrud ɛz ə blæk aɪ fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt? spɛnz ˈmɪljənz mɔr goʊɪŋ ˈæftər əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈfeɪvərɪt sən, læns ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ. ˈsɛvən tʊr ˈvɪktəriz? hi məst hæv bɪn ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ. fərst, wɛnt ˈæftər dɪsˈgreɪst tʊr də fræns ˈwɪnər flɔɪd ˈlændɪs ənd ˈprɑməst ɪm ˌɪmˈjunɪti ɪf hi roʊld ɔn ˈfɔrmər ˈtiˌmeɪt, ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ. ˈnæʧərəli, ˈlændɪs əˈgrid ənd ðɛn ˈsədənli ðə moʊst ˈtɛstɪd ˈæθˌlit ɪn ðə wərld hu ˈnɛvər feɪld ə drəg tɛst wɑz biɪŋ brɔt daʊn baɪ ən "ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈpɑzətɪv." ˈlændɪs, ənd ən əˈsɔrtmənt əv ˈəðərz, aʊt læns. ˈləkəli fər læns, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈizɪŋ ɔf ɔn stərɔɪd ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz ənd ˈɑptɪd nɑt tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut ɪm. gɑt tɪ ðə ˈɔltər ə ˈlɪtəl leɪt. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈoʊpənli sɛd ðət ɪˈnəf taɪm həz bɪn spɛnt ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz; ðoʊz ˈrisɔrsɪz kən bi juzd fər ˈbɛtər θɪŋz. læns dɪd hæv tɪ stɛp daʊn frəm hɪz ˌfɪlənθˈrɑpɪk faʊnˈdeɪʃən ənd gɪv bæk ɔl hɪz tʊr ˈvɪktəriz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈmɛdəl hi wən ɪn ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks. əm ʃʊr wi ɔl slip ˈbɛtər æt naɪt naʊ. stɑr simz tɪ bi ˈfeɪdɪŋ. ðɛrz noʊ wən ˈrɪli lɛft ˈæftər læns. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi kʊd stɑrt goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ˈræpərz. kul ʤeɪ lʊks ˈprɪti ʤækt. soʊ wɛr dɪz ðɪs liv ˈjuˈɛs? ə ˈkloʊzər æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈkɑrənt ɪˈvɛnts maɪt lʊk laɪk wiv kəm fʊl ˈsərkəl. waɪl ðə lɔz ənd ˈpɛnəltiz fər ˈstɛrɔɪdz ər kwaɪt ˌənˈfeɪvərəbəl raɪt naʊ, ju hæv tɪ wərk ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhɑrdər æt ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt. maɪ oʊld frɛnd ˈdɑktər. ˈgɛri wadler*, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈlidər əv ðə wərld ˈeɪʤənsi, sɛd, "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ðə seɪm ˈvɪgər ɛz ðə ˈpriviəs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ɔn ðə [ped*] ˈɪʃu. ðət wɑz klɪr frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪn ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ˈrənɪŋ fər ɪˈlɛkʃən [ɪn 2008 soʊ, wɛr dɪz ðət liv ˈjuˈɛs? wɛl, ju kən stɪl gɪt 30 jɪrz fər ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn, ɪf ju gɪt kɔt. ðæts ə bɪg ɪf. ɪt dɪz ˌhaʊˈɛvər sim tɪ bi ə bɪt sˈmɔlər əv ən ɪf ɛz ɪt wɑz ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə hɪˈstɛriə simz tɪ hæv ˈɛbəd. ðə əˈlɑrmɪsts hæv lɔst məʧ ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti frəm ˈpɛrənt grups ˈkɔlɪŋ ə stərɔɪd ənd dɑn ˈhutən proʊˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈvɛtərən ˈæktər tɑm hæŋks ˈoʊpənd ə ʃoʊ ɔn ˈbrɔdˌweɪ "haɪ ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz" fər ˈhævɪŋ hæd ə ˈkɔrtəˌzoʊn ʃɑt ɪn hɪz ˈɪnʤərd hænd. dɑn saʊnz ə bɪt ˈdɛspərɪt. ˈstɛrɔɪdz ər pərˈhæps ə bɪt lɛs ˈvɪləfaɪd təˈdeɪ ənd hæv ɪn fækt bɪn ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɑdərn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn. "ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz" ɪz ə freɪz ˈoʊpənli ækˈsɛptɪd ˈivɪn ɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ tɪ dɪˈpɪkt ðə dəˈləks ˈvərʒən əv ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm ˈpɪˌkəp trəks tɪ nɑnˈstɪk ˈkʊkˌwɛr. ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɪz ˈbɔrɪŋ əˈgɛn. ənd ˈɛni taɪm ˈɛni ˈæθˌlit ˈɛvər dɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈnoʊtˌwərði ɪt wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli bi əˈsumd ðət hiz "ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz." ˈʧænsɪz ər hi ɪz ənd noʊ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs lɔz əˈgɛnst ɪt ɪz ˈɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp ɪm. pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən fər ðət ɪz ðə haɪ dɪˈgri əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ goʊɪŋ ɔn təˈdeɪ ðət wɑz ɪkˈstrimli rɛr ʤɪst ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ. dɪˈzaɪnər læbz ər ˈsərtənli ðə nu frənˈtɪr. ənd ðə fɛdz noʊ ɪt. ðɛrz ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈhəntɪŋ daʊn ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ɪˈlit ˈæθˌlits ənd ˈkrækɪŋ daʊn ɔn ðə nu fɔrmz əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ snik əraʊnd ðə lɔ. waɪl ðə ˈgəvərnmənt maɪt nɑt bi ˈʧeɪsɪŋ bɪg neɪmd ˈæθˌlits əraʊnd wɪθ ðə waɪld gis, ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ər stɪl ˈripɪŋ ˈmaɪlɪʤ aʊt əv ðə stərɔɪd ˈɪʃu. æt ðə taɪm əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ, rɛps. ʤoʊ pɪts (r-penn*.) ənd fræŋk pɑˈloʊni (d-n.j*.) hæv ˌɪntrəˈdust ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə haʊs dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz ˌmæskərˈeɪdɪŋ ɛz ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˌsəpləˈmɛnts. ðiz "dɪˈzaɪnər ˈstɛrɔɪdz" kəm ɪn ðə weɪk əv wət wɑz lind frəm ðə keɪs. ðə ˈprɑdəkts ər meɪd baɪ rɪˈvərs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl ˈstɛrɔɪdz ənd sˈlaɪtli ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɛr ˈkɛmɪkəl ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən. səʧ riˌɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ əˈvɔɪdz ˈpleɪsmənt ɔn ðə lɪst əv kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstənsɪz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nis fæt ˈluˌphoʊl fər ˈæθˌlits tɪ pi ˈɪntu. ˈjʊrən tɛsts kən ˈoʊnli dɪˈtɛkt noʊn ˈsəbstənsɪz. ɪf jʊr ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ənˈnoʊn, ðɛn ju kænt feɪl ə drəg tɛst. ðə haʊs bɪl ɪz ðə nɛkst stɛp təˈwɔrd fʊl ˈpæsɪʤ əv ə lɔ ðət wɪl ˈfərðər ɪmˈpaʊər ðə di wɪθ nu tulz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd kˈwɪkli rɪˈspɑnd wɪn nu dɪˈzaɪnər ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz ər ˌɪntrəˈdust ənd ˈfɔlsli ˈmɑrkətɪd ɛz ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˌsəpləˈmɛnts. haʊ məʧ əv ə ˈbɛrɪŋ wɪl ðɪs hæv ɔn ˈjuˈɛs? ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl. ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ʤɪst tɪ ʃoʊ ðət waɪl ðə stərɔɪd ˈɪʃu meɪ hæv lɔst ɪts ˈləstər ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim, ðɛr ər ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hu stɪl θɪŋk ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm kən baɪ ðɛm səm voʊts. ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər, ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈstɪgmə əˈgɛnst ˈstɛrɔɪdz meɪ hæv rɪˈlækst ə ˈlɪtəl ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðeɪv hæd ɪˈnəf kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈhirɪŋz ɔn ˈstɛrɔɪdz, bət ðət ˈdəzənt min ðət ˈgɪtɪŋ pɑpt fər ðɛm ˈɪzənt stɪl ə ˌriˈæləˌti, nɔr ðət ðə ˈifɛkt ðət bəst wɪl hæv ɔn ju ənd jʊr ˈfæməli wɪl bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs ðən proʊˈfaʊnd, ənd ɪt wɪl gɪt wərs wɪn jʊr ˈloʊkəl ˈpeɪpər rənz ðə ˈstɔri. əˈpɛrəntli, ðɪs ɪz wəts noʊn ɛz "ˌɛvəˈluʃən." |
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the easiest way i know of to ruffle the feathers of folks mounted atop high horses is to refer to some sort of vegetable preparation as "bacon." second is to speak ill of a regional specialty that ought to stay regional (here's lookin' at you,).
coming in a close third? suggesting that pulled pork can be prepared via any method other than in a barbecue.
i used to count myself among those rankled by that third one. my experience with indoor pulled pork was limited to the and variety, braised in a slow cooker like a vacationer who accidentally fell asleep in a hot tub of bottled barbecue sauce. how could it ever compare to the tender and never of real barbecue with a dark crust, a rich and smoky flavor, and a lovingly crafted sauce?
easy: it can't compare, and it shouldn't compare. just as it's perfectly possible to love both grilled steaks and steaks, or grilled burgers and burgers smashed on a griddle, it's okay to enjoy pork shoulder cooked both outdoors and in-. the two dishes are similar but completely different foods that can both be appreciated on their own merits,* without involving a slight to your man- or womanhood.
* that said, i am working on a method for producing real pulled pork at home, complete with smoke ring and bark, which will show up in the follow-up volume to my first book. stay tuned!
but, just as there are great burgers and poor, not all indoor pulled pork is created equal. my goal with this recipe was to come up with a technique to produce pulled pork that shreds into large, tender chunks that are moist but not wet, with a flavor that balances sweet molasses, bright vinegar, heat, and just a hint of smoke. oh, and i wanted it to be darn easy to boot.
going dutch
most simple pulled pork recipes involve dumping a pork shoulder into a slow cooker, adding some bottled barbecue sauce and stock, and letting it cook until the pork falls apart. there were two simple and obvious upgrades that could be made to this method.
first was to ditch the slow cooker and use a dutch oven placed in the oven instead. a slow cooker heats only from the bottom and, subsequently, cooks only through simmering and steaming. a dutch oven placed in the oven, on the other hand, heats from all sides, allowing browning to occur on the surface of the stew and around the edges of the pot, leading to far superior flavor. i'll trade the convenience of countertop cooking for more flavor any day, and besides, so long as you're hanging around the house (or are comfortable leaving the oven on), the convenience factor is more or less equal.
the second step was to ditch the bottled barbecue sauce and instead mix up a quick sauce of my own: dark molasses, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, mustard, cider vinegar, hot sauce, and a spice blend consisting of black pepper, cayenne pepper, coriander, cumin, paprika, brown sugar, and salt. seeing as i was already mixing up a spice blend for my barbecue sauce, i let the same blend perform double duty as a dry rub for my pork shoulder.
the browning i was getting around the edges of the dutch oven was better than nothing, but giving the shoulder a sear at the start of cooking boosted flavor even more. (it goes fast because of the extra sugar in the spice rub.) i also an onion in the browned bits left behind by the pork.
on a whim, i decided to grab a bottle of bourbon from my liquor cabinet and dump some into the pot. first, i made sure to do this with the burner off in order to prevent accidentally setting it on fire and losing an eyebrow, then i carefully ignited the booze with a long lighter, letting it flambé until the flames died down. it was a good whim to follow, adding complexity to the finished sauce.
(plus, gives you an excuse to both play with fire and take a sip of booze while you work. double win.)
the next issue was sauce quantity. some recipes call for as much as a full quart of liquid in the pot, perhaps based on the idea that more moisture to start will lead to pork in the end. but, as my pork shoulder recipe proves, it's perfectly possible to get supremely moist pork even with no added liquid at all. adding excess sauce during cooking is the prime culprit in the issue. we're after pulled pork here, not ragù.
the other interesting factor i noted was that no matter how bright and flavorful my sauce was to begin with, it would lose that brightness over the course of cooking. sure, it picked up some great pork flavor, but the was gone. turned out i could fix both of these problems with one simple solution: don't add the sauce all at once.
by starting with only half the sauce, along with a small amount of chicken stock, and then adding the remaining half after shredding the pork, i ended up with pork that had better texture and sauce that had brighter flavor. a small splash of liquid smoke (i like wright's brand because it contains nothing but real smoke and water) simulates that true smoked flavor.
by the way, just as it's possible to overcook beef in a beef stew, it's quite possible to overcook pulled pork. you want your pork to be indication that the connective tissue binding muscle together has broken not so cooked that the muscle themselves start to lose structure and turn to mush.
as soon as the pork pulls apart in easy chunks, you're done.
i'd nailed the of the pork and the flavor of the sauce, but there was still a little something lacking: texture. whether indoors or out, i like my pulled pork to have a combination of moist meat and crunchy bark. this was another easy fix: the pork fat (or skin) side up and taking the lid off of the dutch oven for the last hour of cooking allowed the exposed surface of the pork to brown and crisp into a dark bark.
subsequently shredding that pork and mixing the bark in with it gave me the texture i was looking for.
at this stage, you could take this pork in any direction you like. mix it with a vinegary, eastern north barbecue sauce. shred it and stuff it into tacos with salsa. maybe go with a sauce.
in this case, i stuck with the sweet-and-tangy, kansas sauce i'd already started with.
after skimming the excess fat off the surface of the liquid in the dutch oven and adding the rest of my barbecue sauce to the pot, i folded in the pork, adding a little more vinegar to help brighten up the richness of the meat and stirring it around to try to get some of the great flavor in the browned juices around the side of the pot.
despite giving away mountains of pulled pork to neighbors, my wife and i and the dogs were on a steady pulled pork sandwich diet for over a week, which helped me to make one last observation: from the moment you mix the shredded pork with the sauce, the pulled pork is on a steady decline. at first, it tastes as it should: moist pork, flavored with a barbecue sauce. after it rests in the sauce and gets the next day, however, it more closely resembles that wet, pulled pork i'm used to seeing in slow cookers. the flavor is there, but the texture starts to suffer.
my advice? keep the sauce and the pulled pork separate, dressing only what you'll eat in one go. (for some of you out there, that may be all of it.)
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this post may contain links to amazon or other partners; your purchases via these links can benefit serious eats. read more about our affiliate linking policy. | gɪt ðə ˈrɛsəpi ˈizi pʊld pɔrk mɔr ˈsænwɪʧɪz tɪps ənd trɪks fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈsænwɪʧɪz æt hoʊm. ðə ˈiziəst weɪ aɪ noʊ əv tɪ ˈrəfəl ðə ˈfɛðərz əv foʊks ˈmaʊnɪd əˈtɑp haɪ ˈhɔrsɪz ɪz tɪ rɪˈfər tɪ səm sɔrt əv ˈvɛʤtəbəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ɛz "ˈbeɪkən." ˈsɛkənd ɪz tɪ spik ɪl əv ə ˈriʤənəl ˈspɛʃəlti ðət ɔt tɪ steɪ ˈriʤənəl (hɪrz lookin*' æt ju,). ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ə kloʊz θərd? səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət pʊld pɔrk kən bi priˈpɛrd ˈviə ˈɛni ˈmɛθəd ˈəðər ðən ɪn ə ˈbɑrbɪˌkju. aɪ juzd tɪ kaʊnt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈræŋkəld baɪ ðət θərd wən. maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈɪnˌdɔr pʊld pɔrk wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə ənd vərˈaɪəti, breɪzd ɪn ə sloʊ ˈkʊkər laɪk ə veɪˈkeɪʃənər hu ˌæksəˈdɛnəli fɛl əsˈlip ɪn ə hɑt təb əv ˈbɑtəld ˈbɑrbɪˌkju sɔs. haʊ kʊd ɪt ˈɛvər kəmˈpɛr tɪ ðə ˈtɛndər ənd ˈnɛvər əv ril ˈbɑrbɪˌkju wɪθ ə dɑrk krəst, ə rɪʧ ənd sˈmoʊki ˈfleɪvər, ənd ə ˈləvɪŋli ˈkræftɪd sɔs? ˈizi: ɪt kænt kəmˈpɛr, ənd ɪt ˈʃʊdənt kəmˈpɛr. ʤɪst ɛz ɪts ˈpərfəktli ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ləv boʊθ grɪld steɪks ənd steɪks, ər grɪld ˈbərgərz ənd ˈbərgərz smæʃt ɔn ə griddle*, ɪts ˌoʊˈkeɪ tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ pɔrk ˈʃoʊldər kʊkt boʊθ ˈaʊtˈdɔrz ənd ɪn-. ðə tu ˈdɪʃɪz ər ˈsɪmələr bət kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt fudz ðət kən boʊθ bi əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ɔn ðɛr oʊn wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə slaɪt tɪ jʊr mæn- ər ˈwʊmənˌhʊd. ðət sɛd, aɪ æm ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmɛθəd fər prəˈdusɪŋ ril pʊld pɔrk æt hoʊm, kəmˈplit wɪθ smoʊk rɪŋ ənd bɑrk, wɪʧ wɪl ʃoʊ əp ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈvɑljum tɪ maɪ fərst bʊk. steɪ tund! bət, ʤɪst ɛz ðɛr ər greɪt ˈbərgərz ənd pur, nɑt ɔl ˈɪnˌdɔr pʊld pɔrk ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd ˈikwəl. maɪ goʊl wɪθ ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi wɑz tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə tɛkˈnik tɪ ˈproʊdus pʊld pɔrk ðət ʃrɛdz ˈɪntu lɑrʤ, ˈtɛndər ʧəŋks ðət ər mɔɪst bət nɑt wɛt, wɪθ ə ˈfleɪvər ðət ˈbælənsɪz swit məˈlæsəz, braɪt ˈvɪnəgər, hit, ənd ʤɪst ə hɪnt əv smoʊk. oʊ, ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ɪt tɪ bi dɑrn ˈizi tɪ but. goʊɪŋ dəʧ moʊst ˈsɪmpəl pʊld pɔrk ˈrɛsəpiz ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈdəmpɪŋ ə pɔrk ˈʃoʊldər ˈɪntu ə sloʊ ˈkʊkər, ˈædɪŋ səm ˈbɑtəld ˈbɑrbɪˌkju sɔs ənd stɑk, ənd ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪt kʊk ənˈtɪl ðə pɔrk fɔlz əˈpɑrt. ðɛr wər tu ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈɑbviəs ˈəpˌgreɪdz ðət kʊd bi meɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈmɛθəd. fərst wɑz tɪ dɪʧ ðə sloʊ ˈkʊkər ənd juz ə dəʧ ˈəvən pleɪst ɪn ðə ˈəvən ˌɪnˈstɛd. ə sloʊ ˈkʊkər hits ˈoʊnli frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm ənd, ˈsəbsəkwəntli, kʊks ˈoʊnli θru ˈsɪmərɪŋ ənd ˈstimɪŋ. ə dəʧ ˈəvən pleɪst ɪn ðə ˈəvən, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, hits frəm ɔl saɪdz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈbraʊnɪŋ tɪ əˈkər ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə stu ənd əraʊnd ðə ˈɛʤɪz əv ðə pɑt, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ fɑr suˈpɪriər ˈfleɪvər. aɪl treɪd ðə kənˈvinjəns əv ˈkaʊntərˌtɑp ˈkʊkɪŋ fər mɔr ˈfleɪvər ˈɛni deɪ, ənd ˌbiˈsaɪdz, soʊ lɔŋ ɛz jʊr ˈhæŋɪŋ əraʊnd ðə haʊs (ər ər ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈəvən ɔn), ðə kənˈvinjəns ˈfæktər ɪz mɔr ər lɛs ˈikwəl. ðə ˈsɛkənd stɛp wɑz tɪ dɪʧ ðə ˈbɑtəld ˈbɑrbɪˌkju sɔs ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd mɪks əp ə kwɪk sɔs əv maɪ oʊn: dɑrk məˈlæsəz, ˈkɛʧəp, ˈwʊstəʃər sɔs, ˈməstərd, ˈsaɪdər ˈvɪnəgər, hɑt sɔs, ənd ə spaɪs blɛnd kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv blæk ˈpɛpər, keɪɛn ˈpɛpər, ˌkɔriˈændər, ˈkjumən, pəˈprikə, braʊn ˈʃʊgər, ənd sɔlt. siɪŋ ɛz aɪ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɪksɪŋ əp ə spaɪs blɛnd fər maɪ ˈbɑrbɪˌkju sɔs, aɪ lɛt ðə seɪm blɛnd pərˈfɔrm ˈdəbəl ˈduti ɛz ə draɪ rəb fər maɪ pɔrk ˈʃoʊldər. ðə ˈbraʊnɪŋ aɪ wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈɛʤɪz əv ðə dəʧ ˈəvən wɑz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈnəθɪŋ, bət ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈʃoʊldər ə sɪr æt ðə stɑrt əv ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈbustɪd ˈfleɪvər ˈivɪn mɔr. (ɪt goʊz fæst bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈʃʊgər ɪn ðə spaɪs rəb.) aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˈənjən ɪn ðə braʊnd bɪts lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd baɪ ðə pɔrk. ɔn ə wɪm, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ græb ə ˈbɑtəl əv ˈbərbən frəm maɪ ˈlɪkər ˈkæbənət ənd dəmp səm ˈɪntu ðə pɑt. fərst, aɪ meɪd ʃʊr tɪ du ðɪs wɪθ ðə ˈbərnər ɔf ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ˈsɛtɪŋ ɪt ɔn faɪər ənd ˈluzɪŋ ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ, ðɛn aɪ ˈkɛrfəli ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ðə buz wɪθ ə lɔŋ ˈlaɪtər, ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪt flambé*é ənˈtɪl ðə fleɪmz daɪd daʊn. ɪt wɑz ə gʊd wɪm tɪ ˈfɑloʊ, ˈædɪŋ kəmˈplɛksɪti tɪ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt sɔs. (pləs, gɪvz ju ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ boʊθ pleɪ wɪθ faɪər ənd teɪk ə sɪp əv buz waɪl ju wərk. ˈdəbəl wɪn.) ðə nɛkst ˈɪʃu wɑz sɔs kˈwɑntəti. səm ˈrɛsəpiz kɔl fər ɛz məʧ ɛz ə fʊl kwɔrt əv ˈlɪkwɪd ɪn ðə pɑt, pərˈhæps beɪst ɔn ðə aɪˈdiə ðət mɔr ˈmɔɪsʧər tɪ stɑrt wɪl lɛd tɪ pɔrk ɪn ðə ɛnd. bət, ɛz maɪ pɔrk ˈʃoʊldər ˈrɛsəpi pruvz, ɪts ˈpərfəktli ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ gɪt suˈpriməli mɔɪst pɔrk ˈivɪn wɪθ noʊ ˈædɪd ˈlɪkwɪd æt ɔl. ˈædɪŋ ˈɛkˌsɛs sɔs ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkʊkɪŋ ɪz ðə praɪm ˈkəlprɪt ɪn ðə ˈɪʃu. wɪr ˈæftər pʊld pɔrk hir, nɑt ragù*ù. ðə ˈəðər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈfæktər aɪ ˈnoʊtɪd wɑz ðət noʊ ˈmætər haʊ braɪt ənd ˈfleɪvərfəl maɪ sɔs wɑz tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ, ɪt wʊd luz ðət ˈbraɪtnəs ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ˈkʊkɪŋ. ʃʊr, ɪt pɪkt əp səm greɪt pɔrk ˈfleɪvər, bət ðə wɑz gɔn. tərnd aʊt aɪ kʊd fɪks boʊθ əv ðiz ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ wən ˈsɪmpəl səˈluʃən: doʊnt æd ðə sɔs ɔl æt wəns. baɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ˈoʊnli hæf ðə sɔs, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈʧɪkən stɑk, ənd ðɛn ˈædɪŋ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ hæf ˈæftər ʃˈrɛdɪŋ ðə pɔrk, aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp wɪθ pɔrk ðət hæd ˈbɛtər ˈtɛksʧər ənd sɔs ðət hæd ˈbraɪtər ˈfleɪvər. ə smɔl splæʃ əv ˈlɪkwɪd smoʊk (aɪ laɪk raɪts brænd bɪˈkəz ɪt kənˈteɪnz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ril smoʊk ənd ˈwɔtər) ˈsɪmjəˌleɪts ðət tru smoʊkt ˈfleɪvər. baɪ ðə weɪ, ʤɪst ɛz ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌoʊvərˈkʊk bif ɪn ə bif stu, ɪts kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌoʊvərˈkʊk pʊld pɔrk. ju wɔnt jʊr pɔrk tɪ bi ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðə kəˈnɛktɪv ˈtɪʃu ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈməsəl təˈgɛðər həz ˈbroʊkən nɑt soʊ kʊkt ðət ðə ˈməsəl ðɛmˈsɛlvz stɑrt tɪ luz ˈstrəkʧər ənd tərn tɪ məʃ. ɛz sun ɛz ðə pɔrk pʊlz əˈpɑrt ɪn ˈizi ʧəŋks, jʊr dən. aɪd neɪld ðə əv ðə pɔrk ənd ðə ˈfleɪvər əv ðə sɔs, bət ðɛr wɑz stɪl ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈlækɪŋ: ˈtɛksʧər. ˈwɛðər ˈɪnˌdɔrz ər aʊt, aɪ laɪk maɪ pʊld pɔrk tɪ hæv ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv mɔɪst mit ənd ˈkrənʧi bɑrk. ðɪs wɑz əˈnəðər ˈizi fɪks: ðə pɔrk fæt (ər skɪn) saɪd əp ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə lɪd ɔf əv ðə dəʧ ˈəvən fər ðə læst aʊər əv ˈkʊkɪŋ əˈlaʊd ðə ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈsərfəs əv ðə pɔrk tɪ braʊn ənd krɪsp ˈɪntu ə dɑrk bɑrk. ˈsəbsəkwəntli ʃˈrɛdɪŋ ðət pɔrk ənd ˈmɪksɪŋ ðə bɑrk ɪn wɪθ ɪt geɪv mi ðə ˈtɛksʧər aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. æt ðɪs steɪʤ, ju kʊd teɪk ðɪs pɔrk ɪn ˈɛni dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ju laɪk. mɪks ɪt wɪθ ə vinegary*, ˈistərn nɔrθ ˈbɑrbɪˌkju sɔs. ʃrɛd ɪt ənd stəf ɪt ˈɪntu ˈtɑkoʊz wɪθ ˈsɑlsə. ˈmeɪbi goʊ wɪθ ə sɔs. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, aɪ stək wɪθ ðə sweet-and-tangy*, ˈkænzəs sɔs aɪd ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ. ˈæftər ˈskɪmɪŋ ðə ˈɛkˌsɛs fæt ɔf ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˈlɪkwɪd ɪn ðə dəʧ ˈəvən ənd ˈædɪŋ ðə rɛst əv maɪ ˈbɑrbɪˌkju sɔs tɪ ðə pɑt, aɪ ˈfoʊldɪd ɪn ðə pɔrk, ˈædɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈvɪnəgər tɪ hɛlp ˈbraɪtən əp ðə ˈrɪʧnəs əv ðə mit ənd stərɪŋ ɪt əraʊnd tɪ traɪ tɪ gɪt səm əv ðə greɪt ˈfleɪvər ɪn ðə braʊnd ˈʤusɪz əraʊnd ðə saɪd əv ðə pɑt. dɪˈspaɪt ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ ˈmaʊntənz əv pʊld pɔrk tɪ ˈneɪbərz, maɪ waɪf ənd aɪ ənd ðə dɔgz wər ɔn ə ˈstɛdi pʊld pɔrk ˈsænwɪʧ daɪət fər ˈoʊvər ə wik, wɪʧ hɛlpt mi tɪ meɪk wən læst ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən: frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju mɪks ðə ʃˈrɛdɪd pɔrk wɪθ ðə sɔs, ðə pʊld pɔrk ɪz ɔn ə ˈstɛdi dɪˈklaɪn. æt fərst, ɪt teɪsts ɛz ɪt ʃʊd: mɔɪst pɔrk, ˈfleɪvərd wɪθ ə ˈbɑrbɪˌkju sɔs. ˈæftər ɪt rɛsts ɪn ðə sɔs ənd gɪts ðə nɛkst deɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt mɔr ˈkloʊsli rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðət wɛt, pʊld pɔrk əm juzd tɪ siɪŋ ɪn sloʊ ˈkʊkərz. ðə ˈfleɪvər ɪz ðɛr, bət ðə ˈtɛksʧər stɑrts tɪ ˈsəfər. maɪ ədˈvaɪs? kip ðə sɔs ənd ðə pʊld pɔrk ˈsɛpərˌeɪt, ˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈoʊnli wət jul it ɪn wən goʊ. (fər səm əv ju aʊt ðɛr, ðət meɪ bi ɔl əv ɪt.) ps*: ər ʤɪst swɛl, bət lɛts teɪk bɛts ɔn haʊ ˈmɛni foʊks ʤəmp streɪt daʊn tɪ ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrɛdɪŋ θru ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, ʃæl wi? gɪt ðə ˈrɛsəpi ˈizi pʊld pɔrk vju ˈrɛsəpi ðɪs poʊst meɪ kənˈteɪn lɪŋks tɪ ˈæməˌzɑn ər ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnərz; jʊr ˈpərʧəsɪz ˈviə ðiz lɪŋks kən ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈsɪriəs its. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ɑr əˈfɪliˌeɪt ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˈpɑləsi. |
story highlights ugandan police arrest david cecil and free him after four days
they accuse the briton of staging a play about gay challenges without permission
he faces charges of "disobedience of lawful orders"
ugandan authorities jailed a british producer for staging without permission a play about the challenges facing homosexuals in the african nation.
homosexual acts are illegal in uganda, where most gays and lesbians face physical attacks and are treated as social outcasts.
the east african nation has made headlines after a parliamentarian introduced an bill that called for death for certain homosexual acts.
david cecil, the producer, spent four days in detention before he was released on bail, his lawyer said thursday.
he faces charges of "disobedience of lawful orders" after the nation's media council ordered him not to stage his play in public without authorization. if convicted, he can be imprisoned for two years.
"as i understand, the communique from the media council was he should not stage the play in any public theater in uganda -- meaning he could do in private," said john onyango, his lawyer. "that was the interpretation."
cecil staged the play at two small bars in the capital of kampala by private invitation, according to the lawyer.
cnn attempts to reach the ugandan department of public prosecutions were unsuccessful.
the play, "the river and the mountain," features an cast, and tells the story of a gay businessman killed by his employees.
it uses the life of its main character -- a young businessman whose friends desert him after his revelation that he's a homosexual -- to highlight the challenges of gays in uganda.
the character's mother unsuccessfully intervenes to "cure" him of his homosexuality, and his colleagues later kill him.
"the play is about the interaction of politics, religion, sexuality and identity," cecil said by phone from the capital. "the plot hinges on the betrayal of the hero by his best friend."
cecil is free on $200 bail. he surrendered his passport and is scheduled to appear in court october 18.
though he faces imprisonment if found guilty, the producer said the incident does not change his love for the nation.
"i love uganda, i think it's a fantastic country," he said.
he described the jail he was held as "a clean and sociable" place, saying he was treated well.
"i was very well fed ... it was like a strict boarding school," he said.
in 2009, a parliamentarian introduced an bill that imposes a death sentence on those convicted of certain homosexual acts, but lawmakers shelved it this year.
world leaders condemned the proposal, prompting some nations to threaten to withhold aid to uganda.
the member of parliament backing the legislation has vowed to it. | ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˌjuˈgɑndɑn pəˈlis ərˈɛst ˈdeɪvɪd ˈsisəl ənd fri ɪm ˈæftər fɔr deɪz ðeɪ əˈkjuz ðə ˈbrɪtən əv ˈsteɪʤɪŋ ə pleɪ əˈbaʊt geɪ ˈʧælənʤɪz wɪˈθaʊt pərˈmɪʃən hi ˈfeɪsɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv "ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns əv ˈlɔfəl ˈɔrdərz" ˌjuˈgɑndɑn əˈθɔrətiz ʤeɪld ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ prəˈdusər fər ˈsteɪʤɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt pərˈmɪʃən ə pleɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ɪn ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃən. ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ækts ər ˌɪˈligəl ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ, wɛr moʊst geɪz ənd ˈlɛzbiənz feɪs ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈtæks ənd ər ˈtritɪd ɛz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈaʊtˌkæsts. ðə ist ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃən həz meɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˈæftər ə ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriən ˌɪntrəˈdust ən bɪl ðət kɔld fər dɛθ fər ˈsərtən ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ækts. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈsisəl, ðə prəˈdusər, spɛnt fɔr deɪz ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz riˈlist ɔn beɪl, hɪz ˈlɔjər sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. hi ˈfeɪsɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv "ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns əv ˈlɔfəl ˈɔrdərz" ˈæftər ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈmidiə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɔrdərd ɪm nɑt tɪ steɪʤ hɪz pleɪ ɪn ˈpəblɪk wɪˈθaʊt ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən. ɪf kənˈvɪktəd, hi kən bi ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər tu jɪrz. "ɛz aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd, ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪ frəm ðə ˈmidiə ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz hi ʃʊd nɑt steɪʤ ðə pleɪ ɪn ˈɛni ˈpəblɪk ˈθieɪtər ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ˈminɪŋ hi kʊd du ɪn ˈpraɪvət," sɛd ʤɑn onyango*, hɪz ˈlɔjər. "ðət wɑz ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən." ˈsisəl steɪʤd ðə pleɪ æt tu smɔl bɑrz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv kəmˈpɑlə baɪ ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔjər. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn əˈtɛmpts tɪ riʧ ðə ˌjuˈgɑndɑn dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz wər ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl. ðə pleɪ, "ðə ˈrɪvər ənd ðə ˈmaʊntən," ˈfiʧərz ən kæst, ənd tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv ə geɪ ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn kɪld baɪ hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ɪt ˈjuzɪz ðə laɪf əv ɪts meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ə jəŋ ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn huz frɛndz ˈdɛzərt ɪm ˈæftər hɪz ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ðət hiz ə ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz əv geɪz ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ. ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈməðər ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli ˌɪntərˈvinz tɪ "kjʊr" ɪm əv hɪz ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti, ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz ˈleɪtər kɪl ɪm. "ðə pleɪ ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks, rɪˈlɪʤən, ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti," ˈsisəl sɛd baɪ foʊn frəm ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. "ðə plɑt ˈhɪnʤɪz ɔn ðə bɪˈtreɪəl əv ðə ˈhɪroʊ baɪ hɪz bɛst frɛnd." ˈsisəl ɪz fri ɔn 200 beɪl. hi sərˈɛndərd hɪz ˈpæˌspɔrt ənd ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn kɔrt ɑkˈtoʊbər 18 ðoʊ hi ˈfeɪsɪz ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt ɪf faʊnd ˈgɪlti, ðə prəˈdusər sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt dɪz nɑt ʧeɪnʤ hɪz ləv fər ðə ˈneɪʃən. "aɪ ləv ˌjuˈgɑndɑ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈkəntri," hi sɛd. hi dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ʤeɪl hi wɑz hɛld ɛz "ə klin ənd ˈsoʊʃəbəl" pleɪs, seɪɪŋ hi wɑz ˈtritɪd wɛl. "aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri wɛl fɛd ɪt wɑz laɪk ə strɪkt ˈbɔrdɪŋ skul," hi sɛd. ɪn 2009 ə ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriən ˌɪntrəˈdust ən bɪl ðət ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ə dɛθ ˈsɛntəns ɔn ðoʊz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈsərtən ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ækts, bət ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ʃɛlvd ɪt ðɪs jɪr. wərld ˈlidərz kənˈdɛmd ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, ˈprɑmptɪŋ səm ˈneɪʃənz tɪ θˈrɛtən tɪ wɪθˈhoʊld eɪd tɪ ˌjuˈgɑndɑ. ðə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈbækɪŋ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən həz vaʊd tɪ ɪt. |
a recent proposal to change the start of the school day for students in fairfax county, va., a suburb of washington, dc, has caused an uproar.
the plan, designed to give kids more time to sleep in, has some parents up in arms who say that the change will cause major scheduling headaches, according to the washington post and letters written to the juggle by affected parents.
the proposal, which would affect some students and their families, is stressing out many parents, students and teachers who may now have to work, commuting and childcare arrangements, as well as jobs and activities. opponents of the plan are also worried that students who play sports will end up practicing in the dark, with some sports, such as volleyball, being held as late as 10 pm.
those who support the later start to the school day say that research has shown that more sleep can lead to healthier, and more relaxed students. | ə ˈrisənt prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə stɑrt əv ðə skul deɪ fər ˈstudənts ɪn ˈfɛrˌfæks ˈkaʊnti, va*., ə ˈsəbərb əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi, həz kɔzd ən ˈəˌprɔr. ðə plæn, dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ gɪv kɪdz mɔr taɪm tɪ slip ɪn, həz səm ˈpɛrənts əp ɪn ɑrmz hu seɪ ðət ðə ʧeɪnʤ wɪl kɔz ˈmeɪʤər ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ˈhɛˌdeɪks, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ənd ˈlɛtərz ˈrɪtən tɪ ðə ˈʤəgəl baɪ əˈfɛktɪd ˈpɛrənts. ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, wɪʧ wʊd əˈfɛkt səm ˈstudənts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ɪz ˈstrɛsɪŋ aʊt ˈmɛni ˈpɛrənts, ˈstudənts ənd ˈtiʧərz hu meɪ naʊ hæv tɪ wərk, kəmˈjutɪŋ ənd ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr ərˈeɪnʤmənts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ʤɑbz ənd ækˈtɪvɪtiz. əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə plæn ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərid ðət ˈstudənts hu pleɪ spɔrts wɪl ɛnd əp ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ɪn ðə dɑrk, wɪθ səm spɔrts, səʧ ɛz ˈvɑliˌbɔl, biɪŋ hɛld ɛz leɪt ɛz 10 piɛm. ðoʊz hu səˈpɔrt ðə ˈleɪtər stɑrt tɪ ðə skul deɪ seɪ ðət ˈrisərʧ həz ʃoʊn ðət mɔr slip kən lɛd tɪ ˈhɛlθiər, ənd mɔr rɪˈlækst ˈstudənts. |
real madrid star cristiano insists he has no need to with the giants as he reminded critics where they could find his goals on google.
ronaldo was on the but madrid slumped to defeats for the first time since january, beaten by tottenham in the champions league on wednesday.
the portugal international has scored eight goals in 12 games this season, but just one in six in where madrid trail barcelona by eight points.
ronaldo said there was too much of a focus on scoring, but reminded critics he has done plenty of that.
"i'm super calm. today, having a good performance doesn't count for you. all it counts is goals, goals, goals," he told reporters.
"my stats, i'm not going to talk about it, you go to google, 'cristiano goals' and there they are, all of them. that doesn't concern me at all."
ronaldo is contracted to madrid until 2021, but there have been suggestions the would consider a fresh deal.
however, the star forward said: "i'm very well. i don't want to.
"i still have four years in my contract. i don't want to." | ril məˈdrɪd stɑr kristiˈɑnoʊ ˌɪnˈsɪsts hi həz noʊ nid tɪ wɪθ ðə ʤaɪənts ɛz hi riˈmaɪndɪd ˈkrɪtɪks wɛr ðeɪ kʊd faɪnd hɪz goʊlz ɔn ˈgugəl. wɑz ɔn ðə bət məˈdrɪd sləmpt tɪ dɪˈfits fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˈbitən baɪ ˈtɑtənˌhæm ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈpɔrʧəgəl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl həz skɔrd eɪt goʊlz ɪn 12 geɪmz ðɪs ˈsizən, bət ʤɪst wən ɪn sɪks ɪn wɛr məˈdrɪd treɪl ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə baɪ eɪt pɔɪnts. sɛd ðɛr wɑz tu məʧ əv ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈskɔrɪŋ, bət riˈmaɪndɪd ˈkrɪtɪks hi həz dən ˈplɛnti əv ðət. "əm ˈsupər kɑm. təˈdeɪ, ˈhævɪŋ ə gʊd pərˈfɔrməns ˈdəzənt kaʊnt fər ju. ɔl ɪt kaʊnts ɪz goʊlz, goʊlz, goʊlz," hi toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. "maɪ stæts, əm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt, ju goʊ tɪ ˈgugəl, 'kristiˈɑnoʊ goʊlz' ənd ðɛr ðeɪ ər, ɔl əv ðɛm. ðət ˈdəzənt kənˈsərn mi æt ɔl." ɪz ˈkɑntræktəd tɪ məˈdrɪd ənˈtɪl 2021 bət ðɛr hæv bɪn səˈʤɛsʧənz ðə wʊd kənˈsɪdər ə frɛʃ dil. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə stɑr ˈfɔrwərd sɛd: "əm ˈvɛri wɛl. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ. "aɪ stɪl hæv fɔr jɪrz ɪn maɪ ˈkɑnˌtrækt. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ." |
after the first volume released in 2007, it has been a long journey to the final volume of the kingdom hearts manga. amano, the creator of the kingdom hearts manga series took a break after volume 5 and adapted kingdom hearts days in it's entirety. amano later returned to kingdom hearts after days' completion. today the and final volume finally premiered in via it's june 2015 issue.
amano took to twitter to celebrate, you can read his tweet translated into english below thanks to goldpanner.
the june volume of monthly on sale today! this will be the last time we will have a kingdom hearts colour centrefold!+ it's thanks to all your support that this series has been able to keep running for nearly 12 years. thank you so much for everything for such a long time!
update: the square enix website has updated with an official wallpaper to commemorate the release of the final kingdom hearts volume which can be seen below, in various sizes.
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1280x1024 | ˈæftər ðə fərst ˈvɑljum riˈlist ɪn 2007 ɪt həz bɪn ə lɔŋ ˈʤərni tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvɑljum əv ðə ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts ˈmæŋgə. əˈmɑnoʊ, ðə kriˈeɪtər əv ðə ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts ˈmæŋgə ˈsɪriz tʊk ə breɪk ˈæftər ˈvɑljum 5 ənd əˈdæptɪd ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts deɪz ɪn ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərti. əˈmɑnoʊ ˈleɪtər rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts ˈæftər deɪz' kəmˈpliʃən. təˈdeɪ ðə ənd ˈfaɪnəl ˈvɑljum ˈfaɪnəli prɛˈmɪrd ɪn ˈviə ɪts ʤun 2015 ˈɪʃu. əˈmɑnoʊ tʊk tɪ tˈwɪtər tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt, ju kən rɛd hɪz twit trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu ˈɪŋlɪʃ bɪˈloʊ θæŋks tɪ goldpanner*. ðə ʤun ˈvɑljum əv ˈmənθli ɔn seɪl təˈdeɪ! ðɪs wɪl bi ðə læst taɪm wi wɪl hæv ə ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts ˈkələr centrefold*! ɪts θæŋks tɪ ɔl jʊr səˈpɔrt ðət ðɪs ˈsɪriz həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈnɪrli 12 jɪrz. θæŋk ju soʊ məʧ fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ fər səʧ ə lɔŋ taɪm! ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə skwɛr ˈɛnɪks ˈwɛbˌsaɪt həz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər tɪ kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts ˈvɑljum wɪʧ kən bi sin bɪˈloʊ, ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈsaɪzɪz. |
sega is moving away from console games by william usher random article blend
according to sega...
“voluntary retirement will be solicited in the aforementioned businesses to be withdrawn or consolidated and downsized, while at the same time personnel will be repositioned in digital games and growth areas of group mainly as development personnel, in order to establish a structure which can constantly generate profits,”
the move comes after the publisher consulted with the group structure reform division who advised sega to reduce redundancies and offer early retirement for various employees. it was also the purpose of the division to help restructure sega for profitability and management efficiency.
“we are under consultation with a limited number of staff in the european publishing business and will be able to confirm decisions regarding any potential redundancies in the coming weeks,"
sega had long been making a good deal of their revenue from their japanese arcades or pachinko business. the company staying away from home consoles after the saturn and
sega has suffered a string of unfortunate disasters in the home console space on the software front. there have been the numerous sonic games released that were questionable when it came to content, as well as controversial releases like
recently, there was sonic boom and sonic: lost world for the wii u, both of which scored rather low on the critical front and did just as poorly on the sales front. however, the company did have the recent success of football manager series that have done well for the company.
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as for the future of the company... there are several new total war: arena and total war battles: kingdoms, along with a new football manager. more sad news today. following up on the announcement that and its related sites are shutting down, sega also announced that they, too, are closing an office in san francisco and downsizing their force as they move to northern california. sega is also moving away from major console releases and focusing on portable, mobile and online pc games. is reporting that sega has announced that 300 jobs have been on the chopping block and the company offered early retirement for those about to be to move comes after the publisher consulted with the group structure reform division who advised sega to reduce redundancies and offer early retirement for various employees. it was also the purpose of the division to help restructure sega for profitability and management efficiency. also managed to get a quote about part of the restructuring process from the software (and formerly hardware) publisher, who commented about any future reductions in job redundancy, had long been making a good deal of their revenue from their japanese arcades or pachinko business. the company staying away from home consoles after the saturn and bit the dust (amongst other consoles) made a lot of sense, but now that they're putting the big aaa business behind them... well, it's a little shocking and yet not all too has suffered a string of unfortunate disasters in the home console space on the software front. there have been the released that were questionable when it came to content, as well as controversial releases like aliens: colonial marines , which caused sega some issues on the legal.recently, there the wii u, both of which scored rather low on the critical front and did just as poorly on the sales front. however, the company did have the recent success of alien: isolation and that have done well for the of football manager and alien: isolation ... the article notes that both sega sports and creative assembly won't be affected much by the restructuring. whether or not they will focus more on mobile titles and online pc games remains to be seen, but it's at least good that creative assembly isn't closing up shop. they did have their own little back when total war: rome 2 launched and angry joe took a bite out of them for for the future of the company... there are several new total war games on the horizon, including total war: attila, and, along with a new blended from around the web facebook
back to top | ˈsigə ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ˈkɑnsoʊl geɪmz baɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈəʃər ˈrændəm ˈɑrtɪkəl blɛnd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsigə... rɪˈtaɪərmənt wɪl bi səˈlɪsɪtɪd ɪn ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ bi wɪθˈdrɔn ər kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ənd ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzd, waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm ˌpərsəˈnɛl wɪl bi ˌripəˈzɪʃənd ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl geɪmz ənd groʊθ ˈɛriəz əv grup ˈmeɪnli ɛz dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌpərsəˈnɛl, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈstrəkʧər wɪʧ kən ˈkɑnstəntli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt profits,”*,” ðə muv kəmz ˈæftər ðə ˈpəblɪʃər kənˈsəltɪd wɪθ ðə grup ˈstrəkʧər rɪˈfɔrm dɪˈvɪʒən hu ədˈvaɪzd ˈsigə tɪ rɪˈdus rɪˈdəndənsiz ənd ˈɔfər ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt fər ˈvɛriəs ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə dɪˈvɪʒən tɪ hɛlp riˈstrəkʧər ˈsigə fər ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪˈfɪʃənsi. ər ˈəndər ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv stæf ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ənd wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈfərm dɪˈsɪʒənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl rɪˈdəndənsiz ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wiks," ˈsigə hæd lɔŋ bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə gʊd dil əv ðɛr ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ðɛr ˌʤæpəˈniz ɑrˈkeɪdz ər pəˈʧɪŋkoʊ ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni steɪɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm kənˈsoʊlz ˈæftər ðə ˈsætərn ənd ˈsigə həz ˈsəfərd ə strɪŋ əv ənˈfɔrʧənət dɪˈzæstərz ɪn ðə hoʊm ˈkɑnsoʊl speɪs ɔn ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr frənt. ðɛr hæv bɪn ðə ˈnumərəs ˈsɑnɪk geɪmz riˈlist ðət wər kˈwɛsʧənəbəl wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ˈkɑntɛnt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl rɪˈlisɪz laɪk ˈrisəntli, ðɛr wɑz ˈsɑnɪk bum ənd ˈsɑnɪk: lɔst wərld fər ðə wi ju, boʊθ əv wɪʧ skɔrd ˈrəðər loʊ ɔn ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl frənt ənd dɪd ʤɪst ɛz ˈpurli ɔn ðə seɪlz frənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪd hæv ðə ˈrisənt səkˈsɛs əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈmænɪʤər ˈsɪriz ðət hæv dən wɛl fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈspikɪŋ əv ɛz fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni... ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl nu ˈtoʊtəl wɔr: ərˈinə ənd ˈtoʊtəl wɔr ˈbætəlz: ˈkɪŋdəmz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə nu ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈmænɪʤər. mɔr sæd nuz təˈdeɪ. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əp ɔn ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət ənd ɪts rɪˈleɪtɪd saɪts ər ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn, ˈsigə ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ðət ðeɪ, tu, ər ˈkloʊzɪŋ ən ˈɔfəs ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzɪŋ ðɛr fɔrs ɛz ðeɪ muv tɪ ˈnɔrðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈsigə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɑnsoʊl rɪˈlisɪz ənd ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈpɔrtəbəl, ˈmoʊbəl ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpiˈsi geɪmz. ɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət ˈsigə həz əˈnaʊnst ðət 300 ʤɑbz hæv bɪn ɔn ðə ˈʧɑpɪŋ blɑk ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔfərd ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt fər ðoʊz əˈbaʊt tɪ bi tɪ muv kəmz ˈæftər ðə ˈpəblɪʃər kənˈsəltɪd wɪθ ðə grup ˈstrəkʧər rɪˈfɔrm dɪˈvɪʒən hu ədˈvaɪzd ˈsigə tɪ rɪˈdus rɪˈdəndənsiz ənd ˈɔfər ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt fər ˈvɛriəs ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə dɪˈvɪʒən tɪ hɛlp riˈstrəkʧər ˈsigə fər ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪˈfɪʃənsi. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt ə kwoʊt əˈbaʊt pɑrt əv ðə riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs frəm ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr (ənd ˈfɔrmərli ˈhɑrdˌwɛr) ˈpəblɪʃər, hu ˈkɑmɛntəd əˈbaʊt ˈɛni fˈjuʧər rɪˈdəkʃənz ɪn ʤɑb rɪˈdəndənsi, hæd lɔŋ bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə gʊd dil əv ðɛr ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ðɛr ˌʤæpəˈniz ɑrˈkeɪdz ər pəˈʧɪŋkoʊ ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni steɪɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm kənˈsoʊlz ˈæftər ðə ˈsætərn ənd bɪt ðə dəst (əˈməŋst ˈəðər kənˈsoʊlz) meɪd ə lɔt əv sɛns, bət naʊ ðət ðɛr ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə bɪg ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ ˈbɪznɪs bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm... wɛl, ɪts ə ˈlɪtəl ˈʃɑkɪŋ ənd jɛt nɑt ɔl tu həz ˈsəfərd ə strɪŋ əv ənˈfɔrʧənət dɪˈzæstərz ɪn ðə hoʊm ˈkɑnsoʊl speɪs ɔn ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr frənt. ðɛr hæv bɪn ðə riˈlist ðət wər kˈwɛsʧənəbəl wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ˈkɑntɛnt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl rɪˈlisɪz laɪk ˈeɪliənz: kəˈloʊniəl mərˈinz wɪʧ kɔzd ˈsigə səm ˈɪʃuz ɔn ðə legal.recently*, ðɛr ðə wi ju, boʊθ əv wɪʧ skɔrd ˈrəðər loʊ ɔn ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl frənt ənd dɪd ʤɪst ɛz ˈpurli ɔn ðə seɪlz frənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪd hæv ðə ˈrisənt səkˈsɛs əv ˈeɪliən: ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ənd ðət hæv dən wɛl fər ðə əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈmænɪʤər ənd ˈeɪliən: ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl noʊts ðət boʊθ ˈsigə spɔrts ənd kriˈeɪtɪv əˈsɛmbli woʊnt bi əˈfɛktɪd məʧ baɪ ðə riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs mɔr ɔn ˈmoʊbəl ˈtaɪtəlz ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpiˈsi geɪmz rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin, bət ɪts æt list gʊd ðət kriˈeɪtɪv əˈsɛmbli ˈɪzənt ˈkloʊzɪŋ əp ʃɑp. ðeɪ dɪd hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈlɪtəl bæk wɪn ˈtoʊtəl wɔr: roʊm 2 lɔnʧt ənd ˈæŋgri ʤoʊ tʊk ə baɪt aʊt əv ðɛm fər fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni... ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl nu ˈtoʊtəl wɔr geɪmz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtoʊtəl wɔr: əˈtɪlə, ənd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə nu ˈblɛndɪd frəm əraʊnd ðə wɛb ˈfeɪsˌbʊk bæk tɪ tɔp |
the recent discounts on the surface book and surface pro 4 in the could mean that the surface book 2 is on its way.
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it's been almost two years since the launch of the surface book detachable and its unique design remains even to this day. strangely, microsoft has yet to announce a second generation of the surface book and the series has been "on ice" ever since with only a few minor updates here and there. initial reviews of the convertible were mixed with many citing the unconventional hinge design and buggy behavior when the display.
editor tom warren from the verge has now hinted on twitter that a new surface book is in the works. while not explicitly stated, it's assumed that the information comes from his close ties to the cupertino company. the tease makes no other mention as to when we can expect the new surface book to come or what hardware it will be sporting.
in our opinion, an early launch this fall for the supposed surface book 2 would be extremely unlikely since intel will not launch coffee lake until later in the year. coffee lake is expected to bring to the of processors for the first time for even higher performance in thinner form factors. the launch of coffee lake should be vital to the next generation of surface devices especially since the current lake tablets have been found to throttle heavily under load. | ðə ˈrisənt ˈdɪˌskaʊnts ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs bʊk ənd ˈsərfəs proʊ 4 ɪn ðə kʊd min ðət ðə ˈsərfəs bʊk 2 ɪz ɔn ɪts weɪ. ˈwərkɪŋ fər ər ju ə ˈtɛki hu noʊz haʊ tɪ raɪt? ðɛn ʤɔɪn ɑr tim! ˈkərəntli ˈwɔntɪd: ˈditeɪlz hir ɪts bɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu jɪrz sɪns ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə ˈsərfəs bʊk dɪˈtæʧəbəl ənd ɪts juˈnik dɪˈzaɪn rɪˈmeɪnz ˈivɪn tɪ ðɪs deɪ. ˈstreɪnʤli, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz jɛt tɪ əˈnaʊns ə ˈsɛkənd ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈsərfəs bʊk ənd ðə ˈsɪriz həz bɪn "ɔn aɪs" ˈɛvər sɪns wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈmaɪnər ˈəpˌdeɪts hir ənd ðɛr. ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rəvˈjuz əv ðə kənˈvərtəbəl wər mɪkst wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl hɪnʤ dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈbəgi bɪˈheɪvjər wɪn ðə dɪˈspleɪ. ˈɛdɪtər tɑm ˈwɔrən frəm ðə vərʤ həz naʊ ˈhɪnɪd ɔn tˈwɪtər ðət ə nu ˈsərfəs bʊk ɪz ɪn ðə wərks. waɪl nɑt ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈsteɪtɪd, ɪts əˈsumd ðət ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kəmz frəm hɪz kloʊz taɪz tɪ ðə ˌkupərˈtinoʊ ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə tiz meɪks noʊ ˈəðər ˈmɛnʃən ɛz tɪ wɪn wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt ðə nu ˈsərfəs bʊk tɪ kəm ər wət ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ɪt wɪl bi ˈspɔrtɪŋ. ɪn ɑr əˈpɪnjən, ən ˈərli lɔnʧ ðɪs fɔl fər ðə səˈpoʊzd ˈsərfəs bʊk 2 wʊd bi ɪkˈstrimli ənˈlaɪkli sɪns ˌɪnˈtɛl wɪl nɑt lɔnʧ ˈkɔfi leɪk ənˈtɪl ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə jɪr. ˈkɔfi leɪk ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ brɪŋ tɪ ðə əv ˈprɑˌsɛsərz fər ðə fərst taɪm fər ˈivɪn haɪər pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ˈθɪnər fɔrm ˈfæktərz. ðə lɔnʧ əv ˈkɔfi leɪk ʃʊd bi ˈvaɪtəl tɪ ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈsərfəs dɪˈvaɪsɪz əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðə ˈkɑrənt leɪk ˈtæbləts hæv bɪn faʊnd tɪ θˈrɑtəl ˈhɛvəli ˈəndər loʊd. |
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50th anniversary of the kennedy assassination zachary sklar, screenwriter of the film: jfk
november 22, 2013 will mark the anniversary of the assassination of president john f. kennedy. more than 600 books have been written on this national tragedy and yet the implausible explanations the warren commission report put forward remain as the official story. joined today by zachary sklar to discuss some of those challenges and his work investigating those involved in the planning and covering up of assassinations.
zach sklar:
the warren commission was a creature appointed by lyndon johnson.
he persuaded earl warren to head this commission against his wishes. he was chief justice of the supreme court at the time.
to bolster him on the commission, the one who did most of the work and guided the findings was alan dulles, former cia directory. a man been fired by john kennedy after the bay of pigs invasion.
the other one who was on it was gerald ford of course.
so, there was a dissenting group of southern congress people who really have much power. ultimately, the power was with alan dulles.
the cia had overthrown in iran, arbenz in guatemala, not only overthrowing governments but assassinating leaders.
the commission report that conclusion was decided upon and then they had to come up with some reasons to support it.
the reasons were designed by arlen specter. he was a staff lawyer at the time and later a senator from pennsylvania. he came up with the magic bullet theory .
. because the zapruder film came out with the time frame of seconds and there were 3 bullets during that time frame, all the wounds in john kennedy and john connelly.
lee oswald was given a paraffin test the day of his arrest. it was negative. it had proven not fired a rifle that day.
according to the marines, oswald was a mediocre marksman at best.
the rifle that he was supposed to have used. . . if you ask any rifle dealer what the worst rifle, the least accurate rifle you could ever come up with they would tell you its the mannlicher-carcano. called the humanitarian rifle by the italians.
all this been put to rest in 1979 when the house select committee on assassinations investigated and came up with acoustical evidence from a police recording and found that there was a shot.
if there was a shot, there had to have been a second shooter. if there was a second shooter, there had to have been a conspiracy.
kennedy was well aware that the ideology of the cold warriors was fundamentally flawed. the whole domino theory is fundamentally flawed.
after he was killed, very quickly, his (kennedy’s) policies were reversed by lyndon johnson.
the fact is that 4 days after he was killed lyndon johnson issued national security action memorandum 273 which reversed order and actually us military operations in vietnam.
on the very day he was assassinated kennedy had sent a liaison to cuba, to negotiate with fidel castro.
at the top of the list are the leaders of the cia.
you have to understand that the cold war had gone on for a long time, and people made careers, peoples’ livelihoods depended on the cold war continuing. big defense contracts depended on it.
a lot of people had the motivation to kill kennedy.
guest zachary sklar, of oliver film jfk, and author of the book jfk: the book of the film. a journalist, and a professor at the columbia school of journalism. he was also a contributor to the lies of our times, a monthly journal dedicated to exposing the truth behind the mainstream media. zach collaborated with director oliver stone on the screenplay of the movie “jfk” and was editor of jim book “on the trail of the assassins.”
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lawyers like: attorney bill schapp
attorney william schaap graduated from the university of chicago law school in 1964 and has been a practicing lawyer since. bill specialized in military law and practiced in asia and europe. he later became the editor in chief of the military law reporter in washington for a number of years. in the and he was a staff counsel of the center for constitutional rights in new york city. in the late 80s, he was an adjunct professor at john j. college of criminal justice of the city university of new york where he taught courses on propaganda and disinformation.
attorney william schapp:
one of first cases at this big wall street firm, they had some outside counsel working on it, one of whom was david, and dave who had i think been a recruiter for the communist party in his youth, was always good at spotting somebody who was always worth recruiting and he started to tell me there was this convention of this lawyers group.
it was this 1967 lawyers guild convention in new york. he dragged me to one event, i met bill kunstler, i met arthur kinoy, i met victor rabbinowitz. been on wall street for a year or two, i said i know there were lawyers like this.
i joined the same day and met bernadine and a few weeks she called me and said we need your help.
she said you gotta defend a bunch of columbia students. the next thing i knew the riot started at columbia and she said you have to go down there and defend them.
i signed up to be staff counsel on the national lawyers guild military law project in okinawa, japan.
when you work overseas in that kind of a climate with the military you learn a lot fast about american imperialism.
once you learn that, you learn about the cia.
that led us to originally working on counter spy magazine and then on covert action magazine.
the original purpose was to expose the cia. we worked with lou wolf who is an expert in uncovering cia agents in us embassies, not through any classified documents but because if you knew how to read the paperwork and state department things, you could tell who are the “ringers.”
we were so successful that congress passed a law against us.
our goal was to make these people ineffective because the only way most cia could work, particularly the ones that were assigned to an embassy was to have to pretend to be something else.
they were all third assistant political secretaries and those were all phony things. their job was to finagle their way into various community organizations in whatever foreign capital they were posted to recruit people to turn against their own countries and become traitors to their own countries, to become spies for the u.s.
we thought if we identified these people, it might make their job a little bit harder, which it did.
of course, the problem with that is the government said we were trying to get them killed which we trying to do and nobody we did expose ever did get killed.
he (philip agee) had been an adviser to counter spy. counter spy folded when welch got killed, cause the pressure was too much and started covert action quarterly.
he was not the person discovering who the under cover people were, lou wolf was doing that.
phil wrote articles for us in every issue and we worked very closely with him.
once you start exposing these things, they really have any defense.
they tried to catch us in something phony. we would get tips that would turn out to be cia trying to get us to print some story that true so they could then discredit us.
we had more interference from the government when we were doing military law work, before covert action quarterly.
they would plant bugs in our attic in okinawa, things like that.
the intelligence identity protection act has 2 parts. one makes it a crime for someone in the government who has classified information to reveal identity. the second part makes it a crime to reveal the identity of someone you did not learn from classified information or you position. (but if you were in the business of exposing these people . . .)
regarding his newsletter the lies of our times it was in the 90s, from 1990 to 1995 i think. to a certain extent, the abuses we were crying about got a little bit less over time because sometimes the helpful result of that kind of exposure.
we were just tired of people thinking that if it was in the new york times it must be true.
the fact is that those people lie all the time.
i think gotten to a point where people recognize that the government lies to them and that an awful lot that goes on that they know.
guest attorney william schapp graduated from the university of chicago law school in 1964 and has been a practicing lawyer since. bill specialized in military law and practiced in asia and europe. he later became the editor in chief of the military law reporter in washington for a number of years. in the and he was a staff counsel of the center for constitutional rights in new york city. in the late 80s, he was an adjunct professor at john j. college of criminal justice of the city university of new york where he taught courses on propaganda and disinformation.
in addition to being a practicing lawyer, bill was a journalist, publisher and a writer specializing in intelligence as it relates to media. he was the of a magazine called the covert action quarterly for more than 20 years. he also published a magazine on propaganda and disinformation titled lies of our times. attorney bill schapp has written numerous articles and edited many books on the topic of media and intelligence.
—————————————————————— | ˈəpˌdeɪts: fɪlm ˈtaɪtəld ðə fɪθ ɛˈsteɪt ɪz ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə pis əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈskloʊʒərz əv fɪlm ˈtaɪtəld ɪz prəˈdust baɪ ˈʤuljən ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə ˈkɛnədi əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən ˈzækəri sklɑr, ˈskrinˌraɪtər əv ðə fɪlm: ˌʤeɪˌɛfˈkeɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 22 2013 wɪl mɑrk ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɑn ɛf. ˈkɛnədi. mɔr ðən 600 bʊks hæv bɪn ˈrɪtən ɔn ðɪs ˈnæʃənəl ˈtræʤədi ənd jɛt ðə ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ðə ˈwɔrən kəˈmɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt pʊt ˈfɔrwərd rɪˈmeɪn ɛz ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈstɔri. ʤɔɪnd təˈdeɪ baɪ ˈzækəri sklɑr tɪ dɪˈskəs səm əv ðoʊz ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd hɪz wərk ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈplænɪŋ ənd ˈkəvərɪŋ əp əv əˌsæsəˈneɪʃənz. zæk sklɑr: ðə ˈwɔrən kəˈmɪʃən wɑz ə ˈkriʧər əˈpɔɪntɪd baɪ ˈlɪndən ˈʤɑnsən. hi pərsˈweɪdɪd ərl ˈwɔrən tɪ hɛd ðɪs kəˈmɪʃən əˈgɛnst hɪz ˈwɪʃɪz. hi wɑz ʧif ˈʤəstɪs əv ðə səˈprim kɔrt æt ðə taɪm. tɪ ˈboʊlstər ɪm ɔn ðə kəˈmɪʃən, ðə wən hu dɪd moʊst əv ðə wərk ənd ˈgaɪdɪd ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz wɑz ˈælən ˈdələs, ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktəri. ə mæn bɪn faɪərd baɪ ʤɑn ˈkɛnədi ˈæftər ðə beɪ əv pɪgz ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. ðə ˈəðər wən hu wɑz ɔn ɪt wɑz ˈʤɛrəld fɔrd əv kɔrs. soʊ, ðɛr wɑz ə dɪˈsɛnɪŋ grup əv ˈsəðərn ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈpipəl hu ˈrɪli hæv məʧ paʊər. ˈəltəmətli, ðə paʊər wɑz wɪθ ˈælən ˈdələs. ðə siaɪeɪ hæd ˌoʊvərθˈroʊn ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈɑrbɛnz ɪn gˌwɑtəˈmɑlə, nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈoʊvərθˌroʊɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənts bət əˈsæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈlidərz. ðə kəˈmɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt ðət kənˈkluʒən wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd əˈpɑn ənd ðɛn ðeɪ hæd tɪ kəm əp wɪθ səm ˈrizənz tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪt. ðə ˈrizənz wər dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˈɑrlən ˈspɛktər. hi wɑz ə stæf ˈlɔjər æt ðə taɪm ənd ˈleɪtər ə ˈsɛnətər frəm ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. hi keɪm əp wɪθ ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈbʊlət ˈθɪri bɪˈkəz ðə zəˈprudər fɪlm keɪm aʊt wɪθ ðə taɪm freɪm əv ˈsɛkəndz ənd ðɛr wər 3 ˈbʊləts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm freɪm, ɔl ðə wundz ɪn ʤɑn ˈkɛnədi ənd ʤɑn ˈkɑnəli. li ˈɔzwɔld wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈpɛrəfən tɛst ðə deɪ əv hɪz ərˈɛst. ɪt wɑz ˈnɛgətɪv. ɪt hæd ˈpruvən nɑt faɪərd ə ˈraɪfəl ðət deɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə mərˈinz, ˈɔzwɔld wɑz ə ˌmidiˈoʊkər ˈmɑrksmən æt bɛst. ðə ˈraɪfəl ðət hi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv juzd. ɪf ju æsk ˈɛni ˈraɪfəl ˈdilər wət ðə wərst ˈraɪfəl, ðə list ˈækjərət ˈraɪfəl ju kʊd ˈɛvər kəm əp wɪθ ðeɪ wʊd tɛl ju ɪts ðə mannlicher-carcano*. kɔld ðə ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈraɪfəl baɪ ðə ˌɪˈtæljənz. ɔl ðɪs bɪn pʊt tɪ rɛst ɪn 1979 wɪn ðə haʊs səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪti ɔn əˌsæsəˈneɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ənd keɪm əp wɪθ əˈkustɪkəl ˈɛvədəns frəm ə pəˈlis rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ənd faʊnd ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ʃɑt. ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ʃɑt, ðɛr hæd tɪ hæv bɪn ə ˈsɛkənd ˈʃutər. ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsɛkənd ˈʃutər, ðɛr hæd tɪ hæv bɪn ə kənˈspɪrəsi. ˈkɛnədi wɑz wɛl əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi əv ðə koʊld ˈwɔrjərz wɑz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli flɔd. ðə hoʊl ˈdɑmɪˌnoʊ ˈθɪri ɪz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli flɔd. ˈæftər hi wɑz kɪld, ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli, hɪz (kennedy’s*) ˈpɑləsiz wər rɪˈvərst baɪ ˈlɪndən ˈʤɑnsən. ðə fækt ɪz ðət 4 deɪz ˈæftər hi wɑz kɪld ˈlɪndən ˈʤɑnsən ˈɪʃud ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈækʃən ˌmɛmərˈændəm 273 wɪʧ rɪˈvərst ˈɔrdər ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm. ɔn ðə ˈvɛri deɪ hi wɑz əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd ˈkɛnədi hæd sɛnt ə liˈeɪˌzɑn tɪ ˈkjubə, tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ fɪˈdɛl ˈkæstroʊ. æt ðə tɔp əv ðə lɪst ər ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə siaɪeɪ. ju hæv tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðə koʊld wɔr hæd gɔn ɔn fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, ənd ˈpipəl meɪd kərɪrz, peoples’*’ ˈlaɪvliˌhʊdz dɪˈpɛndɪd ɔn ðə koʊld wɔr kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ. bɪg dɪˈfɛns ˈkɑnˌtrækts dɪˈpɛndɪd ɔn ɪt. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl hæd ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ kɪl ˈkɛnədi. gɛst ˈzækəri sklɑr, əv ˈɑlɪvər fɪlm ˌʤeɪˌɛfˈkeɪ, ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə bʊk ˌʤeɪˌɛfˈkeɪ: ðə bʊk əv ðə fɪlm. ə ˈʤərnəlɪst, ənd ə prəˈfɛsər æt ðə kəˈləmbiə skul əv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ðə laɪz əv ɑr taɪmz, ə ˈmənθli ˈʤərnəl ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə truθ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə. zæk kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ dɪˈrɛktər ˈɑlɪvər stoʊn ɔn ðə ˈskrinˌpleɪ əv ðə ˈmuvi ““jfk”*” ənd wɑz ˈɛdɪtər əv ʤɪm bʊk ðə treɪl əv ðə assassins.”*.” ˈlɔjərz laɪk: əˈtərni bɪl ʃæp əˈtərni ˈwɪljəm ʃɑp ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ lɔ skul ɪn 1964 ənd həz bɪn ə ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈlɔjər sɪns. bɪl ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɔ ənd ˈpræktɪst ɪn ˈeɪʒə ənd ˈjʊrəp. hi ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɔ rɪˈpɔrtər ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fər ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz. ɪn ðə ənd hi wɑz ə stæf ˈkaʊnsəl əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. ɪn ðə leɪt 80s*, hi wɑz ən ˈæˌʤəŋkt prəˈfɛsər æt ʤɑn ʤeɪ. ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs əv ðə ˈsɪti ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu jɔrk wɛr hi tɔt ˈkɔrsɪz ɔn ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd dɪˌzɪnfərˈmeɪʃən. əˈtərni ˈwɪljəm ʃæp: wən əv fərst ˈkeɪsɪz æt ðɪs bɪg wɔl strit fərm, ðeɪ hæd səm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkaʊnsəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪt, wən əv hum wɑz ˈdeɪvɪd, ənd deɪv hu hæd aɪ θɪŋk bɪn ə rɪˈkrutər fər ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ɪn hɪz juθ, wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz gʊd æt ˈspɑtɪŋ ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz wərθ rɪˈkrutɪŋ ənd hi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ tɛl mi ðɛr wɑz ðɪs kənˈvɛnʃən əv ðɪs ˈlɔjərz grup. ɪt wɑz ðɪs 1967 ˈlɔjərz gɪld kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn nu jɔrk. hi drægd mi tɪ wən ɪˈvɛnt, aɪ mɛt bɪl ˈkənstlər, aɪ mɛt ˈɑrθər kinoy*, aɪ mɛt ˈvɪktər rabbinowitz*. bɪn ɔn wɔl strit fər ə jɪr ər tu, aɪ sɛd aɪ noʊ ðɛr wər ˈlɔjərz laɪk ðɪs. aɪ ʤɔɪnd ðə seɪm deɪ ənd mɛt bərnəˈdin ənd ə fju wiks ʃi kɔld mi ənd sɛd wi nid jʊr hɛlp. ʃi sɛd ju ˈgɑtə dɪˈfɛnd ə bənʧ əv kəˈləmbiə ˈstudənts. ðə nɛkst θɪŋ aɪ nu ðə raɪət ˈstɑrtɪd æt kəˈləmbiə ənd ʃi sɛd ju hæv tɪ goʊ daʊn ðɛr ənd dɪˈfɛnd ðɛm. aɪ saɪnd əp tɪ bi stæf ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɔjərz gɪld ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɔ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ˌoʊˌkɪˈnɑwə, ʤəˈpæn. wɪn ju wərk ˈoʊvərˈsiz ɪn ðət kaɪnd əv ə ˈklaɪmɪt wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ju lərn ə lɔt fæst əˈbaʊt əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm. wəns ju lərn ðət, ju lərn əˈbaʊt ðə siaɪeɪ. ðət lɛd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ərˈɪʤənəli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈkaʊntər spaɪ ˈmægəˌzin ənd ðɛn ɔn ˈkoʊvərt ˈækʃən ˈmægəˌzin. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpərpəs wɑz tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ðə siaɪeɪ. wi wərkt wɪθ lu wʊlf hu ɪz ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn ənˈkəvərɪŋ siaɪeɪ ˈeɪʤənts ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛmbəsiz, nɑt θru ˈɛni ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts bət bɪˈkəz ɪf ju nu haʊ tɪ rɛd ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk ənd steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt θɪŋz, ju kʊd tɛl hu ər ðə ““ringers.”*.” wi wər soʊ səkˈsɛsfəl ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs pæst ə lɔ əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs. ɑr goʊl wɑz tɪ meɪk ðiz ˈpipəl ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv bɪˈkəz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ moʊst siaɪeɪ kʊd wərk, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə wənz ðət wər əˈsaɪnd tɪ ən ˈɛmbəsi wɑz tɪ hæv tɪ priˈtɛnd tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. ðeɪ wər ɔl θərd əˈsɪstənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ənd ðoʊz wər ɔl ˈfoʊni θɪŋz. ðɛr ʤɑb wɑz tɪ ˈfɪnəgəl ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu ˈvɛriəs kəmˈjunɪti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈfɔrən ˈkæpɪtəl ðeɪ wər ˈpoʊstɪd tɪ rɪˈkrut ˈpipəl tɪ tərn əˈgɛnst ðɛr oʊn ˈkəntriz ənd bɪˈkəm ˈtreɪtərz tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈkəntriz, tɪ bɪˈkəm spaɪz fər ðə juz. wi θɔt ɪf wi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðiz ˈpipəl, ɪt maɪt meɪk ðɛr ʤɑb ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈhɑrdər, wɪʧ ɪt dɪd. əv kɔrs, ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðət ɪz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɛd wi wər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛm kɪld wɪʧ wi traɪɪŋ tɪ du ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wi dɪd ɪkˈspoʊz ˈɛvər dɪd gɪt kɪld. hi (ˈfɪlɪp ˈeɪˈʤi) hæd bɪn ən ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ˈkaʊntər spaɪ. ˈkaʊntər spaɪ ˈfoʊldɪd wɪn wɛlʧ gɑt kɪld, kɔz ðə ˈprɛʃər wɑz tu məʧ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkoʊvərt ˈækʃən kˈwɔrtərli. hi wɑz nɑt ðə ˈpərsən dɪˈskəvərɪŋ hu ðə ˈəndər ˈkəvər ˈpipəl wər, lu wʊlf wɑz duɪŋ ðət. fɪl roʊt ˈɑrtɪkəlz fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈɪʃu ənd wi wərkt ˈvɛri ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ɪm. wəns ju stɑrt ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðiz θɪŋz, ðeɪ ˈrɪli hæv ˈɛni dɪˈfɛns. ðeɪ traɪd tɪ kæʧ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈfoʊni. wi wʊd gɪt tɪps ðət wʊd tərn aʊt tɪ bi siaɪeɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ prɪnt səm ˈstɔri ðət tru soʊ ðeɪ kʊd ðɛn dɪˈskrɛdət ˈjuˈɛs. wi hæd mɔr ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪn wi wər duɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɔ wərk, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkoʊvərt ˈækʃən kˈwɔrtərli. ðeɪ wʊd plænt bəgz ɪn ɑr ˈætɪk ɪn ˌoʊˌkɪˈnɑwə, θɪŋz laɪk ðət. ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns aɪˈdɛntəˌti prəˈtɛkʃən ækt həz 2 pɑrts. wən meɪks ɪt ə kraɪm fər ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hu həz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ rɪˈvil aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt meɪks ɪt ə kraɪm tɪ rɪˈvil ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ˈsəmˌwən ju dɪd nɑt lərn frəm ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər ju pəˈzɪʃən. (bət ɪf ju wər ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðiz ˈpipəl rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ hɪz ˈnuzˌlɛtər ðə laɪz əv ɑr taɪmz ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə 90s*, frəm 1990 tɪ 1995 aɪ θɪŋk. tɪ ə ˈsərtən ɪkˈstɛnt, ðə əˈbjuzɪz wi wər kraɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt gɑt ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt lɛs ˈoʊvər taɪm bɪˈkəz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˈhɛlpfəl rɪˈzəlt əv ðət kaɪnd əv ɪkˈspoʊʒər. wi wər ʤɪst taɪərd əv ˈpipəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ɪf ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ɪt məst bi tru. ðə fækt ɪz ðət ðoʊz ˈpipəl laɪ ɔl ðə taɪm. aɪ θɪŋk ˈgɔtən tɪ ə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈpipəl ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt laɪz tɪ ðɛm ənd ðət ən ˈɔfəl lɔt ðət goʊz ɔn ðət ðeɪ noʊ. gɛst əˈtərni ˈwɪljəm ʃæp ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ lɔ skul ɪn 1964 ənd həz bɪn ə ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈlɔjər sɪns. bɪl ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɔ ənd ˈpræktɪst ɪn ˈeɪʒə ənd ˈjʊrəp. hi ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɔ rɪˈpɔrtər ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fər ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz. ɪn ðə ənd hi wɑz ə stæf ˈkaʊnsəl əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. ɪn ðə leɪt 80s*, hi wɑz ən ˈæˌʤəŋkt prəˈfɛsər æt ʤɑn ʤeɪ. ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs əv ðə ˈsɪti ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu jɔrk wɛr hi tɔt ˈkɔrsɪz ɔn ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd dɪˌzɪnfərˈmeɪʃən. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ ə ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈlɔjər, bɪl wɑz ə ˈʤərnəlɪst, ˈpəblɪʃər ənd ə ˈraɪtər ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɛz ɪt rɪˈleɪts tɪ ˈmidiə. hi wɑz ðə əv ə ˈmægəˌzin kɔld ðə ˈkoʊvərt ˈækʃən kˈwɔrtərli fər mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈmægəˌzin ɔn ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd dɪˌzɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈtaɪtəld laɪz əv ɑr taɪmz. əˈtərni bɪl ʃæp həz ˈrɪtən ˈnumərəs ˈɑrtɪkəlz ənd ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈmɛni bʊks ɔn ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈmidiə ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. |
how about four for the price of one? using the hubble space telescope, dr. patrick kelly of the university of along with the glass lens amplified survey from space) and hubble frontier fields teams, discovered a remote supernova into four copies of itself by the powerful gravity of a foreground galaxy cluster. dubbed, the object was discovered in the rich galaxy cluster macs five billion light years from earth in the constellation leo. the first supernova every discovered and one of most exotic mirages.
gravitational lensing grew out of theory of relativity wherein he predicted massive objects would bend and warp the fabric of. the more massive the object, the more severe the bending. we can picture this by imagining a child standing on a trampoline, her weight pressing a dimple into the fabric. replace the child with a adult and the surface of the trampoline sags even more.
similarly, the massive sun creates a deep, but invisible dimple in the fabric of. the planets feel this ‘curvature of space’ and literally roll toward the sun. only their sideways motion or angular momentum keeps them from falling straight into the solar inferno.
curved space created by massive objects also bends light rays. einstein predicted that light from a star passing near the sun or other massive object would follow this invisible curved and be deflected from an otherwise straight path. in effect, the object acts as a lens, bending and refocusing the light from the distant source into either a brighter image or multiple and distorted images. also known as the deflection of starlight, nowadays we call it gravitational lensing.
simulation of distorted around a massive galaxy cluster over time
turns out there are lots of these gravitational lenses out there in the form of massive clusters of galaxies. they contain regular matter as well as vast quantities of the dark matter that makes up 96% of the material stuff in the universe. rich galaxy clusters act like telescopes their enormous mass and powerful gravity magnify and intensify the light of galaxies billions of light years beyond, making visible what would otherwise never be seen.
let’s return to, named for, a norwegian astrophysicist who did early work in the field of gravitational lensing. a massive elliptical galaxy in the macs cluster “lenses” the billion light year distant supernova and its host spiral galaxy from background obscurity into the limelight. the powerful having done a fine job of distorting to bring the supernova into view also distorts the shape of the host galaxy and splits the supernova into four separate, similarly bright images. to create such neat symmetry, must be precisely aligned behind the center.
the scenario here bears a striking resemblance to cross, a gravitationally quasar, where the light of a remote quasar has been broken into four images arranged about the foreground lensing galaxy. the quasar images flicker or change in brightness over time as by the passage of individual stars within the galaxy. each star acts as a smaller lens within the main lens.
detailed color images taken by the glass and hubble frontier fields groups show the host galaxy is also by the galaxy gravity. according to their recent paper, kelly and team are still working to obtain spectra of the supernova to determine if it resulted from the uncontrolled burning and explosion of a white dwarf star (type ia) or the cataclysmic collapse and rebound of a supergiant star that ran out of fuel (type ii).
the time light takes to travel to the earth from each of the images is different because each follows a slightly different path around the center of the lensing galaxy. some paths are shorter, some longer. by timing the brightness variations between the individual images the team hopes to provide constraints not only on the distribution of bright matter vs. dark matter in the lensing galaxy and in the cluster but use that information to determine the expansion rate of the universe.
you can squeeze a lot from a cosmic mirage! | haʊ əˈbaʊt fɔr fər ðə praɪs əv wən? ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈhəbəl speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp, ˈdɑktər. ˈpætrɪk ˈkɛli əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə glæs lɛnz ˈæmpləˌfaɪd ˈsərˌveɪ frəm speɪs) ənd ˈhəbəl frənˈtɪr fildz timz, dɪˈskəvərd ə rɪˈmoʊt ˌsupərˈnoʊvə ˈɪntu fɔr ˈkɑpiz əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf baɪ ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈgrævɪti əv ə ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd ˈgæləksi ˈkləstər. dəbd, ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ðə rɪʧ ˈgæləksi ˈkləstər mæks faɪv ˈbɪljən laɪt jɪrz frəm ərθ ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən ˈlioʊ. ðə fərst ˌsupərˈnoʊvə ˈɛvəri dɪˈskəvərd ənd wən əv moʊst ɪgˈzɑtɪk mərˈɑʒəz. ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈlɛnsɪŋ gru aʊt əv ˈθɪri əv ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti wɛˈrɪn hi prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈmæsɪv ˈɑbʤɛkts wʊd bɛnd ənd wɔrp ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv. ðə mɔr ˈmæsɪv ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt, ðə mɔr səˈvɪr ðə ˈbɛndɪŋ. wi kən ˈpɪkʧər ðɪs baɪ ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ə ʧaɪld ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ə ˌtræmpəˈlin, hər weɪt ˈprɛsɪŋ ə ˈdɪmpəl ˈɪntu ðə ˈfæbrɪk. ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ʧaɪld wɪθ ə ˈædəlt ənd ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˌtræmpəˈlin sægz ˈivɪn mɔr. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə ˈmæsɪv sən kriˈeɪts ə dip, bət ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ˈdɪmpəl ɪn ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv. ðə ˈplænəts fil ðɪs əv space’*’ ənd ˈlɪtərəli roʊl təˈwɔrd ðə sən. ˈoʊnli ðɛr ˈsaɪdˌweɪz ˈmoʊʃən ər ˈæŋgjələr moʊˈmɛntəm kips ðɛm frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ streɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈsoʊlər ˌɪnˈfərˌnoʊ. kərvd speɪs kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈmæsɪv ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈɔlsoʊ bɛndz laɪt reɪz. ˈaɪnstaɪn prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət laɪt frəm ə stɑr ˈpæsɪŋ nɪr ðə sən ər ˈəðər ˈmæsɪv ˈɑbʤɛkt wʊd ˈfɑloʊ ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl kərvd ənd bi dɪˈflɛktɪd frəm ən ˈəðərˌwaɪz streɪt pæθ. ɪn ˈifɛkt, ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ækts ɛz ə lɛnz, ˈbɛndɪŋ ənd riˈfoʊkəsɪŋ ðə laɪt frəm ðə ˈdɪstənt sɔrs ˈɪntu ˈiðər ə ˈbraɪtər ˈɪmɪʤ ər ˈməltəpəl ənd dɪˈstɔrtɪd ˈɪmɪʤɪz. ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə dɪˈflɛkʃən əv ˈstɑˌrlaɪt, ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz wi kɔl ɪt ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈlɛnsɪŋ. ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən əv dɪˈstɔrtɪd əraʊnd ə ˈmæsɪv ˈgæləksi ˈkləstər ˈoʊvər taɪm tərnz aʊt ðɛr ər lɑts əv ðiz ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈlɛnzɪz aʊt ðɛr ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈmæsɪv ˈkləstərz əv ˈgæləksiz. ðeɪ kənˈteɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈmætər ɛz wɛl ɛz væst kˈwɑntətiz əv ðə dɑrk ˈmætər ðət meɪks əp 96 əv ðə məˈtɪriəl stəf ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. rɪʧ ˈgæləksi ˈkləstərz ækt laɪk ˈtɛləˌskoʊps ðɛr ɪˈnɔrmɪs mæs ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ˈgrævɪti ˈmægnəˌfaɪ ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ ðə laɪt əv ˈgæləksiz ˈbɪljənz əv laɪt jɪrz bɪɔnd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈvɪzəbəl wət wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈnɛvər bi sin. rɪˈtərn tɪ, neɪmd fər, ə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˌæstroʊˈfɪsɪsɪst hu dɪd ˈərli wərk ɪn ðə fild əv ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈlɛnsɪŋ. ə ˈmæsɪv ɪˈlɪptɪkəl ˈgæləksi ɪn ðə mæks ˈkləstər ““lenses”*” ðə ˈbɪljən laɪt jɪr ˈdɪstənt ˌsupərˈnoʊvə ənd ɪts hoʊst ˈspaɪrəl ˈgæləksi frəm ˈbækˌgraʊnd əbˈskjʊrəti ˈɪntu ðə ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt. ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈhævɪŋ dən ə faɪn ʤɑb əv dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˌsupərˈnoʊvə ˈɪntu vju ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈstɔrts ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə hoʊst ˈgæləksi ənd splɪts ðə ˌsupərˈnoʊvə ˈɪntu fɔr ˈsɛpərˌeɪt, ˈsɪmələrli braɪt ˈɪmɪʤɪz. tɪ kriˈeɪt səʧ nit ˈsɪmətri, məst bi prɪˈsaɪsli əˈlaɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsɛnər. ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ hir bɛrz ə ˈstraɪkɪŋ rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ krɔs, ə ˌgrævəˈteɪʃnəli kˈweɪzɑr, wɛr ðə laɪt əv ə rɪˈmoʊt kˈweɪzɑr həz bɪn ˈbroʊkən ˈɪntu fɔr ˈɪmɪʤɪz əreɪnʤd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd ˈlɛnsɪŋ ˈgæləksi. ðə kˈweɪzɑr ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈflɪkər ər ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈbraɪtnəs ˈoʊvər taɪm ɛz baɪ ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl stɑrz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈgæləksi. iʧ stɑr ækts ɛz ə sˈmɔlər lɛnz wɪˈθɪn ðə meɪn lɛnz. dɪˈteɪld ˈkələr ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə glæs ənd ˈhəbəl frənˈtɪr fildz grups ʃoʊ ðə hoʊst ˈgæləksi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ðə ˈgæləksi ˈgrævɪti. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛr ˈrisənt ˈpeɪpər, ˈkɛli ənd tim ər stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈspɛktrə əv ðə ˌsupərˈnoʊvə tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf ɪt rɪˈzəltɪd frəm ðə ˌənkənˈtroʊld ˈbərnɪŋ ənd ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv ə waɪt dwɔrf stɑr (taɪp ˈiə) ər ðə ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk kəˈlæps ənd riˈbaʊnd əv ə ˈsupərˈʤaɪənt stɑr ðət ræn aʊt əv fjuəl (taɪp ii*). ðə taɪm laɪt teɪks tɪ ˈtrævəl tɪ ðə ərθ frəm iʧ əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪz ˈdɪfərənt bɪˈkəz iʧ ˈfɑloʊz ə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt pæθ əraʊnd ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈlɛnsɪŋ ˈgæləksi. səm pæθs ər ˈʃɔrtər, səm ˈlɔŋgər. baɪ ˈtaɪmɪŋ ðə ˈbraɪtnəs ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə tim hoʊps tɪ prəˈvaɪd kənˈstreɪnts nɑt ˈoʊnli ɔn ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv braɪt ˈmætər ˈvərsəz. dɑrk ˈmætər ɪn ðə ˈlɛnsɪŋ ˈgæləksi ənd ɪn ðə ˈkləstər bət juz ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ɪkˈspænʧən reɪt əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. ju kən skwiz ə lɔt frəm ə ˈkɑzmɪk mərɑʒ! |
most haunted is a british paranormal reality television series. it was first shown on living tv between may 2002 and july 2010. a new online edition aired on 31 october 2013 with really taking over broadcast from august 2014. presented by yvette fielding, the programme investigates purported paranormal activity in a range of locations, mainly within the united kingdom and the republic of ireland. the series is produced by productions.
most haunted was first aired on living tv from may 2002 until july 2010, when the network decided to axe the programme.
after 4 years of being off-air, fielding and karl beattie, the producer of the programme, confirmed that following a successful online episode, most haunted would be returning to screens in august 2014, aired by really.
over 250 episodes of the programme have been broadcast to date, with the series airing in early]
cancellation and revival [ edit ]
on 12 august 2011, it was announced that sky living had officially axed most haunted and had returned the rights to the show to yvette fielding and karl beattie. in 2012, it was revealed that productions with to redevelop most]
as of july 2013, karl beattie had recently begun scouting new locations for a new series of most needed]
in april 2014 yvette fielding confirmed in an interview with channel sunday brunch that most haunted would be returning to television in late 2014; this was later confirmed on 4 june 2014. it was later confirmed that really would be the new home of most haunted.
production [ edit ]
the most haunted team have travelled in the united kingdom but also ireland, the netherlands, romania, the united states, italy, and czech republic, investigating paranormal activity for 24 hours at a time.
photography [ edit ]
the photographic style of the series has changed considerably since series 1. in the first series many elaborate shots were set up with an almost "theatrical" style, with illuminated windows and dry ice. locations were often illuminated outside at night time, with blue and green colours. there was a high emphasis on quality production. from series there was extensive use of the steadicam, which provided gliding shots during ghostly tales or for general views. in series 8 the team introduced a camera crane or 'jib' system for elaborate aerial shots of both yvette and the locations. most of the photography in most haunted focuses on 'general views' also known as 'gv's' of a location and its surroundings.
most haunted is filmed with both broadcast sony & cameras and sony cameras. a thermal imaging camera is also used to detect and highlight cold and warm spots. the style of the series changed somewhat after series five, losing its most haunted grungy look as it became more mainstream.
music [ edit ]
most music was originally composed to picture by alan clark, using his own original sounds and samples and including some from the sample libraries distorted reality, metamorphosis and guitar. as of series 12, alan clark's music has been supplemented with additional stock music which was also used on the now defunct unexplained channel programme, rest in peace. living tv also released a cd featuring alan clark's music and original material written and produced by composer and producer steve (the official most haunted soundtrack 1 the ambition]
on-screen team [ edit ]
between series 1 and series 15, most haunted featured a main presenter, a historian, a psychic medium and a.
essentially the latter two are intended to create an even balance between paranormal and scientific explanations for the various phenomena that occur. any information provided by the medium from claimed interactions with spirits is then by the historian to see if it can be verified. the core investigation team are supported by some of the production crew, who appear in the show and are generally involved with the investigation whilst performing their normal crew role. most of these on-screen crew members also take part in séances.
from series 16, productions decided to remove psychic mediums from the format of the show.
name role duration yvette fielding presenter, 2013- karl beattie producer, director & cameraman, 2013- stuart & cameraman, 2013- fred batt & historian, 2013- gregg smith cameraman 2015- glen hunt 2015- darren hutchinson 2014- mary beattie yvette and daughter. paranormal investigator 2018-
some episodes have also included at least one celebrity. so far the 'celebrity' episodes have included vic reeves, nancy sorrell, gaby roslin, scott mills, mark chapman, simon gregson, sue cleaver, carol thatcher, paul o'grady and lee ryan. for the series 10 episode from fort the team were joined by scottish paranormal investigator ryan o'neill and series 15 saw bullet for my valentine join the team on an investigation.
former mediums [ edit ]
between series 1 and series 14, a medium accompanied the team on their investigations. the mediums were as follows:
the show has also featured guest mediums. so far these have been ian lawman, ian, uri geller, clairvoyant kevin wade, johnnie fiori, barrie john, liverpool native billy roberts and patrick mathews.
it was decided for series 15 onwards that psychic mediums would not be used in the format.
former team members [ edit ]
name role years jason karl 2002 catherine howe hair & make up artist phil paranormal investigator, richard felix historian dr o'keeffe dr. matthew smith chris burton director of photography & cameraman, lesley smith historian melanie crump hair & make-up artist dr. john callow historian & 2014 leah walton hair & make up artist 2015 electronic researcher
series [ edit ]
for main article on individual episodes, see: list of most haunted episodes
this section outlines changes across the 23 series of most haunted, with detailed look at major changes through the original run (series), broadcast on living and a brief series overviews and filming location lists if the revival series (15-23), broadcast on really.
time slot
series 1: tuesdays at on living
tuesdays at on living series: tuesdays at on living
tuesdays at on living series 14: wednesdays at on living
wednesdays at on living series: thursdays at on really
thursdays at on really series 18: sundays at on really
sundays at on really series 19: thursdays at on really
thursdays at on really series: fridays at on really
fridays at on really series 23: daily at on really
daily at on really series 24: fridays at on really
series (2002 - 2003) [ edit ]
known as "most haunted with yvette fielding and derek" (this nickname was used until series 6)
the film crew for the first series, including guest jason karl (back, right)
the first series began on 25 may 2002. each episode had a duration of thirty minutes. however, reruns of these episodes have been to the full hour and titled most haunted unseen. added footage in these episodes is shown with a caption in the corner to distinguish it from the original version. the series concluded with an investigation of priory on 17 september 2002, which was coincidentally the first episode to be produced. in the eighth series the team revisited this location to mark the episode. during the break in series, the team aired three live investigations, the third of which led into the second series on 8 april 2003. from this point onwards episodes were accompanied by a supplemental most haunted extra. at this point, extra was available as a feature after the main show, accessible to viewers via the red button. for series two and three, phil joined the show as a paranormal investigator, replacing the original investigator jason karl of lancashire as well as guest investigators portsmouth native david scanlan and vicki who decided not to continue with the team, who left at the end of the first series. the show remained unchanged at this point until series 4.
series (derek departure and revamp) [ edit ]
the fourth series commenced on 23 march 2004 with an investigation of manor. most haunted extra became a programme, broadcast for half an hour after the main show on. this series was the first series in which guest mediums joined the team during the investigations. this took some of the pressure off derek who had been the only medium in the first three series. the main guest mediums involved during this series were salisbury native brian shepherd, david wells and ian lawman.
series five commenced on 14 september 2004. it was preceded by a 3 night most haunted live! investigation advertised as a countdown to the series. phil was replaced with (although he recently returned on the live shows as a studio expert), then semi-regular, o'keeffe. originally o'keeffe viewed the footage recorded during the investigations and it, putting forward his own views and opinions, which usually included suggestions as to other possible causes for the phenomena encountered. he shared this role with his colleague matthew smith who frequently attended the early most haunted live events. following the departure of phil after series 4, o'keeffe began to join the team on location. brother rick fielding also left the show at the end of series 4.
at the end of series 5, productions began editing the series in-house at their own production offices. prior to this, had been completed at 422 manchester. as a result, the series lost its original editor who had worked on most haunted since the first episode and all of the vintage film composite effects which resulted in a considerable change to the editing style and look of the programme.
for series six, beginning on 22 march 2005 with an investigation of gaol, david wells became one of the main mediums alongside derek appearing in every episode. this was derek's last most haunted series owing to the controversy he was involved in during its production which cast doubt on his ability to perform his] as such he did not appear in the final episode at sinai house. the number of episodes for series 6 was originally intended to be eighteen, with the last eleven being part of series 7. due to's departure, the series was extended. this was the first series in which the team conducted investigations over in the usa. didn't return for the show's finale at sinai house when david wells was the main medium.
series and cast changes) [ edit ]
the seventh series began on 1 november 2005 yet only ran for six weeks, shortened from an intended nine. two of the final three episodes (at castle and manor) were broadcast at the end of series 8 and the last, at fort, was broadcast as special on boxing day 2006. louie a regular on the most haunted live! events joined the team for a few of the investigations in this series covering shows which o'keeffe was unable to take part in.
series eight began on 27 june 2006 with the investigation and a revisit to priory. it marked the last appearance of richard felix as the resident historian. he was not replaced until the tenth series. this series featured guest mediums gordon smith, ian lawman, ian of braintree, essex and kevin wade.
an investigation of south stack lighthouse began the ninth series on 2 january 2007. four episodes into the series, new episodes became known as new most haunted in television listings and on-screen. this is the last series of most haunted where most haunted extra accompanied each episode. after the first few episodes, extra was moved to. most haunted extra last appeared accompanying most haunted: midsummer murders. this was the last series to feature david wells as a regular medium on the show.
series 10: midsummer murders [ edit ]
the series was given the tagline midsummer murders and was an series where most haunted investigators attempted to solve murder mysteries in normal english villages. it was hosted by most haunted historian lesley smith. the series commenced on a weekly broadcast from 19 june 2007 to 31 july 2007 and the team visited (in order of broadcast) stoney middleton, nantwich, castleton, pluckley,, tutbury, tarvin, and bakewell. an episode, shot in village, saw the team investigate a suspect of jack the ripper. this episode was not aired on television. most haunted: midsummer murders was never released on dvd.
series 11 (the new investigator years) [ edit ]
the eleventh series of most haunted began on 19 february 2008 and came to a close at the end of] this series featured three psychic mediums: johnnie fiori, nottingham native barrie john and brian shepherd. lesley smith replaced richard felix as the resident historian on the recorded shows and travelled with the team to each location. the team were also joined by scottish paranormal investigator ryan o'neill, a guest on episodes of series 10 at] in the fort episodes of the show, an american psychic joined the team and claimed to have encountered the spirits of a bespectacled old man and his "gawky" son in the museum of the fort, who had been responsible for compiling the collection. the team allegedly picked up the voice and moaning from the old man later in the] the psychic also claimed that there were spirits of animals in the fort, perhaps from horses who had been involved in its construction and claimed to have encountered the spirit of a pilot named jeff and other air force men around the fort who had been there during world war] she also claimed that in one area of the fort she picked up macabre images of debauchery and sodomy where sexual favours were performed in return for food and money, also from world war] the team also apparently picked up countless examples of poltergeist activity in the fort with the unexplained throwing of stones, knocking and the occasional moaning, responses from taunts by the team for the ghosts to make their presence]
series 12, 13 (most haunted usa) & 14 [ edit ]
alternating between series 12 and 13, living broadcast on an episode from series 12 followed the following week with an episode from season 13 also known as most haunted needed] series 14 aired in 2010 featuring 10 episodes with the opening episode at needed]
series 15 (final series on living) [ edit ]
series 15 started on may 2010, with an investigation into berkeley castle and continue to show every wednesday on living at bst. the series ended on wednesday 21 july 2010. the series was made up of 10 episodes concluding with a at & museum, singleton, west sussex.
dvd - exclusive dvd episode, 2011 (stand alone investigation) [ edit ]
a new episode of most haunted was released exclusively to dvd on 12 december 2011. this investigation was based at the rifles museum in salisbury, england
no new episodes (2011 - 2014) [ edit ]
most haunted ended in 2010, with the showing of repeats by ending in 2011. in 2010, channel sky 3 (later pick tv, now pick) began showing the repeats. this continued until 2016.
following the initial by, karl beattie began a fan campaign to get the show back on the air. most haunted returned with a christmas dvd special from the rifles museum in salisbury. later, three episodes from the royal court theatre,, england produced and aired initially online then sold to really tv as a single needed].
series 16 (revival on really, new set up. 2014) [ edit ]
it was announced on 4 june, that most haunted will return to tv in august 2014 with a new 10 part series to air on the channel, really. yvette fielding returned to the show along with karl beattie. former team members stuart and fred batt also] welsh heavy metal band bullet for my valentine appeared in an episode of the show.
yvette fielding was interviewed on the james whale (radio) show, discussing the current show and her reasons for not using mediums in the new series of most haunted. ep. 80 april 2015
series 16 episode list
the royal court theatre, newton house (part 1) newton house (part 2) the galleries of justice abbey the national emergency services museum ye olde kings head, chester tunnels hall (part 1) hall (part 2)
series 17) [ edit ]
most haunted aired its series from june to july 2015. 1]
tivoli theatre - north wales old hall - cheshire funeral parlor - hull fort paull - yorkshire (part 1) fort paull - yorkshire (part 2) wentworth woodhouse (part 1) wentworth woodhouse (part 2) house town hall hall - cheshire
series 18) [ edit ]
most haunted aired its series from october to december 2015. 2] the series features most first live broadcast since 2010, as a 3 2 hour halloween special on 31 october 2015, which took place at 30 east drive, - the home of the black 3] the halloween special attracted viewers, giving really its largest audience in the channel's 4]
30 east drive (part 1) 30 east drive (part 2) most haunted live - halloween special (at 30 east drive) medical museum mills carr house hill house (part 1) hill house (part 2) village church farm house old nick theatre the black country museum
series 19 (2016) [ edit ]
most haunted aired its series from june to september 2016. 5] series 19 included a "huge" 3 part investigation at a former prison, shrewsbury; as well as a halloween special which also took place at shrewsbury and was broadcast on 3 november 2016.
lyceum theatre whittington castle house mansion house care home walton hall oak house middleton hall shrewsbury (part 1) shrewsbury (part 2) shrewsbury (part 3) halloween special shrewsbury)
series 20) [ edit ]
most haunted aired its series from april to june 2017. 6] during the investigation at wentworth stables the team capture an "actual ghost" on camera, although it is disputed by some whether there is "foul play" at work.
abbey house museum wentworth woodhouse stables the slaughter house church weir mill prison hall (part 1) hall (part 2) hall (part 3)
series 21 (halloween week) [ edit ]
most haunted aired its series from october to november 2017. 7]
rowley's house the fleece inn haden hill house (part 1) haden hill house (part 2) hall (part 1) ('as' live special) hall (part 2) the old house the bus museum the judges' lodgings (part 1) the judges' lodgings (part 2)
series 22 (early 2018) [ edit ]
most haunted aired its series from january to march 2018. the series consists of 4 investigations and 2 single part investigations and an "as live" special (as part of one of the investigations) 8]
birmingham central 1 2 hall part 1 hall part 2 dudley castle castle cottage 1 (90 minute "as live" special) castle cottage (45 minute "as live" special) moat house part 1 moat house part 2
series 23 (halloween 2018) [ edit ]
for halloween 2018, really tv presented 13 nights of paranormal programming, which included series 23 of most haunted. instead of airing the series each week, really tv aired the whole series of ten consecutive nights from friday 19 october 2018 until sunday october 9]
ashwell prison (as live) special part 1 ashwell prison (as live) special part 2 bate inn part 1 bate inn part 2 castle part 1 castle part 2 ancient high house the leopard inn part 1 the leopard inn part 2 the leopard inn part 3
series 24 (2019) [ edit ]
on saturday 29 december 2018, karl beattie confirmed on twitter that a new series of most haunted will start airing on friday 11 january 2019 on really, starting with an "as live" special from eden camp in yorkshire. karl also confirmed that a former member of the team will be joining them for an investigation and a new team member will be joining them in this]
most series began airing on really on friday 11 january 2019 and will run for 10 10] the new series is airing at the earlier time of 9.00pm. shortly after the premiere on really, the whole series was made available on the channel's service, play.
eden camp museum (as-live). 1 (2-hour special) eden camp museum (as-live). 2 antwerp mansion hall. 1 hall. 2 hall. 3 hall. 1 hall. 2 guys cliffe house. 1 guys cliffe house. 2
spin offs [ edit ]
most haunted live! [ edit ]
most haunted: recurring nightmares [ edit ]
in most haunted: recurring nightmares, the presenters recall their most frightening visits.
most haunted usa [ edit ]
most haunted usa was an that aired on the american travel channel from 12 december 2008 to 30 january 2009. the series has also aired in the and includes the team's investigation at the famous waverly hills in needed] it aired as part of series 11 in the.
most haunted: the live series [ edit ]
in january 2010, most haunted returned for a of the live shows. these episodes differed from the previous live shows in that they were more like a series investigation, but broadcast live. the series was broadcast live every saturday night and ran for 8 weeks, with each episode lasting two hours.
most haunted: top ten scariest moments [ edit ]
top ten scariest moments is a series that consists of 10 episodes, that was broadcast on really and is still available to watch through play, on demand service. the series features yvette recalling her scariest moments from past series. a slightly shortened edit of the episode from which that moment is from is then shown. included in the online series is 10 minute discussion featuring yvette and glenn hunt, the resident, on "the elephant in the room" after the investigation at the wentworth woodhouse stable block as to whether the footage of the ‘wentworth ghost’ was faked.
controversy [ edit ]
on several occasions the former spiritualist medium derek was supposedly possessed by an entity, sometimes evil or sometimes "lost and confused". two such cases exposed. before the filming, had been fed misinformation twice about the non-existent ghosts of kafer and by the show dr. o'keeffe (under instruction from karl beattie, according to bad psychics website). during the investigations, later broadcast, presented the information as fact and even behaved as though being possessed by the fictional ghosts. o'keeffe later revealed in the daily mirror that kafer and were of 'derek faker' and 'derek] even though o'keeffe exposed, the paper also claimed that o'keeffe had exposed the rest of the most haunted team. o'keeffe later reported that he had been grossly misquoted and misrepresented in the article, and produced a response outlining his version of the show based on his observations and findings, saying he had exposed derek and not the entirety of most haunted. the show's presenter, yvette fielding, said in an interview that she believes it was a fake]
the show was reported in 2005 to relating to derek. described the show as one "where techniques are used which mean the audience is not necessarily in full possession of the facts". ruled that this was not fraud because most haunted is an entertainment show, not a legitimate investigation into the paranormal, and should not be taken]
although not mentioned by o'keeffe, the mirror article also brought into question unedited footage which appeared to show yvette fielding and karl beattie faking 'paranormal' occurrences such as ghostly bumps and knocks. fielding denied these claims; beattie did not]
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imdb references [ edit ]
note: on the website, some series' are mis-numbered; as such series 10 onwards in this article is under season 9 on the. | moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɪz ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz. ɪt wɑz fərst ʃoʊn ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən bɪtˈwin meɪ 2002 ənd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2010 ə nu ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪˈdɪʃən ɛrd ɔn 31 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 wɪθ ˈrɪli ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈbrɔdˌkæst frəm ˈɔgəst 2014 pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ, ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪts pərˈpɔrtɪd pɛrəˈnɔrməl ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ə reɪnʤ əv loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˈmeɪnli wɪˈθɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənd ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˈaɪərlənd. ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz prəˈdust baɪ pərˈdəkʃənz. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wɑz fərst ɛrd ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən frəm meɪ 2002 ənˈtɪl ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2010 wɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ æks ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈæftər 4 jɪrz əv biɪŋ off-air*, ˈfildɪŋ ənd kɑrl ˈbiti, ðə prəˈdusər əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, kənˈfərmd ðət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wʊd bi rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ skrinz ɪn ˈɔgəst 2014 ɛrd baɪ ˈrɪli. ˈoʊvər 250 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm hæv bɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæst tɪ deɪt, wɪθ ðə ˈsɪriz ˈɛrɪŋ ɪn ˈərli ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən ənd rɪˈvaɪvəl ˈɛdət ɔn 12 ˈɔgəst 2011 ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ðət skaɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ hæd əˈfɪʃəli ækst moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ənd hæd rɪˈtərnd ðə raɪts tɪ ðə ʃoʊ tɪ ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ ənd kɑrl ˈbiti. ɪn 2012 ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild ðət pərˈdəkʃənz wɪθ tɪ ridɪˈvɛləp moʊst ɛz əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 kɑrl ˈbiti hæd ˈrisəntli ˈbeɪgən ˈskaʊtɪŋ nu loʊˈkeɪʃənz fər ə nu ˈsɪriz əv moʊst ˈnidɪd] ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2014 ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ kənˈfərmd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈʧænəl ˈsənˌdi brənʧ ðət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wʊd bi rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪn leɪt 2014 ðɪs wɑz ˈleɪtər kənˈfərmd ɔn 4 ʤun 2014 ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər kənˈfərmd ðət ˈrɪli wʊd bi ðə nu hoʊm əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd. pərˈdəkʃən ˈɛdət ðə moʊst ˈhɔntɪd tim hæv ˈtrævəld ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈaɪərlənd, ðə ˈnɛðərləndz, roʊˈmeɪniə, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈɪtəli, ənd ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ pɛrəˈnɔrməl ækˈtɪvɪti fər 24 aʊərz æt ə taɪm. fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈɛdət ðə ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk staɪl əv ðə ˈsɪriz həz ʧeɪnʤd kənˈsɪdərəbli sɪns ˈsɪriz 1 ɪn ðə fərst ˈsɪriz ˈmɛni ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ʃɑts wər sɛt əp wɪθ ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst "θiˈætrɪkəl" staɪl, wɪθ ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd ˈwɪndoʊz ənd draɪ aɪs. loʊˈkeɪʃənz wər ˈɔfən ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd æt naɪt taɪm, wɪθ blu ənd grin colours*. ðɛr wɑz ə haɪ ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn kˈwɑləti pərˈdəkʃən. frəm ˈsɪriz ðɛr wɑz ɪkˈstɛnsɪv juz əv ðə steadicam*, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈglaɪdɪŋ ʃɑts ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈgoʊstli teɪlz ər fər ˈʤɛnərəl vjuz. ɪn ˈsɪriz 8 ðə tim ˌɪntrəˈdust ə ˈkæmərə kreɪn ər 'ʤɪb' ˈsɪstəm fər ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈɛriəl ʃɑts əv boʊθ ˌɪˈvɛt ənd ðə loʊˈkeɪʃənz. moʊst əv ðə fəˈtɑgrəfi ɪn moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn 'ˈʤɛnərəl vjuz' ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz 'gv's*' əv ə loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ɪts sərˈaʊndɪŋz. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɪz fɪlmd wɪθ boʊθ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈsoʊni ˈkæmərəz ənd ˈsoʊni ˈkæmərəz. ə ˈθərməl ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈkæmərə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ənd ˈhaɪˌlaɪt koʊld ənd wɔrm spɑts. ðə staɪl əv ðə ˈsɪriz ʧeɪnʤd ˈsəmˈwət ˈæftər ˈsɪriz faɪv, ˈluzɪŋ ɪts moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈgrənʤi lʊk ɛz ɪt bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈmeɪnˌstrim. mˈjuzɪk ˈɛdət moʊst mˈjuzɪk wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli kəmˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈpɪkʧər baɪ ˈælən klɑrk, ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz oʊn ərˈɪʤənəl saʊnz ənd ˈsæmpəlz ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm frəm ðə ˈsæmpəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz dɪˈstɔrtɪd ˌriˈæləˌti, ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfəsəs ənd gɪˈtɑr. ɛz əv ˈsɪriz 12 ˈælən klɑrks mˈjuzɪk həz bɪn ˌsəpləˌmɛntɪd wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl stɑk mˈjuzɪk wɪʧ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ɔn ðə naʊ dɪˈfəŋkt ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd ˈʧænəl ˈproʊˌgræm, rɛst ɪn pis. ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlist ə ˈsiˈdi ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈælən klɑrks mˈjuzɪk ənd ərˈɪʤənəl məˈtɪriəl ˈrɪtən ənd prəˈdust baɪ kəmˈpoʊzər ənd prəˈdusər stiv (ðə əˈfɪʃəl moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈsaʊnˌtræk 1 ðə æmˈbɪʃən ˈɑnˌskrin tim ˈɛdət bɪtˈwin ˈsɪriz 1 ənd ˈsɪriz 15 moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈfiʧərd ə meɪn ˈprɛzəntər, ə hɪˈstɔriən, ə ˈsaɪkɪk ˈmidiəm ənd ə. ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə ˈlætər tu ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈivɪn ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin pɛrəˈnɔrməl ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər ðə ˈvɛriəs fəˈnɑmənə ðət əˈkər. ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈmidiəm frəm kleɪmd ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ˈspɪrɪts ɪz ðɛn baɪ ðə hɪˈstɔriən tɪ si ɪf ɪt kən bi ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd. ðə kɔr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən tim ər səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ səm əv ðə pərˈdəkʃən kru, hu əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ʃoʊ ənd ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən waɪlst pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ðɛr ˈnɔrməl kru roʊl. moʊst əv ðiz ˈɑnˌskrin kru ˈmɛmbərz ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk pɑrt ɪn séances*. frəm ˈsɪriz 16 pərˈdəkʃənz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ riˈmuv ˈsaɪkɪk ˈmidiəmz frəm ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt əv ðə ʃoʊ. neɪm roʊl ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ ˈprɛzəntər 2013 kɑrl ˈbiti prəˈdusər, dɪˈrɛktər ˈkæmərəmən 2013 stɔrt ˈkæmərəmən 2013 frɛd bæt hɪˈstɔriən 2013 grɛg smɪθ ˈkæmərəmən 2015 glɛn hənt 2015 ˈdɑrən ˈhəʧɪnsən 2014 ˈmɛri ˈbiti ˌɪˈvɛt ənd ˈdɔtər. pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər 2018 səm ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd æt list wən səˈlɛbrɪti. soʊ fɑr ðə 'səˈlɛbrɪti' ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd vɪk rivz, ˈnænsi ˈsɔrəl, ˈgæbi ˈrɑslɪn, skɑt mɪlz, mɑrk ˈʧæpmən, ˈsaɪmən ˈgrɛgsən, su ˈklivər, ˈkɛrəl ˈθæʧər, pɔl oʊˈgreɪdi ənd li raɪən. fər ðə ˈsɪriz 10 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd frəm fɔrt ðə tim wər ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈskɑtɪʃ pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər raɪən oʊˈnil ənd ˈsɪriz 15 sɔ ˈbʊlət fər maɪ ˈvælənˌtaɪn ʤɔɪn ðə tim ɔn ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ˈfɔrmər ˈmidiəmz ˈɛdət bɪtˈwin ˈsɪriz 1 ənd ˈsɪriz 14 ə ˈmidiəm əˈkəmpənid ðə tim ɔn ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. ðə ˈmidiəmz wər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ðə ʃoʊ həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərd gɛst ˈmidiəmz. soʊ fɑr ðiz hæv bɪn ˈiən ˈlɔmən, ˈiən, ˈjəri ˈgɛlər, klɛrˈvɔɪənt ˈkɛvɪn weɪd, ˈʤɑni fiˈɔri, ˈbɛri ʤɑn, ˈlɪvərˌpul ˈneɪtɪv ˈbɪli ˈrɑbərts ənd ˈpætrɪk ˈmæθjuz. ɪt wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd fər ˈsɪriz 15 ˈɑnwərdz ðət ˈsaɪkɪk ˈmidiəmz wʊd nɑt bi juzd ɪn ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt. ˈfɔrmər tim ˈmɛmbərz ˈɛdət neɪm roʊl jɪrz ˈʤeɪsən kɑrl 2002 ˈkæθərɪn haʊ hɛr meɪk əp ˈɑrtɪst fɪl pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈrɪʧərd ˈfilɪks hɪˈstɔriən ˈdɑktər oʊˈkif ˈdɑktər. ˈmæθju smɪθ krɪs ˈbərtən dɪˈrɛktər əv fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈkæmərəmən ˈlɛsli smɪθ hɪˈstɔriən ˈmɛləni krəmp hɛr ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈɑrtɪst ˈdɑktər. ʤɑn ˈkæloʊ hɪˈstɔriən 2014 ˈliə ˈwɔltən hɛr meɪk əp ˈɑrtɪst 2015 ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈrisərʧər ˈsɪriz ˈɛdət fər meɪn ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, si: lɪst əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈkrɔs ðə 23 ˈsɪriz əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd, wɪθ dɪˈteɪld lʊk æt ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz θru ðə ərˈɪʤənəl rən (ˈsɪriz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ə brif ˈsɪriz ˈoʊvərvˌjuz ənd ˈfɪlmɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃən lɪsts ɪf ðə rɪˈvaɪvəl ˈsɪriz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈrɪli. taɪm slɑt ˈsɪriz 1 ˈtuzˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈsɪriz ˈtuzˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈsɪriz 14 ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈsɪriz ˈθərzdiz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈθərzdiz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈsɪriz 18 ˈsənˌdiz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈsənˌdiz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈsɪriz 19 ˈθərzdiz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈθərzdiz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈsɪriz ˈfraɪˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈfraɪˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈsɪriz 23 ˈdeɪli æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈdeɪli æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈsɪriz 24 ˈfraɪˌdeɪz æt ɔn ˈrɪli ˈsɪriz 2002 2003 ˈɛdət noʊn ɛz "moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wɪθ ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ ənd ˈdɛrɪk" (ðɪs ˈnɪkˌneɪm wɑz juzd ənˈtɪl ˈsɪriz 6 ðə fɪlm kru fər ðə fərst ˈsɪriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ gɛst ˈʤeɪsən kɑrl (bæk, raɪt) ðə fərst ˈsɪriz bɪˈgæn ɔn 25 meɪ 2002 iʧ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd hæd ə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv ˈθərˌdi ˈmɪnəts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈriˈrənz əv ðiz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz hæv bɪn tɪ ðə fʊl aʊər ənd ˈtaɪtəld moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ənˈsin. ˈædɪd ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪn ðiz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪz ʃoʊn wɪθ ə ˈkæpʃən ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ɪt frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈvərʒən. ðə ˈsɪriz kənˈkludɪd wɪθ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈpraɪəri ɔn 17 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2002 wɪʧ wɑz koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd tɪ bi prəˈdust. ɪn ðə eɪθ ˈsɪriz ðə tim riˈvɪzətɪd ðɪs loʊˈkeɪʃən tɪ mɑrk ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə breɪk ɪn ˈsɪriz, ðə tim ɛrd θri lɪv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, ðə θərd əv wɪʧ lɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪriz ɔn 8 ˈeɪprəl 2003 frəm ðɪs pɔɪnt ˈɑnwərdz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz wər əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈɛkstrə. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ˈɛkstrə wɑz əˈveɪləbəl ɛz ə ˈfiʧər ˈæftər ðə meɪn ʃoʊ, ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ vjuərz ˈviə ðə rɛd ˈbətən. fər ˈsɪriz tu ənd θri, fɪl ʤɔɪnd ðə ʃoʊ ɛz ə pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈʤeɪsən kɑrl əv ˈlæŋkəˌʃaɪr ɛz wɛl ɛz gɛst ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈpɔrtsməθ ˈneɪtɪv ˈdeɪvɪd ˈskænlən ənd ˈvɪki hu ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ðə tim, hu lɛft æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə fərst ˈsɪriz. ðə ʃoʊ rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈʧeɪnʤd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ənˈtɪl ˈsɪriz 4 ˈsɪriz (ˈdɛrɪk dɪˈpɑrʧər ənd riˈvæmp) ˈɛdət ðə fɔrθ ˈsɪriz kəˈmɛnst ɔn 23 mɑrʧ 2004 wɪθ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈmænər. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈɛkstrə bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈbrɔdˌkæst fər hæf ən aʊər ˈæftər ðə meɪn ʃoʊ ɔn. ðɪs ˈsɪriz wɑz ðə fərst ˈsɪriz ɪn wɪʧ gɛst ˈmidiəmz ʤɔɪnd ðə tim ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. ðɪs tʊk səm əv ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔf ˈdɛrɪk hu hæd bɪn ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmidiəm ɪn ðə fərst θri ˈsɪriz. ðə meɪn gɛst ˈmidiəmz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈsɪriz wər ˈsælzbəri ˈneɪtɪv braɪən ˈʃɛpərd, ˈdeɪvɪd wɛlz ənd ˈiən ˈlɔmən. ˈsɪriz faɪv kəˈmɛnst ɔn 14 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2004 ɪt wɑz prɪˈsidɪd baɪ ə 3 naɪt moʊst ˈhɔntɪd lɪv! ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɛz ə ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz. fɪl wɑz ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ (ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈrisəntli rɪˈtərnd ɔn ðə lɪv ʃoʊz ɛz ə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɛkspərt), ðɛn semi-regular*, oʊˈkif. ərˈɪʤənəli oʊˈkif vjud ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd ɪt, ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd hɪz oʊn vjuz ənd əˈpɪnjənz, wɪʧ ˈjuʒəwəli ˌɪnˈkludɪd səˈʤɛsʧənz ɛz tɪ ˈəðər ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkɔzɪz fər ðə fəˈnɑmənə ɪnˈkaʊnərd. hi ʃɛrd ðɪs roʊl wɪθ hɪz ˈkɑlig ˈmæθju smɪθ hu ˈfrikwɛntli əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈərli moʊst ˈhɔntɪd lɪv ɪˈvɛnts. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv fɪl ˈæftər ˈsɪriz 4 oʊˈkif bɪˈgæn tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə tim ɔn loʊˈkeɪʃən. ˈbrəðər rɪk ˈfildɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ lɛft ðə ʃoʊ æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈsɪriz 4 æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈsɪriz 5 pərˈdəkʃənz bɪˈgæn ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz ˌɪnˈhaʊs æt ðɛr oʊn pərˈdəkʃən ˈɔfəsɪz. praɪər tɪ ðɪs, hæd bɪn kəmˈplitɪd æt 422 ˈmænˌʧɛstər. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ˈsɪriz lɔst ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɛdɪtər hu hæd wərkt ɔn moʊst ˈhɔntɪd sɪns ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ənd ɔl əv ðə ˈvɪntɪʤ fɪlm kəmˈpɑzət ˈifɛkts wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ staɪl ənd lʊk əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. fər ˈsɪriz sɪks, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɔn 22 mɑrʧ 2005 wɪθ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv gaol*, ˈdeɪvɪd wɛlz bɪˈkeɪm wən əv ðə meɪn ˈmidiəmz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈdɛrɪk əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ðɪs wɑz ˈdɛrɪk læst moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈsɪriz oʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts pərˈdəkʃən wɪʧ kæst daʊt ɔn hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pərˈfɔrm hɪz ɛz səʧ hi dɪd nɑt əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd æt ˈsaɪˌnaɪ haʊs. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz fər ˈsɪriz 6 wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ˈeɪˈtin, wɪθ ðə læst ˈilɛvən biɪŋ pɑrt əv ˈsɪriz 7 du tɪ dɪˈpɑrʧər, ðə ˈsɪriz wɑz ɪkˈstɛndɪd. ðɪs wɑz ðə fərst ˈsɪriz ɪn wɪʧ ðə tim kənˈdəktəd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. ˈdɪdənt rɪˈtərn fər ðə ʃoʊz fəˈnæli æt ˈsaɪˌnaɪ haʊs wɪn ˈdeɪvɪd wɛlz wɑz ðə meɪn ˈmidiəm. ˈsɪriz ənd kæst ˈʧeɪnʤɪz) ˈɛdət ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈsɪriz bɪˈgæn ɔn 1 noʊˈvɛmbər 2005 jɛt ˈoʊnli ræn fər sɪks wiks, ˈʃɔrtənd frəm ən ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd naɪn. tu əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl θri ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz (æt ˈkæsəl ənd ˈmænər) wər ˈbrɔdˌkæst æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈsɪriz 8 ənd ðə læst, æt fɔrt, wɑz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɛz ˈspɛʃəl ɔn ˈbɑksɪŋ deɪ 2006 lui ə ˈrɛgjələr ɔn ðə moʊst ˈhɔntɪd lɪv! ɪˈvɛnts ʤɔɪnd ðə tim fər ə fju əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪriz ˈkəvərɪŋ ʃoʊz wɪʧ oʊˈkif wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn. ˈsɪriz eɪt bɪˈgæn ɔn 27 ʤun 2006 wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ə riˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈpraɪəri. ɪt mɑrkt ðə læst əˈpɪrəns əv ˈrɪʧərd ˈfilɪks ɛz ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt hɪˈstɔriən. hi wɑz nɑt ˌriˈpleɪst ənˈtɪl ðə tɛnθ ˈsɪriz. ðɪs ˈsɪriz ˈfiʧərd gɛst ˈmidiəmz ˈgɔrdən smɪθ, ˈiən ˈlɔmən, ˈiən əv ˈbreɪnˌtri, ˈɛsɪks ənd ˈkɛvɪn weɪd. ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv saʊθ stæk ˈlaɪˌthaʊs bɪˈgæn ðə naɪnθ ˈsɪriz ɔn 2 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 fɔr ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪriz, nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ɛz nu moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈlɪstɪŋz ənd ˈɑnˌskrin. ðɪs ɪz ðə læst ˈsɪriz əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wɛr moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈɛkstrə əˈkəmpənid iʧ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈæftər ðə fərst fju ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, ˈɛkstrə wɑz muvd tɪ moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈɛkstrə læst əˈpɪrd əˈkəmpəniɪŋ moʊst ˈhɔntɪd: ˈmɪdˈsəmər ˈmərdərz. ðɪs wɑz ðə læst ˈsɪriz tɪ ˈfiʧər ˈdeɪvɪd wɛlz ɛz ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈmidiəm ɔn ðə ʃoʊ. ˈsɪriz 10 ˈmɪdˈsəmər ˈmərdərz ˈɛdət ðə ˈsɪriz wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈtæˌglaɪn ˈmɪdˈsəmər ˈmərdərz ənd wɑz ən ˈsɪriz wɛr moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ sɑlv ˈmərdər ˈmɪstəriz ɪn ˈnɔrməl ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. ɪt wɑz ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ moʊst ˈhɔntɪd hɪˈstɔriən ˈlɛsli smɪθ. ðə ˈsɪriz kəˈmɛnst ɔn ə ˈwikli ˈbrɔdˌkæst frəm 19 ʤun 2007 tɪ 31 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2007 ənd ðə tim ˈvɪzɪtɪd (ɪn ˈɔrdər əv ˈbrɔdˌkæst) ˈstoʊni ˈmɪdəltən, nantwich*, castleton*, pluckley*,, tutbury*, ˈtɑrvɪn, ənd ˈbeɪkˌwɛl. ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ʃɑt ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ, sɔ ðə tim ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ə ˈsəˌspɛkt əv ʤæk ðə ˈrɪpər. ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɑz nɑt ɛrd ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd: ˈmɪdˈsəmər ˈmərdərz wɑz ˈnɛvər riˈlist ɔn ˌdiˌviˈdi. ˈsɪriz 11 (ðə nu ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər jɪrz) ˈɛdət ðə ˈilɛvənθ ˈsɪriz əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd bɪˈgæn ɔn 19 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2008 ənd keɪm tɪ ə kloʊz æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs ˈsɪriz ˈfiʧərd θri ˈsaɪkɪk ˈmidiəmz: ˈʤɑni fiˈɔri, ˈnɑtɪŋˌhæm ˈneɪtɪv ˈbɛri ʤɑn ənd braɪən ˈʃɛpərd. ˈlɛsli smɪθ ˌriˈpleɪst ˈrɪʧərd ˈfilɪks ɛz ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt hɪˈstɔriən ɔn ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪd ʃoʊz ənd ˈtrævəld wɪθ ðə tim tɪ iʧ loʊˈkeɪʃən. ðə tim wər ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈskɑtɪʃ pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər raɪən oʊˈnil, ə gɛst ɔn ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˈsɪriz 10 æt ɪn ðə fɔrt ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ðə ʃoʊ, ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsaɪkɪk ʤɔɪnd ðə tim ənd kleɪmd tɪ hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərd ðə ˈspɪrɪts əv ə bɪˈspɛktəkəld oʊld mæn ənd hɪz "ˈgɔki" sən ɪn ðə mˈjuziəm əv ðə fɔrt, hu hæd bɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ ðə kəˈlɛkʃən. ðə tim əˈlɛʤədli pɪkt əp ðə vɔɪs ənd ˈmoʊnɪŋ frəm ðə oʊld mæn ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə ðə ˈsaɪkɪk ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmd ðət ðɛr wər ˈspɪrɪts əv ˈænəməlz ɪn ðə fɔrt, pərˈhæps frəm ˈhɔrsɪz hu hæd bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪts kənˈstrəkʃən ənd kleɪmd tɪ hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərd ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ə ˈpaɪlət neɪmd ʤɛf ənd ˈəðər ɛr fɔrs mɛn əraʊnd ðə fɔrt hu hæd bɪn ðɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmd ðət ɪn wən ˈɛriə əv ðə fɔrt ʃi pɪkt əp məˈkɑbər ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv dəˈbɔʧəri ənd ˈsɑdəmi wɛr ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈfeɪvərz wər pərˈfɔrmd ɪn rɪˈtərn fər fud ənd ˈməni, ˈɔlsoʊ frəm wərld wɔr ðə tim ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɛrəntli pɪkt əp ˈkaʊntləs ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈpoʊltərˌgaɪst ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə fɔrt wɪθ ðə ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd θroʊɪŋ əv stoʊnz, ˈnɑkɪŋ ənd ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈmoʊnɪŋ, rɪˈspɑnsɪz frəm tɔnts baɪ ðə tim fər ðə goʊsts tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˈprɛzəns ˈsɪriz 12 13 (moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ) 14 ˈɛdət ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈsɪriz 12 ənd 13 ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd frəm ˈsɪriz 12 ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wik wɪθ ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd frəm ˈsizən 13 ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈnidɪd] ˈsɪriz 14 ɛrd ɪn 2010 ˈfiʧərɪŋ 10 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz wɪθ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd æt ˈnidɪd] ˈsɪriz 15 (ˈfaɪnəl ˈsɪriz ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ) ˈɛdət ˈsɪriz 15 ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn meɪ 2010 wɪθ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈbərkli ˈkæsəl ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ ʃoʊ ˈɛvəri ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ æt bst*. ðə ˈsɪriz ˈɛndɪd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ 21 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2010 ðə ˈsɪriz wɑz meɪd əp əv 10 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz kənˈkludɪŋ wɪθ ə æt mˈjuziəm, ˈsɪŋgəltən, wɛst ˈsəsɪks. ˌdiˌviˈdi ɪkˈsklusɪv ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, 2011 (stænd əˈloʊn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən) ˈɛdət ə nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wɑz riˈlist ɪkˈsklusɪvli tɪ ˌdiˌviˈdi ɔn 12 dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz beɪst æt ðə ˈraɪfəlz mˈjuziəm ɪn ˈsælzbəri, ˈɪŋglənd noʊ nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz 2011 2014 ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈɛndɪd ɪn 2010 wɪθ ðə ʃoʊɪŋ əv rɪˈpits baɪ ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn 2011 ɪn 2010 ˈʧænəl skaɪ 3 (ˈleɪtər pɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, naʊ pɪk) bɪˈgæn ʃoʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈpits. ðɪs kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl 2016 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl baɪ, kɑrl ˈbiti bɪˈgæn ə fæn kæmˈpeɪn tɪ gɪt ðə ʃoʊ bæk ɔn ðə ɛr. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd rɪˈtərnd wɪθ ə ˈkrɪsməs ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈspɛʃəl frəm ðə ˈraɪfəlz mˈjuziəm ɪn ˈsælzbəri. ˈleɪtər, θri ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz frəm ðə rɔɪəl kɔrt ˈθiətər,, ˈɪŋglənd prəˈdust ənd ɛrd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðɛn soʊld tɪ ˈrɪli ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈnidɪd]. ˈsɪriz 16 (rɪˈvaɪvəl ɔn ˈrɪli, nu sɛt əp. 2014 ˈɛdət ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ɔn 4 ʤun, ðət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɪn ˈɔgəst 2014 wɪθ ə nu 10 pɑrt ˈsɪriz tɪ ɛr ɔn ðə ˈʧænəl, ˈrɪli. ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ʃoʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ kɑrl ˈbiti. ˈfɔrmər tim ˈmɛmbərz stɔrt ənd frɛd bæt ˈɔlsoʊ wɛlʧ ˈhɛvi ˈmɛtəl bænd ˈbʊlət fər maɪ ˈvælənˌtaɪn əˈpɪrd ɪn ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ʃoʊ. ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud ɔn ðə ʤeɪmz weɪl (ˈreɪdiˌoʊ) ʃoʊ, dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ʃoʊ ənd hər ˈrizənz fər nɑt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmidiəmz ɪn ðə nu ˈsɪriz əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd. ep*. 80 ˈeɪprəl 2015 ˈsɪriz 16 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd lɪst ðə rɔɪəl kɔrt ˈθiətər, ˈnutən haʊs (pɑrt 1 ˈnutən haʊs (pɑrt 2 ðə ˈgæləriz əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈæbi ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz mˈjuziəm jɛ oʊld kɪŋz hɛd, ˈʧɛstər ˈtənəlz hɔl (pɑrt 1 hɔl (pɑrt 2 ˈsɪriz 17 ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɛrd ɪts ˈsɪriz frəm ʤun tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 1 ˈtɪvəli ˈθiətər nɔrθ weɪlz oʊld hɔl ˈʧɛʃər fˈjunərəl ˈpɑrlər həl fɔrt pɔl ˈjɔrkʃər (pɑrt 1 fɔrt pɔl ˈjɔrkʃər (pɑrt 2 ˈwɛntˈwərθ ˈwʊˌdhaʊs (pɑrt 1 ˈwɛntˈwərθ ˈwʊˌdhaʊs (pɑrt 2 haʊs taʊn hɔl hɔl ˈʧɛʃər ˈsɪriz 18 ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɛrd ɪts ˈsɪriz frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 2 ðə ˈsɪriz ˈfiʧərz moʊst fərst lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæst sɪns 2010 ɛz ə 3 2 aʊər ˌhæləˈwin ˈspɛʃəl ɔn 31 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 wɪʧ tʊk pleɪs æt 30 ist draɪv, ðə hoʊm əv ðə blæk 3 ðə ˌhæləˈwin ˈspɛʃəl əˈtræktəd vjuərz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈrɪli ɪts ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɔdiəns ɪn ðə ˈʧænəlz 4 30 ist draɪv (pɑrt 1 30 ist draɪv (pɑrt 2 moʊst ˈhɔntɪd lɪv ˌhæləˈwin ˈspɛʃəl (æt 30 ist draɪv) ˈmɛdɪkəl mˈjuziəm mɪlz kɑr haʊs hɪl haʊs (pɑrt 1 hɪl haʊs (pɑrt 2 ˈvɪlɪʤ ʧərʧ fɑrm haʊs oʊld nɪk ˈθiətər ðə blæk ˈkəntri mˈjuziəm ˈsɪriz 19 2016 ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɛrd ɪts ˈsɪriz frəm ʤun tɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016 5 ˈsɪriz 19 ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə "juʤ" 3 pɑrt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən æt ə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɪzən, ʃˈruzˌbɛri; ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˌhæləˈwin ˈspɛʃəl wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ tʊk pleɪs æt ʃˈruzˌbɛri ənd wɑz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn 3 noʊˈvɛmbər 2016 ˈθiətər ˈwɪtɪŋtən ˈkæsəl haʊs ˈmænʃən haʊs kɛr hoʊm ˈwɔltən hɔl oʊk haʊs ˈmɪdəltən hɔl ʃˈruzˌbɛri (pɑrt 1 ʃˈruzˌbɛri (pɑrt 2 ʃˈruzˌbɛri (pɑrt 3 ˌhæləˈwin ˈspɛʃəl ʃˈruzˌbɛri) ˈsɪriz 20 ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɛrd ɪts ˈsɪriz frəm ˈeɪprəl tɪ ʤun 2017 6 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən æt ˈwɛntˈwərθ ˈsteɪbəlz ðə tim ˈkæpʧər ən "ˈækʧəwəl goʊst" ɔn ˈkæmərə, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ɪz dɪˈspjutɪd baɪ səm ˈwɛðər ðɛr ɪz "faʊl pleɪ" æt wərk. ˈæbi haʊs mˈjuziəm ˈwɛntˈwərθ ˈwʊˌdhaʊs ˈsteɪbəlz ðə sˈlɔtər haʊs ʧərʧ wir mɪl ˈprɪzən hɔl (pɑrt 1 hɔl (pɑrt 2 hɔl (pɑrt 3 ˈsɪriz 21 (ˌhæləˈwin wik) ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɛrd ɪts ˈsɪriz frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər tɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 2017 7 haʊs ðə flis ɪn ˈheɪdən hɪl haʊs (pɑrt 1 ˈheɪdən hɪl haʊs (pɑrt 2 hɔl (pɑrt 1 ('ɛz' lɪv ˈspɛʃəl) hɔl (pɑrt 2 ðə oʊld haʊs ðə bəs mˈjuziəm ðə ˈʤəʤɪz' ˈlɑʤɪŋz (pɑrt 1 ðə ˈʤəʤɪz' ˈlɑʤɪŋz (pɑrt 2 ˈsɪriz 22 (ˈərli 2018 ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɛrd ɪts ˈsɪriz frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri tɪ mɑrʧ 2018 ðə ˈsɪriz kənˈsɪsts əv 4 ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd 2 ˈsɪŋgəl pɑrt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd ən "ɛz lɪv" ˈspɛʃəl (ɛz pɑrt əv wən əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz) 8 ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ˈsɛntrəl 1 2 hɔl pɑrt 1 hɔl pɑrt 2 ˈdədli ˈkæsəl ˈkæsəl ˈkɑtɪʤ 1 90 ˈmɪnət "ɛz lɪv" ˈspɛʃəl) ˈkæsəl ˈkɑtɪʤ 45 ˈmɪnət "ɛz lɪv" ˈspɛʃəl) moʊt haʊs pɑrt 1 moʊt haʊs pɑrt 2 ˈsɪriz 23 (ˌhæləˈwin 2018 ˈɛdət fər ˌhæləˈwin 2018 ˈrɪli ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən pərˈzɛnəd 13 naɪts əv pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsɪriz 23 əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈɛrɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz iʧ wik, ˈrɪli ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɛrd ðə hoʊl ˈsɪriz əv tɛn kənˈsɛkjətɪv naɪts frəm ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 19 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2018 ənˈtɪl ˈsənˌdi ɑkˈtoʊbər 9 ˈæʃˌwɛl ˈprɪzən (ɛz lɪv) ˈspɛʃəl pɑrt 1 ˈæʃˌwɛl ˈprɪzən (ɛz lɪv) ˈspɛʃəl pɑrt 2 beɪt ɪn pɑrt 1 beɪt ɪn pɑrt 2 ˈkæsəl pɑrt 1 ˈkæsəl pɑrt 2 ˈeɪnʧənt haɪ haʊs ðə ˈlɛpərd ɪn pɑrt 1 ðə ˈlɛpərd ɪn pɑrt 2 ðə ˈlɛpərd ɪn pɑrt 3 ˈsɪriz 24 2019 ˈɛdət ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ 29 dɪˈsɛmbər 2018 kɑrl ˈbiti kənˈfərmd ɔn tˈwɪtər ðət ə nu ˈsɪriz əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd wɪl stɑrt ˈɛrɪŋ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 11 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2019 ɔn ˈrɪli, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ən "ɛz lɪv" ˈspɛʃəl frəm ˈidən kæmp ɪn ˈjɔrkʃər. kɑrl ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət ə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛmbər əv ðə tim wɪl bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðɛm fər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ə nu tim ˈmɛmbər wɪl bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ðɪs moʊst ˈsɪriz bɪˈgæn ˈɛrɪŋ ɔn ˈrɪli ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 11 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2019 ənd wɪl rən fər 10 10 ðə nu ˈsɪriz ɪz ˈɛrɪŋ æt ðə ˈərliər taɪm əv 9.00pm*. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə prɛˈmɪr ɔn ˈrɪli, ðə hoʊl ˈsɪriz wɑz meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ˈʧænəlz ˈsərvɪs, pleɪ. ˈidən kæmp mˈjuziəm (as-live*). 1 ˈspɛʃəl) ˈidən kæmp mˈjuziəm (as-live*). 2 ˈæntwərp ˈmænʃən hɔl. 1 hɔl. 2 hɔl. 3 hɔl. 1 hɔl. 2 gaɪz klɪf haʊs. 1 gaɪz klɪf haʊs. 2 spɪn ɔfs ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd lɪv! ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd: rɪˈkərɪŋ ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz ˈɛdət ɪn moʊst ˈhɔntɪd: rɪˈkərɪŋ ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz, ðə ˈprɛzəntərz ˈriˌkɔl ðɛr moʊst ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ˈvɪzɪts. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈɛdət moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ wɑz ən ðət ɛrd ɔn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtrævəl ˈʧænəl frəm 12 dɪˈsɛmbər 2008 tɪ 30 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2009 ðə ˈsɪriz həz ˈɔlsoʊ ɛrd ɪn ðə ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ðə timz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən æt ðə ˈfeɪməs ˈweɪvərli hɪlz ɪn ˈnidɪd] ɪt ɛrd ɛz pɑrt əv ˈsɪriz 11 ɪn ðə. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd: ðə lɪv ˈsɪriz ˈɛdət ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2010 moʊst ˈhɔntɪd rɪˈtərnd fər ə əv ðə lɪv ʃoʊz. ðiz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ˈdɪfərd frəm ðə ˈpriviəs lɪv ʃoʊz ɪn ðət ðeɪ wər mɔr laɪk ə ˈsɪriz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, bət ˈbrɔdˌkæst lɪv. ðə ˈsɪriz wɑz ˈbrɔdˌkæst lɪv ˈɛvəri ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ræn fər 8 wiks, wɪθ iʧ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈlæstɪŋ tu aʊərz. moʊst ˈhɔntɪd: tɔp tɛn ˈskɛriəst ˈmoʊmənts ˈɛdət tɔp tɛn ˈskɛriəst ˈmoʊmənts ɪz ə ˈsɪriz ðət kənˈsɪsts əv 10 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, ðət wɑz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈrɪli ənd ɪz stɪl əˈveɪləbəl tɪ wɔʧ θru pleɪ, ɔn dɪˈmænd ˈsərvɪs. ðə ˈsɪriz ˈfiʧərz ˌɪˈvɛt rɪˈkɔlɪŋ hər ˈskɛriəst ˈmoʊmənts frəm pæst ˈsɪriz. ə sˈlaɪtli ˈʃɔrtənd ˈɛdət əv ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd frəm wɪʧ ðət ˈmoʊmənt ɪz frəm ɪz ðɛn ʃoʊn. ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsɪriz ɪz 10 ˈmɪnət dɪˈskəʃən ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˌɪˈvɛt ənd glɛn hənt, ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt, ɔn "ðə ˈɛləfənt ɪn ðə rum" ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən æt ðə ˈwɛntˈwərθ ˈwʊˌdhaʊs ˈsteɪbəl blɑk ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ əv ðə ghost’*’ wɑz feɪkt. ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈɛdət ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌlɪst ˈmidiəm ˈdɛrɪk wɑz səˈpoʊzədli pəˈzɛst baɪ ən ˈɛntɪti, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈivəl ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz "lɔst ənd kənfˈjuzd". tu səʧ ˈkeɪsɪz ɪkˈspoʊzd. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfɪlmɪŋ, hæd bɪn fɛd ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən twaɪs əˈbaʊt ðə ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt goʊsts əv ˈkeɪfər ənd baɪ ðə ʃoʊ ˈdɑktər. oʊˈkif (ˈəndər ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən frəm kɑrl ˈbiti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ bæd ˈsaɪkɪks ˈwɛbˌsaɪt). ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, ˈleɪtər ˈbrɔdˌkæst, pərˈzɛnəd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɛz fækt ənd ˈivɪn bɪˈheɪvd ɛz ðoʊ biɪŋ pəˈzɛst baɪ ðə ˈfɪkʃənəl goʊsts. oʊˈkif ˈleɪtər rɪˈvild ɪn ðə ˈdeɪli ˈmɪrər ðət ˈkeɪfər ənd wər əv 'ˈdɛrɪk ˈfeɪkər' ənd 'ˈdɛrɪk ˈivɪn ðoʊ oʊˈkif ɪkˈspoʊzd, ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmd ðət oʊˈkif hæd ɪkˈspoʊzd ðə rɛst əv ðə moʊst ˈhɔntɪd tim. oʊˈkif ˈleɪtər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hi hæd bɪn ˈgroʊsli mɪskˈwoʊtɪd ənd ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, ənd prəˈdust ə rɪˈspɑns ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ hɪz ˈvərʒən əv ðə ʃoʊ beɪst ɔn hɪz ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋz, seɪɪŋ hi hæd ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈdɛrɪk ənd nɑt ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv moʊst ˈhɔntɪd. ðə ʃoʊz ˈprɛzəntər, ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ, sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ʃi bɪˈlivz ɪt wɑz ə feɪk ðə ʃoʊ wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn 2005 tɪ rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈdɛrɪk. dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ʃoʊ ɛz wən "wɛr tɛkˈniks ər juzd wɪʧ min ðə ˈɔdiəns ɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ɪn fʊl pəˈzɛʃən əv ðə fækts". ruld ðət ðɪs wɑz nɑt frɔd bɪˈkəz moʊst ˈhɔntɪd ɪz ən ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ʃoʊ, nɑt ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə pɛrəˈnɔrməl, ənd ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈteɪkən ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt ˈmɛnʃənd baɪ oʊˈkif, ðə ˈmɪrər ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈɔlsoʊ brɔt ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən əˈnɛdətɪd ˈfʊtɪʤ wɪʧ əˈpɪrd tɪ ʃoʊ ˌɪˈvɛt ˈfildɪŋ ənd kɑrl ˈbiti ˈfeɪkɪŋ 'pɛrəˈnɔrməl' əˈkərənsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈgoʊstli bəmps ənd nɑks. ˈfildɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd ðiz kleɪmz; ˈbiti dɪd nɑt noʊts ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət noʊt: ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, səm ˈsɪriz' ər mis-numbered*; ɛz səʧ ˈsɪriz 10 ˈɑnwərdz ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈəndər ˈsizən 9 ɔn ðə. |
our society is obsessed with labels. while they are often crude, stereotypical and used to divide individuals from a group, they are integral in our society. the nice things about labels, however, is that we decide what they mean. we can choose how to label ourselves to include ourselves in a group of people. outsiders to that group may not like the label, and may even disagree on what the label actually means, but what really matter is what members of that group consider to be their values.
i have made some changes in my life that have made me rethink the groups i am associated with and helped me define the kinds of labels that should define me. i made these decisions a couple of years ago, but was closed about it in public because i was unsure of my personal beliefs. i have had time to decide what it is that i do believe and with which groups and labels i wish to associate myself. now that i know what i believe and how i want to be known i am coming out and labeling myself publicly for the first time.
there are three labels that i have decided to associate myself with. i will list the labels that i have chosen, the reasons i have chosen them and most importantly, what that label means to me. as i said before, others outside these groups may consider these labels differently, so i will explain what that means from my perspective.
firstly, i am an atheist. as an atheist i do not believe in a god or gods. i do not believe in zeus, thor, apollo, ra, jesus or god the father. i do not believe that there is a being who is watching over me, blessing me or judging my behavior. i also do not believe that the universe was created by a consciousness. that is all that being an atheist means. it mean that i am a devil worshiper. it mean that i immoral. it mean that i eat babies. all it means is that i do not believe in any form of a god or gods.
second, i am a materialist. a materialist sees reality as the physical matter of which is it composed. thought, feelings and will can all be defined in terms of matter and physical phenomena. i am a collection of the nerve impulses and synapses in my brain responding to physical stimuli. i do not believe in a soul, a spirit or a part of myself that is not my physical body. i am my body and when i die my brain will no longer send those impulses and i will cease to be.
third, i am a humanist. a humanist is someone who believes that life is fragile and that it matters. that each individual who is lucky enough to have one has the rights to have a good one. it is amazing that we exist at all and we should go out of our way to help those in need, because this is the only life that we get. everyone who has one has a fundamental right to have the opportunity of a pleasant one. those who have enough to survive, or who have excess, should give and donate to those who do not, so that they may experience the basic rights and necessities of life to survive and be happy.
this is who i am and how i choose to define myself. i was not raised with these ideals, but developed them over time after years of observation and thought. i used to be religious. i enjoyed spending time with individuals who supported my beliefs, but i have left that behind me and found a new identity. one that i love and that makes me happier than i was before.
my goal with this blog is to share my journey from being a mormon to becoming an atheist, why i changed my ways of thinking and how i feel now. i will be sharing a lot of scientific principles and discoveries that helped me to make my decisions, along with future discoveries that reinforce those beliefs and expand my knowledge of this fascinating universe that we live in.
i will be talking a lot about how atheists are perceived in the u.s. and how i have lost friends because of my decisions. i will criticize religion. i will post ideas and images. i do this not to anger those who have those beliefs or to persecute them, but because being critical is part of life and especially science. any group that says not to doubt, not to seek other sources or think about alternative views is destructive to the human experience. religion gives answers and says not to doubt them. science asks questions and doubts the answers until the evidence can be tested, retested, verified and upheld, and can even then be refuted and tossed out when further discoveries are made.
as will become the norm, i will end these blogs with a quote or a comic. i will do both for my first.
“i am not an atheist because i am mad at your god. i am not an atheist because i love sin. i am not an atheist because i want to answer to authority. i am an atheist because i sought the truth about reality. i have accepted nature and my place in the universe. i will live and i will die. i wish to leave this world knowing that i did my best. i hope our descendants inherit a world that can sustain them.” mike autrey
i had to add a second quote to fit in with my last point.
“truth does not ask to be believed. it asks to be tested. scientists do not join hands every saturday or sunday and sing, ‘yes. gravity is real! i know gravity is real! i will have faith! i will be strong! i believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down, down. amen!’ if they did, we would think they were pretty insecure about the concept.” dan barker
finally, a comic.
thanks for reading! i hope you are all well.
rj
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ˈleɪbəlɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈpəblɪkli fər ðə fərst taɪm. ðɛr ər θri ˈleɪbəlz ðət aɪ hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf wɪθ. aɪ wɪl lɪst ðə ˈleɪbəlz ðət aɪ hæv ˈʧoʊzən, ðə ˈrizənz aɪ hæv ˈʧoʊzən ðɛm ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, wət ðət ˈleɪbəl minz tɪ mi. ɛz aɪ sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈəðərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðiz grups meɪ kənˈsɪdər ðiz ˈleɪbəlz ˈdɪfərˈɛntli, soʊ aɪ wɪl ɪkˈspleɪn wət ðət minz frəm maɪ pərˈspɛktɪv. ˈfərstli, aɪ æm ən ˈeɪθiəst. ɛz ən ˈeɪθiəst aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn ə gɑd ər gɑdz. aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn zus, θɔr, əˈpɑloʊ, rɑ, ˈʤizəs ər gɑd ðə ˈfɑðər. aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr ɪz ə biɪŋ hu ɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈoʊvər mi, ˈblɛsɪŋ mi ər ˈʤəʤɪŋ maɪ bɪˈheɪvjər. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ du nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈjunəˌvərs wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. ðət ɪz ɔl ðət biɪŋ ən ˈeɪθiəst minz. ɪt min ðət aɪ æm ə ˈdɛvəl ˈwərʃəpər. ɪt min ðət aɪ ˌɪˈmɔrəl. ɪt min ðət aɪ it ˈbeɪbiz. ɔl ɪt minz ɪz ðət aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn ˈɛni fɔrm əv ə gɑd ər gɑdz. ˈsɛkənd, aɪ æm ə məˈtɪriəlɪst. ə məˈtɪriəlɪst siz ˌriˈæləˌti ɛz ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈmætər əv wɪʧ ɪz ɪt kəmˈpoʊzd. θɔt, ˈfilɪŋz ənd wɪl kən ɔl bi dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn tərmz əv ˈmætər ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl fəˈnɑmənə. aɪ æm ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ðə nərv ˌɪmˈpəlsɪz ənd ˈsɪæpsɪz ɪn maɪ breɪn rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ. aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn ə soʊl, ə ˈspɪrɪt ər ə pɑrt əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðət ɪz nɑt maɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbɑdi. aɪ æm maɪ ˈbɑdi ənd wɪn aɪ daɪ maɪ breɪn wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər sɛnd ðoʊz ˌɪmˈpəlsɪz ənd aɪ wɪl sis tɪ bi. θərd, aɪ æm ə ˈhjumənɪst. ə ˈhjumənɪst ɪz ˈsəmˌwən hu bɪˈlivz ðət laɪf ɪz ˈfræʤəl ənd ðət ɪt ˈmætərz. ðət iʧ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hu ɪz ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv wən həz ðə raɪts tɪ hæv ə gʊd wən. ɪt ɪz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðət wi ɪgˈzɪst æt ɔl ənd wi ʃʊd goʊ aʊt əv ɑr weɪ tɪ hɛlp ðoʊz ɪn nid, bɪˈkəz ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli laɪf ðət wi gɪt. ˈɛvriˌwən hu həz wən həz ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl raɪt tɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv ə ˈplɛzənt wən. ðoʊz hu hæv ɪˈnəf tɪ sərˈvaɪv, ər hu hæv ˈɛkˌsɛs, ʃʊd gɪv ənd ˈdoʊˌneɪt tɪ ðoʊz hu du nɑt, soʊ ðət ðeɪ meɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə ˈbeɪsɪk raɪts ənd nəˈsɛsɪtiz əv laɪf tɪ sərˈvaɪv ənd bi ˈhæpi. ðɪs ɪz hu aɪ æm ənd haʊ aɪ ʧuz tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. aɪ wɑz nɑt reɪzd wɪθ ðiz aɪˈdilz, bət dɪˈvɛləpt ðɛm ˈoʊvər taɪm ˈæftər jɪrz əv ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ənd θɔt. aɪ juzd tɪ bi rɪˈlɪʤəs. aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈspɛndɪŋ taɪm wɪθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu səˈpɔrtɪd maɪ bɪˈlifs, bət aɪ hæv lɛft ðət bɪˈhaɪnd mi ənd faʊnd ə nu aɪˈdɛntəˌti. wən ðət aɪ ləv ənd ðət meɪks mi ˈhæpiər ðən aɪ wɑz ˌbiˈfɔr. maɪ goʊl wɪθ ðɪs blɔg ɪz tɪ ʃɛr maɪ ˈʤərni frəm biɪŋ ə ˈmɔrmən tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ən ˈeɪθiəst, waɪ aɪ ʧeɪnʤd maɪ weɪz əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd haʊ aɪ fil naʊ. aɪ wɪl bi ˈʃɛrɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈprɪnsəpəlz ənd dɪˈskəvəriz ðət hɛlpt mi tɪ meɪk maɪ dɪˈsɪʒənz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ fˈjuʧər dɪˈskəvəriz ðət ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ðoʊz bɪˈlifs ənd ɪkˈspænd maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðɪs ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈjunəˌvərs ðət wi lɪv ɪn. aɪ wɪl bi ˈtɔkɪŋ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈeɪθiəsts ər pərˈsivd ɪn ðə juz. ənd haʊ aɪ hæv lɔst frɛndz bɪˈkəz əv maɪ dɪˈsɪʒənz. aɪ wɪl ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz rɪˈlɪʤən. aɪ wɪl poʊst aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈɪmɪʤɪz. aɪ du ðɪs nɑt tɪ ˈæŋgər ðoʊz hu hæv ðoʊz bɪˈlifs ər tɪ ˈpərsəˌkjut ðɛm, bət bɪˈkəz biɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ɪz pɑrt əv laɪf ənd əˈspɛʃəli saɪəns. ˈɛni grup ðət sɪz nɑt tɪ daʊt, nɑt tɪ sik ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz ər θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɔlˈtərnətɪv vjuz ɪz dɪˈstrəktɪv tɪ ðə ˈjumən ɪkˈspɪriəns. rɪˈlɪʤən gɪvz ˈænsərz ənd sɪz nɑt tɪ daʊt ðɛm. saɪəns æsks kˈwɛsʧənz ənd daʊts ðə ˈænsərz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈɛvədəns kən bi ˈtɛstɪd, riˈtɛstɪd, ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd ənd əˈphɛld, ənd kən ˈivɪn ðɛn bi rɪfˈjutɪd ənd tɔst aʊt wɪn ˈfərðər dɪˈskəvəriz ər meɪd. ɛz wɪl bɪˈkəm ðə nɔrm, aɪ wɪl ɛnd ðiz blɔgz wɪθ ə kwoʊt ər ə ˈkɑmɪk. aɪ wɪl du boʊθ fər maɪ fərst. æm nɑt ən ˈeɪθiəst bɪˈkəz aɪ æm mæd æt jʊr gɑd. aɪ æm nɑt ən ˈeɪθiəst bɪˈkəz aɪ ləv sɪn. aɪ æm nɑt ən ˈeɪθiəst bɪˈkəz aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈænsər tɪ əˈθɔrəti. aɪ æm ən ˈeɪθiəst bɪˈkəz aɪ sɔt ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ˌriˈæləˌti. aɪ hæv ækˈsɛptɪd ˈneɪʧər ənd maɪ pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. aɪ wɪl lɪv ənd aɪ wɪl daɪ. aɪ wɪʃ tɪ liv ðɪs wərld noʊɪŋ ðət aɪ dɪd maɪ bɛst. aɪ hoʊp ɑr dɪˈsɛnɪnts ˌɪnˈhɛrət ə wərld ðət kən səˈsteɪn them.”*.” maɪk ˈɔtri aɪ hæd tɪ æd ə ˈsɛkənd kwoʊt tɪ fɪt ɪn wɪθ maɪ læst pɔɪnt. dɪz nɑt æsk tɪ bi bɪˈlivd. ɪt æsks tɪ bi ˈtɛstɪd. ˈsaɪəntɪsts du nɑt ʤɔɪn hænz ˈɛvəri ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ər ˈsənˌdi ənd sɪŋ, ‘‘yes*. ˈgrævɪti ɪz ril! aɪ noʊ ˈgrævɪti ɪz ril! aɪ wɪl hæv feɪθ! aɪ wɪl bi strɔŋ! aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn maɪ hɑrt ðət wət goʊz əp, əp, əp məst kəm daʊn, daʊn, daʊn. amen!’*!’ ɪf ðeɪ dɪd, wi wʊd θɪŋk ðeɪ wər ˈprɪti ˈɪnsəkjər əˈbaʊt ðə concept.”*.” dæn ˈbɑrkər ˈfaɪnəli, ə ˈkɑmɪk. θæŋks fər ˈrɛdɪŋ! aɪ hoʊp ju ər ɔl wɛl. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts |
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rawdownloadcloneembedreportprint text __ __ _ ___ _ _ ____ ___ _ ___ | \/ | __ _ _ _ / |( _ )| |_| |__ |___ \ / _ \/ |/ _ \ | |\/| |/ _` | | | | | |/ _ \| __| '_ \ __) | | | | | | | | | | | | (_| | |_| | | | (_) | |_| | | | / __/| |_| | | |_| | |_| |_|\__,_|\__, | |_|\___/ \__|_| |_| |_____|\___/|_|\___/ |___/ may 18, 2010 you left me. it's almost been two years. i'm still alone. i got a tattoo, with your initials in it, two years after our best weekend together on my birthday. watching the rain from our cabin. watching the horses in the hay. spending time together. i couldn't sleep without feeling you next me, a phantom in my lonely nights. now you are part of me. forever. just like the special place in my heart you earned. i don't know if you search for me to see how i'm doing, like i do you. i don't know if you realize how much of my world walked out in 2010. how much of that world i'll never get back. i went from seeing in color back to nothing again. i failed to love you in the ways you needed, you gave yourself what you needed for your birthday -- you left. the last shark week left me in of your gummy sharks and a candid picture haunting me. the last new years left me curled in a ball crying. our second best night together, when you took me back the first time... i don't know if i'll ever get that back but my clock is ticking. and when it chimes, nothing will matter anymore. your picture will be the last thing i look at as the reaper takes me.
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__ __ _ ___ _ _ ____ ___ _ ___ | \/ | __ _ _ _ / |( _ )| |_| |__ |___ \ / _ \/ |/ _ \ | |\/| |/ _` | | | | | |/ _ \| __| '_ \ __) | | | | | | | | | | | | (_| | |_| | | | (_) | |_| | | | / __/| |_| | | |_| | |_| |_|\__,_|\__, | |_|\___/ \__|_| |_| |_____|\___/|_|\___/ |___/ may 18, 2010 you left me. it's almost been two years. i'm still alone. i got a tattoo, with your initials in it, two years after our best weekend together on my birthday. watching the rain from our cabin. watching the horses in the hay. spending time together. i couldn't sleep without feeling you next me, a phantom in my lonely nights. now you are part of me. forever. just like the special place in my heart you earned. i don't know if you search for me to see how i'm doing, like i do you. i don't know if you realize how much of my world walked out in 2010. how much of that world i'll never get back. i went from seeing in color back to nothing again. i failed to love you in the ways you needed, you gave yourself what you needed for your birthday -- you left. the last shark week left me in of your gummy sharks and a candid picture haunting me. the last new years left me curled in a ball crying. our second best night together, when you took me back the first time... i don't know if i'll ever get that back but my clock is ticking. and when it chimes, nothing will matter anymore. your picture will be the last thing i look at as the reaper takes me. | untitled* ə gɛst ɔkt 21st*, 2012 216 ˈnɛvər ə nɑt ə ˈmɛmbər əv jɛt? saɪn əp ɪt ˈmɛni kul ˈfiʧərz! tɛkst meɪ 18 2010 ju lɛft mi. ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst bɪn tu jɪrz. əm stɪl əˈloʊn. aɪ gɑt ə ˌtæˈtu, wɪθ jʊr ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz ɪn ɪt, tu jɪrz ˈæftər ɑr bɛst ˈwiˌkɪnd təˈgɛðər ɔn maɪ ˈbərθˌdeɪ. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə reɪn frəm ɑr ˈkæbən. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈhɔrsɪz ɪn ðə heɪ. ˈspɛndɪŋ taɪm təˈgɛðər. aɪ ˈkʊdənt slip wɪˈθaʊt ˈfilɪŋ ju nɛkst mi, ə ˈfænəm ɪn maɪ ˈloʊnli naɪts. naʊ ju ər pɑrt əv mi. fərˈɛvər. ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˈspɛʃəl pleɪs ɪn maɪ hɑrt ju ərnd. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf ju sərʧ fər mi tɪ si haʊ əm duɪŋ, laɪk aɪ du ju. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf ju ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ məʧ əv maɪ wərld wɔkt aʊt ɪn 2010 haʊ məʧ əv ðət wərld aɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt bæk. aɪ wɛnt frəm siɪŋ ɪn ˈkələr bæk tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ əˈgɛn. aɪ feɪld tɪ ləv ju ɪn ðə weɪz ju ˈnidɪd, ju geɪv ˈjɔrsɛlf wət ju ˈnidɪd fər jʊr ˈbərθˌdeɪ ju lɛft. ðə læst ʃɑrk wik lɛft mi ɪn əv jʊr ˈgəmi ʃɑrks ənd ə ˈkændɪd ˈpɪkʧər ˈhɔntɪŋ mi. ðə læst nu jɪrz lɛft mi kərld ɪn ə bɔl kraɪɪŋ. ɑr ˈsɛkənd bɛst naɪt təˈgɛðər, wɪn ju tʊk mi bæk ðə fərst taɪm... aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪl ˈɛvər gɪt ðət bæk bət maɪ klɑk ɪz ˈtɪkɪŋ. ənd wɪn ɪt ʧaɪmz, ˈnəθɪŋ wɪl ˈmætər ˌɛniˈmɔr. jʊr ˈpɪkʧər wɪl bi ðə læst θɪŋ aɪ lʊk æt ɛz ðə ˈripər teɪks mi. rɑ peɪst ˈdætə meɪ 18 2010 ju lɛft mi. ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst bɪn tu jɪrz. əm stɪl əˈloʊn. aɪ gɑt ə ˌtæˈtu, wɪθ jʊr ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz ɪn ɪt, tu jɪrz ˈæftər ɑr bɛst ˈwiˌkɪnd təˈgɛðər ɔn maɪ ˈbərθˌdeɪ. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə reɪn frəm ɑr ˈkæbən. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈhɔrsɪz ɪn ðə heɪ. ˈspɛndɪŋ taɪm təˈgɛðər. aɪ ˈkʊdənt slip wɪˈθaʊt ˈfilɪŋ ju nɛkst mi, ə ˈfænəm ɪn maɪ ˈloʊnli naɪts. naʊ ju ər pɑrt əv mi. fərˈɛvər. ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˈspɛʃəl pleɪs ɪn maɪ hɑrt ju ərnd. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf ju sərʧ fər mi tɪ si haʊ əm duɪŋ, laɪk aɪ du ju. aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf ju ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ məʧ əv maɪ wərld wɔkt aʊt ɪn 2010 haʊ məʧ əv ðət wərld aɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt bæk. aɪ wɛnt frəm siɪŋ ɪn ˈkələr bæk tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ əˈgɛn. aɪ feɪld tɪ ləv ju ɪn ðə weɪz ju ˈnidɪd, ju geɪv ˈjɔrsɛlf wət ju ˈnidɪd fər jʊr ˈbərθˌdeɪ ju lɛft. ðə læst ʃɑrk wik lɛft mi ɪn əv jʊr ˈgəmi ʃɑrks ənd ə ˈkændɪd ˈpɪkʧər ˈhɔntɪŋ mi. ðə læst nu jɪrz lɛft mi kərld ɪn ə bɔl kraɪɪŋ. ɑr ˈsɛkənd bɛst naɪt təˈgɛðər, wɪn ju tʊk mi bæk ðə fərst taɪm... aɪ doʊnt noʊ ɪf aɪl ˈɛvər gɪt ðət bæk bət maɪ klɑk ɪz ˈtɪkɪŋ. ənd wɪn ɪt ʧaɪmz, ˈnəθɪŋ wɪl ˈmætər ˌɛniˈmɔr. jʊr ˈpɪkʧər wɪl bi ðə læst θɪŋ aɪ lʊk æt ɛz ðə ˈripər teɪks mi. |
las vegas a federal jury in nevada found a marin county man with ties to a colombian drug cartel guilty of selling the horns of endangered black rhinoceros to an undercover buyer at a las vegas hotel.
edward levine of novato was convicted thursday in las vegas of conspiracy to violate the lacey and endangered species acts and violating the lacey act prohibiting trade in illegally obtained wildlife, fish and plants.
prosecutors say levine and san francisco art dealer lumsden quan delivered the horns and collected $55,000 from the agent in march 2014.
quan pleaded guilty and was sentenced in december 2015 to about a year in prison.
levine faces up to five years at sentencing dec. 15.
prosecutors say seek the maximum, due to 1995 federal drug trafficking conviction in a 1989 indictment involving colombian drug kingpin pablo escobar and members of the medellin drug cartel. | ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈʤʊri ɪn nəˈvɑdə faʊnd ə ˈmɛrɪn ˈkaʊnti mæn wɪθ taɪz tɪ ə kəˈləmbiən drəg kɑrˈtɛl ˈgɪlti əv ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə hɔrnz əv ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd blæk raɪˈnɑsərəs tɪ ən ˌəndərˈkəvər baɪər æt ə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs hoʊˈtɛl. ˈɛdwərd lɛˈvin əv noʊˈvɑtoʊ wɑz kənˈvɪktəd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs əv kənˈspɪrəsi tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə ˈleɪsi ənd ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz ækts ənd ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈleɪsi ækt proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ treɪd ɪn ˌɪˈligəli əbˈteɪnd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf, fɪʃ ənd plænts. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ lɛˈvin ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɑrt ˈdilər ˈləmsdən kwɔn dɪˈlɪvərd ðə hɔrnz ənd kəˈlɛktəd frəm ðə ˈeɪʤənt ɪn mɑrʧ 2014 kwɔn ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti ənd wɑz ˈsɛntənst ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 tɪ əˈbaʊt ə jɪr ɪn ˈprɪzən. lɛˈvin ˈfeɪsɪz əp tɪ faɪv jɪrz æt ˈsɛntənsɪŋ dɛk. 15 ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ sik ðə ˈmæksəməm, du tɪ 1995 ˈfɛdərəl drəg ˈtræfɪkɪŋ kənˈvɪkʃən ɪn ə 1989 ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ kəˈləmbiən drəg ˈkɪŋˌpɪn ˈpɑbloʊ ˈɛskəˌbɑr ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə mɪˈdɛlɪn drəg kɑrˈtɛl. |
holy crap. hockey is almost here. that means it's time to brush up on who's who when it comes to the detroit red wings. what have we covered so far? the grinders have been checked off the list. whether you prefer the wingers or centers. we've got you covered. if you're looking to read about the that we wish weren't here… well then we've got you covered in that department too.
today, though, it's time to talk about the kids who really aren't kids anymore. while both danny dekeyser and brendan smith might not be considered kids anymore, they've still got a lot of experience to gain at the level.
danny dekeyser #65 / / detroit red wings height: weight: 190 born: mar 7, 1990
the danny that we actually like and want on this team just happens to be the danny that isn't even signed yet. the is still relatively inexperienced when it comes to the. he has 76 regular season games under his belt and an additional seven in the playoffs. that's just over one full season. there's still a lot of room for dekeyser to grow.
strengths: dekeyser is solid. he's right up there near jonathan ericsson as the biggest on the roster. he sees the ice well. he isn't known for being a top offensive guy, but he's got some skills to put up some points here and there. he's smart on the ice and can play in all situations if called upon.
weaknesses: i've personally never been a guru by any means when it comes to fancy stats. i'm not stats, but i'll freely admit it's just not something that's my forte. but i know just enough (and have read enough from my talented co-workers on this site) to know that dekeyser could be better when it comes to zone entries. he dumps the puck in quite a bit. he had the worst rate of any on the team last season.
expectations: sign a damn contract. i think, first and foremost, that has to be the top expectation when it comes to dekeyser. ken holland didn't do himself any favors when he kyle quincey. now it's just about finding that magic bridge contract that falls somewhere between quincey and smith. on the ice, i'd like to see him be a little more physical. depending on who he's paired with and what his exact role is will determine just what type of game he has to play. bottom line is that more experience and more ice time is going to make him a better player. steady improvements in every part of his game is not only possible, but expected.
brendan smith #2 / / detroit red wings height: weight: 198 born: feb 08, 1989
for me, my relationship with smith is love-love. for other pundits, it's love-hate. everyone knows smith's skills are there, it's just about execution. when ericsson went down last year, it gave smith a chance to play a bigger role. he did alright too. other than almost being murdered by chara, i'd say last year's run towards the playoffs and round debacle against the bruins was a bright spot for smith. now can he build upon it?
strengths: he's awesome. smith has all the raw talent and skill you want in a hockey player. while dekeyser may have struggled with zone entries, smith excelled. the sentence "all hail brendan smith" was actually written in a post by someone other than myself. he must be doing something right. add that to the fact that he actually made a better player, it's hard to argue that the red wings just might have a real solid on their hands.
weaknesses: he's cocky. he makes the mistake every now and then. one shift he'll make a beautiful play and it's like "holy crap smith. i need to change my pants," but the next shift he does something so dumb and it's like "holy crap smith. i need to change my pants" (and it makes us all that much more thankful there's still a goalie as the last line of defense). he can get himself into trouble and that causes the coaching staff to have less trust in him. playing on a pair with quincey is also a weakness. they bring the worst out of each other.
expectations: the sun, the moon and the stars. maybe a norris too? hart? conn smyth? is that really too much to expect? yes, yes it is. but what i do expect is that mythological jump to happen. i want to watch the red wings play this season and think to myself, "hell yes… he finally gets it." keep him with. trust him more. it's time for smith to become the player we (i?) all dreamed he could and would become. maybe it's still too early, but i hope like hell the light bulb turns on for good and it's not just a flash in the pan for a few games. the tools are there. time to use them properly.
let's go red wings. | ˈhoʊli kræp. ˈhɑki ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst hir. ðət minz ɪts taɪm tɪ brəʃ əp ɔn huz hu wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt rɛd wɪŋz. wət hæv wi ˈkəvərd soʊ fɑr? ðə ˈgraɪndərz hæv bɪn ʧɛkt ɔf ðə lɪst. ˈwɛðər ju prɪˈfər ðə ˈwɪŋərz ər ˈsɛnərz. wiv gɑt ju ˈkəvərd. ɪf jʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ rɛd əˈbaʊt ðə ðət wi wɪʃ wərənt here…*… wɛl ðɛn wiv gɑt ju ˈkəvərd ɪn ðət dɪˈpɑrtmənt tu. təˈdeɪ, ðoʊ, ɪts taɪm tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə kɪdz hu ˈrɪli ˈɑrənt kɪdz ˌɛniˈmɔr. waɪl boʊθ ˈdæni dəˈkaɪzər ənd ˈbrɛndən smɪθ maɪt nɑt bi kənˈsɪdərd kɪdz ˌɛniˈmɔr, ðeɪv stɪl gɑt ə lɔt əv ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ geɪn æt ðə ˈlɛvəl. ˈdæni dəˈkaɪzər 65 ˈdiˌtrɔɪt rɛd wɪŋz haɪt: weɪt: 190 bɔrn: mɑr 7 1990 ðə ˈdæni ðət wi ˈæˌkʧuəli laɪk ənd wɔnt ɔn ðɪs tim ʤɪst ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ðə ˈdæni ðət ˈɪzənt ˈivɪn saɪnd jɛt. ðə ɪz stɪl ˈrɛlətɪvli ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə. hi həz 76 ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən geɪmz ˈəndər hɪz bɛlt ənd ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɛvən ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs. ðæts ʤɪst ˈoʊvər wən fʊl ˈsizən. ðɛrz stɪl ə lɔt əv rum fər dəˈkaɪzər tɪ groʊ. strɛŋθs: dəˈkaɪzər ɪz ˈsɑləd. hiz raɪt əp ðɛr nɪr ˈʤɑnəθən ˈɛrɪksən ɛz ðə ˈbɪgəst ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər. hi siz ðə aɪs wɛl. hi ˈɪzənt noʊn fər biɪŋ ə tɔp əˈfɛnsɪv gaɪ, bət hiz gɑt səm skɪlz tɪ pʊt əp səm pɔɪnts hir ənd ðɛr. hiz smɑrt ɔn ðə aɪs ənd kən pleɪ ɪn ɔl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪf kɔld əˈpɑn. ˈwiknəsɪz: aɪv ˈpərsənəli ˈnɛvər bɪn ə ˈguˌru baɪ ˈɛni minz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈfænsi stæts. əm nɑt stæts, bət aɪl ˈfrili ədˈmɪt ɪts ʤɪst nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðæts maɪ ˈfɔrteɪ. bət aɪ noʊ ʤɪst ɪˈnəf (ənd hæv rɛd ɪˈnəf frəm maɪ ˈtæləntɪd ˈkoʊˈwərkərz ɔn ðɪs saɪt) tɪ noʊ ðət dəˈkaɪzər kʊd bi ˈbɛtər wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ zoʊn ˈɛntriz. hi dəmps ðə pək ɪn kwaɪt ə bɪt. hi hæd ðə wərst reɪt əv ˈɛni ɔn ðə tim læst ˈsizən. ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz: saɪn ə dæm ˈkɑnˌtrækt. aɪ θɪŋk, fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, ðət həz tɪ bi ðə tɔp ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ dəˈkaɪzər. kɛn ˈhɑlənd ˈdɪdənt du hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɛni ˈfeɪvərz wɪn hi kaɪl kˈwɪnsi. naʊ ɪts ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ˈmæʤɪk brɪʤ ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət fɔlz ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin kˈwɪnsi ənd smɪθ. ɔn ðə aɪs, aɪd laɪk tɪ si ɪm bi ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈfɪzɪkəl. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn hu hiz pɛrd wɪθ ənd wət hɪz ɪgˈzækt roʊl ɪz wɪl dɪˈtərmən ʤɪst wət taɪp əv geɪm hi həz tɪ pleɪ. ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðət mɔr ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd mɔr aɪs taɪm ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪm ə ˈbɛtər pleɪər. ˈstɛdi ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ˈɛvəri pɑrt əv hɪz geɪm ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl, bət ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ˈbrɛndən smɪθ 2 ˈdiˌtrɔɪt rɛd wɪŋz haɪt: weɪt: 198 bɔrn: ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 08 1989 fər mi, maɪ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ smɪθ ɪz love-love*. fər ˈəðər ˈpəndɪts, ɪts love-hate*. ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz smɪθs skɪlz ər ðɛr, ɪts ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. wɪn ˈɛrɪksən wɛnt daʊn læst jɪr, ɪt geɪv smɪθ ə ʧæns tɪ pleɪ ə ˈbɪgər roʊl. hi dɪd ˌɔˈlraɪt tu. ˈəðər ðən ˈɔlˌmoʊst biɪŋ ˈmərdərd baɪ ˈʧɑrə, aɪd seɪ læst jɪrz rən təˈwɔrdz ðə pleɪɔfs ənd raʊnd dəˈbɑkəl əˈgɛnst ðə bruɪnz wɑz ə braɪt spɑt fər smɪθ. naʊ kən hi bɪld əˈpɑn ɪt? strɛŋθs: hiz ˈɔsəm. smɪθ həz ɔl ðə rɑ ˈtælənt ənd skɪl ju wɔnt ɪn ə ˈhɑki pleɪər. waɪl dəˈkaɪzər meɪ hæv ˈstrəgəld wɪθ zoʊn ˈɛntriz, smɪθ ɪkˈsɛld. ðə ˈsɛntəns "ɔl heɪl ˈbrɛndən smɪθ" wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪtən ɪn ə poʊst baɪ ˈsəmˌwən ˈəðər ðən ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. hi məst bi duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ raɪt. æd ðət tɪ ðə fækt ðət hi ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪd ə ˈbɛtər pleɪər, ɪts hɑrd tɪ ˈɑrgju ðət ðə rɛd wɪŋz ʤɪst maɪt hæv ə ril ˈsɑləd ɔn ðɛr hænz. ˈwiknəsɪz: hiz ˈkɑki. hi meɪks ðə mɪˈsteɪk ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd ðɛn. wən ʃɪft hil meɪk ə ˈbjutəfəl pleɪ ənd ɪts laɪk "ˈhoʊli kræp smɪθ. aɪ nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ maɪ pænts," bət ðə nɛkst ʃɪft hi dɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ dəm ənd ɪts laɪk "ˈhoʊli kræp smɪθ. aɪ nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ maɪ pænts" (ənd ɪt meɪks ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ðət məʧ mɔr ˈθæŋkfəl ðɛrz stɪl ə ˈgoʊli ɛz ðə læst laɪn əv dɪˈfɛns). hi kən gɪt hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl ənd ðət ˈkɔzɪz ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf tɪ hæv lɛs trəst ɪn ɪm. pleɪɪŋ ɔn ə pɛr wɪθ kˈwɪnsi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈwiknəs. ðeɪ brɪŋ ðə wərst aʊt əv iʧ ˈəðər. ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz: ðə sən, ðə mun ənd ðə stɑrz. ˈmeɪbi ə ˈnɔrɪs tu? hɑrt? kɑn smɪθ? ɪz ðət ˈrɪli tu məʧ tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt? jɛs, jɛs ɪt ɪz. bət wət aɪ du ɪkˈspɛkt ɪz ðət ˌmɪθəˈlɑʤɪkəl ʤəmp tɪ ˈhæpən. aɪ wɔnt tɪ wɔʧ ðə rɛd wɪŋz pleɪ ðɪs ˈsizən ənd θɪŋk tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, "hɛl yes…*… hi ˈfaɪnəli gɪts ɪt." kip ɪm wɪθ. trəst ɪm mɔr. ɪts taɪm fər smɪθ tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə pleɪər wi (aɪ?) ɔl drimd hi kʊd ənd wʊd bɪˈkəm. ˈmeɪbi ɪts stɪl tu ˈərli, bət aɪ hoʊp laɪk hɛl ðə laɪt bəlb tərnz ɔn fər gʊd ənd ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ə flæʃ ɪn ðə pæn fər ə fju geɪmz. ðə tulz ər ðɛr. taɪm tɪ juz ðɛm ˈprɑpərli. lɛts goʊ rɛd wɪŋz. |
in a bid to prevent identity fraud, the home ministry on friday made quoting number necessary for the registration of death with effect from october 1. the government stated that it would be applicable for the residents of all states except jammu and kashmir, assam and meghalaya, for which a date would be notified separately. “an applicant applying for death certificate is required to provide number or id number (eid) of the deceased and other details as sought in the application for death certificate for the purpose of establishing the identity of the deceased,” the release said.
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those not aware of the number or id number (eid) of the deceased have to provide a certificate that the deceased person does not possess the number to the best of their knowledge. “applicant’s number shall also be collected along with the number of the spouse or parents,” the release added.
“an applicant applying for death certificate is required to provide number or id number (eid) of the deceased and other details as sought in the application for death certificate for the purpose of establishing the identity of the deceased.”
the use of will result in ensuring accuracy of the details furnished by the relatives or dependents or acquaintances of the deceased, said the office of the registrar general, which functions under the home ministry. any false declaration given by the applicant in this regard will be treated as an as per the provisions of the act, 2016 and also registration of birth and death act, 1969.
“it will provide an effective method to prevent identity fraud. it will also help in recording the identity of the deceased person. further, it will obviate the need for producing multiple documents to prove the identity of the deceased person,” the ministry said.
with inputs | ɪn ə bɪd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt aɪˈdɛntəˌti frɔd, ðə hoʊm ˈmɪnɪstri ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ meɪd kˈwoʊtɪŋ ˈnəmbər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən əv dɛθ wɪθ ˈifɛkt frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪt wʊd bi ˈæpləkəbəl fər ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ɔl steɪts ɪkˈsɛpt ʤəˈmu ənd ˈkæʃmɪr, ˌɑˈsɑm ənd meghalaya*, fər wɪʧ ə deɪt wʊd bi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ˈsɛpərətli. ˈæplɪkənt əˈplaɪɪŋ fər dɛθ sərˈtɪfɪkət ɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈnəmbər ər ˈaɪˈdi ˈnəmbər (aɪd) əv ðə dɪˈsist ənd ˈəðər ˈditeɪlz ɛz sɔt ɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər dɛθ sərˈtɪfɪkət fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə deceased,”*,” ðə riˈlis sɛd. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðoʊz nɑt əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈnəmbər ər ˈaɪˈdi ˈnəmbər (aɪd) əv ðə dɪˈsist hæv tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə sərˈtɪfɪkət ðət ðə dɪˈsist ˈpərsən dɪz nɑt pəˈzɛs ðə ˈnəmbər tɪ ðə bɛst əv ðɛr ˈnɑlɪʤ. ˈnəmbər ʃæl ˈɔlsoʊ bi kəˈlɛktəd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ðə spaʊs ər parents,”*,” ðə riˈlis ˈædɪd. ˈæplɪkənt əˈplaɪɪŋ fər dɛθ sərˈtɪfɪkət ɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈnəmbər ər ˈaɪˈdi ˈnəmbər (aɪd) əv ðə dɪˈsist ənd ˈəðər ˈditeɪlz ɛz sɔt ɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər dɛθ sərˈtɪfɪkət fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə deceased.”*.” ðə juz əv wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈækjərəsi əv ðə ˈditeɪlz ˈfərnɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈrɛlətɪvz ər dɪˈpɛndənts ər əkˈweɪntənsɪz əv ðə dɪˈsist, sɛd ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈrɛʤɪˌstrɑr ˈʤɛnərəl, wɪʧ ˈfəŋkʃənz ˈəndər ðə hoʊm ˈmɪnɪstri. ˈɛni fɔls ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ðə ˈæplɪkənt ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd wɪl bi ˈtritɪd ɛz ən ɛz pər ðə prəˈvɪʒənz əv ðə ækt, 2016 ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən əv bərθ ənd dɛθ ækt, 1969 wɪl prəˈvaɪd ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈmɛθəd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt aɪˈdɛntəˌti frɔd. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp ɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə dɪˈsist ˈpərsən. ˈfərðər, ɪt wɪl ˈɑbviˌeɪt ðə nid fər prəˈdusɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈdɑkjəmənts tɪ pruv ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə dɪˈsist person,”*,” ðə ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd. wɪθ ˈɪnˌpʊts |
русский english | deutsch blog concepts studios milestones archive 1981 citroen xenia (coggiola) 1981, citroen, by,, trevor fiore tags: concepts citroen xenia concept, 1981 citroen xenia concept, 1981 citroen xenia concept, 1981 citroen xenia concept, 1981 citroen xenia concept, 1981 - interior citroen xenia concept, 1981 - interior citroen xenia concept, 1981 - interior citroen xenia concept, 1981 - interior citroen xenia concept, 1981 citroen xenia concept, 1981. - citroen xenia, 1981 images: concept car central; mario concept cars page rating: 36 -16 +52 comments ( )
trevor fiore was responsible for the "break monocorps" xenia.
fiore envisaged it as a for the year 2000.
unfortunately the concept was not developed any further.
throughout the eighties, turned down the idea of a single volume car, notwithstanding the success enjoyed by the renault espace.
indeed, turned down the idea when matra first showed them the idea, based on a platform.
it was not until the launch of that produced an mpv. the fashion in the early eighties was for motor manufacturers to display scale models of concept cars rather than vehicles that could actually be driven and was no fiore was responsible for the "break monocorps" envisaged it as a for the year the concept was not developed any the eighties, turned down the idea of a single volume car, notwithstanding the success enjoyed by the renault espace.indeed, turned down the idea when matra first showed them the idea, based on a was not until the launch of that produced an mpv.
the xenia was designed for the american market. with clean lines and loads of glass, the xenia was also safely-designed, with a straight body line set over the car's length and height. at the rear, the were placed very low on the rear bumper, under the large glass hatch incorporating the car's name in large letters. the windshield was extended down onto the cowl line for increased visibility. also continuing this theme were side windows continuing downward. at the base of the windshield were solar battery cells which produced energy for the entertainment system and comfort features when the car running. all four seats were divided by a central transmission tunnel. all instruments were in visibility of only the driver, due to curved control panels behind the steering wheel, and concealing the information from all other passengers. radio and ventilation controls were placed on the central transmission tunnel between the two front seas. the flat dashboard allowed items to be placed neatly. the steering wheel also sat in front of various square buttons in a arrangement, controlling the car's entertainment center and vital functions. rear occupants had use of the entertainment center, which included a video game system on the end of the transmission tunnel, an intercom, and a telephone.
характерным,.тойкатеклами.редиильнотекло, 1500.текла (не),обходимыеалонеоздает,работающемолнечных,строенныхборов. "ситроен-жс"зделавангарднойтилистики..зоздании, 1981оалоне,ысокихэродинамических.ю,проектированнойеямпециалиста-аэродинамика.,бирающиеся,оздухозаборникиистемы,,текла,монтированныеверхностью,зволилиопротивления,.тойкатеклами.редиильнотекло, 1500.текла (не),обходимыеалонеоздает,работающемолнечных,строенныхборов. source: www.citroenet.org.uk; concept car central; "за" coachbuilder: other citroen | русский* ˈɪŋlɪʃ dɔɪʧ blɔg ˈkɑnsɛpts ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz ˈɑrˌkaɪv 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə (coggiola*) 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn, baɪ, ˈtrɛvər fiˈɔri tægz: ˈkɑnsɛpts ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə ˈkɑnsɛpt, 1981 ˈsɪtroʊn ˈziniə, 1981 ˈɪmɪʤɪz: ˈkɑnsɛpt kɑr ˈsɛntrəl; ˈmɑrioʊ ˈkɑnsɛpt kɑz peɪʤ ˈreɪtɪŋ: 36 16 52 ˈkɑmɛnts ˈtrɛvər fiˈɔri wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə "breɪk monocorps*" ˈziniə. fiˈɔri ɛnˈvɪzɪʤd ɪt ɛz ə fər ðə jɪr 2000 ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt wɑz nɑt dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɛni ˈfərðər. θruaʊt ðə ˈeɪtiz, tərnd daʊn ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈvɑljum kɑr, ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ ðə səkˈsɛs ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd baɪ ðə rɪˈnɔlt espace*. ˌɪnˈdid, tərnd daʊn ðə aɪˈdiə wɪn ˈmætrə fərst ʃoʊd ðɛm ðə aɪˈdiə, beɪst ɔn ə ˈplætˌfɔrm. ɪt wɑz nɑt ənˈtɪl ðə lɔnʧ əv ðət prəˈdust ən mpv*. ðə ˈfæʃən ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈeɪtiz wɑz fər ˈmoʊtər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz tɪ dɪˈspleɪ skeɪl ˈmɑdəlz əv ˈkɑnsɛpt kɑz ˈrəðər ðən ˈviɪkəlz ðət kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ˈdrɪvən ənd wɑz noʊ fiˈɔri wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə "breɪk monocorps*" ɛnˈvɪzɪʤd ɪt ɛz ə fər ðə jɪr ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt wɑz nɑt dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɛni ðə ˈeɪtiz, tərnd daʊn ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈvɑljum kɑr, ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ ðə səkˈsɛs ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd baɪ ðə rɪˈnɔlt espace.indeed*, tərnd daʊn ðə aɪˈdiə wɪn ˈmætrə fərst ʃoʊd ðɛm ðə aɪˈdiə, beɪst ɔn ə wɑz nɑt ənˈtɪl ðə lɔnʧ əv ðət prəˈdust ən mpv*. ðə ˈziniə wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑrkɪt. wɪθ klin laɪnz ənd loʊdz əv glæs, ðə ˈziniə wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ safely-designed*, wɪθ ə streɪt ˈbɑdi laɪn sɛt ˈoʊvər ðə kɑrz lɛŋθ ənd haɪt. æt ðə rɪr, ðə wər pleɪst ˈvɛri loʊ ɔn ðə rɪr ˈbəmpər, ˈəndər ðə lɑrʤ glæs hæʧ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə kɑrz neɪm ɪn lɑrʤ ˈlɛtərz. ðə ˈwɪndˌʃild wɑz ɪkˈstɛndɪd daʊn ˈɔntu ðə kaʊl laɪn fər ˌɪnˈkrist ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti. ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðɪs θim wər saɪd ˈwɪndoʊz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈdaʊnwərd. æt ðə beɪs əv ðə ˈwɪndˌʃild wər ˈsoʊlər ˈbætəri sɛlz wɪʧ prəˈdust ˈɛnərʤi fər ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɪstəm ənd ˈkəmfərt ˈfiʧərz wɪn ðə kɑr ˈrənɪŋ. ɔl fɔr sits wər dɪˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ə ˈsɛntrəl trænzˈmɪʃən ˈtənəl. ɔl ˈɪnstrəmənts wər ɪn ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti əv ˈoʊnli ðə ˈdraɪvər, du tɪ kərvd kənˈtroʊl ˈpænəlz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil, ənd kənˈsilɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ɔl ˈəðər ˈpæsənʤərz. ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən kənˈtroʊlz wər pleɪst ɔn ðə ˈsɛntrəl trænzˈmɪʃən ˈtənəl bɪtˈwin ðə tu frənt siz. ðə flæt ˈdæʃˌbɔrd əˈlaʊd ˈaɪtəmz tɪ bi pleɪst ˈnitli. ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil ˈɔlsoʊ sæt ɪn frənt əv ˈvɛriəs skwɛr ˈbətənz ɪn ə ərˈeɪnʤmənt, kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə kɑrz ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɛnər ənd ˈvaɪtəl ˈfəŋkʃənz. rɪr ˈɑkjəpənts hæd juz əv ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɛnər, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈsɪstəm ɔn ðə ɛnd əv ðə trænzˈmɪʃən ˈtənəl, ən ˈɪntərˌkɑm, ənd ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn. 1500 1981 1500 sɔrs: www.citroenet.org.uk*; ˈkɑnsɛpt kɑr ˈsɛntrəl; coachbuilder*: ˈəðər ˈsɪtroʊn |
with the news of longtime springfield music store, cd warehouse, we got to thinking about the other closed businesses in town that we miss. there are so many great springfield businesses that were important to the people who live here, just like cd warehouse was to lots of music lovers in town. been a fun trip down memory lane to recall the places we used to hang out, shop, do business and enjoy in the queen city. here are 50 businesses we really miss. please let us know which business you miss most in the comments on facebook!
note: a huge to the folks in the love my ozarks facebook group for providing so many great ideas for this article!
red’s was a staple of route 66 for many years. also credited as being the first restaurant in the united states. it was a little before our time as a company, but we still wish it were still around! it looked so cool and heard the food was great.
dillon’s
in 2014, announced the closing of all of its springfield stores. the grocery chain was a long time provider of foodstuffs to springfield residents. most of the location were purchased by price cutter after the closing.
cowboys 2000
this night club was the home to many a honky tonks throughout the and into the century as well. lots of big name performers came through town to play at this club. it closed its doors for good in 2007, but people associated with the club have opened a new spot called club rodeo on bennett.
merle’s downtown
merle’s hot dog emporium was a favorite spot of for many years. it was located on walnut street between the and what is now the hotel vandivort. was known for its speedy and friendly service and its tasty hotdogs and hamburgers.
the ozark mountain ducks baseball team
from 1998 to 2003, the ozark mountain ducks played in the central baseball league from their stadium in ozark, price cutter park. the central baseball league shut down in 2005, but the ducks left in 2003 to join the frontier league. once the springfield cardinals came to town the next year, the team folded.
tag
this was a great celebration of culture for a five year stretch, ending in 2014. it was created by springfield alum and current des moines register reporter allen vaughan and springfield arts brett johnston. the magazine covered everything from music to fashion to sports and tons of other topics. it was a really fun and creative endeavor, but the founders have passed the torch to the rest of springfield.
aunt
one of favorite spots for breakfast for many, many years, aunt pancake house was known for its fantastic pancakes and for being a favorite spot of country music legend willy nelson. it closed in 2015 after more than 55 years in operation in springfield.
shakey’s pizza
this midwest pizza chain had a string of stores in the state that were owned by dallas cowboys owner jerry jones. over the years, were all turned into stogies for a brief period and then disappeared entirely. there are still a lot of locations in southern california in the long angeles area. so if ever out west, you can have a nostalgic meal!
trolley’s
trolley’s park central pub and grill was a hot spot in the early 2000s. it was perhaps best known for its connection to bachelor star aaron buerge. buerge owned the restaurant, which opened in 2003. the restaurant is also known for the loft above it, where the bachelor star reportedly lived during its hey day.
busy bees
this was a local department store for 88 years in springfield that closed in 2010. it was known for its discount apparel and other goods. due to the growing competition with internet sales and the prominence of the battlefield mall, busy bee closed seven years ago.
wimpy’s
unfortunately, we find a photo of this willard restaurant. was a favorite of willard residents for many years near the corner general store. it had a robust breakfast menu and was known for cheeseburgers of course!
mr. quick
mr. hamburgers was a staple of springfield cuisine on west bypass and chestnut. the restaurant had great deals like 6 hamburgers for $1! wish they were still around!
queen city drive in
the queen city was open for eight years in the and. it had two screens and room enough for 800 cars!
surplus city
for more than 50 years, surplus city sold military style equipment and other survival goods in springfield. it was a favorite spot for military enthusiasts and alike. it unfortunately closed in 2016.
hamby’s
one agent said had the best fried chicken and the best rolls in town. it also had one of the most prolific servers in springfield history, as documented by ozarks alive right here.
swensen’s
swensen’s is a global chain of ice cream stores that had a location on fremont and sunshine in the southern hills shopping center during the. the chain still has many stores around the country and overseas, so you can still go where happiness never melts! unfortunately, we find a photo of the springfield store.
rosati’s chicago style pizza
photo by branson ticket and travel
rosati’s was a chicago pizza restaurant in springfield up until a few years ago. it was located just to the west of buffalo wild wings. the pizza was like a giant cake of saucy, cheesy goodness. so good.
bonanza
the actor who played hoss on bonanza started the steak house chain in 1963 to capitalize on the tv success. the springfield location was operated by john royal and had its hey day in the. we were unable to find a good image. if you have one, send it over! put it up!
levy-wolf
women’s clothing store on the square that was the go to place for fashion in springfield in the and 1960s.
new york pizzeria
this was a big pizza place with multiple locations in the early aughts. they sold pizza by the slice and delivered to lots of pizza lovers in the queen city. this was the kind of pizza you had to fold to eat. it was great stuff. fear not, though. you can still get awesome style pizza at big slice on sunshine and at and on republic road.
heer’s
heer’s has a special place in history. the original store was destroyed in a fire in 1913 and two years later, francis x. heer opened the park central square location. the first day more than people visited the store. success lasted well into the century, maintaining momentum through the and until filing for bankruptcy in 1990. by 1995, the store was closed for good, but has since been refurbished into luxury apartments in downtown springfield.
duck’s beer garden
duck’s was a hot spot for night life in the. it was also a dance club at one time, but was known for outdoor beer garden.
rubenstein’s
rubenstein’s started out in 1924 in springfield, offering clothing to locals at its location on college and campbell. in 1948, underwent a major makeover, making it one of the cutting edge stores in the area. it was the place to find local fashion for many years before eventually closing in 1985.
service merchandise
service merchandise was a chain of retail stores, dating back to 1934. the springfield store was located right next to the battlefield current location and it opened in 1974. the store was a great spot to pick up jewelry, toys, sporting goods and much more!
lilly cup factory
oh, the giant cup. we miss this iconic entrance. it was taken down in 2015 because the new tenant have an association with cups. it started as lilly tulip in 1954 and went on to become solo fifty years later. a great story on the history of the cup from the springfield.
tj sales
local businessman started sales in 1978 when he was in college. the sold t-shirts and other apparel for 31 years in springfield and had one of the most memorable jingles in springfield advertising history. talkin’ t-shirts, talkin’ t-j-sales! it closed in 2009.
toy-o
toy-o was one of the premier places for kids to find toys in springfield. the photo above shows the building where eventually occupied. it also had a location where hobby lobby currently resides.
heritage cafeteria
the heritage cafeteria unfortunately closed last year after many decades of serving meals to springfield residents. it was originally located on and in the lower photo above. the building was owned by broker harry chalfant and his wife nancy! it then moved to familiar location on battlefield and fremont where it stayed for many years. the most recent owners are now working on a cookbook of the dishes that were served in the restaurant, so keep an eye out for that in the future!
skate corral
back in the and, roller skating was one of the most popular leisure activities in the area. there were several different venues to lace up and skate, but none more popular than. olympic ice skater emily scott credit as the place where she honed her skills to eventually lead her to compete for the stars and stripes on an international stage. check out her story in this piece by kansas city news station kshb.
news-leader reporter greg holman recently broke the news that cd warehouse would be closing its doors. this place was a cornerstone of youth for generation x. where they explored their musical tastes and found the soundtrack of their younger years. we will certainly miss having this store in town.
to see more historical photos of the queen city, join the springfield, missouri history, landmarks & vintage photography group on and also check out the love my ozarks group! | wɪθ ðə nuz əv ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈsprɪŋˌfild mˈjuzɪk stɔr, ˈsiˈdi ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, wi gɑt tɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈəðər kloʊzd ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn taʊn ðət wi mɪs. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni greɪt ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu lɪv hir, ʤɪst laɪk ˈsiˈdi ˈwɛˌrhaʊs wɑz tɪ lɑts əv mˈjuzɪk ˈləvərz ɪn taʊn. bɪn ə fən trɪp daʊn ˈmɛməri leɪn tɪ ˈriˌkɔl ðə ˈpleɪsɪz wi juzd tɪ hæŋ aʊt, ʃɑp, du ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪn ðə kwin ˈsɪti. hir ər 50 ˈbɪznɪsɪz wi ˈrɪli mɪs. pliz lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wɪʧ ˈbɪznɪs ju mɪs moʊst ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk! noʊt: ə juʤ tɪ ðə foʊks ɪn ðə ləv maɪ ˈoʊˌzɑrks ˈfeɪsˌbʊk grup fər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ soʊ ˈmɛni greɪt aɪˈdiəz fər ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl! wɑz ə ˈsteɪpəl əv rut 66 fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkrɛdɪtɪd ɛz biɪŋ ðə fərst ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl ˌbiˈfɔr ɑr taɪm ɛz ə ˈkəmpəˌni, bət wi stɪl wɪʃ ɪt wər stɪl əraʊnd! ɪt lʊkt soʊ kul ənd hərd ðə fud wɑz greɪt. ɪn 2014 əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ əv ɔl əv ɪts ˈsprɪŋˌfild stɔrz. ðə ˈgroʊsəri ʧeɪn wɑz ə lɔŋ taɪm prəˈvaɪdər əv ˈfudˌstəfs tɪ ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˈrɛzɪdənts. moʊst əv ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən wər ˈpərʧəst baɪ praɪs ˈkətər ˈæftər ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ. ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz 2000 ðɪs naɪt kləb wɑz ðə hoʊm tɪ ˈmɛni ə ˈhɔŋki tɑŋks θruaʊt ðə ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɛz wɛl. lɑts əv bɪg neɪm pərˈfɔrmərz keɪm θru taʊn tɪ pleɪ æt ðɪs kləb. ɪt kloʊzd ɪts dɔrz fər gʊd ɪn 2007 bət ˈpipəl əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə kləb hæv ˈoʊpənd ə nu spɑt kɔld kləb ˈroʊdiˌoʊ ɔn ˈbɛnɪt. ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn hɑt dɔg ˌɛmˈpɔriəm wɑz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt spɑt əv fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. ɪt wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ˈwɔlˌnət strit bɪtˈwin ðə ənd wət ɪz naʊ ðə hoʊˈtɛl vandivort*. wɑz noʊn fər ɪts ˈspiˌdi ənd ˈfrɛndli ˈsərvɪs ənd ɪts ˈteɪsti ˈhɑtˌdɔgz ənd ˈhæmbərgərz. ðə ˈoʊˌzɑrk ˈmaʊntən dəks ˈbeɪsˈbɔl tim frəm 1998 tɪ 2003 ðə ˈoʊˌzɑrk ˈmaʊntən dəks pleɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈbeɪsˈbɔl lig frəm ðɛr ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˈoʊˌzɑrk, praɪs ˈkətər pɑrk. ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈbeɪsˈbɔl lig ʃət daʊn ɪn 2005 bət ðə dəks lɛft ɪn 2003 tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə frənˈtɪr lig. wəns ðə ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˈkɑrdɪnəlz keɪm tɪ taʊn ðə nɛkst jɪr, ðə tim ˈfoʊldɪd. tæg ðɪs wɑz ə greɪt ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ˈkəlʧər fər ə faɪv jɪr strɛʧ, ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn 2014 ɪt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˈæləm ənd ˈkɑrənt dɪ mɔɪnz ˈrɛʤɪstər rɪˈpɔrtər ˈælən vɔn ənd ˈsprɪŋˌfild ɑrts brɛt ˈʤɑnstən. ðə ˈmægəˌzin ˈkəvərd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm mˈjuzɪk tɪ ˈfæʃən tɪ spɔrts ənd tənz əv ˈəðər ˈtɑpɪks. ɪt wɑz ə ˈrɪli fən ənd kriˈeɪtɪv ɪnˈdɛvər, bət ðə ˈfaʊndərz hæv pæst ðə tɔrʧ tɪ ðə rɛst əv ˈsprɪŋˌfild. ɔnt wən əv ˈfeɪvərɪt spɑts fər ˈbrɛkfəst fər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni jɪrz, ɔnt ˈpænˌkeɪk haʊs wɑz noʊn fər ɪts fænˈtæstɪk ˈpænˌkeɪks ənd fər biɪŋ ə ˈfeɪvərɪt spɑt əv ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk ˈlɛʤənd ˈwɪli ˈnɛlsən. ɪt kloʊzd ɪn 2015 ˈæftər mɔr ðən 55 jɪrz ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild. ˈpitsə ðɪs ˌmɪdˈwɛst ˈpitsə ʧeɪn hæd ə strɪŋ əv stɔrz ɪn ðə steɪt ðət wər oʊnd baɪ ˈdæləs ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ˈoʊnər ˈʤɛri ʤoʊnz. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, wər ɔl tərnd ˈɪntu ˈstoʊˌgiz fər ə brif ˈpɪriəd ənd ðɛn ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ɪnˈtaɪərli. ðɛr ər stɪl ə lɔt əv loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn ðə lɔŋ ˈænʤəlɪs ˈɛriə. soʊ ɪf ˈɛvər aʊt wɛst, ju kən hæv ə nɔˈstælʤɪk mil! pɑrk ˈsɛntrəl pəb ənd grɪl wɑz ə hɑt spɑt ɪn ðə ˈərli 2000s*. ɪt wɑz pərˈhæps bɛst noʊn fər ɪts kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ˈbæʧələr stɑr ˈɛrən bjurʤ. bjurʤ oʊnd ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, wɪʧ ˈoʊpənd ɪn 2003 ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn fər ðə lɔft əˈbəv ɪt, wɛr ðə ˈbæʧələr stɑr rɪˈpɔrtədli lɪvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts heɪ deɪ. ˈbɪzi biz ðɪs wɑz ə ˈloʊkəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt stɔr fər 88 jɪrz ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild ðət kloʊzd ɪn 2010 ɪt wɑz noʊn fər ɪts ˈdɪskaʊnt əˈpærəl ənd ˈəðər gʊdz. du tɪ ðə groʊɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ˈɪntərˌnɛt seɪlz ənd ðə ˈprɑmənəns əv ðə ˈbætəlˌfild mɔl, ˈbɪzi bi kloʊzd ˈsɛvən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, wi faɪnd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðɪs ˈwɪlərd ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. wɑz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ˈwɪlərd ˈrɛzɪdənts fər ˈmɛni jɪrz nɪr ðə ˈkɔrnər ˈʤɛnərəl stɔr. ɪt hæd ə roʊˈbəst ˈbrɛkfəst ˈmɛnju ənd wɑz noʊn fər ˈʧizbərgərz əv kɔrs! ˈmɪstər. kwɪk ˈmɪstər. ˈhæmbərgərz wɑz ə ˈsteɪpəl əv ˈsprɪŋˌfild kwɪˈzin ɔn wɛst ˈbaɪˌpæs ənd ˈʧɛsˌnət. ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt hæd greɪt dilz laɪk 6 ˈhæmbərgərz fər 1 wɪʃ ðeɪ wər stɪl əraʊnd! kwin ˈsɪti draɪv ɪn ðə kwin ˈsɪti wɑz ˈoʊpən fər eɪt jɪrz ɪn ðə ənd. ɪt hæd tu skrinz ənd rum ɪˈnəf fər 800 kɑz! ˈsərpləs ˈsɪti fər mɔr ðən 50 jɪrz, ˈsərpləs ˈsɪti soʊld ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri staɪl ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈəðər sərˈvaɪvəl gʊdz ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild. ɪt wɑz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt spɑt fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ənd əˈlaɪk. ɪt ənˈfɔrʧənətli kloʊzd ɪn 2016 wən ˈeɪʤənt sɛd hæd ðə bɛst frid ˈʧɪkən ənd ðə bɛst roʊlz ɪn taʊn. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hæd wən əv ðə moʊst proʊˈlɪfɪk ˈsərvərz ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˈhɪstəri, ɛz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd baɪ ˈoʊˌzɑrks əˈlaɪv raɪt hir. ɪz ə ˈgloʊbəl ʧeɪn əv aɪs krim stɔrz ðət hæd ə loʊˈkeɪʃən ɔn ˈfrimɑnt ənd ˈsənˌʃaɪn ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn hɪlz ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə. ðə ʧeɪn stɪl həz ˈmɛni stɔrz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ənd ˈoʊvərˈsiz, soʊ ju kən stɪl goʊ wɛr ˈhæpinəs ˈnɛvər mɛlts! ənˈfɔrʧənətli, wi faɪnd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə ˈsprɪŋˌfild stɔr. ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ staɪl ˈpitsə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈbrænsən ˈtɪkɪt ənd ˈtrævəl wɑz ə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈpitsə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild əp ənˈtɪl ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪt wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ʤɪst tɪ ðə wɛst əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ waɪld wɪŋz. ðə ˈpitsə wɑz laɪk ə ʤaɪənt keɪk əv ˈsɔsi, ˈʧizi ˈgʊdnɪs. soʊ gʊd. bəˈnænzə ðə ˈæktər hu pleɪd hɑs ɔn bəˈnænzə ˈstɑrtɪd ðə steɪk haʊs ʧeɪn ɪn 1963 tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən səkˈsɛs. ðə ˈsprɪŋˌfild loʊˈkeɪʃən wɑz ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ʤɑn rɔɪəl ənd hæd ɪts heɪ deɪ ɪn ðə. wi wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ə gʊd ˈɪmɪʤ. ɪf ju hæv wən, sɛnd ɪt ˈoʊvər! pʊt ɪt əp! ˈkloʊðɪŋ stɔr ɔn ðə skwɛr ðət wɑz ðə goʊ tɪ pleɪs fər ˈfæʃən ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild ɪn ðə ənd 1960s*. nu jɔrk ˌpitsərˈiə ðɪs wɑz ə bɪg ˈpitsə pleɪs wɪθ ˈməltəpəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈərli aughts*. ðeɪ soʊld ˈpitsə baɪ ðə slaɪs ənd dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ lɑts əv ˈpitsə ˈləvərz ɪn ðə kwin ˈsɪti. ðɪs wɑz ðə kaɪnd əv ˈpitsə ju hæd tɪ foʊld tɪ it. ɪt wɑz greɪt stəf. fɪr nɑt, ðoʊ. ju kən stɪl gɪt ˈɔsəm staɪl ˈpitsə æt bɪg slaɪs ɔn ˈsənˌʃaɪn ənd æt ənd ɔn riˈpəblɪk roʊd. həz ə ˈspɛʃəl pleɪs ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl stɔr wɑz dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪn ə faɪər ɪn 1913 ənd tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ˈfrænsɪs ɛks. hiər ˈoʊpənd ðə pɑrk ˈsɛntrəl skwɛr loʊˈkeɪʃən. ðə fərst deɪ mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə stɔr. səkˈsɛs ˈlæstɪd wɛl ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ moʊˈmɛntəm θru ðə ənd ənˈtɪl ˈfaɪlɪŋ fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi ɪn 1990 baɪ 1995 ðə stɔr wɑz kloʊzd fər gʊd, bət həz sɪns bɪn riˈfərbɪʃt ˈɪntu ˈləgʒəri əˈpɑrtmənts ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈsprɪŋˌfild. bɪr ˈgɑrdən wɑz ə hɑt spɑt fər naɪt laɪf ɪn ðə. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə dæns kləb æt wən taɪm, bət wɑz noʊn fər ˈaʊtˌdɔr bɪr ˈgɑrdən. ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɪn 1924 ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild, ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈkloʊðɪŋ tɪ ˈloʊkəlz æt ɪts loʊˈkeɪʃən ɔn ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ˈkæmbəl. ɪn 1948 ˌəndərˈwɛnt ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈmæˌkoʊvər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt wən əv ðə ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ stɔrz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ɪt wɑz ðə pleɪs tɪ faɪnd ˈloʊkəl ˈfæʃən fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪn 1985 ˈsərvɪs ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ˈsərvɪs ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz wɑz ə ʧeɪn əv ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz, ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ 1934 ðə ˈsprɪŋˌfild stɔr wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd raɪt nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈbætəlˌfild ˈkɑrənt loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ɪt ˈoʊpənd ɪn 1974 ðə stɔr wɑz ə greɪt spɑt tɪ pɪk əp ˈʤuəlri, tɔɪz, ˈspɔrtɪŋ gʊdz ənd məʧ mɔr! ˈlɪli kəp ˈfæktəri oʊ, ðə ʤaɪənt kəp. wi mɪs ðɪs ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈɛntrəns. ɪt wɑz ˈteɪkən daʊn ɪn 2015 bɪˈkəz ðə nu ˈtɛnənt hæv ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ kəps. ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ˈlɪli ˈtulɪp ɪn 1954 ənd wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈfɪfti jɪrz ˈleɪtər. ə greɪt ˈstɔri ɔn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə kəp frəm ðə ˈsprɪŋˌfild. seɪlz ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ˈstɑrtɪd seɪlz ɪn 1978 wɪn hi wɑz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ. ðə soʊld ˈtiˌsərts ənd ˈəðər əˈpærəl fər 31 jɪrz ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild ənd hæd wən əv ðə moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈʤɪŋgəlz ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈhɪstəri. talkin’*’ ˈtiˌsərts, talkin’*’ t-j-sales*! ɪt kloʊzd ɪn 2009 wɑz wən əv ðə prɛˈmɪr ˈpleɪsɪz fər kɪdz tɪ faɪnd tɔɪz ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild. ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əˈbəv ʃoʊz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛr ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə loʊˈkeɪʃən wɛr ˈhɑbi ˈlɑbi ˈkərəntli rɪˈzaɪdz. ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˌkæfəˈtɪriə ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˌkæfəˈtɪriə ənˈfɔrʧənətli kloʊzd læst jɪr ˈæftər ˈmɛni ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈsərvɪŋ milz tɪ ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˈrɛzɪdənts. ɪt wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ənd ɪn ðə loʊər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əˈbəv. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz oʊnd baɪ ˈbroʊkər ˈhɛri ˈʧæfənt ənd hɪz waɪf ˈnænsi! ɪt ðɛn muvd tɪ fəˈmɪljər loʊˈkeɪʃən ɔn ˈbætəlˌfild ənd ˈfrimɑnt wɛr ɪt steɪd fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈoʊnərz ər naʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈkʊkˌbʊk əv ðə ˈdɪʃɪz ðət wər sərvd ɪn ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, soʊ kip ən aɪ aʊt fər ðət ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər! skeɪt kəræl bæk ɪn ðə ənd, ˈroʊlər ˈskeɪtɪŋ wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈlɛʒər ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɪfərənt ˈvɛnuz tɪ leɪs əp ənd skeɪt, bət nən mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ðən. oʊˈlɪmpɪk aɪs ˈskeɪtər ˈɛmɪli skɑt ˈkrɛdɪt ɛz ðə pleɪs wɛr ʃi hoʊnd hər skɪlz tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd hər tɪ kəmˈpit fər ðə stɑrz ənd straɪps ɔn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl steɪʤ. ʧɛk aʊt hər ˈstɔri ɪn ðɪs pis baɪ ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti nuz ˈsteɪʃən kshb*. rɪˈpɔrtər grɛg ˈhɑlmən ˈrisəntli broʊk ðə nuz ðət ˈsiˈdi ˈwɛˌrhaʊs wʊd bi ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪts dɔrz. ðɪs pleɪs wɑz ə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn əv juθ fər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɛks. wɛr ðeɪ ɪkˈsplɔrd ðɛr mˈjuzɪkəl teɪsts ənd faʊnd ðə ˈsaʊnˌtræk əv ðɛr ˈjəŋgər jɪrz. wi wɪl ˈsərtənli mɪs ˈhævɪŋ ðɪs stɔr ɪn taʊn. tɪ si mɔr hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə kwin ˈsɪti, ʤɔɪn ðə ˈsprɪŋˌfild, məˈzʊri ˈhɪstəri, ˈlændˌmɑrks ˈvɪntɪʤ fəˈtɑgrəfi grup ɔn ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɛk aʊt ðə ləv maɪ ˈoʊˌzɑrks grup! 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crimes act 1958 - sect 6 infanticide
crimes act 1958 - sect 6
(1) if a woman carries out conduct that causes the death of her child in circumstances that would constitute murder and, at the time of carrying out the conduct, the balance of her mind was disturbed because of—
(a) her not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to that child within the preceding 2 years; or
(b) a disorder consequent on her giving birth to that child within the preceding 2 years—
she is guilty of infanticide, and not of murder, and liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).
s.) amended by no. s. 97(sch. item).
(2) on an indictment for murder, a woman found not guilty of murder may be found guilty of infanticide.
note
see sections) and 421 for other alternative verdicts.
(3) nothing in this act affects the power of the jury on a charge of murder of a child to return a verdict of not guilty because of mental impairment. | kraɪmz ækt 1958 sɛkt 6 ˌɪnˈfæntəˌsaɪd kraɪmz ækt 1958 sɛkt 6 1 ɪf ə ˈwʊmən ˈkɛriz aʊt ˈkɑndəkt ðət ˈkɔzɪz ðə dɛθ əv hər ʧaɪld ɪn ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət wʊd ˈkɑnstəˌtut ˈmərdər ənd, æt ðə taɪm əv ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈkɑndəkt, ðə ˈbæləns əv hər maɪnd wɑz dɪˈstərbd bɪˈkəz of—*— (ə) hər nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ˈfʊli rɪˈkəvərd frəm ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈgɪvɪŋ bərθ tɪ ðət ʧaɪld wɪˈθɪn ðə priˈsidɪŋ 2 jɪrz; ər (bi) ə dɪˈsɔrdər ˈkɑnsəkwənt ɔn hər ˈgɪvɪŋ bərθ tɪ ðət ʧaɪld wɪˈθɪn ðə priˈsidɪŋ 2 years—*— ʃi ɪz ˈgɪlti əv ˌɪnˈfæntəˌsaɪd, ənd nɑt əv ˈmərdər, ənd ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ ˈlɛvəl 6 ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt 5 jɪrz ˈmæksəməm). ɛs. əˈmɛndɪd baɪ noʊ. ɛs. 97(sch*. ˈaɪtəm 2 ɔn ən ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt fər ˈmərdər, ə ˈwʊmən faʊnd nɑt ˈgɪlti əv ˈmərdər meɪ bi faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv ˌɪnˈfæntəˌsaɪd. noʊt si ˈsɛkʃənz ənd 421 fər ˈəðər ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈvərdɪkts. 3 ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ækt əˈfɛkts ðə paʊər əv ðə ˈʤʊri ɔn ə ʧɑrʤ əv ˈmərdər əv ə ʧaɪld tɪ rɪˈtərn ə ˈvərdɪkt əv nɑt ˈgɪlti bɪˈkəz əv ˈmɛntəl ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt. |
a florida woman who claimed to be a victim of abuse yet was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for allegedly firing a warning shot during a dispute with her husband was granted a new trial thursday.
the appellate court ruling erased a decision by a jury that took just 12 minutes to convict marissa alexander, a mother of three, of aggravated assault.
the conviction of alexander, who is black, sparked outrage and cries of a racial double standard in light of the exoneration of george zimmerman, a white hispanic, for the death of martin, who was black. in particular, outrage aired on social media and among some lawmakers on capitol hill.
alexander unsuccessfully tried to invoke florida's "stand your ground" law as the same prosecutors who unsuccessfully worked to put zimmerman behind bars told the court that she did not act in self-defense.
in granting the new trial, judge james h. daniel also seemed unmoved by the stand your ground defense.
"we reject her contention that the trial court erred in declining to grant her immunity from prosecution under florida's stand your ground law, but we remand for a new trial because the jury instructions on self-defense were erroneous," wrote daniel.
alexander testified that, on aug. 1, 2010, her then-husband, rico gray sr., questioned her fidelity and the paternity of her child.
she claimed that he broke through a bathroom door that she had locked and grabbed her by the neck. she said she tried to push past him but he shoved her into the door, sparking a struggle that felt like an "eternity."
afterwards, she claimed that she ran to the garage and tried to leave but was unable to open the garage door, so she retrieved a gun, which she legally owned.
once inside, she claimed, her husband saw the gun and charged at her "in a rage" saying, "bitch, i'll kill you." she said she raised the gun and fired a warning shot into the air because it was the "lesser of two evils."
the jury rejected the self-defense claim and alexander was sentenced under the state's law, sparking outrage over how self-defense laws are applied in the state.
a florida appellate court ruled today that jury instructions, which unfairly made alexander prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that she was acting in self-defense, were wrong -- and that there were other incorrect instructions that self-defense only applied if the victim suffered an injury, which gray had not.
today, u.s. rep. brown, d-fla., lashed out at florida state attorney angela corey, who oversaw the failed prosecution of george zimmerman and the prosecution in this case, saying, "arresting and prosecuting her when no one was hurt does not make any sense. ... what was certainly absent from the courtroom during marissa's trial was mercy and justice. indeed, the three-year plea deal from state attorney angela corey is not mercy, and a mandatory sentence is not justice."
corey's office argued that alexander, who had not been living in the home for two months leading up to the shooting, provoked the incident, and that there was no proof the garage door was broken, alexander's rationale for not leaving the altercation. her office offered her a three-year plea deal in the case that was rejected.
alexander testified about three other alleged incidents of physical abuse by her husband, including one that led to his arrest. several witnesses claimed to have seen the injuries she allegedly suffered and the final defense witness in the case testified that she met the criteria for "battered person's syndrome."
in a statement, prosecutors wrote, "the defendant's conviction was reversed on a legal technicality. ... we are gratified that the court affirmed the defendant's stand your ground ruling. this means the defendant will not have another stand your ground hearing. the case will be back in the circuit court in the fourth judicial circuit at the appropriate time." | ə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈwʊmən hu kleɪmd tɪ bi ə ˈvɪktɪm əv əˈbjuz jɛt wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ 20 jɪrz bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ʃɑt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə dɪˈspjut wɪθ hər ˈhəzbənd wɑz ˈgrænɪd ə nu traɪəl ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə əˈpɛˌleɪt kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ɪˈreɪst ə dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ə ˈʤʊri ðət tʊk ʤɪst 12 ˈmɪnəts tɪ ˈkɑnvɪkt mɑˈrɪsə ˌælɪgˈzændər, ə ˈməðər əv θri, əv ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd əˈsɔlt. ðə kənˈvɪkʃən əv ˌælɪgˈzændər, hu ɪz blæk, spɑrkt ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ənd kraɪz əv ə ˈreɪʃəl ˈdəbəl ˈstændərd ɪn laɪt əv ðə ɪgzɑnərˈeɪʃən əv ʤɔrʤ ˈzɪmərmən, ə waɪt hɪˈspænɪk, fər ðə dɛθ əv ˈmɑrtɪn, hu wɑz blæk. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɛrd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ənd əˈməŋ səm ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl. ˌælɪgˈzændər ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli traɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊk ˈflɔrɪdəz "stænd jʊr graʊnd" lɔ ɛz ðə seɪm ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz hu ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli wərkt tɪ pʊt ˈzɪmərmən bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz toʊld ðə kɔrt ðət ʃi dɪd nɑt ækt ɪn ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns. ɪn ˈgrænɪŋ ðə nu traɪəl, ʤəʤ ʤeɪmz eɪʧ. ˈdænjəl ˈɔlsoʊ simd ənˈmuvd baɪ ðə stænd jʊr graʊnd dɪˈfɛns. "wi ˈriʤɛkt hər kənˈtɛnʃən ðət ðə traɪəl kɔrt ɛrd ɪn dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ grænt hər ˌɪmˈjunɪti frəm ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən ˈəndər ˈflɔrɪdəz stænd jʊr graʊnd lɔ, bət wi rɪˈmænd fər ə nu traɪəl bɪˈkəz ðə ˈʤʊri ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns wər ɛˈroʊniəs," roʊt ˈdænjəl. ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət, ɔn ˈɔgəst. 1 2010 hər then-husband*, ˈrikoʊ greɪ ˈsɪstər., kˈwɛsʧənd hər ˌfaɪˈdɛləti ənd ðə pəˈtərnɪti əv hər ʧaɪld. ʃi kleɪmd ðət hi broʊk θru ə ˈbæθˌrum dɔr ðət ʃi hæd lɑkt ənd græbd hər baɪ ðə nɛk. ʃi sɛd ʃi traɪd tɪ pʊʃ pæst ɪm bət hi ʃəvd hər ˈɪntu ðə dɔr, ˈspɑrkɪŋ ə ˈstrəgəl ðət fɛlt laɪk ən "ɪˈtərnəti." ˈæftərwərdz, ʃi kleɪmd ðət ʃi ræn tɪ ðə gərɑʒ ənd traɪd tɪ liv bət wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə gərɑʒ dɔr, soʊ ʃi riˈtrivd ə gən, wɪʧ ʃi ˈligəli oʊnd. wəns ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ʃi kleɪmd, hər ˈhəzbənd sɔ ðə gən ənd ʧɑrʤd æt hər "ɪn ə reɪʤ" seɪɪŋ, "bɪʧ, aɪl kɪl ju." ʃi sɛd ʃi reɪzd ðə gən ənd faɪərd ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ʃɑt ˈɪntu ðə ɛr bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ðə "ˈlɛsər əv tu ˈivəlz." ðə ˈʤʊri rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns kleɪm ənd ˌælɪgˈzændər wɑz ˈsɛntənst ˈəndər ðə steɪts lɔ, ˈspɑrkɪŋ ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈoʊvər haʊ ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns lɔz ər əˈplaɪd ɪn ðə steɪt. ə ˈflɔrɪdə əˈpɛˌleɪt kɔrt ruld təˈdeɪ ðət ˈʤʊri ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz, wɪʧ ənˈfɛrli meɪd ˌælɪgˈzændər pruv "bɪɔnd ə ˈrizənəbəl daʊt" ðət ʃi wɑz ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns, wər rɔŋ ənd ðət ðɛr wər ˈəðər ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ðət ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪd ɪf ðə ˈvɪktɪm ˈsəfərd ən ˈɪnʤəri, wɪʧ greɪ hæd nɑt. təˈdeɪ, juz. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. braʊn, d-fla*., læʃt aʊt æt ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt əˈtərni ˈænʤələ ˈkɔri, hu ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ðə feɪld ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv ʤɔrʤ ˈzɪmərmən ənd ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən ɪn ðɪs keɪs, seɪɪŋ, "ərˈɛstɪŋ ənd ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ hər wɪn noʊ wən wɑz hərt dɪz nɑt meɪk ˈɛni sɛns. wət wɑz ˈsərtənli ˈæbsənt frəm ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum ˈdʊrɪŋ mɑˈrɪsəz traɪəl wɑz ˈmərsi ənd ˈʤəstɪs. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə θˈriˌjɪr pli dil frəm steɪt əˈtərni ˈænʤələ ˈkɔri ɪz nɑt ˈmərsi, ənd ə ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈsɛntəns ɪz nɑt ˈʤəstɪs." ˈɔfəs ˈɑrgjud ðət ˌælɪgˈzændər, hu hæd nɑt bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə hoʊm fər tu mənθs ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, prəˈvoʊkt ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ənd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ pruf ðə gərɑʒ dɔr wɑz ˈbroʊkən, ˌælɪgˈzændərz ˌræʃəˈnæl fər nɑt ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃən. hər ˈɔfəs ˈɔfərd hər ə θˈriˌjɪr pli dil ɪn ðə keɪs ðət wɑz rɪˈʤɛktɪd. ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd əˈbaʊt θri ˈəðər əˈlɛʤd ˈɪnsədənts əv ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈbjuz baɪ hər ˈhəzbənd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ðət lɛd tɪ hɪz ərˈɛst. ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɪtnəsɪz kleɪmd tɪ hæv sin ðə ˈɪnʤəriz ʃi əˈlɛʤədli ˈsəfərd ənd ðə ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈfɛns ˈwɪtnəs ɪn ðə keɪs ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət ʃi mɛt ðə kraɪˈtɪriə fər "ˈbætərd ˈpərsənz ˈsɪnˌdroʊm." ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz roʊt, "ðə dɪˈfɛndənts kənˈvɪkʃən wɑz rɪˈvərst ɔn ə ˈligəl ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti. wi ər ˈgrætəˌfaɪd ðət ðə kɔrt əˈfərmd ðə dɪˈfɛndənts stænd jʊr graʊnd ˈrulɪŋ. ðɪs minz ðə dɪˈfɛndənt wɪl nɑt hæv əˈnəðər stænd jʊr graʊnd ˈhirɪŋ. ðə keɪs wɪl bi bæk ɪn ðə ˈsərkət kɔrt ɪn ðə fɔrθ ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsərkət æt ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt taɪm." |
the milwaukee bucks will trade the brooklyn nets two picks as compensation for the rights to acquire head coach jason kidd and add him as the new head coach, reports marc stein.
the trade will send the the bucks' 2015 pick and either their 2018 or 2019 pick to brooklyn, according to the milwaukee journal charles f. gardner. the deal also relieves the nets of remaining three years on a contract originally worth $10.5 million over four seasons.
it was originally believed kidd would join milwaukee as the president of basketball operations, but it was later reported that he only discussed joining the squad as head coach. that means bucks general manager john hammond seems to be safe at his current post, but now coach larry drew will be on the way out after just a year on the job.
the nets had held out hope they could receive a pick to acquire kidd, but seemed to have settled for twoers.
kidd is familiar with new bucks marc, who had stake in the new jersey nets when kidd starred there. also served as the point guard's financial adviser.
kidd burned bridges in brooklyn during his first season on the court, first highlighting a start to the year with a $50,000 fine for asking a player to spill his drink on him to earn a free timeout. after assistant coach lawrence frank, turning in a midseason turnaround and then pushing brooklyn to a playoff series victory, kidd requested more power in the nets' front office and essentially asked owner mikhail for hierarchy over general manager billy king.
the thinking from kidd reportedly was spurred both by the larger contracts given to inexperienced former players that the warriors gave to steve kerr and knicks doled out to derek fisher. also adding to unhappiness was the power given to head coach doc rivers in los angeles, where he also serves as president of basketball operations. | ðə mɪlˈwɔki bəks wɪl treɪd ðə ˈbrʊklɪn nɛts tu pɪks ɛz ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən fər ðə raɪts tɪ əkˈwaɪər hɛd koʊʧ ˈʤeɪsən kɪd ənd æd ɪm ɛz ðə nu hɛd koʊʧ, rɪˈpɔrts mɑrk staɪn. ðə treɪd wɪl sɛnd ðə ðə bəks' 2015 pɪk ənd ˈiðər ðɛr 2018 ər 2019 pɪk tɪ ˈbrʊklɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə mɪlˈwɔki ˈʤərnəl ˈʧɑrəlz ɛf. ˈgɑrdnər. ðə dil ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlivz ðə nɛts əv rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ θri jɪrz ɔn ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ərˈɪʤənəli wərθ ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər fɔr ˈsizənz. ɪt wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli bɪˈlivd kɪd wʊd ʤɔɪn mɪlˈwɔki ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, bət ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hi ˈoʊnli dɪˈskəst ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə skwɑd ɛz hɛd koʊʧ. ðət minz bəks ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ʤɑn ˈhæmənd simz tɪ bi seɪf æt hɪz ˈkɑrənt poʊst, bət naʊ koʊʧ ˈlɛri dru wɪl bi ɔn ðə weɪ aʊt ˈæftər ʤɪst ə jɪr ɔn ðə ʤɑb. ðə nɛts hæd hɛld aʊt hoʊp ðeɪ kʊd rɪˈsiv ə pɪk tɪ əkˈwaɪər kɪd, bət simd tɪ hæv ˈsɛtəld fər tu second-rounders*. kɪd ɪz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ nu bəks mɑrk, hu hæd steɪk ɪn ðə nu ˈʤərzi nɛts wɪn kɪd stɑrd ðɛr. ˈɔlsoʊ sərvd ɛz ðə pɔɪnt gɑrdz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ædˈvaɪzər. kɪd bərnd ˈbrɪʤɪz ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz fərst ˈsizən ɔn ðə kɔrt, fərst ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ə stɑrt tɪ ðə jɪr wɪθ ə faɪn fər ˈæskɪŋ ə pleɪər tɪ spɪl hɪz drɪŋk ɔn ɪm tɪ ərn ə fri ˈtaɪˌmaʊt. ˈæftər əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ ˈlɔrəns fræŋk, ˈtərnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈmɪdˈsizən ˈtərnərˌaʊnd ənd ðɛn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈbrʊklɪn tɪ ə pleɪɔf ˈsɪriz ˈvɪktəri, kɪd rɪkˈwɛstɪd mɔr paʊər ɪn ðə nɛts' frənt ˈɔfəs ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəli æst ˈoʊnər mɪˈkeɪl fər ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ˈoʊvər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈbɪli kɪŋ. ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ frəm kɪd rɪˈpɔrtədli wɑz spərd boʊθ baɪ ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈkɑnˌtrækts ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst ˈfɔrmər pleɪərz ðət ðə ˈwɔrjərz geɪv tɪ stiv kər ənd nɪks doʊld aʊt tɪ ˈdɛrɪk ˈfɪʃər. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪŋ tɪ ənˈhæpinɪs wɑz ðə paʊər ˈgɪvɪn tɪ hɛd koʊʧ dɑk ˈrɪvərz ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, wɛr hi ˈɔlsoʊ sərvz ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. |
bjp leader subramanian on sunday suggested the centre to file a contempt petition against former home minister p for allegedly filing a wrong affidavit in the case.
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“i will request the centre to file a contempt petition against. if it does not file it, i will do so,” told reporters.
citing the then home secretary g k pillai, swami said as home minister in 2009, had got the affidavit changed in the case to drop any reference to her links.
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“if says he had got the affidavit changed on the directions of sonia gandhi, she can also be made a co-accused,” he said.
on daily hearing of ayodhya ram temple case, said he had spoken to all india muslim personal law ansari and leader and they are ready for it.
“if it is started, hearing will be completed within a month and decision would come. i hope the supreme court will go by the high court decision. former pm rao had given an affidavit that if it is proved there was temple on the disputed site, it would be given to hindus,” said.
he also praised minister speech in parliament and said she was being for the “good speech”.
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reiterating his demand for renaming after chandra bose, said the university should be closed for four months after examinations. | bjp* ˈlidər ˌsubrəˈmɑniən ɔn ˈsənˌdi səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ˈsɛntər tɪ faɪl ə kənˈtɛmpt pəˈtɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrmər hoʊm ˈmɪnɪstər pi fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈfaɪlɪŋ ə rɔŋ ˌæfəˈdeɪvət ɪn ðə keɪs. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ wɪl rɪkˈwɛst ðə ˈsɛntər tɪ faɪl ə kənˈtɛmpt pəˈtɪʃən əˈgɛnst. ɪf ɪt dɪz nɑt faɪl ɪt, aɪ wɪl du so,”*,” toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə ðɛn hoʊm ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤi keɪ pillai*, sˈwɑmi sɛd ɛz hoʊm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn 2009 hæd gɑt ðə ˌæfəˈdeɪvət ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ðə keɪs tɪ drɔp ˈɛni ˈrɛfərəns tɪ hər lɪŋks. [related-post*] sɪz hi hæd gɑt ðə ˌæfəˈdeɪvət ʧeɪnʤd ɔn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz əv ˈsoʊnˌjɑ ˈgɑndi, ʃi kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi meɪd ə co-accused,”*,” hi sɛd. ɔn ˈdeɪli ˈhirɪŋ əv ˌaɪˈɑdjə ræm ˈtɛmpəl keɪs, sɛd hi hæd ˈspoʊkən tɪ ɔl ˈɪndiə ˈməzlɪm ˈpərsɪnəl lɔ ɑnˈsɑri ənd ˈlidər ənd ðeɪ ər ˈrɛdi fər ɪt. ɪt ɪz ˈstɑrtɪd, ˈhirɪŋ wɪl bi kəmˈplitɪd wɪˈθɪn ə mənθ ənd dɪˈsɪʒən wʊd kəm. aɪ hoʊp ðə səˈprim kɔrt wɪl goʊ baɪ ðə haɪ kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən. ˈfɔrmər piɛm raʊ hæd ˈgɪvɪn ən ˌæfəˈdeɪvət ðət ɪf ɪt ɪz pruvd ðɛr wɑz ˈtɛmpəl ɔn ðə dɪˈspjutɪd saɪt, ɪt wʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn tɪ hindus,”*,” sɛd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ preɪzd ˈmɪnɪstər spiʧ ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd sɛd ʃi wɑz biɪŋ fər ðə speech”*”. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ hɪz dɪˈmænd fər riˈneɪmɪŋ ˈæftər ˈʧændrə boʊz, sɛd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ʃʊd bi kloʊzd fər fɔr mənθs ˈæftər ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz. |
historical information about the mental patients union, formed in london in 1973 to oppose psychiatric oppression, written by past tense.
the mental patients union (mpu), in the early, could probably be seen as the first service user involvement movement. founder member andrew roberts described the genesis:
“the idea of a mental patients union was first developed by a small group of mental patients and supporters back in december 1972. a pamphlet was produced which came to be known as the fish pamphlet (it had a picture of a fish struggling on a hook on the cover) that was strongly marxist in its analysis. its argument was that psychiatry was a form of social control of the working classes in a capitalist state, and that the psychiatrist was the “high priest” of technological society, the “devils” of social distress through therapy (ect), lobotomy and medication. the thinking was that, in the same way that workers formed trade unions, mental patients also needed a union to fight for their rights against political oppression and social control.
there were six of us involved in setting up the union: liz durkin, brian douieb, lesley mitchell, eric irwin, me and my partner valerie argent, but only eric, valerie and i were mental patients. valerie and i were mainly focused on forming the union. we participate in the political analysis, or sign the fish pamphlet.
the group planned to hold its first public meeting at paddington day hospital, where liz had been a social worker. she had been making contact with the press to promote the cause for a mental patients union. the idea of the union caught the fancy of radio today programme and they asked her to come and talk about it on the programme on the morning of the meeting. liz realised they were asking her because she was a social worker, but at a “council of war” meeting we decided we take part unless they agreed to interview a patient and that we give them any information about the patient, whether they were from or whatever. we had this idea that line up in the studio and say: “spot the loony.” they took three or four hours to ring us and agree to interview a patient. they needed time to think about that.
in the end, i was the only one of the three of us with mental health problems willing to do it. at the studio, it was all very civilised. the main question was: “how could patients possibly form a union if they were sick, how could they take part in something like that?” in those days it was radical to suggest that people with mental health problems could do things together as an association.
the response after the broadcast was overwhelming. i gave out my home number on air and from the moment the interview went out, the telephone was ringing.
we had only booked a small room at the hospital for the meeting later that evening. more than 100 people turned up and there room for us all. it was chaos and they found us a bigger room. some people picked up the fish pamphlet and were asking if, to join the union, they had to share its analysis. we told them no, those were just the views of one small group.
we told them the union was about the dignity of mental patients, about being able to speak for ourselves and not having to talk about “them”, because, in those days, if you were in any group and the subject of mental patients came up, everybody assumed you be one you talked about “them”, not “us”.
andrew roberts is a member of the management committee of the survivor history group
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mental patients union demands taken from the declaration of intent of april 1973
we demand
the abolition of compulsory treatment i.e. we demand the effective right of patients to refuse any specific treatment.
the abolition of the right of any authorities to treat patients in the face of opposition of relatives or closest friends unless it is clearly shown that the patient of his own volition desires the treatment.
the abolition of irreversible psychiatric treatments (ect, brain surgery, specific drugs)
higher standards in the testing of treatments before use on us.
that patients be told what treatments they are receiving are experimental and should have the effective right to refuse to be experimented on.
that patients be told what treatments they are receiving and what the long-term effects are.
also the abolition of isolation treatment (seclusion in locked side rooms, padded cells, etc.)
the right of any patient to inspect his case notes and the right to take legal action relating to the contents and consequences of them.
that the authorities should not discharge any patient against his will because they refuse treatment or any other reason.
that all patients should have the right to have any treatment which we believe will help them.
that local authorities should provide housing for patients to leave hospital and that adequate security benefits should be provided. we will support any mental patients or in their struggle to get these facilities and any person who is at risk of becoming a mental patient because of inadequate accommodation, financial support, social pressures,etc.
we call for the abolition of compulsory hospitalisation.
an end to the indiscriminate use of the term ‘mental subnormality’. we intend to fight the condemnation of people as ‘mentally subnormal’ in the absence of any real practical work to tackle the problem with active social understanding and help.
the abolition of the concept of ‘psychopath’ as a legal or medical category.
the right of patients to retain their personal clothing in hospitals and to secure their personal possessions without interference by hospital staff.
the abolition of compulsory work in hospitals and outside and the abolition of the right of the hospital to withhold and control patients’ money.
the right of patients to join and participate fully in the trade union of their choice.
that trade union rates are paid to patients for any work done where such rates do not exist.
that patients should have recourse to a room where they can enjoy their own privacy or have privacy with others, of either sex, of their own choosing.
the abolition of censorship by hospital authorities of patients’ communications with society outside the hospital and in particular the abolition of telephone and letter censorship.
we demand the abolition of any power to restrict patients’ visiting rights by the hospital authorities.
22, the right of mental patients union representatives to inspect all areas of hospitals or equivalent institutions.
we deny that there is any such thing as ‘incurable’ mental illness and demand the right to investigate the circumstances of any mental hospital patient who believes he or she is being treated as incurable
we demand that every mental patient or should have the right to a free second opinion by a psychiatrist of the or mental patients union representatives’ choice, if he or she disagrees with the diagnosis and that every patient or should have the right to an effective appeal machinery.
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another early member, joan hughes, picks up the history of the group:
“in england, around about 1972, a few groups of psychiatric patients and sympathetic mental health staff began to make political comments on their situation in society. effectively, many mental patients were without civil rights for example, even the right to vote used to be removed for a mental patient without any address outside an institution
paddington day hospital
the first group i heard about was a group of patients attending the paddington day hospital in west london. this was reputed to use enlightened methods of treatment including psychotherapy. national health service authorities wanted to close it.
there were meetings and discussions among patients and the protest against closure was successful. the paddington day hospital stayed open.
the fish pamphlet
one of the patients at paddington day hospital was eric irwin. he and three professionals, liz durkin, lesley mitchell and brian douieb, thought there was a need for an organisation of patients. they met together write a booklet called “the case for a mental patients union”. later they were joined by two other patients, andrew and valerie roberts.
this group is called the pilot committee for a mental patients union. the booklet is often called “the fish pamphlet” because it has a picture of a fish on a hook on the cover. this is to illustrate that the behaviour of someone who is suffering from mental illness may appear mad, but may really be a way of getting over his or her problems.
the mental patients union
a big meeting to discuss forming a mental patients union was held in the evening of wednesday march 1973. about 100 people attended this meeting at paddington day hospital. the majority were patients or ex- patients. most lived in london.
it turned out that this was not the first mental patients union. people came who had previously formed the scottish union of mental patients. people were present who had tried to form a union in oxford and a message was received from another group in leeds.
the national mental patients union was formed with full membership reserved for patients and.
mental patients union declaration of intent
there was a lot of discussion about the content of the fish pamphlet. many patients objected to its use of marxist ideas. it was decided that the fish pamphlet could be circulated by the mental patients union, but would not be a publication. the policy of the union would be written independently and voted on at meetings where only patients and had a vote. this was called declaration of intent of the mental patients union. it begins
“we proclaim the dignity of so-called mental patients. we challenge repressive psychiatric practice and its concepts of ‘mental illness'”
demands
the declaration contained demands.
some demands were moderate. for example, the right to receive private letters unopened by staff.
some were long term aims. for example, the eventual abolition of mental hospitals.
some were impractical. for example, the right to be represented by a member of the mental patients union at mental health tribunals. this was impractical because not enough members were available to be representatives.
the most controversial demands seemed to be the right to refuse certain forms of treatment, such as electro convulsive shock treatment (ect) and drugs.
scottish union of mental patients
as i have said, when the was formed nationally, it was found out that patients unions had been formed already in different parts of the country.
sump, the scottish union of mental patients, was formed in 1972 by tommie ritchie and robin farqhuarson. this was the first union of psychiatric patients in the united kingdom that we have the written records of. tommy and robin both helped to form the national in 1973.
forgotten groups
we know that a lot of history is forgotten or goes unrecorded. one of the aims of a history group should be to trace the activities of patients in different parts of the country before and after the public start of the mental patients movement in 1973.
nation wide
following 1973, mental patients unions were established in many parts of the country. hackney acted as a coordinating centre for some years.
some, like the west london, were very small, others had a substantial membership. some operated in mental hospitals, other were outside the hospital. two (hackney and manchester) ran houses for members.
sometimes there was a union in a hospital linked to a union outside. this was the case in hackney where hackney hospital patients established their own union with the support of the road. hackney hospital may have been the first hospital union to win recognition from the hospital authorities.
a federation of mental patients unions was formed, at the manchester conference, in 1974.
mental patients unions did not all have the same declaration of intent. groups were free to select their own demands from the original declaration, and add others that they wanted.
it needs to be remembered that the main surviving record of the mental patients union are those kept by hackney for the movement generally.
this means that a lot of local history is still to be recovered including the history of groups outside hackney that carried on after hackney closed. one group. dundee is believed to have carried on into the 1990s. although it changed its name.
hackney mental patients union
in hackney there were two autonomous’s who worked together. although i was, at one time, a patient in hackney hospital, the group i belonged to was the road mental patients union. i lived in robin farquharson house and was, at one time, the union treasurer and, at other times, its secretary.
as far as i know, no mental patients union ever received any public funds. hackney was supported by donations from patients and, and some associate members and from the rents that those of us living in the houses paid.
associate members were people like sympathetic social workers and health service workers. there were very few of these and, whilst i was involved, all the active members were patients or. any patient or ex- patient could attend and vote at our meetings. before anyone else attended, the full members present had to agree that they could.
without funding and relying completely on our own resources, we provided services. we ran the robin farquharson house in road for three years. this was divided into individual rooms that were entirely under control, but it also had an office which served as a crash pad in emergencies. we often had people staying who were going through a crisis and who were supported by other residents. we also helped and advised people by telephone and letter, and there were any visitors from all over the country as well as from abroad.
we set up two other houses in woodford to accommodate people and, after a while, these became self managing.
cope and west london
cope (community organisation for psychiatric emergencies) was running in west london at the same time as. some of its members were patients. others were not. it ran a crisis centre with and published a magazine, and also tried to provide short-term housing. cope provided a base for eric “west london”. many people met him there. one of those people was julian barnett, the founder of prompt (protection of the rights of mental patients in therapy)
psychiatric drugs
i joined the mental patients union shortly after it started. i took part in many activities but, because of my experience, i was particularly interested in the side effects of psychiatric drugs. in october 1975 i was one of the three people who brought out a directory of the side effects of psychiatric drugs.
as an analytical chemist, i was able to help a lot on the scientific side and in reading and understanding reports.
my name at this time was joan martin. the other two people were andrew roberts and chris hill, who typed the directory.
my experience
let me tell you something, first about my experience of psychiatric drugs and why it is so important that people who take them are well informed about their effects.
one day in 1969 i visited my g.p. and told her about my depression. she said that she could give me an injection for this and i would soon feel better. she said that the title of the drug was “modecate”, which i knew nothing about.
i had this injection, walked home and into a cinema to see a film. midway through the film i felt not sleepy but incredibly depressed. the world was slipping away from me. everything which was happening around me appeared to be taking place in another world, with which i had no connection.
for the next two years i did not initiate any activities for myself. it was a shadowy world in which i lived and i am not able to describe it. in fact i could observe what people were doing, but not act for myself, except in a desperate way, which soon ended with my entering hill mental hospital.
i am not against doctors. it was a doctor who took me off the drugs and restored my health. i entered hospital on november 1971, having taken an overdose. my drugs were stopped and the first day on which i began to feel better was november 29th, 1971.
some years later i told a doctor in hackney hospital
“i know that drugs do me no good. and the is not against doctors. in hospital there was someone called dr abrahamson. he must have been a good doctor for he stopped giving me drugs, and after two years chronic illness, i suddenly got better.”
side effects
when was formed, many doctors denied that psychiatric drugs had serious side effects. there are also drugs now considered dangerously addictive that doctors then said were entirely free of problems.
we had been issuing a listing the main psychiatric drugs with their side-effects, almost since was first formed. some people thought this was based on patients reports. but it was based on the official reports of the drugs. we were careful not to be sensational and explained that the side effects only sometimes occurred. the list was so that people would not blame their illness if they suffered the side effect.
we thought this was very reasonable but many people were very angry about it. mind it in the first consumers issue of their magazine, but forgot to include the warning that it was only a list of effects that might happen. this caused a great debate in its correspondence columns.
the side effects directory was eight pages. we researched it carefully, and divided it into different types of drugs, so that people were not confessed by changing names. by this time mind were frightened to mention side effects, but the directory was well reviewed by some medical papers. many drug companies bought copies. we charged them extra.
orders for the drugs directory soon outpaced the supply and i kept on reprinting it for several years, and even revised it. it is now, of course, hopelessly out of date.
closure
hackney closed in 1976. members who lived in the house moved into two new house. one of these was run by matthew until his death in june 1980. the matthew committee: for civil liberties and community care was formed in his memory.
i [joan hughes] lived, with other members, in the other house (which still exists). we kept the same telephone line and continued to answer calls to the union and correspond with people who wrote. visitors from the movement in the united kingdom, europe and america frequently stayed with us. one of those who stayed was judi chamberlin from america, a patient activist from the united states. when she was invited to the world congress of mental health in brighton in june 1985, she was shocked to find no united kingdom activists were invited but worked with those who came uninvited.
prompt
prompt (protection of the rights of mental patients in therapy) was formed in 1976. it was not a patients group, although several patients and ex- patients joined. eric irwin from west london was one of its most active members. the group used the logo and reprinted many publications, with additions of its own.
prompt did not try to provide housing or set up groups in hospitals. what id did do was to provide a telephone advice service for patients and in difficulties, unsatisfied with their treatment or living conditions. it also gave considerable attention to campaigning on specific issues such as the abolition of therapy.”
for more information about the mental patients union see:
http://studymore.org.uk/mpu.htm
http://www.ctono.freeserve.co.uk/id90.htm
the mental patients union evolved during the into prompt (people for the rights of mental patients in treatment), which eventually turned into capo (campaign against psychiatric oppression) in the early 1980s. capo went on to issue a seminal manifesto which is still regarded by many as inspirational.
taken from/ | hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən, fɔrmd ɪn ˈləndən ɪn 1973 tɪ əˈpoʊz ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk əˈprɛʃən, ˈrɪtən baɪ pæst tɛns. ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən (mpu*), ɪn ðə ˈərli, kʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi sin ɛz ðə fərst ˈsərvɪs ˈjuzər ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ˈmuvmənt. ˈfaʊndər ˈmɛmbər ˈændru ˈrɑbərts dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈʤɛnəsəs: aɪˈdiə əv ə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən wɑz fərst dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ə smɔl grup əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ənd səˈpɔrtərz bæk ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1972 ə ˈpæmflət wɑz prəˈdust wɪʧ keɪm tɪ bi noʊn ɛz ðə fɪʃ ˈpæmflət (ɪt hæd ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə fɪʃ ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ɔn ə hʊk ɔn ðə ˈkəvər) ðət wɑz ˈstrɔŋli ˈmɑrksɪst ɪn ɪts æˈnælɪsɪs. ɪts ˈɑrgjəmənt wɑz ðət sɪˈkaɪətri wɑz ə fɔrm əv ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈklæsɪz ɪn ə ˈkæpətəlɪst steɪt, ənd ðət ðə səˈkaɪətrəst wɑz ðə priest”*” əv ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti, ðə ““devils”*” əv ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈstrɛs θru ˈθɛrəpi (ect*), ˈloʊˌboʊˌtoʊmi ənd ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɑz ðət, ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðət ˈwərkərz fɔrmd treɪd ˈjunjənz, ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnidɪd ə ˈjunjən tɪ faɪt fər ðɛr raɪts əˈgɛnst pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈprɛʃən ənd ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈtroʊl. ðɛr wər sɪks əv ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə ˈjunjən: lɪz ˈdərkɪn, braɪən douieb*, ˈlɛsli ˈmɪʧəl, ˈɛrɪk ˈərwɪn, mi ənd maɪ ˈpɑrtnər ˈvæləri ˈɑrʤɪnt, bət ˈoʊnli ˈɛrɪk, ˈvæləri ənd aɪ wər ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈvæləri ənd aɪ wər ˈmeɪnli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈjunjən. wi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl æˈnælɪsɪs, ər saɪn ðə fɪʃ ˈpæmflət. ðə grup plænd tɪ hoʊld ɪts fərst ˈpəblɪk ˈmitɪŋ æt ˈpædɪŋtən deɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɛr lɪz hæd bɪn ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkər. ʃi hæd bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə prɛs tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə kɔz fər ə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən. ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðə ˈjunjən kɔt ðə ˈfænsi əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ təˈdeɪ ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ðeɪ æst hər tɪ kəm ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɔn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv ðə ˈmitɪŋ. lɪz ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðeɪ wər ˈæskɪŋ hər bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkər, bət æt ə əv war”*” ˈmitɪŋ wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd wi teɪk pɑrt ənˈlɛs ðeɪ əˈgrid tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ə ˈpeɪʃənt ənd ðət wi gɪv ðɛm ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpeɪʃənt, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wər frəm ər ˌwəˈtɛvər. wi hæd ðɪs aɪˈdiə ðət laɪn əp ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ənd seɪ: ðə loony.”*.” ðeɪ tʊk θri ər fɔr aʊərz tɪ rɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ənd əˈgri tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ə ˈpeɪʃənt. ðeɪ ˈnidɪd taɪm tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðət. ɪn ðə ɛnd, aɪ wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən əv ðə θri əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ɪt. æt ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ, ɪt wɑz ɔl ˈvɛri civilised*. ðə meɪn kˈwɛʃən wɑz: kʊd ˈpeɪʃənz ˈpɑsəbli fɔrm ə ˈjunjən ɪf ðeɪ wər sɪk, haʊ kʊd ðeɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk that?”*?” ɪn ðoʊz deɪz ɪt wɑz ˈrædɪkəl tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz kʊd du θɪŋz təˈgɛðər ɛz ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ðə rɪˈspɑns ˈæftər ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæst wɑz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ. aɪ geɪv aʊt maɪ hoʊm ˈnəmbər ɔn ɛr ənd frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɛnt aʊt, ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn wɑz ˈrɪŋɪŋ. wi hæd ˈoʊnli bʊkt ə smɔl rum æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ðə ˈmitɪŋ ˈleɪtər ðət ˈivnɪŋ. mɔr ðən 100 ˈpipəl tərnd əp ənd ðɛr rum fər ˈjuˈɛs ɔl. ɪt wɑz keɪɑs ənd ðeɪ faʊnd ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈbɪgər rum. səm ˈpipəl pɪkt əp ðə fɪʃ ˈpæmflət ənd wər ˈæskɪŋ ɪf, tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈjunjən, ðeɪ hæd tɪ ʃɛr ɪts æˈnælɪsɪs. wi toʊld ðɛm noʊ, ðoʊz wər ʤɪst ðə vjuz əv wən smɔl grup. wi toʊld ðɛm ðə ˈjunjən wɑz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪgnəti əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz, əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ spik fər ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd nɑt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ““them”*”, bɪˈkəz, ɪn ðoʊz deɪz, ɪf ju wər ɪn ˈɛni grup ənd ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz keɪm əp, ˈɛvriˌbɑdi əˈsumd ju bi wən ju tɔkt əˈbaʊt ““them”*”, nɑt ““us”*”. ˈændru ˈrɑbərts ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt kəˈmɪti əv ðə sərˈvaɪvər ˈhɪstəri grup ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən dɪˈmændz ˈteɪkən frəm ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ˈeɪprəl 1973 wi dɪˈmænd ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv kəmˈpəlsəri ˈtritmənt i.e*. wi dɪˈmænd ðə ˈifɛktɪv raɪt əv ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz ˈɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈtritmənt. ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə raɪt əv ˈɛni əˈθɔrətiz tɪ trit ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əv ˈrɛlətɪvz ər ˈkloʊsəst frɛndz ənˈlɛs ɪt ɪz ˈklɪrli ʃoʊn ðət ðə ˈpeɪʃənt əv hɪz oʊn voʊˈlɪʃən dɪˈzaɪərz ðə ˈtritmənt. ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˌɪrɪˈvərsəbəl ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈtritmənts (ect*, breɪn ˈsərʤəri, spɪˈsɪfɪk drəgz) haɪər ˈstændərdz ɪn ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ əv ˈtritmənts ˌbiˈfɔr juz ɔn ˈjuˈɛs. ðət ˈpeɪʃənz bi toʊld wət ˈtritmənts ðeɪ ər rɪˈsivɪŋ ər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ənd ʃʊd hæv ðə ˈifɛktɪv raɪt tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛrəməntəd ɔn. ðət ˈpeɪʃənz bi toʊld wət ˈtritmənts ðeɪ ər rɪˈsivɪŋ ənd wət ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈifɛkts ər. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ˈtritmənt (sɪˈkluʒən ɪn lɑkt saɪd rumz, ˈpædɪd sɛlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ðə raɪt əv ˈɛni ˈpeɪʃənt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt hɪz keɪs noʊts ənd ðə raɪt tɪ teɪk ˈligəl ˈækʃən rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkɑntɛnts ənd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ðɛm. ðət ðə əˈθɔrətiz ʃʊd nɑt ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ˈɛni ˈpeɪʃənt əˈgɛnst hɪz wɪl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz ˈtritmənt ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈrizən. ðət ɔl ˈpeɪʃənz ʃʊd hæv ðə raɪt tɪ hæv ˈɛni ˈtritmənt wɪʧ wi bɪˈliv wɪl hɛlp ðɛm. ðət ˈloʊkəl əˈθɔrətiz ʃʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈhaʊzɪŋ fər ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ liv ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd ðət ˈædəkˌweɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈbɛnəfɪts ʃʊd bi prəˈvaɪdɪd. wi wɪl səˈpɔrt ˈɛni ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ər ɪn ðɛr ˈstrəgəl tɪ gɪt ðiz fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd ˈɛni ˈpərsən hu ɪz æt rɪsk əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənt bɪˈkəz əv ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt, ˈsoʊʃəl pressures,etc*. wi kɔl fər ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv kəmˈpəlsəri hospitalisation*. ən ɛnd tɪ ðə ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənət juz əv ðə tərm subnormality’*’. wi ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ faɪt ðə ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən əv ˈpipəl ɛz subnormal’*’ ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛni ril ˈpræktɪkəl wərk tɪ ˈtækəl ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈæktɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd hɛlp. ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ‘‘psychopath’*’ ɛz ə ˈligəl ər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkætəˌgɔri. ðə raɪt əv ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ rɪˈteɪn ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈkloʊðɪŋ ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl pəˈzɛʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns baɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl stæf. ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv kəmˈpəlsəri wərk ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə raɪt əv ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tɪ wɪθˈhoʊld ənd kənˈtroʊl patients’*’ ˈməni. ðə raɪt əv ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ ʤɔɪn ənd pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈfʊli ɪn ðə treɪd ˈjunjən əv ðɛr ʧɔɪs. ðət treɪd ˈjunjən reɪts ər peɪd tɪ ˈpeɪʃənz fər ˈɛni wərk dən wɛr səʧ reɪts du nɑt ɪgˈzɪst. ðət ˈpeɪʃənz ʃʊd hæv ˈrikɔrs tɪ ə rum wɛr ðeɪ kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈpraɪvəsi ər hæv ˈpraɪvəsi wɪθ ˈəðərz, əv ˈiðər sɛks, əv ðɛr oʊn ˈʧuzɪŋ. ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp baɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl əˈθɔrətiz əv patients’*’ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ənd ˈlɛtər ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp. wi dɪˈmænd ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˈɛni paʊər tɪ riˈstrɪkt patients’*’ ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ raɪts baɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl əˈθɔrətiz. 22 ðə raɪt əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ɔl ˈɛriəz əv ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ər ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. wi dɪˈnaɪ ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ‘‘incurable’*’ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs ənd dɪˈmænd ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ˈɛni ˈmɛntəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈpeɪʃənt hu bɪˈlivz hi ər ʃi ɪz biɪŋ ˈtritɪd ɛz ˌɪnˈkjʊrəbəl wi dɪˈmænd ðət ˈɛvəri ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənt ər ʃʊd hæv ðə raɪt tɪ ə fri ˈsɛkənd əˈpɪnjən baɪ ə səˈkaɪətrəst əv ðə ər ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən representatives’*’ ʧɔɪs, ɪf hi ər ʃi dɪsəˈgriz wɪθ ðə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs ənd ðət ˈɛvəri ˈpeɪʃənt ər ʃʊd hæv ðə raɪt tɪ ən ˈifɛktɪv əˈpil məˈʃinəri. əˈnəðər ˈərli ˈmɛmbər, ʤoʊn juz, pɪks əp ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə grup: ˈɪŋglənd, əraʊnd əˈbaʊt 1972 ə fju grups əv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ stæf bɪˈgæn tɪ meɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ðɛr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. ˈifɛktɪvli, ˈmɛni ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz wər wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɪvəl raɪts fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈivɪn ðə raɪt tɪ voʊt juzd tɪ bi riˈmuvd fər ə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənt wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈæˌdrɛs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ˈpædɪŋtən deɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ðə fərst grup aɪ hərd əˈbaʊt wɑz ə grup əv ˈpeɪʃənz əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə ˈpædɪŋtən deɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn wɛst ˈləndən. ðɪs wɑz rɪˈpjutɪd tɪ juz ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd ˈmɛθədz əv ˈtritmənt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛrəpi. ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs əˈθɔrətiz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kloʊz ɪt. ðɛr wər ˈmitɪŋz ənd dɪˈskəʃənz əˈməŋ ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ˈkloʊʒər wɑz səkˈsɛsfəl. ðə ˈpædɪŋtən deɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl steɪd ˈoʊpən. ðə fɪʃ ˈpæmflət wən əv ðə ˈpeɪʃənz æt ˈpædɪŋtən deɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɑz ˈɛrɪk ˈərwɪn. hi ənd θri prəˈfɛʃənəlz, lɪz ˈdərkɪn, ˈlɛsli ˈmɪʧəl ənd braɪən douieb*, θɔt ðɛr wɑz ə nid fər ən ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˈpeɪʃənz. ðeɪ mɛt təˈgɛðər raɪt ə ˈbʊklɪt kɔld keɪs fər ə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz union”*”. ˈleɪtər ðeɪ wər ʤɔɪnd baɪ tu ˈəðər ˈpeɪʃənz, ˈændru ənd ˈvæləri ˈrɑbərts. ðɪs grup ɪz kɔld ðə ˈpaɪlət kəˈmɪti fər ə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən. ðə ˈbʊklɪt ɪz ˈɔfən kɔld fɪʃ pamphlet”*” bɪˈkəz ɪt həz ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə fɪʃ ɔn ə hʊk ɔn ðə ˈkəvər. ðɪs ɪz tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt ðət ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs meɪ əˈpɪr mæd, bət meɪ ˈrɪli bi ə weɪ əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər hɪz ər hər ˈprɑbləmz. ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ə bɪg ˈmitɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən wɑz hɛld ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 1973 əˈbaʊt 100 ˈpipəl əˈtɛndəd ðɪs ˈmitɪŋ æt ˈpædɪŋtən deɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ðə məˈʤɔrəti wər ˈpeɪʃənz ər ɛks- ˈpeɪʃənz. moʊst lɪvd ɪn ˈləndən. ɪt tərnd aʊt ðət ðɪs wɑz nɑt ðə fərst ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən. ˈpipəl keɪm hu hæd ˈpriviəsli fɔrmd ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈjunjən əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈpipəl wər ˈprɛzənt hu hæd traɪd tɪ fɔrm ə ˈjunjən ɪn ˈɑksfərd ənd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɑz rɪˈsivd frəm əˈnəðər grup ɪn lidz. ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən wɑz fɔrmd wɪθ fʊl ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp rɪˈzərvd fər ˈpeɪʃənz ənd. ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt ðɛr wɑz ə lɔt əv dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə fɪʃ ˈpæmflət. ˈmɛni ˈpeɪʃənz əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ ɪts juz əv ˈmɑrksɪst aɪˈdiəz. ɪt wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ðə fɪʃ ˈpæmflət kʊd bi ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən, bət wʊd nɑt bi ə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈpɑləsi əv ðə ˈjunjən wʊd bi ˈrɪtən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ənd ˈvoʊtɪd ɔn æt ˈmitɪŋz wɛr ˈoʊnli ˈpeɪʃənz ənd hæd ə voʊt. ðɪs wɑz kɔld ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən. ɪt bɪˈgɪnz proʊˈkleɪm ðə ˈdɪgnəti əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz. wi ˈʧælənʤ riˈprɛsɪv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈpræktɪs ənd ɪts ˈkɑnsɛpts əv illness'”*'” dɪˈmændz ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən kənˈteɪnd dɪˈmændz. səm dɪˈmændz wər ˈmɑdərˌeɪt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə raɪt tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈpraɪvət ˈlɛtərz əˈnoʊpənd baɪ stæf. səm wər lɔŋ tərm eɪmz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə əˈvɛnʧuəl ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˈmɛntəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz. səm wər ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə raɪt tɪ bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən æt ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˌtraɪˈbjunəlz. ðɪs wɑz ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl bɪˈkəz nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈmɛmbərz wər əˈveɪləbəl tɪ bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz. ðə moʊst ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl dɪˈmændz simd tɪ bi ðə raɪt tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz ˈsərtən fɔrmz əv ˈtritmənt, səʧ ɛz ɪˈlɛktroʊ kənˈvəlsɪv ʃɑk ˈtritmənt (ect*) ənd drəgz. ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈjunjən əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ɛz aɪ hæv sɛd, wɪn ðə wɑz fɔrmd ˈnæʃənəli, ɪt wɑz faʊnd aʊt ðət ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjənz hæd bɪn fɔrmd ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri. səmp, ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈjunjən əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz, wɑz fɔrmd ɪn 1972 baɪ ˈtɑmi ˈrɪʧi ənd ˈrɑbɪn farqhuarson*. ðɪs wɑz ðə fərst ˈjunjən əv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ðət wi hæv ðə ˈrɪtən ˈrɛkərdz əv. ˈtɑmi ənd ˈrɑbɪn boʊθ hɛlpt tɪ fɔrm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɪn 1973 fərˈgɑtən grups wi noʊ ðət ə lɔt əv ˈhɪstəri ɪz fərˈgɑtən ər goʊz ˌənrɪˈkɔrdɪd. wən əv ðə eɪmz əv ə ˈhɪstəri grup ʃʊd bi tɪ treɪs ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ðə ˈpəblɪk stɑrt əv ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈmuvmənt ɪn 1973 ˈneɪʃən waɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ 1973 ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjənz wər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri. ˈhækni ˈæktɪd ɛz ə koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈsɛntər fər səm jɪrz. səm, laɪk ðə wɛst ˈləndən, wər ˈvɛri smɔl, ˈəðərz hæd ə səbˈstænʃəl ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp. səm ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɪn ˈmɛntəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, ˈəðər wər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. tu (ˈhækni ənd ˈmænˌʧɛstər) ræn ˈhaʊsɪz fər ˈmɛmbərz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛr wɑz ə ˈjunjən ɪn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl lɪŋkt tɪ ə ˈjunjən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ðɪs wɑz ðə keɪs ɪn ˈhækni wɛr ˈhækni ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈpeɪʃənz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðɛr oʊn ˈjunjən wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə roʊd. ˈhækni ˈhɑˌspɪtəl meɪ hæv bɪn ðə fərst ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈjunjən tɪ wɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl əˈθɔrətiz. ə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjənz wɑz fɔrmd, æt ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈkɑnfərəns, ɪn 1974 ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjənz dɪd nɑt ɔl hæv ðə seɪm ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt. grups wər fri tɪ səˈlɛkt ðɛr oʊn dɪˈmændz frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən, ənd æd ˈəðərz ðət ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd. ɪt nidz tɪ bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ðət ðə meɪn sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈrɛkərd əv ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ər ðoʊz kɛpt baɪ ˈhækni fər ðə ˈmuvmənt ˈʤɛnərəli. ðɪs minz ðət ə lɔt əv ˈloʊkəl ˈhɪstəri ɪz stɪl tɪ bi rɪˈkəvərd ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈhɪstəri əv grups ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈhækni ðət ˈkɛrid ɔn ˈæftər ˈhækni kloʊzd. wən grup. dənˈdi ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv ˈkɛrid ɔn ˈɪntu ðə 1990s*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ʧeɪnʤd ɪts neɪm. ˈhækni ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ɪn ˈhækni ðɛr wər tu ɔˈtɑnəməs hu wərkt təˈgɛðər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ wɑz, æt wən taɪm, ə ˈpeɪʃənt ɪn ˈhækni ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ðə grup aɪ bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ wɑz ðə roʊd ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən. aɪ lɪvd ɪn ˈrɑbɪn fɑrˈkəhɑrsən haʊs ənd wɑz, æt wən taɪm, ðə ˈjunjən ˈtrɛʒərər ənd, æt ˈəðər taɪmz, ɪts ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ noʊ, noʊ ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ˈɛvər rɪˈsivd ˈɛni ˈpəblɪk fəndz. ˈhækni wɑz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm ˈpeɪʃənz ənd, ənd səm əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈmɛmbərz ənd frəm ðə rɛnts ðət ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈhaʊsɪz peɪd. əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈmɛmbərz wər ˈpipəl laɪk ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz ənd hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs ˈwərkərz. ðɛr wər ˈvɛri fju əv ðiz ənd, waɪlst aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ɔl ðə ˈæktɪv ˈmɛmbərz wər ˈpeɪʃənz ər. ˈɛni ˈpeɪʃənt ər ɛks- ˈpeɪʃənt kʊd əˈtɛnd ənd voʊt æt ɑr ˈmitɪŋz. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌwən ɛls əˈtɛndəd, ðə fʊl ˈmɛmbərz ˈprɛzənt hæd tɪ əˈgri ðət ðeɪ kʊd. wɪˈθaʊt ˈfəndɪŋ ənd riˈlaɪɪŋ kəmˈplitli ɔn ɑr oʊn ˈrisɔrsɪz, wi prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz. wi ræn ðə ˈrɑbɪn fɑrˈkəhɑrsən haʊs ɪn roʊd fər θri jɪrz. ðɪs wɑz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl rumz ðət wər ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ən ˈɔfəs wɪʧ sərvd ɛz ə kræʃ pæd ɪn ˈimərʤənsiz. wi ˈɔfən hæd ˈpipəl steɪɪŋ hu wər goʊɪŋ θru ə ˈkraɪsəs ənd hu wər səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈəðər ˈrɛzɪdənts. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt ənd ədˈvaɪzd ˈpipəl baɪ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ənd ˈlɛtər, ənd ðɛr wər ˈɛni ˈvɪzɪtərz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri ɛz wɛl ɛz frəm əˈbrɔd. wi sɛt əp tu ˈəðər ˈhaʊsɪz ɪn ˈwʊdfərd tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈpipəl ənd, ˈæftər ə waɪl, ðiz bɪˈkeɪm sɛlf ˈmænəʤɪŋ. koʊp ənd wɛst ˈləndən koʊp (kəmˈjunɪti ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən fər ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈimərʤənsiz) wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ɪn wɛst ˈləndən æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz. səm əv ɪts ˈmɛmbərz wər ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈəðərz wər nɑt. ɪt ræn ə ˈkraɪsəs ˈsɛntər wɪθ ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈmægəˌzin, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ traɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈhaʊzɪŋ. koʊp prəˈvaɪdɪd ə beɪs fər ˈɛrɪk ˈləndən mpu”*”. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl mɛt ɪm ðɛr. wən əv ðoʊz ˈpipəl wɑz ˈʤuljən bɑrˈnɛt, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv prɑmpt (prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə raɪts əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˈθɛrəpi) ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəgz aɪ ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd. aɪ tʊk pɑrt ɪn ˈmɛni ækˈtɪvɪtiz bət, bɪˈkəz əv maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, aɪ wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə saɪd ˈifɛkts əv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəgz. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1975 aɪ wɑz wən əv ðə θri ˈpipəl hu brɔt aʊt ə dɪˈrɛktəri əv ðə saɪd ˈifɛkts əv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəgz. ɛz ən ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɛmɪst, aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp ə lɔt ɔn ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk saɪd ənd ɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts. maɪ neɪm æt ðɪs taɪm wɑz ʤoʊn ˈmɑrtɪn. ðə ˈəðər tu ˈpipəl wər ˈændru ˈrɑbərts ənd krɪs hɪl, hu taɪpt ðə dɪˈrɛktəri. maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns lɛt mi tɛl ju ˈsəmθɪŋ, fərst əˈbaʊt maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəgz ənd waɪ ɪt ɪz soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ˈpipəl hu teɪk ðɛm ər wɛl ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈifɛkts. wən deɪ ɪn 1969 aɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd maɪ g.p*. ənd toʊld hər əˈbaʊt maɪ dɪˈprɛʃən. ʃi sɛd ðət ʃi kʊd gɪv mi ən ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən fər ðɪs ənd aɪ wʊd sun fil ˈbɛtər. ʃi sɛd ðət ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə drəg wɑz ““modecate”*”, wɪʧ aɪ nu ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt. aɪ hæd ðɪs ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən, wɔkt hoʊm ənd ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪnəmə tɪ si ə fɪlm. ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə fɪlm aɪ fɛlt nɑt sˈlipi bət ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli dɪˈprɛst. ðə wərld wɑz sˈlɪpɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm mi. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɪʧ wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ əraʊnd mi əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn əˈnəðər wərld, wɪθ wɪʧ aɪ hæd noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən. fər ðə nɛkst tu jɪrz aɪ dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ˈɛni ækˈtɪvɪtiz fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. ɪt wɑz ə ˈʃædoʊi wərld ɪn wɪʧ aɪ lɪvd ənd aɪ æm nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɪt. ɪn fækt aɪ kʊd əbˈzərv wət ˈpipəl wər duɪŋ, bət nɑt ækt fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ə ˈdɛspərɪt weɪ, wɪʧ sun ˈɛndɪd wɪθ maɪ ˈɛnərɪŋ hɪl ˈmɛntəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. aɪ æm nɑt əˈgɛnst ˈdɑktərz. ɪt wɑz ə ˈdɔktər hu tʊk mi ɔf ðə drəgz ənd rɪˈstɔrd maɪ hɛlθ. aɪ ˈɛnərd ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 1971 ˈhævɪŋ ˈteɪkən ən ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs. maɪ drəgz wər stɑpt ənd ðə fərst deɪ ɔn wɪʧ aɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ fil ˈbɛtər wɑz noʊˈvɛmbər 29th*, 1971 səm jɪrz ˈleɪtər aɪ toʊld ə ˈdɔktər ɪn ˈhækni ˈhɑˌspɪtəl noʊ ðət drəgz du mi noʊ gʊd. ənd ðə ɪz nɑt əˈgɛnst ˈdɑktərz. ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmˌwən kɔld ˈdɑktər əˈbræhəmsən. hi məst hæv bɪn ə gʊd ˈdɔktər fər hi stɑpt ˈgɪvɪŋ mi drəgz, ənd ˈæftər tu jɪrz ˈkrɑnɪk ˈɪlnəs, aɪ ˈsədənli gɑt better.”*.” saɪd ˈifɛkts wɪn wɑz fɔrmd, ˈmɛni ˈdɑktərz dɪˈnaɪd ðət ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəgz hæd ˈsɪriəs saɪd ˈifɛkts. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ drəgz naʊ kənˈsɪdərd ˈdeɪnʤərəsli əˈdɪktɪv ðət ˈdɑktərz ðɛn sɛd wər ɪnˈtaɪərli fri əv ˈprɑbləmz. wi hæd bɪn ˈɪʃuɪŋ ə ˈlɪstɪŋ ðə meɪn ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk drəgz wɪθ ðɛr side-effects*, ˈɔlˌmoʊst sɪns wɑz fərst fɔrmd. səm ˈpipəl θɔt ðɪs wɑz beɪst ɔn ˈpeɪʃənz rɪˈpɔrts. bət ɪt wɑz beɪst ɔn ðə əˈfɪʃəl rɪˈpɔrts əv ðə drəgz. wi wər ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ bi sɛnˈseɪʃənəl ənd ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə saɪd ˈifɛkts ˈoʊnli ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈkərd. ðə lɪst wɑz soʊ ðət ˈpipəl wʊd nɑt bleɪm ðɛr ˈɪlnəs ɪf ðeɪ ˈsəfərd ðə saɪd ˈifɛkt. wi θɔt ðɪs wɑz ˈvɛri ˈrizənəbəl bət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wər ˈvɛri ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt ɪt. maɪnd ɪt ɪn ðə fərst kənˈsumərz ˈɪʃu əv ðɛr ˈmægəˌzin, bət fərˈgɑt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ə lɪst əv ˈifɛkts ðət maɪt ˈhæpən. ðɪs kɔzd ə greɪt dəˈbeɪt ɪn ɪts ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns ˈkɑləmz. ðə saɪd ˈifɛkts dɪˈrɛktəri wɑz eɪt ˈpeɪʤɪz. wi riˈsərʧt ɪt ˈkɛrfəli, ənd dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv drəgz, soʊ ðət ˈpipəl wər nɑt kənˈfɛst baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ neɪmz. baɪ ðɪs taɪm maɪnd wər ˈfraɪtənd tɪ ˈmɛnʃən saɪd ˈifɛkts, bət ðə dɪˈrɛktəri wɑz wɛl rivˈjud baɪ səm ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈpeɪpərz. ˈmɛni drəg ˈkəmpəˌniz bɔt ˈkɑpiz. wi ʧɑrʤd ðɛm ˈɛkstrə. ˈɔrdərz fər ðə drəgz dɪˈrɛktəri sun ˈaʊtˌpeɪst ðə səˈplaɪ ənd aɪ kɛpt ɔn riˈprɪntɪŋ ɪt fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, ənd ˈivɪn rɪˈvaɪzd ɪt. ɪt ɪz naʊ, əv kɔrs, ˈhoʊpləsli aʊt əv deɪt. ˈkloʊʒər ˈhækni kloʊzd ɪn 1976 ˈmɛmbərz hu lɪvd ɪn ðə haʊs muvd ˈɪntu tu nu haʊs. wən əv ðiz wɑz rən baɪ ˈmæθju ənˈtɪl hɪz dɛθ ɪn ʤun 1980 ðə ˈmæθju kəˈmɪti: fər ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ənd kəmˈjunɪti kɛr wɑz fɔrmd ɪn hɪz ˈmɛməri. aɪ [ʤoʊn juz] lɪvd, wɪθ ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz, ɪn ðə ˈəðər haʊs (wɪʧ stɪl ɪgˈzɪsts). wi kɛpt ðə seɪm ˈtɛləˌfoʊn laɪn ənd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈænsər kɔlz tɪ ðə ˈjunjən ənd ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd wɪθ ˈpipəl hu roʊt. ˈvɪzɪtərz frəm ðə ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, ˈjʊrəp ənd əˈmɛrɪkə ˈfrikwɛntli steɪd wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. wən əv ðoʊz hu steɪd wɑz ˈʤudi ˈʧeɪmbərlɪn frəm əˈmɛrɪkə, ə ˈpeɪʃənt ˈæktɪvɪst frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. wɪn ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ðə wərld ˈkɑŋgrəs əv ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ɪn ˈbraɪtən ɪn ʤun 1985 ʃi wɑz ʃɑkt tɪ faɪnd noʊ juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ˈæktɪvɪsts wər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd bət wərkt wɪθ ðoʊz hu keɪm ˌənɪnˈvaɪtɪd. prɑmpt prɑmpt (prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə raɪts əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˈθɛrəpi) wɑz fɔrmd ɪn 1976 ɪt wɑz nɑt ə ˈpeɪʃənz grup, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsɛvərəl ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ɛks- ˈpeɪʃənz ʤɔɪnd. ˈɛrɪk ˈərwɪn frəm wɛst ˈləndən wɑz wən əv ɪts moʊst ˈæktɪv ˈmɛmbərz. ðə grup juzd ðə ˈloʊgoʊ ənd riˈprɪntɪd ˈmɛni ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, wɪθ əˈdɪʃənz əv ɪts oʊn. prɑmpt dɪd nɑt traɪ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ər sɛt əp grups ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz. wət ˈaɪˈdi dɪd du wɑz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ədˈvaɪs ˈsərvɪs fər ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ɪn ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz, ənˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðɛr ˈtritmənt ər ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈtɛnʃən tɪ kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv therapy.”*.” fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən si: ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ˈjunjən ɪˈvɑlvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪntu prɑmpt (ˈpipəl fər ðə raɪts əv ˈmɛntəl ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˈtritmənt), wɪʧ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tərnd ˈɪntu ˈkɑpoʊ (kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk əˈprɛʃən) ɪn ðə ˈərli 1980s*. ˈkɑpoʊ wɛnt ɔn tɪ ˈɪʃu ə ˈsɛmənəl ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ wɪʧ ɪz stɪl rɪˈgɑrdɪd baɪ ˈmɛni ɛz ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃənəl. ˈteɪkən frəm |
we tested the hypothesis that would reverse arterial dysfunction and vascular stress with aging. young (y, months) and old (o, months) male mice were given normal or supplemented (0.2%) chow for 4 weeks (n=5-10/group/measure). large elastic artery stiffness, assessed by aortic pulse wave velocity (apwv), was greater in o (448±15 vs. cm/s) and associated with greater collagen i and advanced and less (all). in o, restored (386±15 cm/s), collagen i and ages (ages) to levels not different vs. y. ex vivo carotid artery acetylcholine dilation (edd, vs.%), nitric oxide (no) and protein expression of endothelial no (enos) were lower in o (all). in o, restored (92±2%) to levels of y. acute ex vivo administration of the superoxide dismutase (sod) normalized in o control mice (93±3%), but had no effect in y control or o treated animals. o had greater arterial abundance, superoxide production and expression, and lower manganese sod (all), all of which were reversed with. had no effects on y. large elastic artery stiffening, vascular endothelial dysfunction, stress and increases in collagen and ages in mice. may be a novel therapy for treating arterial aging in humans.
copyright 2012 elsevier inc. all rights reserved. | wi ˈtɛstɪd ðə haɪˈpɑθəsəs ðət wʊd rɪˈvərs ɑrˈtɪriəl dɪsˈfəŋkʃən ənd ˈvæskjələr strɛs wɪθ ˈeɪʤɪŋ. jəŋ (waɪ, mənθs) ənd oʊld (oʊ, mənθs) meɪl maɪs wər ˈgɪvɪn ˈnɔrməl ər ˌsəpləˌmɛntɪd ʧaʊ fər 4 wiks (n=5-10/group/measure*). lɑrʤ ɪˈlæstɪk ˈɑrtəri ˈstɪfnəs, əˈsɛst baɪ eɪˈɔrtɪk pəls weɪv vəˈlɑsəti (apwv*), wɑz ˈgreɪtər ɪn oʊ ˈvərsəz. cm/s*) ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈgreɪtər ˈkɑləgən aɪ ənd ədˈvænst ənd lɛs (ɔl ɪn oʊ, rɪˈstɔrd cm/s*), ˈkɑləgən aɪ ənd ˈeɪʤɪz (ˈeɪʤɪz) tɪ ˈlɛvəlz nɑt ˈdɪfərənt ˈvərsəz. waɪ. ɛks ˈvivoʊ kərˈɑtɪd ˈɑrtəri əˌsɛtəlˈkoʊlin ˌdaɪˈleɪʃən (edd*, ˈvərsəz. ˈnaɪtrɪk ˈɑkˌsaɪd (noʊ) ənd ˈproʊˌtin ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˌɛndoʊˈθiˌliəl noʊ (ˈinəs) wər loʊər ɪn oʊ (ɔl ɪn oʊ, rɪˈstɔrd tɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv waɪ. əˈkjut ɛks ˈvivoʊ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ðə ˌsupərˈɑkˌsaɪd ˌdɪsmjuˈteɪz (sɑd) ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd ɪn oʊ kənˈtroʊl maɪs bət hæd noʊ ˈifɛkt ɪn waɪ kənˈtroʊl ər oʊ ˈtritɪd ˈænəməlz. oʊ hæd ˈgreɪtər ɑrˈtɪriəl əˈbəndəns, ˌsupərˈɑkˌsaɪd pərˈdəkʃən ənd ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ənd loʊər ˈmæŋgəˌniz sɑd (ɔl ɔl əv wɪʧ wər rɪˈvərst wɪθ. hæd noʊ ˈifɛkts ɔn waɪ. lɑrʤ ɪˈlæstɪk ˈɑrtəri ˈstɪfənɪŋ, ˈvæskjələr ˌɛndoʊˈθiˌliəl dɪsˈfəŋkʃən, strɛs ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ˈkɑləgən ənd ˈeɪʤɪz ɪn maɪs. meɪ bi ə ˈnɑvəl ˈθɛrəpi fər ˈtritɪŋ ɑrˈtɪriəl ˈeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈjumənz. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2012 ˈɛlsəˌvɪr ɪŋk. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. |
donald offenses against taste, tolerance and truthfulness are coming so fast that it is hard to pick out individual cases. but linger on his recent foray into christian theology.
during a speech in fort dodge, iowa, trump pronounced ben story of conversion from violent troublemaker to christian to be so much “crap.” “he goes into the bathroom for a couple of hours, and he comes out, and now religious . . . . give me a break. it happen that way,” said trump.
in christian history, it has often happened that way. around a.d. 35, a nasty character named saul got knocked from (and to) his ass on the road to damascus and became the utterly transformed paul. in a.d. 386 , augustine heard a voice chanting, “take up and read,” opened a bible randomly to letter to the romans, was convicted to the core and abandoned the life of a pagan. around 1510, a monk named martin luther understood letter in a new way one version locates this revelation in the “cloaca,” or bathroom and “felt i was altogether born again and had entered paradise itself through open gates.” on may 24, 1738, john wesley heard someone reading preface to the epistle of romans in a meeting on street in london, and at p.m. felt his “heart strangely warmed.”
all of these cases weigh against theological claim which also makes little political sense in the state of iowa, where the republican party is heavy with evangelical christians, for whom conversion is a common experience.
but this is not really a political matter at all, demonstrated by another conversion. bob beckel was, famously, walter campaign manager in a loss. he was a trusted fixer at the state department and white house, then a progressive tv commentator. through most of this he was also an alcoholic, a drug abuser and a womanizer who kept hitting rock bottom only to find new bottoms beneath.
in a speech delivered on nov. 12, 2015, republican presidential candidate donald trump attacked ben carson's story of religious conversion. (ap)
we know this from transparent and compulsively readable autobiography, “i should be dead: my life surviving politics, tv, and addiction.” he gained his survival skills from dealing with an alcoholic and abusive father. “i learned how to wear a mask at all times and reveal my true feelings to no one.” later on, this led to a bifurcated life: mornings at the white house, evenings in dive bars and brothels. a ferocious political ambition, and a tendency toward self-destruction.
professionally, beckel managed an impressive feat: becoming the political dirty trickster for a president, jimmy carter, who abhorred dirty tricks. in pursuit of passage of the panama canal treaty, beckel ran a rogue operation involving opposition research, tilted polling, visits to “mama’s health spa” and political blackmail. seldom has a boring, respectable objective had a back story.
beckel was also in and out of alcoholics anonymous for years, trying to recover without buying into the “higher power” portion of the 12 steps. when george w. bush prevailed in the election crisis of 2000, beckel, by his own account, began losing contact with reality. on the eve of the inauguration, he found himself in a bar, with a woman, then with her jealous husband pointing a .45 at face. the gun misfired. the next day beckel watched the inaugural parade from a room at the george washington university hospital psychiatric ward.
the whole story is really worth reading. but through the intervention of friends (particularly columnist cal thomas, to whom the book is dedicated) and after some brutally honest self-examination, something decisively changed.
after resisting a potentially lethal drink, beckel sat weeping on a rock in the middle of a field. “and i knew,” he writes, “there was a force that had wanted me not to do that, a force that loved me enough to stop me in my tracks and redirect my steps. that loved me? me? if there is one moment i can point to, a moment when the idea of grace shifted from being some kind of abstract concept to being something flesh and blood, something meaty and rich, something real, that was it.”
conversion, in the christian tradition, requires the recognition of sin and failure, which is the only way the offer of grace makes sense. this, to be honest, is a difficult concept for many of us to accept. but voices as diverse as carson and beckel promise something encouraging: that any moment, early or late, can mark the beginning of hope.
read more from michael archive, follow him on twitter or subscribe to his updates on facebook . | ˈdɑnəld əˈfɛnsɪz əˈgɛnst teɪst, ˈtɑlərəns ənd ˈtruθfəlnəs ər ˈkəmɪŋ soʊ fæst ðət ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ pɪk aʊt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkeɪsɪz. bət ˈlɪŋər ɔn hɪz ˈrisənt ˈfɔreɪ ˈɪntu ˈkrɪsʧɪn θiˈɑləʤi. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə spiʧ ɪn fɔrt dɑʤ, ˈaɪəwə, trəmp prəˈnaʊnst bɛn ˈstɔri əv kənˈvərʒən frəm ˈvaɪələnt ˈtrəbəlˌmeɪkər tɪ ˈkrɪsʧɪn tɪ bi soʊ məʧ ““crap.”*.” goʊz ˈɪntu ðə ˈbæθˌrum fər ə ˈkəpəl əv aʊərz, ənd hi kəmz aʊt, ənd naʊ rɪˈlɪʤəs gɪv mi ə breɪk. ɪt ˈhæpən ðət way,”*,” sɛd trəmp. ɪn ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈhɪstəri, ɪt həz ˈɔfən ˈhæpənd ðət weɪ. əraʊnd a.d*. 35 ə ˈnæsti ˈkɛrɪktər neɪmd sɔl gɑt nɑkt frəm (ənd tɪ) hɪz æs ɔn ðə roʊd tɪ dəˈmæskəs ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈətərli trænsˈfɔrmd pɔl. ɪn a.d*. 386 ˈɔgəˌstin hərd ə vɔɪs ˈʧæntɪŋ, əp ənd read,”*,” ˈoʊpənd ə ˈbaɪbəl ˈrændəmli tɪ ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˈroʊmənz, wɑz kənˈvɪktəd tɪ ðə kɔr ənd əˈbændənd ðə laɪf əv ə ˈpeɪgən. əraʊnd 1510 ə məŋk neɪmd ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluθər ˌəndərˈstʊd ˈlɛtər ɪn ə nu weɪ wən ˈvərʒən ˈloʊˌkeɪts ðɪs ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə ““cloaca,”*,” ər ˈbæθˌrum ənd aɪ wɑz ˌɔltəˈgɛðər bɔrn əˈgɛn ənd hæd ˈɛnərd ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf θru ˈoʊpən gates.”*.” ɔn meɪ 24 1738 ʤɑn ˈwɛsli hərd ˈsəmˌwən ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈprɛfəs tɪ ðə ɪˈpɪsəl əv ˈroʊmənz ɪn ə ˈmitɪŋ ɔn strit ɪn ˈləndən, ənd æt p.m*. fɛlt hɪz ˈstreɪnʤli warmed.”*.” ɔl əv ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz weɪ əˈgɛnst ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl kleɪm wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ˈlɪtəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl sɛns ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈaɪəwə, wɛr ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ɪz ˈhɛvi wɪθ ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, fər hum kənˈvərʒən ɪz ə ˈkɑmən ɪkˈspɪriəns. bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈrɪli ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmætər æt ɔl, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd baɪ əˈnəðər kənˈvərʒən. bɑb ˈbɛkɛl wɑz, ˈfeɪməsli, ˈwɔltər kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər ɪn ə lɔs. hi wɑz ə ˈtrəstɪd ˈfɪksər æt ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd waɪt haʊs, ðɛn ə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər. θru moʊst əv ðɪs hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk, ə drəg əˈbjuzər ənd ə ˈwʊməˌnaɪzər hu kɛpt ˈhɪtɪŋ rɑk ˈbɑtəm ˈoʊnli tɪ faɪnd nu ˈbɑtəmz bɪˈniθ. ɪn ə spiʧ dɪˈlɪvərd ɔn noʊv. 12 2015 rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp əˈtækt bɛn ˈkɑrsənz ˈstɔri əv rɪˈlɪʤəs kənˈvərʒən. (ˌeɪˈpi) wi noʊ ðɪs frəm trænˈspɛrənt ənd kəmˈpəlsɪvli ˈridəbəl ˌɔtəbaɪˈɑgrəfi, ʃʊd bi dɛd: maɪ laɪf sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ənd addiction.”*.” hi geɪnd hɪz sərˈvaɪvəl skɪlz frəm ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ən ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk ənd əˈbjusɪv ˈfɑðər. ˈlərnɪd haʊ tɪ wɛr ə mæsk æt ɔl taɪmz ənd rɪˈvil maɪ tru ˈfilɪŋz tɪ noʊ one.”*.” ˈleɪtər ɔn, ðɪs lɛd tɪ ə ˈbɪfərˌkeɪtɪd laɪf: ˈmɔrnɪŋz æt ðə waɪt haʊs, ˈivnɪŋz ɪn daɪv bɑrz ənd ˈbrɑθəlz. ə fərˈoʊʃəs pəˈlɪtɪkəl æmˈbɪʃən, ənd ə ˈtɛndənsi təˈwɔrd ˈsɛlfdɪˈstrəkts. prəˈfɛʃənəli, ˈbɛkɛl ˈmænɪʤd ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv fit: bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdərti ˈtrɪkstər fər ə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈʤɪmi ˈkɑrtər, hu əˈbhɔrd ˈdərti trɪks. ɪn pərˈsut əv ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə ˈpænəˌmɑ kəˈnæl ˈtriti, ˈbɛkɛl ræn ə roʊg ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈrisərʧ, ˈtɪltɪd ˈpoʊlɪŋ, ˈvɪzɪts tɪ hɛlθ spa”*” ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈblækˌmeɪl. ˈsɛldəm həz ə ˈbɔrɪŋ, rɪˈspɛktəbəl əˈbʤɛktɪv hæd ə bæk ˈstɔri. ˈbɛkɛl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ənd aʊt əv ˌælkəˈhɑlɪks əˈnɑnəməs fər jɪrz, traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkəvər wɪˈθaʊt baɪɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə power”*” ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə 12 stɛps. wɪn ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ prɪˈveɪld ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈkraɪsəs əv 2000 ˈbɛkɛl, baɪ hɪz oʊn əˈkaʊnt, bɪˈgæn ˈluzɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˌriˈæləˌti. ɔn ðə iv əv ðə ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən, hi faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ə bɑr, wɪθ ə ˈwʊmən, ðɛn wɪθ hər ˈʤɛləs ˈhəzbənd ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ə 45 æt feɪs. ðə gən misfired*. ðə nɛkst deɪ ˈbɛkɛl wɔʧt ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl pəreɪd frəm ə rum æt ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk wɔrd. ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri ɪz ˈrɪli wərθ ˈrɛdɪŋ. bət θru ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən əv frɛndz (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈkɑləmnəst kæl ˈtɑməs, tɪ hum ðə bʊk ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd) ənd ˈæftər səm ˈbrutəli ˈɑnəst self-examination*, ˈsəmθɪŋ dɪˈsaɪsɪvli ʧeɪnʤd. ˈæftər rɪˈzɪstɪŋ ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈliθəl drɪŋk, ˈbɛkɛl sæt ˈwipɪŋ ɔn ə rɑk ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə fild. aɪ knew,”*,” hi raɪts, wɑz ə fɔrs ðət hæd ˈwɔntɪd mi nɑt tɪ du ðət, ə fɔrs ðət ləvd mi ɪˈnəf tɪ stɑp mi ɪn maɪ træks ənd ˌridərˈɛkt maɪ stɛps. ðət ləvd mi? mi? ɪf ðɛr ɪz wən ˈmoʊmənt aɪ kən pɔɪnt tɪ, ə ˈmoʊmənt wɪn ðə aɪˈdiə əv greɪs ˈʃɪftɪd frəm biɪŋ səm kaɪnd əv ˈæbˌstrækt ˈkɑnsɛpt tɪ biɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ flɛʃ ənd bləd, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈmiti ənd rɪʧ, ˈsəmθɪŋ ril, ðət wɑz it.”*.” kənˈvərʒən, ɪn ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn trəˈdɪʃən, rikˈwaɪərz ðə ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv sɪn ənd ˈfeɪljər, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðə ˈɔfər əv greɪs meɪks sɛns. ðɪs, tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, ɪz ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈkɑnsɛpt fər ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs tɪ əkˈsɛpt. bət ˈvɔɪsɪz ɛz dɪˈvərs ɛz ˈkɑrzən ənd ˈbɛkɛl ˈprɑməs ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ: ðət ˈɛni ˈmoʊmənt, ˈərli ər leɪt, kən mɑrk ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv hoʊp. rɛd mɔr frəm ˈmaɪkəl ˈɑrˌkaɪv, ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər ər səbˈskraɪb tɪ hɪz ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk |
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country & questions
questions to help you develop your countries and their cultures, whether they're fantastic fairytale kingdoms or futuristic space colonies.
tips to create fictional philosophies & value systems
how to create and develop philosophies and value systems - even ones that are very different from what we're familiar with already.
moral & ethical system development questions
things to ask to help you work out the details and implications of your moral and ethical systems.
on creating fantasy
just some tips and i wrote on creating fantasy.
tips 'n stuff to make better science slang & swear words
make better, catchier, and more potent slang and swears!
"i need a name for my town/city!" - help coming up with names for fictional towns and cities
at a loss for naming your town or city? here are some tips and things that might help.
town & city development questions
things to ask yourself when you're developing your towns and cities.
holiday development questions
questions to ask yourself to help you develop fictional holidays.
tips to create richer & more realistic fantasy & science fiction cultures & civilizations
if you want your fantasy or science fiction worlds to really feel like something that really could exist somewhere, check this out.
designing fictional fashion: figuring out what your characters wear
principles to help you figure out what your science fiction, fantasy, or future characters wear.
a few things writers need to know about the medieval period
some essentials to know if you're working on or thinking about working on anything inspired by the middle ages.
a few things writers need to know about medieval feudalism
many european governments used this system during the middle ages, so if you plan to write anything inspired by or set in it, it's crucial to know about it.
things to know when writing historical fiction & fictional history - new!
there are some frequent errors people make here, so this article will clear them up.
general mythology
human psychology and its effect on myths, legends, and superstition
a world needs myths and legends. here i explore a bit on how they might be born.
basic tips to create more believable sci-fi & fantasy religions & belief systems
create more plausible sci-fi and fantasy religions and the like.
deity-development questions
questions to help you develop better gods, goddesses, and whatnots.
creatures & species
bad assumptions writers make about aliens
some questionable ideas that far too many people take for granted concerning aliens and how they might behave.
fantasy & science fiction creature development questions
things to ask yourself when creating your critters.
tips to create better & more believable fantasy & science fiction species
principles that can be applied to every creature, or not.
points to remember when designing creatures & species
simple stuff to help you make better science fiction and fantasy creatures.
a few things writers need to know about plants & herbs
useful facts and information to know about plants and herbs - whether you're creating and designing your own, or using ones that already exist.
government & other organizations
how to create fictional structured religions
what to know and do when creating fictional religions, from tiny tribal faiths to massive international religion.
things to know when creating & developing fictional governments
whether fantasy kingdoms, futuristic countries, or just about anything!
"how should my behave?" - how to answer this for yourself!
struggling with trying to figure out how your royals and nobles ought to go about things? struggle no further! here's how you can work this out for yourself!
on designing & writing oppressive governments in your fiction
what to know when you're writing an oppressive government - whether it's an evil empire or just one rotten country.
factors that contribute to abusive & dysfunctional
various factors that often lead to a system or institution becoming dysfunctional or even abusive.
tips & ideas to write more believable
writing the kind of story or creating an setting where magical or supernatural folks live under the noses of everyday, regular people? this is for you.
creating & writing fictional organizations
creating a fictional organization for your world, or writing a story about people who work or have to deal in one? check this out.
magical school development questions
things to ask yourself if you're developing a school for people!
things writers should know about big businesses
an assortment of things writers ought to know if they're going to be working any big businesses into their settings.
world mechanics
phlebotinum-development questions
questions to help you better develop and think out the potential effects of everything from mystical artifacts to superpowers to technological breakthroughs.
so you wanna mix science and magic?
for a start, you have to know how both of them actually work - and 99% of people who try this don't.
keeping magic from taking over your story
magic can be very fun and rewarding to use in a story - but if you're not careful, it can become a ex for all manner of problems. how can you avoid this?
spaceships, airships, & other fantastic crafts: things to think out & consider
stuff to think about when you're coming up with science fiction and fantasy crafts.
setting rules & limitations in your world: why & how you need to do this
this is an absolutely critical part of that often doesn't get half the focus and effort it deserves. here's why it's so important that you do it, and how you do it properly!
other odds 'n ends
advice & tips on developing fictional timelines & histories
some things to know and think about when developing a timeline for your world.
creating plausibly functional & useful tools, gadgets, & weapons for fiction
tips and guidelines for coming up with tech that looks and feels like stuff people really would develop and would use if they could.
tips on taking inspiration from real-life myth, lore, tradition, & legend without looking pretentious, ignorant, or insulting
taking inspiration from real-life stuff can be great - but there are a few ways it can be done badly! here are some tips to avoid some of the bigger blunders.
how to increase the fun factor of your fiction
tips to make your fiction more fun overall.
tips & ideas to create more believable sword 'n sorcery worlds
make better and more solid fantasy worlds of the variety you tend to find noble knights and wizards in.
tips to write & create better & more believable futures
whether you're writing an original story that happens to be set in the future, or setting a in the future of your favorite tv show's world.
so you want an in your plot?
planning to write a world? or a story where the world as we know it is brought to ruin? check this out.
tips to build better settings
many and scenarios are poorly thought out and don't really hold up to scrutiny. find out how you can avoid some common traps and make your own settings of this type more solid.
points to remember when
some factors to consider and apply to your world or setting.
where & how writers need to do the math
numbers matter when writing fiction. here's what you need to know and do.
worldbuilding-relevant generator index
browse a list of random generators useful for building worlds and cultures.
copyable year lists (1-5999)
writing out a chronology? copy and paste year numbers from this list and fill 'em out accordingly.
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go to a random page! | worldbuilding* θɪŋz pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ wərldz ənd ðə ˈpipəl, ˈpleɪsɪz, ˈgəvərnmənts, ˈkriʧərz, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls wɪˈθɪn ðɛm. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkəlʧər ˈkəntri kˈwɛsʧənz kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ hɛlp ju dɪˈvɛləp jʊr ˈkəntriz ənd ðɛr ˈkəlʧərz, ˈwɛðər ðɛr fænˈtæstɪk ˈfɛriˌteɪl ˈkɪŋdəmz ər fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk speɪs ˈkɑləniz. tɪps tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈfɪkʃənəl fəˈlɑsəfiz ˈvælju ˈsɪstəmz haʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd dɪˈvɛləp fəˈlɑsəfiz ənd ˈvælju ˈsɪstəmz ˈivɪn wənz ðət ər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət wɪr fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ɔˈrɛdi. ˈmɔrəl ˈɛθɪkəl ˈsɪstəm dɪˈvɛləpmənt kˈwɛsʧənz θɪŋz tɪ æsk tɪ hɛlp ju wərk aʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz ənd ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv jʊr ˈmɔrəl ənd ˈɛθɪkəl ˈsɪstəmz. ɔn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈfænəsi ʤɪst səm tɪps ənd aɪ roʊt ɔn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈfænəsi. tɪps 'ɛn stəf tɪ meɪk ˈbɛtər saɪəns slæŋ swɛr wərdz meɪk ˈbɛtər, catchier*, ənd mɔr ˈpoʊtənt slæŋ ənd swɛrz! "aɪ nid ə neɪm fər maɪ town/city*!" hɛlp ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ neɪmz fər ˈfɪkʃənəl taʊnz ənd ˈsɪtiz æt ə lɔs fər ˈneɪmɪŋ jʊr taʊn ər ˈsɪti? hir ər səm tɪps ənd θɪŋz ðət maɪt hɛlp. taʊn ˈsɪti dɪˈvɛləpmənt kˈwɛsʧənz θɪŋz tɪ æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪn jʊr dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ jʊr taʊnz ənd ˈsɪtiz. ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt kˈwɛsʧənz kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ hɛlp ju dɪˈvɛləp ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. tɪps tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈrɪʧər mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˈfænəsi saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈkəlʧərz ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪf ju wɔnt jʊr ˈfænəsi ər saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən wərldz tɪ ˈrɪli fil laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈrɪli kʊd ɪgˈzɪst ˈsəmˌwɛr, ʧɛk ðɪs aʊt. dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈfæʃən: ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt wət jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz wɛr ˈprɪnsəpəlz tɪ hɛlp ju ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət jʊr saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən, ˈfænəsi, ər fˈjuʧər ˈkɛrɪktərz wɛr. ə fju θɪŋz ˈraɪtərz nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈpɪriəd səm ɛˈsɛnʃəlz tɪ noʊ ɪf jʊr ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪz. ə fju θɪŋz ˈraɪtərz nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt mɪˈdjivəl fˈjudəˌlɪzəm ˈmɛni ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈgəvərnmənts juzd ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪz, soʊ ɪf ju plæn tɪ raɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ər sɛt ɪn ɪt, ɪts ˈkruʃəl tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ɪt. θɪŋz tɪ noʊ wɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈfɪkʃən ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈhɪstəri nu! ðɛr ər səm ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈɛrərz ˈpipəl meɪk hir, soʊ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl klɪr ðɛm əp. ˈʤɛnərəl məˈθɑləˌʤi ˈjumən saɪˈkɑləʤi ənd ɪts ˈifɛkt ɔn mɪθs, ˈlɛʤəndz, ənd ˌsupərˈstɪʃən ə wərld nidz mɪθs ənd ˈlɛʤəndz. hir aɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ə bɪt ɔn haʊ ðeɪ maɪt bi bɔrn. ˈbeɪsɪk tɪps tɪ kriˈeɪt mɔr bəˈlivəbəl ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈfænəsi riˈlɪʤənz bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəmz kriˈeɪt mɔr ˈplɔzəbəl ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ənd ˈfænəsi riˈlɪʤənz ənd ðə laɪk. kˈwɛsʧənz kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ hɛlp ju dɪˈvɛləp ˈbɛtər gɑdz, ˈgɑdəsɪz, ənd whatnots*. ˈkriʧərz ˈspiʃiz bæd əˈsəmpʃənz ˈraɪtərz meɪk əˈbaʊt ˈeɪliənz səm kˈwɛsʧənəbəl aɪˈdiəz ðət fɑr tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl teɪk fər ˈgrænɪd kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈeɪliənz ənd haʊ ðeɪ maɪt bɪˈheɪv. ˈfænəsi saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈkriʧər dɪˈvɛləpmənt kˈwɛsʧənz θɪŋz tɪ æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈkrɪtərz. tɪps tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈbɛtər mɔr bəˈlivəbəl ˈfænəsi saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈspiʃiz ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət kən bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈkriʧər, ər nɑt. pɔɪnts tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈkriʧərz ˈspiʃiz ˈsɪmpəl stəf tɪ hɛlp ju meɪk ˈbɛtər saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ənd ˈfænəsi ˈkriʧərz. ə fju θɪŋz ˈraɪtərz nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt plænts ərbz ˈjusfəl fækts ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt plænts ənd ərbz ˈwɛðər jʊr kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ jʊr oʊn, ər ˈjuzɪŋ wənz ðət ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪst. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz haʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈstrəkʧərd riˈlɪʤənz wət tɪ noʊ ənd du wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈfɪkʃənəl riˈlɪʤənz, frəm ˈtaɪni ˈtraɪbəl feɪθs tɪ ˈmæsɪv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl rɪˈlɪʤən. θɪŋz tɪ noʊ wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənts ˈwɛðər ˈfænəsi ˈkɪŋdəmz, fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk ˈkəntriz, ər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ! "haʊ ʃʊd maɪ bɪˈheɪv?" haʊ tɪ ˈænsər ðɪs fər ˈjɔrsɛlf! ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ jʊr rɔɪəlz ənd ˈnoʊbəlz ɔt tɪ goʊ əˈbaʊt θɪŋz? ˈstrəgəl noʊ ˈfərðər! hɪrz haʊ ju kən wərk ðɪs aʊt fər ˈjɔrsɛlf! ɔn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈprɛsɪv ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn jʊr ˈfɪkʃən wət tɪ noʊ wɪn jʊr ˈraɪtɪŋ ən əˈprɛsɪv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwɛðər ɪts ən ˈivəl ˈɛmpaɪər ər ʤɪst wən ˈrɑtən ˈkəntri. ˈfæktərz ðət kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ əˈbjusɪv dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈvɛriəs ˈfæktərz ðət ˈɔfən lɛd tɪ ə ˈsɪstəm ər ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən bɪˈkəmɪŋ dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ər ˈivɪn əˈbjusɪv. tɪps aɪˈdiəz tɪ raɪt mɔr bəˈlivəbəl ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə kaɪnd əv ˈstɔri ər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ˈsɛtɪŋ wɛr ˈmæʤɪkəl ər ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl foʊks lɪv ˈəndər ðə ˈnoʊzɪz əv ˈɛvriˈdeɪ, ˈrɛgjələr ˈpipəl? ðɪs ɪz fər ju. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈfɪkʃənəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər jʊr wərld, ər ˈraɪtɪŋ ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl hu wərk ər hæv tɪ dil ɪn wən? ʧɛk ðɪs aʊt. ˈmæʤɪkəl skul dɪˈvɛləpmənt kˈwɛsʧənz θɪŋz tɪ æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪf jʊr dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə skul fər ˈpipəl! θɪŋz ˈraɪtərz ʃʊd noʊ əˈbaʊt bɪg ˈbɪznɪsɪz ən əˈsɔrtmənt əv θɪŋz ˈraɪtərz ɔt tɪ noʊ ɪf ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ˈɛni bɪg ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈsɛtɪŋz. wərld məˈkænɪks kˈwɛsʧənz kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ hɛlp ju ˈbɛtər dɪˈvɛləp ənd θɪŋk aʊt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈifɛkts əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈmɪstɪkəl ˈɑrtəˌfækts tɪ ˌsupərˈpaʊərz tɪ ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈbreɪkθˌruz. soʊ ju ˈwɑnə mɪks saɪəns ənd ˈmæʤɪk? fər ə stɑrt, ju hæv tɪ noʊ haʊ boʊθ əv ðɛm ˈæˌkʧuəli wərk ənd 99 əv ˈpipəl hu traɪ ðɪs doʊnt. ˈkipɪŋ ˈmæʤɪk frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər jʊr ˈstɔri ˈmæʤɪk kən bi ˈvɛri fən ənd rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ tɪ juz ɪn ə ˈstɔri bət ɪf jʊr nɑt ˈkɛrfəl, ɪt kən bɪˈkəm ə ɛks fər ɔl ˈmænər əv ˈprɑbləmz. haʊ kən ju əˈvɔɪd ðɪs? ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps, ˈɛrˌʃɪps, ˈəðər fænˈtæstɪk kræfts: θɪŋz tɪ θɪŋk aʊt kənˈsɪdər stəf tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wɪn jʊr ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ənd ˈfænəsi kræfts. ˈsɛtɪŋ rulz ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɪn jʊr wərld: waɪ haʊ ju nid tɪ du ðɪs ðɪs ɪz ən ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɑrt əv ðət ˈɔfən ˈdəzənt gɪt hæf ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ənd ˈɛfərt ɪt dɪˈzərvz. hɪrz waɪ ɪts soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ju du ɪt, ənd haʊ ju du ɪt ˈprɑpərli! ˈəðər ɑdz 'ɛn ɛndz ədˈvaɪs tɪps ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈtaɪmlaɪnz ˈhɪstəriz səm θɪŋz tɪ noʊ ənd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn fər jʊr wərld. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈplɔzəbli ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈjusfəl tulz, ˈgæʤəts, ˈwɛpənz fər ˈfɪkʃən tɪps ənd ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ tɛk ðət lʊks ənd filz laɪk stəf ˈpipəl ˈrɪli wʊd dɪˈvɛləp ənd wʊd juz ɪf ðeɪ kʊd. tɪps ɔn ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm ˈriˌllaɪf mɪθ, lɔr, trəˈdɪʃən, ˈlɛʤənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈlʊkɪŋ priˈtɛnʃəs, ˈɪgnərənt, ər ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm ˈriˌllaɪf stəf kən bi greɪt bət ðɛr ər ə fju weɪz ɪt kən bi dən ˈbædli! hir ər səm tɪps tɪ əˈvɔɪd səm əv ðə ˈbɪgər ˈbləndərz. haʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə fən ˈfæktər əv jʊr ˈfɪkʃən tɪps tɪ meɪk jʊr ˈfɪkʃən mɔr fən ˈoʊvərˌɔl. tɪps aɪˈdiəz tɪ kriˈeɪt mɔr bəˈlivəbəl sɔrd 'ɛn ˈsɔrsəri wərldz meɪk ˈbɛtər ənd mɔr ˈsɑləd ˈfænəsi wərldz əv ðə vərˈaɪəti ju tɛnd tɪ faɪnd ˈnoʊbəl naɪts ənd ˈwɪzərdz ɪn. tɪps tɪ raɪt kriˈeɪt ˈbɛtər mɔr bəˈlivəbəl fˈjuʧərz ˈwɛðər jʊr ˈraɪtɪŋ ən ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri ðət ˈhæpənz tɪ bi sɛt ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ər ˈsɛtɪŋ ə ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər əv jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz wərld. soʊ ju wɔnt ən ɪn jʊr plɑt? ˈplænɪŋ tɪ raɪt ə wərld? ər ə ˈstɔri wɛr ðə wərld ɛz wi noʊ ɪt ɪz brɔt tɪ ruɪn? ʧɛk ðɪs aʊt. tɪps tɪ bɪld ˈbɛtər ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈmɛni ənd sɪˈnɛrioʊz ər ˈpurli θɔt aʊt ənd doʊnt ˈrɪli hoʊld əp tɪ ˈskrutəni. faɪnd aʊt haʊ ju kən əˈvɔɪd səm ˈkɑmən træps ənd meɪk jʊr oʊn ˈsɛtɪŋz əv ðɪs taɪp mɔr ˈsɑləd. pɔɪnts tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn səm ˈfæktərz tɪ kənˈsɪdər ənd əˈplaɪ tɪ jʊr wərld ər ˈsɛtɪŋ. wɛr haʊ ˈraɪtərz nid tɪ du ðə mæθ ˈnəmbərz ˈmætər wɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈfɪkʃən. hɪrz wət ju nid tɪ noʊ ənd du. ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər ˈɪndɛks braʊz ə lɪst əv ˈrændəm ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz ˈjusfəl fər ˈbɪldɪŋ wərldz ənd ˈkəlʧərz. jɪr lɪsts ˈraɪtɪŋ aʊt ə krəˈnɑləʤi? ˈkɑpi ənd peɪst jɪr ˈnəmbərz frəm ðɪs lɪst ənd fɪl 'ɛm aʊt əˈkɔrdɪŋli. goʊ bæk goʊ tɪ ə ˈrændəm peɪʤ! |
the us attack on a syrian air base came after years of heated debate and deliberation in washington over intervention in the bloody civil war.
chemical weapons have killed hundreds of people since the start of the conflict, with the u.n. blaming three attacks on the syrian government and a fourth on isis. one of the worst yet came tuesday in northern and killed dozens, including women and children.
that attack prompted president donald trump, on day 77 of his presidency, to dramatically shift u.s. policy, with the first direct u.s. attack on the syrian government.
trump blamed syrian president bashar assad for the attack and called on the international community to join him in trying to end the bloodshed.
a timeline of events in syria leading up to tuesday's attack:
march 2011: protests erupt in the city of over security forces' detention of a group of boys accused of painting graffiti on the walls of their school. on march 15, a protest is held in damascus' old city. on march 18, security forces open fire on a protest in, killing four people in what activists regard as the first deaths of the uprising. demonstrations spread, as does the crackdown by president bashar assad's forces.
april 2011: security forces raid a in syria's city, homs, where thousands of people tried to create the mood of cairo's square, the epicenter of protests against egypt's autocrat hosni mubarak.
aug. 18, 2011: president barack obama calls on assad to resign and orders syrian government assets frozen.
summer 2012: fighting spreads to aleppo, syria's largest city and its former commercial capital.
august 20, 2012: obama says the use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' that would change his calculus on intervening in the civil war and have 'enormous consequences.'
march 19, 2013: the syrian government and opposition trade accusations over a gas attack that killed some 26 people, including more than a dozen government soldiers, in the town of khan in northern syria. a u.n. investigation later finds that sarin nerve gas was used, but does not identify a culprit.
august 21, 2013: hundreds of people suffocate in suburbs of the syrian capital, with many suffering from convulsions, pinpoint pupils, and foaming at the mouth. u.n. investigators visit the sites and determine that missiles loaded with sarin were fired on civilian areas while residents slept. the u.s. and others blame the syrian government, the only party to the conflict known to have sarin gas.
aug. 31, 2013: obama says he will go to congress for authorization to carry out punitive strikes against the syrian government, but appears to lack the necessary support in the legislature.
sept. 27, 2013: the u.n. security council orders syria to account for and destroy its chemical weapons stockpile, following a surprise agreement between washington and moscow, averting u.s. strikes. the security council threatens to authorize the use of force in the event of non-compliance.
oct. 14, 2013: syria becomes a signatory to the chemical weapons convention, prohibiting it from producing, stockpiling or using chemical weapons.
june 23, 2014: the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says it has removed the last of the syrian government's chemical weapons. syrian opposition officials maintain that the government's stocks were not fully accounted for, and that it retained supplies.
sept. 23, 2014: the u.s. launches airstrikes on islamic state group targets in syria.
aug. 7, 2015: the u.n. security council authorizes the and u.n. investigators to probe reports of chemical weapons use in syria, as reports circulate of repeated chlorine gas attacks by government forces against civilians in areas. chlorine gas, though not as toxic as nerve agents, can be classified as a chemical weapon depending on its use.
aug. 24, 2016: the joint-u.n. panel determines the syrian government twice used helicopters to deploy chlorine gas against its opponents, in civilian areas in the northern province. a later report holds the government responsible for a third attack. the attacks occurred in 2014 and 2015. the panel also finds that the islamic state group used mustard gas.
feb. 28, 2017: russia, a stalwart ally of the syrian government, and china veto a u.n. security council resolution authorizing sanctions against the syrian government for chemical weapons use.
april 4, 2017: at least 86 people are killed in what doctors say could be a nerve gas attack on the town of khan in the province. victims show signs of suffocation, convulsions, foaming at the mouth and pupil constriction. witnesses say the attack was carried out by either russian or syrian jets. moscow and damascus deny responsibility.
april 4, 2017: president donald trump issues a statement saying that the 'heinous' actions of assad's government are the direct result of obama administration's 'weakness and irresolution.'
april 5, 2017: trump says assad's government has 'crossed a lot of lines' with the suspected chemical attack in syria.
april 6, 2017: the u.s. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into syria in retaliation for the gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians, u.s. officials said. it was the first direct american assault on the syrian government and trump's most dramatic military order since becoming president. trump said strike on syria in the 'vital national security interest' of the united states. | ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈtæk ɔn ə ˈsɪriən ɛr beɪs keɪm ˈæftər jɪrz əv ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt ənd dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈoʊvər ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn ðə ˈblədi ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz hæv kɪld ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt, wɪθ ðə u.n*. ˈbleɪmɪŋ θri əˈtæks ɔn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ə fɔrθ ɔn ˈaɪsəs. wən əv ðə wərst jɛt keɪm ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ənd kɪld ˈdəzənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən. ðət əˈtæk ˈprɑmptɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ɔn deɪ 77 əv hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi, tɪ drəˈmætɪkəli ʃɪft juz. ˈpɑləsi, wɪθ ðə fərst dɪˈrɛkt juz. əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt. trəmp bleɪmd ˈsɪriən ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr əˈsɑd fər ðə əˈtæk ənd kɔld ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪm ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈblədˌʃɛd. ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn əv ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈsɪriə ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪz əˈtæk: mɑrʧ 2011 ˈproʊˌtɛsts ˈirəpt ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈoʊvər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz' dɪˈtɛnʃən əv ə grup əv bɔɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈpeɪnɪŋ grəˈfiti ɔn ðə wɔlz əv ðɛr skul. ɔn mɑrʧ 15 ə ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪz hɛld ɪn dəˈmæskəs' oʊld ˈsɪti. ɔn mɑrʧ 18 sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ˈoʊpən faɪər ɔn ə ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪn, ˈkɪlɪŋ fɔr ˈpipəl ɪn wət ˈæktɪvɪsts rɪˈgɑrd ɛz ðə fərst dɛθs əv ðə ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ. ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz sprɛd, ɛz dɪz ðə ˈkrækˌdaʊn baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr əˈsɑdz ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈeɪprəl 2011 sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz reɪd ə ɪn ˈsɪriəz ˈsɪti, hɑmz, wɛr ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl traɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə mud əv ˈkaɪroʊz skwɛr, ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər əv ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ˈiʤɪpts ˈɔtəˌkræt ˈhɔsni muˈbɑrɪk. ˈɔgəst. 18 2011 ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə kɔlz ɔn əˈsɑd tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈɔrdərz ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈæˌsɛts ˈfroʊzən. ˈsəmər 2012 ˈfaɪtɪŋ sprɛdz tɪ aleppo*, ˈsɪriəz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪti ənd ɪts ˈfɔrmər kəˈmərʃəl ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈɔgəst 20 2012 ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɪz ðə juz əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz wʊd bi ə 'rɛd laɪn' ðət wʊd ʧeɪnʤ hɪz ˈkælkjələs ɔn ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ənd hæv 'ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz.' mɑrʧ 19 2013 ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən treɪd ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ə gæs əˈtæk ðət kɪld səm 26 ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsoʊlʤərz, ɪn ðə taʊn əv kɑn ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə. ə u.n*. ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈleɪtər faɪndz ðət sɑrɪn nərv gæs wɑz juzd, bət dɪz nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ə ˈkəlprɪt. ˈɔgəst 21 2013 ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl ˈsəfəˌkeɪt ɪn ˈsəbərbz əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkæpɪtəl, wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm kənˈvəlʃənz, ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt ˈpjupəlz, ənd ˈfoʊmɪŋ æt ðə maʊθ. u.n*. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈvɪzɪt ðə saɪts ənd dɪˈtərmən ðət ˈmɪsəlz ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ sɑrɪn wər faɪərd ɔn səˈvɪljən ˈɛriəz waɪl ˈrɛzɪdənts slɛpt. ðə juz. ənd ˈəðərz bleɪm ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrti tɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt noʊn tɪ hæv sɑrɪn gæs. ˈɔgəst. 31 2013 ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɪz hi wɪl goʊ tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs fər ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ˈpjunətɪv straɪks əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt, bət əˈpɪrz tɪ læk ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri səˈpɔrt ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. sɛpt. 27 2013 ðə u.n*. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɔrdərz ˈsɪriə tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ɪts ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz ˈstɑkˌpaɪl, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə səˈpraɪz əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈmɔˌskaʊ, əˈvərtɪŋ juz. straɪks. ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl θˈrɛtənz tɪ ˈɔθərˌaɪz ðə juz əv fɔrs ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ˌnɑnkəmˈplaɪəns. ɔkt. 14 2013 ˈsɪriə bɪˈkəmz ə ˈsɪgnəˌtɔri tɪ ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz kənˈvɛnʃən, proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ɪt frəm prəˈdusɪŋ, ˈstɑkˌpaɪlɪŋ ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz. ʤun 23 2014 ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz sɪz ɪt həz riˈmuvd ðə læst əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənts ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz. ˈsɪriən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz meɪnˈteɪn ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənts stɑks wər nɑt ˈfʊli əˈkaʊntɪd fər, ənd ðət ɪt rɪˈteɪnd səˈplaɪz. sɛpt. 23 2014 ðə juz. ˈlɔnʧɪz ˈɛrˌstraɪks ɔn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt grup ˈtɑrgəts ɪn ˈsɪriə. ˈɔgəst. 7 2015 ðə u.n*. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪz ðə ənd u.n*. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz tɪ proʊb rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz juz ɪn ˈsɪriə, ɛz rɪˈpɔrts ˈsərkjəˌleɪt əv rɪˈpitɪd ˈklɔrin gæs əˈtæks baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrsɪz əˈgɛnst səˈvɪljənz ɪn ˈɛriəz. ˈklɔrin gæs, ðoʊ nɑt ɛz ˈtɑksɪk ɛz nərv ˈeɪʤənts, kən bi ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpən dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ɪts juz. ˈɔgəst. 24 2016 ðə ʤɔɪnt opcw-u.n*. ˈpænəl dɪˈtərmənz ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt twaɪs juzd ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ˈklɔrin gæs əˈgɛnst ɪts əˈpoʊnənts, ɪn səˈvɪljən ˈɛriəz ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈprɑvɪns. ə ˈleɪtər rɪˈpɔrt hoʊldz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ə θərd əˈtæk. ðə əˈtæks əˈkərd ɪn 2014 ənd 2015 ðə ˈpænəl ˈɔlsoʊ faɪndz ðət ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt grup juzd ˈməstərd gæs. ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 28 2017 ˈrəʃə, ə ˈstɔlwərt ˈælaɪ əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ˈʧaɪnə ˈviˌtoʊ ə u.n*. sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt fər ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz juz. ˈeɪprəl 4 2017 æt list 86 ˈpipəl ər kɪld ɪn wət ˈdɑktərz seɪ kʊd bi ə nərv gæs əˈtæk ɔn ðə taʊn əv kɑn ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns. ˈvɪktɪmz ʃoʊ saɪnz əv ˌsəfəˈkeɪʃən, kənˈvəlʃənz, ˈfoʊmɪŋ æt ðə maʊθ ənd ˈpjupəl kənˈstrɪkʃən. ˈwɪtnəsɪz seɪ ðə əˈtæk wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ˈiðər ˈrəʃən ər ˈsɪriən ʤɛts. ˈmɔˌskaʊ ənd dəˈmæskəs dɪˈnaɪ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. ˈeɪprəl 4 2017 ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈɪʃuz ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ðət ðə 'ˈheɪnəs' ˈækʃənz əv əˈsɑdz ˈgəvərnmənt ər ðə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈzəlt əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz 'ˈwiknəs ənd irresolution*.' ˈeɪprəl 5 2017 trəmp sɪz əˈsɑdz ˈgəvərnmənt həz 'krɔst ə lɔt əv laɪnz' wɪθ ðə səˈspɛktɪd ˈkɛmɪkəl əˈtæk ɪn ˈsɪriə. ˈeɪprəl 6 2017 ðə juz. faɪərd ə bərɑʒ əv kruz ˈmɪsəlz ˈɪntu ˈsɪriə ɪn riˌtæliˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈgrusəm ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz əˈtæk əˈgɛnst səˈvɪljənz, juz. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst dɪˈrɛkt əˈmɛrɪkən əˈsɔlt ɔn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd trəmps moʊst drəˈmætɪk ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɔrdər sɪns bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt. trəmp sɛd straɪk ɔn ˈsɪriə ɪn ðə 'ˈvaɪtəl ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪntəˌrɛst' əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. |
from incomprehensible bathrooms, to toxic hotel water, to the mass execution of an astonishing number of feral dogs, one might forget that the russians had seven years to prepare for the sochi olympics.
americans have been quick to ridicule vladimir putin and his minions. but we should instead take a lesson. after all, how different are our myriad problems?
after being promised lower premiums, better coverage and greater portability, we actually are ending up with massive cancellations, higher premiums and degraded coverage. the obama administration have quite the seven years the russians had to prepare for the olympics but it was pretty close. and our fiasco and sochi fiasco are due to the same error: both of us are using government to solve problems that could have been better solved by markets.
government runs on a system defined by power and benefit. politicians seek power and special interests benefit by encouraging them to exercise it at your expense. what results? wall street bailouts of corporations deemed “too big to fail,” mountains of regulation that favor established businesses at the expense of potential new competitors and an annual avalanche of legislation that serves only to empower entrenched interests of every stripe.
markets, on the other hand, run on a system of profit and loss. entrepreneurs and investors seek profits and customers guide them by paying for good products and refusing to pay for bad products. what results? smartphones, wonder drugs, home delivery of pizza in 30 minutes or less and countless other things you use every day.
government is a tool of coercion while markets are tools of cooperation. society needs both but as we see with sochi and, the damage caused by using the wrong tool to solve a problem is often worse than the problem itself.
russia spent more than $50 billion preparing sochi. and what did visitors and athletes get for all that money? not nearly enough. this is always the answer when governments decide to do what markets can do better.
markets are not perfect. they are populated by sometimes selfish, often ignorant, always fallible humans. what the defenders of big government seem to miss is that government is populated by those very same humans. the difference between markets and government that one is less than the other; that the system provides built-in incentives for people to identify and correct errors as quickly and efficiently as possible.
the power and benefit system provides no such incentives. where incentives for efficiency do exist in government they are merely coincidental, occurring when the people involved happen to be selfless and competent. those saints exist in markets too, of course. the difference is that markets require saints to function well. government does.
antony davies is associate professor of economics at duquesne university. james r. harrigan is a fellow of the institute of political economy at utah state university. | frəm ˌɪŋˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪbəl ˈbɑθˌrumz, tɪ ˈtɑksɪk hoʊˈtɛl ˈwɔtər, tɪ ðə mæs ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈfɛrəl dɔgz, wən maɪt fərˈgɛt ðət ðə ˈrəʃənz hæd ˈsɛvən jɪrz tɪ priˈpɛr fər ðə ˈsoʊʧi oʊˈlɪmpɪks. əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv bɪn kwɪk tɪ ˈrɪdəˌkjul vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ənd hɪz ˈmɪnjənz. bət wi ʃʊd ˌɪnˈstɛd teɪk ə ˈlɛsən. ˈæftər ɔl, haʊ ˈdɪfərənt ər ɑr ˈmɪriəd ˈprɑbləmz? ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈprɑməst loʊər ˈprimiəmz, ˈbɛtər ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd ˈgreɪtər ˌpɔrtəˈbɪlɪti, wi ˈæˌkʧuəli ər ˈɛndɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈmæsɪv ˌkænsəˈleɪʃənz, haɪər ˈprimiəmz ənd dɪˈgreɪdɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hæv kwaɪt ðə ˈsɛvən jɪrz ðə ˈrəʃənz hæd tɪ priˈpɛr fər ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks bət ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti kloʊz. ənd ɑr fiˈæskoʊ ənd ˈsoʊʧi fiˈæskoʊ ər du tɪ ðə seɪm ˈɛrər: boʊθ əv ˈjuˈɛs ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ sɑlv ˈprɑbləmz ðət kʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər sɑlvd baɪ ˈmɑrkɪts. ˈgəvərnmənt rənz ɔn ə ˈsɪstəm dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ paʊər ənd ˈbɛnəfɪt. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz sik paʊər ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts ˈbɛnəfɪt baɪ ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪt æt jʊr ɪkˈspɛns. wət rɪˈzəlts? wɔl strit ˈbeɪˌlaʊts əv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz dimd bɪg tɪ fail,”*,” ˈmaʊntənz əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈfeɪvər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈbɪznɪsɪz æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv pəˈtɛnʃəl nu kəmˈpɛtɪtərz ənd ən ˈænjuəl ˈævəˌlænʧ əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət sərvz ˈoʊnli tɪ ɪmˈpaʊər ɪnˈtrɛnʧt ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈɛvəri straɪp. ˈmɑrkɪts, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, rən ɔn ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈprɑfɪt ənd lɔs. ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz sik ˈprɑfɪts ənd ˈkəstəmərz gaɪd ðɛm baɪ peɪɪŋ fər gʊd ˈprɑdəkts ənd rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ peɪ fər bæd ˈprɑdəkts. wət rɪˈzəlts? smartphones*, ˈwəndər drəgz, hoʊm dɪˈlɪvəri əv ˈpitsə ɪn 30 ˈmɪnəts ər lɛs ənd ˈkaʊntləs ˈəðər θɪŋz ju juz ˈɛvəri deɪ. ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ə tul əv koʊəˈrʃən waɪl ˈmɑrkɪts ər tulz əv kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən. soʊˈsaɪɪti nidz boʊθ bət ɛz wi si wɪθ ˈsoʊʧi ənd, ðə ˈdæmɪʤ kɔzd baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə rɔŋ tul tɪ sɑlv ə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈɔfən wərs ðən ðə ˈprɑbləm ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈrəʃə spɛnt mɔr ðən 50 ˈbɪljən pərˈpɛrɪŋ ˈsoʊʧi. ənd wət dɪd ˈvɪzɪtərz ənd ˈæθˌlits gɪt fər ɔl ðət ˈməni? nɑt ˈnɪrli ɪˈnəf. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ˈænsər wɪn ˈgəvərnmənts ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ du wət ˈmɑrkɪts kən du ˈbɛtər. ˈmɑrkɪts ər nɑt ˈpərˌfɪkt. ðeɪ ər ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈsɛlfɪʃ, ˈɔfən ˈɪgnərənt, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈfæləbəl ˈjumənz. wət ðə dɪˈfɛndərz əv bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt sim tɪ mɪs ɪz ðət ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ðoʊz ˈvɛri seɪm ˈjumənz. ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈmɑrkɪts ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ðət wən ɪz lɛs ðən ðə ˈəðər; ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm prəˈvaɪdz ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər ˈpipəl tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd kərˈɛkt ˈɛrərz ɛz kˈwɪkli ənd ɪˈfɪʃəntli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə paʊər ənd ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈsɪstəm prəˈvaɪdz noʊ səʧ ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz. wɛr ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər ɪˈfɪʃənsi du ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ðeɪ ər ˈmɪrli koʊˌɪnsəˈdɛntəl, əˈkərɪŋ wɪn ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈhæpən tɪ bi ˈsɛlfləs ənd ˈkɑmpətɪnt. ðoʊz seɪnts ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ˈmɑrkɪts tu, əv kɔrs. ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət ˈmɑrkɪts ˌrikˈwaɪər seɪnts tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən wɛl. ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz. ˈæntəni ˈdeɪviz ɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks æt duˈkeɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ʤeɪmz ɑr. ˈhɛrɪgən ɪz ə ˈfɛloʊ əv ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi æt ˈjuˌtɔ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. |
kurtis "kurt" loder (born may 5, 1945) is an american film critic, author, columnist, and television personality. [1] he served in the as editor at rolling stone , during a tenure that reason later called "legendary". [2] he has contributed to articles in reason , esquire , details , new york , and time . [1] he has also made cameos on several films and television series. [1] he is best known for his role at mtv news since the and for appearing in other television specials. [3] he has hosted the radio show true stories since 2016. [4]
loder stated that he "just fell into" his field, elaborating that his "entire journalism background is four weeks... that's it. nothing else. you can learn journalism in four weeks. it's not an thing. it's very, very]
loder lived in europe for the next several years, doing what he later called "scandal sheet" "yellow] he returned home to new jersey at the end of 1972 and worked with a local newspaper and then an ocean magazine run by the sister of the city's famous writer gay talese. he left in the summer of 1976 to work with a free long island rock weekly called good times. he received about $200 a]
after meeting a fellow "music geek," david fricke, "the two of us began driving into manhattan virtually every night to wallow in the flourishing punk rock scene at cbgb's, max's, etc. this was, fortunately, cool with the wives. i mean, we'd still be sitting upright at four in the morning through fist fights, mass nod-outs, and sets by bands with names like blinding headache, played to audiences of three people, of which we'd be two-thirds. i don't think i can quite convey how great days those]
they both joined circus in 1978 and moved to manhattan. loder went on to become one of its official editors. the staff had a fun, relaxed atmosphere and considered the magazine to be second or third tier. loder later said that "whatever was said to be 'happening' in commercial pop music was... on the cover of circus. disco? run with it. teen popsters? put 'em on the cover... a, shall we say, ardent enthusiasm for pix of youths. metal, of course, was really the meat." he also remarked that "it was a foregone conclusion that writing of any technical ambition, about new acts of any real excitement or interest, would make it in the mag only by the accident." loder briefly experimented with drugs at circus; he stopped after experiencing a "gushing" nosebleed without any feeling left in his]
loder started a run at rolling stone in may 1979. has called him "one of rolling stone's most talented and prolific feature] reason has called his tenure] while at rolling stone, loder singer tina turner's 1986 autobiography i, tina. he then contributed to the screenplay adaptation for the film what's love got to do with]
loder joined mtv in 1987 as the host of their flagship music news program, the week in] it was later expanded and renamed to mtv news in which he was an anchor and] loder was one of the first to break the news of kurt cobain's death; he interrupted regular programming to inform viewers that cobain was found] loder authored a 1990 collection of his rolling stone work called bat chain]
loder has as himself on kenan & kel, the "that show" episode of the simpsons, girlfriends, duckman, saturday night live, and] he has appeared in several films. he was also parodied in the south park episode "timmy]
in 2011, st. martin's press published the good, the bad and the godawful: movie reviews, which collected his film reviews from and reason.com.
in 2016, loder began hosting the radio talk show true stories on.[4] | ˈkərtɪs "kərt" ˈloʊdər (bɔrn meɪ 5 1945 ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən fɪlm ˈkrɪtɪk, ˈɔθər, ˈkɑləmnəst, ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. 1 hi sərvd ɪn ðə ɛz ˈɛdɪtər æt ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈtɛnjər ðət ˈrizən ˈleɪtər kɔld "ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri". 2 hi həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɪn ˈrizən ˈɛskˌwaɪr ˈditeɪlz nu jɔrk ənd taɪm 1 hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˈkæmiˌoʊz ɔn ˈsɛvərəl fɪlmz ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz. 1 hi ɪz bɛst noʊn fər hɪz roʊl æt ˈɛmˈtiˈvi nuz sɪns ðə ənd fər əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈəðər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈspɛʃəlz. 3 hi həz ˈhoʊstɪd ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ tru ˈstɔriz sɪns 2016 4 ˈloʊdər ˈsteɪtɪd ðət hi "ʤɪst fɛl ˈɪntu" hɪz fild, ɪˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ ðət hɪz "ɪnˈtaɪər ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪz fɔr wiks... ðæts ɪt. ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls. ju kən lərn ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ɪn fɔr wiks. ɪts nɑt ən θɪŋ. ɪts ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈloʊdər lɪvd ɪn ˈjʊrəp fər ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, duɪŋ wət hi ˈleɪtər kɔld "ˈskændəl ʃit" "ˈjɛloʊ hi rɪˈtərnd hoʊm tɪ nu ˈʤərzi æt ðə ɛnd əv 1972 ənd wərkt wɪθ ə ˈloʊkəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ənd ðɛn ən ˈoʊʃən ˈmægəˌzin rən baɪ ðə ˈsɪstər əv ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈfeɪməs ˈraɪtər geɪ təˈlizi. hi lɛft ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1976 tɪ wərk wɪθ ə fri lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd rɑk ˈwikli kɔld gʊd taɪmz. hi rɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt 200 ə ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ ə ˈfɛloʊ "mˈjuzɪk gik," ˈdeɪvɪd frɪk, "ðə tu əv ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈgæn ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈɪntu mænˈhætən ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛvəri naɪt tɪ ˈwɑloʊ ɪn ðə ˈflərɪʃɪŋ pəŋk rɑk sin æt cbgb's*, ˈmæksɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðɪs wɑz, ˈfɔrʧənətli, kul wɪθ ðə waɪvz. aɪ min, wid stɪl bi ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈəˌpraɪt æt fɔr ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ θru fɪst faɪts, mæs nod-outs*, ənd sɛts baɪ bændz wɪθ neɪmz laɪk ˈblaɪndɪŋ ˈhɛˌdeɪk, pleɪd tɪ ˈɔdiənsəz əv θri ˈpipəl, əv wɪʧ wid bi ˌtuˈθərdz. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪ kən kwaɪt kənˈveɪ haʊ greɪt deɪz ðoʊz ðeɪ boʊθ ʤɔɪnd ˈsərkəs ɪn 1978 ənd muvd tɪ mænˈhætən. ˈloʊdər wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm wən əv ɪts əˈfɪʃəl ˈɛdɪtərz. ðə stæf hæd ə fən, rɪˈlækst ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈmægəˌzin tɪ bi ˈsɛkənd ər θərd tir. ˈloʊdər ˈleɪtər sɛd ðət "ˌwəˈtɛvər wɑz sɛd tɪ bi 'ˈhæpənɪŋ' ɪn kəˈmərʃəl pɑp mˈjuzɪk wɑz... ɔn ðə ˈkəvər əv ˈsərkəs. ˈdɪskoʊ? rən wɪθ ɪt. tin popsters*? pʊt 'ɛm ɔn ðə ˈkəvər... ə, ʃæl wi seɪ, ˈɑrdənt ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm fər pɪks əv juθs. ˈmɛtəl, əv kɔrs, wɑz ˈrɪli ðə mit." hi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmɑrkt ðət "ɪt wɑz ə ˈfɔrˈgɔn kənˈkluʒən ðət ˈraɪtɪŋ əv ˈɛni ˈtɛknɪkəl æmˈbɪʃən, əˈbaʊt nu ækts əv ˈɛni ril ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ər ˈɪntəˌrɛst, wʊd meɪk ɪt ɪn ðə mæg ˈoʊnli baɪ ðə ˈæksədənt." ˈloʊdər ˈbrifli ɪkˈspɛrəməntəd wɪθ drəgz æt ˈsərkəs; hi stɑpt ˈæftər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ə "ˈgəʃɪŋ" ˈnoʊzˌblid wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈfilɪŋ lɛft ɪn hɪz ˈloʊdər ˈstɑrtɪd ə rən æt ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ɪn meɪ 1979 həz kɔld ɪm "wən əv ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊnz moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ənd proʊˈlɪfɪk ˈfiʧər ˈrizən həz kɔld hɪz ˈtɛnjər waɪl æt ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn, ˈloʊdər ˈsɪŋər ˈtinə ˈtərnərz 1986 ˌɔtəbaɪˈɑgrəfi aɪ, ˈtinə. hi ðɛn kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈskrinˌpleɪ ˌædəpˈteɪʃən fər ðə fɪlm wəts ləv gɑt tɪ du wɪθ ˈloʊdər ʤɔɪnd ˈɛmˈtiˈvi ɪn 1987 ɛz ðə hoʊst əv ðɛr ˈflægˌʃɪp mˈjuzɪk nuz ˈproʊˌgræm, ðə wik ɪn ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər ɪkˈspændɪd ənd riˈneɪmd tɪ ˈɛmˈtiˈvi nuz ɪn wɪʧ hi wɑz ən ˈæŋkər ənd ˈloʊdər wɑz wən əv ðə fərst tɪ breɪk ðə nuz əv kərt ˈkoʊˌbeɪnz dɛθ; hi ˌɪntərˈəptɪd ˈrɛgjələr ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm vjuərz ðət ˈkoʊˌbeɪn wɑz faʊnd ˈloʊdər ˈɔθərd ə 1990 kəˈlɛkʃən əv hɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn wərk kɔld bæt ʧeɪn ˈloʊdər həz ɛz hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ˈkinən kel*, ðə "ðət ʃoʊ" ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈsɪmpsənz, ˈgərlˌfrɛndz, duckman*, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt lɪv, ənd hi həz əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈsɛvərəl fɪlmz. hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɛrədid ɪn ðə saʊθ pɑrk ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd "ˈtɪmi ɪn 2011 st*. ˈmɑrtənz prɛs ˈpəblɪʃt ðə gʊd, ðə bæd ənd ðə godawful*: ˈmuvi rəvˈjuz, wɪʧ kəˈlɛktəd hɪz fɪlm rəvˈjuz frəm ənd reason.com*. ɪn 2016 ˈloʊdər bɪˈgæn ˈhoʊstɪŋ ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ tɔk ʃoʊ tru ˈstɔriz ɔn |
in a reuters exclusive, john shiffman and kristina cooke reveal that the national security agency shares information it from warrantless surveillance of americans with the special operation division of the drug enforcement agency, which then uses the to develop cases against us citizens. the dea then routinely lies to the judge and defense attorneys during discovery about how its agents initially came by their suspicions of wrongdoing. but you could imagine a situation where a young woman repeatedly called a boyfriend who was secretly known to the dea to be a drug dealer, but whose crimes were unknown to her. and you could imagine law enforcement her into making a small drug buy. and then you could imagine their secretly basing their case against her in part on her phone calls to a known dealer. but this latter information would be denied to her defense attorney and the judge, making it harder to discern the entrapment.
all these stories about the quest for total information awareness about the phone calls, email, internet searches, etc. of 312 million ordinary americans raise some questions in my mind. there are so many things about these stories that make sense.
1. the government says that they need phone records because they want to see who calls known overseas terrorists from the us. but if the had a telephone number of a terrorist abroad and wanted to see if it was called from the us, why it just ask the telephone company for the record of everyone who called it? it true that it would take too much time. it would be instant. obviously, the government wants the telephone records of millions of americans for some other reason.
2. if the real reason they are getting our phone records from the phone companies is to check for drug sales and other petty crime inside the us not related to terrorism, and if they are lying to judges about how they initially came to know of these crimes, the, dea and other government officials violating the constitutional guarantee of due process? are they focusing on drug buys because law enforcement can confiscate the property of drug dealers, whereas busting other kinds of crime actually costs time and money? and, their dishonesty and its revelation just put in danger thousands of drug convictions?
3. if the and fbi have all the phone records, bank account information and credit card transactions of everyone, why they been able to find any bankers or financiers who engaged in illegal activity while they were plunging ordinary americans into poverty and homelessness with the depression of? after all, they seem to have been able to discover illegal activity by former new york governor elliott spitzer, by illegally spying on his bank accounts. was spitzer, who was trying to crack down on wall street, the only prominent figure in new york engaged in such activities? maybe some masters of the universe on wall street were, too? surely there are telephone, bank and credit card records showing the guilt of the latter?
4. if the and have the telephone, credit card and internet records of all americans, why they stop mass shootings? after all, you order numerous guns and massive amounts of ammunition and also batman costumes on line without generating records? maybe they paying attention to people who suddenly develop an interest in having lots of very large drum magazines for weapons.
5. there a constitutional crisis if the is spying on phone records of people in colorado where that state legalized the sale of marijuana, and uses its stasi tactics to finger coloradans legally buying pot and then hauls those people off to federal prison? where in the constitution does it say that the federal government can overrule a state about internal state commerce? where does it say that the federal government can subvert the legislative intention by secretly spying on state residents without a warrant and in contravention of state law?
6. can rep. mike rogers (r-mi) be impeached for denying other representatives in congress basic information about the domestic spying programs and then misrepresenting the decision as a joint one of the intelligence committee, and then insisting that the decision is classified from other members of congress? can president obama be impeached for lying to the american people and saying that all members of congress have been extensively briefed on the spying?
7. the government has charged edward snowden with espionage because it says his revelations about how the us government is spying on the american public without a warrant will harm our ability to fight terrorism. but if the could overhear al-qaeda leader telling his lieutenant in yemen to carry out a terrorist strike on us embassies, then how could it be that edward snowden harmed their ability to monitor such communications?
8. if the us drone strikes on al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen are working, why is after all these years able to make us close 19 african and middle eastern embassies for a week?
9. does the fbi actually have the authority to order internet companies to let them install “eavesdropping technology [port readers] deep inside companies’ internal networks to facilitate surveillance efforts”?
10. why one of the telecoms adopt a policy of destroying the records of where its customers have been, and who they called, immediately after each call– keeping only a record of how much the call cost? the government demand information that a company have. millions of consumers immediately switch to that carrier? would the government allow the company to do this? if not, what happened to our free enterprise system? ronald reagan used to warn that if we gave the government too much power, one day we might suddenly wake up in the soviet union of america. did we, this morning? | ɪn ə ˈrɔɪtərz ɪkˈsklusɪv, ʤɑn ˈʃɪfmən ənd krɪˈstinə kʊk rɪˈvil ðət ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi ʃɛrz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪt frəm ˈwɔrəntləs sərˈveɪləns əv əˈmɛrɪkənz wɪθ ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə drəg ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsi, wɪʧ ðɛn ˈjuzɪz ðə tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənz. ðə di ðɛn ruˈtinli laɪz tɪ ðə ʤəʤ ənd dɪˈfɛns əˈtərniz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌdɪˈskəvri əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪts ˈeɪʤənts ˌɪˈnɪʃəli keɪm baɪ ðɛr səˈspɪʃənz əv ˈrɔŋduɪŋ. bət ju kʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ə jəŋ ˈwʊmən rɪˈpitɪdli kɔld ə ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd hu wɑz ˈsikrɪtli noʊn tɪ ðə di tɪ bi ə drəg ˈdilər, bət huz kraɪmz wər ənˈnoʊn tɪ hər. ənd ju kʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt hər ˈɪntu ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə smɔl drəg baɪ. ənd ðɛn ju kʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən ðɛr ˈsikrɪtli ˈbeɪsɪŋ ðɛr keɪs əˈgɛnst hər ɪn pɑrt ɔn hər foʊn kɔlz tɪ ə noʊn ˈdilər. bət ðɪs ˈlætər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wʊd bi dɪˈnaɪd tɪ hər dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni ənd ðə ʤəʤ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ dɪˈsərn ðə ɪnˈtræpmənt. ɔl ðiz ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ðə kwɛst fər ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ðə foʊn kɔlz, iˈmeɪl, ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərʧɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. əv 312 ˈmɪljən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri əˈmɛrɪkənz reɪz səm kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn maɪ maɪnd. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈstɔriz ðət meɪk sɛns. 1 ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɪz ðət ðeɪ nid foʊn ˈrɛkərdz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ si hu kɔlz noʊn ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs. bət ɪf ðə hæd ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈnəmbər əv ə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈbrɔd ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ɪf ɪt wɑz kɔld frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs, waɪ ɪt ʤɪst æsk ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈkəmpəˌni fər ðə ˈrɛkərd əv ˈɛvriˌwən hu kɔld ɪt? ɪt tru ðət ɪt wʊd teɪk tu məʧ taɪm. ɪt wʊd bi ˈɪnstənt. ˈɑbviəsli, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɔnts ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈrɛkərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz fər səm ˈəðər ˈrizən. 2 ɪf ðə ril ˈrizən ðeɪ ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɑr foʊn ˈrɛkərdz frəm ðə foʊn ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪz tɪ ʧɛk fər drəg seɪlz ənd ˈəðər ˈpɛˌti kraɪm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈjuˈɛs nɑt rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ənd ɪf ðeɪ ər laɪɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəʤɪz əˈbaʊt haʊ ðeɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəli keɪm tɪ noʊ əv ðiz kraɪmz, ðə, di ənd ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˌgɛrənˈti əv du ˈprɔˌsɛs? ər ðeɪ ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn drəg baɪz bɪˈkəz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt kən ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt ðə ˈprɑpərti əv drəg ˈdilərz, wɛˈræz ˈbəstɪŋ ˈəðər kaɪnz əv kraɪm ˈæˌkʧuəli kɔsts taɪm ənd ˈməni? ənd, ðɛr dɪˈsɑnəsti ənd ɪts ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ʤɪst pʊt ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər ˈθaʊzənz əv drəg kənˈvɪkʃənz? 3 ɪf ðə ənd ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ hæv ɔl ðə foʊn ˈrɛkərdz, bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd trænˈzækʃənz əv ˈɛvriˌwən, waɪ ðeɪ bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ˈɛni ˈbæŋkərz ər ˌfɪnənˈsɪrz hu ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˌɪˈligəl ækˈtɪvɪti waɪl ðeɪ wər ˈplənʤɪŋ ˈɔrdəˌnɛri əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɪntu ˈpɑvərti ənd ˈhoʊmləsnəs wɪθ ðə dɪˈprɛʃən əv ˈæftər ɔl, ðeɪ sim tɪ hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈskəvər ˌɪˈligəl ækˈtɪvɪti baɪ ˈfɔrmər nu jɔrk ˈgəvərnər ˈɛliət ˈspɪtzər, baɪ ˌɪˈligəli spaɪɪŋ ɔn hɪz bæŋk əˈkaʊnts. wɑz ˈspɪtzər, hu wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn wɔl strit, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈprɑmənənt ˈfɪgjər ɪn nu jɔrk ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn səʧ ækˈtɪvɪtiz? ˈmeɪbi səm ˈmæstərz əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ɔn wɔl strit wər, tu? ˈʃʊrli ðɛr ər ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, bæŋk ənd ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊɪŋ ðə gɪlt əv ðə ˈlætər? 4 ɪf ðə ənd hæv ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈrɛkərdz əv ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz, waɪ ðeɪ stɑp mæs ˈʃutɪŋz? ˈæftər ɔl, ju ˈɔrdər ˈnumərəs gənz ənd ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnts əv ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbætˌmæn ˈkɑstumz ɔn laɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz? ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈpipəl hu ˈsədənli dɪˈvɛləp ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈhævɪŋ lɑts əv ˈvɛri lɑrʤ drəm ˈmægəˌzinz fər ˈwɛpənz. 5 ðɛr ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈkraɪsəs ɪf ðə ɪz spaɪɪŋ ɔn foʊn ˈrɛkərdz əv ˈpipəl ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ wɛr ðət steɪt ˈligəˌlaɪzd ðə seɪl əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə, ənd ˈjuzɪz ɪts ˈstɑsi ˈtæktɪks tɪ ˈfɪŋgər ˌkɑlərˈɑdənz ˈligəli baɪɪŋ pɑt ənd ðɛn hɔlz ðoʊz ˈpipəl ɔf tɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɪzən? wɛr ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən dɪz ɪt seɪ ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt kən ˈoʊvərˌrul ə steɪt əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈtərnəl steɪt ˈkɑmərs? wɛr dɪz ɪt seɪ ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt kən səbˈvərt ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən baɪ ˈsikrɪtli spaɪɪŋ ɔn steɪt ˈrɛzɪdənts wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈwɔrənt ənd ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈvɛnʧən əv steɪt lɔ? 6 kən rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. maɪk ˈrɑʤərz (r-mi*) bi ˌɪmˈpiʧt fər dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ˈəðər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd ðɛn mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɛz ə ʤɔɪnt wən əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈmɪti, ənd ðɛn ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd frəm ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs? kən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə bi ˌɪmˈpiʧt fər laɪɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ənd seɪɪŋ ðət ɔl ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv bɪn ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli brift ɔn ðə spaɪɪŋ? 7 ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz ʧɑrʤd ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən wɪθ ˈɛspiənɑʤ bɪˈkəz ɪt sɪz hɪz ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz spaɪɪŋ ɔn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈwɔrənt wɪl hɑrm ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ faɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. bət ɪf ðə kʊd ˈoʊvərˈhir ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈlidər ˈtɛlɪŋ hɪz luˈtɛnənt ɪn ˈjɛmən tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ə ˈtɛrərɪst straɪk ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛmbəsiz, ðɛn haʊ kʊd ɪt bi ðət ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən hɑrmd ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈmɑnətər səʧ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz? 8 ɪf ðə ˈjuˈɛs droʊn straɪks ɔn ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ɪn ðə əˈreɪbiən pəˈnɪnsələ ɪn ˈjɛmən ər ˈwərkɪŋ, waɪ ɪz ˈæftər ɔl ðiz jɪrz ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs kloʊz 19 ˈæfrɪkɑn ənd ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈɛmbəsiz fər ə wik? 9 dɪz ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv ðə əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈɔrdər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ lɛt ðɛm ˌɪnˈstɔl tɛkˈnɑləʤi [pɔrt ˈridərz] dip ˌɪnˈsaɪd companies’*’ ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈnɛtˌwərks tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt sərˈveɪləns efforts”*”? 10 waɪ wən əv ðə ˈtɛləkɑmz əˈdɑpt ə ˈpɑləsi əv dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə ˈrɛkərdz əv wɛr ɪts ˈkəstəmərz hæv bɪn, ənd hu ðeɪ kɔld, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər iʧ call–*– ˈkipɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə ˈrɛkərd əv haʊ məʧ ðə kɔl kɔst? ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈmænd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ə ˈkəmpəˌni hæv. ˈmɪljənz əv kənˈsumərz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli swɪʧ tɪ ðət ˈkɛriər? wʊd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈlaʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ du ðɪs? ɪf nɑt, wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ɑr fri ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈsɪstəm? ˈrɑnəld ˈrigən juzd tɪ wɔrn ðət ɪf wi geɪv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tu məʧ paʊər, wən deɪ wi maɪt ˈsədənli weɪk əp ɪn ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən əv əˈmɛrɪkə. dɪd wi, ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ? |
a senior state department official raised concern monday that “freedom of expression is being stifled” in egypt, where recent days saw authorities detain and question a popular television comedian on charges of insulting islam and the former muslim brotherhood president.
while host youssef often described as version of u.s. comedian jon stewart has been released from custody, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland described his brief detention over the weekend as “disturbing.”
“this, coupled with recent arrest warrants issued for other political activists, is evidence of a disturbing trend of growing restrictions on the freedom of expression,” mrs. nuland told reporters at the state department.
“there does not seem to be an application of justice here,” said mrs. nuland.
she said egyptian authorities appeared to be pouncing on cases such as mr. while being “slow or inadequate in investigating” other matters, such as complaints about restrictions on journalists and investigations of attacks on demonstrators outside the egyptian presidential palace in december 2012.
while the muslim government of egyptian president mohamed has for months faced criticism from secular and liberal activists over the posture on religious freedom and treatment of opposition figures, mr. case has made international headlines.
according to media reports, more than two dozen complaints were filed against the comedian under an egyptian law that once allowed former dictator hosni mubarak to crack down on citizens accused of ridiculing his government.
mr. youssef, who has gained prominence as a host since the revolution that ousted mr. mubarak from power in 2011, has a reputation of making fun of the muslim brotherhood leadership that arose after mr. fall.
according to a report by the los angeles times, mr. youssef has portrayed mr. as a pharaoh prone to verbal gaffes, such as when the new president spoke out against drunken driving by saying, “gas and alcohol mix.”
the newspaper also reported that after mr. granted himself sweeping powers in november, mr. youssef dubbed him “super” and “morsi, the of authorities,” a play on the inability to unify egyptians.
when he heard of the comparisons last june, mr. stewart invited mr. youssef on as a guest of the show in new york.
during the appearance, mr. stewart asked what it was like to host a political comedy show in egypt while the nation was still struggling to achieve stability in the era.
“sometimes i get beaten,” mr. youssef in response.
but he quickly added: “no, no, no. just kidding.”
“actually, been quite all right,” mr. youssef said. “we broke ground in television programming because now people say, ‘ahh, oh, he actually says what we want to say.’ and trying to be funny.”
copyright 2019 the washington times, llc. click here for reprint permission. | ə ˈsinjər steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl reɪzd kənˈsərn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪz biɪŋ stifled”*” ɪn ˈiʤɪpt, wɛr ˈrisənt deɪz sɔ əˈθɔrətiz dɪˈteɪn ənd kˈwɛʃən ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən kəˈmidiən ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˈprɛzɪdənt. waɪl hoʊst ˈjusɛf ˈɔfən dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈvərʒən əv juz. kəˈmidiən ʤɑn stuərt həz bɪn riˈlist frəm ˈkəstədi, steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən vɪkˈtɔriə ˈnuˌlænd dɪˈskraɪbd hɪz brif dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ɛz ““disturbing.”*.” ““this*, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ˈrisənt ərˈɛst ˈwɔrənts ˈɪʃud fər ˈəðər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈæktɪvɪsts, ɪz ˈɛvədəns əv ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ trɛnd əv groʊɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ðə ˈfridəm əv expression,”*,” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈnuˌlænd toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt. dɪz nɑt sim tɪ bi ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ˈʤəstɪs here,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪsɪz. ˈnuˌlænd. ʃi sɛd ɪˈʤɪpʃən əˈθɔrətiz əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈpaʊnsɪŋ ɔn ˈkeɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈmɪstər. waɪl biɪŋ ər ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ɪn investigating”*” ˈəðər ˈmætərz, səʧ ɛz kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz əv əˈtæks ɔn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpæləs ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2012 waɪl ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈgəvərnmənt əv ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt moʊˈhɑmɛd həz fər mənθs feɪst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm ˈsɛkjələr ənd ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpɑsʧər ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm ənd ˈtritmənt əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈfɪgjərz, ˈmɪstər. keɪs həz meɪd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts, mɔr ðən tu ˈdəzən kəmˈpleɪnts wər faɪld əˈgɛnst ðə kəˈmidiən ˈəndər ən ɪˈʤɪpʃən lɔ ðət wəns əˈlaʊd ˈfɔrmər ˈdɪkteɪtər ˈhɔsni muˈbɑrɪk tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn ˈsɪtɪzənz əˈkjuzd əv ˈrɪdəˌkjulɪŋ hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈmɪstər. ˈjusɛf, hu həz geɪnd ˈprɑmənəns ɛz ə hoʊst sɪns ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ðət ˈaʊstɪd ˈmɪstər. muˈbɑrɪk frəm paʊər ɪn 2011 həz ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ fən əv ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˈlidərˌʃɪp ðət əroʊz ˈæftər ˈmɪstər. fɔl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz, ˈmɪstər. ˈjusɛf həz pɔrˈtreɪd ˈmɪstər. ɛz ə ˈfɛroʊ proʊn tɪ ˈvərbəl gæfs, səʧ ɛz wɪn ðə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt spoʊk aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈdrəŋkən ˈdraɪvɪŋ baɪ seɪɪŋ, ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl mix.”*.” ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈæftər ˈmɪstər. ˈgrænɪd hɪmˈsɛlf sˈwipɪŋ paʊərz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈmɪstər. ˈjusɛf dəbd ɪm morsi”*” ənd ““morsi*, ðə əv authorities,”*,” ə pleɪ ɔn ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈjunəˌfaɪ ɪˈʤɪpʃənz. wɪn hi hərd əv ðə kəmˈpɛrəsənz læst ʤun, ˈmɪstər. stuərt ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈmɪstər. ˈjusɛf ɔn ɛz ə gɛst əv ðə ʃoʊ ɪn nu jɔrk. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈpɪrəns, ˈmɪstər. stuərt æst wət ɪt wɑz laɪk tɪ hoʊst ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑmədi ʃoʊ ɪn ˈiʤɪpt waɪl ðə ˈneɪʃən wɑz stɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ əˈʧiv stəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈɪrə. aɪ gɪt beaten,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈjusɛf ɪn rɪˈspɑns. bət hi kˈwɪkli ˈædɪd: ““no*, noʊ, noʊ. ʤɪst kidding.”*.” ““actually*, bɪn kwaɪt ɔl right,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈjusɛf sɛd. broʊk graʊnd ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bɪˈkəz naʊ ˈpipəl seɪ, ‘‘ahh*, oʊ, hi ˈæˌkʧuəli sɪz wət wi wɔnt tɪ say.’*.’ ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ bi funny.”*.” ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*. klɪk hir fər riˈprɪnt pərˈmɪʃən. |
plosblogs note: from time to time we feature “first person” blog posts by journal authors, particularly when their newly published findings provide insights of interest beyond the research discipline they work in, and offer information of potential value to other readers, including clinicians, policymakers, science writers and, in this case, autistic people. [featured image above: “the outsider” by donna williams ]
a guest post by morton ann, phd.
a adage reminds us that “context is everything.” and for decades psychologists have known that context matters when assessing personality traits. for example, if people are asked on a personality questionnaire if they like to be alone, respond differently if they think the context for being alone is while working versus while socializing. if people are asked if they have difficulty speaking in front of a group, respond differently depending on what size group is specified.
in a recent experiment published in one, my collaborators, jennifer stevenson and sebastian dern, and i demonstrated that context also matters when assessing autistic traits.* previously, noticed that questionnaires that assess autistic traits often lack context. for example, on one questionnaire, respondents are asked whether they like being around other people, whether they enjoy chatting with people, whether people have to talk them into trying new things, and the like.
but for none of these items is the type of people. are they similar to or different from the person being assessed? for example, are the other people the respondent likes to be around other autistic people or other people? we know that being around people who are similar to oneself usually makes it easier to socialize, communicate, and be considered more ‘normal.’ we predicted that would also be the case for autistic and persons.
therefore, in our experiment, we manipulated the context of the items on an autistic traits questionnaire (the broad autism phenotype questionnaire). rather than presenting each item in its original, form (e.g., “i like being around other people”) we presented each item as “with autistic people” (e.g., “i like being around other autistic people”) or “with people” (e.g., “i like being around other people”). we collected data from 124 autistic and 124 adult participants who were matched for their age, sex, gender, and parental education.
we predicted, and we found, that autistic participants report having fewer autistic traits (i.e., less difficulty interacting and communicating) when the items are as “with autistic persons” than when the items are as “with persons.” for participants, we predicted and we found just the opposite: they report having more autistic traits (i.e., more difficulty interacting and communicating) when the items are as “with autistic persons” than when the items are as “with persons” (leading to a statistically significant interaction,,, p =.523). thus, our experiment demonstrates the importance of context when assessing autistic traits.
reference group also matters
for decades psychologists have also known that, in addition to context, reference group matters when assessing personality traits. in fact, some psychologists argue that we can only appraise our own personality and behavior in the context of a reference group.
for example, men rate themselves as more caring when they rate themselves according to other men than when they rate themselves according to women. women rate themselves as less caring when they rate themselves according to other women rather than according to men. canadians rate themselves as less direct in their conversations if the reference group is other canadians rather than japanese, and for japanese the opposite.
however, just like they lack context, most items on autistic trait questionnaires also lack reference groups. for example, on one questionnaire, respondents are asked whether they behave in ways that seem strange or bizarre and whether regarded by others as odd or weird. but according to whom? who should the respondents consider when they assess whether regarded as odd or weird? autistic people or people? and does it make a difference? our second experiment answered these questions.
we manipulated the reference group of the items on another autistic traits questionnaire (the social responsiveness scale). we presented each item with an “according to autistic people” reference group, an “according to people” reference group, or a group, “i think.” we collected data from 82 autistic and 82 adult participants who were matched for their age, sex, gender, and parental education.
we predicted, and we found, that autistic participants report having fewer autistic traits when the reference group is other autistic people (e.g., “according to autistic people, i behave in ways that seem strange or bizarre”). autistic participants report having more autistic traits when the reference group is people (e.g., “according to people, i behave in ways that seem strange or bizarre”), and autistic participants report having a medium amount of autistic traits when the reference group is themselves (“i think that i behave in ways that seem strange or bizarre”).
but participants seem impervious to reference group. they report having the same degree of autistic traits regardless of the reference group (leading to a statistically significant interaction,,, p =.541, although not the interaction we predicted). one explanation is that the particular autistic trait questionnaire we used in this study (the social responsiveness scale), although frequently administered to persons, is couched in such severe phrasing that persons’ responses are too bound to the floor to show any effects of our manipulation.
practical applications
what are the practical applications of our study? our data demonstrate that both autistic and degree of autistic traits their difficulty interacting and communicating with other people are specific. both groups can more easily interact and communicate with people more like themselves than people less like themselves.
although this finding is consistent with other social psychological research, it was important for us to demonstrate in the domain of autistic traits. context matters not only for accurately assessing autistic traits but also for designing environments that enable autistic persons to interact and communicate.
*we purposely use terms (e.g., “autistic traits” and “autistic participants”) rather than terms (“autism-related traits” and “participants with autism”) because language is recommended by psychologists, preferred by autistic people, and less prone to stigma.
dr. is the vilas research and sir frederic bartlett professor at the university of wisconsin-madison. her laboratory explores cognitive neuroscience, human communication, and attention. | plosblogs* noʊt: frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm wi ˈfiʧər person”*” blɔg poʊsts baɪ ˈʤərnəl ˈɔθərz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ðɛr ˈnuli ˈpəblɪʃt ˈfaɪndɪŋz prəˈvaɪd ˈɪnˌsaɪts əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst bɪɔnd ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈdɪsəplən ðeɪ wərk ɪn, ənd ˈɔfər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈvælju tɪ ˈəðər ˈridərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ klɪˈnɪʃənz, ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz, saɪəns ˈraɪtərz ənd, ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpipəl. [ˈfiʧərd ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv: outsider”*” baɪ ˈdɑnə ˈwɪljəmz ə gɛst poʊst baɪ ˈmɔrtən æn, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi. ə ˈædəʤ riˈmaɪndz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɪz everything.”*.” ənd fər ˈdɛkeɪdz saɪˈkɑləʤəsts hæv noʊn ðət ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmætərz wɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ ˌpərsəˈnælɪti treɪts. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ˈpipəl ər æst ɔn ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr ɪf ðeɪ laɪk tɪ bi əˈloʊn, rɪˈspɑnd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɪf ðeɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈkɑntɛkst fər biɪŋ əˈloʊn ɪz waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ ˈvərsəz waɪl ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ. ɪf ˈpipəl ər æst ɪf ðeɪ hæv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈspikɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ə grup, rɪˈspɑnd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wət saɪz grup ɪz ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd. ɪn ə ˈrisənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn wən, maɪ kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz, ˈʤɛnəfər ˈstivənsən ənd səˈbæsʧən dərn, ənd aɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ˈkɑntɛkst ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmætərz wɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpriviəsli, ˈnoʊtɪst ðət kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛrz ðət əˈsɛs ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts ˈɔfən læk ˈkɑntɛkst. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔn wən kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr, rɪˈspɑndənts ər æst ˈwɛðər ðeɪ laɪk biɪŋ əraʊnd ˈəðər ˈpipəl, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈʧætɪŋ wɪθ ˈpipəl, ˈwɛðər ˈpipəl hæv tɪ tɔk ðɛm ˈɪntu traɪɪŋ nu θɪŋz, ənd ðə laɪk. bət fər nən əv ðiz ˈaɪtəmz ɪz ðə taɪp əv ˈpipəl. ər ðeɪ ˈsɪmələr tɪ ər ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈpərsən biɪŋ əˈsɛst? fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ər ðə ˈəðər ˈpipəl ðə rɪˈspɑndənt laɪks tɪ bi əraʊnd ˈəðər ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpipəl ər ˈəðər ˈpipəl? wi noʊ ðət biɪŋ əraʊnd ˈpipəl hu ər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˌwənˈsɛlf ˈjuʒəwəli meɪks ɪt ˈiziər tɪ ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz, kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt, ənd bi kənˈsɪdərd mɔr ‘‘normal.’*.’ wi prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ðə keɪs fər ɔˈtɪstɪk ənd ˈpərsənz. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪn ɑr ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, wi məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ən ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr (ðə brɔd ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈfinəˌtaɪp kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr). ˈrəðər ðən prɪˈzɛntɪŋ iʧ ˈaɪtəm ɪn ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl, fɔrm (e.g*., laɪk biɪŋ əraʊnd ˈəðər people”*”) wi pərˈzɛnəd iʧ ˈaɪtəm ɛz ɔˈtɪstɪk people”*” (e.g*., laɪk biɪŋ əraʊnd ˈəðər ɔˈtɪstɪk people”*”) ər people”*” (e.g*., laɪk biɪŋ əraʊnd ˈəðər people”*”). wi kəˈlɛktəd ˈdætə frəm 124 ɔˈtɪstɪk ənd 124 ˈædəlt pɑrˈtɪsəpənts hu wər mæʧt fər ðɛr eɪʤ, sɛks, ˈʤɛndər, ənd pərˈɛntəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. wi prɪˈdɪktɪd, ənd wi faʊnd, ðət ɔˈtɪstɪk pɑrˈtɪsəpənts rɪˈpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ fjuər ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts (i.e*., lɛs ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ) wɪn ðə ˈaɪtəmz ər ɛz ɔˈtɪstɪk persons”*” ðən wɪn ðə ˈaɪtəmz ər ɛz persons.”*.” fər pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, wi prɪˈdɪktɪd ənd wi faʊnd ʤɪst ðə ˈɑpəzɪt: ðeɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts (i.e*., mɔr ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ) wɪn ðə ˈaɪtəmz ər ɛz ɔˈtɪstɪk persons”*” ðən wɪn ðə ˈaɪtəmz ər ɛz persons”*” (ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnərˈækʃən, pi 523 ðəs, ɑr ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈkɑntɛkst wɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts. ˈrɛfərəns grup ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmætərz fər ˈdɛkeɪdz saɪˈkɑləʤəsts hæv ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ðət, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈkɑntɛkst, ˈrɛfərəns grup ˈmætərz wɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ ˌpərsəˈnælɪti treɪts. ɪn fækt, səm saɪˈkɑləʤəsts ˈɑrgju ðət wi kən ˈoʊnli əˈpreɪz ɑr oʊn ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ənd bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ə ˈrɛfərəns grup. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, mɛn reɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz mɔr ˈkɛrɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ reɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈəðər mɛn ðən wɪn ðeɪ reɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪmən. ˈwɪmən reɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz lɛs ˈkɛrɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ reɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈəðər ˈwɪmən ˈrəðər ðən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ mɛn. kəˈneɪdiənz reɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz lɛs dɪˈrɛkt ɪn ðɛr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ɪf ðə ˈrɛfərəns grup ɪz ˈəðər kəˈneɪdiənz ˈrəðər ðən ˌʤæpəˈniz, ənd fər ˌʤæpəˈniz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʤɪst laɪk ðeɪ læk ˈkɑntɛkst, moʊst ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪt kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ læk ˈrɛfərəns grups. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔn wən kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr, rɪˈspɑndənts ər æst ˈwɛðər ðeɪ bɪˈheɪv ɪn weɪz ðət sim streɪnʤ ər bɪˈzɑr ənd ˈwɛðər rɪˈgɑrdɪd baɪ ˈəðərz ɛz ɑd ər wɪrd. bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hum? hu ʃʊd ðə rɪˈspɑndənts kənˈsɪdər wɪn ðeɪ əˈsɛs ˈwɛðər rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ɑd ər wɪrd? ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpipəl ər ˈpipəl? ənd dɪz ɪt meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns? ɑr ˈsɛkənd ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈænsərd ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz. wi məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈrɛfərəns grup əv ðə ˈaɪtəmz ɔn əˈnəðər ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr (ðə ˈsoʊʃəl rɪˈspɑnsɪvnəs skeɪl). wi pərˈzɛnəd iʧ ˈaɪtəm wɪθ ən tɪ ɔˈtɪstɪk people”*” ˈrɛfərəns grup, ən tɪ people”*” ˈrɛfərəns grup, ər ə grup, think.”*.” wi kəˈlɛktəd ˈdætə frəm 82 ɔˈtɪstɪk ənd 82 ˈædəlt pɑrˈtɪsəpənts hu wər mæʧt fər ðɛr eɪʤ, sɛks, ˈʤɛndər, ənd pərˈɛntəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. wi prɪˈdɪktɪd, ənd wi faʊnd, ðət ɔˈtɪstɪk pɑrˈtɪsəpənts rɪˈpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ fjuər ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts wɪn ðə ˈrɛfərəns grup ɪz ˈəðər ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpipəl (e.g*., tɪ ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpipəl, aɪ bɪˈheɪv ɪn weɪz ðət sim streɪnʤ ər bizarre”*”). ɔˈtɪstɪk pɑrˈtɪsəpənts rɪˈpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts wɪn ðə ˈrɛfərəns grup ɪz ˈpipəl (e.g*., tɪ ˈpipəl, aɪ bɪˈheɪv ɪn weɪz ðət sim streɪnʤ ər bizarre”*”), ənd ɔˈtɪstɪk pɑrˈtɪsəpənts rɪˈpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt əv ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts wɪn ðə ˈrɛfərəns grup ɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz θɪŋk ðət aɪ bɪˈheɪv ɪn weɪz ðət sim streɪnʤ ər bizarre”*”). bət pɑrˈtɪsəpənts sim ˌɪmˈpərviəs tɪ ˈrɛfərəns grup. ðeɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ ðə seɪm dɪˈgri əv ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈrɛfərəns grup (ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnərˈækʃən, pi 541 ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən wi prɪˈdɪktɪd). wən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɪz ðət ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪt kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr wi juzd ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi (ðə ˈsoʊʃəl rɪˈspɑnsɪvnəs skeɪl), ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈfrikwɛntli ədˈmɪnɪstərd tɪ ˈpərsənz, ɪz kaʊʧt ɪn səʧ səˈvɪr ˈfreɪzɪŋ ðət persons’*’ rɪˈspɑnsɪz ər tu baʊnd tɪ ðə flɔr tɪ ʃoʊ ˈɛni ˈifɛkts əv ɑr məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən. ˈpræktɪkəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wət ər ðə ˈpræktɪkəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ɑr ˈstədi? ɑr ˈdætə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət boʊθ ɔˈtɪstɪk ənd dɪˈgri əv ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts ðɛr ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ər spɪˈsɪfɪk. boʊθ grups kən mɔr ˈizəli ˌɪnərˈækt ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ˈpipəl mɔr laɪk ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðən ˈpipəl lɛs laɪk ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrisərʧ, ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ɪn ðə doʊˈmeɪn əv ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts. ˈkɑntɛkst ˈmætərz nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ˈækjərətli əˈsɛsɪŋ ɔˈtɪstɪk treɪts bət ˈɔlsoʊ fər dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ðət ɪˈneɪbəl ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpərsənz tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt. *wi ˈpərpəsli juz tərmz (e.g*., traits”*” ənd participants”*”) ˈrəðər ðən tərmz traits”*” ənd wɪθ autism”*”) bɪˈkəz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd baɪ saɪˈkɑləʤəsts, prɪˈfərd baɪ ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpipəl, ənd lɛs proʊn tɪ ˈstɪgmə. ˈdɑktər. ɪz ðə ˈvilɑz ˈrisərʧ ənd sər ˈfrɛdrɪk ˈbɑrtlɪt prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wisconsin-madison*. hər ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪkˈsplɔrz ˈkɑgnɪtɪv nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns, ˈjumən kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, ənd əˈtɛnʃən. |
fez is no longer in active development, according to developer and its designer, phil fish. the word from fish, who dropped his mic this weekend.
“fez is cancelled,” said fish in a statement on’s website. "i am take the money and i run. this is as much as i can stomach. this is the result of any one thing, but the end of a long, bloody campaign. you win.”
for the record, i believe him, even though “confirmed” the news with fish myself over email. i suspect we will, at some point, see (and play) the sequel to fez, but this events provide an opportunity for fish to leave the spotlight and protect his sanity from the world and, well, himself. fish speaks too passionately about games to leave them behind. that some subtle hint, either. my gut feeling.
but how did we get here? it begins with the latest episode of invisible walls, a game trailers podcast, featuring a lengthy rant from marcus beer, a longtime member of the industry now under the named “annoyed gamer.” the podcast was discussing the recent turn of events regarding one self-publishing, and how both fish and braid designer jonathan blow used twitter to criticize the press for running towards both of them for quotes about what was, then, still a rumor coming from game informer about the news. a rumor with some legitimacy? sure, and while it eventually proved true, blow was upset reporters were asking for commentary without more information (for example, the revenue share ratio) and fish lamented the press seeking a quote before everything was confirmed. fish's divisive nature is easy traffic.
cue beer:
“but, of course, the press, wanting to get reactions, they went to a couple of indie developers. in this case, jonathan blow and phil fish, because those guys are the kings of the indie genre. been on indie game: the movie, and turn up and quote for anything and everyone. and ms. fish and blow, or blowfish as going to call the two them right, because while they may be moderately tasty, also kind of lethal. [they] decided to go bananas and bitch and moan to game informer, in particular about “how dare you, how dare you ask us questions about this story! sick of you guys wanting my opinion on this story!” both of them, both bitching away. and just got a little message for the blowfish. gents, you are the guys who did indie games: the movie, and some of you looked relatively normal in it, one of you looked like a total in it. you have it both ways. successful game designers, indie game designers--hurrah, good for you, you fucking hipsters. get something out of the way. if you are successful and you want people to promote your games, and you go to the press and give them quotes for anything that pertains to your shilling your next title, when the press, then, come to you and say “this is something pertinent to the indie scene, talk to blowfish because blowfish are successful and they are, you know, supposedly these pioneers” get fucking about it, alright? jesus, you should be grateful that these guys consider what you say something of use.. me? i think the both of you are a pair ofs. you may make good games. well, blow makes a good game. fez, just not into at all. just not into it. i respect people that do [enjoy it]. my own personal opinion, though? having seen these over and over again, bitch and fish in particular, though.
other commentator: he does come across as whiny.
beer: whiny? a fucking asshole most of the time. an asshole, but what i am, what i do. i suck it up. but what saying is that if you guys want the promotion the next time around on your fez 2 the follow-up to braid, the witless? witless? whoa! yeah, c’mon. i would like to say to every outlet who got dismissed by blowfish, fuck ‘em. next time they have something to shill, say “yeah, not so much interested.” it is a two-way street, a symbiotic relationship. you guys are out there, you have to suck it up.”
game developers do not owe us anything, and i owe them anything. archaic to view the relationship as strictly symbiotic, and is indicative of an old view of the relationship. do i often rely on developers to open up and allow me to tell their stories? yes, but an optional dance we do the tango to. no one is indebted to the other once that exchange has run its course, and that's the end of the road. if you're on a making this argument, that's really bad.
anyway.
fish caught wind of comments, and exploded on twitter.
("compare your life to mine and then kill yourself" is a quote, but that's a bit besides the point.)
that’s just a taste. beer eventually responded, and offered fish an opportunity to discuss his commentary on camera, but fish interested. over the next hour or so, fish continued to vocally express his displeasure, speaking more broadly about his feelings about people slinging crap his way, and the toll it takes on psyche. it ended with fez’s abrupt cancellation, despite having been announced only recently.
i spent the weekend largely disconnected from the internet. like fish, a public figure, someone who puts themselves out there and deals with what comes good and the bad. not proud of the fact that grown a thick enough skin to deal with rape threats targeted at my wife simply because had the audacity to talk about sexism in video games. nor am i proud of being able to withstand pot shots from anonymous jerks about my deceased father. these are not traits that will ever be mentioned in my resume.
we all handle criticism, especially the vitriolic kind, differently. i stopped responding to jerks, and ask people to come in my direction through email, private messages, or questions over tumblr. over time, it's produced excellent results, but not pulling the trigger and back at a jerk is hard. vocal game designer tells people to fuck off. fish responded by yelling, stirring the pot, and latching himself to a photo of known (he probably would have hated that term) and comedian andy kaufman.
some of his comments are indefensible, and some, i suspect, he wishes he could take back.
but i know the good of the internet, too, and i wish fish had, either, seen more of it or reminded himself of what it produces. had my moments with the giant bomb community, but so much has been tremendous.
i mean, look at this stuff.
when my father passed, the giant bomb community started a thread with well wishes about my work and anonymous comments about my father, a person none of them had ever met. i kept that thread on my phone during the first week of my passing, and would often head into the bathroom, page through the thread, not really reading anything, and cry. it was a showing of genuine compassion by a group of people who only knew me from what i put out there. when i needed them, they had my back.
and that's to say nothing of how we pulled together for during the passing of the irreplaceable ryan davis.
whenever someone gets under my skin, i reach into my bag. tucked into a pocket are a series of letters, private thoughts from people who have reached out over the years, thanking me for one thing or another that i've been involved in. most of them bring a tear to my eye, and each reminds me why i'm still doing this.
99% of the internet has been nothing but nice to me, even when a backhanded compliment. easy to focus on that 1%. that 1% is vile, hateful, spiteful, jealous, mean, and would likely be as venomous in a public place as they are with a badge of anonymity. many are probably teenagers who will grow up and learn to regret their ignorant actions, but some of them aren’t, and those are the people who scare me the most. but i spend my day worrying about the 1%. i wake up every day trying to make the other 99% happy.
i hope doing an okay job of that. | fɛz ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ˈæktɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvɛləpər ənd ɪts dɪˈzaɪnər, fɪl fɪʃ. ðə wərd frəm fɪʃ, hu drɑpt hɪz mɪk ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. ɪz cancelled,”*,” sɛd fɪʃ ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. "aɪ æm teɪk ðə ˈməni ənd aɪ rən. ðɪs ɪz ɛz məʧ ɛz aɪ kən ˈstəmək. ðɪs ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈɛni wən θɪŋ, bət ðə ɛnd əv ə lɔŋ, ˈblədi kæmˈpeɪn. ju win.”*.” fər ðə ˈrɛkərd, aɪ bɪˈliv ɪm, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ““confirmed”*” ðə nuz wɪθ fɪʃ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈoʊvər iˈmeɪl. aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt wi wɪl, æt səm pɔɪnt, si (ənd pleɪ) ðə ˈsikwəl tɪ fɛz, bət ðɪs ɪˈvɛnts prəˈvaɪd ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər fɪʃ tɪ liv ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ənd prəˈtɛkt hɪz ˈsænəti frəm ðə wərld ənd, wɛl, hɪmˈsɛlf. fɪʃ spiks tu ˈpæʃənətli əˈbaʊt geɪmz tɪ liv ðɛm bɪˈhaɪnd. ðət səm ˈsətəl hɪnt, ˈiðər. maɪ gət ˈfilɪŋ. bət haʊ dɪd wi gɪt hir? ɪt bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl wɔlz, ə geɪm ˈtreɪlərz ˈpɔdˌkæst, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə ˈlɛŋθi rænt frəm ˈmɑrkəs bɪr, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈɪndəstri naʊ ˈəndər ðə neɪmd gamer.”*.” ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst wɑz dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt tərn əv ɪˈvɛnts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ wən self-publishing*, ənd haʊ boʊθ fɪʃ ənd breɪd dɪˈzaɪnər ˈʤɑnəθən bloʊ juzd tˈwɪtər tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ðə prɛs fər ˈrənɪŋ təˈwɔrdz boʊθ əv ðɛm fər kwoʊts əˈbaʊt wət wɑz, ðɛn, stɪl ə ˈrumər ˈkəmɪŋ frəm geɪm ˌɪnˈfɔrmər əˈbaʊt ðə nuz. ə ˈrumər wɪθ səm lɪˈʤɪtəməsi? ʃʊr, ənd waɪl ɪt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli pruvd tru, bloʊ wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt rɪˈpɔrtərz wər ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈkɑmənˌtɛri wɪˈθaʊt mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu ʃɛr ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ) ənd fɪʃ ləˈmɛntɪd ðə prɛs ˈsikɪŋ ə kwoʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz kənˈfərmd. ˈfɪʃɪz dɪˈvaɪsɪv ˈneɪʧər ɪz ˈizi ˈtræfɪk. kju bɪr: ““but*, əv kɔrs, ðə prɛs, ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ gɪt riˈækʃənz, ðeɪ wɛnt tɪ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈɪndi dɪˈvɛləpərz. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˈʤɑnəθən bloʊ ənd fɪl fɪʃ, bɪˈkəz ðoʊz gaɪz ər ðə kɪŋz əv ðə ˈɪndi ˈʒɑnrə. bɪn ɔn ˈɪndi geɪm: ðə ˈmuvi, ənd tərn əp ənd kwoʊt fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ənd ˈɛvriˌwən. ənd mɪz. fɪʃ ənd bloʊ, ər ˈbloʊfɪʃ ɛz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔl ðə tu ðɛm raɪt, bɪˈkəz waɪl ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈmɑdərətli ˈteɪsti, ˈɔlsoʊ kaɪnd əv ˈliθəl. [ðeɪ] ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ bəˈnænəz ənd bɪʧ ənd moʊn tɪ geɪm ˌɪnˈfɔrmər, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əˈbaʊt dɛr ju, haʊ dɛr ju æsk ˈjuˈɛs kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈstɔri! sɪk əv ju gaɪz ˈwɑnɪŋ maɪ əˈpɪnjən ɔn ðɪs story!”*!” boʊθ əv ðɛm, boʊθ ˈbɪʧɪŋ əˈweɪ. ənd ʤɪst gɑt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈmɛsɪʤ fər ðə ˈbloʊfɪʃ. ʤɛnts, ju ər ðə gaɪz hu dɪd ˈɪndi geɪmz: ðə ˈmuvi, ənd səm əv ju lʊkt ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈnɔrməl ɪn ɪt, wən əv ju lʊkt laɪk ə ˈtoʊtəl ɪn ɪt. ju hæv ɪt boʊθ weɪz. səkˈsɛsfəl geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz, ˈɪndi geɪm designers--hurrah*, gʊd fər ju, ju ˈfəkɪŋ ˈhɪpstərz. gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ aʊt əv ðə weɪ. ɪf ju ər səkˈsɛsfəl ənd ju wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ prəˈmoʊt jʊr geɪmz, ənd ju goʊ tɪ ðə prɛs ənd gɪv ðɛm kwoʊts fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət pərˈteɪnz tɪ jʊr ˈʃɪlɪŋ jʊr nɛkst ˈtaɪtəl, wɪn ðə prɛs, ðɛn, kəm tɪ ju ənd seɪ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpərtɪnɪnt tɪ ðə ˈɪndi sin, tɔk tɪ ˈbloʊfɪʃ bɪˈkəz ˈbloʊfɪʃ ər səkˈsɛsfəl ənd ðeɪ ər, ju noʊ, səˈpoʊzədli ðiz pioneers”*” gɪt ˈfəkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˌɔˈlraɪt? ˈʤizəs, ju ʃʊd bi ˈgreɪtfəl ðət ðiz gaɪz kənˈsɪdər wət ju seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ əv juz.. mi? aɪ θɪŋk ðə boʊθ əv ju ər ə pɛr əv tosspots*. ju meɪ meɪk gʊd geɪmz. wɛl, bloʊ meɪks ə gʊd geɪm. fɛz, ʤɪst nɑt ˈɪntu æt ɔl. ʤɪst nɑt ˈɪntu ɪt. aɪ rɪˈspɛkt ˈpipəl ðət du [ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt]. maɪ oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl əˈpɪnjən, ðoʊ? ˈhævɪŋ sin ðiz ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, bɪʧ ənd fɪʃ ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðoʊ. ˈəðər ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər: hi dɪz kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz ˈwaɪni. bɪr: ˈwaɪni? ə ˈfəkɪŋ ˈæshoʊl moʊst əv ðə taɪm. ən ˈæshoʊl, bət wət aɪ æm, wət aɪ du. aɪ sək ɪt əp. bət wət seɪɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪf ju gaɪz wɔnt ðə pərˈmoʊʃən ðə nɛkst taɪm əraʊnd ɔn jʊr fɛz 2 ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp tɪ breɪd, ðə ˈwɪtləs? ˈwɪtləs? woʊ! jæ, c’mon*. aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ seɪ tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈaʊˌtlɛt hu gɑt dɪsˈmɪst baɪ ˈbloʊfɪʃ, fək ‘‘em*. nɛkst taɪm ðeɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ʃɪl, seɪ ““yeah*, nɑt soʊ məʧ interested.”*.” ɪt ɪz ə ˈtuˌweɪ strit, ə ˌsɪmbiˈɑtɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ju gaɪz ər aʊt ðɛr, ju hæv tɪ sək ɪt up.”*.” geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz du nɑt oʊ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ənd aɪ oʊ ðɛm ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ɑrˈkeɪɪk tɪ vju ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɛz ˈstrɪktli ˌsɪmbiˈɑtɪk, ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ən oʊld vju əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. du aɪ ˈɔfən rɪˈlaɪ ɔn dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ənd əˈlaʊ mi tɪ tɛl ðɛr ˈstɔriz? jɛs, bət ən ˈɔpʃənəl dæns wi du ðə ˈtæŋgoʊ tɪ. noʊ wən ɪz ˌɪnˈdɛtɪd tɪ ðə ˈəðər wəns ðət ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ həz rən ɪts kɔrs, ənd ðæts ðə ɛnd əv ðə roʊd. ɪf jʊr ɔn ə ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt, ðæts ˈrɪli bæd. ˈɛniˌweɪ. fɪʃ kɔt wɪnd əv ˈkɑmɛnts, ənd ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ɔn tˈwɪtər. ("kəmˈpɛr jʊr laɪf tɪ maɪn ənd ðɛn kɪl ˈjɔrsɛlf" ɪz ə kwoʊt, bət ðæts ə bɪt ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə pɔɪnt.) ʤɪst ə teɪst. bɪr ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈspɑndɪd, ənd ˈɔfərd fɪʃ ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ dɪˈskəs hɪz ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɔn ˈkæmərə, bət fɪʃ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst aʊər ər soʊ, fɪʃ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈvoʊkəli ɪkˈsprɛs hɪz dɪˈsplɛʒər, ˈspikɪŋ mɔr ˈbrɔdli əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈfilɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl sˈlɪŋɪŋ kræp hɪz weɪ, ənd ðə toʊl ɪt teɪks ɔn ˈsaɪki. ɪt ˈɛndɪd wɪθ fɛz əˈbrəpt ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən, dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ bɪn əˈnaʊnst ˈoʊnli ˈrisəntli. aɪ spɛnt ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈlɑrʤli ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. laɪk fɪʃ, ə ˈpəblɪk ˈfɪgjər, ˈsəmˌwən hu pʊts ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt ðɛr ənd dilz wɪθ wət kəmz gʊd ənd ðə bæd. nɑt praʊd əv ðə fækt ðət groʊn ə θɪk ɪˈnəf skɪn tɪ dil wɪθ reɪp θrɛts ˈtɑrgətɪd æt maɪ waɪf ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz hæd ðə ɑˈdæsəti tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈsɛksɪzəm ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. nɔr æm aɪ praʊd əv biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɪθˈstænd pɑt ʃɑts frəm əˈnɑnəməs ʤərks əˈbaʊt maɪ dɪˈsist ˈfɑðər. ðiz ər nɑt treɪts ðət wɪl ˈɛvər bi ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn maɪ ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ. wi ɔl ˈhændəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˌvɪtriˈɑlɪk kaɪnd, ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. aɪ stɑpt rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ʤərks, ənd æsk ˈpipəl tɪ kəm ɪn maɪ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn θru iˈmeɪl, ˈpraɪvət ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, ər kˈwɛsʧənz ˈoʊvər ˈtəmblər. ˈoʊvər taɪm, ɪts prəˈdust ˈɛksələnt rɪˈzəlts, bət nɑt ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə ˈtrɪgər ənd bæk æt ə ʤərk ɪz hɑrd. ˈvoʊkəl geɪm dɪˈzaɪnər tɛlz ˈpipəl tɪ fək ɔf. fɪʃ rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈjɛlɪŋ, stərɪŋ ðə pɑt, ənd ˈlæʧɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv noʊn (hi ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd hæv ˈheɪtɪd ðət tərm) ənd kəˈmidiən ˈændi ˈkɔfmən. səm əv hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ər ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl, ənd səm, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt, hi ˈwɪʃɪz hi kʊd teɪk bæk. bət aɪ noʊ ðə gʊd əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, tu, ənd aɪ wɪʃ fɪʃ hæd, ˈiðər, sin mɔr əv ɪt ər riˈmaɪndɪd hɪmˈsɛlf əv wət ɪt prəˈdusɪz. hæd maɪ ˈmoʊmənts wɪθ ðə ʤaɪənt bɔm kəmˈjunɪti, bət soʊ məʧ həz bɪn trɪˈmɛndəs. aɪ min, lʊk æt ðɪs stəf. wɪn maɪ ˈfɑðər pæst, ðə ʤaɪənt bɔm kəmˈjunɪti ˈstɑrtɪd ə θrɛd wɪθ wɛl ˈwɪʃɪz əˈbaʊt maɪ wərk ənd əˈnɑnəməs ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈfɑðər, ə ˈpərsən nən əv ðɛm hæd ˈɛvər mɛt. aɪ kɛpt ðət θrɛd ɔn maɪ foʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst wik əv maɪ ˈpæsɪŋ, ənd wʊd ˈɔfən hɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈbæθˌrum, peɪʤ θru ðə θrɛd, nɑt ˈrɪli ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ənd kraɪ. ɪt wɑz ə ʃoʊɪŋ əv ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn kəmˈpæʃən baɪ ə grup əv ˈpipəl hu ˈoʊnli nu mi frəm wət aɪ pʊt aʊt ðɛr. wɪn aɪ ˈnidɪd ðɛm, ðeɪ hæd maɪ bæk. ənd ðæts tɪ seɪ ˈnəθɪŋ əv haʊ wi pʊld təˈgɛðər fər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpæsɪŋ əv ðə ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl raɪən ˈdeɪvɪs. wɛˈnɛvər ˈsəmˌwən gɪts ˈəndər maɪ skɪn, aɪ riʧ ˈɪntu maɪ bæg. təkt ˈɪntu ə ˈpɑkət ər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈlɛtərz, ˈpraɪvət θɔts frəm ˈpipəl hu hæv riʧt aʊt ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˈθæŋkɪŋ mi fər wən θɪŋ ər əˈnəðər ðət aɪv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn. moʊst əv ðɛm brɪŋ ə tɪr tɪ maɪ aɪ, ənd iʧ riˈmaɪndz mi waɪ əm stɪl duɪŋ ðɪs. 99 əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt həz bɪn ˈnəθɪŋ bət nis tɪ mi, ˈivɪn wɪn ə ˈbæˌkhændɪd ˈkɑmpləmɛnt. ˈizi tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðət 1 ðət 1 ɪz vaɪl, ˈheɪtfəl, ˈspaɪtfəl, ˈʤɛləs, min, ənd wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ɛz ˈvɛnəməs ɪn ə ˈpəblɪk pleɪs ɛz ðeɪ ər wɪθ ə bæʤ əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. ˈmɛni ər ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈtiˌneɪʤərz hu wɪl groʊ əp ənd lərn tɪ rɪˈgrɛt ðɛr ˈɪgnərənt ˈækʃənz, bət səm əv ðɛm aren’t*, ənd ðoʊz ər ðə ˈpipəl hu skɛr mi ðə moʊst. bət aɪ spɛnd maɪ deɪ ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə 1 aɪ weɪk əp ˈɛvəri deɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə ˈəðər 99 ˈhæpi. aɪ hoʊp duɪŋ ən ˌoʊˈkeɪ ʤɑb əv ðət. |
an employee of a private school in has been accused of molesting children.
six more cases of child sexual abuse have been filed againstnath, the employee of a private school in. the first police case against the was filed last week, after the parents of a child accused him of molesting their child. but now, more and more parents say they have found out why their child did not want to go to school. the children -- girls and boys - are barely more than daughter was crying for three weeks and pleading with us not to send her to the school," said a father. it took them some time to understand the reason. "she said touches me'. we thought she meant other children... small children are playful," he couple was horrified when the child explained that she had pain in her private parts. they stood at the school gates and shared their story. "more than 10, 12 parents came back and said their children were also going through it. and they confirmed it was bhaiyya," the child's mother father said he was tortured by the thought that he had been forcing his child to go to school and face such mother of a year boy told, "for nearly a month, he has been complaining of a pain in his bottom. we gave him has been arrested and charged under pocso, the law that deals with sexual against children. the school administrators have also been charged with not complying with safety the agitated parents met the city police chief, sood told that the school had not been complying with the safety regulations ordered by the police department following a series of alleged sexual assaults two years ago. the school is now closed and the arrested administrators are out on bail. the parents, however, are not ready to let the matter drop. they said they were consulting lawyers and want further action against the school. "he has assured only action will give us any kind of hope," said the father of one of the children. | ən ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ə ˈpraɪvət skul ɪn həz bɪn əˈkjuzd əv məˈlɛstɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən. sɪks mɔr ˈkeɪsɪz əv ʧaɪld ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz hæv bɪn faɪld əˈgɛnst manjunath*, ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ə ˈpraɪvət skul ɪn. ðə fərst pəˈlis keɪs əˈgɛnst ðə wɑz faɪld læst wik, ˈæftər ðə ˈpɛrənts əv ə ʧaɪld əˈkjuzd ɪm əv məˈlɛstɪŋ ðɛr ʧaɪld. bət naʊ, mɔr ənd mɔr ˈpɛrənts seɪ ðeɪ hæv faʊnd aʊt waɪ ðɛr ʧaɪld dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ skul. ðə ˈʧɪldrən gərlz ənd bɔɪz ər ˈbɛrli mɔr ðən ˈdɔtər wɑz kraɪɪŋ fər θri wiks ənd ˈplidɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs nɑt tɪ sɛnd hər tɪ ðə skul," sɛd ə ˈfɑðər. ɪt tʊk ðɛm səm taɪm tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈrizən. "ʃi sɛd ˈtəʧɪz mi'. wi θɔt ʃi mɛnt ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən... smɔl ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈpleɪfəl," hi ˈkəpəl wɑz ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd wɪn ðə ʧaɪld ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ʃi hæd peɪn ɪn hər ˈpraɪvət pɑrts. ðeɪ stʊd æt ðə skul geɪts ənd ʃɛrd ðɛr ˈstɔri. "mɔr ðən 10 12 ˈpɛrənts keɪm bæk ənd sɛd ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən wər ˈɔlsoʊ goʊɪŋ θru ɪt. ənd ðeɪ kənˈfərmd ɪt wɑz bhaiyya*," ðə ʧaɪldz ˈməðər ˈfɑðər sɛd hi wɑz ˈtɔrʧərd baɪ ðə θɔt ðət hi hæd bɪn ˈfɔrsɪŋ hɪz ʧaɪld tɪ goʊ tɪ skul ənd feɪs səʧ ˈməðər əv ə jɪr bɔɪ toʊld, "fər ˈnɪrli ə mənθ, hi həz bɪn kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əv ə peɪn ɪn hɪz ˈbɑtəm. wi geɪv ɪm həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd ˈəndər pocso*, ðə lɔ ðət dilz wɪθ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən. ðə skul ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ nɑt kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈseɪfti ðə ˈæʤəˌteɪtəd ˈpɛrənts mɛt ðə ˈsɪti pəˈlis ʧif, sud toʊld ðət ðə skul hæd nɑt bɪn kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈseɪfti ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˈɔrdərd baɪ ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv əˈlɛʤd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlts tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə skul ɪz naʊ kloʊzd ənd ðə ərˈɛstɪd ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ər aʊt ɔn beɪl. ðə ˈpɛrənts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ər nɑt ˈrɛdi tɪ lɛt ðə ˈmætər drɔp. ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪ wər kənˈsəltɪŋ ˈlɔjərz ənd wɔnt ˈfərðər ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ðə skul. "hi həz əˈʃʊrd ˈoʊnli ˈækʃən wɪl gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛni kaɪnd əv hoʊp," sɛd ðə ˈfɑðər əv wən əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən. |
remember that movie from the early 2000s, ‘i heart huckabees’? the main character, played by jason schwartzman, is curious about the constant coincidences in his life, so he hires a unorthodox duo of detectives help him figure out what they could mean.
at the time, i found the premise pretentious and confusing, but right about now, i totally get it. for my own life has begun to resemble a wes anderson movie, albeit without the helpful existential investigators and dreamy pastel hues. so in the spirit of attempting to make sense of them myself, here are some examples of the experienced lately.
numbers
at work, a busy person. rarely idle and i clock-watch, but still, almost every single day, i find myself looking at time at, and. usually, those times are the only three times checked my watch. in fact so common that if i happen to miss one, like the other day when i checked my phone at precisely, it feels like something is off.
rumi poem
a few months back, i was listening to a psychology podcast on my commute to work, as i am apt to do. the topic was mindfulness, a concept reasonably familiar with, and the segment closed with the guest speaker providing a quote by the poet, work i am also reasonably familiar with. this, however, was a poem i had never heard, called ‘the guest house’. for those with this particular piece, here it is:
it is a lovely poem and i enjoyed hearing it, although to be honest i give it much more thought once my drive was over.
one of my daily work duties is selecting the music playlist, and that day i had randomly put the latest album into the rotation. now it is important to note that i have never heard this album, nor had much inclination to as not a huge fan of the band (although i did admittedly enjoy a few of their earlier songs). i know what inspired me to choose it that day, but i did, and around it started playing in the store. a few songs in, while performing duties out on the floor, i was stopped in my tracks. the music had ceased for a spoken word interlude, which in itself is not remarkable, but the words themselves gave me goosebumps. “this being human is a guest house,” a booming, voice declared. “each day a new arrival.” its recited in its entirety, and i later found out that chris martin discovered the poem while going through his divorce and loved it so much he decided to feature it on his album.
entropy is unavoidable
earlier this week, after finishing work for the day, i was sitting on the couch through facebook. i came across this meme:
like most memes, it provided a feeble chuckle and i swiftly moved on. the only line that stood out was ‘entropy is unavoidable’ as i really know what that meant but care enough to look into it further.
about an hour later my boyfriend and i settled in to watch an episode of ‘animals’, an absurd but hilarious cartoon on the comedy channel just gotten into. in this particular episode, the band 311 guest star, and in one scene the main character is singing one of their songs lyrics back to them: “you stop entropy so why even try, observe the conscious flow and mystify.” so the message getting is that you entropy is unavoidable and you stop entropy. now i just need to figure out what ‘entropy’ means.
speck of dust
two nights ago, my boyfriend wanted to watch the aforementioned sarah silverman stand-up on netflix. one of the bits in her routine included a monologue on the insignificance of individual human life in the grand scheme of the universe, likening us to a mere ‘speck of dust’.
after the special was over, we retired to bed with an old episode of ‘the office’. just as i was drifting off, i heard michael character justifying calling a staff meeting to talk about the planets. “because a big universe,” he says to jim. “and all just tiny little specks of dust.”
so there we have it- numbers, a century poem, an unusual phrase and a common quote. some patterns i can see from listing these are that every time, the synchronicity has occurred within the same day, sometimes within hours. always delivered via and unrelated mediums, i.e.: educational podcast and music cd, facebook and cartoon, stand up comedy and scripted television. beyond that, not sure. guess just continue to list them as they occur and see if more patterns emerge.
is my subconscious trying to tell me something? is my higher self attempting to communicate through various mediums? am i reading too much into it? are they all just stupid coincidences and i maybe smoke too much weed? who knows. i wish i had jason number. | rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈmuvi frəm ðə ˈərli 2000s*, hɑrt huckabees’*’? ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər, pleɪd baɪ ˈʤeɪsən ʃˈwɔrtsmən, ɪz ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑnstənt koʊˈɪnsədənsɪz ɪn hɪz laɪf, soʊ hi haɪərz ə əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks ˈduoʊ əv dɪˈtɛktɪvz hɛlp ɪm ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðeɪ kʊd min. æt ðə taɪm, aɪ faʊnd ðə ˈprɛmɪs priˈtɛnʃəs ənd kənfˈjuzɪŋ, bət raɪt əˈbaʊt naʊ, aɪ ˈtoʊtəli gɪt ɪt. fər maɪ oʊn laɪf həz ˈbeɪgən tɪ rɪˈzɛmbəl ə wɛs ˈændərsən ˈmuvi, ɔlˈbiɪt wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈhɛlpfəl ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ənd ˈdrimi pæˈstɛl hjuz. soʊ ɪn ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ meɪk sɛns əv ðɛm ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, hir ər səm ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðə ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈleɪtli. ˈnəmbərz æt wərk, ə ˈbɪzi ˈpərsən. ˈrɛrli ˈaɪdəl ənd aɪ clock-watch*, bət stɪl, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ, aɪ faɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈlʊkɪŋ æt taɪm æt ənd ˈjuʒəwəli, ðoʊz taɪmz ər ðə ˈoʊnli θri taɪmz ʧɛkt maɪ wɔʧ. ɪn fækt soʊ ˈkɑmən ðət ɪf aɪ ˈhæpən tɪ mɪs wən, laɪk ðə ˈəðər deɪ wɪn aɪ ʧɛkt maɪ foʊn æt prɪˈsaɪsli ɪt filz laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz ɔf. poʊəm ə fju mənθs bæk, aɪ wɑz ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ə saɪˈkɑləʤi ˈpɔdˌkæst ɔn maɪ kəmˈjut tɪ wərk, ɛz aɪ æm æpt tɪ du. ðə ˈtɑpɪk wɑz mindfulness*, ə ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈrizənəbli fəˈmɪljər wɪθ, ənd ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt kloʊzd wɪθ ðə gɛst ˈspikər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə kwoʊt baɪ ðə poʊət, wərk aɪ æm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrizənəbli fəˈmɪljər wɪθ. ðɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz ə poʊəm aɪ hæd ˈnɛvər hərd, kɔld gɛst house’*’. fər ðoʊz wɪθ ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr pis, hir ɪt ɪz: ɪt ɪz ə ˈləvli poʊəm ənd aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈhirɪŋ ɪt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ tɪ bi ˈɑnəst aɪ gɪv ɪt məʧ mɔr θɔt wəns maɪ draɪv wɑz ˈoʊvər. wən əv maɪ ˈdeɪli wərk ˈdutiz ɪz səˈlɛktɪŋ ðə mˈjuzɪk playlist*, ənd ðət deɪ aɪ hæd ˈrændəmli pʊt ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈælbəm ˈɪntu ðə roʊˈteɪʃən. naʊ ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər hərd ðɪs ˈælbəm, nɔr hæd məʧ ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən tɪ ɛz nɑt ə juʤ fæn əv ðə bænd (ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ dɪd ædˈmɪtɪdli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə fju əv ðɛr ˈərliər sɔŋz). aɪ noʊ wət ˌɪnˈspaɪərd mi tɪ ʧuz ɪt ðət deɪ, bət aɪ dɪd, ənd əraʊnd ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə stɔr. ə fju sɔŋz ɪn, waɪl pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈdutiz aʊt ɔn ðə flɔr, aɪ wɑz stɑpt ɪn maɪ træks. ðə mˈjuzɪk hæd sist fər ə ˈspoʊkən wərd ˈɪntərˌlud, wɪʧ ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz nɑt rɪˈmɑrkəbəl, bət ðə wərdz ðɛmˈsɛlvz geɪv mi goosebumps*. biɪŋ ˈjumən ɪz ə gɛst house,”*,” ə ˈbumɪŋ, vɔɪs dɪˈklɛrd. deɪ ə nu arrival.”*.” ɪts rəˈsaɪtəd ɪn ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərti, ənd aɪ ˈleɪtər faʊnd aʊt ðət krɪs ˈmɑrtɪn dɪˈskəvərd ðə poʊəm waɪl goʊɪŋ θru hɪz dɪˈvɔrs ənd ləvd ɪt soʊ məʧ hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈfiʧər ɪt ɔn hɪz ˈælbəm. ˈɛntrəpi ɪz ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ˈæftər ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ wərk fər ðə deɪ, aɪ wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə kaʊʧ θru ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs ðɪs mim: laɪk moʊst mimz, ɪt prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈfibəl ˈʧəkəl ənd aɪ sˈwɪftli muvd ɔn. ðə ˈoʊnli laɪn ðət stʊd aʊt wɑz ɪz unavoidable’*’ ɛz aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ wət ðət mɛnt bət kɛr ɪˈnəf tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ɪt ˈfərðər. əˈbaʊt ən aʊər ˈleɪtər maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ənd aɪ ˈsɛtəld ɪn tɪ wɔʧ ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ‘‘animals’*’, ən əbˈsərd bət hɪˈlɛriəs kɑrˈtun ɔn ðə ˈkɑmədi ˈʧænəl ʤɪst ˈgɔtən ˈɪntu. ɪn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ðə bænd 311 gɛst stɑr, ənd ɪn wən sin ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz ˈsɪŋɪŋ wən əv ðɛr sɔŋz ˈlɪrɪks bæk tɪ ðɛm: stɑp ˈɛntrəpi soʊ waɪ ˈivɪn traɪ, əbˈzərv ðə ˈkɑnʃəs floʊ ənd mystify.”*.” soʊ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪz ðət ju ˈɛntrəpi ɪz ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl ənd ju stɑp ˈɛntrəpi. naʊ aɪ ʤɪst nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ‘‘entropy’*’ minz. spɛk əv dəst tu naɪts əˈgoʊ, maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ wɔʧ ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈsɛrə ˈsɪlvərˌmæn ˈstænˌdəp ɔn netflix*. wən əv ðə bɪts ɪn hər ruˈtin ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈmɑnəˌlɔg ɔn ðə ˌɪnsɪgnˈjɪfɪkəns əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈjumən laɪf ɪn ðə grænd skim əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, ˈlaɪkənɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə mɪr əv dust’*’. ˈæftər ðə ˈspɛʃəl wɑz ˈoʊvər, wi rɪˈtaɪrd tɪ bɛd wɪθ ən oʊld ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv office’*’. ʤɪst ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈdrɪftɪŋ ɔf, aɪ hərd ˈmaɪkəl ˈkɛrɪktər ˈʤəstəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈkɔlɪŋ ə stæf ˈmitɪŋ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈplænəts. ə bɪg universe,”*,” hi sɪz tɪ ʤɪm. ɔl ʤɪst ˈtaɪni ˈlɪtəl spɛks əv dust.”*.” soʊ ðɛr wi hæv ɪt- ˈnəmbərz, ə ˈsɛnʧəri poʊəm, ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl freɪz ənd ə ˈkɑmən kwoʊt. səm ˈpætərnz aɪ kən si frəm ˈlɪstɪŋ ðiz ər ðət ˈɛvəri taɪm, ðə sɪŋkrəˈnɪsɪti həz əˈkərd wɪˈθɪn ðə seɪm deɪ, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪˈθɪn aʊərz. ˈɔlˌweɪz dɪˈlɪvərd ˈviə ənd ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˈmidiəmz, i.e*.: ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈpɔdˌkæst ənd mˈjuzɪk ˈsiˈdi, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd kɑrˈtun, stænd əp ˈkɑmədi ənd ˈskrɪptɪd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. bɪɔnd ðət, nɑt ʃʊr. gɛs ʤɪst kənˈtɪnju tɪ lɪst ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ əˈkər ənd si ɪf mɔr ˈpætərnz ˈimərʤ. ɪz maɪ səbˈkɑnʃəs traɪɪŋ tɪ tɛl mi ˈsəmθɪŋ? ɪz maɪ haɪər sɛlf əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt θru ˈvɛriəs ˈmidiəmz? æm aɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ tu məʧ ˈɪntu ɪt? ər ðeɪ ɔl ʤɪst ˈstupɪd koʊˈɪnsədənsɪz ənd aɪ ˈmeɪbi smoʊk tu məʧ wid? hu noʊz. aɪ wɪʃ aɪ hæd ˈʤeɪsən ˈnəmbər. |
singapore - round two of opposition party talks to discuss constituencies and how to avoid contests appeared to fray at the start but party leaders emerged after an with all but three constituencies now likely to see straight fights between the opposition and the ruling people's action party.
but the prospects for a resolution did not look all that bright in the beginning as the worker's party (wp) was a no-show, and reform party (rp) chief kenneth jeyaretnam left just 15 minutes after the meeting started.
there was no immediate word on why the did not attend, but mrs hazel poa, acting of the national solidarity party (nsp) - which hosted the talks at its headquarters - told reporters that chairman sylvia lim had emailed the party earlier to say it would not be attending.
in the email, ms lim said the had already made its position clear at the first round of talks on monday.
on wednesday night, low had made clear to reporters that the party will not budge from the areas where it had staked a claim, such as in marine parade, even as it would do its best to avoid fights.
indeed, two of the three unresolved areas from talks on thursday night involved the and the.
as party leaders adjourned and the media was allowed in to the meeting room, a chart projected on the wall showed that the and remain locked in their claims for marine parade and the macpherson ward.
the other unresolved constituency involves mr and the singaporeans first (singfirst) party led by former civil servant tan jee say - who told reporters at the end of the meeting that he would work with the to resolve the matter.
earlier on thursday evening, mr jeyaretnam left the meeting but then returned to speak to reporters to that he did not walk out - and that bilateral talks would continue. but he noted that the did not attend.
he also said his party had shown a great deal of flexibility at the first round of the talks on monday as the and, for instance, resolved their claims over the radin mas and pioneer wards. the agreed to give up on radin mas and the relinquished its claim to pioneer.
but at thursday's meeting, the then ran into issues with, which wanted to contest in west coast and ang mo - boths which the already staked claim to.
but at the end of the meeting, the chart showed that west coast was left to the.
thus it is appeared that it was just their claims over ang mo that remain to be resolved.
however, mr jeyaretnam disclosed earlier that had also approached blogger roy about being a candidate for them in ang mo.
this was after mr had said that he was interested in contesting there with the. mr has already submitted an application to join the.
mr tan explained when asked that he has been talking to mr for some time already and having heard that mr had an interest in, he was merely asking mr if that was the case.
thursday's meeting ended just before 9pm, about an hour after it began. at the first gathering on monday, the parties met for some three hours.
single-member constituencies (smcs) party / parties likely to contest singapore democratic party (sdp) workers' party (wp) hong kah north singapore people's party (spp) macpherson national solidarity party (nsp), pioneer east radin mas reform party (rp) west
four-mp group representation constituencies (grcs) party likely to contest chua chu kang people's power party (ppp) east coast tee west coast
five-mps party / parties likely to contest joint team from and democratic progressive party (dpp) singaporeans first (singfirst) marine parade, nee soon pagar
six-mps party / parties likely to contest ang mo, singapore democratic alliance (sda)
earlier in the evening, as parties started to gather, new information emerged that the had offered not to contest the macpherson ward if the - which is also keen on it - gave up its interest in marine parade.
nsp president sebastian teo told the straits times that representatives had made the offer at monday's meeting.
"(wp) said they will take marine parade and give up macpherson (to us). but if we go to marine parade, then they will not give up macpherson," he said.
at the end of monday's meeting, which was attended by nine opposition parties, including the, 15 out of 29 constituencies appeared to still be headed for contests.
the main disagreement involved the and's interest in marine parade.
wp chief, in his comments to reporters on wednesday night, said the had to contest in marine parade following the change in constituency boundaries which will see it absorb the joo chiat ward at the next election.
the lost to the pap in joo chiat by a slim margin in the 2011 general election.
the on the other hand, believed it should get first dibs as it contested and did well in marine parade in the 2011 election. the party polled per cent of valid votes against the per cent.
mr teo also told the straits times that at monday's meeting, a vote was taken on whether the or should contest in marine parade. both parties involved in the deadlock could not vote.
of those present and who voted, five supported the and only one supported the, he said.
while the vote was not binding, he said that it "shows how the other parties look at things".
despite these disagreements, the meeting on monday was cordial, mr teo insisted.
he also dismissed a media report that the threatened to contest in, which is currently held by the: "that is not correct, we didn't say that."
"during the discussion, someone asked the how they would feel if the other opposition parties formed a team and muscled in on," he explained.
"it's not quarrelling, it's just a hypothetical example. but (the media) just focused on that."
asked if the would back down from marine parade, mr teo said: "from the very beginning, we already said will not initiate fights. but it doesn't mean that when people force us into fights, we will surely give way." | ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr raʊnd tu əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti tɔks tɪ dɪˈskəs kənˈstɪʧuənsiz ənd haʊ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈkɑntɛsts əˈpɪrd tɪ freɪ æt ðə stɑrt bət ˈpɑrti ˈlidərz ˈimərʤd ˈæftər ən wɪθ ɔl bət θri kənˈstɪʧuənsiz naʊ ˈlaɪkli tɪ si streɪt faɪts bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈpipəlz ˈækʃən ˈpɑrti. bət ðə ˈprɑspɛkts fər ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən dɪd nɑt lʊk ɔl ðət braɪt ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈwərkərz ˈpɑrti (wp*) wɑz ə ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ, ənd rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɑrti (rp*) ʧif ˈkɛnɪθ ˌʤeɪərˈɛtnəm lɛft ʤɪst 15 ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðə ˈmitɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd. ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət wərd ɔn waɪ ðə dɪd nɑt əˈtɛnd, bət ˈmɪsɪz ˈheɪzəl poa*, ˈæktɪŋ əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈpɑrti (nsp*) wɪʧ ˈhoʊstɪd ðə tɔks æt ɪts ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət ˈʧɛrmən ˈsɪlviə lɪm hæd iˈmeɪld ðə ˈpɑrti ˈərliər tɪ seɪ ɪt wʊd nɑt bi əˈtɛndɪŋ. ɪn ðə iˈmeɪl, mɪz lɪm sɛd ðə hæd ɔˈrɛdi meɪd ɪts pəˈzɪʃən klɪr æt ðə fərst raʊnd əv tɔks ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt, loʊ hæd meɪd klɪr tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət ðə ˈpɑrti wɪl nɑt bəʤ frəm ðə ˈɛriəz wɛr ɪt hæd steɪkt ə kleɪm, səʧ ɛz ɪn mərˈin pəreɪd, ˈivɪn ɛz ɪt wʊd du ɪts bɛst tɪ əˈvɔɪd faɪts. ˌɪnˈdid, tu əv ðə θri ənrɪˈzɑlvd ˈɛriəz frəm tɔks ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə ənd ðə. ɛz ˈpɑrti ˈlidərz əˈʤərnd ənd ðə ˈmidiə wɑz əˈlaʊd ɪn tɪ ðə ˈmitɪŋ rum, ə ʧɑrt prɑˈʤɛktəd ɔn ðə wɔl ʃoʊd ðət ðə ənd rɪˈmeɪn lɑkt ɪn ðɛr kleɪmz fər mərˈin pəreɪd ənd ðə məkˈfɪrsən wɔrd. ðə ˈəðər ənrɪˈzɑlvd kənˈstɪʧuənsi ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈmɪstər ənd ðə sɪŋgəˈpɔriənz fərst (singfirst*) ˈpɑrti lɛd baɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvənt tæn ʤi seɪ hu toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmitɪŋ ðət hi wʊd wərk wɪθ ðə tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈmætər. ˈərliər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ˈmɪstər ˌʤeɪərˈɛtnəm lɛft ðə ˈmitɪŋ bət ðɛn rɪˈtərnd tɪ spik tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz tɪ ðət hi dɪd nɑt wɔk aʊt ənd ðət baɪˈlætərəl tɔks wʊd kənˈtɪnju. bət hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə dɪd nɑt əˈtɛnd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hɪz ˈpɑrti hæd ʃoʊn ə greɪt dil əv ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti æt ðə fərst raʊnd əv ðə tɔks ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɛz ðə ənd, fər ˈɪnstəns, riˈzɑlvd ðɛr kleɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrædɪn mɑz ənd ˌpaɪəˈnɪr wɔrdz. ðə əˈgrid tɪ gɪv əp ɔn ˈrædɪn mɑz ənd ðə rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃt ɪts kleɪm tɪ ˌpaɪəˈnɪr. bət æt ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈmitɪŋ, ðə ðɛn ræn ˈɪntu ˈɪʃuz wɪθ, wɪʧ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ɪn wɛst koʊst ənd æŋ moʊ boʊθ wɪʧ ðə ɔˈrɛdi steɪkt kleɪm tɪ. bət æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmitɪŋ, ðə ʧɑrt ʃoʊd ðət wɛst koʊst wɑz lɛft tɪ ðə. ðəs ɪt ɪz əˈpɪrd ðət ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ðɛr kleɪmz ˈoʊvər æŋ moʊ ðət rɪˈmeɪn tɪ bi riˈzɑlvd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɪstər ˌʤeɪərˈɛtnəm dɪˈskloʊzd ˈərliər ðət hæd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈproʊʧt ˈblɔgər rɔɪ əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ə ˈkænədɪt fər ðɛm ɪn æŋ moʊ. ðɪs wɑz ˈæftər ˈmɪstər hæd sɛd ðət hi wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn kənˈtɛstɪŋ ðɛr wɪθ ðə. ˈmɪstər həz ɔˈrɛdi səbˈmɪtəd ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə. ˈmɪstər tæn ɪkˈspleɪnd wɪn æst ðət hi həz bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈmɪstər fər səm taɪm ɔˈrɛdi ənd ˈhævɪŋ hərd ðət ˈmɪstər hæd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn, hi wɑz ˈmɪrli ˈæskɪŋ ˈmɪstər ɪf ðət wɑz ðə keɪs. ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈmitɪŋ ˈɛndɪd ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr 9pm*, əˈbaʊt ən aʊər ˈæftər ɪt bɪˈgæn. æt ðə fərst ˈgæðərɪŋ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðə ˈpɑrtiz mɛt fər səm θri aʊərz. kənˈstɪʧuənsiz (smcs*) ˈpɑrti ˈpɑrtiz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti (sdp*) ˈwərkərz' ˈpɑrti (wp*) hɔŋ kɑ nɔrθ ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ˈpipəlz ˈpɑrti (spp*) məkˈfɪrsən ˈnæʃənəl ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti ˈpɑrti (nsp*), ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ist ˈrædɪn mɑz rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɑrti (rp*) wɛst grup ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən kənˈstɪʧuənsiz (grcs*) ˈpɑrti ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈkɑntɛst kwɑ ʧu kɑŋ ˈpipəlz paʊər ˈpɑrti (ppp*) ist koʊst ti wɛst koʊst ˈpɑrti ˈpɑrtiz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ʤɔɪnt tim frəm ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑrti (dpp*) sɪŋgəˈpɔriənz fərst (singfirst*) mərˈin pəreɪd, ni sun ˈpægər ˈpɑrti ˈpɑrtiz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈkɑntɛst æŋ moʊ, ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk əˈlaɪəns (sda*) ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ, ɛz ˈpɑrtiz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈgæðər, nu ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈimərʤd ðət ðə hæd ˈɔfərd nɑt tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ðə məkˈfɪrsən wɔrd ɪf ðə wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kin ɔn ɪt geɪv əp ɪts ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn mərˈin pəreɪd. ˈprɛzɪdənt səˈbæsʧən teɪoʊ toʊld ðə streɪts taɪmz ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz hæd meɪd ðə ˈɔfər æt ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈmitɪŋ. "(wp*) sɛd ðeɪ wɪl teɪk mərˈin pəreɪd ənd gɪv əp məkˈfɪrsən (tɪ ˈjuˈɛs). bət ɪf wi goʊ tɪ mərˈin pəreɪd, ðɛn ðeɪ wɪl nɑt gɪv əp məkˈfɪrsən," hi sɛd. æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈmitɪŋ, wɪʧ wɑz əˈtɛndəd baɪ naɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrtiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə, 15 aʊt əv 29 kənˈstɪʧuənsiz əˈpɪrd tɪ stɪl bi ˈhɛdɪd fər ˈkɑntɛsts. ðə meɪn dɪsəˈgrimənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn mərˈin pəreɪd. ʧif, ɪn hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt, sɛd ðə hæd tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ɪn mərˈin pəreɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn kənˈstɪʧuənsi ˈbaʊndəriz wɪʧ wɪl si ɪt əbˈzɔrb ðə ʤu ʧiæt wɔrd æt ðə nɛkst ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə lɔst tɪ ðə pæp ɪn ʤu ʧiæt baɪ ə slɪm ˈmɑrʤən ɪn ðə 2011 ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, bɪˈlivd ɪt ʃʊd gɪt fərst dɪbz ɛz ɪt kənˈtɛstəd ənd dɪd wɛl ɪn mərˈin pəreɪd ɪn ðə 2011 ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə ˈpɑrti poʊld pər sɛnt əv ˈvælɪd voʊts əˈgɛnst ðə pər sɛnt. ˈmɪstər teɪoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld ðə streɪts taɪmz ðət æt ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈmitɪŋ, ə voʊt wɑz ˈteɪkən ɔn ˈwɛðər ðə ər ʃʊd ˈkɑntɛst ɪn mərˈin pəreɪd. boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈdɛˌdlɑk kʊd nɑt voʊt. əv ðoʊz ˈprɛzənt ənd hu ˈvoʊtɪd, faɪv səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ənd ˈoʊnli wən səˈpɔrtɪd ðə, hi sɛd. waɪl ðə voʊt wɑz nɑt ˈbaɪndɪŋ, hi sɛd ðət ɪt "ʃoʊz haʊ ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrtiz lʊk æt θɪŋz". dɪˈspaɪt ðiz ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts, ðə ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ wɑz ˈkɔrʤəl, ˈmɪstər teɪoʊ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪsˈmɪst ə ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ðə θˈrɛtənd tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli hɛld baɪ ðə: "ðət ɪz nɑt kərˈɛkt, wi ˈdɪdənt seɪ ðət." "ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈskəʃən, ˈsəmˌwən æst ðə haʊ ðeɪ wʊd fil ɪf ðə ˈəðər ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrtiz fɔrmd ə tim ənd ˈməsəld ɪn ɔn," hi ɪkˈspleɪnd. "ɪts nɑt quarrelling*, ɪts ʤɪst ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ɪgˈzæmpəl. bət (ðə ˈmidiə) ʤɪst ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðət." æst ɪf ðə wʊd bæk daʊn frəm mərˈin pəreɪd, ˈmɪstər teɪoʊ sɛd: "frəm ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, wi ɔˈrɛdi sɛd wɪl nɑt ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt faɪts. bət ɪt ˈdəzənt min ðət wɪn ˈpipəl fɔrs ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu faɪts, wi wɪl ˈʃʊrli gɪv weɪ." |
four players have retained the premier league golden boot award: alan shearer, thierry henry, and robin van are the first three. they've got 602 english top flight goals between them and are regarded among the best to ever play in this country. last sunday, harry kane became the latest.
this season kane (29) scored more goals than (27). there were six hat tricks scored in the premier league this season and kane scored four of them. his goals were scored in 30 games, at a ratio of one every 87 minutes.
what's even more remarkable about kane's feats this term (four against leicester and three at hull in the final two games eventually getting him over the line) is that he reached these remarkable heights despite missing two chunks of the season with separate ankle injuries.
these ailments forced him to miss eight league games, but what's incredible isn't just that he missed those two spells, but more the speed of his recovery. in september it was predicted he'd miss two months, but he was back in a little over six weeks; there were similar fears in march, but ultimately he returned after a month. and he scored in his first game back both times, too.
there is often a tendency in england to players, but in kane's case there's a sense he's underrated. by any rational standard, kane is world-class, even if that is a nebulous term without clear definition. we are, after all, perfectly prepared to place players like alexis sanchez, gonzalo and sergio aguero into that bracket, but kane isn't routinely classed among the finest in the world.
with the caveat that goals aren't the sole marker of players' class, kane has scored more than all of those players this season. in the last three seasons, he has scored 75 in the premier league, ahead of aguero, on 70. throw in another three the season before, plus 21 in other competitions, and his career total for tottenham is 99, from 131 starts. there's enough evidence to confirm his status now.
at first glance, he still doesn't look particularly special -- despite being a fine athlete he doesn't have a single "eye-catching" physical quality, like pace, rippling power or a bullet header -- but something intangible marks him out, specifically that he thinks in a different way to many footballers.
when he's in the box, his brain appears to work in a way that can calculate the best and quickest way to score a goal, a common element of elite strikers, as is his sense of positioning, awareness of space and anticipation that another tottenham no. 10, gary lineker, wasmous for. but kane also seems to think laterally, to figure out what the defence hasn't anticipated, weighing up all the options and making a decision, all in a flash of a second. it's a dazzling form of intelligence that is comparable to any intellectual.
perhaps "thinking" isn't the right word. "it's instinct, natural," he said in february. "when that ball drops to me my body takes over and my mind is just blank, really. i couldn't tell you what is in my head at that moment because, really, there is nothing, only focus."
it's a speed of comprehension and logic that most can't even contemplate -- so quick that it barely seems conscious.
"how does it happen? we don't really know..." he said.
if he doesn't know what he's about to do, then defenders certainly won't.
take his goal against chelsea in the cup semifinal. a cross was delivered from the right to about waist-level, with kane running away from goal at the near post. he knew the angle and height of the ball would make a shot unlikely to threaten the goal, even if he caught it perfectly. so instead kane stooped and his neck muscles at just the right time for the ball to divert off his head, directly over him and into the bottom corner.
the speed at which he assessed the situation, the delivery and the best way to score was astonishing. it wasn't that the chelsea defence weren't expecting it, more that they probably hadn't comprehended scoring like that was even possible.
think also of his goal against liverpool last season, or the one for england against germany. they were brilliant finishes; ones most players wouldn't even have thought of. the best players have this mentality: what looks unusual or outrageous to us, in their heads is usually just the easiest way of beating a man, or picking a pass, or scoring a goal.
harry kane has secured golden boots for tottenham. laurence images
his goals in win at hull in the final game of the season provide another example. kane, a natural right-footer, scored all three with his left, in situations where he could easily have shifted his body, or taken another touch to shoot with his stronger foot. but in the case of his first, that shift would have taken an extra and potentially given defenders a better chance of stopping him.
that's a lesson he learned from a predecessor at tottenham, defoe. "one of the very best," kane said. "shoot early. one touch. through a defender's legs ... anyone can miss a chance but it's how you react. are you ready for the next one and the one after that? that's the mindset i try to have."
that mindset is one thing, but having the ability to carry it off is another. that's why kane scores goals.
it's also worth remembering the pressure kane must be under. for the last three seasons, he's basically been only striker -- or at least, only reliable source of goals from centre-forward. vincent janssen has become something of a cult hero but there's a reason mauricio has frequently improvised with son up front rather than use the dutchman.
last season, kane started every league game. the season before that, roberto and emmanuel chipped in with three goals from 37 appearances between them. but pressure is something he thrives upon, because he's improving all the time. in his first season he scored 21 league goals. the next, 25. the next, 29.
"i prefer that next season he challenges again, to score 30 goals," said after the hull game. "he's still improving and learning. his will to improve and learn is the most important thing in a player. already he's one of the best strikers in the world. it's difficult to say who is the best, but he's one of the best sure, already."
he certainly is. perhaps more than most think. | fɔr pleɪərz hæv rɪˈteɪnd ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ˈgoʊldən but əˈwɔrd: ˈælən ˈʃɪrər, θɪˈri ˈhɛnri, ənd ˈrɑbɪn væn ər ðə fərst θri. ðeɪv gɑt 602 ˈɪŋlɪʃ tɔp flaɪt goʊlz bɪtˈwin ðɛm ənd ər rɪˈgɑrdɪd əˈməŋ ðə bɛst tɪ ˈɛvər pleɪ ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. læst ˈsənˌdi, ˈhɛri keɪn bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈleɪtəst. ðɪs ˈsizən keɪn 29 skɔrd mɔr goʊlz ðən 27 ðɛr wər sɪks hæt trɪks skɔrd ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ðɪs ˈsizən ənd keɪn skɔrd fɔr əv ðɛm. hɪz goʊlz wər skɔrd ɪn 30 geɪmz, æt ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv wən ˈɛvəri 87 ˈmɪnəts. wəts ˈivɪn mɔr rɪˈmɑrkəbəl əˈbaʊt keɪnz fits ðɪs tərm (fɔr əˈgɛnst ˈlɛstər ənd θri æt həl ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl tu geɪmz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm ˈoʊvər ðə laɪn) ɪz ðət hi riʧt ðiz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl haɪts dɪˈspaɪt ˈmɪsɪŋ tu ʧəŋks əv ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈæŋkəl ˈɪnʤəriz. ðiz ˈeɪlmənts fɔrst ɪm tɪ mɪs eɪt lig geɪmz, bət wəts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɪzənt ʤɪst ðət hi mɪst ðoʊz tu spɛlz, bət mɔr ðə spid əv hɪz rɪˈkəvəri. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ɪt wɑz prɪˈdɪktɪd hid mɪs tu mənθs, bət hi wɑz bæk ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər sɪks wiks; ðɛr wər ˈsɪmələr fɪrz ɪn mɑrʧ, bət ˈəltəmətli hi rɪˈtərnd ˈæftər ə mənθ. ənd hi skɔrd ɪn hɪz fərst geɪm bæk boʊθ taɪmz, tu. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˈtɛndənsi ɪn ˈɪŋglənd tɪ pleɪərz, bət ɪn keɪnz keɪs ðɛrz ə sɛns hiz ˌəndərˈreɪtɪd. baɪ ˈɛni ˈræʃənəl ˈstændərd, keɪn ɪz ˈwərldˌklæs, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət ɪz ə ˈnɛbjələs tərm wɪˈθaʊt klɪr ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. wi ər, ˈæftər ɔl, ˈpərfəktli priˈpɛrd tɪ pleɪs pleɪərz laɪk əˈlɛksɪs ˈsænʧɛz, gɑnˈzɑloʊ ənd ˈsərˌʤjoʊ ɑˈgɛroʊ ˈɪntu ðət ˈbrækɪt, bət keɪn ˈɪzənt ruˈtinli klæst əˈməŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəst ɪn ðə wərld. wɪθ ðə ˈkeɪviˌæt ðət goʊlz ˈɑrənt ðə soʊl ˈmɑrkər əv pleɪərz' klæs, keɪn həz skɔrd mɔr ðən ɔl əv ðoʊz pleɪərz ðɪs ˈsizən. ɪn ðə læst θri ˈsizənz, hi həz skɔrd 75 ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig, əˈhɛd əv ɑˈgɛroʊ, ɔn 70 θroʊ ɪn əˈnəðər θri ðə ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr, pləs 21 ɪn ˈəðər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz, ənd hɪz kərɪr ˈtoʊtəl fər ˈtɑtənˌhæm ɪz 99 frəm 131 stɑrts. ðɛrz ɪˈnəf ˈɛvədəns tɪ kənˈfərm hɪz ˈstætəs naʊ. æt fərst glæns, hi stɪl ˈdəzənt lʊk ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈspɛʃəl dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ə faɪn ˈæθˌlit hi ˈdəzənt hæv ə ˈsɪŋgəl "eye-catching*" ˈfɪzɪkəl kˈwɑləti, laɪk peɪs, ˈrɪpəlɪŋ paʊər ər ə ˈbʊlət ˈhɛdər bət ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəl mɑrks ɪm aʊt, spəˈsɪfɪkli ðət hi θɪŋks ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt weɪ tɪ ˈmɛni footballers*. wɪn hiz ɪn ðə bɑks, hɪz breɪn əˈpɪrz tɪ wərk ɪn ə weɪ ðət kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə bɛst ənd kˈwɪkɪst weɪ tɪ skɔr ə goʊl, ə ˈkɑmən ˈɛləmənt əv ɪˈlit ˈstraɪkərz, ɛz ɪz hɪz sɛns əv pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ, əˈwɛrnəs əv speɪs ənd ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ðət əˈnəðər ˈtɑtənˌhæm noʊ. 10 ˈgɛri lineker*, wɑz ˈfeɪməs fər. bət keɪn ˈɔlsoʊ simz tɪ θɪŋk laterally*, tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈhæzənt ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, weɪɪŋ əp ɔl ðə ˈɔpʃənz ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪˈsɪʒən, ɔl ɪn ə flæʃ əv ə ˈsɛkənd. ɪts ə ˈdæzəlɪŋ fɔrm əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ðət ɪz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ˈɛni ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl. pərˈhæps "ˈθɪŋkɪŋ" ˈɪzənt ðə raɪt wərd. "ɪts ˈɪnstɪŋkt, ˈnæʧərəl," hi sɛd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. "wɪn ðət bɔl drɑps tɪ mi maɪ ˈbɑdi teɪks ˈoʊvər ənd maɪ maɪnd ɪz ʤɪst blæŋk, ˈrɪli. aɪ ˈkʊdənt tɛl ju wət ɪz ɪn maɪ hɛd æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt bɪˈkəz, ˈrɪli, ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ, ˈoʊnli ˈfoʊkɪs." ɪts ə spid əv ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnʃən ənd ˈlɑʤɪk ðət moʊst kænt ˈivɪn ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt soʊ kwɪk ðət ɪt ˈbɛrli simz ˈkɑnʃəs. "haʊ dɪz ɪt ˈhæpən? wi doʊnt ˈrɪli noʊ..." hi sɛd. ɪf hi ˈdəzənt noʊ wət hiz əˈbaʊt tɪ du, ðɛn dɪˈfɛndərz ˈsərtənli woʊnt. teɪk hɪz goʊl əˈgɛnst ˈʧɛlsi ɪn ðə kəp ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl. ə krɔs wɑz dɪˈlɪvərd frəm ðə raɪt tɪ əˈbaʊt waist-level*, wɪθ keɪn ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm goʊl æt ðə nɪr poʊst. hi nu ðə ˈæŋgəl ənd haɪt əv ðə bɔl wʊd meɪk ə ʃɑt ənˈlaɪkli tɪ θˈrɛtən ðə goʊl, ˈivɪn ɪf hi kɔt ɪt ˈpərfəktli. soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd keɪn stupt ənd hɪz nɛk ˈməsəlz æt ʤɪst ðə raɪt taɪm fər ðə bɔl tɪ dɪˈvərt ɔf hɪz hɛd, dɪˈrɛkli ˈoʊvər ɪm ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɑtəm ˈkɔrnər. ðə spid æt wɪʧ hi əˈsɛst ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ðə dɪˈlɪvəri ənd ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ skɔr wɑz əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ. ɪt ˈwəzənt ðət ðə ˈʧɛlsi dɪˈfɛns wərənt ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ɪt, mɔr ðət ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈhædənt ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛndɪd ˈskɔrɪŋ laɪk ðət wɑz ˈivɪn ˈpɑsəbəl. θɪŋk ˈɔlsoʊ əv hɪz goʊl əˈgɛnst ˈlɪvərˌpul læst ˈsizən, ər ðə wən fər ˈɪŋglənd əˈgɛnst ˈʤərməni. ðeɪ wər ˈbrɪljənt ˈfɪnɪʃɪz; wənz moʊst pleɪərz ˈwʊdənt ˈivɪn hæv θɔt əv. ðə bɛst pleɪərz hæv ðɪs mɛnˈtælɪti: wət lʊks ənˈjuˌʒuəl ər aʊˈtreɪʤəs tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ɪn ðɛr hɛdz ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ʤɪst ðə ˈiziəst weɪ əv ˈbitɪŋ ə mæn, ər ˈpɪkɪŋ ə pæs, ər ˈskɔrɪŋ ə goʊl. ˈhɛri keɪn həz sɪˈkjʊrd ˈgoʊldən buts fər ˈtɑtənˌhæm. ˈlɔrəns ˈɪmɪʤɪz hɪz goʊlz ɪn wɪn æt həl ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm əv ðə ˈsizən prəˈvaɪd əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl. keɪn, ə ˈnæʧərəl right-footer*, skɔrd ɔl θri wɪθ hɪz lɛft, ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr hi kʊd ˈizəli hæv ˈʃɪftɪd hɪz ˈbɑdi, ər ˈteɪkən əˈnəðər təʧ tɪ ʃut wɪθ hɪz ˈstrɔŋgər fʊt. bət ɪn ðə keɪs əv hɪz fərst, ðət ʃɪft wʊd hæv ˈteɪkən ən ˈɛkstrə ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈgɪvɪn dɪˈfɛndərz ə ˈbɛtər ʧæns əv ˈstɑpɪŋ ɪm. ðæts ə ˈlɛsən hi ˈlərnɪd frəm ə ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər æt ˈtɑtənˌhæm, dɪˈfoʊ. "wən əv ðə ˈvɛri bɛst," keɪn sɛd. "ʃut ˈərli. wən təʧ. θru ə dɪˈfɛndərz lɛgz ˈɛniˌwən kən mɪs ə ʧæns bət ɪts haʊ ju riækt. ər ju ˈrɛdi fər ðə nɛkst wən ənd ðə wən ˈæftər ðət? ðæts ðə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt aɪ traɪ tɪ hæv." ðət ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ɪz wən θɪŋ, bət ˈhævɪŋ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɛri ɪt ɔf ɪz əˈnəðər. ðæts waɪ keɪn skɔrz goʊlz. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ wərθ rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃər keɪn məst bi ˈəndər. fər ðə læst θri ˈsizənz, hiz ˈbeɪsɪkli bɪn ˈoʊnli ˈstraɪkər ər æt list, ˈoʊnli rɪˈlaɪəbəl sɔrs əv goʊlz frəm centre-forward*. ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈʤænsən həz bɪˈkəm ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə kəlt ˈhɪroʊ bət ðɛrz ə ˈrizən maʊˈrisioʊ həz ˈfrikwɛntli ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd wɪθ sən əp frənt ˈrəðər ðən juz ðə ˈdəʧmən. læst ˈsizən, keɪn ˈstɑrtɪd ˈɛvəri lig geɪm. ðə ˈsizən ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, rəˈbɛrtoʊ ənd ɪˈmænjuəl ʧɪpt ɪn wɪθ θri goʊlz frəm 37 əˈpɪrənsəz bɪtˈwin ðɛm. bət ˈprɛʃər ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ hi θraɪvz əˈpɑn, bɪˈkəz hiz ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɔl ðə taɪm. ɪn hɪz fərst ˈsizən hi skɔrd 21 lig goʊlz. ðə nɛkst, 25 ðə nɛkst, 29 "aɪ prɪˈfər ðət nɛkst ˈsizən hi ˈʧælənʤɪz əˈgɛn, tɪ skɔr 30 goʊlz," sɛd ˈæftər ðə həl geɪm. "hiz stɪl ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ənd ˈlərnɪŋ. hɪz wɪl tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ənd lərn ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪn ə pleɪər. ɔˈrɛdi hiz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈstraɪkərz ɪn ðə wərld. ɪts ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ seɪ hu ɪz ðə bɛst, bət hiz wən əv ðə bɛst ʃʊr, ɔˈrɛdi." hi ˈsərtənli ɪz. pərˈhæps mɔr ðən moʊst θɪŋk. |
a lot of people want a squirrel girl movie and they are wrong! wrong! in my learned, expert opinion, squirrel girl wouldn't work as a leading character in a movie - she's best when her unique qualities are being contrasted with others around her, especially more traditional superheroes. also a movie would necessitate some sort of a big threat, which is not when i think squirrel girl is at her best, especially since the character's joke premise is largely that she's literally undefeatable. seriously, she took out thanos.
but put squirrel girl on a team? and put that team on tv show where the emphasis is on character interactions? and make that show a comedy? you've already sold me.
now marvel has to sell a network; they're shopping around a new show called new warriors, and it stars squirrel girl. tv line, who broke the news, says that it's a half hour comedy. perfect! tv line also says that the show is about a 'junior version of the,' which doesn't quite sound right to me - there is a team called young, after all. but maybe tv can't use the name at all, and so they have to take the young and call them the new warriors? it's hard to say, as tv line doesn't have the names of the other teenage heroes on the team, and squirrel girl was never on either team.
i love both the young and the new warriors, but i really love the new warriors. i was always a fan of their original leader, night thrasher, a rich kid who saw his parents killed before his eyes and went on to become a skateboarding vigilante. oh, and he just happened to be black, and the idea of a black skateboarding superhero feels pretty current in the world of odd future. at one point the new warriors were on their own reality show (that ended in tragedy when member blew up a school and killed 600 people. leave that out of the comedy show), and that would be a pretty good premise for a half hour comedy. sort of the office with superheroes.
if it's actually young? that book was way more soap operatic than the new warriors, which never really had a true cohesive focus past the first volume. i would do young in the style of a show, not as a half hour comedy.
whatever the case, it looks like tv has the rights to squirrel girl, so all your anna kendrick (which is bad. read some squirrel girl stories and see why kendrick is so so so so wrong for the role. it's felicia day's part to turn down) is out the window. who will get the show? nobody knows, but tv line says it's being shopped to networks and streaming - could this be the next amazon pilot? | ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl wɔnt ə skwərəl gərl ˈmuvi ənd ðeɪ ər rɔŋ! rɔŋ! ɪn maɪ ˈlərnɪd, ˈɛkspərt əˈpɪnjən, skwərəl gərl ˈwʊdənt wərk ɛz ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ə ˈmuvi ʃiz bɛst wɪn hər juˈnik kˈwɑlətiz ər biɪŋ kənˈtræstəd wɪθ ˈəðərz əraʊnd hər, əˈspɛʃəli mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌsupərˈhiroʊz. ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈmuvi wʊd nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt səm sɔrt əv ə bɪg θrɛt, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt wɪn aɪ θɪŋk skwərəl gərl ɪz æt hər bɛst, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ʤoʊk ˈprɛmɪs ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ðət ʃiz ˈlɪtərəli undefeatable*. ˈsɪriəsli, ʃi tʊk aʊt ˈθɑnoʊs. bət pʊt skwərəl gərl ɔn ə tim? ənd pʊt ðət tim ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ wɛr ðə ˈɛmfəsɪs ɪz ɔn ˈkɛrɪktər ˌɪnərˈækʃənz? ənd meɪk ðət ʃoʊ ə ˈkɑmədi? juv ɔˈrɛdi soʊld mi. naʊ ˈmɑrvəl həz tɪ sɛl ə ˈnɛtˌwərk; ðɛr ˈʃɑpɪŋ əraʊnd ə nu ʃoʊ kɔld nu ˈwɔrjərz, ənd ɪt stɑrz skwərəl gərl. ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən laɪn, hu broʊk ðə nuz, sɪz ðət ɪts ə hæf aʊər ˈkɑmədi. ˈpərˌfɪkt! ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən laɪn ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ðət ðə ʃoʊ ɪz əˈbaʊt ə 'ˈʤunjər ˈvərʒən əv ðə,' wɪʧ ˈdəzənt kwaɪt saʊnd raɪt tɪ mi ðɛr ɪz ə tim kɔld jəŋ, ˈæftər ɔl. bət ˈmeɪbi ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən kænt juz ðə neɪm æt ɔl, ənd soʊ ðeɪ hæv tɪ teɪk ðə jəŋ ənd kɔl ðɛm ðə nu ˈwɔrjərz? ɪts hɑrd tɪ seɪ, ɛz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən laɪn ˈdəzənt hæv ðə neɪmz əv ðə ˈəðər ˈtiˌneɪʤ ˈhɪroʊz ɔn ðə tim, ənd skwərəl gərl wɑz ˈnɛvər ɔn ˈiðər tim. aɪ ləv boʊθ ðə jəŋ ənd ðə nu ˈwɔrjərz, bət aɪ ˈrɪli ləv ðə nu ˈwɔrjərz. aɪ wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə fæn əv ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈlidər, naɪt θˈræʃər, ə rɪʧ kɪd hu sɔ hɪz ˈpɛrənts kɪld ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz aɪz ənd wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ ˌvɪʤəˈlænti. oʊ, ənd hi ʤɪst ˈhæpənd tɪ bi blæk, ənd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə blæk ˈskeɪtˌbɔrdɪŋ ˌsupərˈhiroʊ filz ˈprɪti ˈkɑrənt ɪn ðə wərld əv ɑd fˈjuʧər. æt wən pɔɪnt ðə nu ˈwɔrjərz wər ɔn ðɛr oʊn ˌriˈæləˌti ʃoʊ (ðət ˈɛndɪd ɪn ˈtræʤədi wɪn ˈmɛmbər blu əp ə skul ənd kɪld 600 ˈpipəl. liv ðət aʊt əv ðə ˈkɑmədi ʃoʊ), ənd ðət wʊd bi ə ˈprɪti gʊd ˈprɛmɪs fər ə hæf aʊər ˈkɑmədi. sɔrt əv ðə ˈɔfəs wɪθ ˌsupərˈhiroʊz. ɪf ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli jəŋ? ðət bʊk wɑz weɪ mɔr soʊp ˌɑpərˈætɪk ðən ðə nu ˈwɔrjərz, wɪʧ ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli hæd ə tru koʊˈhisɪv ˈfoʊkɪs pæst ðə fərst ˈvɑljum. aɪ wʊd du jəŋ ɪn ðə staɪl əv ə ʃoʊ, nɑt ɛz ə hæf aʊər ˈkɑmədi. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs, ɪt lʊks laɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən həz ðə raɪts tɪ skwərəl gərl, soʊ ɔl jʊr ˈænə ˈkɛndrɪk (wɪʧ ɪz bæd. rɛd səm skwərəl gərl ˈstɔriz ənd si waɪ ˈkɛndrɪk ɪz soʊ soʊ soʊ soʊ rɔŋ fər ðə roʊl. ɪts fəˈliʃə deɪz pɑrt tɪ tərn daʊn) ɪz aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. hu wɪl gɪt ðə ʃoʊ? ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi noʊz, bət ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən laɪn sɪz ɪts biɪŋ ʃɑpt tɪ ˈnɛtˌwərks ənd ˈstrimɪŋ kʊd ðɪs bi ðə nɛkst ˈæməˌzɑn ˈpaɪlət? |
mexican marine officers guard the scene of a july shootout in which eight alleged drug traffickers were shot dead by mexican marine officers in tlahuac, mexico city. images)
just a week into his presidency, donald trump raised the specter of using u.s. military might to crush “tough hombres”: the mexican drug cartels the country in a historic year of murders.
“we are willing to help you with that big-league. but they have to be knocked out and you have not done a good job of knocking them out,” trump told mexican president enrique nieto on jan. 27, according to a transcript published thursday by the washington post.
[trump urged mexican president to end his public defiance on border wall, transcript reveals]
“listen, i know how tough these guys are our military will knock them out like you never thought of, we will work to help you knock them out because your country does not want that,” trump said.
but can trump actually do that?
republican presidential nominee donald trump discussed border security at the third and final presidential debate, oct. 19, in las vegas. (the washington post)
can trump send forces to mexico?
it is unlikely the mexican government would allow small elite units, like green berets or navy seals, to battle drug cartels in mexico, or play an active role in advising and assisting mexican units, said peter deshazo, a visiting professor in the latin american, latino and caribbean studies program at dartmouth college.
while colombian units have long trained alongside the u.s. special forces group, for instance, internal mexican politics would likely prohibit that kind of decision.
“this is a not a unilateral issue. organized crime is an international matter and not a mexican domestic matter,” he told the post.
dispatching u.s. forces in mexico would require host nation approval, and any military strike must fall within the broad, authorization of use of military force powers wielded by the president, though trump has sought to expand that power to undeclared battlefields like yemen.
northern command did not respond to a question asking whether any u.s. forces are in mexico beyond embassy duty.
deshazo said nieto would be better served focusing on the merida initiative, the $2.8 billion state department program launched in 2008 that aims to overhaul the mexican justice system and improve troubling human rights record, a high-profile concern since the disappearance of 43 students linked to corrupt police and local officials in the state of guerrero in 2014. accusations of violence and abuses have also plagued the military and police force.
but trump has proposed to slash the kind of foreign aid reflected in the initiative, reversing law enforcement and institutional gains it has produced. with an eye on military brass in his cabinet and advisers in the white house, trump appears to value solutions to problems such as destabilizing drug war, which has claimed at least lives since 2006.
[violence is soaring in the mexican towns that feed heroin habit]
a fraught history
there has been historical animosity between the united states and mexico since the mexican american war of 1846, in which the united states received the vast expanse of land that would become part of the american west. a key battle was immortalized on both sides in vastly different ways.
the first line of the marine corps hymn, “from the halls of montezuma,” is a reference to the victory over mexican troops at the battle for castle in mexico city in 1847.
los héroes, a group of young cadets who fought to the death, are memorialized as martyrs across the country, taking the names of streets and schools, where children learn the name and myth of juan a cadet who wrapped himself in the flag and leapt to his death so it would not fall into u.s. hands.
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mexicans did not forget, but they did move on, said guevara, a director at defense and an expert on military relations.
a military partnership was created in the first decade of the in response to increasing violence over drug smuggling routes to the united states and a tidal wave of arms flowing to the southern border.
the beginning of the partnership was fraught with distrust and suspicion on the mexican side, particularly from the army, experts have said. but working together on the common problem of drug cartel violence ravaging the border helped create trust among units.
now the countries share intelligence over illicit smuggling networks, mexican officer liaisons share command space at u.s. installations and units conduct a growing number of joint training missions and intelligence swapping to combat drug trafficking together, told the washington post.
“the relationship is closer than ever since world war ii,” he said, apparent in exercises like amalgam eagle, a joint air force training operation between the united states and mexico that has occurred annually since at least 2015.
from 2014 to 2016, the two sides have increased joint programs by 20 percent, from cooperating on drug seizure operations on the seas to u.s. military lawyers instructing their mexican counterparts over human rights and other legal principles, according to data from u.s. northern command, which oversees the partnership.
about $27 million was dedicated for units to train together at ranges and on tasks like fighting and simulated beach landings. the command also recently facilitated the sale of 25 blackhawk helicopters and humvees to mexico as of january.
[‘this deal will make me look terrible’: full transcripts of calls with mexico and australia]
mexico’s bloody experience
trump insisting on the united states intervening with military force is “not a nuanced approach of solving the problem,” said duncan wood, director of the mexico institute at the wilson center, a washington think tank.
“the military is a blunt instrument solution,” wood told the post. “you’re not going to knock out criminal gangs with military force. it has to be institutional reform.”
one of remarks from the call particularly incensed wood that perhaps military is “afraid” of drug traffickers.
“it’s extraordinarily disrespectful to a military that has done this job reluctantly,” wood said. the military has suffered more than 500 deaths in the drug war since 2006, according to a government report through july, many at the hands of weapons from the united states that feed the conflict in a country where most gun sales are outlawed.
the post obtained transcripts of president trump's january 2017 phone conversations with mexican president enrique nieto and australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. (the washington post)
while washington works through fraught relations, military and defense officials at the lower levels are continuing to build on positive experiences, he said, though that does not mean a relationship built from political decisions will necessarily survive political attacks, wood said.
there is “definitely a threat” of security cooperation fraying, he said. “but part of the message on the mexican side is: there is a lot on the line here.”
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8 lines from phone calls with mexico and australia
trump berated prime minister over a refugee policy he barely understood | ˈmɛksəkən mərˈin ˈɔfɪsərz gɑrd ðə sin əv ə ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈʃutaʊt ɪn wɪʧ eɪt əˈlɛʤd drəg ˈtræfɪkərz wər ʃɑt dɛd baɪ ˈmɛksəkən mərˈin ˈɔfɪsərz ɪn tlahuac*, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti. ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ʤɪst ə wik ˈɪntu hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ˈdɑnəld trəmp reɪzd ðə ˈspɛktər əv ˈjuzɪŋ juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri maɪt tɪ krəʃ hombres”*”: ðə ˈmɛksəkən drəg kɑrˈtɛlz ðə ˈkəntri ɪn ə hɪˈstɔrɪk jɪr əv ˈmərdərz. ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ju wɪθ ðət big-league*. bət ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi nɑkt aʊt ənd ju hæv nɑt dən ə gʊd ʤɑb əv ˈnɑkɪŋ ðɛm out,”*,” trəmp toʊld ˈmɛksəkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛnˈrikeɪ ˈniətoʊ ɔn ʤæn. 27 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈtrænˌskrɪpt ˈpəblɪʃt ˈθərzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. [trəmp ərʤd ˈmɛksəkən ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ ɛnd hɪz ˈpəblɪk dɪˈfaɪəns ɔn ˈbɔrdər wɔl, ˈtrænˌskrɪpt rɪˈvilz] ““listen*, aɪ noʊ haʊ təf ðiz gaɪz ər ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɪl nɑk ðɛm aʊt laɪk ju ˈnɛvər θɔt əv, wi wɪl wərk tɪ hɛlp ju nɑk ðɛm aʊt bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈkəntri dɪz nɑt wɔnt that,”*,” trəmp sɛd. bət kən trəmp ˈæˌkʧuəli du ðət? rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp dɪˈskəst ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti æt ðə θərd ənd ˈfaɪnəl ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt, ɔkt. 19 ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs. (ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) kən trəmp sɛnd ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ? ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd əˈlaʊ smɔl ɪˈlit ˈjunɪts, laɪk grin ˈbɛrəts ər ˈneɪvi silz, tɪ ˈbætəl drəg kɑrˈtɛlz ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ər pleɪ ən ˈæktɪv roʊl ɪn ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ənd əˈsɪstɪŋ ˈmɛksəkən ˈjunɪts, sɛd ˈpitər deɪˈʃɑzoʊ, ə ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ prəˈfɛsər ɪn ðə ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən, ləˈtinoʊ ənd ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ˈstədiz ˈproʊˌgræm æt ˈdɑrtməθ ˈkɑlɪʤ. waɪl kəˈləmbiən ˈjunɪts hæv lɔŋ treɪnd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə juz. ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz grup, fər ˈɪnstəns, ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmɛksəkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks wʊd ˈlaɪkli proʊˈhɪbət ðət kaɪnd əv dɪˈsɪʒən. ɪz ə nɑt ə ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˈɪʃu. ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm ɪz ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmætər ənd nɑt ə ˈmɛksəkən dəˈmɛstɪk matter,”*,” hi toʊld ðə poʊst. dɪˈspæʧɪŋ juz. ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər hoʊst ˈneɪʃən əˈpruvəl, ənd ˈɛni ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri straɪk məst fɔl wɪˈθɪn ðə brɔd, ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən əv juz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs paʊərz ˈwildɪd baɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðoʊ trəmp həz sɔt tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðət paʊər tɪ əndɪˈklɛrd ˈbætəlˌfildz laɪk ˈjɛmən. ˈnɔrðərn kəˈmænd dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə kˈwɛʃən ˈæskɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈɛni juz. ˈfɔrsɪz ər ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ bɪɔnd ˈɛmbəsi ˈduti. deɪˈʃɑzoʊ sɛd ˈniətoʊ wʊd bi ˈbɛtər sərvd ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə mərˈidə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, ðə ˈbɪljən steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈproʊˌgræm lɔnʧt ɪn 2008 ðət eɪmz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌhɔl ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈjumən raɪts ˈrɛkərd, ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl kənˈsərn sɪns ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv 43 ˈstudənts lɪŋkt tɪ kərəpt pəˈlis ənd ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ðə steɪt əv gərˈɛroʊ ɪn 2014 ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv ˈvaɪələns ənd əˈbjuzɪz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪgd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd pəˈlis fɔrs. bət trəmp həz prəˈpoʊzd tɪ slæʃ ðə kaɪnd əv ˈfɔrən eɪd rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, rɪˈvərsɪŋ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl geɪnz ɪt həz prəˈdust. wɪθ ən aɪ ɔn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri bræs ɪn hɪz ˈkæbənət ənd ædˈvaɪzərz ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs, trəmp əˈpɪrz tɪ ˈvælju səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈprɑbləmz səʧ ɛz dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ drəg wɔr, wɪʧ həz kleɪmd æt list lɪvz sɪns 2006 [ˈvaɪələns ɪz ˈsɔrɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɛksəkən taʊnz ðət fid ˈhɛroʊən ˈhæbət] ə frɔt ˈhɪstəri ðɛr həz bɪn hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌænəˈmɑsəti bɪtˈwin ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ sɪns ðə ˈmɛksəkən əˈmɛrɪkən wɔr əv 1846 ɪn wɪʧ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts rɪˈsivd ðə væst ɪkˈspæns əv lænd ðət wʊd bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən wɛst. ə ki ˈbætəl wɑz ˌɪˈmɔrtəlaɪzd ɔn boʊθ saɪdz ɪn ˈvæstli ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. ðə fərst laɪn əv ðə mərˈin kɔrz hɪm, ðə hɔlz əv montezuma,”*,” ɪz ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ˈmɛksəkən trups æt ðə ˈbætəl fər ˈkæsəl ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti ɪn 1847 lɔs héroes*, ə grup əv jəŋ kəˈdɛts hu fɔt tɪ ðə dɛθ, ər məˈmɔriəˌlaɪzd ɛz ˈmɑrtərz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə neɪmz əv strits ənd skulz, wɛr ˈʧɪldrən lərn ðə neɪm ənd mɪθ əv wɑn ə kəˈdɛt hu ræpt hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə flæg ənd lɛpt tɪ hɪz dɛθ soʊ ɪt wʊd nɑt fɔl ˈɪntu juz. hænz. ˈmɛksɪkənz dɪd nɑt fərˈgɛt, bət ðeɪ dɪd muv ɔn, sɛd gəˈvɑrə, ə dɪˈrɛktər æt dɪˈfɛns ənd ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri riˈleɪʃənz. ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ðə fərst ˈdɛkeɪd əv ðə ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈvaɪələns ˈoʊvər drəg sˈməgəlɪŋ rʊts tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ə ˈtaɪdəl weɪv əv ɑrmz floʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈbɔrdər. ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɑz frɔt wɪθ dɪˈstrəst ənd səˈspɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈmɛksəkən saɪd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli frəm ðə ˈɑrmi, ˈɛkspərts hæv sɛd. bət ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɔn ðə ˈkɑmən ˈprɑbləm əv drəg kɑrˈtɛl ˈvaɪələns ˈrævɪʤɪŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər hɛlpt kriˈeɪt trəst əˈməŋ ˈjunɪts. naʊ ðə ˈkəntriz ʃɛr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈoʊvər ˌɪˈlɪsət sˈməgəlɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərks, ˈmɛksəkən ˈɔfɪsər liˈeɪˌsɑnz ʃɛr kəˈmænd speɪs æt juz. ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈjunɪts ˈkɑndəkt ə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ʤɔɪnt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈmɪʃənz ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns sˈwɑpɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmbæt drəg ˈtræfɪkɪŋ təˈgɛðər, toʊld ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪz ˈkloʊzər ðən ˈɛvər sɪns wərld wɔr ii,”*,” hi sɛd, əˈpɛrənt ɪn ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz laɪk əˈmælgəm ˈigəl, ə ʤɔɪnt ɛr fɔrs ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ðət həz əˈkərd ˈænjuəli sɪns æt list 2015 frəm 2014 tɪ 2016 ðə tu saɪdz hæv ˌɪnˈkrist ʤɔɪnt ˈproʊˌgræmz baɪ 20 pərˈsɛnt, frəm koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn drəg ˈsiʒər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə siz tɪ juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlɔjərz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɛksəkən ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts ˈoʊvər ˈjumən raɪts ənd ˈəðər ˈligəl ˈprɪnsəpəlz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm juz. ˈnɔrðərn kəˈmænd, wɪʧ ˈoʊvərˌsiz ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp. əˈbaʊt 27 ˈmɪljən wɑz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd fər ˈjunɪts tɪ treɪn təˈgɛðər æt ˈreɪnʤɪz ənd ɔn tæsks laɪk ˈfaɪtɪŋ ənd ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd biʧ ˈlændɪŋz. ðə kəˈmænd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrisəntli fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd ðə seɪl əv 25 ˈblæˌkhɔk ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz ənd ˈhəmˌviz tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɛz əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri. dil wɪl meɪk mi lʊk terrible’*’: fʊl ˈtrænˌskrɪpts əv kɔlz wɪθ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd ɔˈstreɪljə] ˈblədi ɪkˈspɪriəns trəmp ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɔn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs ɪz ə nuɑnst əˈproʊʧ əv ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə problem,”*,” sɛd ˈdəŋkən wʊd, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈɪnstɪˌtut æt ðə ˈwɪlsən ˈsɛnər, ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən θɪŋk tæŋk. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz ə blənt ˈɪnstrəmənt solution,”*,” wʊd toʊld ðə poʊst. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ nɑk aʊt ˈkrɪmənəl gæŋz wɪθ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs. ɪt həz tɪ bi ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl reform.”*.” wən əv rɪˈmɑrks frəm ðə kɔl ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɪnˌsɛnst wʊd ðət pərˈhæps ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz ““afraid”*” əv drəg ˈtræfɪkərz. ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl tɪ ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ðət həz dən ðɪs ʤɑb reluctantly,”*,” wʊd sɛd. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri həz ˈsəfərd mɔr ðən 500 dɛθs ɪn ðə drəg wɔr sɪns 2006 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈpɔrt θru ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈmɛni æt ðə hænz əv ˈwɛpənz frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðət fid ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr moʊst gən seɪlz ər ˈaʊˌtlɔd. ðə poʊst əbˈteɪnd ˈtrænˌskrɪpts əv ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2017 foʊn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɛksəkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛnˈrikeɪ ˈniətoʊ ənd ɔˈstreɪljən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmælkəm ˈtərnˌbʊl. (ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) waɪl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wərks θru frɔt riˈleɪʃənz, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd dɪˈfɛns əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə loʊər ˈlɛvəlz ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ bɪld ɔn ˈpɑzətɪv ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz, hi sɛd, ðoʊ ðət dɪz nɑt min ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪlt frəm pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈsɪʒənz wɪl ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli sərˈvaɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈtæks, wʊd sɛd. ðɛr ɪz ə threat”*” əv sɪˈkjʊrəti kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən freɪɪŋ, hi sɛd. pɑrt əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɔn ðə ˈmɛksəkən saɪd ɪz: ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt ɔn ðə laɪn here.”*.” rɛd mɔr: 8 laɪnz frəm foʊn kɔlz wɪθ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd ɔˈstreɪljə trəmp bɪˈreɪtɪd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈoʊvər ə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈpɑləsi hi ˈbɛrli ˌəndərˈstʊd |
undoubtedly, many of the seasoned public accounting hacks out there have received some variation of the following email:
from: [bored l.a. assurance associate] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [everyone at, allegedly] subject: available hello all, i have some free time today so if you would like for me to help out with something feel free to let me know. thanks, [bored l.a. assurance associate] in most instances, an email such as this is only sent to a few senior associates and managers. the recipients talk amongst themselves and figure out what to assign to the poor little so that can be billable for at least a few hours. of course when you send a request to the entire firm then, to no one's surprise, assignments can come rolling in because a number of people around the country are certainly busy. in this particular case, a number of requests that were sent to the bored l.a. associate were shared back and forth between some staff (an infrequent acceptable use of "reply-all") and one of the participants was kind enough to share it with us:
from: [midwest assurance senior associate] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [other assurance professionals] subject: re: available thinking [this was sent to] everyone hahah. drafting an email to send him some work. [midwest assurance senior associate] three minutes! that's a quick turnaround. thanks, michigan! what else is out there?
from: [west coast assurance senior] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [other assurance professionals] subject: re: available having second thoughts. is it a [dick thing] to send the following? hey [bored l.a. assurance associate], thanks for volunteering! you must be a new? could you stop by my client in sunnyvale to pick up some confirms? regards, [west coast assurance senior]
not a dick thing at all! if traffic isn't bad (rare), it's only a five hour drive from l.a. to sunnyvale. what's next?
from: [texas senior assurance associate] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [other assurance professionals] subject: re: available haha, i sent hey [bored l.a. assurance associate], my client has some inventory on consignment w/ a customer in la. we need to perform a recount of their inventory. do you think you can take an hour or so to recount for me? we are looking at about 25 items. thanks! [texas senior assurance associate]
just so long as he does the count first. it'd be a real bitch to skip up to and then turn around to go back. the situation does hinge on what the clients' needs are, of course.
so. that's three assignments in less than ten minutes. where does that leave us?
from: [different west coast assurance senior] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [other assurance professionals] subject: re: available so the guy is delivering pizzas in wa [not sure where they came from, but add it to the list!], inventory observation in la, confirm pick up in sunnyvale, and detroit staff work? all star. [different west coast assurance senior]
last thing:
from: [yet another west coast assurance senior] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [other assurance professionals] subject: re: available he needs to stop in oregon too. “thank you for reaching out [bored l.a. assurance associate]! it would be great if you could stop by my current client in [redacted location] this afternoon and perform some walkthroughs. also, could you stop at in ‘n out on the way and pick up 45 cheeseburgers for the audit team and the accounting department?” [yet another west coast assurance senior]
and make sure half of them are monster animal style. don't mess that up.
update:
it turns out that our bored los angeles associate pick up some work on the east coast as well. thanks to another source we are now privy to some work he's been offered on long island.
from: [new york assurance senior] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [bored l.a. assurance associate] subject: re: available hey [bored l.a. assurance associate] we ran out of paper at the client location. can you please fax us approximately 100 pieces of paper to the following fax address [redacted, just in case]? thanks so much! [new york assurance senior] from: [new york assurance senior] sent: wednesday, january 23, 2013 pm to: [more assurance professionals] subject: fw: available hey guys [bored l.a. assurance been with the firm since monday, january 21, 2013. i am sure the pressure is on for him to achieve full utilization so if you can think of anything he can help with please let him know. thanks for your help. [new york assurance senior] sensing that the fax project might not keep bored l.a. assurance associate busy all day and that he may be under some pressure to get that utilization rate up, our senior was thoughtful enough to reach out to some colleagues:
that's teamwork, people. bored l.a. assurance associate will be on an international assignment in no time. | ənˈdaʊtɪdli, ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈsizənd ˈpəblɪk əˈkaʊnɪŋ hæks aʊt ðɛr hæv rɪˈsivd səm ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ iˈmeɪl: frəm: [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [ˈɛvriˌwən æt, əˈlɛʤədli] ˈsəbʤɪkt: əˈveɪləbəl hɛˈloʊ ɔl, aɪ hæv səm fri taɪm təˈdeɪ soʊ ɪf ju wʊd laɪk fər mi tɪ hɛlp aʊt wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ fil fri tɪ lɛt mi noʊ. θæŋks, [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] ɪn moʊst ˈɪnstənsɪz, ən iˈmeɪl səʧ ɛz ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli sɛnt tɪ ə fju ˈsinjər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ənd ˈmænɪʤərz. ðə rɪˈsɪpiənts tɔk əˈməŋst ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət tɪ əˈsaɪn tɪ ðə pur ˈlɪtəl soʊ ðət kən bi ˈbɪləbəl fər æt list ə fju aʊərz. əv kɔrs wɪn ju sɛnd ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fərm ðɛn, tɪ noʊ wənz səˈpraɪz, əˈsaɪnmənts kən kəm ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn bɪˈkəz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ər ˈsərtənli ˈbɪzi. ɪn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr keɪs, ə ˈnəmbər əv rɪkˈwɛsts ðət wər sɛnt tɪ ðə bɔrd l.a*. əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt wər ʃɛrd bæk ənd fɔrθ bɪtˈwin səm stæf (ən ˌɪnˈfrikwənt əkˈsɛptəbəl juz əv "reply-all*") ənd wən əv ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wɑz kaɪnd ɪˈnəf tɪ ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs: frəm: [ˌmɪdˈwɛst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [ˈəðər əˈʃʊrəns prəˈfɛʃənəlz] ˈsəbʤɪkt: ri: əˈveɪləbəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ [ðɪs wɑz sɛnt tɪ] ˈɛvriˌwən hahah*. ˈdræftɪŋ ən iˈmeɪl tɪ sɛnd ɪm səm wərk. [ˌmɪdˈwɛst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] θri ˈmɪnəts! ðæts ə kwɪk ˈtərnərˌaʊnd. θæŋks, ˈmɪʃɪgən! wət ɛls ɪz aʊt ðɛr? frəm: [wɛst koʊst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [ˈəðər əˈʃʊrəns prəˈfɛʃənəlz] ˈsəbʤɪkt: ri: əˈveɪləbəl ˈhævɪŋ ˈsɛkənd θɔts. ɪz ɪt ə [dɪk θɪŋ] tɪ sɛnd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ? heɪ [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt], θæŋks fər ˌvɔlənˈtɪrɪŋ! ju məst bi ə nu kʊd ju stɑp baɪ maɪ klaɪənt ɪn ˈsəniˌveɪl tɪ pɪk əp səm kənˈfərmz? rɪˈgɑrdz, [wɛst koʊst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] nɑt ə dɪk θɪŋ æt ɔl! ɪf ˈtræfɪk ˈɪzənt bæd (rɛr), ɪts ˈoʊnli ə faɪv aʊər draɪv frəm l.a*. tɪ ˈsəniˌveɪl. wəts nɛkst? frəm: [ˈtɛksəs ˈsinjər əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [ˈəðər əˈʃʊrəns prəˈfɛʃənəlz] ˈsəbʤɪkt: ri: əˈveɪləbəl haha*, aɪ sɛnt heɪ [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt], maɪ klaɪənt həz səm ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ɔn kənˈsaɪnmənt ˈdəbəlju/ ə ˈkəstəmər ɪn lɑ. wi nid tɪ pərˈfɔrm ə ˌriˈkaʊnt əv ðɛr ˌɪnvənˈtɔri. du ju θɪŋk ju kən teɪk ən aʊər ər soʊ tɪ ˌriˈkaʊnt fər mi? wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt əˈbaʊt 25 ˈaɪtəmz. θæŋks! [ˈtɛksəs ˈsinjər əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] ʤɪst soʊ lɔŋ ɛz hi dɪz ðə kaʊnt fərst. ˈɪtəd bi ə ril bɪʧ tɪ skɪp əp tɪ ənd ðɛn tərn əraʊnd tɪ goʊ bæk. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən dɪz hɪnʤ ɔn wət ðə klaɪənts' nidz ər, əv kɔrs. soʊ. ðæts θri əˈsaɪnmənts ɪn lɛs ðən tɛn ˈmɪnəts. wɛr dɪz ðət liv ˈjuˈɛs? frəm: [ˈdɪfərənt wɛst koʊst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [ˈəðər əˈʃʊrəns prəˈfɛʃənəlz] ˈsəbʤɪkt: ri: əˈveɪləbəl soʊ ðə gaɪ ɪz dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈpitsəz ɪn wɑ [nɑt ʃʊr wɛr ðeɪ keɪm frəm, bət æd ɪt tɪ ðə lɪst!], ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ɪn lɑ, kənˈfərm pɪk əp ɪn ˈsəniˌveɪl, ənd ˈdiˌtrɔɪt stæf wərk? ɔl stɑr. [ˈdɪfərənt wɛst koʊst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] læst θɪŋ: frəm: [jɛt əˈnəðər wɛst koʊst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [ˈəðər əˈʃʊrəns prəˈfɛʃənəlz] ˈsəbʤɪkt: ri: əˈveɪləbəl hi nidz tɪ stɑp ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn tu. ju fər ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt]! ɪt wʊd bi greɪt ɪf ju kʊd stɑp baɪ maɪ ˈkɑrənt klaɪənt ɪn [rɪˈdæktɪd loʊˈkeɪʃən] ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun ənd pərˈfɔrm səm walkthroughs*. ˈɔlsoʊ, kʊd ju stɑp æt ɪn aʊt ɔn ðə weɪ ənd pɪk əp 45 ˈʧizbərgərz fər ðə ˈɔdɪt tim ənd ðə əˈkaʊnɪŋ department?”*?” [jɛt əˈnəðər wɛst koʊst əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] ənd meɪk ʃʊr hæf əv ðɛm ər ˈmɑnstər ˈænəməl staɪl. doʊnt mɛs ðət əp. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ɑr bɔrd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt pɪk əp səm wərk ɔn ðə ist koʊst ɛz wɛl. θæŋks tɪ əˈnəðər sɔrs wi ər naʊ ˈprɪvi tɪ səm wərk hiz bɪn ˈɔfərd ɔn lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd. frəm: [nu jɔrk əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] ˈsəbʤɪkt: ri: əˈveɪləbəl heɪ [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt] wi ræn aʊt əv ˈpeɪpər æt ðə klaɪənt loʊˈkeɪʃən. kən ju pliz fæks ˈjuˈɛs əˈprɑksəmətli 100 ˈpisɪz əv ˈpeɪpər tɪ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ fæks ˈæˌdrɛs [rɪˈdæktɪd, ʤɪst ɪn keɪs]? θæŋks soʊ məʧ! [nu jɔrk əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] frəm: [nu jɔrk əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] sɛnt: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 piɛm tɪ: [mɔr əˈʃʊrəns prəˈfɛʃənəlz] ˈsəbʤɪkt: fw*: əˈveɪləbəl heɪ gaɪz [bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns bɪn wɪθ ðə fərm sɪns ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 21 2013 aɪ æm ʃʊr ðə ˈprɛʃər ɪz ɔn fər ɪm tɪ əˈʧiv fʊl ˌjutələˈzeɪʃən soʊ ɪf ju kən θɪŋk əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ hi kən hɛlp wɪθ pliz lɛt ɪm noʊ. θæŋks fər jʊr hɛlp. [nu jɔrk əˈʃʊrəns ˈsinjər] ˈsɛnsɪŋ ðət ðə fæks ˈprɑʤɛkt maɪt nɑt kip bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈbɪzi ɔl deɪ ənd ðət hi meɪ bi ˈəndər səm ˈprɛʃər tɪ gɪt ðət ˌjutələˈzeɪʃən reɪt əp, ɑr ˈsinjər wɑz ˈθɔtfəl ɪˈnəf tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ səm ˈkɑligz: ðæts ˈtimˌwərk, ˈpipəl. bɔrd l.a*. əˈʃʊrəns əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪl bi ɔn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈsaɪnmənt ɪn noʊ taɪm. |
this graph shows the relative number of people who have completed each exact number of challenges.
out of people who have completed any challenges:% of players have completed 12 challenges and have earned the footprints effect.
9.53% of players have completed 24 challenges and have earned the weapon effect.
2.66% of players have completed 36 challenges and have earned the portal effect.
there are just less than six weeks left in the leagues, which is plenty of time for you to push for the next reward tier!
this graph shows the relative number of people who have completed each exact number of are just less than six weeks left in the leagues, which is plenty of time for you to push for the next reward tier! last bumped on 27, 2016, pm
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on grinding gear games on | ðɪs græf ʃoʊz ðə ˈrɛlətɪv ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu hæv kəmˈplitɪd iʧ ɪgˈzækt ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧælənʤɪz. aʊt əv ˈpipəl hu hæv kəmˈplitɪd ˈɛni ˈʧælənʤɪz: əv pleɪərz hæv kəmˈplitɪd 12 ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd hæv ərnd ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ˈifɛkt. əv pleɪərz hæv kəmˈplitɪd 24 ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd hæv ərnd ðə ˈwɛpən ˈifɛkt. əv pleɪərz hæv kəmˈplitɪd 36 ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd hæv ərnd ðə ˈpɔrtəl ˈifɛkt. ðɛr ər ʤɪst lɛs ðən sɪks wiks lɛft ɪn ðə ligz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈplɛnti əv taɪm fər ju tɪ pʊʃ fər ðə nɛkst rɪˈwɔrd tir! ðɪs græf ʃoʊz ðə ˈrɛlətɪv ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu hæv kəmˈplitɪd iʧ ɪgˈzækt ˈnəmbər əv ər ʤɪst lɛs ðən sɪks wiks lɛft ɪn ðə ligz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈplɛnti əv taɪm fər ju tɪ pʊʃ fər ðə nɛkst rɪˈwɔrd tir! læst bəmpt ɔn 27 2016 piɛm ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ ɔn ˈgraɪndɪŋ gɪr geɪmz ɔn |
the national premier soccer league (npsl) has been trying to gain a stronger foothold in the northwest for a few years now. in 2017 there will be six clubs in the northwest conference, the most the league has ever had in our region.
the is sanctioned by the united states soccer federation (ussf), the governing body of soccer in the united states. the operates and is managed as a league. the structure of the league allows each team to have one vote. each team is individually owned and operated, and is responsible for maintaining league minimum standards.
npsl conference
the lost 3 of 4 clubs in the northwest after the 2014 season when gorge (hood river oregon) seattle sporting (bothell) and inter united (tukwila) all dropped from the league. in 2015 and 2016 just two clubs made up the northwest conference: andm portland.
the breakthrough came in the last when the soccer club) and spokane shadow joined. then, the owner giuseppe decided to fund a second squad in the greater tacoma area, pierce county. finally, an upstart second club in portland came on board).
the northwest will feature a season in 2017 with each club playing home and away.
the season kicks off on saturday may 13 when hosts and pierce county hostsm portland.
follow the all season long on in the category “npsl.”
npsl northwest conference clubs online
fcm portland: website / facebook / twitter
kitsap soccer club: website / facebook / twitter
osa: website / facebook / twitter
pdx: website / facebook / twitter
pierce county: website / facebook / twitter
spokane shadow: website / facebook / twitter | ðə ˈnæʃənəl prɛˈmɪr ˈsɑkər lig (npsl*) həz bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ geɪn ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈfʊˌthoʊld ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst fər ə fju jɪrz naʊ. ɪn 2017 ðɛr wɪl bi sɪks kləbz ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈkɑnfərəns, ðə moʊst ðə lig həz ˈɛvər hæd ɪn ɑr ˈriʤən. ðə ɪz ˈsæŋkʃənd baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɑkər ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən (ussf*), ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi əv ˈsɑkər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪts ənd ɪz ˈmænɪʤd ɛz ə lig. ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə lig əˈlaʊz iʧ tim tɪ hæv wən voʊt. iʧ tim ɪz ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli oʊnd ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd, ənd ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ lig ˈmɪnəməm ˈstændərdz. ˈkɑnfərəns ðə lɔst 3 əv 4 kləbz ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈæftər ðə 2014 ˈsizən wɪn gɔrʤ (hʊd ˈrɪvər ˈɔrəˌgɑn) siˈætəl ˈspɔrtɪŋ (ˈbɑθəl) ənd ˌɪnˈtər juˈnaɪtɪd (tukwila*) ɔl drɑpt frəm ðə lig. ɪn 2015 ənd 2016 ʤɪst tu kləbz meɪd əp ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈkɑnfərəns: ənd ˈpɔrtlənd. ðə ˈbreɪkθˌru keɪm ɪn ðə læst wɪn ðə ˈsɑkər kləb) ənd spoʊˈkæn ˈʃæˌdoʊ ʤɔɪnd. ðɛn, ðə ˈoʊnər ʤɪˈsɛpi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ fənd ə ˈsɛkənd skwɑd ɪn ðə ˈgreɪtər təˈkoʊmɑ ˈɛriə, pɪrs ˈkaʊnti. ˈfaɪnəli, ən ˈəpˌstɑrt ˈsɛkənd kləb ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd keɪm ɔn bɔrd). ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst wɪl ˈfiʧər ə ˈsizən ɪn 2017 wɪθ iʧ kləb pleɪɪŋ hoʊm ənd əˈweɪ. ðə ˈsizən kɪks ɔf ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ meɪ 13 wɪn hoʊsts ənd pɪrs ˈkaʊnti hoʊsts ˈpɔrtlənd. ˈfɑloʊ ðə ɔl ˈsizən lɔŋ ɔn ɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri ““npsl.”*.” ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈkɑnfərəns kləbz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpɔrtlənd: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈsɑkər kləb: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər pɪrs ˈkaʊnti: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər spoʊˈkæn ˈʃæˌdoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər |
kieran moore going to start this top 10 rundown with a bold statement: i think that rock might actually be my favorite henson tv show of all-time. i genuinely think that this show just edges it over the muppet show for me. perhaps the fact that i was 5 when it first aired here in the so i was the right age for it, perhaps the fact that totally awesome, who knows? so when i was deciding which muppet performer to feature this week it occurred to me that been a bit sesame street heavy over the last few weeks and i decided it was time to feature my favorite show.
as a kid i always latched on to the artistic, soulful or smart character in whatever show i watched (i guess how i saw myself) so naturally my favorite character was and as my chart and i get to pick, kathryn mullen seemed like the obvious choice to feature this week. i also want to give a brief shout out to my second favorite kathryn mullen character, from the muppet show (i once almost owned a ginger cat with an eye patch, but another story!)
as it happens this whole chart is comprised of rock songs, though it on purpose, so without further ado “dance our cares away” and get on with the countdown!
10. kick a stone
while is the queen of the soulful ballad (more on that later) this song has a gentle guitar riff that sets it apart. breathy tones at the start of the song are perfect. i wish this song was longer, got a great lazy day vibe going on that you just get into when it suddenly ends. it does also lose a few points for using the cliché rhyme “change” and “rearrange.” if i had a penny for every song that features that particular i be here right now…
9. the joy
this is on familiar territory, singing her thoughts about the world and her place within it. this is a beautiful song, once again cut brutally short. i guess the peril of having to fit several songs into such a short running time each week. kathryn is doing what she does best here, there is so much emotion in this performance and every word is truly meant.
8. on my own
kathryn’s other signature character from rock is. is both different from and yet similar in many ways. and has a little more spunk, but she is also creative and rebellious and is often the only one of her kind to see the wood for the trees and speak out. they are both also great friends with red. “i’m on my own” shows’s more adventurous side and this song is classic rock. the lyrics could be sung by to the point that this sounds like it could have originally been written with him in mind. kathryn is clearly having fun here. get a lot of up tempo numbers and this clearly shows that kathryn was more than capable of performing them.
7. sunlight and shadow
what’s worse than a sad? a sad in a cage of course. this wistful ballad really’s ethos for me. even while sad and thinking of her plight she relating it to the world around her and contemplating the role of others within it. i guess not just the ethos of as a character, but in part, that of the show itself. this is one of those occasions where a song can be taken from its original setting and still work brilliantly. what can i say about performance here? simply sublime just about covers it!
6. show me
i really like this song. if it for the quality of to come this song would most definitely be higher on the list. “show me the light in a eye. and show me the dreams of the earth and the sky.” are just great lyrics. as is the most poetic i wonder if the lyricists of her songs were given slightly freer rein with what they could have her sing. this song has a kate bush vibe to me and never a bad thing. vocal is light and airy and full of wonder and i love it. also not the first time hear the word “thimble” on this chart…
5. the way got to go
this is another short song. if the tune seems familiar because it was used in our number 10 entry “kick a stone”. this is a slightly quicker arrangement however to reflect the mood of the singer. as with this previous entry, it is a great folksy guitar led piece perfect for a lazy afternoon, only this time a lazy sunday afternoon in the car. this totally reminds me of king of the road by muppet show guest star roger miller. how cool is it that kathryn got to perform both versions of this song and make each sound original and unique? super-cool, how cool!
4. why? (song starts at)
i actually feel a bit mean putting this song as low as number 4. it kind of feels like’s unofficial theme song. thoughtful and introspective, yet as with previous entries when is thoughtful and introspective mostly with regard to her place in the wider universe. loved this song for years i guess on a certain level it speaks to me personally. i think at times probably all asked these kinds of questions so this just a beautiful song one that is totally relatable. it been mentioned yet in this chart, but it blows my mind that what is essentially a kids show can have such thoughtful, poignant moments that ask such grown up questions. i know the hallmark of the best jim henson creations is that they can be enjoyed by all ages, but for me this show falls firmly between the muppet show and sesame street in terms of core audience age. i love that both rock and sesame street afraid to touch on such big subjects. unlike some of the songs on the chart this is a proper length song coming in at around 3 minutes and kathryn sounds amazing for every single second. this is a true tour de force.
3. beetle song, red &
i must admit that when i decided to feature kathryn in this chart this was the first song i thought of. loved this song since i first owned the rock songs video back in the 80’s. i say “first owned” as i was given it again recently as a birthday gift (thanks mum!). i wish i could persuade someone to sing this with me. i actually know where to begin in my praise for this song. i love the instrumental arrangement, i love the spotlight it gives to the and red friendship, i love the fun lyrics (did they really say “dirty otters”?), i love the performances by kathryn and karen as is cool, calm and collected and red gets more and more flustered, i love red with her hair down, i love the way it starts slowly and builds…. just one thing i like (and it will come up again) and how “i’ll finish your song for you” decides to pop up and join in for the last couple of lines. why? not needed and is the only minus this song has in my opinion.
2. sail away, & wembley (aka moon lullaby)
gobo “i’ll finish your song for you” strikes again! at least this time he participates in more of the song, but kathryn sings this song so beautifully that i feel affronted on her behalf that she get to finish it. i guess too late to storm the henson company with pitchforks to demand they it. oh well, dwell on the positive instead and what a lot of positive there is. this song was so very, very nearly number 1 on the chart and if there an iconic song to come it probably would have been. kathryn sings this song to perfection. her vocal style works brilliantly for a lullaby. the harmonies are lush and full and the arrangement with the flute accompaniment is superb. i yet mentioned philip balsam and dennis lee who wrote not just this song, but most likely every rock song ever found yourself humming in the shower (please say not just me). they totally deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as paul williams and joe raposo as muppet music maestros. when my group were looking for a rock song to sing this was a very strong contender (we ultimately chose dixie wailin’).
1. ragtime queen
mokey’s funeral is a classic episode of rock and this song in my opinion is also a rock classic. kathryn sounds great here again a beautiful vocal that showcases her higher register fantastically, but unlike most other ballads her fun side comes to the fore here and this allows for a lighter, less serious delivery. this is as much as great vocal performance as an example of outstanding acting or puppetry. a real subtlety in this song. i know name checked her before, but if someone told me that this was a kate bush song i would believe them. i wish rock had released a few more singles while it was on air as i could totally imagine this as a release. aside from the actual song interesting that calls rags “pretty” when she was made in her own image. what does this say about’s ego? we know that she can be introspective from earlier entries, but usually in relation to the wider world. does this statement show another side to her character? am i reading too much into it? is she just having fun? can batman and the boy wonder escape the clutches? i just know.
as is now customary like to end by saying a personal thanks to kathryn for being a part of one of the most amazing tv shows ever made. you helped me find myself (as a child and an adult), you helped me find the good in everything i see, you helped me find my place in the world and you helped me dream of a better one. thank you from the bottom of my heart.
advertisements | ˈkirən mʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ðɪs tɔp 10 ˈrənˌdaʊn wɪθ ə boʊld ˈsteɪtmənt: aɪ θɪŋk ðət rɑk maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli bi maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈhɛnsən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ əv ˌɔlˈtaɪm. aɪ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli θɪŋk ðət ðɪs ʃoʊ ʤɪst ˈɛʤɪz ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈməpət ʃoʊ fər mi. pərˈhæps ðə fækt ðət aɪ wɑz 5 wɪn ɪt fərst ɛrd hir ɪn ðə soʊ aɪ wɑz ðə raɪt eɪʤ fər ɪt, pərˈhæps ðə fækt ðət ˈtoʊtəli ˈɔsəm, hu noʊz? soʊ wɪn aɪ wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪʧ ˈməpət pərˈfɔrmər tɪ ˈfiʧər ðɪs wik ɪt əˈkərd tɪ mi ðət bɪn ə bɪt ˈsɛsəmi strit ˈhɛvi ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju wiks ənd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ ˈfiʧər maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ʃoʊ. ɛz ə kɪd aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz læʧt ɔn tɪ ðə ɑrˈtɪstɪk, ˈsoʊlfəl ər smɑrt ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ˌwəˈtɛvər ʃoʊ aɪ wɔʧt (aɪ gɛs haʊ aɪ sɔ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf) soʊ ˈnæʧərəli maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz ənd ɛz maɪ ʧɑrt ənd aɪ gɪt tɪ pɪk, ˈkæθrɪn ˈmələn simd laɪk ðə ˈɑbviəs ʧɔɪs tɪ ˈfiʧər ðɪs wik. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ gɪv ə brif ʃaʊt aʊt tɪ maɪ ˈsɛkənd ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkæθrɪn ˈmələn ˈkɛrɪktər, frəm ðə ˈməpət ʃoʊ (aɪ wəns ˈɔlˌmoʊst oʊnd ə ˈʤɪnʤər kæt wɪθ ən aɪ pæʧ, bət əˈnəðər ˈstɔri!) ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz ðɪs hoʊl ʧɑrt ɪz kəmˈpraɪzd əv rɑk sɔŋz, ðoʊ ɪt ɔn ˈpərpəs, soʊ wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər əˈdu ɑr kɛrz away”*” ənd gɪt ɔn wɪθ ðə ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn! 10 kɪk ə stoʊn waɪl ɪz ðə kwin əv ðə ˈsoʊlfəl ˈbæləd (mɔr ɔn ðət ˈleɪtər) ðɪs sɔŋ həz ə ˈʤɛnəl gɪˈtɑr rɪf ðət sɛts ɪt əˈpɑrt. ˈbrɛθi toʊnz æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə sɔŋ ər ˈpərˌfɪkt. aɪ wɪʃ ðɪs sɔŋ wɑz ˈlɔŋgər, gɑt ə greɪt ˈleɪzi deɪ vaɪb goʊɪŋ ɔn ðət ju ʤɪst gɪt ˈɪntu wɪn ɪt ˈsədənli ɛndz. ɪt dɪz ˈɔlsoʊ luz ə fju pɔɪnts fər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə cliché*é raɪm ““change”*” ənd ““rearrange.”*.” ɪf aɪ hæd ə ˈpɛni fər ˈɛvəri sɔŋ ðət ˈfiʧərz ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr aɪ bi hir raɪt now…*… 9 ðə ʤɔɪ ðɪs ɪz ɔn fəˈmɪljər ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, ˈsɪŋɪŋ hər θɔts əˈbaʊt ðə wərld ənd hər pleɪs wɪˈθɪn ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈbjutəfəl sɔŋ, wəns əˈgɛn kət ˈbrutəli ʃɔrt. aɪ gɛs ðə ˈpɛrəl əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ fɪt ˈsɛvərəl sɔŋz ˈɪntu səʧ ə ʃɔrt ˈrənɪŋ taɪm iʧ wik. ˈkæθrɪn ɪz duɪŋ wət ʃi dɪz bɛst hir, ðɛr ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈiˌmoʊʃən ɪn ðɪs pərˈfɔrməns ənd ˈɛvəri wərd ɪz ˈtruli mɛnt. 8 ɔn maɪ oʊn ˈəðər ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈkɛrɪktər frəm rɑk ɪz. ɪz boʊθ ˈdɪfərənt frəm ənd jɛt ˈsɪmələr ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz. ənd həz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr spəŋk, bət ʃi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪv ənd rɪˈbɛljəs ənd ɪz ˈɔfən ðə ˈoʊnli wən əv hər kaɪnd tɪ si ðə wʊd fər ðə triz ənd spik aʊt. ðeɪ ər boʊθ ˈɔlsoʊ greɪt frɛndz wɪθ rɛd. ɔn maɪ own”*” ʃoʊz mɔr ædˈvɛnʧərəs saɪd ənd ðɪs sɔŋ ɪz ˈklæsɪk rɑk. ðə ˈlɪrɪks kʊd bi səŋ baɪ tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət ðɪs saʊnz laɪk ɪt kʊd hæv ərˈɪʤənəli bɪn ˈrɪtən wɪθ ɪm ɪn maɪnd. ˈkæθrɪn ɪz ˈklɪrli ˈhævɪŋ fən hir. gɪt ə lɔt əv əp ˈtɛmˌpoʊ ˈnəmbərz ənd ðɪs ˈklɪrli ʃoʊz ðət ˈkæθrɪn wɑz mɔr ðən ˈkeɪpəbəl əv pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ðɛm. 7 ˈsənˌlaɪt ənd ˈʃæˌdoʊ wərs ðən ə sæd? ə sæd ɪn ə keɪʤ əv kɔrs. ðɪs ˈwɪstfəl ˈbæləd ˈrɪli ˈiθɑs fər mi. ˈivɪn waɪl sæd ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv hər plaɪt ʃi rɪˈleɪtɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə wərld əraʊnd hər ənd ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ ðə roʊl əv ˈəðərz wɪˈθɪn ɪt. aɪ gɛs nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈiθɑs əv ɛz ə ˈkɛrɪktər, bət ɪn pɑrt, ðət əv ðə ʃoʊ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ɔˈkeɪʒənz wɛr ə sɔŋ kən bi ˈteɪkən frəm ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsɛtɪŋ ənd stɪl wərk ˈbrɪljəntli. wət kən aɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt pərˈfɔrməns hir? ˈsɪmpli səˈblaɪm ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈkəvərz ɪt! 6 ʃoʊ mi aɪ ˈrɪli laɪk ðɪs sɔŋ. ɪf ɪt fər ðə kˈwɑləti əv tɪ kəm ðɪs sɔŋ wʊd moʊst ˈdɛfənətli bi haɪər ɔn ðə lɪst. mi ðə laɪt ɪn ə aɪ. ənd ʃoʊ mi ðə drimz əv ðə ərθ ənd ðə sky.”*.” ər ʤɪst greɪt ˈlɪrɪks. ɛz ɪz ðə moʊst poʊˈɛtɪk aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðə ˈlɪrɪsɪsts əv hər sɔŋz wər ˈgɪvɪn sˈlaɪtli friər reɪn wɪθ wət ðeɪ kʊd hæv hər sɪŋ. ðɪs sɔŋ həz ə keɪt bʊʃ vaɪb tɪ mi ənd ˈnɛvər ə bæd θɪŋ. ˈvoʊkəl ɪz laɪt ənd ˈɛri ənd fʊl əv ˈwəndər ənd aɪ ləv ɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ðə fərst taɪm hir ðə wərd ““thimble”*” ɔn ðɪs chart…*… 5 ðə weɪ gɑt tɪ goʊ ðɪs ɪz əˈnəðər ʃɔrt sɔŋ. ɪf ðə tun simz fəˈmɪljər bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz juzd ɪn ɑr ˈnəmbər 10 ˈɛntri ə stone”*”. ðɪs ɪz ə sˈlaɪtli kˈwɪkər ərˈeɪnʤmənt ˌhaʊˈɛvər tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə mud əv ðə ˈsɪŋər. ɛz wɪθ ðɪs ˈpriviəs ˈɛntri, ɪt ɪz ə greɪt ˈfoʊksi gɪˈtɑr lɛd pis ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ə ˈleɪzi ˌæftərˈnun, ˈoʊnli ðɪs taɪm ə ˈleɪzi ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun ɪn ðə kɑr. ðɪs ˈtoʊtəli riˈmaɪndz mi əv kɪŋ əv ðə roʊd baɪ ˈməpət ʃoʊ gɛst stɑr ˈrɑʤər ˈmɪlər. haʊ kul ɪz ɪt ðət ˈkæθrɪn gɑt tɪ pərˈfɔrm boʊθ ˈvərʒənz əv ðɪs sɔŋ ənd meɪk iʧ saʊnd ərˈɪʤənəl ənd juˈnik? super-cool*, haʊ kul! 4 waɪ? (sɔŋ stɑrts æt aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli fil ə bɪt min ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɪs sɔŋ ɛz loʊ ɛz ˈnəmbər 4 ɪt kaɪnd əv filz laɪk ˌənəˈfɪʃəl θim sɔŋ. ˈθɔtfəl ənd ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv, jɛt ɛz wɪθ ˈpriviəs ˈɛntriz wɪn ɪz ˈθɔtfəl ənd ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv ˈmoʊstli wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ hər pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈjunəˌvərs. ləvd ðɪs sɔŋ fər jɪrz aɪ gɛs ɔn ə ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəl ɪt spiks tɪ mi ˈpərsənəli. aɪ θɪŋk æt taɪmz ˈprɑbəˌbli ɔl æst ðiz kaɪnz əv kˈwɛsʧənz soʊ ðɪs ʤɪst ə ˈbjutəfəl sɔŋ wən ðət ɪz ˈtoʊtəli relatable*. ɪt bɪn ˈmɛnʃənd jɛt ɪn ðɪs ʧɑrt, bət ɪt bloʊz maɪ maɪnd ðət wət ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə kɪdz ʃoʊ kən hæv səʧ ˈθɔtfəl, ˈpɔɪnjənt ˈmoʊmənts ðət æsk səʧ groʊn əp kˈwɛsʧənz. aɪ noʊ ðə ˈhɑlˌmɑrk əv ðə bɛst ʤɪm ˈhɛnsən kriˈeɪʃənz ɪz ðət ðeɪ kən bi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd baɪ ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz, bət fər mi ðɪs ʃoʊ fɔlz ˈfərmli bɪtˈwin ðə ˈməpət ʃoʊ ənd ˈsɛsəmi strit ɪn tərmz əv kɔr ˈɔdiəns eɪʤ. aɪ ləv ðət boʊθ rɑk ənd ˈsɛsəmi strit əˈfreɪd tɪ təʧ ɔn səʧ bɪg ˈsəbʤɪkts. ənˈlaɪk səm əv ðə sɔŋz ɔn ðə ʧɑrt ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɑpər lɛŋθ sɔŋ ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn æt əraʊnd 3 ˈmɪnəts ənd ˈkæθrɪn saʊnz əˈmeɪzɪŋ fər ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɛkənd. ðɪs ɪz ə tru tʊr də fɔrs. 3 ˈbitəl sɔŋ, rɛd aɪ məst ədˈmɪt ðət wɪn aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈfiʧər ˈkæθrɪn ɪn ðɪs ʧɑrt ðɪs wɑz ðə fərst sɔŋ aɪ θɔt əv. ləvd ðɪs sɔŋ sɪns aɪ fərst oʊnd ðə rɑk sɔŋz ˈvɪdioʊ bæk ɪn ðə 80’s*. aɪ seɪ owned”*” ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ɪt əˈgɛn ˈrisəntli ɛz ə ˈbərθˌdeɪ gɪft (θæŋks məm!). aɪ wɪʃ aɪ kʊd pərsˈweɪd ˈsəmˌwən tɪ sɪŋ ðɪs wɪθ mi. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊ wɛr tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɪn maɪ preɪz fər ðɪs sɔŋ. aɪ ləv ðə ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ərˈeɪnʤmənt, aɪ ləv ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɪt gɪvz tɪ ðə ənd rɛd ˈfrɛndʃɪp, aɪ ləv ðə fən ˈlɪrɪks (dɪd ðeɪ ˈrɪli seɪ otters”*”?), aɪ ləv ðə pərˈfɔrmənsɪz baɪ ˈkæθrɪn ənd ˈkɛrən ɛz ɪz kul, kɑm ənd kəˈlɛktəd ənd rɛd gɪts mɔr ənd mɔr ˈfləstərd, aɪ ləv rɛd wɪθ hər hɛr daʊn, aɪ ləv ðə weɪ ɪt stɑrts sˈloʊli ənd builds…*…. ʤɪst wən θɪŋ aɪ laɪk (ənd ɪt wɪl kəm əp əˈgɛn) ənd haʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ jʊr sɔŋ fər you”*” ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ pɑp əp ənd ʤɔɪn ɪn fər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv laɪnz. waɪ? nɑt ˈnidɪd ənd ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmaɪnəs ðɪs sɔŋ həz ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən. 2 seɪl əˈweɪ, ˈwɛmbli (ˈɑkə mun ˈlələˌbaɪ) ˈfɪnɪʃ jʊr sɔŋ fər you”*” straɪks əˈgɛn! æt list ðɪs taɪm hi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪts ɪn mɔr əv ðə sɔŋ, bət ˈkæθrɪn sɪŋz ðɪs sɔŋ soʊ ˈbjutəfli ðət aɪ fil əˈfrəntɪd ɔn hər bɪˈhæf ðət ʃi gɪt tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪt. aɪ gɛs tu leɪt tɪ stɔrm ðə ˈhɛnsən ˈkəmpəˌni wɪθ ˈpɪʧˌfɔrks tɪ dɪˈmænd ðeɪ ɪt. oʊ wɛl, dwɛl ɔn ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪnˈstɛd ənd wət ə lɔt əv ˈpɑzətɪv ðɛr ɪz. ðɪs sɔŋ wɑz soʊ ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈnɪrli ˈnəmbər 1 ɔn ðə ʧɑrt ənd ɪf ðɛr ən ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk sɔŋ tɪ kəm ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd hæv bɪn. ˈkæθrɪn sɪŋz ðɪs sɔŋ tɪ pərˈfɛkʃən. hər ˈvoʊkəl staɪl wərks ˈbrɪljəntli fər ə ˈlələˌbaɪ. ðə ˈhɑrməniz ər ləʃ ənd fʊl ənd ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənt wɪθ ðə flut əˈkəmpnɪmənt ɪz sʊˈpərb. aɪ jɛt ˈmɛnʃənd ˈfɪlɪp ˈbɔlsəm ənd ˈdɛnɪs li hu roʊt nɑt ʤɪst ðɪs sɔŋ, bət moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈɛvəri rɑk sɔŋ ˈɛvər faʊnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈhəmɪŋ ɪn ðə ʃaʊər (pliz seɪ nɑt ʤɪst mi). ðeɪ ˈtoʊtəli dɪˈzərv tɪ bi ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə seɪm brɛθ ɛz pɔl ˈwɪljəmz ənd ʤoʊ rɑˈpoʊsoʊ ɛz ˈməpət mˈjuzɪk maestros*. wɪn maɪ grup wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə rɑk sɔŋ tɪ sɪŋ ðɪs wɑz ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ kənˈtɛndər (wi ˈəltəmətli ʧoʊz ˈdɪksi wailin’*’). 1 ˈrægˌtaɪm kwin fˈjunərəl ɪz ə ˈklæsɪk ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv rɑk ənd ðɪs sɔŋ ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə rɑk ˈklæsɪk. ˈkæθrɪn saʊnz greɪt hir əˈgɛn ə ˈbjutəfəl ˈvoʊkəl ðət ˈʃoʊˌkeɪsɪz hər haɪər ˈrɛʤɪstər fænˈtæstɪkli, bət ənˈlaɪk moʊst ˈəðər ˈbælədz hər fən saɪd kəmz tɪ ðə fɔr hir ənd ðɪs əˈlaʊz fər ə ˈlaɪtər, lɛs ˈsɪriəs dɪˈlɪvəri. ðɪs ɪz ɛz məʧ ɛz greɪt ˈvoʊkəl pərˈfɔrməns ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈæktɪŋ ər ˈpəpətri. ə ril ˈsətəlti ɪn ðɪs sɔŋ. aɪ noʊ neɪm ʧɛkt hər ˌbiˈfɔr, bət ɪf ˈsəmˌwən toʊld mi ðət ðɪs wɑz ə keɪt bʊʃ sɔŋ aɪ wʊd bɪˈliv ðɛm. aɪ wɪʃ rɑk hæd riˈlist ə fju mɔr ˈsɪŋgəlz waɪl ɪt wɑz ɔn ɛr ɛz aɪ kʊd ˈtoʊtəli ˌɪˈmæʤən ðɪs ɛz ə riˈlis. əˈsaɪd frəm ðə ˈækʧəwəl sɔŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðət kɔlz rægz ““pretty”*” wɪn ʃi wɑz meɪd ɪn hər oʊn ˈɪmɪʤ. wət dɪz ðɪs seɪ əˈbaʊt ˈigoʊ? wi noʊ ðət ʃi kən bi ˌɪntrəˈspɛktɪv frəm ˈərliər ˈɛntriz, bət ˈjuʒəwəli ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈwaɪdər wərld. dɪz ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt ʃoʊ əˈnəðər saɪd tɪ hər ˈkɛrɪktər? æm aɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ tu məʧ ˈɪntu ɪt? ɪz ʃi ʤɪst ˈhævɪŋ fən? kən ˈbætˌmæn ənd ðə bɔɪ ˈwəndər ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈkləʧɪz? aɪ ʤɪst noʊ. ɛz ɪz naʊ ˈkəstəˌmɛri laɪk tɪ ɛnd baɪ seɪɪŋ ə ˈpərsɪnəl θæŋks tɪ ˈkæθrɪn fər biɪŋ ə pɑrt əv wən əv ðə moʊst əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz ˈɛvər meɪd. ju hɛlpt mi faɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf (ɛz ə ʧaɪld ənd ən ˈædəlt), ju hɛlpt mi faɪnd ðə gʊd ɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ si, ju hɛlpt mi faɪnd maɪ pleɪs ɪn ðə wərld ənd ju hɛlpt mi drim əv ə ˈbɛtər wən. θæŋk ju frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm əv maɪ hɑrt. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts |
looks like those skinny intel was trying to sell us on at will all be hitting the market at roughly the same time. despite earlier suggestions that would beat planned september launch, reports the palo alto company's air competitor may not actually ship until as late as of 2012, thanks to supply issues. those problems scoring enough panels are also holding up similar systems from acer and dell. to make matters worse, it seems those promised sub $1,000 price points were a bit optimistic. told the taipei times that its line would only be able to hit such a price using slower core chips -- upgrading to a core and sticking in an would push the price towards the $2,000 mark.[thanks, marco] | lʊks laɪk ðoʊz ˈskɪni ˌɪnˈtɛl wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ sɛl ˈjuˈɛs ɔn æt wɪl ɔl bi ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt æt ˈrəfli ðə seɪm taɪm. dɪˈspaɪt ˈərliər səˈʤɛsʧənz ðət wʊd bit plænd sɛpˈtɛmbər lɔnʧ, rɪˈpɔrts ðə ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ ˈkəmpəniz ɛr kəmˈpɛtɪtər meɪ nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃɪp ənˈtɪl ɛz leɪt ɛz əv 2012 θæŋks tɪ səˈplaɪ ˈɪʃuz. ðoʊz ˈprɑbləmz ˈskɔrɪŋ ɪˈnəf ˈpænəlz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp ˈsɪmələr ˈsɪstəmz frəm ˈeɪsər ənd dɛl. tɪ meɪk ˈmætərz wərs, ɪt simz ðoʊz ˈprɑməst səb praɪs pɔɪnts wər ə bɪt ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk. toʊld ðə ˈtaɪˌpeɪ taɪmz ðət ɪts laɪn wʊd ˈoʊnli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɪt səʧ ə praɪs ˈjuzɪŋ sloʊər kɔr ʧɪps ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ tɪ ə kɔr ənd ˈstɪkɪŋ ɪn ən wʊd pʊʃ ðə praɪs təˈwɔrdz ðə mark.[thanks*, ˈmɑrkoʊ] |
a soldier in state as the area is liberated from grip
the extremist group has been crushed and forced from its last enclave, nigeria's president has said.
muhammadu said nigeria's army had captured a key camp in the forest that was its stronghold.
"the terrorists are on the run and no longer have a place to hide," mr said in a statement.
the capture of camp zero, deep within the heart of the forest, marks the "final crushing of terrorists in their last enclave", he said.
despite the announcement, nigeria is unlikely to see an imminent end to suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks that have been carried out by the group for the past years.
the ap news agency reported that the insurgents may already be regrouping in and states, south of their northeastern stronghold in state.
image: there was no word on the fate of purported leader
there, they could be taking advantage of a conflict in central nigeria between mainly muslim nomadic cattle herders and sedentary christian farmers.
boko has killed people and displaced more than two million during its insurgency.
the group aims to create an islamic state governed by a strict interpretation of sharia.
in early 2015, it controlled an area in the northeast around the size of belgium.
but since then it has been pushed out of most of that territory by nigeria's army and troops from neighbouring countries - retreating mostly to the forest, a former colonial game reserve.
image: a video purportedly showing some of the schoolgirls captured in
the forest was where was believed to be holding some of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in april 2014 from a school in the town of.
the mass abduction brought the islamic extremists world attention and sparked an international social media campaign #bringbackourgirls.
"further efforts should be intensified to locate and free our remaining girls still in captivity," mr said.
our prayers are with the missing nigerian girls and their families. it's time to #bringbackourgirls. -mo the first lady (@flotus) may 7, 2014
some girls have been freed in negotiations, and others escaped. but the majority remain missing, while others are believed to have died in captivity.
mr's statement made no mention of the whereabouts of, the leader of the faction based in the forest. | ə ˈsoʊlʤər ɪn steɪt ɛz ðə ˈɛriə ɪz ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd frəm grɪp ðə ɪkˈstrimɪst grup həz bɪn krəʃt ənd fɔrst frəm ɪts læst ˈɛnˌkleɪv, naɪˈʤɪriəz ˈprɛzɪdənt həz sɛd. sɛd naɪˈʤɪriəz ˈɑrmi hæd ˈkæpʧərd ə ki kæmp ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪst ðət wɑz ɪts ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld. "ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ər ɔn ðə rən ənd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv ə pleɪs tɪ haɪd," ˈmɪstər sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈkæpʧər əv kæmp ˈziroʊ, dip wɪˈθɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈfɔrɪst, mɑrks ðə "ˈfaɪnəl ˈkrəʃɪŋ əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn ðɛr læst ˈɛnˌkleɪv", hi sɛd. dɪˈspaɪt ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, naɪˈʤɪriə ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ si ən ˈɪmənənt ɛnd tɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmɪŋz ənd ˈəðər ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks ðət hæv bɪn ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ðə grup fər ðə pæst jɪrz. ðə ˌeɪˈpi nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈsərʤənts meɪ ɔˈrɛdi bi riˈgrupɪŋ ɪn ənd steɪts, saʊθ əv ðɛr ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld ɪn steɪt. ˈɪmɪʤ: ðɛr wɑz noʊ wərd ɔn ðə feɪt əv pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈlidər ðɛr, ðeɪ kʊd bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ˈsɛntrəl naɪˈʤɪriə bɪtˈwin ˈmeɪnli ˈməzlɪm noʊˈmædɪk ˈkætəl ˈhərdərz ənd ˈsɛdənˌtɛri ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈfɑrmərz. həz kɪld ˈpipəl ənd dɪˈspleɪst mɔr ðən tu ˈmɪljən ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi. ðə grup eɪmz tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈgəvərnd baɪ ə strɪkt ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ˈʃɑriə. ɪn ˈərli 2015 ɪt kənˈtroʊld ən ˈɛriə ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist əraʊnd ðə saɪz əv ˈbɛlʤəm. bət sɪns ðɛn ɪt həz bɪn pʊʃt aʊt əv moʊst əv ðət ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri baɪ naɪˈʤɪriəz ˈɑrmi ənd trups frəm ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈkəntriz riˈtritɪŋ ˈmoʊstli tɪ ðə ˈfɔrɪst, ə ˈfɔrmər kəˈloʊniəl geɪm rɪˈzərv. ˈɪmɪʤ: ə ˈvɪdioʊ pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli ʃoʊɪŋ səm əv ðə ˈskulˌgərlz ˈkæpʧərd ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪst wɑz wɛr wɑz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ˈhoʊldɪŋ səm əv mɔr ðən 200 ˈskulˌgərlz ˈkɪdˌnæpt ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2014 frəm ə skul ɪn ðə taʊn əv. ðə mæs əbˈdəkʃən brɔt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ɪkˈstriməsts wərld əˈtɛnʃən ənd spɑrkt ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə kæmˈpeɪn #bringbackourgirls*. "ˈfərðər ˈɛfərts ʃʊd bi ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ənd fri ɑr rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ gərlz stɪl ɪn kæpˈtɪvəti," ˈmɪstər sɛd. ɑr prɛrz ər wɪθ ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ naɪˈʤɪriən gərlz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ɪts taɪm tɪ #bringbackourgirls*. -moʊ ðə fərst ˈleɪdi (@flotus*) meɪ 7 2014 səm gərlz hæv bɪn frid ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ənd ˈəðərz ɪˈskeɪpt. bət ðə məˈʤɔrəti rɪˈmeɪn ˈmɪsɪŋ, waɪl ˈəðərz ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv daɪd ɪn kæpˈtɪvəti. ˈmɪstər ˈsteɪtmənt meɪd noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts əv, ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈfækʃən beɪst ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪst. |
milan has insisted he can show his true at pompey next season.
the former chelsea man moved to park last summer but was sent out on loan to ross county for the second half of the season.
blues fans have discussed on facebook page portsmouth the news and if should be given a fair crack of the whip under kenny jackett.
here’s what they had to say...
barry taylor
every player should start with a clean slate. i am fed up with players being shipped out only for them to come back and play well against us, even score goals against us.
there is not enough time given to players to settle in, same goes with managers. give jackett at least two seasons to prove himself.
john fleming
why was he signed if not a talented lad?
give him a go, he made a commitment by signing for the club.
we’ve had players that performed for a season and they get contract extensions!
neal dobson
yes, definitely thought the times he played at start of season he showed some quality and with over 100 appearances in league one, he will flourish next season if given a chance.
blue walter
i thought that deserved a better run last season but was not given a fair chance.
the games i saw him play, i thought he done well. i see him as a direct choice between him and kyle bennett. i think is the better in the forward positions and can beat players with trickery and pace.
he gets crosses in quicker than bennett and is probably the nearest thing to an old-fashioned winger.
stumpys4141
lalkovic has a bit to prove so things should be exciting. by what he is saying and the amount of games he has played in this division, we should be confident of a good season but not over confident.
rex ace
he could learn a lot from bennett. as frustrating as kyle is running into and losing the ball, he puts in the hard yards to get the ball back something that will have to do as minimum to have even a dogs chance of making the squad. | ˈmaɪˌlæn həz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd hi kən ʃoʊ hɪz tru æt ˈpɑmpi nɛkst ˈsizən. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈʧɛlsi mæn muvd tɪ pɑrk læst ˈsəmər bət wɑz sɛnt aʊt ɔn loʊn tɪ rɔs ˈkaʊnti fər ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən. bluz fænz hæv dɪˈskəst ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ˈpɔrtsməθ ðə nuz ənd ɪf ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ə fɛr kræk əv ðə wɪp ˈəndər ˈkɛˌni ˈʤækɪt. wət ðeɪ hæd tɪ seɪ... ˈbɛri ˈteɪlər ˈɛvəri pleɪər ʃʊd stɑrt wɪθ ə klin sleɪt. aɪ æm fɛd əp wɪθ pleɪərz biɪŋ ʃɪpt aʊt ˈoʊnli fər ðɛm tɪ kəm bæk ənd pleɪ wɛl əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs, ˈivɪn skɔr goʊlz əˈgɛnst ˈjuˈɛs. ðɛr ɪz nɑt ɪˈnəf taɪm ˈgɪvɪn tɪ pleɪərz tɪ ˈsɛtəl ɪn, seɪm goʊz wɪθ ˈmænɪʤərz. gɪv ˈʤækɪt æt list tu ˈsizənz tɪ pruv hɪmˈsɛlf. ʤɑn ˈflɛmɪŋ waɪ wɑz hi saɪnd ɪf nɑt ə ˈtæləntɪd læd? gɪv ɪm ə goʊ, hi meɪd ə kəˈmɪtmənt baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ fər ðə kləb. hæd pleɪərz ðət pərˈfɔrmd fər ə ˈsizən ənd ðeɪ gɪt ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈstɛnʃənz! nil ˈdɑbsən jɛs, ˈdɛfənətli θɔt ðə taɪmz hi pleɪd æt stɑrt əv ˈsizən hi ʃoʊd səm kˈwɑləti ənd wɪθ ˈoʊvər 100 əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn lig wən, hi wɪl flərɪʃ nɛkst ˈsizən ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ə ʧæns. blu ˈwɔltər aɪ θɔt ðət dɪˈzərvd ə ˈbɛtər rən læst ˈsizən bət wɑz nɑt ˈgɪvɪn ə fɛr ʧæns. ðə geɪmz aɪ sɔ ɪm pleɪ, aɪ θɔt hi dən wɛl. aɪ si ɪm ɛz ə dɪˈrɛkt ʧɔɪs bɪtˈwin ɪm ənd kaɪl ˈbɛnɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ðə ˈbɛtər ɪn ðə ˈfɔrwərd pəˈzɪʃənz ənd kən bit pleɪərz wɪθ ˈtrɪkəri ənd peɪs. hi gɪts ˈkrɔsɪz ɪn kˈwɪkər ðən ˈbɛnɪt ənd ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈnɪrəst θɪŋ tɪ ən ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd ˈwɪŋər. həz ə bɪt tɪ pruv soʊ θɪŋz ʃʊd bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. baɪ wət hi ɪz seɪɪŋ ənd ðə əˈmaʊnt əv geɪmz hi həz pleɪd ɪn ðɪs dɪˈvɪʒən, wi ʃʊd bi ˈkɑnfədənt əv ə gʊd ˈsizən bət nɑt ˈoʊvər ˈkɑnfədənt. rɛks eɪs hi kʊd lərn ə lɔt frəm ˈbɛnɪt. ɛz ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ɛz kaɪl ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu ənd ˈluzɪŋ ðə bɔl, hi pʊts ɪn ðə hɑrd jɑrdz tɪ gɪt ðə bɔl bæk ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɪl hæv tɪ du ɛz ˈmɪnəməm tɪ hæv ˈivɪn ə dɔgz ʧæns əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə skwɑd. |
lunch, my leftover meal from the night before…usually. not this time. i went with a classic soup and salad for lunch. gumbo soup (which is really where i put the work) and the spring salad (i just bought a bag) to be exact.
i decided to make the gumbo from scratch, so that means peeling some raw shrimp and making a stock first.
then carefully making a roux and putting it all together. i think the stock really gives it the extra flavor, if you have the time and patience to peel lots of shrimp, i suggest doing it this way.
bonus i added scallops cause they were on sale, but really, sure you can add whatever seafood you feel like, or the usual chicken sausage.
ingredients
for stock shells from 1 pound shrimp 5 quarts water 4 carrots, sliced 4 onions, bunch celery, sliced 2 bay leaves 8 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon dried basil 2 teaspoons dried thyme for gumbo 4 ounces vegetable oil 4 ounces all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons minced garlic 2 cups yellow onions, chopped 1 cup green bell peppers, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped 1 tablespoon kosher salt teaspoon freshly ground black pepper teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 bay leaves quart stock 1 pounds raw, whole, (31-50 count) shrimp 1 pound lump crabmeat
instructions
for stock 1. in an pot, combine water, carrots, onions, celery, bay leaves, garlic, parsley, cloves, pepper, basil, thyme and shrimp shells. bring slowly to a boil. 2. reduce heat, and cook 5 to 7 hours. replace water as needed, 2 or 3 times, by pouring more water down the inside of the pot. 3. remove stock from heat, and strain. press all liquid from the shells and vegetables, then discard them. return liquid to heat, and reduce to 2 to 3 quarts, or to taste. for gumbo 1. the oven to 350 degrees f. 2. place the vegetable oil and flour into a 5 to cast iron dutch oven and whisk together to combine. place on the middle shelf of the oven, uncovered, and bake for 1 hours, 2 to 3 times throughout the cooking process. 3. once the roux is done, carefully remove it from the oven and set over heat. gently add the onions, celery, green peppers and garlic and cook, moving constantly for 7 to 8 minutes or until the onions begin to turn translucent. 4. add the salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and bay leaves and stir to combine. 5. gradually add the shrimp broth while continually. decrease the heat to low, cover and cook for 35 minutes. 6. turn off the heat, add the shrimp and crab meat and stir to combine.
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*update* our friend has made a install for android apps. read more about it here.
if you installed the recently leaked android app player for your blackberry playbook, probably wondering “so, how do i get apps?” a quick rundown of the necessary steps to get android apps on your playbook, while using the leaked beta version of the android app player. sure rim will make it much easier to download android apps once this thing officially releases.
software need to download:
android install platform tools (first option)
javak
you will need to have your playbook set to development mode. you can set this by going to the security options.
tools let us first start with the app. need to download the file here . once downloaded all the appropriate software and installed the platform tools, then launch and cd to: files\android\android-sdk\
now follow these command prompts:
c:\program files\android\android-sdk\ connect connected to files\android\android-sdk\ root
restarting as root files\android\android-sdk\ connect connected to files\android\android-sdk\ install
aclient.1.3.apk
2533 (7378353 bytes in 2.843s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/com.netflix.
we guarantee all apps will load correctly. some users have reported that they work just yet. nonetheless, if got the time and know-how you may want to see if you can get some shiny new android apps on your playbook. | *ˈəpˌdeɪt* ɑr frɛnd həz meɪd ə ˌɪnˈstɔl fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd æps. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ɪt hir. ɪf ju ˌɪnˈstɔld ðə ˈrisəntli likt ˈænˌdrɔɪd æp pleɪər fər jʊr ˈblækˌbɛri ˈpleɪbʊk, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwəndərɪŋ ““so*, haʊ du aɪ gɪt apps?”*?” ə kwɪk ˈrənˌdaʊn əv ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri stɛps tɪ gɪt ˈænˌdrɔɪd æps ɔn jʊr ˈpleɪbʊk, waɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ðə likt ˈbeɪtə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd æp pleɪər. ʃʊr rɪm wɪl meɪk ɪt məʧ ˈiziər tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈænˌdrɔɪd æps wəns ðɪs θɪŋ əˈfɪʃəli rɪˈlisɪz. ˈsɔfˌwɛr nid tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd: ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈplætˌfɔrm tulz (fərst ˈɔpʃən) ˈʤɑvə ju wɪl nid tɪ hæv jʊr ˈpleɪbʊk sɛt tɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt moʊd. ju kən sɛt ðɪs baɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔpʃənz. tulz lɛt ˈjuˈɛs fərst stɑrt wɪθ ðə æp. nid tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə faɪl hir wəns ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ɔl ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm tulz, ðɛn lɔnʧ ənd ˈsiˈdi tɪ: files\android\android-sdk*\ naʊ ˈfɑloʊ ðiz kəˈmænd prɑmpts: files\android\android-sdk*\ kəˈnɛkt kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ files\android\android-sdk*\ rut riˈstɑrtɪŋ ɛz rut files\android\android-sdk*\ kəˈnɛkt kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ files\android\android-sdk*\ ˌɪnˈstɔl 2533 7378353 baɪts ɪn 2.843s*) pkg*: /data/local/tmp/com.netflix*. wi ˌgɛrənˈti ɔl æps wɪl loʊd kərˈɛktli. səm ˈjuzərz hæv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðeɪ wərk ʤɪst jɛt. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ɪf gɑt ðə taɪm ənd ˈnoʊˌhaʊ ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ si ɪf ju kən gɪt səm ˈʃaɪni nu ˈænˌdrɔɪd æps ɔn jʊr ˈpleɪbʊk. |
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