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it helps to have a thick skin when reporting on the nexus between chinese money and vancouver's property market. it also might help if that skin, like mine, isn't white. accusations of racism flow thick and fast whenever an attempt is made to connect immigration, primarily by rich chinese, and housing prices here. since influential condo marketer bob rennie delivered a speech to the urban development institute in may, in which he said "sensational" stories making that link were "bordering on racism," an array of industry figures have lined up to support his proposition. but now, some in the chinese community are pushing back. "guys like bob rennie, they are trying to stop full conversation and intelligent conversation by using words like 'racism,'" said chinatown activist david wong. "people are afraid to speak when people start throwing that word around." story continues below advertisement mr. wong, an architect who has campaigned on behalf of impoverished chinese immigrants, said it was vital to have a frank discussion about the impact of rich immigrants on greater vancouver, where average detached house prices top $1.2-million. "every time people want to talk about this, they get labelled a racist, especially if they are non-asian," said wong. "that's nonsense. we've got to talk about it. the politicians are gutless because they are afraid they are going to lose the so-called ethnic vote." mr. may 15 speech was swiftly followed by a range of commentary that closely to his line. on june 3, political consultant bob ransford warned in the vancouver sun that addressing by restricting foreign ownership would "tread very close" to the historical discrimination of the head tax. two days later, university of british columbia professor somerville whose centre for urban economics and real estate is sponsored by developers grosvenor and henderson development, as well as the commercial real estate development association told radio that although ignoring the issue would be "foolish," the debate risked descending into "prejudice, stereotypes and racism." cameron muir, chief economist for the b.c. real estate association, meanwhile told the vancouver observer on june 5 that linking immigration to property prices "is beginning to sound suspiciously awkward." the debate is certainly getting awkward, though perhaps not in the way mr. muir suggests. brandon yan, a vancouver city planning commissioner, summed it up in a twitter critique of mr. speech: "let's leave it to the rich white dudes to decide what's racist, right?" mr. wong, a spokesman for ming sun benevolent society, said he took particular issue with those comparing possible property market curbs to the head tax, imposed in 1885 to deter chinese immigration. such comparisons were "complete bull," said mr. wong, who added that singapore recently imposed restrictions on foreign buyers without being accused of racism. "people over here will say and do whatever they can to stop any efforts that would prevent them from making more money," said mr. wong. "it's wrong. they use the term 'head tax' without even understanding the history behind it. it really appalls me." messers. rennie, ransford, muir and somerville have all said that evidence tying vancouver prices to immigration is anecdotal. but there is a range of statistical support for the case. ubc's prof. david ley, holder of the canada research chair in geography, has long studied links between international immigration to vancouver and home prices there. in his 2010 book, millionaire migrants, the researcher found an "unusually decisive" +0.94 correlation between the two factors (in which +1 represents movement in perfect correlation, -1 represents movement in exactly opposite directions, and 0 total randomness). this correlation far exceeded that between prices and interest rates (-0.12), rental vacancies (-0.03), unemployment (0.16) and other conventional correlates. story continues below advertisement story continues below advertisement dr. conclusions are bolstered by a 2011 study by data, which pored over sales records in richmond and vancouver's westside to discover that 74 per cent of all luxury purchases in 2010 were made by buyers with purely mainland chinese names. "what some have underplayed or dismissed as apocryphal 'as told by realtors,' is underpinned by educated numbers," said. the sheer number of millionaire migrants who have poured into vancouver is also compelling: from 2005 to 2012, arrived in b.c. under the immigrant investor program, which imposed a wealth benchmark of $1.6-million on applicants. before being frozen in 2012, the scheme was the world's most popular device, with chinese immigrants planning to settle in b.c. submitting 65 per cent of all applications in 2011. chinese domination of wealth migration to vancouver is a statistical fact that belies widespread belief in other reservoirs of rich newcomers. b.c. admitted millionaire migrants from greater china (including taiwan and hong kong) from 2005 to 2012. in that period, there were 242 from britain and 160 from the united states. thousands of the rich have also moved to vancouver after first arriving in quebec under that province's own immigrant investor program. according to ottawa, 90 per cent of quebec's millionaire migrants move elsewhere within five years, mostly to vancouver. that likely adds or more millionaire migrants to vancouver's tally in the period. sid chow tan, a founder and director of the head tax families society of canada, said "resentment" of the influx of millionaires to vancouver cuts across racial boundaries. he said previous chinese immigrants paid "a very much higher price" than investor migrants for their canadian citizenship "and it was not measured in dollars, either." mr. tan scoffed at real estate figures raising the spectre of the head tax: "i've been engaged in work for decades. the chinese head tax and exclusion laws and rich immigrants and real estate is absurd, if not somewhat evil." mr. rennie, who warned against repeating discriminatory "patterns of the past" in his speech, told me his views were informed by diversity. "my in-laws come from japan, my children are half-japanese, we [mr. headquarters] are in the oldest building in chinatown," he said. story continues below advertisement he said the subject was a touchy one. "everybody has to watch when they are talking about racism, that they aren't trying to be opportunistic, and it bends to the answer that they want, whether it is to exclude or include. so it's a very dangerous topic." on this, tan agreed, but suggested mr. rennie and others in the property industry steer clear of attempting advocacy on behalf of the chinese community. "bob rennie standing up for the chinese community? what chinese community? real estate investors and landowners. that's the community he's standing up for." ian young is the vancouver correspondent for the south china morning post and the author of its blog.	ɪt hɛlps tɪ hæv ə θɪk skɪn wɪn rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈnɛksəs bɪtˈwin ʧaɪˈniz ˈməni ənd vænˈkuvərz ˈprɑpərti ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ maɪt hɛlp ɪf ðət skɪn, laɪk maɪn, ˈɪzənt waɪt. ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm floʊ θɪk ənd fæst wɛˈnɛvər ən əˈtɛmpt ɪz meɪd tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, praɪˈmɛrəli baɪ rɪʧ ʧaɪˈniz, ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz hir. sɪns ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈkɑndoʊ ˈmɑrkətər bɑb ˈrɛni dɪˈlɪvərd ə spiʧ tɪ ðə ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn meɪ, ɪn wɪʧ hi sɛd "sɛnˈseɪʃənəl" ˈstɔriz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðət lɪŋk wər "ˈbɔrdərɪŋ ɔn ˈreɪˌsɪzəm," ən əreɪ əv ˈɪndəstri ˈfɪgjərz hæv laɪnd əp tɪ səˈpɔrt hɪz ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən. bət naʊ, səm ɪn ðə ʧaɪˈniz kəmˈjunɪti ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ bæk. "gaɪz laɪk bɑb ˈrɛni, ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑp fʊl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ wərdz laɪk 'ˈreɪˌsɪzəm,'" sɛd ˈʧaɪnəˌtaʊn ˈæktɪvɪst ˈdeɪvɪd wɔŋ. "ˈpipəl ər əˈfreɪd tɪ spik wɪn ˈpipəl stɑrt θroʊɪŋ ðət wərd əraʊnd." ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈmɪstər. wɔŋ, ən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt hu həz kæmˈpeɪnd ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ʧaɪˈniz ˈɪməgrənts, sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈvaɪtəl tɪ hæv ə fræŋk dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv rɪʧ ˈɪməgrənts ɔn ˈgreɪtər vænˈkuvər, wɛr ˈævərɪʤ dɪˈtæʧt haʊs ˈpraɪsɪz tɔp 1.2-million. "ˈɛvəri taɪm ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ðeɪ gɪt ˈleɪbəld ə ˈreɪsɪst, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðeɪ ər non-asian," sɛd wɔŋ. "ðæts ˈnɑnsɛns. wiv gɑt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər ˈgətlɛs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər əˈfreɪd ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈɛθnɪk voʊt." ˈmɪstər. meɪ 15 spiʧ wɑz sˈwɪftli ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə reɪnʤ əv ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ðət ˈkloʊsli tɪ hɪz laɪn. ɔn ʤun 3 pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈsəltənt bɑb ˈrænsfərd wɔrnd ɪn ðə vænˈkuvər sən ðət æˈdrɛsɪŋ baɪ riˈstrɪktɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp wʊd "trɛd ˈvɛri kloʊz" tɪ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əv ðə hɛd tæks. tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə prəˈfɛsər ˈsəmərˌvɪl huz ˈsɛntər fər ˈərbən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ənd ril ɛˈsteɪt ɪz ˈspɑnsərd baɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈgroʊvnər ənd ˈhɛndərsən dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə kəˈmərʃəl ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən toʊld ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu wʊd bi "ˈfulɪʃ," ðə dəˈbeɪt rɪskt dɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɪntu "ˈprɛʤədɪs, ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ənd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm." ˈkæmərən mjʊr, ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst fər ðə b.c. ril ɛˈsteɪt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ˈminˌwaɪl toʊld ðə vænˈkuvər əbˈzərvər ɔn ʤun 5 ðət ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən tɪ ˈprɑpərti ˈpraɪsɪz "ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ saʊnd səˈspɪʃəsli ˈɔkwərd." ðə dəˈbeɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɔkwərd, ðoʊ pərˈhæps nɑt ɪn ðə weɪ ˈmɪstər. mjʊr səˈʤɛsts. ˈbrændən jæn, ə vænˈkuvər ˈsɪti ˈplænɪŋ kəˈmɪʃənər, səmd ɪt əp ɪn ə tˈwɪtər krɪˈtik əv ˈmɪstər. spiʧ: "lɛts liv ɪt tɪ ðə rɪʧ waɪt djudz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wəts ˈreɪsɪst, raɪt?" ˈmɪstər. wɔŋ, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər mɪŋ sən bəˈnɛvələnt soʊˈsaɪɪti, sɛd hi tʊk ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðoʊz kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ˈpɑsəbəl ˈprɑpərti ˈmɑrkɪt kərbz tɪ ðə hɛd tæks, ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɪn 1885 tɪ dɪˈtər ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. səʧ kəmˈpɛrəsənz wər "kəmˈplit bʊl," sɛd ˈmɪstər. wɔŋ, hu ˈædɪd ðət ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ˈrisəntli ˌɪmˈpoʊzd riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈfɔrən baɪərz wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ əˈkjuzd əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm. "ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər hir wɪl seɪ ənd du ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ kən tɪ stɑp ˈɛni ˈɛfərts ðət wʊd prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɔr ˈməni," sɛd ˈmɪstər. wɔŋ. "ɪts rɔŋ. ðeɪ juz ðə tərm 'hɛd tæks' wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈhɪstəri bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt. ɪt ˈrɪli əˈpɔlz mi." messers. ˈrɛni, ˈrænsfərd, mjʊr ənd ˈsəmərˌvɪl hæv ɔl sɛd ðət ˈɛvədəns taɪɪŋ vænˈkuvər ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɪz ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəl. bət ðɛr ɪz ə reɪnʤ əv stəˈtɪstɪkəl səˈpɔrt fər ðə keɪs. prof. ˈdeɪvɪd leɪ, ˈhoʊldər əv ðə ˈkænədə ˈrisərʧ ʧɛr ɪn ʤiˈɑgrəfi, həz lɔŋ ˈstədid lɪŋks bɪtˈwin ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən tɪ vænˈkuvər ənd hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz ðɛr. ɪn hɪz 2010 bʊk, ˌmɪljəˈnɛr ˈmaɪgrənts, ðə ˈrisərʧər faʊnd ən "ənˈjuˌʒuəli dɪˈsaɪsɪv" ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈfæktərz (ɪn wɪʧ 1 ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈmuvmənt ɪn ˈpərˌfɪkt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən, 1 ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈmuvmənt ɪn ɪgˈzæktli ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, ənd 0 ˈtoʊtəl ˈrændəmnəs). ðɪs ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən fɑr ɪkˈsidɪd ðət bɪtˈwin ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts ˈrɛntəl ˈveɪkənsiz ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ˈəðər kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈkɔrələts. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈdɑktər. kənˈkluʒənz ər ˈboʊlstərd baɪ ə 2011 ˈstədi baɪ ˈdætə, wɪʧ pɔrd ˈoʊvər seɪlz ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ˈrɪʧmənd ənd vænˈkuvərz ˈwɛstˈsaɪd tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðət 74 pər sɛnt əv ɔl ˈləgʒəri ˈpərʧəsɪz ɪn 2010 wər meɪd baɪ baɪərz wɪθ ˈpjʊrli ˈmeɪnˌlænd ʧaɪˈniz neɪmz. "wət səm hæv ˌəndərˈpleɪd ər dɪsˈmɪst ɛz əˈpɑkrəfəl 'ɛz toʊld baɪ ˈriəltərz,' ɪz ˈəndərˌpɪnd baɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈnəmbərz," sɛd. ðə ʃɪr ˈnəmbər əv ˌmɪljəˈnɛr ˈmaɪgrənts hu hæv pɔrd ˈɪntu vænˈkuvər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpɛlɪŋ: frəm 2005 tɪ 2012 əraɪvd ɪn b.c. ˈəndər ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ə wɛlθ ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk əv ɔn ˈæplɪkənts. ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈfroʊzən ɪn 2012 ðə skim wɑz ðə wərldz moʊst ˈpɑpjələr dɪˈvaɪs, wɪθ ʧaɪˈniz ˈɪməgrənts ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛtəl ɪn b.c. səbˈmɪtɪŋ 65 pər sɛnt əv ɔl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪn 2011 ʧaɪˈniz ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən əv wɛlθ maɪˈgreɪʃən tɪ vænˈkuvər ɪz ə stəˈtɪstɪkəl fækt ðət bɪˈlaɪz ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd bɪˈlif ɪn ˈəðər ˈrɛzərvˌwɑrz əv rɪʧ ˈnuˌkəmərz. b.c. ədˈmɪtəd ˌmɪljəˈnɛr ˈmaɪgrənts frəm ˈgreɪtər ˈʧaɪnə (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtaɪˈwɑn ənd hɔŋ kɔŋg) frəm 2005 tɪ 2012 ɪn ðət ˈpɪriəd, ðɛr wər 242 frəm ˈbrɪtən ənd 160 frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈθaʊzənz əv ðə rɪʧ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ muvd tɪ vænˈkuvər ˈæftər fərst ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn kwəˈbɛk ˈəndər ðət ˈprɑvənsɪz oʊn ˈɪməgrənt ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈproʊˌgræm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɑtəˌwɑ, 90 pər sɛnt əv kwɪˈbɛks ˌmɪljəˈnɛr ˈmaɪgrənts muv ˈɛlsˌwɛr wɪˈθɪn faɪv jɪrz, ˈmoʊstli tɪ vænˈkuvər. ðət ˈlaɪkli ædz ər mɔr ˌmɪljəˈnɛr ˈmaɪgrənts tɪ vænˈkuvərz ˈtæli ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd. sɪd ʧaʊ tæn, ə ˈfaʊndər ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə hɛd tæks ˈfæməliz soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈkænədə, sɛd "rɪˈzɛntmənt" əv ðə ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz tɪ vænˈkuvər kəts əˈkrɔs ˈreɪʃəl ˈbaʊndəriz. hi sɛd ˈpriviəs ʧaɪˈniz ˈɪməgrənts peɪd "ə ˈvɛri məʧ haɪər praɪs" ðən ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈmaɪgrənts fər ðɛr kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp "ənd ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈmɛʒərd ɪn ˈdɔlərz, ˈiðər." ˈmɪstər. tæn skɔft æt ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈfɪgjərz ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈspɛktər əv ðə hɛd tæks: "aɪv bɪn ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn wərk fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ðə ʧaɪˈniz hɛd tæks ənd ɪkˈskluʒən lɔz ənd rɪʧ ˈɪməgrənts ənd ril ɛˈsteɪt ɪz əbˈsərd, ɪf nɑt ˈsəmˈwət ˈivəl." ˈmɪstər. ˈrɛni, hu wɔrnd əˈgɛnst rɪˈpitɪŋ dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri "ˈpætərnz əv ðə pæst" ɪn hɪz spiʧ, toʊld mi hɪz vjuz wər ˌɪnˈfɔrmd baɪ dɪˈvərsɪti. "maɪ ˌɪnˈlɔz kəm frəm ʤəˈpæn, maɪ ˈʧɪldrən ər half-japanese*, wi [ˈmɪstər. ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz] ər ɪn ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈʧaɪnəˌtaʊn," hi sɛd. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hi sɛd ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt wɑz ə ˈtəʧi wən. "ˈɛvriˌbɑdi həz tɪ wɔʧ wɪn ðeɪ ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, ðət ðeɪ ˈɑrənt traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk, ənd ɪt bɛndz tɪ ðə ˈænsər ðət ðeɪ wɔnt, ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz tɪ ɪkˈsklud ər ˌɪnˈklud. soʊ ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈtɑpɪk." ɔn ðɪs, tæn əˈgrid, bət səˈʤɛstɪd ˈmɪstər. ˈrɛni ənd ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ˈprɑpərti ˈɪndəstri stɪr klɪr əv əˈtɛmptɪŋ ˈædvəkəsi ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz kəmˈjunɪti. "bɑb ˈrɛni ˈstændɪŋ əp fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz kəmˈjunɪti? wət ʧaɪˈniz kəmˈjunɪti? ril ɛˈsteɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd ˈlænˌdoʊnərz. ðæts ðə kəmˈjunɪti hiz ˈstændɪŋ əp fər." ˈiən jəŋ ɪz ðə vænˈkuvər ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt fər ðə saʊθ ˈʧaɪnə ˈmɔrnɪŋ poʊst ənd ðə ˈɔθər əv ɪts blɔg.
blackberry ltd. has created a new business unit that will combine some of its most innovative technology and patent portfolio as the company focuses away from handheld devices. the unit, to be called blackberry technology solutions, will be headed by chennakeshu, the former president of ericsson mobile platforms and former chief technology officer of sony-ericsson. "combining all these assets into a single business unit led by will create operational synergies and new revenue streams, furthering our turnaround strategy," said john chen, executive chairman and chief executive officer. blackberry turns back on handsets under chen, blackberry has stripped out much of its businesses, sold real estate and laid off employees. he told employees earlier this month that the waterloo, company best known for its and email services had completed its downsizing phase and was ready to make acquisitions and do some "modest" hiring in certain areas of the business, such as product development and sales. independent technology analyst levy said the new unit reinforces the fact that days primarily as a handset vendor are behind it as it moves "very aggressively" toward a different business. "this is probably the most tangible evidence yet of the company's transition into something very different than it was even a year or two ago," levy said. "it suggests they are no longer as dependent on revenue as they once were and as a result they have both the financial foundation as well as the corporate organizational confidence to more concretely move away from those lines of businesses into areas that are largely based on its intellectual property." he said the move was positive for blackberry, noting that it has struggled with its product launches and faced stiff competition from other makers while it has received little credit for its range of capabilities, especially when it came to software. "it's fair to say that much of the company's transition over the last couple of years has been judged based on criteria that don't reflect the full breath of the business," he said. "it is not simply a company that makes, it is a company that has a rich legacy of creating and marketing intellectual property." chennakeshu, who has 73 patents to his name, has 25 years of experience in research, product development, and intellectual property licensing in the wireless, electronics and semiconductor industries. the unit he'll head includes qnx, the company that blackberry acquired and used to develop the operating system that became the platform for its new, and certicom, a former independent company with advanced security software. bts will also include project ion, which is an application platform focused on internet technology, antenna tuning technology and about patents.	ˈblækˌbɛri ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə nu ˈbɪznɪs ˈjunɪt ðət wɪl ˈkɑmbaɪn səm əv ɪts moʊst ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈpætənt pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ ɛz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfoʊkɪsɪz əˈweɪ frəm ˈhænˈdhɛld dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ðə ˈjunɪt, tɪ bi kɔld ˈblækˌbɛri tɛkˈnɑləʤi səˈluʃənz, wɪl bi ˈhɛdɪd baɪ chennakeshu, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈɛrɪksən ˈmoʊbəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz ənd ˈfɔrmər ʧif tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɔfɪsər əv sony-ericsson. "kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ɔl ðiz ˈæˌsɛts ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈjunɪt lɛd baɪ wɪl kriˈeɪt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈsɪnərʤiz ənd nu ˈrɛvəˌnu strimz, ˈfərðərɪŋ ɑr ˈtərnərˌaʊnd ˈstrætəʤi," sɛd ʤɑn ʧɛn, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən ənd ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər. ˈblækˌbɛri tərnz bæk ɔn ˈhændˌsɛts ˈəndər ʧɛn, ˈblækˌbɛri həz strɪpt aʊt məʧ əv ɪts ˈbɪznɪsɪz, soʊld ril ɛˈsteɪt ənd leɪd ɔf ɪmˈplɔɪiz. hi toʊld ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ðət ðə ˈwɔtərˌlu, ˈkəmpəˌni bɛst noʊn fər ɪts ənd iˈmeɪl ˈsərvɪsɪz hæd kəmˈplitɪd ɪts ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzɪŋ feɪz ənd wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ meɪk ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ənd du səm "ˈmɑdəst" ˈhaɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs, səʧ ɛz ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd seɪlz. ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈænəlɪst ˈlɛvi sɛd ðə nu ˈjunɪt ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz ðə fækt ðət deɪz praɪˈmɛrəli ɛz ə ˈhændˌsɛt ˈvɛndər ər bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt ɛz ɪt muvz "ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪvli" təˈwɔrd ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈbɪznɪs. "ðɪs ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˈtænʤəbəl ˈɛvədəns jɛt əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ðən ɪt wɑz ˈivɪn ə jɪr ər tu əˈgoʊ," ˈlɛvi sɛd. "ɪt səˈʤɛsts ðeɪ ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɛz dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ˈrɛvəˌnu ɛz ðeɪ wəns wər ənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt ðeɪ hæv boʊθ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ mɔr ˈkɑnˌkritli muv əˈweɪ frəm ðoʊz laɪnz əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈɪntu ˈɛriəz ðət ər ˈlɑrʤli beɪst ɔn ɪts ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti." hi sɛd ðə muv wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv fər ˈblækˌbɛri, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ɪt həz ˈstrəgəld wɪθ ɪts ˈprɑdəkt ˈlɔnʧɪz ənd feɪst stɪf ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ˈəðər ˈmeɪkərz waɪl ɪt həz rɪˈsivd ˈlɪtəl ˈkrɛdɪt fər ɪts reɪnʤ əv ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ˈsɔfˌwɛr. "ɪts fɛr tɪ seɪ ðət məʧ əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz trænˈzɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz həz bɪn ʤəʤd beɪst ɔn kraɪˈtɪriə ðət doʊnt rɪˈflɛkt ðə fʊl brɛθ əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs," hi sɛd. "ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈsɪmpli ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət meɪks, ɪt ɪz ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət həz ə rɪʧ ˈlɛgəsi əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti." chennakeshu, hu həz 73 ˈpætənts tɪ hɪz neɪm, həz 25 jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈrisərʧ, ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs, ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ənd ˌsɛmɪkənˈdəktər ˈɪndəstriz. ðə ˈjunɪt hil hɛd ˌɪnˈkludz qnx, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈblækˌbɛri əkˈwaɪərd ənd juzd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðət bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ɪts nu, ənd certicom*, ə ˈfɔrmər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkəmpəˌni wɪθ ədˈvænst sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɔfˌwɛr. wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ˈprɑʤɛkt aɪən, wɪʧ ɪz ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ænˈtɛnə ˈtunɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd əˈbaʊt ˈpætənts.
cbs/ap (cbs/ap/wspa) columbia, s.c. - a south carolina woman has been charged with killing four family members - her two sons, ex-husband, and stepmother - in an attempt to collect on their insurance policies, police say. susan hendricks was arrested on monday and was being held without bond for four counts of murder and four counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, which sheriff david stone is calling "a horrendous act of evil." on friday, oct. 14, police rushed to the scene after the mother told relatives that her son matthew had shot himself and three other family members. solicitor walt wilkins says that the life insurance policies on the victims was most likely the motive. hendricks was the beneficiary for all four. though wilkins cannot say how much the policies totaled, he claims "it's a amount." he says, "greed is a powerful motive, but i've never seen greed rise to the level of a quadruple murder." the family was found dead within two mobile homes on road in pickens county, s.c. hendricks' stepmother was found with shot wound in the abdomen, and next door, her ex-husband and one son were found to have been shot in the chest. it is not clear who was shot first, or how the mother prevented calls for help. when authorities arrived at hendricks' liberty home on monday, they determined that forensic evidence and the reports of family members did not match her story. the gun found near son matthew's body led to the conclusion that he could not have shot himself as his mother had said, reports cbs affiliate wspa. the gun used in matthew's death was the weapon hendricks kept in her nightstand. "we knew from the start he (matthew) did not do this," says mark hendricks' niece, stephanie hopkins. "matthew was a good man." wilkins is reviewing the evidence, saying the case is eligible for the death penalty.	cbs/ap* (cbs/ap/wspa) kəˈləmbiə, s.c. ə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈwʊmən həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈkɪlɪŋ fɔr ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz hər tu sənz, ˈɛksˈhəzbənd, ənd ˈstɛpˌməðər ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kəˈlɛkt ɔn ðɛr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpɑləsiz, pəˈlis seɪ. ˈsuzən ˈhɛndrɪks wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ənd wɑz biɪŋ hɛld wɪˈθaʊt bɑnd fər fɔr kaʊnts əv ˈmərdər ənd fɔr kaʊnts əv pəˈzɛʃən əv ə ˈwɛpən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm, wɪʧ ˈʃɛrɪf ˈdeɪvɪd stoʊn ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ "ə ˌhɔˈrɛndəs ækt əv ˈivəl." ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 14 pəˈlis rəʃt tɪ ðə sin ˈæftər ðə ˈməðər toʊld ˈrɛlətɪvz ðət hər sən ˈmæθju hæd ʃɑt hɪmˈsɛlf ənd θri ˈəðər ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz. səˈlɪsətər wɔlt ˈwɪlkɪnz sɪz ðət ðə laɪf ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpɑləsiz ɔn ðə ˈvɪktɪmz wɑz moʊst ˈlaɪkli ðə ˈmoʊtɪv. ˈhɛndrɪks wɑz ðə ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛri fər ɔl fɔr. ðoʊ ˈwɪlkɪnz ˈkænɑt seɪ haʊ məʧ ðə ˈpɑləsiz ˈtoʊtəld, hi kleɪmz "ɪts ə əˈmaʊnt." hi sɪz, "grid ɪz ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈmoʊtɪv, bət aɪv ˈnɛvər sin grid raɪz tɪ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ə kwɑˈdrupəl ˈmərdər." ðə ˈfæməli wɑz faʊnd dɛd wɪˈθɪn tu ˈmoʊbəl hoʊmz ɔn roʊd ɪn ˈpɪkənz ˈkaʊnti, s.c. ˈhɛndrɪks' ˈstɛpˌməðər wɑz faʊnd wɪθ ʃɑt wund ɪn ðə ˈæbdəmən, ənd nɛkst dɔr, hər ˈɛksˈhəzbənd ənd wən sən wər faʊnd tɪ hæv bɪn ʃɑt ɪn ðə ʧɛst. ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr hu wɑz ʃɑt fərst, ər haʊ ðə ˈməðər prɪˈvɛnɪd kɔlz fər hɛlp. wɪn əˈθɔrətiz əraɪvd æt ˈhɛndrɪks' ˈlɪbərˌti hoʊm ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ðeɪ dɪˈtərmənd ðət ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛvədəns ənd ðə rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz dɪd nɑt mæʧ hər ˈstɔri. ðə gən faʊnd nɪr sən ˈmæθjuz ˈbɑdi lɛd tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət hi kʊd nɑt hæv ʃɑt hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz hɪz ˈməðər hæd sɛd, rɪˈpɔrts ˈsiˌbiˌɛs əˈfɪliˌeɪt wspa. ðə gən juzd ɪn ˈmæθjuz dɛθ wɑz ðə ˈwɛpən ˈhɛndrɪks kɛpt ɪn hər ˈnaɪtˌstænd. "wi nu frəm ðə stɑrt hi (ˈmæθju) dɪd nɑt du ðɪs," sɪz mɑrk ˈhɛndrɪks' nis, ˈstɛfəni ˈhɑpkɪnz. "ˈmæθju wɑz ə gʊd mæn." ˈwɪlkɪnz ɪz rivˈjuɪŋ ðə ˈɛvədəns, seɪɪŋ ðə keɪs ɪz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti.
taguig, philippines (updated) a video showing bonifacio global city guards restraining a caucasian man at the corner of and avenue in at on saturday september 27 has been uploaded to youtube in what can be considered a classic case video shows an caucasian man wearing a polo shirt, khaki shorts, and blue sneakers being manhandled by at least seven uniformed officers while another one lay still, just a few meters away. initially he was being restrained by two bonifacio global city guards, and two more quickly join the marshal wearing only the standard black and orange guard reflector) can be seen punching the caucasian man in the stomach. a few seconds later he is surrounded and being forced onto the floor, his body pink and sore and his clothes all the confusion, one of the guards can be heard saying “posasan mo!” (cuff him) while the white keeps on saying “i’d like you like you yes okay the end of the video, one of the guards can be seen approaching the cameraman while shouting “hoy! ina mo ah! bakla!” (hey! you son of a bitch! you global city, contains a very high presence of expatriates from other countries due to the presence of business establishments and (business process outsourcing) two best friends on to our source, the two are english best friends sam & chris. sam is a resident and chris is staying for what happened before this english names are sam & chris, two of the nicest people known in the city. sam is a resident of & chris is his best friend here for vacation. sam just wished to use his skateboard and have fun that saturday afternoon sept 27. they initially played in front of banana republic along fifth avenue, two lady police women approached them and nicely told them that they use the board in that area and they instructed them to play at the park instead, which they the park, a lady marshal the one shown in the video with a proud look at stopped them rudely unlike the police women. as per sharing, in their country they look up to their police officers as kings, they respected them and honour them, so their words were gold. so between the police women & the marshals, they believed the words of the police. they insisted to the marshal that they were told that it is okey to skate in that area and where the argument called for back-up and two big marshals arrived, confiscated the skate board, in mind he just want to get the skateboard and run off as he was already scared, which he successfully did. then new set of reinforcements arrive and this video is what happened next. they got caught.given, that the marshals’ were right that it is indeed prohibited to skate although ironically, to play in a park, does it have to end this way? the maximum tolerance ruling? oh maybe this marshals have a different code. we need to be an investigator to figure out that there is something wrong here, they already got him but still the marshals had a grand time i guess showing off their make it even worse, sam, with a bruised face and a broken rib and chris were arrested for being charged with physical injury by two of this wonderful marshals. really clever and wise move. they got detained that very night. our experience with the investigating team made the night evenworse. few closed door briefings with the complainants (the marshals) and the police happened that night investigator needed to ask what happened, we were waiting for our turn to be asked about our side but it never came. this is where i realized, you are really at a loss if know anyone. even if you are the one being aggravated, they can easily manipulate the situation and make it appear like you were in the wrong. i realized, it is very heavy for someone to be in this some reason they allowed to file a that very night and we able to do anything to prevent them from detaining the two. where in fact, sam & chris, were supposed to be the one filing that physical injury case. if any lawyer reading this we would really appreciate your advice sirs and is currently confined in st. lukes & chris is being held at police station just beside city hall of as suspects.	taguig, ˈfɪləˌpinz (ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊɪŋ ˌbɑnɪˈfeɪsioʊ ˈgloʊbəl ˈsɪti gɑrdz riˈstreɪnɪŋ ə kɔˈkeɪʒən mæn æt ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ənd ˈævəˌnu ɪn æt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 həz bɪn ˈəˌploʊdɪd tɪ ˈjuˌtub ɪn wət kən bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈklæsɪk keɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ən kɔˈkeɪʒən mæn ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈpoʊloʊ ʃərt, ˈkɑki ʃɔrts, ənd blu sˈnikərz biɪŋ ˈmænˌhændəld baɪ æt list ˈsɛvən ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈɔfɪsərz waɪl əˈnəðər wən leɪ stɪl, ʤɪst ə fju ˈmitərz əˈweɪ. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli hi wɑz biɪŋ riˈstreɪnd baɪ tu ˌbɑnɪˈfeɪsioʊ ˈgloʊbəl ˈsɪti gɑrdz, ənd tu mɔr kˈwɪkli ʤɔɪn ðə ˈmɑrʃəl ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈstændərd blæk ənd ˈɔrɪnʤ gɑrd rɪˈflɛktər) kən bi sin ˈpənʧɪŋ ðə kɔˈkeɪʒən mæn ɪn ðə ˈstəmək. ə fju ˈsɛkəndz ˈleɪtər hi ɪz sərˈaʊndɪd ənd biɪŋ fɔrst ˈɔntu ðə flɔr, hɪz ˈbɑdi pɪŋk ənd sɔr ənd hɪz kloʊðz ɔl ðə kənfˈjuʒən, wən əv ðə gɑrdz kən bi hərd seɪɪŋ mo!”!” (kəf ɪm) waɪl ðə waɪt kips ɔn seɪɪŋ laɪk ju laɪk ju jɛs ˌoʊˈkeɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, wən əv ðə gɑrdz kən bi sin əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərəmən waɪl ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ““hoy! ˈinə moʊ ɑ! bakla!”!” (heɪ! ju sən əv ə bɪʧ! ju ˈgloʊbəl ˈsɪti, kənˈteɪnz ə ˈvɛri haɪ ˈprɛzəns əv ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪts frəm ˈəðər ˈkəntriz du tɪ ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈbɪznɪs ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts ənd (ˈbɪznɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌaʊtˈsɔrsɪŋ) tu bɛst frɛndz ɔn tɪ ɑr sɔrs, ðə tu ər ˈɪŋlɪʃ bɛst frɛndz sæm krɪs. sæm ɪz ə ˈrɛzɪdənt ənd krɪs ɪz steɪɪŋ fər wət ˈhæpənd ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ˈɪŋlɪʃ neɪmz ər sæm krɪs, tu əv ðə ˈnaɪsɪst ˈpipəl noʊn ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. sæm ɪz ə ˈrɛzɪdənt əv krɪs ɪz hɪz bɛst frɛnd hir fər veɪˈkeɪʃən. sæm ʤɪst wɪʃt tɪ juz hɪz ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd ənd hæv fən ðət ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun sɛpt 27 ðeɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəli pleɪd ɪn frənt əv bəˈnænə riˈpəblɪk əˈlɔŋ fɪθ ˈævəˌnu, tu ˈleɪdi pəˈlis ˈwɪmən əˈproʊʧt ðɛm ənd ˈnaɪsli toʊld ðɛm ðət ðeɪ juz ðə bɔrd ɪn ðət ˈɛriə ənd ðeɪ ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ðɛm tɪ pleɪ æt ðə pɑrk ˌɪnˈstɛd, wɪʧ ðeɪ ðə pɑrk, ə ˈleɪdi ˈmɑrʃəl ðə wən ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɪθ ə praʊd lʊk æt stɑpt ðɛm ˈrudli ənˈlaɪk ðə pəˈlis ˈwɪmən. ɛz pər ˈʃɛrɪŋ, ɪn ðɛr ˈkəntri ðeɪ lʊk əp tɪ ðɛr pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ɛz kɪŋz, ðeɪ rɪˈspɛktɪd ðɛm ənd ˈɑnər ðɛm, soʊ ðɛr wərdz wər goʊld. soʊ bɪtˈwin ðə pəˈlis ˈwɪmən ðə ˈmɑrʃəlz, ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ðə wərdz əv ðə pəˈlis. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd tɪ ðə ˈmɑrʃəl ðət ðeɪ wər toʊld ðət ɪt ɪz ˈoʊki tɪ skeɪt ɪn ðət ˈɛriə ənd wɛr ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt kɔld fər ˈbæˌkəp ənd tu bɪg ˈmɑrʃəlz əraɪvd, ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd ðə skeɪt bɔrd, ɪn maɪnd hi ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ gɪt ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd ənd rən ɔf ɛz hi wɑz ɔˈrɛdi skɛrd, wɪʧ hi səkˈsɛsfəli dɪd. ðɛn nu sɛt əv ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənts əraɪv ənd ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz wət ˈhæpənd nɛkst. ðeɪ gɑt caught.given, ðət ðə marshals’’ wər raɪt ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈdid proʊˈhɪbətəd tɪ skeɪt ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪˈrɑnɪkli, tɪ pleɪ ɪn ə pɑrk, dɪz ɪt hæv tɪ ɛnd ðɪs weɪ? ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈtɑlərəns ˈrulɪŋ? oʊ ˈmeɪbi ðɪs ˈmɑrʃəlz hæv ə ˈdɪfərənt koʊd. wi nid tɪ bi ən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ hir, ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi gɑt ɪm bət stɪl ðə ˈmɑrʃəlz hæd ə grænd taɪm aɪ gɛs ʃoʊɪŋ ɔf ðɛr meɪk ɪt ˈivɪn wərs, sæm, wɪθ ə bruzd feɪs ənd ə ˈbroʊkən rɪb ənd krɪs wər ərˈɛstɪd fər biɪŋ ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɪnʤəri baɪ tu əv ðɪs ˈwəndərfəl ˈmɑrʃəlz. ˈrɪli ˈklɛvər ənd waɪz muv. ðeɪ gɑt dɪˈteɪnd ðət ˈvɛri naɪt. ɑr ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ tim meɪd ðə naɪt evenworse. fju kloʊzd dɔr ˈbrifɪŋz wɪθ ðə kəmˈpleɪnənts (ðə ˈmɑrʃəlz) ənd ðə pəˈlis ˈhæpənd ðət naɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈnidɪd tɪ æsk wət ˈhæpənd, wi wər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ɑr tərn tɪ bi æst əˈbaʊt ɑr saɪd bət ɪt ˈnɛvər keɪm. ðɪs ɪz wɛr aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd, ju ər ˈrɪli æt ə lɔs ɪf noʊ ˈɛniˌwən. ˈivɪn ɪf ju ər ðə wən biɪŋ ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd, ðeɪ kən ˈizəli məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd meɪk ɪt əˈpɪr laɪk ju wər ɪn ðə rɔŋ. aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd, ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈhɛvi fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ bi ɪn ðɪs səm ˈrizən ðeɪ əˈlaʊd tɪ faɪl ə ðət ˈvɛri naɪt ənd wi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm dɪˈteɪnɪŋ ðə tu. wɛr ɪn fækt, sæm krɪs, wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðə wən ˈfaɪlɪŋ ðət ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɪnʤəri keɪs. ɪf ˈɛni ˈlɔjər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs wi wʊd ˈrɪli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr ədˈvaɪs sərrz ənd ɪz ˈkərəntli kənˈfaɪnd ɪn st. luks krɪs ɪz biɪŋ hɛld æt pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ʤɪst ˌbiˈsaɪd ˈsɪti hɔl əv ɛz ˈsəˌspɛkts.
vermont beer makers bring back maple sap brews enlarge this image toggle caption robert f. images robert f. images in vermont, the last sap in the spring maple season isn't considered good for much. it's too dark and strong to use for commercial maple syrup people tend to like the light and clear stuff. but long ago, that late season sap was used in a potent dark beer that offered some cool relief to farmers when the hay was cut in the heat of summer. now some local microbreweries are bringing the historic drink back from extinction. in the vermont musician john cassel recorded a popular local song about sap beer. but you would have been hard pressed to find any sap beer to drink at the time. the traditional making of sap beer had already gone the way of obsolete farm traditions like hand milking a couple of generations earlier. greg sharrow says sap beer represents a time when farm families made just about everything they needed from their own land. in a 1992 interview with the vermont center, the late edgar dodge described how sap beer was made on the vermont farm where he grew up in the depression era. it sounds more like fun than work. "you'd take the last run of the operation, you know what i'm talking about? get down to where you can taste the leaves in it, that sort of thing," he said. enlarge this image toggle caption vermont center vermont center dodge said that sap would be boiled down, about halfway to syrup. farmers added hops, yeast, a little sugar or maybe some raisins and put it up in a barrel in the cellar. a glass of sap beer was cool relief after a day of hot farm work. as dodge remembered, it was brought out of the cellar just about the time the first hay was cut. "and this would be fit to drink about the first of haying, which in those days was the fourth of july. you'd start haying about the fourth of july," he told the center. (hear the whole interview) now, any amateur brewer knows there's some guesswork and mystery involved in beer making, and that applied in spades to sap beer back then. dodge said you couldn't be sure until you opened the barrel and tasted it whether the final product would be drinkable or whether it was just "junk." when it was good, it was strong. "i don't think the man ever lived that could drink two glasses and walk 10 minutes later. i don't believe so. so, that was sap beer. i doubt if there's a barrel of sap beer in the state of vermont today," he said back in 1992. maybe not then, but now there's been renewed interest in the old refreshment, thanks to a couple of vermont microbreweries. sean lawson heard about the maple sap beer a few years ago and started researching it. he came up with own version brewing it in a more controlled environment than "ye olde cellar" and has been doing it now for five years. this month, he won a silver ribbon at the prestigious world beer cup for the sap beer he bottles under his label, lawson's finest liquids. lawson's sap beer is similar to the traditional drink. it's high in alcohol and has a strong maple flavor. he uses barrels once used to age maple liqueur from river distillery, which lawson says makes it extra maple-y. and it tastes different every year. "it's a product of both the season and the place and the sugar maker and their trees, so every year my batch is a little bit different and that's part of the fun," lawson says. last year lawson produced 375 and signed bottles of sap beer. this year's brew is just about ready, but don't expect to find it at your local liquor store. you have to get to vermont.	vərˈmɑnt bɪr ˈmeɪkərz brɪŋ bæk ˈmeɪpəl sæp bruz ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑgəl ˈkæpʃən ˈrɑbərt ɛf. ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈrɑbərt ɛf. ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn vərˈmɑnt, ðə læst sæp ɪn ðə spərɪŋ ˈmeɪpəl ˈsizən ˈɪzənt kənˈsɪdərd gʊd fər məʧ. ɪts tu dɑrk ənd strɔŋ tɪ juz fər kəˈmərʃəl ˈmeɪpəl ˈsɪrəp ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ laɪk ðə laɪt ənd klɪr stəf. bət lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, ðət leɪt ˈsizən sæp wɑz juzd ɪn ə ˈpoʊtənt dɑrk bɪr ðət ˈɔfərd səm kul rɪˈlif tɪ ˈfɑrmərz wɪn ðə heɪ wɑz kət ɪn ðə hit əv ˈsəmər. naʊ səm ˈloʊkəl ˈmaɪˌkroʊˌbruəriz ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk drɪŋk bæk frəm ɪkˈstɪŋʃən. ɪn ðə vərˈmɑnt mjuˈzɪʃən ʤɑn ˈkæsəl rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈloʊkəl sɔŋ əˈbaʊt sæp bɪr. bət ju wʊd hæv bɪn hɑrd prɛst tɪ faɪnd ˈɛni sæp bɪr tɪ drɪŋk æt ðə taɪm. ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv sæp bɪr hæd ɔˈrɛdi gɔn ðə weɪ əv ˌɑbsəˈlit fɑrm trəˈdɪʃənz laɪk hænd ˈmɪlkɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ˈərliər. grɛg ˈʃæroʊ sɪz sæp bɪr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə taɪm wɪn fɑrm ˈfæməliz meɪd ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ ˈnidɪd frəm ðɛr oʊn lænd. ɪn ə 1992 ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə vərˈmɑnt ˈsɛnər, ðə leɪt ˈɛdgər dɑʤ dɪˈskraɪbd haʊ sæp bɪr wɑz meɪd ɔn ðə vərˈmɑnt fɑrm wɛr hi gru əp ɪn ðə dɪˈprɛʃən ˈɪrə. ɪt saʊnz mɔr laɪk fən ðən wərk. "jʊd teɪk ðə læst rən əv ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ju noʊ wət əm ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt? gɪt daʊn tɪ wɛr ju kən teɪst ðə livz ɪn ɪt, ðət sɔrt əv θɪŋ," hi sɛd. ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑgəl ˈkæpʃən vərˈmɑnt ˈsɛnər vərˈmɑnt ˈsɛnər dɑʤ sɛd ðət sæp wʊd bi bɔɪld daʊn, əˈbaʊt ˈhæfˈweɪ tɪ ˈsɪrəp. ˈfɑrmərz ˈædɪd hɑps, jist, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈʃʊgər ər ˈmeɪbi səm ˈreɪzɪnz ənd pʊt ɪt əp ɪn ə ˈbɛrəl ɪn ðə ˈsɛlər. ə glæs əv sæp bɪr wɑz kul rɪˈlif ˈæftər ə deɪ əv hɑt fɑrm wərk. ɛz dɑʤ rɪˈmɛmbərd, ɪt wɑz brɔt aʊt əv ðə ˈsɛlər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ðə taɪm ðə fərst heɪ wɑz kət. "ənd ðɪs wʊd bi fɪt tɪ drɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə fərst əv heɪɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪn ðoʊz deɪz wɑz ðə fɔrθ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ. jʊd stɑrt heɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə fɔrθ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ," hi toʊld ðə ˈsɛnər. (hir ðə hoʊl ˈɪntərvˌju) naʊ, ˈɛni ˈæməˌʧər bruər noʊz ðɛrz səm ˈgɛsˌwərk ənd ˈmɪstəri ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn bɪr ˈmeɪkɪŋ, ənd ðət əˈplaɪd ɪn speɪdz tɪ sæp bɪr bæk ðɛn. dɑʤ sɛd ju ˈkʊdənt bi ʃʊr ənˈtɪl ju ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈbɛrəl ənd ˈteɪstɪd ɪt ˈwɛðər ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt wʊd bi ˈdrɪnkəbəl ər ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz ʤɪst "ʤəŋk." wɪn ɪt wɑz gʊd, ɪt wɑz strɔŋ. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðə mæn ˈɛvər lɪvd ðət kʊd drɪŋk tu ˈglæsɪz ənd wɔk 10 ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər. aɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv soʊ. soʊ, ðət wɑz sæp bɪr. aɪ daʊt ɪf ðɛrz ə ˈbɛrəl əv sæp bɪr ɪn ðə steɪt əv vərˈmɑnt təˈdeɪ," hi sɛd bæk ɪn 1992 ˈmeɪbi nɑt ðɛn, bət naʊ ðɛrz bɪn rɪˈnud ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə oʊld rəˈfrɛʃmənt, θæŋks tɪ ə ˈkəpəl əv vərˈmɑnt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˌbruəriz. ʃɔn ˈlɔsən hərd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmeɪpəl sæp bɪr ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd riˈsərʧɪŋ ɪt. hi keɪm əp wɪθ oʊn ˈvərʒən bruɪŋ ɪt ɪn ə mɔr kənˈtroʊld ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðən "jɛ oʊld ˈsɛlər" ənd həz bɪn duɪŋ ɪt naʊ fər faɪv jɪrz. ðɪs mənθ, hi wən ə ˈsɪlvər ˈrɪbən æt ðə pərˈstiʤəs wərld bɪr kəp fər ðə sæp bɪr hi ˈbɑtəlz ˈəndər hɪz ˈleɪbəl, ˈlɔsənz ˈfaɪnəst ˈlɪkwɪdz. ˈlɔsənz sæp bɪr ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl drɪŋk. ɪts haɪ ɪn ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd həz ə strɔŋ ˈmeɪpəl ˈfleɪvər. hi ˈjuzɪz ˈbɛrəlz wəns juzd tɪ eɪʤ ˈmeɪpəl lɪˈkər frəm ˈrɪvər dɪˈstɪləri, wɪʧ ˈlɔsən sɪz meɪks ɪt ˈɛkstrə maple-y*. ənd ɪt teɪsts ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛvəri jɪr. "ɪts ə ˈprɑdəkt əv boʊθ ðə ˈsizən ənd ðə pleɪs ənd ðə ˈʃʊgər ˈmeɪkər ənd ðɛr triz, soʊ ˈɛvəri jɪr maɪ bæʧ ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈdɪfərənt ənd ðæts pɑrt əv ðə fən," ˈlɔsən sɪz. læst jɪr ˈlɔsən prəˈdust 375 ənd saɪnd ˈbɑtəlz əv sæp bɪr. ðɪs jɪrz bru ɪz ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈrɛdi, bət doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ faɪnd ɪt æt jʊr ˈloʊkəl ˈlɪkər stɔr. ju hæv tɪ gɪt tɪ vərˈmɑnt.
remember july, 2012? the nba players’ union had just won an arbitration case against the league that redefined whether players retained their “bird” rights through the waiver process. it was a relatively trivial ruling for most of the league, but a coup for the new york knicks, whose top two free agents, jeremy lin and steve novak, had both been claimed off waivers to start the season (and both had played their way into significant salary raises). lin, of course, was coming off his meteoric rise to international fame, and the new york exhaled in a collective sigh that they going to lose their newest to the draconian salary cap (since lin was a restricted free-agent, the team could now match any offer without salary cap restraints). well, as it turned out, even with the ability to exceed the cap and match any offer, the knicks opted to only sign one of their two free agents: the sweet-shooting, steve novak. the knicks never stated an official reason for not matching lin. the transaction was relayed to the press by a spokesman who stated “i can confirm we are not matching”. and that was that. the unceremonious end of linsantiy. of course, though it stated publicly, there was obviously a reason the knicks opted to let lin walk to houston, and many sought to understand how lin, a virtual lock to return to the knicks in the wake of the arbitration victory, was suddenly gone. certainly the ultimate decision rested with team owner and chairman james dolan, through whom all major transactions had to pass. stories came out that dolan felt “betrayed” by lin. others reported that carmelo anthony, most prized-player, had called contract “ridiculous”. statements made by the smith, a client to whom the knicks possibly had a silent agreement with to on the cheap side in exchange for future considerations, indicated that contract would create jealousy amongst the other knicks. but the spin eventually repainted it, not as a personal vendetta, but as a shrewd business move in the changing face of nba economics. the contract, it was estimated, could cost the knicks upwards of $28 million in taxes alone final year, due to the new collective bargaining escalating luxury tax on high spending teams. effectively, a line had been drawn in the sand. james dolan, who over a previous six year span had forked over $190,089,121 in luxury tax payments (all for an average of 31 (yes, $1,016,519.64 in taxes per win!)), had reached his breaking point. the thought of paying an extra $28 million for a player was simply too painful to swallow, and, in the name of fiscal responsibility, dolan cried “uncle!” it served to quite the hysterics. who among the critics would personally feel good about writing a gratuitous $28 million dollar check to david stern? and for those of us that spent years pleading for fiscal responsibility in the face of isiah-nomics, it was impossible to argue against. had dolan changed? would there be no more gross for middling talent? no more malik roses, antonio davises, mo taylors, jerome jameses, roses, andersons, jamal crawfords, marburies, howard eisleys, eddy currys, steve francises, or jared jeffries. jeremy lin, it seemed, was a small price to pay for a long-term commitment to franchise building. then, almost a year to the day that jeremy lin was poached by the rockets, along came andrea. $23,362,500 over the next two years for a player been the for under-performance. yes, that is more than jeremy lin stood to make over the same amount of time (both contracts expire on july 1st, 2015). and, just as was the case with the lin offer, the contract had no salary cap impact and have any bearing on future flexibility. the only negative rested in the tax it would levy on just one man: james dolan. which brings us to the titular question: is james dolan a hypocrite? there is a simple way to determine this. add up the numbers and see if dolan truly was thinking with his wallet, or if there were ulterior motives at play. if he is paying less tax on’s contract than he would have for lin, then the knicks’ fiscal preparedness position should not be questioned. if, however, the taxes for add up to more than what lin was estimated to have cost, then it would appear that james dolan, in typical james dolan fashion, cut off the nose of the franchise to spite face. so, look at the numbers: entering free agency in 2012, the knicks had four long-term contracts in place: the of anthony, stoudemire, and chandler, along with iman rookie deal, for a 2015 total of just under $64,000,000. by the time of the lin decision jason kidd had already been added, adding another $3,090,000, and the marcus camby trade had been agreed to and a contract was being worked out that would eventually extend to 2015, but of that, only $646,609 was guaranteed, effectively making it, for tax purposes, a minimum contract slot hold. also, during the lin deliberations, the knicks allowed landry fields to leave for toronto, but agreed to a long-term contract with steve novak that would add another $3,445,947 toward the 2015 pot. and, of course, in the frantic days that surrounded departure, replacement ray felton was added for four years, including $3,793,693 to the 2015 figure. the rest of the roster was then fleshed out with short-term minimum salaries (with the lone exception of more complicated 1 year deal), bringing the 2015 total to $74,287,896. if dolan had decided to match on lin, and had kept all other moves the same (including bringing in felton for linsurance), the 2015 projected total would have been $89,087,896, significantly above the tax threshold. jump forward one year and the 2015 outlook has changed. off the books are jason kidd (retired) and steve novak (traded), clearing $6,535,957. at the same time, marginal raises were given to two of last minimum slots and world peace) totaling $1,800,121. also, the team added the guaranteed $1,250,640 of draft pick tim hardaway, as well as the (as-promised) raise to smith of $5,982,385, totaling $78,066,964. add to that the big addition of the summer, the aforementioned andrea, and the $11.5 million committed to him in 2015, bringing the current 2015 projection to $89,566,964. so, is the tax going to cost as much as the lin levy was estimated to have been? because of the “poison pill” structure of the contract lin signed with houston, lin would have been owed $14.8 million by the knicks in 2015 (or, $3.3 million more than stands to make that year). because the new luxury tax has an tiered system, the higher a contract goes over the threshold, the higher the tax rate. so that extra $3.3 million would have been taxed $2.50 for every dollar paid to lin. doing the math,’s tax bill in 2015 will be $19,999,997, whereas, as stated, would have been $28,000,000. so, is james dolan a hypocrite? the answer, it seems, is no. dolan will save $8 million dollars in 2015 by paying instead of lin. he has not crossed the line in the sand that was drawn during the lin saga. he still has a foot solidly placed on the high road. instead of the irresponsible $43 million lin would have cost him in 2015, will only cost him a healthy $31.5 million. by this standard, dolan is not a hypocrite. however, what represented in this total is the amount that will cost the knicks in 2014. lin only stood to earn $5,225,000 this coming season in which will be paid $11,862,500 ($6,637,500 more than lin). 2014 is the first year of the incremental tax structure, so’s taxes will cost dolan $12,843,748 more than lin would have, which evens out the 2015 poison pill. andrea will ultimately cost the knicks more over the next two years than lin would have, had the knicks matched. but the line in the sand drawn around 2014. it was 2015 that the argument against lin was based on, and in 2015 james dolan will, technically, save $8 million dollars. the question then becomes: what will dolan do with the $8 million that will be burning a hole in his pocket in 2015? only time will tell. but one thing we do know is that $8 million go very far in the world dolan lives in. it comes up a few million short of buying a sexual harassment settlement. and not even half the way towards paying larry brown not to coach the knicks again.	rɪˈmɛmbər ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 2012 ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ players’’ ˈjunjən hæd ʤɪst wən ən ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən keɪs əˈgɛnst ðə lig ðət ridɪˈfaɪnd ˈwɛðər pleɪərz rɪˈteɪnd ðɛr ““bird”” raɪts θru ðə ˈweɪvər ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪt wɑz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈtrɪviəl ˈrulɪŋ fər moʊst əv ðə lig, bət ə ku fər ðə nu jɔrk nɪks, huz tɔp tu fri ˈeɪʤənts, ˈʤɛrəˌmi lɪn ənd stiv ˈnoʊvæk, hæd boʊθ bɪn kleɪmd ɔf ˈweɪvərz tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈsizən (ənd boʊθ hæd pleɪd ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈsæləri ˈreɪzɪz). lɪn, əv kɔrs, wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf hɪz ˌmitiˈɔrɪk raɪz tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl feɪm, ənd ðə nu jɔrk ɛksˈheɪld ɪn ə kəˈlɛktɪv saɪ ðət ðeɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ðɛr nuəst tɪ ðə drəˈkoʊniən ˈsæləri kæp (sɪns lɪn wɑz ə riˈstrɪktɪd free-agent, ðə tim kʊd naʊ mæʧ ˈɛni ˈɔfər wɪˈθaʊt ˈsæləri kæp rɪˈstreɪnts). wɛl, ɛz ɪt tərnd aʊt, ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪkˈsid ðə kæp ənd mæʧ ˈɛni ˈɔfər, ðə nɪks ˈɑptɪd tɪ ˈoʊnli saɪn wən əv ðɛr tu fri ˈeɪʤənts: ðə sweet-shooting, stiv ˈnoʊvæk. ðə nɪks ˈnɛvər ˈsteɪtɪd ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈrizən fər nɑt ˈmæʧɪŋ lɪn. ðə trænˈzækʃən wɑz ˈriˌleɪd tɪ ðə prɛs baɪ ə ˈspoʊksmən hu ˈsteɪtɪd kən kənˈfərm wi ər nɑt matching””. ənd ðət wɑz ðət. ðə ˌənˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəs ɛnd əv linsantiy. əv kɔrs, ðoʊ ɪt ˈsteɪtɪd ˈpəblɪkli, ðɛr wɑz ˈɑbviəsli ə ˈrizən ðə nɪks ˈɑptɪd tɪ lɛt lɪn wɔk tɪ ˈhjustən, ənd ˈmɛni sɔt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ lɪn, ə ˈvərʧuəl lɑk tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə nɪks ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən ˈvɪktəri, wɑz ˈsədənli gɔn. ˈsərtənli ðə ˈəltəmət dɪˈsɪʒən ˈrɛstɪd wɪθ tim ˈoʊnər ənd ˈʧɛrmən ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən, θru hum ɔl ˈmeɪʤər trænˈzækʃənz hæd tɪ pæs. ˈstɔriz keɪm aʊt ðət ˈdoʊlən fɛlt ““betrayed”” baɪ lɪn. ˈəðərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət kɑrˈmɛloʊ ˈænθɔˌni, moʊst prized-player, hæd kɔld ˈkɑnˌtrækt ““ridiculous””. ˈsteɪtmənts meɪd baɪ ðə smɪθ, ə klaɪənt tɪ hum ðə nɪks ˈpɑsəbli hæd ə ˈsaɪlənt əˈgrimənt wɪθ tɪ ɔn ðə ʧip saɪd ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər fˈjuʧər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈkɑnˌtrækt wʊd kriˈeɪt ˈʤɛləsi əˈməŋst ðə ˈəðər nɪks. bət ðə spɪn ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riˈpeɪntəd ɪt, nɑt ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl vɛnˈdɛtə, bət ɛz ə ʃrud ˈbɪznɪs muv ɪn ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ feɪs əv ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ɪt wɑz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd, kʊd kɔst ðə nɪks ˈəpwərdz əv 28 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈtæksɪz əˈloʊn ˈfaɪnəl jɪr, du tɪ ðə nu kəˈlɛktɪv ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈləgʒəri tæks ɔn haɪ ˈspɛndɪŋ timz. ˈifɛktɪvli, ə laɪn hæd bɪn drɔn ɪn ðə sænd. ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən, hu ˈoʊvər ə ˈpriviəs sɪks jɪr spæn hæd fɔrkt ˈoʊvər ɪn ˈləgʒəri tæks ˈpeɪmənts (ɔl fər ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 31 (jɛs, ɪn ˈtæksɪz pər wɪn!)), hæd riʧt hɪz ˈbreɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt. ðə θɔt əv peɪɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə 28 ˈmɪljən fər ə pleɪər wɑz ˈsɪmpli tu ˈpeɪnfəl tɪ sˈwɔloʊ, ənd, ɪn ðə neɪm əv ˈfɪskəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ˈdoʊlən kraɪd ““uncle!”!” ɪt sərvd tɪ kwaɪt ðə ˌhɪˈstɛrɪks. hu əˈməŋ ðə ˈkrɪtɪks wʊd ˈpərsənəli fil gʊd əˈbaʊt ˈraɪtɪŋ ə grəˈtuətəs 28 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlər ʧɛk tɪ ˈdeɪvɪd stərn? ənd fər ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs ðət spɛnt jɪrz ˈplidɪŋ fər ˈfɪskəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɪn ðə feɪs əv isiah-nomics, ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈɑrgju əˈgɛnst. hæd ˈdoʊlən ʧeɪnʤd? wʊd ðɛr bi noʊ mɔr groʊs fər ˈmɪdəlɪŋ ˈtælənt? noʊ mɔr ˈmælɪk ˈroʊzɪz, ænˈtoʊnioʊ davises, moʊ ˈteɪlərz, ʤəroʊm jameses, ˈroʊzɪz, ˈændərsənz, ʤəˈmɑl crawfords, marburies, haʊərd eisleys, ˈɛdi ˈkəriz, stiv francises, ər ˈʤɛrɪd ˈʤɛfriz. ˈʤɛrəˌmi lɪn, ɪt simd, wɑz ə smɔl praɪs tɪ peɪ fər ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðɛn, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə jɪr tɪ ðə deɪ ðət ˈʤɛrəˌmi lɪn wɑz poʊʧt baɪ ðə ˈrɑkəts, əˈlɔŋ keɪm ˌɑnˈdreɪə. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst tu jɪrz fər ə pleɪər bɪn ðə fər under-performance. jɛs, ðət ɪz mɔr ðən ˈʤɛrəˌmi lɪn stʊd tɪ meɪk ˈoʊvər ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm (boʊθ ˈkɑnˌtrækts ɪkˈspaɪr ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1st, 2015 ənd, ʤɪst ɛz wɑz ðə keɪs wɪθ ðə lɪn ˈɔfər, ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt hæd noʊ ˈsæləri kæp ˌɪmˈpækt ənd hæv ˈɛni ˈbɛrɪŋ ɔn fˈjuʧər ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈnɛgətɪv ˈrɛstɪd ɪn ðə tæks ɪt wʊd ˈlɛvi ɔn ʤɪst wən mæn: ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən. wɪʧ brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə ˈtɪʧələr kˈwɛʃən: ɪz ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən ə ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt? ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɪmpəl weɪ tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðɪs. æd əp ðə ˈnəmbərz ənd si ɪf ˈdoʊlən ˈtruli wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈwɔlət, ər ɪf ðɛr wər əlˈtɪriər ˈmoʊtɪvz æt pleɪ. ɪf hi ɪz peɪɪŋ lɛs tæks ɔn ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðən hi wʊd hæv fər lɪn, ðɛn ðə knicks’’ ˈfɪskəl priˈpɛrədnəs pəˈzɪʃən ʃʊd nɑt bi kˈwɛsʧənd. ɪf, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈtæksɪz fər æd əp tɪ mɔr ðən wət lɪn wɑz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ hæv kɔst, ðɛn ɪt wʊd əˈpɪr ðət ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən, ɪn ˈtɪpɪkəl ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən ˈfæʃən, kət ɔf ðə noʊz əv ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz tɪ spaɪt feɪs. soʊ, lʊk æt ðə ˈnəmbərz: ˈɛnərɪŋ fri ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn 2012 ðə nɪks hæd fɔr ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkɑnˌtrækts ɪn pleɪs: ðə əv ˈænθɔˌni, ˈstudəˌmaɪr, ənd ˈʧændlər, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈaɪmən ˈrʊki dil, fər ə 2015 ˈtoʊtəl əv ʤɪst ˈəndər baɪ ðə taɪm əv ðə lɪn dɪˈsɪʒən ˈʤeɪsən kɪd hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈædɪd, ˈædɪŋ əˈnəðər ənd ðə ˈmɑrkəs ˈkæmbi treɪd hæd bɪn əˈgrid tɪ ənd ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɑz biɪŋ wərkt aʊt ðət wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ 2015 bət əv ðət, ˈoʊnli wɑz ˌgɛrənˈtid, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt, fər tæks ˈpərpəsɪz, ə ˈmɪnəməm ˈkɑnˌtrækt slɑt hoʊld. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə lɪn dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃənz, ðə nɪks əˈlaʊd ˈlændri fildz tɪ liv fər tərˈɑntoʊ, bət əˈgrid tɪ ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ stiv ˈnoʊvæk ðət wʊd æd əˈnəðər təˈwɔrd ðə 2015 pɑt. ənd, əv kɔrs, ɪn ðə ˈfræntɪk deɪz ðət sərˈaʊndɪd dɪˈpɑrʧər, rɪˈpleɪsmənt reɪ ˈfɛltən wɑz ˈædɪd fər fɔr jɪrz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tɪ ðə 2015 ˈfɪgjər. ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈrɑstər wɑz ðɛn flɛʃt aʊt wɪθ ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈmɪnəməm ˈsæləriz (wɪθ ðə loʊn ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd 1 jɪr dil), ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə 2015 ˈtoʊtəl tɪ ɪf ˈdoʊlən hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ mæʧ ɔn lɪn, ənd hæd kɛpt ɔl ˈəðər muvz ðə seɪm (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ˈfɛltən fər linsurance), ðə 2015 prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈtoʊtəl wʊd hæv bɪn sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli əˈbəv ðə tæks θˈrɛˌʃoʊld. ʤəmp ˈfɔrwərd wən jɪr ənd ðə 2015 ˈaʊˌtlʊk həz ʧeɪnʤd. ɔf ðə bʊks ər ˈʤeɪsən kɪd (rɪˈtaɪrd) ənd stiv ˈnoʊvæk (ˈtreɪdɪd), ˈklɪrɪŋ æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈreɪzɪz wər ˈgɪvɪn tɪ tu əv læst ˈmɪnəməm slɑts ənd wərld pis) ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə tim ˈædɪd ðə ˌgɛrənˈtid əv dræft pɪk tɪm ˈhɑrdəˌweɪ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə (as-promised) reɪz tɪ smɪθ əv ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ æd tɪ ðət ðə bɪg əˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈsəmər, ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˌɑnˈdreɪə, ənd ðə ˈmɪljən kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪm ɪn 2015 ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt 2015 prɑˈʤɛkʃən tɪ soʊ, ɪz ðə tæks goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔst ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə lɪn ˈlɛvi wɑz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ hæv bɪn? bɪˈkəz əv ðə pill”*” ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt lɪn saɪnd wɪθ ˈhjustən, lɪn wʊd hæv bɪn oʊd ˈmɪljən baɪ ðə nɪks ɪn 2015 (ər, ˈmɪljən mɔr ðən stændz tɪ meɪk ðət jɪr). bɪˈkəz ðə nu ˈləgʒəri tæks həz ən tird ˈsɪstəm, ðə haɪər ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt goʊz ˈoʊvər ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld, ðə haɪər ðə tæks reɪt. soʊ ðət ˈɛkstrə ˈmɪljən wʊd hæv bɪn tækst fər ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər peɪd tɪ lɪn. duɪŋ ðə mæθ, tæks bɪl ɪn 2015 wɪl bi wɛˈræz, ɛz ˈsteɪtɪd, wʊd hæv bɪn soʊ, ɪz ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən ə ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt? ðə ˈænsər, ɪt simz, ɪz noʊ. ˈdoʊlən wɪl seɪv 8 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn 2015 baɪ peɪɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv lɪn. hi həz nɑt krɔst ðə laɪn ɪn ðə sænd ðət wɑz drɔn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə lɪn ˈsɑgə. hi stɪl həz ə fʊt ˈsɑlədli pleɪst ɔn ðə haɪ roʊd. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl 43 ˈmɪljən lɪn wʊd hæv kɔst ɪm ɪn 2015 wɪl ˈoʊnli kɔst ɪm ə ˈhɛlθi ˈmɪljən. baɪ ðɪs ˈstændərd, ˈdoʊlən ɪz nɑt ə ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈtoʊtəl ɪz ðə əˈmaʊnt ðət wɪl kɔst ðə nɪks ɪn 2014 lɪn ˈoʊnli stʊd tɪ ərn ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ ˈsizən ɪn wɪʧ wɪl bi peɪd mɔr ðən lɪn). 2014 ɪz ðə fərst jɪr əv ðə ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl tæks ˈstrəkʧər, soʊ ˈtæksɪz wɪl kɔst ˈdoʊlən mɔr ðən lɪn wʊd hæv, wɪʧ ˈivənz aʊt ðə 2015 ˈpɔɪzən pɪl. ˌɑnˈdreɪə wɪl ˈəltəmətli kɔst ðə nɪks mɔr ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst tu jɪrz ðən lɪn wʊd hæv, hæd ðə nɪks mæʧt. bət ðə laɪn ɪn ðə sænd drɔn əraʊnd 2014 ɪt wɑz 2015 ðət ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈgɛnst lɪn wɑz beɪst ɔn, ənd ɪn 2015 ʤeɪmz ˈdoʊlən wɪl, ˈtɛknɪkəli, seɪv 8 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz. ðə kˈwɛʃən ðɛn bɪˈkəmz: wət wɪl ˈdoʊlən du wɪθ ðə 8 ˈmɪljən ðət wɪl bi ˈbərnɪŋ ə hoʊl ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkət ɪn 2015 ˈoʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl. bət wən θɪŋ wi du noʊ ɪz ðət 8 ˈmɪljən goʊ ˈvɛri fɑr ɪn ðə wərld ˈdoʊlən lɪvz ɪn. ɪt kəmz əp ə fju ˈmɪljən ʃɔrt əv baɪɪŋ ə ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ˈsɛtəlmənt. ənd nɑt ˈivɪn hæf ðə weɪ təˈwɔrdz peɪɪŋ ˈlɛri braʊn nɑt tɪ koʊʧ ðə nɪks əˈgɛn.
for the most part, today's reactions to last night's presidential reaction have been a predictable mix of partisan lunacy and more measured calls for national unity. but it seems a mcdonald's restaurant in follansbee, west virginia, is particularly distressed. the fast food eatery was spotted flying the american flag upside down this morning at -- typically a signal that the is in jeopardy and in dire need of assistance. an upside-down flag can also be interpreted as a protest. many saw the flag as an objection to tuesday night's presidential election results. according to, an employee at the restaurant indicated the position had been set by the owner. a person representing themselves as the owner of that mcdonald's later contacted and told the station that the position and appearance was the result of a mistake. the flag has since been removed. in an emailed statement to the huffington post, mcdonalds' franchisee karen reiterated that the position was an mistake, and not intended to be a political statement: unfortunately, a flag cable broke and during the process of trying the fix the flag, it was inadvertently turned upside down. it wasn't noticed that the flag was upside down until a customer inquired about it. we are working on fixing the flag right now. important to note that this was an accident, not intentional.	fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ˈtudeɪz riˈækʃənz tɪ læst naɪts ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl riˈækʃən hæv bɪn ə prɪˈdɪktəbəl mɪks əv ˈpɑrtəzən ˈlunəsi ənd mɔr ˈmɛʒərd kɔlz fər ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunɪti. bət ɪt simz ə məkˈdɑnəldz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn follansbee*, wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə, ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈstrɛst. ðə fæst fud ˈitəri wɑz ˈspɑtɪd flaɪɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən flæg ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt ˈtɪpɪkəli ə ˈsɪgnəl ðət ðə ɪz ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi ənd ɪn daɪər nid əv əˈsɪstəns. ən ˌəpˈsaɪˌdaʊn flæg kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ə ˈproʊˌtɛst. ˈmɛni sɔ ðə flæg ɛz ən əˈbʤɛkʃən tɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪts ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ɪmˈplɔɪi æt ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə pəˈzɪʃən hæd bɪn sɛt baɪ ðə ˈoʊnər. ə ˈpərsən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ðə ˈoʊnər əv ðət məkˈdɑnəldz ˈleɪtər ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ənd toʊld ðə ˈsteɪʃən ðət ðə pəˈzɪʃən ənd əˈpɪrəns wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə mɪˈsteɪk. ðə flæg həz sɪns bɪn riˈmuvd. ɪn ən iˈmeɪld ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst, məkˈdɑnəldz' ˈfrænˌʧaɪˈzi ˈkɛrən riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ðət ðə pəˈzɪʃən wɑz ən mɪˈsteɪk, ənd nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsteɪtmənt: ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ə flæg ˈkeɪbəl broʊk ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv traɪɪŋ ðə fɪks ðə flæg, ɪt wɑz ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli tərnd ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn. ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ðə flæg wɑz ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn ənˈtɪl ə ˈkəstəmər ˌɪnkˈwaɪərd əˈbaʊt ɪt. wi ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈfɪksɪŋ ðə flæg raɪt naʊ. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðɪs wɑz ən ˈæksədənt, nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl.
close ole miss has received its second, or amended, notice of allegations and it presents a lack of institutional control charge against the school as well as alleged violations that boosters paid a recruit. hugh kellenberger sec commissioner greg sankey speaks to media during the head coaches news conference at the tampa convention center. (photo: kim klement, usa today sports) birmingham greg role as southeastern conference commissioner is the reason why he is recused from the committee on infractions as it relates to the case against ole miss. "i’m fully recused from anything involving any member university," sankey said monday during a panel during the associated press sports editors' southeast region meeting. sankey is the chairman of the committee of infractions. he said he's previously recused himself in cases involving sec teams. the enforcement staff was allowed to offer immunity to athletes at other schools as part of the ole miss investigation, which led to allegations of violations. sankey said he did not have an opinion he would offer on that, which is handled on a basis and only with the granting of the committee on infractions. "i’m not involved in granting immunity around sec student-athletes," sankey said. walled off completely. i talk to colleagues on the committee." ole miss announced it received its second notice of allegations in february, and should soon send its response back to the. the timeline of the case is expected to stretch into the fall.	kloʊz ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs həz rɪˈsivd ɪts ˈsɛkənd, ər əˈmɛndɪd, ˈnoʊtɪs əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ənd ɪt ˈprɛzənts ə læk əv ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl kənˈtroʊl ʧɑrʤ əˈgɛnst ðə skul ɛz wɛl ɛz əˈlɛʤd vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ðət ˈbustərz peɪd ə rɪˈkrut. ju ˈkɛlənbərgər sɛk kəˈmɪʃənər grɛg ˈsæŋki spiks tɪ ˈmidiə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪz nuz ˈkɑnfərəns æt ðə ˈtæmpə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: kɪm ˈklɛmənt, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ spɔrts) ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm grɛg roʊl ɛz ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈkɑnfərəns kəˈmɪʃənər ɪz ðə ˈrizən waɪ hi ɪz rɪˈkjuzd frəm ðə kəˈmɪti ɔn ˌɪnˈfrækʃənz ɛz ɪt rɪˈleɪts tɪ ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs. ˈfʊli rɪˈkjuzd frəm ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈɛni ˈmɛmbər ˌjunəˈvərsəti," ˈsæŋki sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈpænəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs spɔrts ˈɛdɪtərz' ˌsaʊˈθist ˈriʤən ˈmitɪŋ. ˈsæŋki ɪz ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə kəˈmɪti əv ˌɪnˈfrækʃənz. hi sɛd hiz ˈpriviəsli rɪˈkjuzd hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ sɛk timz. ðə ɛnˈfɔrsmənt stæf wɑz əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈɔfər ˌɪmˈjunɪti tɪ ˈæθˌlits æt ˈəðər skulz ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. ˈsæŋki sɛd hi dɪd nɑt hæv ən əˈpɪnjən hi wʊd ˈɔfər ɔn ðət, wɪʧ ɪz ˈhændəld ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs ənd ˈoʊnli wɪθ ðə ˈgrænɪŋ əv ðə kəˈmɪti ɔn ˌɪnˈfrækʃənz. nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈgrænɪŋ ˌɪmˈjunɪti əraʊnd sɛk student-athletes*," ˈsæŋki sɛd. wɔld ɔf kəmˈplitli. aɪ tɔk tɪ ˈkɑligz ɔn ðə kəˈmɪti." ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs əˈnaʊnst ɪt rɪˈsivd ɪts ˈsɛkənd ˈnoʊtɪs əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ənd ʃʊd sun sɛnd ɪts rɪˈspɑns bæk tɪ ðə. ðə ˈtaɪmlaɪn əv ðə keɪs ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ strɛʧ ˈɪntu ðə fɔl.
washington (cnn) -- republicans have a response to the news friday morning that u.s. unemployment dropped beneath 6% for the first time since 2008: "we can do better." "slow job growth may be good enough for democrats, but republicans know we can do better," republican national committee chairman said in a statement. "while we're glad to see some americans finally finding work, we can't lose sight of the fact that we should have been at this point years ago." house speaker john boehner also sounded off on the jobs report, knocking democrats for refusing to vote on "dozens of good jobs bills" that republicans passed in his chamber. boehner also accused president barack obama and senate democrats of presiding "over a new normal of flat wages, higher prices, and too many part-time jobs." "every day i hear from people in my district who say no matter how hard they work, they still struggle to make ends meet," boehner said in a statement. "instead of trying to convince americans that things are great, washington democrats ought to show they're serious about helping middle-class families get ahead, not just get by." unemployment falls below 6% for first time since 2008 while democrats as well said there was more work to be done, the obama administration championed the jobs numbers. jason furman, chairman of the council of economic advisors, said the latest report represents the "longest streak of job gains on record." "the data underscore that six years after the great to the hard work of the american people and in part to the policies the president has economy has bounced back more strongly than most others around the world," furman said. democratic whip steny hoyer pointed out the jobs numbers in a statement and said he was "disappointed" with house republican obstructionism. "congress must take action to ensure this growth continues," hoyer said in a statement. .	ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə nuz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət juz. ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt drɑpt bɪˈniθ 6 fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 2008 "wi kən du ˈbɛtər." "sloʊ ʤɑb groʊθ meɪ bi gʊd ɪˈnəf fər ˈdɛməˌkræts, bət rɪˈpəblɪkənz noʊ wi kən du ˈbɛtər," rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "waɪl wɪr glæd tɪ si səm əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈfaɪnəli ˈfaɪndɪŋ wərk, wi kænt luz saɪt əv ðə fækt ðət wi ʃʊd hæv bɪn æt ðɪs pɔɪnt jɪrz əˈgoʊ." haʊs ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsaʊndɪd ɔf ɔn ðə ʤɑbz rɪˈpɔrt, ˈnɑkɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ voʊt ɔn "ˈdəzənz əv gʊd ʤɑbz bɪlz" ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz pæst ɪn hɪz ˈʧeɪmbər. ˈboʊnər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts əv prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ "ˈoʊvər ə nu ˈnɔrməl əv flæt ˈweɪʤɪz, haɪər ˈpraɪsɪz, ənd tu ˈmɛni ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ʤɑbz." "ˈɛvəri deɪ aɪ hir frəm ˈpipəl ɪn maɪ ˈdɪstrɪkt hu seɪ noʊ ˈmætər haʊ hɑrd ðeɪ wərk, ðeɪ stɪl ˈstrəgəl tɪ meɪk ɛndz mit," ˈboʊnər sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "ˌɪnˈstɛd əv traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈvɪns əˈmɛrɪkənz ðət θɪŋz ər greɪt, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔt tɪ ʃoʊ ðɛr ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ˈfæməliz gɪt əˈhɛd, nɑt ʤɪst gɪt baɪ." ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt fɔlz bɪˈloʊ 6 fər fərst taɪm sɪns 2008 waɪl ˈdɛməˌkræts ɛz wɛl sɛd ðɛr wɑz mɔr wərk tɪ bi dən, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈʧæmpiənd ðə ʤɑbz ˈnəmbərz. ˈʤeɪsən ˈfərˌmæn, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzərz, sɛd ðə ˈleɪtəst rɪˈpɔrt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə "ˈlɔŋgɪst strik əv ʤɑb geɪnz ɔn ˈrɛkərd." "ðə ˈdætə ˌəndərˈskɔr ðət sɪks jɪrz ˈæftər ðə greɪt tɪ ðə hɑrd wərk əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ənd ɪn pɑrt tɪ ðə ˈpɑləsiz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ɪˈkɑnəmi həz baʊnst bæk mɔr ˈstrɔŋli ðən moʊst ˈəðərz əraʊnd ðə wərld," ˈfərˌmæn sɛd. ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk wɪp ˈstɛni hɔɪər ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðə ʤɑbz ˈnəmbərz ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ənd sɛd hi wɑz "ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd" wɪθ haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkən əbˈstrəkʃəˌnɪzəm. "ˈkɑŋgrəs məst teɪk ˈækʃən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɪs groʊθ kənˈtɪnjuz," hɔɪər sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt.
“an ancient sapphire ring. it your presence, making it difficult to be detected by enemies.” the description for the ring in souls is innocuous enough, but one of the most useful items in the game. when i first obtained it, i scoffed at its effects. i generally tend to be underwhelmed by “ancient and powerful artifacts” that serve as nothing more than marginal stat modifiers. i also playing a stealthy character, so it seemed like a fairly useless trinket. demon’s souls is a game where a small boost can have an enormous effect, though, and a few deaths later i quickly discovered the benefits of donning the ring. there’s nothing magical about it, really it simply does what it says but its effects are very deliberately tied into the game world and its design. here a few examples: isolating enemies unlike many person brawlers, the enemies in souls do not patiently wait for their turn to attack the player. as a result, often important to draw away individuals from a group to take them on one-on-one. the ring facilitates luring enemies by preventing the player from being pelted with projectiles during the approach. more, the combat in souls requires a lot of movement, and the ring makes it less likely to draw the attention of more enemies while battling a solitary opponent. avoiding the dragons the ramparts of castle are patrolled by hostile dragons that roast anything in their sights. these sections are quite unforgiving, but the ring expands the window of safety between the dragons’ fiery onslaughts. slaying the geckos crystal geckos are timid creatures that are almost impossible to catch with a melee attack. they can spot the player from very far away, and if they do, they back and fade out of existence. the ring slightly their awareness, making it easier to catch them and the large quantities of minerals (used to upgrade armour and weapons) that they drop. boss runs chances are that during most first at least a few of the boss battles will not end in victory, but the ring makes it easier to give ’em another shot. simply running past enemies is often a valid option, and equipping the ring lowers the take into account when chasing the player. backtrack-farming upon defeating a boss, the player can warp back to the boss’ lair from the nexus hub. this not only provides a shortcut going forward, but it also allows the player to go back through a completed area in order to obtain more items and souls (the equivalent of gold and experience). what makes this backtracking different from playing through the same area from the start is that enemies tend to face only one direction. combined with the ring, this makes it quite easy to sneak up on them and unleash a backstab, a special attack that deals extra damage and yields more souls. scaling the shrine of storms equipping the ring is practically the only way to travel up narrow mountain paths without being shredded by flying storm beasts. defeating the old hero the blind boss of the is quite a fearsome opponent, but actually quite easy to stay out of his reach with the ring equipped. invading other worlds player vs. player combat is not greatly affected by the ring, but it does partially obscure the invader. this makes it more likely that the battle might begin with a sneaky backstab. even without any significant gameplay mutators, though, still quite unsettling to see a swirling, red aura make a for the character.	““an* ˈeɪnʧənt ˈsæfaɪər rɪŋ. ɪt jʊr ˈprɛzəns, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ bi dɪˈtɛktɪd baɪ enemies.”.” ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən fər ðə rɪŋ ɪn soʊlz ɪz ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ɪˈnəf, bət wən əv ðə moʊst ˈjusfəl ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ðə geɪm. wɪn aɪ fərst əbˈteɪnd ɪt, aɪ skɔft æt ɪts ˈifɛkts. aɪ ˈʤɛnərəli tɛnd tɪ bi ˌəndərˈwɛlmd baɪ ənd ˈpaʊərfəl artifacts”” ðət sərv ɛz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈmɑrʤənəl stæt modifiers. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪɪŋ ə ˈstɛlθi ˈkɛrɪktər, soʊ ɪt simd laɪk ə ˈfɛrli ˈjusləs ˈtrɪŋkət. soʊlz ɪz ə geɪm wɛr ə smɔl bust kən hæv ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈifɛkt, ðoʊ, ənd ə fju dɛθs ˈleɪtər aɪ kˈwɪkli dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˈdɑnɪŋ ðə rɪŋ. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈmæʤɪkəl əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈrɪli ɪt ˈsɪmpli dɪz wət ɪt sɪz bət ɪts ˈifɛkts ər ˈvɛri dɪˈlɪbərətli taɪd ˈɪntu ðə geɪm wərld ənd ɪts dɪˈzaɪn. hir ə fju ɪgˈzæmpəlz: ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni ˈpərsən brawlers, ðə ˈɛnəmiz ɪn soʊlz du nɑt ˈpeɪʃəntli weɪt fər ðɛr tərn tɪ əˈtæk ðə pleɪər. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈɔfən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ drɔ əˈweɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz frəm ə grup tɪ teɪk ðɛm ɔn ˌwənɔnˈwən. ðə rɪŋ fəˈsɪləˌteɪts ˈlʊrɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz baɪ prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðə pleɪər frəm biɪŋ ˈpɛltɪd wɪθ prɑˈʤɛktəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈproʊʧ. mɔr, ðə ˈkɑmbæt ɪn soʊlz rikˈwaɪərz ə lɔt əv ˈmuvmənt, ənd ðə rɪŋ meɪks ɪt lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ drɔ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv mɔr ˈɛnəmiz waɪl ˈbætəlɪŋ ə ˈsɑləˌtɛri əˈpoʊnənt. əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðə ˈdrægənz ðə ˈræmˌpɑrts əv ˈkæsəl ər pəˈtroʊld baɪ ˈhɑstəl ˈdrægənz ðət roʊst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ðɛr saɪts. ðiz ˈsɛkʃənz ər kwaɪt ənfərˈgɪvɪŋ, bət ðə rɪŋ ɪkˈspændz ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ˈseɪfti bɪtˈwin ðə dragons’’ ˈfaɪəri onslaughts. sleɪɪŋ ðə ˈgɛkoʊz ˈkrɪstəl ˈgɛkoʊz ər ˈtɪmɪd ˈkriʧərz ðət ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kæʧ wɪθ ə ˈmeɪˌleɪ əˈtæk. ðeɪ kən spɑt ðə pleɪər frəm ˈvɛri fɑr əˈweɪ, ənd ɪf ðeɪ du, ðeɪ bæk ənd feɪd aʊt əv ɪgˈzɪstəns. ðə rɪŋ sˈlaɪtli ðɛr əˈwɛrnəs, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈiziər tɪ kæʧ ðɛm ənd ðə lɑrʤ kˈwɑntətiz əv ˈmɪnərəlz (juzd tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈɑrmər ənd ˈwɛpənz) ðət ðeɪ drɔp. bɔs rənz ˈʧænsɪz ər ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ moʊst fərst æt list ə fju əv ðə bɔs ˈbætəlz wɪl nɑt ɛnd ɪn ˈvɪktəri, bət ðə rɪŋ meɪks ɪt ˈiziər tɪ gɪv əˈnəðər ʃɑt. ˈsɪmpli ˈrənɪŋ pæst ˈɛnəmiz ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˈvælɪd ˈɔpʃən, ənd ɪkˈwɪpɪŋ ðə rɪŋ loʊərz ðə teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt wɪn ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə pleɪər. əˈpɑn dɪˈfitɪŋ ə bɔs, ðə pleɪər kən wɔrp bæk tɪ ðə boss’’ lɛr frəm ðə ˈnɛksəs həb. ðɪs nɑt ˈoʊnli prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈʃɔrtˌkət goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz ðə pleɪər tɪ goʊ bæk θru ə kəmˈplitɪd ˈɛriə ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əbˈteɪn mɔr ˈaɪtəmz ənd soʊlz (ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv goʊld ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns). wət meɪks ðɪs ˈbækˌtrækɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt frəm pleɪɪŋ θru ðə seɪm ˈɛriə frəm ðə stɑrt ɪz ðət ˈɛnəmiz tɛnd tɪ feɪs ˈoʊnli wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə rɪŋ, ðɪs meɪks ɪt kwaɪt ˈizi tɪ snik əp ɔn ðɛm ənd ənˈliʃ ə backstab, ə ˈspɛʃəl əˈtæk ðət dilz ˈɛkstrə ˈdæmɪʤ ənd jildz mɔr soʊlz. ˈskeɪlɪŋ ðə ʃraɪn əv stɔrmz ɪkˈwɪpɪŋ ðə rɪŋ ɪz ˈpræktɪkəli ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ ˈtrævəl əp ˈnɛroʊ ˈmaʊntən pæθs wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ʃˈrɛdɪd baɪ flaɪɪŋ stɔrm bists. dɪˈfitɪŋ ðə oʊld ˈhɪroʊ ðə blaɪnd bɔs əv ðə ɪz kwaɪt ə ˈfɪrsəm əˈpoʊnənt, bət ˈæˌkʧuəli kwaɪt ˈizi tɪ steɪ aʊt əv hɪz riʧ wɪθ ðə rɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpt. ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ˈəðər wərldz pleɪər ˈvərsəz. pleɪər ˈkɑmbæt ɪz nɑt ˈgreɪtli əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə rɪŋ, bət ɪt dɪz ˈpɑrʃəli əbˈskjʊr ðə ˌɪnˈveɪdər. ðɪs meɪks ɪt mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ˈbætəl maɪt bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ə sˈniki backstab. ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ mutators, ðoʊ, stɪl kwaɪt ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ tɪ si ə sˈwərlɪŋ, rɛd ˈɔrə meɪk ə fər ðə ˈkɛrɪktər.
mossdeep city what have you done now? - it me! it looks like an ancient seal has been broken. trust me, i know a thing or two about ancient seals. - that other archie is trying to wake up. then i suggest you do something about it, quickly. - not going to help? i would but whenever i pass through the fog surrounding this island i am returned to sinnoh. but you seem to be able to traverse the fog with impunity. - yeah… i first thought and were involved but this feels… different. - gotta go! i rush to the center, while everyone is getting healed i consult the silver ball in my bag. i’ve got the next batch of backup for you. - heading south to stop archie. that’s not your mission! go get the last badge and go to ever grande! - you here last time, you know. stopping archie! i might know more than you think… route 128 riding on back we surf as fast as susan can. soon enough we arrive at a shallow island, a place i recognise from before. we dive underwater, find a cavern and head inside. seafloor cavern i emerge near the submarine archie had stolen, it seems abandoned. i continue deeper into the cavern. why did i get stuck with guard duty? i wanted to see. it sure is dark in here, i hope nobody sneaks up on me and knocks me out. i quietly sneak up behind the goon and with a swift blow to the head out cold. i encounter a few other goons patrolling further inside but i give them the slip. huh? what was that noise? hmm… hey footprints are these? oh, mine… after shoving a few boulders out of my way i reach a large pool, archie is standing on a ledge above it and sleeps below. maxie and other maxie are already here but it look like things went well for them. damn! i thought for sure if both of us- haharr! ye both brought fire types to a water battle an’ thought ye stood a chance? and now th’ little wants t’ try his luck! go! - go amber! - earthquake! scary face! mightyena makes an unnerving look at amber while she triggers an earthquake, sharp stones come bursting from the ground, injuring paws. - earthquake! embargo! mightyena tries to deny use of her item but is pulled underground as the rubble beneath it gives way. careful with the earthquaking! we are underground, in case forgotten! go! - earthquake! screech! muk makes a sharp screeching noise at amber who triggers another earthquake, cracks form in the floor and can barely hold onto solid ground to stop itself draining away. what did we just tell you, caldar! - fine! be more careful! - dragonbreath! screech! muk tries to screech again but quite do it while trying not to seep into the cracks. dragon breath somehow loosens up’s viscosity enough to make it drain away into the earth despite effort not to. go! - rock slide! mean look! crobat gives amber a mean look, enraging her into forgetting about the very notion of retreat. amber strikes the roof of the cavern to make loose rocks tumble down onto. triggering falling rocks down here the best idea either! - rock slide! acrobatics! crobat shows off speed and agility in striking amber in many different ways before being buried under another summoned by her. he’s going to kill us all! - shut it! go! - amber return! go! show ‘em what we got! crunch! archie grasps his anchor pendant and the keystone lights up, surrounding with energy it mega evolves. wasting no time with jaws immediately grabs as she leaves her and viciously shakes her around, flinging her into the nearby pool once she stopped struggling. -!! you’ve got your own keystone, caldar! try mega evolution! - i have any mega stones… - go! - rock smash! crunch! sharpedo latches on and starts chomping who, with both hands, thumps on the head. - rock smash! crunch! sharpedo down on’s arm, with her other arm she grabs and drives face into the stony floor. the battle was fierce enough to make amber evolve! heh! fine, ye leave me no choice.’ll sort ya out! stop! i was wondering when you would turn up. archie… th world ye seek t’ create an’ th’ world will make are very different things! trust me, i know… ha! maybe ye dream bit enough! awaken!! archie raises the blue orb above his head, it fills the cavern with a radiant blue light. comes to life, roaring so loud it shakes the cavern worse than earthquakes. it dives deeper into the pool and disappears into the murk. yaharr! victory! damn! not again! wait fer it… archie’s phone starts beeping. thar it be! better answer it. yarr! yar? of course th’ deluge has begun! what? it be far worse than our worst case scenarios? and’s primal reversion begun yet?! - all right, drag him back to the surface and show him what won. we quickly reach the surface, within a couple of seconds the downpour has completely drenched my clothes. the sky is completely black with stormclouds, momentarily brightened with the flash of lightning. - was it this bad last time? nope, it be far worse! without with which to do battle, has full reign of the weather! - maybe i can slow it down. maggie! sunny day! the rain on skin, she tries to form a fireball but no matter how many times she tries it just fizzles out. i return maggie to her before the rain does any damage to her, it must feel like falling broken glass to a fire type. what have i done… you’ve doomed us all you stupid pirate! it’s not over yet, still heading for. - why? it only went there last time because was there. and why do you think went there first? of course! we set sail for! rendezvous with ya there, caldar. we’ll explain once you get there. i head directly for, riding on back. the storm makes it difficult to keep my bearings but susan seems to be able to keep us pointed in the right direction. we dive underwater to gain quick entrance to the city, it bother me at this point as i get any more soaked if i tried. sootopolis city i surface to see the streets becoming streams, it looks like goons from the magma cult and the aqua alliance are a rescue effort and taking citizens to safety. i notice a gathering near some sort of temple on the northern side of the city. as i approach i see the archie and maxie pairs, along with another familiar face. i see been keeping busy, caldar. - alder! things seem quite dire here so i thought help out, but it seems you have the item needed to stop all this. - what? th’ red orb! - oh, i still have it. with that you should be able to stop, though you may have to defeat it in battle first. - but why did it come here? it would seem seeking a place of power to facilitate transformation. behind us is the cave of origin, the locals tell me and once did battle here in ancient times until the great jade dragon came and drove them away, forcing them into hiding. - right, just head on in and– wait! the red stone will keep you safe from the raw energies in there, but need something else to protect you from the harsh elements. yarr! i brought th’ aqua suit fer such a situation. protect ye from th’ crushing pressures experience at such depths. i don the aqua suit and head inside. cave of origin the suit is a little heavy and restrictive but i gradually make my way down the cave, stomping away as i go. i eventually reach another subterranean pool where is waiting, about to dive so i quickly make the choice to leap onto back… - go bester! - thunder punch! bester punches square on the nose and channels all the electricity he can into it. responds with an ice beam which freezes bester solid on contact. - bester return! go susan! kyogre leaps above the water and body slams onto susan. - confuse ray! kyogre body slams susan again before she shines a psychedelic ray into eyes. - surf! kyogre smashes into a cavern wall in confusion, susan summons a wave that washes into the opposite wall with considerable force. - surf! kyogre blasts susan with origin pulse, smashing susan into the far wall, her deep within it. - susan!! no! - go amber! - dragon claw! before can act amber slashes face with her mighty claws. reels in pain, the pressure of the red orb nearby forces it back into the deep to slumber again. the cave begins to crumble around me… sootopolis city i end up back outside of the main entrance to the cave of origin. - nobody told me there was a back door to this place! oh… you took the long way down? - just take the stupid red orb and put it back where it belongs like last time. and make sure the do the same with the blue orb. yarr! leave it t’ me!	mossdeep* ˈsɪti wət hæv ju dən naʊ? ɪt mi! ɪt lʊks laɪk ən ˈeɪnʧənt sil həz bɪn ˈbroʊkən. trəst mi, aɪ noʊ ə θɪŋ ər tu əˈbaʊt ˈeɪnʧənt silz. ðət ˈəðər ˈɑrʧi ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ weɪk əp. ðɛn aɪ səˈʤɛst ju du ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt, kˈwɪkli. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ hɛlp? aɪ wʊd bət wɛˈnɛvər aɪ pæs θru ðə fɔg sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðɪs ˈaɪlənd aɪ æm rɪˈtərnd tɪ sinnoh. bət ju sim tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈtrævərs ðə fɔg wɪθ ˌɪmˈpjunɪti. yeah…… aɪ fərst θɔt ənd wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd bət ðɪs feels…… ˈdɪfərənt. ˈgɑtə goʊ! aɪ rəʃ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər, waɪl ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ hild aɪ kənˈsəlt ðə ˈsɪlvər bɔl ɪn maɪ bæg. gɑt ðə nɛkst bæʧ əv ˈbæˌkəp fər ju. ˈhɛdɪŋ saʊθ tɪ stɑp ˈɑrʧi. nɑt jʊr ˈmɪʃən! goʊ gɪt ðə læst bæʤ ənd goʊ tɪ ˈɛvər grænd! ju hir læst taɪm, ju noʊ. ˈstɑpɪŋ ˈɑrʧi! aɪ maɪt noʊ mɔr ðən ju think…… rut 128 ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn bæk wi sərf ɛz fæst ɛz ˈsuzən kən. sun ɪˈnəf wi əraɪv æt ə ˈʃæloʊ ˈaɪlənd, ə pleɪs aɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz frəm ˌbiˈfɔr. wi daɪv ˈəndərˌwɔtər, faɪnd ə ˈkævərn ənd hɛd ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˈkævərn aɪ ˈimərʤ nɪr ðə ˌsəbmərˈin ˈɑrʧi hæd ˈstoʊlən, ɪt simz əˈbændənd. aɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈdipər ˈɪntu ðə ˈkævərn. waɪ dɪd aɪ gɪt stək wɪθ gɑrd ˈduti? aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si. ɪt ʃʊr ɪz dɑrk ɪn hir, aɪ hoʊp ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi sniks əp ɔn mi ənd nɑks mi aʊt. aɪ kˈwaɪətli snik əp bɪˈhaɪnd ðə gun ənd wɪθ ə swɪft bloʊ tɪ ðə hɛd aʊt koʊld. aɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər ə fju ˈəðər gunz pəˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈsaɪd bət aɪ gɪv ðɛm ðə slɪp. hə? wət wɑz ðət nɔɪz? hmm…… heɪ ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ər ðiz? oʊ, mine…… ˈæftər ˈʃəvɪŋ ə fju ˈboʊldərz aʊt əv maɪ weɪ aɪ riʧ ə lɑrʤ pul, ˈɑrʧi ɪz ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ə lɛʤ əˈbəv ɪt ənd slips bɪˈloʊ. ˈmæksi ənd ˈəðər ˈmæksi ər ɔˈrɛdi hir bət ɪt lʊk laɪk θɪŋz wɛnt wɛl fər ðɛm. dæm! aɪ θɔt fər ʃʊr ɪf boʊθ əv ˈjuˈɛs- haharr! jɛ boʊθ brɔt faɪər taɪps tɪ ə ˈwɔtər ˈbætəl an’’ θɔt jɛ stʊd ə ʧæns? ənd naʊ th’’ ˈlɪtəl wɔnts t’’ traɪ hɪz lək! goʊ! goʊ ˈæmbər! ˈərθkˌweɪk! ˈskɛri feɪs! meɪks ən əˈnərvɪŋ lʊk æt ˈæmbər waɪl ʃi ˈtrɪgərz ən ˈərθkˌweɪk, ʃɑrp stoʊnz kəm ˈbərstɪŋ frəm ðə graʊnd, ˈɪnʤərɪŋ pɔz. ˈərθkˌweɪk! ɛmˈbɑrgoʊ! traɪz tɪ dɪˈnaɪ juz əv hər ˈaɪtəm bət ɪz pʊld ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ɛz ðə ˈrəbəl bɪˈniθ ɪt gɪvz weɪ. ˈkɛrfəl wɪθ ðə earthquaking! wi ər ˈəndərˌgraʊnd, ɪn keɪs fərˈgɑtən! goʊ! ˈərθkˌweɪk! skriʧ! meɪks ə ʃɑrp ˈskriʧɪŋ nɔɪz æt ˈæmbər hu ˈtrɪgərz əˈnəðər ˈərθkˌweɪk, kræks fɔrm ɪn ðə flɔr ənd kən ˈbɛrli hoʊld ˈɔntu ˈsɑləd graʊnd tɪ stɑp ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈdreɪnɪŋ əˈweɪ. wət dɪd wi ʤɪst tɛl ju, caldar! faɪn! bi mɔr ˈkɛrfəl! dragonbreath! skriʧ! traɪz tɪ skriʧ əˈgɛn bət kwaɪt du ɪt waɪl traɪɪŋ nɑt tɪ sip ˈɪntu ðə kræks. ˈdrægən brɛθ ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈlusənz əp vɪˈskɑsəti ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ɪt dreɪn əˈweɪ ˈɪntu ðə ərθ dɪˈspaɪt ˈɛfərt nɑt tɪ. goʊ! rɑk slaɪd! min lʊk! gɪvz ˈæmbər ə min lʊk, ɛnˈreɪʤɪŋ hər ˈɪntu fərˈgɛtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvɛri ˈnoʊʃən əv riˈtrit. ˈæmbər straɪks ðə rʊf əv ðə ˈkævərn tɪ meɪk lus rɑks ˈtəmbəl daʊn ˈɔntu. ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ˈfɑlɪŋ rɑks daʊn hir ðə bɛst aɪˈdiə ˈiðər! rɑk slaɪd! ˌækrəˈbætɪks! ʃoʊz ɔf spid ənd əˈʤɪləti ɪn ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈæmbər ɪn ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt weɪz ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈbɛrid ˈəndər əˈnəðər ˈsəmənd baɪ hər. goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl ˈjuˈɛs ɔl! ʃət ɪt! goʊ! ˈæmbər rɪˈtərn! goʊ! ʃoʊ wət wi gɑt! krənʧ! ˈɑrʧi græsps hɪz ˈæŋkər ˈpɛndənt ənd ðə ˈkiˌstoʊn laɪts əp, sərˈaʊndɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛnərʤi ɪt ˈmɛgə ɪˈvɑlvz. ˈweɪstɪŋ noʊ taɪm wɪθ ʤɔz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli græbz ɛz ʃi livz hər ənd ˈvɪʃəsli ʃeɪks hər əraʊnd, ˈflɪŋɪŋ hər ˈɪntu ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ pul wəns ʃi stɑpt ˈstrəgəlɪŋ. !! gɑt jʊr oʊn ˈkiˌstoʊn, caldar! traɪ ˈmɛgə ˌɛvəˈluʃən! aɪ hæv ˈɛni ˈmɛgə stones…… goʊ! rɑk smæʃ! krənʧ! ˈlæʧɪz ɔn ənd stɑrts ˈʧɑmpɪŋ hu, wɪθ boʊθ hænz, θəmps ɔn ðə hɛd. rɑk smæʃ! krənʧ! daʊn ɔn ɑrm, wɪθ hər ˈəðər ɑrm ʃi græbz ənd draɪvz feɪs ˈɪntu ðə ˈstoʊni flɔr. ðə ˈbætəl wɑz fɪrs ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ˈæmbər ɪˈvɑlv! hɛ! faɪn, jɛ liv mi noʊ ʧɔɪs. sɔrt jɑ aʊt! stɑp! aɪ wɑz ˈwəndərɪŋ wɪn ju wʊd tərn əp. archie…… ˈtiˈeɪʧ wərld jɛ sik t’’ kriˈeɪt an’’ th’’ wərld wɪl meɪk ər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz! trəst mi, aɪ know…… hɑ! ˈmeɪbi jɛ drim bɪt ɪˈnəf! əˈweɪkən!! ˈɑrʧi ˈreɪzɪz ðə blu ɔrb əˈbəv hɪz hɛd, ɪt fɪlz ðə ˈkævərn wɪθ ə ˈreɪˌdiənt blu laɪt. kəmz tɪ laɪf, ˈrɔrɪŋ soʊ laʊd ɪt ʃeɪks ðə ˈkævərn wərs ðən ˈərθkˌweɪks. ɪt daɪvz ˈdipər ˈɪntu ðə pul ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz ˈɪntu ðə mərk. yaharr! ˈvɪktəri! dæm! nɑt əˈgɛn! weɪt fɛr it…… foʊn stɑrts ˈbipɪŋ. θɑr ɪt bi! ˈbɛtər ˈænsər ɪt. yarr! yar? əv kɔrs th’’ ˈdɛljuʤ həz ˈbeɪgən! wət? ɪt bi fɑr wərs ðən ɑr wərst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊz? ənd ˈpraɪməl rɪˈvərʒən ˈbeɪgən jɛt?! ɔl raɪt, dræg ɪm bæk tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs ənd ʃoʊ ɪm wət wən. wi kˈwɪkli riʧ ðə ˈsərfəs, wɪˈθɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈsɛkəndz ðə ˈdaʊnpɔr həz kəmˈplitli drɛnʧt maɪ kloʊðz. ðə skaɪ ɪz kəmˈplitli blæk wɪθ stormclouds, ˌmoʊmənˈtɛrəli ˈbraɪtənd wɪθ ðə flæʃ əv ˈlaɪtnɪŋ. wɑz ɪt ðɪs bæd læst taɪm? noʊp, ɪt bi fɑr wərs! wɪˈθaʊt wɪθ wɪʧ tɪ du ˈbætəl, həz fʊl reɪn əv ðə ˈwɛðər! ˈmeɪbi aɪ kən sloʊ ɪt daʊn. ˈmæˌgi! ˈsəni deɪ! ðə reɪn ɔn skɪn, ʃi traɪz tɪ fɔrm ə ˈfaɪərˌbɔl bət noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz ʃi traɪz ɪt ʤɪst ˈfɪzəlz aʊt. aɪ rɪˈtərn ˈmæˌgi tɪ hər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə reɪn dɪz ˈɛni ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ hər, ɪt məst fil laɪk ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈbroʊkən glæs tɪ ə faɪər taɪp. wət hæv aɪ done…… dumd ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ju ˈstupɪd ˈpaɪrət! nɑt ˈoʊvər jɛt, stɪl ˈhɛdɪŋ fər. waɪ? ɪt ˈoʊnli wɛnt ðɛr læst taɪm bɪˈkəz wɑz ðɛr. ənd waɪ du ju θɪŋk wɛnt ðɛr fərst? əv kɔrs! wi sɛt seɪl fər! ˈrɑndɪˌvu wɪθ jɑ ðɛr, caldar. ɪkˈspleɪn wəns ju gɪt ðɛr. aɪ hɛd dɪˈrɛkli fər, ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn bæk. ðə stɔrm meɪks ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ kip maɪ ˈbɛrɪŋz bət ˈsuzən simz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip ˈjuˈɛs ˈpɔɪntɪd ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. wi daɪv ˈəndərˌwɔtər tɪ geɪn kwɪk ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə ˈsɪti, ɪt ˈbɑðər mi æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɛz aɪ gɪt ˈɛni mɔr soʊkt ɪf aɪ traɪd. ˈsɪti aɪ ˈsərfəs tɪ si ðə strits bɪˈkəmɪŋ strimz, ɪt lʊks laɪk gunz frəm ðə ˈmægmə kəlt ənd ðə ˈɑkwə əˈlaɪəns ər ə ˈrɛskju ˈɛfərt ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ ˈseɪfti. aɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ə ˈgæðərɪŋ nɪr səm sɔrt əv ˈtɛmpəl ɔn ðə ˈnɔrðərn saɪd əv ðə ˈsɪti. ɛz aɪ əˈproʊʧ aɪ si ðə ˈɑrʧi ənd ˈmæksi pɛrz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ əˈnəðər fəˈmɪljər feɪs. aɪ si bɪn ˈkipɪŋ ˈbɪzi, caldar. ˈɔldər! θɪŋz sim kwaɪt daɪər hir soʊ aɪ θɔt hɛlp aʊt, bət ɪt simz ju hæv ðə ˈaɪtəm ˈnidɪd tɪ stɑp ɔl ðɪs. wət? th’’ rɛd ɔrb! oʊ, aɪ stɪl hæv ɪt. wɪθ ðət ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɑp, ðoʊ ju meɪ hæv tɪ dɪˈfit ɪt ɪn ˈbætəl fərst. bət waɪ dɪd ɪt kəm hir? ɪt wʊd sim ˈsikɪŋ ə pleɪs əv paʊər tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən. bɪˈhaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ðə keɪv əv ˈɔrəʤən, ðə ˈloʊkəlz tɛl mi ənd wəns dɪd ˈbætəl hir ɪn ˈeɪnʧənt taɪmz ənˈtɪl ðə greɪt ʤeɪd ˈdrægən keɪm ənd droʊv ðɛm əˈweɪ, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈhaɪdɪŋ. raɪt, ʤɪst hɛd ɔn ɪn and–– weɪt! ðə rɛd stoʊn wɪl kip ju seɪf frəm ðə rɑ ˈɛnərʤiz ɪn ðɛr, bət nid ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls tɪ prəˈtɛkt ju frəm ðə hɑrʃ ˈɛləmənts. yarr! aɪ brɔt th’’ ˈɑkwə sut fɛr səʧ ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. prəˈtɛkt jɛ frəm th’’ ˈkrəʃɪŋ ˈprɛʃərz ɪkˈspɪriəns æt səʧ dɛpθs. aɪ dɑn ðə ˈɑkwə sut ənd hɛd ˌɪnˈsaɪd. keɪv əv ˈɔrəʤən ðə sut ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhɛvi ənd riˈstrɪktɪv bət aɪ ˈgræʤuəli meɪk maɪ weɪ daʊn ðə keɪv, ˈstɑmpɪŋ əˈweɪ ɛz aɪ goʊ. aɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riʧ əˈnəðər səbtərˈeɪniən pul wɛr ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ, əˈbaʊt tɪ daɪv soʊ aɪ kˈwɪkli meɪk ðə ʧɔɪs tɪ lip ˈɔntu back…… goʊ ˈbɛstər! ˈθəndər pənʧ! ˈbɛstər ˈpənʧɪz skwɛr ɔn ðə noʊz ənd ˈʧænəlz ɔl ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti hi kən ˈɪntu ɪt. rɪˈspɑndz wɪθ ən aɪs bim wɪʧ ˈfrizɪz ˈbɛstər ˈsɑləd ɔn ˈkɑnˌtækt. ˈbɛstər rɪˈtərn! goʊ ˈsuzən! lips əˈbəv ðə ˈwɔtər ənd ˈbɑdi slæmz ˈɔntu ˈsuzən. kənfˈjuz reɪ! ˈbɑdi slæmz ˈsuzən əˈgɛn ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi ʃaɪnz ə ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk reɪ ˈɪntu aɪz. sərf! sˈmæʃɪz ˈɪntu ə ˈkævərn wɔl ɪn kənfˈjuʒən, ˈsuzən ˈsəmənz ə weɪv ðət ˈwɑʃɪz ˈɪntu ðə ˈɑpəzɪt wɔl wɪθ kənˈsɪdərəbəl fɔrs. sərf! blæsts ˈsuzən wɪθ ˈɔrəʤən pəls, sˈmæʃɪŋ ˈsuzən ˈɪntu ðə fɑr wɔl, hər dip wɪˈθɪn ɪt. ˈsuzən!! noʊ! goʊ ˈæmbər! ˈdrægən klɔ! ˌbiˈfɔr kən ækt ˈæmbər sˈlæʃɪz feɪs wɪθ hər ˈmaɪti klɔz. rilz ɪn peɪn, ðə ˈprɛʃər əv ðə rɛd ɔrb ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈfɔrsɪz ɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə dip tɪ sˈləmbər əˈgɛn. ðə keɪv bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ˈkrəmbəl əraʊnd me…… ˈsɪti aɪ ɛnd əp bæk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə meɪn ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə keɪv əv ˈɔrəʤən. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi toʊld mi ðɛr wɑz ə bæk dɔr tɪ ðɪs pleɪs! oh…… ju tʊk ðə lɔŋ weɪ daʊn? ʤɪst teɪk ðə ˈstupɪd rɛd ɔrb ənd pʊt ɪt bæk wɛr ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz laɪk læst taɪm. ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðə du ðə seɪm wɪθ ðə blu ɔrb. yarr! liv ɪt t’*’ mi!
if among those who have shied away from eggs despite their taste, value, and nutrition, for fear of dietary cholesterol , you must know that eggs are the handiest foods to have in your fridge. jumpstart your day: hit the gym? don’t skip the yolk: looking to please picky eaters? store it right let’s get egg-ceptional! japanese egg & garlic fried rice ingredients: method: south indian egg curry ingredients: method: egg & celery salad ingredients: method: sweet caramel custard ingredients: method: get egg-ed! gobble them without regret! egg play allergic to eggs? quick tip “your kids come home hungry? make them an egg sandwich in less than five minutes or poach an egg and top it with stir fried vegetables - a perfect protein snack with all the essential vitamins and minerals of the veggies,” says chef kapoor. “guests have dropped in without a prior intimation? you can go in for dishes like egg curry or egg biryani. it surely make them wait for long,” he are universally popular for an umpteen number of reasons. “they are valued the most for their nutritional content,” says chef suresh thampy. available readily, eggs suit every household budget. and yes, they are easy to cook, so much so that egg preparations are a favorite among bachelors and young working couples. your day can begin and end with an egg. so very versatile! be it a traditional breakfast, a salad, a soup for supper or even a dessert to pamper your sweet tooth. even though eggs are of animal origin, there is an appreciable number of among study published in the journal of american college of nutrition states that people who eat eggs for breakfast feel more satisfied and ate fewer calories at the following meal, thus helping dieters to lose more crack the egg: high-quality egg proteins provide the building blocks your body needs to grow and perform properly. the amount and quality of protein you eat directly affects your muscle mass, strength and function. eat eggs after exercise to encourage muscle tissue repair and eating eggs, skip the yolk. one egg provides six grams of all natural high quality protein. while many think that egg white has all the protein, the yolk actually provides half of are a great choice for everyone as they can be cooked in a 100 ways to please tastebuds.- mark eggs to use up first with a pencil before filling the fridge tray with fresh eggs.- egg dishes do not store well. consume them within a day.- store eggs in a carton in the refrigerator to prevent them from losing moisture.- do not store eggs with onions, cheese or other strong smelling foods, as the eggshell is porous.- store eggs with the pointed end down. if they stick to cartons, wet the points of contact and eggs crack on chopped garlic, 2 eggs, 2 chopped spring onion, salt to taste, 2 oil and sauté garlic till golden brown. break the eggs and medium cook. add cooked rice and sauté. garnish with spring onion and egg eggs, 3 oil, 2 onions, 2 black mustard seeds, 3 tomatoes, 2 garlic paste, 1 powder, 20 curry leaves, 1 powder, 1 coriander powder, 1 cumin powder, 1 masala, 2, 1 cup coconut the eggs. soak in warm water. heat oil in a saucepan, add chopped onions and fry until golden brown. add garlic paste and fry for minutes. add black mustard, wait for 3 minutes, then add finely chopped tomatoes and curry leaves. sauté for minutes, until the oil separates. add, powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt. cook over medium heat. extract juice from soaked, add it to the saucepan. stir in coconut milk and masala. add boiled eggs to the curry and leave to simmer for 10 minutes. garnish with green coriander and serve it piping hot, accompanied by steamed honey, 1 vinegar, 3 olive oil , 1 teaspoon dried minced onion, teaspoon pepper, 6 hard boiled eggs, chopped, cup finely chopped honey, lemon juice and olive oil to make a salad dressing. add all the ingredients to the dressing and mix them well. serve it cup sugar, 2 cups milk, 4 eggs, 1 vanilla four servings, take quarter cup of sugar in a pan. add a few drops of water and heat till the sugar caramelizes. pour the caramel into a mould and let it settle by cooling. heat milk either in a microwave oven or on gas flame. place a metallic ring in the pressure cooker. add four cups of water and heat. break eggs into a bowl. add half cup of sugar, vanilla essence and mix gently with a whisk. add warm milk and mix. strain the mixture. pour the mixture into the mould with the caramel. cover with aluminium foil and place it in the cooker. cover with lid and steam for minutes. do not use the whistle. remove when done. serve, turned out with caramel side up, either hot or cold. the combination of sugar and egg custard is. in which festival around the world are hard boiled eggs used for. chicken eggs contain a fatty substance. what is it. an airy foam cake made with egg yolks or with whole eggs. this cake requires neither shortening nor baking. a rack holds cups, sized to fit one egg each, over simmering water. what is it. which technique is used to blend eggs into hot mixtures?- the high-quality protein in eggs helps you to feel fuller and stay energized.- egg yolks are an excellent source of choline, recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women.- for easy digestibility, go for soft boiled and poached eggs. cooked this way, the yolk is easily digested even by a old infant!- eggs will help you shed a few kilos as they lack carbohydrates and have plenty of protein, vitamins and minerals.- glaze your sugar cookies: beat an egg white until just frothy and brush over the cookies. sprinkle with sugar and bake. this will give your cookies a shiny, sweet crust.- for frosted grapes: beat an egg white until it becomes foamy. dip small bunches of green or black grapes first in the egg white and then in sugar. dry on a wire rack.- in case stopped eating eggs due to an allergy, avoid all food items that contain eggs - biscuits, cakes, soufflés, sauces and puddings. scan all the ingredients before picking up any packaged food.- raw eggs can also be carriers of salmonella (a illness). hence, consume cooked eggs.- over consumption of eggs can lead to constipation. so pair them with fibrous foods. egg has a limiting factor: it does not contain vitamin c.- acids help proteins coagulate, so add vinegar or lemon juice to water used for poaching eggs.- beat egg yolk and egg white separately for fluffy omelettes. it is easiest to separate eggs when they are cold and the yolk is firm.	ɪf əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu hæv ʃaɪd əˈweɪ frəm ɛgz dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr teɪst, ˈvælju, ənd nuˈtrɪʃən, fər fɪr əv ˈdaɪəˌtɛri kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ju məst noʊ ðət ɛgz ər ðə ˈhændiəst fudz tɪ hæv ɪn jʊr frɪʤ. ˈʤəmpˌstɑrt jʊr deɪ: hɪt ðə ʤɪm? skɪp ðə joʊk: ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ pliz ˈpɪki ˈitərz? stɔr ɪt raɪt gɪt egg-ceptional! ˌʤæpəˈniz ɛg ˈgɑrlɪk frid raɪs ˌɪnˈgridiənts: ˈmɛθəd: saʊθ ˈɪndiən ɛg ˈkəri ˌɪnˈgridiənts: ˈmɛθəd: ɛg ˈsɛləri ˈsæləd ˌɪnˈgridiənts: ˈmɛθəd: swit ˈkɛrəməl ˈkəstərd ˌɪnˈgridiənts: ˈmɛθəd: gɪt egg-ed! ˈgɑbəl ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgrɛt! ɛg pleɪ əˈlərʤɪk tɪ ɛgz? kwɪk tɪp kɪdz kəm hoʊm ˈhəŋgri? meɪk ðɛm ən ɛg ˈsænwɪʧ ɪn lɛs ðən faɪv ˈmɪnəts ər poʊʧ ən ɛg ənd tɔp ɪt wɪθ stər frid ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈproʊˌtin snæk wɪθ ɔl ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈvaɪtəmənz ənd ˈmɪnərəlz əv ðə veggies,”,” sɪz ʃɛf kəˈpur. hæv drɑpt ɪn wɪˈθaʊt ə praɪər ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃən? ju kən goʊ ɪn fər ˈdɪʃɪz laɪk ɛg ˈkəri ər ɛg biryani. ɪt ˈʃʊrli meɪk ðɛm weɪt fər long,”,” hi ər ˌjunəˈvərsəli ˈpɑpjələr fər ən ˈəmpˈtin ˈnəmbər əv ˈrizənz. ər ˈvæljud ðə moʊst fər ðɛr nuˈtrɪʃənəl content,”,” sɪz ʃɛf sərˈɛʃ thampy. əˈveɪləbəl ˈrɛdəli, ɛgz sut ˈɛvəri ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈbəʤɪt. ənd jɛs, ðeɪ ər ˈizi tɪ kʊk, soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət ɛg ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz ər ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əˈməŋ ˈbæʧlərz ənd jəŋ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈkəpəlz. jʊr deɪ kən bɪˈgɪn ənd ɛnd wɪθ ən ɛg. soʊ ˈvɛri ˈvərsətəl! bi ɪt ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbrɛkfəst, ə ˈsæləd, ə sup fər ˈsəpər ər ˈivɪn ə dɪˈzərt tɪ ˈpæmpər jʊr swit tuθ. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɛgz ər əv ˈænəməl ˈɔrəʤən, ðɛr ɪz ən əˈpriʃəbəl ˈnəmbər əv əˈməŋ ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑlɪʤ əv nuˈtrɪʃən steɪts ðət ˈpipəl hu it ɛgz fər ˈbrɛkfəst fil mɔr ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ənd eɪt fjuər ˈkælɔˌriz æt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mil, ðəs ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈdaɪətərz tɪ luz mɔr kræk ðə ɛg: ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ɛg ˈproʊˌtinz prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks jʊr ˈbɑdi nidz tɪ groʊ ənd pərˈfɔrm ˈprɑpərli. ðə əˈmaʊnt ənd kˈwɑləti əv ˈproʊˌtin ju it dɪˈrɛkli əˈfɛkts jʊr ˈməsəl mæs, strɛŋθ ənd ˈfəŋkʃən. it ɛgz ˈæftər ˈɛksərˌsaɪz tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈməsəl ˈtɪʃu rɪˈpɛr ənd ˈitɪŋ ɛgz, skɪp ðə joʊk. wən ɛg prəˈvaɪdz sɪks græmz əv ɔl ˈnæʧərəl haɪ kˈwɑləti ˈproʊˌtin. waɪl ˈmɛni θɪŋk ðət ɛg waɪt həz ɔl ðə ˈproʊˌtin, ðə joʊk ˈæˌkʧuəli prəˈvaɪdz hæf əv ər ə greɪt ʧɔɪs fər ˈɛvriˌwən ɛz ðeɪ kən bi kʊkt ɪn ə 100 weɪz tɪ pliz tastebuds.- mɑrk ɛgz tɪ juz əp fərst wɪθ ə ˈpɛnsəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɪlɪŋ ðə frɪʤ treɪ wɪθ frɛʃ ɛgz.- ɛg ˈdɪʃɪz du nɑt stɔr wɛl. kənˈsum ðɛm wɪˈθɪn ə deɪ.- stɔr ɛgz ɪn ə ˈkɑrtən ɪn ðə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm ˈluzɪŋ ˈmɔɪsʧər.- du nɑt stɔr ɛgz wɪθ ˈənjənz, ʧiz ər ˈəðər strɔŋ sˈmɛlɪŋ fudz, ɛz ðə ˈɛgˌʃɛl ɪz ˈpɔrəs.- stɔr ɛgz wɪθ ðə ˈpɔɪntɪd ɛnd daʊn. ɪf ðeɪ stɪk tɪ ˈkɑrtənz, wɛt ðə pɔɪnts əv ˈkɑnˌtækt ənd ɛgz kræk ɔn ʧɑpt ˈgɑrlɪk, 2 ɛgz, 2 ʧɑpt spərɪŋ ˈənjən, sɔlt tɪ teɪst, 2 ɔɪl ənd sautéé ˈgɑrlɪk tɪl ˈgoʊldən braʊn. breɪk ðə ɛgz ənd ˈmidiəm kʊk. æd kʊkt raɪs ənd sautéé. ˈgɑrnɪʃ wɪθ spərɪŋ ˈənjən ənd ɛg ɛgz, 3 ɔɪl, 2 ˈənjənz, 2 blæk ˈməstərd sidz, 3 təˈmɑtoʊz, 2 ˈgɑrlɪk peɪst, 1 ˈpaʊdər, 20 ˈkəri livz, 1 ˈpaʊdər, 1 ˌkɔriˈændər ˈpaʊdər, 1 ˈkjumən ˈpaʊdər, 1 masala, 2, 1 kəp ˈkoʊkəˌnət ðə ɛgz. soʊk ɪn wɔrm ˈwɔtər. hit ɔɪl ɪn ə ˈsɔˌspæn, æd ʧɑpt ˈənjənz ənd fraɪ ənˈtɪl ˈgoʊldən braʊn. æd ˈgɑrlɪk peɪst ənd fraɪ fər ˈmɪnəts. æd blæk ˈməstərd, weɪt fər 3 ˈmɪnəts, ðɛn æd ˈfaɪnli ʧɑpt təˈmɑtoʊz ənd ˈkəri livz. sautéé fər ˈmɪnəts, ənˈtɪl ðə ɔɪl ˈsɛpərˌeɪts. æd, ˈpaʊdər, ˌkɔriˈændər ˈpaʊdər, ˈkjumən ˈpaʊdər ənd sɔlt. kʊk ˈoʊvər ˈmidiəm hit. ˈɛkˌstrækt ʤus frəm soʊkt, æd ɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɔˌspæn. stər ɪn ˈkoʊkəˌnət mɪlk ənd masala. æd bɔɪld ɛgz tɪ ðə ˈkəri ənd liv tɪ ˈsɪmər fər 10 ˈmɪnəts. ˈgɑrnɪʃ wɪθ grin ˌkɔriˈændər ənd sərv ɪt ˈpaɪpɪŋ hɑt, əˈkəmpənid baɪ stimd ˈhəni, 1 ˈvɪnəgər, 3 ˈɑlɪv ɔɪl 1 ˈtiˌspun draɪd mɪnst ˈənjən, ˈtiˌspun ˈpɛpər, 6 hɑrd bɔɪld ɛgz, ʧɑpt, kəp ˈfaɪnli ʧɑpt ˈhəni, ˈlɛmən ʤus ənd ˈɑlɪv ɔɪl tɪ meɪk ə ˈsæləd ˈdrɛsɪŋ. æd ɔl ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts tɪ ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ ənd mɪks ðɛm wɛl. sərv ɪt kəp ˈʃʊgər, 2 kəps mɪlk, 4 ɛgz, 1 vəˈnɪlə fɔr ˈsərvɪŋz, teɪk kˈwɔrtər kəp əv ˈʃʊgər ɪn ə pæn. æd ə fju drɑps əv ˈwɔtər ənd hit tɪl ðə ˈʃʊgər caramelizes. pɔr ðə ˈkɛrəməl ˈɪntu ə moʊld ənd lɛt ɪt ˈsɛtəl baɪ ˈkulɪŋ. hit mɪlk ˈiðər ɪn ə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ˈəvən ər ɔn gæs fleɪm. pleɪs ə məˈtælɪk rɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈprɛʃər ˈkʊkər. æd fɔr kəps əv ˈwɔtər ənd hit. breɪk ɛgz ˈɪntu ə boʊl. æd hæf kəp əv ˈʃʊgər, vəˈnɪlə ˈɛsəns ənd mɪks ˈʤɛntli wɪθ ə wɪsk. æd wɔrm mɪlk ənd mɪks. streɪn ðə ˈmɪksʧər. pɔr ðə ˈmɪksʧər ˈɪntu ðə moʊld wɪθ ðə ˈkɛrəməl. ˈkəvər wɪθ ˌæˈljumɪnəm fɔɪl ənd pleɪs ɪt ɪn ðə ˈkʊkər. ˈkəvər wɪθ lɪd ənd stim fər ˈmɪnəts. du nɑt juz ðə ˈwɪsəl. riˈmuv wɪn dən. sərv, tərnd aʊt wɪθ ˈkɛrəməl saɪd əp, ˈiðər hɑt ər koʊld. ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈʃʊgər ənd ɛg ˈkəstərd ɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈfɛstɪvəl əraʊnd ðə wərld ər hɑrd bɔɪld ɛgz juzd fər ˈʧɪkən ɛgz kənˈteɪn ə ˈfæti ˈsəbstəns. wət ɪz ɪt ən ˈɛri foʊm keɪk meɪd wɪθ ɛg joʊks ər wɪθ hoʊl ɛgz. ðɪs keɪk rikˈwaɪərz ˈniðər ˈʃɔrtənɪŋ nɔr ˈbeɪkɪŋ ə ræk hoʊldz kəps, saɪzd tɪ fɪt wən ɛg iʧ, ˈoʊvər ˈsɪmərɪŋ ˈwɔtər. wət ɪz ɪt wɪʧ tɛkˈnik ɪz juzd tɪ blɛnd ɛgz ˈɪntu hɑt ˈmɪksʧərz?- ðə ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈproʊˌtin ɪn ɛgz hɛlps ju tɪ fil ˈfʊlər ənd steɪ ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd.- ɛg joʊks ər ən ˈɛksələnt sɔrs əv choline, ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər ˈprɛgnənt ənd ˈbrɛstfidɪŋ ˈwɪmən.- fər ˈizi digestibility, goʊ fər sɔft bɔɪld ənd poʊʧt ɛgz. kʊkt ðɪs weɪ, ðə joʊk ɪz ˈizəli ˈdaɪˌʤɛstɪd ˈivɪn baɪ ə oʊld ˈɪnfənt!- ɛgz wɪl hɛlp ju ʃɛd ə fju ˈkiˌloʊz ɛz ðeɪ læk ˌkɑrboʊˈhaɪdreɪts ənd hæv ˈplɛnti əv ˈproʊˌtin, ˈvaɪtəmənz ənd ˈmɪnərəlz.- gleɪz jʊr ˈʃʊgər ˈkʊkiz: bit ən ɛg waɪt ənˈtɪl ʤɪst ˈfrɔθi ənd brəʃ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkʊkiz. ˈsprɪŋkəl wɪθ ˈʃʊgər ənd beɪk. ðɪs wɪl gɪv jʊr ˈkʊkiz ə ˈʃaɪni, swit krəst.- fər ˈfrɔstɪd greɪps: bit ən ɛg waɪt ənˈtɪl ɪt bɪˈkəmz ˈfoʊmi. dɪp smɔl ˈbənʧɪz əv grin ər blæk greɪps fərst ɪn ðə ɛg waɪt ənd ðɛn ɪn ˈʃʊgər. draɪ ɔn ə waɪər ræk.- ɪn keɪs stɑpt ˈitɪŋ ɛgz du tɪ ən ˈælərʤi, əˈvɔɪd ɔl fud ˈaɪtəmz ðət kənˈteɪn ɛgz ˈbɪskəts, keɪks, soufflés, ˈsɔsɪz ənd ˈpʊdɪŋz. skæn ɔl ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˈɛni ˈpækɪʤd fud.- rɑ ɛgz kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈkɛriərz əv ˌsælməˈnɛlə (ə ˈɪlnəs). hɛns, kənˈsum kʊkt ɛgz.- ˈoʊvər kənˈsəmʃən əv ɛgz kən lɛd tɪ ˌkɑnstəˈpeɪʃən. soʊ pɛr ðɛm wɪθ ˈfaɪbrəs fudz. ɛg həz ə ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈfæktər: ɪt dɪz nɑt kənˈteɪn ˈvaɪtəmən si.- ˈæsədz hɛlp ˈproʊˌtinz koʊˈægjəˌleɪt, soʊ æd ˈvɪnəgər ər ˈlɛmən ʤus tɪ ˈwɔtər juzd fər ˈpoʊʧɪŋ ɛgz.- bit ɛg joʊk ənd ɛg waɪt ˈsɛpərətli fər ˈfləfi omelettes. ɪt ɪz ˈiziəst tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ɛgz wɪn ðeɪ ər koʊld ənd ðə joʊk ɪz fərm.
happy monday! time for another travel post out of all the things we saw and did in spain, the palo alto market in barcelona was on of our favorites. this like any other street market that ever been too. other street markets often feel a little repetitive and lack variety and creativity, but this market was nothing like that. the palo alto market is based on the popular concept of a street market, but with a modern and creative twist that makes it unique and fresh. from a vast variety of food, art and products of all kinds there is something for everyone at palo alto. everything was so colorful and the whole place looked like a piece of art. you could really tell the vendors here were passionate and excited about what they were sharing with us. we spent almost 5 hours there shopping, meeting new people and trying all the delicious food that we could get out hands on. this charming little market only happens on the first weekend of every month and we were so lucky to have been in barcelona at the time to experience it! click here to find out more about the market.	ˈhæpi ˈmənˌdeɪ! taɪm fər əˈnəðər ˈtrævəl poʊst aʊt əv ɔl ðə θɪŋz wi sɔ ənd dɪd ɪn speɪn, ðə ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə wɑz ɔn əv ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪts. ðɪs laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər strit ˈmɑrkɪt ðət ˈɛvər bɪn tu. ˈəðər strit ˈmɑrkɪts ˈɔfən fil ə ˈlɪtəl rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ənd læk vərˈaɪəti ənd ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, bət ðɪs ˈmɑrkɪt wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk ðət. ðə ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ə strit ˈmɑrkɪt, bət wɪθ ə ˈmɑdərn ənd kriˈeɪtɪv twɪst ðət meɪks ɪt juˈnik ənd frɛʃ. frəm ə væst vərˈaɪəti əv fud, ɑrt ənd ˈprɑdəkts əv ɔl kaɪnz ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ˈɛvriˌwən æt ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz soʊ ˈkələrfəl ənd ðə hoʊl pleɪs lʊkt laɪk ə pis əv ɑrt. ju kʊd ˈrɪli tɛl ðə ˈvɛndərz hir wər ˈpæʃənət ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt wət ðeɪ wər ˈʃɛrɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. wi spɛnt ˈɔlˌmoʊst 5 aʊərz ðɛr ˈʃɑpɪŋ, ˈmitɪŋ nu ˈpipəl ənd traɪɪŋ ɔl ðə dɪˈlɪʃəs fud ðət wi kʊd gɪt aʊt hænz ɔn. ðɪs ˈʧɑrmɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈoʊnli ˈhæpənz ɔn ðə fərst ˈwiˌkɪnd əv ˈɛvəri mənθ ənd wi wər soʊ ˈləki tɪ hæv bɪn ɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə æt ðə taɪm tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪt! klɪk hir tɪ faɪnd aʊt mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt.
every year about this time, craig mundie, chief research and strategy officer, holds an intimate gathering to discuss the vision for the future: just craig, a handful of microsoft thinkers and select media convening for a lively discussion called techforum. i’ll have more to share here tomorrow about the prototypes shown and topics discussed during the course of the day. this morning, craig and don mattrick, president, interactive entertainment business (ieb), announced plans to release a non-commercial for windows software development kit, or, this spring. the community that has blossomed since the launch of for 360 in november shows the breadth of invention and depth of imagination possible when people have access to technology. already, researchers, academics and enthusiasts are thinking through next in natural and intuitive technology. for example, in january i mentioned talk at the cleveland clinic, where he highlighted students at the university of lab using with a commercially available phantom omni device to explore how robotic surgery could be enhanced by incorporating the sense of feel. the for windows is being developed and released by microsoft research (msr) in collaboration with ieb. it will be available this spring as a free download, and will give academic researchers and enthusiasts access to key pieces of the as the audio technology, system application programming interfaces and direct control of the sensor itself. supporting this community and enabling creativity around natural user interfaces (nui) is important to us, and our hope is that this will ignite further creativity in an already vibrant ecosystem of enthusiasts. we are very excited by this announcement. not only does it showcase our investment in this important technology trend, but it ensures that people have the tools they desire to revolutionize how people interact with technology. the possibilities are endless. natural and intuitive technologies such as can be more than just a great platform for gaming and entertainment. they open up enormous opportunities across a wide variety of scenarios, including addressing societal issues in areas such as healthcare and education. here’s to spring 2011 and next in natural user interface technologies. more on from next at microsoft more on craig mundie and rethinking computing posted by steve clayton editor, next at microsoft blog	ˈɛvəri jɪr əˈbaʊt ðɪs taɪm, kreɪg ˈməndi, ʧif ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈstrætəʤi ˈɔfɪsər, hoʊldz ən ˈɪnɪmət ˈgæðərɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈvɪʒən fər ðə fˈjuʧər: ʤɪst kreɪg, ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈθɪŋkərz ənd səˈlɛkt ˈmidiə kənˈvinɪŋ fər ə ˈlaɪvli dɪˈskəʃən kɔld techforum. hæv mɔr tɪ ʃɛr hir təˈmɑˌroʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps ʃoʊn ənd ˈtɑpɪks dɪˈskəst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ðə deɪ. ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, kreɪg ənd dɑn mattrick, ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈbɪznɪs (ieb), əˈnaʊnst plænz tɪ riˈlis ə ˈnɑnkəˈmərʃəl fər ˈwɪndoʊz ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt kɪt, ər, ðɪs spərɪŋ. ðə kəmˈjunɪti ðət həz ˈblɑsəmd sɪns ðə lɔnʧ əv fər 360 ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ʃoʊz ðə brɛdθ əv ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ənd dɛpθ əv ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən ˈpɑsəbəl wɪn ˈpipəl hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ɔˈrɛdi, ˈrisərʧərz, ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ənd ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ θru nɛkst ɪn ˈnæʧərəl ənd ˌɪnˈtuətɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤi. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd tɔk æt ðə ˈklivlənd ˈklɪnɪk, wɛr hi ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ˈstudənts æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv læb ˈjuzɪŋ wɪθ ə kəˈmərʃəli əˈveɪləbəl ˈfænəm ˈɑmni dɪˈvaɪs tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr haʊ ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈsərʤəri kʊd bi ɛnˈhænst baɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə sɛns əv fil. ðə fər ˈwɪndoʊz ɪz biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ənd riˈlist baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈrisərʧ (msr) ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ieb. ɪt wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ðɪs spərɪŋ ɛz ə fri ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, ənd wɪl gɪv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈrisərʧərz ənd ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ki ˈpisɪz əv ðə ɛz ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈsɪstəm ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz ənd dɪˈrɛkt kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈsɛnsər ˌɪtˈsɛlf. səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðɪs kəmˈjunɪti ənd ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti əraʊnd ˈnæʧərəl ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz (nui) ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ɑr hoʊp ɪz ðət ðɪs wɪl ˌɪgˈnaɪt ˈfərðər ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ɪn ən ɔˈrɛdi ˈvaɪbrənt ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm əv ɛnˈθuziˌæsts. wi ər ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd baɪ ðɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪz ɪt ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ɑr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɛkˈnɑləʤi trɛnd, bət ɪt ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ˈpipəl hæv ðə tulz ðeɪ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz haʊ ˈpipəl ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz ər ˈɛndləs. ˈnæʧərəl ənd ˌɪnˈtuətɪv tɛkˈnɑləʤiz səʧ ɛz kən bi mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə greɪt ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ðeɪ ˈoʊpən əp ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌɑpərˈtunətiz əˈkrɔs ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv sɪˈnɛrioʊz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ æˈdrɛsɪŋ səˈsaɪɪtəl ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. tɪ spərɪŋ 2011 ənd nɛkst ɪn ˈnæʧərəl ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. mɔr ɔn frəm nɛkst æt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft mɔr ɔn kreɪg ˈməndi ənd riˈθɪŋkɪŋ kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ stiv ˈkleɪtən ˈɛdɪtər, nɛkst æt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft blɔg
the university of baltimore is set to offer a film course examining the intricate, interwoven narratives and canny box office strategy behind marvel studios' interconnected cinematic universe. it seems that the phenomenal success of guardians of the galaxy -- so far film, although contrary to what the course's website says, not expected to stay that way -- has driven a new level of interest on the part of academics, who now see that the studio doesn't need to "play it safe" with stylistically similar films and recognizable characters (yes, iron man was a gamble at that point but even he had already been the subject of animated tv series before). the course will be taught by arnold t. blumberg, an adjunct faculty member in yale gordon college of arts and sciences. blumberg said this critical look will encourage students to better understand the culture's fixation on superheroes, fictional global threats, and other "widescreen" novelistic tales that have pushed the comic ethos into new territory. "one thing we'll do is dive into the impact of the guardians of the galaxy film, which proved two things: mainstream movie audiences are not remotely tired of superhero movies; and marvel studios can now release a sci-fi adventure that actually features talking trees and raccoons. it's not that they're getting away with created a universe in which fans completely accept these developments, and they're ready for even more," the professor is quoted as saying. the professor compares the marvel films to star trek and star wars, saying that they embrace theorist joseph campbell's insight that and storytelling are rooted in a fundamental quest for justice, peace, power, family, and love. "every generation has a modern media mythology that serves as a framework for entertaining as well as educating about ethics, morality, issues of race, gender, class, and so on," blumberg said. "for the past several years, harry potter and lord of the rings have served in that role for tens of millions. when i was younger, it was the first star wars series, which i saw in the theater. for me, that with many other science fiction that essential exploration of the hero journey, the struggle of good vs. evil, in a mainstream pop culture context."	ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ɪz sɛt tɪ ˈɔfər ə fɪlm kɔrs ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɪntrəkət, ˌɪntərˈwoʊvən ˈnɛrətɪvz ənd ˈkæni bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈstrætəʤi bɪˈhaɪnd ˈmɑrvəl ˈstudiˌoʊz' ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ˈjunəˌvərs. ɪt simz ðət ðə fəˈnɑmənəl səkˈsɛs əv ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈgæləksi soʊ fɑr fɪlm, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ wət ðə ˈkɔrsɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɪz, nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ steɪ ðət weɪ həz ˈdrɪvən ə nu ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, hu naʊ si ðət ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈdəzənt nid tɪ "pleɪ ɪt seɪf" wɪθ staɪˈlɪstɪkli ˈsɪmələr fɪlmz ənd ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ˈkɛrɪktərz (jɛs, aɪərn mæn wɑz ə ˈgæmbəl æt ðət pɔɪnt bət ˈivɪn hi hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˌbiˈfɔr). ðə kɔrs wɪl bi tɔt baɪ ˈɑrnəld ti. ˈbləmbərg, ən ˈæˌʤəŋkt ˈfækəlti ˈmɛmbər ɪn jeɪl ˈgɔrdən ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ɑrts ənd ˈsaɪənsɪz. ˈbləmbərg sɛd ðɪs ˈkrɪtɪkəl lʊk wɪl ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈstudənts tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈkəlʧərz fɪkˈseɪʃən ɔn ˌsupərˈhiroʊz, ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈgloʊbəl θrɛts, ənd ˈəðər "widescreen*" ˌnɑvəˈlɪstɪk teɪlz ðət hæv pʊʃt ðə ˈkɑmɪk ˈiθɑs ˈɪntu nu ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. "wən θɪŋ wɪl du ɪz daɪv ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈgæləksi fɪlm, wɪʧ pruvd tu θɪŋz: ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmuvi ˈɔdiənsəz ər nɑt riˈmoʊtli taɪərd əv ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈmuviz; ənd ˈmɑrvəl ˈstudiˌoʊz kən naʊ riˈlis ə ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ədˈvɛnʧər ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfiʧərz ˈtɔkɪŋ triz ənd ræˈkunz. ɪts nɑt ðət ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ wɪθ kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈjunəˌvərs ɪn wɪʧ fænz kəmˈplitli əkˈsɛpt ðiz dɪˈvɛləpmənts, ənd ðɛr ˈrɛdi fər ˈivɪn mɔr," ðə prəˈfɛsər ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ. ðə prəˈfɛsər kəmˈpɛrz ðə ˈmɑrvəl fɪlmz tɪ stɑr trɛk ənd stɑr wɔrz, seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ɪmˈbreɪs θiərɪst ˈʤoʊzəf ˈkæmbəlz ˈɪnˌsaɪt ðət ənd ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ ər ˈrutɪd ɪn ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl kwɛst fər ˈʤəstɪs, pis, paʊər, ˈfæməli, ənd ləv. "ˈɛvəri ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən həz ə ˈmɑdərn ˈmidiə məˈθɑləˌʤi ðət sərvz ɛz ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈɛθɪks, ˌmɔˈræləˌti, ˈɪʃuz əv reɪs, ˈʤɛndər, klæs, ənd soʊ ɔn," ˈbləmbərg sɛd. "fər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ənd lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz hæv sərvd ɪn ðət roʊl fər tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz. wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈjəŋgər, ɪt wɑz ðə fərst stɑr wɔrz ˈsɪriz, wɪʧ aɪ sɔ ɪn ðə ˈθieɪtər. fər mi, ðət wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈəðər saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ðət ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈhɪroʊ ˈʤərni, ðə ˈstrəgəl əv gʊd ˈvərsəz. ˈivəl, ɪn ə ˈmeɪnˌstrim pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˈkɑntɛkst."
the trials of kevin mitnick mitnick also: legendary hacker signs plea bargain to win freedom in one year full text: u.s. vs. kevin d. mitnick related video cnn's sean callebs reports on capture (originally aired: jan. 16, 1996) windows media message board: internet hackers by john christensen cnn interactive march 18, 1999 web posted at: p.m. est (2046 gmt) (cnn) -- kevin david mitnick -- once the most wanted computer hacker in the world, the inspiration for two hollywood movies and a cyberspace cult hero -- had been scheduled to stand trial april 20 in los angeles in one of the most celebrated cases in history. but it was announced thursday that mitnick has signed a plea agreement that reportedly will set him free after serving another year in prison. he has been incarcerated since february 1995 on a indictment that includes charges of wire fraud and illegal possession of computer files stolen from such companies as motorola and sun microsystems. mitnick was arrested after what assistant u.s. attorney christopher painter called "a countrywide hacking spree" that earned mitnick a spot on the fbi's most wanted list. over a 2 period, mitnick was alleged to have hacked into computers, stolen corporate secrets, scrambled phone networks, broken into the national defense warning system and caused millions of dollars in losses. after being tracked down in a dramatic bit of by computer expert tsutomu, mitnick was arrested by the fbi in a nondescript apartment complex in raleigh, north carolina. in a indictment brought in los angeles, mitnick was charged with computer and wire fraud and had been held without bail since his arrest. he was believed to have been held longer without a trial than any other prisoner in the united states. "he's a danger to the community," said painter. "we're talking about someone who has consistently and without self-control hacked into systems everywhere. he also was a fugitive and used multiple identities. we think there's a firm basis for holding him, and the courts have agreed." 'murderers ... have suffered less' kevin criminal record 1981 where: california charge: computer fraud for stealing computer manuals from pacific bell sentence: one year probation 1987 where: california charge: computer fraud (no details available) sentence: pleaded guilty, but sentence unknown 1989 where: california charges: computer fraud and possession of unauthorized access devices for hacking into and digital equipment computers sentence: one year in prison and three years of supervised release time served: one year, much of it at a halfway house for people with compulsive disorders 1992 where: california charges: computer fraud and possession of unauthorized access devices for allegedly hacking into state department of motor vehicles computers sentence: charges still pending 1995 where: north carolina charge: possession of unauthorized access devices sentence: eight months time served: eight months where: california charge: violation of supervised release sentence: fourteen months time served: fourteen months 1996 where: california charges: computer fraud, wire fraud and possession of unauthorized access devices sentence: subject to terms of plea bargain but others believed that mitnick, who had become a kind of cult hero, was being held unfairly and that the government was trying to make an example of him. people claiming to be mitnick supporters hacked into the new york times and yahoo! web sites, demanding that mitnick be freed. a bumper sticker that said "free kevin" was also widely distributed. steve gold, news editor of secure computing magazine and a former hacker himself, told the independent of london: "for all that he's done, there are and murderers out there who have suffered less than kevin." mitnick, 35, grew up in a family in california's san fernando valley. his parents divorced when he was 3 and, although shy and overweight, mitnick demonstrated a genius for beating the system even as an adolescent. at 13, he figured out how to punch bus tickets and get free rides. he graduated to ham radios and then became a phone "phreaker" -- using an electronic device to make free, long-distance calls -- before getting caught stealing computer manuals from pacific bell as a juvenile and being put on probation. aside from that case and the plea bargain, mitnick has been found guilty in three other cases and sentenced to nearly three years in prison. still pending are state charges related to alleged hacking into california department of motor vehicles computers in 1992. inspiration for 'war games' mitnick first received national attention in 1982 when he hacked into the north american defense command (norad), a feat that inspired the 1983 film "war games." also during the 1980s, he gained temporary control of three central telephone offices in new york city and all the phone switching centers in california. none of these incidents resulted in criminal charges. but patience with his pranks ran out after he hacked into computers at digital equipment corp. and stole $1 million in proprietary software. mitnick pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year in a prison and three years of probation. but his attorneys convinced u.s. district court judge mariana that mitnick had an addiction and she ordered that he serve his sentence in a halfway house for those with compulsive disorders. mitnick eventually took a job with a computer security firm, but was accused of violating the terms of his probation by hacking into voice mail systems at pacific bell in 1991. the federal government got a warrant for his arrest in 1992, and it was then that he became a fugitive. 'the condor' mitnick is said to have used the name "condor," after the robert redford character in the movie "three days of the condor," during his time on the run. during that period, he allegedly hacked into computers at motorola, nokia mobile phones, fujitsu, novell, nec, sun microsystems, colorado and the university of southern california. painter declined to estimate the damages, but media reports have put them as high as $80 million. his undoing was hacking into computer expert's home computer and stealing information from him. "takedown" documents the pursuit and arrest of kevin mitnick infuriated, helped the fbi track mitnick down using laptop computers and a cell phone direction finder. and new york times reporter john markoff collaborated on a book about capture, "takedown." a film version of "takedown" is in "post-production," according to a spokesman for miramax films. no release date has been set. 'he's got a very curious mind' defenders have maintained he was harmless, a hacker for whom the challenge was intellectual and technological. "mitnick isn't a thief or a terrorist," said his attorney, donald randolph. "he's a recreational hacker. he didn't do it for economic gain or damage anything, and there's no allegation that he attempted to damage anything." "he's got a very curious mind," said his grandmother, reba vartanian. "he's never destroyed anything. he loves technology, he wouldn't hurt it." but prosecutor painter said that "in any hacking case, security has been breached. that means you have to take steps to wipe clean and change the paths of the system. that's substantial in itself. and if the victim is in an ongoing business, and they have lost proprietary material they need to maintain a competitive advantage, there may be serious losses attributable to that. "even if they're doing it for the glory of it, it ignores the point: if someone breaks into your house for the fun of it, you still suffer." adds: "[mitnick] left a lot of proprietary information where other people could get it. that's like someone breaking into your house, then leaving it unlocked and putting a sign outside." computer without a modem randolph said he believed the government was being especially harsh with mitnick to discourage hackers and cyberterrorists. "if they really had a terrorist who had a name like mitnick does, and if he was convenient to the government, they would divert their interest," randolph said. "but he's the best game in town." despite the non-violent nature of his crimes and the charges in the upcoming case, mitnick has been held at the metropolitan detention center in los angeles, where inmates are often held for violent crimes. his appeals for bail have been turned down by every court they've been sent to, including twice by the u.s. supreme court. trial had been delayed several times due its complexity, and often at the request of the defense. randolph said limited access to a computer has hampered his efforts to assist in his defense. randolph tried repeatedly to get mitnick a computer so he could review evidence that reportedly includes witness statements totaling pages, 10 gigabytes of electronic evidence and exhibits in all. but after one hearing, randolph told reporters that judge "didn't seem to want to hear 'computer' and 'mitnick' in the same sentence." the court ultimately allowed mitnick access to a laptop, but it was in a room for meetings, and he was always monitored by someone from office. and there was no modem or phone line. 'foolishly paranoid' in the meanwhile, mitnick has been serving out a sentence for violating his probation in the digital break-in and eight months for a 1995 north carolina charge of possession of an unauthorized access device. "kevin's problem is that he has been convicted multiple times," said journalist markoff. "whatever you think of his crime, he has tripped the relevant federal guidelines. and the judge gave him a break before. now he's before her again for another series of federal crimes." vartanian said the government was "foolishly paranoid" about her grandson, who calls her in las vegas every day -- collect. "i just feel if they would only permit him to get gainful employment in this field, he would be an asset to the community and to the youth who look up to him," vartanian said. "i know he's gotten into some difficulties, but never to harm anybody." randolph said mitnick has matured "significantly" and "would like somehow to be gainfully employed in computer security issues." as to whether he can be trusted when he is freed, randolph said, "how can you trust any ex-con? the answer is you have to be satisfied that he's been rehabilitated as to what he did wrong, and then you move on." "he's been in a bad place for rehab the last couple of years," says markoff. "but he's been such a symbol in society, maybe he'll find a situation where he can re-enter. there are a lot of people who want to support him, and that's a good thing. i hope kevin gets his life together." coming march 26 insurgency on the internet: an special on hacking and computer security message boards: internet hackers related stories: security expert explains new york times site break in september 18, 1998 n.y. times web page back online after hacker attack september 13, 1998 hackers break into n.y. times web site september 13, 1998 hackers claim to find security holes in microsoft's windows august 4, 1998 related sites: the security experts the official kevin mitnick site hackerz.com international computer security association kevin mitnick article archive companion site to "takedown" by companion site for "the fugitive game" by jonathan littman note: pages will open in a new browser window external sites are not endorsed by cnn interactive. latest headlines: search cnn.com enter keyword(s) go help	ðə traɪəlz əv ˈkɛvɪn ˈmɪtnɪk ˈmɪtnɪk ˈɔlsoʊ: ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈhækər saɪnz pli ˈbɑrgɪn tɪ wɪn ˈfridəm ɪn wən jɪr fʊl tɛkst: juz. ˈvərsəz. ˈkɛvɪn di. ˈmɪtnɪk rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz ʃɔn ˈkeɪˌlɛbz rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ˈkæpʧər (ərˈɪʤənəli ɛrd: ʤæn. 16 1996 ˈwɪndoʊz ˈmidiə ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrd: ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈhækərz baɪ ʤɑn ˈkrɪstənsən ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˌɪnərˈæktɪv mɑrʧ 18 1999 wɛb ˈpoʊstɪd æt: p.m. ɛst 2046 gmt) (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈkɛvɪn ˈdeɪvɪd ˈmɪtnɪk wəns ðə moʊst ˈwɔntɪd kəmˈpjutər ˈhækər ɪn ðə wərld, ðə ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər tu ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈmuviz ənd ə ˈsaɪbərˌspeɪs kəlt ˈhɪroʊ hæd bɪn ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ stænd traɪəl ˈeɪprəl 20 ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɪn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ˈhɪstəri. bət ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈmɪtnɪk həz saɪnd ə pli əˈgrimənt ðət rɪˈpɔrtədli wɪl sɛt ɪm fri ˈæftər ˈsərvɪŋ əˈnəðər jɪr ɪn ˈprɪzən. hi həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd sɪns ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1995 ɔn ə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv waɪər frɔd ənd ˌɪˈligəl pəˈzɛʃən əv kəmˈpjutər faɪlz ˈstoʊlən frəm səʧ ˈkəmpəˌniz ɛz ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə ənd sən ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɪstəmz. ˈmɪtnɪk wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈæftər wət əˈsɪstənt juz. əˈtərni ˈkrɪstəfər ˈpeɪnər kɔld "ə ˈkəntriˌwaɪd ˈhækɪŋ spri" ðət ərnd ˈmɪtnɪk ə spɑt ɔn ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪz moʊst ˈwɔntɪd lɪst. ˈoʊvər ə 2 ˈpɪriəd, ˈmɪtnɪk wɑz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv hækt ˈɪntu kəmˈpjutərz, ˈstoʊlən ˈkɔrpərət ˈsikrɪts, ˈskræmbəld foʊn ˈnɛtˌwərks, ˈbroʊkən ˈɪntu ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ənd kɔzd ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈlɔsɪz. ˈæftər biɪŋ trækt daʊn ɪn ə drəˈmætɪk bɪt əv baɪ kəmˈpjutər ˈɛkspərt tsuˈtoʊmu, ˈmɪtnɪk wɑz ərˈɛstɪd baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɪn ə ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn ˈrɔli, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ɪn ə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt brɔt ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈmɪtnɪk wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ kəmˈpjutər ənd waɪər frɔd ənd hæd bɪn hɛld wɪˈθaʊt beɪl sɪns hɪz ərˈɛst. hi wɑz bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn hɛld ˈlɔŋgər wɪˈθaʊt ə traɪəl ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈprɪzənər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. "hiz ə ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti," sɛd ˈpeɪnər. "wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈsəmˌwən hu həz kənˈsɪstəntli ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˌsɛlfkənˈtroʊl hækt ˈɪntu ˈsɪstəmz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. hi ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ə fˈjuʤɪtɪv ənd juzd ˈməltəpəl aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. wi θɪŋk ðɛrz ə fərm ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪm, ənd ðə kɔrts hæv əˈgrid." 'ˈmərdərərz hæv ˈsəfərd lɛs' ˈkɛvɪn ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərd 1981 wɛr: ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ʧɑrʤ: kəmˈpjutər frɔd fər ˈstilɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ˈmænjuəlz frəm pəˈsɪfɪk bɛl ˈsɛntəns: wən jɪr proʊˈbeɪʃən 1987 wɛr: ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ʧɑrʤ: kəmˈpjutər frɔd (noʊ ˈditeɪlz əˈveɪləbəl) ˈsɛntəns: ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti, bət ˈsɛntəns ənˈnoʊn 1989 wɛr: ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈʧɑrʤɪz: kəmˈpjutər frɔd ənd pəˈzɛʃən əv əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈækˌsɛs dɪˈvaɪsɪz fər ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt kəmˈpjutərz ˈsɛntəns: wən jɪr ɪn ˈprɪzən ənd θri jɪrz əv ˈsupərˌvaɪzd riˈlis taɪm sərvd: wən jɪr, məʧ əv ɪt æt ə ˈhæfˈweɪ haʊs fər ˈpipəl wɪθ kəmˈpəlsɪv dɪˈsɔrdərz 1992 wɛr: ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈʧɑrʤɪz: kəmˈpjutər frɔd ənd pəˈzɛʃən əv əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈækˌsɛs dɪˈvaɪsɪz fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəlz kəmˈpjutərz ˈsɛntəns: ˈʧɑrʤɪz stɪl ˈpɛndɪŋ 1995 wɛr: nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ʧɑrʤ: pəˈzɛʃən əv əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈækˌsɛs dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈsɛntəns: eɪt mənθs taɪm sərvd: eɪt mənθs wɛr: ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ʧɑrʤ: vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈsupərˌvaɪzd riˈlis ˈsɛntəns: ˌfɔrˈtin mənθs taɪm sərvd: ˌfɔrˈtin mənθs 1996 wɛr: ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈʧɑrʤɪz: kəmˈpjutər frɔd, waɪər frɔd ənd pəˈzɛʃən əv əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈækˌsɛs dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈsɛntəns: ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ tərmz əv pli ˈbɑrgɪn bət ˈəðərz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈmɪtnɪk, hu hæd bɪˈkəm ə kaɪnd əv kəlt ˈhɪroʊ, wɑz biɪŋ hɛld ənˈfɛrli ənd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɪm. ˈpipəl ˈkleɪmɪŋ tɪ bi ˈmɪtnɪk səˈpɔrtərz hækt ˈɪntu ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ənd ˈjɑˌhu! wɛb saɪts, dɪˈmændɪŋ ðət ˈmɪtnɪk bi frid. ə ˈbəmpər ˈstɪkər ðət sɛd "fri ˈkɛvɪn" wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwaɪdli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd. stiv goʊld, nuz ˈɛdɪtər əv sɪˈkjʊr kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈmægəˌzin ənd ə ˈfɔrmər ˈhækər hɪmˈsɛlf, toʊld ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ˈləndən: "fər ɔl ðət hiz dən, ðɛr ər ənd ˈmərdərərz aʊt ðɛr hu hæv ˈsəfərd lɛs ðən ˈkɛvɪn." ˈmɪtnɪk, 35 gru əp ɪn ə ˈfæməli ɪn ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjəz sæn fərˈnɑndoʊ ˈvæli. hɪz ˈpɛrənts dɪˈvɔrst wɪn hi wɑz 3 ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃaɪ ənd ˌoʊvərˈweɪt, ˈmɪtnɪk ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə ˈʤinjəs fər ˈbitɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈivɪn ɛz ən ˌædəˈlɛsənt. æt 13 hi ˈfɪgjərd aʊt haʊ tɪ pənʧ bəs ˈtɪkɪts ənd gɪt fri raɪdz. hi ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd tɪ hæm ˈreɪdiˌoʊz ənd ðɛn bɪˈkeɪm ə foʊn "phreaker" ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪs tɪ meɪk fri, ˌlɔŋˈdistəns kɔlz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt ˈstilɪŋ kəmˈpjutər ˈmænjuəlz frəm pəˈsɪfɪk bɛl ɛz ə ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ənd biɪŋ pʊt ɔn proʊˈbeɪʃən. əˈsaɪd frəm ðət keɪs ənd ðə pli ˈbɑrgɪn, ˈmɪtnɪk həz bɪn faʊnd ˈgɪlti ɪn θri ˈəðər ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ˈsɛntənst tɪ ˈnɪrli θri jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. stɪl ˈpɛndɪŋ ər steɪt ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈlɛʤd ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈmoʊtər ˈviɪkəlz kəmˈpjutərz ɪn 1992 ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər 'wɔr geɪmz' ˈmɪtnɪk fərst rɪˈsivd ˈnæʃənəl əˈtɛnʃən ɪn 1982 wɪn hi hækt ˈɪntu ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈfɛns kəˈmænd (norad), ə fit ðət ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ðə 1983 fɪlm "wɔr geɪmz." ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1980s, hi geɪnd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri kənˈtroʊl əv θri ˈsɛntrəl ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɔfəsɪz ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ənd ɔl ðə foʊn sˈwɪʧɪŋ ˈsɛnərz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. nən əv ðiz ˈɪnsədənts rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. bət ˈpeɪʃəns wɪθ hɪz præŋks ræn aʊt ˈæftər hi hækt ˈɪntu kəmˈpjutərz æt ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ənd stoʊl 1 ˈmɪljən ɪn prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ˈmɪtnɪk ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti ənd wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ ə jɪr ɪn ə ˈprɪzən ənd θri jɪrz əv proʊˈbeɪʃən. bət hɪz əˈtərniz kənˈvɪnst juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ʤəʤ ˌmɑriˈænə ðət ˈmɪtnɪk hæd ən əˈdɪkʃən ənd ʃi ˈɔrdərd ðət hi sərv hɪz ˈsɛntəns ɪn ə ˈhæfˈweɪ haʊs fər ðoʊz wɪθ kəmˈpəlsɪv dɪˈsɔrdərz. ˈmɪtnɪk ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tʊk ə ʤɑb wɪθ ə kəmˈpjutər sɪˈkjʊrəti fərm, bət wɑz əˈkjuzd əv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə tərmz əv hɪz proʊˈbeɪʃən baɪ ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu vɔɪs meɪl ˈsɪstəmz æt pəˈsɪfɪk bɛl ɪn 1991 ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt gɑt ə ˈwɔrənt fər hɪz ərˈɛst ɪn 1992 ənd ɪt wɑz ðɛn ðət hi bɪˈkeɪm ə fˈjuʤɪtɪv. 'ðə ˈkɑndər' ˈmɪtnɪk ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv juzd ðə neɪm "ˈkɑndər," ˈæftər ðə ˈrɑbərt ˈrɛdfərd ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðə ˈmuvi "θri deɪz əv ðə ˈkɑndər," ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm ɔn ðə rən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈpɪriəd, hi əˈlɛʤədli hækt ˈɪntu kəmˈpjutərz æt ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə, ˈnoʊkiə ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz, fuˈʤɪtsu, noʊˈvɛl, nɛk, sən ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɪstəmz, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ənd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈpeɪnər dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈdæmɪʤɪz, bət ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts hæv pʊt ðɛm ɛz haɪ ɛz 80 ˈmɪljən. hɪz ənˈduɪŋ wɑz ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu kəmˈpjutər ˈɛkspərt hoʊm kəmˈpjutər ənd ˈstilɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ɪm. "takedown" ˈdɑkjəmənts ðə pərˈsut ənd ərˈɛst əv ˈkɛvɪn ˈmɪtnɪk ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd, hɛlpt ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ træk ˈmɪtnɪk daʊn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈlæpˌtɑp kəmˈpjutərz ənd ə sɛl foʊn dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ˈfaɪndər. ənd nu jɔrk taɪmz rɪˈpɔrtər ʤɑn ˈmɑrˌkɔf kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ə bʊk əˈbaʊt ˈkæpʧər, "takedown." ə fɪlm ˈvərʒən əv "takedown" ɪz ɪn "post-production," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈmɪrəˌmæks fɪlmz. noʊ riˈlis deɪt həz bɪn sɛt. 'hiz gɑt ə ˈvɛri ˈkjʊriəs maɪnd' dɪˈfɛndərz hæv meɪnˈteɪnd hi wɑz ˈhɑrmləs, ə ˈhækər fər hum ðə ˈʧælənʤ wɑz ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ənd ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl. "ˈmɪtnɪk ˈɪzənt ə θif ər ə ˈtɛrərɪst," sɛd hɪz əˈtərni, ˈdɑnəld ˈrændɑlf. "hiz ə ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl ˈhækər. hi ˈdɪdənt du ɪt fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk geɪn ər ˈdæmɪʤ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ənd ðɛrz noʊ ˌæləˈgeɪʃən ðət hi əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈdæmɪʤ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ." "hiz gɑt ə ˈvɛri ˈkjʊriəs maɪnd," sɛd hɪz ˈgrændˌməðər, ˈribə vɑrˈteɪniən. "hiz ˈnɛvər dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. hi ləvz tɛkˈnɑləʤi, hi ˈwʊdənt hərt ɪt." bət ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈpeɪnər sɛd ðət "ɪn ˈɛni ˈhækɪŋ keɪs, sɪˈkjʊrəti həz bɪn briʧt. ðət minz ju hæv tɪ teɪk stɛps tɪ waɪp klin ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðə pæθs əv ðə ˈsɪstəm. ðæts səbˈstænʃəl ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ənd ɪf ðə ˈvɪktɪm ɪz ɪn ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ðeɪ hæv lɔst prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri məˈtɪriəl ðeɪ nid tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ, ðɛr meɪ bi ˈsɪriəs ˈlɔsɪz əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tɪ ðət. "ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr duɪŋ ɪt fər ðə ˈglɔri əv ɪt, ɪt ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðə pɔɪnt: ɪf ˈsəmˌwən breɪks ˈɪntu jʊr haʊs fər ðə fən əv ɪt, ju stɪl ˈsəfər." ædz: "[ˈmɪtnɪk] lɛft ə lɔt əv prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɛr ˈəðər ˈpipəl kʊd gɪt ɪt. ðæts laɪk ˈsəmˌwən ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu jʊr haʊs, ðɛn ˈlivɪŋ ɪt ənˈlɑkt ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ə saɪn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd." kəmˈpjutər wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈmoʊdəm ˈrændɑlf sɛd hi bɪˈlivd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz biɪŋ əˈspɛʃəli hɑrʃ wɪθ ˈmɪtnɪk tɪ dɪˈskərɪʤ ˈhækərz ənd cyberterrorists. "ɪf ðeɪ ˈrɪli hæd ə ˈtɛrərɪst hu hæd ə neɪm laɪk ˈmɪtnɪk dɪz, ənd ɪf hi wɑz kənˈvinjənt tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðeɪ wʊd dɪˈvərt ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛst," ˈrændɑlf sɛd. "bət hiz ðə bɛst geɪm ɪn taʊn." dɪˈspaɪt ðə nɑnˈvaɪələnt ˈneɪʧər əv hɪz kraɪmz ənd ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ keɪs, ˈmɪtnɪk həz bɪn hɛld æt ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛnər ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, wɛr ˈɪnˌmeɪts ər ˈɔfən hɛld fər ˈvaɪələnt kraɪmz. hɪz əˈpilz fər beɪl hæv bɪn tərnd daʊn baɪ ˈɛvəri kɔrt ðeɪv bɪn sɛnt tɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ twaɪs baɪ ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt. traɪəl hæd bɪn dɪˈleɪd ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz du ɪts kəmˈplɛksɪti, ənd ˈɔfən æt ðə rɪkˈwɛst əv ðə dɪˈfɛns. ˈrændɑlf sɛd ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə kəmˈpjutər həz ˈhæmpərd hɪz ˈɛfərts tɪ əˈsɪst ɪn hɪz dɪˈfɛns. ˈrændɑlf traɪd rɪˈpitɪdli tɪ gɪt ˈmɪtnɪk ə kəmˈpjutər soʊ hi kʊd ˌrivˈju ˈɛvədəns ðət rɪˈpɔrtədli ˌɪnˈkludz ˈwɪtnəs ˈsteɪtmənts ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ ˈpeɪʤɪz, 10 ˈgɪgəˌbaɪts əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈɛvədəns ənd ɪgˈzɪbəts ɪn ɔl. bət ˈæftər wən ˈhirɪŋ, ˈrændɑlf toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət ʤəʤ "ˈdɪdənt sim tɪ wɔnt tɪ hir 'kəmˈpjutər' ənd 'ˈmɪtnɪk' ɪn ðə seɪm ˈsɛntəns." ðə kɔrt ˈəltəmətli əˈlaʊd ˈmɪtnɪk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ˈlæpˌtɑp, bət ɪt wɑz ɪn ə rum fər ˈmitɪŋz, ənd hi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈmɑnətərd baɪ ˈsəmˌwən frəm ˈɔfəs. ənd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈmoʊdəm ər foʊn laɪn. 'ˈfulɪʃli ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd' ɪn ðə ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈmɪtnɪk həz bɪn ˈsərvɪŋ aʊt ə ˈsɛntəns fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ hɪz proʊˈbeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈbreɪˌkɪn ənd eɪt mənθs fər ə 1995 nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ʧɑrʤ əv pəˈzɛʃən əv ən əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈækˌsɛs dɪˈvaɪs. "ˈkɛvɪnz ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət hi həz bɪn kənˈvɪktəd ˈməltəpəl taɪmz," sɛd ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈmɑrˌkɔf. "ˌwəˈtɛvər ju θɪŋk əv hɪz kraɪm, hi həz trɪpt ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈfɛdərəl ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz. ənd ðə ʤəʤ geɪv ɪm ə breɪk ˌbiˈfɔr. naʊ hiz ˌbiˈfɔr hər əˈgɛn fər əˈnəðər ˈsɪriz əv ˈfɛdərəl kraɪmz." vɑrˈteɪniən sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz "ˈfulɪʃli ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd" əˈbaʊt hər ˈgrændˌsən, hu kɔlz hər ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈɛvəri deɪ kəˈlɛkt. "aɪ ʤɪst fil ɪf ðeɪ wʊd ˈoʊnli ˈpərˌmɪt ɪm tɪ gɪt ˈgeɪnfəl ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn ðɪs fild, hi wʊd bi ən ˈæˌsɛt tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ənd tɪ ðə juθ hu lʊk əp tɪ ɪm," vɑrˈteɪniən sɛd. "aɪ noʊ hiz ˈgɔtən ˈɪntu səm ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz, bət ˈnɛvər tɪ hɑrm ˈɛnibədi." ˈrændɑlf sɛd ˈmɪtnɪk həz məˈtjʊrd "sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli" ənd "wʊd laɪk ˈsəmˌhaʊ tɪ bi ˈgeɪnfəli ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪn kəmˈpjutər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪʃuz." ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər hi kən bi ˈtrəstɪd wɪn hi ɪz frid, ˈrændɑlf sɛd, "haʊ kən ju trəst ˈɛni ex-con? ðə ˈænsər ɪz ju hæv tɪ bi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ðət hiz bɪn ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪd ɛz tɪ wət hi dɪd rɔŋ, ənd ðɛn ju muv ɔn." "hiz bɪn ɪn ə bæd pleɪs fər rihæb ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz," sɪz ˈmɑrˌkɔf. "bət hiz bɪn səʧ ə ˈsɪmbəl ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, ˈmeɪbi hil faɪnd ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr hi kən re-enter. ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪm, ənd ðæts ə gʊd θɪŋ. aɪ hoʊp ˈkɛvɪn gɪts hɪz laɪf təˈgɛðər." ˈkəmɪŋ mɑrʧ 26 ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt: ən ˈspɛʃəl ɔn ˈhækɪŋ ənd kəmˈpjutər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrdz: ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈhækərz rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔriz: sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərt ɪkˈspleɪnz nu jɔrk taɪmz saɪt breɪk ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 18 1998 n.y. taɪmz wɛb peɪʤ bæk ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈæftər ˈhækər əˈtæk sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 1998 ˈhækərz breɪk ˈɪntu n.y. taɪmz wɛb saɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 1998 ˈhækərz kleɪm tɪ faɪnd sɪˈkjʊrəti hoʊlz ɪn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts ˈwɪndoʊz ˈɔgəst 4 1998 rɪˈleɪtɪd saɪts: ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈkɛvɪn ˈmɪtnɪk saɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈpjutər sɪˈkjʊrəti əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈkɛvɪn ˈmɪtnɪk ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈɑrˌkaɪv kəmˈpænjən saɪt tɪ "takedown" baɪ kəmˈpænjən saɪt fər "ðə fˈjuʤɪtɪv geɪm" baɪ ˈʤɑnəθən ˈlɪtmən noʊt: ˈpeɪʤɪz wɪl ˈoʊpən ɪn ə nu ˈbraʊzər ˈwɪndoʊ ɪkˈstərnəl saɪts ər nɑt ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˌɪnərˈæktɪv. ˈleɪtəst ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz: sərʧ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm ˈɛnər keyword(s) goʊ hɛlp
the nuclear energy industry in japan relies on unskilled and uneducated daily workers, and even now the country will not invite foreign experts to help with the fukushima cleanup due to national pride, alex kerr, an expert on japan, told rt. rt:there have already been countless reports of toxic leaks and here's a fresh one in a new reactor. why they get control here? alex kerr: an ongoing story. the real problem is that the government has put so much energy into hiding the information that at this point i can say that nobody knows really going on. rt:japan won the right to host the summer olympic games in 2020, but activists worldwide have been raising concerns that it is not the best place to hold them, due to health concerns. are these worries justified? ak: i think they are justified in a sense that it is going to impact tokyo. i think people could really come to the games and not worry about it. but fukushima prefecture and the areas around it are going to be seriously affected for decades, maybe a century. parts of it will be pretty much unlivable. not to mention the fears that we have of the radioactivity flowing into the ocean. no one can imagine what the long-term effects are going to be for sea life and many other things. rt:there were media reports that the containment tanks that have been leaking were built in part by illegal employees, who lacked experience and were forced to rush. does this suggest there are lots more secrets we don't know about? ak: of course. because the entire system of management of tepco, in fact the entire nuclear energy in japan, has been to rely on unskilled, uneducated, daily workers, guys that are picked up from the streets and are paid a daily wage, some of them even realize they were going to a radioactive area. not professional, a comedy of errors and [there] are just many tanks, many structures that were built hurriedly, without expertise, without consulting international specialists. fair to say that it is a big mess and it will get worse. rt:experts say japan is obviously failing to safely clean up the plant and needs help from outside. do you agree? ak: i do agree. i think very difficult for japan to do that for reasons of national pride and also because as soon as you bring the outsiders it upsets the thing they call a “nuclear village,” a term we use in japan for the scientists, the academics, the bureaucrats, the politicians and the contractors, operators in these cozy interrelated situations when anyone who comes in from outside and demands some kind of openness and professionalism will upset that nice situation. so very difficult to actually bring them in and make use of them. the statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of rt.	ðə ˈnukliər ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪndəstri ɪn ʤəˈpæn rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ənˈskɪld ənd əˈnɛʤʊˌkeɪtɪd ˈdeɪli ˈwərkərz, ənd ˈivɪn naʊ ðə ˈkəntri wɪl nɑt ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈfɔrən ˈɛkspərts tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðə fukuˈʃimə ˈkliˌnəp du tɪ ˈnæʃənəl praɪd, ˈæləks kər, ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ʤəˈpæn, toʊld rt. hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈkaʊntləs rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈtɑksɪk liks ənd hɪrz ə frɛʃ wən ɪn ə nu riˈæktər. waɪ ðeɪ gɪt kənˈtroʊl hir? ˈæləks kər: ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈstɔri. ðə ril ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz pʊt soʊ məʧ ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪntu ˈhaɪdɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət æt ðɪs pɔɪnt aɪ kən seɪ ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi noʊz ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ ɔn. wən ðə raɪt tɪ hoʊst ðə ˈsəmər oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz ɪn 2020 bət ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈwərldˈwaɪd hæv bɪn ˈreɪzɪŋ kənˈsərnz ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə bɛst pleɪs tɪ hoʊld ðɛm, du tɪ hɛlθ kənˈsərnz. ər ðiz ˈwəriz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd? ak: aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ ər ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ɪn ə sɛns ðət ɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpækt ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ. aɪ θɪŋk ˈpipəl kʊd ˈrɪli kəm tɪ ðə geɪmz ənd nɑt ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ɪt. bət fukuˈʃimə ˈpriˌfɛkʧər ənd ðə ˈɛriəz əraʊnd ɪt ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈsɪriəsli əˈfɛktɪd fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈmeɪbi ə ˈsɛnʧəri. pɑrts əv ɪt wɪl bi ˈprɪti məʧ ənˈlɪvəbəl. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə fɪrz ðət wi hæv əv ðə ˌreɪdioʊˌækˈtɪvəˌti floʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊʃən. noʊ wən kən ˌɪˈmæʤən wət ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈifɛkts ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi fər si laɪf ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər θɪŋz. wər ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə kənˈteɪnmənt tæŋks ðət hæv bɪn ˈlikɪŋ wər bɪlt ɪn pɑrt baɪ ˌɪˈligəl ɪmˈplɔɪiz, hu lækt ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd wər fɔrst tɪ rəʃ. dɪz ðɪs səˈʤɛst ðɛr ər lɑts mɔr ˈsikrɪts wi doʊnt noʊ əˈbaʊt? ak: əv kɔrs. bɪˈkəz ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɪstəm əv ˈmænɪʤmənt əv tepco, ɪn fækt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈnukliər ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ʤəˈpæn, həz bɪn tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ənˈskɪld, əˈnɛʤʊˌkeɪtɪd, ˈdeɪli ˈwərkərz, gaɪz ðət ər pɪkt əp frəm ðə strits ənd ər peɪd ə ˈdeɪli weɪʤ, səm əv ðɛm ˈivɪn ˈriəˌlaɪz ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ ə ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈɛriə. nɑt prəˈfɛʃənəl, ə ˈkɑmədi əv ˈɛrərz ənd [ðɛr] ər ʤɪst ˈmɛni tæŋks, ˈmɛni ˈstrəkʧərz ðət wər bɪlt ˈhəridli, wɪˈθaʊt ˌɛkspərˈtiz, wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsəltɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈspɛʃəlɪsts. fɛr tɪ seɪ ðət ɪt ɪz ə bɪg mɛs ənd ɪt wɪl gɪt wərs. seɪ ʤəˈpæn ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈseɪfli klin əp ðə plænt ənd nidz hɛlp frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. du ju əˈgri? ak: aɪ du əˈgri. aɪ θɪŋk ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ʤəˈpæn tɪ du ðət fər ˈrizənz əv ˈnæʃənəl praɪd ənd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz ɛz sun ɛz ju brɪŋ ðə aʊtˈsaɪdərz ɪt ˈəpˌsɛts ðə θɪŋ ðeɪ kɔl ə village,”,” ə tərm wi juz ɪn ʤəˈpæn fər ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, ðə ˈbjʊrəˌkræts, ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktərz, ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ɪn ðiz ˈkoʊzi ˌɪntərrɪˈleɪtɪd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɪn ˈɛniˌwən hu kəmz ɪn frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd dɪˈmændz səm kaɪnd əv ˈoʊpənəs ənd prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm wɪl ˈəpˌsɛt ðət nis ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. soʊ ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli brɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ənd meɪk juz əv ðɛm. ðə ˈsteɪtmənts, vjuz ənd əˈpɪnjənz ɪkˈsprɛst ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑləm ər ˈsoʊəli ðoʊz əv ðə ˈɔθər ənd du nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðoʊz əv rt*.
award winning and critically acclaimed electronic duo infected mushroom have just released their first "i wish". i wish is a granular note freezer. when a note is hit, the plays a tiny loop at the wavelength of that note. that loop has the pitch of the note, with the frequency content of the audio input. allows the creation of an array of highly musical effects, ranging from robotic speech, through effects, to out of this world sounds. the idea for this idea came from infected work on their famous track, "i wish", in which they manually chopped and edited tiny loops for several days in order to achieve the desired special effect. this creates the same effect, but instantly, instead of several days. now that has arrived, infected mushroom have found numerous more uses for the and have been using it extensively in their latest album "converting vegetarians 2". i wish is created in collaboration with music", which also sell and provide technical support for the. youtube tutorial: {see video at top of page} youtube short demos: youtube.com/watch?v=1bq38urfzoc youtube.com/watch?v=aygqjcvzqgy youtube.com/watch?v=vqbh9bzph0o youtube.com/watch?v=ii5uue9eqe0 youtube.com/watch?v=jmvcymnsqx4	əˈwɔrd ˈwɪnɪŋ ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈkleɪmd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈduoʊ ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈməʃrum hæv ʤɪst riˈlist ðɛr fərst "aɪ wɪʃ". aɪ wɪʃ ɪz a* ˈgrænjələr noʊt freezer*. wɪn ə noʊt ɪz hɪt, ðə pleɪz ə ˈtaɪni lup æt ðə ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ əv ðət noʊt. ðət lup həz ðə pɪʧ əv ðə noʊt, wɪθ ðə ˈfrikwənsi ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈɪnˌpʊt. əˈlaʊz ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ən əreɪ əv ˈhaɪli mˈjuzɪkəl ˈifɛkts, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk spiʧ, θru ˈifɛkts, tɪ aʊt əv ðɪs wərld saʊnz. ðə aɪˈdiə fər ðɪs aɪˈdiə keɪm frəm ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wərk ɔn ðɛr ˈfeɪməs træk, "aɪ wɪʃ", ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈmænjuəli ʧɑpt ənd ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈtaɪni lups fər ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈʧiv ðə dɪˈzaɪərd ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkt. ðɪs kriˈeɪts ðə seɪm ˈifɛkt, bət ˈɪnstəntli, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛvərəl deɪz. naʊ ðət həz əraɪvd, ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈməʃrum hæv faʊnd ˈnumərəs mɔr ˈjuzɪz fər ðə ənd hæv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɪn ðɛr ˈleɪtəst ˈælbəm "kənˈvərtɪŋ ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriənz 2 aɪ wɪʃ ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ mˈjuzɪk", wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛl ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈtɛknɪkəl səˈpɔrt fər ðə. ˈjuˌtub tuˈtɔriəl: {si ˈvɪdioʊ æt tɔp əv peɪʤ} ˈjuˌtub ʃɔrt ˈdɛˌmoʊz:
according to, verizon will begin throttling customers on unlimited data plans starting on october 1, 2014. before this change, verizon only throttled connections of those with unlimited data plans. verizon likes to dress up this as “network optimization” which according to them means that a customer will only be throttled if: top 5% of data users (you use of data per month or more) enrolled on an unlimited data plan or feature have fulfilled their minimum contract term are attempting to use data on a cell site that is experiencing high demand as points out, as of march 2014, you are in the top 5% if you use of data per month. not to worry though as verizon is willing to help those in this top 5%. just move to their more everything plans! or stop using the verizon service and switch to wi-fi. droid-life verizon is therefore making another push to get users off unlimited data plans and onto pricing plans. verizon makes more money when a customer is on their more everything plans. verizon pretty much says that in the by giving customers the option to move to usage plans with no throttling. additionally, verizon is admitting that unlimited data plans include magic data. if you are on an unlimited data plan and use, you will be throttled at the halfway point. but, if you are on a more everything plan with of data, you can use without any throttling whatsoever. magic! although verizon would respond to this by claiming that a customer in the top 5% must be by a congested node, there are already a number of people who question whether verizon is properly throttling people just in congested node areas. also, will verizon ever let the public in on how many of its cell sites it deems as “congested” and at what times that congestion is most likely to occur? dating back to 2010, verizon has made it clear that they want the ability to find the heaviest users (‘abusers’ as they call them) so that they can throttle them and charge them even more. will verizon ever actually show when a certain amount of data slows down their network? of course not. remember, data on unlimited plans slow down the network while data on tiered plans have no effect on the network.	əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˌvɛˈraɪzən wɪl bɪˈgɪn θˈrɑtəlɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz ɔn ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plænz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 2014 ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ, ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈoʊnli θˈrɑtəld kəˈnɛkʃənz əv ðoʊz wɪθ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plænz. ˌvɛˈraɪzən laɪks tɪ drɛs əp ðɪs ɛz optimization”” wɪʧ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛm minz ðət ə ˈkəstəmər wɪl ˈoʊnli bi θˈrɑtəld ɪf: tɔp 5 əv ˈdætə ˈjuzərz (ju juz əv ˈdætə pər mənθ ər mɔr) ɛnˈroʊld ɔn ən ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plæn ər ˈfiʧər hæv fʊlˈfɪld ðɛr ˈmɪnəməm ˈkɑnˌtrækt tərm ər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ juz ˈdætə ɔn ə sɛl saɪt ðət ɪz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ haɪ dɪˈmænd ɛz pɔɪnts aʊt, ɛz əv mɑrʧ 2014 ju ər ɪn ðə tɔp 5 ɪf ju juz əv ˈdætə pər mənθ. nɑt tɪ ˈwəri ðoʊ ɛz ˌvɛˈraɪzən ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ðoʊz ɪn ðɪs tɔp 5 ʤɪst muv tɪ ðɛr mɔr ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ plænz! ər stɑp ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈsərvɪs ənd swɪʧ tɪ ˈwaɪˌfaɪ. ˌvɛˈraɪzən ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈnəðər pʊʃ tɪ gɪt ˈjuzərz ɔf ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plænz ənd ˈɔntu ˈpraɪsɪŋ plænz. ˌvɛˈraɪzən meɪks mɔr ˈməni wɪn ə ˈkəstəmər ɪz ɔn ðɛr mɔr ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ plænz. ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈprɪti məʧ sɪz ðət ɪn ðə baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ muv tɪ ˈjusɪʤ plænz wɪθ noʊ θˈrɑtəlɪŋ. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˌvɛˈraɪzən ɪz ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plænz ˌɪnˈklud ˈmæʤɪk ˈdætə. ɪf ju ər ɔn ən ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈdætə plæn ənd juz, ju wɪl bi θˈrɑtəld æt ðə ˈhæfˈweɪ pɔɪnt. bət, ɪf ju ər ɔn ə mɔr ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ plæn wɪθ əv ˈdætə, ju kən juz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni θˈrɑtəlɪŋ ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər. ˈmæʤɪk! ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˌvɛˈraɪzən wʊd rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðɪs baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ə ˈkəstəmər ɪn ðə tɔp 5 məst bi baɪ ə kənˈʤɛstɪd noʊd, ðɛr ər ɔˈrɛdi ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu kˈwɛʃən ˈwɛðər ˌvɛˈraɪzən ɪz ˈprɑpərli θˈrɑtəlɪŋ ˈpipəl ʤɪst ɪn kənˈʤɛstɪd noʊd ˈɛriəz. ˈɔlsoʊ, wɪl ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈɛvər lɛt ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn ɔn haʊ ˈmɛni əv ɪts sɛl saɪts ɪt dimz ɛz ““congested”” ənd æt wət taɪmz ðət kənˈʤɛsʧən ɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈkər? ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ 2010 ˌvɛˈraɪzən həz meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ðeɪ wɔnt ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈhɛviəst ˈjuzərz (‘‘abusers’*’ ɛz ðeɪ kɔl ðɛm) soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən θˈrɑtəl ðɛm ənd ʧɑrʤ ðɛm ˈivɪn mɔr. wɪl ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃoʊ wɪn ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdætə sloʊz daʊn ðɛr ˈnɛtˌwərk? əv kɔrs nɑt. rɪˈmɛmbər, ˈdætə ɔn ənˈlɪmɪtɪd plænz sloʊ daʊn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk waɪl ˈdætə ɔn tird plænz hæv noʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk.
recently by llewellyn h. rockwell, jr.: the fascist threat the downgrading of us debt this summer didn't have huge economic consequences, but the psychological ones were truly devastating for the national elites who have run this country for nearly a century. for a state that regards itself as infallible, it was a huge blow that market forces delivered against the government, and it is only one of thousands that have cut against the power elite in recent years. another recent example was the vanishing of the obama jobs bill. he pushed hard for this scheme for a month. he made an national speech that attempted to whip up a public frenzy. he promised that if the legislature passed his law, supply and demand for workers would magically come together. we only need to agree to spend a few hundred billion more! well, the bully pulpit has become the pulpit. it seems that hardly anyone even took the speech seriously as a political point. it was reviewed and treated as the theater that it was, but the universal reaction to the specifics was a thumbs down, even from his own party. no, obama is not fdr. this is not the new deal. the public will not be as it once was. the polls show a vast lack of even a modicum of confidence in political leadership, the failures of which are all around us. the longer the depression persists, the more the rebellious spirit grows, and it is not limited to the wall street protests. poverty is growing, incomes are falling, business is being squeezed at every turn, and unemployment is stuck at intolerably high levels. people are angry as never before, and neither political party comes close to offering answers. the state as we've known it and that includes its political parties and its redistributionary, military, regulatory, and bureaucracies just can't get it together. it's as true now as it has been for some twenty years: the nation state is in precipitous decline. once imbued with grandeur and majesty, personified by its superman powers to accomplish amazing global feats, it is now a wreck and out of ideas. it doesn't seem that way because the state is more than it has been in all of american history. we see the state at the airport with the incompetent bullying ways of the tsa. we see it in the ridiculous dinosaur of the post office, forever begging for more money so it can continue to do things the way it did them in 1950. we see it in the federalized cops in our towns, once seen as public servants but now revealed as what they have always been: armed tax collectors, censors, spies, thugs. these are themselves marks of decline. the mask of the state is off. and it has been off for such a long time that we can hardly remember what it looked like when it was on. so let's take a quick tour. if you live in a big metropolitan city, drive to the downtown post office (if it is still standing). there you will find a remarkable piece of architecture, tall and majestic and filled with grandeur. there is a liberal use of columns. the ceilings indoors are extremely high and thrilling. it might even be the biggest and most impressive building around. this is a building of an institution that believed in itself. after all, this was the institution that carried the mail, which was the only way that people had to communicate with each other when most of these places were first erected. the state took great pride in offering this service, which it held up as being superior to anything the market could ever provide (even if market provisions like the pony express had to be outlawed). were legendary (or so we were told) for their willingness to brave the elements to bring us the essential thing we needed in life apart from food, clothing, and shelter. and today? look at the thing that we call the post office. it is a complete wreck, a national joke, a from a day long gone. they deliver physical spam to our mail boxes, and a few worthwhile things every once in a while, but the only time they are in the news is when we hear another report of their bankruptcy and need for a bailout. it's the same with all the grand monuments of statism. think of the hoover dam, mount rushmore, the endless infrastructure projects of the new deal, the eisenhower interstate highway system, the moon shot, the sprawling monuments to itself that the state has erected from sea to shining sea. as i've explained elsewhere, these all came about in an age when the only real alternative to socialism was considered to be fascism. this was an age when freedom as in the old-fashioned sense was just out of the question. the state in all times and all places operates by force and force alone. but the style of rule changes. the fascist style emphasized inspiration, magnificence, industrial progress, grandeur, all headed by a valiant leader making smart decisions about all things. this style of american rule lasted from the new deal through the end of the cold war. but this whole system of inspiration has nearly died out. in the communist tradition of naming the stages of history, we can call this late fascism. the fascist system in the end cannot work because, despite the claims, the state does not have the means to achieve what it promises. it does not possess the capability to outrun private markets in technology, of serving the population in the way markets can, of making things more plentiful or cheaper, or even of providing basic services in a manner that is economically efficient. fascism, like socialism, cannot achieve its aims. so there is a way in which it makes sense to speak of a stage of history: we are in the stage of late fascism. the grandeur is gone, and all we are left with is a gun pointed at our heads. the system was created to be great, but it is reduced in our time to being crude. valor is now violence. majesty is now malice. consider whether there is any national political leader in power today the death of whom would call forth anywhere near the same level of mourning as the death of steve jobs. people know in their hearts who serves them, and it is not the guy with jack boots, on his belt, and a federal badge. the time when we looked to this man as a public servant is long gone. and this reality only speeds the inevitable death of the state as the century it. the best of lew rockwell the best of llewellyn h. rockwell, jr.	ˈrisəntli baɪ ˌluˈɛlɪn eɪʧ. ˈrɑkˌwɛl, jr.: ðə ˈfæʃɪst θrɛt ðə ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdɪŋ əv ˈjuˈɛs dɛt ðɪs ˈsəmər ˈdɪdənt hæv juʤ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, bət ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl wənz wər ˈtruli ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɪˈlits hu hæv rən ðɪs ˈkəntri fər ˈnɪrli ə ˈsɛnʧəri. fər ə steɪt ðət rɪˈgɑrdz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ˌɪnˈfæləbəl, ɪt wɑz ə juʤ bloʊ ðət ˈmɑrkɪt ˈfɔrsɪz dɪˈlɪvərd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli wən əv ˈθaʊzənz ðət hæv kət əˈgɛnst ðə paʊər ɪˈlit ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. əˈnəðər ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl wɑz ðə ˈvænɪʃɪŋ əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʤɑbz bɪl. hi pʊʃt hɑrd fər ðɪs skim fər ə mənθ. hi meɪd ən ˈnæʃənəl spiʧ ðət əˈtɛmptəd tɪ wɪp əp ə ˈpəblɪk ˈfrɛnzi. hi ˈprɑməst ðət ɪf ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər pæst hɪz lɔ, səˈplaɪ ənd dɪˈmænd fər ˈwərkərz wʊd ˈmæʤɪkəli kəm təˈgɛðər. wi ˈoʊnli nid tɪ əˈgri tɪ spɛnd ə fju ˈhənərd ˈbɪljən mɔr! wɛl, ðə ˈbʊli ˈpʊlpɪt həz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈpʊlpɪt. ɪt simz ðət ˈhɑrdli ˈɛniˌwən ˈivɪn tʊk ðə spiʧ ˈsɪriəsli ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt. ɪt wɑz rivˈjud ənd ˈtritɪd ɛz ðə ˈθieɪtər ðət ɪt wɑz, bət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəl riˈækʃən tɪ ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks wɑz ə θəmz daʊn, ˈivɪn frəm hɪz oʊn ˈpɑrti. noʊ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz nɑt fdr. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə nu dil. ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪl nɑt bi ɛz ɪt wəns wɑz. ðə poʊlz ʃoʊ ə væst læk əv ˈivɪn ə ˈmɑdɪkəm əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ðə ˈfeɪljərz əv wɪʧ ər ɔl əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ˈlɔŋgər ðə dɪˈprɛʃən pərˈsɪsts, ðə mɔr ðə rɪˈbɛljəs ˈspɪrɪt groʊz, ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə wɔl strit ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ˈpɑvərti ɪz groʊɪŋ, ˈɪnˌkəmz ər ˈfɑlɪŋ, ˈbɪznɪs ɪz biɪŋ skwizd æt ˈɛvəri tərn, ənd ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪz stək æt ˌɪnˈtɑlərəbli haɪ ˈlɛvəlz. ˈpipəl ər ˈæŋgri ɛz ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ˈniðər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti kəmz kloʊz tɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈænsərz. ðə steɪt ɛz wiv noʊn ɪt ənd ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ənd ɪts redistributionary, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri, ənd bjʊˈrɑkrəsiz ʤɪst kænt gɪt ɪt təˈgɛðər. ɪts ɛz tru naʊ ɛz ɪt həz bɪn fər səm tˈwɛnti jɪrz: ðə ˈneɪʃən steɪt ɪz ɪn prɪˈsɪpɪtəs dɪˈklaɪn. wəns ˌɪmˈbjud wɪθ grænˈdur ənd ˈmæʤəsti, pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪd baɪ ɪts ˈsupərˌmæn paʊərz tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl fits, ɪt ɪz naʊ ə rɛk ənd aʊt əv aɪˈdiəz. ɪt ˈdəzənt sim ðət weɪ bɪˈkəz ðə steɪt ɪz mɔr ðən ɪt həz bɪn ɪn ɔl əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri. wi si ðə steɪt æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt ˈbʊliɪŋ weɪz əv ðə tsa. wi si ɪt ɪn ðə rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr əv ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs, fərˈɛvər ˈbɛgɪŋ fər mɔr ˈməni soʊ ɪt kən kənˈtɪnju tɪ du θɪŋz ðə weɪ ɪt dɪd ðɛm ɪn 1950 wi si ɪt ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪzd kɑps ɪn ɑr taʊnz, wəns sin ɛz ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənts bət naʊ rɪˈvild ɛz wət ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn: ɑrmd tæks kəˈlɛktərz, ˈsɛnsərz, spaɪz, θəgz. ðiz ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz mɑrks əv dɪˈklaɪn. ðə mæsk əv ðə steɪt ɪz ɔf. ənd ɪt həz bɪn ɔf fər səʧ ə lɔŋ taɪm ðət wi kən ˈhɑrdli rɪˈmɛmbər wət ɪt lʊkt laɪk wɪn ɪt wɑz ɔn. soʊ lɛts teɪk ə kwɪk tʊr. ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ə bɪg ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈsɪti, draɪv tɪ ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn poʊst ˈɔfəs (ɪf ɪt ɪz stɪl ˈstændɪŋ). ðɛr ju wɪl faɪnd ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl pis əv ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, tɔl ənd məˈʤɛstɪk ənd fɪld wɪθ grænˈdur. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈlɪˌbərəl juz əv ˈkɑləmz. ðə ˈsilɪŋz ˈɪnˌdɔrz ər ɪkˈstrimli haɪ ənd θˈrɪlɪŋ. ɪt maɪt ˈivɪn bi ðə ˈbɪgəst ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈbɪldɪŋ əraʊnd. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ðət bɪˈlivd ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈæftər ɔl, ðɪs wɑz ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ðət ˈkɛrid ðə meɪl, wɪʧ wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðət ˈpipəl hæd tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər wɪn moʊst əv ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz wər fərst ɪˈrɛktɪd. ðə steɪt tʊk greɪt praɪd ɪn ˈɔfərɪŋ ðɪs ˈsərvɪs, wɪʧ ɪt hɛld əp ɛz biɪŋ suˈpɪriər tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt kʊd ˈɛvər prəˈvaɪd (ˈivɪn ɪf ˈmɑrkɪt prəˈvɪʒənz laɪk ðə ˈpoʊˌni ɪkˈsprɛs hæd tɪ bi ˈaʊˌtlɔd). wər ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri (ər soʊ wi wər toʊld) fər ðɛr ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ breɪv ðə ˈɛləmənts tɪ brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl θɪŋ wi ˈnidɪd ɪn laɪf əˈpɑrt frəm fud, ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ənd ˈʃɛltər. ənd təˈdeɪ? lʊk æt ðə θɪŋ ðət wi kɔl ðə poʊst ˈɔfəs. ɪt ɪz ə kəmˈplit rɛk, ə ˈnæʃənəl ʤoʊk, ə frəm ə deɪ lɔŋ gɔn. ðeɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈfɪzɪkəl spæm tɪ ɑr meɪl ˈbɑksɪz, ənd ə fju ˈwərθˈwaɪl θɪŋz ˈɛvəri wəns ɪn ə waɪl, bət ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm ðeɪ ər ɪn ðə nuz ɪz wɪn wi hir əˈnəðər rɪˈpɔrt əv ðɛr ˈbæŋkrəptsi ənd nid fər ə ˈbeɪˌlaʊt. ɪts ðə seɪm wɪθ ɔl ðə grænd ˈmɑnjəmənts əv ˈsteɪˌtɪzəm. θɪŋk əv ðə ˈhuvər dæm, maʊnt ˈrəʃmɔr, ðə ˈɛndləs ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts əv ðə nu dil, ðə ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər ˌɪntərˈsteɪt ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈsɪstəm, ðə mun ʃɑt, ðə ˈsprɔlɪŋ ˈmɑnjəmənts tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðət ðə steɪt həz ɪˈrɛktɪd frəm si tɪ ˈʃaɪnɪŋ si. ɛz aɪv ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ðiz ɔl keɪm əˈbaʊt ɪn ən eɪʤ wɪn ðə ˈoʊnli ril ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm wɑz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. ðɪs wɑz ən eɪʤ wɪn ˈfridəm ɛz ɪn ðə ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd sɛns wɑz ʤɪst aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən. ðə steɪt ɪn ɔl taɪmz ənd ɔl ˈpleɪsɪz ˈɑpərˌeɪts baɪ fɔrs ənd fɔrs əˈloʊn. bət ðə staɪl əv rul ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðə ˈfæʃɪst staɪl ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən, magnificence, ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs, grænˈdur, ɔl ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ə ˈvæljənt ˈlidər ˈmeɪkɪŋ smɑrt dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt ɔl θɪŋz. ðɪs staɪl əv əˈmɛrɪkən rul ˈlæstɪd frəm ðə nu dil θru ðə ɛnd əv ðə koʊld wɔr. bət ðɪs hoʊl ˈsɪstəm əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən həz ˈnɪrli daɪd aʊt. ɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəst trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈneɪmɪŋ ðə ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ˈhɪstəri, wi kən kɔl ðɪs leɪt ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. ðə ˈfæʃɪst ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə ɛnd ˈkænɑt wərk bɪˈkəz, dɪˈspaɪt ðə kleɪmz, ðə steɪt dɪz nɑt hæv ðə minz tɪ əˈʧiv wət ɪt ˈprɑməsəz. ɪt dɪz nɑt pəˈzɛs ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ aʊˈtrən ˈpraɪvət ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, əv ˈsərvɪŋ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə weɪ ˈmɑrkɪts kən, əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ θɪŋz mɔr ˈplɛnɪfəl ər ˈʧipər, ər ˈivɪn əv prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈbeɪsɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ə ˈmænər ðət ɪz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ɪˈfɪʃənt. ˈfæˌʃɪzəm, laɪk ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, ˈkænɑt əˈʧiv ɪts eɪmz. soʊ ðɛr ɪz ə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ɪt meɪks sɛns tɪ spik əv ə steɪʤ əv ˈhɪstəri: wi ər ɪn ðə steɪʤ əv leɪt ˈfæˌʃɪzəm. ðə grænˈdur ɪz gɔn, ənd ɔl wi ər lɛft wɪθ ɪz ə gən ˈpɔɪntɪd æt ɑr hɛdz. ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd tɪ bi greɪt, bət ɪt ɪz rɪˈdust ɪn ɑr taɪm tɪ biɪŋ krud. ˈvælər ɪz naʊ ˈvaɪələns. ˈmæʤəsti ɪz naʊ ˈmælɪs. kənˈsɪdər ˈwɛðər ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni ˈnæʃənəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidər ɪn paʊər təˈdeɪ ðə dɛθ əv hum wʊd kɔl fɔrθ ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɛz ðə dɛθ əv stiv ʤɑbz. ˈpipəl noʊ ɪn ðɛr hɑrts hu sərvz ðɛm, ənd ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə gaɪ wɪθ ʤæk buts, ɔn hɪz bɛlt, ənd ə ˈfɛdərəl bæʤ. ðə taɪm wɪn wi lʊkt tɪ ðɪs mæn ɛz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt ɪz lɔŋ gɔn. ənd ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti ˈoʊnli spidz ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl dɛθ əv ðə steɪt ɛz ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɪt. ðə bɛst əv lu ˈrɑkˌwɛl ðə bɛst əv ˌluˈɛlɪn eɪʧ. ˈrɑkˌwɛl, jr.
the houston rockets are telling other teams they intend to trade disgruntled center omer by dec. 19, according to sources familiar with the team's plans. sources told that the rockets began calling potential trade partners friday to let them know they intend to deal between dec. 15 and dec. 19. the rockets tried playing omer and dwight howard together and were initially hesitant to entertain trade offers for the turkish big man. scott images the significance of such a specific window is two-fold. dec. 15 is the first day players who signed new contracts in the can be plugged into trades, and dec. 19 is the last day any player acquired by houston in an deal can be repackaged with other players before the league's feb. 20 trade deadline. the calls made by the rockets on friday are reminiscent of their approach with thomas robinson during the draft in june. it was an open secret that the rockets would trade robinson to help clear space for their pursuit of dwight howard. taking this step with is in essence an attempt to persuade potential suitors to put their best offer on the table quickly now that the rockets have established such an exact time frame for trying to complete a trade. asik has wanted a new address from the moment howard arrived in july and has privately requested a trade numerous times in the months since, sources said. the rockets tried playing howard and together and were initially hesitant to entertain trade offers for the turkish big man on the premise that the luxury of having either howard or on the court at all times was too valuable to surrender so quickly. but's angry reaction last month to being dropped out of the starting lineup by rockets coach kevin mchale changed the dynamic. team officials are now aggressively trying to find a workable trade that will not only bring back a worthy asset for a player of's caliber as a defensive anchor and a but one that also happens quickly enough to ensure that houston -- known as one of the league's most active teams -- maintains flexibility to make subsequent moves on deadline day. asik has repeatedly declined to comment on his trade request, knowing that any public discussion of the matter would subject him to a fine from the league office. the started his first 90 games as a rocket after signing as a free agent in the summer of 2012 before declaring himself unavailable to play the knicks in new york on nov. 14 to snap a streak of 239 consecutive games played in the regular season. asik was shelved this week by the rockets with what is listed as a thigh contusion. he's averaging a mere minutes per game, down from last season's career high of, and is averaging just points and rebounds. asik is owed $15 million in salary next season in a balloon payment in the final year of his contract that only counts against the salary cap at $8.4 million but could still dissuade some bidders.	ðə ˈhjustən ˈrɑkəts ər ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈəðər timz ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ treɪd dɪsˈgrənəld ˈsɛnər ˈoʊmər baɪ dɛk. 19 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɔrsəz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə timz plænz. ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ðət ðə ˈrɑkəts bɪˈgæn ˈkɔlɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl treɪd ˈpɑrtnərz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ tɪ lɛt ðɛm noʊ ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ dil bɪtˈwin dɛk. 15 ənd dɛk. 19 ðə ˈrɑkəts traɪd pleɪɪŋ ˈoʊmər ənd dwaɪt haʊərd təˈgɛðər ənd wər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪn treɪd ˈɔfərz fər ðə ˈtərkɪʃ bɪg mæn. skɑt ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv səʧ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈwɪndoʊ ɪz two-fold*. dɛk. 15 ɪz ðə fərst deɪ pleɪərz hu saɪnd nu ˈkɑnˌtrækts ɪn ðə kən bi pləgd ˈɪntu treɪdz, ənd dɛk. 19 ɪz ðə læst deɪ ˈɛni pleɪər əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈhjustən ɪn ən dil kən bi ˈripækɪʤd wɪθ ˈəðər pleɪərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ligz ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 20 treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ðə kɔlz meɪd baɪ ðə ˈrɑkəts ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ər ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ðɛr əˈproʊʧ wɪθ ˈtɑməs ˈrɑbənsən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dræft ɪn ʤun. ɪt wɑz ən ˈoʊpən ˈsikrɪt ðət ðə ˈrɑkəts wʊd treɪd ˈrɑbənsən tɪ hɛlp klɪr speɪs fər ðɛr pərˈsut əv dwaɪt haʊərd. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs stɛp wɪθ ɪz ɪn ˈɛsəns ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ pərsˈweɪd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈsutərz tɪ pʊt ðɛr bɛst ˈɔfər ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl kˈwɪkli naʊ ðət ðə ˈrɑkəts hæv ɪˈstæblɪʃt səʧ ən ɪgˈzækt taɪm freɪm fər traɪɪŋ tɪ kəmˈplit ə treɪd. həz ˈwɔntɪd ə nu ˈæˌdrɛs frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt haʊərd əraɪvd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd həz ˈpraɪvətli rɪkˈwɛstɪd ə treɪd ˈnumərəs taɪmz ɪn ðə mənθs sɪns, ˈsɔrsəz sɛd. ðə ˈrɑkəts traɪd pleɪɪŋ haʊərd ənd təˈgɛðər ənd wər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ ˌɛnərˈteɪn treɪd ˈɔfərz fər ðə ˈtərkɪʃ bɪg mæn ɔn ðə ˈprɛmɪs ðət ðə ˈləgʒəri əv ˈhævɪŋ ˈiðər haʊərd ər ɔn ðə kɔrt æt ɔl taɪmz wɑz tu ˈvæljəbəl tɪ sərˈɛndər soʊ kˈwɪkli. bət ˈæŋgri riˈækʃən læst mənθ tɪ biɪŋ drɑpt aʊt əv ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp baɪ ˈrɑkəts koʊʧ ˈkɛvɪn məˈkeɪl ʧeɪnʤd ðə daɪˈnæmɪk. tim əˈfɪʃəlz ər naʊ əˈgrɛsɪvli traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə ˈwərkəbəl treɪd ðət wɪl nɑt ˈoʊnli brɪŋ bæk ə ˈwərði ˈæˌsɛt fər ə pleɪər əv ˈkæləbər ɛz ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈæŋkər ənd ə bət wən ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhæpənz kˈwɪkli ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈhjustən noʊn ɛz wən əv ðə ligz moʊst ˈæktɪv timz meɪnˈteɪnz ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti tɪ meɪk ˈsəbsəkwənt muvz ɔn ˈdɛˌdlaɪn deɪ. həz rɪˈpitɪdli dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn hɪz treɪd rɪkˈwɛst, noʊɪŋ ðət ˈɛni ˈpəblɪk dɪˈskəʃən əv ðə ˈmætər wʊd ˈsəbʤɪkt ɪm tɪ ə faɪn frəm ðə lig ˈɔfəs. ðə ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz fərst 90 geɪmz ɛz ə ˈrɑkət ˈæftər ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɛz ə fri ˈeɪʤənt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2012 ˌbiˈfɔr dɪˈklɛrɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ˌənəˈveɪləbəl tɪ pleɪ ðə nɪks ɪn nu jɔrk ɔn noʊv. 14 tɪ snæp ə strik əv 239 kənˈsɛkjətɪv geɪmz pleɪd ɪn ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən. wɑz ʃɛlvd ðɪs wik baɪ ðə ˈrɑkəts wɪθ wət ɪz ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ə θaɪ kənˈtuʒən. hiz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ ə mɪr ˈmɪnəts pər geɪm, daʊn frəm læst ˈsizənz kərɪr haɪ əv ənd ɪz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ ʤɪst pɔɪnts ənd ˈriˌbaʊndz. ɪz oʊd 15 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈsæləri nɛkst ˈsizən ɪn ə bəˈlun ˈpeɪmənt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl jɪr əv hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət ˈoʊnli kaʊnts əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsæləri kæp æt ˈmɪljən bət kʊd stɪl dɪsˈweɪd səm ˈbɪdərz.
in 2008, i thought john mccain deserved to lose, but this did not mean i believed barack obama deserved to win. what mccain represented was four more years of george w. "conservatism," and that meant an increase in the size of government and more spending. voters rightly saw mccain as an extension of bush and rejected his brand of republicanism. in 2012, i believe barack obama deserves to lose. everything i detested about bush, obama has expanded upon. today, the debt is even larger, the federal government is even bigger, the executive branch is even more powerful, and both the entitlement and "national security" states have grown. despite having an edge in the polls, obama's actual approval rating is not high. many, perhaps a majority, of americans would like to reject obama. however, they are just not sure mitt romney deserves to win. i share their concerns. in their first debate, romney kicked obama's ass. this is not debatable. after all, when liberals like chris matthews are angrily at the mouth over obama's lackluster showing, the winner is clear. the winner of a debate is generally the person who sounded better, looked better, spoke with more authority, and commanded more respect. in essence, the winner is the candidate who comes across as more presidential. and that was romney. but there was one thing that romney and his winning personality promised on wednesday night that the hard numbers indicate he cannot deliver: he cannot reduce the deficit with his plan. if obama said anything that was true, it was this: "when you add up all the loopholes and deductions that individuals are currently taking advantage of, you don't come close to paying for $5 trillion in tax cuts and $2 trillion in additional military spending." he later added, "it's math, arithmetic." romney protested that he was not asking for $5 trillion in tax cuts which i think is too bad. and in the governor's defense, obama's relentless rhetoric about "loopholes" and "deductions" for individuals" could be true or it could be the same, tired, class warfare drivel the democrats have been peddling for as long as i've been alive. but that "$2 trillion in additional military spending" is something romney did not even attempt to protest. for me, whatever hope i had that romney would be a dramatic improvement over obama was not dashed during the debate. it was dashed last may, when cnn reported that although romney "is campaigning on a platform that emphasizes less spending, smaller deficits, and renewed fiscal responsibility ... in one budget area, romney is running the opposite direction. the former massachusetts governor wants to increase defense spending by leaps and bounds. by one estimate, additional spending would exceed $2 trillion over the next decade." the need to cut military spending is something i have emphasized in columns for so long and so often that at least one of my editors has asked me to stop talking about it. indeed, if there's an issue i could be accused of being fanatical about, the dire need for cutting "defense" spending is it. but romney's platform proves my point. if our annual deficit is between $1-1.5 trillion, and neither candidate is really serious about cutting entitlement costs which are far, far greater, how can anyone even pretend they'll reduce the deficit while increasing spending on our military by $2 trillion? we currently spend more on our military than we ever have, and most of that money goes to fund a massive bureaucracy that has little to do with our actual defense. the result: our soldiers are not paid enough, do not receive the proper benefits, and do not have the necessary weapons or essentials. let's consider the sorry state of education in the united states. the reason america's youth aren't better educated has nothing to do with a failure to spend enough money on education. we spend plenty, if not too much. conservatives rightly understand this. but while the recognizes the spending failures of the department of education, they fail to see how this very situation is happening with the department of defense. romney won the presidential debate, but what do we win if he becomes president? the last time a smooth-talking, charismatic, candidate became president, he promised he would cut the deficit in half. at the time, anyone with a calculator knew obama was lying. romney's proposal to add $2 trillion in military spending makes it impossible to cut the deficit. period. it's math. it's arithmetic. barack obama deserves to lose this election, but mitt romney does not deserve to win it. jack hunter assisted sen. jim demint with his latest book, now or never: saving america from economic collapse. he also rand paul's the tea party goes to washington.	ɪn 2008 aɪ θɔt ʤɑn məˈkeɪn dɪˈzərvd tɪ luz, bət ðɪs dɪd nɑt min aɪ bɪˈlivd ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈzərvd tɪ wɪn. wət məˈkeɪn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd wɑz fɔr mɔr jɪrz əv ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. "kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm," ənd ðət mɛnt ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə saɪz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd mɔr ˈspɛndɪŋ. ˈvoʊtərz ˈraɪtli sɔ məˈkeɪn ɛz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv bʊʃ ənd rɪˈʤɛktɪd hɪz brænd əv rɪˈpəblɪkəˌnɪzəm. ɪn 2012 aɪ bɪˈliv ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈzərvz tɪ luz. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ dɪˈtɛstɪd əˈbaʊt bʊʃ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ɪkˈspændɪd əˈpɑn. təˈdeɪ, ðə dɛt ɪz ˈivɪn ˈlɑrʤər, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈivɪn ˈbɪgər, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv brænʧ ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl, ənd boʊθ ðə ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt ənd "ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti" steɪts hæv groʊn. dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ ən ɛʤ ɪn ðə poʊlz, ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈækʧəwəl əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ ɪz nɑt haɪ. ˈmɛni, pərˈhæps ə məˈʤɔrəti, əv əˈmɛrɪkənz wʊd laɪk tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ər ʤɪst nɑt ʃʊr mɪt ˈrɑmni dɪˈzərvz tɪ wɪn. aɪ ʃɛr ðɛr kənˈsərnz. ɪn ðɛr fərst dəˈbeɪt, ˈrɑmni kɪkt ˌoʊˈbɑməz æs. ðɪs ɪz nɑt dəˈbeɪtəbəl. ˈæftər ɔl, wɪn ˈlɪˌbərəlz laɪk krɪs ˈmæθjuz ər ˈæŋgrəli æt ðə maʊθ ˈoʊvər ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈlæˌkləstər ʃoʊɪŋ, ðə ˈwɪnər ɪz klɪr. ðə ˈwɪnər əv ə dəˈbeɪt ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ðə ˈpərsən hu ˈsaʊndɪd ˈbɛtər, lʊkt ˈbɛtər, spoʊk wɪθ mɔr əˈθɔrəti, ənd kəˈmændɪd mɔr rɪˈspɛkt. ɪn ˈɛsəns, ðə ˈwɪnər ɪz ðə ˈkænədɪt hu kəmz əˈkrɔs ɛz mɔr ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl. ənd ðət wɑz ˈrɑmni. bət ðɛr wɑz wən θɪŋ ðət ˈrɑmni ənd hɪz ˈwɪnɪŋ ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈprɑməst ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt ðət ðə hɑrd ˈnəmbərz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt hi ˈkænɑt dɪˈlɪvər: hi ˈkænɑt rɪˈdus ðə ˈdɛfəsət wɪθ hɪz plæn. ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wɑz tru, ɪt wɑz ðɪs: "wɪn ju æd əp ɔl ðə ˈluˌphoʊlz ənd dɪˈdəkʃənz ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ər ˈkərəntli ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv, ju doʊnt kəm kloʊz tɪ peɪɪŋ fər 5 ˈtrɪljən ɪn tæks kəts ənd 2 ˈtrɪljən ɪn əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ." hi ˈleɪtər ˈædɪd, "ɪts mæθ, ˌɛrɪθˈmɛtɪk." ˈrɑmni ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ðət hi wɑz nɑt ˈæskɪŋ fər 5 ˈtrɪljən ɪn tæks kəts wɪʧ aɪ θɪŋk ɪz tu bæd. ənd ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnərz dɪˈfɛns, ˌoʊˈbɑməz rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈrɛtərɪk əˈbaʊt "ˈluˌphoʊlz" ənd "dɪˈdəkʃənz" fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz" kʊd bi tru ər ɪt kʊd bi ðə seɪm, taɪərd, klæs ˈwɔrˌfɛr ˈdrɪvəl ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv bɪn ˈpɛdəlɪŋ fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪv bɪn əˈlaɪv. bət ðət 2 ˈtrɪljən ɪn əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ" ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrɑmni dɪd nɑt ˈivɪn əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst. fər mi, ˌwəˈtɛvər hoʊp aɪ hæd ðət ˈrɑmni wʊd bi ə drəˈmætɪk ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ˈoʊvər ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz nɑt dæʃt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dəˈbeɪt. ɪt wɑz dæʃt læst meɪ, wɪn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈrɑmni "ɪz kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɔn ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪz lɛs ˈspɛndɪŋ, sˈmɔlər ˈdɛfɪsɪts, ənd rɪˈnud ˈfɪskəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɪn wən ˈbəʤɪt ˈɛriə, ˈrɑmni ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈgəvərnər wɔnts tɪ ˌɪnˈkris dɪˈfɛns ˈspɛndɪŋ baɪ lips ənd baʊndz. baɪ wən ˈɛstəˌmeɪt, əˈdɪʃənəl ˈspɛndɪŋ wʊd ɪkˈsid 2 ˈtrɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd." ðə nid tɪ kət ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ hæv ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ɪn ˈkɑləmz fər soʊ lɔŋ ənd soʊ ˈɔfən ðət æt list wən əv maɪ ˈɛdɪtərz həz æst mi tɪ stɑp ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪf ðɛrz ən ˈɪʃu aɪ kʊd bi əˈkjuzd əv biɪŋ fəˈnætɪkəl əˈbaʊt, ðə daɪər nid fər ˈkətɪŋ "dɪˈfɛns" ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz ɪt. bət ˈrɑmniz ˈplætˌfɔrm pruvz maɪ pɔɪnt. ɪf ɑr ˈænjuəl ˈdɛfəsət ɪz bɪtˈwin ˈtrɪljən, ənd ˈniðər ˈkænədɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈkətɪŋ ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt kɔsts wɪʧ ər fɑr, fɑr ˈgreɪtər, haʊ kən ˈɛniˌwən ˈivɪn priˈtɛnd ðɛl rɪˈdus ðə ˈdɛfəsət waɪl ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri baɪ 2 ˈtrɪljən? wi ˈkərəntli spɛnd mɔr ɔn ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ðən wi ˈɛvər hæv, ənd moʊst əv ðət ˈməni goʊz tɪ fənd ə ˈmæsɪv bjʊˈrɑkrəsi ðət həz ˈlɪtəl tɪ du wɪθ ɑr ˈækʧəwəl dɪˈfɛns. ðə rɪˈzəlt: ɑr ˈsoʊlʤərz ər nɑt peɪd ɪˈnəf, du nɑt rɪˈsiv ðə ˈprɑpər ˈbɛnəfɪts, ənd du nɑt hæv ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈwɛpənz ər ɛˈsɛnʃəlz. lɛts kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈsɑri steɪt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə ˈrizən əˈmɛrɪkəz juθ ˈɑrənt ˈbɛtər ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ə ˈfeɪljər tɪ spɛnd ɪˈnəf ˈməni ɔn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. wi spɛnd ˈplɛnti, ɪf nɑt tu məʧ. kənˈsərvətɪvz ˈraɪtli ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs. bət waɪl ðə ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈfeɪljərz əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ðeɪ feɪl tɪ si haʊ ðɪs ˈvɛri ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns. ˈrɑmni wən ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt, bət wət du wi wɪn ɪf hi bɪˈkəmz ˈprɛzɪdənt? ðə læst taɪm ə smooth-talking*, kɛrɪzˈmætɪk, ˈkænədɪt bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt, hi ˈprɑməst hi wʊd kət ðə ˈdɛfəsət ɪn hæf. æt ðə taɪm, ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ə ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər nu ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz laɪɪŋ. ˈrɑmniz prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ æd 2 ˈtrɪljən ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ meɪks ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kət ðə ˈdɛfəsət. ˈpɪriəd. ɪts mæθ. ɪts ˌɛrɪθˈmɛtɪk. ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈzərvz tɪ luz ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən, bət mɪt ˈrɑmni dɪz nɑt dɪˈzərv tɪ wɪn ɪt. ʤæk ˈhəntər əˈsɪstɪd sɛn. ʤɪm ˈdeɪmint wɪθ hɪz ˈleɪtəst bʊk, naʊ ər ˈnɛvər: ˈseɪvɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə frəm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kəˈlæps. hi ˈɔlsoʊ rænd pɔlz ðə ti ˈpɑrti goʊz tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən.
to hear the conservatives tell it, some things that exist actually, and others that actually do. confused? explain. during question period thursday, new democrat murray rankin rose on a question unrelated to the ongoing scandal surrounding mike duffy and the $90,000 payment from nigel wright, and back to earlier times, when we were all still talking about the budget. he told the house the conservative government is one that denounced an ipod tax, but that “has now introduced its own through the backdoor.” that backdoor is in the shape of the economic action plan 2013, a.k.a. the federal budget, wherein the government decided to raise tariffs, including those on players. “in a bizarre twist, we learned just today that the conservatives have long planned on making this tax retroactive, demanding that retailers pay on all the ipods they have sold, and even on some tvs, in the past,” he told the commons. “obviously, retailers are simply stunned. why did the conservatives not even give industry a warning that these changes were coming?” ted menzies, the minister of state for finance, stood to respond on the other side of the chamber. but rather than offer an explanation, he decided to instead lend an evaluation of query. “mr. speaker, there is no fact in that question. it is all false,” menzies said. “the only people in the house of commons who actually want to put a tax on ipods are the new democrats. they are the only ones who want to increase taxes.” over at canadian business thursday, mike moffat, an economist at the university of western ontario, and the man responsible for uncovering and bringing to light the tariff changes in the budget, noted that a number of importers have written to the government in protest. the group, known as the 9948 fair treatment coalition (named for the tariff number) includes a number of, tv, and computer speaker manufacturers and distributors. he wrote: the coalition alleges that “the canada border services agency (cbsa) has misled dozens of canadian companies for years by inducing them to import players and other goods into canada duty-free, all the while planning to later collect millions of dollars in on the goods, with interest in penalties.” the release goes on to quote members of the 9948 group, including, ken buschlen, vp of finance for panasonic canada inc. who explains that “[the] issued us authorization to import products duty-free, but now it appears that intended to claw back the duties later. that is plainly unfair.” the coalition came to this conclusion after it obtained emails via access to information. moffatt admitted he speak for the veracity of the case. however, he said, “this ‘ipod tax’ issue has garnered a lot of attention as a political story. we should not lose sight, however, of the unnecessary burden placed on canadian businesses.” it leaves one wondering what parts, specifically, of question were false. menzies said all of it was. but the tariff on players does exist, and it was the conservatives that effectively imposed it. are the claims false? if so, how? and why not correct the record, if the case? rankin’s caucus colleague, mathieu, was up next to allege that because the government is saying one thing and doing another, it has to spent money to convince people of its logic. “this is why spent $190,000 per minute on ads for a jobs program that exist,” he said. he wondered whether the ipod tax was in place to help the treasury board president pay for those. ravignat was talking about the jobs grant, a program the government is indeed already advertising, but that yet exist. the ad, however, mention that. instead, it tells canadians that with the new grant, the feds will partner with the provinces and territories to get people the skills they need for a new job. “the canada job grant will result in one important thing,” the announcer says, “a new or better job.” pending approval. lisa raitt, the labour minister, fielded in fact was “delighted to answer”’s question, because “we think it is such a great program,” she said. “we believe it is important to communicate it to all canadians so that they can see themselves, or see their own potential, in those commercials,” she continued, more or less explaining only the very basic theory behind advertising as a concept, but offering little by way of an explanation as to why these ads are being run already for a program that yet exist. “i think it is very important that in those ads, we see young women wearing hard hats, an group in the trades, and we are promoting that and we will continue to,” raitt finished. so there you have it: what does exist does not. and what exist, does for purposes of perceived gender equality.	tɪ hir ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz tɛl ɪt, səm θɪŋz ðət ɪgˈzɪst ˈæˌkʧuəli, ənd ˈəðərz ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli du. kənfˈjuzd? ɪkˈspleɪn. ˈdʊrɪŋ kˈwɛʃən ˈpɪriəd ˈθərzˌdeɪ, nu ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈməri ˈræŋkɪn roʊz ɔn ə kˈwɛʃən ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈskændəl sərˈaʊndɪŋ maɪk ˈdəfi ənd ðə ˈpeɪmənt frəm ˈnaɪʤəl raɪt, ənd bæk tɪ ˈərliər taɪmz, wɪn wi wər ɔl stɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbəʤɪt. hi toʊld ðə haʊs ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz wən ðət dɪˈnaʊnst ən ˈaɪˌpɔd tæks, bət ðət naʊ ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪts oʊn θru ðə backdoor.”.” ðət ˈbækˌdɔr ɪz ɪn ðə ʃeɪp əv ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈækʃən plæn 2013 a.k.a. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbəʤɪt, wɛˈrɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ reɪz ˈtɛrəfs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz ɔn pleɪərz. ə bɪˈzɑr twɪst, wi ˈlərnɪd ʤɪst təˈdeɪ ðət ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv lɔŋ plænd ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs tæks ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv, dɪˈmændɪŋ ðət ˈriˌteɪlərz peɪ ɔn ɔl ðə ˈaɪˌpɔdz ðeɪ hæv soʊld, ənd ˈivɪn ɔn səm ˈtiˈviz, ɪn ðə past,”,” hi toʊld ðə ˈkɑmənz. ““obviously, ˈriˌteɪlərz ər ˈsɪmpli stənd. waɪ dɪd ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz nɑt ˈivɪn gɪv ˈɪndəstri ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər coming?”?” tɛd ˈmɛnziz, ðə ˈmɪnɪstər əv steɪt fər ˈfaɪˌnæns, stʊd tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈʧeɪmbər. bət ˈrəðər ðən ˈɔfər ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd lɛnd ən ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən əv kˈwiri. ““mr. ˈspikər, ðɛr ɪz noʊ fækt ɪn ðət kˈwɛʃən. ɪt ɪz ɔl false,”,” ˈmɛnziz sɛd. ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz hu ˈæˌkʧuəli wɔnt tɪ pʊt ə tæks ɔn ˈaɪˌpɔdz ər ðə nu ˈdɛməˌkræts. ðeɪ ər ðə ˈoʊnli wənz hu wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris taxes.”.” ˈoʊvər æt kəˈneɪdiən ˈbɪznɪs ˈθərzˌdeɪ, maɪk ˈmɑfət, ən ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɛstərn ɑnˈtɛrioʊ, ənd ðə mæn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ənˈkəvərɪŋ ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ tɪ laɪt ðə ˈtɛrəf ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈbəʤɪt, ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtərz hæv ˈrɪtən tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst. ðə grup, noʊn ɛz ðə 9948 fɛr ˈtritmənt ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən (neɪmd fər ðə ˈtɛrəf ˈnəmbər) ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ənd kəmˈpjutər ˈspikər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətərz. hi roʊt: ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ˈkænədə ˈbɔrdər ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈeɪʤənsi (cbsa) həz mɪsˈlɛd ˈdəzənz əv kəˈneɪdiən ˈkəmpəˌniz fər jɪrz baɪ ˌɪnˈdusɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt pleɪərz ənd ˈəðər gʊdz ˈɪntu ˈkænədə duty-free, ɔl ðə waɪl ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈleɪtər kəˈlɛkt ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn ɔn ðə gʊdz, wɪθ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn penalties.”.” ðə riˈlis goʊz ɔn tɪ kwoʊt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə 9948 grup, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, kɛn buschlen, ˌviˈpi əv ˈfaɪˌnæns fər ˌpænəˈsɑnɪk ˈkænədə ɪŋk. hu ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət “[“[the] ˈɪʃud ˈjuˈɛs ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈprɑdəkts duty-free, bət naʊ ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ klɔ bæk ðə ˈdutiz ˈleɪtər. ðət ɪz ˈpleɪnli unfair.”.” ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən keɪm tɪ ðɪs kənˈkluʒən ˈæftər ɪt əbˈteɪnd iˈmeɪlz ˈviə ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈmɑfət ədˈmɪtəd hi spik fər ðə vərˈæsɪti əv ðə keɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi sɛd, tax’’ ˈɪʃu həz ˈgɑrnərd ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstɔri. wi ʃʊd nɑt luz saɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əv ðə ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈbərdən pleɪst ɔn kəˈneɪdiən businesses.”.” ɪt livz wən ˈwəndərɪŋ wət pɑrts, spəˈsɪfɪkli, əv kˈwɛʃən wər fɔls. ˈmɛnziz sɛd ɔl əv ɪt wɑz. bət ðə ˈtɛrəf ɔn pleɪərz dɪz ɪgˈzɪst, ənd ɪt wɑz ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ðət ˈifɛktɪvli ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɪt. ər ðə kleɪmz fɔls? ɪf soʊ, haʊ? ənd waɪ nɑt kərˈɛkt ðə ˈrɛkərd, ɪf ðə keɪs? ˈkɔkəs ˈkɑlig, ˈmæθju, wɑz əp nɛkst tɪ əˈlɛʤ ðət bɪˈkəz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz seɪɪŋ wən θɪŋ ənd duɪŋ əˈnəðər, ɪt həz tɪ spɛnt ˈməni tɪ kənˈvɪns ˈpipəl əv ɪts ˈlɑʤɪk. ɪz waɪ spɛnt pər ˈmɪnət ɔn ædz fər ə ʤɑbz ˈproʊˌgræm ðət exist,”,” hi sɛd. hi ˈwəndərd ˈwɛðər ðə ˈaɪˌpɔd tæks wɑz ɪn pleɪs tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈtrɛʒəri bɔrd ˈprɛzɪdənt peɪ fər ðoʊz. wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ʤɑbz grænt, ə ˈproʊˌgræm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ɔˈrɛdi ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, bət ðət jɛt ɪgˈzɪst. ðə æd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɛnʃən ðət. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt tɛlz kəˈneɪdiənz ðət wɪθ ðə nu grænt, ðə fɛdz wɪl ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ðə ˈprɑvənsəz ənd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz tɪ gɪt ˈpipəl ðə skɪlz ðeɪ nid fər ə nu ʤɑb. ˈkænədə ʤɑb grænt wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn wən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt thing,”,” ðə əˈnaʊnsər sɪz, nu ər ˈbɛtər job.”.” ˈpɛndɪŋ əˈpruvəl. ˈlisə reɪt, ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈfildɪd ɪn fækt wɑz tɪ answer”” kˈwɛʃən, bɪˈkəz θɪŋk ɪt ɪz səʧ ə greɪt program,”,” ʃi sɛd. bɪˈliv ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɪt tɪ ɔl kəˈneɪdiənz soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən si ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ər si ðɛr oʊn pəˈtɛnʃəl, ɪn ðoʊz commercials,”,” ʃi kənˈtɪnjud, mɔr ər lɛs ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈvɛri ˈbeɪsɪk ˈθɪri bɪˈhaɪnd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkɑnsɛpt, bət ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈlɪtəl baɪ weɪ əv ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɛz tɪ waɪ ðiz ædz ər biɪŋ rən ɔˈrɛdi fər ə ˈproʊˌgræm ðət jɛt ɪgˈzɪst. θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ɪn ðoʊz ædz, wi si jəŋ ˈwɪmən ˈwɛrɪŋ hɑrd hæts, ən grup ɪn ðə treɪdz, ənd wi ər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðət ənd wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju to,”,” reɪt ˈfɪnɪʃt. soʊ ðɛr ju hæv ɪt: wət dɪz ɪgˈzɪst dɪz nɑt. ənd wət ɪgˈzɪst, dɪz fər ˈpərpəsɪz əv pərˈsivd ˈʤɛndər ɪkˈwɑləti.
foxborough, mass. jay heaps was conflicted as he watched new england revolution striker jerry bengtson score the goal on wednesday afternoon, lifting honduras to a win over the united states as both countries kicked off the final round of world cup qualifying. bengtson was quickest to react when teammate garcia slid a pass across the box, poking the ball into an empty net and showing the predatory instincts the revs hope to see upon his return to foxborough. “it’s a great goal from jerry and very happy because your teammate and in the trenches with him,” said heaps. “but tough to see the u.s. go and have a performance and a result like that.” heaps’ concern with the united states in the minute, however, as he watched bengtson get off the field and replaced by a substitute following an apparent injury. luckily his apprehension quickly turned to relief as bengtson confirmed he was fine during a postgame conversation with the revs’ staff. “there was a good moment of pause there because the feed i saw show what happened on the injury,” heaps said. “when you see a guy down, you know. but we spoke with him last night and everyone felt good.” bengtson is scheduled to arrive in new england on thursday night and join the revolution for his first preseason training session on friday morning. fitness be an issue after spending the past three weeks with honduras, so bengtson can focus solely on settling back into his club side. “i think now, from his standpoint, he has to compartmentalize,” said heaps. “he had a lot of work to do with the national team, he did that work, and now he joins us and we want to get him up to speed with our guys. it shows that jerry has a knack for the goal and we have to get him the chances to score like his team in honduras does.” nguyen likely to be cleared for participation in the desert diamond cup lee nguyen was held out of the first two preseason matches in casa grande as a precaution following shoulder surgery last september. although been a full participant in training sessions, nguyen has yet to be cleared for full contact and his teammates have been instructed to be cautious around the midfielder. “guys know where lee is and they bump him too much; if grabbing him, they try to stop,” said heaps. “we’ve been monitoring that, but [just about] ready to go.” heaps estimated nguyen is currently percent full” in training and he believes last team will be available to play in the upcoming desert diamond cup in tucson. sene on track for return from surgery the original timetable for’s recovery from surgery called for a return in march or april and the french striker appears to be on course with that schedule. has worked tirelessly during rehab and currently spends training sessions running and working on strength exercises with the athletic training staff. although will almost certainly miss the beginning of the season, the revs are preaching patience in his recovery in the hopes be available for the majority of the campaign. “with a guy like, glad he has a good personality,” said heaps. “we just have to make sure patient and that his progress is being handled the right way.”	ˈfɑksbəroʊ, mæs. ʤeɪ hips wɑz kənˈflɪktɪd ɛz hi wɔʧt nu ˈɪŋglənd ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˈstraɪkər ˈʤɛri ˈbɛŋtsən skɔr ðə goʊl ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, ˈlɪftɪŋ hɑnˈdʊrəs tɪ ə wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛz boʊθ ˈkəntriz kɪkt ɔf ðə ˈfaɪnəl raʊnd əv wərld kəp kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ. ˈbɛŋtsən wɑz kˈwɪkɪst tɪ riækt wɪn ˈtiˌmeɪt ˌgɑrˈsiə slɪd ə pæs əˈkrɔs ðə bɑks, ˈpoʊkɪŋ ðə bɔl ˈɪntu ən ˈɛmti nɛt ənd ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈprɛdəˌtɔri ˈɪnstɪŋkts ðə rɛvz hoʊp tɪ si əˈpɑn hɪz rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈfɑksbəroʊ. ə greɪt goʊl frəm ˈʤɛri ənd ˈvɛri ˈhæpi bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈtiˌmeɪt ənd ɪn ðə ˈtrɛnʧɪz wɪθ him,”,” sɛd hips. təf tɪ si ðə juz. goʊ ənd hæv ə pərˈfɔrməns ənd ə rɪˈzəlt laɪk that.”.” heaps’’ kənˈsərn wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz hi wɔʧt ˈbɛŋtsən gɪt ɔf ðə fild ənd ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə ˈsəbstəˌtut ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən əˈpɛrənt ˈɪnʤəri. ˈləkəli hɪz ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən kˈwɪkli tərnd tɪ rɪˈlif ɛz ˈbɛŋtsən kənˈfərmd hi wɑz faɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˌpoʊstˈgeɪm ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðə revs’’ stæf. wɑz ə gʊd ˈmoʊmənt əv pɔz ðɛr bɪˈkəz ðə fid aɪ sɔ ʃoʊ wət ˈhæpənd ɔn ðə injury,”,” hips sɛd. ju si ə gaɪ daʊn, ju noʊ. bət wi spoʊk wɪθ ɪm læst naɪt ənd ˈɛvriˌwən fɛlt good.”.” ˈbɛŋtsən ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əraɪv ɪn nu ˈɪŋglənd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ʤɔɪn ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən fər hɪz fərst ˌpriˈsizən ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈfɪtnəs bi ən ˈɪʃu ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə pæst θri wiks wɪθ hɑnˈdʊrəs, soʊ ˈbɛŋtsən kən ˈfoʊkɪs ˈsoʊəli ɔn ˈsɛtəlɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu hɪz kləb saɪd. θɪŋk naʊ, frəm hɪz ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, hi həz tɪ compartmentalize,”,” sɛd hips. hæd ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl tim, hi dɪd ðət wərk, ənd naʊ hi ʤɔɪnz ˈjuˈɛs ənd wi wɔnt tɪ gɪt ɪm əp tɪ spid wɪθ ɑr gaɪz. ɪt ʃoʊz ðət ˈʤɛri həz ə næk fər ðə goʊl ənd wi hæv tɪ gɪt ɪm ðə ˈʧænsɪz tɪ skɔr laɪk hɪz tim ɪn hɑnˈdʊrəs does.”.” nuˈjɛn ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi klɪrd fər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈdɛzərt ˈdaɪmənd kəp li nuˈjɛn wɑz hɛld aʊt əv ðə fərst tu ˌpriˈsizən ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ˈkɑsə grænd ɛz ə priˈkɔʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈʃoʊldər ˈsərʤəri læst sɛpˈtɛmbər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ bɪn ə fʊl pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz, nuˈjɛn həz jɛt tɪ bi klɪrd fər fʊl ˈkɑnˌtækt ənd hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd tɪ bi ˈkɔʃəs əraʊnd ðə midfielder. noʊ wɛr li ɪz ənd ðeɪ bəmp ɪm tu məʧ; ɪf ˈgræbɪŋ ɪm, ðeɪ traɪ tɪ stop,”,” sɛd hips. bɪn ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðət, bət [ʤɪst əˈbaʊt] ˈrɛdi tɪ go.”.” hips ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd nuˈjɛn ɪz ˈkərəntli pərˈsɛnt full”” ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd hi bɪˈlivz læst tim wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈdɛzərt ˈdaɪmənd kəp ɪn ˈtuˌsɑn. ɔn træk fər rɪˈtərn frəm ˈsərʤəri ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl fər rɪˈkəvəri frəm ˈsərʤəri kɔld fər ə rɪˈtərn ɪn mɑrʧ ər ˈeɪprəl ənd ðə frɛnʧ ˈstraɪkər əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ɔn kɔrs wɪθ ðət ˈskɛʤʊl. həz wərkt ˈtaɪrləsli ˈdʊrɪŋ rihæb ənd ˈkərəntli spɛnz ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz ˈrənɪŋ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn strɛŋθ ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz wɪθ ðə æθˈlɛtɪk ˈtreɪnɪŋ stæf. ˌɔlˈðoʊ wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli mɪs ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsizən, ðə rɛvz ər ˈpriʧɪŋ ˈpeɪʃəns ɪn hɪz rɪˈkəvəri ɪn ðə hoʊps bi əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ə gaɪ laɪk, glæd hi həz ə gʊd personality,”,” sɛd hips. ʤɪst hæv tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈpeɪʃənt ənd ðət hɪz ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz biɪŋ ˈhændəld ðə raɪt way.”.”
by lee a christian group has blasted south korean government's decision to scrap the mandatory test for native english teachers, saying the decision was made "without public consent." "how can this crucial decision be made by some public officials without the consent of the christian solidarity said in a statement. "we demand the ministry of justice overturns its decision." the criticism came two days after the ministry announced it would drop the mandatory test for native english teachers, a controversial regulation that prompted a native english teacher to file a petition with the united nations' committee on the elimination of racial discrimination in 2012. the christian group called the scrapping a "reverse discrimination" against korean citizens. "this is clearly a socialist idea and a serious matter that infringes people's right to health and know," said the group. "it is shocking and unbelievable that the ministry made a decision that jeopardizes the majority rights to protect those of the minority." the christian group condemns homosexuality and believes that christians must unite against homosexuality.	baɪ li ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn grup həz ˈblæstɪd saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈgəvərnmənts dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ skræp ðə ˈmændəˌtɔri tɛst fər ˈneɪtɪv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtiʧərz, seɪɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz meɪd "wɪˈθaʊt ˈpəblɪk kənˈsɛnt." "haʊ kən ðɪs ˈkruʃəl dɪˈsɪʒən bi meɪd baɪ səm ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz wɪˈθaʊt ðə kənˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "wi dɪˈmænd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈoʊvərˌtərnz ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən." ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm keɪm tu deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əˈnaʊnst ɪt wʊd drɔp ðə ˈmændəˌtɔri tɛst fər ˈneɪtɪv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtiʧərz, ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈprɑmptɪd ə ˈneɪtɪv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtiʧər tɪ faɪl ə pəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz' kəˈmɪti ɔn ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ˈreɪʃəl dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪn 2012 ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn grup kɔld ðə ˈskræpɪŋ ə "rɪˈvərs dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən" əˈgɛnst ˌkɔˈriən ˈsɪtɪzənz. "ðɪs ɪz ˈklɪrli ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst aɪˈdiə ənd ə ˈsɪriəs ˈmætər ðət ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪz ˈpipəlz raɪt tɪ hɛlθ ənd noʊ," sɛd ðə grup. "ɪt ɪz ˈʃɑkɪŋ ənd ˌənbəˈlivəbəl ðət ðə ˈmɪnɪstri meɪd ə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ˈʤɛpərˌdaɪzɪz ðə məˈʤɔrəti raɪts tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðoʊz əv ðə məˈnɔrəti." ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn grup kənˈdɛmz ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ənd bɪˈlivz ðət ˈkrɪsʧɪnz məst ˈjuˌnaɪt əˈgɛnst ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti.
image caption the srebrenica victims' remains were found in mass graves years after the war serbia's new president, nikolic, has said the srebrenica massacre of 1995 was not genocide. "there was no genocide in srebrenica," he told state television, but said that "grave war crimes" were committed. he took office in serbia on thursday. the massacre of some muslim men and boys by bosnian serb forces in 1995 has been recognised as genocide by the un war crimes tribunal in the hague and the international court of justice. "in srebrenica, grave war crimes were committed by some serbs, who should be found, prosecuted and punished," said mr nikolic, widely seen as a nationalist. the srebrenica crime figures in the genocide charges levelled against gen ratko mladic, the bosnian serb wartime commander, and his wartime political chief radovan karadzic, both on trial at the war crimes court in the hague. "it is very difficult to indict someone and to prove before a court that an event qualifies as a genocide," mr nikolic said, without referring to the international court rulings. the massacre happened just days after bosnian serb troops led by gen mladic overran the enclave of srebrenica. mr predecessor as president, boris tadic, apologised to relatives of srebrenica's victims in 2005 and attended memorial ceremonies there.	ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsə ˈvɪktɪmz' rɪˈmeɪnz wər faʊnd ɪn mæs greɪvz jɪrz ˈæftər ðə wɔr ˈsərbiəz nu ˈprɛzɪdənt, nɪˈkɑlɪk, həz sɛd ðə ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsə ˈmæsəkər əv 1995 wɑz nɑt ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd. "ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ɪn ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsə," hi toʊld steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, bət sɛd ðət "greɪv wɔr kraɪmz" wər kəˈmɪtɪd. hi tʊk ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈsərbiə ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈmæsəkər əv səm ˈməzlɪm mɛn ənd bɔɪz baɪ ˈbɑzniən sərb ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn 1995 həz bɪn ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn wɔr kraɪmz trəˈbjunəl ɪn ðə heɪg ənd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs. "ɪn ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsə, greɪv wɔr kraɪmz wər kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ səm sərbz, hu ʃʊd bi faʊnd, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ənd ˈpənɪʃt," sɛd ˈmɪstər nɪˈkɑlɪk, ˈwaɪdli sin ɛz ə ˈnæʃənəlɪst. ðə ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsə kraɪm ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ðə ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈlɛvəld əˈgɛnst ʤɛn ˈrætkoʊ mˈlɑdɪʧ, ðə ˈbɑzniən sərb ˈwɔrˌtaɪm kəˈmændər, ənd hɪz ˈwɔrˌtaɪm pəˈlɪtɪkəl ʧif ˈrɑˌdoʊˌvɑn kɑˈrɑʤɪk, boʊθ ɔn traɪəl æt ðə wɔr kraɪmz kɔrt ɪn ðə heɪg. "ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌɪnˈdaɪt ˈsəmˌwən ənd tɪ pruv ˌbiˈfɔr ə kɔrt ðət ən ɪˈvɛnt kˈwɑləˌfaɪz ɛz ə ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd," ˈmɪstər nɪˈkɑlɪk sɛd, wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kɔrt ˈrulɪŋz. ðə ˈmæsəkər ˈhæpənd ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ˈbɑzniən sərb trups lɛd baɪ ʤɛn mˈlɑdɪʧ ˈoʊvərˈræn ðə ˈɛnˌkleɪv əv ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsə. ˈmɪstər ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈbɔrɪs ˈtædɪk, əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ ˈrɛlətɪvz əv ʃˌreɪbrəˈnitsəz ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn 2005 ənd əˈtɛndəd məˈmɔriəl ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz ðɛr.
sunset foods makes big investment in hello bursts from power tools pepper the conversation, but john cortesi is unfazed by what he considers the sounds of progress. "we're going to really improve and enhance the shopping experience here," says cortesi, president and ceo of sunset foods, a chain of groceries with five locations. this one has anchored the butterfield square shopping center on's northwest side since 1998. seated at a table in the grill area, just steps from where a small bar that will serve craft beer, boutique wine and appetizers is taking shape, cortesi highlights various aspects of the most extensive store renovation at this location since it opened. "it's due," he says. the improvements will include a floral section with trained designers, revamped liquor department with a separate entrance, outdoor seating for 75 beneath a cedar trellis, expanded offerings for a variety of foods, and prototype elements, such as the beer and wine bar, and "build a burger" feature. "we're trying to improve the experience in all our locations," cortesi said. "we want our store to be a place for people to meet their friends, have dinner, an appetizer." the estimated $1 million renovation in could serve as a template for future improvements at the other sunset locations. there is no specific plan or schedule set, although the northbrook location is being evaluated, he said. periodic changes are part of any business model. however, the landscape in would appear to warrant some urgency, given the pending arrival of trader joe's on the south end of town and the continued success of fresh market across the street from that site in vernon hills. "most supermarkets find they need to refresh their stores about every seven years. the degree of the refresh often depends on the competitive environment," said jon hauptman, a partner with willard bishop ltd., an industry analyst firm in barrington. planning and approvals for the store, as well as for the landscaping and signage of the shopping center, were in progress well before the trader joe's announcement last february. "improvements are necessary to compete in today's marketplace," cortesi said without directly addressing the competition, which also includes a store. he described sunset as a "very niched" business noted for its high-end service, such as online shopping with curbside pickup and quality products. sunset shoppers can expect several changes as part of a program scheduled to be completed by mid-august. the store will remain open during the renovation. the liberty tap craft beer and wine bar will complement the grill area on the west side of the store, according to cortesi, and changes involving food display, service and offerings are coming. "we see a lot of growth in the perishable (food) side of our business," he said. "people are looking for gathering places." build your own cold sandwiches, a gourmet burger bar, a ice cream shop, hot and cold soup bar, and a custom cheese cutting station manned by a full-time cheese monger are among the additions. "it's, i think, a big deal for, if not unexpected," hauptman said. "looking at it from an industry perspective, we see a lot of retailers doing what sunset is doing." the reason is clear, he added. "if they don't do it, there are too many options for shoppers in an around," hauptman said. one of them will be the chain trader joe's, which is known for its eclectic atmosphere and varied selection of store brands and inexpensive wines. it is being built as part of a retail development on the site of the former frank's nursery & crafts, 1600 s. milwaukee ave. the construction value of the shell of the building and interior work for trader joe's is estimated at about $1.8 million. the location would be the second in lake county, following lake zurich. there is no official date, but the company is on target to open this year, according to alison mochizuki, director of public relations. at square feet, the store is less than a quarter the size of sunset. "we consider ourselves a neighborhood grocery store," she said. the big gun has been, which twice has expanded parking since it opened two years ago because of continued demand. "they are a major competitor in this market now for any traditional grocery store that exists," said john kalmar, vernon hills' assistant village manager and point man for development. for example, the demise of the nearby store, which closed in april 2012, was thought to have been hastened by the arrival of the. "trader joe's has its niche, but we feel will serve a larger population better. plain and simple," kalmar added. and what of the jewel store, about half a mile north on milwaukee avenue, that was purchased this past january? "a refreshed sunset and a trader joe's will pull sales from somebody and typically those sales get pulled from the most vulnerable retailer in the market, and on the surface it looks like jewel," hauptman said.	ˈsənˌsɛt fudz meɪks bɪg ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn hɛˈloʊ bərsts frəm paʊər tulz ˈpɛpər ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, bət ʤɑn kərˈtɛsi ɪz ənˈfeɪzd baɪ wət hi kənˈsɪdərz ðə saʊnz əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs. "wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpruv ənd ɛnˈhæns ðə ˈʃɑpɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns hir," sɪz kərˈtɛsi, ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈsənˌsɛt fudz, ə ʧeɪn əv ˈgroʊsəriz wɪθ faɪv loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ðɪs wən həz ˈæŋkərd ðə ˈbətərfild skwɛr ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnər ɔn ˌnɔrθˈwɛst saɪd sɪns 1998 ˈsitɪd æt ə ˈteɪbəl ɪn ðə grɪl ˈɛriə, ʤɪst stɛps frəm wɛr ə smɔl bɑr ðət wɪl sərv kræft bɪr, buˈtik waɪn ənd ˈæpəˌtaɪzərz ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ʃeɪp, kərˈtɛsi ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈvɛriəs ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈstɛnsɪv stɔr ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən æt ðɪs loʊˈkeɪʃən sɪns ɪt ˈoʊpənd. "ɪts du," hi sɪz. ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənts wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈflɔrəl ˈsɛkʃən wɪθ treɪnd dɪˈzaɪnərz, riˈvæmpt ˈlɪkər dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪθ ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɛntrəns, ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈsitɪŋ fər 75 bɪˈniθ ə ˈsidər ˈtrɛləs, ɪkˈspændɪd ˈɔfərɪŋz fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv fudz, ənd ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈɛləmənts, səʧ ɛz ðə bɪr ənd waɪn bɑr, ənd "bɪld ə ˈbərgər" ˈfiʧər. "wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ɔl ɑr loʊˈkeɪʃənz," kərˈtɛsi sɛd. "wi wɔnt ɑr stɔr tɪ bi ə pleɪs fər ˈpipəl tɪ mit ðɛr frɛndz, hæv ˈdɪnər, ən ˈæpəˌtaɪzər." ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 1 ˈmɪljən ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən ɪn kʊd sərv ɛz ə ˈtɛmplət fər fˈjuʧər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts æt ðə ˈəðər ˈsənˌsɛt loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ spɪˈsɪfɪk plæn ər ˈskɛʤʊl sɛt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈnɔrθˌbrʊk loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪz biɪŋ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd, hi sɛd. ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər pɑrt əv ˈɛni ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪn wʊd əˈpɪr tɪ ˈwɔrənt səm ˈərʤənsi, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈpɛndɪŋ ərˈaɪvəl əv ˈtreɪdər ʤoʊz ɔn ðə saʊθ ɛnd əv taʊn ənd ðə kənˈtɪnjud səkˈsɛs əv frɛʃ ˈmɑrkɪt əˈkrɔs ðə strit frəm ðət saɪt ɪn ˈvərnən hɪlz. "moʊst ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts faɪnd ðeɪ nid tɪ rɪˈfrɛʃ ðɛr stɔrz əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈsɛvən jɪrz. ðə dɪˈgri əv ðə rɪˈfrɛʃ ˈɔfən dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt," sɛd ʤɑn ˈhaʊptmən, ə ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ˈwɪlərd ˈbɪʃəp ˈɛlˈtiˈdi., ən ˈɪndəstri ˈænəlɪst fərm ɪn ˈbɛrɪŋtən. ˈplænɪŋ ənd əˈpruvəlz fər ðə stɔr, ɛz wɛl ɛz fər ðə ˈlænˌskeɪpɪŋ ənd ˈsaɪnɪʤ əv ðə ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnər, wər ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈtreɪdər ʤoʊz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt læst ˈfɛbruˌɛri. "ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ˈtudeɪz ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs," kərˈtɛsi sɛd wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈrɛkli æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ə stɔr. hi dɪˈskraɪbd ˈsənˌsɛt ɛz ə "ˈvɛri niched" ˈbɪznɪs ˈnoʊtɪd fər ɪts haɪɛnd ˈsərvɪs, səʧ ɛz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʃɑpɪŋ wɪθ ˈkərbˌsaɪd ˈpɪˌkəp ənd kˈwɑləti ˈprɑdəkts. ˈsənˌsɛt ˈʃɑpərz kən ɪkˈspɛkt ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi kəmˈplitɪd baɪ mid-august. ðə stɔr wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən. ðə ˈlɪbərˌti tæp kræft bɪr ənd waɪn bɑr wɪl ˈkɑmpləmənt ðə grɪl ˈɛriə ɔn ðə wɛst saɪd əv ðə stɔr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kərˈtɛsi, ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ fud dɪˈspleɪ, ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈɔfərɪŋz ər ˈkəmɪŋ. "wi si ə lɔt əv groʊθ ɪn ðə ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl (fud) saɪd əv ɑr ˈbɪznɪs," hi sɛd. "ˈpipəl ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈgæðərɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz." bɪld jʊr oʊn koʊld ˈsænwɪʧɪz, ə ˈgʊrˌmeɪ ˈbərgər bɑr, ə aɪs krim ʃɑp, hɑt ənd koʊld sup bɑr, ənd ə ˈkəstəm ʧiz ˈkətɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən mænd baɪ ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ʧiz ˈməŋgər ər əˈməŋ ðə əˈdɪʃənz. "ɪts, aɪ θɪŋk, ə bɪg dil fər, ɪf nɑt ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd," ˈhaʊptmən sɛd. "ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪt frəm ən ˈɪndəstri pərˈspɛktɪv, wi si ə lɔt əv ˈriˌteɪlərz duɪŋ wət ˈsənˌsɛt ɪz duɪŋ." ðə ˈrizən ɪz klɪr, hi ˈædɪd. "ɪf ðeɪ doʊnt du ɪt, ðɛr ər tu ˈmɛni ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈʃɑpərz ɪn ən əraʊnd," ˈhaʊptmən sɛd. wən əv ðɛm wɪl bi ðə ʧeɪn ˈtreɪdər ʤoʊz, wɪʧ ɪz noʊn fər ɪts ɪˈklɛktɪk ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ˈvɛrid səˈlɛkʃən əv stɔr brændz ənd ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv waɪnz. ɪt ɪz biɪŋ bɪlt ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈriˌteɪl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɔn ðə saɪt əv ðə ˈfɔrmər fræŋks ˈnərsəri kræfts, 1600 ɛs. mɪlˈwɔki ˈɑˌveɪ. ðə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈvælju əv ðə ʃɛl əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈtɪriər wərk fər ˈtreɪdər ʤoʊz ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd æt əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən. ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən wʊd bi ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪn leɪk ˈkaʊnti, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ leɪk ˈzʊrɪk. ðɛr ɪz noʊ əˈfɪʃəl deɪt, bət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ɔn ˈtərgət tɪ ˈoʊpən ðɪs jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈælɪsən moʊʧiˈzuki, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz. æt skwɛr fit, ðə stɔr ɪz lɛs ðən ə kˈwɔrtər ðə saɪz əv ˈsənˌsɛt. "wi kənˈsɪdər ɑrˈsɛlvz ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈgroʊsəri stɔr," ʃi sɛd. ðə bɪg gən həz bɪn, wɪʧ twaɪs həz ɪkˈspændɪd ˈpɑrkɪŋ sɪns ɪt ˈoʊpənd tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ bɪˈkəz əv kənˈtɪnjud dɪˈmænd. "ðeɪ ər ə ˈmeɪʤər kəmˈpɛtɪtər ɪn ðɪs ˈmɑrkɪt naʊ fər ˈɛni trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈgroʊsəri stɔr ðət ɪgˈzɪsts," sɛd ʤɑn ˈkælmər, ˈvərnən hɪlz' əˈsɪstənt ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈmænɪʤər ənd pɔɪnt mæn fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ stɔr, wɪʧ kloʊzd ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2012 wɑz θɔt tɪ hæv bɪn ˈheɪsənd baɪ ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ðə. "ˈtreɪdər ʤoʊz həz ɪts nɪʧ, bət wi fil wɪl sərv ə ˈlɑrʤər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈbɛtər. pleɪn ənd ˈsɪmpəl," ˈkælmər ˈædɪd. ənd wət əv ðə ʤuəl stɔr, əˈbaʊt hæf ə maɪl nɔrθ ɔn mɪlˈwɔki ˈævəˌnu, ðət wɑz ˈpərʧəst ðɪs pæst ˈʤænjuˌɛri? "ə riˈfrɛʃt ˈsənˌsɛt ənd ə ˈtreɪdər ʤoʊz wɪl pʊl seɪlz frəm ˈsəmˌbɑdi ənd ˈtɪpɪkəli ðoʊz seɪlz gɪt pʊld frəm ðə moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈriˌteɪlər ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs ɪt lʊks laɪk ʤuəl," ˈhaʊptmən sɛd.
three former conservative and six peers have connections to offshore companies, despite calls for reform several of the donors, and financiers who have supported david rise to power have had links to the network of tax havens, the panama papers reveal. three former conservative and six members of the house of lords are among those with connections to companies on the books of the offshore law firm fonseca. though it is legal to manage money offshore, the practice has drawn increasing criticism during years of enduring austerity. the british prime minister has been calling for reforms, recognising along with other world leaders that the system is too secret and in need of an overhaul. in 2012, cameron complex offshore structures saying it is “not fair and not right”. at a summit in three years ago, he demanded more transparency, saying this would be better for business in the. last year, he added: “i’ll continue to make the case for transparency with international partners, including the british overseas territories and crown dependencies. and i am willing to go further, and take concrete steps to force the pace.” however, critics say world leaders are dragging their feet fears fuelled in the before last general election when it emerged that many tory candidates were receiving donations from offshore tax havens. cameron will have a chance to challenge doubters who say he has benefited from an opaque system by pushing for reforms at an “offshore” conference he is hosting in london next month. under the spotlight will be tax havens such as the british virgin islands, which are among the biggest providers of offshore secrecy. there is no evidence the politicians and donors have done anything wrong. but the disclosures raise legitimate questions for an ongoing public debate about the ethics of tax havens, whether there should be more transparency from those go offshore, and whether they will continue to do so following the revelations in the panama papers. the businessmen include: tony buckingham according to the documents, the energy company heritage oil, founded by the conservative donor buckingham, “urgently” moved its corporate registration from one tax haven to another, which could have permitted it to avoid hundreds of millions of pounds in tax. mossack fonseca was ordered to transfer the company registration from the bahamas to mauritius after heritage was faced with a large tax bill in uganda over the sale of an oil field. records show that at one point, the chief financial officer demanded a junior member of the fonseca team be sent to sit in the bahamas registry office in order to speed up the process, saying the delay was “ridiculous”. the emails appear to show heritage attempt to use a tax loophole to avoid a huge capital gains tax bill. one employee described changing the as of “primordial importance” to heritage oil. heritage oil insists this issue has yet to be resolved. under a “double taxation” treaty between uganda and mauritius, heritage oil planned to avoid paying tax in uganda by paying a much smaller sum to the indian ocean island country. in an email in february 2010, administration office in guernsey sets out the basis of the transfer. “we are emailing you both because we urgently need to [heritage oil] to mauritius primarily due to the double tax agreement between uganda and mauritius,” wrote the employee. he warns that the energy asset in uganda is due to be sold within “the next 11 days.” a spokesman for heritage oil said it was not able to respond in detail because it touches on issues still before the courts. “although only a subsidiary issue in heritage ongoing litigation with the ugandan government, it is a fact that the process of one of heritage subsidiaries from the from bahamas to mauritius had begun long before the completion of the transaction that ultimately gave rise to the tax dispute with the ugandan government. the process of was for a variety of reasons.” buckingham has given the conservatives more than. the company also pointed out that all the oil and gas licences owned by heritage were held outside the and all its operations were carried out overseas. the company also pays national insurance and other taxes. michael mates facebook twitter michael mates. photograph: michael mates, who stood down in 2010 as member of parliament for east hampshire, was a shareholder in a company called, which leased a large area of land in the caribbean island of barbuda. the former conservative said he was invited to become the chairman of the company to help “deal with” the government of antigua and barbuda. haylandale was established in 2003 to lease and develop a beach resort in barbuda. “after it was formed, i was invited to become chairman by a friend who was on the board, as my advice was sought on a number of matters concerning the business,” said mates. he said his shareholding was “small and uninfluential” and that the attempt to develop a hotel had failed. “i was to receive no remuneration unless and until the development took place, nor were the shares of any value. the company has never had any real value,” he said. mates registered his interest with the appropriate authorities in parliament. anthony bamford facebook twitter david cameron and lord bamford at the opening of a factory in brazil. photograph: stefan the heir lord bamford closed down a company registered in the british virgin islands just months before he joined the house of lords, according to documents seen by the guardian. the decision to hand a peerage to the one of the conservative biggest donors is likely to raise further questions about the prime commitment to crack down on the use of offshore tax havens. bamford, who has given the conservatives more than personally and through companies, was recommended for a peerage by cameron shortly after the conservatives formed a government in 2010. however, the businessman then withdrew his name from consideration. documents from the law firm fonseca seen by the guardian reveal that bamford had been the sole shareholder in a british virgin islands company called casper ltd since 1994. the company was dissolved in 2012. the then sir anthony bamford was granted a peerage in 2013. a spokesman for bamford said: “casper limited was dissolved in 2012 having been an inactive company for its entire existence. it never owned any assets, held a bank account, formed part of any corporate structure or ever engaged in any activity whatsoever.” facebook twitter david rowland. photograph: tony mcgrath the businessman, who has given the tories almost £3m, is a shareholder in dozens of offshore companies. along with members of his family, rowland held shares and property in british virgin islands screen entities. company names go through the letters of the alphabet ltd, ltd, ltd, docking ltd. one of their companies capital bought a division of the collapsed icelandic bank in june 2009, with the banking operations being restructured into the banque havilland, named after jersey mansion. rowland declined to comment. the fleming family the fleming family, who helped bankroll bid for the leadership of the conservatives and have given the party millions, used the panamanian law network to manage their own fortune. after selling the merchant bank flemings in 2000 for $7.7bn, members of the family opened a private office, fleming family & partners, to manage their money. over the next few years, gradually expanded, taking on wealth management for other rich families from offices run out of the tax haven of liechtenstein. now known as fleming, the family office has registered at least 18 fonseca companies from its liechtenstein office. a spokesman for fleming declined to comment. howard flight facebook twitter howard flight. photograph: rex features the tory peer, a former deputy chair of the party and shadow chief secretary to the treasury from 2002 to 2004, was also active offshore. his guinness flight asset management business included a trust company in guernsey that used fonseca companies to manage investments on behalf of his clients. lord flight said: “i ceased to be a director of the guernsey trust company in 1998 upon its acquisition by the group. also, i have had no involvement with the guernsey trust company for 18 years and know nothing of its business during this period. “guinness flight trustees was not involved in advising either individuals or companies on reducing their tax liabilities and, to the best of my belief, had no involvement in the proceeds of crime, facilitating tax evasion, sanctions evasion, money laundering or bribery and corruption,” said lord flight. “disciplines were in place to check against such involvements.” flight said he had continued as a director of asset management, but was not involved in the trust company. sir tony baldry facebook twitter sir tony baldry. photograph: fiona association baldry, who stood down as the tory for banbury at the last election, chaired a british virgin islands company called westminster oil ltd, which appears in the fonseca data. westminster oil, in turn, owns shares in a second company called westminster caspian, which operated in kazakhstan. baldry said westminster oil had been registered as an interest with the house of commons, but as a wholly owned subsidiary, westminster caspian did not need to be registered. “the jurisdiction was chosen because the shareholders and directors came from a number of different countries, including the united kingdom, the united states and kazakhstan,” said baldry. “given that the project was based in kazakhstan, and given that the directors and shareholders came from the united states, the united kingdom and kazakhstan, whatever jurisdiction was chosen to register the company would inevitably have been ‘offshore’ to a number of the shareholders and directors.” he added that all directors’ fees had been reported to hmrc. sir edward du cann facebook twitter edward du cann, far right, with margaret thatcher at the 1981 tory party conference. photograph: bill cross / daily mail / rex f du cann, who was instrumental in margaret rise to power, retired from parliament in 1987 but he appears in 2007 as a director of a company called sunshine technology group. du cann said: “i have had no connection with the companies in question, whose business was entirely legitimate and in the interests of the country where we were working, since lord astor of the former defence minister, whose grandfather owned the times until 1966, also appears in the files, in relation to a panamanian company called. astor, who left government at the last election, shut down more than 20 years ago. astor said the company was set up while he was working in france. “i think it was set up for a deal we were working on that come to fruition and the company was never used,” he said. “this was set up when i was a french resident and taxpayer so there were no british tax issues,” he added. juniper equities trading the fonseca files also shed light on a mysterious company called juniper equities trading, which was set up in the british virgin islands in july 2004. in december 2004, months after being created, juniper lent the conservative party. in 2005, the scandal broke, when it emerged that businessmen had lent political parties large sums of money before the election. several of the businessmen were then put up for peerages. at the time, loans to political parties did not have to be declared. electoral law was changed soon after to ensure full disclosure of loans. in 2013, the juniper company was transferred from the british virgin islands to switzerland. in an email between fonseca employers in january 2014, they note that the company was set up solely “pour faire des des et par de la société” (to make loans to entities proposed and chosen by the shareholder). after nine years of borrowing the money, the conservatives repaid the loan in may 2014, without ever disclosing who was behind the company. the conservative party refused to comment on ownership and added: “this was an historic loan which has been repaid in full.” donors and politicos from other parties also appear in the data. lord facebook twitter lord. photograph: anna gordon the peer, who founded cobra beer, appears as one of more than 100 shareholders in a virgin islands company called mulberry holdings asset limited. cobra collapsed into administration in 2009 after which lord was for using a “pre-pack” deal to buy back a stake in the firm. he spoke out against claims he abandoned creditors with debts of £71m, and promised to repay them some of the cash. lord said that mulberry was a dormant company formed “for my in cobra, many of whom are not resident in the”. bilimoria said: “i am taxed in the on all my global income and all of my interests are declared to the relevant authorities.” arron banks facebook twitter banks in the leave call centre in bristol. photograph: gareth phillips for the guardian banks, who has givenip more than and is spearheading the referendum campaign, appears as the shareholder of a company called pri holdings limited. shares from pri were also transferred to elizabeth bilney, the chief executive of leave.eu. pri holdings is in turn the sole shareholder of african strategic resources limited, which is a british virgin islands company managed in gibraltar. banks declined to comment. panama papers reporting team: juliette garside, luke harding, holly watt, david pegg, helena bengtsson, simon bowers, owen gibson and nick hopkins	θri ˈfɔrmər kənˈsərvətɪv ənd sɪks pɪrz hæv kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈkəmpəˌniz, dɪˈspaɪt kɔlz fər rɪˈfɔrm ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈdoʊnərz, ənd ˌfɪnənˈsɪrz hu hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ˈdeɪvɪd raɪz tɪ paʊər hæv hæd lɪŋks tɪ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv tæks ˈheɪvənz, ðə ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈpeɪpərz rɪˈvil. θri ˈfɔrmər kənˈsərvətɪv ənd sɪks ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs əv lɔrdz ər əˈməŋ ðoʊz wɪθ kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ɔn ðə bʊks əv ðə ˈɔfˈʃɔr lɔ fərm foʊnˈsɛkə. ðoʊ ɪt ɪz ˈligəl tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ˈməni ˈɔfˈʃɔr, ðə ˈpræktɪs həz drɔn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˈdʊrɪŋ jɪrz əv ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɔˈstɛrɪti. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər həz bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ fər rɪˈfɔrmz, ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðər wərld ˈlidərz ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz tu ˈsikrɪt ənd ɪn nid əv ən ˈoʊvərˌhɔl. ɪn 2012 ˈkæmərən ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈstrəkʧərz seɪɪŋ ɪt ɪz fɛr ənd nɑt right””. æt ə ˈsəmɪt ɪn θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hi dɪˈmændɪd mɔr trænˈspɛrənsi, seɪɪŋ ðɪs wʊd bi ˈbɛtər fər ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ðə. læst jɪr, hi ˈædɪd: kənˈtɪnju tɪ meɪk ðə keɪs fər trænˈspɛrənsi wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈpɑrtnərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz ənd kraʊn dɪˈpɛndənsiz. ənd aɪ æm ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ goʊ ˈfərðər, ənd teɪk ˈkɑnkrit stɛps tɪ fɔrs ðə pace.”.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkrɪtɪks seɪ wərld ˈlidərz ər ˈdrægɪŋ ðɛr fit fɪrz fjuəld ɪn ðə ˌbiˈfɔr læst ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪn ɪt ˈimərʤd ðət ˈmɛni ˈtɔri ˈkænədɪts wər rɪˈsivɪŋ doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm ˈɔfˈʃɔr tæks ˈheɪvənz. ˈkæmərən wɪl hæv ə ʧæns tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˈdaʊtərz hu seɪ hi həz ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ən oʊˈpeɪk ˈsɪstəm baɪ ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər rɪˈfɔrmz æt ən ““offshore”” ˈkɑnfərəns hi ɪz ˈhoʊstɪŋ ɪn ˈləndən nɛkst mənθ. ˈəndər ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt wɪl bi tæks ˈheɪvənz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz, wɪʧ ər əˈməŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst prəˈvaɪdərz əv ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈsikrəsi. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈdoʊnərz hæv dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ. bət ðə dɪˈskloʊʒərz reɪz ləˈʤɪtəmət kˈwɛsʧənz fər ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛθɪks əv tæks ˈheɪvənz, ˈwɛðər ðɛr ʃʊd bi mɔr trænˈspɛrənsi frəm ðoʊz goʊ ˈɔfˈʃɔr, ənd ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du soʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈpeɪpərz. ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn ˌɪnˈklud: ˈtoʊni ˈbəkɪŋˌhæm əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts, ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌni ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɔɪl, ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈdoʊnər ˈbəkɪŋˌhæm, ““urgently”” muvd ɪts ˈkɔrpərət ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən frəm wən tæks ˈheɪvən tɪ əˈnəðər, wɪʧ kʊd hæv pərˈmɪtɪd ɪt tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv paʊnz ɪn tæks. foʊnˈsɛkə wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ ˈtrænsfər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən frəm ðə bəˈhɑməz tɪ mɔˈrɪtiəs ˈæftər ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ wɑz feɪst wɪθ ə lɑrʤ tæks bɪl ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ˈoʊvər ðə seɪl əv ən ɔɪl fild. ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ ðət æt wən pɔɪnt, ðə ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər dɪˈmændɪd ə ˈʤunjər ˈmɛmbər əv ðə foʊnˈsɛkə tim bi sɛnt tɪ sɪt ɪn ðə bəˈhɑməz ˈrɛʤɪstri ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ spid əp ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, seɪɪŋ ðə dɪˈleɪ wɑz ““ridiculous””. ðə iˈmeɪlz əˈpɪr tɪ ʃoʊ ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ əˈtɛmpt tɪ juz ə tæks ˈluˌphoʊl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə juʤ ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz tæks bɪl. wən ɪmˈplɔɪi dɪˈskraɪbd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ɛz əv importance”” tɪ ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɔɪl. ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɔɪl ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðɪs ˈɪʃu həz jɛt tɪ bi riˈzɑlvd. ˈəndər ə taxation”” ˈtriti bɪtˈwin ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ənd mɔˈrɪtiəs, ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɔɪl plænd tɪ əˈvɔɪd peɪɪŋ tæks ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ baɪ peɪɪŋ ə məʧ sˈmɔlər səm tɪ ðə ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃən ˈaɪlənd ˈkəntri. ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2010 ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈgərnzi sɛts aʊt ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə ˈtrænsfər. ər iˈmeɪlɪŋ ju boʊθ bɪˈkəz wi ˈərʤəntli nid tɪ [ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɔɪl] tɪ mɔˈrɪtiəs praɪˈmɛrəli du tɪ ðə ˈdəbəl tæks əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ənd mauritius,”,” roʊt ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi. hi wɔrnz ðət ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈæˌsɛt ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ɪz du tɪ bi soʊld wɪˈθɪn nɛkst 11 days.”.” ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɔɪl sɛd ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ɪn ˈditeɪl bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ˈɪʃuz stɪl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɔrts. ˈoʊnli ə səbˈsɪdiˌɛri ˈɪʃu ɪn ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˌjuˈgɑndɑn ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪt ɪz ə fækt ðət ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv wən əv ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz frəm ðə frəm bəˈhɑməz tɪ mɔˈrɪtiəs hæd ˈbeɪgən lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kəmˈpliʃən əv ðə trænˈzækʃən ðət ˈəltəmətli geɪv raɪz tɪ ðə tæks dɪˈspjut wɪθ ðə ˌjuˈgɑndɑn ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv wɑz fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv reasons.”.” ˈbəkɪŋˌhæm həz ˈgɪvɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz mɔr ðən ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ɔl ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈlaɪsənsɪz oʊnd baɪ ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ wər hɛld ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ənd ɔl ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wər ˈkɛrid aʊt ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔlsoʊ peɪz ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd ˈəðər ˈtæksɪz. ˈmaɪkəl meɪts ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈmaɪkəl meɪts. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈmaɪkəl meɪts, hu stʊd daʊn ɪn 2010 ɛz ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt fər ist ˈhæmʃər, wɑz ə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ɪn ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld, wɪʧ list ə lɑrʤ ˈɛriə əv lænd ɪn ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ˈaɪlənd əv bɑrˈbudə. ðə ˈfɔrmər kənˈsərvətɪv sɛd hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ hɛlp with”” ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ænˈtigwə ənd bɑrˈbudə. wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 2003 tɪ lis ənd dɪˈvɛləp ə biʧ rɪˈzɔrt ɪn bɑrˈbudə. ɪt wɑz fɔrmd, aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈʧɛrmən baɪ ə frɛnd hu wɑz ɔn ðə bɔrd, ɛz maɪ ədˈvaɪs wɑz sɔt ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmætərz kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə business,”,” sɛd meɪts. hi sɛd hɪz ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldɪŋ wɑz ənd uninfluential”” ənd ðət ðə əˈtɛmpt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə hoʊˈtɛl hæd feɪld. wɑz tɪ rɪˈsiv noʊ rɪmˌjunərˈeɪʃən ənˈlɛs ənd ənˈtɪl ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt tʊk pleɪs, nɔr wər ðə ʃɛrz əv ˈɛni ˈvælju. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ˈnɛvər hæd ˈɛni ril value,”,” hi sɛd. meɪts ˈrɛʤɪstərd hɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst wɪθ ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ˈænθɔˌni ˈbæmfərd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən ənd lɔrd ˈbæmfərd æt ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ə ˈfæktəri ɪn brəˈzɪl. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈstɛfɑn ðə ɛr lɔrd ˈbæmfərd kloʊzd daʊn ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz ʤɪst mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr hi ʤɔɪnd ðə haʊs əv lɔrdz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑkjəmənts sin baɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ hænd ə ˈpɪrəʤ tɪ ðə wən əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈbɪgəst ˈdoʊnərz ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ reɪz ˈfərðər kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə praɪm kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ kræk daʊn ɔn ðə juz əv ˈɔfˈʃɔr tæks ˈheɪvənz. ˈbæmfərd, hu həz ˈgɪvɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz mɔr ðən ˈpərsənəli ənd θru ˈkəmpəˌniz, wɑz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər ə ˈpɪrəʤ baɪ ˈkæmərən ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz fɔrmd ə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn 2010 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ðɛn wɪθˈdru hɪz neɪm frəm kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. ˈdɑkjəmənts frəm ðə lɔ fərm foʊnˈsɛkə sin baɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən rɪˈvil ðət ˈbæmfərd hæd bɪn ðə soʊl ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ɪn ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈkæspər ˈɛlˈtiˈdi sɪns 1994 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz dɪˈzɑlvd ɪn 2012 ðə ðɛn sər ˈænθɔˌni ˈbæmfərd wɑz ˈgrænɪd ə ˈpɪrəʤ ɪn 2013 ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈbæmfərd sɛd: ˈlɪmɪtɪd wɑz dɪˈzɑlvd ɪn 2012 ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ən ˌɪˈnæktɪv ˈkəmpəˌni fər ɪts ɪnˈtaɪər ɪgˈzɪstəns. ɪt ˈnɛvər oʊnd ˈɛni ˈæˌsɛts, hɛld ə bæŋk əˈkaʊnt, fɔrmd pɑrt əv ˈɛni ˈkɔrpərət ˈstrəkʧər ər ˈɛvər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈɛni ækˈtɪvɪti whatsoever.”.” ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈroʊlənd. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈtoʊni məˈgræθ ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, hu həz ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈtɔˌriz ˈɔlˌmoʊst £3m, ɪz ə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ɪn ˈdəzənz əv ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈkəmpəˌniz. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz ˈfæməli, ˈroʊlənd hɛld ʃɛrz ənd ˈprɑpərti ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz skrin ˈɛntɪtiz. ˈkəmpəˌni neɪmz goʊ θru ðə ˈlɛtərz əv ðə ˈælfəˌbɛt ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, ˈdɑkɪŋ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. wən əv ðɛr ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈkæpɪtəl bɔt ə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə kəˈlæpst aɪsˈlændɪk bæŋk ɪn ʤun 2009 wɪθ ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz biɪŋ riˈstrəkʧərd ˈɪntu ðə bæŋk ˈhævələnd, neɪmd ˈæftər ˈʤərzi ˈmænʃən. ˈroʊlənd dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. ðə ˈflɛmɪŋ ˈfæməli ðə ˈflɛmɪŋ ˈfæməli, hu hɛlpt ˈbæŋˌkroʊl bɪd fər ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd hæv ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈpɑrti ˈmɪljənz, juzd ðə ˌpænəˈmeɪniən lɔ ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðɛr oʊn ˈfɔrʧən. ˈæftər ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə ˈmərʧənt bæŋk ˈflɛmɪŋz ɪn 2000 fər 7.7bn, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈfæməli ˈoʊpənd ə ˈpraɪvət ˈɔfəs, ˈflɛmɪŋ ˈfæməli ˈpɑrtnərz, tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðɛr ˈməni. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz, ˈgræʤuəli ɪkˈspændɪd, ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn wɛlθ ˈmænɪʤmənt fər ˈəðər rɪʧ ˈfæməliz frəm ˈɔfəsɪz rən aʊt əv ðə tæks ˈheɪvən əv ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn. naʊ noʊn ɛz ˈflɛmɪŋ, ðə ˈfæməli ˈɔfəs həz ˈrɛʤɪstərd æt list 18 foʊnˈsɛkə ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm ɪts ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn ˈɔfəs. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈflɛmɪŋ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. haʊərd flaɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər haʊərd flaɪt. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: rɛks ˈfiʧərz ðə ˈtɔri pɪr, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈdɛpjəti ʧɛr əv ðə ˈpɑrti ənd ˈʃæˌdoʊ ʧif ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɪ ðə ˈtrɛʒəri frəm 2002 tɪ 2004 wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæktɪv ˈɔfˈʃɔr. hɪz ˈgɪnəs flaɪt ˈæˌsɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə trəst ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈgərnzi ðət juzd foʊnˈsɛkə ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɔn bɪˈhæf əv hɪz klaɪənts. lɔrd flaɪt sɛd: sist tɪ bi ə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈgərnzi trəst ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn 1998 əˈpɑn ɪts ˌækwəˈzɪʃən baɪ ðə grup. ˈɔlsoʊ, aɪ hæv hæd noʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə ˈgərnzi trəst ˈkəmpəˌni fər 18 jɪrz ənd noʊ ˈnəθɪŋ əv ɪts ˈbɪznɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈpɪriəd. flaɪt ˌtrəˈstiz wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ˈiðər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ər ˈkəmpəˌniz ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ ðɛr tæks ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz ənd, tɪ ðə bɛst əv maɪ bɪˈlif, hæd noʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə prəˈsidz əv kraɪm, fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ tæks ɪˈveɪʒən, ˈsæŋkʃənz ɪˈveɪʒən, ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ ər ˈbraɪbəri ənd corruption,”,” sɛd lɔrd flaɪt. wər ɪn pleɪs tɪ ʧɛk əˈgɛnst səʧ involvements.”.” flaɪt sɛd hi hæd kənˈtɪnjud ɛz ə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈæˌsɛt ˈmænɪʤmənt, bət wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə trəst ˈkəmpəˌni. sər ˈtoʊni ˈbɔldri ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər sər ˈtoʊni ˈbɔldri. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: fiˈoʊnə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈbɔldri, hu stʊd daʊn ɛz ðə ˈtɔri fər ˈbænˌbɛri æt ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃən, ʧɛrd ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ɔɪl ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, wɪʧ əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə foʊnˈsɛkə ˈdætə. ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ɔɪl, ɪn tərn, oʊnz ʃɛrz ɪn ə ˈsɛkənd ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈkæspiən, wɪʧ ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɪn ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn. ˈbɔldri sɛd ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ɔɪl hæd bɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɛz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst wɪθ ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz, bət ɛz ə ˈhoʊli oʊnd səbˈsɪdiˌɛri, ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈkæspiən dɪd nɑt nid tɪ bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd. ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən wɑz ˈʧoʊzən bɪˈkəz ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz ənd dɪˈrɛktərz keɪm frəm ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd kazakhstan,”,” sɛd ˈbɔldri. ðət ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz beɪst ɪn ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn, ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə dɪˈrɛktərz ənd ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz keɪm frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənd ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn, ˌwəˈtɛvər ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən wɑz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli hæv bɪn ‘‘offshore’’ tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz ənd directors.”.” hi ˈædɪd ðət ɔl directors’’ fiz hæd bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hmrc. sər ˈɛdwərd də kæn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈɛdwərd də kæn, fɑr raɪt, wɪθ ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈθæʧər æt ðə 1981 ˈtɔri ˈpɑrti ˈkɑnfərəns. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: bɪl krɔs ˈdeɪli meɪl rɛks ɛf də kæn, hu wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ˈmɑrgərɪt raɪz tɪ paʊər, rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ˈpɑrləmɛnt ɪn 1987 bət hi əˈpɪrz ɪn 2007 ɛz ə dɪˈrɛktər əv ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈsənˌʃaɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi grup. də kæn sɛd: hæv hæd noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn kˈwɛʃən, huz ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli ləˈʤɪtəmət ənd ɪn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈkəntri wɛr wi wər ˈwərkɪŋ, sɪns lɔrd ˈæstər əv ðə ˈfɔrmər dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər, huz ˈgrænˌfɑðər oʊnd ðə taɪmz ənˈtɪl 1966 ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə faɪlz, ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ə ˌpænəˈmeɪniən ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld. ˈæstər, hu lɛft ˈgəvərnmənt æt ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃən, ʃət daʊn mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈæstər sɛd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz sɛt əp waɪl hi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn fræns. θɪŋk ɪt wɑz sɛt əp fər ə dil wi wər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðət kəm tɪ fruˈɪʃən ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈnɛvər used,”,” hi sɛd. wɑz sɛt əp wɪn aɪ wɑz ə frɛnʧ ˈrɛzɪdənt ənd ˈtækˌspeɪər soʊ ðɛr wər noʊ ˈbrɪtɪʃ tæks issues,”,” hi ˈædɪd. ˈʤunəpər ˈɛkwətiz ˈtreɪdɪŋ ðə foʊnˈsɛkə faɪlz ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛd laɪt ɔn ə mɪˈstɪriəs ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈʤunəpər ˈɛkwətiz ˈtreɪdɪŋ, wɪʧ wɑz sɛt əp ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2004 ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2004 mənθs ˈæftər biɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪd, ˈʤunəpər lɛnt ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti ɪn 2005 ðə ˈskændəl broʊk, wɪn ɪt ˈimərʤd ðət ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn hæd lɛnt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz lɑrʤ səmz əv ˈməni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn wər ðɛn pʊt əp fər peerages. æt ðə taɪm, loʊnz tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz dɪd nɑt hæv tɪ bi dɪˈklɛrd. ɪˈlɛktərəl lɔ wɑz ʧeɪnʤd sun ˈæftər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr fʊl dɪˈskloʊʒər əv loʊnz. ɪn 2013 ðə ˈʤunəpər ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈtrænsfərd frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz tɪ sˈwɪtsərlənd. ɪn ən iˈmeɪl bɪtˈwin foʊnˈsɛkə ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2014 ðeɪ noʊt ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz sɛt əp ˈsoʊəli fɛr dɪ dɪ ɛt pɑr də lɑ société”é” (tɪ meɪk loʊnz tɪ ˈɛntɪtiz prəˈpoʊzd ənd ˈʧoʊzən baɪ ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər). ˈæftər naɪn jɪrz əv ˈbɑroʊɪŋ ðə ˈməni, ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz riˈpeɪd ðə loʊn ɪn meɪ 2014 wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛvər dɪˈskloʊzɪŋ hu wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd ˈædɪd: wɑz ən hɪˈstɔrɪk loʊn wɪʧ həz bɪn riˈpeɪd ɪn full.”.” ˈdoʊnərz ənd pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊz frəm ˈəðər ˈpɑrtiz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪr ɪn ðə ˈdætə. lɔrd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər lɔrd. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈænə ˈgɔrdən ðə pɪr, hu ˈfaʊndɪd ˈkoʊbrə bɪr, əˈpɪrz ɛz wən əv mɔr ðən 100 ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz ɪn ə ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈməlˌbɛri ˈhoʊldɪŋz ˈæˌsɛt ˈlɪmɪtɪd. ˈkoʊbrə kəˈlæpst ˈɪntu ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪn 2009 ˈæftər wɪʧ lɔrd wɑz fər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ““pre-pack”” dil tɪ baɪ bæk ə steɪk ɪn ðə fərm. hi spoʊk aʊt əˈgɛnst kleɪmz hi əˈbændənd ˈkrɛdɪtərz wɪθ dɛts əv £71m, ənd ˈprɑməst tɪ riˈpeɪ ðɛm səm əv ðə kæʃ. lɔrd sɛd ðət ˈməlˌbɛri wɑz ə ˈdɔrmənt ˈkəmpəˌni fɔrmd maɪ ɪn ˈkoʊbrə, ˈmɛni əv hum ər nɑt ˈrɛzɪdənt ɪn ðə uk””. sɛd: æm tækst ɪn ðə ɔn ɔl maɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ɔl əv maɪ ˈɪntərɪsts ər dɪˈklɛrd tɪ ðə ˈrɛləvənt authorities.”.” bæŋks ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər bæŋks ɪn ðə liv kɔl ˈsɛntər ɪn ˈbrɪstəl. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈgɛrɪθ ˈfɪlɪps fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən bæŋks, hu həz ˈgɪvɪn mɔr ðən ənd ɪz ˈspɪˌrhɛdɪŋ ðə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm kæmˈpeɪn, əˈpɪrz ɛz ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər əv ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld pri ˈhoʊldɪŋz ˈlɪmɪtɪd. ʃɛrz frəm pri wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ bilney, ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv leave.eu. pri ˈhoʊldɪŋz ɪz ɪn tərn ðə soʊl ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər əv ˈæfrɪkɑn strəˈtiʤɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvərʤɪn ˈaɪləndz ˈkəmpəˌni ˈmænɪʤd ɪn ʤɪˈbrɔltər. bæŋks dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈpeɪpərz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ tim: ʤuliˈɛt ˈgɑrˌsaɪd, luk ˈhɑrdɪŋ, ˈhɑli wɑt, ˈdeɪvɪd pɛg, ˈhɛlənə bengtsson, ˈsaɪmən baʊərz, oʊən ˈgɪbsən ənd nɪk ˈhɑpkɪnz
the issue of how the state spends public money is not a new one but we need to consider it far more carefully looking through the lens of state capture and the. state capture has consumed our headlines for many months with the revealing a fascinating web of questionable, illegal, criminal and unethical behaviour from the usual suspects that have featured during the years but have also highlighted the role that corporate interests often play in corrupt and questionable activities that have undermined the developmental agenda of the state. there is no doubt that capture and looting in south africa started long before democracy was negotiated, which has been highlighted in a series of daily maverick articles by open secrets. the issue of how the state spends public money is not a new one but we need to consider it far more carefully looking through the lens of state capture and the gupta leaks. from 2008 to 2011, the noted with some concern that the south african government spent more than on public money on consultants and over the past two financial years has spent a further r56-billion. with each passing day, the costs of these lost years are becoming more apparent, with the extent and scale of the rot revealing an encroaching stranglehold that has often been facilitated and supported by corporate interests and the self-interest of a few at the expense of all south africans and our collective future. the reaction by various organisations (private and public) against may be reassuring to some but this is simply reactive conduct that does not deal with the underlying issue that the veneer of respectability of a number of major corporates has been used to launder the machinations of those that have been on compromising the developmental agenda that south africa should be serving. the ongoing news cycle may continue to reveal the extent of state capture, corruption and looting, which is estimated by some to already be in the region of more than (public money that has been extracted for the benefit of the gupta and families). there is no question of legality regarding improper awarding of contracts, corruption and malfeasance, but what should concern us all is whether the other contracts that are not in the public domain are actually serving the interest of the country. the underlying question that south africans should be asking is whether the billions spent, which appears to be above board, on consultants and corporates each year is actually in the interest of the country. through the we have had insight into the inner dealings of state capture, which has revealed a great level of detail about how a corporate tendency to look the other way has often matched the need and desire of the looters. sadly, this level of insight is not generally available when south africans consider how the public purse is being used, especially when that spend is reflected as global line items on an overall expenditure report (that line item is often just referred to as “consultants: business and advisory services”). early this year, former finance minister in the 2017 budget speech highlighted the importance and critical role that government procurement has to play in the south african economy with public procurement sitting at about over the next three years, which is linked to new preferential procurement regulations. at the time, remarked that “the law will catch up with you” where there were instances of corruption or unethical behaviour. however, what the have proven is that procurement is often a murky world where spent annually by our state on the procurement of goods and services could really be dependent on how those corporate interests are to those on looting the public purse. during that budget speech, spoke about the need for a single procurement authority. however, the scandals that have engulfed the south african arms of and mckinsey (and others) simply highlights the fact that a single procurement authority in itself will not be enough to police corporate malfeasance, politicians and corrupt government officials. the calls for stricter control measures by the have largely been ignored despite there being a need for better regulation and oversight over public procurement. in this vacuum, there is a definite need for an watchdog and regulator to be established in order to do the work that the saps, the hawks and the should be doing. we may have insight into the use of consultants at places like eskom, transnet, prasa, the and saa. however, the line items and reporting on these issues often allow us to the underlying purpose of procuring these goods and services. the’s report highlighted the fact that local government relies extensively on consultants and found that just 230 consultants had been used in south 263 municipalities. the concerns have been well documented and for a number of years where local and provincial governments continue to haphazardly spend public money with very few outcomes. for instance, it was reported in 2015 that the provincial government had spent close to in one financial year on 38 consultants. the rationale for relying on consultants may often be deeply problematic as it does not deal with the underlying issues of lack of skills, resources or within government. the current approach to how we deal with planning, thinking and implementation cannot be outsourced or contracted to consultants or corporates but rather there should be an approach by our government to be holistic with a focus to up-skill, empower and enable our civil service to deliver on the promises of our elected governments. later this year, the african national congress will wrestle with its elective conference, the outcomes of which are intertwined with the future of our democracy and whether south africa has a fighting chance to overcome corruption and state capture. the outcomes of that leadership race within the will be critical for the country especially as we try to navigate the way forward. however, what has become abundantly clear is that we must set our sights beyond the fallout from the work mckinsey and (and a number of other corporates) have rendered (often at the expense of the public purse) and consider how we can actually do something about the rot that has been allowed to set in. the procurement of the goods and services from corporate south africa (and from a number of other multinationals) may have followed a particular procurement process but even then the question should be whether those services and the use of public funds is sustainable and appropriate. perhaps the only way to hold all the role players accountable is for a new watchdog to protect the public purse and the interest of the republic relentlessly, especially while factionalism, expediency and self-interest reign supreme. are you a south african or a south african't? maverick insider is more than a reader revenue scheme. while not quite a "state of mind", it is a mindset: it's about believing that independent journalism makes a genuine difference to our country and it's about having the will to support that endeavour. from the into state capture to the scorpio into sars, daily maverick investigations have made an enormous impact on south africa and it's political landscape. as we enter an election year, our mission to defend truth has never been more important. a free press is one of the essential lines of defence against election fraud; without it, national polls can turn very nasty, very quickly as we have seen recently in the congo. if you would like a practical, tangible way to make a difference in south africa consider signing up to become a maverick insider. you choose how much to contribute and how often (monthly or annually) and in exchange, you will receive a host of awesome benefits. the greatest benefit of all (besides inner peace)? making a real difference to a country that needs your support. andrew follow save more andrew was born in cape town and raised by his determined mother, grandparents, aunt and the rest of his maternal family. he is an admitted attorney (formerly of the corporate hue), with recent exposure in the public sector, and is currently working on transport and infrastructure projects. he is a mandela washington fellow, a mandela rhodes scholar, and a global shaper. he had a brief stint in the contemporary party politic environment working for as ceo and chief-of-staff; he found the experience a deeply educational one. comments please or create an account to view the comments. to join the conversation, sign up as a maverick insider.	ðə ˈɪʃu əv haʊ ðə steɪt spɛnz ˈpəblɪk ˈməni ɪz nɑt ə nu wən bət wi nid tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪt fɑr mɔr ˈkɛrfəli ˈlʊkɪŋ θru ðə lɛnz əv steɪt ˈkæpʧər ənd ðə. steɪt ˈkæpʧər həz kənˈsumd ɑr ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz fər ˈmɛni mənθs wɪθ ðə rɪˈvilɪŋ ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ wɛb əv kˈwɛsʧənəbəl, ˌɪˈligəl, ˈkrɪmənəl ənd əˈnɛθɪkəl bɪˈheɪvjər frəm ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈsəˌspɛkts ðət hæv ˈfiʧərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə jɪrz bət hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə roʊl ðət ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪntərɪsts ˈɔfən pleɪ ɪn kərəpt ənd kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət hæv ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ðə dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl əˈʤɛndə əv ðə steɪt. ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət ˈkæpʧər ənd ˈlutɪŋ ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈstɑrtɪd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr dɪˈmɑkrəsi wɑz nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈdeɪli ˈmævərɪk ˈɑrtɪkəlz baɪ ˈoʊpən ˈsikrɪts. ðə ˈɪʃu əv haʊ ðə steɪt spɛnz ˈpəblɪk ˈməni ɪz nɑt ə nu wən bət wi nid tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪt fɑr mɔr ˈkɛrfəli ˈlʊkɪŋ θru ðə lɛnz əv steɪt ˈkæpʧər ənd ðə ˈgʊptə liks. frəm 2008 tɪ 2011 ðə ˈnoʊtɪd wɪθ səm kənˈsərn ðət ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈgəvərnmənt spɛnt mɔr ðən ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈməni ɔn kənˈsəltənts ənd ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl jɪrz həz spɛnt ə ˈfərðər r56-billion. wɪθ iʧ ˈpæsɪŋ deɪ, ðə kɔsts əv ðiz lɔst jɪrz ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr əˈpɛrənt, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ənd skeɪl əv ðə rɑt rɪˈvilɪŋ ən ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld ðət həz ˈɔfən bɪn fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd ənd səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪntərɪsts ənd ðə ˌsɛlˈfɪntəˌrɛst əv ə fju æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ɔl saʊθ ˈæfrɪkənz ənd ɑr kəˈlɛktɪv fˈjuʧər. ðə riˈækʃən baɪ ˈvɛriəs ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz (ˈpraɪvət ənd ˈpəblɪk) əˈgɛnst meɪ bi ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ tɪ səm bət ðɪs ɪz ˈsɪmpli riˈæktɪv ˈkɑndəkt ðət dɪz nɑt dil wɪθ ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈɪʃu ðət ðə vəˈnɪr əv riˌspɛktəˈbɪlɪti əv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɔrpərəts həz bɪn juzd tɪ ˈlɔndər ðə ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz əv ðoʊz ðət hæv bɪn ɔn ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðə dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl əˈʤɛndə ðət saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ʃʊd bi ˈsərvɪŋ. ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ nuz ˈsaɪkəl meɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ rɪˈvil ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv steɪt ˈkæpʧər, kərˈəpʃən ənd ˈlutɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ səm tɪ ɔˈrɛdi bi ɪn ðə ˈriʤən əv mɔr ðən (ˈpəblɪk ˈməni ðət həz bɪn ɛkˈstræktɪd fər ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə ˈgʊptə ənd ˈfæməliz). ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən əv liˈgæləti rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɪmˈprɑpər əˈwɔrdɪŋ əv ˈkɑnˌtrækts, kərˈəpʃən ənd ˌmælˈfizəns, bət wət ʃʊd kənˈsərn ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ɪz ˈwɛðər ðə ˈəðər ˈkɑnˌtrækts ðət ər nɑt ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk doʊˈmeɪn ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈsərvɪŋ ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ðə ˈkəntri. ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ kˈwɛʃən ðət saʊθ ˈæfrɪkənz ʃʊd bi ˈæskɪŋ ɪz ˈwɛðər ðə ˈbɪljənz spɛnt, wɪʧ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi əˈbəv bɔrd, ɔn kənˈsəltənts ənd ˈkɔrpərəts iʧ jɪr ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ðə ˈkəntri. θru ðə wi hæv hæd ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪnər ˈdilɪŋz əv steɪt ˈkæpʧər, wɪʧ həz rɪˈvild ə greɪt ˈlɛvəl əv ˈditeɪl əˈbaʊt haʊ ə ˈkɔrpərət ˈtɛndənsi tɪ lʊk ðə ˈəðər weɪ həz ˈɔfən mæʧt ðə nid ənd dɪˈzaɪər əv ðə ˈlutərz. ˈsædli, ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɪnˌsaɪt ɪz nɑt ˈʤɛnərəli əˈveɪləbəl wɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkənz kənˈsɪdər haʊ ðə ˈpəblɪk pərs ɪz biɪŋ juzd, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ðət spɛnd ɪz rɪˈflɛktɪd ɛz ˈgloʊbəl laɪn ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər rɪˈpɔrt (ðət laɪn ˈaɪtəm ɪz ˈɔfən ʤɪst rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ““consultants: ˈbɪznɪs ənd ædˈvaɪzəri services””). ˈərli ðɪs jɪr, ˈfɔrmər ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðə 2017 ˈbəʤɪt spiʧ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl roʊl ðət ˈgəvərnmənt proʊˈkjʊrmənt həz tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪθ ˈpəblɪk proʊˈkjʊrmənt ˈsɪtɪŋ æt əˈbaʊt ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst θri jɪrz, wɪʧ ɪz lɪŋkt tɪ nu ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl proʊˈkjʊrmənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. æt ðə taɪm, rɪˈmɑrkt ðət lɔ wɪl kæʧ əp wɪθ you”” wɛr ðɛr wər ˈɪnstənsɪz əv kərˈəpʃən ər əˈnɛθɪkəl bɪˈheɪvjər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wət ðə hæv ˈpruvən ɪz ðət proʊˈkjʊrmənt ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˈmərki wərld wɛr spɛnt ˈænjuəli baɪ ɑr steɪt ɔn ðə proʊˈkjʊrmənt əv gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz kʊd ˈrɪli bi dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn haʊ ðoʊz ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪntərɪsts ər tɪ ðoʊz ɔn ˈlutɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk pərs. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈbəʤɪt spiʧ, spoʊk əˈbaʊt ðə nid fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl proʊˈkjʊrmənt əˈθɔrəti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈskændəlz ðət hæv ɪnˈgəlft ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ɑrmz əv ənd məˈkɪnzi (ənd ˈəðərz) ˈsɪmpli ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə fækt ðət ə ˈsɪŋgəl proʊˈkjʊrmənt əˈθɔrəti ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪl nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ pəˈlis ˈkɔrpərət ˌmælˈfizəns, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd kərəpt ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz. ðə kɔlz fər ˈstrɪktər kənˈtroʊl ˈmɛʒərz baɪ ðə hæv ˈlɑrʤli bɪn ˌɪgˈnɔrd dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr biɪŋ ə nid fər ˈbɛtər ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ˈoʊvər ˈpəblɪk proʊˈkjʊrmənt. ɪn ðɪs ˈvækjum, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈdɛfənət nid fər ən ˈwɑʧˌdɔg ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər tɪ bi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ du ðə wərk ðət ðə sæps, ðə hɔks ənd ðə ʃʊd bi duɪŋ. wi meɪ hæv ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə juz əv kənˈsəltənts æt ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk eskom, transnet, prasa, ðə ənd saa. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə laɪn ˈaɪtəmz ənd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ðiz ˈɪʃuz ˈɔfən əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈpərpəs əv proʊˈkjʊrɪŋ ðiz gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə fækt ðət ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈlaɪz ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɔn kənˈsəltənts ənd faʊnd ðət ʤɪst 230 kənˈsəltənts hæd bɪn juzd ɪn saʊθ 263 mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz. ðə kənˈsərnz hæv bɪn wɛl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ənd fər ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz wɛr ˈloʊkəl ənd prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənts kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈhæfəzərdli spɛnd ˈpəblɪk ˈməni wɪθ ˈvɛri fju ˈaʊtˌkəmz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn 2015 ðət ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt hæd spɛnt kloʊz tɪ ɪn wən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl jɪr ɔn 38 kənˈsəltənts. ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl fər riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn kənˈsəltənts meɪ ˈɔfən bi ˈdipli ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ɛz ɪt dɪz nɑt dil wɪθ ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈɪʃuz əv læk əv skɪlz, ˈrisɔrsɪz ər wɪˈθɪn ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈkɑrənt əˈproʊʧ tɪ haʊ wi dil wɪθ ˈplænɪŋ, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ˈkænɑt bi ˌaʊtˈsɔrst ər ˈkɑntræktəd tɪ kənˈsəltənts ər ˈkɔrpərəts bət ˈrəðər ðɛr ʃʊd bi ən əˈproʊʧ baɪ ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ bi hoʊˈlɪstɪk wɪθ ə ˈfoʊkɪs tɪ up-skill, ɪmˈpaʊər ənd ɪˈneɪbəl ɑr ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ɔn ðə ˈprɑməsəz əv ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənts. ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl ˈrɛsəl wɪθ ɪts ɪˈlɛktɪv ˈkɑnfərəns, ðə ˈaʊtˌkəmz əv wɪʧ ər ˌɪntərtˈwaɪnd wɪθ ðə fˈjuʧər əv ɑr dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈwɛðər saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ həz ə ˈfaɪtɪŋ ʧæns tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm kərˈəpʃən ənd steɪt ˈkæpʧər. ðə ˈaʊtˌkəmz əv ðət ˈlidərˌʃɪp reɪs wɪˈθɪn ðə wɪl bi ˈkrɪtɪkəl fər ðə ˈkəntri əˈspɛʃəli ɛz wi traɪ tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðə weɪ ˈfɔrwərd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wət həz bɪˈkəm əˈbəndəntli klɪr ɪz ðət wi məst sɛt ɑr saɪts bɪɔnd ðə ˈfɔˌlaʊt frəm ðə wərk məˈkɪnzi ənd (ənd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər ˈkɔrpərəts) hæv ˈrɛndərd (ˈɔfən æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ðə ˈpəblɪk pərs) ənd kənˈsɪdər haʊ wi kən ˈæˌkʧuəli du ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə rɑt ðət həz bɪn əˈlaʊd tɪ sɛt ɪn. ðə proʊˈkjʊrmənt əv ðə gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz frəm ˈkɔrpərət saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ (ənd frəm ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz) meɪ hæv ˈfɑloʊd ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr proʊˈkjʊrmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs bət ˈivɪn ðɛn ðə kˈwɛʃən ʃʊd bi ˈwɛðər ðoʊz ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ðə juz əv ˈpəblɪk fəndz ɪz səˈsteɪnəbəl ənd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. pərˈhæps ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ hoʊld ɔl ðə roʊl pleɪərz əˈkaʊntəbəl ɪz fər ə nu ˈwɑʧˌdɔg tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪk pərs ənd ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ðə riˈpəblɪk rɪˈlɛntləsli, əˈspɛʃəli waɪl ˈfækʃənəˌlɪzəm, ɪkˈspidiənsi ənd ˌsɛlˈfɪntəˌrɛst reɪn səˈprim. ər ju ə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ər ə saʊθ african't? ˈmævərɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ɪz mɔr ðən ə ˈridər ˈrɛvəˌnu skim. waɪl nɑt kwaɪt ə "steɪt əv maɪnd", ɪt ɪz ə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt: ɪts əˈbaʊt bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm meɪks ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ɑr ˈkəntri ənd ɪts əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ðə wɪl tɪ səˈpɔrt ðət ɪnˈdɛvər. frəm ðə ˈɪntu steɪt ˈkæpʧər tɪ ðə ˈskɔrpiˌoʊ ˈɪntu sɑrz, ˈdeɪli ˈmævərɪk ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz hæv meɪd ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp. ɛz wi ˈɛnər ən ɪˈlɛkʃən jɪr, ɑr ˈmɪʃən tɪ dɪˈfɛnd truθ həz ˈnɛvər bɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ə fri prɛs ɪz wən əv ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl laɪnz əv dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ɪˈlɛkʃən frɔd; wɪˈθaʊt ɪt, ˈnæʃənəl poʊlz kən tərn ˈvɛri ˈnæsti, ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli ɛz wi hæv sin ˈrisəntli ɪn ðə ˈkɑŋgoʊ. ɪf ju wʊd laɪk ə ˈpræktɪkəl, ˈtænʤəbəl weɪ tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ kənˈsɪdər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈmævərɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪdər. ju ʧuz haʊ məʧ tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut ənd haʊ ˈɔfən (ˈmənθli ər ˈænjuəli) ənd ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ə hoʊst əv ˈɔsəm ˈbɛnəfɪts. ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ɔl (ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈɪnər pis)? ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ril ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ə ˈkəntri ðət nidz jʊr səˈpɔrt. ˈændru ˈfɑloʊ seɪv mɔr ˈændru wɑz bɔrn ɪn keɪp taʊn ənd reɪzd baɪ hɪz dɪˈtərmənd ˈməðər, ˈgrændˌpɛrənts, ɔnt ənd ðə rɛst əv hɪz məˈtərnəl ˈfæməli. hi ɪz ən ədˈmɪtəd əˈtərni (ˈfɔrmərli əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət hju), wɪθ ˈrisənt ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər, ənd ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈtrænspɔrt ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts. hi ɪz ə ˌmænˈdɛlə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈfɛloʊ, ə ˌmænˈdɛlə roʊdz ˈskɑlər, ənd ə ˈgloʊbəl shaper. hi hæd ə brif stɪnt ɪn ðə kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈpɑrti ˈpɑləˌtɪk ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈwərkɪŋ fər ɛz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd chief-of-staff; hi faʊnd ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ə ˈdipli ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl wən. ˈkɑmɛnts pliz ər kriˈeɪt ən əˈkaʊnt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, saɪn əp ɛz ə ˈmævərɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪdər.
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your mobile device does! back in the day, snapchat and your normal phone camera specifically the ideal of pals. you heard it right now you can enter of a particular person and can gets password by only one particular click. as much entertaining as snapchat can be, sometimes no receiving around the (fear of missing out) that goes along with watching friends’ snaps and stories even though you are stuck at home carrying out practically nothing. if you enable travel mode on your snapchat app, rather of downloading automatically, snaps and stories will load only when you tap them.	sˈnæˌpʧæt hæk tul kɪt sˈnæˌpʧæt ɪz ə ˈrɪli ˈkɑmən ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə æp wɛr ˈpipəl kən kriˈeɪt ˈvɪdioʊz ənd ʃɛr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz raɪt ˈæftər wɪʧ ˈsəmˌtaɪm ðət ˈvɪdioʊ wɪl bi sɛlf dɪˈstrəktɪd ɪf ðə rɪˈsivər siz ɪt. sˈnæˌpʧæt wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd aʊt baɪ ˈɛvən ˈspigəl, ˈbɑbi ˈmərfi, ənd ˈrɛʤi braʊn. ˈnumərəs mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ hæk sˈnæˌpʧæt bət ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪn raɪt pæθ, ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ˈgugəl sərʧ wɪl brɪŋ ˈnumərəs rɪˈzəlts ɔn sˈnæˌpʧæt hæk ˈtɑpɪk. əˈtɛmpt əˈhɛd əv ju ˈpərʧəs wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈmɑnətər ˈaɪˌfoʊn spaɪ æp ɪz ənd userfriendly. http://www.artfulchange.org/ tæp ənd dræg ɪt ˈɪntu ðə sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈrɛkərd ˈbətən ənd vˌwɑˈlɑ, ɪt ɔt tɪ ˈrɛkərd ə tɛn ˈsɛkənd ˈvɪdioʊ kəmˈplitli hands-cost-free. wi hæv prəˈdust ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪʧ ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi həz ɪˈstæblɪʃt əˈhɛd əv: ə sˈnæˌpʧæt hæk ðət wərks. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ðə moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl θɪŋ tɪ ˈɛni sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈjuzər, ɛz wi ˈɔfən ənˈkəvər ðət ˈɛniˌtaɪm ˈsəmˌbɑdi sɛndz ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈɪmɪʤ, ɛz ɪt ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli gɪts dɪˈlitəd ˌɪnˈsaɪd 15 ˈsɛkəndz. ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈəðər sˈnæˌpʧæt spaɪ prəˈvaɪdərz, wi ˈnɛvər ʧɑrʤ ju ˈɛni fəndz ər æsk jʊr ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈɪnfoʊ. kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðət kənˈsɪsts əv ðət wi prəˈdust ɑr sˈnæˌpʧæt hæk ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ɪt ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli meɪks ju ˈtoʊtəli əˈnɑnəməs. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔl, ðə ˈpipəl æt sˈnæˌpʧæt kleɪm ðət saʊnd ɪz ə ˈmæsɪv ˈɛləmənt əv wət meɪks sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈvɪdioʊz soʊ əˈpilɪŋ. ˈɛvriˌwən hu həz wərkt ɔn ðɪs æp həz hæd æt list 10 jɪrz əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪn ˈhækɪŋ, frəm ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈspɛʃəlɪst fild ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə dɑrk saɪd əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈhækərz sim tɪ hæv ˈpoʊstɪd əˈkaʊnt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ˈmɪljən ˈkəstəmərz əv kˈwɪki æp sˈnæˌpʧæt, ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ənd æt list ˈpɑrʃəl ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈnəmbərz ækˈsɛsəbəl fər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd. laɪk aɪ sɛd ˈərliər, aɪ prəˈdust ðə hæk fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ si wət maɪ ˈgərlˌfrɛnd wɑz duɪŋ. hoʊld ˈrɛdɪŋ tɪ faɪnd aʊt 15 hæks tɪ əˈsɪst ju ˈmæstər sˈnæˌpʧæt ənd ˌɪmˈprɛs ˈɛvəri pæl ɔn jʊr lɪst. ɛz ju kən tɪ kənˈsɪdər aʊt sˈnæˌpʧæt spaɪ ɪz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈpraɪvət poʊsts ər ˈmɛsɪʤɪz əv ðə snæp ˈjuzərz. wɪn ju goʊ bæk ˈɔntu sˈnæˌpʧæt ɪt wɪl ðɛn ʃoʊ ðə ˈlɛnzɪz ðət wər əbˈteɪnəbəl ɔn ðə deɪ ju hæv ˈʧoʊzən ˌɪnˈstɛd. haʊ kən aɪ træk ˈmoʊbəl kɔlz tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɑr hæk ɪz ˈbeɪsɪk ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt tɪ juz, ˈseɪfti ˈfiʧərz hæv bɪn ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd tɪ meɪnˈteɪn jʊr ˈjusɪʤ əˈnɑnəməs. ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ du that,”,” toʊld ðə ˈɛvəri deɪ dɑt, waɪ nɑt ʤɪst ˈəˌploʊd ə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈfoʊˌtoʊˌʃɑp file?”?” ˈəðər ˈpipəl teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ɪt ˈvaɪtəl tɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ ðɛr ˈfəŋkʃən waɪl ˈkræftɪŋ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn ə jəŋ ənd ˈbəgi æp. ˈɛnər ə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs əv jʊr əˈkaʊnt ənd ðɛn ʧuz ˈʧɔɪsɪz əv ðə hæk fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈləkəli, du tɪ ðə developer’’ ˈɛksələnt ˈɔpərˌeɪt, sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈhækər æp prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈnidɪd ˌænəˈnɪmɪti, ənd ˈpərˌmɪt ˈjuzərz ˈriʧɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈɪnfoʊ waɪlst ˈlivɪŋ noʊ ˈtreɪsɪz əv ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. ðət ɪz waɪ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən nid tɪ hæv tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt aʊt ðət ðɛr ˈʃʊrli ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən neɪmd sˈnæˌpʧæt hæk ðət wɪl du ðɪs fər ðɛm. əˈmɪdst ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt wɪl ˈpɑsəbli sərv ɛz ə pʊʃ tɪ sˈnæˌpʧæt grup tɪ pæʧ əp ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti hoʊl ˈeɪˌsæp ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ə nu ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd sˈnæˌpʧæt ˌɛkspərˈtiz. ɪt wɑz lɔnʧt wɪθ ðə neɪm ‘‘picaboo’’ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2011 ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tu mənθs ɪt wɑz riˈlɔnʧt ˈəndər ðə neɪm snapchat’’ sˈnæˌpʧæt ɪz ən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ənd ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈivɪn ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈbustɪŋ jʊr sˈnæˌpʧæt skɔr gɪv ju ˈɛni ˈɛkstrə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ɛz əv ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ðə ˈəltəmət weɪ əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə kəmˈpɛlɪŋ sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈstɔri ɪz ɪgˈzɪbɪtɪŋ jʊr brænd ɪn ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈmænər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə meɪn sˈnæˌpʧæt briʧ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2014 ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər lɛd tɪ sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ðə æps. ˈnaɪsli, ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd trɪks ər ðə moʊst ˈfædɪʃ ənd ˈwɛlˈnoʊn əˈproʊʧɪz wɪθ wɪʧ ju kən ˈprɑpərli seɪv ðə sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ˈvɪdioʊz ənd soʊ ɔn. ɪn ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈlɛsən tɪ bi ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə sˈnæˌpʧæt hæk wɪʧ ɪz ðət ˈʃɑpərz nid tɪ hæv tɪ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd ðə rɪsks əv ˈmoʊbəl æps ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr əˈgriɪŋ tɪ juz ðɛm. ɑr ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə riˈlis wɑz tɪ reɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk əˈwɛrnəs əraʊnd ðə ˈprɑbləm, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ pʊt ˈpəblɪk ˈprɛʃər ɔn sˈnæˌpʧæt tɪ gɪt ðɪs ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt fɪkst. ðɪs ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi siz ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ənd ðət hɛlps ɪn ˈpraɪvəsi əv sˈnæˌpʧæt. ɪn ðət əˈtæk, ˈsəmˌbɑdi poʊzd ɛz ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd kənˈvɪnst ə sˈnæˌpʧæt ɪmˈplɔɪi tɪ sɛnd mɔr ðən ˈpeɪˌroʊl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə ˈprɑfətəbəl fɪʃ ˈəltəmətli ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ˈdəzənz əv employees’’ aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. klɪk ðɪs ˈhaɪpərlɪŋk ɔn ˈmoʊbəl tɪ goʊ dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ər skæn ðə bɪˈniθ tɪ æd ɛz ə ˈbədi ɔn sˈnæˌpʧæt. ʧɛk aʊt ðə əv ˈkəstəmərz hu səkˈsɛsfəli ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ðɛr sˈnæˌpʧæt skɔr baɪ ˈbustɪŋ ðɛr pɔɪnts wɪθ ɑr ˈsɪmpəl tɪ juz hæk. ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ nid tɪ spɛnd fər ə səbˈskrɪpʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈɛnərʤi əv fər sˈnæˌpʧæt. ˈfaɪnəli, aɪ ˈtoʊtəli ˈriəˌlaɪz waɪ foʊks wʊd wɔnt tɪ hæk ə sˈnæˌpʧæt ˈpæsˌwərd. səʧ ˈjuzərz ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈbænɪʃt frəm juz əv ðə æp baɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈbænɪŋ ðɛr ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs frəm ðə sˈnæˌpʧæt æp ˈsərvərz. waɪl ðə sˈnæˌpʧæt æp hæv ə kənˈstrəktɪd ɪn zum ˈfiʧərd, jʊr ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs dɪz! bæk ɪn ðə deɪ, sˈnæˌpʧæt ənd jʊr ˈnɔrməl foʊn ˈkæmərə spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə aɪˈdil əv pælz. ju hərd ɪt raɪt naʊ ju kən ˈɛnər əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈpərsən ənd kən gɪts ˈpæsˌwərd baɪ ˈoʊnli wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr klɪk. ɛz məʧ ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ ɛz sˈnæˌpʧæt kən bi, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz noʊ rɪˈsivɪŋ əraʊnd ðə (fɪr əv ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt) ðət goʊz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈwɑʧɪŋ friends’’ snæps ənd ˈstɔriz ˈivɪn ðoʊ ju ər stək æt hoʊm ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ˈpræktɪkəli ˈnəθɪŋ. ɪf ju ɪˈneɪbəl ˈtrævəl moʊd ɔn jʊr sˈnæˌpʧæt æp, ˈrəðər əv ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli, snæps ənd ˈstɔriz wɪl loʊd ˈoʊnli wɪn ju tæp ðɛm.
i'd like to picture scott in a room with the shutters drawn, staring at an old rotary phone. just staring. projecting his dark energy into the phone, down into the wires, and out into the world. maybe he focuses on a specific name; maybe the energy just knows where to go. and while dan duquette or peter angelos are sitting down for breakfast, they suddenly spit out their scone and say aloud, "by jove, why aren't we in on this prince fielder action?" the hardest part for is acting surprised when he gets the phone call. that's not how it happens, though. if the orioles really are interested in prince fielder, it's a strategy that's been debated and discussed, reviewed and ruminated on. of course, this is the orioles we're talking about, so that doesn't mean that the right decision will be reached, but it's not like angelos had a a vision that fielder came unto them on a flaming pie and then ordered the orioles to pursue the slugger suddenly. which brings us to the question posed in the headline: what in the heck do the orioles want with prince fielder? the answer, and i'm just here: probably to get better. wait, wait. hear me out. fielder takes a lot of guff for being shaped like something out of the disney alice in wonderland cartoon, and it's a legitimate concern. he's fluffy, to put it diplomatically. there should be concerns over his durability. it's hard to imagine a fielder scampering out to first base, fit as a fiddle. but there's a difference between a "legitimate concern" and something that should completely obscure prince fielder's long-term potential. he's still just 27 -- because he had immediate success as a young major leaguer, it's easy to forget just how young he is. if fielder gets a deal, he'd be 34 by the end of it. when is he supposed to turn into a fiery mess of bone, cartilage, and blubber? when he's 30? 31? 32? even mo vaughn made it to 32, and he didn't necessarily crumble because of his girth -- a rogue dugout was the culprit there. it's completely reasonable to think that fielder is the kind of free agent that is good for any team. win now? of course fielder helps. he'd help every team. win later? the ultimate example of a team are the 2006 tigers, who made the world series three years after losing 119 games -- that's 26 games worse than the 2011 orioles. using the '03 tigers as a yardstick, it's fair to think that any time, anywhere, no matter how bereft they are of talent and direction, can get from worst to first in a three- or four-year stretch. in three or four years, fielder should still be very, very good. he could collapse. he could go the way of adam dunn for whatever reason. but that's not exceptionally likely. he should be prince fielder for a while yet. and fielder would represent the orioles getting better. substantially better. fielder by himself isn't going to bring the orioles over .500, even, but he'd be a substantial upgrade to the roster. he'd be one more piece. matt or adam jones getting substantially better; manny machado erupting on the scene; some of the previously exciting young pitchers reaching their potential -- all of these things can add up to an interesting orioles team that would have the luxury of fielder already being around to help. in the meantime, he'd be a gate attraction -- something that would sell tickets, if not jeans. this isn't to say that the orioles are a team on the rise, that their future is bright, gotta wear shades, look out world. the is just obvious: the baltimore orioles. not going to compete with that one. but the same argument could have been made for the tigers for most of the '90s and early '00s. and when they signed ordonez to a huge deal, a lot of folks asked the same question: why? why would the tigers -- a team in their good years -- get a player in his 30s? seemed like a waste of money. then prospects developed, more productive veterans came on board, and the tigers weren't the tigers anymore. that could happen to the orioles. i mean, it could. technically. they still have that minor issue of playing in the same division as the two richest teams in the game and two of the smartest, whereas the tigers left the al east at just about the perfect time. but don't think that it would be totally insane for the orioles to pursue fielder. the orioles are bad because they don't have enough good players. they should acquire more good players. this fielder fella is a good player, and he should be for a few years yet. the orioles acquiring fielder would fit with that whole "acquire good players" strategy. see? this baseball stuff is easy.	aɪd laɪk tɪ ˈpɪkʧər skɑt ɪn ə rum wɪθ ðə ˈʃətərz drɔn, ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ən oʊld ˈroʊtəri foʊn. ʤɪst ˈstɛrɪŋ. prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ hɪz dɑrk ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪntu ðə foʊn, daʊn ˈɪntu ðə waɪərz, ənd aʊt ˈɪntu ðə wərld. ˈmeɪbi hi ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ə spɪˈsɪfɪk neɪm; ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈɛnərʤi ʤɪst noʊz wɛr tɪ goʊ. ənd waɪl dæn dəˈkɛt ər ˈpitər ˈænʤəˌloʊz ər ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn fər ˈbrɛkfəst, ðeɪ ˈsədənli spɪt aʊt ðɛr skoʊn ənd seɪ əˈlaʊd, "baɪ jove, waɪ ˈɑrənt wi ɪn ɔn ðɪs prɪns ˈfildər ˈækʃən?" ðə ˈhɑrdəst pɑrt fər ɪz ˈæktɪŋ səˈpraɪzd wɪn hi gɪts ðə foʊn kɔl. ðæts nɑt haʊ ɪt ˈhæpənz, ðoʊ. ɪf ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz ˈrɪli ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn prɪns ˈfildər, ɪts ə ˈstrætəʤi ðæts bɪn dəˈbeɪtɪd ənd dɪˈskəst, rivˈjud ənd ˈrumɪˌneɪtɪd ɔn. əv kɔrs, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt, soʊ ðət ˈdəzənt min ðət ðə raɪt dɪˈsɪʒən wɪl bi riʧt, bət ɪts nɑt laɪk ˈænʤəˌloʊz hæd ə ə ˈvɪʒən ðət ˈfildər keɪm ˈəntu ðɛm ɔn ə ˈfleɪmɪŋ paɪ ənd ðɛn ˈɔrdərd ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz tɪ pərˈsu ðə sˈləgər ˈsədənli. wɪʧ brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən poʊzd ɪn ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn: wət ɪn ðə hɛk du ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz wɔnt wɪθ prɪns ˈfildər? ðə ˈænsər, ənd əm ʤɪst hir: ˈprɑbəˌbli tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər. weɪt, weɪt. hir mi aʊt. ˈfildər teɪks ə lɔt əv gəf fər biɪŋ ʃeɪpt laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈdɪzni ˈælɪs ɪn ˈwəndərˌlænd kɑrˈtun, ənd ɪts ə ləˈʤɪtəmət kənˈsərn. hiz ˈfləfi, tɪ pʊt ɪt ˌdɪpləˈmætɪkli. ðɛr ʃʊd bi kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər hɪz dərəˈbɪlɪti. ɪts hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˈfildər ˈskæmpərɪŋ aʊt tɪ fərst beɪs, fɪt ɛz ə ˈfɪdəl. bət ðɛrz ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə "ləˈʤɪtəmət kənˈsərn" ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʃʊd kəmˈplitli əbˈskjʊr prɪns ˈfildərz ˈlɔŋˈtərm pəˈtɛnʃəl. hiz stɪl ʤɪst 27 bɪˈkəz hi hæd ˌɪˈmiˌdiət səkˈsɛs ɛz ə jəŋ ˈmeɪʤər ˈligər, ɪts ˈizi tɪ fərˈgɛt ʤɪst haʊ jəŋ hi ɪz. ɪf ˈfildər gɪts ə dil, hid bi 34 baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ɪt. wɪn ɪz hi səˈpoʊzd tɪ tərn ˈɪntu ə ˈfaɪəri mɛs əv boʊn, ˈkɑrtəlɪʤ, ənd ˈbləbər? wɪn hiz 30 31 32 ˈivɪn moʊ vɔn meɪd ɪt tɪ 32 ənd hi ˈdɪdənt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈkrəmbəl bɪˈkəz əv hɪz gərθ ə roʊg ˈdəˌgaʊt wɑz ðə ˈkəlprɪt ðɛr. ɪts kəmˈplitli ˈrizənəbəl tɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈfildər ɪz ðə kaɪnd əv fri ˈeɪʤənt ðət ɪz gʊd fər ˈɛni tim. wɪn naʊ? əv kɔrs ˈfildər hɛlps. hid hɛlp ˈɛvəri tim. wɪn ˈleɪtər? ðə ˈəltəmət ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə tim ər ðə 2006 ˈtaɪgərz, hu meɪd ðə wərld ˈsɪriz θri jɪrz ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ 119 geɪmz ðæts 26 geɪmz wərs ðən ðə 2011 ˈɔriˌoʊlz. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə 03 ˈtaɪgərz ɛz ə ˈjɑrdˌstɪk, ɪts fɛr tɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈɛni taɪm, ˈɛniˌwɛr, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ bərˈɛft ðeɪ ər əv ˈtælənt ənd dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, kən gɪt frəm wərst tɪ fərst ɪn ə θri- ər ˌfɔˈrjɪr strɛʧ. ɪn θri ər fɔr jɪrz, ˈfildər ʃʊd stɪl bi ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri gʊd. hi kʊd kəˈlæps. hi kʊd goʊ ðə weɪ əv ˈædəm dən fər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈrizən. bət ðæts nɑt ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli ˈlaɪkli. hi ʃʊd bi prɪns ˈfildər fər ə waɪl jɛt. ənd ˈfildər wʊd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər. səbˈstænʃəli ˈbɛtər. ˈfildər baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz ˈoʊvər 500 ˈivɪn, bət hid bi ə səbˈstænʃəl ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ ðə ˈrɑstər. hid bi wən mɔr pis. mæt ər ˈædəm ʤoʊnz ˈgɪtɪŋ səbˈstænʃəli ˈbɛtər; ˈmæni məˈʧɑdoʊ ˌɪˈrəptɪŋ ɔn ðə sin; səm əv ðə ˈpriviəsli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ jəŋ ˈpɪʧərz ˈriʧɪŋ ðɛr pəˈtɛnʃəl ɔl əv ðiz θɪŋz kən æd əp tɪ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɔriˌoʊlz tim ðət wʊd hæv ðə ˈləgʒəri əv ˈfildər ɔˈrɛdi biɪŋ əraʊnd tɪ hɛlp. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, hid bi ə geɪt əˈtrækʃən ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wʊd sɛl ˈtɪkɪts, ɪf nɑt ʤinz. ðɪs ˈɪzənt tɪ seɪ ðət ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz ər ə tim ɔn ðə raɪz, ðət ðɛr fˈjuʧər ɪz braɪt, ˈgɑtə wɛr ʃeɪdz, lʊk aʊt wərld. ðə ɪz ʤɪst ˈɑbviəs: ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈɔriˌoʊlz. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ðət wən. bət ðə seɪm ˈɑrgjəmənt kʊd hæv bɪn meɪd fər ðə ˈtaɪgərz fər moʊst əv ðə ənd ˈərli 00s. ənd wɪn ðeɪ saɪnd ɔrˈdoʊnɛz tɪ ə juʤ dil, ə lɔt əv foʊks æst ðə seɪm kˈwɛʃən: waɪ? waɪ wʊd ðə ˈtaɪgərz ə tim ɪn ðɛr gʊd jɪrz gɪt ə pleɪər ɪn hɪz 30s*? simd laɪk ə weɪst əv ˈməni. ðɛn ˈprɑspɛkts dɪˈvɛləpt, mɔr pərˈdəktɪv ˈvɛtərənz keɪm ɔn bɔrd, ənd ðə ˈtaɪgərz wərənt ðə ˈtaɪgərz ˌɛniˈmɔr. ðət kʊd ˈhæpən tɪ ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz. aɪ min, ɪt kʊd. ˈtɛknɪkəli. ðeɪ stɪl hæv ðət ˈmaɪnər ˈɪʃu əv pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈvɪʒən ɛz ðə tu ˈrɪʧəst timz ɪn ðə geɪm ənd tu əv ðə sˈmɑrtəst, wɛˈræz ðə ˈtaɪgərz lɛft ðə æl ist æt ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm. bət doʊnt θɪŋk ðət ɪt wʊd bi ˈtoʊtəli ˌɪnˈseɪn fər ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz tɪ pərˈsu ˈfildər. ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz ər bæd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt hæv ɪˈnəf gʊd pleɪərz. ðeɪ ʃʊd əkˈwaɪər mɔr gʊd pleɪərz. ðɪs ˈfildər ˈfɛlə ɪz ə gʊd pleɪər, ənd hi ʃʊd bi fər ə fju jɪrz jɛt. ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈfildər wʊd fɪt wɪθ ðət hoʊl "əkˈwaɪər gʊd pleɪərz" ˈstrætəʤi. si? ðɪs ˈbeɪsˈbɔl stəf ɪz ˈizi.
as previously reported in by the columbus free press, the romney family, namely mitt, ann, g scott and tagg romney, along with son” and campaign finance chair have a secretive private equity firm called capital partners. this firms ties to campaign and is already well documented, along with its connection to the manufacture and distribution of voting machines. what is not as well documented is a subsidiary of that private equity firm hiring employees of a failed firm tied to a ponzi scheme that has a long history of money laundering for latin american drug cartels and to the scandal. as reported by, capital subsidiary advisors is a investment advisory group, providing advice to clients and boosting sales. corporate pugilist tagg romney is a director. according to the new york times, all but one of its 11 employees came from the charlotte office of the stanford financial group, the us investment arm of convicted felon r. allen offshore banking and fraud network that comprised a host of companies including the stanford international bank, stanford capital management, the bank of antigua, stanford trust and stanford gold and bullion. three of these employees, tim, deems may, and brandon phillips, received incentive compensation related to their direct sales of securities linked to a fraud that brought down this banking network. tim has left his position as managing partner at advisors. may and phillips remain employed as partner and chief compliance officer respectively. allen stanford is currently serving a prison sentence for convictions on 13 counts of fraud. his companies were placed in receivership. $8 billion of stolen money has yet to be recovered and the victims are in court to recover those funds and incentive pay bonuses to stanford employees (including, may and phillips) for fraudulently getting people to invest in an operation that later bilked many of them out of their savings. stanford’s shady history and criminality did not begin with the fraudulent investments that lead to his downfall, nor was it unknown at the highest level of united government. in a 2006 diplomatic cable released by wikileaks, the us ambassador to antigua advised “embassy officers do not reach out to stanford because of the allegations of bribery and money laundering. the ambassador managed to stay out of any one-on-one photos with stanford during the breakfast. for his part, stanford said he preferred to conduct his business without contacting the embassy, resolving any investment disputes directly with local governments. it is whispered in the region that stanford facilitates resolution with significant cash contributions.” similarly investigations by the sec, fbi and scotland yard into empire stalled or failed all the way back to the 1980s. the independent newspaper in the alleges that network was on the radar for more than 20 years. stanford set up his first offshore bank in 1986, just as eugene hausenfaus, shot down while gun running for the cia in nicaragua, was being connected to another company named stanford, in this case the “stanford technology trading group” owned by richard secord, albert hakim, and 4 unknown other persons, perhaps including allen stanford. according to whistleblower al martin (lt. cmdr. ret.) “anything with the name stanford on it belonged to secord”. when finally brought to trial, stanford employed the same defense attorney, dick deguerin, as defendant oliver north. as the explosion crippled the caribbean bank of choice, the bank of credit and commerce international (bcci), offshore banking empire was using the same techniques and embracing the same moral category of clients. banks were known to have laundered money from the juarez cartel and alleged to have done so earlier for the medellin cartel, and one of his private planes has been seized by the mexican government in a drug case. on top of legal woes in the united states and mexico, the london daily telegraph reported that venezuelan offices were raided by military intelligence over claims that its employees were paid by the cia to spy on the south american country. when asked about this in a interview which was cited in a story by independent journalist tom burghardt, stanford declined to comment on any involvement with the cia rather than outright deny it. all of the these dealings by stanford, and the complicity of his employees in facilitating them, was public information before january 2010, when mitt romney addressed the first full meeting of’s investors. yet his son tagg chose to hire into his family these alleged white collar criminals as soon as criminal empire collapsed. the romney family stands by the new employees associated with their secret bank, as evidenced by response to interview questions from regarding’s ability to reign them in: “hey guys, done here”.	ɛz ˈpriviəsli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn baɪ ðə kəˈləmbəs fri prɛs, ðə ˈrɑmni ˈfæməli, ˈneɪmli mɪt, æn, ʤi skɑt ənd tæg ˈrɑmni, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ son”” ənd kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ʧɛr hæv ə ˈsikrətɪv ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti fərm kɔld ˈkæpɪtəl ˈpɑrtnərz. ðɪs fərmz taɪz tɪ kæmˈpeɪn ənd ɪz ɔˈrɛdi wɛl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪts kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ məˈʃinz. wət ɪz nɑt ɛz wɛl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɪz ə səbˈsɪdiˌɛri əv ðət ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti fərm ˈhaɪrɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ə feɪld fərm taɪd tɪ ə ˈpɑnzi skim ðət həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ fər ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən drəg kɑrˈtɛlz ənd tɪ ðə ˈskændəl. ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ, ˈkæpɪtəl səbˈsɪdiˌɛri ædˈvaɪzərz ɪz ə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ædˈvaɪzəri grup, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ədˈvaɪs tɪ klaɪənts ənd ˈbustɪŋ seɪlz. ˈkɔrpərət ˈpjuʤəlɪst tæg ˈrɑmni ɪz ə dɪˈrɛktər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ɔl bət wən əv ɪts 11 ɪmˈplɔɪiz keɪm frəm ðə ˈʃɑrlət ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈstænfərd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl grup, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɑrm əv kənˈvɪktəd ˈfɛlən ɑr. ˈælən ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈbæŋkɪŋ ənd frɔd ˈnɛtˌwərk ðət kəmˈpraɪzd ə hoʊst əv ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈstænfərd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl bæŋk, ˈstænfərd ˈkæpɪtəl ˈmænɪʤmənt, ðə bæŋk əv ænˈtigwə, ˈstænfərd trəst ənd ˈstænfərd goʊld ənd ˈbʊljən. θri əv ðiz ɪmˈplɔɪiz, tɪm, dimz meɪ, ənd ˈbrændən ˈfɪlɪps, rɪˈsivd ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðɛr dɪˈrɛkt seɪlz əv sɪˈkjʊrətiz lɪŋkt tɪ ə frɔd ðət brɔt daʊn ðɪs ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk. tɪm həz lɛft hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər æt ædˈvaɪzərz. meɪ ənd ˈfɪlɪps rɪˈmeɪn ɪmˈplɔɪd ɛz ˈpɑrtnər ənd ʧif kəmˈplaɪəns ˈɔfɪsər rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈælən ˈstænfərd ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈsərvɪŋ ə ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns fər kənˈvɪkʃənz ɔn 13 kaʊnts əv frɔd. hɪz ˈkəmpəˌniz wər pleɪst ɪn rɪˈsivərˌʃɪp. 8 ˈbɪljən əv ˈstoʊlən ˈməni həz jɛt tɪ bi rɪˈkəvərd ənd ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ər ɪn kɔrt tɪ rɪˈkəvər ðoʊz fəndz ənd ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv peɪ ˈboʊnəsɪz tɪ ˈstænfərd ɪmˈplɔɪiz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, meɪ ənd ˈfɪlɪps) fər ˈfrɔduləntli ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət ˈleɪtər bɪlkt ˈmɛni əv ðɛm aʊt əv ðɛr ˈseɪvɪŋz. ˈʃeɪdi ˈhɪstəri ənd ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti dɪd nɑt bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ðə ˈfrɔʤələnt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ðət lɛd tɪ hɪz ˈdaʊnˌfɔl, nɔr wɑz ɪt ənˈnoʊn æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl əv juˈnaɪtɪd ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪn ə 2006 ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈkeɪbəl riˈlist baɪ wikileaks, ðə ˈjuˈɛs æmˈbæsədər tɪ ænˈtigwə ədˈvaɪzd ˈɔfɪsərz du nɑt riʧ aʊt tɪ ˈstænfərd bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˈbraɪbəri ənd ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ. ðə æmˈbæsədər ˈmænɪʤd tɪ steɪ aʊt əv ˈɛni ˌwənɔnˈwən ˈfoʊˌtoʊz wɪθ ˈstænfərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbrɛkfəst. fər hɪz pɑrt, ˈstænfərd sɛd hi prɪˈfərd tɪ ˈkɑndəkt hɪz ˈbɪznɪs wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ ðə ˈɛmbəsi, riˈzɑlvɪŋ ˈɛni ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt dɪˈspjuts dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts. ɪt ɪz ˈwɪspərd ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ðət ˈstænfərd fəˈsɪləˌteɪts ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt kæʃ contributions.”.” ˈsɪmələrli ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz baɪ ðə sɛk, ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd ˈɪntu ˈɛmpaɪər stɔld ər feɪld ɔl ðə weɪ bæk tɪ ðə 1980s. ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪn ðə əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ˈnɛtˌwərk wɑz ɔn ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr fər mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz. ˈstænfərd sɛt əp hɪz fərst ˈɔfˈʃɔr bæŋk ɪn 1986 ʤɪst ɛz ˈjuʤin hausenfaus, ʃɑt daʊn waɪl gən ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə siaɪeɪ ɪn ˌnɪkərˈɑgwə, wɑz biɪŋ kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ əˈnəðər ˈkəmpəˌni neɪmd ˈstænfərd, ɪn ðɪs keɪs ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈtreɪdɪŋ group”” oʊnd baɪ ˈrɪʧərd ˈsikɔrd, ˈælbərt ɑˈkim, ənd 4 ənˈnoʊn ˈəðər ˈpərsənz, pərˈhæps ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈælən ˈstænfərd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər æl ˈmɑrtɪn (lt. cmdr. rɛt.) wɪθ ðə neɪm ˈstænfərd ɔn ɪt bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ secord””. wɪn ˈfaɪnəli brɔt tɪ traɪəl, ˈstænfərd ɪmˈplɔɪd ðə seɪm dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni, dɪk dɪˈgərɪn, ɛz dɪˈfɛndənt ˈɑlɪvər nɔrθ. ɛz ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˈkrɪpəld ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən bæŋk əv ʧɔɪs, ðə bæŋk əv ˈkrɛdɪt ənd ˈkɑmərs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl (bcci), ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈɛmpaɪər wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm tɛkˈniks ənd ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈmɔrəl ˈkætəˌgɔri əv klaɪənts. bæŋks wər noʊn tɪ hæv ˈlɔndərd ˈməni frəm ðə ˈwɑˌrɛz kɑrˈtɛl ənd əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv dən soʊ ˈərliər fər ðə mɪˈdɛlɪn kɑrˈtɛl, ənd wən əv hɪz ˈpraɪvət pleɪnz həz bɪn sizd baɪ ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ə drəg keɪs. ɔn tɔp əv ˈligəl woʊz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ðə ˈləndən ˈdeɪli ˈtɛləˌgræf ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈɔfəsɪz wər ˈreɪdɪd baɪ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈoʊvər kleɪmz ðət ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz wər peɪd baɪ ðə siaɪeɪ tɪ spaɪ ɔn ðə saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəntri. wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪn ə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪʧ wɑz ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈstɔri baɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤərnəlɪst tɑm ˈbərgɑrt, ˈstænfərd dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈɛni ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə siaɪeɪ ˈrəðər ðən ˈaʊˈtraɪt dɪˈnaɪ ɪt. ɔl əv ðə ðiz ˈdilɪŋz baɪ ˈstænfərd, ənd ðə kəmˈplɪsɪti əv hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ ðɛm, wɑz ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2010 wɪn mɪt ˈrɑmni əˈdrɛst ðə fərst fʊl ˈmitɪŋ əv ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. jɛt hɪz sən tæg ʧoʊz tɪ haɪər ˈɪntu hɪz ˈfæməli ðiz əˈlɛʤd waɪt ˈkɑlər ˈkrɪmənəlz ɛz sun ɛz ˈkrɪmənəl ˈɛmpaɪər kəˈlæpst. ðə ˈrɑmni ˈfæməli stændz baɪ ðə nu ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðɛr ˈsikrɪt bæŋk, ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju kˈwɛsʧənz frəm rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ reɪn ðɛm ɪn: gaɪz, dən here”*”.
photo: micah blue is on a monthlong dinner & bikes tour around the western u.s., along with portland bike filmmaker joe biel and traveling vegan chef joshua ploeg. this is one of her dispatches from the road about bicycle culture and economy. read them all here. minneapolis, minn.: “portland is just an avenue in minneapolis” or so says the sticker on the rear rack of the bike i brought with me on our dinner & bikes tour. the words are attributed to r.t. rybak, mayor of minneapolis, upon learning in 2010 that his city had stolen the crown of most bike friendly city in america from my hometown, portland. there is, in fact, a portland ave. in minneapolis and it even has a bike lane, albeit an awkward one. (among other things, on the left side of the street.) but i never understood the city of appeal to cyclists. finally, this trip, i discovered what been missing. laura kling, the organizer of our dinner & bikes event here, showed me around. she runs the grease rag ride & wrench, a (women trans femme) night at a local bike project, and who calls herself “a radical transportation nerd.” i met kling at a sort of freeway interchange of bike paths the first indication that this city takes cycling seriously. we swooped down to the first trail, which runs below ground level in what used to be the rail system. our first stop, a short way down the path, required a a bunch of cafe tables and bike racks, most in use, arranged next to the path, below street level and some distance from the nearest auto access. they belonged to a bike shop that was doing bustling business on a sunday afternoon and, next door, a coffee shop. minneapolis’s greenway bike trail system was begun in the 1990s, i was told, but has been getting a makeover and an upgrade in the last several years. a quick flick just released by streetfilms: i’ve never been the biggest fan of riding on bike paths, especially ones shared with people walking, but minneapolis is doing better than most with designing these trails: most of the paths we rode were marked with lanes for bike travel in two directions, with a separate path for walking. a bold standard, but the paths were so crowded that a passing lane on each side would have been handy. (build it and they will come!) king then showed me where the city was rebuilding an intersection where a cyclist had recently been killed, adding a large traffic median, effectively creating one narrow, slow lane in each direction with enough room to shelter a veritable bike fleet. nearby, a bridge crossed a major arterial road and two sets of railroad tracks. we paused at the top so kling could point out the previous crossing. “it very fun,” she said. now, on this suspension bridge, an oasis of calm above the fray, bike traffic was steady that at times it felt almost congested. there was a dreamlike quality to the whole ride. the paths were clearly marked, the paint was new, signage was thoughtful and useful. i asked kling if one could get around everywhere without being on the road. “you can get between parts of the city,” she said. a few people on nice ride bike share bikes zoomed past. i was in awe. kling smiled. “i’m very happy with the progress this city is making,” she said, “but i say satisfied.” there were some spots that were less idyllic. in falls, a gorgeous park, the bike lane narrowed, the surface was older, the middle stripe disappeared. pedestrians, inexperienced riders, and wobbly kids strayed into our lane. tourists by on four-seat, contraptions. it was the same old bike path experience i learned to hate years ago. i thought about narrow, badly marked bike paths and all the emphasis on educating users to ride safely and “share the path.” a relic of the old way of treating paths as a shared recreation system, a strip of unmarked asphalt meant for poking and wandering along, not for getting anywhere. dangerous. but the bike freeway we had been on, the new greenway network across minneapolis, shows what happens when you treat bike paths as a transportation system. here, you always know where to ride, coming up, and what to expect from the path and each other. minneapolis’s need more work, more space, and more separation between bikers and walkers, but a hopeful sign of what can happen when we take bicycle transportation seriously.	ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈmaɪkə blu ɪz ɔn ə ˈmənθˌlɔŋ ˈdɪnər baɪks tʊr əraʊnd ðə ˈwɛstərn juz., əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈpɔrtlənd baɪk ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ʤoʊ bil ənd ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈvɛgən ʃɛf ˈʤɑˌʃuə ploeg. ðɪs ɪz wən əv hər dɪˈspæʧɪz frəm ðə roʊd əˈbaʊt ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈkəlʧər ənd ɪˈkɑnəmi. rɛd ðɛm ɔl hir. ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, minn.: ɪz ʤɪst ən ˈævəˌnu ɪn minneapolis”” ər soʊ sɪz ðə ˈstɪkər ɔn ðə rɪr ræk əv ðə baɪk aɪ brɔt wɪθ mi ɔn ɑr ˈdɪnər baɪks tʊr. ðə wərdz ər əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ r.t. ˈrɪbək, meɪər əv ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, əˈpɑn ˈlərnɪŋ ɪn 2010 ðət hɪz ˈsɪti hæd ˈstoʊlən ðə kraʊn əv moʊst baɪk ˈfrɛndli ˈsɪti ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə frəm maɪ ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn, ˈpɔrtlənd. ðɛr ɪz, ɪn fækt, ə ˈpɔrtlənd ˈɑˌveɪ. ɪn ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ənd ɪt ˈivɪn həz ə baɪk leɪn, ɔlˈbiɪt ən ˈɔkwərd wən. (əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ɔn ðə lɛft saɪd əv ðə strit.) bət aɪ ˈnɛvər ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə ˈsɪti əv əˈpil tɪ ˈsaɪkəlɪsts. ˈfaɪnəli, ðɪs trɪp, aɪ dɪˈskəvərd wət bɪn ˈmɪsɪŋ. ˈlɔrə klɪŋ, ðə ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər əv ɑr ˈdɪnər baɪks ɪˈvɛnt hir, ʃoʊd mi əraʊnd. ʃi rənz ðə gris ræg raɪd rɛnʧ, ə (ˈwɪmən trænz fɛm) naɪt æt ə ˈloʊkəl baɪk ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd hu kɔlz hərˈsɛlf ˈrædɪkəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən nerd.”.” aɪ mɛt klɪŋ æt ə sɔrt əv ˈfriˌweɪ ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤ əv baɪk pæθs ðə fərst ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðɪs ˈsɪti teɪks ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈsɪriəsli. wi swupt daʊn tɪ ðə fərst treɪl, wɪʧ rənz bɪˈloʊ graʊnd ˈlɛvəl ɪn wət juzd tɪ bi ðə reɪl ˈsɪstəm. ɑr fərst stɑp, ə ʃɔrt weɪ daʊn ðə pæθ, rikˈwaɪərd ə ə bənʧ əv kəˈfeɪ ˈteɪbəlz ənd baɪk ræks, moʊst ɪn juz, əreɪnʤd nɛkst tɪ ðə pæθ, bɪˈloʊ strit ˈlɛvəl ənd səm ˈdɪstəns frəm ðə ˈnɪrəst ˈɔtoʊ ˈækˌsɛs. ðeɪ bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ə baɪk ʃɑp ðət wɑz duɪŋ ˈbəsəlɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ɔn ə ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun ənd, nɛkst dɔr, ə ˈkɔfi ʃɑp. ˈgrinˌweɪ baɪk treɪl ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈbeɪgən ɪn ðə 1990s, aɪ wɑz toʊld, bət həz bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈmæˌkoʊvər ənd ən ˈəpˈgreɪd ɪn ðə læst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. ə kwɪk flɪk ʤɪst riˈlist baɪ streetfilms: ˈnɛvər bɪn ðə ˈbɪgəst fæn əv ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn baɪk pæθs, əˈspɛʃəli wənz ʃɛrd wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈwɔkɪŋ, bət ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ɪz duɪŋ ˈbɛtər ðən moʊst wɪθ dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðiz treɪlz: moʊst əv ðə pæθs wi roʊd wər mɑrkt wɪθ leɪnz fər baɪk ˈtrævəl ɪn tu dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, wɪθ ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt pæθ fər ˈwɔkɪŋ. ə boʊld ˈstændərd, bət ðə pæθs wər soʊ ˈkraʊdɪd ðət ə ˈpæsɪŋ leɪn ɔn iʧ saɪd wʊd hæv bɪn ˈhændi. (bɪld ɪt ənd ðeɪ wɪl kəm!) kɪŋ ðɛn ʃoʊd mi wɛr ðə ˈsɪti wɑz riˈbɪldɪŋ ən ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən wɛr ə ˈsaɪkəlɪst hæd ˈrisəntli bɪn kɪld, ˈædɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈtræfɪk ˈmidiən, ˈifɛktɪvli kriˈeɪtɪŋ wən ˈnɛroʊ, sloʊ leɪn ɪn iʧ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn wɪθ ɪˈnəf rum tɪ ˈʃɛltər ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl baɪk flit. ˈnɪrˈbaɪ, ə brɪʤ krɔst ə ˈmeɪʤər ɑrˈtɪriəl roʊd ənd tu sɛts əv ˈreɪˌlroʊd træks. wi pɔzd æt ðə tɔp soʊ klɪŋ kʊd pɔɪnt aʊt ðə ˈpriviəs ˈkrɔsɪŋ. ˈvɛri fun,”,” ʃi sɛd. naʊ, ɔn ðɪs səˈspɛnʃən brɪʤ, ən oʊˈeɪsɪs əv kɑm əˈbəv ðə freɪ, baɪk ˈtræfɪk wɑz ˈstɛdi ðət æt taɪmz ɪt fɛlt ˈɔlˌmoʊst kənˈʤɛstɪd. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈdrimˌlaɪk kˈwɑləti tɪ ðə hoʊl raɪd. ðə pæθs wər ˈklɪrli mɑrkt, ðə peɪnt wɑz nu, ˈsaɪnɪʤ wɑz ˈθɔtfəl ənd ˈjusfəl. aɪ æst klɪŋ ɪf wən kʊd gɪt əraʊnd ˈɛvriˌwɛr wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ɔn ðə roʊd. kən gɪt bɪtˈwin pɑrts əv ðə city,”,” ʃi sɛd. ə fju ˈpipəl ɔn nis raɪd baɪk ʃɛr baɪks zumd pæst. aɪ wɑz ɪn ɔ. klɪŋ smaɪld. ˈvɛri ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs ðɪs ˈsɪti ɪz making,”,” ʃi sɛd, aɪ seɪ satisfied.”.” ðɛr wər səm spɑts ðət wər lɛs aɪˈdɪlɪk. ɪn fɔlz, ə ˈgɔrʤəs pɑrk, ðə baɪk leɪn ˈnɛroʊd, ðə ˈsərfəs wɑz ˈoʊldər, ðə ˈmɪdəl straɪp ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd. pəˈdɛstriənz, ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst ˈraɪdərz, ənd ˈwɑbəli kɪdz streɪd ˈɪntu ɑr leɪn. ˈtʊrɪsts baɪ ɔn four-seat, kənˈtræpʃənz. ɪt wɑz ðə seɪm oʊld baɪk pæθ ɪkˈspɪriəns aɪ ˈlərnɪd tɪ heɪt jɪrz əˈgoʊ. aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt ˈnɛroʊ, ˈbædli mɑrkt baɪk pæθs ənd ɔl ðə ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈjuzərz tɪ raɪd ˈseɪfli ənd ðə path.”*.” ə ˈrɛlɪk əv ðə oʊld weɪ əv ˈtritɪŋ pæθs ɛz ə ʃɛrd ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm, ə strɪp əv ənˈmɑrkt ˈæsˌfɔlt mɛnt fər ˈpoʊkɪŋ ənd ˈwɑndərɪŋ əˈlɔŋ, nɑt fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr. ˈdeɪnʤərəs. bət ðə baɪk ˈfriˌweɪ wi hæd bɪn ɔn, ðə nu ˈgrinˌweɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk əˈkrɔs ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, ʃoʊz wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ju trit baɪk pæθs ɛz ə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈsɪstəm. hir, ju ˈɔlˌweɪz noʊ wɛr tɪ raɪd, ˈkəmɪŋ əp, ənd wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ðə pæθ ənd iʧ ˈəðər. nid mɔr wərk, mɔr speɪs, ənd mɔr ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈbaɪkərz ənd ˈwɔkərz, bət ə ˈhoʊpfəl saɪn əv wət kən ˈhæpən wɪn wi teɪk ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈsɪriəsli.
ridley prometheus was originally meant as a prequel to his 1979 alien at least until damon got his hands on the screenplay and butchered the synergy. now, scott is pushing the envelope as far at the edge of the universe, planning as many as three sequels to the that is slowly unveiling the origins of the and the engineers behind them. funny enough, in an interview with german website filmfutter, scott confirms that prometheus does in fact connect with alien, only not in the next sequel. “it be in the next one,” explained scott. “it will be in the one after this one or maybe even a fourth film before we get back into the alien franchise… “the whole point of it is to explain the alien franchise and to explain the how and why of the creation of the alien itself,” he added. “i always thought of the alien as kind of a piece of bacterial warfare. i always thought that that original ship, which i call the croissant, was a battleship, holding these creatures that were all about destruction.” now, for those of you who have been on board since day one, remember that we broke news (via an tipster) that the end of prometheus was originally set to connect directly to alien in that the ship that crashes is the exact same ship ellen ripley and her crew discover in first film. prometheus was changed to a different planet, thus expanding the universe and pushing the connection to the end of the third of a planned trilogy. now, scott is eluding to plans of a fourth film but who knows if the neill alien sequel is somehow part of this timeline. whatever the case may be, could this be too much and information? does knowing more retroactively hurt alien? i guess time will tell. too bad nobody in space will be able to hear me scream in anger if it does…	ˈrɪdli prəˈmiˌθiəs wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli mɛnt ɛz ə ˈprikwɛl tɪ hɪz 1979 ˈeɪliən æt list ənˈtɪl ˈdeɪmən gɑt hɪz hænz ɔn ðə ˈskrinˌpleɪ ənd ˈbʊʧərd ðə ˈsɪnərʤi. naʊ, skɑt ɪz ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈɛnvəˌloʊp ɛz fɑr æt ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, ˈplænɪŋ ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz θri ˈsikwəlz tɪ ðə ðət ɪz sˈloʊli ənˈveɪlɪŋ ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ðə ənd ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm. ˈfəni ɪˈnəf, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈʤərmən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt filmfutter, skɑt kənˈfərmz ðət prəˈmiˌθiəs dɪz ɪn fækt kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈeɪliən, ˈoʊnli nɑt ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈsikwəl. bi ɪn ðə nɛkst one,”,” ɪkˈspleɪnd skɑt. wɪl bi ɪn ðə wən ˈæftər ðɪs wən ər ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ə fɔrθ fɪlm ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈeɪliən franchise…… hoʊl pɔɪnt əv ɪt ɪz tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈeɪliən ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ənd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə haʊ ənd waɪ əv ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈeɪliən itself,”,” hi ˈædɪd. ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt əv ðə ˈeɪliən ɛz kaɪnd əv ə pis əv bækˈtɪriəl ˈwɔrˌfɛr. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt ðət ðət ərˈɪʤənəl ʃɪp, wɪʧ aɪ kɔl ðə kˌwɑˈsɑnt, wɑz ə ˈbætəlˌʃɪp, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðiz ˈkriʧərz ðət wər ɔl əˈbaʊt destruction.”.” naʊ, fər ðoʊz əv ju hu hæv bɪn ɔn bɔrd sɪns deɪ wən, rɪˈmɛmbər ðət wi broʊk nuz (ˈviə ən ˈtɪpstər) ðət ðə ɛnd əv prəˈmiˌθiəs wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli sɛt tɪ kəˈnɛkt dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈeɪliən ɪn ðət ðə ʃɪp ðət ˈkræʃɪz ɪz ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm ʃɪp ˈɛlən ˈrɪpli ənd hər kru dɪˈskəvər ɪn fərst fɪlm. prəˈmiˌθiəs wɑz ʧeɪnʤd tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈplænət, ðəs ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ənd ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə θərd əv ə plænd ˈtrɪləʤi. naʊ, skɑt ɪz ɪˈludɪŋ tɪ plænz əv ə fɔrθ fɪlm bət hu noʊz ɪf ðə nil ˈeɪliən ˈsikwəl ɪz ˈsəmˌhaʊ pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈtaɪmlaɪn. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs meɪ bi, kʊd ðɪs bi tu məʧ ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən? dɪz noʊɪŋ mɔr ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪvli hərt ˈeɪliən? aɪ gɛs taɪm wɪl tɛl. tu bæd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪn speɪs wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hir mi skrim ɪn ˈæŋgər ɪf ɪt does……
the housing crisis, which was meant to subside four years ago according to statistics, is still continuing, says a housing rights group. the front en urbain (frapru) used moving season that culminated on saturday to reiterate their demands for social housing. véronique laflamme, a spokesperson for the organization, said dozens of families find themselves on the streets on july 1, as was the case in the early 2000s. nevertheless, she said the crisis has not abated as salaries increasing at the same rate as rent prices. last year in quebec, the vacancy rate stayed at per cent a number that should reflect stability in the rental market. laflamme argues vacancy rates have decreased at an alarming rate in certain neighbourhoods like and ahuntsic-cartierville. she also said there is a shortage of housing appropriate for families. in an interview with the presse canadienne, she said a number of tenants are living in substandard situations, over their budgets, away from their loved ones or without community services. “the housing crisis has transformed. the extreme shortage is over, but the major problem is now high housing costs,” laflamme said. according to data from the canada mortgage and housing corporation, tenants are facing essential housing needs in the province. not including the homeless or those who spend the majority of their income on rent, laflamme estimates quebeckers lack the funds to move and feed themselves. “unfortunately, these statistics incite a reaction,” she said. “it should be a shock.” frapru estimates the social housing units to be constructed in quebec in the next year will not be enough to address previous budget cuts. “the quebec government said they want to do better. we know they have a record (budgetary) surplus) but, unfortunately, in terms of politics and social programs, nothing new not a cent more,” she said. last year, the united nations reported a shortage of social housing in canada, while says waiting lists for low-income housing are stagnant, as only 11 per cent of the rental market in quebec is non-profit. “people who invest in housing are there to make profits,” laflamme said. “without rent control in quebec, continue to increase rent significantly while incomes follow.” ottawa will present its national housing strategy this fall, while the quebec minister responsible for housing, martin coiteux, will complete his revision of the program. frapru argues for the formal recognition of the right to housing not in having a roof over head, but “a place where one can live safely, in peace and with dignity.” in 2016, the average rent for a apartment in quebec was $751, according to the cmhc, compared with $808 in quebec city and $791 in montreal.	ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs, wɪʧ wɑz mɛnt tɪ səbˈsaɪd fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ stəˈtɪstɪks, ɪz stɪl kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ, sɪz ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ raɪts grup. ðə frənt ɛn ərˈbeɪn (frapru) juzd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈsizən ðət ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ tɪ riˈɪtərˌeɪt ðɛr dɪˈmændz fər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ˌlɑˈflæm, ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, sɛd ˈdəzənz əv ˈfæməliz faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ðə strits ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 ɛz wɑz ðə keɪs ɪn ðə ˈərli 2000s. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ʃi sɛd ðə ˈkraɪsəs həz nɑt əˈbeɪtɪd ɛz ˈsæləriz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ æt ðə seɪm reɪt ɛz rɛnt ˈpraɪsɪz. læst jɪr ɪn kwəˈbɛk, ðə ˈveɪkənsi reɪt steɪd æt pər sɛnt ə ˈnəmbər ðət ʃʊd rɪˈflɛkt stəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈrɛntəl ˈmɑrkɪt. ˌlɑˈflæm ˈɑrgjuz ˈveɪkənsi reɪts hæv ˈdiˌkrist æt ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ reɪt ɪn ˈsərtən ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz laɪk ənd ahuntsic-cartierville. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ˈfæməliz. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə prɛs kəˈnædiˌɛn, ʃi sɛd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈtɛnənts ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn səbˈstændərd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈbəʤɪts, əˈweɪ frəm ðɛr ləvd wənz ər wɪˈθaʊt kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs həz trænsˈfɔrmd. ðə ɪkˈstrim ˈʃɔrtɪʤ ɪz ˈoʊvər, bət ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm ɪz naʊ haɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ costs,”,” ˌlɑˈflæm sɛd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈkænədə ˈmɔrgɪʤ ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ˈtɛnənts ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ nidz ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns. nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈhoʊmləs ər ðoʊz hu spɛnd ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn rɛnt, ˌlɑˈflæm ˈɛstəˌmeɪts kˈwɛˌbɛkərz læk ðə fəndz tɪ muv ənd fid ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ““unfortunately, ðiz stəˈtɪstɪks ˌɪnˈsaɪt ə reaction,”,” ʃi sɛd. ʃʊd bi ə shock.”.” ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts tɪ bi kənˈstrəktɪd ɪn kwəˈbɛk ɪn ðə nɛkst jɪr wɪl nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈpriviəs ˈbəʤɪt kəts. kwəˈbɛk ˈgəvərnmənt sɛd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du ˈbɛtər. wi noʊ ðeɪ hæv ə ˈrɛkərd (ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri) ˈsərpləs) bət, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪn tərmz əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈnəθɪŋ nu nɑt ə sɛnt more,”,” ʃi sɛd. læst jɪr, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪn ˈkænədə, waɪl sɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪsts fər ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈhaʊzɪŋ ər ˈstægnənt, ɛz ˈoʊnli 11 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈrɛntəl ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn kwəˈbɛk ɪz ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt. hu ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ər ðɛr tɪ meɪk profits,”,” ˌlɑˈflæm sɛd. rɛnt kənˈtroʊl ɪn kwəˈbɛk, kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɪnˈkris rɛnt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli waɪl ˈɪnˌkəmz follow.”.” ˈɑtəˌwɑ wɪl ˈprɛzənt ɪts ˈnæʃənəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi ðɪs fɔl, waɪl ðə kwəˈbɛk ˈmɪnɪstər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ˈmɑrtɪn coiteux, wɪl kəmˈplit hɪz riˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈɑrgjuz fər ðə ˈfɔrməl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ðə raɪt tɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ nɑt ɪn ˈhævɪŋ ə rʊf ˈoʊvər hɛd, bət pleɪs wɛr wən kən lɪv ˈseɪfli, ɪn pis ənd wɪθ dignity.”.” ɪn 2016 ðə ˈævərɪʤ rɛnt fər ə əˈpɑrtmənt ɪn kwəˈbɛk wɑz 751 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə cmhc*, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 808 ɪn kwəˈbɛk ˈsɪti ənd 791 ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl.
donald duck and is donald duck a pervert? gawker seems to think so. yesterday evening, it posted an item asking: “who are the strange people in the furry costumes at disney world, and are they pervs? after donald duck grabbed her boob, a is suing disney.” the complaint, according to gawker, “includes a helpful list of other disney character transgressions, like the time molested a girl. moral of the story: men who wear masks are not to be trusted.” readers of the item soon began posting their own allegations. one recalled: “when i was in high school the shamu at the sea world in ohio freaked me out. he kept giving me these big bear hugs that were really hard and rough. he also kept my face covered with his fins while he was doing this. very creepy. i can understand why this lady was totally offended.” another agreed: “similar experience in high school with a crash test dummy at disney (near the test track). creepy.” a third added: “when my family visited magic mountain in the 70s, a horny person dressed up as a grape pinched my ass and then scampered away.” a fourth wrote: “ugh! i remember going to disney with my brother and sister. i was like 16 and they were like 12 and i was confused that all the characters seemed to want to kiss me on the cheek and hug me more than my siblings.” we’ve seen this pattern before: an allegation of groping, followed by a bunch of other people recalling similar abuse. the initial charge makes the rest of the claims credible. but sometimes the allegations, and even the triggered memories, are false. what happened to. let it happen to donald. gawker bases its description of the time molested a the complaint against donald, which was posted yesterday by the smoking gun. the complaint alleges: 9. this incident is one of a long line of continuing, long standing, similar prior incidents that have occurred on various resort premises. 10. authorities in florida received 24 more complaints in the week since a walt disney world employee was charged with molesting a girl and her mother while dressed as the character ‘tigger’ in 2004. 11. numerous of those cases were deemed credible enough to be investigated by the orange county office. 12. one of employees, michael chartrand, was arrested and charged with one count of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child and one count of simple battery. 13. in that case the office received a complaint that the costumed character had touched the girl and her mother inappropriately while their pictures were being taken. 14. according to an incident report, chartrand fondled the breasts of the girl and her mother while posing for pictures at the magic toon town. 15. despite knowledge of these continuing, long standing, similar prior incidents, the defendant failed to act to ensure the incidents would cease. hmmm. incident reports, charges, how did the case turn out? since the complaint against donald curiously omits this part, and since gawker bother to look it up, check it out ourselves. answer: chartrand was acquitted. the case seems to have been a total scam. the mother planned to sue disney for money and lied to prosecutors about her plans. the cops conned chartrand into writing an apology to the girl even though he had no memory of her, much less groping her. the stepfather testified that nothing untoward had happened. at trial, the defense attorney put on the outfit to show jurors how severely it limited its vision and range of motion, making the alleged groping impossible. as for the copycat complaints prompted by the original charge, no record of any of them going anywhere. in fact, disney reinstated chartrand with back pay. a month later, he was suspended for allegedly shoving two other disney workers. (disney routinely suspends employees while investigating such cases.) his attorney said that he was just “goofing around because he was goofy” and that the other workers shoved back. after that, no record of chartrand in nexis. the reason i know about the episode is that i learned about it from elizabeth loftus, a scientist who plants and studies false memories. i was writing a series about her (you can read it here) and came across a discussion of the story in a paper she and her colleagues published two years ago. in their first experiment, they persuaded 16 percent of their subjects that these subjects had met bugs bunny at disneyland. this was certainly a false memory, since bugs a disney character. in their second experiment, loftus and her collaborators convinced 30 percent of another group of subjects that pluto had licked their ears at disneyland. the researchers planted this memory by showing subjects a fake newspaper article about a pluto character who had “developed a habit of inappropriately licking the ears of many young visitors with his large fabric tongue.” based on the pluto experiment, loftus and her colleagues speculated that the initial coverage of’s arrest might have led people “to become more confident that they too had an inappropriate experience with the character. thus unsurprisingly, after the allegation surfaced, 24 additional disney visitors came forward to say that they too were abused by.” so: bugs, innocent. pluto, innocent., acquitted. what about donald? and shamu? and the horny grape? the complaint against donald was filed last month, based on an incident that supposedly took place more than two years ago. the document alleges that the complainant, while holding one of her kids, approached donald and requested an autograph. donald “proceeded to grab [her] breast and molest her.” she claims “severe physical injury, emotional anguish and distress including, but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder.” according to the smoking gun, “suing disney for negligence, battery, and infliction of emotional distress, and is seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages.” gawker reports her allegations as truth. “donald duck grabbed her boob,” it says. and now, as in the case, the copycat claims are pouring in. but already the story has problems. a gawker reader has stepped in with a word of caution: worked at disney in various levels of management, so i can tell you: it was definitely a woman in that costume, as the height range to play donald is very short. mickey, minnie, chip and dale are also almost exclusively portrayed by little tiny women. also, the visibility in those costumes is so incredibly poor, you can only see straight ahead basically (not up or down), so very possible that the character brushed her breast by accident and then apologized. since they get in trouble if they speak out loud, an apologetic motion was all that could have been done. followed by this report from another reader: i worked there a few years ago, and was “friends” with a lot of the shorter characters and i had my fair share of complaints of wandering hands. the best were always when guests would complain about the “wandering hands” in character[s] that had broom handles for hands (i.e. monsters) sounds a lot like the bum rap on, it? moral of the story: uncorroborated allegations are not to be trusted. become a fan of slate on facebook. follow us on twitter. human latest short takes on the news, via twitter:	ˈdɑnəld dək ənd ɪz ˈdɑnəld dək ə ˈpərvərt? ˈgɑkər simz tɪ θɪŋk soʊ. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ɪt ˈpoʊstɪd ən ˈaɪtəm ˈæskɪŋ: ər ðə streɪnʤ ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈfəri ˈkɑstumz æt ˈdɪzni wərld, ənd ər ðeɪ pervs? ˈæftər ˈdɑnəld dək græbd hər bub, ə ɪz suɪŋ disney.”.” ðə kəmˈpleɪnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgɑkər, ə ˈhɛlpfəl lɪst əv ˈəðər ˈdɪzni ˈkɛrɪktər trænzˈgrɛʃənz, laɪk ðə taɪm məˈlɛstɪd ə gərl. ˈmɔrəl əv ðə ˈstɔri: mɛn hu wɛr mæsks ər nɑt tɪ bi trusted.”.” ˈridərz əv ðə ˈaɪtəm sun bɪˈgæn ˈpoʊstɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. wən rɪˈkɔld: aɪ wɑz ɪn haɪ skul ðə ʃɑˈmu æt ðə si wərld ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ frikt mi aʊt. hi kɛpt ˈgɪvɪŋ mi ðiz bɪg bɛr həgz ðət wər ˈrɪli hɑrd ənd rəf. hi ˈɔlsoʊ kɛpt maɪ feɪs ˈkəvərd wɪθ hɪz fɪnz waɪl hi wɑz duɪŋ ðɪs. ˈvɛri ˈkripi. aɪ kən ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðɪs ˈleɪdi wɑz ˈtoʊtəli offended.”.” əˈnəðər əˈgrid: ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn haɪ skul wɪθ ə kræʃ tɛst ˈdəmi æt ˈdɪzni (nɪr ðə tɛst træk). creepy.”.” ə θərd ˈædɪd: maɪ ˈfæməli ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈmæʤɪk ˈmaʊntən ɪn ðə 70s, ə ˈhɔrni ˈpərsən drɛst əp ɛz ə greɪp pɪnʧt maɪ æs ənd ðɛn ˈskæmpərd away.”.” ə fɔrθ roʊt: ““ugh! aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪzni wɪθ maɪ ˈbrəðər ənd ˈsɪstər. aɪ wɑz laɪk 16 ənd ðeɪ wər laɪk 12 ənd aɪ wɑz kənfˈjuzd ðət ɔl ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz simd tɪ wɔnt tɪ kɪs mi ɔn ðə ʧik ənd həg mi mɔr ðən maɪ siblings.”.” sin ðɪs ˈpætərn ˌbiˈfɔr: ən ˌæləˈgeɪʃən əv ˈgroʊpɪŋ, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə bənʧ əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl rɪˈkɔlɪŋ ˈsɪmələr əˈbjuz. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ʧɑrʤ meɪks ðə rɛst əv ðə kleɪmz ˈkrɛdəbəl. bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz, ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈtrɪgərd ˈmɛməriz, ər fɔls. wət ˈhæpənd tɪ. lɛt ɪt ˈhæpən tɪ ˈdɑnəld. ˈgɑkər ˈbeɪsɪz ɪts dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə taɪm məˈlɛstɪd ə ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst ˈdɑnəld, wɪʧ wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ baɪ ðə sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən. ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈlɛʤɪz: 9 ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt ɪz wən əv ə lɔŋ laɪn əv kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ, lɔŋ ˈstændɪŋ, ˈsɪmələr praɪər ˈɪnsədənts ðət hæv əˈkərd ɔn ˈvɛriəs rɪˈzɔrt ˈprɛməsəz. 10 əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə rɪˈsivd 24 mɔr kəmˈpleɪnts ɪn ðə wik sɪns ə wɔlt ˈdɪzni wərld ɪmˈplɔɪi wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ məˈlɛstɪŋ ə gərl ənd hər ˈməðər waɪl drɛst ɛz ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ‘‘tigger’’ ɪn 2004 11 ˈnumərəs əv ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz wər dimd ˈkrɛdəbəl ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs. 12 wən əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ˈmaɪkəl ˈʧɑrtrənd, wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ wən kaʊnt əv lud ənd ləˈsɪviəs ˌmoʊlɛˈsteɪʃən əv ə ʧaɪld ənd wən kaʊnt əv ˈsɪmpəl ˈbætəri. 13 ɪn ðət keɪs ðə ˈɔfəs rɪˈsivd ə kəmˈpleɪnt ðət ðə ˈkɔˌstumd ˈkɛrɪktər hæd təʧt ðə gərl ənd hər ˈməðər ˌɪnəˈprɑpriətli waɪl ðɛr ˈpɪkʧərz wər biɪŋ ˈteɪkən. 14 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɪnsədənt rɪˈpɔrt, ˈʧɑrtrənd ˈfɔndəld ðə brɛsts əv ðə gərl ənd hər ˈməðər waɪl ˈpoʊzɪŋ fər ˈpɪkʧərz æt ðə ˈmæʤɪk tun taʊn. 15 dɪˈspaɪt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðiz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ, lɔŋ ˈstændɪŋ, ˈsɪmələr praɪər ˈɪnsədənts, ðə dɪˈfɛndənt feɪld tɪ ækt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈɪnsədənts wʊd sis. hmmm. ˈɪnsədənt rɪˈpɔrts, ˈʧɑrʤɪz, haʊ dɪd ðə keɪs tərn aʊt? sɪns ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst ˈdɑnəld ˈkjʊriəsli oʊˈmɪts ðɪs pɑrt, ənd sɪns ˈgɑkər ˈbɑðər tɪ lʊk ɪt əp, ʧɛk ɪt aʊt ɑrˈsɛlvz. ˈænsər: ˈʧɑrtrənd wɑz əkˈwɪtɪd. ðə keɪs simz tɪ hæv bɪn ə ˈtoʊtəl skæm. ðə ˈməðər plænd tɪ su ˈdɪzni fər ˈməni ənd laɪd tɪ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz əˈbaʊt hər plænz. ðə kɑps kɑnd ˈʧɑrtrənd ˈɪntu ˈraɪtɪŋ ən əˈpɑləˌʤi tɪ ðə gərl ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi hæd noʊ ˈmɛməri əv hər, məʧ lɛs ˈgroʊpɪŋ hər. ðə ˈstɛpˌfɑðər ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ðət ˈnəθɪŋ əntəˈwɔrd hæd ˈhæpənd. æt traɪəl, ðə dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni pʊt ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌfɪt tɪ ʃoʊ ˈʤʊrərz haʊ səˈvɪrli ɪt ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪts ˈvɪʒən ənd reɪnʤ əv ˈmoʊʃən, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈgroʊpɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ɛz fər ðə ˈkɑpiˌkæt kəmˈpleɪnts ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ʧɑrʤ, noʊ ˈrɛkərd əv ˈɛni əv ðɛm goʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr. ɪn fækt, ˈdɪzni ˌriɪnˈsteɪtɪd ˈʧɑrtrənd wɪθ bæk peɪ. ə mənθ ˈleɪtər, hi wɑz səˈspɛndɪd fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈʃəvɪŋ tu ˈəðər ˈdɪzni ˈwərkərz. (ˈdɪzni ruˈtinli səˈspɛndz ɪmˈplɔɪiz waɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ səʧ ˈkeɪsɪz.) hɪz əˈtərni sɛd ðət hi wɑz ʤɪst əraʊnd bɪˈkəz hi wɑz goofy”” ənd ðət ðə ˈəðər ˈwərkərz ʃəvd bæk. ˈæftər ðət, noʊ ˈrɛkərd əv ˈʧɑrtrənd ɪn ˈnɛksɪs. ðə ˈrizən aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɪz ðət aɪ ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ɪt frəm ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈlɔftəs, ə ˈsaɪəntɪst hu plænts ənd ˈstədiz fɔls ˈmɛməriz. aɪ wɑz ˈraɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əˈbaʊt hər (ju kən rɛd ɪt hir) ənd keɪm əˈkrɔs ə dɪˈskəʃən əv ðə ˈstɔri ɪn ə ˈpeɪpər ʃi ənd hər ˈkɑligz ˈpəblɪʃt tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪn ðɛr fərst ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, ðeɪ pərsˈweɪdɪd 16 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˈsəbʤɪkts ðət ðiz ˈsəbʤɪkts hæd mɛt bəgz ˈbəni æt ˈdɪzniˌlænd. ðɪs wɑz ˈsərtənli ə fɔls ˈmɛməri, sɪns bəgz ə ˈdɪzni ˈkɛrɪktər. ɪn ðɛr ˈsɛkənd ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, ˈlɔftəs ənd hər kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz kənˈvɪnst 30 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈnəðər grup əv ˈsəbʤɪkts ðət ˈplutoʊ hæd lɪkt ðɛr ɪrz æt ˈdɪzniˌlænd. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈplænɪd ðɪs ˈmɛməri baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ˈsəbʤɪkts ə feɪk ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbaʊt ə ˈplutoʊ ˈkɛrɪktər hu hæd ə ˈhæbət əv ˌɪnəˈprɑpriətli ˈlɪkɪŋ ðə ɪrz əv ˈmɛni jəŋ ˈvɪzɪtərz wɪθ hɪz lɑrʤ ˈfæbrɪk tongue.”.” beɪst ɔn ðə ˈplutoʊ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, ˈlɔftəs ənd hər ˈkɑligz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ərˈɛst maɪt hæv lɛd ˈpipəl bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðeɪ tu hæd ən ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər. ðəs ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈæftər ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃən ˈsərfɪst, 24 əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɪzni ˈvɪzɪtərz keɪm ˈfɔrwərd tɪ seɪ ðət ðeɪ tu wər əˈbjuzd baɪ tigger.”.” soʊ: bəgz, ˈɪnəsənt. ˈplutoʊ, ˈɪnəsənt., əkˈwɪtɪd. wət əˈbaʊt ˈdɑnəld? ənd ʃɑˈmu? ənd ðə ˈhɔrni greɪp? ðə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst ˈdɑnəld wɑz faɪld læst mənθ, beɪst ɔn ən ˈɪnsədənt ðət səˈpoʊzədli tʊk pleɪs mɔr ðən tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ðə kəmˈpleɪnənt, waɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ wən əv hər kɪdz, əˈproʊʧt ˈdɑnəld ənd rɪkˈwɛstɪd ən ˈɔtəˌgræf. ˈdɑnəld tɪ græb [hər] brɛst ənd məˈlɛst her.”.” ʃi kleɪmz ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɪnʤəri, ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈæŋgwɪʃ ənd dɪˈstrɛs ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, bət nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs disorder.”.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən, ˈdɪzni fər ˈnɛglɪʤəns, ˈbætəri, ənd ˌɪnˈflɪkʃən əv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl dɪˈstrɛs, ənd ɪz ˈsikɪŋ ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs əv ɪn damages.”.” ˈgɑkər rɪˈpɔrts hər ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɛz truθ. dək græbd hər boob,”,” ɪt sɪz. ənd naʊ, ɛz ɪn ðə keɪs, ðə ˈkɑpiˌkæt kleɪmz ər ˈpɔrɪŋ ɪn. bət ɔˈrɛdi ðə ˈstɔri həz ˈprɑbləmz. ə ˈgɑkər ˈridər həz stɛpt ɪn wɪθ ə wərd əv ˈkɔʃən: wərkt æt ˈdɪzni ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈmænɪʤmənt, soʊ aɪ kən tɛl ju: ɪt wɑz ˈdɛfənətli ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ðət ˈkɑstum, ɛz ðə haɪt reɪnʤ tɪ pleɪ ˈdɑnəld ɪz ˈvɛri ʃɔrt. ˈmɪki, ˈmɪni, ʧɪp ənd deɪl ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪkˈsklusɪvli pɔrˈtreɪd baɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈtaɪni ˈwɪmən. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðoʊz ˈkɑstumz ɪz soʊ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli pur, ju kən ˈoʊnli si streɪt əˈhɛd ˈbeɪsɪkli (nɑt əp ər daʊn), soʊ ˈvɛri ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˈkɛrɪktər brəʃt hər brɛst baɪ ˈæksədənt ənd ðɛn əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd. sɪns ðeɪ gɪt ɪn ˈtrəbəl ɪf ðeɪ spik aʊt laʊd, ən əˌpɑləˈʤɛtɪk ˈmoʊʃən wɑz ɔl ðət kʊd hæv bɪn dən. ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt frəm əˈnəðər ˈridər: aɪ wərkt ðɛr ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ənd wɑz ““friends”” wɪθ ə lɔt əv ðə ˈʃɔrtər ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd aɪ hæd maɪ fɛr ʃɛr əv kəmˈpleɪnts əv ˈwɑndərɪŋ hænz. ðə bɛst wər ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪn gɛsts wʊd kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə hands”” ɪn character[s] ðət hæd brum ˈhændəlz fər hænz (i.e. ˈmɑnstərz) saʊnz ə lɔt laɪk ðə bəm ræp ɔn, ɪt? ˈmɔrəl əv ðə ˈstɔri: ˌənkərˈɑbəreɪtɪd ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ər nɑt tɪ bi ˈtrəstɪd. bɪˈkəm ə fæn əv sleɪt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər. ˈjumən ˈleɪtəst ʃɔrt teɪks ɔn ðə nuz, ˈviə tˈwɪtər:
the galton institute is a learned society based in the united kingdom. its aims are "to promote the public understanding of human heredity and to facilitate informed debate about the ethical issues raised by advances in reproductive] it was founded in 1907 as the eugenics education society, with the aim of promoting the research and understanding of] it became the eugenics society in 1926 (often referred to as the british eugenics society to distinguish it from others). from it published the eugenics review. membership reached its peak during the] the society was based near brockwell park, lambeth in london. it is currently based in northfields, london, and changed its name to the galton institute in 1989. prominent members [ edit ] see also [ edit ]	ðə ˈgæltən ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪz ə ˈlərnɪd soʊˈsaɪɪti beɪst ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ɪts eɪmz ər "tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˈjumən hərˈɛdəti ənd tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˌɪnˈfɔrmd dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛθɪkəl ˈɪʃuz reɪzd baɪ ədˈvænsɪz ɪn ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ɪt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1907 ɛz ðə juˈʤɛnɪks ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti, wɪθ ðə eɪm əv prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə ˈrisərʧ ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ðə juˈʤɛnɪks soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn 1926 (ˈɔfən rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ juˈʤɛnɪks soʊˈsaɪɪti tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ɪt frəm ˈəðərz). frəm ɪt ˈpəblɪʃt ðə juˈʤɛnɪks ˌrivˈju. ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp riʧt ɪts pik ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti wɑz beɪst nɪr ˈbrɑkˌwɛl pɑrk, ˈlæmbɪθ ɪn ˈləndən. ɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli beɪst ɪn northfields*, ˈləndən, ənd ʧeɪnʤd ɪts neɪm tɪ ðə ˈgæltən ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn 1989 ˈprɑmənənt ˈmɛmbərz ˈɛdət si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
kim jong nam, left, exiled of north korea's leader, in narita, japan, on may 4, 2001, and north korean leader kim jong un on may 9, 2016, in pyongyang, north korea. kuala lumpur, malaysia north koreans working overseas were told saturday by north korean authorities not to watch reports on the murder of kim jong nam, the half brother of north korean leader kim jong un, sources close to north korea in southeast asia and other places told the yomiuri shimbun. north koreans overseas involved in trade and other businesses were issued a gag order immediately after the half brother was assassinated in kuala lumpur last month, according to sources, suggesting that kim jong administration has been extremely alert for any information of the murder flowing into the country. kim jong nam inherited the so-called "bloodline of mt. paektu," which refers to the descendants of north korean founder kim il sung. it is believed that issuing the order not to watch reports on the murder is aimed at preventing damage to kim jong character when it becomes known that he ordered the assassination. north korea claimed the murdered person was identified as "kim with a diplomatic passport." north koreans related to trade and other businesses said they were notified of the order by secret police officers and state security ministry officials on saturday morning. north korean authorities recently prohibited diplomats, dispatched workers and others living overseas from connecting to the internet using their mobile phones, according to radio free asia.	kɪm ʤɔŋ næm, lɛft, ˈɛkˌsaɪld əv nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˈlidər, ɪn nɛˈritə, ʤəˈpæn, ɔn meɪ 4 2001 ənd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidər kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈjuˈɛn ɔn meɪ 9 2016 ɪn ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. kˈwɑlə ˌləmˈpʊr, məˈleɪʒə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriənz ˈwərkɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz wər toʊld ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ baɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən əˈθɔrətiz nɑt tɪ wɔʧ rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ðə ˈmərdər əv kɪm ʤɔŋ næm, ðə hæf ˈbrəðər əv nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidər kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈjuˈɛn, ˈsɔrsəz kloʊz tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə ənd ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz toʊld ðə ˌjoʊˈmiəri ˈʃɪmˌbən. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriənz ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn treɪd ənd ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz wər ˈɪʃud ə gæg ˈɔrdər ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ðə hæf ˈbrəðər wɑz əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd ɪn kˈwɑlə ˌləmˈpʊr læst mənθ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɔrsəz, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət kɪm ʤɔŋ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz bɪn ɪkˈstrimli əˈlərt fər ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ˈmərdər floʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri. kɪm ʤɔŋ næm ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈbləˌdlaɪn əv ˈɛmˈti. paektu*," wɪʧ rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈfaʊndər kɪm ɪl səŋ. ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈɪʃuɪŋ ðə ˈɔrdər nɑt tɪ wɔʧ rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ðə ˈmərdər ɪz eɪmd æt prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈkɛrɪktər wɪn ɪt bɪˈkəmz noʊn ðət hi ˈɔrdərd ðə əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə kleɪmd ðə ˈmərdərd ˈpərsən wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz "kɪm wɪθ ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈpæˌspɔrt." nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriənz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ treɪd ənd ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əv ðə ˈɔrdər baɪ ˈsikrɪt pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ənd steɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɪnɪstri əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən əˈθɔrətiz ˈrisəntli proʊˈhɪbətəd ˈdɪpləˌmæts, dɪˈspæʧt ˈwərkərz ənd ˈəðərz ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz frəm kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ fri ˈeɪʒə.
berea, ohio the dominant feeling around the cleveland browns the day after the 2016 season ended? overwhelming optimism. to a man, players, coaches and types believe this long and miserable season has laid a foundation. hue jackson said that this finish is different because it set up the future. the browns are proud that they did not quit, that they fought to the end in overtime in pittsburgh. they also believe strength is forged from struggle. "nobody likes the record, by any stretch of the imagination," jackson said. "but i truly believe the foundation is set for some of the things that we want to do as we move forward." director of strategy paul called the season painful, like a toothache, but also said he felt positive vibes on monday. "i was struck by the tenor of the conversations throughout the building today, especially our players, how optimistic they are, how bright they feel the future is here," said. "i share their enthusiasm." vice president of football operations brown said the positives included the players' "buy-in" of jackson's programs, and the change in culture brought about by the hiring of jackson. the words thrown around pushed the limits of the thesaurus. said he's more optimistic than he was a year ago when he joined the browns. he added that the browns made "tremendous progress" in 2016. "there is a belief around the building that we're heading in the right direction," brown said. "that is extremely important and a cornerstone of the foundation that we needed to lay this year.” if it sounds counterintuitive, well, it might be. it's tough to look at any season and find positives, but the browns tore the team down to the nails. they endured a far worse season than they anticipated, but now plan to build it back up. the leadership structure remains in place. worked in baseball until a year ago. brown was hired by the browns as general counsel and eventually became the guy. jackson is the traditional football guy. scouts will work with analytics folks, who will crunch the numbers to find the best options. "nobody likes the record, by any stretch of the imagination," browns coach hue jackson said. "but i truly believe the foundation is set for some of the things that we want to do." ap burton depodesta gave an inkling to how analytics were used in the front office when he pointed out that more than 25 percent of the team's snaps were taken by rookies -- "which was not only the most in the league but the most in the league at any time in the last four years, and by a pretty wide margin," he said. "that is what hue and his staff were working with every week." brown said, "i would not have imagined, if anybody asked me, that we would have the type of results that we had this year. but i also would have had a harder time believing that we would have the ability to establish the type of positive culture and work ethic that we have in light of the losing experience." the browns believe intangibles are the type of things that winning teams need. they admit they need to add more talent, and decide if their quarterback is on the roster or elsewhere, but they believe in the intangibles they've forged. and the players believe as well. "the path we're on is great," left tackle joe thomas said. "we've got the right head coach. we've got the right management team. i think definitely things are looking up for the cleveland browns." and just like that, the memory of the 2016 season was shoved into the back of closet. the focus and the effort turned to 2017. "this season," jackson said, "is over."	bərˈiə, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ðə ˈdɑmənənt ˈfilɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈklivlənd braʊnz ðə deɪ ˈæftər ðə 2016 ˈsizən ˈɛndɪd? ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm. tɪ ə mæn, pleɪərz, ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd taɪps bɪˈliv ðɪs lɔŋ ənd ˈmɪzərəbəl ˈsizən həz leɪd ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən. hju ˈʤæksən sɛd ðət ðɪs ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪz ˈdɪfərənt bɪˈkəz ɪt sɛt əp ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə braʊnz ər praʊd ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt kwɪt, ðət ðeɪ fɔt tɪ ðə ɛnd ɪn ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv strɛŋθ ɪz fɔrʤd frəm ˈstrəgəl. "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi laɪks ðə ˈrɛkərd, baɪ ˈɛni strɛʧ əv ðə ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən," ˈʤæksən sɛd. "bət aɪ ˈtruli bɪˈliv ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz sɛt fər səm əv ðə θɪŋz ðət wi wɔnt tɪ du ɛz wi muv ˈfɔrwərd." dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈstrætəʤi pɔl kɔld ðə ˈsizən ˈpeɪnfəl, laɪk ə toothache, bət ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi fɛlt ˈpɑzətɪv vaɪbz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. "aɪ wɑz strək baɪ ðə ˈtɛnər əv ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz θruaʊt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ təˈdeɪ, əˈspɛʃəli ɑr pleɪərz, haʊ ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðeɪ ər, haʊ braɪt ðeɪ fil ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz hir," sɛd. "aɪ ʃɛr ðɛr ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm." vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz braʊn sɛd ðə ˈpɑzətɪvz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə pleɪərz' "buy-in" əv ˈʤæksənz ˈproʊˌgræmz, ənd ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈkəlʧər brɔt əˈbaʊt baɪ ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ əv ˈʤæksən. ðə wərdz θroʊn əraʊnd pʊʃt ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ðə θəˈsɔrəs. sɛd hiz mɔr ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðən hi wɑz ə jɪr əˈgoʊ wɪn hi ʤɔɪnd ðə braʊnz. hi ˈædɪd ðət ðə braʊnz meɪd "trɪˈmɛndəs ˈprɑˌgrɛs" ɪn 2016 "ðɛr ɪz ə bɪˈlif əraʊnd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət wɪr ˈhɛdɪŋ ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn," braʊn sɛd. "ðət ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn əv ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ðət wi ˈnidɪd tɪ leɪ ðɪs year.”.” ɪf ɪt saʊnz counterintuitive, wɛl, ɪt maɪt bi. ɪts təf tɪ lʊk æt ˈɛni ˈsizən ənd faɪnd ˈpɑzətɪvz, bət ðə braʊnz tɔr ðə tim daʊn tɪ ðə neɪlz. ðeɪ ɪnˈdʊrd ə fɑr wərs ˈsizən ðən ðeɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, bət naʊ plæn tɪ bɪld ɪt bæk əp. ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈstrəkʧər rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn pleɪs. wərkt ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ənˈtɪl ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. braʊn wɑz haɪərd baɪ ðə braʊnz ɛz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkeɪm ðə gaɪ. ˈʤæksən ɪz ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈfʊtˌbɔl gaɪ. skaʊts wɪl wərk wɪθ ˌænəˈlɪtɪks foʊks, hu wɪl krənʧ ðə ˈnəmbərz tɪ faɪnd ðə bɛst ˈɔpʃənz. "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi laɪks ðə ˈrɛkərd, baɪ ˈɛni strɛʧ əv ðə ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən," braʊnz koʊʧ hju ˈʤæksən sɛd. "bət aɪ ˈtruli bɪˈliv ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz sɛt fər səm əv ðə θɪŋz ðət wi wɔnt tɪ du." ˌeɪˈpi ˈbərtən geɪv ən ˈɪŋklɪŋ tɪ haʊ ˌænəˈlɪtɪks wər juzd ɪn ðə frənt ˈɔfəs wɪn hi ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət mɔr ðən 25 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə timz snæps wər ˈteɪkən baɪ ˈrʊkiz "wɪʧ wɑz nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə moʊst ɪn ðə lig bət ðə moʊst ɪn ðə lig æt ˈɛni taɪm ɪn ðə læst fɔr jɪrz, ənd baɪ ə ˈprɪti waɪd ˈmɑrʤən," hi sɛd. "ðət ɪz wət hju ənd hɪz stæf wər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛvəri wik." braʊn sɛd, "aɪ wʊd nɑt hæv ˌɪˈmæʤənd, ɪf ˈɛnibədi æst mi, ðət wi wʊd hæv ðə taɪp əv rɪˈzəlts ðət wi hæd ðɪs jɪr. bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ wʊd hæv hæd ə ˈhɑrdər taɪm bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət wi wʊd hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə taɪp əv ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkəlʧər ənd wərk ˈɛθɪk ðət wi hæv ɪn laɪt əv ðə ˈluzɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns." ðə braʊnz bɪˈliv ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəlz ər ðə taɪp əv θɪŋz ðət ˈwɪnɪŋ timz nid. ðeɪ ədˈmɪt ðeɪ nid tɪ æd mɔr ˈtælənt, ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɪf ðɛr kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪz ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər ər ˈɛlsˌwɛr, bət ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəlz ðeɪv fɔrʤd. ənd ðə pleɪərz bɪˈliv ɛz wɛl. "ðə pæθ wɪr ɔn ɪz greɪt," lɛft ˈtækəl ʤoʊ ˈtɑməs sɛd. "wiv gɑt ðə raɪt hɛd koʊʧ. wiv gɑt ðə raɪt ˈmænɪʤmənt tim. aɪ θɪŋk ˈdɛfənətli θɪŋz ər ˈlʊkɪŋ əp fər ðə ˈklivlənd braʊnz." ənd ʤɪst laɪk ðət, ðə ˈmɛməri əv ðə 2016 ˈsizən wɑz ʃəvd ˈɪntu ðə bæk əv ˈklɑzət. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ənd ðə ˈɛfərt tərnd tɪ 2017 "ðɪs ˈsizən," ˈʤæksən sɛd, "ɪz ˈoʊvər."
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grab one and give your rig the power it deserves at unbelievable prices.	ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 ər ju əv ˈoʊvərˌpraɪst ðət dɪˈlɪvər pərˈfɔrməns jɪr ˈæftər jɪr? ər ju taɪərd əv biɪŋ ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ pərˈfɔrməns du tɪ ənˈfɛrli haɪ ˈpraɪsɪz? soʊ ər wi! həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈbrɪljənt pərˈfɔrməns ʃʊd bi mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 ˈsɪriz əv ˈprɑˌsɛsərz, 7 paʊərd ˈpiˈsiz, ənd ˈəpˈgreɪd kɪts ðə ˈfaɪnəst səˈlɛkʃən əv ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi beɪst ˈprɑdəkts əˈveɪləbəl ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪd wɪθ ˈleɪtəst ˈprɑˌsɛsərz, ɑr reɪnʤ əv 7 paʊərd ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈpiˈsiz ˈɔfər ðə bɛst pərˈfɔrməns æt ˈrizənəbəl ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ but! ən ˈæbsəˌlut drim fər ˈgeɪmərz ənd ɛnˈθuziˌæsts, ðiz 7 kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ər ʃʊr tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈblɪstərɪŋ freɪm reɪts ɔn ɔl ðə ˈleɪtəst geɪm rɪˈlisɪz. ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 ˈsɪriz ˈprɑˌsɛsərz boʊsts 8 ˈfɪzɪkəl kɔrz ənd 16 θrɛdz. ðɪs ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ðiz kən briz θru tæsks laɪk ˈvɪdioʊ ɛnˈkoʊdɪŋ ənd ɛz fæst ɛz, ər ˈivɪn ˈfæstər, ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈprɑˌsɛsər ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. nɑt ɔl. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ju ˌɪnˈstɔl, ðə ‘‘x’’ ˈsɪriz əv ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ˈɔlsoʊ boʊst ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli. bi sˈmɑrtər. bi ˈfæstər. bi mɔr power-efficient. æt əˈstaʊndɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz! soʊ, wət ər ju ˈweɪtɪŋ fər? goʊ əˈhɛd ənd ʧuz frəm ɑr ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈlaɪˌnəp əv ˈbrændˌnu ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 beɪst ˈprɑdəkts brɪŋ hoʊm ðə pərˈfɔrməns ju dɪˈzərv æt ə praɪs ju kən əˈfɔrd. tɔp 5 ˈrizənz tɪ baɪ ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ðə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn ən ɔˈrɛdi greɪt kəmˈpjutɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ən ˈɛksələnt ʧɔɪs fər ðoʊz hu wɔnt ə ˈprimiəm ˈwərkˌsteɪʃən ər ˈgeɪmɪŋ rɪg æt ˌənbəˈlivəbəl ˈpraɪsɪz! hir ər 5 əv ðə tɔp ˈrizənz waɪ ju nid ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən 7 ˈprɑˌsɛsər təˈdeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt kəmˈpjutɪŋ: ðiz 7 ˈprɑˌsɛsərz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈfiʧər ðə rɑ paʊər ɪkˈspɛktɪd frəm ə haɪɛnd cpu, bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pæk ə hoʊst əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət ɛnˈhænsɪz jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. frəm ə ˈnʊrəl nɛt tɪ wət ju nid ˌbiˈfɔr ju kɔl ɔn ɪt tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪk overclocking, ðɪs ˈprɑˌsɛsər ˈrɪli dɪz hæv ɪt ɔl! ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt paʊər dɪˈlɪvəri: ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ðə ˈmæksəməm pərˈfɔrməns aʊt əv jʊr ˈhɑrdˌwɛr. ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt paʊər dɪˈlɪvəri ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət jʊr ˈprɑˌsɛsər həz mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf paʊər wɪn ɪt nidz tɪ ˈtækəl ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv tæsks ənd seɪvz paʊər wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt fər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlaɪtər tæsks. ˈʧipəst 8-core, ˈprɑˌsɛsər ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt: ɪf ˈlʊkɪŋ fər rɑ, ˈprimiəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər, ðə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 ˈprɑˌsɛsərz dɪˈlɪvər mɔr ðən ju nid fər ˈhɛvi tæsks laɪk ˈstrimɪŋ ənd ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪʃən, waɪl ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ haɪ θæŋks tɪ ɛnˈhænst ˈsɪŋgəl kɔr pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ðɪs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən motherboards: jɛs, ɪf ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən motherboard, ɔl ju nid tɪ du ɪz ˈəpˌdeɪt jʊr baɪoʊs ənd slɑt ðiz ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ɪn. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈɛvəri ædˈvæntɪʤ ðeɪ ˈɔfər wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈprɔˌsɛs. θɪŋz ˈrɪli gɪt məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ðɪs! future-proof: ðə processors’*’ 8 ˈfɪzɪkəl kɔrz meɪk 7 ə ˈvɛri fˈjuʧər pruf ˈpərʧəs. ˈwɛðər ɪts fər ˈhɛvi ˈwərkˌsteɪʃən tæsks ər ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ju ər əˈʃʊrd əv mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər fər jɪrz tɪ kəm. græb ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi 7 ˈprɑˌsɛsər ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə ˈprimiəm kəmˈpjutɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns! mɔr. ˈɔfərz ðə bɛst dilz ɔn ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ˈprɑdəkts ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, soʊ, ju ˈweɪtɪŋ fər? græb wən ənd gɪv jʊr rɪg ðə paʊər ɪt dɪˈzərvz æt ˌənbəˈlivəbəl ˈpraɪsɪz.
an report indicates donald trump jr. tried to collude with the russian government a bad look for a man already in hot water. an explosive new report in the new york times says that donald trump jr. was told in advance of his meeting with russian attorney natalia that she had negative information to offer about hillary clinton and that the source of the information was the russian government. according to the times, citing “three people with knowledge of the email,” rob goldstone, the british publicist who set up the meeting, contacted trump and told him he should meet with because she could share information to the russian government. after the times first reported saturday on the existence, trump acknowledged that it took place, but made no mention of the russian government being a source of’s alleged information. it’s not clear at this point that she actually had any such information from what we can tell, she sought the meeting to discuss with the trump campaign her longstanding attempt to get a set of sanctions related to human rights abuses lifted. and no indication that the meeting had anything to do with the emails pilfered by hackers from the democratic national committee or john podesta. still, the fact that the trump campaign took a high-level meeting paul manafort and jared kushner were also present whose ostensible purpose was for the trump campaign to work with the russian government to take down clinton certainly increases the level of plausibility around the possibility that people from were involved in the information operation that we do know took place. donald trump jr. is getting into a lot of trouble even before this latest revelation, donald trump participation in the meeting was a potential source of legal trouble for him. that’s because essentially illegal to seek foreign help of any kind in a political campaign. under 52 30121, 36 510, the law governing foreign contributions to political campaigns, you have to actually get useful help from foreigners, according to this law: the mere fact that trump jr. asked for information from a russian national about clinton, and heard her out as she attempted to describe it, might have constituted a federal crime. “if what donald trump jr. said was true ... then they should have never had the meeting in the first place,” nick akerman, an assistant special prosecutor during the watergate investigation who now specializes in data crime, says. compounding trump trouble is the fact that his story about the meeting keeps changing. he had earlier maintained that had no meetings with russians having anything to do with the campaign. then when the meeting first came to light, he said it was a discussion about adoptions. when it was further revealed in the press that came to him with the offer of opposition research on clinton, he acknowledged it was actually about that but said nothing wrong with seeking some oppo. now come out that he neglected to mention that the russian government was the source of the information. this raises the question as several other rounds of figures meeting with russians has of why been the need to lie if nobody did anything wrong. the specter of collusion for a long time now the specter of “collusion” has loomed large in the investigation, with no clear evidence having come to light that the trump campaign was in any way involved with the hacking of democratic emails. today’s revelations do not exactly change that. but if the reporting is accurate, it establishes that the trump campaign was willing and even eager to work with the russian government to secure political advantage. that makes the leap to trump involvement in the actual information campaign that we know happened the dnc email hack a lot narrower. whether trump himself knew anything about the meetings his son was setting up is, of course, another matter. but inherently difficult for trump to put distance between himself and his own son especially seeing as how the son in question is currently charged with managing the business empire trump still runs.	ən rɪˈpɔrt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr. traɪd tɪ kəˈlud wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt ə bæd lʊk fər ə mæn ɔˈrɛdi ɪn hɑt ˈwɔtər. ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv nu rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz sɪz ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr. wɑz toʊld ɪn ədˈvæns əv hɪz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈrəʃən əˈtərni nəˈtɑljə ðət ʃi hæd ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈɔfər əˈbaʊt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd ðət ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə taɪmz, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə email,”,” rɑb ˈgoʊldˌstoʊn, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpəblɪsɪst hu sɛt əp ðə ˈmitɪŋ, ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd trəmp ənd toʊld ɪm hi ʃʊd mit wɪθ bɪˈkəz ʃi kʊd ʃɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈæftər ðə taɪmz fərst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɔn ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns, trəmp ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ɪt tʊk pleɪs, bət meɪd noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt biɪŋ ə sɔrs əv əˈlɛʤd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. nɑt klɪr æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ðət ʃi ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd ˈɛni səʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm wət wi kən tɛl, ʃi sɔt ðə ˈmitɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs wɪθ ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn hər ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ əˈtɛmpt tɪ gɪt ə sɛt əv ˈsæŋkʃənz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈjumən raɪts əˈbjuzɪz ˈlɪftɪd. ənd noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðə ˈmitɪŋ hæd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə iˈmeɪlz ˈpɪlfərd baɪ ˈhækərz frəm ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti ər ʤɑn poʊˈdɛstə. stɪl, ðə fækt ðət ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn tʊk ə ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈmitɪŋ pɔl ˈmænəfɔrt ənd ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzənt huz ɑˈstɛnsəbəl ˈpərpəs wɑz fər ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ teɪk daʊn ˈklɪntən ˈsərtənli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˌplɔzɪˈbɪlɪti əraʊnd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ˈpipəl frəm wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət wi du noʊ tʊk pleɪs. ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr. ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ə lɔt əv ˈtrəbəl ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ˈleɪtəst ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən, ˈdɑnəld trəmp pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɑz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl sɔrs əv ˈligəl ˈtrəbəl fər ɪm. bɪˈkəz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌɪˈligəl tɪ sik ˈfɔrən hɛlp əv ˈɛni kaɪnd ɪn ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl kæmˈpeɪn. ˈəndər 52 30121 36 510 ðə lɔ ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kæmˈpeɪnz, ju hæv tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪt ˈjusfəl hɛlp frəm ˈfɔrənərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɪs lɔ: ðə mɪr fækt ðət trəmp jr. æst fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ə ˈrəʃən ˈnæʃənəl əˈbaʊt ˈklɪntən, ənd hərd hər aʊt ɛz ʃi əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɪt, maɪt hæv ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ə ˈfɛdərəl kraɪm. wət ˈdɑnəld trəmp jr. sɛd wɑz tru ðɛn ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv ˈnɛvər hæd ðə ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ðə fərst place,”,” nɪk ˈækərmən, ən əˈsɪstənt ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtərˌgeɪt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən hu naʊ ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn ˈdætə kraɪm, sɪz. kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ trəmp ˈtrəbəl ɪz ðə fækt ðət hɪz ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmitɪŋ kips ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ. hi hæd ˈərliər meɪnˈteɪnd ðət hæd noʊ ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈrəʃənz ˈhævɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ðɛn wɪn ðə ˈmitɪŋ fərst keɪm tɪ laɪt, hi sɛd ɪt wɑz ə dɪˈskəʃən əˈbaʊt əˈdɑpʃənz. wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈfərðər rɪˈvild ɪn ðə prɛs ðət keɪm tɪ ɪm wɪθ ðə ˈɔfər əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˈklɪntən, hi ækˈnɑlɪʤd ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈbaʊt ðət bət sɛd ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ˈsikɪŋ səm oppo. naʊ kəm aʊt ðət hi nɪˈglɛktɪd tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðət ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðɪs ˈreɪzɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən ɛz ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər raʊnz əv ˈfɪgjərz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈrəʃənz həz əv waɪ bɪn ðə nid tɪ laɪ ɪf ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi dɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ. ðə ˈspɛktər əv kəˈluʒən fər ə lɔŋ taɪm naʊ ðə ˈspɛktər əv ““collusion”*” həz lumd lɑrʤ ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, wɪθ noʊ klɪr ˈɛvədəns ˈhævɪŋ kəm tɪ laɪt ðət ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ɪn ˈɛni weɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈhækɪŋ əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk iˈmeɪlz. ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz du nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ʧeɪnʤ ðət. bət ɪf ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪz ˈækjərət, ɪt ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz ðət ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn ˈigər tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ sɪˈkjʊr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ædˈvæntɪʤ. ðət meɪks ðə lip tɪ trəmp ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kæmˈpeɪn ðət wi noʊ ˈhæpənd ðə ˈdiˌɛnˌsi iˈmeɪl hæk ə lɔt ˈnɛroʊər. ˈwɛðər trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf nu ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmitɪŋz hɪz sən wɑz ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ɪz, əv kɔrs, əˈnəðər ˈmætər. bət ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈdɪfəkəlt fər trəmp tɪ pʊt ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin hɪmˈsɛlf ənd hɪz oʊn sən əˈspɛʃəli siɪŋ ɛz haʊ ðə sən ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈkərəntli ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈmænəʤɪŋ ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈɛmpaɪər trəmp stɪl rənz.
web design has certainly come a long way since the first files were published, and cascading style sheets have given designers lots of freedom to specify typefaces, sizes, and styles for text. but most type on the web is still limited to the 10 common "web fonts" commissioned and distributed by microsoft in the late 90s. web designers and developers have done their best to work within these constraints, and even developed clever using images, flash, javascript. a number of solutions have been proposed which would let developers use their preferred fonts directly, but getting everyone involved on the same page, so to speak, has revealed a morass of competing needs. web designers want to be able to design websites using just the right that they can do with relative ease when working in print and other media. browser vendors want to implement widely adopted standards so render as well in one browser as they do in another. type designers and font foundries want to make sure their font files aren't easy to download, especially since fonts are already often pirated. current tools web designers have over a decade of experience using to specify what fonts should be used when displaying a. while a designer can specify any font by name, there's no guarantee that the viewer has that particular font installed. thankfully, allows designers to specify fallback fonts, and the browser will essentially go through the list specified in the until a match is found among the installed fonts. even allows a generic fallback such as "serif" or "fixed-width," and the browser will use whatever fonts are specified in its preferences for each of these generic classes. microsoft also decided to help by creating a set of fonts that it hoped would be widely distributed with operating systems. known as the core "web fonts," these are included with windows and mac os x, and they are freely for linux. these typefaces were specifically designed for screen use, and have since become the most commonly used type on the web. the collection includes 10 typefaces: the popular and georgia, reworked versions of times and courier, ms, mono, impact, the (the default for text), the font, and the comic sans. while the collection is certainly and doesn't leave a whole lot of room for creativity and variety. designers can specify other fonts if the target audience can be reasonably expected to have those fonts installed. for instance, a blog about using adobe creative suite software might reasonably assume that readers have myriad pro installed, since it comes with most adobe design software. a website might specify lucida grande, zapfino, or helvetica, since those fonts are included with mac os x. as long as fallback fonts are defined, the page can be displayed on any computer, though it may lose some of the flair that the designer intended. designers have also developed a number of that allow them to design with whatever fonts they want. the simplest is to simply convert the type into static that method can quickly eat up bandwidth, and prevents the type from being scaled. another involves converting type into small flash files in a method known as. these methods share some drawbacks, however. can be compromised, especially for those that rely on screen reading software. users that either can't or don't have flash installed won't be able to view all of the content as intended. as a result, the use of these methods is generally limited to headlines and banners, while the bulk of the text uses one of the common web fonts. more recently, a method known as text replacement has been implemented. this uses only and javascript, displays type in whatever font a designer desires, and is still accessible to those with visual impairments. it works with most browsers, but it does require fonts to be converted to a special format, and the javascript is more complex than simply specifying a typeface. the rendering is also much slower than that of the built-in text handling. latest method: the most flexible method would be a way for a designer to link to a specific font file, have the browser download it once, and then use it as needed. the great thing is that this capacity already exists: the rule. this was originally part of the2 spec, and internet explorer and netscape initially supported it. however, both browsers used differing, proprietary font formats, so it was not widely adopted, and ended up being dropped from2.1. the rule is still a part of the expanded type specifications for3, and safari and have recently added support for use with standard and fonts. it's relatively trivial for designers to take advantage of—all that's needed is to host the font file on a web server and add a link to it in a style sheet. two designers were commissioned to design a that shows off support for the feature, but you can also see in action for yourself if you have a recent version of safari or the latest beta of opera. unfortunately, there are two problems with. the first is that support for standard font formats isn't included in internet explorer, which still command a large percentage of the desktop browser market. second, fonts are software, and software generally comes with licenses. while some fonts are freely licensed for web use (for instance, the open font library), many font distributors expressly forbid putting fonts on a web server. had to license the fonts used in its example specifically for that page alone. can't we all just get along? so, type designers and font foundries don't want their fonts ripped off, browser vendors want a single standard, and designers want to be able to use whatever font best suits the design at hand. so far there isn't one clear solution that reconciles these competing desires. one proposal involves standardizing microsoft's format, though you can be sure none of the browser vendors except for microsoft are too keen on that idea. another solution from the font bureau's david amounts to including a table of permissions within the of a font file that could control their use on the web. font vendor has even proposed creating yet another format specifically for fonts to be used on the web. the latest idea is from a company called small batch, which has developed a tool called. relies on fonts that it hosts itself, and designers use the fonts by adding some javascript to their code. it's designed to abstract all the hard stuff away from the developer, and even uses or as for browsers that don't support. small batch is working with foundries to develop a license for the fonts it hosts, and the company has recently secured a round of funding from venture capital firms and several new media luminaries. so far these solutions have generated a lot of debate, but very little consensus. designers aren't really keen on new font formats. adding support for using standard and fonts is appealing to browser vendors, since they can simply tie into an built-in font handling. and type designers and font foundries are left worrying that their creative work will end up being given away. (although anyone who would go through the trouble of finding a font file in a cache or pulling the out of a file isn't likely the sort to care much for a eula in the first place.) seems to show the most promise, but designers might not want to rely on a third party's servers to make sure the fonts they specified actually display for an end user. you can be sure designers will continue to push the envelope by using for browsers that support it and other solutions like for those that don't. until there is one solution that everyone can agree it to still see lots of, georgia, and on the web. for now, it seems, we're just left with the promise of better, more varied typography.	wɛb dɪˈzaɪn həz ˈsərtənli kəm ə lɔŋ weɪ sɪns ðə fərst faɪlz wər ˈpəblɪʃt, ənd kæˈskeɪdɪŋ staɪl ʃits hæv ˈgɪvɪn dɪˈzaɪnərz lɑts əv ˈfridəm tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ˈtaɪpˌfeɪsəz, ˈsaɪzɪz, ənd staɪlz fər tɛkst. bət moʊst taɪp ɔn ðə wɛb ɪz stɪl ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə 10 ˈkɑmən "wɛb fɑnts" kəˈmɪʃənd ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪn ðə leɪt 90s. wɛb dɪˈzaɪnərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz hæv dən ðɛr bɛst tɪ wərk wɪˈθɪn ðiz kənˈstreɪnts, ənd ˈivɪn dɪˈvɛləpt ˈklɛvər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz, flæʃ, ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ə ˈnəmbər əv səˈluʃənz hæv bɪn prəˈpoʊzd wɪʧ wʊd lɛt dɪˈvɛləpərz juz ðɛr prɪˈfərd fɑnts dɪˈrɛkli, bət ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɔn ðə seɪm peɪʤ, soʊ tɪ spik, həz rɪˈvild ə ˈmɔræs əv kəmˈpitɪŋ nidz. wɛb dɪˈzaɪnərz wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ˈjuzɪŋ ʤɪst ðə raɪt ðət ðeɪ kən du wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪv iz wɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn prɪnt ənd ˈəðər ˈmidiə. ˈbraʊzər ˈvɛndərz wɔnt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ˈwaɪdli əˈdɑptəd ˈstændərdz soʊ ˈrɛndər ɛz wɛl ɪn wən ˈbraʊzər ɛz ðeɪ du ɪn əˈnəðər. taɪp dɪˈzaɪnərz ənd fɑnt ˈfaʊndriz wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðɛr fɑnt faɪlz ˈɑrənt ˈizi tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns fɑnts ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈɔfən ˈpaɪrətɪd. ˈkɑrənt tulz wɛb dɪˈzaɪnərz hæv ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ wət fɑnts ʃʊd bi juzd wɪn dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ə. waɪl ə dɪˈzaɪnər kən ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ˈɛni fɑnt baɪ neɪm, ðɛrz noʊ ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ðə vjuər həz ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr fɑnt ˌɪnˈstɔld. ˈθæŋkfəli, əˈlaʊz dɪˈzaɪnərz tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ˈfɔlˌbæk fɑnts, ənd ðə ˈbraʊzər wɪl ɛˈsɛnʃəli goʊ θru ðə lɪst ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ənˈtɪl ə mæʧ ɪz faʊnd əˈməŋ ðə ˌɪnˈstɔld fɑnts. ˈivɪn əˈlaʊz ə ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈfɔlˌbæk səʧ ɛz "serif" ər "fixed-width," ənd ðə ˈbraʊzər wɪl juz ˌwəˈtɛvər fɑnts ər ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɪn ɪts ˈprɛfərənsɪz fər iʧ əv ðiz ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈklæsɪz. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔlsoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ hɛlp baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə sɛt əv fɑnts ðət ɪt hoʊpt wʊd bi ˈwaɪdli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd wɪθ ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz. noʊn ɛz ðə kɔr "wɛb fɑnts," ðiz ər ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪθ ˈwɪndoʊz ənd mæk ɑs ɛks, ənd ðeɪ ər ˈfrili fər ˈlɪnəks. ðiz ˈtaɪpˌfeɪsəz wər spəˈsɪfɪkli dɪˈzaɪnd fər skrin juz, ənd hæv sɪns bɪˈkəm ðə moʊst ˈkɑmənli juzd taɪp ɔn ðə wɛb. ðə kəˈlɛkʃən ˌɪnˈkludz 10 ˈtaɪpˌfeɪsəz: ðə ˈpɑpjələr ənd ˈʤɔrʤə, riˈwərkt ˈvərʒənz əv taɪmz ənd ˈkəriər, mɪz, ˈmoʊnoʊ, ˌɪmˈpækt, ðə (ðə dɪˈfɔlt fər tɛkst), ðə fɑnt, ənd ðə ˈkɑmɪk sænz. waɪl ðə kəˈlɛkʃən ɪz ˈsərtənli ənd ˈdəzənt liv ə hoʊl lɔt əv rum fər ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd vərˈaɪəti. dɪˈzaɪnərz kən ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ˈəðər fɑnts ɪf ðə ˈtərgət ˈɔdiəns kən bi ˈrizənəbli ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv ðoʊz fɑnts ˌɪnˈstɔld. fər ˈɪnstəns, ə blɔg əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ əˈdoʊbi kriˈeɪtɪv swit ˈsɔfˌwɛr maɪt ˈrizənəbli əˈsum ðət ˈridərz hæv ˈmɪriəd proʊ ˌɪnˈstɔld, sɪns ɪt kəmz wɪθ moʊst əˈdoʊbi dɪˈzaɪn ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt maɪt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ luˈʧidə grænd, zapfino, ər ˌhɛlˈvɛtɪkə, sɪns ðoʊz fɑnts ər ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪθ mæk ɑs ɛks. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈfɔlˌbæk fɑnts ər dɪˈfaɪnd, ðə peɪʤ kən bi dɪˈspleɪd ɔn ˈɛni kəmˈpjutər, ðoʊ ɪt meɪ luz səm əv ðə flɛr ðət ðə dɪˈzaɪnər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd. dɪˈzaɪnərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈnəmbər əv ðət əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ dɪˈzaɪn wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər fɑnts ðeɪ wɔnt. ðə ˈsɪmpləst ɪz tɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈkɑnvərt ðə taɪp ˈɪntu ˈstætɪk ðət ˈmɛθəd kən kˈwɪkli it əp ˈbændwɪdθ, ənd prɪˈvɛnts ðə taɪp frəm biɪŋ skeɪld. əˈnəðər ˌɪnˈvɑlvz kənˈvərtɪŋ taɪp ˈɪntu smɔl flæʃ faɪlz ɪn ə ˈmɛθəd noʊn ɛz. ðiz ˈmɛθədz ʃɛr səm ˈdrɔˌbæks, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. kən bi ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd, əˈspɛʃəli fər ðoʊz ðət rɪˈlaɪ ɔn skrin ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ˈjuzərz ðət ˈiðər kænt ər doʊnt hæv flæʃ ˌɪnˈstɔld woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ vju ɔl əv ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ɛz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə juz əv ðiz ˈmɛθədz ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ənd ˈbænərz, waɪl ðə bəlk əv ðə tɛkst ˈjuzɪz wən əv ðə ˈkɑmən wɛb fɑnts. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ə ˈmɛθəd noʊn ɛz tɛkst rɪˈpleɪsmənt həz bɪn ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd. ðɪs ˈjuzɪz ˈoʊnli ənd ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt, dɪˈspleɪz taɪp ɪn ˌwəˈtɛvər fɑnt ə dɪˈzaɪnər dɪˈzaɪərz, ənd ɪz stɪl ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ðoʊz wɪθ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪmˈpɛrmənts. ɪt wərks wɪθ moʊst ˈbraʊzərz, bət ɪt dɪz ˌrikˈwaɪər fɑnts tɪ bi kənˈvərtɪd tɪ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrˌmæt, ənd ðə ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ɪz mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ðən ˈsɪmpli ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɪŋ ə ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs. ðə ˈrɛndərɪŋ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ məʧ sloʊər ðən ðət əv ðə ˈbɪlˌtɪn tɛkst ˈhændəlɪŋ. ˈleɪtəst ˈmɛθəd: ðə moʊst ˈflɛksəbəl ˈmɛθəd wʊd bi ə weɪ fər ə dɪˈzaɪnər tɪ lɪŋk tɪ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk fɑnt faɪl, hæv ðə ˈbraʊzər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɪt wəns, ənd ðɛn juz ɪt ɛz ˈnidɪd. ðə greɪt θɪŋ ɪz ðət ðɪs kəˈpæsɪti ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪsts: ðə rul. ðɪs wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli pɑrt əv ðə spɛk, ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪkˈsplɔrər ənd ˈnɛtˌskeɪp ˌɪˈnɪʃəli səˈpɔrtɪd ɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, boʊθ ˈbraʊzərz juzd ˈdɪfərɪŋ, prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri fɑnt ˈfɔrˌmæts, soʊ ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈwaɪdli əˈdɑptəd, ənd ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ drɑpt frəm ðə rul ɪz stɪl ə pɑrt əv ðə ɪkˈspændɪd taɪp ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz fər ənd səˈfɑri ənd hæv ˈrisəntli ˈædɪd səˈpɔrt fər juz wɪθ ˈstændərd ənd fɑnts. ɪts ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈtrɪviəl fər dɪˈzaɪnərz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðæts ˈnidɪd ɪz tɪ hoʊst ðə fɑnt faɪl ɔn ə wɛb ˈsərvər ənd æd ə lɪŋk tɪ ɪt ɪn ə staɪl ʃit. tu dɪˈzaɪnərz wər kəˈmɪʃənd tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ə ðət ʃoʊz ɔf səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈfiʧər, bət ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ si ɪn ˈækʃən fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪf ju hæv ə ˈrisənt ˈvərʒən əv səˈfɑri ər ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈbeɪtə əv ˈɑprə. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ər tu ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ. ðə fərst ɪz ðət səˈpɔrt fər ˈstændərd fɑnt ˈfɔrˌmæts ˈɪzənt ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪkˈsplɔrər, wɪʧ stɪl kəˈmænd ə lɑrʤ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈbraʊzər ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈsɛkənd, fɑnts ər ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈʤɛnərəli kəmz wɪθ ˈlaɪsənsɪz. waɪl səm fɑnts ər ˈfrili ˈlaɪsənst fər wɛb juz (fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə ˈoʊpən fɑnt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri), ˈmɛni fɑnt dɪˈstrɪbjətərz ɛkˈsprɛsli fərˈbɪd ˈpʊtɪŋ fɑnts ɔn ə wɛb ˈsərvər. hæd tɪ ˈlaɪsəns ðə fɑnts juzd ɪn ɪts ɪgˈzæmpəl spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ðət peɪʤ əˈloʊn. kænt wi ɔl ʤɪst gɪt əˈlɔŋ? soʊ, taɪp dɪˈzaɪnərz ənd fɑnt ˈfaʊndriz doʊnt wɔnt ðɛr fɑnts rɪpt ɔf, ˈbraʊzər ˈvɛndərz wɔnt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈstændərd, ənd dɪˈzaɪnərz wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ˌwəˈtɛvər fɑnt bɛst suts ðə dɪˈzaɪn æt hænd. soʊ fɑr ðɛr ˈɪzənt wən klɪr səˈluʃən ðət ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlz ðiz kəmˈpitɪŋ dɪˈzaɪərz. wən prəˈpoʊzəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈstændərˌdaɪzɪŋ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts ˈfɔrˌmæt, ðoʊ ju kən bi ʃʊr nən əv ðə ˈbraʊzər ˈvɛndərz ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ər tu kin ɔn ðət aɪˈdiə. əˈnəðər səˈluʃən frəm ðə fɑnt ˈbjʊroʊz ˈdeɪvɪd əˈmaʊnts tɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈteɪbəl əv pərˈmɪʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə əv ə fɑnt faɪl ðət kʊd kənˈtroʊl ðɛr juz ɔn ðə wɛb. fɑnt ˈvɛndər həz ˈivɪn prəˈpoʊzd kriˈeɪtɪŋ jɛt əˈnəðər ˈfɔrˌmæt spəˈsɪfɪkli fər fɑnts tɪ bi juzd ɔn ðə wɛb. ðə ˈleɪtəst aɪˈdiə ɪz frəm ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld smɔl bæʧ, wɪʧ həz dɪˈvɛləpt ə tul kɔld. rɪˈlaɪz ɔn fɑnts ðət ɪt hoʊsts ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd dɪˈzaɪnərz juz ðə fɑnts baɪ ˈædɪŋ səm ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ ðɛr koʊd. ɪts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈæbˌstrækt ɔl ðə hɑrd stəf əˈweɪ frəm ðə dɪˈvɛləpər, ənd ˈivɪn ˈjuzɪz ər ɛz fər ˈbraʊzərz ðət doʊnt səˈpɔrt. smɔl bæʧ ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈfaʊndriz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈlaɪsəns fər ðə fɑnts ɪt hoʊsts, ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ˈrisəntli sɪˈkjʊrd ə raʊnd əv ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpɪtəl fərmz ənd ˈsɛvərəl nu ˈmidiə ˈluməˌnɛriz. soʊ fɑr ðiz səˈluʃənz hæv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ə lɔt əv dəˈbeɪt, bət ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl kənˈsɛnsəs. dɪˈzaɪnərz ˈɑrənt ˈrɪli kin ɔn nu fɑnt ˈfɔrˌmæts. ˈædɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstændərd ənd fɑnts ɪz əˈpilɪŋ tɪ ˈbraʊzər ˈvɛndərz, sɪns ðeɪ kən ˈsɪmpli taɪ ˈɪntu ən ˈbɪlˌtɪn fɑnt ˈhændəlɪŋ. ənd taɪp dɪˈzaɪnərz ənd fɑnt ˈfaʊndriz ər lɛft ˈwəriɪŋ ðət ðɛr kriˈeɪtɪv wərk wɪl ɛnd əp biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn əˈweɪ. (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈɛniˌwən hu wʊd goʊ θru ðə ˈtrəbəl əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə fɑnt faɪl ɪn ə kæˈʃeɪ ər ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə aʊt əv ə faɪl ˈɪzənt ˈlaɪkli ðə sɔrt tɪ kɛr məʧ fər ə ˈjulə ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs.) simz tɪ ʃoʊ ðə moʊst ˈprɑməs, bət dɪˈzaɪnərz maɪt nɑt wɔnt tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ə θərd ˈpɑrtiz ˈsərvərz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə fɑnts ðeɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈspleɪ fər ən ɛnd ˈjuzər. ju kən bi ʃʊr dɪˈzaɪnərz wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ pʊʃ ðə ˈɛnvəˌloʊp baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ fər ˈbraʊzərz ðət səˈpɔrt ɪt ənd ˈəðər səˈluʃənz laɪk fər ðoʊz ðət doʊnt. ənˈtɪl ðɛr ɪz wən səˈluʃən ðət ˈɛvriˌwən kən əˈgri ɪt tɪ stɪl si lɑts əv, ˈʤɔrʤə, ənd ɔn ðə wɛb. fər naʊ, ɪt simz, wɪr ʤɪst lɛft wɪθ ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈbɛtər, mɔr ˈvɛrid təˈpɑgrəfi.
a jar from no later than 1928 the open jar a jar is a rubber-sealed, jar used for preserving (bottling) food. it was first produced by john & co., yorkshire,] history [ edit ] the jar was originally made by a firm of glass from yorkshire called.[4] the original operated from 1842, when the company was first founded, until 1937, when the company went into bankruptcy. the company was taken to court in 1871 over the coal smoke coming from their thornhill lees chimneys and the judge ordered that "no man has the right to interfere with the supply of pure needed] the company was forced to close down to convert to gas furnaces and struggled along for a 66 years despite people losing their needed] in 1937, there was a bankruptcy sale, in which the patent rights to the jar" were sold to the united glass bottle company along with the rights to the very similar "mason" jar that had also been made by.[citation needed] in] the group purchased the design, patent and trademark of the original discuss] and continues to produce them today in] [7] a more detailed history of the companies by the society for historical archeology. other [ edit ] in an episode of the bbc's who do you think you are?, the former top gear television presenter jeremy clarkson found out that he was a grandson of john.[8] company names [ edit ] the various names of the companies were: john and co, castleford, yorkshire, john and sons, wakefield, yorkshire, kilner brothers glass co, thornhill lees, yorkshire, also at conisbrough, yorkshire, kilner brothers ltd, thornhill lees, yorkshire also at conisbrough, yorkshire,. see also [ edit ]	ə ʤɑr frəm noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən 1928 ðə ˈoʊpən ʤɑr ə ʤɑr ɪz ə rubber-sealed, ʤɑr juzd fər prɪˈzərvɪŋ (ˈbɑtəlɪŋ) fud. ɪt wɑz fərst prəˈdust baɪ ʤɑn koʊ., ˈjɔrkʃər, ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ðə ʤɑr wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli meɪd baɪ ə fərm əv glæs frəm ˈjɔrkʃər kɔld ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd frəm 1842 wɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz fərst ˈfaʊndɪd, ənˈtɪl 1937 wɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈbæŋkrəptsi. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ kɔrt ɪn 1871 ˈoʊvər ðə koʊl smoʊk ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðɛr ˈθɔrnˌhɪl liz ˈʧɪmniz ənd ðə ʤəʤ ˈɔrdərd ðət "noʊ mæn həz ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ðə səˈplaɪ əv pjʊr ˈnidɪd] ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz fɔrst tɪ kloʊz daʊn tɪ ˈkɑnvərt tɪ gæs ˈfərˌnəsɪz ənd ˈstrəgəld əˈlɔŋ fər ə 66 jɪrz dɪˈspaɪt ˈpipəl ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr ˈnidɪd] ɪn 1937 ðɛr wɑz ə ˈbæŋkrəptsi seɪl, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈpætənt raɪts tɪ ðə ʤɑr" wər soʊld tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd glæs ˈbɑtəl ˈkəmpəˌni əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə raɪts tɪ ðə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr "ˈmeɪsən" ʤɑr ðət hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn meɪd baɪ ˈnidɪd] ɪn ðə grup ˈpərʧəst ðə dɪˈzaɪn, ˈpætənt ənd ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl dɪˈskəs] ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈproʊdus ðɛm təˈdeɪ ɪn 7 ə mɔr dɪˈteɪld ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz baɪ ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤi. ˈəðər ˈɛdət ɪn ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˌbibiˈsis hu du ju θɪŋk ju ər?, ðə ˈfɔrmər tɔp gɪr ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈprɛzəntər ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈklɑrksən faʊnd aʊt ðət hi wɑz ə ˈgrændˌsən əv ʤɑn ˈkəmpəˌni neɪmz ˈɛdət ðə ˈvɛriəs neɪmz əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz wər: ʤɑn ənd koʊ, castleford, ˈjɔrkʃər, ʤɑn ənd sənz, ˈweɪkˌfild, ˈjɔrkʃər, ˈbrəðərz glæs koʊ, ˈθɔrnˌhɪl liz, ˈjɔrkʃər, ˈɔlsoʊ æt conisbrough, ˈjɔrkʃər, ˈbrəðərz ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, ˈθɔrnˌhɪl liz, ˈjɔrkʃər ˈɔlsoʊ æt conisbrough, ˈjɔrkʃər, si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət
/ credit: the more power a business leader thinks they have, the worse they get at calling the shots, new research shows. a study by university of southern california professor nathanael fast has determined that in the business world, unconstrained power can hinder decision-making. "the overall sense of control that comes with power tends to make people feel overconfident in their ability to make good decisions," fast said, noting the research aimed to make leaders more conscious of the pitfalls that they can fall prey to. the research points to british petroleum executives who downplayed potential risks associated with their oil well in the gulf of mexico, claiming it was virtually impossible that a major accident would ever occur. the oil well exploded in 2009, killing 11 workers and costing an estimated $100 billion in cleanup costs. "what we found across the studies is that power leads to overprecision, which is the tendency to overestimate the accuracy of personal knowledge," fast said. [3 steps to becoming a better leader] to explore this tendency, researchers conducted multiple experiments that manipulated power by randomly assigning participants to or roles. they were then asked to bet money on their ability to answer six trivia questions. in the study, those who were made to feel powerful actually lost money betting on their knowledge, and those who didn't feel powerful took fewer betting risks and didn't lose their cash. top find ways to avoid this problem, fast said. "the most effective leaders bring people around them who critique them," fast said. "as a power holder, the smartest thing you might ever do is bring people together who will inspect your thinking and who aren't afraid to challenge your ideas." the irony: the more powerful leaders become, the less help they think they need, according to the research. "power is an elixir, a drug that surges through the brain telling you how great your ideas are," said adam galinsky of the kellogg school of management at northwestern university and one of the study's co-authors. "this leaves the powerful vulnerable to making overconfident decisions that lead them to dead-end alleys." the research, "power and overconfident decision-making," was also by niro of the london business school and nicole mayer of the university of illinois, chicago. the study appears in the current issue of the journal organizational behavior and human decision processes. chad brooks is a freelance writer who has worked in public relations and spent 10 years working as a newspaper reporter and now works as a freelance business and technology reporter. you can reach him at or follow him on twitter.	ˈkrɛdɪt: ðə mɔr paʊər ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈlidər θɪŋks ðeɪ hæv, ðə wərs ðeɪ gɪt æt ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ʃɑts, nu ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz. ə ˈstədi baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə prəˈfɛsər ˈnæθəˌneɪl fæst həz dɪˈtərmənd ðət ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs wərld, ˌənkənˈstreɪnd paʊər kən ˈhɪndər dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ. "ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl sɛns əv kənˈtroʊl ðət kəmz wɪθ paʊər tɛndz tɪ meɪk ˈpipəl fil ˌoʊvərˈkɑnfɪdənt ɪn ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk gʊd dɪˈsɪʒənz," fæst sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə ˈrisərʧ eɪmd tɪ meɪk ˈlidərz mɔr ˈkɑnʃəs əv ðə ˈpɪtˌfɔlz ðət ðeɪ kən fɔl preɪ tɪ. ðə ˈrisərʧ pɔɪnts tɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ pəˈtroʊliəm ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz hu ˈdaʊnˌpleɪd pəˈtɛnʃəl rɪsks əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðɛr ɔɪl wɛl ɪn ðə gəlf əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪt wɑz ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ðət ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈæksədənt wʊd ˈɛvər əˈkər. ðə ɔɪl wɛl ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ɪn 2009 ˈkɪlɪŋ 11 ˈwərkərz ənd ˈkɔstɪŋ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 100 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈkliˌnəp kɔsts. "wət wi faʊnd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈstədiz ɪz ðət paʊər lidz tɪ overprecision, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈækjərəsi əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈnɑlɪʤ," fæst sɛd. 3 stɛps tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər ˈlidər] tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðɪs ˈtɛndənsi, ˈrisərʧərz kənˈdəktəd ˈməltəpəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ðət məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd paʊər baɪ ˈrændəmli əˈsaɪnɪŋ pɑrˈtɪsəpənts tɪ ər roʊlz. ðeɪ wər ðɛn æst tɪ bɛt ˈməni ɔn ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈænsər sɪks ˈtrɪviə kˈwɛsʧənz. ɪn ðə ˈstədi, ðoʊz hu wər meɪd tɪ fil ˈpaʊərfəl ˈæˌkʧuəli lɔst ˈməni ˈbɛtɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈnɑlɪʤ, ənd ðoʊz hu ˈdɪdənt fil ˈpaʊərfəl tʊk fjuər ˈbɛtɪŋ rɪsks ənd ˈdɪdənt luz ðɛr kæʃ. tɔp faɪnd weɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðɪs ˈprɑbləm, fæst sɛd. "ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ˈlidərz brɪŋ ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðɛm hu krɪˈtik ðɛm," fæst sɛd. "ɛz ə paʊər ˈhoʊldər, ðə sˈmɑrtəst θɪŋ ju maɪt ˈɛvər du ɪz brɪŋ ˈpipəl təˈgɛðər hu wɪl ˌɪnˈspɛkt jʊr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd hu ˈɑrənt əˈfreɪd tɪ ˈʧælənʤ jʊr aɪˈdiəz." ðə ˈaɪrəni: ðə mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ˈlidərz bɪˈkəm, ðə lɛs hɛlp ðeɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ nid, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrisərʧ. "paʊər ɪz ən ɪˈlɪksər, ə drəg ðət ˈsərʤɪz θru ðə breɪn ˈtɛlɪŋ ju haʊ greɪt jʊr aɪˈdiəz ər," sɛd ˈædəm gəˈlɪnski əv ðə ˈkɛlɔg skul əv ˈmænɪʤmənt æt ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd wən əv ðə ˈstədiz co-authors. "ðɪs livz ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈkɑnfɪdənt dɪˈsɪʒənz ðət lɛd ðɛm tɪ ˌdɛˈdɛnd ˈæliz." ðə ˈrisərʧ, "paʊər ənd ˌoʊvərˈkɑnfɪdənt dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ," wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ˈnɪroʊ əv ðə ˈləndən ˈbɪznɪs skul ənd nɪˈkoʊl meɪər əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. ðə ˈstədi əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˈʤərnəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl bɪˈheɪvjər ənd ˈjumən dɪˈsɪʒən ˈprɑsɛsəz. ʧæd brʊks ɪz ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈraɪtər hu həz wərkt ɪn ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz ənd spɛnt 10 jɪrz ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər rɪˈpɔrtər ənd naʊ wərks ɛz ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈbɪznɪs ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi rɪˈpɔrtər. ju kən riʧ ɪm æt ər ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər
i do love a beer after a nice bike ride. or a paddling session, run or swim, on occasion. in case you needed another reason to toss back a cold one, check out the newest release from brewing company a canned version of its parks & rec brew, a beer that honors anniversary. a portion of parks & rec sales benefits the austin parks fund, which helps pay for long-term updates and maintenance of the playscape. so drink a beer, build a better playscape. the beer a crisp, blend of four hop varieties debuted on taps around town last month. i sampled it at the draught house pub & brewery last week. be available starting wednesday at h-e-b, central market, whole foods, and other local retailers. "we chose the pale ale style as a foundation, then we added a really unique combination of hops that are bright and and cleanse and refresh the palate," brewing company founder patrick clark says. definitely meant to be enjoyed outside." a happy hour to celebrate the release is set for 4 to 8 p.m. thursday at the yeti flagship store, 220 s. congress ave. clark, his brother forrest clark and their childhood friend marco rodriguez founded brewing company in 2015 as a operation in a garage. they named it after local businessman and politician andrew, who in 1917 donated more than 350 acres of his private property to be used as public parkland. that had ties to the beverage industry through an business and bottling company sealed the deal. "now excited to continue andrew’s spirit of philanthropy by donating a portion of the proceeds from the parks & rec to the austin parks foundation," clark says. the austin parks foundation is a nonprofit organization that works to maintain and improve parks system through public and private partnerships. since 2006, it has given more than $2.5 million in community grants to the greater austin area. clark, who grew up going to concerts at park and swimming at barton springs, knows the perfection of a cold beer after a long run. he used to run with a group from rogue running and has a marathon or two under his belt. "it’s been a year or two, but i just remember that feeling after training on a saturday. get up at a.m. and run 18 or 20 miles and be back by 10 a.m., when most people are just getting started on their day. you really deserve whatever going to do that day," he says. parks & rec beer, he says, quenches the thirst after a good, quality workout. "it kind of goes back to the flavor profile we were looking for some beers and styles pair well after had a lot of activity or are outside in warmer temperatures," he says. this one does. and even the packaging lends itself to outdoor consumption. very packable. you can hike with them, and more recyclable than glass bottles. more acceptable in outdoor places," clark says. for more information about the yearlong 100 celebration, visit100.org. bike month continues in other beer news, bike month lasts through may, and that means got two more chances to score free beer at st. elmo brewing co., just by riding your bike there. tell your bartender that you arrived on two wheels, and get a free of beer between 4 and 11 p.m. every wednesday during may. offerings include the angus dry stout, tropical slate american and evangeline french saison. drink alcohol? opt for the soda. bring your friend, too. the patio is dog-friendly. st. elmo brewing co. is located at 440 e. st. elmo road,, in the yard development off south congress avenue. paddling for a cause tyler’s dam that cancer, the annual stand-up paddle and fundraising party, is set for june 12. head to the lawn of the lower colorado river authority offices at 3825 lake austin blvd., adjacent to hula hut, to cheer the on as they come to shore at about p.m. the party starts at 6 p.m. and includes raffles, music and food. those who make a $200 or more donation get vip status and free food. last year, 160 raised more than $500,000 at the event. this goal is $600,000. the foundation is dedicated to helping cancer patients and their loved ones get mental health therapy and family support. the nonprofit organization helps provide psychological counseling and encourages people to exercise and get outdoors as a way to cope with a cancer diagnosis. besides the annual paddle boarding event, the organization partners with the fitness and health communities and works to break the stigma associated with mental health support. for more information, go tofoundation.org. for more information about the event, go to tylersdtc.com.	aɪ du ləv ə bɪr ˈæftər ə nis baɪk raɪd. ər ə ˈpædəlɪŋ ˈsɛʃən, rən ər swɪm, ɔn əˈkeɪʒən. ɪn keɪs ju ˈnidɪd əˈnəðər ˈrizən tɪ tɔs bæk ə koʊld wən, ʧɛk aʊt ðə nuəst riˈlis frəm bruɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ə kænd ˈvərʒən əv ɪts pɑrks rɛk bru, ə bɪr ðət ˈɑnərz ˌænəˈvərsəri. ə ˈpɔrʃən əv pɑrks rɛk seɪlz ˈbɛnəfɪts ðə ˈɔstən pɑrks fənd, wɪʧ hɛlps peɪ fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈmeɪntənəns əv ðə playscape. soʊ drɪŋk ə bɪr, bɪld ə ˈbɛtər playscape. ðə bɪr ə krɪsp, blɛnd əv fɔr hɑp vərˈaɪətiz ˈdeɪbjutɪd ɔn tæps əraʊnd taʊn læst mənθ. aɪ ˈsæmpəld ɪt æt ðə dræft haʊs pəb ˈbruəri læst wik. bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ æt h-e-b, ˈsɛntrəl ˈmɑrkɪt, hoʊl fudz, ənd ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl ˈriˌteɪlərz. "wi ʧoʊz ðə peɪl eɪl staɪl ɛz ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ðɛn wi ˈædɪd ə ˈrɪli juˈnik ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv hɑps ðət ər braɪt ənd ənd klɛnz ənd rɪˈfrɛʃ ðə ˈpælɪt," bruɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfaʊndər ˈpætrɪk klɑrk sɪz. ˈdɛfənətli mɛnt tɪ bi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd." ə ˈhæpi aʊər tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə riˈlis ɪz sɛt fər 4 tɪ 8 p.m. ˈθərzˌdeɪ æt ðə ˈjɛti ˈflægˌʃɪp stɔr, 220 ɛs. ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈɑˌveɪ. klɑrk, hɪz ˈbrəðər ˈfɔrəst klɑrk ənd ðɛr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd frɛnd ˈmɑrkoʊ rɑˈdrigɛz ˈfaʊndɪd bruɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn 2015 ɛz ə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ə gərɑʒ. ðeɪ neɪmd ɪt ˈæftər ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ˈændru, hu ɪn 1917 ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd mɔr ðən 350 ˈeɪkərz əv hɪz ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti tɪ bi juzd ɛz ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑrˌklænd. ðət hæd taɪz tɪ ðə ˈbɛvərɪʤ ˈɪndəstri θru ən ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈbɑtəlɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni sild ðə dil. "naʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈændru ˈspɪrɪt əv fɪˈlænθrəpi baɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə prəˈsidz frəm ðə pɑrks rɛk tɪ ðə ˈɔstən pɑrks faʊnˈdeɪʃən," klɑrk sɪz. ðə ˈɔstən pɑrks faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət wərks tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ənd ˌɪmˈpruv pɑrks ˈsɪstəm θru ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps. sɪns 2006 ɪt həz ˈgɪvɪn mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ɪn kəmˈjunɪti grænts tɪ ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈɔstən ˈɛriə. klɑrk, hu gru əp goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑnsərts æt pɑrk ənd sˈwɪmɪŋ æt ˈbɑrtən spərɪŋz, noʊz ðə pərˈfɛkʃən əv ə koʊld bɪr ˈæftər ə lɔŋ rən. hi juzd tɪ rən wɪθ ə grup frəm roʊg ˈrənɪŋ ənd həz ə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ər tu ˈəndər hɪz bɛlt. bɪn ə jɪr ər tu, bət aɪ ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈfilɪŋ ˈæftər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɔn ə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. gɪt əp æt a.m. ənd rən 18 ər 20 maɪəlz ənd bi bæk baɪ 10 a.m., wɪn moʊst ˈpipəl ər ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ðɛr deɪ. ju ˈrɪli dɪˈzərv ˌwəˈtɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ du ðət deɪ," hi sɪz. pɑrks rɛk bɪr, hi sɪz, kˈwɛnʧəz ðə θərst ˈæftər ə gʊd, kˈwɑləti ˈwərˌkaʊt. "ɪt kaɪnd əv goʊz bæk tɪ ðə ˈfleɪvər ˈproʊˌfaɪl wi wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər səm bɪrz ənd staɪlz pɛr wɛl ˈæftər hæd ə lɔt əv ækˈtɪvɪti ər ər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɪn ˈwɔrmər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz," hi sɪz. ðɪs wən dɪz. ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈpækɪʤɪŋ lɛndz ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ˈaʊtˌdɔr kənˈsəmʃən. ˈvɛri packable. ju kən haɪk wɪθ ðɛm, ənd mɔr riˈsaɪkləbəl ðən glæs ˈbɑtəlz. mɔr əkˈsɛptəbəl ɪn ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈpleɪsɪz," klɑrk sɪz. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈjɪˈrlɔŋ 100 ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən, ˈvɪzɪt zilker100.org. baɪk mənθ kənˈtɪnjuz ɪn ˈəðər bɪr nuz, baɪk mənθ læsts θru meɪ, ənd ðət minz gɑt tu mɔr ˈʧænsɪz tɪ skɔr fri bɪr æt st. ˈɛlmoʊ bruɪŋ koʊ., ʤɪst baɪ ˈraɪdɪŋ jʊr baɪk ðɛr. tɛl jʊr ˈbɑrˌtɛndər ðət ju əraɪvd ɔn tu wilz, ənd gɪt ə fri əv bɪr bɪtˈwin 4 ənd 11 p.m. ˈɛvəri ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ meɪ. ˈɔfərɪŋz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈæŋgəs draɪ staʊt, ˈtrɑpɪkəl sleɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ɪˈvænʤɪˌlaɪn frɛnʧ ˈseɪsɑn. drɪŋk ˈælkəˌhɑl? ɑpt fər ðə ˈsoʊdə. brɪŋ jʊr frɛnd, tu. ðə ˈpætiˌoʊ ɪz dog-friendly. st. ˈɛlmoʊ bruɪŋ koʊ. ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 440 i. st. ˈɛlmoʊ roʊd, ɪn ðə jɑrd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɔf saʊθ ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈævəˌnu. ˈpædəlɪŋ fər ə kɔz dæm ðət ˈkænsər, ðə ˈænjuəl ˈstænˌdəp ˈpædəl ənd ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ˈpɑrti, ɪz sɛt fər ʤun 12 hɛd tɪ ðə lɔn əv ðə loʊər ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈrɪvər əˈθɔrəti ˈɔfəsɪz æt 3825 leɪk ˈɔstən ˈbʊləˌvɑrd., əˈʤeɪsənt tɪ ˈhulə hət, tɪ ʧɪr ðə ɔn ɛz ðeɪ kəm tɪ ʃɔr æt əˈbaʊt p.m. ðə ˈpɑrti stɑrts æt 6 p.m. ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ˈræfəlz, mˈjuzɪk ənd fud. ðoʊz hu meɪk ə 200 ər mɔr doʊˈneɪʃən gɪt ˌviˌaɪˈpi ˈstætəs ənd fri fud. læst jɪr, 160 reɪzd mɔr ðən æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ðɪs goʊl ɪz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈkænsər ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ðɛr ləvd wənz gɪt ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈθɛrəpi ənd ˈfæməli səˈpɔrt. ðə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən hɛlps prəˈvaɪd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ ənd ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈpipəl tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ənd gɪt ˈaʊtˈdɔrz ɛz ə weɪ tɪ koʊp wɪθ ə ˈkænsər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə ˈænjuəl ˈpædəl ˈbɔrdɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈpɑrtnərz wɪθ ðə ˈfɪtnəs ənd hɛlθ kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd wərks tɪ breɪk ðə ˈstɪgmə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ səˈpɔrt. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, goʊ tɪ flatwaterfoundation.org. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈvɛnt, goʊ tɪ tylersdtc.com*.
a broadway actress has taken the rare step of publicly challenging the tone of anonymous online comment boards where theater lovers exchange news, gossip and opinions, often with a heavy dose of snark. patti murin, who was to star in a broadway musical called “nerds” this spring, on thursday posted a lengthy de coeur objecting to some of the comments on a chat board run by in the hours after the show, about steve jobs and bill gates, was canceled. one commenter said of an actor, “i hope not playing either jobs or gates because neither of them are mentally retarded.” another described the show, which had not yet begun previews (although it had been staged elsewhere in previous years) as “terrible,” and yet another said that ms. murin was not capable of hitting a high c (which ms. murin denies in colorful language that cannot be reprinted here). ms. murin, who starred in the broadway production of “lysistrata jones,” wrote that she appreciated the role chat boards play in allowing theater fans to talk to one another, but objected to what she called “a cesspool of ignorance and negativity”: but then also a nasty faction of “fans” who take our hard work and turn it into gossip, and pissing contests over who can come up with the insult or meme or gif, and bragging rights over who is the most when it comes to broadway and theater secrets. snarky. and you know, i like some light snark. but nasty snark. immature and uninformed people are hiding behind screen names and posting incorrect information, passing on rumors as facts. the theater community is small, and the chat board, which has had six million messages since it was started in 2003, claims to be the largest for theater fans. the website, which is independently owned by its founder, robert diamond, has news, features and listings about theater in multiple cities. mr. diamond said that the chat board participants are “a wide variety of people that range from performers to in kansas city,” and said the forum was established to “create a place for those of us that grow up with friends to chat about the things we were obsessing about.”	ə ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ˈæktrəs həz ˈteɪkən ðə rɛr stɛp əv ˈpəblɪkli ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə toʊn əv əˈnɑnəməs ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkɑmɛnt bɔrdz wɛr ˈθieɪtər ˈləvərz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ nuz, ˈgɑsəp ənd əˈpɪnjənz, ˈɔfən wɪθ ə ˈhɛvi doʊs əv snark. ˈpæti mˈjʊrɪn, hu wɑz tɪ stɑr ɪn ə ˈbrɔdˌweɪ mˈjuzɪkəl kɔld ““nerds”” ðɪs spərɪŋ, ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈlɛŋθi də kur əˈbʤɛktɪŋ tɪ səm əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ə ʧæt bɔrd rən baɪ ɪn ðə aʊərz ˈæftər ðə ʃoʊ, əˈbaʊt stiv ʤɑbz ənd bɪl geɪts, wɑz ˈkænsəld. wən ˈkɑmɛntər sɛd əv ən ˈæktər, hoʊp nɑt pleɪɪŋ ˈiðər ʤɑbz ər geɪts bɪˈkəz ˈniðər əv ðɛm ər ˈmɛnəli retarded.”.” əˈnəðər dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ʃoʊ, wɪʧ hæd nɑt jɛt ˈbeɪgən ˈprivˌjuz (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt hæd bɪn steɪʤd ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ˈpriviəs jɪrz) ɛz ““terrible,”,” ənd jɛt əˈnəðər sɛd ðət mɪz. mˈjʊrɪn wɑz nɑt ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈhɪtɪŋ ə haɪ si (wɪʧ mɪz. mˈjʊrɪn dɪˈnaɪz ɪn ˈkələrfəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət ˈkænɑt bi riˈprɪntɪd hir). mɪz. mˈjʊrɪn, hu stɑrd ɪn ðə ˈbrɔdˌweɪ pərˈdəkʃən əv jones,”,” roʊt ðət ʃi əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə roʊl ʧæt bɔrdz pleɪ ɪn əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈθieɪtər fænz tɪ tɔk tɪ wən əˈnəðər, bət əˈbʤɛktəd tɪ wət ʃi kɔld ˈsɛˌspul əv ˈɪgnərəns ənd negativity””: bət ðɛn ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈnæsti ˈfækʃən əv ““fans”” hu teɪk ɑr hɑrd wərk ənd tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ˈgɑsəp, ənd ˈpɪˌsɪŋ ˈkɑntɛsts ˈoʊvər hu kən kəm əp wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈsəlt ər mim ər gif, ənd ˈbrægɪŋ raɪts ˈoʊvər hu ɪz ðə moʊst wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ənd ˈθieɪtər ˈsikrɪts. snarky. ənd ju noʊ, aɪ laɪk səm laɪt snark. bət ˈnæsti snark. ˌɪməˈtjʊr ənd ˌənɪnˈfɔrmd ˈpipəl ər ˈhaɪdɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd skrin neɪmz ənd ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈpæsɪŋ ɔn ˈrumərz ɛz fækts. ðə ˈθieɪtər kəmˈjunɪti ɪz smɔl, ənd ðə ʧæt bɔrd, wɪʧ həz hæd sɪks ˈmɪljən ˈmɛsɪʤɪz sɪns ɪt wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 2003 kleɪmz tɪ bi ðə ˈlɑrʤəst fər ˈθieɪtər fænz. ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli oʊnd baɪ ɪts ˈfaʊndər, ˈrɑbərt ˈdaɪmənd, həz nuz, ˈfiʧərz ənd ˈlɪstɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˈθieɪtər ɪn ˈməltəpəl ˈsɪtiz. ˈmɪstər. ˈdaɪmənd sɛd ðət ðə ʧæt bɔrd pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ər waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈpipəl ðət reɪnʤ frəm pərˈfɔrmərz tɪ ɪn ˈkænzəs city,”,” ənd sɛd ðə ˈfɔrəm wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt tɪ ə pleɪs fər ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs ðət groʊ əp wɪθ frɛndz tɪ ʧæt əˈbaʊt ðə θɪŋz wi wər əbˈsɛsɪŋ about.”*.”
major league soccer's all-star game against real madrid is wednesday, but no minnesota united players made the trip to chicago. the loons were one of nine teams left without an all-star rep. coach adrian heath said three of his players were on "standby" in consideration for selection: and kevin molino as well as forward christian ramirez. "i'm not sure it's as by as much voting as people think," heath said of the all-star roster, which is comprised of fan vote choices and picks from all-star and chicago fire coach and league commissioner don garber. "obviously, it would have been nice to have had some representative. but as i say, i'm not sure there's been too many better players than this year. in fact, i guarantee you there hasn't been." at least the loons won't be missing any key pieces heading into a 7 p.m. saturday matchup with defending champions the seattle fc. (except heath wasn't too impressed with his team's intensity level at training tuesday at the national sports center.) midfielder rasmus schuller (thigh), defender marc burch (groin), defender thomas de (achilles) and ramirez (hamstring) all trained separately. ramirez is "day-to-day," according to heath. sam cronin was also absent, away on "league business," but will return wednesday. defender joe greenspan returned to practice after recovering from a concussion. he had surgery on his broken nose and is wearing a mask, a la bobby shuttleworth. the team also had three new college players in training with the squad: rafael andrade santos, a senior from vcu; ricky lopez-espin, a senior forward from creighton and also a shattuck st. mary's product under united academy director tim carter, and ibisevic, a sophomore forward from nebraska-omaha. also, molino made the league's team of the week on monday for his performance in a victory against d.c. united on saturday. jerome was an honorable mention on the bench. and as far as a transfer window update, heath said there has been a lot of phone calls going around the league. "the problem you have at this time is, nearly everybody wants your best players. like we want somebody else's best player," heath said. "but sometimes if people are bringing somebody in from outside ... then that sometimes opens up people that you might think normally might not be available." heath mentioned moves from one or two bigger clubs, like the los angeles galaxy signing jonathan dos santos, and if those will make one or two other players more attainable. but it looks like the loons might not be after a goalkeeper before the end of the transfer window on aug. 9. with the team declining to extend john loan, united has just shuttleworth and patrick mclain on the roster. "we'll probably stay as we are at this moment in time," heath said. "but we'll look at the situation over the next few months."	ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkərz ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm əˈgɛnst ril məˈdrɪd ɪz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, bət noʊ ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə juˈnaɪtɪd pleɪərz meɪd ðə trɪp tɪ ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. ðə lunz wər wən əv naɪn timz lɛft wɪˈθaʊt ən ˌɔlˈstɑr rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. koʊʧ ˈeɪdriən hiθ sɛd θri əv hɪz pleɪərz wər ɔn "ˈstændˈbaɪ" ɪn kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən fər səˈlɛkʃən: ənd ˈkɛvɪn moʊˈlinoʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfɔrwərd ˈkrɪsʧɪn rəˈmɪrɛz. "əm nɑt ʃʊr ɪts ɛz baɪ ɛz məʧ ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɛz ˈpipəl θɪŋk," hiθ sɛd əv ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr ˈrɑstər, wɪʧ ɪz kəmˈpraɪzd əv fæn voʊt ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd pɪks frəm ˌɔlˈstɑr ənd ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ faɪər koʊʧ ənd lig kəˈmɪʃənər dɑn ˈgɑrbər. "ˈɑbviəsli, ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn nis tɪ hæv hæd səm ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv. bət ɛz aɪ seɪ, əm nɑt ʃʊr ðɛrz bɪn tu ˈmɛni ˈbɛtər pleɪərz ðən ðɪs jɪr. ɪn fækt, aɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ju ðɛr ˈhæzənt bɪn." æt list ðə lunz woʊnt bi ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈɛni ki ˈpisɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ə 7 p.m. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmæʧəp wɪθ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈʧæmpiənz ðə siˈætəl fc. (ɪkˈsɛpt hiθ ˈwəzənt tu ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ hɪz timz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti ˈlɛvəl æt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl spɔrts ˈsɛnər.) ˈræzmɪs ˈʃulər (θaɪ), dɪˈfɛndər mɑrk bərʧ (grɔɪn), dɪˈfɛndər ˈtɑməs də (əˈkɪliz) ənd rəˈmɪrɛz (ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ) ɔl treɪnd ˈsɛpərətli. rəˈmɪrɛz ɪz "ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hiθ. sæm ˈkroʊnɪn wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæbsənt, əˈweɪ ɔn "lig ˈbɪznɪs," bət wɪl rɪˈtərn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. dɪˈfɛndər ʤoʊ ˈgrinˌspæn rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈpræktɪs ˈæftər rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ə kənˈkəʃən. hi hæd ˈsərʤəri ɔn hɪz ˈbroʊkən noʊz ənd ɪz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə mæsk, ə lɑ ˈbɑbi ˈʃətəlˌwərθ. ðə tim ˈɔlsoʊ hæd θri nu ˈkɑlɪʤ pleɪərz ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə skwɑd: ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈænˌdreɪd ˈsæntoʊs, ə ˈsinjər frəm vcu; ˈrɪˌki lopez-espin, ə ˈsinjər ˈfɔrwərd frəm ˈkreɪtən ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈʃætək st. ˈmɛriz ˈprɑdəkt ˈəndər juˈnaɪtɪd əˈkædəmi dɪˈrɛktər tɪm ˈkɑrtər, ənd ibisevic, ə ˈsɑfˌmɔr ˈfɔrwərd frəm nebraska-omaha. ˈɔlsoʊ, moʊˈlinoʊ meɪd ðə ligz tim əv ðə wik ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ fər hɪz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ə ˈvɪktəri əˈgɛnst d.c. juˈnaɪtɪd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ʤəroʊm wɑz ən ˈɑnərəbəl ˈmɛnʃən ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. ənd ɛz fɑr ɛz ə ˈtrænsfər ˈwɪndoʊ ˈəpˌdeɪt, hiθ sɛd ðɛr həz bɪn ə lɔt əv foʊn kɔlz goʊɪŋ əraʊnd ðə lig. "ðə ˈprɑbləm ju hæv æt ðɪs taɪm ɪz, ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɔnts jʊr bɛst pleɪərz. laɪk wi wɔnt ˈsəmˌbɑdi ˈɛlsɪz bɛst pleɪər," hiθ sɛd. "bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪf ˈpipəl ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɪn frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛn ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈoʊpənz əp ˈpipəl ðət ju maɪt θɪŋk ˈnɔrməli maɪt nɑt bi əˈveɪləbəl." hiθ ˈmɛnʃənd muvz frəm wən ər tu ˈbɪgər kləbz, laɪk ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈgæləksi ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈʤɑnəθən dɔs ˈsæntoʊs, ənd ɪf ðoʊz wɪl meɪk wən ər tu ˈəðər pleɪərz mɔr əˈteɪnəbəl. bət ɪt lʊks laɪk ðə lunz maɪt nɑt bi ˈæftər ə ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtrænsfər ˈwɪndoʊ ɔn ˈɔgəst. 9 wɪθ ðə tim dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ʤɑn loʊn, juˈnaɪtɪd həz ʤɪst ˈʃətəlˌwərθ ənd ˈpætrɪk məˈkleɪn ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər. "wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli steɪ ɛz wi ər æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt ɪn taɪm," hiθ sɛd. "bət wɪl lʊk æt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju mənθs."
for unaccompanied minors traveling with american airlines, parents pay an extra $300 on top of the ticket price to cover the additional care staff puts in to make sure a child gets from point a to point b safely. one mom from charlotte, who paid that extra cost to send her daughter to visit with family in new york was failed by this system after being lied to about the whereabouts of her daughter, and wants to warn other parents. corinne chausse and her husband were expecting their daughter maggie to arrive back in charlotte at p.m. on monday, and although american airlines confirms that the flight out of new york was delayed due to weather, didn't hear from maggie until a.m., when she called from columbia, sc, after the plane was rerouted there. maggie told her parents that she was being taken off her plane because her flight was canceled. the worried parents lost contact with maggie for over an hour they were halfway to columbia to get her when american airlines informed them that the flight was going ahead and would be on its way to charlotte, but then as they got back to charlotte, they were informed yet again that the flight was canceled. frantic at this point, says an american airlines employee tried to reassure her that her daughter was in a room for minors at columbia airport, but five minutes later, maggie called to say she was still on the plane. "they blatantly lied to me about where she was," told wsoctv. this communication nightmare between and the airline is enough to make any mother never want to allow her child to ever fly alone, but on top of that, maggie was on her plane for more than nine hours and none of the employees who were meant to be caring for her gave her anything to eat. corrine has tried to contact american airlines, but she hasn't heard back. "i don't want another parent to go through this," she said. "they need to look at this system they have in place. they're charging people $300 for it and they need to examine where it failed because it failed drastically." however, she says she's less concerned with a refund at this point because she now has a bigger problem to handle: after this experience, her daughter has said she never wants to fly again.	fər ˌənəˈkəmpənid ˈmaɪnərz ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz, ˈpɛrənts peɪ ən ˈɛkstrə 300 ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈtɪkɪt praɪs tɪ ˈkəvər ðə əˈdɪʃənəl kɛr stæf pʊts ɪn tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ə ʧaɪld gɪts frəm pɔɪnt ə tɪ pɔɪnt bi ˈseɪfli. wən mɑm frəm ˈʃɑrlət, hu peɪd ðət ˈɛkstrə kɔst tɪ sɛnd hər ˈdɔtər tɪ ˈvɪzɪt wɪθ ˈfæməli ɪn nu jɔrk wɑz feɪld baɪ ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ˈæftər biɪŋ laɪd tɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts əv hər ˈdɔtər, ənd wɔnts tɪ wɔrn ˈəðər ˈpɛrənts. kərˈin ʧaʊs ənd hər ˈhəzbənd wər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðɛr ˈdɔtər ˈmæˌgi tɪ əraɪv bæk ɪn ˈʃɑrlət æt p.m. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz kənˈfərmz ðət ðə flaɪt aʊt əv nu jɔrk wɑz dɪˈleɪd du tɪ ˈwɛðər, ˈdɪdənt hir frəm ˈmæˌgi ənˈtɪl a.m., wɪn ʃi kɔld frəm kəˈləmbiə, sc, ˈæftər ðə pleɪn wɑz riˈrutɪd ðɛr. ˈmæˌgi toʊld hər ˈpɛrənts ðət ʃi wɑz biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ɔf hər pleɪn bɪˈkəz hər flaɪt wɑz ˈkænsəld. ðə ˈwərid ˈpɛrənts lɔst ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈmæˌgi fər ˈoʊvər ən aʊər ðeɪ wər ˈhæfˈweɪ tɪ kəˈləmbiə tɪ gɪt hər wɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðɛm ðət ðə flaɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ əˈhɛd ənd wʊd bi ɔn ɪts weɪ tɪ ˈʃɑrlət, bət ðɛn ɛz ðeɪ gɑt bæk tɪ ˈʃɑrlət, ðeɪ wər ˌɪnˈfɔrmd jɛt əˈgɛn ðət ðə flaɪt wɑz ˈkænsəld. ˈfræntɪk æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, sɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ɪmˈplɔɪi traɪd tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr hər ðət hər ˈdɔtər wɑz ɪn ə rum fər ˈmaɪnərz æt kəˈləmbiə ˈɛrˌpɔrt, bət faɪv ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, ˈmæˌgi kɔld tɪ seɪ ʃi wɑz stɪl ɔn ðə pleɪn. "ðeɪ ˈbleɪtəntli laɪd tɪ mi əˈbaʊt wɛr ʃi wɑz," toʊld wsoctv. ðɪs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈnaɪtˌmɛr bɪtˈwin ənd ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ˈɛni ˈməðər ˈnɛvər wɔnt tɪ əˈlaʊ hər ʧaɪld tɪ ˈɛvər flaɪ əˈloʊn, bət ɔn tɔp əv ðət, ˈmæˌgi wɑz ɔn hər pleɪn fər mɔr ðən naɪn aʊərz ənd nən əv ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz hu wər mɛnt tɪ bi ˈkɛrɪŋ fər hər geɪv hər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ it. həz traɪd tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz, bət ʃi ˈhæzənt hərd bæk. "aɪ doʊnt wɔnt əˈnəðər ˈpɛrənt tɪ goʊ θru ðɪs," ʃi sɛd. "ðeɪ nid tɪ lʊk æt ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ðeɪ hæv ɪn pleɪs. ðɛr ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈpipəl 300 fər ɪt ənd ðeɪ nid tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn wɛr ɪt feɪld bɪˈkəz ɪt feɪld ˈdræstɪkli." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʃi sɪz ʃiz lɛs kənˈsərnd wɪθ ə ˈriˌfənd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt bɪˈkəz ʃi naʊ həz ə ˈbɪgər ˈprɑbləm tɪ ˈhændəl: ˈæftər ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns, hər ˈdɔtər həz sɛd ʃi ˈnɛvər wɔnts tɪ flaɪ əˈgɛn.
jiri hudler had quite the flight during his recent trip to europe. the forward has been accused by the delta airlines staff of behaving during his flight from new york to prague, a czech newspaper reported wednesday. according to the report, it all started when demand for "coke" was denied by a flight attendant after it was initially presumed that his request was in reference to the beverage. hudler then threatened to have the woman killed by his friends upon their arrival. things only got worse from there. hudler has also been accused of snorting cocaine in the plane's bathroom and then attempting to urinate on a food cart. a fellow passenger told the newspaper that hudler additionally appeared to be under the influence of alcohol during the flight. hudler has denied the allegations, saying it was "just such a small incident." the occurrence, however, is serious enough that it's under investigation by police. hudler, 33, most recently played with the stars last season but has yet to find a new team as the league's regular season kicks off this week. since beginning his career in detroit during the season, he has logged 164 goals and 264 assists in 708 career games with the red wings, flames, panthers and stars.	ˈʤɪri ˈhudələr hæd kwaɪt ðə flaɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈrisənt trɪp tɪ ˈjʊrəp. ðə ˈfɔrwərd həz bɪn əˈkjuzd baɪ ðə ˈdɛltə ˈɛˌrlaɪnz stæf əv bɪˈheɪvɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz flaɪt frəm nu jɔrk tɪ prɑg, ə ʧɛk ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ɪt ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd wɪn dɪˈmænd fər "koʊk" wɑz dɪˈnaɪd baɪ ə flaɪt əˈtɛndənt ˈæftər ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli prɪˈzumd ðət hɪz rɪkˈwɛst wɑz ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˈbɛvərɪʤ. ˈhudələr ðɛn θˈrɛtənd tɪ hæv ðə ˈwʊmən kɪld baɪ hɪz frɛndz əˈpɑn ðɛr ərˈaɪvəl. θɪŋz ˈoʊnli gɑt wərs frəm ðɛr. ˈhudələr həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn əˈkjuzd əv sˈnɔrtɪŋ koʊˈkeɪn ɪn ðə pleɪnz ˈbæθˌrum ənd ðɛn əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈjərəˌneɪt ɔn ə fud kɑrt. ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈpæsənʤər toʊld ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðət ˈhudələr əˈdɪʃəˌnəli əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə flaɪt. ˈhudələr həz dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz, seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz "ʤɪst səʧ ə smɔl ˈɪnsədənt." ðə əˈkərəns, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈsɪriəs ɪˈnəf ðət ɪts ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ pəˈlis. ˈhudələr, 33 moʊst ˈrisəntli pleɪd wɪθ ðə stɑrz læst ˈsizən bət həz jɛt tɪ faɪnd ə nu tim ɛz ðə ligz ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən kɪks ɔf ðɪs wik. sɪns bɪˈgɪnɪŋ hɪz kərɪr ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsizən, hi həz lɔgd 164 goʊlz ənd 264 əˈsɪsts ɪn 708 kərɪr geɪmz wɪθ ðə rɛd wɪŋz, fleɪmz, ˈpænθərz ənd stɑrz.
sacramento, california (wiredprnews.com) california is the first state in the u.s. to ban the use of trans fats in chain restaurants as these fats are connected to coronary heart disease. the governor of california, arnold schwarzenegger, has asserted that the new legislation will take effect in 2010 and will represent a concrete step in the direction of creating a healthy future. it has also been ruled that violators of the new legislation will be charged with a fine. this is owing to the fact that are chemically tainted vegetable oils used to give processed foods a greater shelf life. in several other u.s. cities such as in philadelphia and seattle, the use of in restaurants has already been banned. as a result, many restaurant chains and food makers have started experimenting with the replacement of oils and the food products which contain them. since are produced artificially through a process known as hydrogenation meant to turn liquid oil into solid fats, these oils are bad for health and are closely associated with coronary heart disease. they are put to use in baking or frying, and added to processed foods including ready made mixtures used for drinks and cakes. are mainly used in food since they are cheap, can add mass to food products, possess a neutral taste and provide food products a longer shelf-life. are said to have no dietary value and so the new legislation banning its use has brought out remarkable benefits to the general health of the public. a review said that the elimination of from food products could prevent approximately nineteen percent of heart attack risks and deaths related to it every year.	ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə (wiredprnews.com) ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz ðə fərst steɪt ɪn ðə juz. tɪ bæn ðə juz əv trænz fæts ɪn ʧeɪn ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ɛz ðiz fæts ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈkɔrəˌnɛri hɑrt dɪˈziz. ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈɑrnəld ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər, həz əˈsərtəd ðət ðə nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪl teɪk ˈifɛkt ɪn 2010 ənd wɪl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə ˈkɑnkrit stɛp ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈhɛlθi fˈjuʧər. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ruld ðət ˈvaɪəleɪtərz əv ðə nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪl bi ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ə faɪn. ðɪs ɪz oʊɪŋ tɪ ðə fækt ðət ər ˈkɛmɪkli ˈteɪntɪd ˈvɛʤtəbəl ɔɪlz juzd tɪ gɪv ˈprɑsɛst fudz ə ˈgreɪtər ʃɛlf laɪf. ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər juz. ˈsɪtiz səʧ ɛz ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ənd siˈætəl, ðə juz əv ɪn ˈrɛˌstrɑnts həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn bænd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈmɛni ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ʧeɪnz ənd fud ˈmeɪkərz hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ðə rɪˈpleɪsmənt əv ɔɪlz ənd ðə fud ˈprɑdəkts wɪʧ kənˈteɪn ðɛm. sɪns ər prəˈdust ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli θru ə ˈprɔˌsɛs noʊn ɛz ˌhaɪˌdrɑʤəˈneɪʃən mɛnt tɪ tərn ˈlɪkwɪd ɔɪl ˈɪntu ˈsɑləd fæts, ðiz ɔɪlz ər bæd fər hɛlθ ənd ər ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈkɔrəˌnɛri hɑrt dɪˈziz. ðeɪ ər pʊt tɪ juz ɪn ˈbeɪkɪŋ ər fraɪɪŋ, ənd ˈædɪd tɪ ˈprɑsɛst fudz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈrɛdi meɪd ˈmɪksʧərz juzd fər drɪŋks ənd keɪks. ər ˈmeɪnli juzd ɪn fud sɪns ðeɪ ər ʧip, kən æd mæs tɪ fud ˈprɑdəkts, pəˈzɛs ə ˈnutrəl teɪst ənd prəˈvaɪd fud ˈprɑdəkts ə ˈlɔŋgər shelf-life. ər sɛd tɪ hæv noʊ ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˈvælju ənd soʊ ðə nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈbænɪŋ ɪts juz həz brɔt aʊt rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl hɛlθ əv ðə ˈpəblɪk. ə ˌrivˈju sɛd ðət ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv frəm fud ˈprɑdəkts kʊd prɪˈvɛnt əˈprɑksəmətli ˈnaɪnˈtin pərˈsɛnt əv hɑrt əˈtæk rɪsks ənd dɛθs rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪt ˈɛvəri jɪr.
earlier today, the department of commerce announced new sanctions against russian products and companies operating in the united states. previous sanctions only tangentially impacted the import of cheap and reliable firearms from russia into the united states, but now the obama administration is specifically targeting the makers of rifles and shotguns, as well as other companies. from the executive order. . . the following entities have been added to sdn list: […] kalashnikov concern (a.k.a. concern kalashnikov; a.k.a. oao; f.k.a. center; f.k.a.; f.k.a. oao; a.k.a. concern kalashnikov; f.k.a.; f.k.a. scientific production association joint stock company), 3, pr., izhevsk, republic 426006, russia; registration id 1111832003018]. so the importation of new firearms is now banned indefinitely in the united states. but that executive order definitely raises some questions for those currently in possession of a firearm manufactured by the firearms companies. for example, can a gun dealer sell their existing stock? from the regarding the legality of items already in the united states: 374. if i own a kalashnikov product, is that product blocked by sanctions? am i able to resell a kalashnikov product at a gun show or other secondary market? if a u.s. person is in possession of a kalashnikov concern product that was bought and fully paid for prior to the date of designation (i.e., no payment remains due to kalashnikov concern), then that product is not blocked and sanctions would not prohibit the u.s. person from keeping or selling the product in the secondary market, so long as kalashnikov concern has no interest in the transaction. new transactions by u.s. persons with kalashnikov concern are prohibited, however, and any property in which kalashnikov concern has an interest is blocked pursuant to designation of kalashnikov concern on july 16, 2014. if a u.s. person has an inventory of kalashnikov concern products in which kalashnikov concern has an interest (for example, the products are not fully paid for or are being sold on consignment), we advise that u.s. person to contact for further guidance on handling of the inventory. [7-16-2014] 375. if i have kalashnikov products in my inventory, can i sell them? if a u.s. person has an inventory of kalashnikov concern products in which kalashnikov concern has an interest (for example, the products are not fully paid for or are being sold on consignment), we advise that u.s. person to contact for further guidance on handling of the inventory. [7-16-2014] we all saw this coming, but the reality is always more confusing and distasteful than the perception. there is no word at this time whether additional russian firearms related manufacturers will get the same treatment.	ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈkɑmərs əˈnaʊnst nu ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃən ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈpriviəs ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈoʊnli tænˈʤɛnʃəli ˌɪmˈpæktɪd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrt əv ʧip ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz frəm ˈrəʃə ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, bət naʊ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪkərz əv ˈraɪfəlz ənd ˈʃɑtˌgənz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz. frəm ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɛntɪtiz hæv bɪn ˈædɪd tɪ ˈɛsˈdiˈɛn lɪst: kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn (a.k.a. kənˈsərn kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv; a.k.a. oao; f.k.a. ˈsɛnər; f.k.a.; f.k.a. oao; a.k.a. kənˈsərn kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv; f.k.a.; f.k.a. ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk pərˈdəkʃən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ʤɔɪnt stɑk ˈkəmpəˌni), 3 pr., izhevsk, riˈpəblɪk 426006 ˈrəʃə; ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈaɪˈdi 1111832003018 soʊ ðə ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən əv nu ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɪz naʊ bænd ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. bət ðət ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˈdɛfənətli ˈreɪzɪz səm kˈwɛsʧənz fər ðoʊz ˈkərəntli ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈkəmpəˌniz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, kən ə gən ˈdilər sɛl ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ stɑk? frəm ðə rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə liˈgæləti əv ˈaɪtəmz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts: 374 ɪf aɪ oʊn ə kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv ˈprɑdəkt, ɪz ðət ˈprɑdəkt blɑkt baɪ ˈsæŋkʃənz? æm aɪ ˈeɪbəl tɪ riˈsɛl ə kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv ˈprɑdəkt æt ə gən ʃoʊ ər ˈəðər ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈmɑrkɪt? ɪf ə juz. ˈpərsən ɪz ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv ə kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn ˈprɑdəkt ðət wɑz bɔt ənd ˈfʊli peɪd fər praɪər tɪ ðə deɪt əv ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən (i.e*., noʊ ˈpeɪmənt rɪˈmeɪnz du tɪ kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn), ðɛn ðət ˈprɑdəkt ɪz nɑt blɑkt ənd ˈsæŋkʃənz wʊd nɑt proʊˈhɪbət ðə juz. ˈpərsən frəm ˈkipɪŋ ər ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈmɑrkɪt, soʊ lɔŋ ɛz kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn həz noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə trænˈzækʃən. nu trænˈzækʃənz baɪ juz. ˈpərsənz wɪθ kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn ər proʊˈhɪbətəd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd ˈɛni ˈprɑpərti ɪn wɪʧ kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn həz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz blɑkt pərˈsuənt tɪ ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 16 2014 ɪf ə juz. ˈpərsən həz ən ˌɪnvənˈtɔri əv kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn ˈprɑdəkts ɪn wɪʧ kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn həz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈprɑdəkts ər nɑt ˈfʊli peɪd fər ər ər biɪŋ soʊld ɔn kənˈsaɪnmənt), wi ədˈvaɪz ðət juz. ˈpərsən tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt fər ˈfərðər ˈgaɪdəns ɔn ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə ˌɪnvənˈtɔri. 375 ɪf aɪ hæv kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv ˈprɑdəkts ɪn maɪ ˌɪnvənˈtɔri, kən aɪ sɛl ðɛm? ɪf ə juz. ˈpərsən həz ən ˌɪnvənˈtɔri əv kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn ˈprɑdəkts ɪn wɪʧ kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv kənˈsərn həz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈprɑdəkts ər nɑt ˈfʊli peɪd fər ər ər biɪŋ soʊld ɔn kənˈsaɪnmənt), wi ədˈvaɪz ðət juz. ˈpərsən tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt fər ˈfərðər ˈgaɪdəns ɔn ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə ˌɪnvənˈtɔri. wi ɔl sɔ ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ, bət ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz mɔr kənfˈjuzɪŋ ənd dɪˈsteɪstfəl ðən ðə pərˈsɛpʃən. ðɛr ɪz noʊ wərd æt ðɪs taɪm ˈwɛðər əˈdɪʃənəl ˈrəʃən ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz rɪˈleɪtɪd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz wɪl gɪt ðə seɪm ˈtritmənt.
photo if you watch the champions league tuesday and wednesday, you will hear soccer fans in their glory. here is a look at popular chants among supporters of home teams. apoel nicosia vs. real madrid stadium gsp stadium, nicosia, cyprus capacity 22,859 song “even if i looked everywhere” (sung in greek) and even if i looked everywhere on earth /and even if been in trouble and done jail time / i never strayed / and remained here / a crazy orange fan / i live for you meaning dedicated to the most passionate fans, including those who have been jailed because of their show of support for the club. members of the main supporter group, the, wear orange jackets. advertisement continue reading the main story history was introduced in january 2011 in response to a high incidence of arrest among fans. stands for (covering all greece) (group) (supporters) of, and was founded in 1979. in addition to its organized support for the club, is politically motivated and advocates greek rule for cyprus.	ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɪf ju wɔʧ ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ju wɪl hir ˈsɑkər fænz ɪn ðɛr ˈglɔri. hir ɪz ə lʊk æt ˈpɑpjələr ʧænts əˈməŋ səˈpɔrtərz əv hoʊm timz. nɪkəˈsiə ˈvərsəz. ril məˈdrɪd ˈsteɪdiəm ˈsteɪdiəm, nɪkəˈsiə, ˈsaɪprəs kəˈpæsɪti sɔŋ ɪf aɪ lʊkt everywhere”*” (səŋ ɪn grik) ənd ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ lʊkt ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɔn ərθ /ənd ˈivɪn ɪf bɪn ɪn ˈtrəbəl ənd dən ʤeɪl taɪm aɪ ˈnɛvər streɪd ənd rɪˈmeɪnd hir ə ˈkreɪzi ˈɔrɪnʤ fæn aɪ lɪv fər ju ˈminɪŋ ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə moʊst ˈpæʃənət fænz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz hu hæv bɪn ʤeɪld bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ʃoʊ əv səˈpɔrt fər ðə kləb. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə meɪn səˈpɔrtər grup, ðə, wɛr ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈʤækɪts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈhɪstəri wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə haɪ ˈɪnsɪdəns əv ərˈɛst əˈməŋ fænz. stændz fər (ˈkəvərɪŋ ɔl gris) (grup) (səˈpɔrtərz) əv, ənd wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1979 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ɪts ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd səˈpɔrt fər ðə kləb, ɪz ˈplɪtɪkli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪts grik rul fər ˈsaɪprəs.
(reuters) - ag said its cancer drug,, was twice as effective as chemotherapy in slowing the progression of a rare form of lung cancer in a study. swiss drugmaker' logo is seen behind scaffolding at the company's plant in the northern swiss town of stein in this january 27, 2015 file photo. patients with anaplastic lymphoma cell lung cancer treated with had a median survival of months, compared to months for those on chemotherapy. overall survival data is still immature, but a positive trend in favor of was observed, the swiss drugmaker said on tuesday. zykadia has already won accelerated approval in the united states as an alternative or treatment in patients who have progressed on or cannot tolerate - considered the initial therapy. novartis’ drug also has conditional approval as a treatment in europe. the drug competes with roche holding, which is widely seen to have a leg up in the race to secure regulatory approval as a treatment. alecensa has already demonstrated a 66 percent reduction in the risk of cancer progression, compared with, in previously untreated japanese patients in a trial, roche said in may. novartis had said in september that had outperformed chemotherapy, but received a muted response from analysts and investors since had already shown to be more effective than. novartis said on tuesday that it was initiating discussions with regulators to expand’s use. alk+ cell lung cancer affects between 2 and 7 percent of roughly million new lung cancer cases reported annually.	(ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈeɪˈgi sɛd ɪts ˈkænsər drəg,, wɑz twaɪs ɛz ˈifɛktɪv ɛz ˌkimoʊˈθɛrəpi ɪn sloʊɪŋ ðə prəˈgrɛʃən əv ə rɛr fɔrm əv ləŋ ˈkænsər ɪn ə ˈstədi. swɪs ˈdrəgˌmeɪkər' ˈloʊgoʊ ɪz sin bɪˈhaɪnd ˈskæfəldɪŋ æt ðə ˈkəmpəniz plænt ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn swɪs taʊn əv staɪn ɪn ðɪs ˈʤænjuˌɛri 27 2015 faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ. ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˌænəˈplæstɪk lɪmˈfoʊmə sɛl ləŋ ˈkænsər ˈtritɪd wɪθ hæd ə ˈmidiən sərˈvaɪvəl əv mənθs, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ mənθs fər ðoʊz ɔn ˌkimoʊˈθɛrəpi. ˈoʊvərˌɔl sərˈvaɪvəl ˈdætə ɪz stɪl ˌɪməˈtjʊr, bət ə ˈpɑzətɪv trɛnd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv wɑz əbˈzərvd, ðə swɪs ˈdrəgˌmeɪkər sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. həz ɔˈrɛdi wən ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd əˈpruvəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ər ˈtritmənt ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz hu hæv prəˈgrɛst ɔn ər ˈkænɑt ˈtɑlərˌeɪt kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈθɛrəpi. novartis’’ drəg ˈɔlsoʊ həz kənˈdɪʃənəl əˈpruvəl ɛz ə ˈtritmənt ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ðə drəg kəmˈpits wɪθ roʊʧ ˈhoʊldɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈwaɪdli sin tɪ hæv ə lɛg əp ɪn ðə reɪs tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈpruvəl ɛz ə ˈtritmənt. həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə 66 pərˈsɛnt rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə rɪsk əv ˈkænsər prəˈgrɛʃən, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ, ɪn ˈpriviəsli ənˈtritɪd ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ə traɪəl, roʊʧ sɛd ɪn meɪ. hæd sɛd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ðət hæd ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrmd ˌkimoʊˈθɛrəpi, bət rɪˈsivd ə mˈjutɪd rɪˈspɑns frəm ˈænəlɪsts ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz sɪns hæd ɔˈrɛdi ʃoʊn tɪ bi mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ðən. sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz tɪ ɪkˈspænd juz. alk+ sɛl ləŋ ˈkænsər əˈfɛkts bɪtˈwin 2 ənd 7 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈrəfli ˈmɪljən nu ləŋ ˈkænsər ˈkeɪsɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈænjuəli.
eagles outside linebacker and former pick brandon graham wants to start for philadelphia or somewhere else next season, according to reuben frank. graham was the victim of a scheme change brought on by the hire of head coach chip kelly and defensive coordinator billy davis. graham has been considered a bust since being drafted in the of the 2010 nfl draft. it seems that every time the pass rusher accomplishes success, he suffers a setback. he had a solid rookie season but it was cut short by an tear in week 14. he then spent the entire 2011 season trying to recover from the injury. he bounced back with a solid end to the 2012 season after starting the last six games. however, andy reid was fired shortly after the season and a new regime changed the landscape of the defense. philadelphia switched from a defense to a front this season, which caused graham to learn a new position. with the signing of linebacker connor and having former pro bowl player trent cole already on the roster, graham was forced into a backup role. he finished with just 19 tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble in 16 games at outside linebacker. the michigan alum only saw the field on of the eagles total defensive snaps. graham was not expected to be on the team this season and was considered a possible trade option for the eagles. instead, the eagles kept him around and tried to transform him into a linebacker. with the limited success this season, philadelphia may look to deal graham with two years left on his contract. he would most likely be the target of a defense that badly needs to fill a starting defensive end spot like the vikings or buccaneers. it is unclear what graham would fetch for the eagles in return. more from nation nfl • nation's 2014 nfl playoff coverage and brackets • nation's nfl awards: peyton manning, robert quinn lead list • title game: tre mason and other draft prospects who shined • how would expanded playoffs look in 2013? • 2014 nfl mock draft: planning begins for 20 teams	ˈigəlz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər ənd ˈfɔrmər pɪk ˈbrændən græm wɔnts tɪ stɑrt fər ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ər ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls nɛkst ˈsizən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrubən fræŋk. græm wɑz ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ə skim ʧeɪnʤ brɔt ɔn baɪ ðə haɪər əv hɛd koʊʧ ʧɪp ˈkɛli ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈbɪli ˈdeɪvɪs. græm həz bɪn kənˈsɪdərd ə bəst sɪns biɪŋ ˈdræftɪd ɪn ðə əv ðə 2010 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. ɪt simz ðət ˈɛvəri taɪm ðə pæs ˈrəʃər əˈkɑmplɪʃɪz səkˈsɛs, hi ˈsəfərz ə ˈsɛtˌbæk. hi hæd ə ˈsɑləd ˈrʊki ˈsizən bət ɪt wɑz kət ʃɔrt baɪ ən tɪr ɪn wik 14 hi ðɛn spɛnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər 2011 ˈsizən traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə ˈɪnʤəri. hi baʊnst bæk wɪθ ə ˈsɑləd ɛnd tɪ ðə 2012 ˈsizən ˈæftər ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə læst sɪks geɪmz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈændi rid wɑz faɪərd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ˈsizən ənd ə nu rəˈʒim ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ðə dɪˈfɛns. ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə swɪʧt frəm ə dɪˈfɛns tɪ ə frənt ðɪs ˈsizən, wɪʧ kɔzd græm tɪ lərn ə nu pəˈzɪʃən. wɪθ ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋ əv ˈlaɪnˌbækər ˈkɑnər ənd ˈhævɪŋ ˈfɔrmər proʊ boʊl pleɪər trɛnt koʊl ɔˈrɛdi ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər, græm wɑz fɔrst ˈɪntu ə ˈbæˌkəp roʊl. hi ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ ʤɪst 19 ˈtækəlz, θri sæks ənd wən fɔrst ˈfəmbəl ɪn 16 geɪmz æt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər. ðə ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈæləm ˈoʊnli sɔ ðə fild ɔn əv ðə ˈigəlz ˈtoʊtəl dɪˈfɛnsɪv snæps. græm wɑz nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ɔn ðə tim ðɪs ˈsizən ənd wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈpɑsəbəl treɪd ˈɔpʃən fər ðə ˈigəlz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈigəlz kɛpt ɪm əraʊnd ənd traɪd tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ɪm ˈɪntu ə ˈlaɪnˌbækər. wɪθ ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd səkˈsɛs ðɪs ˈsizən, ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə meɪ lʊk tɪ dil græm wɪθ tu jɪrz lɛft ɔn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt. hi wʊd moʊst ˈlaɪkli bi ðə ˈtərgət əv ə dɪˈfɛns ðət ˈbædli nidz tɪ fɪl ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd spɑt laɪk ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋz ər ˌbəkəˈnirz. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr wət græm wʊd fɛʧ fər ðə ˈigəlz ɪn rɪˈtərn. mɔr frəm ˈneɪʃən ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈneɪʃənz 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪɔf ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd ˈbrækɪts ˈneɪʃənz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl əˈwɔrdz: ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ, ˈrɑbərt kwɪn lɛd lɪst ˈtaɪtəl geɪm: treɪ ˈmeɪsən ənd ˈəðər dræft ˈprɑspɛkts hu ʃaɪnd haʊ wʊd ɪkˈspændɪd pleɪɔfs lʊk ɪn 2013 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl mɑk dræft: ˈplænɪŋ bɪˈgɪnz fər 20 timz
a horizontal section of a rat brain. image: zeiss in the heady, optimistic days of 2004, it seemed all but certain that airline pilots were soon to be replaced by none other than rat brains. okay, not exactly. but it's hard not to laugh over a decade later at a university of florida press release announcing the dawn of "living computers." a team at the university had cultured some rat neurons, and the culture had managed to fly a virtual plane. a rat brain flew a simulated plane! "they may someday be used to fly small unmanned airplanes or handle tasks that are dangerous for humans, such as missions or bomb damage assessments," the release continued, and our filled future seemed nigh. the saw a bevy of this sort of research into so-called systems that were controlled, not by traditional silicon chips, but organic, neuronal networks, or rudimentary brains. the university of reading, university of florida, and georgia tech all had (and still have) teams. but then, and even now, real-world applications for this sort of research remain a very basic, and a long ways off. thomas demarse, a professor at the university of florida, did indeed succeed at growing a culture of that could fly a simulated plane in 2004 (and by fly, i mean travel straight and level), building on earlier research at georgia tech. and in 2008, the university of reading grew a similar culture that prevented a wheeled robot from running into walls. but to think of these cultures as "brains" is the way that you or i might think of brains is disingenuous at best. "these are not beings. i wouldn't want to equate it even to an ant," said, a professor of at the university of reading. nasuto was part of a team at the university that worked on an project from 2006 to 2009. like other universities, they employed a process in which cells were seeded onto a dish lined with electrodes. as the cells grew and formed connections with one another, neural activity began to take place. the electrodes can read this activity, as well as deliver stimulus back to the creating an input and output mechanism for the brain to process information about its environment when connected to something like, say, a rudimentary robot. however, "i wouldn't call it learning in a way that probably most people would understand, even for such simple systems," said. "thes that have been constructed so that includes all the groups that i'm aware effectively constructed in a very mechanistic way. so i wouldn't like to say that they are understanding or anything." according to,s are actually more akin to vehicles. first proposed by the neuroscientist valentino, these were dumb mechanical vehicles that were designed in such a way that otherwise simple stimuli would cause the vehicles to respond in unexpectedly complex much so that their behaviour could be mistaken for actual intelligence. (for example, a machine fitted with two light sensors connected directly to each of a vehicle's wheels can be configured to essentially follow, or drive, in the direction of a light source, but entirely mechanically.) animats, said, are essentially hardwired to work in similar ways. though some attempts have been made at rudimentary conditioning—essentially, applying repeated stimuli until the neurons respond in a way that meets a wouldn't be fair to say these robots possessed the capacity to learn. rather, they can be programmed to respond to their environment in a very primitive, way. that may not bring us any closer to pilots and rescue robots, but it's an important step in understanding the thing researchers are actually trying to mind. animats "[are] considered to be often a platform," said. "it's an interesting platform in its own right, but it's also a platform that enables [researchers] to investigate other questions related to neuroscience and related to, say, finding out the mechanisms of brain information processing, both in health and in disease." in other words, no one has set out with the sole intent to build a robot controlled by living neurons on brains just research being done in other areas, as a by-product, could get us there one day.	ə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈsɛkʃən əv ə ræt breɪn. ˈɪmɪʤ: zaɪs ɪn ðə ˈhɛdi, ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk deɪz əv 2004 ɪt simd ɔl bət ˈsərtən ðət ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈpaɪləts wər sun tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ nən ˈəðər ðən ræt breɪnz. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, nɑt ɪgˈzæktli. bət ɪts hɑrd nɑt tɪ læf ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈleɪtər æt ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈflɔrɪdə prɛs riˈlis əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə dɔn əv "ˈlɪvɪŋ kəmˈpjutərz." ə tim æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti hæd ˈkəlʧərd səm ræt ˈnʊrɑnz, ənd ðə ˈkəlʧər hæd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ flaɪ ə ˈvərʧuəl pleɪn. ə ræt breɪn flu ə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd pleɪn! "ðeɪ meɪ ˈsəmˌdeɪ bi juzd tɪ flaɪ smɔl ənˈmænd ˈɛrpleɪnz ər ˈhændəl tæsks ðət ər ˈdeɪnʤərəs fər ˈjumənz, səʧ ɛz ˈmɪʃənz ər bɔm ˈdæmɪʤ əˈsɛsmənts," ðə riˈlis kənˈtɪnjud, ənd ɑr fɪld fˈjuʧər simd naɪ. ðə sɔ ə ˈbɛvi əv ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈsɪstəmz ðət wər kənˈtroʊld, nɑt baɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɪləkən ʧɪps, bət ɔrˈgænɪk, ˈnʊˌroʊnəlz ˈnɛtˌwərks, ər ˌrudəˈmɛntəri breɪnz. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈrɛdɪŋ, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈflɔrɪdə, ənd ˈʤɔrʤə tɛk ɔl hæd (ənd stɪl hæv) timz. bət ðɛn, ənd ˈivɪn naʊ, ˈrilˌwərld ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈrisərʧ rɪˈmeɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈbeɪsɪk, ənd ə lɔŋ weɪz ɔf. ˈtɑməs demarse, ə prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈflɔrɪdə, dɪd ˌɪnˈdid səkˈsid æt groʊɪŋ ə ˈkəlʧər əv ðət kʊd flaɪ ə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd pleɪn ɪn 2004 (ənd baɪ flaɪ, aɪ min ˈtrævəl streɪt ənd ˈlɛvəl), ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ˈərliər ˈrisərʧ æt ˈʤɔrʤə tɛk. ənd ɪn 2008 ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈrɛdɪŋ gru ə ˈsɪmələr ˈkəlʧər ðət prɪˈvɛnɪd ə wild ˈroʊˌbət frəm ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu wɔlz. bət tɪ θɪŋk əv ðiz ˈkəlʧərz ɛz "breɪnz" ɪz ðə weɪ ðət ju ər aɪ maɪt θɪŋk əv breɪnz ɪz dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs æt bɛst. "ðiz ər nɑt biɪŋz. aɪ ˈwʊdənt wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈweɪt ɪt ˈivɪn tɪ ən ænt," sɛd, ə prəˈfɛsər əv æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈrɛdɪŋ. wɑz pɑrt əv ə tim æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðət wərkt ɔn ən ˈprɑʤɛkt frəm 2006 tɪ 2009 laɪk ˈəðər ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ðeɪ ɪmˈplɔɪd ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn wɪʧ sɛlz wər ˈsidɪd ˈɔntu ə dɪʃ laɪnd wɪθ ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz. ɛz ðə sɛlz gru ənd fɔrmd kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪθ wən əˈnəðər, ˈnʊrəl ækˈtɪvɪti bɪˈgæn tɪ teɪk pleɪs. ðə ˌɪˈlɛktroʊdz kən rɛd ðɪs ækˈtɪvɪti, ɛz wɛl ɛz dɪˈlɪvər ˈstɪmjələs bæk tɪ ðə kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ˈɪnˌpʊt ənd ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər ðə breɪn tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ɪts ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɪn kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk, seɪ, ə ˌrudəˈmɛntəri ˈroʊˌbət. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, "aɪ ˈwʊdənt kɔl ɪt ˈlərnɪŋ ɪn ə weɪ ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli moʊst ˈpipəl wʊd ˌəndərˈstænd, ˈivɪn fər səʧ ˈsɪmpəl ˈsɪstəmz," sɛd. "ðə ðət hæv bɪn kənˈstrəktɪd soʊ ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl ðə grups ðət əm əˈwɛr ˈifɛktɪvli kənˈstrəktɪd ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk weɪ. soʊ aɪ ˈwʊdənt laɪk tɪ seɪ ðət ðeɪ ər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ." əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ər ˈæˌkʧuəli mɔr ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈviɪkəlz. fərst prəˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪənɪst ˌvælənˈtinoʊ, ðiz wər dəm məˈkænɪkəl ˈviɪkəlz ðət wər dɪˈzaɪnd ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈsɪmpəl ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ wʊd kɔz ðə ˈviɪkəlz tɪ rɪˈspɑnd ɪn ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli ˈkɑmplɛks məʧ soʊ ðət ðɛr bɪˈheɪvjər kʊd bi mɪˈsteɪkən fər ˈækʧəwəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə məˈʃin ˈfɪtɪd wɪθ tu laɪt ˈsɛnsərz kəˈnɛktɪd dɪˈrɛkli tɪ iʧ əv ə ˈvihɪkəlz wilz kən bi kənˈfɪgjərd tɪ ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈfɑloʊ, ər draɪv, ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ə laɪt sɔrs, bət ɪnˈtaɪərli məˈkænɪkli.), sɛd, ər ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌhɑrdˈwaɪərd tɪ wərk ɪn ˈsɪmələr weɪz. ðoʊ səm əˈtɛmpts hæv bɪn meɪd æt ˌrudəˈmɛntəri conditioning—essentially, əˈplaɪɪŋ rɪˈpitɪd ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ ənˈtɪl ðə ˈnʊrɑnz rɪˈspɑnd ɪn ə weɪ ðət mits ə ˈwʊdənt bi fɛr tɪ seɪ ðiz ˈroʊˌbəts pəˈzɛst ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ lərn. ˈrəðər, ðeɪ kən bi ˈproʊˌgræmd tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðɛr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈprɪmɪtɪv, weɪ. ðət meɪ nɑt brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛni ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈpaɪləts ənd ˈrɛskju ˈroʊˌbəts, bət ɪts ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt stɛp ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə θɪŋ ˈrisərʧərz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli traɪɪŋ tɪ maɪnd. "[ər] kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈɔfən ə ˈplætˌfɔrm," sɛd. "ɪts ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪn ɪts oʊn raɪt, bət ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ɪˈneɪbəlz [ˈrisərʧərz] tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈəðər kˈwɛsʧənz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ, seɪ, ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz əv breɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, boʊθ ɪn hɛlθ ənd ɪn dɪˈziz." ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, noʊ wən həz sɛt aʊt wɪθ ðə soʊl ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ bɪld ə ˈroʊˌbət kənˈtroʊld baɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈnʊrɑnz ɔn breɪnz ʤɪst ˈrisərʧ biɪŋ dən ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz, ɛz ə by-product*, kʊd gɪt ˈjuˈɛs ðɛr wən deɪ.
november 3, 2015 after about a year of work, stefano, 22, has a route likely now hardest sport climb., who has completed three routes, called his new route (9b or 5.15b). lapsus is a marathon of three climbs at in northwestern italy, south of turin, where lives. the route links (8b+), cobra (8b), and anaconda (8c), with the crux near the very end. and cobra were first linked in 1993 to createa (8c+), and last year linked cobra and anaconda to make cobra reale (8c+/9a), according to planet mountain. advertisement thanks for watching! visit website ghisolfi the route november 2, writing at his page: “finally, after long time and a lot of tries, i sent the hardest project i ever tried. i spent many days on it, falling many times at the last section. today the conditions were perfect, we came in just in the afternoon, and after a quick i climbed the route on the second go of today. i propose a new grade for me and for italy. i think this is much harder than and." advertisement thanks for watching! visit website advertisement thanks for watching! visit website ghisolfi repeated (9a+) at ceüse, france, in june, and (9a+) at margalef, spain, in march. last summer he climbed his first with le moustache qui at engraygues, france. is ranked seventh in the world in competition lead climbing, and he won a world cup event in china in 2014. ghisolfi said the hardest route in italy until now likely was adam marina superstar (9a+/b, 2009) in sardinia. “i'm going to invite adam to try so he can compare the routes,” he said.	noʊˈvɛmbər 3 2015 ˈæftər əˈbaʊt ə jɪr əv wərk, ˈstɛfənoʊ, 22 həz ə rut ˈlaɪkli naʊ ˈhɑrdəst spɔrt klaɪm., hu həz kəmˈplitɪd θri rʊts, kɔld hɪz nu rut ər 5.15b). ɪz ə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn əv θri klaɪmz æt ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˈɪtəli, saʊθ əv ˈtʊrɪn, wɛr lɪvz. ðə rut lɪŋks 8b+), ˈkoʊbrə 8b), ənd ˌænəˈkɑndə 8c), wɪθ ðə krəks nɪr ðə ˈvɛri ɛnd. ənd ˈkoʊbrə wər fərst lɪŋkt ɪn 1993 tɪ kriˈeɪt 8c+), ənd læst jɪr lɪŋkt ˈkoʊbrə ənd ˌænəˈkɑndə tɪ meɪk ˈkoʊbrə riæl 8c+/9a), əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈplænət ˈmaʊntən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðə rut noʊˈvɛmbər 2 ˈraɪtɪŋ æt hɪz peɪʤ: ““finally, ˈæftər lɔŋ taɪm ənd ə lɔt əv traɪz, aɪ sɛnt ðə ˈhɑrdəst ˈprɑʤɛkt aɪ ˈɛvər traɪd. aɪ spɛnt ˈmɛni deɪz ɔn ɪt, ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈmɛni taɪmz æt ðə læst ˈsɛkʃən. təˈdeɪ ðə kənˈdɪʃənz wər ˈpərˌfɪkt, wi keɪm ɪn ʤɪst ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun, ənd ˈæftər ə kwɪk aɪ klaɪmd ðə rut ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənd goʊ əv təˈdeɪ. aɪ prəˈpoʊz ə nu greɪd fər mi ənd fər ˈɪtəli. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz məʧ ˈhɑrdər ðən ənd." ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θæŋks fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ! ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt rɪˈpitɪd 9a+) æt ceüse, fræns, ɪn ʤun, ənd 9a+) æt margalef, speɪn, ɪn mɑrʧ. læst ˈsəmər hi klaɪmd hɪz fərst wɪθ lə ˈməˌstæʃ ki æt engraygues, fræns. ɪz ræŋkt ˈsɛvənθ ɪn ðə wərld ɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən lɛd ˈklaɪmɪŋ, ənd hi wən ə wərld kəp ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪn 2014 sɛd ðə ˈhɑrdəst rut ɪn ˈɪtəli ənˈtɪl naʊ ˈlaɪkli wɑz ˈædəm mərˈinə ˌsupərˈstɑr 9a+/b, 2009 ɪn sɑrˈdiniə. goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈædəm tɪ traɪ soʊ hi kən kəmˈpɛr ðə routes,”,” hi sɛd.
“we need a real change in this country,” mr. sanders said to a cheering crowd at the restaurant, hamburger mary’s, in west hollywood, “and we need a government which represents all of us, not just the 1 percent.” during a news conference on saturday in los angeles, mr. sanders said it would be wrong for mrs. clinton to claim victory on tuesday based on her total delegate count. news media outlets should not call the race, he said, unless she reaches the threshold with only pledged delegates. “it is extremely unlikely that secretary clinton will have the requisite number of pledged delegates to claim victory on tuesday night,” mr. sanders said. “now, i have heard reports that secretary clinton has said all going to be over on tuesday night. i have reports that the media, after the new jersey results come in, are going to declare that it is all over. that simply is not accurate.” mrs. clinton leads mr. sanders in both pledged and total delegates. in a sign of his urgency to win in california, mr. sanders criticized the clinton foundation during an interview on sunday on “state of the union.” “if you ask me about the clinton foundation, do i have a problem when a sitting secretary of state and a foundation run by her husband collects many millions of dollars from foreign governments, governments which are dictatorships?” mr. sanders said. “you have a lot of civil liberties or democratic rights in saudi arabia,” he told the interviewer, jake tapper. “you have a lot of respect there for opposition points of view for gay rights, for rights. yes, do i have a problem with that? yes, i do.” mr. sanders and mrs. clinton spent sunday campaigning in california, where polls indicated a tight race. mrs. clinton and mr. clinton visited black churches, appealing to a demographic that had given her important support in past nominating contests.	““we* nid ə ril ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðɪs country,”,” ˈmɪstər. ˈsændərz sɛd tɪ ə ˈʧɪrɪŋ kraʊd æt ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, ˈhæmbərgər mary’s, ɪn wɛst ˈhɑliˌwʊd, wi nid ə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs, nɑt ʤɪst ðə 1 percent.”.” ˈdʊrɪŋ ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˈmɪstər. ˈsændərz sɛd ɪt wʊd bi rɔŋ fər ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən tɪ kleɪm ˈvɪktəri ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ beɪst ɔn hər ˈtoʊtəl ˈdɛləˌgeɪt kaʊnt. nuz ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ʃʊd nɑt kɔl ðə reɪs, hi sɛd, ənˈlɛs ʃi ˈriʧɪz ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld wɪθ ˈoʊnli plɛʤd ˈdɛləˌgeɪts. ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ənˈlaɪkli ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən wɪl hæv ðə ˈrɛkwəzət ˈnəmbər əv plɛʤd ˈdɛləˌgeɪts tɪ kleɪm ˈvɪktəri ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ night,”,” ˈmɪstər. ˈsændərz sɛd. ““now, aɪ hæv hərd rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən həz sɛd ɔl goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈoʊvər ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt. aɪ hæv rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈmidiə, ˈæftər ðə nu ˈʤərzi rɪˈzəlts kəm ɪn, ər goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈklɛr ðət ɪt ɪz ɔl ˈoʊvər. ðət ˈsɪmpli ɪz nɑt accurate.”.” ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən lidz ˈmɪstər. ˈsændərz ɪn boʊθ plɛʤd ənd ˈtoʊtəl ˈdɛləˌgeɪts. ɪn ə saɪn əv hɪz ˈərʤənsi tɪ wɪn ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈmɪstər. ˈsændərz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈsənˌdi ɔn əv ðə union.”.” ju æsk mi əˈbaʊt ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən, du aɪ hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪn ə ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ənd ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən rən baɪ hər ˈhəzbənd kəˈlɛkts ˈmɛni ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz frəm ˈfɔrən ˈgəvərnmənts, ˈgəvərnmənts wɪʧ ər dictatorships?”?” ˈmɪstər. ˈsændərz sɛd. hæv ə lɔt əv ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk raɪts ɪn ˈsɔdi arabia,”,” hi toʊld ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuər, ʤeɪk ˈtæpər. hæv ə lɔt əv rɪˈspɛkt ðɛr fər ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən pɔɪnts əv vju fər geɪ raɪts, fər raɪts. jɛs, du aɪ hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðət? jɛs, aɪ do.”.” ˈmɪstər. ˈsændərz ənd ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən spɛnt ˈsənˌdi kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɛr poʊlz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ə taɪt reɪs. ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈklɪntən ˈvɪzɪtɪd blæk ˈʧərʧɪz, əˈpilɪŋ tɪ ə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ðət hæd ˈgɪvɪn hər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt səˈpɔrt ɪn pæst ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈkɑntɛsts.
arvind party sure knows how to remain in news. always. decibel levels in the already chaotic capital have risen manifold since the advent of into power. not a day passes without its hurling foul invective and abuse at the prime minister or other central leaders. playing victim, pretends as if the world is out to get him, a good man fallen among crooks. the truth, however, is quite contrary to his pretensions. he is as adept in playing the politics of deceit and as the best among the traditional politicians. promises of new politics, a new beginning, were completely bogus. is in the pursuit of power for its own sake. and to attain power it is willing to do whatever older practitioners of party politics have been doing for decades. in sum, it is a mistake to trust to play normative politics. whether it is the use of black money, or the abuse of government funds for self-promotion, in a short span of time has proved that it can outsmart the older players by most brazenly cutting moral and legal corners. aap is no different from, say, the congress or the bjp. period. take the latest controversy in which it has embroiled itself but, typically, holds everyone else and not itself responsible. appointment of 21 as parliamentary secretaries in a house of mere 70 members was in itself a constitutional atrocity. full-fledged states with the strength of the legislature running in several multiples of the total strength of the delhi assembly have not had as many parliamentary secretaries. besides, there is a specific constitutional bar on the delhi government, a state, having more than ten percent of its as ministers. in other words, delhi can have seven ministers, including chief minister. and the same law also stipulates that delhi can have only one parliamentary secretary and no more. now, why did appoint 21 when there was a specific prohibition against more than one parliamentary secretary? the truthful answer is that he feared that a number of would join hands with the prashant duo whom he had expelled from the party last year for no particular reason than the fact that the two did not endorse his opportunistic, politics. in order to prevent a split in the legislature party, dangled the carrot of parliamentary secretaries’ posts. initially, he offered them monetary and other perquisites as well, but upon a public-spirited citizen challenging these appointments the said order was rescinded, though they were still provided office space in the delhi secretariat and a transport allowance. further, to avoid disqualification of the 21 parliamentary secretaries, had the delhi assembly amend the delhi (removal of disqualification) act, 1997, exempting the office of parliamentary secretary from the of ‘office of profit’ with retrospective effect. a few days ago, the president denied assent to the amendment bill passed by the delhi assembly. the matter was now with the election commission which alone will decide whether the 21 parliamentary secretaries are in violation of the law and thus have forfeited their seats. disqualification for holding an office of profit now seems unavoidable for the 21 appointed parliamentary secretaries in march last year soon after the of the party, and and few others, were mercilessly ejected from by the. however, since the denial of assent by president mukherjee, and other megaphones have only blamed modi, most arguing that the pm does not want the delhi government to `work’, to allow parliamentary secretaries to ‘ensure that hospitals are running well, water and electricity supply is uninterrupted,’ etc. other such crude excuses have been touted to justify the profusion of official posts to the party legislators. though such appointments in a number of other states too have proved controversial, but no other state has been so brazen and so of the constitutional provisions as to appoint nearly one-third of the party as parliamentary secretaries. of swearing by the constitution only open themselves to ridicule. to blame the pm for its own failures and follies has now become second nature to and co. the fate of parliamentary secretaries is in the hands of the election commission and, maybe, subsequently the higher courts. but the mendacity of prevents him to appreciate this simple point. he is bent on bending every institution to his arbitrary and selfish designs. this cannot be acceptable to the citizenry.	ˈɑrvɪnd ˈpɑrti ʃʊr noʊz haʊ tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn nuz. ˈɔlˌweɪz. ˈdɛsəˌbɛl ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə ɔˈrɛdi keɪˈɑtɪk ˈkæpɪtəl hæv ˈrɪzən ˈmænɪˌfoʊld sɪns ðə ˈædˌvɛnt əv ˈɪntu paʊər. nɑt ə deɪ ˈpæsɪz wɪˈθaʊt ɪts ˈhərlɪŋ faʊl ˌɪnˈvɛktɪv ənd əˈbjuz æt ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ər ˈəðər ˈsɛntrəl ˈlidərz. pleɪɪŋ ˈvɪktɪm, priˈtɛndz ɛz ɪf ðə wərld ɪz aʊt tɪ gɪt ɪm, ə gʊd mæn ˈfɑlən əˈməŋ krʊks. ðə truθ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz kwaɪt ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ hɪz prəˈtɛnʃənz. hi ɪz ɛz əˈdɛpt ɪn pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv dɪˈsit ənd ɛz ðə bɛst əˈməŋ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. ˈprɑməsəz əv nu ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ə nu bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, wər kəmˈplitli ˈboʊgəs. ɪz ɪn ðə pərˈsut əv paʊər fər ɪts oʊn seɪk. ənd tɪ əˈteɪn paʊər ɪt ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈoʊldər prækˈtɪʃənərz əv ˈpɑrti ˈpɑləˌtɪks hæv bɪn duɪŋ fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ɪn səm, ɪt ɪz ə mɪˈsteɪk tɪ trəst tɪ pleɪ ˈnɔrmətɪv ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ðə juz əv blæk ˈməni, ər ðə əˈbjuz əv ˈgəvərnmənt fəndz fər self-promotion, ɪn ə ʃɔrt spæn əv taɪm həz pruvd ðət ɪt kən ˈaʊtsˌmɑrt ðə ˈoʊldər pleɪərz baɪ moʊst ˈbreɪzənli ˈkətɪŋ ˈmɔrəl ənd ˈligəl ˈkɔrnərz. ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt frəm, seɪ, ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ər ðə bjp. ˈpɪriəd. teɪk ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪn wɪʧ ɪt həz ɛmˈbrɔɪld ˌɪtˈsɛlf bət, ˈtɪpɪkəli, hoʊldz ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ənd nɑt ˌɪtˈsɛlf riˈspɑnsəbəl. əˈpɔɪntmənt əv 21 ɛz ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ɪn ə haʊs əv mɪr 70 ˈmɛmbərz wɑz ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈtrɑsəti. steɪts wɪθ ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ˈrənɪŋ ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈməltəpəlz əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl strɛŋθ əv ðə ˈdɛli əˈsɛmbli hæv nɑt hæd ɛz ˈmɛni ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ðɛr ɪz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl bɑr ɔn ðə ˈdɛli ˈgəvərnmənt, ə steɪt, ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ðən tɛn pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts ɛz ˈmɪnɪstərz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈdɛli kən hæv ˈsɛvən ˈmɪnɪstərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər. ənd ðə seɪm lɔ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstɪpjəˌleɪts ðət ˈdɛli kən hæv ˈoʊnli wən ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ənd noʊ mɔr. naʊ, waɪ dɪd əˈpɔɪnt 21 wɪn ðɛr wɑz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən əˈgɛnst mɔr ðən wən ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri? ðə ˈtruθfəl ˈænsər ɪz ðət hi fɪrd ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv wʊd ʤɔɪn hænz wɪθ ðə ˌprɑˈʃɑnt ˈduoʊ hum hi hæd ɪkˈspɛld frəm ðə ˈpɑrti læst jɪr fər noʊ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈrizən ðən ðə fækt ðət ðə tu dɪd nɑt ɛnˈdɔrs hɪz ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk, ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə splɪt ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ˈpɑrti, ˈdæŋgəld ðə ˈkɛrət əv ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri secretaries’’ poʊsts. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, hi ˈɔfərd ðɛm ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ənd ˈəðər ˈpərkwɪzɪts ɛz wɛl, bət əˈpɑn ə ˈpəblɪkˈspɪrɪtəd ˈsɪtɪzən ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðiz əˈpɔɪntmənts ðə sɛd ˈɔrdər wɑz rɪˈsɪndɪd, ðoʊ ðeɪ wər stɪl prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈɔfəs speɪs ɪn ðə ˈdɛli ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛriət ənd ə ˈtrænspɔrt əˈlaʊəns. ˈfərðər, tɪ əˈvɔɪd dɪskˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə 21 ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz, hæd ðə ˈdɛli əˈsɛmbli əˈmɛnd ðə ˈdɛli (rɪˈmuvəl əv dɪskˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən) ækt, 1997 ɪgˈzɛmptɪŋ ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri frəm ðə əv əv profit’’ wɪθ ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv ˈifɛkt. ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈnaɪd əˈsɛnt tɪ ðə əˈmɛndmənt bɪl pæst baɪ ðə ˈdɛli əˈsɛmbli. ðə ˈmætər wɑz naʊ wɪθ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən wɪʧ əˈloʊn wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər ðə 21 ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ər ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə lɔ ənd ðəs hæv ˈfɔrfɪtɪd ðɛr sits. dɪskˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən fər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ən ˈɔfəs əv ˈprɑfɪt naʊ simz ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl fər ðə 21 əˈpɔɪntɪd ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ɪn mɑrʧ læst jɪr sun ˈæftər ðə əv ðə ˈpɑrti, ənd ənd fju ˈəðərz, wər ˈmərsələsli ɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm baɪ ðə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɪns ðə dɪˈnaɪəl əv əˈsɛnt baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt məˈkərʤi, ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛgəˌfoʊnz hæv ˈoʊnli bleɪmd ˈmoʊdi, moʊst ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə piɛm dɪz nɑt wɔnt ðə ˈdɛli ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ `work’’, tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz tɪ ðət ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ər ˈrənɪŋ wɛl, ˈwɔtər ənd ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti səˈplaɪ ɪz uninterrupted,’,’ ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈəðər səʧ krud ɪkˈskjuzɪz hæv bɪn ˈtaʊtɪd tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə prəfˈjuʒən əv əˈfɪʃəl poʊsts tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz. ðoʊ səʧ əˈpɔɪntmənts ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər steɪts tu hæv pruvd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, bət noʊ ˈəðər steɪt həz bɪn soʊ ˈbreɪzən ənd soʊ əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl prəˈvɪʒənz ɛz tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ˈnɪrli ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə ˈpɑrti ɛz ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz. əv sˈwɛrɪŋ baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˈoʊnli ˈoʊpən ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ˈrɪdəˌkjul. tɪ bleɪm ðə piɛm fər ɪts oʊn ˈfeɪljərz ənd ˈfɑliz həz naʊ bɪˈkəm ˈsɛkənd ˈneɪʧər tɪ ənd koʊ. ðə feɪt əv ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ɪz ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən ənd, ˈmeɪbi, ˈsəbsəkwəntli ðə haɪər kɔrts. bət ðə mɛnˈdæsɪti əv prɪˈvɛnts ɪm tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl pɔɪnt. hi ɪz bɛnt ɔn ˈbɛndɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən tɪ hɪz ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ənd ˈsɛlfɪʃ dɪˈzaɪnz. ðɪs ˈkænɑt bi əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənri.
msnbc in i want them to hear directly from their ommander n i their i them to imagine if american troops stationed in iraq and afghanistan were formally charged with raping local women a year in places like fallujah, baghdad, and international outcry would make the one that followed abu look like the of a kitten. scandal and dishonor would follow the perpetrators to the end of their days and be written tens of pages deep into google, as well as the history books. the secretary of defense and the president would take abrupt and decisive action to restore order in the ranks and reassert a demand for moral conduct and respect for the rights of women. the courts martial would flow.instead, because americans troops stationed around the world are charged with sexually assaulting fellow americans who are also members of the armed forces, rather than civilians, their crimes have for too long been swept under the rug of national security and chain of reported cases of sexual assault in 2012, only 238 convictions were handed down, according to the annual department of defense report to congress released tuesday. meanwhile, the pentagon's anonymous surveys of members of the military led it to estimate that more than women and men were sexually assaulted in the u.s. armed forces last year. that number represents a sharp jump from the previous year's estimate of assaults. (in the wake of the growing attention to the problem of military sexual assault, thanks in part to the release of the documentary invisible war last year, some of that increase may be due to greater willingness of assault survivors to speak up about what they've experienced -- something the pentagon says it wants them to basic problem with the military justice system in cases of sexual assault -- as outlined in horrific detail by the military women and experts featured by members of congress during hearings -- is that it combines the dynamics of the workplace with the problem of crime investigation. a woman who is assaulted and wants redress has to report the crime to her commanding officer -- her boss -- and press charges against one of her colleagues in the military, often someone who also works for her boss, all the while continuing to live near her attacker in a thick soup of overlapping interpersonal and professional relationships between her and his friends. the commanding officer, in turn, is held responsible for crimes committed in his unit, and penalized if a flood of reports and convictions come in, as they are seen as a negative reflection on his leadership. and it's entirely up to him whether or not to push forward with taking a complaint to trail; he also has power to overturn convictions without explanation. adding insult to injury, women seeking to bring charges may fall afoul of military codes punishing adultery and can face court martial themselves. in short, the system is a mess, resulting in what critics call a culture of impunity in which serial rapists are allowed to flourish i say serial rapists advisedly, because there's a great deal of research showing that far from being a mistake perpetrated by basically decent guys who fall afoul of the consent line one time, most rapists are serial predators who commit a large number of offenses before being convicted for one of them. studies of civilians convicted of rape show that the average convicted rapist is responsible for seven to 11 sexual assaults, and that undetected rapists who prey on people they know also tend to be serial predators and approach their victims with a great deal of premeditation. the more we have learned about the nature of sexual predation, the more it becomes clear that it is pattern behavior by a small minority of men that if not caught and prosecuted too often is repeated. and women in the military are like women in college -- in the age range at which sexual predation against them is highest, housed in close proximity to men too young or clever to have been previously convicted, and forced by their environment to seek redress within a system of justice that bears little resemblance to the regular legal system. no wonder 62 percent of military women report experiencing social, professional, or administrative retaliation after reporting a sexual than a year the conversation, and days after the pentagon report was released, there is new high-level attention on how to address the those who who have experienced sexual that've support," president obama said tuesday. "and we're not this stuff and there will be accountability." on thursday, senior white house aides valerie jarrett and tina held a meeting with a bipartisan group of 16 members of congress to begin what will be "an ongoing dialog, for sure," according to a white house the meeting, the white house reiterated the president and defense secretary chuck statements from earlier this week that sexual assault is a crime and will not be tolerated in the u.s. military," according to the official read-out. "overall, the white house has made the health of the force a top priority, and will be working with the department of defense on results and accountability on efforts to eliminate sexual assault in the military. the group discussed various legislative proposals as well as actions that the administration could take to hold offenders accountable, improve the reporting process, support victims, and work towards the prevention of sexual are three main legislative proposals on the table -- or about to be on the table -- about how to address the problem.* democratic new york sen. kirsten , who was at the white house meeting today, plans to formally introduce legislation next week. her bill, which she's working in with democratic sen. barbara boxer of california, will take the most aggressive approach to reforming the system of adjudicating sexual assaults within the military. it's also likely to be the most controversial of the bunch, in that it proposes taking commanding officers out of the picture when it comes to the decision about whether to take serious assault cases to trial -- something hagel has said he opposes -- replacing their judgment with that of experienced trial prosecutors. the bill would also codify a change hagel already has proposed, amending the uniform code of military justice, according to a aide, "so that the convening authority may not (a) set aside a guilty finding or (b) change a finding of guilty to a lesser included offense."* new hampshire sen. kelly ayotte and sen. patty murray of washington on tuesday introduced the combating military sexual assault (msa) act of 2013. this proposal would strengthen efforts, create special victims' counsels to help survivors navigate the legal process, and automatically trigger referral of cases to the court-martial level or "next superior competent authority when there is a conflict of interest in the immediate chain of command." rep. tim ryan, democrat of ohio, plans to introduce a companion bill in the house.* also in the house, republican mike turner of ohio and democrat niki tsongas of massachusetts, the chairs of the military sexual assault prevention caucus, have introduced "the better enforcement for sexual assault free environments act of 2013 (be safe) act." the act "requires that a person found guilty of an offense of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or an attempt to commit any of those offenses receive a punishment that includes, at a minimum, a dismissal or dishonorable discharge" and reforms the uniform code of military justice so that it's no longer possible to lessen sentences or set aside convictions of those convicted of serious sex crimes.	msnbc* ɪn aɪ wɔnt ðɛm tɪ hir dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðɛr ɛn aɪ ðɛr aɪ ðɛm tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪf əˈmɛrɪkən trups ˈsteɪʃənd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn wər ˈfɔrməli ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈreɪpɪŋ ˈloʊkəl ˈwɪmən ə jɪr ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk fallujah, ˈbægdæd, ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈaʊtˌkraɪ wʊd meɪk ðə wən ðət ˈfɑloʊd ˈæbu lʊk laɪk ðə əv ə ˈkɪtən. ˈskændəl ənd dɪˈsɑnər wʊd ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz tɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðɛr deɪz ənd bi ˈrɪtən tɛnz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz dip ˈɪntu ˈgugəl, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈhɪstəri bʊks. ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wʊd teɪk əˈbrəpt ənd dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈækʃən tɪ rɪˈstɔr ˈɔrdər ɪn ðə ræŋks ənd ˌriəˈsərt ə dɪˈmænd fər ˈmɔrəl ˈkɑndəkt ənd rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə raɪts əv ˈwɪmən. ðə kɔrts ˈmɑrʃəl wʊd flow.instead, bɪˈkəz əˈmɛrɪkənz trups ˈsteɪʃənd əraʊnd ðə wərld ər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪŋ ˈfɛloʊ əˈmɛrɪkənz hu ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈrəðər ðən səˈvɪljənz, ðɛr kraɪmz hæv fər tu lɔŋ bɪn swɛpt ˈəndər ðə rəg əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ʧeɪn əv ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɪn 2012 ˈoʊnli 238 kənˈvɪkʃənz wər ˈhændɪd daʊn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈænjuəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑnz əˈnɑnəməs ˈsərˌveɪz əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri lɛd ɪt tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət mɔr ðən ˈwɪmən ənd mɛn wər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪd ɪn ðə juz. ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz læst jɪr. ðət ˈnəmbər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ʃɑrp ʤəmp frəm ðə ˈpriviəs jɪrz ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv əˈsɔlts. (ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə groʊɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt, θæŋks ɪn pɑrt tɪ ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl wɔr læst jɪr, səm əv ðət ˌɪnˈkris meɪ bi du tɪ ˈgreɪtər ˈwɪlɪŋnəs əv əˈsɔlt sərˈvaɪvərz tɪ spik əp əˈbaʊt wət ðeɪv ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn sɪz ɪt wɔnts ðɛm tɪ ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɛz ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ɪn hɔˈrɪfɪk ˈditeɪl baɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈwɪmən ənd ˈɛkspərts ˈfiʧərd baɪ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhirɪŋz ɪz ðət ɪt kəmˈbaɪnz ðə daɪˈnæmɪks əv ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs wɪθ ðə ˈprɑbləm əv kraɪm ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ə ˈwʊmən hu ɪz əˈsɔltɪd ənd wɔnts ˈridrɛs həz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðə kraɪm tɪ hər kəˈmændɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər hər bɔs ənd prɛs ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst wən əv hər ˈkɑligz ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ˈɔfən ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈɔlsoʊ wərks fər hər bɔs, ɔl ðə waɪl kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ lɪv nɪr hər əˈtækər ɪn ə θɪk sup əv ˈoʊvərˌlæpɪŋ ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin hər ənd hɪz frɛndz. ðə kəˈmændɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər, ɪn tərn, ɪz hɛld riˈspɑnsəbəl fər kraɪmz kəˈmɪtɪd ɪn hɪz ˈjunɪt, ənd ˈpinəˌlaɪzd ɪf ə fləd əv rɪˈpɔrts ənd kənˈvɪkʃənz kəm ɪn, ɛz ðeɪ ər sin ɛz ə ˈnɛgətɪv rɪˈflɛkʃən ɔn hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp. ənd ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərli əp tɪ ɪm ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ pʊʃ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ treɪl; hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz paʊər tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn kənˈvɪkʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ˈædɪŋ ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ˈɪnʤəri, ˈwɪmən ˈsikɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz meɪ fɔl əˈfaʊl əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri koʊdz ˈpənɪʃɪŋ əˈdəltəri ənd kən feɪs kɔrt ˈmɑrʃəl ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ɪn ʃɔrt, ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz ə mɛs, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn wət ˈkrɪtɪks kɔl ə ˈkəlʧər əv ˌɪmˈpjunɪti ɪn wɪʧ ˈsɪˌriəl ˈreɪpɪsts ər əˈlaʊd tɪ flərɪʃ aɪ seɪ ˈsɪˌriəl ˈreɪpɪsts ədˈvaɪzədli, bɪˈkəz ðɛrz ə greɪt dil əv ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊɪŋ ðət fɑr frəm biɪŋ ə mɪˈsteɪk ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd baɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈdisənt gaɪz hu fɔl əˈfaʊl əv ðə kənˈsɛnt laɪn wən taɪm, moʊst ˈreɪpɪsts ər ˈsɪˌriəl ˈprɛdətərz hu kəˈmɪt ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv əˈfɛnsɪz ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ kənˈvɪktəd fər wən əv ðɛm. ˈstədiz əv səˈvɪljənz kənˈvɪktəd əv reɪp ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ kənˈvɪktəd ˈreɪpɪst ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈsɛvən tɪ 11 ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlts, ənd ðət ˌəndɪˈtɛktɪd ˈreɪpɪsts hu preɪ ɔn ˈpipəl ðeɪ noʊ ˈɔlsoʊ tɛnd tɪ bi ˈsɪˌriəl ˈprɛdətərz ənd əˈproʊʧ ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz wɪθ ə greɪt dil əv priˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən. ðə mɔr wi hæv ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ˈsɛkʃuəl prəˈdeɪʃən, ðə mɔr ɪt bɪˈkəmz klɪr ðət ɪt ɪz ˈpætərn bɪˈheɪvjər baɪ ə smɔl məˈnɔrəti əv mɛn ðət ɪf nɑt kɔt ənd ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd tu ˈɔfən ɪz rɪˈpitɪd. ənd ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ər laɪk ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ðə eɪʤ reɪnʤ æt wɪʧ ˈsɛkʃuəl prəˈdeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðɛm ɪz haɪəst, haʊzd ɪn kloʊz prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ mɛn tu jəŋ ər ˈklɛvər tɪ hæv bɪn ˈpriviəsli kənˈvɪktəd, ənd fɔrst baɪ ðɛr ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ sik ˈridrɛs wɪˈθɪn ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈʤəstɪs ðət bɛrz ˈlɪtəl rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈligəl ˈsɪstəm. noʊ ˈwəndər 62 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈwɪmən rɪˈpɔrt ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl, prəˈfɛʃənəl, ər ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv riˌtæliˈeɪʃən ˈæftər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ə ˈsɛkʃuəl ðən ə jɪr ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ənd deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn rɪˈpɔrt wɑz riˈlist, ðɛr ɪz nu ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl əˈtɛnʃən ɔn haʊ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ðoʊz hu hu hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈðætəv səˈpɔrt," ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. "ənd wɪr nɑt ðɪs stəf ənd ðɛr wɪl bi əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti." ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈsinjər waɪt haʊs eɪdz ˈvæləri ˈʤɛrət ənd ˈtinə hɛld ə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən grup əv 16 ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ bɪˈgɪn wət wɪl bi "ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈdaɪəlɔg, fər ʃʊr," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə waɪt haʊs ðə ˈmitɪŋ, ðə waɪt haʊs riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʧək ˈsteɪtmənts frəm ˈərliər ðɪs wik ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɪz ə kraɪm ənd wɪl nɑt bi ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd ɪn ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl read-out. "ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə waɪt haʊs həz meɪd ðə hɛlθ əv ðə fɔrs ə tɔp praɪˈɔrəti, ənd wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns ɔn rɪˈzəlts ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ɔn ˈɛfərts tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ðə grup dɪˈskəst ˈvɛriəs ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv prəˈpoʊzəlz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈækʃənz ðət ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kʊd teɪk tɪ hoʊld əˈfɛndərz əˈkaʊntəbəl, ˌɪmˈpruv ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs, səˈpɔrt ˈvɪktɪmz, ənd wərk təˈwɔrdz ðə priˈvɛnʃən əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ər θri meɪn ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv prəˈpoʊzəlz ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl ər əˈbaʊt tɪ bi ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk nu jɔrk sɛn. ˈkərstən hu wɑz æt ðə waɪt haʊs ˈmitɪŋ təˈdeɪ, plænz tɪ ˈfɔrməli ˌɪntrəˈdus ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən nɛkst wik. hər bɪl, wɪʧ ʃiz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn wɪθ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk sɛn. ˈbɑrbərə ˈbɑksər əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɪl teɪk ðə moʊst əˈgrɛsɪv əˈproʊʧ tɪ rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm əv əˈʤudɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ðə moʊst ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl əv ðə bənʧ, ɪn ðət ɪt prəˈpoʊzɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ kəˈmændɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz aʊt əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər tɪ teɪk ˈsɪriəs əˈsɔlt ˈkeɪsɪz tɪ traɪəl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhægəl həz sɛd hi əˈpoʊzɪz rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðɛr ˈʤəʤmənt wɪθ ðət əv ɪkˈspɪriənst traɪəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz. ðə bɪl wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkoʊdəˌfaɪ ə ʧeɪnʤ ˈhægəl ɔˈrɛdi həz prəˈpoʊzd, əˈmɛndɪŋ ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm koʊd əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʤəstɪs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə eɪd, "soʊ ðət ðə kənˈvinɪŋ əˈθɔrəti meɪ nɑt (ə) sɛt əˈsaɪd ə ˈgɪlti ˈfaɪndɪŋ ər (bi) ʧeɪnʤ ə ˈfaɪndɪŋ əv ˈgɪlti tɪ ə ˈlɛsər ˌɪnˈkludɪd nu ˈhæmʃər sɛn. ˈkɛli eɪɔt ənd sɛn. ˈpæti ˈməri əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə kəmˈbætɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt (msa) ækt əv 2013 ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl wʊd ˈstrɛŋθən ˈɛfərts, kriˈeɪt ˈspɛʃəl ˈvɪktɪmz' ˈkaʊnsəlz tɪ hɛlp sərˈvaɪvərz ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðə ˈligəl ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈtrɪgər rɪˈfərəl əv ˈkeɪsɪz tɪ ðə ˈkɔrtˌmɑrʃəl ˈlɛvəl ər "nɛkst suˈpɪriər ˈkɑmpətɪnt əˈθɔrəti wɪn ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɑnflɪkt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ʧeɪn əv kəˈmænd." rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. tɪm raɪən, ˈdɛməˌkræt əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ, plænz tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ə kəmˈpænjən bɪl ɪn ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə haʊs, rɪˈpəblɪkən maɪk ˈtərnər əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈnɪki ˈsɔŋgəs əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, ðə ʧɛrz əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt priˈvɛnʃən ˈkɔkəs, hæv ˌɪntrəˈdust "ðə ˈbɛtər ɛnˈfɔrsmənt fər ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt fri ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ækt əv 2013 (bi seɪf) ækt." ðə ækt "rikˈwaɪərz ðət ə ˈpərsən faʊnd ˈgɪlti əv ən əˈfɛns əv reɪp, ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt, ˈfɔrsəbəl ˈsɑdəmi, ər ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈɛni əv ðoʊz əˈfɛnsɪz rɪˈsiv ə ˈpənɪʃmənt ðət ˌɪnˈkludz, æt ə ˈmɪnəməm, ə dɪsˈmɪsəl ər dɪˈsɑnərəbəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ" ənd rɪˈfɔrmz ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm koʊd əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʤəstɪs soʊ ðət ɪts noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈlɛsən ˈsɛntənsɪz ər sɛt əˈsaɪd kənˈvɪkʃənz əv ðoʊz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈsɪriəs sɛks kraɪmz.
new york city firefighters have reportedly been banned from hanging photos of donald trump in firehouses, on fire trucks and on the t-shirts they wear to work. following trump's surprising election victory, commanders sent out a directive this week urging firefighters to 'remain out of the political scene,' officials told the new york post. it was reportedly triggered by complaints the department received after a fire truck from engine 276 in brooklyn was driving around with a trump mask on its grille. new york city firefighters have been banned from hanging photos of donald trump in firehouses, on fire trucks and on the t-shirts they wear to work. file photo of a fire truck leaving a fire house in new york above the department had also received a complaint about material posted in a firehouse, a source said. 'posting of these materials is not in compliance with regs,' the message read. 'please make sure apparatus and quarters are clear of this material.' the department maintains the directive was not aimed at any particular candidate and was just restating longstanding policy of keeping politics out of the workplace. 'the message, specifically to its time, was to remain out of the political scene and out of the political field,' spokesman jim long told the new york post. however, fighters who spoke off camera to told the station the message they received was that photos of trump are not permitted. the move has angered some members of the department who noted that photos of past presidents hang in firehouses. trump was elected america's president in an astonishing victory last week fdny tells firefighters to stay out of politics to: all units. today i received a call from boro and division in regards to material posted about the election. one unit was driving around with mask of trump on front of rig and they had another complaint about material posted in firehouse. posting of these materials is not in compliance with regs. please make sure apparatus and quarters are clear of this material. we do not want to see anyone get in trouble for this. 'they have pictures of george bush standing on the world trade center pile with a megaphone,' an source told the post. the source added that the department posts pictures all the time, including when president barack obama visits firehouses. 'the firehouse is supposed to be a symbol of america. that's hard to believe when you can't post a picture of the president,' one firefighter, who asked to remain anonymous, told the post. jim slevin, president of the uniformed firefighters association, said honoring and respecting the office of the president is an 'american tradition.' 'what is quite ironic, is that the’s photo will soon hang in every federal building, on military bases and u.s. embassies across the globe,' he told.	nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz hæv rɪˈpɔrtədli bɪn bænd frəm ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ˈfaɪərˌhaʊsɪz, ɔn faɪər trəks ənd ɔn ðə ˈtiˌsərts ðeɪ wɛr tɪ wərk. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ trəmps səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈvɪktəri, kəˈmændərz sɛnt aʊt ə dɪˈrɛktɪv ðɪs wik ˈərʤɪŋ ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz tɪ 'rɪˈmeɪn aʊt əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl sin,' əˈfɪʃəlz toʊld ðə nu jɔrk poʊst. ɪt wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈtrɪgərd baɪ kəmˈpleɪnts ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt rɪˈsivd ˈæftər ə faɪər trək frəm ˈɪnʤən 276 ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ ə trəmp mæsk ɔn ɪts grɪl. nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz hæv bɪn bænd frəm ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ˈfaɪərˌhaʊsɪz, ɔn faɪər trəks ənd ɔn ðə ˈtiˌsərts ðeɪ wɛr tɪ wərk. faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ə faɪər trək ˈlivɪŋ ə faɪər haʊs ɪn nu jɔrk əˈbəv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd ə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈbaʊt məˈtɪriəl ˈpoʊstɪd ɪn ə ˈfaɪərˌhaʊs, ə sɔrs sɛd. 'ˈpoʊstɪŋ əv ðiz məˈtɪriəlz ɪz nɑt ɪn kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ rɛgz,' ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ rɛd. 'pliz meɪk ʃʊr ˌæpərˈætəs ənd kˈwɔrtərz ər klɪr əv ðɪs məˈtɪriəl.' ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt meɪnˈteɪnz ðə dɪˈrɛktɪv wɑz nɑt eɪmd æt ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkænədɪt ənd wɑz ʤɪst riˈsteɪtɪŋ ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ ˈpɑləsi əv ˈkipɪŋ ˈpɑləˌtɪks aʊt əv ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs. 'ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ, spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ ɪts taɪm, wɑz tɪ rɪˈmeɪn aʊt əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl sin ənd aʊt əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl fild,' ˈspoʊksmən ʤɪm lɔŋ toʊld ðə nu jɔrk poʊst. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈfaɪtərz hu spoʊk ɔf ˈkæmərə tɪ toʊld ðə ˈsteɪʃən ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðeɪ rɪˈsivd wɑz ðət ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv trəmp ər nɑt pərˈmɪtɪd. ðə muv həz ˈæŋgərd səm ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt hu ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv pæst ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts hæŋ ɪn ˈfaɪərˌhaʊsɪz. trəmp wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈvɪktəri læst wik tɛlz ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz tɪ steɪ aʊt əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks tɪ: ɔl ˈjunɪts. təˈdeɪ aɪ rɪˈsivd ə kɔl frəm bəroʊ ənd dɪˈvɪʒən ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ məˈtɪriəl ˈpoʊstɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. wən ˈjunɪt wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ mæsk əv trəmp ɔn frənt əv rɪg ənd ðeɪ hæd əˈnəðər kəmˈpleɪnt əˈbaʊt məˈtɪriəl ˈpoʊstɪd ɪn ˈfaɪərˌhaʊs. ˈpoʊstɪŋ əv ðiz məˈtɪriəlz ɪz nɑt ɪn kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ rɛgz. pliz meɪk ʃʊr ˌæpərˈætəs ənd kˈwɔrtərz ər klɪr əv ðɪs məˈtɪriəl. wi du nɑt wɔnt tɪ si ˈɛniˌwən gɪt ɪn ˈtrəbəl fər ðɪs. 'ðeɪ hæv ˈpɪkʧərz əv ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər paɪl wɪθ ə ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn,' ən sɔrs toʊld ðə poʊst. ðə sɔrs ˈædɪd ðət ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt poʊsts ˈpɪkʧərz ɔl ðə taɪm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪzɪts ˈfaɪərˌhaʊsɪz. 'ðə ˈfaɪərˌhaʊs ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə ˈsɪmbəl əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ðæts hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv wɪn ju kænt poʊst ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt,' wən ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər, hu æst tɪ rɪˈmeɪn əˈnɑnəməs, toʊld ðə poʊst. ʤɪm sˈlɛvɪn, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, sɛd ˈɑnərɪŋ ənd riˈspɛktɪŋ ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ən 'əˈmɛrɪkən trəˈdɪʃən.' 'wət ɪz kwaɪt aɪˈrɑnɪk, ɪz ðət ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɪl sun hæŋ ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈfɛdərəl ˈbɪldɪŋ, ɔn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbeɪsɪz ənd juz. ˈɛmbəsiz əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb,' hi toʊld
by photo by reid \| cc by it is said that twitter has been responsible for stirring nascent revolutions in the middle east, going beyond its initial description as the seinfeld platform of social media. it has also been targeted by authorities for stirring the pot, lighting fires and generally being a nuisance. from useless babble and inane navel gazing, users became connected activists, molotov cocktail throwers and inane of messages. a whole spectrum of connectivity, riddled with messages of varying quality, grew up. what then, of the terms of use? given the nature of the platform, community guidelines, of a sort, are supposedly meant to be followed. this hardly means that they are enforced with any zeal. it means that an individual such as minor celebrity tequila, whose social media were often richly anti-semitic, will only be banned after taking a bridge too far. that bridge was crossed in posting a picture of herself in the company of two men with the nazi] the suspensions share a thread of inconsistency, though they veer from aspects of bullying (such as new zealander hanna, known on twitter as “poison ivy” or then jane on racial suggestiveness in an online make-up video on how to make a white face. “barack obama? is that some kind of] trump supporters see the humour in that. various, even more venal figures have made it to the ban list. george zimmerman, who gunned down an unarmed martin in 2012, was suspended in 2015. but it was the now oft used term “revenge porn” that ultimately sank his social media bliss, despite previously posting a picture of his murderous handiwork: martin, lingering in the grass. the knotted realm of bitchiness and abuse is one thing; but removing political activists from the platform for violating various forms of claimed conduct is an onerous, and in some cases dangerous task. one of the discordant voices of the movement, and former tech editor, milo, provides such a case. when does free speech, notably of the insensitive sort, into pure hate speech? where ran foul was leading a social media strike on actress leslie jones of ghostbusters fame, a form of character assassination in text. this got him booted off the platform in 2016. since then, he has been doing a merry dance on the controversial plank, suggesting the possibility that might have learning sexual relationships with older] such inspirations of antiquity have not gone down well in a social media world less attuned to manuscripts than bleeps. which brings us, at last, to the president himself. donald trump has conjured, and suggested as few others on twitter. he has made the social media platform a direct link to the voter in unprecedented ways. he has also, according to the creator of house of cards, beau willimon, done enough to be by the twitter party. his suggestions go further than most. he argues that the trump tweet fest poses a “national security threat” which “our enemies to take advantage of his flagrant shortcomings.” willimon’s views are traditionally contractarian, though he notes that trump is different from any user. “only one person on @twitter is president of the united states. that comes with a supreme and unique] twitter may well connect the globe, but, “that comes with its own responsibility: to do your part in protecting the world.” in accusing former president barack obama of having “wire tapped” trump tower, with no evidence, the trump show had generated the grounds for] much of the argument on banning trump from twitter is precisely because of his effect. he may be the first instance in history of a verifiable, effective figure on the platform. not all of his less than 140 character notes have been atrocious, let alone distasteful. amidst the slime lurk bits of schadenfreude everybody can enjoy. where will the wrecking ball strike next? lockheed martin, to take one example, felt the shareholder pinch at various trump tweets, most notably on the “tremendous cost and cost overruns” of the fighter] shares in december fell by 2 per cent, surely a joy for anybody against the military industrial complex. since then, the president has withdrawn that wrecking ball, changing his tune on the to embrace it for its sudden efficiency on costing. other arguments suggest that twitter, being a private platform, generates its own rules. free speech can never morph into hate speech; and so on. going into a bar may well see you served a drink. the publican, however, reserves the right to ignore your custom at any one point for drunkenness or any other number of reasons, not all of them reasonable. as shown previously, the puppeteers of the platform are not always predictable. nor, perhaps, can they be. besides, shutting off the trump reality show from a crucial feature of his communications apparatus would be to deprive planet earth, not merely of a hysterical show, but a first hand, unvarnished view of what the current president of the united states thinks. that would be even more dangerous. notes. [1] https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/tila-tequila-suspended-from-twitter/ [2] http://rollingout.com/2016/11/23/alabama-teen-suspended-from-twitter-for-whiteface/ [3] [4] [5] [6]	baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ rid ˈsiˈsi baɪ ɪt ɪz sɛd ðət tˈwɪtər həz bɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər stərɪŋ ˈneɪsənt ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, goʊɪŋ bɪɔnd ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl dɪˈskrɪpʃən ɛz ðə ˈsaɪnfɛld ˈplætˌfɔrm əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ əˈθɔrətiz fər stərɪŋ ðə pɑt, ˈlaɪtɪŋ faɪərz ənd ˈʤɛnərəli biɪŋ ə ˈnusəns. frəm ˈjusləs ˈbæbəl ənd ˌɪˈneɪn ˈneɪvəl ˈgeɪzɪŋ, ˈjuzərz bɪˈkeɪm kəˈnɛktɪd ˈæktɪvɪsts, ˈmɔləˌtɑf ˈkɑkˌteɪl θroʊərz ənd ˌɪˈneɪn əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ə hoʊl ˈspɛktrəm əv kənɛkˈtɪvɪti, ˈrɪdəld wɪθ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz əv ˈvɛriɪŋ kˈwɑləti, gru əp. wət ðɛn, əv ðə tərmz əv juz? ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm, kəmˈjunɪti ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, əv ə sɔrt, ər səˈpoʊzədli mɛnt tɪ bi ˈfɑloʊd. ðɪs ˈhɑrdli minz ðət ðeɪ ər ɛnˈfɔrst wɪθ ˈɛni zil. ɪt minz ðət ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪnər səˈlɛbrɪti təˈkilə, huz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wər ˈɔfən ˈrɪʧli anti-semitic, wɪl ˈoʊnli bi bænd ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə brɪʤ tu fɑr. ðət brɪʤ wɑz krɔst ɪn ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv hərˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əv tu mɛn wɪθ ðə ˈnɑtsi ðə səˈspɛnʃənz ʃɛr ə θrɛd əv ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi, ðoʊ ðeɪ vɪr frəm ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈbʊliɪŋ (səʧ ɛz nu ˈziləndər ˈhænə, noʊn ɔn tˈwɪtər ɛz ivy”” ər ðɛn ʤeɪn ɔn ˈreɪʃəl səˈʤɛstɪvnəs ɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn haʊ tɪ meɪk ə waɪt feɪs. ˌoʊˈbɑmə? ɪz ðət səm kaɪnd əv trəmp səˈpɔrtərz si ðə ˈhjumər ɪn ðət. ˈvɛriəs, ˈivɪn mɔr ˈvinəl ˈfɪgjərz hæv meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə bæn lɪst. ʤɔrʤ ˈzɪmərmən, hu gənd daʊn ən əˈnɑrmd ˈmɑrtɪn ɪn 2012 wɑz səˈspɛndɪd ɪn 2015 bət ɪt wɑz ðə naʊ ɔft juzd tərm porn”” ðət ˈəltəmətli sæŋk hɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə blɪs, dɪˈspaɪt ˈpriviəsli ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv hɪz ˈmərdərəs ˈhændiˌwərk: ˈmɑrtɪn, ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ ɪn ðə græs. ðə ˈnɑtɪd rɛlm əv ˈbɪʧinəs ənd əˈbjuz ɪz wən θɪŋ; bət riˈmuvɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈæktɪvɪsts frəm ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ˈvɛriəs fɔrmz əv kleɪmd ˈkɑndəkt ɪz ən ˈoʊnərəs, ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs tæsk. wən əv ðə dɪˈskɔrdənt ˈvɔɪsɪz əv ðə ˈmuvmənt, ənd ˈfɔrmər tɛk ˈɛdɪtər, ˈmaɪloʊ, prəˈvaɪdz səʧ ə keɪs. wɪn dɪz fri spiʧ, ˈnoʊtəbli əv ðə ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv sɔrt, ˈɪntu pjʊr heɪt spiʧ? wɛr ræn faʊl wɑz ˈlidɪŋ ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə straɪk ɔn ˈæktrəs ˈlɛsli ʤoʊnz əv ˈgoʊstˌbəstərz feɪm, ə fɔrm əv ˈkɛrɪktər əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən ɪn tɛkst. ðɪs gɑt ɪm ˈbutɪd ɔf ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪn 2016 sɪns ðɛn, hi həz bɪn duɪŋ ə ˈmɛri dæns ɔn ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl plæŋk, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət maɪt hæv ˈlərnɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈoʊldər səʧ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃənz əv ænˈtɪkwəti hæv nɑt gɔn daʊn wɛl ɪn ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wərld lɛs əˈtund tɪ ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts ðən bleeps. wɪʧ brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs, æt læst, tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz ˈkɑnʤərd, ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ɛz fju ˈəðərz ɔn tˈwɪtər. hi həz meɪd ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈplætˌfɔrm ə dɪˈrɛkt lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈvoʊtər ɪn ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd weɪz. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kriˈeɪtər əv haʊs əv kɑrdz, boʊ willimon, dən ɪˈnəf tɪ bi baɪ ðə tˈwɪtər ˈpɑrti. hɪz səˈʤɛsʧənz goʊ ˈfərðər ðən moʊst. hi ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə trəmp twit fɛst ˈpoʊzɪz ə sɪˈkjʊrəti threat”” wɪʧ ˈɛnəmiz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv hɪz ˈfleɪgrənt shortcomings.”.” vjuz ər trəˈdɪʃənəli contractarian, ðoʊ hi noʊts ðət trəmp ɪz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈɛni ˈjuzər. wən ˈpərsən ɔn @tˈwɪtər ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðət kəmz wɪθ ə səˈprim ənd juˈnik tˈwɪtər meɪ wɛl kəˈnɛkt ðə gloʊb, bət, kəmz wɪθ ɪts oʊn riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti: tɪ du jʊr pɑrt ɪn prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə world.”.” ɪn əˈkjuzɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə əv ˈhævɪŋ tapped”” trəmp taʊər, wɪθ noʊ ˈɛvədəns, ðə trəmp ʃoʊ hæd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ðə graʊnz fər məʧ əv ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ɔn ˈbænɪŋ trəmp frəm tˈwɪtər ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈifɛkt. hi meɪ bi ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns ɪn ˈhɪstəri əv ə ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl, ˈifɛktɪv ˈfɪgjər ɔn ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm. nɑt ɔl əv hɪz lɛs ðən 140 ˈkɛrɪktər noʊts hæv bɪn əˈtroʊʃəs, lɛt əˈloʊn dɪˈsteɪstfəl. əˈmɪdst ðə slaɪm lərk bɪts əv ˈʃædɪnˌfrɔɪd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. wɛr wɪl ðə ˈrɛkɪŋ bɔl straɪk nɛkst? ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn, tɪ teɪk wən ɪgˈzæmpəl, fɛlt ðə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər pɪnʧ æt ˈvɛriəs trəmp tweets, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ɔn ðə kɔst ənd kɔst overruns”” əv ðə ˈfaɪtər ʃɛrz ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər fɛl baɪ 2 pər sɛnt, ˈʃʊrli ə ʤɔɪ fər ˈɛnibədi əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈkɑmplɛks. sɪns ðɛn, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz wɪθˈdrɔn ðət ˈrɛkɪŋ bɔl, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ hɪz tun ɔn ðə tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ɪt fər ɪts ˈsədən ɪˈfɪʃənsi ɔn ˈkɔstɪŋ. ˈəðər ˈɑrgjəmənts səˈʤɛst ðət tˈwɪtər, biɪŋ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈplætˌfɔrm, ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ɪts oʊn rulz. fri spiʧ kən ˈnɛvər mɔrf ˈɪntu heɪt spiʧ; ənd soʊ ɔn. goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ə bɑr meɪ wɛl si ju sərvd ə drɪŋk. ðə publican, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈzərvz ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr jʊr ˈkəstəm æt ˈɛni wən pɔɪnt fər ˈdrəŋkənnəs ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈnəmbər əv ˈrizənz, nɑt ɔl əv ðɛm ˈrizənəbəl. ɛz ʃoʊn ˈpriviəsli, ðə pəpəˈtirz əv ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ər nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz prɪˈdɪktəbəl. nɔr, pərˈhæps, kən ðeɪ bi. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ˈʃətɪŋ ɔf ðə trəmp ˌriˈæləˌti ʃoʊ frəm ə ˈkruʃəl ˈfiʧər əv hɪz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˌæpərˈætəs wʊd bi tɪ dɪˈpraɪv ˈplænət ərθ, nɑt ˈmɪrli əv ə hɪˈstɛrɪkəl ʃoʊ, bət ə fərst hænd, ənˈvɑrnɪʃt vju əv wət ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts θɪŋks. ðət wʊd bi ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs. noʊts. 1 https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/tila-tequila-suspended-from-twitter/ 2 http://rollingout.com/2016/11/23/alabama-teen-suspended-from-twitter-for-whiteface*/ 3 4 5 6
beijing (reuters) - communist party officials must not smoke in public places or buy cigarettes using public funds, and should encourage their colleagues to quit smoking, a top chinese government body said in a circular on sunday evening. a man smokes as he stretches beside a lake in shenyang, province, december 4, 2013. china is the largest tobacco consumer. smoking is deeply entrenched in chinese social life, particularly for men, and luxury cigarettes are frequently given as gifts. beijing pledged in 2008 to ban smoking in most public venues, including government offices, but enforcement has remained lax and signs are frequently ignored. “the phenomenon of smoking in public places remains prevalent, especially for a small number of leading cadres, who not only endanger the public health and environment, but also harm the image of the communist party and the government,” says the circular issued by the state council, cabinet. party cadres must not buy tobacco using public funds, and those who break rules on cigarettes should be “criticized and educated about their evil influence,” the circular says. leaders at all levels should deal with severely, it added, without detailing specific punishments. communist party cadres should to “take the lead” in kicking their smoking habits to set an example for the public and party bosses should encourage colleagues to quit smoking, it said. it was also forbidden for government and party organs to provide tobacco or advertise cigarettes internally, and smoking should be prohibited in offices, meeting rooms, restrooms and cafeterias. an official in the tobacco control office for the chinese centre for disease control and prevention said at a press conference earlier this month that lawmakers will weigh a nationwide ban on smoking in public places next year. several major cities have implemented smoking bans in public places, but advocates both inside and outside the country say those bans have not been well enforced. in a separate announcement, the state council said those who smoke on high-speed trains can be fined up to 2000 yuan ($329.80), starting in january.	ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti əˈfɪʃəlz məst nɑt smoʊk ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz ər baɪ ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpəblɪk fəndz, ənd ʃʊd ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛr ˈkɑligz tɪ kwɪt sˈmoʊkɪŋ, ə tɔp ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɑdi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsərkjələr ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈivnɪŋ. ə mæn smoʊks ɛz hi ˈstrɛʧɪz ˌbiˈsaɪd ə leɪk ɪn ʃɛnˈjæŋ, ˈprɑvɪns, dɪˈsɛmbər 4 2013 ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst təˈbæˌkoʊ kənˈsumər. sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɪz ˈdipli ɪnˈtrɛnʧt ɪn ʧaɪˈniz ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli fər mɛn, ənd ˈləgʒəri ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ər ˈfrikwɛntli ˈgɪvɪn ɛz gɪfts. ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ plɛʤd ɪn 2008 tɪ bæn sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɪn moʊst ˈpəblɪk ˈvɛnuz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔfəsɪz, bət ɛnˈfɔrsmənt həz rɪˈmeɪnd læks ənd saɪnz ər ˈfrikwɛntli ˌɪgˈnɔrd. fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əv sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz rɪˈmeɪnz ˈprɛvələnt, əˈspɛʃəli fər ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv ˈlidɪŋ ˈkædriz, hu nɑt ˈoʊnli ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðə ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, bət ˈɔlsoʊ hɑrm ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ənd ðə government,”,” sɪz ðə ˈsərkjələr ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈkæbənət. ˈpɑrti ˈkædriz məst nɑt baɪ təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpəblɪk fəndz, ənd ðoʊz hu breɪk rulz ɔn ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ʃʊd bi ənd ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈivəl influence,”,” ðə ˈsərkjələr sɪz. ˈlidərz æt ɔl ˈlɛvəlz ʃʊd dil wɪθ səˈvɪrli, ɪt ˈædɪd, wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈteɪlɪŋ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈpənɪʃmənts. ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ˈkædriz ʃʊd tɪ ðə lead”*” ɪn ˈkɪkɪŋ ðɛr sˈmoʊkɪŋ ˈhæbəts tɪ sɛt ən ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpɑrti ˈbɔsɪz ʃʊd ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈkɑligz tɪ kwɪt sˈmoʊkɪŋ, ɪt sɛd. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɔrbɪdən fər ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈpɑrti ˈɔrgənz tɪ prəˈvaɪd təˈbæˌkoʊ ər ˈædvərˌtaɪz ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ˌɪnˈtərnəli, ənd sˈmoʊkɪŋ ʃʊd bi proʊˈhɪbətəd ɪn ˈɔfəsɪz, ˈmitɪŋ rumz, ˈrɛˌstrumz ənd ˌkæfəˈtɪriəz. ən əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ðə təˈbæˌkoʊ kənˈtroʊl ˈɔfəs fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈsɛntər fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl ənd priˈvɛnʃən sɛd æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ðət ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz wɪl weɪ ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd bæn ɔn sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz nɛkst jɪr. ˈsɛvərəl ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz hæv ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd sˈmoʊkɪŋ bænz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈpleɪsɪz, bət ˈædvəˌkeɪts boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkəntri seɪ ðoʊz bænz hæv nɑt bɪn wɛl ɛnˈfɔrst. ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, ðə steɪt ˈkaʊnsəl sɛd ðoʊz hu smoʊk ɔn ˈhaɪˌspid treɪnz kən bi faɪnd əp tɪ 2000 juɑn ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri.
#1 note, when referring to the vezina trophy from the time frame of, the criteria for winning was that it went to the goalie on the team with the fewest goals scored against it in the regular season. honorable mention: glenn hall (mr. goalie), turk broda, harry “apple cheeks” lumley, gump worsley, ed (fast eddie) #3 johnny bower nickname: “the china wall” position goalie when he wore #1his entire career: with new york rangers, with toronto regular season stats 552 250 w 195 l 90 t 37 so known primarily for his hall of fame induction, four stanley cups and two vezina background born;, 170 lb johnny bower was not always known as a legendary netminder. from he played in just one campaign (1953-54) and was unable to convince teams that he was capable of playing at the highest level. it until the season that he was finally able to lock down a job with the big club. toronto claimed him in the draft of 1958, and he would go on to play in 12 seasons with the team. he came into the league at 33 and was able to lead his team to the stanley cup finals six out of nine years. out of those six times, the leafs emerged victorious four times, winning the stanley cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967. in the season, bower and #1 (see below, he wore #30 this year) teamed up in the crease. bower went while #1 went in the regular season. by this time he was 42 years old. in 552 games played, he won 250 games, including 37. his career was. in 592 ahl games he won 359, including 45. he was inducted into the hall of fame in 1976. his number has been honored (but not retired) by the maple leafs since 1995 (march 11th, the same day they honored turk #1.) #2 jacques plante nickname: “jake the snake” position goalie when he wore #1 (montreal), (with new york rangers), and (with toronto) note: he wore #30 in the campaign (with st. louis) and #31 in 1973 (with boston) regular season stats 971 437 w 246 l 145 t 82 so known primarily for his hall of fame induction, six stanley cups, seven vezina trophies, and 83. background born. died;, 175 lb one thing probably comes to mind before all else when the name jacques plante is mentioned. he was the first goalie in history to wear a mask regularly. he was also the first goalie to leave the crease to play the puck. plante led the league in wins five different seasons and also in four different seasons. he led the league in goals against average in eight different campaigns. in his first year, plante and gerry mcneil combined efforts in net to win the cup, with plante winning three of four playoff games. in the reins were handed to him, and he led the habs to five straight cup victories. the first three playoff runs saw plante lose just two games per. the fifth cup run saw plante go with a of just! in 112 career playoff games he won 71 of them with an astounding. in addition to his seven vezina trophies, he also won the hart trophy in. that season saw him win 42 games and lose just 14. plante played in eight all-star games, was named to the all-star team three times, and the all-star team four times. the awards annually the jacques plante memorial trophy to the top goalie in the league. he was inducted into the hall of fame in 1978. his jersey was retired by montreal in 1995. #1 terry sawchuk position goalie when he wore #1 (with detroit, boston and toronto) note: he wore #30 from and 1970. he wore #29 with detroit in 1969 regular season stats 971 447 w 330 l 172 t 103 so known primarily for his hall of fame induction, four stanley cups, four vezina, and 103. background born died;, 190 lb before the campaign began, detroit coach jack adams pulled off a large trade. al dewsbury, don morrison, pete babando, jack stewart, and goalie harry lumley were traded to the chicago blackhawks in return for bob goldham, gaye stewart, metro prystai, and goalie jim henry. in giving away one extra player than he received, adams cleared a space for 20 year old rookie terry sawchuk to take the starting role in net. in that rookie season he posted a average of and 11 (led the league). he also won the calder trophy and was named to the first all-star team. before the season, adams traded him to the boston bruins along with three other players. he never quite found his game in boston, and would return to detroit in 1957. toronto was able to acquire sawchuk after claiming him in the 1964 draft. injuries he sustained and overcame in his playing days included a collapsed lung, ruptured discs in his back, severed tendons in his hand, an appendectomy (which i can only imagine was more painful back then), three operations on his right elbow (from chips in the bone), a fractured, mononucleosis, instep, and of course from the game itself manifesting in cuts and bruises as a result of the smaller goalie equipment and absence of masks. throughout his career sawchuk recorded 447 wins in 971 regular season games, as well as 54 wins in 106 playoff games. his all-time is. he led the league in wins each of his first five seasons in the league (44, 44, 32, 35, 40). in those five seasons, his never rose above. in and, his topped all netminders. in three different season with detroit, he started all 70 games. he just have regular season success either. in his second season (1951-52) he won every playoff game he started (all eight) to win the stanley cup. more impressive than that was his of. he allowed just five goals in the playoffs. he would lead his team to victory in two of the next three seasons as well. later in his career, he would help toronto win a cup as well. he played in 11 all-star games (7 consecutive times from). he was a vezina trophy winner. sawchuk was inducted into the hall of fame in 1971, the year after he died (he died while he was still playing, but not as a result of his laundry list of ailments), and his #1 jersey has hung from the rafters of joe louis arena since 1994. the hockey hall of fame waived the five-year waiting period criteria for induction, thus allowing him to be inducted the year after he died. he is still regarded by many to be the greatest of all-time, having played in an era with much less equipment for protection and with no butterfly style. it until jacques plante (see above) ushered in the era of facial protection that were willing to drop to the ice to block a shot (although plante himself prefer the new style). references: on-line sources hockey-reference.com hockeydb.com legendsofhockey.net off-line sources total hockey (book) hockey chronicle (book) the hockey news hockey almanac 2000 (book) who’s who in hockey (book stan and shirley fischler) follow me on twitter	1 noʊt, wɪn rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə vɛˈzinə ˈtroʊfi frəm ðə taɪm freɪm əv ðə kraɪˈtɪriə fər ˈwɪnɪŋ wɑz ðət ɪt wɛnt tɪ ðə ˈgoʊli ɔn ðə tim wɪθ ðə fjuəst goʊlz skɔrd əˈgɛnst ɪt ɪn ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈɑnərəbəl ˈmɛnʃən: glɛn hɔl (ˈmɪstər. ˈgoʊli), tərk ˈbroʊdə, ˈhɛri cheeks”” ˈləmli, gəmp ˈwərsli, ɛd (fæst ˈɛdi) 3 ˈʤɑni baʊər ˈnɪkˌneɪm: ˈʧaɪnə wall”” pəˈzɪʃən ˈgoʊli wɪn hi wɔr 1 ɪnˈtaɪər kərɪr: wɪθ nu jɔrk ˈreɪnʤərz, wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən stæts 552 250 ˈdəbəlju 195 ɛl 90 ti 37 soʊ noʊn praɪˈmɛrəli fər hɪz hɔl əv feɪm ˌɪnˈdəkʃən, fɔr ˈstænli kəps ənd tu vɛˈzinə ˈbækˌgraʊnd bɔrn 170 paʊnd ˈʤɑni baʊər wɑz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz noʊn ɛz ə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri netminder. frəm hi pleɪd ɪn ʤɪst wən kæmˈpeɪn ənd wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ kənˈvɪns timz ðət hi wɑz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv pleɪɪŋ æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl. ɪt ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsizən ðət hi wɑz ˈfaɪnəli ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɑk daʊn ə ʤɑb wɪθ ðə bɪg kləb. tərˈɑntoʊ kleɪmd ɪm ɪn ðə dræft əv 1958 ənd hi wʊd goʊ ɔn tɪ pleɪ ɪn 12 ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə tim. hi keɪm ˈɪntu ðə lig æt 33 ənd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɛd hɪz tim tɪ ðə ˈstænli kəp ˈfaɪnəlz sɪks aʊt əv naɪn jɪrz. aʊt əv ðoʊz sɪks taɪmz, ðə lifs ˈimərʤd vɪkˈtɔriəs fɔr taɪmz, ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈstænli kəp ɪn 1962 1963 1964 ənd 1967 ɪn ðə ˈsizən, baʊər ənd 1 (si bɪˈloʊ, hi wɔr 30 ðɪs jɪr) timd əp ɪn ðə kris. baʊər wɛnt waɪl 1 wɛnt ɪn ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən. baɪ ðɪs taɪm hi wɑz 42 jɪrz oʊld. ɪn 552 geɪmz pleɪd, hi wən 250 geɪmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 37. hɪz kərɪr wɑz ɪn 592 ɑl geɪmz hi wən 359 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 45. hi wɑz ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ðə hɔl əv feɪm ɪn 1976 hɪz ˈnəmbər həz bɪn ˈɑnərd (bət nɑt rɪˈtaɪrd) baɪ ðə ˈmeɪpəl lifs sɪns 1995 (mɑrʧ 11th, ðə seɪm deɪ ðeɪ ˈɑnərd tərk 1 2 ʤæk plænt ˈnɪkˌneɪm: ðə snake”” pəˈzɪʃən ˈgoʊli wɪn hi wɔr 1 (ˌməntriˈɔl), (wɪθ nu jɔrk ˈreɪnʤərz), ənd (wɪθ tərˈɑntoʊ) noʊt: hi wɔr 30 ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn (wɪθ st. luɪs) ənd 31 ɪn 1973 (wɪθ ˈbɔstən) ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən stæts 971 437 ˈdəbəlju 246 ɛl 145 ti 82 soʊ noʊn praɪˈmɛrəli fər hɪz hɔl əv feɪm ˌɪnˈdəkʃən, sɪks ˈstænli kəps, ˈsɛvən vɛˈzinə ˈtroʊfiz, ənd 83. ˈbækˌgraʊnd bɔrn daɪd 175 paʊnd wən θɪŋ ˈprɑbəˌbli kəmz tɪ maɪnd ˌbiˈfɔr ɔl ɛls wɪn ðə neɪm ʤæk plænt ɪz ˈmɛnʃənd. hi wɑz ðə fərst ˈgoʊli ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ wɛr ə mæsk ˈrɛgjələrli. hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fərst ˈgoʊli tɪ liv ðə kris tɪ pleɪ ðə pək. plænt lɛd ðə lig ɪn wɪnz faɪv ˈdɪfərənt ˈsizənz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn fɔr ˈdɪfərənt ˈsizənz. hi lɛd ðə lig ɪn goʊlz əˈgɛnst ˈævərɪʤ ɪn eɪt ˈdɪfərənt kæmˈpeɪnz. ɪn hɪz fərst jɪr, plænt ənd ˈʤɛri məkˈnil kəmˈbaɪnd ˈɛfərts ɪn nɛt tɪ wɪn ðə kəp, wɪθ plænt ˈwɪnɪŋ θri əv fɔr pleɪɔf geɪmz. ɪn ðə reɪnz wər ˈhændɪd tɪ ɪm, ənd hi lɛd ðə hæbz tɪ faɪv streɪt kəp ˈvɪktəriz. ðə fərst θri pleɪɔf rənz sɔ plænt luz ʤɪst tu geɪmz pər. ðə fɪθ kəp rən sɔ plænt goʊ wɪθ ə əv ʤɪst ɪn 112 kərɪr pleɪɔf geɪmz hi wən 71 əv ðɛm wɪθ ən əˈstaʊndɪŋ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ hɪz ˈsɛvən vɛˈzinə ˈtroʊfiz, hi ˈɔlsoʊ wən ðə hɑrt ˈtroʊfi ɪn ðət ˈsizən sɔ ɪm wɪn 42 geɪmz ənd luz ʤɪst 14 plænt pleɪd ɪn eɪt ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪmz, wɑz neɪmd tɪ ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr tim θri taɪmz, ənd ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr tim fɔr taɪmz. ðə əˈwɔrdz ˈænjuəli ðə ʤæk plænt məˈmɔriəl ˈtroʊfi tɪ ðə tɔp ˈgoʊli ɪn ðə lig. hi wɑz ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ðə hɔl əv feɪm ɪn 1978 hɪz ˈʤərzi wɑz rɪˈtaɪrd baɪ ˌməntriˈɔl ɪn 1995 1 ˈtɛri ˈsɔʧək pəˈzɪʃən ˈgoʊli wɪn hi wɔr 1 (wɪθ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, ˈbɔstən ənd tərˈɑntoʊ) noʊt: hi wɔr 30 frəm ənd 1970 hi wɔr 29 wɪθ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪn 1969 ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən stæts 971 447 ˈdəbəlju 330 ɛl 172 ti 103 soʊ noʊn praɪˈmɛrəli fər hɪz hɔl əv feɪm ˌɪnˈdəkʃən, fɔr ˈstænli kəps, fɔr vɛˈzinə, ənd 103. ˈbækˌgraʊnd bɔrn daɪd 190 paʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kæmˈpeɪn bɪˈgæn, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt koʊʧ ʤæk ˈædəmz pʊld ɔf ə lɑrʤ treɪd. æl dewsbury, dɑn ˈmɔrɪsən, pit babando, ʤæk stuərt, ənd ˈgoʊli ˈhɛri ˈləmli wər ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈblæˌkhɔks ɪn rɪˈtərn fər bɑb goldham, geɪ stuərt, ˈmɛˌtroʊ prystai, ənd ˈgoʊli ʤɪm ˈhɛnri. ɪn ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ wən ˈɛkstrə pleɪər ðən hi rɪˈsivd, ˈædəmz klɪrd ə speɪs fər 20 jɪr oʊld ˈrʊki ˈtɛri ˈsɔʧək tɪ teɪk ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ roʊl ɪn nɛt. ɪn ðət ˈrʊki ˈsizən hi ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈævərɪʤ əv ənd 11 (lɛd ðə lig). hi ˈɔlsoʊ wən ðə ˈkɔldər ˈtroʊfi ənd wɑz neɪmd tɪ ðə fərst ˌɔlˈstɑr tim. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən, ˈædəmz ˈtreɪdɪd ɪm tɪ ðə ˈbɔstən bruɪnz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ θri ˈəðər pleɪərz. hi ˈnɛvər kwaɪt faʊnd hɪz geɪm ɪn ˈbɔstən, ənd wʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪn 1957 tərˈɑntoʊ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ əkˈwaɪər ˈsɔʧək ˈæftər ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðə 1964 dræft. ˈɪnʤəriz hi səˈsteɪnd ənd ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm ɪn hɪz pleɪɪŋ deɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə kəˈlæpst ləŋ, ˈrəpʧərd dɪsks ɪn hɪz bæk, ˈsɛvərd ˈtɛndənz ɪn hɪz hænd, ən ˌæpɪnˈdɛktəmi (wɪʧ aɪ kən ˈoʊnli ˌɪˈmæʤən wɑz mɔr ˈpeɪnfəl bæk ðɛn), θri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn hɪz raɪt ˈɛlˌboʊ (frəm ʧɪps ɪn ðə boʊn), ə ˈfrækʧərd, mononucleosis, instep, ənd əv kɔrs frəm ðə geɪm ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈmænəˌfɛstɪŋ ɪn kəts ənd ˈbruzɪz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə sˈmɔlər ˈgoʊli ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈæbsəns əv mæsks. θruaʊt hɪz kərɪr ˈsɔʧək rɪˈkɔrdɪd 447 wɪnz ɪn 971 ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən geɪmz, ɛz wɛl ɛz 54 wɪnz ɪn 106 pleɪɔf geɪmz. hɪz ˌɔlˈtaɪm ɪz hi lɛd ðə lig ɪn wɪnz iʧ əv hɪz fərst faɪv ˈsizənz ɪn ðə lig 44 44 32 35 40 ɪn ðoʊz faɪv ˈsizənz, hɪz ˈnɛvər roʊz əˈbəv ɪn ənd hɪz tɑpt ɔl netminders. ɪn θri ˈdɪfərənt ˈsizən wɪθ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, hi ˈstɑrtɪd ɔl 70 geɪmz. hi ʤɪst hæv ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən səkˈsɛs ˈiðər. ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən hi wən ˈɛvəri pleɪɔf geɪm hi ˈstɑrtɪd (ɔl eɪt) tɪ wɪn ðə ˈstænli kəp. mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ðən ðət wɑz hɪz əv hi əˈlaʊd ʤɪst faɪv goʊlz ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs. hi wʊd lɛd hɪz tim tɪ ˈvɪktəri ɪn tu əv ðə nɛkst θri ˈsizənz ɛz wɛl. ˈleɪtər ɪn hɪz kərɪr, hi wʊd hɛlp tərˈɑntoʊ wɪn ə kəp ɛz wɛl. hi pleɪd ɪn 11 ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪmz 7 kənˈsɛkjətɪv taɪmz frəm hi wɑz ə vɛˈzinə ˈtroʊfi ˈwɪnər. ˈsɔʧək wɑz ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ðə hɔl əv feɪm ɪn 1971 ðə jɪr ˈæftər hi daɪd (hi daɪd waɪl hi wɑz stɪl pleɪɪŋ, bət nɑt ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv hɪz ˈlɔndri lɪst əv ˈeɪlmənts), ənd hɪz 1 ˈʤərzi həz həŋ frəm ðə ˈræftərz əv ʤoʊ luɪs ərˈinə sɪns 1994 ðə ˈhɑki hɔl əv feɪm weɪvd ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈpɪriəd kraɪˈtɪriə fər ˌɪnˈdəkʃən, ðəs əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ bi ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ðə jɪr ˈæftər hi daɪd. hi ɪz stɪl rɪˈgɑrdɪd baɪ ˈmɛni tɪ bi ðə ˈgreɪtəst əv ˌɔlˈtaɪm, ˈhævɪŋ pleɪd ɪn ən ˈɪrə wɪθ məʧ lɛs ɪkˈwɪpmənt fər prəˈtɛkʃən ənd wɪθ noʊ ˈbətərˌflaɪ staɪl. ɪt ənˈtɪl ʤæk plænt (si əˈbəv) ˈəʃərd ɪn ðə ˈɪrə əv ˈfeɪʃəl prəˈtɛkʃən ðət wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ drɔp tɪ ðə aɪs tɪ blɑk ə ʃɑt (ˌɔlˈðoʊ plænt hɪmˈsɛlf prɪˈfər ðə nu staɪl). ˈrɛfərənsɪz: ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsɔrsəz ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈsɔrsəz ˈtoʊtəl ˈhɑki (bʊk) ˈhɑki ˈkrɑnɪkəl (bʊk) ðə ˈhɑki nuz ˈhɑki ˈɑlməˌnæk 2000 (bʊk) hu ɪn ˈhɑki (bʊk stæn ənd ˈʃərli ˈfɪʃələr) ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər
a procedural mistake made during the latest executive meeting (monday 8 may) has provided critic with an unintended and exclusive insight into controversial plans to drastically increase the amount of television cameras (cctv), the large majority of which will be located outside of the campus. these plans involve implementing 60 extra cctv cameras through four phases at a total cost of over $1.2 million, a figure that does not include ongoing maintenance. the first of the of four phases to be implemented (see map) will see 17 cameras being installed in the ‘north zone’, with five on castle street and seven on leith street north among others; the second, ‘south zone’, will total 10, spreading along albany street, hyde street and frederick street; the eastern zone, with 14 in total, include four cameras as far east as harbour terrace; the fourth, most numerous, and the last phase to be implemented, will involve 18 cameras, which will be spread from the top of albany street to the corner of street and george street. although the university has been working on this plan since at least 2015, university have stated they “are still waiting to hear back from, what form they wish this to take. however, we are also looking at other ways to communicate with a potentially wider body of students who may not be represented by...discussing this plan with critic is one step in this process.” despite several meetings with proctor dave scott, vice chancellor hayne, and weekly communication with the university communications office, critic has not been approached nor spoken to in relation to this plan at any stage this year or last year. the only information we have received is that which we requested last week. apart from president baird, executive members had not heard of these plans until the meeting on monday 8 may, with complaints being levelled at baird for not having informed them of what deputy proctor andrew ferguson would be speaking about in the meeting. additionally, when asked to outline “specifically what form(s) of student consultation will be undertaken?” the response was: “so far, the consultation discussions we have had have been with yourself, joe [higham], and also with hugh and the student reps on council [of which the president is the only one]. we are currently trying to work out a way that students can have input probably via student media, but also further discussion with student reps is welcome.” “we would like to see what students think about the plan before we consider what we will do as a result of their feedback. at this stage, we are unsure what that feedback is, apart from a facebook survey that has shown students may be in majority support of this initiative.” critic informed andrew ferguson of this survey on wednesday last week, the day before his response. now that their plan to increase cctv cameras has been revealed, the sudden willingness for transparent student consultation has been called into question by some people given the wider picture. the university claim that “following a long hiatus during most of, the final procedural step in this process was taken by the advisory group (vcag), who “approved the plan in principle” according to andrew ferguson. he went on to say that this “enabled further consultation to occur with the, police and ultimately students when they returned for the academic year.” “the day of the [university] council meeting, the deputy proctor also met informally with the president of, and outlined the concept, kicking off a consultation process with and students”, according to vice chancellor hayne. that council meeting occurred on 11 april, and though it began the consultation process with and students, critic understands that nothing further was discussed with or students until ferguson spoke at the executive meeting almost a month later. additionally, the executive called an emergency meeting to add a referendum question in order to gauge whether students approve of the implementation of cctv cameras or not. critic spoke with former president (1979-1980) paul who disputes the claim that the university has been in contact with the, claiming himself that he has spoken with a “handful” of “who have not heard anything about this plan at all.” he went on to say the failure to consult the student body before agreeing on this plan cannot possibly be true because, “it’s not credible in 2017 that the university would not consult students on this issue. if this is true, it shows a small, greedy, group have taken control of our community” and wished to remind the university that “students are not demanding this.” the group who approved this plan,, is, according to the website, an “advisory group which comprises the senior management team.” the group “meets twice monthly to consider strategy, policy and current projects and issues.” the information provided on the website for is minimal, with meeting minutes not being available publically. when critic requested the minutes for the meeting in which this cctv proposal was discussed and voted on, a was provided of the one agenda item, which read: “received and discussed. endorsed a recommendation from the chief operating officer that formal consultation commences covering the project as a whole”. what the next week holds ousa held an emergency meeting on friday 12 may, in which they drafted a question to be included in the upcoming referendum. once the meeting was over, the executive were seen walking over to the to speak with hayne altogether. what the executive spoke to her about is currently unknown. the added question is: "should oppose the implementation of cctv monitoring of the student residential area by the university of?" ousa president hugh baird said that their reasons for adding this question were that: “as an executive our intention to take the matter to the student body in the upcoming referendum to declare a clear mandate of the position of the students in regards to the cameras and to hopefully gauge the students’ concerns.” where do they stand on the effect of cctv cameras on crime reduction/deterrence? the jury is seemingly still out among experts on the correlation between cctv cameras and the decline of crime rates in that area. university of vice chancellor hayne herself has said that “we are confident the cameras just by themselves will have a preventative effect on crime, and will provide a sense of safety, as reported in other cities where cctv is deployed.” during presidential campaign he spoke out on several occasions about how, if elected, he would “work hard to ensure students rights and freedoms” and that “north dunedin does not succumb to liquor bans, party registers or cctv cameras.” the only insight into the student views on this issue is an straw poll conducted in 2016, which revealed that from 466 total votes, 52 percent were in favour of the cameras, while 48 percent were opposed to them, meaning an extra 18 people voted for the cameras than against them. the campbell collaboration, in a review of 44 research studies on cctv schemes, found that “they do have a modest impact on crime overall but are at their most effective in cutting vehicle crime in car parks, especially when used alongside improved lighting and the introduction of security guards.” an article in the guardian newspaper on this research said: "the review of 44 research studies on cctv schemes by the campbell collaboration found that they do have a modest impact of crime overall but are at their most effective in cutting vehicle crime in car parks, especially when used alongside improved lighting and the introduction of security guards." "the authors, who include cambridge university criminologist, david farrington, say while their results lend support for the continued use of cctv, schemes should be far more narrowly targeted at reducing vehicle crime in car parks." that article can be found here: according to british home research, “the use of television in city and town centres and public housing estates does not have a significant effect on crime.” an earlier independent report conducted by the british home office in 2005 stated: “it has been shown that the cctv schemes produced no overall effect on all relevant crime viewed collectively.” inspector jason guthrie, coastal area commander explained that “police support the use of cctv, whether they are in public areas and managed by the council, or if business owners and private citizens use them to protect their property.” new zealand university students’ association president jonathan gee explained that “the university should be extremely cautious when planning any form of extensive surveillance, particularly in student living quarters. i would expect that the university ensures students are meaningfully consulted and made specifically aware of the purpose of the surveillance and how it might be used by the university or third parties like the police.” new zealand council of civil liberties media spokesperson thomas beagle said that having numerous cctv cameras in an area worried him, explaining they are likely to cause “constraints on people”, making them act in a ‘middle of the road’ fashion because “people behave differently when being watched.” the were unable to respond to questions before the article went to print.	ə prəˈsiʤərəl mɪˈsteɪk meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈmitɪŋ (ˈmənˌdeɪ 8 meɪ) həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈkrɪtɪk wɪθ ən ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ənd ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl plænz tɪ ˈdræstɪkli ˌɪnˈkris ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkæmərəz (ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi), ðə lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti əv wɪʧ wɪl bi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈkæmpəs. ðiz plænz ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ 60 ˈɛkstrə ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈkæmərəz θru fɔr ˈfeɪzɪz æt ə ˈtoʊtəl kɔst əv ˈoʊvər ˈmɪljən, ə ˈfɪgjər ðət dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈmeɪntənəns. ðə fərst əv ðə əv fɔr ˈfeɪzɪz tɪ bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd (si mæp) wɪl si 17 ˈkæmərəz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ðə zone’’, wɪθ faɪv ɔn ˈkæsəl strit ənd ˈsɛvən ɔn liθ strit nɔrθ əˈməŋ ˈəðərz; ðə ˈsɛkənd, zone’’, wɪl ˈtoʊtəl 10 ˈsprɛdɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ˈɔlbəni strit, haɪd strit ənd ˈfrɛdərɪk strit; ðə ˈistərn zoʊn, wɪθ 14 ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, ˌɪnˈklud fɔr ˈkæmərəz ɛz fɑr ist ɛz ˈhɑrbər ˈtɛrəs; ðə fɔrθ, moʊst ˈnumərəs, ənd ðə læst feɪz tɪ bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, wɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlv 18 ˈkæmərəz, wɪʧ wɪl bi sprɛd frəm ðə tɔp əv ˈɔlbəni strit tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər əv strit ənd ʤɔrʤ strit. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs plæn sɪns æt list 2015 ˌjunəˈvərsəti hæv ˈsteɪtɪd ðeɪ stɪl ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ hir bæk frəm, wət fɔrm ðeɪ wɪʃ ðɪs tɪ teɪk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈəðər weɪz tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈwaɪdər ˈbɑdi əv ˈstudənts hu meɪ nɑt bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ðɪs plæn wɪθ ˈkrɪtɪk ɪz wən stɛp ɪn ðɪs process.”.” dɪˈspaɪt ˈsɛvərəl ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈprɑktər deɪv skɑt, vaɪs ˈʧænsələr heɪn, ənd ˈwikli kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈɔfəs, ˈkrɪtɪk həz nɑt bɪn əˈproʊʧt nɔr ˈspoʊkən tɪ ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðɪs plæn æt ˈɛni steɪʤ ðɪs jɪr ər læst jɪr. ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi hæv rɪˈsivd ɪz ðət wɪʧ wi rɪkˈwɛstɪd læst wik. əˈpɑrt frəm ˈprɛzɪdənt bɛrd, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈmɛmbərz hæd nɑt hərd əv ðiz plænz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ 8 meɪ, wɪθ kəmˈpleɪnts biɪŋ ˈlɛvəld æt bɛrd fər nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðɛm əv wət ˈdɛpjəti ˈprɑktər ˈændru ˈfərgəsən wʊd bi ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪn ðə ˈmitɪŋ. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, wɪn æst tɪ ˈaʊˌtlaɪn wət form(s) əv ˈstudənt ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən wɪl bi undertaken?”?” ðə rɪˈspɑns wɑz: fɑr, ðə ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən dɪˈskəʃənz wi hæv hæd hæv bɪn wɪθ ˈjɔrsɛlf, ʤoʊ [ˈhɪgəm], ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ ju ənd ðə ˈstudənt rɛps ɔn ˈkaʊnsəl [əv wɪʧ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən]. wi ər ˈkərəntli traɪɪŋ tɪ wərk aʊt ə weɪ ðət ˈstudənts kən hæv ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈviə ˈstudənt ˈmidiə, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfərðər dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ˈstudənt rɛps ɪz welcome.”.” wʊd laɪk tɪ si wət ˈstudənts θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə plæn ˌbiˈfɔr wi kənˈsɪdər wət wi wɪl du ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɛr ˈfidˌbæk. æt ðɪs steɪʤ, wi ər ənˈʃʊr wət ðət ˈfidˌbæk ɪz, əˈpɑrt frəm ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈsərˌveɪ ðət həz ʃoʊn ˈstudənts meɪ bi ɪn məˈʤɔrəti səˈpɔrt əv ðɪs initiative.”.” ˈkrɪtɪk ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈændru ˈfərgəsən əv ðɪs ˈsərˌveɪ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ læst wik, ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz rɪˈspɑns. naʊ ðət ðɛr plæn tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈkæmərəz həz bɪn rɪˈvild, ðə ˈsədən ˈwɪlɪŋnəs fər trænˈspɛrənt ˈstudənt ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən həz bɪn kɔld ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən baɪ səm ˈpipəl ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈpɪkʧər. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti kleɪm ðət ə lɔŋ haɪˈeɪtəs ˈdʊrɪŋ moʊst əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl prəˈsiʤərəl stɛp ɪn ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə ædˈvaɪzəri grup (vcag), hu ðə plæn ɪn principle”” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈændru ˈfərgəsən. hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ ðət ðɪs ˈfərðər ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən tɪ əˈkər wɪθ ðə, pəˈlis ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈstudənts wɪn ðeɪ rɪˈtərnd fər ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk year.”.” deɪ əv ðə [ˌjunəˈvərsəti] ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmitɪŋ, ðə ˈdɛpjəti ˈprɑktər ˈɔlsoʊ mɛt ˌɪnˈfɔrməli wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv, ənd ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt, ˈkɪkɪŋ ɔf ə ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ ənd students””, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ vaɪs ˈʧænsələr heɪn. ðət ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmitɪŋ əˈkərd ɔn 11 ˈeɪprəl, ənd ðoʊ ɪt bɪˈgæn ðə ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ ənd ˈstudənts, ˈkrɪtɪk ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ˈnəθɪŋ ˈfərðər wɑz dɪˈskəst wɪθ ər ˈstudənts ənˈtɪl ˈfərgəsən spoʊk æt ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈmitɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə mənθ ˈleɪtər. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv kɔld ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈmitɪŋ tɪ æd ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm kˈwɛʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ geɪʤ ˈwɛðər ˈstudənts əˈpruv əv ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈkæmərəz ər nɑt. ˈkrɪtɪk spoʊk wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt pɔl hu dɪˈspjuts ðə kleɪm ðət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz bɪn ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə, ˈkleɪmɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ðət hi həz ˈspoʊkən wɪθ ə ““handful”” əv hæv nɑt hərd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs plæn æt all.”.” hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ ðə ˈfeɪljər tɪ kənˈsəlt ðə ˈstudənt ˈbɑdi ˌbiˈfɔr əˈgriɪŋ ɔn ðɪs plæn ˈkænɑt ˈpɑsəbli bi tru bɪˈkəz, nɑt ˈkrɛdəbəl ɪn 2017 ðət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti wʊd nɑt kənˈsəlt ˈstudənts ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu. ɪf ðɪs ɪz tru, ɪt ʃoʊz ə smɔl, ˈgridi, grup hæv ˈteɪkən kənˈtroʊl əv ɑr community”” ənd wɪʃt tɪ riˈmaɪnd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðət ər nɑt dɪˈmændɪŋ this.”.” ðə grup hu əˈpruvd ðɪs plæn,, ɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ən grup wɪʧ kəmˈpraɪzɪz ðə ˈsinjər ˈmænɪʤmənt team.”.” ðə grup twaɪs ˈmənθli tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈstrætəʤi, ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈkɑrənt ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd issues.”.” ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ɪz ˈmɪnəməl, wɪθ ˈmitɪŋ ˈmɪnəts nɑt biɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl ˈpəblɪkli. wɪn ˈkrɪtɪk rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðə ˈmɪnəts fər ðə ˈmitɪŋ ɪn wɪʧ ðɪs ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi prəˈpoʊzəl wɑz dɪˈskəst ənd ˈvoʊtɪd ɔn, ə wɑz prəˈvaɪdɪd əv ðə wən əˈʤɛndə ˈaɪtəm, wɪʧ rɛd: ənd dɪˈskəst. ɛnˈdɔrst ə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən frəm ðə ʧif ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər ðət ˈfɔrməl ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən kəˈmɛnsəz ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɛz ə whole””. wət ðə nɛkst wik hoʊldz hɛld ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 12 meɪ, ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈdræftɪd ə kˈwɛʃən tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm. wəns ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɑz ˈoʊvər, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv wər sin ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə tɪ spik wɪθ heɪn ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. wət ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv spoʊk tɪ hər əˈbaʊt ɪz ˈkərəntli ənˈnoʊn. ðə ˈædɪd kˈwɛʃən ɪz: "ʃʊd əˈpoʊz ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ əv ðə ˈstudənt ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriə baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv?" ˈprɛzɪdənt ju bɛrd sɛd ðət ðɛr ˈrizənz fər ˈædɪŋ ðɪs kˈwɛʃən wər ðət: ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ teɪk ðə ˈmætər tɪ ðə ˈstudənt ˈbɑdi ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm tɪ dɪˈklɛr ə klɪr ˈmænˌdeɪt əv ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈstudənts ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ðə ˈkæmərəz ənd tɪ ˈhoʊpfəli geɪʤ ðə students’’ concerns.”.” wɛr du ðeɪ stænd ɔn ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈkæmərəz ɔn kraɪm reduction/deterrence? ðə ˈʤʊri ɪz ˈsimɪŋli stɪl aʊt əˈməŋ ˈɛkspərts ɔn ðə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈkæmərəz ənd ðə dɪˈklaɪn əv kraɪm reɪts ɪn ðət ˈɛriə. ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv vaɪs ˈʧænsələr heɪn hərˈsɛlf həz sɛd ðət ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðə ˈkæmərəz ʤɪst baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪl hæv ə priˈvɛntətɪv ˈifɛkt ɔn kraɪm, ənd wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə sɛns əv ˈseɪfti, ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz wɛr ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ɪz deployed.”.” ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn hi spoʊk aʊt ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz əˈbaʊt haʊ, ɪf ɪˈlɛktɪd, hi wʊd hɑrd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈstudənts raɪts ənd freedoms”” ənd ðət ˈdunədɪn dɪz nɑt səˈkəm tɪ ˈlɪkər bænz, ˈpɑrti ˈrɛʤɪstərz ər ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi cameras.”.” ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈstudənt vjuz ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz ən strɔ poʊl kənˈdəktəd ɪn 2016 wɪʧ rɪˈvild ðət frəm 466 ˈtoʊtəl voʊts, 52 pərˈsɛnt wər ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə ˈkæmərəz, waɪl 48 pərˈsɛnt wər əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðɛm, ˈminɪŋ ən ˈɛkstrə 18 ˈpipəl ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ˈkæmərəz ðən əˈgɛnst ðɛm. ðə ˈkæmbəl kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən, ɪn ə ˌrivˈju əv 44 ˈrisərʧ ˈstədiz ɔn ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi skimz, faʊnd ðət du hæv ə ˈmɑdəst ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn kraɪm ˈoʊvərˌɔl bət ər æt ðɛr moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ˈkətɪŋ ˈviɪkəl kraɪm ɪn kɑr pɑrks, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn juzd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈlaɪtɪŋ ənd ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv sɪˈkjʊrəti guards.”.” ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɔn ðɪs ˈrisərʧ sɛd: "ðə ˌrivˈju əv 44 ˈrisərʧ ˈstədiz ɔn ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi skimz baɪ ðə ˈkæmbəl kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən faʊnd ðət ðeɪ du hæv ə ˈmɑdəst ˌɪmˈpækt əv kraɪm ˈoʊvərˌɔl bət ər æt ðɛr moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ˈkətɪŋ ˈviɪkəl kraɪm ɪn kɑr pɑrks, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn juzd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈlaɪtɪŋ ənd ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrdz." "ðə ˈɔθərz, hu ˌɪnˈklud ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌkrɪmɪˈnɑləʤɪst, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfɛrɪŋtən, seɪ waɪl ðɛr rɪˈzəlts lɛnd səˈpɔrt fər ðə kənˈtɪnjud juz əv ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi, skimz ʃʊd bi fɑr mɔr ˈnɛroʊli ˈtɑrgətɪd æt rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈviɪkəl kraɪm ɪn kɑr pɑrks." ðət ˈɑrtɪkəl kən bi faʊnd hir: əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ hoʊm ˈrisərʧ, juz əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪn ˈsɪti ənd taʊn ˈsɛntərz ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɛˈsteɪts dɪz nɑt hæv ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈifɛkt ɔn crime.”.” ən ˈərliər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt rɪˈpɔrt kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ hoʊm ˈɔfəs ɪn 2005 ˈsteɪtɪd: həz bɪn ʃoʊn ðət ðə ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi skimz prəˈdust noʊ ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈifɛkt ɔn ɔl ˈrɛləvənt kraɪm vjud collectively.”.” ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤeɪsən ˈgəθri, ˈkoʊstəl ˈɛriə kəˈmændər ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət səˈpɔrt ðə juz əv ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈɛriəz ənd ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl, ər ɪf ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈsɪtɪzənz juz ðɛm tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɛr property.”.” nu ˈzilənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti students’’ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɑnəθən ʤi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˌjunəˈvərsəti ʃʊd bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈkɔʃəs wɪn ˈplænɪŋ ˈɛni fɔrm əv ɪkˈstɛnsɪv sərˈveɪləns, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ˈstudənt ˈlɪvɪŋ kˈwɔrtərz. aɪ wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ðət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪnˈʃʊrz ˈstudənts ər ˈminɪŋfəli kənˈsəltɪd ənd meɪd spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə sərˈveɪləns ənd haʊ ɪt maɪt bi juzd baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ər θərd ˈpɑrtiz laɪk ðə police.”.” nu ˈzilənd ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ˈmidiə ˈspoʊkspərsən ˈtɑməs ˈbigəl sɛd ðət ˈhævɪŋ ˈnumərəs ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈkæmərəz ɪn ən ˈɛriə ˈwərid ɪm, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ kɔz ɔn people””, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ækt ɪn ə əv ðə road’’ ˈfæʃən bɪˈkəz bɪˈheɪv ˈdɪfərˈɛntli wɪn biɪŋ watched.”*.” ðə wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl wɛnt tɪ prɪnt.
this organization in montana is helping meet the needs of students discreetly and respectfully. my student in need, a nonprofit that services schools across the state, runs an online program where teachers request necessities and other items their underserved students need, while others can offer to fulfill them. more, the students’ identities are kept anonymous in the process. since the launch back in 2013, donors have filled more than requests for students in need. the goal is to help students get adequate resources without making them feel uncomfortable, kim, the executive director, told the huffington post. “no person whether a student or an adult likes to be in a position where they have to ask for help,” said. “by providing a forum for students to get assistance without having to publish that they are, they can ask for help with dignity.” the issue of not being able to afford basic items or school supplies is across the u.s. almost half of the children in the country are living near the poverty line, according to data from the national center for children in poverty. and in the school year, a staggering million public school students were homeless, the department of education reported. wombolt says that through her organization, students from low-income families or those that have difficulty covering certain expenses, can get help. she explained that for a district to participate in the program, its superintendent must submit a signed letter to the organization. afterwards, any teacher from that district can put in requests on the website to help their students and in most cases, they consult parents before doing so to figure out exactly what the kids’ needs are. in the past, requests have typically been for necessities like winter jackets and boots, or items like a band instrument or basic sports equipment. “it has to be a need and it has to be reasonable,” explained, adding that a cell phone, for example, would not be accepted as a request. a donor can identify a request they want to fulfill on the website and either donate the actual item or submit a monetary donation through my student in need. with the submitted funds, the nonprofit then purchases a gift card and sends it to the teacher to use towards buying the necessary item for the student. wombolt explained that by involving teachers in their mission, able to more easily verify kids’ needs. she also said that often times teachers are very aware of their students’ home and financial situations and understand necessary for the children to succeed. “they have a feel for what the family situation is or what different kinds of barriers are popping up in this life that are causing these needs,” noted.	ðɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn mɑnˈtænə ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ mit ðə nidz əv ˈstudənts dɪˈskritli ənd rɪˈspɛktfəli. maɪ ˈstudənt ɪn nid, ə nɑnˈprɑfət ðət ˈsərvɪsɪz skulz əˈkrɔs ðə steɪt, rənz ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈproʊˌgræm wɛr ˈtiʧərz rɪkˈwɛst nəˈsɛsɪtiz ənd ˈəðər ˈaɪtəmz ðɛr ˌəndərˈsərvd ˈstudənts nid, waɪl ˈəðərz kən ˈɔfər tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ðɛm. mɔr, ðə students’’ aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ər kɛpt əˈnɑnəməs ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. sɪns ðə lɔnʧ bæk ɪn 2013 ˈdoʊnərz hæv fɪld mɔr ðən rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈstudənts ɪn nid. ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ hɛlp ˈstudənts gɪt ˈædəkˌweɪt ˈrisɔrsɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm fil ənˈkəmfərtəbəl, kɪm, ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər, toʊld ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst. ˈpərsən ˈwɛðər ə ˈstudənt ər ən ˈædəlt laɪks tɪ bi ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr ðeɪ hæv tɪ æsk fər help,”,” sɛd. prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈfɔrəm fər ˈstudənts tɪ gɪt əˈsɪstəns wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ðət ðeɪ ər, ðeɪ kən æsk fər hɛlp wɪθ dignity.”.” ðə ˈɪʃu əv nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈfɔrd ˈbeɪsɪk ˈaɪtəmz ər skul səˈplaɪz ɪz əˈkrɔs ðə juz. ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ər ˈlɪvɪŋ nɪr ðə ˈpɑvərti laɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛnər fər ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˈpɑvərti. ənd ɪn ðə skul jɪr, ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ ˈmɪljən ˈpəblɪk skul ˈstudənts wər ˈhoʊmləs, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌriˈpɔrtəd. sɪz ðət θru hər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ˈstudənts frəm ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈfæməliz ər ðoʊz ðət hæv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈsərtən ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, kən gɪt hɛlp. ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət fər ə ˈdɪstrɪkt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, ɪts ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt məst səbˈmɪt ə saɪnd ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ˈæftərwərdz, ˈɛni ˈtiʧər frəm ðət ˈdɪstrɪkt kən pʊt ɪn rɪkˈwɛsts ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt tɪ hɛlp ðɛr ˈstudənts ənd ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, ðeɪ kənˈsəlt ˈpɛrənts ˌbiˈfɔr duɪŋ soʊ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɪgˈzæktli wət ðə kids’’ nidz ər. ɪn ðə pæst, rɪkˈwɛsts hæv ˈtɪpɪkəli bɪn fər nəˈsɛsɪtiz laɪk ˈwɪntər ˈʤækɪts ənd buts, ər ˈaɪtəmz laɪk ə bænd ˈɪnstrəmənt ər ˈbeɪsɪk spɔrts ɪkˈwɪpmənt. həz tɪ bi ə nid ənd ɪt həz tɪ bi reasonable,”,” ɪkˈspleɪnd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ə sɛl foʊn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wʊd nɑt bi ækˈsɛptɪd ɛz ə rɪkˈwɛst. ə ˈdoʊnər kən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ˈiðər ˈdoʊˌneɪt ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈaɪtəm ər səbˈmɪt ə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri doʊˈneɪʃən θru maɪ ˈstudənt ɪn nid. wɪθ ðə səbˈmɪtəd fəndz, ðə nɑnˈprɑfət ðɛn ˈpərʧəsɪz ə gɪft kɑrd ənd sɛndz ɪt tɪ ðə ˈtiʧər tɪ juz təˈwɔrdz baɪɪŋ ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈaɪtəm fər ðə ˈstudənt. ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət baɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈtiʧərz ɪn ðɛr ˈmɪʃən, ˈeɪbəl tɪ mɔr ˈizəli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ kids’’ nidz. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ˈɔfən taɪmz ˈtiʧərz ər ˈvɛri əˈwɛr əv ðɛr students’’ hoʊm ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ðə ˈʧɪldrən tɪ səkˈsid. hæv ə fil fər wət ðə ˈfæməli ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ər wət ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnz əv ˈbɛriərz ər ˈpɑpɪŋ əp ɪn ðɪs laɪf ðət ər ˈkɔzɪŋ ðiz needs,”,” ˈnoʊtɪd.
the san jose city council approved a measure by a margin tuesday that requires gun owners to secure their firearms when they are not at home. the measure passed and requires firearm owners to store their guns either in a locked container or disable them with a trigger lock before leaving their residence. supporters contend that 286 firearms were reported stolen out of residential burglaries reported in the city of one million in the past three years, making the ordinance a matter of public safety. “we want to reduce the opportunities and possibilities of those who should not have access to guns and ensure that guns are properly stored at all times to prevent unnecessary and indefensible access and use,” said raul peralez and chappie jones in a memo to the council. the move, proposed last year, sets up those who have an unsecured gun stolen for fines of $1,000 and as much as six months in jail. going past homeowners and renters, the requirements also apply to those in condos, hotels, time shares, and recreational vehicles inside the city. in of letters to the council concerning the proposal, most who wrote in opposed the measure, contending it would have little impact on crime and would penalize victims of burglaries while putting residents at risk in a self-defense encounter. in contrast, local media described meeting as emotional, with vocal advocates on both sides of the issue. city lan diep voiced his concerns, saying the council was micromanaging the actions of citizens and cautioned against a mandate for a municipality with varied gun owners. “a person who lives in a home is probably more susceptible to burglary than one who lives in a with onsite security,” said diep, providing examples to place his argument in context. “leaving a handgun in a bedside drawer may be acceptable in a house with an immobile newborn, but unacceptable in a house with teenagers. yet if those teenagers are taught to respect and handle guns from a young age so that they view guns as a tool rather than a shiny toy, then perhaps less precaution is required in that specific household.” the ordinance was opposed by the national rifle association and its state affiliate, the california rifle and pistol association, but the law center to prevent gun violence argued that safe storage ordinances are a preventative measure that can save lives. “studies have demonstrated that the risk of amongst children and significantly higher in homes where a firearm is kept loaded unlocked,” said the gun control group. “additionally, a study of mass shootings demonstrated that in over half of shootings perpetrated by minors in elementary or secondary schools, the shooter used guns obtained from home that were likely unsecured.” proponents of the measure also pointed to the fact that san mandate to lock up firearms, enacted in 2007, has withstood legal challenges and at least seven other cities– to include los angeles— have adopted similar measures in the past decade.	ðə sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl əˈpruvd ə ˈmɛʒər baɪ ə ˈmɑrʤən ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət rikˈwaɪərz gən ˈoʊnərz tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðɛr ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz wɪn ðeɪ ər nɑt æt hoʊm. ðə ˈmɛʒər pæst ənd rikˈwaɪərz ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈoʊnərz tɪ stɔr ðɛr gənz ˈiðər ɪn ə lɑkt kənˈteɪnər ər dɪˈseɪbəl ðɛm wɪθ ə ˈtrɪgər lɑk ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr ˈrɛzɪdəns. səˈpɔrtərz kənˈtɛnd ðət 286 ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈstoʊlən aʊt əv ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈbərgləriz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv wən ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə pæst θri jɪrz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɔrdənəns ə ˈmætər əv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti. wɔnt tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ənd ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz əv ðoʊz hu ʃʊd nɑt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ gənz ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ðət gənz ər ˈprɑpərli stɔrd æt ɔl taɪmz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ənd ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl ˈækˌsɛs ənd use,”,” sɛd rɔl pərˈɑlɛz ənd ˈʧæpi ʤoʊnz ɪn ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl. ðə muv, prəˈpoʊzd læst jɪr, sɛts əp ðoʊz hu hæv ən ˌənsɪˈkjʊrd gən ˈstoʊlən fər faɪnz əv ənd ɛz məʧ ɛz sɪks mənθs ɪn ʤeɪl. goʊɪŋ pæst ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz ənd ˈrɛntərz, ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈɔlsoʊ əˈplaɪ tɪ ðoʊz ɪn ˈkɑndoʊz, hoʊˈtɛlz, taɪm ʃɛrz, ənd ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl ˈviɪkəlz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɪti. ɪn əv ˈlɛtərz tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, moʊst hu roʊt ɪn əˈpoʊzd ðə ˈmɛʒər, kənˈtɛndɪŋ ɪt wʊd hæv ˈlɪtəl ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn kraɪm ənd wʊd ˈpɛnəˌlaɪz ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˈbərgləriz waɪl ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈrɛzɪdənts æt rɪsk ɪn ə ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns ɪnˈkaʊnər. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə dɪˈskraɪbd ˈmitɪŋ ɛz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl, wɪθ ˈvoʊkəl ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈɪʃu. ˈsɪti læn dip vɔɪst hɪz kənˈsərnz, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤɪŋ ðə ˈækʃənz əv ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd ˈkɔʃənd əˈgɛnst ə ˈmænˌdeɪt fər ə mˌjunɪsəˈpæləti wɪθ ˈvɛrid gən ˈoʊnərz. ˈpərsən hu lɪvz ɪn ə hoʊm ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli mɔr səˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ˈbərgləri ðən wən hu lɪvz ɪn ə wɪθ ˈɑnˈsaɪt security,”,” sɛd dip, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəlz tɪ pleɪs hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪn ˈkɑntɛkst. ə ˈhændˌgən ɪn ə ˈbɛdˌsaɪd drɔr meɪ bi əkˈsɛptəbəl ɪn ə haʊs wɪθ ən ˌɪˈmoʊˌbil ˈnubɔrn, bət ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ɪn ə haʊs wɪθ ˈtiˌneɪʤərz. jɛt ɪf ðoʊz ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ər tɔt tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ənd ˈhændəl gənz frəm ə jəŋ eɪʤ soʊ ðət ðeɪ vju gənz ɛz ə tul ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈʃaɪni tɔɪ, ðɛn pərˈhæps lɛs priˈkɔʃən ɪz rikˈwaɪərd ɪn ðət spɪˈsɪfɪk household.”.” ðə ˈɔrdənəns wɑz əˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈraɪfəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ɪts steɪt əˈfɪliˌeɪt, ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈraɪfəl ənd ˈpɪstəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, bət ðə lɔ ˈsɛnər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt gən ˈvaɪələns ˈɑrgjud ðət seɪf ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔrdənənsɪz ər ə priˈvɛntətɪv ˈmɛʒər ðət kən seɪv lɪvz. hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ðə rɪsk əv əˈməŋst ˈʧɪldrən ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ɪn hoʊmz wɛr ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ɪz kɛpt ˈloʊdɪd unlocked,”,” sɛd ðə gən kənˈtroʊl grup. ““additionally, ə ˈstədi əv mæs ˈʃutɪŋz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ɪn ˈoʊvər hæf əv ˈʃutɪŋz ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd baɪ ˈmaɪnərz ɪn ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ər ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skulz, ðə ˈʃutər juzd gənz əbˈteɪnd frəm hoʊm ðət wər ˈlaɪkli unsecured.”.” prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈmɛʒər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə fækt ðət sæn ˈmænˌdeɪt tɪ lɑk əp ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ɛˈnæktəd ɪn 2007 həz wɪθˈstʊd ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd æt list ˈsɛvən ˈəðər cities–– tɪ ˌɪnˈklud lɔs angeles—— hæv əˈdɑptəd ˈsɪmələr ˈmɛʒərz ɪn ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd.
the does not have its own cable sports network, but that does not appear to be getting in the way of spreading the brand across the country. on the eve of the football kickoff, the released a statement claiming the conference will have football games airing in an estimated 90 million homes this fall. part of this is having fun with numbers to make things sound better than they really are. for instance, not all 90 million home sin the country are going to be plugged into football for the entire season. this is just more about the potential reach of the conference through various partnerships with broadcast outlets and more. but it sure sounds like a nice, juicy number when the sec is getting pumped about reaching an estimated 45 million customers on the brand new sec network launching next month. do not take away from the growth of the syndicated network, because there has been some great progress made in a short period of time.ording to the press release numbers, the network has increased the number of households it can reach from 27 million in 201 to 90 million in 2014. “our goal is to continue delivering content to as many fans as possible,” said commissioner john swofford in a released statement. “we are proud of our partnership with, and the fox regional networks. these relationships that allow us to maximize the exposure for our schools and conference.” with the growth being shown by these numbers and with the big ten, and sec dabbling to various degrees of success with their own respective networks, could an actual, network still be on the way? the idea has been out there for a while now, and the model and framework is now in place with launching the sec network, assuming would be the broadcast partner for an actual network. having a network would likely lead to a financial boost to the, helping it catch up with other power conferences, and if a division split comes of age, then having its own network may be in the’s best interests for years to come. swofford may be asked about the idea when he opens the football kickoff in greensboro, north carolina on sunday, especially with the buzz surrounding the launch of the sec network. the question is whether the demand for coverage of the is there the way it is for the sec. it may not be, but if the were to launch its own network it would likely be able to boast some quality television markets at launch, including new york, boston and atlanta. if you are an fan, would you want to see an network made available, or is the syndicated coverage enough to satisfy your football needs? image courtesy of. follow	ðə dɪz nɑt hæv ɪts oʊn ˈkeɪbəl spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk, bət ðət dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə weɪ əv ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə brænd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ɔn ðə iv əv ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈkɪˌkɔf, ðə riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnfərəns wɪl hæv ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪmz ˈɛrɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 90 ˈmɪljən hoʊmz ðɪs fɔl. pɑrt əv ðɪs ɪz ˈhævɪŋ fən wɪθ ˈnəmbərz tɪ meɪk θɪŋz saʊnd ˈbɛtər ðən ðeɪ ˈrɪli ər. fər ˈɪnstəns, nɑt ɔl 90 ˈmɪljən hoʊm sɪn ðə ˈkəntri ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi pləgd ˈɪntu ˈfʊtˌbɔl fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl riʧ əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns θru ˈvɛriəs ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈaʊˌtlɛts ənd mɔr. bət ɪt ʃʊr saʊnz laɪk ə nis, ˈʤusi ˈnəmbər wɪn ðə sɛk ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ pəmpt əˈbaʊt ˈriʧɪŋ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 45 ˈmɪljən ˈkəstəmərz ɔn ðə brænd nu sɛk ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈlɔnʧɪŋ nɛkst mənθ. du nɑt teɪk əˈweɪ frəm ðə groʊθ əv ðə ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk, bɪˈkəz ðɛr həz bɪn səm greɪt ˈprɑˌgrɛs meɪd ɪn ə ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə prɛs riˈlis ˈnəmbərz, ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk həz ˌɪnˈkrist ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ɪt kən riʧ frəm 27 ˈmɪljən ɪn 201 tɪ 90 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2014 goʊl ɪz tɪ kənˈtɪnju dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ ɛz ˈmɛni fænz ɛz possible,”,” sɛd kəˈmɪʃənər ʤɑn sˈwɑfərd ɪn ə riˈlist ˈsteɪtmənt. ər praʊd əv ɑr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ, ənd ðə fɑks ˈriʤənəl ˈnɛtˌwərks. ðiz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ðət əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ðə ɪkˈspoʊʒər fər ɑr skulz ənd conference.”.” wɪθ ðə groʊθ biɪŋ ʃoʊn baɪ ðiz ˈnəmbərz ənd wɪθ ðə bɪg tɛn, ənd sɛk ˈdæbəlɪŋ tɪ ˈvɛriəs dɪˈgriz əv səkˈsɛs wɪθ ðɛr oʊn rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈnɛtˌwərks, kʊd ən ˈækʧəwəl, ˈnɛtˌwərk stɪl bi ɔn ðə weɪ? ðə aɪˈdiə həz bɪn aʊt ðɛr fər ə waɪl naʊ, ənd ðə ˈmɑdəl ənd ˈfreɪmˌwərk ɪz naʊ ɪn pleɪs wɪθ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə sɛk ˈnɛtˌwərk, əˈsumɪŋ wʊd bi ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈpɑrtnər fər ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈnɛtˌwərk wʊd ˈlaɪkli lɛd tɪ ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl bust tɪ ðə, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɪt kæʧ əp wɪθ ˈəðər paʊər ˈkɑnfərənsəz, ənd ɪf ə dɪˈvɪʒən splɪt kəmz əv eɪʤ, ðɛn ˈhævɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈnɛtˌwərk meɪ bi ɪn ðə bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts fər jɪrz tɪ kəm. sˈwɑfərd meɪ bi æst əˈbaʊt ðə aɪˈdiə wɪn hi ˈoʊpənz ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈkɪˌkɔf ɪn ˈgrinzbərroʊ, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɔn ˈsənˌdi, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ðə bəz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə sɛk ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈwɛðər ðə dɪˈmænd fər ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə ɪz ðɛr ðə weɪ ɪt ɪz fər ðə sɛk. ɪt meɪ nɑt bi, bət ɪf ðə wər tɪ lɔnʧ ɪts oʊn ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪt wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ boʊst səm kˈwɑləti ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈmɑrkɪts æt lɔnʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nu jɔrk, ˈbɔstən ənd æˈtlæntə. ɪf ju ər ən fæn, wʊd ju wɔnt tɪ si ən ˈnɛtˌwərk meɪd əˈveɪləbəl, ər ɪz ðə ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ jʊr ˈfʊtˌbɔl nidz? ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkərtəsi əv. ˈfɑloʊ
the set (black) within a continuously colored environment progressive infinite iterations of the "nautilus" section of the set rendered using mandelbrot animation based on a static number of iterations per pixel mandelbrot set detail the set is the set of complex numbers c c} for which the function f c ( z ) = z 2 + c f_{c}(z)=z^{2}+c} does not diverge when from z = 0} , i.e., for which the sequence f c ( 0 ))} , f c ( f c ( 0 ) )))} , etc., remains bounded in absolute value. zooming into the set its definition and name are due to, in tribute to the mathematician benoit.[1] the set is connected to a julia set, and related julia sets produce similarly complex fractal shapes. mandelbrot set images may be created by sampling the complex numbers and testing, for each sample point c c} , whether the sequence f c ( 0 ) , f c ( f c ( 0 ) ) ,),f_{c}(f_{c}(0)),\dotsc } goes to infinity (in practice -- whether it leaves some predetermined bounded neighborhood of 0 after a predetermined number of iterations). treating the real and imaginary parts of c c} as image coordinates on the complex plane, pixels may then be coloured according to how soon the sequence \| f c ( 0 ) \| , \| f c ( f c ( 0 ) ) \| , } crosses an arbitrarily chosen threshold, with a special color (usually black) used for the values of c c} for which the sequence has not crossed the threshold after the predetermined number of iterations (this is necessary to clearly distinguish the set image from the image of its complement). if c c} is held constant and the initial value of z z} —denoted by z 0}} —is variable instead, one obtains the corresponding julia set for each point c c} in the parameter space of the simple function. images of the set exhibit an elaborate and infinitely complicated boundary that reveals progressively detail at increasing magnifications. the "style" of this repeating detail depends on the region of the set being examined. the boundary also incorporates smaller versions of the main shape, so the fractal property of applies to the entire set, and not just to its parts. the set has become popular outside mathematics both for its aesthetic appeal and as an example of a complex structure arising from the application of simple rules. it is one of the examples of mathematical visualization and mathematical beauty. history [ edit ] the first published picture of the set, by robert w. brooks and peter matelski in 1978 the set has its place in complex dynamics, a field first investigated by the french mathematicians pierre and gaston julia at the beginning of the century. this fractal was first defined and drawn in 1978 by robert w. brooks and peter matelski as part of a study of] on 1 march 1980, at thomas j. watson research center in yorktown heights, new york, benoit first saw a visualization of the] mandelbrot studied the parameter space of in an article that appeared in] the mathematical study of the set really began with work by the mathematicians and john h.] who established many of its fundamental properties and named the set in honor of for his influential work in fractal geometry. the mathematicians and peter richter became well known for promoting the set with photographs,] and an internationally touring exhibit of the german] the cover article of the august 1985 scientific american introduced a wide audience to the algorithm for computing the set. the cover featured an image located at -0.909 + -0.275 and was created by, et] the set became prominent in the as a computer graphics demo, when personal computers became powerful enough to plot and display the set in high] the work of and hubbard coincided with a huge increase in interest in complex dynamics and abstract mathematics, and the study of the set has been a centerpiece of this field ever since. an exhaustive list of all who have contributed to the understanding of this set since then is long but would include mikhail] curt mcmullen, john, and. formal definition [ edit ] the set is the set of values of c in the complex plane for which the orbit of 0 under iteration of the map z n + 1 = z n 2 + c z_{n+1}=z_{n}^{2}+c} remains] that is, a complex number c is part of the set if, when starting with z 0 = 0 and applying the iteration repeatedly, the absolute value of z n remains bounded however large n gets. this can also be represented] z n + 1 = z n 2 + c , z_{n+1}=z_{n}^{2}+c,} c m lim sup n \| z n + 1 \| 2. 2.} for example, letting c = 1 gives the sequence 0, 1, 2, 5, 26, ..., which tends to infinity. as this sequence is unbounded, 1 is not an element of the set. on the other hand, c = gives the sequence 0,, 0,, 0, ..., which is bounded, and so belongs to the set. the set m m} is defined by a family of complex p c : c c {c} \to {c} } given by p c : z z 2 + c , z^{2}+c,} where c c} is a complex parameter. for each c c} , one considers the behavior of the sequence ( 0 , p c ( 0 ) , p c ( p c ( 0 ) ) , p c ( p c ( p c ( 0 ) ) ) , ) (0,p_{c}(0),p_{c}(p_{c}(0)),p_{c}(p_{c}(p_{c}(0))),\ldots )} obtained by p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)} starting at critical point z = 0} , which either escapes to infinity or stays within a disk of some finite radius. the set is defined as the set of all points c c} such that the above sequence does not escape to infinity. m. a point c is colored black if it belongs to the set, and white if not. re[c] and im[c] denote the real and imaginary parts of c, respectively. a depiction of the set. a colored black if it belongs to the set, and white if not. re[c] and im[c] denote the real and imaginary parts of, respectively. more formally, if p c n ( z ) p_{c}^{n}(z)} denotes the nth of p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)} (i.e. p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)} composed with itself n times), the set is the subset of the complex plane given by m = { c c ( s r + ) ( n n ) ( \| p c n ( 0 ) \| s ) } . {c} \mid (\exists {r} {n} s)\right\}.} as explained below, it is in fact possible to simplify this definition by taking s = 2} . mathematically, the set is just a set of complex numbers. a given complex number c either belongs to m or it does not. a picture of the set can be made by coloring all the points c c} that belong to m black, and all other points white. the more colorful pictures usually seen are generated by coloring points not in the set according to which term in the sequence \| p c n ( 0 ) \|)\|} is the first term with an absolute value greater than a certain cutoff value, usually 2. the list of colors used are always by the program used or created by the user, the next color in the list is chosen when the iteration count rises. see the section on computer drawings below for more details. the set can also be defined as the locus of the family of p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)} . that is, it is the subset of the complex plane consisting of those parameters c c} for which the julia set of p c p_{c}} is connected. p c n ( 0 ))} is a polynomial in c and its leading terms settle down as n grows large enough. these terms are given by the catalan numbers. the p c n ( 0 ))} are bounded by the generating function for the catalan numbers and tend to it as n goes to infinity. basic properties [ edit ] the set is a compact set, since it is closed and contained in the closed disk of radius 2 around the origin. more specifically, a point c c} belongs to the set if and only if \| p c n ( 0 ) \| 2)\|\leq 2} n 0. 0.} in other words, if the absolute value of p c n ( 0 ))} ever becomes larger than 2, the sequence will escape to infinity in a short amount of time. the intersection of m m} with the real axis is precisely the interval [−2,]. the parameters along this interval can be put in correspondence with those of the real logistic family, z z ( 1 z ) , [ 1 , 4 ] . \lambda \lambda \in [1,4].} the correspondence is given by c = 2 ( 1 2 ) . {\lambda }{2}}\left(1-{\frac {\lambda }{2}}\right).} in fact, this gives a correspondence between the entire parameter space of the logistic family and that of the set. douady and hubbard have shown that the set is connected. in fact, they constructed an explicit isomorphism between the complement of the set and the complement of the closed unit disk. had originally that the set is disconnected. this conjecture was based on computer pictures generated by programs that are unable to detect the thin filaments connecting different parts of m m} . upon further experiments, he revised his conjecture, deciding that m m} should be connected. there also exists a topological proof to the that was discovered in 2001 by jeremy]. external rays of wakes near the period 1 continent in the set the formula for the of the complement of the set, arising from and hubbard's proof of the of m m} , gives rise to external rays of the set. these rays can be used to study the set in terms and form the backbone of the] the boundary of the set is exactly the bifurcation locus of the family; that is, the set of parameters c c} for which the dynamics changes abruptly under small changes of c . c.} it can be constructed as the limit set of a sequence of plane algebraic curves, the curves, of the general type known as polynomial. the curves are defined by setting p 0 = z, p = p n 2 + z, and then interpreting the set of points \|p n (z)\| = 2 in the complex plane as a curve in the real cartesian plane of degree in x and y. these algebraic curves appear in images of the set computed using the "escape time algorithm" mentioned below. other properties [ edit ] main and period bulbs [ edit ] periods of hyperbolic components upon looking at a picture of the set, one immediately notices the large-shaped region in the center. this main is the region of parameters c c} for which p c p_{c}} has an attracting fixed point. it consists of all parameters of the form c = 2 ( 1 2 ) {\mu }{2}}\left(1-{\frac {\mu }{2}}\right)} for some \mu } in the open unit disk. to the left of the main, attached to it at the point c = 3 / 4} , a bulb is visible. this bulb consists of those parameters c c} for which p c p_{c}} has an attracting cycle of period 2. this set of parameters is an actual circle, namely that of radius around. there are infinitely many other bulbs tangent to the main: for every rational number p q {p}{q}}} , with p and q coprime, there is such a bulb that is tangent at the parameter c p q = e 2 i p q 2 ( 1 e 2 i p q 2 ) . {p}{q}}}}{2}}\right).} this bulb is called the p q {p}{q}}} -bulb of the set. it consists of parameters that have an attracting cycle of period q q} and rotation number p q {p}{q}}} . more precisely, the q q} periodic components containing the attracting cycle all touch at a common point (commonly called the \alpha } -fixed point). if we label these components u 0 , , u q 1}} in counterclockwise orientation, then p c p_{c}} maps the component u j u_{j}} to the component u j + p ( mod q ) {mod} q)}} . attracting cycles and julia sets for parameters in the,,,,, and bulbs cycle periods and antennae the change of behavior occurring at c p q {p}{q}}} is known as a bifurcation: the attracting fixed point "collides" with a repelling period. as we pass through the bifurcation parameter into the p q {p}{q}}} -bulb, the attracting fixed point turns into a repelling fixed point (the \alpha } -fixed point), and the period becomes attracting. hyperbolic components [ edit ] all the bulbs we encountered in the previous section were interior components of the set in which the maps p c p_{c}} have an attracting periodic cycle. such components are called hyperbolic components. it is that these are the only interior regions of m m} . this problem, known as density of, may be the most important open problem in the field of complex dynamics. hypothetical components of the set are often referred to as "queer" or ghost] for real, this question was answered positively in the independently by and by graczyk and świątek. (note that hyperbolic components intersecting the real axis correspond exactly to periodic windows in the feigenbaum diagram. so this result states that such windows exist near every parameter in the diagram.) not every hyperbolic component can be reached by a sequence of direct from the main of the set. however, such a component can be reached by a sequence of direct from the main of a little copy (see below). each of the hyperbolic components has a center, which is a point c such that the inner domain for p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)} has a cycle that is, that the attraction is infinite (see the image here). this means that the cycle contains the critical point 0, so that 0 is back to itself after some iterations. we therefore have that p c p_{c}} n ( 0 ) = 0 (0)=0} for some n. if we call this polynomial q n ( c ) q^{n}(c)} (letting it depend on c instead of z), we have that q n + 1 ( c ) = q n ( c ) 2 + c q^{n+1}(c)=q^{n}(c)^{2}+c} and that the degree of q n ( c ) q^{n}(c)} is 2 n 1}} . we can therefore construct the centers of the hyperbolic components by successively solving the equations q n ( c ) = 0 , n = 1 , 2 , 3 , . . .,...} . the number of new centers produced in each step is given by oeis:. local connectivity [ edit ] topological model of set without mini sets and points (cactus model) thurston model of set (abstract set) it is that the set is locally connected. this famous conjecture is known as (for locally connected). by the work of and john h. hubbard, this conjecture would result in a simple abstract "pinched disk" model of the set. in particular, it would imply the important conjecture mentioned above. the work of established local connectivity of the set at all parameters; that is, roughly speaking those contained only in many small] since then, local connectivity has been proved at many other points of m m} , but the full conjecture is still open. x direction. the display center pans from (−1, 0) to (−1.31, 0) while the view magnifies from to to approximate the \delta } in the set shown by zooming in on a round feature while panning in the negative-direction. the display center pans from (−1, 0) to (−1.31, 0) while the view magnifies from to to approximate the feigenbaum ratio self-similarity around point0.1011 + 0.9563i. the set is under magnification in the neighborhoods of the points. it is also to be around generalized feigenbaum points (e.g.,.401155 or0.1528 + 1.0397i), in the sense of converging to a limit] quasi-self-similarity in the set the set in general is not strictly but it is quasi-self-similar, as small slightly different versions of itself can be found at arbitrarily small scales. the little copies of the set are all slightly different, mostly because of the thin threads connecting them to the main body of the set. further results [ edit ] the dimension of the boundary of the set equals 2 as determined by a result of.[22] it is not known whether the boundary of the set has positive planar measure. in the model of real computation, the set is not, but its complement is enumerable. however, many simple objects (e.g., the graph of exponentiation) are also not in the model. at present, it is unknown whether the set is in models of real computation based on analysis, which correspond more closely to the intuitive notion of "plotting the set by a computer". has shown that the set is in this model if the conjecture is true. a zoom into the set illustrating a julia "island" and a similar julia set. relationship with julia sets [ edit ] as a consequence of the definition of the set, there is a close correspondence between the geometry of the set at a given point and the structure of the corresponding julia set. for instance, a point is in the set exactly when the corresponding julia set is connected. this principle is exploited in virtually all deep results on the set. for example, proved that, for a dense set of parameters in the boundary of the set, the julia set has dimension two, and then transfers this information to the parameter] similarly, first proved the local connectivity of julia sets, before establishing it for the set at the corresponding] phrases this principle as: plough in the plane, and harvest in parameter space. geometry [ edit ] components on main for periods with antennae for every rational number p q {p}{q}}} , where p and q are relatively prime, a hyperbolic component of period q from the main. the part of the set connected to the main at this bifurcation point is called the. computer experiments suggest that the diameter of the limb tends to zero like 1 q 2 {1}{q^{2}}}} . the best current estimate known is the-inequality, which states that the size tends to zero like 1 q {1}{q}}} . a limb will have q 1 "antennae" at the top of its limb. we can thus determine the period of a given bulb by counting these antennas. pi in the set [ edit ] in an attempt to demonstrate that the thickness of the is zero, david boll carried out a computer experiment in 1991, where he computed the number of iterations required for the series to diverge for z = 3 4 + i {3}{4}}+i\epsilon } ( 3 4 {3}{4}}} being the location thereof). as the series doesn't diverge for the exact value of z = 3 4 {3}{4}}} , the number of iterations required increases with a small. it turns out that multiplying the value of with the number of iterations required yields an approximation of that becomes better for smaller. for example, for = the number of iterations is 31415928 and the product is] fibonacci sequence in the set [ edit ] it can be shown that the fibonacci sequence is located within the set and that a relation exists between the main and the diagram. upon mapping the main to a disk, one can notice that the amount of antennae that extends from the next largest hyperbolic component, and that is located between the two previously selected components, follows suit with the fibonacci sequence. the amount of antennae also correlates with the diagram and the denominator amounts within the corresponding fractional values, of which relate to the distance around the disk. both portions of these fractional values themselves can be summed together after 1 3 {1}{3}}} to produce the location of the next hyperbolic component within the sequence. thus, the fibonacci sequence of 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, and 21 can be found within the set. image gallery of a zoom sequence [ edit ] the set shows more intricate detail the closer one looks or magnifies the image, usually called "zooming in". the following example of an image sequence zooming to a selected c value gives an impression of the infinite richness of different geometrical structures and explains some of their typical rules. the magnification of the last image relative to the first one is about 1010 to 1. relating to an ordinary monitor, it represents a section of a set with a diameter of 4 million kilometers. its border would show an astronomical number of different fractal structures. start. set with continuously colored environment. gap between the "head" and the "body", also called the valley" double-spirals on the left,s" on the right "seahorse" upside down the "body" is composed by 25 "spokes" consisting of two groups of 12 "spokes" each and one "spoke" connecting to the main. these two groups can be attributed by some kind of metamorphosis to the two "fingers" of the "upper hand" of the set; therefore, the number of "spokes" increases from one" to the next by 2; the "hub" is a so-called point. between the "upper part of the body" and the "tail" a distorted small copy of the set called satellite may be recognized. the islands above seem to consist of infinitely many parts like cantor sets, as needed] actually the case for the corresponding julia set j c . however, they are connected by tiny structures, so that the whole represents a simply connected set. the tiny structures meet each other at a satellite in the center that is too small to be recognized at this magnification. the value of c for the corresponding j c is not that of the image center but, relative to the main body of the set, has the same position as the center of this image relative to the satellite shown in the zoom step. generalizations [ edit ] animations of the set for d from 0 to 5 (left) and from to 2 (right). a julia set may be projected or into, and because of this a is also possible. multibrot sets [ edit ] multibrot sets are bounded sets found in the complex plane for members of the general polynomial family of z z d + c . z^{d}+c.\ } for an integer d, these sets are loci for the julia sets built from the same formula. the full cubic locus has also been studied; here one considers the z z 3 + 3 k z + c z^{3}+3kz+c} , whose two critical points are the complex square roots of the parameter k. a parameter is in the cubic locus if both critical points are] for general families of functions, the boundary of the set to the bifurcation locus, which is a natural object to study even when the locus is not useful. the set is obtained by varying the value of the exponent d. the article has a video that shows the development from d = 0 to 7, at which point there are 6 i.e. (d 1) lobes around the perimeter. a similar development with negative exponents results in (1 d) on the inside of a ring. higher dimensions [ edit ] there is no perfect extension of the set into. this is because there is no analogue of the complex numbers for it to on. however, there is an extension of the complex numbers into 4 dimensions, called the quaternions, that creates a perfect extension of the set and the julia sets into 4] these can then be either or projected into a structure. other,, [ edit ] image of the / fractal image of the burning ship fractal of particular interest is the fractal, the locus of the family z z 2 + c . {\bar {z}}^{2}+c.} the (also sometimes called the) was encountered by in his study of parameter slices of real cubic. it is not locally connected. this property is inherited by the locus of real cubic. another generalization is the burning ship fractal, which is obtained by the following : z ( \| ( z ) \| + i \| ( z ) \| ) 2 + c . (\|\re \left(z\right)\|)^{2}+c.} computer drawings [ edit ] there are many programs used to generate the set and other fractals, some of which are described in software. these programs use a variety of algorithms to determine the color of individual pixels and achieve efficient computation. escape time algorithm [ edit ] the simplest algorithm for generating a representation of the set is known as the "escape time" algorithm. a repeating calculation is performed for each x, y point in the plot area and based on the behavior of that calculation, a color is chosen for that pixel. the x and y locations of each point are used as starting values in a repeating, or calculation (described in detail below). the result of each iteration is used as the starting values for the next. the values are checked during each iteration to see whether they have reached a critical "escape" condition, or "bailout". if that condition is reached, the calculation is stopped, the pixel is drawn, and the next x, y point is examined. for some starting values, escape occurs quickly, after only a small number of iterations. for starting values very close to but not in the set, it may take hundreds or thousands of iterations to escape. for values within the set, escape will never occur. the programmer or user must choose how much iteration, or "depth", they wish to examine. the higher the maximal number of iterations, the more detail and subtlety emerge in the final image, but the longer time it will take to calculate the fractal image. escape conditions can be simple or complex. because no complex number with a real or imaginary part greater than 2 can be part of the set, a common bailout is to escape when either coefficient exceeds 2. a more complex method that detects escapes sooner, is to compute distance from the origin using the pythagorean theorem, i.e., to determine the absolute value, or, of the complex number. if this value exceeds 2, or, when the sum of the squares of the real and imaginary parts exceed 4, the point has reached escape. more intensive rendering variations include the method, which finds escaping points and plots their coordinates. the color of each point represents how quickly the values reached the escape point. often black is used to show values that fail to escape before the iteration limit, and gradually brighter colors are used for points that escape. this gives a visual representation of how many cycles were required before reaching the escape condition. to render such an image, the region of the complex plane we are considering is subdivided into a certain number of pixels. to color any such pixel, let c c} be the midpoint of that pixel. we now the critical point 0 under p c p_{c}} , checking at each step whether the orbit point has larger than 2. when this is the case, we know that c c} does not belong to the set, and we color our pixel according to the number of iterations used to find out. otherwise, we keep up to a fixed number of steps, after which we decide that our parameter is "probably" in the set, or at least very close to it, and color the pixel black. in, this algorithm would look as follows. the algorithm does not use complex numbers and manually simulates operations using two real numbers, for those who do not have a complex data type. the program may be simplified if the programming language includes operations. for each pixel (px, py) on the screen, do: { = scaled x coordinate of pixel (scaled to lie in the x scale (-2.5, 1)) = scaled y coordinate of pixel (scaled to lie in the y scale (-1, 1)) x = y = iteration = 0 = 1000 while + <= and iteration <) { = - + y = + x = iteration = iteration + 1 } color = palette[iteration] plot(px, py, color) } here, relating the to c c} , z z} and p c p_{c}} : z = x + i y z=x+iy\ } z 2 = x 2 + i 2 x y y 2}\ } c = x 0 + i y 0}\ } and so, as can be seen in the in the computation of x and y: x = r e ( z 2 + c ) = x 2 y 2 + x 0 {re} }}} y = i m ( z 2 + c ) = 2 x y + y 0 . {im} }}.\ } to get colorful images of the set, the assignment of a color to each value of the number of executed iterations can be made using one of a variety of functions (linear, exponential, etc.). one practical way, without slowing down calculations, is to use the number of executed iterations as an entry to a color palette table initialized at startup. if the color table has, for instance, 500 entries, then the color selection is n mod 500, where n is the number of iterations. histogram coloring [ edit ] a more complex coloring method involves using a histogram, which keeps track of how many pixels reached each iteration number, from 1 to n. this method will equally distribute colors to the same overall area, and, importantly, is independent of the maximal number of iterations chosen. first, create an array of size n. for each pixel, which took i iterations, find the element and increment it. this creates the histogram during computation of the image. then, when finished, perform a second "rendering" pass over each pixel, utilizing the completed histogram. if you had a continuous color palette ranging from 0 to 1, you could find the normalized color of each pixel as follows, using the variables from above. total = 0 for ( i = 0 ; i <s ; ++ i ) { total += histogram [ i ] } hue = ; for ( i = 0 ; i <= iteration ; ++ i ) { hue += histogram [ i ] / total // must be division. } color = palette [ hue ] this method may be combined with the smooth coloring method below for more aesthetically pleasing images. continuous (smooth) coloring [ edit ] this image was rendered with the escape time algorithm. there are very obvious "bands" of color this image was rendered with the normalized iteration count algorithm. the bands of color have been replaced by a smooth gradient. also, the colors take on the same pattern that would be observed if the escape time algorithm were used. the escape time algorithm is popular for its simplicity. however, it creates bands of color, which, as a type of aliasing, can detract from an aesthetic value. this can be improved using an algorithm known as "normalized iteration] which provides a smooth transition of colors between iterations. the algorithm associates a real number u } with each value of z by using the connection of the iteration number with the potential function. this function is given by ϕ ( z ) = lim n ( log \| z n \| / p n ) , \phi }(\log \|z_{n}\|/p^{n}),} where z n is the value after n iterations and p is the power for which z is raised to in the set equation (z = z n p + c, p is generally 2). if we choose a large bailout radius n (e.g., 10100), we have that log \| z n \| / p n = log ( n ) / p ( z ) \log \|z_{n}\|/p^{n}=\log(n)/p^{ u (z)}} for some real number ( z ) u (z)} , and this is ν ( z ) = n log p ( log \| z n \| / log ( n ) ) , u \|z_{n}\|/\log(n)),} and as n is the first iteration number such that \|z n \| > n, the number we subtract from n is in the interval [0, 1). for the coloring we must have a cyclic scale of colors (constructed mathematically, for instance) and containing h colors numbered from 0 to h 1 (h = 500, for instance). we multiply the real number ( z ) u (z)} by a fixed real number determining the density of the colors in the picture, take the integral part of this number h, and use it to look up the corresponding color in the color table. for example, modifying the above and also using the concept of linear would yield for each pixel (px, py) on the screen, do: { = scaled x coordinate of pixel (scaled to lie in the x scale (-2.5, 1)) = scaled y coordinate of pixel (scaled to lie in the y scale (-1, 1)) x = y = iteration = 0 = 1000 // here is chosen as a reasonable bailout radius. while ( + <= (1 << 16) and iteration < ) { = - + y = + x = iteration = iteration + 1 } // used to avoid floating point issues with points inside the set. if ( iteration < ) { // of inner term removed using log simplification rules. = log( + ) / 2 nu = log( /) ) /) // rearranging the potential function. // dividing by) instead of =) // because we want the entire palette to range from the // center to radius 2, not our bailout radius. iteration = iteration + 1 - nu } = palette[floor(iteration)] = palette[floor(iteration) + 1] // iteration % 1 = fractional part of iteration. color =,, iteration % 1) plot(px, py, color) } distance estimates [ edit ] one can compute the distance from point c (in exterior or interior) to nearest point on the boundary of the] exterior distance estimation [ edit ] the proof of the of the set in fact gives a formula for the map of the complement of m m} (and the derivative of this map). by the quarter theorem, one can then estimate the distance between the midpoint of our pixel and the set up to a factor of 4. in other words, provided that the maximal number of iterations is sufficiently high, one obtains a picture of the set with the following properties: every pixel that contains a point of the set is colored black. every pixel that is colored black is close to the set. exterior distance estimate may be used to color whole complement of set the distance estimate b of a pixel c (a complex number) from the set is given by b = lim n 2 \| p c n ( c ) \| ln \| p c n ( c ) \| \| c p c n ( c ) \| , }2\cdot \ln {\partial }{\partial {c}}}p_{c}^{n}(c)\|}},} where p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)\,} complex polynomial complex polynomial p c n ( c ) p_{c}^{n}(c)} n iterations of p c ( z ) z z} z 2 + c z z} z = c z=c} p c 0 ( c ) = c p_{c}^{0}(c)=c} p c n + 1 ( c ) = p c n ( c ) 2 + c p_{c}^{n+1}(c)=p_{c}^{n}(c)^{2}+c} iterations of c p c n ( c ) {\partial }{\partial {c}}}p_{c}^{n}(c)} p c n ( c ) p_{c}^{n}(c)} c p c 0 ( c ) = 1 {\partial }{\partial} c p c n + 1 ( c ) = 2 p c n ( c ) c p c n ( c ) + 1 {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial} the idea behind this formula is simple: when the lines for the potential function ( z ) \phi (z)} lie close, the number \| ( z ) \| \|\phi '(z)\|} is large, and conversely, therefore the lines for the function ( z ) / \| ( z ) \| \phi '(z)\|} should lie approximately regularly. from a point of view, this formula only works in limit where n goes to infinity, but very reasonable estimates can be found with just a few additional iterations after the main loop exits. once b is found, by the-theorem, we know that there is no point of the set with distance from c smaller than. the distance estimation can be used for drawing of the boundary of the set, see the article julia set. interior distance estimation [ edit ] pixels colored according to the estimated interior distance it is also possible to estimate the distance of a periodic (i.e., inner) point to the boundary of the set. the estimate is given by b = 1 \| z p c p ( z 0 ) \| 2 \| c z p c p ( z 0 ) + z z p c p ( z 0 ) c p c p ( z 0 ) 1 z p c p ( z 0 ) \| , {1-\left\|{{\frac {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial})}}}\right\|}},} where p p} c c} p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)} complex polynomial p c ( z ) = z 2 + c p_{c}(z)=z^{2}+c} complex polynomial p c p ( z 0 )})} p p} p c ( z ) z z} p c 0 ( z ) = z 0}} z 0}} p p} of the iterations of p c ( z ) z z} p c 0 ( z ) = c p_{c}^{0}(z)=c} z 0}} z 0 = p c p ( z 0 )}=p_{c}^{p}(z_{0})} attractor of the iterations of c z p c p ( z 0 ) {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial})} z z p c p ( z 0 ) {\partial }{\partial {\partial }{\partial})} c p c p ( z 0 ) {\partial }{\partial})} z p c p ( z 0 ) {\partial }{\partial})} p c p ( z ) p_{c}^{p}(z)} z 0}} analogous to the exterior case, once b is found, we know that all points within the distance of from c are inside the set. there are two practical problems with the interior distance estimate: first, we need to find z 0}} precisely, and second, we need to find p p} precisely. the problem with z 0}} is that the convergence to z 0}} by p c ( z ) p_{c}(z)} requires, theoretically, an infinite number of operations. the problem with any given p p} is that, sometimes, due to rounding errors, a period is falsely identified to be an integer multiple of the real period (e.g., a period of 86 is detected, while the real period is only). in such case, the distance is overestimated, i.e., the reported radius could contain points outside the set. 3d view: smallest absolute value of the orbit of the interior points of the set optimizations [ edit ] cardioid / bulb checking [ edit ] one way to improve calculations is to find out beforehand whether the given point lies within the or in the bulb. before passing the complex value through the escape time algorithm, first check that: p = ( x 1 4 ) 2 + y 2 {1}{4}}\right)^{2}+y^{2}}}} x p 2 p 2 + 1 4 {1}{4}}} ( x + 1 ) 2 + y 2 1 16 {1}{16}}} where x represents the real value of the point and y the imaginary value. the first two equations determine that the point is within the, the last the bulb. the test can be performed without the square root: q = ( x 1 4 ) 2 + y 2 , {1}{4}}\right)^{2}+y^{2},} q ( q + ( x 1 4 ) ) 1 4 y 2 . {1}{4}}\right)\right)\leq {1}{4}}y^{2}.} 3rd- and buds do not have equivalent tests, because they are not perfectly] however, it is possible to find whether the points are within circles inscribed within these bulbs, preventing many, though not all, of the points in the bulb from being. periodicity checking [ edit ] to prevent having to do huge numbers of iterations for points in the set, one can perform checking. check whether a point reached in a pixel has been reached before. if so, the pixel cannot diverge and must be in the set. periodicity checking is, of course, a trade-off. the need to remember points costs memory and data management instructions, whereas it saves computational instructions. however, checking against only one previous iteration can detect many periods with little performance overhead. for example, within the while loop of the above, make the following modifications. while + <= and iteration <) { = - + = + if (x == and y ==) { iteration = break } x = y = iteration = iteration + 1 } border tracing / edge checking [ edit ] edge detection using sobel filter of hyperbolic components of set it can be shown that if a solid shape can be drawn on the set, with all the border colors being the same, then the shape can be filled in with that color. this is a result of the set being simply connected. boundary tracing works by following the of the various iteration levels (colored bands) all around the set, and then filling the entire band at once. this can be a good speed increase, because it means that large numbers of points can be] a similar method operating on the same principle uses rectangles instead of arbitrary border shapes. it is usually faster than boundary tracing because it requires fewer calculations to work out the rectangle. it is inefficient, however, because boundaries are not rectangular, and so some areas can be missed. this issue can be minimized by creating a algorithm that, if a rectangle border fails, will subdivide it into four smaller rectangles and test those, and either fill each or subdivide again and repeat the process. however, this only works using discrete colors in the escape time algorithm. it will not work for coloring. symmetry utilization [ edit ] the horizontal symmetry of the set allows for portions of the rendering process to be skipped upon the presence of the real axis in the final image. however, regardless of the portion that gets mirrored, the same number of points will be rendered. advanced bailout method [ edit ] simple programs and scripts generally tend to set the escape value to two. this process can be improved by utilizing the distance from the origin and the point being rendered with the pythagorean theorem by summing the squares of the real and imaginary portions of z z} and then escaping if the value is larger or equal to four. the result of this optimization is a faster rendering of the image. perturbation theory and series approximation [ edit ] very highly magnified images require more than the standard or so bits of precision that most hardware units provide, requiring to use slow "bignum" or "arbitrary-precision" math libraries to calculate. however, this can be sped up by the exploitation of perturbation theory. given z n + 1 = z n 2 + c z_{n+1}=z_{n}^{2}+c} as the iteration, and a small epsilon and delta, it is the case that ( z n + ) 2 + ( c + ) = z n 2 + 2 z n + 2 + c + , )^{2}+(c+\delta +\epsilon ^{2}+c+\delta ,} or z n + 1 + 2 z n + 2 + , +\epsilon ^{2}+\delta ,} so if one defines ϵ n + 1 = 2 z n n + n 2 + , \epsilon ,} one can calculate a single point (e.g. the center of an image) using arithmetic (z), giving a reference orbit, and then compute many points around it in terms of various initial offsets delta plus the above iteration for epsilon, where is set to 0. for most iterations, epsilon does not need more than 16 significant figures, and consequently hardware may be used to get a mostly accurate] there will often be some areas where the orbits of points diverge enough from the reference orbit that extra precision is needed on those points, or else additional local-calculated reference orbits are needed. by measuring the orbit distance between the reference point and the point calculated with low precision, it can be detected that it is not possible to calculate the point correctly, and the calculation can be stopped. these incorrect points can later be e.g. from another closer reference point. further, it is possible to approximate the starting values for the points with a truncated taylor series, which often enables a significant amount of iterations to be] implementing these techniques are publicly available and offer for highly magnified images by around two orders of] an alternate explanation of the above: for the central point in the disc c c} and its iterations z n z_{n}} , and an arbitrary point in the disc c + } and its iterations z n z'_{n}} , it is possible to define the following iterative relationship: z n = z n + n _{n}} with 1 = \epsilon _{1}=\delta } . successive iterations of n \epsilon _{n}} can be found using the following: z n + 1 = z n 2 + ( c + ) )} z n + 1 = ( z n + n ) 2 + c + } z n + 1 = z n 2 + c + 2 z n n + n 2 + } z n + 1 = z n + 1 + 2 z n n + n 2 + } now from the original definition: z n + 1 = z n + 1 + n + 1}} it follows that: ϵ n + 1 = 2 z n n + n 2 + \epsilon } as the iterative relationship relates an arbitrary point to the central point by a very small change \delta } , then most of the iterations of n \epsilon _{n}} are also small and can be calculated using floating point hardware. however, for every arbitrary point in the disc it is possible to calculate a value for a given n \epsilon _{n}} without having to through the sequence from 0 \epsilon _{0}} , by expressing n \epsilon _{n}} as a power series of \delta } . ϵ n = a n + b n 2 + c n 3 + \epsilon ^{2}+c_{n}\delta ^{3}+\dotsc } with a 1 = 1 , b 1 = 0 , c 1 = 0 , } . now given the iteration equation of \epsilon } , it is possible to calculate the coefficients of the power series for each n \epsilon _{n}} : ϵ n + 1 = 2 z n n + n 2 + \epsilon } ϵ n + 1 = 2 z n ( a n + b n 2 + c n 3 + ) + ( a n + b n 2 + c n 3 + ) 2 + \epsilon}=2z_{n}(a_{n}\delta ^{2}+c_{n}\delta ^{3}+\dotsc ^{2}+c_{n}\delta ^{3}+\dotsc )^{2}+\delta } ϵ n + 1 = ( 2 z n a n + 1 ) + ( 2 z n b n + a n 2 ) 2 + ( 2 z n c n + 2 a n b n ) 3 + \epsilon}=(2z_{n}a_{n}+1)\delta +(2z_{n}b_{n}+{a_{n}}^{2})\delta ^{2}+(2z_{n}c_{n}+2a_{n}b_{n})\delta ^{3}+\dotsc } therefore it follows that: a n + 1 = 2 z n a n + 1} b n + 1 = 2 z n b n + a n 2}} c n + 1 = 2 z n c n + 2 a n b n c_{n+1}=2z_{n}c_{n}+2a_{n}b_{n}} } the in the power series can be calculated as iterative series using only values from the central point's iterations z z} , and do not change for any arbitrary point in the disc. if \delta } is very small, n \epsilon _{n}} should be to sufficient accuracy using only a few terms of the power series. as the escape contours are 'continuous' over the complex plane, if a points escape time has been calculated, then the escape time of that points neighbours should be similar. of the neighbouring points should provide a good estimation of where to start in the n \epsilon _{n}} series. further, separate of both real axis points and imaginary axis points should provide both an upper and lower bound for the point being calculated. if both results are the same (i.e. both escape or dot not escape) then the difference n \delta n} can be used to recuse until both an upper and lower bound can be established. if floating point hardware can be used to the \epsilon } series, then there exists a relation between how many iterations can be achieved in the time it takes to use software to compute a given n \epsilon _{n}} . if the difference between the bounds is greater than the number of iterations, it is possible to perform binomial search using software, successively halving the gap until it becomes more time efficient to find the escape value using floating point hardware. references in popular culture [ edit ] the set is considered by many the most popular] and has been such referenced several times in popular culture. see also [ edit ] references [ edit ]	ðə sɛt (blæk) wɪˈθɪn ə kənˈtɪnjuəsli ˈkələrd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈɪnfənət ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ðə "ˈnɔtələs" ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə sɛt ˈrɛndərd ˈjuzɪŋ ˌænəˈmeɪʃən beɪst ɔn ə ˈstætɪk ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz pər ˈpɪksəl sɛt ˈditeɪl ðə sɛt ɪz ðə sɛt əv ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbərz si si} fər wɪʧ ðə ˈfəŋkʃən ɛf si zi zi 2 si f_{c}(z)=z^{2}+c} dɪz nɑt dɪˈvərʤ wɪn frəm zi 0 i.e., fər wɪʧ ðə ˈsikwəns ɛf si 0 ɛf si ɛf si 0 ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., rɪˈmeɪnz ˈbaʊndɪd ɪn ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju. ˈzumɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə sɛt ɪts ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ənd neɪm ər du tɪ, ɪn ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən bəˈnɔɪt ðə sɛt ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə ˈʤuljə sɛt, ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈʤuljə sɛts ˈproʊdus ˈsɪmələrli ˈkɑmplɛks ˈfræktəl ʃeɪps. sɛt ˈɪmɪʤɪz meɪ bi kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈsæmplɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbərz ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ, fər iʧ ˈsæmpəl pɔɪnt si si} ˈwɛðər ðə ˈsikwəns ɛf si 0 ɛf si ɛf si 0 goʊz tɪ ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti (ɪn ˈpræktɪs ˈwɛðər ɪt livz səm ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd ˈbaʊndɪd ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv 0 ˈæftər ə ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz). ˈtritɪŋ ðə ril ənd ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri pɑrts əv si si} ɛz ˈɪmɪʤ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ɔn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn, ˈpɪksəlz meɪ ðɛn bi ˈkələrd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ haʊ sun ðə ˈsikwəns ɛf si 0 ɛf si ɛf si 0 ˈkrɔsɪz ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛrəli ˈʧoʊzən θˈrɛˌʃoʊld, wɪθ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkələr (ˈjuʒəwəli blæk) juzd fər ðə ˈvæljuz əv si si} fər wɪʧ ðə ˈsikwəns həz nɑt krɔst ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ˈæftər ðə ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz (ðɪs ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˈklɪrli dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ðə sɛt ˈɪmɪʤ frəm ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ɪts ˈkɑmpləmənt). ɪf si si} ɪz hɛld ˈkɑnstənt ənd ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvælju əv zi zi} baɪ zi 0 ˈvɛriəbəl ˌɪnˈstɛd, wən əbˈteɪnz ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈʤuljə sɛt fər iʧ pɔɪnt si si} ɪn ðə pərˈæmətər speɪs əv ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈfəŋkʃən. ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə sɛt ɪgˈzɪbɪt ən ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ənd ˈɪnfənətli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈbaʊndəri ðət rɪˈvilz prɑˈgrɛsɪvli ˈditeɪl æt ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃənz. ðə "staɪl" əv ðɪs rɪˈpitɪŋ ˈditeɪl dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈriʤən əv ðə sɛt biɪŋ ɪgˈzæmənd. ðə ˈbaʊndəri ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts sˈmɔlər ˈvərʒənz əv ðə meɪn ʃeɪp, soʊ ðə ˈfræktəl ˈprɑpərti əv əˈplaɪz tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər sɛt, ənd nɑt ʤɪst tɪ ɪts pɑrts. ðə sɛt həz bɪˈkəm ˈpɑpjələr ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˌmæθəˈmætɪks boʊθ fər ɪts ɛsˈθɛtɪk əˈpil ənd ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈstrəkʧər ərˈaɪzɪŋ frəm ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ˈsɪmpəl rulz. ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən ənd ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈbjuti. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ðə fərst ˈpəblɪʃt ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə sɛt, baɪ ˈrɑbərt ˈdəbəlju. brʊks ənd ˈpitər məˈtɛlski ɪn 1978 ðə sɛt həz ɪts pleɪs ɪn ˈkɑmplɛks daɪˈnæmɪks, ə fild fərst ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə frɛnʧ ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃənz piɛr ənd ˈgæstən ˈʤuljə æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðɪs ˈfræktəl wɑz fərst dɪˈfaɪnd ənd drɔn ɪn 1978 baɪ ˈrɑbərt ˈdəbəlju. brʊks ənd ˈpitər məˈtɛlski ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈstədi əv ɔn 1 mɑrʧ 1980 æt ˈtɑməs ʤeɪ. ˈwɑtsən ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈjɔrkˌtaʊn haɪts, nu jɔrk, bəˈnɔɪt fərst sɔ ə ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈstədid ðə pərˈæmətər speɪs əv ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈstədi əv ðə sɛt ˈrɪli bɪˈgæn wɪθ wərk baɪ ðə ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃənz ənd ʤɑn eɪʧ. hu ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈmɛni əv ɪts ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈprɑpərtiz ənd neɪmd ðə sɛt ɪn ˈɑnər əv fər hɪz ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl wərk ɪn ˈfræktəl ʤiˈɑmətri. ðə ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈpitər ˈrɪktər bɪˈkeɪm wɛl noʊn fər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðə sɛt wɪθ ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs, ənd ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ˈtʊrɪŋ ɪgˈzɪbɪt əv ðə ˈʤərmən ðə ˈkəvər ˈɑrtɪkəl əv ðə ˈɔgəst 1985 ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪntrəˈdust ə waɪd ˈɔdiəns tɪ ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm fər kəmˈpjutɪŋ ðə sɛt. ðə ˈkəvər ˈfiʧərd ən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ənd wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ, ɛt ðə sɛt bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɑmənənt ɪn ðə ɛz ə kəmˈpjutər ˈgræfɪks ˈdɛmoʊ, wɪn ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz bɪˈkeɪm ˈpaʊərfəl ɪˈnəf tɪ plɑt ənd dɪˈspleɪ ðə sɛt ɪn haɪ ðə wərk əv ənd ˈhəbərd ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd wɪθ ə juʤ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈkɑmplɛks daɪˈnæmɪks ənd ˈæbˌstrækt ˌmæθəˈmætɪks, ənd ðə ˈstədi əv ðə sɛt həz bɪn ə ˈsɛntərˌpis əv ðɪs fild ˈɛvər sɪns. ən ɪgˈzɔstɪv lɪst əv ɔl hu hæv kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðɪs sɛt sɪns ðɛn ɪz lɔŋ bət wʊd ˌɪnˈklud mɪˈkeɪl kərt məˈkələn, ʤɑn, ənd. ˈfɔrməl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ˈɛdət ðə sɛt ɪz ðə sɛt əv ˈvæljuz əv si ɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn fər wɪʧ ðə ˈɔrbət əv 0 ˈəndər ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən əv ðə mæp zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn 2 si z_{n+1}=z_{n}^{2}+c} rɪˈmeɪnz ðət ɪz, ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbər si ɪz pɑrt əv ðə sɛt ɪf, wɪn ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ zi 0 0 ənd əˈplaɪɪŋ ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən rɪˈpitɪdli, ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju əv zi ɛn rɪˈmeɪnz ˈbaʊndɪd ˌhaʊˈɛvər lɑrʤ ɛn gɪts. ðɪs kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn 2 si z_{n+1}=z_{n}^{2}+c,} si ɛm lɪm səp ɛn zi ɛn 1 2 2 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈlɛtɪŋ si 1 gɪvz ðə ˈsikwəns 0 1 2 5 26 wɪʧ tɛndz tɪ ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti. ɛz ðɪs ˈsikwəns ɪz ənˈbaʊndɪd, 1 ɪz nɑt ən ˈɛləmənt əv ðə sɛt. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, si gɪvz ðə ˈsikwəns 0 0 0 wɪʧ ɪz ˈbaʊndɪd, ənd soʊ bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə sɛt. ðə sɛt ɛm ɛm} ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ə ˈfæməli əv ˈkɑmplɛks pi si si si {si} \tɪ {si} ˈgɪvɪn baɪ pi si zi zi 2 si z^{2}+c,} wɛr si si} ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks pərˈæmətər. fər iʧ si si} wən kənˈsɪdərz ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ðə ˈsikwəns 0 pi si 0 pi si pi si 0 pi si pi si pi si 0 əbˈteɪnd baɪ pi si zi p_{c}(z)} ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt zi 0 wɪʧ ˈiðər ɪˈskeɪps tɪ ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti ər steɪz wɪˈθɪn ə dɪsk əv səm ˈfaɪˌnaɪt ˈreɪdiəs. ðə sɛt ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ðə sɛt əv ɔl pɔɪnts si si} səʧ ðət ðə əˈbəv ˈsikwəns dɪz nɑt ɪˈskeɪp tɪ ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti. ɛm. ə pɔɪnt si ɪz ˈkələrd blæk ɪf ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə sɛt, ənd waɪt ɪf nɑt. re[c] ənd im[c] dɪˈnoʊt ðə ril ənd ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri pɑrts əv si, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ə dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ðə sɛt. ə ˈkələrd blæk ɪf ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə sɛt, ənd waɪt ɪf nɑt. re[c] ənd im[c] dɪˈnoʊt ðə ril ənd ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri pɑrts əv, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. mɔr ˈfɔrməli, ɪf pi si ɛn zi p_{c}^{n}(z)} dɪˈnoʊts ðə ɛnθ əv pi si zi p_{c}(z)} (i.e. pi si zi p_{c}(z)} kəmˈpoʊzd wɪθ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛn taɪmz), ðə sɛt ɪz ðə ˈsəbˌsɛt əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ɛm si si ɛs ɑr ɛn ɛn pi si ɛn 0 ɛs {si} \mɪd (\ɪgˈzɪsts {ɑr} {ɛn} s)\right\}.} ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnd bɪˈloʊ, ɪt ɪz ɪn fækt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ðɪs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɛs 2 ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəli, ðə sɛt ɪz ʤɪst ə sɛt əv ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbərz. ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbər si ˈiðər bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ɛm ər ɪt dɪz nɑt. ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə sɛt kən bi meɪd baɪ ˈkələrɪŋ ɔl ðə pɔɪnts si si} ðət bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ɛm blæk, ənd ɔl ˈəðər pɔɪnts waɪt. ðə mɔr ˈkələrfəl ˈpɪkʧərz ˈjuʒəwəli sin ər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈkələrɪŋ pɔɪnts nɑt ɪn ðə sɛt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wɪʧ tərm ɪn ðə ˈsikwəns pi si ɛn 0 ɪz ðə fərst tərm wɪθ ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju ˈgreɪtər ðən ə ˈsərtən ˈkəˌtɔf ˈvælju, ˈjuʒəwəli 2 ðə lɪst əv ˈkələrz juzd ər ˈɔlˌweɪz baɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm juzd ər kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈjuzər, ðə nɛkst ˈkələr ɪn ðə lɪst ɪz ˈʧoʊzən wɪn ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən kaʊnt ˈraɪzɪz. si ðə ˈsɛkʃən ɔn kəmˈpjutər drɔɪŋz bɪˈloʊ fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz. ðə sɛt kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ðə ˈloʊkəs əv ðə ˈfæməli əv pi si zi p_{c}(z)} ðət ɪz, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈsəbˌsɛt əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ðoʊz pərˈæmətərz si si} fər wɪʧ ðə ˈʤuljə sɛt əv pi si p_{c}} ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd. pi si ɛn 0 ɪz ə ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl ɪn si ənd ɪts ˈlidɪŋ tərmz ˈsɛtəl daʊn ɛz ɛn groʊz lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf. ðiz tərmz ər ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn ˈnəmbərz. ðə pi si ɛn 0 ər ˈbaʊndɪd baɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈfəŋkʃən fər ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn ˈnəmbərz ənd tɛnd tɪ ɪt ɛz ɛn goʊz tɪ ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti. ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɑpərtiz ˈɛdət ðə sɛt ɪz ə ˈkɑmpækt sɛt, sɪns ɪt ɪz kloʊzd ənd kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə kloʊzd dɪsk əv ˈreɪdiəs 2 əraʊnd ðə ˈɔrəʤən. mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, ə pɔɪnt si si} bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə sɛt ɪf ənd ˈoʊnli ɪf pi si ɛn 0 2 2 ɛn 0 0 ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪf ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju əv pi si ɛn 0 ˈɛvər bɪˈkəmz ˈlɑrʤər ðən 2 ðə ˈsikwəns wɪl ɪˈskeɪp tɪ ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti ɪn ə ʃɔrt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm. ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ɛm ɛm} wɪθ ðə ril ˈæksəs ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli ðə ˈɪntərvəl ðə pərˈæmətərz əˈlɔŋ ðɪs ˈɪntərvəl kən bi pʊt ɪn ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns wɪθ ðoʊz əv ðə ril ləˈʤɪstɪk ˈfæməli, zi zi 1 zi 1 4 \ˈlæmdə \ˈlæmdə \ɪn ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns ɪz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ si 2 1 2 {\ˈlæmdə {\ˈlæmdə 2}}\right).} ɪn fækt, ðɪs gɪvz ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns bɪtˈwin ðə ɪnˈtaɪər pərˈæmətər speɪs əv ðə ləˈʤɪstɪk ˈfæməli ənd ðət əv ðə sɛt. ənd ˈhəbərd hæv ʃoʊn ðət ðə sɛt ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd. ɪn fækt, ðeɪ kənˈstrəktɪd ən ɪkˈsplɪsət ˌaɪsəˈmɔrfɪzəm bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkɑmpləmənt əv ðə sɛt ənd ðə ˈkɑmpləmənt əv ðə kloʊzd ˈjunɪt dɪsk. hæd ərˈɪʤənəli ðət ðə sɛt ɪz ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd. ðɪs kənˈʤɛkʧər wɑz beɪst ɔn kəmˈpjutər ˈpɪkʧərz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ðə θɪn ˈfɪləmənts kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ɛm ɛm} əˈpɑn ˈfərðər ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, hi rɪˈvaɪzd hɪz kənˈʤɛkʧər, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ðət ɛm ɛm} ʃʊd bi kəˈnɛktɪd. ðɛr ˈɔlsoʊ ɪgˈzɪsts ə təpəˈlɑʤɪkəl pruf tɪ ðə ðət wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn 2001 baɪ ˈʤɛrəˌmi ɪkˈstərnəl reɪz əv weɪks nɪr ðə ˈpɪriəd 1 ˈkɑntənənt ɪn ðə sɛt ðə ˈfɔrmjələ fər ðə əv ðə ˈkɑmpləmənt əv ðə sɛt, ərˈaɪzɪŋ frəm ənd ˈhəbərdz pruf əv ðə əv ɛm ɛm} gɪvz raɪz tɪ ɪkˈstərnəl reɪz əv ðə sɛt. ðiz reɪz kən bi juzd tɪ ˈstədi ðə sɛt ɪn tərmz ənd fɔrm ðə ˈbækˌboʊn əv ðə ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə sɛt ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə ˌbɪfərˈkeɪʃən ˈloʊkəs əv ðə ˈfæməli; ðət ɪz, ðə sɛt əv pərˈæmətərz si si} fər wɪʧ ðə daɪˈnæmɪks ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈbrəptli ˈəndər smɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əv si si.} ɪt kən bi kənˈstrəktɪd ɛz ðə ˈlɪmət sɛt əv ə ˈsikwəns əv pleɪn ˌælʤəˈbreɪɪk kərvz, ðə kərvz, əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl taɪp noʊn ɛz ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl. ðə kərvz ər dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ pi 0 zi, pi pi ɛn 2 zi, ənd ðɛn ˈɪntərˌprɛtɪŋ ðə sɛt əv pɔɪnts \|pi ɛn (zi)\| 2 ɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn ɛz ə kərv ɪn ðə ril kɑrˈtiʒən pleɪn əv dɪˈgri ɪn ɛks ənd waɪ. ðiz ˌælʤəˈbreɪɪk kərvz əˈpɪr ɪn ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə sɛt kəmˈpjutɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə "ɪˈskeɪp taɪm ˈælgərˌɪðəm" ˈmɛnʃənd bɪˈloʊ. ˈəðər ˈprɑpərtiz ˈɛdət meɪn ənd ˈpɪriəd bəlbz ˈɛdət ˈpɪriədz əv ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts əˈpɑn ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə sɛt, wən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈnoʊtɪsɪz ðə lɑrʤ ˈriʤən ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər. ðɪs meɪn ɪz ðə ˈriʤən əv pərˈæmətərz si si} fər wɪʧ pi si p_{c}} həz ən əˈtræktɪŋ fɪkst pɔɪnt. ɪt kənˈsɪsts əv ɔl pərˈæmətərz əv ðə fɔrm si 2 1 2 {\mu {\mu 2}}\right)} fər səm \mu ɪn ðə ˈoʊpən ˈjunɪt dɪsk. tɪ ðə lɛft əv ðə meɪn, əˈtæʧt tɪ ɪt æt ðə pɔɪnt si 3 4 ə bəlb ɪz ˈvɪzəbəl. ðɪs bəlb kənˈsɪsts əv ðoʊz pərˈæmətərz si si} fər wɪʧ pi si p_{c}} həz ən əˈtræktɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈpɪriəd 2 ðɪs sɛt əv pərˈæmətərz ɪz ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈsərkəl, ˈneɪmli ðət əv ˈreɪdiəs əraʊnd ðɛr ər ˈɪnfənətli ˈmɛni ˈəðər bəlbz ˈtænʤənt tɪ ðə meɪn: fər ˈɛvəri ˈræʃənəl ˈnəmbər pi kju {p}{q}}} wɪθ pi ənd kju coprime, ðɛr ɪz səʧ ə bəlb ðət ɪz ˈtænʤənt æt ðə pərˈæmətər si pi kju i 2 aɪ pi kju 2 1 i 2 aɪ pi kju 2 {p}{q}}}}{2}}\right).} ðɪs bəlb ɪz kɔld ðə pi kju {p}{q}}} -bəlb əv ðə sɛt. ɪt kənˈsɪsts əv pərˈæmətərz ðət hæv ən əˈtræktɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈpɪriəd kju kju} ənd roʊˈteɪʃən ˈnəmbər pi kju {p}{q}}} mɔr prɪˈsaɪsli, ðə kju kju} ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə əˈtræktɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl ɔl təʧ æt ə ˈkɑmən pɔɪnt (ˈkɑmənli kɔld ðə \ˈælfə -fɪkst pɔɪnt). ɪf wi ˈleɪbəl ðiz kəmˈpoʊnənts ju 0 ju kju 1 ɪn ˌkaʊnərˈklɔkwaɪz ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən, ðɛn pi si p_{c}} mæps ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt ju ʤeɪ u_{j}} tɪ ðə kəmˈpoʊnənt ju ʤeɪ pi mɔd kju {mɔd} kju)}} əˈtræktɪŋ ˈsaɪkəlz ənd ˈʤuljə sɛts fər pərˈæmətərz ɪn ðə ənd bəlbz ˈsaɪkəl ˈpɪriədz ənd ænˈtɛni ðə ʧeɪnʤ əv bɪˈheɪvjər əˈkərɪŋ æt si pi kju {p}{q}}} ɪz noʊn ɛz ə ˌbɪfərˈkeɪʃən: ðə əˈtræktɪŋ fɪkst pɔɪnt "kəˈlaɪdz" wɪθ ə rəˈpɛlɪŋ ˈpɪriəd. ɛz wi pæs θru ðə ˌbɪfərˈkeɪʃən pərˈæmətər ˈɪntu ðə pi kju {p}{q}}} -bəlb, ðə əˈtræktɪŋ fɪkst pɔɪnt tərnz ˈɪntu ə rəˈpɛlɪŋ fɪkst pɔɪnt (ðə \ˈælfə -fɪkst pɔɪnt), ənd ðə ˈpɪriəd bɪˈkəmz əˈtræktɪŋ. ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈɛdət ɔl ðə bəlbz wi ɪnˈkaʊnərd ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ˈsɛkʃən wər ˌɪnˈtɪriər kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðə sɛt ɪn wɪʧ ðə mæps pi si p_{c}} hæv ən əˈtræktɪŋ ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈsaɪkəl. səʧ kəmˈpoʊnənts ər kɔld ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts. ɪt ɪz ðət ðiz ər ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈriʤənz əv ɛm ɛm} ðɪs ˈprɑbləm, noʊn ɛz ˈdɛnsɪti əv, meɪ bi ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈoʊpən ˈprɑbləm ɪn ðə fild əv ˈkɑmplɛks daɪˈnæmɪks. ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðə sɛt ər ˈɔfən rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz "kwɪr" ər goʊst fər ril, ðɪs kˈwɛʃən wɑz ˈænsərd ˈpɑzətɪvli ɪn ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli baɪ ənd baɪ ˈgrɑʧɪk ənd śświątek. (noʊt ðət ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts ˌɪntərˈsɛktɪŋ ðə ril ˈæksəs ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd ɪgˈzæktli tɪ ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈwɪndoʊz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪgənˌbaʊm ˈdaɪəˌgræm. soʊ ðɪs rɪˈzəlt steɪts ðət səʧ ˈwɪndoʊz ɪgˈzɪst nɪr ˈɛvəri pərˈæmətər ɪn ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræm.) nɑt ˈɛvəri ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənt kən bi riʧt baɪ ə ˈsikwəns əv dɪˈrɛkt frəm ðə meɪn əv ðə sɛt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səʧ ə kəmˈpoʊnənt kən bi riʧt baɪ ə ˈsikwəns əv dɪˈrɛkt frəm ðə meɪn əv ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkɑpi (si bɪˈloʊ). iʧ əv ðə ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts həz ə ˈsɛnər, wɪʧ ɪz ə pɔɪnt si səʧ ðət ðə ˈɪnər doʊˈmeɪn fər pi si zi p_{c}(z)} həz ə ˈsaɪkəl ðət ɪz, ðət ðə əˈtrækʃən ɪz ˈɪnfənət (si ðə ˈɪmɪʤ hir). ðɪs minz ðət ðə ˈsaɪkəl kənˈteɪnz ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt 0 soʊ ðət 0 ɪz bæk tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈæftər səm ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz. wi ˈðɛrˌfɔr hæv ðət pi si p_{c}} ɛn 0 0 fər səm ɛn. ɪf wi kɔl ðɪs ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl kju ɛn si q^{n}(c)} (ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪt dɪˈpɛnd ɔn si ˌɪnˈstɛd əv zi), wi hæv ðət kju ɛn 1 si kju ɛn si 2 si q^{n+1}(c)=q^{n}(c)^{2}+c} ənd ðət ðə dɪˈgri əv kju ɛn si q^{n}(c)} ɪz 2 ɛn 1 wi kən ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈkɑnstrəkt ðə ˈsɛnərz əv ðə ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts baɪ səkˈsɛsɪvli ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə ɪkˈweɪʒənz kju ɛn si 0 ɛn 1 2 3 ðə ˈnəmbər əv nu ˈsɛnərz prəˈdust ɪn iʧ stɛp ɪz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ oeis: ˈloʊkəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti ˈɛdət təpəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɑdəl əv sɛt wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɪni sɛts ənd pɔɪnts (ˈkæktəs ˈmɑdəl) ˈθərstən ˈmɑdəl əv sɛt (ˈæbˌstrækt sɛt) ɪt ɪz ðət ðə sɛt ɪz ˈloʊkəli kəˈnɛktɪd. ðɪs ˈfeɪməs kənˈʤɛkʧər ɪz noʊn ɛz (fər ˈloʊkəli kəˈnɛktɪd). baɪ ðə wərk əv ənd ʤɑn eɪʧ. ˈhəbərd, ðɪs kənˈʤɛkʧər wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈæbˌstrækt "pɪnʧt dɪsk" ˈmɑdəl əv ðə sɛt. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ɪt wʊd ˌɪmˈplaɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kənˈʤɛkʧər ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv. ðə wərk əv ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈloʊkəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti əv ðə sɛt æt ɔl pərˈæmətərz; ðət ɪz, ˈrəfli ˈspikɪŋ ðoʊz kənˈteɪnd ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈmɛni smɔl sɪns ðɛn, ˈloʊkəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti həz bɪn pruvd æt ˈmɛni ˈəðər pɔɪnts əv ɛm ɛm} bət ðə fʊl kənˈʤɛkʧər ɪz stɪl ˈoʊpən. ɛks dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ðə dɪˈspleɪ ˈsɛnər pænz frəm 0 tɪ 0 waɪl ðə vju ˈmægnəˌfaɪz frəm tɪ tɪ əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ðə \ˈdɛltə ɪn ðə sɛt ʃoʊn baɪ ˈzumɪŋ ɪn ɔn ə raʊnd ˈfiʧər waɪl ˈpænɪŋ ɪn ðə negative-direction. ðə dɪˈspleɪ ˈsɛnər pænz frəm 0 tɪ 0 waɪl ðə vju ˈmægnəˌfaɪz frəm tɪ tɪ əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ðə ˈfaɪgənˌbaʊm ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əraʊnd pɔɪnt 0.9563i. ðə sɛt ɪz ˈəndər ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz əv ðə pɔɪnts. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ bi əraʊnd ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd ˈfaɪgənˌbaʊm pɔɪnts (e.g., ər 1.0397i), ɪn ðə sɛns əv kənˈvərʤɪŋ tɪ ə ˈlɪmət ɪn ðə sɛt ðə sɛt ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ɪz nɑt ˈstrɪktli bət ɪt ɪz quasi-self-similar, ɛz smɔl sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt ˈvərʒənz əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf kən bi faʊnd æt ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛrəli smɔl skeɪlz. ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈkɑpiz əv ðə sɛt ər ɔl sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt, ˈmoʊstli bɪˈkəz əv ðə θɪn θrɛdz kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə meɪn ˈbɑdi əv ðə sɛt. ˈfərðər rɪˈzəlts ˈɛdət ðə dɪˈmɛnʃən əv ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə sɛt ˈikwəlz 2 ɛz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ə rɪˈzəlt əv ɪt ɪz nɑt noʊn ˈwɛðər ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə sɛt həz ˈpɑzətɪv ˈpleɪnər ˈmɛʒər. ɪn ðə ˈmɑdəl əv ril ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən, ðə sɛt ɪz nɑt, bət ɪts ˈkɑmpləmənt ɪz enumerable. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɛni ˈsɪmpəl ˈɑbʤɛkts (e.g., ðə græf əv exponentiation) ər ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ɪn ðə ˈmɑdəl. æt ˈprɛzənt, ɪt ɪz ənˈnoʊn ˈwɛðər ðə sɛt ɪz ɪn ˈmɑdəlz əv ril ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən beɪst ɔn æˈnælɪsɪs, wɪʧ ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd mɔr ˈkloʊsli tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtuətɪv ˈnoʊʃən əv "ˈplɑtɪŋ ðə sɛt baɪ ə kəmˈpjutər". həz ʃoʊn ðət ðə sɛt ɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈmɑdəl ɪf ðə kənˈʤɛkʧər ɪz tru. ə zum ˈɪntu ðə sɛt ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ ə ˈʤuljə "ˈaɪlənd" ənd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈʤuljə sɛt. riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈʤuljə sɛts ˈɛdət ɛz ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ðə sɛt, ðɛr ɪz ə kloʊz ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns bɪtˈwin ðə ʤiˈɑmətri əv ðə sɛt æt ə ˈgɪvɪn pɔɪnt ənd ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈʤuljə sɛt. fər ˈɪnstəns, ə pɔɪnt ɪz ɪn ðə sɛt ɪgˈzæktli wɪn ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈʤuljə sɛt ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd. ðɪs ˈprɪnsəpəl ɪz ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ɪn ˈvərʧuəli ɔl dip rɪˈzəlts ɔn ðə sɛt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, pruvd ðət, fər ə dɛns sɛt əv pərˈæmətərz ɪn ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə sɛt, ðə ˈʤuljə sɛt həz dɪˈmɛnʃən tu, ənd ðɛn ˈtrænsfərz ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə pərˈæmətər ˈsɪmələrli, fərst pruvd ðə ˈloʊkəl kənɛkˈtɪvɪti əv ˈʤuljə sɛts, ˌbiˈfɔr ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ɪt fər ðə sɛt æt ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈfreɪzɪz ðɪs ˈprɪnsəpəl ɛz: ploʊ ɪn ðə pleɪn, ənd ˈhɑrvəst ɪn pərˈæmətər speɪs. ʤiˈɑmətri ˈɛdət kəmˈpoʊnənts ɔn meɪn fər ˈpɪriədz wɪθ ænˈtɛni fər ˈɛvəri ˈræʃənəl ˈnəmbər pi kju {p}{q}}} wɛr pi ənd kju ər ˈrɛlətɪvli praɪm, ə ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ˈpɪriəd kju frəm ðə meɪn. ðə pɑrt əv ðə sɛt kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə meɪn æt ðɪs ˌbɪfərˈkeɪʃən pɔɪnt ɪz kɔld ðə. kəmˈpjutər ɪkˈspɛrəmənts səˈʤɛst ðət ðə daɪˈæmətər əv ðə lɪm tɛndz tɪ ˈziroʊ laɪk 1 kju 2 ðə bɛst ˈkɑrənt ˈɛstəˌmeɪt noʊn ɪz ðə yoccoz-inequality, wɪʧ steɪts ðət ðə saɪz tɛndz tɪ ˈziroʊ laɪk 1 kju 1}{q}}} ə lɪm wɪl hæv kju 1 "ænˈtɛni" æt ðə tɔp əv ɪts lɪm. wi kən ðəs dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈpɪriəd əv ə ˈgɪvɪn bəlb baɪ ˈkaʊntɪŋ ðiz ænˈtɛnəz. paɪ ɪn ðə sɛt ˈɛdət ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ðə ˈθɪknəs əv ðə ɪz ˈziroʊ, ˈdeɪvɪd boʊl ˈkɛrid aʊt ə kəmˈpjutər ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪn 1991 wɛr hi kəmˈpjutɪd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz rikˈwaɪərd fər ðə ˈsɪriz tɪ dɪˈvərʤ fər zi 3 4 aɪ 3 4 biɪŋ ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ˌðɛˈrəv). ɛz ðə ˈsɪriz ˈdəzənt dɪˈvərʤ fər ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈvælju əv zi 3 4 ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz rikˈwaɪərd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz wɪθ ə smɔl ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ˈməltəˌplaɪɪŋ ðə ˈvælju əv wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz rikˈwaɪərd jildz ən əˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃən əv ðət bɪˈkəmz ˈbɛtər fər sˈmɔlər fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, fər ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ɪz 31415928 ənd ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ˌfɪbəˈnɑʧi ˈsikwəns ɪn ðə sɛt ˈɛdət ɪt kən bi ʃoʊn ðət ðə ˌfɪbəˈnɑʧi ˈsikwəns ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd wɪˈθɪn ðə sɛt ənd ðət ə riˈleɪʃən ɪgˈzɪsts bɪtˈwin ðə meɪn ənd ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræm. əˈpɑn ˈmæpɪŋ ðə meɪn tɪ ə dɪsk, wən kən ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ænˈtɛni ðət ɪkˈstɛndz frəm ðə nɛkst ˈlɑrʤəst ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənt, ənd ðət ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpriviəsli səˈlɛktɪd kəmˈpoʊnənts, ˈfɑloʊz sut wɪθ ðə ˌfɪbəˈnɑʧi ˈsikwəns. ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ænˈtɛni ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɔrələts wɪθ ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræm ənd ðə dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtər əˈmaʊnts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈfrækʃənəl ˈvæljuz, əv wɪʧ rɪˈleɪt tɪ ðə ˈdɪstəns əraʊnd ðə dɪsk. boʊθ ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðiz ˈfrækʃənəl ˈvæljuz ðɛmˈsɛlvz kən bi səmd təˈgɛðər ˈæftər 1 3 tɪ ˈproʊdus ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə nɛkst ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsikwəns. ðəs, ðə ˌfɪbəˈnɑʧi ˈsikwəns əv 1 2 3 5 8 13 ənd 21 kən bi faʊnd wɪˈθɪn ðə sɛt. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈgæləri əv ə zum ˈsikwəns ˈɛdət ðə sɛt ʃoʊz mɔr ˈɪntrəkət ˈditeɪl ðə ˈkloʊzər wən lʊks ər ˈmægnəˌfaɪz ðə ˈɪmɪʤ, ˈjuʒəwəli kɔld "ˈzumɪŋ ɪn". ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈsikwəns ˈzumɪŋ tɪ ə səˈlɛktɪd si ˈvælju gɪvz ən ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv ðə ˈɪnfənət ˈrɪʧnəs əv ˈdɪfərənt ˌʤiəˈmɛtrɪkəl ˈstrəkʧərz ənd ɪkˈspleɪnz səm əv ðɛr ˈtɪpɪkəl rulz. ðə ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə læst ˈɪmɪʤ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə fərst wən ɪz əˈbaʊt 1010 tɪ 1 rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈmɑnətər, ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ə sɛt wɪθ ə daɪˈæmətər əv 4 ˈmɪljən ˈkɪləˌmitərz. ɪts ˈbɔrdər wʊd ʃoʊ ən ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈfræktəl ˈstrəkʧərz. stɑrt. sɛt wɪθ kənˈtɪnjuəsli ˈkələrd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. gæp bɪtˈwin ðə "hɛd" ənd ðə "ˈbɑdi", ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ðə ˈvæli" ɔn ðə lɛft, "seahorses" ɔn ðə raɪt" ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn ðə "ˈbɑdi" ɪz kəmˈpoʊzd baɪ 25 "spoʊks" kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv tu grups əv 12 "spoʊks" iʧ ənd wən "spoʊk" kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ ðə meɪn. ðiz tu grups kən bi əˈtrɪbjətəd baɪ səm kaɪnd əv ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfəsəs tɪ ðə tu "ˈfɪŋgərz" əv ðə "ˈəpər hænd" əv ðə sɛt; ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə ˈnəmbər əv "spoʊks" ˌɪnˈkrisɪz frəm wən" tɪ ðə nɛkst baɪ 2 ðə "həb" ɪz ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld pɔɪnt. bɪtˈwin ðə "ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɑdi" ənd ðə "teɪl" ə dɪˈstɔrtɪd smɔl ˈkɑpi əv ðə sɛt kɔld ˈsætəˌlaɪt meɪ bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd. ðə ˈaɪləndz əˈbəv sim tɪ kənˈsɪst əv ˈɪnfənətli ˈmɛni pɑrts laɪk ˈkæntər sɛts, ɛz ˈnidɪd] ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə keɪs fər ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈʤuljə sɛt ʤeɪ si ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ər kəˈnɛktɪd baɪ ˈtaɪni ˈstrəkʧərz, soʊ ðət ðə hoʊl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈsɪmpli kəˈnɛktɪd sɛt. ðə ˈtaɪni ˈstrəkʧərz mit iʧ ˈəðər æt ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər ðət ɪz tu smɔl tɪ bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd æt ðɪs ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈvælju əv si fər ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ʤeɪ si ɪz nɑt ðət əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ˈsɛnər bət, ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə meɪn ˈbɑdi əv ðə sɛt, həz ðə seɪm pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ʃoʊn ɪn ðə zum stɛp. ˌʤɛnərələˈzeɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz əv ðə sɛt fər di frəm 0 tɪ 5 (lɛft) ənd frəm tɪ 2 (raɪt). ə ˈʤuljə sɛt meɪ bi prɑˈʤɛktəd ər ˈɪntu, ənd bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs ə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl. sɛts ˈɛdət sɛts ər ˈbaʊndɪd sɛts faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn fər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl ˈfæməli əv zi zi di si z^{d}+c.\ fər ən ˈɪntəʤər di, ðiz sɛts ər ˈloʊki fər ðə ˈʤuljə sɛts bɪlt frəm ðə seɪm ˈfɔrmjələ. ðə fʊl ˈkjubɪk ˈloʊkəs həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈstədid; hir wən kənˈsɪdərz ðə zi zi 3 3 keɪ zi si z^{3}+3kz+c} huz tu ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnts ər ðə ˈkɑmplɛks skwɛr ruts əv ðə pərˈæmətər keɪ. ə pərˈæmətər ɪz ɪn ðə ˈkjubɪk ˈloʊkəs ɪf boʊθ ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnts ər fər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfæməliz əv ˈfəŋkʃənz, ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə sɛt tɪ ðə ˌbɪfərˈkeɪʃən ˈloʊkəs, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ˈstədi ˈivɪn wɪn ðə ˈloʊkəs ɪz nɑt ˈjusfəl. ðə sɛt ɪz əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈvɛriɪŋ ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈɛkˌspoʊnənt di. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl həz ə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ʃoʊz ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt frəm di 0 tɪ 7 æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt ðɛr ər 6 i.e. (di 1 loʊbz əraʊnd ðə pərˈɪmətər. ə ˈsɪmələr dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɪθ ˈnɛgətɪv ɪkˈspoʊnənts rɪˈzəlts ɪn 1 di) ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ə rɪŋ. haɪər dɪˈmɛnʃənz ˈɛdət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə sɛt ˈɪntu. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈænəˌlɔg əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbərz fər ɪt tɪ ɔn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbərz ˈɪntu 4 dɪˈmɛnʃənz, kɔld ðə quaternions, ðət kriˈeɪts ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə sɛt ənd ðə ˈʤuljə sɛts ˈɪntu 4 ðiz kən ðɛn bi ˈiðər ər prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈɪntu ə ˈstrəkʧər. ˈəðər,, ˈɛdət ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ˈfræktəl ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ˈbərnɪŋ ʃɪp ˈfræktəl əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz ðə ˈfræktəl, ðə ˈloʊkəs əv ðə ˈfæməli zi zi 2 si {\bɑr {z}}^{2}+c.} ðə (ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔld ðə) wɑz ɪnˈkaʊnərd baɪ ɪn hɪz ˈstədi əv pərˈæmətər sˈlaɪsɪz əv ril ˈkjubɪk. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈloʊkəli kəˈnɛktɪd. ðɪs ˈprɑpərti ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd baɪ ðə ˈloʊkəs əv ril ˈkjubɪk. əˈnəðər ˌʤɛnərəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈbərnɪŋ ʃɪp ˈfræktəl, wɪʧ ɪz əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ zi zi aɪ zi 2 si (\|\ri \left(z\right)\|)^{2}+c.} kəmˈpjutər drɔɪŋz ˈɛdət ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈproʊˌgræmz juzd tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ðə sɛt ənd ˈəðər fractals, səm əv wɪʧ ər dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ðiz ˈproʊˌgræmz juz ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈælgərˌɪðəmz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈkələr əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpɪksəlz ənd əˈʧiv ɪˈfɪʃənt ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən. ɪˈskeɪp taɪm ˈælgərˌɪðəm ˈɛdət ðə ˈsɪmpləst ˈælgərˌɪðəm fər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə sɛt ɪz noʊn ɛz ðə "ɪˈskeɪp taɪm" ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ə rɪˈpitɪŋ ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən ɪz pərˈfɔrmd fər iʧ ɛks, waɪ pɔɪnt ɪn ðə plɑt ˈɛriə ənd beɪst ɔn ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ðət ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən, ə ˈkələr ɪz ˈʧoʊzən fər ðət ˈpɪksəl. ðə ɛks ənd waɪ loʊˈkeɪʃənz əv iʧ pɔɪnt ər juzd ɛz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈvæljuz ɪn ə rɪˈpitɪŋ, ər ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən (dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ˈditeɪl bɪˈloʊ). ðə rɪˈzəlt əv iʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ɪz juzd ɛz ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈvæljuz fər ðə nɛkst. ðə ˈvæljuz ər ʧɛkt ˈdʊrɪŋ iʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən tɪ si ˈwɛðər ðeɪ hæv riʧt ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl "ɪˈskeɪp" kənˈdɪʃən, ər "ˈbeɪˌlaʊt". ɪf ðət kənˈdɪʃən ɪz riʧt, ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən ɪz stɑpt, ðə ˈpɪksəl ɪz drɔn, ənd ðə nɛkst ɛks, waɪ pɔɪnt ɪz ɪgˈzæmənd. fər səm ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈvæljuz, ɪˈskeɪp əˈkərz kˈwɪkli, ˈæftər ˈoʊnli ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz. fər ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈvæljuz ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ bət nɑt ɪn ðə sɛt, ɪt meɪ teɪk ˈhənərdz ər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. fər ˈvæljuz wɪˈθɪn ðə sɛt, ɪˈskeɪp wɪl ˈnɛvər əˈkər. ðə ˈproʊˌgræmər ər ˈjuzər məst ʧuz haʊ məʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən, ər "dɛpθ", ðeɪ wɪʃ tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn. ðə haɪər ðə ˈmæksəməl ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz, ðə mɔr ˈditeɪl ənd ˈsətəlti ˈimərʤ ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪmɪʤ, bət ðə ˈlɔŋgər taɪm ɪt wɪl teɪk tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈfræktəl ˈɪmɪʤ. ɪˈskeɪp kənˈdɪʃənz kən bi ˈsɪmpəl ər ˈkɑmplɛks. bɪˈkəz noʊ ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbər wɪθ ə ril ər ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri pɑrt ˈgreɪtər ðən 2 kən bi pɑrt əv ðə sɛt, ə ˈkɑmən ˈbeɪˌlaʊt ɪz tɪ ɪˈskeɪp wɪn ˈiðər ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt ɪkˈsidz 2 ə mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ˈmɛθəd ðət dɪˈtɛkts ɪˈskeɪps ˈsunər, ɪz tɪ kəmˈpjut ˈdɪstəns frəm ðə ˈɔrəʤən ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌpɪθəˈgɔriən ˈθɪrəm, i.e., tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju, ər, əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbər. ɪf ðɪs ˈvælju ɪkˈsidz 2 ər, wɪn ðə səm əv ðə skwɛrz əv ðə ril ənd ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri pɑrts ɪkˈsid 4 ðə pɔɪnt həz riʧt ɪˈskeɪp. mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈmɛθəd, wɪʧ faɪndz ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ pɔɪnts ənd plɑts ðɛr koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts. ðə ˈkələr əv iʧ pɔɪnt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts haʊ kˈwɪkli ðə ˈvæljuz riʧt ðə ɪˈskeɪp pɔɪnt. ˈɔfən blæk ɪz juzd tɪ ʃoʊ ˈvæljuz ðət feɪl tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈlɪmət, ənd ˈgræʤuəli ˈbraɪtər ˈkələrz ər juzd fər pɔɪnts ðət ɪˈskeɪp. ðɪs gɪvz ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv haʊ ˈmɛni ˈsaɪkəlz wər rikˈwaɪərd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈriʧɪŋ ðə ɪˈskeɪp kənˈdɪʃən. tɪ ˈrɛndər səʧ ən ˈɪmɪʤ, ðə ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn wi ər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪz ˌsəbdɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈsərtən ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɪksəlz. tɪ ˈkələr ˈɛni səʧ ˈpɪksəl, lɛt si si} bi ðə ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt əv ðət ˈpɪksəl. wi naʊ ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt 0 ˈəndər pi si p_{c}} ˈʧɛkɪŋ æt iʧ stɛp ˈwɛðər ðə ˈɔrbət pɔɪnt həz ˈlɑrʤər ðən 2 wɪn ðɪs ɪz ðə keɪs, wi noʊ ðət si si} dɪz nɑt bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə sɛt, ənd wi ˈkələr ɑr ˈpɪksəl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz juzd tɪ faɪnd aʊt. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, wi kip əp tɪ ə fɪkst ˈnəmbər əv stɛps, ˈæftər wɪʧ wi ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ɑr pərˈæmətər ɪz "ˈprɑbəˌbli" ɪn ðə sɛt, ər æt list ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ɪt, ənd ˈkələr ðə ˈpɪksəl blæk. ɪn, ðɪs ˈælgərˌɪðəm wʊd lʊk ɛz ˈfɑloʊz. ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm dɪz nɑt juz ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbərz ənd ˈmænjuəli ˈsɪmjəˌleɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ tu ril ˈnəmbərz, fər ðoʊz hu du nɑt hæv ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈdætə taɪp. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm meɪ bi ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd ɪf ðə ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌɪnˈkludz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. fər iʧ ˈpɪksəl (px, py) ɔn ðə skrin, du: skeɪld ɛks koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt əv ˈpɪksəl (skeɪld tɪ laɪ ɪn ðə ɛks skeɪl 1 skeɪld waɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt əv ˈpɪksəl (skeɪld tɪ laɪ ɪn ðə waɪ skeɪl 1 1 ɛks waɪ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 0 1000 waɪl ənd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ) waɪ ɛks ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 1 ˈkələr palette[iteration] plot(px, py, ˈkələr) hir, rɪˈleɪtɪŋ ðə tɪ si si} zi zi} ənd pi si p_{c}} zi ɛks aɪ waɪ z=x+iy\ zi 2 ɛks 2 aɪ 2 ɛks waɪ waɪ 2 si ɛks 0 aɪ waɪ 0 ənd soʊ, ɛz kən bi sin ɪn ðə ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən əv ɛks ənd waɪ: ɛks ɑr i zi 2 si ɛks 2 waɪ 2 ɛks 0 {ri} waɪ aɪ ɛm zi 2 si 2 ɛks waɪ waɪ 0 {ɪm} tɪ gɪt ˈkələrfəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə sɛt, ðə əˈsaɪnmənt əv ə ˈkələr tɪ iʧ ˈvælju əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz kən bi meɪd ˈjuzɪŋ wən əv ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈfəŋkʃənz (ˈlɪniər, ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəl, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). wən ˈpræktɪkəl weɪ, wɪˈθaʊt sloʊɪŋ daʊn ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz, ɪz tɪ juz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ɛz ən ˈɛntri tɪ ə ˈkələr ˈpælət ˈteɪbəl ˌɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪzd æt ˈstɑrˌtəp. ɪf ðə ˈkələr ˈteɪbəl həz, fər ˈɪnstəns, 500 ˈɛntriz, ðɛn ðə ˈkələr səˈlɛkʃən ɪz ɛn mɔd 500 wɛr ɛn ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz. ˈhɪstəˌgræm ˈkələrɪŋ ˈɛdət ə mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ˈkələrɪŋ ˈmɛθəd ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈhɪstəˌgræm, wɪʧ kips træk əv haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpɪksəlz riʧt iʧ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈnəmbər, frəm 1 tɪ ɛn. ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wɪl ˈikwəli dɪˈstrɪbjut ˈkələrz tɪ ðə seɪm ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈɛriə, ənd, ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə ˈmæksəməl ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ˈʧoʊzən. fərst, kriˈeɪt ən əreɪ əv saɪz ɛn. fər iʧ ˈpɪksəl, wɪʧ tʊk aɪ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz, faɪnd ðə ˈɛləmənt ənd ˈɪnkrəmənt ɪt. ðɪs kriˈeɪts ðə ˈhɪstəˌgræm ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌkɑmpjəˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤ. ðɛn, wɪn ˈfɪnɪʃt, pərˈfɔrm ə ˈsɛkənd "ˈrɛndərɪŋ" pæs ˈoʊvər iʧ ˈpɪksəl, ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə kəmˈplitɪd ˈhɪstəˌgræm. ɪf ju hæd ə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈkələr ˈpælət ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 0 tɪ 1 ju kʊd faɪnd ðə ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd ˈkələr əv iʧ ˈpɪksəl ɛz ˈfɑloʊz, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈvɛriəbəlz frəm əˈbəv. ˈtoʊtəl 0 fər aɪ 0 aɪ aɪ ˈtoʊtəl ˈhɪstəˌgræm aɪ hju fər aɪ 0 aɪ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən aɪ hju ˈhɪstəˌgræm aɪ ˈtoʊtəl məst bi dɪˈvɪʒən. ˈkələr ˈpælət hju ðɪs ˈmɛθəd meɪ bi kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə smuð ˈkələrɪŋ ˈmɛθəd bɪˈloʊ fər mɔr ɛsˈθɛtɪkli ˈplizɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz. kənˈtɪnjuəs (smuð) ˈkələrɪŋ ˈɛdət ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ wɑz ˈrɛndərd wɪθ ðə ɪˈskeɪp taɪm ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ðɛr ər ˈvɛri ˈɑbviəs "bændz" əv ˈkələr ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ wɑz ˈrɛndərd wɪθ ðə ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən kaʊnt ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ðə bændz əv ˈkələr hæv bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə smuð ˈgreɪdiənt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ˈkələrz teɪk ɔn ðə seɪm ˈpætərn ðət wʊd bi əbˈzərvd ɪf ðə ɪˈskeɪp taɪm ˈælgərˌɪðəm wər juzd. ðə ɪˈskeɪp taɪm ˈælgərˌɪðəm ɪz ˈpɑpjələr fər ɪts sɪmˈplɪsɪti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt kriˈeɪts bændz əv ˈkələr, wɪʧ, ɛz ə taɪp əv aliasing, kən dɪˈtrækt frəm ən ɛsˈθɛtɪk ˈvælju. ðɪs kən bi ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˈælgərˌɪðəm noʊn ɛz "ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ə smuð trænˈzɪʃən əv ˈkələrz bɪtˈwin ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz. ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ə ril ˈnəmbər ju wɪθ iʧ ˈvælju əv zi baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə kəˈnɛkʃən əv ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈnəmbər wɪθ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈfəŋkʃən. ðɪs ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ zi lɪm ɛn lɔg zi ɛn pi ɛn \faɪ }(\lɔg \|z_{n}\|/p^{n}),} wɛr zi ɛn ɪz ðə ˈvælju ˈæftər ɛn ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ənd pi ɪz ðə paʊər fər wɪʧ zi ɪz reɪzd tɪ ɪn ðə sɛt ɪkˈweɪʒən (zi zi ɛn pi si, pi ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli 2 ɪf wi ʧuz ə lɑrʤ ˈbeɪˌlaʊt ˈreɪdiəs ɛn (e.g., 10100 wi hæv ðət lɔg zi ɛn pi ɛn lɔg ɛn pi zi \lɔg \|z_{n}\|/p^{n}=\log(n)/p^{ ju (zi)}} fər səm ril ˈnəmbər zi ju (zi)} ənd ðɪs ɪz zi ɛn lɔg pi lɔg zi ɛn lɔg ɛn ju \|z_{n}\|/\log(n)),} ənd ɛz ɛn ɪz ðə fərst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈnəmbər səʧ ðət \|zi ɛn ɛn, ðə ˈnəmbər wi səbˈtrækt frəm ɛn ɪz ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvəl 0 1 fər ðə ˈkələrɪŋ wi məst hæv ə ˈsaɪklɪk skeɪl əv ˈkələrz (kənˈstrəktɪd ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəli, fər ˈɪnstəns) ənd kənˈteɪnɪŋ eɪʧ ˈkələrz ˈnəmbərd frəm 0 tɪ eɪʧ 1 (eɪʧ 500 fər ˈɪnstəns). wi ˈməltəˌplaɪ ðə ril ˈnəmbər zi ju (zi)} baɪ ə fɪkst ril ˈnəmbər dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə ˈdɛnsɪti əv ðə ˈkələrz ɪn ðə ˈpɪkʧər, teɪk ðə ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈnəmbər eɪʧ, ənd juz ɪt tɪ lʊk əp ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈkələr ɪn ðə ˈkələr ˈteɪbəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə əˈbəv ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈlɪniər wʊd jild fər iʧ ˈpɪksəl (px, py) ɔn ðə skrin, du: skeɪld ɛks koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt əv ˈpɪksəl (skeɪld tɪ laɪ ɪn ðə ɛks skeɪl 1 skeɪld waɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt əv ˈpɪksəl (skeɪld tɪ laɪ ɪn ðə waɪ skeɪl 1 1 ɛks waɪ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 0 1000 hir ɪz ˈʧoʊzən ɛz ə ˈrizənəbəl ˈbeɪˌlaʊt ˈreɪdiəs. waɪl 1 16 ənd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən waɪ ɛks ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 1 juzd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈfloʊtɪŋ pɔɪnt ˈɪʃuz wɪθ pɔɪnts ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə sɛt. ɪf ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən əv ˈɪnər tərm riˈmuvd ˈjuzɪŋ lɔg ˌsɪmpləfɪˈkeɪʃən rulz. lɔg( 2 nu lɔg( ˌriərˈeɪnʤɪŋ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈfəŋkʃən. dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ baɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv bɪˈkəz wi wɔnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈpælət tɪ reɪnʤ frəm ðə ˈsɛnər tɪ ˈreɪdiəs 2 nɑt ɑr ˈbeɪˌlaʊt ˈreɪdiəs. ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 1 nu palette[floor(iteration)] palette[floor(iteration) 1 ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 1 ˈfrækʃənəl pɑrt əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən. ˈkələr ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 1 plot(px, py, ˈkələr) ˈdɪstəns ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ˈɛdət wən kən kəmˈpjut ðə ˈdɪstəns frəm pɔɪnt si (ɪn ɪkˈstɪriər ər ˌɪnˈtɪriər) tɪ ˈnɪrəst pɔɪnt ɔn ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə ɪkˈstɪriər ˈdɪstəns ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən ˈɛdət ðə pruf əv ðə əv ðə sɛt ɪn fækt gɪvz ə ˈfɔrmjələ fər ðə mæp əv ðə ˈkɑmpləmənt əv ɛm ɛm} (ənd ðə dərˈɪvɪtɪv əv ðɪs mæp). baɪ ðə kˈwɔrtər ˈθɪrəm, wən kən ðɛn ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt əv ɑr ˈpɪksəl ənd ðə sɛt əp tɪ ə ˈfæktər əv 4 ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, prəˈvaɪdɪd ðət ðə ˈmæksəməl ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ɪz səˈfɪʃəntli haɪ, wən əbˈteɪnz ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə sɛt wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈprɑpərtiz: ˈɛvəri ˈpɪksəl ðət kənˈteɪnz ə pɔɪnt əv ðə sɛt ɪz ˈkələrd blæk. ˈɛvəri ˈpɪksəl ðət ɪz ˈkələrd blæk ɪz kloʊz tɪ ðə sɛt. ɪkˈstɪriər ˈdɪstəns ˈɛstəˌmeɪt meɪ bi juzd tɪ ˈkələr hoʊl ˈkɑmpləmənt əv sɛt ðə ˈdɪstəns ˈɛstəˌmeɪt bi əv ə ˈpɪksəl si (ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbər) frəm ðə sɛt ɪz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ bi lɪm ɛn 2 pi si ɛn si leɪn pi si ɛn si si pi si ɛn si \leɪn {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {c}}}p_{c}^{n}(c)\|}},} wɛr pi si zi p_{c}(z)\,} ˈkɑmplɛks ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl ˈkɑmplɛks ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl pi si ɛn si p_{c}^{n}(c)} ɛn ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv pi si zi zi zi} zi 2 si zi zi} zi si z=c} pi si 0 si si p_{c}^{0}(c)=c} pi si ɛn 1 si pi si ɛn si 2 si p_{c}^{n+1}(c)=p_{c}^{n}(c)^{2}+c} ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv si pi si ɛn si {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {c}}}p_{c}^{n}(c)} pi si ɛn si p_{c}^{n}(c)} si pi si 0 si 1 {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl si pi si ɛn 1 si 2 pi si ɛn si si pi si ɛn si 1 {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs ˈfɔrmjələ ɪz ˈsɪmpəl: wɪn ðə laɪnz fər ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈfəŋkʃən zi \faɪ (zi)} laɪ kloʊz, ðə ˈnəmbər zi \|\faɪ '(zi)\|} ɪz lɑrʤ, ənd ˈkɑnvərsli, ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðə laɪnz fər ðə ˈfəŋkʃən zi zi \faɪ '(zi)\|} ʃʊd laɪ əˈprɑksəmətli ˈrɛgjələrli. frəm ə pɔɪnt əv vju, ðɪs ˈfɔrmjələ ˈoʊnli wərks ɪn ˈlɪmət wɛr ɛn goʊz tɪ ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti, bət ˈvɛri ˈrizənəbəl ˈɛstəˌmeɪts kən bi faʊnd wɪθ ʤɪst ə fju əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz ˈæftər ðə meɪn lup ˈɛksəts. wəns bi ɪz faʊnd, baɪ ðə 1/4-theorem, wi noʊ ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ pɔɪnt əv ðə sɛt wɪθ ˈdɪstəns frəm si sˈmɔlər ðən ðə ˈdɪstəns ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən kən bi juzd fər drɔɪŋ əv ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə sɛt, si ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈʤuljə sɛt. ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈdɪstəns ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən ˈɛdət ˈpɪksəlz ˈkələrd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈdɪstəns ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈdɪstəns əv ə ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk (i.e., ˈɪnər) pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈbaʊndəri əv ðə sɛt. ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ɪz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ bi 1 zi pi si pi zi 0 2 si zi pi si pi zi 0 zi zi pi si pi zi 0 si pi si pi zi 0 1 zi pi si pi zi 0 {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {z}}}p_{c}^{p}(z_{0})}}}\right\|}},} wɛr pi pi} si si} pi si zi p_{c}(z)} ˈkɑmplɛks ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl pi si zi zi 2 si p_{c}(z)=z^{2}+c} ˈkɑmplɛks ˌpɑˌliˈnoʊmiəl pi si pi zi 0 pi pi} pi si zi zi zi} pi si 0 zi zi 0 zi 0 pi pi} əv ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv pi si zi zi zi} pi si 0 zi si p_{c}^{0}(z)=c} zi 0 zi 0 pi si pi zi 0 əv ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv si zi pi si pi zi 0 {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl zi zi pi si pi zi 0 {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl si pi si pi zi 0 {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl zi pi si pi zi 0 {\ˈpɑrʃəl }{\ˈpɑrʃəl pi si pi zi p_{c}^{p}(z)} zi 0 əˈnæləgəs tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɪriər keɪs, wəns bi ɪz faʊnd, wi noʊ ðət ɔl pɔɪnts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns əv frəm si ər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə sɛt. ðɛr ər tu ˈpræktɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈdɪstəns ˈɛstəˌmeɪt: fərst, wi nid tɪ faɪnd zi 0 prɪˈsaɪsli, ənd ˈsɛkənd, wi nid tɪ faɪnd pi pi} prɪˈsaɪsli. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ zi 0 ɪz ðət ðə kənˈvərʤəns tɪ zi 0 baɪ pi si zi p_{c}(z)} rikˈwaɪərz, ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli, ən ˈɪnfənət ˈnəmbər əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn pi pi} ɪz ðət, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, du tɪ ˈraʊndɪŋ ˈɛrərz, ə ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˈfɔlsli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd tɪ bi ən ˈɪntəʤər ˈməltəpəl əv ðə ril ˈpɪriəd (e.g., ə ˈpɪriəd əv 86 ɪz dɪˈtɛktɪd, waɪl ðə ril ˈpɪriəd ɪz ˈoʊnli ɪn səʧ keɪs, ðə ˈdɪstəns ɪz ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd, i.e., ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈreɪdiəs kʊd kənˈteɪn pɔɪnts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə sɛt. vju: sˈmɔləst ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju əv ðə ˈɔrbət əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər pɔɪnts əv ðə sɛt ˈɛdət bəlb ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈɛdət wən weɪ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ɪz tɪ faɪnd aʊt bɪˈfɔˌrhænd ˈwɛðər ðə ˈgɪvɪn pɔɪnt laɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə ər ɪn ðə bəlb. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈvælju θru ðə ɪˈskeɪp taɪm ˈælgərˌɪðəm, fərst ʧɛk ðət: pi ɛks 1 4 2 waɪ 2 ɛks pi 2 pi 2 1 4 ɛks 1 2 waɪ 2 1 16 wɛr ɛks ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə ril ˈvælju əv ðə pɔɪnt ənd waɪ ðə ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri ˈvælju. ðə fərst tu ɪkˈweɪʒənz dɪˈtərmən ðət ðə pɔɪnt ɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə, ðə læst ðə bəlb. ðə tɛst kən bi pərˈfɔrmd wɪˈθaʊt ðə skwɛr rut: kju ɛks 1 4 2 waɪ 2 kju kju ɛks 1 4 1 4 waɪ 2 3rd- ənd bədz du nɑt hæv ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɛsts, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈpərfəktli ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ faɪnd ˈwɛðər ðə pɔɪnts ər wɪˈθɪn ˈsərkəlz ˌɪnˈskraɪbd wɪˈθɪn ðiz bəlbz, prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈmɛni, ðoʊ nɑt ɔl, əv ðə pɔɪnts ɪn ðə bəlb frəm biɪŋ. ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈɛdət tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ du juʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz fər pɔɪnts ɪn ðə sɛt, wən kən pərˈfɔrm ˈʧɛkɪŋ. ʧɛk ˈwɛðər ə pɔɪnt riʧt ɪn ə ˈpɪksəl həz bɪn riʧt ˌbiˈfɔr. ɪf soʊ, ðə ˈpɪksəl ˈkænɑt dɪˈvərʤ ənd məst bi ɪn ðə sɛt. ˈʧɛkɪŋ ɪz, əv kɔrs, ə ˈtreɪˌdɔf. ðə nid tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər pɔɪnts kɔsts ˈmɛməri ənd ˈdætə ˈmænɪʤmənt ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz, wɛˈræz ɪt seɪvz ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈʧɛkɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈoʊnli wən ˈpriviəs ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən kən dɪˈtɛkt ˈmɛni ˈpɪriədz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl pərˈfɔrməns ˈoʊvərˈhɛd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɪˈθɪn ðə waɪl lup əv ðə əˈbəv, meɪk ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz. waɪl ənd ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ) ɪf (ɛks ənd waɪ ) ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən breɪk ɛks waɪ ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən 1 ˈbɔrdər ˈtreɪsɪŋ ɛʤ ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈɛdət ɛʤ dɪˈtɛkʃən ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsoʊbəl ˈfɪltər əv ˌhaɪpərˈbɑlɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts əv sɛt ɪt kən bi ʃoʊn ðət ɪf ə ˈsɑləd ʃeɪp kən bi drɔn ɔn ðə sɛt, wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈkələrz biɪŋ ðə seɪm, ðɛn ðə ʃeɪp kən bi fɪld ɪn wɪθ ðət ˈkələr. ðɪs ɪz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə sɛt biɪŋ ˈsɪmpli kəˈnɛktɪd. ˈbaʊndəri ˈtreɪsɪŋ wərks baɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz (ˈkələrd bændz) ɔl əraʊnd ðə sɛt, ənd ðɛn ˈfɪlɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər bænd æt wəns. ðɪs kən bi ə gʊd spid ˌɪnˈkris, bɪˈkəz ɪt minz ðət lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv pɔɪnts kən bi ə ˈsɪmələr ˈmɛθəd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə seɪm ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈjuzɪz ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəlz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈbɔrdər ʃeɪps. ɪt ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈfæstər ðən ˈbaʊndəri ˈtreɪsɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt rikˈwaɪərz fjuər ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz tɪ wərk aʊt ðə ˈrɛktæŋgəl. ɪt ɪz ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪˈkəz ˈbaʊndəriz ər nɑt rɛkˈtæŋgjələr, ənd soʊ səm ˈɛriəz kən bi mɪst. ðɪs ˈɪʃu kən bi ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzd baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈælgərˌɪðəm ðət, ɪf ə ˈrɛktæŋgəl ˈbɔrdər feɪlz, wɪl ˌsəbdəˈvaɪd ɪt ˈɪntu fɔr sˈmɔlər ˈrɛkˌtæŋgəlz ənd tɛst ðoʊz, ənd ˈiðər fɪl iʧ ər ˌsəbdəˈvaɪd əˈgɛn ənd rɪˈpit ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈoʊnli wərks ˈjuzɪŋ dɪˈskrit ˈkələrz ɪn ðə ɪˈskeɪp taɪm ˈælgərˌɪðəm. ɪt wɪl nɑt wərk fər ˈkələrɪŋ. ˈsɪmətri ˌjutələˈzeɪʃən ˈɛdət ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ˈsɪmətri əv ðə sɛt əˈlaʊz fər ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ bi skɪpt əˈpɑn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ðə ril ˈæksəs ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪmɪʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈpɔrʃən ðət gɪts ˈmɪrərd, ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər əv pɔɪnts wɪl bi ˈrɛndərd. ədˈvænst ˈbeɪˌlaʊt ˈmɛθəd ˈɛdət ˈsɪmpəl ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd skrɪpts ˈʤɛnərəli tɛnd tɪ sɛt ðə ɪˈskeɪp ˈvælju tɪ tu. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs kən bi ˌɪmˈpruvd baɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈdɪstəns frəm ðə ˈɔrəʤən ənd ðə pɔɪnt biɪŋ ˈrɛndərd wɪθ ðə ˌpɪθəˈgɔriən ˈθɪrəm baɪ ˈsəmɪŋ ðə skwɛrz əv ðə ril ənd ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri ˈpɔrʃənz əv zi zi} ənd ðɛn ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ɪf ðə ˈvælju ɪz ˈlɑrʤər ər ˈikwəl tɪ fɔr. ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈfæstər ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤ. ˌpərtərˈbeɪʃən ˈθɪri ənd ˈsɪriz əˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃən ˈɛdət ˈvɛri ˈhaɪli ˈmægnəˌfaɪd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr ðən ðə ˈstændərd ər soʊ bɪts əv priˈsɪʒən ðət moʊst ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈjunɪts prəˈvaɪd, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ tɪ juz sloʊ "bignum" ər "arbitrary-precision" mæθ ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs kən bi spɛd əp baɪ ðə ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ˌpərtərˈbeɪʃən ˈθɪri. ˈgɪvɪn zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn 2 si z_{n+1}=z_{n}^{2}+c} ɛz ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən, ənd ə smɔl ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ənd ˈdɛltə, ɪt ɪz ðə keɪs ðət zi ɛn 2 si zi ɛn 2 2 zi ɛn 2 si +\ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ər zi ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn 2 +\ˈɛpsəˌlɑn soʊ ɪf wən dɪˈfaɪnz ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn ɛn ɛn 2 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn wən kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɔɪnt (e.g. ðə ˈsɛnər əv ən ˈɪmɪʤ) ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɛrɪθˈmɛtɪk (zi), ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ˈrɛfərəns ˈɔrbət, ənd ðɛn kəmˈpjut ˈmɛni pɔɪnts əraʊnd ɪt ɪn tərmz əv ˈvɛriəs ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɔfˌsɛts ˈdɛltə pləs ðə əˈbəv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən fər ˈɛpsəˌlɑn, wɛr ɪz sɛt tɪ 0 fər moʊst ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz, ˈɛpsəˌlɑn dɪz nɑt nid mɔr ðən 16 sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈfɪgjərz, ənd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli ˈhɑrdˌwɛr meɪ bi juzd tɪ gɪt ə ˈmoʊstli ˈækjərət ðɛr wɪl ˈɔfən bi səm ˈɛriəz wɛr ðə ˈɔrbəts əv pɔɪnts dɪˈvərʤ ɪˈnəf frəm ðə ˈrɛfərəns ˈɔrbət ðət ˈɛkstrə priˈsɪʒən ɪz ˈnidɪd ɔn ðoʊz pɔɪnts, ər ɛls əˈdɪʃənəl ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛfərəns ˈɔrbəts ər ˈnidɪd. baɪ ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ðə ˈɔrbət ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt ənd ðə pɔɪnt ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd wɪθ loʊ priˈsɪʒən, ɪt kən bi dɪˈtɛktɪd ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə pɔɪnt kərˈɛktli, ənd ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən kən bi stɑpt. ðiz ˌɪnkərˈɛkt pɔɪnts kən ˈleɪtər bi e.g. frəm əˈnəðər ˈkloʊzər ˈrɛfərəns pɔɪnt. ˈfərðər, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈvæljuz fər ðə pɔɪnts wɪθ ə ˈtrəŋˌkeɪtɪd ˈteɪlər ˈsɪriz, wɪʧ ˈɔfən ɪˈneɪbəlz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz tɪ bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ðiz tɛkˈniks ər ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl ənd ˈɔfər fər ˈhaɪli ˈmægnəˌfaɪd ˈɪmɪʤɪz baɪ əraʊnd tu ˈɔrdərz əv ən ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv ðə əˈbəv: fər ðə ˈsɛntrəl pɔɪnt ɪn ðə dɪsk si si} ənd ɪts ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz zi ɛn z_{n}} ənd ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri pɔɪnt ɪn ðə dɪsk si ənd ɪts ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz zi ɛn z'_{n}} ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɪtərˌeɪtɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp: zi ɛn zi ɛn ɛn _{ɛn}} wɪθ 1 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn səkˈsɛsɪv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} kən bi faʊnd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn 2 si zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn ɛn 2 si zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn 2 si 2 zi ɛn ɛn ɛn 2 zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn ɛn ɛn 2 naʊ frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən: zi ɛn 1 zi ɛn 1 ɛn 1 ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ðət: ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn ɛn ɛn 2 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ɛz ðə ˈɪtərˌeɪtɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp rɪˈleɪts ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈsɛntrəl pɔɪnt baɪ ə ˈvɛri smɔl ʧeɪnʤ \ˈdɛltə ðɛn moʊst əv ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} ər ˈɔlsoʊ smɔl ənd kən bi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfloʊtɪŋ pɔɪnt ˈhɑrdˌwɛr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fər ˈɛvəri ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri pɔɪnt ɪn ðə dɪsk ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ə ˈvælju fər ə ˈgɪvɪn ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ θru ðə ˈsikwəns frəm 0 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn 0 baɪ ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} ɛz ə paʊər ˈsɪriz əv \ˈdɛltə ɛn ə ɛn bi ɛn 2 si ɛn 3 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn wɪθ ə 1 1 bi 1 0 si 1 0 naʊ ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən ɪkˈweɪʒən əv \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts əv ðə paʊər ˈsɪriz fər iʧ ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn ɛn ɛn 2 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn ə ɛn bi ɛn 2 si ɛn 3 ə ɛn bi ɛn 2 si ɛn 3 2 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn ə ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn bi ɛn ə ɛn 2 2 2 zi ɛn si ɛn 2 ə ɛn bi ɛn 3 \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ðət: ə ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn ə ɛn 1 bi ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn bi ɛn ə ɛn 2 si ɛn 1 2 zi ɛn si ɛn 2 ə ɛn bi ɛn c_{n+1}=2z_{n}c_{n}+2a_{n}b_{n}} ðə ɪn ðə paʊər ˈsɪriz kən bi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ɛz ˈɪtərˌeɪtɪv ˈsɪriz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈvæljuz frəm ðə ˈsɛntrəl pɔɪnts ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz zi zi} ənd du nɑt ʧeɪnʤ fər ˈɛni ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri pɔɪnt ɪn ðə dɪsk. ɪf \ˈdɛltə ɪz ˈvɛri smɔl, ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} ʃʊd bi tɪ səˈfɪʃənt ˈækjərəsi ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə fju tərmz əv ðə paʊər ˈsɪriz. ɛz ðə ɪˈskeɪp ˈkɑnˌtʊrz ər 'kənˈtɪnjuəs' ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkɑmplɛks pleɪn, ɪf ə pɔɪnts ɪˈskeɪp taɪm həz bɪn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd, ðɛn ðə ɪˈskeɪp taɪm əv ðət pɔɪnts ˈneɪbərz ʃʊd bi ˈsɪmələr. əv ðə ˈneɪbərɪŋ pɔɪnts ʃʊd prəˈvaɪd ə gʊd ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən əv wɛr tɪ stɑrt ɪn ðə ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} ˈsɪriz. ˈfərðər, ˈsɛpərˌeɪt əv boʊθ ril ˈæksəs pɔɪnts ənd ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri ˈæksəs pɔɪnts ʃʊd prəˈvaɪd boʊθ ən ˈəpər ənd loʊər baʊnd fər ðə pɔɪnt biɪŋ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd. ɪf boʊθ rɪˈzəlts ər ðə seɪm (i.e*. boʊθ ɪˈskeɪp ər dɑt nɑt ɪˈskeɪp) ðɛn ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɛn \ˈdɛltə ɛn} kən bi juzd tɪ ˌrɪˈkjuz ənˈtɪl boʊθ ən ˈəpər ənd loʊər baʊnd kən bi ɪˈstæblɪʃt. ɪf ˈfloʊtɪŋ pɔɪnt ˈhɑrdˌwɛr kən bi juzd tɪ ðə \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ˈsɪriz, ðɛn ðɛr ɪgˈzɪsts ə riˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin haʊ ˈmɛni ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz kən bi əˈʧivd ɪn ðə taɪm ɪt teɪks tɪ juz ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɪ kəmˈpjut ə ˈgɪvɪn ɛn \ˈɛpsəˌlɑn _{ɛn}} ɪf ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə baʊndz ɪz ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ pərˈfɔrm baɪˈnoʊmiəl sərʧ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr, səkˈsɛsɪvli ˈhævɪŋ ðə gæp ənˈtɪl ɪt bɪˈkəmz mɔr taɪm ɪˈfɪʃənt tɪ faɪnd ðə ɪˈskeɪp ˈvælju ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfloʊtɪŋ pɔɪnt ˈhɑrdˌwɛr. ˈrɛfərənsɪz ɪn ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər ˈɛdət ðə sɛt ɪz kənˈsɪdərd baɪ ˈmɛni ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ənd həz bɪn səʧ ˈrɛfərənst ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ɪn ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər. si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
speaking to a room full of veterans monday, republican presidential nominee donald trump seemed to suggest soldiers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) aren't strong. "when people come back from war and combat and they see maybe what the people in this room have seen many times over, and strong and you can handle it, but a lot of people handle it," trump said, via news. the comments, which reportedly were greeted by a silence over the room, came during a session with the retired american warriors pac. some on social media were quick to criticize the nominee for the comments trump reportedly made the comments just after saying 22 veterans commit suicide every day, using an often-cited, but outdated figure from the department of veteran affairs. the department updated that figure this year, saying it was closer to 20 suicides per day. trump mentioned monday that his plan for the would allow veterans to receive care at any hospital and not just at clinics, which he said are overwhelmed with long lines. "people are killing themselves what are waiting on line because they have days and days before what could be a simple procedure, a simple prescription, and the wait is so long, they take it," trump said, according to. trump previously stumbled talking with veterans when he criticized in july 2015 the service of arizona sen. john mccain, who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war during the vietnam war. "he's not a war hero," trump said. "he was a war hero because he was captured. i like people who captured." trump received a number of deferments from serving in the vietnam war. the nominee has registered a fair amount of support among the military. a september survey from the military times and syracuse university's institute for veterans and military families found trump registered percent among the entire military force, followed by libertarian gary johnson at percent and democratic nominee hillary clinton at percent.	ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ə rum fʊl əv ˈvɛtərənz ˈmənˌdeɪ, rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp simd tɪ səˈʤɛst ˈsoʊlʤərz hu ˈsəfər frəm ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs dɪˈsɔrdər (ptsd) ˈɑrənt strɔŋ. "wɪn ˈpipəl kəm bæk frəm wɔr ənd ˈkɑmbæt ənd ðeɪ si ˈmeɪbi wət ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs rum hæv sin ˈmɛni taɪmz ˈoʊvər, ənd strɔŋ ənd ju kən ˈhændəl ɪt, bət ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ˈhændəl ɪt," trəmp sɛd, ˈviə nuz. ðə ˈkɑmɛnts, wɪʧ rɪˈpɔrtədli wər ˈgritɪd baɪ ə ˈsaɪləns ˈoʊvər ðə rum, keɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðə rɪˈtaɪrd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwɔrjərz pæk. səm ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wər kwɪk tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ðə ˌnɑməˈni fər ðə ˈkɑmɛnts trəmp rɪˈpɔrtədli meɪd ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ʤɪst ˈæftər seɪɪŋ 22 ˈvɛtərənz kəˈmɪt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈɛvəri deɪ, ˈjuzɪŋ ən often-cited, bət ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈfɪgjər frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈvɛtərən əˈfɛrz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðət ˈfɪgjər ðɪs jɪr, seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz ˈkloʊzər tɪ 20 ˈsuəˌsaɪdz pər deɪ. trəmp ˈmɛnʃənd ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət hɪz plæn fər ðə wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈvɛtərənz tɪ rɪˈsiv kɛr æt ˈɛni ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd nɑt ʤɪst æt ˈklɪnɪks, wɪʧ hi sɛd ər ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ lɔŋ laɪnz. "ˈpipəl ər ˈkɪlɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz wət ər ˈweɪtɪŋ ɔn laɪn bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv deɪz ənd deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr wət kʊd bi ə ˈsɪmpəl prəˈsiʤər, ə ˈsɪmpəl prəˈskrɪpʃən, ənd ðə weɪt ɪz soʊ lɔŋ, ðeɪ teɪk ɪt," trəmp sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ. trəmp ˈpriviəsli ˈstəmbəld ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ ˈvɛtərənz wɪn hi ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 ðə ˈsərvɪs əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə sɛn. ʤɑn məˈkeɪn, hu spɛnt mɔr ðən faɪv jɪrz ɛz ə ˈprɪzənər əv wɔr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. "hiz nɑt ə wɔr ˈhɪroʊ," trəmp sɛd. "hi wɑz ə wɔr ˈhɪroʊ bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈkæpʧərd. aɪ laɪk ˈpipəl hu ˈkæpʧərd." trəmp rɪˈsivd ə ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈfərmənts frəm ˈsərvɪŋ ɪn ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. ðə ˌnɑməˈni həz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv səˈpɔrt əˈməŋ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ə sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈsərˌveɪ frəm ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri taɪmz ənd ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər ˈvɛtərənz ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfæməliz faʊnd trəmp ˈrɛʤɪstərd pərˈsɛnt əˈməŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən æt pərˈsɛnt ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən æt pərˈsɛnt.
eminem is still angry with president donald trump, but this time, personal. in an interview on, the rapper says he anticipated an angry response the president to his freestyle cypher “the storm,” but nothing has happened yet. eminem delivered an angry verse about the president on october 6 at the bet hip hop awards, calling him a “racist grandpa”. though the video went viral, racking up 34 million views as of this writing, the president never responded to, a fact that seems to have angered him more. trending: student accused of snatching hat from trump supporter may face year in jail "i was and still am extremely angry,” said on his radio station. “i stand that motherfker. i feel like not paying attention to me. i was kind of waiting for him to say something and for some reason, he say anything.” trump tends to tweet angrily after watching fox news programs including fox & friends, specifically about any subjects the talk show hosts bring up. he has also attacked several late night talk show hosts for criticizing him, a fact which has excited the late show ’s stephen colbert. for whatever reason, it appears the president was not watching the bet hip hop awards. eminem more getty images don't miss: donald trump promotes his own black friday 'make america great again' merchandise deal on facebook if the president does decide to watch’s freestyle, be treated to lyrics like “racism's the only thing he's fantastic for” and “this is for colin [kaepernick], ball up a fist! / and keep that balled like donald the bch!” eminem has begun chants at his live performances insulting the president, in the weeks since october 6, as bet reports. but these, too, have fallen on deaf ears. fox news is, unsurprisingly, less surprised that trump responded to the video it calls a “five-minute freestyle rap bashing.” eminem actually shares a geographical with the president. both of their most devoted fans tend to live “in whiter and more rural places: west virginia; southern ohio; eastern kentucky; deep north maine; the ozarks in missouri; across the great plains,” the new york times pointed out in october. that means’s verse probably caused the most controversy in those states. although’s anger at the president is probably authentic, worth pointing out that he may have been hoping for a high-profile beef with trump in order to promote his new album, “revival.” while the album was originally scheduled for 2018, new reports hint that it may be released in december. suggests it could hit december 8, based on an analysis of typical release dates from’s label, interscope records. this article was first written by newsweek more from newsweek	eminem* ɪz stɪl ˈæŋgri wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, bət ðɪs taɪm, ˈpərsɪnəl. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ðə ˈræpər sɪz hi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ən ˈæŋgri rɪˈspɑns ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ hɪz ˈfriˌstaɪl ˈsaɪfər storm,”,” bət ˈnəθɪŋ həz ˈhæpənd jɛt. dɪˈlɪvərd ən ˈæŋgri vərs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 6 æt ðə bɛt hɪp hɑp əˈwɔrdz, ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪm ə grandpa””. ðoʊ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl, ˈrækɪŋ əp 34 ˈmɪljən vjuz ɛz əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈnɛvər rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ, ə fækt ðət simz tɪ hæv ˈæŋgərd ɪm mɔr. ˈtrɛndɪŋ: ˈstudənt əˈkjuzd əv sˈnæʧɪŋ hæt frəm trəmp səˈpɔrtər meɪ feɪs jɪr ɪn ʤeɪl "aɪ wɑz ənd stɪl æm ɪkˈstrimli angry,”,” sɛd ɔn hɪz ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən. stænd ðət motherfker. aɪ fil laɪk nɑt peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ mi. aɪ wɑz kaɪnd əv ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ɪm tɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ənd fər səm ˈrizən, hi seɪ anything.”.” trəmp tɛndz tɪ twit ˈæŋgrəli ˈæftər ˈwɑʧɪŋ fɑks nuz ˈproʊˌgræmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fɑks frɛndz, spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈbaʊt ˈɛni ˈsəbʤɪkts ðə tɔk ʃoʊ hoʊsts brɪŋ əp. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtækt ˈsɛvərəl leɪt naɪt tɔk ʃoʊ hoʊsts fər ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ɪm, ə fækt wɪʧ həz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ðə leɪt ʃoʊ ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt. fər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈrizən, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz nɑt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə bɛt hɪp hɑp əˈwɔrdz. mɔr ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz doʊnt mɪs: ˈdɑnəld trəmp prəˈmoʊts hɪz oʊn blæk ˈfraɪˌdeɪ 'meɪk əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt əˈgɛn' ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz dil ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪf ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪz ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ wɔʧ ˈfriˌstaɪl, bi ˈtritɪd tɪ ˈlɪrɪks laɪk ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ hiz fænˈtæstɪk for”” ənd ɪz fər ˈkoʊlɪn [kaepernick], bɔl əp ə fɪst! ənd kip ðət bɔld laɪk ˈdɑnəld ðə bch!”!” həz ˈbeɪgən ʧænts æt hɪz lɪv pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ɪn ðə wiks sɪns ɑkˈtoʊbər 6 ɛz bɛt rɪˈpɔrts. bət ðiz, tu, hæv ˈfɑlən ɔn dɛf ɪrz. fɑks nuz ɪz, ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, lɛs səˈpraɪzd ðət trəmp rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪt kɔlz ə ˈfriˌstaɪl ræp bashing.”.” ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃɛrz ə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. boʊθ əv ðɛr moʊst dɪˈvoʊtɪd fænz tɛnd tɪ lɪv ˈwaɪtər ənd mɔr ˈrʊrəl ˈpleɪsɪz: wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə; ˈsəðərn oʊˈhaɪoʊ; ˈistərn kənˈtəki; dip nɔrθ meɪn; ðə ˈoʊˌzɑrks ɪn məˈzʊri; əˈkrɔs ðə greɪt plains,”,” ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ðət minz vərs ˈprɑbəˌbli kɔzd ðə moʊst ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɪn ðoʊz steɪts. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈæŋgər æt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈθɛnɪk, wərθ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət hi meɪ hæv bɪn ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl bif wɪθ trəmp ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈmoʊt hɪz nu ˈælbəm, ““revival.”*.” waɪl ðə ˈælbəm wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈskɛʤʊld fər 2018 nu rɪˈpɔrts hɪnt ðət ɪt meɪ bi riˈlist ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. səˈʤɛsts ɪt kʊd hɪt dɪˈsɛmbər 8 beɪst ɔn ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈtɪpɪkəl riˈlis deɪts frəm ˈleɪbəl, ˈɪntərˌskoʊp ˈrɛkərdz. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz fərst ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈnuzˌwik mɔr frəm ˈnuzˌwik
starting today citizens are free to copy mp3s, cds and dvds for personal use. after an unexpected delay, copyright law was amended to legalize this common form of copying. in addition, the changes also broaden other forms of fair use, including parody and quotation rights. earlier this year the intellectual property office announced that the changes would go into effect in june. however, when june came around the most crucial changes were still pending parliamentary approval. these final issues were resolved this summer and after a brief delay private copying is now legal. this means that people are now free to make copies of dvds, cds and other types of media, as long as for personal use and without copyright protection. in addition, no longer to store copies of legally purchased media to the cloud. “these changes are going to bring our ip laws into the century,” ip minister baroness says commenting on the changes. “they will mean that the ip regime will now be responsive to the modern business environment and more flexible for consumers.” the changes aim to fix the mismatch between the law and public opinion. a survey previously found that 85% of consumers believed that dvd and cd ripping was legal already, while more than one-third of all consumers admitted that made copies of media they purchased. besides the new private copying rights, the upcoming amendments will also broaden fair use rights. for example, people no longer have to ask permission to quote from or parody the work of others, such as a news report or a book, as long as “fair dealing” and the source is recognized. for the public the amendments are certainly a welcome change from the more restrictive copyright laws that were previously in place. for those who are interested, a full overview of the upcoming changes is available here. update: the reference was removed from this article, as that was already allowed under a previous amendment. apologies for the confusion.	ˈstɑrtɪŋ təˈdeɪ ˈsɪtɪzənz ər fri tɪ ˈkɑpi mp3s, ˈsiˈdiz ənd ˌdiˌviˈdiz fər ˈpərsɪnəl juz. ˈæftər ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd dɪˈleɪ, ˈkɑpiˌraɪt lɔ wɑz əˈmɛndɪd tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ðɪs ˈkɑmən fɔrm əv ˈkɑpiɪŋ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbrɔdən ˈəðər fɔrmz əv fɛr juz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpɛrədi ənd kwoʊˈteɪʃən raɪts. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti ˈɔfəs əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd goʊ ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɪn ʤun. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ʤun keɪm əraʊnd ðə moʊst ˈkruʃəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər stɪl ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri əˈpruvəl. ðiz ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪʃuz wər riˈzɑlvd ðɪs ˈsəmər ənd ˈæftər ə brif dɪˈleɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑpiɪŋ ɪz naʊ ˈligəl. ðɪs minz ðət ˈpipəl ər naʊ fri tɪ meɪk ˈkɑpiz əv ˌdiˌviˈdiz, ˈsiˈdiz ənd ˈəðər taɪps əv ˈmidiə, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz fər ˈpərsɪnəl juz ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑpiˌraɪt prəˈtɛkʃən. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər tɪ stɔr ˈkɑpiz əv ˈligəli ˈpərʧəst ˈmidiə tɪ ðə klaʊd. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ɑr ˌaɪˌpi lɔz ˈɪntu ðə century,”,” ˌaɪˌpi ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛrənɪs sɪz ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. wɪl min ðət ðə ˌaɪˌpi rəˈʒim wɪl naʊ bi rɪˈspɑnsɪv tɪ ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈbɪznɪs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd mɔr ˈflɛksəbəl fər consumers.”.” ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz eɪm tɪ fɪks ðə ˈmɪsˌmæʧ bɪtˈwin ðə lɔ ənd ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. ə ˈsərˌveɪ ˈpriviəsli faʊnd ðət 85 əv kənˈsumərz bɪˈlivd ðət ˌdiˌviˈdi ənd ˈsiˈdi ˈrɪpɪŋ wɑz ˈligəl ɔˈrɛdi, waɪl mɔr ðən ˌwənˈθərd əv ɔl kənˈsumərz ədˈmɪtəd ðət meɪd ˈkɑpiz əv ˈmidiə ðeɪ ˈpərʧəst. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə nu ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑpiɪŋ raɪts, ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ əˈmɛndmənts wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbrɔdən fɛr juz raɪts. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈpipəl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv tɪ æsk pərˈmɪʃən tɪ kwoʊt frəm ər ˈpɛrədi ðə wərk əv ˈəðərz, səʧ ɛz ə nuz rɪˈpɔrt ər ə bʊk, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz dealing”” ənd ðə sɔrs ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd. fər ðə ˈpəblɪk ðə əˈmɛndmənts ər ˈsərtənli ə ˈwɛlkəm ʧeɪnʤ frəm ðə mɔr riˈstrɪktɪv ˈkɑpiˌraɪt lɔz ðət wər ˈpriviəsli ɪn pleɪs. fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, ə fʊl ˈoʊvərvˌju əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪz əˈveɪləbəl hir. ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈrɛfərəns wɑz riˈmuvd frəm ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, ɛz ðət wɑz ɔˈrɛdi əˈlaʊd ˈəndər ə ˈpriviəs əˈmɛndmənt. əˈpɑləˌʤiz fər ðə kənfˈjuʒən.
a florida man who was denied a room at a hotel drove his vehicle into the hotel and a law enforcement vehicle. walter chuck christie, 55, of carmel, told employee at a holiday inn express that he was sent to the hotel by president donald trump and gen. john kelly and demanded a room, according to the gainesville sun. >> message in a bottle from rhode island washes up on florida beach the hotel manager refused his demand, asked him to leave and called authorities. when deputies arrived, they noticed that christie was stumbling, and he refused to cooperate when they asked for his license. after trying and failing to start his car multiple times, christie eventually got his vehicle running and drove it over a curb, into hedges and into the hot water air vent. his vehicle also struck a deputies’ vehicle. when christie refused to exit his vehicle, deputies used a taser on him twice, according to the gainesville sun. >> officials looking for abandoned cubs after mother bear hit, killed by car he was arrested, charged with driving under the influence, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and trespassing and taken to alachua county jail, where he was held on $70,000 bond. read more at the gainesville sun.	ə ˈflɔrɪdə mæn hu wɑz dɪˈnaɪd ə rum æt ə hoʊˈtɛl droʊv hɪz ˈviɪkəl ˈɪntu ðə hoʊˈtɛl ənd ə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈviɪkəl. ˈwɔltər ʧək ˈkrɪsti, 55 əv ˈkɑrməl, toʊld ɪmˈplɔɪi æt ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ɪn ɪkˈsprɛs ðət hi wɑz sɛnt tɪ ðə hoʊˈtɛl baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ʤɛn. ʤɑn ˈkɛli ənd dɪˈmændɪd ə rum, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgeɪnzˌvɪl sən. ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl frəm roʊd ˈaɪlənd ˈwɑʃɪz əp ɔn ˈflɔrɪdə biʧ ðə hoʊˈtɛl ˈmænɪʤər rɪfˈjuzd hɪz dɪˈmænd, æst ɪm tɪ liv ənd kɔld əˈθɔrətiz. wɪn ˈdɛpjətiz əraɪvd, ðeɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ˈkrɪsti wɑz ˈstəmbəlɪŋ, ənd hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪn ðeɪ æst fər hɪz ˈlaɪsəns. ˈæftər traɪɪŋ ənd ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ stɑrt hɪz kɑr ˈməltəpəl taɪmz, ˈkrɪsti ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɑt hɪz ˈviɪkəl ˈrənɪŋ ənd droʊv ɪt ˈoʊvər ə kərb, ˈɪntu ˈhɛʤɪz ənd ˈɪntu ðə hɑt ˈwɔtər ɛr vɛnt. hɪz ˈviɪkəl ˈɔlsoʊ strək ə deputies’*’ ˈviɪkəl. wɪn ˈkrɪsti rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈɛksət hɪz ˈviɪkəl, ˈdɛpjətiz juzd ə ˈteɪzər ɔn ɪm twaɪs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgeɪnzˌvɪl sən. əˈfɪʃəlz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər əˈbændənd kəbz ˈæftər ˈməðər bɛr hɪt, kɪld baɪ kɑr hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd, ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns, ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd əˈsɔlt wɪθ ə ˈdɛdli ˈwɛpən ənd ˈtrɛˌspæsɪŋ ənd ˈteɪkən tɪ əˈlæʧuə ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl, wɛr hi wɑz hɛld ɔn bɑnd. rɛd mɔr æt ðə ˈgeɪnzˌvɪl sən.
the conference in shenzhen, china, was attended by local officials it's the first time the have been introduced to the chinese market ever dream of flying like a bird? or perhaps just james bond? well now you can thanks to the first commercially viable soon to be available. the prototype was unveiled at international innovators conference in shenzhen, southern china, reported people's daily online. the grand unveiling of the took place in the afternoon on july 20. martin had its debut in china at international innovators conference on july 20 liu, board chairman of research company science, presented the high-tech equipment to the audience, which included important local officials. it was showcased as an alternative to traditional modes of travel, including as a personal helicopter. the company hopes to attract interest from local investors. in particular, they were looking for potential members for the iron man club. liu , board chairman of science, present his product to an audience in shenzhen, china they also hoped to attract individuals and industry decision makers who might be interested in the technology. it is not clear what the will cost but there is already great interest in the project. liu revealed that the company's online sales portal is 'virtually paralysed' by the demand and lots of people are signing up for the pre-order. the company hopes that the first batch of the will be made available to the emergency services industry from 2016 while private models could be delivered by 2017. the is sold as an alternative mode of travel. it is more cost efficient and smaller than helicopters the technology is not new of course. first mentions of the technology appeared as far back as 1919. kuang-chi science has been collaborating with new zealand innovators martin company since december 2014. the martin took its first flight back in 2005 and has been working with private investors to develop the technology.	ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn, ˈʧaɪnə, wɑz əˈtɛndəd baɪ ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz ɪts ðə fərst taɪm ðə hæv bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɛvər drim əv flaɪɪŋ laɪk ə bərd? ər pərˈhæps ʤɪst ʤeɪmz bɑnd? wɛl naʊ ju kən θæŋks tɪ ðə fərst kəˈmərʃəli ˈvaɪəbəl sun tɪ bi əˈveɪləbəl. ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp wɑz ənˈveɪld æt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn, ˈsəðərn ˈʧaɪnə, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈpipəlz ˈdeɪli ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ðə grænd ənˈveɪlɪŋ əv ðə tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 ˈmɑrtɪn hæd ɪts ˈdeɪbju ɪn ˈʧaɪnə æt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 lju, bɔrd ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈrisərʧ ˈkəmpəˌni saɪəns, pərˈzɛnəd ðə ˌhaɪˈtɛk ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ ðə ˈɔdiəns, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz. ɪt wɑz ˈʃoʊˌkeɪst ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ trəˈdɪʃənəl moʊdz əv ˈtrævəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hoʊps tɪ əˈtrækt ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ˈloʊkəl ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmɛmbərz fər ðə aɪərn mæn kləb. lju bɔrd ˈʧɛrmən əv saɪəns, ˈprɛzənt hɪz ˈprɑdəkt tɪ ən ˈɔdiəns ɪn ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn, ˈʧaɪnə ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊpt tɪ əˈtrækt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˈɪndəstri dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkərz hu maɪt bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr wət ðə wɪl kɔst bət ðɛr ɪz ɔˈrɛdi greɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. lju rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈɔnˌlaɪn seɪlz ˈpɔrtəl ɪz 'ˈvərʧuəli paralysed' baɪ ðə dɪˈmænd ənd lɑts əv ˈpipəl ər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp fər ðə pre-order. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hoʊps ðət ðə fərst bæʧ əv ðə wɪl bi meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɪndəstri frəm 2016 waɪl ˈpraɪvət ˈmɑdəlz kʊd bi dɪˈlɪvərd baɪ 2017 ðə ɪz soʊld ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv moʊd əv ˈtrævəl. ɪt ɪz mɔr kɔst ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd sˈmɔlər ðən ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz nɑt nu əv kɔrs. fərst ˈmɛnʃənz əv ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi əˈpɪrd ɛz fɑr bæk ɛz 1919 saɪəns həz bɪn kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ nu ˈzilənd ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz ˈmɑrtɪn ˈkəmpəˌni sɪns dɪˈsɛmbər 2014 ðə ˈmɑrtɪn tʊk ɪts fərst flaɪt bæk ɪn 2005 ənd həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi.
and yet what those elections really meant for my father was a chance to fight his sense of invisibility. my father understood, long before i did, that in the minds of the bourgeoisie people like the publisher who would turn down my book a few years later our existence count and real. my father had felt abandoned by the political left since the 1980s, when it began adopting the language and thinking of the free market. across europe, parties no longer spoke of social class, injustice and poverty, of suffering, pain and exhaustion. they talked about modernization, growth and harmony in diversity, about communication, social dialogue and calming tensions. my father understood that this technocratic vocabulary was meant to shut up workers and spread neoliberalism. the left fighting for the working class, against the laws of the marketplace; it was trying to manage the lives of the working class from within those laws. the unions had undergone the same transformation: my grandfather was a union man. my father was not. when he was watching tv and a socialist or a union representative appeared on the screen, my father would complain, “whatever left, right, now, all the same.” that “whatever” distilled all of his disappointment in those who, in his mind, should have been standing up for him but weren’t. by contrast, the national front railed against poor working conditions and unemployment, laying all the blame on immigration or the european union. in the absence of any attempt by the left to discuss his suffering, my father latched on to the false explanations offered by the far right. unlike the ruling class, he have the privilege of voting for a political program. voting, for him, was a desperate attempt to exist in the eyes of others. i know for sure how he voted last month, in the first round of the presidential election, and i know for sure how he will vote on sunday, in the runoff. he and i almost never speak. our lives have grown too far apart, and whenever we try to talk on the phone, we are reduced to silence by the pain of having become strangers to each other. usually we hang up after a minute or two, embarrassed that neither of us can think of anything to say. but even if i ask him directly, confident he is still voting for the national front. in his village, marine le pen came out way ahead in the first round of the election. today, writers, journalists and liberals bear the weight of responsibility for the future. to persuade my family not to vote for marine le pen, not enough to show that she is racist and dangerous: everyone knows that already. not enough to fight against hate or against her. we have to fight for the powerless, for a language that gives a place to the most invisible people people like my father.	ənd jɛt wət ðoʊz ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈrɪli mɛnt fər maɪ ˈfɑðər wɑz ə ʧæns tɪ faɪt hɪz sɛns əv ˌɪnˌvɪzəˈbɪləti. maɪ ˈfɑðər ˌəndərˈstʊd, lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ dɪd, ðət ɪn ðə maɪndz əv ðə ˌbʊrʒˌwɑˈzi ˈpipəl laɪk ðə ˈpəblɪʃər hu wʊd tərn daʊn maɪ bʊk ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər ɑr ɪgˈzɪstəns kaʊnt ənd ril. maɪ ˈfɑðər hæd fɛlt əˈbændənd baɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl lɛft sɪns ðə 1980s, wɪn ɪt bɪˈgæn əˈdɑptɪŋ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə fri ˈmɑrkɪt. əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp, ˈpɑrtiz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər spoʊk əv ˈsoʊʃəl klæs, ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs ənd ˈpɑvərti, əv ˈsəfərɪŋ, peɪn ənd ɪgˈzɔsʧən. ðeɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃən, groʊθ ənd ˈhɑrməni ɪn dɪˈvərsɪti, əˈbaʊt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg ənd ˈkɑmɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz. maɪ ˈfɑðər ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ðɪs ˌtɛknəˈkrætɪk voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri wɑz mɛnt tɪ ʃət əp ˈwərkərz ənd sprɛd neoliberalism. ðə lɛft ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs, əˈgɛnst ðə lɔz əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs; ɪt wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə lɪvz əv ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs frəm wɪˈθɪn ðoʊz lɔz. ðə ˈjunjənz hæd ˌəndərˈgɔn ðə seɪm ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən: maɪ ˈgrænˌfɑðər wɑz ə ˈjunjən mæn. maɪ ˈfɑðər wɑz nɑt. wɪn hi wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ər ə ˈjunjən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə skrin, maɪ ˈfɑðər wʊd kəmˈpleɪn, lɛft, raɪt, naʊ, ɔl ðə same.”.” ðət ““whatever”” dɪˈstɪld ɔl əv hɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ɪn ðoʊz hu, ɪn hɪz maɪnd, ʃʊd hæv bɪn ˈstændɪŋ əp fər ɪm bət weren’t*. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ðə ˈnæʃənəl frənt reɪld əˈgɛnst pur ˈwərkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, leɪɪŋ ɔl ðə bleɪm ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən. ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛni əˈtɛmpt baɪ ðə lɛft tɪ dɪˈskəs hɪz ˈsəfərɪŋ, maɪ ˈfɑðər læʧt ɔn tɪ ðə fɔls ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ˈɔfərd baɪ ðə fɑr raɪt. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈrulɪŋ klæs, hi hæv ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈvoʊtɪŋ, fər ɪm, wɑz ə ˈdɛspərɪt əˈtɛmpt tɪ ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðə aɪz əv ˈəðərz. aɪ noʊ fər ʃʊr haʊ hi ˈvoʊtɪd læst mənθ, ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ənd aɪ noʊ fər ʃʊr haʊ hi wɪl voʊt ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ɪn ðə ˈrəˌnɔf. hi ənd aɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnɛvər spik. ɑr lɪvz hæv groʊn tu fɑr əˈpɑrt, ənd wɛˈnɛvər wi traɪ tɪ tɔk ɔn ðə foʊn, wi ər rɪˈdust tɪ ˈsaɪləns baɪ ðə peɪn əv ˈhævɪŋ bɪˈkəm ˈstreɪnʤərz tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ˈjuʒəwəli wi hæŋ əp ˈæftər ə ˈmɪnət ər tu, ɪmˈbɛrəst ðət ˈniðər əv ˈjuˈɛs kən θɪŋk əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ seɪ. bət ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ æsk ɪm dɪˈrɛkli, ˈkɑnfədənt hi ɪz stɪl ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl frənt. ɪn hɪz ˈvɪlɪʤ, mərˈin lə pɛn keɪm aʊt weɪ əˈhɛd ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. təˈdeɪ, ˈraɪtərz, ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˈlɪˌbərəlz bɛr ðə weɪt əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə fˈjuʧər. tɪ pərsˈweɪd maɪ ˈfæməli nɑt tɪ voʊt fər mərˈin lə pɛn, nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ʃi ɪz ˈreɪsɪst ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs: ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ðət ɔˈrɛdi. nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst heɪt ər əˈgɛnst hər. wi hæv tɪ faɪt fər ðə ˈpaʊərləs, fər ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət gɪvz ə pleɪs tɪ ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ˈpipəl ˈpipəl laɪk maɪ ˈfɑðər.
hugo has discussed mauricio first season at tottenham. tottenham goalkeeper hugo has told the star online that manager mauricio has helped everybody at white hart lane. lloris, 28, joined spurs from lyon in 2012, and has already played under three managers in north london with andre villas-boas, tim sherwood and now all taking charge during his time at the club. the french international is widely considered to be one of the best in the premier league, and he has enjoyed another superb season, this time under. tottenham may have won just one of their last six games, but many will still believe that this has been a positive first season in charge for the argentine, who made the move from southampton almost a year ago. a top six finish is still on the cards for and spurs, but last weekend's defeat away at stoke city has seen some the tottenham boss for allowing his side to slack off towards the end of the season. despite that, goalkeeper has told the star online that his manager has a clear plan for the club, and that everyone associated with tottenham should be confident under his stewardship - even if it can be difficult to achieve goals in the first year at a new club. "he has helped everyone at the club," said. "he has a proper philosophy for football and knows where he wants to go, and where he wants to take the club. i think we can have total confidence in him. difficult to build success in one year but we know where we want to be and the next step is to get there." pochettino will now be looking to add more quality to his squad this summer, as well as keep hold of, who may be a target for some of the top clubs in the world after a strong season - and if he can achieve both, tottenham may be on course for a great campaign next season.	ˈjugoʊ həz dɪˈskəst maʊˈrisioʊ fərst ˈsizən æt ˈtɑtənˌhæm. ˈtɑtənˌhæm ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈjugoʊ həz toʊld ðə stɑr ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðət ˈmænɪʤər maʊˈrisioʊ həz hɛlpt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi æt waɪt hɑrt leɪn., 28 ʤɔɪnd spərz frəm laɪən ɪn 2012 ənd həz ɔˈrɛdi pleɪd ˈəndər θri ˈmænɪʤərz ɪn nɔrθ ˈləndən wɪθ ˈɑnˌdreɪ villas-boas*, tɪm ˈʃərˌwʊd ənd naʊ ɔl ˈteɪkɪŋ ʧɑrʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm æt ðə kləb. ðə frɛnʧ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪz ˈwaɪdli kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪr lig, ənd hi həz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd əˈnəðər sʊˈpərb ˈsizən, ðɪs taɪm ˈəndər. ˈtɑtənˌhæm meɪ hæv wən ʤɪst wən əv ðɛr læst sɪks geɪmz, bət ˈmɛni wɪl stɪl bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs həz bɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv fərst ˈsizən ɪn ʧɑrʤ fər ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin, hu meɪd ðə muv frəm ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ə tɔp sɪks ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪz stɪl ɔn ðə kɑrdz fər ənd spərz, bət læst ˈwiˌkɛndz dɪˈfit əˈweɪ æt stoʊk ˈsɪti həz sin səm ðə ˈtɑtənˌhæm bɔs fər əˈlaʊɪŋ hɪz saɪd tɪ slæk ɔf təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən. dɪˈspaɪt ðət, ˈgoʊlˌkipər həz toʊld ðə stɑr ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðət hɪz ˈmænɪʤər həz ə klɪr plæn fər ðə kləb, ənd ðət ˈɛvriˌwən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈtɑtənˌhæm ʃʊd bi ˈkɑnfədənt ˈəndər hɪz ˈstuərdˌʃɪp ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt kən bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ əˈʧiv goʊlz ɪn ðə fərst jɪr æt ə nu kləb. "hi həz hɛlpt ˈɛvriˌwən æt ðə kləb," sɛd. "hi həz ə ˈprɑpər fəˈlɑsəfi fər ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd noʊz wɛr hi wɔnts tɪ goʊ, ənd wɛr hi wɔnts tɪ teɪk ðə kləb. aɪ θɪŋk wi kən hæv ˈtoʊtəl ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ɪm. ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ bɪld səkˈsɛs ɪn wən jɪr bət wi noʊ wɛr wi wɔnt tɪ bi ənd ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪz tɪ gɪt ðɛr." wɪl naʊ bi ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ æd mɔr kˈwɑləti tɪ hɪz skwɑd ðɪs ˈsəmər, ɛz wɛl ɛz kip hoʊld əv, hu meɪ bi ə ˈtərgət fər səm əv ðə tɔp kləbz ɪn ðə wərld ˈæftər ə strɔŋ ˈsizən ənd ɪf hi kən əˈʧiv boʊθ, ˈtɑtənˌhæm meɪ bi ɔn kɔrs fər ə greɪt kæmˈpeɪn nɛkst ˈsizən.
veteran animation director lionel (despicable me, the lorax, flushed away) has launched an campaign for a game he created titled ghost of a tale. has already done most of the heavy lifting, including designing, modeling, and rendering everything by himself. he now needs some financial support to finish the job. the video game, which is slated for an early 2014 release, allows players to pretend a little mouse in a dangerous world. counts as his inspirations robin hood, the fables of la fontaine, redwall, winnie the pooh, the secret of nimh, the dark crystal, the paintings of alan lee, john howe, paul bonner and john bauer. “my goal is to craft a small yet beautiful game with environments that look a bit like movie sets and characters that have a sense of in their design, while retaining a certain simplicity and immediacy as far as gameplay is involved,” he writes on his site. “i know it sounds hockey but really trying to recapture the sense of wonder i felt as a kid when i discovered the games from the and early ’90s. but with a aaa quality (as far as able) very much up-to-date. you play as a mouse on an adventure set in a medieval world. at the beginning of the game, you get to the island of periclave. now what is the mouse looking for? what happened on the island? why are there rats roaming around? that will be up to you to discover.” of course, if you contribute to his campaign, receive awesome premiums like shirts, hats and cool figurines (as well as bragging rights). you just have to do it soon, because the campaign has less than two weeks left and the goal is to raise euros (about $59,230). to learn more about the campaign, go to: you can also learn more at www.seithcg.com/wordpress. here’s an early trailer for the game:	ˈvɛtərən ˌænəˈmeɪʃən dɪˈrɛktər ˈlaɪənəl (dɪˈspɪkəbəl mi, ðə lorax, fləʃt əˈweɪ) həz lɔnʧt ən kæmˈpeɪn fər ə geɪm hi kriˈeɪtɪd ˈtaɪtəld goʊst əv ə teɪl. həz ɔˈrɛdi dən moʊst əv ðə ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ, ˈmɑdəlɪŋ, ənd ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. hi naʊ nidz səm ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə ʤɑb. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm, wɪʧ ɪz sˈleɪtɪd fər ən ˈərli 2014 riˈlis, əˈlaʊz pleɪərz tɪ priˈtɛnd ə ˈlɪtəl maʊs ɪn ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs wərld. kaʊnts ɛz hɪz ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃənz ˈrɑbɪn hʊd, ðə ˈfeɪbəlz əv lɑ fɔnˈteɪn, redwall, ˈwɪni ðə pu, ðə ˈsikrɪt əv nimh, ðə dɑrk ˈkrɪstəl, ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋz əv ˈælən li, ʤɑn haʊ, pɔl ˈbɔnər ənd ʤɑn baʊər. goʊl ɪz tɪ kræft ə smɔl jɛt ˈbjutəfəl geɪm wɪθ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ðət lʊk ə bɪt laɪk ˈmuvi sɛts ənd ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət hæv ə sɛns əv ɪn ðɛr dɪˈzaɪn, waɪl rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈsərtən sɪmˈplɪsɪti ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiəsi ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪz involved,”,” hi raɪts ɔn hɪz saɪt. noʊ ɪt saʊnz ˈhɑki bət ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ tɪ riˈkæpʧər ðə sɛns əv ˈwəndər aɪ fɛlt ɛz ə kɪd wɪn aɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðə geɪmz frəm ðə ənd ˈərli ’90s. bət wɪθ ə ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ kˈwɑləti (ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈeɪbəl) ˈvɛri məʧ up-to-date. ju pleɪ ɛz ə maʊs ɔn ən ədˈvɛnʧər sɛt ɪn ə mɪˈdjivəl wərld. æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə geɪm, ju gɪt tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd əv periclave. naʊ wət ɪz ðə maʊs ˈlʊkɪŋ fər? wət ˈhæpənd ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd? waɪ ər ðɛr ræts ˈroʊmɪŋ əraʊnd? ðət wɪl bi əp tɪ ju tɪ discover.”.” əv kɔrs, ɪf ju kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn, rɪˈsiv ˈɔsəm ˈprimiəmz laɪk ʃərts, hæts ənd kul ˌfɪgjərˈinz (ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbrægɪŋ raɪts). ju ʤɪst hæv tɪ du ɪt sun, bɪˈkəz ðə kæmˈpeɪn həz lɛs ðən tu wiks lɛft ənd ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ reɪz ˈjuˌroʊz (əˈbaʊt tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə kæmˈpeɪn, goʊ tɪ: ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ lərn mɔr æt www.seithcg.com/wordpress*. ən ˈərli ˈtreɪlər fər ðə geɪm:
a texas school police officer has been placed on paid leave after video surfaced of him slamming a middle school girl to the ground. a video uploaded to youtube on tuesday shows a san antonio independent school district uniformed officer lifting a struggling girl in the air. he then appears to fling the girl, identified as valdez by the washington post, onto a brick walkway. "she landed on her face," a student can be heard saying. the officer responded after two students began arguing outside rhodes middle school on march 29, school district spokeswoman leslie price said. "the video is very disturbing," price said, adding that the department has launched a formal investigation into the incident. "the officer was placed on leave this morning." price confirmed that the officer in the video is joshua kehm, who has been with the department since february 2015. according to his profile, kehm was previously in the air force. linkedin officer joshua kehm has been placed on paid leave after video surfaced of him slamming a middle schooler to the ground. after slamming the student to the pavement, kehm can be seen pulling the dazed girl to her feet and leading her away. "we want to make sure we understand what happened, and not going to tolerate any excessive force," price said. "we're waiting to have all the information before taking appropriate action." the girls mother, gloria valdez, told the san antonio that she was "shocked" at the video. "we still can't believe it happened," valdez said.	ə ˈtɛksəs skul pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər həz bɪn pleɪst ɔn peɪd liv ˈæftər ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsərfɪst əv ɪm sˈlæmɪŋ ə ˈmɪdəl skul gərl tɪ ðə graʊnd. ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈəˌploʊdɪd tɪ ˈjuˌtub ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ʃoʊz ə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈɔfɪsər ˈlɪftɪŋ ə ˈstrəgəlɪŋ gərl ɪn ðə ɛr. hi ðɛn əˈpɪrz tɪ flɪŋ ðə gərl, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz vælˈdɛz baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈɔntu ə brɪk ˈwɔkˌweɪ. "ʃi ˈlændɪd ɔn hər feɪs," ə ˈstudənt kən bi hərd seɪɪŋ. ðə ˈɔfɪsər rɪˈspɑndɪd ˈæftər tu ˈstudənts bɪˈgæn ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd roʊdz ˈmɪdəl skul ɔn mɑrʧ 29 skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈlɛsli praɪs sɛd. "ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˈvɛri dɪˈstərbɪŋ," praɪs sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz lɔnʧt ə ˈfɔrməl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪnsədənt. "ðə ˈɔfɪsər wɑz pleɪst ɔn liv ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ." praɪs kənˈfərmd ðət ðə ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˈʤɑˌʃuə kɛm, hu həz bɪn wɪθ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪns ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2015 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˈproʊˌfaɪl, kɛm wɑz ˈpriviəsli ɪn ðə ɛr fɔrs. ˈɔfɪsər ˈʤɑˌʃuə kɛm həz bɪn pleɪst ɔn peɪd liv ˈæftər ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsərfɪst əv ɪm sˈlæmɪŋ ə ˈmɪdəl ˈskulər tɪ ðə graʊnd. ˈæftər sˈlæmɪŋ ðə ˈstudənt tɪ ðə ˈpeɪvmənt, kɛm kən bi sin ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə deɪzd gərl tɪ hər fit ənd ˈlidɪŋ hər əˈweɪ. "wi wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr wi ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈhæpənd, ənd nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ˈɛni ɪkˈsɛsɪv fɔrs," praɪs sɛd. "wɪr ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ hæv ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈækʃən." ðə gərlz ˈməðər, ˈglɔriə vælˈdɛz, toʊld ðə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ ðət ʃi wɑz "ʃɑkt" æt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. "wi stɪl kænt bɪˈliv ɪt ˈhæpənd," vælˈdɛz sɛd.
abstract early retirement appears to have a significant negative impact on the cognitive ability of people in their early that is both quantitatively important and causal. we obtain this finding using comparable survey data from the united states, england, and europe that allow us to relate cognition and labor force status. we argue that the effect is causal by making use of a substantial body of research showing that variation in pension, tax, and disability policies explain most variation across countries in average retirement rates. (in an informal manner, we are arguing that public policies that affect the age of retirement may be used as instrumental variables to generate cross-country variation in retirement behavior in order to identify the causal effect of retirement on cognition.) citation rohwedder, susann, and robert j. willis. 2010. "mental retirement." journal of economic perspectives , 24 (1): . doi: choose format:	ˈæbˌstrækt ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈkɑgnɪtɪv əˈbɪləˌti əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðɛr ˈərli ðət ɪz boʊθ kˌwɑntɪˈteɪtəvli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ˈkɔzəl. wi əbˈteɪn ðɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɑmprəbəl ˈsərˌveɪ ˈdætə frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈɪŋglənd, ənd ˈjʊrəp ðət əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ rɪˈleɪt kɑgˈnɪʃən ənd ˈleɪbər fɔrs ˈstætəs. wi ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ˈifɛkt ɪz ˈkɔzəl baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ juz əv ə səbˈstænʃəl ˈbɑdi əv ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈpɛnʃən, tæks, ənd ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈpɑləsiz ɪkˈspleɪn moʊst ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən əˈkrɔs ˈkəntriz ɪn ˈævərɪʤ rɪˈtaɪərmənt reɪts. (ɪn ən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈmænər, wi ər ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsiz ðət əˈfɛkt ðə eɪʤ əv rɪˈtaɪərmənt meɪ bi juzd ɛz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ˈvɛriəbəlz tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈkrɔˌskəntri ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ɪn rɪˈtaɪərmənt bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈkɔzəl ˈifɛkt əv rɪˈtaɪərmənt ɔn kɑgˈnɪʃən.) saɪˈteɪʃən ˈroʊwɪdər, ˌsuˈzæn, ənd ˈrɑbərt ʤeɪ. ˈwɪlɪs. 2010 "ˈmɛntəl rɪˈtaɪərmənt." ˈʤərnəl əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk pərˈspɛktɪvz 24 1 dɔɪ: ʧuz ˈfɔrˌmæt:
the uncertainty over delhi's status as a host left the travel plans of fans in limbo fans travelling from abroad for the world in india have expressed anger and disappointment over the delay in announcing the tournament's schedule and the ambiguity surrounding the ticketing process. while the fixtures were announced on december 11 - about three months before the event - the first phase of ticket sales, for matches in bangalore, chennai, dharamsala, and mohali, began only on february 24. the second phase of ticket sales, for matches in mumbai, delhi and nagpur, had begun at 12 pm on february 26, less than two weeks before the tournament. tickets for seven "high-priority" games - four india matches, the and final - have been put up online through a lottery system, though the results of that process won't be known for a while yet. there were sharp reactions from overseas fans on social media; for many, the uncertainty over the fixtures was the starting point of a series of problems. "the fixtures were announced on december 11 but there was no lead in," paul smith, 58, from weymouth in england, wrote in an email to. "we didn't know when the fixtures would be announced so right back in september we were checking daily. [for] six months we have had to check if there have been updates or changes, our plans all in limbo." for fans like smith, the lack of clarity in the ticketing process has hampered plans for the and finals. "now we know that tickets are going to be in high demand for the big seven [games], but because we didn't know what the system was going to be some have booked [flight tickets] to go to semi[finals] and final. "obviously we have to get some kind of assurances that we can get to see the games after spending thousand pounds on flights and hotels. but no one can understand why delhi was chosen when issues [in] go back months, even years. to put such a large travelling country such as england there [england play two games], and even worse a was hard to comprehend." it wasn't until february 9 that the decks were cleared for delhi to host matches in the world; the had earlier given a deadline of january 31 to get its affairs in order before it was extended to february 8. the committee official admitted the uncertainty over delhi's status as a host had resulted in "considerable time" being lost, and that it could have been avoided. a top official had earlier told that matches had to be staged in delhi because it "is our national capital." shamim syed, a pakistani citizen, said his plans to watch the india- pakistan match in dharamsala were upset as much by the issues in procuring a visa as the delayed announcement. "watching a cricket match between india and pakistan at the most picturesque ground in the world would have been dream come true," he wrote in an email. "but, with this late availability of tickets even if i applied for the visa, by the time it's processed the world cup will be long done and dusted." what complicated matters further is that the website's guide on the ticketing process initially stated that the lottery system for the games would not be open to overseas customers and that a portion of tickets would be allocated to them on a first-come, basis. but, a member of the tournament committee admitted it was a mistake on the site, and that fans from overseas could access the lottery system. he also said there was no specific number of tickets allocated for them for the games. "the lottery system is open for both indian and overseas fans," the official told on thursday. "the confusion was in the initial one hour. when it was corrected we put out in the [faq] also. there was a small mistake in the document put up but that has been corrected and put up. so there is access for everyone, and if the foreign fans have registered they also stand to win the random lottery." however, when verified the on the site on february 25 the mistake had not been rectified. when contacted the's response was that the on the website "clarifies the sales process." it was subsequently corrected only on february 26, two days after the sale of tickets had begun. the refused to be drawn into any discussion on the ticketing process, and said it was under the purview of the. chirag thakkar, a fan, said the registration window for the lottery was too long, and that tickets could have been sold in batches. "why there is no transparency in terms of number of tickets available for each match under this draw?" he asked. "you can always release tickets in phases: if 5000 tickets are available for a match then release 2000 in phase one of sale, then another 2000 and 1000 in last phase. if this practice was started in november 2015 with the last phase in january 16 then overseas fans and indian public both would have got a fair chance to buy. "while and have policies and code of conduct, isn't there a policy of ticket timelines for any international event. i have never seen such delays, lack of transparency [and] huge chunk of tickets reserved for sponsors." are you facing difficulties in planning your travel for the world in india? tell us about your experience at or us on +919900590636. arun is a correspondent at © sports media ltd.	ðə ənˈsərtənti ˈoʊvər ˈdɛliz ˈstætəs ɛz ə hoʊst lɛft ðə ˈtrævəl plænz əv fænz ɪn ˈlɪmboʊ fænz ˈtrævəlɪŋ frəm əˈbrɔd fər ðə wərld ɪn ˈɪndiə hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ˈæŋgər ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈleɪ ɪn əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈtʊrnəmənts ˈskɛʤʊl ənd ðə ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. waɪl ðə ˈfɪksʧərz wər əˈnaʊnst ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 11 əˈbaʊt θri mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðə fərst feɪz əv ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz, fər ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ˈbæŋgəˌlɔr, ˈʧɛˌnaɪ, ˈdɑrɑmsɑˌlɑ, ənd mohali, bɪˈgæn ˈoʊnli ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 24 ðə ˈsɛkənd feɪz əv ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz, fər ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ˌmʊmˈbaɪ, ˈdɛli ənd nagpur, hæd ˈbeɪgən æt 12 piɛm ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 lɛs ðən tu wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. ˈtɪkɪts fər ˈsɛvən "high-priority" geɪmz fɔr ˈɪndiə ˈmæʧɪz, ðə ənd ˈfaɪnəl hæv bɪn pʊt əp ˈɔnˌlaɪn θru ə ˈlɑtəri ˈsɪstəm, ðoʊ ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðət ˈprɔˌsɛs woʊnt bi noʊn fər ə waɪl jɛt. ðɛr wər ʃɑrp riˈækʃənz frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz fænz ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə; fər ˈmɛni, ðə ənˈsərtənti ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɪksʧərz wɑz ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈprɑbləmz. "ðə ˈfɪksʧərz wər əˈnaʊnst ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 11 bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ lɛd ɪn," pɔl smɪθ, 58 frəm ˈweɪməθ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl tɪ. "wi ˈdɪdənt noʊ wɪn ðə ˈfɪksʧərz wʊd bi əˈnaʊnst soʊ raɪt bæk ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər wi wər ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈdeɪli. [fər] sɪks mənθs wi hæv hæd tɪ ʧɛk ɪf ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪts ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ɑr plænz ɔl ɪn ˈlɪmboʊ." fər fænz laɪk smɪθ, ðə læk əv ˈklɛrɪti ɪn ðə ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs həz ˈhæmpərd plænz fər ðə ənd ˈfaɪnəlz. "naʊ wi noʊ ðət ˈtɪkɪts ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn haɪ dɪˈmænd fər ðə bɪg ˈsɛvən [geɪmz], bət bɪˈkəz wi ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi səm hæv bʊkt [flaɪt ˈtɪkɪts] tɪ goʊ tɪ semi[finals] ənd ˈfaɪnəl. "ˈɑbviəsli wi hæv tɪ gɪt səm kaɪnd əv əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ðət wi kən gɪt tɪ si ðə geɪmz ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈθaʊzənd paʊnz ɔn flaɪts ənd hoʊˈtɛlz. bət noʊ wən kən ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ˈdɛli wɑz ˈʧoʊzən wɪn ˈɪʃuz [ɪn] goʊ bæk mənθs, ˈivɪn jɪrz. tɪ pʊt səʧ ə lɑrʤ ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈkəntri səʧ ɛz ˈɪŋglənd ðɛr [ˈɪŋglənd pleɪ tu geɪmz], ənd ˈivɪn wərs ə wɑz hɑrd tɪ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd." ɪt ˈwəzənt ənˈtɪl ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 ðət ðə dɛks wər klɪrd fər ˈdɛli tɪ hoʊst ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ðə wərld ðə hæd ˈərliər ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri 31 tɪ gɪt ɪts əˈfɛrz ɪn ˈɔrdər ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri 8 ðə kəˈmɪti əˈfɪʃəl ədˈmɪtəd ðə ənˈsərtənti ˈoʊvər ˈdɛliz ˈstætəs ɛz ə hoʊst hæd rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn "kənˈsɪdərəbəl taɪm" biɪŋ lɔst, ənd ðət ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn əˈvɔɪdɪd. ə tɔp əˈfɪʃəl hæd ˈərliər toʊld ðət ˈmæʧɪz hæd tɪ bi steɪʤd ɪn ˈdɛli bɪˈkəz ɪt "ɪz ɑr ˈnæʃənəl ˈkæpɪtəl." saɪd, ə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈsɪtɪzən, sɛd hɪz plænz tɪ wɔʧ ðə ˈɪndiə- ˈpækɪˌstæn mæʧ ɪn ˈdɑrɑmsɑˌlɑ wər ˈəpˌsɛt ɛz məʧ baɪ ðə ˈɪʃuz ɪn proʊˈkjʊrɪŋ ə ˈvizə ɛz ðə dɪˈleɪd əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. "ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˈkrɪkɪt mæʧ bɪtˈwin ˈɪndiə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn æt ðə moʊst ˈpɪkʧərəsk graʊnd ɪn ðə wərld wʊd hæv bɪn drim kəm tru," hi roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. "bət, wɪθ ðɪs leɪt əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv ˈtɪkɪts ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ əˈplaɪd fər ðə ˈvizə, baɪ ðə taɪm ɪts ˈprɑsɛst ðə wərld kəp wɪl bi lɔŋ dən ənd ˈdəstɪd." wət ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈmætərz ˈfərðər ɪz ðət ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪts gaɪd ɔn ðə ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈlɑtəri ˈsɪstəm fər ðə geɪmz wʊd nɑt bi ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈkəstəmərz ənd ðət ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈtɪkɪts wʊd bi ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd tɪ ðɛm ɔn ə first-come, ˈbeɪsɪs. bət, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt kəˈmɪti ədˈmɪtəd ɪt wɑz ə mɪˈsteɪk ɔn ðə saɪt, ənd ðət fænz frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz kʊd ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈlɑtəri ˈsɪstəm. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈnəmbər əv ˈtɪkɪts ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd fər ðɛm fər ðə geɪmz. "ðə ˈlɑtəri ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈoʊpən fər boʊθ ˈɪndiən ənd ˈoʊvərˈsiz fænz," ðə əˈfɪʃəl toʊld ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. "ðə kənfˈjuʒən wɑz ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl wən aʊər. wɪn ɪt wɑz kərˈɛktɪd wi pʊt aʊt ɪn ðə [faq] ˈɔlsoʊ. ðɛr wɑz ə smɔl mɪˈsteɪk ɪn ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt pʊt əp bət ðət həz bɪn kərˈɛktɪd ənd pʊt əp. soʊ ðɛr ɪz ˈækˌsɛs fər ˈɛvriˌwən, ənd ɪf ðə ˈfɔrən fænz hæv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ stænd tɪ wɪn ðə ˈrændəm ˈlɑtəri." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd ðə ɔn ðə saɪt ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 25 ðə mɪˈsteɪk hæd nɑt bɪn ˈrɛktəˌfaɪd. wɪn ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə rɪˈspɑns wɑz ðət ðə ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt "ˈklɛrəˌfaɪz ðə seɪlz ˈprɔˌsɛs." ɪt wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli kərˈɛktɪd ˈoʊnli ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 26 tu deɪz ˈæftər ðə seɪl əv ˈtɪkɪts hæd ˈbeɪgən. ðə rɪfˈjuzd tɪ bi drɔn ˈɪntu ˈɛni dɪˈskəʃən ɔn ðə ˈtɪkətɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈəndər ðə ˈpərvˌju əv ðə. ˈθækər, ə fæn, sɛd ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈwɪndoʊ fər ðə ˈlɑtəri wɑz tu lɔŋ, ənd ðət ˈtɪkɪts kʊd hæv bɪn soʊld ɪn ˈbæʧɪz. "waɪ ðɛr ɪz noʊ trænˈspɛrənsi ɪn tərmz əv ˈnəmbər əv ˈtɪkɪts əˈveɪləbəl fər iʧ mæʧ ˈəndər ðɪs drɔ?" hi æst. "ju kən ˈɔlˌweɪz riˈlis ˈtɪkɪts ɪn ˈfeɪzɪz: ɪf 5000 ˈtɪkɪts ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ə mæʧ ðɛn riˈlis 2000 ɪn feɪz wən əv seɪl, ðɛn əˈnəðər 2000 ənd 1000 ɪn læst feɪz. ɪf ðɪs ˈpræktɪs wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 wɪθ ðə læst feɪz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 16 ðɛn ˈoʊvərˈsiz fænz ənd ˈɪndiən ˈpəblɪk boʊθ wʊd hæv gɑt ə fɛr ʧæns tɪ baɪ. "waɪl ənd hæv ˈpɑləsiz ənd koʊd əv ˈkɑndəkt, ˈɪzənt ðɛr ə ˈpɑləsi əv ˈtɪkɪt ˈtaɪmlaɪnz fər ˈɛni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪˈvɛnt. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər sin səʧ dɪˈleɪz, læk əv trænˈspɛrənsi [ənd] juʤ ʧəŋk əv ˈtɪkɪts rɪˈzərvd fər ˈspɑnsərz." ər ju ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪn ˈplænɪŋ jʊr ˈtrævəl fər ðə wərld ɪn ˈɪndiə? tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns æt ər ˈjuˈɛs ɔn 919900590636 ɪz ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt æt spɔrts ˈmidiə ˈɛlˈtiˈdi.
the senate better care reconciliation act (bcra) would make significant changes to the amounts that people pay for coverage and for the care they receive under the affordable care act (aca). the tables below provide estimates of how premiums after taking into account tax credits would change for people currently enrolled in the federal and state marketplaces. under current law, people with incomes between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible for premium tax credits to help them pay the premium for coverage purchased through the federal or a state marketplace if they do not have access to other affordable coverage. people are responsible for paying a specified percent of their income (“required income percentage”) toward the cost of the benchmark plan (the cost silver plan in their area), and the federal government pays the remainder of the premium to their insurer; this amount is the premium tax credit. the required income percentages people are responsible to pay vary with income: in 2017, people with incomes between 100 percent and 133 percent of poverty contribute percent of income, while people with incomes between 300 percent and 400 percent of poverty contribute percent of their income. because premiums vary with age but the share of income people are responsible to pay does not, older people receive larger premium tax credits than younger people with the same income but pay the same amount for the benchmark plan. beginning in 2020, the would make several significant revisions that affect the premium tax credits that people receive when they purchase coverage. first, the bill would revise income eligibility for premium tax credits, extending eligibility to people with incomes below poverty but capping eligibility at 350 percent of poverty. second, the bill amends the way that premium tax credits are calculated so that the required income percentages vary with age and with income. our estimates of the required income percentages under current law and the for 2020 are shown in the appendix. the result is that on average people at younger ages would pay a lower share of their income to purchase a benchmark plan than they today while people at older ages would pay a higher share. third, the bill reduces the value of the benchmark plans that are used to determine premium tax credits. the result is that a person who used their premium tax credit to purchase a benchmark plan would get a plan that on average would pay 58 percent of expected covered costs (a bronze plan), compared to 70 percent (a silver plan) under current law. a plan paying 58 percent of expected covered costs would have much higher cost sharing (e.g., deductibles) than a plan covering 70 percent of costs. this change is particularly important because the also would eliminate the cost sharing subsidies available under current law that reduce cost sharing and limits for marketplace enrollees with incomes at or below 250 of poverty. the bill also authorizes states to change the amount that premiums for adults can vary due to age, from under current law to (or a different ratio at state discretion). this would lower premiums for younger adults and raise them for older adults in states that made the change. results we estimated the average premiums that current marketplace enrollees would pay, after receiving any premium tax credit, for a benchmark silver plan in 2020 under current law and under the. most current marketplace enrollees purchase silver plans, so we used those as the basis for a comparison of how much people would pay for equivalent coverage under the aca versus the. the methods we used in making our estimates are described in more detail below. overall, marketplace enrollees would pay on average 74 percent more towards the premium for a benchmark silver plan in 2020 under the than under current law (table 1). younger enrollees would see modest increases on average (10 percent for those under age 18; 17 percent for those ages 18 to 34), while average premiums would more than double for enrollees ages 55 to 64. results are in appendix table 2. table 1: monthly premium for a silver plan among exchange enrollees (by age), 2020 age aca premium after tax credit premium after tax credit % change under 18 $110 $120 10% $145 $169 17% $194 $271 39% $208 $403 94% $271 $583 115% 65 and older $310 $660 113% overall (all ages) $197 $342 74% source: kaiser family foundation these results vary significantly by income as well (table 2). marketplace enrollees with incomes below 200 percent of poverty would see an average increase in their premium costs of 177 percent, while higher income enrollees would see an increase of 57 percent. table 2: monthly premium for a silver plan among exchange enrollees (by income and age), 2020 income below 200% of poverty income 200% of poverty or above age aca premium after tax credit premium after tax credit % change aca premium after tax credit premium after tax credit % change < 18 $26 $58 121% $176 $170 -4% $57 $103 82% $247 $247 0% $69 $149 117% $296 $369 25% $67 $215 223% $323 $556 72% $69 $272 294% $399 $782 96% 65 + $76 $296 288% $439 $862 96% overall $61 $168 177% $311 $489 57% source: kaiser family foundation there are important differences by age within these income groups: among enrollees with incomes below 200 percent of poverty, those in 18 to 34 age group would see an average increase of 82 percent while those in the 55 to 64 age group would see an average increase of 288 percent. among enrollees with incomes 200 percent of poverty and above, enrollees in the 18 to 34 age group would not see an increase while those age 55 to 64 would see their premium costs almost double. discussion the vast majority of marketplace enrollees would pay higher premiums in 2020 for a silver plan. older and lower income enrollees see the biggest increases. these results are driven by several provisions in the. first, the reduces the value of the benchmark plan used to calculate the premium tax credits (from a plan that, on average, pays 70 percent of expected costs to a plan that pays 58 percent of expected costs). lowering the benchmark means that marketplace enrollees could enroll in what is roughly a bronze plan by paying their required income percentage, but that they would need to pay the entire difference in premium to enroll in the silver level plans that are most prevalent today. the second factor is the change in the required income percentages under the, which generally would reduce what younger adults would be required to pay but increases the amounts paid by older adults, particularly those at higher incomes. among people with higher incomes, reducing the maximum income eligibility for premium tax credits from 400 percent of poverty to 350 percent of poverty increases costs for some marketplace enrollees, particularly people at higher ages who face relatively high premiums. increasing the permitted premium variation due to age also would increase premiums for older adults not eligible for premium tax credits. these significant increases in the costs for silver plans may cause some or many marketplace enrollees to look to plans, which they could purchase by paying their required income percentage. for younger marketplace enrollees, they generally would pay less under the to purchase a bronze level plan than they would pay for a silver plan under current law; older enrollees, however, generally would pay more for a bronze level plan under the than they would pay for a silver plan under current law. moving down to bronze level plans, however, would expose enrollees to much higher cost sharing than in silver plans, and for many enrollees who now receive subsidies, the increases would be very large. the would eliminate the cost sharing subsidies provided under current law beginning in 2020. the reduction in the value of the benchmark plan, along with the elimination of cost sharing subsidies, raises questions about whether lower income people would continue their coverage under the. while premiums after premium tax credits might be somewhat lower for younger enrollees purchasing bronze plans, their cost sharing would likely be thousands of dollars higher; the average deductible for bronze plans in 2017 with a combined deductible for medical and prescription expenses is $6,105; this compares to an average deductible of $809 for plans with cost sharing reductions for people with incomes between 150 and 200 percent of poverty and $255 for people with incomes between 100 and 150 percent of poverty. many people with low incomes would have a difficult time paying the cost sharing under the benchmark plans in the, and may decide they do not want to pay even a relatively small premium for a plan that they would struggle to use. because of the short time between the release of the discussion draft and the planned debate and vote in the senate, we were unable to address all of the provisions that might affect premiums under the. our analysis assumes that unsubsidized premiums for a would ultimately be the same under the aca and. in the score released today (june 26), the congressional budget office expects the difference in unsubsidized premiums for a between the aca and to be quite small in 2026, which is consistent with our assumption; however, they expect premiums to be relatively lower in 2020, due in part to larger federal funding available in 2020 to reduce premiums. while these changes would have some impact on our results, the impact would be muted because we have focused on the amount that people pay after tax credits, and for most marketplace enrollees, those amounts are determined by their required income percentage and not the actual plan premium. for these people, the actual premium affects the amount of their tax credit, but not what they would pay for a benchmark plan. generally lower premiums would affect our results primarily for those marketplace enrollees who would pay the full premium with no premium tax credit under the. these generally would be people with higher incomes or younger people facing very low premiums such that the full premium would be less than their required income percentage. methods we used data from the march 2016 current population survey, the 2016 national health interview survey and administrative data about the income and demographic distribution of the population enrolled in the federal and state marketplaces to construct a model of enrollees. to impute marketplace enrollment status for each individual reporting directly purchased private health insurance to the march 2016 current population survey, we applied a series of modeling techniques to the health insurance units (hius) described here in order to model the division of individuals holding coverage between those enrolled in a marketplace and those enrolled outside of a marketplace. using the same technique described here, we repeated our draw of each population ten times to accurately account for sampling error. we revised our uninsured calibration described in here to more closely align with the insurance coverage movements shown by the recent cdc publication of 2016 national health interview survey (nhis) estimates. this cdc document shows continued gains in public coverage during the year and a of private insurance coverage gains after the early 2016 marketplace enrollment surge that mirrors administrative data sources. our previous publications on this topic were calibrated to 2016 first quarter estimates; however, both enrollment in the exchanges at the end of march 2016 and also the insurer rate filings used to estimate the size of the population more closely align with the trends exhibited by 2016 statistics. to national cdc estimates allowed for on- and sampling targets consistent with administrative enrollment at the state level. for each and population, we drew purchasing units across five strata, each informed by federal data. for each state and the district of columbia, we sampled marketplace enrollees both above and below 250% fpl, followed by a small group of acas forgoing help in the market. consistent with this administrative data, we also sampled a small group of wealthier enrollees (those not eligible for subsidies) into the exchanges, and moved the remaining individuals into the market. for with incomes below 100% of poverty, we calculate the amount of their required premium contribution as though their income were 138% of poverty. to most accurately reflect the age and income distribution of the exchanges, each unit received a sampling probability proportional to the average monthly subsidy per person within the state. at the conclusion of these ten repeated state sample draws, our average advanced premium tax credit (aptc) per month landed at $284 nationwide (compared to the $291 reported by) and within $30 of the actual amounts displayed on table two of the enrollment report for every geography except for the state of connecticut. this close match of estimated dollars for states and the district of columbia reflected a high degree of accuracy of the demographic (primarily age and income) distribution of our sampled exchange population. to compare the effect of the proposed better care reconciliation act (bcra) against current law under the affordable care act (aca), we attached both the second lowest cost silver and the lowest cost bronze plan premiums to each individual in each local market. these 2017 premiums from the kaiser family subsidy calculator matched cps respondents at the state and metropolitan area-level, with smaller areas not disclosed by the u.s. census bureau computed using a average premium across the aggregation of areas. matching our prior eligibility analyses, we computed aca eligibility and subsidy receipt using the second lowest cost silver plan available to the as the benchmark plan. to reflect the 58% actuarial value (av) level stated by the, we used each geographic lowest cost bronze plan as the benchmark plan for each. in a small number of without a bronze plan option for purchase on the 2017 exchanges, we used 85% of the silver plan as that local benchmark plan premium. for each premium calculations under the, we relaxed the age rating to a age band in all states that did not have community rating requirements in place prior to 2014. we followed and inflation factors to project all dollar values and thresholds to calendar year 2020. using’s economic projections, we inflated the 2015 income amounts in the 2016 cps for each to 2020 dollars. we increased premium dollars from 2017 to 2020 and both aca and premium caps from 2014 to 2020 using centers for medicare & medicaid services office of the actuary projections. our analysis assumes that states do not take up a waiver under the.	ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈbɛtər kɛr ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən ækt (bcra) wʊd meɪk sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə əˈmaʊnts ðət ˈpipəl peɪ fər ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd fər ðə kɛr ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ˈəndər ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt (ˈækə). ðə ˈteɪbəlz bɪˈloʊ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv haʊ ˈprimiəmz ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt tæks ˈkrɛdɪts wʊd ʧeɪnʤ fər ˈpipəl ˈkərəntli ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt ˈmɑrkətˌpleɪsɪz. ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ, ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪtˈwin 100 pərˈsɛnt ənd 400 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑvərti ˈlɛvəl ər ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts tɪ hɛlp ðɛm peɪ ðə ˈprimiəm fər ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈpərʧəst θru ðə ˈfɛdərəl ər ə steɪt ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɪf ðeɪ du nɑt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈəðər əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈkəvərɪʤ. ˈpipəl ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər peɪɪŋ ə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ˈɪnˌkəm percentage””) təˈwɔrd ðə kɔst əv ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn (ðə kɔst ˈsɪlvər plæn ɪn ðɛr ˈɛriə), ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt peɪz ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə ˈprimiəm tɪ ðɛr ˌɪnˈʃʊrər; ðɪs əˈmaʊnt ɪz ðə ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪt. ðə rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz ˈpipəl ər riˈspɑnsəbəl tɪ peɪ ˈvɛri wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəm: ɪn 2017 ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪtˈwin 100 pərˈsɛnt ənd 133 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti kənˈtrɪbjut pərˈsɛnt əv ˈɪnˌkəm, waɪl ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪtˈwin 300 pərˈsɛnt ənd 400 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti kənˈtrɪbjut pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm. bɪˈkəz ˈprimiəmz ˈvɛri wɪθ eɪʤ bət ðə ʃɛr əv ˈɪnˌkəm ˈpipəl ər riˈspɑnsəbəl tɪ peɪ dɪz nɑt, ˈoʊldər ˈpipəl rɪˈsiv ˈlɑrʤər ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts ðən ˈjəŋgər ˈpipəl wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈɪnˌkəm bət peɪ ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt fər ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 2020 ðə wʊd meɪk ˈsɛvərəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt riˈvɪʒənz ðət əˈfɛkt ðə ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts ðət ˈpipəl rɪˈsiv wɪn ðeɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈkəvərɪʤ. fərst, ðə bɪl wʊd rɪˈvaɪz ˈɪnˌkəm ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti fər ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts, ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪˈloʊ ˈpɑvərti bət ˈkæpɪŋ ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti æt 350 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti. ˈsɛkənd, ðə bɪl əˈmɛndz ðə weɪ ðət ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts ər ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd soʊ ðət ðə rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz ˈvɛri wɪθ eɪʤ ənd wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəm. ɑr ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv ðə rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ ənd ðə fər 2020 ər ʃoʊn ɪn ðə əˈpɛndɪks. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ˈpipəl æt ˈjəŋgər ˈeɪʤɪz wʊd peɪ ə loʊər ʃɛr əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn ðən ðeɪ təˈdeɪ waɪl ˈpipəl æt ˈoʊldər ˈeɪʤɪz wʊd peɪ ə haɪər ʃɛr. θərd, ðə bɪl rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plænz ðət ər juzd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət ə ˈpərsən hu juzd ðɛr ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn wʊd gɪt ə plæn ðət ɔn ˈævərɪʤ wʊd peɪ 58 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈkəvərd kɔsts (ə brɑnz plæn), kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 70 pərˈsɛnt (ə ˈsɪlvər plæn) ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ. ə plæn peɪɪŋ 58 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈkəvərd kɔsts wʊd hæv məʧ haɪər kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ (e.g., dɪˈdəktəbəlz) ðən ə plæn ˈkəvərɪŋ 70 pərˈsɛnt əv kɔsts. ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɔlsoʊ wʊd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈsəbsɪdiz əˈveɪləbəl ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ ðət rɪˈdus kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd ˈlɪmɪts fər ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz æt ər bɪˈloʊ 250 əv ˈpɑvərti. ðə bɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪz steɪts tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə əˈmaʊnt ðət ˈprimiəmz fər ˈædəlts kən ˈvɛri du tɪ eɪʤ, frəm ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ tɪ (ər ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ æt steɪt dɪˈskrɛʃən). ðɪs wʊd loʊər ˈprimiəmz fər ˈjəŋgər ˈædəlts ənd reɪz ðɛm fər ˈoʊldər ˈædəlts ɪn steɪts ðət meɪd ðə ʧeɪnʤ. rɪˈzəlts wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈprimiəmz ðət ˈkɑrənt ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz wʊd peɪ, ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈɛni ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪt, fər ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk ˈsɪlvər plæn ɪn 2020 ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ ənd ˈəndər ðə. moʊst ˈkɑrənt ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz ˈpərʧəs ˈsɪlvər plænz, soʊ wi juzd ðoʊz ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ə kəmˈpɛrəsən əv haʊ məʧ ˈpipəl wʊd peɪ fər ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈəndər ðə ˈækə ˈvərsəz ðə. ðə ˈmɛθədz wi juzd ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ər dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪl bɪˈloʊ. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz wʊd peɪ ɔn ˈævərɪʤ 74 pərˈsɛnt mɔr təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈprimiəm fər ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk ˈsɪlvər plæn ɪn 2020 ˈəndər ðə ðən ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ (ˈteɪbəl 1 ˈjəŋgər ɛnˈroʊˈliz wʊd si ˈmɑdəst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɔn ˈævərɪʤ 10 pərˈsɛnt fər ðoʊz ˈəndər eɪʤ 18 17 pərˈsɛnt fər ðoʊz ˈeɪʤɪz 18 tɪ 34 waɪl ˈævərɪʤ ˈprimiəmz wʊd mɔr ðən ˈdəbəl fər ɛnˈroʊˈliz ˈeɪʤɪz 55 tɪ 64 rɪˈzəlts ər ɪn əˈpɛndɪks ˈteɪbəl 2 ˈteɪbəl 1 ˈmənθli ˈprimiəm fər ə ˈsɪlvər plæn əˈməŋ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ɛnˈroʊˈliz (baɪ eɪʤ), 2020 eɪʤ ˈækə ˈprimiəm ˈæftər tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ˈprimiəm ˈæftər tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈəndər 18 110 120 10 145 169 17 194 271 39 208 403 94 271 583 115 65 ənd ˈoʊldər 310 660 113 ˈoʊvərˌɔl (ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz) 197 342 74 sɔrs: ˈkaɪzər ˈfæməli faʊnˈdeɪʃən ðiz rɪˈzəlts ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli baɪ ˈɪnˌkəm ɛz wɛl (ˈteɪbəl 2 ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪˈloʊ 200 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti wʊd si ən ˈævərɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðɛr ˈprimiəm kɔsts əv 177 pərˈsɛnt, waɪl haɪər ˈɪnˌkəm ɛnˈroʊˈliz wʊd si ən ˌɪnˈkris əv 57 pərˈsɛnt. ˈteɪbəl 2 ˈmənθli ˈprimiəm fər ə ˈsɪlvər plæn əˈməŋ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ɛnˈroʊˈliz (baɪ ˈɪnˌkəm ənd eɪʤ), 2020 ˈɪnˌkəm bɪˈloʊ 200 əv ˈpɑvərti ˈɪnˌkəm 200 əv ˈpɑvərti ər əˈbəv eɪʤ ˈækə ˈprimiəm ˈæftər tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ˈprimiəm ˈæftər tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈækə ˈprimiəm ˈæftər tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ˈprimiəm ˈæftər tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ʧeɪnʤ 18 26 58 121 176 170 4 57 103 82 247 247 0 69 149 117 296 369 25 67 215 223 323 556 72 69 272 294 399 782 96 65 76 296 288 439 862 96 ˈoʊvərˌɔl 61 168 177 311 489 57 sɔrs: ˈkaɪzər ˈfæməli faʊnˈdeɪʃən ðɛr ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz baɪ eɪʤ wɪˈθɪn ðiz ˈɪnˌkəm grups: əˈməŋ ɛnˈroʊˈliz wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪˈloʊ 200 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti, ðoʊz ɪn 18 tɪ 34 eɪʤ grup wʊd si ən ˈævərɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris əv 82 pərˈsɛnt waɪl ðoʊz ɪn ðə 55 tɪ 64 eɪʤ grup wʊd si ən ˈævərɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris əv 288 pərˈsɛnt. əˈməŋ ɛnˈroʊˈliz wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz 200 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti ənd əˈbəv, ɛnˈroʊˈliz ɪn ðə 18 tɪ 34 eɪʤ grup wʊd nɑt si ən ˌɪnˈkris waɪl ðoʊz eɪʤ 55 tɪ 64 wʊd si ðɛr ˈprimiəm kɔsts ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈdəbəl. dɪˈskəʃən ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz wʊd peɪ haɪər ˈprimiəmz ɪn 2020 fər ə ˈsɪlvər plæn. ˈoʊldər ənd loʊər ˈɪnˌkəm ɛnˈroʊˈliz si ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz. ðiz rɪˈzəlts ər ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈsɛvərəl prəˈvɪʒənz ɪn ðə. fərst, ðə rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn juzd tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts (frəm ə plæn ðət, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, peɪz 70 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪkˈspɛktɪd kɔsts tɪ ə plæn ðət peɪz 58 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪkˈspɛktɪd kɔsts). loʊərɪŋ ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk minz ðət ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz kʊd ɪnˈroʊl ɪn wət ɪz ˈrəfli ə brɑnz plæn baɪ peɪɪŋ ðɛr rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤ, bət ðət ðeɪ wʊd nid tɪ peɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈprimiəm tɪ ɪnˈroʊl ɪn ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈlɛvəl plænz ðət ər moʊst ˈprɛvələnt təˈdeɪ. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈfæktər ɪz ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz ˈəndər ðə, wɪʧ ˈʤɛnərəli wʊd rɪˈdus wət ˈjəŋgər ˈædəlts wʊd bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ peɪ bət ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə əˈmaʊnts peɪd baɪ ˈoʊldər ˈædəlts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðoʊz æt haɪər ˈɪnˌkəmz. əˈməŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ haɪər ˈɪnˌkəmz, rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈɪnˌkəm ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti fər ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts frəm 400 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti tɪ 350 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti ˌɪnˈkrisɪz kɔsts fər səm ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈpipəl æt haɪər ˈeɪʤɪz hu feɪs ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ ˈprimiəmz. ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə pərˈmɪtɪd ˈprimiəm ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən du tɪ eɪʤ ˈɔlsoʊ wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ˈprimiəmz fər ˈoʊldər ˈædəlts nɑt ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts. ðiz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ðə kɔsts fər ˈsɪlvər plænz meɪ kɔz səm ər ˈmɛni ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz tɪ lʊk tɪ plænz, wɪʧ ðeɪ kʊd ˈpərʧəs baɪ peɪɪŋ ðɛr rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤ. fər ˈjəŋgər ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz, ðeɪ ˈʤɛnərəli wʊd peɪ lɛs ˈəndər ðə tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə brɑnz ˈlɛvəl plæn ðən ðeɪ wʊd peɪ fər ə ˈsɪlvər plæn ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ; ˈoʊldər ɛnˈroʊˈliz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈʤɛnərəli wʊd peɪ mɔr fər ə brɑnz ˈlɛvəl plæn ˈəndər ðə ðən ðeɪ wʊd peɪ fər ə ˈsɪlvər plæn ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ. ˈmuvɪŋ daʊn tɪ brɑnz ˈlɛvəl plænz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wʊd ɪkˈspoʊz ɛnˈroʊˈliz tɪ məʧ haɪər kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðən ɪn ˈsɪlvər plænz, ənd fər ˈmɛni ɛnˈroʊˈliz hu naʊ rɪˈsiv ˈsəbsɪdiz, ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪz wʊd bi ˈvɛri lɑrʤ. ðə wʊd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈsəbsɪdiz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 2020 ðə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈsəbsɪdiz, ˈreɪzɪz kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər loʊər ˈɪnˌkəm ˈpipəl wʊd kənˈtɪnju ðɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈəndər ðə. waɪl ˈprimiəmz ˈæftər ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪts maɪt bi ˈsəmˈwət loʊər fər ˈjəŋgər ɛnˈroʊˈliz ˈpərʧəsɪŋ brɑnz plænz, ðɛr kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz haɪər; ðə ˈævərɪʤ dɪˈdəktəbəl fər brɑnz plænz ɪn 2017 wɪθ ə kəmˈbaɪnd dɪˈdəktəbəl fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ənd prəˈskrɪpʃən ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ɪz ðɪs kəmˈpɛrz tɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ dɪˈdəktəbəl əv 809 fər plænz wɪθ kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ rɪˈdəkʃənz fər ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪtˈwin 150 ənd 200 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti ənd 255 fər ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪtˈwin 100 ənd 150 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpɑvərti. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɪθ loʊ ˈɪnˌkəmz wʊd hæv ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm peɪɪŋ ðə kɔst ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plænz ɪn ðə, ənd meɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðeɪ du nɑt wɔnt tɪ peɪ ˈivɪn ə ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl ˈprimiəm fər ə plæn ðət ðeɪ wʊd ˈstrəgəl tɪ juz. bɪˈkəz əv ðə ʃɔrt taɪm bɪtˈwin ðə riˈlis əv ðə dɪˈskəʃən dræft ənd ðə plænd dəˈbeɪt ənd voʊt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, wi wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɔl əv ðə prəˈvɪʒənz ðət maɪt əˈfɛkt ˈprimiəmz ˈəndər ðə. ɑr æˈnælɪsɪs əˈsumz ðət ənˈsəbsəˌdaɪzd ˈprimiəmz fər ə wʊd ˈəltəmətli bi ðə seɪm ˈəndər ðə ˈækə ənd. ɪn ðə skɔr riˈlist təˈdeɪ (ʤun 26 ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt ˈɔfəs ɪkˈspɛkts ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ənˈsəbsəˌdaɪzd ˈprimiəmz fər ə bɪtˈwin ðə ˈækə ənd tɪ bi kwaɪt smɔl ɪn 2026 wɪʧ ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɑr əˈsəmpʃən; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈprimiəmz tɪ bi ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊər ɪn 2020 du ɪn pɑrt tɪ ˈlɑrʤər ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl ɪn 2020 tɪ rɪˈdus ˈprimiəmz. waɪl ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd hæv səm ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ɑr rɪˈzəlts, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt wʊd bi mˈjutɪd bɪˈkəz wi hæv ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə əˈmaʊnt ðət ˈpipəl peɪ ˈæftər tæks ˈkrɛdɪts, ənd fər moʊst ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz, ðoʊz əˈmaʊnts ər dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ðɛr rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤ ənd nɑt ðə ˈækʧəwəl plæn ˈprimiəm. fər ðiz ˈpipəl, ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈprimiəm əˈfɛkts ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ðɛr tæks ˈkrɛdɪt, bət nɑt wət ðeɪ wʊd peɪ fər ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn. ˈʤɛnərəli loʊər ˈprimiəmz wʊd əˈfɛkt ɑr rɪˈzəlts praɪˈmɛrəli fər ðoʊz ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz hu wʊd peɪ ðə fʊl ˈprimiəm wɪθ noʊ ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪt ˈəndər ðə. ðiz ˈʤɛnərəli wʊd bi ˈpipəl wɪθ haɪər ˈɪnˌkəmz ər ˈjəŋgər ˈpipəl ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈvɛri loʊ ˈprimiəmz səʧ ðət ðə fʊl ˈprimiəm wʊd bi lɛs ðən ðɛr rikˈwaɪərd ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤ. ˈmɛθədz wi juzd ˈdætə frəm ðə mɑrʧ 2016 ˈkɑrənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈsərˌveɪ, ðə 2016 ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˈɪntərvˌju ˈsərˌveɪ ənd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈdætə əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt ˈmɑrkətˌpleɪsɪz tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt ə ˈmɑdəl əv ɛnˈroʊˈliz. tɪ ˌɪmˈpjut ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊlmənt ˈstætəs fər iʧ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli ˈpərʧəst ˈpraɪvət hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns tɪ ðə mɑrʧ 2016 ˈkɑrənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈsərˌveɪ, wi əˈplaɪd ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈmɑdəlɪŋ tɛkˈniks tɪ ðə hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈjunɪts (hius) dɪˈskraɪbd hir ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈmɑdəl ðə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈkəvərɪʤ bɪtˈwin ðoʊz ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ənd ðoʊz ɛnˈroʊld ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm tɛkˈnik dɪˈskraɪbd hir, wi rɪˈpitɪd ɑr drɔ əv iʧ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən tɛn taɪmz tɪ ˈækjərətli əˈkaʊnt fər ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈɛrər. wi rɪˈvaɪzd ɑr ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn hir tɪ mɔr ˈkloʊsli əˈlaɪn wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈmuvmənts ʃoʊn baɪ ðə ˈrisənt ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv 2016 ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˈɪntərvˌju ˈsərˌveɪ (nhis) ˈɛstəˌmeɪts. ðɪs ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ʃoʊz kənˈtɪnjud geɪnz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə jɪr ənd ə əv ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəvərɪʤ geɪnz ˈæftər ðə ˈərli 2016 ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊlmənt sərʤ ðət ˈmɪrərz ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈdætə ˈsɔrsəz. ɑr ˈpriviəs ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk wər ˈkæləˌbreɪtəd tɪ 2016 fərst kˈwɔrtər ˈɛstəˌmeɪts; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, boʊθ ɛnˈroʊlmənt ɪn ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz æt ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ 2016 ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrər reɪt ˈfaɪlɪŋz juzd tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə saɪz əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən mɔr ˈkloʊsli əˈlaɪn wɪθ ðə trɛnz ɪgˈzɪbətəd baɪ 2016 stəˈtɪstɪks. tɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əˈlaʊd fər ɔn- ənd ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈtɑrgəts kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ɛnˈroʊlmənt æt ðə steɪt ˈlɛvəl. fər iʧ ənd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wi dru ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈjunɪts əˈkrɔs faɪv ˈstrætə, iʧ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd baɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˈdætə. fər iʧ steɪt ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə, wi ˈsæmpəld ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɛnˈroʊˈliz boʊθ əˈbəv ənd bɪˈloʊ 250 fpl, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə smɔl grup əv ˈækə fɔrˈgoʊɪŋ hɛlp ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðɪs ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈdætə, wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsæmpəld ə smɔl grup əv ˈwɛlθiər ɛnˈroʊˈliz (ðoʊz nɑt ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈsəbsɪdiz) ˈɪntu ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ənd muvd ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. fər wɪθ ˈɪnˌkəmz bɪˈloʊ 100 əv ˈpɑvərti, wi ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ðɛr rikˈwaɪərd ˈprimiəm ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ɛz ðoʊ ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm wər 138 əv ˈpɑvərti. tɪ moʊst ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkt ðə eɪʤ ənd ˈɪnˌkəm ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, iʧ ˈjunɪt rɪˈsivd ə ˈsæmplɪŋ ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti prəˈpɔrʃənəl tɪ ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈmənθli ˈsəbsɪdi pər ˈpərsən wɪˈθɪn ðə steɪt. æt ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ðiz tɛn rɪˈpitɪd steɪt ˈsæmpəl drɔz, ɑr ˈævərɪʤ ədˈvænst ˈprimiəm tæks ˈkrɛdɪt (aptc) pər mənθ ˈlændɪd æt 284 ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd (kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə 291 ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ) ənd wɪˈθɪn 30 əv ðə ˈækʧəwəl əˈmaʊnts dɪˈspleɪd ɔn ˈteɪbəl tu əv ðə ɛnˈroʊlmənt rɪˈpɔrt fər ˈɛvəri ʤiˈɑgrəfi ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə steɪt əv kəˈnɛtəkət. ðɪs kloʊz mæʧ əv ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈdɔlərz fər steɪts ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə rɪˈflɛktɪd ə haɪ dɪˈgri əv ˈækjərəsi əv ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk (praɪˈmɛrəli eɪʤ ənd ˈɪnˌkəm) ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ɑr ˈsæmpəld ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. tɪ kəmˈpɛr ðə ˈifɛkt əv ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈbɛtər kɛr ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən ækt (bcra) əˈgɛnst ˈkɑrənt lɔ ˈəndər ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt (ˈækə), wi əˈtæʧt boʊθ ðə ˈsɛkənd loʊəst kɔst ˈsɪlvər ənd ðə loʊəst kɔst brɑnz plæn ˈprimiəmz tɪ iʧ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪn iʧ ˈloʊkəl ˈmɑrkɪt. ðiz 2017 ˈprimiəmz frəm ðə ˈkaɪzər ˈfæməli ˈsəbsɪdi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər mæʧt ˈsiˌpiˈɛs rɪˈspɑndənts æt ðə steɪt ənd ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən area-level*, wɪθ sˈmɔlər ˈɛriəz nɑt dɪˈskloʊzd baɪ ðə juz. ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊ kəmˈpjutɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈævərɪʤ ˈprimiəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˌægrəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈɛriəz. ˈmæʧɪŋ ɑr praɪər ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti æˈnælɪˌsiz, wi kəmˈpjutɪd ˈækə ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈsəbsɪdi rɪˈsit ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd loʊəst kɔst ˈsɪlvər plæn əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə ɛz ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn. tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə 58 ˌæˌkʧuˈɛriəl ˈvælju (ˌeɪˈvi) ˈlɛvəl ˈsteɪtɪd baɪ ðə, wi juzd iʧ ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk loʊəst kɔst brɑnz plæn ɛz ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn fər iʧ. ɪn ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv wɪˈθaʊt ə brɑnz plæn ˈɔpʃən fər ˈpərʧəs ɔn ðə 2017 ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, wi juzd 85 əv ðə ˈsɪlvər plæn ɛz ðət ˈloʊkəl ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk plæn ˈprimiəm. fər iʧ ˈprimiəm ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ˈəndər ðə, wi rɪˈlækst ðə eɪʤ ˈreɪtɪŋ tɪ ə eɪʤ bænd ɪn ɔl steɪts ðət dɪd nɑt hæv kəmˈjunɪti ˈreɪtɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɪn pleɪs praɪər tɪ 2014 wi ˈfɑloʊd ənd ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈfæktərz tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔl ˈdɔlər ˈvæljuz ənd θˈrɛˌʃoʊldz tɪ ˈkæləndər jɪr 2020 ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, wi ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd ðə 2015 ˈɪnˌkəm əˈmaʊnts ɪn ðə 2016 ˈsiˌpiˈɛs fər iʧ tɪ 2020 ˈdɔlərz. wi ˌɪnˈkrist ˈprimiəm ˈdɔlərz frəm 2017 tɪ 2020 ənd boʊθ ˈækə ənd ˈprimiəm kæps frəm 2014 tɪ 2020 ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɛnərz fər ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈækʧuˈɛˌri prɑˈʤɛkʃənz. ɑr æˈnælɪsɪs əˈsumz ðət steɪts du nɑt teɪk əp ə ˈweɪvər ˈəndər ðə.
the following passages are excerpts from last superman standing: the al story, a forthcoming biography of the artist written by ed zeno. (excerpt from) chapter 2: harry “a” branching out in the early days of the industry most people knew each other, and news traveled fast. soon after he started working at the [harry a.] chesler studio, alfred “al” heard about other publishers needing help. he took samples of his output to a competitor and was taken aback when that art editor informed him that the work was not his. “what do you mean? i should know. the one who drew them,” said, to which the editor responded, “the actual artist who drew those pages was in here not long ago, showing me the same ones.” creators mostly chose not to sign their artwork during the first three-decades-plus, because bosses might consider it “stealing” if their employees and freelancers decided to moonlight. nevertheless, learned the importance of marking his pages since others were taking credit for the work. he and his cohorts sneaked initials and sometimes even their last names into splash panels, end pages and elsewhere. an example can be found on the splash page to the story published in scoop comics #3 (march 1942). at bottom left is a person holding a strap. on the strap is written “al pla.” plastino remembered: “i jumped around, for fawcett and incorporated.” those the only companies he at. because he had been published so early in the burgeoning trade, rarely had to go looking for additional work. extra jobs usually found him. he became known as someone who need coaching and could get the task done reliably. chesler never knew about’s side projects, or have been furious. different studios paid different wages, but $9 per page was probably the most the freelancing young man made during this period. art editor jack binder left studio in 1940. before long, he was running his own operation. noted that he only drew one story for the jack binder studio. it was tough to survive in the early business, and binder developed a reputation as a bit of a hustler. remembered how binder had taken advantage of him when he was at; binder had the pencil side jobs at little or no pay. now a bit older and wiser, when delivered an story he had both penciled and to home, he was prepared for what lay ahead. when requested payment before handing over the art, binder balked at the idea. when positioned his hands to show that he was fully prepared to rip the pages apart. since he had made it clear that if he going to be paid for his work no one would have it, binder acquiesced: he needed the job quickly for publication. demonstrated early on that, for the rest of his life, few would be able to take advantage of him. some of the titles that worked on during the early included dynamic comics, blue bolt comics, 4 most, target comics, scoop comics and punch comics, with stories featuring dynamic man, and johnny on the spot. “dynamic man is when i first started really catching on with chesler.” other assignments during 1942 and 1943 starred captain america,, the vision and patriot. plastino recalled that he only the captain america stories. the underlying pencils were very loose, but very good; they may have been by jack kirby or by joe simon. though he was uncertain who drew them, they taught him a good deal about page layout and action. without firm deadlines, took time to work at a slower pace, tightening up the pencils before he embellished. when he was around 20 years old, he did his side jobs at home in the upper bronx before he brought them into the city. the next frontier for the publisher mlj, shop produced the early pep comics, which featured the first truly patriotic superhero: the shield. likely saw the underwater airplanes that appeared in pep comics #3 (april 1940). the shield called these ships that went under the sea then emerged from the water and flew—“submaplanes.” one of’s moonlighting jobs included some of the exploits of namor, the, over creator bill pencils. recurring “aerial-submarine” first appeared in marvel mystery comics #4 (february 1940). remembered one of the stories in which the intriguing device appeared: “in there was a machine that would come out of the water and the wings would come out and take off.” this may have inspired to design a possible secret weapon for the u.s. military. (excerpt from) chapter 5: the big three the shuster big three: wayne boring, al, and curt swan al was impressed with wayne art: “they gave me some of his pencils to ink early on. this helped give me a feeling of how wayne drew superman.” he occasionally saw the older man (born in 1905) in the art room at dc, though not too often, since most of the guys worked from home. the two artists got along fine. “wayne had really tight pencils.” nevertheless, had mixed feelings while under his shadow. when he looked at “the three from krypton!” from superman #65 1950) from perspective, noted: “that is crap, because i was still influenced by [him]. but at least you can follow the story. my faces were lousy, but they were consistent.” when asked why he broke from following lead, said, “no one said change it. work was really clean cut and professional, though the characters were a little stiff. it almost hurt me to draw like him. i tried to keep the look consistent, but it gradually did change.” because jack schiff was handling wayne work, he was also’s first boss at dc comics. the goal was to maintain artistic continuity. “jack was one of the editors for superman. he was a mild guy, very shy and gentle, nothing like mort weisinger. jack was not a good idea man, unlike mort, who was a great idea man. he would just say, ‘here is the story, al.’ he give directions, per se. i started working with mort a little later.” though he could not remember when their working relationship began in earnest, there exists a note for to call weisinger regarding his preliminary cover for superman #60. with an indicia dated 1949, this means the artist and editor had dealings with each other no later than spring of that year. in approximately 1951, fellow illustrator curt swan was getting terrible migraines from frequent demands to correct the art by adding more detail. weisinger also bullied the artists when he thought they giving him his worth. headaches went away when he began standing up to the editor. in the book superman at fifty! the persistence of a legend! (edited by dennis dooley and gary engle, octavia press, 1987), swan is quoted: “i did speak briefly to wayne boring about it when i took over drawing the syndicated superman strip in the late or early ’60s, a couple of years before they killed it. he knew how difficult weisinger could be on the subject of looks. ‘just hang in there,’ wayne told me, ‘and take any s---.’” plastino had his own perspective when dealing with weisinger, but the results were the same: “my attitude was, not bosses, editors. wayne was on the way out; they were feeding him less and less work. he had the newspaper strip. then curt swan took over [the dailies, but not the sundays, for a few years]. there as much of a difference between curt style and mine as there was between mine and wayne. style was more realistic and calm. i added more jazz, where was more kind and a little monotonous because he would have no big changes between panels. but he was a good artist.” plastino added that swan was a nice guy he enjoyed conversing with when they happened to be visiting the dc offices at the same time. he felt that swan doing only pencils and not himself helped lead to his early demise (swan passed away in 1996). said that controlling both tasks kept him from working himself to death. one time, when mort weisinger asked him to let someone else embellish his pages, turned in such sketchy work that no one could find the line to ink. the idea was quickly dropped. with much of time monopolized by the syndicated dailies, and by the sundays, became main artist on both superman and action comics in the later 1950s. writer-father, jerry siegel, found his way back to dc in 1959 to script the exploits. about reappearance, said, “it was a terrible time. that mort was a tough customer. he yelled at siegel; he had him shaking in his boots. i said to mort, ‘you have a job if not for him.’ when weisinger had [kurt] redraw the heads on my lois lane a couple of times, he would tell me about it. he even wanted some of the money back that he paid me. i said, ‘find somebody else.’ he started sputtering. i give a damn; you had to have that attitude. i got along with him after a while when i got huffy with him.” text ©ed zeno.	ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈpæsɪʤɪz ər ˈɛksərpts frəm læst ˈsupərˌmæn ˈstændɪŋ: ðə æl ˈstɔri, ə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ baɪˈɑgrəfi əv ðə ˈɑrtɪst ˈrɪtən baɪ ɛd ˈzeɪnoʊ. (ˈɛksərpt frəm) ˈʧæptər 2 ˈhɛri ““a”” ˈbrænʧɪŋ aʊt ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz əv ðə ˈɪndəstri moʊst ˈpipəl nu iʧ ˈəðər, ənd nuz ˈtrævəld fæst. sun ˈæftər hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ æt ðə [ˈhɛri ə.] ˈʧɛsələr ˈstudiˌoʊ, ˈælfrɪd ““al”” hərd əˈbaʊt ˈəðər ˈpəblɪʃərz ˈnidɪŋ hɛlp. hi tʊk ˈsæmpəlz əv hɪz ˈaʊtˌpʊt tɪ ə kəmˈpɛtɪtər ənd wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈbæk wɪn ðət ɑrt ˈɛdɪtər ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɪm ðət ðə wərk wɑz nɑt hɪz. du ju min? aɪ ʃʊd noʊ. ðə wən hu dru them,”,” sɛd, tɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈɛdɪtər rɪˈspɑndɪd, ˈækʧəwəl ˈɑrtɪst hu dru ðoʊz ˈpeɪʤɪz wɑz ɪn hir nɑt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, ʃoʊɪŋ mi ðə seɪm ones.”.” kriˈeɪtərz ˈmoʊstli ʧoʊz nɑt tɪ saɪn ðɛr ˈɑrtˌwərk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst three-decades-plus, bɪˈkəz ˈbɔsɪz maɪt kənˈsɪdər ɪt ““stealing”” ɪf ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ˈfriˌlænsərz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈmunˌlaɪt. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ˈlərnɪd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈmɑrkɪŋ hɪz ˈpeɪʤɪz sɪns ˈəðərz wər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪt fər ðə wərk. hi ənd hɪz ˈkoʊhɔrts snikt ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈivɪn ðɛr læst neɪmz ˈɪntu splæʃ ˈpænəlz, ɛnd ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl kən bi faʊnd ɔn ðə splæʃ peɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈstɔri ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn skup ˈkɑmɪks 3 (mɑrʧ 1942 æt ˈbɑtəm lɛft ɪz ə ˈpərsən ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə stræp. ɔn ðə stræp ɪz ˈrɪtən pla.”.” rɪˈmɛmbərd: ʤəmpt əraʊnd, fər ˈfɔsɪt ənd incorporated.”.” ðoʊz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkəmpəˌniz hi æt. bɪˈkəz hi hæd bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt soʊ ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈbərʤənɪŋ treɪd, ˈrɛrli hæd tɪ goʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər əˈdɪʃənəl wərk. ˈɛkstrə ʤɑbz ˈjuʒəwəli faʊnd ɪm. hi bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu nid ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ənd kʊd gɪt ðə tæsk dən rɪˈlaɪəbli. ˈʧɛsələr ˈnɛvər nu əˈbaʊt saɪd ˈprɑʤɛkts, ər hæv bɪn fˈjʊriəs. ˈdɪfərənt ˈstudiˌoʊz peɪd ˈdɪfərənt ˈweɪʤɪz, bət 9 pər peɪʤ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ðə ˈfriˌlænsɪŋ jəŋ mæn meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈpɪriəd. ɑrt ˈɛdɪtər ʤæk ˈbaɪndər lɛft ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn 1940 ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ, hi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ˈnoʊtɪd ðət hi ˈoʊnli dru wən ˈstɔri fər ðə ʤæk ˈbaɪndər ˈstudiˌoʊ. ɪt wɑz təf tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ˈbaɪndər dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ə bɪt əv ə ˈhəsələr. rɪˈmɛmbərd haʊ ˈbaɪndər hæd ˈteɪkən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ɪm wɪn hi wɑz æt; ˈbaɪndər hæd ðə ˈpɛnsəl saɪd ʤɑbz æt ˈlɪtəl ər noʊ peɪ. naʊ ə bɪt ˈoʊldər ənd ˈwaɪzər, wɪn dɪˈlɪvərd ən ˈstɔri hi hæd boʊθ ˈpɛnsəld ənd tɪ hoʊm, hi wɑz priˈpɛrd fər wət leɪ əˈhɛd. wɪn rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈpeɪmənt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhændɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ɑrt, ˈbaɪndər bɔkt æt ðə aɪˈdiə. wɪn pəˈzɪʃənd hɪz hænz tɪ ʃoʊ ðət hi wɑz ˈfʊli priˈpɛrd tɪ rɪp ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əˈpɑrt. sɪns hi hæd meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ɪf hi goʊɪŋ tɪ bi peɪd fər hɪz wərk noʊ wən wʊd hæv ɪt, ˈbaɪndər ˌækwiˈɛst: hi ˈnidɪd ðə ʤɑb kˈwɪkli fər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən. ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ˈərli ɔn ðət, fər ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf, fju wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ɪm. səm əv ðə ˈtaɪtəlz ðət wərkt ɔn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli ˌɪnˈkludɪd daɪˈnæmɪk ˈkɑmɪks, blu boʊlt ˈkɑmɪks, 4 moʊst, ˈtərgət ˈkɑmɪks, skup ˈkɑmɪks ənd pənʧ ˈkɑmɪks, wɪθ ˈstɔriz ˈfiʧərɪŋ daɪˈnæmɪk mæn, ənd ˈʤɑni ɔn ðə spɑt. mæn ɪz wɪn aɪ fərst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrɪli ˈkæʧɪŋ ɔn wɪθ chesler.”.” ˈəðər əˈsaɪnmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ 1942 ənd 1943 stɑrd ˈkæptən əˈmɛrɪkə,, ðə ˈvɪʒən ənd ˈpeɪtriət. rɪˈkɔld ðət hi ˈoʊnli ðə ˈkæptən əˈmɛrɪkə ˈstɔriz. ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈpɛnsəlz wər ˈvɛri lus, bət ˈvɛri gʊd; ðeɪ meɪ hæv bɪn baɪ ʤæk ˈkərbi ər baɪ ʤoʊ ˈsaɪmən. ðoʊ hi wɑz ənˈsərtən hu dru ðɛm, ðeɪ tɔt ɪm ə gʊd dil əˈbaʊt peɪʤ leɪaʊt ənd ˈækʃən. wɪˈθaʊt fərm ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz, tʊk taɪm tɪ wərk æt ə sloʊər peɪs, ˈtaɪtənɪŋ əp ðə ˈpɛnsəlz ˌbiˈfɔr hi ɛmˈbɛlɪʃt. wɪn hi wɑz əraʊnd 20 jɪrz oʊld, hi dɪd hɪz saɪd ʤɑbz æt hoʊm ɪn ðə ˈəpər brɑŋks ˌbiˈfɔr hi brɔt ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti. ðə nɛkst frənˈtɪr fər ðə ˈpəblɪʃər mlj, ʃɑp prəˈdust ðə ˈərli pɛp ˈkɑmɪks, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd ðə fərst ˈtruli ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˌsupərˈhiroʊ: ðə ʃild. ˈlaɪkli sɔ ðə ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˈɛrpleɪnz ðət əˈpɪrd ɪn pɛp ˈkɑmɪks 3 (ˈeɪprəl 1940 ðə ʃild kɔld ðiz ʃɪps ðət wɛnt ˈəndər ðə si ðɛn ˈimərʤd frəm ðə ˈwɔtər ənd flew—“submaplanes.”.” wən əv ˈmunˌlaɪtɪŋ ʤɑbz ˌɪnˈkludɪd səm əv ðə ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts əv namor, ðə, ˈoʊvər kriˈeɪtər bɪl ˈpɛnsəlz. rɪˈkərɪŋ ““aerial-submarine”” fərst əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈmɑrvəl ˈmɪstəri ˈkɑmɪks 4 (ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1940 rɪˈmɛmbərd wən əv ðə ˈstɔriz ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs əˈpɪrd: ðɛr wɑz ə məˈʃin ðət wʊd kəm aʊt əv ðə ˈwɔtər ənd ðə wɪŋz wʊd kəm aʊt ənd teɪk off.”.” ðɪs meɪ hæv ˌɪnˈspaɪərd tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsikrɪt ˈwɛpən fər ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. (ˈɛksərpt frəm) ˈʧæptər 5 ðə bɪg θri ðə ˈʃəstər bɪg θri: weɪn ˈbɔrɪŋ, æl, ənd kərt swɔn æl wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ weɪn ɑrt: geɪv mi səm əv hɪz ˈpɛnsəlz tɪ ɪŋk ˈərli ɔn. ðɪs hɛlpt gɪv mi ə ˈfilɪŋ əv haʊ weɪn dru superman.”.” hi ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli sɔ ðə ˈoʊldər mæn (bɔrn ɪn 1905 ɪn ðə ɑrt rum æt ˌdiˈsi, ðoʊ nɑt tu ˈɔfən, sɪns moʊst əv ðə gaɪz wərkt frəm hoʊm. ðə tu ˈɑrtɪsts gɑt əˈlɔŋ faɪn. hæd ˈrɪli taɪt pencils.”.” ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, hæd mɪkst ˈfilɪŋz waɪl ˈəndər hɪz ˈʃæˌdoʊ. wɪn hi lʊkt æt θri frəm krypton!”!” frəm ˈsupərˌmæn 65 1950 frəm pərˈspɛktɪv, ˈnoʊtɪd: ɪz kræp, bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz stɪl ˈɪnfluənst baɪ [ɪm]. bət æt list ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈstɔri. maɪ ˈfeɪsɪz wər ˈlaʊzi, bət ðeɪ wər consistent.”.” wɪn æst waɪ hi broʊk frəm ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɛd, sɛd, wən sɛd ʧeɪnʤ ɪt. wərk wɑz ˈrɪli klin kət ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl, ðoʊ ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz wər ə ˈlɪtəl stɪf. ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst hərt mi tɪ drɔ laɪk ɪm. aɪ traɪd tɪ kip ðə lʊk kənˈsɪstənt, bət ɪt ˈgræʤuəli dɪd change.”.” bɪˈkəz ʤæk ʃɪf wɑz ˈhændəlɪŋ weɪn wərk, hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ fərst bɔs æt ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks. ðə goʊl wɑz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˌkɑntəˈnuəti. wɑz wən əv ðə ˈɛdɪtərz fər ˈsupərˌmæn. hi wɑz ə maɪld gaɪ, ˈvɛri ʃaɪ ənd ˈʤɛnəl, ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk mɔrt ˈwaɪsɪnʤər. ʤæk wɑz nɑt ə gʊd aɪˈdiə mæn, ənˈlaɪk mɔrt, hu wɑz ə greɪt aɪˈdiə mæn. hi wʊd ʤɪst seɪ, ɪz ðə ˈstɔri, al.’.’ hi gɪv dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, pər seɪ. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ mɔrt ə ˈlɪtəl later.”.” ðoʊ hi kʊd nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn ðɛr ˈwərkɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪˈgæn ɪn ˈərnɪst, ðɛr ɪgˈzɪsts ə noʊt fər tɪ kɔl ˈwaɪsɪnʤər rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ hɪz prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈkəvər fər ˈsupərˌmæn 60 wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈdɪsjə ˈdeɪtɪd 1949 ðɪs minz ðə ˈɑrtɪst ənd ˈɛdɪtər hæd ˈdilɪŋz wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən spərɪŋ əv ðət jɪr. ɪn əˈprɑksəmətli 1951 ˈfɛloʊ ˈɪləˌstreɪtər kərt swɔn wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈtɛrəbəl ˈmaɪˌgreɪnz frəm ˈfrikˌwɛnt dɪˈmændz tɪ kərˈɛkt ðə ɑrt baɪ ˈædɪŋ mɔr ˈditeɪl. ˈwaɪsɪnʤər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbʊlid ðə ˈɑrtɪsts wɪn hi θɔt ðeɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm hɪz wərθ. ˈhɛˌdeɪks wɛnt əˈweɪ wɪn hi bɪˈgæn ˈstændɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈɛdɪtər. ɪn ðə bʊk ˈsupərˌmæn æt ˈfɪfti! ðə pərˈsɪstəns əv ə ˈlɛʤənd! (ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ ˈdɛnɪs ˈduli ənd ˈgɛri ˈɛŋgəl, ɑkˈteɪviə prɛs, 1987 swɔn ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd: dɪd spik ˈbrifli tɪ weɪn ˈbɔrɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt wɪn aɪ tʊk ˈoʊvər drɔɪŋ ðə ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈsupərˌmæn strɪp ɪn ðə leɪt ər ˈərli ’60s, ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kɪld ɪt. hi nu haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈwaɪsɪnʤər kʊd bi ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv lʊks. hæŋ ɪn there,’,’ weɪn toʊld mi, teɪk ˈɛni s---.’”---.’” hæd hɪz oʊn pərˈspɛktɪv wɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈwaɪsɪnʤər, bət ðə rɪˈzəlts wər ðə seɪm: ˈætəˌtud wɑz, nɑt ˈbɔsɪz, ˈɛdɪtərz. weɪn wɑz ɔn ðə weɪ aʊt; ðeɪ wər ˈfidɪŋ ɪm lɛs ənd lɛs wərk. hi hæd ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər strɪp. ðɛn kərt swɔn tʊk ˈoʊvər [ðə ˈdeɪliz, bət nɑt ðə ˈsənˌdiz, fər ə fju jɪrz]. ðɛr ɛz məʧ əv ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin kərt staɪl ənd maɪn ɛz ðɛr wɑz bɪtˈwin maɪn ənd weɪn. staɪl wɑz mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ənd kɑm. aɪ ˈædɪd mɔr ʤæz, wɛr wɑz mɔr kaɪnd ənd ə ˈlɪtəl məˈnɑtənəs bɪˈkəz hi wʊd hæv noʊ bɪg ˈʧeɪnʤɪz bɪtˈwin ˈpænəlz. bət hi wɑz ə gʊd artist.”.” ˈædɪd ðət swɔn wɑz ə nis gaɪ hi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd kənˈvərsɪŋ wɪθ wɪn ðeɪ ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˌdiˈsi ˈɔfəsɪz æt ðə seɪm taɪm. hi fɛlt ðət swɔn duɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈpɛnsəlz ənd nɑt hɪmˈsɛlf hɛlpt lɛd tɪ hɪz ˈərli dɪˈmaɪz (swɔn pæst əˈweɪ ɪn 1996 sɛd ðət kənˈtroʊlɪŋ boʊθ tæsks kɛpt ɪm frəm ˈwərkɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ dɛθ. wən taɪm, wɪn mɔrt ˈwaɪsɪnʤər æst ɪm tɪ lɛt ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ hɪz ˈpeɪʤɪz, tərnd ɪn səʧ ˈskɛʧi wərk ðət noʊ wən kʊd faɪnd ðə laɪn tɪ ɪŋk. ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz kˈwɪkli drɑpt. wɪθ məʧ əv taɪm məˈnɑpəˌlaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈdeɪliz, ənd baɪ ðə ˈsənˌdiz, bɪˈkeɪm meɪn ˈɑrtɪst ɔn boʊθ ˈsupərˌmæn ənd ˈækʃən ˈkɑmɪks ɪn ðə ˈleɪtər 1950s. writer-father, ˈʤɛri ˈsigəl, faʊnd hɪz weɪ bæk tɪ ˌdiˈsi ɪn 1959 tɪ skrɪpt ðə ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts. əˈbaʊt ˌriəˈpɪrəns, sɛd, wɑz ə ˈtɛrəbəl taɪm. ðət mɔrt wɑz ə təf ˈkəstəmər. hi jɛld æt ˈsigəl; hi hæd ɪm ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ɪn hɪz buts. aɪ sɛd tɪ mɔrt, hæv ə ʤɑb ɪf nɑt fər him.’.’ wɪn ˈwaɪsɪnʤər hæd [kərt] riˈdrɔ ðə hɛdz ɔn maɪ loʊəs leɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv taɪmz, hi wʊd tɛl mi əˈbaʊt ɪt. hi ˈivɪn ˈwɔntɪd səm əv ðə ˈməni bæk ðət hi peɪd mi. aɪ sɛd, ˈsəmˌbɑdi else.’.’ hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈspətərɪŋ. aɪ gɪv ə dæm; ju hæd tɪ hæv ðət ˈætəˌtud. aɪ gɑt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪm ˈæftər ə waɪl wɪn aɪ gɑt ˈhəfi wɪθ him.”.” tɛkst ˈzeɪnoʊ.
obama did not mention any specific law or measure but said he would work with both parties in congress to try to achieve a "consensus around violence reduction" in the wake of last friday's massacre at a cinema in colorado. "i, like most americans, believe that the second amendment guarantees an individual the right to bear arms," he told the national urban league convention in new orleans, referring to part of the us constitution. "i think we recognise the traditions of gun ownership that passed on from generation to generation that hunting and shooting are part of a cherished national heritage. "but i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals that they belong on the battlefield of war, not on the streets of our cities," he said. calls for a of america's gun laws mounted in the aftermath of the tragedy in aurora as it emerged that suspect james holmes bought four weapons legally. over eight weeks, holmes stocked up on the internet on rounds of ammunition: for his .233 rifle, another for his two glock pistols, and 300 cartridges for his shotgun. holmes, a graduate student, also bought a special magazine for his assault rifle that enabled him to fire up to 50 to 60 rounds per minute. obama said he had already stepped up background checks on those who buy weapons in the wake of last year's shooting in tucson, arizona that left six people dead and democratic congresswoman gabby giffords fighting for her life. "but even though we have taken these actions, they're not enough. other steps to reduce violence have been met with opposition in congress. this has been true for some time, particularly when it touches on the issue of guns," he said. "i believe the majority of gun owners would agree we should do everything possible to prevent criminals and fugitives from purchasing weapons. and we should check someone's criminal record before they can check out a gun seller. "a mentally unbalanced individual should not be able to get his hands on a gun so easily. these steps shouldn't be controversial. they should be common-sense." a group of democratic lawmakers pushed to ban assault weapons and gun magazines tuesday in the wake of the colorado massacre, but congressional leaders are unwilling to touch the volatile issue. advocates of stricter gun control measures argue that america is more prone to mass shootings than other countries because the law in many states is too lenient. they have been disappointed by obama, but political pragmatists see that he could be committing electoral suicide if he took up such an explosive issue at the current time. the gun lobby, led by the national rifle association (nra), is and a powerful player in washington. it argues that crazy people do crazy things and says that clamping down on fundamental american liberties will achieve nothing. several key battlegrounds in november's elections ohio, pennsylvania and virginia, for example have populations that remain wedded to their right to bear arms. source: agencies	ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪd nɑt ˈmɛnʃən ˈɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk lɔ ər ˈmɛʒər bət sɛd hi wʊd wərk wɪθ boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ traɪ tɪ əˈʧiv ə "kənˈsɛnsəs əraʊnd ˈvaɪələns rɪˈdəkʃən" ɪn ðə weɪk əv læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈmæsəkər æt ə ˈsɪnəmə ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. "aɪ, laɪk moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz, bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ˌgɛrənˈtiz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ðə raɪt tɪ bɛr ɑrmz," hi toʊld ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈərbən lig kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ pɑrt əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. "aɪ θɪŋk wi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə trəˈdɪʃənz əv gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ðət pæst ɔn frəm ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ðət ˈhəntɪŋ ənd ˈʃutɪŋ ər pɑrt əv ə ˈʧɛrɪʃt ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. "bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv ðət ə lɔt əv gən ˈoʊnərz wʊd əˈgri ðət bɪˈlɔŋ ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈsoʊlʤərz, nɑt ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈkrɪmənəlz ðət ðeɪ bɪˈlɔŋ ɔn ðə ˈbætəlˌfild əv wɔr, nɑt ɔn ðə strits əv ɑr ˈsɪtiz," hi sɛd. kɔlz fər ə əv əˈmɛrɪkəz gən lɔz ˈmaʊnɪd ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˈtræʤədi ɪn ərˈɔrə ɛz ɪt ˈimərʤd ðət ˈsəˌspɛkt ʤeɪmz hoʊmz bɔt fɔr ˈwɛpənz ˈligəli. ˈoʊvər eɪt wiks, hoʊmz stɑkt əp ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɔn raʊnz əv ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən: fər hɪz 233 ˈraɪfəl, əˈnəðər fər hɪz tu glɑk ˈpɪstəlz, ənd 300 ˈkɑrtrəʤəz fər hɪz ˈʃɑtˌgən. hoʊmz, ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ˈstudənt, ˈɔlsoʊ bɔt ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈmægəˌzin fər hɪz əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəl ðət ɪˈneɪbəld ɪm tɪ faɪər əp tɪ 50 tɪ 60 raʊnz pər ˈmɪnət. ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd hi hæd ɔˈrɛdi stɛpt əp ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks ɔn ðoʊz hu baɪ ˈwɛpənz ɪn ðə weɪk əv læst jɪrz ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˈtuˌsɑn, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ðət lɛft sɪks ˈpipəl dɛd ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkɑŋgrəsˌwʊmən ˈgæbi ˈgɪfərdz ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər hər laɪf. "bət ˈivɪn ðoʊ wi hæv ˈteɪkən ðiz ˈækʃənz, ðɛr nɑt ɪˈnəf. ˈəðər stɛps tɪ rɪˈdus ˈvaɪələns hæv bɪn mɛt wɪθ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. ðɪs həz bɪn tru fər səm taɪm, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ɪt ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv gənz," hi sɛd. "aɪ bɪˈliv ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv gən ˈoʊnərz wʊd əˈgri wi ʃʊd du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd fˈjuʤɪtɪvz frəm ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈwɛpənz. ənd wi ʃʊd ʧɛk ˈsəmˌwənz ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kən ʧɛk aʊt ə gən ˈsɛlər. "ə ˈmɛnəli ənˈbælənst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt hɪz hænz ɔn ə gən soʊ ˈizəli. ðiz stɛps ˈʃʊdənt bi ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl. ðeɪ ʃʊd bi common-sense." ə grup əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz pʊʃt tɪ bæn əˈsɔlt ˈwɛpənz ənd gən ˈmægəˌzinz ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈmæsəkər, bət kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈlidərz ər ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ təʧ ðə ˈvɑlətəl ˈɪʃu. ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv ˈstrɪktər gən kənˈtroʊl ˈmɛʒərz ˈɑrgju ðət əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz mɔr proʊn tɪ mæs ˈʃutɪŋz ðən ˈəðər ˈkəntriz bɪˈkəz ðə lɔ ɪn ˈmɛni steɪts ɪz tu ˈlinjənt. ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd baɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə, bət pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprægmətɪsts si ðət hi kʊd bi kəˈmɪtɪŋ ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪf hi tʊk əp səʧ ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈɪʃu æt ðə ˈkɑrənt taɪm. ðə gən ˈlɑbi, lɛd baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈraɪfəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (nra), ɪz ənd ə ˈpaʊərfəl pleɪər ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ɪt ˈɑrgjuz ðət ˈkreɪzi ˈpipəl du ˈkreɪzi θɪŋz ənd sɪz ðət ˈklæmpɪŋ daʊn ɔn ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɪbərˌtiz wɪl əˈʧiv ˈnəθɪŋ. ˈsɛvərəl ki ˈbætəlˌgraʊndz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbərz ɪˈlɛkʃənz oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ənd vərˈʤɪnjə, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl hæv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ðət rɪˈmeɪn ˈwɛdɪd tɪ ðɛr raɪt tɪ bɛr ɑrmz. sɔrs: ˈeɪʤənsiz
over the last 24 hours on twitter there was a perfect example of how mainstream fake news happens. of course, an old story on wednesday, a lazy article claimed had asked no questions on in (prime questions) even though the reporter knew that theresa may was making her article 50 statement after, to which asked many pointed questions but the fake news stuck in the minds of some, perhaps many. similarly, the nonsense about ‘failing’ to declare part of his income in his tax return was thoroughly debunked immediately after it was claimed but just a couple of days ago, mainstream publications like the evening standard were repeating it as fact. lazy journalism or malicious either way inexcusable. today’s example started with an twitter comment yesterday by journalist marie le conte in which she complained about slow responses by labour to requests for quotes from the leadership: others jumped in, ready (or keen) to reinforce the apparent point team is slow and, presumably, ill-organised: within half an hour, ‘loto’ (leader of the opposition) head of communications, matt zarb-cousin, responded quickly to make the point that he, well, always responds within half an hour: to her credit, ms le conte was quick to backtrack and clarify: however, in the interim, a host of ‘journalists’, no doubt happy to have a-kicking/labour-bashing story on hand, had already started to spread the original, misleading comment as ‘news’. sam coates of the times appears to have been fastest: quickly followed by a ‘who’s who’ of journalists and hacks: that vital ingredient in the soufflé the malcontent(s) keen to stir the excrement absent for long. in this case, it was one of the worst, neil coyle, who was quick to capitalise: once word got around about matt response and ms le subsequent correction, other journalists, including right-wingers such as guido fawkes plus one or two of those jumped on the wrong bandwagon, to be fair to them acknowledged it: not the odious coyle, of course. but the narrative of at office was already set and anyone who catch the later corrections or who only followed those who failed to correct will still be carrying the around with them as if factual. ms le conte did make one serious point, of course. the official labour press and social media teams are very poor but according to labour insiders, by design and already seen the evidence, such as last ‘#teamglitterballs’ fiasco. a senior labour source told the: the labour press team has been dire, but not by accident, and some people are all too happy to portray performance as poor to try to make jeremy look weak. why he had to set up his own team on twitter and done brilliantly. indeed. so well, it seems, that some are more than happy to exploit any opportunity to undermine them even while some of natural enemies acknowledge the job doing. this case study will, i hope, make it all too clear how the mainstream is often responsible for either generating or propagating, whether it starts by accident or design and how important it is for us not only to be awake to how it happens, but to take responsibility for getting real news and truer perspectives out into general circulation. jeremy’s own team is clearly doing well but they do it all on their own. over to you, dear reader. the is provided free of charge but depends on the generosity of its readers to be viable, especially now that we have changed our hosting plan to eliminate for our readers. if you found this information helpful and can afford to, please click here to arrange a one-off or modest monthly donation via paypal. thanks for your support so this blog can keep bringing you information the establishment would prefer you not to know about. like this: like loading...	ˈoʊvər ðə læst 24 aʊərz ɔn tˈwɪtər ðɛr wɑz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ˈmeɪnˌstrim feɪk nuz ˈhæpənz. əv kɔrs, ən oʊld ˈstɔri ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ə ˈleɪzi ˈɑrtɪkəl kleɪmd hæd æst noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ɪn (praɪm kˈwɛsʧənz) ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə rɪˈpɔrtər nu ðət tərˈisə meɪ wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər ˈɑrtɪkəl 50 ˈsteɪtmənt ˈæftər, tɪ wɪʧ æst ˈmɛni ˈpɔɪntɪd kˈwɛsʧənz bət ðə feɪk nuz stək ɪn ðə maɪndz əv səm, pərˈhæps ˈmɛni. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə ˈnɑnsɛns əˈbaʊt ‘‘failing’’ tɪ dɪˈklɛr pɑrt əv hɪz ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn hɪz tæks rɪˈtərn wɑz ˈθəroʊli dɪˈbəŋkt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ɪt wɑz kleɪmd bət ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv deɪz əˈgoʊ, ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz laɪk ðə ˈivnɪŋ ˈstændərd wər rɪˈpitɪŋ ɪt ɛz fækt. ˈleɪzi ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ər məˈlɪʃəs ˈiðər weɪ ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəbəl. ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ən tˈwɪtər ˈkɑmɛnt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ baɪ ˈʤərnəlɪst mərˈi lə ˈkɔnteɪ ɪn wɪʧ ʃi kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt sloʊ rɪˈspɑnsɪz baɪ ˈleɪbər tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər kwoʊts frəm ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp: ˈəðərz ʤəmpt ɪn, ˈrɛdi (ər kin) tɪ ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ðə əˈpɛrənt pɔɪnt ðət tim ɪz sloʊ ənd, prɪˈzuməbli, ill-organised: wɪˈθɪn hæf ən aʊər, ˈʤɛrəˌmi ‘‘loto’’ (ˈlidər əv ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən) hɛd əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, mæt zarb-cousin, rɪˈspɑndɪd kˈwɪkli tɪ meɪk ðə pɔɪnt ðət hi, wɛl, ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈspɑndz wɪˈθɪn hæf ən aʊər: tɪ hər ˈkrɛdɪt, mɪz lə ˈkɔnteɪ wɑz kwɪk tɪ ˈbækˌtræk ənd ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ: ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ðə ˈɪnərəm, ə hoʊst əv ‘‘journalists’’, noʊ daʊt ˈhæpi tɪ hæv ə ˈstɔri ɔn hænd, hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ sprɛd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, mɪsˈlidɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnt ɛz ‘‘news’’. sæm koʊeɪts əv ðə taɪmz əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn ˈfæstəst: kˈwɪkli ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə who’’ əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd hæks: ðət ˈvaɪtəl ˌɪnˈgridiənt ɪn ðə souffléé ðə malcontent(s) kin tɪ stər ðə ˈɛkskrəmənt ˈæbsənt fər lɔŋ. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ɪt wɑz wən əv ðə wərst, nil kɔɪl, hu wɑz kwɪk tɪ capitalise: wəns wərd gɑt əraʊnd əˈbaʊt mæt rɪˈspɑns ənd mɪz lə ˈsəbsəkwənt kərˈɛkʃən, ˈəðər ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌraɪtˈwɪŋərz səʧ ɛz gˈwidoʊ fɔks pləs wən ər tu əv ðoʊz ʤəmpt ɔn ðə rɔŋ ˈbændˌwægən, tɪ bi fɛr tɪ ðɛm ækˈnɑlɪʤd ɪt: nɑt ðə ˈoʊdiəs kɔɪl, əv kɔrs. bət ðə ˈnɛrətɪv əv æt ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈɔfəs wɑz ɔˈrɛdi sɛt ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu kæʧ ðə ˈleɪtər kərˈɛkʃənz ər hu ˈoʊnli ˈfɑloʊd ðoʊz hu feɪld tɪ kərˈɛkt wɪl stɪl bi ˈkɛriɪŋ ðə əraʊnd wɪθ ðɛm ɛz ɪf ˈfækʧuəl. mɪz lə ˈkɔnteɪ dɪd meɪk wən ˈsɪriəs pɔɪnt, əv kɔrs. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈleɪbər prɛs ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə timz ər ˈvɛri pur bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈleɪbər ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz, baɪ dɪˈzaɪn ənd ɔˈrɛdi sin ðə ˈɛvədəns, səʧ ɛz læst ‘#‘#teamglitterballs’’ fiˈæskoʊ. ə ˈsinjər ˈleɪbər sɔrs toʊld ðə: ðə ˈleɪbər prɛs tim həz bɪn daɪər, bət nɑt baɪ ˈæksədənt, ənd səm ˈpipəl ər ɔl tu ˈhæpi tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ pərˈfɔrməns ɛz pur tɪ traɪ tɪ meɪk ˈʤɛrəˌmi lʊk wik. waɪ hi hæd tɪ sɛt əp hɪz oʊn tim ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd dən ˈbrɪljəntli. ˌɪnˈdid. soʊ wɛl, ɪt simz, ðət səm ər mɔr ðən ˈhæpi tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ˈɛni ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðɛm ˈivɪn waɪl səm əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈɛnəmiz ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðə ʤɑb duɪŋ. ðɪs keɪs ˈstədi wɪl, aɪ hoʊp, meɪk ɪt ɔl tu klɪr haʊ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ɪz ˈɔfən riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈiðər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ər ˈprɑpəˌgeɪtɪŋ, ˈwɛðər ɪt stɑrts baɪ ˈæksədənt ər dɪˈzaɪn ənd haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪt ɪz fər ˈjuˈɛs nɑt ˈoʊnli tɪ bi əˈweɪk tɪ haʊ ɪt ˈhæpənz, bət tɪ teɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ril nuz ənd truər pərˈspɛktɪvz aʊt ˈɪntu ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən. oʊn tim ɪz ˈklɪrli duɪŋ wɛl bət ðeɪ du ɪt ɔl ɔn ðɛr oʊn. ˈoʊvər tɪ ju, dɪr ˈridər. ðə ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd fri əv ʧɑrʤ bət dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˌʤɛnərˈɑsəti əv ɪts ˈridərz tɪ bi ˈvaɪəbəl, əˈspɛʃəli naʊ ðət wi hæv ʧeɪnʤd ɑr ˈhoʊstɪŋ plæn tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt fər ɑr ˈridərz. ɪf ju faʊnd ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈhɛlpfəl ənd kən əˈfɔrd tɪ, pliz klɪk hir tɪ əreɪnʤ ə ˌwəˈnɔf ər ˈmɑdəst ˈmənθli doʊˈneɪʃən ˈviə paypal. θæŋks fər jʊr səˈpɔrt soʊ ðɪs blɔg kən kip ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ju ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt wʊd prɪˈfər ju nɑt tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt. laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ...
a turkish protester wearing a gas mask and a hard hat takes cover during clashes with riot police who tried to prevent demonstrators from reaching square in istanbul for a may day rally on may 1, 2014. may day demonstrators defied a protest ban and took to the streets around square thursday, prompting clashes with police sent in preparation for what's known around the world as a day of protest. police used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators, including a mix of trade unions, opposition activists and far left groups celebrating what has been dubbed international workers’ day, turkish state news reports. some protesters threw fireworks and stones at police. several unions had said earlier that they would ignore prime minister warnings not to march on square. “we will be in despite the irrational and illegal ban. all roads will lead to on may day, and our struggle for labour, equality, freedom, justice and peace will continue," top unions said in a joint statement , reuters reports. roads and streets leading to square were closed off thursday, and authorities deployed nearly police in istanbul ahead of the protests. the iconic status is linked to its history as a hotspot for protests. a against urban development plans snowballed into weeks of mass protests in the area last year. and on may 1, 1977, 36 people were killed after unidentified gunmen fired on a massive may day demonstration in the square. may day demonstrations took place around the world on thursday, with some leading to clashes with police. nearly workers and opposition supporters in phnom penh, cambodia ignored a protest ban and clashed with security forces. [ agency ]	ə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈproʊˌtɛstər ˈwɛrɪŋ ə gæs mæsk ənd ə hɑrd hæt teɪks ˈkəvər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ raɪət pəˈlis hu traɪd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz frəm ˈriʧɪŋ skwɛr ɪn ˌɪstɑnˈbul fər ə meɪ deɪ ˈræli ɔn meɪ 1 2014 meɪ deɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz dɪˈfaɪd ə ˈproʊˌtɛst bæn ənd tʊk tɪ ðə strits əraʊnd skwɛr ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ pəˈlis sɛnt ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər wəts noʊn əraʊnd ðə wərld ɛz ə deɪ əv ˈproʊˌtɛst. pəˈlis juzd tɪr gæs ənd ˈwɔtər ˈkænənz əˈgɛnst ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə mɪks əv treɪd ˈjunjənz, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd fɑr lɛft grups ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ wət həz bɪn dəbd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl workers’*’ deɪ, ˈtərkɪʃ steɪt nuz rɪˈpɔrts. səm ˈproʊˌtɛstərz θru ˈfaɪrˌwərks ənd stoʊnz æt pəˈlis. ˈsɛvərəl ˈjunjənz hæd sɛd ˈərliər ðət ðeɪ wʊd ˌɪgˈnɔr praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈwɔrnɪŋz nɑt tɪ mɑrʧ ɔn skwɛr. wɪl bi ɪn dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌɪˈræʃənəl ənd ˌɪˈligəl bæn. ɔl roʊdz wɪl lɛd tɪ ɔn meɪ deɪ, ənd ɑr ˈstrəgəl fər ˈleɪbər, ɪkˈwɑləti, ˈfridəm, ˈʤəstɪs ənd pis wɪl kənˈtɪnju," tɔp ˈjunjənz sɛd ɪn ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt ˈrɔɪtərz rɪˈpɔrts. roʊdz ənd strits ˈlidɪŋ tɪ skwɛr wər kloʊzd ɔf ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ənd əˈθɔrətiz dɪˈplɔɪd ˈnɪrli pəˈlis ɪn ˌɪstɑnˈbul əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈstætəs ɪz lɪŋkt tɪ ɪts ˈhɪstəri ɛz ə ˈhɑtˌspɑt fər ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ə əˈgɛnst ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt plænz sˈnoʊˌbɔld ˈɪntu wiks əv mæs ˈproʊˌtɛsts ɪn ðə ˈɛriə læst jɪr. ənd ɔn meɪ 1 1977 36 ˈpipəl wər kɪld ˈæftər ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈgənˌmɛn faɪərd ɔn ə ˈmæsɪv meɪ deɪ ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ɪn ðə skwɛr. meɪ deɪ ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz tʊk pleɪs əraʊnd ðə wərld ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, wɪθ səm ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ pəˈlis. ˈnɪrli ˈwərkərz ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən səˈpɔrtərz ɪn pəˈnɑm pɛn, ˌkæmˈboʊdiə ˌɪgˈnɔrd ə ˈproʊˌtɛst bæn ənd klæʃt wɪθ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈeɪʤənsi
sporting news put together a fun list of the top 40 most hated players in the nfl. the list included players from today along with guys from the past. surprisingly enough, five players with tennessee ties made the cut. take a look at their rankings. #25: cortland finnegan finnegan remains one of my favorite all time titans to this day, but i can certainly see why an outsider would hate him. the guy ran his mouth non-stop, but typically backed it up. the former seventh round pick earned time as a rookie, carving out a role as a nickel corner and eventually becoming a starter on the outside. the defense took on his personality, playing with a chip on their shoulder and even a little dirty at times. unfortunately his career will always be overshadowed for catching andre johnson's fist with his skull in the now infamous scuffle in houston. you had to admire how the guy never backed down from anyone, though. #24: chuck cecil cecil's playing days were before my time, but i had the pleasure of watching him as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator. he didn't last long running the titans' defense, but he did give us this gem of a video. cecil led the defense for two years in nashville before getting fired. in hindsight, the guy was probably too much of a loose cannon to be given responsibility over an entire defense. now he works for jeff fisher as a defensive assistant in los angeles, because of course he does. #18: randy moss randy moss had nothing more than a cup of coffee with tennessee, but he's the third former titan on this list. moss will go down as one of the most fascinating guys to ever play in the league. the tantalizing talents were undeniable, but there seems to always be a cloud that lingered over moss. he knew how to punch people's buttons and stay in the spotlight, even in the twilight of his career. #13: albert haynesworth the haynesworth hate mostly stems from his head stop on cowboy's center andre gurode. albert was still finding his way in the nfl when that happened, which would cloud the rest of his career. haynesworth may have been the best defender in the league in 2008, anchoring a defense that led to a record. he then bolted for money that off-season, becoming the latest dan snyder free agent bust. albert was a guy that could be special in 2008, but he cashed it in as a redskin. would things have been different had he stayed in nashville? we are left to wonder, which is part of the reason why he lands so highly on this list. #9: pacman jones ahhh, the pacman years. if nothing else, the dude kept you on your toes as a fan. pacman has been arrested eight different times since entering the league. eight!!! he was in 2005, but filled an immediate need. he made his biggest impact with the titans in the return game, taking back three punts in 2006. he's stuck with the bengals after making his return to the league in 2010. he just signed on for three more seasons in cincinnati this off-season. the guy literally has nine lives. who is your most hated nfl player?	ˈspɔrtɪŋ nuz pʊt təˈgɛðər ə fən lɪst əv ðə tɔp 40 moʊst ˈheɪtɪd pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ðə lɪst ˌɪnˈkludɪd pleɪərz frəm təˈdeɪ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ gaɪz frəm ðə pæst. səˈpraɪzɪŋli ɪˈnəf, faɪv pleɪərz wɪθ ˌtɛnəˈsi taɪz meɪd ðə kət. teɪk ə lʊk æt ðɛr ˈræŋkɪŋz. 25 ˈkɔrtlənd ˈfɪnəgən ˈfɪnəgən rɪˈmeɪnz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ɔl taɪm ˈtaɪtənz tɪ ðɪs deɪ, bət aɪ kən ˈsərtənli si waɪ ən aʊtˈsaɪdər wʊd heɪt ɪm. ðə gaɪ ræn hɪz maʊθ ˌnɑnˈstɑp, bət ˈtɪpɪkəli bækt ɪt əp. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛvənθ raʊnd pɪk ərnd taɪm ɛz ə ˈrʊki, ˈkɑrvɪŋ aʊt ə roʊl ɛz ə ˈnɪkəl ˈkɔrnər ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈstɑrtər ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ðə dɪˈfɛns tʊk ɔn hɪz ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ə ʧɪp ɔn ðɛr ˈʃoʊldər ənd ˈivɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdərti æt taɪmz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli hɪz kərɪr wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd fər ˈkæʧɪŋ ˈɑnˌdreɪ ˈʤɑnsənz fɪst wɪθ hɪz skəl ɪn ðə naʊ ˈɪnfəməs ˈskəfəl ɪn ˈhjustən. ju hæd tɪ ædˈmaɪr haʊ ðə gaɪ ˈnɛvər bækt daʊn frəm ˈɛniˌwən, ðoʊ. 24 ʧək ˈsisəl ˈsisəlz pleɪɪŋ deɪz wər ˌbiˈfɔr maɪ taɪm, bət aɪ hæd ðə ˈplɛʒər əv ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm ɛz ən əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər. hi ˈdɪdənt læst lɔŋ ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪtənz' dɪˈfɛns, bət hi dɪd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ðɪs ʤɛm əv ə ˈvɪdioʊ. ˈsisəl lɛd ðə dɪˈfɛns fər tu jɪrz ɪn ˈnæʃvɪl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ faɪərd. ɪn ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt, ðə gaɪ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli tu məʧ əv ə lus ˈkænən tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈoʊvər ən ɪnˈtaɪər dɪˈfɛns. naʊ hi wərks fər ʤɛf ˈfɪʃər ɛz ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈsɪstənt ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, bɪˈkəz əv kɔrs hi dɪz. 18 ˈrændi mɔs ˈrændi mɔs hæd ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə kəp əv ˈkɔfi wɪθ ˌtɛnəˈsi, bət hiz ðə θərd ˈfɔrmər ˈtaɪtən ɔn ðɪs lɪst. mɔs wɪl goʊ daʊn ɛz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ gaɪz tɪ ˈɛvər pleɪ ɪn ðə lig. ðə ˈtænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈtælənts wər ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəl, bət ðɛr simz tɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ə klaʊd ðət ˈlɪŋgərd ˈoʊvər mɔs. hi nu haʊ tɪ pənʧ ˈpipəlz ˈbətənz ənd steɪ ɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt, ˈivɪn ɪn ðə tˈwaɪˌlaɪt əv hɪz kərɪr. 13 ˈælbərt ˈheɪnzwərθ ðə ˈheɪnzwərθ heɪt ˈmoʊstli stɛmz frəm hɪz hɛd stɑp ɔn ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ˈsɛnər ˈɑnˌdreɪ gurode. ˈælbərt wɑz stɪl ˈfaɪndɪŋ hɪz weɪ ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl wɪn ðət ˈhæpənd, wɪʧ wʊd klaʊd ðə rɛst əv hɪz kərɪr. ˈheɪnzwərθ meɪ hæv bɪn ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛndər ɪn ðə lig ɪn 2008 ˈæŋkərɪŋ ə dɪˈfɛns ðət lɛd tɪ ə ˈrɛkərd. hi ðɛn ˈboʊltɪd fər ˈməni ðət off-season, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst dæn sˈnaɪdər fri ˈeɪʤənt bəst. ˈælbərt wɑz ə gaɪ ðət kʊd bi ˈspɛʃəl ɪn 2008 bət hi kæʃt ɪt ɪn ɛz ə ˈrɛdˌskɪn. wʊd θɪŋz hæv bɪn ˈdɪfərənt hæd hi steɪd ɪn ˈnæʃvɪl? wi ər lɛft tɪ ˈwəndər, wɪʧ ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən waɪ hi lændz soʊ ˈhaɪli ɔn ðɪs lɪst. 9 ˈpækmən ʤoʊnz ahhh, ðə ˈpækmən jɪrz. ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls, ðə dud kɛpt ju ɔn jʊr toʊz ɛz ə fæn. ˈpækmən həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd eɪt ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz sɪns ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə lig. eɪt!!! hi wɑz ɪn 2005 bət fɪld ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət nid. hi meɪd hɪz ˈbɪgəst ˌɪmˈpækt wɪθ ðə ˈtaɪtənz ɪn ðə rɪˈtərn geɪm, ˈteɪkɪŋ bæk θri pənts ɪn 2006 hiz stək wɪθ ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə lig ɪn 2010 hi ʤɪst saɪnd ɔn fər θri mɔr ˈsizənz ɪn ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ðɪs off-season. ðə gaɪ ˈlɪtərəli həz naɪn lɪvz. hu ɪz jʊr moʊst ˈheɪtɪd ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪər?
o'sheas merchant pub on merchants quay the decision to turn accommodation above a popular pub into a shelter for homeless families has been described as inappropriate. the city council will turn the current emergency accommodation at merchant pub on busy merchants quay into a family hub. the move is part of drastic plans by housing minister simon coveney to ensure no families will be living in hotels or accommodation by theart of next month. the emergency accommodation above the pub will be turned into one of 15 family hubs across the city planned by the council's homeless executive. none of the hubs will be run by the homeless executive. all will be taken over by housing services. no details have yet been released about the opening date of the hub at merchant or the number of families who willay there. however, it is understood that the families currently using the emergency accommodation are expected to remain when the property is transformed. o'shea's merchant is a popular dublin pub, especially among kerry supporters. those living in the hubs will be allowed visitors but will not be permitted to have anyoneay overnight. clubs meals will be provided and each family will have their own washing facilities. homework clubs for children will be included. last month, city backed a motion calling for a change in the way family hubs are chosen. previously, had been left in the dark about hubs until plans were finalised. cllr mannix flynn - who tabled this emergency motion - has hit out at a lack of information for families and and said the hub above merchant was in a "highly inappropriate" location. "[the council] is not telling us what buildings it is looking at or where the money is going," he said. "it's highly inappropriate - a really busy corner of a mainreet. it's also aones throw away from merchants quay ireland [homeless and drug service] which is an issue of constant complaint from the public over issues." news of the latest hub comes just two weeks after it was revealed that a hub would be located in a furnitureore site on the malahide industrial estate in coolock. two more will be located in hotel on o'connellreet and mater on road. others will be located in and dundrum. ridiculous meanwhile, the purchase by the housing association of two properties in for has been slammed by a leading homeless campaigner. "the price they bought the properties for is absolutely ridiculous," said anthony flynn, of inner city helping homeless. "the money could have been reinvested into purchasing apartments that could have housed a lot more families. "there is no long-term prospect in it. a lot of these families are going to be left in these units for a long time even though they're told they're not going to be." the two homes in lawrence road, which formerly operated as a, will house 13 homeless families, the first of whom will move in next month. mr flynn is not the only person to object to the move. it has angered local residents, many of whom complained they were not consulted about the project. they suggested the property was unsuitable and that individual apartments should have been bought instead. all, however, said they were not opposed to the idea of homeless families. the residents' association said six apartments were on sale in the area for €1.52m. the dublin region homeless executive, which is part of the city council, said it was committed to developing community relations with local residents.	o'sheas* ˈmərʧənt pəb ɔn ˈmərʧənts ki ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ tərn əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən əˈbəv ə ˈpɑpjələr pəb ˈɪntu ə ˈʃɛltər fər ˈhoʊmləs ˈfæməliz həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt. ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl wɪl tərn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈimərʤənsi əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən æt ˈmərʧənt pəb ɔn ˈbɪzi ˈmərʧənts ki ˈɪntu ə ˈfæməli həb. ðə muv ɪz pɑrt əv ˈdræstɪk plænz baɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsaɪmən ˈkɑvɪni tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr noʊ ˈfæməliz wɪl bi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn hoʊˈtɛlz ər əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən baɪ ðə stɑrt əv nɛkst mənθ. ðə ˈimərʤənsi əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən əˈbəv ðə pəb wɪl bi tərnd ˈɪntu wən əv 15 ˈfæməli həbz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈsɪti plænd baɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəlz ˈhoʊmləs ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv. nən əv ðə həbz wɪl bi rən baɪ ðə ˈhoʊmləs ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv. ɔl wɪl bi ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər baɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz. noʊ ˈditeɪlz hæv jɛt bɪn riˈlist əˈbaʊt ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪt əv ðə həb æt ˈmərʧənt ər ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæməliz hu wɪl steɪ ðɛr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ðə ˈfæməliz ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈimərʤənsi əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn wɪn ðə ˈprɑpərti ɪz trænsˈfɔrmd. ˈmərʧənt ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈdəblɪn pəb, əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ ˈkɛri səˈpɔrtərz. ðoʊz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə həbz wɪl bi əˈlaʊd ˈvɪzɪtərz bət wɪl nɑt bi pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ hæv ˈɛniˌwən steɪ ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. kləbz milz wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd ənd iʧ ˈfæməli wɪl hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈwɑʃɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ˈhoʊmˌwərk kləbz fər ˈʧɪldrən wɪl bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd. læst mənθ, ˈsɪti bækt ə ˈmoʊʃən ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə weɪ ˈfæməli həbz ər ˈʧoʊzən. ˈpriviəsli, hæd bɪn lɛft ɪn ðə dɑrk əˈbaʊt həbz ənˈtɪl plænz wər finalised. ˈmænɪks flɪn hu ˈteɪbəld ðɪs ˈimərʤənsi ˈmoʊʃən həz hɪt aʊt æt ə læk əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ˈfæməliz ənd ənd sɛd ðə həb əˈbəv ˈmərʧənt wɑz ɪn ə "ˈhaɪli ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt" loʊˈkeɪʃən. "[ðə ˈkaʊnsəl] ɪz nɑt ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs wət ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪt ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ər wɛr ðə ˈməni ɪz goʊɪŋ," hi sɛd. "ɪts ˈhaɪli ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt ə ˈrɪli ˈbɪzi ˈkɔrnər əv ə meɪn strit. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ə stoʊnz θroʊ əˈweɪ frəm ˈmərʧənts ki ˈaɪərlənd [ˈhoʊmləs ənd drəg ˈsərvɪs] wɪʧ ɪz ən ˈɪʃu əv ˈkɑnstənt kəmˈpleɪnt frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈoʊvər ˈɪʃuz." nuz əv ðə ˈleɪtəst həb kəmz ʤɪst tu wiks ˈæftər ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild ðət ə həb wʊd bi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ə ˈfərnɪʧər stɔr saɪt ɔn ðə ˌmæləˈhaɪd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ɛˈsteɪt ɪn coolock. tu mɔr wɪl bi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn hoʊˈtɛl ɔn oʊˈkɑnəl strit ənd ˈmɑtər ɔn roʊd. ˈəðərz wɪl bi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ənd dundrum. rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈpərʧəs baɪ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv tu ˈprɑpərtiz ɪn fər həz bɪn slæmd baɪ ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈhoʊmləs kæmˈpeɪnər. "ðə praɪs ðeɪ bɔt ðə ˈprɑpərtiz fər ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli rɪˈdɪkjələs," sɛd ˈænθɔˌni flɪn, əv ˈɪnər ˈsɪti ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈhoʊmləs. "ðə ˈməni kʊd hæv bɪn ˌriɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈɪntu ˈpərʧəsɪŋ əˈpɑrtmənts ðət kʊd hæv haʊzd ə lɔt mɔr ˈfæməliz. "ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈprɑspɛkt ɪn ɪt. ə lɔt əv ðiz ˈfæməliz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi lɛft ɪn ðiz ˈjunɪts fər ə lɔŋ taɪm ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr toʊld ðɛr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi." ðə tu hoʊmz ɪn ˈlɔrəns roʊd, wɪʧ ˈfɔrmərli ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɛz ə, wɪl haʊs 13 ˈhoʊmləs ˈfæməliz, ðə fərst əv hum wɪl muv ɪn nɛkst mənθ. ˈmɪstər flɪn ɪz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən tɪ ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ ðə muv. ɪt həz ˈæŋgərd ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts, ˈmɛni əv hum kəmˈpleɪnd ðeɪ wər nɑt kənˈsəltɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðeɪ səˈʤɛstɪd ðə ˈprɑpərti wɑz ənˈsutəbəl ənd ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl əˈpɑrtmənts ʃʊd hæv bɪn bɔt ˌɪnˈstɛd. ɔl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɛd ðeɪ wər nɑt əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈhoʊmləs ˈfæməliz. ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts' əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən sɛd sɪks əˈpɑrtmənts wər ɔn seɪl ɪn ðə ˈɛriə fər €1.52m. ðə ˈdəblɪn ˈriʤən ˈhoʊmləs ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, wɪʧ ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl, sɛd ɪt wɑz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts.
happy day! ***we've reached our initial goal of $25,000 which means everyone who pledges at the $35 level or higher receives double the number of listed limited edition signed and numbered hardcover copies of the quantum roleplaying game! so right now if you pledge $42 for u.s. addresses or $47 for international addresses (which now includes shipping) you will receive two copies of the game! what a deal!* happy day again! *we've reached our final goal of $36,000 which means (1) one 24" x 36" full color folded poster world map of quantum will be shipped with every single pledge order $35 and above. while there will be a map of the world inside the quantum hardcover, it will be a black & white map and obviously won't be bigger than a single page. this 24" x 36" poster world map will not only give you the world in amazing full color, but it will be large enough to include a wide variety of extra map tags to add both a little mystery to the world and ensuring that all locations generated during design show up on the poster map.* about this project the quantum roleplaying game™ is infinite x first game. the game is a reflection of more than 30 years of gaming and nearly 10 years of writing and game design on the part of infinite x studio's founder and president, joshua j. frost. passion for gaming ands in particular is hard to explain in words (and much easier to explain by watching his hyper exuberance during a game session) but know that he wants infinite x studio to produce only the highest quality, best-designed, and most enjoyables possible. it is our dream that we can reach out to both seasoned and new gamers with this project and help us raise enough money to bring the quantum roleplaying game to hundreds of game tables around the globe. our goal is only set at $13,000 and this covers the barest minimum of costs to write, design, layout, produce art, edit, develop, print, and ship the game. the total funding goal is comprised of 10% fees and amazon fees, 50% artist, layout, design, editing, and development costs, 10% promotional costs, and 30% printing costs. should we raise money beyond the $13,000 target, several things will happen: at $15,000, we give most of the freelancers a nice raise (infinite x studio president joshua frost doesn't get paid at all unless the game is a success). *goal achieved!* at $25,000, we double the number of limited, signed and numbered hardcover copies of the quantum roleplaying game that are sent out to the backers at the $35 journeyman level or higher. so if you back the project at $35 and the project raises $25,000 or more, you receive two copies instead of one. this will not increase any associated shipping costs, even for non-u.s.a. addresses. also at $25,000, we're able to print a small quantity of regular edition hardcover books that we plan to sell into hobby distribution so the game can be available at hobby stores in the united states and beyond. *goal achieved!*** at $36,000, we will ship (1) one 24" x 36" full color folded poster world map of quantum with every single pledge $35 and above. while there will be a map of the world inside the quantum hardcover, it will be a black & white map and obviously won't be bigger than a single page. this 24" x 36" poster world map will not only give you the world in amazing full color, but it will be large enough to include a wide variety of extra map tags to add both a little mystery to the world and ensuring that all locations generated during design show up on the poster map. about the game an innovative, society in earth's distant future built a robotic dyson shell world where science was king, where reason was law, and where all the complexities of day-to-day living were made easy by a level of gadgets that would make modern humanity believe they were witnessing the true works of gods. their cutting-edge world expanded rapidly and disconnected from the rest of humanity, rocketed out to the edge of the universe, and into the very fabric of space-time in order to discover new sources of untapped power to expand their knowledge of the universe itself. then it happened: they found an energy source so powerful they were convinced it had to be the very glue that held the universe together. they tapped it deep, plunging into the distant beating heart of this new spark, causing their robotic world to nearly burst with inscrutable power. feats of unimaginable prowess were discovered, manifesting objects and energy with only one's thoughts became a the control over life and death became as trivial as breathing. what they didn't that their newly discovered source came with a dreadful price. at its heart was darkness, vast unfathomable evil from beyond the edge of reason and space-time—shadowy, slithering horrors of such sinister potency that they infested the entire society from the inside out and not only tore it to pieces, but nearly the world, sending every living thing spinning into a shattered, morose millennium of bedlam and anarchy. it's been years since the fall of the great society known as quantum and the civilized species of the world are finally rediscovering a semblance of what they lost. quantum is a dyson shell, an planet roughly the size of mars but with a ball of fiery plasma at the center, providing both heat and light to the flora and fauna around it. though civilization is from the ruins, it still has a long way to go before achieving the greatness of the time before. today's quantum civilization is equivalent to medieval earth with castles, walled towns, large farming communities, kings, queens, serfdom, chivalry, open warfare, political intrigue, and vast of uncontrolled territory. ancient experiments in extinct creatures from their dna, animal and human cloning, invention of beasts both great and terrible, and self-replicating artificial have left the wild places of quantum filled with terrifying from myth, legend, and earth's extensive fossil record as well as new races of living machines and swarms of metallic insects. quantum is broken into twelve nations, some with loose associations, some with iron clad pacts, and some engaged in open war. at the heart of these nations is an organization called the. they control all that remains of quantum's lost technological knowledge, wielding their control of it in order to maintain as much of a peace as possible. the is not a good nor charitable organization, though. they exact a terrible price from those who refuse to acknowledge their mastery of the world, going so far as to cut off one nation from every power source quantum possesses, plunging those people into an eternal darkness from which no one has returned. opposing the is a loose affiliation of tribal societies and underground resistance movements from the remaining eleven nations. this affiliation does all that it can to sabotage the's control of technology, but it is a war they are losing very badly. in the quantum roleplaying game, you can choose to play one of four races: humans humanity is more than half the population of the civilized races of quantum and controls nearly all of the nations. most of the is human and they are often associated with power and greed in the eyes of the other races. humanity spreads quickly, decisively, and has an uncanny knack for resiliency in the face of adversity. azi the are a race of snake people, human in appearance from the waist up, but possessing all of the qualities of a snake from the waist down. are humanoid have no hair, hatch their young from eggs, and their genders are quite difficult to determine by non-azi. are comprised of dozens of that vary by color, shape, and size and their skin is scaled, soft, and very often comprised of mesmerizing color patterns. mutants mutants are the offspring of humans who ventured too closely to the source of quantum's power (called prime). as such, they are often called primespawn. mutants come in a variety of shapes and sizes and their mutations range from the useful to the patently grotesque. when two mutants pair and have children, their children are always mutants, though they rarely possess the same mutations as their parents. mutants are reviled in both human and cultures and those who choose to stay are often cast out to the fringes, scraping by as criminals or beggars. those who flee bond together as tribes and wander the wild places of quantum, avoiding human and cities. automatons automatons are genderless, hyper-intelligent, living machines. they are a remnant of the time remnant even the doesn't understand. awaken in places possessing the reasoning capacity of a human and a obsession with learning everything about the world around them. have no single society and typically wander into whatever civilization is nearby where they are often accepted and put to work. are weak structurally and no single automaton has lived longer than 40 years, but during their time on quantum they are relentless in their pursuit of scholarship and wisdom. the first choice you make in the quantum roleplaying game is your second is your “paradigm.” paradigms are the of your character, not only how they perceive everything around them, but also what path they choose to follow in life. quantum has 17 paradigms, 16 of which are rather specific in their focus and one called the generalist that is more to suit the unique desires of any player. example paradigms include archer, warrior, warlock, progenitor, shaman, immortal, reaver, hunter, and crusader. the rest will be revealed once of the quantum roleplaying game begins! the infinite roleplaying engine the quantum roleplaying game is powered by the infinite roleplaying engine™, a game system built on a strong mathematical foundation from which nearly any genre of can be created. the game uses the same dice that many of you are probably used to,,, etc.) but facilitates two primary objectives: it rewards knowledge and advancement by decreasing the chance of failure as the level of skill increases and it allows for a more open system between the players and the guide (also called the game master) so that both parties can easily work together to create a cinematic storyline filled with intrigue, conflict, combat, death, warfare, and triumph and do so without bogging down in complicated dice checks and endless rolling. the infinite roleplaying engine is exactly that: a “role”-playing engine. the dice, though used and needed, are secondary to the experience of playing. a few words on gender equality it is the promise of infinite x studio that we will always strive to present a world that in many ways reflects what our world should be. specifically, the stereotypical portrayals of women ins as either barely-clothed, subservient slaves or warrior queens have no place in any of our product lines. civilizations in our games will rarely explore gender differences unless that exploration is central to the story or theme of a location. we assume, as we believe everyone should on earth, that there is no difference between men and women other than some basic biological designs and we strongly believe that hobby gaming is for everyone regardless of gender, age, skin color, sexual preference or identity, or religious belief (including a lack thereof). we want our products and our art to reflect this promise and hope that our community of friends will keep us honest should we ever seem to stray from it. who is infinite x studio? joshua j. frost, president josh started writing in junior high school, majored in creative writing and publishing in college, and started working in the hobby games industry in 2005. he has 38 writing and design credits for roleplaying games, one card game with mike (yetisburg), and designed a game for the board game stonehenge called “any given run play” that appeared in the october 2007 issue of games magazine. he designed and wrote games and game supplements for dungeons & dragons, dungeons & dragons edition, the pathfinder roleplaying game, and a song of ice and fire roleplaying game and was nominated for two origins awards and won six awards for fantasy writing and design. josh lives in a seattle suburb with his wife, daughter, cat, dog, and imac. hugo solis, artist & hugo solis, also known as butterfrog, found his love ofs in 1990 when he miraculously stumbled upon the dark sun boxed set at his local game mean feat in a comic shop in méxico. hugo resides in guadalajara, mexico with his patient wife (who is his toughest art critic) and their two schnauzers. hugo began illustrating character artwork for pathfinder fans on the in 2008. shortly thereafter, he the award winning with liz courts as a way to bring the fan community to a whole new level. hugo now does freelance illustration and for many companies including 4 winds fantasy, legendary games, publishing, open design, rite publishing, and games among others. blake davis, developer blake davis is a passionate gamer and has worked in several aspects of the gaming industry. besides running variouss for over 9 years, including and the pathfinder, blake is the mastermind behind archives of (www.archivesofnethys.com), an extensive reference guide for the pathfinder. he has a degree in integrated studies and an uncanny knack for memorizing rules and spotting rules issues and flaws. reid, editor reid has worked in the gaming industry for more than a dozen years, starting with white wolf publishing as an editor and then wizards of the coast as a contributor and editor for the wizards play network website. he was the author of transylvania chronicles: ill omens and a contributor to castles and covenants, both for white wolf. his story "faces" was published in the sunrise word speak network anthology, and his stories "the barn" and "avarice" in the magazine line zero. he currently lives in seattle with his wife, son, and daughter. colleen hutchings, graphic colleen hutchings' whereabouts have been a secret for more than 400 years. it is whispered in conspiracy circles that it was she who founded the and that any conspiracy theories about who runs the world are complete fabrications invented by hutchings as an effort to throw everyone off the truth. it is known that she acquired a bachelor's degree in graphic design from saint sometime in the last decade, but even finding out that much cost us 13 interns. kyle hepworth, art & design kyle hepworth is a rogue seattle artist responsible for dozens of random acts of art. he once decorated his neighbor's broken down truck as m. complete with a windshield monocle, a bumper mustache, and an enormous top hat. in his spare time he creates miniature and super mario brothers coins and hangs them in places for people to destroy jump up and try to get 100 of them. beyond that, life is a mystery known only to him, joshua frost, and of their closest friends. our pledge to you without backers, it would not be possible for infinite x studio to design and produce qualitys for the hobby market. to show our undying respect for those of you taking a chance on us, we promise that all and hard copies guaranteed to backers will be mailed before copies are available for purchase at retailers, conventions, or even online at infinitexstudio.com. we also promise that all products declared “limited edition” will never be offered for sale in stores by infinite x studio and that all “bonus” materials will not be released for one full year after the official release date of the game. our gratitude for your support should come with a hug for every single one of the challenge that presents both in travel fees and bird flu, please accept our pledge instead. thank you!	ˈhæpi deɪ! ***wiv riʧt ɑr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl goʊl əv wɪʧ minz ˈɛvriˌwən hu ˈplɛʤɪz æt ðə 35 ˈlɛvəl ər haɪər rɪˈsivz ˈdəbəl ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɪstɪd ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən saɪnd ənd ˈnəmbərd ˈhɑrdˌkəvər ˈkɑpiz əv ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm! soʊ raɪt naʊ ɪf ju plɛʤ 42 fər juz. ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ər 47 fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈæˈdrɛsɪz (wɪʧ naʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈʃɪpɪŋ) ju wɪl rɪˈsiv tu ˈkɑpiz əv ðə geɪm! wət ə ˈhæpi deɪ əˈgɛn! **wiv riʧt ɑr ˈfaɪnəl goʊl əv wɪʧ minz 1 wən 24 ɛks 36 fʊl ˈkələr ˈfoʊldɪd ˈpoʊstər wərld mæp əv kˈwɑntəm wɪl bi ʃɪpt wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl plɛʤ ˈɔrdər 35 ənd əˈbəv. waɪl ðɛr wɪl bi ə mæp əv ðə wərld ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈhɑrdˌkəvər, ɪt wɪl bi ə blæk waɪt mæp ənd ˈɑbviəsli woʊnt bi ˈbɪgər ðən ə ˈsɪŋgəl peɪʤ. ðɪs 24 ɛks 36 ˈpoʊstər wərld mæp wɪl nɑt ˈoʊnli gɪv ju ðə wərld ɪn əˈmeɪzɪŋ fʊl ˈkələr, bət ɪt wɪl bi lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈɛkstrə mæp tægz tɪ æd boʊθ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈmɪstəri tɪ ðə wərld ənd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ɔl loʊˈkeɪʃənz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ dɪˈzaɪn ʃoʊ əp ɔn ðə ˈpoʊstər əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ game™™ ɪz ˈɪnfənət ɛks fərst geɪm. ðə geɪm ɪz ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv mɔr ðən 30 jɪrz əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ˈnɪrli 10 jɪrz əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd geɪm dɪˈzaɪn ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ˈɪnfənət ɛks ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈʤɑˌʃuə ʤeɪ. frɔst. ˈpæʃən fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪz hɑrd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪn wərdz (ənd məʧ ˈiziər tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn baɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ hɪz ˈhaɪpər ɪgˈzubərəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ə geɪm ˈsɛʃən) bət noʊ ðət hi wɔnts ˈɪnfənət ɛks ˈstudiˌoʊ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈoʊnli ðə haɪəst kˈwɑləti, best-designed, ənd moʊst ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪt ɪz ɑr drim ðət wi kən riʧ aʊt tɪ boʊθ ˈsizənd ənd nu ˈgeɪmərz wɪθ ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs reɪz ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ brɪŋ ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm tɪ ˈhənərdz əv geɪm ˈteɪbəlz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb. ɑr goʊl ɪz ˈoʊnli sɛt æt ənd ðɪs ˈkəvərz ðə ˈbɛrəst ˈmɪnəməm əv kɔsts tɪ raɪt, dɪˈzaɪn, leɪaʊt, ˈproʊdus ɑrt, ˈɛdət, dɪˈvɛləp, prɪnt, ənd ʃɪp ðə geɪm. ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈfəndɪŋ goʊl ɪz kəmˈpraɪzd əv 10 fiz ənd ˈæməˌzɑn fiz, 50 ˈɑrtɪst, leɪaʊt, dɪˈzaɪn, ˈɛdɪtɪŋ, ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt kɔsts, 10 pərˈmoʊʃənəl kɔsts, ənd 30 ˈprɪnɪŋ kɔsts. ʃʊd wi reɪz ˈməni bɪɔnd ðə ˈtərgət, ˈsɛvərəl θɪŋz wɪl ˈhæpən: æt wi gɪv moʊst əv ðə ˈfriˌlænsərz ə nis reɪz (ˈɪnfənət ɛks ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɑˌʃuə frɔst ˈdəzənt gɪt peɪd æt ɔl ənˈlɛs ðə geɪm ɪz ə səkˈsɛs). ***goʊl æt wi ˈdəbəl ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɪmɪtɪd, saɪnd ənd ˈnəmbərd ˈhɑrdˌkəvər ˈkɑpiz əv ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm ðət ər sɛnt aʊt tɪ ðə ˈbækərz æt ðə 35 ˈʤərniˌmæn ˈlɛvəl ər haɪər. soʊ ɪf ju bæk ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt æt 35 ənd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈreɪzɪz ər mɔr, ju rɪˈsiv tu ˈkɑpiz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv wən. ðɪs wɪl nɑt ˌɪnˈkris ˈɛni əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈʃɪpɪŋ kɔsts, ˈivɪn fər non-u.s.a. ˈæˈdrɛsɪz. ˈɔlsoʊ æt wɪr ˈeɪbəl tɪ prɪnt ə smɔl kˈwɑntəti əv ˈrɛgjələr ɪˈdɪʃən ˈhɑrdˌkəvər bʊks ðət wi plæn tɪ sɛl ˈɪntu ˈhɑbi ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən soʊ ðə geɪm kən bi əˈveɪləbəl æt ˈhɑbi stɔrz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd bɪɔnd. ****goʊl æt wi wɪl ʃɪp 1 wən 24 ɛks 36 fʊl ˈkələr ˈfoʊldɪd ˈpoʊstər wərld mæp əv kˈwɑntəm wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl plɛʤ 35 ənd əˈbəv. waɪl ðɛr wɪl bi ə mæp əv ðə wərld ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈhɑrdˌkəvər, ɪt wɪl bi ə blæk waɪt mæp ənd ˈɑbviəsli woʊnt bi ˈbɪgər ðən ə ˈsɪŋgəl peɪʤ. ðɪs 24 ɛks 36 ˈpoʊstər wərld mæp wɪl nɑt ˈoʊnli gɪv ju ðə wərld ɪn əˈmeɪzɪŋ fʊl ˈkələr, bət ɪt wɪl bi lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈɛkstrə mæp tægz tɪ æd boʊθ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈmɪstəri tɪ ðə wərld ənd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ɔl loʊˈkeɪʃənz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ dɪˈzaɪn ʃoʊ əp ɔn ðə ˈpoʊstər mæp. əˈbaʊt ðə geɪm ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv, soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn ərθs ˈdɪstənt fˈjuʧər bɪlt ə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈdaɪsən ʃɛl wərld wɛr saɪəns wɑz kɪŋ, wɛr ˈrizən wɑz lɔ, ənd wɛr ɔl ðə kəmˈplɛksɪtiz əv ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ wər meɪd ˈizi baɪ ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈgæʤəts ðət wʊd meɪk ˈmɑdərn juˈmænɪti bɪˈliv ðeɪ wər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ðə tru wərks əv gɑdz. ðɛr ˈkətɪˌŋɛʤ wərld ɪkˈspændɪd ˈræpədli ənd ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm ðə rɛst əv juˈmænɪti, ˈrɑkətɪd aʊt tɪ ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈvɛri ˈfæbrɪk əv ˈspeɪˌstaɪm ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dɪˈskəvər nu ˈsɔrsəz əv ənˈtæpt paʊər tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðɛr ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðɛn ɪt ˈhæpənd: ðeɪ faʊnd ən ˈɛnərʤi sɔrs soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ðeɪ wər kənˈvɪnst ɪt hæd tɪ bi ðə ˈvɛri glu ðət hɛld ðə ˈjunəˌvərs təˈgɛðər. ðeɪ tæpt ɪt dip, ˈplənʤɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪstənt ˈbitɪŋ hɑrt əv ðɪs nu spɑrk, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðɛr ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk wərld tɪ ˈnɪrli bərst wɪθ ˌɪnˈskrutəbəl paʊər. fits əv ˌənɪˈmæʤɪnəbəl praʊəs wər dɪˈskəvərd, ˈmænəˌfɛstɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd ˈɛnərʤi wɪθ ˈoʊnli wənz θɔts bɪˈkeɪm ə ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər laɪf ənd dɛθ bɪˈkeɪm ɛz ˈtrɪviəl ɛz ˈbriðɪŋ. wət ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ðət ðɛr ˈnuli dɪˈskəvərd sɔrs keɪm wɪθ ə ˈdrɛdfəl praɪs. æt ɪts hɑrt wɑz ˈdɑrknəs, væst ənˈfæðəməbəl ˈivəl frəm bɪɔnd ðə ɛʤ əv ˈrizən ənd space-time—shadowy, sˈlɪðərɪŋ ˈhɔrərz əv səʧ ˈsɪnɪstər ˈpoʊtənsi ðət ðeɪ ˌɪnˈfɛstɪd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər soʊˈsaɪɪti frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd aʊt ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli tɔr ɪt tɪ ˈpisɪz, bət ˈnɪrli ðə wərld, ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈlɪvɪŋ θɪŋ ˈspɪnɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈʃætərd, məroʊs məˈlɛniəm əv ˈbɛdləm ənd ˈænərˌki. ɪts bɪn jɪrz sɪns ðə fɔl əv ðə greɪt soʊˈsaɪɪti noʊn ɛz kˈwɑntəm ənd ðə ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd ˈspiʃiz əv ðə wərld ər ˈfaɪnəli ridɪˈskəvərɪŋ ə ˈsɛmbləns əv wət ðeɪ lɔst. kˈwɑntəm ɪz ə ˈdaɪsən ʃɛl, ən ˈplænət ˈrəfli ðə saɪz əv mɑrz bət wɪθ ə bɔl əv ˈfaɪəri ˈplæzmə æt ðə ˈsɛnər, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ boʊθ hit ənd laɪt tɪ ðə ˈflɔrə ənd ˈfɔnə əraʊnd ɪt. ðoʊ ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz frəm ðə ruɪnz, ɪt stɪl həz ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr əˈʧivɪŋ ðə ˈgreɪtnəs əv ðə taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈtudeɪz kˈwɑntəm ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ mɪˈdjivəl ərθ wɪθ ˈkæsəlz, wɔld taʊnz, lɑrʤ ˈfɑrmɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz, kɪŋz, kwinz, serfdom, ˈʃɪvəlri, ˈoʊpən ˈwɔrˌfɛr, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˈtrig, ənd væst əv ˌənkənˈtroʊld ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ˈeɪnʧənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ɪn ɪkˈstɪŋkt ˈkriʧərz frəm ðɛr ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, ˈænəməl ənd ˈjumən ˈkloʊnɪŋ, ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv bists boʊθ greɪt ənd ˈtɛrəbəl, ənd ˌsɛlˈfrɛplɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl hæv lɛft ðə waɪld ˈpleɪsɪz əv kˈwɑntəm fɪld wɪθ ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ frəm mɪθ, ˈlɛʤənd, ənd ərθs ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈfɑsəl ˈrɛkərd ɛz wɛl ɛz nu ˈreɪsɪz əv ˈlɪvɪŋ məˈʃinz ənd swɔrmz əv məˈtælɪk ˈɪnˌsɛkts. kˈwɑntəm ɪz ˈbroʊkən ˈɪntu twɛlv ˈneɪʃənz, səm wɪθ lus əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, səm wɪθ aɪərn klæd pækts, ənd səm ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈoʊpən wɔr. æt ðə hɑrt əv ðiz ˈneɪʃənz ɪz ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kɔld ðə. ðeɪ kənˈtroʊl ɔl ðət rɪˈmeɪnz əv kˈwɑntəmz lɔst ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈnɑlɪʤ, ˈwildɪŋ ðɛr kənˈtroʊl əv ɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ɛz məʧ əv ə pis ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə ɪz nɑt ə gʊd nɔr ˈʧɛrətəbəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðoʊ. ðeɪ ɪgˈzækt ə ˈtɛrəbəl praɪs frəm ðoʊz hu ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðɛr ˈmæstəri əv ðə wərld, goʊɪŋ soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ kət ɔf wən ˈneɪʃən frəm ˈɛvəri paʊər sɔrs kˈwɑntəm pəˈzɛsɪz, ˈplənʤɪŋ ðoʊz ˈpipəl ˈɪntu ən ɪˈtərnəl ˈdɑrknəs frəm wɪʧ noʊ wən həz rɪˈtərnd. əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ɪz ə lus əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən əv ˈtraɪbəl səˈsaɪɪtiz ənd ˈəndərˌgraʊnd rɪˈzɪstəns ˈmuvmənts frəm ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈilɛvən ˈneɪʃənz. ðɪs əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən dɪz ɔl ðət ɪt kən tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ ðə kənˈtroʊl əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi, bət ɪt ɪz ə wɔr ðeɪ ər ˈluzɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈbædli. ɪn ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm, ju kən ʧuz tɪ pleɪ wən əv fɔr ˈreɪsɪz: ˈjumənz juˈmænɪti ɪz mɔr ðən hæf ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd ˈreɪsɪz əv kˈwɑntəm ənd kənˈtroʊlz ˈnɪrli ɔl əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz. moʊst əv ðə ɪz ˈjumən ənd ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ paʊər ənd grid ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə ˈəðər ˈreɪsɪz. juˈmænɪti sprɛdz kˈwɪkli, dɪˈsaɪsɪvli, ənd həz ən ənˈkæni næk fər rɪˈzɪljənsi ɪn ðə feɪs əv ædˈvərsɪˌti. ðə ər ə reɪs əv sneɪk ˈpipəl, ˈjumən ɪn əˈpɪrəns frəm ðə weɪst əp, bət pəˈzɛsɪŋ ɔl əv ðə kˈwɑlətiz əv ə sneɪk frəm ðə weɪst daʊn. ər ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd hæv noʊ hɛr, hæʧ ðɛr jəŋ frəm ɛgz, ənd ðɛr ˈʤɛndərz ər kwaɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ dɪˈtərmən baɪ non-azi. ər kəmˈpraɪzd əv ˈdəzənz əv ðət ˈvɛri baɪ ˈkələr, ʃeɪp, ənd saɪz ənd ðɛr skɪn ɪz skeɪld, sɔft, ənd ˈvɛri ˈɔfən kəmˈpraɪzd əv ˈmɛzmərˌaɪzɪŋ ˈkələr ˈpætərnz. mˈjutənts mˈjutənts ər ðə ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ əv ˈjumənz hu ˈvɛnʧərd tu ˈkloʊsli tɪ ðə sɔrs əv kˈwɑntəmz paʊər (kɔld praɪm). ɛz səʧ, ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən kɔld primespawn. mˈjutənts kəm ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv ʃeɪps ənd ˈsaɪzɪz ənd ðɛr mjuˈteɪʃənz reɪnʤ frəm ðə ˈjusfəl tɪ ðə ˈpætəntli groʊˈtɛsk. wɪn tu mˈjutənts pɛr ənd hæv ˈʧɪldrən, ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈɔlˌweɪz mˈjutənts, ðoʊ ðeɪ ˈrɛrli pəˈzɛs ðə seɪm mjuˈteɪʃənz ɛz ðɛr ˈpɛrənts. mˈjutənts ər riˈvaɪld ɪn boʊθ ˈjumən ənd ˈkəlʧərz ənd ðoʊz hu ʧuz tɪ steɪ ər ˈɔfən kæst aʊt tɪ ðə ˈfrɪnʤɪz, ˈskreɪpɪŋ baɪ ɛz ˈkrɪmənəlz ər ˈbɛgərz. ðoʊz hu fli bɑnd təˈgɛðər ɛz traɪbz ənd ˈwɑndər ðə waɪld ˈpleɪsɪz əv kˈwɑntəm, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈjumən ənd ˈsɪtiz. ər genderless, hyper-intelligent, ˈlɪvɪŋ məˈʃinz. ðeɪ ər ə ˈrɛmnənt əv ðə taɪm ˈrɛmnənt ˈivɪn ðə ˈdəzənt ˌəndərˈstænd. əˈweɪkən ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz pəˈzɛsɪŋ ðə ˈrizənɪŋ kəˈpæsɪti əv ə ˈjumən ənd ə əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ˈlərnɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə wərld əraʊnd ðɛm. hæv noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈwɑndər ˈɪntu ˌwəˈtɛvər ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wɛr ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən ækˈsɛptɪd ənd pʊt tɪ wərk. ər wik ˈstrəkʧərəli ənd noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl ɔˈtɑməˌtɑn həz lɪvd ˈlɔŋgər ðən 40 jɪrz, bət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr taɪm ɔn kˈwɑntəm ðeɪ ər rɪˈlɛntlɪs ɪn ðɛr pərˈsut əv ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ənd ˈwɪzdəm. ðə fərst ʧɔɪs ju meɪk ɪn ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm ɪz jʊr ˈsɛkənd ɪz jʊr ““paradigm.”.” ˈpɛrəˌdaɪmz ər ðə əv jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər, nɑt ˈoʊnli haʊ ðeɪ pərˈsiv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əraʊnd ðɛm, bət ˈɔlsoʊ wət pæθ ðeɪ ʧuz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪn laɪf. kˈwɑntəm həz 17 ˈpɛrəˌdaɪmz, 16 əv wɪʧ ər ˈrəðər spɪˈsɪfɪk ɪn ðɛr ˈfoʊkɪs ənd wən kɔld ðə ˈʤɛnərəlɪst ðət ɪz mɔr tɪ sut ðə juˈnik dɪˈzaɪərz əv ˈɛni pleɪər. ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈpɛrəˌdaɪmz ˌɪnˈklud ˈɑrʧər, ˈwɔrjər, ˈwɔˌrlɔk, proʊˈʤɛnɪtər, ˈʃeɪmən, ˌɪˈmɔrtəl, ˈrivər, ˈhəntər, ənd kruˈseɪdər. ðə rɛst wɪl bi rɪˈvild wəns əv ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm bɪˈgɪnz! ðə ˈɪnfənət ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ ˈɪnʤən ðə kˈwɑntəm ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm ɪz paʊərd baɪ ðə ˈɪnfənət ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ engine™™, ə geɪm ˈsɪstəm bɪlt ɔn ə strɔŋ ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl faʊnˈdeɪʃən frəm wɪʧ ˈnɪrli ˈɛni ˈʒɑnrə əv kən bi kriˈeɪtɪd. ðə geɪm ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm daɪs ðət ˈmɛni əv ju ər ˈprɑbəˌbli juzd tɪ ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) bət fəˈsɪləˌteɪts tu ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈbʤɛktɪvz: ɪt rɪˈwɔrdz ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ədˈvænsmənt baɪ ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ ðə ʧæns əv ˈfeɪljər ɛz ðə ˈlɛvəl əv skɪl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ənd ɪt əˈlaʊz fər ə mɔr ˈoʊpən ˈsɪstəm bɪtˈwin ðə pleɪərz ənd ðə gaɪd (ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ðə geɪm ˈmæstər) soʊ ðət boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz kən ˈizəli wərk təˈgɛðər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ˈstɔriˌlaɪn fɪld wɪθ ˌɪnˈtrig, ˈkɑnflɪkt, ˈkɑmbæt, dɛθ, ˈwɔrˌfɛr, ənd traɪəmf ənd du soʊ wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɔgɪŋ daʊn ɪn ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd daɪs ʧɛks ənd ˈɛndləs ˈroʊlɪŋ. ðə ˈɪnfənət ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ ˈɪnʤən ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðət: ə ˈɪnʤən. ðə daɪs, ðoʊ juzd ənd ˈnidɪd, ər ˈsɛkənˌdɛri tɪ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv pleɪɪŋ. ə fju wərdz ɔn ˈʤɛndər ɪkˈwɑləti ɪt ɪz ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈɪnfənət ɛks ˈstudiˌoʊ ðət wi wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz straɪv tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə wərld ðət ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz rɪˈflɛkts wət ɑr wərld ʃʊd bi. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə ˌstɛrioʊˈtɪpɪkəl pɔrˈtreɪəlz əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ɛz ˈiðər barely-clothed, səbˈsərviənt sleɪvz ər ˈwɔrjər kwinz hæv noʊ pleɪs ɪn ˈɛni əv ɑr ˈprɑdəkt laɪnz. ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ɑr geɪmz wɪl ˈrɛrli ɪkˈsplɔr ˈʤɛndər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ənˈlɛs ðət ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə ˈstɔri ər θim əv ə loʊˈkeɪʃən. wi əˈsum, ɛz wi bɪˈliv ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd ɔn ərθ, ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈəðər ðən səm ˈbeɪsɪk ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈzaɪnz ənd wi ˈstrɔŋli bɪˈliv ðət ˈhɑbi ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz fər ˈɛvriˌwən rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈʤɛndər, eɪʤ, skɪn ˈkələr, ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈprɛfərəns ər aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ər rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlif (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə læk ˌðɛˈrəv). wi wɔnt ɑr ˈprɑdəkts ənd ɑr ɑrt tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðɪs ˈprɑməs ənd hoʊp ðət ɑr kəmˈjunɪti əv frɛndz wɪl kip ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑnəst ʃʊd wi ˈɛvər sim tɪ streɪ frəm ɪt. hu ɪz ˈɪnfənət ɛks ˈstudiˌoʊ? ˈʤɑˌʃuə ʤeɪ. frɔst, ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɑʃ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈʤunjər haɪ skul, ˈmeɪʤərd ɪn kriˈeɪtɪv ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈhɑbi geɪmz ˈɪndəstri ɪn 2005 hi həz 38 ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪn ˈkrɛdɪts fər ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪmz, wən kɑrd geɪm wɪθ maɪk (yetisburg), ənd dɪˈzaɪnd ə geɪm fər ðə bɔrd geɪm ˈstoʊnˌhɛnʤ kɔld ˈgɪvɪn rən play”” ðət əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər 2007 ˈɪʃu əv geɪmz ˈmægəˌzin. hi dɪˈzaɪnd ənd roʊt geɪmz ənd geɪm ˌsəpləˈmɛnts fər ˈdənʤənz ˈdrægənz ˈdənʤənz ˈdrægənz ɪˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈpæθˌfaɪndər ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm, ənd ə sɔŋ əv aɪs ənd faɪər ˈroʊlˌpleɪɪŋ geɪm ənd wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər tu ˈɔrəʤɪnz əˈwɔrdz ənd wən sɪks əˈwɔrdz fər ˈfænəsi ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪn. ʤɑʃ lɪvz ɪn ə siˈætəl ˈsəbərb wɪθ hɪz waɪf, ˈdɔtər, kæt, dɔg, ənd imac. ˈjugoʊ ˈsoʊlɪs, ˈɑrtɪst ˈjugoʊ ˈsoʊlɪs, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz butterfrog, faʊnd hɪz ləv əv ɪn 1990 wɪn hi mərˈækjələsli ˈstəmbəld əˈpɑn ðə dɑrk sən bɑkst sɛt æt hɪz ˈloʊkəl geɪm min fit ɪn ə ˈkɑmɪk ʃɑp ɪn méxico. ˈjugoʊ rɪˈzaɪdz ɪn gˌwɑˌdələˈhɑrə, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wɪθ hɪz ˈpeɪʃənt waɪf (hu ɪz hɪz ˈtəfəst ɑrt ˈkrɪtɪk) ənd ðɛr tu schnauzers. ˈjugoʊ bɪˈgæn ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɑrtˌwərk fər ˈpæθˌfaɪndər fænz ɔn ðə ɪn 2008 ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər, hi ðə əˈwɔrd ˈwɪnɪŋ wɪθ lɪz kɔrts ɛz ə weɪ tɪ brɪŋ ðə fæn kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ə hoʊl nu ˈlɛvəl. ˈjugoʊ naʊ dɪz ˈfriˌlæns ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən ənd fər ˈmɛni ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 4 wɪndz ˈfænəsi, ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri geɪmz, ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ, ˈoʊpən dɪˈzaɪn, raɪt ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ, ənd geɪmz əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. bleɪk ˈdeɪvɪs, dɪˈvɛləpər bleɪk ˈdeɪvɪs ɪz ə ˈpæʃənət ˈgeɪmər ənd həz wərkt ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈrənɪŋ ˈvɛriəs fər ˈoʊvər 9 jɪrz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd ðə ˈpæθˌfaɪndər, bleɪk ɪz ðə ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɑrˌkaɪvz əv (www.archivesofnethys.com), ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈrɛfərəns gaɪd fər ðə ˈpæθˌfaɪndər. hi həz ə dɪˈgri ɪn ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈstədiz ənd ən ənˈkæni næk fər ˈmɛmərˌaɪzɪŋ rulz ənd ˈspɑtɪŋ rulz ˈɪʃuz ənd flɔz. rid, ˈɛdɪtər rid həz wərkt ɪn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri fər mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən jɪrz, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ waɪt wʊlf ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɛz ən ˈɛdɪtər ənd ðɛn ˈwɪzərdz əv ðə koʊst ɛz ə kənˈtrɪbjətər ənd ˈɛdɪtər fər ðə ˈwɪzərdz pleɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. hi wɑz ðə ˈɔθər əv ˌtrænzilˈveɪniə ˈkrɑnɪkəlz: ɪl ˈoʊmənz ənd ə kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ˈkæsəlz ənd ˈkəvənənts, boʊθ fər waɪt wʊlf. hɪz ˈstɔri "ˈfeɪsɪz" wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈsənˌraɪz wərd spik ˈnɛtˌwərk ænˈθɔləˌʤi, ənd hɪz ˈstɔriz "ðə bɑrn" ənd "ˈævərəs" ɪn ðə ˈmægəˌzin laɪn ˈziroʊ. hi ˈkərəntli lɪvz ɪn siˈætəl wɪθ hɪz waɪf, sən, ənd ˈdɔtər. ˌkɑˈlin ˈhəʧɪŋz, ˈgræfɪk ˌkɑˈlin ˈhəʧɪŋz' ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts hæv bɪn ə ˈsikrɪt fər mɔr ðən 400 jɪrz. ɪt ɪz ˈwɪspərd ɪn kənˈspɪrəsi ˈsərkəlz ðət ɪt wɑz ʃi hu ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ənd ðət ˈɛni kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz əˈbaʊt hu rənz ðə wərld ər kəmˈplit ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd baɪ ˈhəʧɪŋz ɛz ən ˈɛfərt tɪ θroʊ ˈɛvriˌwən ɔf ðə truθ. ɪt ɪz noʊn ðət ʃi əkˈwaɪərd ə ˈbæʧələrz dɪˈgri ɪn ˈgræfɪk dɪˈzaɪn frəm seɪnt ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd, bət ˈivɪn ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt ðət məʧ kɔst ˈjuˈɛs 13 ˈɪntərnz. kaɪl ˈhɛpwərθ, ɑrt dɪˈzaɪn kaɪl ˈhɛpwərθ ɪz ə roʊg siˈætəl ˈɑrtɪst riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈdəzənz əv ˈrændəm ækts əv ɑrt. hi wəns ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd hɪz ˈneɪbərz ˈbroʊkən daʊn trək ɛz ɛm. kəmˈplit wɪθ ə ˈwɪndˌʃild ˈmɑnəkəl, ə ˈbəmpər ˈməˌstæʃ, ənd ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs tɔp hæt. ɪn hɪz spɛr taɪm hi kriˈeɪts ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr ənd ˈsupər ˈmɑrioʊ ˈbrəðərz kɔɪnz ənd hæŋz ðɛm ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz fər ˈpipəl tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ʤəmp əp ənd traɪ tɪ gɪt 100 əv ðɛm. bɪɔnd ðət, laɪf ɪz ə ˈmɪstəri noʊn ˈoʊnli tɪ ɪm, ˈʤɑˌʃuə frɔst, ənd əv ðɛr ˈkloʊsəst frɛndz. ɑr plɛʤ tɪ ju wɪˈθaʊt ˈbækərz, ɪt wʊd nɑt bi ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈɪnfənət ɛks ˈstudiˌoʊ tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈproʊdus kˈwɑləti fər ðə ˈhɑbi ˈmɑrkɪt. tɪ ʃoʊ ɑr ənˈdaɪɪŋ rɪˈspɛkt fər ðoʊz əv ju ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ʧæns ɔn ˈjuˈɛs, wi ˈprɑməs ðət ɔl ənd hɑrd ˈkɑpiz ˌgɛrənˈtid tɪ ˈbækərz wɪl bi meɪld ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɑpiz ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpərʧəs æt ˈriˌteɪlərz, kənˈvɛnʃənz, ər ˈivɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt infinitexstudio.com. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑməs ðət ɔl ˈprɑdəkts dɪˈklɛrd edition”” wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ˈɔfərd fər seɪl ɪn stɔrz baɪ ˈɪnfənət ɛks ˈstudiˌoʊ ənd ðət ɔl ““bonus”” məˈtɪriəlz wɪl nɑt bi riˈlist fər wən fʊl jɪr ˈæftər ðə əˈfɪʃəl riˈlis deɪt əv ðə geɪm. ɑr ˈgrætəˌtud fər jʊr səˈpɔrt ʃʊd kəm wɪθ ə həg fər ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl wən əv ðə ˈʧælənʤ ðət ˈprɛzənts boʊθ ɪn ˈtrævəl fiz ənd bərd flu, pliz əkˈsɛpt ɑr plɛʤ ˌɪnˈstɛd. θæŋk ju!
after a gonorrhea outbreak in the pacific northwest, public health officials have taken on the messy task of calling exes. public health departments have organized an anonymous notification system to get in contact with former sexual partners and inform them that they might have been exposed to the disease. yes, civil servants are taking one of the most awkward phone calls imaginable off your hands. government workers, like anna holloran at the spokane regional health district, are calling ex-girlfriends, ex-boyfriends, randos, flings, hook-ups, steadies, side projects, slampieces, friends with benefits, one-time things, and even current partners: some people cry, some people get really angry, some people want to talk to me at all. a lot of people are really anxious to know who it was [who gave them the infection]. of course, i say anything whatsoever that would identify that. because of the way these things get around, holloran is speaking to all sorts of people: you know, i wait for the time when our numbers go down. but i have to keep thinking of what the case rates would be like if we doing this work. public health officials: like a best friend and a personal assistant in one. a little squeamish about owning up to your actions? make that phone call, no problem. got your back. you do you. a gold star to all of them, a toast in their honor, a plaque for their offices.	ˈæftər ə ˌgɑnərˈiə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst, ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈteɪkən ɔn ðə ˈmɛsi tæsk əv ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɛksɪz. ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ dɪˈpɑrtmənts hæv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ən əˈnɑnəməs ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm tɪ gɪt ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɑrtnərz ənd ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðɛm ðət ðeɪ maɪt hæv bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ðə dɪˈziz. jɛs, ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvənts ər ˈteɪkɪŋ wən əv ðə moʊst ˈɔkwərd foʊn kɔlz ˌɪˈmæʤənəbəl ɔf jʊr hænz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwərkərz, laɪk ˈænə ˈhɑlərən æt ðə spoʊˈkæn ˈriʤənəl hɛlθ ˈdɪstrɪkt, ər ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛndz, ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfrɛndz, randos, flɪŋz, hook-ups, steadies, saɪd ˈprɑʤɛkts, slampieces, frɛndz wɪθ ˈbɛnəfɪts, ˈwəˌtaɪm θɪŋz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈkɑrənt ˈpɑrtnərz: səm ˈpipəl kraɪ, səm ˈpipəl gɪt ˈrɪli ˈæŋgri, səm ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ tɔk tɪ mi æt ɔl. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ər ˈrɪli ˈæŋʃəs tɪ noʊ hu ɪt wɑz [hu geɪv ðɛm ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən]. əv kɔrs, aɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər ðət wʊd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðət. bɪˈkəz əv ðə weɪ ðiz θɪŋz gɪt əraʊnd, ˈhɑlərən ɪz ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ɔl sɔrts əv ˈpipəl: ju noʊ, aɪ weɪt fər ðə taɪm wɪn ɑr ˈnəmbərz goʊ daʊn. bət aɪ hæv tɪ kip ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv wət ðə keɪs reɪts wʊd bi laɪk ɪf wi duɪŋ ðɪs wərk. ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz: laɪk ə bɛst frɛnd ənd ə ˈpərsɪnəl əˈsɪstənt ɪn wən. ə ˈlɪtəl skˈwimɪʃ əˈbaʊt ˈoʊnɪŋ əp tɪ jʊr ˈækʃənz? meɪk ðət foʊn kɔl, noʊ ˈprɑbləm. gɑt jʊr bæk. ju du ju. ə goʊld stɑr tɪ ɔl əv ðɛm, ə toʊst ɪn ðɛr ˈɑnər, ə plæk fər ðɛr ˈɔfəsɪz.
in the wake of the near panic over the launch of sputnik in 1957, president dwight d. eisenhower appointed james killian, the president of the massachusetts institute of technology, to become the first special assistant to the president for science and technology. ever since, the relationship between the chief executive and the white resident authority on nuclear fission, the workings of dna and the greenhouse effect, among an array of topics, has had its highs and lows. to be sure, advice has flowed freely at times. eisenhower consulted frequently with killian and other scientists, and in the kennedy years jerome wiesner, another m.i.t. president, helped to coordinate the response to the publication of rachel silent spring, a book that spurred a national grassroots environmental movement by pointing out the dangers of pesticides. just as often the position has tilted toward irrelevance. richard m. nixon went so far as to abolish the job altogether, along with the science advisory committee, which had recommended against going ahead with a supersonic transport program, advice that the president did not want to hear. (the u.s. congress restored the position in 1976.) the tenure of george w. bush marks a new nadir. on the few issues the administration has cared cells and climate change were on the short had largely set its course before the arrival of its new science adviser john h. marburger some nine months after bush first took office. the administration, moreover, stripped the job of the title “special assistant to the president,” a reminder that the adviser would never be part of the inner circle. nevertheless, hopes rose with the appointment of the physicist and former head of stony brook university and brookhaven national laboratory. “as both scientist and administrator, john h. marburger tries to bring needed perspective into a white house not thought to be particularly interested in science,” read a headline for a profile published in scientific american in june 2002. in the ensuing years, marburger has disappointed. much of his public persona has been as an apologist for the bush team, trying to rebut charges from scientists, congress and the media that the administration has engaged in a “war on science” by systematically distorting or suppressing reports and politicizing federal advisory committees. bush’s first appointed administrator, former new jersey republican governor christine todd whitman, resigned in 2003, amid this politically charged atmosphere. mystifyingly, the ever dutiful marburger, a registered democrat, has spent more time as science adviser than any of the dozen or so men who have served before him. marburger continues to plow ahead with elaborate rationales that acknowledge in one breath the reality of global warming and in the next explain why “adaptation” to rising temperatures (think pineapple farming in north dakota) needs to receive more attention. he has also assumed the role of the disembodied, neutral voice that quietly corrects the gaffes. yes, evolution is the “cornerstone of modern biology.” no, intelligent design is not a scientific concept (comments he made the day after bush twice said that both should be taught in schools). we can only hope that the next president, whether democrat or republican, will not relegate the science the entire scientific the status of afterthought. once elected, the new chief executive should hire a leading scientist, perhaps one with credentials though not with his compliant, technocratic demeanor. in collaboration with the rest of the community, the official should be allowed to assume a prominent, unimpeded role in helping to influence the crafting of policies that address climate change, missile defense and stem cells. the war on a host of other research once again take precedence over the war on science. editor's note: this story was originally printed with the title "taking heed"	ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə nɪr ˈpænɪk ˈoʊvər ðə lɔnʧ əv ˈspətnɪk ɪn 1957 ˈprɛzɪdənt dwaɪt di. ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər əˈpɔɪntɪd ʤeɪmz ˈkɪljən, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi, tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə fərst ˈspɛʃəl əˈsɪstənt tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt fər saɪəns ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈɛvər sɪns, ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ənd ðə waɪt ˈrɛzɪdənt əˈθɔrəti ɔn ˈnukliər ˈfɪʃən, ðə ˈwərkɪŋz əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ənd ðə ˈgrinˌhaʊs ˈifɛkt, əˈməŋ ən əreɪ əv ˈtɑpɪks, həz hæd ɪts haɪz ənd loʊz. tɪ bi ʃʊr, ədˈvaɪs həz floʊd ˈfrili æt taɪmz. ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər kənˈsəltɪd ˈfrikwɛntli wɪθ ˈkɪljən ənd ˈəðər ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ənd ɪn ðə ˈkɛnədi jɪrz ʤəroʊm ˈwiznər, əˈnəðər m.i.t. ˈprɛzɪdənt, hɛlpt tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˈreɪʧəl ˈsaɪlənt spərɪŋ, ə bʊk ðət spərd ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgræsˈruts ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈmuvmənt baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˈpɛstəˌsaɪdz. ʤɪst ɛz ˈɔfən ðə pəˈzɪʃən həz ˈtɪltɪd təˈwɔrd ˌɪˈrɛləvəns. ˈrɪʧərd ɛm. ˈnɪksən wɛnt soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə ʤɑb ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə saɪəns ædˈvaɪzəri kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ hæd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd əˈgɛnst goʊɪŋ əˈhɛd wɪθ ə ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk ˈtrænspɔrt ˈproʊˌgræm, ədˈvaɪs ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ hir. (ðə juz. ˈkɑŋgrəs rɪˈstɔrd ðə pəˈzɪʃən ɪn 1976 ðə ˈtɛnjər əv ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ mɑrks ə nu ˈneɪdər. ɔn ðə fju ˈɪʃuz ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz kɛrd sɛlz ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ wər ɔn ðə ʃɔrt hæd ˈlɑrʤli sɛt ɪts kɔrs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ɪts nu saɪəns ædˈvaɪzər ʤɑn eɪʧ. ˈmɑrbərgər səm naɪn mənθs ˈæftər bʊʃ fərst tʊk ˈɔfəs. ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, mɔˈroʊvər, strɪpt ðə ʤɑb əv ðə ˈtaɪtəl əˈsɪstənt tɪ ðə president,”,” ə riˈmaɪndər ðət ðə ædˈvaɪzər wʊd ˈnɛvər bi pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪnər ˈsərkəl. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, hoʊps roʊz wɪθ ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt əv ðə ˈfɪzɪsɪst ənd ˈfɔrmər hɛd əv ˈstoʊni brʊk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ˈbrʊˌkheɪvən ˈnæʃənəl ˈlæbrəˌtɔri. boʊθ ˈsaɪəntɪst ənd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər, ʤɑn eɪʧ. ˈmɑrbərgər traɪz tɪ brɪŋ ˈnidɪd pərˈspɛktɪv ˈɪntu ə waɪt haʊs nɑt θɔt tɪ bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn science,”,” rɛd ə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn fər ə ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk əˈmɛrɪkən ɪn ʤun 2002 ɪn ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ jɪrz, ˈmɑrbərgər həz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd. məʧ əv hɪz ˈpəblɪk pərˈsoʊnə həz bɪn ɛz ən əˈpɑləʤɪst fər ðə bʊʃ tim, traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈbət ˈʧɑrʤɪz frəm ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈmidiə ðət ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ɔn science”” baɪ ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ ər səˈprɛsɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts ənd pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ædˈvaɪzəri kəˈmɪtiz. fərst əˈpɔɪntɪd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər, ˈfɔrmər nu ˈʤərzi rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnər krɪˈstin tɑd ˈwɪtmən, rɪˈzaɪnd ɪn 2003 əˈmɪd ðɪs ˈplɪtɪkli ʧɑrʤd ˈætməsˌfɪr. mystifyingly, ðə ˈɛvər ˈdutifəl ˈmɑrbərgər, ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈdɛməˌkræt, həz spɛnt mɔr taɪm ɛz saɪəns ædˈvaɪzər ðən ˈɛni əv ðə ˈdəzən ər soʊ mɛn hu hæv sərvd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪm. ˈmɑrbərgər kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ plaʊ əˈhɛd wɪθ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˌræʃəˈnælz ðət ækˈnɑlɪʤ ɪn wən brɛθ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ənd ɪn ðə nɛkst ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ““adaptation”” tɪ ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz (θɪŋk ˈpaɪˌnæpəl ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪn nɔrθ dakota) nidz tɪ rɪˈsiv mɔr əˈtɛnʃən. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsumd ðə roʊl əv ðə dɪsɪˈbɑdid, ˈnutrəl vɔɪs ðət kˈwaɪətli kərˈɛkts ðə gæfs. jɛs, ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɪz ðə əv ˈmɑdərn biology.”.” noʊ, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt dɪˈzaɪn ɪz nɑt ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈkɑnsɛpt (ˈkɑmɛnts hi meɪd ðə deɪ ˈæftər bʊʃ twaɪs sɛd ðət boʊθ ʃʊd bi tɔt ɪn skulz). wi kən ˈoʊnli hoʊp ðət ðə nɛkst ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈwɛðər ˈdɛməˌkræt ər rɪˈpəblɪkən, wɪl nɑt ˈrɛləˌgeɪt ðə saɪəns ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ðə ˈstætəs əv ˈæftərˌθɔt. wəns ɪˈlɛktɪd, ðə nu ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ʃʊd haɪər ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈsaɪəntɪst, pərˈhæps wən wɪθ krəˈdɛnʃəlz ðoʊ nɑt wɪθ hɪz kəmˈplaɪənt, ˌtɛknəˈkrætɪk dɪˈminər. ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ðə əˈfɪʃəl ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ əˈsum ə ˈprɑmənənt, ˌənɪmˈpidɪd roʊl ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə ˈkræftɪŋ əv ˈpɑləsiz ðət ˈæˌdrɛs ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛns ənd stɛm sɛlz. ðə wɔr ɔn ə hoʊst əv ˈəðər ˈrisərʧ wəns əˈgɛn teɪk ˈprɛsədəns ˈoʊvər ðə wɔr ɔn saɪəns. ˈɛdɪtərz noʊt: ðɪs ˈstɔri wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈprɪnɪd wɪθ ðə ˈtaɪtəl "ˈteɪkɪŋ hid"
james brightman editor, north america tuesday june 2015 share this article share if you haven't heard of ark: survival evolved, that's about to change. the game has been available on steam early access for just under a week, and it's off to a start. studio wildcard has shared exclusive data with gamesindustry.biz, revealing that over units have already been sold at $25 apiece, yielding over $10 million in revenues. the game has also seen peak concurrent users of so far. while big budget projects in the traditional aaa space can have a hard time recouping costs, smaller indie teams can often fare better with smaller investments. at this rate, it seems likely that ark will yield a nice return for studio wildcard. "it's too early to talk about profit since we still have a game to make and there are plenty of costs associated with all of that, but the revenue from sales has already paid for the $1.5 million cost of development over the past seven months," jesse, co-founder, director, studio wildcard explained to gamesindustry.biz. "my personal view is that early access should be for games that could be considered nearly complete or where the end is in sight" the project has a long way to go still, as the official release is planned for june 2016 on one, and steam, but noted that the core aspects of the game are all in place. "80 percent of the main game is done, with hundreds of hours of gameplay there already. it's just down to balancing and feedback from the players. if all goes well we may even add more content once the community gets their hands on the mod tools. more on that later," he teased. rapczak was a technical art director on microsoft's for a couple of years, and you can bet that has rubbed off on his studio and ark. "we already have an early implementation of support in the game today with rift. considering my background with i am very excited about this and it is one of the areas we will be improving on throughout early access. our plan is to ship on pc and with project morpheus," he noted. early access has been a mixed bag for both consumers and developers, with varying level of success for indies and varying levels of enjoyment for players buying products that are still in development. for studio wildcard, despite being only a team of eight, the response to community feedback and the speed of patches delivered has been remarkably efficient. it's no doubt helped positive reception thus far on early access. "i think a lot of early access games get into trouble by and in terms of gameplay features, timelines, and community involvement. my personal view is that early access should be for games that could be considered nearly complete or where the end is in sight," said. "this makes iteration with the community both valuable and productive. i also believe that early access titles should have a plan to be finished without any actual revenue from early access. my pet peeve is the 'when it's done' mentality. this is usually a result of bad planning, lack of vision, or both. if you don't know when your project is going to ship you have problems. conversely, if you're going out of business in 1 month without income but need 4 months to finish the game that is a huge red flag." he continued, "regarding player feedback and how we patch issues so quickly, it is critically important to take this responsibility seriously as an early access developer. it is our goal above all else to never leave people with a broken game! we employ a full-time community manager and separate manager who are always available to interact with our customers and identify fires that the development team needs to put out. all of our developers are encouraged to engage with users and personally help them solve problems once the community manager and team has and sorted issues. during our launch weekend members of our team were present around the clock, sending files back and forth, sharing screens, and working on direct cases with the community." ultimately, believes developers just need to be upfront and transparent with the community. "it's like a relationship. we're going to make mistakes," he said. "some things will turn out like we thought, other things won't, and that's ok." pricing is often a sensitive issue for games. on mobile, anything over a dollar can incite riots, while on early access, developers have to essentially justify selling a game that's unfinished at a certain price. every project is different and what's "fair" is completely subjective, but looked at it this way: "we looked at the amount of content we had and the enjoyment we thought players would get out of the game, compared it to aaa titles, and cut it in half because nobody knows who we are yet. then we discounted it by 17 percent for launch." being a game with and elements, ark also benefitted from the dino mania taking over popular culture this week thanks to jurassic world. this is no coincidence. while ark isn't specifically tied to jurassic world in any official capacity, studio wildcard didn't hide the fact that they looked to capitalize on the movie's popularity. "it's important to have a milestone to shoot for and the release of jurassic world is a great one! we knew dino fever would be at an all-time high right now for us to take advantage of, and we wanted to be the first truly great dino survival game on the market. both things had a huge influence on our timing, and i think we achieved both goals," said. another important aspect that other developers should take note of is how much live streams and twitch broadcasts have helped spread awareness of ark. "we spent the entire week on the top row of main page, and the streamers and viewers are loving the game. watching people stream the game is better than the best focus group money could buy," stressed. "we catch bugs, hear concerns, check our assumptions, and collect gameplay notes at an insane pace. i have never experienced anything like this on another project, and this is a huge benefit of releasing the game to early access with so much content and still a year to go before our final launch on pc and consoles."	ʤeɪmz ˈbraɪtmən ˈɛdɪtər, nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈtuzˌdeɪ ʤun 2015 ʃɛr ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ʃɛr ɪf ju ˈhævənt hərd əv ɑrk: sərˈvaɪvəl ɪˈvɑlvd, ðæts əˈbaʊt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. ðə geɪm həz bɪn əˈveɪləbəl ɔn stim ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs fər ʤɪst ˈəndər ə wik, ənd ɪts ɔf tɪ ə stɑrt. ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd həz ʃɛrd ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈdætə wɪθ gamesindustry.biz, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət ˈoʊvər ˈjunɪts hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn soʊld æt 25 əˈpis, ˈjildɪŋ ˈoʊvər 10 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnuz. ðə geɪm həz ˈɔlsoʊ sin pik kənˈkərənt ˈjuzərz əv soʊ fɑr. waɪl bɪg ˈbəʤɪt ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ speɪs kən hæv ə hɑrd taɪm rɪˈkupɪŋ kɔsts, sˈmɔlər ˈɪndi timz kən ˈɔfən fɛr ˈbɛtər wɪθ sˈmɔlər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. æt ðɪs reɪt, ɪt simz ˈlaɪkli ðət ɑrk wɪl jild ə nis rɪˈtərn fər ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd. "ɪts tu ˈərli tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈprɑfɪt sɪns wi stɪl hæv ə geɪm tɪ meɪk ənd ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv kɔsts əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ɔl əv ðət, bət ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm seɪlz həz ɔˈrɛdi peɪd fər ðə ˈmɪljən kɔst əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvən mənθs," ˈʤɛsi, co-founder, dɪˈrɛktər, ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ gamesindustry.biz*. "maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl vju ɪz ðət ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs ʃʊd bi fər geɪmz ðət kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ˈnɪrli kəmˈplit ər wɛr ðə ɛnd ɪz ɪn saɪt" ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt həz ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ stɪl, ɛz ðə əˈfɪʃəl riˈlis ɪz plænd fər ʤun 2016 ɔn wən, ənd stim, bət ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə kɔr ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə geɪm ər ɔl ɪn pleɪs. 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə meɪn geɪm ɪz dən, wɪθ ˈhənərdz əv aʊərz əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ðɛr ɔˈrɛdi. ɪts ʤɪst daʊn tɪ ˈbælənsɪŋ ənd ˈfidˌbæk frəm ðə pleɪərz. ɪf ɔl goʊz wɛl wi meɪ ˈivɪn æd mɔr ˈkɑntɛnt wəns ðə kəmˈjunɪti gɪts ðɛr hænz ɔn ðə mɔd tulz. mɔr ɔn ðət ˈleɪtər," hi tizd. wɑz ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ɑrt dɪˈrɛktər ɔn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts fər ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz, ənd ju kən bɛt ðət həz rəbd ɔf ɔn hɪz ˈstudiˌoʊ ənd ɑrk. "wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv ən ˈərli ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv səˈpɔrt ɪn ðə geɪm təˈdeɪ wɪθ rɪft. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ maɪ ˈbækˌgraʊnd wɪθ aɪ æm ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs ənd ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə ˈɛriəz wi wɪl bi ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɔn θruaʊt ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs. ɑr plæn ɪz tɪ ʃɪp ɔn ˈpiˈsi ənd wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmɔrˌfiəs," hi ˈnoʊtɪd. ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs həz bɪn ə mɪkst bæg fər boʊθ kənˈsumərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz, wɪθ ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈlɛvəl əv səkˈsɛs fər ˈɪndiz ənd ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt fər pleɪərz baɪɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts ðət ər stɪl ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. fər ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd, dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə tim əv eɪt, ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ kəmˈjunɪti ˈfidˌbæk ənd ðə spid əv ˈpæʧɪz dɪˈlɪvərd həz bɪn rɪˈmɑrkəbli ɪˈfɪʃənt. ɪts noʊ daʊt hɛlpt ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈsɛpʃən ðəs fɑr ɔn ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs. "aɪ θɪŋk ə lɔt əv ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs geɪmz gɪt ˈɪntu ˈtrəbəl baɪ ənd ɪn tərmz əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈfiʧərz, ˈtaɪmlaɪnz, ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt. maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl vju ɪz ðət ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs ʃʊd bi fər geɪmz ðət kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ˈnɪrli kəmˈplit ər wɛr ðə ɛnd ɪz ɪn saɪt," sɛd. "ðɪs meɪks ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti boʊθ ˈvæljəbəl ənd pərˈdəktɪv. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv ðət ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs ˈtaɪtəlz ʃʊd hæv ə plæn tɪ bi ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈækʧəwəl ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs. maɪ pɛt piv ɪz ðə 'wɪn ɪts dən' mɛnˈtælɪti. ðɪs ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ə rɪˈzəlt əv bæd ˈplænɪŋ, læk əv ˈvɪʒən, ər boʊθ. ɪf ju doʊnt noʊ wɪn jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃɪp ju hæv ˈprɑbləmz. ˈkɑnvərsli, ɪf jʊr goʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs ɪn 1 mənθ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪnˌkəm bət nid 4 mənθs tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə geɪm ðət ɪz ə juʤ rɛd flæg." hi kənˈtɪnjud, "rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ pleɪər ˈfidˌbæk ənd haʊ wi pæʧ ˈɪʃuz soʊ kˈwɪkli, ɪt ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ teɪk ðɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈsɪriəsli ɛz ən ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs dɪˈvɛləpər. ɪt ɪz ɑr goʊl əˈbəv ɔl ɛls tɪ ˈnɛvər liv ˈpipəl wɪθ ə ˈbroʊkən geɪm! wi ɪmˈplɔɪ ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm kəmˈjunɪti ˈmænɪʤər ənd ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈmænɪʤər hu ər ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ faɪərz ðət ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim nidz tɪ pʊt aʊt. ɔl əv ɑr dɪˈvɛləpərz ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ˈjuzərz ənd ˈpərsənəli hɛlp ðɛm sɑlv ˈprɑbləmz wəns ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈmænɪʤər ənd tim həz ənd ˈsɔrtɪd ˈɪʃuz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr lɔnʧ ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈmɛmbərz əv ɑr tim wər ˈprɛzənt əraʊnd ðə klɑk, ˈsɛndɪŋ faɪlz bæk ənd fɔrθ, ˈʃɛrɪŋ skrinz, ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn dɪˈrɛkt ˈkeɪsɪz wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti." ˈəltəmətli, bɪˈlivz dɪˈvɛləpərz ʤɪst nid tɪ bi ˈəpˌfrənt ənd trænˈspɛrənt wɪθ ðə kəmˈjunɪti. "ɪts laɪk ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk mɪˈsteɪks," hi sɛd. "səm θɪŋz wɪl tərn aʊt laɪk wi θɔt, ˈəðər θɪŋz woʊnt, ənd ðæts ˈoʊˈkeɪ." ˈpraɪsɪŋ ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈɪʃu fər geɪmz. ɔn ˈmoʊbəl, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɔlər kən ˌɪnˈsaɪt raɪəts, waɪl ɔn ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs, dɪˈvɛləpərz hæv tɪ ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ ə geɪm ðæts ənˈfɪnɪʃt æt ə ˈsərtən praɪs. ˈɛvəri ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈdɪfərənt ənd wəts "fɛr" ɪz kəmˈplitli səˈbʤɛktɪv, bət lʊkt æt ɪt ðɪs weɪ: "wi lʊkt æt ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkɑntɛnt wi hæd ənd ðə ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt wi θɔt pleɪərz wʊd gɪt aʊt əv ðə geɪm, kəmˈpɛrd ɪt tɪ ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ ˈtaɪtəlz, ənd kət ɪt ɪn hæf bɪˈkəz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi noʊz hu wi ər jɛt. ðɛn wi ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd ɪt baɪ 17 pərˈsɛnt fər lɔnʧ." biɪŋ ə geɪm wɪθ ənd ˈɛləmənts, ɑrk ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəfɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈdinoʊ ˈmeɪniə ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər ðɪs wik θæŋks tɪ ʤʊˈræsɪk wərld. ðɪs ɪz noʊ koʊˈɪnsɪdəns. waɪl ɑrk ˈɪzənt spəˈsɪfɪkli taɪd tɪ ʤʊˈræsɪk wərld ɪn ˈɛni əˈfɪʃəl kəˈpæsɪti, ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈwaɪldˌkɑrd ˈdɪdənt haɪd ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ lʊkt tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə ˈmuviz ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. "ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ hæv ə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn tɪ ʃut fər ənd ðə riˈlis əv ʤʊˈræsɪk wərld ɪz ə greɪt wən! wi nu ˈdinoʊ ˈfivər wʊd bi æt ən ˌɔlˈtaɪm haɪ raɪt naʊ fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv, ənd wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ðə fərst ˈtruli greɪt ˈdinoʊ sərˈvaɪvəl geɪm ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. boʊθ θɪŋz hæd ə juʤ ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ɑr ˈtaɪmɪŋ, ənd aɪ θɪŋk wi əˈʧivd boʊθ goʊlz," sɛd. əˈnəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt ðət ˈəðər dɪˈvɛləpərz ʃʊd teɪk noʊt əv ɪz haʊ məʧ lɪv strimz ənd twɪʧ ˈbrɔdˌkæsts hæv hɛlpt sprɛd əˈwɛrnəs əv ɑrk. "wi spɛnt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wik ɔn ðə tɔp roʊ əv meɪn peɪʤ, ənd ðə ˈstrimərz ənd vjuərz ər ˈləvɪŋ ðə geɪm. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈpipəl strim ðə geɪm ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə bɛst ˈfoʊkɪs grup ˈməni kʊd baɪ," strɛst. "wi kæʧ bəgz, hir kənˈsərnz, ʧɛk ɑr əˈsəmpʃənz, ənd kəˈlɛkt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ noʊts æt ən ˌɪnˈseɪn peɪs. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs ɔn əˈnəðər ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd ðɪs ɪz ə juʤ ˈbɛnəfɪt əv riˈlisɪŋ ðə geɪm tɪ ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs wɪθ soʊ məʧ ˈkɑntɛnt ənd stɪl ə jɪr tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ɑr ˈfaɪnəl lɔnʧ ɔn ˈpiˈsi ənd kənˈsoʊlz."
the cardinals injury bug is slowly leaving as both peralta and tommy pham have commenced playing baseball at some level, but how will this affect the cards’ current setup? club john recently told what changes will most likely take place and what return means for diaz, currently tending to shortstop. mo also touched slump, fatigue, and matt adams and stephen lively plate performances. the latest on peralta: “he will head to florida and play with the jupiter club for the next three to four all goes well, try and activate him tuesday in cincinnati.” on if return will shake up the infield look: “i think right now going to try and keep (aledmys) diaz at short and then move some pieces around have had taking some balls at third base and done fine there. obviously more comfortable playing short, but feels he can do it.” “and (matt carpenter) said happy to go on the right side of the infield if need be. so i think we had that flexibility and looking at diaz and clearly, from an offensive standpoint, come back to earth a little bit, but we still want to keep building him up and you could see him move from time to time too.” on if wong could be sent to memphis to work out his hitting slump: “i want to talk about a given person especially when talking about a downward assignment, but overall this game is about performance. ultimately, got to try to put together our best 13 from an offensive standpoint to give us a chance to win.” “as this picture becomes more clear and we have a better understanding about when some of these injured players are coming back and what to has to be on the table when considering how to improve.” on matt adams’ offensive resurgence and relying on defense to help pitching: “i think from a confidence level really feeling good about himself, and he should. the results are now, when you have the competition going on for playing time, guys are stepping up and certainly answering the vow.” “when you look at the overall landscape of our infield, specifically when you talk about first were pretty bullish internally that these guys would come back and give us some upside. now i think the key thing for us when you look at the overall club is just defense.” “when trying to find that right combination of going with the hot bat and balancing it with defense, i think is sort of the critical point because you look at our rotation and really, with the exception of somebody like a carlos martinez, most of our staff if not high strikeouts.” “they’re putting the ball in play. so if not playing clean defense certainly putting a lot more stress on our pitching. i think when i look at this club today, from an offensive standpoint definitely a starting rotation standpoint, we had higher expectations.” “but i do feel like this last turn certainly pitched better and given us a chance to win those games and encouraging. and then overall, our bullpen has been pretty solid.” on if tommy pham is going to enter the picture with randal and jeremy hazelbaker struggling: “he’s certainly a viable option. for me, the key was getting him on that rehab assignment and then once he started to show he was healthy then he just needed to go down and play. when you think about a player with less than two or three years of service time, they need to get their at-bats in.” “the one thing we want to have happen is we activate him and playing two or three times a week. so playing down in memphis. i would say doing just ok. sure a level of disappointment being in memphis, but the key is playing every day.” “as some point do i think he could come up and help us? yes. i will say the one benefit of hazelbaker versus anybody else is left handed because a very right handed outfield and i do think the speed and defensive component is nice to have in back pocket late in the game.” on if alex reyes is ready for the major league if the cardinals needed him: “i want to have to call on that unless desperate. i think from a talent standpoint he could pitch in the big leagues, but i think got to learn to: a) be more efficient and b) understand how to go deeper in a game, which is a direct correlation of efficiency.” “having that one pitch out is important. and getting 11 strikeouts is nice, but that usually means out of the game in the has to find a way to balance that out. secondary pitches are impressive, but fastball command and understanding how to get those “get ahead” strikes and put a hitter away fast is critical.” “all of those things i think capable of doing. very young…obviously, very excited about him, but when you look at that finished product and where you want them to be, still some work there. but amazingly talented.” on if he could be aggressive at the july trade deadline: “i really know how to answer that and i actually know what aggressive means. i think that when you look at our club and say, ‘well, what could you do to improve?’ a lot of it has to do with just playing better. sometimes that happens. it could mean bringing up reyes at some point to where you have that dynamic arm to the picture.” “you look at where most of our contracts are and what we have, i just see the trading deadline as something that necessarily going to change the look of our club.” “now, still eight weeks away and things easiest way to approach it is as we enter july and see where our club is, assess it then.” on if molina being fatigued is a concern: “the way we thought about our strategy was trying to create depth. not only at catcher, but also in the middle infield and also in the outfield so players like a (matt) holliday, like a carpenter, a peralta prior to injury, even a molina, so we see the fatigue factor hit them like it did the second half of last year.” that what the strategy, and unfortunately (bryan) pena got injured the last week of spring dealing with these injuries allowed us to execute the plan we had hoped, should be back at some point prior to july and when you look at trying to create those days off or allowing a player to regain their strength, i think is critical.” “i hope we can go back to trying to execute that plan moving forward, but time will tell.” on if stephen play has eased losing jason heyward: “stephen’s having an incredible year and watching him just mature in front of your think about how he was going through the minor kind of gone from boy to a five tool player in the sense that he can do a little bit of everything.” “i think power will continue to develop with him as he gets a little older, but overall just a very complete player and obviously very pleased to have him. when you look at the dynamics of what happened this, certainly ending up in the place that we did is not a place to be.”	ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈɪnʤəri bəg ɪz sˈloʊli ˈlivɪŋ ɛz boʊθ pərˈɑltə ənd ˈtɑmi fæm hæv kəˈmɛnst pleɪɪŋ ˈbeɪsˈbɔl æt səm ˈlɛvəl, bət haʊ wɪl ðɪs əˈfɛkt ðə cards’’ ˈkɑrənt ˈsɛˌtəp? kləb ʤɑn ˈrisəntli toʊld wət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli teɪk pleɪs ənd wət rɪˈtərn minz fər diɑz, ˈkərəntli ˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp. moʊ ˈɔlsoʊ təʧt sləmp, fəˈtig, ənd mæt ˈædəmz ənd ˈstivən ˈlaɪvli pleɪt pərˈfɔrmənsɪz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ɔn pərˈɑltə: wɪl hɛd tɪ ˈflɔrɪdə ənd pleɪ wɪθ ðə ˈʤupɪtər kləb fər ðə nɛkst θri tɪ fɔr ɔl goʊz wɛl, traɪ ənd ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪm ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn cincinnati.”.” ɔn ɪf rɪˈtərn wɪl ʃeɪk əp ðə ˈɪnˌfild lʊk: θɪŋk raɪt naʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ ənd kip (aledmys) diɑz æt ʃɔrt ənd ðɛn muv səm ˈpisɪz əraʊnd hæv hæd ˈteɪkɪŋ səm bɔlz æt θərd beɪs ənd dən faɪn ðɛr. ˈɑbviəsli mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl pleɪɪŋ ʃɔrt, bət filz hi kən du it.”.” (mæt ˈkɑrpəntər) sɛd ˈhæpi tɪ goʊ ɔn ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðə ˈɪnˌfild ɪf nid bi. soʊ aɪ θɪŋk wi hæd ðət ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt diɑz ənd ˈklɪrli, frəm ən əˈfɛnsɪv ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, kəm bæk tɪ ərθ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt, bət wi stɪl wɔnt tɪ kip ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪm əp ənd ju kʊd si ɪm muv frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm too.”.” ɔn ɪf wɔŋ kʊd bi sɛnt tɪ ˈmɛmpfɪs tɪ wərk aʊt hɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ sləmp: wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈpərsən əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈdaʊnwərd əˈsaɪnmənt, bət ˈoʊvərˌɔl ðɪs geɪm ɪz əˈbaʊt pərˈfɔrməns. ˈəltəmətli, gɑt tɪ traɪ tɪ pʊt təˈgɛðər ɑr bɛst 13 frəm ən əˈfɛnsɪv ˈstændˌpɔɪnt tɪ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ʧæns tɪ win.”.” ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər bɪˈkəmz mɔr klɪr ənd wi hæv ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əˈbaʊt wɪn səm əv ðiz ˈɪnʤərd pleɪərz ər ˈkəmɪŋ bæk ənd wət tɪ həz tɪ bi ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl wɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ haʊ tɪ improve.”.” ɔn mæt adams’’ əˈfɛnsɪv riˈsərʤəns ənd riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn dɪˈfɛns tɪ hɛlp ˈpɪʧɪŋ: θɪŋk frəm ə ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈlɛvəl ˈrɪli ˈfilɪŋ gʊd əˈbaʊt hɪmˈsɛlf, ənd hi ʃʊd. ðə rɪˈzəlts ər naʊ, wɪn ju hæv ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən goʊɪŋ ɔn fər pleɪɪŋ taɪm, gaɪz ər ˈstɛpɪŋ əp ənd ˈsərtənli ˈænsərɪŋ ðə vow.”.” ju lʊk æt ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ɑr ˈɪnˌfild, spəˈsɪfɪkli wɪn ju tɔk əˈbaʊt fərst wər ˈprɪti ˈbʊlɪʃ ˌɪnˈtərnəli ðət ðiz gaɪz wʊd kəm bæk ənd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs səm ˈəpˈsaɪd. naʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðə ki θɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs wɪn ju lʊk æt ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl kləb ɪz ʤɪst defense.”.” traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðət raɪt ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv goʊɪŋ wɪθ ðə hɑt bæt ənd ˈbælənsɪŋ ɪt wɪθ dɪˈfɛns, aɪ θɪŋk ɪz sɔrt əv ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt bɪˈkəz ju lʊk æt ɑr roʊˈteɪʃən ənd ˈrɪli, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ˈsəmˌbɑdi laɪk ə ˈkɑrloʊs mɑrˈtinɛz, moʊst əv ɑr stæf ɪf nɑt haɪ strikeouts.”.” ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə bɔl ɪn pleɪ. soʊ ɪf nɑt pleɪɪŋ klin dɪˈfɛns ˈsərtənli ˈpʊtɪŋ ə lɔt mɔr strɛs ɔn ɑr ˈpɪʧɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk wɪn aɪ lʊk æt ðɪs kləb təˈdeɪ, frəm ən əˈfɛnsɪv ˈstændˌpɔɪnt ˈdɛfənətli ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, wi hæd haɪər expectations.”.” aɪ du fil laɪk ðɪs læst tərn ˈsərtənli pɪʧt ˈbɛtər ənd ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn ðoʊz geɪmz ənd ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ. ənd ðɛn ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ɑr ˈbʊlˌpɛn həz bɪn ˈprɪti solid.”.” ɔn ɪf ˈtɑmi fæm ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈpɪkʧər wɪθ ˈrændəl ənd ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈheɪzəlˌbeɪkər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ: ˈsərtənli ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈɔpʃən. fər mi, ðə ki wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm ɔn ðət rihæb əˈsaɪnmənt ənd ðɛn wəns hi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ʃoʊ hi wɑz ˈhɛlθi ðɛn hi ʤɪst ˈnidɪd tɪ goʊ daʊn ənd pleɪ. wɪn ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ə pleɪər wɪθ lɛs ðən tu ər θri jɪrz əv ˈsərvɪs taɪm, ðeɪ nid tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈætˈbæts in.”.” wən θɪŋ wi wɔnt tɪ hæv ˈhæpən ɪz wi ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪm ənd pleɪɪŋ tu ər θri taɪmz ə wik. soʊ pleɪɪŋ daʊn ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs. aɪ wʊd seɪ duɪŋ ʤɪst ˈoʊˈkeɪ. ʃʊr ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt biɪŋ ɪn ˈmɛmpfɪs, bət ðə ki ɪz pleɪɪŋ ˈɛvəri day.”.” səm pɔɪnt du aɪ θɪŋk hi kʊd kəm əp ənd hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs? jɛs. aɪ wɪl seɪ ðə wən ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˈheɪzəlˌbeɪkər ˈvərsəz ˈɛnibədi ɛls ɪz lɛft ˈhændɪd bɪˈkəz ə ˈvɛri raɪt ˈhændɪd ˈaʊtˌfild ənd aɪ du θɪŋk ðə spid ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪz nis tɪ hæv ɪn bæk ˈpɑkət leɪt ɪn ðə game.”.” ɔn ɪf ˈæləks reɪɪs ɪz ˈrɛdi fər ðə ˈmeɪʤər lig ɪf ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈnidɪd ɪm: wɔnt tɪ hæv tɪ kɔl ɔn ðət ənˈlɛs ˈdɛspərɪt. aɪ θɪŋk frəm ə ˈtælənt ˈstændˌpɔɪnt hi kʊd pɪʧ ɪn ðə bɪg ligz, bət aɪ θɪŋk gɑt tɪ lərn tɪ: ə) bi mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd bi) ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ tɪ goʊ ˈdipər ɪn ə geɪm, wɪʧ ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən əv efficiency.”.” ðət wən pɪʧ aʊt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ 11 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ɪz nis, bət ðət ˈjuʒəwəli minz aʊt əv ðə geɪm ɪn ðə həz tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ ˈbæləns ðət aʊt. ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈpɪʧɪz ər ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, bət ˈfæstˌbɔl kəˈmænd ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ haʊ tɪ gɪt ðoʊz ahead”” straɪks ənd pʊt ə ˈhɪtər əˈweɪ fæst ɪz critical.”.” əv ðoʊz θɪŋz aɪ θɪŋk ˈkeɪpəbəl əv duɪŋ. ˈvɛri young…obviously, ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ɪm, bət wɪn ju lʊk æt ðət ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈprɑdəkt ənd wɛr ju wɔnt ðɛm tɪ bi, stɪl səm wərk ðɛr. bət əˈmeɪzɪŋli talented.”.” ɔn ɪf hi kʊd bi əˈgrɛsɪv æt ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn: ˈrɪli noʊ haʊ tɪ ˈænsər ðət ənd aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊ wət əˈgrɛsɪv minz. aɪ θɪŋk ðət wɪn ju lʊk æt ɑr kləb ənd seɪ, ‘‘well, wət kʊd ju du tɪ improve?’?’ ə lɔt əv ɪt həz tɪ du wɪθ ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ ˈbɛtər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðət ˈhæpənz. ɪt kʊd min ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp reɪɪs æt səm pɔɪnt tɪ wɛr ju hæv ðət daɪˈnæmɪk ɑrm tɪ ðə picture.”.” lʊk æt wɛr moʊst əv ɑr ˈkɑnˌtrækts ər ənd wət wi hæv, aɪ ʤɪst si ðə ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə lʊk əv ɑr club.”.” ““now, stɪl eɪt wiks əˈweɪ ənd θɪŋz ˈiziəst weɪ tɪ əˈproʊʧ ɪt ɪz ɛz wi ˈɛnər ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd si wɛr ɑr kləb ɪz, əˈsɛs ɪt then.”.” ɔn ɪf məˈlinə biɪŋ fəˈtigd ɪz ə kənˈsərn: weɪ wi θɔt əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈstrætəʤi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt dɛpθ. nɑt ˈoʊnli æt ˈkæˌʧər, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈɪnˌfild ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈaʊtˌfild soʊ pleɪərz laɪk ə (mæt) ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ, laɪk ə ˈkɑrpəntər, ə pərˈɑltə praɪər tɪ ˈɪnʤəri, ˈivɪn ə məˈlinə, soʊ wi si ðə fəˈtig ˈfæktər hɪt ðɛm laɪk ɪt dɪd ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv læst year.”.” ðət wət ðə ˈstrætəʤi, ənd ənˈfɔrʧənətli (braɪən) ˈpɛnə gɑt ˈɪnʤərd ðə læst wik əv spərɪŋ ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðiz ˈɪnʤəriz əˈlaʊd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ðə plæn wi hæd hoʊpt, ʃʊd bi bæk æt səm pɔɪnt praɪər tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd wɪn ju lʊk æt traɪɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ðoʊz deɪz ɔf ər əˈlaʊɪŋ ə pleɪər tɪ rɪˈgeɪn ðɛr strɛŋθ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪz critical.”.” hoʊp wi kən goʊ bæk tɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ðət plæn ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, bət taɪm wɪl tell.”.” ɔn ɪf ˈstivən pleɪ həz izd ˈluzɪŋ ˈʤeɪsən ˈheɪwərd: ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl jɪr ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm ʤɪst məˈʧʊr ɪn frənt əv jʊr θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ hi wɑz goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˈmaɪnər kaɪnd əv gɔn frəm bɔɪ tɪ ə faɪv tul pleɪər ɪn ðə sɛns ðət hi kən du ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv everything.”.” θɪŋk paʊər wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ dɪˈvɛləp wɪθ ɪm ɛz hi gɪts ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊldər, bət ˈoʊvərˌɔl ʤɪst ə ˈvɛri kəmˈplit pleɪər ənd ˈɑbviəsli ˈvɛri plizd tɪ hæv ɪm. wɪn ju lʊk æt ðə daɪˈnæmɪks əv wət ˈhæpənd ðɪs, ˈsərtənli ˈɛndɪŋ əp ɪn ðə pleɪs ðət wi dɪd ɪz nɑt ə pleɪs tɪ be.”.”
there is not a in the world who has not had to deal with a botched software rollout; for most, it is a experience. but few are likely to have made quite as many mistakes as the people behind the alameda court system's new software. they have managed a rollout so inept that it should serve as a case study for what not to do for future generations. of course, most disastrous tend to be dealt with internally, shared only occasionally as war stories with other admins. not so the odyssey system, for the simple reason that it caused people to be wrongly arrested, saw drug offenders labeled as sex offenders, and introduced delays that literally saw people spend more time in jail as a result. how did it happen? see if this sounds familiar: a management rush, complete with budget. a software company that seduced the on how great the system was. wide-open configuration with a large number of people given input. inadequate consultation with the people using the current system. lack of training for those expected to use the new system. a bureaucracy that won't admit failure. the old system used by alameda county in california which covers the east side of the san francisco bay area, including the island of alameda but most significantly oakland was 40 years old, largely based on paper, and needed updating or replacing. some bright spark thought it would be a great idea to have a single system working across the whole of california and its 50+ courts. one miserable $500m failure later, and tyler technologies saw an opportunity to fill the vacuum with its odyssey system. money, money, money it turned out during a postmortem of that failure that many local courts were stockpiling cash. and that, naturally enough, led to the state legislature deciding it would rather have the money. so it passed a law that placed limits on the money courts could set aside, complete with a requirement to give all the current reserves back to the state. the courts accepted the logic of this approach but took the opportunity to enact clear, careful planning decisions before returning all the money without so much as a whisper of complaint. no, of course they didn't: they went on a massive spending splurge in an effort to allocate every last cent so the in sacramento wouldn't get a thing. and odyssey was there with its arms wide open. alameda county spent $4.5m on the system. "it's truly the wild west here in california," one anonymous software executive told the courthouse news service, "it's a land grab." not that the software is inherently bad. it is very capable and expandable. it is highly configurable. it is secure. and it is designed precisely with court systems in mind. but the rollout... well, that's where the system's flexibility became less an asset and more an enormous liability. it didn't take long for the problems to start. according to one user of the system, interviewed by the san francisco chronicle: "with the old system, it took maybe one or two clicks to complete a process. now it takes 25..." yes, that opportunity to add boxes resulted in a user interface so convoluted that guess what? people stopped using it. court clerks were neither sufficiently consulted nor were they adequately trained on the system, and so they stopped entering the data in the actual courtroom and simply passed the files down the chain for others to input. incredible as it may seem, the gap in time and handing off of a specialist task to general office workers did not produce the best results. public defender brendon woods decided to go public with his frustrations with the system and revealed that the system has created a backlog of files; a number that is growing by 300 each day. the system was not optimized, so everyday inputs are not given priority over far less frequent data entry needs. the result? a slow input system in a ecosystem. the backlog added pressure and guess what? the pressure led to mistakes. knock-on impacts and those mistakes impacted lives. a number of arrest warrants were issued because the judges' orders to vacate them were not input in time. the wrong charges were input. in some cases people were given felony convictions rather than misdemeanors: a situation that has impacts on someone's life. people convicted of felonies often find it difficult to get jobs and are treated differently by law in many states. woods told the chronicle he also knew of a situation where two drug defendants were tagged as sex offenders. in california, that means your home address and the fact you are a sex offender is made publicly available. and you are required to inform the authorities of your movements. the east bay times reported that sheriff's deputies are now going through records manually because their trust in the system has collapsed. in some cases, inmates themselves have informed sheriff's deputies that their release date had already passed. and so, those using the system are doing what every line manager since the dawn of time has asked management to do when they botch a software rollout: take it offline until the bugs are sorted out. and you'll never guess what the response has been. yep "no." the same guy that the odyssey system in the first place back in 2013 robert, who was then the chief information officer for santa clara is now the for the judicial council of california. at a judicial council technology committee meeting earlier this month, argued that it was inevitable that there would be "growing pains" with the new system. "i think if people's expectations are set appropriately that there will be gaps and they're not going to get exactly what they had before i think that people can go in with open eyes," he said. he went on: "there definitely will be gaps in a functionality that a court has experienced over the past 10 or 15 years compared to the new product ... i think that we can work together as a community and work very closely with tyler to resolve those issues." and so the case study continues to grow.	ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə ɪn ðə wərld hu həz nɑt hæd tɪ dil wɪθ ə bɑʧt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈroʊˌlaʊt; fər moʊst, ɪt ɪz ə ɪkˈspɪriəns. bət fju ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv meɪd kwaɪt ɛz ˈmɛni mɪˈsteɪks ɛz ðə ˈpipəl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌæləˈmidə kɔrt ˈsɪstəmz nu ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ðeɪ hæv ˈmænɪʤd ə ˈroʊˌlaʊt soʊ ˌɪˈnɛpt ðət ɪt ʃʊd sərv ɛz ə keɪs ˈstədi fər wət nɑt tɪ du fər fˈjuʧər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. əv kɔrs, moʊst dɪˈzæstrəs tɛnd tɪ bi dɛlt wɪθ ˌɪnˈtərnəli, ʃɛrd ˈoʊnli ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ɛz wɔr ˈstɔriz wɪθ ˈəðər ˈædmɪnz. nɑt soʊ ðə ˈɑdəsi ˈsɪstəm, fər ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈrizən ðət ɪt kɔzd ˈpipəl tɪ bi ˈrɔŋli ərˈɛstɪd, sɔ drəg əˈfɛndərz ˈleɪbəld ɛz sɛks əˈfɛndərz, ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust dɪˈleɪz ðət ˈlɪtərəli sɔ ˈpipəl spɛnd mɔr taɪm ɪn ʤeɪl ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. haʊ dɪd ɪt ˈhæpən? si ɪf ðɪs saʊnz fəˈmɪljər: ə ˈmænɪʤmənt rəʃ, kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈbəʤɪt. ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni ðət sɪˈdust ðə ɔn haʊ greɪt ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz. kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˈgɪvɪn ˈɪnˌpʊt. ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəm. læk əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər ðoʊz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ juz ðə nu ˈsɪstəm. ə bjʊˈrɑkrəsi ðət woʊnt ədˈmɪt ˈfeɪljər. ðə oʊld ˈsɪstəm juzd baɪ ˌæləˈmidə ˈkaʊnti ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wɪʧ ˈkəvərz ðə ist saɪd əv ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ beɪ ˈɛriə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈaɪlənd əv ˌæləˈmidə bət moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈoʊklənd wɑz 40 jɪrz oʊld, ˈlɑrʤli beɪst ɔn ˈpeɪpər, ənd ˈnidɪd ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ. səm braɪt spɑrk θɔt ɪt wʊd bi ə greɪt aɪˈdiə tɪ hæv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɪstəm ˈwərkɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə hoʊl əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd ɪts 50 kɔrts. wən ˈmɪzərəbəl ˈfeɪljər ˈleɪtər, ənd ˈtaɪlər tɛkˈnɑləʤiz sɔ ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ fɪl ðə ˈvækjum wɪθ ɪts ˈɑdəsi ˈsɪstəm. ˈməni, ˈməni, ˈməni ɪt tərnd aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə poʊstˈmɔrtɛm əv ðət ˈfeɪljər ðət ˈmɛni ˈloʊkəl kɔrts wər ˈstɑkˌpaɪlɪŋ kæʃ. ənd ðət, ˈnæʧərəli ɪˈnəf, lɛd tɪ ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ɪt wʊd ˈrəðər hæv ðə ˈməni. soʊ ɪt pæst ə lɔ ðət pleɪst ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ðə ˈməni kɔrts kʊd sɛt əˈsaɪd, kəmˈplit wɪθ ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt tɪ gɪv ɔl ðə ˈkɑrənt rɪˈzərvz bæk tɪ ðə steɪt. ðə kɔrts ækˈsɛptɪd ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ðɪs əˈproʊʧ bət tʊk ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ɪˈnækt klɪr, ˈkɛrfəl ˈplænɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtərnɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈməni wɪˈθaʊt soʊ məʧ ɛz ə ˈwɪspər əv kəmˈpleɪnt. noʊ, əv kɔrs ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt: ðeɪ wɛnt ɔn ə ˈmæsɪv ˈspɛndɪŋ splərʤ ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈæləˌkeɪt ˈɛvəri læst sɛnt soʊ ðə ɪn ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ ˈwʊdənt gɪt ə θɪŋ. ənd ˈɑdəsi wɑz ðɛr wɪθ ɪts ɑrmz waɪd ˈoʊpən. ˌæləˈmidə ˈkaʊnti spɛnt ɔn ðə ˈsɪstəm. "ɪts ˈtruli ðə waɪld wɛst hir ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə," wən əˈnɑnəməs ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv toʊld ðə ˈkɔrˌthaʊs nuz ˈsərvɪs, "ɪts ə lænd græb." nɑt ðət ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli bæd. ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈkeɪpəbəl ənd ɪkˈspændəbəl. ɪt ɪz ˈhaɪli configurable. ɪt ɪz sɪˈkjʊr. ənd ɪt ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd prɪˈsaɪsli wɪθ kɔrt ˈsɪstəmz ɪn maɪnd. bət ðə ˈroʊˌlaʊt... wɛl, ðæts wɛr ðə ˈsɪstəmz ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti bɪˈkeɪm lɛs ən ˈæˌsɛt ənd mɔr ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti. ɪt ˈdɪdənt teɪk lɔŋ fər ðə ˈprɑbləmz tɪ stɑrt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən ˈjuzər əv ðə ˈsɪstəm, ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkrɑnɪkəl: "wɪθ ðə oʊld ˈsɪstəm, ɪt tʊk ˈmeɪbi wən ər tu klɪks tɪ kəmˈplit ə ˈprɔˌsɛs. naʊ ɪt teɪks 25 jɛs, ðət ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ æd ˈbɑksɪz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs soʊ ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd ðət gɛs wət? ˈpipəl stɑpt ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt. kɔrt klərks wər ˈniðər səˈfɪʃəntli kənˈsəltɪd nɔr wər ðeɪ ˈædəkwɪtli treɪnd ɔn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ənd soʊ ðeɪ stɑpt ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈdætə ɪn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈkɔrˌtrum ənd ˈsɪmpli pæst ðə faɪlz daʊn ðə ʧeɪn fər ˈəðərz tɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt. ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ɛz ɪt meɪ sim, ðə gæp ɪn taɪm ənd ˈhændɪŋ ɔf əv ə ˈspɛʃəlɪst tæsk tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɔfəs ˈwərkərz dɪd nɑt ˈproʊdus ðə bɛst rɪˈzəlts. ˈpəblɪk dɪˈfɛndər ˈbrɛndən wʊdz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ ˈpəblɪk wɪθ hɪz frəˈstreɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm ənd rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈbæˌklɔg əv faɪlz; ə ˈnəmbər ðət ɪz groʊɪŋ baɪ 300 iʧ deɪ. ðə ˈsɪstəm wɑz nɑt optimized, soʊ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈɪnˌpʊts ər nɑt ˈgɪvɪn praɪˈɔrəti ˈoʊvər fɑr lɛs ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈdætə ˈɛntri nidz. ðə rɪˈzəlt? ə sloʊ ˈɪnˌpʊt ˈsɪstəm ɪn ə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. ðə ˈbæˌklɔg ˈædɪd ˈprɛʃər ənd gɛs wət? ðə ˈprɛʃər lɛd tɪ mɪˈsteɪks. ˌɪmˈpækts ənd ðoʊz mɪˈsteɪks ˌɪmˈpæktɪd lɪvz. ə ˈnəmbər əv ərˈɛst ˈwɔrənts wər ˈɪʃud bɪˈkəz ðə ˈʤəʤɪz' ˈɔrdərz tɪ ˈveɪkeɪt ðɛm wər nɑt ˈɪnˌpʊt ɪn taɪm. ðə rɔŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər ˈɪnˌpʊt. ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈpipəl wər ˈgɪvɪn ˈfɛləni kənˈvɪkʃənz ˈrəðər ðən ˌmɪsdəˈminərz: ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət həz ˌɪmˈpækts ɔn ˈsəmˌwənz laɪf. ˈpipəl kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈfɛləniz ˈɔfən faɪnd ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt ʤɑbz ənd ər ˈtritɪd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli baɪ lɔ ɪn ˈmɛni steɪts. wʊdz toʊld ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl hi ˈɔlsoʊ nu əv ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr tu drəg dɪˈfɛndənts wər tægd ɛz sɛks əˈfɛndərz. ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðət minz jʊr hoʊm ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ðə fækt ju ər ə sɛks əˈfɛndər ɪz meɪd ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl. ənd ju ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə əˈθɔrətiz əv jʊr ˈmuvmənts. ðə ist beɪ taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈdɛpjətiz ər naʊ goʊɪŋ θru ˈrɛkərdz ˈmænjuəli bɪˈkəz ðɛr trəst ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm həz kəˈlæpst. ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈɪnˌmeɪts ðɛmˈsɛlvz hæv ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈdɛpjətiz ðət ðɛr riˈlis deɪt hæd ɔˈrɛdi pæst. ənd soʊ, ðoʊz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm ər duɪŋ wət ˈɛvəri laɪn ˈmænɪʤər sɪns ðə dɔn əv taɪm həz æst ˈmænɪʤmənt tɪ du wɪn ðeɪ bɑʧ ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈroʊˌlaʊt: teɪk ɪt ˈɔˌflaɪn ənˈtɪl ðə bəgz ər ˈsɔrtɪd aʊt. ənd jul ˈnɛvər gɛs wət ðə rɪˈspɑns həz bɪn. jɛp "noʊ." ðə seɪm gaɪ ðət ðə ˈɑdəsi ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs bæk ɪn 2013 ˈrɑbərt, hu wɑz ðɛn ðə ʧif ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɔfɪsər fər ˈsænə ˈklɛrə ɪz naʊ ðə fər ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. æt ə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi kəˈmɪti ˈmitɪŋ ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈɑrgjud ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət ðɛr wʊd bi "groʊɪŋ peɪnz" wɪθ ðə nu ˈsɪstəm. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪf ˈpipəlz ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ər sɛt əˈproʊpriɪtli ðət ðɛr wɪl bi gæps ənd ðɛr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ hæd ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈpipəl kən goʊ ɪn wɪθ ˈoʊpən aɪz," hi sɛd. hi wɛnt ɔn: "ðɛr ˈdɛfənətli wɪl bi gæps ɪn ə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ðət ə kɔrt həz ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 10 ər 15 jɪrz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə nu ˈprɑdəkt aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi kən wərk təˈgɛðər ɛz ə kəmˈjunɪti ənd wərk ˈvɛri ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ˈtaɪlər tɪ riˈzɑlv ðoʊz ˈɪʃuz." ənd soʊ ðə keɪs ˈstədi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ groʊ.
while merrick garland failed to make it to the supreme court, he will still wield significant authority over the trump agenda from his current post as chief judge of the d.c. circuit. \| getty how merrick garland could torment trump the spurned supreme court nominee has had a lot to say about deregulatory initiatives like the one the president's pushing. as neil gorsuch is sworn in to the supreme court, liberals are still teeming with anger over merrick garland being denied that same seat at the hands of senate republicans. however, many on the legal left are hoping the jilted obama nominee can still play a role in thwarting one of the central thrusts of president donald policy agenda: what top trump adviser steven bannon famously called “the deconstruction of the administrative state.” story continued below as trump presses to roll back regulations across the federal government formally vowing to dismantle two rules for every new one issued an article garland wrote more than three decades ago has emerged as a kind of playbook for those plotting the legal resistance to campaign to unwind regulations aimed at protecting the environment, workers’ rights and more. the 1985 article in the harvard law review, penned as the reagan administration's deregulation initiative was gathering steam, emphasized the duties of courts to take a "hard look" at attempts to revoke federal rules. garland argued that agencies revoking regulations must have at least as good a basis for killing a rule as they did for issuing it and that the action be consistent with congressional intent. “the hard look demands that the agency show that the course it chose was reasonable in light of the relevant policies, alternatives, and facts,” garland wrote. another legal expert said there are unmistakable parallels between the deregulation effort garland helped resist in the courts and the one trump is embarking upon. “this is the world we are about to enter,” said paul verkuil, a leading authority on the federal rulemaking process. “you have to be able to justify your decision to end a regulation. ... [garland] pretty much knew what he was talking about. it was a dramatic and important article which got a lot of play.” while garland failed to make it to the supreme court, he will still wield significant authority over the trump agenda from his current post as chief judge of the d.c. circuit, a position slated to hold until 2020. indeed, news stories from the reagan era described the federal appeals court as a key obstacle to that regulatory agenda. colleagues said they expect garland to be highly engaged when challenges to deregulatory moves begin to come before the court. “what i can say about it, is he would give it exacting and careful scrutiny,” said jack quinn, a white house counsel under president bill clinton. be willing to say nobody more knowledgeable about this area of the law." while the supreme court sets the broad rules for the deregulatory process and takes up some of the most high-profile cases, the of applying those rules to individual agency actions is done by the d.c. circuit. often, the only court to review what agencies have done. “that’s why the d.c. circuit is commonly referred to as the second most important court in the country,” quinn noted. “it’s where the vast bulk of cases involving agency action are taken up.” garland declined several requests to comment for this article. however, during an argument he presided over late last month in a campaign finance case, the d.c. circuit chief made clear he was concerned about the slippery slope of dismantling federal election commission rules. “the question is how much of the entire structure collapses if we accept your position,” garland told an attorney pressing to loosen donation limits. “the rule of law requires me to apply the same logic in the next case that i apply in this case.” garland’s 1985 article, one of just two law review articles garland wrote before being confirmed to the bench in 1997, stemmed from his personal involvement in a high-profile supreme court case on deregulation that is still routinely cited in courts, including his. in that high court showdown, garland was one of the key lawyers for state farm insurance company in its challenge to the reagan revocation of a requirement that new cars have air bags or automatic seat belts. gorsuch is as the newest supreme court justice" true garland “was the intellectual center of gravity in that case on the plaintiff's side,” recalled quinn, who was on the same litigation team. “he really did have an incredibly important role.” in its 1983 ruling, the justices unanimously held that agency deregulatory actions were subject to substantive scrutiny by the courts, just as new regulations are. the court also took another important step, emphasizing that while agencies could change their minds about the value of a particular regulation, they could not ignore evidence they considered when putting the rule on the books in the first place. “an agency changing its course by rescinding a rule is obligated to supply a reasoned analysis for the change beyond that which may be required when an agency does not act in the first instance,” justice byron white wrote. trump has several ways available to him to counter or elude efforts in the courts to block his deregulation plans. and already using some of them. first, trump is signing targeted pieces of legislation that knock out regulations the obama administration put on the books in its final months in office. already signed 11 of these congressional review act resolutions and has two more sitting on his desk. with health care legislation stalled, trump aides are billing this as the most significant legislative achievement in his early days in office. “i think that this is a huge accomplishment in the first quarter,” white house legislative affairs director marc short told reporters last week, claiming that the repealed regulations will save the u.s. economy $10 billion over the next 20 years. “it’s fulfilling a campaign promise,” short added. “we said this is something that is crippling the american economy and going to address it, and this is one of the vehicles through which addressing it.” another way to roll back existing regulations is through a tactic known as “sue and settle.” some obama rules and policies are already under challenge in the courts by business groups and conservative organizations. the trump administration could acquiesce in the litigation, essentially allowing the courts to tie the hands. a third way is to simply ease up on enforcing the regulations. this kind of laxity is harder for liberal public interest groups to respond to, but it also has its limits. as long as rules are on the books, most reputable businesses are going to try to follow them. so, taking a more casual approach to enforcement give the same kind of relief for business that the trump administration is seeking. however, lawyers say the centerpiece of executive order on deregulation the requirement gives plenty of fuel to legal challenges to any moves agencies make to roll back environmental, worker safety or other rules. it allows plaintiffs to claim that the revocation was done primarily to satisfy numerical quota. “that order is unconstitutional, illegal and stupid,” said georgetown law professor and former top federal trade commission official david vladeck. “if you really want to reduce the regulatory load, you use a shotgun, you have to use a scalpel.” garland’s 1985 article notes that one court was suspicious about the order in part because the white house press office issued a statement saying it was intended to help the auto industry. but auto regulators claimed the detachable automatic belts would be ineffective. one lawsuit challenging executive order, and citing the case garland was involved in, is already working its way through the courts, and more are expected. as those cases head to court, some lawyers expect rough sledding that will, at a minimum, slow down deregulatory drive. “that actually is a hard road,” said wake forest university law professor sidney shapiro. “if you hit a hostile court, going to find holes.”	waɪl ˈmɛrɪk ˈgɑrlənd feɪld tɪ meɪk ɪt tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt, hi wɪl stɪl wild sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈθɔrəti ˈoʊvər ðə trəmp əˈʤɛndə frəm hɪz ˈkɑrənt poʊst ɛz ʧif ʤəʤ əv ðə d.c. ˈsərkət. ˈgɛti haʊ ˈmɛrɪk ˈgɑrlənd kʊd ˈtɔrˌmɛnt trəmp ðə spərnd səˈprim kɔrt ˌnɑməˈni həz hæd ə lɔt tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt diˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz laɪk ðə wən ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈpʊʃɪŋ. ɛz nil ˈgɔrsəʧ ɪz swɔrn ɪn tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt, ˈlɪˌbərəlz ər stɪl ˈtimɪŋ wɪθ ˈæŋgər ˈoʊvər ˈmɛrɪk ˈgɑrlənd biɪŋ dɪˈnaɪd ðət seɪm sit æt ðə hænz əv ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɛni ɔn ðə ˈligəl lɛft ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðə ˈʤɪltɪd ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌnɑməˈni kən stɪl pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn θˈwɔrtɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl θrəsts əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld ˈpɑləsi əˈʤɛndə: wət tɔp trəmp ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈbænən ˈfeɪməsli kɔld dikənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv state.”.” ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ɛz trəmp ˈprɛsɪz tɪ roʊl bæk ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrməli vaʊɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈmænəl tu rulz fər ˈɛvəri nu wən ˈɪʃud ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈgɑrlənd roʊt mɔr ðən θri ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ə kaɪnd əv ˈpleɪbʊk fər ðoʊz ˈplɑtɪŋ ðə ˈligəl rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ənˈwaɪnd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz eɪmd æt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, workers’’ raɪts ənd mɔr. ðə 1985 ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈhɑrvərd lɔ ˌrivˈju, pɛnd ɛz ðə ˈrigən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv wɑz ˈgæðərɪŋ stim, ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈdutiz əv kɔrts tɪ teɪk ə "hɑrd lʊk" æt əˈtɛmpts tɪ rɪˈvoʊk ˈfɛdərəl rulz. ˈgɑrlənd ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈeɪʤənsiz rɪˈvoʊkɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz məst hæv æt list ɛz gʊd ə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈkɪlɪŋ ə rul ɛz ðeɪ dɪd fər ˈɪʃuɪŋ ɪt ənd ðət ðə ˈækʃən bi kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛnt. hɑrd lʊk dɪˈmændz ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ʃoʊ ðət ðə kɔrs ɪt ʧoʊz wɑz ˈrizənəbəl ɪn laɪt əv ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈpɑləsiz, ɔlˈtərnətɪvz, ənd facts,”,” ˈgɑrlənd roʊt. əˈnəðər ˈligəl ˈɛkspərt sɛd ðɛr ər ˌənmɪˈsteɪkəbəl ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz bɪtˈwin ðə diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈɛfərt ˈgɑrlənd hɛlpt rɪˈzɪst ɪn ðə kɔrts ənd ðə wən trəmp ɪz ɛmˈbɑrkɪŋ əˈpɑn. ɪz ðə wərld wi ər əˈbaʊt tɪ enter,”,” sɛd pɔl verkuil, ə ˈlidɪŋ əˈθɔrəti ɔn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈrulˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. hæv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ jʊr dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ɛnd ə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. [ˈgɑrlənd] ˈprɪti məʧ nu wət hi wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ɪt wɑz ə drəˈmætɪk ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪʧ gɑt ə lɔt əv play.”.” waɪl ˈgɑrlənd feɪld tɪ meɪk ɪt tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt, hi wɪl stɪl wild sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈθɔrəti ˈoʊvər ðə trəmp əˈʤɛndə frəm hɪz ˈkɑrənt poʊst ɛz ʧif ʤəʤ əv ðə d.c. ˈsərkət, ə pəˈzɪʃən sˈleɪtɪd tɪ hoʊld ənˈtɪl 2020 ˌɪnˈdid, nuz ˈstɔriz frəm ðə ˈrigən ˈɪrə dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈfɛdərəl əˈpilz kɔrt ɛz ə ki ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ ðət ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈʤɛndə. ˈkɑligz sɛd ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈgɑrlənd tɪ bi ˈhaɪli ɪnˈgeɪʤd wɪn ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ diˈrɛgjələˌtɔri muvz bɪˈgɪn tɪ kəm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kɔrt. aɪ kən seɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt, ɪz hi wʊd gɪv ɪt ɪgˈzæktɪŋ ənd ˈkɛrfəl scrutiny,”,” sɛd ʤæk kwɪn, ə waɪt haʊs ˈkaʊnsəl ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən. bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ seɪ ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi mɔr ˈnɑləʤəbəl əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈɛriə əv ðə lɔ." waɪl ðə səˈprim kɔrt sɛts ðə brɔd rulz fər ðə diˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd teɪks əp səm əv ðə moʊst ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə əv əˈplaɪɪŋ ðoʊz rulz tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈeɪʤənsi ˈækʃənz ɪz dən baɪ ðə d.c. ˈsərkət. ˈɔfən, ðə ˈoʊnli kɔrt tɪ ˌrivˈju wət ˈeɪʤənsiz hæv dən. waɪ ðə d.c. ˈsərkət ɪz ˈkɑmənli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kɔrt ɪn ðə country,”,” kwɪn ˈnoʊtɪd. wɛr ðə væst bəlk əv ˈkeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi ˈækʃən ər ˈteɪkən up.”.” ˈgɑrlənd dɪˈklaɪnd ˈsɛvərəl rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt fər ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt hi prɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈoʊvər leɪt læst mənθ ɪn ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns keɪs, ðə d.c. ˈsərkət ʧif meɪd klɪr hi wɑz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə sˈlɪpəri sloʊp əv ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən rulz. kˈwɛʃən ɪz haʊ məʧ əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈstrəkʧər kəˈlæpsɪz ɪf wi əkˈsɛpt jʊr position,”,” ˈgɑrlənd toʊld ən əˈtərni ˈprɛsɪŋ tɪ ˈlusən doʊˈneɪʃən ˈlɪmɪts. rul əv lɔ rikˈwaɪərz mi tɪ əˈplaɪ ðə seɪm ˈlɑʤɪk ɪn ðə nɛkst keɪs ðət aɪ əˈplaɪ ɪn ðɪs case.”.” 1985 ˈɑrtɪkəl, wən əv ʤɪst tu lɔ ˌrivˈju ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈgɑrlənd roʊt ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ kənˈfərmd tɪ ðə bɛnʧ ɪn 1997 stɛmd frəm hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl səˈprim kɔrt keɪs ɔn diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðət ɪz stɪl ruˈtinli ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn kɔrts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz. ɪn ðət haɪ kɔrt ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn, ˈgɑrlənd wɑz wən əv ðə ki ˈlɔjərz fər steɪt fɑrm ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ɪts ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ðə ˈrigən ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən əv ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət nu kɑz hæv ɛr bægz ər ˌɔtəˈmætɪk sit bɛlts. ˈgɔrsəʧ ɪz ɛz ðə nuəst səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs tru ˈgɑrlənd ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈsɛnər əv ˈgrævɪti ɪn ðət keɪs ɔn ðə ˈpleɪnɪfs side,”,” rɪˈkɔld kwɪn, hu wɑz ɔn ðə seɪm ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən tim. ˈrɪli dɪd hæv ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt role.”.” ɪn ɪts 1983 ˈrulɪŋ, ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz juˈnænəməsli hɛld ðət ˈeɪʤənsi diˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈækʃənz wər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈsəbstəntɪv ˈskrutəni baɪ ðə kɔrts, ʤɪst ɛz nu ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ər. ðə kɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ tʊk əˈnəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt stɛp, ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ ðət waɪl ˈeɪʤənsiz kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr maɪndz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvælju əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, ðeɪ kʊd nɑt ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈɛvədəns ðeɪ kənˈsɪdərd wɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə rul ɔn ðə bʊks ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ˈeɪʤənsi ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪts kɔrs baɪ rɪˈsɪndɪŋ ə rul ɪz ˈɑbləˌgeɪtɪd tɪ səˈplaɪ ə ˈrizənd æˈnælɪsɪs fər ðə ʧeɪnʤ bɪɔnd ðət wɪʧ meɪ bi rikˈwaɪərd wɪn ən ˈeɪʤənsi dɪz nɑt ækt ɪn ðə fərst instance,”,” ˈʤəstɪs ˈbaɪrən waɪt roʊt. trəmp həz ˈsɛvərəl weɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɪm tɪ ˈkaʊntər ər ɪˈlud ˈɛfərts ɪn ðə kɔrts tɪ blɑk hɪz diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən plænz. ənd ɔˈrɛdi ˈjuzɪŋ səm əv ðɛm. fərst, trəmp ɪz ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈpisɪz əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət nɑk aʊt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən pʊt ɔn ðə bʊks ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪnəl mənθs ɪn ˈɔfəs. ɔˈrɛdi saɪnd 11 əv ðiz kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌrivˈju ækt ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz ənd həz tu mɔr ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn hɪz dɛsk. wɪθ hɛlθ kɛr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən stɔld, trəmp eɪdz ər ˈbɪlɪŋ ðɪs ɛz ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈʧivmənt ɪn hɪz ˈərli deɪz ɪn ˈɔfəs. θɪŋk ðət ðɪs ɪz ə juʤ əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt ɪn ðə fərst quarter,”,” waɪt haʊs ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈfɛrz dɪˈrɛktər mɑrk ʃɔrt toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz læst wik, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə rɪˈpild ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz wɪl seɪv ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi 10 ˈbɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 20 jɪrz. fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn promise,”,” ʃɔrt ˈædɪd. sɛd ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈkrɪpəlɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɪt, ənd ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈviɪkəlz θru wɪʧ æˈdrɛsɪŋ it.”.” əˈnəðər weɪ tɪ roʊl bæk ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɪz θru ə ˈtæktɪk noʊn ɛz ənd settle.”.” səm ˌoʊˈbɑmə rulz ənd ˈpɑləsiz ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈəndər ˈʧælənʤ ɪn ðə kɔrts baɪ ˈbɪznɪs grups ənd kənˈsərvətɪv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kʊd ˌækwiˈɛs ɪn ðə ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən, ɛˈsɛnʃəli əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə kɔrts tɪ taɪ ðə hænz. ə θərd weɪ ɪz tɪ ˈsɪmpli iz əp ɔn ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈlæksəti ɪz ˈhɑrdər fər ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst grups tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ɪts ˈlɪmɪts. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz rulz ər ɔn ðə bʊks, moʊst ˈrɛpjətəbəl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɛm. soʊ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə mɔr ˈkæʒəwəl əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt gɪv ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv rɪˈlif fər ˈbɪznɪs ðət ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ˈsikɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈlɔjərz seɪ ðə ˈsɛntərˌpis əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ɔn diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt gɪvz ˈplɛnti əv fjuəl tɪ ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ ˈɛni muvz ˈeɪʤənsiz meɪk tɪ roʊl bæk ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl, ˈwərkər ˈseɪfti ər ˈəðər rulz. ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈpleɪnɪfs tɪ kleɪm ðət ðə ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən wɑz dən praɪˈmɛrəli tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ nuˈmɛrɪkəl kˈwoʊtə. ˈɔrdər ɪz ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl, ˌɪˈligəl ənd stupid,”,” sɛd ˈʤɔrʤˌtaʊn lɔ prəˈfɛsər ənd ˈfɔrmər tɔp ˈfɛdərəl treɪd kəˈmɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl ˈdeɪvɪd vˈlædɛk. ju ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri loʊd, ju juz ə ˈʃɑtˌgən, ju hæv tɪ juz ə scalpel.”.” 1985 ˈɑrtɪkəl noʊts ðət wən kɔrt wɑz səˈspɪʃəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔrdər ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ðə waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈɔfəs ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪndəstri. bət ˈɔtoʊ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz kleɪmd ðə dɪˈtæʧəbəl ˌɔtəˈmætɪk bɛlts wʊd bi ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv. wən ˈlɔˌsut ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər, ənd ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə keɪs ˈgɑrlənd wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn, ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈwərkɪŋ ɪts weɪ θru ðə kɔrts, ənd mɔr ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ɛz ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz hɛd tɪ kɔrt, səm ˈlɔjərz ɪkˈspɛkt rəf sˈlɛdɪŋ ðət wɪl, æt ə ˈmɪnəməm, sloʊ daʊn diˈrɛgjələˌtɔri draɪv. ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz ə hɑrd road,”,” sɛd weɪk ˈfɔrɪst ˌjunəˈvərsəti lɔ prəˈfɛsər ˈsɪdni ʃəˈpɪroʊ. ju hɪt ə ˈhɑstəl kɔrt, goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd holes.”*.”
copyright by - all rights reserved file - in this oct. 14, 2014, file photo, carlos rafael talks on the phone at homer's wharf near his herring boat voyager in new bedford, mass. the u.s. fishing magnate known as "the" who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and... copyright by - all rights reserved file - in this oct. 14, 2014, file photo, carlos rafael talks on the phone at homer's wharf near his herring boat voyager in new bedford, mass. the u.s. fishing magnate known as "the" who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and... boston (ap) a u.s. fishing magnate known as the who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to portugal was sentenced on monday to nearly four years in prison. carlos rafael, who owns one of the nation's largest commercial fishing operations, falsely claimed his vessels caught haddock or pollock when they had actually caught other species subject to stricter quotas, federal authorities said. he then sold the fish for cash, some of which was smuggled overseas. rafael pleaded guilty in march to false labeling and fish identification and tax evasion, among other charges. he was sentenced in federal court in boston to 46 months behind bars, the u.s. attorney's office in massachusetts tweeted. rafael's fishing operation includes a fleet of more than 30 vessels, 44 commercial fishing permits and the carlos seafood business in new bedford. prosecutors asked for more than four years in prison. attorneys sought two years of probation in community and home confinement. an attorney for rafael didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on monday. his attorneys said in court documents that he "accepts full responsibility for the crimes he committed."	ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd faɪl ɪn ðɪs ɔkt. 14 2014 faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈkɑrloʊs ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl tɔks ɔn ðə foʊn æt ˈhoʊmərz wɔrf nɪr hɪz ˈhɛrɪŋ boʊt ˈvɔɪɪʤər ɪn nu ˈbɛdfərd, mæs. ðə juz. ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈmægˌneɪt noʊn ɛz "ðə" hu ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ɪˈveɪdɪŋ ˈfɪʃɪŋ kˈwoʊtəz ənd... ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd faɪl ɪn ðɪs ɔkt. 14 2014 faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈkɑrloʊs ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl tɔks ɔn ðə foʊn æt ˈhoʊmərz wɔrf nɪr hɪz ˈhɛrɪŋ boʊt ˈvɔɪɪʤər ɪn nu ˈbɛdfərd, mæs. ðə juz. ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈmægˌneɪt noʊn ɛz "ðə" hu ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ɪˈveɪdɪŋ ˈfɪʃɪŋ kˈwoʊtəz ənd... ˈbɔstən (ˌeɪˈpi) ə juz. ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈmægˌneɪt noʊn ɛz ðə hu ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ɪˈveɪdɪŋ ˈfɪʃɪŋ kˈwoʊtəz ənd sˈməgəlɪŋ ˈməni tɪ ˈpɔrʧəgəl wɑz ˈsɛntənst ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ ˈnɪrli fɔr jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ˈkɑrloʊs ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl, hu oʊnz wən əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈlɑrʤəst kəˈmərʃəl ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˈfɔlsli kleɪmd hɪz ˈvɛsəlz kɔt ˈhædək ər ˈpɑlək wɪn ðeɪ hæd ˈæˌkʧuəli kɔt ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈstrɪktər kˈwoʊtəz, ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. hi ðɛn soʊld ðə fɪʃ fər kæʃ, səm əv wɪʧ wɑz sˈməgəld ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti ɪn mɑrʧ tɪ fɔls ˈleɪbəlɪŋ ənd fɪʃ aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd tæks ɪˈveɪʒən, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈʧɑrʤɪz. hi wɑz ˈsɛntənst ɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt ɪn ˈbɔstən tɪ 46 mənθs bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz, ðə juz. əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts tweeted*. ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludz ə flit əv mɔr ðən 30 ˈvɛsəlz, 44 kəˈmərʃəl ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈpərˌmɪts ənd ðə ˈkɑrloʊs ˈsiˌfud ˈbɪznɪs ɪn nu ˈbɛdfərd. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz æst fər mɔr ðən fɔr jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. əˈtərniz sɔt tu jɪrz əv proʊˈbeɪʃən ɪn kəmˈjunɪti ənd hoʊm kənˈfaɪnmənt. ən əˈtərni fər ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈdɪdənt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ən iˈmeɪl ˈsikɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. hɪz əˈtərniz sɛd ɪn kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət hi "ækˈsɛpts fʊl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə kraɪmz hi kəˈmɪtɪd."
the latest: sen. ayotte rejects trump statements about washington (ap) the latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 6:40 p.m. one of the more endangered republican incumbents says she's appalled that donald trump would belittle the parents of a u.s. army captain killed in iraq with his insults and disparaging comments about muslims. khizr khan, father of fallen us army capt. s. m. khan and his wife speak during the final day of the democratic national convention in philadelphia , thursday, july 28, 2016. (ap photo/j. scott applewhite) new hampshire sen. kelly ayotte said in a statement sunday that capt. khan made the ultimate sacrifice and was a "true american hero." ayotte said his family deserves support, respect and gratitude and has every right to express themselves any way they choose. ayotte she was "appalled that donald trump would disparage them" and that the presidential nominee "had the gall to compare his own sacrifices to those of a gold star family." in the firestorm over trump's comments, the two republican leaders in congress senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan issued statements praising capt. khan. but neither made any mention of trump or backed off their endorsement of the nominee. ayotte has said she supports trump. she is locked in a tough race with new hampshire gov. maggie hassan. ___ 6:30 p.m. the senate's democratic leader, harry reid, is calling on the top republicans in congress to revoke their endorsements of presidential nominee donald trump in the wake of his criticism of the parents of a muslim american soldier killed in iraq. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan have praised the sacrifices of the khan family and muslim americans in the u.s. armed forces. while calling for americans to honor the, both mcconnell and ryan stopped short of criticizing trump by name. in a statement issued sunday, reid says anything short of revoking their endorsements of trump is "cowardice" on the part of the republican leaders. reid says "this shouldn't be hard" and calls trump "a sexist and racist man who insults gold star parents, stokes fear of muslims and sows hatred of latinos." the nevada democrat says trump shouldn't be president and that "republican leaders have a moral responsibility to say so?." ___ 4:55 p.m. house speaker paul ryan says muslim americans who serve in the u.s. military should be honored "period" and that he would reject any proposal that would require a religious test for entry into the u.s. the house speaker made the comments in a written statement issued sunday. he also praised a u.s. army captain, khan, who was killed in a suicide bombing in iraq in 2004. the captain's parents have come under criticism from presidential nominee donald trump for speaking out against his candidacy during the democratic national convention. the bereaved father, khan, has called on ryan to withdraw his support for trump after the candidate's remarks about the family. in his statement, ryan doesn't mention trump but says capt. khan's sacrifice and that of his parents should always be honored. ___ 3:50 p.m. billionaire industrialist charles koch (coke) is refusing to support republican donald trump. but he wants his network's biggest donors to know that, contrary to rumor, he won't be supporting democrat hillary clinton, either. koch on sunday called such a rumor "a blood libel" as he addressed his network's top donors at a luxury resort in colorado. the billionaire describes his policy and political network's first priority as "to preserve the country's financial future, and to eliminate corporate welfare." koch says that since it appears that neither presidential candidate is likely to support his network in those efforts, they are focusing on what he calls "maximizing the number of principled leaders in the house and senate who will." the koch donors conference ends on monday. _____ 3:25 p.m. hillary clinton's campaign is disputing donald trump's claim that she and other democrats have rigged the presidential debate schedule so that two of the three would occur at the same time as nfl games. vice presidential nominee tim kaine says he's "mystified" by what he calls trump's "bizarre" allegations. kaine asks, "is donald trump complaining that the framers of the constitution put the election in the nfl season?" the nonpartisan commission on presidential debates says no political party or campaign was consulted about the dates chosen last year for this fall's debates. clinton is promising to attend all the debates, which have been scheduled for september and october. clinton and kaine are in the midst of a bus tour through the battleground states of ohio and pennsylvania. ___ 3:10 p.m. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is stopping short of calling out donald trump for his criticism of the parents of a muslim u.s. army captain who was killed by a suicide bomber in iraq. but mcconnell says in a statement sunday that "all americans should value the patriotic service of the patriots who volunteer to defend us in the armed services." the bereaved father, khan, has called on congress' top republicans, mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan, to withdraw their support for trump after the candidate's remarks about the family. mcconnell isn't going that far. but he says he agrees with the that a travel ban based on religion one idea previously floated by trump is "simply contrary to american values." ___ 1:35 p.m. hillary clinton is defending the bereaved parents of a muslim u.s. army captain, saying donald trump has a "total misunderstanding" of american values and has inflamed divisions in american society. clinton tells parishioners in a cleveland church that trump's character is questionable because he repaid a family that made the "ultimate sacrifice" with "nothing but insults" and "degrading comments about muslims." khizr khan kahn'), who lost his son in iraq, gave an emotional speech at the democratic national convention; trump responded by suggesting his wife didn't speak because she wasn't allowed. clinton said: "i do tremble before those who would scapegoat other americans, who would insult people because of their religion, their ethnicity their disability. that's just not how i was raised." ___ 10:50 a.m. donald trump took to twitter on sunday morning to continue his criticisms of khan kahn'), the father of a muslim u.s. army captain who was killed in 2004 by a suicide bomber in iraq. "i was viciously attacked by mr. khan at the democratic convention. am i not allowed to respond? hillary voted for the iraq war, not me!" trump tweeted. the tweet came just minutes after interviews with khan aired on "meet the press" and cnn's "state of the union." khan thanked trump for calling his son a hero, but said the republican presidential nominee is being "disingenuous" because of his campaign rhetoric. khan gave an emotional tribute to his son last week at the democratic national convention that was also heavily critical of trump. khan's son,, earned a bronze star and a purple heart. ___ 10:45 a.m. hillary clinton says controlling her emotions was her biggest concern walking on stage at the democrat national convention to become the first woman to lead a major party ticket. clinton says she was afraid she might cry after seeing her daughter, chelsea, on stage. clinton says also in her mind was how proud her own mother would have been of her. clinton's mother died in 2011. in an interview with "fox news sunday," clinton said the moment was emotional" and that "i was pretty concerned whether i'd make it through the speech." ___ 10:25 a.m. hillary clinton says she has "work to do" to earn voters' trust and move past the "caricature" many people have of her. in a interview on "fox news sunday," clinton said the majority of voters approved of her work as a u.s. senator and as secretary of state under president barack obama. but upon running for any office, she said, "all of these caricatures come out of nowhere, and people begin to undermine me." polls have indicated that voters question clinton's trustworthiness. clinton said: "i think it's fair for americans to have questions." but unlike her rival donald trump, "i have a long record of public service i can point to that's actually produced results for people." ___ 10:10 a.m. the father of a muslim u.s. army captain killed by a suicide bomber in iraq says he appreciates that donald trump called his son a hero, but says he finds the republican presidential nominee disingenuous because of his policies and his rhetoric. speaking on "meet the press," khan says trump showed disrespect toward his wife and that the country needs to be run by someone with a "moral compass." khan addressed the democratic national convention last week as his wife,, stood quietly by his side. trump's comments that maybe she wasn't allowed to speak sparked backlash. on saturday, trump called their son, u.s. capt. khan, a hero but said the issue was about terrorism and the ability of leaders of the current administration to eradicate it. ___ 9:34 a.m. retired gen. john allen says republican presidential candidate donald trump has "no credibility" to criticize him about the u.s. battle against islamic state militants. last week, trump called allen a "failed general," saying he hadn't done so well in fighting is. allen is a former commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan and also was the president's former special envoy for the global coalition to counter is. in that job, he worked to assemble a group of nations to counter islamic state militants. allen says he doesn't think he has to justify himself to trump, who has never spent time in afghanistan or iraq and has never served in the military. ___ 9 a.m. republican presidential candidate donald trump is suggesting the u.s. accept russia's annexation of crimea if it would lead to better relations with moscow and stronger cooperation in fighting islamic state militants. in an interview broadcast sunday on abc's "this week," trump suggested that the people of crimea would rather be part of russia. that runs counter to the obama administration, which imposed economic sanctions against russia for annexing the territory in ukraine two years ago. the united nations doesn't want countries to recognize crimea as part of russia, and some top republicans are staunchly defending crimea against what they say is russian aggression. file - in this photo may 22, 2012 file photo, charles koch speaks in his office at koch industries in wichita, kansas. billionaire industrialist and conservative benefactor koch is hosting hundreds of the nation's most powerful political donors this weekend in colorado. the exclusive gathering at the foot of the rocky mountains is open to donors who promise to give at least $100,000 each year to groups. the koch network has avoided supporting donald trump's presidential campaign so far. (bo wichita eagle via ap, file) democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton speaks on her campaign bus after visiting temple ministries in cleveland, sunday, july 31, 2016. clinton and running mate sen. tim kaine are on a three day bus tour through the rust belt. (ap harnik) democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton speaks at temple ministries in cleveland, sunday, july 31, 2016. clinton and running mate sen. tim kaine are on a three day bus tour through the rust belt. (ap harnik) democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton arrives to speak at temple ministries in cleveland, sunday, july 31, 2016. clinton and running mate tim kaine are on a three day bus tour through the rust belt. (ap harnik) republican presidential candidate donald trump speaks during a campaign rally, at the wings over the rockies air & space museum, in denver, friday, july 29, 2016. (ap linsley) democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton speaks at an event at east high school in youngstown, ohio, saturday, july 30, 2016. clinton and democratic vice presidential candidate sen. tim kaine, d-va., are on a three day bus tour through the rust belt. (ap harnik)	ðə ˈleɪtəst: sɛn. eɪɔt ˈriʤɛkts trəmp ˈsteɪtmənts əˈbaʊt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˌeɪˈpi) ðə ˈleɪtəst ɔn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn (ɔl taɪmz ˈloʊkəl): p.m. wən əv ðə mɔr ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌɪnˈkəmbənts sɪz ʃiz əˈpɔld ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp wʊd bɪˈlɪtəl ðə ˈpɛrənts əv ə juz. ˈɑrmi ˈkæptən kɪld ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk wɪθ hɪz ˌɪnˈsəlts ənd dɪˈspɛrɪʤɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈməzlɪmz. kɑn, ˈfɑðər əv ˈfɑlən ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑrmi capt. ɛs. ɛm. kɑn ənd hɪz waɪf spik ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪ əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 28 2016 (ˌeɪˈpi photo/j. skɑt ˈæpəlˌwaɪt) nu ˈhæmʃər sɛn. ˈkɛli eɪɔt sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈsənˌdi ðət capt. kɑn meɪd ðə ˈəltəmət ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ənd wɑz ə "tru əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪroʊ." eɪɔt sɛd hɪz ˈfæməli dɪˈzərvz səˈpɔrt, rɪˈspɛkt ənd ˈgrætəˌtud ənd həz ˈɛvəri raɪt tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈɛni weɪ ðeɪ ʧuz. eɪɔt ʃi wɑz "əˈpɔld ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp wʊd dɪˈspɛrɪʤ ðɛm" ənd ðət ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni "hæd ðə gɔl tɪ kəmˈpɛr hɪz oʊn ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz tɪ ðoʊz əv ə goʊld stɑr ˈfæməli." ɪn ðə ˈfaɪrˌstɔrm ˈoʊvər trəmps ˈkɑmɛnts, ðə tu rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl ənd haʊs ˈspikər pɔl raɪən ˈɪʃud ˈsteɪtmənts ˈpreɪzɪŋ capt. kɑn. bət ˈniðər meɪd ˈɛni ˈmɛnʃən əv trəmp ər bækt ɔf ðɛr ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ðə ˌnɑməˈni. eɪɔt həz sɛd ʃi səˈpɔrts trəmp. ʃi ɪz lɑkt ɪn ə təf reɪs wɪθ nu ˈhæmʃər gəv. ˈmæˌgi həˈsɑn. p.m. ðə ˈsɛnɪts ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidər, ˈhɛri rid, ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ðə tɔp rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ rɪˈvoʊk ðɛr ɛnˈdɔrsmənts əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ðə weɪk əv hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈpɛrənts əv ə ˈməzlɪm əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊlʤər kɪld ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl ənd haʊs ˈspikər pɔl raɪən hæv preɪzd ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz əv ðə kɑn ˈfæməli ənd ˈməzlɪm əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn ðə juz. ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz. waɪl ˈkɔlɪŋ fər əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ ˈɑnər ðə, boʊθ məˈkɑnəl ənd raɪən stɑpt ʃɔrt əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ trəmp baɪ neɪm. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɪʃud ˈsənˌdi, rid sɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv rɪˈvoʊkɪŋ ðɛr ɛnˈdɔrsmənts əv trəmp ɪz "ˈkaʊərdəs" ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz. rid sɪz "ðɪs ˈʃʊdənt bi hɑrd" ənd kɔlz trəmp "ə ˈsɛksɪst ənd ˈreɪsɪst mæn hu ˌɪnˈsəlts goʊld stɑr ˈpɛrənts, stoʊks fɪr əv ˈməzlɪmz ənd soʊz ˈheɪtrəd əv lɑˈtinoʊs." ðə nəˈvɑdə ˈdɛməˌkræt sɪz trəmp ˈʃʊdənt bi ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðət "rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz hæv ə ˈmɔrəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ seɪ soʊ?." p.m. haʊs ˈspikər pɔl raɪən sɪz ˈməzlɪm əˈmɛrɪkənz hu sərv ɪn ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ʃʊd bi ˈɑnərd "ˈpɪriəd" ənd ðət hi wʊd ˈriʤɛkt ˈɛni prəˈpoʊzəl ðət wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə rɪˈlɪʤəs tɛst fər ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə juz. ðə haʊs ˈspikər meɪd ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɪn ə ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɪʃud ˈsənˌdi. hi ˈɔlsoʊ preɪzd ə juz. ˈɑrmi ˈkæptən, kɑn, hu wɑz kɪld ɪn ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmɪŋ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ɪn 2004 ðə ˈkæptənz ˈpɛrənts hæv kəm ˈəndər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp fər ˈspikɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst hɪz ˈkændɪdəsi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən. ðə bərˈivd ˈfɑðər, kɑn, həz kɔld ɔn raɪən tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ hɪz səˈpɔrt fər trəmp ˈæftər ðə ˈkændədeɪts rɪˈmɑrks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfæməli. ɪn hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt, raɪən ˈdəzənt ˈmɛnʃən trəmp bət sɪz capt. kɑnz ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ənd ðət əv hɪz ˈpɛrənts ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈɑnərd. p.m. ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˌɪnˈdəstriəlɪst ˈʧɑrəlz kɔʧ (koʊk) ɪz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈdɑnəld trəmp. bət hi wɔnts hɪz ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈbɪgəst ˈdoʊnərz tɪ noʊ ðət, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈrumər, hi woʊnt bi səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ˈiðər. kɔʧ ɔn ˈsənˌdi kɔld səʧ ə ˈrumər "ə bləd ˈlaɪbɛl" ɛz hi əˈdrɛst hɪz ˈnɛtˌwərks tɔp ˈdoʊnərz æt ə ˈləgʒəri rɪˈzɔrt ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr dɪˈskraɪbz hɪz ˈpɑləsi ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnɛtˌwərks fərst praɪˈɔrəti ɛz "tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə ˈkəntriz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fˈjuʧər, ənd tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈkɔrpərət ˈwɛlˌfɛr." kɔʧ sɪz ðət sɪns ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˈniðər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ səˈpɔrt hɪz ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ðoʊz ˈɛfərts, ðeɪ ər ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn wət hi kɔlz "ˈmæksəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɪnsəpəld ˈlidərz ɪn ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt hu wɪl." ðə kɔʧ ˈdoʊnərz ˈkɑnfərəns ɛndz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. p.m. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz kæmˈpeɪn ɪz dɪˈspjutɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmps kleɪm ðət ʃi ənd ˈəðər ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv rɪgd ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt ˈskɛʤʊl soʊ ðət tu əv ðə θri wʊd əˈkər æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl geɪmz. vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni tɪm keɪn sɪz hiz "ˈmɪstəˌfaɪd" baɪ wət hi kɔlz trəmps "bɪˈzɑr" ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. keɪn æsks, "ɪz ˈdɑnəld trəmp kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ðət ðə ˈfreɪmərz əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən pʊt ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizən?" ðə nɑnˈpɑrtəzən kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪts sɪz noʊ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti ər kæmˈpeɪn wɑz kənˈsəltɪd əˈbaʊt ðə deɪts ˈʧoʊzən læst jɪr fər ðɪs fɔlz dəˈbeɪts. ˈklɪntən ɪz ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ əˈtɛnd ɔl ðə dəˈbeɪts, wɪʧ hæv bɪn ˈskɛʤʊld fər sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ɑkˈtoʊbər. ˈklɪntən ənd keɪn ər ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə bəs tʊr θru ðə ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd steɪts əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. p.m. ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl ɪz ˈstɑpɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ˈkɔlɪŋ aʊt ˈdɑnəld trəmp fər hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈpɛrənts əv ə ˈməzlɪm juz. ˈɑrmi ˈkæptən hu wɑz kɪld baɪ ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. bət məˈkɑnəl sɪz ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈsənˌdi ðət "ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz ʃʊd ˈvælju ðə ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈsərvɪs əv ðə ˈpeɪtriəts hu ˌvɑlənˈtɪr tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz." ðə bərˈivd ˈfɑðər, kɑn, həz kɔld ɔn ˈkɑŋgrəs' tɔp rɪˈpəblɪkənz, məˈkɑnəl ənd haʊs ˈspikər pɔl raɪən, tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər trəmp ˈæftər ðə ˈkændədeɪts rɪˈmɑrks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfæməli. məˈkɑnəl ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ ðət fɑr. bət hi sɪz hi əˈgriz wɪθ ðə ðət ə ˈtrævəl bæn beɪst ɔn rɪˈlɪʤən wən aɪˈdiə ˈpriviəsli ˈfloʊtɪd baɪ trəmp ɪz "ˈsɪmpli ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvæljuz." p.m. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə bərˈivd ˈpɛrənts əv ə ˈməzlɪm juz. ˈɑrmi ˈkæptən, seɪɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz ə "ˈtoʊtəl ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ" əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvæljuz ənd həz ɪnˈfleɪmd dɪˈvɪʒənz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti. ˈklɪntən tɛlz pərˈɪʃənərz ɪn ə ˈklivlənd ʧərʧ ðət trəmps ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl bɪˈkəz hi riˈpeɪd ə ˈfæməli ðət meɪd ðə "ˈəltəmət ˈsækrəˌfaɪs" wɪθ "ˈnəθɪŋ bət ˌɪnˈsəlts" ənd "dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈməzlɪmz." kɑn kɑn'), hu lɔst hɪz sən ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, geɪv ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl spiʧ æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən; trəmp rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ səˈʤɛstɪŋ hɪz waɪf ˈdɪdənt spik bɪˈkəz ʃi ˈwəzənt əˈlaʊd. ˈklɪntən sɛd: "aɪ du ˈtrɛmbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðoʊz hu wʊd ˈskeɪpˌgoʊt ˈəðər əˈmɛrɪkənz, hu wʊd ˌɪnˈsəlt ˈpipəl bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤən, ðɛr ɛθˈnɪsɪti ðɛr ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti. ðæts ʤɪst nɑt haʊ aɪ wɑz reɪzd." a.m. ˈdɑnəld trəmp tʊk tɪ tˈwɪtər ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ kənˈtɪnju hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz əv kɑn kɑn'), ðə ˈfɑðər əv ə ˈməzlɪm juz. ˈɑrmi ˈkæptən hu wɑz kɪld ɪn 2004 baɪ ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. "aɪ wɑz ˈvɪʃəsli əˈtækt baɪ ˈmɪstər. kɑn æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈvɛnʃən. æm aɪ nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ rɪˈspɑnd? ˈhɪləri ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ˌɪˈrɑk wɔr, nɑt mi!" trəmp tweeted. ðə twit keɪm ʤɪst ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ kɑn ɛrd ɔn "mit ðə prɛs" ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz "steɪt əv ðə ˈjunjən." kɑn θæŋkt trəmp fər ˈkɔlɪŋ hɪz sən ə ˈhɪroʊ, bət sɛd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ɪz biɪŋ "dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs" bɪˈkəz əv hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈrɛtərɪk. kɑn geɪv ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈtrɪbjut tɪ hɪz sən læst wik æt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ðət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɛvəli ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv trəmp. kɑnz sən,, ərnd ə brɑnz stɑr ənd ə ˈpərpəl hɑrt. a.m. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən sɪz kənˈtroʊlɪŋ hər ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz wɑz hər ˈbɪgəst kənˈsərn ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn steɪʤ æt ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə fərst ˈwʊmən tɪ lɛd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɑrti ˈtɪkɪt. ˈklɪntən sɪz ʃi wɑz əˈfreɪd ʃi maɪt kraɪ ˈæftər siɪŋ hər ˈdɔtər, ˈʧɛlsi, ɔn steɪʤ. ˈklɪntən sɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn hər maɪnd wɑz haʊ praʊd hər oʊn ˈməðər wʊd hæv bɪn əv hər. ˈklɪntənz ˈməðər daɪd ɪn 2011 ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ "fɑks nuz ˈsənˌdi," ˈklɪntən sɛd ðə ˈmoʊmənt wɑz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl" ənd ðət "aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti kənˈsərnd ˈwɛðər aɪd meɪk ɪt θru ðə spiʧ." a.m. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən sɪz ʃi həz "wərk tɪ du" tɪ ərn ˈvoʊtərz' trəst ənd muv pæst ðə "ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər" ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv əv hər. ɪn ə ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn "fɑks nuz ˈsənˌdi," ˈklɪntən sɛd ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈvoʊtərz əˈpruvd əv hər wərk ɛz ə juz. ˈsɛnətər ənd ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. bət əˈpɑn ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈɛni ˈɔfəs, ʃi sɛd, "ɔl əv ðiz ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧərz kəm aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr, ənd ˈpipəl bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn mi." poʊlz hæv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈvoʊtərz kˈwɛʃən ˈklɪntənz ˈtrəstˌwərðinəs. ˈklɪntən sɛd: "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts fɛr fər əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ hæv kˈwɛsʧənz." bət ənˈlaɪk hər ˈraɪvəl ˈdɑnəld trəmp, "aɪ hæv ə lɔŋ ˈrɛkərd əv ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs aɪ kən pɔɪnt tɪ ðæts ˈæˌkʧuəli prəˈdust rɪˈzəlts fər ˈpipəl." a.m. ðə ˈfɑðər əv ə ˈməzlɪm juz. ˈɑrmi ˈkæptən kɪld baɪ ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk sɪz hi əˈpriʃiˌeɪts ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp kɔld hɪz sən ə ˈhɪroʊ, bət sɪz hi faɪndz ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈpɑləsiz ənd hɪz ˈrɛtərɪk. ˈspikɪŋ ɔn "mit ðə prɛs," kɑn sɪz trəmp ʃoʊd ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt təˈwɔrd hɪz waɪf ənd ðət ðə ˈkəntri nidz tɪ bi rən baɪ ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə "ˈmɔrəl ˈkəmpəs." kɑn əˈdrɛst ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən læst wik ɛz hɪz waɪf,, stʊd kˈwaɪətli baɪ hɪz saɪd. trəmps ˈkɑmɛnts ðət ˈmeɪbi ʃi ˈwəzənt əˈlaʊd tɪ spik spɑrkt ˈbæˌklæʃ. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, trəmp kɔld ðɛr sən, juz. capt. kɑn, ə ˈhɪroʊ bət sɛd ðə ˈɪʃu wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ɪˈrædəˌkeɪt ɪt. a.m. rɪˈtaɪrd ʤɛn. ʤɑn ˈælən sɪz rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz "noʊ ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti" tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ɪm əˈbaʊt ðə juz. ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈmɪlətənts. læst wik, trəmp kɔld ˈælən ə "feɪld ˈʤɛnərəl," seɪɪŋ hi ˈhædənt dən soʊ wɛl ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪz. ˈælən ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər kəˈmændər əv juz. ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈfɔrmər ˈspɛʃəl ˈɛnvɔɪ fər ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ ˈkaʊntər ɪz. ɪn ðət ʤɑb, hi wərkt tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ə grup əv ˈneɪʃənz tɪ ˈkaʊntər ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈmɪlətənts. ˈælən sɪz hi ˈdəzənt θɪŋk hi həz tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ trəmp, hu həz ˈnɛvər spɛnt taɪm ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ər ˌɪˈrɑk ənd həz ˈnɛvər sərvd ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. 9 a.m. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə juz. əkˈsɛpt ˈrəʃəz ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən əv kraɪˈmiə ɪf ɪt wʊd lɛd tɪ ˈbɛtər riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɔˌskaʊ ənd ˈstrɔŋgər kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈmɪlətənts. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈsənˌdi ɔn ˈeɪˌbiˌsiz "ðɪs wik," trəmp səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈpipəl əv kraɪˈmiə wʊd ˈrəðər bi pɑrt əv ˈrəʃə. ðət rənz ˈkaʊntər tɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, wɪʧ ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃə fər əˈnɛksɪŋ ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn juˈkreɪn tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈdəzənt wɔnt ˈkəntriz tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz kraɪˈmiə ɛz pɑrt əv ˈrəʃə, ənd səm tɔp rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈstɔnʧli dɪˈfɛndɪŋ kraɪˈmiə əˈgɛnst wət ðeɪ seɪ ɪz ˈrəʃən əˈgrɛʃən. faɪl ɪn ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ meɪ 22 2012 faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈʧɑrəlz kɔʧ spiks ɪn hɪz ˈɔfəs æt kɔʧ ˈɪndəstriz ɪn ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ, ˈkænzəs. ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˌɪnˈdəstriəlɪst ənd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈbɛnəˌfæktər kɔʧ ɪz ˈhoʊstɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ðə ˈneɪʃənz moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdoʊnərz ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈgæðərɪŋ æt ðə fʊt əv ðə ˈrɑki ˈmaʊntənz ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈdoʊnərz hu ˈprɑməs tɪ gɪv æt list iʧ jɪr tɪ grups. ðə kɔʧ ˈnɛtˌwərk həz əˈvɔɪdɪd səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn soʊ fɑr. (boʊ ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ ˈigəl ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi, faɪl) ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən spiks ɔn hər kæmˈpeɪn bəs ˈæftər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈtɛmpəl ˈmɪnɪstriz ɪn ˈklivlənd, ˈsənˌdi, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 2016 ˈklɪntən ənd ˈrənɪŋ meɪt sɛn. tɪm keɪn ər ɔn ə θri deɪ bəs tʊr θru ðə rəst bɛlt. (ˌeɪˈpi harnik) ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən spiks æt ˈtɛmpəl ˈmɪnɪstriz ɪn ˈklivlənd, ˈsənˌdi, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 2016 ˈklɪntən ənd ˈrənɪŋ meɪt sɛn. tɪm keɪn ər ɔn ə θri deɪ bəs tʊr θru ðə rəst bɛlt. (ˌeɪˈpi harnik) ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən əraɪvz tɪ spik æt ˈtɛmpəl ˈmɪnɪstriz ɪn ˈklivlənd, ˈsənˌdi, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 2016 ˈklɪntən ənd ˈrənɪŋ meɪt tɪm keɪn ər ɔn ə θri deɪ bəs tʊr θru ðə rəst bɛlt. (ˌeɪˈpi harnik) rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp spiks ˈdʊrɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈræli, æt ðə wɪŋz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrɑkiz ɛr speɪs mˈjuziəm, ɪn ˈdɛnvər, ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2016 (ˌeɪˈpi ˈlɪnsli) ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən spiks æt ən ɪˈvɛnt æt ist haɪ skul ɪn ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 2016 ˈklɪntən ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt sɛn. tɪm keɪn, d-va., ər ɔn ə θri deɪ bəs tʊr θru ðə rəst bɛlt. (ˌeɪˈpi harnik*)
around 100 were detained by city police tuesday after they blocked the road outside office, protesting to press for their demand to get actual possession of land allocated to them. hundreds of acres of land have been allocated to of village in region under the provisions of agriculture land ceiling (alc) act, which has remained on paper so far. advertising ahmedabad collector singh said, “it is not true that the land measurement has been discontinued. it is almost over and now some table work is required, following which a committee headed by additional collector will make its recommendations. the matter is also sub judice. so, we have to take all that into consideration. we have conveyed all this to them (dalits) and are in constant dialogue with them. there was a protest today. but a long procedure and the matter does not get resolved immediately.” last month, the had blocked the road with the demand, following which the district revenue authorities had started measuring the plots in village. however, after some days, the measuring procedure was allegedly stopped by them which has not resumed till date. advertising raman maheriya, a resident of and a member of manch, which is the protest, said, “they measured the land for giving us physical possession for some days last month. but then, they stopped it with a promise to resume the same after due to staff crunch. however, it has not restarted yet. we protested today and the police detained us.” he added: “we are not going to stop our protest till we physically get the land allocated to us.” around 40 women also participated in the protest and were among those detained.	əraʊnd 100 wər dɪˈteɪnd baɪ ˈsɪti pəˈlis ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈæftər ðeɪ blɑkt ðə roʊd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɔfəs, ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ tɪ prɛs fər ðɛr dɪˈmænd tɪ gɪt ˈækʧəwəl pəˈzɛʃən əv lænd ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd tɪ ðɛm. ˈhənərdz əv ˈeɪkərz əv lænd hæv bɪn ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd tɪ əv ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ˈriʤən ˈəndər ðə prəˈvɪʒənz əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər lænd ˈsilɪŋ (alc) ækt, wɪʧ həz rɪˈmeɪnd ɔn ˈpeɪpər soʊ fɑr. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ kəˈlɛktər sɪŋ sɛd, ɪz nɑt tru ðət ðə lænd ˈmɛʒərmənt həz bɪn dɪskənˈtɪnjud. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈoʊvər ənd naʊ səm ˈteɪbəl wərk ɪz rikˈwaɪərd, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wɪʧ ə kəˈmɪti ˈhɛdɪd baɪ əˈdɪʃənəl kəˈlɛktər wɪl meɪk ɪts ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz. ðə ˈmætər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ səb ˈʤudɪs. soʊ, wi hæv tɪ teɪk ɔl ðət ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. wi hæv kənˈveɪd ɔl ðɪs tɪ ðɛm (dalits) ənd ər ɪn ˈkɑnstənt ˈdaɪəˌlɔg wɪθ ðɛm. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈproʊˌtɛst təˈdeɪ. bət ə lɔŋ prəˈsiʤər ənd ðə ˈmætər dɪz nɑt gɪt riˈzɑlvd immediately.”.” læst mənθ, ðə hæd blɑkt ðə roʊd wɪθ ðə dɪˈmænd, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wɪʧ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈrɛvəˌnu əˈθɔrətiz hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ðə plɑts ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈæftər səm deɪz, ðə ˈmɛʒərɪŋ prəˈsiʤər wɑz əˈlɛʤədli stɑpt baɪ ðɛm wɪʧ həz nɑt rɪˈzumd tɪl deɪt. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈrɑmən maheriya, ə ˈrɛzɪdənt əv ənd ə ˈmɛmbər əv manch, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst, sɛd, ˈmɛʒərd ðə lænd fər ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɪzɪkəl pəˈzɛʃən fər səm deɪz læst mənθ. bət ðɛn, ðeɪ stɑpt ɪt wɪθ ə ˈprɑməs tɪ ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ðə seɪm ˈæftər du tɪ stæf krənʧ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt həz nɑt riˈstɑrtɪd jɛt. wi ˈproʊˌtɛstəd təˈdeɪ ənd ðə pəˈlis dɪˈteɪnd us.”.” hi ˈædɪd: ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp ɑr ˈproʊˌtɛst tɪl wi ˈfɪzɪkəli gɪt ðə lænd ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd tɪ us.”*.” əraʊnd 40 ˈwɪmən ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ənd wər əˈməŋ ðoʊz dɪˈteɪnd.
the group b winners’ match went the way of, as the polish team were able to take mirage,, to clinch the first spot in the semifinals. virtus.pro started the match taking an early lead after winning the pistol on the terrorist side and taking the following anti-ecos, but the poles were unable to follow it up in the first gun round, giving the first buy to liquid. from there on out the north american squad took control of the half, winning six rounds in a row. finally, after trading rounds, were able to get a streak of their own. finally, liquid were able to take the before the half-time for an partial score. snax & co. will be in the playoffs in the second half started with taking the second pistol round, meaning liquid have won none of the four pistol rounds they have played so far in. after 20 rounds, the match settled at, but the polish team put up a wall on defense and plowed over the finish line,, for a spot in the semifinals. esg tour 2017 best of 1 liquid 10 16 10 mirage 16	ðə grup bi winners’’ mæʧ wɛnt ðə weɪ əv, ɛz ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ tim wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk mərɑʒ, tɪ klɪnʧ ðə fərst spɑt ɪn ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz. ˈstɑrtɪd ðə mæʧ ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈərli lɛd ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈpɪstəl ɔn ðə ˈtɛrərɪst saɪd ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ anti-ecos, bət ðə poʊlz wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪt əp ɪn ðə fərst gən raʊnd, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə fərst baɪ tɪ ˈlɪkwɪd. frəm ðɛr ɔn aʊt ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən skwɑd tʊk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə hæf, ˈwɪnɪŋ sɪks raʊnz ɪn ə roʊ. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈæftər ˈtreɪdɪŋ raʊnz, wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ə strik əv ðɛr oʊn. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈlɪkwɪd wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ðə ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhæfˌtaɪm fər ən ˈpɑrʃəl skɔr. koʊ. wɪl bi ɪn ðə pleɪɔfs ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpɪstəl raʊnd, ˈminɪŋ ˈlɪkwɪd hæv wən nən əv ðə fɔr ˈpɪstəl raʊnz ðeɪ hæv pleɪd soʊ fɑr ɪn. ˈæftər 20 raʊnz, ðə mæʧ ˈsɛtəld æt bət ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ tim pʊt əp ə wɔl ɔn dɪˈfɛns ənd plaʊd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ laɪn, fər ə spɑt ɪn ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz. tʊr 2017 bɛst əv 1 ˈlɪkwɪd 10 16 10 mərɑʒ 16
by: follow the longtime game show "jeopardy!" hillary clinton on monday night with its category entitled "baskets of adorables." the category depicted answers with pictures of cute animals like cats and in baskets. host alex drew laughter when he read out the category name. he added "uh-oh" after stating the title. the category was a reference to clinton's infamous remark last september that half of donald trump's supporters belonged in a "basket of deplorables." "to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of trump's supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables," she said. "right? the racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, islamophobic, you name it but that other basket of people are people who feel the government has let them down, the economy has let them down. nobody cares about them." clinton later said she was "wrong" to make those remarks.	baɪ: ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm geɪm ʃoʊ "ˈʤɛpərdi!" ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt wɪθ ɪts ˈkætəˌgɔri ɛnˈtaɪtəld "ˈbæskəts əv adorables." ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri dɪˈpɪktɪd ˈænsərz wɪθ ˈpɪkʧərz əv kjut ˈænəməlz laɪk kæts ənd ɪn ˈbæskəts. hoʊst ˈæləks dru ˈlæftər wɪn hi rɛd aʊt ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri neɪm. hi ˈædɪd "əoʊ" ˈæftər ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪtəl. ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri wɑz ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈklɪntənz ˈɪnfəməs rɪˈmɑrk læst sɛpˈtɛmbər ðət hæf əv ˈdɑnəld trəmps səˈpɔrtərz bɪˈlɔŋd ɪn ə "ˈbæskət əv deplorables." "tɪ ʤɪst bi ˈgroʊsli generalistic, ju kʊd pʊt hæf əv trəmps səˈpɔrtərz ˈɪntu wət aɪ kɔl ðə ˈbæskət əv deplorables," ʃi sɛd. "raɪt? ðə ˈreɪsɪst, ˈsɛksɪst, ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk, ˌzɛnəˈfɑbɪk, islamophobic*, ju neɪm ɪt bət ðət ˈəðər ˈbæskət əv ˈpipəl ər ˈpipəl hu fil ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz lɛt ðɛm daʊn, ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi həz lɛt ðɛm daʊn. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi kɛrz əˈbaʊt ðɛm." ˈklɪntən ˈleɪtər sɛd ʃi wɑz "rɔŋ" tɪ meɪk ðoʊz rɪˈmɑrks.
graduates, ready the popcorn: renowned filmmaker steven spielberg will speak at commencement on may 26, the university announced thursday. cameras will be rolling when spielberg, a oscar winner for best director, addresses graduates and their families during the afternoon exercises of commencement, which will take place in harvard theatre. steven spielberg, pictured at harvard in 2014. spielberg’s name is synonymous with american cinema. he has worked on a host of and box office hits, including jaws, indiana jones, jurassic park, and saving private ryan. his latest film, a cold war spy drama called bridge of spies, came out in the fall and was nominated for several oscars. “through his art, mr. spielberg has challenged us to dream and to see the world anew, and i am very much looking forward to welcoming him back to harvard and to honoring him during our commencement exercises,” university president drew g. faust said in a press release thursday. advertisement spielberg spoke at harvard in 2014, when he discussed his sources of inspiration and the future of cinema with humanities professor k. bhabha; in 2013, he was awarded the w.e.b. du bois medal for his contributions to african and african american culture. spielberg was named the hasty pudding man of the year in 1983, one accolade among a litany. spielberg’s career in film has spanned from the summer blockbuster to the serious period drama. many of his early works, like e.t. the and close encounters of the third kind, became ingrained in popular culture and achieved immense financial success. his later movies, including list and lincoln, earned widespread critical acclaim and engaged with difficult historical moments. “an extraordinary storyteller, he has given voice to the silenced and brought history to life,” faust said. spielberg’s selection is a departure from a recent set of harvard commencement speakers. former massachusetts governor deval patrick spoke at the afternoon exercises in 2015, and former new york city mayor michael bloomberg addressed graduates in 2014. —staff writer andrew m. can be reached at andy.duehren@thecrimson.com. follow him on twitter @aduehren. —staff writer daphne c. thompson can be reached at daphne.thompson@thecrimson.com. follow her on twitter @daphnectho.	ˈgræʤəˌweɪts, ˈrɛdi ðə ˈpɑpˌkɔrn: rɪˈnaʊnd ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ˈstivən ˈspilbərg wɪl spik æt kəˈmɛnsmənt ɔn meɪ 26 ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈnaʊnst ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈkæmərəz wɪl bi ˈroʊlɪŋ wɪn ˈspilbərg, ə ˈɔskər ˈwɪnər fər bɛst dɪˈrɛktər, ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌæftərˈnun ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz əv kəˈmɛnsmənt, wɪʧ wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɪn ˈhɑrvərd ˈθiətər. ˈstivən ˈspilbərg, ˈpɪkʧərd æt ˈhɑrvərd ɪn 2014 neɪm ɪz səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪnəmə. hi həz wərkt ɔn ə hoʊst əv ənd bɑks ˈɔfəs hɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʤɔz, ˌɪndiˈænə ʤoʊnz, ʤʊˈræsɪk pɑrk, ənd ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈpraɪvət raɪən. hɪz ˈleɪtəst fɪlm, ə koʊld wɔr spaɪ ˈdrɑmə kɔld brɪʤ əv spaɪz, keɪm aʊt ɪn ðə fɔl ənd wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈɔskərz. hɪz ɑrt, ˈmɪstər. ˈspilbərg həz ˈʧælənʤd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ drim ənd tɪ si ðə wərld əˈnu, ənd aɪ æm ˈvɛri məʧ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ɪm bæk tɪ ˈhɑrvərd ənd tɪ ˈɑnərɪŋ ɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr kəˈmɛnsmənt exercises,”,” ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈprɛzɪdənt dru ʤi. faʊst sɛd ɪn ə prɛs riˈlis ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈspilbərg spoʊk æt ˈhɑrvərd ɪn 2014 wɪn hi dɪˈskəst hɪz ˈsɔrsəz əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənd ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈsɪnəmə wɪθ juˈmænɪtiz prəˈfɛsər keɪ. bhabha; ɪn 2013 hi wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə w.e.b. də bwɑ ˈmɛdəl fər hɪz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ˈæfrɪkɑn ənd ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəlʧər. ˈspilbərg wɑz neɪmd ðə ˈheɪsti ˈpʊdɪŋ mæn əv ðə jɪr ɪn 1983 wən ˈækəˌleɪd əˈməŋ ə ˈlɪtəni. kərɪr ɪn fɪlm həz spænd frəm ðə ˈsəmər ˈblɑkˌbəstər tɪ ðə ˈsɪriəs ˈpɪriəd ˈdrɑmə. ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈərli wərks, laɪk e.t. ðə ənd kloʊz ɪnˈkaʊnərz əv ðə θərd kaɪnd, bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈgreɪnd ɪn ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər ənd əˈʧivd ˌɪˈmɛns ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səkˈsɛs. hɪz ˈleɪtər ˈmuviz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ lɪst ənd ˈlɪŋkən, ərnd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈkrɪtɪkəl əˈkleɪm ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤd wɪθ ˈdɪfəkəlt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈmoʊmənts. ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈstɔriˌtɛlər, hi həz ˈgɪvɪn vɔɪs tɪ ðə ˈsaɪlənst ənd brɔt ˈhɪstəri tɪ life,”,” faʊst sɛd. səˈlɛkʃən ɪz ə dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ə ˈrisənt sɛt əv ˈhɑrvərd kəˈmɛnsmənt ˈspikərz. ˈfɔrmər ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈgəvərnər dɪˈvɑl ˈpætrɪk spoʊk æt ðə ˌæftərˈnun ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ɪn 2015 ənd ˈfɔrmər nu jɔrk ˈsɪti meɪər ˈmaɪkəl ˈblumbərg əˈdrɛst ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ɪn 2014 ˈraɪtər ˈændru ɛm. kən bi riʧt æt andy.duehren@thecrimson.com. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @aduehren. ˈraɪtər ˈdæfni si. ˈtɑmsən kən bi riʧt æt daphne.thompson@thecrimson.com. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər @daphnectho*.
the internal revenue service took a bold step for a government agency and released a application. titled, the app lets users check their tax return status. but relatively limited functionality signals a future challenge for federal agencies releasing applications: how do you give people the functionality they want while still complying with a variety of outdated rules that govern agencies’ interactions with the is a handsome piece of work that lets users check the status of their federal income tax refund, receive daily tax tips and follow the twitter feed of the irs, @irsnews. that is, however, nothing that cannot be accomplished on the irs’ website but the application does help give a handy public relations boost to a sometimes beleaguered government agency. one thing the application does not do is to allow users to enter tax information via theirs or to access tax law information on their handsets. while the wisdom of anyone attempting to enter their taxes on an iphone is debatable, it is important to note that the irs was constrained in their options by a series of agreements and government regulations. software developers working on tax preparation software are subject to a byzantine series of regulations that effect everything from credit card processing to file specifications and xml schemas. the best known of these, the electronic federal tax payment system, last had its protocol specifications updated in 2005 well before the rise ofs. questions submitted to the national media relations office of the irs by talking points memo about the development process behind the software and whether coding was done in-house or through an external vendor were not answered by press time. however, the irs offered a prepared statement touting the functionality of the “first release of the app,” implying future functionality would be added to the application. while is not a game-changer, its functionality is a step in the right direction. paul caron, a prominent tax scholar and d. & l. straus distinguished visiting professor of law at pepperdine university, said “i think the irs is to be commended for being at the forefront of government agencies in employing new social media to communicate with its customers (taxpayers) [and] not just the new app, but also its use of twitter, itunes and youtube. the irs was wise not to go the facebook route easy fodder for comedians to poke fun of anyone wanting to be the ‘friend.'” several other government agencies have also developed applications. the united states portal, usa.gov, features an app store with 18 different applications available at press time. these include and an alternative fueling station locator provided by the department of energy.	ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈsərvɪs tʊk ə boʊld stɛp fər ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi ənd riˈlist ə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈtaɪtəld, ðə æp lɛts ˈjuzərz ʧɛk ðɛr tæks rɪˈtərn ˈstætəs. bət ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ˈsɪgnəlz ə fˈjuʧər ˈʧælənʤ fər ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz riˈlisɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz: haʊ du ju gɪv ˈpipəl ðə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ðeɪ wɔnt waɪl stɪl kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd rulz ðət ˈgəvərn agencies’’ ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ðə ɪz ə ˈhænsəm pis əv wərk ðət lɛts ˈjuzərz ʧɛk ðə ˈstætəs əv ðɛr ˈfɛdərəl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ˈriˌfənd, rɪˈsiv ˈdeɪli tæks tɪps ənd ˈfɑloʊ ðə tˈwɪtər fid əv ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs, @irsnews. ðət ɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈnəθɪŋ ðət ˈkænɑt bi əˈkɑmplɪʃt ɔn ðə irs’’ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bət ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪz hɛlp gɪv ə ˈhændi ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz bust tɪ ə ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪˈligərd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi. wən θɪŋ ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪz nɑt du ɪz tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈjuzərz tɪ ˈɛnər tæks ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈviə ðɛr ər tɪ ˈækˌsɛs tæks lɔ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðɛr ˈhændˌsɛts. waɪl ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ˈɛniˌwən əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnər ðɛr ˈtæksɪz ɔn ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪz dəˈbeɪtəbəl, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs wɑz kənˈstreɪnd ɪn ðɛr ˈɔpʃənz baɪ ə ˈsɪriz əv əˈgrimənts ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn tæks ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ˈsɔfˌwɛr ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ə ˈbɪzənˌtin ˈsɪriz əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ðət ˈifɛkt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ tɪ faɪl ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˌɛkˌsɛˈmɛl ˈskiməz. ðə bɛst noʊn əv ðiz, ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈfɛdərəl tæks ˈpeɪmənt ˈsɪstəm, læst hæd ɪts ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɪn 2005 wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə raɪz əv. kˈwɛsʧənz səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs baɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts ˈmɛˌmoʊ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ˈwɛðər ˈkoʊdɪŋ wɑz dən ˌɪnˈhaʊs ər θru ən ɪkˈstərnəl ˈvɛndər wər nɑt ˈænsərd baɪ prɛs taɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˈɔfərd ə priˈpɛrd ˈsteɪtmənt ˈtaʊtɪŋ ðə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti əv ðə riˈlis əv ðə app,”,” ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ fˈjuʧər ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti wʊd bi ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. waɪl ɪz nɑt ə game-changer, ɪts ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ɪz ə stɛp ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. pɔl kɑˈrɔn, ə ˈprɑmənənt tæks ˈskɑlər ənd di. ɛl. straʊs dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ prəˈfɛsər əv lɔ æt ˈpɛpərˌdaɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti, sɛd θɪŋk ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ɪz tɪ bi kəˈmɛndɪd fər biɪŋ æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪn ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ nu ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ɪts ˈkəstəmərz (ˈtækˌspeɪərz) [ənd] nɑt ʤɪst ðə nu æp, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪts juz əv tˈwɪtər, ˈaɪˌtunz ənd ˈjuˌtub. ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs wɑz waɪz nɑt tɪ goʊ ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk rut ˈizi ˈfɑdər fər kəˈmidiənz tɪ poʊk fən əv ˈɛniˌwən ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ‘‘friend.'”.'” ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈpɔrtəl, usa.gov*, ˈfiʧərz ən æp stɔr wɪθ 18 ˈdɪfərənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz əˈveɪləbəl æt prɛs taɪm. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud ənd ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv fˈjulɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən ˈloʊˌkeɪtər prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi.

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