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(cnn) there were wild celebrations in the zimbabwean capital harare when robert mugabe bowed to the inevitable and resigned as president on tuesday . but as feted his demise, it was unclear whether they would welcome the man in line to succeed him with such enthusiasm.
until mugabe fired him as vice president earlier this month, emmerson entire political career had been hitched to zimbabwe's former leader.
but has been the presidency and maneuvering to dethrone mugabe for some time. sources told cnn that he was instrumental in the military's apparent coup that led to mugabe's political demise.
mnangagwa is expected to be sworn in as president by thursday, according to simon moyo, the spokesman for mugabe's party.
'from one tyrant to another'
it is not the first time that has been in line to lead zimbabwe
a core member of mugabe's ruling circle and a veteran of the struggle for liberation from rule, was as a potential presidential successor in leaked us diplomatic cables as far back as 2000.
those cables, part of a huge cache leaked to website by us army soldier chelsea manning, paint a picture of a canny political operative, who has surfed the waves of zimbabwean politics, navigating periods both in and outside of mugabe's trusted inner circle.
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they also hint at dark past. in late 2000, a cable written by earl irving , then a us diplomat in harare, described as "widely feared and despised throughout the country," warning he could be "an even more repressive leader" than mugabe if he were to succeed him.
fear of stems from his position as mugabe's enforcer and head of the central intelligence organization (cio), or secret police, and his alleged role in the massacres of the ethnic group in matabeleland, a region in zimbabwe's southwest that was a center of political opposition to mugabe's regime.
the international association of genocide scholars (iags), an international nonpartisan organization, estimate at least civilians were killed by the and the armed forces.
"most of the dead were shot in public executions, often after being forced to dig their own graves in front of their family and fellow villagers," said in a 2011 report.
kate hoey, a british labour who has campaigned for years to highlight oppression under the mugabe regime, described in a parliamentary debate last week as "probably the one person in zimbabwe who inspires even greater terror than mugabe."
responding later in the debate, boris johnson, the british foreign secretary, called for elections to choose a new leader. "nobody wants simply to see the transition from one unelected tyrant to the next," he told the house of commons, hinting at years of allegations that mugabe only won elections by rigging the votes.
"we want to see proper free and fair elections next year and that's what we will be working towards."
from low to high
nicknamed the "crocodile" on account of his political longevity and survival skills, has for years been thought to be biding his time, ready to takeover from mugabe when the finally stepped aside, or died.
his impeccable revolutionary credentials, coupled with his strong support among key parts of zimbabwe's elite -- specifically within the military and security services -- singled him out as an obvious, and non-controversial, successor.
photos: political life and career of robert mugabe robert mugabe is sworn in for his seventh term as zimbabwe's president in august 2013. he resigned tuesday, november 21, after nearly four decades in power. hide caption 1 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe gestures towards the media in geneva, switzerland, at a 1974 conference convened to address the civil war in rhodesia. after being imprisoned for 10 years in rhodesia, mugabe attended the peace talks as a leader of the guerrilla movement (zimbabwe african national front). rhodesia was the state that eventually became zimbabwe. hide caption 2 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe speaks to the press in geneva in 1976. the following year he was elected president of and of the zimbabwe african national liberation army. hide caption 3 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe holds a news conference in salisbury -- now harare, the capital of zimbabwe -- in march 1980. he had just been elected as the first prime minister of zimbabwe, helping to form the new country after british rule of rhodesia came to an end. hide caption 4 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe from left, nbc news moderator bill monroe, newsday's les payne, the chicago sun times' robert novak and nbc news' garrick utley speak with mugabe during an episode of "meet the press" in 1980. hide caption 5 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe speaks with his first wife, sally, during an event in salisbury in 1980. the pair were married until sally died in 1992. they had one son, who died at age 4. hide caption 6 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe holds hands with libyan leader moammar gadhafi at the organization of african unity summit in august 1982. hide caption 7 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe meets with french president francois mitterand in paris in 1982. hide caption 8 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe is seen with indian prime minister indira gandhi in new delhi in 1983. hide caption 9 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe walks hand in hand with american civil rights activist jesse jackson during the summit of non-aligned countries, which harare hosted in 1986. hide caption 10 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe delivers a speech in harare in august 1986. hide caption 11 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe poses for a photo with other leaders at a commonwealth of nations meeting in london in 1986. pictured from left, in the back row, are indian prime minister rajiv gandhi, canadian prime minister brian mulroney, commonwealth s.s. ramphal, australian prime minister robert hawke and mugabe. in the front row, from left, are british prime minister margaret thatcher, bahamian prime minister lynden pindling and zambian president kenneth kaunda. hide caption 12 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe britain's queen elizabeth toasts mugabe during a banquet in the queen's honor in harare in october 1991. the queen had last visited the territory that became zimbabwe in 1947. hide caption 13 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe us president bill clinton gestures while talking to mugabe after a white house meeting in washington in may 1995. hide caption 14 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe marries grace on august 17, 1996. earlier in the year, he was president after all of his opponents dropped out of the race. hide caption 15 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe british prime minister tony blair talks with mugabe in october 1997, before the start of the commonwealth heads of government meeting. hide caption 16 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe speaks during the southern africa trade and investment summit in windhoek, namibia, in october 2000. earlier in the year, he implemented a controversial program that saw the seizure of land from some white farmers. hide caption 17 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe and cuban president fidel castro are seen in havana, cuba, in september 2005. hide caption 18 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe south african president jacob walks with mugabe at harare international airport in march 2010. hide caption 19 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe addresses the session of the united nations general assembly in september 2010. hide caption 20 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe cuts his birthday cake with his wife, grace, and son during celebrations in harare in february 2011. mugabe was turning 87. hide caption 21 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe robert and grace mugabe arrive at the vatican for the ceremony of john paul in may 2011. hide caption 22 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe delivers a speech at his party's annual national conference in december 2012. he vowed to overhaul business laws to require 100% black ownership of firms. hide caption 23 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe the attend pope francis' inauguration mass in march 2013. hide caption 24 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe and chinese president xi participate in a signing ceremony in beijing in 2014. hide caption 25 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe speaks at the party's annual conference in december 2016. the party endorsed mugabe as its candidate for the 2018 election. hide caption 26 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe reviews the guard of honor during zimbabwe's independence day celebrations in april 2017. hide caption 27 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe kisses his wife during independence day celebrations in april 2017. in early november, the sacking of mugabe's longtime ally and vice president, emmerson, was seen as a move to potentially clear the way for grace mugabe to succeed her husband. hide caption 28 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe arrives to preside over a student graduation ceremony at zimbabwe open university in november 2017. it was his first public appearance since the military seized control of the nation and placed him under house arrest. hide caption 29 of 30 photos: political life and career of robert mugabe mugabe meets with generals in harare on november 19. military leaders had been in talks with mugabe over his exit. hide caption 30 of 30
but this was to dramatically change two weeks ago, when mugabe sacked , in a move to shore up the power of his wife and chosen successor, grace mugabe.
a statement from the country's information ministry accused of "disloyalty, disrespect, and unreliability," sending him into hiding amid reports he was attempting to build a coalition to take on grace mugabe in the next election.
"one after the other, (mugabe's) vice presidents and people around him were estranged by grace mugabe," said geoff hill, author of "what happens after mugabe?".
"nobody knows whether it was her, or whether he wanted a safe pair of hands. either way it was a very unpopular move."
after senior army figures criticized grace mugabe's growing power earlier this month, they have succeed in removing her -- and her husband -- from the picture altogether.
"the army very quickly promised to restore the country to democracy, something zimbabwe hasn't seen for a long time," said hill. "they want to have a very inclusive government, possible even with (opposition leader) morgan coming in as vice president."
after mugabe's resignation on tuesday, it was not immediately clear how events would unfold. but one thing seems clear: after three decades waiting in the wings, is in pole position to ascend to the country's top job. | (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ðɛr wər waɪld ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ɪn ðə zɪmˈbɑbwiən ˈkæpɪtəl hərˈɑri wɪn ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ boʊd tɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ənd rɪˈzaɪnd ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ bət ɛz ˈfeɪtɪd hɪz dɪˈmaɪz, ɪt wɑz ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wʊd ˈwɛlkəm ðə mæn ɪn laɪn tɪ səkˈsid ɪm wɪθ səʧ ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm. ənˈtɪl muˈgɑbeɪ faɪərd ɪm ɛz vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈɛmərsən ɪnˈtaɪər pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərɪr hæd bɪn hɪʧt tɪ zɪmˈbɑbweɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈlidər. bət həz bɪn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ənd məˈnuvərɪŋ tɪ dɪθˈroʊn muˈgɑbeɪ fər səm taɪm. ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ðət hi wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz əˈpɛrənt ku ðət lɛd tɪ muˈgɑbeɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈmaɪz. ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi swɔrn ɪn ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt baɪ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsaɪmən moyo*, ðə ˈspoʊksmən fər muˈgɑbeɪz ˈpɑrti. 'frəm wən ˈtaɪrənt tɪ əˈnəðər' ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə fərst taɪm ðət həz bɪn ɪn laɪn tɪ lɛd zɪmˈbɑbweɪ ə kɔr ˈmɛmbər əv muˈgɑbeɪz ˈrulɪŋ ˈsərkəl ənd ə ˈvɛtərən əv ðə ˈstrəgəl fər ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən frəm rul, wɑz ɛz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl səkˈsɛsər ɪn likt ˈjuˈɛs ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈkeɪbəlz ɛz fɑr bæk ɛz 2000 ðoʊz ˈkeɪbəlz, pɑrt əv ə juʤ kæˈʃeɪ likt tɪ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑrmi ˈsoʊlʤər ˈʧɛlsi ˈmænɪŋ, peɪnt ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə ˈkæni pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɑpərətɪv, hu həz sərft ðə weɪvz əv zɪmˈbɑbwiən ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈnævəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈpɪriədz boʊθ ɪn ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv muˈgɑbeɪz ˈtrəstɪd ˈɪnər ˈsərkəl. ʤɪst wɔʧt ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ: wət ju nid tɪ noʊ riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ: wət ju nid tɪ noʊ ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hɪnt æt dɑrk pæst. ɪn leɪt 2000 ə ˈkeɪbəl ˈrɪtən baɪ ərl ˈərvɪŋ ðɛn ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɪpləˌmæt ɪn hərˈɑri, dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ˈwaɪdli fɪrd ənd dɪˈspaɪzd θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri," ˈwɔrnɪŋ hi kʊd bi "ən ˈivɪn mɔr riˈprɛsɪv ˈlidər" ðən muˈgɑbeɪ ɪf hi wər tɪ səkˈsid ɪm. fɪr əv stɛmz frəm hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɛz muˈgɑbeɪz ɛnˈfɔrsər ənd hɛd əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (cio*), ər ˈsikrɪt pəˈlis, ənd hɪz əˈlɛʤd roʊl ɪn ðə ˈmæsɪkərz əv ðə ˈɛθnɪk grup ɪn matabeleland*, ə ˈriʤən ɪn zɪmˈbɑbweɪz ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ðət wɑz ə ˈsɛnər əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ muˈgɑbeɪz rəˈʒim. ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ˈskɑlərz (iags*), ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl nɑnˈpɑrtəzən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ˈɛstəˌmeɪt æt list səˈvɪljənz wər kɪld baɪ ðə ənd ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz. "moʊst əv ðə dɛd wər ʃɑt ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz, ˈɔfən ˈæftər biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ dɪg ðɛr oʊn greɪvz ɪn frənt əv ðɛr ˈfæməli ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈvɪlɪʤərz," sɛd ɪn ə 2011 rɪˈpɔrt. keɪt hoʊi, ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈleɪbər hu həz kæmˈpeɪnd fər jɪrz tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt əˈprɛʃən ˈəndər ðə muˈgɑbeɪ rəˈʒim, dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri dəˈbeɪt læst wik ɛz "ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə wən ˈpərsən ɪn zɪmˈbɑbweɪ hu ˌɪnˈspaɪrz ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər ˈtɛrər ðən muˈgɑbeɪ." rɪˈspɑndɪŋ ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə dəˈbeɪt, ˈbɔrɪs ˈʤɑnsən, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, kɔld fər ɪˈlɛkʃənz tɪ ʧuz ə nu ˈlidər. "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɔnts ˈsɪmpli tɪ si ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm wən ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd ˈtaɪrənt tɪ ðə nɛkst," hi toʊld ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz, ˈhɪntɪŋ æt jɪrz əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət muˈgɑbeɪ ˈoʊnli wən ɪˈlɛkʃənz baɪ ˈrɪgɪŋ ðə voʊts. "wi wɔnt tɪ si ˈprɑpər fri ənd fɛr ɪˈlɛkʃənz nɛkst jɪr ənd ðæts wət wi wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ təˈwɔrdz." frəm loʊ tɪ haɪ ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ðə "ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl" ɔn əˈkaʊnt əv hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl lɔnˈʤɛvəti ənd sərˈvaɪvəl skɪlz, həz fər jɪrz bɪn θɔt tɪ bi ˈbaɪdɪŋ hɪz taɪm, ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈteɪˌkoʊvər frəm muˈgɑbeɪ wɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəli stɛpt əˈsaɪd, ər daɪd. hɪz ˌɪmˈpɛkəbəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri krəˈdɛnʃəlz, ˈkəpəld wɪθ hɪz strɔŋ səˈpɔrt əˈməŋ ki pɑrts əv zɪmˈbɑbweɪz ɪˈlit spəˈsɪfɪkli wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɪŋgəld ɪm aʊt ɛz ən ˈɑbviəs, ənd nɑnˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, səkˈsɛsər. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ɪz swɔrn ɪn fər hɪz ˈsɛvənθ tərm ɛz zɪmˈbɑbweɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ˈɔgəst 2013 hi rɪˈzaɪnd ˈtuzˌdeɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər 21 ˈæftər ˈnɪrli fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz ɪn paʊər. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 1 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈʤɛsʧərz təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈmidiə ɪn ʤəˈnivə, sˈwɪtsərlənd, æt ə 1974 ˈkɑnfərəns kənˈvind tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ɪn roʊˈdiʒə. ˈæftər biɪŋ ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər 10 jɪrz ɪn roʊˈdiʒə, muˈgɑbeɪ əˈtɛndəd ðə pis tɔks ɛz ə ˈlidər əv ðə gərˈɪlə ˈmuvmənt (zɪmˈbɑbweɪ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈnæʃənəl frənt). roʊˈdiʒə wɑz ðə steɪt ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkeɪm zɪmˈbɑbweɪ. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 2 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ spiks tɪ ðə prɛs ɪn ʤəˈnivə ɪn 1976 ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ənd əv ðə zɪmˈbɑbweɪ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈnæʃənəl ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈɑrmi. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 3 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ hoʊldz ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈsælzbəri naʊ hərˈɑri, ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv zɪmˈbɑbweɪ ɪn mɑrʧ 1980 hi hæd ʤɪst bɪn ɪˈlɛktɪd ɛz ðə fərst praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv zɪmˈbɑbweɪ, ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ fɔrm ðə nu ˈkəntri ˈæftər ˈbrɪtɪʃ rul əv roʊˈdiʒə keɪm tɪ ən ɛnd. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 4 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ frəm lɛft, ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ˈmɑdərˌeɪtər bɪl mənˈroʊ, ˈnuzˌdeɪz lɛs peɪn, ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ sən taɪmz' ˈrɑbərt ˈnoʊvæk ənd ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz' ˈgɛrɪk ˈətli spik wɪθ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv "mit ðə prɛs" ɪn 1980 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 5 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ spiks wɪθ hɪz fərst waɪf, ˈsæli, ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈsælzbəri ɪn 1980 ðə pɛr wər ˈmɛrid ənˈtɪl ˈsæli daɪd ɪn 1992 ðeɪ hæd wən sən, hu daɪd æt eɪʤ 4 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 6 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ hoʊldz hænz wɪθ ˈlɪˌbiən ˈlidər ˈmoʊəˌmɑr gəˈdɑfi æt ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈjunɪti ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈɔgəst 1982 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 7 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ mits wɪθ frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt frɑnsˈwɑ ˈmitərˌɔnd ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ɪn 1982 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 8 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ɪz sin wɪθ ˈɪndiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɪnˈdɪrə ˈgɑndi ɪn nu ˈdɛli ɪn 1983 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 9 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ wɔks hænd ɪn hænd wɪθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈæktɪvɪst ˈʤɛsi ˈʤæksən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmɪt əv ˈnɑnəˌlaɪnd ˈkəntriz, wɪʧ hərˈɑri ˈhoʊstɪd ɪn 1986 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 10 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ dɪˈlɪvərz ə spiʧ ɪn hərˈɑri ɪn ˈɔgəst 1986 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 11 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈpoʊzɪz fər ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈlidərz æt ə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ əv ˈneɪʃənz ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈləndən ɪn 1986 ˈpɪkʧərd frəm lɛft, ɪn ðə bæk roʊ, ər ˈɪndiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər rɑˈʤiv ˈgɑndi, kəˈneɪdiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər braɪən məˈlroʊni, ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ s.s*. ramphal*, ɔˈstreɪljən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈrɑbərt hɔk ənd muˈgɑbeɪ. ɪn ðə frənt roʊ, frəm lɛft, ər ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈθæʧər, bəˈheɪmiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈlɪndən ˈpɪndlɪŋ ənd ˈzæmbiən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkɛnɪθ ˈkɔndə. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 12 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ˈbrɪtənz kwin ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ toʊsts muˈgɑbeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈbæŋkwət ɪn ðə kwinz ˈɑnər ɪn hərˈɑri ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1991 ðə kwin hæd læst ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ðət bɪˈkeɪm zɪmˈbɑbweɪ ɪn 1947 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 13 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən ˈʤɛsʧərz waɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈæftər ə waɪt haʊs ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn meɪ 1995 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 14 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈmɛriz greɪs ɔn ˈɔgəst 17 1996 ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr, hi wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈæftər ɔl əv hɪz əˈpoʊnənts drɑpt aʊt əv ðə reɪs. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 15 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈtoʊni blɛr tɔks wɪθ muˈgɑbeɪ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1997 ˌbiˈfɔr ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ hɛdz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈmitɪŋ. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 16 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ spiks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈæfrɪkɑ treɪd ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈwɪnˌdhoʊk, nəˈmɪbiə, ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2000 ˈərliər ɪn ðə jɪr, hi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈproʊˌgræm ðət sɔ ðə ˈsiʒər əv lænd frəm səm waɪt ˈfɑrmərz. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 17 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ənd ˈkjubən ˈprɛzɪdənt fɪˈdɛl ˈkæstroʊ ər sin ɪn həˈvænə, ˈkjubə, ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2005 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 18 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤeɪkəb wɔks wɪθ muˈgɑbeɪ æt hərˈɑri ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn mɑrʧ 2010 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 19 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə ˈsɛʃən əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2010 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 20 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ kəts hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ keɪk wɪθ hɪz waɪf, greɪs, ənd sən ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ɪn hərˈɑri ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2011 muˈgɑbeɪ wɑz ˈtərnɪŋ 87 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 21 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ˈrɑbərt ənd greɪs muˈgɑbeɪ əraɪv æt ðə ˈvætɪkən fər ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni əv ʤɑn pɔl ɪn meɪ 2011 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 22 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ dɪˈlɪvərz ə spiʧ æt hɪz ˈpɑrtiz ˈænjuəl ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2012 hi vaʊd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌhɔl ˈbɪznɪs lɔz tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər 100 blæk ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv fərmz. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 23 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ðə əˈtɛnd poʊp ˈfrænsɪs' ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən mæs ɪn mɑrʧ 2013 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 24 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ənd ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ə ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɪn 2014 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 25 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ spiks æt ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈænjuəl ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2016 ðə ˈpɑrti ɛnˈdɔrst muˈgɑbeɪ ɛz ɪts ˈkænədɪt fər ðə 2018 ɪˈlɛkʃən. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 26 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ rəvˈjuz ðə gɑrd əv ˈɑnər ˈdʊrɪŋ zɪmˈbɑbweɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns deɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2017 haɪd ˈkæpʃən 27 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈkɪsɪz hɪz waɪf ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns deɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2017 ɪn ˈərli noʊˈvɛmbər, ðə ˈsækɪŋ əv muˈgɑbeɪz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈælaɪ ənd vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈɛmərsən, wɑz sin ɛz ə muv tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli klɪr ðə weɪ fər greɪs muˈgɑbeɪ tɪ səkˈsid hər ˈhəzbənd. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 28 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ əraɪvz tɪ prɪˈzaɪd ˈoʊvər ə ˈstudənt ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni æt zɪmˈbɑbweɪ ˈoʊpən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2017 ɪt wɑz hɪz fərst ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪrəns sɪns ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri sizd kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈneɪʃən ənd pleɪst ɪm ˈəndər haʊs ərˈɛst. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 29 əv 30 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ənd kərɪr əv ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ muˈgɑbeɪ mits wɪθ ˈʤɛnərəlz ɪn hərˈɑri ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 19 ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlidərz hæd bɪn ɪn tɔks wɪθ muˈgɑbeɪ ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈɛksət. haɪd ˈkæpʃən 30 əv 30 bət ðɪs wɑz tɪ drəˈmætɪkəli ʧeɪnʤ tu wiks əˈgoʊ, wɪn muˈgɑbeɪ sækt ɪn ə muv tɪ ʃɔr əp ðə paʊər əv hɪz waɪf ənd ˈʧoʊzən səkˈsɛsər, greɪs muˈgɑbeɪ. ə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə ˈkəntriz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstri əˈkjuzd əv "dɪsˈlɔɪəlti, ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt, ənd ˌənriˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti," ˈsɛndɪŋ ɪm ˈɪntu ˈhaɪdɪŋ əˈmɪd rɪˈpɔrts hi wɑz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ bɪld ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ teɪk ɔn greɪs muˈgɑbeɪ ɪn ðə nɛkst ɪˈlɛkʃən. "wən ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər, (muˈgɑbeɪz) vaɪs ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ənd ˈpipəl əraʊnd ɪm wər ɛˈstreɪnʤd baɪ greɪs muˈgɑbeɪ," sɛd ʤɛf hɪl, ˈɔθər əv "wət ˈhæpənz ˈæftər muˈgɑbeɪ?". "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi noʊz ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz hər, ər ˈwɛðər hi ˈwɔntɪd ə seɪf pɛr əv hænz. ˈiðər weɪ ɪt wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˌənˈpɑpjələr muv." ˈæftər ˈsinjər ˈɑrmi ˈfɪgjərz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd greɪs muˈgɑbeɪz groʊɪŋ paʊər ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ðeɪ hæv səkˈsid ɪn riˈmuvɪŋ hər ənd hər ˈhəzbənd frəm ðə ˈpɪkʧər ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. "ðə ˈɑrmi ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli ˈprɑməst tɪ rɪˈstɔr ðə ˈkəntri tɪ dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ˈsəmθɪŋ zɪmˈbɑbweɪ ˈhæzənt sin fər ə lɔŋ taɪm," sɛd hɪl. "ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ hæv ə ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈklusɪv ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈpɑsəbəl ˈivɪn wɪθ (ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər) ˈmɔrgən ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ɛz vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt." ˈæftər muˈgɑbeɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɪt wɑz nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli klɪr haʊ ɪˈvɛnts wʊd ənˈfoʊld. bət wən θɪŋ simz klɪr: ˈæftər θri ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə wɪŋz, ɪz ɪn poʊl pəˈzɪʃən tɪ əˈsɛnd tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz tɔp ʤɑb. |
when i arrive on the set of wong fu productions’ first feature film in pasadena, ca, in the middle of shooting one of the most emotional scenes in the movie.
everyone, from the production crew to the hair and makeup artists, is speaking in hushed tones even though the action is taking place in a separate room.
that’s because actually shooting in the wong fu productions office, where a corner of the space (which, on a normal day, looks like a typical with desks and computers) has been transformed into a mock college dorm room, complete with actual walls, a microwave, a bed, and other furnishings. the door to the room has been propped open to leave room for the camera, and also to prevent the set from becoming too hot.
“the way we do things is pretty unconventional,” says philip wang, who wong fu with college friends wesley chan and ted fu. “i like to say resourceful.”
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for wong fu, which got its start in 2003 and quickly gained a strong following with the growing popularity of its youtube channel (which now has over 2 million subscribers), a long day of shooting is nothing new. different this time around is the length of time spent on one particular project.
“now, we just kind of have this mentality of like, ‘hey, just like just making 20 shorts, all in a row,’” wang says. “we do that anyways throughout a year. now just condensing it all into one.”
wong fu is in a unique position as an independent production company for a few reasons: the trio had already begun to make popular videos before youtube came along videos were passed around through download links on their website and fans’ instant messenger profiles and were able to take advantage of the viral potential afforded them by the new platform. notably, they also feature a primarily cast in their shorts; they attribute much of their success to a largely viewership eager to see themselves represented in the media. wong fu produces short films, which wang believes is distinct from the typical viral videos that attract views through shock value or cuteness.
in march, wong fu raised $358,308 on for their movie, making their project currently the funded film on the website.
the plot focuses on two couples at different stages of their relationships, set in a world where “all relationship activity is documented and monitored by the department of emotional integrity (dei)” and is assigned a number like a credit score.
the young couple featured in the video above is played by victoria park and brandon soo hoo. (the rest of the principal cast includes a mix of familiar names and new faces: randall park, ki hong lee, chris riedell, aaron yoo, joanna and brittany ishibashi.)
the scene i witness is a tense moment because, for the first time in their relationship, the two have to learn to deal with the challenges of a long distance relationship.
“no one was wrong in that argument,” says chan, who the movie with wang. “we want you to side with both of the characters. one of the real life, elements we wanted to include that a lot of times, when we argue, no right or wrong.”
shooting officially wrapped last week, and the movie will be in for the next three to four months. what happens from there set in stone yet, but wong fu plans to submit the film to various festivals as they work out the details of a release plan.
in the meantime, also worth keeping an eye out for a possible upcoming engagement video according to the page, one lucky donor claimed a wong fu wedding video package for $8,000.
write to diane tsai at diane.tsai@time.com. | wɪn aɪ əraɪv ɔn ðə sɛt əv wɔŋ fu productions’*’ fərst ˈfiʧər fɪlm ɪn ˌpæsəˈdinər, ˈsiˈeɪ, ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈʃutɪŋ wən əv ðə moʊst ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl sinz ɪn ðə ˈmuvi. ˈɛvriˌwən, frəm ðə pərˈdəkʃən kru tɪ ðə hɛr ənd ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈɑrtɪsts, ɪz ˈspikɪŋ ɪn həʃt toʊnz ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈækʃən ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt rum. bɪˈkəz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ðə wɔŋ fu pərˈdəkʃənz ˈɔfəs, wɛr ə ˈkɔrnər əv ðə speɪs (wɪʧ, ɔn ə ˈnɔrməl deɪ, lʊks laɪk ə ˈtɪpɪkəl wɪθ dɛsks ənd kəmˈpjutərz) həz bɪn trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə mɑk ˈkɑlɪʤ dɔrm rum, kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl wɔlz, ə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv, ə bɛd, ənd ˈəðər ˈfərnɪʃɪŋz. ðə dɔr tɪ ðə rum həz bɪn prɑpt ˈoʊpən tɪ liv rum fər ðə ˈkæmərə, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə sɛt frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ tu hɑt. weɪ wi du θɪŋz ɪz ˈprɪti unconventional,”*,” sɪz ˈfɪlɪp wæŋ, hu wɔŋ fu wɪθ ˈkɑlɪʤ frɛndz ˈwɛsli ʧæn ənd tɛd fu. laɪk tɪ seɪ resourceful.”*.” ðə brif ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə tɔp ˈstɔriz ju nid tɪ noʊ raɪt naʊ. vju ˈsæmpəl saɪn əp naʊ fər wɔŋ fu, wɪʧ gɑt ɪts stɑrt ɪn 2003 ənd kˈwɪkli geɪnd ə strɔŋ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wɪθ ðə groʊɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ɪts ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl (wɪʧ naʊ həz ˈoʊvər 2 ˈmɪljən səbˈskraɪbərz), ə lɔŋ deɪ əv ˈʃutɪŋ ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ nu. ˈdɪfərənt ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd ɪz ðə lɛŋθ əv taɪm spɛnt ɔn wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈprɑʤɛkt. ““now*, wi ʤɪst kaɪnd əv hæv ðɪs mɛnˈtælɪti əv laɪk, ‘‘hey*, ʤɪst laɪk ʤɪst ˈmeɪkɪŋ 20 ʃɔrts, ɔl ɪn ə row,’”*,’” wæŋ sɪz. du ðət ˈɛniˌweɪz θruaʊt ə jɪr. naʊ ʤɪst kənˈdɛnsɪŋ ɪt ɔl ˈɪntu one.”*.” wɔŋ fu ɪz ɪn ə juˈnik pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni fər ə fju ˈrizənz: ðə ˈtriˌoʊ hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈbeɪgən tɪ meɪk ˈpɑpjələr ˈvɪdioʊz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˌtub keɪm əˈlɔŋ ˈvɪdioʊz wər pæst əraʊnd θru ˈdaʊnˌloʊd lɪŋks ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd fans’*’ ˈɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪnʤər ˈproʊˌfaɪlz ənd wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈvaɪrəl pəˈtɛnʃəl əˈfɔrdəd ðɛm baɪ ðə nu ˈplætˌfɔrm. ˈnoʊtəbli, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧər ə praɪˈmɛrəli kæst ɪn ðɛr ʃɔrts; ðeɪ əˈtrɪˌbjut məʧ əv ðɛr səkˈsɛs tɪ ə ˈlɑrʤli vˈjuərˌʃɪp ˈigər tɪ si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ɪn ðə ˈmidiə. wɔŋ fu prəˈdusɪz ʃɔrt fɪlmz, wɪʧ wæŋ bɪˈlivz ɪz dɪˈstɪŋkt frəm ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈvaɪrəl ˈvɪdioʊz ðət əˈtrækt vjuz θru ʃɑk ˈvælju ər ˈkjutnəs. ɪn mɑrʧ, wɔŋ fu reɪzd ɔn fər ðɛr ˈmuvi, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈkərəntli ðə ˈfəndɪd fɪlm ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðə plɑt ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn tu ˈkəpəlz æt ˈdɪfərənt ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, sɛt ɪn ə wərld wɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ækˈtɪvɪti ɪz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ənd ˈmɑnətərd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti (dei)”*)” ənd ɪz əˈsaɪnd ə ˈnəmbər laɪk ə ˈkrɛdɪt skɔr. ðə jəŋ ˈkəpəl ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv ɪz pleɪd baɪ vɪkˈtɔriə pɑrk ənd ˈbrændən su hu. (ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl kæst ˌɪnˈkludz ə mɪks əv fəˈmɪljər neɪmz ənd nu ˈfeɪsɪz: ˈrændəl pɑrk, ki hɔŋ li, krɪs riedell*, ˈɛrən ju, ʤoʊˈænə ənd ˈbrɪtəni ˌɪˌʃiˈbɑˌʃi.) ðə sin aɪ ˈwɪtnəs ɪz ə tɛns ˈmoʊmənt bɪˈkəz, fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ðə tu hæv tɪ lərn tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz əv ə lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. wən wɑz rɔŋ ɪn ðət argument,”*,” sɪz ʧæn, hu ðə ˈmuvi wɪθ wæŋ. wɔnt ju tɪ saɪd wɪθ boʊθ əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz. wən əv ðə ril laɪf, ˈɛləmənts wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðət ə lɔt əv taɪmz, wɪn wi ˈɑrgju, noʊ raɪt ər wrong.”*.” ˈʃutɪŋ əˈfɪʃəli ræpt læst wik, ənd ðə ˈmuvi wɪl bi ɪn fər ðə nɛkst θri tɪ fɔr mənθs. wət ˈhæpənz frəm ðɛr sɛt ɪn stoʊn jɛt, bət wɔŋ fu plænz tɪ səbˈmɪt ðə fɪlm tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈfɛstɪvəlz ɛz ðeɪ wərk aʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ə riˈlis plæn. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ˈɔlsoʊ wərθ ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ aʊt fər ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈvɪdioʊ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə peɪʤ, wən ˈləki ˈdoʊnər kleɪmd ə wɔŋ fu ˈwɛdɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpækɪʤ fər raɪt tɪ daɪæn tsaɪ æt diane.tsai@time.com*. |
story highlights a common criticism against is that the federal law mandates that "essential health benefits" be covered
"you can figure out a way to change the state that you live in," mulvaney said
(cnn) president donald trump's budget director said friday that republicans' health care bill would shift decisions such as whether to cover maternity care to states -- and if voters don't like them, they should change their state laws.
"states not only have the ability to require those services -- many of them already do," office of management and budget director mick mulvaney said on "this morning." "what we're doing is taking away the federal controls of the system."
a common criticism of is that the federal law mandates 10 "essential health benefits," including maternity and newborn care, mental health services and prescription drugs, be covered, often resulting in requiring recipients to pay for coverage they don't need.
"if you live in a state that wants to mandate maternity coverage for everybody, including women, that's fine," added mulvaney, a former congressman from south carolina.
"but what if you live in a state that doesn't do that?" asked alex wagner.
read more | ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ə ˈkɑmən ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈgɛnst ɪz ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ˈmænˌdeɪts ðət "ɛˈsɛnʃəl hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts" bi ˈkəvərd "ju kən ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə steɪt ðət ju lɪv ɪn," ˌməlˈveɪni sɛd (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˈbəʤɪt dɪˈrɛktər sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz' hɛlθ kɛr bɪl wʊd ʃɪft dɪˈsɪʒənz səʧ ɛz ˈwɛðər tɪ ˈkəvər məˈtərnɪti kɛr tɪ steɪts ənd ɪf ˈvoʊtərz doʊnt laɪk ðɛm, ðeɪ ʃʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr steɪt lɔz. "steɪts nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ðoʊz ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ɔˈrɛdi du," ˈɔfəs əv ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈbəʤɪt dɪˈrɛktər mɪk ˌməlˈveɪni sɛd ɔn "ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ." "wət wɪr duɪŋ ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈweɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl kənˈtroʊlz əv ðə ˈsɪstəm." ə ˈkɑmən ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ɪz ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ˈmænˌdeɪts 10 "ɛˈsɛnʃəl hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts," ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ məˈtərnɪti ənd ˈnubɔrn kɛr, ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd prəˈskrɪpʃən drəgz, bi ˈkəvərd, ˈɔfən rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn rikˈwaɪərɪŋ rɪˈsɪpiənts tɪ peɪ fər ˈkəvərɪʤ ðeɪ doʊnt nid. "ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ə steɪt ðət wɔnts tɪ ˈmænˌdeɪt məˈtərnɪti ˈkəvərɪʤ fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɪmən, ðæts faɪn," ˈædɪd ˌməlˈveɪni, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑŋgrəsmən frəm saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. "bət wət ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ə steɪt ðət ˈdəzənt du ðət?" æst ˈæləks ˈwægnər. rɛd mɔr |
12 may 2015
it happens to everyone. you get to the point where you have collected so much stuff in your “no longer use/need” pile that you decide time to high tail it all outta there. you start to go through your items to decide what you may want to sell, what is just plain trash and what to donate. but there is another category that is often overlooked and that is “what is recyclable.” below are 5 things in your junk pile that are recyclable instead of dump worthy.
5 things in your junk pile that are recyclable
1. glass
glass may seem like an obvious one, but many times people pay attention how many items made out of the glass they actually have and then if something that is old or they know it be sold or donated so they decide to simply toss it. but instead, remember items such as vases, glass from picture frames, saved wine bottles or drink ware should be recycled instead!
2. electronics
there are centers that will recycle any kind of electronics or appliances even curling irons! here at fire we have relationships with centers like these and will happily take your items to be recycled by them. computers and even your old, half broken holiday lights will be taken and recycled!
3. mattresses
mattresses are practically impossible to resell for obvious reasons and so many people are left wondering what to do with after their lifespan is done. while it may seem that a mattress contains too many different materials to be recycled, there are centers that have special saws to dismember your mattress and separate the wood, metal, foam and cloth to be recycled.
4. trophies
but why would you ever get rid of your place trophy for grade basketball? while trophies and medals are cool as a kid, most people showcase them around the house once they are older and so instead they end up in a box somewhere for decade after decade. so instead of taking up storage space or landfill space be happy to know that they instead can be recycled! centers break them down by melting them and or reusing them for new trophies.
5. carpet & rugs
stains, rips, pet hair matter! recycling centers will happily take your old carpet and rugs off your hands to be recycled. since items like this can be cumbersome to move and transport give fire a call and we are happy to do the heavy labor for you!
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if you have any further questions please give us a call at or visit our contact page here. if you prefer a more approach you may be interested in our brother company, dumpster, who will also sort and recycle your items. | 12 meɪ 2015 ɪt ˈhæpənz tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. ju gɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju hæv kəˈlɛktəd soʊ məʧ stəf ɪn jʊr ˈlɔŋgər use/need”*” paɪl ðət ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd taɪm tɪ haɪ teɪl ɪt ɔl ˈutə ðɛr. ju stɑrt tɪ goʊ θru jʊr ˈaɪtəmz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ sɛl, wət ɪz ʤɪst pleɪn træʃ ənd wət tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt. bət ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər ˈkætəˌgɔri ðət ɪz ˈɔfən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ənd ðət ɪz ɪz recyclable.”*.” bɪˈloʊ ər 5 θɪŋz ɪn jʊr ʤəŋk paɪl ðət ər riˈsaɪkləbəl ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dəmp ˈwərði. 5 θɪŋz ɪn jʊr ʤəŋk paɪl ðət ər riˈsaɪkləbəl 1 glæs glæs meɪ sim laɪk ən ˈɑbviəs wən, bət ˈmɛni taɪmz ˈpipəl peɪ əˈtɛnʃən haʊ ˈmɛni ˈaɪtəmz meɪd aʊt əv ðə glæs ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv ənd ðɛn ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz oʊld ər ðeɪ noʊ ɪt bi soʊld ər ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd soʊ ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˈsɪmpli tɔs ɪt. bət ˌɪnˈstɛd, rɪˈmɛmbər ˈaɪtəmz səʧ ɛz ˈvɑzɪz, glæs frəm ˈpɪkʧər freɪmz, seɪvd waɪn ˈbɑtəlz ər drɪŋk wɛr ʃʊd bi riˈsaɪkəld ˌɪnˈstɛd! 2 ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ðɛr ər ˈsɛnərz ðət wɪl riˈsaɪkəl ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ər əˈplaɪənsɪz ˈivɪn ˈkərlɪŋ aɪərnz! hir æt faɪər wi hæv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈsɛnərz laɪk ðiz ənd wɪl ˈhæpəli teɪk jʊr ˈaɪtəmz tɪ bi riˈsaɪkəld baɪ ðɛm. kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈivɪn jʊr oʊld, hæf ˈbroʊkən ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ laɪts wɪl bi ˈteɪkən ənd riˈsaɪkəld! 3 ˈmætrəsɪz ˈmætrəsɪz ər ˈpræktɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ riˈsɛl fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz ənd soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər lɛft ˈwəndərɪŋ wət tɪ du wɪθ ˈæftər ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌspæn ɪz dən. waɪl ɪt meɪ sim ðət ə ˈmætrəs kənˈteɪnz tu ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt məˈtɪriəlz tɪ bi riˈsaɪkəld, ðɛr ər ˈsɛnərz ðət hæv ˈspɛʃəl sɔz tɪ dɪsˈmɛmbər jʊr ˈmætrəs ənd ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ðə wʊd, ˈmɛtəl, foʊm ənd klɔθ tɪ bi riˈsaɪkəld. 4 ˈtroʊfiz bət waɪ wʊd ju ˈɛvər gɪt rɪd əv jʊr pleɪs ˈtroʊfi fər greɪd ˈbæskətˌbɔl? waɪl ˈtroʊfiz ənd ˈmɛdəlz ər kul ɛz ə kɪd, moʊst ˈpipəl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ðɛm əraʊnd ðə haʊs wəns ðeɪ ər ˈoʊldər ənd soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd ðeɪ ɛnd əp ɪn ə bɑks ˈsəmˌwɛr fər ˈdɛkeɪd ˈæftər ˈdɛkeɪd. soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈteɪkɪŋ əp ˈstɔrɪʤ speɪs ər ˈlændˌfɪl speɪs bi ˈhæpi tɪ noʊ ðət ðeɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd kən bi riˈsaɪkəld! ˈsɛnərz breɪk ðɛm daʊn baɪ ˈmɛltɪŋ ðɛm ənd ər riˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm fər nu ˈtroʊfiz. 5 ˈkɑrpət rəgz steɪnz, rɪps, pɛt hɛr ˈmætər! riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈsɛnərz wɪl ˈhæpəli teɪk jʊr oʊld ˈkɑrpət ənd rəgz ɔf jʊr hænz tɪ bi riˈsaɪkəld. sɪns ˈaɪtəmz laɪk ðɪs kən bi ˈkəmbərsəm tɪ muv ənd ˈtrænspɔrt gɪv faɪər ə kɔl ənd wi ər ˈhæpi tɪ du ðə ˈhɛvi ˈleɪbər fər ju! ˈhoʊpfəli ðiz 5 θɪŋz ɪn jʊr ʤəŋk paɪl ðət ər riˈsaɪkləbəl ˈɔfərd nu ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu wət kən bi riˈsaɪkəld. ðə greɪt nuz ɪz wɪn ˈhaɪrɪŋ ə ʤəŋk ˈhɔlɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni, laɪk faɪər, ɪz ju ˈivɪn nid tɪ noʊ wət kən bi riˈsaɪkəld ər nɑt bɪˈkəz ˈhæpəli du ðə ˈsɔrtɪŋ fər ju. wi wɪl dəmp wət nidz tɪ bi dəmp, ˈdoʊˌneɪt wət kən bi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ənd riˈsaɪkəl wət kən bi riˈsaɪkəld. ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni ˈfərðər kˈwɛsʧənz pliz gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə kɔl æt ər ˈvɪzɪt ɑr ˈkɑnˌtækt peɪʤ hir. ɪf ju prɪˈfər ə mɔr əˈproʊʧ ju meɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɑr ˈbrəðər ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈdəmpstər, hu wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ sɔrt ənd riˈsaɪkəl jʊr ˈaɪtəmz. |
earlier this year, apple made several changes to the app store to address complaints that apps with nothing other than a prurient purpose had infiltrated the app store. part of the problem was that kids could still access for "racy" apps. apple also began removing a number of these apps after it received complaints from the parents television council. though the group thinks apple has some room for improvement, it will be focusing its future efforts on other platforms that are growing in popularity, such as android, which currently lack parental controls.
parents television council is notorious for complaining to the about the sexual or violent nature of tv shows, griping about youtube comments, and campaigning against kids being able to buy video games. the group targeted the app store earlier this year because apple's the ipod so popular with kids and teens. the watchdog group had concerns that some apps could be accessible to children, that app store pages had web links that led to yet more objectionable content, and that in the case where parental controls were activated, kids could still browse and preview these apps.
apple ultimately responded by cleaning out a number of these contentious apps and started blocking in itunes in addition to the blocks already present in the app store app. "whenever we receive customer complaints about objectionable content we review them," apple spokesperson trudy muller told at the time. "if we find these apps contain inappropriate material we remove them and request the developer make any necessary changes in order to be distributed by apple."
ptc applauded apple's actions. "apple has taken a positive first step towards eliminating kids' access to sexually explicit and pornographic content on its product lineup and we applaud the efforts," the group's president, tim winter, said in a statement.
ptc does think there's more that apple could do. in particular, the group is concerned that there is no filtering options for mobile safari as there are for desktop browsers. this is even more important on a mobile device,'s national grassroots director gavin mckiernan told, because parents can't sit with the child and monitor their browsing as they could on a desktop pc.
"we're not up in arms against apple, though," mckiernan said. "we think there's room for improvement, but we are definitely pleased with their response to our complaints."
ptc also thinks other mobile platforms need to take similar measures.
steve jobs recently the android platform as being a "porn phone" during apple's iphone os unveiling, partly by virtue of its ability to run any app from any source. "you know, there's a porn store on android and it has nothing but porn apps," jobs told journalists during a session. "you can download them; your kids can download them."
ptc agrees with jobs that this is a problem, as no other platform offers a system like parental controls. "we plan to draw attention to other platforms, such as android, or verizon's service, that aren't really doing anything," mckiernan told." we definitely want to see progress from some of the other handheld devices."
despite's singular "think of the children" focus, the group insists it isn't interested in wholesale censorship, as some of its previous campaigns might lead one to believe. "our goal is on limiting children's access to objectionable content" and ensuring parents have the ability to limit this access when deemed necessary, mckiernan told. "we take no stance on the ability of adults to access legal images, movies, or whatever the case may be." | ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ˈæpəl meɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə æp stɔr tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs kəmˈpleɪnts ðət æps wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ə ˈprʊriənt ˈpərpəs hæd ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪtɪd ðə æp stɔr. pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðət kɪdz kʊd stɪl ˈækˌsɛs fər "ˈreɪsi" æps. ˈæpəl ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn riˈmuvɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv ðiz æps ˈæftər ɪt rɪˈsivd kəmˈpleɪnts frəm ðə ˈpɛrənts ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkaʊnsəl. ðoʊ ðə grup θɪŋks ˈæpəl həz səm rum fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt, ɪt wɪl bi ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɪts fˈjuʧər ˈɛfərts ɔn ˈəðər ˈplætˌfɔrmz ðət ər groʊɪŋ ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti, səʧ ɛz ˈænˌdrɔɪd, wɪʧ ˈkərəntli læk pərˈɛntəl kənˈtroʊlz. ˈpɛrənts ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈkaʊnsəl ɪz noʊˈtɔriəs fər kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ər ˈvaɪələnt ˈneɪʧər əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz, ˈgraɪpɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈjuˌtub ˈkɑmɛnts, ənd kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ əˈgɛnst kɪdz biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ baɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ðə grup ˈtɑrgətɪd ðə æp stɔr ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr bɪˈkəz ˈæpəlz ðə ˈaɪˌpɔd soʊ ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ kɪdz ənd tinz. ðə ˈwɑʧˌdɔg grup hæd kənˈsərnz ðət səm æps kʊd bi ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˈʧɪldrən, ðət æp stɔr ˈpeɪʤɪz hæd wɛb lɪŋks ðət lɛd tɪ jɛt mɔr əˈbʤɛkʃənəbəl ˈkɑntɛnt, ənd ðət ɪn ðə keɪs wɛr pərˈɛntəl kənˈtroʊlz wər ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd, kɪdz kʊd stɪl braʊz ənd ˈprivˌju ðiz æps. ˈæpəl ˈəltəmətli rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈklinɪŋ aʊt ə ˈnəmbər əv ðiz kənˈtɛnʃəs æps ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈblɑkɪŋ ɪn ˈaɪˌtunz ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə blɑks ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə æp stɔr æp. "wɛˈnɛvər wi rɪˈsiv ˈkəstəmər kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt əˈbʤɛkʃənəbəl ˈkɑntɛnt wi ˌrivˈju ðɛm," ˈæpəl ˈspoʊkspərsən ˈtrudi ˈmələr toʊld æt ðə taɪm. "ɪf wi faɪnd ðiz æps kənˈteɪn ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt məˈtɪriəl wi riˈmuv ðɛm ənd rɪkˈwɛst ðə dɪˈvɛləpər meɪk ˈɛni ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd baɪ ˈæpəl." əˈplɔdɪd ˈæpəlz ˈækʃənz. "ˈæpəl həz ˈteɪkən ə ˈpɑzətɪv fərst stɛp təˈwɔrdz ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ kɪdz' ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəli ɪkˈsplɪsət ənd ˌpɔrnəˈgræfɪk ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ɪts ˈprɑdəkt ˈlaɪˌnəp ənd wi əˈplɔd ðə ˈɛfərts," ðə grups ˈprɛzɪdənt, tɪm ˈwɪntər, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. dɪz θɪŋk ðɛrz mɔr ðət ˈæpəl kʊd du. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə grup ɪz kənˈsərnd ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈfɪltərɪŋ ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈmoʊbəl səˈfɑri ɛz ðɛr ər fər ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈbraʊzərz. ðɪs ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɔn ə ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs, ˈnæʃənəl ˈgræsˈruts dɪˈrɛktər ˈgævɪn məˈkɪrnən toʊld, bɪˈkəz ˈpɛrənts kænt sɪt wɪθ ðə ʧaɪld ənd ˈmɑnətər ðɛr ˈbraʊzɪŋ ɛz ðeɪ kʊd ɔn ə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈpiˈsi. "wɪr nɑt əp ɪn ɑrmz əˈgɛnst ˈæpəl, ðoʊ," məˈkɪrnən sɛd. "wi θɪŋk ðɛrz rum fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt, bət wi ər ˈdɛfənətli plizd wɪθ ðɛr rɪˈspɑns tɪ ɑr kəmˈpleɪnts." ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋks ˈəðər ˈmoʊbəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz nid tɪ teɪk ˈsɪmələr ˈmɛʒərz. stiv ʤɑbz ˈrisəntli ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈplætˌfɔrm ɛz biɪŋ ə "pɔrn foʊn" ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈæpəlz ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɑs ənˈveɪlɪŋ, ˈpɑrtli baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rən ˈɛni æp frəm ˈɛni sɔrs. "ju noʊ, ðɛrz ə pɔrn stɔr ɔn ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ɪt həz ˈnəθɪŋ bət pɔrn æps," ʤɑbz toʊld ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈsɛʃən. "ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðɛm; jʊr kɪdz kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðɛm." əˈgriz wɪθ ʤɑbz ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm, ɛz noʊ ˈəðər ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈɔfərz ə ˈsɪstəm laɪk pərˈɛntəl kənˈtroʊlz. "wi plæn tɪ drɔ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈəðər ˈplætˌfɔrmz, səʧ ɛz ˈænˌdrɔɪd, ər ˌvɛˈraɪzənz ˈsərvɪs, ðət ˈɑrənt ˈrɪli duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ," məˈkɪrnən toʊld." wi ˈdɛfənətli wɔnt tɪ si ˈprɑˌgrɛs frəm səm əv ðə ˈəðər ˈhænˈdhɛld dɪˈvaɪsɪz." dɪˈspaɪt ˈsɪŋgjələr "θɪŋk əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən" ˈfoʊkɪs, ðə grup ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɪt ˈɪzənt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp, ɛz səm əv ɪts ˈpriviəs kæmˈpeɪnz maɪt lɛd wən tɪ bɪˈliv. "ɑr goʊl ɪz ɔn ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈʧɪldrənz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ əˈbʤɛkʃənəbəl ˈkɑntɛnt" ənd ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈpɛrənts hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈlɪmət ðɪs ˈækˌsɛs wɪn dimd ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, məˈkɪrnən toʊld. "wi teɪk noʊ stæns ɔn ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ˈædəlts tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈligəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ˈmuviz, ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs meɪ bi." |
damon, writer of star trek into darkness (and of lost), has apologized on twitter for what he called a “gratuitous” scene in the movie, in which the actor alice eve is shown in her bra and knickers as she attempts to pull on a outfit. after hordes of offended fans about the scene, the writer the following:
i copped to the fact that we should have done a better job of not being gratuitous in our representation of a barely clothed actress. damon (@damonlindelof) may 20, 2013
we also had kirk in underpants in both not want to make light of something that some construe as mysogenistic. damon (@damonlindelof) may 20, 2013
we also had kirk in underpants in both not want to make light of something that some construe as mysogenistic. damon (@damonlindelof) may 20, 2013
what saying is i hear you, i take responsibility and will be more mindful in the future. damon (@damonlindelof) may 20, 2013
also, i need to learn how to spell “misogynistic.” damon (@damonlindelof) may 20, 2013
[via guardian] | ˈdeɪmən, ˈraɪtər əv stɑr trɛk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs (ənd əv lɔst), həz əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd ɔn tˈwɪtər fər wət hi kɔld ə ““gratuitous”*” sin ɪn ðə ˈmuvi, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈæktər ˈælɪs iv ɪz ʃoʊn ɪn hər brɑ ənd ˈnɪkərz ɛz ʃi əˈtɛmpts tɪ pʊl ɔn ə ˈaʊtˌfɪt. ˈæftər hɔrdz əv əˈfɛndɪd fænz əˈbaʊt ðə sin, ðə ˈraɪtər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: aɪ kɑpt tɪ ðə fækt ðət wi ʃʊd hæv dən ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb əv nɑt biɪŋ grəˈtuətəs ɪn ɑr ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ə ˈbɛrli kloʊðd ˈæktrəs. ˈdeɪmən (@damonlindelof*) meɪ 20 2013 wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd kərk ɪn ˈəndərˌpænts ɪn boʊθ nɑt wɔnt tɪ meɪk laɪt əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət səm kənˈstru ɛz mysogenistic*. ˈdeɪmən (@damonlindelof*) meɪ 20 2013 wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd kərk ɪn ˈəndərˌpænts ɪn boʊθ nɑt wɔnt tɪ meɪk laɪt əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət səm kənˈstru ɛz mysogenistic*. ˈdeɪmən (@damonlindelof*) meɪ 20 2013 wət seɪɪŋ ɪz aɪ hir ju, aɪ teɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd wɪl bi mɔr ˈmaɪndfəl ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈdeɪmən (@damonlindelof*) meɪ 20 2013 ˈɔlsoʊ, aɪ nid tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ spɛl ““misogynistic.”*.” ˈdeɪmən (@damonlindelof*) meɪ 20 2013 [ˈviə ˈgɑrdiən] |
an unhappy katie holmes was caught sobbing in the upmarket us department store barneys while shopping for ''tummy-control'' pants.
the moment reminds us that while christmas is the season when many gossip mags put their ''best of the year'' editions on show, some celebs are really hurting around this time.
and that pain can fill pages. so what was it that upset holmes? the pregnancy rumours? being married in the religion at christmas time? the store's range? ''whatever it was that was bothering her, it had to be major,'' a source told.
''she was so emotional that staff had to call a police escort.'' speaking of calling the cops, new idea risked being booked for ''criminal extrapolation of a story from one undated quote'' after it spun the following from shane ex, simone callahan: ''christmas is a big time of year for us and i love it - it's a time of celebration and happiness,'' into a piece about how they'd planned to remarry (or so a friend, insiders and pals say) and, of course, how she was blindsided by the so-called scandal involving warne and liz hurley. fair enough, she wasn't the only one.
meanwhile, woman's day dredges up something more ho hum than ho ho with its report that when simon cowell tried to get the then home and away star melissa george to make an album in the 1990s, she said no. why? because ''she really, really can't sing,'' says wd.
unlike holmes, however, george has a happy relationship with her smalls - having developed a device which lowers or raises hemlines.
''i'm a fashionista, so i'm always looking to save money,'' she said. nicole ritchie, on the other hand, was looking to make money from her wedding with joel madden.
however, reports the lavish day was a nightmare after ritchie's friends christina aguilera and kim kardashian were no-shows, $50,000 worth of loaned momentarily went missing and ritchie couldn't get a good price for the exclusive rights to the photos - details of which were all omitted in who's spread, where they ended up.
''she was the perfect bride,'' said madden. she was a ''total bridezilla'' retorted, bent on airing dirty laundry - such as claims ritchie confiscated guests' camera phones so as not to the deal.
follow on twitter | ən ənˈhæpi ˈkeɪti hoʊmz wɑz kɔt ˈsɑbɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈəpˌmɑrkət ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt stɔr ˈbɑrniz waɪl ˈʃɑpɪŋ fər ''tummy-control*'' pænts. ðə ˈmoʊmənt riˈmaɪndz ˈjuˈɛs ðət waɪl ˈkrɪsməs ɪz ðə ˈsizən wɪn ˈmɛni ˈgɑsəp mægz pʊt ðɛr ''bɛst əv ðə jɪr'' ɪˈdɪʃənz ɔn ʃoʊ, səm səˈlɛbz ər ˈrɪli ˈhərtɪŋ əraʊnd ðɪs taɪm. ənd ðət peɪn kən fɪl ˈpeɪʤɪz. soʊ wət wɑz ɪt ðət ˈəpˌsɛt hoʊmz? ðə ˈprɛgnənsi ˈrumərz? biɪŋ ˈmɛrid ɪn ðə rɪˈlɪʤən æt ˈkrɪsməs taɪm? ðə stɔrz reɪnʤ? ''ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt wɑz ðət wɑz ˈbɑðərɪŋ hər, ɪt hæd tɪ bi ˈmeɪʤər,'' ə sɔrs toʊld. ''ʃi wɑz soʊ ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ðət stæf hæd tɪ kɔl ə pəˈlis ˈɛskɔrt.'' ˈspikɪŋ əv ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə kɑps, nu aɪˈdiə rɪskt biɪŋ bʊkt fər ''ˈkrɪmənəl ɛkˌstræpəˈleɪʃən əv ə ˈstɔri frəm wən ˌənˈdeɪtɪd kwoʊt'' ˈæftər ɪt spən ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ frəm ʃeɪn ɛks, sɪˈmoʊn ˈkæləˌhæn: ''ˈkrɪsməs ɪz ə bɪg taɪm əv jɪr fər ˈjuˈɛs ənd aɪ ləv ɪt ɪts ə taɪm əv ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ənd ˈhæpinəs,'' ˈɪntu ə pis əˈbaʊt haʊ ðeɪd plænd tɪ riˈmɛri (ər soʊ ə frɛnd, ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ənd pælz seɪ) ənd, əv kɔrs, haʊ ʃi wɑz ˈblaɪndˌsaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈskændəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ wɔrn ənd lɪz ˈhərli. fɛr ɪˈnəf, ʃi ˈwəzənt ðə ˈoʊnli wən. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈwʊmənz deɪ ˈdrɛʤɪz əp ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr hoʊ həm ðən hoʊ hoʊ wɪθ ɪts rɪˈpɔrt ðət wɪn ˈsaɪmən ˈkɑwɛl traɪd tɪ gɪt ðə ðɛn hoʊm ənd əˈweɪ stɑr məˈlɪsə ʤɔrʤ tɪ meɪk ən ˈælbəm ɪn ðə 1990s*, ʃi sɛd noʊ. waɪ? bɪˈkəz ''ʃi ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli kænt sɪŋ,'' sɪz wd*. ənˈlaɪk hoʊmz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʤɔrʤ həz ə ˈhæpi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hər smɔlz ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ə dɪˈvaɪs wɪʧ loʊərz ər ˈreɪzɪz ˈhɛmˌlaɪnz. ''əm ə fashionista*, soʊ əm ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ seɪv ˈməni,'' ʃi sɛd. nɪˈkoʊl ˈrɪʧi, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈməni frəm hər ˈwɛdɪŋ wɪθ ʤoʊəl ˈmædən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈpɔrts ðə ˈlævɪʃ deɪ wɑz ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈæftər ˈrɪʧiz frɛndz krɪˈstinə ɑgwiˈlɛrə ənd kɪm ˈkɑdəˌʃeɪn wər no-shows*, wərθ əv loʊnd ˌmoʊmənˈtɛrəli wɛnt ˈmɪsɪŋ ənd ˈrɪʧi ˈkʊdənt gɪt ə gʊd praɪs fər ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv raɪts tɪ ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈditeɪlz əv wɪʧ wər ɔl oʊˈmɪtɪd ɪn huz sprɛd, wɛr ðeɪ ˈɛndɪd əp. ''ʃi wɑz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt braɪd,'' sɛd ˈmædən. ʃi wɑz ə ''ˈtoʊtəl bridezilla*'' riˈtɔrtɪd, bɛnt ɔn ˈɛrɪŋ ˈdərti ˈlɔndri səʧ ɛz kleɪmz ˈrɪʧi ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd gɛsts' ˈkæmərə foʊnz soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ ðə dil. ˈfɑloʊ ɔn tˈwɪtər |
there is a thought i have been mulling over about romantic relationships as well as what sort of audience i would like to reach with this site. how can we create the relationships we desire? we all know people in clearly unhealthy and dysfunctional relationships, what are the things they are doing that make them dysfunctional? and conversely when we look at an example of a healthy relationship, what are they doing to continue their success? i believe the secret to successful interpersonal relationships has to do with actively creating the interaction together. in this article i would like to take you on an adventure of consciousness, and give you some activities to try with your partner. these do not have to be done with a romantic partner by any means. anyone who is willing to take a moment to practice raising their awareness in their interaction with you is a perfect participant for these exercises.
often people express their displeasure with their relationships to me. and i notice a few recurring themes: boredom, resentment, distrust, immature communication. in the verbal vs. behavior and jealousy, to name a few. i find that often people are not mindful of the types of interactions they want to have with others, and have a laissez faire sort of approach to the relationships that are formed. and while spontaneous connections with incredible people who mirror your goals and values do happen i find people surround themselves with people they are close to in proximity more than similar interests or ideals. i theorize that the trouble begins at the inception of an interaction, this sort of falling into the company of whatever rift raft happens to be around. an example being those who take people home from the bar and then seem shocked that the person drinks heavily and enjoys an active social life picking up people in bars. that would be akin to bringing an opossum home and lamenting that he does not act like a cat. it is ludicrous to ask an opossum to behave like a cat, he cannot be other than what he is. by and large people seem to like those who express interest in them, and begin spending large amounts of time with the interested parties because “why not?” this is a very passive way to interact i believe, and i think will often lead to incongruity in your own behavior down the line. consider this; if we are not the master of our choices, if we do not make them consciously, then who is responsible for the places we end up in life?
i know several very clever people who were with romantic partners that seemed highly with their lifestyles, which was often a source of discord between these couples. a highly motivated woman with a high paying job was dating a man who was chronically unemployed, and a man with strict ideas about monogamy repeatedly returned to a partner that was unfaithful and openly expressed their disinterest in settling down, are two prime examples. when i inquired what common ground they had with their partner and what sort of interaction they were hoping to achieve together, in both cases these people looked at me as though i had sprouted a third eye.
“well i know. we just kind of hang out, i guess we really talked about that.”
“i am afraid to have that conversation. what if we are not that serious?”
their answers baffled me. both of these couples had been together for years, it seemed very odd they would not have discussed their goals together. the idea of having such a conversation seemed to horrify both parties, as though discussing this would highlight the incompatibility. taken a step further, when i inquire why they are spending their time with these people, what drew them together, and how they met their partner, i received an interesting answer.
“they hung around the same people i did.”
or “he was at a party and he said he was interested in me. i have anything else going on so…”
in these answers not only do i perceive a lack of energy i see a lack of enthusiasm. i hypothesize this goes with the flow, devil may care attitude is actually victim mentality in disguise. i wonder if perhaps seeing the word through the lens of a victim, allows a certain freedom to blame others for the occurrences. this sort of thinking is categorized by the sentiment that everyone they have dated is an asshole, or all their previous romantic partners were crazy. by not taking responsibility for your own choices in company you allow yourself to be flotsam washed up on the shores of your own life through no fault of your own. and i think that is a load of malarkey. i do not think that physical proximity and someone expressing interest is a good enough reason to become involved with another human. through our choices we carve out a future for ourselves. if you are not actively participating in those choices what sort of life would you expect to live in? one in which you feel powerless? one in which we feel like you float on tides of events that just happen to you? i encourage you to put on the brakes, and stop seeing yourself as a victim. relationships, romantic or otherwise, are not something that just happen. we must treat them like any other area in which we desire success. so how do you bring the process of in the interactions with those around you? a great place to begin would be by sharing the idea of co created relationships with your partner. express a desire to try the ideas on for size. share this piece of writing with them, or summarize the idea in your own words. but i find the results to be most productive if both parties are aware and actively participating.
exercise one: intention
the practice of setting your intention is a powerful goal setting tool. it is akin to meditation in that you are seeking to quiet the chatter of the mind for a moment to find clarity. in this exercise you are trying to build a cohesive statement for your intention of an interaction with another person. find a quiet space to think about your intention within the context of the interaction. you may want to write these things down, or simply have some moments of meditation over the ideas. whatever your method, take this moment seriously. examine the thoughts that come to you, and then share them with your partner. some questions you might ask yourself may be something like the following: what kind of interaction do you have with this person currently? what sort of interaction would you like to have moving forward? in what ways is this interaction successful? in what areas does the interaction need improvement? what are your expectations in this interaction?
exercise two: observation
set a timer for two minutes and sit facing your partner. during this two minute period i want you to maintain eye contact with the other person. for the first two minutes one person is going to describe the observations they have about your interaction. at the end of the two minute period the other partner will do the same. the catch is while one person is speaking the other partner is to remain silent. your jobs as the silent partner is to listen and absorb as much as you can, and your role as the speaker to convey your perspective as clearly as you are able. how did that feel? which was easier for you, speaking or listening? after the time is over i want you to spend a moment trying to look at your relationship from an objective perspective. pretend if you like, that you do not know the intricacies of all the moments you have shared together. try to observe yourself from a third person perspective if only for a few moments. perhaps make notes at this stage of the process if that helps you. what does your mental state feel like when you encounter this person? what physical sensations do you notice when preparing to encounter this person? these thoughts are not something you have to share with your partner, although it is certainly an interesting point of conversation if you so desire. this is something that can be done with an existing interaction, or with new people you free to continue these practices with your partner or with new people. i have found there are new things to discover about your partner at various times, and these are a great place to begin a dialogue. brainstorm ways in which you can be fully present in your interactions with each other, even if it is only for ten minutes at a time. carve out time to craft your interactions.
i encourage you to take an active role in your interactions with those around you, be present in the moments, and actively participate. i imagine you will begin to notice a change in the texture of these encounters, in how you communicate and respond as well as how you approach changes in your relationship. a quick word about expectations before moving forward, it is important to introspect and investigate your inner values, and ask yourself if someone existing in a different frame of mind upsets your expectations. however herein lies the dangers of expectations. there is nothing at all wrong with having wants and desires in a relationships, but it is quite detrimental to hang your personal expectations on another person as though they are a coat rack. without clear communication and honesty one party is bound to feel resentful, and begin throwing of the weight of your expectation coats. i want to caution you here about expectations. they belong totally to you, they are your thoughts. just because you have them does not mean your partner is responsible for upholding them. keep in mind the purpose of this is accepting responsibility for your own emotional state. remember, you are the one steering your own life. | ðɛr ɪz ə θɔt aɪ hæv bɪn ˈməlɪŋ ˈoʊvər əˈbaʊt roʊˈmæntɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɛz wɛl ɛz wət sɔrt əv ˈɔdiəns aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ riʧ wɪθ ðɪs saɪt. haʊ kən wi kriˈeɪt ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wi dɪˈzaɪər? wi ɔl noʊ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈklɪrli ənˈhɛlθi ənd dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, wət ər ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ðət meɪk ðɛm dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl? ənd ˈkɑnvərsli wɪn wi lʊk æt ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈhɛlθi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, wət ər ðeɪ duɪŋ tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðɛr səkˈsɛs? aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈsikrɪt tɪ səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɪntərˈpərsənəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps həz tɪ du wɪθ ˈæktɪvli kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən təˈgɛðər. ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ teɪk ju ɔn ən ədˈvɛnʧər əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ənd gɪv ju səm ækˈtɪvɪtiz tɪ traɪ wɪθ jʊr ˈpɑrtnər. ðiz du nɑt hæv tɪ bi dən wɪθ ə roʊˈmæntɪk ˈpɑrtnər baɪ ˈɛni minz. ˈɛniˌwən hu ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ˈpræktɪs ˈreɪzɪŋ ðɛr əˈwɛrnəs ɪn ðɛr ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ju ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt pɑrˈtɪsəpənt fər ðiz ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz. ˈɔfən ˈpipəl ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr dɪˈsplɛʒər wɪθ ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps tɪ mi. ənd aɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ə fju rɪˈkərɪŋ θimz: ˈbɔrdəm, rɪˈzɛntmənt, dɪˈstrəst, ˌɪməˈtjʊr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈvərbəl ˈvərsəz. bɪˈheɪvjər ənd ˈʤɛləsi, tɪ neɪm ə fju. aɪ faɪnd ðət ˈɔfən ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈmaɪndfəl əv ðə taɪps əv ˌɪnərˈækʃənz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ hæv wɪθ ˈəðərz, ənd hæv ə ˈlɛˌzeɪ fɛr sɔrt əv əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ðət ər fɔrmd. ənd waɪl spɑnˈteɪniəs kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈpipəl hu ˈmɪrər jʊr goʊlz ənd ˈvæljuz du ˈhæpən aɪ faɪnd ˈpipəl səraʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ ˈpipəl ðeɪ ər kloʊz tɪ ɪn prɑkˈsɪməti mɔr ðən ˈsɪmələr ˈɪntərɪsts ər aɪˈdilz. aɪ θiəraɪz ðət ðə ˈtrəbəl bɪˈgɪnz æt ðə ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən əv ən ˌɪnərˈækʃən, ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əv ˌwəˈtɛvər rɪft ræft ˈhæpənz tɪ bi əraʊnd. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl biɪŋ ðoʊz hu teɪk ˈpipəl hoʊm frəm ðə bɑr ənd ðɛn sim ʃɑkt ðət ðə ˈpərsən drɪŋks ˈhɛvəli ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ən ˈæktɪv ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˈpipəl ɪn bɑrz. ðət wʊd bi ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ən oʊˈpɑsəm hoʊm ənd ləˈmɛntɪŋ ðət hi dɪz nɑt ækt laɪk ə kæt. ɪt ɪz ˈludəkrəs tɪ æsk ən oʊˈpɑsəm tɪ bɪˈheɪv laɪk ə kæt, hi ˈkænɑt bi ˈəðər ðən wət hi ɪz. baɪ ənd lɑrʤ ˈpipəl sim tɪ laɪk ðoʊz hu ɪkˈsprɛs ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɛm, ənd bɪˈgɪn ˈspɛndɪŋ lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv taɪm wɪθ ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ˈpɑrtiz bɪˈkəz not?”*?” ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈpæsɪv weɪ tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt aɪ bɪˈliv, ənd aɪ θɪŋk wɪl ˈɔfən lɛd tɪ ˌɪŋkɔŋˈruɪti ɪn jʊr oʊn bɪˈheɪvjər daʊn ðə laɪn. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs; ɪf wi ər nɑt ðə ˈmæstər əv ɑr ˈʧɔɪsɪz, ɪf wi du nɑt meɪk ðɛm ˈkɑnʃəsli, ðɛn hu ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈpleɪsɪz wi ɛnd əp ɪn laɪf? aɪ noʊ ˈsɛvərəl ˈvɛri ˈklɛvər ˈpipəl hu wər wɪθ roʊˈmæntɪk ˈpɑrtnərz ðət simd ˈhaɪli wɪθ ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz, wɪʧ wɑz ˈɔfən ə sɔrs əv ˈdɪskɔrd bɪtˈwin ðiz ˈkəpəlz. ə ˈhaɪli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə haɪ peɪɪŋ ʤɑb wɑz ˈdeɪtɪŋ ə mæn hu wɑz ˈkrɑnɪkəli ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd, ənd ə mæn wɪθ strɪkt aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt məˈnɑgəmi rɪˈpitɪdli rɪˈtərnd tɪ ə ˈpɑrtnər ðət wɑz ənˈfeɪθfəl ənd ˈoʊpənli ɪkˈsprɛst ðɛr dɪˈsɪntərəst ɪn ˈsɛtəlɪŋ daʊn, ər tu praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəlz. wɪn aɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪərd wət ˈkɑmən graʊnd ðeɪ hæd wɪθ ðɛr ˈpɑrtnər ənd wət sɔrt əv ˌɪnərˈækʃən ðeɪ wər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ əˈʧiv təˈgɛðər, ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz ðiz ˈpipəl lʊkt æt mi ɛz ðoʊ aɪ hæd ˈspraʊtɪd ə θərd aɪ. aɪ noʊ. wi ʤɪst kaɪnd əv hæŋ aʊt, aɪ gɛs wi ˈrɪli tɔkt əˈbaʊt that.”*.” æm əˈfreɪd tɪ hæv ðət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. wət ɪf wi ər nɑt ðət serious?”*?” ðɛr ˈænsərz ˈbæfəld mi. boʊθ əv ðiz ˈkəpəlz hæd bɪn təˈgɛðər fər jɪrz, ɪt simd ˈvɛri ɑd ðeɪ wʊd nɑt hæv dɪˈskəst ðɛr goʊlz təˈgɛðər. ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈhævɪŋ səʧ ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən simd tɪ ˈhɔrəˌfaɪ boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz, ɛz ðoʊ dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðɪs wʊd ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə ˌɪnˌkɑmpətɪˈbɪlɪti. ˈteɪkən ə stɛp ˈfərðər, wɪn aɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪr waɪ ðeɪ ər ˈspɛndɪŋ ðɛr taɪm wɪθ ðiz ˈpipəl, wət dru ðɛm təˈgɛðər, ənd haʊ ðeɪ mɛt ðɛr ˈpɑrtnər, aɪ rɪˈsivd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈænsər. həŋ əraʊnd ðə seɪm ˈpipəl aɪ did.”*.” ər wɑz æt ə ˈpɑrti ənd hi sɛd hi wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn mi. aɪ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls goʊɪŋ ɔn so…”*…” ɪn ðiz ˈænsərz nɑt ˈoʊnli du aɪ pərˈsiv ə læk əv ˈɛnərʤi aɪ si ə læk əv ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm. aɪ haɪˈpɑθəˌsaɪz ðɪs goʊz wɪθ ðə floʊ, ˈdɛvəl meɪ kɛr ˈætəˌtud ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈvɪktɪm mɛnˈtælɪti ɪn dɪsˈgaɪz. aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf pərˈhæps siɪŋ ðə wərd θru ðə lɛnz əv ə ˈvɪktɪm, əˈlaʊz ə ˈsərtən ˈfridəm tɪ bleɪm ˈəðərz fər ðə əˈkərənsɪz. ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ˈkætəgərˌaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈsɛnəmənt ðət ˈɛvriˌwən ðeɪ hæv ˈdeɪtɪd ɪz ən ˈæshoʊl, ər ɔl ðɛr ˈpriviəs roʊˈmæntɪk ˈpɑrtnərz wər ˈkreɪzi. baɪ nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər jʊr oʊn ˈʧɔɪsɪz ɪn ˈkəmpəˌni ju əˈlaʊ ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ bi ˈflɑtsəm wɑʃt əp ɔn ðə ʃɔrz əv jʊr oʊn laɪf θru noʊ fɔlt əv jʊr oʊn. ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪz ə loʊd əv məˈlɑrki. aɪ du nɑt θɪŋk ðət ˈfɪzɪkəl prɑkˈsɪməti ənd ˈsəmˌwən ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz ə gʊd ɪˈnəf ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈjumən. θru ɑr ˈʧɔɪsɪz wi kɑrv aʊt ə fˈjuʧər fər ɑrˈsɛlvz. ɪf ju ər nɑt ˈæktɪvli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz ˈʧɔɪsɪz wət sɔrt əv laɪf wʊd ju ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ lɪv ɪn? wən ɪn wɪʧ ju fil ˈpaʊərləs? wən ɪn wɪʧ wi fil laɪk ju floʊt ɔn taɪdz əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət ʤɪst ˈhæpən tɪ ju? aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ pʊt ɔn ðə breɪks, ənd stɑp siɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ɛz ə ˈvɪktɪm. riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, roʊˈmæntɪk ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ər nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʤɪst ˈhæpən. wi məst trit ðɛm laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈɛriə ɪn wɪʧ wi dɪˈzaɪər səkˈsɛs. soʊ haʊ du ju brɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ðoʊz əraʊnd ju? ə greɪt pleɪs tɪ bɪˈgɪn wʊd bi baɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə əv koʊ kriˈeɪtɪd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ jʊr ˈpɑrtnər. ɪkˈsprɛs ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ traɪ ðə aɪˈdiəz ɔn fər saɪz. ʃɛr ðɪs pis əv ˈraɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm, ər ˈsəmərˌaɪz ðə aɪˈdiə ɪn jʊr oʊn wərdz. bət aɪ faɪnd ðə rɪˈzəlts tɪ bi moʊst pərˈdəktɪv ɪf boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ər əˈwɛr ənd ˈæktɪvli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ. ˈɛksərˌsaɪz wən: ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈsɛtɪŋ jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz ə ˈpaʊərfəl goʊl ˈsɛtɪŋ tul. ɪt ɪz ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən ɪn ðət ju ər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ kwaɪət ðə ˈʧætər əv ðə maɪnd fər ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ faɪnd ˈklɛrɪti. ɪn ðɪs ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ju ər traɪɪŋ tɪ bɪld ə koʊˈhisɪv ˈsteɪtmənt fər jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ən ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈpərsən. faɪnd ə kwaɪət speɪs tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən. ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ raɪt ðiz θɪŋz daʊn, ər ˈsɪmpli hæv səm ˈmoʊmənts əv ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə aɪˈdiəz. ˌwəˈtɛvər jʊr ˈmɛθəd, teɪk ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt ˈsɪriəsli. ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə θɔts ðət kəm tɪ ju, ənd ðɛn ʃɛr ðɛm wɪθ jʊr ˈpɑrtnər. səm kˈwɛsʧənz ju maɪt æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf meɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: wət kaɪnd əv ˌɪnərˈækʃən du ju hæv wɪθ ðɪs ˈpərsən ˈkərəntli? wət sɔrt əv ˌɪnərˈækʃən wʊd ju laɪk tɪ hæv ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd? ɪn wət weɪz ɪz ðɪs ˌɪnərˈækʃən səkˈsɛsfəl? ɪn wət ˈɛriəz dɪz ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən nid ˌɪmˈpruvmənt? wət ər jʊr ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ɪn ðɪs ˌɪnərˈækʃən? ˈɛksərˌsaɪz tu: ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən sɛt ə ˈtaɪmər fər tu ˈmɪnəts ənd sɪt ˈfeɪsɪŋ jʊr ˈpɑrtnər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs tu ˈmɪnət ˈpɪriəd aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ meɪnˈteɪn aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsən. fər ðə fərst tu ˈmɪnəts wən ˈpərsən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ðeɪ hæv əˈbaʊt jʊr ˌɪnərˈækʃən. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə tu ˈmɪnət ˈpɪriəd ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnər wɪl du ðə seɪm. ðə kæʧ ɪz waɪl wən ˈpərsən ɪz ˈspikɪŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnər ɪz tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈsaɪlənt. jʊr ʤɑbz ɛz ðə ˈsaɪlənt ˈpɑrtnər ɪz tɪ ˈlɪsən ənd əbˈzɔrb ɛz məʧ ɛz ju kən, ənd jʊr roʊl ɛz ðə ˈspikər tɪ kənˈveɪ jʊr pərˈspɛktɪv ɛz ˈklɪrli ɛz ju ər ˈeɪbəl. haʊ dɪd ðət fil? wɪʧ wɑz ˈiziər fər ju, ˈspikɪŋ ər ˈlɪsənɪŋ? ˈæftər ðə taɪm ɪz ˈoʊvər aɪ wɔnt ju tɪ spɛnd ə ˈmoʊmənt traɪɪŋ tɪ lʊk æt jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp frəm ən əˈbʤɛktɪv pərˈspɛktɪv. priˈtɛnd ɪf ju laɪk, ðət ju du nɑt noʊ ðə ˈɪntrəkəsiz əv ɔl ðə ˈmoʊmənts ju hæv ʃɛrd təˈgɛðər. traɪ tɪ əbˈzərv ˈjɔrsɛlf frəm ə θərd ˈpərsən pərˈspɛktɪv ɪf ˈoʊnli fər ə fju ˈmoʊmənts. pərˈhæps meɪk noʊts æt ðɪs steɪʤ əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪf ðət hɛlps ju. wət dɪz jʊr ˈmɛntəl steɪt fil laɪk wɪn ju ɪnˈkaʊnər ðɪs ˈpərsən? wət ˈfɪzɪkəl sɛnˈseɪʃənz du ju ˈnoʊtɪs wɪn pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər ðɪs ˈpərsən? ðiz θɔts ər nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ju hæv tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ jʊr ˈpɑrtnər, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pɔɪnt əv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪf ju soʊ dɪˈzaɪər. ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kən bi dən wɪθ ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌɪnərˈækʃən, ər wɪθ nu ˈpipəl ju fri tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðiz ˈpræktɪsɪz wɪθ jʊr ˈpɑrtnər ər wɪθ nu ˈpipəl. aɪ hæv faʊnd ðɛr ər nu θɪŋz tɪ dɪˈskəvər əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈpɑrtnər æt ˈvɛriəs taɪmz, ənd ðiz ər ə greɪt pleɪs tɪ bɪˈgɪn ə ˈdaɪəˌlɔg. ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ju kən bi ˈfʊli ˈprɛzənt ɪn jʊr ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli fər tɛn ˈmɪnəts æt ə taɪm. kɑrv aʊt taɪm tɪ kræft jʊr ˌɪnərˈækʃənz. aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ teɪk ən ˈæktɪv roʊl ɪn jʊr ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ðoʊz əraʊnd ju, bi ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˈmoʊmənts, ənd ˈæktɪvli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ju wɪl bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈtɛksʧər əv ðiz ɪnˈkaʊnərz, ɪn haʊ ju kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ənd rɪˈspɑnd ɛz wɛl ɛz haʊ ju əˈproʊʧ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ə kwɪk wərd əˈbaʊt ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈɪntrəˌspɛkt ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt jʊr ˈɪnər ˈvæljuz, ənd æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt freɪm əv maɪnd ˈəpˌsɛts jʊr ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər hɪˈrɪn laɪz ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ æt ɔl rɔŋ wɪθ ˈhævɪŋ wɔnts ənd dɪˈzaɪərz ɪn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, bət ɪt ɪz kwaɪt ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl tɪ hæŋ jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ɔn əˈnəðər ˈpərsən ɛz ðoʊ ðeɪ ər ə koʊt ræk. wɪˈθaʊt klɪr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈɑnəsti wən ˈpɑrti ɪz baʊnd tɪ fil rɪˈzɛntfəl, ənd bɪˈgɪn θroʊɪŋ əv ðə weɪt əv jʊr ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən koʊts. aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈkɔʃən ju hir əˈbaʊt ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ðeɪ bɪˈlɔŋ ˈtoʊtəli tɪ ju, ðeɪ ər jʊr θɔts. ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ju hæv ðɛm dɪz nɑt min jʊr ˈpɑrtnər ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər əˈphoʊldɪŋ ðɛm. kip ɪn maɪnd ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðɪs ɪz əkˈsɛptɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər jʊr oʊn ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl steɪt. rɪˈmɛmbər, ju ər ðə wən ˈstɪrɪŋ jʊr oʊn laɪf. |
updated sunday, nov. 5, 2017, p.m. est: several reports have identified the man who fired numerous times inside the first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas, as devin patrick kelley.
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the new york times confirms that at least two anonymous sources told the outlet that kelley, who lived in new braunfels, texas, was the perpetrator in the attack that left 26 people dead.
victims ranged in age from 5 to 72 and included a pregnant woman and several children.
the times reports that kelley had served in the air force at a base in new mexico and died shortly after he opened fire at the church.
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kelley was armed with a ruger rifle when he perpetrated the attack.
updated sunday, nov. 5, p.m. est: the daughter of church pastor frank pomeroy was one of the victims killed, cnn reports. neither the pastor nor his wife was in the church when the shooting took place.
earlier:
another mass shooting has taken place in the united states, this time claiming more than 20 lives, according to reports.
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cnn reports that the fbi; the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives; and local police are now responding to the scene at the first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas, where a gunman opened fire during church services.
a witness told the news outlet that she heard about 20 shots being fired in quick succession while a church service was underway. a source told cnn that a man walked into the church and began shooting about a.m. local time.
according to a local station, ksat-tv, the unidentified shooter, a man, is dead. cnn reports that he died after a brief chase north into neighboring guadalupe county. it is unclear if the shooter was killed by police or took his own life, a police spokesperson said.
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the facebook page shows a recent fall festival with parishioners dressed up in halloween costumes.
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the incident harks back to a 2015 incident at the mother emanuel african methodist episcopal church in charleston, s.c., where roof shot and killed nine parishioners during an evening bible study. that mass shooting was racially motivated.
the first baptist church in sutherland springs does not appear to be a black church.
president donald trump his condolences from his trip to asia.
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editor’s note: an earlier version of this story said that 27 people were dead, per a cnn cable news report, but that has not been confirmed. | ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈsənˌdi, noʊv. 5 2017 p.m*. ɛst: ˈsɛvərəl rɪˈpɔrts hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə mæn hu faɪərd ˈnumərəs taɪmz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə fərst ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ɪn ˈsəðərlənd spərɪŋz, ˈtɛksəs, ɛz ˈdɛvɪn ˈpætrɪk ˈkɛli. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz kənˈfərmz ðət æt list tu əˈnɑnəməs ˈsɔrsəz toʊld ðə ˈaʊˌtlɛt ðət ˈkɛli, hu lɪvd ɪn nu braunfels*, ˈtɛksəs, wɑz ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər ɪn ðə əˈtæk ðət lɛft 26 ˈpipəl dɛd. ˈvɪktɪmz reɪnʤd ɪn eɪʤ frəm 5 tɪ 72 ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈprɛgnənt ˈwʊmən ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧɪldrən. ðə taɪmz rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈkɛli hæd sərvd ɪn ðə ɛr fɔrs æt ə beɪs ɪn nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd daɪd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hi ˈoʊpənd faɪər æt ðə ʧərʧ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈkɛli wɑz ɑrmd wɪθ ə ˈrugər ˈraɪfəl wɪn hi ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd ðə əˈtæk. ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈsənˌdi, noʊv. 5 p.m*. ɛst: ðə ˈdɔtər əv ʧərʧ ˈpæstər fræŋk ˈpɑmərˌɔɪ wɑz wən əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz kɪld, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrts. ˈniðər ðə ˈpæstər nɔr hɪz waɪf wɑz ɪn ðə ʧərʧ wɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ tʊk pleɪs. ˈərliər: əˈnəðər mæs ˈʃutɪŋ həz ˈteɪkən pleɪs ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðɪs taɪm ˈkleɪmɪŋ mɔr ðən 20 lɪvz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ; ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, təˈbæˌkoʊ, ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz; ənd ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ər naʊ rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə sin æt ðə fərst ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ɪn ˈsəðərlənd spərɪŋz, ˈtɛksəs, wɛr ə ˈgənmən ˈoʊpənd faɪər ˈdʊrɪŋ ʧərʧ ˈsərvɪsɪz. ə ˈwɪtnəs toʊld ðə nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛt ðət ʃi hərd əˈbaʊt 20 ʃɑts biɪŋ faɪərd ɪn kwɪk səkˈsɛʃən waɪl ə ʧərʧ ˈsərvɪs wɑz ˌəndərˈweɪ. ə sɔrs toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ðət ə mæn wɔkt ˈɪntu ðə ʧərʧ ənd bɪˈgæn ˈʃutɪŋ əˈbaʊt a.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl ˈsteɪʃən, ksat-tv*, ðə ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈʃutər, ə mæn, ɪz dɛd. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrts ðət hi daɪd ˈæftər ə brif ʧeɪs nɔrθ ˈɪntu ˈneɪbərɪŋ gˌwɑdəˈlupeɪ ˈkaʊnti. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ɪf ðə ˈʃutər wɑz kɪld baɪ pəˈlis ər tʊk hɪz oʊn laɪf, ə pəˈlis ˈspoʊkspərsən sɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ʃoʊz ə ˈrisənt fɔl ˈfɛstɪvəl wɪθ pərˈɪʃənərz drɛst əp ɪn ˌhæləˈwin ˈkɑstumz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈɪnsədənt hɑrks bæk tɪ ə 2015 ˈɪnsədənt æt ðə ˈməðər ɪˈmænjuəl ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈmɛθədɪst ɪˈpɪskəpəl ʧərʧ ɪn ˈʧɑrəlstən, s.c*., wɛr rʊf ʃɑt ənd kɪld naɪn pərˈɪʃənərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈivnɪŋ ˈbaɪbəl ˈstədi. ðət mæs ˈʃutɪŋ wɑz ˈreɪʃəli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd. ðə fərst ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ɪn ˈsəðərlənd spərɪŋz dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ə blæk ʧərʧ. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp hɪz kənˈdoʊlənsəz frəm hɪz trɪp tɪ ˈeɪʒə. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt noʊt: ən ˈərliər ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈstɔri sɛd ðət 27 ˈpipəl wər dɛd, pər ə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈkeɪbəl nuz rɪˈpɔrt, bət ðət həz nɑt bɪn kənˈfərmd. |
megyn kelly has downplayed her war of words with fox news colleague sean hannity, putting it down to their irish roots.
kelly and hannity made headlines this week after a over donald trump.
the former kicked things off when she said the republican presidential nominee preferred going on show because he ask difficult questions.
“donald trump, with all due respect to my friend at 10 o’clock, will go on hannity and pretty much only hannity, and will not venture out to the unsafe spaces these days,” kelly said on air.
she also hillary clinton, the democratic party nominee, for failing to do tough interviews.
in response, hannity claimed kelly was a supporter of clinton.
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kelly attempted to draw a line under the spat today, a photo of her and hannity with the caption: “we’re irish. complicated.”
graham linehan, among many others, buying it.
trump and kelly famously fell out last year after the presidential candidate claimed she treated him unfairly in a television debate.
at the time, trump said kelly had “blood coming out her eyes” and “blood coming out of her wherever.” he later denied this was a reference to her being on her period.
earlier this year, things further soured when he skipped another debate moderated by kelly and called her “highly overrated” and “crazy” on twitter.
the pair later made up following a meeting at trump tower in new york. | megyn* ˈkɛli həz ˈdaʊnˌpleɪd hər wɔr əv wərdz wɪθ fɑks nuz ˈkɑlig ʃɔn ˈhænɪti, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt daʊn tɪ ðɛr ˈaɪrɪʃ ruts. ˈkɛli ənd ˈhænɪti meɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ðɪs wik ˈæftər ə ˈoʊvər ˈdɑnəld trəmp. ðə ˈfɔrmər kɪkt θɪŋz ɔf wɪn ʃi sɛd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni prɪˈfərd goʊɪŋ ɔn ʃoʊ bɪˈkəz hi æsk ˈdɪfəkəlt kˈwɛsʧənz. trəmp, wɪθ ɔl du rɪˈspɛkt tɪ maɪ frɛnd æt 10 o’clock*, wɪl goʊ ɔn ˈhænɪti ənd ˈprɪti məʧ ˈoʊnli ˈhænɪti, ənd wɪl nɑt ˈvɛnʧər aʊt tɪ ðə ənˈseɪf ˈspeɪsɪz ðiz days,”*,” ˈkɛli sɛd ɔn ɛr. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˌnɑməˈni, fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ du təf ˈɪntərvˌjuz. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ˈhænɪti kleɪmd ˈkɛli wɑz ə səˈpɔrtər əv ˈklɪntən. wups! wi ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ðɪs twit wups! wi ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ðɪs twit ˈkɛli əˈtɛmptəd tɪ drɔ ə laɪn ˈəndər ðə spæt təˈdeɪ, ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv hər ənd ˈhænɪti wɪθ ðə ˈkæpʃən: ˈaɪrɪʃ. complicated.”*.” græm ˈlɪnɪhæn, əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈəðərz, baɪɪŋ ɪt. trəmp ənd ˈkɛli ˈfeɪməsli fɛl aʊt læst jɪr ˈæftər ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt kleɪmd ʃi ˈtritɪd ɪm ənˈfɛrli ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən dəˈbeɪt. æt ðə taɪm, trəmp sɛd ˈkɛli hæd ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt hər eyes”*” ənd ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv hər wherever.”*.” hi ˈleɪtər dɪˈnaɪd ðɪs wɑz ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ hər biɪŋ ɔn hər ˈpɪriəd. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, θɪŋz ˈfərðər saʊərd wɪn hi skɪpt əˈnəðər dəˈbeɪt ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈkɛli ənd kɔld hər overrated”*” ənd ““crazy”*” ɔn tˈwɪtər. ðə pɛr ˈleɪtər meɪd əp ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈmitɪŋ æt trəmp taʊər ɪn nu jɔrk. |
my husband and i have long joked that he is more feminist than i. when sara hurwitz was first ordained as maharat, he was much more comfortable with the idea of female clergy than i was. i have never felt an urge to wear a or. i did not like some of the changes instituted by my former rabbi to increase the role of women in formal ritual, because i felt it served a broader agenda rather than reflected the wishes of female congregants. i was skeptical of r' avi weiss and claims of 'open orthodoxy' because some of the ideas being generated by that institution seemed to push change simply for the sake of change. it seemed to me at the time that leadership was overly aggressive and unnecessarily alienating much of the established orthodox world. in a way, i was proud of being (not anti-feminist), because i was truly comfortable in both my femininity and my religious should clarify that i never had an issue with the idea of women wearing or in services. the bulk of my objections were not halachic. the neighborhood i lived in had one orthodox shul, one conservative, two reform, and possibly more that i'm forgetting. it bothered me that women who might feel more comfortable than i would in a conservative or reform would come to an orthodox one and wear a. it seemed disrespectful. after all, i would not go into a church and loudly proclaim that i do not believe in jesus. so why must someone come into my holy space and proclaim that they don't share my don't feel that way anymore. the two largest influences have been motherhood, and recent statements by orthodox institutions and individuals.first, on motherhood. i rarely get to anymore, and when i do, at least half my attention is on the clock, because it is inevitably almost time for one of my kids to eat, nap, or go to the potty. or i'm distracted because i'm expecting my older son to come looking for me. my children take up my mental space even when they don't need anything. so i deeply envy any woman who can with true kevana. i still don't have a desire to wear or, but i admire the dedication and devotion of the women who do. i wish i could feel that level of connection when i pray.now, about that second influence. not that many months ago, my former rabbi, asher lopatin, took the position of president at yct, and was inaugurated at an event featuring rabbis. parts of the orthodox world went ballistic, and engaged in some pretty petty, embarrassing behavior. the fear those individuals displayed, the utter terror that they had of dialogue, started to push me away from centrist orthodoxy and into open orthodox arms. the naysayers displayed the same overly aggressive and unnecessarily alienating attitude of which i used to accuse yct. i don't want to be associated with the people calling names, the people afraid to talk to their fellow jews just because those jews practice differently. i want to be with the people engaged in the discussion. i want to sit at that round table, not hide from then, within the past week, came the story of the school that condoned girlsing at school with. the rabbis of that school issued well reasoned, thorough statements explaining their decision. their detractors again started with the fear mongering ("aaah! change! the end is nigh!") and the disrespect. and that was, for me, the last may not recognize me as a feminist. i don't much care for women's readings, women's groups, etc. i won't wear a myself. but i'll argue and advocate for other women to be able to do any of these things without facing contempt. i keep thinking of john locke (on): don't tell me what i can't do!so, thank you, faceless men of the internet. thank you for your sanctimonious and fear of change. i think you may have just liberated me. | maɪ ˈhəzbənd ənd aɪ hæv lɔŋ ʤoʊkt ðət hi ɪz mɔr ˈfɛmənɪst ðən aɪ. wɪn ˈsɛrə ˈhərwɪts wɑz fərst ɔrˈdeɪnd ɛz maharat*, hi wɑz məʧ mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈklərʤi ðən aɪ wɑz. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər fɛlt ən ərʤ tɪ wɛr ə ər. aɪ dɪd nɑt laɪk səm əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈɪnstɪˌtutɪd baɪ maɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈræˌbaɪ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə roʊl əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈfɔrməl ˈrɪʧuəl, bɪˈkəz aɪ fɛlt ɪt sərvd ə ˈbrɔdər əˈʤɛndə ˈrəðər ðən rɪˈflɛktɪd ðə ˈwɪʃɪz əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɑŋgrəgənts. aɪ wɑz ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ɑr' ˈɑvi waɪs ənd kleɪmz əv 'ˈoʊpən ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi' bɪˈkəz səm əv ðə aɪˈdiəz biɪŋ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðət ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən simd tɪ pʊʃ ʧeɪnʤ ˈsɪmpli fər ðə seɪk əv ʧeɪnʤ. ɪt simd tɪ mi æt ðə taɪm ðət ˈlidərˌʃɪp wɑz ˈoʊvərli əˈgrɛsɪv ənd ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ məʧ əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈɔrθəˌdɑks wərld. ɪn ə weɪ, aɪ wɑz praʊd əv biɪŋ (nɑt anti-feminist*), bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz ˈtruli ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn boʊθ maɪ ˌfɛməˈnɪnəti ənd maɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs ʃʊd ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðət aɪ ˈnɛvər hæd ən ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈwɪmən ˈwɛrɪŋ ər ɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə bəlk əv maɪ əˈbʤɛkʃənz wər nɑt halachic*. ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd aɪ lɪvd ɪn hæd wən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks shul*, wən kənˈsərvətɪv, tu rɪˈfɔrm, ənd ˈpɑsəbli mɔr ðət əm fərˈgɛtɪŋ. ɪt ˈbɑðərd mi ðət ˈwɪmən hu maɪt fil mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ðən aɪ wʊd ɪn ə kənˈsərvətɪv ər rɪˈfɔrm wʊd kəm tɪ ən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks wən ənd wɛr ə. ɪt simd ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl. ˈæftər ɔl, aɪ wʊd nɑt goʊ ˈɪntu ə ʧərʧ ənd ˈlaʊdli proʊˈkleɪm ðət aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn ˈʤizəs. soʊ waɪ məst ˈsəmˌwən kəm ˈɪntu maɪ ˈhoʊli speɪs ənd proʊˈkleɪm ðət ðeɪ doʊnt ʃɛr maɪ doʊnt fil ðət weɪ ˌɛniˈmɔr. ðə tu ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz hæv bɪn ˈməðərˌhʊd, ənd ˈrisənt ˈsteɪtmənts baɪ ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd individuals.first*, ɔn ˈməðərˌhʊd. aɪ ˈrɛrli gɪt tɪ ˌɛniˈmɔr, ənd wɪn aɪ du, æt list hæf maɪ əˈtɛnʃən ɪz ɔn ðə klɑk, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈɔlˌmoʊst taɪm fər wən əv maɪ kɪdz tɪ it, næp, ər goʊ tɪ ðə ˈpɑti. ər əm dɪˈstræktɪd bɪˈkəz əm ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ maɪ ˈoʊldər sən tɪ kəm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər mi. maɪ ˈʧɪldrən teɪk əp maɪ ˈmɛntəl speɪs ˈivɪn wɪn ðeɪ doʊnt nid ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. soʊ aɪ ˈdipli ˈɛnvi ˈɛni ˈwʊmən hu kən wɪθ tru kevana*. aɪ stɪl doʊnt hæv ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ wɛr ər, bət aɪ ædˈmaɪr ðə ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən ənd dɪˈvoʊʃən əv ðə ˈwɪmən hu du. aɪ wɪʃ aɪ kʊd fil ðət ˈlɛvəl əv kəˈnɛkʃən wɪn aɪ pray.now*, əˈbaʊt ðət ˈsɛkənd ˈɪnfluəns. nɑt ðət ˈmɛni mənθs əˈgoʊ, maɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈræˌbaɪ, ˈæʃər loʊpɑˈtin, tʊk ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈprɛzɪdənt æt yct*, ənd wɑz ˌɪˈnɔgərˌeɪtɪd æt ən ɪˈvɛnt ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈræˌbaɪz. pɑrts əv ðə ˈɔrθəˌdɑks wərld wɛnt bəˈlɪstɪk, ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn səm ˈprɪti ˈpɛˌti, ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər. ðə fɪr ðoʊz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz dɪˈspleɪd, ðə ˈətər ˈtɛrər ðət ðeɪ hæd əv ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ pʊʃ mi əˈweɪ frəm ˈsɛntrɪst ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi ənd ˈɪntu ˈoʊpən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ɑrmz. ðə ˌneɪˈseɪərz dɪˈspleɪd ðə seɪm ˈoʊvərli əˈgrɛsɪv ənd ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈætəˌtud əv wɪʧ aɪ juzd tɪ əˈkjuz yct*. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ˈkɔlɪŋ neɪmz, ðə ˈpipəl əˈfreɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ ðɛr ˈfɛloʊ ʤuz ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðoʊz ʤuz ˈpræktɪs ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ðə dɪˈskəʃən. aɪ wɔnt tɪ sɪt æt ðət raʊnd ˈteɪbəl, nɑt haɪd frəm ðɛn, wɪˈθɪn ðə pæst wik, keɪm ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə skul ðət kənˈdoʊnd gərlz æt skul wɪθ. ðə ˈræˌbaɪz əv ðət skul ˈɪʃud wɛl ˈrizənd, θəroʊ ˈsteɪtmənts ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən. ðɛr dɪˈtræktərz əˈgɛn ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ðə fɪr ˈməŋgərɪŋ ("aaah*! ʧeɪnʤ! ðə ɛnd ɪz naɪ!") ənd ðə ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt. ənd ðət wɑz, fər mi, ðə læst meɪ nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz mi ɛz ə ˈfɛmənɪst. aɪ doʊnt məʧ kɛr fər ˈwɪmənz ˈridɪŋz, ˈwɪmənz grups, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. aɪ woʊnt wɛr ə ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. bət aɪl ˈɑrgju ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ˈəðər ˈwɪmən tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ˈɛni əv ðiz θɪŋz wɪˈθaʊt ˈfeɪsɪŋ kənˈtɛmpt. aɪ kip ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ʤɑn lɑk (ɔn): doʊnt tɛl mi wət aɪ kænt do!so*, θæŋk ju, ˈfeɪsləs mɛn əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. θæŋk ju fər jʊr ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs ənd fɪr əv ʧeɪnʤ. aɪ θɪŋk ju meɪ hæv ʤɪst ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd mi. |
successfully engagingudents often requires educators to perform a tricky balancing act. oversimplifying a lesson may causeudents to tune out, but planning a lesson thatudents find too difficult could lead them to become frustrated and give up.
a special report from indiana university revealed that 2 out of 3udents are bored in class every day, while 17 percent say they are bored in every class. additionally, 75 percent of theudents surveyed said they were bored because the material "wasn't interesting,” and nearly 40 percent were bored because they felt the material being taught “wasn't relevant."
how can teachers work to eliminate boredom from their classrooms, and whatrategies can they use to motivate and exciteudents? greg, education reporter at usa today, and kurt squire, professor of informatics at irvine, say technology is part of the solution.
specifically, they believe that the technology used in video games and simulations is uniquely positioned to meetudents where they are while challenging them at the optimal level.
failing is not fun, but not failing is even worse. for something to be a game… we expect something to push back at us. --greg, education reporter, usa today, and author of the game believes in you: how digital play can make our kids smarter
if school were a game, wouldudents want to play it?
this is the question that fueled greg and kurt squire during their presentation at mind's 2017 deeper learning symposium. both greg and kurt shared their expertise and experiences from observing the use of games in classrooms. in their presentation, greg and kurt discussed several features that make for an engaging game, including:
the need for failure
intrinsic motivation
a design for success
you can watch the full presentation below:
games and meaningfuludent engagement
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mind's director of math content ki knows that for games to provide a true learning experience, they must offer meaningful engagement. in the latest episode of the inside our mind podcast, ki offered some insights from his recent trip to the 2018 game developers conference.
ki talked about the difference between and meaningful engagement, and offered some ways educators and administrators can ascertain whether an educational product is offering a true learning experience.
you can listen to the episode right here:
additional resources: | səkˈsɛsfəli ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈstudənts ˈɔfən rikˈwaɪərz ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz tɪ pərˈfɔrm ə ˈtrɪki ˈbælənsɪŋ ækt. oʊvərˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪɪŋ ə ˈlɛsən meɪ kɔz ˈstudənts tɪ tun aʊt, bət ˈplænɪŋ ə ˈlɛsən ðət ˈstudənts faɪnd tu ˈdɪfəkəlt kʊd lɛd ðɛm tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ənd gɪv əp. ə ˈspɛʃəl rɪˈpɔrt frəm ˌɪndiˈænə ˌjunəˈvərsəti rɪˈvild ðət 2 aʊt əv 3 ˈstudənts ər bɔrd ɪn klæs ˈɛvəri deɪ, waɪl 17 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðeɪ ər bɔrd ɪn ˈɛvəri klæs. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, 75 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈstudənts ˈsərˌveɪd sɛd ðeɪ wər bɔrd bɪˈkəz ðə məˈtɪriəl "ˈwəzənt interesting,”*,” ənd ˈnɪrli 40 pərˈsɛnt wər bɔrd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ fɛlt ðə məˈtɪriəl biɪŋ tɔt ˈrɛləvənt." haʊ kən ˈtiʧərz wərk tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈbɔrdəm frəm ðɛr ˈklæsˌrumz, ənd wət ˈstrætəʤiz kən ðeɪ juz tɪ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ənd ɪkˈsaɪt ˈstudənts? grɛg, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən rɪˈpɔrtər æt ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ, ənd kərt skwaɪr, prəˈfɛsər əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmætɪks æt ˈərvaɪn, seɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz pɑrt əv ðə səˈluʃən. spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi juzd ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz ɪz juˈnikli pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ mit ˈstudənts wɛr ðeɪ ər waɪl ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðɛm æt ðə ˈɑptɪməl ˈlɛvəl. ˈfeɪlɪŋ ɪz nɑt fən, bət nɑt ˈfeɪlɪŋ ɪz ˈivɪn wərs. fər ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ bi ə game…*… wi ɪkˈspɛkt ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ bæk æt ˈjuˈɛs. --grɛg, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən rɪˈpɔrtər, ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ, ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə geɪm bɪˈlivz ɪn ju: haʊ ˈdɪʤɪtəl pleɪ kən meɪk ɑr kɪdz sˈmɑrtər ɪf skul wər ə geɪm, wʊd ˈstudənts wɔnt tɪ pleɪ ɪt? ðɪs ɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən ðət fjuəld grɛg ənd kərt skwaɪr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən æt maɪndz 2017 ˈdipər ˈlərnɪŋ sɪmˈpoʊziəm. boʊθ grɛg ənd kərt ʃɛrd ðɛr ˌɛkspərˈtiz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz frəm əbˈzərvɪŋ ðə juz əv geɪmz ɪn ˈklæsˌrumz. ɪn ðɛr ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən, grɛg ənd kərt dɪˈskəst ˈsɛvərəl ˈfiʧərz ðət meɪk fər ən ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ geɪm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: ðə nid fər ˈfeɪljər ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ə dɪˈzaɪn fər səkˈsɛs ju kən wɔʧ ðə fʊl ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən bɪˈloʊ: geɪmz ənd ˈminɪŋfəl ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt maɪndz dɪˈrɛktər əv mæθ ˈkɑntɛnt ki noʊz ðət fər geɪmz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə tru ˈlərnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðeɪ məst ˈɔfər ˈminɪŋfəl ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt. ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɑr maɪnd ˈpɔdˌkæst, ki ˈɔfərd səm ˈɪnˌsaɪts frəm hɪz ˈrisənt trɪp tɪ ðə 2018 geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈkɑnfərəns. ki tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ənd ˈminɪŋfəl ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt, ənd ˈɔfərd səm weɪz ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz ənd ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz kən ˌæsərˈteɪn ˈwɛðər ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ ə tru ˈlərnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ju kən ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd raɪt hir: əˈdɪʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz: |
sabbath mode, also known as mode (ashkenazi pronunciation) or mode, is a feature in many modern home appliances, including] and] which is intended to allow the appliances to be used (subject to various constraints) by-observant jews on the and jewish holidays. the mode usually overrides the usual, everyday operation of the electrical appliance and makes the operation of the appliance comply with the rules of (jewish law).
background [ edit ]
halakha forbids jews from doing creative work on the. observant jews interpret this to include various activities including making a fire, preparing food, or even closing a switch or pressing an electronic button. a range of technology solutions have been created for those who need to use electronic (or electronic-controlled) devices on the,[3][4][5] including a special "sabbath mode" for otherwise standard appliances.
use of the term sabbath mode has been made by manufacturers and does not always guarantee full compliance with religious requirements. appliances sold with certification from a certification authority will have been audited and judged to be compliant with that requirements.
appliances [ edit ]
oven [ edit ]
oven with sabbath mode
while according to, raw food may not be cooked on the, food that was already cooked beforehand may be kept warm until] in the past, the sabbath observant would leave their food heating on the stove where it had been covered with a blech (metal sheet), or in the oven in which had been cooked before the onset of sabbath. contemporary consumers seek to use their oven to keep food hot for sabbath consumption, but must be assured that in opening the door to retrieve food, no sabbath laws will be inadvertently contravened. an example of this would be ovens which are programmed to remove power from their heating element when the door is opened use of this oven would not be possible on the sabbath without making modifications.
on weekday holidays (yom tov), food may be cooked, but turning the heat on is] on these festive days the domestic needs of the sabbath observant consumer may require that their oven be heated over a period of as much as 72 hours to allow for cooking during the festival. in the past, one would simply light a stove or oven before the festival began, and its heat was used over the course of the coming days. in recent decades, however, appliance manufacturers have instituted safety features which present a challenge to festival use. one typical challenge is the which automatically shuts off the heat after a predetermined number of hours.
for an appliance to be compliant with religious requirements when mode is operating, the standard six- or automatic should be overridden, and all lights and displays (for example, a light that might go on when the door is opened) should be] however, a number of manufacturers have not dealt with the issues caused by the heating elements and the thermostats, which in some sabbath modes continue to operate as normal, which is in contradiction to normative] some models do not even take care of the issue of the]
in more recently designed ovens, mode will often feature the ability to adjust the temperature of the oven without any feedback to the operator of the] according to the prevailing orthodox opinion and the minority conservative view, this is not relevant to the, but is useful on some holidays, when adjusting the heat is allowed, but changing a digital readout on the control panel is not.
with some mode ovens that are controlled using a keypad to set the temperature, there is a random delay triggered after a button is pressed before the temperature change takes]
in june 2008, nine signed a public pronouncement (kol koreh) stating that it was forbidden to raise or lower the temperature by reprogramming on yom tov using the kosher certification approved mode] the pronouncement referred to the differing opinion of rabbi moshe] (although without explicitly mentioning rabbi heinemann by name) as a minority opinion yachid) that should not be relied upon. however, rabbi heinemann said that he continued to stand by his opinion that it is]
refrigerator [ edit ]
a refrigerator displaying the sabbath mode.
a mode refrigerator includes, at a minimum, the ability to disable all lights or other electrical activity from occurring when the refrigerator door is opened. some mode refrigerators include a timer for the compressor so that opening the door, which would normally indirectly cause the compressor to turn on as soon as the temperature rises, will have no immediate effect on the electrical operation of the]
lamp [ edit ]
a lamp is a special lamp that has movable parts to expose or block out its light so it can be turned "on" or "off" while its power physically remains on.
see also [ edit ]
39 categories of activity prohibited on
blech a metal sheet used to cover a on
cholent a stew often eaten for lunch on
grama (halacha) something that was caused by something else but whose outcome is not guaranteed
shabbat elevator an elevator with an automatic mode to allow observers to abstain from operating electric switches on | ˈsæbəθ moʊd, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz moʊd (ˌæʃkəˈnɑzi prəˌnənsiˈeɪʃən) ər moʊd, ɪz ə ˈfiʧər ɪn ˈmɛni ˈmɑdərn hoʊm əˈplaɪənsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə əˈplaɪənsɪz tɪ bi juzd (ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈvɛriəs kənˈstreɪnts) baɪ ʤuz ɔn ðə ənd ʤuɪʃ ˈhɑləˌdeɪz. ðə moʊd ˈjuʒəwəli ˈoʊvərˌraɪdz ðə ˈjuʒəwəl, ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl əˈplaɪəns ənd meɪks ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə əˈplaɪəns kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə rulz əv (ʤuɪʃ lɔ). ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈɛdət fərˈbɪdz ʤuz frəm duɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪv wərk ɔn ðə. əbˈzərvənt ʤuz ˌɪnˈtərprət ðɪs tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈvɛriəs ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə faɪər, pərˈpɛrɪŋ fud, ər ˈivɪn ˈkloʊzɪŋ ə swɪʧ ər ˈprɛsɪŋ ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈbətən. ə reɪnʤ əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi səˈluʃənz hæv bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd fər ðoʊz hu nid tɪ juz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk (ər electronic-controlled*) dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl "ˈsæbəθ moʊd" fər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈstændərd əˈplaɪənsɪz. juz əv ðə tərm ˈsæbəθ moʊd həz bɪn meɪd baɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ənd dɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌgɛrənˈti fʊl kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ rɪˈlɪʤəs rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. əˈplaɪənsɪz soʊld wɪθ ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən frəm ə ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən əˈθɔrəti wɪl hæv bɪn ˈɔdɪtɪd ənd ʤəʤd tɪ bi kəmˈplaɪənt wɪθ ðət rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. əˈplaɪənsɪz ˈɛdət ˈəvən ˈɛdət ˈəvən wɪθ ˈsæbəθ moʊd waɪl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, rɑ fud meɪ nɑt bi kʊkt ɔn ðə, fud ðət wɑz ɔˈrɛdi kʊkt bɪˈfɔˌrhænd meɪ bi kɛpt wɔrm ənˈtɪl ɪn ðə pæst, ðə ˈsæbəθ əbˈzərvənt wʊd liv ðɛr fud ˈhitɪŋ ɔn ðə stoʊv wɛr ɪt hæd bɪn ˈkəvərd wɪθ ə blɛk (ˈmɛtəl ʃit), ər ɪn ðə ˈəvən ɪn wɪʧ hæd bɪn kʊkt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ˈsæbəθ. kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri kənˈsumərz sik tɪ juz ðɛr ˈəvən tɪ kip fud hɑt fər ˈsæbəθ kənˈsəmʃən, bət məst bi əˈʃʊrd ðət ɪn ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr tɪ rɪˈtriv fud, noʊ ˈsæbəθ lɔz wɪl bi ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli contravened*. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs wʊd bi ˈəvənz wɪʧ ər ˈproʊˌgræmd tɪ riˈmuv paʊər frəm ðɛr ˈhitɪŋ ˈɛləmənt wɪn ðə dɔr ɪz ˈoʊpənd juz əv ðɪs ˈəvən wʊd nɑt bi ˈpɑsəbəl ɔn ðə ˈsæbəθ wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz. ɔn ˈwikˌdeɪ ˈhɑləˌdeɪz (jɑm toʊv), fud meɪ bi kʊkt, bət ˈtərnɪŋ ðə hit ɔn ɪz ɔn ðiz ˈfɛstɪv deɪz ðə dəˈmɛstɪk nidz əv ðə ˈsæbəθ əbˈzərvənt kənˈsumər meɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət ðɛr ˈəvən bi ˈhitɪd ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv ɛz məʧ ɛz 72 aʊərz tɪ əˈlaʊ fər ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl. ɪn ðə pæst, wən wʊd ˈsɪmpli laɪt ə stoʊv ər ˈəvən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl bɪˈgæn, ənd ɪts hit wɑz juzd ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈkəmɪŋ deɪz. ɪn ˈrisənt ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈplaɪəns ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz hæv ˈɪnstɪˌtutɪd ˈseɪfti ˈfiʧərz wɪʧ ˈprɛzənt ə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ˈfɛstɪvəl juz. wən ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈʧælənʤ ɪz ðə wɪʧ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ʃəts ɔf ðə hit ˈæftər ə ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd ˈnəmbər əv aʊərz. fər ən əˈplaɪəns tɪ bi kəmˈplaɪənt wɪθ rɪˈlɪʤəs rɪkˈwaɪrmənts wɪn moʊd ɪz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ, ðə ˈstændərd sɪks- ər ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ʃʊd bi ˈoʊvərˈrɪdən, ənd ɔl laɪts ənd dɪˈspleɪz (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə laɪt ðət maɪt goʊ ɔn wɪn ðə dɔr ɪz ˈoʊpənd) ʃʊd bi ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz hæv nɑt dɛlt wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃuz kɔzd baɪ ðə ˈhitɪŋ ˈɛləmənts ənd ðə ˈθərməˌstæts, wɪʧ ɪn səm ˈsæbəθ moʊdz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɛz ˈnɔrməl, wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən tɪ ˈnɔrmətɪv səm ˈmɑdəlz du nɑt ˈivɪn teɪk kɛr əv ðə ˈɪʃu əv ðə ɪn mɔr ˈrisəntli dɪˈzaɪnd ˈəvənz, moʊd wɪl ˈɔfən ˈfiʧər ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ əˈʤəst ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər əv ðə ˈəvən wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈfidˌbæk tɪ ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər əv ðə əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə prɪˈveɪlɪŋ ˈɔrθəˌdɑks əˈpɪnjən ənd ðə məˈnɔrəti kənˈsərvətɪv vju, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðə, bət ɪz ˈjusfəl ɔn səm ˈhɑləˌdeɪz, wɪn əˈʤəstɪŋ ðə hit ɪz əˈlaʊd, bət ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈriˌdaʊt ɔn ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈpænəl ɪz nɑt. wɪθ səm moʊd ˈəvənz ðət ər kənˈtroʊld ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈkiˌpæd tɪ sɛt ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈrændəm dɪˈleɪ ˈtrɪgərd ˈæftər ə ˈbətən ɪz prɛst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ʧeɪnʤ teɪks ɪn ʤun 2008 naɪn saɪnd ə ˈpəblɪk prəˈnaʊnsmənt (koʊl koreh*) ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz ˈfɔrbɪdən tɪ reɪz ər loʊər ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər baɪ riˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɔn jɑm toʊv ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈkoʊʃər ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən əˈpruvd moʊd ðə prəˈnaʊnsmənt rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərɪŋ əˈpɪnjən əv ˈræˌbaɪ ˈmoʊʃə (ˌɔlˈðoʊ wɪˈθaʊt ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ ˈræˌbaɪ ˈhaɪnmən baɪ neɪm) ɛz ə məˈnɔrəti əˈpɪnjən yachid*) ðət ʃʊd nɑt bi rɪˈlaɪd əˈpɑn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈræˌbaɪ ˈhaɪnmən sɛd ðət hi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ stænd baɪ hɪz əˈpɪnjən ðət ɪt ɪz rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər ˈɛdət ə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ðə ˈsæbəθ moʊd. ə moʊd rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər ˌɪnˈkludz, æt ə ˈmɪnəməm, ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈseɪbəl ɔl laɪts ər ˈəðər ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti frəm əˈkərɪŋ wɪn ðə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər dɔr ɪz ˈoʊpənd. səm moʊd rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtərz ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈtaɪmər fər ðə kəmˈprɛsər soʊ ðət ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr, wɪʧ wʊd ˈnɔrməli ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli kɔz ðə kəmˈprɛsər tɪ tərn ɔn ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈraɪzɪz, wɪl hæv noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə læmp ˈɛdət ə læmp ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəl læmp ðət həz ˈmuvəbəl pɑrts tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ər blɑk aʊt ɪts laɪt soʊ ɪt kən bi tərnd "ɔn" ər "ɔf" waɪl ɪts paʊər ˈfɪzɪkəli rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn. si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət 39 ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv ækˈtɪvɪti proʊˈhɪbətəd ɔn blɛk ə ˈmɛtəl ʃit juzd tɪ ˈkəvər ə ɔn ə stu ˈɔfən ˈitən fər lənʧ ɔn ˈgræmə (halacha*) ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɑz kɔzd baɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls bət huz ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪz nɑt ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈɛləˌveɪtər ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər wɪθ ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk moʊd tɪ əˈlaʊ əbˈzərvərz tɪ əbˈsteɪn frəm ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪk sˈwɪʧɪz ɔn |
senators john mccain (r-ariz.) and mark pryor (d-ark.) said on wednesday afternoon that their female colleagues can take most of the credit for driving the compromise that is expected to temporarily reopen the u.s. government and raise the debt ceiling before thursday's deadline.
"leadership, i must fully admit, was provided primarily from women in the senate," mccain said after the bipartisan deal was announced.
pryor said that people sometimes like to joke about women in leadership, but he is a huge fan of his female colleagues after watching them negotiate. "the truth is, women in the senate is a good thing," he said. "we're all just glad they allowed us to tag along so we could see how it's done."
following weeks of stagnation, the new york times reported on monday that a bipartisan group of women senators was playing a crucial role in opening discussions between republicans and democrats over how to move forward and reopen the government. out of the 14 senators on the bipartisan committee that laid the framework for the debt deal, six were women. susan collins (r-maine) started the group, and sens. lisa murkowski (r-alaska), kelly ayotte (r-n.h.), amy (d-minn.), jeanne shaheen (d-n.h.) and heidi heitkamp (d-n.d.) took part in negotiations.
“i think a coincidence that women were so heavily involved in trying to end this stalemate,” collins told the new york times. “although we span the ideological spectrum, we are used to working together in a collaborative way.”
klobuchar said on "morning joe" on wednesday that the friendships the senate women have developed will help them work together to craft a long-term budget without the counterproductive barbs that some politicians throw at each other when they don't agree. | ˈsɛnətərz ʤɑn məˈkeɪn (r-ariz*.) ənd mɑrk praɪər (d-ark*.) sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ðət ðɛr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɑligz kən teɪk moʊst əv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt fər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ðət ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli riˈoʊpən ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ənd reɪz ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. "ˈlidərˌʃɪp, aɪ məst ˈfʊli ədˈmɪt, wɑz prəˈvaɪdɪd praɪˈmɛrəli frəm ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt," məˈkeɪn sɛd ˈæftər ðə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən dil wɑz əˈnaʊnst. praɪər sɛd ðət ˈpipəl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz laɪk tɪ ʤoʊk əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈlidərˌʃɪp, bət hi ɪz ə juʤ fæn əv hɪz ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɑligz ˈæftər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛm nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt. "ðə truθ ɪz, ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪz ə gʊd θɪŋ," hi sɛd. "wɪr ɔl ʤɪst glæd ðeɪ əˈlaʊd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ tæg əˈlɔŋ soʊ wi kʊd si haʊ ɪts dən." ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wiks əv stægˈneɪʃən, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən grup əv ˈwɪmən ˈsɛnətərz wɑz pleɪɪŋ ə ˈkruʃəl roʊl ɪn ˈoʊpənɪŋ dɪˈskəʃənz bɪtˈwin rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər haʊ tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ənd riˈoʊpən ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. aʊt əv ðə 14 ˈsɛnətərz ɔn ðə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən kəˈmɪti ðət leɪd ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ðə dɛt dil, sɪks wər ˈwɪmən. ˈsuzən ˈkɑlɪnz (r-maine*) ˈstɑrtɪd ðə grup, ənd sɛnz. ˈlisə mərˈkaʊski (r-alaska*), ˈkɛli eɪɔt (r-n.h*.), ˈeɪmi (d-minn*.), ʤin ʃəˈhin (d-n.h*.) ənd ˈhaɪdi ˈhaɪtˌkæmp (d-n.d*.) tʊk pɑrt ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. θɪŋk ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ˈwɪmən wər soʊ ˈhɛvəli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ɛnd ðɪs stalemate,”*,” ˈkɑlɪnz toʊld ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. wi spæn ðə ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm, wi ər juzd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɪn ə kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv way.”*.” sɛd ɔn "ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʤoʊ" ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈfrɛndʃɪps ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈwɪmən hæv dɪˈvɛləpt wɪl hɛlp ðɛm wərk təˈgɛðər tɪ kræft ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈbəʤɪt wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈkaʊnərprəˌdəktɪv bɑrbz ðət səm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz θroʊ æt iʧ ˈəðər wɪn ðeɪ doʊnt əˈgri. |
london energy companies have spent months in a state of strategic paralysis, wary of making big moves with oil prices plunging.
now, the is shifting, as the industry giants look to capitalize on the weakness.
on wednesday, royal dutch shell agreed to buy the group for $70 billion. it is the first major deal for an oil and gas producer since prices started falling last summer.
the acquisition could provide a template in the current environment, with players taking advantage of their competitors’ problems to bolster their own position.
in buying, shell is concentrating on the business of producing and selling liquefied natural gas. it will also become a major player in offshore oil fields, where exposure has been small. | ˈləndən ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv spɛnt mənθs ɪn ə steɪt əv strəˈtiʤɪk pərˈælɪsɪs, ˈwɛri əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ bɪg muvz wɪθ ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ˈplənʤɪŋ. naʊ, ðə ɪz ˈʃɪftɪŋ, ɛz ðə ˈɪndəstri ʤaɪənts lʊk tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə ˈwiknəs. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, rɔɪəl dəʧ ʃɛl əˈgrid tɪ baɪ ðə grup fər 70 ˈbɪljən. ɪt ɪz ðə fərst ˈmeɪʤər dil fər ən ɔɪl ənd gæs prəˈdusər sɪns ˈpraɪsɪz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈfɑlɪŋ læst ˈsəmər. ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən kʊd prəˈvaɪd ə ˈtɛmplət ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, wɪθ pleɪərz ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɛr competitors’*’ ˈprɑbləmz tɪ ˈboʊlstər ðɛr oʊn pəˈzɪʃən. ɪn baɪɪŋ, ʃɛl ɪz ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv prəˈdusɪŋ ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪd ˈnæʧərəl gæs. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm ə ˈmeɪʤər pleɪər ɪn ˈɔfˈʃɔr ɔɪl fildz, wɛr ɪkˈspoʊʒər həz bɪn smɔl. |
giorno will be joining ore collection!
giorno has a dream! take over the organization that runs the city. use his to become the!
this event will run during the period: ~
gangsters sparkling in the darkness
a passion filled visit to italy is happening weekly jump: ore collection!
face up against theong gangsters from!
this event has 6 stages that can be challenged on 3 difficulties:
beginnerermediate expert
as with all the events this game has held so far; the harder the stage is, the better the drops are. so for this event, the optimal stage for general farming is stage 6 on expert.
the medals for jump awakening are available from the store and from farming the stages. the medal drops are random so the best stage to farm medals is stage 6 because the other drops are improved.
in this event, the gang and their boss will appear as enemies. these enemies will beength type so agile units will be super effective!
passione’s boss will appear on the final stage! he will use a special skill that will your skill gauges as well as a defence buff skill. use skills that speed up your and lower enemy defence power for the best chance of winning!
examples of units who charge skill gauges:
examples of units who lower defence
ganstars
this is your chance to get a copy of! he is exclusive to this banner so if you want him in your deck then act now! banner exclusive: the will feature all the normal “standard” units but will include a boosted chance of pulling the 5* units : the pleasant rain of best friend yamamoto takeshi
leader of dan (bossun)
dream to be a this will run during the period: ~ more info on these units here
ganstars scene
new scenes from bizarre adventure and dance will be added in this!
additionally these scenes will be made easier to pull during this event
this scene will run during the period: ~
what kind of event is this?
in this event you can earn luxurious rewards by defeating enemies from this series and experiencing the world of vento aureo. among the rewards are character tickets and power up tickets.
how to play
clearing the event can drop dumbbells and power up tickets but you will also earn “gang points” to exchange at the point exchange for valuable prizes.
how do i get everything from the event?
in order to get everything from the event you need to clear all the stage rewards, clear all the missions and earn points in order to buy everything from the shop.
daily missions
these missions are not event specific and reset daily at
use 30 stamina on an event power up ticket
– power up ticket use 50 stamina on an event power up ticket
– power up ticket use 70 stamina on an event power up ticket
– power up ticket use 100 stamina on an event power up ticket
one time missions
use 200 stamina on this event +5 legend arena ticket refill
– +5 legend arena ticket refill use 400 stamina on this event power up ticket
– power up ticket use 600 stamina on this event 3*
– 3* use 800 stamina on this event 3* aerosmith detector
– 3* use 1000 stamina on this event jump
– jump use 1200 stamina on this event power up ticket
– power up ticket use 1400 stamina on this event 4* aerosmith detector
– 4* use 1600 stamina on this event 5* aerosmith detector
– 5* use 1800 stamina on this event jump
– jump use 2000 stamina on this event power up ticket
– power up ticket use 2200 stamina on this event 3*
– 3* use 2400 stamina on this event 4* aerosmith detector
– 4* use 2600 stamina on this event jump
– jump use 2800 stamina on this event 4* aerosmith detector
– 4* use 3000 stamina on this event jump
– jump clear stage 3 on expert 1 time +5 legend arena ticket refill
– +5 legend arena ticket refill clear stage 3 on expert 1 time 4* aerosmith detector
– 4* clear stage 3 on expert 1 time 5* aerosmith detector
– 5* clear all missions above 50 jump
stage clear rewards
in order to earn all the stage clear rewards you will need to clear every stage once on each difficulty.
beginner
stage 1 beginner 3*
– 3* stage 2 beginner 3 jump
– 3 jump stage 3 beginner scene + 200 memorial stones
– scene + 200 memorial stones stage 4 beginner 3 jump
– 3 jump stage 5 beginner 200 memorial stones
– 200 memorial stones stage 6 beginner 3 jump
intermediate
stage 1ermediate 300 memorial stones
– 300 memorial stones stage 2ermediate 3 jump
– 3 jump stage 3ermediate 3* aerosmith detector
– 3* stage 4ermediate 3 jump
– 3 jump stage 5ermediate scene + 300 memorial stones
– scene + 300 memorial stones stage 6ermediate 3 jump
expert
stage 1 expert 3*
– 3* stage 2 expert 3 jump + 400 memorial stones
– 3 jump + 400 memorial stones stage 3 expert 4* aerosmith detector
– 4* stage 4 expert 3 jump + 400 memorial stones
– 3 jump + 400 memorial stones stage 5 expert 4* aerosmith detector
– 4* stage 6 expert scene + 400 memorial stones + 3 jump
point shop clear
the store has a ton of good stuff in it, buy what you and if needed you can keep farming the event for power up tickets. this event is a great one to farm though so if you do happen to clear out the store then that be a surprise!
each day there will be daily store items, these items will only be available for 24 hours then they will switch to the next lot of daily store items;
every day deals
power up tickets
support scrolls (2* and 3*)
all rounder scrolls (2* and 3*)
set date deals
a different set of 99 dumbbells will be available in the store each day! they will cost 50 each and days that say “all” will include a set of each colour dumbbells!
12/1
12/2
12/3 all
12/4
12/5
12/6 phy
12/7
12/8
12/9
12/10 all
12/11
12/12
12/13 phy
12/14
12/15
12/16
12/17 all
12/18
12/19
12/20 phy
12/21
12/21
*the contents of the store are subject to change without notice
i personally recommend buying the scrolls & power up tickets each day but only buy the dumbbells if you need them. as for my recommendations for the shop, this is my personal priority list:
3* the aerosmith detector copies needed to get one copy of to victory the aerosmith detector copies needed to get the other copies of to 5* character ticket scrolls daily deals power up tickets (these are unlimited) dumbbells medals
this will vary from person to person depending on what you for your account at the time but this is just a general guideline. purchase power up tickets, dumbbells and scrolls as and when you need them.
only buy the medals if you summoned and have the medals already available.
narancia’s road to victory!
joining the gang for your friend
from bizarre adventure
type: agile
class: all rounder
era:
leader skill: boost the attack of agile units by an extreme amount
ultimate attack: aerosmith
inflict 10 random hits of 80% damage to the enemy main team, this attack bypasses defence: 35)
skill 1: carbon dioxide radar
boost attack and the chance of critical hits by a large amount for all main team allies for 4 turns: 45)
skill 2: bomb drop
inflict 150% damage to all enemies: 30)
skill 3: propeller attack
inflict 500% damage to the target: 35)
passives
boost attack by a large amount against enemies with the evil characteristic
by a amount against enemies with the characteristic boosts attack by a medium amount againstength enemies
by a amount against enemies while is under 30%, boost attack by a large amount
characteristics
weapon
fighting spirit
flight
the free unit in this event,, can be evolved beyond 5* by collecting 5* copies of the “aerosmith detectors”!
* the aerosmith detectors are a special item for and cannot be used to evolve other units
this jump unit
dream to be a
from bizarre adventure
type: agile
class: support
era:
leader skill: boost the ofength and agile units by a large amount
ultimate attack: gold. e
inflict 5 hits of 200% damage to target + roll back skills by 20%: 42)
skill 1: bring to life
boost main team allies chance of critical hits by an extreme amount and they all receive +1 auto attack for 4 turns: 45)
skill 2: a golden dream
boost all main team allies attack by an extreme amount for 2 turns :35)
skill 3: body parts
heal all allies by a medium amount: 42)
passives
boost defence by a medium amount for all agile allies
amount for all allies reduce damage taken fromength enemies by an large amount for all allies
from enemies by an amount for all allies boost defence against enemies with the hot blooded characteristic by a medium amount for himself
characteristics
student
natural
protagonist
stats 100% max awaken
hp: 8420
8420 attack: 1501
1501 defence: 1145
1145 speed: 33
let’s jump awaken!
in order to awaken you will need medals from this event:
1990s era medals0
giorno medals0
gold experience medals0
arrow medal0
diavolo medals0
jump awakened
chosen by the arrow
type: agile
class: support
era:
leader skill: boost the ofength, physical and agile units by a large amount
jump ultimate attack: gold e. requiem
inflict 5 hits of 200% damage to all enemies and rolls back their skills 20%: 42)
skill 1: bring to life
boost main team allies chance of critical hits by an extreme amount and they all receive +1 auto attack for 4 turns: 45)
skill 2: a golden dream
boost all main team allies attack by an extreme amount for 2 turns :35)
skill 3: body parts
heal all allies by a medium amount: 42)
skill 4: head of the power arrow
reduce ultimate attack damage from enemy main team by an extreme amount for 2 turns: 21)
passives
boost defence by a medium amount for all agile allies
by a amount for all allies reduce damage taken fromength enemies by an large amount for all allies
from enemies by an amount for all allies boost defence against enemies with the hot blooded characteristic by a medium amount for himself
characteristics
student
natural
protagonist
stats 100% max awaken
hp: 9210
9210 attack: 1673
1673 defence: 1245
1245 speed: 35
while bizarre adventure is an series will be a unit. this will not affect his position in the character log but will affect the medals he requires and other instances where are mentioned (eg. kaori passive will have no effect on)
frequently asked questions about jump units
is worth summoning for?
if you like then summon for him. right now he really considered to be “top tier” but with the ever shifting meta of the game there is definite potential to be found in him, only time will tell how useful he could be later. it is also worth noting that is featured on’s banner, he is a very good unit to have for legend arena right now so good to summon on this banner for both those units.
should i use as leader?
he can be a quality leader for legend arena. not game breaking or anything but has a nice boosting multi colour lead that can make your units a little more tanky.
what teams can i make for?
if you are trying to build against the current meta then an agile front line can be prettyeresting, avoid using as lead if you plan to use an agile team, use someone like yamamoto instead.
should i use in vs. battle?
right now? maybe.
he is a little slow and considered to be top brass, that being said, his ultimate can be super useful if you have the right set up to get it off.
which skills should i equip for?
i would probably recommend skills 2 & 4.
should i max and victory evolve?
that is entirely up to you. i would personally use soda on other units instead of him if you have them, but take things at your own pace. victory evolving and jump awakening him are recommended.
the final stage
passione’s boss
ultimate attack: king crimson
inflict 300% damage to the target, furthermore reduce target skill gauge by 100%: 45)
skill 1 : hidden identity
boost the defence of by an extreme amount and auto heal for 3 turns: 60)
skill 2: pride of the emperor
removes all buffs on the player team and inflicts 250% damage to the entire player team: 40)
characteristics
sly
evil
cool headed
stats
attack: 1500
1500 defence: 600
600 speed: 43
event overview
this event is surprisingly easy. by looking at’s skills you might expect him to be a nuisance, and if his stats were much better then maybe he would be. sadly, for those expecting a challenge, almost any team will be able to beat this stage on expert, they even give you who you can use as a leader to rinse through this event.
sure fire clear
use a full agile team with an extreme attack leader like. this stage is not only easy but short too. you can clear this event multiple times in the time it takes you to clear most other events. agile teams are foolproof and even need high level skills or levels! | giorno* wɪl bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɔr kəˈlɛkʃən! həz ə drim! teɪk ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət rənz ðə ˈsɪti. juz hɪz tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə! ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt wɪl rən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd: ˈgæŋstərz ˈspɑrkəlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdɑrknəs ə ˈpæʃən fɪld ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈɪtəli ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈwikli ʤəmp: ɔr kəˈlɛkʃən! feɪs əp əˈgɛnst ðə strɔŋ ˈgæŋstərz frəm! ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt həz 6 ˈsteɪʤɪz ðət kən bi ˈʧælənʤd ɔn 3 ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz: bɪˈgɪnər ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt ˈɛkspərt ɛz wɪθ ɔl ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðɪs geɪm həz hɛld soʊ fɑr; ðə ˈhɑrdər ðə steɪʤ ɪz, ðə ˈbɛtər ðə drɑps ər. soʊ fər ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt, ðə ˈɑptɪməl steɪʤ fər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪz steɪʤ 6 ɔn ˈɛkspərt. ðə ˈmɛdəlz fər ʤəmp əˈweɪkənɪŋ ər əˈveɪləbəl frəm ðə stɔr ənd frəm ˈfɑrmɪŋ ðə ˈsteɪʤɪz. ðə ˈmɛdəl drɑps ər ˈrændəm soʊ ðə bɛst steɪʤ tɪ fɑrm ˈmɛdəlz ɪz steɪʤ 6 bɪˈkəz ðə ˈəðər drɑps ər ˌɪmˈpruvd. ɪn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt, ðə gæŋ ənd ðɛr bɔs wɪl əˈpɪr ɛz ˈɛnəmiz. ðiz ˈɛnəmiz wɪl bi strɛŋθ taɪp soʊ ˈæʤəl ˈjunɪts wɪl bi ˈsupər ˈifɛktɪv! bɔs wɪl əˈpɪr ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl steɪʤ! hi wɪl juz ə ˈspɛʃəl skɪl ðət wɪl jʊr skɪl ˈgeɪʤɪz ɛz wɛl ɛz ə dɪˈfɛns bəf skɪl. juz skɪlz ðət spid əp jʊr ənd loʊər ˈɛnəmi dɪˈfɛns paʊər fər ðə bɛst ʧæns əv ˈwɪnɪŋ! ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈjunɪts hu ʧɑrʤ skɪl ˈgeɪʤɪz: ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ˈjunɪts hu loʊər dɪˈfɛns ðɪs ɪz jʊr ʧæns tɪ gɪt ə ˈkɑpi əv! hi ɪz ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ ðɪs ˈbænər soʊ ɪf ju wɔnt ɪm ɪn jʊr dɛk ðɛn ækt naʊ! ˈbænər ɪkˈsklusɪv: ðə wɪl ˈfiʧər ɔl ðə ˈnɔrməl ““standard”*” ˈjunɪts bət wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈbustɪd ʧæns əv ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə 5 ˈjunɪts ðə ˈplɛzənt reɪn əv bɛst frɛnd jɑmɑˈmoʊtoʊ təˈkɛʃi ˈlidər əv dæn (bossun*) drim tɪ bi ə ðɪs wɪl rən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd: mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ ɔn ðiz ˈjunɪts hir sin nu sinz frəm bɪˈzɑr ədˈvɛnʧər ənd dæns wɪl bi ˈædɪd ɪn ðɪs! əˈdɪʃəˌnəli ðiz sinz wɪl bi meɪd ˈiziər tɪ pʊl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ðɪs sin wɪl rən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd: wət kaɪnd əv ɪˈvɛnt ɪz ðɪs? ɪn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ju kən ərn ləgˈʒəriəs rɪˈwɔrdz baɪ dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz frəm ðɪs ˈsɪriz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə wərld əv ˈvɛntoʊ aureo*. əˈməŋ ðə rɪˈwɔrdz ər ˈkɛrɪktər ˈtɪkɪts ənd paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪts. haʊ tɪ pleɪ ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnt kən drɔp ˈdəmˌbɛlz ənd paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪts bət ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ərn points”*” tɪ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ æt ðə pɔɪnt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈvæljəbəl ˈpraɪzɪz. haʊ du aɪ gɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ðə ɪˈvɛnt? ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ðə ɪˈvɛnt ju nid tɪ klɪr ɔl ðə steɪʤ rɪˈwɔrdz, klɪr ɔl ðə ˈmɪʃənz ənd ərn pɔɪnts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ baɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ðə ʃɑp. ˈdeɪli ˈmɪʃənz ðiz ˈmɪʃənz ər nɑt ɪˈvɛnt spɪˈsɪfɪk ənd ˈrisɛt ˈdeɪli æt juz 30 ˈstæmənə ɔn ən ɪˈvɛnt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt juz 50 ˈstæmənə ɔn ən ɪˈvɛnt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt juz 70 ˈstæmənə ɔn ən ɪˈvɛnt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt juz 100 ˈstæmənə ɔn ən ɪˈvɛnt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt wən taɪm ˈmɪʃənz juz 200 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 5 ˈlɛʤənd ərˈinə ˈtɪkɪt ˈrifɪl 5 ˈlɛʤənd ərˈinə ˈtɪkɪt ˈrifɪl juz 400 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt juz 600 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 3 3 juz 800 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 3 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 3 juz 1000 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ʤəmp ʤəmp juz 1200 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt juz 1400 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 4 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 4 juz 1600 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 5 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 5 juz 1800 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ʤəmp ʤəmp juz 2000 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪt juz 2200 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 3 3 juz 2400 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 4 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 4 juz 2600 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ʤəmp ʤəmp juz 2800 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt 4 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 4 juz 3000 ˈstæmənə ɔn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ʤəmp ʤəmp klɪr steɪʤ 3 ɔn ˈɛkspərt 1 taɪm 5 ˈlɛʤənd ərˈinə ˈtɪkɪt ˈrifɪl 5 ˈlɛʤənd ərˈinə ˈtɪkɪt ˈrifɪl klɪr steɪʤ 3 ɔn ˈɛkspərt 1 taɪm 4 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 4 klɪr steɪʤ 3 ɔn ˈɛkspərt 1 taɪm 5 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 5 klɪr ɔl ˈmɪʃənz əˈbəv 50 ʤəmp steɪʤ klɪr rɪˈwɔrdz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ərn ɔl ðə steɪʤ klɪr rɪˈwɔrdz ju wɪl nid tɪ klɪr ˈɛvəri steɪʤ wəns ɔn iʧ ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti. bɪˈgɪnər steɪʤ 1 bɪˈgɪnər 3 3 steɪʤ 2 bɪˈgɪnər 3 ʤəmp 3 ʤəmp steɪʤ 3 bɪˈgɪnər sin 200 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz sin 200 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz steɪʤ 4 bɪˈgɪnər 3 ʤəmp 3 ʤəmp steɪʤ 5 bɪˈgɪnər 200 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz 200 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz steɪʤ 6 bɪˈgɪnər 3 ʤəmp ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt steɪʤ 1 ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt 300 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz 300 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz steɪʤ 2 ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt 3 ʤəmp 3 ʤəmp steɪʤ 3 ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt 3 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 3 steɪʤ 4 ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt 3 ʤəmp 3 ʤəmp steɪʤ 5 ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt sin 300 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz sin 300 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz steɪʤ 6 ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt 3 ʤəmp ˈɛkspərt steɪʤ 1 ˈɛkspərt 3 3 steɪʤ 2 ˈɛkspərt 3 ʤəmp 400 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz 3 ʤəmp 400 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz steɪʤ 3 ˈɛkspərt 4 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 4 steɪʤ 4 ˈɛkspərt 3 ʤəmp 400 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz 3 ʤəmp 400 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz steɪʤ 5 ˈɛkspərt 4 ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər 4 steɪʤ 6 ˈɛkspərt sin 400 məˈmɔriəl stoʊnz 3 ʤəmp pɔɪnt ʃɑp klɪr ðə stɔr həz ə tən əv gʊd stəf ɪn ɪt, baɪ wət ju ənd ɪf ˈnidɪd ju kən kip ˈfɑrmɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnt fər paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪts. ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ɪz ə greɪt wən tɪ fɑrm ðoʊ soʊ ɪf ju du ˈhæpən tɪ klɪr aʊt ðə stɔr ðɛn ðət bi ə səˈpraɪz! iʧ deɪ ðɛr wɪl bi ˈdeɪli stɔr ˈaɪtəmz, ðiz ˈaɪtəmz wɪl ˈoʊnli bi əˈveɪləbəl fər 24 aʊərz ðɛn ðeɪ wɪl swɪʧ tɪ ðə nɛkst lɔt əv ˈdeɪli stɔr ˈaɪtəmz; ˈɛvəri deɪ dilz paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪts səˈpɔrt skroʊlz 2 ənd 3 ɔl ˈraʊndər skroʊlz 2 ənd 3 sɛt deɪt dilz ə ˈdɪfərənt sɛt əv 99 ˈdəmˌbɛlz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə stɔr iʧ deɪ! ðeɪ wɪl kɔst 50 iʧ ənd deɪz ðət seɪ ““all”*” wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ə sɛt əv iʧ ˈkələr ˈdəmˌbɛlz! ɔl faɪ ɔl faɪ ɔl faɪ *ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðə stɔr ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ wɪˈθaʊt ˈnoʊtɪs aɪ ˈpərsənəli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd baɪɪŋ ðə skroʊlz paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪts iʧ deɪ bət ˈoʊnli baɪ ðə ˈdəmˌbɛlz ɪf ju nid ðɛm. ɛz fər maɪ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz fər ðə ʃɑp, ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl praɪˈɔrəti lɪst: 3 ðə ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər ˈkɑpiz ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt wən ˈkɑpi əv tɪ ˈvɪktəri ðə ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktər ˈkɑpiz ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt ðə ˈəðər ˈkɑpiz əv tɪ 5 ˈkɛrɪktər ˈtɪkɪt skroʊlz ˈdeɪli dilz paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪts (ðiz ər ənˈlɪmɪtɪd) ˈdəmˌbɛlz ˈmɛdəlz ðɪs wɪl ˈvɛri frəm ˈpərsən tɪ ˈpərsən dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wət ju fər jʊr əˈkaʊnt æt ðə taɪm bət ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn. ˈpərʧəs paʊər əp ˈtɪkɪts, ˈdəmˌbɛlz ənd skroʊlz ɛz ənd wɪn ju nid ðɛm. ˈoʊnli baɪ ðə ˈmɛdəlz ɪf ju ˈsəmənd ənd hæv ðə ˈmɛdəlz ɔˈrɛdi əˈveɪləbəl. roʊd tɪ ˈvɪktəri! ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə gæŋ fər jʊr frɛnd frəm bɪˈzɑr ədˈvɛnʧər taɪp: ˈæʤəl klæs: ɔl ˈraʊndər ˈɪrə: ˈlidər skɪl: bust ðə əˈtæk əv ˈæʤəl ˈjunɪts baɪ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈmaʊnt ˈəltəmət əˈtæk: ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ ˌɪnˈflɪkt 10 ˈrændəm hɪts əv 80 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi meɪn tim, ðɪs əˈtæk ˈbaɪˌpæsɪz dɪˈfɛns: 35 skɪl 1 ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈreɪˌdɑr bust əˈtæk ənd ðə ʧæns əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl hɪts baɪ ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl meɪn tim ˈælaɪz fər 4 tərnz: 45 skɪl 2 bɔm drɔp ˌɪnˈflɪkt 150 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ɔl ˈɛnəmiz: 30 skɪl 3 prəˈpɛlər əˈtæk ˌɪnˈflɪkt 500 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈtərgət: 35 bust əˈtæk baɪ ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ðə ˈivəl ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk baɪ ə əˈmaʊnt əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ðə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk bust əˈtæk baɪ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt əˈgɛnst strɛŋθ ˈɛnəmiz baɪ ə əˈmaʊnt əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmiz waɪl ɪz ˈəndər 30 bust əˈtæk baɪ ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ˈwɛpən ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈspɪrɪt flaɪt ðə fri ˈjunɪt ɪn ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt,, kən bi ɪˈvɑlvd bɪɔnd 5 baɪ kəˈlɛktɪŋ 5 ˈkɑpiz əv ðə detectors”*”! ðə ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ dɪˈtɛktərz ər ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈaɪtəm fər ənd ˈkænɑt bi juzd tɪ ɪˈvɑlv ˈəðər ˈjunɪts ðɪs ʤəmp ˈjunɪt drim tɪ bi ə frəm bɪˈzɑr ədˈvɛnʧər taɪp: ˈæʤəl klæs: səˈpɔrt ˈɪrə: ˈlidər skɪl: bust ðə əv strɛŋθ ənd ˈæʤəl ˈjunɪts baɪ ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt ˈəltəmət əˈtæk: goʊld. i ˌɪnˈflɪkt 5 hɪts əv 200 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈtərgət roʊl bæk skɪlz baɪ 20: 42 skɪl 1 brɪŋ tɪ laɪf bust meɪn tim ˈælaɪz ʧæns əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl hɪts baɪ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈmaʊnt ənd ðeɪ ɔl rɪˈsiv 1 ˈɔtoʊ əˈtæk fər 4 tərnz: 45 skɪl 2 ə ˈgoʊldən drim bust ɔl meɪn tim ˈælaɪz əˈtæk baɪ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈmaʊnt fər 2 tərnz 35 skɪl 3 ˈbɑdi pɑrts hil ɔl ˈælaɪz baɪ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt: 42 bust dɪˈfɛns baɪ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈæʤəl ˈælaɪz əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈælaɪz rɪˈdus ˈdæmɪʤ ˈteɪkən frəm strɛŋθ ˈɛnəmiz baɪ ən lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈælaɪz frəm ˈɛnəmiz baɪ ən əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈælaɪz bust dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ðə hɑt ˈblədɪd ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk baɪ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt fər hɪmˈsɛlf ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ˈstudənt ˈnæʧərəl proʊˈtægənəst stæts 100 mæks əˈweɪkən: 8420 8420 əˈtæk: 1501 1501 dɪˈfɛns: 1145 1145 spid: 33 ʤəmp əˈweɪkən! ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈweɪkən ju wɪl nid ˈmɛdəlz frəm ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt: ˈɪrə ˈmɛdəlz ˈmɛdəlz goʊld ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈmɛdəlz ˈɛroʊ ˈmɛdəl ˈmɛdəlz ʤəmp əˈweɪkənd ˈʧoʊzən baɪ ðə ˈɛroʊ taɪp: ˈæʤəl klæs: səˈpɔrt ˈɪrə: ˈlidər skɪl: bust ðə əv strɛŋθ, ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈæʤəl ˈjunɪts baɪ ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt ʤəmp ˈəltəmət əˈtæk: goʊld i. ˈrɛkwiəm ˌɪnˈflɪkt 5 hɪts əv 200 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ɔl ˈɛnəmiz ənd roʊlz bæk ðɛr skɪlz 20: 42 skɪl 1 brɪŋ tɪ laɪf bust meɪn tim ˈælaɪz ʧæns əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl hɪts baɪ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈmaʊnt ənd ðeɪ ɔl rɪˈsiv 1 ˈɔtoʊ əˈtæk fər 4 tərnz: 45 skɪl 2 ə ˈgoʊldən drim bust ɔl meɪn tim ˈælaɪz əˈtæk baɪ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈmaʊnt fər 2 tərnz 35 skɪl 3 ˈbɑdi pɑrts hil ɔl ˈælaɪz baɪ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt: 42 skɪl 4 hɛd əv ðə paʊər ˈɛroʊ rɪˈdus ˈəltəmət əˈtæk ˈdæmɪʤ frəm ˈɛnəmi meɪn tim baɪ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈmaʊnt fər 2 tərnz: 21 bust dɪˈfɛns baɪ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈæʤəl ˈælaɪz baɪ ə əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈælaɪz rɪˈdus ˈdæmɪʤ ˈteɪkən frəm strɛŋθ ˈɛnəmiz baɪ ən lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈælaɪz frəm ˈɛnəmiz baɪ ən əˈmaʊnt fər ɔl ˈælaɪz bust dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ðə hɑt ˈblədɪd ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk baɪ ə ˈmidiəm əˈmaʊnt fər hɪmˈsɛlf ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ˈstudənt ˈnæʧərəl proʊˈtægənəst stæts 100 mæks əˈweɪkən: 9210 9210 əˈtæk: 1673 1673 dɪˈfɛns: 1245 1245 spid: 35 waɪl bɪˈzɑr ədˈvɛnʧər ɪz ən ˈsɪriz wɪl bi ə ˈjunɪt. ðɪs wɪl nɑt əˈfɛkt hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkɛrɪktər lɔg bət wɪl əˈfɛkt ðə ˈmɛdəlz hi rikˈwaɪərz ənd ˈəðər ˈɪnstənsɪz wɛr ər ˈmɛnʃənd (eg*. ˈkɔri ˈpæsɪv wɪl hæv noʊ ˈifɛkt ɔn) ˈfrikwɛntli æst kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ʤəmp ˈjunɪts ɪz wərθ ˈsəmənɪŋ fər? ɪf ju laɪk ðɛn ˈsəmən fər ɪm. raɪt naʊ hi ˈrɪli kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi tier”*” bət wɪθ ðə ˈɛvər ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈmitə əv ðə geɪm ðɛr ɪz ˈdɛfənət pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi faʊnd ɪn ɪm, ˈoʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl haʊ ˈjusfəl hi kʊd bi ˈleɪtər. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈfiʧərd ɔn ˈbænər, hi ɪz ə ˈvɛri gʊd ˈjunɪt tɪ hæv fər ˈlɛʤənd ərˈinə raɪt naʊ soʊ gʊd tɪ ˈsəmən ɔn ðɪs ˈbænər fər boʊθ ðoʊz ˈjunɪts. ʃʊd aɪ juz ɛz ˈlidər? hi kən bi ə kˈwɑləti ˈlidər fər ˈlɛʤənd ərˈinə. nɑt geɪm ˈbreɪkɪŋ ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət həz ə nis ˈbustɪŋ ˈməlti ˈkələr lɛd ðət kən meɪk jʊr ˈjunɪts ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr tanky*. wət timz kən aɪ meɪk fər? ɪf ju ər traɪɪŋ tɪ bɪld əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmitə ðɛn ən ˈæʤəl frənt laɪn kən bi ˈprɪti ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, əˈvɔɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz lɛd ɪf ju plæn tɪ juz ən ˈæʤəl tim, juz ˈsəmˌwən laɪk jɑmɑˈmoʊtoʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd. ʃʊd aɪ juz ɪn ˈvərsəz. ˈbætəl? raɪt naʊ? ˈmeɪbi. hi ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl sloʊ ənd kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi tɔp bræs, ðət biɪŋ sɛd, hɪz ˈəltəmət kən bi ˈsupər ˈjusfəl ɪf ju hæv ðə raɪt sɛt əp tɪ gɪt ɪt ɔf. wɪʧ skɪlz ʃʊd aɪ ɪkˈwɪp fər? aɪ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd skɪlz 2 4 ʃʊd aɪ mæks ənd ˈvɪktəri ɪˈvɑlv? ðət ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli əp tɪ ju. aɪ wʊd ˈpərsənəli juz ˈsoʊdə ɔn ˈəðər ˈjunɪts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪm ɪf ju hæv ðɛm, bət teɪk θɪŋz æt jʊr oʊn peɪs. ˈvɪktəri ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ənd ʤəmp əˈweɪkənɪŋ ɪm ər ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd. ðə ˈfaɪnəl steɪʤ bɔs ˈəltəmət əˈtæk: kɪŋ ˈkrɪmzən ˌɪnˈflɪkt 300 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈtərgət, ˈfərðərˌmɔr rɪˈdus ˈtərgət skɪl geɪʤ baɪ 100: 45 skɪl 1 ˈhɪdən aɪˈdɛntəˌti bust ðə dɪˈfɛns əv baɪ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈmaʊnt ənd ˈɔtoʊ hil fər 3 tərnz: 60 skɪl 2 praɪd əv ðə ˈɛmpərər riˈmuvz ɔl bəfs ɔn ðə pleɪər tim ənd ˌɪnˈflɪkts 250 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər pleɪər tim: 40 ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks slaɪ ˈivəl kul ˈhɛdɪd stæts əˈtæk: 1500 1500 dɪˈfɛns: 600 600 spid: 43 ɪˈvɛnt ˈoʊvərvˌju ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈizi. baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt skɪlz ju maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt ɪm tɪ bi ə ˈnusəns, ənd ɪf hɪz stæts wər məʧ ˈbɛtər ðɛn ˈmeɪbi hi wʊd bi. ˈsædli, fər ðoʊz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə ˈʧælənʤ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛni tim wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ bit ðɪs steɪʤ ɔn ˈɛkspərt, ðeɪ ˈivɪn gɪv ju hu ju kən juz ɛz ə ˈlidər tɪ rɪns θru ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt. ʃʊr faɪər klɪr juz ə fʊl ˈæʤəl tim wɪθ ən ɪkˈstrim əˈtæk ˈlidər laɪk. ðɪs steɪʤ ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈizi bət ʃɔrt tu. ju kən klɪr ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ɪn ðə taɪm ɪt teɪks ju tɪ klɪr moʊst ˈəðər ɪˈvɛnts. ˈæʤəl timz ər ˈfulˌpruf ənd ˈivɪn nid haɪ ˈlɛvəl skɪlz ər ˈlɛvəlz! 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july 20, 2015 - sam van aken, an artist and professor at syracuse university, uses "chip grafting" to create trees that each bear 40 different varieties of stone fruits , or fruits with pits. the grafting process involves slicing a bit of a branch with a bud from a tree of one of the varieties and inserting it into a slit in a branch on the "working tree," then wrapping the wound with tape until it heals and the bud starts to grow into a new branch. over several years he adds slices of branches from other varieties to the working tree. in the spring the "tree of 40 fruit " has blossoms in many hues of pink and purple, and in the summer it begins to bear the fruits in aken says it's both a work of art and a time line of the varieties' blossoming and fruiting. he's created more than a dozen of the trees that have been planted at sites such as museums around the u.s., which he sees as a way to spread diversity on a small scale. | nuz ðɪs ˈkreɪzi tri groʊz 40 kaɪnz əv frut frut ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ɑrts triz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2015 sæm væn ˈeɪkən, ən ˈɑrtɪst ənd prəˈfɛsər æt ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈjuzɪz "ʧɪp ˈgræftɪŋ" tɪ kriˈeɪt triz ðət iʧ bɛr 40 ˈdɪfərənt vərˈaɪətiz əv stoʊn fruts ər fruts wɪθ pɪts. ðə ˈgræftɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɪnˈvɑlvz sˈlaɪsɪŋ ə bɪt əv ə brænʧ wɪθ ə bəd frəm ə tri əv wən əv ðə vərˈaɪətiz ənd ˌɪnˈsərtɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ə slɪt ɪn ə brænʧ ɔn ðə "ˈwərkɪŋ tri," ðɛn ˈræpɪŋ ðə wund wɪθ teɪp ənˈtɪl ɪt hilz ənd ðə bəd stɑrts tɪ groʊ ˈɪntu ə nu brænʧ. ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz hi ædz sˈlaɪsɪz əv ˈbrænʧɪz frəm ˈəðər vərˈaɪətiz tɪ ðə ˈwərkɪŋ tri. ɪn ðə spərɪŋ ðə "tri əv 40 frut həz ˈblɑsəmz ɪn ˈmɛni hjuz əv pɪŋk ənd ˈpərpəl, ənd ɪn ðə ˈsəmər ɪt bɪˈgɪnz tɪ bɛr ðə fruts ɪn ˈeɪkən sɪz ɪts boʊθ ə wərk əv ɑrt ənd ə taɪm laɪn əv ðə vərˈaɪətiz' ˈblɑsəmɪŋ ənd ˈfrutɪŋ. hiz kriˈeɪtɪd mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən əv ðə triz ðət hæv bɪn ˈplænɪd æt saɪts səʧ ɛz mˈjuziəmz əraʊnd ðə juz., wɪʧ hi siz ɛz ə weɪ tɪ sprɛd dɪˈvərsɪti ɔn ə smɔl skeɪl. |
under the agreement, the united states can still penalize iran for behavior such as its development of ballistic missiles or support for terrorism, but it cannot simply reapply the same sanctions that were lifted under a different guise. iran has the right to appeal to a joint committee and make the argument that the united states is in violation.
european officials have long argued that the agreement was intended only to restrict nuclear program, not the panoply of other issues. if the international community were to do more to confront tehran over its efforts to destabilize neighbors in the middle east, european officials have said, it would be better to face an iran without nuclear weapons. they have shown little enthusiasm for revisiting the deal, much less undercutting it.
that mr. actions will satisfy conservatives who have been urging him to rip up the iran deal seemed unlikely. in a column in the hill, a capitol hill newspaper, john r. bolton, a former ambassador to the united nations who has interviewed with the president for several jobs in the administration, argued that the nuclear agreement “remains palpably harmful to american national interests.” withdrawing from it, he said, “should be the highest priority.”
israel and its supporters in washington have also bristled at a new cease-fire in southwest syria that was brokered by mr. trump and president vladimir v. putin of russia, fearing it will leave iran as a major player on the ground in the civil war. mr. spicer said the administration would address that with israel. “there’s a shared interest that we have with israel, making sure that iran does not gain a foothold, military base-wise, in southern syria,” mr. spicer said.
tehran’s clerical government argues that mr. trump has already violated the nuclear agreement by pressuring businesses not to engage with iran even though the nuclear sanctions have been lifted. “that is violation of not the spirit but of the letter of the j.c.p.o.a. of the nuclear deal,” mohammad, foreign minister, said on “fareed gps” on sunday, using the initials for the agreement.
mr., visiting new york, told a gathering of the council on foreign relations on monday that he has yet to talk with mr. tillerson, unlike his frequent conversations with former secretary of state john kerry, with whom he negotiated the nuclear accord.
in an interview on monday with jacob heilbrunn, editor of the national interest, a foreign policy journal, mr. raised the prospect that iran would be the one to back out. “if it comes to a major violation, or what in the terms of the nuclear deal is called significant nonperformance, then iran has other options available, including withdrawing from the deal,” he said. | ˈəndər ðə əˈgrimənt, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kən stɪl ˈpɛnəˌlaɪz ˌɪˈrɑn fər bɪˈheɪvjər səʧ ɛz ɪts dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz ər səˈpɔrt fər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, bət ɪt ˈkænɑt ˈsɪmpli ˌriəplaɪ ðə seɪm ˈsæŋkʃənz ðət wər ˈlɪftɪd ˈəndər ə ˈdɪfərənt gaɪz. ˌɪˈrɑn həz ðə raɪt tɪ əˈpil tɪ ə ʤɔɪnt kəˈmɪti ənd meɪk ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən. ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈfɪʃəlz hæv lɔŋ ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə əˈgrimənt wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈoʊnli tɪ riˈstrɪkt ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm, nɑt ðə ˈpænɑpli əv ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz. ɪf ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti wər tɪ du mɔr tɪ kənˈfrənt ˌteɪˈrɑn ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ˈneɪbərz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈfɪʃəlz hæv sɛd, ɪt wʊd bi ˈbɛtər tɪ feɪs ən ˌɪˈrɑn wɪˈθaʊt ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz. ðeɪ hæv ʃoʊn ˈlɪtəl ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm fər riˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə dil, məʧ lɛs ˈəndərˌkətɪŋ ɪt. ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈækʃənz wɪl ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz hu hæv bɪn ˈərʤɪŋ ɪm tɪ rɪp əp ðə ˌɪˈrɑn dil simd ənˈlaɪkli. ɪn ə ˈkɑləm ɪn ðə hɪl, ə ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ʤɑn ɑr. ˈboʊltən, ə ˈfɔrmər æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz hu həz ˈɪntərvˌjud wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈsɛvərəl ʤɑbz ɪn ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈnukliər əˈgrimənt ˈpælpəbli ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈnæʃənəl interests.”*.” wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ frəm ɪt, hi sɛd, bi ðə haɪəst priority.”*.” ˈɪzriəl ənd ɪts səˈpɔrtərz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbrɪsəld æt ə nu ˈsisˈfaɪər ɪn ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈsɪriə ðət wɑz ˈbroʊkərd baɪ ˈmɪstər. trəmp ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr vi. ˈputɪn əv ˈrəʃə, ˈfɪrɪŋ ɪt wɪl liv ˌɪˈrɑn ɛz ə ˈmeɪʤər pleɪər ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ˈmɪstər. ˈspaɪsər sɛd ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd ˈæˌdrɛs ðət wɪθ ˈɪzriəl. ə ʃɛrd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ðət wi hæv wɪθ ˈɪzriəl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət ˌɪˈrɑn dɪz nɑt geɪn ə ˈfʊˌthoʊld, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri base-wise*, ɪn ˈsəðərn syria,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈspaɪsər sɛd. ˈklɛrɪkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɑrgjuz ðət ˈmɪstər. trəmp həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə ˈnukliər əˈgrimənt baɪ ˈprɛʃərɪŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz nɑt tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈnukliər ˈsæŋkʃənz hæv bɪn ˈlɪftɪd. ɪz vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv nɑt ðə ˈspɪrɪt bət əv ðə ˈlɛtər əv ðə j.c.p.o.a*. əv ðə ˈnukliər deal,”*,” moʊˈhɑmɛd, ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, sɛd ɔn gps”*” ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz fər ðə əˈgrimənt. ˈmɪstər., ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ nu jɔrk, toʊld ə ˈgæðərɪŋ əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət hi həz jɛt tɪ tɔk wɪθ ˈmɪstər. tillerson*, ənˈlaɪk hɪz ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ʤɑn ˈkɛri, wɪθ hum hi nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈnukliər əˈkɔrd. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ wɪθ ˈʤeɪkəb heilbrunn*, ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ə ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈʤərnəl, ˈmɪstər. reɪzd ðə ˈprɑspɛkt ðət ˌɪˈrɑn wʊd bi ðə wən tɪ bæk aʊt. ɪt kəmz tɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər vaɪəˈleɪʃən, ər wət ɪn ðə tərmz əv ðə ˈnukliər dil ɪz kɔld sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt nonperformance*, ðɛn ˌɪˈrɑn həz ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz əˈveɪləbəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ frəm ðə deal,”*,” hi sɛd. |
it started with the oven. in singapore in 2001 i bought a used sharp rotisserie combination microwave and convection oven from my buddy, tuck wai, for. say what you will about the sharp corporation, which is struggling, but that oven was the bomb. it followed us from singapore to beijing to shanghai and back to beijing, proving its worth repeatedly in a country where most apartments have ovens. it even survived one front panel change. it was the best i ever spent in my life. tuck always regretted selling, a sure sign of a good deal.
earlier this year the panel started to fail again, and no transplants were available. it was a protracted death, like a person with progressive organ failure. one by one, over the course of a couple of months, the buttons stopped working, slowly narrowing the list of things the oven could do. first we lost the grill. then the convection function. then the microwave time entry. the last gasp was the quick start. goodnight, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
anyway, not superstitious, and i generally believe in portents, but if the death of our trusty sharp rotisserie a sign that change is in the wind, what is? so after eight and a half years in beijing and 17 in asia for me, moving back to palo alto in january. going because my company has asked me to move to the silicon valley office, very near where i grew up and where most of my family still live.
for a long time i resisted the idea of moving back to the united states. my self identity is largely based on being “the one in asia.” i was 27 when i left the us in 1995, six months out of graduate school and in most measurable ways a complete doofus. my personal and professional development has pretty much all been in asia, and most of my friends and virtually all of my experience and network are out here.
which, when you think about it, seems like a really good reason to do something different, even if that something is going home. sometime in the last year or two my previously steadfast resistance to going home started to soften. last may, when my boss proposed i come back to sunnyvale, which is now where most of our senior execs are based, i found myself much more receptive to the idea than i would have expected.
there is no greater message behind our departure. not disappointed in china. i been involved in public matches with any chinese celebrities. there is no shroud of legal action looming above me. i am, in fact, profoundly grateful to have been able to live and work in china for as long as i have. we all take it for granted, and piss and moan about the air and traffic and censored internet and sketchy food because our version of sports talk. and we all rationalize a bit to be here. but step back and think about it for a moment. from your average suburban american perspective, who gets to live in china? nobody, who. the stuff of fantasy and tales from exotic relatives, like my mysterious uncle stephen, who lived and worked in hong kong in the late 1980s. it has been a gift, and under other circumstances i would have remained here at least for a while.
but i was never in danger of staying forever, and nor are most other western expats. why i was amused by the mass fluster that surrounded the public departures of mark charlie custer. all of a sudden foreigners were abandoning china! i know and like both mark and charlie, and admittedly much of the fluster was within our particular echo chamber, but, seriously, coverage in the new york times, and the economist? both of their personal experiences can be used to tell larger stories about life and power and business in china (and maybe just jealous that my own departure is about as newsworthy as a bad air day), and both of their articles were great reads. but “foreigner departs china” is the very definition of dog-bites-man. the satirical site china daily show nailed it with a funny “dear john” letter from a foreigner to china.
“foreigner stays in china,” now a story. for an increasingly cosmopolitan and globally interconnected country, china really a place encourages foreigners to settle down. in fact, it goes out of its way to keep us at length. i should make a collage out of eight years of temporary residence certificates arranged around the confession i had to sign for registering my birth with the police a few weeks late. economic migrants bleed across the borders in search of something better, and perhaps some vietnamese brides wind up here for the long haul, but in general foreigners immigrate to china. we just visit, sometimes for a very long time.
in the end, there are only two possible outcomes for a foreigner in china: you either stay here for the rest of your life, or, sooner or later, you leave. if you were to diagram it, it would look something like this:
that little dot encompasses the handful of old communists who settled here for ideological reasons, such as israel epstein and sidney shapiro, and maybe carl crook, who was born in beijing. one or two businessmen met have been here for thirty or more years, and a couple of journalists i know are edging in that direction. maybe kaiser is here i doubt it). but even sidney rittenberg, famously “the man who stayed behind,” actually stay behind. he retired to washington state in 1980. of course, he was thrown in jail in china. twice. probably retire to washington state, too. according to the daily, china has granted permanent residency to less than 5000 foreigners since it started doing so in 2004, and it made the news when shanghai issued its first batch of green cards in 2005. a safe bet that granting citizenship is even rarer.
we leave. what we do. but just because leaving china is normal mean something going on. among my friends there has been a tangible change in mood in the last couple of years. a sense of excitement about being here that endured for many years has in many cases given way to a sense of weariness or indifference. the most common reaction when i tell people my company is moving me back to california is, “you’re so lucky!”
there’s nothing sinister happening. just a generational change. my cohort is largely expatriates, many of whom, like me, had their children in china. as our lives have changed, so in many cases have our expectations and needs. at the same time, the china we arrived in has also changed profoundly. change is part of what makes china exciting, and on balance much of the change has been good. but people come looking for different things, and for some china today is less appealing or simply different than whatever they arrived looking for.
so they move on, and new people come in. as it should be. out with the old, in with the new. one thing that has not changed is the number of students and young professionals interested in working in china or studying chinese. one of the fun parts of my job is speaking to mba and undergraduate student groups, and i always ask who actually wants to live and work in china. trust me; the supply of young westerners interested in china is not in danger of drying up.
i quit a perfectly good job in singapore in 2004 and came to china with rudimentary mandarin and the dream of living here. it was a crazy stunt that worked out better than i could have ever imagined. not lived the life of my journalist friends, many of whom are forever getting tossed out of some hardscrabble village by local thugs. nor did i arrive in the era or spend two or three years in the boondocks. but had my share of adventures. bargained for long distance taxis in and ridden through the wetlands in the back of a xiaobengche, surrounded by crates of live fish. i got caught in a youthful in the alleys of old kashgar. been invited into a house in for tea and sweets, and into the apartment of a family from for homemade noodles. i stood on square with tens of thousands of chinese people during the memorial a week after the earthquake. i was in the nest during its olympic pomp. i helped companies wrestle with the melamine crisis and the acrimonious collapses of their chinese joint ventures. i had huge stretches of wall all to myself on spectacular, days. i scuba dived on a sunken village in the dark and freezing depths of qiandaohu, on sunken great wall in tangshan, and with a whale shark in morose tiger bay aquarium. i walked from of beijing to the other and discovered neighborhoods have never found any other way, and went for runs in the winter darkness when the city is as still and quiet as it ever gets. i spent a year in shanghai and learned that it is every bit as cool as beijing, in its own way. i made great friends and worked with amazingly talented chinese colleagues who disabused me of every stereotype of chinese employees. i wrote a silly blog that people actually read. and i raised a little boy who calls beijing home and speaks mandarin with an effortless fluency that i am jealous of.
they’re the experiences of a lifetime. some scruffy air and occasional difficulty with facebook seems a small price to bear. miss it, but time to go. to the next generation of young westerners who are dreaming of living in china. may they all get the chance, and may their lives in china be as amazing and rewarding as mine has been.
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note: because of the significance of this post to me i have copied forward the comments from the original. | ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈəvən. ɪn ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ɪn 2001 aɪ bɔt ə juzd ʃɑrp ˌroʊˈtɪsəri ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ənd kənˈvɛkʃən ˈəvən frəm maɪ ˈbədi, tək waɪ, fər seɪ wət ju wɪl əˈbaʊt ðə ʃɑrp ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ, bət ðət ˈəvən wɑz ðə bɔm. ɪt ˈfɑloʊd ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr tɪ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ tɪ ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ənd bæk tɪ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, ˈpruvɪŋ ɪts wərθ rɪˈpitɪdli ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr moʊst əˈpɑrtmənts hæv ˈəvənz. ɪt ˈivɪn sərˈvaɪvd wən frənt ˈpænəl ʧeɪnʤ. ɪt wɑz ðə bɛst aɪ ˈɛvər spɛnt ɪn maɪ laɪf. tək ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈgrɛtɪd ˈsɛlɪŋ, ə ʃʊr saɪn əv ə gʊd dil. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ðə ˈpænəl ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ feɪl əˈgɛn, ənd noʊ trænˈsplænts wər əˈveɪləbəl. ɪt wɑz ə proʊˈtræktɪd dɛθ, laɪk ə ˈpərsən wɪθ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈɔrgən ˈfeɪljər. wən baɪ wən, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə ˈkəpəl əv mənθs, ðə ˈbətənz stɑpt ˈwərkɪŋ, sˈloʊli ˈnɛroʊɪŋ ðə lɪst əv θɪŋz ðə ˈəvən kʊd du. fərst wi lɔst ðə grɪl. ðɛn ðə kənˈvɛkʃən ˈfəŋkʃən. ðɛn ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv taɪm ˈɛntri. ðə læst gæsp wɑz ðə kwɪk stɑrt. ˈgʊdˌnaɪt, swit prɪns, ənd flaɪts əv ˈeɪnʤəlz sɪŋ ði tɪ ðaɪ rɛst. ˈɛniˌweɪ, nɑt ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs, ənd aɪ ˈʤɛnərəli bɪˈliv ɪn ˈpɔrˌtɛnts, bət ɪf ðə dɛθ əv ɑr ˈtrəsti ʃɑrp ˌroʊˈtɪsəri ə saɪn ðət ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ɪn ðə wɪnd, wət ɪz? soʊ ˈæftər eɪt ənd ə hæf jɪrz ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ənd 17 ɪn ˈeɪʒə fər mi, ˈmuvɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. goʊɪŋ bɪˈkəz maɪ ˈkəmpəˌni həz æst mi tɪ muv tɪ ðə ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ˈɔfəs, ˈvɛri nɪr wɛr aɪ gru əp ənd wɛr moʊst əv maɪ ˈfæməli stɪl lɪv. fər ə lɔŋ taɪm aɪ rɪˈzɪstɪd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈmuvɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. maɪ sɛlf aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪz ˈlɑrʤli beɪst ɔn biɪŋ wən ɪn asia.”*.” aɪ wɑz 27 wɪn aɪ lɛft ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn 1995 sɪks mənθs aʊt əv ˈgræʤəˌweɪt skul ənd ɪn moʊst ˈmɛʒərəbəl weɪz ə kəmˈplit doofus*. maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz ˈprɪti məʧ ɔl bɪn ɪn ˈeɪʒə, ənd moʊst əv maɪ frɛndz ənd ˈvərʧuəli ɔl əv maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˈnɛtˌwərk ər aʊt hir. wɪʧ, wɪn ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt, simz laɪk ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈrizən tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ hoʊm. ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn ðə læst jɪr ər tu maɪ ˈpriviəsli ˈstɛdˌfæst rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ goʊɪŋ hoʊm ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈsɔfən. læst meɪ, wɪn maɪ bɔs prəˈpoʊzd aɪ kəm bæk tɪ ˈsəniˌveɪl, wɪʧ ɪz naʊ wɛr moʊst əv ɑr ˈsinjər ˌɛgˈzɛks ər beɪst, aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf məʧ mɔr rɪˈsɛptɪv tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ðən aɪ wʊd hæv ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈgreɪtər ˈmɛsɪʤ bɪˈhaɪnd ɑr dɪˈpɑrʧər. nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. aɪ bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈmæʧɪz wɪθ ˈɛni ʧaɪˈniz səˈlɛbrɪtiz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʃraʊd əv ˈligəl ˈækʃən ˈlumɪŋ əˈbəv mi. aɪ æm, ɪn fækt, proʊˈfaʊndli ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɪv ənd wərk ɪn ˈʧaɪnə fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ hæv. wi ɔl teɪk ɪt fər ˈgrænɪd, ənd pɪs ənd moʊn əˈbaʊt ðə ɛr ənd ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈsɛnsərd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˈskɛʧi fud bɪˈkəz ɑr ˈvərʒən əv spɔrts tɔk. ənd wi ɔl ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz ə bɪt tɪ bi hir. bət stɛp bæk ənd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt fər ə ˈmoʊmənt. frəm jʊr ˈævərɪʤ səˈbərbən əˈmɛrɪkən pərˈspɛktɪv, hu gɪts tɪ lɪv ɪn ˈʧaɪnə? ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi, hu. ðə stəf əv ˈfænəsi ənd teɪlz frəm ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈrɛlətɪvz, laɪk maɪ mɪˈstɪriəs ˈəŋkəl ˈstivən, hu lɪvd ənd wərkt ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg ɪn ðə leɪt 1980s*. ɪt həz bɪn ə gɪft, ənd ˈəndər ˈəðər ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz aɪ wʊd hæv rɪˈmeɪnd hir æt list fər ə waɪl. bət aɪ wɑz ˈnɛvər ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv steɪɪŋ fərˈɛvər, ənd nɔr ər moʊst ˈəðər ˈwɛstərn expats*. waɪ aɪ wɑz əmˈjuzd baɪ ðə mæs ˈfləstər ðət sərˈaʊndɪd ðə ˈpəblɪk dɪˈpɑrʧərz əv mɑrk ˈʧɑrli ˈkəstər. ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ˈfɔrənərz wər əˈbændənɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə! aɪ noʊ ənd laɪk boʊθ mɑrk ənd ˈʧɑrli, ənd ædˈmɪtɪdli məʧ əv ðə ˈfləstər wɑz wɪˈθɪn ɑr ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɛkoʊ ˈʧeɪmbər, bət, ˈsɪriəsli, ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmɪst? boʊθ əv ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz kən bi juzd tɪ tɛl ˈlɑrʤər ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt laɪf ənd paʊər ənd ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈʧaɪnə (ənd ˈmeɪbi ʤɪst ˈʤɛləs ðət maɪ oʊn dɪˈpɑrʧər ɪz əˈbaʊt ɛz ˈnuzˌwərði ɛz ə bæd ɛr deɪ), ənd boʊθ əv ðɛr ˈɑrtɪkəlz wər greɪt ridz. bət dɪˈpɑrts china”*” ɪz ðə ˈvɛri ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv dog-bites-man*. ðə səˈtɪrɪkəl saɪt ˈʧaɪnə ˈdeɪli ʃoʊ neɪld ɪt wɪθ ə ˈfəni john”*” ˈlɛtər frəm ə ˈfɔrənər tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. steɪz ɪn china,”*,” naʊ ə ˈstɔri. fər ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən ənd ˈgloʊbəli ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd ˈkəntri, ˈʧaɪnə ˈrɪli ə pleɪs ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈfɔrənərz tɪ ˈsɛtəl daʊn. ɪn fækt, ɪt goʊz aʊt əv ɪts weɪ tɪ kip ˈjuˈɛs æt lɛŋθ. aɪ ʃʊd meɪk ə kəˈlɑʒ aʊt əv eɪt jɪrz əv ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈrɛzɪdəns sərˈtɪfɪkəts əreɪnʤd əraʊnd ðə kənˈfɛʃən aɪ hæd tɪ saɪn fər ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ maɪ bərθ wɪθ ðə pəˈlis ə fju wiks leɪt. ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmaɪgrənts blid əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdərz ɪn sərʧ əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɛtər, ənd pərˈhæps səm viˌɛtnɑˈmis braɪdz wɪnd əp hir fər ðə lɔŋ hɔl, bət ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfɔrənərz ˈɪməˌgreɪt tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. wi ʤɪst ˈvɪzɪt, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz fər ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ taɪm. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli tu ˈpɑsəbəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz fər ə ˈfɔrənər ɪn ˈʧaɪnə: ju ˈiðər steɪ hir fər ðə rɛst əv jʊr laɪf, ər, ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər, ju liv. ɪf ju wər tɪ ˈdaɪəˌgræm ɪt, ɪt wʊd lʊk ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: ðət ˈlɪtəl dɑt ɛnˈkəmpəsəz ðə ˈhændˌfʊl əv oʊld ˈkɑmjənəsts hu ˈsɛtəld hir fər ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrizənz, səʧ ɛz ˈɪzriəl ˈɛpˌstin ənd ˈsɪdni ʃəˈpɪroʊ, ənd ˈmeɪbi kɑrl krʊk, hu wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. wən ər tu ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn mɛt hæv bɪn hir fər ˈθərˌdi ər mɔr jɪrz, ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts aɪ noʊ ər ˈɛʤɪŋ ɪn ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˈmeɪbi ˈkaɪzər ɪz hir aɪ daʊt ɪt). bət ˈivɪn ˈsɪdni ˈrɪtənbərg, ˈfeɪməsli mæn hu steɪd behind,”*,” ˈæˌkʧuəli steɪ bɪˈhaɪnd. hi rɪˈtaɪrd tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt ɪn 1980 əv kɔrs, hi wɑz θroʊn ɪn ʤeɪl ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. twaɪs. ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌriˈtaɪər tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt, tu. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli, ˈʧaɪnə həz ˈgrænɪd ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈrɛzɪdənsi tɪ lɛs ðən 5000 ˈfɔrənərz sɪns ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ soʊ ɪn 2004 ənd ɪt meɪd ðə nuz wɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈɪʃud ɪts fərst bæʧ əv grin kɑrdz ɪn 2005 ə seɪf bɛt ðət ˈgrænɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ɪz ˈivɪn ˈrɛrər. wi liv. wət wi du. bət ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈlivɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈnɔrməl min ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊɪŋ ɔn. əˈməŋ maɪ frɛndz ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈtænʤəbəl ʧeɪnʤ ɪn mud ɪn ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz. ə sɛns əv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əˈbaʊt biɪŋ hir ðət ɪnˈdʊrd fər ˈmɛni jɪrz həz ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ˈgɪvɪn weɪ tɪ ə sɛns əv ˈwɪrinəs ər ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən riˈækʃən wɪn aɪ tɛl ˈpipəl maɪ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ mi bæk tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz, soʊ lucky!”*!” ˈnəθɪŋ ˈsɪnɪstər ˈhæpənɪŋ. ʤɪst ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl ʧeɪnʤ. maɪ ˈkoʊhɔrt ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ɛkˈspeɪtriˌeɪts, ˈmɛni əv hum, laɪk mi, hæd ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ɛz ɑr lɪvz hæv ʧeɪnʤd, soʊ ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz hæv ɑr ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ənd nidz. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðə ˈʧaɪnə wi əraɪvd ɪn həz ˈɔlsoʊ ʧeɪnʤd proʊˈfaʊndli. ʧeɪnʤ ɪz pɑrt əv wət meɪks ˈʧaɪnə ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ, ənd ɔn ˈbæləns məʧ əv ðə ʧeɪnʤ həz bɪn gʊd. bət ˈpipəl kəm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz, ənd fər səm ˈʧaɪnə təˈdeɪ ɪz lɛs əˈpilɪŋ ər ˈsɪmpli ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ əraɪvd ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. soʊ ðeɪ muv ɔn, ənd nu ˈpipəl kəm ɪn. ɛz ɪt ʃʊd bi. aʊt wɪθ ðə oʊld, ɪn wɪθ ðə nu. wən θɪŋ ðət həz nɑt ʧeɪnʤd ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈstudənts ənd jəŋ prəˈfɛʃənəlz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ər ˈstədiɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz. wən əv ðə fən pɑrts əv maɪ ʤɑb ɪz ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ ənd ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈstudənt grups, ənd aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz æsk hu ˈæˌkʧuəli wɔnts tɪ lɪv ənd wərk ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. trəst mi; ðə səˈplaɪ əv jəŋ ˈwɛstərnərz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪz nɑt ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv draɪɪŋ əp. aɪ kwɪt ə ˈpərfəktli gʊd ʤɑb ɪn ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ɪn 2004 ənd keɪm tɪ ˈʧaɪnə wɪθ ˌrudəˈmɛntəri ˈmændərən ənd ðə drim əv ˈlɪvɪŋ hir. ɪt wɑz ə ˈkreɪzi stənt ðət wərkt aʊt ˈbɛtər ðən aɪ kʊd hæv ˈɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤənd. nɑt lɪvd ðə laɪf əv maɪ ˈʤərnəlɪst frɛndz, ˈmɛni əv hum ər fərˈɛvər ˈgɪtɪŋ tɔst aʊt əv səm ˈhɑrdˌskræbəl ˈvɪlɪʤ baɪ ˈloʊkəl θəgz. nɔr dɪd aɪ əraɪv ɪn ðə ˈɪrə ər spɛnd tu ər θri jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbunˌdɑks. bət hæd maɪ ʃɛr əv ædˈvɛnʧərz. ˈbɑrgənd fər lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns ˈtæksiz ɪn ənd ˈrɪdən θru ðə ˈwɛˌtlændz ɪn ðə bæk əv ə xiaobengche*, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ kreɪts əv lɪv fɪʃ. aɪ gɑt kɔt ɪn ə ˈjuθfəl ɪn ðə ˈæliz əv oʊld kashgar*. bɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈɪntu ə haʊs ɪn fər ti ənd swits, ənd ˈɪntu ðə əˈpɑrtmənt əv ə ˈfæməli frəm fər ˈhoʊˈmeɪd ˈnudəlz. aɪ stʊd ɔn skwɛr wɪθ tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈpipəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə məˈmɔriəl ə wik ˈæftər ðə ˈərθkˌweɪk. aɪ wɑz ɪn ðə nɛst ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts oʊˈlɪmpɪk pɑmp. aɪ hɛlpt ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈrɛsəl wɪθ ðə ˈmɛləˌmin ˈkraɪsəs ənd ðə ˌækrəˈmoʊniəs kəˈlæpsɪz əv ðɛr ʧaɪˈniz ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz. aɪ hæd juʤ ˈstrɛʧɪz əv wɔl ɔl tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɔn spɛkˈtækjələr, deɪz. aɪ ˈskubə daɪvd ɔn ə ˈsəŋkən ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ðə dɑrk ənd ˈfrizɪŋ dɛpθs əv qiandaohu*, ɔn ˈsəŋkən greɪt wɔl ɪn tangshan*, ənd wɪθ ə weɪl ʃɑrk ɪn məroʊs ˈtaɪgər beɪ əkˈwɛriəm. aɪ wɔkt frəm əv ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈəðər ənd dɪˈskəvərd ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz hæv ˈnɛvər faʊnd ˈɛni ˈəðər weɪ, ənd wɛnt fər rənz ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər ˈdɑrknəs wɪn ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ɛz stɪl ənd kwaɪət ɛz ɪt ˈɛvər gɪts. aɪ spɛnt ə jɪr ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ənd ˈlərnɪd ðət ɪt ɪz ˈɛvəri bɪt ɛz kul ɛz ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, ɪn ɪts oʊn weɪ. aɪ meɪd greɪt frɛndz ənd wərkt wɪθ əˈmeɪzɪŋli ˈtæləntɪd ʧaɪˈniz ˈkɑligz hu dɪsəˈbjuzd mi əv ˈɛvəri ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp əv ʧaɪˈniz ɪmˈplɔɪiz. aɪ roʊt ə ˈsɪli blɔg ðət ˈpipəl ˈæˌkʧuəli rɛd. ənd aɪ reɪzd ə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ hu kɔlz ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ hoʊm ənd spiks ˈmændərən wɪθ ən ˈɛfərtləs ˈfluənsi ðət aɪ æm ˈʤɛləs əv. ðə ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. səm ˈskrəfi ɛr ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk simz ə smɔl praɪs tɪ bɛr. mɪs ɪt, bət taɪm tɪ goʊ. tɪ ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv jəŋ ˈwɛstərnərz hu ər ˈdrimɪŋ əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. meɪ ðeɪ ɔl gɪt ðə ʧæns, ənd meɪ ðɛr lɪvz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə bi ɛz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ənd rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ɛz maɪn həz bɪn. si ˈɔlsoʊ: noʊt: bɪˈkəz əv ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ðɪs poʊst tɪ mi aɪ hæv ˈkɑpid ˈfɔrwərd ðə ˈkɑmɛnts frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. |
it’s hard to anticipate every health problem that might occur on a trip to mars, which could span years. but nasa is trying. it has a list of 100 conditions or events that are most likely to happen during, including pancreatitis, lumbar spine fracture and lost fingernails due to spacesuit gloves.
and the agency has highlighted 23 particular health risks of space travel that require further work to mitigate before a spacecraft takes off for mars in the schedule) or sooner schedule). but nine of these risks are currently considered “red,” i.e., they have both a high likelihood of happening defined as greater than a 1 percent chance of occurring, and high stakes (i.e., death, permanent disability or long-term health impact) if they do: space radiation, visual impairment, cognitive or behavioral conditions, the long-term storage of medications, inadequate food and nutrition, team performanceues, medical conditions, userues with onboard technology and bone fracture. these are high priority and “really have to get worked out” before we go to mars, said william, director of human research program, though he adds that space exploration is inherently risky and volunteers will have to be aware of all known risks, red or not.
radiation is a biggie. there are two types that are worrisome. solar particles from the sun can deliver high doses of radiation unless people are shielded by a spacecraft, other sturdy shelter or sufficient water, said, deputy chief scientist of the national space biomedical research institute, a consortium of research institutions led by baylor college of medicine.
these solar particle events can also be predicted, but sometimes only about 20 minutes in advance. the problem is, if on the surface of mars in a spacesuit or land vehicle, that may not be enough time to get to shelter. and if exposed to one of these events, you could experience the kind of acute symptoms people suffered near the nuclear blast zone in hiroshima, including severe nausea. “you are dead if you vomit in a spacesuit” because the fluid and particles up the air supply, said. even if that initial hit is survivable, the radiation wipes out blood cells, leaving you vulnerable to deadly infections. better prediction tools would help give people more warning of a solar particle event and more time to reach shelter, she said.
if to death in a spacesuit bad enough, consider galactic cosmic rays, which come from events such as exploding stars. “imagine every element on the periodic table is highly charged and radioactive, and traveling at the speed of light,” said. these particles consist of protons and heavy ion nuclei. because of their energy and speed, they can penetrate “far, fast and hard,” she said, making a more robust shield necessary. and if shields contain materials like lead that can interact with heavy ion nuclei and split the radiation into even more particles, they can actually make things worse. a magnetic field could potentially protect against galactic cosmic rays, but there are technicalues there, too; particles might get into the field and become trapped, negating the benefit, she said.
the rays damage and could kill cells, raising the risk of cataracts, exacerbation of underlying disease and of developing cancer over the long term. but on a shorter timeline, they can destroy or severely damage enough brain cells to reduce cognitive function. “very, very low doses can cause memory loss and a reduction in the ability to make new memories,” said. “making mistakes because not thinking right could be life-threatening.”
there’s no easy fix for galactic cosmic rays. nasa is working on different shielding materials. another strategy is to develop medications or that could boost the immune system, said, but further in the future. right now, nasa is still trying to understand the full effects of the heavy particles on health, but will begin testing countermeasures “in the near future,” said.
another pressing risk is permanent vision problems, known as visual impairment and intracranial pressure. theseues, which involve damage to the optic nerve, start showing up in astronauts until missions lasted six months or more, and the causes are still not totally clear, said. at first the culprit was thought to be solely the delayed effects of vascular fluid moving up into the head while a person is experiencing microgravity, but something else seems to be going on, he said. “we’re now looking at alternative hypotheses,” including whether fluid (which surrounds the brain and spinal cord) or increased carbon dioxide plays a role, he said.
among the other currently “red” risks, how to adequately stock a spacecraft with enough food and medications to keep astronauts healthy is a particularly thornyue. you need nutritious foods and a variety of medications that will have a stable shelf life for a multiyear mission none of which could take up too much space or weight. one solution may be the budding technology of printing, which could take the building blocks of medications or meals and create them as needed, said.
medical care in general is tough in space. “we’re trying to figure out in the black bag you need to send,” said. and the contents are limited by what could be used by a professional with minimal training or automated instruction, what can fit into a spacecraft and what can function in microgravity. (even a simple blood test to, say, determine whether an infection is viral or bacterial in nature currently be done in zero gravity, said.) one imaging tool that already travels to space is increasingly sophisticated handheld ultrasound, which can provide imaging of different parts of the body. beyond that, nasa has funded a study at the university of washington to use a handheld ultrasound probe not only to diagnose kidney stones, but to push kidney stones to a less dangerous place in the organ and possibly even break them up.
you might notice that conditions that stem from microgravity, including reduced muscle mass and strength and reduced aerobic capacity, on that “red” list. “the countermeasure program for those changes has been improving,” with more effective exercise routines and better devices, said jay buckey, a physician and professor of medicine at the geisel school of medicine at dartmouth and an astronaut. the advanced exercise device, currently used on the international space station, can work all the major muscle groups.
but there are still questions: at the university of calgary, biomedical engineer steven boyd is looking at whether bone that weakens during fully regains strength after astronauts return to earth. loss of bone density can be reversed, but he is studying whether the struts and rods, or bone microarchitecture, which give bone its strength, are similarly recovered.
data for all theseues is still coming in. information gathered from a two-astronaut, yearlong mission that ended in march 2016 will provide some answers, but nasa will also rely on data on 10 to 12 more astronauts on future missions to fill in research gaps and provide confidence that on the right track, said. he is all too aware that, as the experience with vision problems shows, simply extrapolating the results of shorter missions may not be enough to flush out all the potential health problems of a lengthy mars voyage. “are there other out there?” he wondered. | it’s* hɑrd tɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈɛvəri hɛlθ ˈprɑbləm ðət maɪt əˈkər ɔn ə trɪp tɪ mɑrz, wɪʧ kʊd spæn jɪrz. bət ˈnæsə ɪz traɪɪŋ. ɪt həz ə lɪst əv 100 kənˈdɪʃənz ər ɪˈvɛnts ðət ər moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈhæpən ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ pancreatitis*, ˈləmˌbɑr spaɪn ˈfrækʧər ənd lɔst ˈfɪŋgərˌneɪlz du tɪ ˈspeɪˌsut gləvz. ənd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi həz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd 23 ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr hɛlθ rɪsks əv speɪs ˈtrævəl ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈfərðər wərk tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈspeɪˌskræft teɪks ɔf fər mɑrz ɪn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl) ər ˈsunər ˈskɛʤʊl). bət naɪn əv ðiz rɪsks ər ˈkərəntli kənˈsɪdərd ““red,”*,” i.e*., ðeɪ hæv boʊθ ə haɪ ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ˈhæpənɪŋ dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ˈgreɪtər ðən ə 1 pərˈsɛnt ʧæns əv əˈkərɪŋ, ənd haɪ steɪks (i.e*., dɛθ, ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ər ˈlɔŋˈtərm hɛlθ ˌɪmˈpækt) ɪf ðeɪ du: speɪs ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən, ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt, ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ər bɪˈheɪvjərəl kənˈdɪʃənz, ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈstɔrɪʤ əv ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt fud ənd nuˈtrɪʃən, tim pərˈfɔrməns ˈɪʃuz, ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz, ˈjuzər ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈɑnˌbɔrd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd boʊn ˈfrækʧər. ðiz ər haɪ praɪˈɔrəti ənd hæv tɪ gɪt wərkt out”*” ˌbiˈfɔr wi goʊ tɪ mɑrz, sɛd ˈwɪljəm, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈjumən ˈrisərʧ ˈproʊˌgræm, ðoʊ hi ædz ðət speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈrɪski ənd ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz wɪl hæv tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv ɔl noʊn rɪsks, rɛd ər nɑt. ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈbɪgi. ðɛr ər tu taɪps ðət ər ˈwərisəm. ˈsoʊlər ˈpɑrtɪkəlz frəm ðə sən kən dɪˈlɪvər haɪ ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ənˈlɛs ˈpipəl ər ˈʃildɪd baɪ ə ˈspeɪˌskræft, ˈəðər ˈstərdi ˈʃɛltər ər səˈfɪʃənt ˈwɔtər, sɛd, ˈdɛpjəti ʧif ˈsaɪəntɪst əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl speɪs ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ə kənˈsɔrʃjəm əv ˈrisərʧ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz lɛd baɪ ˈbeɪlər ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈmɛdəsən. ðiz ˈsoʊlər ˈpɑrtɪkəl ɪˈvɛnts kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi prɪˈdɪktɪd, bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts ɪn ədˈvæns. ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, ɪf ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv mɑrz ɪn ə ˈspeɪˌsut ər lænd ˈviɪkəl, ðət meɪ nɑt bi ɪˈnəf taɪm tɪ gɪt tɪ ˈʃɛltər. ənd ɪf ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ wən əv ðiz ɪˈvɛnts, ju kʊd ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə kaɪnd əv əˈkjut ˈsɪmptəmz ˈpipəl ˈsəfərd nɪr ðə ˈnukliər blæst zoʊn ɪn ˌhɪˈroʊʃɪmə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səˈvɪr ˈnɔziə. ər dɛd ɪf ju ˈvɑmət ɪn ə spacesuit”*” bɪˈkəz ðə fluɪd ənd ˈpɑrtɪkəlz əp ðə ɛr səˈplaɪ, sɛd. ˈivɪn ɪf ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl hɪt ɪz sərˈvaɪvəbəl, ðə ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən waɪps aʊt bləd sɛlz, ˈlivɪŋ ju ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈdɛdli ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz. ˈbɛtər priˈdɪkʃən tulz wʊd hɛlp gɪv ˈpipəl mɔr ˈwɔrnɪŋ əv ə ˈsoʊlər ˈpɑrtɪkəl ɪˈvɛnt ənd mɔr taɪm tɪ riʧ ˈʃɛltər, ʃi sɛd. ɪf tɪ dɛθ ɪn ə ˈspeɪˌsut bæd ɪˈnəf, kənˈsɪdər gəˈlæktɪk ˈkɑzmɪk reɪz, wɪʧ kəm frəm ɪˈvɛnts səʧ ɛz ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ stɑrz. ˈɛvəri ˈɛləmənt ɔn ðə ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈteɪbəl ɪz ˈhaɪli ʧɑrʤd ənd ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv, ənd ˈtrævəlɪŋ æt ðə spid əv light,”*,” sɛd. ðiz ˈpɑrtɪkəlz kənˈsɪst əv ˈproʊˌtɑnz ənd ˈhɛvi aɪən ˈnukliˌaɪ. bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˈɛnərʤi ənd spid, ðeɪ kən ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt ““far*, fæst ənd hard,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə mɔr roʊˈbəst ʃild ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ənd ɪf ʃildz kənˈteɪn məˈtɪriəlz laɪk lɛd ðət kən ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ˈhɛvi aɪən ˈnukliˌaɪ ənd splɪt ðə ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpɑrtɪkəlz, ðeɪ kən ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk θɪŋz wərs. ə mægˈnɛtɪk fild kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli prəˈtɛkt əˈgɛnst gəˈlæktɪk ˈkɑzmɪk reɪz, bət ðɛr ər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɪʃuz ðɛr, tu; ˈpɑrtɪkəlz maɪt gɪt ˈɪntu ðə fild ənd bɪˈkəm træpt, nɪˈgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt, ʃi sɛd. ðə reɪz ˈdæmɪʤ ənd kʊd kɪl sɛlz, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə rɪsk əv ˈkætərˌækts, ɪgˌzæsərˈbeɪʃən əv ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ dɪˈziz ənd əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkænsər ˈoʊvər ðə lɔŋ tərm. bət ɔn ə ˈʃɔrtər ˈtaɪmlaɪn, ðeɪ kən dɪˈstrɔɪ ər səˈvɪrli ˈdæmɪʤ ɪˈnəf breɪn sɛlz tɪ rɪˈdus ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈfəŋkʃən. ““very*, ˈvɛri loʊ ˈdoʊsɪz kən kɔz ˈmɛməri lɔs ənd ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk nu memories,”*,” sɛd. mɪˈsteɪks bɪˈkəz nɑt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ raɪt kʊd bi life-threatening.”*.” noʊ ˈizi fɪks fər gəˈlæktɪk ˈkɑzmɪk reɪz. ˈnæsə ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈdɪfərənt ˈʃildɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz. əˈnəðər ˈstrætəʤi ɪz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ər ðət kʊd bust ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm, sɛd, bət ˈfərðər ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. raɪt naʊ, ˈnæsə ɪz stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə fʊl ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈhɛvi ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ɔn hɛlθ, bət wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈkaʊntərˌmɛʒərz ðə nɪr future,”*,” sɛd. əˈnəðər ˈprɛsɪŋ rɪsk ɪz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈvɪʒən ˈprɑbləmz, noʊn ɛz ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt ənd ˌɪntrəˈkreɪniəl ˈprɛʃər. ðiz ˈɪʃuz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈɑptɪk nərv, stɑrt ʃoʊɪŋ əp ɪn ˈæstrəˌnɔts ənˈtɪl ˈmɪʃənz ˈlæstɪd sɪks mənθs ər mɔr, ənd ðə ˈkɔzɪz ər stɪl nɑt ˈtoʊtəli klɪr, sɛd. æt fərst ðə ˈkəlprɪt wɑz θɔt tɪ bi ˈsoʊəli ðə dɪˈleɪd ˈifɛkts əv ˈvæskjələr fluɪd ˈmuvɪŋ əp ˈɪntu ðə hɛd waɪl ə ˈpərsən ɪz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ microgravity*, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls simz tɪ bi goʊɪŋ ɔn, hi sɛd. naʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɔlˈtərnətɪv hypotheses,”*,” ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðər fluɪd (wɪʧ səraʊndz ðə breɪn ənd ˈspaɪnəl kɔrd) ər ˌɪnˈkrist ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd pleɪz ə roʊl, hi sɛd. əˈməŋ ðə ˈəðər ˈkərəntli ““red”*” rɪsks, haʊ tɪ ˈædəkwɪtli stɑk ə ˈspeɪˌskræft wɪθ ɪˈnəf fud ənd ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ kip ˈæstrəˌnɔts ˈhɛlθi ɪz ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈθɔrni ˈɪʃu. ju nid nuˈtrɪʃəs fudz ənd ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ðət wɪl hæv ə ˈsteɪbəl ʃɛlf laɪf fər ə ˈməltiˈjir ˈmɪʃən nən əv wɪʧ kʊd teɪk əp tu məʧ speɪs ər weɪt. wən səˈluʃən meɪ bi ðə ˈbədɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi əv ˈprɪnɪŋ, wɪʧ kʊd teɪk ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks əv ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ər milz ənd kriˈeɪt ðɛm ɛz ˈnidɪd, sɛd. ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ɪz təf ɪn speɪs. traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɪn ðə blæk bæg ju nid tɪ send,”*,” sɛd. ənd ðə ˈkɑntɛnts ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ wət kʊd bi juzd baɪ ə prəˈfɛʃənəl wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ər ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən, wət kən fɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈspeɪˌskræft ənd wət kən ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn microgravity*. (ˈivɪn ə ˈsɪmpəl bləd tɛst tɪ, seɪ, dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ɪz ˈvaɪrəl ər bækˈtɪriəl ɪn ˈneɪʧər ˈkərəntli bi dən ɪn ˈziroʊ ˈgrævɪti, sɛd.) wən ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ tul ðət ɔˈrɛdi ˈtrævəlz tɪ speɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈhænˈdhɛld ˌəltrəˈsaʊnd, wɪʧ kən prəˈvaɪd ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ əv ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɑdi. bɪɔnd ðət, ˈnæsə həz ˈfəndɪd ə ˈstədi æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ juz ə ˈhænˈdhɛld ˌəltrəˈsaʊnd proʊb nɑt ˈoʊnli tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs ˈkɪdni stoʊnz, bət tɪ pʊʃ ˈkɪdni stoʊnz tɪ ə lɛs ˈdeɪnʤərəs pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈɔrgən ənd ˈpɑsəbli ˈivɪn breɪk ðɛm əp. ju maɪt ˈnoʊtɪs ðət kənˈdɪʃənz ðət stɛm frəm microgravity*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɪˈdust ˈməsəl mæs ənd strɛŋθ ənd rɪˈdust ɛˈroʊbɪk kəˈpæsɪti, ɔn ðət ““red”*” lɪst. ˈkaʊntərˌmɛʒər ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðoʊz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz həz bɪn improving,”*,” wɪθ mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ruˈtinz ənd ˈbɛtər dɪˈvaɪsɪz, sɛd ʤeɪ ˈbəki, ə fəˈzɪʃən ənd prəˈfɛsər əv ˈmɛdəsən æt ðə ˈgaɪsəl skul əv ˈmɛdəsən æt ˈdɑrtməθ ənd ən ˈæstrəˌnɑt. ðə ədˈvænst ˈɛksərˌsaɪz dɪˈvaɪs, ˈkərəntli juzd ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl speɪs ˈsteɪʃən, kən wərk ɔl ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈməsəl grups. bət ðɛr ər stɪl kˈwɛsʧənz: æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈkælgəri, ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈstivən bɔɪd ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈwɛðər boʊn ðət ˈwikənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈfʊli riˈgeɪnz strɛŋθ ˈæftər ˈæstrəˌnɔts rɪˈtərn tɪ ərθ. lɔs əv boʊn ˈdɛnsɪti kən bi rɪˈvərst, bət hi ɪz ˈstədiɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðə strəts ənd rɑdz, ər boʊn microarchitecture*, wɪʧ gɪv boʊn ɪts strɛŋθ, ər ˈsɪmələrli rɪˈkəvərd. ˈdætə fər ɔl ðiz ˈɪʃuz ɪz stɪl ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgæðərd frəm ə two-astronaut*, ˈjɪˈrlɔŋ ˈmɪʃən ðət ˈɛndɪd ɪn mɑrʧ 2016 wɪl prəˈvaɪd səm ˈænsərz, bət ˈnæsə wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈdætə ɔn 10 tɪ 12 mɔr ˈæstrəˌnɔts ɔn fˈjuʧər ˈmɪʃənz tɪ fɪl ɪn ˈrisərʧ gæps ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət ɔn ðə raɪt træk, sɛd. hi ɪz ɔl tu əˈwɛr ðət, ɛz ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈvɪʒən ˈprɑbləmz ʃoʊz, ˈsɪmpli ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ˈʃɔrtər ˈmɪʃənz meɪ nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ fləʃ aʊt ɔl ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz əv ə ˈlɛŋθi mɑrz vɔɪəʤ. ðɛr ˈəðər aʊt there?”*?” hi ˈwəndərd. |
80% cut the cord because cable tv is simply too expensive a new report by tivo (pdf) on cord cutting indicates that nearly half of current pay tv subscribers are considering cutting the cord this year, and nearly 80% of those considering the shift will do so because their current pay tv service is simply too expensive. the survey of more than consumers found that only% of those polled were seriously considering sticking with their traditional pay tv provider, an ominous sign for an industry that's expecting the second quarter to potentially see the highest volume of cord cutting on record.
"37.1% of respondents spent at least $101 per month -- with some spending more than $150 per month -- on services alone," notes the report, which indicates that this is a percentage of users that increased% quarter over quarter. with a growing number of streaming alternatives emerging, and companies like charter now blindly imposing rate hikes in utter to what should be obvious industry trends, there's every indication this pattern (both cable tv price hikes, and the subsequent defections by frustrated consumers) will only accelerate. after price, the survey found that use of streaming alternatives (57.6%) and use of over the air antennas (32.5%) were the most common reasons given by users that cut the cord. broken down further, the study found that among those "unsatisfied" with their current cable tv provider,% say they're mostly annoyed because of high prices. though% say they're frustrated by "poor customer service," and% say they're bothered by the quality of the pay tv service they receive from their telco, cable, or satellite tv provider. "when the increase in monthly bills is coupled with the fact that% of unsatisfied respondents selected “too fees for service,” it becomes evident that something must be done about this group," notes the survey. "with more options than ever for tv in 2017, consumers continue to get smarter about their tv options, and many have discovered ways to access tv for far less than $100 a month. skinny offerings have increased, too, and options include dish networks’ slingtv, directv now and playstation vue." there's more detail on latest study over at the company's there's more detail on latest study over at the company's blog . the full report itself can be found here (pdf).
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walter
join:2008-01-27
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27 recommendations walter member the " wall street disease" i'm moderately conservative/right, and what i'm typing now scares even me. years ago, shareholders were happy with a company that made a steady profit. things slowly evolved (devolved?) to the point where shareholders demand constantly increasing profits (and dividends) per share, year-over-year. how do you get that, you ask? simple, keep raising prices.
• the various sports leagues keep asking for higher rights fees from
• hikes their monthly rates to pay for the above, and includes a rising profit for themselves
• ota stations keep raising the "retransmission fees" they demand from
• various channels keep raising their monthly prices
• the hike fees to pay for all of the above, and extra, to give themselves a growing profit
unfortunately, the average person's has not kept pace. it came down to paying rent or mortgage payments and buying groceries and clothes, versus having cable tv. cable tv you can do without. are necessities.
join:2012-06-16
united state 12 recommendations member value, not price "...will do so because their current pay tv service is simply too expensive."
no. people are happy to pay lots of money for something.
what they're finding, though, is it's too expensive for what you get. that's the value equation.
they're paying a lot, but getting little in return.
in a mobile, world that includes, hulu, and amazon for $30/month, who cares about having cable tv.
i would like to see how many of these numbers include people who move frequently, or who are young and moving out on their own for the first time and are seeing monthly bills for the first time on their applebee's waiter paycheck.
you can't get blood from a stone.
nycnetwork
join:2000-11-12
brooklyn, 6 recommendations member taxes + fees it's the broadcaster fees, sports network fees, cable box rental fees, taxes, etc that is becoming absurd.
the $79.99 triple play deal inc comes up to $115, after all the taxes and fees. it's laughable.
join:2010-07-15
san marcos, ca 5 recommendations member internet only, thanks tv provider prices are utterly insane. use other streaming alternatives exclusively now.
ptrowski
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join:2005-03-14
woodstock, ct 4 recommendations premium member we did it.... almost a year ago dumped directv and went with playstation vue. bill went from $130 ish to $35.
ctaranto
join:2011-12-14
ma 3 recommendations member agreed we dropped cable in feb 2014. was paying ~$250/month for). never used phone, but was cheaper than not getting it. had and amazon prime already as well as separate service.
bill dropped to $65/month for just internet (still).
replaced with high end antenna in attic, on a linux server, hdhomerun, and boxes around the house. easily passes the waf.
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join:2009-05-06
charlotte, 3 recommendations premium member bad programming i had at over $170 for 15 meg internet and tv no with 200 channels no hbo types and it got to the point at least 2 night i could not find anything i wanted to watch that was not a repeat. the content side keep pushing the price up on channels i never watch. a a carte might not lower the price but it would push a lot of channels of the air when no one is willing to choose and pay for them. | 80 kət ðə kɔrd bɪˈkəz ˈkeɪbəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɪz ˈsɪmpli tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ə nu rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ˈtɪˌvoʊ (pdf*) ɔn kɔrd ˈkətɪŋ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ˈnɪrli hæf əv ˈkɑrənt peɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən səbˈskraɪbərz ər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈkətɪŋ ðə kɔrd ðɪs jɪr, ənd ˈnɪrli 80 əv ðoʊz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ʃɪft wɪl du soʊ bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈkɑrənt peɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˈsɪmpli tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ðə ˈsərˌveɪ əv mɔr ðən kənˈsumərz faʊnd ðət ˈoʊnli əv ðoʊz poʊld wər ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr trəˈdɪʃənəl peɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən prəˈvaɪdər, ən ˈɑmənəs saɪn fər ən ˈɪndəstri ðæts ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli si ðə haɪəst ˈvɑljum əv kɔrd ˈkətɪŋ ɔn ˈrɛkərd. əv rɪˈspɑndənts spɛnt æt list 101 pər mənθ wɪθ səm ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr ðən 150 pər mənθ ɔn ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈloʊn," noʊts ðə rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðɪs ɪz ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈjuzərz ðət ˌɪnˈkrist kˈwɔrtər ˈoʊvər kˈwɔrtər. wɪθ ə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈstrimɪŋ ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ˈimərʤɪŋ, ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈʧɑrtər naʊ ˈblaɪndli ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ reɪt haɪks ɪn ˈətər tɪ wət ʃʊd bi ˈɑbviəs ˈɪndəstri trɛnz, ðɛrz ˈɛvəri ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðɪs ˈpætərn (boʊθ ˈkeɪbəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən praɪs haɪks, ənd ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt dɪˈfɛkʃənz baɪ ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd kənˈsumərz) wɪl ˈoʊnli ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt. ˈæftər praɪs, ðə ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət juz əv ˈstrimɪŋ ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ənd juz əv ˈoʊvər ðə ɛr ænˈtɛnəz wər ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈrizənz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ˈjuzərz ðət kət ðə kɔrd. ˈbroʊkən daʊn ˈfərðər, ðə ˈstədi faʊnd ðət əˈməŋ ðoʊz "ənˈsætɪsˌfaɪd" wɪθ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈkeɪbəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən prəˈvaɪdər, seɪ ðɛr ˈmoʊstli əˈnɔɪd bɪˈkəz əv haɪ ˈpraɪsɪz. ðoʊ seɪ ðɛr ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ "pur ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs," ənd seɪ ðɛr ˈbɑðərd baɪ ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə peɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs ðeɪ rɪˈsiv frəm ðɛr ˈtɛlkoʊ, ˈkeɪbəl, ər ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən prəˈvaɪdər. "wɪn ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈmənθli bɪlz ɪz ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə fækt ðət əv ənˈsætɪsˌfaɪd rɪˈspɑndənts səˈlɛktɪd fiz fər service,”*,” ɪt bɪˈkəmz ˈɛvədənt ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ məst bi dən əˈbaʊt ðɪs grup," noʊts ðə ˈsərˌveɪ. "wɪθ mɔr ˈɔpʃənz ðən ˈɛvər fər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɪn 2017 kənˈsumərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ gɪt sˈmɑrtər əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɔpʃənz, ənd ˈmɛni hæv dɪˈskəvərd weɪz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən fər fɑr lɛs ðən 100 ə mənθ. ˈskɪni ˈɔfərɪŋz hæv ˌɪnˈkrist, tu, ənd ˈɔpʃənz ˌɪnˈklud dɪʃ networks’*’ slingtv*, dɪˈrɛkˈtiˈvi naʊ ənd ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən vju." ðɛrz mɔr ˈditeɪl ɔn ˈleɪtəst ˈstədi ˈoʊvər æt ðə ˈkəmpəniz ðɛrz mɔr ˈditeɪl ɔn ˈleɪtəst ˈstədi ˈoʊvər æt ðə ˈkəmpəniz blɔg ðə fʊl rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪtˈsɛlf kən bi faʊnd hir (pdf*). nuz ʤəmp ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈvælənˌtaɪnz ɪˈdɪʃən ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ lɪŋks ðɪs wik læst wik moʊst dɪˈskəst moʊst ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd frəm 60 ˈkɑmɛnts ˈwɔltər ˈθɔrnˌhɪl, ɔn 27 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈwɔltər ˈmɛmbər ðə wɔl strit dɪˈziz" əm ˈmɑdərətli conservative/right*, ənd wət əm ˈtaɪpɪŋ naʊ skɛrz ˈivɪn mi. jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz wər ˈhæpi wɪθ ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət meɪd ə ˈstɛdi ˈprɑfɪt. θɪŋz sˈloʊli ɪˈvɑlvd (dɪˈvɑlvd?) tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz dɪˈmænd ˈkɑnstəntli ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈprɑfɪts (ənd ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz) pər ʃɛr, year-over-year*. haʊ du ju gɪt ðət, ju æsk? ˈsɪmpəl, kip ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz. ðə ˈvɛriəs spɔrts ligz kip ˈæskɪŋ fər haɪər raɪts fiz frəm haɪks ðɛr ˈmənθli reɪts tɪ peɪ fər ðə əˈbəv, ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈprɑfɪt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈoʊtə ˈsteɪʃənz kip ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə "ˌritrænzˈmɪʃən fiz" ðeɪ dɪˈmænd frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈʧænəlz kip ˈreɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˈmənθli ˈpraɪsɪz ðə haɪk fiz tɪ peɪ fər ɔl əv ðə əˈbəv, ənd ˈɛkstrə, tɪ gɪv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ə groʊɪŋ ˈprɑfɪt ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈpərsənz həz nɑt kɛpt peɪs. ɪt keɪm daʊn tɪ peɪɪŋ rɛnt ər ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈpeɪmənts ənd baɪɪŋ ˈgroʊsəriz ənd kloʊðz, ˈvərsəz ˈhævɪŋ ˈkeɪbəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ˈkeɪbəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ju kən du wɪˈθaʊt. ər nəˈsɛsɪtiz. juˈnaɪtɪd steɪt 12 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈmɛmbər ˈvælju, nɑt praɪs "...wɪl du soʊ bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈkɑrənt peɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˈsɪmpli tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv." noʊ. ˈpipəl ər ˈhæpi tɪ peɪ lɑts əv ˈməni fər ˈsəmθɪŋ. wət ðɛr ˈfaɪndɪŋ, ðoʊ, ɪz ɪts tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər wət ju gɪt. ðæts ðə ˈvælju ɪkˈweɪʒən. ðɛr peɪɪŋ ə lɔt, bət ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ɪn rɪˈtərn. ɪn ə ˈmoʊbəl, wərld ðət ˌɪnˈkludz, hulu*, ənd ˈæməˌzɑn fər 30/month*, hu kɛrz əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ˈkeɪbəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ si haʊ ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈnəmbərz ˌɪnˈklud ˈpipəl hu muv ˈfrikwɛntli, ər hu ər jəŋ ənd ˈmuvɪŋ aʊt ɔn ðɛr oʊn fər ðə fərst taɪm ənd ər siɪŋ ˈmənθli bɪlz fər ðə fərst taɪm ɔn ðɛr ˈæpəlˌbiz ˈweɪtər ˈpeɪˌʧɛk. ju kænt gɪt bləd frəm ə stoʊn. ˈbrʊklɪn, 6 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈmɛmbər ˈtæksɪz fiz ɪts ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər fiz, spɔrts ˈnɛtˌwərk fiz, ˈkeɪbəl bɑks ˈrɛntəl fiz, ˈtæksɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ðət ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ əbˈsərd. ðə ˈtrɪpəl pleɪ dil ɪn kəmz əp tɪ 115 ˈæftər ɔl ðə ˈtæksɪz ənd fiz. ɪts ˈlæfəbəl. sæn ˈmɑrkoʊs, ˈsiˈeɪ 5 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈmɛmbər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈoʊnli, θæŋks ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən prəˈvaɪdər ˈpraɪsɪz ər ˈətərli ˌɪnˈseɪn. juz ˈəðər ˈstrimɪŋ ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ɪkˈsklusɪvli naʊ. gɑt ˈhilɪks? ˈprimiəm ˈmɛmbər ˈwʊdˌstɑk, kɔrt 4 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈprimiəm ˈmɛmbər wi dɪd ɪt.... ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə jɪr əˈgoʊ dəmpt dɪˈrɛkˈtiˈvi ənd wɛnt wɪθ ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən vju. bɪl wɛnt frəm 130 ɪʃ tɪ 35 mɑ 3 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈmɛmbər əˈgrid wi drɑpt ˈkeɪbəl ɪn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 2014 wɑz peɪɪŋ fər). ˈnɛvər juzd foʊn, bət wɑz ˈʧipər ðən nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt. hæd ənd ˈæməˌzɑn praɪm ɔˈrɛdi ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈsərvɪs. bɪl drɑpt tɪ fər ʤɪst ˈɪntərˌnɛt (stɪl). ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ haɪ ɛnd ænˈtɛnə ɪn ˈætɪk, ɔn ə ˈlɪnəks ˈsərvər, hdhomerun*, ənd ˈbɑksɪz əraʊnd ðə haʊs. ˈizəli ˈpæsɪz ðə waf*. ˈprimiəm ˈmɛmbər ˈʃɑrlət, 3 ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ˈprimiəm ˈmɛmbər bæd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ aɪ hæd æt ˈoʊvər 170 fər 15 mɛg ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən noʊ wɪθ 200 ˈʧænəlz noʊ ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ taɪps ənd ɪt gɑt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt æt list 2 naɪt aɪ kʊd nɑt faɪnd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ wɔʧ ðət wɑz nɑt ə rɪˈpit. ðə ˈkɑntɛnt saɪd kip ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə praɪs əp ɔn ˈʧænəlz aɪ ˈnɛvər wɔʧ. ə ə kɑrt maɪt nɑt loʊər ðə praɪs bət ɪt wʊd pʊʃ ə lɔt əv ˈʧænəlz əv ðə ɛr wɪn noʊ wən ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ʧuz ənd peɪ fər ðɛm. |
we are excited to announce that here at we are now accepting the new digital currency!
over the last year been getting more and more involved in the rise and development of crytpocurrencies. a is a new form of currency which uses the principles of to implement a de-centralised, secure, peer-to-peer payment system. was the first to begin trading, back in 2009 and since then it has grown in popularity. will have a limited possible supply in order to simulate the scarcity of real resources. for more information on any of this please check out the links at the bottom of the page. so, consequently, now in the position where we are very happy to start accepting in payment for our services. | wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət hir æt wi ər naʊ əkˈsɛptɪŋ ðə nu ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi! ˈoʊvər ðə læst jɪr bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə raɪz ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv crytpocurrencies*. ə ɪz ə nu fɔrm əv ˈkərənsi wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ə de-centralised*, sɪˈkjʊr, ˌpɪrtoʊˈpɪr ˈpeɪmənt ˈsɪstəm. wɑz ðə fərst tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈtreɪdɪŋ, bæk ɪn 2009 ənd sɪns ðɛn ɪt həz groʊn ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. wɪl hæv ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈpɑsəbəl səˈplaɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt ðə ˈskɛrsɪti əv ril ˈrisɔrsɪz. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈɛni əv ðɪs pliz ʧɛk aʊt ðə lɪŋks æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə peɪʤ. soʊ, ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, naʊ ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr wi ər ˈvɛri ˈhæpi tɪ stɑrt əkˈsɛptɪŋ ɪn ˈpeɪmənt fər ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz. |
haile selassie, the emperor of ethiopia, was overthrown in 1974, and his downfall was caused to a considerable extent by his failure to confront the famine that year. a decade later, famine swept the north of ethiopia once again. for most of 1983, it went on without much of the rest of the world paying it any noticeable heed. it was this famine that galvanized, bono, and the live aid movement. a part of the reason for this was that the, the stalinist regime then in power in addis ababa, forbade almost all coverage of what was going on. this is not to say there was no coverage at all—gill, who unlike most of the foreign journalists covering the famine at the time is actually an ethiopia expert, points out with understandable exasperation that in july 1984, ran a documentary called seeds of despair, and an appeal launched in its aftermath raised 10 million pounds for ethiopian famine relief; but it was only in october 1984, when a bbc tv team led by michael and mohamed amin were allowed to film what was going on, that ethiopia became the focus of widespread public attention in the rich world.
the result was that before very long, the ethiopian catastrophe had gone from being one of the most forgotten crises to perhaps its best known. single, “do they know christmas?” the first blast of what would become the band aid juggernaut, came out that november and raised five million pounds, though, as gill comments acidly, ethiopians “did of course know it was christmas because the starving were mostly christian.”
neither nor bono has ever been willing to accept that, however wellintended, the premise of live aid was flawed from the start. amid criticism of the ways in which the monies from live aid were being used by international relief agencies to fund programs connected with resettlement, told the irish times that “the organizations that are participating in the resettlement effort should not be criticized.... in my opinion, got to give aid without worrying about population transfers.” the way in which both men have capitalized on their new status as global consciences to rescue their pop music careers has been grotesque, but their sincerity is beyond doubt. yet their competence to hold the opinions that they peddle is another matter. what is so great about sincerity if it leads not to understanding but to mystification? and what transpired in ethiopia between 1983 and 1986 has been abundantly mystified.
we know with some certainty that famines have occurred everywhere in the world, with regularity, since the beginning of recorded history. but as the great contemporary authorities on them sen, gráda, and alex de shown, modern famines are almost invariably political in the larger sense of the term. another way of putting this is to say that whereas before the nineteenth century most famines were largely the result of or drought, most they are largely the result of or at least practices by the authorities and the dominant elites in the countries where they take place. history will remember sen when is long forgotten, or thought of no more seriously than we think of phrenologists. what sen showed in his work on the west bengal famine of 1943 was that the problem was not absolute food supply but the access to that food supply by groups. in other words, what appeared like a food crisis was really, to use term, an entitlements crisis.
sen’s insight is borne out by the history of famine in the twentieth century. the great famines have taken place under colonial regimes (as in british india in 1943), or under regimes where the government was ruled by groups unsympathetic to other groups in the famine zone (the famines and in areas of mali are good illustrations of this), or, most commonly of all, as the result of vast misguided efforts at social engineering undertaken by socialist regimes, notably in soviet russia under lenin and stalin, and, in the worst modern famine of all, in china during the so-called great leap forward. the ethiopian famine of 1983 - 1984 was an example of this most terrible variety of man-made famine. the definitive account of it is to be found in evil days: thirty years of war and famine in ethiopia, the report that alex de waal prepared for the africa watch division of human rights watch in 1991. de waal was unequivocal. “the famine killed in excess of people,” he wrote. “the human rights abuses made it come earlier, strike harder, and reach further. most of these deaths can be attributed, not to the weather, but to the gross violations of human rights.”
and yet michael’s first bbc report from the famine zone opened with the words, “dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plains outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine, now, in the twentieth century.” apart from the facts that it was dawn and there was a famine, nothing in what said was right. it was precisely not a biblical famine, in the sense that was evoking. it was, rather, a man-made direct and in all likelihood inevitable result of deliberate policies in addis ababa by the stalinist government of mengistu haile mariam. that is to say, it was a famine that was more likely to occur in the twentieth heyday of man-made at any other time in human history.
gill, for reasons that elude me (he knows de work well enough to cite it, and is as far removed from being an apologist for the mengistu regime as it is possible to be, speaking of “red terror”), argues report was “a model of evocative precision.” he could not be more in error. has as much as conceded the point, admitting later that while he had of course known of the ethiopian role in the famine at the time, he had chosen to present the famine to his audience in the tried and true vernacular of the classic “natural” disaster so as not to complicate the situation too much for his decision that has rightly compared to famous admission that he had known about the gulag all along but had not wanted to admit it publicly so as not to make the french working class give up hope (“pour ne pas billancourt”).
gill is on firmer ground in his account of the ethiopian policy of forced population transfer of people from the famine zone of the northern highlands to lowland areas in the south. he is in no doubt that the used this policy as part of its war against the forces of the secessionists in the not as part of famine alleviation, as the government and some of its apologists among u.n. and foreign ngo officials, and the representatives in addis ababa of important donor governments, claimed at the time, at least publicly. as gill notes, the mengistu regime was quite frank in admitting that “food is a major element in our strategy against the secessionists.” that strategy was not just brutal, it was immensely sanguinary. de waal concluded that “resettlement certainly killed people at a faster rate than the famine.” credible estimates of the deaths range from fifty thousand (de waal) to a hundred thousand (msf).
as the full implications of this became clear to at least some people in the relief world, above all to/france, a bitter fight erupted over whether or not the international ngos should participate in the resettlement effort. for most of the agencies, notably oxfam international and the irish relief organization concern worldwide, it was imperative that the ngos stay and do what they could, regardless of the political context—that, indeed, the duty of relief agencies was to stay, thus at least trying to bring a measure of humanity into situations that they were powerless to alter. this fight spread to the donor governments, with washington taking the hardest line against resettlement (but not hard enough). here gill rather misstates argument. as has pointed out, the reason the public silence of mainline agencies such as oxfam and concern was so grave is that “neither the reagan administration nor the european commission would ever have agreed to underwrite forcible population transfers.... the could never have resisted a critique coming from [all] the ngos ... [and had they been forthcoming] the transfers might have been halted.” instead was expelled, and the remaining ngos, while privately with the, did not suspend their assistance with the program.
gill’s for the most part studiously neutral, approach to the controversy (there are occasional hints of condescension to the french relief agencies) is quite for readers who are not familiar with the period. gill pursues this somewhat tentative approach throughout his book, and while this can be frustrating at more frustrating the more you know about the balance he was right to do so. for one thing, there surely was a question of access. gill makes the point in his observers pay lip service to this point but rarely seem as informed by it as they should “poor countries will emerge from poverty only when they take full charge of their own destiny.” his book is not just a look back at the great controversies of the famine years of the mid-1980s, but also an attempt to understand whether, as he puts it, “beyond the challenges of famine forecasting and hunger relief, are there [now] ethiopian political institutions and policies in place to deliver the transformation known as ‘development’?”
let’s be grown up about this. ethiopia is a tyranny. it was a dictatorship under haile selassie, and then under the, and it remains one under the regime of, the erstwhile leader of the rebels, and once the poster child for a supposedly new, uncorrupt, and dynamic generation of african leaders. (paul in rwanda and in uganda were the others most frequently cited.) at the summit on africa, called by tony blair in 2005, the podium at which the final communiqué was announced included blair, then - chancellor of the exchequer gordon brown,, bono, and. two years later, when it had become impossible to deny the dictatorial nature of’s regime, bono would admit regretfully in an interview in new york magazine that “meles in ethiopia is somebody i thought was an amazing character, and now gone very reactionary, closing down civil society. but he was a brilliant macroeconomist. i went with jeff sachs to see him, and i asked him how he became this great economist when fought a guerrilla war against the communists for 70 years.” yes, seventy years, which would take’s struggle against the back to 1937, that is, the year after ethiopia fell to hell, counting? and all that rot about pop stars not being qualified to speak on these subjects?
the admiration for was not restricted to official circles in washington, london, and brussels. joseph stiglitz, hardly a of neoliberal pieties, was an early ally and supporter of—an episode that gill recounts at length and with great acumen. stiglitz told gill that he was struck by’s level of insight into macroeconomic structures, and championed the ethiopian regime during the against its critics at the imf. that the british government could put forward at the summit as the model of the african leader less than two months after national elections in ethiopia that, as gill rightly records, ended in “violence and repression,” and in the arrest and imprisonment of hundreds of activists, demonstrates how low western expectations are about african leadership, not to mention the of the commitments to democracy on the continent. all tony blair was ever willing to say, six months later in south africa, was that while’s government had won the election fairly, it had “over-reacted” to the protests against its victory. response was typically childish. “behave!” he said, when asked by a reporter what should do.
clearly neither, nor his colleagues in the african union (of which he was chairman at the time of), nor the leaders of the principal western donor governments, were listening. since the summer of 2005, has represented africa at one international forum after another, from the and summits to the 2009 united nations climate change conference in copenhagen in 2009. and the ethiopian elections of 2010 (which took place after gill had finished his book but certainly would not have surprised him) were, if anything, even more questionable than the ones held five years earlier. human rights watch described them as “multi-party theater staged by a state.”
the importance of this does not derive from some sentimental attachment to free elections, let alone a “western” desire to impose democracy and good governance. as gill points out, in the development world, celebrated argument in development as freedom that “no famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy,” and its corollary, “that a free press and an active political opposition constitute the best system a country threatened by famines can have,” is considered to be proved, no longer open to dispute. but for, as gill reports, it is a myth, “not validated by historical facts.”
the threat of a major famine returned to ethiopia in 2003. this time the government response was infinitely more effective than mengistu had been in 1983 - 1984 or haile selassie had been in 1973. proud as they were of their accomplishments, ethiopian officials realized that their success had been due at least partly to good luck, an important point that gill is right to emphasize. the famine had come at a moment when the levels of food aid ethiopia was receiving, above all from the united states, were at historic highs. these levels were not sustainable, as understood, and in response the ethiopian authorities began to emphasize agricultural that had consistently been and treated very much as a stepchild by governments all over africa, including growth in the economy. in terms of growth, ethiopia has been remarkably successful, achieving rates somewhere between 7 percent and 11 percent since 2004 (the latter figure reflects official government statistics, which are in all likelihood exaggerations). the problem is that the food security of poor ethiopians is anything but more assured today than it was a decade ago, and it is anything but clear that the country is any less dependent than it ever was on food aid from foreign donors.
although he does say that outdated farm technology combined with periodic drought played a role in inability to banish hunger on a durable basis, gill believes that the main reasons for this are not failures of agricultural policy but rate of population increase. a country that numbered 40 million in 1984 now numbers 80 million and is on track to double again over the next twenty-five years. and unlike most of those countries where population is projected to rise steeply in the next two decades, the demographic transition has not even begun in ethiopia. to the contrary, fertility rates are rising, not falling. gill argues that this is at least partly due to the dramatic shift away from population control as an essential element in international development policy, which he dates back to the 1970s. he attributes this partly to “china’s policy and the excesses of sterilization drive [having] undermined the international consensus around an emphasis on the merits of birth control.” in this century, he says, “it was the aids disaster that deflected the international consensus away from population growth.” and he cites astonishing statistics from the united nations population fund (unfpa) that show that out of the four principal program planning, reproductive health, hiv/aids, and percentage of funds allocated to family planning has decreased from 40 percent in 1997 to 5 percent in 2007. in this matter, he says, ethiopia “has taken its cues from the development community at large,” seemingly in the belief that “patience and the development process itself will bring about sufficient falls in the birth rate and so stabilize population growth.”
the problem is that, as critics on both the right and the left have shown from their oddly complementary perspectives, the development process is in shambles: its theories are incoherent, and based as much on wishful triumph of hope over on empirical research. as for its implementation—well, anyone who has observed directly how the development business actually unfolds in poor countries can only laugh so as not to weep. one of the great contributions of book is to show, by means of observant, reporting on the ground in rural ethiopia, just how vain a promise development has been to date.
gill tries hard to be optimistic. he even writes hopefully of the role that china, now the most transformative player on the african scene, might play in better future. to have gotten chinese officials in africa to speak with candor and in depth is a considerable journalistic accomplishment, but quoting a chinese official in addis ababa about china directing “some of their surplus savings to infrastructural development in africa” is the thinnest of thin reeds on which to place hopes. my sense is that gill knows it.
this pessimistic note is confirmed in a vignette about jeffrey sachs, the former economic man who himself as the intellectual avatar of the millennium development project and the author of a book (complete with a preface by bono, naturally) called the end of poverty: economic possibilities for our time, in which he confidently predicted that if the rich world would dramatically increase its aid commitments, there could be no global poverty to speak of by 2025. gill visits a benighted village called koraro, chosen to be one of so-called millennium villages, which were meant as demonstration projects to prove that foreign aid can really work. he asks a local man whether he has ever met sachs, to which the man replies, “i have met the owner twice,” which in itself is worth a dozen u.n. development assessments and a hundred ngo field reports. and when gill himself finally meets sachs, he discovers that he, too, is grasping at the chinese straw. “they are doing something,” he tells gill, “where we are not there at all.” but sachs also says that “unless the fertility rate comes down sharply running out of ideas.” when gill tells him that population has doubled in a and will likely double again in the next twenty-five years, sachs can only reply that “it is absolutely unmanageable ... beyond any of our [development] tools right now.” the end of poverty, indeed.
david upcoming book on chronic malnutrition and the global food crisis will be published by simon & schuster in 2011. this piece ran in the october 28, 2010, issue of the magazine.
for more tnr, become a fan on facebook and follow us on twitter. | ˈhaɪli səˈlæsi, ðə ˈɛmpərər əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, wɑz ˌoʊvərθˈroʊn ɪn 1974 ənd hɪz ˈdaʊnˌfɔl wɑz kɔzd tɪ ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ɪkˈstɛnt baɪ hɪz ˈfeɪljər tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə ˈfæmən ðət jɪr. ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈleɪtər, ˈfæmən swɛpt ðə nɔrθ əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə wəns əˈgɛn. fər moʊst əv 1983 ɪt wɛnt ɔn wɪˈθaʊt məʧ əv ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld peɪɪŋ ɪt ˈɛni ˈnoʊtəsəbəl hid. ɪt wɑz ðɪs ˈfæmən ðət ˈgælvəˌnaɪzd, ˈboʊnoʊ, ənd ðə lɪv eɪd ˈmuvmənt. ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən fər ðɪs wɑz ðət ðə, ðə ˈstɑlɪnɪst rəˈʒim ðɛn ɪn paʊər ɪn ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə, fərˈbeɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˈkəvərɪʤ əv wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈkəvərɪʤ æt all—gill*, hu ənˈlaɪk moʊst əv ðə ˈfɔrən ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈfæmən æt ðə taɪm ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ən ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ˈɛkspərt, pɔɪnts aʊt wɪθ ˌəndərˈstændəbəl ˌɛkˌsæspərˈeɪʃən ðət ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1984 ræn ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri kɔld sidz əv dɪˈspɛr, ənd ən əˈpil lɔnʧt ɪn ɪts ˈæftərˌmæθ reɪzd 10 ˈmɪljən paʊnz fər ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈfæmən rɪˈlif; bət ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1984 wɪn ə ˌbibiˈsi ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tim lɛd baɪ ˈmaɪkəl ənd moʊˈhɑmɛd ɑˈmin wər əˈlaʊd tɪ fɪlm wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn, ðət ˌiθiˈoʊpiə bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈpəblɪk əˈtɛnʃən ɪn ðə rɪʧ wərld. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ðət ˌbiˈfɔr ˈvɛri lɔŋ, ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən kəˈtæstrəfi hæd gɔn frəm biɪŋ wən əv ðə moʊst fərˈgɑtən ˈkraɪsiz tɪ pərˈhæps ɪts bɛst noʊn. ˈsɪŋgəl, ðeɪ noʊ christmas?”*?” ðə fərst blæst əv wət wʊd bɪˈkəm ðə bænd eɪd ˈʤəgərˌnɔt, keɪm aʊt ðət noʊˈvɛmbər ənd reɪzd faɪv ˈmɪljən paʊnz, ðoʊ, ɛz gɪl ˈkɑmɛnts ˈæsədli, ˌiθiˈoʊpiənz əv kɔrs noʊ ɪt wɑz ˈkrɪsməs bɪˈkəz ðə ˈstɑrvɪŋ wər ˈmoʊstli christian.”*.” ˈniðər nɔr ˈboʊnoʊ həz ˈɛvər bɪn ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət, ˌhaʊˈɛvər wellintended*, ðə ˈprɛmɪs əv lɪv eɪd wɑz flɔd frəm ðə stɑrt. əˈmɪd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈməniz frəm lɪv eɪd wər biɪŋ juzd baɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl rɪˈlif ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ fənd ˈproʊˌgræmz kəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ riˈsɛtəlmənt, toʊld ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ taɪmz ðət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə riˈsɛtəlmənt ˈɛfərt ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd.... ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən, gɑt tɪ gɪv eɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən transfers.”*.” ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ boʊθ mɛn hæv ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd ɔn ðɛr nu ˈstætəs ɛz ˈgloʊbəl ˈkɑnʧɪnsɪz tɪ ˈrɛskju ðɛr pɑp mˈjuzɪk kərɪrz həz bɪn groʊˈtɛsk, bət ðɛr sɪnˈsɛrəti ɪz bɪɔnd daʊt. jɛt ðɛr ˈkɑmpətɪns tɪ hoʊld ðə əˈpɪnjənz ðət ðeɪ ˈpɛdəl ɪz əˈnəðər ˈmætər. wət ɪz soʊ greɪt əˈbaʊt sɪnˈsɛrəti ɪf ɪt lidz nɑt tɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ bət tɪ mystification*? ənd wət trænˈspaɪərd ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə bɪtˈwin 1983 ənd 1986 həz bɪn əˈbəndəntli ˈmɪstəˌfaɪd. wi noʊ wɪθ səm ˈsərtənti ðət ˈfæmənz hæv əˈkərd ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld, wɪθ ˌrɛgjəˈlɛrəti, sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈhɪstəri. bət ɛz ðə greɪt kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri əˈθɔrətiz ɔn ðɛm sɛn, gráda*, ənd ˈæləks də ʃoʊn, ˈmɑdərn ˈfæmənz ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈlɑrʤər sɛns əv ðə tərm. əˈnəðər weɪ əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɪs ɪz tɪ seɪ ðət wɛˈræz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈnaɪnˈtinθ ˈsɛnʧəri moʊst ˈfæmənz wər ˈlɑrʤli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ər draʊt, moʊst ðeɪ ər ˈlɑrʤli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ər æt list ˈpræktɪsɪz baɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz ənd ðə ˈdɑmənənt ɪˈlits ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz wɛr ðeɪ teɪk pleɪs. ˈhɪstəri wɪl rɪˈmɛmbər sɛn wɪn ɪz lɔŋ fərˈgɑtən, ər θɔt əv noʊ mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ðən wi θɪŋk əv phrenologists*. wət sɛn ʃoʊd ɪn hɪz wərk ɔn ðə wɛst ˈbɛŋgəl ˈfæmən əv 1943 wɑz ðət ðə ˈprɑbləm wɑz nɑt ˈæbsəˌlut fud səˈplaɪ bət ðə ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðət fud səˈplaɪ baɪ grups. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, wət əˈpɪrd laɪk ə fud ˈkraɪsəs wɑz ˈrɪli, tɪ juz tərm, ən ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənts ˈkraɪsəs. ˈɪnˌsaɪt ɪz bɔrn aʊt baɪ ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈfæmən ɪn ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə greɪt ˈfæmənz hæv ˈteɪkən pleɪs ˈəndər kəˈloʊniəl rəˈʒimz (ɛz ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪndiə ɪn 1943 ər ˈəndər rəˈʒimz wɛr ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ruld baɪ grups ənˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ ˈəðər grups ɪn ðə ˈfæmən zoʊn (ðə ˈfæmənz ənd ɪn ˈɛriəz əv ˈmɑli ər gʊd ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz əv ðɪs), ər, moʊst ˈkɑmənli əv ɔl, ɛz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv væst mɪsˈgaɪdɪd ˈɛfərts æt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈəndərˌteɪkən baɪ ˈsoʊʃəlɪst rəˈʒimz, ˈnoʊtəbli ɪn ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈrəʃə ˈəndər ˈlɛnɪn ənd ˈstɑlən, ənd, ɪn ðə wərst ˈmɑdərn ˈfæmən əv ɔl, ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld greɪt lip ˈfɔrwərd. ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈfæmən əv 1983 1984 wɑz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs moʊst ˈtɛrəbəl vərˈaɪəti əv ˈmænˌmeɪd ˈfæmən. ðə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv əˈkaʊnt əv ɪt ɪz tɪ bi faʊnd ɪn ˈivəl deɪz: ˈθərˌdi jɪrz əv wɔr ənd ˈfæmən ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈæləks də wɑl priˈpɛrd fər ðə ˈæfrɪkɑ wɔʧ dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ ɪn 1991 də wɑl wɑz ˌənɪkˈwɪvəkəl. ˈfæmən kɪld ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs əv people,”*,” hi roʊt. ˈjumən raɪts əˈbjuzɪz meɪd ɪt kəm ˈərliər, straɪk ˈhɑrdər, ənd riʧ ˈfərðər. moʊst əv ðiz dɛθs kən bi əˈtrɪbjətəd, nɑt tɪ ðə ˈwɛðər, bət tɪ ðə groʊs vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈjumən rights.”*.” ənd jɛt ˈmaɪkəl fərst ˌbibiˈsi rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈfæmən zoʊn ˈoʊpənd wɪθ ðə wərdz, ““dawn*, ənd ɛz ðə sən breɪks θru ðə ˈpɪrsɪŋ ʧɪl əv naɪt ɔn ðə pleɪnz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd korem*, ɪt laɪts əp ə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈfæmən, naʊ, ɪn ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ century.”*.” əˈpɑrt frəm ðə fækts ðət ɪt wɑz dɔn ənd ðɛr wɑz ə ˈfæmən, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn wət sɛd wɑz raɪt. ɪt wɑz prɪˈsaɪsli nɑt ə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈfæmən, ɪn ðə sɛns ðət wɑz ɪˈvoʊkɪŋ. ɪt wɑz, ˈrəðər, ə ˈmænˌmeɪd dɪˈrɛkt ənd ɪn ɔl ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl rɪˈzəlt əv dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈpɑləsiz ɪn ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə baɪ ðə ˈstɑlɪnɪst ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˌmɛŋˈgistu ˈhaɪli ˈmɑriəm. ðət ɪz tɪ seɪ, ɪt wɑz ə ˈfæmən ðət wɑz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈkər ɪn ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈheɪˌdeɪ əv ˈmænˌmeɪd æt ˈɛni ˈəðər taɪm ɪn ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri. gɪl, fər ˈrizənz ðət ɪˈlud mi (hi noʊz də wərk wɛl ɪˈnəf tɪ saɪt ɪt, ənd ɪz ɛz fɑr riˈmuvd frəm biɪŋ ən əˈpɑləʤɪst fər ðə ˌmɛŋˈgistu rəˈʒim ɛz ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ bi, ˈspikɪŋ əv terror”*”), ˈɑrgjuz ðət rɪˈpɔrt wɑz ˈmɑdəl əv ɪˈvɑkətɪv precision.”*.” hi kʊd nɑt bi mɔr ɪn ˈɛrər. həz ɛz məʧ ɛz kənˈsidɪd ðə pɔɪnt, ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈleɪtər ðət waɪl hi hæd əv kɔrs noʊn əv ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən roʊl ɪn ðə ˈfæmən æt ðə taɪm, hi hæd ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðə ˈfæmən tɪ hɪz ˈɔdiəns ɪn ðə traɪd ənd tru vərˈnækjələr əv ðə ˈklæsɪk ““natural”*” dɪˈzæstər soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tu məʧ fər hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən ðət həz ˈraɪtli kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈfeɪməs ədˈmɪʃən ðət hi hæd noʊn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈguˌlɑg ɔl əˈlɔŋ bət hæd nɑt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ədˈmɪt ɪt ˈpəblɪkli soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ meɪk ðə frɛnʧ ˈwərkɪŋ klæs gɪv əp hoʊp ni pɑz billancourt”*”). gɪl ɪz ɔn ˈfərmər graʊnd ɪn hɪz əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈpɑləsi əv fɔrst ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈtrænsfər əv ˈpipəl frəm ðə ˈfæmən zoʊn əv ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhaɪləndz tɪ ˈloʊˌlænd ˈɛriəz ɪn ðə saʊθ. hi ɪz ɪn noʊ daʊt ðət ðə juzd ðɪs ˈpɑləsi ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfɔrsɪz əv ðə sɪˈsɛʃənɪsts ɪn ðə nɑt ɛz pɑrt əv ˈfæmən əˌliviˈeɪʃən, ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd səm əv ɪts əˈpɑləʤɪsts əˈməŋ u.n*. ənd ˈfɔrən ɛŋˈgoʊ əˈfɪʃəlz, ənd ðə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ɪn ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈdoʊnər ˈgəvərnmənts, kleɪmd æt ðə taɪm, æt list ˈpəblɪkli. ɛz gɪl noʊts, ðə ˌmɛŋˈgistu rəˈʒim wɑz kwaɪt fræŋk ɪn ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛləmənt ɪn ɑr ˈstrætəʤi əˈgɛnst ðə secessionists.”*.” ðət ˈstrætəʤi wɑz nɑt ʤɪst ˈbrutəl, ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈmɛnsli sanguinary*. də wɑl kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈsərtənli kɪld ˈpipəl æt ə ˈfæstər reɪt ðən ðə famine.”*.” ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv ðə dɛθs reɪnʤ frəm ˈfɪfti ˈθaʊzənd (də wɑl) tɪ ə ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd (msf*). ɛz ðə fʊl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðɪs bɪˈkeɪm klɪr tɪ æt list səm ˈpipəl ɪn ðə rɪˈlif wərld, əˈbəv ɔl tɪ msf/france*, ə ˈbɪtər faɪt ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɛŋˈgoʊz ʃʊd pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə riˈsɛtəlmənt ˈɛfərt. fər moʊst əv ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz, ˈnoʊtəbli ˈɑksˌfæm ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ rɪˈlif ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kənˈsərn ˈwərldˈwaɪd, ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv ðət ðə ɛŋˈgoʊz steɪ ənd du wət ðeɪ kʊd, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl context—that*, ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈduti əv rɪˈlif ˈeɪʤənsiz wɑz tɪ steɪ, ðəs æt list traɪɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ə ˈmɛʒər əv juˈmænɪti ˈɪntu ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ðət ðeɪ wər ˈpaʊərləs tɪ ˈɔltər. ðɪs faɪt sprɛd tɪ ðə ˈdoʊnər ˈgəvərnmənts, wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈhɑrdəst laɪn əˈgɛnst riˈsɛtəlmənt (bət nɑt hɑrd ɪˈnəf). hir gɪl ˈrəðər mɪˈsteɪts ˈɑrgjəmənt. ɛz həz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ðə ˈrizən ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsaɪləns əv ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn ˈeɪʤənsiz səʧ ɛz ˈɑksˌfæm ənd kənˈsərn wɑz soʊ greɪv ɪz ðət ðə ˈrigən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən nɔr ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən wʊd ˈɛvər hæv əˈgrid tɪ ˈəndərˌraɪt ˈfɔrsəbəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈtrænsfərz.... ðə kʊd ˈnɛvər hæv rɪˈzɪstɪd ə krɪˈtik ˈkəmɪŋ frəm [ɔl] ðə ɛŋˈgoʊz [ənd hæd ðeɪ bɪn ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ] ðə ˈtrænsfərz maɪt hæv bɪn halted.”*.” ˌɪnˈstɛd wɑz ɪkˈspɛld, ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɛŋˈgoʊz, waɪl ˈpraɪvətli wɪθ ðə, dɪd nɑt səˈspɛnd ðɛr əˈsɪstəns wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt ˈstudiəsli ˈnutrəl, əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi (ðɛr ər ɔˈkeɪʒənəl hɪnts əv ˌkɑndəˈsɛnʃən tɪ ðə frɛnʧ rɪˈlif ˈeɪʤənsiz) ɪz kwaɪt fər ˈridərz hu ər nɑt fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈpɪriəd. gɪl pərˈsuz ðɪs ˈsəmˈwət ˈtɛntətɪv əˈproʊʧ θruaʊt hɪz bʊk, ənd waɪl ðɪs kən bi ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ æt mɔr ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ðə mɔr ju noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbæləns hi wɑz raɪt tɪ du soʊ. fər wən θɪŋ, ðɛr ˈʃʊrli wɑz ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈækˌsɛs. gɪl meɪks ðə pɔɪnt ɪn hɪz əbˈzərvərz peɪ lɪp ˈsərvɪs tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt bət ˈrɛrli sim ɛz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd baɪ ɪt ɛz ðeɪ ʃʊd ˈkəntriz wɪl ˈimərʤ frəm ˈpɑvərti ˈoʊnli wɪn ðeɪ teɪk fʊl ʧɑrʤ əv ðɛr oʊn destiny.”*.” hɪz bʊk ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ə lʊk bæk æt ðə greɪt ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz əv ðə ˈfæmən jɪrz əv ðə mid-1980s*, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈwɛðər, ɛz hi pʊts ɪt, ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz əv ˈfæmən ˈfɔrˌkæstɪŋ ənd ˈhəŋgər rɪˈlif, ər ðɛr [naʊ] ˌiθiˈoʊpiən pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈpɑləsiz ɪn pleɪs tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən noʊn ɛz ‘‘development’?”*’?” bi groʊn əp əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ɪz ə ˈtɪrəni. ɪt wɑz ə dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp ˈəndər ˈhaɪli səˈlæsi, ənd ðɛn ˈəndər ðə, ənd ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz wən ˈəndər ðə rəˈʒim əv, ðə ˈərstˌwaɪl ˈlidər əv ðə ˈrɛbəlz, ənd wəns ðə ˈpoʊstər ʧaɪld fər ə səˈpoʊzədli nu, uncorrupt*, ənd daɪˈnæmɪk ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈlidərz. (pɔl ɪn ˌruˈɑndə ənd ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ wər ðə ˈəðərz moʊst ˈfrikwɛntli ˈsaɪtɪd.) æt ðə ˈsəmɪt ɔn ˈæfrɪkɑ, kɔld baɪ ˈtoʊni blɛr ɪn 2005 ðə ˈpoʊdiəm æt wɪʧ ðə ˈfaɪnəl communiqué*é wɑz əˈnaʊnst ˌɪnˈkludɪd blɛr, ðɛn ˈʧænsələr əv ðə ˈɛksˌʧɛkər ˈgɔrdən braʊn,, ˈboʊnoʊ, ənd. tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər, wɪn ɪt hæd bɪˈkəm ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə ˌdɪktəˈtɔriəl ˈneɪʧər əv rəˈʒim, ˈboʊnoʊ wʊd ədˈmɪt rɪˈgrɛtfəli ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn nu jɔrk ˈmægəˌzin ðət ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ɪz ˈsəmˌbɑdi aɪ θɔt wɑz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər, ənd naʊ gɔn ˈvɛri riˈækʃəˌnɛri, ˈkloʊzɪŋ daʊn ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti. bət hi wɑz ə ˈbrɪljənt macroeconomist*. aɪ wɛnt wɪθ ʤɛf sɑks tɪ si ɪm, ənd aɪ æst ɪm haʊ hi bɪˈkeɪm ðɪs greɪt ɪˈkɑnəmɪst wɪn fɔt ə gərˈɪlə wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑmjənəsts fər 70 years.”*.” jɛs, ˈsɛvənti jɪrz, wɪʧ wʊd teɪk ˈstrəgəl əˈgɛnst ðə bæk tɪ 1937 ðət ɪz, ðə jɪr ˈæftər ˌiθiˈoʊpiə fɛl tɪ hɛl, ˈkaʊntɪŋ? ənd ɔl ðət rɑt əˈbaʊt pɑp stɑrz nɑt biɪŋ kˈwɑləˌfaɪd tɪ spik ɔn ðiz ˈsəbʤɪkts? ðə ˌædmərˈeɪʃən fər wɑz nɑt riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ əˈfɪʃəl ˈsərkəlz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈləndən, ənd ˈbrəsəlz. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈstɪglɪts, ˈhɑrdli ə əv ˌnioʊˈlɪbərəl ˈpaɪətiz, wɑz ən ˈərli ˈælaɪ ənd səˈpɔrtər əv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ðət gɪl ˌriˈkaʊnts æt lɛŋθ ənd wɪθ greɪt əˈkjumən. ˈstɪglɪts toʊld gɪl ðət hi wɑz strək baɪ ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstrəkʧərz, ənd ˈʧæmpiənd ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən rəˈʒim ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈgɛnst ɪts ˈkrɪtɪks æt ðə imf*. ðət ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd pʊt ˈfɔrwərd æt ðə ˈsəmɪt ɛz ðə ˈmɑdəl əv ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈlidər lɛs ðən tu mənθs ˈæftər ˈnæʃənəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ðət, ɛz gɪl ˈraɪtli ˈrɛkərdz, ˈɛndɪd ɪn ənd repression,”*,” ənd ɪn ðə ərˈɛst ənd ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈæktɪvɪsts, ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts haʊ loʊ ˈwɛstərn ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ər əˈbaʊt ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈlidərˌʃɪp, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə əv ðə kəˈmɪtmənts tɪ dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɔn ðə ˈkɑntənənt. ɔl ˈtoʊni blɛr wɑz ˈɛvər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ seɪ, sɪks mənθs ˈleɪtər ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, wɑz ðət waɪl ˈgəvərnmənt hæd wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈfɛrli, ɪt hæd ““over-reacted”*” tɪ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ɪts ˈvɪktəri. rɪˈspɑns wɑz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈʧaɪldɪʃ. ““behave!”*!” hi sɛd, wɪn æst baɪ ə rɪˈpɔrtər wət ʃʊd du. ˈklɪrli ˈniðər, nɔr hɪz ˈkɑligz ɪn ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈjunjən (əv wɪʧ hi wɑz ˈʧɛrmən æt ðə taɪm əv), nɔr ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈwɛstərn ˈdoʊnər ˈgəvərnmənts, wər ˈlɪsənɪŋ. sɪns ðə ˈsəmər əv 2005 həz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ˈæfrɪkɑ æt wən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈfɔrəm ˈæftər əˈnəðər, frəm ðə ənd ˈsəmɪts tɪ ðə 2009 juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən ɪn 2009 ənd ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ɪˈlɛkʃənz əv 2010 (wɪʧ tʊk pleɪs ˈæftər gɪl hæd ˈfɪnɪʃt hɪz bʊk bət ˈsərtənli wʊd nɑt hæv səˈpraɪzd ɪm) wər, ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ˈivɪn mɔr kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ðən ðə wənz hɛld faɪv jɪrz ˈərliər. ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛm ɛz ˈθieɪtər steɪʤd baɪ ə state.”*.” ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðɪs dɪz nɑt dəraɪv frəm səm ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl əˈtæʧmənt tɪ fri ɪˈlɛkʃənz, lɛt əˈloʊn ə ““western”*” dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd gʊd ˈgəvərnəns. ɛz gɪl pɔɪnts aʊt, ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt wərld, ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛz ˈfridəm ðət ˈfæmən həz ˈɛvər ˈteɪkən pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə wərld ɪn ə ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ democracy,”*,” ənd ɪts ˈkɔrəˌlɛri, ə fri prɛs ənd ən ˈæktɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈkɑnstəˌtut ðə bɛst ˈsɪstəm ə ˈkəntri θˈrɛtənd baɪ ˈfæmənz kən have,”*,” ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi pruvd, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈoʊpən tɪ dɪˈspjut. bət fər, ɛz gɪl rɪˈpɔrts, ɪt ɪz ə mɪθ, ˈvælədeɪtəd baɪ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl facts.”*.” ðə θrɛt əv ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈfæmən rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ɪn 2003 ðɪs taɪm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈspɑns wɑz ˈɪnfənətli mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ðən ˌmɛŋˈgistu hæd bɪn ɪn 1983 1984 ər ˈhaɪli səˈlæsi hæd bɪn ɪn 1973 praʊd ɛz ðeɪ wər əv ðɛr əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts, ˌiθiˈoʊpiən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðɛr səkˈsɛs hæd bɪn du æt list ˈpɑrtli tɪ gʊd lək, ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɔɪnt ðət gɪl ɪz raɪt tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz. ðə ˈfæmən hæd kəm æt ə ˈmoʊmənt wɪn ðə ˈlɛvəlz əv fud eɪd ˌiθiˈoʊpiə wɑz rɪˈsivɪŋ, əˈbəv ɔl frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wər æt hɪˈstɔrɪk haɪz. ðiz ˈlɛvəlz wər nɑt səˈsteɪnəbəl, ɛz ˌəndərˈstʊd, ənd ɪn rɪˈspɑns ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən əˈθɔrətiz bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ðət hæd kənˈsɪstəntli bɪn ənd ˈtritɪd ˈvɛri məʧ ɛz ə ˈstɛˌpʧaɪld baɪ ˈgəvərnmənts ɔl ˈoʊvər ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ groʊθ ɪn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɪn tərmz əv groʊθ, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə həz bɪn rɪˈmɑrkəbli səkˈsɛsfəl, əˈʧivɪŋ reɪts ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin 7 pərˈsɛnt ənd 11 pərˈsɛnt sɪns 2004 (ðə ˈlætər ˈfɪgjər rɪˈflɛkts əˈfɪʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt stəˈtɪstɪks, wɪʧ ər ɪn ɔl ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃənz). ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ðə fud sɪˈkjʊrəti əv pur ˌiθiˈoʊpiənz ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət mɔr əˈʃʊrd təˈdeɪ ðən ɪt wɑz ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ, ənd ɪt ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət klɪr ðət ðə ˈkəntri ɪz ˈɛni lɛs dɪˈpɛndənt ðən ɪt ˈɛvər wɑz ɔn fud eɪd frəm ˈfɔrən ˈdoʊnərz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi dɪz seɪ ðət ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd fɑrm tɛkˈnɑləʤi kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk draʊt pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈbænɪʃ ˈhəŋgər ɔn ə ˈdʊrəbəl ˈbeɪsɪs, gɪl bɪˈlivz ðət ðə meɪn ˈrizənz fər ðɪs ər nɑt ˈfeɪljərz əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈpɑləsi bət reɪt əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌɪnˈkris. ə ˈkəntri ðət ˈnəmbərd 40 ˈmɪljən ɪn 1984 naʊ ˈnəmbərz 80 ˈmɪljən ənd ɪz ɔn træk tɪ ˈdəbəl əˈgɛn ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst tˈwɛntiˌfaɪv jɪrz. ənd ənˈlaɪk moʊst əv ðoʊz ˈkəntriz wɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ raɪz ˈstipli ɪn ðə nɛkst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk trænˈzɪʃən həz nɑt ˈivɪn ˈbeɪgən ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə. tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, fərˈtɪlɪti reɪts ər ˈraɪzɪŋ, nɑt ˈfɑlɪŋ. gɪl ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðɪs ɪz æt list ˈpɑrtli du tɪ ðə drəˈmætɪk ʃɪft əˈweɪ frəm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kənˈtroʊl ɛz ən ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈɛləmənt ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈpɑləsi, wɪʧ hi deɪts bæk tɪ ðə 1970s*. hi əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðɪs ˈpɑrtli tɪ ˈpɑləsi ənd ðə ˌɛkˈsɛsɪz əv ˌstɛrəlɪˈzeɪʃən draɪv [ˈhævɪŋ] ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈsɛnsəs əraʊnd ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ðə ˈmɛrɪts əv bərθ control.”*.” ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛnʧəri, hi sɪz, wɑz ðə eɪdz dɪˈzæstər ðət dɪˈflɛktɪd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈsɛnsəs əˈweɪ frəm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən growth.”*.” ənd hi saɪts əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ stəˈtɪstɪks frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən fənd (unfpa*) ðət ʃoʊ ðət aʊt əv ðə fɔr ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈproʊˌgræm ˈplænɪŋ, ˌriprəˈdəktɪv hɛlθ, hiv/aids*, ənd pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv fəndz ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd tɪ ˈfæməli ˈplænɪŋ həz ˈdiˌkrist frəm 40 pərˈsɛnt ɪn 1997 tɪ 5 pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2007 ɪn ðɪs ˈmætər, hi sɪz, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ˈteɪkən ɪts kjuz frəm ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəmˈjunɪti æt large,”*,” ˈsimɪŋli ɪn ðə bɪˈlif ðət ənd ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪl brɪŋ əˈbaʊt səˈfɪʃənt fɔlz ɪn ðə bərθ reɪt ənd soʊ ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən growth.”*.” ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət, ɛz ˈkrɪtɪks ɔn boʊθ ðə raɪt ənd ðə lɛft hæv ʃoʊn frəm ðɛr ˈɑdli ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi pərˈspɛktɪvz, ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ɪn ˈʃæmbəlz: ɪts ˈθɪriz ər ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt, ənd beɪst ɛz məʧ ɔn ˈwɪʃfəl traɪəmf əv hoʊp ˈoʊvər ɔn ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈrisərʧ. ɛz fər ɪts implementation—well*, ˈɛniˌwən hu həz əbˈzərvd dɪˈrɛkli haʊ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈbɪznɪs ˈæˌkʧuəli ənˈfoʊldz ɪn pur ˈkəntriz kən ˈoʊnli læf soʊ ɛz nɑt tɪ wip. wən əv ðə greɪt ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv bʊk ɪz tɪ ʃoʊ, baɪ minz əv əbˈzərvənt, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ʤɪst haʊ veɪn ə ˈprɑməs dɪˈvɛləpmənt həz bɪn tɪ deɪt. gɪl traɪz hɑrd tɪ bi ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk. hi ˈivɪn raɪts ˈhoʊpfəli əv ðə roʊl ðət ˈʧaɪnə, naʊ ðə moʊst ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv pleɪər ɔn ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn sin, maɪt pleɪ ɪn ˈbɛtər fˈjuʧər. tɪ hæv ˈgɔtən ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ tɪ spik wɪθ ˈkændər ənd ɪn dɛpθ ɪz ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt, bət kˈwoʊtɪŋ ə ʧaɪˈniz əˈfɪʃəl ɪn ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə əˈbaʊt ˈʧaɪnə dɪˈrɛktɪŋ əv ðɛr ˈsərpləs ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧərəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn africa”*” ɪz ðə ˈθɪnɪst əv θɪn ridz ɔn wɪʧ tɪ pleɪs hoʊps. maɪ sɛns ɪz ðət gɪl noʊz ɪt. ðɪs ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk noʊt ɪz kənˈfərmd ɪn ə vɪnˈjɛt əˈbaʊt ˈʤɛfri sɑks, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk mæn hu hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈævəˌtɑr əv ðə məˈlɛniəm dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ðə ˈɔθər əv ə bʊk (kəmˈplit wɪθ ə ˈprɛfəs baɪ ˈboʊnoʊ, ˈnæʧərəli) kɔld ðə ɛnd əv ˈpɑvərti: ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz fər ɑr taɪm, ɪn wɪʧ hi ˈkɑnfədəntli prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət ɪf ðə rɪʧ wərld wʊd drəˈmætɪkəli ˌɪnˈkris ɪts eɪd kəˈmɪtmənts, ðɛr kʊd bi noʊ ˈgloʊbəl ˈpɑvərti tɪ spik əv baɪ 2025 gɪl ˈvɪzɪts ə bɪˈnaɪtɪd ˈvɪlɪʤ kɔld koraro*, ˈʧoʊzən tɪ bi wən əv ˈsoʊˈkɔld məˈlɛniəm ˈvɪlɪʤɪz, wɪʧ wər mɛnt ɛz ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ pruv ðət ˈfɔrən eɪd kən ˈrɪli wərk. hi æsks ə ˈloʊkəl mæn ˈwɛðər hi həz ˈɛvər mɛt sɑks, tɪ wɪʧ ðə mæn rɪˈplaɪz, hæv mɛt ðə ˈoʊnər twice,”*,” wɪʧ ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz wərθ ə ˈdəzən u.n*. dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈsɛsmənts ənd ə ˈhənərd ɛŋˈgoʊ fild rɪˈpɔrts. ənd wɪn gɪl hɪmˈsɛlf ˈfaɪnəli mits sɑks, hi dɪˈskəvərz ðət hi, tu, ɪz ˈgræspɪŋ æt ðə ʧaɪˈniz strɔ. ər duɪŋ something,”*,” hi tɛlz gɪl, wi ər nɑt ðɛr æt all.”*.” bət sɑks ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ðət ðə fərˈtɪlɪti reɪt kəmz daʊn ˈʃɑrpli ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ideas.”*.” wɪn gɪl tɛlz ɪm ðət ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ˈdəbəld ɪn ə ənd wɪl ˈlaɪkli ˈdəbəl əˈgɛn ɪn ðə nɛkst tˈwɛntiˌfaɪv jɪrz, sɑks kən ˈoʊnli rɪˈplaɪ ðət ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ənˈmænɪʤəbəl bɪɔnd ˈɛni əv ɑr [dɪˈvɛləpmənt] tulz raɪt now.”*.” ðə ɛnd əv ˈpɑvərti, ˌɪnˈdid. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ bʊk ɔn ˈkrɑnɪk ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən ənd ðə ˈgloʊbəl fud ˈkraɪsəs wɪl bi ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈsaɪmən ˈʃustər ɪn 2011 ðɪs pis ræn ɪn ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər 28 2010 ˈɪʃu əv ðə ˈmægəˌzin. fər mɔr tnr*, bɪˈkəm ə fæn ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər. |
speaking as both a fan and a critic, i'm of the opinion that is like a spice; just the right amount in the right recipe and it's fantastic, but too much overpowers the dish. not every series needs to be a subtle masterpiece of moving, insightful screenwriting. there's room on the shelf for risque pleasures and bawdy fun. sometimes we all just want to ogle handsome dudes or hot ladies in skimpy outfits, or maybe we need to shout corny as a giant robot goes through a launch sequence. a little populist entertainment is good for the soul, but that doesn't mean that we should be willing to put up with lousy in order to get it. to that end, i've put together a few modest requirements for the best animated comfort food of choice. for the sake of brevity, i'll be focusing on the most traditional (and most maligned) definition of : good-looking ladies or gentlemen in revealing outfits and suggestive situations.
consistency is key
the first step in making work is to ensure that it fits reasonably well into the context of the series. different shows can get away with different things depending on their tone and subject matter. for example, a hot springs episode is a much easier sell in a goofy romantic comedy than it would be in a war drama. scenes are almost always a detour from the more important parts of a series, but the change of direction is less jarring when the audience can reasonably imagine the characters getting caught up in silly, raunchy antics. as long as the creators are honest with themselves about what kind of show they're making, it isn't too hard to keep the tone consistent.
keeping the style and level of consistent is also important. when a show suddenly goes off the deep end after several tame episodes, the audience ends up feeling blindsided. i criticized an episode of gourmet girl graffiti earlier this year for this exact problem: after half a season of odd but mild , the series abruptly tossed in a suggestive bath scene. it was hardly the most tasteless piece of animation out there, but it was way out of place in a slice of life series about girls freaking out over delicious food.
ultimately, all this talk about consistency boils down to one simple idea: let the viewers know what they're getting into so they can make their best judgment about whether the show works for them. the image above is one of two title cards that appear halfway through the first episode of high school , and it's easily the more restrained of the two. high school is brutally honest about its intentions. it takes about two minutes for the screen to be filled with cleavage, and one of the hero's first lines is a remark about how much he likes boobs. anyone who doesn't share his sentiments can safely walk away with no more than five or ten minutes down the drain. personal taste makes a big difference with these kinds of shows, so the least that creators can do is help the audience decide whether or not to stick around.
fanservice is no excuse for a bad story
anime can bluntly appease its perceived audience all it wants, but a series still needs a halfway decent plot if it's going to hold up for more than a handful of episodes. it doesn't take much; even a simple story can act as the glue that holds all the beach episodes and shower scenes together. free! is clearly not aimed at me, but i still enjoyed it because there's a solid piece of sports fiction under all the muscles. by the same token, characters are more memorable when they're more than just models for skimpy outfits. alien alone would've been enough to sell cat planet , but it's a noteworthy series because those are also surprisingly characters.
clever comedy also goes a long way, since not many shows can get away with taking themselves seriously (sincere, serious high drama is a tougher sell when the show is insisting you ogle the dramatic butt during her impassioned speech). this means moving beyond the old harem routines, or at least taking a fresh approach to them. if a male protagonist is going to fall into a girl's breasts, it had better be the end result of a parachute jump worthy of a red bull publicity stunt. better yet, why not just ditch the old altogether? anyone looking for proof that sex appeal and humor can get along should track down first time , which uses a premise as a springboard for genuinely funny jokes. the best shows can work even if you're not interested in seeing animated underwear.
know how to draw humans
look at rin. look at him. looking good, and i just took this on the fly without searching for the perfect image. is often used to cover up a weak story or flat characters, but it only brings a show's production values out into the spotlight. a few layers of clothing can help cover up iffy body proportions, but there's nowhere to hide when everyone's down to their swimsuits. if i'm going to spend half an hour looking at characters, they'd better be well drawn. nobody really wants ogle subpar character art.
all things in moderation...
in my experience, this is the point that drives most arguments on this subject. poor writing and cheap animation are harder to defend, but the idea of good taste is subjective enough to fuel a lifetime of debates. what i consider palatable could easily strike another viewer as tame or inappropriate. individual preferences may vary, but i think most folks want to feel comfortable watching their trashy series of choice, based on whatever "comfortable" means to them. there's a big difference between enjoying questionable content and feeling like a giant for watching something that takes it all too far. a little moderation on the creators' part helps take the "guilt" out of your "guilty pleasure".
exercising restraint can also give more impact. if every shot in a series is packed with spurious amounts of two-dimensional skin, the audience will eventually grow numb to it. there's a lot of traditional in saekano: how to raise a boring girlfriend , but what impressed me about that show was its ability to bring out the sexual tension in a scene through clever writing and direction. filling the screen with animated cleavage is the easy road to take, but the more challenging route can leave a more lasting impression.
...but it's okay to go over the top
cleverness and subtlety are good traits for a series to have, but sometimes the best thing to do is jump as high and far over the shark as humanly possible. this whole topic is a bit silly to begin with, and a -heavy show can succeed by embracing its inherent absurdity. monster strikes me as a series with the potential to make this approach work. by replacing the cast of a harem comedy with centaurs, harpies, and other characters, it immediately calls itself out as something too ridiculous to take seriously.
the issue with taking the crazy approach is that it can backfire immediately if it's not done right. the key is to balance blatant excess with a healthy dose of self-awareness. there's a scene in the first season of free! that does this well enough to make me laugh uncontrollably every time i watch it. a shopping trip goes completely off the rails as the guys get caught up in trying on new swimsuits. the scene goes on for so long that even the character whose sole purpose in the show is to admire the guys' gets bored and walks away. the show lets us know that it's in on the joke, and that admission makes the scene fun even if you're not watching it for hunks. | ˈspikɪŋ ɛz boʊθ ə fæn ənd ə ˈkrɪtɪk, əm əv ðə əˈpɪnjən ðət ɪz laɪk ə spaɪs; ʤɪst ðə raɪt əˈmaʊnt ɪn ðə raɪt ˈrɛsəpi ənd ɪts fænˈtæstɪk, bət tu məʧ ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərz ðə dɪʃ. nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈsɪriz nidz tɪ bi ə ˈsətəl ˈmæstərˌpis əv ˈmuvɪŋ, ˈɪnˌsaɪtfəl ˈskrinˌraɪtɪŋ. ðɛrz rum ɔn ðə ʃɛlf fər ˌrɪˈskeɪ ˈplɛʒərz ənd ˈbɔdi fən. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wi ɔl ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ ˈoʊgəl ˈhænsəm djudz ər hɑt ˈleɪdiz ɪn ˈskɪmpi ˈaʊtˌfɪts, ər ˈmeɪbi wi nid tɪ ʃaʊt ˈkɔrni ɛz ə ʤaɪənt ˈroʊˌbət goʊz θru ə lɔnʧ ˈsikwəns. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈpɑpjələst ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪz gʊd fər ðə soʊl, bət ðət ˈdəzənt min ðət wi ʃʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ pʊt əp wɪθ ˈlaʊzi ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ɪt. tɪ ðət ɛnd, aɪv pʊt təˈgɛðər ə fju ˈmɑdəst rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ðə bɛst ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈkəmfərt fud əv ʧɔɪs. fər ðə seɪk əv ˈbrɛvəti, aɪl bi ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə moʊst trəˈdɪʃənəl (ənd moʊst məˈlaɪnd) ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈgʊˌdlʊkɪŋ ˈleɪdiz ər ˈʤɛnəlmɪn ɪn rɪˈvilɪŋ ˈaʊtˌfɪts ənd səˈʤɛstɪv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. kənˈsɪstənsi ɪz ki ðə fərst stɛp ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ wərk ɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɪt fɪts ˈrizənəbli wɛl ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə ˈsɪriz. ˈdɪfərənt ʃoʊz kən gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðɛr toʊn ənd ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈmætər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə hɑt spərɪŋz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɪz ə məʧ ˈiziər sɛl ɪn ə ˈgufi roʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɑmədi ðən ɪt wʊd bi ɪn ə wɔr ˈdrɑmə. sinz ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈditʊr frəm ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrts əv ə ˈsɪriz, bət ðə ʧeɪnʤ əv dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪz lɛs ˈʤɑrɪŋ wɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns kən ˈrizənəbli ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt əp ɪn ˈsɪli, ˈrɔnʧi ˈæntɪks. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə kriˈeɪtərz ər ˈɑnəst wɪθ ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈbaʊt wət kaɪnd əv ʃoʊ ðɛr ˈmeɪkɪŋ, ɪt ˈɪzənt tu hɑrd tɪ kip ðə toʊn kənˈsɪstənt. ˈkipɪŋ ðə staɪl ənd ˈlɛvəl əv kənˈsɪstənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. wɪn ə ʃoʊ ˈsədənli goʊz ɔf ðə dip ɛnd ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl teɪm ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, ðə ˈɔdiəns ɛndz əp ˈfilɪŋ ˈblaɪndˌsaɪdɪd. aɪ ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈgʊrˌmeɪ gərl grəˈfiti ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr fər ðɪs ɪgˈzækt ˈprɑbləm: ˈæftər hæf ə ˈsizən əv ɑd bət maɪld ðə ˈsɪriz əˈbrəptli tɔst ɪn ə səˈʤɛstɪv bæθ sin. ɪt wɑz ˈhɑrdli ðə moʊst ˈteɪstləs pis əv ˌænəˈmeɪʃən aʊt ðɛr, bət ɪt wɑz weɪ aʊt əv pleɪs ɪn ə slaɪs əv laɪf ˈsɪriz əˈbaʊt gərlz ˈfrikɪŋ aʊt ˈoʊvər dɪˈlɪʃəs fud. ˈəltəmətli, ɔl ðɪs tɔk əˈbaʊt kənˈsɪstənsi bɔɪlz daʊn tɪ wən ˈsɪmpəl aɪˈdiə: lɛt ðə vjuərz noʊ wət ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu soʊ ðeɪ kən meɪk ðɛr bɛst ˈʤəʤmənt əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ʃoʊ wərks fər ðɛm. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv ɪz wən əv tu ˈtaɪtəl kɑrdz ðət əˈpɪr ˈhæfˈweɪ θru ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv haɪ skul ənd ɪts ˈizəli ðə mɔr riˈstreɪnd əv ðə tu. haɪ skul ɪz ˈbrutəli ˈɑnəst əˈbaʊt ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. ɪt teɪks əˈbaʊt tu ˈmɪnəts fər ðə skrin tɪ bi fɪld wɪθ ˈklivɪʤ, ənd wən əv ðə ˈhɪroʊz fərst laɪnz ɪz ə rɪˈmɑrk əˈbaʊt haʊ məʧ hi laɪks bubz. ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈdəzənt ʃɛr hɪz ˈsɛnəmənts kən ˈseɪfli wɔk əˈweɪ wɪθ noʊ mɔr ðən faɪv ər tɛn ˈmɪnəts daʊn ðə dreɪn. ˈpərsɪnəl teɪst meɪks ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns wɪθ ðiz kaɪnz əv ʃoʊz, soʊ ðə list ðət kriˈeɪtərz kən du ɪz hɛlp ðə ˈɔdiəns ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ stɪk əraʊnd. ɪz noʊ ɪkˈskjuz fər ə bæd ˈstɔri kən ˈbləntli əˈpiz ɪts pərˈsivd ˈɔdiəns ɔl ɪt wɔnts, bət ə ˈsɪriz stɪl nidz ə ˈhæfˈweɪ ˈdisənt plɑt ɪf ɪts goʊɪŋ tɪ hoʊld əp fər mɔr ðən ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. ɪt ˈdəzənt teɪk məʧ; ˈivɪn ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈstɔri kən ækt ɛz ðə glu ðət hoʊldz ɔl ðə biʧ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ənd ʃaʊər sinz təˈgɛðər. fri! ɪz ˈklɪrli nɑt eɪmd æt mi, bət aɪ stɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪt bɪˈkəz ðɛrz ə ˈsɑləd pis əv spɔrts ˈfɪkʃən ˈəndər ɔl ðə ˈməsəlz. baɪ ðə seɪm ˈtoʊkən, ˈkɛrɪktərz ər mɔr ˈmɛmərəbəl wɪn ðɛr mɔr ðən ʤɪst ˈmɑdəlz fər ˈskɪmpi ˈaʊtˌfɪts. ˈeɪliən əˈloʊn ˈwʊdəv bɪn ɪˈnəf tɪ sɛl kæt ˈplænət bət ɪts ə ˈnoʊtˌwərði ˈsɪriz bɪˈkəz ðoʊz ər ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈkɛrɪktərz. ˈklɛvər ˈkɑmədi ˈɔlsoʊ goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ, sɪns nɑt ˈmɛni ʃoʊz kən gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈsɪriəsli (sɪnˈsɪr, ˈsɪriəs haɪ ˈdrɑmə ɪz ə ˈtəfər sɛl wɪn ðə ʃoʊ ɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ju ˈoʊgəl ðə drəˈmætɪk bət ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˌɪmˈpæʃənd spiʧ). ðɪs minz ˈmuvɪŋ bɪɔnd ðə oʊld ˈhɛrəm ruˈtinz, ər æt list ˈteɪkɪŋ ə frɛʃ əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðɛm. ɪf ə meɪl proʊˈtægənəst ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ə gərlz brɛsts, ɪt hæd ˈbɛtər bi ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˈpɛrəˌʃut ʤəmp ˈwərði əv ə rɛd bʊl pəˈblɪsɪti stənt. ˈbɛtər jɛt, waɪ nɑt ʤɪst dɪʧ ðə oʊld ˌɔltəˈgɛðər? ˈɛniˌwən ˈlʊkɪŋ fər pruf ðət sɛks əˈpil ənd ˈhjumər kən gɪt əˈlɔŋ ʃʊd træk daʊn fərst taɪm wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ə ˈprɛmɪs ɛz ə ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd fər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˈfəni ʤoʊks. ðə bɛst ʃoʊz kən wərk ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn siɪŋ ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈəndərˌwɛr. noʊ haʊ tɪ drɔ ˈjumənz lʊk æt rin*. lʊk æt ɪm. ˈlʊkɪŋ gʊd, ənd aɪ ʤɪst tʊk ðɪs ɔn ðə flaɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈɪmɪʤ. ɪz ˈɔfən juzd tɪ ˈkəvər əp ə wik ˈstɔri ər flæt ˈkɛrɪktərz, bət ɪt ˈoʊnli brɪŋz ə ʃoʊz pərˈdəkʃən ˈvæljuz aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt. ə fju leɪərz əv ˈkloʊðɪŋ kən hɛlp ˈkəvər əp ˈɪfi ˈbɑdi prəˈpɔrʃənz, bət ðɛrz ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ haɪd wɪn ˈɛvriˌwənz daʊn tɪ ðɛr sˈwɪmˌsuts. ɪf əm goʊɪŋ tɪ spɛnd hæf ən aʊər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈkɛrɪktərz, ðeɪd ˈbɛtər bi wɛl drɔn. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈrɪli wɔnts ˈoʊgəl səbˈpɑr ˈkɛrɪktər ɑrt. ɔl θɪŋz ɪn ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən... ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðɪs ɪz ðə pɔɪnt ðət draɪvz moʊst ˈɑrgjəmənts ɔn ðɪs ˈsəbʤɪkt. pur ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ʧip ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ər ˈhɑrdər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd, bət ðə aɪˈdiə əv gʊd teɪst ɪz səˈbʤɛktɪv ɪˈnəf tɪ fjuəl ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv dəˈbeɪts. wət aɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈpælətəbəl kʊd ˈizəli straɪk əˈnəðər vjuər ɛz teɪm ər ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt. ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz meɪ ˈvɛri, bət aɪ θɪŋk moʊst foʊks wɔnt tɪ fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛr ˈtræʃi ˈsɪriz əv ʧɔɪs, beɪst ɔn ˌwəˈtɛvər "ˈkəmfərtəbəl" minz tɪ ðɛm. ðɛrz ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ə ʤaɪənt fər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət teɪks ɪt ɔl tu fɑr. ə ˈlɪtəl ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən ɔn ðə kriˈeɪtərz' pɑrt hɛlps teɪk ðə "gɪlt" aʊt əv jʊr "ˈgɪlti ˈplɛʒər". ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ rɪˈstreɪnt kən ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv mɔr ˌɪmˈpækt. ɪf ˈɛvəri ʃɑt ɪn ə ˈsɪriz ɪz pækt wɪθ ˈspəriəs əˈmaʊnts əv ˌtudɪˈmɛnʃənəl skɪn, ðə ˈɔdiəns wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli groʊ nəm tɪ ɪt. ðɛrz ə lɔt əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ɪn saekano*: haʊ tɪ reɪz ə ˈbɔrɪŋ ˈgərlˌfrɛnd bət wət ˌɪmˈprɛst mi əˈbaʊt ðət ʃoʊ wɑz ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ brɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈtɛnʃən ɪn ə sin θru ˈklɛvər ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˈfɪlɪŋ ðə skrin wɪθ ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈklivɪʤ ɪz ðə ˈizi roʊd tɪ teɪk, bət ðə mɔr ˈʧælənʤɪŋ rut kən liv ə mɔr ˈlæstɪŋ ˌɪmˈprɛʃən. ...bət ɪts ˌoʊˈkeɪ tɪ goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp ˈklɛvərnəs ənd ˈsətəlti ər gʊd treɪts fər ə ˈsɪriz tɪ hæv, bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə bɛst θɪŋ tɪ du ɪz ʤəmp ɛz haɪ ənd fɑr ˈoʊvər ðə ʃɑrk ɛz ˈhjumənli ˈpɑsəbəl. ðɪs hoʊl ˈtɑpɪk ɪz ə bɪt ˈsɪli tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ, ənd ə -ˈhɛvi ʃoʊ kən səkˈsid baɪ ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ɪts ˌɪnˈhɛrənt əbˈsərdəti. ˈmɑnstər straɪks mi ɛz ə ˈsɪriz wɪθ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ meɪk ðɪs əˈproʊʧ wərk. baɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə kæst əv ə ˈhɛrəm ˈkɑmədi wɪθ ˈsɛnˌtɔrz, harpies*, ənd ˈəðər ˈkɛrɪktərz, ɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli kɔlz ˌɪtˈsɛlf aʊt ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ tu rɪˈdɪkjələs tɪ teɪk ˈsɪriəsli. ðə ˈɪʃu wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈkreɪzi əˈproʊʧ ɪz ðət ɪt kən ˈbækˌfaɪr ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪf ɪts nɑt dən raɪt. ðə ki ɪz tɪ ˈbæləns ˈbleɪtənt ˈɛkˌsɛs wɪθ ə ˈhɛlθi doʊs əv self-awareness*. ðɛrz ə sin ɪn ðə fərst ˈsizən əv fri! ðət dɪz ðɪs wɛl ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk mi læf ˌənkənˈtroʊləbli ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ wɔʧ ɪt. ə ˈʃɑpɪŋ trɪp goʊz kəmˈplitli ɔf ðə reɪlz ɛz ðə gaɪz gɪt kɔt əp ɪn traɪɪŋ ɔn nu sˈwɪmˌsuts. ðə sin goʊz ɔn fər soʊ lɔŋ ðət ˈivɪn ðə ˈkɛrɪktər huz soʊl ˈpərpəs ɪn ðə ʃoʊ ɪz tɪ ædˈmaɪr ðə gaɪz' gɪts bɔrd ənd wɔks əˈweɪ. ðə ʃoʊ lɛts ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ðət ɪts ɪn ɔn ðə ʤoʊk, ənd ðət ədˈmɪʃən meɪks ðə sin fən ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr nɑt ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪt fər həŋks. |
now that the cleveland cavaliers’ nba championship is behind us, time to slowly start working ourselves back into thinking about the browns (although that might still be tough for some, considering the streak the indians are on right now). that means time to kick off our annual training camp preview, where we go until we have looked at all 90 players who will take part in training camp.
we’ll start with the quarterback position. in part 1 of this preview, look at the three players who have the best chance at winning the starting job for week 1: robert griffin, josh mccown, and cody kessler. on tuesday, talk about austin davis and connor shaw to wrap up the quarterbacks and then move on to running backs.
1. robert griffin - projected to be the starting
robert griffin (#10)
height: | weight: 222
age: 26 | experience: 5 years
college: baylor
note: highly coveted by browns in 2012 before
6-2 |22226 |5 coveted by browns in 2012 before redskins got him ... great rookie year, has battled knee injuries ... looking to start fresh.
hue jackson is no stranger to working with reclamation projects at the quarterback position. when he was the head coach of the raiders in 2011, he and jason campbell helped lead the team to a start. campbell's injury in that sixth game (against the browns) made the team give up a lot to acquire carson palmer. the team was at one point before a floundering finish that saw them end the year with an record.
after the release of johnny for obvious reasons, and with veteran josh mccown still on the roster, jackson felt compelled in his second head coaching gig to grab a quarterback who many written off in robert griffin. most of us know griffin's as it relates to the browns. cleveland fans had their heart set on him back in 2012, but the redskins completed a trade with the rams, leaving cleveland to sit back and settle for brandon weeden.
griffin had a great rookie year in washington, completing% of his passes for yards, 20 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. he also ran 120 times for 815 yards and 7 touchdowns. unfortunately, he suffered multiple knee injuries -- likely coming back sooner than he should have -- and has not been the same since. besides trying to come back from injury, though, he's also had to play the game of battling through a head coaching change and a quarterback who that coach (jay gruden) preferred in kirk cousins. while griffin didn't look the same when he did play in 2013 and 2014, he wasn't terrible and there is optimism that he can benefit from a fresh start in cleveland. griffin's accuracy during a workout wowed jackson so much that the team pretty much signed him on the spot.
the question now is whether jackson will see enough from griffin at training camp to name him the starting quarterback. pat mcmanamon of said that during otas, griffin displayed a lot of inconsistencies when team drills kicked in. we also have to understand that jackson is trying to mold griffin into a bit of a different quarterback -- a little more conservative when it comes to protecting himself, as well as changing up his mechanics, as terry pluto of the plain dealer recently pointed out.
i think the team has committed too much time to griffin for him to be truly "competing" for a spot. the only way i see him not starting in week 1 is if he suffers an injury. as far as expectations go, i don't think this team is far enough along yet to start worrying about that. i trust jackson's work with quarterbacks, and i think jackson has a vision for where he wants griffin to be by the start of the regular season. he wasn't there yet through the programs, but i get the impression that this was to be expected. i'm optimistic that griffin can show glimpses of being a former no. 2 overall quarterback of the draft again, so we'll see how far that takes us.
final roster odds: 98%
2. josh mccown - veteran in case suffers an injury
josh mccown (#13)
height: | weight: 218
age: 36 | experience: 14 years
college: sam houston st.
note: set several records with browns last year ... suffered multiple injuries that cut season short ... doesn't look like a.
6-4 |21836 |14 houston several records with browns last year ... suffered multiple injuries that cut season short ... doesn't look like a.
last year, josh mccown was the best player on the browns. in 8 starts, he threw for yards, 12 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions while also setting a couple of franchise records. at 36 years old, there is no doubt that he still has what it takes to step in and be a very competent quarterback in the nfl. last year, i said the denver broncos would've been better off with mccown than peyton manning, and i still stand by that.
despite only being in the second year of a three-year deal, i thought hue jackson would start over at the quarterback position after acquiring griffin. as the months went by, though, it became more and more evident that mccown isn't going anywhere. i believe he's serving as an insurance policy to griffin in case his knee acts up again, and so the team wouldn't have to be forced in to throwing cody kessler into action right away if that were to happen. it sounds a bit crazy to call mccown an insurance policy because his injury history has been too. if we're talking about negatives with mccown, he took a lot of sacks last year and wasn't afraid to put his body on the line (while the mentality was appreciated, was it worth it at the expense of him then missing several weeks?). he also lost six fumbles, the most he's lost in any year of his career.
although the signs are pointing toward griffin being the team's starting quarterback, last year, i praised mccown for being one of the most quarterbacks i'd seen in the years i've been going to training camp in berea, and that carried over to the regular season. if we are several weeks in to training camp and griffin gets frustrated by not being where he wants to be in terms of productivity (i.e. too many tipped passes or a lack of deciding when to run vs. slide) while mccown is still steady-as-can-be, i don't think jackson's allegiance to griffin will be so that he'll turn a blind eye to mccown.
final roster odds: 80%
3. cody kessler - rookie with an outside shot
cody kessler (#5)
height: | weight: 224
age: 23 | experience: rookie
college:
note: round pick by hue jackson ... known for his accuracy ... draws comparisons to
6-1 |22423 round pick by hue jackson ... known for his accuracy ... draws comparisons to andy dalton ... penciled in as backup for 2016.
if you want to bury a storyline that wasn't even a big deal in the first place, the cavaliers winning a championship will certainly help with that. the storyline i am referring to is the drafting of cody kessler to close out the third round of the 2016 nfl draft. of the browns' 14 selections, kessler was the most polarizing one for fans and one who nobody saw coming. back when i reviewed the draft, i said that as long as the team didn't take a quarterback in the first two rounds, i'd be content -- after that, i felt they were free to toy around with taking whoever they wanted.
listening to hue jackson speak about kessler after the draft, i became more and more convinced that he was "his guy." the team reportedly liked both kessler and jacoby, and when the patriots pulled off a surprise by taking at no. 91 overall, cleveland didn't want to take any chances on missing out on both of them, so they pulled the trigger at no. 93 overall.
dbn's mike krupka did a thorough analysis of kessler's performance against wisconsin last year. when the pick was made, some people quipped that jackson now has his version of andy dalton in cleveland, and krupka came to a similar conclusion: "what i see when i look at kessler is a carbon copy of dalton, both physically as well as mentally." the dalton we saw in 2015 was the one who i felt finally turned the corner, in large part thanks to jackson. kessler's odds of starting in week 1 are very slim because he'll be working as a third- or quarterback for several weeks, which will reduce the amount of reps necessary to lead the unit. with a really impressive showing, though, he might be able to take the no. 2 spot away from mccown -- not because mccown isn't fit for the job, but because it'd also support the movement towards youth.
here is a link to scouting report on kessler, where accuracy is listed as his top strength.
final roster odds: 100%
feel free to discuss your thoughts on the browns' top three quarterbacks below. our poll asks whether you feel the griffin experiment will pay off, and to what extent. choose the option that is closest to how you feel. | naʊ ðət ðə ˈklivlənd cavaliers’*’ ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs, taɪm tɪ sˈloʊli stɑrt ˈwərkɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz bæk ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə braʊnz (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət maɪt stɪl bi təf fər səm, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə strik ðə ˈɪndiənz ər ɔn raɪt naʊ). ðət minz taɪm tɪ kɪk ɔf ɑr ˈænjuəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ˈprivˌju, wɛr wi goʊ ənˈtɪl wi hæv lʊkt æt ɔl 90 pleɪərz hu wɪl teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. stɑrt wɪθ ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk pəˈzɪʃən. ɪn pɑrt 1 əv ðɪs ˈprivˌju, lʊk æt ðə θri pleɪərz hu hæv ðə bɛst ʧæns æt ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ʤɑb fər wik 1 ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn, ʤɑʃ məˈkaʊn, ənd ˈkoʊdi ˈkɛslər. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈɔstən ˈdeɪvɪs ənd ˈkɑnər ʃɔ tɪ ræp əp ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæks ənd ðɛn muv ɔn tɪ ˈrənɪŋ bæks. 1 ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ bi ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn 10 haɪt: weɪt: 222 eɪʤ: 26 ɪkˈspɪriəns: 5 jɪrz ˈkɑlɪʤ: ˈbeɪlər noʊt: ˈhaɪli ˈkəvətɪd baɪ braʊnz ɪn 2012 ˌbiˈfɔr 22226 5 ˈkəvətɪd baɪ braʊnz ɪn 2012 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrɛdˌskɪnz gɑt ɪm greɪt ˈrʊki jɪr, həz ˈbætəld ni ˈɪnʤəriz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ stɑrt frɛʃ. hju ˈʤæksən ɪz noʊ ˈstreɪnʤər tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts æt ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk pəˈzɪʃən. wɪn hi wɑz ðə hɛd koʊʧ əv ðə ˈreɪdərz ɪn 2011 hi ənd ˈʤeɪsən ˈkæmbəl hɛlpt lɛd ðə tim tɪ ə stɑrt. ˈkæmbəlz ˈɪnʤəri ɪn ðət sɪksθ geɪm (əˈgɛnst ðə braʊnz) meɪd ðə tim gɪv əp ə lɔt tɪ əkˈwaɪər ˈkɑrzən ˈpɑmər. ðə tim wɑz æt wən pɔɪnt ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈflaʊndərɪŋ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðət sɔ ðɛm ɛnd ðə jɪr wɪθ ən ˈrɛkərd. ˈæftər ðə riˈlis əv ˈʤɑni fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz, ənd wɪθ ˈvɛtərən ʤɑʃ məˈkaʊn stɪl ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər, ˈʤæksən fɛlt kəmˈpɛld ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ gɪg tɪ græb ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk hu ˈmɛni ˈrɪtən ɔf ɪn ˈrɑbərt ˈgrɪfɪn. moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ˈgrɪfɪnz ɛz ɪt rɪˈleɪts tɪ ðə braʊnz. ˈklivlənd fænz hæd ðɛr hɑrt sɛt ɔn ɪm bæk ɪn 2012 bət ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz kəmˈplitɪd ə treɪd wɪθ ðə ræmz, ˈlivɪŋ ˈklivlənd tɪ sɪt bæk ənd ˈsɛtəl fər ˈbrændən ˈwidən. ˈgrɪfɪn hæd ə greɪt ˈrʊki jɪr ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, kəmˈplitɪŋ əv hɪz ˈpæsɪz fər jɑrdz, 20 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz, ənd 5 ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ræn 120 taɪmz fər 815 jɑrdz ənd 7 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, hi ˈsəfərd ˈməltəpəl ni ˈɪnʤəriz ˈlaɪkli ˈkəmɪŋ bæk ˈsunər ðən hi ʃʊd hæv ənd həz nɑt bɪn ðə seɪm sɪns. ˌbiˈsaɪdz traɪɪŋ tɪ kəm bæk frəm ˈɪnʤəri, ðoʊ, hiz ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm əv ˈbætəlɪŋ θru ə hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ʧeɪnʤ ənd ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk hu ðət koʊʧ (ʤeɪ gruden*) prɪˈfərd ɪn kərk ˈkəzənz. waɪl ˈgrɪfɪn ˈdɪdənt lʊk ðə seɪm wɪn hi dɪd pleɪ ɪn 2013 ənd 2014 hi ˈwəzənt ˈtɛrəbəl ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm ðət hi kən ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ə frɛʃ stɑrt ɪn ˈklivlənd. ˈgrɪfɪnz ˈækjərəsi ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈwərˌkaʊt waʊd ˈʤæksən soʊ məʧ ðət ðə tim ˈprɪti məʧ saɪnd ɪm ɔn ðə spɑt. ðə kˈwɛʃən naʊ ɪz ˈwɛðər ˈʤæksən wɪl si ɪˈnəf frəm ˈgrɪfɪn æt ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp tɪ neɪm ɪm ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. pæt məkˈmænəmən əv sɛd ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ otas*, ˈgrɪfɪn dɪˈspleɪd ə lɔt əv ˌɪŋˈkɑnsɪˌstɛnsiz wɪn tim drɪlz kɪkt ɪn. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈʤæksən ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ moʊld ˈgrɪfɪn ˈɪntu ə bɪt əv ə ˈdɪfərənt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr kənˈsərvətɪv wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ əp hɪz məˈkænɪks, ɛz ˈtɛri ˈplutoʊ əv ðə pleɪn ˈdilər ˈrisəntli ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt. aɪ θɪŋk ðə tim həz kəˈmɪtɪd tu məʧ taɪm tɪ ˈgrɪfɪn fər ɪm tɪ bi ˈtruli "kəmˈpitɪŋ" fər ə spɑt. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ aɪ si ɪm nɑt ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn wik 1 ɪz ɪf hi ˈsəfərz ən ˈɪnʤəri. ɛz fɑr ɛz ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz goʊ, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðɪs tim ɪz fɑr ɪˈnəf əˈlɔŋ jɛt tɪ stɑrt ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət. aɪ trəst ˈʤæksənz wərk wɪθ kˈwɔrtərˌbæks, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈʤæksən həz ə ˈvɪʒən fər wɛr hi wɔnts ˈgrɪfɪn tɪ bi baɪ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən. hi ˈwəzənt ðɛr jɛt θru ðə ˈproʊˌgræmz, bət aɪ gɪt ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ðɪs wɑz tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd. əm ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðət ˈgrɪfɪn kən ʃoʊ ˈglɪmpsɪz əv biɪŋ ə ˈfɔrmər noʊ. 2 ˈoʊvərˌɔl kˈwɔrtərˌbæk əv ðə dræft əˈgɛn, soʊ wɪl si haʊ fɑr ðət teɪks ˈjuˈɛs. ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɑstər ɑdz: 98 2 ʤɑʃ məˈkaʊn ˈvɛtərən ɪn keɪs ˈsəfərz ən ˈɪnʤəri ʤɑʃ məˈkaʊn 13 haɪt: weɪt: 218 eɪʤ: 36 ɪkˈspɪriəns: 14 jɪrz ˈkɑlɪʤ: sæm ˈhjustən st*. noʊt: sɛt ˈsɛvərəl ˈrɛkərdz wɪθ braʊnz læst jɪr ˈsəfərd ˈməltəpəl ˈɪnʤəriz ðət kət ˈsizən ʃɔrt ˈdəzənt lʊk laɪk ə. 21836 14 ˈhjustən ˈsɛvərəl ˈrɛkərdz wɪθ braʊnz læst jɪr ˈsəfərd ˈməltəpəl ˈɪnʤəriz ðət kət ˈsizən ʃɔrt ˈdəzənt lʊk laɪk ə. læst jɪr, ʤɑʃ məˈkaʊn wɑz ðə bɛst pleɪər ɔn ðə braʊnz. ɪn 8 stɑrts, hi θru fər jɑrdz, 12 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz, ənd 4 ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃənz waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛtɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈrɛkərdz. æt 36 jɪrz oʊld, ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət hi stɪl həz wət ɪt teɪks tɪ stɛp ɪn ənd bi ə ˈvɛri ˈkɑmpətɪnt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. læst jɪr, aɪ sɛd ðə ˈdɛnvər ˈbrɑŋkoʊz ˈwʊdəv bɪn ˈbɛtər ɔf wɪθ məˈkaʊn ðən ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ, ənd aɪ stɪl stænd baɪ ðət. dɪˈspaɪt ˈoʊnli biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd jɪr əv ə θˈriˌjɪr dil, aɪ θɔt hju ˈʤæksən wʊd stɑrt ˈoʊvər æt ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk pəˈzɪʃən ˈæftər əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈgrɪfɪn. ɛz ðə mənθs wɛnt baɪ, ðoʊ, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ənd mɔr ˈɛvədənt ðət məˈkaʊn ˈɪzənt goʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr. aɪ bɪˈliv hiz ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpɑləsi tɪ ˈgrɪfɪn ɪn keɪs hɪz ni ækts əp əˈgɛn, ənd soʊ ðə tim ˈwʊdənt hæv tɪ bi fɔrst ɪn tɪ θroʊɪŋ ˈkoʊdi ˈkɛslər ˈɪntu ˈækʃən raɪt əˈweɪ ɪf ðət wər tɪ ˈhæpən. ɪt saʊnz ə bɪt ˈkreɪzi tɪ kɔl məˈkaʊn ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpɑləsi bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈɪnʤəri ˈhɪstəri həz bɪn tu. ɪf wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈnɛgətɪvz wɪθ məˈkaʊn, hi tʊk ə lɔt əv sæks læst jɪr ənd ˈwəzənt əˈfreɪd tɪ pʊt hɪz ˈbɑdi ɔn ðə laɪn (waɪl ðə mɛnˈtælɪti wɑz əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd, wɑz ɪt wərθ ɪt æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ɪm ðɛn ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl wiks?). hi ˈɔlsoʊ lɔst sɪks ˈfəmbəlz, ðə moʊst hiz lɔst ɪn ˈɛni jɪr əv hɪz kərɪr. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə saɪnz ər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ təˈwɔrd ˈgrɪfɪn biɪŋ ðə timz ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, læst jɪr, aɪ preɪzd məˈkaʊn fər biɪŋ wən əv ðə moʊst kˈwɔrtərˌbæks aɪd sin ɪn ðə jɪrz aɪv bɪn goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ɪn bərˈiə, ənd ðət ˈkɛrid ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən. ɪf wi ər ˈsɛvərəl wiks ɪn tɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ənd ˈgrɪfɪn gɪts ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ nɑt biɪŋ wɛr hi wɔnts tɪ bi ɪn tərmz əv ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti (i.e*. tu ˈmɛni tɪpt ˈpæsɪz ər ə læk əv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪn tɪ rən ˈvərsəz. slaɪd) waɪl məˈkaʊn ɪz stɪl steady-as-can-be*, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈʤæksənz əˈliʤəns tɪ ˈgrɪfɪn wɪl bi soʊ ðət hil tərn ə blaɪnd aɪ tɪ məˈkaʊn. ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɑstər ɑdz: 80 3 ˈkoʊdi ˈkɛslər ˈrʊki wɪθ ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ʃɑt ˈkoʊdi ˈkɛslər 5 haɪt: weɪt: 224 eɪʤ: 23 ɪkˈspɪriəns: ˈrʊki ˈkɑlɪʤ: noʊt: raʊnd pɪk baɪ hju ˈʤæksən noʊn fər hɪz ˈækjərəsi drɔz kəmˈpɛrəsənz tɪ 22423 raʊnd pɪk baɪ hju ˈʤæksən noʊn fər hɪz ˈækjərəsi drɔz kəmˈpɛrəsənz tɪ ˈændi ˈdɔltən ˈpɛnsəld ɪn ɛz ˈbæˌkəp fər 2016 ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ˈbɛri ə ˈstɔriˌlaɪn ðət ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn ə bɪg dil ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs, ðə ˌkævəˈlɪrz ˈwɪnɪŋ ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp wɪl ˈsərtənli hɛlp wɪθ ðət. ðə ˈstɔriˌlaɪn aɪ æm rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ɪz ðə ˈdræftɪŋ əv ˈkoʊdi ˈkɛslər tɪ kloʊz aʊt ðə θərd raʊnd əv ðə 2016 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. əv ðə braʊnz' 14 səˈlɛkʃənz, ˈkɛslər wɑz ðə moʊst ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzɪŋ wən fər fænz ənd wən hu ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi sɔ ˈkəmɪŋ. bæk wɪn aɪ rivˈjud ðə dræft, aɪ sɛd ðət ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə tim ˈdɪdənt teɪk ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪn ðə fərst tu raʊnz, aɪd bi ˈkɑntɛnt ˈæftər ðət, aɪ fɛlt ðeɪ wər fri tɪ tɔɪ əraʊnd wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ huˈɛvər ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd. ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ hju ˈʤæksən spik əˈbaʊt ˈkɛslər ˈæftər ðə dræft, aɪ bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ənd mɔr kənˈvɪnst ðət hi wɑz "hɪz gaɪ." ðə tim rɪˈpɔrtədli laɪkt boʊθ ˈkɛslər ənd ʤəˈkoʊbi, ənd wɪn ðə ˈpeɪtriəts pʊld ɔf ə səˈpraɪz baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ æt noʊ. 91 ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈklivlənd ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ teɪk ˈɛni ˈʧænsɪz ɔn ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɔn boʊθ əv ðɛm, soʊ ðeɪ pʊld ðə ˈtrɪgər æt noʊ. 93 ˈoʊvərˌɔl. maɪk ˈkrəpkə dɪd ə θəroʊ æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈkɛslərz pərˈfɔrməns əˈgɛnst wɪˈskɑnsən læst jɪr. wɪn ðə pɪk wɑz meɪd, səm ˈpipəl kwɪpt ðət ˈʤæksən naʊ həz hɪz ˈvərʒən əv ˈændi ˈdɔltən ɪn ˈklivlənd, ənd ˈkrəpkə keɪm tɪ ə ˈsɪmələr kənˈkluʒən: "wət aɪ si wɪn aɪ lʊk æt ˈkɛslər ɪz ə ˈkɑrbən ˈkɑpi əv ˈdɔltən, boʊθ ˈfɪzɪkəli ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmɛnəli." ðə ˈdɔltən wi sɔ ɪn 2015 wɑz ðə wən hu aɪ fɛlt ˈfaɪnəli tərnd ðə ˈkɔrnər, ɪn lɑrʤ pɑrt θæŋks tɪ ˈʤæksən. ˈkɛslərz ɑdz əv ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn wik 1 ər ˈvɛri slɪm bɪˈkəz hil bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə θərd- ər kˈwɔrtərˌbæk fər ˈsɛvərəl wiks, wɪʧ wɪl rɪˈdus ðə əˈmaʊnt əv rɛps ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ lɛd ðə ˈjunɪt. wɪθ ə ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ʃoʊɪŋ, ðoʊ, hi maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ðə noʊ. 2 spɑt əˈweɪ frəm məˈkaʊn nɑt bɪˈkəz məˈkaʊn ˈɪzənt fɪt fər ðə ʤɑb, bət bɪˈkəz ˈɪtəd ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈmuvmənt təˈwɔrdz juθ. hir ɪz ə lɪŋk tɪ ˈskaʊtɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈkɛslər, wɛr ˈækjərəsi ɪz ˈlɪstɪd ɛz hɪz tɔp strɛŋθ. ˈfaɪnəl ˈrɑstər ɑdz: 100 fil fri tɪ dɪˈskəs jʊr θɔts ɔn ðə braʊnz' tɔp θri kˈwɔrtərˌbæks bɪˈloʊ. ɑr poʊl æsks ˈwɛðər ju fil ðə ˈgrɪfɪn ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪl peɪ ɔf, ənd tɪ wət ɪkˈstɛnt. ʧuz ðə ˈɔpʃən ðət ɪz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ haʊ ju fil. |
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the guerrilla angel report flying almost under the radar last week in the midst of headlines of attacks on numerous trans women in the city, the washington dc council unanimously approved a simplified process of changing gender markers on birth certificates.
the amendment, the jones birth certificate equality amendment act of 2013, was named after jones, a dc trans woman who was murdered in 2012. both the dc trans coalition and the national gay and lesbian task transgender civil rights project had a hand in getting this enacted.
there is one more vote before final approval then the mayor needs to sign off on it, but signs indicate it is on way to becoming law and likely will take effect this fall.
more on the murder of jones: https://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/trans-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-dc-during-a-bus-stop-altercation/
more on the dc equality amendment: d.c. council unanimously passes bill :: edge boston.
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by mick krever, cnn
tensions between china and japan, at their worst in half a century, are making conflict “much more likely now than probably been in years,” the former top u.s. state department official for east asia told christiane amanpour.
if a conflict were to break out, kurt campbell said, it would likely be a “small skirmish, probably easily contained.”
but the larger context, of "what is really the two great countries of asia, china and japan" is hard to ignore.
"tensions between the two countries are greater now than they've been probably in a half century."
the two countries have long been loggerheads over uninhabited islands in the east china sea the chinese call them and the japanese call them senkaku.
the heat was turned up, however, when china declared an “air defense identification zone” over the chain of islands.
the u.s. military responded by sending two unarmed bombers through the heart of the contested airspace.
america must make clear to china, campbell said, that the drawing of a military air zone “is deeply provocative.”
“this is a recipe for the kind of incident that we saw in he said, when the soviet union shot down korean air lines flight 007.
the u.s. has refused to recognize china air defense zone, but has nonetheless advised civilian aircraft flying through the area to notify the chinese government.
that advice made the japanese, with whom the u.s. has a military defense treaty, none too happy.
the u.s., campbell said, has “two imperatives” one military, and one civilian.
on the military side, he said, the u.s. was very clear that it would not acknowledge new declared air defense zone.
but “civilian airspace monitors,” he said, “have a different set of metrics, and their prime directive is to avoid a mishap in the air.”
“their initial guidance was apolitical in that sense,” he said. “but i think the problem is that it has created a little bit of incoherence.”
campbell told amanpour that he expected that vice president joe biden to clarify the u.s. position. he met with japanese prime minister abe on tuesday and was set to talk with the chinese leadership later in the week.
the u.s. military will continue to operate in declared zone, campbell said, as it long had.
but he added that he thought there would be “some clarifications” to the guidance from the u.s. federal aviation administration “in the coming days or weeks that will make clear that we do not recognize this zone, but certain kinds of communication protocols will be followed to avoid a problem.”
“it’s imperfect, but given where we are that is the best we can do.”
in a larger sense, campbell said, biden will have to convince china and japan to cool their heels.
“this is the cockpit of the global economy,” he said. “they are fighting over a barren rock in a distant part of the pacific. now i know it represents larger, sort of nationalist identities and the like, but these problems have existed for decades.”
the key is to “recognize that both countries have much bigger stakes than struggling over the identity of an uninhabited island in the middle of nowhere.” | baɪ mɪk krever*, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd ʤəˈpæn, æt ðɛr wərst ɪn hæf ə ˈsɛnʧəri, ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt mɔr ˈlaɪkli naʊ ðən ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪn ɪn years,”*,” ðə ˈfɔrmər tɔp juz. steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl fər ist ˈeɪʒə toʊld krɪstiˈɑn ˌɑˌmɑnˈpʊr. ɪf ə ˈkɑnflɪkt wər tɪ breɪk aʊt, kərt ˈkæmbəl sɛd, ɪt wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ə ˈskərmɪʃ, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈizəli contained.”*.” bət ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈkɑntɛkst, əv "wət ɪz ˈrɪli ðə tu greɪt ˈkəntriz əv ˈeɪʒə, ˈʧaɪnə ənd ʤəˈpæn" ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. "ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz ər ˈgreɪtər naʊ ðən ðeɪv bɪn ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪn ə hæf ˈsɛnʧəri." ðə tu ˈkəntriz hæv lɔŋ bɪn ˈlɑgərˌhɛdz ˈoʊvər ˌənɪnˈhæbətɪd ˈaɪləndz ɪn ðə ist ˈʧaɪnə si ðə ʧaɪˈniz kɔl ðɛm ənd ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz kɔl ðɛm senkaku*. ðə hit wɑz tərnd əp, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ˈʧaɪnə dɪˈklɛrd ən dɪˈfɛns aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən zone”*” ˈoʊvər ðə ʧeɪn əv ˈaɪləndz. ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ tu əˈnɑrmd ˈbɑmərz θru ðə hɑrt əv ðə kənˈtɛstəd ˈɛrˌspeɪs. əˈmɛrɪkə məst meɪk klɪr tɪ ˈʧaɪnə, ˈkæmbəl sɛd, ðət ðə drɔɪŋ əv ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɛr zoʊn ˈdipli provocative.”*.” ɪz ə ˈrɛsəpi fər ðə kaɪnd əv ˈɪnsədənt ðət wi sɔ ɪn hi sɛd, wɪn ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən ʃɑt daʊn ˌkɔˈriən ɛr laɪnz flaɪt 007 ðə juz. həz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈʧaɪnə ɛr dɪˈfɛns zoʊn, bət həz ˌnənðəˈlɛs ədˈvaɪzd səˈvɪljən ˈɛrˌkræft flaɪɪŋ θru ðə ˈɛriə tɪ ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt. ðət ədˈvaɪs meɪd ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz, wɪθ hum ðə juz. həz ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri dɪˈfɛns ˈtriti, nən tu ˈhæpi. ðə juz., ˈkæmbəl sɛd, həz imperatives”*” wən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ənd wən səˈvɪljən. ɔn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri saɪd, hi sɛd, ðə juz. wɑz ˈvɛri klɪr ðət ɪt wʊd nɑt ækˈnɑlɪʤ nu dɪˈklɛrd ɛr dɪˈfɛns zoʊn. bət ˈɛrˌspeɪs monitors,”*,” hi sɛd, ə ˈdɪfərənt sɛt əv ˈmɛtrɪks, ənd ðɛr praɪm dɪˈrɛktɪv ɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə ˈmɪsˌhæp ɪn ðə air.”*.” ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈgaɪdəns wɑz ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪn ðət sense,”*,” hi sɛd. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət ɪt həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv incoherence.”*.” ˈkæmbəl toʊld ˌɑˌmɑnˈpʊr ðət hi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤoʊ ˈbaɪdən tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðə juz. pəˈzɪʃən. hi mɛt wɪθ ˌʤæpəˈniz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər eɪb ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd wɑz sɛt tɪ tɔk wɪθ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə wik. ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn dɪˈklɛrd zoʊn, ˈkæmbəl sɛd, ɛz ɪt lɔŋ hæd. bət hi ˈædɪd ðət hi θɔt ðɛr wʊd bi clarifications”*” tɪ ðə ˈgaɪdəns frəm ðə juz. ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðə ˈkəmɪŋ deɪz ər wiks ðət wɪl meɪk klɪr ðət wi du nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðɪs zoʊn, bət ˈsərtən kaɪnz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz wɪl bi ˈfɑloʊd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə problem.”*.” ˌɪmˈpərfɪkt, bət ˈgɪvɪn wɛr wi ər ðət ɪz ðə bɛst wi kən do.”*.” ɪn ə ˈlɑrʤər sɛns, ˈkæmbəl sɛd, ˈbaɪdən wɪl hæv tɪ kənˈvɪns ˈʧaɪnə ənd ʤəˈpæn tɪ kul ðɛr hilz. ɪz ðə ˈkɑkˌpɪt əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl economy,”*,” hi sɛd. ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ə ˈbɛrən rɑk ɪn ə ˈdɪstənt pɑrt əv ðə pəˈsɪfɪk. naʊ aɪ noʊ ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈlɑrʤər, sɔrt əv ˈnæʃənəlɪst aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ənd ðə laɪk, bət ðiz ˈprɑbləmz hæv ɪgˈzɪstəd fər decades.”*.” ðə ki ɪz tɪ ðət boʊθ ˈkəntriz hæv məʧ ˈbɪgər steɪks ðən ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ən ˌənɪnˈhæbətɪd ˈaɪlənd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv nowhere.”*.” |
pet thefts are on the rise, according to the american kennel club. (credit: cbs 2)
— dogs are being stolen out of cars, yards, off sidewalks and even out of shelters at an alarming rate, according to the american kennel club.
“it only takes a minute for a theft to occur,” american kennel club spokeswoman lisa peterson told cbs dave carlin on friday.
making any pet owner think twice is surveillance video from last week that showed “marley” the cavalier king charles spaniel being menaced by a stranger, who picked up the frightened dog and walked off with him, leaving mia heartbroken the day before christmas.
“you knew that was dog and it was christmas eve. i mean really?” said.
marley was sold to a woman in greenwich village, who thought the situation was fishy.
marley was checked for a microchip and mia and her best friend were reunited.
but happy endings are rare as cases rise nationwide by almost 70 percent, according to the american kennel club.
“last year for example we tracked more than 432 pet thefts and just scratching the surface,” peterson said. “for the first time ever seen a trend now where shelters are being broken into and purebred and mixed breed dogs are being stolen.”
dognappings from stores, shelters and backyards and off sidewalks are preventable.
experts say to safeguard your pet as you would a child.
“don’t leave it unattended,” peterson said.
there are products available so you let your pet out of your sight.
the american kennel club recommends doing anything you can do, but most importantly to get your pet microchipped.
“because the only way you can prove ownership and get your dog back should it turn up at a vets office or shelter,” peterson said.
and if you are running errands, experts advise keeping your pets home to stop making things so easy for a new breed of criminals.
the american kennel club tracked 432 pet thefts in 2011, compared to 255 thefts in 2010.
share your thoughts in the comments section below… | pɛt θɛfts ər ɔn ðə raɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛnəl kləb. (ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈsiˌbiˌɛs 2 dɔgz ər biɪŋ ˈstoʊlən aʊt əv kɑz, jɑrdz, ɔf ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ənd ˈivɪn aʊt əv ˈʃɛltərz æt ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ reɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛnəl kləb. ˈoʊnli teɪks ə ˈmɪnət fər ə θɛft tɪ occur,”*,” əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛnəl kləb ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈlisə ˈpitərsən toʊld ˈsiˌbiˌɛs deɪv ˈkɑrlɪn ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni pɛt ˈoʊnər θɪŋk twaɪs ɪz sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ frəm læst wik ðət ʃoʊd ““marley”*” ðə ˌkævəˈlɪr kɪŋ ˈʧɑrəlz ˈspænjəl biɪŋ ˈmɛnɪst baɪ ə ˈstreɪnʤər, hu pɪkt əp ðə ˈfraɪtənd dɔg ənd wɔkt ɔf wɪθ ɪm, ˈlivɪŋ ˈmiə ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs. nu ðət wɑz dɔg ənd ɪt wɑz ˈkrɪsməs iv. aɪ min really?”*?” sɛd. ˈmɑrli wɑz soʊld tɪ ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈvɪlɪʤ, hu θɔt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈfɪʃi. ˈmɑrli wɑz ʧɛkt fər ə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪp ənd ˈmiə ənd hər bɛst frɛnd wər ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd. bət ˈhæpi ˈɛndɪŋz ər rɛr ɛz ˈkeɪsɪz raɪz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 70 pərˈsɛnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛnəl kləb. jɪr fər ɪgˈzæmpəl wi trækt mɔr ðən 432 pɛt θɛfts ənd ʤɪst ˈskræʧɪŋ ðə surface,”*,” ˈpitərsən sɛd. ðə fərst taɪm ˈɛvər sin ə trɛnd naʊ wɛr ˈʃɛltərz ər biɪŋ ˈbroʊkən ˈɪntu ənd ˈpjʊrˈbrɛd ənd mɪkst brid dɔgz ər biɪŋ stolen.”*.” frəm stɔrz, ˈʃɛltərz ənd ˈbæˌkjɑrdz ənd ɔf ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ər prɪˈvɛntəbəl. ˈɛkspərts seɪ tɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrd jʊr pɛt ɛz ju wʊd ə ʧaɪld. liv ɪt unattended,”*,” ˈpitərsən sɛd. ðɛr ər ˈprɑdəkts əˈveɪləbəl soʊ ju lɛt jʊr pɛt aʊt əv jʊr saɪt. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛnəl kləb ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju kən du, bət moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli tɪ gɪt jʊr pɛt microchipped*. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ju kən pruv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd gɪt jʊr dɔg bæk ʃʊd ɪt tərn əp æt ə vɛts ˈɔfəs ər shelter,”*,” ˈpitərsən sɛd. ənd ɪf ju ər ˈrənɪŋ ˈɛrəndz, ˈɛkspərts ədˈvaɪz ˈkipɪŋ jʊr pɛts hoʊm tɪ stɑp ˈmeɪkɪŋ θɪŋz soʊ ˈizi fər ə nu brid əv ˈkrɪmənəlz. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛnəl kləb trækt 432 pɛt θɛfts ɪn 2011 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 255 θɛfts ɪn 2010 ʃɛr jʊr θɔts ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən below…*… |
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the almost 1 million young undocumented people who have applied for protections gave the federal government their addresses, fingerprints and more
donald decision to dismantle the deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) program from next march will leave almost a million young immigrants in fear that the personal information they voluntarily handed the federal government in signing up for the scheme could now be turned against them to facilitate their own deportations.
tuesday’s announcement by the attorney general, jeff sessions, that the protections against deportation for the young undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers” would begin to be dismantled in march 2018 puts the spotlight on the huge government database that has been compiled over the past five years. the records contain highly sensitive information on every individual who has applied for legal protection under the scheme, as well as relatives who might also be vulnerable to removal from the us.
the latest federal statistics show that young undocumented immigrants, all of whom were brought to the us as children, have applied for temporary permission to live and work in the us under. almost have been accepted.
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in the process, those young people were required to divulge a large range of personal data, including home addresses, educational history, fingerprints and photographs. such rich intelligence would provide the trump administration with a potentially powerful surveillance tool were it to decide to round up and deport people as their permits expire from next spring.
the storage of the home addresses of hundreds of thousands of dreamers alone could make the work of federal immigration officers vastly easier in deporting them. that knowledge in turn is likely to spread alarm among recipients that their voluntarily divulged information may now be exploited against them, rendering them vulnerable even in their own homes.
the database is currently under the control of the us citizenship and immigration services (uscis). under present rules, the data is not shared with the agency responsible for deportations immigration and customs enforcement (ice) but as both outfits fall under the same department of homeland security, the potential for data sharing remains.
“it would not be easy, but nor would it be impossible, for ice to get hold of this data,” said cecilia, vice-president of policy and technology at the new america thinktank.
muñoz was director of barack domestic policy council and in that role she took the lead within the white house in 2012 during the introduction of. she told the guardian that at the time obama officials were fully aware of the vulnerabilities inherent in the database, which they attempted to communicate clearly to dreamers as they considered whether to apply for the scheme.
“when president obama announced in 2012, he made it clear that it was not a permanent protection. we offered as much assurance to people as we could telling them that we would never use the data on our watch but we assure them about what future administrations would do with it.”
an added concern for many recipients is that in filling out the requisite forms, they were forced to give information that could reveal the locations of their undocumented parents, thus putting them also at risk. gustavo of the advocacy group define american applied for protection under the program soon after it was set up, and in so doing gave the federal government intelligence on his school history, bank accounts, birth certificate and every home address for the past 20 years.
at the time he was living in his parents’ home, and thus revealed their home addresses in his form. as it happens, his parents have since become us citizens and he has acquired a green card, so the risk to the family has been removed, but many other dreamers have not been so fortunate.
“we outed ourselves we presented ourselves to the government and said: ‘look, here in the country illegally, all my information.’ until then, the government have any way of knowing who i was or whether or not i was documented,” gomez said.
in december 2016, shortly before leaving office, homeland security secretary johnson released a public letter in which he set out the historic convention adhered to by successive administrations that erected a wall between and immigration enforcement. in the letter, johnson pointed out that the us government had promised applicants that “the personal information they provided will not later be used for immigration enforcement” unless there were evidence of a threat to national security or public safety.
johnson’s letter could provide a way for civil rights and immigration advocacy groups to sue the trump administration should it begin to use the database to help ice round up dreamers for deportation. several prominent legal groups are already preparing strategies for trying to protect the young immigrants should the database be breached in this way.
lorella praeli, hillary national latino vote director in the 2016 presidential race and now director of immigration policy and campaigns at the aclu, said that the johnson letter underscored what a radical departure it would be were trump to take the personal information that dreamers had voluntarily given the federal government and use it against them. “we will take all action necessary to hold the government to its word and ensure the rights of dreamers are protected,” she said. | ðə ˈɔlˌmoʊst 1 ˈmɪljən jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈpipəl hu hæv əˈplaɪd fər prəˈtɛkʃənz geɪv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ðɛr ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts ənd mɔr ˈdɑnəld dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ðə dɪˈfərd ˈækʃən fər ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ərˈaɪvəlz (daca*) ˈproʊˌgræm frəm nɛkst mɑrʧ wɪl liv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈmɪljən jəŋ ˈɪməgrənts ɪn fɪr ðət ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðeɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈhændɪd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp fər ðə skim kʊd naʊ bi tərnd əˈgɛnst ðɛm tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðɛr oʊn ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃənz. əˈnaʊnsmɛnt baɪ ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz, ðət ðə prəˈtɛkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən fər ðə jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts noʊn ɛz ““dreamers”*” wʊd bɪˈgɪn tɪ bi dɪsˈmænəld ɪn mɑrʧ 2018 pʊts ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɔn ðə juʤ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdætəˌbeɪs ðət həz bɪn kəmˈpaɪld ˈoʊvər ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz. ðə ˈrɛkərdz kənˈteɪn ˈhaɪli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈɛvəri ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hu həz əˈplaɪd fər ˈligəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈəndər ðə skim, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈrɛlətɪvz hu maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ rɪˈmuvəl frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈfɛdərəl stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊ ðət jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts, ɔl əv hum wər brɔt tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˈʧɪldrən, hæv əˈplaɪd fər ˈtɛmpərˌɛri pərˈmɪʃən tɪ lɪv ənd wərk ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈəndər. ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæv bɪn ækˈsɛptɪd. maɪ ˈkɑlig mərˈiə wɑz dɪˈpɔrtəd. aɪ sɔ ðə vɔɪd ʃi ənd ˈəðərz liv bɪˈhaɪnd nɪk ˈnɛlsən rɛd mɔr ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðoʊz jəŋ ˈpipəl wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ dɪˈvəlʤ ə lɑrʤ reɪnʤ əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hoʊm ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈhɪstəri, ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts ənd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs. səʧ rɪʧ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns wʊd prəˈvaɪd ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈpaʊərfəl sərˈveɪləns tul wər ɪt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ raʊnd əp ənd dɪˈpɔrt ˈpipəl ɛz ðɛr ˈpərˌmɪts ɪkˈspaɪr frəm nɛkst spərɪŋ. ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ əv ðə hoʊm ˈæˈdrɛsɪz əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdrimərz əˈloʊn kʊd meɪk ðə wərk əv ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈɔfɪsərz ˈvæstli ˈiziər ɪn dɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðɛm. ðət ˈnɑlɪʤ ɪn tərn ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ sprɛd əˈlɑrm əˈməŋ rɪˈsɪpiənts ðət ðɛr ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli dɪˈvəlʤd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən meɪ naʊ bi ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd əˈgɛnst ðɛm, ˈrɛndərɪŋ ðɛm ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈivɪn ɪn ðɛr oʊn hoʊmz. ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈəndər ðə kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz (uscis*). ˈəndər ˈprɛzənt rulz, ðə ˈdætə ɪz nɑt ʃɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃənz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈkəstəmz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt (aɪs) bət ɛz boʊθ ˈaʊtˌfɪts fɔl ˈəndər ðə seɪm dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti, ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈdætə ˈʃɛrɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnz. wʊd nɑt bi ˈizi, bət nɔr wʊd ɪt bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl, fər aɪs tɪ gɪt hoʊld əv ðɪs data,”*,” sɛd sɪˈsiljə, ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt əv ˈpɑləsi ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt ðə nu əˈmɛrɪkə thinktank*. wɑz dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈbɑrək dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ɪn ðət roʊl ʃi tʊk ðə lɛd wɪˈθɪn ðə waɪt haʊs ɪn 2012 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv. ʃi toʊld ðə ˈgɑrdiən ðət æt ðə taɪm ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈfɪʃəlz wər ˈfʊli əˈwɛr əv ðə ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ɪn ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs, wɪʧ ðeɪ əˈtɛmptəd tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ˈklɪrli tɪ ˈdrimərz ɛz ðeɪ kənˈsɪdərd ˈwɛðər tɪ əˈplaɪ fər ðə skim. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈnaʊnst ɪn 2012 hi meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt prəˈtɛkʃən. wi ˈɔfərd ɛz məʧ əˈʃʊrəns tɪ ˈpipəl ɛz wi kʊd ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛm ðət wi wʊd ˈnɛvər juz ðə ˈdætə ɔn ɑr wɔʧ bət wi əˈʃʊr ðɛm əˈbaʊt wət fˈjuʧər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz wʊd du wɪθ it.”*.” ən ˈædɪd kənˈsərn fər ˈmɛni rɪˈsɪpiənts ɪz ðət ɪn ˈfɪlɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈrɛkwəzət fɔrmz, ðeɪ wər fɔrst tɪ gɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət kʊd rɪˈvil ðə loʊˈkeɪʃənz əv ðɛr ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈpɛrənts, ðəs ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɛm ˈɔlsoʊ æt rɪsk. gəˈstɑvoʊ əv ðə ˈædvəkəsi grup dɪˈfaɪn əˈmɛrɪkən əˈplaɪd fər prəˈtɛkʃən ˈəndər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm sun ˈæftər ɪt wɑz sɛt əp, ənd ɪn soʊ duɪŋ geɪv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɔn hɪz skul ˈhɪstəri, bæŋk əˈkaʊnts, bərθ sərˈtɪfɪkət ənd ˈɛvəri hoʊm ˈæˌdrɛs fər ðə pæst 20 jɪrz. æt ðə taɪm hi wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn hɪz parents’*’ hoʊm, ənd ðəs rɪˈvild ðɛr hoʊm ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ɪn hɪz fɔrm. ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz, hɪz ˈpɛrənts hæv sɪns bɪˈkəm ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd hi həz əkˈwaɪərd ə grin kɑrd, soʊ ðə rɪsk tɪ ðə ˈfæməli həz bɪn riˈmuvd, bət ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈdrimərz hæv nɑt bɪn soʊ ˈfɔrʧənət. ˈaʊtəd ɑrˈsɛlvz wi pərˈzɛnəd ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd sɛd: ‘‘look*, hir ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪˈligəli, ɔl maɪ information.’*.’ ənˈtɪl ðɛn, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæv ˈɛni weɪ əv noʊɪŋ hu aɪ wɑz ər ˈwɛðər ər nɑt aɪ wɑz documented,”*,” ˈgoʊmɛz sɛd. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2016 ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlivɪŋ ˈɔfəs, ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɑnsən riˈlist ə ˈpəblɪk ˈlɛtər ɪn wɪʧ hi sɛt aʊt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk kənˈvɛnʃən æˈdhɪrd tɪ baɪ səkˈsɛsɪv ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ðət ɪˈrɛktɪd ə wɔl bɪtˈwin ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. ɪn ðə ˈlɛtər, ˈʤɑnsən ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt hæd ˈprɑməst ˈæplɪkənts ðət ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðeɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd wɪl nɑt ˈleɪtər bi juzd fər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən enforcement”*” ənˈlɛs ðɛr wər ˈɛvədəns əv ə θrɛt tɪ ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ər ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti. ˈlɛtər kʊd prəˈvaɪd ə weɪ fər ˈsɪvəl raɪts ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈædvəkəsi grups tɪ su ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ʃʊd ɪt bɪˈgɪn tɪ juz ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs tɪ hɛlp aɪs raʊnd əp ˈdrimərz fər ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən. ˈsɛvərəl ˈprɑmənənt ˈligəl grups ər ɔˈrɛdi pərˈpɛrɪŋ ˈstrætəʤiz fər traɪɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə jəŋ ˈɪməgrənts ʃʊd ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs bi briʧt ɪn ðɪs weɪ. praeli*, ˈhɪləri ˈnæʃənəl ləˈtinoʊ voʊt dɪˈrɛktər ɪn ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs ənd naʊ dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ənd kæmˈpeɪnz æt ðə aclu*, sɛd ðət ðə ˈʤɑnsən ˈlɛtər ˌəndərˈskɔrd wət ə ˈrædɪkəl dɪˈpɑrʧər ɪt wʊd bi wər trəmp tɪ teɪk ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈdrimərz hæd ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd juz ɪt əˈgɛnst ðɛm. wɪl teɪk ɔl ˈækʃən ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ hoʊld ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ɪts wərd ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ðə raɪts əv ˈdrimərz ər protected,”*,” ʃi sɛd. |
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update, august 1, p.m. est: surprise! a day after house republicans fell into dysfunctional mayhem, they rallied to pass a supplemental spending bill that devotes $694 million to border security measures. the house approved the bill, with one democrat voting in favor and four republicans voting nay. it was a measure after house speaker john boehner on thursday pulled the original bill right before it was supposed to receive a vote. but this supposed victory is mostly a meaningless gesture. the senate has already left town for the august recess, and the upper chamber likely have approved the border bill anyway, with democrats claiming it offer enough additional funds and contains harsh provisions easing the deportation of children.
boehner managed to win back the tea party wing of his party by pairing the spending bill with a stricter measure rolling back president barack deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) program, an executive order that granted waivers to so-called dreamers, young undocumented immigrants who grew up in the us. the passed by a vote later friday bar the obama administration from offering new waivers or renewing current beneficiaries when their two years are up. this bill was a show vote, for the senate and obama would never go along with it. but this was the message of the day: in order to win the support of tea party republicans for a bill with spending to ease the humanitarian crisis underway at the border, boehner had to give these conservatives a vote to toss out the dreamers.
the house fell into chaos and bickering thursday afternoon, when house speaker john boehner yanked a pair of bills from the floor at the last minute. the house was supposed to have an easy final day of work before members jetted home for their summer recess. but sen. ted cruz (r-texas), starring in a cameo role as speaker of the tea party, sabotaged plans.
the leadership had originally intended to pass a limited spending measure to bolster border security and immediately scoot off, leaving the final tricky decision-making to the senate. but the tea party wing of the and encouraged by against boehner and refused to go along with the spending bill. the house measure would have appropriated $659 million in emergency spending, far less than the $3.7 billion that president obama had requested. but it was still too much for manyers and it lacked the hardline, reform provisions many republicans craved. with house democratic leaders discouraging their members from voting for the’s bill, boehner was left scrambling this week to pull together a majority, and he needed votes from the strident group of right-wingers who have been a thorn in his side since 2010. those tea want to give any extra money to the president. boehner going to win their support without offering them some large barrels of carrots.
into all this uncertainty swooped ted cruz. earlier this month, cruz introduced a bill in the senate to defund policy of deferring deportation for young undocumented immigrants, legislation that was a non-starter in the upper chamber. but, according to politico, cruz gathered a group of conservative house republicans in his senate office wednesday night and convinced them to insist on a vote to strike down the deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) program in exchange for supporting border bill.
by thursday morning house leadership had yielded to that demand, and a bill to revoke was on the docket for the afternoon. that bill was more show than substance. a spokesman for senate majority leader harry reid said that if passed that measure “would go straight into the trash and never get a vote” in the senate. but politicking matters to politicians, so boehner devised a plan for the house to take up the bill revoking after the house approved his legislation for border security funding. it seemed like a decent plan. for the tea.
throwing the wing the-vote bone enough. on thursday afternoon, boehner, after meeting with his caucus, abandoned ship. he canceled the vote on the border security measure, no doubt because he have enough republican votes to pass it. the then announced they were postponing the departures and held open the possibility of a friday morning just maybe boehner and his team could figure out a way to save face and round up the votes they need. for the time being, cruz had won. his hold on house tea was greater than the actual grip on his own people. rep. chris van hollen (d-md.) declared this outside “speaker cruz.”
democrats and tea reveled in collapse. “oh my god. it was so awful,” nancy pelosi said of bill. “thank god.” meanwhile, rep. steve stockman (r-texas) offered a telling glimpse of why boehner failed:
boehner’s failure is not just an instance of unsuccessful political gamesmanship. it could cause real trouble. if congress leaves town without appropriating new funds for the border, the federal border enforcement efforts will soon hit a wall. the immigration and customs enforcement agency is set to run out of funds by mid-august, and the coffers at the customs and border protection are expected to dry up by mid-september. so not only are boehner and the republicans in the ugly position of having done nothing related to the border crisis (while taking time out to sue the president), they have sabotaged one of the few policy matters they claim to care about: border security. conniving and ineptitude make a difficult combination for the. | ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nuz ju kən trəst? səbˈskraɪb tɪ ɑr fri ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. ˈəpˌdeɪt, ˈɔgəst 1 p.m*. ɛst: səˈpraɪz! ə deɪ ˈæftər haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz fɛl ˈɪntu dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈmeɪˌhɛm, ðeɪ ˈrælid tɪ pæs ə ˌsəpləˈmɛntəl ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl ðət dɪˈvoʊts 694 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɛʒərz. ðə haʊs əˈpruvd ðə bɪl wɪθ wən ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɪn ˈfeɪvər ənd fɔr rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈvoʊtɪŋ neɪ. ɪt wɑz ə ˈmɛʒər ˈæftər haʊs ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ pʊld ðə ərˈɪʤənəl bɪl raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ rɪˈsiv ə voʊt. bət ðɪs səˈpoʊzd ˈvɪktəri ɪz ˈmoʊstli ə ˈminɪŋləs ˈʤɛsʧər. ðə ˈsɛnɪt həz ɔˈrɛdi lɛft taʊn fər ðə ˈɔgəst ˈrisɛs, ənd ðə ˈəpər ˈʧeɪmbər ˈlaɪkli hæv əˈpruvd ðə ˈbɔrdər bɪl ˈɛniˌweɪ, wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪt ˈɔfər ɪˈnəf əˈdɪʃənəl fəndz ənd kənˈteɪnz hɑrʃ prəˈvɪʒənz ˈizɪŋ ðə ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən əv ˈʧɪldrən. ˈboʊnər ˈmænɪʤd tɪ wɪn bæk ðə ti ˈpɑrti wɪŋ əv hɪz ˈpɑrti baɪ ˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl wɪθ ə ˈstrɪktər ˈmɛʒər ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək dɪˈfərd ˈækʃən fər ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ərˈaɪvəlz (daca*) ˈproʊˌgræm, ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ðət ˈgrænɪd ˈweɪvərz tɪ ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈdrimərz, jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts hu gru əp ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðə pæst baɪ ə voʊt ˈleɪtər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ bɑr ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən frəm ˈɔfərɪŋ nu ˈweɪvərz ər rɪˈnuɪŋ ˈkɑrənt ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz wɪn ðɛr tu jɪrz ər əp. ðɪs bɪl wɑz ə ʃoʊ voʊt, fər ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd ˈnɛvər goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪt. bət ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə deɪ: ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wɪn ðə səˈpɔrt əv ti ˈpɑrti rɪˈpəblɪkənz fər ə bɪl wɪθ ˈspɛndɪŋ tɪ iz ðə ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈkraɪsəs ˌəndərˈweɪ æt ðə ˈbɔrdər, ˈboʊnər hæd tɪ gɪv ðiz kənˈsərvətɪvz ə voʊt tɪ tɔs aʊt ðə ˈdrimərz. ðə haʊs fɛl ˈɪntu keɪɑs ənd ˈbɪkərɪŋ ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, wɪn haʊs ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər jæŋkt ə pɛr əv bɪlz frəm ðə flɔr æt ðə læst ˈmɪnət. ðə haʊs wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv ən ˈizi ˈfaɪnəl deɪ əv wərk ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmɛmbərz ˈʤɛtɪd hoʊm fər ðɛr ˈsəmər ˈrisɛs. bət sɛn. tɛd kruz (r-texas*), ˈstɑrɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkæmiˌoʊ roʊl ɛz ˈspikər əv ðə ti ˈpɑrti, ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd plænz. ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp hæd ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ pæs ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈmɛʒər tɪ ˈboʊlstər ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli skut ɔf, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtrɪki dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt. bət ðə ti ˈpɑrti wɪŋ əv ðə ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ əˈgɛnst ˈboʊnər ənd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl. ðə haʊs ˈmɛʒər wʊd hæv əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd 659 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈimərʤənsi ˈspɛndɪŋ, fɑr lɛs ðən ðə ˈbɪljən ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd rɪkˈwɛstɪd. bət ɪt wɑz stɪl tu məʧ fər ˈmɛni ənd ɪt lækt ðə ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn, rɪˈfɔrm prəˈvɪʒənz ˈmɛni rɪˈpəblɪkənz kreɪvd. wɪθ haʊs ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərz dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɛmbərz frəm ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ðə bɪl, ˈboʊnər wɑz lɛft ˈskræmbəlɪŋ ðɪs wik tɪ pʊl təˈgɛðər ə məˈʤɔrəti, ənd hi ˈnidɪd voʊts frəm ðə ˈstraɪdənt grup əv ˌraɪtˈwɪŋərz hu hæv bɪn ə θɔrn ɪn hɪz saɪd sɪns 2010 ðoʊz ti wɔnt tɪ gɪv ˈɛni ˈɛkstrə ˈməni tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈboʊnər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn ðɛr səˈpɔrt wɪˈθaʊt ˈɔfərɪŋ ðɛm səm lɑrʤ ˈbɛrəlz əv ˈkɛrəts. ˈɪntu ɔl ðɪs ənˈsərtənti swupt tɛd kruz. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, kruz ˌɪntrəˈdust ə bɪl ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ diˈfənd ˈpɑləsi əv dɪˈfərɪŋ ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən fər jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts, ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wɑz ə nɑnˈstɑrtər ɪn ðə ˈəpər ˈʧeɪmbər. bət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ, kruz ˈgæðərd ə grup əv kənˈsərvətɪv haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn hɪz ˈsɛnɪt ˈɔfəs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt ənd kənˈvɪnst ðɛm tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn ə voʊt tɪ straɪk daʊn ðə dɪˈfərd ˈækʃən fər ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ərˈaɪvəlz (daca*) ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈbɔrdər bɪl. baɪ ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ haʊs ˈlidərˌʃɪp hæd ˈjildɪd tɪ ðət dɪˈmænd, ənd ə bɪl tɪ rɪˈvoʊk wɑz ɔn ðə ˈdɑkət fər ðə ˌæftərˈnun. ðət bɪl wɑz mɔr ʃoʊ ðən ˈsəbstəns. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈhɛri rid sɛd ðət ɪf pæst ðət ˈmɛʒər goʊ streɪt ˈɪntu ðə træʃ ənd ˈnɛvər gɪt ə vote”*” ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. bət ˈpɑləˌtɪkɪŋ ˈmætərz tɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, soʊ ˈboʊnər dɪˈvaɪzd ə plæn fər ðə haʊs tɪ teɪk əp ðə bɪl rɪˈvoʊkɪŋ ˈæftər ðə haʊs əˈpruvd hɪz ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən fər ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfəndɪŋ. ɪt simd laɪk ə ˈdisənt plæn. fər ðə ti. θroʊɪŋ ðə wɪŋ ðə boʊn ɪˈnəf. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, ˈboʊnər, ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈkɔkəs, əˈbændənd ʃɪp. hi ˈkænsəld ðə voʊt ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɛʒər, noʊ daʊt bɪˈkəz hi hæv ɪˈnəf rɪˈpəblɪkən voʊts tɪ pæs ɪt. ðə ðɛn əˈnaʊnst ðeɪ wər poʊstˈpoʊnɪŋ ðə dɪˈpɑrʧərz ənd hɛld ˈoʊpən ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʤɪst ˈmeɪbi ˈboʊnər ənd hɪz tim kʊd ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ seɪv feɪs ənd raʊnd əp ðə voʊts ðeɪ nid. fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ, kruz hæd wən. hɪz hoʊld ɔn haʊs ti wɑz ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə ˈækʧəwəl grɪp ɔn hɪz oʊn ˈpipəl. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. krɪs væn ˈhɑlən (d-md*.) dɪˈklɛrd ðɪs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd cruz.”*.” ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ti ˈrɛvəld ɪn kəˈlæps. maɪ gɑd. ɪt wɑz soʊ awful,”*,” ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi sɛd əv bɪl. god.”*.” ˈminˌwaɪl, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. stiv ˈstɑkmən (r-texas*) ˈɔfərd ə ˈtɛlɪŋ glɪmps əv waɪ ˈboʊnər feɪld: ˈfeɪljər ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ən ˈɪnstəns əv ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈgeɪmzmənˌʃɪp. ɪt kʊd kɔz ril ˈtrəbəl. ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs livz taʊn wɪˈθaʊt əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪŋ nu fəndz fər ðə ˈbɔrdər, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbɔrdər ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɛfərts wɪl sun hɪt ə wɔl. ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈkəstəmz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz sɛt tɪ rən aʊt əv fəndz baɪ mid-august*, ənd ðə ˈkɔfərz æt ðə ˈkəstəmz ənd ˈbɔrdər prəˈtɛkʃən ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ draɪ əp baɪ mid-september*. soʊ nɑt ˈoʊnli ər ˈboʊnər ənd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə ˈəgli pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈhævɪŋ dən ˈnəθɪŋ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈbɔrdər ˈkraɪsəs (waɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ taɪm aʊt tɪ su ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt), ðeɪ hæv ˈsæbəˌtɑʒd wən əv ðə fju ˈpɑləsi ˈmætərz ðeɪ kleɪm tɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt: ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti. kəˈnaɪvɪŋ ənd ˌɪˈnɛptɪˌtud meɪk ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən fər ðə. |
on the campaign trail, donald trump made much of his $1 trillion infrastructure promises. today, the specifics remain largely ambiguous and ill-defined, with one exception: the desire to cut away pesky layers of bureaucratic red tape and streamline the permitting process for federal infrastructure projects.
true streamlining byzantine permitting requirements doesn't sound too egregious. anyone who has waded through the mountain of paperwork often involved with building projects knows that could mean one less hoop to jump through, one less night of lost sleep, one less cent diverted away from the project at hand. ostensibly, it's not a bad thing. and when it comes to lagging american infrastructure, there are few out there who would argue against fixing or replacing crumbling highways and bridges in a more expeditious manner.
in some instances, speedier is a bad thing.
but at the core of the current administration's infrastructure agenda is a rollback of the federal flood risk management standard, a revised set of common sense building requirements established by president barack obama in a 2015 executive order that are geared to protect those living in and coastal areas.
"it is the policy of the united states to improve the resilience of communities and federal assets against the impacts of flooding," reads the executive order. "these impacts are anticipated to increase over time due to the effects of climate change and other threats. losses caused by flooding affect the environment, our economic prosperity, and public health and safety, each of which affects our national security."
former president barack obama visits baton rouge, louisiana, in august 2016. (photo: nicholas images)
sometimes slower is better
central to the federal flood risk management standard was a focus on safeguarding both the lives and the pocketbooks of those who inevitably end up footing the bill to rebuild after a major natural disaster: taxpayers. implemented to "ensure that projects funded with taxpayer dollars last as long as intended," the standard required projects to be built safely out of harm's way in accordance to scientific flood risk data or other criteria.
this way, public buildings in flood areas won't need to be repaired or rebuilt altogether using federal funding after suffering damage during major coastal storms and flooding events. per reuters, the u.s. incurred $260 billion in damages between 1980 and 2013.
and so, even if the permitting process was more bogged down than projects unburdened by such requirements, a whole lot of headache, heartache and spending was to be avoided down the line. it's simple, practical foresight during an era when the waters around coastal communities, contrary to the presiding belief of the trump administration, are indeed rising.
some found the standard to be onerous and rallied against the added time and cost required to push federal projects forward, projects including everything from public housing to hospitals to highways. the national association of home builders was perhaps the most notable opponent of the 2015 order, which otherwise received widespread bipartisan support. after all, it's difficult to imagine building requirements established to protect infrastructure from seismic activity facing the same sort of in areas.
but as the new york times makes clear, the rollback of the federal flood risk management standard, which had actually yet to take effect even though issued two years ago, has less to do with fiscal prudence and actual infrastructure and more to do with the wholesale elimination of existing environmental regulations, many of them meant to shield americans from the impacts of climate change.
hurricane sandy cost taxpayers billions. the federal flood risk management standard was enacted so that public buildings wouldn't need to be replaced following storms and major flooding events. (photo: mark images)
move greeted with flood of criticism
critics of all stripes not just environmentalists and climate scientists but many conservatives as well have been quick to condemn the of the federal flood risk management standard as part of an executive order signed on aug. 15 at trump tower. they include rep. carlos curbelo, a republican congressman from florida.
"this executive order is not fiscally conservative," curbelo explained in a statement. "it's irresponsible and it will lead to taxpayer dollars being wasted on projects that may not be built to endure the flooding we are already seeing and know is only going to get worse."
in no other part of the country does sea level rise pose as much of a threat as it does in south florida, including the city of miami and own district, which includes the florida keys and southwest county.
rafael lemaitre, former director of public affairs at federal emergency management agency (fema), took a similar stance to curbelo, telling reuters that "eliminating this requirement is self-defeating; we can either build smarter now, or put taxpayers on the hook to pay exponentially more when it floods. and it will."
trump's infrastructure plan includes back obama era flood standards. sandy called and wants another shot at and nj. mike trump) august 15, 2017
reversing policies protectingers from sea level rise is dangerous. we listen to scientists and willclimate (@nyclimate) august 15, 2017
the federal flood risk management standard, which lemaitre had a hand in creating and which was built upon previous work devised by the hurricane sandy rebuilding task force, applied only to infrastructure projects and provided federal agencies heading up such projects with three options when building in areas. elevations for new construction were either required to be based on flood level predictions based on science; two or three feet above the national flood elevation standard depending on the "criticality" of the building; or elevated safely above the flood plain.
fema spent a total of $48.6 billion in repairing or replacing storm- and public buildings, utilities, roads and highways and facilities in addition to and emergency actions between 1998 and 2014, prompting joel scata, a project attorney with the natural resources defense council, to lay out the basics of how the standard worked:
under the standard, federal agencies were directed to use more protective siting and design requirements for infrastructure projects that receive federal funding, like affordable housing, hospitals, and emergency response facilities. projects were to be located outside of areas vulnerable to flooding whenever possible or, if not possible, buildings and facilities were to be raised so they were less likely to be damaged by rising flood waters.
for example, if the department of housing and urban development (hud) is funding the construction of public housing, then the flood protection standard would require that the homes be built on higher ground, rather than low lying areas prone to flooding. but if no other site was available, then the homes would need to be elevated to reduce the potential for floodwaters to cause damage and leave people stranded.
as reported by the new york times, with the federal flood risk management standard rescinded, the previous federal flood management standard a standard established in 1977 by the carter administration, well before climate change became a global concern, and amended in 2015 takes effect. this reversal does not prevent local and state agencies facing the impacts of sea level rise and severe storms by pursuing more rigorous, cautious and, yes, slower standards if they choose to do so.
here's hoping they do.
why coastal communities should be worried about new flood risk building standards
building permitting can be a massive headache. but in areas impacted by sea level rise, the tougher the permitting the better. | ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl, ˈdɑnəld trəmp meɪd məʧ əv hɪz 1 ˈtrɪljən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑməsəz. təˈdeɪ, ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks rɪˈmeɪn ˈlɑrʤli æmˈbɪgjuəs ənd ill-defined*, wɪθ wən ɪkˈsɛpʃən: ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kət əˈweɪ ˈpɛski leɪərz əv ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk rɛd teɪp ənd ˈstrimˌlaɪn ðə pərˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts. tru ˈstrimˌlaɪnɪŋ ˈbɪzənˌtin pərˈmɪtɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈdəzənt saʊnd tu ɪˈgriʤəs. ˈɛniˌwən hu həz ˈweɪdɪd θru ðə ˈmaʊntən əv ˈpeɪpərˌwərk ˈɔfən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts noʊz ðət kʊd min wən lɛs hup tɪ ʤəmp θru, wən lɛs naɪt əv lɔst slip, wən lɛs sɛnt dɪˈvərtɪd əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt æt hænd. ɑˈstɛnsəbli, ɪts nɑt ə bæd θɪŋ. ənd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈlægɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ðɛr ər fju aʊt ðɛr hu wʊd ˈɑrgju əˈgɛnst ˈfɪksɪŋ ər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈkrəmbəlɪŋ ˈhaɪˌweɪz ənd ˈbrɪʤɪz ɪn ə mɔr ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃəs ˈmænər. ɪn səm ˈɪnstənsɪz, ˈspidiər ɪz ə bæd θɪŋ. bət æt ðə kɔr əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər əˈʤɛndə ɪz ə ˈroʊlˌbæk əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl fləd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd, ə rɪˈvaɪzd sɛt əv ˈkɑmən sɛns ˈbɪldɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɪˈstæblɪʃt baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn ə 2015 ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ðət ər gɪrd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðoʊz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ənd ˈkoʊstəl ˈɛriəz. "ɪt ɪz ðə ˈpɑləsi əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə rɪˈzɪljəns əv kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈæˌsɛts əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪmˈpækts əv ˈflədɪŋ," ridz ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər. "ðiz ˌɪmˈpækts ər ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvər taɪm du tɪ ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˈəðər θrɛts. ˈlɔsɪz kɔzd baɪ ˈflədɪŋ əˈfɛkt ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk prɑˈspɛrəti, ənd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ənd ˈseɪfti, iʧ əv wɪʧ əˈfɛkts ɑr ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti." ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪzɪts ˈbæˌtɑn ruʒ, luˌiziˈænə, ɪn ˈɔgəst 2016 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈnɪkələs ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈsəmˌtaɪmz sloʊər ɪz ˈbɛtər ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl fləd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd wɑz ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪŋ boʊθ ðə lɪvz ənd ðə ˈpɑkətˌbʊks əv ðoʊz hu ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ɛnd əp ˈfʊtɪŋ ðə bɪl tɪ riˈbɪld ˈæftər ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstər: ˈtækˌspeɪərz. ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd tɪ "ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈfəndɪd wɪθ ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈdɔlərz læst ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd," ðə ˈstændərd rikˈwaɪərd ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ bi bɪlt ˈseɪfli aʊt əv hɑrmz weɪ ɪn əˈkɔrdəns tɪ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk fləd rɪsk ˈdætə ər ˈəðər kraɪˈtɪriə. ðɪs weɪ, ˈpəblɪk ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn fləd ˈɛriəz woʊnt nid tɪ bi rɪˈpɛrd ər riˈbɪlt ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ ˈæftər ˈsəfərɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər ˈkoʊstəl stɔrmz ənd ˈflədɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts. pər ˈrɔɪtərz, ðə juz. ˌɪnˈkərd 260 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈdæmɪʤɪz bɪtˈwin 1980 ənd 2013 ənd soʊ, ˈivɪn ɪf ðə pərˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz mɔr bɔgd daʊn ðən ˈprɑʤɛkts ənˈbərdənd baɪ səʧ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts, ə hoʊl lɔt əv ˈhɛˌdeɪk, ˈhɑrˌteɪk ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ wɑz tɪ bi əˈvɔɪdɪd daʊn ðə laɪn. ɪts ˈsɪmpəl, ˈpræktɪkəl ˈfɔrˌsaɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪrə wɪn ðə ˈwɔtərz əraʊnd ˈkoʊstəl kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ bɪˈlif əv ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ər ˌɪnˈdid ˈraɪzɪŋ. səm faʊnd ðə ˈstændərd tɪ bi ˈoʊnərəs ənd ˈrælid əˈgɛnst ðə ˈædɪd taɪm ənd kɔst rikˈwaɪərd tɪ pʊʃ ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈfɔrwərd, ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈpəblɪk ˈhaʊzɪŋ tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz tɪ ˈhaɪˌweɪz. ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv hoʊm ˈbɪldərz wɑz pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl əˈpoʊnənt əv ðə 2015 ˈɔrdər, wɪʧ ˈəðərˌwaɪz rɪˈsivd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd baɪˈpɑrtɪzən səˈpɔrt. ˈæftər ɔl, ɪts ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈbɪldɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɪˈstæblɪʃt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər frəm ˈsaɪzmɪk ækˈtɪvɪti ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə seɪm sɔrt əv ɪn ˈɛriəz. bət ɛz ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz meɪks klɪr, ðə ˈroʊlˌbæk əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl fləd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd, wɪʧ hæd ˈæˌkʧuəli jɛt tɪ teɪk ˈifɛkt ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈɪʃud tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, həz lɛs tɪ du wɪθ ˈfɪskəl ˈprudəns ənd ˈækʧəwəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm mɛnt tɪ ʃild əˈmɛrɪkənz frəm ðə ˌɪmˈpækts əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi kɔst ˈtækˌspeɪərz ˈbɪljənz. ðə ˈfɛdərəl fləd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd wɑz ɛˈnæktəd soʊ ðət ˈpəblɪk ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈwʊdənt nid tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ stɔrmz ənd ˈmeɪʤər ˈflədɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: mɑrk ˈɪmɪʤɪz) muv ˈgritɪd wɪθ fləd əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˈkrɪtɪks əv ɔl straɪps nɑt ʤɪst ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪəntɪsts bət ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪvz ɛz wɛl hæv bɪn kwɪk tɪ kənˈdɛm ðə əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl fləd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd ɛz pɑrt əv ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər saɪnd ɔn ˈɔgəst. 15 æt trəmp taʊər. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈkɑrloʊs kʊrˈbɛloʊ, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəsmən frəm ˈflɔrɪdə. "ðɪs ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ɪz nɑt ˈfɪskəli kənˈsərvətɪv," kʊrˈbɛloʊ ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "ɪts ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ənd ɪt wɪl lɛd tɪ ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈdɔlərz biɪŋ ˈweɪstɪd ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət meɪ nɑt bi bɪlt tɪ ɪnˈdʊr ðə ˈflədɪŋ wi ər ɔˈrɛdi siɪŋ ənd noʊ ɪz ˈoʊnli goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt wərs." ɪn noʊ ˈəðər pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri dɪz si ˈlɛvəl raɪz poʊz ɛz məʧ əv ə θrɛt ɛz ɪt dɪz ɪn saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti əv maɪˈæmi ənd oʊn ˈdɪstrɪkt, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈflɔrɪdə kiz ənd ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈkaʊnti. ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl lɪˈmeɪtər, ˈfɔrmər dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk əˈfɛrz æt ˈfɛdərəl ˈimərʤənsi ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈeɪʤənsi (ˈfimə), tʊk ə ˈsɪmələr stæns tɪ kʊrˈbɛloʊ, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈrɔɪtərz ðət "ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðɪs rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪz self-defeating*; wi kən ˈiðər bɪld sˈmɑrtər naʊ, ər pʊt ˈtækˌspeɪərz ɔn ðə hʊk tɪ peɪ ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli mɔr wɪn ɪt flədz. ənd ɪt wɪl." trəmps ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər plæn ˌɪnˈkludz bæk ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɪrə fləd ˈstændərdz. ˈsændi kɔld ənd wɔnts əˈnəðər ʃɑt æt ənd nj*. maɪk trəmp ˈɔgəst 15 2017 rɪˈvərsɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz prəˈtɛktɪŋ naɪrz frəm si ˈlɛvəl raɪz ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs. wi ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd wɪl (@nyclimate*) ˈɔgəst 15 2017 ðə ˈfɛdərəl fləd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd, wɪʧ lɪˈmeɪtər hæd ə hænd ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd wɪʧ wɑz bɪlt əˈpɑn ˈpriviəs wərk dɪˈvaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi riˈbɪldɪŋ tæsk fɔrs, əˈplaɪd ˈoʊnli tɪ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈhɛdɪŋ əp səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts wɪθ θri ˈɔpʃənz wɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈɛriəz. ˌɛləˈveɪʃənz fər nu kənˈstrəkʃən wər ˈiðər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ bi beɪst ɔn fləd ˈlɛvəl priˈdɪkʃənz beɪst ɔn saɪəns; tu ər θri fit əˈbəv ðə ˈnæʃənəl fləd ˌɛləˈveɪʃən ˈstændərd dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə "ˌkrɪtəˈkæləti" əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ; ər ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ˈseɪfli əˈbəv ðə fləd pleɪn. ˈfimə spɛnt ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈbɪljən ɪn rɪˈpɛrɪŋ ər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ stɔrm- ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈbɪldɪŋz, juˈtɪlətiz, roʊdz ənd ˈhaɪˌweɪz ənd fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ənd ˈimərʤənsi ˈækʃənz bɪtˈwin 1998 ənd 2014 ˈprɑmptɪŋ ʤoʊəl scata*, ə ˈprɑʤɛkt əˈtərni wɪθ ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz dɪˈfɛns ˈkaʊnsəl, tɪ leɪ aʊt ðə ˈbeɪsɪks əv haʊ ðə ˈstændərd wərkt: ˈəndər ðə ˈstændərd, ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz wər dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ juz mɔr prəˈtɛktɪv ˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪn rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət rɪˈsiv ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ, laɪk əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, ənd ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑns fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ˈprɑʤɛkts wər tɪ bi ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈɛriəz ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈflədɪŋ wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl ər, ɪf nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd fəˈsɪlɪtiz wər tɪ bi reɪzd soʊ ðeɪ wər lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈdæmɪʤd baɪ ˈraɪzɪŋ fləd ˈwɔtərz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt (həd) ɪz ˈfəndɪŋ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ˈpəblɪk ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ðɛn ðə fləd prəˈtɛkʃən ˈstændərd wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət ðə hoʊmz bi bɪlt ɔn haɪər graʊnd, ˈrəðər ðən loʊ laɪɪŋ ˈɛriəz proʊn tɪ ˈflədɪŋ. bət ɪf noʊ ˈəðər saɪt wɑz əˈveɪləbəl, ðɛn ðə hoʊmz wʊd nid tɪ bi ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈdus ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈflədˌwɔtərz tɪ kɔz ˈdæmɪʤ ənd liv ˈpipəl ˈstrændɪd. ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl fləd rɪsk ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd rɪˈsɪndɪd, ðə ˈpriviəs ˈfɛdərəl fləd ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈstændərd ə ˈstændərd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 1977 baɪ ðə ˈkɑrtər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈgloʊbəl kənˈsərn, ənd əˈmɛndɪd ɪn 2015 teɪks ˈifɛkt. ðɪs rɪˈvərsəl dɪz nɑt prɪˈvɛnt ˈloʊkəl ənd steɪt ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpækts əv si ˈlɛvəl raɪz ənd səˈvɪr stɔrmz baɪ pərˈsuɪŋ mɔr ˈrɪgərəs, ˈkɔʃəs ənd, jɛs, sloʊər ˈstændərdz ɪf ðeɪ ʧuz tɪ du soʊ. hɪrz ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðeɪ du. waɪ ˈkoʊstəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ʃʊd bi ˈwərid əˈbaʊt nu fləd rɪsk ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈstændərdz ˈbɪldɪŋ pərˈmɪtɪŋ kən bi ə ˈmæsɪv ˈhɛˌdeɪk. bət ɪn ˈɛriəz ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ si ˈlɛvəl raɪz, ðə ˈtəfər ðə pərˈmɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbɛtər. |
we still know exactly when the latest series in marvel and ongoing comic book saga the punisher is going to arrive, but the streaming service is slowly but surely revealing a few hints of what to expect from frank return... including a new look for frank.
netflix has released the first batch of images from the show, giving us our best look yet at the series beyond the cryptic teaser that played at the end of the defenders last month. we get glimpses of military past:
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present-day frank meeting up with karen page (deborah ann-woll), with frank bearded and low-key, presumably because as someone infamous for going on a spree, you want to avoid people recognizing you:
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a look at david lieberman, micro moss-bachrach), longtime hacker ally in the comics, and his wife, sarah (jaime ray newman):
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big bad billy russo,. jigsaw (ben barnes), the gunman in the comics hired to cover up the botched assassination attempt that got family killed in the included in the show as a former combat vet friend of who now runs a private military company:
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a few more military figures, including another member of old marine unit, curtis hoyle (jason r. moore), and lewis walcott (daniel webber), a new character for the show described as a young veteran struggling to adapt to civilian life:
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and finally, a few more new characters for the series: sam stein (michael nathanson) and dinah (amber rose revah), homeland security agents tasked with tracking down the bloody path carved by the punisher:
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the punisher is set to drop on later this year. | wi stɪl noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈsɪriz ɪn ˈmɑrvəl ənd ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈsɑgə ðə ˈpənɪʃər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ əraɪv, bət ðə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ɪz sˈloʊli bət ˈʃʊrli rɪˈvilɪŋ ə fju hɪnts əv wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt frəm fræŋk rɪˈtərn... ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə nu lʊk fər fræŋk. həz riˈlist ðə fərst bæʧ əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðə ʃoʊ, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɑr bɛst lʊk jɛt æt ðə ˈsɪriz bɪɔnd ðə ˈkrɪptɪk ˈtizər ðət pleɪd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə dɪˈfɛndərz læst mənθ. wi gɪt ˈglɪmpsɪz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pæst: ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt fræŋk ˈmitɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈkɛrən peɪʤ (ˈdɛbərə ann-woll*), wɪθ fræŋk ˈbɪrdəd ənd low-key*, prɪˈzuməbli bɪˈkəz ɛz ˈsəmˌwən ˈɪnfəməs fər goʊɪŋ ɔn ə spri, ju wɔnt tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈpipəl ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ju: ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə lʊk æt ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlibərmən, ˈmaɪˌkroʊ moss-bachrach*), ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈhækər ˈælaɪ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪks, ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈsɛrə (ˈhaɪmi reɪ ˈnumən): ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt bɪg bæd ˈbɪli ˈrusoʊ,. ˈʤɪgˌsɔ (bɛn bɑrnz), ðə ˈgənmən ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪks haɪərd tɪ ˈkəvər əp ðə bɑʧt əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əˈtɛmpt ðət gɑt ˈfæməli kɪld ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ʃoʊ ɛz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑmbæt vɛt frɛnd əv hu naʊ rənz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkəmpəˌni: ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə fju mɔr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfɪgjərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈmɛmbər əv oʊld mərˈin ˈjunɪt, ˈkərtɪs hɔɪl (ˈʤeɪsən ɑr. mʊr), ənd luɪs ˈwɔlkɑt (ˈdænjəl ˈwɛbər), ə nu ˈkɛrɪktər fər ðə ʃoʊ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə jəŋ ˈvɛtərən ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ səˈvɪljən laɪf: ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ə fju mɔr nu ˈkɛrɪktərz fər ðə ˈsɪriz: sæm staɪn (ˈmaɪkəl ˈnæθənsən) ənd ˈdaɪnə (ˈæmbər roʊz revah*), ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənts tæskt wɪθ ˈtrækɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈblədi pæθ kɑrvd baɪ ðə ˈpənɪʃər: ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈpənɪʃər ɪz sɛt tɪ drɔp ɔn ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr. |
two years ago, researchers at lab discovered their corporate network was infected with malware that was unlike anything they had ever seen . virtually all of the malware resided solely in the memory of the compromised computers, a feat that had allowed the infection to remain undetected for six months or more. eventually unearthed evidence that, as the malware was dubbed, was derived from stuxnet, the highly sophisticated computer worm reportedly created by the us and israel to sabotage nuclear program.
now, malware is going mainstream, as financially motivated criminal hackers mimic their counterparts. according to research lab plans to publish wednesday, networks belonging to at least 140 banks and other enterprises have been infected by malware that relies on the same design to remain nearly invisible. because infections are so hard to spot, the actual number is likely much higher. another trait that makes the infections hard to detect is the use of legitimate and widely used system administrative and security, metasploit, and inject the malware into computer memory.
"what's interesting here is that these attacks are ongoing globally against banks themselves," lab expert kurt baumgartner told ars. "the banks have not been adequately prepared in many cases to deal with this." he went on to say that people behind the attacks are "pushing money out of the banks from within the banks," by targeting computers that run automatic teller machines.
the 140 unnamed organizations that have been infected reside in 40 different countries, with the us, france, ecuador, kenya, and the being the top five most affected nations. the lab researchers still don't know if a single group of individuals is behind the attacks, or if they're being carried out by competing hacker gangs. the use of the malware and domains that aren't associated with any data makes the already difficult task of attribution almost impossible.
password harvesting
the researchers first discovered the malware late last year, when a bank's security team found a copy of component of inside the physical memory of a microsoft domain controller. after conducting a forensic analysis, the researchers found that the code was downloaded and injected into memory using commands. the infected machine also used microsoft's networking tool to transport data to servers. to obtain the administrative privileges necessary to do these things, the attackers also relied on. to reduce the evidence left in logs or hard drives, the attackers stashed the commands into the windows registry.
fortunately, the evidence on the domain controller was intact, presumably because it hadn't been restarted before lab researchers began their investigation. an analysis of the dumped memory contents and the windows registries allowed the researchers to restore the and code. the attackers, the researchers later determined, had used the tools to collect passwords of system administrators and for the remote administration of infected host machines.
"we're talking about a lot of incidents" that often varied in the way they were carried out, baumgartner said of the infections the researchers found in the months following their initial discovery. "we're looking at the common denominator across all of these incidents, which happens to be this odd use in into the registry in order to download and then carry out actions from there with native windows utilities and system administrative tools."
the researchers don't yet know how the malware initially takes hold. possible vectors include attacks and exploits targeting for the content management application. lab plans to provide more details in april about how the infections were used to siphon money out of atms. for now, company researchers are providing indicators of compromise and other technical details here. | tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈrisərʧərz æt læb dɪˈskəvərd ðɛr ˈkɔrpərət ˈnɛtˌwərk wɑz ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ˈmælˌwɛr ðət wɑz ənˈlaɪk ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðeɪ hæd ˈɛvər sin ˈvərʧuəli ɔl əv ðə ˈmælˌwɛr rɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈsoʊəli ɪn ðə ˈmɛməri əv ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd kəmˈpjutərz, ə fit ðət hæd əˈlaʊd ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˌəndɪˈtɛktɪd fər sɪks mənθs ər mɔr. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈnərθt ˈɛvədəns ðət ɛz ðə ˈmælˌwɛr wɑz dəbd, wɑz dəraɪvd frəm stuxnet*, ðə ˈhaɪli səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd kəmˈpjutər wərm rɪˈpɔrtədli kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈɪzriəl tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm. naʊ, ˈmælˌwɛr ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈmeɪnˌstrim, ɛz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhækərz ˈmɪmɪk ðɛr ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧ læb plænz tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈnɛtˌwərks bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ æt list 140 bæŋks ənd ˈəðər ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈmælˌwɛr ðət rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ðə seɪm dɪˈzaɪn tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈnɪrli ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl. bɪˈkəz ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ər soʊ hɑrd tɪ spɑt, ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈnəmbər ɪz ˈlaɪkli məʧ haɪər. əˈnəðər treɪt ðət meɪks ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz hɑrd tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ɪz ðə juz əv ləˈʤɪtəmət ənd ˈwaɪdli juzd ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti, metasploit*, ənd ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ðə ˈmælˌwɛr ˈɪntu kəmˈpjutər ˈmɛməri. "wəts ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ hir ɪz ðət ðiz əˈtæks ər ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈgloʊbəli əˈgɛnst bæŋks ðɛmˈsɛlvz," læb ˈɛkspərt kərt ˈbɑmˌgɑrtnər toʊld ars*. "ðə bæŋks hæv nɑt bɪn ˈædəkwɪtli priˈpɛrd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz tɪ dil wɪθ ðɪs." hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ ðət ˈpipəl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə əˈtæks ər "ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈməni aʊt əv ðə bæŋks frəm wɪˈθɪn ðə bæŋks," baɪ ˈtɑrgətɪŋ kəmˈpjutərz ðət rən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈtɛlər məˈʃinz. ðə 140 ənˈneɪmd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd rɪˈzaɪd ɪn 40 ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntriz, wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, fræns, ˈɛkwəˌdɔr, ˈkɛnjə, ənd ðə biɪŋ ðə tɔp faɪv moʊst əˈfɛktɪd ˈneɪʃənz. ðə læb ˈrisərʧərz stɪl doʊnt noʊ ɪf ə ˈsɪŋgəl grup əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə əˈtæks, ər ɪf ðɛr biɪŋ ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈhækər gæŋz. ðə juz əv ðə ˈmælˌwɛr ənd doʊˈmeɪnz ðət ˈɑrənt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈɛni ˈdætə meɪks ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˈdɪfəkəlt tæsk əv ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ˈpæsˌwərd ˈhɑrvəstɪŋ ðə ˈrisərʧərz fərst dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˈmælˌwɛr leɪt læst jɪr, wɪn ə bæŋks sɪˈkjʊrəti tim faʊnd ə ˈkɑpi əv kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈmɛməri əv ə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft doʊˈmeɪn kənˈtroʊlər. ˈæftər kənˈdəktɪŋ ə ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk æˈnælɪsɪs, ðə ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ðət ðə koʊd wɑz ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd ənd ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ˈɪntu ˈmɛməri ˈjuzɪŋ kəˈmændz. ðə ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd məˈʃin ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ tul tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ˈdætə tɪ ˈsərvərz. tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ du ðiz θɪŋz, ðə əˈtækərz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈlaɪd ɔn. tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈɛvədəns lɛft ɪn lɔgz ər hɑrd draɪvz, ðə əˈtækərz stæʃt ðə kəˈmændz ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɪndoʊz ˈrɛʤɪstri. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈɛvədəns ɔn ðə doʊˈmeɪn kənˈtroʊlər wɑz ˌɪnˈtækt, prɪˈzuməbli bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈhædənt bɪn riˈstɑrtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr læb ˈrisərʧərz bɪˈgæn ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə dəmpt ˈmɛməri ˈkɑntɛnts ənd ðə ˈwɪndoʊz ˈrɛʤɪstriz əˈlaʊd ðə ˈrisərʧərz tɪ rɪˈstɔr ðə ənd koʊd. ðə əˈtækərz, ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈleɪtər dɪˈtərmənd, hæd juzd ðə tulz tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈpæsˌwərdz əv ˈsɪstəm ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ənd fər ðə rɪˈmoʊt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd hoʊst məˈʃinz. "wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə lɔt əv ˈɪnsədənts" ðət ˈɔfən ˈvɛrid ɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ wər ˈkɛrid aʊt, ˈbɑmˌgɑrtnər sɛd əv ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ðə ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ɪn ðə mənθs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌdɪˈskəvri. "wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈkɑmən dɪˈnɑməˌneɪtər əˈkrɔs ɔl əv ðiz ˈɪnsədənts, wɪʧ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ðɪs ɑd juz ɪn ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd ðɛn ˈkɛri aʊt ˈækʃənz frəm ðɛr wɪθ ˈneɪtɪv ˈwɪndoʊz juˈtɪlətiz ənd ˈsɪstəm ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv tulz." ðə ˈrisərʧərz doʊnt jɛt noʊ haʊ ðə ˈmælˌwɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəli teɪks hoʊld. ˈpɑsəbəl ˈvɛktərz ˌɪnˈklud əˈtæks ənd ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts ˈtɑrgətɪŋ fər ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ˈmænɪʤmənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. læb plænz tɪ prəˈvaɪd mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɪn ˈeɪprəl əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz wər juzd tɪ ˈsaɪfən ˈməni aʊt əv atms*. fər naʊ, ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrisərʧərz ər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz əv ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ənd ˈəðər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈditeɪlz hir. |
"california is once again the economy in the world. if you add the of washington and oregon, california would surpass the united kingdom to become the economy in the world."
antonio, the former mayor of los angeles and 2018 democratic candidate for california governor, recently called for the state to unite with cities and states on the west coast to oppose "dangerous policies advanced by a trump administration."
california’s large economy, said in a dec. 8, 2016 in the sacramento bee, gives it leverage in any possible showdown.
in making this call, repeated a favorite claim by california politicians that the economy ranks as the sixth largest in the world -- a claim california rated mostly true in july. he then took the economic comparison further -- all the way to the pacific northwest.
"california is once again the economy in the world," said. "if you add the of washington and oregon, california would surpass the united kingdom to become the economy in the world."
"that’s power power we must use to protect our people against any dangerous policies advanced by a trump administration," he added.
we decided to the part of’s claim that if the of california, washington and oregon were somehow combined, represent the fifth largest economy on the planet, ahead of the united kingdom.
gross domestic product, or, is used to measure the health of a or economy. the total value of all goods and services.
our research
a campaign spokeswoman for pointed us to 2015 figures from the international monetary fund.
we used the same data in july to verify that california, with a of nearly $2.5 trillion, had the economy behind the united states, china, japan, germany and the united kingdom.
california gov. jerry administration released figures in june showing the state had jumped two spots in these unique world rankings ahead of france and brazil and into sixth place behind the united kingdom.
in our july fact check, we noted that when adjusted for very high cost of living, the drops several places. this led us to our mostly true rating for the claim, which we define as "accurate but needs clarification or additional information."
to come up with a combined for three west coast states, we added nearly $2.5 trillion to $217 billion and $445 billion, using 2015 figures from the u.s. bureau of economic analysis.
together, their add up to $3.1 trillion.
this hypothetical west coast powerhouse economy would be larger than the united $2.8 trillion.
villaraigosa’s claim, however, needs the same disclaimer about high cost of living. california, oregon and washington are all expensive places to live.
we realize’s comparison is hypothetical -- and it looks like he got his numbers right. but to do this, he creates a fictional california economy that magically annexes the of two nearby states.
our ruling
antonio recently said: "california is once again the economy in the world. if you add the of washington and oregon, california would surpass the united kingdom to become the economy in the world."
we rated the first portion of this claim mostly true in a separate fact check in july. we crunched the numbers on the second part of’s claim, about a combined and hypothetical economy. at $3.1 trillion, it would surpass the united $2.8 trillion and would rank fifth in the world.
it’s important to note that some economists factor in when assessing a or. expenses are high in all three states, which means this could be knocked down a few spots in the rankings.
the former statement needs this clarification.
overall, we rate’s claim mostly true.
mostly true the statement is accurate but needs clarification or additional information.
https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/5b83a74d-fde6-48d9-9c72-c93824f92b4e | "ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz wəns əˈgɛn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld. ɪf ju æd ðə əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wʊd sərˈpæs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld." ænˈtoʊnioʊ, ðə ˈfɔrmər meɪər əv lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ənd 2018 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪt fər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈgəvərnər, ˈrisəntli kɔld fər ðə steɪt tɪ ˈjuˌnaɪt wɪθ ˈsɪtiz ənd steɪts ɔn ðə wɛst koʊst tɪ əˈpoʊz "ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpɑləsiz ədˈvænst baɪ ə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən." lɑrʤ ɪˈkɑnəmi, sɛd ɪn ə dɛk. 8 2016 ɪn ðə ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ bi, gɪvz ɪt ˈlɛvərɪʤ ɪn ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn. ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs kɔl, rɪˈpitɪd ə ˈfeɪvərɪt kleɪm baɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ðət ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ræŋks ɛz ðə sɪksθ ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ðə wərld ə kleɪm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈreɪtɪd ˈmoʊstli tru ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. hi ðɛn tʊk ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kəmˈpɛrəsən ˈfərðər ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst. "ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz wəns əˈgɛn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld," sɛd. "ɪf ju æd ðə əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wʊd sərˈpæs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld." paʊər paʊər wi məst juz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr ˈpipəl əˈgɛnst ˈɛni ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpɑləsiz ədˈvænst baɪ ə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən," hi ˈædɪd. wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ðə pɑrt əv kleɪm ðət ɪf ðə əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn wər ˈsəmˌhaʊ kəmˈbaɪnd, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə fɪθ ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔn ðə ˈplænət, əˈhɛd əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt, ər, ɪz juzd tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə hɛlθ əv ə ər ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈvælju əv ɔl gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. ɑr ˈrisərʧ ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ˈpɔɪntɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ 2015 ˈfɪgjərz frəm ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd. wi juzd ðə seɪm ˈdætə ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðət ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɪθ ə əv ˈnɪrli ˈtrɪljən, hæd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi bɪˈhaɪnd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈʧaɪnə, ʤəˈpæn, ˈʤərməni ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə gəv. ˈʤɛri ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən riˈlist ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ʤun ʃoʊɪŋ ðə steɪt hæd ʤəmpt tu spɑts ɪn ðiz juˈnik wərld ˈræŋkɪŋz əˈhɛd əv fræns ənd brəˈzɪl ənd ˈɪntu sɪksθ pleɪs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ɪn ɑr ˌʤuˈlaɪ fækt ʧɛk, wi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət wɪn əˈʤəstɪd fər ˈvɛri haɪ kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ, ðə drɑps ˈsɛvərəl ˈpleɪsɪz. ðɪs lɛd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɑr ˈmoʊstli tru ˈreɪtɪŋ fər ðə kleɪm, wɪʧ wi dɪˈfaɪn ɛz "ˈækjərət bət nidz ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən ər əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən." tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə kəmˈbaɪnd fər θri wɛst koʊst steɪts, wi ˈædɪd ˈnɪrli ˈtrɪljən tɪ 217 ˈbɪljən ənd 445 ˈbɪljən, ˈjuzɪŋ 2015 ˈfɪgjərz frəm ðə juz. ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk æˈnælɪsɪs. təˈgɛðər, ðɛr æd əp tɪ ˈtrɪljən. ðɪs ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl wɛst koʊst ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs ɪˈkɑnəmi wʊd bi ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈtrɪljən. kleɪm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nidz ðə seɪm dɪˈskleɪmər əˈbaʊt haɪ kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈɔrəˌgɑn ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ər ɔl ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ lɪv. wi ˈriəˌlaɪz kəmˈpɛrəsən ɪz ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ənd ɪt lʊks laɪk hi gɑt hɪz ˈnəmbərz raɪt. bət tɪ du ðɪs, hi kriˈeɪts ə ˈfɪkʃənəl ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪˈkɑnəmi ðət ˈmæʤɪkəli ˈæˌnɛksɪz ðə əv tu ˈnɪrˈbaɪ steɪts. ɑr ˈrulɪŋ ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈrisəntli sɛd: "ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz wəns əˈgɛn ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld. ɪf ju æd ðə əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wʊd sərˈpæs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld." wi ˈreɪtɪd ðə fərst ˈpɔrʃən əv ðɪs kleɪm ˈmoʊstli tru ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt fækt ʧɛk ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. wi krənʧt ðə ˈnəmbərz ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt əv kleɪm, əˈbaʊt ə kəmˈbaɪnd ənd ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ɪˈkɑnəmi. æt ˈtrɪljən, ɪt wʊd sərˈpæs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈtrɪljən ənd wʊd ræŋk fɪθ ɪn ðə wərld. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət səm ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ˈfæktər ɪn wɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ ə ər. ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ər haɪ ɪn ɔl θri steɪts, wɪʧ minz ðɪs kʊd bi nɑkt daʊn ə fju spɑts ɪn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋz. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsteɪtmənt nidz ðɪs ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, wi reɪt kleɪm ˈmoʊstli tru. ˈmoʊstli tru ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz ˈækjərət bət nidz ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən ər əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. |
this year my boys were about years old for christmas, providing an interesting setting to reconcile my views and values surrounding the holiday.
i have lots of fond childhood memories around the magic of christmas and getting presents; so given my recent philosophical changes how should i approach this topic with my family? well, now that the new year, why not reflect upon it?
leading up to christmas
the boys started singing and requesting christmas songs pretty early in december, or late november. we stuck to classics such as jingle bells, frosty the snowman, rudolph the reindeer and deck the halls. i was pretty amazed actually at their ability to learn and recite songs; this was a fun part of christmas for sure. daily we would sing jingle bells together in the car on the way home for the day.
i like to push decorating as last as possible, usually mid-december. i grew up in a house where we would get a tree a week or two before day and my dad would toss it out the front door on new day. our decorations are quite modest; consisting of a few strings of lights outside, a small tree and any cards received and other decorations received as gifts. we like a lot of clutter in general, so we take a pretty minimalist appraoch.
gifts
the boys got one gift each and a stocking full of little toys and things from santa. our families have free reign to give them what they want, but we do encourage them to keep it moderate. my wife and i actually forgot to get them something specifically from us, which was our plan. that being said, the boys received more than enough gifts from family. my wife has a wonderful habit of purging toys occassionally, storing some, giving some away and cycling previously stored toys into rotation. there is no need for more toys at any point.
santa
when we discussed this topic last year, before the boys were really talking, we both agreed that ideally we even bother with the myth of santa. we came around thankfully, remembering the magic we each experienced as kids. our compromise is that we agreed santa would bring one wrapped gift per child each year along with a stocking full of trinkets and useful items.
wrapping it up
as rational and logical as i am; this year feeding off of the excitement of my children i got more into the christmas spirit than usual. my wife and i even broke our rule of not buying gifts for each other and exchanged stockings.
since christmas i reached out to get some insight into some other stoic approaches to christmas from the stoicism group on facebook. from this, my wife and i agree that moving forward we want to incorporate more charity and community spirit into the holidays; hopefully volunteering at shelters, retirement homes or anything with people, nurturing compassion in our children.
the point of all of this is to hopefully allow my children to enjoy christmas, but to value what we feel to be important. that is, spending time with and appreciating your family and community first, then experience some sense of wonder and magic. i want my boys having over the newest toys or feeling entitled to receive excessive material possessions that they need and truly contribute to their long term happiness. | ðɪs jɪr maɪ bɔɪz wər əˈbaʊt jɪrz oʊld fər ˈkrɪsməs, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈsɛtɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl maɪ vjuz ənd ˈvæljuz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ. aɪ hæv lɑts əv fɑnd ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈmɛməriz əraʊnd ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv ˈkrɪsməs ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzənts; soʊ ˈgɪvɪn maɪ ˈrisənt ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz haʊ ʃʊd aɪ əˈproʊʧ ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk wɪθ maɪ ˈfæməli? wɛl, naʊ ðət ðə nu jɪr, waɪ nɑt rɪˈflɛkt əˈpɑn ɪt? ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ˈkrɪsməs ðə bɔɪz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsɪŋɪŋ ənd rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs sɔŋz ˈprɪti ˈərli ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ər leɪt noʊˈvɛmbər. wi stək tɪ ˈklæsɪks səʧ ɛz ˈʤɪŋgəl bɛlz, ˈfrɔsti ðə sˈnoʊˌmæn, ˈrudɔlf ðə ˈreɪnˌdɪr ənd dɛk ðə hɔlz. aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti əˈmeɪzd ˈæˌkʧuəli æt ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ lərn ənd rəˈsaɪt sɔŋz; ðɪs wɑz ə fən pɑrt əv ˈkrɪsməs fər ʃʊr. ˈdeɪli wi wʊd sɪŋ ˈʤɪŋgəl bɛlz təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə kɑr ɔn ðə weɪ hoʊm fər ðə deɪ. aɪ laɪk tɪ pʊʃ ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪŋ ɛz læst ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈjuʒəwəli mid-december*. aɪ gru əp ɪn ə haʊs wɛr wi wʊd gɪt ə tri ə wik ər tu ˌbiˈfɔr deɪ ənd maɪ dæd wʊd tɔs ɪt aʊt ðə frənt dɔr ɔn nu deɪ. ɑr ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz ər kwaɪt ˈmɑdəst; kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ə fju strɪŋz əv laɪts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ə smɔl tri ənd ˈɛni kɑrdz rɪˈsivd ənd ˈəðər ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz rɪˈsivd ɛz gɪfts. wi laɪk ə lɔt əv ˈklətər ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, soʊ wi teɪk ə ˈprɪti ˈmɪnəməlɪst appraoch*. gɪfts ðə bɔɪz gɑt wən gɪft iʧ ənd ə ˈstɑkɪŋ fʊl əv ˈlɪtəl tɔɪz ənd θɪŋz frəm ˈsænə. ɑr ˈfæməliz hæv fri reɪn tɪ gɪv ðɛm wət ðeɪ wɔnt, bət wi du ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛm tɪ kip ɪt ˈmɑdərˌeɪt. maɪ waɪf ənd aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli fərˈgɑt tɪ gɪt ðɛm ˈsəmθɪŋ spəˈsɪfɪkli frəm ˈjuˈɛs, wɪʧ wɑz ɑr plæn. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, ðə bɔɪz rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf gɪfts frəm ˈfæməli. maɪ waɪf həz ə ˈwəndərfəl ˈhæbət əv ˈpərʤɪŋ tɔɪz occassionally*, ˈstɔrɪŋ səm, ˈgɪvɪŋ səm əˈweɪ ənd ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈpriviəsli stɔrd tɔɪz ˈɪntu roʊˈteɪʃən. ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid fər mɔr tɔɪz æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt. ˈsænə wɪn wi dɪˈskəst ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk læst jɪr, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə bɔɪz wər ˈrɪli ˈtɔkɪŋ, wi boʊθ əˈgrid ðət aɪˈdili wi ˈivɪn ˈbɑðər wɪθ ðə mɪθ əv ˈsænə. wi keɪm əraʊnd ˈθæŋkfəli, rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ðə ˈmæʤɪk wi iʧ ɪkˈspɪriənst ɛz kɪdz. ɑr ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɪz ðət wi əˈgrid ˈsænə wʊd brɪŋ wən ræpt gɪft pər ʧaɪld iʧ jɪr əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈstɑkɪŋ fʊl əv ˈtrɪŋkəts ənd ˈjusfəl ˈaɪtəmz. ˈræpɪŋ ɪt əp ɛz ˈræʃənəl ənd ˈlɑʤɪkəl ɛz aɪ æm; ðɪs jɪr ˈfidɪŋ ɔf əv ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv maɪ ˈʧɪldrən aɪ gɑt mɔr ˈɪntu ðə ˈkrɪsməs ˈspɪrɪt ðən ˈjuʒəwəl. maɪ waɪf ənd aɪ ˈivɪn broʊk ɑr rul əv nɑt baɪɪŋ gɪfts fər iʧ ˈəðər ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd ˈstɑkɪŋz. sɪns ˈkrɪsməs aɪ riʧt aʊt tɪ gɪt səm ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu səm ˈəðər stoʊɪk əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ ˈkrɪsməs frəm ðə ˈstoʊəˌsɪzəm grup ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. frəm ðɪs, maɪ waɪf ənd aɪ əˈgri ðət ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd wi wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt mɔr ˈʧɛrɪti ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈspɪrɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz; ˈhoʊpfəli ˌvɔlənˈtɪrɪŋ æt ˈʃɛltərz, rɪˈtaɪərmənt hoʊmz ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪθ ˈpipəl, ˈnərʧərɪŋ kəmˈpæʃən ɪn ɑr ˈʧɪldrən. ðə pɔɪnt əv ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz tɪ ˈhoʊpfəli əˈlaʊ maɪ ˈʧɪldrən tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈkrɪsməs, bət tɪ ˈvælju wət wi fil tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ðət ɪz, ˈspɛndɪŋ taɪm wɪθ ənd əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈfæməli ənd kəmˈjunɪti fərst, ðɛn ɪkˈspɪriəns səm sɛns əv ˈwəndər ənd ˈmæʤɪk. aɪ wɔnt maɪ bɔɪz ˈhævɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə nuəst tɔɪz ər ˈfilɪŋ ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ rɪˈsiv ɪkˈsɛsɪv məˈtɪriəl pəˈzɛʃənz ðət ðeɪ nid ənd ˈtruli kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðɛr lɔŋ tərm ˈhæpinəs. |
a federal grand jury in texas returned a indictment for wire fraud against charles banks, a financial adviser who is alleged to have mishandled more than $20 million in investments of his ex-client, retired san antonio spurs all-star tim duncan.
the indictment was unsealed friday in a san antonio courtroom, where banks surrendered himself and was led into the courtroom in handcuffs. banks surrendered his passport and a $1 million bond was issued for his release pending trial. he is facing a potential maximum sentence of 25 years in federal detainment.
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“i originally filed my lawsuits against charles banks to stop him from doing to others what he had done to me and my family,” duncan said in a release through his attorneys. “the u.s. department of justice has just taken a big step in exposing and stopping his illegal activities. i thank the u.s. office and the fbi for working tirelessly to bring banks to justice.”
in a lawsuit filed in 2015, duncan, a nba champion, alleged that banks steered him toward multiple investments in hotels, wineries and beauty products despite not revealing his own financial conflicts of interests in the businesses.
court records and documents show that banks had ownership stakes or financial interests in the investments.
tim duncan accused banks of defrauding him on a $7.5 million loan. (getty)
duncan accused banks of defrauding him on a $7.5 million loan to, a company that banks maintained control over. also received a bank loan with what duncan says he believed was his signature on a document that would get him $1.5 million in cash back and lower his guarantee exposure. banks is alleged to have used that signature to increase guarantee exposure to $13.5 million at comerica bank instead of $6 million.
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duncan earned over $240 million in salary in his nba career.
banks has also been tied to minnesota all-star kevin garnett through his financial advice.
“we are gratified that the united states attorney and the fbi discovered banks’ criminal conduct on the issue and concluded that banks, beyond a reasonable doubt, unlawfully extracted money to fund his lavish lifestyle at the expense of tim duncan and his family. we thank them for working to discover and expose banks’ misconduct,” attorneys, tullos wells and michael bernard, said in a statement.
“banks insisted when our civil cases were filed that this was just tim being ‘impatient to get out of a bad deal.’ his comments were simply another effort to keep his criminal activity hidden. we believe that the trial of this case will confirm his unlawful activity. we look forward to continuing to cooperate with the u.s. office and the fbi as they bring him to justice.” | ə ˈfɛdərəl grænd ˈʤʊri ɪn ˈtɛksəs rɪˈtərnd ə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt fər waɪər frɔd əˈgɛnst ˈʧɑrəlz bæŋks, ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ædˈvaɪzər hu ɪz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv mɪsˈhændəld mɔr ðən 20 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts əv hɪz ex-client*, rɪˈtaɪrd sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ spərz ˌɔlˈstɑr tɪm ˈdəŋkən. ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt wɑz ənˈsild ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɪn ə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈkɔrˌtrum, wɛr bæŋks sərˈɛndərd hɪmˈsɛlf ənd wɑz lɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum ɪn ˈhændˌkəfs. bæŋks sərˈɛndərd hɪz ˈpæˌspɔrt ənd ə 1 ˈmɪljən bɑnd wɑz ˈɪʃud fər hɪz riˈlis ˈpɛndɪŋ traɪəl. hi ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈmæksəməm ˈsɛntəns əv 25 jɪrz ɪn ˈfɛdərəl detainment*. skroʊl tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˈkɑntɛnt æd ərˈɪʤənəli faɪld maɪ ˈlɔˌsuts əˈgɛnst ˈʧɑrəlz bæŋks tɪ stɑp ɪm frəm duɪŋ tɪ ˈəðərz wət hi hæd dən tɪ mi ənd maɪ family,”*,” ˈdəŋkən sɛd ɪn ə riˈlis θru hɪz əˈtərniz. juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs həz ʤɪst ˈteɪkən ə bɪg stɛp ɪn ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ənd ˈstɑpɪŋ hɪz ˌɪˈligəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz. aɪ θæŋk ðə juz. ˈɔfəs ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ fər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈtaɪrləsli tɪ brɪŋ bæŋks tɪ justice.”*.” ɪn ə ˈlɔˌsut faɪld ɪn 2015 ˈdəŋkən, ə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈʧæmpiən, əˈlɛʤd ðət bæŋks stɪrd ɪm təˈwɔrd ˈməltəpəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn hoʊˈtɛlz, ˈwaɪnəriz ənd ˈbjuti ˈprɑdəkts dɪˈspaɪt nɑt rɪˈvilɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkɑnflɪkts əv ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪsɪz. kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈdɑkjəmənts ʃoʊ ðət bæŋks hæd ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp steɪks ər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. tɪm ˈdəŋkən əˈkjuzd bæŋks əv dɪˈfrɔdɪŋ ɪm ɔn ə ˈmɪljən loʊn. (ˈgɛti) ˈdəŋkən əˈkjuzd bæŋks əv dɪˈfrɔdɪŋ ɪm ɔn ə ˈmɪljən loʊn tɪ, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət bæŋks meɪnˈteɪnd kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər. ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsivd ə bæŋk loʊn wɪθ wət ˈdəŋkən sɪz hi bɪˈlivd wɑz hɪz ˈsɪgnəʧər ɔn ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðət wʊd gɪt ɪm ˈmɪljən ɪn kæʃ bæk ənd loʊər hɪz ˌgɛrənˈti ɪkˈspoʊʒər. bæŋks ɪz əˈlɛʤd tɪ hæv juzd ðət ˈsɪgnəʧər tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌgɛrənˈti ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈmɪljən æt kəˈmɛrɪkə bæŋk ˌɪnˈstɛd əv 6 ˈmɪljən. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz ˈdəŋkən ərnd ˈoʊvər 240 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈsæləri ɪn hɪz ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ kərɪr. bæŋks həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn taɪd tɪ ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˌɔlˈstɑr ˈkɛvɪn ˈgɑrnɪt θru hɪz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ədˈvaɪs. ər ˈgrætəˌfaɪd ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈtərni ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈskəvərd banks’*’ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkɑndəkt ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu ənd kənˈkludɪd ðət bæŋks, bɪɔnd ə ˈrizənəbəl daʊt, ənˈlɔfəli ɛkˈstræktɪd ˈməni tɪ fənd hɪz ˈlævɪʃ ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv tɪm ˈdəŋkən ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. wi θæŋk ðɛm fər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəvər ənd ɪkˈspoʊz banks’*’ misconduct,”*,” əˈtərniz, ˈtəloʊz wɛlz ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈbərnərd, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd wɪn ɑr ˈsɪvəl ˈkeɪsɪz wər faɪld ðət ðɪs wɑz ʤɪst tɪm biɪŋ tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ə bæd deal.’*.’ hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts wər ˈsɪmpli əˈnəðər ˈɛfərt tɪ kip hɪz ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti ˈhɪdən. wi bɪˈliv ðət ðə traɪəl əv ðɪs keɪs wɪl kənˈfərm hɪz ənˈlɔfəl ækˈtɪvɪti. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ ðə juz. ˈɔfəs ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɛz ðeɪ brɪŋ ɪm tɪ justice.”*.” |
when you sentence a person to prison, you are sentencing their families as well, says a woman whose life went into a ''tailspin'' after her partner was imprisoned.
the hastings resident, who is using the pseudonym helen to protect her former stepchildren, is speaking out to draw attention to the ''second sentence'' families face.
''we knew he might go to jail for the assault, but thought we would have time to prepare. instead he was just suddenly gone.
''i was in a tailspin. it was suffocating. i was trapped.''
her comments are backed up by university of auckland masters student ivana, who has just released her thesis on how the criminal justice system affects offenders' families.
ms found children of prisoners struggle with anxiety, bullying at school and grief over losing a parent, while the family suffers from the loss of income.
those children had higher dropout rates for school and employment, in the criminal justice system, and there were detrimental effects to their health and wellbeing.
an estimated children in new zealand are affected by a parent in prison.
''it's a huge, huge list of what goes on in a child's life,'' ms said.
helen was living with her fiance, his two daughters and her daughter, all aged under 8, when he was sentenced to nine months in prison for assault in 2010.
the household income had gone down, but expenses went up.
helen was able to go on a benefit for herself and her daughter but could not get any financial assistance for her partner's children for six weeks. she said work and income eventually allowed her to add the other children to her benefit and her.
she also supported her partner while he was in jail. she sent him $50 a week for phone cards and cigarettes. it used to cost $1/minute for him to call home.
but the hardest part was helping the children cope.
''it was as birthdays came and he wasn't there, over christmas as well. they had to do all of that without him.''
they would speak to him on the phone but his phone card would often run out a few minutes into the conversation. she tried to take them for visits when they could get transport.
helen said more contact would have helped. | wɪn ju ˈsɛntəns ə ˈpərsən tɪ ˈprɪzən, ju ər ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ðɛr ˈfæməliz ɛz wɛl, sɪz ə ˈwʊmən huz laɪf wɛnt ˈɪntu ə ''ˈteɪlˌspɪn'' ˈæftər hər ˈpɑrtnər wɑz ˌɪmˈprɪzənd. ðə ˈheɪstɪŋz ˈrɛzɪdənt, hu ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈsudəˌnɪm ˈhɛlən tɪ prəˈtɛkt hər ˈfɔrmər ˈstɛˈpʧɪldrən, ɪz ˈspikɪŋ aʊt tɪ drɔ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ''ˈsɛkənd ˈsɛntəns'' ˈfæməliz feɪs. ''wi nu hi maɪt goʊ tɪ ʤeɪl fər ðə əˈsɔlt, bət θɔt wi wʊd hæv taɪm tɪ priˈpɛr. ˌɪnˈstɛd hi wɑz ʤɪst ˈsədənli gɔn. ''aɪ wɑz ɪn ə ˈteɪlˌspɪn. ɪt wɑz ˈsəfəˌkeɪtɪŋ. aɪ wɑz træpt.'' hər ˈkɑmɛnts ər bækt əp baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑklənd ˈmæstərz ˈstudənt ˌɪˈvɑnə, hu həz ʤɪst riˈlist hər ˈθiˌsɪs ɔn haʊ ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm əˈfɛkts əˈfɛndərz' ˈfæməliz. mɪz faʊnd ˈʧɪldrən əv ˈprɪzənərz ˈstrəgəl wɪθ æŋˈzaɪəti, ˈbʊliɪŋ æt skul ənd grif ˈoʊvər ˈluzɪŋ ə ˈpɛrənt, waɪl ðə ˈfæməli ˈsəfərz frəm ðə lɔs əv ˈɪnˌkəm. ðoʊz ˈʧɪldrən hæd haɪər ˈdrɑˌpaʊt reɪts fər skul ənd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ɪn ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm, ənd ðɛr wər ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkts tɪ ðɛr hɛlθ ənd ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ. ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈʧɪldrən ɪn nu ˈzilənd ər əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ə ˈpɛrənt ɪn ˈprɪzən. ''ɪts ə juʤ, juʤ lɪst əv wət goʊz ɔn ɪn ə ʧaɪldz laɪf,'' mɪz sɛd. ˈhɛlən wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ hər ˌfiˌɑnˈseɪ, hɪz tu ˈdɔtərz ənd hər ˈdɔtər, ɔl ˈeɪʤɪd ˈəndər 8 wɪn hi wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ naɪn mənθs ɪn ˈprɪzən fər əˈsɔlt ɪn 2010 ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm hæd gɔn daʊn, bət ɪkˈspɛnsɪz wɛnt əp. ˈhɛlən wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ ɔn ə ˈbɛnəfɪt fər hərˈsɛlf ənd hər ˈdɔtər bət kʊd nɑt gɪt ˈɛni ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈsɪstəns fər hər ˈpɑrtnərz ˈʧɪldrən fər sɪks wiks. ʃi sɛd wərk ənd ˈɪnˌkəm ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈlaʊd hər tɪ æd ðə ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən tɪ hər ˈbɛnəfɪt ənd hər. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrtɪd hər ˈpɑrtnər waɪl hi wɑz ɪn ʤeɪl. ʃi sɛnt ɪm 50 ə wik fər foʊn kɑrdz ənd ˌsɪgəˈrɛts. ɪt juzd tɪ kɔst fər ɪm tɪ kɔl hoʊm. bət ðə ˈhɑrdəst pɑrt wɑz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən koʊp. ''ɪt wɑz ɛz ˈbərθˌdeɪz keɪm ənd hi ˈwəzənt ðɛr, ˈoʊvər ˈkrɪsməs ɛz wɛl. ðeɪ hæd tɪ du ɔl əv ðət wɪˈθaʊt ɪm.'' ðeɪ wʊd spik tɪ ɪm ɔn ðə foʊn bət hɪz foʊn kɑrd wʊd ˈɔfən rən aʊt ə fju ˈmɪnəts ˈɪntu ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. ʃi traɪd tɪ teɪk ðɛm fər ˈvɪzɪts wɪn ðeɪ kʊd gɪt ˈtrænspɔrt. ˈhɛlən sɛd mɔr ˈkɑnˌtækt wʊd hæv hɛlpt. |
both of these are fixable -- the first problem can be fixed by intercepting and forcing it to return 0, thus restoring the built-in redraw code, and the second one by sending another message to restore an opaque background color. with these two fixes, the c# app runs as smoothly as the c++ app. i don't know why the team chose such poor defaults.
the way i ended up debugging this involved parallel c++ and c# apps. both were fairly vanilla apps made using the built-in app wizards, the c++ one containing a dialog with a list view, and the c# one being the same but with a winform. okay, i'll admit that the c++ one was more annoying to write, because programming a list view directly is a lot of gruntwork. however, out of the box, the c++ app updated much more smoothly and didn't flicker madly. i'll spare you the debugging details -- which include ildasm, windbg, spy++, two instances of visual studio, and in assembly while debugging in mixed mode -- but i managed to figure out what was going on. the is indeed a with heavy, but it turns out the poorormance is caused by two bad design decisions on the part of the team:
therefore, i had to sit down tonight and figure out how you could make a standard update so slowly that a 1541 drive could almost keep up with it.
it seems that a perpetual affliction of .net-based applications is slow and repainting. part of the problem is insistence on using+, which is not hardware accelerated to any useful extent. that still doesn't explain why so many controls flicker all of the time, even though they're based on controls that don't have the same problem. today i hit this problem yet again in a tool, this time with. it drives me absolutely nuts to see a system with a core 2 and a 8800 take four seconds to redraw a list view that has three columns and a hundred entries when i drag a column, and even worse, flicker the entire time.
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custom draw (wm_notify,) != owner draw (lvs_ownerdrawfixed, wm_drawitem)
pingpong - 15 09 09 -
use a instead, it sucks much less.
leppie - 16 09 09 -
afaik there's no+ used within at all. certainly all of the standard control classes are simply wrappers around underlying windows controls. but yes,+ is very slow and thus effectively useless for use in professional controls or animation. not that it isn't used in expensive software suites, being a notable example i'm aware of (redraw speed is can be used but it's a poor solution imho.
locster - 16 09 09 -
fortunately finally becomes usable in .net 4 thanks to proper text rendering.
tobi - 16 09 09 -
you can also get relatively goodormance out of a .net if you set these | controlstyles.opaque, then do your own painting using your own. a the size of the entire list is expensive and sluggish on resize, so i use a buffer that's the size of a single list item, and render items to it one at a time so that they don't flicker on not nearly as fast as a fully native but it at least lets you keep and get rid of flicker.
kevin gadd (link) - 16 09 09 -
i too hate the flicker. best and easiest way to really fix this issue is to create a buffered like will be amazed at the class :public() : base()setstyle(controlstyles.optimizeddoublebuffer, true);
scott (link) - 16 09 09 -
datagridview is more powerful than, but in my experience itsormance is awful due to similar painting problems. the is ok enough that you could still use it, but i don't consider the to be usable in shipping code. it's simply unacceptable imo to have a window take more than four seconds to does use+. in fact, it's the library behind the graphics class. it's true that the system controls don't use+, but the wrappers that are based on them do heavy amounts of and at times substitute based rendering for the normal system rendering. that's the main cause of the problem here and why you see rendering bugs in the controls that don't manifest in the system controls. the situation changed somewhat in .net when started using via to bypass text rendering problems in+, but unfortunately that causes problems where alternating between and+ for rendering produces poorormance.as for double buffering, that's the lazy way. it works somewhat and is sometimes easy to do, but in my experience the refresh rate is still poor and usage is high if the update code is still non-incremental. when writing a control from scratch, i always put in incremental update code first before resorting to double buffering of any kind. it's the only way you can hit interactive speeds and it's also much better over a remote link.
phaeron - 16 09 09 -
hey, does the mono implementation of have the same issue as the microsoft .net framework implementation?
king (link) - 16 09 09 -
wow... what a /mess/ the mono repository mono implementation of has very differentormance characteristics because it is implemented as custom elements on top of a layer. that's kind of cool in that you can it much more easily and you aren't limited by crappy platform libraries. the downside is the risk that your doesn't match the native look and feel and lacks platform specific features (see also: swing). as such, it definitely isn't affected by the peculiarities of the control like the .net version. in terms of column, i'm afraid that the mono implementation of doesn't attempt to do anything special and simply the whole control (redraw(true)). whether or not it flickers, i couldn't say without actually running it; simply drawing a row at a time would largely avoid the problem even without double-buffering, as the flicker window is then limited to a single cell. in fact, it appears to just redraw itself any time any change to the item collection occurs, which is a bit disappointing. however, it does at least use graphics layer commands when scrolled.
phaeron - 16 09 09 -
that's pretty slick except ms is all into. too bad because could have been a decent to visually design form apps using think was mainly produced to counter borland's rad products (they hired the same guy too). oh well.
rich - 17 09 09 -
wpf does fix a number of problems with, but has a couple of issues on its) the acronym only has a distance of 1 from wtf. newbie) too much of an emphasis on device independent rendering. device independent rendering is good when you're drawing a map, not so much when you want a high-quality desktop.as far as i'm concerned, visual studio 2010 is kind of the for -- they've been forced to fix long standing problems like the text rendering quality, and if microsoft can't make it work well, it'll cast some doubt on's for production applications.
phaeron - 17 09 09 -
wpf was supposed to be the next great thing in the windows world, finally ms gets to ditch. it came to being for both web app and desktop app development, complete with fancy graphics to compete even withflash. well, didn't happen, everyone still used flash and there were plenty of holdouts in the desktop and below). heck, even i agree that still any case, and aren't going away just yet, three cheers for legacy apps, lol.
rich - 18 09 09 -
dig thru the code sometime with reflector and you'll see some amazing things relating ton lists. you'll see how adding onen can create 4 or 5 allocations and copies. how loading an file gets converted to a, and then back to ann. there is a line that essentially says "if largen view, reload the entiren list every time one is added".
greg - 21 09 09 -
@phaeron: thanks for some really useful information on building highormance custom controls. i'm building my own special purpose and your tips helped a lot. i particularly like your point about adding double buffering only after everything else has been done to ensure highormance.
avery (link) - 17 06 10 -
@phaeron: yes, great stuff, and i share your philosophy on how to get drawing fast and. i recently spent two days trying to get fast, clean, screen updates as i a window that had a several child windows. the best step i took was to start by *removing* all of the "helpful stuff" i had added to try to reduce flicker. i could then see what the original problems were, and when i started adding helpers back in, i got to with almost none of them. i did add the (double buffering) for a graph i was drawing, but only after i had cleaned up everything else. on another page of the property sheet, i'm going to have to replace the edit control, because it flickers an amazing amount. with 10 lines of text, it will repaint 28 times on one resize. ouch! | boʊθ əv ðiz ər ˈfɪksəbəl ðə fərst ˈprɑbləm kən bi fɪkst baɪ ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪŋ ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪt tɪ rɪˈtərn 0 ðəs rɪˈstɔrɪŋ ðə ˈbɪlˌtɪn riˈdrɔ koʊd, ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd wən baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ rɪˈstɔr ən oʊˈpeɪk ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈkələr. wɪθ ðiz tu ˈfɪksɪz, ðə si# æp rənz ɛz sˈmuðli ɛz ðə si++ æp. aɪ doʊnt noʊ waɪ ðə tim ʧoʊz səʧ pur dɪˈfɔlts. ðə weɪ aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp diˈbəgɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈpɛrəˌlɛl si++ ənd si# æps. boʊθ wər ˈfɛrli vəˈnɪlə æps meɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈbɪlˌtɪn æp ˈwɪzərdz, ðə si++ wən kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈdaɪəlɔg wɪθ ə lɪst vju, ənd ðə si# wən biɪŋ ðə seɪm bət wɪθ ə winform*. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, aɪl ədˈmɪt ðət ðə si++ wən wɑz mɔr əˈnɔɪɪŋ tɪ raɪt, bɪˈkəz ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ə lɪst vju dɪˈrɛkli ɪz ə lɔt əv gruntwork*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aʊt əv ðə bɑks, ðə si++ æp ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd məʧ mɔr sˈmuðli ənd ˈdɪdənt ˈflɪkər ˈmædli. aɪl spɛr ju ðə diˈbəgɪŋ ˈditeɪlz wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ildasm*, windbg*, spaɪ++, tu ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈstudiˌoʊ, ənd ɪn əˈsɛmbli waɪl diˈbəgɪŋ ɪn mɪkst moʊd bət aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn. ðə ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ə wɪθ ˈhɛvi, bət ɪt tərnz aʊt ðə pur pərˈfɔrməns ɪz kɔzd baɪ tu bæd dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə tim: ˈðɛrˌfɔr, aɪ hæd tɪ sɪt daʊn təˈnaɪt ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ ju kʊd meɪk ə ˈstændərd ˈəpˌdeɪt soʊ sˈloʊli ðət ə 1541 draɪv kʊd ˈɔlˌmoʊst kip əp wɪθ ɪt. ɪt simz ðət ə pərˈpɛʧuəl əˈflɪkʃən əv .nɛt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪz sloʊ ənd riˈpeɪntɪŋ. pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ+, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛni ˈjusfəl ɪkˈstɛnt. ðət stɪl ˈdəzənt ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ soʊ ˈmɛni kənˈtroʊlz ˈflɪkər ɔl əv ðə taɪm, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɛr beɪst ɔn kənˈtroʊlz ðət doʊnt hæv ðə seɪm ˈprɑbləm. təˈdeɪ aɪ hɪt ðɪs ˈprɑbləm jɛt əˈgɛn ɪn ə tul, ðɪs taɪm wɪθ. ɪt draɪvz mi ˌæbsəˈlutli nəts tɪ si ə ˈsɪstəm wɪθ ə kɔr 2 ənd ə 8800 teɪk fɔr ˈsɛkəndz tɪ riˈdrɔ ə lɪst vju ðət həz θri ˈkɑləmz ənd ə ˈhənərd ˈɛntriz wɪn aɪ dræg ə ˈkɑləm, ənd ˈivɪn wərs, ˈflɪkər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər taɪm. ˈkɑmɛnts ˈkɑmɛnts ˈpoʊstɪd: ˈkəstəm drɔ (wm_notify*,) ˈoʊnər drɔ (lvs_ownerdrawfixed*, wm_drawitem*) ˈpɪŋˌpɔŋ 15 09 09 juz ə ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt səks məʧ lɛs. 16 09 09 ðɛrz noʊ+ juzd wɪˈθɪn æt ɔl. ˈsərtənli ɔl əv ðə ˈstændərd kənˈtroʊl ˈklæsɪz ər ˈsɪmpli ˈræpərz əraʊnd ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz kənˈtroʊlz. bət jɛs,+ ɪz ˈvɛri sloʊ ənd ðəs ˈifɛktɪvli ˈjusləs fər juz ɪn prəˈfɛʃənəl kənˈtroʊlz ər ˌænəˈmeɪʃən. nɑt ðət ɪt ˈɪzənt juzd ɪn ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈsɔfˌwɛr swits, biɪŋ ə ˈnoʊtəbəl ɪgˈzæmpəl əm əˈwɛr əv (riˈdrɔ spid ɪz kən bi juzd bət ɪts ə pur səˈluʃən imho*. 16 09 09 ˈfɔrʧənətli ˈfaɪnəli bɪˈkəmz ˈjuzəbəl ɪn .nɛt 4 θæŋks tɪ ˈprɑpər tɛkst ˈrɛndərɪŋ. 16 09 09 ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt ˈrɛlətɪvli gʊd pərˈfɔrməns aʊt əv ə .nɛt ɪf ju sɛt ðiz controlstyles.opaque*, ðɛn du jʊr oʊn ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ jʊr oʊn. ə ðə saɪz əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər lɪst ɪz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd sˈləgɪʃ ɔn resize*, soʊ aɪ juz ə ˈbəfər ðæts ðə saɪz əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl lɪst ˈaɪtəm, ənd ˈrɛndər ˈaɪtəmz tɪ ɪt wən æt ə taɪm soʊ ðət ðeɪ doʊnt ˈflɪkər ɔn nɑt ˈnɪrli ɛz fæst ɛz ə ˈfʊli ˈneɪtɪv bət ɪt æt list lɛts ju kip ənd gɪt rɪd əv ˈflɪkər. ˈkɛvɪn gæd (lɪŋk) 16 09 09 aɪ tu heɪt ðə ˈflɪkər. bɛst ənd ˈiziəst weɪ tɪ ˈrɪli fɪks ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈbəfərd laɪk wɪl bi əˈmeɪzd æt ðə klæs () base()setstyle(controlstyles.optimizeddoublebuffer*, tru); skɑt (lɪŋk) 16 09 09 ɪz mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðən, bət ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪts pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ˈɔfəl du tɪ ˈsɪmələr ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz. ðə ɪz ˈoʊˈkeɪ ɪˈnəf ðət ju kʊd stɪl juz ɪt, bət aɪ doʊnt kənˈsɪdər ðə tɪ bi ˈjuzəbəl ɪn ˈʃɪpɪŋ koʊd. ɪts ˈsɪmpli ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ˈaɪˈɛˈmoʊ tɪ hæv ə ˈwɪndoʊ teɪk mɔr ðən fɔr ˈsɛkəndz tɪ dɪz juz+. ɪn fækt, ɪts ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈgræfɪks klæs. ɪts tru ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm kənˈtroʊlz doʊnt juz+, bət ðə ˈræpərz ðət ər beɪst ɔn ðɛm du ˈhɛvi əˈmaʊnts əv ənd æt taɪmz ˈsəbstəˌtut beɪst ˈrɛndərɪŋ fər ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈsɪstəm ˈrɛndərɪŋ. ðæts ðə meɪn kɔz əv ðə ˈprɑbləm hir ənd waɪ ju si ˈrɛndərɪŋ bəgz ɪn ðə kənˈtroʊlz ðət doʊnt ˈmænəˌfɛst ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm kənˈtroʊlz. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ʧeɪnʤd ˈsəmˈwət ɪn .nɛt wɪn ˈstɑrtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈviə tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs tɛkst ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz ɪn+, bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðət ˈkɔzɪz ˈprɑbləmz wɛr ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ənd+ fər ˈrɛndərɪŋ prəˈdusɪz pur fər ˈdəbəl ˈbəfərɪŋ, ðæts ðə ˈleɪzi weɪ. ɪt wərks ˈsəmˈwət ənd ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈizi tɪ du, bət ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə rɪˈfrɛʃ reɪt ɪz stɪl pur ənd ˈjusɪʤ ɪz haɪ ɪf ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt koʊd ɪz stɪl non-incremental*. wɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ ə kənˈtroʊl frəm skræʧ, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz pʊt ɪn ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ˈəpˌdeɪt koʊd fərst ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈzɔrtɪŋ tɪ ˈdəbəl ˈbəfərɪŋ əv ˈɛni kaɪnd. ɪts ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ju kən hɪt ˌɪnərˈæktɪv spidz ənd ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər ˈoʊvər ə rɪˈmoʊt lɪŋk. 16 09 09 heɪ, dɪz ðə ˈmoʊnoʊ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv hæv ðə seɪm ˈɪʃu ɛz ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft .nɛt ˈfreɪmˌwərk ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən? kɪŋ (lɪŋk) 16 09 09 waʊ... wət ə /mɛs/ ðə ˈmoʊnoʊ riˈpɑzəˌtɔri ˈmoʊnoʊ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv həz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt pərˈfɔrməns ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɛz ˈkəstəm ˈɛləmənts ɔn tɔp əv ə leɪər. ðæts kaɪnd əv kul ɪn ðət ju kən ɪt məʧ mɔr ˈizəli ənd ju ˈɑrənt ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ˈkræˌpi ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. ðə ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd ɪz ðə rɪsk ðət jʊr ˈdəzənt mæʧ ðə ˈneɪtɪv lʊk ənd fil ənd læks ˈplætˌfɔrm spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈfiʧərz (si ˈɔlsoʊ: swɪŋ). ɛz səʧ, ɪt ˈdɛfənətli ˈɪzənt əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə pɪˌkjuliˈɛrətiz əv ðə kənˈtroʊl laɪk ðə .nɛt ˈvərʒən. ɪn tərmz əv ˈkɑləm, əm əˈfreɪd ðət ðə ˈmoʊnoʊ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈdəzənt əˈtɛmpt tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl ənd ˈsɪmpli ðə hoʊl kənˈtroʊl (redraw(true*)). ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ɪt ˈflɪkərz, aɪ ˈkʊdənt seɪ wɪˈθaʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrənɪŋ ɪt; ˈsɪmpli drɔɪŋ ə roʊ æt ə taɪm wʊd ˈlɑrʤli əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt double-buffering*, ɛz ðə ˈflɪkər ˈwɪndoʊ ɪz ðɛn ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl sɛl. ɪn fækt, ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ ʤɪst riˈdrɔ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɛni taɪm ˈɛni ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðə ˈaɪtəm kəˈlɛkʃən əˈkərz, wɪʧ ɪz ə bɪt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt dɪz æt list juz ˈgræfɪks leɪər kəˈmændz wɪn scrolled*. 16 09 09 ðæts ˈprɪti slɪk ɪkˈsɛpt mɪz ɪz ɔl ˈɪntu. tu bæd bɪˈkəz kʊd hæv bɪn ə ˈdisənt tɪ ˈvɪʒwəli dɪˈzaɪn fɔrm æps ˈjuzɪŋ θɪŋk wɑz ˈmeɪnli prəˈdust tɪ ˈkaʊntər ˈbɔrləndz ræd ˈprɑdəkts (ðeɪ haɪərd ðə seɪm gaɪ tu). oʊ wɛl. rɪʧ 17 09 09 dɪz fɪks ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ, bət həz ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈɪʃuz ɔn ɪts ðə ˈækrənɪm ˈoʊnli həz ə ˈdɪstəns əv 1 frəm wtf*. ˈnuˌbi tu məʧ əv ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn dɪˈvaɪs ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈrɛndərɪŋ. dɪˈvaɪs ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈrɛndərɪŋ ɪz gʊd wɪn jʊr drɔɪŋ ə mæp, nɑt soʊ məʧ wɪn ju wɔnt ə ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈdɛskˌtɑp fɑr ɛz əm kənˈsərnd, ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈstudiˌoʊ 2010 ɪz kaɪnd əv ðə fər ðeɪv bɪn fɔrst tɪ fɪks lɔŋ ˈstændɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz laɪk ðə tɛkst ˈrɛndərɪŋ kˈwɑləti, ənd ɪf ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft kænt meɪk ɪt wərk wɛl, ˈɪtəl kæst səm daʊt ɔn fər pərˈdəkʃən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. 17 09 09 wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðə nɛkst greɪt θɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz wərld, ˈfaɪnəli mɪz gɪts tɪ dɪʧ ɪt keɪm tɪ biɪŋ fər boʊθ wɛb æp ənd ˈdɛskˌtɑp æp dɪˈvɛləpmənt, kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈfænsi ˈgræfɪks tɪ kəmˈpit ˈivɪn withflash*. wɛl, ˈdɪdənt ˈhæpən, ˈɛvriˌwən stɪl juzd flæʃ ənd ðɛr wər ˈplɛnti əv ˈhoʊlˌdaʊts ɪn ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ənd bɪˈloʊ). hɛk, ˈivɪn aɪ əˈgri ðət stɪl ˈɛni keɪs, ənd ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ əˈweɪ ʤɪst jɛt, θri ʧɪrz fər ˈlɛgəsi æps, lɔl. rɪʧ 18 09 09 dɪg θru ðə koʊd ˈsəmˌtaɪm wɪθ rɪˈflɛktər ənd jul si səm əˈmeɪzɪŋ θɪŋz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈaɪkɑn lɪsts. jul si haʊ ˈædɪŋ wən ˈaɪkɑn kən kriˈeɪt 4 ər 5 ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈkɑpiz. haʊ ˈloʊdɪŋ ən faɪl gɪts kənˈvərtɪd tɪ ə, ənd ðɛn bæk tɪ ən ˈaɪkɑn. ðɛr ɪz ə laɪn ðət ɛˈsɛnʃəli sɪz "ɪf lɑrʤ ˈaɪkɑn vju, riˈloʊd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈaɪkɑn lɪst ˈɛvəri taɪm wən ɪz ˈædɪd". grɛg 21 09 09 @phaeron*: θæŋks fər səm ˈrɪli ˈjusfəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈbɪldɪŋ haɪ pərˈfɔrməns ˈkəstəm kənˈtroʊlz. əm ˈbɪldɪŋ maɪ oʊn ˈspɛʃəl ˈpərpəs ənd jʊr tɪps hɛlpt ə lɔt. aɪ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli laɪk jʊr pɔɪnt əˈbaʊt ˈædɪŋ ˈdəbəl ˈbəfərɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls həz bɪn dən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr haɪ pərˈfɔrməns. ˈeɪvəri (lɪŋk) 17 06 10 @phaeron*: jɛs, greɪt stəf, ənd aɪ ʃɛr jʊr fəˈlɑsəfi ɔn haʊ tɪ gɪt drɔɪŋ fæst ənd. aɪ ˈrisəntli spɛnt tu deɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt fæst, klin, skrin ˈəpˌdeɪts ɛz aɪ ə ˈwɪndoʊ ðət hæd ə ˈsɛvərəl ʧaɪld ˈwɪndoʊz. ðə bɛst stɛp aɪ tʊk wɑz tɪ stɑrt baɪ ɔl əv ðə "ˈhɛlpfəl stəf" aɪ hæd ˈædɪd tɪ traɪ tɪ rɪˈdus ˈflɪkər. aɪ kʊd ðɛn si wət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈprɑbləmz wər, ənd wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈædɪŋ ˈhɛlpərz bæk ɪn, aɪ gɑt tɪ wɪθ ˈɔlˌmoʊst nən əv ðɛm. aɪ dɪd æd ðə (ˈdəbəl ˈbəfərɪŋ) fər ə græf aɪ wɑz drɔɪŋ, bət ˈoʊnli ˈæftər aɪ hæd klind əp ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls. ɔn əˈnəðər peɪʤ əv ðə ˈprɑpərti ʃit, əm goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈɛdət kənˈtroʊl, bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈflɪkərz ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ əˈmaʊnt. wɪθ 10 laɪnz əv tɛkst, ɪt wɪl riˈpeɪnt 28 taɪmz ɔn wən resize*. aʊʧ! |
mani shankar, who wears his bleeding heart liberalism for all things pakistan on his sleeve, found himself in a combative situation with an unlikely panelist when he appeared as the guest of a television channel in islamabad on thursday.
currently on a private visit to pakistan, perhaps reckoned it would be sweetness and sunshine all the way, given his reputation as a "friend of pakistan". but he had not counted on the fact that the host of the news program would invite muhammad saeed, who founded the and masterminded the november 2008 mumbai terror attack (and now heads the jamaat-ud-dawah, which fronts for the let) to be his fellow panelist.
if that visibly bothered him, against india rankled even more. saeed said that he the grant of most nation trading status to india, given that there many unresolved issues between the two countries, including - ahem! - kashmir.
saeed then accused india of not being serious about resolving problems with pakistan - and said that indians in general were reluctant to acknowledge the very existence of pakistan.
aiyar to claim that he accepted pakistan "one per cent". even that mathematical stretch didn't seem adequate, so said india did not want pakistan to be split up or be destroyed. "we want pakistan to be strong, prosperous and we want friendship with pakistan. we want to face the world with pakistan and not oppose each other."
aiyar then claimed that saeed was part of a "small group" that opposed better ties with india, whereas in fact ordinary people in pakistan wanted relations between the two countries to grow.
"there are," he said, "some persons like saeed in our country who do not want things to move forward but thankfully the ordinary people want our ties to improve. we can improve our relations irrespective of what his (saeed's) opinion is."
watch the episode on youtube:
but the point, mr, is that those who oppose of relations with pakistan have a very small expectation of pakistan: stop sending terrorists into india and setting off bombs in our cities. give up your blood lust for kashmir, and your patronage of jihadi snakes that are now turning on their own masters in pakistan.
and unlike saeed, those in india who want of relations to be put off until pakistan meets these elementary conditions don't, in the meantime, send suicide bombers to be blown up in pakistani cities.
your equating of saeed with those in india who of relations with pakistan until it renounces sponsorship of jihadi violence is thus patently absurd. it is precisely because of people like saeed that peace talks with pakistan don't make any sense.
and unlike saeed, who enjoys state patronage even as he conducts his terror campaigns in pakistan, those in india who oppose peacenik with pakistan of the sorts you seek don't enjoy state patronage - and are in fact perennially vilified (including by you).
perhaps now that you've seen the enemy, tugged at his beard and experienced the depths of his jihadi hatred, you'll feel differently about those who don't exactly share your "one percent" about pandering to pakistan.
firstpost is now on. for the latest analysis, commentary and news updates, sign up for our services. just go to.com/whatsapp and hit the subscribe button. | ˈmɑni ˈʃæŋkɑr, hu wɛrz hɪz ˈblidɪŋ hɑrt ˈlɪˌbərəˌlɪzəm fər ɔl θɪŋz ˈpækɪˌstæn ɔn hɪz sliv, faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˌkɑmˈbæˌtɪv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ ən ənˈlaɪkli ˈpænələst wɪn hi əˈpɪrd ɛz ðə gɛst əv ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəl ɪn ˌɪsˈlæməbæd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈkərəntli ɔn ə ˈpraɪvət ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn, pərˈhæps ˈrɛkənd ɪt wʊd bi sˈwitnəs ənd ˈsənˌʃaɪn ɔl ðə weɪ, ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ə "frɛnd əv ˈpækɪˌstæn". bət hi hæd nɑt ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn ðə fækt ðət ðə hoʊst əv ðə nuz ˈproʊˌgræm wʊd ˌɪnˈvaɪt mʊˈhɑməd sɑid, hu ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ənd ˈmæstərˌmaɪndɪd ðə noʊˈvɛmbər 2008 ˌmʊmˈbaɪ ˈtɛrər əˈtæk (ənd naʊ hɛdz ðə jamaat-ud-dawah*, wɪʧ frənts fər ðə lɛt) tɪ bi hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈpænələst. ɪf ðət ˈvɪzəbli ˈbɑðərd ɪm, əˈgɛnst ˈɪndiə ˈræŋkəld ˈivɪn mɔr. sɑid sɛd ðət hi ðə grænt əv moʊst ˈneɪʃən ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈstætəs tɪ ˈɪndiə, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðɛr ˈmɛni ənrɪˈzɑlvd ˈɪʃuz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ahem*! ˈkæʃmɪr. sɑid ðɛn əˈkjuzd ˈɪndiə əv nɑt biɪŋ ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt riˈzɑlvɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd sɛd ðət ˈɪndiənz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl wər rɪˈləktənt tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðə ˈvɛri ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈpækɪˌstæn. tɪ kleɪm ðət hi ækˈsɛptɪd ˈpækɪˌstæn "wən pər sɛnt". ˈivɪn ðət ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl strɛʧ ˈdɪdənt sim ˈædəkˌweɪt, soʊ sɛd ˈɪndiə dɪd nɑt wɔnt ˈpækɪˌstæn tɪ bi splɪt əp ər bi dɪˈstrɔɪd. "wi wɔnt ˈpækɪˌstæn tɪ bi strɔŋ, ˈprɑspərəs ənd wi wɔnt ˈfrɛndʃɪp wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn. wi wɔnt tɪ feɪs ðə wərld wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd nɑt əˈpoʊz iʧ ˈəðər." ðɛn kleɪmd ðət sɑid wɑz pɑrt əv ə "smɔl grup" ðət əˈpoʊzd ˈbɛtər taɪz wɪθ ˈɪndiə, wɛˈræz ɪn fækt ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈwɔntɪd riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz tɪ groʊ. "ðɛr ər," hi sɛd, "səm ˈpərsənz laɪk sɑid ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri hu du nɑt wɔnt θɪŋz tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd bət ˈθæŋkfəli ðə ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl wɔnt ɑr taɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv. wi kən ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr riˈleɪʃənz ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv wət hɪz (saeed's*) əˈpɪnjən ɪz." wɔʧ ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɔn ˈjuˌtub: bət ðə pɔɪnt, ˈmɪstər, ɪz ðət ðoʊz hu əˈpoʊz əv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn hæv ə ˈvɛri smɔl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən əv ˈpækɪˌstæn: stɑp ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ˈɪntu ˈɪndiə ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf bɑmz ɪn ɑr ˈsɪtiz. gɪv əp jʊr bləd ləst fər ˈkæʃmɪr, ənd jʊr ˈpætrənɪʤ əv ʤiˈhɑˌdi sneɪks ðət ər naʊ ˈtərnɪŋ ɔn ðɛr oʊn ˈmæstərz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn. ənd ənˈlaɪk sɑid, ðoʊz ɪn ˈɪndiə hu wɔnt əv riˈleɪʃənz tɪ bi pʊt ɔf ənˈtɪl ˈpækɪˌstæn mits ðiz ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri kənˈdɪʃənz doʊnt, ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, sɛnd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmərz tɪ bi bloʊn əp ɪn ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈsɪtiz. jʊr ɪkˈweɪtɪŋ əv sɑid wɪθ ðoʊz ɪn ˈɪndiə hu əv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn ənˈtɪl ɪt rɪˈnaʊnsɪz ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp əv ʤiˈhɑˌdi ˈvaɪələns ɪz ðəs ˈpætəntli əbˈsərd. ɪt ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli bɪˈkəz əv ˈpipəl laɪk sɑid ðət pis tɔks wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn doʊnt meɪk ˈɛni sɛns. ənd ənˈlaɪk sɑid, hu ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz steɪt ˈpætrənɪʤ ˈivɪn ɛz hi kənˈdəkts hɪz ˈtɛrər kæmˈpeɪnz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn, ðoʊz ɪn ˈɪndiə hu əˈpoʊz ˈpisˌnɪk wɪθ ˈpækɪˌstæn əv ðə sɔrts ju sik doʊnt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ steɪt ˈpætrənɪʤ ənd ər ɪn fækt pərˈɛniəli ˈvɪləfaɪd (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ baɪ ju). pərˈhæps naʊ ðət juv sin ðə ˈɛnəmi, təgd æt hɪz bɪrd ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ðə dɛpθs əv hɪz ʤiˈhɑˌdi ˈheɪtrəd, jul fil ˈdɪfərˈɛntli əˈbaʊt ðoʊz hu doʊnt ɪgˈzæktli ʃɛr jʊr "wən pərˈsɛnt" əˈbaʊt ˈpændərɪŋ tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn. ɪz naʊ ɔn. fər ðə ˈleɪtəst æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ənd nuz ˈəpˌdeɪts, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz. ʤɪst goʊ tɪ ənd hɪt ðə səbˈskraɪb ˈbətən. |
beginners guide to installing and configuring on linux
django is a web framework for python. it provides you with the basic components that are required to build your website like, user authentication, web server etc.
in this tutorial i will describe how you can install on linux with the latest version of python and.
software versions
linux(centos)
python
django
postgressql 9
step 1: install python on your linux machine.
ubuntu/mint/raspberry pi users can skip this step as these generally have the latest versions of python (check by running "python --version")
[leo@django~]$
[leo@django~]$ tar
[leo@django~]$ cd
[leo@django~]$ ./configure
[leo@django~]$ make
[leo@django~]$ make
[leo@django~]$ python --version
python.2
step: 2 install on linux
before you install create a virtual environment, where the project dependencies will be installed and will not conflict with system dependencies.
[leo@django~]$
[leo@django~]$ source/bin/activate
[leo@django~]$ pip install
step 3: install on linux
django recommends the use of for it's database operations. if you are not comfortable with, then you can configure or you can leave the settings to default and use as well. users can follow the installation guide at http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/
[leo@django~]$ vim
#add the below line to the base and update sections
exclude=postgresql*
[leo@django~]$ yum
[leo@django~]$ yum install94-server94-contrib-devel
[leo@django~]$
or
[leo@django~]$ service-9.4
[leo@django~]$ service-9.4 start
create a database and assign a user to it.
[leo@django~]$ su -
[postgres@django~]$
[postgres@django~]$ -p will prompt you for a password, enter it twice.
[postgres@django~]$
postgres=# grant all privileges on database to;
postgres=# \q
now try to connect via the command prompt
[leo@django~]$ -uname -h -w
after you enter you password you will get the below error
“fatal: ident authentication failed for user”
this is because by default uses ‘ident’ authentication it checks if the exists on the system. you need to change authentication mode to ‘md5’ as we do not want to add a system user.
modify the settings in "pg_hba.conf" to use' authentication.
[leo@django~]$ vim
# "local" is for unix domain socket connections only
local all all
# local connections:
host all all
# local connections:
host all all ::1/128
[leo@django~]$ service-9.4 restart
install the driver
[leo@django~]$path=$path:/usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/ pip install
step 4: create your first website
[leo@django]$-admin.py website
[leo@django]$ cd website
[leo@django website]$ vim
databases = {
'default': {
'engine':',
'name':'yourdbname',
'user': 'yourdbusername',
'password': 'yourdbpassword',
'host': 'localhost',
'port': '',
}
}
[leo@django website]$ python #enter a admin user name and password for
#run the server
[leo@django website]$ python
you should be able to access the site at the and the admin panel at/admin.
to add your own index template add the following code to
[leo@django website]$ vim
template_dirs = [os.path.join(base_dir, 'templates')]
create a folder and add your file in it along with the default admin.
[leo@django website]$
[leo@django ~]$/lib64/python3.4/site-packages/django/contrib/admin/templates/* website/templates/
[leo@django~]$vim
<p> hi this is leo and this is my first website on linux </p>
finally modify your.py file to look as follows.
[leo@django~]$ vim
from.conf.urls import patterns, include,
from.contrib import admin
from.views.generic.base import
urlpatterns = patterns('',
# examples:
#(r'^$', 'blog.views.home', name='home'),
#(r'^blog/', include('blog.urls')),
url(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
url(r'^$',.as_view(template_name='index.html'), name="home"),
)
now run your server
[leo@django website]$ python
performing system checks...
system check identified no issues (0 silenced).
february 02, 2015 -
django version.4, using settings 'website.settings'
starting development server at/
quit the server with control-c.
[02/feb/2015] "get /" 200 1759
now you can design your own or you can use ones from http://mezzanine.jupo.org/.
here are some references to help you design your own template.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/templates/#templates
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/templates/api/ | bɪˈgɪnərz gaɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ənd kənˈfɪgjərɪŋ ɔn ˈlɪnəks ɪz ə wɛb ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˈpaɪθɑn. ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ju wɪθ ðə ˈbeɪsɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts ðət ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ bɪld jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt laɪk, ˈjuzər ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən, wɛb ˈsərvər ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɪn ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl aɪ wɪl dɪˈskraɪb haʊ ju kən ˌɪnˈstɔl ɔn ˈlɪnəks wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən əv ˈpaɪθɑn ənd. ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈvərʒənz ˈpaɪθɑn 9 stɛp 1 ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈpaɪθɑn ɔn jʊr ˈlɪnəks məˈʃin. paɪ ˈjuzərz kən skɪp ðɪs stɛp ɛz ðiz ˈʤɛnərəli hæv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒənz əv ˈpaɪθɑn (ʧɛk baɪ ˈrənɪŋ "ˈpaɪθɑn --ˈvərʒən")~]$~]$ tɑr~]$ ˈsiˈdi~]$ ./kənˈfɪgjər~]$ meɪk~]$ meɪk~]$ ˈpaɪθɑn --ˈvərʒən ˈpaɪθɑn stɛp: 2 ˌɪnˈstɔl ɔn ˈlɪnəks ˌbiˈfɔr ju ˌɪnˈstɔl kriˈeɪt ə ˈvərʧuəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, wɛr ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪˈpɛndənsiz wɪl bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ənd wɪl nɑt ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ˈsɪstəm dɪˈpɛndənsiz.~]$~]$ sɔrs~]$ pɪp ˌɪnˈstɔl stɛp 3 ˌɪnˈstɔl ɔn ˈlɪnəks ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ðə juz əv fər ɪts ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ɪf ju ər nɑt ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ, ðɛn ju kən kənˈfɪgjər ər ju kən liv ðə ˈsɛtɪŋz tɪ dɪˈfɔlt ənd juz ɛz wɛl. ˈjuzərz kən ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən gaɪd æt http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu*/~]$ vɪm #æd ðə bɪˈloʊ laɪn tɪ ðə beɪs ənd ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈsɛkʃənz~]$ jəm~]$ jəm ˌɪnˈstɔl~]$ ər~]$ ˈsərvɪs~]$ ˈsərvɪs stɑrt kriˈeɪt ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ənd əˈsaɪn ə ˈjuzər tɪ ɪt.~]$ su [postgres@django*~]$ [postgres@django*~]$ -pi wɪl prɑmpt ju fər ə ˈpæsˌwərd, ˈɛnər ɪt twaɪs. [postgres@django*~]$=# grænt ɔl ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ɔn ˈdætəˌbeɪs tɪ;=# \kju naʊ traɪ tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˈviə ðə kəˈmænd prɑmpt~]$ -ju -eɪʧ -ˈdəbəlju ˈæftər ju ˈɛnər ju ˈpæsˌwərd ju wɪl gɪt ðə bɪˈloʊ ˈɛrər ““fatal*: aɪˈdɛnt ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən feɪld fər user”*” ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz baɪ dɪˈfɔlt ˈjuzɪz ‘‘ident’*’ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ɪt ʧɛks ɪf ðə ɪgˈzɪsts ɔn ðə ˈsɪstəm. ju nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən moʊd tɪ ɛz wi du nɑt wɔnt tɪ æd ə ˈsɪstəm ˈjuzər. ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ðə ˈsɛtɪŋz ɪn "pg_hba.conf*" tɪ juz ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən.~]$ vɪm "ˈloʊkəl" ɪz fər ˈjunɪks doʊˈmeɪn ˈsɑkət kəˈnɛkʃənz ˈoʊnli ˈloʊkəl ɔl ɔl ˈloʊkəl kəˈnɛkʃənz: hoʊst ɔl ɔl ˈloʊkəl kəˈnɛkʃənz: hoʊst ɔl ɔl~]$ ˈsərvɪs riˈstɑrt ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈdraɪvər [leo@django~]$path=$path:/usr/pgsql-9.4/bin*/ pɪp ˌɪnˈstɔl stɛp 4 kriˈeɪt jʊr fərst ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ ˈsiˈdi ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ vɪm ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz 'dɪˈfɔlt': 'ˈɪnʤən': 'name':'yourdbname*', 'ˈjuzər': 'yourdbusername*', 'ˈpæsˌwərd': 'yourdbpassword*', 'hoʊst': 'localhost*', 'pɔrt': ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ ˈpaɪθɑn #ˈɛnər ə ˈædmɪn ˈjuzər neɪm ənd ˈpæsˌwərd fər #rən ðə ˈsərvər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ ˈpaɪθɑn ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə saɪt æt ðə ənd ðə ˈædmɪn ˈpænəl æt http://1.2.3.4:8000/admin*. tɪ æd jʊr oʊn ˈɪndɛks ˈtɛmplət æd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ koʊd tɪ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ vɪm [os.path.join(base_dir*, 'templates*')] kriˈeɪt ə ˈfoʊldər ənd æd jʊr faɪl ɪn ɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈfɔlt ˈædmɪn. ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ website/templates*/ <pi> haɪ ðɪs ɪz ˈlioʊ ənd ðɪs ɪz maɪ fərst ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn ˈlɪnəks </pi> ˈfaɪnəli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ jʊr faɪl tɪ lʊk ɛz ˈfɑloʊz.~]$ vɪm frəm ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈpætərnz, ˌɪnˈklud, frəm ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈædmɪn frəm ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈpætərnz('', ɪgˈzæmpəlz: url(r*'^$', 'blog.views.home*', name='home*'), url(r'^blog*/', include('blog.urls*')), url(r'^admin*/', include(admin.site.urls*)), url(r*'^$', templateview.as_view(template_name='index.html*'), name="home*"), naʊ rən jʊr ˈsərvər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt]$ ˈpaɪθɑn pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ʧɛks... ˈsɪstəm ʧɛk aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd noʊ ˈɪʃuz 0 ˈsaɪlənst). ˈfɛbruˌɛri 02 2015 ˈvərʒən ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɛtɪŋz 'website.settings*' ˈstɑrtɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsərvər æt kwɪt ðə ˈsərvər wɪθ control-c*. "gɪt 200 1759 naʊ ju kən dɪˈzaɪn jʊr oʊn ər ju kən juz wənz frəm http://mezzanine.jupo.org*/. hir ər səm ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ hɛlp ju dɪˈzaɪn jʊr oʊn ˈtɛmplət. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/templates/api*/ |
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as a couch to graduate, you may be missing the structure of the programme and your routine of 3 runs a week.
the+ series is designed to motivate you to keep running regularly and develop your running ability further.
each podcast includes a walk and walk to ease you in and out of your running session.
you can use these in any order and keep using them regularly to build up your speed and stamina, and maintain your fitness. | ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə+ ənd teɪk jʊr ˈrənɪŋ tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl. iʧ+ ˈpɔdˌkæst prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈstrəkʧərd rən wɪθ ˈrənɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈkoʊʧɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp jʊr ˈrənɪŋ tɛkˈnik, spid ənd ˈstæmənə. ðə wər prəˈdust wɪθ spɔrts mˈjuzɪk ˈɛkspərts audiofuel*, hu ɪn mˈjuzɪk tɪ hɛlp ju rən ˈfæstər ənd fər ˈlɔŋgər. ðə mˈjuzɪk həz ə bit tɪ mæʧ ənd draɪv jʊr straɪd wɪn ju rən tɪ ˌɪnˈkris jʊr pərˈfɔrməns ənd meɪk jʊr ˈrənɪŋ ˈiziər. ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ mˈjuzɪk waɪl ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ kən ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈdus jʊr ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈɛfərt ənd ˈtaɪərdnɪs baɪ əp tɪ 12 ɛz ə kaʊʧ tɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪt, ju meɪ bi ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ənd jʊr ruˈtin əv 3 rənz ə wik. ðə+ ˈsɪriz ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ju tɪ kip ˈrənɪŋ ˈrɛgjələrli ənd dɪˈvɛləp jʊr ˈrənɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti ˈfərðər. iʧ ˈpɔdˌkæst ˌɪnˈkludz ə wɔk ənd wɔk tɪ iz ju ɪn ənd aʊt əv jʊr ˈrənɪŋ ˈsɛʃən. ju kən juz ðiz ɪn ˈɛni ˈɔrdər ənd kip ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm ˈrɛgjələrli tɪ bɪld əp jʊr spid ənd ˈstæmənə, ənd meɪnˈteɪn jʊr ˈfɪtnəs. |
image copyright image caption thousands of catalans took part in the demonstration, held on national day
thousands of catalans have rallied in barcelona, spain, demanding the right to hold a referendum on independence.
participants, waving catalan flags and wearing the red and yellow colours, stood in a formation, indicating their desire for a vote.
protesters were by scotland's forthcoming independence referendum - and many also waved the scottish flag.
the regional government has called a referendum for 9 november. the spanish government says the vote is illegal.
"we want to decide our future. we don't understand why that is constantly denied," victor panyella, a professor taking part in the rally, told reuters.
ana melendez, another participant, told the bbc she was "jealous" of scotland, which has a referendum on independence from the rest of the united kingdom on 18 september.
catalonia is one of spain's richest and most highly regions, and also one of the most independent-minded.
image copyright reuters image caption participants formed a large "v" in central barcelona
image copyright image caption the scottish flag could also be glimpsed among the catalonia flags in the crowd
until recently, few catalans had wanted full independence, but spain's painful economic crisis has seen a surge in support for separation.
the national government is opposed to any move towards independence. according to the spanish constitution, the central government's blessing is required to make a referendum legal.
at the scene: tom burridge, bbc news, barcelona
image copyright
on national day, or la, as it's called here, a huge crowd formed the thin red and yellow stripes of the catalan flag, creating a giant 'v' for vote.
look closer and you could see an endless number of catalan flags, which have a blue triangle and a silver star.
there were also a handful of scottish flags fluttering in the wind.
each year, the atmosphere at the la celebrations is electric and it's easy to imagine the event being infectious for some.
the catalan national anthem rings out, as do the deafening chants of "independence". people's dogs wear flags and people's faces are painted, party-style, in the catalan colours.
the true numbers present in barcelona today will be disputed, but a large chunk of the catalan population turned out.
however another large number did not. the opinion polls are complex depending on the question, but if it's a simple "yes/no" to independence, the catalan public are pretty evenly split. | ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈkætəˌlɑnz tʊk pɑrt ɪn ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən, hɛld ɔn ˈnæʃənəl deɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈkætəˌlɑnz hæv ˈrælid ɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə, speɪn, dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə raɪt tɪ hoʊld ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, ˈweɪvɪŋ ˈkætɑˌlɑn flægz ənd ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə rɛd ənd ˈjɛloʊ colours*, stʊd ɪn ə fɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðɛr dɪˈzaɪər fər ə voʊt. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz wər baɪ ˈskɑtləndz ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ənd ˈmɛni ˈɔlsoʊ weɪvd ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ flæg. ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz kɔld ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm fər 9 noʊˈvɛmbər. ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt sɪz ðə voʊt ɪz ˌɪˈligəl. "wi wɔnt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɑr fˈjuʧər. wi doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðət ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli dɪˈnaɪd," ˈvɪktər panyella*, ə prəˈfɛsər ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ðə ˈræli, toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz. ˈɑnə məˈlɛndɛz, əˈnəðər pɑrˈtɪsəpənt, toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi ʃi wɑz "ˈʤɛləs" əv ˈskɑtlənd, wɪʧ həz ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ɔn 18 sɛpˈtɛmbər. ˌkætəˈloʊnjə ɪz wən əv speɪnz ˈrɪʧəst ənd moʊst ˈhaɪli ˈriʤənz, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə moʊst independent-minded*. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈrɔɪtərz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən pɑrˈtɪsəpənts fɔrmd ə lɑrʤ "vi" ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ flæg kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi glɪmpst əˈməŋ ðə ˌkætəˈloʊnjə flægz ɪn ðə kraʊd ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli, fju ˈkætəˌlɑnz hæd ˈwɔntɪd fʊl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, bət speɪnz ˈpeɪnfəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈkraɪsəs həz sin ə sərʤ ɪn səˈpɔrt fər ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈɛni muv təˈwɔrdz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənts ˈblɛsɪŋ ɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ meɪk ə ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ˈligəl. æt ðə sin: tɑm ˈbɔrɪʤ, ˌbibiˈsi nuz, ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ɔn ˈnæʃənəl deɪ, ər lɑ, ɛz ɪts kɔld hir, ə juʤ kraʊd fɔrmd ðə θɪn rɛd ənd ˈjɛloʊ straɪps əv ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn flæg, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ʤaɪənt 'vi' fər voʊt. lʊk ˈkloʊzər ənd ju kʊd si ən ˈɛndləs ˈnəmbər əv ˈkætɑˌlɑn flægz, wɪʧ hæv ə blu ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl ənd ə ˈsɪlvər stɑr. ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈskɑtɪʃ flægz ˈflətərɪŋ ɪn ðə wɪnd. iʧ jɪr, ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr æt ðə lɑ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz ɪz ɪˈlɛktrɪk ənd ɪts ˈizi tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ɪˈvɛnt biɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs fər səm. ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm rɪŋz aʊt, ɛz du ðə ˈdɛfənɪŋ ʧænts əv "ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns". ˈpipəlz dɔgz wɛr flægz ənd ˈpipəlz ˈfeɪsɪz ər ˈpeɪnɪd, party-style*, ɪn ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn colours*. ðə tru ˈnəmbərz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə təˈdeɪ wɪl bi dɪˈspjutɪd, bət ə lɑrʤ ʧəŋk əv ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən tərnd aʊt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər əˈnəðər lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər dɪd nɑt. ðə əˈpɪnjən poʊlz ər ˈkɑmplɛks dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə kˈwɛʃən, bət ɪf ɪts ə ˈsɪmpəl "yes/no*" tɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ðə ˈkætɑˌlɑn ˈpəblɪk ər ˈprɪti ˈivənli splɪt. |
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if web pages are places dotted on a map, then links are the roads that join them together. important websites, just like big cities, have a huge number of links, or roads, linking them to other places, and this is how search engines know which websites are more important than others.
link building is one of the most difficult and time consuming processes of any search engine campaign. if just hired an seo agency, or if embarking on your own seo adventure, then want to get to grips with link building early in the game. this will not only help you to understand what is required, but also what you can expect.
there are many ways you can build links to your site, starting with:
natural links these happen when you create content which other website owners and bloggers want to link to. these can happen without any effort, other than the effort required to create content. some argue that these are the best and most valuable types of links, as they demonstrate that you produce content. examples:
start a company blog which provides valuable industry information.
make your content, images for example, available under the creative commons licence, requesting a when used.
manual links -your seo agency may spend time submitting your website and content to other websites in an effort to get your content linked. this is when seo starts to get time consuming. how can you make this easier?
make it mutual; offer to link to another site in exchange for them linking to yours.
offer partnership links between your regular business customers, or offer your customers a ‘valued customer’ style logo for their blog. if your customers are willing to show their support for you by liking you on facebook, they may well be happy to include you on their website or blog.
post on industry forums and leave your link behind. be warned, not all bloggers like this method and may delete your comments.
submitted links your website ranking may also benefit from being listed on directories alongside similar websites. these will have to be submitted manually.
and how will you know if working?
like all seo, the effects will not be visible over night, it requires a little patience. one of the easiest ways to see if your efforts are paying off is to search for a keyword from one of your pages and see where you rank in various search engines. obviously, this a concrete measure, but it can tell you if on the right track. for numerical reassurance:
bing webmaster tools (formerly yahoo site explorer) this will tell you which sites are linking to you and the anchor text they use.
google checker this will give you a score out of 10, and you can even grab a button to throw on your site.
seomoz offer mozrank, a service which will allow you to see your link popularity score. free for 30 days, and then $99 per month after that.
if you host your site on then have access to link back information, this will show you who linked to you, from where, and the anchor text they used. | ʃɛr 1 pɪn 0 ʃɛrz ɪf wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz ər ˈpleɪsɪz ˈdɑtɪd ɔn ə mæp, ðɛn lɪŋks ər ðə roʊdz ðət ʤɔɪn ðɛm təˈgɛðər. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, ʤɪst laɪk bɪg ˈsɪtiz, hæv ə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv lɪŋks, ər roʊdz, ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz, ənd ðɪs ɪz haʊ sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz noʊ wɪʧ ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈəðərz. lɪŋk ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd taɪm kənˈsumɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsəz əv ˈɛni sərʧ ˈɪnʤən kæmˈpeɪn. ɪf ʤɪst haɪərd ən ˈsioʊ ˈeɪʤənsi, ər ɪf ɛmˈbɑrkɪŋ ɔn jʊr oʊn ˈsioʊ ədˈvɛnʧər, ðɛn wɔnt tɪ gɪt tɪ grɪps wɪθ lɪŋk ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈərli ɪn ðə geɪm. ðɪs wɪl nɑt ˈoʊnli hɛlp ju tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ɪz rikˈwaɪərd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ wət ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni weɪz ju kən bɪld lɪŋks tɪ jʊr saɪt, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ: ˈnæʧərəl lɪŋks ðiz ˈhæpən wɪn ju kriˈeɪt ˈkɑntɛnt wɪʧ ˈəðər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈoʊnərz ənd ˈblɔgərz wɔnt tɪ lɪŋk tɪ. ðiz kən ˈhæpən wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈɛfərt, ˈəðər ðən ðə ˈɛfərt rikˈwaɪərd tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈkɑntɛnt. səm ˈɑrgju ðət ðiz ər ðə bɛst ənd moʊst ˈvæljəbəl taɪps əv lɪŋks, ɛz ðeɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ju ˈproʊdus ˈkɑntɛnt. ɪgˈzæmpəlz: stɑrt ə ˈkəmpəˌni blɔg wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ˈvæljəbəl ˈɪndəstri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. meɪk jʊr ˈkɑntɛnt, ˈɪmɪʤɪz fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, əˈveɪləbəl ˈəndər ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsəns, rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ə wɪn juzd. ˈmænjuəl lɪŋks -jʊr ˈsioʊ ˈeɪʤənsi meɪ spɛnd taɪm səbˈmɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ ˈəðər ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ gɪt jʊr ˈkɑntɛnt lɪŋkt. ðɪs ɪz wɪn ˈsioʊ stɑrts tɪ gɪt taɪm kənˈsumɪŋ. haʊ kən ju meɪk ðɪs ˈiziər? meɪk ɪt mˈjuʧuəl; ˈɔfər tɪ lɪŋk tɪ əˈnəðər saɪt ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ðɛm ˈlɪŋkɪŋ tɪ jʊrz. ˈɔfər ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp lɪŋks bɪtˈwin jʊr ˈrɛgjələr ˈbɪznɪs ˈkəstəmərz, ər ˈɔfər jʊr ˈkəstəmərz ə customer’*’ staɪl ˈloʊgoʊ fər ðɛr blɔg. ɪf jʊr ˈkəstəmərz ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər ju baɪ ˈlaɪkɪŋ ju ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ðeɪ meɪ wɛl bi ˈhæpi tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ju ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər blɔg. poʊst ɔn ˈɪndəstri ˈfɔrəmz ənd liv jʊr lɪŋk bɪˈhaɪnd. bi wɔrnd, nɑt ɔl ˈblɔgərz laɪk ðɪs ˈmɛθəd ənd meɪ dɪˈlit jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts. səbˈmɪtəd lɪŋks jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈræŋkɪŋ meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm biɪŋ ˈlɪstɪd ɔn dɪˈrɛktəriz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈsɪmələr ˈwɛbˌsaɪts. ðiz wɪl hæv tɪ bi səbˈmɪtəd ˈmænjuəli. ənd haʊ wɪl ju noʊ ɪf ˈwərkɪŋ? laɪk ɔl ˈsioʊ, ðə ˈifɛkts wɪl nɑt bi ˈvɪzəbəl ˈoʊvər naɪt, ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈpeɪʃəns. wən əv ðə ˈiziəst weɪz tɪ si ɪf jʊr ˈɛfərts ər peɪɪŋ ɔf ɪz tɪ sərʧ fər ə ˈkiˌwərd frəm wən əv jʊr ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd si wɛr ju ræŋk ɪn ˈvɛriəs sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz. ˈɑbviəsli, ðɪs ə ˈkɑnkrit ˈmɛʒər, bət ɪt kən tɛl ju ɪf ɔn ðə raɪt træk. fər nuˈmɛrɪkəl ˌriəˈʃʊrəns: bɪŋ ˈwɛbˌmæstər tulz (ˈfɔrmərli ˈjɑˌhu saɪt ɪkˈsplɔrər) ðɪs wɪl tɛl ju wɪʧ saɪts ər ˈlɪŋkɪŋ tɪ ju ənd ðə ˈæŋkər tɛkst ðeɪ juz. ˈgugəl ˈʧɛkər ðɪs wɪl gɪv ju ə skɔr aʊt əv 10 ənd ju kən ˈivɪn græb ə ˈbətən tɪ θroʊ ɔn jʊr saɪt. ˈɔfər mozrank*, ə ˈsərvɪs wɪʧ wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ si jʊr lɪŋk ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti skɔr. fri fər 30 deɪz, ənd ðɛn 99 pər mənθ ˈæftər ðət. ɪf ju hoʊst jʊr saɪt ɔn ðɛn hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ lɪŋk bæk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ðɪs wɪl ʃoʊ ju hu lɪŋkt tɪ ju, frəm wɛr, ənd ðə ˈæŋkər tɛkst ðeɪ juzd. |
by song, qiao mu, and mo, published: january 6, 2016
as the year 2015 was drawing to its end, a new expression was born on social media: “the” (“赵家人”). new phrases pop up regularly online in china, but “the” has been hailed as revolutionary. never has an expression captured the essence of politics and economy with such and a class of people thinks china belongs to them, acts like its owner, and is indeed the owner. compared to the phrase “your country,” (an inversion of the official reference to china as “our country”) which has been in vogue for a while, “the” brings into focus a critical divide that has never been encapsulated. it is, many believe, destined to permanently enter the chinese lexicon. this article presents a compilation of explanations and uses of the expression, and its social and political interpretations. the editors
who are “the”?
the term came from lu “the true story of ah q.” young master zhao passed the local civil service examination, and when ah q, who thought himself a zhao, sung his joy and happiness along with the others, old master zhao slapped him hard in the face and said: “do you think worthy of the name zhao?”
from here came the “the zhao family,” or simply “the,” which specifically refers to powerful and rich families.
—qiao mu
in its original usage, “do you think worthy of the name zhao?” expresses disdain at the lowly ah q attempting to associate himself with the rich and powerful. it was initially used on the internet to ridicule “volunteers” [a group of who defend the party not even for payment]. as time went on, new terms and expressions evolved. for example, a new word for volunteer is “spiritual” (“精赵”) meaning that they are in spirit; whereas “real zhao” (“真赵”) refers to a real zhao family member; “the country of zhao” (“赵国”) refers to china. as to who can be considered a real zhao, generally speaking, the real are the direct descendants of the generation of chinese communist party leaders who established the communist system.
— mo
in addition to being used as a general term for rich and powerful families, the expression “the” also has variations for of this group. first there is the term “old master zhao,” which refers to the old generation of proletarian revolutionaries such as mao zedong and deng xiaoping who, despite having passed away, still command influence; next are the terms “master zhao” and “young master zhao,” which include political big shots from the jiang zemin and hu era, and their children, but mostly the (红二代) and the emerging third generation (红三代). these people are in high positions in the military, party, or government, or command key sectors of the economy by either monopolizing pillar industries such as energy, finance and telecom, or controlling capital and foreign trade. directly or indirectly, many of rich work for the.
—qiao mu
zhao’s ‘family members’
in addition to the, there is the term zhao “family members,” referring to the helpers, servants, and slaves. the chinese military, although said to be the military, is under the absolute leadership of the party. so in addition to providing national defense and disaster relief, it will also shoot at the people in certain cases, such as the june 4 democracy movement, just to protect the power of the (not former party leader zhao ziyang, but “old master zhao”). the public security apparatus, the organs and the court system, on the other hand, are again officially recognized as the “knife handle,” a cultural term that has been put to use over the last three years. whenever disputes arise between officialdom and the citizenry, or between business interests and citizens relating to forced and relocations, or victims petitioning to higher levels of government, these agencies always side with the and big business, and suppress the people.
the zhao “family members” also include the media. even though the media sector itself has been under suppression and operating without freedom of press, it takes orders from the official mouthpieces and thinks itself a zhao family member, forever manufacturing dreams of harmony and “positive energy.” the zhao family members also include many writers who are to the zhao family, always promoting and defending the. these helpers ands, whatever job doing, all take their orders from the and make their living from them.
additionally, there are also the hired farm laborers and farmers who work their own land. how can there be hired farm hands in an industrial society? take a look at the ways power is created and passed on in the zhao family: the personality cult, the monopoly of land, the division between rich and poor, as well as the indifference to the rights and welfare of citizens, and see that china is still stuck in the agrarian stage of the zhao state of the warring at best, a society.
the term “hired farmhands” refers to government functionaries, as well as the workers, staff, and intellectuals working in enterprises controlled by the zhao family. they serve the with their own labor, but are always lectured to and reminded that their rice bowls are bestowed upon them by the zhao family, so they “break the pot that cooks their rice.”
“farmers working on their own land” refer to employees of foreign or chinese private companies, small entrepreneurs, and freelancers. they earn their living through their skills and abilities and have to flatter the—but they also dare offend them. not only are they excluded politically, also subject to unfair economic competition. neither are they free people: their taxes, household registrations, passports, and personal information are all in the hands of the, used to punish them should they fail to obey.
thus, the four types of people that make up the contemporary zhao state are: the, the zhao helpers, the zhao farmhands, and the small farmers who dare offend the zhao or its family.
— qiao mu
the deeper root of the expression ‘the’
even though the viral popularity of the term “the” started with the fight (宝能万科之争), its deeper root lies elsewhere. in my view, its wide appeal comes mainly from the following:
during the last 20 years, the system has intensified its nationalist and ideological propaganda and education in order to fill the vacuum created by the collapse of communist ideology. these efforts have indeed succeeded in producing one group after another of hardcore, angry youth. the discourse about patriotism has been conducted through emotional images like “the motherland,” “the descendents of emperors yan and huang,” “blood is thicker than water,” and “the descendants of the dragon,” etc., in order to promote an “imaginary community.” however, the current system of dictatorship is, first and foremost, built upon the deprivation of rights, particularly the deprivation of citizens’ political and civil rights. while the actual operations of have been established upon the rampant plundering of profit, and as this system of interest solidifies itself, division and opposition between those in the system and outside of the system grow increasingly deep. under such circumstances, the notion of a “community” becomes increasingly hypocritical and suspicious. that freely utter the ironic joke “do you think worthy of the name zhao?” demonstrates their resistance to this hypocritical patriotic propaganda, as well as their dissatisfaction with the status quo.
on the other hand, “the” control the party, the government, and military. “the” are everywhere. they are at all levels of the chinese government bureaucracy, from the center to localities; they are inside the education system, the sciences, and the arts, as well as central and local enterprises. ‘the” are also in control of the entire authoritarian regime, or the party-state. this new version of dictatorship, upgraded through the adoption of the market economy, maintains total political, economic, social and cultural control and manifests itself through widespread deprivation of rights and the plundering of wealth. based on this analysis, obvious that the term “the” reflects a collective psychological reaction to the current system, and grew out of the division and opposition between those in the system and those outside of it.
—mo
‘them’ and ‘us’ the confrontation emerges
some things, for instance been called the new “state security law,” seem a little confusing when you first hear of them. you think: “what the heck is this?” but when you rename it: “the’ security law” then it clears it up right away. there are many cases like that, for example: “the’ sovereignty,” “the’ constitution,” “inciting subversion of the,” and “imperialism given up the wild ambition to overthrow the.…”
— xiao he
from a certain perspective, this term is a great victory against [the government’s] ideology campaign.
the theory of social collapse is the most important theoretical contribution of professor sun (孙立平), and the most original part of it is to establish the dichotomy of “them” and “us” (“他们”与“我们”). many of us have probably heard or read sun’s lectures, but we quite get it at the time. now that “the” phrase has come out, suddenly everything makes sense.
the phrase “the” makes the separation as clear as a cliff. it is itself an ideology and a challenge. as a term that suddenly emerges and enlightens, “the” does more than what liberal intellectuals have been striving for for decades in china, by bringing into focus of the most imperceptible, the most perplexing, and the most carefully hidden subjects in chinese political life.
for example, the state apparatus says “rule of law” all the time, but whose rule of law? “the” has the answer. also, whose “socialism?” whose “socialist core values?” so on and so forth. “the” answers them all.
moreover, “the” gives an effective answer to the question of whether or not there is a consensus in this country.
the one obvious fact is that the reality in china is a binary reality. but some people are just so determined to find some so-called consensus. for instance, in terms of the drive for reform, they believe there can be a “consensus” that bridges “us” and “them.” in terms of ideology, they believe there can be a “consensus” that transcends the left and the right. with this so-called middle way, all manner of false hopes were born. but this term, “the,” see it that way. it is not interested in “consensus,” true or false; instead, it the boundary and shows that it is a chasm of bottomless depth.
— song
song is a former columnist with the southern metropolis daily in guangzhou. qiao mu is an associate professor of communications at beijing foreign studies university. mo is a well-known dissident intellectual. all three live in china.
sources:
宋志标：“赵家人”的前世今生 (the original post on has been censored.)
乔木：四种人：赵家人、赵家的家人、赵家的雇农、自耕农
莫之许：党国天下赵家人
related:
leveling criticism at elite, some borrow words from the past , the new york times, january 5, 2015
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like this: like loading... | baɪ sɔŋ, kiaʊ mu, ənd moʊ, ˈpəblɪʃt: ˈʤænjuˌɛri 6 2016 ɛz ðə jɪr 2015 wɑz drɔɪŋ tɪ ɪts ɛnd, ə nu ɪkˈsprɛʃən wɑz bɔrn ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə: zhaos”*” nu ˈfreɪzɪz pɑp əp ˈrɛgjələrli ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, bət zhaos”*” həz bɪn heɪld ɛz ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri. ˈnɛvər həz ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈkæpʧərd ðə ˈɛsəns əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪθ səʧ ənd ə klæs əv ˈpipəl θɪŋks ˈʧaɪnə bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðɛm, ækts laɪk ɪts ˈoʊnər, ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ðə ˈoʊnər. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə freɪz country,”*,” (ən ˌɪnˈvərʒən əv ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈʧaɪnə ɛz country”*”) wɪʧ həz bɪn ɪn voʊg fər ə waɪl, zhaos”*” brɪŋz ˈɪntu ˈfoʊkɪs ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl dɪˈvaɪd ðət həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ɛnˈkæpsəˌleɪtɪd. ɪt ɪz, ˈmɛni bɪˈliv, ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ˈɛnər ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈprɛzənts ə ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən əv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ənd ˈjuzɪz əv ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ənd ɪts ˈsoʊʃəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz. ðə ˈɛdɪtərz hu ər zhaos”*”? ðə tərm keɪm frəm lu tru ˈstɔri əv ɑ q.”*.” jəŋ ˈmæstər ʤaʊ pæst ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈsɪvəl ˈsərvɪs ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən, ənd wɪn ɑ kju, hu θɔt hɪmˈsɛlf ə ʤaʊ, səŋ hɪz ʤɔɪ ənd ˈhæpinəs əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈəðərz, oʊld ˈmæstər ʤaʊ slæpt ɪm hɑrd ɪn ðə feɪs ənd sɛd: ju θɪŋk ˈwərði əv ðə neɪm zhao?”*?” frəm hir keɪm ðə ʤaʊ family,”*,” ər ˈsɪmpli zhaos,”*,” wɪʧ spəˈsɪfɪkli rɪˈfərz tɪ ˈpaʊərfəl ənd rɪʧ ˈfæməliz. mu ɪn ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈjusɪʤ, ju θɪŋk ˈwərði əv ðə neɪm zhao?”*?” ɪkˈsprɛsɪz dɪsˈdeɪn æt ðə ˈloʊli ɑ kju əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ ðə rɪʧ ənd ˈpaʊərfəl. ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli juzd ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɪ ˈrɪdəˌkjul 50-centers”*” [ə grup əv hu dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˈpɑrti nɑt ˈivɪn fər ˈpeɪmənt]. ɛz taɪm wɛnt ɔn, nu tərmz ənd ɪkˈsprɛʃənz ɪˈvɑlvd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə nu wərd fər ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ɪz zhaos”*” ˈminɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər ɪn ˈspɪrɪt; wɛˈræz zhao”*” rɪˈfərz tɪ ə ril ʤaʊ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər; ˈkəntri əv zhao”*” rɪˈfərz tɪ ˈʧaɪnə. ɛz tɪ hu kən bi kənˈsɪdərd ə ril ʤaʊ, ˈʤɛnərəli ˈspikɪŋ, ðə ril ər ðə dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ðə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ˈlidərz hu ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈsɪstəm. moʊ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ juzd ɛz ə ˈʤɛnərəl tərm fər rɪʧ ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ˈfæməliz, ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən zhaos”*” ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz fər əv ðɪs grup. fərst ðɛr ɪz ðə tərm ˈmæstər zhao,”*,” wɪʧ rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə oʊld ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˌproʊləˈtɛriən ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛriz səʧ ɛz maʊ zəˈdɔŋ ənd dɛŋ ˈʒaʊˈpɪŋ hu, dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ pæst əˈweɪ, stɪl kəˈmænd ˈɪnfluəns; nɛkst ər ðə tərmz zhao”*” ənd ˈmæstər zhao,”*,” wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud pəˈlɪtɪkəl bɪg ʃɑts frəm ðə ʤɑŋ ˈzimɪn ənd hu ˈɪrə, ənd ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən, bət ˈmoʊstli ðə ənd ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ θərd ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ðiz ˈpipəl ər ɪn haɪ pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ˈpɑrti, ər ˈgəvərnmənt, ər kəˈmænd ki ˈsɛktərz əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi baɪ ˈiðər məˈnɑpəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈpɪlər ˈɪndəstriz səʧ ɛz ˈɛnərʤi, ˈfaɪˌnæns ənd ˈtɛləkɑm, ər kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ˈfɔrən treɪd. dɪˈrɛkli ər ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli, ˈmɛni əv rɪʧ wərk fər ðə. mu members’*’ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə, ðɛr ɪz ðə tərm ʤaʊ members,”*,” rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɛlpərz, ˈsərvənts, ənd sleɪvz. ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ˌɔlˈðoʊ sɛd tɪ bi ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ɪz ˈəndər ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈpɑrti. soʊ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns ənd dɪˈzæstər rɪˈlif, ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ʃut æt ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ˈsərtən ˈkeɪsɪz, səʧ ɛz ðə ʤun 4 dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˈmuvmənt, ʤɪst tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə paʊər əv ðə (nɑt ˈfɔrmər ˈpɑrti ˈlidər ʤaʊ ʒiɑŋ, bət ˈmæstər zhao”*”). ðə ˈpəblɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌæpərˈætəs, ðə ˈɔrgənz ənd ðə kɔrt ˈsɪstəm, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ər əˈgɛn əˈfɪʃəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ðə handle,”*,” ə ˈkəlʧərəl tərm ðət həz bɪn pʊt tɪ juz ˈoʊvər ðə læst θri jɪrz. wɛˈnɛvər dɪˈspjuts əraɪz bɪtˈwin əˈfɪʃəldəm ənd ðə ˈsɪtɪzənri, ər bɪtˈwin ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪntərɪsts ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ fɔrst ənd ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃənz, ər ˈvɪktɪmz pəˈtɪʃənɪŋ tɪ haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ðiz ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈɔlˌweɪz saɪd wɪθ ðə ənd bɪg ˈbɪznɪs, ənd səˈprɛs ðə ˈpipəl. ðə ʤaʊ members”*” ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈmidiə. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈmidiə ˈsɛktər ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz bɪn ˈəndər səˈprɛʃən ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈfridəm əv prɛs, ɪt teɪks ˈɔrdərz frəm ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈmaʊθˌpisɪz ənd θɪŋks ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə ʤaʊ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər, fərˈɛvər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ drimz əv ˈhɑrməni ənd energy.”*.” ðə ʤaʊ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ˈmɛni ˈraɪtərz hu ər tɪ ðə ʤaʊ ˈfæməli, ˈɔlˌweɪz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ənd dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə. ðiz ˈhɛlpərz ənd hangers-ons*, ˌwəˈtɛvər ʤɑb duɪŋ, ɔl teɪk ðɛr ˈɔrdərz frəm ðə ənd meɪk ðɛr ˈlɪvɪŋ frəm ðɛm. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ðə haɪərd fɑrm ˈleɪbərərz ənd ˈfɑrmərz hu wərk ðɛr oʊn lænd. haʊ kən ðɛr bi haɪərd fɑrm hænz ɪn ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl soʊˈsaɪɪti? teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə weɪz paʊər ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd ənd pæst ɔn ɪn ðə ʤaʊ ˈfæməli: ðə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti kəlt, ðə məˈnɑpəli əv lænd, ðə dɪˈvɪʒən bɪtˈwin rɪʧ ənd pur, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns tɪ ðə raɪts ənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ˈsɪtɪzənz, ənd si ðət ˈʧaɪnə ɪz stɪl stək ɪn ðə əˈgrɛriən steɪʤ əv ðə ʤaʊ steɪt əv ðə ˈwɔrɪŋ æt bɛst, ə soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə tərm farmhands”*” rɪˈfərz tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfəŋkʃəˌnɛriz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈwərkərz, stæf, ənd ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ʤaʊ ˈfæməli. ðeɪ sərv ðə wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈleɪbər, bət ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlɛkʧərd tɪ ənd riˈmaɪndɪd ðət ðɛr raɪs boʊlz ər bɪˈstoʊd əˈpɑn ðɛm baɪ ðə ʤaʊ ˈfæməli, soʊ ðeɪ ðə pɑt ðət kʊks ðɛr rice.”*.” ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛr oʊn land”*” rɪˈfər tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ˈfɔrən ər ʧaɪˈniz ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz, smɔl ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz, ənd ˈfriˌlænsərz. ðeɪ ərn ðɛr ˈlɪvɪŋ θru ðɛr skɪlz ənd əˈbɪləˌtiz ənd hæv tɪ ˈflætər ðə ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɛr əˈfɛnd ðɛm. nɑt ˈoʊnli ər ðeɪ ɪkˈskludɪd ˈplɪtɪkli, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɔnˈfɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈniðər ər ðeɪ fri ˈpipəl: ðɛr ˈtæksɪz, ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃənz, ˈpæˌspɔrts, ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər ɔl ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə, juzd tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ðɛm ʃʊd ðeɪ feɪl tɪ oʊˈbeɪ. ðəs, ðə fɔr taɪps əv ˈpipəl ðət meɪk əp ðə kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ʤaʊ steɪt ər: ðə, ðə ʤaʊ ˈhɛlpərz, ðə ʤaʊ ˈfɑrmˌhændz, ənd ðə smɔl ˈfɑrmərz hu dɛr əˈfɛnd ðə ʤaʊ ər ɪts ˈfæməli. kiaʊ mu ðə ˈdipər rut əv ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən zhaos’*’ ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈvaɪrəl ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ðə tərm zhaos”*” ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ðə faɪt ɪts ˈdipər rut laɪz ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ɪn maɪ vju, ɪts waɪd əˈpil kəmz ˈmeɪnli frəm ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst 20 jɪrz, ðə ˈsɪstəm həz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɪts ˈnæʃənəlɪst ənd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ fɪl ðə ˈvækjum kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə kəˈlæps əv ˈkɑmjənəst ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi. ðiz ˈɛfərts hæv ˌɪnˈdid səkˈsidɪd ɪn prəˈdusɪŋ wən grup ˈæftər əˈnəðər əv ˈhɑrdˈkɔr, ˈæŋgri juθ. ðə ˈdɪskɔrs əˈbaʊt ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm həz bɪn kənˈdəktəd θru ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz laɪk motherland,”*,” dɪˈsɛndənts əv ˈɛmpərərz jæn ənd huang,”*,” ɪz ˈθɪkər ðən water,”*,” ənd dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ðə dragon,”*,” ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈmoʊt ən community.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəm əv dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp ɪz, fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, bɪlt əˈpɑn ðə ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən əv raɪts, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən əv citizens’*’ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈsɪvəl raɪts. waɪl ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əv hæv bɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt əˈpɑn ðə ˈræmpənt ˈpləndərɪŋ əv ˈprɑfɪt, ənd ɛz ðɪs ˈsɪstəm əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst səˈlɪdəˌfaɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf, dɪˈvɪʒən ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈsɪstəm groʊ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli dip. ˈəndər səʧ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ə ““community”*” bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl ənd səˈspɪʃəs. ðət ˈfrili ˈətər ðə aɪˈrɑnɪk ʤoʊk ju θɪŋk ˈwərði əv ðə neɪm zhao?”*?” ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðɛr rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ðɪs ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˌprɑpəˈgændə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðɛr ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən wɪθ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, zhaos”*” kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. zhaos”*” ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ðeɪ ər æt ɔl ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt bjʊˈrɑkrəsi, frəm ðə ˈsɛnər tɪ loʊˈkælɪtiz; ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm, ðə ˈsaɪənsɪz, ənd ðə ɑrts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz. zhaos”*” ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən rəˈʒim, ər ðə party-state*. ðɪs nu ˈvərʒən əv dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp, ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd θru ðə əˈdɑpʃən əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈkɑnəmi, meɪnˈteɪnz ˈtoʊtəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˈsoʊʃəl ənd ˈkəlʧərəl kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈmænəˌfɛsts ˌɪtˈsɛlf θru ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən əv raɪts ənd ðə ˈpləndərɪŋ əv wɛlθ. beɪst ɔn ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈɑbviəs ðət ðə tərm zhaos”*” rɪˈflɛkts ə kəˈlɛktɪv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl riˈækʃən tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəm, ənd gru aʊt əv ðə dɪˈvɪʒən ənd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm ənd ðoʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ɪt. ‘‘them’*’ ənd ‘‘us’*’ ðə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˈimərʤɪz səm θɪŋz, fər ˈɪnstəns bɪn kɔld ðə nu sɪˈkjʊrəti law,”*,” sim ə ˈlɪtəl kənfˈjuzɪŋ wɪn ju fərst hir əv ðɛm. ju θɪŋk: ðə hɛk ɪz this?”*?” bət wɪn ju riˈneɪm ɪt: zhaos’*’ sɪˈkjʊrəti law”*” ðɛn ɪt klɪrz ɪt əp raɪt əˈweɪ. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz laɪk ðət, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: zhaos’*’ sovereignty,”*,” zhaos’*’ constitution,”*,” səbˈvərʒən əv ðə zhaos,”*,” ənd ˈgɪvɪn əp ðə waɪld æmˈbɪʃən tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ðə zhaos.…”*.…” ʒaʊ hi frəm ə ˈsərtən pərˈspɛktɪv, ðɪs tərm ɪz ə greɪt ˈvɪktəri əˈgɛnst [ðə government’s*] ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi kæmˈpeɪn. ðə ˈθɪri əv ˈsoʊʃəl kəˈlæps ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən əv prəˈfɛsər sən ənd ðə moʊst ərˈɪʤənəl pɑrt əv ɪt ɪz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə daɪˈkɑtəmi əv ““them”*” ənd ““us”*” ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ˈprɑbəˌbli hərd ər rɛd sən ˈlɛkʧərz, bət wi kwaɪt gɪt ɪt æt ðə taɪm. naʊ ðət zhaos”*” freɪz həz kəm aʊt, ˈsədənli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ meɪks sɛns. ðə freɪz zhaos”*” meɪks ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən ɛz klɪr ɛz ə klɪf. ɪt ɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ən ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ənd ə ˈʧælənʤ. ɛz ə tərm ðət ˈsədənli ˈimərʤɪz ənd ˌɛnˈlaɪtənz, zhaos”*” dɪz mɔr ðən wət ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz hæv bɪn ˈstraɪvɪŋ fər fər ˈdɛkeɪdz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, baɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈfoʊkɪs əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmpərˈsɛptɪbəl, ðə moʊst pərˈplɛksɪŋ, ənd ðə moʊst ˈkɛrfəli ˈhɪdən ˈsəbʤɪkts ɪn ʧaɪˈniz pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə steɪt ˌæpərˈætəs sɪz əv law”*” ɔl ðə taɪm, bət huz rul əv lɔ? zhaos”*” həz ðə ˈænsər. ˈɔlsoʊ, huz ““socialism?”*?” huz kɔr values?”*?” soʊ ɔn ənd soʊ fɔrθ. zhaos”*” ˈænsərz ðɛm ɔl. mɔˈroʊvər, zhaos”*” gɪvz ən ˈifɛktɪv ˈænsər tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðɛr ɪz ə kənˈsɛnsəs ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ðə wən ˈɑbviəs fækt ɪz ðət ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ə ˈbaɪnəˌri ˌriˈæləˌti. bət səm ˈpipəl ər ʤɪst soʊ dɪˈtərmənd tɪ faɪnd səm ˈsoʊˈkɔld kənˈsɛnsəs. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪn tərmz əv ðə draɪv fər rɪˈfɔrm, ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðɛr kən bi ə ““consensus”*” ðət ˈbrɪʤɪz ““us”*” ənd ““them.”*.” ɪn tərmz əv ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðɛr kən bi ə ““consensus”*” ðət trænˈsɛndz ðə lɛft ənd ðə raɪt. wɪθ ðɪs ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈmɪdəl weɪ, ɔl ˈmænər əv fɔls hoʊps wər bɔrn. bət ðɪs tərm, zhaos,”*,” si ɪt ðət weɪ. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ““consensus,”*,” tru ər fɔls; ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt ðə ˈbaʊndəri ənd ʃoʊz ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˈkæzəm əv ˈbɑtəmləs dɛpθ. sɔŋ sɔŋ ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑləmnəst wɪθ ðə ˈsəðərn məˈtrɑpələs ˈdeɪli ɪn gˈwæŋˌzu. kiaʊ mu ɪz ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz æt ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈfɔrən ˈstədiz ˌjunəˈvərsəti. moʊ ɪz ə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈdɪsədɪnt ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl. ɔl θri lɪv ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ˈsɔrsəz: (ðə ərˈɪʤənəl poʊst ɔn həz bɪn ˈsɛnsərd.) rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm æt ɪˈlit, səm ˈbɑˌroʊ wərdz frəm ðə pæst ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 5 2015 ʃɛr ðɪs: twit prɪnt iˈmeɪl ˈtɛləˌgræm laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ... |
when shell launched its drilling operations off the alaska coast in 2012, it promised to employ “world-class technology and experience to ensure a safe, environmentally responsible arctic exploration program.” what the world got instead was an epic failure:
“shell experienced a series of problems and accidents last year, among them the grounding of a drilling rig, the kulluk, which was stuck for several days off kodiak island. the coast guard said it found 16 safety and environmental violations on the other drilling rig used by shell, the noble also charged that both drilling rigs violated air pollution permit limits. the environmental protection agency imposed more than $1 million in fines in a settlement agreement.”
the dramatic breakdown of the project had many, including the national wildlife federation, hoping that shell would see the error of its ways and abandon plans to drill in this delicate environment. the chukchi sea, the area off the alaska coast where shell has focused its drilling operations, is one of the most pristine, breathtaking and unique settings on the seals, whales, polar bears, walruses and millions of shorebirds, seabirds, and waterfowl call the chukchi home. unfortunately, despite the accidents and mishaps of 2012, shell a few weeks ago announced plans to resume exploratory drilling operations in 2014.
risky business for arctic wildlife
national wildlife federation has long opposed drilling in the potential for disaster is simply too high. while drilling always comes with the potential for a major spill, the chance of this happening in arctic waters is much greater. icebergs, winds, extreme cold and darkness are all major threats to drilling operations. in the likely case of an oil spill, no technology currently exists to cleanup oil in the icy waters. even if the technology did exist, it is unclear how quickly responders would be able to reach the spill to begin the cleanup process. despite claims that it is “arctic ready,” the simple truth is that an oil spill in this region could cause and devastating impacts to this habitat and its wildlife.
for the plants and animals that call the chukchi sea home, a drilling disaster or spill could destroy vital denning, hunting and migratory habitat. for the ringed seal and polar bear, two animals currently listed as “threatened” on the endangered species act list, the impacts of drilling will be felt even if a spill does not occur. because climate change, which is already having a dramatic effect on arctic wildlife, will only worsen if shell is allowed to drill, extract and burn the “multibillion barrel prize” that exists in the chukchi.
help ringed seals and other arctic wildlife
the combination of arctic loss and exploratory drilling in their habitat is a double whammy for ringed seals. arctic sea ice has contracted dramatically over the last decade, and climate models predict that continuing sea ice decline may soon lead to conditions insufficient to support seals. ringed seals seldom come ashore, depending almost exclusively on sea ice for their reproduction and livelihood. less ice means fewer seals.
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downtown cleveland looms beyond the tremont neighborhood, where old factories and warehouses are quickly being replaced with new housing and businesses.
downtown cleveland looms beyond the tremont neighborhood, where old factories and warehouses are quickly being replaced with new housing and businesses. washington post
what cleveland looks like as it prepares for the republican national convention
what cleveland looks like as it prepares for the republican national convention
when democrats gather for their national convention in philadelphia, the list of speakers praising hillary presidential candidacy is expected to feature the president, the vice president, the first lady, a former president and a galaxy of well-known political luminaries.
but when the republican convention opens next week in cleveland, presumptive nominee donald trump will showcase an assortment of family members, defeated primary opponents and politicians whose names barely register with the general public. many of the past, current and future leaders are staying away from the spotlights at the quicken loans arena.
the disparity between the conventions speaks volumes about the state of the two parties one is united and marching together toward what it hopes will be its fifth win of the past seven presidential elections, while the other remains divided and still not fully accepting its new standard bearer.
“republicans have always had a terrible deficit the democrats have the latest hip-hop or pop act and got lee greenwood and the oak ridge boys but now going to be even more pronounced,” said rick wilson, a republican strategist who is not supporting trump.
looking ahead to philadelphia, wilson said of the democrats, “bill clinton, hillary clinton, barack obama, michelle obama, elizabeth warren all going to be out there swinging for the fences. but the republicans, be like a hostage video of people forced on stage.”
view graphic trump picked pence for vp. who he passed up.
warren, a senator from massachusetts who is considered a finalist to be running mate, is expected to give a major address, as are two other vice presidential prospects, sens. timothy m. kaine (va.) and cory booker (n.j.). other expected speakers include sen. bernie sanders (vt.), who on tuesday ended his presidential campaign and endorsed clinton after weeks of holding out.
on the republican side, house speaker paul d. ryan (wis.) looks to be the party leader. he will officially chair the convention and plans to give a speech in addition to his ceremonial duties. his remarks are expected to center on his conservative house agenda, “a better way,” and a call for republican unity.
the highlight performances next week could come from members of family. his wife, trump, rarely speaks in public, but has been preparing remarks, and his three adult children, especially daughter trump, could open a window into their character. four years ago, ann romney delivered one of the most memorable speeches of the convention in tampa when she spoke of the love story with her husband, mitt.
[this is the last stand for the ‘never trump’ movement. what might happen.]
still, the absences in cleveland will be notable.
the past two republican nominees, mitt romney and john mccain? not coming.
the only two living past presidents, george h.w. bush and george w. bush? skipping, too, as is jeb bush, a former florida governor who lost to trump in the early primaries.
a whole host of influential republicans have decided not to attend july's republican national convention in cleveland. (peter washington post)
what about the diverse constellation of stars by the in the six years since they swept into office, including south carolina gov. nikki haley, new mexico gov. susana martinez and sen. marco rubio (fla.)? you see them speaking in cleveland, either.
“the fact that the party elders willing to come make his case says a lot about the state of the republican party,” said bill burton, a democratic strategist. “to the extent that trump is having trouble getting speakers who can tell his story and tell the story he wants to tell about hillary clinton a larger lift.”
russell schriefer, a longtime republican strategist who helped run the 2012 convention, said, “you hear of any major democratic figures saying staying home because hillary the nominee. that is the case with trump.”
but schriefer said the absence of more established luminaries presents “an opportunity for republicans for stars to be born at the convention.” he noted that barack breakout turn came at the 2004 democratic national convention in boston, when he was an illinois state senator.
for months now, trump has promised that his convention would be unlike any other a dazzling, spectacular affair that soars above traditional political theater. in an april interview with the washington post, he said the tampa gathering four years ago was “the single most boring convention ever seen.” he vowed to bring a “showbiz” quality to cleveland.
“it’s very important to put some showbiz into a convention, otherwise people are going to fall asleep,” he said.
[while the worries about convention chaos, trump pushes for ‘showbiz’ feel]
trump has teased various plans for cleveland, such as a “winner’s night” starring sports heroes and cultural icons of decades past. but he and his campaign team have been about a lineup.
a list of speakers still had not been released as of wednesday afternoon a full week since trump promised to do so suggesting a last-minute scramble to book speakers. republican operatives have complained privately this week that likely speakers have not been given final word on when they will address the delegates or what themes the trump team would like them to discuss in their remarks. such late uncertainty is unusual, as political conventions tend to be tightly scripted and highly choreographed.
members of the republican national committee, which puts on the convention and is meeting in cleveland this week, said they have been kept in the dark about the convention program.
“donald run an unconventional campaign from the get-go, and he said right from the outset he wanted an unconventional program with not the usual speakers,” said steve duprey, an member from new hampshire. “frankly, it might stir up more interest than parading out past luminaries of a party. maybe the trump way will work.”
the celebrities planning to be in cleveland next week include jenner, a former olympian, reality television star and transgender advocate, and musical acts kid rock, skynyrd, rascal and big & rich.
the democrats traditionally draw more celebrities, and this year will be no different. among the actors and recording artists planning to attend are lady gaga, snoop dogg, fergie, lenny kravitz, menzel and bryan cranston.
in cleveland, republicans who have been supportive of trump will get top billing. they include sen. joni ernst (iowa), who burst onto the scene in 2014 with a playful campaign ad vowing to apply her skills in washington to “make ’em squeal.” trump eyed her as a possible vice-presidential running mate, and they met on july 4, although she later took herself out of consideration.
sen. tom cotton (ark.), who also joined the senate last year, plans to speak as well. cotton is among a handful of young republicans considered likely future presidential candidates. another is sen. ben sasse (neb.), although he is a vocal trump critic and will not be in cleveland. instead, sasse plans to “take his kids to watch some dumpster fires across the state,” his spokesman provocatively told reporters.
at least two of primary opponents sen. ted cruz (tex.) and wisconsin gov. scott walker are planning to address delegates in cleveland.
cruz and walker are trying to rebuild their profiles after being wounded in the nomination battle, looking to another run in four years. yet neither has fully endorsed trump, and it is unclear whether either plans to vouch for him.
former arkansas governor mike huckabee, another 2016 contender, also plans to speak.
among the former trump rivals not planning to address the convention is john kasich, who as governor of ohio is something of a host for the gathering. he has said that he plans to be in cleveland next week but that he does not intend to step foot in the convention hall or speak on behalf.
[trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite]
trump’s vice-presidential running mate will give a formal address, although the also could have a turn on stage. a trio of finalists indiana gov. mike pence, new jersey gov. chris christie and former house speaker newt gingrich (ga.) have been top supporters of trump, as have sens. jeff sessions (ala.) and bob corker (tenn.).
some republican strategists worry, however, that the cleveland convention will not showcase the full breadth of the diversity, both racially and generationally. in addition to rubio and martinez, two rising stars, reps. mia love (utah) and elise stefanik (n.y.), are staying home.
“on earth wilson said, “you’d be showing the republican party this stupid white boys’ club. but donald trump has rejected everybody not in the stupid white boys’ club. at this point, we might as well have a giant cross burning out front.”
an antidote to that picture of the party are two republicans from south carolina: haley, the first indian american governor, and sen. tim scott, its first black senator. both will be in cleveland for the festivities but neither plans to take the stage. | ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈklivlənd lumz bɪɔnd ðə ˈtrɛmənt ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, wɛr oʊld ˈfæktəriz ənd ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ər kˈwɪkli biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ nu ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈklivlənd lumz bɪɔnd ðə ˈtrɛmənt ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, wɛr oʊld ˈfæktəriz ənd ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ər kˈwɪkli biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ nu ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst wət ˈklivlənd lʊks laɪk ɛz ɪt pərˈpɛrz fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən wət ˈklivlənd lʊks laɪk ɛz ɪt pərˈpɛrz fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən wɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈgæðər fər ðɛr ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, ðə lɪst əv ˈspikərz ˈpreɪzɪŋ ˈhɪləri ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkændɪdəsi ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈfiʧər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt, ðə fərst ˈleɪdi, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ə ˈgæləksi əv ˈwɛlˈnoʊn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈluməˌnɛriz. bət wɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈvɛnʃən ˈoʊpənz nɛkst wik ɪn ˈklivlənd, priˈzəmptɪv ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ən əˈsɔrtmənt əv ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz, dɪˈfitɪd ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈpoʊnənts ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz huz neɪmz ˈbɛrli ˈrɛʤɪstər wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk. ˈmɛni əv ðə pæst, ˈkɑrənt ənd fˈjuʧər ˈlidərz ər steɪɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪts æt ðə kˈwɪkən loʊnz ərˈinə. ðə dɪˈspɛrəti bɪtˈwin ðə kənˈvɛnʃənz spiks ˈvɑljumz əˈbaʊt ðə steɪt əv ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz wən ɪz juˈnaɪtɪd ənd ˈmɑrʧɪŋ təˈgɛðər təˈwɔrd wət ɪt hoʊps wɪl bi ɪts fɪθ wɪn əv ðə pæst ˈsɛvən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz, waɪl ðə ˈəðər rɪˈmeɪnz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ənd stɪl nɑt ˈfʊli əkˈsɛptɪŋ ɪts nu ˈstændərd ˈbɛrər. hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə ˈtɛrəbəl ˈdɛfəsət ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈhɪˌphɔp ər pɑp ækt ənd gɑt li ˈgrinˌwʊd ənd ðə oʊk rɪʤ bɔɪz bət naʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈivɪn mɔr pronounced,”*,” sɛd rɪk ˈwɪlsən, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈstrætɪʤɪst hu ɪz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪŋ trəmp. ˈlʊkɪŋ əˈhɛd tɪ ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, ˈwɪlsən sɛd əv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts, ˈklɪntən, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən ɔl goʊɪŋ tɪ bi aʊt ðɛr sˈwɪŋɪŋ fər ðə ˈfɛnsɪz. bət ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz, bi laɪk ə ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˈpipəl fɔrst ɔn stage.”*.” vju ˈgræfɪk trəmp pɪkt pɛns fər ˌviˈpi. hu hi pæst əp. ˈwɔrən, ə ˈsɛnətər frəm ˌmæsəˈʧusəts hu ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈfaɪnəlɪst tɪ bi ˈrənɪŋ meɪt, ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ gɪv ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈæˌdrɛs, ɛz ər tu ˈəðər vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈprɑspɛkts, sɛnz. ˈtɪməθi ɛm. keɪn (va*.) ənd ˈkɔˌri ˈbʊkər (n.j*.). ˈəðər ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈspikərz ˌɪnˈklud sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz (vt*.), hu ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈɛndɪd hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ənd ɛnˈdɔrst ˈklɪntən ˈæftər wiks əv ˈhoʊldɪŋ aʊt. ɔn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən saɪd, haʊs ˈspikər pɔl di. raɪən (wɪs.) lʊks tɪ bi ðə ˈpɑrti ˈlidər. hi wɪl əˈfɪʃəli ʧɛr ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ənd plænz tɪ gɪv ə spiʧ ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ hɪz ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl ˈdutiz. hɪz rɪˈmɑrks ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈsɛnər ɔn hɪz kənˈsərvətɪv haʊs əˈʤɛndə, ˈbɛtər way,”*,” ənd ə kɔl fər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈjunɪti. ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪt pərˈfɔrmənsɪz nɛkst wik kʊd kəm frəm ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈfæməli. hɪz waɪf, trəmp, ˈrɛrli spiks ɪn ˈpəblɪk, bət həz bɪn pərˈpɛrɪŋ rɪˈmɑrks, ənd hɪz θri ˈædəlt ˈʧɪldrən, əˈspɛʃəli ˈdɔtər trəmp, kʊd ˈoʊpən ə ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈkɛrɪktər. fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ, æn ˈrɑmni dɪˈlɪvərd wən əv ðə moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈspiʧɪz əv ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈtæmpə wɪn ʃi spoʊk əv ðə ləv ˈstɔri wɪθ hər ˈhəzbənd, mɪt. [ðɪs ɪz ðə læst stænd fər ðə trump’*’ ˈmuvmənt. wət maɪt ˈhæpən.] stɪl, ðə ˈæbsənsɪz ɪn ˈklivlənd wɪl bi ˈnoʊtəbəl. ðə pæst tu rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈniz, mɪt ˈrɑmni ənd ʤɑn məˈkeɪn? nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ. ðə ˈoʊnli tu ˈlɪvɪŋ pæst ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts, ʤɔrʤ h.w*. bʊʃ ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ? ˈskɪpɪŋ, tu, ɛz ɪz ʤɛb bʊʃ, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈflɔrɪdə ˈgəvərnər hu lɔst tɪ trəmp ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈpraɪˌmɛriz. ə hoʊl hoʊst əv ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ əˈtɛnd ˌʤuˈlaɪz rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈklivlənd. (ˈpitər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) wət əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvərs ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən əv stɑrz baɪ ðə ɪn ðə sɪks jɪrz sɪns ðeɪ swɛpt ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə gəv. ˈnɪki ˈheɪli, nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ gəv. suˈsɑnə mɑrˈtinɛz ənd sɛn. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ (fla*.)? ju si ðɛm ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ˈklivlənd, ˈiðər. fækt ðət ðə ˈpɑrti ˈɛldərz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kəm meɪk hɪz keɪs sɪz ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ðə steɪt əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən party,”*,” sɛd bɪl ˈbərtən, ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈstrætɪʤɪst. ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət trəmp ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəl ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈspikərz hu kən tɛl hɪz ˈstɔri ənd tɛl ðə ˈstɔri hi wɔnts tɪ tɛl əˈbaʊt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ə ˈlɑrʤər lift.”*.” ˈrəsəl ʃˈrifər, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈstrætɪʤɪst hu hɛlpt rən ðə 2012 kənˈvɛnʃən, sɛd, hir əv ˈɛni ˈmeɪʤər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɪgjərz seɪɪŋ steɪɪŋ hoʊm bɪˈkəz ˈhɪləri ðə ˌnɑməˈni. ðət ɪz ðə keɪs wɪθ trump.”*.” bət ʃˈrifər sɛd ðə ˈæbsəns əv mɔr ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈluməˌnɛriz ˈprɛzənts ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz fər stɑrz tɪ bi bɔrn æt ðə convention.”*.” hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈbɑrək ˈbreɪˌkaʊt tərn keɪm æt ðə 2004 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈbɔstən, wɪn hi wɑz ən ˌɪləˈnɔɪz steɪt ˈsɛnətər. fər mənθs naʊ, trəmp həz ˈprɑməst ðət hɪz kənˈvɛnʃən wʊd bi ənˈlaɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ə ˈdæzəlɪŋ, spɛkˈtækjələr əˈfɛr ðət sɔrz əˈbəv trəˈdɪʃənəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈθieɪtər. ɪn ən ˈeɪprəl ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, hi sɛd ðə ˈtæmpə ˈgæðərɪŋ fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɑz ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst ˈbɔrɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən ˈɛvər seen.”*.” hi vaʊd tɪ brɪŋ ə ““showbiz”*” kˈwɑləti tɪ ˈklivlənd. ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ pʊt səm ˈʃoʊbɪz ˈɪntu ə kənˈvɛnʃən, ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈpipəl ər goʊɪŋ tɪ fɔl asleep,”*,” hi sɛd. [waɪl ðə ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt kənˈvɛnʃən keɪɑs, trəmp ˈpʊʃɪz fər ‘‘showbiz’*’ fil] trəmp həz tizd ˈvɛriəs plænz fər ˈklivlənd, səʧ ɛz ə night”*” ˈstɑrɪŋ spɔrts ˈhɪroʊz ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˈaɪˌkɑnz əv ˈdɛkeɪdz pæst. bət hi ənd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn tim hæv bɪn əˈbaʊt ə ˈlaɪˌnəp. ə lɪst əv ˈspikərz stɪl hæd nɑt bɪn riˈlist ɛz əv ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ə fʊl wik sɪns trəmp ˈprɑməst tɪ du soʊ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ə ˌlæsˈmɪnət ˈskræmbəl tɪ bʊk ˈspikərz. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈɑpərətɪvz hæv kəmˈpleɪnd ˈpraɪvətli ðɪs wik ðət ˈlaɪkli ˈspikərz hæv nɑt bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ˈfaɪnəl wərd ɔn wɪn ðeɪ wɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ər wət θimz ðə trəmp tim wʊd laɪk ðɛm tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪn ðɛr rɪˈmɑrks. səʧ leɪt ənˈsərtənti ɪz ənˈjuˌʒuəl, ɛz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈvɛnʃənz tɛnd tɪ bi ˈtaɪtli ˈskrɪptɪd ənd ˈhaɪli ˈkɔriəˌgræft. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ pʊts ɔn ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ənd ɪz ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈklivlənd ðɪs wik, sɛd ðeɪ hæv bɪn kɛpt ɪn ðə dɑrk əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. rən ən ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl kæmˈpeɪn frəm ðə get-go*, ənd hi sɛd raɪt frəm ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt hi ˈwɔntɪd ən ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ nɑt ðə ˈjuʒəwəl speakers,”*,” sɛd stiv ˈdəpreɪ, ən ˈmɛmbər frəm nu ˈhæmʃər. ““frankly*, ɪt maɪt stər əp mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ðən pərˈeɪdɪŋ aʊt pæst ˈluməˌnɛriz əv ə ˈpɑrti. ˈmeɪbi ðə trəmp weɪ wɪl work.”*.” ðə səˈlɛbrɪtiz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn ˈklivlənd nɛkst wik ˌɪnˈklud ˈʤɛnər, ə ˈfɔrmər oʊˈlɪmpiən, ˌriˈæləˌti ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən stɑr ənd ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər ˈædvəˌkeɪt, ənd mˈjuzɪkəl ækts kɪd rɑk, skynyrd*, ˈræskəl ənd bɪg rɪʧ. ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts trəˈdɪʃənəli drɔ mɔr səˈlɛbrɪtiz, ənd ðɪs jɪr wɪl bi noʊ ˈdɪfərənt. əˈməŋ ðə ˈæktərz ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts ˈplænɪŋ tɪ əˈtɛnd ər ˈleɪdi ˈgɑˌgə, snup dogg*, ˈfərgi, ˈlɛni ˈkrævɪts, ˈmɛnzəl ənd braɪən ˈkrænstən. ɪn ˈklivlənd, rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu hæv bɪn səˈpɔrtɪv əv trəmp wɪl gɪt tɔp ˈbɪlɪŋ. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud sɛn. ˈʤoʊni ərnst (ˈaɪəwə), hu bərst ˈɔntu ðə sin ɪn 2014 wɪθ ə ˈpleɪfəl kæmˈpeɪn æd vaʊɪŋ tɪ əˈplaɪ hər skɪlz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ squeal.”*.” trəmp aɪd hər ɛz ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈvaɪˌsprɛzəˈdɛnʃəl ˈrənɪŋ meɪt, ənd ðeɪ mɛt ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 4 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi ˈleɪtər tʊk hərˈsɛlf aʊt əv kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. sɛn. tɑm ˈkɔtən (ɑrk.), hu ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈsɛnɪt læst jɪr, plænz tɪ spik ɛz wɛl. ˈkɔtən ɪz əˈməŋ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv jəŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈsɪdərd ˈlaɪkli fˈjuʧər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts. əˈnəðər ɪz sɛn. bɛn sæs (neb*.), ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ɪz ə ˈvoʊkəl trəmp ˈkrɪtɪk ənd wɪl nɑt bi ɪn ˈklivlənd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, sæs plænz tɪ hɪz kɪdz tɪ wɔʧ səm ˈdəmpstər faɪərz əˈkrɔs ðə state,”*,” hɪz ˈspoʊksmən proʊˈvɑkətɪvli toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. æt list tu əv ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈpoʊnənts sɛn. tɛd kruz (tɛks.) ənd wɪˈskɑnsən gəv. skɑt ˈwɔkər ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ɪn ˈklivlənd. kruz ənd ˈwɔkər ər traɪɪŋ tɪ riˈbɪld ðɛr ˈproʊˌfaɪlz ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈwundɪd ɪn ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈbætəl, ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ əˈnəðər rən ɪn fɔr jɪrz. jɛt ˈniðər həz ˈfʊli ɛnˈdɔrst trəmp, ənd ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ˈiðər plænz tɪ vaʊʧ fər ɪm. ˈfɔrmər ˈɑrkənˌsɑ ˈgəvərnər maɪk ˈhəkəbi, əˈnəðər 2016 kənˈtɛndər, ˈɔlsoʊ plænz tɪ spik. əˈməŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər trəmp ˈraɪvəlz nɑt ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ɪz ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ, hu ɛz ˈgəvərnər əv oʊˈhaɪoʊ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə hoʊst fər ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ. hi həz sɛd ðət hi plænz tɪ bi ɪn ˈklivlənd nɛkst wik bət ðət hi dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ stɛp fʊt ɪn ðə kənˈvɛnʃən hɔl ər spik ɔn bɪˈhæf. [trəmp ˈkloʊzɪz ɪn ɔn ˈrənɪŋ meɪt, sɪz hi siks ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ ˈjuˌnaɪt] ˈvaɪˌsprɛzəˈdɛnʃəl ˈrənɪŋ meɪt wɪl gɪv ə ˈfɔrməl ˈæˌdrɛs, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɔlsoʊ kʊd hæv ə tərn ɔn steɪʤ. ə ˈtriˌoʊ əv ˈfaɪnəlɪsts ˌɪndiˈænə gəv. maɪk pɛns, nu ˈʤərzi gəv. krɪs ˈkrɪsti ənd ˈfɔrmər haʊs ˈspikər nut ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ (ˈʤɔrʤə.) hæv bɪn tɔp səˈpɔrtərz əv trəmp, ɛz hæv sɛnz. ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz (ˈælə.) ənd bɑb ˈkɔrkər (tɛn.). səm rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈstrætɪʤɪsts ˈwəri, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðə ˈklivlənd kənˈvɛnʃən wɪl nɑt ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ðə fʊl brɛdθ əv ðə dɪˈvərsɪti, boʊθ ˈreɪʃəli ənd ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəli. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈrubioʊ ənd mɑrˈtinɛz, tu ˈraɪzɪŋ stɑrz, rɛps. ˈmiə ləv (ˈjuˌtɔ) ənd əˈlis stɪˈfænɪk (n.y*.), ər steɪɪŋ hoʊm. ərθ ˈwɪlsən sɛd, bi ʃoʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ðɪs ˈstupɪd waɪt boys’*’ kləb. bət ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi nɑt ɪn ðə ˈstupɪd waɪt boys’*’ kləb. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wi maɪt ɛz wɛl hæv ə ʤaɪənt krɔs ˈbərnɪŋ aʊt front.”*.” ən ˈænɪˌdoʊt tɪ ðət ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ˈpɑrti ər tu rɪˈpəblɪkənz frəm saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə: ˈheɪli, ðə fərst ˈɪndiən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈgəvərnər, ənd sɛn. tɪm skɑt, ɪts fərst blæk ˈsɛnətər. boʊθ wɪl bi ɪn ˈklivlənd fər ðə fɛˈstɪvətiz bət ˈniðər plænz tɪ teɪk ðə steɪʤ. |
we should have seen this one from a mile away.
sports peter king reported wednesday that the officials have been preparing for their eventual return.
one lingering concern about the referees is how much prep time they'd require to get back on the field. estimations have placed that anywhere from one to three weeks, but that's doomsday talk, thanks to the legwork of the increasingly mythical -- but entirely real -- ed.
the world's most popular burly armed official has been getting his men ready with regular tuesday night conference calls. king was told by an officiating source that between 90 and 110 members have attended these meetings. then drops pop quizzes on the gang to ensure his men are prepared (this sounds terrifying).
"that's one of the reasons why the officials will be up to date and ready to go," the source told king. "ed grabbed the bull by the horns and made sure that whenever this thing ended the regular officials would be ready to go back to work immediately."
let's say, for example, a deal was struck by late thursday. the baltimore ravens and cleveland browns would be out of luck, but we'd likely see the 121 members of the nfl referees association sunday.
king reported the officials would first be required to meet as a group to ratify any deal accepted by the's board of directors. once that's signed -- and thanks to looming national hero -- order would be restored to sundays (and monday and thursday nights) forevermore.
follow marc sessler on twitter @marcsesslernfl. | wi ʃʊd hæv sin ðɪs wən frəm ə maɪl əˈweɪ. spɔrts ˈpitər kɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ðə əˈfɪʃəlz hæv bɪn pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ðɛr əˈvɛnʧuəl rɪˈtərn. wən ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˌrɛfərˈiz ɪz haʊ məʧ prɛp taɪm ðeɪd ˌrikˈwaɪər tɪ gɪt bæk ɔn ðə fild. ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃənz hæv pleɪst ðət ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm wən tɪ θri wiks, bət ðæts ˈdumzˌdeɪ tɔk, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈlɛgˌwərk əv ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈmɪθɪkəl bət ɪnˈtaɪərli ril ɛd. ðə wərldz moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈbərli ɑrmd əˈfɪʃəl həz bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz mɛn ˈrɛdi wɪθ ˈrɛgjələr ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ˈkɑnfərəns kɔlz. kɪŋ wɑz toʊld baɪ ən əˈfɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ sɔrs ðət bɪtˈwin 90 ənd 110 ˈmɛmbərz hæv əˈtɛndəd ðiz ˈmitɪŋz. ðɛn drɑps pɑp kˈwɪzɪz ɔn ðə gæŋ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr hɪz mɛn ər priˈpɛrd (ðɪs saʊnz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ). "ðæts wən əv ðə ˈrizənz waɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəlz wɪl bi əp tɪ deɪt ənd ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ," ðə sɔrs toʊld kɪŋ. "ɛd græbd ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔrnz ənd meɪd ʃʊr ðət wɛˈnɛvər ðɪs θɪŋ ˈɛndɪd ðə ˈrɛgjələr əˈfɪʃəlz wʊd bi ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ wərk ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli." lɛts seɪ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə dil wɑz strək baɪ leɪt ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈreɪvənz ənd ˈklivlənd braʊnz wʊd bi aʊt əv lək, bət wid ˈlaɪkli si ðə 121 ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˌrɛfərˈiz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈsənˌdi. kɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə əˈfɪʃəlz wʊd fərst bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ mit ɛz ə grup tɪ ˈrætəˌfaɪ ˈɛni dil ækˈsɛptɪd baɪ ðə bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz. wəns ðæts saɪnd ənd θæŋks tɪ ˈlumɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɪroʊ ˈɔrdər wʊd bi rɪˈstɔrd tɪ ˈsənˌdiz (ənd ˈmənˌdeɪ ənd ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪts) forevermore*. ˈfɑloʊ mɑrk ˈsɛslər ɔn tˈwɪtər @marcsesslernfl*. |
rocket 5 studios, a development studio, have recently launched their latest ios game, the phantom pi mission apparition, onto the ios app store for only $1.99 just hours after winning the indie prize critics choice best in show award at casual connect. at phantom pi mission core, it is a spooky and puzzling adventure game where you play as cecil sparks, a paranormal investigator who specializes in helping ghosts who are being bullied in the afterlife. throughout the game players explore a huge haunted mansion, solve puzzles and avoid traps on your way to helping the deceased legend marshal escape the torment of a ghost named baublebelly.
features:
20 levels filled with challenging puzzles and 4 hours of gameplay.
charming, characters.
a gallery of 25 collectible cards.
a detailed scrapbook holds 100 collectibles.
original soundtrack with 20 haunting songs and of unique sound effects.
game center achievements.
interested? during launch week, the phantom pi mission apparition is available to download for both iphone and ipad at $1.99 then will go up to $3.99.
like this: like loading... | ˈrɑkət 5 ˈstudiˌoʊz, ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstudiˌoʊ, hæv ˈrisəntli lɔnʧt ðɛr ˈleɪtəst ˈioʊs geɪm, ðə ˈfænəm paɪ ˈmɪʃən ˌæpərˈɪʃən, ˈɔntu ðə ˈioʊs æp stɔr fər ˈoʊnli ʤɪst aʊərz ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɪndi praɪz ˈkrɪtɪks ʧɔɪs bɛst ɪn ʃoʊ əˈwɔrd æt ˈkæʒəwəl kəˈnɛkt. æt ˈfænəm paɪ ˈmɪʃən kɔr, ɪt ɪz ə ˈspuki ənd ˈpəzəlɪŋ ədˈvɛnʧər geɪm wɛr ju pleɪ ɛz ˈsisəl spɑrks, ə pɛrəˈnɔrməl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ goʊsts hu ər biɪŋ ˈbʊlid ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌlaɪf. θruaʊt ðə geɪm pleɪərz ɪkˈsplɔr ə juʤ ˈhɔntɪd ˈmænʃən, sɑlv ˈpəzəlz ənd əˈvɔɪd træps ɔn jʊr weɪ tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə dɪˈsist ˈlɛʤənd ˈmɑrʃəl ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈtɔrˌmɛnt əv ə goʊst neɪmd baublebelly*. ˈfiʧərz: 20 ˈlɛvəlz fɪld wɪθ ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈpəzəlz ənd 4 aʊərz əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. ˈʧɑrmɪŋ, ˈkɛrɪktərz. ə ˈgæləri əv 25 kəˈlɛktəbəl kɑrdz. ə dɪˈteɪld ˈskræpˌbʊk hoʊldz 100 kəˈlɛktəbəlz. ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsaʊnˌtræk wɪθ 20 ˈhɔntɪŋ sɔŋz ənd əv juˈnik saʊnd ˈifɛkts. geɪm ˈsɛnər əˈʧivmənts. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd? ˈdʊrɪŋ lɔnʧ wik, ðə ˈfænəm paɪ ˈmɪʃən ˌæpərˈɪʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd fər boʊθ ˈaɪˌfoʊn ənd ˈaɪˌpæd æt ðɛn wɪl goʊ əp tɪ laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ... |
the kremlin critic was leaving to get a train to the provincial city of nizhny novgorod to hold a rally when he was arrested feldman)
moscow) - russian opposition leader alexei, who aims to unseat vladimir putin in presidential elections next year, was detained by police ahead of a rally on friday and could face up to a month in jail.
in the latest attempt to thwart the kremlin critic's campaign, police held after he left his apartment with the aim of attending a meeting in the provincial city of nizhny novgorod.
moscow police said was detained "over multiple calls to participate in an public event."
navalny was released in the evening, telling journalists waiting for him outside the police station, "i feel fine."
"we are not going to stop what we do, whatever the obstacles," he said, adding that he would to fly to in southwestern siberia on saturday and to the northern city of archangel on sunday.
the stands accused of repeatedly violating a law on public meetings -- punishable by up to 30 days in jail. his spokeswoman, kira yarmysh, said he had been instructed to appear before a judge at 1200 on monday.
navalny was detained prior to arriving at his last two rallies in moscow on march 26 and june 12, serving sentences of 15 days and 25 days for protests.
navalny said earlier he did not receive any official explanation for being held.
"i am sitting in a reception room and looking at a portrait of putin," he said on twitter.
the crusader linked his detention with another -- bigger -- rally scheduled in saint petersburg, russia's second city and hometown, on october 7, the president's birthday.
navalny's campaign chief, leonid volkov, was detained in nizhny novgorod ahead of the rally, saying on twitter he would be held overnight before a court hearing saturday.
the city authorities said they had refused permission to hold the event. some 200 to 300 people turned up, an photographer at the scene saw.
- underdog -
navalny has said he wants to stand for president next march, but the authorities have said he is ineligible because he is serving a suspended sentence for fraud.
putin, who has led russia since 1999, is widely expected to seek and win another kremlin term.
despite his underdog status, has travelled across russia, drawing crowds of supporters.
many applaud -- whose ally boris was assassinated in 2015 --- for keeping up the fight when many other dissenters have chosen to leave the country or stay quiet.
political observers say that verbal threats from kremlin supporters against critics is giving way to physical attacks.
after one such assault, was left almost blind in one eye and had to go to spain for surgery.
the human rights commissioner at the council of europe, nils muiznieks, urged russia on friday to revise its laws on public events, saying it violated the country's international obligations and its own constitution.
the council's decision-making body, the committee of ministers, last week urged russia to allow to stand for election despite his "arbitrary and unfair" conviction for fraud. | ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ˈkrɪtɪk wɑz ˈlivɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə treɪn tɪ ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈsɪti əv ˈnɪʒni ˈnɑvgərˌɑd tɪ hoʊld ə ˈræli wɪn hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈfɛldmən) ˈmɔˌskaʊ) ˈrəʃən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər əˈlɛkˌseɪ, hu eɪmz tɪ ənˈsit vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ɪn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz nɛkst jɪr, wɑz dɪˈteɪnd baɪ pəˈlis əˈhɛd əv ə ˈræli ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd kʊd feɪs əp tɪ ə mənθ ɪn ʤeɪl. ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst əˈtɛmpt tɪ θwɔrt ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ˈkrɪtɪks kæmˈpeɪn, pəˈlis hɛld ˈæftər hi lɛft hɪz əˈpɑrtmənt wɪθ ðə eɪm əv əˈtɛndɪŋ ə ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈsɪti əv ˈnɪʒni ˈnɑvgərˌɑd. ˈmɔˌskaʊ pəˈlis sɛd wɑz dɪˈteɪnd "ˈoʊvər ˈməltəpəl kɔlz tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ən ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnt." wɑz riˈlist ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ɪm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən, "aɪ fil faɪn." "wi ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp wət wi du, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈɑbstəkəlz," hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət hi wʊd tɪ flaɪ tɪ ɪn ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn saɪˈbɪriə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ənd tɪ ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪti əv ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ðə stændz əˈkjuzd əv rɪˈpitɪdli ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ə lɔ ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈmitɪŋz ˈpənɪʃəbəl baɪ əp tɪ 30 deɪz ɪn ʤeɪl. hɪz ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən, ˈkirɑ yarmysh*, sɛd hi hæd bɪn ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd tɪ əˈpɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ə ʤəʤ æt 1200 ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. wɑz dɪˈteɪnd praɪər tɪ ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt hɪz læst tu ˈræliz ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɔn mɑrʧ 26 ənd ʤun 12 ˈsərvɪŋ ˈsɛntənsɪz əv 15 deɪz ənd 25 deɪz fər ˈproʊˌtɛsts. sɛd ˈərliər hi dɪd nɑt rɪˈsiv ˈɛni əˈfɪʃəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər biɪŋ hɛld. "aɪ æm ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ə rɪˈsɛpʃən rum ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə ˈpɔrtrət əv ˈputɪn," hi sɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər. ðə kruˈseɪdər lɪŋkt hɪz dɪˈtɛnʃən wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈbɪgər ˈræli ˈskɛʤʊld ɪn seɪnt ˈpitərzbərg, ˈrəʃəz ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪti ənd ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn, ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˈbərθˌdeɪ. kæmˈpeɪn ʧif, ˈliənɪd volkov*, wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ɪn ˈnɪʒni ˈnɑvgərˌɑd əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈræli, seɪɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər hi wʊd bi hɛld ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ə kɔrt ˈhirɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˈsɪti əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðeɪ hæd rɪfˈjuzd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ hoʊld ðə ɪˈvɛnt. səm 200 tɪ 300 ˈpipəl tərnd əp, ən fəˈtɑgrəfər æt ðə sin sɔ. ˈəndərˌdɔg həz sɛd hi wɔnts tɪ stænd fər ˈprɛzɪdənt nɛkst mɑrʧ, bət ðə əˈθɔrətiz hæv sɛd hi ɪz ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ˈsərvɪŋ ə səˈspɛndɪd ˈsɛntəns fər frɔd. ˈputɪn, hu həz lɛd ˈrəʃə sɪns 1999 ɪz ˈwaɪdli ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ sik ənd wɪn əˈnəðər ˈkrɛmlɪn tərm. dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈəndərˌdɔg ˈstætəs, həz ˈtrævəld əˈkrɔs ˈrəʃə, drɔɪŋ kraʊdz əv səˈpɔrtərz. ˈmɛni əˈplɔd huz ˈælaɪ ˈbɔrɪs wɑz əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd ɪn 2015 fər ˈkipɪŋ əp ðə faɪt wɪn ˈmɛni ˈəðər dɪˈsɛnərz hæv ˈʧoʊzən tɪ liv ðə ˈkəntri ər steɪ kwaɪət. pəˈlɪtɪkəl əbˈzərvərz seɪ ðət ˈvərbəl θrɛts frəm ˈkrɛmlɪn səˈpɔrtərz əˈgɛnst ˈkrɪtɪks ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ weɪ tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈtæks. ˈæftər wən səʧ əˈsɔlt, wɑz lɛft ˈɔlˌmoʊst blaɪnd ɪn wən aɪ ənd hæd tɪ goʊ tɪ speɪn fər ˈsərʤəri. ðə ˈjumən raɪts kəˈmɪʃənər æt ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈjʊrəp, nɪlz muiznieks*, ərʤd ˈrəʃə ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ tɪ rɪˈvaɪz ɪts lɔz ɔn ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnts, seɪɪŋ ɪt ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə ˈkəntriz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ənd ɪts oʊn ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ðə ˈkaʊnsəlz dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈbɑdi, ðə kəˈmɪti əv ˈmɪnɪstərz, læst wik ərʤd ˈrəʃə tɪ əˈlaʊ tɪ stænd fər ɪˈlɛkʃən dɪˈspaɪt hɪz "ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ənd ˌɔnˈfɛr" kənˈvɪkʃən fər frɔd. |
analysis
this past saturday afternoon, two new york city police officers were gunned down in cold blood while they sat in their squad car outside a brooklyn housing project. within hours, the head of the largest police union declared whom was to blame for the terrible tragedy: mayor bill de. standing outside the hospital where the slain officers were taken, patrick lynch, the president of the benevolent association, declared that there was “blood on many hands tonight” but that it “starts on the steps of city hall, in the office of the mayor.”
those jarring comments followed the extraordinary decision by lynch and many officers to literally turn their backs on the mayor as he entered the hospital. taken in tandem, those actions cemented the perception that de support for those protesting the chokehold death of eric garner had created a rift between the mayor and his police force, one that slayings of officers liu and rafael ramos had potentially made insurmountable.
but an oversimplification of a story been unfolding since long before killing. the reality is that de and the union have been at odds since he campaigned for mayor last year on the promise to the law enforcement status quo, including overhauling mayor michael program a vow that de largely kept once in office. the police union, meanwhile, has a long history of taking public stands against new york city mayors, including types bloomberg and rudy giuliani. the relationship between de and the cops soured solely due to the response to death and the subsequent protests. the mayor and the nypd were never going to get along, no matter what.
devoid of that context, remarks this weekend sounded like a rare, raw moment of candor unleashed in the heat of the moment. in reality, this was simply the latest, loudest attempt to discredit de. ongoing efforts to undermine the mayor were caught on tape eight days earlier at a union meeting. “if not going to support us when we need ’em,” lynch said, according to a recording of his remarks obtained by capital new york, “we’ll embarrass them when we can.” given the chance saturday, lynch did just that.
the tension between city hall and the police union predates de by at least two decades. as former new york times reporter david firestone has noted, lynch and the attacked de three predecessors almost as vociferously. it may have seemed extraordinary when, earlier this month, the union began asking officers to sign a letter requesting that de not attend their funerals in the event they are killed in the line of duty. the union, though, tried a similar move in 1997, during tenure.
the biggest difference between now and then what the police lynch specifically, been president of the benevolent association for 15 saying. that the killing of garner and the murder of two police officers have put the strained relationship between the mayor and the nypd in the national spotlight.
while the anger with de began with his opposition to, it has grown to include a whole lot from his support for police retraining and body cameras, to the fact that his chief of staff is in a relationship with a convicted felon who once mocked police as “pigs” on social media. the decision, in the wake of the garner grand jury verdict, to describe how he instructed his biracial son to “take special care” when interacting with cops was the culmination of months of tension, but hardly the spark that started the current fight.
it’s not fair to say that this is all just rhetoric. there is obviously a real divide between this specific mayor and his police force. many of the clearly feel betrayed by the decision to have a public conversation about police reforms that the officers think should happen in private, if it happens at all. it is also clear, though, that the benevolent association is a group that is constantly aggrieved, taking at slights both real and imagined. in 1992, when david dinkins was in office, the staged a rally of thousands of officers, who blocked traffic on the brooklyn bridge to protest the plan to create a civilian group to look into police misconduct. “he never supports us on anything,” an officer told the new york times. “a cop shoots someone with a gun a drug dealer, and he goes and visits the family.” sound familiar?
underlying the tension this time around are ongoing, heated contract negotiations between the union and city hall. not to suggest that this current fight is even money. but like any employee, an officer unhappy with the size of his paycheck will see it as an indication that unappreciated. toss in overblown union rhetoric about being “thrown under the bus” by the mayor, and that unease will fester.
it’s hard to tell how many nypd officers agree with inflammatory rhetoric, but the perception that de hates cops has now become reality in many quarters. the last thing new york city needs right now, with citizens still angry about death and two cops having been murdered in cold blood, is a police force that is at odds with the municipal government. but given the history of new police union, naive to expect going to see anything else. | æˈnælɪsɪs ðɪs pæst ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, tu nu jɔrk ˈsɪti pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wər gənd daʊn ɪn koʊld bləd waɪl ðeɪ sæt ɪn ðɛr skwɑd kɑr ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈbrʊklɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt. wɪˈθɪn aʊərz, ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst pəˈlis ˈjunjən dɪˈklɛrd hum wɑz tɪ bleɪm fər ðə ˈtɛrəbəl ˈtræʤədi: meɪər bɪl də. ˈstændɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr ðə sleɪn ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈteɪkən, ˈpætrɪk lɪnʧ, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə bəˈnɛvələnt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, dɪˈklɛrd ðət ðɛr wɑz ɔn ˈmɛni hænz tonight”*” bət ðət ɪt ɔn ðə stɛps əv ˈsɪti hɔl, ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə mayor.”*.” ðoʊz ˈʤɑrɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnts ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ lɪnʧ ənd ˈmɛni ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ ˈlɪtərəli tərn ðɛr bæks ɔn ðə meɪər ɛz hi ˈɛnərd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈteɪkən ɪn ˈtændəm, ðoʊz ˈækʃənz sɪˈmɛntɪd ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ðət də səˈpɔrt fər ðoʊz ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ ðə ˈʧoʊˌkhoʊld dɛθ əv ˈɛrɪk ˈgɑrnər hæd kriˈeɪtɪd ə rɪft bɪtˈwin ðə meɪər ənd hɪz pəˈlis fɔrs, wən ðət sleɪɪŋz əv ˈɔfɪsərz lju ənd ˌrɑfaɪˈɛl ˈrɑmoʊs hæd pəˈtɛnʃəli meɪd ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl. bət ən oʊvərˈsɪmplɪfɪˌkeɪʃən əv ə ˈstɔri bɪn ənˈfoʊldɪŋ sɪns lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɪlɪŋ. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət də ənd ðə ˈjunjən hæv bɪn æt ɑdz sɪns hi kæmˈpeɪnd fər meɪər læst jɪr ɔn ðə ˈprɑməs tɪ ðə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈstætəs kwoʊ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈoʊvərˌhɔlɪŋ meɪər ˈmaɪkəl ˈproʊˌgræm ə vaʊ ðət də ˈlɑrʤli kɛpt wəns ɪn ˈɔfəs. ðə pəˈlis ˈjunjən, ˈminˌwaɪl, həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpəblɪk stændz əˈgɛnst nu jɔrk ˈsɪti meɪərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ taɪps ˈblumbərg ənd ˈrudi ˌʤuliˈɑni. ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin də ənd ðə kɑps saʊərd ˈsoʊəli du tɪ ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ dɛθ ənd ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ðə meɪər ənd ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi wər ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt əˈlɔŋ, noʊ ˈmætər wət. dɪˈvɔɪd əv ðət ˈkɑntɛkst, rɪˈmɑrks ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ə rɛr, rɑ ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈkændər ənˈliʃt ɪn ðə hit əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ðɪs wɑz ˈsɪmpli ðə ˈleɪtəst, ˈlaʊdəst əˈtɛmpt tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət də. ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ðə meɪər wər kɔt ɔn teɪp eɪt deɪz ˈərliər æt ə ˈjunjən ˈmitɪŋ. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs wɪn wi nid ’’em,”*,” lɪnʧ sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv hɪz rɪˈmɑrks əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈkæpɪtəl nu jɔrk, ɪmˈbɛrəs ðɛm wɪn wi can.”*.” ˈgɪvɪn ðə ʧæns ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, lɪnʧ dɪd ʤɪst ðət. ðə ˈtɛnʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsɪti hɔl ənd ðə pəˈlis ˈjunjən ˈpriˈdeɪts də baɪ æt list tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. ɛz ˈfɔrmər nu jɔrk taɪmz rɪˈpɔrtər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfaɪrˌstoʊn həz ˈnoʊtɪd, lɪnʧ ənd ðə əˈtækt də θri ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz vəˈsɪfərəsli. ɪt meɪ hæv simd ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri wɪn, ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ðə ˈjunjən bɪˈgæn ˈæskɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ saɪn ə ˈlɛtər rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ðət də nɑt əˈtɛnd ðɛr fˈjunərəlz ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðeɪ ər kɪld ɪn ðə laɪn əv ˈduti. ðə ˈjunjən, ðoʊ, traɪd ə ˈsɪmələr muv ɪn 1997 ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtɛnjər. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin naʊ ənd ðɛn wət ðə pəˈlis lɪnʧ spəˈsɪfɪkli, bɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə bəˈnɛvələnt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər 15 seɪɪŋ. ðət ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ˈgɑrnər ənd ðə ˈmərdər əv tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hæv pʊt ðə streɪnd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə meɪər ənd ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈspɑˌtlaɪt. waɪl ðə ˈæŋgər wɪθ də bɪˈgæn wɪθ hɪz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ, ɪt həz groʊn tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə hoʊl lɔt frəm hɪz səˈpɔrt fər pəˈlis riˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ˈbɑdi ˈkæmərəz, tɪ ðə fækt ðət hɪz ʧif əv stæf ɪz ɪn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ə kənˈvɪktəd ˈfɛlən hu wəns mɑkt pəˈlis ɛz ““pigs”*” ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən, ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈgɑrnər grænd ˈʤʊri ˈvərdɪkt, tɪ dɪˈskraɪb haʊ hi ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd hɪz baɪˈreɪʃəl sən tɪ ˈspɛʃəl care”*” wɪn ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ kɑps wɑz ðə ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv mənθs əv ˈtɛnʃən, bət ˈhɑrdli ðə spɑrk ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈkɑrənt faɪt. nɑt fɛr tɪ seɪ ðət ðɪs ɪz ɔl ʤɪst ˈrɛtərɪk. ðɛr ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ə ril dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk meɪər ənd hɪz pəˈlis fɔrs. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈklɪrli fil bɪˈtreɪd baɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ hæv ə ˈpəblɪk ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt pəˈlis rɪˈfɔrmz ðət ðə ˈɔfɪsərz θɪŋk ʃʊd ˈhæpən ɪn ˈpraɪvət, ɪf ɪt ˈhæpənz æt ɔl. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ klɪr, ðoʊ, ðət ðə bəˈnɛvələnt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪz ə grup ðət ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli əˈgrivd, ˈteɪkɪŋ æt slaɪts boʊθ ril ənd ˌɪˈmæʤənd. ɪn 1992 wɪn ˈdeɪvɪd ˈdɪŋkɪnz wɑz ɪn ˈɔfəs, ðə steɪʤd ə ˈræli əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈɔfɪsərz, hu blɑkt ˈtræfɪk ɔn ðə ˈbrʊklɪn brɪʤ tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə plæn tɪ kriˈeɪt ə səˈvɪljən grup tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu pəˈlis mɪˈskɑndəkt. ˈnɛvər səˈpɔrts ˈjuˈɛs ɔn anything,”*,” ən ˈɔfɪsər toʊld ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. kɑp ʃuts ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə gən ə drəg ˈdilər, ənd hi goʊz ənd ˈvɪzɪts ðə family.”*.” saʊnd fəˈmɪljər? ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ðə ˈtɛnʃən ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd ər ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ, ˈhitɪd ˈkɑnˌtrækt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjunjən ənd ˈsɪti hɔl. nɑt tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ðɪs ˈkɑrənt faɪt ɪz ˈivɪn ˈməni. bət laɪk ˈɛni ɪmˈplɔɪi, ən ˈɔfɪsər ənˈhæpi wɪθ ðə saɪz əv hɪz ˈpeɪˌʧɛk wɪl si ɪt ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˌənəˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd. tɔs ɪn ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn ˈjunjən ˈrɛtərɪk əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈəndər ðə bus”*” baɪ ðə meɪər, ənd ðət əˈniz wɪl ˈfɛstər. hɑrd tɪ tɛl haʊ ˈmɛni ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ˈɔfɪsərz əˈgri wɪθ ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈrɛtərɪk, bət ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ðət də heɪts kɑps həz naʊ bɪˈkəm ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn ˈmɛni kˈwɔrtərz. ðə læst θɪŋ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti nidz raɪt naʊ, wɪθ ˈsɪtɪzənz stɪl ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt dɛθ ənd tu kɑps ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈmərdərd ɪn koʊld bləd, ɪz ə pəˈlis fɔrs ðət ɪz æt ɑdz wɪθ ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈgəvərnmənt. bət ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv nu pəˈlis ˈjunjən, naɪiv tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt goʊɪŋ tɪ si ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. |
the world's first transgender beer will be sold at a bar in london, having been produced using hops that have undergone a 'sex change' prior to harvest.
the new beer, called no label, is described by brewers as a 'kolsch' which is neither strictly a lager nor an ale.
it is made with jester hops during the brewing process which are naturally prone to change sex.
traditionally, only female hop plants are used in brewing, with male hop bines discarded because flowers do not grow into the full cones usually required.
but craft ale firm worked with a hop farmer to obtain bines that had undergone this change and grown male flowers.
the brewers say it was important to incorporate these hops into the brewing process to add diversity, rather than discard them.
"no label is a new level of innovation in beer - it is smashing stereotypes surrounding the brewing process," james watt
the per cent beer is set to go on sale at the opening night of's latest venue in soho on november 6. they say the new club is a step to "take back" an area previously renowned for its diversity.
profits from the beer will go to events organisation of the queer which aims to celebrate the diversity and talent of londoners.
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they plan to donate the funds to a variety of chosen charities supporting young people struggling with gender identity issues.
james watt, co-founder, said: "no label is a new level of innovation in beer, smashing stereotypes surrounding the brewing process and using hops discarded by the brewing industry due to their 'gender issues'.
"producing this, beer has been a long and careful process and we're sure that many so-called beer purists will question its legitimacy; but we care more about freedom than labels. diversity makes everyone and everything richer." | ðə wərldz fərst ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər bɪr wɪl bi soʊld æt ə bɑr ɪn ˈləndən, ˈhævɪŋ bɪn prəˈdust ˈjuzɪŋ hɑps ðət hæv ˌəndərˈgɔn ə 'sɛks ʧeɪnʤ' praɪər tɪ ˈhɑrvəst. ðə nu bɪr, kɔld noʊ ˈleɪbəl, ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ bruərz ɛz ə 'kolsch*' wɪʧ ɪz ˈniðər ˈstrɪktli ə ˈlɑgər nɔr ən eɪl. ɪt ɪz meɪd wɪθ ˈʤɛstər hɑps ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə bruɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪʧ ər ˈnæʧərəli proʊn tɪ ʧeɪnʤ sɛks. trəˈdɪʃənəli, ˈoʊnli ˈfiˌmeɪl hɑp plænts ər juzd ɪn bruɪŋ, wɪθ meɪl hɑp baɪnz dɪˈskɑrdɪd bɪˈkəz flaʊərz du nɑt groʊ ˈɪntu ðə fʊl koʊnz ˈjuʒəwəli rikˈwaɪərd. bət kræft eɪl fərm wərkt wɪθ ə hɑp ˈfɑrmər tɪ əbˈteɪn baɪnz ðət hæd ˌəndərˈgɔn ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ənd groʊn meɪl flaʊərz. ðə bruərz seɪ ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ðiz hɑps ˈɪntu ðə bruɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ æd dɪˈvərsɪti, ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈskɑrd ðɛm. "noʊ ˈleɪbəl ɪz ə nu ˈlɛvəl əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪn bɪr ɪt ɪz sˈmæʃɪŋ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə bruɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs," ʤeɪmz wɑt ðə pər sɛnt bɪr ɪz sɛt tɪ goʊ ɔn seɪl æt ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ naɪt əv ˈleɪtəst ˈvɛnju ɪn ˈsoʊhoʊ ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 6 ðeɪ seɪ ðə nu kləb ɪz ə stɛp tɪ "teɪk bæk" ən ˈɛriə ˈpriviəsli rɪˈnaʊnd fər ɪts dɪˈvərsɪti. ˈprɑfɪts frəm ðə bɪr wɪl goʊ tɪ ɪˈvɛnts ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðə kwɪr wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˈtælənt əv ˈləndənərz. ˈbɛlʤəm bɪr ˈbɪznɪs æt rɪsk 'bɪˈkəz əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ' ðeɪ plæn tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ðə fəndz tɪ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈʧoʊzən ˈʧɛrɪtiz səˈpɔrtɪŋ jəŋ ˈpipəl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈʤɛndər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈɪʃuz. ʤeɪmz wɑt, co-founder*, sɛd: "noʊ ˈleɪbəl ɪz ə nu ˈlɛvəl əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ɪn bɪr, sˈmæʃɪŋ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə bruɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ˈjuzɪŋ hɑps dɪˈskɑrdɪd baɪ ðə bruɪŋ ˈɪndəstri du tɪ ðɛr 'ˈʤɛndər ˈɪʃuz'. "prəˈdusɪŋ ðɪs, bɪr həz bɪn ə lɔŋ ənd ˈkɛrfəl ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd wɪr ʃʊr ðət ˈmɛni ˈsoʊˈkɔld bɪr ˈpjʊrɪsts wɪl kˈwɛʃən ɪts lɪˈʤɪtəməsi; bət wi kɛr mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈfridəm ðən ˈleɪbəlz. dɪˈvərsɪti meɪks ˈɛvriˌwən ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈrɪʧər." |
the more i read about the corruption in the veterans affairs system the more i am convinced that the whole thing should be scrapped. i mean how many scandals are we supposed to endure? every 3 months another example of blatant mismanagement and crony capitalism. how does one “lose” 30 cars?
now, most of the problem lay with the massive bureaucracy of the system but the attached story reminds me of a joke i just heard. and before i repeat it i will say that the joke probably fair. i am sure there are many committed and very hard working nurses within the. in fact positive of it. but get the point.
q. the difference between a nurse and bullet?
a. a bullet can draw blood. a bullet only kills one person. a bullet can be fired.
(from the daily caller) department of veterans affairs (va) bosses fired an employee for reporting a hospital lost 30 of its 88 vehicles and official credit cards intended for the fleet had been misused. robert, manager at the greater los angeles, fired anthony salazar after salazar tried to bring the theft to light. the department convened an “administrative investigation board” (aib) that resulted in “a letter of counseling” to for mismanaging the motor pool. then fired salazar several months later.
click here for the article. | ðə mɔr aɪ rɛd əˈbaʊt ðə kərˈəpʃən ɪn ðə ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz ˈsɪstəm ðə mɔr aɪ æm kənˈvɪnst ðət ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ʃʊd bi skræpt. aɪ min haʊ ˈmɛni ˈskændəlz ər wi səˈpoʊzd tɪ ɪnˈdʊr? ˈɛvəri 3 mənθs əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈbleɪtənt mɪsˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈkroʊni ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. haʊ dɪz wən ““lose”*” 30 kɑz? naʊ, moʊst əv ðə ˈprɑbləm leɪ wɪθ ðə ˈmæsɪv bjʊˈrɑkrəsi əv ðə ˈsɪstəm bət ðə əˈtæʧt ˈstɔri riˈmaɪndz mi əv ə ʤoʊk aɪ ʤɪst hərd. ənd ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ rɪˈpit ɪt aɪ wɪl seɪ ðət ðə ʤoʊk ˈprɑbəˌbli fɛr. aɪ æm ʃʊr ðɛr ər ˈmɛni kəˈmɪtɪd ənd ˈvɛri hɑrd ˈwərkɪŋ ˈnərsɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə. ɪn fækt ˈpɑzətɪv əv ɪt. bət gɪt ðə pɔɪnt. kju. ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə nərs ənd ˈbʊlət? ə. ə ˈbʊlət kən drɔ bləd. ə ˈbʊlət ˈoʊnli kɪlz wən ˈpərsən. ə ˈbʊlət kən bi faɪərd. (frəm ðə ˈdeɪli ˈkɔlər) dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz (va*) ˈbɔsɪz faɪərd ən ɪmˈplɔɪi fər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl lɔst 30 əv ɪts 88 ˈviɪkəlz ənd əˈfɪʃəl ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrdz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ðə flit hæd bɪn mɪsˈjuzd. ˈrɑbərt, ˈmænɪʤər æt ðə ˈgreɪtər lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, faɪərd ˈænθɔˌni ˈsæləzɑr ˈæftər ˈsæləzɑr traɪd tɪ brɪŋ ðə θɛft tɪ laɪt. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt kənˈvind ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən board”*” (aib*) ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈlɛtər əv counseling”*” tɪ fər mɪsˈmænɪʤɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊtər pul. ðɛn faɪərd ˈsæləzɑr ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ˈleɪtər. klɪk hir fər ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl. |
two administrators' wives among those traveling on the university's tab
this aug. 28, 2014, photo shows the elliott tower on the campus of oakland university in oakland county. an event is scheduled for friday, sept. 19, 2014, to dedicate the bell tower in the heart of campus. (photo: oakland university / ap)
oakland university spent $155,000 to fly board members, administrators and other staff to florida in early february for a private board meeting and winter event for donors at a gulf coast resort, according to more than 700 pages of expense records obtained by the detroit free press.
among those flying down on the university's tab were the campus golf pro and the wives of the school's top two administrators.
the money for the trip came from various general fund budgets. the general fund is largely made up of money from state aid and tuition.
the trip came less than seven months after the rochester school raised tuition by% for the current school year, the largest percentage hike in that time period among 15 public universities. the hike exceeded a state tuition cap and forced ou to give up some state aid, but officials said they needed the money to adequately fund increasing needs for professors and infrastructure at the growing school.
in total, the university paid $88,000 for plane tickets, dining out and drinks and lodging for 42 university employees and board members to attend the two-day, private board retreat, followed by the annual two-day winter college attended by 110 employees, donors and alumni. officials spent another $62,000 on banquet rooms, conference rooms and catered meals at the resort.
among the expenses:
$1,600 for airfare and food for the wives of president george hynd and chief operating officer scott kunselman, a former board member.
$1,141, including $212 on liquor and wine, for a dinner attended by 13 people, including the school's provost and academic deans. guests at the dinner dined on oysters, $44 chilean sea bass and $40 scallops.
a watch party for an ou basketball game against youngstown state, at which athletic director jeff bought $79 worth of alcohol, for which he was reimbursed. has a special exemption from the university to purchase alcohol and be reimbursed.
the board retreat and winter college were held at the hyatt regency coconut point resort and spa in bonita springs, fla., a resort described on its website as being located on lush, tropical acres overlooking bay and the gulf of mexico.”
in an interview with the free press, hynd said he stands by the tuition hike noting more faculty have been hired and infrastructure improvements are ongoing but agreed the timing of the trip was bad.
detailing the charges
the administrators, deans and board members made their way from rochester to detroit metro airport in waves.
several carpooled, submitting one expense request for the nearly trip from campus to the airport and parking there.
others including hynd used a car service. hynd and his wife were driven in a sedan by transportation from their campus residence to the airport for $111.15, records show.
some folks, including board member ronald robinson, ask for any reimbursement for getting to the airport.
“i did not request any additional reimbursement for personal reasons,” he told the free press in an e-mail. “i think most if not all trustees incur miscellaneous expenses all the time in their duties as trustees and do not ask for reimbursement.”
ou ended up spending nearly $19,000 in airfare for 43 people to travel. hynd reimbursed the university for an upgrade to comfort class on delta.
hynd said having his wife and wife along was helpful.
“part of the first job is to represent the university,” hynd said. “she has no official role or job, but she is called on to represent the university.
“both my contract and mr. contract allow for (travel with their wives) when appropriate to further the work of the university.”
once in florida, the ou employees and board members used taxis, car services and rental cars to make their way to the hotel.
the school spent more than $51,000 on hotel rooms and charges to the room. some of the hotel charges were covered by the attendees, including a massage for the golf pro, who was flown to florida for a variety of events, including rounds of golf with donors.
the board retreat took place on feb. 3 and 4.
it was held behind closed doors, and board members and top administrators discussed various topics related to the future.
ou the only school to travel off campus for board retreats. the university of board of regents has traveled to new york and los angeles for board meetings and to spend time with donors. the free press has sued, claiming such meetings are a violation of the open meetings act. courts have so far sided with, saying boards can hold “informal” meetings behind closed doors. the case is expected to end up before the state supreme court.
those trips cost about $28,000 each. no money from the general fund, which comes from state aid and tuition, was used to pay for the trips.
ou's winter college took place from feb. 4-feb. 6 and offered a chance for donors and alumni to hear from various deans and other school employees about the school.
“we knew that the provost was going to have a retreat with the deans around this time and we thought we would have them come in and give updates to winter college attendees about what was going on in their colleges,” hynd said. “it was very well received.”
the winter college also was a chance for the university to hit attendees up for donations. more than $2.7 million in "asks" were made during the entire trip, hynd said.
'doesn't smell right'
last july, when ou announced it was hiking tuition%, tim was upset. the has a son entering his junior year at ou, a daughter at western michigan university and a son who is a junior in high school.
“we’ve carefully planned out budgets and tried to help our kids with the cost so they get buried in student loans,” said, recently while on campus waiting for his son. “that big of an increase all at once just meant my son had to borrow more money. i think they needed to raise it this much.”
as for this trip?
“i know $100k is probably just a drop in the bucket in terms of their overall budget, but it just rubs me the wrong way. a trip to florida after asking us to pay more? just smell right.”
hynd understands that.
“i agree that the timing was not optimal,” he said. “it is very likely that next winter college will be substantially different.
“what we look at (with the trip) is return on investment. it will take a while to see exactly what that return is. it can take a while for gifts to come through.
“we made $2.7 million worth of asks. if half the asks we made come to fruition, that will be good.”
contact david jesse: or djesse@freepress.com. follow him on twitter: @reporterdavidj.
read or share this story: | tu ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz' waɪvz əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌjunəˈvərsətiz tæb ðɪs ˈɔgəst. 28 2014 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃoʊz ðə ˈɛliət taʊər ɔn ðə ˈkæmpəs əv ˈoʊklənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈoʊklənd ˈkaʊnti. ən ɪˈvɛnt ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, sɛpt. 19 2014 tɪ ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt ðə bɛl taʊər ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ˈkæmpəs. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈoʊklənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌeɪˈpi) ˈoʊklənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti spɛnt tɪ flaɪ bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz, ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ənd ˈəðər stæf tɪ ˈflɔrɪdə ɪn ˈərli ˈfɛbruˌɛri fər ə ˈpraɪvət bɔrd ˈmitɪŋ ənd ˈwɪntər ɪˈvɛnt fər ˈdoʊnərz æt ə gəlf koʊst rɪˈzɔrt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ mɔr ðən 700 ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ɪkˈspɛns ˈrɛkərdz əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt fri prɛs. əˈməŋ ðoʊz flaɪɪŋ daʊn ɔn ðə ˌjunəˈvərsətiz tæb wər ðə ˈkæmpəs gɔlf proʊ ənd ðə waɪvz əv ðə skulz tɔp tu ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz. ðə ˈməni fər ðə trɪp keɪm frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈʤɛnərəl fənd ˈbəʤɪts. ðə ˈʤɛnərəl fənd ɪz ˈlɑrʤli meɪd əp əv ˈməni frəm steɪt eɪd ənd tjuˈɪʃən. ðə trɪp keɪm lɛs ðən ˈsɛvən mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈrɑˌʧɛstər skul reɪzd tjuˈɪʃən baɪ fər ðə ˈkɑrənt skul jɪr, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst pərˈsɛnɪʤ haɪk ɪn ðət taɪm ˈpɪriəd əˈməŋ 15 ˈpəblɪk ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. ðə haɪk ɪkˈsidɪd ə steɪt tjuˈɪʃən kæp ənd fɔrst u tɪ gɪv əp səm steɪt eɪd, bət əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ðə ˈməni tɪ ˈædəkwɪtli fənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ nidz fər prəˈfɛsərz ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər æt ðə groʊɪŋ skul. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti peɪd fər pleɪn ˈtɪkɪts, ˈdaɪnɪŋ aʊt ənd drɪŋks ənd ˈlɑʤɪŋ fər 42 ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ˈtuˌdeɪ, ˈpraɪvət bɔrd riˈtrit, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə ˈænjuəl ˈtuˌdeɪ ˈwɪntər ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈtɛndəd baɪ 110 ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ˈdoʊnərz ənd əˈləmˌnaɪ. əˈfɪʃəlz spɛnt əˈnəðər ɔn ˈbæŋkwət rumz, ˈkɑnfərəns rumz ənd ˈkeɪtərd milz æt ðə rɪˈzɔrt. əˈməŋ ðə ɪkˈspɛnsɪz: fər ˈɛrˌfɛr ənd fud fər ðə waɪvz əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ hɪnd ənd ʧif ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər skɑt ˈkənsəlmən, ə ˈfɔrmər bɔrd ˈmɛmbər. ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 212 ɔn ˈlɪkər ənd waɪn, fər ə ˈdɪnər əˈtɛndəd baɪ 13 ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə skulz ˈproʊvoʊst ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk dinz. gɛsts æt ðə ˈdɪnər daɪnd ɔn ˈɔɪstərz, 44 ˈʧɪliən si bæs ənd 40 ˈskæləps. ə wɔʧ ˈpɑrti fər ən u ˈbæskətˌbɔl geɪm əˈgɛnst ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn steɪt, æt wɪʧ æθˈlɛtɪk dɪˈrɛktər ʤɛf bɔt 79 wərθ əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, fər wɪʧ hi wɑz ˌriɪmˈbərst. həz ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪgˈzɛmpʃən frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd bi ˌriɪmˈbərst. ðə bɔrd riˈtrit ənd ˈwɪntər ˈkɑlɪʤ wər hɛld æt ðə haɪət ˈriʤənsi ˈkoʊkəˌnət pɔɪnt rɪˈzɔrt ənd spɑ ɪn boʊˈnitə spərɪŋz, fla*., ə rɪˈzɔrt dɪˈskraɪbd ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɛz biɪŋ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ləʃ, ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˈeɪkərz ˈoʊvərˌlʊkɪŋ beɪ ənd ðə gəlf əv mexico.”*.” ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə fri prɛs, hɪnd sɛd hi stændz baɪ ðə tjuˈɪʃən haɪk ˈnoʊtɪŋ mɔr ˈfækəlti hæv bɪn haɪərd ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ər ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ bət əˈgrid ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv ðə trɪp wɑz bæd. dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðə ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz, dinz ənd bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz meɪd ðɛr weɪ frəm ˈrɑˌʧɛstər tɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn weɪvz. ˈsɛvərəl carpooled*, səbˈmɪtɪŋ wən ɪkˈspɛns rɪkˈwɛst fər ðə ˈnɪrli trɪp frəm ˈkæmpəs tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ənd ˈpɑrkɪŋ ðɛr. ˈəðərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪnd juzd ə kɑr ˈsərvɪs. hɪnd ənd hɪz waɪf wər ˈdrɪvən ɪn ə səˈdæn baɪ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən frəm ðɛr ˈkæmpəs ˈrɛzɪdəns tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt fər ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. səm foʊks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bɔrd ˈmɛmbər ˈrɑnəld ˈrɑbənsən, æsk fər ˈɛni ˌriɪmˈbərsmənt fər ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt. dɪd nɑt rɪkˈwɛst ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ˌriɪmˈbərsmənt fər ˈpərsɪnəl reasons,”*,” hi toʊld ðə fri prɛs ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl. θɪŋk moʊst ɪf nɑt ɔl ˌtrəˈstiz ˌɪnˈkər ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ɔl ðə taɪm ɪn ðɛr ˈdutiz ɛz ˌtrəˈstiz ənd du nɑt æsk fər reimbursement.”*.” u ˈɛndɪd əp ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈnɪrli ɪn ˈɛrˌfɛr fər 43 ˈpipəl tɪ ˈtrævəl. hɪnd ˌriɪmˈbərst ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ən ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ ˈkəmfərt klæs ɔn ˈdɛltə. hɪnd sɛd ˈhævɪŋ hɪz waɪf ənd waɪf əˈlɔŋ wɑz ˈhɛlpfəl. əv ðə fərst ʤɑb ɪz tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə university,”*,” hɪnd sɛd. həz noʊ əˈfɪʃəl roʊl ər ʤɑb, bət ʃi ɪz kɔld ɔn tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. maɪ ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈkɑnˌtrækt əˈlaʊ fər (ˈtrævəl wɪθ ðɛr waɪvz) wɪn əˈproʊpriˌeɪt tɪ ˈfərðər ðə wərk əv ðə university.”*.” wəns ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, ðə u ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz juzd ˈtæksiz, kɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈrɛntəl kɑz tɪ meɪk ðɛr weɪ tɪ ðə hoʊˈtɛl. ðə skul spɛnt mɔr ðən ɔn hoʊˈtɛl rumz ənd ˈʧɑrʤɪz tɪ ðə rum. səm əv ðə hoʊˈtɛl ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər ˈkəvərd baɪ ðə əˈtɛnˈdiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə məˈsɑʒ fər ðə gɔlf proʊ, hu wɑz floʊn tɪ ˈflɔrɪdə fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ɪˈvɛnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ raʊnz əv gɔlf wɪθ ˈdoʊnərz. ðə bɔrd riˈtrit tʊk pleɪs ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 3 ənd 4 ɪt wɑz hɛld bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔrz, ənd bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ənd tɔp ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz dɪˈskəst ˈvɛriəs ˈtɑpɪks rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər. u ðə ˈoʊnli skul tɪ ˈtrævəl ɔf ˈkæmpəs fər bɔrd riˈtrits. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv bɔrd əv ˈriʤənts həz ˈtrævəld tɪ nu jɔrk ənd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs fər bɔrd ˈmitɪŋz ənd tɪ spɛnd taɪm wɪθ ˈdoʊnərz. ðə fri prɛs həz sud, ˈkleɪmɪŋ səʧ ˈmitɪŋz ər ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈoʊpən ˈmitɪŋz ækt. kɔrts hæv soʊ fɑr ˈsaɪdɪd wɪθ, seɪɪŋ bɔrdz kən hoʊld ““informal”*” ˈmitɪŋz bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔrz. ðə keɪs ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ɛnd əp ˌbiˈfɔr ðə steɪt səˈprim kɔrt. ðoʊz trɪps kɔst əˈbaʊt iʧ. noʊ ˈməni frəm ðə ˈʤɛnərəl fənd, wɪʧ kəmz frəm steɪt eɪd ənd tjuˈɪʃən, wɑz juzd tɪ peɪ fər ðə trɪps. ˈwɪntər ˈkɑlɪʤ tʊk pleɪs frəm ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 4-feb*. 6 ənd ˈɔfərd ə ʧæns fər ˈdoʊnərz ənd əˈləmˌnaɪ tɪ hir frəm ˈvɛriəs dinz ənd ˈəðər skul ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈbaʊt ðə skul. nu ðət ðə ˈproʊvoʊst wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə riˈtrit wɪθ ðə dinz əraʊnd ðɪs taɪm ənd wi θɔt wi wʊd hæv ðɛm kəm ɪn ənd gɪv ˈəpˌdeɪts tɪ ˈwɪntər ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈtɛnˈdiz əˈbaʊt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ðɛr colleges,”*,” hɪnd sɛd. wɑz ˈvɛri wɛl received.”*.” ðə ˈwɪntər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ə ʧæns fər ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ hɪt əˈtɛnˈdiz əp fər doʊˈneɪʃənz. mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ɪn "æsks" wər meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər trɪp, hɪnd sɛd. 'ˈdəzənt smɛl raɪt' læst ˌʤuˈlaɪ, wɪn u əˈnaʊnst ɪt wɑz ˈhaɪkɪŋ tjuˈɪʃən tɪm wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt. ðə həz ə sən ˈɛnərɪŋ hɪz ˈʤunjər jɪr æt u, ə ˈdɔtər æt ˈwɛstərn ˈmɪʃɪgən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ə sən hu ɪz ə ˈʤunjər ɪn haɪ skul. ˈkɛrfəli plænd aʊt ˈbəʤɪts ənd traɪd tɪ hɛlp ɑr kɪdz wɪθ ðə kɔst soʊ ðeɪ gɪt ˈbɛrid ɪn ˈstudənt loans,”*,” sɛd, ˈrisəntli waɪl ɔn ˈkæmpəs ˈweɪtɪŋ fər hɪz sən. bɪg əv ən ˌɪnˈkris ɔl æt wəns ʤɪst mɛnt maɪ sən hæd tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ mɔr ˈməni. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ reɪz ɪt ðɪs much.”*.” ɛz fər ðɪs trɪp? noʊ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ʤɪst ə drɔp ɪn ðə ˈbəkɪt ɪn tərmz əv ðɛr ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈbəʤɪt, bət ɪt ʤɪst rəbz mi ðə rɔŋ weɪ. ə trɪp tɪ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈæftər ˈæskɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ peɪ mɔr? ʤɪst smɛl right.”*.” hɪnd ˌəndərˈstændz ðət. əˈgri ðət ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ wɑz nɑt optimal,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪz ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli ðət nɛkst ˈwɪntər ˈkɑlɪʤ wɪl bi səbˈstænʃəli ˈdɪfərənt. wi lʊk æt (wɪθ ðə trɪp) ɪz rɪˈtərn ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ɪt wɪl teɪk ə waɪl tɪ si ɪgˈzæktli wət ðət rɪˈtərn ɪz. ɪt kən teɪk ə waɪl fər gɪfts tɪ kəm θru. meɪd ˈmɪljən wərθ əv æsks. ɪf hæf ðə æsks wi meɪd kəm tɪ fruˈɪʃən, ðət wɪl bi good.”*.” ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈdeɪvɪd ˈʤɛsi: ər djesse@freepress.com*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər: @reporterdavidj*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri: |
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application design with
how to design applications with: making them modular, and best-practice. basic procedural, functional and aspects of the language are covered in 'accelerated' segments, however the focus is not but how to use it effectively. this course will serve in an 'intermediate to professional' fashion for current programmers or as an extremely accelerated introduction to for advanced programmers in other languages. start date: postponed (check back next week) end date: sunday august
lectures
no lectures added
prerequisites
knowledge of day-to-day would be extremely helpful. setting up a environment will not be covered, seek help elsewhere if you are new to. general programming knowledge in primarily procedural or languages is required. python, ruby, c++, c#, etc. are all suitable, however note that is a dynamic interpreted language.
syllabus
accelerated introduction to programming in procedural and functional programming in (5.3) design: separation of logic framework design accelerated introduction to programming: objects and classes design patterns design: separation of logic framework design practical implementation: a blog (possible: 11. a short introduction to popular frameworks) there are ten sessions in total, making this a course this may shorten or extend if necessary, however the entire syllabus - at least - will be covered.
additional information
a video lecture will be released on mondays with a follow-up workshop on the next sunday evening (gmt, afternoon est) via skype or possibly paltalk. i may or live and record, an announcement will be made in any case. at the end of the first lecture i will ask for people interested in marked assignments to email me (michael mjburgess.co.uk): the first twenty emails will be placed on an credit list, the next twenty will go on a priority list. assignments will be due any time monday. failure to hand in an assignment without notice will drop you off the credit list and i will upgrade a person on the priority list.
teacher qualifications | 227 ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈzaɪn wɪθ haʊ tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ: ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ˈmɑʤələr, ənd best-practice*. ˈbeɪsɪk prəˈsiʤərəl, ˈfəŋkʃənəl ənd ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ər ˈkəvərd ɪn 'ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd' ˌsɛgˈmɛnts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz nɑt bət haʊ tɪ juz ɪt ˈifɛktɪvli. ðɪs kɔrs wɪl sərv ɪn ən 'ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt tɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl' ˈfæʃən fər ˈkɑrənt ˈproʊˌgræmərz ər ɛz ən ɪkˈstrimli ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ fər ədˈvænst ˈproʊˌgræmərz ɪn ˈəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. stɑrt deɪt: poʊstˈpoʊnd (ʧɛk bæk nɛkst wik) ɛnd deɪt: ˈsənˌdi ˈɔgəst ˈlɛkʧərz noʊ ˈlɛkʧərz ˈædɪd priˈrɛkwəzəts ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ wʊd bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈhɛlpfəl. ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɪl nɑt bi ˈkəvərd, sik hɛlp ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪf ju ər nu tɪ. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈnɑlɪʤ ɪn praɪˈmɛrəli prəˈsiʤərəl ər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ɪz rikˈwaɪərd. ˈpaɪθɑn, ˈrubi, si++, si#, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ər ɔl ˈsutəbəl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər noʊt ðət ɪz ə daɪˈnæmɪk ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ˈsɪləbəs ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪn prəˈsiʤərəl ənd ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ɪn dɪˈzaɪn: ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv ˈlɑʤɪk ˈfreɪmˌwərk dɪˈzaɪn ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ: ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd ˈklæsɪz dɪˈzaɪn ˈpætərnz dɪˈzaɪn: ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv ˈlɑʤɪk ˈfreɪmˌwərk dɪˈzaɪn ˈpræktɪkəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən: ə blɔg (ˈpɑsəbəl: 11 ə ʃɔrt ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ˈpɑpjələr ˈfreɪmˌwərks) ðɛr ər tɛn ˈsɛʃənz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ə kɔrs ðɪs meɪ ˈʃɔrtən ər ɪkˈstɛnd ɪf ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɪləbəs æt list wɪl bi ˈkəvərd. əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈlɛkʧər wɪl bi riˈlist ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪz wɪθ ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈwərkˌʃɑp ɔn ðə nɛkst ˈsənˌdi ˈivnɪŋ (gmt*, ˌæftərˈnun ɛst) ˈviə skaɪp ər ˈpɑsəbli paltalk*. aɪ meɪ ər lɪv ənd ˈrɛkərd, ən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɪl bi meɪd ɪn ˈɛni keɪs. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə fərst ˈlɛkʧər aɪ wɪl æsk fər ˈpipəl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn mɑrkt əˈsaɪnmənts tɪ iˈmeɪl mi (ˈmaɪkəl mjburgess.co.uk*): ðə fərst tˈwɛnti iˈmeɪlz wɪl bi pleɪst ɔn ən ˈkrɛdɪt lɪst, ðə nɛkst tˈwɛnti wɪl goʊ ɔn ə praɪˈɔrəti lɪst. əˈsaɪnmənts wɪl bi du ˈɛni taɪm ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈfeɪljər tɪ hænd ɪn ən əˈsaɪnmənt wɪˈθaʊt ˈnoʊtɪs wɪl drɔp ju ɔf ðə ˈkrɛdɪt lɪst ənd aɪ wɪl ˈəpˈgreɪd ə ˈpərsən ɔn ðə praɪˈɔrəti lɪst. ˈtiʧər kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃənz |
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approximately million indian soldiers served in world war one, and over of them lost their lives. but history has mostly forgotten these sacrifices, which were rewarded with broken promises of indian independence from the british government, writes.
exactly 100 years after the "guns of august" boomed across the european continent, the world has been extensively commemorating that seminal event. the great war, as it was called then, was described at the time as "the war to end all wars". ironically, the eruption of an even more destructive conflict 20 years after the end of this one meant that it is now known as the first world war. those who fought and died in the first world war would have had little idea that there would so soon be a second.
but while the war took the flower of europe's youth to its premature grave, snuffing out the lives of a generation of talented poets, artists, and others whose genius bled into the trenches, it also involved soldiers from faraway lands that had little to do with europe's bitter traditional hatreds.
the role and sacrifices of australians, new zealanders, canadians and south africans have been celebrated for some time in books and novels, and even rendered immortal on celluloid in films like. of the million indian troops who served in the conflict, however, you hear very little.
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shashi is a former minister in india's congress party and a former un diplomat. he is the author of a number of books on the history, culture, politics, and foreign policy of india.
delhi - parting words broadcasts on bbc radio the essay: world war one round the world on thursday 2 july at as part of a global partnership between the british council, bbc world service and bbc radio 3 called the war that changed the world. you can catch up via the bbc iplayer.
as many as indian soldiers died during the war and a comparable number were wounded. their stories, and their heroism, have long been omitted from popular histories of the war, or relegated to the footnotes.
india contributed a number of divisions and brigades to the european, mediterranean, mesopotamian, north african and east african theatres of war. in europe, indian soldiers were among the first victims who suffered the horrors of the trenches. they were killed in droves before the war was into its second year and bore the brunt of many a german offensive.
it was indian (junior soldiers) who stopped the german advance at in the autumn of 1914, soon after the war broke out, while the british were still recruiting and training their own forces. hundreds were killed in a gallant but futile engagement at chappelle. more than of them died at, thanks to churchill's folly. nearly indian (infantry privates) fought in mesopotamia against the ottoman empire, germany's ally, many of them indian muslims taking up arms against their in defence of the british empire.
the most painful experiences were those of soldiers fighting in the trenches of europe. letters sent by indian soldiers in france and belgium to their family members in their villages back home speak an evocative language of cultural dislocation and tragedy. "the shells are pouring like rain in the monsoon," declared one. "the corpses cover the country, like sheaves of harvested corn," wrote another.
image copyright image caption king george v inspecting indian troops at le in 1918
these men were undoubtedly heroes - into battle in unfamiliar lands, in harsh and cold climatic conditions they were neither used to nor prepared for, fighting an enemy of whom they had no knowledge, risking their lives every day for little more than pride. yet they were destined to remain largely unknown once the war was over: neglected by the british, for whom they fought, and ignored by their own country, from which they came.
part of the reason is that they were not fighting for their own country. none of the soldiers was a conscript - soldiering was their profession. they served the very british empire that was oppressing their own people back home.
the british raised men and money from india, as well as large supplies of food, cash and ammunition, collected both by british taxation of indians and from the nominally autonomous princely states. in return, the british had promised to deliver progressive to india at the end of the war. perhaps, had they kept that pledge, the sacrifices of india's first world war soldiers might have been seen in their homeland as a contribution to india's freedom.
but the british broke their word. mahatma gandhi, who returned to his homeland for good from south africa in january 1915, supported the war, as he had supported the british in the boer war. the great nobel poet,, was somewhat more sardonic about nationalism. "we, the famished, ragged of the east are to win freedom for all humanity!" he wrote during the war. "we have no word for 'nation' in our language."
india was wracked by high taxation to support the war and the high inflation accompanying it, while the disruption of trade caused by the conflict led to widespread economic losses - all this while the country was also reeling from a raging influenza epidemic that took many lives. but nationalists widely understood from british statements that at the end of the war india would receive the dominion status hitherto reserved for the "white commonwealth".
image copyright getty images image caption troops on the beach on cape as stores are being unloaded during the campaign
it was not to be. when the war ended in triumph for britain, india was denied its promised reward. instead of self-government, the british imposed the repressive act, which vested the government with extraordinary powers to quell "sedition" against the empire by silencing and censoring the press, detaining political activists without trial, and arresting without a warrant any individuals suspected of treason against the empire. public protests against this draconian legislation were quelled ruthlessly. the worst incident was the massacre of april 1919, when reginald dyer ordered his troops to fire without warning on unarmed and non-violent men, women and children demonstrating peacefully in an enclosed garden in amritsar, killing as many as and wounding up to.
the fact that dyer was hailed as a hero by the british, who raised a handsome purse to reward him for his deed, marked the final rupture between british imperialism and its indian subjects. sir returned his knighthood to the british in protest against "the helplessness of our position as british subjects in india". he did not want a "badge of honour" in "the incongruous context of humiliation".
with british perfidy providing such a sour ending to the narrative of a war in which india had given its all and been spurned in return, indian nationalists felt that the country had nothing to thank its soldiers for. they had merely gone abroad to serve their foreign masters. losing your life or limb in a foreign war fought at the behest of your colonial rulers was an occupational hazard - it did not qualify to be hailed as a form of national service.
image copyright british library image caption english and indian soldiers of the cavalry brigade relaxing in a farmyard at hq, 1915
or so most indian nationalists thought, and they allowed the heroism of their compatriots to be forgotten. when the world commemorated the anniversary of the first world war in 1964, there was scarcely a mention of india's soldiers anywhere, least of all in india.
india's absence from the commemorations, and its failure to honour the dead, were not a major surprise. nor was the lack of first world war memorials in the country: the general feeling was that india, then freshly freed from the imperial yoke, was ashamed of its soldiers' participation in a colonial war and saw nothing to celebrate.
the british, however, went ahead and commemorated the war by constructing the triumphal arch known as india gate in new delhi. india gate, built in 1931, is a popular monument, visited by hundreds daily who have no idea that it commemorates the indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting in world war one.
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in the absence of a national war memorial, many indians like myself see it as the only venue to pay homage to those who have lost their lives in more recent conflicts. i have stood there many times, on the anniversaries of wars with china and pakistan, and bowed my head without a thought for the men who died in foreign fields a century ago.
as a member of parliament, i twice raised the demand for a national war memorial (after a visit to the hugely impressive australian one in canberra) and was told there were no plans to construct one here. it was therefore personally satisfying to me, and to many of my compatriots, when the government of india announced in its budget for its intention finally to create a national war memorial. we are not a terribly militaristic society, but for a nation that has fought many wars and shed the blood of many heroes, and whose resolve may yet be tested in conflicts to come, it seems odd that there is no memorial to commemorate, honour and preserve the memories of those who have fought for india.
the centenary is finally forcing a rethink. remarkable photographs have been unearthed of indian soldiers in europe and the middle east, and these are enjoying a new lease of life online. looking at them, i find it impossible not to be moved - these young men, visibly so alien to their surroundings, some about to head off for battle, others nursing terrible wounds. my favourite picture is of a bearded and indian soldier on horseback in mesopotamia in 1918, leaning over in his saddle to give his rations to a starving local peasant girl. this spirit of compassion has been repeatedly expressed by indian peacekeeping units in united nations operations since, from helping lebanese civilians in the indian field hospital to treating the camels of somali nomads during the un operation there. it embodies the ethos the indian brings to soldiering, whether at home or abroad.
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for many indians, curiosity has overcome the fading resentments of british exploitation. we are beginning to see the soldiers of world war one as human beings, who took the spirit of their country to battlefields abroad. the centre for armed forces historical research in delhi is painstakingly working to retrieve memorabilia of that era and reconstruct the forgotten story of the million indian soldiers who served in the first world war. some of the letters are unbearably poignant, especially those urging relatives back home not to commit the folly of enlisting in this futile cause. others hint at delights officialdom frowned upon - some indian soldiers' appreciative comments about the receptivity of to their attentions, for instance.
astonishingly, almost no fiction has emerged from or about the perspective of the indian troops. an exception is raj across the black waters, the tale of a sepoy, lalu, dispossessed from his land, fighting in a war he cannot understand, only to return to his village to find he has lost everything and everyone who mattered to him. the only other novel i have read about indians in the war, john masters' the ravi lancers, inevitably is a account, culminating in an indian unit deciding to fight on in europe "because we gave our word to serve".
dear father...
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this letter was written by an indian soldier, ram singh (soldier in the rifles) from the kitchener indian hospital in brighton, to his father. the original letter (pictured) was censored and is held by professor yadav, gurgaon/india. the british library has put the translations of a number of letters from indian soldiers online, including this one.
ram singh acknowledges that letters are being censored. "we're not allowed to write about the war," he writes. he complains how difficult the war was proving to be. he writes that the information printed in the newspapers was lies, implying that the stories of progress made in capturing ground were exaggerated, when in fact they had "only captured 400 yards of trenches".
source: british library
but indian literature touched the war experience in one tragic tale. when the great british poet wilfred owen (author of the greatest poem in the english language, dulce et decorum est) was to return to the front to give his life in the futile first world war, he recited's parting words to his mother as his last goodbye. when he was so tragically and killed, owen's mother found's poem copied out in her son's hand in his diary:
when i go from hence
let this be my parting word,
that what i have seen is unsurpassable.
i have tasted of the hidden honey of this lotus
that expands on the ocean of light,
and thus am i blessed
---let this be my parting word.
in this playhouse of infinite forms
i have had my play
and here have i caught sight of him that is formless.
my whole body and my limbs
have thrilled with his touch who is beyond touch;
and if the end comes here, let it come
- let this be my parting word.
the commonwealth war graves commission maintains war cemeteries in india, mostly commemorating the second world war rather than the first. the most famous epitaph of them all is inscribed at the war cemetery in north-east india. it reads, "when you go home, tell them of us and say/ for your tomorrow, we gave our today".
the indian soldiers who died in the first world war could make no such claim. they gave their "todays" for someone else's "yesterdays". they left behind orphans, but history has orphaned them as well. as imperialism has bitten the dust, it is recalled increasingly for its repression and racism, and its soldiers, when not reviled, are largely regarded as having served an unworthy cause.
but they were men who did their duty, as they saw it. and they were indians. it is a matter of quiet satisfaction that their overdue rehabilitation has now begun.
subscribe to the bbc news magazine's email newsletter to get articles sent to your inbox. | ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt əˈprɑksəmətli ˈmɪljən ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz sərvd ɪn wərld wɔr wən, ənd ˈoʊvər əv ðɛm lɔst ðɛr lɪvz. bət ˈhɪstəri həz ˈmoʊstli fərˈgɑtən ðiz ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz, wɪʧ wər rɪˈwɔrdɪd wɪθ ˈbroʊkən ˈprɑməsəz əv ˈɪndiən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt, raɪts. ɪgˈzæktli 100 jɪrz ˈæftər ðə "gənz əv ˈɔgəst" bumd əˈkrɔs ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkɑntənənt, ðə wərld həz bɪn ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪŋ ðət ˈsɛmənəl ɪˈvɛnt. ðə greɪt wɔr, ɛz ɪt wɑz kɔld ðɛn, wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd æt ðə taɪm ɛz "ðə wɔr tɪ ɛnd ɔl wɔrz". aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən əv ən ˈivɪn mɔr dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈkɑnflɪkt 20 jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs wən mɛnt ðət ɪt ɪz naʊ noʊn ɛz ðə fərst wərld wɔr. ðoʊz hu fɔt ənd daɪd ɪn ðə fərst wərld wɔr wʊd hæv hæd ˈlɪtəl aɪˈdiə ðət ðɛr wʊd soʊ sun bi ə ˈsɛkənd. bət waɪl ðə wɔr tʊk ðə flaʊər əv ˈjʊrəps juθ tɪ ɪts ˌpriməˈʧʊr greɪv, sˈnəfɪŋ aʊt ðə lɪvz əv ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈtæləntɪd poʊəts, ˈɑrtɪsts, ənd ˈəðərz huz ˈʤinjəs blɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈtrɛnʧɪz, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈsoʊlʤərz frəm ˈfɑrəˈweɪ lændz ðət hæd ˈlɪtəl tɪ du wɪθ ˈjʊrəps ˈbɪtər trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈheɪtrədz. ðə roʊl ənd ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz əv ɔˈstreɪljənz, nu ˈziləndərz, kəˈneɪdiənz ənd saʊθ ˈæfrɪkənz hæv bɪn ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd fər səm taɪm ɪn bʊks ənd ˈnɑvəlz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈrɛndərd ˌɪˈmɔrtəl ɔn ˈsɛləˌlɔɪd ɪn fɪlmz laɪk. əv ðə ˈmɪljən ˈɪndiən trups hu sərvd ɪn ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju hir ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl. faɪnd aʊt mɔr ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ˈɪndiəz ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈpɑrti ənd ə ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛn ˈdɪpləˌmæt. hi ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv ə ˈnəmbər əv bʊks ɔn ðə ˈhɪstəri, ˈkəlʧər, ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ənd ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi əv ˈɪndiə. ˈdɛli ˈpɑrtɪŋ wərdz ˈbrɔdˌkæsts ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ðə ˈɛˌseɪ: wərld wɔr wən raʊnd ðə wərld ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ 2 ˌʤuˈlaɪ æt ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl, ˌbibiˈsi wərld ˈsərvɪs ənd ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 3 kɔld ðə wɔr ðət ʧeɪnʤd ðə wərld. ju kən kæʧ əp ˈviə ðə ˌbibiˈsi iplayer*. ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr ənd ə ˈkɑmprəbəl ˈnəmbər wər ˈwundɪd. ðɛr ˈstɔriz, ənd ðɛr ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm, hæv lɔŋ bɪn oʊˈmɪtɪd frəm ˈpɑpjələr ˈhɪstəriz əv ðə wɔr, ər ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈfʊtˌnoʊts. ˈɪndiə kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈvɪʒənz ənd brɪˈgeɪdz tɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən, ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən, ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiən, nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ənd ist ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈθiətərz əv wɔr. ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz wər əˈməŋ ðə fərst ˈvɪktɪmz hu ˈsəfərd ðə ˈhɔrərz əv ðə ˈtrɛnʧɪz. ðeɪ wər kɪld ɪn droʊvz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wɔr wɑz ˈɪntu ɪts ˈsɛkənd jɪr ənd bɔr ðə brənt əv ˈmɛni ə ˈʤərmən əˈfɛnsɪv. ɪt wɑz ˈɪndiən (ˈʤunjər ˈsoʊlʤərz) hu stɑpt ðə ˈʤərmən ədˈvæns æt ɪn ðə ˈɔtəm əv 1914 sun ˈæftər ðə wɔr broʊk aʊt, waɪl ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ wər stɪl rɪˈkrutɪŋ ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈhənərdz wər kɪld ɪn ə ˈgælənt bət fˈjutəl ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt æt ʃəˈpɛl. mɔr ðən əv ðɛm daɪd æt, θæŋks tɪ ˈʧərʧɪlz ˈfɑli. ˈnɪrli ˈɪndiən (ˈɪnfəntri ˈpraɪvəts) fɔt ɪn ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪər, ˈʤərməniz ˈælaɪ, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ˈɪndiən ˈməzlɪmz ˈteɪkɪŋ əp ɑrmz əˈgɛnst ðɛr ɪn dɪˈfɛns əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪər. ðə moʊst ˈpeɪnfəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wər ðoʊz əv ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈtrɛnʧɪz əv ˈjʊrəp. ˈlɛtərz sɛnt baɪ ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn fræns ənd ˈbɛlʤəm tɪ ðɛr ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz bæk hoʊm spik ən ɪˈvɑkətɪv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˈkəlʧərəl dɪsˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈtræʤədi. "ðə ʃɛlz ər ˈpɔrɪŋ laɪk reɪn ɪn ðə mɑnˈsun," dɪˈklɛrd wən. "ðə ˈkɔrpsɪz ˈkəvər ðə ˈkəntri, laɪk ʃivz əv ˈhɑrvəstɪd kɔrn," roʊt əˈnəðər. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən kɪŋ ʤɔrʤ vi ˌɪnˈspɛktɪŋ ˈɪndiən trups æt lə ɪn 1918 ðiz mɛn wər ənˈdaʊtɪdli ˈhɪroʊz ˈɪntu ˈbætəl ɪn ˌənfəˈmɪljər lændz, ɪn hɑrʃ ənd koʊld klaɪˈmætɪk kənˈdɪʃənz ðeɪ wər ˈniðər juzd tɪ nɔr priˈpɛrd fər, ˈfaɪtɪŋ ən ˈɛnəmi əv hum ðeɪ hæd noʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ, ˈrɪskɪŋ ðɛr lɪvz ˈɛvəri deɪ fər ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən praɪd. jɛt ðeɪ wər ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈlɑrʤli ənˈnoʊn wəns ðə wɔr wɑz ˈoʊvər: nɪˈglɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ, fər hum ðeɪ fɔt, ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈkəntri, frəm wɪʧ ðeɪ keɪm. pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən ɪz ðət ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðɛr oʊn ˈkəntri. nən əv ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz wɑz ə ˈkɑnˌskrɪpt ˈsoʊlʤərɪŋ wɑz ðɛr prəˈfɛʃən. ðeɪ sərvd ðə ˈvɛri ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪər ðət wɑz əˈprɛsɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈpipəl bæk hoʊm. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ reɪzd mɛn ənd ˈməni frəm ˈɪndiə, ɛz wɛl ɛz lɑrʤ səˈplaɪz əv fud, kæʃ ənd ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən, kəˈlɛktəd boʊθ baɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ tækˈseɪʃən əv ˈɪndiənz ənd frəm ðə ˈnɑmənəli ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈprɪnsli steɪts. ɪn rɪˈtərn, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ hæd ˈprɑməst tɪ dɪˈlɪvər prəˈgrɛsɪv tɪ ˈɪndiə æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə wɔr. pərˈhæps, hæd ðeɪ kɛpt ðət plɛʤ, ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz əv ˈɪndiəz fərst wərld wɔr ˈsoʊlʤərz maɪt hæv bɪn sin ɪn ðɛr ˈhoʊmˌlænd ɛz ə ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˈɪndiəz ˈfridəm. bət ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ broʊk ðɛr wərd. məˈhɑtmə ˈgɑndi, hu rɪˈtərnd tɪ hɪz ˈhoʊmˌlænd fər gʊd frəm saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1915 səˈpɔrtɪd ðə wɔr, ɛz hi hæd səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɪn ðə bɔr wɔr. ðə greɪt noʊˈbɛl poʊət,, wɑz ˈsəmˈwət mɔr sɑrˈdɑnɪk əˈbaʊt ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm. "wi, ðə ˈfæmɪʃt, ˈrægəd əv ðə ist ər tɪ wɪn ˈfridəm fər ɔl juˈmænɪti!" hi roʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr. "wi hæv noʊ wərd fər 'ˈneɪʃən' ɪn ɑr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ." ˈɪndiə wɑz rækt baɪ haɪ tækˈseɪʃən tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə wɔr ənd ðə haɪ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ɪt, waɪl ðə dɪsˈrəpʃən əv treɪd kɔzd baɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt lɛd tɪ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈlɔsɪz ɔl ðɪs waɪl ðə ˈkəntri wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrilɪŋ frəm ə ˈreɪʤɪŋ ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ðət tʊk ˈmɛni lɪvz. bət ˈnæʃənəlɪsts ˈwaɪdli ˌəndərˈstʊd frəm ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsteɪtmənts ðət æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə wɔr ˈɪndiə wʊd rɪˈsiv ðə dəˈmɪnjən ˈstætəs ˈhɪˌðərˈtu rɪˈzərvd fər ðə "waɪt ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ". ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən trups ɔn ðə biʧ ɔn keɪp ɛz stɔrz ər biɪŋ ənˈloʊdɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪt wɑz nɑt tɪ bi. wɪn ðə wɔr ˈɛndɪd ɪn traɪəmf fər ˈbrɪtən, ˈɪndiə wɑz dɪˈnaɪd ɪts ˈprɑməst rɪˈwɔrd. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛlfˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ðə riˈprɛsɪv ækt, wɪʧ ˈvɛstɪd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪθ ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri paʊərz tɪ kwɛl "sɪˈdɪʃən" əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɛmpaɪər baɪ ˈsaɪlənsɪŋ ənd ˈsɛnsərɪŋ ðə prɛs, dɪˈteɪnɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈæktɪvɪsts wɪˈθaʊt traɪəl, ənd ərˈɛstɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈwɔrənt ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈtrizən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɛmpaɪər. ˈpəblɪk ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈgɛnst ðɪs drəˈkoʊniən ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wər kwɛld ˈruθləsli. ðə wərst ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ðə ˈmæsəkər əv ˈeɪprəl 1919 wɪn ˈrɛʤənəld daɪər ˈɔrdərd hɪz trups tɪ faɪər wɪˈθaʊt ˈwɔrnɪŋ ɔn əˈnɑrmd ənd nɑnˈvaɪələnt mɛn, ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ˈpisfəli ɪn ən ɪnˈkloʊzd ˈgɑrdən ɪn ˈæmrɪtˌsɑr, ˈkɪlɪŋ ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ənd ˈwundɪŋ əp tɪ ðə fækt ðət daɪər wɑz heɪld ɛz ə ˈhɪroʊ baɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ, hu reɪzd ə ˈhænsəm pərs tɪ rɪˈwɔrd ɪm fər hɪz did, mɑrkt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈrəpʧər bɪtˈwin ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm ənd ɪts ˈɪndiən ˈsəbʤɪkts. sər rɪˈtərnd hɪz ˈnaɪˌthʊd tɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst "ðə ˈhɛlpləsnəs əv ɑr pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsəbʤɪkts ɪn ˈɪndiə". hi dɪd nɑt wɔnt ə "bæʤ əv ˈɑnər" ɪn "ðə ˌɪŋˈkɔŋruəs ˈkɑntɛkst əv hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən". wɪθ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpərfɪdi prəˈvaɪdɪŋ səʧ ə saʊər ˈɛndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnɛrətɪv əv ə wɔr ɪn wɪʧ ˈɪndiə hæd ˈgɪvɪn ɪts ɔl ənd bɪn spərnd ɪn rɪˈtərn, ˈɪndiən ˈnæʃənəlɪsts fɛlt ðət ðə ˈkəntri hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ θæŋk ɪts ˈsoʊlʤərz fər. ðeɪ hæd ˈmɪrli gɔn əˈbrɔd tɪ sərv ðɛr ˈfɔrən ˈmæstərz. ˈluzɪŋ jʊr laɪf ər lɪm ɪn ə ˈfɔrən wɔr fɔt æt ðə bɪˈhɛst əv jʊr kəˈloʊniəl ˈrulərz wɑz ən ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənəl ˈhæzərd ɪt dɪd nɑt kˈwɑləˌfaɪ tɪ bi heɪld ɛz ə fɔrm əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈsərvɪs. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz əv ðə ˈkævəlri brɪˈgeɪd rɪˈlæksɪŋ ɪn ə ˈfɑrmˌjɑrd æt hq*, 1915 ər soʊ moʊst ˈɪndiən ˈnæʃənəlɪsts θɔt, ənd ðeɪ əˈlaʊd ðə ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm əv ðɛr kəmˈpeɪtriəts tɪ bi fərˈgɑtən. wɪn ðə wərld kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪd ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə fərst wərld wɔr ɪn 1964 ðɛr wɑz ˈskɛrsli ə ˈmɛnʃən əv ˈɪndiəz ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈɛniˌwɛr, list əv ɔl ɪn ˈɪndiə. ˈɪndiəz ˈæbsəns frəm ðə kəˌmɛmərˈeɪʃənz, ənd ɪts ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈɑnər ðə dɛd, wər nɑt ə ˈmeɪʤər səˈpraɪz. nɔr wɑz ðə læk əv fərst wərld wɔr məˈmɔriəlz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri: ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfilɪŋ wɑz ðət ˈɪndiə, ðɛn ˈfrɛʃli frid frəm ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl joʊk, wɑz əˈʃeɪmd əv ɪts ˈsoʊlʤərz' pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ə kəˈloʊniəl wɔr ənd sɔ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɛnt əˈhɛd ənd kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪd ðə wɔr baɪ kənˈstrəktɪŋ ðə traɪˈəmfəl ɑrʧ noʊn ɛz ˈɪndiə geɪt ɪn nu ˈdɛli. ˈɪndiə geɪt, bɪlt ɪn 1931 ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɑnjəmənt, ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ ˈhənərdz ˈdeɪli hu hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə ðət ɪt kəˈmɛmərˌeɪts ðə ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz hu lɔst ðɛr lɪvz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn wərld wɔr wən. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈɪndiə geɪt məˈmɔriəl tɪ ˈsoʊlʤərz, ˈdɛli ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ə ˈnæʃənəl wɔr məˈmɔriəl, ˈmɛni ˈɪndiənz laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf si ɪt ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈvɛnju tɪ peɪ ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðoʊz hu hæv lɔst ðɛr lɪvz ɪn mɔr ˈrisənt ˈkɑnflɪkts. aɪ hæv stʊd ðɛr ˈmɛni taɪmz, ɔn ðə ˌænəˈvərsəriz əv wɔrz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn, ənd boʊd maɪ hɛd wɪˈθaʊt ə θɔt fər ðə mɛn hu daɪd ɪn ˈfɔrən fildz ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ. ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt, aɪ twaɪs reɪzd ðə dɪˈmænd fər ə ˈnæʃənəl wɔr məˈmɔriəl (ˈæftər ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ˈhjuʤli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ɔˈstreɪljən wən ɪn ˌkænˈbɛrə) ənd wɑz toʊld ðɛr wər noʊ plænz tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt wən hir. ɪt wɑz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈpərsənəli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ tɪ mi, ənd tɪ ˈmɛni əv maɪ kəmˈpeɪtriəts, wɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈɪndiə əˈnaʊnst ɪn ɪts ˈbəʤɪt fər ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ˈfaɪnəli tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈnæʃənəl wɔr məˈmɔriəl. wi ər nɑt ə ˈtɛrəbli ˌmɪlɪtərˈɪstɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti, bət fər ə ˈneɪʃən ðət həz fɔt ˈmɛni wɔrz ənd ʃɛd ðə bləd əv ˈmɛni ˈhɪroʊz, ənd huz riˈzɑlv meɪ jɛt bi ˈtɛstɪd ɪn ˈkɑnflɪkts tɪ kəm, ɪt simz ɑd ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ məˈmɔriəl tɪ kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt, ˈɑnər ənd prɪˈzərv ðə ˈmɛməriz əv ðoʊz hu hæv fɔt fər ˈɪndiə. ðə ˈsɛntəˌnɛri ɪz ˈfaɪnəli ˈfɔrsɪŋ ə riˈθɪŋk. rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs hæv bɪn əˈnərθt əv ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ənd ðiz ər ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ə nu lis əv laɪf ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɛm, aɪ faɪnd ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl nɑt tɪ bi muvd ðiz jəŋ mɛn, ˈvɪzəbli soʊ ˈeɪliən tɪ ðɛr sərˈaʊndɪŋz, səm əˈbaʊt tɪ hɛd ɔf fər ˈbætəl, ˈəðərz ˈnərsɪŋ ˈtɛrəbəl wundz. maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpɪkʧər ɪz əv ə ˈbɪrdəd ənd ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤər ɔn ˈhɔrsˌbæk ɪn ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə ɪn 1918 ˈlinɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪn hɪz ˈsædəl tɪ gɪv hɪz ˈræʃənz tɪ ə ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈloʊkəl ˈpɛzənt gərl. ðɪs ˈspɪrɪt əv kəmˈpæʃən həz bɪn rɪˈpitɪdli ɪkˈsprɛst baɪ ˈɪndiən ˈpiˌskipɪŋ ˈjunɪts ɪn juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz sɪns, frəm ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈlɛbəˌniz səˈvɪljənz ɪn ðə ˈɪndiən fild ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tɪ ˈtritɪŋ ðə ˈkæməlz əv səˈmɑli ˈnoʊˌmædz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðɛr. ɪt ɛmˈbɑdiz ðə ˈiθɑs ðə ˈɪndiən brɪŋz tɪ ˈsoʊlʤərɪŋ, ˈwɛðər æt hoʊm ər əˈbrɔd. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈɪndiən hænz ˈræʃənz tɪ ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪn gərlz fər ˈmɛni ˈɪndiənz, ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti həz ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˈfeɪdɪŋ rɪˈzɛntmənts əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən. wi ər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ si ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz əv wərld wɔr wən ɛz ˈjumən biɪŋz, hu tʊk ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðɛr ˈkəntri tɪ ˈbætəlˌfildz əˈbrɔd. ðə ˈsɛntər fər ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ɪn ˈdɛli ɪz ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtriv ˌmɛmərəˈbiljə əv ðət ˈɪrə ənd ˌrikənˈstrəkt ðə fərˈgɑtən ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈmɪljən ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz hu sərvd ɪn ðə fərst wərld wɔr. səm əv ðə ˈlɛtərz ər ənˈbɛrəbli ˈpɔɪnjənt, əˈspɛʃəli ðoʊz ˈərʤɪŋ ˈrɛlətɪvz bæk hoʊm nɑt tɪ kəˈmɪt ðə ˈfɑli əv ɛnˈlɪstɪŋ ɪn ðɪs fˈjutəl kɔz. ˈəðərz hɪnt æt dɪˈlaɪts əˈfɪʃəldəm fraʊnd əˈpɑn səm ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz' əˈpriʃjətɪv ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈriˌsɛpˈtɪvɪti əv tɪ ðɛr əˈtɛnʃənz, fər ˈɪnstəns. əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋli, ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ ˈfɪkʃən həz ˈimərʤd frəm ər əˈbaʊt ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə ˈɪndiən trups. ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən ɪz rɑʤ əˈkrɔs ðə blæk ˈwɔtərz, ðə teɪl əv ə sepoy*, lalu*, ˌdɪspəˈzɛst frəm hɪz lænd, ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ə wɔr hi ˈkænɑt ˌəndərˈstænd, ˈoʊnli tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ hɪz ˈvɪlɪʤ tɪ faɪnd hi həz lɔst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ənd ˈɛvriˌwən hu ˈmætərd tɪ ɪm. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈnɑvəl aɪ hæv rɛd əˈbaʊt ˈɪndiənz ɪn ðə wɔr, ʤɑn ˈmæstərz' ðə ˌrɑˈvi ˈlænsərz, ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ɪz ə əˈkaʊnt, ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɪndiən ˈjunɪt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ tɪ faɪt ɔn ɪn ˈjʊrəp "bɪˈkəz wi geɪv ɑr wərd tɪ sərv". dɪr ˈfɑðər... ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈəðər ðɪs ˈlɛtər wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ ən ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤər, ræm sɪŋ (ˈsoʊlʤər ɪn ðə ˈraɪfəlz) frəm ðə ˈkɪʧənər ˈɪndiən ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈbraɪtən, tɪ hɪz ˈfɑðər. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈlɛtər (ˈpɪkʧərd) wɑz ˈsɛnsərd ənd ɪz hɛld baɪ prəˈfɛsər yadav*, gurgaon/india*. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri həz pʊt ðə trænzˈleɪʃənz əv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɛtərz frəm ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðɪs wən. ræm sɪŋ ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðət ˈlɛtərz ər biɪŋ ˈsɛnsərd. "wɪr nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr," hi raɪts. hi kəmˈpleɪnz haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ðə wɔr wɑz ˈpruvɪŋ tɪ bi. hi raɪts ðət ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈprɪnɪd ɪn ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz wɑz laɪz, ˌɪmˈplaɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈstɔriz əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs meɪd ɪn ˈkæpʧərɪŋ graʊnd wər ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd, wɪn ɪn fækt ðeɪ hæd "ˈoʊnli ˈkæpʧərd 400 jɑrdz əv ˈtrɛnʧɪz". sɔrs: ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈlaɪbrɛˌri bət ˈɪndiən ˈlɪtərəʧər təʧt ðə wɔr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn wən ˈtræʤɪk teɪl. wɪn ðə greɪt ˈbrɪtɪʃ poʊət ˈwɪlfrɪd oʊən (ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst poʊəm ɪn ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, dəls ɛt dɪˈkɔrəm ɛst) wɑz tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə frənt tɪ gɪv hɪz laɪf ɪn ðə fˈjutəl fərst wərld wɔr, hi rəˈsaɪtəd ˈpɑrtɪŋ wərdz tɪ hɪz ˈməðər ɛz hɪz læst ˌgʊdˈbaɪ. wɪn hi wɑz soʊ ˈtræʤɪkli ənd kɪld, oʊənz ˈməðər faʊnd poʊəm ˈkɑpid aʊt ɪn hər sənz hænd ɪn hɪz ˈdaɪəri: wɪn aɪ goʊ frəm hɛns lɛt ðɪs bi maɪ ˈpɑrtɪŋ wərd, ðət wət aɪ hæv sin ɪz unsurpassable*. aɪ hæv ˈteɪstɪd əv ðə ˈhɪdən ˈhəni əv ðɪs ˈloʊtəs ðət ɪkˈspændz ɔn ðə ˈoʊʃən əv laɪt, ənd ðəs æm aɪ blɛst ---lɛt ðɪs bi maɪ ˈpɑrtɪŋ wərd. ɪn ðɪs ˈpleɪˌhaʊs əv ˈɪnfənət fɔrmz aɪ hæv hæd maɪ pleɪ ənd hir hæv aɪ kɔt saɪt əv ɪm ðət ɪz formless*. maɪ hoʊl ˈbɑdi ənd maɪ lɪmz hæv θrɪld wɪθ hɪz təʧ hu ɪz bɪɔnd təʧ; ənd ɪf ðə ɛnd kəmz hir, lɛt ɪt kəm lɛt ðɪs bi maɪ ˈpɑrtɪŋ wərd. ðə ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ wɔr greɪvz kəˈmɪʃən meɪnˈteɪnz wɔr ˈsɛməˌtɛriz ɪn ˈɪndiə, ˈmoʊstli kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr ˈrəðər ðən ðə fərst. ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈɛpəˌtæf əv ðɛm ɔl ɪz ˌɪnˈskraɪbd æt ðə wɔr ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri ɪn ˌnɔrˈθist ˈɪndiə. ɪt ridz, "wɪn ju goʊ hoʊm, tɛl ðɛm əv ˈjuˈɛs ənd seɪ/ fər jʊr təˈmɑˌroʊ, wi geɪv ɑr təˈdeɪ". ðə ˈɪndiən ˈsoʊlʤərz hu daɪd ɪn ðə fərst wərld wɔr kʊd meɪk noʊ səʧ kleɪm. ðeɪ geɪv ðɛr "ˈtudeɪz" fər ˈsəmˌwən ˈɛlsɪz "ˈjɛstərˌdeɪz". ðeɪ lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ˈɔrfənz, bət ˈhɪstəri həz ˈɔrfənd ðɛm ɛz wɛl. ɛz ˌɪmˈpɪriəˌlɪzəm həz ˈbɪtən ðə dəst, ɪt ɪz rɪˈkɔld ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli fər ɪts riˈprɛʃən ənd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, ənd ɪts ˈsoʊlʤərz, wɪn nɑt riˈvaɪld, ər ˈlɑrʤli rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ sərvd ən ənˈwərði kɔz. bət ðeɪ wər mɛn hu dɪd ðɛr ˈduti, ɛz ðeɪ sɔ ɪt. ənd ðeɪ wər ˈɪndiənz. ɪt ɪz ə ˈmætər əv kwaɪət ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən ðət ðɛr ˈoʊvərˈdu ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən həz naʊ ˈbeɪgən. səbˈskraɪb tɪ ðə ˌbibiˈsi nuz ˈmægəˌzinz iˈmeɪl ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ gɪt ˈɑrtɪkəlz sɛnt tɪ jʊr inbox*. |
soldiers of the people's liberation army of china at tiananmen square during a military parade in 2015 marking the anniversary of the end of world war ii. reuters amid a productive phone call between president donald trump and chinese president xi jinping, chinese media reported that chinese troops went to north korea's border.
both china and the us have pushed back on the claims of troops massing, however.
international observers fear that north korea may conduct another nuclear test this weekend on the anniversary of the founding of kim jong regime, but the us has broadcast loud and clear that nuclear posturing in the korean peninsula will no longer be tolerated.
in march, business insider talked to sim tack, a north korea expert at stratfor, a firm, who speculated how chinese forces could stop north korea's nuclear program without firing a shot.
tack predicted china would "definitely react to and try to prevent" a us strike on north korea. the us increasingly has touted military strikes as an option against the kim regime, even going as far as positioning an aircraft carrier off korea's coast.
"the overt presence of chinese forces would dissuade the us from going into that territory because they would run the risk of inviting that larger conflict themselves," tack said.
chinese forces in north korea would "be in a position to force a coup or force kim's hand" to disarm, tack said.
ultimately, china, north korea's biggest backer, would attempt "to make sure north korea still exists and serves chinese interests while it stops acting as a massive bullseye to the us," he added.
north korean leader kim jong un at the korean people's army tank crews' competition 2017.
in this way, china could preserve its buffer state from falling to western influence, prevent a us military strike on its borders, and even prevent a nuclear war.
besides its possible troop buildup, china also seems willing to apply pressure to the kim regime in other ways. last week, beijing ordered its customs authorities to reject coal imports from north korea a big hit to the regime's wallet, since coal makes up about 40% of its total exports. | ˈsoʊlʤərz əv ðə ˈpipəlz ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈɑrmi əv ˈʧaɪnə æt tiˈɛnænˌmɛn skwɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pəreɪd ɪn 2015 ˈmɑrkɪŋ ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə ɛnd əv wərld wɔr ii*. ˈrɔɪtərz əˈmɪd ə pərˈdəktɪv foʊn kɔl bɪtˈwin ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi jinping*, ʧaɪˈniz ˈmidiə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ʧaɪˈniz trups wɛnt tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˈbɔrdər. boʊθ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs hæv pʊʃt bæk ɔn ðə kleɪmz əv trups ˈmæsɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əbˈzərvərz fɪr ðət nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə meɪ ˈkɑndəkt əˈnəðər ˈnukliər tɛst ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɔn ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ əv kɪm ʤɔŋ rəˈʒim, bət ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz ˈbrɔdˌkæst laʊd ənd klɪr ðət ˈnukliər ˈpɑsʧərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌkɔˈriən pəˈnɪnsələ wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd. ɪn mɑrʧ, ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər tɔkt tɪ sɪm tæk, ə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈɛkspərt æt stratfor*, ə fərm, hu ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd haʊ ʧaɪˈniz ˈfɔrsɪz kʊd stɑp nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm wɪˈθaʊt ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ə ʃɑt. tæk prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈʧaɪnə wʊd "ˈdɛfənətli riækt tɪ ənd traɪ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt" ə ˈjuˈɛs straɪk ɔn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli həz ˈtaʊtɪd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri straɪks ɛz ən ˈɔpʃən əˈgɛnst ðə kɪm rəˈʒim, ˈivɪn goʊɪŋ ɛz fɑr ɛz pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ ən ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkɛriər ɔf ˌkɔˈriəz koʊst. "ðə ˈoʊvərt ˈprɛzəns əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈfɔrsɪz wʊd dɪsˈweɪd ðə ˈjuˈɛs frəm goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðət ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wʊd rən ðə rɪsk əv ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ðət ˈlɑrʤər ˈkɑnflɪkt ðɛmˈsɛlvz," tæk sɛd. ʧaɪˈniz ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wʊd "bi ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ fɔrs ə ku ər fɔrs kɪmz hænd" tɪ dɪˈsɑrm, tæk sɛd. ˈəltəmətli, ˈʧaɪnə, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriəz ˈbɪgəst ˈbækər, wʊd əˈtɛmpt "tɪ meɪk ʃʊr nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə stɪl ɪgˈzɪsts ənd sərvz ʧaɪˈniz ˈɪntərɪsts waɪl ɪt stɑps ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ə ˈmæsɪv ˈbulzaɪ tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs," hi ˈædɪd. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidər kɪm ʤɔŋ ˈjuˈɛn æt ðə ˌkɔˈriən ˈpipəlz ˈɑrmi tæŋk kruz' ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən 2017 ɪn ðɪs weɪ, ˈʧaɪnə kʊd prɪˈzərv ɪts ˈbəfər steɪt frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ tɪ ˈwɛstərn ˈɪnfluəns, prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri straɪk ɔn ɪts ˈbɔrdərz, ənd ˈivɪn prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈnukliər wɔr. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl trup ˈbɪlˌdəp, ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ simz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əˈplaɪ ˈprɛʃər tɪ ðə kɪm rəˈʒim ɪn ˈəðər weɪz. læst wik, ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈɔrdərd ɪts ˈkəstəmz əˈθɔrətiz tɪ ˈriʤɛkt koʊl ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ə bɪg hɪt tɪ ðə reɪˈʒimz ˈwɔlət, sɪns koʊl meɪks əp əˈbaʊt 40 əv ɪts ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛkspɔrts. |
abortion-rights advocates said the law would shut more than half of the clinics remaining in the state. supreme court blocks texas abortion law ruling
the supreme court on monday temporarily halted two texas requirements that would have forced more than half of the abortion clinics to close on wednesday.
without the emergency action, only nine clinics would have remained opened, according to advocates. the provisions blocked by the justices are part of a law that has shut down approximately 20 clinics since taking effect in 2013. they require that abortion providers have admitting privileges at a local hospital and that abortion clinics meet the building standards of ambulatory surgical centers.
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the stay will remain in effect while providers seek a full review of whole health v. cole by the high court. the u.s. court of appeals for the circuit had upheld most of the law earlier this month and then declined to suspend its ruling.
five justices agreed to issue the emergency stay, one more than would be necessary to take the case on its merits. chief justice john roberts and justices antonin scalia, clarence thomas and samuel alito voted to deny the action, the court said.
“we are confident that the justices will make clear once again that the constitutional protections for safe and legal abortions are real,” said nancy northup, president and ceo of the center for reproductive rights, which filed the case on behalf of the abortion providers and clinics.
during a call with reporters, northup noted that the latest action is the second time the supreme court has intervened on the texas law, h.b. 2. last fall, it reinstated a district ruling to block the admitting privileges and ambulatory surgical center requirements.
the soonest the justices could decide whether to take the case would be when they come back into session in october, attorney stephanie toti said.
texas gov. greg abbott expressed confidence monday afternoon that the supreme court will ultimately uphold the law.
“h.b. 2 was a constitutional exercise of texas’ lawmaking authority that was correctly and unanimously upheld by the circuit,” abbott said in a statement. “texas will continue to fight for health care standards for women while protecting our most vulnerable the unborn.”
former texas gov. rick perry faulted the justices’ decision to keep the law from fully taking effect this week. “the supreme stay unnecessarily puts lives in danger by allowing unsafe facilities to continue to perform abortions,” he said in a statement.
in the latest filing, opposing any delay, texas health commissioner kirk cole contended that there still would be abortion clinics open in nearly every area of the state after the law takes effect. “perhaps recognizing this reality, plaintiffs have shifted to the allegation unsupported by any competent record evidence that these remaining abortion facilities will lack the capacity to handle the demand for abortions,” he argued.
the state of mississippi has also asked the high court to consider a case involving a similar admitting privileges requirement. a panel of the circuit blocked the mississippi law, which advocates say would shutter the only remaining clinic. | abortion-rights* ˈædvəˌkeɪts sɛd ðə lɔ wʊd ʃət mɔr ðən hæf əv ðə ˈklɪnɪks rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə steɪt. səˈprim kɔrt blɑks ˈtɛksəs əˈbɔrʃən lɔ ˈrulɪŋ ðə səˈprim kɔrt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈhɔltɪd tu ˈtɛksəs rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ðət wʊd hæv fɔrst mɔr ðən hæf əv ðə əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks tɪ kloʊz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈimərʤənsi ˈækʃən, ˈoʊnli naɪn ˈklɪnɪks wʊd hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ˈoʊpənd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪts. ðə prəˈvɪʒənz blɑkt baɪ ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz ər pɑrt əv ə lɔ ðət həz ʃət daʊn əˈprɑksəmətli 20 ˈklɪnɪks sɪns ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈifɛkt ɪn 2013 ðeɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdərz hæv ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd ðət əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks mit ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈstændərdz əv ˈæmbjələˌtɔri ˈsərʤɪkəl ˈsɛnərz. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðə steɪ wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈifɛkt waɪl prəˈvaɪdərz sik ə fʊl ˌrivˈju əv hoʊl hɛlθ vi. koʊl baɪ ðə haɪ kɔrt. ðə juz. kɔrt əv əˈpilz fər ðə ˈsərkət hæd əˈphɛld moʊst əv ðə lɔ ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ənd ðɛn dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ səˈspɛnd ɪts ˈrulɪŋ. faɪv ˈʤəstɪsɪz əˈgrid tɪ ˈɪʃu ðə ˈimərʤənsi steɪ, wən mɔr ðən wʊd bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ teɪk ðə keɪs ɔn ɪts ˈmɛrɪts. ʧif ˈʤəstɪs ʤɑn ˈrɑbərts ənd ˈʤəstɪsɪz ˈæntənɪn ˈskɑljə, ˈklɛrəns ˈtɑməs ənd ˈsæmjul əˈlitoʊ ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə ˈækʃən, ðə kɔrt sɛd. ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz wɪl meɪk klɪr wəns əˈgɛn ðət ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl prəˈtɛkʃənz fər seɪf ənd ˈligəl əˈbɔrʃənz ər real,”*,” sɛd ˈnænsi ˈnɔrˌθəp, ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌriprəˈdəktɪv raɪts, wɪʧ faɪld ðə keɪs ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə əˈbɔrʃən prəˈvaɪdərz ənd ˈklɪnɪks. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə kɔl wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz, ˈnɔrˌθəp ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈækʃən ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ðə səˈprim kɔrt həz ˌɪntərˈvind ɔn ðə ˈtɛksəs lɔ, h.b*. 2 læst fɔl, ɪt ˌriɪnˈsteɪtɪd ə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈrulɪŋ tɪ blɑk ðə ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ənd ˈæmbjələˌtɔri ˈsərʤɪkəl ˈsɛnər rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ðə ˈsunəst ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz kʊd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər tɪ teɪk ðə keɪs wʊd bi wɪn ðeɪ kəm bæk ˈɪntu ˈsɛʃən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, əˈtərni ˈstɛfəni ˈtoʊti sɛd. ˈtɛksəs gəv. grɛg ˈæbət ɪkˈsprɛst ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ðət ðə səˈprim kɔrt wɪl ˈəltəmətli əˈphoʊld ðə lɔ. ““h.b*. 2 wɑz ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈɛksərˌsaɪz əv texas’*’ ˈlɔˌmeɪkɪŋ əˈθɔrəti ðət wɑz kərˈɛktli ənd juˈnænəməsli əˈphɛld baɪ ðə circuit,”*,” ˈæbət sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ faɪt fər hɛlθ kɛr ˈstændərdz fər ˈwɪmən waɪl prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɑr moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl ðə unborn.”*.” ˈfɔrmər ˈtɛksəs gəv. rɪk ˈpɛri ˈfɔltɪd ðə justices’*’ dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ kip ðə lɔ frəm ˈfʊli ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈifɛkt ðɪs wik. səˈprim steɪ ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli pʊts lɪvz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ənˈseɪf fəˈsɪlɪtiz tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ pərˈfɔrm abortions,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈfaɪlɪŋ, əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈɛni dɪˈleɪ, ˈtɛksəs hɛlθ kəˈmɪʃənər kərk koʊl kənˈtɛndɪd ðət ðɛr stɪl wʊd bi əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks ˈoʊpən ɪn ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈɛriə əv ðə steɪt ˈæftər ðə lɔ teɪks ˈifɛkt. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti, ˈpleɪnɪfs hæv ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃən ənsəˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈɛni ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈrɛkərd ˈɛvədəns ðət ðiz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ əˈbɔrʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz wɪl læk ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ˈhændəl ðə dɪˈmænd fər abortions,”*,” hi ˈɑrgjud. ðə steɪt əv ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi həz ˈɔlsoʊ æst ðə haɪ kɔrt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ə keɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə ˈsɪmələr ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz rɪkˈwaɪrmənt. ə ˈpænəl əv ðə ˈsərkət blɑkt ðə ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi lɔ, wɪʧ ˈædvəˌkeɪts seɪ wʊd ˈʃətər ðə ˈoʊnli rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈklɪnɪk. |
china part of the partnership trade agreement, but viewers of republican debate might not have realized that if not for rand paul.
paul’s quick quip about china not being part of the trade deal made in response to an rant by donald trump was the most replayed moment of the debate, according to tivo.
“we might want to point out not part of this deal,” said paul, a kentucky senator. watch the clip:
trump in fact say china was part of the deal, the text of which was released last week. he said the agreement “was designed for china to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone.” trump regularly bashes china over currency and says on his website he would declare beijing a manipulator on his first day as president.
while china part of the deal, which congress will vote on, president barack obama has said beijing could eventually join it.
trump said a “disaster” that currency manipulation discussed in the tpp, which aims to lower trade barriers among member nations including the u.s., japan and vietnam.
u.s. manufacturers and some members of congress have also decried the lack of a currency segment. but there is a side currency pact in which countries confirm they are bound by the international monetary fund not to manipulate exchange rates for unfair advantage.
a comment by trump about democrats and republicans agreeing on bringing u.s. corporations’ overseas earnings back home was the no. 2 moment, according to tivo tivo, +0.09% , the recorder maker.
want news about asia delivered to your inbox? subscribe to free asia daily newsletter. sign up here. | ˈʧaɪnə pɑrt əv ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp treɪd əˈgrimənt, bət vjuərz əv rɪˈpəblɪkən dəˈbeɪt maɪt nɑt hæv ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ɪf nɑt fər rænd pɔl. kwɪk kwɪp əˈbaʊt ˈʧaɪnə nɑt biɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə treɪd dil meɪd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ən rænt baɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɑz ðə moʊst riˈpleɪd ˈmoʊmənt əv ðə dəˈbeɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈtɪˌvoʊ. maɪt wɔnt tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt nɑt pɑrt əv ðɪs deal,”*,” sɛd pɔl, ə kənˈtəki ˈsɛnətər. wɔʧ ðə klɪp: trəmp ɪn fækt seɪ ˈʧaɪnə wɑz pɑrt əv ðə dil, ðə tɛkst əv wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist læst wik. hi sɛd ðə əˈgrimənt dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈʧaɪnə tɪ kəm ɪn, ɛz ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz du, θru ðə bæk dɔr ənd ˈtoʊtəli teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv everyone.”*.” trəmp ˈrɛgjələrli ˈbæʃɪz ˈʧaɪnə ˈoʊvər ˈkərənsi ənd sɪz ɔn hɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt hi wʊd dɪˈklɛr ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ə məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtər ɔn hɪz fərst deɪ ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt. waɪl ˈʧaɪnə pɑrt əv ðə dil, wɪʧ ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl voʊt ɔn, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz sɛd ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ kʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʤɔɪn ɪt. trəmp sɛd ə ““disaster”*” ðət ˈkərənsi məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən dɪˈskəst ɪn ðə tpp*, wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ loʊər treɪd ˈbɛriərz əˈməŋ ˈmɛmbər ˈneɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə juz., ʤəˈpæn ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm. juz. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ənd səm ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈkraɪd ðə læk əv ə ˈkərənsi ˌsɛgˈmɛnt. bət ðɛr ɪz ə saɪd ˈkərənsi pækt ɪn wɪʧ ˈkəntriz kənˈfərm ðeɪ ər baʊnd baɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd nɑt tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪts fər ˌɔnˈfɛr ædˈvæntɪʤ. ə ˈkɑmɛnt baɪ trəmp əˈbaʊt ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz əˈgriɪŋ ɔn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ juz. corporations’*’ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈərnɪŋz bæk hoʊm wɑz ðə noʊ. 2 ˈmoʊmənt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈtɪˌvoʊ ˈtɪˌvoʊ, ðə rɪˈkɔrdər ˈmeɪkər. wɔnt nuz əˈbaʊt ˈeɪʒə dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr inbox*? səbˈskraɪb tɪ fri ˈeɪʒə ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌlɛtər. saɪn əp hir. |
bottoms' brothers - timothy, joseph and ben - also became actors
us actor sam bottoms, best known for his role as lance b johnson in apocalypse now, has died of brain cancer at the age of 53.
the third of four actor brothers, he was remembered as "handsome, tall... and very sweet-natured" by that film's director francis ford coppola.
"sam was a good actor who seemed right for that part," he continued.
bottoms, who died on tuesday, made his film debut at 15 alongside his brother timothy in the last picture show.
while visiting his sibling in texas, he was spotted by director peter and cast as a disabled boy forced to lose his virginity to a prostitute.
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bottoms went on to appear in clint eastwood westerns the outlaw josey wales and bronco billy before reuniting with coppola on gardens of stone.
in recent years he was seen in seabiscuit, and sherrybaby, in which he played the father of maggie troubled title character.
born in santa barbara, california in 1955, bottoms began acting in local theatre productions at the age of 10.
he is survived by second wife laura bickford, a producer whose films include the traffic and che. | ˈbɑtəmz' ˈbrəðərz ˈtɪməθi, ˈʤoʊzəf ənd bɛn ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˈæktərz ˈjuˈɛs ˈæktər sæm ˈbɑtəmz, bɛst noʊn fər hɪz roʊl ɛz læns bi ˈʤɑnsən ɪn əˈpɑkəˌlɪps naʊ, həz daɪd əv breɪn ˈkænsər æt ðə eɪʤ əv 53 ðə θərd əv fɔr ˈæktər ˈbrəðərz, hi wɑz rɪˈmɛmbərd ɛz "ˈhænsəm, tɔl... ənd ˈvɛri sweet-natured*" baɪ ðət fɪlmz dɪˈrɛktər ˈfrænsɪs fɔrd koʊˈpoʊlə. "sæm wɑz ə gʊd ˈæktər hu simd raɪt fər ðət pɑrt," hi kənˈtɪnjud. ˈbɑtəmz, hu daɪd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, meɪd hɪz fɪlm ˈdeɪbju æt 15 əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd hɪz ˈbrəðər ˈtɪməθi ɪn ðə læst ˈpɪkʧər ʃoʊ. waɪl ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈsɪblɪŋ ɪn ˈtɛksəs, hi wɑz ˈspɑtɪd baɪ dɪˈrɛktər ˈpitər ənd kæst ɛz ə dɪˈseɪbəld bɔɪ fɔrst tɪ luz hɪz vərˈʤɪnɪti tɪ ə ˈprɑstəˌtut. prəˈdusər ˈbɑtəmz wɛnt ɔn tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn klɪnt ˈistˌwʊd ˈwɛstərnz ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔ ˈʤoʊzi weɪlz ənd ˈbrɑŋkoʊ ˈbɪli ˌbiˈfɔr ˌriuˈnaɪtɪŋ wɪθ koʊˈpoʊlə ɔn ˈgɑrdənz əv stoʊn. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz hi wɑz sin ɪn seabiscuit*, ənd sherrybaby*, ɪn wɪʧ hi pleɪd ðə ˈfɑðər əv ˈmæˌgi ˈtrəbəld ˈtaɪtəl ˈkɛrɪktər. bɔrn ɪn ˈsænə ˈbɑrbərə, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn 1955 ˈbɑtəmz bɪˈgæn ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ˈloʊkəl ˈθiətər pərˈdəkʃənz æt ðə eɪʤ əv 10 hi ɪz sərˈvaɪvd baɪ ˈsɛkənd waɪf ˈlɔrə ˈbɪkfərd, ə prəˈdusər huz fɪlmz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈtræfɪk ənd ʧeɪ. |
riyadh, aug 6 (reuters) - a saudi arabian man suspected of having contracted the ebola virus during a recent business trip to sierra leone died early on wednesday in jeddah, the health ministry said.
saudi authorities and international laboratories certified by the world health organisation are testing samples from the man for ebola and other diseases after he showed symptoms of viral fever, the ministry said in a statement.
the ministry said it was working to trace the route of travel and identify people he was in contact with.
ebola is one of the deadliest diseases known in humans with a fatality rate of up to 90 percent. the death rate in the current outbreak in west africa, which has killed close to 900, is around 60 percent.
the kingdom has suspended pilgrimage visas from west african countries to counter the further possible spread of the disease. (reporting by angus mcdowall, editing by john stonestreet) | riɑd, ˈɔgəst 6 (ˈrɔɪtərz) ə ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiən mæn səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈhævɪŋ ˈkɑntræktəd ðə iˈboʊlə ˈvaɪrəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrisənt ˈbɪznɪs trɪp tɪ siˈɛrə liˈoʊn daɪd ˈərli ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn jeddah*, ðə hɛlθ ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd. ˈsɔdi əˈθɔrətiz ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz ˈsərtəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə wərld hɛlθ ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ər ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈsæmpəlz frəm ðə mæn fər iˈboʊlə ənd ˈəðər dɪˈzizɪz ˈæftər hi ʃoʊd ˈsɪmptəmz əv ˈvaɪrəl ˈfivər, ðə ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ treɪs ðə rut əv ˈtrævəl ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈpipəl hi wɑz ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ. iˈboʊlə ɪz wən əv ðə ˈdɛdliəst dɪˈzizɪz noʊn ɪn ˈjumənz wɪθ ə fəˈtælɪti reɪt əv əp tɪ 90 pərˈsɛnt. ðə dɛθ reɪt ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈaʊtˌbreɪk ɪn wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑ, wɪʧ həz kɪld kloʊz tɪ 900 ɪz əraʊnd 60 pərˈsɛnt. ðə ˈkɪŋdəm həz səˈspɛndɪd ˈpɪlgrəmɪʤ ˈvizəz frəm wɛst ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðə ˈfərðər ˈpɑsəbəl sprɛd əv ðə dɪˈziz. (rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ ˈæŋgəs məkˈdaʊəl, ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ ʤɑn ˈstoʊnˌstrit) |
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it is hard to believe that just three weeks ago the entire corporate media was in uproar over syria; specifically, about the need to 'do something' in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in khan shaykhun,, syria, on april 4. guardian commentator george summed up the corporate media zeitgeist:
'do those who still insist syrian didn't drop chemical weapons have any idea how much evidence they are denying?'
monbiot linked to evidence supplied by bellingcat, an organisation hosted by eliot higgins. in a 2014 letter to the london review of books, richard lloyd and ted, described by the new york times as 'leading weapons experts', dismissed higgins as 'a blogger who, although he has been widely quoted as an expert in the american mainstream media, has changed his facts every time new technical information has challenged his conclusion that the syrian government must have been responsible for the sarin attack [in ghouta, august 2013]. in addition, the claims that higgins makes that are correct are all derived from our findings, which have been transmitted to him in numerous exchanges'.
professor, a professor emeritus of science, technology, and policy at the massachusetts institute of technology, has an impressive record of debunking propaganda. for example, the pentagon declared the patriot missile system no less than 98% successful at intercepting and destroying iraqi scud missiles during the 1991 gulf war. after careful examination, found that the patriot's success rate was rather less impressive:
'it became clear that it wasn't even close to intercepting any targets, let alone some targets.' (postol, quoted, great military blunders, channel 4, march 2, 2000)
postol has now challenged a white house report on the alleged chemical weapons attack in. he notes:
'the only source the document cites as evidence that the attack was by the syrian government [air force] is the crater it claims to have identified on a road in the north of khan shaykhun.'
but claims that the white house's photographic evidence 'clearly indicates that the munition was almost certainly placed on the ground with an external detonating explosive on top of it that crushed the container so as to disperse the alleged load of sarin'.
he adds:
'i have reviewed the document carefully, and i believe it can be shown, without doubt, that the document does not provide any evidence whatsoever that the us government has concrete knowledge that the government of syria was the source of the chemical attack in khan shaykhun, syria at roughly 6 to 7 a.m. on april 4, 2017. 'no competent analyst would assume that the crater cited as the source of the sarin attack was unambiguously an indication that the munition came from an aircraft. no competent analyst would assume that the photograph of the carcass of the sarin canister was in fact a sarin canister. any competent analyst would have had questions about whether the debris in the crater was staged or real. no competent analyst would miss the fact that the alleged sarin canister was forcefully crushed from above, rather than exploded by a munition within it. all of these highly amateurish mistakes indicate that this white house report... was not properly vetted by the intelligence community as claimed.'
postol's conclusion could hardly be more damning:
'i have worked with the intelligence community in the past, and i have grave concerns about the politicization of intelligence that seems to be occurring with more frequency in recent times but i know that the intelligence community has highly capable analysts in it. and if those analysts were properly consulted about the claims in the white house document they would have not approved the document going forward.' 'we again have a situation where the white house has issued an obviously false, misleading and amateurish intelligence report.'
postol recently told the nation:
'what i think is now crystal clear is that the white house report was fabricated and it certainly did not follow the procedures it claimed to employ.'
he added:
'my best guess at the moment is that this was an extremely clumsy and attempt to cover up the fact that trump attacked syria without any intelligence evidence that syria was in fact the perpetrator of the attack.... it may be that the white house staff was worried that this could eventually come reckless president acting without regard to the nation's security, risking an inadvertent escalation and confrontation with russia, and a breakdown in cooperation with russia that would cripple our efforts to defeat the islamic state. 'if that is not an impeachable offense, then i do not know what is.'
robert parry, an investigative reporter who broke many of the stories for associated press and newsweek in the 1980s, comments:
'on april 11, five days after trump's decision to attack the syrian airbase, trump's white house released a "intelligence assessment" that offered another alleged motivation, khan supposed value as a staging area for a rebel offensive threatening government infrastructure. but that offensive had already been beaten back and the town was far from the frontlines. 'in other words, there was no coherent motive for assad to have dropped sarin on this remote town. there was, however, a very logical reason for al jihadists to stage a chemical attack and thus bring pressure on assad's government. (there's also the possibility of an accidental release via a conventional government bombing of a rebel warehouse or from the rebels mishandling a chemical weapon although some of the photographic evidence points more toward a staged event.)'
we have no idea who was responsible for the mass killings in on april 4; we are not weapons experts. but it seems obvious to us that arguments and evidence offered by credible sources like should at least be aired by the mass media. as parry writes:
'the role of an honest press corps should be to apply skepticism to all official stories, not carry water for "our side" and reject anything coming from the "other side," which is what the new york times, the washington post and the rest of the western mainstream media have done, especially regarding middle east policies and now the new cold war with russia.'
our search of the lexis database (april 26) finds that no newspaper article has mentioned the words 'postol' and 'syria' in the last month. in our april 12 media alert, we noted that former and current un weapons inspectors hans blix, scott ritter and jerry smith, as well as former cia counterterrorism official philip giraldi, had all questioned the official narrative of what happened on april 4. lexis finds these results for national newspapers:
'blix' and 'syria' = 0 hits
'ritter' and 'syria' = 0 hits
'jerry smith' and syria = 1 hit
'giraldi' and 'syria' = 0 hits.
it is remarkable that, even after the deceptions of iraq and libya, journalists are so unwilling to report credible evidence challenging the us government's version of events. this is made even more shocking by the fact that trump has not, of course, been treated with the respect and deference usually reserved for us presidents. rather, he has been subjected to a barrage of relentless and damning criticism. and yet, in response to his illegal bombing of a foreign country, the press has not only dropped its usual criticism, but showered trump with praise while suppressing reasoned criticism. yet more evidence that corporate journalism is dangerously corrupted by political and economic forces demanding perpetual war.
de | ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɪt ɪz hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ʤɪst θri wiks əˈgoʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkɔrpərət ˈmidiə wɑz ɪn ˈəˌprɔr ˈoʊvər ˈsɪriə; spəˈsɪfɪkli, əˈbaʊt ðə nid tɪ 'du ˈsəmθɪŋ' ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ən əˈlɛʤd ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz əˈtæk ɪn kɑn shaykhun*,, ˈsɪriə, ɔn ˈeɪprəl 4 ˈgɑrdiən ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ʤɔrʤ səmd əp ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈmidiə tˈsaɪtˌgaɪst: 'du ðoʊz hu stɪl ˌɪnˈsɪst ˈsɪriən ˈdɪdənt drɔp ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz hæv ˈɛni aɪˈdiə haʊ məʧ ˈɛvədəns ðeɪ ər dɪˈnaɪɪŋ?' lɪŋkt tɪ ˈɛvədəns səˈplaɪd baɪ bellingcat*, ən ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ˈɛliət ˈhɪgɪnz. ɪn ə 2014 ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˈləndən ˌrivˈju əv bʊks, ˈrɪʧərd lɔɪd ənd tɛd, dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ɛz 'ˈlidɪŋ ˈwɛpənz ˈɛkspərts', dɪsˈmɪst ˈhɪgɪnz ɛz 'ə ˈblɔgər hu, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi həz bɪn ˈwaɪdli kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə, həz ʧeɪnʤd hɪz fækts ˈɛvəri taɪm nu ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən həz ˈʧælənʤd hɪz kənˈkluʒən ðət ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt məst hæv bɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə sɑrɪn əˈtæk [ɪn ghouta*, ˈɔgəst 2013 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə kleɪmz ðət ˈhɪgɪnz meɪks ðət ər kərˈɛkt ər ɔl dəraɪvd frəm ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz, wɪʧ hæv bɪn trænzˈmɪtəd tɪ ɪm ɪn ˈnumərəs ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz'. prəˈfɛsər, ə prəˈfɛsər ɪˈmɛrətəs əv saɪəns, tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ənd ˈpɑləsi æt ðə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi, həz ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈrɛkərd əv dɪˈbəŋkɪŋ ˌprɑpəˈgændə. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˈpeɪtriət ˈmɪsəl ˈsɪstəm noʊ lɛs ðən 98 səkˈsɛsfəl æt ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪŋ ənd dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˌɪˈræki skəd ˈmɪsəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1991 gəlf wɔr. ˈæftər ˈkɛrfəl ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən, faʊnd ðət ðə ˈpeɪtriəts səkˈsɛs reɪt wɑz ˈrəðər lɛs ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv: 'ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr ðət ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈivɪn kloʊz tɪ ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪŋ ˈɛni ˈtɑrgəts, lɛt əˈloʊn səm ˈtɑrgəts.' (postol*, kˈwoʊtɪd, greɪt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbləndərz, ˈʧænəl 4 mɑrʧ 2 2000 həz naʊ ˈʧælənʤd ə waɪt haʊs rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpənz əˈtæk ɪn. hi noʊts: 'ðə ˈoʊnli sɔrs ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt saɪts ɛz ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə əˈtæk wɑz baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt [ɛr fɔrs] ɪz ðə ˈkreɪtər ɪt kleɪmz tɪ hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɔn ə roʊd ɪn ðə nɔrθ əv kɑn shaykhun*.' bət kleɪmz ðət ðə waɪt ˈhaʊsɪz ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ˈɛvədəns 'ˈklɪrli ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə mjuˈnɪʃən wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli pleɪst ɔn ðə graʊnd wɪθ ən ɪkˈstərnəl ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ɔn tɔp əv ɪt ðət krəʃt ðə kənˈteɪnər soʊ ɛz tɪ dɪˈspərs ðə əˈlɛʤd loʊd əv sɑrɪn'. hi ædz: 'aɪ hæv rivˈjud ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈkɛrfəli, ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt kən bi ʃoʊn, wɪˈθaʊt daʊt, ðət ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt dɪz nɑt prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈkɑnkrit ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈsɪriə wɑz ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl əˈtæk ɪn kɑn shaykhun*, ˈsɪriə æt ˈrəfli 6 tɪ 7 a.m*. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 4 2017 'noʊ ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈænəlɪst wʊd əˈsum ðət ðə ˈkreɪtər ˈsaɪtɪd ɛz ðə sɔrs əv ðə sɑrɪn əˈtæk wɑz ənæmˈbɪgjuəsli ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðə mjuˈnɪʃən keɪm frəm ən ˈɛrˌkræft. noʊ ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈænəlɪst wʊd əˈsum ðət ðə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv ðə ˈkɑrkəs əv ðə sɑrɪn ˈkænɪstər wɑz ɪn fækt ə sɑrɪn ˈkænɪstər. ˈɛni ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈænəlɪst wʊd hæv hæd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə dəˈbri ɪn ðə ˈkreɪtər wɑz steɪʤd ər ril. noʊ ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈænəlɪst wʊd mɪs ðə fækt ðət ðə əˈlɛʤd sɑrɪn ˈkænɪstər wɑz ˈfɔrsfəli krəʃt frəm əˈbəv, ˈrəðər ðən ɪkˈsploʊdɪd baɪ ə mjuˈnɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ɪt. ɔl əv ðiz ˈhaɪli ˈæməˌʧərɪʃ mɪˈsteɪks ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ðɪs waɪt haʊs rɪˈpɔrt... wɑz nɑt ˈprɑpərli ˈvɛtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti ɛz kleɪmd.' kənˈkluʒən kʊd ˈhɑrdli bi mɔr ˈdæmɪŋ: 'aɪ hæv wərkt wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðə pæst, ənd aɪ hæv greɪv kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə pəˌlɪtəsəˈzeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ðət simz tɪ bi əˈkərɪŋ wɪθ mɔr ˈfrikwənsi ɪn ˈrisənt taɪmz bət aɪ noʊ ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti həz ˈhaɪli ˈkeɪpəbəl ˈænəlɪsts ɪn ɪt. ənd ɪf ðoʊz ˈænəlɪsts wər ˈprɑpərli kənˈsəltɪd əˈbaʊt ðə kleɪmz ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðeɪ wʊd hæv nɑt əˈpruvd ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd.' 'wi əˈgɛn hæv ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ðə waɪt haʊs həz ˈɪʃud ən ˈɑbviəsli fɔls, mɪsˈlidɪŋ ənd ˈæməˌʧərɪʃ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns rɪˈpɔrt.' ˈrisəntli toʊld ðə ˈneɪʃən: 'wət aɪ θɪŋk ɪz naʊ ˈkrɪstəl klɪr ɪz ðət ðə waɪt haʊs rɪˈpɔrt wɑz ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli dɪd nɑt ˈfɑloʊ ðə prəˈsiʤərz ɪt kleɪmd tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ.' hi ˈædɪd: 'maɪ bɛst gɛs æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ðət ðɪs wɑz ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈkləmzi ənd əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈkəvər əp ðə fækt ðət trəmp əˈtækt ˈsɪriə wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈsɪriə wɑz ɪn fækt ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər əv ðə əˈtæk.... ɪt meɪ bi ðət ðə waɪt haʊs stæf wɑz ˈwərid ðət ðɪs kʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kəm ˈrɛkləs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈæktɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə ˈneɪʃənz sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˈrɪskɪŋ ən ˌɪnədˈvərtənt ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən ənd ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˈrəʃə, ənd ə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈrəʃə ðət wʊd ˈkrɪpəl ɑr ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈfit ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. 'ɪf ðət ɪz nɑt ən ˌɪmˈpiʧəbəl əˈfɛns, ðɛn aɪ du nɑt noʊ wət ɪz.' ˈrɑbərt ˈpɛri, ən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔrtər hu broʊk ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈstɔriz fər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ənd ˈnuzˌwik ɪn ðə 1980s*, ˈkɑmɛnts: 'ɔn ˈeɪprəl 11 faɪv deɪz ˈæftər trəmps dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ əˈtæk ðə ˈsɪriən ˈɛrˌbeɪs, trəmps waɪt haʊs riˈlist ə "ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈsɛsmənt" ðət ˈɔfərd əˈnəðər əˈlɛʤd ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən, kɑn səˈpoʊzd ˈvælju ɛz ə ˈsteɪʤɪŋ ˈɛriə fər ə ˈrɛbəl əˈfɛnsɪv θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. bət ðət əˈfɛnsɪv hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈbitən bæk ənd ðə taʊn wɑz fɑr frəm ðə frontlines*. 'ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðɛr wɑz noʊ koʊˈhɪrənt ˈmoʊtɪv fər əˈsɑd tɪ hæv drɑpt sɑrɪn ɔn ðɪs rɪˈmoʊt taʊn. ðɛr wɑz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈvɛri ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrizən fər æl ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts tɪ steɪʤ ə ˈkɛmɪkəl əˈtæk ənd ðəs brɪŋ ˈprɛʃər ɔn əˈsɑdz ˈgəvərnmənt. (ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ən ˌæksəˈdɛnəl riˈlis ˈviə ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ə ˈrɛbəl ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ər frəm ðə ˈrɛbəlz mɪsˈhændlɪŋ ə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈwɛpən ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm əv ðə ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ˈɛvədəns pɔɪnts mɔr təˈwɔrd ə steɪʤd ɪˈvɛnt.)' wi hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə hu wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə mæs ˈkɪlɪŋz ɪn ɔn ˈeɪprəl 4 wi ər nɑt ˈwɛpənz ˈɛkspərts. bət ɪt simz ˈɑbviəs tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ðət ˈɑrgjəmənts ənd ˈɛvədəns ˈɔfərd baɪ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈsɔrsəz laɪk ʃʊd æt list bi ɛrd baɪ ðə mæs ˈmidiə. ɛz ˈpɛri raɪts: 'ðə roʊl əv ən ˈɑnəst prɛs kɔrz ʃʊd bi tɪ əˈplaɪ ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm tɪ ɔl əˈfɪʃəl ˈstɔriz, nɑt ˈkɛri ˈwɔtər fər "ɑr saɪd" ənd ˈriʤɛkt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə "ˈəðər saɪd," wɪʧ ɪz wət ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə hæv dən, əˈspɛʃəli rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈmɪdəl ist ˈpɑləsiz ənd naʊ ðə nu koʊld wɔr wɪθ ˈrəʃə.' ɑr sərʧ əv ðə ˈlɛksɪs ˈdætəˌbeɪs (ˈeɪprəl 26 faɪndz ðət noʊ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈɑrtɪkəl həz ˈmɛnʃənd ðə wərdz 'postol*' ənd 'ˈsɪriə' ɪn ðə læst mənθ. ɪn ɑr ˈeɪprəl 12 ˈmidiə əˈlərt, wi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈfɔrmər ənd ˈkɑrənt ˈjuˈɛn ˈwɛpənz ˌɪnˈspɛktərz hɑns blix*, skɑt ˈrɪtər ənd ˈʤɛri smɪθ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfɔrmər siaɪeɪ ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɪlɪp giraldi*, hæd ɔl kˈwɛsʧənd ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈnɛrətɪv əv wət ˈhæpənd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 4 ˈlɛksɪs faɪndz ðiz rɪˈzəlts fər ˈnæʃənəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz: 'blix*' ənd 'ˈsɪriə' 0 hɪts 'ˈrɪtər' ənd 'ˈsɪriə' 0 hɪts 'ˈʤɛri smɪθ' ənd ˈsɪriə 1 hɪt 'giraldi*' ənd 'ˈsɪriə' 0 hɪts. ɪt ɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ðət, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə dɪˈsɛpʃənz əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈlɪˌbiə, ˈʤərnəlɪsts ər soʊ ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənts ˈvərʒən əv ɪˈvɛnts. ðɪs ɪz meɪd ˈivɪn mɔr ˈʃɑkɪŋ baɪ ðə fækt ðət trəmp həz nɑt, əv kɔrs, bɪn ˈtritɪd wɪθ ðə rɪˈspɛkt ənd ˈdɛfərəns ˈjuʒəwəli rɪˈzərvd fər ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts. ˈrəðər, hi həz bɪn səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ə bərɑʒ əv rɪˈlɛntlɪs ənd ˈdæmɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. ənd jɛt, ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ hɪz ˌɪˈligəl ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ə ˈfɔrən ˈkəntri, ðə prɛs həz nɑt ˈoʊnli drɑpt ɪts ˈjuʒəwəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, bət ʃaʊərd trəmp wɪθ preɪz waɪl səˈprɛsɪŋ ˈrizənd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. jɛt mɔr ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈkɔrpərət ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəsli kərˈəptɪd baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈfɔrsɪz dɪˈmændɪŋ pərˈpɛʧuəl wɔr. də |
can physics rewrite history?
a compilation of physical & overlooked evidence
in the official explanations for the destruction of the
world trade center complex
truememes@yahoo.com
this report is divided into the following sections:
my independent research efforts into this matter are of a volunteer nature and are motivated by a desire to learn the truth about these events. even if you disagree with my conclusions, i hope you will at least share my intentions. this report offers a close look at physical evidence. it is not a “conspiracy theory.”
i hope this report will function as an assist for others who may also be looking into these important questions on their own. the information that is presented here can be easily verified expanded upon with simple internet searches. i have provided many links to good sources of data and analysis on both sides of the issues. independent research is a healthy exercise for anyone's critical and logical faculties it is also a profound opportunity to reclaim possession of our understanding and perspective. how can we hope to control our future if we are guided by important beliefs about the past that are untrue?
how were three steel frame structures completely destroyed on? many conflicting theories have been put forward, but unlike most of history's unanswered puzzles, the destruction of the towers and the mysterious collapse of building 7 are matters of physics. we cannot even begin to define the crime of until we have a basic understanding of the physical events that we all witnessed. the consideration of who had the means, motive and opportunity can only begin once we know what actually happened!
existing photographic and video evidence that has undisputed authenticity and is a part of the public record presents a number of striking problems with the belief that the airplane impacts initiated a chain of events that ultimately destroyed the towers, and of course building 7 was not hit by an airplane. to clearly see these problems, it is helpful to first have a basic understanding of materials behavior and the design of the towers, and then to become aware of the distinct and remarkable features of the events themselves. this report includes a critical evaluation of the leading "official" theories, followed by an examination of compelling forensic evidence that is consistently either ignored or misrepresented by these proposed explanations.
the structures:
structural steel has been used in the construction of buildings, bridges, towers, etc., for well over 100 years and its characteristics and behavior under adverse conditions have been well tested and analyzed over this long period of time. the greatest risks to modern highrise buildings (apart from military attacks and severe earthquakes) are fire, high winds and accidental airplane collisions. consequently, the engineering and design of tall buildings must guarantee that they can successfully withstand these adversities.
the world trade center towers were the world's tallest buildings when they were officially dedicated on april 4th, 1973. historic innovations in design were conceived and implemented in order to safely reach such unprecedented heights. structural steel buildings up to this time had typically been designed with vertical columns evenly spaced in a arrangement in order to support the horizontal beams that would carry the floor above. this would be repeated from one floor to the next to create a tall building. one undesirable consequence of this type of design is that the interior office spaces in these buildings are periodically interrupted by the support columns. the towers were designed using a type of architecture that was relatively new at the time and is referred to as a "tube within a tube." columns are positioned around the perimeter of the structure while other columns are concentrated in a heavily reinforced central core. the photos below show the dense spacing of the columns that make up the perimeter walls and the relative size of the core structure, which also contained the elevator shafts. the office floors were suspended in between with no other vertical support. this provided a office environment and also produced a very strong, flexible and relatively lightweight structure with tremendous sheer strength. the towers could be 100 stories high and still withstand hurricane force winds and multiple high-speed collisions from large commercial jet aircraft.
engineering reported in 1964 that the specially manufactured high strength steel perimeter columns had strength significantly greater than the 5 x load requirement of standard building codes, stating that "live loads on these columns can be increased more than 2000% before failure occurs." from the book city in the sky (times books, henry hold and company, llc, 2003, page 133), we learn that the calculations of the engineers working on the tower design showed that all the columns on one side could be cut, along with the two corners and some of the columns on each adjacent side, and the building would still be strong enough to withstand a wind! assertions that the towers were either poorly designed or poorly built do not square with the historical record. they were built to be incredibly strong and were considered to be engineering marvels. john skilling, the lead designer, won prestigious awards for their design excellence.
considerations regarding fire:
1) in order for structural steel to literally melt and change state into a flowing liquid, its internal temperature (as opposed to the surrounding temperature) must be raised to (2800˚f).
2) the strength of steel is determined by its internal temperature (regardless of fire temperature) at a given moment. while internal temperature will gradually rise during prolonged exposure to constant high temperature, if the temperature stabilizes, the steel will not continue to weaken as a cumulative effect. as its temperature changes either up or down its strength also changes accordingly.
3) at high internal temperatures below the melting point, steel can lose its load bearing strength and rigidity and become subject to bending, sagging, etc. much well documented testing has been done over the years to determine this temperature threshold. the ability to predict the behavior of steel during intense fires is fundamental to its use as a construction material. to summarize the significant consensus of these tests, the strength of steel is reduced to 20% of normal when it reaches an internal temperature of around (1328˚f).
this is significant because, as mentioned above, standard building design specifications require that structures be able to bear five times their maximum theoretical load (20% =). this means that even if all the steel in a building reaches an internal temp of, the building will still be able to carry its maximum load. since maximum theoretical loads rarely occur (extremely large crowds of people or concentrations of heavy equipment, for example), the steel temperature in a typical situation could probably go significantly higher before failure would occur.
4) fire tests carried out in the at the building research establishment test facility at in bedfordshire, showed that the performance of whole buildings can exceed the performance of its parts, when tested separately. an closed test structure was subjected to atmospheric temperatures of (2192˚f), causing unprotected steel beams to eventually reach internal temperatures over (2012˚f). this caused in some of the steel, but the structure did not collapse. keep in mind that real fires in closed spaces cannot be sustained due to oxygen starvation.
5) in addition to being relatively lightweight in proportion to its strength, one of steel's best qualities and a major reason why it is used so commonly in building construction is its ability to dissipate heat quickly and stand up unscathed in even the worst "towering inferno" on record. the steel at the location of a fire within a building will be constantly cooled as the heat is drawn away into the surrounding framework. open test structures were subjected to prolonged and intense fires of up to (2192˚f) in an international study of structural steel car parks, but internal steel temperatures never reached higher than (680˚f). http://www.corusconstruction.com/ fire temperature and internal steel temperature are not the same. this is why meat thermometers were invented. remember for later when we look at the various theories and claims based on the unproven assumption that the towers "collapsed."
6) the towers were designed to withstand impacts from the largest commercial aircraft that were in use at the time they were built. contrary to initial reports, the airplanes on were not significantly larger than this, and the jet aircraft of those days carried jet fuel just like they do now. building survival is accomplished through redundancy and dynamic redistribution of loads to the surviving parts of the structure.
according to john skilling, the lead designer of the twin towers (from a seattle times interview from february 27, 1993), an impact from a boeing 707 traveling at 600 mph "would result in only local damage" and that “our analysis indicated the biggest problem would be the fact that all the fuel (from the airplane) would dump into the building. there would be a horrendous fire. a lot of people would be killed.” but, he says, “the building structure would still be there.”
7) prior to (or since) no highrise has ever collapsed from fire. there have been numerous cases of fires far more severe than those observed on. here are a few examples:
• caracas, venezuela, oct, 2004, 56 story building burned for 17 hours over 26 floors
• la, may 1988, interstate bank, 62 stories, 5 floors burned for hours
• philadelphia, feb, 1991, meridian plaza, 38 stories, 8 floors burned for 18 hours
• new york, aug, 1970, new york plaza, 50 stories, burned for six hours
• madrid, february 2005, windsor bldg, 32 stories, burned for 24 hours
all of these fires were true "towering infernos" with dramatic, raging emergent flames bursting out from entire floors of the building through shattered windows. none of these buildings collapsed. 8) in 1975, an arson fire burned for three hours in the north tower of the world trade center, eventually spreading to portions of six floors. 132 firefighters were involved in the effort to bring it under control and the fire captain reported that it was "like fighting a blow torch." the fire began in a wiring closet in the central core area and grew until the flames burst out through the windows on the floor. the steel structure was not damaged by this fire, which was longer lasting and arguably more severe than the fires in the south tower on.
fuel for the fires:
jet fuel (refined kerosene) is a hydrocarbon and will burn at a maximum temperature of approximately (1832˚f) in an open fire when supplied with unlimited amounts of air (as opposed to pure oxygen). this information is easily available from any physics desk reference. temperatures are lower if the fire is oxygen-starved, as evidenced by black smoke. significantly higher temperatures are possible only with forced mixing of pure oxygen. early reports on wildly overestimated the amount of jet fuel involved based on tank capacity. the planes were designed for intercontinental flight, but carried only the fuel needed for their domestic flight plans.
it is now acknowledged, even by the official theories, that most of the jet fuel was consumed in the first few minutes by the huge fireballs at the time of impact. the idea that large pools of jet fuel could be burning for the entire hours preceding the towers' destruction is not consistent with the behavior of a volatile and highly flammable liquid in a high temperature environment. it would have either ignited, or if inadequate oxygen was available to support combustion it would have left the building as a vapor along with the smoke. the smell of jet fuel was indeed reported over a wide area.
the burning jet fuel did of course start the fires inside the buildings, which were more severe in the north tower where more of the jet fuel was carried inside the building. but the jet fuel could not have been a significant ongoing fuel for the fires. known materials within the buildings (carpets, desks, paper, plastics, etc.) are also mostly hydrocarbon in nature and can produce combustion temperatures no higher than jet fuel. house fires typically produce temperatures in the 500 - range.
the tower impacts:
1) the airplane impacts were quite dramatic, with the huge fireballs that we all saw over and over again on tv. after the first few minutes, however, we simply had office building fires with some amount of structural damage. interior damage is hard to determine based on visual evidence. the investigative report released by nist in 2005 claims that% of the core columns in each tower were severed. while sometimes repeated as fact, this is an estimate derived from questionable computer simulations. even if true, this amount of damage would leave the buildings well within their redundancy. more on the nist report later.
2) airplanes are made of aluminum, which is a much lighter and weaker material compared to structural steel. airplanes may look big and substantial, but they are actually made to be as lightweight as possible. the thickness of their aluminum skin is only 2 mm.
3) both buildings quickly after impact and showed no observable signs of instability or evidence of structural failure prior to the sudden onset of their destruction.
4) the north tower, unlike the south tower, took a direct hit with the airplane completely disappearing inside the building. if the load bearing central core of the building (see construction photos, above) had been severed by the impact of the plane, structural distress would have been evident immediately. apart from the fires, the north tower remained stable until the sudden onset of destruction, almost two hours after impact.
5) the south tower took a glancing blow at the corner which created a very dramatic fireball, but this apparently did little damage to the structural core (in spite of speculations to the contrary from the nist report). less fuel was taken inside the building compared to the north tower, and people were evacuated from the upper floors through the impact zone via stairwells in the central core area prior to the onset of destruction. the fires were smaller in this tower, but its destruction occurred first, 56 minutes after impact. firefighters who reached the floor sky lobby reported only "two pockets of fire."
the official theories:
the destruction of the towers has been attributed by official investigators, and various "experts" promoted by the mainstream media, primarily to fire causing one form or another of structural failure leading to "total progressive collapse." while most of these theories allow that impact damage was probably a contributing factor, few have suggested that this damage alone caused the total failure of the buildings. while we look at these so-called "collapse" theories, it must be clearly understood that the use of the word "collapse" is a misnomer. what these theories are really saying is that the upper part of the building above the impact zone crushed the lower undamaged portion of the building. remember that the structural integrity of the towers was undiminished below the impact zones and much heavier and stronger materials were used in the lower parts of the building in order to support the much lighter upper floors.
1) one of the first explanations was put forward only two days after (on september 13, 2001) by the american society of civil engineers in a paper titled "why did the world trade center collapse? a simple analysis," by and yong zhou. one might wonder how they were able to come up with such a seemingly confident and fully developed theoretical explanation for a shocking, unprecedented and inexplicable occurrence within such a short period of time. like the voluminous and complex "usa patriot act," which appeared full blown in october 2001, it almost seems to have been prepared ahead of time. in any case, their theory depends on the simultaneous failure of at least half the support columns on a "given floor," which they say would allow the upper part of the building to fall freely onto the lower part, thus allegedly triggering a sequence of events that would "doom" the entire tower. http://www-math.mit.edu/~bazant/wtc/ they claim that this "triggering" condition would be achieved if more than half of the column steel on a "given floor" reached temperatures exceeding (1472˚f), but they fail to distinguish between fire temperature and internal steel temperature and offer no explanation for how this could possibly occur. this assertion (based on the failure of only half the support strength) also reveals that they are either unaware of or are ignoring the 5 times maximum load strength requirement for building design. this is surprising, considering that they are representing the american society of civil engineers.
an obvious fallacy with theories of this type is that column strength and heat conductivity in the towers were not segmented by the vertical spacing of the office floors. during a fire, the heat produced by burning material on a particular office floor would be dissipated by the steel framework over a region of the building. also, the strength of the columns was vertically continuous over many "floors" for any region of the building. the columns in the core structure were specially fabricated to be multiple stories in height and were joined together by welded connections. dense interconnected the core columns and created a monolithic entity that was structurally independent of the office floor attachment locations, which were on the outer perimeter of the core structure. therefore, it really makes no sense to talk about column behavior on a "given floor." the columns didn't have "floors." the clustering of the core columns in the center of the building also places most of them at a significant distance away from the vicinity of any conceivable office fire. and theory apparently assumes that the towers were built according to the old-fashioned "post and beam" column grid arrangement. like others to follow, they use complicated equations and obscure concepts to create an intimidating aura of authority, while overlooking or misrepresenting the fundamental features of the scenario.
in addition to these theoretical fallacies, we've already seen that high internal steel temperatures are very difficult to achieve over a wide area in a large structure. not only is and so-called triggering condition clearly impossible given the test data presented earlier, but the results of the examination of steel recovered from the fire zones, as reported by nist in, shows no evidence of temperatures over (1157˚f) and only rare instances of temperatures over (482˚f)! this is consistent with the international fire test results mentioned earlier. (see the section below for more on the nist report.)
a more detailed critique of and paper can be found by following links from here: 2) another theory was put forward by thomas eager, a professor of materials engineering from mit. it appeared in jom, the journal for the minerals, metals & materials society and was also presented in a nova interview that many people have seen. the transcript is available online. eager claims to believe that the towers were not designed to withstand a fire covering an entire single floor! he doesn't say where he gets this idea, but we know from the comments presented earlier that skilling certainly did allow for this possibility. because the spilling of the jet fuel may have caused this to happen, eager suggests that the heat from this type of fire scenario caused the floor slab truss connections ("clips" he calls them) to fail "unzipping" almost simultaneously around an entire floor causing a sequence that also somehow pulled down the vertical support structures.
"pancaking" collapses are sometimes seen in third world countries where badly designed and poorly reinforced structures with heavy concrete floors are subjected to earthquakes. modern american buildings (including the towers) are designed and built according to robust standards and specifications that require structural unification of horizontal and vertical assemblies. this is done specifically to prevent floor collapses under any circumstances. eager also ignores the continuous vertical strength of the core structure and its heavily and unified design. even if some of the floor connections had somehow broken loose, the more heavily built and potentially column structures would have remained in place. while the floor assemblies interconnected the core with the perimeter columns and added strength and flexibility to the structure as a whole, they were also designed to be as lightweight as possible. a detailed evaluation of thomas analysis can be found here:
3) two highly produced, specials have been particularly influential in determining many people's beliefs about the destruction of the towers. unfortunately, the non-commercial reputation and credibility of and nova have been exploited as a vehicle for the presentation of deliberately false information and analysis. to a traumatized television audience in 2001 this was not so apparent. but now, in the sober light of a better understanding, the fraudulent nature of these presentations is painfully obvious. below are two graphics used in the nova program "why the towers fell." the one on the left misrepresents the structural core of the building to look like mysterious floating slabs with no vertical support! the one on the right is from an animated sequence of falling floor trusses that is also very misleading. missing from the floor truss animation are at least three major components that would have prevented the alleged behavior: 1) the perpendicular cross trusses, 2) the wall connections, and 3) the steel floor pan that is connected to the trusses, onto which the concrete slab is poured. the floor pan the trusses and provides stiffness and strength to the entire floor system.
this diagram shows a more truthful view of a typical truss assembly: another tv special titled "anatomy of the collapse" was produced for the discovery channel and also appeared shortly after. these two programs are similar and include numerous fraudulent statements. we are told, for example, that jet fuel had not been considered in the design of the towers, that jet fuel had fully saturated both buildings, and that steel temperatures had reached 2000ºf. none of these statements are true.
we are also told that the buildings would "collapse" without the floor trusses, that the floor trusses were connected by only two bolts, that the perimeter walls were comparable to sheets of cardboard and that the columns were like wobbly sticks. the perimeter and core column structures were, in fact, highly robust and independent structures unto themselves, each fully capable of standing on its own. and the biggest lie of all? we are told that total destruction was inevitable.
3) the first major government report was issued by fema, and it uses these misleading diagrams to make it look to the casual, non-technical reader like there was no central core at all!
a careful reading of the fine print reveals that the vertical members on the right side of these diagrams are core columns, so we are only looking at a portion of the structure, but this is not obvious at a glance. there is also no indication of the immense strength and dense cross bracing of the central core assembly. many people seem to believe that the towers were supported only by the perimeter walls. it is easy to imagine how a building could collapse if it were built to look like this diagram! even the commission report, on page 558, claims that: "the interior core of the buildings was a hollow steel shaft…" this is a blatantly false statement with no conceivable explanation other than the desire to intentionally deceive. the commission report includes many other outright lies, distortions and critical omissions. see david ray griffin's book, the commission report: omissions and distortions, for a comprehensive and thoroughly documented examination of over one hundred of these deliberate departures from truth.
below is another view of one of the towers during construction. compare it to the diagrams above and to the statement by the commission. this gives a good look at how much of the footprint of the building was taken up by the core structure and its massive design.
america used to be a nation that was proud of its capability on every level, but we now hear endless pleading of incompetence, including the projection of incompetence back into the past. forgetting about the jet fuel and the possibility that an entire floor might catch fire was bad enough, but now listen to this:
4) hyman brown, construction manager of the and university of colorado civil engineering professor made this statement in 2004 (quoting from the boulder weekly):
"it is correct that the towers did not collapse because of the airliners hitting it. but we do know how it collapsed and it has nothing to do with conspiracy," says brown. "what caused the building to collapse is the airplane fuel and the system that we now have, which basically blocks off blocks, so the fire go up and the fire go down. you now have a fire confined to a area, burning at degrees fahrenheit. the steel in that area melts. all the tonnage above the area comes straight down when the steel melts. that broke all the connections, and that caused the building to collapse."
who could have guessed that the fire suppression system, instead of causing the fires to die from lack of oxygen and depletion of flammable material like everyone expected, would actually cause the fires to grow hotter! so hot that they melted all the steel in a five floor region of the building! to fuel this fire, hyman brown apparently assumes that unlimited quantities of jet fuel and oxygen were available on all five floors of both buildings for up to two hours, in a supposedly environment! as we saw earlier, this would obviously be impossible. all the jet fuel was either ignited or vaporized within the first few minutes of impact.
when hyman brown says that the steel "melted," i think he means to say that it failed. the melting point of steel, as we've seen, is (2800˚f). but failure is also a clear impossibility. remember the open steel test structures? they were subjected for a longer time to a fire even hotter than the one he imagines, but the highest recorded internal steel temperature never reached beyond (680˚f) far below the temperature where failure could occur. hyman brown's imaginary fire may have been confined to a five story region, but the steel was still free to dissipate heat throughout the entire building framework.
also, to match his own description, if a fire of such heat and severity fully engulfed five floors, we would see large emergent flames bursting from every window on all sides of the building. in the photograph below of both towers, we see only lots of black smoke with flames here and there. black smoke is an indication of oxygen starvation, incomplete combustion and relatively lower temperatures. and the "tonnage" he's speaking of is simply the upper part of the structure that the lower part was designed to support. it would not "come straight down" through five floors. if the steel spanning those five floors did somehow lose strength from fire, the failure would begin gradually and occur asymmetrically.
hyman brown's highly improbable theory is hardly deserving of so much attention, except that it was associated by the media with findings reported by nist, the us government science agency that has now completed a $20,000,000 investigation into the destruction of the towers. media reports in 2004 stated that hyman brown's views were supported by the preliminary findings of the nist investigation!
5) the final report released by nist in 2005 (http://wtc.nist.gov/) is indeed based on the assumption, for both towers, that the structure below the area where the airplane hit simply "collapsed" on its own, once impacted from above by a "block" of floors that allegedly "fell" through the impact zone. this explanation depends on fire to "soften," "shorten," "buckle" and "snap" core and perimeter columns and floor trusses where necessary in order to create a plausible sounding "collapse initiation" sequence. but the nist scientists do not explain how the combustion of typical office contents could possibly produce enough heat at a high enough temperature to cause the extensive steel necessary to support their hypothesis. and they also do not explain how they reconcile this hypothesis with their own investigative data from, which reports that most perimeter steel "saw no temperature" greater than!
the final nist report also fails to account for the fact that they were unable to duplicate failure in their floor model fire tests. they would like us to believe that loss of from flying jet debris somehow explains this glaring discrepancy, but this is almost pure speculation. nist provides no scientifically verifiable data to support this conclusion. the following article by kevin ryan describes these issues in detail. kevin is a courageous who was fired from his senior position at underwriters laboratory. after being stonewalled in his efforts to resolve these obviously crucial contradictions, he finally brought these issues to the public's attention as a last resort. ul was responsible for the fire testing of the steel assemblies that were used in the construction of the world trade center.
like hyman brown, nist simply assumes that once the alleged "collapse" begins, it will completely destroy the entire structure. why, in fact, this would happen is apparently supposed to be so obvious that it needs no explanation. out of all the thousands of pages in supposedly exhaustive report, the actual destruction of the buildings is dismissed with one sentence: "global collapse then ensued." that's it! that's all they have to say about it. what actually happened to the intact portions of each building is the key issue and it should have been the focus of the entire report! failure to look at evidence or to carry their analysis beyond the point of "collapse initiation" is extremely suspicious and highly unscientific. their inability or unwillingness to prove their a assumption that the towers were destroyed by a so-called "progressive gravitational collapse" the entire report.
also in the october 2005 report (updated by a in august 2006), we find a stunning reversal that would put even a star nfl running back to shame. not only has nist officially backed away from the collapse" theory (with no apology), but those floor truss connections (remember the "two bolts"?) that were originally blamed for just about everything, are now of such herculean strength that they somehow conspired with alleged floor sagging to pull on the specially manufactured, steel perimeter columns (remember the 2000% load capacity?) with enough force to cause an entire face of the building to "snap" from inward bowing! as kevin ryan aptly points out, sagging does not make floors heavier… and nist still does not explain how even this fantastic scenario (which is not confirmed by available video recordings) would cause the inevitable destruction of the lower portions of the buildings.
after hearing the astonishing comments by s. sunder, ph d, the lead investigator for nist, made during an interview about "conspiracy theories" with nova and available on their website, i feel compelled to question either his competence or his honesty, or both. among other bizarre statements, he claims in a sort of way that the towers "fell" at the rate of because they were "70% just air in volume" (as if that explains anything) and because the columns weren't made of "solid steel" but were "steel boxes" with walls only" -" thick! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wtc/
buildings have never been constructed with solid steel members. the very idea is absurd! they would be excessively and unnecessarily heavy. box columns, and of comparable strength are much lighter. large box columns were indeed used in the core structure. at the base of each tower they measured 52" x 22" and the steel was, in fact, four inches thick!
"nist data disproves collapse theories based on fire," a paper by frank legge ph d, uses data from the nist report itself to show that conclusions contradict their own findings. this simple and straightforward refutation is presented purely within the terms and context of the nist investigation. it is posted at this link, and also includes a number of useful reference links: http://911research.wtc7.net/papers/ detailed critiques of the nist report can be found at these links: 6) popular mechanics magazine, in its march 2005 issue, attempted to discredit legitimate questioning of the destruction with sarcasm and intimidation tactics, and by presenting long lists of experts. this effort was continued in 2006 with the release of debunking myths, a presentation of similar material. while the authors and their band of "experts" claim to have exhaustively debunked skepticism, they have in fact only attacked claims and "straw man" arguments while ignoring the serious questions. they fail, for example, to satisfactorily address any of the observations described in the next section of this report. a detailed critique of the popular mechanics article can be found here:
paul craig roberts has this to say about the origins of the popular mechanics article: "perhaps it is merely a coincidence that just prior to cathleen p. black, who has family connections to the cia and pentagon and is president of hearst magazines, the owner of popular mechanics, fired the and several senior veteran staff members and installed james b. and benjamin chertoff, a cousin of bush administration michael chertoff. it was and benjamin chertoff who produced the popular mechanics report…"
all of the popular mechanics "experts" apparently forgot their high school physics since they, like gullible members of a new cult, "believe in" the free fall progressive collapse theory a ridiculous impossibility. see "the elapsed time of the destruction" section, below. the popular mechanics experts also claim to believe (of course) that the towers "collapsed" because fire weakened and distorted the steel. i believe that all the above theories (and all similar ones) have to be rejected from the outset for at least two reasons:
a) they all claim that office fires have done something that fire is not able to do, and has never done before or since: heat structural steel to the point of causing a total building failure.
b) the intact lower portion of the building would have arrested or deflected any conceivable "collapse" (crushing) process.
dramatic features of the destruction that are ignored by the official theories:
1) the towers look like they are exploding, complete with enormous rising mushroom clouds (below left and center) that appear before any debris reaches the ground, indicating tremendous heat release. we also see the lateral ejection of material with great force to great distances. in the photo on the right, below, steel perimeter column sections are thrown into the air like toothpicks. bill biggart, the photographer who captured this remarkable view of the south tower destruction, gave us some of our closest views of these events. he was sadly overtaken and killed by the rapidly expanding dust clouds from the north tower less than thirty minutes after taking this photograph. it was found in the camera that was with his body.
massive sections of structural steel column assemblies were ejected as far as 500 feet a distance greater than football fields! the blast wave alone shattered windows in buildings 400 feet away from the towers, and sections of heavy steel column structures were lodged into the sides of neighboring buildings! abc news correspondent n. j. burkett was standing more than a block away from the towers on when the south tower destruction suddenly began. he interrupted his live tv commentary by shouting as everyone ran for cover: "...a huge explosion now raining debris on all of us! better get out of the way!"
2) the destruction of each tower began suddenly and was not preceded by obvious buckling or other visible. there were no reports from firefighters of sagging, creaking or twisting steel that might signal impending failure.
3) no one has ever seen a "natural" collapse of a steel frame building (because it has never happened), so no one knows what it ought to look like! earthquakes sometime topple modern buildings, but they retain their shape, even if distorted, and they don't explode or disintegrate.
if the towers did experience gravitational collapse due to global structural failure, you would expect to find a huge heap of identifiable parts of the building piled within and spilling outside of the original footprint. it would include sections of floor slabs, floor pans, large chunks of concrete, glass and the remains of identifiable building contents, including office equipment and the bodies of the occupants.
this is not what happened. both towers almost entirely disintegrated into rather short (30 or less) pieces of steel, other metal debris, dust and paper. hundreds of tiny human bone fragments have been discovered on the roofs of neighboring buildings, and the remains of over 1000 bodies disappeared completely. were they vaporized out of existence? or obliterated into particles too small even for dna analysis? how could this possibly happen?
the photo above was taken looking straight down within the footprint where one of the towers once stood. the elevation of this area is not significantly higher than the original street level and we see only metal and dust. search and rescue workers were stunned that so many bodies had apparently vanished along with the desks, the computers, the file cabinets and all the other building contents. joe of engine 7, one of the early emergency workers who dug through the wreckage where the towers once stood, put it this way: "you have two office buildings: you don't find a chair, you don't find a telephone, a computer... the biggest piece of a telephone i found was half a keypad, and it was this big [holds up thumb and forefinger]. the buildings collapsed to dust." to also note that the photo above includes no intact identifiable portions of the building itself. of particular interest is the fact that the corrugated steel floor pans are all apparently missing along with the concrete floors. there is no stack of "pancaked" floors piled up within the footprint of the former building.
4) almost all of the building materials and contents were pulverized, much of it into talcum powder size (sub 100 micron) dust particles. this took the form of the dense dust clouds that expanded to enormous size as they raced down the surrounding streets at tremendous velocity and with clearly defined boundaries, depositing most of the mass of both buildings outside the perimeter of their original footprints. concrete and gypsum, along with large amounts of asbestos and countless other dangerous materials, were all part of these huge toxic dust clouds that spread over lower manhattan and poisoned the air at ground zero. all of the trained rescue dogs that were used in the search for survivors have died, and many of the cleanup workers have also died or are now seriously and permanently ill. if you dropped a large chunk of concrete from 1000 onto the pavement far below, it would certainly break apart, but it wouldn't be pulverized into microscopic particles. in the case of the towers, the disintegration into dust somehow took place in mid-air, long before any debris reached the ground.
5) both the nearly total of the building materials and contents and the rapid expansion of the dust clouds to great elevations and distances from the building locations would require the release of tremendous amounts of heat energy. the photo on the right, below, was taken only 30 seconds after the start of the destruction of the north tower. the only energy source that is presumed to be available to explain these phenomena is the elevated mass of the buildings themselves, which is inadequate by at least an order of magnitude according to conservative estimates:
6) the elapsed time of the destruction was nearly identical to the time it would take aing object to reach the ground from the same height. if the lightweight upper part of the building had somehow dropped onto the intact structure below, common sense tells us that the strength and resistance of the more heavily built lower portion of the building would not only slow the process, it would arrest it altogether or deflect it to one side. several scientific papers supply proof for this intuitive conclusion. see the following websites for an abundance of bona fide analysis. http://www.journalof911studies.com/ http://www.stj911.com/ and if the structural support for the upper part of the building actually did give way because of damage and high temperature, it would have exhibited gradual as it approached its failure threshold. the interconnected framework, even if it began to bend or sag, would still prevent a sudden drop of the upper floors. (see fire tests, mentioned earlier.) what we see instead looks as if the presence of structural support is instantly obliterated as the wave of destruction begins.
based on video and photographic evidence, and mapping of the widespread debris field, each tower appears to have been progressively and systematically exploded from the top down, starting from the impact zone. the explosive sequence was apparently timed to occur at a pace close to, thus allowing the falling debris to blanket over and partially hide the continuing explosions.
the & zhou paper mentioned earlier, and other papers by frank greening and manuel garcia, all claim to have mathematical models that show how a steel structure can crush itself at the rate of. these theoretical" scenarios do not take into account the strength of specific structural features, like the continuous of the core column assemblies, or the fact that much stronger and heavier materials were used in the lower part of the building. they also employ the entire mass of the structure to drive the process while ignoring the fact that most of this mass is actually landing outside of the original footprint and would therefore be unavailable. in garcia's article, for example, we see conspiracies that don't exist, available at the counterpunch link above, he repeatedly makes reference to a falling "block of floors" that is supposedly impacting the structure below like a "hammer." where is this alleged "block of floors"? all we can see in the photos above is an slurry of pulverized debris that is somehow being propelled far beyond the original perimeter of the structure. paper is posted at (a "debunker" website, linked above) and, like garcia, he tries to build a theory around the idea of "momentum transfer." the equations he uses assume impacts from solid masses like you see with billiard balls, but in the case of the towers, a rigid falling mass is nowhere to be found.
even if we forget all of these objections, something else about the notion of a progressive collapse occurring at the rate of free fall defies intuition. an obvious problem with this idea is that it does not allow time or energy to overcome the inertia of the materials in the lower part of the building that must be instantly accelerated up to the rate of free fall in order to join the already falling material from above without slowing it down. in fact, each of these encounters with stationary mass would require an energy expenditure from the falling material, which would slow it down and, when combined with the strength of the structure, quickly stop the process altogether.
there are only two ways a building can be destroyed at the rate of free fall:
a) all structural support is simultaneously removed at the foundation level. all other parts of the building will then begin to fall at the same moment and at the same rate. this method is commonly used in controlled of large buildings. one advantage of this approach is that it minimizes damage to neighboring buildings.7 is a textbook example.
b) or, something (like timed explosives) progressively destroys the building from the top down at the rate of free fall, while simultaneously removing resistance in advance of the falling debris. this is not the way controlled are normally done, although tall chimneys are sometimes destroyed this way (see end of report). see the following two links for thorough examinations of garcia and his theories: "garcia not only works for the government, he works for a very interesting organization in terms of the best hypothesis for what happened that day. lawrence livermore national laboratory (llnl), garcia's employer, appears to be where explosive was invented, and it continues to be a focus of research there."
7) oxidation, and melting were observed by fema in their metallurgical examination of steel samples from the towers. they describe this as "evidence of a severe high temperature corrosion attack." edges of a one inch column were described as having been thinned to "almost razor sharpness," while a formerly solid flange had "gaping larger than a silver dollar."
these findings were reported in the new york times, where they were described as "perhaps the deepest mystery uncovered in the investigation." deposits from a previously molten liquid mixture containing iron and sulfur have also been found in the same locations. these, according to dr. steven jones, a phd physicist from byu, are the chemical signature for the types of reactions caused by and and explosives sometimes used in building for cutting through heavy steel.
8) intense persisted at levels at ground zero for weeks, in spite of drenching of the site with water. the boots worn by workers at ground zero had to be constantly replaced due to the melting of the soles. several days after, nasa conducted an infrared aerial survey of ground zero and detected hot spots in the rubble that were over 1300ºf! the image on the left, below, is from their report. molten metal was later found at these locations. what was the source of this heat? again, the use of, or some other type of high energy method of destruction, appears to be the only plausible explanation.
9) dr. steven jones has also discovered the presence of previously molten iron in the dust that blanketed lower manhattan in the wake of the destruction. the "atomizing" of molten iron can be explained only as a byproduct of explosives and. dr. jones, a physicist and archaeometrist, has written a detailed scientific paper analyzing the destruction of the buildings. it is available at this link:
10) the upper part of the south tower begins to tip during the initiation of its destruction. instead of continuing this rotation as would be expected from a rigid structure according to the law of conservation of angular momentum, the rotation stops as it begins to disintegrate before falling into the structure below. without this unexplained disintegration, this upper block of floors would have toppled to the side and crashed to the ground as an intact structure.
11) the debris distribution from both towers exhibited almost perfect radial symmetry as the wave of destruction moved rapidly down each building, spewing cladding, structural steel and pulverized material in all directions like a giant fountain.
12) the huge outward arching dust plumes exhibited during the destruction of each tower not only defy gravity, they are an unmistakable signature characteristic of explosions. 13) the destruction of the towers followed the path of greatest resistance. in natural materials failures, like a broken window or the collapse of a burning wooden building, even small variations in stress and material strength are amplified into highly asymmetrical breakage patterns, while the process inherently seeks the path of least resistance. 14) the tremendous size of the primary debris field (measured before hitting the ground) is not consistent with the downward pull of a event. 15) a number of small explosions with forceful lateral can be seen occurring many floors below the leading edge of the destruction. these are visible in the photo below, and also in the right-hand photo on the first page. these have exactly the same appearance as cutter charges (squibs) used in controlled to remove structural supports within a building at strategic points in a timed sequence. popular mechanics would have us believe that this is just air being forced out as a bellows effect by floors. but where are the floors? and why would this occur so far down the building?
16) in the immediate aftermath of the destruction, aerial views of ground zero show smoking craters where the towers once stood, with debris scattered for blocks in all directions.
17) many eyewitnesses reported explosions before and during the destruction. firefighters, for example, recollected their experience as they were running from the south tower:
fireman2: it was as if as if they had detonated, det..
fireman1: yea detonated yea
fireman2: as if they had planned to take down a building,
boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom ...
fireman1: all the way down, i was it, and runnin'
the new york times, in august 2005, released over pages of oral histories from. these included statements from 503 first responders, including firefighters, emergency medical workers and others. more than a hundred of these accounts included reports of explosions.
18) the towers had stabilized after impact, the fires were no more serious than a typical office fire and no highrise had ever before collapsed from fire yet there were several reports of warnings that "collapse" was imminent. for example, from the commission report:
"at about, an paramedic approached the chief of department and advised that an engineer in front of 7 had just remarked that the twin towers in fact were in imminent danger of a total collapse."
who was this "engineer" and how or why did he know this? mayor rudi giuliani also revealed in a live interview that he had been warned that the towers would "collapse." who could have told him this? and why didn't anyone bother to tell the firefighters inside the buildings? 19) isolated pockets of inexplicably burned and melted vehicles were discovered at various distances from the site of the. these two photos were taken on barclay street, about two blocks away from the towers. the next two photos show a wilted fire truck and another badly melted vehicle. what possible explanation could account for these peculiar phenomena and their seemingly random locations in relation to the world trade center?
the mysterious collapse of building 7:
and then of course there is building 7, which many people have forgotten. it fell later in the day and from the beginning was treated like an insignificant footnote.7 was an imposing structure and was more modern than the towers. it was not hit by an airplane and was a block away from the towers, with another lower building in between. according to the debris distribution data contained in 2002 report,7 was not seriously battered by heavy debris from the towers. the lighter orange rings in the diagram below indicate the range of light debris, while the darker orange areas indicate the reach of heavier debris, like steel column sections.7 is the darker blue building in the upper part of the diagram.
wtc7 did have fires of uncertain origin and extent. official reports suggest that fires in7 had been "raging out-of-control" all day, but there is no convincing photographic evidence of this. the fires in the photo above, taken on the afternoon of shortly before the collapse, are minor, and clear images (below) from the moment of onset of the destruction do not even show emergent flames, let alone any other evidence of an inferno.
wtc7 came down in seconds, imploding perfectly within its footprint, collapsing straight downward from all points and looking just like a perfect controlled demolition. even the "kink" in the roof line seen in the second image in the sequence above is evidence of a demolition technique that is used to make sure the walls collapse inward, thus minimizing damage to neighboring structures. the of the website for architects and engineers for truth includes a video of the collapse of7: http://www.ae911truth.org/
the straight-down, vertical collapse of building 7 could not have happened and with such perfect symmetry unless all 58 perimeter columns and all 25 core columns were somehow cut almost simultaneously at the foundation level. in the sequence above, notice in the first image the light and dark mottled pattern of small clouds of smoke that appeared at the initiation of the destruction. these look like evidence of explosive cutter charges that are used in controlled to break up the internal structure of a building as it begins to fall.
large amounts of fuel oil were reportedly stored in7, but even if this oil was burning it could not have caused the simultaneous structural failure of all the support columns or any of them for that matter. as we have seen, hydrocarbon fires are incapable of creating enough heat at a high enough temperature to cause the failure of structures. the fact that7 was built over a three story substation also does not explain the perfect symmetry of the collapse, or the collapse itself.
official investigators and "conspiracy theory debunkers" are now claiming that a section of the lower facade of7 was "scooped out" by flying debris from the north tower. this of course contradicts the detailed debris distribution mapping contained in the fema report produced shortly after. but even if true, this cannot account for the symmetry of the collapse since it would create an overhanging mass. and it can't explain the collapse itself since these new damage estimates still leave the building as a whole well within its redundancy.
the site diagram above shows the distance that heavy steel would have to be propelled in order to cause serious damage to7. more than anything else, this would be evidence of explosive force used in the destruction of the towers!
the failure of7 was attributed to "progressive total collapse" brought on by fire in 2002 report, but with the caveat that their hypothesis "has only a low probability of occurrence." see this link for a review of the fema report:7 was not even mentioned in the 911 commission report!
nist has more recently released a report on7, but it has no more credibility than the earlier fema report or final report on the twin towers. see this link for a sampling of critical public comments:
and, most revealing of all, none of the official theories have been able to explain the live news coverage from british television announcing the collapse of7 while it was still standing in the background of the live video feed fromc! somebody was reading their script a little too soon!
and finally, consider this:
what would it be like if every steel frame in existence was likely to collapse as a result of a fire, or even a serious fire? no one would set foot in them! as a matter of fact, no one would build them they would be too dangerous. if the buildings did collapse from fire, these unprecedented failures would be extremely significant and ought to have aroused the most profound forensic analysis (the painstaking reassembly of crashed aircraft comes to mind).
this did not happen. the steel from all three buildings was quickly removed over the strenuous objections of scientists, engineers, firefighters and the families of the victims and most of it has been melted down in overseas markets. access to ground zero was forcefully restricted and study of the final blueprints for the towers has not been permitted.
two groups have been extremely vocal in their protest of the destruction of evidence and lack of real forensic investigation: the families of those killed and firefighters. fire engineering magazine the primary journal for firefighters everywhere ran a scathing editorial in january 2002 in which they referred to the official investigation blessed by fema and run by the american society of civil engineers as a "half-baked farce that may already have been commandeered by political forces whose primary interests, to put it mildly, lie far afield of full disclosure."
this is obviously a big concern for firefighters because they have to go into burning buildings! prior to there was no precedent to caution them against entering the towers to go about their work of rescuing people and putting out the fires. surviving audio recordings of firefighter communications from the south tower, as mentioned earlier, show that they had reached the floor sky lobby and found only "two pockets of fire." they called for "two lines" and began to implement their evacuation plan just before the destruction suddenly began!
now what are firefighters supposed to do? in this new world, fires in steel structures can apparently trigger a "total progressive collapse" at any moment with no clear warning conditions. and this can happen not only in stable damaged structures, but in fully (or nearly) intact structures as well!
i wonder how much fear this adds to the lives of our firefighters and if fire rescue efforts have been curtailed in any way since, perhaps even causing unnecessary loss of life, due to this new uncertainty over entering burning structures.
and this:
if the "official" story is true, then companies that offer controlled using explosives are clearly going to have some new competition. thanks to those wily hijackers, we now have a much cheaper solution. if a structural steel needs to be removed, all that is necessary is to pick a floor somewhere in the upper portion of the building, saw off a few columns, flood the floor with jet fuel, light a match and stand back.
the building will then (about 1 or 2 hours later) miraculously explode, shattering all of the steel in the building into tidy sections. the rest of the building and all of its contents will be conveniently converted into a fine dust that will be spread over a large area so that somebody else will have to clean it up!
and this:
this photo shows the start of an explosive demolition of a large brick chimney.
look familiar?
characteristic features indicating the use of explosives:
1) outward arching dust plumes
2) formation of debris cloud that is symmetrical around the vertical axis of the structure
3) heavier material is propelled out ahead of the dust
conclusion:
we have to find the courage to think for ourselves, open our eyes and look and keep looking. the truth will not go away. once we see that most of what we were told about these events is actually false, we can finally get to work on discovering the real story of... | kən ˈfɪzɪks ˈriˌraɪt ˈhɪstəri? ə ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ˈɛvədəns ɪn ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər ˈkɑmplɛks ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsɛkʃənz: maɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈrisərʧ ˈɛfərts ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈmætər ər əv ə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈneɪʧər ənd ər ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ lərn ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ðiz ɪˈvɛnts. ˈivɪn ɪf ju dɪsəˈgri wɪθ maɪ kənˈkluʒənz, aɪ hoʊp ju wɪl æt list ʃɛr maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔfərz ə kloʊz lʊk æt ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɛvədəns. ɪt ɪz nɑt ə theory.”*.” aɪ hoʊp ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt wɪl ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ən əˈsɪst fər ˈəðərz hu meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðiz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ðɛr oʊn. ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ɪz pərˈzɛnəd hir kən bi ˈizəli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd ɪkˈspændɪd əˈpɑn wɪθ ˈsɪmpəl ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərʧɪz. aɪ hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈmɛni lɪŋks tɪ gʊd ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈdætə ənd æˈnælɪsɪs ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈɪʃuz. ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈrisərʧ ɪz ə ˈhɛlθi ˈɛksərˌsaɪz fər ˈɛniˌwənz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ənd ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfækəltiz ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ riˈkleɪm pəˈzɛʃən əv ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd pərˈspɛktɪv. haʊ kən wi hoʊp tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɑr fˈjuʧər ɪf wi ər ˈgaɪdɪd baɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt bɪˈlifs əˈbaʊt ðə pæst ðət ər ənˈtru? haʊ wər θri stil freɪm ˈstrəkʧərz kəmˈplitli dɪˈstrɔɪd ɔn ˈmɛni kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˈθɪriz hæv bɪn pʊt ˈfɔrwərd, bət ənˈlaɪk moʊst əv ˈhɪstəriz ˌəˈnænsərd ˈpəzəlz, ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə taʊərz ənd ðə mɪˈstɪriəs kəˈlæps əv ˈbɪldɪŋ 7 ər ˈmætərz əv ˈfɪzɪks. wi ˈkænɑt ˈivɪn bɪˈgɪn tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðə kraɪm əv ənˈtɪl wi hæv ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ɪˈvɛnts ðət wi ɔl ˈwɪtnəst. ðə kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən əv hu hæd ðə minz, ˈmoʊtɪv ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti kən ˈoʊnli bɪˈgɪn wəns wi noʊ wət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhæpənd! ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ənd ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət həz ˌəndɪˈspjutɪd ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti ənd ɪz ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərd ˈprɛzənts ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə bɪˈlif ðət ðə ˈɛrˌpleɪn ˌɪmˈpækts ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ə ʧeɪn əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət ˈəltəmətli dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə taʊərz, ənd əv kɔrs ˈbɪldɪŋ 7 wɑz nɑt hɪt baɪ ən ˈɛrˌpleɪn. tɪ ˈklɪrli si ðiz ˈprɑbləmz, ɪt ɪz ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ fərst hæv ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv məˈtɪriəlz bɪˈheɪvjər ənd ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə taʊərz, ənd ðɛn tɪ bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr əv ðə dɪˈstɪŋkt ənd rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈfiʧərz əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ "əˈfɪʃəl" ˈθɪriz, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ən ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪz kənˈsɪstəntli ˈiðər ˌɪgˈnɔrd ər ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ðiz prəˈpoʊzd ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz. ðə ˈstrəkʧərz: ˈstrəkʧərəl stil həz bɪn juzd ɪn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˈbrɪʤɪz, taʊərz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., fər wɛl ˈoʊvər 100 jɪrz ənd ɪts ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ənd bɪˈheɪvjər ˈəndər ˌædˈvərs kənˈdɪʃənz hæv bɪn wɛl ˈtɛstɪd ənd ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈoʊvər ðɪs lɔŋ ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm. ðə ˈgreɪtəst rɪsks tɪ ˈmɑdərn ˈhaɪˌraɪz ˈbɪldɪŋz (əˈpɑrt frəm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈtæks ənd səˈvɪr ˈərθkˌweɪks) ər faɪər, haɪ wɪndz ənd ˌæksəˈdɛnəl ˈɛrˌpleɪn kəˈlɪʒənz. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪn əv tɔl ˈbɪldɪŋz məst ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ðeɪ kən səkˈsɛsfəli wɪθˈstænd ðiz adversities*. ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər taʊərz wər ðə wərldz ˈtɔlɪst ˈbɪldɪŋz wɪn ðeɪ wər əˈfɪʃəli ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 4th*, 1973 hɪˈstɔrɪk ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ɪn dɪˈzaɪn wər kənˈsivd ənd ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈseɪfli riʧ səʧ ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd haɪts. ˈstrəkʧərəl stil ˈbɪldɪŋz əp tɪ ðɪs taɪm hæd ˈtɪpɪkəli bɪn dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ ˈvərtɪkəl ˈkɑləmz ˈivənli speɪst ɪn ə ərˈeɪnʤmənt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl bimz ðət wʊd ˈkɛri ðə flɔr əˈbəv. ðɪs wʊd bi rɪˈpitɪd frəm wən flɔr tɪ ðə nɛkst tɪ kriˈeɪt ə tɔl ˈbɪldɪŋ. wən ˌəndɪˈzaɪrəbəl ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ðɪs taɪp əv dɪˈzaɪn ɪz ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈɔfəs ˈspeɪsɪz ɪn ðiz ˈbɪldɪŋz ər ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəli ˌɪntərˈəptɪd baɪ ðə səˈpɔrt ˈkɑləmz. ðə taʊərz wər dɪˈzaɪnd ˈjuzɪŋ ə taɪp əv ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ðət wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli nu æt ðə taɪm ənd ɪz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ə "tub wɪˈθɪn ə tub." ˈkɑləmz ər pəˈzɪʃənd əraʊnd ðə pərˈɪmətər əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər waɪl ˈəðər ˈkɑləmz ər ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈhɛvəli ˌriɪnˈfɔrst ˈsɛntrəl kɔr. ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz bɪˈloʊ ʃoʊ ðə dɛns ˈspeɪsɪŋ əv ðə ˈkɑləmz ðət meɪk əp ðə pərˈɪmətər wɔlz ənd ðə ˈrɛlətɪv saɪz əv ðə kɔr ˈstrəkʧər, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪnd ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ʃæfts. ðə ˈɔfəs flɔrz wər səˈspɛndɪd ɪn bɪtˈwin wɪθ noʊ ˈəðər ˈvərtɪkəl səˈpɔrt. ðɪs prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈɔfəs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdust ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ, ˈflɛksəbəl ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈstrəkʧər wɪθ trɪˈmɛndəs ʃɪr strɛŋθ. ðə taʊərz kʊd bi 100 ˈstɔriz haɪ ənd stɪl wɪθˈstænd ˈhərəˌkeɪnz fɔrs wɪndz ənd ˈməltəpəl ˈhaɪˌspid kəˈlɪʒənz frəm lɑrʤ kəˈmərʃəl ʤɛt ˈɛrˌkræft. ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn 1964 ðət ðə ˈspɛʃəli ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd haɪ strɛŋθ stil pərˈɪmətər ˈkɑləmz hæd strɛŋθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə 5 ɛks loʊd rɪkˈwaɪrmənt əv ˈstændərd ˈbɪldɪŋ koʊdz, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət "lɪv loʊdz ɔn ðiz ˈkɑləmz kən bi ˌɪnˈkrist mɔr ðən 2000 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfeɪljər əˈkərz." frəm ðə bʊk ˈsɪti ɪn ðə skaɪ (taɪmz bʊks, ˈhɛnri hoʊld ənd ˈkəmpəˌni, llc*, 2003 peɪʤ 133 wi lərn ðət ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə taʊər dɪˈzaɪn ʃoʊd ðət ɔl ðə ˈkɑləmz ɔn wən saɪd kʊd bi kət, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə tu ˈkɔrnərz ənd səm əv ðə ˈkɑləmz ɔn iʧ əˈʤeɪsənt saɪd, ənd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wʊd stɪl bi strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ wɪθˈstænd ə wɪnd! əˈsərʃənz ðət ðə taʊərz wər ˈiðər ˈpurli dɪˈzaɪnd ər ˈpurli bɪlt du nɑt skwɛr wɪθ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈrɛkərd. ðeɪ wər bɪlt tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli strɔŋ ənd wər kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈmɑrvəlz. ʤɑn ˈskɪlɪŋ, ðə lɛd dɪˈzaɪnər, wən pərˈstiʤəs əˈwɔrdz fər ðɛr dɪˈzaɪn ˈɛksələns. kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ faɪər: 1 ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ˈstrəkʧərəl stil tɪ ˈlɪtərəli mɛlt ənd ʧeɪnʤ steɪt ˈɪntu ə floʊɪŋ ˈlɪkwɪd, ɪts ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈtɛmpərəʧər) məst bi reɪzd tɪ 2800˚f*). 2 ðə strɛŋθ əv stil ɪz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ɪts ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər (rəˈgɑrdləs əv faɪər ˈtɛmpərəʧər) æt ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈmoʊmənt. waɪl ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər wɪl ˈgræʤuəli raɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ prəˈlɔŋd ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈkɑnstənt haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧər, ɪf ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪz, ðə stil wɪl nɑt kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈwikən ɛz ə ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈifɛkt. ɛz ɪts ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈiðər əp ər daʊn ɪts strɛŋθ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈkɔrdɪŋli. 3 æt haɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈmɛltɪŋ pɔɪnt, stil kən luz ɪts loʊd ˈbɛrɪŋ strɛŋθ ənd rɪˈʤɪdəti ənd bɪˈkəm ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈbɛndɪŋ, ˈsægɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. məʧ wɛl ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈtɛstɪŋ həz bɪn dən ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðɪs ˈtɛmpərəʧər θˈrɛˌʃoʊld. ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ prɪˈdɪkt ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv stil ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛns faɪərz ɪz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl tɪ ɪts juz ɛz ə kənˈstrəkʃən məˈtɪriəl. tɪ ˈsəmərˌaɪz ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt kənˈsɛnsəs əv ðiz tɛsts, ðə strɛŋθ əv stil ɪz rɪˈdust tɪ 20 əv ˈnɔrməl wɪn ɪt ˈriʧɪz ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər əv əraʊnd 1328˚f*). ðɪs ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt bɪˈkəz, ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv, ˈstændərd ˈbɪldɪŋ dɪˈzaɪn ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət ˈstrəkʧərz bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ bɛr faɪv taɪmz ðɛr ˈmæksəməm ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl loʊd 20 ðɪs minz ðət ˈivɪn ɪf ɔl ðə stil ɪn ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈriʧɪz ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl tɛmp əv, ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl stɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɛri ɪts ˈmæksəməm loʊd. sɪns ˈmæksəməm ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl loʊdz ˈrɛrli əˈkər (ɪkˈstrimli lɑrʤ kraʊdz əv ˈpipəl ər ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz əv ˈhɛvi ɪkˈwɪpmənt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl), ðə stil ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɪn ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən kʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfeɪljər wʊd əˈkər. 4 faɪər tɛsts ˈkɛrid aʊt ɪn ðə æt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt tɛst fəˈsɪlɪti æt ɪn bedfordshire*, ʃoʊd ðət ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv hoʊl ˈbɪldɪŋz kən ɪkˈsid ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ɪts pɑrts, wɪn ˈtɛstɪd ˈsɛpərətli. ən kloʊzd tɛst ˈstrəkʧər wɑz səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈtɛmpərəʧərz əv 2192˚f*), ˈkɔzɪŋ ˌənprəˈtɛktɪd stil bimz tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riʧ ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈoʊvər 2012˚f*). ðɪs kɔzd ɪn səm əv ðə stil, bət ðə ˈstrəkʧər dɪd nɑt kəˈlæps. kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ril faɪərz ɪn kloʊzd ˈspeɪsɪz ˈkænɑt bi səˈsteɪnd du tɪ ˈɑksɪʤən stɑrˈveɪʃən. 5 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ɪn prəˈpɔrʃən tɪ ɪts strɛŋθ, wən əv stilz bɛst kˈwɑlətiz ənd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈrizən waɪ ɪt ɪz juzd soʊ ˈkɑmənli ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən ɪz ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt hit kˈwɪkli ənd stænd əp ənˈskeɪðd ɪn ˈivɪn ðə wərst "ˈtaʊrɪŋ ˌɪnˈfərˌnoʊ" ɔn ˈrɛkərd. ðə stil æt ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ə faɪər wɪˈθɪn ə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl bi ˈkɑnstəntli kuld ɛz ðə hit ɪz drɔn əˈweɪ ˈɪntu ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈfreɪmˌwərk. ˈoʊpən tɛst ˈstrəkʧərz wər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ prəˈlɔŋd ənd ˌɪnˈtɛns faɪərz əv əp tɪ 2192˚f*) ɪn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədi əv ˈstrəkʧərəl stil kɑr pɑrks, bət ˌɪnˈtərnəl stil ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈnɛvər riʧt haɪər ðən 680˚f*). http://www.corusconstruction.com*/ faɪər ˈtɛmpərəʧər ənd ˌɪnˈtərnəl stil ˈtɛmpərəʧər ər nɑt ðə seɪm. ðɪs ɪz waɪ mit θərˈmɑmətərz wər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd. rɪˈmɛmbər fər ˈleɪtər wɪn wi lʊk æt ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈθɪriz ənd kleɪmz beɪst ɔn ðə ənˈpruvən əˈsəmpʃən ðət ðə taʊərz "kəˈlæpst." 6 ðə taʊərz wər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ wɪθˈstænd ˌɪmˈpækts frəm ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛrˌkræft ðət wər ɪn juz æt ðə taɪm ðeɪ wər bɪlt. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rɪˈpɔrts, ðə ˈɛrpleɪnz ɔn wər nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðɪs, ənd ðə ʤɛt ˈɛrˌkræft əv ðoʊz deɪz ˈkɛrid ʤɛt fjuəl ʤɪst laɪk ðeɪ du naʊ. ˈbɪldɪŋ sərˈvaɪvəl ɪz əˈkɑmplɪʃt θru rɪˈdəndənsi ənd daɪˈnæmɪk ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv loʊdz tɪ ðə sərˈvaɪvɪŋ pɑrts əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʤɑn ˈskɪlɪŋ, ðə lɛd dɪˈzaɪnər əv ðə twɪn taʊərz (frəm ə siˈætəl taɪmz ˈɪntərvˌju frəm ˈfɛbruˌɛri 27 1993 ən ˌɪmˈpækt frəm ə boʊɪŋ 707 ˈtrævəlɪŋ æt 600 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ "wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈoʊnli ˈloʊkəl ˈdæmɪʤ" ənd ðət æˈnælɪsɪs ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm wʊd bi ðə fækt ðət ɔl ðə fjuəl (frəm ðə ˈɛrˌpleɪn) wʊd dəmp ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðɛr wʊd bi ə ˌhɔˈrɛndəs faɪər. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl wʊd bi killed.”*.” bət, hi sɪz, ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər wʊd stɪl bi there.”*.” 7 praɪər tɪ (ər sɪns) noʊ ˈhaɪˌraɪz həz ˈɛvər kəˈlæpst frəm faɪər. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈnumərəs ˈkeɪsɪz əv faɪərz fɑr mɔr səˈvɪr ðən ðoʊz əbˈzərvd ɔn hir ər ə fju ɪgˈzæmpəlz: kərˈɑkəs, ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə, ɔkt, 2004 56 ˈstɔri ˈbɪldɪŋ bərnd fər 17 aʊərz ˈoʊvər 26 flɔrz lɑ, meɪ 1988 ˌɪntərˈsteɪt bæŋk, 62 ˈstɔriz, 5 flɔrz bərnd fər aʊərz ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri, 1991 mərˈɪdiən ˈplɑzə, 38 ˈstɔriz, 8 flɔrz bərnd fər 18 aʊərz nu jɔrk, ˈɔgəst, 1970 nu jɔrk ˈplɑzə, 50 ˈstɔriz, bərnd fər sɪks aʊərz məˈdrɪd, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2005 ˈwɪnzər bldg*, 32 ˈstɔriz, bərnd fər 24 aʊərz ɔl əv ðiz faɪərz wər tru "ˈtaʊrɪŋ infernos*" wɪθ drəˈmætɪk, ˈreɪʤɪŋ ˈimərʤənt fleɪmz ˈbərstɪŋ aʊt frəm ɪnˈtaɪər flɔrz əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ θru ˈʃætərd ˈwɪndoʊz. nən əv ðiz ˈbɪldɪŋz kəˈlæpst. 8 ɪn 1975 ən ˈɑrsən faɪər bərnd fər θri aʊərz ɪn ðə nɔrθ taʊər əv ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈsprɛdɪŋ tɪ ˈpɔrʃənz əv sɪks flɔrz. 132 ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ brɪŋ ɪt ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl ənd ðə faɪər ˈkæptən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɪt wɑz "laɪk ˈfaɪtɪŋ ə bloʊ tɔrʧ." ðə faɪər bɪˈgæn ɪn ə ˈwaɪrɪŋ ˈklɑzət ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl kɔr ˈɛriə ənd gru ənˈtɪl ðə fleɪmz bərst aʊt θru ðə ˈwɪndoʊz ɔn ðə flɔr. ðə stil ˈstrəkʧər wɑz nɑt ˈdæmɪʤd baɪ ðɪs faɪər, wɪʧ wɑz ˈlɔŋgər ˈlæstɪŋ ənd ˈɑrgjuəbli mɔr səˈvɪr ðən ðə faɪərz ɪn ðə saʊθ taʊər ɔn fjuəl fər ðə faɪərz: ʤɛt fjuəl (rɪˈfaɪnd ˈkɛrəˌsin) ɪz ə ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ənd wɪl bərn æt ə ˈmæksəməm ˈtɛmpərəʧər əv əˈprɑksəmətli 1832˚f*) ɪn ən ˈoʊpən faɪər wɪn səˈplaɪd wɪθ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈmaʊnts əv ɛr (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ pjʊr ˈɑksɪʤən). ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈizəli əˈveɪləbəl frəm ˈɛni ˈfɪzɪks dɛsk ˈrɛfərəns. ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər loʊər ɪf ðə faɪər ɪz oxygen-starved*, ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ blæk smoʊk. sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər ˈpɑsəbəl ˈoʊnli wɪθ fɔrst ˈmɪksɪŋ əv pjʊr ˈɑksɪʤən. ˈərli rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ˈwaɪldli ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ʤɛt fjuəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd beɪst ɔn tæŋk kəˈpæsɪti. ðə pleɪnz wər dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl flaɪt, bət ˈkɛrid ˈoʊnli ðə fjuəl ˈnidɪd fər ðɛr dəˈmɛstɪk flaɪt plænz. ɪt ɪz naʊ ækˈnɑlɪʤd, ˈivɪn baɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈθɪriz, ðət moʊst əv ðə ʤɛt fjuəl wɑz kənˈsumd ɪn ðə fərst fju ˈmɪnəts baɪ ðə juʤ ˈfaɪərˌbɔlz æt ðə taɪm əv ˌɪmˈpækt. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət lɑrʤ pulz əv ʤɛt fjuəl kʊd bi ˈbərnɪŋ fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər aʊərz priˈsidɪŋ ðə taʊərz' dɪˈstrəkʃən ɪz nɑt kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv ə ˈvɑlətəl ənd ˈhaɪli ˈflæməbəl ˈlɪkwɪd ɪn ə haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ɪt wʊd hæv ˈiðər ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd, ər ɪf ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ˈɑksɪʤən wɑz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ səˈpɔrt kəmˈbəsʧən ɪt wʊd hæv lɛft ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɛz ə ˈveɪpər əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə smoʊk. ðə smɛl əv ʤɛt fjuəl wɑz ˌɪnˈdid ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈoʊvər ə waɪd ˈɛriə. ðə ˈbərnɪŋ ʤɛt fjuəl dɪd əv kɔrs stɑrt ðə faɪərz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz, wɪʧ wər mɔr səˈvɪr ɪn ðə nɔrθ taʊər wɛr mɔr əv ðə ʤɛt fjuəl wɑz ˈkɛrid ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. bət ðə ʤɛt fjuəl kʊd nɑt hæv bɪn ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ fjuəl fər ðə faɪərz. noʊn məˈtɪriəlz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz (ˈkɑrpəts, dɛsks, ˈpeɪpər, ˈplæstɪks, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmoʊstli ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən ɪn ˈneɪʧər ənd kən ˈproʊdus kəmˈbəsʧən ˈtɛmpərəʧərz noʊ haɪər ðən ʤɛt fjuəl. haʊs faɪərz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈproʊdus ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪn ðə 500 reɪnʤ. ðə taʊər ˌɪmˈpækts: 1 ðə ˈɛrˌpleɪn ˌɪmˈpækts wər kwaɪt drəˈmætɪk, wɪθ ðə juʤ ˈfaɪərˌbɔlz ðət wi ɔl sɔ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ˈæftər ðə fərst fju ˈmɪnəts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi ˈsɪmpli hæd ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ faɪərz wɪθ səm əˈmaʊnt əv ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈdæmɪʤ. ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈdæmɪʤ ɪz hɑrd tɪ dɪˈtərmən beɪst ɔn ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈɛvədəns. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist baɪ nɪst ɪn 2005 kleɪmz ðət əv ðə kɔr ˈkɑləmz ɪn iʧ taʊər wər ˈsɛvərd. waɪl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz rɪˈpitɪd ɛz fækt, ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪt dəraɪvd frəm kˈwɛsʧənəbəl kəmˈpjutər ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈivɪn ɪf tru, ðɪs əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdæmɪʤ wʊd liv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wɛl wɪˈθɪn ðɛr rɪˈdəndənsi. mɔr ɔn ðə nɪst rɪˈpɔrt ˈleɪtər. 2 ˈɛrpleɪnz ər meɪd əv əˈlumənəm, wɪʧ ɪz ə məʧ ˈlaɪtər ənd ˈwikər məˈtɪriəl kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈstrəkʧərəl stil. ˈɛrpleɪnz meɪ lʊk bɪg ənd səbˈstænʃəl, bət ðeɪ ər ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪd tɪ bi ɛz ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə ˈθɪknəs əv ðɛr əˈlumənəm skɪn ɪz ˈoʊnli 2 mm*. 3 boʊθ ˈbɪldɪŋz kˈwɪkli ˈæftər ˌɪmˈpækt ənd ʃoʊd noʊ əbˈzərvəbəl saɪnz əv ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ər ˈɛvədəns əv ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈfeɪljər praɪər tɪ ðə ˈsədən ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ðɛr dɪˈstrəkʃən. 4 ðə nɔrθ taʊər, ənˈlaɪk ðə saʊθ taʊər, tʊk ə dɪˈrɛkt hɪt wɪθ ðə ˈɛrˌpleɪn kəmˈplitli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ɪf ðə loʊd ˈbɛrɪŋ ˈsɛntrəl kɔr əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ (si kənˈstrəkʃən ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, əˈbəv) hæd bɪn ˈsɛvərd baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə pleɪn, ˈstrəkʧərəl dɪˈstrɛs wʊd hæv bɪn ˈɛvədənt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. əˈpɑrt frəm ðə faɪərz, ðə nɔrθ taʊər rɪˈmeɪnd ˈsteɪbəl ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsədən ˈɔnˌsɛt əv dɪˈstrəkʃən, ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu aʊərz ˈæftər ˌɪmˈpækt. 5 ðə saʊθ taʊər tʊk ə ˈglænsɪŋ bloʊ æt ðə ˈkɔrnər wɪʧ kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈvɛri drəˈmætɪk ˈfaɪərˌbɔl, bət ðɪs əˈpɛrəntli dɪd ˈlɪtəl ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈstrəkʧərəl kɔr (ɪn spaɪt əv ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri frəm ðə nɪst rɪˈpɔrt). lɛs fjuəl wɑz ˈteɪkən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə nɔrθ taʊər, ənd ˈpipəl wər ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈəpər flɔrz θru ðə ˌɪmˈpækt zoʊn ˈviə ˈstɛrˌwɛlz ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl kɔr ˈɛriə praɪər tɪ ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt əv dɪˈstrəkʃən. ðə faɪərz wər sˈmɔlər ɪn ðɪs taʊər, bət ɪts dɪˈstrəkʃən əˈkərd fərst, 56 ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ˌɪmˈpækt. ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz hu riʧt ðə flɔr skaɪ ˈlɑbi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈoʊnli "tu ˈpɑkəts əv faɪər." ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈθɪriz: ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə taʊərz həz bɪn əˈtrɪbjətəd baɪ əˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz, ənd ˈvɛriəs "ˈɛkspərts" prəˈmoʊtəd baɪ ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə, praɪˈmɛrəli tɪ faɪər ˈkɔzɪŋ wən fɔrm ər əˈnəðər əv ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈfeɪljər ˈlidɪŋ tɪ "ˈtoʊtəl prəˈgrɛsɪv kəˈlæps." waɪl moʊst əv ðiz ˈθɪriz əˈlaʊ ðət ˌɪmˈpækt ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər, fju hæv səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðɪs ˈdæmɪʤ əˈloʊn kɔzd ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈfeɪljər əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz. waɪl wi lʊk æt ðiz ˈsoʊˈkɔld "kəˈlæps" ˈθɪriz, ɪt məst bi ˈklɪrli ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ðə juz əv ðə wərd "kəˈlæps" ɪz ə mɪsˈnoʊmər. wət ðiz ˈθɪriz ər ˈrɪli seɪɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈbəv ðə ˌɪmˈpækt zoʊn krəʃt ðə loʊər ˌənˈdæməʤd ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə taʊərz wɑz ˌəndəˈmɪnɪʃt bɪˈloʊ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt zoʊnz ənd məʧ ˈhɛviər ənd ˈstrɔŋgər məˈtɪriəlz wər juzd ɪn ðə loʊər pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə məʧ ˈlaɪtər ˈəpər flɔrz. 1 wən əv ðə fərst ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz wɑz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ˈoʊnli tu deɪz ˈæftər (ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 13 2001 baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈsɪvəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɪn ə ˈpeɪpər ˈtaɪtəld "waɪ dɪd ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər kəˈlæps? ə ˈsɪmpəl æˈnælɪsɪs," baɪ ənd jɔŋ ʒu. wən maɪt ˈwəndər haʊ ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm əp wɪθ səʧ ə ˈsimɪŋli ˈkɑnfədənt ənd ˈfʊli dɪˈvɛləpt ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ə ˈʃɑkɪŋ, ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ənd ˌɪnəkˈsplɪkəbəl əˈkərəns wɪˈθɪn səʧ ə ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm. laɪk ðə vəˈlumənəs ənd ˈkɑmplɛks "ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈpeɪtriət ækt," wɪʧ əˈpɪrd fʊl bloʊn ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2001 ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst simz tɪ hæv bɪn priˈpɛrd əˈhɛd əv taɪm. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ðɛr ˈθɪri dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈfeɪljər əv æt list hæf ðə səˈpɔrt ˈkɑləmz ɔn ə "ˈgɪvɪn flɔr," wɪʧ ðeɪ seɪ wʊd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ fɔl ˈfrili ˈɔntu ðə loʊər pɑrt, ðəs əˈlɛʤədli ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ə ˈsikwəns əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət wʊd "dum" ðə ɪnˈtaɪər taʊər. http://www-math.mit.edu/~bazant/wtc*/ ðeɪ kleɪm ðət ðɪs "ˈtrɪgərɪŋ" kənˈdɪʃən wʊd bi əˈʧivd ɪf mɔr ðən hæf əv ðə ˈkɑləm stil ɔn ə "ˈgɪvɪn flɔr" riʧt ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪkˈsidɪŋ 1472˚f*), bət ðeɪ feɪl tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ bɪtˈwin faɪər ˈtɛmpərəʧər ənd ˌɪnˈtərnəl stil ˈtɛmpərəʧər ənd ˈɔfər noʊ ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər haʊ ðɪs kʊd ˈpɑsəbli əˈkər. ðɪs əˈsərʃən (beɪst ɔn ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ˈoʊnli hæf ðə səˈpɔrt strɛŋθ) ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz ðət ðeɪ ər ˈiðər ˌənəˈwɛr əv ər ər ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə 5 taɪmz ˈmæksəməm loʊd strɛŋθ rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈbɪldɪŋ dɪˈzaɪn. ðɪs ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋ, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈsɪvəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. ən ˈɑbviəs ˈfæləsi wɪθ ˈθɪriz əv ðɪs taɪp ɪz ðət ˈkɑləm strɛŋθ ənd hit ˌkɑnˌdəkˈtɪvəti ɪn ðə taʊərz wər nɑt ˌsɛgˈmɛnɪd baɪ ðə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈspeɪsɪŋ əv ðə ˈɔfəs flɔrz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə faɪər, ðə hit prəˈdust baɪ ˈbərnɪŋ məˈtɪriəl ɔn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɔfəs flɔr wʊd bi ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd baɪ ðə stil ˈfreɪmˌwərk ˈoʊvər ə ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ˈkɑləmz wɑz ˈvərtɪkli kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈoʊvər ˈmɛni "flɔrz" fər ˈɛni ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə ˈkɑləmz ɪn ðə kɔr ˈstrəkʧər wər ˈspɛʃəli ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈməltəpəl ˈstɔriz ɪn haɪt ənd wər ʤɔɪnd təˈgɛðər baɪ ˈwɛldɪd kəˈnɛkʃənz. dɛns ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd ðə kɔr ˈkɑləmz ənd kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk ˈɛntɪti ðət wɑz ˈstrəkʧərəli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə ˈɔfəs flɔr əˈtæʧmənt loʊˈkeɪʃənz, wɪʧ wər ɔn ðə ˈaʊtər pərˈɪmətər əv ðə kɔr ˈstrəkʧər. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪt ˈrɪli meɪks noʊ sɛns tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈkɑləm bɪˈheɪvjər ɔn ə "ˈgɪvɪn flɔr." ðə ˈkɑləmz ˈdɪdənt hæv "flɔrz." ðə ˈkləstərɪŋ əv ðə kɔr ˈkɑləmz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpleɪsɪz moʊst əv ðɛm æt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪstəns əˈweɪ frəm ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ˈɛni kənˈsivəbəl ˈɔfəs faɪər. ənd ˈθɪri əˈpɛrəntli əˈsumz ðət ðə taʊərz wər bɪlt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd "poʊst ənd bim" ˈkɑləm grɪd ərˈeɪnʤmənt. laɪk ˈəðərz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ, ðeɪ juz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ɪkˈweɪʒənz ənd əbˈskjʊr ˈkɑnsɛpts tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈɔrə əv əˈθɔrəti, waɪl ˈoʊvərˌlʊkɪŋ ər mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈfiʧərz əv ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðiz ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈfæləsiz, wiv ɔˈrɛdi sin ðət haɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəl stil ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ əˈʧiv ˈoʊvər ə waɪd ˈɛriə ɪn ə lɑrʤ ˈstrəkʧər. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ənd ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈtrɪgərɪŋ kənˈdɪʃən ˈklɪrli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ˈgɪvɪn ðə tɛst ˈdætə pərˈzɛnəd ˈərliər, bət ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv stil rɪˈkəvərd frəm ðə faɪər zoʊnz, ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ nɪst ɪn ʃoʊz noʊ ˈɛvədəns əv ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈoʊvər 1157˚f*) ənd ˈoʊnli rɛr ˈɪnstənsɪz əv ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈoʊvər 482˚f*)! ðɪs ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl faɪər tɛst rɪˈzəlts ˈmɛnʃənd ˈərliər. (si ðə ˈsɛkʃən bɪˈloʊ fər mɔr ɔn ðə nɪst rɪˈpɔrt.) ə mɔr dɪˈteɪld krɪˈtik əv ənd ˈpeɪpər kən bi faʊnd baɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɪŋks frəm hir: 2 əˈnəðər ˈθɪri wɑz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd baɪ ˈtɑməs ˈigər, ə prəˈfɛsər əv məˈtɪriəlz ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ frəm ˈɛˈmaɪˈti. ɪt əˈpɪrd ɪn jom*, ðə ˈʤərnəl fər ðə ˈmɪnərəlz, ˈmɛtəlz məˈtɪriəlz soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ə ˈnoʊvə ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv sin. ðə ˈtrænˌskrɪpt ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈigər kleɪmz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə taʊərz wər nɑt dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ wɪθˈstænd ə faɪər ˈkəvərɪŋ ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɪŋgəl flɔr! hi ˈdəzənt seɪ wɛr hi gɪts ðɪs aɪˈdiə, bət wi noʊ frəm ðə ˈkɑmɛnts pərˈzɛnəd ˈərliər ðət ˈskɪlɪŋ ˈsərtənli dɪd əˈlaʊ fər ðɪs ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈspɪlɪŋ əv ðə ʤɛt fjuəl meɪ hæv kɔzd ðɪs tɪ ˈhæpən, ˈigər səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə hit frəm ðɪs taɪp əv faɪər sɪˈnɛrioʊ kɔzd ðə flɔr slæb trəs kəˈnɛkʃənz ("klɪps" hi kɔlz ðɛm) tɪ feɪl "unzipping*" ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli əraʊnd ən ɪnˈtaɪər flɔr ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈsikwəns ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəmˌhaʊ pʊld daʊn ðə ˈvərtɪkəl səˈpɔrt ˈstrəkʧərz." kəˈlæpsɪz ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz sin ɪn θərd wərld ˈkəntriz wɛr ˈbædli dɪˈzaɪnd ənd ˈpurli ˌriɪnˈfɔrst ˈstrəkʧərz wɪθ ˈhɛvi ˈkɑnkrit flɔrz ər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈərθkˌweɪks. ˈmɑdərn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɪldɪŋz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə taʊərz) ər dɪˈzaɪnd ənd bɪlt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ roʊˈbəst ˈstændərdz ənd ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌjunəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ənd ˈvərtɪkəl əˈsɛmbliz. ðɪs ɪz dən spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ prɪˈvɛnt flɔr kəˈlæpsɪz ˈəndər ˈɛni ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ˈigər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈvərtɪkəl strɛŋθ əv ðə kɔr ˈstrəkʧər ənd ɪts ˈhɛvəli ənd ˈjunəˌfaɪd dɪˈzaɪn. ˈivɪn ɪf səm əv ðə flɔr kəˈnɛkʃənz hæd ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈbroʊkən lus, ðə mɔr ˈhɛvəli bɪlt ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈkɑləm ˈstrəkʧərz wʊd hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn pleɪs. waɪl ðə flɔr əˈsɛmbliz ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd ðə kɔr wɪθ ðə pərˈɪmətər ˈkɑləmz ənd ˈædɪd strɛŋθ ənd ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti tɪ ðə ˈstrəkʧər ɛz ə hoʊl, ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ɛz ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ə dɪˈteɪld ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən əv ˈtɑməs æˈnælɪsɪs kən bi faʊnd hir: 3 tu ˈhaɪli prəˈdust, ˈspɛʃəlz hæv bɪn ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈpipəlz bɪˈlifs əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə taʊərz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈnɑnkəˈmərʃəl ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ənd ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv ənd ˈnoʊvə hæv bɪn ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ɛz ə ˈviɪkəl fər ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv dɪˈlɪbərətli fɔls ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd æˈnælɪsɪs. tɪ ə ˈtrɔməˌtaɪzd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɔdiəns ɪn 2001 ðɪs wɑz nɑt soʊ əˈpɛrənt. bət naʊ, ɪn ðə ˈsoʊbər laɪt əv ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ, ðə ˈfrɔʤələnt ˈneɪʧər əv ðiz ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz ɪz ˈpeɪnfəli ˈɑbviəs. bɪˈloʊ ər tu ˈgræfɪks juzd ɪn ðə ˈnoʊvə ˈproʊˌgræm "waɪ ðə taʊərz fɛl." ðə wən ɔn ðə lɛft mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnts ðə ˈstrəkʧərəl kɔr əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ lʊk laɪk mɪˈstɪriəs ˈfloʊtɪŋ slæbz wɪθ noʊ ˈvərtɪkəl səˈpɔrt! ðə wən ɔn ðə raɪt ɪz frəm ən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈsikwəns əv ˈfɑlɪŋ flɔr ˈtrəsɪz ðət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri mɪsˈlidɪŋ. ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ðə flɔr trəs ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ər æt list θri ˈmeɪʤər kəmˈpoʊnənts ðət wʊd hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə əˈlɛʤd bɪˈheɪvjər: 1 ðə ˌpərpənˈdɪkjələr krɔs ˈtrəsɪz, 2 ðə wɔl kəˈnɛkʃənz, ənd 3 ðə stil flɔr pæn ðət ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈtrəsɪz, ˈɔntu wɪʧ ðə ˈkɑnkrit slæb ɪz pɔrd. ðə flɔr pæn ðə ˈtrəsɪz ənd prəˈvaɪdz ˈstɪfnəs ənd strɛŋθ tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər flɔr ˈsɪstəm. ðɪs ˈdaɪəˌgræm ʃoʊz ə mɔr ˈtruθfəl vju əv ə ˈtɪpɪkəl trəs əˈsɛmbli: əˈnəðər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈspɛʃəl ˈtaɪtəld "əˈnætəmi əv ðə kəˈlæps" wɑz prəˈdust fər ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəl ənd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðiz tu ˈproʊˌgræmz ər ˈsɪmələr ənd ˌɪnˈklud ˈnumərəs ˈfrɔʤələnt ˈsteɪtmənts. wi ər toʊld, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðət ʤɛt fjuəl hæd nɑt bɪn kənˈsɪdərd ɪn ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə taʊərz, ðət ʤɛt fjuəl hæd ˈfʊli ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd boʊθ ˈbɪldɪŋz, ənd ðət stil ˈtɛmpərəʧərz hæd riʧt 2000ºf*. nən əv ðiz ˈsteɪtmənts ər tru. wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld ðət ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wʊd "kəˈlæps" wɪˈθaʊt ðə flɔr ˈtrəsɪz, ðət ðə flɔr ˈtrəsɪz wər kəˈnɛktɪd baɪ ˈoʊnli tu boʊlts, ðət ðə pərˈɪmətər wɔlz wər ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ʃits əv ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd ənd ðət ðə ˈkɑləmz wər laɪk ˈwɑbəli stɪks. ðə pərˈɪmətər ənd kɔr ˈkɑləm ˈstrəkʧərz wər, ɪn fækt, ˈhaɪli roʊˈbəst ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈstrəkʧərz ˈəntu ðɛmˈsɛlvz, iʧ ˈfʊli ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ɪts oʊn. ənd ðə ˈbɪgəst laɪ əv ɔl? wi ər toʊld ðət ˈtoʊtəl dɪˈstrəkʃən wɑz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. 3 ðə fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈpɔrt wɑz ˈɪʃud baɪ ˈfimə, ənd ɪt ˈjuzɪz ðiz mɪsˈlidɪŋ ˈdaɪəˌgræmz tɪ meɪk ɪt lʊk tɪ ðə ˈkæʒəwəl, nɑnˈtɛknɪkəl ˈridər laɪk ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈsɛntrəl kɔr æt ɔl! ə ˈkɛrfəl ˈrɛdɪŋ əv ðə faɪn prɪnt rɪˈvilz ðət ðə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈmɛmbərz ɔn ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðiz ˈdaɪəˌgræmz ər kɔr ˈkɑləmz, soʊ wi ər ˈoʊnli ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər, bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈɑbviəs æt ə glæns. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪˈmɛns strɛŋθ ənd dɛns krɔs ˈbreɪsɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl kɔr əˈsɛmbli. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl sim tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə taʊərz wər səˈpɔrtɪd ˈoʊnli baɪ ðə pərˈɪmətər wɔlz. ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ ə ˈbɪldɪŋ kʊd kəˈlæps ɪf ɪt wər bɪlt tɪ lʊk laɪk ðɪs ˈdaɪəˌgræm! ˈivɪn ðə kəˈmɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt, ɔn peɪʤ 558 kleɪmz ðət: "ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər kɔr əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wɑz ə ˈhɑloʊ stil shaft…*…" ðɪs ɪz ə ˈbleɪtəntli fɔls ˈsteɪtmənt wɪθ noʊ kənˈsivəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ˈəðər ðən ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli dɪˈsiv. ðə kəˈmɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈaʊˈtraɪt laɪz, dɪˈstɔrʃənz ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl oʊˈmɪʃənz. si ˈdeɪvɪd reɪ ˈgrɪfɪnz bʊk, ðə kəˈmɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt: oʊˈmɪʃənz ənd dɪˈstɔrʃənz, fər ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ənd ˈθəroʊli ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ˈoʊvər wən ˈhənərd əv ðiz dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt dɪˈpɑrʧərz frəm truθ. bɪˈloʊ ɪz əˈnəðər vju əv wən əv ðə taʊərz ˈdʊrɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən. kəmˈpɛr ɪt tɪ ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræmz əˈbəv ənd tɪ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt baɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃən. ðɪs gɪvz ə gʊd lʊk æt haʊ məʧ əv ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz ˈteɪkən əp baɪ ðə kɔr ˈstrəkʧər ənd ɪts ˈmæsɪv dɪˈzaɪn. əˈmɛrɪkə juzd tɪ bi ə ˈneɪʃən ðət wɑz praʊd əv ɪts ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl, bət wi naʊ hir ˈɛndləs ˈplidɪŋ əv ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə prɑˈʤɛkʃən əv ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns bæk ˈɪntu ðə pæst. fərˈgɛtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ʤɛt fjuəl ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ən ɪnˈtaɪər flɔr maɪt kæʧ faɪər wɑz bæd ɪˈnəf, bət naʊ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɪs: 4 ˈhaɪmən braʊn, kənˈstrəkʃən ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈsɪvəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ prəˈfɛsər meɪd ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt ɪn 2004 (kˈwoʊtɪŋ frəm ðə ˈboʊldər ˈwikli): "ɪt ɪz kərˈɛkt ðət ðə taʊərz dɪd nɑt kəˈlæps bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪnərz ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪt. bət wi du noʊ haʊ ɪt kəˈlæpst ənd ɪt həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ kənˈspɪrəsi," sɪz braʊn. "wət kɔzd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ kəˈlæps ɪz ðə ˈɛrˌpleɪn fjuəl ənd ðə ˈsɪstəm ðət wi naʊ hæv, wɪʧ ˈbeɪsɪkli blɑks ɔf blɑks, soʊ ðə faɪər goʊ əp ənd ðə faɪər goʊ daʊn. ju naʊ hæv ə faɪər kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ə ˈɛriə, ˈbərnɪŋ æt dɪˈgriz ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt. ðə stil ɪn ðət ˈɛriə mɛlts. ɔl ðə ˈtənɪʤ əˈbəv ðə ˈɛriə kəmz streɪt daʊn wɪn ðə stil mɛlts. ðət broʊk ɔl ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz, ənd ðət kɔzd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ kəˈlæps." hu kʊd hæv gɛst ðət ðə faɪər səˈprɛʃən ˈsɪstəm, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə faɪərz tɪ daɪ frəm læk əv ˈɑksɪʤən ənd dɪˈpliʃən əv ˈflæməbəl məˈtɪriəl laɪk ˈɛvriˌwən ɪkˈspɛktɪd, wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli kɔz ðə faɪərz tɪ groʊ ˈhɑtər! soʊ hɑt ðət ðeɪ ˈmɛltɪd ɔl ðə stil ɪn ə faɪv flɔr ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ! tɪ fjuəl ðɪs faɪər, ˈhaɪmən braʊn əˈpɛrəntli əˈsumz ðət ənˈlɪmɪtɪd kˈwɑntətiz əv ʤɛt fjuəl ənd ˈɑksɪʤən wər əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ɔl faɪv flɔrz əv boʊθ ˈbɪldɪŋz fər əp tɪ tu aʊərz, ɪn ə səˈpoʊzədli ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt! ɛz wi sɔ ˈərliər, ðɪs wʊd ˈɑbviəsli bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ɔl ðə ʤɛt fjuəl wɑz ˈiðər ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ər ˈveɪpərˌaɪzd wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst fju ˈmɪnəts əv ˌɪmˈpækt. wɪn ˈhaɪmən braʊn sɪz ðət ðə stil "ˈmɛltɪd," aɪ θɪŋk hi minz tɪ seɪ ðət ɪt feɪld. ðə ˈmɛltɪŋ pɔɪnt əv stil, ɛz wiv sin, ɪz 2800˚f*). bət ˈfeɪljər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə klɪr ˌɪmˌpɔsɪˈbɪlɪti. rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈoʊpən stil tɛst ˈstrəkʧərz? ðeɪ wər səˈbʤɛktɪd fər ə ˈlɔŋgər taɪm tɪ ə faɪər ˈivɪn ˈhɑtər ðən ðə wən hi ˌɪˈmæʤənz, bət ðə haɪəst rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˌɪnˈtərnəl stil ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈnɛvər riʧt bɪɔnd 680˚f*) fɑr bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər wɛr ˈfeɪljər kʊd əˈkər. ˈhaɪmən braʊnz ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri faɪər meɪ hæv bɪn kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ə faɪv ˈstɔri ˈriʤən, bət ðə stil wɑz stɪl fri tɪ ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt hit θruaʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈfreɪmˌwərk. ˈɔlsoʊ, tɪ mæʧ hɪz oʊn dɪˈskrɪpʃən, ɪf ə faɪər əv səʧ hit ənd sɪˈvɛrɪti ˈfʊli ɪnˈgəlft faɪv flɔrz, wi wʊd si lɑrʤ ˈimərʤənt fleɪmz ˈbərstɪŋ frəm ˈɛvəri ˈwɪndoʊ ɔn ɔl saɪdz əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf bɪˈloʊ əv boʊθ taʊərz, wi si ˈoʊnli lɑts əv blæk smoʊk wɪθ fleɪmz hir ənd ðɛr. blæk smoʊk ɪz ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈɑksɪʤən stɑrˈveɪʃən, ˌɪnkəmˈplit kəmˈbəsʧən ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz. ənd ðə "ˈtənɪʤ" hiz ˈspikɪŋ əv ɪz ˈsɪmpli ðə ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər ðət ðə loʊər pɑrt wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ səˈpɔrt. ɪt wʊd nɑt "kəm streɪt daʊn" θru faɪv flɔrz. ɪf ðə stil ˈspænɪŋ ðoʊz faɪv flɔrz dɪd ˈsəmˌhaʊ luz strɛŋθ frəm faɪər, ðə ˈfeɪljər wʊd bɪˈgɪn ˈgræʤuəli ənd əˈkər asymmetrically*. ˈhaɪmən braʊnz ˈhaɪli ˌɪmˈprɑbəbəl ˈθɪri ɪz ˈhɑrdli dɪˈzərvɪŋ əv soʊ məʧ əˈtɛnʃən, ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ɪt wɑz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈmidiə wɪθ ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ nɪst, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt saɪəns ˈeɪʤənsi ðət həz naʊ kəmˈplitɪd ə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə taʊərz. ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ɪn 2004 ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈhaɪmən braʊnz vjuz wər səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv ðə nɪst ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən! 5 ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist baɪ nɪst ɪn 2005 (http://wtc.nist.gov*/) ɪz ˌɪnˈdid beɪst ɔn ðə əˈsəmpʃən, fər boʊθ taʊərz, ðət ðə ˈstrəkʧər bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈɛriə wɛr ðə ˈɛrˌpleɪn hɪt ˈsɪmpli "kəˈlæpst" ɔn ɪts oʊn, wəns ˌɪmˈpæktɪd frəm əˈbəv baɪ ə "blɑk" əv flɔrz ðət əˈlɛʤədli "fɛl" θru ðə ˌɪmˈpækt zoʊn. ðɪs ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən dɪˈpɛndz ɔn faɪər tɪ "ˈsɔfən," "ˈʃɔrtən," "ˈbəkəl" ənd "snæp" kɔr ənd pərˈɪmətər ˈkɑləmz ənd flɔr ˈtrəsɪz wɛr ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈplɔzəbəl ˈsaʊndɪŋ "kəˈlæps ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən" ˈsikwəns. bət ðə nɪst ˈsaɪəntɪsts du nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ðə kəmˈbəsʧən əv ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈɔfəs ˈkɑntɛnts kʊd ˈpɑsəbli ˈproʊdus ɪˈnəf hit æt ə haɪ ɪˈnəf ˈtɛmpərəʧər tɪ kɔz ðə ɪkˈstɛnsɪv stil ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛr haɪˈpɑθəsəs. ənd ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ du nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ðeɪ ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl ðɪs haɪˈpɑθəsəs wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈdætə frəm wɪʧ rɪˈpɔrts ðət moʊst pərˈɪmətər stil "sɔ noʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧər" ˈgreɪtər ðən! ðə ˈfaɪnəl nɪst rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ feɪlz tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈdupləˌkeɪt ˈfeɪljər ɪn ðɛr flɔr ˈmɑdəl faɪər tɛsts. ðeɪ wʊd laɪk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bɪˈliv ðət lɔs əv frəm flaɪɪŋ ʤɛt dəˈbri ˈsəmˌhaʊ ɪkˈspleɪnz ðɪs ˈglɛrɪŋ dɪˈskrɛpənsi, bət ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst pjʊr ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən. nɪst prəˈvaɪdz noʊ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl ˈdætə tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɪs kənˈkluʒən. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ ˈkɛvɪn raɪən dɪˈskraɪbz ðiz ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈditeɪl. ˈkɛvɪn ɪz ə kərˈeɪʤəs hu wɑz faɪərd frəm hɪz ˈsinjər pəˈzɪʃən æt ˈəndərˌraɪtərz ˈlæbrəˌtɔri. ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈstoʊnˌwɔld ɪn hɪz ˈɛfərts tɪ riˈzɑlv ðiz ˈɑbviəsli ˈkruʃəl ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz, hi ˈfaɪnəli brɔt ðiz ˈɪʃuz tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪks əˈtɛnʃən ɛz ə læst rɪˈzɔrt. əl wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə faɪər ˈtɛstɪŋ əv ðə stil əˈsɛmbliz ðət wər juzd ɪn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər. laɪk ˈhaɪmən braʊn, nɪst ˈsɪmpli əˈsumz ðət wəns ðə əˈlɛʤd "kəˈlæps" bɪˈgɪnz, ɪt wɪl kəmˈplitli dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈstrəkʧər. waɪ, ɪn fækt, ðɪs wʊd ˈhæpən ɪz əˈpɛrəntli səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi soʊ ˈɑbviəs ðət ɪt nidz noʊ ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. aʊt əv ɔl ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz ɪn səˈpoʊzədli ɪgˈzɔstɪv rɪˈpɔrt, ðə ˈækʧəwəl dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪz dɪsˈmɪst wɪθ wən ˈsɛntəns: "ˈgloʊbəl kəˈlæps ðɛn ɪnˈsud." ðæts ɪt! ðæts ɔl ðeɪ hæv tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt. wət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtækt ˈpɔrʃənz əv iʧ ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz ðə ki ˈɪʃu ənd ɪt ʃʊd hæv bɪn ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər rɪˈpɔrt! ˈfeɪljər tɪ lʊk æt ˈɛvədəns ər tɪ ˈkɛri ðɛr æˈnælɪsɪs bɪɔnd ðə pɔɪnt əv "kəˈlæps ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən" ɪz ɪkˈstrimli səˈspɪʃəs ənd ˈhaɪli ənˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk. ðɛr ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti ər ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs tɪ pruv ðɛr ə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ðə taʊərz wər dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld "prəˈgrɛsɪv ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl kəˈlæps" ðə ɪnˈtaɪər rɪˈpɔrt. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər 2005 rɪˈpɔrt (ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd baɪ ə ɪn ˈɔgəst 2006 wi faɪnd ə ˈstənɪŋ rɪˈvərsəl ðət wʊd pʊt ˈivɪn ə stɑr ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈrənɪŋ bæk tɪ ʃeɪm. nɑt ˈoʊnli həz nɪst əˈfɪʃəli bækt əˈweɪ frəm ðə kəˈlæps" ˈθɪri (wɪθ noʊ əˈpɑləˌʤi), bət ðoʊz flɔr trəs kəˈnɛkʃənz (rɪˈmɛmbər ðə "tu boʊlts"?) ðət wər ərˈɪʤənəli bleɪmd fər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ər naʊ əv səʧ hərˈkjuliən strɛŋθ ðət ðeɪ ˈsəmˌhaʊ kənˈspaɪərd wɪθ əˈlɛʤd flɔr ˈsægɪŋ tɪ pʊl ɔn ðə ˈspɛʃəli ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd, stil pərˈɪmətər ˈkɑləmz (rɪˈmɛmbər ðə 2000 loʊd kəˈpæsɪti?) wɪθ ɪˈnəf fɔrs tɪ kɔz ən ɪnˈtaɪər feɪs əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ "snæp" frəm ˈɪnwərd boʊɪŋ! ɛz ˈkɛvɪn raɪən ˈæptli pɔɪnts aʊt, ˈsægɪŋ dɪz nɑt meɪk flɔrz heavier…*… ənd nɪst stɪl dɪz nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ˈivɪn ðɪs fænˈtæstɪk sɪˈnɛrioʊ (wɪʧ ɪz nɑt kənˈfərmd baɪ əˈveɪləbəl ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz) wʊd kɔz ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə loʊər ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz. ˈæftər ˈhirɪŋ ðə əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnts baɪ ɛs. ˈsəndər, ˈpiˈeɪʧ di, ðə lɛd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər fər nɪst, meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju əˈbaʊt "kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz" wɪθ ˈnoʊvə ənd əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, aɪ fil kəmˈpɛld tɪ kˈwɛʃən ˈiðər hɪz ˈkɑmpətɪns ər hɪz ˈɑnəsti, ər boʊθ. əˈməŋ ˈəðər bɪˈzɑr ˈsteɪtmənts, hi kleɪmz ɪn ə sɔrt əv weɪ ðət ðə taʊərz "fɛl" æt ðə reɪt əv bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər 70 ʤɪst ɛr ɪn ˈvɑljum" (ɛz ɪf ðət ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ) ənd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkɑləmz wərənt meɪd əv "ˈsɑləd stil" bət wər "stil ˈbɑksɪz" wɪθ wɔlz ˈoʊnli θɪk! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wtc*/ ˈbɪldɪŋz hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn kənˈstrəktɪd wɪθ ˈsɑləd stil ˈmɛmbərz. ðə ˈvɛri aɪˈdiə ɪz əbˈsərd! ðeɪ wʊd bi ɪkˈsɛsɪvli ənd ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ˈhɛvi. bɑks ˈkɑləmz, ənd əv ˈkɑmprəbəl strɛŋθ ər məʧ ˈlaɪtər. lɑrʤ bɑks ˈkɑləmz wər ˌɪnˈdid juzd ɪn ðə kɔr ˈstrəkʧər. æt ðə beɪs əv iʧ taʊər ðeɪ ˈmɛʒərd 52 ɛks 22 ənd ðə stil wɑz, ɪn fækt, fɔr ˈɪnʧɪz θɪk! "nɪst ˈdætə dɪˈspruvz kəˈlæps ˈθɪriz beɪst ɔn faɪər," ə ˈpeɪpər baɪ fræŋk lɛg ˈpiˈeɪʧ di, ˈjuzɪz ˈdætə frəm ðə nɪst rɪˈpɔrt ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ʃoʊ ðət kənˈkluʒənz ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt ðɛr oʊn ˈfaɪndɪŋz. ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ˌrɛfjuˈteɪʃən ɪz pərˈzɛnəd ˈpjʊrli wɪˈθɪn ðə tərmz ənd ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə nɪst ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ɪt ɪz ˈpoʊstɪd æt ðɪs lɪŋk, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈjusfəl ˈrɛfərəns lɪŋks: http://911research.wtc7.net/papers*/ dɪˈteɪld krɪˈtiks əv ðə nɪst rɪˈpɔrt kən bi faʊnd æt ðiz lɪŋks: 6 ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks ˈmægəˌzin, ɪn ɪts mɑrʧ 2005 ˈɪʃu, əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ləˈʤɪtəmət kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən wɪθ ˈsɑrˌkæzəm ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ˈtæktɪks, ənd baɪ prɪˈzɛntɪŋ lɔŋ lɪsts əv ˈɛkspərts. ðɪs ˈɛfərt wɑz kənˈtɪnjud ɪn 2006 wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv dɪˈbəŋkɪŋ mɪθs, ə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv ˈsɪmələr məˈtɪriəl. waɪl ðə ˈɔθərz ənd ðɛr bænd əv "ˈɛkspərts" kleɪm tɪ hæv ɪgˈzɑstɪvli dɪˈbəŋkt ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm, ðeɪ hæv ɪn fækt ˈoʊnli əˈtækt kleɪmz ənd "strɔ mæn" ˈɑrgjəmənts waɪl ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriəs kˈwɛsʧənz. ðeɪ feɪl, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, tɪ ˌsætɪsˈfæktrəli ˈæˌdrɛs ˈɛni əv ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈsɛkʃən əv ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. ə dɪˈteɪld krɪˈtik əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks ˈɑrtɪkəl kən bi faʊnd hir: pɔl kreɪg ˈrɑbərts həz ðɪs tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks ˈɑrtɪkəl: "pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz ˈmɪrli ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ʤɪst praɪər tɪ ˌkæθˈlin pi. blæk, hu həz ˈfæməli kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ðə siaɪeɪ ənd ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ənd ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv hərst ˈmægəˌzinz, ðə ˈoʊnər əv ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks, faɪərd ðə ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈsinjər ˈvɛtərən stæf ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld ʤeɪmz bi. ənd ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈʧərtɑf, ə ˈkəzən əv bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈmaɪkəl ˈʧərtɑf. ɪt wɑz ənd ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈʧərtɑf hu prəˈdust ðə ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks report…*…" ɔl əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks "ˈɛkspərts" əˈpɛrəntli fərˈgɑt ðɛr haɪ skul ˈfɪzɪks sɪns ðeɪ, laɪk ˈgələbəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ə nu kəlt, "bɪˈliv ɪn" ðə fri fɔl prəˈgrɛsɪv kəˈlæps ˈθɪri ə rɪˈdɪkjələs ˌɪmˌpɔsɪˈbɪlɪti. si "ðə ɪˈlæpst taɪm əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən" ˈsɛkʃən, bɪˈloʊ. ðə ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks ˈɛkspərts ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪm tɪ bɪˈliv (əv kɔrs) ðət ðə taʊərz "kəˈlæpst" bɪˈkəz faɪər ˈwikənd ənd dɪˈstɔrtɪd ðə stil. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɔl ðə əˈbəv ˈθɪriz (ənd ɔl ˈsɪmələr wənz) hæv tɪ bi rɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt fər æt list tu ˈrizənz: ə) ðeɪ ɔl kleɪm ðət ˈɔfəs faɪərz hæv dən ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət faɪər ɪz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ du, ənd həz ˈnɛvər dən ˌbiˈfɔr ər sɪns: hit ˈstrəkʧərəl stil tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈbɪldɪŋ failure.*. bi) ðə ˌɪnˈtækt loʊər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wʊd hæv ərˈɛstɪd ər dɪˈflɛktɪd ˈɛni kənˈsivəbəl "kəˈlæps" (ˈkrəʃɪŋ) ˈprɔˌsɛs. drəˈmætɪk ˈfiʧərz əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən ðət ər ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈθɪriz: 1 ðə taʊərz lʊk laɪk ðeɪ ər ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ, kəmˈplit wɪθ ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈməʃrum klaʊdz (bɪˈloʊ lɛft ənd ˈsɛnər) ðət əˈpɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni dəˈbri ˈriʧɪz ðə graʊnd, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ trɪˈmɛndəs hit riˈlis. wi ˈɔlsoʊ si ðə ˈlætərəl ɪˈʤɛkʃən əv məˈtɪriəl wɪθ greɪt fɔrs tɪ greɪt ˈdɪstənsɪz. ɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɔn ðə raɪt, bɪˈloʊ, stil pərˈɪmətər ˈkɑləm ˈsɛkʃənz ər θroʊn ˈɪntu ðə ɛr laɪk ˈtuθˌpɪks. bɪl biggart*, ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər hu ˈkæpʧərd ðɪs rɪˈmɑrkəbəl vju əv ðə saʊθ taʊər dɪˈstrəkʃən, geɪv ˈjuˈɛs səm əv ɑr ˈkloʊsəst vjuz əv ðiz ɪˈvɛnts. hi wɑz ˈsædli ˈoʊvərˌteɪkən ənd kɪld baɪ ðə ˈræpədli ɪkˈspændɪŋ dəst klaʊdz frəm ðə nɔrθ taʊər lɛs ðən ˈθərˌdi ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈfoʊtəˌgræf. ɪt wɑz faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈkæmərə ðət wɑz wɪθ hɪz ˈbɑdi. ˈmæsɪv ˈsɛkʃənz əv ˈstrəkʧərəl stil ˈkɑləm əˈsɛmbliz wər ɪˈʤɛktɪd ɛz fɑr ɛz 500 fit ə ˈdɪstəns ˈgreɪtər ðən ˈfʊtˌbɔl fildz! ðə blæst weɪv əˈloʊn ˈʃætərd ˈwɪndoʊz ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋz 400 fit əˈweɪ frəm ðə taʊərz, ənd ˈsɛkʃənz əv ˈhɛvi stil ˈkɑləm ˈstrəkʧərz wər lɑʤd ˈɪntu ðə saɪdz əv ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz! ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ɛn. ʤeɪ. ˈbərkɪt wɑz ˈstændɪŋ mɔr ðən ə blɑk əˈweɪ frəm ðə taʊərz ɔn wɪn ðə saʊθ taʊər dɪˈstrəkʃən ˈsədənli bɪˈgæn. hi ˌɪntərˈəptɪd hɪz lɪv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkɑmənˌtɛri baɪ ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ɛz ˈɛvriˌwən ræn fər ˈkəvər: "...ə juʤ ɪkˈsploʊʒən naʊ ˈreɪnɪŋ dəˈbri ɔn ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs! ˈbɛtər gɪt aʊt əv ðə weɪ!" 2 ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv iʧ taʊər bɪˈgæn ˈsədənli ənd wɑz nɑt prɪˈsidɪd baɪ ˈɑbviəs ˈbəklɪŋ ər ˈəðər ˈvɪzəbəl. ðɛr wər noʊ rɪˈpɔrts frəm ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz əv ˈsægɪŋ, ˈkrikɪŋ ər tˈwɪstɪŋ stil ðət maɪt ˈsɪgnəl ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ ˈfeɪljər. 3 noʊ wən həz ˈɛvər sin ə "ˈnæʧərəl" kəˈlæps əv ə stil freɪm ˈbɪldɪŋ (bɪˈkəz ɪt həz ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd), soʊ noʊ wən noʊz wət ɪt ɔt tɪ lʊk laɪk! ˈərθkˌweɪks ˈsəmˌtaɪm ˈtɑpəl ˈmɑdərn ˈbɪldɪŋz, bət ðeɪ rɪˈteɪn ðɛr ʃeɪp, ˈivɪn ɪf dɪˈstɔrtɪd, ənd ðeɪ doʊnt ɪkˈsploʊd ər dɪˈsɪntəˌgreɪt. ɪf ðə taʊərz dɪd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl kəˈlæps du tɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈfeɪljər, ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ faɪnd ə juʤ hip əv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ paɪld wɪˈθɪn ənd ˈspɪlɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfʊtˌprɪnt. ɪt wʊd ˌɪnˈklud ˈsɛkʃənz əv flɔr slæbz, flɔr pænz, lɑrʤ ʧəŋks əv ˈkɑnkrit, glæs ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɔfəs ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ðə ˈbɑdiz əv ðə ˈɑkjəpənts. ðɪs ɪz nɑt wət ˈhæpənd. boʊθ taʊərz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli dɪˈsɪntəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈrəðər ʃɔrt 30 ər lɛs) ˈpisɪz əv stil, ˈəðər ˈmɛtəl dəˈbri, dəst ənd ˈpeɪpər. ˈhənərdz əv ˈtaɪni ˈjumən boʊn ˈfrægmənts hæv bɪn dɪˈskəvərd ɔn ðə rufs əv ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz, ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ˈoʊvər 1000 ˈbɑdiz ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd kəmˈplitli. wər ðeɪ ˈveɪpərˌaɪzd aʊt əv ɪgˈzɪstəns? ər əˈblɪtərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈpɑrtɪkəlz tu smɔl ˈivɪn fər ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ æˈnælɪsɪs? haʊ kʊd ðɪs ˈpɑsəbli ˈhæpən? ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əˈbəv wɑz ˈteɪkən ˈlʊkɪŋ streɪt daʊn wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt wɛr wən əv ðə taʊərz wəns stʊd. ðə ˌɛləˈveɪʃən əv ðɪs ˈɛriə ɪz nɑt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ðən ðə ərˈɪʤənəl strit ˈlɛvəl ənd wi si ˈoʊnli ˈmɛtəl ənd dəst. sərʧ ənd ˈrɛskju ˈwərkərz wər stənd ðət soʊ ˈmɛni ˈbɑdiz hæd əˈpɛrəntli ˈvænɪʃt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə dɛsks, ðə kəmˈpjutərz, ðə faɪl ˈkæbənəts ənd ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnts. ʤoʊ əv ˈɪnʤən 7 wən əv ðə ˈərli ˈimərʤənsi ˈwərkərz hu dəg θru ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ wɛr ðə taʊərz wəns stʊd, pʊt ɪt ðɪs weɪ: "ju hæv tu ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋz: ju doʊnt faɪnd ə ʧɛr, ju doʊnt faɪnd ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, ə kəmˈpjutər... ðə ˈbɪgəst pis əv ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn aɪ faʊnd wɑz hæf ə ˈkiˌpæd, ənd ɪt wɑz ðɪs bɪg [hoʊldz əp θəm ənd ˈfɔrˌfɪŋgər]. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz kəˈlæpst tɪ dəst." tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt ðət ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əˈbəv ˌɪnˈkludz noʊ ˌɪnˈtækt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈkɔrəˌgeɪtɪd stil flɔr pænz ər ɔl əˈpɛrəntli ˈmɪsɪŋ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈkɑnkrit flɔrz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ stæk əv "ˈpænˌkeɪkt" flɔrz paɪld əp wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈbɪldɪŋ. 4 ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈkɑntɛnts wər ˈpəlvərˌaɪzd, məʧ əv ɪt ˈɪntu ˈtælkəm ˈpaʊdər saɪz (səb 100 ˈmaɪˌkrɑn) dəst ˈpɑrtɪkəlz. ðɪs tʊk ðə fɔrm əv ðə dɛns dəst klaʊdz ðət ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ɪˈnɔrmɪs saɪz ɛz ðeɪ reɪst daʊn ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ strits æt trɪˈmɛndəs vəˈlɑsəti ənd wɪθ ˈklɪrli dɪˈfaɪnd ˈbaʊndəriz, dəˈpɑzɪtɪŋ moʊst əv ðə mæs əv boʊθ ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə pərˈɪmətər əv ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfʊtˌprɪnts. ˈkɑnkrit ənd ˈʤɪpsəm, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv æsˈbɛstəs ənd ˈkaʊntləs ˈəðər ˈdeɪnʤərəs məˈtɪriəlz, wər ɔl pɑrt əv ðiz juʤ ˈtɑksɪk dəst klaʊdz ðət sprɛd ˈoʊvər loʊər mænˈhætən ənd ˈpɔɪzənd ðə ɛr æt graʊnd ˈziroʊ. ɔl əv ðə treɪnd ˈrɛskju dɔgz ðət wər juzd ɪn ðə sərʧ fər sərˈvaɪvərz hæv daɪd, ənd ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈkliˌnəp ˈwərkərz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ daɪd ər ər naʊ ˈsɪriəsli ənd ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ɪl. ɪf ju drɑpt ə lɑrʤ ʧəŋk əv ˈkɑnkrit frəm 1000 ˈɔntu ðə ˈpeɪvmənt fɑr bɪˈloʊ, ɪt wʊd ˈsərtənli breɪk əˈpɑrt, bət ɪt ˈwʊdənt bi ˈpəlvərˌaɪzd ˈɪntu ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk ˈpɑrtɪkəlz. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə taʊərz, ðə dɪˌsɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈɪntu dəst ˈsəmˌhaʊ tʊk pleɪs ɪn mid-air*, lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni dəˈbri riʧt ðə graʊnd. 5 boʊθ ðə ˈnɪrli ˈtoʊtəl əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈkɑntɛnts ənd ðə ˈræpɪd ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə dəst klaʊdz tɪ greɪt ˌɛləˈveɪʃənz ənd ˈdɪstənsɪz frəm ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃənz wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə riˈlis əv trɪˈmɛndəs əˈmaʊnts əv hit ˈɛnərʤi. ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɔn ðə raɪt, bɪˈloʊ, wɑz ˈteɪkən ˈoʊnli 30 ˈsɛkəndz ˈæftər ðə stɑrt əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə nɔrθ taʊər. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɛnərʤi sɔrs ðət ɪz prɪˈzumd tɪ bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðiz fəˈnɑmənə ɪz ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd mæs əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ðɛmˈsɛlvz, wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt baɪ æt list ən ˈɔrdər əv ˈmægnəˌtud əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈɛstəˌmeɪts: 6 ðə ɪˈlæpst taɪm əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən wɑz ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ ðə taɪm ɪt wʊd teɪk ə ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ riʧ ðə graʊnd frəm ðə seɪm haɪt. ɪf ðə ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ hæd ˈsəmˌhaʊ drɑpt ˈɔntu ðə ˌɪnˈtækt ˈstrəkʧər bɪˈloʊ, ˈkɑmən sɛns tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə strɛŋθ ənd rɪˈzɪstəns əv ðə mɔr ˈhɛvəli bɪlt loʊər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli sloʊ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ɪt wʊd ərˈɛst ɪt ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ər dɪˈflɛkt ɪt tɪ wən saɪd. ˈsɛvərəl ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpeɪpərz səˈplaɪ pruf fər ðɪs ˌɪnˈtuətɪv kənˈkluʒən. si ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈwɛbˌsaɪts fər ən əˈbəndəns əv ˈboʊnə faɪd æˈnælɪsɪs. http://www.journalof911studies.com*/ http://www.stj911.com*/ ənd ɪf ðə ˈstrəkʧərəl səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪd gɪv weɪ bɪˈkəz əv ˈdæmɪʤ ənd haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧər, ɪt wʊd hæv ɪgˈzɪbətəd ˈgræʤuəl ɛz ɪt əˈproʊʧt ɪts ˈfeɪljər θˈrɛˌʃoʊld. ðə ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd ˈfreɪmˌwərk, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt bɪˈgæn tɪ bɛnd ər sæg, wʊd stɪl prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈsədən drɔp əv ðə ˈəpər flɔrz. (si faɪər tɛsts, ˈmɛnʃənd ˈərliər.) wət wi si ˌɪnˈstɛd lʊks ɛz ɪf ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈstrəkʧərəl səˈpɔrt ɪz ˈɪnstəntli əˈblɪtərˌeɪtɪd ɛz ðə weɪv əv dɪˈstrəkʃən bɪˈgɪnz. beɪst ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ˈɛvədəns, ənd ˈmæpɪŋ əv ðə ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd dəˈbri fild, iʧ taʊər əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn prɑˈgrɛsɪvli ənd ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ɪkˈsploʊdɪd frəm ðə tɔp daʊn, ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm ðə ˌɪmˈpækt zoʊn. ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈsikwəns wɑz əˈpɛrəntli taɪmd tɪ əˈkər æt ə peɪs kloʊz tɪ, ðəs əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈfɑlɪŋ dəˈbri tɪ ˈblæŋkɪt ˈoʊvər ənd ˈpɑrʃəli haɪd ðə kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊʒənz. ðə ʒu ˈpeɪpər ˈmɛnʃənd ˈərliər, ənd ˈəðər ˈpeɪpərz baɪ fræŋk ˈgrinɪŋ ənd mɑnˈwɛl ˌgɑrˈsiə, ɔl kleɪm tɪ hæv ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈmɑdəlz ðət ʃoʊ haʊ ə stil ˈstrəkʧər kən krəʃ ˌɪtˈsɛlf æt ðə reɪt əv. ðiz ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl" sɪˈnɛrioʊz du nɑt teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə strɛŋθ əv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈfiʧərz, laɪk ðə kənˈtɪnjuəs əv ðə kɔr ˈkɑləm əˈsɛmbliz, ər ðə fækt ðət məʧ ˈstrɔŋgər ənd ˈhɛviər məˈtɪriəlz wər juzd ɪn ðə loʊər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪmˈplɔɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər mæs əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər tɪ draɪv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs waɪl ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə fækt ðət moʊst əv ðɪs mæs ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈlændɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ənd wʊd ˈðɛrˌfɔr bi ˌənəˈveɪləbəl. ɪn gɑrˈsiəz ˈɑrtɪkəl, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wi si kənˈspɪrəsiz ðət doʊnt ɪgˈzɪst, əˈveɪləbəl æt ðə ˈkaʊntərˌpənʧ lɪŋk əˈbəv, hi rɪˈpitɪdli meɪks ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ə ˈfɑlɪŋ "blɑk əv flɔrz" ðət ɪz səˈpoʊzədli ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧər bɪˈloʊ laɪk ə "ˈhæmər." wɛr ɪz ðɪs əˈlɛʤd "blɑk əv flɔrz"? ɔl wi kən si ɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əˈbəv ɪz ən sˈləri əv ˈpəlvərˌaɪzd dəˈbri ðət ɪz ˈsəmˌhaʊ biɪŋ prəˈpɛld fɑr bɪɔnd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl pərˈɪmətər əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər. ˈpeɪpər ɪz ˈpoʊstɪd æt (ə "debunker*" ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, lɪŋkt əˈbəv) ənd, laɪk ˌgɑrˈsiə, hi traɪz tɪ bɪld ə ˈθɪri əraʊnd ðə aɪˈdiə əv "moʊˈmɛntəm ˈtrænsfər." ðə ɪkˈweɪʒənz hi ˈjuzɪz əˈsum ˌɪmˈpækts frəm ˈsɑləd ˈmæsɪz laɪk ju si wɪθ ˈbɪljərd bɔlz, bət ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə taʊərz, ə ˈrɪʤɪd ˈfɑlɪŋ mæs ɪz ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ bi faʊnd. ˈivɪn ɪf wi fərˈgɛt ɔl əv ðiz əˈbʤɛkʃənz, ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ə prəˈgrɛsɪv kəˈlæps əˈkərɪŋ æt ðə reɪt əv fri fɔl dɪˈfaɪz ˌɪntuˈɪʃən. ən ˈɑbviəs ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðɪs aɪˈdiə ɪz ðət ɪt dɪz nɑt əˈlaʊ taɪm ər ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ˌɪˈnərʃə əv ðə məˈtɪriəlz ɪn ðə loʊər pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət məst bi ˈɪnstəntli ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd əp tɪ ðə reɪt əv fri fɔl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˈfɑlɪŋ məˈtɪriəl frəm əˈbəv wɪˈθaʊt sloʊɪŋ ɪt daʊn. ɪn fækt, iʧ əv ðiz ɪnˈkaʊnərz wɪθ ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri mæs wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ən ˈɛnərʤi ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər frəm ðə ˈfɑlɪŋ məˈtɪriəl, wɪʧ wʊd sloʊ ɪt daʊn ənd, wɪn kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər, kˈwɪkli stɑp ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ðɛr ər ˈoʊnli tu weɪz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ kən bi dɪˈstrɔɪd æt ðə reɪt əv fri fɔl: ə) ɔl ˈstrəkʧərəl səˈpɔrt ɪz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli riˈmuvd æt ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈlɛvəl. ɔl ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl ðɛn bɪˈgɪn tɪ fɔl æt ðə seɪm ˈmoʊmənt ənd æt ðə seɪm reɪt. ðɪs ˈmɛθəd ɪz ˈkɑmənli juzd ɪn kənˈtroʊld əv lɑrʤ ˈbɪldɪŋz. wən ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ɪz ðət ɪt ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzəz ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz. ɪz ə ˈtɛkstˌbʊk ɪgˈzæmpəl. bi) ər, ˈsəmθɪŋ (laɪk taɪmd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz) prɑˈgrɛsɪvli dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ frəm ðə tɔp daʊn æt ðə reɪt əv fri fɔl, waɪl ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli riˈmuvɪŋ rɪˈzɪstəns ɪn ədˈvæns əv ðə ˈfɑlɪŋ dəˈbri. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə weɪ kənˈtroʊld ər ˈnɔrməli dən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ tɔl ˈʧɪmniz ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz dɪˈstrɔɪd ðɪs weɪ (si ɛnd əv rɪˈpɔrt). si ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tu lɪŋks fər θəroʊ ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz əv ˌgɑrˈsiə ənd hɪz ˈθɪriz: "ˌgɑrˈsiə nɑt ˈoʊnli wərks fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, hi wərks fər ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn tərmz əv ðə bɛst haɪˈpɑθəsəs fər wət ˈhæpənd ðət deɪ. ˈlɔrəns lɪvərˈmɔr ˈnæʃənəl ˈlæbrəˌtɔri (llnl*), gɑrˈsiəz ɪmˈplɔɪər, əˈpɪrz tɪ bi wɛr ɪkˈsploʊsɪv wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd, ənd ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ˈrisərʧ ðɛr." 7 ˌɑksəˈdeɪʃən, ənd ˈmɛltɪŋ wər əbˈzərvd baɪ ˈfimə ɪn ðɛr ˌmɛtəˈlərʤɪkəl ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv stil ˈsæmpəlz frəm ðə taʊərz. ðeɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðɪs ɛz "ˈɛvədəns əv ə səˈvɪr haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧər kərˈoʊʒən əˈtæk." ˈɛʤɪz əv ə wən ɪnʧ ˈkɑləm wər dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ bɪn θɪnd tɪ "ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈreɪzər ˈʃɑrpnəs," waɪl ə ˈfɔrmərli ˈsɑləd flænʤ hæd "ˈgeɪpɪŋ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ə ˈsɪlvər ˈdɔlər." ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, wɛr ðeɪ wər dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "pərˈhæps ðə ˈdipəst ˈmɪstəri ənˈkəvərd ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən." dɪˈpɑzəts frəm ə ˈpriviəsli ˈmoʊltən ˈlɪkwɪd ˈmɪksʧər kənˈteɪnɪŋ aɪərn ənd ˈsəlfər hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn faʊnd ɪn ðə seɪm loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ðiz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈstivən ʤoʊnz, ə ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈfɪzɪsɪst frəm ˈbiˈwaɪˈju, ər ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈsɪgnəʧər fər ðə taɪps əv riˈækʃənz kɔzd baɪ ənd ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz juzd ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ fər ˈkətɪŋ θru ˈhɛvi stil. 8 ˌɪnˈtɛns pərˈsɪstɪd æt ˈlɛvəlz æt graʊnd ˈziroʊ fər wiks, ɪn spaɪt əv ˈdrɛnʧɪŋ əv ðə saɪt wɪθ ˈwɔtər. ðə buts wɔrn baɪ ˈwərkərz æt graʊnd ˈziroʊ hæd tɪ bi ˈkɑnstəntli ˌriˈpleɪst du tɪ ðə ˈmɛltɪŋ əv ðə soʊlz. ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ˈæftər ˈnæsə kənˈdəktəd ən ˌɪnfrərˈɛd ˈɛriəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv graʊnd ˈziroʊ ənd dɪˈtɛktɪd hɑt spɑts ɪn ðə ˈrəbəl ðət wər ˈoʊvər 1300ºf*! ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ɔn ðə lɛft, bɪˈloʊ, ɪz frəm ðɛr rɪˈpɔrt. ˈmoʊltən ˈmɛtəl wɑz ˈleɪtər faʊnd æt ðiz loʊˈkeɪʃənz. wət wɑz ðə sɔrs əv ðɪs hit? əˈgɛn, ðə juz əv, ər səm ˈəðər taɪp əv haɪ ˈɛnərʤi ˈmɛθəd əv dɪˈstrəkʃən, əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ðə ˈoʊnli ˈplɔzəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. 9 ˈdɑktər. ˈstivən ʤoʊnz həz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈpriviəsli ˈmoʊltən aɪərn ɪn ðə dəst ðət ˈblæŋkətɪd loʊər mænˈhætən ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən. ðə "atomizing*" əv ˈmoʊltən aɪərn kən bi ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈoʊnli ɛz ə ˈbaɪprɑdəkt əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ənd. ˈdɑktər. ʤoʊnz, ə ˈfɪzɪsɪst ənd archaeometrist*, həz ˈrɪtən ə dɪˈteɪld ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpeɪpər ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz. ɪt ɪz əˈveɪləbəl æt ðɪs lɪŋk: 10 ðə ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə saʊθ taʊər bɪˈgɪnz tɪ tɪp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən əv ɪts dɪˈstrəkʃən. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðɪs roʊˈteɪʃən ɛz wʊd bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd frəm ə ˈrɪʤɪd ˈstrəkʧər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə lɔ əv ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən əv ˈæŋgjələr moʊˈmɛntəm, ðə roʊˈteɪʃən stɑps ɛz ɪt bɪˈgɪnz tɪ dɪˈsɪntəˌgreɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈstrəkʧər bɪˈloʊ. wɪˈθaʊt ðɪs ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd dɪˌsɪnəˈgreɪʃən, ðɪs ˈəpər blɑk əv flɔrz wʊd hæv ˈtɑpəld tɪ ðə saɪd ənd kræʃt tɪ ðə graʊnd ɛz ən ˌɪnˈtækt ˈstrəkʧər. 11 ðə dəˈbri ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən frəm boʊθ taʊərz ɪgˈzɪbətəd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈreɪdiəl ˈsɪmətri ɛz ðə weɪv əv dɪˈstrəkʃən muvd ˈræpədli daʊn iʧ ˈbɪldɪŋ, spjuɪŋ cladding*, ˈstrəkʧərəl stil ənd ˈpəlvərˌaɪzd məˈtɪriəl ɪn ɔl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz laɪk ə ʤaɪənt ˈfaʊntən. 12 ðə juʤ ˈaʊtwərd ˈɑrʧɪŋ dəst plumz ɪgˈzɪbətəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv iʧ taʊər nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪˈfaɪ ˈgrævɪti, ðeɪ ər ən ˌənmɪˈsteɪkəbəl ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ɪkˈsploʊʒənz. 13 ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə taʊərz ˈfɑloʊd ðə pæθ əv ˈgreɪtəst rɪˈzɪstəns. ɪn ˈnæʧərəl məˈtɪriəlz ˈfeɪljərz, laɪk ə ˈbroʊkən ˈwɪndoʊ ər ðə kəˈlæps əv ə ˈbərnɪŋ ˈwʊdən building*, ˈivɪn smɔl ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn strɛs ənd məˈtɪriəl strɛŋθ ər ˈæmpləˌfaɪd ˈɪntu ˈhaɪli ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪkəl ˈbreɪkɪʤ ˈpætərnz, waɪl ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli siks ðə pæθ əv list rɪˈzɪstəns. 14 ðə trɪˈmɛndəs saɪz əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri dəˈbri fild (ˈmɛʒərd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə graʊnd) ɪz nɑt kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə ˈdaʊnwərd pʊl əv ə ɪˈvɛnt. 15 ə ˈnəmbər əv smɔl ɪkˈsploʊʒənz wɪθ ˈfɔrsfəl ˈlætərəl kən bi sin əˈkərɪŋ ˈmɛni flɔrz bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈlidɪŋ ɛʤ əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən. ðiz ər ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ bɪˈloʊ, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə raɪˈthænd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɔn ðə fərst peɪʤ. ðiz hæv ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm əˈpɪrəns ɛz ˈkətər ˈʧɑrʤɪz (squibs*) juzd ɪn kənˈtroʊld tɪ riˈmuv ˈstrəkʧərəl səˈpɔrts wɪˈθɪn ə ˈbɪldɪŋ æt strəˈtiʤɪk pɔɪnts ɪn ə taɪmd ˈsikwəns. ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks wʊd hæv ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ɛr biɪŋ fɔrst aʊt ɛz ə ˈbɛloʊz ˈifɛkt baɪ flɔrz. bət wɛr ər ðə flɔrz? ənd waɪ wʊd ðɪs əˈkər soʊ fɑr daʊn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ? 16 ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən, ˈɛriəl vjuz əv graʊnd ˈziroʊ ʃoʊ sˈmoʊkɪŋ ˈkreɪtərz wɛr ðə taʊərz wəns stʊd, wɪθ dəˈbri ˈskætərd fər blɑks ɪn ɔl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. 17 ˈmɛni ˈaɪˌwɪtnəsɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən. ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˌrɛkəˈlɛktɪd ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɛz ðeɪ wər ˈrənɪŋ frəm ðə saʊθ taʊər: ɪt wɑz ɛz ɪf ɛz ɪf ðeɪ hæd ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd, det*.. jeɪ ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd jeɪ ɛz ɪf ðeɪ hæd plænd tɪ teɪk daʊn ə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ɔl ðə weɪ daʊn, aɪ wɑz ɪt, ənd runnin*' ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ɪn ˈɔgəst 2005 riˈlist ˈoʊvər ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈɔrəl ˈhɪstəriz frəm ðiz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsteɪtmənts frəm 503 fərst rɪˈspɑndərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz, ˈimərʤənsi ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈwərkərz ənd ˈəðərz. mɔr ðən ə ˈhənərd əv ðiz əˈkaʊnts ˌɪnˈkludɪd rɪˈpɔrts əv ɪkˈsploʊʒənz. 18 ðə taʊərz hæd ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd ˈæftər ˌɪmˈpækt, ðə faɪərz wər noʊ mɔr ˈsɪriəs ðən ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈɔfəs faɪər ənd noʊ ˈhaɪˌraɪz hæd ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr kəˈlæpst frəm faɪər jɛt ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈwɔrnɪŋz ðət "kəˈlæps" wɑz ˈɪmənənt. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, frəm ðə kəˈmɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt: "æt əˈbaʊt ən ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk əˈproʊʧt ðə ʧif əv dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ədˈvaɪzd ðət ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ɪn frənt əv 7 hæd ʤɪst rɪˈmɑrkt ðət ðə twɪn taʊərz ɪn fækt wər ɪn ˈɪmənənt ˈdeɪnʤər əv ə ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlæps." hu wɑz ðɪs "ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr" ənd haʊ ər waɪ dɪd hi noʊ ðɪs? meɪər ˈrudi ˌʤuliˈɑni ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvild ɪn ə lɪv ˈɪntərvˌju ðət hi hæd bɪn wɔrnd ðət ðə taʊərz wʊd "kəˈlæps." hu kʊd hæv toʊld ɪm ðɪs? ənd waɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈɛniˌwən ˈbɑðər tɪ tɛl ðə ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz? 19 ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈpɑkəts əv ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbli bərnd ənd ˈmɛltɪd ˈviɪkəlz wər dɪˈskəvərd æt ˈvɛriəs ˈdɪstənsɪz frəm ðə saɪt əv ðə. ðiz tu ˈfoʊˌtoʊz wər ˈteɪkən ɔn ˈbɑrˌkli strit, əˈbaʊt tu blɑks əˈweɪ frəm ðə taʊərz. ðə nɛkst tu ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ʃoʊ ə ˈwɪltɪd faɪər trək ənd əˈnəðər ˈbædli ˈmɛltɪd ˈviɪkəl. wət ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən kʊd əˈkaʊnt fər ðiz pɪˈkjuljər fəˈnɑmənə ənd ðɛr ˈsimɪŋli ˈrændəm loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər? ðə mɪˈstɪriəs kəˈlæps əv ˈbɪldɪŋ 7 ənd ðɛn əv kɔrs ðɛr ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ 7 wɪʧ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv fərˈgɑtən. ɪt fɛl ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə deɪ ənd frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɑz ˈtritɪd laɪk ən ˌɪnsɪgnˈjɪfɪkənt ˈfʊtˌnoʊt. wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər ənd wɑz mɔr ˈmɑdərn ðən ðə taʊərz. ɪt wɑz nɑt hɪt baɪ ən ˈɛrˌpleɪn ənd wɑz ə blɑk əˈweɪ frəm ðə taʊərz, wɪθ əˈnəðər loʊər ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn bɪtˈwin. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə dəˈbri ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈdætə kənˈteɪnd ɪn 2002 rɪˈpɔrt, wɑz nɑt ˈsɪriəsli ˈbætərd baɪ ˈhɛvi dəˈbri frəm ðə taʊərz. ðə ˈlaɪtər ˈɔrɪnʤ rɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræm bɪˈloʊ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə reɪnʤ əv laɪt dəˈbri, waɪl ðə ˈdɑrkər ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈɛriəz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə riʧ əv ˈhɛviər dəˈbri, laɪk stil ˈkɑləm ˈsɛkʃənz. ɪz ðə ˈdɑrkər blu ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræm. dɪd hæv faɪərz əv ənˈsərtən ˈɔrəʤən ənd ɪkˈstɛnt. əˈfɪʃəl rɪˈpɔrts səˈʤɛst ðət faɪərz ɪn hæd bɪn "ˈreɪʤɪŋ out-of-control*" ɔl deɪ, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ˈɛvədəns əv ðɪs. ðə faɪərz ɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əˈbəv, ˈteɪkən ɔn ðə ˌæftərˈnun əv ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kəˈlæps, ər ˈmaɪnər, ənd klɪr ˈɪmɪʤɪz (bɪˈloʊ) frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt əv ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən du nɑt ˈivɪn ʃoʊ ˈimərʤənt fleɪmz, lɛt əˈloʊn ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈɛvədəns əv ən ˌɪnˈfərˌnoʊ. keɪm daʊn ɪn ˈsɛkəndz, ˌɪmˈploʊdɪŋ ˈpərfəktli wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˈfʊtˌprɪnt, kəˈlæpsɪŋ streɪt ˈdaʊnwərd frəm ɔl pɔɪnts ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ ʤɪst laɪk ə ˈpərˌfɪkt kənˈtroʊld ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən. ˈivɪn ðə "kink*" ɪn ðə rʊf laɪn sin ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɪmɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈsikwəns əˈbəv ɪz ˈɛvədəns əv ə ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən tɛkˈnik ðət ɪz juzd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə wɔlz kəˈlæps ˈɪnwərd, ðəs ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈstrəkʧərz. ðə əv ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz fər truθ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə kəˈlæps əv http://www.ae911truth.org*/ ðə straight-down*, ˈvərtɪkəl kəˈlæps əv ˈbɪldɪŋ 7 kʊd nɑt hæv ˈhæpənd ənd wɪθ səʧ ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈsɪmətri ənˈlɛs ɔl 58 pərˈɪmətər ˈkɑləmz ənd ɔl 25 kɔr ˈkɑləmz wər ˈsəmˌhaʊ kət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli æt ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈlɛvəl. ɪn ðə ˈsikwəns əˈbəv, ˈnoʊtɪs ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪmɪʤ ðə laɪt ənd dɑrk ˈmɑtəld ˈpætərn əv smɔl klaʊdz əv smoʊk ðət əˈpɪrd æt ðə ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən. ðiz lʊk laɪk ˈɛvədəns əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈkətər ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət ər juzd ɪn kənˈtroʊld tɪ breɪk əp ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈstrəkʧər əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɛz ɪt bɪˈgɪnz tɪ fɔl. lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv fjuəl ɔɪl wər rɪˈpɔrtədli stɔrd ɪn bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðɪs ɔɪl wɑz ˈbərnɪŋ ɪt kʊd nɑt hæv kɔzd ðə ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈfeɪljər əv ɔl ðə səˈpɔrt ˈkɑləmz ər ˈɛni əv ðɛm fər ðət ˈmætər. ɛz wi hæv sin, ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbən faɪərz ər ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɪˈnəf hit æt ə haɪ ɪˈnəf ˈtɛmpərəʧər tɪ kɔz ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ˈstrəkʧərz. ðə fækt ðət wɑz bɪlt ˈoʊvər ə θri ˈstɔri ˈsəbˌsteɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ dɪz nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈsɪmətri əv ðə kəˈlæps, ər ðə kəˈlæps ˌɪtˈsɛlf. əˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ənd "kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪri debunkers*" ər naʊ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə loʊər fəˈsɑd əv wɑz "skupt aʊt" baɪ flaɪɪŋ dəˈbri frəm ðə nɔrθ taʊər. ðɪs əv kɔrs ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə dɪˈteɪld dəˈbri ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈmæpɪŋ kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə ˈfimə rɪˈpɔrt prəˈdust ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər bət ˈivɪn ɪf tru, ðɪs ˈkænɑt əˈkaʊnt fər ðə ˈsɪmətri əv ðə kəˈlæps sɪns ɪt wʊd kriˈeɪt ən ˈoʊvərˌhæŋɪŋ mæs. ənd ɪt kænt ɪkˈspleɪn ðə kəˈlæps ˌɪtˈsɛlf sɪns ðiz nu ˈdæmɪʤ ˈɛstəˌmeɪts stɪl liv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɛz ə hoʊl wɛl wɪˈθɪn ɪts rɪˈdəndənsi. ðə saɪt ˈdaɪəˌgræm əˈbəv ʃoʊz ðə ˈdɪstəns ðət ˈhɛvi stil wʊd hæv tɪ bi prəˈpɛld ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kɔz ˈsɪriəs ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls, ðɪs wʊd bi ˈɛvədəns əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪv fɔrs juzd ɪn ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə taʊərz! ðə ˈfeɪljər əv wɑz əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ "prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈtoʊtəl kəˈlæps" brɔt ɔn baɪ faɪər ɪn 2002 rɪˈpɔrt, bət wɪθ ðə ˈkeɪviˌæt ðət ðɛr haɪˈpɑθəsəs "həz ˈoʊnli ə loʊ ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv əˈkərəns." si ðɪs lɪŋk fər ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˈfimə rɪˈpɔrt: wɑz nɑt ˈivɪn ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə 911 kəˈmɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt! nɪst həz mɔr ˈrisəntli riˈlist ə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn bət ɪt həz noʊ mɔr ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti ðən ðə ˈərliər ˈfimə rɪˈpɔrt ər ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə twɪn taʊərz. si ðɪs lɪŋk fər ə ˈsæmplɪŋ əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑmɛnts: ənd, moʊst rɪˈvilɪŋ əv ɔl, nən əv ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈθɪriz hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə lɪv nuz ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə kəˈlæps əv waɪl ɪt wɑz stɪl ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv ðə lɪv ˈvɪdioʊ fid frəm nyc*! ˈsəmˌbɑdi wɑz ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɛr skrɪpt ə ˈlɪtəl tu sun! ənd ˈfaɪnəli, kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: wət wʊd ɪt bi laɪk ɪf ˈɛvəri stil freɪm ɪn ɪgˈzɪstəns wɑz ˈlaɪkli tɪ kəˈlæps ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ə faɪər, ər ˈivɪn ə ˈsɪriəs faɪər? noʊ wən wʊd sɛt fʊt ɪn ðɛm! ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, noʊ wən wʊd bɪld ðɛm ðeɪ wʊd bi tu ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ɪf ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz dɪd kəˈlæps frəm faɪər, ðiz ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈfeɪljərz wʊd bi ɪkˈstrimli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ənd ɔt tɪ hæv əraʊzd ðə moʊst proʊˈfaʊnd ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk æˈnælɪsɪs (ðə ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ ˌriəˈsɛmbli əv kræʃt ˈɛrˌkræft kəmz tɪ maɪnd). ðɪs dɪd nɑt ˈhæpən. ðə stil frəm ɔl θri ˈbɪldɪŋz wɑz kˈwɪkli riˈmuvd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈstrɛnjuəs əˈbʤɛkʃənz əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz ənd ðə ˈfæməliz əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ənd moʊst əv ɪt həz bɪn ˈmɛltɪd daʊn ɪn ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈmɑrkɪts. ˈækˌsɛs tɪ graʊnd ˈziroʊ wɑz ˈfɔrsfəli riˈstrɪktɪd ənd ˈstədi əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈbluˌprɪnts fər ðə taʊərz həz nɑt bɪn pərˈmɪtɪd. tu grups hæv bɪn ɪkˈstrimli ˈvoʊkəl ɪn ðɛr ˈproʊˌtɛst əv ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈɛvədəns ənd læk əv ril ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən: ðə ˈfæməliz əv ðoʊz kɪld ənd ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz. faɪər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈmægəˌzin ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈʤərnəl fər ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ræn ə ˈskeɪðɪŋ ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2002 ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən blɛst baɪ ˈfimə ənd rən baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈsɪvəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɛz ə "ˈhæfˌbeɪkt fɑrs ðət meɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæv bɪn ˌkɑmənˈdɪrd baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɔrsɪz huz ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɪntərɪsts, tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈmaɪldli, laɪ fɑr əˈfild əv fʊl dɪˈskloʊʒər." ðɪs ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ə bɪg kənˈsərn fər ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ˈbərnɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz! praɪər tɪ ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈprɛsɪdənt tɪ ˈkɔʃən ðɛm əˈgɛnst ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə taʊərz tɪ goʊ əˈbaʊt ðɛr wərk əv ˈrɛskjuɪŋ ˈpipəl ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ aʊt ðə faɪərz. sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz əv ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz frəm ðə saʊθ taʊər, ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd ˈərliər, ʃoʊ ðət ðeɪ hæd riʧt ðə flɔr skaɪ ˈlɑbi ənd faʊnd ˈoʊnli "tu ˈpɑkəts əv faɪər." ðeɪ kɔld fər "tu laɪnz" ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðɛr ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən plæn ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən ˈsədənli bɪˈgæn! naʊ wət ər ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz səˈpoʊzd tɪ du? ɪn ðɪs nu wərld, faɪərz ɪn stil ˈstrəkʧərz kən əˈpɛrəntli ˈtrɪgər ə "ˈtoʊtəl prəˈgrɛsɪv kəˈlæps" æt ˈɛni ˈmoʊmənt wɪθ noʊ klɪr ˈwɔrnɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. ənd ðɪs kən ˈhæpən nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈsteɪbəl ˈdæmɪʤd ˈstrəkʧərz, bət ɪn ˈfʊli (ər ˈnɪrli) ˌɪnˈtækt ˈstrəkʧərz ɛz wɛl! aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ məʧ fɪr ðɪs ædz tɪ ðə lɪvz əv ɑr ˈfaɪərˌfaɪtərz ənd ɪf faɪər ˈrɛskju ˈɛfərts hæv bɪn kərˈteɪld ɪn ˈɛni weɪ sɪns pərˈhæps ˈivɪn ˈkɔzɪŋ ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri lɔs əv laɪf, du tɪ ðɪs nu ənˈsərtənti ˈoʊvər ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈbərnɪŋ ˈstrəkʧərz. ənd ðɪs: ɪf ðə "əˈfɪʃəl" ˈstɔri ɪz tru, ðɛn ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈɔfər kənˈtroʊld ˈjuzɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ər ˈklɪrli goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv səm nu ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. θæŋks tɪ ðoʊz ˈwaɪli ˈhaɪˌʤækərz, wi naʊ hæv ə məʧ ˈʧipər səˈluʃən. ɪf ə ˈstrəkʧərəl stil nidz tɪ bi riˈmuvd, ɔl ðət ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪz tɪ pɪk ə flɔr ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈəpər ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, sɔ ɔf ə fju ˈkɑləmz, fləd ðə flɔr wɪθ ʤɛt fjuəl, laɪt ə mæʧ ənd stænd bæk. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl ðɛn (əˈbaʊt 1 ər 2 aʊərz ˈleɪtər) mərˈækjələsli ɪkˈsploʊd, ˈʃætərɪŋ ɔl əv ðə stil ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈtaɪdi ˈsɛkʃənz. ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ɔl əv ɪts ˈkɑntɛnts wɪl bi kənˈvinjəntli kənˈvərtɪd ˈɪntu ə faɪn dəst ðət wɪl bi sprɛd ˈoʊvər ə lɑrʤ ˈɛriə soʊ ðət ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls wɪl hæv tɪ klin ɪt əp! ənd ðɪs: ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃoʊz ðə stɑrt əv ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən əv ə lɑrʤ brɪk ˈʧɪmni. lʊk fəˈmɪljər? ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk ˈfiʧərz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə juz əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz: 1 ˈaʊtwərd ˈɑrʧɪŋ dəst plumz 2 fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv dəˈbri klaʊd ðət ɪz səˈmɛtrɪkəl əraʊnd ðə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈæksəs əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər 3 ˈhɛviər məˈtɪriəl ɪz prəˈpɛld aʊt əˈhɛd əv ðə dəst kənˈkluʒən: wi hæv tɪ faɪnd ðə kərɪʤ tɪ θɪŋk fər ɑrˈsɛlvz, ˈoʊpən ɑr aɪz ənd lʊk ənd kip ˈlʊkɪŋ. ðə truθ wɪl nɑt goʊ əˈweɪ. wəns wi si ðət moʊst əv wət wi wər toʊld əˈbaʊt ðiz ɪˈvɛnts ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli fɔls, wi kən ˈfaɪnəli gɪt tɪ wərk ɔn dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðə ril ˈstɔri əv |
tehran: ahead of prime minister maiden visit to iran, indian refiners have made first euro payments in four years to clear a part of the $6.4 billion in past oil dues.
mangalore refinery and petrochemicals ltd (mrpl) has paid $500 million and indian oil corp. ltd (ioc) $250 million over the past two days, people with direct knowledge of the development said. private sector refiner oil ltd is to pay $500 million.
the refiners cleared part of their outstanding towards crude oil they buy from iran through union bank of india which in turn transmitted the payment to national iranian oil co. (nioc) through of turkey. they bought us dollars and deposited with union bank, which did an onward transmission in euros.
this the first payment by indian refiners in a foreign currency since lifting of sanctions against iran in january this year. this also comes days ahead of two-day visit to tehran beginning sunday during which credible banking channels between the two nations is likely to figure prominently during talks.
the people cited earlier said the remaining outstanding dues will be cleared in to avoid a run on the rupee. the reserve bank of india is coordinating the repayments, they said.
with sanctions blocking banking channels, indian refiners have since february 2013 paid nearly half of the oil import bill in rupees while keeping the remainder pending opening of payment routes. the dues on the count now total to $6.4 billion.
mrpl owed $2.6 billion, out of which it has now paid $500 million. after paying $250 million, is now left with outstanding dues of $310 million. oil owes iran about $2.6 billion, while energy ltd has to pay $60 million. | ˌteɪˈrɑn: əˈhɛd əv praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmeɪdən ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈɪndiən rɪˈfaɪnərz hæv meɪd fərst ˈjʊrə ˈpeɪmənts ɪn fɔr jɪrz tɪ klɪr ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪljən ɪn pæst ɔɪl duz. rɪˈfaɪnəri ənd ˌpɛtroʊˈkɛmɪkəlz ˈɛlˈtiˈdi (mrpl*) həz peɪd 500 ˈmɪljən ənd ˈɪndiən ɔɪl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ˈɛlˈtiˈdi (ioc*) 250 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu deɪz, ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪˈrɛkt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt sɛd. ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər rɪˈfaɪnər ɔɪl ˈɛlˈtiˈdi ɪz tɪ peɪ 500 ˈmɪljən. ðə rɪˈfaɪnərz klɪrd pɑrt əv ðɛr ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ təˈwɔrdz krud ɔɪl ðeɪ baɪ frəm ˌɪˈrɑn θru ˈjunjən bæŋk əv ˈɪndiə wɪʧ ɪn tərn trænzˈmɪtəd ðə ˈpeɪmənt tɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪˈrɑniən ɔɪl koʊ. (nioc*) θru əv ˈtərki. ðeɪ bɔt ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlərz ənd dɪˈpɑzətəd wɪθ ˈjunjən bæŋk, wɪʧ dɪd ən ˈɔnwərd trænzˈmɪʃən ɪn ˈjuˌroʊz. ðɪs ðə fərst ˈpeɪmənt baɪ ˈɪndiən rɪˈfaɪnərz ɪn ə ˈfɔrən ˈkərənsi sɪns ˈlɪftɪŋ əv ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðɪs jɪr. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ kəmz deɪz əˈhɛd əv ˈtuˌdeɪ ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˌteɪˈrɑn bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈsənˌdi ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈʧænəlz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈneɪʃənz ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈfɪgjər ˈprɑmənəntli ˈdʊrɪŋ tɔks. ðə ˈpipəl ˈsaɪtɪd ˈərliər sɛd ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ duz wɪl bi klɪrd ɪn tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə rən ɔn ðə ruˈpi. ðə rɪˈzərv bæŋk əv ˈɪndiə ɪz koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ðə riˈpeɪmənts, ðeɪ sɛd. wɪθ ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈblɑkɪŋ ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈʧænəlz, ˈɪndiən rɪˈfaɪnərz hæv sɪns ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2013 peɪd ˈnɪrli hæf əv ðə ɔɪl ˌɪmˈpɔrt bɪl ɪn ˈrupiz waɪl ˈkipɪŋ ðə rɪˈmeɪndər ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ˈpeɪmənt rʊts. ðə duz ɔn ðə kaʊnt naʊ ˈtoʊtəl tɪ ˈbɪljən. oʊd ˈbɪljən, aʊt əv wɪʧ ɪt həz naʊ peɪd 500 ˈmɪljən. ˈæftər peɪɪŋ 250 ˈmɪljən, ɪz naʊ lɛft wɪθ ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ duz əv 310 ˈmɪljən. ɔɪl oʊz ˌɪˈrɑn əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən, waɪl ˈɛnərʤi ˈɛlˈtiˈdi həz tɪ peɪ 60 ˈmɪljən. |
it has been revealed, though unofficially, that an adaptation of the disappearance of is currently in production. the news was revealed visiting the website via an android device. the has been reported to air in april 2014. additionally, another series titled the jump of will also air during that time. information on both these is scarce.
the disappearance of is a manga in the melancholy of franchise, where it stars the character. the series takes place in the alternate universe established in the disappearance of. the series is written and drawn by puyo, which started in february 2010. to date, the series has a total of 5 volumes with the volume releasing on december this year.
there is very little information regarding the announcement of the disappearance of, including whether or no kyoto animation will produce it. two other manga were also produced into: the melancholy of-chan and churuya-san.
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(visited 389 times, 1 visits today) | ɪt həz bɪn rɪˈvild, ðoʊ ənəˈfɪʃəli, ðət ən ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn pərˈdəkʃən. ðə nuz wɑz rɪˈvild ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈviə ən ˈænˌdrɔɪd dɪˈvaɪs. ðə həz bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ɛr ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2014 əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, əˈnəðər ˈsɪriz ˈtaɪtəld ðə ʤəmp əv wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn boʊθ ðiz ɪz skɛrs. ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ɪz ə ˈmæŋgə ɪn ðə ˈmɛlənˌkɑli əv ˈfrænˌʧaɪz, wɛr ɪt stɑrz ðə ˈkɛrɪktər. ðə ˈsɪriz teɪks pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈjunəˌvərs ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv. ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz ˈrɪtən ənd drɔn baɪ puyo*, wɪʧ ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2010 tɪ deɪt, ðə ˈsɪriz həz ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 5 ˈvɑljumz wɪθ ðə ˈvɑljum riˈlisɪŋ ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər ðɪs jɪr. ðɛr ɪz ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər noʊ ˈkjoʊtoʊ ˌænəˈmeɪʃən wɪl ˈproʊdus ɪt. tu ˈəðər ˈmæŋgə wər ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdust ˈɪntu: ðə ˈmɛlənˌkɑli əv ənd churuya-san*. sɔrs ˈɑrtɪkəl sɔrs ˈɑrtɪkəl sɔrs ˈɪmɪʤ (ˈvɪzɪtɪd 389 taɪmz, 1 ˈvɪzɪts təˈdeɪ) |
disclaimer: this is an opinion piece. i understand everyone has had different experiences with parenting.
this is a post trying to raise awareness of the struggles single dads go through. discrimination against dads as legitimate parents has been going on too long. coming from someone who was raised by her dad from the age of 12, i know how amazing are, and they do not get enough credit.
dads come in all shapes and sizes, big, small, short, tall, fat, skinny, all races, gay, straight, transgender, and we love them all. this post is to raise awareness about the special hardships go through to help their kids. often with no thank you or appreciation in sight.
men are twice as likely to commit suicide than women. this is due to many different factors, however the pressure dads have on them, some of them not even being able to see their kids, surely contributes to this horrifying statistic.
dads are often at the mercy of the mother. she dictates when he can see them, how long for, what they can do, how she parents and for the dad to stick to her rules. this gives the child a one-sided view and the authority, and right to be his own person and parent to the child.
due to this, often forcibly create a wedge between the father and child. the child hears the complaints about the dad, while the dad has to hold his tongue about how he may have been hurt from the mother, because he may have all visitation rights taken away. however can basically a dad with no real consequence to themselves. this hurts the child, and confuses them, because as they get older and understand more, they do not know who to believe.
there are so many problems that are individual to fathers who are no longer in a relationship with the mother. some of these are:
how people described as ‘deadbeat dads’ to their kids may have been emotionally abused by their mother, so they had no choice but to leave and leave all relationships behind for their own wellbeing.
we even know dads. we hear most things about dads from mums or from children. dads points of views are important to hear, and when we do hear it, we need to listen this is his situation it does not matter how your dad acted when you were a child, every dads’ experience is different. one experience does not apply to everyone.
men do not talk about their feelings as much as women do, and twice as likely that he will be keeping his hurt and sadness to himself. many dads are so actively selfless, but many others cannot see through their own pride to acknowledge it.
the default thought that ‘mother knows best’ is actively hurting children who would be better off with their dad. mums have just as much likelihood of being distant, abusive, drug or alcohol addicted and so on.
the fact that many dads do not receive child support, when the mother would in the same situation is appalling. dads are going broke because they are paying for everything in their life while have no pressure on them to find a job at all for a lot longer, it is inherently unfair.
the family courts are sexist towards men. this is because women have an image of being nurturing and caring, and men. to put it bluntly. this is unbelievably untrue. assessing custody battles on a case by case basis with more research and more actual care put into each case will be ultimately much more beneficial for the child, the father, and even the mother.
dads are often guilt tripped into doing more than their share because even though a lot of women are fighting so hard for equality, a lot of others want to admit that it takes two incomes to live comfortably these days and go back to work. so all of hard earned coin goes on his kids because of course he loves them, but barely getting by on his own. unfair and selfish
the fact that dads are supposed to sacrifice their entire lives to pay for everything for their kids, and if they dare to have a good time on their own or spend money on something else, seen as almost a crime.
dads deserve as much recognition as mums. just because they are not at home, without their hard work a lot of us would starve. time to see the work that do as important, and necessary, and an expression of love to their kids.
whatever situation in, dads, this is your thank you! | dɪˈskleɪmər: ðɪs ɪz ən əˈpɪnjən pis. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈɛvriˌwən həz hæd ˈdɪfərənt ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wɪθ ˈpɛrəntɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz ə poʊst traɪɪŋ tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə ˈstrəgəlz ˈsɪŋgəl dædz goʊ θru. dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛnst dædz ɛz ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈpɛrənts həz bɪn goʊɪŋ ɔn tu lɔŋ. ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz reɪzd baɪ hər dæd frəm ðə eɪʤ əv 12 aɪ noʊ haʊ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ər, ənd ðeɪ du nɑt gɪt ɪˈnəf ˈkrɛdɪt. dædz kəm ɪn ɔl ʃeɪps ənd ˈsaɪzɪz, bɪg, smɔl, ʃɔrt, tɔl, fæt, ˈskɪni, ɔl ˈreɪsɪz, geɪ, streɪt, ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər, ənd wi ləv ðɛm ɔl. ðɪs poʊst ɪz tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈhɑrdʃɪps goʊ θru tɪ hɛlp ðɛr kɪdz. ˈɔfən wɪθ noʊ θæŋk ju ər əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən ɪn saɪt. mɛn ər twaɪs ɛz ˈlaɪkli tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ðən ˈwɪmən. ðɪs ɪz du tɪ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈfæktərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈprɛʃər dædz hæv ɔn ðɛm, səm əv ðɛm nɑt ˈivɪn biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ðɛr kɪdz, ˈʃʊrli kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðɪs ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ stəˈtɪstɪk. dædz ər ˈɔfən æt ðə ˈmərsi əv ðə ˈməðər. ʃi ˈdɪkˌteɪts wɪn hi kən si ðɛm, haʊ lɔŋ fər, wət ðeɪ kən du, haʊ ʃi ˈpɛrənts ənd fər ðə dæd tɪ stɪk tɪ hər rulz. ðɪs gɪvz ðə ʧaɪld ə ˌwənˈsaɪdəd vju ənd ðə əˈθɔrəti, ənd raɪt tɪ bi hɪz oʊn ˈpərsən ənd ˈpɛrənt tɪ ðə ʧaɪld. du tɪ ðɪs, ˈɔfən ˈfɔrsəbli kriˈeɪt ə wɛʤ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈfɑðər ənd ʧaɪld. ðə ʧaɪld hirz ðə kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt ðə dæd, waɪl ðə dæd həz tɪ hoʊld hɪz təŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ hi meɪ hæv bɪn hərt frəm ðə ˈməðər, bɪˈkəz hi meɪ hæv ɔl ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən raɪts ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər kən ˈbeɪsɪkli ə dæd wɪθ noʊ ril ˈkɑnsəkwəns tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðɪs hərts ðə ʧaɪld, ənd kənfˈjuzɪz ðɛm, bɪˈkəz ɛz ðeɪ gɪt ˈoʊldər ənd ˌəndərˈstænd mɔr, ðeɪ du nɑt noʊ hu tɪ bɪˈliv. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈprɑbləmz ðət ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl tɪ ˈfɑðərz hu ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈməðər. səm əv ðiz ər: haʊ ˈpipəl dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz dads’*’ tɪ ðɛr kɪdz meɪ hæv bɪn ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli əˈbjuzd baɪ ðɛr ˈməðər, soʊ ðeɪ hæd noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ liv ənd liv ɔl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪˈhaɪnd fər ðɛr oʊn ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ. wi ˈivɪn noʊ dædz. wi hir moʊst θɪŋz əˈbaʊt dædz frəm məmz ər frəm ˈʧɪldrən. dædz pɔɪnts əv vjuz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ hir, ənd wɪn wi du hir ɪt, wi nid tɪ ˈlɪsən ðɪs ɪz hɪz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪt dɪz nɑt ˈmætər haʊ jʊr dæd ˈæktɪd wɪn ju wər ə ʧaɪld, ˈɛvəri dads’*’ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪz ˈdɪfərənt. wən ɪkˈspɪriəns dɪz nɑt əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. mɛn du nɑt tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈfilɪŋz ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈwɪmən du, ənd twaɪs ɛz ˈlaɪkli ðət hi wɪl bi ˈkipɪŋ hɪz hərt ənd ˈsædnəs tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈmɛni dædz ər soʊ ˈæktɪvli ˈsɛlfləs, bət ˈmɛni ˈəðərz ˈkænɑt si θru ðɛr oʊn praɪd tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ɪt. ðə dɪˈfɔlt θɔt ðət noʊz best’*’ ɪz ˈæktɪvli ˈhərtɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən hu wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɔf wɪθ ðɛr dæd. məmz hæv ʤɪst ɛz məʧ ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv biɪŋ ˈdɪstənt, əˈbjusɪv, drəg ər ˈælkəˌhɑl əˈdɪktɪd ənd soʊ ɔn. ðə fækt ðət ˈmɛni dædz du nɑt rɪˈsiv ʧaɪld səˈpɔrt, wɪn ðə ˈməðər wʊd ɪn ðə seɪm ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz əˈpɔlɪŋ. dædz ər goʊɪŋ broʊk bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər peɪɪŋ fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðɛr laɪf waɪl hæv noʊ ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðɛm tɪ faɪnd ə ʤɑb æt ɔl fər ə lɔt ˈlɔŋgər, ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˌɔnˈfɛr. ðə ˈfæməli kɔrts ər ˈsɛksɪst təˈwɔrdz mɛn. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈwɪmən hæv ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv biɪŋ ˈnərʧərɪŋ ənd ˈkɛrɪŋ, ənd mɛn. tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈbləntli. ðɪs ɪz ˌənbəˈlivəbli ənˈtru. əˈsɛsɪŋ ˈkəstədi ˈbætəlz ɔn ə keɪs baɪ keɪs ˈbeɪsɪs wɪθ mɔr ˈrisərʧ ənd mɔr ˈækʧəwəl kɛr pʊt ˈɪntu iʧ keɪs wɪl bi ˈəltəmətli məʧ mɔr ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl fər ðə ʧaɪld, ðə ˈfɑðər, ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈməðər. dædz ər ˈɔfən gɪlt trɪpt ˈɪntu duɪŋ mɔr ðən ðɛr ʃɛr bɪˈkəz ˈivɪn ðoʊ ə lɔt əv ˈwɪmən ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ soʊ hɑrd fər ɪkˈwɑləti, ə lɔt əv ˈəðərz wɔnt tɪ ədˈmɪt ðət ɪt teɪks tu ˈɪnˌkəmz tɪ lɪv ˈkəmfərtəbli ðiz deɪz ənd goʊ bæk tɪ wərk. soʊ ɔl əv hɑrd ərnd kɔɪn goʊz ɔn hɪz kɪdz bɪˈkəz əv kɔrs hi ləvz ðɛm, bət ˈbɛrli ˈgɪtɪŋ baɪ ɔn hɪz oʊn. ˌɔnˈfɛr ənd ˈsɛlfɪʃ ðə fækt ðət dædz ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ðɛr ɪnˈtaɪər lɪvz tɪ peɪ fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ fər ðɛr kɪdz, ənd ɪf ðeɪ dɛr tɪ hæv ə gʊd taɪm ɔn ðɛr oʊn ər spɛnd ˈməni ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls, sin ɛz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə kraɪm. dædz dɪˈzərv ɛz məʧ ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ɛz məmz. ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər nɑt æt hoʊm wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr hɑrd wərk ə lɔt əv ˈjuˈɛs wʊd stɑrv. taɪm tɪ si ðə wərk ðət du ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ənd ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ənd ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ləv tɪ ðɛr kɪdz. ˌwəˈtɛvər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn, dædz, ðɪs ɪz jʊr θæŋk ju! |
it's now been a year since the obama administration announced their plans for the naive iranian nuclear deal. despite multiple warnings about how iran would not comply with the legislation, the white house moved forward with the signatures and, as expected, iran has not been a cooperative partner as they promised. for instance, they have reportedly continued their ballistic missile program, even just as recently as this past week, and have been uncooperative when it comes to american officials wanting to inspect their nuclear facilities.
this context justifies the need for the iran sanctions act. the legislation, introduced this week on a bipartisan basis by sens. dan sullivan (r-ak), bob corker (r-tn), robert menendez (d-nj), marco rubio (r-fl), and joe (d-wv), would expand sanctions for ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, sanction transfers of conventional weapons to or from iran and codify the prohibition on “u-turn” transactions involving iran, according to a press release from sen. sullivan's office.
“since its signing, seen attempt after attempt by the iranian regime to undermine, circumvent or blatantly disregard the conditions they agreed to exactly one year ago. ignoring clear violations of the deal without reproach only the regime to act further. for the sake of u.s. national security and the global fight against terrorism, congress must act when the obama administration is not prepared to. that is why i am pleased to have worked with my colleagues on a bill that recognizes that the iranian threat still exists.”
three other measures to rein in iranian aggression passed last week. the u.s. financial system protection act (h.r. 4992) prevents iran from gaining access to the u.s. financial system and leader kevin iran accountability act of 2016 (h.r. 5631) will impose new sanctions on iran in response to its continued illegal development of ballistic missiles. the no heavy water from act would stop the u.s. from purchasing iran's heavy water.
in other news, a resolution has been introduced demanding iran release who were jailed without proper cause. | ɪts naʊ bɪn ə jɪr sɪns ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈnaʊnst ðɛr plænz fər ðə naɪiv ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈnukliər dil. dɪˈspaɪt ˈməltəpəl ˈwɔrnɪŋz əˈbaʊt haʊ ˌɪˈrɑn wʊd nɑt kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ðə waɪt haʊs muvd ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz ənd, ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ˌɪˈrɑn həz nɑt bɪn ə koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv ˈpɑrtnər ɛz ðeɪ ˈprɑməst. fər ˈɪnstəns, ðeɪ hæv rɪˈpɔrtədli kənˈtɪnjud ðɛr bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈivɪn ʤɪst ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz ðɪs pæst wik, ənd hæv bɪn ənkoʊˈɑpərətɪv wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ðɛr ˈnukliər fəˈsɪlɪtiz. ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst ˈʤəstəˌfaɪz ðə nid fər ðə ˌɪˈrɑn ˈsæŋkʃənz ækt. ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɪs wik ɔn ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈbeɪsɪs baɪ sɛnz. dæn ˈsəlɪvən (r-ak*), bɑb ˈkɔrkər (r-tn*), ˈrɑbərt mɛˈnɛndɛz (d-nj*), ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ (r-fl*), ənd ʤoʊ (d-wv*), wʊd ɪkˈspænd ˈsæŋkʃənz fər bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt, səˈpɔrt fər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈsæŋkʃən ˈtrænsfərz əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɛpənz tɪ ər frəm ˌɪˈrɑn ənd ˈkoʊdəˌfaɪ ðə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ɔn ““u-turn”*” trænˈzækʃənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə prɛs riˈlis frəm sɛn. ˈsəlɪvənz ˈɔfəs. ɪts ˈsaɪnɪŋ, sin əˈtɛmpt ˈæftər əˈtɛmpt baɪ ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən rəˈʒim tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn, ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt ər ˈbleɪtəntli ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ðeɪ əˈgrid tɪ ɪgˈzæktli wən jɪr əˈgoʊ. ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ klɪr vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ðə dil wɪˈθaʊt riˈproʊʧ ˈoʊnli ðə rəˈʒim tɪ ækt ˈfərðər. fər ðə seɪk əv juz. ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ðə ˈgloʊbəl faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈkɑŋgrəs məst ækt wɪn ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz nɑt priˈpɛrd tɪ. ðət ɪz waɪ aɪ æm plizd tɪ hæv wərkt wɪθ maɪ ˈkɑligz ɔn ə bɪl ðət ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðət ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən θrɛt stɪl exists.”*.” θri ˈəðər ˈmɛʒərz tɪ reɪn ɪn ˌɪˈrɑniən əˈgrɛʃən pæst læst wik. ðə juz. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm prəˈtɛkʃən ækt (h.r*. 4992 prɪˈvɛnts ˌɪˈrɑn frəm ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə juz. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm ənd ˈlidər ˈkɛvɪn ˌɪˈrɑn əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ækt əv 2016 (h.r*. 5631 wɪl ˌɪmˈpoʊz nu ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn ˌɪˈrɑn ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ɪts kənˈtɪnjud ˌɪˈligəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz. ðə noʊ ˈhɛvi ˈwɔtər frəm ækt wʊd stɑp ðə juz. frəm ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˌɪˈrænz ˈhɛvi ˈwɔtər. ɪn ˈəðər nuz, ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən həz bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust dɪˈmændɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑn riˈlis hu wər ʤeɪld wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑpər kɔz. |
chaucer depicts three priests: the friar, the, and the. all of the them are corrupt and avaricious. the and the are low testosterone gays, and the is a predatory pedophile gay. the friar has seduced many women, and been forced, therefore, to pay to get them married off.
the canon is that the professors rule, with the mass media as the priesthood. but lately donald trump and the have been giving the mass media a hard time.
which tells me that the world is starting to lose faith in the superior virtue of our priesthood.
the disturbances in hong kong were a good example of priestly power. cathedral astroturf protestors were able to disrupt the city because backed by police. the police did what was virtuous, (they supported democracy and all that) rather than what their duty required. (the police should have arrested criminals and troublemakers, and kept the roads open. it was police, rather than protestors, that closed the roads. when a tiny handful of protestors declared a road closed, if police had walked away, drivers would have driven over the protestors.)
had the same thing happened in tiananmen square, the cathedral would have successfully mounted a “democratic” takeover of china, and wall street would have looted china the way it looted russia after the fall of the soviet union.
contrary to cathedral myth, nobody got killed in tiananmen square. the authorities, having the warriors cheerfully obey them, were able to quell the protests with very little fuss. you only get real violence when the priests succeed in sowing disunity among the warriors. recall what happened when “occupy wall street” ran into wall street.
what happened, i hear you ask?
answer: absolutely nothing happened, because wall street were certain of their duty and the righteousness of performing their duty. if you are a rentacop, you believe in private property rights. it is part of your training, and if you believe in private property rights, you fail your training. so when occupy showed up to violate private property rights, the said “no” and occupy failed to violate private property rights. and similarly, nothing happened in tiananmen square.
priestly power rests on moral authority, on superior virtue, while warrior authority rests on the ability to kick ass. we know the priesthood is virtuous because they are ceaselessly nagging us to be virtuous. all of us white males are racist and misogynist, and should be ashamed. our evil thoughts lower black and female self esteem, and thus cause black and female misbehavior and underperformance. all black and female misbehavior is evidence of just how bad we white males are, and how ashamed we should be. similarly the extremely high death rate among gays from disease, suicide, and violence is all our fault. is a heterosexual disease because it is caused by heterosexuals thinking bad thoughts about gays and denying them the opportunity to make blood transfusions. when blacks burn down the cities built by white people that they stole from white people, and drive out the few remaining whites, that demonstrates what evil racists we whites are. whenever females get in trouble through underperformance and bad behavior, in particular when they render children fatherless, we males should pay the costs of female decisions.
all of which goes to show how much more virtuous the priesthood is than you and me. their standards are so very very high that it is very difficult for sinners like myself to live up to such high standards.
i notice that the going price for refusing to take in europe is about 250 000 us$ per rejected. diversity is good for you and if you want the immense benefits of diversity you have to pay 250 000 per diversity. which is about the same as the price that our priests pay to live far away from the victims of white oppression. which, realistically, sets the value of diversity as negative 000 per browner person. it is harder to perceive prices for avoiding single women, since men like to meet them and visit them while not living too close to them, but i would guess the price for living away from women lacking male supervision to be about 000. the traditional connotations of the word “bastard” implies that female misconduct has substantial negative externalities, and residential patterns suggest a willingness to pay a substantial amount of money to avoid these externalities.
remember all that indignation about blacks being forced to go to the back of the bus? well now, we force blacks to go to the back of the bus and whites ride buses where they are likely to encounter significant black ridership, for excellent, obvious, and entirely unmentionable reasons.
in the time of chaucer,s had the job of punishing people for their sins against religion,s had the job of selling people indulgences for their current and future sins, while friars had the easier and more popular job of forgiving people their recent sins, supposedly conditional on repentance thereby giving them immunity against the. of course, you found the friar more easily impressed by your repentance if you made a small donation, but this was generally cheaper than buying an indulgence or bribing a. so friars,s, ands were in competition and did not much like each other.
chaucer’s cheerfully admits to his own evil and corruption. friar exposes the corruption ofs, whereupon the gets vehemently stuck into friars, root and branch. thes excessive interest in assholes becomes apparent. recall the conspicuous lack of testosterone and the popularity of gay sex amongst our priesthood today.
and then in due course we had the protestant reformation and the wars of religion.
fertile age women should always be under the supervision and control of husbands or fathers, and if due to misfortune or misconduct, a fertile age woman is not under such supervision, she should be placed under male supervision one way or another. if you believe this, you will find it hard to handle women, will be inclined to credit our priesthood with immense virtue, and will be ashamed of your irresistible sinfulness.
people whose misconduct adversely affects other property values should suffer various forms of exclusion, segregation, and apartheid. persistent petty criminals and vagrants, people profoundly disinclined to earn a living, should be enslaved. in profiling individuals for their likely adverse affect on property values, and their likely future criminality and potential for productive free employment, race, sex, and ancestry (such as bastardy) should be legitimately part of the profile. the deserving poor should be taken care of. the undeserving poor should be dealt with. since the apple does not fall far from the tree, it should be legitimate to discriminate in favor of the children of productive people raised by their parents, and against the children of unproductive people and people who caused problems. if you believe this, property prices and living patterns make no sense, you will unnecessarily expose yourself to danger, will be inclined to credit our priesthood with immense virtue, and will be ashamed of your irresistible sinfulness. why your ride the bus, you wicked man? | ˈʧɔsər dɪˈpɪkts θri prists: ðə fraɪər, ðə, ənd ðə. ɔl əv ðə ðɛm ər kərəpt ənd avaricious*. ðə ənd ðə ər loʊ ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn geɪz, ənd ðə ɪz ə ˈprɛdəˌtɔri ˈpɛdəfɪl geɪ. ðə fraɪər həz sɪˈdust ˈmɛni ˈwɪmən, ənd bɪn fɔrst, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, tɪ peɪ tɪ gɪt ðɛm ˈmɛrid ɔf. ðə ˈkænən ɪz ðət ðə prəˈfɛsərz rul, wɪθ ðə mæs ˈmidiə ɛz ðə ˈpristhʊd. bət ˈleɪtli ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ðə hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə mæs ˈmidiə ə hɑrd taɪm. wɪʧ tɛlz mi ðət ðə wərld ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ luz feɪθ ɪn ðə suˈpɪriər ˈvərʧu əv ɑr ˈpristhʊd. ðə dɪˈstərbənsɪz ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg wər ə gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈpristli paʊər. kəˈθidrəl ˈæstroʊˌtərf ˈproʊˌtɛstərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪsˈrəpt ðə ˈsɪti bɪˈkəz bækt baɪ pəˈlis. ðə pəˈlis dɪd wət wɑz ˈvərʧuəs, (ðeɪ səˈpɔrtɪd dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ɔl ðət) ˈrəðər ðən wət ðɛr ˈduti rikˈwaɪərd. (ðə pəˈlis ʃʊd hæv ərˈɛstɪd ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd ˈtrəbəlˌmeɪkərz, ənd kɛpt ðə roʊdz ˈoʊpən. ɪt wɑz pəˈlis, ˈrəðər ðən ˈproʊˌtɛstərz, ðət kloʊzd ðə roʊdz. wɪn ə ˈtaɪni ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈproʊˌtɛstərz dɪˈklɛrd ə roʊd kloʊzd, ɪf pəˈlis hæd wɔkt əˈweɪ, ˈdraɪvərz wʊd hæv ˈdrɪvən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz.) hæd ðə seɪm θɪŋ ˈhæpənd ɪn tiˈɛnænˌmɛn skwɛr, ðə kəˈθidrəl wʊd hæv səkˈsɛsfəli ˈmaʊnɪd ə ““democratic”*” ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əv ˈʧaɪnə, ənd wɔl strit wʊd hæv ˈlutɪd ˈʧaɪnə ðə weɪ ɪt ˈlutɪd ˈrəʃə ˈæftər ðə fɔl əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ kəˈθidrəl mɪθ, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi gɑt kɪld ɪn tiˈɛnænˌmɛn skwɛr. ðə əˈθɔrətiz, ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈwɔrjərz ˈʧɪrfəli oʊˈbeɪ ðɛm, wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kwɛl ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl fəs. ju ˈoʊnli gɪt ril ˈvaɪələns wɪn ðə prists səkˈsid ɪn soʊɪŋ dɪsˈjunəti əˈməŋ ðə ˈwɔrjərz. ˈriˌkɔl wət ˈhæpənd wɪn wɔl street”*” ræn ˈɪntu wɔl strit. wət ˈhæpənd, aɪ hir ju æsk? ˈænsər: ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənd, bɪˈkəz wɔl strit wər ˈsərtən əv ðɛr ˈduti ənd ðə ˈraɪʧəsnəs əv pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ðɛr ˈduti. ɪf ju ər ə rentacop*, ju bɪˈliv ɪn ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti raɪts. ɪt ɪz pɑrt əv jʊr ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ɪf ju bɪˈliv ɪn ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti raɪts, ju feɪl jʊr ˈtreɪnɪŋ. soʊ wɪn ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ʃoʊd əp tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti raɪts, ðə sɛd ““no”*” ənd ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ feɪld tɪ ˈvaɪəleɪt ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti raɪts. ənd ˈsɪmələrli, ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənd ɪn tiˈɛnænˌmɛn skwɛr. ˈpristli paʊər rɛsts ɔn ˈmɔrəl əˈθɔrəti, ɔn suˈpɪriər ˈvərʧu, waɪl ˈwɔrjər əˈθɔrəti rɛsts ɔn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kɪk æs. wi noʊ ðə ˈpristhʊd ɪz ˈvərʧuəs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈsizləsli ˈnægɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi ˈvərʧuəs. ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs waɪt meɪlz ər ˈreɪsɪst ənd ˈmɪzəʤɪnɪst, ənd ʃʊd bi əˈʃeɪmd. ɑr ˈivəl θɔts loʊər blæk ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl sɛlf ɛˈstim, ənd ðəs kɔz blæk ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjər ənd əndərpərˈfɔrməns. ɔl blæk ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjər ɪz ˈɛvədəns əv ʤɪst haʊ bæd wi waɪt meɪlz ər, ənd haʊ əˈʃeɪmd wi ʃʊd bi. ˈsɪmələrli ðə ɪkˈstrimli haɪ dɛθ reɪt əˈməŋ geɪz frəm dɪˈziz, ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ənd ˈvaɪələns ɪz ɔl ɑr fɔlt. ɪz ə ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl dɪˈziz bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz kɔzd baɪ ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ bæd θɔts əˈbaʊt geɪz ənd dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðɛm ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ meɪk bləd trænsfˈjuʒənz. wɪn blæks bərn daʊn ðə ˈsɪtiz bɪlt baɪ waɪt ˈpipəl ðət ðeɪ stoʊl frəm waɪt ˈpipəl, ənd draɪv aʊt ðə fju rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ waɪts, ðət ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts wət ˈivəl ˈreɪsɪsts wi waɪts ər. wɛˈnɛvər ˈfiˌmeɪlz gɪt ɪn ˈtrəbəl θru əndərpərˈfɔrməns ənd bæd bɪˈheɪvjər, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr wɪn ðeɪ ˈrɛndər ˈʧɪldrən ˈfɑðərləs, wi meɪlz ʃʊd peɪ ðə kɔsts əv ˈfiˌmeɪl dɪˈsɪʒənz. ɔl əv wɪʧ goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ məʧ mɔr ˈvərʧuəs ðə ˈpristhʊd ɪz ðən ju ənd mi. ðɛr ˈstændərdz ər soʊ ˈvɛri ˈvɛri haɪ ðət ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈsɪnərz laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ lɪv əp tɪ səʧ haɪ ˈstændərdz. aɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə goʊɪŋ praɪs fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɪz əˈbaʊt 250 000 ˈjuˈɛs$ pər rɪˈʤɛktɪd. dɪˈvərsɪti ɪz gʊd fər ju ənd ɪf ju wɔnt ðə ˌɪˈmɛns ˈbɛnəfɪts əv dɪˈvərsɪti ju hæv tɪ peɪ 250 000 pər dɪˈvərsɪti. wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm ɛz ðə praɪs ðət ɑr prists peɪ tɪ lɪv fɑr əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv waɪt əˈprɛʃən. wɪʧ, ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli, sɛts ðə ˈvælju əv dɪˈvərsɪti ɛz ˈnɛgətɪv 000 pər ˈbraʊnər ˈpərsən. ɪt ɪz ˈhɑrdər tɪ pərˈsiv ˈpraɪsɪz fər əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈwɪmən, sɪns mɛn laɪk tɪ mit ðɛm ənd ˈvɪzɪt ðɛm waɪl nɑt ˈlɪvɪŋ tu kloʊz tɪ ðɛm, bət aɪ wʊd gɛs ðə praɪs fər ˈlɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ˈwɪmən ˈlækɪŋ meɪl ˌsupərˈvɪʒən tɪ bi əˈbaʊt 000 ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃənz əv ðə wərd ““bastard”*” ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət ˈfiˌmeɪl mɪˈskɑndəkt həz səbˈstænʃəl ˈnɛgətɪv externalities*, ənd ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpætərnz səˈʤɛst ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ peɪ ə səbˈstænʃəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðiz externalities*. rɪˈmɛmbər ɔl ðət ˌɪndɪgˈneɪʃən əˈbaʊt blæks biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə bəs? wɛl naʊ, wi fɔrs blæks tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə bəs ənd waɪts raɪd ˈbəsɪz wɛr ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɪnˈkaʊnər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt blæk ˈraɪdərˌʃɪp, fər ˈɛksələnt, ˈɑbviəs, ənd ɪnˈtaɪərli ənˈmɛnʃənəbəl ˈrizənz. ɪn ðə taɪm əv ˈʧɔsər, hæd ðə ʤɑb əv ˈpənɪʃɪŋ ˈpipəl fər ðɛr sɪnz əˈgɛnst rɪˈlɪʤən, hæd ðə ʤɑb əv ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈdəlʤənsɪz fər ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ənd fˈjuʧər sɪnz, waɪl fraɪərz hæd ðə ˈiziər ənd mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ʤɑb əv fərˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl ðɛr ˈrisənt sɪnz, səˈpoʊzədli kənˈdɪʃənəl ɔn rɪˈpɛntəns ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ˌɪmˈjunɪti əˈgɛnst ðə. əv kɔrs, ju faʊnd ðə fraɪər mɔr ˈizəli ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ jʊr rɪˈpɛntəns ɪf ju meɪd ə smɔl doʊˈneɪʃən, bət ðɪs wɑz ˈʤɛnərəli ˈʧipər ðən baɪɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈdəlʤəns ər ˈbraɪbɪŋ ə. soʊ fraɪərz,, ənd wər ɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd dɪd nɑt məʧ laɪk iʧ ˈəðər. ˈʧɪrfəli ədˈmɪts tɪ hɪz oʊn ˈivəl ənd kərˈəpʃən. fraɪər ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ðə kərˈəpʃən əv, ˈwɛrəˈpɑn ðə gɪts ˈviəməntli stək ˈɪntu fraɪərz, rut ənd brænʧ. ðə ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈæshoʊlz bɪˈkəmz əˈpɛrənt. ˈriˌkɔl ðə kənˈspɪkjuəs læk əv ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn ənd ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv geɪ sɛks əˈməŋst ɑr ˈpristhʊd təˈdeɪ. ənd ðɛn ɪn du kɔrs wi hæd ðə ˈprɑtəstənt ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən ənd ðə wɔrz əv rɪˈlɪʤən. ˈfərtəl eɪʤ ˈwɪmən ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈəndər ðə ˌsupərˈvɪʒən ənd kənˈtroʊl əv ˈhəzbəndz ər ˈfɑðərz, ənd ɪf du tɪ mɪsˈfɔrʧən ər mɪˈskɑndəkt, ə ˈfərtəl eɪʤ ˈwʊmən ɪz nɑt ˈəndər səʧ ˌsupərˈvɪʒən, ʃi ʃʊd bi pleɪst ˈəndər meɪl ˌsupərˈvɪʒən wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər. ɪf ju bɪˈliv ðɪs, ju wɪl faɪnd ɪt hɑrd tɪ ˈhændəl ˈwɪmən, wɪl bi ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkrɛdɪt ɑr ˈpristhʊd wɪθ ˌɪˈmɛns ˈvərʧu, ənd wɪl bi əˈʃeɪmd əv jʊr ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl sinfulness*. ˈpipəl huz mɪˈskɑndəkt ædˈvərsli əˈfɛkts ˈəðər ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz ʃʊd ˈsəfər ˈvɛriəs fɔrmz əv ɪkˈskluʒən, ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən, ənd əˈpɑrˌtaɪt. pərˈsɪstənt ˈpɛˌti ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd ˈveɪgrənts, ˈpipəl proʊˈfaʊndli ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ ərn ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, ʃʊd bi ɛnsˈleɪvd. ɪn ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz fər ðɛr ˈlaɪkli ˌædˈvərs əˈfɛkt ɔn ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz, ənd ðɛr ˈlaɪkli fˈjuʧər ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl fər pərˈdəktɪv fri ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, reɪs, sɛks, ənd ˈænsɛstri (səʧ ɛz bastardy*) ʃʊd bi ləˈʤɪtəmətli pɑrt əv ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪl. ðə dɪˈzərvɪŋ pur ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən kɛr əv. ðə ˌəndɪˈzərvɪŋ pur ʃʊd bi dɛlt wɪθ. sɪns ðə ˈæpəl dɪz nɑt fɔl fɑr frəm ðə tri, ɪt ʃʊd bi ləˈʤɪtəmət tɪ dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv pərˈdəktɪv ˈpipəl reɪzd baɪ ðɛr ˈpɛrənts, ənd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv ˌənprəˈdəktɪv ˈpipəl ənd ˈpipəl hu kɔzd ˈprɑbləmz. ɪf ju bɪˈliv ðɪs, ˈprɑpərti ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈpætərnz meɪk noʊ sɛns, ju wɪl ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ɪkˈspoʊz ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ ˈdeɪnʤər, wɪl bi ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkrɛdɪt ɑr ˈpristhʊd wɪθ ˌɪˈmɛns ˈvərʧu, ənd wɪl bi əˈʃeɪmd əv jʊr ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl sinfulness*. waɪ jʊr raɪd ðə bəs, ju ˈwɪkəd mæn? 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dodd-frank curbed lending and contributes to the ongoing decline in the home ownership rate, but the lending that prevents is the toxic lending that caused the housing bubble and crash that pummeled the home ownership rate.
for nearly 100 years, presidential administrations crafted housing policies to maximize the rate of homeownership and the rate of home price appreciation. both democrat and republican administrations touted homeownership as the best investment a middle-class family could make, and home ownership became synonymous with the american dream.
we reached peak american dream in the early 00s. at the time, the surface conditions appeared great: house prices appreciated rapidly, mortgage equity withdrawal fueled an economic boom, lending provided homeownership opportunities to nearly everyone, and record numbers enjoyed the american dream of homeownership. unfortunately, it was all an illusion.
the “innovative” loan products turned out poisonous to millions of borrowers who subsequently lost their homes in foreclosure. in a surprising example of legislators devising an intelligent law that actually fixes the problem, congress enacted, which prevents lenders from making bad loans to unqualified borrowers.
homeownership is not right for everyone, a lesson most policymakers learned from the housing mania. as a society we achieve 100% homeownership, and we pursue policies that seek to maximize homeownership. many americans are better served by the freedom of movement that accompanies renting; young people in particular may want to move for career advancement. further, many americans lack the financial management skills necessary to sustain homeownership. those who lack these requisite skills must be excluded because if lenders bestow homeownership to those unable to sustain it which they did during the housing mania the result is a price crash and 10 million foreclosures.
during the housing boom, everyone was able to ignore the reality that homeownership is a privilege and not a right. everyone considered themselves a homeowner, even those who pay for their houses.
diana olick, thursday, 28 2016
after gains in the second half of 2015, the homeownership rate fell to just percent, seasonally adjusted, in the first quarter of this year, according to the u.s. census bureau. homeownership hit a high of percent in 2004, during one of the biggest housing booms in history. that was also when mortgage lending was arguably at its level in history. the homeownership rate is now just of 1 basis point higher than its all-time low in the second quarter of 2015.
(see: is home ownership still the american dream?)
economists continue to point to a recovering job market as fuel for growth in the housing market, but for young americans, just having a job does not translate to homeownership. high levels of student loan debt, tight mortgage underwriting standards and overheating home prices are all contributing to very low homeownership rates among the youngest workers. homeownership among those aged today is nearly 10 percentage points lower than it was a decade ago. homebuyers are still barely 30 percent of buyers; traditionally, they comprise 40 percent of homebuyers.
(see: homebuyer rate falls, millennial myth shattered)
“rental affordability remains a big problem in many places, and that makes it harder to save for a down payment,” said jed kolko, an independent economist and senior fellow at the center for housing innovation at university of california, berkeley.
(see: potential homebuyers save for down payments with high rents)
“we’re still seeing relatively few homebuyers because young people are buying homes later than they used to. some of this is a long-term shift toward marrying and having children later in life. some of this is that the recovery has been slow among young adults.”
(see: do reject the american dream of homeownership?)
is to blame?
legislators in the us could have maintained a 70% homeownership rate. they could have banned foreclosures, forgiven mortgage principal, and allowed the 10+ million delinquent borrowers to keep their homes without making further payments. the federal reserve could have printed money to buy every bad mortgage in the united states. of course, such radical policy initiatives would have serious repercussions and long-term effects, so legislators and the federal reserve looked for other solutions.
when millions of borrowers stopped paying their mortgages, a great many foreclosures were bound to follow. borrowers who could sustain homeownership with a lower interest rate or a longer amortization schedule were provided loan modifications; the rest were put out of their misery on the courthouse steps.
the millions of foreclosures that followed the millions of mortgage delinquencies inevitably lowered the homeownership rate. there were not enough qualified borrowers to replace those who up to the challenge of maintaining homeownership. if in place, lenders could have saddled the next generation of owners with the same toxic loan products that pushed the homeownership rate so high in the early 00s, but what good would that accomplish? instead of one generation of washout homeowners, we would have two.
dodd-frank is responsible for the lower homeownership rates in as much as it prevented the next generation from repeating the mistakes of the previous one. many people claim that is preventing the millennial generation from becoming homeowners, but in reality, is only preventing from becoming temporary homeowners like those in generation x were.
(see which generation was hurt the most by the housing bust?)
the homeownership low is caused by failed housing policy
the low home ownership rate is a direct result of failed policies that put people into homes under circumstances where they sustain ownership. not the direct correlation through the that political right would have us believe. boosting home ownership by insuring loans to low-income borrowers was not the cause of the housing bubble. (see: the big housing bubble lie and works well, so financial elites hate it)
failure to regulate derivatives caused a massive amount of capital to flow into unregulated toxic loan products. it was a double failure of the greenspan federal reserve exacerbated by government subsidies and policies that encouraged too many people to buy houses they could not afford.
dodd-frank was crafted to address the real causes of the housing bubble. through’s effective ban on and negative amortization loans, borrowers leverage their income beyond their ability to repay, so their collective action push housing market pricing beyond the reach of everyone except those using toxic financing. provides stability to the housing market by preventing people from obtaining the short-term illusion of homeownership, and although this makes the homeownership rate lower than the housing bubble heyday of 2005, those that own homes today are much more stable, and so is the housing market.
[listing] | dodd-frank* kərbd ˈlɛndɪŋ ənd kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ðə hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt, bət ðə ˈlɛndɪŋ ðət prɪˈvɛnts ɪz ðə ˈtɑksɪk ˈlɛndɪŋ ðət kɔzd ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl ənd kræʃ ðət ˈpəməld ðə hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt. fər ˈnɪrli 100 jɪrz, ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ˈkræftɪd ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz tɪ ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ðə reɪt əv ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd ðə reɪt əv hoʊm praɪs əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən. boʊθ ˈdɛməˌkræt ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ˈtaʊtɪd ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp ɛz ðə bɛst ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ə ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ˈfæməli kʊd meɪk, ənd hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp bɪˈkeɪm səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim. wi riʧt pik əˈmɛrɪkən drim ɪn ðə ˈərli 00s*. æt ðə taɪm, ðə ˈsərfəs kənˈdɪʃənz əˈpɪrd greɪt: haʊs ˈpraɪsɪz əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈræpədli, ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈɛkwəti wɪθˈdrɔəl fjuəld ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk bum, ˈlɛndɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌwən, ənd ˈrɛkərd ˈnəmbərz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim əv ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪt wɑz ɔl ən ˌɪˈluʒən. ðə ““innovative”*” loʊn ˈprɑdəkts tərnd aʊt ˈpɔɪzənəs tɪ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈbɑroʊərz hu ˈsəbsəkwəntli lɔst ðɛr hoʊmz ɪn fɔrˈkloʊʒər. ɪn ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz dɪˈvaɪzɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt lɔ ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfɪksɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm, ˈkɑŋgrəs ɛˈnæktəd, wɪʧ prɪˈvɛnts ˈlɛndərz frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ bæd loʊnz tɪ ənkˈwɑlɪˌfaɪd ˈbɑroʊərz. ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz nɑt raɪt fər ˈɛvriˌwən, ə ˈlɛsən moʊst ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmeɪniə. ɛz ə soʊˈsaɪɪti wi əˈʧiv 100 ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp, ənd wi pərˈsu ˈpɑləsiz ðət sik tɪ ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp. ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈbɛtər sərvd baɪ ðə ˈfridəm əv ˈmuvmənt ðət əˈkəmpəniz ˈrɛntɪŋ; jəŋ ˈpipəl ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr meɪ wɔnt tɪ muv fər kərɪr ədˈvænsmənt. ˈfərðər, ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz læk ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmænɪʤmənt skɪlz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ səˈsteɪn ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp. ðoʊz hu læk ðiz ˈrɛkwəzət skɪlz məst bi ɪkˈskludɪd bɪˈkəz ɪf ˈlɛndərz bɪˈstoʊ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp tɪ ðoʊz əˈneɪbəl tɪ səˈsteɪn ɪt wɪʧ ðeɪ dɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmeɪniə ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə praɪs kræʃ ənd 10 ˈmɪljən fɔrˈkloʊʒərz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ bum, ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz ə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ənd nɑt ə raɪt. ˈɛvriˌwən kənˈsɪdərd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnər, ˈivɪn ðoʊz hu peɪ fər ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz. daɪˈænə ˈoʊlɪk, ˈθərzˌdeɪ, 28 2016 ˈæftər geɪnz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv 2015 ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt fɛl tɪ ʤɪst pərˈsɛnt, ˈsizənəli əˈʤəstɪd, ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv ðɪs jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊ. ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp hɪt ə haɪ əv pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2004 ˈdʊrɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈhaʊzɪŋ bumz ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ðət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪn ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈlɛndɪŋ wɑz ˈɑrgjuəbli æt ɪts ˈlɛvəl ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt ɪz naʊ ʤɪst əv 1 ˈbeɪsɪs pɔɪnt haɪər ðən ɪts ˌɔlˈtaɪm loʊ ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər əv 2015 (si: ɪz hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp stɪl ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim?) ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts kənˈtɪnju tɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ə rɪˈkəvərɪŋ ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt ɛz fjuəl fər groʊθ ɪn ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt, bət fər jəŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz, ʤɪst ˈhævɪŋ ə ʤɑb dɪz nɑt trænzˈleɪt tɪ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp. haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈstudənt loʊn dɛt, taɪt ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈəndərˈraɪtɪŋ ˈstændərdz ənd ˈoʊvərˌhitɪŋ hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz ər ɔl kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ˈvɛri loʊ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪts əˈməŋ ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈwərkərz. ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈeɪʤɪd təˈdeɪ ɪz ˈnɪrli 10 pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts loʊər ðən ɪt wɑz ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ. ˈhoʊmˌbaɪərz ər stɪl ˈbɛrli 30 pərˈsɛnt əv baɪərz; trəˈdɪʃənəli, ðeɪ kəmˈpraɪz 40 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈhoʊmˌbaɪərz. (si: ˈhoʊmˌbaɪər reɪt fɔlz, mɪˈlɛniəl mɪθ ˈʃætərd) əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti rɪˈmeɪnz ə bɪg ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz, ənd ðət meɪks ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ seɪv fər ə daʊn payment,”*,” sɛd ʤɛd kolko*, ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ənd ˈsinjər ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈbərkli. (si: pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈhoʊmˌbaɪərz seɪv fər daʊn ˈpeɪmənts wɪθ haɪ rɛnts) stɪl siɪŋ ˈrɛlətɪvli fju ˈhoʊmˌbaɪərz bɪˈkəz jəŋ ˈpipəl ər baɪɪŋ hoʊmz ˈleɪtər ðən ðeɪ juzd tɪ. səm əv ðɪs ɪz ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ʃɪft təˈwɔrd ˈmɛriɪŋ ənd ˈhævɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈleɪtər ɪn laɪf. səm əv ðɪs ɪz ðət ðə rɪˈkəvəri həz bɪn sloʊ əˈməŋ jəŋ adults.”*.” (si: du ˈriʤɛkt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim əv ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp?) ɪz tɪ bleɪm? ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs kʊd hæv meɪnˈteɪnd ə 70 ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt. ðeɪ kʊd hæv bænd fɔrˈkloʊʒərz, fərˈgɪvən ˈmɔrgɪʤ ˈprɪnsəpəl, ənd əˈlaʊd ðə 10 ˈmɪljən dɪˈlɪŋkwənt ˈbɑroʊərz tɪ kip ðɛr hoʊmz wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈfərðər ˈpeɪmənts. ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv kʊd hæv ˈprɪnɪd ˈməni tɪ baɪ ˈɛvəri bæd ˈmɔrgɪʤ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. əv kɔrs, səʧ ˈrædɪkəl ˈpɑləsi ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz wʊd hæv ˈsɪriəs ˌripərˈkəʃənz ənd ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈifɛkts, soʊ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv lʊkt fər ˈəðər səˈluʃənz. wɪn ˈmɪljənz əv ˈbɑroʊərz stɑpt peɪɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz, ə greɪt ˈmɛni fɔrˈkloʊʒərz wər baʊnd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. ˈbɑroʊərz hu kʊd səˈsteɪn ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ə loʊər ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪt ər ə ˈlɔŋgər ˌæmərtɪˈzeɪʃən ˈskɛʤʊl wər prəˈvaɪdɪd loʊn ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz; ðə rɛst wər pʊt aʊt əv ðɛr ˈmɪzəri ɔn ðə ˈkɔrˌthaʊs stɛps. ðə ˈmɪljənz əv fɔrˈkloʊʒərz ðət ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈmɔrgɪʤ dɪˈlɪŋkwənsiz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli loʊərd ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt. ðɛr wər nɑt ɪˈnəf kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈbɑroʊərz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðoʊz hu əp tɪ ðə ˈʧælənʤ əv meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp. ɪf ɪn pleɪs, ˈlɛndərz kʊd hæv ˈsædəld ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈoʊnərz wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈtɑksɪk loʊn ˈprɑdəkts ðət pʊʃt ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt soʊ haɪ ɪn ðə ˈərli 00s*, bət wət gʊd wʊd ðət əˈkɑmplɪʃ? ˌɪnˈstɛd əv wən ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈwɑˌʃaʊt ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz, wi wʊd hæv tu. ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə loʊər ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪts ɪn ɛz məʧ ɛz ɪt prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən frəm rɪˈpitɪŋ ðə mɪˈsteɪks əv ðə ˈpriviəs wən. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl kleɪm ðət ɪz prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðə mɪˈlɛniəl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz, bət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪz ˈoʊnli prɪˈvɛnɪŋ frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz laɪk ðoʊz ɪn ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɛks wər. (si wɪʧ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɑz hərt ðə moʊst baɪ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ bəst?) ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp loʊ ɪz kɔzd baɪ feɪld ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈpɑləsi ðə loʊ hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈzəlt əv feɪld ˈpɑləsiz ðət pʊt ˈpipəl ˈɪntu hoʊmz ˈəndər ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wɛr ðeɪ səˈsteɪn ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. nɑt ðə dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən θru ðə ðət pəˈlɪtɪkəl raɪt wʊd hæv ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈliv. ˈbustɪŋ hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ loʊnz tɪ ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈbɑroʊərz wɑz nɑt ðə kɔz əv ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl. (si: ðə bɪg ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl laɪ ənd wərks wɛl, soʊ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ɪˈlits heɪt ɪt) ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt dərˈɪvətɪvz kɔzd ə ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ floʊ ˈɪntu ənˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˈtɑksɪk loʊn ˈprɑdəkts. ɪt wɑz ə ˈdəbəl ˈfeɪljər əv ðə ˈgrinˌspæn ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsəbsɪdiz ənd ˈpɑləsiz ðət ɪnˈkərəʤd tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl tɪ baɪ ˈhaʊsɪz ðeɪ kʊd nɑt əˈfɔrd. wɑz ˈkræftɪd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ril ˈkɔzɪz əv ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl. θru ˈifɛktɪv bæn ɔn ənd ˈnɛgətɪv ˌæmərtɪˈzeɪʃən loʊnz, ˈbɑroʊərz ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm bɪɔnd ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ riˈpeɪ, soʊ ðɛr kəˈlɛktɪv ˈækʃən pʊʃ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈpraɪsɪŋ bɪɔnd ðə riʧ əv ˈɛvriˌwən ɪkˈsɛpt ðoʊz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtɑksɪk fɪˈnænsɪŋ. prəˈvaɪdz stəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt baɪ prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈpipəl frəm əbˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˌɪˈluʒən əv ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp, ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs meɪks ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərˌʃɪp reɪt loʊər ðən ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl ˈheɪˌdeɪ əv 2005 ðoʊz ðət oʊn hoʊmz təˈdeɪ ər məʧ mɔr ˈsteɪbəl, ənd soʊ ɪz ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt. [ˈlɪstɪŋ |
gear flashback: our flat cat gear bobcat titanium stove system
when we were preparing for our thru hike in the spring of 2012, we were looking for an alcohol stove that would give us great performance and utility while still being and durable. we experimented with several homemade options including the well known fancy can stove that is popular with a lot of thru hikers because of its size and weight. we decided to go with a bobcat titanium stove system purchased online from flat cat gear.
we initially purchased the stove because of the complete system approach: we knew it would integrate perfectly with our liter pot and that the screen, stove, and all other accessories would nest neatly inside the pot. we also purchased and tested out a trail designs caldera cone stove, but really liked the of our flat cat and found it to be equally efficient. the caldera we looked at had to be stowed in its separate plastic which was a for us because we like our cooking system to be one unit including the pot. the flat cat pulls this off beautifully.
after 5 months of daily use on the (we typically only cooked dinners) and a test hike in the smoky mountains, still sold on the stove. one piece that we did not initially see ourselves using that much was the simmer ring. we had some snap trouble with the and jon, the flat cat gear guru, gave us a simmer ring to try while working out the issues. the ring really helped us with rice and pasta meals and made the titanium stove run about triple as long on the same amount of fuel. the minimal weight gain of the simmer ring paid off dividends as we could adjust from “full boil” mode and dial back the intensity of the stove for other dishes.
overall, the bobcat system did an admirable job coping with the rigors of an extended trip (156 consecutive days). the stove itself is really a work of art and this lends to its durability as it is one solid piece of metal. although the stove and screen could have easily held up inside a small storage sack or loose in our packs, we liked how it nested in our pot and it shared the space with the simmer ring, dish rag, lighter, and fuel measuring cup with room to spare!
we can recommend both the product and the company because jon at flat cat is committed to making great products and he is always trying to make his designs better. a perfect example of this is how he repaired and replaced our original flat cat. our snaps were failing because of their position on the and the fact that the titanium version of the stove runs hotter. he spent a lot of time rooting out the cause of the problem and adjusted the design as a result. we loved the stove to begin with, but his changes and willingness to improve has made the stove even better.
we hope to finally fill in some details on our “gear” page on this site showing what we used for our thru hike, and the flat cat bobcat will certainly find its place among our items! | gɪr ˈflæʃˌbæk: ɑr flæt kæt gɪr ˈbɑbˌkæt taɪˈteɪniəm stoʊv ˈsɪstəm wɪn wi wər pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ɑr θru haɪk ɪn ðə spərɪŋ əv 2012 wi wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ən ˈælkəˌhɑl stoʊv ðət wʊd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs greɪt pərˈfɔrməns ənd juˈtɪləti waɪl stɪl biɪŋ ənd ˈdʊrəbəl. wi ɪkˈspɛrəməntəd wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈhoʊˈmeɪd ˈɔpʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə wɛl noʊn ˈfænsi kən stoʊv ðət ɪz ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ə lɔt əv θru ˈhaɪkərz bɪˈkəz əv ɪts saɪz ənd weɪt. wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ wɪθ ə ˈbɑbˌkæt taɪˈteɪniəm stoʊv ˈsɪstəm ˈpərʧəst ˈɔnˌlaɪn frəm flæt kæt gɪr. wi ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈpərʧəst ðə stoʊv bɪˈkəz əv ðə kəmˈplit ˈsɪstəm əˈproʊʧ: wi nu ɪt wʊd ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˈpərfəktli wɪθ ɑr ˈlitər pɑt ənd ðət ðə skrin, stoʊv, ənd ɔl ˈəðər ækˈsɛsəriz wʊd nɛst ˈnitli ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə pɑt. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpərʧəst ənd ˈtɛstɪd aʊt ə treɪl dɪˈzaɪnz ˌkɔlˈdɛrə koʊn stoʊv, bət ˈrɪli laɪkt ðə əv ɑr flæt kæt ənd faʊnd ɪt tɪ bi ˈikwəli ɪˈfɪʃənt. ðə ˌkɔlˈdɛrə wi lʊkt æt hæd tɪ bi stoʊd ɪn ɪts ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈplæstɪk wɪʧ wɑz ə fər ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz wi laɪk ɑr ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm tɪ bi wən ˈjunɪt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə pɑt. ðə flæt kæt pʊlz ðɪs ɔf ˈbjutəfli. ˈæftər 5 mənθs əv ˈdeɪli juz ɔn ðə (wi ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈoʊnli kʊkt ˈdɪnərz) ənd ə tɛst haɪk ɪn ðə sˈmoʊki ˈmaʊntənz, stɪl soʊld ɔn ðə stoʊv. wən pis ðət wi dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈnɪʃəli si ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈjuzɪŋ ðət məʧ wɑz ðə ˈsɪmər rɪŋ. wi hæd səm snæp ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ðə ənd ʤɑn, ðə flæt kæt gɪr ˈguˌru, geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈsɪmər rɪŋ tɪ traɪ waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz. ðə rɪŋ ˈrɪli hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ raɪs ənd ˈpɑstə milz ənd meɪd ðə taɪˈteɪniəm stoʊv rən əˈbaʊt ˈtrɪpəl ɛz lɔŋ ɔn ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv fjuəl. ðə ˈmɪnəməl weɪt geɪn əv ðə ˈsɪmər rɪŋ peɪd ɔf ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz ɛz wi kʊd əˈʤəst frəm boil”*” moʊd ənd daɪəl bæk ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə stoʊv fər ˈəðər ˈdɪʃɪz. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə ˈbɑbˌkæt ˈsɪstəm dɪd ən ˈædmərəbəl ʤɑb ˈkoʊpɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈrɪgərz əv ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd trɪp 156 kənˈsɛkjətɪv deɪz). ðə stoʊv ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˈrɪli ə wərk əv ɑrt ənd ðɪs lɛndz tɪ ɪts dərəˈbɪlɪti ɛz ɪt ɪz wən ˈsɑləd pis əv ˈmɛtəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə stoʊv ənd skrin kʊd hæv ˈizəli hɛld əp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə smɔl ˈstɔrɪʤ sæk ər lus ɪn ɑr pæks, wi laɪkt haʊ ɪt ˈnɛstɪd ɪn ɑr pɑt ənd ɪt ʃɛrd ðə speɪs wɪθ ðə ˈsɪmər rɪŋ, dɪʃ ræg, ˈlaɪtər, ənd fjuəl ˈmɛʒərɪŋ kəp wɪθ rum tɪ spɛr! wi kən ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd boʊθ ðə ˈprɑdəkt ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈkəz ʤɑn æt flæt kæt ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ greɪt ˈprɑdəkts ənd hi ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk hɪz dɪˈzaɪnz ˈbɛtər. ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs ɪz haʊ hi rɪˈpɛrd ənd ˌriˈpleɪst ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl flæt kæt. ɑr snæps wər ˈfeɪlɪŋ bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ənd ðə fækt ðət ðə taɪˈteɪniəm ˈvərʒən əv ðə stoʊv rənz ˈhɑtər. hi spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈrutɪŋ aʊt ðə kɔz əv ðə ˈprɑbləm ənd əˈʤəstɪd ðə dɪˈzaɪn ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. wi ləvd ðə stoʊv tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ, bət hɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv həz meɪd ðə stoʊv ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər. wi hoʊp tɪ ˈfaɪnəli fɪl ɪn səm ˈditeɪlz ɔn ɑr ““gear”*” peɪʤ ɔn ðɪs saɪt ʃoʊɪŋ wət wi juzd fər ɑr θru haɪk, ənd ðə flæt kæt ˈbɑbˌkæt wɪl ˈsərtənli faɪnd ɪts pleɪs əˈməŋ ɑr ˈaɪtəmz! |
senator mary landrieu: south dakota borders on canada, you know
i'm pretty sure that south dakota implies a more northerly dakota.
remember, these people are all, per the media, who are all themselves (also per the media.)
some possible movies:
in a land of mystery and confusion, one intrepid soul attempts to find a way. senator mary landrieu in...
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or, how 'bout:
when a state goes missing, detective mary landrieu is on the case. can she discover....
w h i c h
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or even:
in the world of the future, the evil canadian empire has annexed north dakota.
but resistance fighter landrieu will put things right.
b l o o d
o f s t h e
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or even:
mary landrieu just wanted a to canada. but thanks to a wondrous map and a gps system that had a mind of its own, she wound up in a magical world of cattle and corn.
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or finally:
they tried following her.
they tried anticipating her every move.
they got hopelessly lost. because senator mary landrieu went in a direction they couldn't have foreseen.
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s o u t h w e s t | ˈsɛnətər ˈmɛri ˈlændru: saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə ˈbɔrdərz ɔn ˈkænədə, ju noʊ əm ˈprɪti ʃʊr ðət saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə ˌɪmˈplaɪz ə mɔr ˈnɔrðərli dəˈkoʊtə. rɪˈmɛmbər, ðiz ˈpipəl ər ɔl, pər ðə ˈmidiə, hu ər ɔl ðɛmˈsɛlvz (ˈɔlsoʊ pər ðə ˈmidiə.) səm ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmuviz: ɪn ə lænd əv ˈmɪstəri ənd kənfˈjuʒən, wən ˌɪnˈtrɛpəd soʊl əˈtɛmpts tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ. ˈsɛnətər ˈmɛri ˈlændru ɪn... ti eɪʧ i ɛl oʊ ɛs ti di ə keɪ oʊ ti ə ər, haʊ 'baʊt: wɪn ə steɪt goʊz ˈmɪsɪŋ, dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈmɛri ˈlændru ɪz ɔn ðə keɪs. kən ʃi dɪˈskəvər.... ˈdəbəlju eɪʧ aɪ si eɪʧ ˈdəbəlju ə waɪ pi aɪ ɛs pi ju pi ər ˈivɪn: ɪn ðə wərld əv ðə fˈjuʧər, ðə ˈivəl kəˈneɪdiən ˈɛmpaɪər həz ˈænɛkst nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə. bət rɪˈzɪstəns ˈfaɪtər ˈlændru wɪl pʊt θɪŋz raɪt. bi ɛl oʊ oʊ di oʊ ɛf ɛs ti eɪʧ i ɛm ə pi ɛl i ɛs ər ˈivɪn: ˈmɛri ˈlændru ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd ə tɪ ˈkænədə. bət θæŋks tɪ ə ˈwəndrəs mæp ənd ə ˈgipiˈɛs ˈsɪstəm ðət hæd ə maɪnd əv ɪts oʊn, ʃi wund əp ɪn ə ˈmæʤɪkəl wərld əv ˈkætəl ənd kɔrn. ɛs ti ɑr ə ɛn ʤi i ʤi i oʊ ʤi ɑr ə pi eɪʧ waɪ ər ˈfaɪnəli: ðeɪ traɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hər. ðeɪ traɪd ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ hər ˈɛvəri muv. ðeɪ gɑt ˈhoʊpləsli lɔst. bɪˈkəz ˈsɛnətər ˈmɛri ˈlændru wɛnt ɪn ə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt hæv ˌfɔrˈsin. ˈmɛri ˈlændru stɑrz ɪn... ɛn oʊ ɑr ti eɪʧ pi bi waɪ ɛs oʊ ju ti eɪʧ ˈdəbəlju i ɛs ti |
society says that once a woman becomes a wife, has kids or reaches a certain age then they are no longer allowed to express their sexuality. women who breach this outdated social norm are slut-shamed, condemned, and judged for the way they dress, act and speak.
they say ‘is that dress really appropriate for a mom to wear? what kind of example are you setting for your daughter?’ they say ‘you’re 60, you should cover up.’ they say ‘how does he [the husband] allow his wife to dress like that let alone go out in public.’ they say ‘you’re a bad role model for young women.’ they say ‘you have no self-respect.’
well, the star who needs no introduction. the one and only madonna recently posted a number of photos onto her under the caption “still acting my age!!!” accompanied by some choice words:
“how do i know still acting my age? because its my age and its my life and all of you women hating bigots need to sit down and try to understand why you feel the need to limit me with your fear of what you familiar with. you know what happens to bigots? nothing! nothing happens to people who. think in a limited way. facts… wrote madonna.
yaassss girl yasssss!
thank you for living your life how you want and not how society says you must. thank you for fighting against this sexist expiry date that dictates when a woman can or cannot express their sexuality. thank you for fighting to dismantle the sexist social expectations placed upon women.
but at a time where women need the support of other women to fight the patriarchy and these sexist social expectations- unfortunately, in many cases other girls who are doing the hating. be real. girl on girl hate exists. and it sucks.
girl on girl hate, however unfortunate, is unsurprising. we live in a culture where girls are constantly pinned against each other as rivals. always a ‘who wore it better’ between two women, instead of a ‘they both slayed.’ as prominent novelist pointed out in her personal essay we should all be feminists and in song ‘flawless’:
“we raise girls to see each other as competitors
not for jobs or for accomplishments,
which i think can be a good thing,
but for the attention of men.
we teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings
in the way that boys are.”
so, it really is unsurprising that girl on girl hate exists. seriously though, why does society, men and other women, think okay to police what women do with their bodies? the same happen for men, so why women?
what is it about a woman embracing herself that is so disgraceful and so difficult for society to understand? there enough already? so many people are struggling with learning to love themselves, with body dysmorphia, eating disorders, low and depression. yet when a woman shows an ounce of body positivity, confidence and actually embraces herself, society is so ready to bring her down and keep her down.
another woman who has spoken out about society trying to dictate her sexuality is kim kardashian west. just one scroll through the comments on one of photos and you can see the hate for yourself. and got to hand it to her, despite all the hate, still fighting the good fight for female empowerment and sexual liberation. earlier this year, on international day, kim posted an essay and hit us all with some truth bombs. she wrote:
“i am empowered by my sexuality. i am empowered by feeling comfortable in my skin. i am empowered by showing the world my flaws and not being afraid of what anyone is going to say about me. and i hope that through this platform i have been given, i can encourage the same empowerment for girls and women all over the world.”
how are these women bad role models? they teach young girls: that there is no shame in expressing themselves. that there is no shame in their sexuality. that they be ashamed of their bodies. that there is no shame in loving themselves and being confident. that they should live their lives on their terms rather than trying not to offend the delicate sensibilities of some people. that they be afraid of being judged by not conforming to sexist expectations of how a woman should dress, act and speak. to me, the message, the fight and the resolve of a powerful role model.
if we believe in personal autonomy, then there be any limit on expressing sexuality. regardless of whether a wife, mother or an older woman, all women should be allowed to decide on their own terms what they want to do with their bodies, free from judgement. if that means wearing a ‘burqini’ on the beach, wearing a sheer outfit or being completely covered, and all- then more power to you.
so how do we change these sexist social expectations on women? well for a start we need a lot less girl on girl hate and a lot more #girllove. lilly singh, the popular youtuber, also known as iisuperwomanii, launched a campaign earlier this year to give the world more of what it needs #girllove, a campaign that is ‘dedicated to ending and reversing the culture of hatred.’ check out her video on youtube titled ‘goodbye hate, hello #girllove!’
but for now, keep fighting the good fight against ‘women hating bigots’ and fighting for more #girllove. | soʊˈsaɪɪti sɪz ðət wəns ə ˈwʊmən bɪˈkəmz ə waɪf, həz kɪdz ər ˈriʧɪz ə ˈsərtən eɪʤ ðɛn ðeɪ ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈlaʊd tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. ˈwɪmən hu briʧ ðɪs ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrm ər slut-shamed*, kənˈdɛmd, ənd ʤəʤd fər ðə weɪ ðeɪ drɛs, ækt ənd spik. ðeɪ seɪ ðət drɛs ˈrɪli əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ə mɑm tɪ wɛr? wət kaɪnd əv ɪgˈzæmpəl ər ju ˈsɛtɪŋ fər jʊr daughter?’*?’ ðeɪ seɪ 60 ju ʃʊd ˈkəvər up.’*.’ ðeɪ seɪ dɪz hi [ðə ˈhəzbənd] əˈlaʊ hɪz waɪf tɪ drɛs laɪk ðət lɛt əˈloʊn goʊ aʊt ɪn public.’*.’ ðeɪ seɪ ə bæd roʊl ˈmɑdəl fər jəŋ women.’*.’ ðeɪ seɪ hæv noʊ self-respect.’*.’ wɛl, ðə stɑr hu nidz noʊ ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən. ðə wən ənd ˈoʊnli məˈdɑnə ˈrisəntli ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈɔntu hər ˈəndər ðə ˈkæpʃən ˈæktɪŋ maɪ age!!!”*!!!” əˈkəmpənid baɪ səm ʧɔɪs wərdz: du aɪ noʊ stɪl ˈæktɪŋ maɪ eɪʤ? bɪˈkəz ɪts maɪ eɪʤ ənd ɪts maɪ laɪf ənd ɔl əv ju ˈwɪmən ˈheɪtɪŋ ˈbɪgəts nid tɪ sɪt daʊn ənd traɪ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ju fil ðə nid tɪ ˈlɪmət mi wɪθ jʊr fɪr əv wət ju fəˈmɪljər wɪθ. ju noʊ wət ˈhæpənz tɪ ˈbɪgəts? ˈnəθɪŋ! ˈnəθɪŋ ˈhæpənz tɪ ˈpipəl hu. θɪŋk ɪn ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd weɪ. facts…*… roʊt məˈdɑnə. gərl yasssss*! θæŋk ju fər ˈlɪvɪŋ jʊr laɪf haʊ ju wɔnt ənd nɑt haʊ soʊˈsaɪɪti sɪz ju məst. θæŋk ju fər ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðɪs ˈsɛksɪst ˌɛkˈspaɪri deɪt ðət ˈdɪkˌteɪts wɪn ə ˈwʊmən kən ər ˈkænɑt ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. θæŋk ju fər ˈfaɪtɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ðə ˈsɛksɪst ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz pleɪst əˈpɑn ˈwɪmən. bət æt ə taɪm wɛr ˈwɪmən nid ðə səˈpɔrt əv ˈəðər ˈwɪmən tɪ faɪt ðə ˈpeɪtriˌɑrki ənd ðiz ˈsɛksɪst ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz- ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ˈəðər gərlz hu ər duɪŋ ðə ˈheɪtɪŋ. bi ril. gərl ɔn gərl heɪt ɪgˈzɪsts. ənd ɪt səks. gərl ɔn gərl heɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ənˈfɔrʧənət, ɪz ənsərˈpraɪzɪŋ. wi lɪv ɪn ə ˈkəlʧər wɛr gərlz ər ˈkɑnstəntli pɪnd əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər ɛz ˈraɪvəlz. ˈɔlˌweɪz ə wɔr ɪt better’*’ bɪtˈwin tu ˈwɪmən, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə boʊθ slayed.’*.’ ɛz ˈprɑmənənt ˈnɑvələst ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ɪn hər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɛˌseɪ wi ʃʊd ɔl bi ˈfɛmənɪsts ənd ɪn sɔŋ ‘‘flawless’*’: reɪz gərlz tɪ si iʧ ˈəðər ɛz kəmˈpɛtɪtərz nɑt fər ʤɑbz ər fər əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts, wɪʧ aɪ θɪŋk kən bi ə gʊd θɪŋ, bət fər ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv mɛn. wi tiʧ gərlz ðət ðeɪ ˈkænɑt bi ˈsɛkʃuəl biɪŋz ɪn ðə weɪ ðət bɔɪz are.”*.” soʊ, ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz ənsərˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət gərl ɔn gərl heɪt ɪgˈzɪsts. ˈsɪriəsli ðoʊ, waɪ dɪz soʊˈsaɪɪti, mɛn ənd ˈəðər ˈwɪmən, θɪŋk ˌoʊˈkeɪ tɪ pəˈlis wət ˈwɪmən du wɪθ ðɛr ˈbɑdiz? ðə seɪm ˈhæpən fər mɛn, soʊ waɪ ˈwɪmən? wət ɪz ɪt əˈbaʊt ə ˈwʊmən ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ hərˈsɛlf ðət ɪz soʊ dɪsˈgreɪsfəl ənd soʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt fər soʊˈsaɪɪti tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd? ðɛr ɪˈnəf ɔˈrɛdi? soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ ləv ðɛmˈsɛlvz, wɪθ ˈbɑdi dysmorphia*, ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdərz, loʊ ənd dɪˈprɛʃən. jɛt wɪn ə ˈwʊmən ʃoʊz ən aʊns əv ˈbɑdi positivity*, ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛmˈbreɪsɪz hərˈsɛlf, soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz soʊ ˈrɛdi tɪ brɪŋ hər daʊn ənd kip hər daʊn. əˈnəðər ˈwʊmən hu həz ˈspoʊkən aʊt əˈbaʊt soʊˈsaɪɪti traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪkˌteɪt hər ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz kɪm ˈkɑdəˌʃeɪn wɛst. ʤɪst wən skroʊl θru ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn wən əv ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ju kən si ðə heɪt fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. ənd gɑt tɪ hænd ɪt tɪ hər, dɪˈspaɪt ɔl ðə heɪt, stɪl ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə gʊd faɪt fər ˈfiˌmeɪl ɪmˈpaʊərmənt ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ɔn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl deɪ, kɪm ˈpoʊstɪd ən ˈɛˌseɪ ənd hɪt ˈjuˈɛs ɔl wɪθ səm truθ bɑmz. ʃi roʊt: æm ɪmˈpaʊərd baɪ maɪ ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. aɪ æm ɪmˈpaʊərd baɪ ˈfilɪŋ ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn maɪ skɪn. aɪ æm ɪmˈpaʊərd baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ðə wərld maɪ flɔz ənd nɑt biɪŋ əˈfreɪd əv wət ˈɛniˌwən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt mi. ənd aɪ hoʊp ðət θru ðɪs ˈplætˌfɔrm aɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn, aɪ kən ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə seɪm ɪmˈpaʊərmənt fər gərlz ənd ˈwɪmən ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə world.”*.” haʊ ər ðiz ˈwɪmən bæd roʊl ˈmɑdəlz? ðeɪ tiʧ jəŋ gərlz: ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʃeɪm ɪn ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʃeɪm ɪn ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. ðət ðeɪ bi əˈʃeɪmd əv ðɛr ˈbɑdiz. ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʃeɪm ɪn ˈləvɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd biɪŋ ˈkɑnfədənt. ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd lɪv ðɛr lɪvz ɔn ðɛr tərmz ˈrəðər ðən traɪɪŋ nɑt tɪ əˈfɛnd ðə ˈdɛləkət ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiz əv səm ˈpipəl. ðət ðeɪ bi əˈfreɪd əv biɪŋ ʤəʤd baɪ nɑt kənˈfɔrmɪŋ tɪ ˈsɛksɪst ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv haʊ ə ˈwʊmən ʃʊd drɛs, ækt ənd spik. tɪ mi, ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ, ðə faɪt ənd ðə riˈzɑlv əv ə ˈpaʊərfəl roʊl ˈmɑdəl. ɪf wi bɪˈliv ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtɑnəmi, ðɛn ðɛr bi ˈɛni ˈlɪmət ɔn ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ə waɪf, ˈməðər ər ən ˈoʊldər ˈwʊmən, ɔl ˈwɪmən ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɔn ðɛr oʊn tərmz wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du wɪθ ðɛr ˈbɑdiz, fri frəm ˈʤəʤmənt. ɪf ðət minz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ‘‘burqini’*’ ɔn ðə biʧ, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ʃɪr ˈaʊtˌfɪt ər biɪŋ kəmˈplitli ˈkəvərd, ənd ɔl- ðɛn mɔr paʊər tɪ ju. soʊ haʊ du wi ʧeɪnʤ ðiz ˈsɛksɪst ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ɔn ˈwɪmən? wɛl fər ə stɑrt wi nid ə lɔt lɛs gərl ɔn gərl heɪt ənd ə lɔt mɔr #girllove*. ˈlɪli sɪŋ, ðə ˈpɑpjələr youtuber*, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz iisuperwomanii*, lɔnʧt ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr tɪ gɪv ðə wərld mɔr əv wət ɪt nidz #girllove*, ə kæmˈpeɪn ðət ɪz tɪ ˈɛndɪŋ ənd rɪˈvərsɪŋ ðə ˈkəlʧər əv hatred.’*.’ ʧɛk aʊt hər ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn ˈjuˌtub ˈtaɪtəld heɪt, hɛˈloʊ #girllove!’*!’ bət fər naʊ, kip ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə gʊd faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈheɪtɪŋ bigots’*’ ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər mɔr #girllove*. |
by alexi lalas at 15, wrestling was not my thing. and those shoes that looked like ballet shoes seemed like a silly way to spend two hours of my life. however, pretty girls and rock music were an easy sell. definitely worth $6.50 at the showcase cinemas in pontiac, michigan, a few miles from where i grew up. but vision quest, even two and a half decades later, is about a lot more than pretty girls and rock music. about more than wrestling, for that matter. about the teenage desire to live a life with meaning, even for a moment, and about the ambition that reality tries to put in a and pin before it has a chance. based on terry solid 1979 novel, the story is simple enough: louden swain, played by matthew modine, is a high school wrestler in spokane who decides to wrestle the state champion. he wants more from life than what his father and his teachers have. he wants greatness, not the usual. he wants to know that he has it inside himself to be something. in short, holden caulfield in a singlet. and he wants a woman, not a girl. of course, the woman arrives, in the form of carla, a mysterious and beautiful drifter, played by linda fiorentino, who rents a room at the swain house. and off. modine hits a good balance of awkwardness and as louden, and fiorentino is able to overcome some hellacious hair to still look thoroughly smokin’ hot. how many of us sat at home wondering if true that a pair of good-looking hands will get us a woman like that? michael schoeffling, fresh off of playing jake ryan in sixteen candles, provides needed doses of comic relief as kuch, sidekick. as does elmo, the line cook played by j.c. quinn, who gives a memorable monologue about a soccer game in a faraway land that, for obvious reasons, resonated with me. but vision quest a like buy me love and weird science. a gritty, emotionally honest movie whose texture and authenticity set it apart from its contemporaries in the same way the outsiders was different than risky business. the other differentiating factor that made vision quest hum was an unstoppable soundtrack. all killer and no filler. tunes that would go on to be classics from journey, red rider, sammy hagar, john waite, and of course madonna in her first screen appearance singing “gambler” and “crazy for you.” ultimately, vision quest lacked the polish and angst to make it as timeless as say anything or the breakfast club (the wrestling probably help). but it did resonate. not really a sports movie although sports provides the inevitable crescendo. instead, the right combination of good music, authenticity and understated acting that makes it worthwhile. | baɪ əˈlɛksi ˈlɑləs æt 15 ˈrɛsəlɪŋ wɑz nɑt maɪ θɪŋ. ənd ðoʊz ʃuz ðət lʊkt laɪk bæˈleɪ ʃuz simd laɪk ə ˈsɪli weɪ tɪ spɛnd tu aʊərz əv maɪ laɪf. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈprɪti gərlz ənd rɑk mˈjuzɪk wər ən ˈizi sɛl. ˈdɛfənətli wərθ æt ðə ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈsɪnəməz ɪn ˈpɑntiˌæk, ˈmɪʃɪgən, ə fju maɪəlz frəm wɛr aɪ gru əp. bət ˈvɪʒən kwɛst, ˈivɪn tu ənd ə hæf ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈleɪtər, ɪz əˈbaʊt ə lɔt mɔr ðən ˈprɪti gərlz ənd rɑk mˈjuzɪk. əˈbaʊt mɔr ðən ˈrɛsəlɪŋ, fər ðət ˈmætər. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ lɪv ə laɪf wɪθ ˈminɪŋ, ˈivɪn fər ə ˈmoʊmənt, ənd əˈbaʊt ðə æmˈbɪʃən ðət ˌriˈæləˌti traɪz tɪ pʊt ɪn ə ənd pɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt həz ə ʧæns. beɪst ɔn ˈtɛri ˈsɑləd 1979 ˈnɑvəl, ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ˈsɪmpəl ɪˈnəf: ˈlaʊdən sweɪn, pleɪd baɪ ˈmæθju moʊˈdin, ɪz ə haɪ skul ˈrɛsələr ɪn spoʊˈkæn hu ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ ˈrɛsəl ðə steɪt ˈʧæmpiən. hi wɔnts mɔr frəm laɪf ðən wət hɪz ˈfɑðər ənd hɪz ˈtiʧərz hæv. hi wɔnts ˈgreɪtnəs, nɑt ðə ˈjuʒəwəl. hi wɔnts tɪ noʊ ðət hi həz ɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ. ɪn ʃɔrt, ˈhoʊldən ˈkɔlˌfild ɪn ə singlet*. ənd hi wɔnts ə ˈwʊmən, nɑt ə gərl. əv kɔrs, ðə ˈwʊmən əraɪvz, ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈkɑrlɑ, ə mɪˈstɪriəs ənd ˈbjutəfəl ˈdrɪftər, pleɪd baɪ ˈlɪndə fiɔrɛnˈtinoʊ, hu rɛnts ə rum æt ðə sweɪn haʊs. ənd ɔf. moʊˈdin hɪts ə gʊd ˈbæləns əv ˈɔkwərdnəs ənd ɛz ˈlaʊdən, ənd fiɔrɛnˈtinoʊ ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm səm ˌhɛˈleɪʃəs hɛr tɪ stɪl lʊk ˈθəroʊli smokin’*’ hɑt. haʊ ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs sæt æt hoʊm ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf tru ðət ə pɛr əv ˈgʊˌdlʊkɪŋ hænz wɪl gɪt ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈwʊmən laɪk ðət? ˈmaɪkəl schoeffling*, frɛʃ ɔf əv pleɪɪŋ ʤeɪk raɪən ɪn ˈsɪkˈstin ˈkændəlz, prəˈvaɪdz ˈnidɪd ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˈkɑmɪk rɪˈlif ɛz kəʧ, ˈsaɪdˌkɪk. ɛz dɪz ˈɛlmoʊ, ðə laɪn kʊk pleɪd baɪ j.c*. kwɪn, hu gɪvz ə ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈmɑnəˌlɔg əˈbaʊt ə ˈsɑkər geɪm ɪn ə ˈfɑrəˈweɪ lænd ðət, fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz, ˈrɛzəˌneɪtɪd wɪθ mi. bət ˈvɪʒən kwɛst ə laɪk baɪ mi ləv ənd wɪrd saɪəns. ə ˈgrɪti, ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ˈɑnəst ˈmuvi huz ˈtɛksʧər ənd ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti sɛt ɪt əˈpɑrt frəm ɪts kənˈtɛmpərˌɛriz ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðə aʊtˈsaɪdərz wɑz ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˈrɪski ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈəðər ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈfæktər ðət meɪd ˈvɪʒən kwɛst həm wɑz ən ənˈstɑpəbəl ˈsaʊnˌtræk. ɔl ˈkɪlər ənd noʊ ˈfɪlər. tunz ðət wʊd goʊ ɔn tɪ bi ˈklæsɪks frəm ˈʤərni, rɛd ˈraɪdər, ˈsæmi ˈheɪgər, ʤɑn weɪt, ənd əv kɔrs məˈdɑnə ɪn hər fərst skrin əˈpɪrəns ˈsɪŋɪŋ ““gambler”*” ənd fər you.”*.” ˈəltəmətli, ˈvɪʒən kwɛst lækt ðə ˈpɑlɪʃ ənd ɑŋkst tɪ meɪk ɪt ɛz ˈtaɪmləs ɛz seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ər ðə ˈbrɛkfəst kləb (ðə ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈprɑbəˌbli hɛlp). bət ɪt dɪd ˈrɛzəˌneɪt. nɑt ˈrɪli ə spɔrts ˈmuvi ˌɔlˈðoʊ spɔrts prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl krɪˈʃɛndoʊ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə raɪt ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv gʊd mˈjuzɪk, ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti ənd ˈəndərˌsteɪtɪd ˈæktɪŋ ðət meɪks ɪt ˈwərθˈwaɪl. |
grains
grains /grāns/ noun
aside from water, the most abundant ingredient in the most delicious beverage on earth is malted grains. particularly malted barley. yes, you can create a beer without malted barley (and most gluten free beers do so, using sorghum primarily) but odds are if not ordering gluten free, malted grains are all up in your pint glass. the fun part about these grains is that you can use a lot of different grains in a single batch of beer, creating complex and diverse colors, flavors, aromas and even mouthfeel. so grab a cold one and fill your glass because learning time.
per the usual, my typical disclaimer about the fact that this is a general overview of the topic mentioned above and not an science lesson applies.
the malting process
there are plenty of grains that are used to make beer but the most common is barley (2- row barley and barley to get specific) so focus on that. the malting process for grains has a lot of science behind it but the foot view is this:
steeping grains are made warm and moist to start their germination process
germination enzymes work to produce more enzymes and expose starches that the plant would use for food the kernels start to sprout (this small stem is called an “acrospire”)
drying once the is about the same length as the kernel itself, the grains are heated and dried to stop further growth locking in those starches and enzymes
now you have a kernel packed with enzymes and starches. the kernels are then heated to specific temperatures (by a kiln) with specific moisture control to create specific colors (measured in srm) and flavors among other things. during the brewing process the enzymes convert the starches into sugars, then those sugars get eaten by yeast which then produces alcohol. these enzyme and starch packed kernels are a very good thing for beer.
how this impacts your ingredient list
the lighter the roast, the lighter the color of beer it makes and with darker get the idea. however, the lighter malts have a lot more “diastatic power” than the darker malts. power is a measure of the ability to break down starches into sugars during the brewing process. the darker a malt gets, the less power it has. therefore, using all dark malts to make a dark beer would result in a lot of grain use to get enough sugars for the yeast to eat. more simply put: to create a dark beer, like a stout, brewers actually use% light malts and the rest will be the darker “specialty” malts.
how this impacts your taste
when you heat things up and they turn brown, the flavor profile changes. this is evident in toasted bread, grilled hamburgers, roasted marshmallows and everything else you cook with a flame. since the malts you use in brewing were heated up and changed color, their flavor profile changed, too. light malts can be described as bread and bread dough. as the malt colors darken, those flavors become more pie crust, bread crust and caramel. when those colors get to their darkest, described as roasted, chocolate and coffee. we can lump aromas into these descriptions, too.
how this your…..other stuff
aside from color, aroma, and flavor, malts also contribute in ways you may not even notice or expect. does that beer of yours have good head retention? probably because the brewer used a malt high in proteins and which contribute to that sexy, white, frothy cap. does that beer feel nice on your tongue? thankfully your brewer knew to add some crystal malts (sweet malts with a caramel color) or something similar which helped to add body to your beer.
other grains that malted
we did a whole article on adjuncts (read it here) but the bottom line is that other grains that are not malted are used in beer as well. you can add rice, corn, wheat (malted or unmalted) and oats, among others. these grains do not have anywhere near the power as their malted counterparts so used sparingly and primarily for flavor and body, not so much for color or to help add sugars.
holy cow, this was much harder to summarize than i expected but the 5 minute read on malted grains that i lovingly packaged together. in the next 60 seconds, you can close this browser window as a slightly smarter human. you know what malted grains are, how made, how they taste and what they add to your beer. sure take umbrage with some of the things i omitted but i did my best, and in “participation trophy” culture, told all that matters. yay me.
do you have a beer term that like to know more about? email me at or comment below with something like to see explained in a future lesson. | greɪnz greɪnz /grāns*/ naʊn əˈsaɪd frəm ˈwɔtər, ðə moʊst əˈbəndənt ˌɪnˈgridiənt ɪn ðə moʊst dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈbɛvərɪʤ ɔn ərθ ɪz ˈmɔltəd greɪnz. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈmɔltəd ˈbɑrli. jɛs, ju kən kriˈeɪt ə bɪr wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɔltəd ˈbɑrli (ənd moʊst ˈglutən fri bɪrz du soʊ, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɔrgəm praɪˈmɛrəli) bət ɑdz ər ɪf nɑt ˈɔrdərɪŋ ˈglutən fri, ˈmɔltəd greɪnz ər ɔl əp ɪn jʊr paɪnt glæs. ðə fən pɑrt əˈbaʊt ðiz greɪnz ɪz ðət ju kən juz ə lɔt əv ˈdɪfərənt greɪnz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl bæʧ əv bɪr, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks ənd dɪˈvərs ˈkələrz, ˈfleɪvərz, ərˈoʊməz ənd ˈivɪn mouthfeel*. soʊ græb ə koʊld wən ənd fɪl jʊr glæs bɪˈkəz ˈlərnɪŋ taɪm. pər ðə ˈjuʒəwəl, maɪ ˈtɪpɪkəl dɪˈskleɪmər əˈbaʊt ðə fækt ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈoʊvərvˌju əv ðə ˈtɑpɪk ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv ənd nɑt ən saɪəns ˈlɛsən əˈplaɪz. ðə ˈmɔltɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv greɪnz ðət ər juzd tɪ meɪk bɪr bət ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ɪz ˈbɑrli 2 roʊ ˈbɑrli ənd ˈbɑrli tɪ gɪt spɪˈsɪfɪk) soʊ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðət. ðə ˈmɔltɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs fər greɪnz həz ə lɔt əv saɪəns bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt bət ðə fʊt vju ɪz ðɪs: greɪnz ər meɪd wɔrm ənd mɔɪst tɪ stɑrt ðɛr ˌʤərməˈneɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌʤərməˈneɪʃən ˈɛnˌzaɪmz wərk tɪ ˈproʊdus mɔr ˈɛnˌzaɪmz ənd ɪkˈspoʊz ˈstɑrʧɪz ðət ðə plænt wʊd juz fər fud ðə ˈkərnəlz stɑrt tɪ spraʊt (ðɪs smɔl stɛm ɪz kɔld ən ““acrospire”*”) draɪɪŋ wəns ðə ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm lɛŋθ ɛz ðə ˈkərnəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ðə greɪnz ər ˈhitɪd ənd draɪd tɪ stɑp ˈfərðər groʊθ ˈlɑkɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz ˈstɑrʧɪz ənd ˈɛnˌzaɪmz naʊ ju hæv ə ˈkərnəl pækt wɪθ ˈɛnˌzaɪmz ənd ˈstɑrʧɪz. ðə ˈkərnəlz ər ðɛn ˈhitɪd tɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈtɛmpərəʧərz (baɪ ə kɪln) wɪθ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmɔɪsʧər kənˈtroʊl tɪ kriˈeɪt spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkələrz (ˈmɛʒərd ɪn srm*) ənd ˈfleɪvərz əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə bruɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ðə ˈɛnˌzaɪmz ˈkɑnvərt ðə ˈstɑrʧɪz ˈɪntu ˈʃʊgərz, ðɛn ðoʊz ˈʃʊgərz gɪt ˈitən baɪ jist wɪʧ ðɛn prəˈdusɪz ˈælkəˌhɑl. ðiz ˈɛnˌzaɪm ənd stɑrʧ pækt ˈkərnəlz ər ə ˈvɛri gʊd θɪŋ fər bɪr. haʊ ðɪs ˌɪmˈpækts jʊr ˌɪnˈgridiənt lɪst ðə ˈlaɪtər ðə roʊst, ðə ˈlaɪtər ðə ˈkələr əv bɪr ɪt meɪks ənd wɪθ ˈdɑrkər gɪt ðə aɪˈdiə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈlaɪtər mɔlts hæv ə lɔt mɔr power”*” ðən ðə ˈdɑrkər mɔlts. paʊər ɪz ə ˈmɛʒər əv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ breɪk daʊn ˈstɑrʧɪz ˈɪntu ˈʃʊgərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə bruɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə ˈdɑrkər ə mɔlt gɪts, ðə lɛs paʊər ɪt həz. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ˈjuzɪŋ ɔl dɑrk mɔlts tɪ meɪk ə dɑrk bɪr wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə lɔt əv greɪn juz tɪ gɪt ɪˈnəf ˈʃʊgərz fər ðə jist tɪ it. mɔr ˈsɪmpli pʊt: tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɑrk bɪr, laɪk ə staʊt, bruərz ˈæˌkʧuəli juz laɪt mɔlts ənd ðə rɛst wɪl bi ðə ˈdɑrkər ““specialty”*” mɔlts. haʊ ðɪs ˌɪmˈpækts jʊr teɪst wɪn ju hit θɪŋz əp ənd ðeɪ tərn braʊn, ðə ˈfleɪvər ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðɪs ɪz ˈɛvədənt ɪn ˈtoʊstɪd brɛd, grɪld ˈhæmbərgərz, ˈroʊstɪd ˈmɑrʃˌmɛloʊz ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls ju kʊk wɪθ ə fleɪm. sɪns ðə mɔlts ju juz ɪn bruɪŋ wər ˈhitɪd əp ənd ʧeɪnʤd ˈkələr, ðɛr ˈfleɪvər ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʧeɪnʤd, tu. laɪt mɔlts kən bi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz brɛd ənd brɛd doʊ. ɛz ðə mɔlt ˈkələrz ˈdɑrkən, ðoʊz ˈfleɪvərz bɪˈkəm mɔr paɪ krəst, brɛd krəst ənd ˈkɛrəməl. wɪn ðoʊz ˈkələrz gɪt tɪ ðɛr ˈdɑrkəst, dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈroʊstɪd, ˈʧɔklət ənd ˈkɔfi. wi kən ləmp ərˈoʊməz ˈɪntu ðiz dɪˈskrɪpʃənz, tu. haʊ ðɪs jʊr stəf əˈsaɪd frəm ˈkələr, ərˈoʊmə, ənd ˈfleɪvər, mɔlts ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtrɪbjut ɪn weɪz ju meɪ nɑt ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪs ər ɪkˈspɛkt. dɪz ðət bɪr əv jʊrz hæv gʊd hɛd riˈtɛnʃən? ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəz ðə bruər juzd ə mɔlt haɪ ɪn ˈproʊˌtinz ənd wɪʧ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðət ˈsɛksi, waɪt, ˈfrɔθi kæp. dɪz ðət bɪr fil nis ɔn jʊr təŋ? ˈθæŋkfəli jʊr bruər nu tɪ æd səm ˈkrɪstəl mɔlts (swit mɔlts wɪθ ə ˈkɛrəməl ˈkələr) ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr wɪʧ hɛlpt tɪ æd ˈbɑdi tɪ jʊr bɪr. ˈəðər greɪnz ðət ˈmɔltəd wi dɪd ə hoʊl ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ˈæˌʤəŋkts (rɛd ɪt hir) bət ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn ɪz ðət ˈəðər greɪnz ðət ər nɑt ˈmɔltəd ər juzd ɪn bɪr ɛz wɛl. ju kən æd raɪs, kɔrn, wit (ˈmɔltəd ər unmalted*) ənd oʊts, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. ðiz greɪnz du nɑt hæv ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ðə paʊər ɛz ðɛr ˈmɔltəd ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts soʊ juzd ˈspɛrɪŋli ənd praɪˈmɛrəli fər ˈfleɪvər ənd ˈbɑdi, nɑt soʊ məʧ fər ˈkələr ər tɪ hɛlp æd ˈʃʊgərz. ˈhoʊli kaʊ, ðɪs wɑz məʧ ˈhɑrdər tɪ ˈsəmərˌaɪz ðən aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd bət ðə 5 ˈmɪnət rɛd ɔn ˈmɔltəd greɪnz ðət aɪ ˈləvɪŋli ˈpækɪʤd təˈgɛðər. ɪn ðə nɛkst 60 ˈsɛkəndz, ju kən kloʊz ðɪs ˈbraʊzər ˈwɪndoʊ ɛz ə sˈlaɪtli sˈmɑrtər ˈjumən. ju noʊ wət ˈmɔltəd greɪnz ər, haʊ meɪd, haʊ ðeɪ teɪst ənd wət ðeɪ æd tɪ jʊr bɪr. ʃʊr teɪk ˈəmbrɪʤ wɪθ səm əv ðə θɪŋz aɪ oʊˈmɪtɪd bət aɪ dɪd maɪ bɛst, ənd ɪn trophy”*” ˈkəlʧər, toʊld ɔl ðət ˈmætərz. jeɪ mi. du ju hæv ə bɪr tərm ðət laɪk tɪ noʊ mɔr əˈbaʊt? iˈmeɪl mi æt ər ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk tɪ si ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ə fˈjuʧər ˈlɛsən. |
"it's official the ice rink canary wharf is the best ice rink in london." -
ice rink canary wharf
get your skates on, ice rink canary wharf has returned to canadauare park for 15 magical weeks of ice skating beneath the twinkling lights. open seven days a week, it's the perfect place to enjoy one of london's most loved winter traditions.
take a turn on the ice, skating around the main 1200 m rink.
if you want to eat, drink and shop all in one go, canary wharf is the spot. stay close to the action at the bar, or choose from the array of restaurants, bars, and shops surrounding the ice rink. and it's not just during christmas that you can take a spin on the ice, ice rink canary wharf opens seven days a week from november 2018 through to february 2019. | "ɪts əˈfɪʃəl ðə aɪs rɪŋk kəˈnɛri wɔrf ɪz ðə bɛst aɪs rɪŋk ɪn ˈləndən." aɪs rɪŋk kəˈnɛri wɔrf gɪt jʊr skeɪts ɔn, aɪs rɪŋk kəˈnɛri wɔrf həz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈkænədə skwɛr pɑrk fər 15 ˈmæʤɪkəl wiks əv aɪs ˈskeɪtɪŋ bɪˈniθ ðə tˈwɪŋkəlɪŋ laɪts. ˈoʊpən ˈsɛvən deɪz ə wik, ɪts ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt pleɪs tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ wən əv ˈləndənz moʊst ləvd ˈwɪntər trəˈdɪʃənz. teɪk ə tərn ɔn ðə aɪs, ˈskeɪtɪŋ əraʊnd ðə meɪn 1200 ɛm rɪŋk. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ it, drɪŋk ənd ʃɑp ɔl ɪn wən goʊ, kəˈnɛri wɔrf ɪz ðə spɑt. steɪ kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈækʃən æt ðə bɑr, ər ʧuz frəm ðə əreɪ əv ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, bɑrz, ənd ʃɑps sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə aɪs rɪŋk. ənd ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs ðət ju kən teɪk ə spɪn ɔn ðə aɪs, aɪs rɪŋk kəˈnɛri wɔrf ˈoʊpənz ˈsɛvən deɪz ə wik frəm noʊˈvɛmbər 2018 θru tɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2019 |
remember when the internet fittingly lambasted the ridiculous catwoman zero cover? then the artist, march, even poked fun at his work with an r. crumb style parody? dc comics took the hint and replaced the cover with a less version of catwoman (also drawn by march). the new, superior version is on the right in the picture above, in case the whole part make it clear.
a reader tipped me that the cover to the issue had been changed. and indeed it has and the changes are noticeable:
– zipped up
– her butt is in proportion to the rest of her body
– you can now see both her legs
– and her face has been changed [dcwka]
also, she appears to now have a torso that 100% boobs and her body weight is no longer 40% butt and 30% thighs (and 0% calves). so progress.
[via] | rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈfɪtɪŋli ˌlæmˈbæstɪd ðə rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈkætˌwʊmən ˈziroʊ ˈkəvər? ðɛn ðə ˈɑrtɪst, mɑrʧ, ˈivɪn poʊkt fən æt hɪz wərk wɪθ ən ɑr. krəm staɪl ˈpɛrədi? ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks tʊk ðə hɪnt ənd ˌriˈpleɪst ðə ˈkəvər wɪθ ə lɛs ˈvərʒən əv ˈkætˌwʊmən (ˈɔlsoʊ drɔn baɪ mɑrʧ). ðə nu, suˈpɪriər ˈvərʒən ɪz ɔn ðə raɪt ɪn ðə ˈpɪkʧər əˈbəv, ɪn keɪs ðə hoʊl pɑrt meɪk ɪt klɪr. ə ˈridər tɪpt mi ðət ðə ˈkəvər tɪ ðə ˈɪʃu hæd bɪn ʧeɪnʤd. ənd ˌɪnˈdid ɪt həz ənd ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈnoʊtəsəbəl: zɪpt əp hər bət ɪz ɪn prəˈpɔrʃən tɪ ðə rɛst əv hər ˈbɑdi ju kən naʊ si boʊθ hər lɛgz ənd hər feɪs həz bɪn ʧeɪnʤd [dcwka*] ˈɔlsoʊ, ʃi əˈpɪrz tɪ naʊ hæv ə ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ðət 100 bubz ənd hər ˈbɑdi weɪt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər 40 bət ənd 30 θaɪz (ənd 0 kævz). soʊ ˈprɑˌgrɛs. [ˈviə] |
one of the best features of apple watch is how it is. there are millions of watch faces variations to play with, and of course, you can use a multitude of watch bands to make your device stand out or blend in, depending on your mood.
if customizing your watch faces cost anything, buying bands from apple can turn out to be expensive, with each band selling for hefty prices, especially if you want to settle for the bands.
an alternative apple watch users might want to look into is the knockoff bands available online. they appear to be exact replicas of official bands, and sell for a fraction of the price. i was curious about the ratio of these bands so i decided to purchase seven of them (two of which are still on back order) and see for myself if they are worth the money.
in this post, i will give a brief overview of each band that i received, as well as personal thoughts regarding the quality and whether or not a smart buy.
note that my comments about these bands are related to these specific bands only. my views about each item is not a generalization of knockoff products in general. i am aware that there may be better or worse knockoff alternatives.
milanese loop
my wife owns the official loop band so had plenty of hands on time with it. i know how it feels and look, and for the most part, the replica is very close to the official band. to the untrained eye, it could easily pass for the real deal, but for the like me, it just do it.
the pattern of the woven stainless steel appears to be exactly the same as the official band, except this one is not as tight, with fraction of millimeters making a small difference in the appearance of the band. not bad, but it is noticeably different when you hold both the real and knockoff bands in your hands.
besides this, the magnetic closure works perfectly and i had any problem with it loosening up through the day, as my wife has experienced on her own loop.
it must be noted that the lugs fit quite perfectly. it works good, but it is not perfect.
knockoff on the left, real on the right
with all that said, of all the knockoffs i received, this is without a doubt my favorite and the one that i believe will give you the best ratio.
milanese loop on amazon: $40 stars out of 555 review.
black stainless steel link bracelet
this was the band i was the most excited about. already owning the official link bracelet, i also had my doubts. unlike official link bracelet, this one comes with a handy tool that allows you to remove each link to adjust the size of the bracelet.
the act of removing links hard in itself, but when you have used the official link bracelet as i have, it definitely feels like a bad experience. the kicker was when the link remover tool broke in my hand, a first sign that you really get what you pay for. i really get discouraged and finished the job, then proceeded on putting the bracelet on my watch.
this whole process was finicky at best, because the lugs perfectly fitted for the band slot on the watch. after several trials and errors, i finally got it in and put the bracelet around my wrist.
once again, quality is lacking and very obvious with the butterfly closure that fold perfectly within the bracelet. at first sight, you might think securely locked in together, but not. you have to press a little firmer to really close the mechanism.
i would love to be able to tell you about how this bracelet feels on your wrist, but unfortunately, because part of one of the lugs broke, i even able to try it on for more than a couple minutes.
broken lug makes it impossible to use
so, besides the broken tool, the broken lug, the shaky butterfly closure, i must say this band looks decent. reviews on amazon did mention you can still see the silver coating between each link, which i verified, but i think this is an issue at all. the issue is rather the poor overall craftsmanship.
from my experience, i be able to recommend this specific bracelet, but also thinking i might have just received a bad unit, especially considering this band is getting ok reviews on amazon.
black stainless steel link bracelet on amazon: $70 stars out of 60 reviews
black modern buckle
apple make the modern buckle band for apple watch, so if the watch size you have, you will have to settle for a replica.
at first sight, this might look like a great replica of the official band, but once again, when you look closely, you start realizing that it is just a cheap knockoff. pass the details of the lugs not fitting properly into the watch slot because this is a recurring feature of all these bands.
what really got me is the gap between each piece of magnetic closure. even though it does seem secure enough to keep the watch in place, i must admit that i was worried about this closure eventually unlocking without me noticing.
that gap makes me really worried
the leather also looks pretty cheap, and to be honest, i believe actually plastic. it look good, and it really feel good either.
black modern buckle on amazon: $40 4 stars out of 1 review
blue sport band
i could have told this band apart from a real sport band as soon as i took it out of the box. if the texture of the plastic used feels very similar to that of, the thickness of the band is the first thing that gives its origin away.
because it is noticeably thinner than an original sport band, it feel as sturdy in your hand, and as a matter of fact, i do wonder how this band will fair in the long run. that it is thinner necessarily a bad thing, but because it is thinner, it does feel a little less solid.
the thickness of the band really be a turn off if it for the band being just a tiny bit too wide for the band slot, making the plastic stick out on each side of the slots. not by much, and again, most people even notice, but worth noting. despite that flaw, the lugs were the best of all the knockoff bands i have tried. they slide in and out easily, and feel like they are securely locked in, unlike most bands i have tested here.
can you see the band sticking out on the right?
for that price, this really a bad purchase, but i know how long it will be before it actually breaks, which seems inevitable. regardless, this is still one of the few i would recommend in this list.
blue sport band on amazon: $17 stars out of 912 review
blue leather loop
i already own a black leather loop so i also had high expectations for this knockoff.
right off the box, and without putting it side by side with the real deal, this band looks great. pretty much everything about it resembles at 100% what apple has done with the leather loop. although the leather feels a little too supple, it is extremely similar to, and it would likely successfully fool anyone who held a real leather loop.
it all looks like a winner until you start sliding the lugs into the slots. at this point, it is clear that the bands were poorly manufactured as they fit the slots properly. because the lugs are slightly too thin for the slots, you can hear this rattling sound when you move the band. the gap between the slot and the lugs is big enough that it look perfect, but i be too concerned about the band from the watch. as with all these bands, there is a very thin balance between price and quality, and it shows.
that gap
if you really afford a real leather loop, then this one a bad option at all.
blue leather loop on amazon: $41 4 stars out of 182 reviews
overall thoughts and feelings
you never really know what you are going to get with knockoffs. for example, all these bands came with good reviews on amazon, yet they definitely meet my minimum quality standards. of course, i expect any of them to be perfect at this price, but i did expect better quality.
i think my main problem is that i have spent time with the real apple watch bands before, so i know exactly how they look, how they feel, and how they fit. this situation alone could be why i am so disappointed by the majority of these bands. i suspect that if i seen the real bands in person before, my expectations be so high, because i would have nothing to compare to.
on paper, the math is fairly straightforward: these bands usually sell for a quarter of the price of the official apple bands. but are apple bands four times better than these? no, i think so. so technically, you get more bangs for your bucks by buying knockoffs, so to speak.
all in all, i could probably find these bands good enough for my use if it for the terrible lugs that fit the band slots properly. this really is the deal breaker for me, but take this with a grain of salt because known to be extremely picky when it comes to these kind of details.
at the end of the day, it really comes down to a simple question: how much money can you spend? if you have much money but do want additional bands, then going the knockoff way is your best option, but get your hopes too high. personally, after going hands-on with these bands, i feel like rather save up my money and treat myself to one high quality band, rather than buy several of them for cheap.
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ˈpərsɪnəl θɔts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti ənd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ə smɑrt baɪ. noʊt ðət maɪ ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ðiz bændz ər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðiz spɪˈsɪfɪk bændz ˈoʊnli. maɪ vjuz əˈbaʊt iʧ ˈaɪtəm ɪz nɑt ə ˌʤɛnərəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˈnɑˌkɔf ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. aɪ æm əˈwɛr ðət ðɛr meɪ bi ˈbɛtər ər wərs ˈnɑˌkɔf ɔlˈtərnətɪvz. lup maɪ waɪf oʊnz ðə əˈfɪʃəl lup bænd soʊ hæd ˈplɛnti əv hænz ɔn taɪm wɪθ ɪt. aɪ noʊ haʊ ɪt filz ənd lʊk, ənd fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ðə ˈrɛplɪkə ɪz ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl bænd. tɪ ðə ənˈtreɪnd aɪ, ɪt kʊd ˈizəli pæs fər ðə ril dil, bət fər ðə laɪk mi, ɪt ʤɪst du ɪt. ðə ˈpætərn əv ðə ˈwoʊvən ˈsteɪnləs stil əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ɛz ðə əˈfɪʃəl bænd, ɪkˈsɛpt ðɪs wən ɪz nɑt ɛz taɪt, wɪθ ˈfrækʃən əv ˈmɪləˌmitərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə smɔl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ðə bænd. nɑt bæd, bət ɪt ɪz ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈdɪfərənt wɪn ju hoʊld boʊθ ðə ril ənd ˈnɑˌkɔf bændz ɪn jʊr hænz. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðɪs, ðə mægˈnɛtɪk ˈkloʊʒər wərks ˈpərfəktli ənd aɪ hæd ˈɛni ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ɪt ˈlusənɪŋ əp θru ðə deɪ, ɛz maɪ waɪf həz ɪkˈspɪriənst ɔn hər oʊn lup. ɪt məst bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ləgz fɪt kwaɪt ˈpərfəktli. ɪt wərks gʊd, bət ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈpərˌfɪkt. ˈnɑˌkɔf ɔn ðə lɛft, ril ɔn ðə raɪt wɪθ ɔl ðət sɛd, əv ɔl ðə ˈnɑˌkɔfs aɪ rɪˈsivd, ðɪs ɪz wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ənd ðə wən ðət aɪ bɪˈliv wɪl gɪv ju ðə bɛst ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ. lup ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn: 40 stɑrz aʊt əv 555 ˌrivˈju. blæk ˈsteɪnləs stil lɪŋk ˈbreɪslət ðɪs wɑz ðə bænd aɪ wɑz ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt. ɔˈrɛdi ˈoʊnɪŋ ðə əˈfɪʃəl lɪŋk ˈbreɪslət, aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd maɪ daʊts. ənˈlaɪk əˈfɪʃəl lɪŋk ˈbreɪslət, ðɪs wən kəmz wɪθ ə ˈhændi tul ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ riˈmuv iʧ lɪŋk tɪ əˈʤəst ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈbreɪslət. ðə ækt əv riˈmuvɪŋ lɪŋks hɑrd ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf, bət wɪn ju hæv juzd ðə əˈfɪʃəl lɪŋk ˈbreɪslət ɛz aɪ hæv, ɪt ˈdɛfənətli filz laɪk ə bæd ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə ˈkɪkər wɑz wɪn ðə lɪŋk rɪˈmuvər tul broʊk ɪn maɪ hænd, ə fərst saɪn ðət ju ˈrɪli gɪt wət ju peɪ fər. aɪ ˈrɪli gɪt dɪˈskərɪʤd ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə ʤɑb, ðɛn prəˈsidəd ɔn ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ˈbreɪslət ɔn maɪ wɔʧ. ðɪs hoʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz ˈfɪnəki æt bɛst, bɪˈkəz ðə ləgz ˈpərfəktli ˈfɪtɪd fər ðə bænd slɑt ɔn ðə wɔʧ. ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl traɪəlz ənd ˈɛrərz, aɪ ˈfaɪnəli gɑt ɪt ɪn ənd pʊt ðə ˈbreɪslət əraʊnd maɪ rɪst. wəns əˈgɛn, kˈwɑləti ɪz ˈlækɪŋ ənd ˈvɛri ˈɑbviəs wɪθ ðə ˈbətərˌflaɪ ˈkloʊʒər ðət foʊld ˈpərfəktli wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbreɪslət. æt fərst saɪt, ju maɪt θɪŋk sɪˈkjʊrli lɑkt ɪn təˈgɛðər, bət nɑt. ju hæv tɪ prɛs ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfərmər tɪ ˈrɪli kloʊz ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm. aɪ wʊd ləv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɛl ju əˈbaʊt haʊ ðɪs ˈbreɪslət filz ɔn jʊr rɪst, bət ənˈfɔrʧənətli, bɪˈkəz pɑrt əv wən əv ðə ləgz broʊk, aɪ ˈivɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ traɪ ɪt ɔn fər mɔr ðən ə ˈkəpəl ˈmɪnəts. ˈbroʊkən ləg meɪks ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ juz soʊ, ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə ˈbroʊkən tul, ðə ˈbroʊkən ləg, ðə ˈʃeɪki ˈbətərˌflaɪ ˈkloʊʒər, aɪ məst seɪ ðɪs bænd lʊks ˈdisənt. rəvˈjuz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn dɪd ˈmɛnʃən ju kən stɪl si ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈkoʊtɪŋ bɪtˈwin iʧ lɪŋk, wɪʧ aɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɪʃu æt ɔl. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ˈrəðər ðə pur ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈkræftsmənˌʃɪp. frəm maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, aɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈbreɪslət, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ aɪ maɪt hæv ʤɪst rɪˈsivd ə bæd ˈjunɪt, əˈspɛʃəli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðɪs bænd ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈoʊˈkeɪ rəvˈjuz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn. blæk ˈsteɪnləs stil lɪŋk ˈbreɪslət ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn: 70 stɑrz aʊt əv 60 rəvˈjuz blæk ˈmɑdərn ˈbəkəl ˈæpəl meɪk ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈbəkəl bænd fər ˈæpəl wɔʧ, soʊ ɪf ðə wɔʧ saɪz ju hæv, ju wɪl hæv tɪ ˈsɛtəl fər ə ˈrɛplɪkə. æt fərst saɪt, ðɪs maɪt lʊk laɪk ə greɪt ˈrɛplɪkə əv ðə əˈfɪʃəl bænd, bət wəns əˈgɛn, wɪn ju lʊk ˈkloʊsli, ju stɑrt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ə ʧip ˈnɑˌkɔf. pæs ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ləgz nɑt ˈfɪtɪŋ ˈprɑpərli ˈɪntu ðə wɔʧ slɑt bɪˈkəz ðɪs ɪz ə rɪˈkərɪŋ ˈfiʧər əv ɔl ðiz bændz. wət ˈrɪli gɑt mi ɪz ðə gæp bɪtˈwin iʧ pis əv mægˈnɛtɪk ˈkloʊʒər. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt dɪz sim sɪˈkjʊr ɪˈnəf tɪ kip ðə wɔʧ ɪn pleɪs, aɪ məst ədˈmɪt ðət aɪ wɑz ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈkloʊʒər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ənˈlɑkɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt mi ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ. ðət gæp meɪks mi ˈrɪli ˈwərid ðə ˈlɛðər ˈɔlsoʊ lʊks ˈprɪti ʧip, ənd tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, aɪ bɪˈliv ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈplæstɪk. ɪt lʊk gʊd, ənd ɪt ˈrɪli fil gʊd ˈiðər. blæk ˈmɑdərn ˈbəkəl ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn: 40 4 stɑrz aʊt əv 1 ˌrivˈju blu spɔrt bænd aɪ kʊd hæv toʊld ðɪs bænd əˈpɑrt frəm ə ril spɔrt bænd ɛz sun ɛz aɪ tʊk ɪt aʊt əv ðə bɑks. ɪf ðə ˈtɛksʧər əv ðə ˈplæstɪk juzd filz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðət əv, ðə ˈθɪknəs əv ðə bænd ɪz ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət gɪvz ɪts ˈɔrəʤən əˈweɪ. bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈθɪnər ðən ən ərˈɪʤənəl spɔrt bænd, ɪt fil ɛz ˈstərdi ɪn jʊr hænd, ənd ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, aɪ du ˈwəndər haʊ ðɪs bænd wɪl fɛr ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən. ðət ɪt ɪz ˈθɪnər ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ə bæd θɪŋ, bət bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈθɪnər, ɪt dɪz fil ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs ˈsɑləd. ðə ˈθɪknəs əv ðə bænd ˈrɪli bi ə tərn ɔf ɪf ɪt fər ðə bænd biɪŋ ʤɪst ə ˈtaɪni bɪt tu waɪd fər ðə bænd slɑt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈplæstɪk stɪk aʊt ɔn iʧ saɪd əv ðə slɑts. nɑt baɪ məʧ, ənd əˈgɛn, moʊst ˈpipəl ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪs, bət wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ. dɪˈspaɪt ðət flɔ, ðə ləgz wər ðə bɛst əv ɔl ðə ˈnɑˌkɔf bændz aɪ hæv traɪd. ðeɪ slaɪd ɪn ənd aʊt ˈizəli, ənd fil laɪk ðeɪ ər sɪˈkjʊrli lɑkt ɪn, ənˈlaɪk moʊst bændz aɪ hæv ˈtɛstɪd hir. kən ju si ðə bænd ˈstɪkɪŋ aʊt ɔn ðə raɪt? fər ðət praɪs, ðɪs ˈrɪli ə bæd ˈpərʧəs, bət aɪ noʊ haʊ lɔŋ ɪt wɪl bi ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli breɪks, wɪʧ simz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. rəˈgɑrdləs, ðɪs ɪz stɪl wən əv ðə fju aɪ wʊd ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪn ðɪs lɪst. blu spɔrt bænd ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn: 17 stɑrz aʊt əv 912 ˌrivˈju blu ˈlɛðər lup aɪ ɔˈrɛdi oʊn ə blæk ˈlɛðər lup soʊ aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz fər ðɪs ˈnɑˌkɔf. raɪt ɔf ðə bɑks, ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt saɪd baɪ saɪd wɪθ ðə ril dil, ðɪs bænd lʊks greɪt. ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt rɪˈzɛmbəlz æt 100 wət ˈæpəl həz dən wɪθ ðə ˈlɛðər lup. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈlɛðər filz ə ˈlɪtəl tu ˈsəpəl, ɪt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɪmələr tɪ, ənd ɪt wʊd ˈlaɪkli səkˈsɛsfəli ful ˈɛniˌwən hu hɛld ə ril ˈlɛðər lup. ɪt ɔl lʊks laɪk ə ˈwɪnər ənˈtɪl ju stɑrt sˈlaɪdɪŋ ðə ləgz ˈɪntu ðə slɑts. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət ðə bændz wər ˈpurli ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ɛz ðeɪ fɪt ðə slɑts ˈprɑpərli. bɪˈkəz ðə ləgz ər sˈlaɪtli tu θɪn fər ðə slɑts, ju kən hir ðɪs ˈrætəlɪŋ saʊnd wɪn ju muv ðə bænd. ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ðə slɑt ənd ðə ləgz ɪz bɪg ɪˈnəf ðət ɪt lʊk ˈpərˌfɪkt, bət aɪ bi tu kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə bænd frəm ðə wɔʧ. ɛz wɪθ ɔl ðiz bændz, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈvɛri θɪn ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin praɪs ənd kˈwɑləti, ənd ɪt ʃoʊz. ðət gæp ɪf ju ˈrɪli əˈfɔrd ə ril ˈlɛðər lup, ðɛn ðɪs wən ə bæd ˈɔpʃən æt ɔl. blu ˈlɛðər lup ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn: 41 4 stɑrz aʊt əv 182 rəvˈjuz ˈoʊvərˌɔl θɔts ənd ˈfilɪŋz ju ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli noʊ wət ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt wɪθ ˈnɑˌkɔfs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɔl ðiz bændz keɪm wɪθ gʊd rəvˈjuz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn, jɛt ðeɪ ˈdɛfənətli mit maɪ ˈmɪnəməm kˈwɑləti ˈstændərdz. əv kɔrs, aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈɛni əv ðɛm tɪ bi ˈpərˌfɪkt æt ðɪs praɪs, bət aɪ dɪd ɪkˈspɛkt ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləti. aɪ θɪŋk maɪ meɪn ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət aɪ hæv spɛnt taɪm wɪθ ðə ril ˈæpəl wɔʧ bændz ˌbiˈfɔr, soʊ aɪ noʊ ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ðeɪ lʊk, haʊ ðeɪ fil, ənd haʊ ðeɪ fɪt. ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əˈloʊn kʊd bi waɪ aɪ æm soʊ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd baɪ ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðiz bændz. aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ɪf aɪ sin ðə ril bændz ɪn ˈpərsən ˌbiˈfɔr, maɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz bi soʊ haɪ, bɪˈkəz aɪ wʊd hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ kəmˈpɛr tɪ. ɔn ˈpeɪpər, ðə mæθ ɪz ˈfɛrli ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd: ðiz bændz ˈjuʒəwəli sɛl fər ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə praɪs əv ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈæpəl bændz. bət ər ˈæpəl bændz fɔr taɪmz ˈbɛtər ðən ðiz? noʊ, aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. soʊ ˈtɛknɪkəli, ju gɪt mɔr bæŋz fər jʊr bəks baɪ baɪɪŋ ˈnɑˌkɔfs, soʊ tɪ spik. ɔl ɪn ɔl, aɪ kʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli faɪnd ðiz bændz gʊd ɪˈnəf fər maɪ juz ɪf ɪt fər ðə ˈtɛrəbəl ləgz ðət fɪt ðə bænd slɑts ˈprɑpərli. ðɪs ˈrɪli ɪz ðə dil ˈbreɪkər fər mi, bət teɪk ðɪs wɪθ ə greɪn əv sɔlt bɪˈkəz noʊn tɪ bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈpɪki wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðiz kaɪnd əv ˈditeɪlz. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ɪt ˈrɪli kəmz daʊn tɪ ə ˈsɪmpəl kˈwɛʃən: haʊ məʧ ˈməni kən ju spɛnd? ɪf ju hæv məʧ ˈməni bət du wɔnt əˈdɪʃənəl bændz, ðɛn goʊɪŋ ðə ˈnɑˌkɔf weɪ ɪz jʊr bɛst ˈɔpʃən, bət gɪt jʊr hoʊps tu haɪ. ˈpərsənəli, ˈæftər goʊɪŋ ˌhænˈzɔn wɪθ ðiz bændz, aɪ fil laɪk ˈrəðər seɪv əp maɪ ˈməni ənd trit ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ wən haɪ kˈwɑləti bænd, ˈrəðər ðən baɪ ˈsɛvərəl əv ðɛm fər ʧip. hæv ju ˈpərʧəst ˈnɑˌkɔf bændz fər jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ, ənd ər ju ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðɛm? tɛl ˈjuˈɛs mɔr əˈbaʊt jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən. |
image copyright henry ford hospital image caption dr mutilated girls aged between six and eight, prosecutors say
a doctor in the us city of detroit has been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation (fgm) on young girls in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.
prosecutors said had been performing the practice on girls aged between six and eight for 12 years.
she was investigated after the authorities received a tip-off.
if found guilty, she faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
fgm was made illegal in the us in 1996.
in a voluntary interview with investigators earlier this week dr denied being involved in any such procedure, local media reported.
but prosecutors said she had performed "horrifying acts of brutality on the most vulnerable victims".
some travelled to her practice from outside the state of michigan and were told not to talk about the procedure, they added.
dr appeared in a federal court in detroit and was remanded in custody.
"female genital mutilation constitutes a particularly brutal form of violence against women and girls. it is also a serious federal felony in the united states," acting us attorney daniel said.
"the practice has no place in modern society and those who perform on minors will be held accountable under federal law."
the first recorded case of in the us was in 2006, when an ethiopian immigrant was jailed for 10 years for aggravated battery and cruelty to children for mutilating his daughter five years earlier with a pair of scissors.
in 2012 the us authorities said more than women and girls in the country had either been subjected to or were at risk of it.
about 200 million girls and women around the world have suffered some form of, the un says, with half living in egypt, ethiopia and indonesia. | ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈhɛnri fɔrd ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈdɑktər mˈjutəˌleɪtɪd gərlz ˈeɪʤɪd bɪtˈwin sɪks ənd eɪt, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ ə ˈdɔktər ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪti əv ˈdiˌtrɔɪt həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈʤɛnətəl mˌjutəˈleɪʃən (fgm*) ɔn jəŋ gərlz ɪn wət ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ðə fərst keɪs əv ɪts kaɪnd ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz sɛd hæd bɪn pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈpræktɪs ɔn gərlz ˈeɪʤɪd bɪtˈwin sɪks ənd eɪt fər 12 jɪrz. ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ˈæftər ðə əˈθɔrətiz rɪˈsivd ə tip-off*. ɪf faʊnd ˈgɪlti, ʃi ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈmæksəməm ˈsɛntəns əv laɪf ɪn ˈprɪzən. wɑz meɪd ˌɪˈligəl ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn 1996 ɪn ə ˈvɑləntɛri ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈərliər ðɪs wik ˈdɑktər dɪˈnaɪd biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɛni səʧ prəˈsiʤər, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ˌriˈpɔrtəd. bət ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz sɛd ʃi hæd pərˈfɔrmd "ˈhɔrəˌfaɪɪŋ ækts əv bruˈtælɪti ɔn ðə moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl ˈvɪktɪmz". səm ˈtrævəld tɪ hər ˈpræktɪs frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə steɪt əv ˈmɪʃɪgən ənd wər toʊld nɑt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə prəˈsiʤər, ðeɪ ˈædɪd. ˈdɑktər əˈpɪrd ɪn ə ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ənd wɑz rɪˈmændɪd ɪn ˈkəstədi. "ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈʤɛnətəl mˌjutəˈleɪʃən ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈbrutəl fɔrm əv ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən ənd gərlz. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈsɪriəs ˈfɛdərəl ˈfɛləni ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts," ˈæktɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni ˈdænjəl sɛd. "ðə ˈpræktɪs həz noʊ pleɪs ɪn ˈmɑdərn soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðoʊz hu pərˈfɔrm ɔn ˈmaɪnərz wɪl bi hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl ˈəndər ˈfɛdərəl lɔ." ðə fərst rɪˈkɔrdɪd keɪs əv ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs wɑz ɪn 2006 wɪn ən ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈɪməgrənt wɑz ʤeɪld fər 10 jɪrz fər ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd ˈbætəri ənd ˈkruəlti tɪ ˈʧɪldrən fər mˈjutəˌleɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈdɔtər faɪv jɪrz ˈərliər wɪθ ə pɛr əv ˈsɪzərz. ɪn 2012 ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈθɔrətiz sɛd mɔr ðən ˈwɪmən ənd gərlz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri hæd ˈiðər bɪn səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ər wər æt rɪsk əv ɪt. əˈbaʊt 200 ˈmɪljən gərlz ənd ˈwɪmən əraʊnd ðə wərld hæv ˈsəfərd səm fɔrm əv, ðə ˈjuˈɛn sɪz, wɪθ hæf ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈiʤɪpt, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ənd ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. |
the german team stands behind its national flag at the start of the match of the world cup between germany and vanuatu in seogwipo, south korea, on may 26. (wallace agency)
for decades after the atrocities committed by the nazis during world war ii, germans had trouble defining themselves as a nation. but the arrival of hundreds of thousands of newcomers appears to have thrust the country into a new, identity crisis.
recently, interior minister thomas de listed 10 martintheses” on what all germans have or should have in common. the article published by the german daily bild sparked a heated debate about the controversial termleitkultur” (“guiding culture” orleading culture”).
along with qualities, such as the typically german trait of valuing education not simply as a means to an end, the interior minister seemed to suggest that muslim newcomers should be willing to adapt to local customs.
“we say our name. we shake each hand when we greet,” he wrote. . . . we are an open society. we show our face. we are not burqa.”
some accused de of blatant populism and attempting to co-opt the message of the alternative for germany (afd) party ahead of federal elections in september.
others mocked the text by creating their own lists, relishing in german stereotypes, such as a love for excessive bureaucracy.if no form for it, it really exist” was among the100 points thomas de forgot” offered by writer wessling.
social-media users began posting pictures of many german tourists’ favorite footwear alongside the caption:we are not burqa, we are socks and sandals.”
despite the criticism, a recent poll published by the focus newsmagazine found that more than half of germans think their country is in need of aleitkultur.”
“german society due to the migration of recent years has a need to reassure itself and to define indispensable for it,” said jens spahn, a lawmaker for chancellor angela christian democratic union party.a healthy patriotism . . . is something that germans are struggling with based on their history, something they are slowly and carefully developing.”
spahn acknowledged that the number of muslim women wearing the veil is low in germany, but he said:people who think their wife should be fully veiled should go find another country. i want to see fully veiled women. those who want that should stay in saudi arabia.”
german integration commissioner said such arguments are missing the point.
“nobody in this country considers himself a burqa. shocking that such important issues are discussed in such a tone,” she said.people should be given the chance to participate in society instead of being excluded by imposing rules on how to behave. if i think about how many germans look at face, it would never occur to me to deny them their germanness.”
the termleitkultur” is not new and has popped up in the german political sphere before. but the massive task of integrating the several hundred thousand migrants who have arrived since 2015 lends a sense of urgency to the debate this time.
other european countries may also have felt a need to define what makes them unique culture ministry last year published adenmark canon,” including the concept ofhygge,” ora special way of being together in a relaxing, nice atmosphere.” but germany seemed to grapple harder with the issue.
literature professor dieter borchmeyer, author of a more than tome titledwhat is german?: a search for itself,” says that struggle with identity has to do with the fact that, compared with other european countries, it took longer for germany to become a nation state.the definition of what is german used to be only based on culture, since politically germany exist until he said.this explains the uncertainty when it comes to determining what is german.”
and although germany may notbe burqa,” a moderate version of islam is anything but incompatible with its culture, according to borchmeyer.just think of ‘west–eastern divan,’ the most magnificent lyrical creation of german literature. . . . a total homage to islamic poetry.”
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like washington post world on facebook and stay updated on foreign news | ðə ˈʤərmən tim stændz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪts ˈnæʃənəl flæg æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə mæʧ əv ðə wərld kəp bɪtˈwin ˈʤərməni ənd vænuˈɑtu ɪn seogwipo*, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, ɔn meɪ 26 (ˈwɔlɪs ˈeɪʤənsi) fər ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈæftər ðə əˈtrɑsətiz kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈnɑtsiz ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr ii*, ˈʤərmənz hæd ˈtrəbəl dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ə ˈneɪʃən. bət ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈnuˌkəmərz əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv θrəst ðə ˈkəntri ˈɪntu ə nu, aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈkraɪsəs. ˈrisəntli, ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər ˈtɑməs də ˈlɪstɪd 10 ˈmɑrtɪn ““theses”*” ɔn wət ɔl ˈʤərmənz hæv ər ʃʊd hæv ɪn ˈkɑmən. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈdeɪli bɪld spɑrkt ə ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl tərm ““leitkultur”*” culture”*” ər culture”*”). əˈlɔŋ wɪθ kˈwɑlətiz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈʤərmən treɪt əv ˈvæljuɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən nɑt ˈsɪmpli ɛz ə minz tɪ ən ɛnd, ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər simd tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈməzlɪm ˈnuˌkəmərz ʃʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈkəstəmz. seɪ ɑr neɪm. wi ʃeɪk iʧ hænd wɪn wi greet,”*,” hi roʊt. wi ər ən ˈoʊpən soʊˈsaɪɪti. wi ʃoʊ ɑr feɪs. wi ər nɑt burqa.”*.” səm əˈkjuzd də əv ˈbleɪtənt ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm ənd əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ koʊɑpt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv fər ˈʤərməni (afd*) ˈpɑrti əˈhɛd əv ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər. ˈəðərz mɑkt ðə tɛkst baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðɛr oʊn lɪsts, ˈrɛlɪʃɪŋ ɪn ˈʤərmən ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps, səʧ ɛz ə ləv fər ɪkˈsɛsɪv bjʊˈrɑkrəsi. noʊ fɔrm fər ɪt, ɪt ˈrɪli exist”*” wɑz əˈməŋ ðə pɔɪnts ˈtɑməs də forgot”*” ˈɔfərd baɪ ˈraɪtər ˈwɛsəlɪŋ. ˈjuzərz bɪˈgæn ˈpoʊstɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz əv ˈmɛni ˈʤərmən tourists’*’ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfʊtˌwɛr əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈkæpʃən: ər nɑt burqa*, wi ər sɑks ənd sandals.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, ə ˈrisənt poʊl ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ˈnuzˌmægəˌzin faʊnd ðət mɔr ðən hæf əv ˈʤərmənz θɪŋk ðɛr ˈkəntri ɪz ɪn nid əv ə ““leitkultur.”*.” soʊˈsaɪɪti du tɪ ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən əv ˈrisənt jɪrz həz ə nid tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl fər it,”*,” sɛd ʤɛnz spɑn, ə ˈlɔˌmeɪkər fər ˈʧænsələr ˈænʤələ ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈjunjən ˈpɑrti. ˈhɛlθi ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈʤərmənz ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ beɪst ɔn ðɛr ˈhɪstəri, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ ər sˈloʊli ənd ˈkɛrfəli developing.”*.” spɑn ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈməzlɪm ˈwɪmən ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə veɪl ɪz loʊ ɪn ˈʤərməni, bət hi sɛd: hu θɪŋk ðɛr waɪf ʃʊd bi ˈfʊli veɪld ʃʊd goʊ faɪnd əˈnəðər ˈkəntri. aɪ wɔnt tɪ si ˈfʊli veɪld ˈwɪmən. ðoʊz hu wɔnt ðət ʃʊd steɪ ɪn ˈsɔdi arabia.”*.” ˈʤərmən ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənər sɛd səʧ ˈɑrgjəmənts ər ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə pɔɪnt. ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri kənˈsɪdərz hɪmˈsɛlf ə burqa*. ˈʃɑkɪŋ ðət səʧ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃuz ər dɪˈskəst ɪn səʧ ə tone,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ðə ʧæns tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ˌɪnˈstɛd əv biɪŋ ɪkˈskludɪd baɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ rulz ɔn haʊ tɪ bɪˈheɪv. ɪf aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈmɛni ˈʤərmənz lʊk æt feɪs, ɪt wʊd ˈnɛvər əˈkər tɪ mi tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðɛm ðɛr germanness.”*.” ðə tərm ““leitkultur”*” ɪz nɑt nu ənd həz pɑpt əp ɪn ðə ˈʤərmən pəˈlɪtɪkəl sfɪr ˌbiˈfɔr. bət ðə ˈmæsɪv tæsk əv ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ˈθaʊzənd ˈmaɪgrənts hu hæv əraɪvd sɪns 2015 lɛndz ə sɛns əv ˈərʤənsi tɪ ðə dəˈbeɪt ðɪs taɪm. ˈəðər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv fɛlt ə nid tɪ dɪˈfaɪn wət meɪks ðɛm juˈnik ˈkəlʧər ˈmɪnɪstri læst jɪr ˈpəblɪʃt ə canon,”*,” ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ““hygge,”*,” ər ˈspɛʃəl weɪ əv biɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɪn ə rɪˈlæksɪŋ, nis atmosphere.”*.” bət ˈʤərməni simd tɪ ˈgræpəl ˈhɑrdər wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃu. ˈlɪtərəʧər prəˈfɛsər ˈditər borchmeyer*, ˈɔθər əv ə mɔr ðən toʊm ˈtaɪtəld ɪz ˈʤərmən?: ə sərʧ fər itself,”*,” sɪz ðət ˈstrəgəl wɪθ aɪˈdɛntəˌti həz tɪ du wɪθ ðə fækt ðət, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈəðər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz, ɪt tʊk ˈlɔŋgər fər ˈʤərməni tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈneɪʃən steɪt. ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv wət ɪz ˈʤərmən juzd tɪ bi ˈoʊnli beɪst ɔn ˈkəlʧər, sɪns ˈplɪtɪkli ˈʤərməni ɪgˈzɪst ənˈtɪl hi sɛd. ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ənˈsərtənti wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ dɪˈtərmənɪŋ wət ɪz german.”*.” ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈʤərməni meɪ nɑt burqa,”*,” ə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈvərʒən əv ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ɪts ˈkəlʧər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ borchmeyer*. θɪŋk əv divan,’*,’ ðə moʊst mægˈnɪfɪsənt ˈlɪrɪkəl kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈʤərmən ˈlɪtərəʧər. ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈɑməʤ tɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk poetry.”*.” rɛd mɔr: fɑr raɪt ˈpriʧɪz trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈvæljuz. kən ə ˈlɛzbiən ˈməðər bi ɪts nu vɔɪs? ˈʤərmən ˈɑrmi ˈɔfɪsər dɪsˈgaɪzd hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ˈrɛfjuʤi tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæk, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz seɪ ɪn ˈʤərməni, ˈvaɪələns ˈflərɪʃɪŋ əˈmɪd sərʤ ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn heɪt ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm poʊst ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts əraʊnd ðə wərld laɪk ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst wərld ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd steɪ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɔn ˈfɔrən nuz |
for the fourth year running, here are some of my favorite articles, videos, games, photography, discussions, and design pieces that i linked to in 2007. after done with these, try the lists from 2004, 2005, and 2006.
the streets of portland are an ice skating rink for cars in this video.
reconsidering the original three star wars movies in light of the prequels. = top rebel spy.
adam journey from rural california teen and death metal fan to a trusted member of osama bin team of operatives.
chris photo series, running the numbers.
michael aerial photos of africa. more here.
malcolm gladwell on enron and the difference between puzzles and mysteries, speaking.
smashing telly, a collection of tv on the web, with an emphasis on documentaries and factual programs. i liked post on zeitgeist and febls.
video of an autistic person describing the language she uses to communicate with her surroundings.
good people, a short story by david foster wallace.
nicholas personal annual report for 2006.
a pair of posts from on photography: 13 photographs that changed the world and the wonderful world of early photography.
the 51 smartest, prettiest, coolest, funniest, most influential, most necessary, most important, most essential magazines ever.
susan orlean on robert lang, former physicist and current world-class origami master. my post on lang.
a line rider masterpiece. (line rider?)
kremlin inc., a story of vladimir de facto dictatorship of russia.
2007 was the year of book art: thomas pulp cutouts, cara books, nina sorted books whose spines tell small stories, and brian book sculptures.
joel great post on scolding the writers, gadget makers, and the readers “for supporting the disgusting cycle of gadget whoring”.
denis photographs of people seemingly floating above the pavement.
panoramic photos from the apollo missions. these are stunning.
michael pollan on the rise of nutritionism. his advice for healthy eating: “eat food. not too much. mostly plants.”
desktop tower defense. this would top my ten best games of the year list if done one.
on conscientious, several photographers answer the question “what makes a great photo?”
shorpy, a of old photographs, and ffffound!, an image site. neither is probably legal in the strict sense, but both great online galleries.
alberto forero has collected a staggering amount of photography and design imagery and posted it to his flickr account.
social explorer, interactive demographic maps.
hypermilers try to wring as many miles per gallon out of their cars as they can. (my post.)
darwin’s god. are humans biologically wired to believe in god?
dan hill reviews: a century portrait, a film that follows soccer star through a single game.
minority kart, possibly the (greatest animated of all time).
miranda wonderful handcrafted web site for her book no one belongs here more than you.
an article on commuting, this crazy thing that most americans do too much of.
the graph of us home prices from 1890 to the present as a rollercoaster.
as a social experiment, the washington post arranged for internationally acclaimed violinist joshua bell to play outside a dc subway station. would anyone notice?
the new yorker on david belle and parkour, the sport he invented.
maciej reports on the burrito tunnel.
nb: map of london constructed entirely out of type.
trulia hindsight, a map of property development through time.
movies showing a closeup view of the surface.
video footage of joseph record jump from feet up. photo from life magazine and a boards of canada music video that uses the footage.
alex site, especially the baseball section. (my post.)
interview with journalist jonathan rauch.
the greatest long tracking shots in cinema, including those in touch of evil and children of men.
meg hourihan took a bunch of different chocolate chip recipes, averaged the ingredients, and made cookies from the resulting meta-recipe.
the infamous four guys an ottoman video.
does the language the theory of universal grammar?
vimeo’s sign in page is lovely.
tim knowles’ drawings by trees. (my post. and more.)
how a woman randomly bumped into the person that stole her identity and chased her around until the police showed up to apprehend her.
portraits of breaking sculpture by martin klimas.
photo gallery that shows families from around the world and the amount of food they eat in the course of a week.
errol morris’ investigation of a pair of roger fenton photographs in three wonderful parts.
roger conservation of energy and attention helps him perform when it counts.
jay parkinson m.d. makes house calls, visits with patients via im, and is generally trying to find new ways of doctoring.
anthony appreciation of the leica.
kohei photos of watching lovers in a japanese park. (my post.)
a restaurant review from the times, circa 1859. my post about the review and lots more from the archives of the times.
the story of oscar the cat, who comforts the dying at a rhode island nursing home.
portraits of bears by jill greenberg. more photos at site.
long new yorker profile of david simon and the wire.
elizabeth kolbert on bees and colony collapse disorder. and bee space.
photoshopped pictures of faces combined.
a video round (turn on the sound).
optical illusion: is the woman rotating clockwise or counterclockwise?
from the excellent web comic: little bobby tables.
aicuña is a small secluded town in argentina with an extremely high percentage of albino residents.
david foster wonderful introduction to the best american essays 2007.
video depicting several ways to melt a chocolate bunny.
tyler cowen on some of the opportunity costs of the war in iraq.
beautifully terrifying photos of nuclear tests in french polynesia.
standing witness to a guitar hero wunderkind playing the most difficult song on expert level.
how america lost the war on drugs.
god’s eye view is an art project by the glue society depicting four biblical scenes as they would have been captured by google earth.
the best way to deflect an asteroid turns out to be reflecting sunlight on it with a swarm of mirror bees.
paul presages the web in 1934, calling it the “radiated library” or “televised book”. (more context.)
this was my favorite post of the year. i hope excuse the self-link.
oh, and maybe the best thing i link to this year: daft hands.
thanks for reading for the past year. happy new year to you and yours. | fər ðə fɔrθ jɪr ˈrənɪŋ, hir ər səm əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ˈvɪdioʊz, geɪmz, fəˈtɑgrəfi, dɪˈskəʃənz, ənd dɪˈzaɪn ˈpisɪz ðət aɪ lɪŋkt tɪ ɪn 2007 ˈæftər dən wɪθ ðiz, traɪ ðə lɪsts frəm 2004 2005 ənd 2006 ðə strits əv ˈpɔrtlənd ər ən aɪs ˈskeɪtɪŋ rɪŋk fər kɑz ɪn ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ. ˌrikənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl θri stɑr wɔrz ˈmuviz ɪn laɪt əv ðə prequels*. tɔp ˈrɛbəl spaɪ. ˈædəm ˈʤərni frəm ˈrʊrəl ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tin ənd dɛθ ˈmɛtəl fæn tɪ ə ˈtrəstɪd ˈmɛmbər əv oʊˈsɑmə bɪn tim əv ˈɑpərətɪvz. krɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈsɪriz, ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbərz. ˈmaɪkəl ˈɛriəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈæfrɪkɑ. mɔr hir. ˈmælkəm ˈglædˌwɛl ɔn ˈɛnrɑn ənd ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈpəzəlz ənd ˈmɪstəriz, ˈspikɪŋ. sˈmæʃɪŋ ˈtɛli, ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɔn ðə wɛb, wɪθ ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəriz ənd ˈfækʧuəl ˈproʊˌgræmz. aɪ laɪkt poʊst ɔn tˈsaɪtˌgaɪst ənd febls*. ˈvɪdioʊ əv ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ˈpərsən dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ʃi ˈjuzɪz tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ hər sərˈaʊndɪŋz. gʊd ˈpipəl, ə ʃɔrt ˈstɔri baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfɑstər ˈwɔlɪs. ˈnɪkələs ˈpərsɪnəl ˈænjuəl rɪˈpɔrt fər 2006 ə pɛr əv poʊsts frəm ɔn fəˈtɑgrəfi: 13 ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ðət ʧeɪnʤd ðə wərld ənd ðə ˈwəndərfəl wərld əv ˈərli fəˈtɑgrəfi. ðə 51 sˈmɑrtəst, ˈprɪtiəst, ˈkuləst, ˈfəniəst, moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl, moʊst ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, moʊst ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈmægəˌzinz ˈɛvər. ˈsuzən ˈɔˌrliən ɔn ˈrɑbərt læŋ, ˈfɔrmər ˈfɪzɪsɪst ənd ˈkɑrənt ˈwərldˌklæs ˌɔriˈgɑˌmi ˈmæstər. maɪ poʊst ɔn læŋ. ə laɪn ˈraɪdər ˈmæstərˌpis. (laɪn ˈraɪdər?) ˈkrɛmlɪn ɪŋk., ə ˈstɔri əv vˈlædəmɪr də ˈfæktoʊ dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp əv ˈrəʃə. 2007 wɑz ðə jɪr əv bʊk ɑrt: ˈtɑməs pəlp ˈkəˌtaʊts, ˈkɛrə bʊks, ˈninə ˈsɔrtɪd bʊks huz spaɪnz tɛl smɔl ˈstɔriz, ənd braɪən bʊk ˈskəlpʧərz. ʤoʊəl greɪt poʊst ɔn ˈskoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈraɪtərz, ˈgæʤət ˈmeɪkərz, ənd ðə ˈridərz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə dɪsˈgəstɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈgæʤət whoring”*”. ˈdɛnɪs ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv ˈpipəl ˈsimɪŋli ˈfloʊtɪŋ əˈbəv ðə ˈpeɪvmənt. ˌpænərˈæmɪk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz frəm ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈmɪʃənz. ðiz ər ˈstənɪŋ. ˈmaɪkəl ˈpɑlən ɔn ðə raɪz əv nutritionism*. hɪz ədˈvaɪs fər ˈhɛlθi ˈitɪŋ: fud. nɑt tu məʧ. ˈmoʊstli plants.”*.” ˈdɛskˌtɑp taʊər dɪˈfɛns. ðɪs wʊd tɔp maɪ tɛn bɛst geɪmz əv ðə jɪr lɪst ɪf dən wən. ɔn ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs, ˈsɛvərəl fəˈtɑgrəfərz ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən meɪks ə greɪt photo?”*?” shorpy*, ə əv oʊld ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs, ənd ffffound*!, ən ˈɪmɪʤ saɪt. ˈniðər ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈligəl ɪn ðə strɪkt sɛns, bət boʊθ greɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgæləriz. ælˈbərtoʊ ˈfɔroʊ həz kəˈlɛktəd ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ əˈmaʊnt əv fəˈtɑgrəfi ənd dɪˈzaɪn ˈɪmɪʤri ənd ˈpoʊstɪd ɪt tɪ hɪz ˈflɪkər əˈkaʊnt. ˈsoʊʃəl ɪkˈsplɔrər, ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk mæps. traɪ tɪ rɪŋ ɛz ˈmɛni maɪəlz pər ˈgælən aʊt əv ðɛr kɑz ɛz ðeɪ kən. (maɪ poʊst.) gɑd. ər ˈjumənz baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli waɪərd tɪ bɪˈliv ɪn gɑd? dæn hɪl rəvˈjuz: ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈpɔrtrət, ə fɪlm ðət ˈfɑloʊz ˈsɑkər stɑr θru ə ˈsɪŋgəl geɪm. məˈnɔrəti kart*, ˈpɑsəbli ðə (ˈgreɪtəst ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd əv ɔl taɪm). mərˈændə ˈwəndərfəl ˈhændˌkræftɪd wɛb saɪt fər hər bʊk noʊ wən bɪˈlɔŋz hir mɔr ðən ju. ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn kəmˈjutɪŋ, ðɪs ˈkreɪzi θɪŋ ðət moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz du tu məʧ əv. ðə græf əv ˈjuˈɛs hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz frəm 1890 tɪ ðə ˈprɛzənt ɛz ə ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər. ɛz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst əreɪnʤd fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli əˈkleɪmd vaɪəˈlɪnəst ˈʤɑˌʃuə bɛl tɪ pleɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˌdiˈsi ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈsteɪʃən. wʊd ˈɛniˌwən ˈnoʊtɪs? ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ɔn ˈdeɪvɪd bɛl ənd parkour*, ðə spɔrt hi ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd. rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ðə bərˈitoʊ ˈtənəl. nb*: mæp əv ˈləndən kənˈstrəktɪd ɪnˈtaɪərli aʊt əv taɪp. ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt, ə mæp əv ˈprɑpərti dɪˈvɛləpmənt θru taɪm. ˈmuviz ʃoʊɪŋ ə ˈkloʊˈsəp vju əv ðə ˈsərfəs. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfʊtɪʤ əv ˈʤoʊzəf ˈrɛkərd ʤəmp frəm fit əp. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ frəm laɪf ˈmægəˌzin ənd ə bɔrdz əv ˈkænədə mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ. ˈæləks saɪt, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈsɛkʃən. (maɪ poʊst.) ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈʤɑnəθən rɔʧ. ðə ˈgreɪtəst lɔŋ ˈtrækɪŋ ʃɑts ɪn ˈsɪnəmə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz ɪn təʧ əv ˈivəl ənd ˈʧɪldrən əv mɛn. mɛg aʊˈrihɑn tʊk ə bənʧ əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈʧɔklət ʧɪp ˈrɛsəpiz, ˈævrɪʤd ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts, ənd meɪd ˈkʊkiz frəm ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ meta-recipe*. ðə ˈɪnfəməs fɔr gaɪz ən ˈɑtəmən ˈvɪdioʊ. dɪz ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðə ˈθɪri əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈgræmər? saɪn ɪn peɪʤ ɪz ˈləvli. tɪm knowles’*’ drɔɪŋz baɪ triz. (maɪ poʊst. ənd mɔr.) haʊ ə ˈwʊmən ˈrændəmli bəmpt ˈɪntu ðə ˈpərsən ðət stoʊl hər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd ʧeɪst hər əraʊnd ənˈtɪl ðə pəˈlis ʃoʊd əp tɪ ˌæprɪˈhɛnd hər. ˈpɔrtrəts əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈskəlpʧər baɪ ˈmɑrtɪn ˈklaɪməz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈgæləri ðət ʃoʊz ˈfæməliz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd ðə əˈmaʊnt əv fud ðeɪ it ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ə wik. ˈɛrəl morris’*’ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ə pɛr əv ˈrɑʤər ˈfɛntən ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ɪn θri ˈwəndərfəl pɑrts. ˈrɑʤər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən əv ˈɛnərʤi ənd əˈtɛnʃən hɛlps ɪm pərˈfɔrm wɪn ɪt kaʊnts. ʤeɪ ˈpɑrkɪnsən m.d*. meɪks haʊs kɔlz, ˈvɪzɪts wɪθ ˈpeɪʃənz ˈviə ɪm, ənd ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd nu weɪz əv ˈdɑktərɪŋ. ˈænθɔˌni əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðə leica*. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈləvərz ɪn ə ˌʤæpəˈniz pɑrk. (maɪ poʊst.) ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˌrivˈju frəm ðə taɪmz, ˈsərkə 1859 maɪ poʊst əˈbaʊt ðə ˌrivˈju ənd lɑts mɔr frəm ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz əv ðə taɪmz. ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈɔskər ðə kæt, hu ˈkəmfərts ðə daɪɪŋ æt ə roʊd ˈaɪlənd ˈnərsɪŋ hoʊm. ˈpɔrtrəts əv bɛrz baɪ ʤɪl ˈgrinbərg. mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz æt saɪt. lɔŋ nu ˈjɔrkər ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv ˈdeɪvɪd ˈsaɪmən ənd ðə waɪər. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈkoʊlbərt ɔn biz ənd ˈkɑləni kəˈlæps dɪˈsɔrdər. ənd bi speɪs. ˈpɪkʧərz əv ˈfeɪsɪz kəmˈbaɪnd. ə ˈvɪdioʊ raʊnd (tərn ɔn ðə saʊnd). ˈɑptɪkəl ˌɪˈluʒən: ɪz ðə ˈwʊmən ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ˈklɑkˌwaɪz ər ˌkaʊnərˈklɔkwaɪz? frəm ðə ˈɛksələnt wɛb ˈkɑmɪk: ˈlɪtəl ˈbɑbi ˈteɪbəlz. ɪz ə smɔl sɪˈkludɪd taʊn ɪn ˌɑrʤənˈtinə wɪθ ən ɪkˈstrimli haɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ælˈbaɪˌnoʊ ˈrɛzɪdənts. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfɑstər ˈwəndərfəl ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ ðə bɛst əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌseɪz 2007 ˈvɪdioʊ dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl weɪz tɪ mɛlt ə ˈʧɔklət ˈbəni. ˈtaɪlər koʊən ɔn səm əv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti kɔsts əv ðə wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. ˈbjutəfli ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈnukliər tɛsts ɪn frɛnʧ ˌpɑˌlɪˈniʒə. ˈstændɪŋ ˈwɪtnəs tɪ ə gɪˈtɑr ˈhɪroʊ ˈwəndərˌkɪnd pleɪɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt sɔŋ ɔn ˈɛkspərt ˈlɛvəl. haʊ əˈmɛrɪkə lɔst ðə wɔr ɔn drəgz. aɪ vju ɪz ən ɑrt ˈprɑʤɛkt baɪ ðə glu soʊˈsaɪɪti dɪˈpɪktɪŋ fɔr ˈbɪblɪkəl sinz ɛz ðeɪ wʊd hæv bɪn ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ˈgugəl ərθ. ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ dɪˈflɛkt ən ˈæstərˌɔɪd tərnz aʊt tɪ bi rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ˈsənˌlaɪt ɔn ɪt wɪθ ə swɔrm əv ˈmɪrər biz. pɔl ˈprɛsɪʤɪz ðə wɛb ɪn 1934 ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt ðə library”*” ər book”*”. (mɔr ˈkɑntɛkst.) ðɪs wɑz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt poʊst əv ðə jɪr. aɪ hoʊp ɪkˈskjuz ðə self-link*. oʊ, ənd ˈmeɪbi ðə bɛst θɪŋ aɪ lɪŋk tɪ ðɪs jɪr: dæft hænz. θæŋks fər ˈrɛdɪŋ fər ðə pæst jɪr. ˈhæpi nu jɪr tɪ ju ənd jʊrz. |
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monmouth university has been named alongside 104 colleges and universities in the united states, canada, and the united kingdom, including yale university, princeton university, and oxford university, in the paradise papers, a leak of documents and files that indicate the institutions named had affiliations with offshore accounts, most often, to avoid tax liability.
while the connection to the papers may not indicate any wrongdoing or illegality on their part, the business commonality among institutions of higher education raises a question of ethics and moral duty.
the paradise papers are the data leak in history, following the 2016 release of the panama papers. both leaks were obtained by german newspaper zeitung, who then shared the material with the international consortium of investigative journalists (icij), a united states based organization that won a pulitzer prize for their work on the panama papers.
the published the papers in 2016, exposing the methodology behind how wealthy citizens, organizations and institutions avoid paying taxes by keeping funds in offshore accounts.
george yager, a who specializes in tax compliance and family wealth planning, and provides consultation on tax advisory services to a broad range of clients including management companies and their owners in the alternative investments industry, as well as energy and real estate clients, explained tax avoidance as an action taken to reduce tax liability and maximize income.
“tax avoidance is perfectly legal and involves the practice of maximizing deductions, adjustments to income and use of tax credits to lower tax liability within the tax code and regulations. while the legality of tax avoidance is clear, the ethics of it are not. most taxpayers use some form of tax avoidance to legally lower their taxes such as contributing income to a 401(k) retirement plan,” said yager.
“this would be viewed as both a legal and ethical practice to reduce taxes. but when a tax avoidance strategy entails the use of loopholes in the tax code, the question of whether that is ethical may be raised,” yager continued.
yager added that taxpayers using this strategy would be legally reducing their tax liability, but it could be argued that by using loopholes they may not be paying their fair share and therefore, not be ethical. “as there is no single definition of ethics or specific rules, the ethical determination must be made by the taxpayer depending on the circumstances,” he continued.
the practice of storing funds in these offshore accounts is not new, and a new york times article suggests that universities are continuing to use these offshore accounts to avoid taxes and perhaps in some cases even hide investments, while growing increasingly larger endowments. while the purpose of holding money in these accounts varies, the general theme and rationality for holding these funds in these accounts are primarily for tax avoidance.
according to william craig, vice president for finance at the university, the involvement in offshore accounts began in the 1980s, and the company used was liquidated in 2001.
“you have to go back to the for this one,” craig explained. “back in the, there was basically an insurance crisis where it was becoming very difficult for corporations to get certain kinds of liability coverage at all, and if you did, it was extremely expensive. one of the solutions at the time was for groups of corporations to get together and essentially form their own insurance companies. these were all done because of the way the us laws were at the time. where this comes in in the paradise papers that there were offshore investments.”
according to craig, two corporate groups were formed, with about 100 of the top corporations in the united states investing in them. the two companies, ace ltd. and exel capital ltd, were based in bermuda, according to a 1999 article in the new york times. according to craig, these companies influenced the creation of a similar company for schools to get insurance.
“the company formed by the colleges was called something like ‘school, college, and university underwriters liability (scuul),’” said craig. “because of the success of the corporate ones that had been set up, they used a similar model in order to get capital to establish the insurance ‘cooperative’ that probably the right legal name, but a group of schools that got together to do it.”
“you had to become a stockholder in the company,” he continued. “that gave you the right to buy insurance, initially, from them. the ‘investment’ that monmouth had. we were in it until they liquidated the company, around
scuul was created in 1986 as a response to a liability crisis that was making it difficult to purchase insurance. reinsurance firms are generally used to avoid risk and financial loss and to provide long term fiscal stability. bermuda is a popular location for the reinsurance industry because it has no corporate tax and no capital gains tax, according to the new york times.
craig said that the university was involved until the company liquidated due to us laws that changed, and a new company replaced the, named united educators, a vermont based reinsurance company. “we showed up on the list because we were investors in the company,” he added.
craig is unsure of the total endowment fund invested in the offshore accounts, but explained that at the time administrators and trustees would have had to sign off on this decision. “this was done less as an investment and more a way to get insurance, the risk of not having insurance was great. excess liability coverage - highest level of insurance coverage - was to protect from that risk of a catastrophic event,” said craig.
two major investment pools of money are talked about for the university, according to craig. “the one talked about most often is the endowment invested for the long-term - the idea of the endowment is to generate income that can then be used for specific university purposes a lot of that money comes from people who make donations - endow a professorship, scholarship fund money gets invested, hopefully forever generates money to be used for those purposes every year,” he said.
the intention behind those monies, is to keep it invested to earn more money, so can be invested in a broader range of types of investments. “some of it can be in fixed income investments - government bonds, corporate bonds, things that are just going to give you a return of interest - can also be invested in equities - stocks, bonds, things of that nature, they can be invested in real estate and private capital - firms that invest in new businesses, providing financial support to businesses that need additional monies, things like that - can be a very broad range of investments,” said craig.
the second pool is used for the operating funds of the university and of reserves that the school is setting aside for capital projects, such as new construction, and renovations. “these funds only invest in since they have less risk of loss, and includes the monies used to operate the school. tuition comes in and is invested in those accounts, and the pool also pays salaries and utilities. if the board decides to set money aside for a construction project and a contract is signed for the contractor to come and start building, they want to have to worry about their investments turning south and not allowing them to continue the project.” craig continued.
“as far as how do we invest, in both cases, outside managers are used to invest. in the case of the endowment, there is a firm called ‘commonfund’ which was formed back in the from a grant to try and help colleges establish a better way of investing their endowment money; they actually are the chief investment officer - they handle all the details of investing,” said craig.
the board of trustees has an investment committee, who have overall responsibility for oversight of investments of both endowment and operating capital, the pool two funds, and set overall investment policy, and what the university can invest in. during the course of the year, they review those firms, and provide oversight of what doing. the board also maintains oversight regarding the day to day decisions on what is being invested in those outside firms.
paul, jd, an associate professor of accounting, believes that explanation of how the university ended up in in the papers indicates the school had a legitimate reason for investing in an company, different from the reasoning mentioned in the paradise papers story.
“i think the paradise papers story focuses on tax avoidance strategies and the ability to avoid public scrutiny of the type of investment being made,” said. “mr. craig indicates that the investment was motivated by the need to obtain insurance. i understand the legal structure well enough to criticize what the university has done, either legally or ethically.”
savoth believes that the university practiced a legitimate strategy for several reasons, and does not believe that the usage of these accounts was for any personal financial gain. “the initial investment was made decades ago by a consortium of universities for a legitimate business reason. from what we know, the arrangement has never been challenged by the irs or another government agency,” he continued.
“the investment has been overseen for decades by our board of trustees, the membership of the board has changed during that time, and yet the arrangement has been consistently approved. this does not appear to be the type of decision that the board members would have personally benefitted from.”
savoth explained that monmouth is different when it comes to tax rules because it is a nonprofit corporation that normally pay tax on general income, and that the school may be taxable on certain types of investment income.
“the general benefit to people of moving money into tax havens is that you can move that money out of the jurisdiction of the us tax system and move it into a lower tax jurisdiction in legal ways. as a lawyer and accountant, in terms of the ethics, a little bit of a complicated question - moving money offshore, even though that may sound clandestine, if legal, then it seems to me that they have an obligation to try to maximize the return on those monies and to me the administration has a responsibility to do what they can to generate the greatest way of return.”
on whether there are negative repercussions or penalties for universities that practice tax avoidance, believes that legality is key, and the only negative is a tarnished reputation.
“assuming legal, the publicity is an issue because people will associate that with some kind of unethical behavior, and negative publicity. for-profit corporations are finding that out and moving their out of us for tax purposes, and suffer negative publicity because of that.”
while the strategy used was apparently legal at the time, there were some differences of opinion concerning its ethical boundaries.
“to me, doing something like this is not unethical,” said john, a specialist professor in management and decision sciences department who teaches a course on ethics, diversity, and social responsibility. “in business today, got to take advantage of any loophole out there, as long as legal the key. a very thin line between legality and illegality, but offshore investing is done by hundreds upon hundreds of corporations in the usa for various reasons. in this particular case, insurance. if i can get cheaper insurance overseas than i can get here, why i do that?”
buzza also outlined some of the benefits of offshore investing, some of which included not having to worry about compliance and regulation standards from the u.s. securities and exchange commission (sec), confidentiality, diversification of money, and the potential tax benefits.
“it’s legal, so take advantage of it,” said.
“this practice is legal,” said stuart rosenberg, ph.d., an associate professor in the department of management and decision sciences. rosenberg also teaches a course on business ethics.
“it is acceptable and appropriate. endowments are tax-exempt, but because they work with private equity funds that borrow money to invest, the money that they earn is taxable. by moving the money to offshore accounts, they are benefiting from existing laws in order to avoid paying taxes,” he said.
“if we separate what's truly ethical and what's legal, some people might view this all very differently,” rosenberg continued. “they might argue that it is not morally right to receive a benefit from something if it's not being paid for. in the case of higher education, perhaps the question of fairness could be addressed by demonstrating how endowments are being used to provide a public good. scholarships are one example.”
kenneth mitchell ph.d., chair of the department of political science and sociology and an associate professor of political science, believes that in a globalized society that is becoming increasingly difficult to tax, a tarnished reputation exist from these business practices.
“what you see is the ability to tax capital that is so mobile has become incredibly difficult. not surprising that this is going on. when this information came out [the paradise papers]. this world is increasingly visible and on display for us. gone are the days of just taxing wealth. i think anyone cares. i think anyone buy their product or not go to harvard or monmouth because they turned up on these papers. i think impact decisions,” mitchell said.
“the idea of how you want to tax yourself and spend your money - these are choices. i think that most people have seen for quite a long time that going to be impossible to tax wealth. monmouth any different than anyone else on the long list of for-profit and non-profit institutions that turn up on these things. i think they did anything wrong - this is so widely practiced,“ he concluded.
“in theory, the law is supposed to follow what society believes is ethical,” rosenberg continued. “as long as tax shelters are within the law, however, organizations will surely exploit that.”
photo taken by coral cooper | nuz ˈmɑnməθ ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz bɪn neɪmd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd 104 ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈkænədə, ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ jeɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈprɪnstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ənd ˈɑksfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ɪn ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpeɪpərz, ə lik əv ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd faɪlz ðət ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz neɪmd hæd əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts, moʊst ˈɔfən, tɪ əˈvɔɪd tæks ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti. waɪl ðə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˈpeɪpərz meɪ nɑt ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈɛni ˈrɔŋduɪŋ ər ˌɪliˈgælɪti ɔn ðɛr pɑrt, ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˌkɑməˈnæləti əˈməŋ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈreɪzɪz ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈɛθɪks ənd ˈmɔrəl ˈduti. ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpeɪpərz ər ðə ˈdætə lik ɪn ˈhɪstəri, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə 2016 riˈlis əv ðə ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈpeɪpərz. boʊθ liks wər əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈʤərmən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈzaɪtəŋ, hu ðɛn ʃɛrd ðə məˈtɪriəl wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈsɔrʃjəm əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈʤərnəlɪsts (icij*), ə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts beɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət wən ə ˈpʊlətsər praɪz fər ðɛr wərk ɔn ðə ˈpænəˌmɑ ˈpeɪpərz. ðə ˈpəblɪʃt ðə ˈpeɪpərz ɪn 2016 ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi bɪˈhaɪnd haʊ ˈwɛlθi ˈsɪtɪzənz, ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əˈvɔɪd peɪɪŋ ˈtæksɪz baɪ ˈkipɪŋ fəndz ɪn ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts. ʤɔrʤ ˈjeɪʤər, ə hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn tæks kəmˈplaɪəns ənd ˈfæməli wɛlθ ˈplænɪŋ, ənd prəˈvaɪdz ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ɔn tæks ædˈvaɪzəri ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ə brɔd reɪnʤ əv klaɪənts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ðɛr ˈoʊnərz ɪn ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ˈɪndəstri, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɛnərʤi ənd ril ɛˈsteɪt klaɪənts, ɪkˈspleɪnd tæks əˈvɔɪdəns ɛz ən ˈækʃən ˈteɪkən tɪ rɪˈdus tæks ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ˈɪnˌkəm. əˈvɔɪdəns ɪz ˈpərfəktli ˈligəl ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈmæksəˌmaɪzɪŋ dɪˈdəkʃənz, əˈʤəstmənts tɪ ˈɪnˌkəm ənd juz əv tæks ˈkrɛdɪts tɪ loʊər tæks ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti wɪˈθɪn ðə tæks koʊd ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. waɪl ðə liˈgæləti əv tæks əˈvɔɪdəns ɪz klɪr, ðə ˈɛθɪks əv ɪt ər nɑt. moʊst ˈtækˌspeɪərz juz səm fɔrm əv tæks əˈvɔɪdəns tɪ ˈligəli loʊər ðɛr ˈtæksɪz səʧ ɛz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm tɪ ə 401(k*) rɪˈtaɪərmənt plan,”*,” sɛd ˈjeɪʤər. wʊd bi vjud ɛz boʊθ ə ˈligəl ənd ˈɛθɪkəl ˈpræktɪs tɪ rɪˈdus ˈtæksɪz. bət wɪn ə tæks əˈvɔɪdəns ˈstrætəʤi ɪnˈteɪlz ðə juz əv ˈluˌphoʊlz ɪn ðə tæks koʊd, ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ðət ɪz ˈɛθɪkəl meɪ bi raised,”*,” ˈjeɪʤər kənˈtɪnjud. ˈjeɪʤər ˈædɪd ðət ˈtækˌspeɪərz ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi wʊd bi ˈligəli rɪˈdusɪŋ ðɛr tæks ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti, bət ɪt kʊd bi ˈɑrgjud ðət baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈluˌphoʊlz ðeɪ meɪ nɑt bi peɪɪŋ ðɛr fɛr ʃɛr ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr, nɑt bi ˈɛθɪkəl. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsɪŋgəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈɛθɪks ər spɪˈsɪfɪk rulz, ðə ˈɛθɪkəl dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən məst bi meɪd baɪ ðə ˈtækˌspeɪər dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə circumstances,”*,” hi kənˈtɪnjud. ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈstɔrɪŋ fəndz ɪn ðiz ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts ɪz nɑt nu, ənd ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈɑrtɪkəl səˈʤɛsts ðət ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ juz ðiz ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈtæksɪz ənd pərˈhæps ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˈivɪn haɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, waɪl groʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈlɑrʤər ɛnˈdaʊmənts. waɪl ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈməni ɪn ðiz əˈkaʊnts ˈvɛriz, ðə ˈʤɛnərəl θim ənd ˌræʃəˈnælɪti fər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðiz fəndz ɪn ðiz əˈkaʊnts ər praɪˈmɛrəli fər tæks əˈvɔɪdəns. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪljəm kreɪg, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈfaɪˌnæns æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə 1980s*, ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni juzd wɑz ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪd ɪn 2001 hæv tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə fər ðɪs one,”*,” kreɪg ɪkˈspleɪnd. ɪn ðə, ðɛr wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli ən ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkraɪsəs wɛr ɪt wɑz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ gɪt ˈsərtən kaɪnz əv ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ˈkəvərɪʤ æt ɔl, ənd ɪf ju dɪd, ɪt wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. wən əv ðə səˈluʃənz æt ðə taɪm wɑz fər grups əv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ gɪt təˈgɛðər ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəli fɔrm ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz. ðiz wər ɔl dən bɪˈkəz əv ðə weɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs lɔz wər æt ðə taɪm. wɛr ðɪs kəmz ɪn ɪn ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpeɪpərz ðət ðɛr wər ˈɔfˈʃɔr investments.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kreɪg, tu ˈkɔrpərət grups wər fɔrmd, wɪθ əˈbaʊt 100 əv ðə tɔp ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ðɛm. ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz, eɪs ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. ənd ɛkˌsɛl ˈkæpɪtəl ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, wər beɪst ɪn bərmˈjudə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 1999 ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kreɪg, ðiz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɪnfluənst ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈkəmpəˌni fər skulz tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ˈkəmpəˌni fɔrmd baɪ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz wɑz kɔld ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ‘‘school*, ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈəndərˌraɪtərz ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti (scuul),’”*),’” sɛd kreɪg. əv ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət wənz ðət hæd bɪn sɛt əp, ðeɪ juzd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈmɑdəl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ‘‘cooperative’*’ ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə raɪt ˈligəl neɪm, bət ə grup əv skulz ðət gɑt təˈgɛðər tɪ du it.”*.” hæd tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈstɑˌkhoʊldər ɪn ðə company,”*,” hi kənˈtɪnjud. geɪv ju ðə raɪt tɪ baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, frəm ðɛm. ðə ‘‘investment’*’ ðət ˈmɑnməθ hæd. wi wər ɪn ɪt ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, əraʊnd wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn 1986 ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ˈkraɪsəs ðət wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ˌriɪnˈʃʊrəns fərmz ər ˈʤɛnərəli juzd tɪ əˈvɔɪd rɪsk ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl lɔs ənd tɪ prəˈvaɪd lɔŋ tərm ˈfɪskəl stəˈbɪlɪti. bərmˈjudə ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr loʊˈkeɪʃən fər ðə ˌriɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɪndəstri bɪˈkəz ɪt həz noʊ ˈkɔrpərət tæks ənd noʊ ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz tæks, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. kreɪg sɛd ðət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənˈtɪl ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪd du tɪ ˈjuˈɛs lɔz ðət ʧeɪnʤd, ənd ə nu ˈkəmpəˌni ˌriˈpleɪst ðə, neɪmd juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz, ə vərˈmɑnt beɪst ˌriɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌni. ʃoʊd əp ɔn ðə lɪst bɪˈkəz wi wər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ɪn ðə company,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. kreɪg ɪz ənˈʃʊr əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ɛnˈdaʊmənt fənd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts, bət ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət æt ðə taɪm ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ənd ˌtrəˈstiz wʊd hæv hæd tɪ saɪn ɔf ɔn ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən. wɑz dən lɛs ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd mɔr ə weɪ tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ðə rɪsk əv nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns wɑz greɪt. ˈɛkˌsɛs ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ˈkəvərɪʤ haɪəst ˈlɛvəl əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəvərɪʤ wɑz tɪ prəˈtɛkt frəm ðət rɪsk əv ə ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk event,”*,” sɛd kreɪg. tu ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt pulz əv ˈməni ər tɔkt əˈbaʊt fər ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kreɪg. wən tɔkt əˈbaʊt moʊst ˈɔfən ɪz ðə ɛnˈdaʊmənt ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd fər ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðə ɛnˈdaʊmənt ɪz tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈɪnˌkəm ðət kən ðɛn bi juzd fər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈpərpəsɪz ə lɔt əv ðət ˈməni kəmz frəm ˈpipəl hu meɪk doʊˈneɪʃənz ɛnˈdaʊ ə prəˈfɛsərˌʃɪp, ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp fənd ˈməni gɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd, ˈhoʊpfəli fərˈɛvər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ˈməni tɪ bi juzd fər ðoʊz ˈpərpəsɪz ˈɛvəri year,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən bɪˈhaɪnd ðoʊz ˈməniz, ɪz tɪ kip ɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd tɪ ərn mɔr ˈməni, soʊ kən bi ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ə ˈbrɔdər reɪnʤ əv taɪps əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. əv ɪt kən bi ɪn fɪkst ˈɪnˌkəm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ˈgəvərnmənt bɑndz, ˈkɔrpərət bɑndz, θɪŋz ðət ər ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ju ə rɪˈtərn əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈɛkwətiz stɑks, bɑndz, θɪŋz əv ðət ˈneɪʧər, ðeɪ kən bi ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ril ɛˈsteɪt ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈkæpɪtəl fərmz ðət ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn nu ˈbɪznɪsɪz, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət nid əˈdɪʃənəl ˈməniz, θɪŋz laɪk ðət kən bi ə ˈvɛri brɔd reɪnʤ əv investments,”*,” sɛd kreɪg. ðə ˈsɛkənd pul ɪz juzd fər ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ fəndz əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd əv rɪˈzərvz ðət ðə skul ɪz ˈsɛtɪŋ əˈsaɪd fər ˈkæpɪtəl ˈprɑʤɛkts, səʧ ɛz nu kənˈstrəkʃən, ənd ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz. fəndz ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn sɪns ðeɪ hæv lɛs rɪsk əv lɔs, ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈməniz juzd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ðə skul. tjuˈɪʃən kəmz ɪn ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðoʊz əˈkaʊnts, ənd ðə pul ˈɔlsoʊ peɪz ˈsæləriz ənd juˈtɪlətiz. ɪf ðə bɔrd ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ sɛt ˈməni əˈsaɪd fər ə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪz saɪnd fər ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktər tɪ kəm ənd stɑrt ˈbɪldɪŋ, ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ˈtərnɪŋ saʊθ ənd nɑt əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə project.”*.” kreɪg kənˈtɪnjud. fɑr ɛz haʊ du wi ˌɪnˈvɛst, ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈmænɪʤərz ər juzd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ɛnˈdaʊmənt, ðɛr ɪz ə fərm kɔld ‘‘commonfund’*’ wɪʧ wɑz fɔrmd bæk ɪn ðə frəm ə grænt tɪ traɪ ənd hɛlp ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈbɛtər weɪ əv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ðɛr ɛnˈdaʊmənt ˈməni; ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ər ðə ʧif ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈɔfɪsər ðeɪ ˈhændəl ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz əv investing,”*,” sɛd kreɪg. ðə bɔrd əv ˌtrəˈstiz həz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt kəˈmɪti, hu hæv ˈoʊvərˌɔl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts əv boʊθ ɛnˈdaʊmənt ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl, ðə pul tu fəndz, ənd sɛt ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈpɑləsi, ənd wət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti kən ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ðə jɪr, ðeɪ ˌrivˈju ðoʊz fərmz, ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt əv wət duɪŋ. ðə bɔrd ˈɔlsoʊ meɪnˈteɪnz ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə deɪ tɪ deɪ dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn wət ɪz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðoʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd fərmz. pɔl, jd*, ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv əˈkaʊnɪŋ, bɪˈlivz ðət ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv haʊ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ɪn ðə ˈpeɪpərz ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə skul hæd ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈrizən fər ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ən ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈrizənɪŋ ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpeɪpərz ˈstɔri. θɪŋk ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpeɪpərz ˈstɔri ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn tæks əˈvɔɪdəns ˈstrætəʤiz ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈskrutəni əv ðə taɪp əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt biɪŋ made,”*,” sɛd. ““mr*. kreɪg ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wɑz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ðə nid tɪ əbˈteɪn ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈligəl ˈstrəkʧər wɛl ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz wət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz dən, ˈiðər ˈligəli ər ethically.”*.” bɪˈlivz ðət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈpræktɪst ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈstrætəʤi fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈrizənz, ənd dɪz nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈjusɪʤ əv ðiz əˈkaʊnts wɑz fər ˈɛni ˈpərsɪnəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl geɪn. ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wɑz meɪd ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ baɪ ə kənˈsɔrʃjəm əv ˌjunəˈvərsətiz fər ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈbɪznɪs ˈrizən. frəm wət wi noʊ, ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənt həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈʧælənʤd baɪ ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ər əˈnəðər ˈgəvərnmənt agency,”*,” hi kənˈtɪnjud. ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt həz bɪn ˈoʊvərˌsin fər ˈdɛkeɪdz baɪ ɑr bɔrd əv ˌtrəˈstiz, ðə ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv ðə bɔrd həz ʧeɪnʤd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm, ənd jɛt ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənt həz bɪn kənˈsɪstəntli əˈpruvd. ðɪs dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ðə taɪp əv dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ðə bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz wʊd hæv ˈpərsənəli ˈbɛnəfɪtɪd from.”*.” ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˈmɑnməθ ɪz ˈdɪfərənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ tæks rulz bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ðət ˈnɔrməli peɪ tæks ɔn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɪnˌkəm, ənd ðət ðə skul meɪ bi ˈtæksəbəl ɔn ˈsərtən taɪps əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈɪnˌkəm. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ˈpipəl əv ˈmuvɪŋ ˈməni ˈɪntu tæks ˈheɪvənz ɪz ðət ju kən muv ðət ˈməni aʊt əv ðə ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs tæks ˈsɪstəm ənd muv ɪt ˈɪntu ə loʊər tæks ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ɪn ˈligəl weɪz. ɛz ə ˈlɔjər ənd əˈkaʊntənt, ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈɛθɪks, ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd kˈwɛʃən ˈmuvɪŋ ˈməni ˈɔfˈʃɔr, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðət meɪ saʊnd klænˈdɛstɪn, ɪf ˈligəl, ðɛn ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ðeɪ hæv ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ðə rɪˈtərn ɔn ðoʊz ˈməniz ənd tɪ mi ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ du wət ðeɪ kən tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ðə ˈgreɪtəst weɪ əv return.”*.” ɔn ˈwɛðər ðɛr ər ˈnɛgətɪv ˌripərˈkəʃənz ər ˈpɛnəltiz fər ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ðət ˈpræktɪs tæks əˈvɔɪdəns, bɪˈlivz ðət liˈgæləti ɪz ki, ənd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈnɛgətɪv ɪz ə ˈtɑrnɪʃt ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. ˈligəl, ðə pəˈblɪsɪti ɪz ən ˈɪʃu bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl wɪl əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ðət wɪθ səm kaɪnd əv əˈnɛθɪkəl bɪˈheɪvjər, ənd ˈnɛgətɪv pəˈblɪsɪti. ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət aʊt ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ðɛr aʊt əv ˈjuˈɛs fər tæks ˈpərpəsɪz, ənd ˈsəfər ˈnɛgətɪv pəˈblɪsɪti bɪˈkəz əv that.”*.” waɪl ðə ˈstrætəʤi juzd wɑz əˈpɛrəntli ˈligəl æt ðə taɪm, ðɛr wər səm ˈdɪfərənsɪz əv əˈpɪnjən kənˈsərnɪŋ ɪts ˈɛθɪkəl ˈbaʊndəriz. mi, duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs ɪz nɑt unethical,”*,” sɛd ʤɑn, ə ˈspɛʃəlɪst prəˈfɛsər ɪn ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd dɪˈsɪʒən ˈsaɪənsɪz dɪˈpɑrtmənt hu ˈtiʧɪz ə kɔrs ɔn ˈɛθɪks, dɪˈvərsɪti, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. ˈbɪznɪs təˈdeɪ, gɑt tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈɛni ˈluˌphoʊl aʊt ðɛr, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈligəl ðə ki. ə ˈvɛri θɪn laɪn bɪtˈwin liˈgæləti ənd ˌɪliˈgælɪti, bət ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪz dən baɪ ˈhənərdz əˈpɑn ˈhənərdz əv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ fər ˈvɛriəs ˈrizənz. ɪn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr keɪs, ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ɪf aɪ kən gɪt ˈʧipər ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈoʊvərˈsiz ðən aɪ kən gɪt hir, waɪ aɪ du that?”*?” ˈɔlsoʊ ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd səm əv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ, səm əv wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd nɑt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt kəmˈplaɪəns ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈstændərdz frəm ðə juz. sɪˈkjʊrətiz ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ kəˈmɪʃən (sɛk), ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti, dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈməni, ənd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tæks ˈbɛnəfɪts. ˈligəl, soʊ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv it,”*,” sɛd. ˈpræktɪs ɪz legal,”*,” sɛd stɔrt ˈroʊzənbərg, ph.d*., ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər ɪn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd dɪˈsɪʒən ˈsaɪənsɪz. ˈroʊzənbərg ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtiʧɪz ə kɔrs ɔn ˈbɪznɪs ˈɛθɪks. ɪz əkˈsɛptəbəl ənd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. ɛnˈdaʊmənts ər tax-exempt*, bət bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wərk wɪθ ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti fəndz ðət ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈməni tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst, ðə ˈməni ðət ðeɪ ərn ɪz ˈtæksəbəl. baɪ ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈməni tɪ ˈɔfˈʃɔr əˈkaʊnts, ðeɪ ər ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ frəm ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈvɔɪd peɪɪŋ taxes,”*,” hi sɛd. wi ˈsɛpərˌeɪt wəts ˈtruli ˈɛθɪkəl ənd wəts ˈligəl, səm ˈpipəl maɪt vju ðɪs ɔl ˈvɛri differently,”*,” ˈroʊzənbərg kənˈtɪnjud. maɪt ˈɑrgju ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈmɔrəli raɪt tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪf ɪts nɑt biɪŋ peɪd fər. ɪn ðə keɪs əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, pərˈhæps ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈfɛrnəs kʊd bi əˈdrɛst baɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ haʊ ɛnˈdaʊmənts ər biɪŋ juzd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈpəblɪk gʊd. ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps ər wən example.”*.” ˈkɛnɪθ ˈmɪʧəl ph.d*., ʧɛr əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns ənd ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi ənd ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns, bɪˈlivz ðət ɪn ə ˈgloʊbəˌlaɪzd soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ tæks, ə ˈtɑrnɪʃt ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪgˈzɪst frəm ðiz ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz. ju si ɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ tæks ˈkæpɪtəl ðət ɪz soʊ ˈmoʊbəl həz bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈdɪfəkəlt. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn. wɪn ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən keɪm aʊt [ðə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈpeɪpərz]. ðɪs wərld ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈvɪzəbəl ənd ɔn dɪˈspleɪ fər ˈjuˈɛs. gɔn ər ðə deɪz əv ʤɪst ˈtæksɪŋ wɛlθ. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən kɛrz. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən baɪ ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt ər nɑt goʊ tɪ ˈhɑrvərd ər ˈmɑnməθ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ tərnd əp ɔn ðiz ˈpeɪpərz. aɪ θɪŋk ˌɪmˈpækt decisions,”*,” ˈmɪʧəl sɛd. aɪˈdiə əv haʊ ju wɔnt tɪ tæks ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd spɛnd jʊr ˈməni ðiz ər ˈʧɔɪsɪz. aɪ θɪŋk ðət moʊst ˈpipəl hæv sin fər kwaɪt ə lɔŋ taɪm ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ tæks wɛlθ. ˈmɑnməθ ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ɔn ðə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ənd ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət tərn əp ɔn ðiz θɪŋz. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ dɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ ðɪs ɪz soʊ ˈwaɪdli practiced,“*,“ hi kənˈkludɪd. ˈθɪri, ðə lɔ ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ wət soʊˈsaɪɪti bɪˈlivz ɪz ethical,”*,” ˈroʊzənbərg kənˈtɪnjud. lɔŋ ɛz tæks ˈʃɛltərz ər wɪˈθɪn ðə lɔ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz wɪl ˈʃʊrli ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt that.”*.” ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈteɪkən baɪ ˈkɔrəl ˈkupər |
stephen arsenal included explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition, authorities say as emergency declared in county
las vegas suspect had more than 40 firearms in hotel and home, police say
the suspect in the las vegas shooting that has left at least 59 people dead had amassed an arsenal that included more than 40 firearms, police said on monday night, as officials declared a state of emergency for the county encompassing the las vegas strip.
authorities found 23 guns, including a handgun, in the hotel room of the gunman, identified earlier by police as stephen paddock. at least some were equipped with scopes, devices that help the shooter identify targets at a range, police said.
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they also recovered 19 firearms plus explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition from home in mesquite, nevada, a town near the border with arizona, joe lombardo, the las vegas police sheriff, said. he also said police found “electronic devices” but would not describe them.
several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a material used to make explosives, were also found in car. later on monday, a swat team searched a residence in northern nevada believed to be associated with the gunman.
at an afternoon news conference, officials also updated the latest casualty figures, saying that at least 59 people were dead and 527 more injured. the gunman opened fire from the floor of the mandalay bay hotel on the thousands of attending the route 91 country music festival on sunday night.
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islamic state on monday claimed that the gunman was “a soldier of the islamic state”, but authorities have said that there was no evidence to substantiate that claim and that the group had falsified its role in attacks.
the shooting turned an american city known for its nightclubs and casinos into a war zone as thousands of ran for cover from the bullets pouring down on them. the attack was the latest in a grim list of mass shootings, and the carnage surpassed the death toll at the pulse nightclub in orlando in june 2016, when 49 people were killed.
the first reports of the shooting came just after local time, as the country music star jason, one of the final performers, played. as the bullets began to spray the crowd, stopped playing and ran off stage, prompting chaos in the crowd.
“they’re thinking fireworks or part of the technology of the music being played. they were thinking coming from different areas,” carolyn goodman, the mayor of las vegas, said at the press conference.
at least 527 people were injured some were wounded by gunshots and shrapnel while others were trampled or hurt trying to jump fences and flee the site, police said.
in pursuit of the gunman, officers scoured the hotel floor by floor until arriving at suite, lombardo said. paddock engaged officers through his hotel room door, injuring a security guard in the leg, he said. the guard is expected to recover. swat officers then broke down the door and swarmed the room, where they found paddock dead.
“we believe the individual killed himself prior to our entry,” the sheriff told reporters.
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in washington, donald trump called the attack an “act of pure evil”. he said he planned to visit las vegas on wednesday and ordered the flags to be lowered to half-mast. in a response that has become a ritual, democrats demanded lawmakers take action on gun control measures they believe will prevent or at least reduce the number of casualties of a future mass shooting, while republicans blamed them for politicizing the moment.
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in clark county, the office worked to identify the victims and notify families, as residents wound around blocks to donate blood for the survivors. a number of evening vigils were planned around the city as donations and poured in from around the country in support of the victims and their families.
by late monday night, police said they still had no idea what motivated a retired accountant with no criminal history to carry out this attack.
lombardo said paddock appeared “reclusive” but cautioned that authorities were still combing through his background. the sheriff said it was possible that the gunman had attended a music festival called life is beautiful in downtown las vegas one week ago.
he also said danley, whom he described as girlfriend, was currently in tokyo and that police intended to talk to her when she returns.
a brother of the suspect living in central florida, eric paddock, told cbs he was “dumbfounded”. he was “not an avid gun guy at all”, the brother said. “the fact that he had those kind of weapons is just he has no military background or anything like that.” | ˈstivən ˈɑrsənəl ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd raʊnz əv ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən, əˈθɔrətiz seɪ ɛz ˈimərʤənsi dɪˈklɛrd ɪn ˈkaʊnti ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈsəˌspɛkt hæd mɔr ðən 40 ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɪn hoʊˈtɛl ənd hoʊm, pəˈlis seɪ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪn ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈʃutɪŋ ðət həz lɛft æt list 59 ˈpipəl dɛd hæd əˈmæst ən ˈɑrsənəl ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd mɔr ðən 40 ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, pəˈlis sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt, ɛz əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈklɛrd ə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi fər ðə ˈkaʊnti ɛnˈkəmpəsɪŋ ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs strɪp. əˈθɔrətiz faʊnd 23 gənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈhændˌgən, ɪn ðə hoʊˈtɛl rum əv ðə ˈgənmən, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈərliər baɪ pəˈlis ɛz ˈstivən ˈpædək. æt list səm wər ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ skoʊps, dɪˈvaɪsɪz ðət hɛlp ðə ˈʃutər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈtɑrgəts æt ə reɪnʤ, pəˈlis sɛd. nəˈvɑdə taʊn wɛr ˈveɪgəs ˈsəˌspɛkt lɪvd ˈkeɪtərd tɪ ˈgæmblərz ənd gən ˈləvərz rɛd mɔr ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkəvərd 19 ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz pləs ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd raʊnz əv ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən frəm hoʊm ɪn ˈmɛˌskit, nəˈvɑdə, ə taʊn nɪr ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, ʤoʊ lɑmˈbɑrdoʊ, ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs pəˈlis ˈʃɛrɪf, sɛd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd pəˈlis faʊnd devices”*” bət wʊd nɑt dɪˈskraɪb ðɛm. ˈsɛvərəl paʊnz əv əˈmoʊniəm ˈnaɪˌtreɪt, ə məˈtɪriəl juzd tɪ meɪk ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz, wər ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ɪn kɑr. ˈleɪtər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ə swɑt tim sərʧt ə ˈrɛzɪdəns ɪn ˈnɔrðərn nəˈvɑdə bɪˈlivd tɪ bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈgənmən. æt ən ˌæftərˈnun nuz ˈkɑnfərəns, əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈkæʒəwəlti ˈfɪgjərz, seɪɪŋ ðət æt list 59 ˈpipəl wər dɛd ənd 527 mɔr ˈɪnʤərd. ðə ˈgənmən ˈoʊpənd faɪər frəm ðə flɔr əv ðə ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ hoʊˈtɛl ɔn ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə rut 91 ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt. pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ hu wɑz ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈʃutər ˈstivən ˈpædək? ˈvɪdioʊ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈgənmən wɑz ˈsoʊlʤər əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk state”*”, bət əˈθɔrətiz hæv sɛd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈɛvədəns tɪ səbˈstænʧiˌeɪt ðət kleɪm ənd ðət ðə grup hæd ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪd ɪts roʊl ɪn əˈtæks. ðə ˈʃutɪŋ tərnd ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪti noʊn fər ɪts ˈnaɪtˌkləbz ənd kəˈsinoʊz ˈɪntu ə wɔr zoʊn ɛz ˈθaʊzənz əv ræn fər ˈkəvər frəm ðə ˈbʊləts ˈpɔrɪŋ daʊn ɔn ðɛm. ðə əˈtæk wɑz ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə grɪm lɪst əv mæs ˈʃutɪŋz, ənd ðə ˈkɑrnɪʤ sərˈpæst ðə dɛθ toʊl æt ðə pəls ˈnaɪtˌkləb ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ɪn ʤun 2016 wɪn 49 ˈpipəl wər kɪld. ðə fərst rɪˈpɔrts əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ keɪm ʤɪst ˈæftər ˈloʊkəl taɪm, ɛz ðə ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk stɑr ˈʤeɪsən, wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl pərˈfɔrmərz, pleɪd. ɛz ðə ˈbʊləts bɪˈgæn tɪ spreɪ ðə kraʊd, stɑpt pleɪɪŋ ənd ræn ɔf steɪʤ, ˈprɑmptɪŋ keɪɑs ɪn ðə kraʊd. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈfaɪrˌwərks ər pɑrt əv ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi əv ðə mˈjuzɪk biɪŋ pleɪd. ðeɪ wər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈdɪfərənt areas,”*,” ˈkɛrəlɪn ˈgʊdmən, ðə meɪər əv ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, sɛd æt ðə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns. æt list 527 ˈpipəl wər ˈɪnʤərd səm wər ˈwundɪd baɪ ˈgənˌʃɑts ənd ʃˈræpnəl waɪl ˈəðərz wər ˈtræmpəld ər hərt traɪɪŋ tɪ ʤəmp ˈfɛnsɪz ənd fli ðə saɪt, pəˈlis sɛd. ɪn pərˈsut əv ðə ˈgənmən, ˈɔfɪsərz skaʊərd ðə hoʊˈtɛl flɔr baɪ flɔr ənˈtɪl ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt swit, lɑmˈbɑrdoʊ sɛd. ˈpædək ɪnˈgeɪʤd ˈɔfɪsərz θru hɪz hoʊˈtɛl rum dɔr, ˈɪnʤərɪŋ ə sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd ɪn ðə lɛg, hi sɛd. ðə gɑrd ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈkəvər. swɑt ˈɔfɪsərz ðɛn broʊk daʊn ðə dɔr ənd swɔrmd ðə rum, wɛr ðeɪ faʊnd ˈpædək dɛd. bɪˈliv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kɪld hɪmˈsɛlf praɪər tɪ ɑr entry,”*,” ðə ˈʃɛrɪf toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈʃutɪŋ: ˈdɑnəld trəmp sɪz 'ɪt wɑz ən ækt əv pjʊr ˈivəl' ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈdɑnəld trəmp kɔld ðə əˈtæk ən əv pjʊr evil”*”. hi sɛd hi plænd tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd ˈɔrdərd ðə flægz tɪ bi loʊərd tɪ half-mast*. ɪn ə rɪˈspɑns ðət həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈrɪʧuəl, ˈdɛməˌkræts dɪˈmændɪd ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz teɪk ˈækʃən ɔn gən kənˈtroʊl ˈmɛʒərz ðeɪ bɪˈliv wɪl prɪˈvɛnt ər æt list rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkæʒəwəltiz əv ə fˈjuʧər mæs ˈʃutɪŋ, waɪl rɪˈpəblɪkənz bleɪmd ðɛm fər pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊmənt. 'ðɪs ˈɪzənt səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈhæpən hir': həʃ fɔlz ˈoʊvər ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈæftər ˈʃutɪŋ rɛd mɔr ɪn klɑrk ˈkaʊnti, ðə ˈɔfəs wərkt tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ˈfæməliz, ɛz ˈrɛzɪdənts wund əraʊnd blɑks tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt bləd fər ðə sərˈvaɪvərz. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈivnɪŋ ˈvɪʤəlz wər plænd əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti ɛz doʊˈneɪʃənz ənd pɔrd ɪn frəm əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz. baɪ leɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt, pəˈlis sɛd ðeɪ stɪl hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ə rɪˈtaɪrd əˈkaʊntənt wɪθ noʊ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhɪstəri tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ðɪs əˈtæk. lɑmˈbɑrdoʊ sɛd ˈpædək əˈpɪrd ““reclusive”*” bət ˈkɔʃənd ðət əˈθɔrətiz wər stɪl ˈkoʊmɪŋ θru hɪz ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˈgənmən hæd əˈtɛndəd ə mˈjuzɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl kɔld laɪf ɪz ˈbjutəfəl ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs wən wik əˈgoʊ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈdænli, hum hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, wɑz ˈkərəntli ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ənd ðət pəˈlis ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ tɔk tɪ hər wɪn ʃi rɪˈtərnz. ə ˈbrəðər əv ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈflɔrɪdə, ˈɛrɪk ˈpædək, toʊld ˈsiˌbiˌɛs hi wɑz ““dumbfounded”*”. hi wɑz ən ˈævɪd gən gaɪ æt all”*”, ðə ˈbrəðər sɛd. fækt ðət hi hæd ðoʊz kaɪnd əv ˈwɛpənz ɪz ʤɪst hi həz noʊ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbækˌgraʊnd ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk that.”*.” |
whiskey lovers are more full of it than they seem, and may be exaggerating their ability to even tell rye and bourbon apart, a study by drexel university found. instead, the average consumer is more swayed by brand, age and alcohol content.
the fashion for drinking whiskey appears to be overtaking knowledge of it, assistant professor at center for hospitality and sport management, jacob, found. he arrived at the results by carrying out a simple blind sorting exercise.
"there is definitely a tendency for bartenders to talk about how some drinks should absolutely be made with bourbon or rye, and i think it's clear now that there is more flexibility," says. “in a way fun and exciting it gives you a bigger universe to play with.”
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while the two spirits have their distinct traditions, chemical and taste differences (try telling a scotsman something about the merits of bourbon), the only legal difference between rye and bourbon is that the latter is for the most part fermented corn mash, while rye is grain. the mash bill or the collection of raw materials used for a specific blend could be different by a small fraction and still cause a drink to be pigeonholed into another category.
for his sample used 21 participants and trays with 10 mystery whiskeys half of them bourbon, the other half rye. the order was random. the subjects were instructed to only smell, not taste. this exercise basically matches the testing procedures for scotch whiskey evaluation.
days later the subjects came back and were told to reorder the previously smelled whiskeys into groupings. the order in which the whiskeys were presented was exactly the same. the difference was that this time around the whiskeys all got fancy brand names and labels.
the next part is a bit more complex. the researchers had to use statistical analyses to interpret the participants’ choices. eventually the conclusion and team arrived at is that the average participant did not order his poisons according to mashbill, but was instead swayed by the flashy label and all the cool information it gave such as years aged, the type of cask and so on.
it was noticed that jim beam whiskeys were often grouped together, something attributed to the established signs of house brands. jim beam, for instance, is known for making both bourbons and rye whiskeys, both of which give off a roasted peanut smell.
lahne’s theory is that while precise explanations are inconclusive, there is little mystery here: people tend to look to tradition; and it is thought that and bourbons had bigger taste differences before than they do now.
lahne hopes to further delve into the whiskey world by next finding out how exactly specific aromas correspond to the perception of the aging, chemical makeup and other factors.
the results are published in the journal of food science. | ˈwɪski ˈləvərz ər mɔr fʊl əv ɪt ðən ðeɪ sim, ənd meɪ bi ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈivɪn tɛl raɪ ənd ˈbərbən əˈpɑrt, ə ˈstədi baɪ ˈdrɛksəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti faʊnd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈævərɪʤ kənˈsumər ɪz mɔr sweɪd baɪ brænd, eɪʤ ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈkɑntɛnt. ðə ˈfæʃən fər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɪski əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ɪt, əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər æt ˈsɛnər fər ˌhɑspəˈtæləti ənd spɔrt ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˈʤeɪkəb, faʊnd. hi əraɪvd æt ðə rɪˈzəlts baɪ ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ə ˈsɪmpəl blaɪnd ˈsɔrtɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. "ðɛr ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ə ˈtɛndənsi fər ˈbɑrˌtɛndərz tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ səm drɪŋks ʃʊd ˌæbsəˈlutli bi meɪd wɪθ ˈbərbən ər raɪ, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪts klɪr naʊ ðət ðɛr ɪz mɔr ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti," sɪz. ə weɪ fən ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ɪt gɪvz ju ə ˈbɪgər ˈjunəˌvərs tɪ pleɪ with.”*.” rɛd mɔr waɪl ðə tu ˈspɪrɪts hæv ðɛr dɪˈstɪŋkt trəˈdɪʃənz, ˈkɛmɪkəl ənd teɪst ˈdɪfərənsɪz (traɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ə ˈskɑtsmən ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛrɪts əv ˈbərbən), ðə ˈoʊnli ˈligəl ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin raɪ ənd ˈbərbən ɪz ðət ðə ˈlætər ɪz fər ðə moʊst pɑrt fərˈmɛntəd kɔrn mæʃ, waɪl raɪ ɪz greɪn. ðə mæʃ bɪl ər ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv rɑ məˈtɪriəlz juzd fər ə spɪˈsɪfɪk blɛnd kʊd bi ˈdɪfərənt baɪ ə smɔl ˈfrækʃən ənd stɪl kɔz ə drɪŋk tɪ bi ˈpɪʤənˌhoʊld ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˈkætəˌgɔri. fər hɪz ˈsæmpəl juzd 21 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ənd treɪz wɪθ 10 ˈmɪstəri ˈwɪskiz hæf əv ðɛm ˈbərbən, ðə ˈəðər hæf raɪ. ðə ˈɔrdər wɑz ˈrændəm. ðə ˈsəbʤɪkts wər ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd tɪ ˈoʊnli smɛl, nɑt teɪst. ðɪs ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈmæʧɪz ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ prəˈsiʤərz fər skɑʧ ˈwɪski ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən. deɪz ˈleɪtər ðə ˈsəbʤɪkts keɪm bæk ənd wər toʊld tɪ riˈɔrdər ðə ˈpriviəsli smɛld ˈwɪskiz ˈɪntu ˈgrupɪŋz. ðə ˈɔrdər ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈwɪskiz wər pərˈzɛnəd wɑz ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm. ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz ðət ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd ðə ˈwɪskiz ɔl gɑt ˈfænsi brænd neɪmz ənd ˈleɪbəlz. ðə nɛkst pɑrt ɪz ə bɪt mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks. ðə ˈrisərʧərz hæd tɪ juz stəˈtɪstɪkəl æˈnælɪˌsiz tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət ðə participants’*’ ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðə kənˈkluʒən ənd tim əraɪvd æt ɪz ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ pɑrˈtɪsəpənt dɪd nɑt ˈɔrdər hɪz ˈpɔɪzənz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ mashbill*, bət wɑz ˌɪnˈstɛd sweɪd baɪ ðə ˈflæʃi ˈleɪbəl ənd ɔl ðə kul ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪt geɪv səʧ ɛz jɪrz ˈeɪʤɪd, ðə taɪp əv kæsk ənd soʊ ɔn. ɪt wɑz ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ʤɪm bim ˈwɪskiz wər ˈɔfən grupt təˈgɛðər, ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt saɪnz əv haʊs brændz. ʤɪm bim, fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪz noʊn fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ boʊθ ˈbərbənz ənd raɪ ˈwɪskiz, boʊθ əv wɪʧ gɪv ɔf ə ˈroʊstɪd ˈpiˌnət smɛl. ˈθɪri ɪz ðət waɪl prɪˈsaɪs ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ər ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv, ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈmɪstəri hir: ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ lʊk tɪ trəˈdɪʃən; ənd ɪt ɪz θɔt ðət ənd ˈbərbənz hæd ˈbɪgər teɪst ˈdɪfərənsɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðən ðeɪ du naʊ. hoʊps tɪ ˈfərðər dɛlv ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɪski wərld baɪ nɛkst ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt haʊ ɪgˈzæktli spɪˈsɪfɪk ərˈoʊməz ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd tɪ ðə pərˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈeɪʤɪŋ, ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈmeɪˌkəp ənd ˈəðər ˈfæktərz. ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl əv fud saɪəns. |
this article is inspired by blog post: c++ version of via literals.
in this post (aka dled) is inspired to replicate syntax for repeating actions. in ruby we can write:
42.times do ...
where is some bit of code to be repeated, in this case, times.’s blog shows off the modern c++ feature of literals.
but a bit old school on this and i care for that syntax. but the post did inspire me to play around with how implement this with a more traditional syntax. along the way touch on, template function overloading, sfinae, template parameters, assert(), type functions, perfect forwarding, and, of course, trying to write our code as generally as possible.
first cut
so the first cut is pretty straight forward. we want to write this:
int main() {, << "bla/n";}); }
so we need this:
#include <iostream> template <class callable> void n, callable f) { for}; i != n; ++i) { f(); } }
we could avoid the template by writing the function like this:
void n, void(*f)()) { for}; i != n; ++i) { f(); } }
or, more clearly:
using callable = void(*)(); void n, callable f) { for}; i != n; ++i) { f(); } }
but this would only work for functions and function pointers that are a perfect match for this signature. a function that returns a return type, be passed, even though it would work for our purposes.
but more importantly, this approach would only work for functions and function pointers. it would not work for function objects and, most importantly of all, it work or lambdas.
of course we want to be as general as possible, so do this:
#include <iostream> count, class callable> void n, callable f) { for (count}; i != n; ++i) { f(); } }
but just as does, we want to be able to also support a version where the callable takes a parameter that is the loop iteration. this is one thing that i miss when using the modern range based for i want to know what iteration we are on.
iteration count
so we want to be able to write this:
int main() {, << "counting: " << i << "/n";});, << "bla/n";}); }
we use the trick suggested by kirk shoop (and improved by alberto) to implement this:
#include <utility> // #1 without argument count, class callable, class enable =(std::declval<callable>()()) > void n, callable f, ...) { for (count}; i != n; ++i) { f(); } } // #2 with argument count, class callable, class enable =})) > void n, callable f) { for (count}; i != n; ++i) { f(i); } }
notice that the parameter pack (…) isroduced to prevent the compiler from objecting to the fact that we are essentially defining the same template twice with the only difference being the default type of the enable parameter.
byroducing the parameter pack argument we make the two definitions of times different so that the compiler will accept them both as overloads. (two definitions that only differ in a default value are a redefinition, not an overload.) but because a parameter pack can be empty (and will be in this use case), the two definitions are really the same in practice. it matter which definition gets the parameter pack because, as we just discussed, it will be empty.
the reason that the compiler rejects a redefinition is because it know which function to call, the original or the redefinition. by using the empty parameter pack trick to fool the compilero thinking that these are two different definitions when in practice they really, we just setting ourselves up for failure when we try to call the function? how will the compiler know which definition to use when we make a class for which the parameter pack is empty?
the trick here is that we are using something called sfinae. if you know about sfinae, then you can either just chalk this up to template magic that learn later, or you could watch this talk and learn it now.
in this code we using, which is the typical go to tool for sfinae, instead we have the enable parameter which is functioning like. that is to say that if the callable take a count argument (initialized by 0) then the definition that labeled #2 with argument gets out and if the callable be called without arguments, then the definition that labeled #1 without argument gets out.
since the enable parameter is only used for sfinae, we never pass it a value and only use the default. the default value expression uses std::declval, which added to specifically for this type of situation. if we have it, end up using something like this:
class enable =((*(callable*) nullptr)())
declval just creates a reference type of its template arguments to it can be used in expressions in contexts like().
exploiting the generality
so far we done anything that accomplish and some people might prefer his (ruby inspired) syntax. but i prefer the traditional syntax because i think it is more general. here is why i think so:
now that we are taking an count, we might want to play games with that. like to index between any two arbitrary values. we could index between 10 to 15. we could even handle indexing in reverse order:
int main() {, 16, << "index: " << i << "/n";});, 9, << "index: " << i << "/n";});, << "counting: " << i << "/n";});, << "bla/n";}); }
the is the same as before with the addition of these definitions:
#include <utility> // #1 without argument template< class count, class callable, class enable =(std::declval<callable>()()) > void start, count end, callable f, ...) { if (start < end) { for (auto i(start); i != end; ++i) { f(); } } else if (start > end) { for (auto i(start); i != end; --i) { f(); } } } // #2 with argument template< class count, class callable, class enable =})) > void start, count end, callable f) { if (start < end) { for (auto i(start); i != end; ++i) { f(i); } } else if (start > end) { for (auto i(start); i != end; --i) { f(i); } } }
notice that if the callable take the index argument, we really care what order we index, but we still need to get the direction correct in order to know if we need to increment or decrement.
next step
now that done this, guess that you see the next step coming. like to increment (or decrement) by values other than one. so like to be able to do this:
int main() {, 20, 3, << "i: " << i << "/n";});, 10, 3, << "i: " << i << "/n";});, 16, << "index: " << i << "/n";});, 9, << "index: " << i << "/n";});, << "counting: " << i << "/n";});, << "bla/n";}); }
the is the same as before with the addition of these definitions:
#include <utility> // #1 without argument template< class count, class callable, class enable =(std::declval<callable>()()) > void start, count end, count delta, callable f, ...) { != 0); if (delta < 0) { delta = 0 - delta; } if (start < end) { for (auto i(start); i < end; i += delta) { f(); } } else if (start > end) { for (auto i(start); i > end; i -= delta) { f(); } } } // #2 with argument template< class count, class callable, class enable =})) > void start, count end, count delta, callable f) { != 0); if (delta < 0) { delta = 0 - delta; } if (start < end) { for (auto i(start); i < end; i += delta) { f(i); } } else if (start > end) { for (auto i(start); i > end; i -= delta) { f(i); } } }
if the delta parameter is zero, this is a logic error, so we assert(), as is appropriate for logic errors. that means that we also need:
#include <cassert>
the direction of the delta is ambiguous in normal conversation. one could say “count from twenty to ten by threes.” and not be expected to say “count from twenty to ten by negative threes.” so take it as given that the direction of the delta is determined by the start and end values of the indexing range.
note that we need to change our terminating condition. up until now followed the inspired practice of terminating with the general:
i != end
but now that we have incrementing, we need the less general loop termination to avoid overshooting the end point.
arbitrary parameters
the last generality i want to address is to allow us to pass arbitrary values to be used as parameters to the callable. we see this pattern in the call to std::async(). like to be able to write:
int main() {, 6, 1, i) << "4: " << i << "
";}, 4);, 6, 1, i, float f) << i << " " << f << "
";}, 4,);, 6, 1, [] << "no
";});, 6, 1, i) << "count: " << i << "
";}); }
that is to say, we want to be able to pass any number of any type of parameters after the callable and these parameters should be perfect forwarded to the callable.
we want to break any of our existing functionality (which depends on using the empty parameter pack trick) and we want to cause any ambiguity if we happen to pass a parameter of the same type as the count parameter.
for our implementation we just need to add a new definition that will only be enabled (using our friend) when there are parameters passed after the callable. that is, when the parameter pack is not empty.
here is our implementation. note that we need to add this same definition for the flavors that have one and two count parameters before the callable.
template< class count, class callable, class... > auto start, count end, count delta, callable f,&&...) ->_t<(sizeof...(args) > 0)> { != 0); if (delta < 0) { delta = 0 - delta; } if (start < end) { for (auto i(start); i < end; i += delta) { f(std::forward<args>(args)...); } } else if (start > end) { for (auto i(start); i > end; i -= delta) { f(std::forward<args>(args)...); } } }
in the previous versions, we need to name the parameter pack type or value because we ever use it. (it was only used to prevent the compiler from complaining about our redefinition of times().) but here we are going to use the parameter pack (we are going to perfect forward it to the callable), so we need to give it a type (our template parameter&&) and a name,.
the && following the template type means that this is a forwarding reference. it has the same syntax as an reference, but due to the magic of reference collapsing, is a pack of and references depending on what was deduced from what is passed. when we pass them on with std::forward<args>(args)… the compiler will pass them to the callable so that each parameter is the type or) that the reference is bound to.
this is the secret of perfect forwarding. how this happens is really beyond the scope of what i want to talk about here, but i did want to show how to perfect forward an arbitrary set of parameters la async(), emplace(), and make_shared().
we are also using to disable this definition when the parameter pack is empty.
template type functions, which is what is, are that take types (and compile time constant values) as parameters and return a type (as a nested type named type). takes two parameters, one a compile time boolean constant and the other a type. if the constant is true, then the type function returns the passed type. if the constant is false, the function definition is disabled, that is it is out of the overload set. the overload set is the set of functions that the compiler will consider when, in this case, we call times.
since is a type function, we would need to write it like this:
typename<(sizeof...(args) > 0),
except there are some short cuts. the second parameter (the type) defaults to void which is what we want in this case, so we need to specify it. also we can use_t. this is a type alias to the type defined by the nested type referred to as ::type, so we end up just writing:
std::enable_if_t<(sizeof...(args) > 0)>
note that we need the parentheses around the constant boolean expression because it contains the character which will be seen as closing the template parameter block if it is not in parentheses.
the magic of is that it makes a function template definition “go away” (when the boolean value is false) no matter where it is in the definition. it can be any of the parameter types, a default value of a parameter type, or the return value. since using it as the return value here and because it depends on an identifier defined in the parameter block (args), we need to use the trailing return type syntax:
auto times(...) ->
the boolean compile time constant that we are passing to is…(args) > 0. this use of takes a parameter pack what the is for) and, instead of returning a number of bytes as usually returns, it returns the number of parameters in the parameter back. in our case we care about the number, we only care that it is non-zero, that is to say, that the parameter pack is not empty. if the parameter pack is empty for a particular call, the compiler ignores this definition for that particular call, because of. if the parameter pack is not empty (there are parameters after the callable) then the definition is used and its return value is void.
comments
this exercise was, to me, less about a useful implementation (unlike, not used ruby or times and crave them) than about playing with implementing a simple library that explores some nice implementation techniques.
if like to share your thoughts, please comment on the post.
updates
this post has been updated based on the comments. my thanks to the all the commenters.
mark_99 pointed out that the trick is classic varargs, not the modern template parameter feature.
bobby graese? (truejournals) pointed out that i was needlessly using to declare i.
thanks to alberto (iaanus) for teaching me about.
the comments also contain an application of if by vittorio romeo) that really cleans up this exercise. i update for this because if is a feature.
vittorio also suggests that “you should also consider passing f by forwarding-reference, in order to avoid unnecessary copies for callable objects.” this is not consistent with the standard practice in the of just passing by copy. that is based on the assumption that are usually cheap to copy. there is a readability trade-off. you be the judge. here is this suggestion applied to the first cut:
#include <iostream> template <class callable> void n, callable&& f) { for}; i != n; ++i) { std::forward<callable>(f)(); } }
and thanks to louis dione for reminding us that hana does it better.
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like this: like loading... | ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ blɔg poʊst: si++ ˈvərʒən əv ˈviə literals*. ɪn ðɪs poʊst (ˈɑkə dled*) ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ˈsɪnˌtæks fər rɪˈpitɪŋ ˈækʃənz. ɪn ˈrubi wi kən raɪt: du wɛr ɪz səm bɪt əv koʊd tɪ bi rɪˈpitɪd, ɪn ðɪs keɪs, taɪmz. blɔg ʃoʊz ɔf ðə ˈmɑdərn si++ ˈfiʧər əv literals*. bət ə bɪt oʊld skul ɔn ðɪs ənd aɪ kɛr fər ðət ˈsɪnˌtæks. bət ðə poʊst dɪd ˌɪnˈspaɪr mi tɪ pleɪ əraʊnd wɪθ haʊ ˈɪmpləmənt ðɪs wɪθ ə mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɪnˌtæks. əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ təʧ ɔn, ˈtɛmplət ˈfəŋkʃən ˈoʊvərˌloʊdɪŋ, sfinae*, ˈtɛmplət pərˈæmətərz, əˈsərt(), taɪp ˈfəŋkʃənz, ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈfɔrwərdɪŋ, ənd, əv kɔrs, traɪɪŋ tɪ raɪt ɑr koʊd ɛz ˈʤɛnərəli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. fərst kət soʊ ðə fərst kət ɪz ˈprɪti streɪt ˈfɔrwərd. wi wɔnt tɪ raɪt ðɪs: meɪn() "bla/n*";}); soʊ wi nid ðɪs: #ˌɪnˈklud <iostream*> ˈtɛmplət <klæs ˈkɔləbəl> vɔɪd ɛn, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf) fər aɪ ɛn; ++aɪ) ɛf(); wi kʊd əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈtɛmplət baɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə ˈfəŋkʃən laɪk ðɪs: vɔɪd ɛn, void(*f*)()) fər aɪ ɛn; ++aɪ) ɛf(); ər, mɔr ˈklɪrli: ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɔləbəl vɔɪd(*)(); vɔɪd ɛn, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf) fər aɪ ɛn; ++aɪ) ɛf(); bət ðɪs wʊd ˈoʊnli wərk fər ˈfəŋkʃənz ənd ˈfəŋkʃən ˈpɔɪntərz ðət ər ə ˈpərˌfɪkt mæʧ fər ðɪs ˈsɪgnəʧər. ə ˈfəŋkʃən ðət rɪˈtərnz ə rɪˈtərn taɪp, bi pæst, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt wʊd wərk fər ɑr ˈpərpəsɪz. bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðɪs əˈproʊʧ wʊd ˈoʊnli wərk fər ˈfəŋkʃənz ənd ˈfəŋkʃən ˈpɔɪntərz. ɪt wʊd nɑt wərk fər ˈfəŋkʃən ˈɑbʤɛkts ənd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli əv ɔl, ɪt wərk ər lambdas*. əv kɔrs wi wɔnt tɪ bi ɛz ˈʤɛnərəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, soʊ du ðɪs: #ˌɪnˈklud <iostream*> kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl> vɔɪd ɛn, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf) fər (kaʊnt aɪ ɛn; ++aɪ) ɛf(); bət ʤɪst ɛz dɪz, wi wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ə ˈvərʒən wɛr ðə ˈkɔləbəl teɪks ə pərˈæmətər ðət ɪz ðə lup ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən. ðɪs ɪz wən θɪŋ ðət aɪ mɪs wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmɑdərn reɪnʤ beɪst fər aɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ wət ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən wi ər ɔn. ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən kaʊnt soʊ wi wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ raɪt ðɪs: meɪn() "ˈkaʊntɪŋ: aɪ "/ɛn";}); "bla/n*";}); wi juz ðə trɪk səˈʤɛstɪd baɪ kərk ʃup (ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd baɪ ælˈbərtoʊ) tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðɪs: #ˌɪnˈklud <juˈtɪləti> 1 wɪˈθaʊt ˈɑrgjəmənt kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl, klæs ɪˈneɪbəl decltype(std::declval<callable*>()()) vɔɪd ɛn, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf, fər (kaʊnt aɪ ɛn; ++aɪ) ɛf(); 2 wɪθ ˈɑrgjəmənt kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl, klæs ɪˈneɪbəl vɔɪd ɛn, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf) fər (kaʊnt aɪ ɛn; ++aɪ) f(i*); ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə kəmˈpaɪlər frəm əˈbʤɛktɪŋ tɪ ðə fækt ðət wi ər ɛˈsɛnʃəli dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈtɛmplət twaɪs wɪθ ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdɪfərəns biɪŋ ðə dɪˈfɔlt taɪp əv ðə ɪˈneɪbəl pərˈæmətər. baɪ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ˈɑrgjəmənt wi meɪk ðə tu ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv taɪmz ˈdɪfərənt soʊ ðət ðə kəmˈpaɪlər wɪl əkˈsɛpt ðɛm boʊθ ɛz ˈoʊvərˌloʊdz. (tu ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ðət ˈoʊnli ˈdɪfər ɪn ə dɪˈfɔlt ˈvælju ər ə riˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, nɑt ən ˈoʊvərˌloʊd.) bət bɪˈkəz ə pərˈæmətər pæk kən bi ˈɛmti (ənd wɪl bi ɪn ðɪs juz keɪs), ðə tu ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ər ˈrɪli ðə seɪm ɪn ˈpræktɪs. ɪt ˈmætər wɪʧ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən gɪts ðə pərˈæmətər pæk bɪˈkəz, ɛz wi ʤɪst dɪˈskəst, ɪt wɪl bi ˈɛmti. ðə ˈrizən ðət ðə kəmˈpaɪlər ˈriʤɛkts ə riˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪz bɪˈkəz ɪt noʊ wɪʧ ˈfəŋkʃən tɪ kɔl, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ər ðə riˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɛmti pərˈæmətər pæk trɪk tɪ ful ðə kəmˈpaɪlər ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ðiz ər tu ˈdɪfərənt ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz wɪn ɪn ˈpræktɪs ðeɪ ˈrɪli, wi ʤɪst ˈsɛtɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz əp fər ˈfeɪljər wɪn wi traɪ tɪ kɔl ðə ˈfəŋkʃən? haʊ wɪl ðə kəmˈpaɪlər noʊ wɪʧ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən tɪ juz wɪn wi meɪk ə klæs fər wɪʧ ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ɪz ˈɛmti? ðə trɪk hir ɪz ðət wi ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔld sfinae*. ɪf ju noʊ əˈbaʊt sfinae*, ðɛn ju kən ˈiðər ʤɪst ʧɔk ðɪs əp tɪ ˈtɛmplət ˈmæʤɪk ðət lərn ˈleɪtər, ər ju kʊd wɔʧ ðɪs tɔk ənd lərn ɪt naʊ. ɪn ðɪs koʊd wi ˈjuzɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl goʊ tɪ tul fər sfinae*, ˌɪnˈstɛd wi hæv ðə ɪˈneɪbəl pərˈæmətər wɪʧ ɪz ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ laɪk. ðət ɪz tɪ seɪ ðət ɪf ðə ˈkɔləbəl teɪk ə kaʊnt ˈɑrgjəmənt (ˌɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪzd baɪ 0 ðɛn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ðət ˈleɪbəld 2 wɪθ ˈɑrgjəmənt gɪts aʊt ənd ɪf ðə ˈkɔləbəl bi kɔld wɪˈθaʊt ˈɑrgjəmənts, ðɛn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ðət ˈleɪbəld 1 wɪˈθaʊt ˈɑrgjəmənt gɪts aʊt. sɪns ðə ɪˈneɪbəl pərˈæmətər ɪz ˈoʊnli juzd fər sfinae*, wi ˈnɛvər pæs ɪt ə ˈvælju ənd ˈoʊnli juz ðə dɪˈfɔlt. ðə dɪˈfɔlt ˈvælju ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈjuzɪz std::declval*, wɪʧ ˈædɪd tɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ðɪs taɪp əv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ɪf wi hæv ɪt, ɛnd əp ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: klæs ɪˈneɪbəl decltype((*(callable**) nullptr*)()) ʤɪst kriˈeɪts ə ˈrɛfərəns taɪp əv ɪts ˈtɛmplət ˈɑrgjəmənts tɪ ɪt kən bi juzd ɪn ɪkˈsprɛʃənz ɪn ˈkɑnˌtɛksts laɪk(). ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ðə ˌʤɛnərˈæləti soʊ fɑr wi dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət əˈkɑmplɪʃ ənd səm ˈpipəl maɪt prɪˈfər hɪz (ˈrubi ˌɪnˈspaɪərd) ˈsɪnˌtæks. bət aɪ prɪˈfər ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɪnˌtæks bɪˈkəz aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈʤɛnərəl. hir ɪz waɪ aɪ θɪŋk soʊ: naʊ ðət wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ən kaʊnt, wi maɪt wɔnt tɪ pleɪ geɪmz wɪθ ðət. laɪk tɪ ˈɪndɛks bɪtˈwin ˈɛni tu ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈvæljuz. wi kʊd ˈɪndɛks bɪtˈwin 10 tɪ 15 wi kʊd ˈivɪn ˈhændəl ˈɪndɛksɪŋ ɪn rɪˈvərs ˈɔrdər: meɪn() 16 "ˈɪndɛks: aɪ "/ɛn";}); 9 "ˈɪndɛks: aɪ "/ɛn";}); "ˈkaʊntɪŋ: aɪ "/ɛn";}); "bla/n*";}); ðə ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ðiz ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz: #ˌɪnˈklud <juˈtɪləti> 1 wɪˈθaʊt ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈtɛmplət< klæs kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl, klæs ɪˈneɪbəl decltype(std::declval<callable*>()()) vɔɪd stɑrt, kaʊnt ɛnd, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf, ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; ++aɪ) ɛf(); ɛls ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; --aɪ) ɛf(); 2 wɪθ ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈtɛmplət< klæs kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl, klæs ɪˈneɪbəl vɔɪd stɑrt, kaʊnt ɛnd, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf) ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; ++aɪ) f(i*); ɛls ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; --aɪ) f(i*); ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ɪf ðə ˈkɔləbəl teɪk ðə ˈɪndɛks ˈɑrgjəmənt, wi ˈrɪli kɛr wət ˈɔrdər wi ˈɪndɛks, bət wi stɪl nid tɪ gɪt ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn kərˈɛkt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ noʊ ɪf wi nid tɪ ˈɪnkrəmənt ər decrement*. nɛkst stɛp naʊ ðət dən ðɪs, gɛs ðət ju si ðə nɛkst stɛp ˈkəmɪŋ. laɪk tɪ ˈɪnkrəmənt (ər decrement*) baɪ ˈvæljuz ˈəðər ðən wən. soʊ laɪk tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðɪs: meɪn() 20 3 "aɪ: aɪ "/ɛn";}); 10 3 "aɪ: aɪ "/ɛn";}); 16 "ˈɪndɛks: aɪ "/ɛn";}); 9 "ˈɪndɛks: aɪ "/ɛn";}); "ˈkaʊntɪŋ: aɪ "/ɛn";}); "bla/n*";}); ðə ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ðiz ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz: #ˌɪnˈklud <juˈtɪləti> 1 wɪˈθaʊt ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈtɛmplət< klæs kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl, klæs ɪˈneɪbəl decltype(std::declval<callable*>()()) vɔɪd stɑrt, kaʊnt ɛnd, kaʊnt ˈdɛltə, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf, 0 ɪf (ˈdɛltə 0 ˈdɛltə 0 ˈdɛltə; ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; aɪ ˈdɛltə) ɛf(); ɛls ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; aɪ ˈdɛltə) ɛf(); 2 wɪθ ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈtɛmplət< klæs kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl, klæs ɪˈneɪbəl vɔɪd stɑrt, kaʊnt ɛnd, kaʊnt ˈdɛltə, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf) 0 ɪf (ˈdɛltə 0 ˈdɛltə 0 ˈdɛltə; ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; aɪ ˈdɛltə) f(i*); ɛls ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; aɪ ˈdɛltə) f(i*); ɪf ðə ˈdɛltə pərˈæmətər ɪz ˈziroʊ, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈlɑʤɪk ˈɛrər, soʊ wi əˈsərt(), ɛz ɪz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ˈlɑʤɪk ˈɛrərz. ðət minz ðət wi ˈɔlsoʊ nid: #ˌɪnˈklud <cassert*> ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈdɛltə ɪz æmˈbɪgjuəs ɪn ˈnɔrməl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. wən kʊd seɪ frəm tˈwɛnti tɪ tɛn baɪ threes.”*.” ənd nɑt bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ seɪ frəm tˈwɛnti tɪ tɛn baɪ ˈnɛgətɪv threes.”*.” soʊ teɪk ɪt ɛz ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈdɛltə ɪz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ðə stɑrt ənd ɛnd ˈvæljuz əv ðə ˈɪndɛksɪŋ reɪnʤ. noʊt ðət wi nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɑr ˈtərməˌneɪtɪŋ kənˈdɪʃən. əp ənˈtɪl naʊ ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ˈpræktɪs əv ˈtərməˌneɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl: aɪ ɛnd bət naʊ ðət wi hæv incrementing*, wi nid ðə lɛs ˈʤɛnərəl lup tərməˈneɪʃən tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈoʊvərˌʃutɪŋ ðə ɛnd pɔɪnt. ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri pərˈæmətərz ðə læst ˌʤɛnərˈæləti aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ pæs ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈvæljuz tɪ bi juzd ɛz pərˈæmətərz tɪ ðə ˈkɔləbəl. wi si ðɪs ˈpætərn ɪn ðə kɔl tɪ std::async*(). laɪk tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ raɪt: meɪn() 6 1 aɪ) 4 aɪ 4 6 1 aɪ, floʊt ɛf) aɪ ɛf 4 6 1 "noʊ 6 1 aɪ) "kaʊnt: aɪ ðət ɪz tɪ seɪ, wi wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pæs ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛni taɪp əv pərˈæmətərz ˈæftər ðə ˈkɔləbəl ənd ðiz pərˈæmətərz ʃʊd bi ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈfɔrwərdɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɔləbəl. wi wɔnt tɪ breɪk ˈɛni əv ɑr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti (wɪʧ dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɛmti pərˈæmətər pæk trɪk) ənd wi wɔnt tɪ kɔz ˈɛni ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti ɪf wi ˈhæpən tɪ pæs ə pərˈæmətər əv ðə seɪm taɪp ɛz ðə kaʊnt pərˈæmətər. fər ɑr ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən wi ʤɪst nid tɪ æd ə nu ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ðət wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ɪˈneɪbəld (ˈjuzɪŋ ɑr frɛnd) wɪn ðɛr ər pərˈæmətərz pæst ˈæftər ðə ˈkɔləbəl. ðət ɪz, wɪn ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ɪz nɑt ˈɛmti. hir ɪz ɑr ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən. noʊt ðət wi nid tɪ æd ðɪs seɪm ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən fər ðə ˈfleɪvərz ðət hæv wən ənd tu kaʊnt pərˈæmətərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɔləbəl. ˈtɛmplət< klæs kaʊnt, klæs ˈkɔləbəl, klæs... ˈɔtoʊ stɑrt, kaʊnt ɛnd, kaʊnt ˈdɛltə, ˈkɔləbəl ɛf,&&...) std::enable_if_t<(sizeof...(args*) 0 0 ɪf (ˈdɛltə 0 ˈdɛltə 0 ˈdɛltə; ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; aɪ ˈdɛltə) f(std::forward<args>(args*)...); ɛls ɪf (stɑrt ɛnd) fər (ˈɔtoʊ i(start*); aɪ ɛnd; aɪ ˈdɛltə) f(std::forward<args>(args*)...); ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒənz, wi nid tɪ neɪm ðə pərˈæmətər pæk taɪp ər ˈvælju bɪˈkəz wi ˈɛvər juz ɪt. (ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli juzd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə kəmˈpaɪlər frəm kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɑr riˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv taɪmz().) bət hir wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ juz ðə pərˈæmətər pæk (wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈfɔrwərd ɪt tɪ ðə ˈkɔləbəl), soʊ wi nid tɪ gɪv ɪt ə taɪp (ɑr ˈtɛmplət pərˈæmətər&&) ənd ə neɪm,. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈtɛmplət taɪp minz ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfɔrwərdɪŋ ˈrɛfərəns. ɪt həz ðə seɪm ˈsɪnˌtæks ɛz ən ˈrɛfərəns, bət du tɪ ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv ˈrɛfərəns kəˈlæpsɪŋ, ɪz ə pæk əv ənd ˈrɛfərənsɪz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wət wɑz dɪˈdust frəm wət ɪz pæst. wɪn wi pæs ðɛm ɔn wɪθ std::forward<args>(args)…*)… ðə kəmˈpaɪlər wɪl pæs ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈkɔləbəl soʊ ðət iʧ pərˈæmətər ɪz ðə taɪp ər) ðət ðə ˈrɛfərəns ɪz baʊnd tɪ. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsikrɪt əv ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈfɔrwərdɪŋ. haʊ ðɪs ˈhæpənz ɪz ˈrɪli bɪɔnd ðə skoʊp əv wət aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt hir, bət aɪ dɪd wɔnt tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ tɪ ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈfɔrwərd ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri sɛt əv pərˈæmətərz lɑ async*(), emplace*(), ənd make_shared*(). wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ dɪˈseɪbəl ðɪs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən wɪn ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ɪz ˈɛmti. ˈtɛmplət taɪp ˈfəŋkʃənz, wɪʧ ɪz wət ɪz, ər ðət teɪk taɪps (ənd kəmˈpaɪl taɪm ˈkɑnstənt ˈvæljuz) ɛz pərˈæmətərz ənd rɪˈtərn ə taɪp (ɛz ə ˈnɛstɪd taɪp neɪmd taɪp). teɪks tu pərˈæmətərz, wən ə kəmˈpaɪl taɪm buˈliən ˈkɑnstənt ənd ðə ˈəðər ə taɪp. ɪf ðə ˈkɑnstənt ɪz tru, ðɛn ðə taɪp ˈfəŋkʃən rɪˈtərnz ðə pæst taɪp. ɪf ðə ˈkɑnstənt ɪz fɔls, ðə ˈfəŋkʃən ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪz dɪˈseɪbəld, ðət ɪz ɪt ɪz aʊt əv ðə ˈoʊvərˌloʊd sɛt. ðə ˈoʊvərˌloʊd sɛt ɪz ðə sɛt əv ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət ðə kəmˈpaɪlər wɪl kənˈsɪdər wɪn, ɪn ðɪs keɪs, wi kɔl taɪmz. sɪns ɪz ə taɪp ˈfəŋkʃən, wi wʊd nid tɪ raɪt ɪt laɪk ðɪs: std::enable_if<(sizeof...(args*) 0 ɪkˈsɛpt ðɛr ər səm ʃɔrt kəts. ðə ˈsɛkənd pərˈæmətər (ðə taɪp) dɪˈfɔlts tɪ vɔɪd wɪʧ ɪz wət wi wɔnt ɪn ðɪs keɪs, soʊ wi nid tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ wi kən juz enable_if_t*. ðɪs ɪz ə taɪp ˈeɪliəs tɪ ðə taɪp dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈnɛstɪd taɪp rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ::taɪp, soʊ wi ɛnd əp ʤɪst ˈraɪtɪŋ: std::enable_if_t<(sizeof...(args*) 0 noʊt ðət wi nid ðə pərˈɛnθəˌsiz əraʊnd ðə ˈkɑnstənt buˈliən ɪkˈsprɛʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt kənˈteɪnz ðə ˈkɛrɪktər wɪʧ wɪl bi sin ɛz ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə ˈtɛmplət pərˈæmətər blɑk ɪf ɪt ɪz nɑt ɪn pərˈɛnθəˌsiz. ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv ɪz ðət ɪt meɪks ə ˈfəŋkʃən ˈtɛmplət ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən away”*” (wɪn ðə buˈliən ˈvælju ɪz fɔls) noʊ ˈmætər wɛr ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən. ɪt kən bi ˈɛni əv ðə pərˈæmətər taɪps, ə dɪˈfɔlt ˈvælju əv ə pərˈæmətər taɪp, ər ðə rɪˈtərn ˈvælju. sɪns ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ðə rɪˈtərn ˈvælju hir ənd bɪˈkəz ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪər dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn ðə pərˈæmətər blɑk (args*), wi nid tɪ juz ðə ˈtreɪlɪŋ rɪˈtərn taɪp ˈsɪnˌtæks: ˈɔtoʊ taɪmz(...) ðə buˈliən kəmˈpaɪl taɪm ˈkɑnstənt ðət wi ər ˈpæsɪŋ tɪ ɪz sizeof…(args*) 0 ðɪs juz əv teɪks ə pərˈæmətər pæk wət ðə ɪz fər) ənd, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv rɪˈtərnɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv baɪts ɛz ˈjuʒəwəli rɪˈtərnz, ɪt rɪˈtərnz ðə ˈnəmbər əv pərˈæmətərz ɪn ðə pərˈæmətər bæk. ɪn ɑr keɪs wi kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnəmbər, wi ˈoʊnli kɛr ðət ɪt ɪz nɑnˈziroʊ, ðət ɪz tɪ seɪ, ðət ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ɪz nɑt ˈɛmti. ɪf ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ɪz ˈɛmti fər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kɔl, ðə kəmˈpaɪlər ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðɪs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən fər ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kɔl, bɪˈkəz əv. ɪf ðə pərˈæmətər pæk ɪz nɑt ˈɛmti (ðɛr ər pərˈæmətərz ˈæftər ðə ˈkɔləbəl) ðɛn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪz juzd ənd ɪts rɪˈtərn ˈvælju ɪz vɔɪd. ˈkɑmɛnts ðɪs ˈɛksərˌsaɪz wɑz, tɪ mi, lɛs əˈbaʊt ə ˈjusfəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən (ənˈlaɪk, nɑt juzd ˈrubi ər taɪmz ənd kreɪv ðɛm) ðən əˈbaʊt pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ðət ɪkˈsplɔrz səm nis ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən tɛkˈniks. ɪf laɪk tɪ ʃɛr jʊr θɔts, pliz ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə poʊst. ˈəpˌdeɪts ðɪs poʊst həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd beɪst ɔn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. maɪ θæŋks tɪ ðə ɔl ðə ˈkɑmɛntərz. ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə trɪk ɪz ˈklæsɪk varargs*, nɑt ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈtɛmplət pərˈæmətər ˈfiʧər. ˈbɑbi graese*? (truejournals*) ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət aɪ wɑz ˈnidləsli ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ dɪˈklɛr aɪ. θæŋks tɪ ælˈbərtoʊ (iaanus*) fər ˈtiʧɪŋ mi əˈbaʊt. ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪn ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv ɪf baɪ viˈtɔrioʊ ˈroʊmiˌoʊ ðət ˈrɪli klinz əp ðɪs ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. aɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt fər ðɪs bɪˈkəz ɪf ɪz ə ˈfiʧər. viˈtɔrioʊ ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛsts ðət ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdər ˈpæsɪŋ ɛf baɪ forwarding-reference*, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈvɔɪd ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈkɑpiz fər ˈkɔləbəl objects.”*.” ðɪs ɪz nɑt kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə ˈstændərd ˈpræktɪs ɪn ðə əv ʤɪst ˈpæsɪŋ baɪ ˈkɑpi. ðət ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ər ˈjuʒəwəli ʧip tɪ ˈkɑpi. ðɛr ɪz ə ˌridəˈbɪlɪti ˈtreɪˌdɔf. ju bi ðə ʤəʤ. hir ɪz ðɪs səˈʤɛsʧən əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə fərst kət: #ˌɪnˈklud <iostream*> ˈtɛmplət <klæs ˈkɔləbəl> vɔɪd ɛn, ˈkɔləbəl&& ɛf) fər aɪ ɛn; ++aɪ) std::forward<callable>(f*)(); ənd θæŋks tɪ luɪs diɑn fər riˈmaɪndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ðət ˈhænə dɪz ɪt ˈbɛtər. ʃɛr ðɪs: tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk mɔr prɪnt iˈmeɪl laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ... |
boston perhaps you've heard of han, the korean american from flushing, queens, who also happens to be a on american idol season 11.
to many, he may seem an unlikely star. he's known for his likable personality, but also for shaking his arms before each performance to get the nerves out. idol judge and aerosmith leading man steven tyler said han's song selection on tuesday night robbie williams' "angel" was a miss.
but when he opens his mouth to sing when us pop star jennifer lopez gets a little teary. his voice on tuesday was "smooth as silk," j lo said. his initial performance “really impressed and shocked” another judge, music producer randy jackson. even tyler said previously he thought han “could be the next american idol.”
han the first asian american to be on american idol, but the overwhelming love and attention getting on camera and off makes it seem that way.
most talented singers have struggled to break into the us music scene. but even as asian americans have trouble getting the attention of us music producers a problem many artists blame on racial barriers imported, or korean pop music, is growing in popularity in the us.
k-pop groups have landed on stages like madison square garden and the letterman show, while most artists are self-supported, reaching their audience primarily through youtube.
and many more asian americans are making the reverse journey to asia in search of opportunities to perform.
k-pop’s american secret
consider korea's infatuation with singer ailee and the more veteran jay park, who rank no. 7 and no. 9, respectively, on the “k-pop hot billboard music chart. what do these two singers have in common? both are from the us; ailee is a new jersey native, and jay park is from seattle.
the trend is nothing new, according to oliver wang, a music journalist and assistant professor, who teaches pop culture at california state university long beach.
“when i was in college in the early ‘90s, people would talk about the la boyz who found far greater fame and success in taiwan than they did here,” wang, 39, said.
la boyz, a boy band formed in 1992, brought american hip-hop from los angeles to taiwan. solid, a trio, did the same but with in korea, becoming the first group.
“i do think that for many asian americans, frustrated by the lack of opportunities locally, they see asia as a potential avenue where racial differences won't matter as much. it's certainly no guarantee asian countries generate so much local talent it's not like they need our to go over there but it's been a trend thus far,” wang said.
producer jae chong, an original member of solid, later went to taiwan to write and produce for the la boyz, as well as artist coco lee and more recently, an/hip-hop group that won best new artist at asian music awards 2011.
indeed, asian countries welcome artists with asian roots and american culture; they are seen as an alluring blend.
“asian-american artists are both american and asian so strange and exotic [to them],” said aoki, japanese american founder of the chicago asian american jazz festival.
entertainment companies in asia, especially korea, frequently hold worldwide auditions in search for the next star. often the top contestants include asian americans who may or may not speak fluent korean.
“there’s like 10 of them [audition shows] in korea,” han said. “when i see those shows with people who sing so well and have perfect english, curious why they try in the us.”
paul kim and john park did try. both made it to the top 24 of american idol, like han kim was part of american sixth season (2007); park, the ninth (2010).
but where are they now?
asian-american artists flounder in us
park’s american idol fame propelled him overseas. a native of northbrook, ill., park was cast in a korean cable show superstar k. he flew to korea for the show, improved his korean performing and nailed his version of “man in the mirror” to score the runner-up position in the whole competition.
park, 23, just released his first album on feb. 22 in korea.
kim, a california native, also released his debut korean single earlier this month. but in the us, the response was much cooler.
“before and after being on the show [american idol], i had meetings with major labels, and people loved my music. but it was too big of a risk for them to invest that much money in an asian,” kim, 30, said in a recent telephone interview. “they told me to keep in touch but have to wait and see how asians do in the market.”
america’s mainstream prefers mainstream music from asia, said music festival founder aoki.
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“america still welcomes foreign good[s]. is a foreign good. america mainstream music is not interested in asian americans but asia," aoki said. "we need more producers who are willing to work with, to produce singers in america."
“i struggled for years… i spent so much time chasing a record deal,” kim said.
although been hurt by a us recording industry hesitant to sign talent, kim says he's optimistic the climate for artists in the us will change.
“soon all major labels will pick their one asian act, like all major labels had to find their own britney," he said. "they artists] are going to be dollar signs in their [major labels’] eyes.”
and there have been some encouraging signs.
could be the answer?
asian-american clara chung and david choi have been gaining a presence on youtube.
“if i have youtube, i be here. i would still be doing music but no support, no tour, nothing doing now,” said choi, who ended his southeast asia and australia tour in july and performed in both korea and japan in december.
chung and choi mainstream artists, but they have succeeded in creating their own brand without a major label or budget, and big companies are starting to take note.
last january 2011 helicon of group americas, a company that makes vocal harmony processing products, sponsored far east movement, the first group to land no. 1 on the billboard top 100 chart and itunes with their hit single “like a
recently, helicon added chung to their list of sponsors. “we just saw a young, fresh artist,” laura davidson, 32, marketing manager of group americas, said of chung.
chung’s upcoming april tour will be fully funded by helicon and guitar center, making every show free for her fans.
a herself, davidson said picky when it comes to which artists she likes, but “it was a no brainer to work with her.”
“when i see a black artist or white or asian i just see if good. not color blind, but i never think, ‘my, lacking artists in this industry!’ but are they good. are they making good music?” she said.
aziatix agrees that only the music matters.
“i wish they had a label for 'good music' and hopefully we would be in that category,” said nicky lee, vocalist of, which launched its 2012 us tour on feb. 24 and will perform in boston on feb. 29.
david choi is also preparing for the second half of his us tour. he said it's harder to make it in the us than asia.
“in korea possible to become an overnight celebrity," he said. "here [in the us], it can happen but a lot harder.”
one youtube user, pisthobranch, commented on a video of american idol hopeful han: “heejun should move to korea and become a mega world pop star!”
another user,, said: “if make it on american idol entertainment or are most likely to make him a star.”
but even if he is eliminated on thursday, han says he has no plans to pursue music in korea. he wants to stay and try his luck in the us.
“i know how far going to go [on the show] but i want to pursue singing here. there has been no singer really out there in america. i want to be a lawyer or a doctor. i want to break those stereotypes,” han said.
“i just want to be an ordinary nerdy asian guy that pursues his dream in the us,” he said.
more from globalpost: iranians hooked on korean tv drama | ˈbɔstən pərˈhæps juv hərd əv hɑn, ðə ˌkɔˈriən əˈmɛrɪkən frəm ˈfləʃɪŋ, kwinz, hu ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ə ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl ˈsizən 11 tɪ ˈmɛni, hi meɪ sim ən ənˈlaɪkli stɑr. hiz noʊn fər hɪz ˈlaɪkəbəl ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, bət ˈɔlsoʊ fər ˈʃeɪkɪŋ hɪz ɑrmz ˌbiˈfɔr iʧ pərˈfɔrməns tɪ gɪt ðə nərvz aʊt. ˈaɪdəl ʤəʤ ənd ˈɛroʊsˌmɪθ ˈlidɪŋ mæn ˈstivən ˈtaɪlər sɛd hɑnz sɔŋ səˈlɛkʃən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ˈrɑbi ˈwɪljəmz' "ˈeɪnʤəl" wɑz ə mɪs. bət wɪn hi ˈoʊpənz hɪz maʊθ tɪ sɪŋ wɪn ˈjuˈɛs pɑp stɑr ˈʤɛnəfər ˈloʊpɛz gɪts ə ˈlɪtəl ˈtɪri. hɪz vɔɪs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɑz "smuð ɛz sɪlk," ʤeɪ loʊ sɛd. hɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl pərˈfɔrməns ˌɪmˈprɛst ənd shocked”*” əˈnəðər ʤəʤ, mˈjuzɪk prəˈdusər ˈrændi ˈʤæksən. ˈivɪn ˈtaɪlər sɛd ˈpriviəsli hi θɔt hɑn bi ðə nɛkst əˈmɛrɪkən idol.”*.” hɑn ðə fərst ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkən tɪ bi ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl, bət ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ləv ənd əˈtɛnʃən ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈkæmərə ənd ɔf meɪks ɪt sim ðət weɪ. moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˈsɪŋərz hæv ˈstrəgəld tɪ breɪk ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛs mˈjuzɪk sin. bət ˈivɪn ɛz ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv ˈtrəbəl ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˈjuˈɛs mˈjuzɪk prəˈdusərz ə ˈprɑbləm ˈmɛni ˈɑrtɪsts bleɪm ɔn ˈreɪʃəl ˈbɛriərz ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd, ər ˌkɔˈriən pɑp mˈjuzɪk, ɪz groʊɪŋ ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. grups hæv ˈlændɪd ɔn ˈsteɪʤɪz laɪk ˈmædɪsən skwɛr ˈgɑrdən ənd ðə ˈlɛtərmən ʃoʊ, waɪl moʊst ˈɑrtɪsts ər self-supported*, ˈriʧɪŋ ðɛr ˈɔdiəns praɪˈmɛrəli θru ˈjuˌtub. ənd ˈmɛni mɔr ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə rɪˈvərs ˈʤərni tɪ ˈeɪʒə ɪn sərʧ əv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ pərˈfɔrm. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsikrɪt kənˈsɪdər ˌkɔˈriəz ˌɪnˌfæʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈsɪŋər ˈeɪˈli ənd ðə mɔr ˈvɛtərən ʤeɪ pɑrk, hu ræŋk noʊ. 7 ənd noʊ. 9 rɪˈspɛktɪvli, ɔn ðə hɑt ˈbɪlˌbɔrd mˈjuzɪk ʧɑrt. wət du ðiz tu ˈsɪŋərz hæv ɪn ˈkɑmən? boʊθ ər frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs; ˈeɪˈli ɪz ə nu ˈʤərzi ˈneɪtɪv, ənd ʤeɪ pɑrk ɪz frəm siˈætəl. ðə trɛnd ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ nu, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɑlɪvər wæŋ, ə mˈjuzɪk ˈʤərnəlɪst ənd əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər, hu ˈtiʧɪz pɑp ˈkəlʧər æt ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti lɔŋ biʧ. aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈərli ‘90s*, ˈpipəl wʊd tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə lɑ bɔɪz hu faʊnd fɑr ˈgreɪtər feɪm ənd səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈtaɪˈwɑn ðən ðeɪ dɪd here,”*,” wæŋ, 39 sɛd. lɑ bɔɪz, ə bɔɪ bænd fɔrmd ɪn 1992 brɔt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪˌphɔp frəm lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs tɪ ˈtaɪˈwɑn. ˈsɑləd, ə ˈtriˌoʊ, dɪd ðə seɪm bət wɪθ ɪn ˌkɔˈriə, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə fərst grup. du θɪŋk ðət fər ˈmɛni ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkənz, ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ðə læk əv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ˈloʊkəli, ðeɪ si ˈeɪʒə ɛz ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈævəˌnu wɛr ˈreɪʃəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz woʊnt ˈmætər ɛz məʧ. ɪts ˈsərtənli noʊ ˌgɛrənˈti ˈeɪʒən ˈkəntriz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt soʊ məʧ ˈloʊkəl ˈtælənt ɪts nɑt laɪk ðeɪ nid ɑr tɪ goʊ ˈoʊvər ðɛr bət ɪts bɪn ə trɛnd ðəs far,”*,” wæŋ sɛd. prəˈdusər ʤeɪ ʧɔŋ, ən ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmɛmbər əv ˈsɑləd, ˈleɪtər wɛnt tɪ ˈtaɪˈwɑn tɪ raɪt ənd ˈproʊdus fər ðə lɑ bɔɪz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɑrtɪst ˈkoʊˌkoʊ li ənd mɔr ˈrisəntli, ən grup ðət wən bɛst nu ˈɑrtɪst æt ˈeɪʒən mˈjuzɪk əˈwɔrdz 2011 ˌɪnˈdid, ˈeɪʒən ˈkəntriz ˈwɛlkəm ˈɑrtɪsts wɪθ ˈeɪʒən ruts ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəlʧər; ðeɪ ər sin ɛz ən əˈlʊrɪŋ blɛnd. ˈɑrtɪsts ər boʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˈeɪʒən soʊ streɪnʤ ənd ɪgˈzɑtɪk [tɪ them],”*],” sɛd eɪˈoʊki, ˌʤæpəˈniz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfaʊndər əv ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkən ʤæz ˈfɛstɪvəl. ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ˈeɪʒə, əˈspɛʃəli ˌkɔˈriə, ˈfrikwɛntli hoʊld ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˌɔˈdɪʃənz ɪn sərʧ fər ðə nɛkst stɑr. ˈɔfən ðə tɔp kənˈtɛstənts ˌɪnˈklud ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkənz hu meɪ ər meɪ nɑt spik fluənt ˌkɔˈriən. laɪk 10 əv ðɛm [ɑˈdɪʃən ʃoʊz] ɪn korea,”*,” hɑn sɛd. aɪ si ðoʊz ʃoʊz wɪθ ˈpipəl hu sɪŋ soʊ wɛl ənd hæv ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ˈkjʊriəs waɪ ðeɪ traɪ ɪn ðə us.”*.” pɔl kɪm ənd ʤɑn pɑrk dɪd traɪ. boʊθ meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə tɔp 24 əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl, laɪk hɑn kɪm wɑz pɑrt əv əˈmɛrɪkən sɪksθ ˈsizən 2007 pɑrk, ðə naɪnθ 2010 bət wɛr ər ðeɪ naʊ? ˈɑrtɪsts ˈflaʊndər ɪn ˈjuˈɛs əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl feɪm prəˈpɛld ɪm ˈoʊvərˈsiz. ə ˈneɪtɪv əv ˈnɔrθˌbrʊk, ɪl., pɑrk wɑz kæst ɪn ə ˌkɔˈriən ˈkeɪbəl ʃoʊ ˌsupərˈstɑr keɪ. hi flu tɪ ˌkɔˈriə fər ðə ʃoʊ, ˌɪmˈpruvd hɪz ˌkɔˈriən pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ənd neɪld hɪz ˈvərʒən əv ɪn ðə mirror”*” tɪ skɔr ðə ˈrənərˌəp pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə hoʊl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. pɑrk, 23 ʤɪst riˈlist hɪz fərst ˈælbəm ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 22 ɪn ˌkɔˈriə. kɪm, ə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈneɪtɪv, ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlist hɪz ˈdeɪbju ˌkɔˈriən ˈsɪŋgəl ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ. bət ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ðə rɪˈspɑns wɑz məʧ ˈkulər. ənd ˈæftər biɪŋ ɔn ðə ʃoʊ [əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl], aɪ hæd ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈleɪbəlz, ənd ˈpipəl ləvd maɪ mˈjuzɪk. bət ɪt wɑz tu bɪg əv ə rɪsk fər ðɛm tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ðət məʧ ˈməni ɪn ən asian,”*,” kɪm, 30 sɛd ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. toʊld mi tɪ kip ɪn təʧ bət hæv tɪ weɪt ənd si haʊ ˈeɪʒənz du ɪn ðə market.”*.” ˈmeɪnˌstrim prɪˈfərz ˈmeɪnˌstrim mˈjuzɪk frəm ˈeɪʒə, sɛd mˈjuzɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈfaʊndər eɪˈoʊki. mɔr frəm globalpost*: bɔrn ɪn ˌkɔˈriə, ˈhɛdɪd fər ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ stɪl ˈwɛlkəmz ˈfɔrən good[s*]. ɪz ə ˈfɔrən gʊd. əˈmɛrɪkə ˈmeɪnˌstrim mˈjuzɪk ɪz nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkənz bət ˈeɪʒə," eɪˈoʊki sɛd. "wi nid mɔr prəˈdusərz hu ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ, tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈsɪŋərz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə." ˈstrəgəld fər years…*… aɪ spɛnt soʊ məʧ taɪm ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ə ˈrɛkərd deal,”*,” kɪm sɛd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ bɪn hərt baɪ ə ˈjuˈɛs rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ saɪn ˈtælənt, kɪm sɪz hiz ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðə ˈklaɪmɪt fər ˈɑrtɪsts ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs wɪl ʧeɪnʤ. ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˈleɪbəlz wɪl pɪk ðɛr wən ˈeɪʒən ækt, laɪk ɔl ˈmeɪʤər ˈleɪbəlz hæd tɪ faɪnd ðɛr oʊn ˈbrɪtˌni," hi sɛd. "ðeɪ ˈɑrtɪsts] ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈdɔlər saɪnz ɪn ðɛr [ˈmeɪʤər labels’*’] eyes.”*.” ənd ðɛr hæv bɪn səm ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ saɪnz. kʊd bi ðə ˈænsər? ˈklɛrə ʧəŋ ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ʧɔɪ hæv bɪn ˈgeɪnɪŋ ə ˈprɛzəns ɔn ˈjuˌtub. aɪ hæv ˈjuˌtub, aɪ bi hir. aɪ wʊd stɪl bi duɪŋ mˈjuzɪk bət noʊ səˈpɔrt, noʊ tʊr, ˈnəθɪŋ duɪŋ now,”*,” sɛd ʧɔɪ, hu ˈɛndɪd hɪz ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə ənd ɔˈstreɪljə tʊr ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd pərˈfɔrmd ɪn boʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ʤəˈpæn ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. ʧəŋ ənd ʧɔɪ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈɑrtɪsts, bət ðeɪ hæv səkˈsidɪd ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðɛr oʊn brænd wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈleɪbəl ər ˈbəʤɪt, ənd bɪg ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ teɪk noʊt. læst ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 ˈhɛlɪˌkɑn əv grup əˈmɛrɪkəz, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət meɪks ˈvoʊkəl ˈhɑrməni ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts, ˈspɑnsərd fɑr ist ˈmuvmənt, ðə fərst grup tɪ lænd noʊ. 1 ɔn ðə ˈbɪlˌbɔrd tɔp 100 ʧɑrt ənd ˈaɪˌtunz wɪθ ðɛr hɪt ˈsɪŋgəl ə ˈrisəntli, ˈhɛlɪˌkɑn ˈædɪd ʧəŋ tɪ ðɛr lɪst əv ˈspɑnsərz. ʤɪst sɔ ə jəŋ, frɛʃ artist,”*,” ˈlɔrə ˈdeɪvɪdsən, 32 ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər əv grup əˈmɛrɪkəz, sɛd əv ʧəŋ. ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈeɪprəl tʊr wɪl bi ˈfʊli ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈhɛlɪˌkɑn ənd gɪˈtɑr ˈsɛnər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛvəri ʃoʊ fri fər hər fænz. ə hərˈsɛlf, ˈdeɪvɪdsən sɛd ˈpɪki wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ wɪʧ ˈɑrtɪsts ʃi laɪks, bət wɑz ə noʊ ˈbreɪnər tɪ wərk wɪθ her.”*.” aɪ si ə blæk ˈɑrtɪst ər waɪt ər ˈeɪʒən aɪ ʤɪst si ɪf gʊd. nɑt ˈkələr blaɪnd, bət aɪ ˈnɛvər θɪŋk, ‘‘my*, ˈlækɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts ɪn ðɪs industry!’*!’ bət ər ðeɪ gʊd. ər ðeɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ gʊd music?”*?” ʃi sɛd. əˈgriz ðət ˈoʊnli ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈmætərz. wɪʃ ðeɪ hæd ə ˈleɪbəl fər 'gʊd mˈjuzɪk' ənd ˈhoʊpfəli wi wʊd bi ɪn ðət category,”*,” sɛd ˈnɪki li, ˈvoʊkəlɪst əv, wɪʧ lɔnʧt ɪts 2012 ˈjuˈɛs tʊr ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 24 ənd wɪl pərˈfɔrm ɪn ˈbɔstən ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 29 ˈdeɪvɪd ʧɔɪ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv hɪz ˈjuˈɛs tʊr. hi sɛd ɪts ˈhɑrdər tɪ meɪk ɪt ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðən ˈeɪʒə. ˌkɔˈriə ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ bɪˈkəm ən ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt səˈlɛbrɪti," hi sɛd. "hir [ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs], ɪt kən ˈhæpən bət ə lɔt harder.”*.” wən ˈjuˌtub ˈjuzər, pisthobranch*, ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl ˈhoʊpfəl hɑn: ʃʊd muv tɪ ˌkɔˈriə ənd bɪˈkəm ə ˈmɛgə wərld pɑp star!”*!” əˈnəðər ˈjuzər, sɛd: meɪk ɪt ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈaɪdəl ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ər ər moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ meɪk ɪm ə star.”*.” bət ˈivɪn ɪf hi ɪz ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, hɑn sɪz hi həz noʊ plænz tɪ pərˈsu mˈjuzɪk ɪn ˌkɔˈriə. hi wɔnts tɪ steɪ ənd traɪ hɪz lək ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. noʊ haʊ fɑr goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ [ɔn ðə ʃoʊ] bət aɪ wɔnt tɪ pərˈsu ˈsɪŋɪŋ hir. ðɛr həz bɪn noʊ ˈsɪŋər ˈrɪli aʊt ðɛr ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ə ˈlɔjər ər ə ˈdɔktər. aɪ wɔnt tɪ breɪk ðoʊz stereotypes,”*,” hɑn sɛd. ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ bi ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈnərdi ˈeɪʒən gaɪ ðət pərˈsuz hɪz drim ɪn ðə us,”*,” hi sɛd. mɔr frəm globalpost*: ˌɪˈrɑniənz hʊkt ɔn ˌkɔˈriən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈdrɑmə |
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chelsea, themselves transformed a decade ago by a cascade of cash from a then unknown overseas investor, had labelled their champions league opponents as "dark horses" on their own website in the buildup to the first leg. yet that would only have been accurate if the black steed in question was wearing a bright pink feather boa and leaving a trail of high denomination euros in its wake.
qatar's trolley dash around world sport could not have been more eye catching, even without the controversy and turmoil that has surrounded its successful world cup 2022 bid.
the purchase was just one of a number that have been marked down as an attempt to both secure the gulf state's future beyond the point when its natural gas and oil reserves run dry, and afford it international profile.
that process reached its natural conclusion with the vote in december 2010 to award the 2022 world cup to qatar, a decision that remains mired in controversy as and grapple with the desperate plight of the migrant workers and questions still swirling around the bidding process.
yet it goes much broader and deeper, also encompassing a hitherto largely ignored parallel network of sports tv channels, branded bein sports, that also play a significant strategic role. fans in france watched the champions league game live on canal plus, but the french broadcaster now shares rights to the competition with its rival.
from the shirts of fellowists barcelona emblazoned with qatar airways to the munich side that regularly troop to doha for their winter training breaks, and the network of aspire academies that criss-cross the globe, the emirate is transforming itself into a sporting superpower.
most noticeably, the trajectory blazed by since the club was bought in april 2011 by qatar sports investments, an arm of the $115bn qatar investment authority that has stakes in a global portfolio that stretches from credit suisse to the owner of heathrow airport, is even steeper than those other grand projects at stamford bridge and manchester city's stadium.
the official reason why were seized upon by and their president, nasser al-khelaifi, was their huge potential in what is the biggest city in europe. since then, partly through acquisitions including ibrahimovic, and david beckham, the club has been successfully in the eyes of the world and perhaps as importantly in the eyes of parisians. a once down‑at-heel, luck club playing in front of two factions of home fans who used to fight one another after each game has been transformed into an upmarket lifestyle choice. "we have a very clear vision, to be honest," told the financial times last week. "in five years, we want to be one of the best clubs in europe and to win the champions league. and our brand to be worth €1bn. and we will be there."
the ambition is to become one of the top 10 "franchises" in any sport on the planet and they are unafraid to spend big to do it. expect annual revenues to top this year but a large chunk of that will come from a sponsorship deal with the qatar tourism authority, backdated to 2012. the unprecedented deal will stretch the fine print of financial fair play rules to their limit.
l'equipe was the latest publication to wonder last week how the club, which has already been heavily by its owners, will cope with the restrictions. rivals are queuing up to see how tough will be.
the unofficial reason that qatar upon lies in the already close links between the two countries and a lunch between the then french president, nicolas, president michel and bin hamad al-thani, who has since succeeded his father, hamad, as the emir.
platini has admitted that wanted thes to buy and secure his vote and with it his influence in the looming world cup vote over other members of the european bloc but denies he was influenced by him. the president's son, laurent, was subsequently offered the job as chief executive of burrda, the-owned sports clothing company, which says is completely unconnected to him voting for qatar.
sarkozy later became a passionate advocate of the qatar world cup and was one of the first to lobby for the football calendar to be changed to allow it to take place in winter rather than the searing summer heat.
the high-profile spending spree has been well-documented. but the parallel attempt to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in a global network of tv channels is also key to its ambitions. the same man, the suave, oversees both the project and the global suite of sports channels.
as with, it is in france where its impact has been felt most keenly, sparking a bitter battle with the incumbent canal plus that has parallels with the fierce bidding war for football between sky and bt in the uk.
arriving on the scene in france in 2012, a year after the acquisition, the sport surprised canal plus with a clever bidding strategy. it left it with eight of the 10 weekly 1 games albeit not the matches for a third of the price paid by its rival. between them, the two broadcasters pay a total of over the course of the three-year deal. bein sports subsequently landed champions league rights, prompting a competition complaint to regulators from canal plus, the establishment player that believed the brash newcomer was being run at an uncompetitive loss. the bein sports channels massively undercut the existing player but it insists it has ambitions to become profitable the rhetoric is not unlike that surrounding.
to take advantage of the rivalry, the de football professionnel, the body that runs the french league, has brought forward the auction for its 2016 to 2020 rights prompting another complaint to regulators from canal plus.
"the football league sold us rights for four years, until june 2016. we want to benefit from it serenely. i do not understand this precipitation," said the canal plus chief executive, bertrand meheut. three days after the auction, will sell the rights to the champions league for 2015 to 2018 in france.
if the two auctions go bein sports' way, it would strengthen grip on french sport, as owner of the biggest club in the country and of the most influential sports broadcaster.
when sky attempted a similar strategy in england, launching a bid for manchester united, it was stymied by a fan backlash and competition regulators. in france, they have been largely ushered in with open arms.
bein sports also launched aggressively into the us, using the rights for the spanish and italian leagues to put it on the map. in canada, it has jumped through complex regulatory hoops to acquire a canadian subsidiary and satisfy licence conditions.
it has also launched operations in hong kong and indonesia. during the last premier league rights auction it thought carefully about entering the battle between sky and bt before concluding there was better value, and potentially more leverage, to be found elsewhere.
that could yet change, with the premier league also considering launching an early auction to take advantage of the likely competition.
rumours persist that bein sports could take a substantial stake in silvio berlusconi's mediaset, which would give it a foothold not only in italy but also in spain, where mediaset owns 41% of the broadcaster that has the rights to the games played by the national side.
sports broadcasting insiders believe that its ambitions are limitless and that it is engaged in a race with fox international and, to a lesser extent, discovery, to establish a network of sports channels around the world to rival and star sports.
"they are voracious with their ambition and they have all the money in the world to match it. there is nothing they can't do," said one. "what drives it is their need to be one of the top five broadcasters in the world by 2022."
it has not all been plain sailing. some italian clubs are now wondering whether bein sports gives them enough profile in the us, seen as a key growth market. others wonder what would happen if the emir, who is said to be close to, decided that its sporting investments were having the opposite of the desired effect and doing more harm than good to the country's global image.
such a scenario is considered unlikely but, if it has to carry on large losses, the sports arm does not have the protection that's news network would probably enjoy given its use as a diplomatic tool. in the meantime, on the pitch and in its studios, the incursion into global sport will continue.
sitting by his pool in doha, richard keys the former sky sports anchor who resigned amid a series of sexism allegations considers the ambition of the company that hired him to front its premier league coverage in its native middle eastern markets.
"when i came over here, i realised there were other broadcasters in the world. they showed el in america, in france, in spain, here and in indonesia. that suggests to me that what they want to do is what [rupert] murdoch has always wanted to do, and become the global broadcaster."
events in france over the coming weeks, assuming the auction takes place, and in switzerland, where lawyers and accountants are's books, will help shape the immediate future of an unprecedented global experiment in sport and television that could have as yet unappreciated ramifications for both. | ðə nɛkst feɪz əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl geɪm ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ, ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən raɪts ər ðə nu ˈtərgət waɪ ənd ðə wərld kəp wɪl nɑt bi ɪˈnəf fər ˌkəˈtɑr wɪn ˈpɛrɪs dɪˈfitɪd ˈʧɛlsi æt pɑrk də ˈprɪnsɪz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ðeɪ dɪd soʊ ɛz ə kləb ˈriˈbɔrn. ˈʧɛlsi, ðɛmˈsɛlvz trænsˈfɔrmd ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ baɪ ə kæˈskeɪd əv kæʃ frəm ə ðɛn ənˈnoʊn ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˌɪnˈvɛstər, hæd ˈleɪbəld ðɛr ˈʧæmpiənz lig əˈpoʊnənts ɛz "dɑrk ˈhɔrsɪz" ɔn ðɛr oʊn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪn ðə ˈbɪlˌdəp tɪ ðə fərst lɛg. jɛt ðət wʊd ˈoʊnli hæv bɪn ˈækjərət ɪf ðə blæk stid ɪn kˈwɛʃən wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə braɪt pɪŋk ˈfɛðər boʊə ənd ˈlivɪŋ ə treɪl əv haɪ dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən ˈjuˌroʊz ɪn ɪts weɪk. ˈtrɑli dæʃ əraʊnd wərld spɔrt kʊd nɑt hæv bɪn mɔr aɪ ˈkæʧɪŋ, ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ənd ˈtərˌmɔɪl ðət həz sərˈaʊndɪd ɪts səkˈsɛsfəl wərld kəp 2022 bɪd. ðə ˈpərʧəs wɑz ʤɪst wən əv ə ˈnəmbər ðət hæv bɪn mɑrkt daʊn ɛz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ boʊθ sɪˈkjʊr ðə gəlf steɪts fˈjuʧər bɪɔnd ðə pɔɪnt wɪn ɪts ˈnæʧərəl gæs ənd ɔɪl rɪˈzərvz rən draɪ, ənd əˈfɔrd ɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈproʊˌfaɪl. ðət ˈprɔˌsɛs riʧt ɪts ˈnæʧərəl kənˈkluʒən wɪθ ðə voʊt ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 tɪ əˈwɔrd ðə 2022 wərld kəp tɪ ˌkəˈtɑr, ə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət rɪˈmeɪnz maɪrd ɪn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ɛz ənd ˈgræpəl wɪθ ðə ˈdɛspərɪt plaɪt əv ðə ˈmaɪgrənt ˈwərkərz ənd kˈwɛsʧənz stɪl sˈwərlɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. jɛt ɪt goʊz məʧ ˈbrɔdər ənd ˈdipər, ˈɔlsoʊ ɛnˈkəmpəsɪŋ ə ˈhɪˌðərˈtu ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk əv spɔrts ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz, ˈbrændɪd bin spɔrts, ðət ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt strəˈtiʤɪk roʊl. fænz ɪn fræns wɔʧt ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig geɪm lɪv ɔn kəˈnæl pləs, bət ðə frɛnʧ ˈbrɔdˌkæstər naʊ ʃɛrz raɪts tɪ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ɪts ˈraɪvəl. frəm ðə ʃərts əv ˈfɛloʊ ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ɛmˈbleɪzənd wɪθ ˌkəˈtɑr ˈɛrˌweɪz tɪ ðə mˈjunɪk saɪd ðət ˈrɛgjələrli trup tɪ ˈdoʊˌhɑ fər ðɛr ˈwɪntər ˈtreɪnɪŋ breɪks, ənd ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv əˈspaɪr əˈkædəmiz ðət ˈkrɪˈskrɔs ðə gloʊb, ðə ˈɛmərˌeɪt ɪz trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˌsupərˈpaʊər. moʊst ˈnoʊtɪsəbli, ðə trəˈʤɛktəri bleɪzd baɪ sɪns ðə kləb wɑz bɔt ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2011 baɪ ˌkəˈtɑr spɔrts ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, ən ɑrm əv ðə ˌkəˈtɑr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt əˈθɔrəti ðət həz steɪks ɪn ə ˈgloʊbəl pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ ðət ˈstrɛʧɪz frəm ˈkrɛdɪt swɪs tɪ ðə ˈoʊnər əv ˈhiθroʊ ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ɪz ˈivɪn ˈstipər ðən ðoʊz ˈəðər grænd ˈprɑʤɛkts æt ˈstæmfərd brɪʤ ənd ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪtiz ˈsteɪdiəm. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈrizən waɪ wər sizd əˈpɑn baɪ ənd ðɛr ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈnæsər al-khelaifi*, wɑz ðɛr juʤ pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn wət ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈsɪti ɪn ˈjʊrəp. sɪns ðɛn, ˈpɑrtli θru ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ibrahimovic*, ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɛˌkhæm, ðə kləb həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəli ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə wərld ənd pərˈhæps ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ɪn ðə aɪz əv pərˈɪsiənz. ə wəns down‑at-heel*, lək kləb pleɪɪŋ ɪn frənt əv tu ˈfækʃənz əv hoʊm fænz hu juzd tɪ faɪt wən əˈnəðər ˈæftər iʧ geɪm həz bɪn trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ən ˈəpˌmɑrkət ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ʧɔɪs. "wi hæv ə ˈvɛri klɪr ˈvɪʒən, tɪ bi ˈɑnəst," toʊld ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz læst wik. "ɪn faɪv jɪrz, wi wɔnt tɪ bi wən əv ðə bɛst kləbz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd tɪ wɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig. ənd ɑr brænd tɪ bi wərθ €1bn*. ənd wi wɪl bi ðɛr." ðə æmˈbɪʃən ɪz tɪ bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə tɔp 10 "ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz" ɪn ˈɛni spɔrt ɔn ðə ˈplænət ənd ðeɪ ər ˌənəˈfreɪd tɪ spɛnd bɪg tɪ du ɪt. ɪkˈspɛkt ˈænjuəl ˈrɛvəˌnuz tɪ tɔp ðɪs jɪr bət ə lɑrʤ ʧəŋk əv ðət wɪl kəm frəm ə ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪp dil wɪθ ðə ˌkəˈtɑr ˈtʊˌrɪzəm əˈθɔrəti, ˈbækˌdeɪtɪd tɪ 2012 ðə ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd dil wɪl strɛʧ ðə faɪn prɪnt əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fɛr pleɪ rulz tɪ ðɛr ˈlɪmət. wɑz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈwəndər læst wik haʊ ðə kləb, wɪʧ həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈhɛvəli baɪ ɪts ˈoʊnərz, wɪl koʊp wɪθ ðə riˈstrɪkʃənz. ˈraɪvəlz ər kjuɪŋ əp tɪ si haʊ təf wɪl bi. ðə ˌənəˈfɪʃəl ˈrizən ðət ˌkəˈtɑr əˈpɑn laɪz ɪn ðə ɔˈrɛdi kloʊz lɪŋks bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz ənd ə lənʧ bɪtˈwin ðə ðɛn frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈnɪkɔləs, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈmɪʧəl ənd bɪn ˈhæməd al-thani*, hu həz sɪns səkˈsidɪd hɪz ˈfɑðər, ˈhæməd, ɛz ðə ɪˈmɪr. həz ədˈmɪtəd ðət ˈwɔntɪd ðə tɪ baɪ ənd sɪˈkjʊr hɪz voʊt ənd wɪθ ɪt hɪz ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ðə ˈlumɪŋ wərld kəp voʊt ˈoʊvər ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən blɑk bət dɪˈnaɪz hi wɑz ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ɪm. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts sən, ˈlɔrənt, wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈɔfərd ðə ʤɑb ɛz ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv burrda*, ðə spɔrts ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni, wɪʧ sɪz ɪz kəmˈplitli ˌənkəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ɪm ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ˌkəˈtɑr. ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈpæʃənət ˈædvəˌkeɪt əv ðə ˌkəˈtɑr wərld kəp ənd wɑz wən əv ðə fərst tɪ ˈlɑbi fər ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈkæləndər tɪ bi ʧeɪnʤd tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ teɪk pleɪs ɪn ˈwɪntər ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈsɪrɪŋ ˈsəmər hit. ðə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈspɛndɪŋ spri həz bɪn well-documented*. bət ðə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv paʊnz ɪn ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ki tɪ ɪts æmˈbɪʃənz. ðə seɪm mæn, ðə swɑv, ˈoʊvərˌsiz boʊθ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ðə ˈgloʊbəl swit əv spɔrts ˈʧænəlz. ɛz wɪθ, ɪt ɪz ɪn fræns wɛr ɪts ˌɪmˈpækt həz bɪn fɛlt moʊst ˈkinli, ˈspɑrkɪŋ ə ˈbɪtər ˈbætəl wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈkəmbənt kəˈnæl pləs ðət həz ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz wɪθ ðə fɪrs ˈbɪdɪŋ wɔr fər ˈfʊtˌbɔl bɪtˈwin skaɪ ənd ˈbiˈti ɪn ðə uk*. ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə sin ɪn fræns ɪn 2012 ə jɪr ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ðə spɔrt səˈpraɪzd kəˈnæl pləs wɪθ ə ˈklɛvər ˈbɪdɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi. ɪt lɛft ɪt wɪθ eɪt əv ðə 10 ˈwikli 1 geɪmz ɔlˈbiɪt nɑt ðə ˈmæʧɪz fər ə θərd əv ðə praɪs peɪd baɪ ɪts ˈraɪvəl. bɪtˈwin ðɛm, ðə tu ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz peɪ ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə θˈriˌjɪr dil. bin spɔrts ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈlændɪd ˈʧæmpiənz lig raɪts, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz frəm kəˈnæl pləs, ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt pleɪər ðət bɪˈlivd ðə bræʃ ˈnuˌkəmər wɑz biɪŋ rən æt ən ənkəmˈpɛtətɪv lɔs. ðə bin spɔrts ˈʧænəlz ˈmæsɪvli ˈəndərˌkət ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ pleɪər bət ɪt ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɪt həz æmˈbɪʃənz tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈprɑfətəbəl ðə ˈrɛtərɪk ɪz nɑt ənˈlaɪk ðət sərˈaʊndɪŋ. tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈraɪvəlri, ðə də ˈfʊtˌbɔl professionnel*, ðə ˈbɑdi ðət rənz ðə frɛnʧ lig, həz brɔt ˈfɔrwərd ðə ˈɔkʃən fər ɪts 2016 tɪ 2020 raɪts ˈprɑmptɪŋ əˈnəðər kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz frəm kəˈnæl pləs. "ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig soʊld ˈjuˈɛs raɪts fər fɔr jɪrz, ənˈtɪl ʤun 2016 wi wɔnt tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ɪt sərˈinəli. aɪ du nɑt ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən," sɛd ðə kəˈnæl pləs ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ˈbərtrənd meheut*. θri deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈɔkʃən, wɪl sɛl ðə raɪts tɪ ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig fər 2015 tɪ 2018 ɪn fræns. ɪf ðə tu ˈɔkʃənz goʊ bin spɔrts' weɪ, ɪt wʊd ˈstrɛŋθən grɪp ɔn frɛnʧ spɔrt, ɛz ˈoʊnər əv ðə ˈbɪgəst kləb ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ənd əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl spɔrts ˈbrɔdˌkæstər. wɪn skaɪ əˈtɛmptəd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈstrætəʤi ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə bɪd fər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd, ɪt wɑz ˈstaɪmid baɪ ə fæn ˈbæˌklæʃ ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz. ɪn fræns, ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈlɑrʤli ˈəʃərd ɪn wɪθ ˈoʊpən ɑrmz. bin spɔrts ˈɔlsoʊ lɔnʧt əˈgrɛsɪvli ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə raɪts fər ðə ˈspænɪʃ ənd ˌɪˈtæljən ligz tɪ pʊt ɪt ɔn ðə mæp. ɪn ˈkænədə, ɪt həz ʤəmpt θru ˈkɑmplɛks ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri hups tɪ əkˈwaɪər ə kəˈneɪdiən səbˈsɪdiˌɛri ənd ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ˈlaɪsəns kənˈdɪʃənz. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ lɔnʧt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst prɛˈmɪr lig raɪts ˈɔkʃən ɪt θɔt ˈkɛrfəli əˈbaʊt ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈbætəl bɪtˈwin skaɪ ənd ˈbiˈti ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈkludɪŋ ðɛr wɑz ˈbɛtər ˈvælju, ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli mɔr ˈlɛvərɪʤ, tɪ bi faʊnd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ðət kʊd jɛt ʧeɪnʤ, wɪθ ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ən ˈərli ˈɔkʃən tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈlaɪkli ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈrumərz pərˈsɪst ðət bin spɔrts kʊd teɪk ə səbˈstænʃəl steɪk ɪn ˈsɪlvioʊ ˌbərləˈskoʊniz ˈmidiəˌsɛt, wɪʧ wʊd gɪv ɪt ə ˈfʊˌthoʊld nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈɪtəli bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn speɪn, wɛr ˈmidiəˌsɛt oʊnz 41 əv ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ðət həz ðə raɪts tɪ ðə geɪmz pleɪd baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl saɪd. spɔrts ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz bɪˈliv ðət ɪts æmˈbɪʃənz ər ˈlɪmətləs ənd ðət ɪt ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə reɪs wɪθ fɑks ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd, tɪ ə ˈlɛsər ɪkˈstɛnt, ˌdɪˈskəvri, tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv spɔrts ˈʧænəlz əraʊnd ðə wərld tɪ ˈraɪvəl ənd stɑr spɔrts. "ðeɪ ər vɔˈreɪʃəs wɪθ ðɛr æmˈbɪʃən ənd ðeɪ hæv ɔl ðə ˈməni ɪn ðə wərld tɪ mæʧ ɪt. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ðeɪ kænt du," sɛd wən. "wət draɪvz ɪt ɪz ðɛr nid tɪ bi wən əv ðə tɔp faɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz ɪn ðə wərld baɪ 2022 ɪt həz nɑt ɔl bɪn pleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ. səm ˌɪˈtæljən kləbz ər naʊ ˈwəndərɪŋ ˈwɛðər bin spɔrts gɪvz ðɛm ɪˈnəf ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, sin ɛz ə ki groʊθ ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈəðərz ˈwəndər wət wʊd ˈhæpən ɪf ðə ɪˈmɪr, hu ɪz sɛd tɪ bi kloʊz tɪ, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ɪts ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts wər ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv ðə dɪˈzaɪərd ˈifɛkt ənd duɪŋ mɔr hɑrm ðən gʊd tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪmɪʤ. səʧ ə sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ənˈlaɪkli bət, ɪf ɪt həz tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn lɑrʤ ˈlɔsɪz, ðə spɔrts ɑrm dɪz nɑt hæv ðə prəˈtɛkʃən ðət nuz ˈnɛtˌwərk wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈgɪvɪn ɪts juz ɛz ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk tul. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ɔn ðə pɪʧ ənd ɪn ɪts ˈstudiˌoʊz, ðə ˌɪnˈkərʒən ˈɪntu ˈgloʊbəl spɔrt wɪl kənˈtɪnju. ˈsɪtɪŋ baɪ hɪz pul ɪn ˈdoʊˌhɑ, ˈrɪʧərd kiz ðə ˈfɔrmər skaɪ spɔrts ˈæŋkər hu rɪˈzaɪnd əˈmɪd ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈsɛksɪzəm ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz kənˈsɪdərz ðə æmˈbɪʃən əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət haɪərd ɪm tɪ frənt ɪts prɛˈmɪr lig ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ɪts ˈneɪtɪv ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈmɑrkɪts. "wɪn aɪ keɪm ˈoʊvər hir, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðɛr wər ˈəðər ˈbrɔdˌkæstərz ɪn ðə wərld. ðeɪ ʃoʊd ɛl ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪn fræns, ɪn speɪn, hir ənd ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. ðət səˈʤɛsts tɪ mi ðət wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du ɪz wət [ˈrupərt] ˈmərdɑk həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du, ənd bɪˈkəm ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈbrɔdˌkæstər." ɪˈvɛnts ɪn fræns ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wiks, əˈsumɪŋ ðə ˈɔkʃən teɪks pleɪs, ənd ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd, wɛr ˈlɔjərz ənd əˈkaʊntənts ər bʊks, wɪl hɛlp ʃeɪp ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət fˈjuʧər əv ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈgloʊbəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪn spɔrt ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ðət kʊd hæv ɛz jɛt ˌənəˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz fər boʊθ. |
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elcome to first step, a video series featuring athletes engaging the communities most affected by social issues, from education and unemployment, to child hunger and homelessness among youth. in this second installment, former packers wide receiver donald driver takes a first step to help the unemployed of milwaukee.
it matter who you are: hard times always come up. as a kid growing up, i saw my mom not eat at night because she was trying to make sure that her children had enough food. we slept on a mattress on the floor because we afford furniture. my goal was that, if i had the opportunity to become successful, i was going to find a way to get my family out of poverty.
the donald driver foundation started back in 2000. i wanted to make sure to give other people the opportunity to be successful. i believe that god put me on this earth not to be a football player, but to give me the platform to do what doing today: inspire, motivate and change lives. | ˈdəbəlju tɪ fərst stɛp, ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsɪriz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈæθˌlits ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz moʊst əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz, frəm ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, tɪ ʧaɪld ˈhəŋgər ənd ˈhoʊmləsnəs əˈməŋ juθ. ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt, ˈfɔrmər ˈpækərz waɪd rɪˈsivər ˈdɑnəld ˈdraɪvər teɪks ə fərst stɛp tɪ hɛlp ðə ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd əv mɪlˈwɔki. ɪt ˈmætər hu ju ər: hɑrd taɪmz ˈɔlˌweɪz kəm əp. ɛz ə kɪd groʊɪŋ əp, aɪ sɔ maɪ mɑm nɑt it æt naɪt bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət hər ˈʧɪldrən hæd ɪˈnəf fud. wi slɛpt ɔn ə ˈmætrəs ɔn ðə flɔr bɪˈkəz wi əˈfɔrd ˈfərnɪʧər. maɪ goʊl wɑz ðət, ɪf aɪ hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ bɪˈkəm səkˈsɛsfəl, aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ gɪt maɪ ˈfæməli aʊt əv ˈpɑvərti. ðə ˈdɑnəld ˈdraɪvər faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd bæk ɪn 2000 aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr tɪ gɪv ˈəðər ˈpipəl ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət gɑd pʊt mi ɔn ðɪs ərθ nɑt tɪ bi ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪər, bət tɪ gɪv mi ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm tɪ du wət duɪŋ təˈdeɪ: ˌɪnˈspaɪr, ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ənd ʧeɪnʤ lɪvz. |
the u.s. military has begun providing kurdish elements of the syrian democratic forces with equipment and weapons, according to a new report.
the provisions are aimed at helping kurds in the fight the islamic state in iraq and syria (isis), nbc news reported tuesday.
nbc confirmed the aid with two u.s. defense officials, one of whom noted that america began giving the tools in the past 24 hours.
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neither of sources provided details on what equipment the u.s. is sending to kurds or how the items are being delivered.
turkish president earlier this month strongly criticized president decision to arm syrian kurds in the fight against isis. turkey considers the kurds to be terrorists and an extension of outlawed kurdish insurgents within its borders.
“i hope very much that this mistake will be reversed immediately,” he said, according to foreign policy.
“we want to believe that our allies would prefer [to] be side by side with ourselves rather than with the terror groups.”
u.s. officials announced earlier this month that trump had signed off on a plan “to equip kurdish elements of the syrian democratic forces” in the fight to retake the syrian city of from isis.
“the, with enabling support from u.s. and coalition forces, are the only force on the ground that can successfully seize in the near future,” pentagon spokeswoman dana white said in a statement.
nbc earlier this month reported that some of the items headed to kurds include ammunition, armor, bulldozers, communication gear, engineering equipment and rifles.
the is a coalition of arab and kurd fighters in syria that has been working to retake, de facto capital since 2014. | ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri həz ˈbeɪgən prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈkərdɪʃ ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈwɛpənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu rɪˈpɔrt. ðə prəˈvɪʒənz ər eɪmd æt ˈhɛlpɪŋ kərdz ɪn ðə faɪt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə (ˈaɪsəs), ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈɛnˌbiˈsi kənˈfərmd ðə eɪd wɪθ tu juz. dɪˈfɛns əˈfɪʃəlz, wən əv hum ˈnoʊtɪd ðət əˈmɛrɪkə bɪˈgæn ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə tulz ɪn ðə pæst 24 aʊərz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈniðər əv ˈsɔrsəz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈditeɪlz ɔn wət ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðə juz. ɪz ˈsɛndɪŋ tɪ kərdz ər haʊ ðə ˈaɪtəmz ər biɪŋ dɪˈlɪvərd. ˈtərkɪʃ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ˈstrɔŋli ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ɑrm ˈsɪriən kərdz ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs. ˈtərki kənˈsɪdərz ðə kərdz tɪ bi ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ənd ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˈkərdɪʃ ˌɪnˈsərʤənts wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˈbɔrdərz. hoʊp ˈvɛri məʧ ðət ðɪs mɪˈsteɪk wɪl bi rɪˈvərst immediately,”*,” hi sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. wɔnt tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɑr ˈælaɪz wʊd prɪˈfər [tɪ] bi saɪd baɪ saɪd wɪθ ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈrəðər ðən wɪθ ðə ˈtɛrər groups.”*.” juz. əˈfɪʃəlz əˈnaʊnst ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ðət trəmp hæd saɪnd ɔf ɔn ə plæn ɪkˈwɪp ˈkərdɪʃ ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk forces”*” ɪn ðə faɪt tɪ ˈriˈteɪk ðə ˈsɪriən ˈsɪti əv frəm ˈaɪsəs., wɪθ ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ səˈpɔrt frəm juz. ənd ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz, ər ðə ˈoʊnli fɔrs ɔn ðə graʊnd ðət kən səkˈsɛsfəli siz ɪn ðə nɪr future,”*,” ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈdeɪnə waɪt sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət səm əv ðə ˈaɪtəmz ˈhɛdɪd tɪ kərdz ˌɪnˈklud ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən, ˈɑrmər, ˈbʊlˌdoʊzərz, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən gɪr, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈraɪfəlz. ðə ɪz ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈærəb ənd kərd ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ˈsɪriə ðət həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˈriˈteɪk, də ˈfæktoʊ ˈkæpɪtəl sɪns 2014 |
in the previous post, we took a look at the blackhawks’ penalty kill, so now take a look at viewed as the other end of the style of play spectrum: the power play.
once again, there is a list of abbreviations listed at the bottom under “resources” with brief explanations for your convenience. all charts can be clicked on to enlarge.
from this data, we can gather that chicago has had 33 successful (success here being defined as goal-producing), and five wildly unsuccessful ones which actually produced goals). to put those numbers into context, for the season, chi has had 177 opportunities, making their success rate%, which ranks them in the league ranks with a% success rate, ranks last with an% success rate).
so the issue here? should we be expecting better results?
activity
as you can tell from the chart,, the top ranked team, puts in an above average amount of work, bringing in about 475 events. total ranks a little higher than, but with less success. why?
chi’s shooting percentage is%, whereas is%. in comparison, their shooting percentages for play are about equivalent, with being% and being%.
so what keeps chi from becoming on the?
shot location
while chart is not the inverse of, you should recognize that chart reads as high production yield areas being where the most shot attempts are generated, followed by, and finally low-yield. conversely, goes from low-yield, high yield to.
now look at their success in these areas:
how to read these charts
for the shooting rate and percentage charts, with for it is better to have areas in red, green being average and blue being worse than average. the relative shot rates are compared to league averages for those zones and can be read as per 1, so higher numbers are better here.
considering shooting percentage is about average at this area, it would be beneficial to figure out how to increase shots taken in that area. as you can see from chart, overall the shooting percentage is not something spectacular when placed in the league context. obviously there are players with higher percentages in these areas, as this is an average, it might be important to look at the individual players that make up these units.
first unit: jonathan toews (c), patrick kane (rw), patrick sharp (lw), duncan keith (d), andrew shaw (c)
how to read these charts
for the differential charts, with for it is better to have areas in red, green being average and blue being worse than average. the shot rate differentials are per 60 minutes with 0 being equality (the numbers on the chart represent shots for for the player minus shots for league average). negative numbers indicate less shots for taken by the player than league average, positive numbers indicate more than average. | ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs poʊst, wi tʊk ə lʊk æt ðə blackhawks’*’ ˈpɛnəlti kɪl, soʊ naʊ teɪk ə lʊk æt vjud ɛz ðə ˈəðər ɛnd əv ðə staɪl əv pleɪ ˈspɛktrəm: ðə paʊər pleɪ. wəns əˈgɛn, ðɛr ɪz ə lɪst əv əˌbriviˈeɪʃənz ˈlɪstɪd æt ðə ˈbɑtəm ˈəndər ““resources”*” wɪθ brif ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər jʊr kənˈvinjəns. ɔl ʧɑrts kən bi klɪkt ɔn tɪ ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ. frəm ðɪs ˈdætə, wi kən ˈgæðər ðət ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ həz hæd 33 səkˈsɛsfəl (səkˈsɛs hir biɪŋ dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz goal-producing*), ənd faɪv ˈwaɪldli ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl wənz wɪʧ ˈæˌkʧuəli prəˈdust goʊlz). tɪ pʊt ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz ˈɪntu ˈkɑntɛkst, fər ðə ˈsizən, kaɪ həz hæd 177 ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr səkˈsɛs reɪt wɪʧ ræŋks ðɛm ɪn ðə lig ræŋks wɪθ ə səkˈsɛs reɪt, ræŋks læst wɪθ ən səkˈsɛs reɪt). soʊ ðə ˈɪʃu hir? ʃʊd wi bi ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈbɛtər rɪˈzəlts? ækˈtɪvɪti ɛz ju kən tɛl frəm ðə ʧɑrt,, ðə tɔp ræŋkt tim, pʊts ɪn ən əˈbəv ˈævərɪʤ əˈmaʊnt əv wərk, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn əˈbaʊt 475 ɪˈvɛnts. ˈtoʊtəl ræŋks ə ˈlɪtəl haɪər ðən, bət wɪθ lɛs səkˈsɛs. waɪ? ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪz wɛˈræz ɪz ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðɛr ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz fər pleɪ ər əˈbaʊt ɪkˈwɪvələnt, wɪθ biɪŋ ənd biɪŋ soʊ wət kips kaɪ frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ðə? ʃɑt loʊˈkeɪʃən waɪl ʧɑrt ɪz nɑt ðə ˌɪnˈvərs əv, ju ʃʊd ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ʧɑrt ridz ɛz haɪ pərˈdəkʃən jild ˈɛriəz biɪŋ wɛr ðə moʊst ʃɑt əˈtɛmpts ər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ, ənd ˈfaɪnəli low-yield*. ˈkɑnvərsli, goʊz frəm low-yield*, haɪ jild tɪ. naʊ lʊk æt ðɛr səkˈsɛs ɪn ðiz ˈɛriəz: haʊ tɪ rɛd ðiz ʧɑrts fər ðə ˈʃutɪŋ reɪt ənd pərˈsɛnɪʤ ʧɑrts, wɪθ fər ɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər tɪ hæv ˈɛriəz ɪn rɛd, grin biɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ ənd blu biɪŋ wərs ðən ˈævərɪʤ. ðə ˈrɛlətɪv ʃɑt reɪts ər kəmˈpɛrd tɪ lig ˈævrɪʤɪz fər ðoʊz zoʊnz ənd kən bi rɛd ɛz pər 1 soʊ haɪər ˈnəmbərz ər ˈbɛtər hir. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈævərɪʤ æt ðɪs ˈɛriə, ɪt wʊd bi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ʃɑts ˈteɪkən ɪn ðət ˈɛriə. ɛz ju kən si frəm ʧɑrt, ˈoʊvərˌɔl ðə ˈʃutɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ spɛkˈtækjələr wɪn pleɪst ɪn ðə lig ˈkɑntɛkst. ˈɑbviəsli ðɛr ər pleɪərz wɪθ haɪər pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz ɪn ðiz ˈɛriəz, ɛz ðɪs ɪz ən ˈævərɪʤ, ɪt maɪt bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pleɪərz ðət meɪk əp ðiz ˈjunɪts. fərst ˈjunɪt: ˈʤɑnəθən tɑuz (si), ˈpætrɪk keɪn (rw*), ˈpætrɪk ʃɑrp (lw*), ˈdəŋkən kiθ (di), ˈændru ʃɔ (si) haʊ tɪ rɛd ðiz ʧɑrts fər ðə ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ʧɑrts, wɪθ fər ɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər tɪ hæv ˈɛriəz ɪn rɛd, grin biɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ ənd blu biɪŋ wərs ðən ˈævərɪʤ. ðə ʃɑt reɪt ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəlz ər pər 60 ˈmɪnəts wɪθ 0 biɪŋ ɪkˈwɑləti (ðə ˈnəmbərz ɔn ðə ʧɑrt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ʃɑts fər fər ðə pleɪər ˈmaɪnəs ʃɑts fər lig ˈævərɪʤ). ˈnɛgətɪv ˈnəmbərz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt lɛs ʃɑts fər ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə pleɪər ðən lig ˈævərɪʤ, ˈpɑzətɪv ˈnəmbərz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt mɔr ðən ˈævərɪʤ. |
this post details the process for aligning files properly. a great post from duncan epping on why you need to do this here. in these notes, dealing with storage. post details some other tools for other storage vendors (like from nick weaver).
before beginning this process, ensure that:
– with is powered off
– has no snapshots
acquire the file “mbrtools_esxi.tgz” and it to the host the lives on at
ssh to the host at the file, then copy the folder to the /opt directory
change directory to /opt/ontap/ and view the files
change directory to the where the lives
run and note that the is
run the alignment command “/opt/ontap/mbralign
say ‘y’ to the prompt to confirm that no snapshots exist
when operation completes (time will vary based on size of disk) run ‘mbrscan’ again to confirm that the disk is now aligned
linuxs
if the being aligned is a linux, this tool will mess up the bootloader. grub needs to be repaired.
mount system rescue cd to before powering on. once booted, run ‘grub’
in the grub prompt, run ‘root
then run ‘setup
type ‘quit’ to exit, then reboot the | ðɪs poʊst ˈditeɪlz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər əˈlaɪnɪŋ faɪlz ˈprɑpərli. ə greɪt poʊst frəm ˈdəŋkən ˈɛpɪŋ ɔn waɪ ju nid tɪ du ðɪs hir. ɪn ðiz noʊts, ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈstɔrɪʤ. poʊst ˈditeɪlz səm ˈəðər tulz fər ˈəðər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈvɛndərz (laɪk frəm nɪk ˈwivər). ˌbiˈfɔr bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs, ɪnˈʃʊr ðət: wɪθ ɪz paʊərd ɔf həz noʊ sˈnæpˌʃɑts əkˈwaɪər ðə faɪl ““mbrtools_esxi.tgz”*” ənd ɪt tɪ ðə hoʊst ðə lɪvz ɔn æt tɪ ðə hoʊst æt ðə faɪl, ðɛn ˈkɑpi ðə ˈfoʊldər tɪ ðə /ɑpt dɪˈrɛktəri ʧeɪnʤ dɪˈrɛktəri tɪ /opt/ontap*/ ənd vju ðə faɪlz ʧeɪnʤ dɪˈrɛktəri tɪ ðə wɛr ðə lɪvz rən ənd noʊt ðət ðə ɪz rən ðə əˈlaɪnmənt kəˈmænd seɪ ‘‘y’*’ tɪ ðə prɑmpt tɪ kənˈfərm ðət noʊ sˈnæpˌʃɑts ɪgˈzɪst wɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən kəmˈplits (taɪm wɪl ˈvɛri beɪst ɔn saɪz əv dɪsk) rən ‘‘mbrscan’*’ əˈgɛn tɪ kənˈfərm ðət ðə dɪsk ɪz naʊ əˈlaɪnd ˈlɪnəks ɪf ðə biɪŋ əˈlaɪnd ɪz ə ˈlɪnəks, ðɪs tul wɪl mɛs əp ðə bootloader*. grəb nidz tɪ bi rɪˈpɛrd. maʊnt ˈsɪstəm ˈrɛskju ˈsiˈdi tɪ ˌbiˈfɔr paʊərɪŋ ɔn. wəns ˈbutɪd, rən ‘‘grub’*’ ɪn ðə grəb prɑmpt, rən ðɛn rən taɪp ‘‘quit’*’ tɪ ˈɛksət, ðɛn riˈbut ðə |
0 former stanly co. deputy may not go to jail after guilty plea of taking photos of young girl
stanly county, n.c. - roddy tomberlin may not have to spend any time in jail if he completes 18 months of supervised probation.
tomberlin, who was captain at the stanly county sheriff's office, pleaded guilty to taking inappropriate photos of a young girl.
the district attorney told the court that wife found pictures of a teenage girl in her underwear on a home computer last december, and went to his co-workers who are investigators at the sheriff's office.
the sheriff immediately requested the to investigate.
the computer crimes unit took over and when questioned by a state agent, tomberlin admitted to sticking his cell phone under a door and taking pictures of a teenage girl.
channel 9 found out that tomberlin had a career in law enforcement that included working as a school resource officer, a patrol deputy and detective.
in addition to working his way up the ranks at the stanly county sheriff's office, tomberlin also worked with mint hill police and as an officer at the charlotte airport.
tomberlin has since resigned from the stanly county office.
“it was surprising in light of who was charged,” said stanly county district attorney lynn clodfelter. “i've known mr. tomberlin in his role in law enforcement and i was very surprised, as was i think, everyone involved with his office, in law enforcement, the district attorney's office as well."
channel 9 anchor liz foster asked attorney, charles parnell, if tomberlin has any remorse for his actions.
“sure. he obviously made a mistake by doing what was done,” parnell said.
in addition to probation, tomberlin is required to get a mental health assessment, do community service and have no contact with the victim.
but tomberlin will not have to register as a sex offender. that's because the judge said he has no prior criminal history and is not a danger to others.
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© 2019 cox media group. | 0 ˈfɔrmər ˈstænli koʊ. ˈdɛpjəti meɪ nɑt goʊ tɪ ʤeɪl ˈæftər ˈgɪlti pli əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv jəŋ gərl ˈstænli ˈkaʊnti, n.c*. ˈrɑdi ˈtɑmbərlɪn meɪ nɑt hæv tɪ spɛnd ˈɛni taɪm ɪn ʤeɪl ɪf hi kəmˈplits 18 mənθs əv ˈsupərˌvaɪzd proʊˈbeɪʃən. ˈtɑmbərlɪn, hu wɑz ˈkæptən æt ðə ˈstænli ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs, ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ə jəŋ gərl. ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni toʊld ðə kɔrt ðət waɪf faʊnd ˈpɪkʧərz əv ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərl ɪn hər ˈəndərˌwɛr ɔn ə hoʊm kəmˈpjutər læst dɪˈsɛmbər, ənd wɛnt tɪ hɪz ˈkoʊˈwərkərz hu ər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz æt ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs. ðə ˈʃɛrɪf ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðə tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. ðə kəmˈpjutər kraɪmz ˈjunɪt tʊk ˈoʊvər ənd wɪn kˈwɛsʧənd baɪ ə steɪt ˈeɪʤənt, ˈtɑmbərlɪn ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈstɪkɪŋ hɪz sɛl foʊn ˈəndər ə dɔr ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz əv ə ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərl. ˈʧænəl 9 faʊnd aʊt ðət ˈtɑmbərlɪn hæd ə kərɪr ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə skul ˈrisɔrs ˈɔfɪsər, ə pəˈtroʊl ˈdɛpjəti ənd dɪˈtɛktɪv. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ hɪz weɪ əp ðə ræŋks æt ðə ˈstænli ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs, ˈtɑmbərlɪn ˈɔlsoʊ wərkt wɪθ mɪnt hɪl pəˈlis ənd ɛz ən ˈɔfɪsər æt ðə ˈʃɑrlət ˈɛrˌpɔrt. ˈtɑmbərlɪn həz sɪns rɪˈzaɪnd frəm ðə ˈstænli ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs. wɑz səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪn laɪt əv hu wɑz charged,”*,” sɛd ˈstænli ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni lɪn ˈklɑdˌfɛltər. noʊn ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmbərlɪn ɪn hɪz roʊl ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri səˈpraɪzd, ɛz wɑz aɪ θɪŋk, ˈɛvriˌwən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ hɪz ˈɔfəs, ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs ɛz wɛl." ˈʧænəl 9 ˈæŋkər lɪz ˈfɑstər æst əˈtərni, ˈʧɑrəlz ˈpɑrnəl, ɪf ˈtɑmbərlɪn həz ˈɛni rɪˈmɔrs fər hɪz ˈækʃənz. ““sure*. hi ˈɑbviəsli meɪd ə mɪˈsteɪk baɪ duɪŋ wət wɑz done,”*,” ˈpɑrnəl sɛd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ proʊˈbeɪʃən, ˈtɑmbərlɪn ɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ gɪt ə ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ əˈsɛsmənt, du kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪs ənd hæv noʊ ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktɪm. bət ˈtɑmbərlɪn wɪl nɑt hæv tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ɛz ə sɛks əˈfɛndər. ðæts bɪˈkəz ðə ʤəʤ sɛd hi həz noʊ praɪər ˈkrɪmənəl ˈhɪstəri ənd ɪz nɑt ə ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ˈəðərz. rɛd mɔr tɔp ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˈstɔriz ɔn wsoctv.com*: 2019 kɑks ˈmidiə grup. |
the would be excluded from the event this year because of certain politicians' "undignified" and "indecent" remarks arguing against marriage and equality for gay couples in recent debates, said parade organizer robert kastl in a statement on tuesday.
the chancellor's conservative party reject same-sex marriage and have been dragging its feet over implementing a demand by germany's highest constitutional court to grant gay and lesbian couples the same tax breaks and adoption rights as straight married couples.
on saturday june 22, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the christopher street day parade in berlin, along with smaller events across germany and switzerland. last year, organizers said people attended in the german capital alone.
and this year's parade, set to take place just three months ahead of national elections, could get highly political, said kastl in his statement, released on the day politicians voted to legalize gay marriage in neighbouring france.
in protest against the's stance, this year's parade will be motto: "no more empty speeches! demonstrate! vote! change!"
same-sex marriage supporters have celebrated several successes this year, with not only france, but also uruguay and new zealand becoming the latest to join 14 countries worldwide in which gay and lesbian couples can marry.
british voted in february for a bill allowing same-sex marriage in the uk, even though the conservative party is in power.
in germany at the end of march, the bundesrat upper house of parliament passed an initiative to allow gays to marry, which has yet to be put before the bundestag lower house of parliament.
while the will be denied its usual big float, organizers welcomed members of the gay and lesbian party and all those who clearly reject their party's position to participate.
the christopher street day parades commemorate the stonewall uprising of june 28, 1969, when police harassment at a new york gay bar sparked five days of rioting that launched the us gay rights movement.
the | ðə wʊd bi ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðɪs jɪr bɪˈkəz əv ˈsərtən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz' "ənˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd" ənd "ˌɪnˈdisənt" rɪˈmɑrks ˈɑrgjuɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ɪkˈwɑləti fər geɪ ˈkəpəlz ɪn ˈrisənt dəˈbeɪts, sɛd pəreɪd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər ˈrɑbərt ˈkæstəl ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈʧænsələrz kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti ˈriʤɛkt ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd hæv bɪn ˈdrægɪŋ ɪts fit ˈoʊvər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə dɪˈmænd baɪ ˈʤərməniz haɪəst ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kɔrt tɪ grænt geɪ ənd ˈlɛzbiən ˈkəpəlz ðə seɪm tæks breɪks ənd əˈdɑpʃən raɪts ɛz streɪt ˈmɛrid ˈkəpəlz. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ʤun 22 ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ˈkrɪstəfər strit deɪ pəreɪd ɪn bərˈlɪn, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ sˈmɔlər ɪˈvɛnts əˈkrɔs ˈʤərməni ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd. læst jɪr, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz sɛd ˈpipəl əˈtɛndəd ɪn ðə ˈʤərmən ˈkæpɪtəl əˈloʊn. ənd ðɪs jɪrz pəreɪd, sɛt tɪ teɪk pleɪs ʤɪst θri mənθs əˈhɛd əv ˈnæʃənəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz, kʊd gɪt ˈhaɪli pəˈlɪtɪkəl, sɛd ˈkæstəl ɪn hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt, riˈlist ɔn ðə deɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪn ˈneɪbərɪŋ fræns. ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ðə stæns, ðɪs jɪrz pəreɪd wɪl bi ˈmɑtoʊ: "noʊ mɔr ˈɛmti ˈspiʧɪz! ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt! voʊt! ʧeɪnʤ!" ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ səˈpɔrtərz hæv ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈsɛvərəl səkˈsɛsɪz ðɪs jɪr, wɪθ nɑt ˈoʊnli fræns, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjərəgˌweɪ ənd nu ˈzilənd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst tɪ ʤɔɪn 14 ˈkəntriz ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɪn wɪʧ geɪ ənd ˈlɛzbiən ˈkəpəlz kən ˈmɛri. ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri fər ə bɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪn ðə uk*, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti ɪz ɪn paʊər. ɪn ˈʤərməni æt ðə ɛnd əv mɑrʧ, ðə ˈbʊndɪsˌræt ˈəpər haʊs əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt pæst ən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ əˈlaʊ geɪz tɪ ˈmɛri, wɪʧ həz jɛt tɪ bi pʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈbəndəˌstæg loʊər haʊs əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt. waɪl ðə wɪl bi dɪˈnaɪd ɪts ˈjuʒəwəl bɪg floʊt, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz ˈwɛlkəmd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə geɪ ənd ˈlɛzbiən ˈpɑrti ənd ɔl ðoʊz hu ˈklɪrli ˈriʤɛkt ðɛr ˈpɑrtiz pəˈzɪʃən tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt. ðə ˈkrɪstəfər strit deɪ pəreɪdz kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt ðə ˈstoʊnˌwɔl ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ əv ʤun 28 1969 wɪn pəˈlis hərˈæsmənt æt ə nu jɔrk geɪ bɑr spɑrkt faɪv deɪz əv ˈraɪətɪŋ ðət lɔnʧt ðə ˈjuˈɛs geɪ raɪts ˈmuvmənt. ðə |
image copyright getty images image caption some 100 jewish families left in september after a prominent businessman was murdered
leaders of ukraine's jewish community have come out strongly in support of the kiev government in its conflict with russia, rejecting moscow's accusations that their country is now a hotbed of.
but some are uneasy about the extremists fighting with ukrainian volunteer battalions in the east, as well as incidents of "everyday" in ukraine.
russian media and officials have been portraying ukraine as a hotbed of extremism, including, ever since former president viktor was removed from power at the end of february.
in his first public reaction to mr's downfall, president vladimir putin told journalists on 4 march: "we see the rampage of reactionary forces, nationalist and forces going on in certain parts of ukraine, including kiev."
he used similar language in his speech declaring the annexation of crimea two weeks later, when he said that the "coup" against mr was the work of "nationalists, neo-nazis, and anti-semites".
the association of jewish organisations and communities (vaad) of ukraine responded with an open letter saying that president assertions about the rise of in their country "did not match reality".
mr advisers "might have confused ukraine with russia where jewish organisations registered a rise of last year", it added.
fascists on both sides
shmuel kaminetsky, a rabbi in, home to one of the country's largest jewish communities, also rejects the idea that ukraine is.
image copyright image caption russian media warn of the threat of right sector, but the party's electoral support is not high
life is "easier and safer" for jews in ukraine than in western countries such as belgium and france, where radical islam is on the rise, he said in a recent film about efforts to defend against the insurgency.
ever since mr's downfall, russian media have played up the threat from ukrainian organisations, such as right sector and the freedom party.
but neither of these parties has widespread support. in the presidential election in may their leaders obtained a combined vote of less than 2%. they also failed to breach the 5% threshold in the recent parliamentary election.
still, concerns remain about the presence of extremists in some parts of ukrainian society, especially the new volunteer battalions, which have played a key role in the current conflict.
vaad ukraine director told a news conference in october that the volunteers were fighting "bravely" for ukraine's "sovereignty and territorial integrity". but he conceded some of them held views that are "nazi, ultranationalist and racist".
far-right extremists and fascists were fighting on both sides of the conflict, said.
key figure
a key figure in and financing the ukrainian volunteer battalions is regional governor and businessman, an important member of the jewish community and himself a frequent target of attacks in the russian media.
mr is actively involved with the fund for the defence of the country, which collects money to provide ukrainian troops with medicines, food and equipment. it also helps to look after people displaced by the conflict.
image copyright channel one image caption a russian tv screen grab of, the target of frequent attacks in russian media
some local synagogues have also joined the war effort.
"we are providing comprehensive assistance to servicemen fighting against terrorists and protecting the unity and integrity of ukraine. we are calling on's jews to actively help them," the city's golden rose synagogue said in a statement.
meanwhile, jewish leaders are increasingly concerned about the fate of fellow jews in areas controlled by the insurgents, especially after the murder of jewish businessman in in august.
in september, at least 100 jewish families fled to the city of mariupol, according to rabbi.
rabbi himself recently moved his office to kiev "to help jews from his city who found refuge in the capital and other parts of the country", jewish website said.
"jews are running away from the russian world to hide under the wing of the fascist kiev junta? what more can one say?" news website argument commented.
everyday
nevertheless, some jews are also concerned about their safety in kiev.
in september, swastikas were painted on the holocaust memorial in kiev, where jews were murdered in the course of a week in september 1941.
commenting on the incident, world jewish congress vice-president boris said: "we often say that there is no at the state level today, but no-one has rooted out everyday."
image copyright getty images image caption menorah monument at the memorial
tzvi, a former member of the israeli army, has set up a jewish self-defence group in kiev to protect the community against possible attacks.
"jews are often among the first to fall victim in conflicts even if they are not directly involved, therefore we need to be able to protect our community in with the authorities, of course," he told jewish newspaper hadashot.
his group hones its combat skills together with interior ministry units, and is licensed to carry arms.
but mr rejects the russian media's portrayal of ukraine as a country that is hostile to jews.
"there can be opposing views, but don't say black is white, which is what the propaganda of the neighbouring state often does when it advances the thesis of buoyant in ukraine," he said.
bbc monitoring reports and analyses news from tv, radio, web and print media around the world. you can follow bbc monitoring on twitter and facebook. | ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən səm 100 ʤuɪʃ ˈfæməliz lɛft ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈæftər ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn wɑz ˈmərdərd ˈlidərz əv juˈkreɪnz ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti hæv kəm aʊt ˈstrɔŋli ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə kiɛv ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ɪts ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ˈrəʃə, rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈmɔˌskoʊz ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ðɛr ˈkəntri ɪz naʊ ə ˈhɑtˌbɛd əv. bət səm ər əˈnizi əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈstriməsts ˈfaɪtɪŋ wɪθ juˈkreɪniən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr bəˈtæljənz ɪn ðə ist, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɪnsədənts əv "ˈɛvriˈdeɪ" ɪn juˈkreɪn. ˈrəʃən ˈmidiə ənd əˈfɪʃəlz hæv bɪn pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ juˈkreɪn ɛz ə ˈhɑtˌbɛd əv ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, ˈɛvər sɪns ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈvɪktər wɑz riˈmuvd frəm paʊər æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ɪn hɪz fərst ˈpəblɪk riˈækʃən tɪ ˈmɪstər ˈdaʊnˌfɔl, ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn toʊld ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɔn 4 mɑrʧ: "wi si ðə ˈræmˌpeɪʤ əv riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈnæʃənəlɪst ənd ˈfɔrsɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ˈsərtən pɑrts əv juˈkreɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kiɛv." hi juzd ˈsɪmələr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn hɪz spiʧ dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðə ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən əv kraɪˈmiə tu wiks ˈleɪtər, wɪn hi sɛd ðət ðə "ku" əˈgɛnst ˈmɪstər wɑz ðə wərk əv "ˈnæʃənəlɪsts, neo-nazis*, ənd anti-semites*". ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ʤuɪʃ ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz (vaad*) əv juˈkreɪn rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ən ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər seɪɪŋ ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈsərʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə raɪz əv ɪn ðɛr ˈkəntri "dɪd nɑt mæʧ ˌriˈæləˌti". ˈmɪstər ædˈvaɪzərz "maɪt hæv kənfˈjuzd juˈkreɪn wɪθ ˈrəʃə wɛr ʤuɪʃ ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ə raɪz əv læst jɪr", ɪt ˈædɪd. ˈfæʃɪsts ɔn boʊθ saɪdz kaminetsky*, ə ˈræˌbaɪ ɪn, hoʊm tɪ wən əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˈlɑrʤəst ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈriʤɛkts ðə aɪˈdiə ðət juˈkreɪn ɪz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈrəʃən ˈmidiə wɔrn əv ðə θrɛt əv raɪt ˈsɛktər, bət ðə ˈpɑrtiz ɪˈlɛktərəl səˈpɔrt ɪz nɑt haɪ laɪf ɪz "ˈiziər ənd ˈseɪfər" fər ʤuz ɪn juˈkreɪn ðən ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˈbɛlʤəm ənd fræns, wɛr ˈrædɪkəl ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ɔn ðə raɪz, hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈrisənt fɪlm əˈbaʊt ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈfɛnd əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi. ˈɛvər sɪns ˈmɪstər ˈdaʊnˌfɔl, ˈrəʃən ˈmidiə hæv pleɪd əp ðə θrɛt frəm juˈkreɪniən ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz, səʧ ɛz raɪt ˈsɛktər ənd ðə ˈfridəm ˈpɑrti. bət ˈniðər əv ðiz ˈpɑrtiz həz ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd səˈpɔrt. ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn meɪ ðɛr ˈlidərz əbˈteɪnd ə kəmˈbaɪnd voʊt əv lɛs ðən 2 ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ feɪld tɪ briʧ ðə 5 θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ɪn ðə ˈrisənt ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ɪˈlɛkʃən. stɪl, kənˈsərnz rɪˈmeɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ɪkˈstriməsts ɪn səm pɑrts əv juˈkreɪniən soʊˈsaɪɪti, əˈspɛʃəli ðə nu ˌvɑlənˈtɪr bəˈtæljənz, wɪʧ hæv pleɪd ə ki roʊl ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkɑnflɪkt. juˈkreɪn dɪˈrɛktər toʊld ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ðət ðə ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz wər ˈfaɪtɪŋ "ˈbreɪvli" fər juˈkreɪnz "ˈsɑvrənti ənd ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti". bət hi kənˈsidɪd səm əv ðɛm hɛld vjuz ðət ər "ˈnɑtsi, ˌəltrəˈnæʃənələst ənd ˈreɪsɪst". ɪkˈstriməsts ənd ˈfæʃɪsts wər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt, sɛd. ki ˈfɪgjər ə ki ˈfɪgjər ɪn ənd fɪˈnænsɪŋ ðə juˈkreɪniən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr bəˈtæljənz ɪz ˈriʤənəl ˈgəvərnər ənd ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti ənd hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈtərgət əv əˈtæks ɪn ðə ˈrəʃən ˈmidiə. ˈmɪstər ɪz ˈæktɪvli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə fənd fər ðə dɪˈfɛns əv ðə ˈkəntri, wɪʧ kəˈlɛkts ˈməni tɪ prəˈvaɪd juˈkreɪniən trups wɪθ ˈmɛdəsənz, fud ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps tɪ lʊk ˈæftər ˈpipəl dɪˈspleɪst baɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈʧænəl wən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ə ˈrəʃən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən skrin græb əv, ðə ˈtərgət əv ˈfrikˌwɛnt əˈtæks ɪn ˈrəʃən ˈmidiə səm ˈloʊkəl ˈsɪnəˌgɔgz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɔɪnd ðə wɔr ˈɛfərt. "wi ər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˈsərvəsmɛn ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈjunɪti ənd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv juˈkreɪn. wi ər ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ʤuz tɪ ˈæktɪvli hɛlp ðɛm," ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈgoʊldən roʊz ˈsɪnəˌgɔg sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈminˌwaɪl, ʤuɪʃ ˈlidərz ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə feɪt əv ˈfɛloʊ ʤuz ɪn ˈɛriəz kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈsərʤənts, əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər ðə ˈmərdər əv ʤuɪʃ ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ɪn ɪn ˈɔgəst. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, æt list 100 ʤuɪʃ ˈfæməliz flɛd tɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv mariupol*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈræˌbaɪ. ˈræˌbaɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ˈrisəntli muvd hɪz ˈɔfəs tɪ kiɛv "tɪ hɛlp ʤuz frəm hɪz ˈsɪti hu faʊnd ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri", ʤuɪʃ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɛd. "ʤuz ər ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈrəʃən wərld tɪ haɪd ˈəndər ðə wɪŋ əv ðə ˈfæʃɪst kiɛv ˈhʊntə? wət mɔr kən wən seɪ?" nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈkɑmɛntəd. ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, səm ʤuz ər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈseɪfti ɪn kiɛv. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, sˈwɑstɪkəz wər ˈpeɪnɪd ɔn ðə ˈhɔləˌkɔst məˈmɔriəl ɪn kiɛv, wɛr ʤuz wər ˈmərdərd ɪn ðə kɔrs əv ə wik ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1941 ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈɪnsədənt, wərld ʤuɪʃ ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt ˈbɔrɪs sɛd: "wi ˈɔfən seɪ ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ æt ðə steɪt ˈlɛvəl təˈdeɪ, bət ˈnoʊwən həz ˈrutɪd aʊt ˈɛvriˈdeɪ." ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən məˈnɔrə ˈmɑnjəmənt æt ðə məˈmɔriəl, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈɑrmi, həz sɛt əp ə ʤuɪʃ ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns grup ɪn kiɛv tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə kəmˈjunɪti əˈgɛnst ˈpɑsəbəl əˈtæks. "ʤuz ər ˈɔfən əˈməŋ ðə fərst tɪ fɔl ˈvɪktɪm ɪn ˈkɑnflɪkts ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ər nɑt dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ˈðɛrˌfɔr wi nid tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ɪn wɪθ ðə əˈθɔrətiz, əv kɔrs," hi toʊld ʤuɪʃ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər hadashot*. hɪz grup hoʊnz ɪts ˈkɑmbæt skɪlz təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri ˈjunɪts, ənd ɪz ˈlaɪsənst tɪ ˈkɛri ɑrmz. bət ˈmɪstər ˈriʤɛkts ðə ˈrəʃən ˈmidiəz pɔrˈtreɪəl əv juˈkreɪn ɛz ə ˈkəntri ðət ɪz ˈhɑstəl tɪ ʤuz. "ðɛr kən bi əˈpoʊzɪŋ vjuz, bət doʊnt seɪ blæk ɪz waɪt, wɪʧ ɪz wət ðə ˌprɑpəˈgændə əv ðə ˈneɪbərɪŋ steɪt ˈɔfən dɪz wɪn ɪt ədˈvænsɪz ðə ˈθiˌsɪs əv bɔɪənt ɪn juˈkreɪn," hi sɛd. ˌbibiˈsi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts ənd æˈnælɪˌsiz nuz frəm ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, wɛb ənd prɪnt ˈmidiə əraʊnd ðə wərld. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˌbibiˈsi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. |
(i am the only female working in the parts department in our store. note: at my previous job, i was involved in a violent fight against a male coworker who tried to assault me. they guy ended up at the hospital and no charges were pressed against me since i acted in self-defense. this story is well known by my current coworkers and my boss and teased mercilessly about being a “man-beater.” this particular day, training a new guy to work on the floor and also acting as the shift supervisor since the department manager is off.)
customer: *to my coworker* “i need to find this.” *shows a trailer connector*
coworker: “it’s my first week here and not sure if we carry this. however, let me ask my coworker here; tell me if we have some.”
customer: “her? how can she know something about trailers? a girl. girls know s*** about trailers!”
coworker: “let me assure you, sir, she is the most knowledgeable employee we have here.”
customer: “well, if she think she can do a job, ask her.”
(i take a look at his connector.)
me: “i’m sorry sir, but we do not carry this kind of connector. i could order some, but it will take over two weeks before they come in. may i suggest you go over [trailer store] or [another trailer store]? both are down the road. they are more specialized than us, and probably have one in stock.”
customer: *to my coworker* “i told you be useless.”
coworker: “sir, i know what she can tell you more. we keep that kind of stuff in stock, and she suggested two other other store where they sell those kind of products. i think gotten all the help you need.”
customer: *suddenly starts screaming* “why do you refuse to serve me?! i am a man! i am a customer! i deserve respect and obedience! now you will tell me where the f*** you keep those connectors!”
me: “sir, i already told you; we do not carry them. those other stores will happily sell one to you, but i because i have any on hand.”
customer: “you useless b****! find me a manager with something between his legs so we can discuss man things between men!”
me: “i am the shift supervisor today, so have to deal with me. need you to remain polite or have to leave.”
customer: “well, i will just stay behind you and get on your nerves! crack and resign from your job and find yourself a man that will teach you what is it to be a good woman! find a guy who will beat you into a submissive b****, like any good woman should be!”
(i send my coworker, who is on the verge of tears, to call the store manager so we can remove the customer from the store.)
me: “okay, sir, the store manager is on his way. i need to ask you to leave the property.”
(at this point my coworker returns, saying the store manager has called the police and is coming as fast as he can. meanwhile, the customer starts acting very aggressively toward me; he tries to push me and effectively prevents me from going anywhere. he then turns his attention on my coworker, who want to leave me alone with this freak. really fearing for our safety, so i drop down and catch the longest, heaviest draw bar i can find. i smile at my coworker and put on the best “death stare” i can do towards the customer.)
customer: *suddenly scared* “…what are you doing? stop that! scaring me, b****!”
me: *grinning but saying nothing*
customer: “what are you doing with the bar? put it down! i am a man… i am the customer… i demand obedience and respect!” *to my coworker* “what the f*** is she doing?! tell her to stop looking at me like that. she gives me the creeps!”
coworker: “i know sir, but around here, known as a ‘man-beater.’ because she sent a man to the hospital… a man that was trying to assault her at her previous job.”
customer: “how could they let a crazy woman like this work in a store and deal with customers?!”
coworker: “well, pretty handy for customers like you.”
customer: *very frightened* “um, just go now, okay? go to those other stores and see if they have any in stock.”
(as the customer turns around and starts walking out, he walks directly into the store manager, who is a very tall and guy.)
customer: *to store manager* “your employees are crazy! women beat men! the other way around! you should break her and make her obedient and submissive, like any good woman!”
store manager: “get out of my store now, or lock you in my office with her!”
(the customer starts heading towards the exit, but runs straight into two police officers who have just arrived.)
customer: *to the police officers* “you gotta protect me! crazy! a man-beater!”
police officer #1: *sarcastically* “get into our car. be safe there.”
(the customer was arrested then and there, which was a good thing: it turned out he was wanted for multiple cases of domestic violence. after his arrest, several ex-girlfriends came out and testified against him, putting him away for good.) | (aɪ æm ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə pɑrts dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ɑr stɔr. noʊt: æt maɪ ˈpriviəs ʤɑb, aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə ˈvaɪələnt faɪt əˈgɛnst ə meɪl ˈkoʊˈwərkər hu traɪd tɪ əˈsɔlt mi. ðeɪ gaɪ ˈɛndɪd əp æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər prɛst əˈgɛnst mi sɪns aɪ ˈæktɪd ɪn ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns. ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz wɛl noʊn baɪ maɪ ˈkɑrənt ˈkoʊˈwərkərz ənd maɪ bɔs ənd tizd ˈmərsələsli əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ə ““man-beater.”*.” ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr deɪ, ˈtreɪnɪŋ ə nu gaɪ tɪ wərk ɔn ðə flɔr ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ðə ʃɪft ˈsupərˌvaɪzər sɪns ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈmænɪʤər ɪz ɔf.) ˈkəstəmər: *tɪ maɪ nid tɪ faɪnd this.”*.” *ʃoʊz ə ˈtreɪlər ˈkoʊˈwərkər: maɪ fərst wik hir ənd nɑt ʃʊr ɪf wi ˈkɛri ðɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, lɛt mi æsk maɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkər hir; tɛl mi ɪf wi hæv some.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: ““her*? haʊ kən ʃi noʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈtreɪlərz? ə gərl. gərlz noʊ əˈbaʊt trailers!”*!” ˈkoʊˈwərkər: mi əˈʃʊr ju, sər, ʃi ɪz ðə moʊst ˈnɑləʤəbəl ɪmˈplɔɪi wi hæv here.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: ““well*, ɪf ʃi θɪŋk ʃi kən du ə ʤɑb, æsk her.”*.” (aɪ teɪk ə lʊk æt hɪz kəˈnɛktər.) mi: ˈsɑri sər, bət wi du nɑt ˈkɛri ðɪs kaɪnd əv kəˈnɛktər. aɪ kʊd ˈɔrdər səm, bət ɪt wɪl teɪk ˈoʊvər tu wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kəm ɪn. meɪ aɪ səˈʤɛst ju goʊ ˈoʊvər [ˈtreɪlər stɔr] ər [əˈnəðər ˈtreɪlər stɔr]? boʊθ ər daʊn ðə roʊd. ðeɪ ər mɔr ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ðən ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv wən ɪn stock.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: *tɪ maɪ toʊld ju bi useless.”*.” ˈkoʊˈwərkər: ““sir*, aɪ noʊ wət ʃi kən tɛl ju mɔr. wi kip ðət kaɪnd əv stəf ɪn stɑk, ənd ʃi səˈʤɛstɪd tu ˈəðər ˈəðər stɔr wɛr ðeɪ sɛl ðoʊz kaɪnd əv ˈprɑdəkts. aɪ θɪŋk ˈgɔtən ɔl ðə hɛlp ju need.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: *ˈsədənli stɑrts du ju ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ sərv mi?! aɪ æm ə mæn! aɪ æm ə ˈkəstəmər! aɪ dɪˈzərv rɪˈspɛkt ənd oʊˈbidiəns! naʊ ju wɪl tɛl mi wɛr ðə ju kip ðoʊz connectors!”*!” mi: ““sir*, aɪ ɔˈrɛdi toʊld ju; wi du nɑt ˈkɛri ðɛm. ðoʊz ˈəðər stɔrz wɪl ˈhæpəli sɛl wən tɪ ju, bət aɪ bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv ˈɛni ɔn hand.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: ˈjusləs bi****! faɪnd mi ə ˈmænɪʤər wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪtˈwin hɪz lɛgz soʊ wi kən dɪˈskəs mæn θɪŋz bɪtˈwin men!”*!” mi: æm ðə ʃɪft ˈsupərˌvaɪzər təˈdeɪ, soʊ hæv tɪ dil wɪθ mi. nid ju tɪ rɪˈmeɪn pəˈlaɪt ər hæv tɪ leave.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: ““well*, aɪ wɪl ʤɪst steɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ju ənd gɪt ɔn jʊr nərvz! kræk ənd rɪˈzaɪn frəm jʊr ʤɑb ənd faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ə mæn ðət wɪl tiʧ ju wət ɪz ɪt tɪ bi ə gʊd ˈwʊmən! faɪnd ə gaɪ hu wɪl bit ju ˈɪntu ə səbˈmɪsɪv bi****, laɪk ˈɛni gʊd ˈwʊmən ʃʊd be!”*!” (aɪ sɛnd maɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkər, hu ɪz ɔn ðə vərʤ əv tɪrz, tɪ kɔl ðə stɔr ˈmænɪʤər soʊ wi kən riˈmuv ðə ˈkəstəmər frəm ðə stɔr.) mi: ““okay*, sər, ðə stɔr ˈmænɪʤər ɪz ɔn hɪz weɪ. aɪ nid tɪ æsk ju tɪ liv ðə property.”*.” (æt ðɪs pɔɪnt maɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkər rɪˈtərnz, seɪɪŋ ðə stɔr ˈmænɪʤər həz kɔld ðə pəˈlis ənd ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɛz fæst ɛz hi kən. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈkəstəmər stɑrts ˈæktɪŋ ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪvli təˈwɔrd mi; hi traɪz tɪ pʊʃ mi ənd ˈifɛktɪvli prɪˈvɛnts mi frəm goʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr. hi ðɛn tərnz hɪz əˈtɛnʃən ɔn maɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkər, hu wɔnt tɪ liv mi əˈloʊn wɪθ ðɪs frik. ˈrɪli ˈfɪrɪŋ fər ɑr ˈseɪfti, soʊ aɪ drɔp daʊn ənd kæʧ ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst, ˈhɛviəst drɔ bɑr aɪ kən faɪnd. aɪ smaɪl æt maɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkər ənd pʊt ɔn ðə bɛst stare”*” aɪ kən du təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈkəstəmər.) ˈkəstəmər: *ˈsədənli ər ju duɪŋ? stɑp ðət! ˈskɛrɪŋ mi, b****!”*****!” mi: *ˈgrɪnɪŋ bət seɪɪŋ ˈkəstəmər: ər ju duɪŋ wɪθ ðə bɑr? pʊt ɪt daʊn! aɪ æm ə man…*… aɪ æm ðə customer…*… aɪ dɪˈmænd oʊˈbidiəns ənd respect!”*!” *tɪ maɪ ðə ɪz ʃi duɪŋ?! tɛl hər tɪ stɑp ˈlʊkɪŋ æt mi laɪk ðət. ʃi gɪvz mi ðə creeps!”*!” ˈkoʊˈwərkər: noʊ sər, bət əraʊnd hir, noʊn ɛz ə ‘‘man-beater.’*.’ bɪˈkəz ʃi sɛnt ə mæn tɪ ðə hospital…*… ə mæn ðət wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈsɔlt hər æt hər ˈpriviəs job.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: kʊd ðeɪ lɛt ə ˈkreɪzi ˈwʊmən laɪk ðɪs wərk ɪn ə stɔr ənd dil wɪθ customers?!”*?!” ˈkoʊˈwərkər: ““well*, ˈprɪti ˈhændi fər ˈkəstəmərz laɪk you.”*.” ˈkəstəmər: *ˈvɛri ““um*, ʤɪst goʊ naʊ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ? goʊ tɪ ðoʊz ˈəðər stɔrz ənd si ɪf ðeɪ hæv ˈɛni ɪn stock.”*.” (ɛz ðə ˈkəstəmər tərnz əraʊnd ənd stɑrts ˈwɔkɪŋ aʊt, hi wɔks dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ðə stɔr ˈmænɪʤər, hu ɪz ə ˈvɛri tɔl ənd gaɪ.) ˈkəstəmər: *tɪ stɔr ɪmˈplɔɪiz ər ˈkreɪzi! ˈwɪmən bit mɛn! ðə ˈəðər weɪ əraʊnd! ju ʃʊd breɪk hər ənd meɪk hər oʊˈbidiənt ənd səbˈmɪsɪv, laɪk ˈɛni gʊd woman!”*!” stɔr ˈmænɪʤər: aʊt əv maɪ stɔr naʊ, ər lɑk ju ɪn maɪ ˈɔfəs wɪθ her!”*!” (ðə ˈkəstəmər stɑrts ˈhɛdɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈɛksət, bət rənz streɪt ˈɪntu tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz hu hæv ʤɪst əraɪvd.) ˈkəstəmər: *tɪ ðə pəˈlis ˈgɑtə prəˈtɛkt mi! ˈkreɪzi! ə man-beater!”*!” pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 1 ˈɪntu ɑr kɑr. bi seɪf there.”*.” (ðə ˈkəstəmər wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ðɛn ənd ðɛr, wɪʧ wɑz ə gʊd θɪŋ: ɪt tərnd aʊt hi wɑz ˈwɔntɪd fər ˈməltəpəl ˈkeɪsɪz əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. ˈæftər hɪz ərˈɛst, ˈsɛvərəl ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛndz keɪm aʊt ənd ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd əˈgɛnst ɪm, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪm əˈweɪ fər gʊd.) |
in set theory, the of the continuum is the or "size" of the set of real numbers r {r} } , sometimes called the continuum. it is an infinite cardinal number and is denoted by | r | {r} |} or c {c}}} (a script "c").
the real numbers r {r} } are more numerous than the natural numbers n {n} } . moreover, r {r} } has the same number of elements as the power set of n {n} } . symbolically, if the of n {n} } is denoted as 0 \aleph _{0}} , the of the continuum is
c = 2 0 > 0 . _{0}}>\aleph _{0}\,.}
this was proven by georg cantor in his 1874 proof, part of his groundbreaking study of different infinities; the inequality was later stated more simply in his diagonal argument. cantor defined in terms of functions: two sets have the same if and only if there exists a function between them.
between any two real numbers a < b, no matter how close they are to each other, there are always infinitely many other real numbers, and cantor showed that they are as many as those contained in the whole set of real numbers. in other words, the open interval (a,b) is with r . {r} .} this is also true for several other infinite sets, such as any space r n {r} ^{n}} (see space filling curve). that is,
| ( a , b ) | = | r | = | r n | . {r} {r} ^{n}|.}
the smallest infinite cardinal number is 0 \aleph _{0}} (aleph-null). the second smallest is 1 \aleph _{1}} (aleph-one). the continuum hypothesis, which asserts that there are no sets whose is strictly between 0 \aleph _{0}} and c {c}}} , implies that c = 1 _{1}} .
properties [ edit ]
uncountability [ edit ]
georg cantor introduced the concept of to compare the sizes of infinite sets. he famously showed that the set of real numbers is infinite; i.e. c {c}}} is strictly greater than the of the natural numbers, 0 \aleph _{0}} :
ℵ 0 < c . \aleph _{0}<{\mathfrak {c}}.}
in other words, there are strictly more real numbers than there are integers. cantor proved this statement in several different ways. see cantor's first proof and cantor's diagonal argument.
cardinal [ edit ]
a variation on cantor's diagonal argument can be used to prove cantor's theorem which states that the of any set is strictly less than that of its power set, i.e. | a | < 2 | a | |a|<2^{|a|}} , and so the power set ( n ) {n} )} of the natural numbers n {n} } is. in fact, it can be needed] that the of ( n ) {n} )} isual to c {c}}} :
define a map f : r ( q ) {r} \to {q} )}, q {q} } x x} { q q : q x } {q} x\}} x x} cuts, this is nothing other than the inclusion map in the set of sets of). this map is since the are dense in r. since the are countable we have that c 2 0 _{0}}} let { 0 , 2 } n \{0,2\}^{\mathbb {n} }} sequences with values in set { 0 , 2 } \{0,2\}} 2 0 _{0}}} between the set of binary sequences and ( n ) {n} )} indicator function). now associate to each such sequence ( a i ) i n {n} }} interval [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1]} given by the digits a 1 , a 2 , } i = 1 a i 3 i \sum }a_{i}3^{-i}} i i} a i a_{i}} 3 3} cantor set. it is not hard to see that this map is, for by avoiding points with the digit 1 in their expansion we avoid conflicts created by the fact that the of a real number is not unique. we then have that 2 0 c _{0}}\leq {c}}}
by the theorem we conclude that
c = | ( n ) | = 2 0 . {n} )|=2^{\aleph _{0}}.}
the cardinaluality c 2 = c {c}}} can be demonstrated using cardinal arithmetic:
c 2 = ( 2 0 ) 2 = 2 2 0 = 2 0 = c . _{0}})^{2}=2^{2\times {\aleph _{0}}}=2^{\aleph _{0}}={\mathfrak {c}}.}
by using the rules of cardinal arithmetic one can also show that
c 0 = 0 0 = n 0 = c n = 0 c = n c = c , _{0}}={\aleph _{0}}^{\aleph _{0}}=n^{\aleph _{0}}={\mathfrak _{0}{\mathfrak {c}},}
where n is any finite cardinal 2, and
c c = ( 2 0 ) c = 2 c 0 = 2 c , _{0}})^{\mathfrak \aleph _{0}}=2^{\mathfrak {c}},}
where 2 c {c}}} is the of the power set of r, and 2 c > c {c}}} .
c = 2 0 _{0}}} alternative explanation for [ edit ]
every real number has at least one infinite decimal expansion. for example,
1/2 =...
1/3 =...
π =....
(this is true even when the expansion repeats as in the first two examples.) in any given case, the number of digits is countable since they can be put into a correspondence with the set of natural numbers n {n} } . this fact makes it sensible to talk about (for example) the first, the one-hundredth, or the millionth digit of. since the natural numbers have 0 , \aleph _{0},} each real number has 0 \aleph _{0}} digits in its expansion.
since each real number can be broken into an integer part and a decimal fraction, we get
c 0 10 0 2 0 ( 2 4 ) 0 = 2 0 + 4 0 = 2 0 \aleph _{0}\cdot _{0}}\leq _{0}}\cdot {(2^{4})}^{\aleph _{0}}=2^{\aleph _{0}+4\cdot \aleph _{0}}=2^{\aleph _{0}}}
since
ℵ 0 + 4 0 = 0 . \aleph _{0}+4\cdot \aleph _{0}=\aleph _{0}\,.}
on the other hand, if we map 2 = { 0 , 1 }\}} to { 3 , 7 } \{3,7\}} and consider that decimal fractions containing only 3 or 7 are only a part of the real numbers, then we get
2 0 c . _{0}}\leq {c}}\,.}
and thus
c = 2 0 . _{0}}\,.}
beth numbers [ edit ]
the sequence of beth numbers is defined by setting 0 = 0 \beth _{0}=\aleph _{0}} and k + 1 = 2 k \beth _{k}}} . so c {c}}} is the second beth number, beth-one:
c = 1 . _{1}.}
the third beth number, beth-two, is the of the power set of r (i.e. the set of all of the real line):
2 c = 2 . _{2}.}
the continuum hypothesis [ edit ]
the famous continuum hypothesis asserts that c {c}}} is also the second aleph number 1 \aleph _{1}} . in other words, the continuum hypothesis states that there is no set a a} whose lies strictly between 0 \aleph _{0}} and c {c}}}
∄ a : 0 < | a | < c .
exists :\quad \aleph _{0}<|a|<{\mathfrak {c}}.}
this statement is now known to be independent of the axioms of set theory with the axiom of choice (zfc). that is, both the hypothesis and its negation are consistent with these axioms. in fact, for every natural number n, theuality c {c}}} = n \aleph _{n}} is independent of (the case n = 1} is the continuum hypothesis). the same is true for most other alephs, although in some casesuality can be ruled out by theorem on the grounds of cofinality, e.g., c . {c}}
eq \aleph _{\omega }.} in particular, c {c}}} could be either 1 \aleph _{1}} or 1 \aleph _{\omega _{1}}} , where 1 \omega _{1}} is the first ordinal, so it could be either a successor cardinal or a limit cardinal, and either a regular cardinal or a singular cardinal.
sets with of the continuum [ edit ]
a great many sets studied in mathematics haveual to c {c}}} . some common examples are the following:
sets with greater [ edit ]
sets with greater than c {c}}} include:
the set of all of r {r} } p ( r ) {r} )}
the set 2 r of indicator functions defined on of the (the set 2 r {r} }} to p ( r ) {r} )}
of indicator functions defined on of the (the set to the set r r {r} {r} }} r {r} } r {r} }
the σ-algebra of r {r} } measurable sets in r {r} }
lebesgue measurable sets in the set of all-integrable functions from r {r} } r {r} }
the set of all-measurable functions from r {r} } r {r} }
the of n {n} } q {q} } r {r} }
the set of all of the (discrete) field of complex numbers.
these all have 2 c = 2 _{2}} (beth two).
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this article incorporates material from of the continuum on planetmath, which is licensed under the creative commons license. | ɪn sɛt ˈθɪri, ðə əv ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm ɪz ðə ər "saɪz" əv ðə sɛt əv ril ˈnəmbərz ɑr {ɑr} ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔld ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm. ɪt ɪz ən ˈɪnfənət ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈnəmbər ənd ɪz dɪˈnoʊtəd baɪ ɑr {ɑr} ər si {si}}} (ə skrɪpt "si"). ðə ril ˈnəmbərz ɑr {ɑr} ər mɔr ˈnumərəs ðən ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈnəmbərz ɛn {ɛn} mɔˈroʊvər, ɑr {ɑr} həz ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛləmənts ɛz ðə paʊər sɛt əv ɛn {ɛn} sɪmˈbɑlɪkəli, ɪf ðə əv ɛn {ɛn} ɪz dɪˈnoʊtəd ɛz 0 \ˈɑləf 0 ðə əv ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm ɪz si 2 0 0 0 ðɪs wɑz ˈpruvən baɪ geɪɔrg ˈkæntər ɪn hɪz 1874 pruf, pɑrt əv hɪz ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ ˈstədi əv ˈdɪfərənt infinities*; ðə ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti wɑz ˈleɪtər ˈsteɪtɪd mɔr ˈsɪmpli ɪn hɪz daɪˈægənəl ˈɑrgjəmənt. ˈkæntər dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn tərmz əv ˈfəŋkʃənz: tu sɛts hæv ðə seɪm ɪf ənd ˈoʊnli ɪf ðɛr ɪgˈzɪsts ə ˈfəŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ðɛm. bɪtˈwin ˈɛni tu ril ˈnəmbərz ə bi, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ kloʊz ðeɪ ər tɪ iʧ ˈəðər, ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈɪnfənətli ˈmɛni ˈəðər ril ˈnəmbərz, ənd ˈkæntər ʃoʊd ðət ðeɪ ər ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ðoʊz kənˈteɪnd ɪn ðə hoʊl sɛt əv ril ˈnəmbərz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə ˈoʊpən ˈɪntərvəl (a,b*) ɪz wɪθ ɑr {ɑr} ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tru fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈɪnfənət sɛts, səʧ ɛz ˈɛni speɪs ɑr ɛn {ɑr} ^{ɛn}} (si speɪs ˈfɪlɪŋ kərv). ðət ɪz, ə bi ɑr ɑr ɛn {ɑr} {ɑr} ^{ɛn}|.} ðə sˈmɔləst ˈɪnfənət ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈnəmbər ɪz 0 \ˈɑləf 0 (aleph-null*). ðə ˈsɛkənd sˈmɔləst ɪz 1 \ˈɑləf 1 (aleph-one*). ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm haɪˈpɑθəsəs, wɪʧ əˈsərts ðət ðɛr ər noʊ sɛts huz ɪz ˈstrɪktli bɪtˈwin 0 \ˈɑləf 0 ənd si {si}}} ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət si 1 1 ˈprɑpərtiz ˈɛdət ˈɛdət geɪɔrg ˈkæntər ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv tɪ kəmˈpɛr ðə ˈsaɪzɪz əv ˈɪnfənət sɛts. hi ˈfeɪməsli ʃoʊd ðət ðə sɛt əv ril ˈnəmbərz ɪz ˈɪnfənət; i.e*. si {si}}} ɪz ˈstrɪktli ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈnəmbərz, 0 \ˈɑləf 0 0 si \ˈɑləf {si}}.} ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðɛr ər ˈstrɪktli mɔr ril ˈnəmbərz ðən ðɛr ər ˈɪntəʤərz. ˈkæntər pruvd ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. si ˈkæntərz fərst pruf ənd ˈkæntərz daɪˈægənəl ˈɑrgjəmənt. ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈɛdət ə ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ɔn ˈkæntərz daɪˈægənəl ˈɑrgjəmənt kən bi juzd tɪ pruv ˈkæntərz ˈθɪrəm wɪʧ steɪts ðət ðə əv ˈɛni sɛt ɪz ˈstrɪktli lɛs ðən ðət əv ɪts paʊər sɛt, i.e*. ə 2 ə |a|<2^{|a*|}} ənd soʊ ðə paʊər sɛt ɛn {ɛn} əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈnəmbərz ɛn {ɛn} ɪz. ɪn fækt, ɪt kən bi ˈnidɪd] ðət ðə əv ɛn {ɛn} ɪz ˈikwəl tɪ si {si}}} dɪˈfaɪn ə mæp ɛf ɑr kju {ɑr} \tɪ {kju} , kju {kju} ɛks ɛks} kju kju kju ɛks {kju} ɛks\}} ɛks ɛks} kəts, ðɪs ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən mæp ɪn ðə sɛt əv sɛts əv). ðɪs mæp ɪz sɪns ðə ər dɛns ɪn ɑr. sɪns ðə ər ˈkaʊntəbəl wi hæv ðət si 2 0 0 lɛt 0 2 ɛn {ɛn} ˈsikwənsɪz wɪθ ˈvæljuz ɪn sɛt 0 2 2 0 0 bɪtˈwin ðə sɛt əv ˈbaɪnəˌri ˈsikwənsɪz ənd ɛn {ɛn} ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ˈfəŋkʃən). naʊ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt tɪ iʧ səʧ ˈsikwəns ə aɪ aɪ ɛn {ɛn} ˈɪntərvəl 0 1 ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ðə ˈdɪʤɪts ə 1 ə 2 aɪ 1 ə aɪ 3 aɪ \səm }a_{i}3^{-i*}} aɪ aɪ} ə aɪ a_{i*}} 3 3 ˈkæntər sɛt. ɪt ɪz nɑt hɑrd tɪ si ðət ðɪs mæp ɪz, fər baɪ əˈvɔɪdɪŋ pɔɪnts wɪθ ðə ˈdɪʤɪt 1 ɪn ðɛr ɪkˈspænʧən wi əˈvɔɪd ˈkɑnflɪkts kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə əv ə ril ˈnəmbər ɪz nɑt juˈnik. wi ðɛn hæv ðət 2 0 si {si}}} baɪ ðə ˈθɪrəm wi kənˈklud ðət si ɛn 2 0 {ɛn} 0 ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl ɪkˈwɑləti si 2 si {si}}} kən bi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˌɛrɪθˈmɛtɪk: si 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 si {\ˈɑləf {si}}.} baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə rulz əv ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˌɛrɪθˈmɛtɪk wən kən ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊ ðət si 0 0 0 ɛn 0 si ɛn 0 si ɛn si si {si}},} wɛr ɛn ɪz ˈɛni ˈfaɪˌnaɪt ˈkɑrdɪnəl 2 ənd si si 2 0 si 2 si 0 2 si \ˈɑləf {si}},} wɛr 2 si {si}}} ɪz ðə əv ðə paʊər sɛt əv ɑr, ənd 2 si si {si}}} si 2 0 0 ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ˈɛdət ˈɛvəri ril ˈnəmbər həz æt list wən ˈɪnfənət ˈdɛsəməl ɪkˈspænʧən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, (ðɪs ɪz tru ˈivɪn wɪn ðə ɪkˈspænʧən rɪˈpits ɛz ɪn ðə fərst tu ɪgˈzæmpəlz.) ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn keɪs, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪʤɪts ɪz ˈkaʊntəbəl sɪns ðeɪ kən bi pʊt ˈɪntu ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns wɪθ ðə sɛt əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈnəmbərz ɛn {ɛn} ðɪs fækt meɪks ɪt ˈsɛnsəbəl tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl) ðə fərst, ðə one-hundredth*, ər ðə ˈmɪljənθ ˈdɪʤɪt əv sɪns ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈnəmbərz hæv 0 \ˈɑləf 0 iʧ ril ˈnəmbər həz 0 \ˈɑləf 0 ˈdɪʤɪts ɪn ɪts ɪkˈspænʧən. sɪns iʧ ril ˈnəmbər kən bi ˈbroʊkən ˈɪntu ən ˈɪntəʤər pɑrt ənd ə ˈdɛsəməl ˈfrækʃən, wi gɪt si 0 10 0 2 0 2 4 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 \ˈɑləf \ˈɑləf 0 sɪns 0 4 0 0 \ˈɑləf \ˈɑləf 0 ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɪf wi mæp 2 0 1 tɪ 3 7 ənd kənˈsɪdər ðət ˈdɛsəməl ˈfrækʃənz kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈoʊnli 3 ər 7 ər ˈoʊnli ə pɑrt əv ðə ril ˈnəmbərz, ðɛn wi gɪt 2 0 si {si}}\,.} ənd ðəs si 2 0 0 bɛθ ˈnəmbərz ˈɛdət ðə ˈsikwəns əv bɛθ ˈnəmbərz ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ 0 0 \bɛθ 0 ənd keɪ 1 2 keɪ \bɛθ _{keɪ}}} soʊ si {si}}} ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd bɛθ ˈnəmbər, beth-one*: si 1 1 ðə θərd bɛθ ˈnəmbər, beth-two*, ɪz ðə əv ðə paʊər sɛt əv ɑr (i.e*. ðə sɛt əv ɔl əv ðə ril laɪn): 2 si 2 2 ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm haɪˈpɑθəsəs ˈɛdət ðə ˈfeɪməs kənˈtɪnjuəm haɪˈpɑθəsəs əˈsərts ðət si {si}}} ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɑləf ˈnəmbər 1 \ˈɑləf 1 ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm haɪˈpɑθəsəs steɪts ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ sɛt ə ə} huz laɪz ˈstrɪktli bɪtˈwin 0 \ˈɑləf 0 ənd si {si}}} ə 0 ə si ɪgˈzɪsts :\kwɑd \ˈɑləf {si}}.} ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz naʊ noʊn tɪ bi ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə ˈæksiəmz əv sɛt ˈθɪri wɪθ ðə ˈæksiəm əv ʧɔɪs (zfc*). ðət ɪz, boʊθ ðə haɪˈpɑθəsəs ənd ɪts nəˈgeɪʃən ər kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðiz ˈæksiəmz. ɪn fækt, fər ˈɛvəri ˈnæʧərəl ˈnəmbər ɛn, ðə ɪkˈwɑləti si {si}}} ɛn \ˈɑləf _{ɛn}} ɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv (ðə keɪs ɛn 1 ɪz ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm haɪˈpɑθəsəs). ðə seɪm ɪz tru fər moʊst ˈəðər alephs*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ɪkˈwɑləti kən bi ruld aʊt baɪ ˈθɪrəm ɔn ðə graʊnz əv cofinality*, e.g*., si {si}} \ˈɑləf _{\oʊˈmɛgə ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, si {si}}} kʊd bi ˈiðər 1 \ˈɑləf 1 ər 1 \ˈɑləf _{\oʊˈmɛgə 1 wɛr 1 \oʊˈmɛgə 1 ɪz ðə fərst ordinal*, soʊ ɪt kʊd bi ˈiðər ə səkˈsɛsər ˈkɑrdɪnəl ər ə ˈlɪmət ˈkɑrdɪnəl, ənd ˈiðər ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑrdɪnəl ər ə ˈsɪŋgjələr ˈkɑrdɪnəl. sɛts wɪθ əv ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm ˈɛdət ə greɪt ˈmɛni sɛts ˈstədid ɪn ˌmæθəˈmætɪks hæv ˈikwəl tɪ si {si}}} səm ˈkɑmən ɪgˈzæmpəlz ər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: sɛts wɪθ ˈgreɪtər ˈɛdət sɛts wɪθ ˈgreɪtər ðən si {si}}} ˌɪnˈklud: ðə sɛt əv ɔl əv ɑr {ɑr} pi ɑr {ɑr} ðə sɛt 2 ɑr əv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ˈfəŋkʃənz dɪˈfaɪnd ɔn əv ðə (ðə sɛt 2 ɑr {ɑr} tɪ pi ɑr {ɑr} əv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ˈfəŋkʃənz dɪˈfaɪnd ɔn əv ðə (ðə sɛt tɪ ðə sɛt ɑr ɑr {ɑr} {ɑr} ɑr {ɑr} ɑr {ɑr} ðə əv ɑr {ɑr} ˈmɛʒərəbəl sɛts ɪn ɑr {ɑr} ˈmɛʒərəbəl sɛts ɪn ðə sɛt əv ɔl ˈfəŋkʃənz frəm ɑr {ɑr} ɑr {ɑr} ðə sɛt əv ɔl ˈfəŋkʃənz frəm ɑr {ɑr} ɑr {ɑr} ðə əv ɛn {ɛn} kju {kju} ɑr {ɑr} ðə sɛt əv ɔl əv ðə (dɪˈskrit) fild əv ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnəmbərz. ðiz ɔl hæv 2 si 2 2 (bɛθ tu). ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts məˈtɪriəl frəm əv ðə kənˈtɪnjuəm ɔn planetmath*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈlaɪsənst ˈəndər ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsəns. |
most great songs climb the charts, peak and eventually descend into the valley of cherished classics. yet, the popularity of "rocky top" has continuously soared in the 50 years since it was written in august 1967. the song struck a rare chord that still resonates with music fans and was adopted as a sports anthem for fans of the university of tennessee.
burnout beginnings
for husband and wife and felice bryant, writing "rocky top" was merely a brief and refreshing distraction in august 1967. the songwriting team was hunkered down in room 388 of the inn working on a large country music project when felice was feeling burned out.
songwriters felice and bryant.
"they checked in and were working on a project called 'the golden years' for archie campbell," said greg bailey, general manager of the inn. "felice was getting tired of working on so many slow songs and wanted a break. she wanted to do something different. wanted to keep working on the main project."
in interviews with in the and 1990s, felice bryant described the brief bickering before finally appeased her with the short diversion that resulted in "rocky top."
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"i said i want to write something 'up.' something with a beat. something about the mountains. how about a bluegrass [song]? anything. i started coming up with words, he came up with words, he finished the tune and we had the song," said felice bryant in 1991. "he asked what did i think we should call it and i said i didn't know. he said, 'how about rocky top?'"
a recreated copy of the sheet music for the song "rocky top."
many have assumed the inspiration for the song's title came from a peak in the tennessee portion of the great smoky mountains known as rocky top. the site is a of mountain and overlooks cove. although the songwriters were in a hotel next to the national park when they wrote the song, their son says the couple knew nothing about an actual location named rocky top.
"they had no idea there was a place called rocky top when they wrote the song," said del bryant. "it's sort of like 'muddy bottom,' which was another single done by the osborne brothers. there's no real place i know of called muddy bottom, but if you search the records you can probably find one. to them, rocky top was just a place they imagined in the mountains where corn would not grow and you could get moonshine."
related story: 50 years of rocky top fun for songwriters' family
the historic inn in downtown.
the wrote "rocky top" in around 10 minutes, set it aside and went back to working on their main project of songs for archie campbell. a few months later, the sent "rocky top" to the osborne brothers for the bluegrass group's upcoming record.
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the song "rocky top" was originally recorded by the osborne brothers and released on christmas day of 1967. the bluegrass tune climbed as high as number 33 on the billboard country charts.
the song broke the top 20 in 1970 when it was recorded by country music star lynn anderson. a slew of other performers recorded "rocky top," including conway twitty, buck owens, dolly parton and loretta lynn.
while the original "rocky top" recordings conjure up thoughts of banjos, the song did not become a cultural icon until it was played with flutes and trombones. the university of tennessee's pride of the southland marching band performed "rocky top" as part of a medley of country music tunes at halftime of a home game at neyland stadium in 1972.
dr. don ryder shows a copy of the rocky top sheet music on display at the band offices.
"there was an arranger for the band by the name of barry mcdonald who was very familiar with country music because he had also been an arranger for the johnny cash show," said dr. don ryder, director of bands for the university of tennessee. "it hit a spark with the crowd during halftime event and the band realized it. then they started playing it in the stands. it was like a snowball growing into an avalanche. it was something the fans grabbed ahold of and here we are celebrating 50 years of a song that became in the university of tennessee."
"rocky top" became the unofficial fight song for fans of the volunteers. despite its unofficial status, and other outlets have named rocky top the best fight song in college football.
ryder said the song is deserving of the top spot due to the emotion it brings out of everyone in nearly all stadiums.
ut's pride of the southland marching band plays in the stands of neyland stadium in 2016.
"our freshmen in the band cannot wait for their first chance to actually play rocky top," he said. "it's exciting for the band. if you add up the amount of times the song is played at all our sporting events and during practice, a graduating senior probably plays the song more than times. it doesn't matter how many times you play it, the song is a crowd-mover. it always gets the fans going. it is the most loved song by tennessee fans and the most hated song when you go to other stadiums. the other fans boo when we play it, that gets us fired up to play it even louder, then our fans feed off it, and it's always a song full of emotion."
in 1982, the song echoed through the halls of the state capitol. the osborne brothers performed the song live on the floor of the legislature when the tune was approved as one of tennessee's official state songs.
the osborne brothers perform "rocky top" for the legislature in 1982 when it was voted an official state song of tennessee.
in an interview with in 1982, both and felice bryant expressed great joy and surprise at the ongoing success of the song.
"every time something new and wonderful happens to it, it is a source of amazement to me because i really didn't think much of it at the time we did it," said.
rocky top love and legacy
five decades after the song was written, hardly any modern bluegrass musician can take the stage without someone in the crowd requesting "rocky top."
"we were playing at a festival recently and someone asked us to play rocky top," said alex leach, banjo player for the clinch mountain boys and longtime host of the radio station's bluegrass special program. "bobby osborne, the man who sang and played on the original recording of 'rocky top,' was coming up later at the same festival. we said it's best to let the man who actually did the song play it, because nobody can play it like bobby osborne and the rocky top express. bobby is in his and still does an awesome job singing and playing the mandolin. but that just shows how popular the song is. even with bobby osborne coming up, somebody will ask the band before them to play 'rocky top.' it's just a classic song that everyone around the country knows. when they think of bluegrass, they think of rocky top."
alex leach holds an original copy of the osborne brothers album featuring the song "rocky top."
the room where the song was recorded has become an attraction at the historic inn. the hotel placed a small plaque on the wall of the room noting the song was written there in 1967. the room also features a large print of the sheet music for the song, photos of and felice bryant, and maintained much of the same décor.
"other than new carpet, we've tried to preserve it. we have the same furniture that was in the suite when the wrote the song. we kept the original lighting. it is something people are interested in because it's such a big part of music history," said bailey.
the rate for the room where "rocky top" was written runs between $169 to $219 per night, depending on the time of year and the day of the week. the suite is slightly larger than the other rooms at the historic inn and has two double beds.
room 388 where "rocky top" was written at the historic inn.
countless businesses have latched onto the rocky top name as part of their identities. in 2014, the community of lake city, located around 25 miles north of knoxville, changed its name to rocky top in an effort to attract new businesses. the name change resulted in lawsuits and eventual settlements.
the song "rocky top" hardly made the careers of and felice bryant. the prolific duo wrote thousands of songs, had more than 800 recorded and sold more than half a billion copies worldwide. their hits include songs such as "love hurts," "bye bye love," "wake up little suzie" and "raining in my heart."
while other songs were more profitable during the' careers than "rocky top," it is unlikely any tune in their catalog is more likely to be 50 years from now.
"it is just in people in tennessee to love this song. you see little kids barely old enough to walk and talk and they can sing the song. they even know when to yell, 'woo!' there's just so much passion and tradition with 'rocky top.' as long as there's a state of tennessee, that passion for 'rocky top' will live on forever," said ryder.
felice and bryant during a 1982 interview with.
"the song is a juggernaut and it keeps getting more popular over time," said del bryant. "it is something my parents were really proud of and we're all still proud of today."
boudleaux bryant died in 1987 and felice bryant died in 2003. del bryant and his brother, dane bryant, own house of bryant publishing. house of bryant owns the rights to the song "rocky top" and the rest of the and felice bryant catalog.
dane bryant forged a successful real estate career in the nashville area. del bryant retired as ceo of in 2014 after more than 40 years of growing the company into a giant in the world of handling music rights and royalties.
rocky top birthday celebration
the historic inn is hosting a free concert on tuesday, aug. 15, 2017, to celebrate 50 years since rocky top was written in room 388. musical guests will be whaley and greenbrier, kenny and amanda smith, and confederate railroad. a commemorative ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. with entertainment to follow on the "rocky top" stage at the front of the inn. the inn is located at 755 parkway in the heart of downtown. food and beverage vendors will be selling concessions. free water and pepsi products will be available while supplies last.
the front desk of the inn has copies of the anthology of and felice bryant. | moʊst greɪt sɔŋz klaɪm ðə ʧɑrts, pik ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli dɪˈsɛnd ˈɪntu ðə ˈvæli əv ˈʧɛrɪʃt ˈklæsɪks. jɛt, ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv "ˈrɑki tɔp" həz kənˈtɪnjuəsli sɔrd ɪn ðə 50 jɪrz sɪns ɪt wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn ˈɔgəst 1967 ðə sɔŋ strək ə rɛr kɔrd ðət stɪl ˈrɛzəˌneɪts wɪθ mˈjuzɪk fænz ənd wɑz əˈdɑptəd ɛz ə spɔrts ˈænθəm fər fænz əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌtɛnəˈsi. ˈbərˌnaʊt bɪˈgɪnɪŋz fər ˈhəzbənd ənd waɪf ənd fəˈlis braɪənt, ˈraɪtɪŋ "ˈrɑki tɔp" wɑz ˈmɪrli ə brif ənd rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ dɪˈstrækʃən ɪn ˈɔgəst 1967 ðə ˈsɔŋˌraɪtɪŋ tim wɑz ˈhəŋkərd daʊn ɪn rum 388 əv ðə ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə lɑrʤ ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪn fəˈlis wɑz ˈfilɪŋ bərnd aʊt. ˈsɔŋˌraɪtərz fəˈlis ənd braɪənt. "ðeɪ ʧɛkt ɪn ənd wər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt kɔld 'ðə ˈgoʊldən jɪrz' fər ˈɑrʧi ˈkæmbəl," sɛd grɛg ˈbeɪli, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ɪn. "fəˈlis wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ taɪərd əv ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn soʊ ˈmɛni sloʊ sɔŋz ənd ˈwɔntɪd ə breɪk. ʃi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt. ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kip ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə meɪn ˈprɑʤɛkt." ɪn ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ɪn ðə ənd 1990s*, fəˈlis braɪənt dɪˈskraɪbd ðə brif ˈbɪkərɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaɪnəli əˈpizd hər wɪθ ðə ʃɔrt dɪˈvərʒən ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn "ˈrɑki tɔp." saɪn əp fər teɪk 10 ðə ˈlənʧˌtaɪm ˈnuzˌlɛtər θæŋk ju ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ. gɪt ðə nuz ju nid tɪ noʊ, pləs ˈwɛðər ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ meɪk ju smaɪl, ˈɛvəri ˈwikˌdeɪ ɪn jʊr inbox*! θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp fər ðə teɪk 10 ˈnuzˌlɛtər pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. səbˈmɪt "aɪ sɛd aɪ wɔnt tɪ raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ 'əp.' ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ ə bit. ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmaʊntənz. haʊ əˈbaʊt ə ˈbluˌgræs [sɔŋ]? ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ wərdz, hi keɪm əp wɪθ wərdz, hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə tun ənd wi hæd ðə sɔŋ," sɛd fəˈlis braɪənt ɪn 1991 "hi æst wət dɪd aɪ θɪŋk wi ʃʊd kɔl ɪt ənd aɪ sɛd aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ. hi sɛd, 'haʊ əˈbaʊt ˈrɑki tɔp?'" ə ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪd ˈkɑpi əv ðə ʃit mˈjuzɪk fər ðə sɔŋ "ˈrɑki tɔp." ˈmɛni hæv əˈsumd ðə ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ðə sɔŋz ˈtaɪtəl keɪm frəm ə pik ɪn ðə ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə greɪt sˈmoʊki ˈmaʊntənz noʊn ɛz ˈrɑki tɔp. ðə saɪt ɪz ə əv ˈmaʊntən ənd ˈoʊvərˌlʊks koʊv. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈsɔŋˌraɪtərz wər ɪn ə hoʊˈtɛl nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk wɪn ðeɪ roʊt ðə sɔŋ, ðɛr sən sɪz ðə ˈkəpəl nu ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ən ˈækʧəwəl loʊˈkeɪʃən neɪmd ˈrɑki tɔp. "ðeɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðɛr wɑz ə pleɪs kɔld ˈrɑki tɔp wɪn ðeɪ roʊt ðə sɔŋ," sɛd dɛl braɪənt. "ɪts sɔrt əv laɪk 'ˈmədi ˈbɑtəm,' wɪʧ wɑz əˈnəðər ˈsɪŋgəl dən baɪ ðə ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈbrəðərz. ðɛrz noʊ ril pleɪs aɪ noʊ əv kɔld ˈmədi ˈbɑtəm, bət ɪf ju sərʧ ðə ˈrɛkərdz ju kən ˈprɑbəˌbli faɪnd wən. tɪ ðɛm, ˈrɑki tɔp wɑz ʤɪst ə pleɪs ðeɪ ˌɪˈmæʤənd ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz wɛr kɔrn wʊd nɑt groʊ ənd ju kʊd gɪt ˈmunˌʃaɪn." rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔri: 50 jɪrz əv ˈrɑki tɔp fən fər ˈsɔŋˌraɪtərz' ˈfæməli ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ɪn ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn. ðə roʊt "ˈrɑki tɔp" ɪn əraʊnd 10 ˈmɪnəts, sɛt ɪt əˈsaɪd ənd wɛnt bæk tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛr meɪn ˈprɑʤɛkt əv sɔŋz fər ˈɑrʧi ˈkæmbəl. ə fju mənθs ˈleɪtər, ðə sɛnt "ˈrɑki tɔp" tɪ ðə ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈbrəðərz fər ðə ˈbluˌgræs grups ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈrɛkərd. frəm tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ðə sɔŋ "ˈrɑki tɔp" wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli rɪˈkɔrdɪd baɪ ðə ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈbrəðərz ənd riˈlist ɔn ˈkrɪsməs deɪ əv 1967 ðə ˈbluˌgræs tun klaɪmd ɛz haɪ ɛz ˈnəmbər 33 ɔn ðə ˈbɪlˌbɔrd ˈkəntri ʧɑrts. ðə sɔŋ broʊk ðə tɔp 20 ɪn 1970 wɪn ɪt wɑz rɪˈkɔrdɪd baɪ ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk stɑr lɪn ˈændərsən. ə slu əv ˈəðər pərˈfɔrmərz rɪˈkɔrdɪd "ˈrɑki tɔp," ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɑnˌweɪ tˈwɪti, bək oʊənz, ˈdɑli ˈpɑrtən ənd lərˈɛtə lɪn. waɪl ðə ərˈɪʤənəl "ˈrɑki tɔp" rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz ˈkɑnʤər əp θɔts əv banjos*, ðə sɔŋ dɪd nɑt bɪˈkəm ə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈaɪkɑn ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz pleɪd wɪθ fluts ənd trɑmˈboʊnz. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌtɛnəˈsiz praɪd əv ðə ˈsaʊθˌlænd ˈmɑrʧɪŋ bænd pərˈfɔrmd "ˈrɑki tɔp" ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈmɛdli əv ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk tunz æt ˈhæfˌtaɪm əv ə hoʊm geɪm æt ˈneɪlənd ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn 1972 ˈdɑktər. dɑn ˈraɪdər ʃoʊz ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈrɑki tɔp ʃit mˈjuzɪk ɔn dɪˈspleɪ æt ðə bænd ˈɔfəsɪz. "ðɛr wɑz ən ərˈeɪnʤər fər ðə bænd baɪ ðə neɪm əv ˈbɛri məkˈdɑnəld hu wɑz ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk bɪˈkəz hi hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ən ərˈeɪnʤər fər ðə ˈʤɑni kæʃ ʃoʊ," sɛd ˈdɑktər. dɑn ˈraɪdər, dɪˈrɛktər əv bændz fər ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌtɛnəˈsi. "ɪt hɪt ə spɑrk wɪθ ðə kraʊd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhæfˌtaɪm ɪˈvɛnt ənd ðə bænd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪt. ðɛn ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd pleɪɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðə stændz. ɪt wɑz laɪk ə sˈnoʊˌbɔl groʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ˈævəˌlænʧ. ɪt wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə fænz græbd əˈhoʊld əv ənd hir wi ər ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ 50 jɪrz əv ə sɔŋ ðət bɪˈkeɪm ɪn ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌtɛnəˈsi." "ˈrɑki tɔp" bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˌənəˈfɪʃəl faɪt sɔŋ fər fænz əv ðə ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz. dɪˈspaɪt ɪts ˌənəˈfɪʃəl ˈstætəs, ənd ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtlɛts hæv neɪmd ˈrɑki tɔp ðə bɛst faɪt sɔŋ ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl. ˈraɪdər sɛd ðə sɔŋ ɪz dɪˈzərvɪŋ əv ðə tɔp spɑt du tɪ ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃən ɪt brɪŋz aʊt əv ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ˈnɪrli ɔl ˈsteɪdiəmz. praɪd əv ðə ˈsaʊθˌlænd ˈmɑrʧɪŋ bænd pleɪz ɪn ðə stændz əv ˈneɪlənd ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn 2016 "ɑr ˈfrɛʃmɪn ɪn ðə bænd ˈkænɑt weɪt fər ðɛr fərst ʧæns tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli pleɪ ˈrɑki tɔp," hi sɛd. "ɪts ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ fər ðə bænd. ɪf ju æd əp ðə əˈmaʊnt əv taɪmz ðə sɔŋ ɪz pleɪd æt ɔl ɑr ˈspɔrtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈpræktɪs, ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ ˈsinjər ˈprɑbəˌbli pleɪz ðə sɔŋ mɔr ðən taɪmz. ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz ju pleɪ ɪt, ðə sɔŋ ɪz ə crowd-mover*. ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz gɪts ðə fænz goʊɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ðə moʊst ləvd sɔŋ baɪ ˌtɛnəˈsi fænz ənd ðə moʊst ˈheɪtɪd sɔŋ wɪn ju goʊ tɪ ˈəðər ˈsteɪdiəmz. ðə ˈəðər fænz bu wɪn wi pleɪ ɪt, ðət gɪts ˈjuˈɛs faɪərd əp tɪ pleɪ ɪt ˈivɪn ˈlaʊdər, ðɛn ɑr fænz fid ɔf ɪt, ənd ɪts ˈɔlˌweɪz ə sɔŋ fʊl əv ˈiˌmoʊʃən." ɪn 1982 ðə sɔŋ ˈɛkoʊd θru ðə hɔlz əv ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl. ðə ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈbrəðərz pərˈfɔrmd ðə sɔŋ lɪv ɔn ðə flɔr əv ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər wɪn ðə tun wɑz əˈpruvd ɛz wən əv ˌtɛnəˈsiz əˈfɪʃəl steɪt sɔŋz. ðə ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈbrəðərz pərˈfɔrm "ˈrɑki tɔp" fər ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ɪn 1982 wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈvoʊtɪd ən əˈfɪʃəl steɪt sɔŋ əv ˌtɛnəˈsi. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ɪn 1982 boʊθ ənd fəˈlis braɪənt ɪkˈsprɛst greɪt ʤɔɪ ənd səˈpraɪz æt ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ səkˈsɛs əv ðə sɔŋ. "ˈɛvəri taɪm ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ənd ˈwəndərfəl ˈhæpənz tɪ ɪt, ɪt ɪz ə sɔrs əv əˈmeɪzmənt tɪ mi bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈrɪli ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk məʧ əv ɪt æt ðə taɪm wi dɪd ɪt," sɛd. ˈrɑki tɔp ləv ənd ˈlɛgəsi faɪv ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈæftər ðə sɔŋ wɑz ˈrɪtən, ˈhɑrdli ˈɛni ˈmɑdərn ˈbluˌgræs mjuˈzɪʃən kən teɪk ðə steɪʤ wɪˈθaʊt ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðə kraʊd rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ "ˈrɑki tɔp." "wi wər pleɪɪŋ æt ə ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈrisəntli ənd ˈsəmˌwən æst ˈjuˈɛs tɪ pleɪ ˈrɑki tɔp," sɛd ˈæləks liʧ, ˈbænˌʤoʊ pleɪər fər ðə klɪnʧ ˈmaʊntən bɔɪz ənd ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm hoʊst əv ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃənz ˈbluˌgræs ˈspɛʃəl ˈproʊˌgræm. "ˈbɑbi ˈɔzˌbɔrn, ðə mæn hu sæŋ ənd pleɪd ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv 'ˈrɑki tɔp,' wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ əp ˈleɪtər æt ðə seɪm ˈfɛstɪvəl. wi sɛd ɪts bɛst tɪ lɛt ðə mæn hu ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪd ðə sɔŋ pleɪ ɪt, bɪˈkəz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi kən pleɪ ɪt laɪk ˈbɑbi ˈɔzˌbɔrn ənd ðə ˈrɑki tɔp ɪkˈsprɛs. ˈbɑbi ɪz ɪn hɪz ənd stɪl dɪz ən ˈɔsəm ʤɑb ˈsɪŋɪŋ ənd pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈmændəˌlɪn. bət ðət ʤɪst ʃoʊz haʊ ˈpɑpjələr ðə sɔŋ ɪz. ˈivɪn wɪθ ˈbɑbi ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈkəmɪŋ əp, ˈsəmˌbɑdi wɪl æsk ðə bænd ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛm tɪ pleɪ 'ˈrɑki tɔp.' ɪts ʤɪst ə ˈklæsɪk sɔŋ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri noʊz. wɪn ðeɪ θɪŋk əv ˈbluˌgræs, ðeɪ θɪŋk əv ˈrɑki tɔp." ˈæləks liʧ hoʊldz ən ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈbrəðərz ˈælbəm ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə sɔŋ "ˈrɑki tɔp." ðə rum wɛr ðə sɔŋ wɑz rɪˈkɔrdɪd həz bɪˈkəm ən əˈtrækʃən æt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ɪn. ðə hoʊˈtɛl pleɪst ə smɔl plæk ɔn ðə wɔl əv ðə rum ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə sɔŋ wɑz ˈrɪtən ðɛr ɪn 1967 ðə rum ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ə lɑrʤ prɪnt əv ðə ʃit mˈjuzɪk fər ðə sɔŋ, ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ənd fəˈlis braɪənt, ənd meɪnˈteɪnd məʧ əv ðə seɪm décor*. "ˈəðər ðən nu ˈkɑrpət, wiv traɪd tɪ prɪˈzərv ɪt. wi hæv ðə seɪm ˈfərnɪʧər ðət wɑz ɪn ðə swit wɪn ðə roʊt ðə sɔŋ. wi kɛpt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈlaɪtɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpipəl ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn bɪˈkəz ɪts səʧ ə bɪg pɑrt əv mˈjuzɪk ˈhɪstəri," sɛd ˈbeɪli. ðə reɪt fər ðə rum wɛr "ˈrɑki tɔp" wɑz ˈrɪtən rənz bɪtˈwin 169 tɪ 219 pər naɪt, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə taɪm əv jɪr ənd ðə deɪ əv ðə wik. ðə swit ɪz sˈlaɪtli ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə ˈəðər rumz æt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ɪn ənd həz tu ˈdəbəl bɛdz. rum 388 wɛr "ˈrɑki tɔp" wɑz ˈrɪtən æt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ɪn. ˈkaʊntləs ˈbɪznɪsɪz hæv læʧt ˈɔntu ðə ˈrɑki tɔp neɪm ɛz pɑrt əv ðɛr aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. ɪn 2014 ðə kəmˈjunɪti əv leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd əraʊnd 25 maɪəlz nɔrθ əv ˈnɑksvɪl, ʧeɪnʤd ɪts neɪm tɪ ˈrɑki tɔp ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ əˈtrækt nu ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ðə neɪm ʧeɪnʤ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈlɔˌsuts ənd əˈvɛnʧuəl ˈsɛtəlmənts. ðə sɔŋ "ˈrɑki tɔp" ˈhɑrdli meɪd ðə kərɪrz əv ənd fəˈlis braɪənt. ðə proʊˈlɪfɪk ˈduoʊ roʊt ˈθaʊzənz əv sɔŋz, hæd mɔr ðən 800 rɪˈkɔrdɪd ənd soʊld mɔr ðən hæf ə ˈbɪljən ˈkɑpiz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ðɛr hɪts ˌɪnˈklud sɔŋz səʧ ɛz "ləv hərts," "baɪ baɪ ləv," "weɪk əp ˈlɪtəl ˈsəzi" ənd "ˈreɪnɪŋ ɪn maɪ hɑrt." waɪl ˈəðər sɔŋz wər mɔr ˈprɑfətəbəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə' kərɪrz ðən "ˈrɑki tɔp," ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ˈɛni tun ɪn ðɛr ˈkætəlɔg ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi 50 jɪrz frəm naʊ. "ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ɪn ˈpipəl ɪn ˌtɛnəˈsi tɪ ləv ðɪs sɔŋ. ju si ˈlɪtəl kɪdz ˈbɛrli oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ wɔk ənd tɔk ənd ðeɪ kən sɪŋ ðə sɔŋ. ðeɪ ˈivɪn noʊ wɪn tɪ jɛl, 'wu!' ðɛrz ʤɪst soʊ məʧ ˈpæʃən ənd trəˈdɪʃən wɪθ 'ˈrɑki tɔp.' ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛrz ə steɪt əv ˌtɛnəˈsi, ðət ˈpæʃən fər 'ˈrɑki tɔp' wɪl lɪv ɔn fərˈɛvər," sɛd ˈraɪdər. fəˈlis ənd braɪənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə 1982 ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ. "ðə sɔŋ ɪz ə ˈʤəgərˌnɔt ənd ɪt kips ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ˈoʊvər taɪm," sɛd dɛl braɪənt. "ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ maɪ ˈpɛrənts wər ˈrɪli praʊd əv ənd wɪr ɔl stɪl praʊd əv təˈdeɪ." braɪənt daɪd ɪn 1987 ənd fəˈlis braɪənt daɪd ɪn 2003 dɛl braɪənt ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər, deɪn braɪənt, oʊn haʊs əv braɪənt ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ. haʊs əv braɪənt oʊnz ðə raɪts tɪ ðə sɔŋ "ˈrɑki tɔp" ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ənd fəˈlis braɪənt ˈkætəlɔg. deɪn braɪənt fɔrʤd ə səkˈsɛsfəl ril ɛˈsteɪt kərɪr ɪn ðə ˈnæʃvɪl ˈɛriə. dɛl braɪənt rɪˈtaɪrd ɛz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ɪn 2014 ˈæftər mɔr ðən 40 jɪrz əv groʊɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɪntu ə ʤaɪənt ɪn ðə wərld əv ˈhændəlɪŋ mˈjuzɪk raɪts ənd ˈrɔɪəltiz. ˈrɑki tɔp ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ɪn ɪz ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə fri ˈkɑnsərt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst. 15 2017 tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt 50 jɪrz sɪns ˈrɑki tɔp wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn rum 388 mˈjuzɪkəl gɛsts wɪl bi ˈweɪli ənd greenbrier*, ˈkɛˌni ənd əˈmændə smɪθ, ənd kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt ˈreɪˌlroʊd. ə kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪv ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni wɪl bɪˈgɪn æt 5 p.m*. wɪθ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ðə "ˈrɑki tɔp" steɪʤ æt ðə frənt əv ðə ɪn. ðə ɪn ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 755 ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn. fud ənd ˈbɛvərɪʤ ˈvɛndərz wɪl bi ˈsɛlɪŋ kənˈsɛʃənz. fri ˈwɔtər ənd ˈpɛpsi ˈprɑdəkts wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl waɪl səˈplaɪz læst. ðə frənt dɛsk əv ðə ɪn həz ˈkɑpiz əv ðə ænˈθɔləˌʤi əv ənd fəˈlis braɪənt. |
microsoft says it has sold 40 million windows 8 licences in its first month - a statistic that compares with sold in the first two months of windows 7 in 2009.
the announcement by tami reller, the new head of the windows division following the defenestration of steven sinofsky, comes as microsoft faces increasing challenges from tablets made by apple and android manufacturers, from the rapid growth of smartphones, and from a global slowdown in pc sales.
the figure for licences sold does not necessarily translate into machines running windows 8, because corporations which buy windows enterprise licences also get the right to downgrade to windows 7. microsoft hasn't split out what proportion of the sales are to corporate customers, and does not do so. however, as a proportion of buyers, they are likely to be small.
the figure for licences sold may also include pcs that have been manufactured, but are not yet in the hands of users.
in the first three quarters of 2009, pc shipments ran at about per quarter; for the same period in 2012 they are running at per quarter, a 21% increase. that suggests a proportionally greater number of licences sold so far.
speaking at a credit suisse conference, reller said: "the journey is just beginning, but i am pleased to announce today that we have sold 40 million windows 8 licenses so far."
the figures for licences sold in the first month aren't reflected in statistics collected by net applications, which showed that there had been a smaller proportion of machines running windows 8 a month after its launch than there was for windows 7 at the same time. net applications said that windows 8 made up just% of users visiting the sites it monitors; in 2009 the figure for windows 7 a month after its launch was%. | ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft sɪz ɪt həz soʊld 40 ˈmɪljən ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ˈlaɪsənsɪz ɪn ɪts fərst mənθ ə stəˈtɪstɪk ðət kəmˈpɛrz wɪθ soʊld ɪn ðə fərst tu mənθs əv ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ɪn 2009 ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt baɪ ˈtæmi ˈrɛlər, ðə nu hɛd əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊz dɪˈvɪʒən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə diˌfɛnɛˈstreɪʃən əv ˈstivən sinofsky*, kəmz ɛz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈfeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈʧælənʤɪz frəm ˈtæbləts meɪd baɪ ˈæpəl ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz, frəm ðə ˈræpɪd groʊθ əv smartphones*, ənd frəm ə ˈgloʊbəl sˈloʊˌdaʊn ɪn ˈpiˈsi seɪlz. ðə ˈfɪgjər fər ˈlaɪsənsɪz soʊld dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli trænzˈleɪt ˈɪntu məˈʃinz ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz 8 bɪˈkəz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz wɪʧ baɪ ˈwɪndoʊz ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈlaɪsənsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt ðə raɪt tɪ ˈdaʊnˈgreɪd tɪ ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈhæzənt splɪt aʊt wət prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə seɪlz ər tɪ ˈkɔrpərət ˈkəstəmərz, ənd dɪz nɑt du soʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ə prəˈpɔrʃən əv baɪərz, ðeɪ ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi smɔl. ðə ˈfɪgjər fər ˈlaɪsənsɪz soʊld meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ˈpiˈsiz ðət hæv bɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd, bət ər nɑt jɛt ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈjuzərz. ɪn ðə fərst θri kˈwɔrtərz əv 2009 ˈpiˈsi ˈʃɪpmənts ræn æt əˈbaʊt pər kˈwɔrtər; fər ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd ɪn 2012 ðeɪ ər ˈrənɪŋ æt pər kˈwɔrtər, ə 21 ˌɪnˈkris. ðət səˈʤɛsts ə prəˈpɔrʃənəli ˈgreɪtər ˈnəmbər əv ˈlaɪsənsɪz soʊld soʊ fɑr. ˈspikɪŋ æt ə ˈkrɛdɪt swɪs ˈkɑnfərəns, ˈrɛlər sɛd: "ðə ˈʤərni ɪz ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, bət aɪ æm plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns təˈdeɪ ðət wi hæv soʊld 40 ˈmɪljən ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ˈlaɪsənsɪz soʊ fɑr." ðə ˈfɪgjərz fər ˈlaɪsənsɪz soʊld ɪn ðə fərst mənθ ˈɑrənt rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn stəˈtɪstɪks kəˈlɛktəd baɪ nɛt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, wɪʧ ʃoʊd ðət ðɛr hæd bɪn ə sˈmɔlər prəˈpɔrʃən əv məˈʃinz ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ə mənθ ˈæftər ɪts lɔnʧ ðən ðɛr wɑz fər ˈwɪndoʊz 7 æt ðə seɪm taɪm. nɛt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz sɛd ðət ˈwɪndoʊz 8 meɪd əp ʤɪst əv ˈjuzərz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə saɪts ɪt ˈmɑnətərz; ɪn 2009 ðə ˈfɪgjər fər ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ə mənθ ˈæftər ɪts lɔnʧ wɑz |
gnostics, gospels, &ism
gnostics, gospels, &ism
a description ofism: a religion that differentiates the evil god of this world (who is identified with the god of the old testament) from a higher more abstract god revealed by jesus christ, a religion that regards this world as the creation of a series of evil who wish to keep the human soul trapped in an evil physical body, a religion that preaches a hidden wisdom or knowledge only to a select group as necessary for salvation or escape from this world.
the term "gnostic" derives from "gnosis," which means "knowledge" in greek. thes believed that they were privy to a secret knowledge about the divine, hence the name. (huxley coined "agnosticism" on the basis that all knowledge must be based on reason. we cannot rationally claim to have access to knowledge that is beyond the powers of the intellect.)
there are numerous references to thes in second century literature. most of what we know about them is from the polemic thrown at them by the early church fathers. they are alluded to in the bible in the (spurious of 1 timothy, 2 timothy, and titus), for example 1 and 1, and possibly the entirety of jude. ignatius of antioch writes against them as well as docetism, a doctrine closely related toism that stated that christ was pure spirit and had only a phantom body. second clement is a document aimed at refuting early second centuryism. was the most famous of thes, and he established a "canon" of the pauline (minus the) and a "mutilated" luke (presumably considered so because it lacked such as). justin martyr mentioned him c. 150 ce, and and wrote against him extensively in the late second century (in against heresy and against, respectively).
besides, other importants were and valentinus. some documents are the gospel of truth, the letter to rheginus, treatise on the three natures, apocalypse of adam, the gospel of matthias, gospel of philip, acts of peter, and acts of thomas. although thes were prolific writers, most of their works have been burnt or lost in favor of writings (and known only through patristic references).
some scholars have theorized thatism has its roots in religions, instead of being merely an offshoot of christianity.
the following are writings bys of the second century according to some scholars, although some others dispute this classification for writings such as the gospel of thomas.
all of the above documents and more are presented on the early christian writings web site.
here are some books abouts andism.
here are some web pages abouts andism.
thank you for visiting the early christian writings web page. | gnostics*, ˈgɑspəlz, ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm, ˈgɑspəlz, ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm ə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm: ə rɪˈlɪʤən ðət ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪts ðə ˈivəl gɑd əv ðɪs wərld (hu ɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə gɑd əv ðə oʊld ˈtɛstəmənt) frəm ə haɪər mɔr ˈæbˌstrækt gɑd rɪˈvild baɪ ˈʤizəs kraɪst, ə rɪˈlɪʤən ðət rɪˈgɑrdz ðɪs wərld ɛz ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈivəl hu wɪʃ tɪ kip ðə ˈjumən soʊl træpt ɪn ən ˈivəl ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbɑdi, ə rɪˈlɪʤən ðət ˈpriʧɪz ə ˈhɪdən ˈwɪzdəm ər ˈnɑlɪʤ ˈoʊnli tɪ ə səˈlɛkt grup ɛz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər sælˈveɪʃən ər ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðɪs wərld. ðə tərm "gnostic*" dɪˈraɪvz frəm "gnosis*," wɪʧ minz "ˈnɑlɪʤ" ɪn grik. ðə bɪˈlivd ðət ðeɪ wər ˈprɪvi tɪ ə ˈsikrɪt ˈnɑlɪʤ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvaɪn, hɛns ðə neɪm. (ˈhəksli kɔɪnd "agnosticism*" ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs ðət ɔl ˈnɑlɪʤ məst bi beɪst ɔn ˈrizən. wi ˈkænɑt ˈræʃənəli kleɪm tɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ɪz bɪɔnd ðə paʊərz əv ðə ˈɪnəˌlɛkt.) ðɛr ər ˈnumərəs ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ðə ɪn ˈsɛkənd ˈsɛnʧəri ˈlɪtərəʧər. moʊst əv wət wi noʊ əˈbaʊt ðɛm ɪz frəm ðə pəˈlɛmɪk θroʊn æt ðɛm baɪ ðə ˈərli ʧərʧ ˈfɑðərz. ðeɪ ər əˈludəd tɪ ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl ɪn ðə (ˈspəriəs əv 1 ˈtɪməθi, 2 ˈtɪməθi, ənd ˈtaɪtəs), fər ɪgˈzæmpəl 1 ənd 1 ənd ˈpɑsəbli ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ʤud. ˌɪgˈneɪʃəs əv ˈæntiˌɑk raɪts əˈgɛnst ðɛm ɛz wɛl ɛz docetism*, ə ˈdɔktərɪn ˈkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm ðət ˈsteɪtɪd ðət kraɪst wɑz pjʊr ˈspɪrɪt ənd hæd ˈoʊnli ə ˈfænəm ˈbɑdi. ˈsɛkənd ˈklɛmənt ɪz ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt eɪmd æt rɪfˈjutɪŋ ˈərli ˈsɛkənd ˈsɛnʧəri ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm. wɑz ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs əv ðə, ənd hi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə "ˈkænən" əv ðə pɔˈlin (ˈmaɪnəs ðə) ənd ə "mˈjutəˌleɪtɪd" luk (prɪˈzuməbli kənˈsɪdərd soʊ bɪˈkəz ɪt lækt səʧ ɛz ˈʤəstɪn ˈmɑrtər ˈmɛnʃənd ɪm si. 150 ce*, ənd ənd roʊt əˈgɛnst ɪm ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɪn ðə leɪt ˈsɛkənd ˈsɛnʧəri (ɪn əˈgɛnst ˈhɛrəsi ənd əˈgɛnst, rɪˈspɛktɪvli). ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wər ənd valentinus*. səm ˈdɑkjəmənts ər ðə ˈgɔspəl əv truθ, ðə ˈlɛtər tɪ rheginus*, ˈtritəs ɔn ðə θri ˈneɪʧərz, əˈpɑkəˌlɪps əv ˈædəm, ðə ˈgɔspəl əv məˈθaɪəs, ˈgɔspəl əv ˈfɪlɪp, ækts əv ˈpitər, ənd ækts əv ˈtɑməs. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə wər proʊˈlɪfɪk ˈraɪtərz, moʊst əv ðɛr wərks hæv bɪn bərnt ər lɔst ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈraɪtɪŋz (ənd noʊn ˈoʊnli θru pəˈtrɪstɪk ˈrɛfərənsɪz). səm ˈskɑlərz hæv θiəraɪzd ðət ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm həz ɪts ruts ɪn riˈlɪʤənz, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv biɪŋ ˈmɪrli ən ˈɔfˌʃut əv ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ər ˈraɪtɪŋz baɪ əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsɛnʧəri əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ səm ˈskɑlərz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm ˈəðərz dɪˈspjut ðɪs ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ˈraɪtɪŋz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈgɔspəl əv ˈtɑməs. ɔl əv ðə əˈbəv ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd mɔr ər pərˈzɛnəd ɔn ðə ˈərli ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈraɪtɪŋz wɛb saɪt. hir ər səm bʊks əˈbaʊt ənd ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm. hir ər səm wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz əˈbaʊt ənd ˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm. θæŋk ju fər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈərli ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈraɪtɪŋz wɛb peɪʤ. |
at the islamic society of baltimore, obama urged rejection of policies that ‘target people because of religion’ now congregants are anxious the ban is exactly that
every march since 2014, the islamic society of baltimore has organized a minor pilgrimage for as many as 60 of its congregants to mecca, saudi arabia, the holy city for muslims and birthplace of the prophet muhammad.
this year, the trip was canceled amid fears that donald travel ban on certain countries might bar even to those who call the united states their home.
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“with the community being comprised of a large number of immigrants, we felt it was important to put things on hold until we had more clarity,” said saad malik, a member of the baltimore area mosque who helps facilitate the annual event.
“it was better to be safe than sorry.”
on the friday before the second version of travel ban was to take effect, congregants shuffled in and out of the prayer space in suburban baltimore.
it seemed a distant memory to many that one year ago, at the height of a republican primary season overrun by hostile rhetoric against muslims, barack obama chose the community for his first visit to a us mosque as president.
although it took obama until the last year of his presidency to finally mark the occasion, many who attended now look back upon the encounter almost wistfully.
dr ed tori, who serves on the islamic society of leadership committee, recalled it as “an epic speech that really energized our local community”. in recent months, following election, he has instead wondered what fate awaits the who worship at the mosque and estimated three million muslims in the us.
“could it get as bad as us wearing yellow ms on our shirts and having to go to a camp? yeah, it could get that bad,” he said.
“but i hope that our legal system and the checks and balances and the surrounding community would prevent that.”
inside the islamic society of baltimore, classrooms have emptied for the weekly service. a loudspeaker carries the sermon of an imam who encourages attendees to be the best version of themselves and give back to their communities.
in february 2016, it was the president who offered such words of encouragement. in a speech that celebrated the everyday contributions of muslims, obama pointedly denounced hyperbole that painted muslims with a broad brush.
“we be bystanders to bigotry,” obama said. “we have to reject a politics that seeks to manipulate prejudice or bias, and targets people because of religion.
“let me say as clearly as i can as president of the united states: you fit right here,” he added to the hundreds in attendance. “you’re right where you belong. part of america too.”
although he did not refer to any candidate by name, remarks came less than two months after then candidate trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of muslims entering the united states. few in the audience would have predicted then that trump would win the republican nomination, much less be elected president.
“sometimes hard to believe that it happened, because the rhetoric became much more negative on the campaign trail,” said zaghari-mask, an english teacher at the islamic society of baltimore, of visit. “it was an affirmation recognizing aspects of our community that always known.
“now we have a president who has a very different tone, a very different message. as a parent very concerning to me.”
at the time of remarks at the mosque, trump dismissed its significance while hinting at debunked conspiracy theories that the president was himself a muslim.
“i know, maybe he feels comfortable there,” trump said in an interview with fox news. “there are a lot of places he can go and he chose a mosque.”
the travel ban against seven countries was among first acts as president and one his administration vigorously defended by serving up falsehoods about the vetting process for those seeking to immigrate into the country. while making the case for his policy in his first joint address to congress earlier this month, trump employed the phrase “radical islam” against the guidance of his new national security adviser, mcmaster.
the attitude has been amplified by his staff, who have made few efforts to recast or clarify his thinking, even as the ban was blocked by courts and his second, narrower ban faces new legal challenges. sean spicer, the white house press secretary, recently ducked a question about a report that found the number of hate groups in america tripled last year. rather than address the southern poverty law findings, spicer launched into a canned rebuke of “radical islamic terrorism”.
the approach stands in contrast not just to obama, but also to republican predecessor. george w bush, just days after the attacks on 11 september 2001, memorably went to a mosque in washington in an attempt to quell backlash against muslims in america.
“the face of terror is not the true faith of islam,” bush said in his speech. “that’s not what islam is all about. islam is peace.”
since trump took office, two mosques in texas were burned to the ground while several people were killed in a shooting at a mosque in quebec city. none were addressed by trump directly although spicer offered his condolences for the quebec attack before holding it up as a rationale for the travel ban on certain countries, even though those targeted were muslims.
“when you talk about the policies being harmful, one thing,” said ahmed mahmoud, a native of maryland who attends prayer services at the islamic society of baltimore.
“but the discourse that they use to justify and facilitate the creation of [trump’s] policies that in and of itself has been harmful and you see that manifesting in the increase in hate crimes, targeting especially not just muslims but anybody who shares the physical traits of muslims.”
for zaghari-mask, insecurities about the current political climate have meant tough conversations with her students about scapegoating and other moments in history when groups have been subject to discrimination based on religion or nationality. it has also meant protecting her daughter from alienation.
last week, daughter was crying when she was picked up from school. she said one of her friends told her she “wasn’t allowed to be friends with people who wear those things on their heads”.
“my daughter wear a scarf, i do,” said zaghari-mask. “we’re really concerned about normalizing hatred and suspicion.”
a january survey found that about half of americans think at least some us muslims are anti-american.
the islamic society of baltimore, like other mosques across the country, has enhanced its security since the election and also taken active steps to respond. its school recently started a committee with a focus on how to combat and antisemitism.
but there is also an outpouring of support that has stemmed from election.
whereas mail was once equally divided between positive and negative messages, tori noted, now “off the charts positive”.
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there have been offers to go shopping for muslim women who might be reluctant to go out in public. daughter was even stopped on her way out of the mosque by someone who asked her how to wear a (headscarf) “so that she could wear one in solidarity”.
some faith leaders have issued public invitations to trump to visit a mosque as president and learn more about his muslim constituents. the congregants at the islamic society of baltimore have a simpler request.
“we are a representation of american values when it comes to people who work hard, who practice their religious liberties, who come out and stand up for what this country believes in,” said mahmoud.
“that’s our community. count us out just because muslim.” | æt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ərʤd rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈpɑləsiz ðət ˈpipəl bɪˈkəz əv religion’*’ naʊ ˈkɑŋgrəgənts ər ˈæŋʃəs ðə bæn ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðət ˈɛvəri mɑrʧ sɪns 2014 ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr həz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈmaɪnər ˈpɪlgrəmɪʤ fər ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 60 əv ɪts ˈkɑŋgrəgənts tɪ ˈmɛkə, ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ðə ˈhoʊli ˈsɪti fər ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˈbərθˌpleɪs əv ðə ˈprɑfət mʊˈhɑməd. ðɪs jɪr, ðə trɪp wɑz ˈkænsəld əˈmɪd fɪrz ðət ˈdɑnəld ˈtrævəl bæn ɔn ˈsərtən ˈkəntriz maɪt bɑr ˈivɪn tɪ ðoʊz hu kɔl ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðɛr hoʊm. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt siks tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈtrævəl bæn ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən tɪ ˈkəvər rɪˈvaɪzd ˈɔrdər rɛd mɔr ðə kəmˈjunɪti biɪŋ kəmˈpraɪzd əv ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈɪməgrənts, wi fɛlt ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ pʊt θɪŋz ɔn hoʊld ənˈtɪl wi hæd mɔr clarity,”*,” sɛd sɑd ˈmælɪk, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈɛriə mɔsk hu hɛlps fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðə ˈænjuəl ɪˈvɛnt. wɑz ˈbɛtər tɪ bi seɪf ðən sorry.”*.” ɔn ðə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈvərʒən əv ˈtrævəl bæn wɑz tɪ teɪk ˈifɛkt, ˈkɑŋgrəgənts ˈʃəfəld ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðə prɛr speɪs ɪn səˈbərbən ˈbɔltəˌmɔr. ɪt simd ə ˈdɪstənt ˈmɛməri tɪ ˈmɛni ðət wən jɪr əˈgoʊ, æt ðə haɪt əv ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈsizən ˈoʊvərˌrən baɪ ˈhɑstəl ˈrɛtərɪk əˈgɛnst ˈməzlɪmz, ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʧoʊz ðə kəmˈjunɪti fər hɪz fərst ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ə ˈjuˈɛs mɔsk ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt tʊk ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənˈtɪl ðə læst jɪr əv hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi tɪ ˈfaɪnəli mɑrk ðə əˈkeɪʒən, ˈmɛni hu əˈtɛndəd naʊ lʊk bæk əˈpɑn ðə ɪnˈkaʊnər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈwɪstfəli. ˈdɑktər ɛd ˈtɔri, hu sərvz ɔn ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp kəˈmɪti, rɪˈkɔld ɪt ɛz ˈɛpɪk spiʧ ðət ˈrɪli ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd ɑr ˈloʊkəl community”*”. ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃən, hi həz ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈwəndərd wət feɪt əˈweɪts ðə hu ˈwərʃɪp æt ðə mɔsk ənd ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd θri ˈmɪljən ˈməzlɪmz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ɪt gɪt ɛz bæd ɛz ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈjɛloʊ mɪz ɔn ɑr ʃərts ənd ˈhævɪŋ tɪ goʊ tɪ ə kæmp? jæ, ɪt kʊd gɪt ðət bad,”*,” hi sɛd. aɪ hoʊp ðət ɑr ˈligəl ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə ʧɛks ənd ˈbælənsɪz ənd ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti wʊd prɪˈvɛnt that.”*.” ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ˈklæsˌrumz hæv ˈɛmtid fər ðə ˈwikli ˈsərvɪs. ə ˈlaʊdˌspikər ˈkɛriz ðə ˈsərmən əv ən ˈaɪmæm hu ɪnˈkərəʤəz əˈtɛnˈdiz tɪ bi ðə bɛst ˈvərʒən əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd gɪv bæk tɪ ðɛr kəmˈjunɪtiz. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 ɪt wɑz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt hu ˈɔfərd səʧ wərdz əv ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt. ɪn ə spiʧ ðət ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ðə ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv ˈməzlɪmz, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈpɔɪntɪˌdli dɪˈnaʊnst haɪˈpərbəˌli ðət ˈpeɪnɪd ˈməzlɪmz wɪθ ə brɔd brəʃ. bi ˈbaɪˌstændərz tɪ bigotry,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. hæv tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ə ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðət siks tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ˈprɛʤədɪs ər baɪəs, ənd ˈtɑrgəts ˈpipəl bɪˈkəz əv rɪˈlɪʤən. mi seɪ ɛz ˈklɪrli ɛz aɪ kən ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts: ju fɪt raɪt here,”*,” hi ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈhənərdz ɪn əˈtɛndəns. raɪt wɛr ju bɪˈlɔŋ. pɑrt əv əˈmɛrɪkə too.”*.” ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi dɪd nɑt rɪˈfər tɪ ˈɛni ˈkænədɪt baɪ neɪm, rɪˈmɑrks keɪm lɛs ðən tu mənθs ˈæftər ðɛn ˈkænədɪt trəmp kɔld fər ə ənd kəmˈplit shutdown”*” əv ˈməzlɪmz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. fju ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns wʊd hæv prɪˈdɪktɪd ðɛn ðət trəmp wʊd wɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, məʧ lɛs bi ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt. hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪt ˈhæpənd, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈrɛtərɪk bɪˈkeɪm məʧ mɔr ˈnɛgətɪv ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn trail,”*,” sɛd zaghari-mask*, ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtiʧər æt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, əv ˈvɪzɪt. wɑz ən ˌæfərˈmeɪʃən ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkts əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ðət ˈɔlˌweɪz noʊn. wi hæv ə ˈprɛzɪdənt hu həz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt toʊn, ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈmɛsɪʤ. ɛz ə ˈpɛrənt ˈvɛri kənˈsərnɪŋ tɪ me.”*.” æt ðə taɪm əv rɪˈmɑrks æt ðə mɔsk, trəmp dɪsˈmɪst ɪts sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns waɪl ˈhɪntɪŋ æt dɪˈbəŋkt kənˈspɪrəsi ˈθɪriz ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈməzlɪm. noʊ, ˈmeɪbi hi filz ˈkəmfərtəbəl there,”*,” trəmp sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ fɑks nuz. ər ə lɔt əv ˈpleɪsɪz hi kən goʊ ənd hi ʧoʊz ə mosque.”*.” ðə ˈtrævəl bæn əˈgɛnst ˈsɛvən ˈkəntriz wɑz əˈməŋ fərst ækts ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd wən hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈvɪgərəsli dɪˈfɛndɪd baɪ ˈsərvɪŋ əp ˈfælsˌhʊdz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvɛtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ðoʊz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈɪməˌgreɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri. waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə keɪs fər hɪz ˈpɑləsi ɪn hɪz fərst ʤɔɪnt ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, trəmp ɪmˈplɔɪd ðə freɪz islam”*” əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgaɪdəns əv hɪz nu ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər, məkˈmæstər. ðə ˈætəˌtud həz bɪn ˈæmpləˌfaɪd baɪ hɪz stæf, hu hæv meɪd fju ˈɛfərts tɪ riˈkæst ər ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ hɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ˈivɪn ɛz ðə bæn wɑz blɑkt baɪ kɔrts ənd hɪz ˈsɛkənd, ˈnɛroʊər bæn ˈfeɪsɪz nu ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz. ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər, ðə waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ˈrisəntli dəkt ə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət faʊnd ðə ˈnəmbər əv heɪt grups ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ˈtrɪpəld læst jɪr. ˈrəðər ðən ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpɑvərti lɔ ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ˈspaɪsər lɔnʧt ˈɪntu ə kænd rɪˈbjuk əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk terrorism”*”. ðə əˈproʊʧ stændz ɪn ˈkɑntræst nɑt ʤɪst tɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə, bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju bʊʃ, ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ðə əˈtæks ɔn 11 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2001 ˈmɛmərəbli wɛnt tɪ ə mɔsk ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kwɛl ˈbæˌklæʃ əˈgɛnst ˈməzlɪmz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. feɪs əv ˈtɛrər ɪz nɑt ðə tru feɪθ əv islam,”*,” bʊʃ sɛd ɪn hɪz spiʧ. nɑt wət ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt. ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz peace.”*.” sɪns trəmp tʊk ˈɔfəs, tu mɔsks ɪn ˈtɛksəs wər bərnd tɪ ðə graʊnd waɪl ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl wər kɪld ɪn ə ˈʃutɪŋ æt ə mɔsk ɪn kwəˈbɛk ˈsɪti. nən wər əˈdrɛst baɪ trəmp dɪˈrɛkli ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈspaɪsər ˈɔfərd hɪz kənˈdoʊlənsəz fər ðə kwəˈbɛk əˈtæk ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt əp ɛz ə ˌræʃəˈnæl fər ðə ˈtrævəl bæn ɔn ˈsərtən ˈkəntriz, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðoʊz ˈtɑrgətɪd wər ˈməzlɪmz. ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɑləsiz biɪŋ ˈhɑrmfəl, wən thing,”*,” sɛd ˈɑmɛd ˈmæmud, ə ˈneɪtɪv əv ˈmɛrələnd hu əˈtɛndz prɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz æt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr. ðə ˈdɪskɔrs ðət ðeɪ juz tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv [trump’s*] ˈpɑləsiz ðət ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz bɪn ˈhɑrmfəl ənd ju si ðət ˈmænəˌfɛstɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn heɪt kraɪmz, ˈtɑrgətɪŋ əˈspɛʃəli nɑt ʤɪst ˈməzlɪmz bət ˈɛnibədi hu ʃɛrz ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl treɪts əv muslims.”*.” fər zaghari-mask*, ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑrənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt hæv mɛnt təf ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ hər ˈstudənts əˈbaʊt ˈskeɪpˌgoʊtɪŋ ənd ˈəðər ˈmoʊmənts ɪn ˈhɪstəri wɪn grups hæv bɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən beɪst ɔn rɪˈlɪʤən ər ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ mɛnt prəˈtɛktɪŋ hər ˈdɔtər frəm ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən. læst wik, ˈdɔtər wɑz kraɪɪŋ wɪn ʃi wɑz pɪkt əp frəm skul. ʃi sɛd wən əv hər frɛndz toʊld hər ʃi əˈlaʊd tɪ bi frɛndz wɪθ ˈpipəl hu wɛr ðoʊz θɪŋz ɔn ðɛr heads”*”. ˈdɔtər wɛr ə skɑrf, aɪ do,”*,” sɛd zaghari-mask*. ˈrɪli kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈheɪtrəd ənd suspicion.”*.” ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət əˈbaʊt hæf əv əˈmɛrɪkənz θɪŋk æt list səm ˈjuˈɛs ˈməzlɪmz ər anti-american*. ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, laɪk ˈəðər mɔsks əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, həz ɛnˈhænst ɪts sɪˈkjʊrəti sɪns ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkən ˈæktɪv stɛps tɪ rɪˈspɑnd. ɪts skul ˈrisəntli ˈstɑrtɪd ə kəˈmɪti wɪθ ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn haʊ tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ənd antisemitism*. bət ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˌaʊtˈpɔrɪŋ əv səˈpɔrt ðət həz stɛmd frəm ɪˈlɛkʃən. wɛˈræz meɪl wɑz wəns ˈikwəli dɪˈvaɪdɪd bɪtˈwin ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, ˈtɔri ˈnoʊtɪd, naʊ ðə ʧɑrts positive”*”. ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ˈpipəl paʊər tɪ rɪˈzɪst trəmp ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsiz ɪn 'ˈfridəm ˈsɪtiz' rɛd mɔr ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈɔfərz tɪ goʊ ˈʃɑpɪŋ fər ˈməzlɪm ˈwɪmən hu maɪt bi rɪˈləktənt tɪ goʊ aʊt ɪn ˈpəblɪk. ˈdɔtər wɑz ˈivɪn stɑpt ɔn hər weɪ aʊt əv ðə mɔsk baɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu æst hər haʊ tɪ wɛr ə (headscarf*) ðət ʃi kʊd wɛr wən ɪn solidarity”*”. səm feɪθ ˈlidərz hæv ˈɪʃud ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz tɪ trəmp tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ə mɔsk ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈməzlɪm kənˈstɪʧuənts. ðə ˈkɑŋgrəgənts æt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr hæv ə ˈsɪmpələr rɪkˈwɛst. ər ə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvæljuz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈpipəl hu wərk hɑrd, hu ˈpræktɪs ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlɪbərˌtiz, hu kəm aʊt ənd stænd əp fər wət ðɪs ˈkəntri bɪˈlivz in,”*,” sɛd ˈmæmud. ɑr kəmˈjunɪti. kaʊnt ˈjuˈɛs aʊt ʤɪst bɪˈkəz muslim.”*.” |
saturday, june 1
9:00 am pm
rain or shine | come early for best selection
a complete list of species available will be posted on approximately may
umass waltham field station
240 beaver street, waltham, ma 02452
buy native ~ we offer over 120 native species, and more than plants for sale.
our sale is now in its fifth year! native plants are the foundation of our local food webs. help support birds, pollinators, and other beneficial insects by adding more natives to your landscape!
perennials for sun, shade, part-shade, and all types of soil conditions.
a large selection of ferns, both evergreen and deciduous.
grasses and sedges, for cool season and warm season interest.
trees and shrubs, at small sizes you can take home in your car. remember that native trees and shrubs do the most to increase biodiversity and to enhance the wildlife value of your landscapes.
remember that native trees and shrubs do the most to increase biodiversity and to enhance the wildlife value of your landscapes. this year we will have three previously unavailable goldenrod, goldenrod, and spotted grown just for our sale.
all of our plants are native to the eastern united states, and the majority are indigenous to new england.
our friendly native plant and landscaping experts will be available all day to answer your questions and give advice on plant selection.
all sale proceeds support our programs. thank you!
grow native members: get the quantities you want— order your plants in advance!
members at the level and above may plants prior to the sale, selecting the exact quantity of plants desired and having them reserved in advance. we expect to offer species through.
the catalog and order form will be e-mailed to all members in late april, and orders will be due by may 15 . the minimum order is $150 .
in late april, and orders will be . the minimum order is . orders will be available for pick up on either may 31 or june 1.
if you want to plants, please support our work by becoming a member at the level or above, or by renewing your membership. your annual contribution helps to make this sale possible. we appreciate your generous support.
sale day tips
we accept cash, check, and credit cards.
because our sale is exceptionally busy in its first few hours, purchasing with cash or checks to help us by move the lines more quickly, and might get you home faster.
but the sale is a lot of fun and full of good spirits. so there is no need to rush. we look forward to seeing you!
thank you to past sale supporters and donors
bigelow nurseries
hort-sense / weston nurseries
landscape forms
new england wetland plants
new england wild flower society
patagonia boston
pierson nurseries
russell's garden center
sudbury nurseries west
sylvan nursery
van nursery
wilkinson ecological design | ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 1 æm piɛm reɪn ər ʃaɪn kəm ˈərli fər bɛst səˈlɛkʃən ə kəmˈplit lɪst əv ˈspiʃiz əˈveɪləbəl wɪl bi ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn əˈprɑksəmətli meɪ ˈjuˈmæs ˈwɔlθəm fild ˈsteɪʃən 240 ˈbivər strit, ˈwɔlθəm, mɑ 02452 baɪ ˈneɪtɪv wi ˈɔfər ˈoʊvər 120 ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiʃiz, ənd mɔr ðən plænts fər seɪl. ɑr seɪl ɪz naʊ ɪn ɪts fɪθ jɪr! ˈneɪtɪv plænts ər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv ɑr ˈloʊkəl fud wɛbz. hɛlp səˈpɔrt bərdz, pollinators*, ənd ˈəðər ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈɪnˌsɛkts baɪ ˈædɪŋ mɔr ˈneɪtɪvz tɪ jʊr ˈlænˌskeɪp! pərˈɛniəlz fər sən, ʃeɪd, part-shade*, ənd ɔl taɪps əv sɔɪl kənˈdɪʃənz. ə lɑrʤ səˈlɛkʃən əv fərnz, boʊθ ˈɛvərˌgrin ənd ˌdɪˈsɪʤuəs. ˈgræsɪz ənd sedges*, fər kul ˈsizən ənd wɔrm ˈsizən ˈɪntəˌrɛst. triz ənd ʃrəbz, æt smɔl ˈsaɪzɪz ju kən teɪk hoʊm ɪn jʊr kɑr. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈneɪtɪv triz ənd ʃrəbz du ðə moʊst tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ənd tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈvælju əv jʊr ˈlænˌskeɪps. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈneɪtɪv triz ənd ʃrəbz du ðə moʊst tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ənd tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈvælju əv jʊr ˈlænˌskeɪps. ðɪs jɪr wi wɪl hæv θri ˈpriviəsli ˌənəˈveɪləbəl ˈgoʊldənˌrɑd, ˈgoʊldənˌrɑd, ənd ˈspɑtɪd groʊn ʤɪst fər ɑr seɪl. ɔl əv ɑr plænts ər ˈneɪtɪv tɪ ðə ˈistərn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd ðə məˈʤɔrəti ər ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs tɪ nu ˈɪŋglənd. ɑr ˈfrɛndli ˈneɪtɪv plænt ənd ˈlænˌskeɪpɪŋ ˈɛkspərts wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɔl deɪ tɪ ˈænsər jʊr kˈwɛsʧənz ənd gɪv ədˈvaɪs ɔn plænt səˈlɛkʃən. ɔl seɪl prəˈsidz səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈproʊˌgræmz. θæŋk ju! groʊ ˈneɪtɪv ˈmɛmbərz: gɪt ðə kˈwɑntətiz ju want—*— ˈɔrdər jʊr plænts ɪn ədˈvæns! ˈmɛmbərz æt ðə advocate/family* ˈlɛvəl ənd əˈbəv meɪ plænts praɪər tɪ ðə seɪl, səˈlɛktɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzækt kˈwɑntəti əv plænts dɪˈzaɪərd ənd ˈhævɪŋ ðɛm rɪˈzərvd ɪn ədˈvæns. wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ ˈɔfər ˈspiʃiz θru. ðə ˈkætəlɔg ənd ˈɔrdər fɔrm wɪl bi ˈiˌmeɪld tɪ ɔl ˈmɛmbərz ɪn leɪt ˈeɪprəl, ənd ˈɔrdərz wɪl bi du baɪ meɪ 15 ðə ˈmɪnəməm ˈɔrdər ɪz 150 ɪn leɪt ˈeɪprəl, ənd ˈɔrdərz wɪl bi ðə ˈmɪnəməm ˈɔrdər ɪz ˈɔrdərz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl fər pɪk əp ɔn ˈiðər meɪ 31 ər ʤun 1 ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ plænts, pliz səˈpɔrt ɑr wərk baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈmɛmbər æt ðə ˈlɛvəl ər əˈbəv, ər baɪ rɪˈnuɪŋ jʊr ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp. jʊr ˈænjuəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən hɛlps tɪ meɪk ðɪs seɪl ˈpɑsəbəl. wi əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr ˈʤɛnərəs səˈpɔrt. seɪl deɪ tɪps wi əkˈsɛpt kæʃ, ʧɛk, ənd ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrdz. bɪˈkəz ɑr seɪl ɪz ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli ˈbɪzi ɪn ɪts fərst fju aʊərz, ˈpərʧəsɪŋ wɪθ kæʃ ər ʧɛks tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs baɪ muv ðə laɪnz mɔr kˈwɪkli, ənd maɪt gɪt ju hoʊm ˈfæstər. bət ðə seɪl ɪz ə lɔt əv fən ənd fʊl əv gʊd ˈspɪrɪts. soʊ ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid tɪ rəʃ. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ ju! θæŋk ju tɪ pæst seɪl səˈpɔrtərz ənd ˈdoʊnərz ˈbɪgəˌloʊ ˈnərsəriz ˈwɛstən nurseries* ˈlænˌskeɪp fɔrmz nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈwɛˌtlænd plænts nu ˈɪŋglənd waɪld flaʊər soʊˈsaɪɪti ˌpætəˈgoʊniə ˈbɔstən ˈpɪrsən ˈnərsəriz ˈrəsəlz ˈgɑrdən ˈsɛnər ˈsədˌbɛri ˈnərsəriz wɛst ˈsɪlvən ˈnərsəri væn ˈnərsəri ˈwɪlkɪnsən ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈzaɪn |
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