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in the critically acclaimed tomb raider, lara croft survived a harrowing experience only to be discredited as part of a cover up. now, after uncovering an ancient mystery, lara must explore the most treacherous and remote regions of siberia to find the secret of immortality before a ruthless organization known as trinity. lara must use her wits and survival skills, form new alliances, and ultimately embrace her destiny as the tomb raider.experience high-octane action moments, conquer beautifully hostile environments, engage in brutal guerrilla combat, and explore awe-inspiring deadly tombs in the evolution of survival action. in rise of the tomb raider, lara becomes more than a survivor as she embarks on her first great tomb raiding expedition.
awe-inspiring deadly tombs - explore huge ancient spaces littered with deadly traps, solve dramatic environmental puzzles, and decipher ancient texts to reveal crypts as you take on a world filled with secrets to discover
woman vs. wild - conquer a world fiercely protecting its secrets, endure perilous conditions and unstable landscapes, face dangerous wildlife that act as guardians to ancient tombs, and explore huge interactive environments
guerrilla combat - use the environment to your advantage, scale trees and dive underwater to avoid or takedown enemies, configure lara's gear, weapons, and ammo to suit your play style, craft explosives on the fly to sow chaos, and wield lara's signature
recommended specifications:
os: windows 10 64 bit
processor: intel core i7-3770k
memory: 8 gb ram
graphics: nvidia gtx 980ti 2560x1440 or nvidia gtx 970 1920x1080
directx: version 11
storage: 25 gb available space
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ə ˈmitiər straɪks, ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˈsoʊlər əreɪz ənd laɪf səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəmz, ənd ɛz ju wɔʧ ðə ˈbɪloʊɪŋ dəst klaʊd muv ˈɑmənəsli təˈwɔrd jʊr ˈlunər kæmp, ju hæv tɪ rɪˈstɔr ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈɑksɪʤən floʊ. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 ə nu ˈnæsə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm wɪl lɛt ju seɪv ðə deɪ, ɪn. ˈnæsə ɪz riˈlisɪŋ ə geɪm kɔld ˈælfə, wɛˈrɪn pleɪərz əˈsum ðə roʊl əv ə mun ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən tim ˈmɛmbər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈlunər ˈsɛtəlmənt. ˈgeɪmərz wɪl hæv tɪ gɪt juzd tɪ ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ ə geɪt waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈbəlki mun sut ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəl fər ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈmɪʃənz. ju kən pleɪ əˈloʊn ər wɪθ ə tim. ðə geɪm ˌɪnˈkludz ʧæt, tɛkst ʧæt, ənd ˈprɪti kul ˈgræfɪks. ɪts ˈoʊnli səˈpoʊzd tɪ teɪk əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts. ˈnæsəz ˈlərnɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz dɪˈvɪʒən bɪlt ðə geɪm tɪ pruv ðə speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi kən meɪk kul ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ðət wɪl ˌɪnˈspaɪr kɪdz. ˈəltəmətli, ðə geɪm kʊd bi juzd ɪn stɛm (saɪəns, tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd mæθ) ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræmz. ənd ɪf ˈkɑŋgrəs ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ ɛnd ˈnæsəz ˈproʊˌgræm, ðɪs maɪt bi ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ hæv ə ˈlunər ədˈvɛnʧər.
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a meteor strikes, damaging solar arrays and life support systems, and as you watch the billowing dust cloud move ominously toward your lunar camp, you have to restore critical systems and oxygen flow. starting july 6, a new nasa video game will let you save the day, in 3-d.
nasa is releasing a multi-player game called moonbase alpha, wherein players assume the role of a moon exploration team member living in a lunar settlement.
gamers will have to get used to running with a moon-bounce loping gait while wearing a bulky moon suit -- atypical for first-person video game missions. you can play alone or with a team.
the game includes voip chat, text chat, and pretty cool 3-d graphics. it's only supposed to take about 20 minutes.
nasa's learning technologies division built the game to prove the space agency can make cool video games that will inspire kids. ultimately, the game could be used in stem (science, technology, engineering and math) education programs.
and if congress decides to end nasa's moon-return program, this might be the only way to have a lunar adventure.
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ɪts taɪm fər ðɛm tɪ teɪk ðɛr ʃɑt! ˈtoʊni ˌnɑməˈni ˈʤɑˌʃuə ˈhɛnri, ˈmaɪkəl ənd ˈtoʊni ˌnɑməˈni ˈrɔri oʊˈmæli wɪl ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ðə ˈtʊrɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən əv mərˈændəz mˈjuzɪkəl ˈhæməltən. ðə ˈtriˌoʊ teɪk ɔn ðə roʊlz əv ˈɛrən bər, ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈhæməltən ənd kɪŋ ʤɔrʤ, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ðə ˈnæʃənəl tʊr əv ðə ˈtunər wɪl bɪˈgɪn pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɔn mɑrʧ 10 æt ðə ˈɔrfium ˈθiətər ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˌbiˈfɔr pleɪɪŋ ɪts prɛˈmɪr lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt æt ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈɔgəst 11 θru dɪˈsɛmbər 30 ˈhɛnri, ˈkərəntli pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ɪn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈhæməltən, meɪd hɪz ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ˈdeɪbju ɪn ɪn ðə haɪts, rɪˈsivd ˈtoʊni əˈwɔrd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz fər hɪz roʊlz ɪn ˈvaɪəlɪt ənd ðə bɔɪz ənd kriˈeɪtɪd ðə roʊl əv ˈnoʊbəl ɪn ˈʃəfəl əˈlɔŋ. meɪd hɪz ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ˈdeɪbju ɪn ˈhæməltən ənd wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər ə 2016 luˈsil ˈlɔrˌtɛl əˈwɔrd fər hɪz wərk ɛz ˈʤeɪkəb ɪn ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl θrɛd. oʊˈmæli ɪz ˈkərəntli pleɪɪŋ kɪŋ ʤɔrʤ ɔn ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ənd rɪˈsivd ə ˈtoʊni əˈwɔrd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən fər hɪz roʊl ɛz ˈɛldər məˈkɪnli ɪn ðə bʊk əv ˈmɔrmən. ˈəðər ˈprɪnsəpəl roʊlz ɪn ˈhæməltən wɪl bi pleɪd baɪ ʤeɪ. kɑrbɑˈjæl ɛz ʤɑn ˈhæməltən, ˈʤɔrdən ˈdɑnɪkə ɛz ˌmɑrˈki də ˈʤɛfərsən, ˈæmbər ˈaɪmən ɛz ˈpɛgi ˈrɛnəldz, ˌaɪˈzeɪə ˈʤɑnsən ɛz ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈfaɪfər ɛz ɪˈlaɪzə ˈhæməltən, ˈɛmi ɛz ˈænʤəˌlikə ˈskaɪlər ənd ɛz ˈhərkjəˌliz ˈmædɪsən. ðə ˈnæʃənəl tʊr kæst wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud raɪən ˌælvərˈɑdoʊ, ˈreɪmənd ˈbeɪnərd, əˈmændə brɔn, ˈdænjəl ʧɪŋ, dɪˈnɑrˌdoʊ, ˈʤɛfəri ˈdəfi, ˈʤɛnəfər ˈgɛlər, ˈʤeɪkəb ˈgəzmən, ˈʤuljə ˈhɛrɪmən, haɪnz, səˈbrinə ˌɪˌmɑˈmʊˌrɑ, ˈlɔrən kias*, ˌɪˈvɛt lu, ˈdɛzmənd ˈnusən, ˈdɛzmənd nən, ʤɑʃ rɪˈvɛrə, ˈreɪvən ˈtɑməs, raɪən væˈskɛz, ˈkinən di. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈændru wojtal*. ˈhæməltən ɪz ðə ˈstɔri əv əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈfɑðər ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈhæməltən, ən ˈɪməgrənt frəm ðə wɛst ˈɪndiz hu bɪˈkeɪm ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtənz raɪˈthænd mæn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri wɔr ənd wɑz ðə nu ˈneɪʃənz fərst ˈtrɛʒəri ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri. ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə skɔr ðət blɛndz ˈhɪˌphɔp, ʤæz, bluz, ræp, ənd ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, ˈhæməltən ɪz ðə ˈstɔri əv əˈmɛrɪkə ðɛn, ɛz toʊld baɪ əˈmɛrɪkə naʊ. dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈtɑməs keɪl ənd ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə bʊk, mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈlɪrɪks baɪ mərˈændə, ˈhæməltən ɪz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə bʊk ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈhæməltən baɪ rɑn ˈʧərnoʊ ənd ɪz ˈrənɪŋ æt ˈbrɔdˌweɪz ˈrɪʧərd ˈrɑʤərz ˈθiətər.
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it's time for them to take their shot! tony nominee joshua henry, michael luwoye and tony nominee rory o'malley will headline the touring production of lin-manuel miranda's tony-winning musical hamilton. the trio take on the roles of aaron burr, alexander hamilton and king george iii, respectively. the national tour of the tuner will begin performances on march 10 at the shn orpheum theatre in san francisco, before playing its premiere los angeles engagement at the hollywood pantages august 11 through december 30.
henry, currently performing in the chicago production of hamilton, made his broadway debut in in the heights, received tony award nominations for his roles in violet and the scottsboro boys and created the role of noble sissle in shuffle along. luwoye made his broadway debut in hamilton and was nominated for a 2016 lucille lortel award for his work as jacob in invisible thread. o'malley is currently playing king george iii on broadway and received a tony award nomination for his role as elder mckinley in the book of mormon.
other principal roles in hamilton will be played by rubén j. carbajal as john laurens/phillip hamilton, jordan donica as marquis de lafayette/thomas jefferson, amber iman as peggy schuyler/maria reynolds, isaiah johnson as george washington, solea pfeiffer as eliza hamilton, emmy raver-lampman as angelica schuyler and mathenee treco as hercules mulligan/james madison.
the national tour cast will also include ryan alvarado, raymond baynard, amanda braun, daniel ching, karli dinardo, jeffery duffy, jennifer geller, jacob guzman, julia harriman, afra hines, sabrina imamura, lauren kias, yvette lu, desmond newson, desmond nunn, josh andrés rivera, raven thomas, ryan vasquez, keenan d. washington and andrew wojtal.
hamilton is the story of america's founding father alexander hamilton, an immigrant from the west indies who became george washington's right-hand man during the revolutionary war and was the new nation's first treasury secretary. featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, r&b and broadway, hamilton is the story of america then, as told by america now.
directed by thomas kail and featuring a book, music and lyrics by miranda, hamilton is inspired by the book alexander hamilton by ron chernow and is running at broadway's richard rodgers theatre.
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ˈroʊzə pɑrks wɑz ərˈɛstɪd fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ gɪv əp hər sit ɔn ə bəs fər ə waɪt ˈpæsənʤər dɛk. 1 1955 ɪn mɑntˈgəmri, ˈælə. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˌeɪˈpi) ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈaɪkɑn ˈroʊzə pɑrks bɪˈkəmz ðə fərst blæk ˈwʊmən wɪθ ə ˈstæˌʧu ɪn ðə juz. ˈkæpɪtəl ðə ˈstæˌʧu wɑz kəˈmɪʃənd ɪn 2005 baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt bʊʃ pɑrks wɑz ðə fərst ˈwʊmən tɪ laɪ ɪn ˈɑnər ɪn ðə juz. ˈkæpɪtəl əˈpɑn hər dɛθ ɪn 2005 ˈroʊzə pɑrks bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈaɪkɑn fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ gɪv əp hər bəs sit, ənd naʊ ʃi wɪl stænd fərˈɛvər ɪn ðə juz. ˈkæpɪtəl. ʃi wɪl bɪˈkəm ðə fərst ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈwʊmən tɪ bi ˈɑnərd wɪθ ə ˈstæˌʧu ɪn ˈstæʧuˌɛri hɔl ɪn ə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 27 ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ saɪnd ə lɔ ɪn 2005 dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ kəˈmɪʃən ə pɑrks ˈstæˌʧu fər ˌɪnˈkluʒən ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəlz ˈskəlpʧər kəˈlɛkʃən. ˈstæʧuˌɛri hɔl kəˈmɛmərˌeɪts ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm iʧ steɪt. ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɛnˈdaʊmənt fər ðə ɑrts ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ðə dɪˈzaɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər ə praɪz tɪ kəmˈplit ə brɑnz ˈstæˌʧu ənd ˈpɛdəstəl. læst wik mɑrkt ðə sɛnˈtɛniəl əv pɑrks' ˈbərθˌdeɪ, wɪʧ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑnərd baɪ ðə juz. ˈpoʊstəl ˈsərvɪs wɪθ ə kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪv stæmp. ðə ˈstæˌʧu wɪl nɑt bi ðə fərst taɪm pɑrks həz bɪn ˈɑnərd ɪn ðə juz. ˈkæpɪtəl. wɪn ʃi daɪd ɪn 2005 ʃi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈwʊmən tɪ laɪ ɪn ˈɑnər ɪn ðə juz. ˈkæpɪtəl roʊˈtəndə. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger dec. 1, 1955 in montgomery, ala. (photo: ap) story highlights civil rights icon rosa parks becomes the first black woman with a statue in the u.s. capitol
the statue was commissioned in 2005 by president bush
parks was the first woman to lie in honor in the u.s. capitol upon her death in 2005
rosa parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, and now she will stand forever in the u.s. capitol. she will become the first african-american woman to be honored with a statue in statuary hall in a ceremony feb. 27.
president george w. bush signed a law in 2005 directing congress to commission a parks statue for inclusion in the capitol's sculpture collection. statuary hall commemorates notable citizens from each state. the national endowment for the arts oversaw the design competition for a $250,000 prize to complete a bronze statue and pedestal.
last week marked the centennial of parks' birthday, which was also honored by the u.s. postal service with a commemorative stamp.
the statue will not be the first time parks has been honored in the u.s. capitol. when she died in 2005, she became the first woman to lie in honor in the u.s. capitol rotunda.
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ʤɛb bʊʃ, jr*., ɪz əˈməŋ naɪn ˈpipəl əp fər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ɛz ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə pərˈstiʤəs ənd ˈpaʊərfəl (rɛd: ˈlukrətɪv) ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ əˈθɔrəti bɔrd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə ˈkaʊnti kəˈmɪʃən. ðɪs sən əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər noʊ əˈbaʊt ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˈərbən ˈplænɪŋ? wɛl, wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪt ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz səm ˈəðər ˌnɑməˈniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ guˈtjɛrɛz, ə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kənˈsəltənt ənd dɑl ˈmeɪkər ˈmɛrid tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈsəltənt ɑrˈmɑndoʊ guˈtjɛrɛz, huz bɪn riˈnɑməˌneɪtɪd baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðoʊ hər tərm ɪz əp. ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs seɪ ðət ɑrˈmɑndoʊ guˈtjɛrɛz stɪl wərks fər ˈmɛgə dɪˈvɛləpərz kənˈstrəkʃən, oʊnd baɪ ðə ˈfæməli, ðoʊz ˈsɛvən ˈbrəðərz hu ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp fənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl kæmˈpeɪnz ənd gɪt ə lɔt əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ðə ər ˈprɪti ɪnˈtrɛnʧt æt ˈkaʊnti hɔl, frəm wət aɪ hir. ðeɪ juzd tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ meɪər ˈkɑrloʊs soʊ goldenboy”*” sən, bət aɪ bɪˈliv hi tʊk ə liv əv ˈæbsəns ər ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðət ˈifɛkt ˈæftər ˈvoʊtərz pæst ðət ˈbɑðərsəm ˈkɑnflɪkt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst θɪŋ ðət mɛnt ʤiˈmeɪnɛz wʊd hæv tɪ pæs ðə tɔrʧ ɔn ˈbɪznɪs tɪ ˈʧɛrˌwʊmən ˈsoʊsə. skræʧ ðət. sən aʊt, ˈprɑbləm sɑlvd. bət ðə ˈfæməli ˈɔlsoʊ həz ən ɪn wɪθ kəˈmɪʃənər wɑn zɑˈpɑtə, huz meɪn skwiz ɪz ðə ˈdɔtər əv wən əv ðə ˈsɛvən bɪg ˈbɪldərz. bət mɔr ɔn ðət ˈleɪtər. raɪt naʊ, wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈəðər ˈhoʊpfəlz (rɛd: ˈmaɪnərz). ðɛr ər tu ˈəðərz frəm ðə bɔrd huz tərmz ər əp ˈfɔrmər maɪˈæmi meɪər ˈmɑrɪs fɛr ənd əˈtərni ˈrɑbərt ˈhɑlənd hu wər ˈɔlsoʊ riˈnɑməˌneɪtɪd. tu ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz huz tərmz ɪkˈspaɪrd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ sik ə steɪ: ˈfɔrmər dɔˈræl ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər ˌɪˈvɑn ənd æl məˈluf, hu ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈrɪli noʊz wət hi dɪz bət ju kən bɛt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd həz tɪ du wɪθ ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈloʊkəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks. tɪ ðə duəl ˈɔfəs ˈhoʊldər rules,”*,” məˈluf roʊt ɪn hɪz iˈmeɪl dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, hi hæd tɪ, wɛl, dɪˈklaɪn ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmz obligations,”*,” də rigeur*, bət ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs holder”*” θɪŋ ənd ðə ˈbɪznɪs rulz. city”*” ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪbi məˈluf ðoʊz hi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ɪn ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt ɪz hi dɪz hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðət. ʤɪst rɛd hɪz ˈkloʊzɪŋ freɪz: lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈmætərz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɑr ˈvaɪbrənt ənd groʊɪŋ region.”*.” ki wərdz: ɪnˈgeɪʤd ənd groʊɪŋ. ənd, hu rɪˈzaɪnd frəm hər ˈkʊʃi ˈsɪti poʊst ə wik ˈæftər meɪər luˈiʤi aɪ wanna”*” wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd, dɪˈklaɪnd bɪˈkəz əv hər nu ʤɑb ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ˈjumən raɪts ɪn ˈkjubə. wərk kəˈmɪtmənts ənd ˈtrævəl ˈskɛʤʊl wɪl nɑt əˈlaʊ mi tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪv ðə taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi ɪt soʊ məʧ dɪˈzərvz ɪn ðɪs moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfaɪnəl feɪz əv ˈoʊpən roʊd tolling,”*,” ʃi roʊt, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə nis neɪm fər ðoʊz ˈfrikɪŋ only”*” laɪnz ðət ˈsədənli kəm əp ɔn jɑ. soʊ faɪv ˈmɛmbərz məst bi neɪmd frəm ðə lɪst əv naɪn, wɪʧ minz æt list tu nu ˈpipəl fər ʃʊr. ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts ər: ʤɛf cazeau*, ˈfæθɪmə ˈpɛrɛz, ˌhɑviˈɛr væˈskɛz, ˌælˈfreɪdoʊ gɑnˈzɑləz, hu ˈiðər wərkt ər stɪl wərks wɪθ ðə seɪm lɔ ənd ˈlɑbiɪŋ fərm ɛz məˈluf ənd rɪk, hu nidz ə nu gɪg ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ hɪz ˌtæləˈhæsi mil ˈtɪkɪt (rɛd: ˈfɔrmər steɪt sɛn. ˈrudi ˌgɑrˈsiə) ənd ˈlaɪkli həz ðə voʊts əv kəˈmɪʃənərz ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ““pepe”*” diɑz ənd ˈɛstəbɑn bobo”*” ɔl sild əp ðə tu hu ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ɪm bət aɪ noʊ ɪf hi kən gɪt əˈnəðər wən. wət ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bənʧ, raɪt? moʊst ər əˈtərniz. ɔl ər ˈlɑbiɪsts. ɪz ðə ˈmæʤɪk əv ðə mdx,”*,” æst kəˈmɪʃənər meɪər sər ˈzeɪvjər swɑˈrɛz, hu ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˈpɛrɛz, hu wərks æt ˈækərmən ɛz ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər ɪn ðə lɔ maɪˈæmi ənd ˌtæləˈhæsi ˈɔfəsɪz. həz mɔr ðən 14 jɪrz ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ənd ɪkˈstərnəl əˈfɛrz æt ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ənd mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ɪn ðə ˈkɔrpərət kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz industry,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ prɛs məˈtɪriəlz frəm ðə fərm. wɔnts tɪ bi ɔn it,”*,” swɑˈrɛz sɛd. wɛl, nɑt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. ðə ˈprɑbləm hir ɪz ðət ðɛr ˈɛni ˈnɔrməl ˈpipəl ənd aɪ min ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, ˈsɪti ˈplænərz, ˈpipəl hu ləv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɔn ðə lɪst bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kɔl ənd gɪt ˈəðər ˈpipəl tɪ kɔl ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf tɪ gɪt ðɪs gɪg. waɪ? bɪˈkəz ˈtræfɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts wɔnt tɪ gɪt səm əv ðə ˈmɪljənz ˈbɪljənz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˈprɑbəˌbli ðət ðə bɔrd hɛlps stɪr ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ənd ðiz ər ðə ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ stɪr ðɛm.. ənd ˈwɑnəˌbi laɪk bʊʃ, hu wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ˈʧɛrˌwʊmən ˈsoʊsə. hɪz stɑr həz nɑt klaɪmd ɛz haɪ ɛz hɪz ənd hi meɪ bi ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ pʊt ɪm aʊt ðɛr. aɪ min, bi lɛft ɪn ðə dəst baɪ ʤɔrʤ, hu ˈɛvriˌwən ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ rən fər ˈɔfəs fərst ˈæftər ðət tʊr læst ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsizən. ˈminˌwaɪl, həz nɑt ʃoʊn ɛz braɪt. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ɪn wət lʊks ənd saʊnz laɪk ən ˈæbət ənd ˌkɔˈstɛloʊ ruˈtin, ˈɛvriˌwən ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ðə seɪm ˈpipəl, mɔr ər lɛs. kəˈmɪʃənər ˈdɛnɪs mɔs rɪˈsɪndɪd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ənd ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd gɑnˈzɑləz hɪz place”*” ˈprɪti məʧ biɪŋ trænˈspɛrənt. swɑˈrɛz toʊld hi wɪl ˈlaɪkli səˈpɔrt fɛr. bət ˈniðər kəˈmɪʃənərz ˈbɑrbərə ˈʤɔrdən, ˈdɛnɪs mɔs nɔr ʤin riˈnɑməˌneɪtɪd ðə ˈfɔrmər meɪər. ɔl əv ðɛm riˈnɑməˌneɪtɪd guˈtjɛrɛz ənd ˈhɑlənd., hu dɪd nɑt riˈnɔmɪˌneɪt məˈluf, wɑz ðə wən hu ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd cazeau*, ən ˌævɛnˈtʊˌrɑ ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɛrz əˈtərni. kəˈmɪʃənər ˈɔdri ˈɛdmənsən dɪd ˈnɑməˌneɪt fɛr ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈəðərz waɪl kəˈmɪʃənər ˈsæli ˈheɪmən ˈoʊnli ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fɛr. kəˈmɪʃənər ˌhɑviˈɛr ˈsutoʊ goʊ wɪθ ˈɛni ˌɪnˈkəmbənt, ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ gɑnˈzɑləz, ˈpɛrɛz ənd bʊʃ. vaɪs ˈʧɛrˌwʊmən ˈlɪndə bɛl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɪʧɪŋ frɛʃ mit ɔlˈbiɪt ðə seɪm ol’*’ frɛʃ mit: ˈpɛrɛz ənd (oʊ, hi həz θri voʊts, nɑt tu) ɛz wɛl ɛz guˈtjɛrɛz. ˈɛvriˌwən simz tɪ laɪk hər. ʃi gɑt ðə moʊst ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz. ðeɪ ʃʊd gɪv ˈstæˌʧuz aʊt, tu. kəˈmɪʃənər wɑn zɑˈpɑtə ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd tu ˌɪnˈkəmbənts: fɛr ənd guˈtjɛrɛz (wɪʧ hi meɪ hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə nɑd tɪ soʊ hi gɪt ðə koʊld ˈʃoʊldər æt hoʊm). hi hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˈfɔrmər steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ənd ˈwəˌtaɪm saʊθ maɪˈæmi meɪər ˈʤulioʊ roʊˈbeɪnə, hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈpɑrtnər, bət ðɛn wɪθˈdru ɪt. ˈmeɪbi bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈpɑrtnər? ɑ, ə ˈrʊki sˈnæfu. traɪd tɪ riʧ zæp ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ noʊ əˈveɪl. hɪz vɔɪs meɪl həz bɪn fʊl ˈprɪti məʧ sɪns ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. bət ɪt ɪz ˈprɪti ˈɑbviəs ðət raʊnd ənd raʊnd ɪt goes…*… wɛr ɪt stɑps ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi noʊz. ɪt ɪz noʊ koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ðə seɪm neɪmz kəm əp ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ðə wənz hu ˈlɑbi ˈhɑrdəst fər ðə ənˈpeɪd ʤɑb. ˈrɪli? ˈrɪli?
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jeb bush, jr., is among nine people up for consideration as members of the prestigious and powerful (read: lucrative) miami-dade expressway authority board wednesday by the miami-dade county commission.
what’s this 29-year-old son of the former governor know about transportation and urban planning? well, ladra would imagine it is the same as some other nominees, including maritza gutierrez, a marketing consultant and doll maker married to political consultant armando gutierrez, whose been renominated by almost everybody though her term is up.
las malas lenguas say that armando gutierrez still works for mega developers mcm construction, owned by the munilla family, those seven brothers who also help fund everyone’s political campaigns and get a lot of the mdx contracts. the munillas are pretty entrenched at county hall, from what i hear. they used to employ miami-dade mayor carlos “not so goldenboy” gimenez’s son, but i believe he took a leave of absence or something to that effect after voters passed that bothersome conflict of interest thing that meant gimenez would have to pass the torch on munilla business to chairwoman rebeca sosa. scratch that. son out, problem solved. but the family also has an in with commissioner juan zapata, whose main squeeze natacha munilla is the daughter of one of the seven big builders.
but more on that later. right now, we are looking at the other mdx hopefuls (read: munilla miners).
there are two others from the 13-member board whose terms are up — former miami mayor maurice ferre and attorney robert holland — who were also renominated.
two other members whose terms expired decided not to seek a stay: former doral city manager yvonne soler-mckinley and al maloof, who nobody really knows what he does but you can bet it’s interesting and has to do with the highest levels of local politics.
“due to the dual office holder rules,” maloof wrote in his email declining the nomination, he had to, well, decline the nomination. he also claims “family obligations,” ’cause it’s de rigeur, but everyone is interested in the “dual office holder” thing and the business rules. “airport city” is coming and maybe maloof and/or those he sometimes represents — in whatever it is he does — have something to do with that.
just read his closing phrase: “i look forward to remaining engaged in matters important to our vibrant and growing region.” key words: engaged and growing.
and soler-mckinley, who resigned from her cushy city post a week after mayor luigi “do wadda i wanna” boria was elected, declined because of her new job as executive director of the foundation for human rights in cuba. “my work commitments and travel schedule will not allow me to be able to give mdx the time and energy it so much deserves in this most important final phase of open road tolling,” she wrote, referring to the nice name for those freaking “cash only” lines that suddenly come up on ya.
so five members must be named from the list of nine, which means at least two new people for sure.
the other candidates are: jeff cazeau, fatima perez, javier vasquez, alfredo gonzalez, who either worked or still works with the same law and lobbying firm as maloof , and rick rodriguez-piña, who needs a new gig after losing his tallahassee meal ticket (read: former state sen. rudy garcia) and likely has the votes of commissioners jose “pepe” diaz and esteban “el bobo” bovo all sealed up — the two who nominated him — but i don’t know if he can get another one.
what an interesting bunch, right? most are attorneys. all are lobbyists.
“what is the magic of the mdx,” asked commissioner mayor sir xavier suarez, who nominated perez, who works at akerman senterfitt as public policy advisor in the law firm’s miami and tallahassee offices. “she has more than 14 years experience in governmental and external affairs at the state legislative and municipal levels of government, and in the corporate communications industry,” according to press materials from the firm.
“everybody wants to be on it,” suarez said.
well, not everybody.
the problem here is that there aren’t any normal people — and i mean engineers, city planners, people who love transportation and infrastructure — on the list because they don’t call and get other people to call on their behalf to get this gig. why? because traffic engineers and architects want to get some of the millions — billions over the years, probably — that the mdx board helps steer in construction contracts.
and these are the people who want to steer them. powerbrokers.
and wannabe powerbrokers like jebby bush, who was nominated by chairwoman rebeca sosa. his star has not climbed as high as his brother’s and he may be looking for something to put him out there. i mean, he’ll be left in the dust by george, who everyone expects to run for office first after that celebrity-like mavpac tour last election season. meanwhile, jebby’s sunpac has not shone as bright.
anyway, in what looks and sounds like an abbott and costello routine, everyone nominated the same people, more or less.
commissioner dennis moss rescinded maloof’s nomination and nominated gonzalez “in his place” — pretty much being transparent.
suarez told ladra he will likely support ferre. but neither commissioners barbara jordan, dennis moss nor jean monestime renominated the former mayor. all of them renominated gutierrez and holland. monestime, who did not renominate maloof, was the one who nominated cazeau, an aventura government affairs attorney. commissioner audrey edmonson did nominate ferre as well as the others while commissioner sally heyman only nominated ferre.
commissioner javier souto didn’t go with any incumbent, nominating gonzalez, perez and bush. vice chairwoman lynda bell is also pitching fresh meat — albeit the same ol’ fresh meat: perez and rodriguez-piña (oh, he has three votes, not two) as well as gutierrez. everyone seems to like her. she got the most nominations. they should give statues out, too.
commissioner juan zapata nominated two incumbents: ferre and gutierrez (which he may have given a nod to so he doesn’t get the cold shoulder at home). he had also nominated former state rep. and one-time south miami mayor julio robaina, his business partner, but then withdrew it. maybe because it’s his business partner?
ah, it’s a rookie snafu. tried to reach zap tuesday to no avail. his voice mail has been full pretty much since election day.
but it is pretty obvious that round and round it goes… where it stops nobody knows. it is no coincidence that the same names come up over and over and over again because they are the ones who lobby hardest for the unpaid job.
really? really?
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ˈfɪgjərz frəm ə ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈnɔrˌweɪ ʃoʊ ðət koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ baɪ pɑrts pər ˈmɪljən ˈɛvəri jɪr ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr həz riʧt ə ˈrɛkərd haɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈfɪgjərz riˈlist baɪ ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli rɪˈgɑrdɪd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk. ðə ˈmɛʒərmənts səˈʤɛst ðət ðə meɪn ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr æt ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ reɪt dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈdaʊnˌtərn ɪn dɪp ɪn ðə reɪt əv ˌɪnˈkris əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə gæs æt ðə ˈzɛpɪlɪn ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən ɔn, ˈnɔrðərn ˈnɔrˌweɪ, læst wik pikt æt ˈoʊvər 397 pɑrts pər ˈmɪljən (ppm*), ən ˌɪnˈkris əv mɔr ðən ɔn 2008 ðeɪ hæv sɪns ˈbeɪgən tɪ rɪˈdus ənd təˈdeɪ stænd æt 393.7ppm*. praɪər tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz wər əraʊnd 280ppm*. koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn tɛnd tɪ bi haɪər ðən ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈævərɪʤ, bət ˈsaɪəntɪsts sɛd ðə koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəl ðeɪ hæd ˈmɛʒərd wɑz ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈivɪn fər ðət loʊˈkeɪʃən. "ðiz ər ðə haɪəst ˈfɪgjərz kəˈlɛktəd ɪn jɪrz," sɛd joʊˈhɑn strɑm, prəˈfɛsər əv ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈfɪzɪks æt ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈpoʊlər ˈɪnstɪˌtut, wɪʧ kəˈlɛktəd ðə ˈdætə. "ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə ˈlɛvəl əv koʊ 2 ðət ɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm, bɪˈkəz ðə ərθ wɪl əˈdæpt. wət ɪz ˈvɛri ˈwəriɪŋ ɪz ðə spid əv ʧeɪnʤ. ˈlɛvəlz [hir] ər naʊ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ə jɪr. "ðə reɪt əv ˌɪnˈkris ɪz məʧ ˈfæstər ðən ˈoʊnli jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ju kən ˈɔlˌmoʊst si ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs. ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr hæv koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz ˌɪnˈkrist soʊ fæst," hi sɛd. ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈænjuəl min groʊθ reɪt fər 2007 wɑz ðə fɔrθ jɪr ɪn ðə pæst sɪks tɪ si ən ˈænjuəl raɪz ˈgreɪtər ðən 2ppm*. frəm 1970 tɪ 2000 ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən roʊz baɪ əˈbaʊt iʧ jɪr, bət sɪns 2000 ɪt həz ˈrɪzən tɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ 2.1ppm*. "ðɛr kən bi ər ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ vɛriəˈbɪlɪti," sɛd ˈtɑməs ˈkɑnˌweɪ, ˈrisərʧ ˈkɛmɪst æt ˈjuˈɛs ˈnæʃənəl ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz (ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ) ərθ ˈsɪstəmz ˈrisərʧ læb ɪn ˈboʊldər, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. bət hi sɛd ə ˈænjuəl ˌɪnˈkris wɑz "ɔn ðə haɪ ɛnd". "ðɪs ɪz pɑrt əv ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpætərn əv koʊ 2 ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr. ənˈlɛs ðə ˈbərnɪŋ əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ˈdiˌkrisɪz, ðɛn ðə koʊ 2 wɪl nɑt ˈdiˌkris. ənd ɪf ðə reɪt əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ˈbərnɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, soʊ wɪl ðə reɪt əv koʊ 2 ˌɪnˈkrisɪz," hi ˈædɪd. "ðiz ər kwaɪt lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz. ɪt saʊnz laɪk ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɑrtɪk fəˈnɑməˌnɑn," sɛd ˈdɑktər ˈvɪki poʊp, hɛd əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ədˈvaɪs æt ðə mɛt ˈɔfəs ˈhædli ˈsɛntər ɪn ˈɛksɪtər. "ɪt fɪts wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ɪˈmɪʃənz. ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz əv koʊ 2 tɪ groʊ." læst wik, ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ riˈlist prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈfɪgjərz fər ɪts ˈænjuəl ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ˈɪndɛks, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts ˈdætə frəm 60 saɪts əraʊnd ðə wərld ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈzɛpɪlɪn. ˈtoʊtəl ˈgloʊbəl koʊ 2 ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən tɑpt 386ppm*. ɪn 2008 ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈævərɪʤ ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ 2.1ppm*, sˈlaɪtli lɛs ðən ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn 2007 ˈpraɪˌmɛri koʊ 2 ˈmɛʒərmənt ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ˈmɔnə əbˈzərvəˌtɔri ɪn həˈwaɪˌi. koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈtɪpɪkəli haɪər ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk ðən ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈævərɪʤ bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz mɔr ˈlændˌmæs ənd ˈjumən ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈjumən ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm ˈfæktəriz ənd ˈtrænspɔrt tɛnd tɪ lɛd tɪ haɪər koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz hir. ðə ˈfɪgjərz wɪl kənˈsərn əˈhɛd əv ˈgloʊbəl tɔks ɔn ə səkˈsɛsər tɪ ðə ˈkjoʊtoʊ ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪəntɪsts ədˈvaɪz ðət ðə wərld məst prɪˈvɛnt koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz frəm ˈraɪzɪŋ haɪər ðən əraʊnd koʊ 2 ɪkˈwɪvələnt (ə ˈmɛʒər əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ðət ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts ˈəðər ˈgæsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈmɛˌθeɪn ənd ɪz haɪər ðən ðə ˈmɛʒərd koʊ 2 ˈlɛvəlz) tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə ˌɪnˈkris ɔn ˈgloʊbəl ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər. ðə ˈzɛpɪlɪn ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɔn ə ˈmaʊntən tɔp əˈprɑksəmətli frəm ðə nɔrθ poʊl. ðə ˈkloʊsəst taʊn, alesund*, ɪz ðə ˈnɔrðərnˌmoʊst ˈjumən ˈsɛtəlmənt ɪn ðə wərld, ˈmeɪnli ˌɪnˈhæbətəd baɪ ˈrisərʧ ˈsaɪəntɪsts. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʃən ɪz fɑr frəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈjumən pəˈluʃən, ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən brɪŋz ɛr frəm ˈjʊrəp ənd nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈɪntu ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈriʤən. "ðɛr ɪz lɛs ˈjumən ˈɪnfluəns hir ənd moʊst əv ðə pəˈluʃən kəmz streɪt hir æt ðɪs taɪm əv ðə jɪr. frəm naʊ ɔn ˈlɛvəlz wɪl rɪˈdus ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔgəst wɪn ðeɪ wɪl pɪk bæk əp," sɛd strɑm. "ɪt ɪz ˈklɪrli ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈjumən ækˈtɪvɪti. ˈivɪn ɪf wi stɑpt ɪˈmɪtɪŋ naʊ, wi wʊd hæv tɪ lɪv wɪθ ðɪs wi wɪl hæv tɪ lɪv wɪθ ɪt fər ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz, bət ðət dɪz nɑt min wi ʃʊd du ˈnəθɪŋ." ðə ˈfɪgjərz kəm ɛz æl gɔr hoʊsts ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn tromso*, ˈnɔrðərn ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ɔn ˈmɛltɪŋ ˈɑrtɪk aɪs. læst wik hi toʊld ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈkɑmərs ðət ðə ˈɑrtɪk ɪz naʊ ˈmɛltɪŋ æt ən "ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd" reɪt. "ðə moʊst ˈrisənt 11 ˈsəmərz hæv ɔl ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈmɛltɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ 35 jɪr taɪm ˈsɪriz," hi sɛd. hi ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ wɔrn ˈmɪnɪstərz ɪn ˈpoʊlər ˈriʤənz ðət ðə ˈɑrtɪk aɪs kæp meɪ ˈtoʊtəli ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ɪn ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz faɪv jɪrz ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz dən tɪ kərb ˈgrinˌhaʊs ɪˈmɪʃənz. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈjuˈɛs ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈænjuəli ˈfɔrmɪŋ si ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈriʤən ˈkəvərd ˈrəfli ðə seɪm ˈɛriə ɛz ɪn ˈpriviəs jɪrz, bət hæd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli θɪnd.
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figures from a measuring station in northern norway show that co 2 levels are increasing by 2-3 parts per million every year
the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high, according to the latest figures released by an internationally regarded measuring station in the arctic.
the measurements suggest that the main greenhouse gas is continuing to increase in the atmosphere at an alarming rate despite the downturn in dip in the rate of increase of the global economy.
levels of the gas at the zeppelin research station on svalbard, northern norway, last week peaked at over 397 parts per million (ppm), an increase of more than 2.5ppm on 2008. they have since begun to reduce and today stand at 393.7ppm. prior to the industrial revolution, co 2 levels were around 280ppm.
co 2 levels recorded in svalbard tend to be higher than the global average, but scientists said the co 2 level they had measured was unprecedented even for that location. "these are the highest figures collected in 50m years," said johan strom, professor of atmospheric physics at the government-funded norwegian polar institute, which collected the data.
"it is not the level of co 2 that is the problem, because the earth will adapt. what is very worrying is the speed of change. levels [here] are now increasing 2-3ppm a year.
"the rate of increase is much faster than only 10-20 years ago. you can almost see the changes taking place. never before have co 2 levels increased so fast," he said.
the global annual mean growth rate for 2007 was 2.14ppm – the fourth year in the past six to see an annual rise greater than 2ppm. from 1970 to 2000, the concentration rose by about 1.5ppm each year, but since 2000 it has risen to an average 2.1ppm.
"there can be week-to-week or day-to-day variability," said thomas conway, research chemist at us national oceanic and atmospheric administration's (noaa) earth systems research lab in boulder, colorado. but he said a 2.5ppm annual increase was "on the high end".
"this is part of an overall pattern of co 2 increasing in the atmosphere. unless the burning of fossil fuels decreases, then the co 2 will not decrease. and if the rate of fossil fuel burning increases, so will the rate of co 2 increases," he added.
"these are quite large numbers. it sounds like this is an arctic phenomenon," said dr vicky pope, head of climate change advice at the met office hadley centre in exeter. "it fits with the general increase in emissions. you would expect the concentrations of co 2 to grow."
last week, noaa released preliminary figures for its annual greenhouse gas index, which incorporates data from 60 sites around the world – including zeppelin. total global co 2 concentration topped 386ppm. in 2008 the global average increased by 2.1ppm, slightly less than the 2.2ppm increase in 2007. noaa's primary co 2 measurement station is mauna loa observatory in hawaii.
co 2 levels are typically higher in the arctic than the global average because there is more landmass and human activity in the northern hemisphere. as a result, human emissions from factories and transport tend to lead to higher co 2 levels here.
the figures will concern policy-makers ahead of global talks on a successor to the kyoto protocol in december. climate scientists advise that the world must prevent co 2 levels from rising higher than around 450ppm co 2 equivalent (a measure of global warming potential that incorporates other gasses such as methane and is higher than the measured co 2 levels) to avoid a 2c increase on preindustrial global average temperature.
the zeppelin research station is situated on a mountain top approximately 1100km from the north pole. the closest town, ny alesund, is the northernmost human settlement in the world, mainly inhabited by research scientists. although the research station is far from major sources of human pollution, atmospheric circulation brings air from europe and north america into the arctic region.
"there is less human influence here and most of the pollution comes straight here at this time of the year. from now on levels will reduce until the end of august when they will pick back up," said strom.
"it is clearly the effect of human activity. even if we stopped emitting now, we would have to live with this ... we will have to live with it for thousands of years, but that does not mean we should do nothing."
the figures come as al gore hosts a conference in tromso, northern norway, on melting arctic ice. last week he told the us senate committee on energy and commerce that the arctic is now melting at an "unprecedented" rate.
"the most recent 11 summers have all experienced melting greater than the average 35 year time series," he said.
he is expected to warn ministers in polar regions that the arctic ice cap may totally disappear in as little as five years if nothing is done to curb greenhouse emissions.
earlier this month, us scientists reported that annually forming sea in the arctic region covered roughly the same area as in previous years, but had significantly thinned.
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"aɪ wɑz stənd baɪ haʊ bɪg ɪt wɑz," mərˈin ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪst ʤɪm ˈhænsən toʊld ðə ˈloʊkəl əv ðə faɪnd. ˈhænsən wɑz aʊt fər ə stroʊl əˈlɔŋ ˈaɪlənd wɪθ hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪn səm rɛr ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm sən, wɪn hi ˈnoʊtɪst ə ˈpætərn əv ˈwʊdən stəmps ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsərfəs. "ɪf ɪt hæd ˈoʊnli bɪn wən ər tu bimz ˈstɪkɪŋ əp, aɪ meɪ nɑt hæv ˈnoʊtɪst ɪt," hi sɛd. "bət aɪ sɔ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ðət ɪt wɑz ə ˈʃɪprɛk. ju kʊd ˈklɪrli si ðə boʊ ənd ðə stərn." ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz: klɪk hir tɪ si ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə əˈpɑn ˈfərðər ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈɛriə, ˈhænsən kɔt ə glɪmps əv əˈnəðər, rɛk. "aɪd hərd ˈrumərz ðət ɪt maɪt ɪgˈzɪst, bət aɪd ˈnɛvər sin ˈɛni treɪs əv ɪt," hi roʊt ɔn hɪz blɔg. ˈhænsən, hu wərks fər ðə ˈmærəˌtaɪm mˈjuziəm museet*) ɪn ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm, ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪsts hæv noʊn əˈbaʊt ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv wən əv ðə rɛks fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈpriviəs ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz rɪˈvild ðət ɪt hæd bɪn juzd ɛz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ə brɪʤ, bət ɪt hæd mɔr ər lɛs bɪn fərˈgɑtən sɪns ɪt wɑz faʊnd ɪn ðə 1940s*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, naʊ ðət ˈwɔtər ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm ˈhɑrbər hæv meɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə ɪnˈtaɪər rɛk ˈvɪzəbəl, ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪsts ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk "noʊ wən ˈriəˌlaɪzd ʤɪst haʊ lɑrʤ ðə ˈʃɪprɛk wɑz. ɪts 30 ˈmitərz lɔŋ, soʊ ðə ˈækʧəwəl saɪz əv ʃɪp wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈbaʊt ɛz bɪg ɛz ðə vasa*," hi sɛd, ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ ðə feɪmd sˈwidɪʃ ˈwɔrˌʃɪp ðət wɑz rɪˈkəvərd frəm ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm ˈhɑrbər ənd ɪz naʊ ɔn dɪˈspleɪ æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ mˈjuziəm. "ðɛr ər lɑts əv rɛks əraʊnd ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm bət ju ˈrɛrli faɪnd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðɪs bɪg. ɪts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl." ˈæftər kənˈsəltɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈkɑligz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɑrˌkaɪvz æt ðə ˈmærəˌtaɪm mˈjuziəm, ˈhænsən naʊ bɪˈlivz ðə rɛk ɪz ðət əv ðə grå*å ('greɪ wʊlf'), ə ðət rɪˈpɔrtədli səŋk ɪn ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm ˈhɑrbər ɪn 1670 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhænsən, ðə ʃɪp həz ə "ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈhɪstəri", ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈkæpʧərd frəm ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈneɪvi baɪ ðə swidz ɪn 1659 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈskərmɪʃ nɪr koʊv ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk. ðə ˈsɛkənd rɛk meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ʃɪp noʊn ɛz ðə dɛn ˈstɔrə ('ðə bɪg ˈdrægən') ənd mˈjuziəm əˈfɪʃəlz hæv sɪns bɪn ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðɛr ˈkɑligz ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk tɪ kənˈfərm ðɛr ˈθɪri. "wi noʊ ðət ðə rɛks wər səŋk ɪn ðə ˈɛriə," ɑnˈdreɪəs ˈoʊlsən, hɛd əv ðə ˈmærəˌtaɪm mjuˈziəmz ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤi ˈsɛkʃən toʊld ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. ˈhænsən ənd hɪz tim hæv spɛnt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ wʊd ˈsæmpəlz frəm ðə rɛk tɪ bi sɛnt fər ˈtɛstɪŋ tɪ kənˈfərm ðət ðə rɛks ər ˌɪnˈdid ðoʊz əv ðə grå*å ənd dɛn ˈstɔrə. hi ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ hæv ən ˈænsər wɪˈθɪn sɪks tɪ eɪt wiks. ˈdeɪvɪd lændz ˈfɑloʊ ˈdeɪvɪd lændz ɔn tˈwɪtər
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"i was stunned by how big it was," marine archaeologist jim hansson told the local of the find.
hansson was out for a stroll along kastellholmen island with his girlfriend on sunday, taking in some rare springtime sun, when he noticed a pattern of wooden stumps penetrating the surface.
"if it had only been one or two beams sticking up, i may not have noticed it," he said.
"but i saw immediately that it was a shipwreck. you could clearly see the bow and the stern."
in pictures: click here to see images of the shipwrecks
upon further examination of the area, hansson caught a glimpse of another, never-before-seen wreck.
"i'd heard rumours that it might exist, but i'd never seen any trace of it," he wrote on his blog.
hansson, who works for the maritime museum (sjöhistoriska museet) in stockholm, explained that archaeologists have known about the existence of one of the wrecks for decades.
previous examinations revealed that it had been used as the foundation for a bridge, but it had more or less been forgotten since it was found in the 1940s.
however, now that lower-than-usual water levels in stockholm harbour have made almost the entire wreck visible, archaeologists are taking a closer look
"no one realized just how large the shipwreck was. it's 30 metres long, so the actual size of ship was probably about as big as the vasa," he said, referencing the famed 17th-century swedish warship that was recovered from stockholm harbour and is now on display at a nearby museum.
"there are lots of wrecks around stockholm but you rarely find anything this big. it's incredible."
after consulting with his colleagues as well as archives at the maritime museum, hansson now believes the wreck is that of the grå ulven ('gray wolf'), a danish-built man-of-war that reportedly sunk in stockholm harbour in 1670.
according to hansson, the ship has a "fascinating history", having been captured from the danish navy by the swedes in 1659 following a skirmish near ebeltoft cove in denmark.
the second wreck may also be a danish ship known as the den stora draken ('the big dragon') and museum officials have since been in contact with their colleagues in denmark to confirm their theory.
"we know that the wrecks were sunk in the area," andreas olsson, head of the maritime museum's archaeology section told the expressen newspaper.
hansson and his team have spent thursday taking wood samples from the wreck to be sent for testing to confirm that the wrecks are indeed those of the grå ulven and den stora draken.
he expects to have an answer within six to eight weeks.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tˈwɪtər ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ˈvɪdioʊz əˈpɪr tɪ bi blɑkt ɪn ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ðɛr əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌriəˈsərt kənˈtroʊl əˈmɪd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈpəblɪk ˈproʊˌtɛsts. θri ˈpipəl wər rɪˈpɔrtədli kɪld ðɪs wik ɪn ˈmæsɪv ˈstudənt ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl kərˈɑkəs, ɛz ˈproʊˌtɛstərz riækt tɪ ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændərdz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈnɪkɔləs həz kɔld ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts ə "neo-fascist*" ku əˈtɛmpt, ənd sɔt ðə ərˈɛst əv ən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər. ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈgəvərnmənt həz nɑt ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn, ər kleɪmd ˈkrɛdɪt fər, ðə əˈpɛrənt tˈwɪtər blɑk. ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlənz sɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ðeɪ ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈsərtən ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd ˈævəˌtɑr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɔn ðə ˈsərvɪs, wɪʧ həz bɪn juzd tɪ ˈræli ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ðə ˈprɑbləm əˈpɪrz tɪ bi əˈfɛktɪŋ ˈpipəl hu ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkænˈtiˈvi, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt prəˈvaɪdər, tɪ ˈækˌsɛs tˈwɪtər, ðoʊ æt list wən tˈwɪtər ˈjuzər sɛd əˈnəðər ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈfɛktɪd. ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈblɔgər ʤi. ˈkæsɪs toʊld ɪt ɪz "kəmˈplitli tru" ðət ˈjuzərz wər ˈluzɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz.
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washington — twitter photos and videos appear to be blocked in venezuela as the government there attempts to reassert control amid widespread public protests.
three people were reportedly killed this week in massive student demonstrations in the capital caracas, as protesters react to falling living standards. president nicolas maduro has called the protests a "neo-fascist" coup attempt, and sought the arrest of an opposition leader. the venezuelan government has not commented on, or claimed credit for, the apparent twitter block.
venezuelans said on twitter thursday that they are unable to access certain images and avatar photos on the service, which has been used to rally the opposition. the problem appears to be affecting people who are using cantv, the state-run internet provider, to access twitter, though at least one twitter user said another company was also affected. venezuelan blogger zahamira g. cassis told buzzfeed it is "completely true" that users were losing access to photos.
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pleɪ ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ʤɔɪn ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst mɑrʧ 12 2007 wɪn ˈsaɪəntɪsts əˈnaʊns ðɛr əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈkæləˌbreɪt ðɛr ˈɪnstrəmənts, saɪəns ˈraɪtərz ˈnɔrməli pʊt əˈweɪ ðɛr pɛnz. ɪts hɑrd tɪ raɪt ə gʊd ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən. ðɪs meɪ bi ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən: ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 25 2007 ˈnæsə ˈsaɪəntɪsts wər səm ˈkæmərəz əˈbɔrd ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ənd ðeɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd ðə ˈɪnstrəmənts æt ðə sən. hir ɪz wət ðeɪ sɔ: si ðə ˈmuvi: smɔl, ˈmidiəm ər lɑrʤ. "wət ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri vju," sɪz guhathakurta*, ˈstɛriˌoʊ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈsaɪəntɪst æt ˈnæsə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. ðə stɑr ɪz ɑr oʊn sən ɛz ˈstɛriˌoʊ siz ɪt ɪn fɔr ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθs əv ɪkˈstrim ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt laɪt. ðə blæk dɪsk ɪz ðə mun. "wi kɔt ə ˈlunər ˈtrænzɪt əv ðə sən," ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnz. ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɑz tɪ ˈmɛʒər ðə 'dɑrk ˈkɑrənt' əv dɪˈtɛktərz. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz fəˈmɪljər tɪ ˈæməˌʧər əˈstrɑnəmərz: pɔɪnt jʊr ˈtɛləˌskoʊp æt ˈsəmθɪŋ blæk ənd si haʊ məʧ 'dɑrk ˈkɑrənt' ˈtrɪkəlz aʊt əv ðə. ˈleɪtər, wɪn ril ˌæstroʊfəˈtɑgrəfi ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs, ðə dɑrk ˈkɑrənt ɪz səbˈtræktɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈɪmɪʤ. saɪn əp fər ɪkˈsprɛs saɪəns nuz dɪˈlɪvəri saɪn əp fər ɪkˈsprɛs saɪəns nuz dɪˈlɪvəri ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə mun sərvd ɛz ə blæk ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən dɪsk baɪ ðə sən. "ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən wɑz noʊ ˈæksədənt," ʃi sɪz. ˈmɪʃən kənˈtroʊlərz əreɪnʤd ðə əˈlaɪnmənt wɪθ ə smɔl twik tɪ ˈɔrbət læst dɪˈsɛmbər ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz hæv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə dɑrk ˈkɑrənt ˈdætə ˈɛvər sɪns. "ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz hæv ən ˈeɪliən kˈwɑləti," noʊts guhathakurta*. "ɪts nɑt ʤɪst ðə streɪnʤ ˈkələrz əv ðə sən. lʊk æt ðə saɪz əv ðə mun; ɪts ˈvɛri ɑd." wɪn wi əbˈzərv ə ˈlunər ˈtrænzɪt frəm ərθ, ðə mun əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ðə seɪm saɪz ɛz ðə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət prəˈdusɪz ˈbjutəfəl ˈsoʊlər ɪˈklɪpsɪz. ðə ˌsɪləˈwɛt sɔ, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wɑz ˈoʊnli ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə sənz daɪˈæmətər. "ɪts laɪk biɪŋ ɪn ðə rɔŋ ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm." ðə mun simz smɔl bɪˈkəz əv loʊˈkeɪʃən. ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈsərkəlz ðə sən ɪn ən ˈərθˌlaɪk ˈɔrbət, bət ɪt lægz bɪˈhaɪnd ərθ baɪ wən ˈmɪljən maɪəlz. ðɪs minz ɪz taɪmz ˈfərðər frəm ðə mun ðən wi ər, ənd soʊ ðə mun lʊks taɪmz sˈmɔlər. raɪt: ˈstɛriˌoʊ ə ənd bi ˈɔrbət ðə sən ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ərθ. [ˌænəˈmeɪʃən] həz ə ˈsɪstər ʃɪp neɪmd. boʊθ ər ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈstədi ðə sən. waɪl lægz bɪˈhaɪnd ərθ, ˈɔrbəts wən ˈmɪljən maɪəlz əˈhɛd ("bi" fər bɪˈhaɪnd, "ə" fər əˈhɛd). ðə gæp ɪz dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt: ɪt əˈlaʊz ðə tu ˈspeɪˌskræft tɪ ˈkæpʧər ˈɔfˌsɛt vjuz əv ðə sən. ˈrisərʧərz kən ðɛn ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈstɛriˌoʊ ˈmuviz əv ˈsoʊlər stɔrmz. əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ər kərˈoʊnəl mæs (cmes*), ˈbɪljən tən klaʊdz əv ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪd gæs hərld ˈɪntu speɪs baɪ ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ɔn ðə sən. əˈbɪləˌti tɪ si ðiz klaʊdz ɪn wɪl ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ prɪˈdɪkt wɪn ðeɪ wɪl hɪt ərθ," ʃi sɪz. ðə ˈstɛriˌoʊ ˈmɪʃən ɪz stɪl ɪn ɪts ˈərli ˈsteɪʤɪz. ðə tu ˈspeɪˌskræft wər lɔnʧt ɪn ɔkt. 2006 ənd riʧt ðɛr ˈsteɪʃənz ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ərθ ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 naʊ ɪts taɪm fər ənd ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən. ðə fərst vjuz əv ˈsoʊlər stɔrmz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪn ˈeɪprəl. soʊ saɪəns ˈraɪtərz, ˈrɛdi jʊr pɛnz. ɪf ðə ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən rənz ər ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən, ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈdætə wɪl bi ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt. ˈɔθər: ˈdɑktər. ˈtoʊni ˈfɪlɪps pərˈdəkʃən ˈɛdɪtər: ˈdɑktər. ˈtoʊni ˈfɪlɪps ˈkrɛdɪt:
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march 12, 2007: when scientists announce they're about to calibrate their instruments, science writers normally put away their pens. it's hard to write a good story about calibration. this may be the exception:
on feb. 25, 2007, nasa scientists were calibrating some cameras aboard the stereo-b spacecraft and they pointed the instruments at the sun. here is what they saw:
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"what an extraordinary view," says lika guhathakurta, stereo program scientist at nasa headquarters. the fantastically-colored star is our own sun as stereo sees it in four wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light. the black disk is the moon. "we caught a lunar transit of the sun," she explains.
the purpose of the experiment was to measure the 'dark current' of stereo-b's ccd detectors. the idea is familiar to amateur astronomers: point your telescope at something black and see how much 'dark current' trickles out of the ccd. later, when real astrophotography is taking place, the dark current is subtracted to improve the image.
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in this case, the moon served as a black calibration disk backlit by the sun. "the observation was no accident," she says. mission controllers arranged the alignment with a small tweak to stereo-b's orbit last december and engineers have been waiting for the dark current data ever since.
"the images have an alien quality," notes guhathakurta. "it's not just the strange colors of the sun. look at the size of the moon; it's very odd." when we observe a lunar transit from earth, the moon appears to be the same size as the sun—a coincidence that produces intoxicatingly beautiful solar eclipses. the silhouette stereo-b saw, on the other hand, was only a fraction of the sun's diameter. "it's like being in the wrong solar system."
the moon seems small because of stereo-b's location. the spacecraft circles the sun in an earth-like orbit, but it lags behind earth by one million miles. this means stereo-b is 4.4 times further from the moon than we are, and so the moon looks 4.4 times smaller.
right: stereo a and b orbit the sun on either side of earth. [animation]
stereo-b has a sister ship named stereo-a. both are on a mission to study the sun. while stereo-b lags behind earth, stereo-a orbits one million miles ahead ("b" for behind, "a" for ahead). the gap is deliberate: it allows the two spacecraft to capture offset views of the sun. researchers can then combine the images to produce 3d stereo movies of solar storms.
of particular interest are coronal mass ejections (cmes), billion ton clouds of electrified gas hurled into space by explosions on the sun. "stereo's ability to see these clouds in 3-dimensions will revolutionize our understanding of cmes and improve our ability to predict when they will hit earth," she says.
the stereo mission is still in its early stages. the two spacecraft were launched in oct. 2006 and reached their stations on either side of earth in january 2007. now it's time for check-out and calibration. the first 3d views of solar storms are expected in april.
so science writers, ready your pens. if the calibration runs are any indication, the actual data will be something to write about.
author: dr. tony phillips | production editor: dr. tony phillips | credit: science@nasa
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wi wər səkˈsidɪŋ. wɪn ju lʊkt æt spɪˈsɪfɪks, ðɪs bɪˈkeɪm ə wɔr əv əˈtrɪʃən. wi wər winning.”*.” (ˈwɪljəm wɛstˈmɔrlənd ʧif əv stæf əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈɑrmi frəm 1968 tɪ 1972 viˌɛtˈnɑm həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɪ wət wi kʊd kɔl ˈneɪpɑm upgrade”*”! riˈlisɪŋ təˈdeɪ ɔn boʊθ ˈaɪˌpæd ənd ˈpiˈsi, ðɪs nu ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli əˈfɛkt ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl riˈpleɪ ˈvælju ənd ˌɪˈmərʒən ˈlɛvəl! ə ˈkəstəm geɪm moʊd wɪθ 10 ˈvɛriəbəlz tɪ twik, ˈkɑmbæt modifiers*, fɔg əv wɔr, zoʊnz əv kənˈtroʊl məˈkænɪks, ˈvɪlɪʤ ənd ˈjunɪt neɪmz, ˈwɛðər, hɛks ˈoʊvərˌleɪz ɔn mæps, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər nu ˈfiʧərz kəm təˈgɛðər fər ə kəmˈplitli ˈoʊvərˌhɔld viˌɛtˈnɑm ɪkˈspɪriəns! ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə pæʧ frəm hir bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk ðə ɪnˈtaɪər hir ðə geɪm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈveɪləbəl ˈviə stim mæp sˈwipɪŋ maɪnz
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we were succeeding. when you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. we were winning.” (william westmoreland chief of staff of the us army from 1968 to 1972)
vietnam ’65 has been updated to what we could call “the napalm upgrade”!
releasing today on both ipad and pc, this new version of the game introduces major changes that not only affect the gameplay but also the overall replay value and immersion level! a custom game mode with 10 variables to tweak, combat modifiers, fog of war, zones of control mechanics, village and unit names, weather, hex overlays on maps, and many other new features come together for a completely overhauled vietnam experience!
download the patch from here
be sure to check the entire changelog here
the game is also available via steam
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tɪ dɪˈtərmən ʤin ɑnˈtɑləʤi ˈkætəˌgɔriz ðət wər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ nɔɪz ər ˈsɪgnəʧər spɪˈsɪfɪk loʊd, wi juzd ʤin sɛt ɪnˈrɪʧmənt æˈnælɪsɪs (gsea*), ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts əv əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən tɪ əv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈɔltərd ʤinz (pi ˈlɪniər ˈmɑdəl, kərˈɛktɪd). ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənts wər juzd ɛz ə lɪst ɪn ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈjuzɪŋ dɪˈfɔlt pərˈæmətərz wɪθ ðə ʤin sɛt ˈdætəˌbeɪs ““c5.all.v5.2.symbols.gmt,”*,” wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl goʊ ˈkætəˌgɔriz. stəˈtɪstɪkəl əv ʤin sɛts wɑz pərˈfɔrmd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpænθər tɛst ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fʊl goʊ ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɔˌsɛs ˌkætəgərɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈsikwənsɪŋ ridz wər trɪmd, əˈdæptər ˈsikwənsɪz riˈmuvd ənd ðə ridz əˈlaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈrɛfərəns əˈsɛmbli ˈjuzɪŋ stɑr wɪθ dɪˈfɔlt pərˈæmətərz. ˈdupləˌkeɪt ridz wər riˈmuvd ˈjuzɪŋ pɪˈkɑrd rɑ ˈtrænˌskrɪpt kaʊnts wər əbˈteɪnd ˈjuzɪŋ ənd ˌænəˈteɪʃənz. ˈtrænˌskrɪpt kaʊnts wər ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzd ˈɪntu lɔg trænsˈfɔrmd kaʊnts pər ˈmɪljən (cpm*), baɪ əˈplaɪɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ 000 000 tc*+ 1 wɛr ðə ˈtrænˌskrɪpt kaʊnts fər ʤin aɪ ɪn sɛl ʤeɪ, ənd ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈtrænˌskrɪpt kaʊnts fər sɛl ʤeɪ. ˈsɪŋgəl sɛl ˈproʊˌfaɪlz wɪθ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfiʧərz wər dimd tɪ bi əv pur kˈwɑləti ənd riˈmuvd: 1 sɛlz wɪθ lɛs ðən ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈvælɪd kaʊnts ɔn ˈriʤənz. 2 sɛlz wɪθ ˈvɛri loʊ ˈæktən cpm*. tɪ dɪˈtərmən ə ˈkəˌtɔf fər ˈæktən cpm*, wi juzd ðə ˈnɔrməl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən wɪθ ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl min ənd ˈstændərd ˌdiviˈeɪʃən frəm ˈæktən. ðə ˈkəˌtɔf wɑz sɛt tɪ ðə (e.g*., ðə loʊər əv ðə bɛl kərv). ˈsɪgnəʧərz ɪn ˈdætə tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈsɪgnəʧərz ɪn ˈsɪŋgəl sɛlz, wi ˈænəˌlaɪzd ðə rɑ ˈsikwəns ridz frəm. ˈpriviəsli, ˈsɪgnəʧərz hæv bɪn səkˈsɛsfəli ɛkˈstræktɪd frəm ˈsikwənsɪŋ; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə ˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧælənʤɪz. fərst, wi nid tɪ dil wɪθ ðə haɪər ˈɛrər reɪt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ rɪˈvərs ˌtrænˈskrɪpʃən ənd ə haɪər ˈnəmbər əv ˈsaɪkəlz. wi du ðɪs ɪn tu weɪz baɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪnˈtərnəl kənˈtroʊlz fər iʧ sɛl, ðət ər juzd tɪ dəraɪv ə ˈminɪŋfəl ˈkəˌtɔf wɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz, ənd baɪ pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ən əˈdɪʃənəl əv ˈsɪgnəʧərz, dɪˈskɑrdɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl false-positives*. ˈsɛkənd, ðə ˈsikwəns speɪs ɪn ə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈfɛrli ˈlɪmɪtɪd, ˈivɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈsikwənsɪŋ. wi ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðɪs ˈɪʃu baɪ ˈsikwənsɪŋ lɔŋ ridz 75 paired-end*), ənd baɪ ˈsikwənsɪŋ ˈdipər ðən ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈnidɪd fər (approx*. mæpt ridz pər sɛl). ˈfərðər, wi ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts beɪst ɔn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈnəmbər əv ɪn iʧ sɛl, tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn beɪs ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɪn iʧ sɛl minz ðət ðə ˈsikwəns ˈkɑntɛkst ˈkænɑt bi rɪˈlaɪəbli ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ɔl ˈkeɪsɪz, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ wi ˈʤɛnərəli riˈstrɪktɪd ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz. məˈkɛnə ɛt æl., 2010 məˈkɛnə ə. ˈhænə ɛm. bæŋks i. ə. keɪ. ə. keɪ. ˈælʧulər di. ˈgeɪbriəl ɛs. ˈdeɪli ɛm. m.a*. ðə ˈʤiˌnoʊm æˈnælɪsɪs: ə ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsikwənsɪŋ ˈdætə. væn dər ɛt æl., 2013 væn dər g.a*. kɑrˈnɛroʊ m.o*. ˈhɑrtəl si. ˈpɑplɪn ɑr. dɛl ˈeɪnʤəl ʤi. ə. ˈʤɔrdən ti. ˈʃækɪr keɪ. di. θɪˈboʊ ʤeɪ. ɛt æl. frəm ˈdætə tɪ haɪ ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈvɛriənt kɔlz: ðə ˈʤiˌnoʊm æˈnælɪsɪs bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈpaɪˌplaɪn. rɑ ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən kɔlz wər meɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈkɔlər ˈpaɪˌplaɪn) ɔn ðə bæm faɪlz ˈæftər əˈplaɪɪŋ tɪ riˈmuv ˈoʊvərˌhæŋz ˈɪntu ˈriʤənz. ˈvɛriənts wər ˈfɪltərd tɪ riˈmuv ˈkləstərz 3 wɪˈθɪn 35 ˈbeɪsɪz), ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈvɛriənts wɪθ ənd mjuˈteɪʃənz wər kɔld ˈjuzɪŋ ə mərʤd sɛt əv ɔl ˈproʊˌfaɪlz frəm iʧ ˈpeɪʃənt. ˈsəbsəkwəntli, wi ˈfɪltərd ðə rɑ ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən kɔlz baɪ əˈplaɪɪŋ ˈvɛriənt kˈwɑləti skɔr ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn. tɪ rɪˈlaɪəbli kɔl ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz wi nid ˌɪnˈtərnəl kənˈtroʊlz fər iʧ sɛl, ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə ənd sɛt. wi juzd noʊn ˈvɛriənts riˈlis 138 frəm ɑr kɔlz ðət mæpt tɪ trænˈskraɪbd ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈʤiˌnoʊm ɛz ə tru ˈpɑzətɪv sɛt praɪər: ənd ˈvɛriənts ðət mæp tɪ kənˈtroʊl ridz ɛz ə fɔls ˈpɑzətɪv sɛt kənˈtroʊlz ər sɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈsikwənsɪz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr dɪˈvɔɪd əv ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən). tɪ ˈfɪltər ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz, ə strɪkt ˈkəˌtɔf, əˈlaʊɪŋ 10 fɔls ˈnɛgətɪv reɪt wɑz juzd. ˈvɛriənts ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ɪn ðə wər flægd ɛz mjuˈteɪʃənz ənd nɑt juzd fər ˈsɪgnəʧərz. ɪn ɔl ˈsəbsəkwənt æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈoʊnli ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz wər kənˈsɪdərd. fər iʧ sɛl, wi ɛkˈstræktɪd ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv iʧ mjuˈteɪʃən ənd kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈkætəlɔg əv ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv mjuˈteɪʃən taɪps. wi ðɛn dɪˈvaɪdɪd ðiz ˈfrikwənsiz wɪθ ðə kaʊnts dəraɪvd frəm ˈsikwənsɪz fər ðə sɛl tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts. ˈnɛgətɪv kənˈtroʊl ˈsikwənsɪz wər ˈprɑsɛst ɪn ˈpɛrəˌlɛl, tɪ gɪv ˈækjərət ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts ðət rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈsikwəns ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts ɪn ðiz ˈsæmpəlz wər əˈsumɪŋ ðət ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz stɛm ɪkˈsklusɪvli frəm kɔlz (e.g*., ðət ðə kɔlz ər kəmˈplitli dɪˈvɔɪd əv fɔls ˈpɑzətɪvz), ðɪs rɪˈzəlt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ə fɔls ˌdɪˈskəvri reɪt əv fər ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz (ɪkˈskludɪŋ ˈɛrərz, wɪʧ ər nɑt əˈkaʊntɪd fər baɪ ðə kənˈtroʊlz). ðəs, wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət ðə ˈəpər baʊnd əv ɑr fɔls ˌdɪˈskəvri reɪt ɪz 15 tɪ ˈfərðər ˈvælədeɪt ɑr ˈmɛθəd wi pərˈfɔrmd hoʊl ˈʤiˌnoʊm ˈsikwənsɪŋ (wgs*) əv ənd kəmˈpɛrd ðə ˈoʊvərˌlæpɪŋ ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən kɔlz frəm ənd bəlk ˈsikwənsɪŋ. ə ˈtoʊtəl əv pəˈzɪʃənz wər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ hæv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz frəm ðə ˈrɛfərəns ˈʤiˌnoʊm beɪst ɔn. aʊt əv ðiz ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən kɔlz, wər ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ɪn ənd wər aɪˈdɛntɪkəl (concordant*). 45 357 ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz, ər əv ˈtoʊtəl, wər nɑt faʊnd ɪn kɔlz; ðiz kɔlz ˌɪnˈklud ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz, fɔls ˈnɛgətɪv kɔlz frəm ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɛrərz. ðiz ˈnəmbərz ər ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðə ˈpriviəsli dɪˈtərmənd reɪt ənd ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts ɔn ˈhaɪli trænˈskraɪbd ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ si bɪˈloʊ fər dɪˈskəʃən). ˌsubrəˈmɑniən ənd kuˈmɑr, 2003 ˌsubrəˈmɑniən ɛs. kuˈmɑr ɛs. ˈnutrəl ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz əˈkər æt ə ˈfæstər reɪt ɪn ðən ɪn ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɪn ˈpraɪˌmeɪt genomes*. ˌælɪgˈzændər ɛt æl., 2013 ˌælɪgˈzændər m.p*. bɪˈgɪnz k.j*. krɔl w.c*. hoʊmz m.p*. ˈlɪpərt m.j*. haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌtrænˈskrɪpʃən ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt æt beɪs pɛrz ɪn jist. loʊˈdɑtoʊ ɛt æl., 2015 loʊˈdɑtoʊ m.a*. ˈwʊdˌwərθ m.b*. li ɛs. g.d*. ˈmɛtə b.k*. ˈkɑrgər ə. li ɛs. ˈʧɪtəndən t.w*. a.m*. kaɪ ɛks. ɛt æl. mjuˈteɪʃən ɪn ˈsɪŋgəl ˈjumən ˈnʊrɑnz træks dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ənd ˈhɪstəri. ɪt wʊd bi əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈnəmbər əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɪn ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈtɪʃuz. ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, wi faɪnd ðət əv ɑr rɑ ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz kɔlz ər kɔld ɛz wɪθ ðə rɛst kənˈsɪstɪŋ ˈmeɪnli əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz, kɔlz ənd ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ðət wər ɛˈroʊniəsli kɔld. beɪst ɔn ðə ˈɛrər reɪt ənd filterning*, wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈɛrər reɪt tɪ bi ənd beɪst ɔn ˈsikwənsɪŋ ðə reɪt əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɛˈroʊniəsli kɔld ɪz ðəs, ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈnəmbər əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɪn ɑr ˈdætə ɪz əˈprɑksəmətli 15 wɪʧ, ɪf ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪtɪd ˈlɪniərli, wʊd stɪl ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ðən ˈivɪn ðə ˈbərdən əv ˈmɛni ˈtumərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi hæv tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðət wi kən ˈoʊnli kɔl ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɪn ˈhaɪli ɪkˈsprɛst ʤinz. ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈriʤənz ər dɪˈplitɪd ɪn mjuˈteɪʃənz bɪˈkəz əv ˈnɛgətɪv səˈlɛkʃən əˈgɛnst mjuˈteɪʃənz. ɪn ɑr ˈdætə, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wi əbˈzərv wən ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən frəm ðə ˈrɛfərəns ˈʤiˌnoʊm pər 510 genome-wide*, bət ˈoʊnli wən pər 886 ɪn ˈsikwənsɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə trænˈskraɪbd ˈʤiˌnoʊm ˈʤɛnərəli həz ə kənˈsɪdərəbli haɪər ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪt ðən ðə ˈʤiˌnoʊm wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz əv bɪtˈwin ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə sɛl ənd ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ækˈtɪvɪti ðɪs baɪəs ɪz soʊ strɔŋ ðət ɪt ɪz dɪˈtɛktəbəl ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə əˈloʊn ðə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈlɛvəlz ðən ðə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɪz (pi ˈlɪniər ˈmɑdəl ɛn 316234 ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti tɪ kɔl boʊθ taɪps ɪz ˈhaɪli dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈlɛvəlz. bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈmɛθəd, wi əˈvɔɪd ˈæbsəˌlut kˌwɑntɪfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts ənd ˈlɪmət ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ ˈrɛlətɪv kˌwɑntɪfəˈkeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsæmpəlz. əv breɪn ˈsɪŋgəl breɪn sɛlz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈnʊrɑnz kənˈteɪn bɪtˈwin 1458 ənd 1580 ˈsɪŋgəl ˈnukliəˌtaɪd ˈvɛriənts, wɪʧ wər ˈmoʊstli əkˈwaɪərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈæktɪv ˌtrænˈskrɪpʃən ɪn sɛlz ˈsɪmələrli tɪ wət wi faɪnd fər ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn ˈpænkriəs sɛlz. ðə ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪt ɪn ɑr ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn ˈpænkriəs sɛlz wɑz haɪər ðən ðə reɪt ɪn ɑr breɪn ˈdætə ənd ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz pər beɪs, rɪˈspɛktɪvli), wɪʧ wʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə loʊd əv bɪtˈwin 7582 ənd 8216 ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz pər ˈʤiˌnoʊm ɪn ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn ˌpænkriˈætɪk sɛlz, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈæktɪv ˌtrænˈskrɪpʃən ɪz ˈsɪmələr bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈprɑsɛsəz. ɛz dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv, ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɛz ˈiðər ər ɪz dən beɪst ɔn ˈdætə mərʤd ˈoʊvər ɔl sɛlz frəm ə ˈdoʊnər. bɪˈkəz əv ðə əv ðə ˈdætə, səm ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz wɪl əˈpɪr tɪ bi (e.g*., bi kɔld ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl sɛl, bət nɑt ɪn ðə mərʤd ˈdætə). tɪ dɪˈtərmən haʊ wɛl ɑr ˈmɛθəd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz, wi juzd ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz kɔld frəm bəlk əv ˈkoʊlən ˈkænsər sɛlz ɛz ə goʊld ˈstændərd. ðɪs æˈnælɪsɪs ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət əv ðə ˈpjutətɪv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli. loʊˈdɑtoʊ ɛt æl., 2015 loʊˈdɑtoʊ m.a*. ˈwʊdˌwərθ m.b*. li ɛs. g.d*. ˈmɛtə b.k*. ˈkɑrgər ə. li ɛs. ˈʧɪtəndən t.w*. a.m*. kaɪ ɛks. ɛt æl. mjuˈteɪʃən ɪn ˈsɪŋgəl ˈjumən ˈnʊrɑnz træks dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ənd ˈhɪstəri. ðəs, wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl fɔls ˌdɪˈskəvri reɪt fər ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɪn ɑr ˈdætə (ˌbiˈfɔr əˈplaɪɪŋ ˈmeɪtrɪks ənd ˈsɪgnəʧər səˈlɛkʃən) tɪ bi əˈprɑksəmətli 40 wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ril ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm ˈrəðər ðən ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən kɔlz ðət wər ɛˈroʊniəsli kɔld du tɪ ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɛrərz səʧ ɛz ər ˈsikwənsɪŋ ˈɑrtəˌfækts. ðɪs ʃʊd bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈpriviəs əˈproʊʧɪz, wɛr ðə ˈɛrər reɪt ɪz əraʊnd tɪ ˈfərðər ɪkˈsplɔr ˈstrəkʧər wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən kɔlz, wi ɪgˈzæmənd ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ɔn ˈproʊˌtin ˈsikwəns. bɪˈkəz əv ðə dɪˈʤɛnərəsi əv ðə ˌɛkˈsɔn koʊd, ə ˈfrækʃən əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz wɪl gɪv raɪz tɪ ə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsikwəns wɪʧ koʊdz fər ðə seɪm əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd ˈsikwəns. səʧ səˈnɑnəməs (ər ˈsaɪlənt) ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ər ɛnˈrɪʧt ɪn, ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðət ə ˈsəbˌsɛt əv əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz wɪl ˈnɛgətɪvli əˈfɛkt ˈfɪtnəs əv ðə sɛlz, wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt səm ɪnˈrɪʧmənt əv səˈnɑnəməs ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈməŋ ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz. ˈɔlsoʊ, wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ðɪs ɪnˈrɪʧmənt tɪ bi ˈsɪmələr ɪn ˈdɪfərənt sɛl taɪps, ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv ðə loʊd. ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən kɔlz du tɪ ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɛrərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪl nɑt bi ɛnˈrɪʧt ɪn ˈsaɪlənt ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz. wi ˌænəˈteɪtɪd ðə ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən kɔlz beɪst ɔn noʊˈteɪʃən ənd ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈfrækʃən əv kɔlz ðət rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə fər ðə seɪm əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd. ɛz ə kəmˈpɛrəsən, wi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈfrækʃən əv səˈnɑnəməs ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz beɪst ɔn ˈrændəm ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ mjuˈteɪʃən. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈfrækʃən əv səˈnɑnəməs ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz wɑz 40 haɪər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd baɪ ˈrændəm ʧæns ɪn ˈpænkriəs kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd baɪ ˈrændəm, pi wɪlˈkɑksən tɛst. ˈfɪgjər eɪʧ). ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðɪs ˈnəmbər dɪd nɑt ˈkɔrəˌleɪt wɪθ loʊd; sɛlz wɪθ haɪər ˈnəmbər əv mjuˈteɪʃənz ɪn fækt hæd ə ˈsəmˈwət ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfrækʃən əv səˈnɑnəməs ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz (sloʊp pi ˈlɪniər rəˈgrɛʃən), ənd ˈpænkriəs sɛlz hæd ˈɔlˌmoʊst aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˈfrækʃən əv ˈsaɪlənt mjuˈteɪʃənz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ breɪn ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪt wɑz haɪər ɪn ˈpænkriəs ˈfɪgjər aɪ). ðəs, ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts ˈlaɪkli rɪˈflɛkt ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə sɛlz, ˈrəðər ðən ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɛrər. ənd, 2010 ɑr. si. ə ˈflɛksəbəl ɑr ˈpækɪʤ fər ˈmeɪtrɪks. ˌælɪkˈsændrəv ɛt æl., ˌælɪkˈsændrəv l.b*. ɛs. wɛʤ d.c*. ˌæpərˈɪsioʊ s.a*. ɛs. a.v*. bɪgˈnɛl g.r*. ɛn. bɔrg ə. a.l*. ɛt æl. ɔˈstreɪljən ˌpænkriˈætɪk ˈkænsər ˈʤiˌnoʊm ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv brɛst ˈkænsər kənˈsɔrʃjəm kənˈsɔrʃjəm ˈsɪgnəʧərz əv ˈprɑsɛsəz ɪn ˈjumən ˈkænsər. tɪ dɪˈsaɪfər ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈsɪgnəʧərz, wi əˈplaɪd ˈmeɪtrɪks ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɑr ˈpækɪʤ tɪ ðə ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts əv ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz (e.g*., ðə min əv ðə reɪts fər ə ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən taɪp ˈoʊvər ɔl ˈkɑnˌtɛksts) fər iʧ sɛl taɪp ˈsɛpərətli. ðə haɪəst ˈskɔrɪŋ səˈluʃən aʊt əv 10000 ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt rənz əv ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm wɑz juzd fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlt. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsɪgnəʧərz 5 wɑz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ bi haɪər ðən ðə ˈnəmbər əv juˈnik ˈsɪgnəʧərz ˈæˌkʧuəli faʊnd baɪ ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm, ənd ˈdupləˌkeɪt ˈsɪgnəʧərz wər mərʤd təˈgɛðər. wi əˈplaɪd ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl ˈkləstərɪŋ ɔn ðə fʊl sɛt əv ˈsɪgnəʧərz matrices”*”) tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈsɪgnəʧərz ˈfɪgjər ə). ˈfaɪnəli, wi səˈlɛktɪd ˈsɪgnəʧərz beɪst ɔn faɪv kraɪˈtɪriə (ˈsəmərˌaɪzd bɪˈloʊ ənd ɪn ˈfɪgjər 4 ə). tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz ðət ˈlaɪkli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt sɛl taɪp spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈprɑsɛsəz ðət wər ˈæktɪv ɪn ðə ˈhɛlθi sɛl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm, wi dɪˈtərmənd sɛl taɪp ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti ənd eɪʤ dɪˈpɛndəns əv iʧ ˈsɪgnəʧər. ˈɔlsoʊ, bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv nɔɪz ɪn ðə ˈdætə, ə ˈsɪgnəʧər maɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈɛrərz ðət əroʊz ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ˈdʊrɪŋ rɪˈvərs ˌtrænˈskrɪpʃən. ðəs, tɪ əraɪv æt ðə ˈfaɪnəl θri ˈsɪgnəʧərz riˈmuvd ˈsɪgnəʧərz wɪθ ə haɪ dɪˈgri əv ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti tɪ ðə ˌsəbstɪˈtuʃən reɪts əv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv kənˈtroʊl, wɪθ noʊ ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti, ˈpɑzətɪv eɪʤ dɪˈpɛndəns, ər wɪθ ə ˈvɛri loʊ ˈsɪgnəl. wi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈtərmənd ðə ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti əv ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz tɪ ðə ˈkɑzmɪk ˈtumər ˈsɪgnəʧərz ˈfɪgjər 4 ə, ˈbɑtəm ˈpænəl, ˈsəmərˌaɪzɪz ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈsɪgnəʧərz wɪθ ðiz treɪts. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət wi ˈkænɑt ˈfɔrməli rul aʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ɪkˈskludɪd ˈsɪgnəʧərz wər du tɪ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈæktɪv ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ðə ˈdoʊnər. ˈfərðər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɔn məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ˈpænəlz əv ˈtɪʃuz wɪl bi ˈnidɪd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv ðiz ˈsɪgnəʧərz.
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to determine gene ontology categories that were associated with transcriptional noise or signature specific mutational load, we used gene set enrichment analysis (gsea), using the coefficients of association to noise/rank of significantly altered genes (p < 1e-5, linear model, fdr corrected). coefficients were used as a preranked list in the gsea software using default parameters with the gene set database “c5.all.v5.2.symbols.gmt,” which includes all go categories. statistical overrepresentation of gene sets was performed using the panther overrepresentation test ( pantherdb.org ) using the full go biological process categorization.
sequencing reads were trimmed, adaptor sequences removed and the reads aligned to the hg19 reference assembly using star () with default parameters. duplicate reads were removed using picard (). raw transcript counts were obtained using ht-seq () and hg19 ucsc exon/transcript annotations. transcript counts were normalized into log transformed counts per million (cpm), by applying the formula log2(c1 000 000 / tc+ 1, where cis the transcript counts for gene i in cell j, and tcis the total number of transcript counts for cell j. single cell profiles with the following features were deemed to be of poor quality and removed: 1) cells with less than 100.000 total number of valid counts on exonic regions. 2) cells with very low actin cpm. to determine a cutoff for actin cpm, we used the normal distribution with empirical mean and standard deviation from actin. the cutoff was set to the 0.01 quantile (e.g., the lower 0.01% of the bell curve).
somatic mutational signatures in single-cell rna-seq data
to explore mutational signatures in single postmitotic cells, we analyzed the raw sequence reads from mrna-seq. previously, mutational signatures have been successfully extracted from exome sequencing; however, using single-cell data poses a number of additional challenges. first, we need to deal with the higher error rate associated with reverse transcription and a higher number of pcr cycles. we do this in two ways - by including positive and negative internal controls for each cell, that are used to derive a meaningful cutoff when calling substitutions, and by performing an additional post-selection of signatures, discarding potential false-positives. second, the sequence space in a single-cell rna-seq experiment is typically fairly limited, even compared to exome sequencing. we mitigate this issue by sequencing long reads (75 bp paired-end), and by sequencing deeper than typically needed for scrna-seq (approx. 1m mapped reads per cell). further, we calculate substitution rates based on the actual number of sequenced kmers in each cell, to account for differences in base distribution. finally, the limited number of substitutions in each cell means that the sequence context cannot be reliably included in all cases, which is why we generally restricted ourselves to analyzing single-base substitutions.
mckenna et al., 2010 mckenna a.
hanna m.
banks e.
sivachenko a.
cibulskis k.
kernytsky a.
garimella k.
altshuler d.
gabriel s.
daly m.
depristo m.a. the genome analysis toolkit: a mapreduce framework for analyzing next-generation dna sequencing data. van der auwera et al., 2013 van der auwera g.a.
carneiro m.o.
hartl c.
poplin r.
del angel g.
levy-moonshine a.
jordan t.
shakir k.
roazen d.
thibault j.
et al. from fastq data to high confidence variant calls: the genome analysis toolkit best practices pipeline. raw variation calls were made using the haplotype caller (gatk pipeline) () on the bam files after applying splitncigarreads to remove overhangs into intronic regions. variants were filtered to remove clusters (> 3 snps within 35 bases), as well as variants with qd < 2.0 and fs > 30.0. germline mutations were called using a merged set of all single-cell profiles from each patient. subsequently, we filtered the raw variation calls by applying variant quality score recalibration using the gatk pipeline. to reliably call substitutions we need internal controls for each cell, corresponding to a true-positive and true-negative set. we used known variants (dbsnp release 138) from our germline calls that mapped to transcribed regions of the genome as a true positive set (phred-scaled prior: 15.0) and variants that map to ercc control reads as a false positive set (ercc controls are synthetic rna sequences and therefore devoid of systematic variation). to filter somatic substitutions, a strict cutoff, allowing 10% false negative rate was used. variants also found in the germline were flagged as germline mutations and not used for somatic signatures. in all subsequent analysis, only single-nucleotide substitutions were considered.
for each cell, we extracted the genomic context of each mutation and created a catalog of the frequency of mutation types. we then divided these frequencies with the kmer counts derived from fastq sequences for the cell to obtain the final substitution rates. negative control ercc sequences were processed in parallel, to give accurate substitution rates that reflect the different sequence background. substitution rates in these ercc samples were 4.8e-7. assuming that false-positive substitutions stem exclusively from somatic calls (e.g., that the germline calls are completely devoid of false positives), this result indicates a false discovery rate of 15.05% for somatic substitutions (excluding transcriptional errors, which are not accounted for by the ercc controls). thus, we estimate that the upper bound of our false discovery rate is 15%. to further validate our method we performed 25x whole genome sequencing (wgs) of gp5d and compared the overlapping substitution calls from single-cell mrna seq and bulk genomic sequencing. a total of 151,030 genomic positions were determined to have single-base substitutions from the reference genome based on mrna-seq. out of these 151,030 substitution calls, 105,673 were also found in wgs and 105,543 were identical (concordant). 45 357 substitutions, or 30.0% of total, were not found in wgs calls; these calls include somatic substitutions, false negative calls from wgs and technical errors. these numbers are in line with the previously determined false-positive rate (≤15%), and somatic substitution rates on highly transcribed dna (∼15%, see below for discussion).
subramanian and kumar, 2003 subramanian s.
kumar s. neutral substitutions occur at a faster rate in exons than in noncoding dna in primate genomes. alexander et al., 2013 alexander m.p.
begins k.j.
crall w.c.
holmes m.p.
lippert m.j. high levels of transcription stimulate transversions at gc base pairs in yeast. lodato et al., 2015 lodato m.a.
woodworth m.b.
lee s.
evrony g.d.
mehta b.k.
karger a.
lee s.
chittenden t.w.
d’gama a.m.
cai x.
et al. somatic mutation in single human neurons tracks developmental and transcriptional history. it would be of interest to estimate the absolute number of somatic substitutions in the different tissues. on average, we find that 73.5% of our raw substitutions calls are called as germ-line with the rest consisting mainly of somatic substitutions, false-positive calls and germline substitutions that were erroneously called somatic. based on the ercc error rate and nmf filterning, we estimate the non-germline error rate to be 7%–15%, and based on wgs sequencing the rate of germline substitutions erroneously called somatic is 32.6%. thus, the final number of somatic substitutions in our mrna data is approximately 15%, which, if extrapolated linearly, would still indicate a total number of somatic substitutions significantly higher than even the mutational burden of many tumors. however, we have to take into account that we can only call substitutions in highly expressed genes. coding regions are depleted in germ-line mutations because of negative selection against non-silent mutations. in our gp5d wgs data, for example, we observe one substitution from the hg19 reference genome per 510 bp genome-wide, but only one per 886 bp in exonic sequences. however, the transcribed genome generally has a considerably higher substitution rate than the non-transcribed genome with increases of between ∼2-fold and 50-fold reported depending on the cell types/species and the level of transcriptional activity (). this bias is so strong that it is detectable using mrna-seq data alone – the sensitivity to detect somatic substitutions is significantly more dependent on gene expression levels than the sensitivity to detect germline substitutions is (p < 1e-16, linear model n = 316234), even though the sensitivity to call both types is highly dependent on expression levels. because of this intrinsic limitation of the method, we avoid absolute quantification of substitution rates and limit ourselves to relative quantification between samples. dna-sequencing of brain single brain cells indicated that neurons contain between 1458 and 1580 somatic single nucleotide variants, which were mostly acquired during active transcription in post-mitotic cells (), similarly to what we find for endocrine pancreas cells. the somatic substitution rate in our endocrine pancreas cells was 5.2-fold higher than the rate in our brain data (2.74e-6 and 0.52e-6 substitutions per base, respectively), which would indicate a somatic mutational load of between 7582 and 8216 substitutions per genome in endocrine pancreatic cells, given that the association with active transcription is similar between the two mutational processes.
as described above, classification of substitutions as either germline or somatic is done based on scrna-seq data merged over all cells from a donor. because of the sparsity of the data, some germline substitutions will appear to be somatic (e.g., be called in a single cell, but not in the merged data). to determine how well our method identifies somatic substitutions, we used germline substitutions called from bulk wgs of gp5d colon cancer cells as a gold standard. this analysis indicated that 32.6% of the putative somatic substitutions were actually germline snps.
lodato et al., 2015 lodato m.a.
woodworth m.b.
lee s.
evrony g.d.
mehta b.k.
karger a.
lee s.
chittenden t.w.
d’gama a.m.
cai x.
et al. somatic mutation in single human neurons tracks developmental and transcriptional history. thus, we estimate the overall false discovery rate for somatic substitutions in our data (before applying nonnegative matrix factorization and signature selection) to be approximately 40%, which includes ∼30% that represent real variation stemming from germline rather than somatic events and ∼10% substitution calls that were erroneously called due to technical errors such as pcr or sequencing artifacts. this should be compared to previous single-cell dna-sequencing approaches, where the error rate is around 20%–30% ().
to further explore structure within the somatic substitution calls, we examined the effect of substitutions on protein sequence. because of the degeneracy of the exon code, a fraction of exonic substitutions will give rise to a dna sequence which codes for the same amino acid sequence. such synonymous (or silent) substitutions are enriched in germline snps, and given that a subset of amino acid substitutions will negatively affect fitness of the cells, we would expect some enrichment of synonymous substitutions also among somatic substitutions. also, we would expect this enrichment to be similar in different cell types, irrespective of the mutational load. substitution calls due to technical errors, however, will not be enriched in silent substitutions. we annotated the substitution calls based on genomic notation (hg19), and calculated the fraction of calls that result in a codon for the same amino acid. as a comparison, we calculated the fraction of synonymous substitutions based on random dna mutation. the average fraction of synonymous substitutions was 40% higher than expected by random chance (0.32 in pancreas compared to 0.23 expected by random, p = 3.34e-125, wilcoxon test. figure s5 h). importantly, this number did not correlate with mutational load; cells with higher number of mutations in fact had a somewhat increased fraction of synonymous substitutions (slope = 3.25e-5, p = 0.08, linear regression), and pancreas cells had almost identical fraction of silent mutations compared to brain even though the substitution rate was 5-fold higher in pancreas ( figure s5 i). thus, the differences in substitution rates likely reflect genetic alterations in the cells, rather than technical error.
gaujoux and seoighe, 2010 gaujoux r.
seoighe c. a flexible r package for nonnegative matrix factorization. alexandrov et al., 2013b alexandrov l.b.
nik-zainal s.
wedge d.c.
aparicio s.a.
behjati s.
biankin a.v.
bignell g.r.
bolli n.
borg a.
børresen-dale a.l.
et al. l.b.alexandrovs.nik-zainald.c.wedges.a.aparicios.behjatia.v.bianking.r.bignelln.bollia.borga.l.børresen-dale australian pancreatic cancer genome initiative icgc breast cancer consortium icgc mmml-seq consortium icgc pedbrain signatures of mutational processes in human cancer. to decipher the underlying mutational signatures, we applied non-negative matrix factorization using the nmf r package () to the substitution rates of single-nucleotide substitutions (e.g., the mean of the rates for a substitution type over all contexts) for each cell type separately. the highest scoring solution out of 10000 independent runs of the algorithm was used for the final result. the number of possible signatures (5) was chosen to be higher than the number of unique signatures actually found by the algorithm, and duplicate signatures were merged together. we applied hierarchical clustering on the full set of mutational signatures (“basis matrices”) to identify distinct mutational signatures ( figure s4 a). finally, we selected signatures based on five criteria (summarized below and in figure 4 a). to find the signatures that likely represent cell type specific processes that were active in the healthy cell during the donor’s lifetime, we determined cell type specificity and age dependence of each signature. also, because of the relatively high level of noise in the data, a signature might represent errors that arose systematically during reverse transcription. thus, to arrive at the final three signatures (s1-s3), removed mutational signatures with a high degree of similarity to the substitution rates of the negative control rna, with no cell-type specificity, positive age dependence, or with a very low signal. we also determined the similarity of the signatures to the cosmic tumor signatures (). figure 4 a, bottom panel, summarizes the association of signatures with these traits. it should be noted that we cannot formally rule out the possibility that the excluded signatures were due to a cell-type specific process active during the lifetime of the donor. further investigation on much larger panels of tissues will be needed to determine the origin of these signatures.
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ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ˈdəbəld daʊn ɔn hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs ðət hi wɪl bɪld ə wɔl əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈbɔrdər ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wɪl peɪ fər ɪt. trəmp kənˈfərmd ðət juz. ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈdɔlərz wʊd bi juzd tɪ stɑrt ðə kənˈstrəkʃən, bət hi sɛd ˌriɪmˈbərsmənt frəm ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wʊd ˈfɑloʊ. ʤɪst ˈtɛlɪŋ ju ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈpeɪmənt," trəmp sɛd. "ɪt wɪl bi ɪn ə fɔrm, pərˈhæps ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd fɔrm. ɔn "əˈmɛrɪkəz nuz hq*" təˈdeɪ, stiv mʊr, ˈfɔrmər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzər tɪ trəmp, ɪkˈspleɪnd haʊ trəmp kʊd meɪk ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ peɪ fər ðə wɔl. mʊr sɛd wən ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪz ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ən ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈtɛrəf wɪθ ə prəˈvɪʒən ðət ðə fəndz goʊ tɪ peɪ fər ðə wɔl. hi ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðɪs ˈwʊdənt bi hɪz prɪˈfərd ˈstrætəʤi, bət ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ trəmp kʊd du ˌjunəˈlætərəli wɪˈθaʊt kənˈgrɛʃənəl əˈpruvəl. poʊl: səm saɪt trəmp ɛz 1 ɪn 3 ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjənz səˈpɔrt sɪˈsɛʃən frəm ˈjuˈɛs ˌoʊˈbɑmə kˈwaɪətli sɛnt 220 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪn ˈfaɪnəl aʊərz əv ˈprɛzɪdənsi mʊr sɛd əˈnəðər ˈɔpʃən ɪz tɪ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ə ˈbɔrdər ˈkrɔsɪŋ fi wɛˈnɛvər ə ˈpərsən ər ˈviɪkəl ˈɛnərz ðə juz. frəm ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. "ðət ˈwʊdənt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli bi ə bæd weɪ tɪ fənd ɪt," mʊr sɛd. "ɪts sɔrt əv laɪk ə ˈjuzər fi. jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər, soʊ ˈðɛrˌfɔr ju peɪ fər sɪˈkjʊrəti æt ðə ˈbɔrdər." wɔʧ mɔr əˈbəv, ənd lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wət ju θɪŋk ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈeɪʤənt səˈʤɛsts ʃi ˈwʊdənt teɪk ˈbʊlət fər trəmp ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈlɛʤənd ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ tɪ spik æt riˈtrit ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈgətˌfɛld tɪ ɪˈmænjuəl: 'ʃət əp' əˈbaʊt trəmp ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊz ˈmərdər ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk
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in an interview wednesday, president trump doubled down on his campaign promise that he will build a wall along the southern border and mexico will pay for it.
trump confirmed that u.s. taxpayer dollars would be used to start the construction, but he said reimbursement from mexico would follow.
“i’m just telling you there will be a payment," trump said. "it will be in a form, perhaps a complicated form.
on "america's news hq" today, steve moore, former economic advisor to trump, explained how trump could make mexico pay for the wall.
moore said one possibility is the creation of an import tariff with a provision that the funds go to pay for the wall.
he acknowledged this wouldn't be his preferred strategy, but it's something trump could do unilaterally without congressional approval.
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moore said another option is to institute a border crossing fee whenever a person or vehicle enters the u.s. from mexico.
"that wouldn't necessarily be a bad way to fund it," moore said. "it's sort of like a user fee. you're using the border, so therefore you pay for security at the border."
watch more above, and let us know what you think in the comments.
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bitstamp's* pəˈzɪʃən ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪl dɪˈstrɪbjut kæʃ tɪ ˈkəstəmərz ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən beɪst ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs,, həz əˈnaʊnst ˈkəstəmərz hu lɛft ɔn ðɛr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fɔrk wɪl rɪˈsiv kæʃ ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: ˈɪndiən ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ teɪk ˌɪˈmiˌdiət stɛps tɪ stɑp juz: ˈbælənsɪz wɪl bi meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ɛz sun ɛz ɪt ɪz seɪf ˈɔgəst həz bɪn ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ deɪ ɪn ðə wərld əv ɛz ˈmɛni ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz keɪm bæk ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ðə kæʃ (bch*) kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ sˈloʊli ʧəg ˈfɔrwərd. ˈmɛni ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrmz hæd ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz kənˈtɪnʤənsi plæn ˈnoʊtɪsɪz ɔn haʊ ðeɪ wʊd goʊ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðə ʧeɪn ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈtoʊkən. ə gʊd məˈʤɔrəti əv ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪkˈspleɪnd ðeɪ wʊd səˈpɔrt ənd lɪst ðə ˈkərənsi, waɪl səm hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ. ˈkəstəmərz duɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ ðə ˈlætər wər æst tɪ riˈmuv ðɛr baɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 ɪf ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə ˈtoʊkən. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪd bɪg ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrmz səʧ ɛz coinbase*, ənd ə fju ˈəðərz. naʊ simz tɪ hæv ʧeɪnʤd ɪts pəˈzɪʃən təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈtoʊkən. ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɔl ðə ˈbælənsɪz lɛft ɔn ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fɔrk ənd plænz tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ðə fəndz ɛz sun ɛz ɪt kən. ðoʊz əv ɑr ˈkəstəmərz hu ʧoʊz tɪ liv ðɛr ɔn ɑr ˈplætˌfɔrm æt ðə taɪm əv ðə fɔrk, wi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðɛr ˈbælənsɪz fər ðə əv ðə læst ˈkɑmən blɑk (blɑk ɪkˈspleɪnz moʊst ˈrisənt ˈəpˌdeɪt. ˈbælənsɪz wɪl bi meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ɛz sun ɛz ɪt ɪz seɪf tɪ du soʊ. ɪf ənd wɪn ðə kæʃ ˈsɪstəm həz bɪn ˈθəroʊli ˈtɛstɪd ənd ɪz səˈfɪʃəntli ˈsteɪbəl, wi wɪl ðɛn kənˈsɪdər ˈlɪstɪŋ bch.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈtɛknɪkəl, ˈseɪfti ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri rɪkˈwaɪrmənts nid tɪ bi mɛt ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðɪs tɪ əˈkər, ənd ɪt ɪz stɪl tu ˈərli ɪn ðə deɪ tɪ meɪk ˌriəˈlɪstɪk priˈdɪkʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. bɪˈlivz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tʊk ðə kɔrs əv action’*’ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈfɑloʊz ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər nu dɪˈvɛləpmənts əraʊnd ðə ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm coinbase*, wɪʧ maɪt bi ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ səm ˈpɑsəbəl ˈligəl ˈskrutəni. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən ˈfɔrʧən səm ˈkəstəmərz meɪ teɪk ðə sæn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ tɪ kɔrt ˈoʊvər ðə stæns ɔn ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ə nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt həz bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd fər ðoʊz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ʤɔɪn ə klæs ˈækʃən ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst coinbase*. ɪz ˈkərəntli ðə ˈoʊnli ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ soʊ fɑr ðət ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪts tun təˈwɔrdz ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bɪˈlivz ɪt wɑz ðə bɛst kɔrs əv ˈækʃən tɪ teɪk tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə kənˈtɪnjud stəˈbɪlɪti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ɑr platform.”*.” sɪz ðə ˈseɪfti əv ˈkəstəmər fəndz kəmz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ənd ðə fɔrk kʊd hæv kɔzd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈnɛtˌwərk dɪsˈrəpʃən. ðə ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi plizd ðət ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ həz ʧeɪnʤd ɪts maɪnd ənd wɪl dɪˈstrɪbjut ðə ˈtoʊkənz sun. wət du ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut tɪ ˈkəstəmərz hu lɛft fəndz ɔn ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wət ju θɪŋk ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ. ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈviə shutterstock*, bitcoincash.org*, ənd. æt ɔl ˈkɑmɛnts kənˈteɪnɪŋ lɪŋks ər ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli hɛld əp fər ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm. ðət minz ən ˈɛdɪtər həz tɪ teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˈkɑmɛnt tɪ əˈpruv ɪt. ðɪs ɪz du tɪ ðə ˈmɛni, rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv, spæm ənd skæm lɪŋks ˈpipəl poʊst ˈəndər ɑr ˈɑrtɪkəlz. wi du nɑt ˈsɛnsər ˈɛni ˈkɑmɛnt ˈkɑntɛnt beɪst ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ər ˈpərsɪnəl əˈpɪnjənz. soʊ, pliz bi ˈpeɪʃənt. jʊr ˈkɑmɛnt wɪl bi
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bitstamp's position changes — will distribute bitcoin cash to customers
the european union based bitcoin marketplace, bitstamp, has announced customers who left btc on their exchange before the fork will receive bitcoin cash in the near future.
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bitstamp: bch balances will be made available to our customers as soon as it is safe
august 2nd has been an interesting day in the world of cryptocurrency as many exchanges came back online and the bitcoin cash (bch) blockchain continues to slowly chug forward. many trading platforms had given their customers contingency plan notices on how they would go forward with the bch chain and associated token. a good majority of exchanges explained they would support and list the currency, while some had decided not to. customers doing business with the latter were asked to remove their btc by july 31 if they wanted to obtain the bch token. this included big cryptocurrency trading platforms such as coinbase, bitstamp and a few others.
now bitstamp seems to have changed its position towards the bch token. the exchange recorded all the balances left on the exchange before the fork and plans to distribute the funds as soon as it can.
“for those of our customers who chose to leave their btc on our platform at the time of the fork, we recorded their bch balances for the timestamp of the last common block (block 478558),” explains bitstamp’s most recent update. “these bch balances will be made available to our customers as soon as it is safe to do so. if and when the bitcoin cash system has been thoroughly tested and is sufficiently stable, we will then consider listing bch.”
however, a series of technical, safety and regulatory requirements need to be met in order for this to occur, and it is still too early in the day to make realistic predictions about the timeframes involved.
bitstamp believes the company took the ‘best course of action’
the announcement follows shortly after new developments around the bitcoin trading platform coinbase, which might be dealing with some possible legal scrutiny. according to the financial publication fortune some customers may take the san francisco-based bitcoin exchange to court over the company’s stance on bch distribution. furthermore, a new website has been created for those looking to join a class action lawsuit against coinbase.
bitstamp is currently the only exchange so far that is changing its tune towards bch distribution. the popular european exchange believes it was “clearly the best course of action to take to ensure the continued stability and security of our platform.” bitstamp says the safety of customer funds comes before anything and the fork could have caused temporary network disruption. the trading platform’s customers will likely be pleased that the exchange has changed its mind and will distribute the bch tokens soon.
what do you think about bitstamp’s decision to distribute bch to customers who left funds on the exchange? let us know what you think in the comments below.
images via shutterstock, bitcoincash.org, and bitstamp.
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(ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈkreɪzi ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈkɪndəl əv amazon.com*) ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈpəblɪk ləv əˈfɛr wɪθ ˈæməˌzɑnz ˈkɪndəl. soʊ lɛts kət θru ðə ˈfɔrˌpleɪ, ənd gɪt raɪt tɪ ɪt. wɪl ðə 489 ˈkɪndəl ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈtɛkstˌbʊk fər ʤɛn waɪ? ɔl ðə bəz həz bɪn əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈkɪndəl ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈtɛkstˌbʊk ənd haʊ ɪts ðə fˈjuʧər fər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkæmpəsɪz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈprɪnstən, ˈjuˈviˈeɪ, keɪs ˈwɛstərn, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt, ənd rid ˈkɑlɪʤ ər ɔl ˈɑnˌbɔrd wɪθ ðə ˈkɪndəl ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪz ˈtɛkstˌbʊks. waɪl əm ɔl fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈtɛkstˌbʊks, sɪns ˈtɛkstˌbʊks ər ˈhjuʤli ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt, wi nid tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈnəmbərz fərst. tɪ gɪt səm ˈəðər ˈɪnˌsaɪts, aɪ ˈoʊpənd ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk əp tɪ ˈhɑroʊ ənd tɪ tˈwɪtər tu əv maɪ rɪˈspɑnsɪz wər kwaɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ (ənd ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzɪŋ æt ðə seɪm taɪm): tɪm ˈlaɪtəl raɪts: "wɪθ ə nɑt kwaɪt ə jɪr oʊld ˈdɔtər, aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət hər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɪl bi laɪk. aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf ʃi hæd moʊst əv hər 'bʊks' ɔn ə ˈkɪndəl, ənd dɪd moʊst əv hər wərk ɔn ə ˈtæblət ˈpiˈsi staɪld ər ə 'smɑrt' pɛn (ðə livescribe*). ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪgˈzɪsts təˈdeɪ, ənd ɪt wɪl ˈoʊnli gɪt ˈbɛtər, mɔr ˈpɔrtəbəl, ənd mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl. ʃʊr, ˈmeɪbi ɪt woʊnt bi ðə 'ˈkɪndəl' frəm ˈæməˌzɑn ðət ʃi ˈjuzɪz ɪt wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd, mɔr 'ˈnæʧərəl'. ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ə wɪθ ə ˈsɛkənd skrin ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə ˈkiˌbɔrd. ʃil juz ɪt ɛz ə ˈlæpˌtɑp wɪθ wən təʧ skrin dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ə ˈkiˌbɔrd. ʃil juz ɪt ɛz hər bʊk, ˈflɪpɪŋ ɪt 90 dɪˈgriz tɪ vju tu ˈpeɪʤɪz. ʃil leɪ ɪt flæt ənd græb ə ˈstaɪləs tɪ teɪk noʊts ər wərk ɔn hər ɑrt ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɛz fər kɔst? æsk ˈɛni ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt ɪf ðeɪd ˈrəðər peɪ 500 wəns ðɛn 10/ebook*, ər baɪ ɔl ˈpeɪpər bʊks. əv kɔrs, ˈtɛkstˌbʊk ˈpəblɪʃərz woʊnt bi ˈhæpi, bət ðɛrz ə ʧeɪnʤ groʊɪŋ ɪn ðət fild ɛz wɛl." kɪt ˈjɑroʊ, kənˈsumər saɪˈkɑləʤəst ənd prəˈfɛsər əv ˈbɪznɪs æt ˈgoʊldən geɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti raɪts: "wət ʤɛn wɪl ləv moʊst ɪz ðə moʊˈbɪlɪti. ðeɪ lɛd ˈæktɪv lɪvz ənd ər ˈfeɪməs fər multi-tasking*. aɪ θɪŋk ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðeɪ kʊd snæʧ ə fju ˈmɪnəts əv ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪn ˈɛniˌtaɪm wɪl əˈpil tɪ ðɛm. ðoʊz tɛksts ər ˈweɪˌti ɪn mɔr weɪz ðən wən. ðə ˈprɑbləm laɪz ɪn ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ baɪ juzd tɛksts ˈviə ˈkɪndəl. naʊ ðət ðeɪ hæv ˈməltəpəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈrisɔrsɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm ˈmɛni ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ər ˌsərkəmˈvɛntɪŋ ðɛr ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbʊkˌstɔrz ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv lɛs ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈɔpʃənz." tɪm ənd kɪt brɪŋ əp ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pɔɪnt kɔsts əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ əˈdɑpʃən. kɪt sɪz ðət ðə əˈbəndəns əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈrisɔrsɪz fər baɪɪŋ ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈtɛkstˌbʊks draɪv ðə kɔst əv ˈtɛkstˌbʊks daʊn ɔˈrɛdi ənd ðət ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ riˈsɛl tɛksts ˈviə ðə ˈkɪndəl ɪz ə dɪˈtərrənt tɪ əˈdɑpʃən, waɪl tɪm brɪŋz əp ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ɪf ðə ər ʧip ɪˈnəf, ˈɪtəl ˌɪnˈkris əˈdɑpʃən reɪts. soʊ lɛts lʊk æt ðə ˈnəmbərz: ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈkɑlɪʤ stɔrz kənˈdəktəd ə ˈstədi ðət faʊnd ðət ˈstudənts spɛnd ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ɔn ˈtɛkstˌbʊks. ðɪs ɪkˈweɪts tɪ ə ˈtoʊtəl ɪkˈspɛns əv 2808 ɔn ˈtɛkstˌbʊks ˈoʊvər ə 4 jɪr ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ər ɔˈrɛdi əˈveɪləbəl ənd ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈpɑpjələr bɪˈlif, ˈtɛkstˌbʊks wɪl nɑt bi 10 ˈpəblɪʃərz ənd ˈɔθərz stɪl wɔnt ðɛr ʃɛr. wər ˈʤɛnərəli əraʊnd 70 əv ðə praɪs əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr prɪnt ˈtɛkstˌbʊks æt ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbʊkˌstɔr ənd kʊd nɑt bi soʊld bæk (ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈbʊkˌstɔr, 420 ˈsɛkʃən: 41830 həz ðɛr rikˈwaɪərd bʊk isbn*: 9780132224154 fər seɪl æt nu, 120 juzd,. ðə ɪz 60 əv ðə nu praɪs ənd 80 əv ðə juzd praɪs, ər ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 70 ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt, ɪz ðət ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt steɪts ðət ən kən ˈoʊnli bi ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd wəns, ənd wɪl bi ˈæftər 150 deɪz. ðə ˈkɪndəl: 1 ˈkɪndəl 489 ˈjɪrli ɪkˈspɛnsɪz 70 əv ðə ˈjɪrli 702 ˈævərɪʤ) ɛks 4 jɪrz 489 fər ðə ˈkɪndəl fər fɔr jɪrz əv ənd ə ˈkɪndəl ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈtɛkstˌbʊk 702 cost/year*) ɛks 4 jɪrz 2808 ˈgɪvɪn ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈrisɔrsɪz fər riˈsɛlɪŋ ˈtɛkstˌbʊks, (amazon.com*, half.com*, ebay.com*, ər ˈsɪmpli ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛm tɪ maɪ frɛndz) aɪ wɑz ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈkup əv wət aɪ peɪd fər maɪ ˈtɛkstˌbʊks. fər ˈɑrgjəmənts seɪk, lɛts ˈævərɪʤ ðət aʊt æt 50 ɪf əm ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk 50 bæk wɪn aɪ riˈsɛl bʊks æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə tərm aɪ gɪt: 2808 ɛks 50 1404 ˈtoʊtəl kɔst əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈtɛkstˌbʊks ˈoʊvər fɔr jɪrz 1404 ˈtoʊtəl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn kɔst ˈoʊvər 4 jɪrz bɪtˈwin trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈtɛkstˌbʊks ənd ə ˈkɪndəl: waɪl ðə ˈkɪndəl meɪ bi slɪm ənd ˈsɛksi, əm ˈprɪti ʃʊr ðət ˈɛni ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt ɔn ə stræpt ˈbəʤɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪˈlɛkt tɪ ˈkɛri ðɛr ˈhɛvi bʊks ɪf ɪt minz ˈseɪvɪŋ 1k*. mɔˈroʊvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈkɑlɪʤ stɔrz, 26 əv ˈstudənts sɛd ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli peɪ fər kɔrs məˈtɪriəlz wɪθ ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps ənd grænts. ɪf ðə ˈkɪndəl ˈɪzənt kænt bi ˈpərʧəst wɪθ ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈməni (laɪk səm haɪɛnd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, i.e*. kəmˈpjutərz) ðɛn ðə həz ˈivɪn mɔr pɪt əˈgɛnst ɪt. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ju kən baɪ ə ˈprɪti swit fər 489 wɪʧ həz weɪ mɔr ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ðən ə ˈkɪndəl. ər ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, baɪ 489 raʊnz əv drɪŋks æt ˈdɔlər bɪr sayin*. --naʊ lɛt mi klɪr maɪ θroʊt--
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(photo of crazy expensive kindle dx courtsey of amazon.com)
the internet is having a very public love affair with amazon's kindle dx. so let's cut through the foreplay, and get right to it. will the $489 kindle dx replace the textbook for gen y?
all the buzz has been about how the kindle dx is going to replace the textbook and how it's the future for college campuses everywhere. mashable reports that princeton, uva, case western, arizona state, and reed college are all onboard with the kindle dx and helping to digitize textbooks. while i'm all for digital textbooks, since textbooks are hugely inconvenient, we need to address the numbers first.
to get some other insights, i opened this topic up to haro and to twitter . two of my responses were quite interesting (and polarizing at the same time):
tim lytle writes: "with a not quite a year old daughter, i think about what her education will be like. i wouldn't be surprised if she had most of her 'books' on a kindle, and did most of her work on a tablet pc styled netbook or a 'smart' pen (the livescribe). the technology exists today, and it will only get better, more portable, and more accessible. sure, maybe it won't be the 'kindle' from amazon that she uses - it will probably be something even more integrated, more 'natural'. maybe something like a netbook with a second screen instead of a keyboard. she'll use it as a laptop with one touch screen displaying a keyboard. she'll use it as her book, flipping it 90 degrees to view two pages. she'll lay it flat and grab a stylus to take notes or work on her art project.
as for cost? ask any college student if they'd rather pay $500 once then $10/ebook, or buy all paper books. of course, textbook publishers won't be happy, but there's a change growing in that field as well."
kit yarrow, consumer psychologist and professor of business at golden gate university writes:
"what gen yers will love most is the mobility. they lead active lives and are famous for multi-tasking. i think the idea that they could snatch a few minutes of reading in anytime will appeal to them. those texts are weighty in more ways than one. the problem lies in their ability to buy used texts via kindle. now that they have multiple online resources available to them many college students are circumventing their college bookstores in favor of less expensive options."
tim and kit bring up an interesting point - costs associated with adoption. kit says that the abundance of online resources for buying and selling textbooks drive the cost of textbooks down already and that the inability to resell texts via the kindle is a deterrent to adoption, while tim brings up the idea that if the ebooks are cheap enough, it'll increase adoption rates.
so let's look at the numbers:
the national association of college stores conducted a study that found that students spend on average $702/year on textbooks. this equates to a total expense of $2808 on textbooks over a 4 year college experience. it is also important to note that e-books are already available and contrary to popular belief, textbooks will not be $10 publishers and authors still want their share. e-books were generally around 70% of the price of the regular print textbooks at the college bookstore and could not be sold back (looking at the uo bookstore, mktg 420 section: 41830 has their required book isbn: 9780132224154 for sale at $159.75 new, $120 used, $95.75 e-book. the e-book is 60% of the new price and 80% of the used price, or an average of 70%) also important to note, is that the website states that an e-book can only be downloaded once, and will be auto-deleted after 150 days.
the kindle:
1 kindle dx = $489
yearly e-book expenses = $491.4/yr (70% of the yearly $702 average)
$491.4 x 4 years = $1965.6 + $489 for the kindle
= $2454.6 for four years of e-books and a kindle dx
the traditional textbook
$702 (avg cost/year) x 4 years = $2808
given the alternative online resources for reselling textbooks, (amazon.com, half.com, ebay.com, or simply selling them to my friends) i was on average able to recoup 40-60% of what i paid for my textbooks. for argument's sake, let's average that out at 50%.
if i'm able to make 50% back when i resell books at the end of the term i get:
$2808 x 50% = $1404
total cost of traditional textbooks over four years = $1404
total difference in cost over 4 years between traditional textbooks and a kindle dx: $1050.60
while the kindle dx may be slim and sexy, i'm pretty sure that any college student on a strapped budget is going to elect to carry their heavy books if it means saving $1k. moreover, according to the national association of college stores, 26% of students said they usually pay for course materials with scholarships and grants. if the kindle dx isn't can't be purchased with scholarship money (like some high-end electronics, i.e. computers) then the dx has even more pit against it.
most importantly, you can buy a pretty sweet netbook for $489 which has way more functionality than a kindle dx. or alternatively, buy 489 rounds of drinks at dollar beer nights…just sayin.
--now let me clear my throat--
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ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd ʧeɪnʤ lɔz tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪmˈplɔɪərz tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut mɔr ˈməni tɪ ðə əˈkaʊnts əv ˈwɪmən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ki ˈbɑdi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljəz ˈsɛktər. ðə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv fəndz əv ɔˈstreɪljə (asfa*), wɪʧ wɪl pərˈzɛnəd æt ɪts ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈmɛlbərn ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, sɛd waɪl səm fəndz hæd gɑt ən ɪgˈzɛmpʃən tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut mɔr, ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈpræktɪs. sɛks dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈbrɑdərɪk. raɪs ˈwɔrnər gɑt ən ɪgˈzɛmpʃən frəm sɛks dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈbrɑdərɪk tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut ən ˈɛkstrə tu pər sɛnt əv ˈsæləri ɪn ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz fər ðɛr ˈfiˌmeɪl ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈoʊvər ənd əˈbəv wət ðeɪ kənˈtrɪbjut fər ðɛr meɪl ɪmˈplɔɪiz. bət ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔz nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən hæd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ gɪv ðɛr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈwərkərz mɔr. əˈpɑrt frəm ðə prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˌæntidɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən lɔ, ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛsts riˈmuvɪŋ ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld fər ðə ˌgɛrənˈti (sg*). ðɪs wʊd min ðət ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ənd ˈkæʒəwəl ˈwərkərz ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv wɪʧ ər ˈwɪmən hu ˈkərəntli du nɑt kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈpeɪmənts du tɪ nɑt ˈərnɪŋ 450 pər mənθ, wʊd naʊ bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl.
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the government should change anti-discrimination laws to allow employers to contribute more money to the superannuation accounts of women, according to a report by the key body representing australia's superannuation sector.
the report by the association of superannuation funds of australia (asfa), which will presented at its conference in melbourne on thursday, said while some funds had got an exemption to contribute more, it was not widespread practice.
sex discrimination commissioner elizabeth broderick.
rice warner got an exemption from sex discrimination commissioner elizabeth broderick to contribute an extra two per cent of salary in superannuation contributions for their female employees over and above what they contribute for their male employees. but under current laws not everyone had permission to give their female workers more.
apart from the proposal to change antidiscrimination law, the report also suggests removing the $450-a-month threshold for the superannuation guarantee (sg). this would mean that thousands of part-time and casual workers – the majority of which are women – who currently do not qualify for payments due to not earning $450 per month, would now be eligible.
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ju maɪt nɑt bɪˈliv ðɪs bət ju ər ˈhæpi. smaɪl. ʃʊr, ˈgroʊsəri ˈpraɪsɪz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ raɪz baɪ 1300 ɪn ðə nɛkst tu jɪrz ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts ər ˈhɛdɪŋ fər tɛn pər sɛnt. ənd jɛs, ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt sləmp həz stəft ðə plænz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈbeɪbi ˈbumərz hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər, ənd ˈhənərdz əv ˈjuˈɛs ər ˈbɛrli ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip əp wɪθ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti praɪs ˈraɪzɪz, bət ɔˈstreɪljənz ər ðə ˈhæpiəst ˈpipəl ɪn ðə wərld. ðət ɪz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt (oecd*) ənd ɪts nu ˈbɛtər laɪf ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ˈɪndɛks. du ju bɪˈliv ɪt? tɛl ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈloʊ. ər ju ˈhæpi? ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən kəmˈpɛrd ˈpipəl ɪn ðə 34 ˈmɛmbər ˈkəntriz, ˈjuzɪŋ 11 ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz səʧ ɛz ˈɪnˌkəm, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd hɛlθ ˈweɪtɪd ˈikwəli ənd ɔˈstreɪljənz tɑpt ðə pæk. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə 11 ˈfæktərz ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts wɪθ ə "gʊd laɪf," ðə ˈɪndɛks teɪks ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ˈsɪtɪzənz' ˈænsərz tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz laɪk, "haʊ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ər ju wɪθ jʊr laɪf?" "haʊ wʊd ju dɪˈskraɪb jʊr hɛlθ?" ənd "du ju noʊ ˈsəmˌwən ju kʊd tərn tɪ ɪn ə taɪm əv nid?" soʊ wi ər ˈiðər ˈhæpi, ər ʤɪst bæd æt ˈfɪlɪŋ aʊt ˈsərˌveɪz. ɪn ˈɔrdər, ðə nɛkst naɪn ˈhæpiəst ˈkəntriz wər: ˈkænədə, sˈwidən, nu ˈzilənd, ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, ðə ˈjuˈɛs, sˈwɪtsərlənd, ˈfɪnˌlænd ənd ðə ˈnɛðərləndz. ðə ˈɪndɛks wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˌɪnˈklud ðə sɪks ˈpɑrtnər ˈkəntriz brəˈzɪl, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈɪndiə, ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə, ˈrəʃə ənd saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. lʊks laɪk ɑr praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈɪzənt baɪɪŋ ɪt ˈiðər. ˈʤuljə ʒɪˈlɑrd təˈdeɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤd səm ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ər duɪŋ ɪt "ˈprɪti təf" dɪˈspaɪt ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ɪˈkɑnəmi biɪŋ ðə ˈɛnvi əv ðə ðə wərld. ɛz ʃi ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ə ˈrisɔrsɪz bum, mɪz ʒɪˈlɑrd ədˈmɪtəd səm ˈpipəl wər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈprɛʃərz. "ðoʊz ˈprɛʃərz ər ril," ʃi toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. "ˈmækroʊ ɪˈkɑnəmi, wi ər ðə ˈɛnvi əv ðə wərld bət əraʊnd ðə ˈkɪʧən ˈteɪbəl ˈpipəl ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt bɪlz, ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪt ˈprɪti təf. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd əˈdrɛst ðət wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfæməli ˈpeɪmənts, mɪz ʒɪˈlɑrd sɛd. soʊ ˈmeɪbi ɪts ˈgəvərnmənt kæʃ ðət ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈhæpi? wɪθ
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you might not believe this but you are happy. smile.
sure, grocery prices are going to rise by $1300 in the next two years and interest rates are heading for ten per cent. and yes, the stock market slump has stuffed the plans of thousands of baby boomers who wanted to retire, and hundreds of us are barely able to keep up with electricity price rises, but australians are the happiest people in the world.
that is according to the organisation for economic co-operation and development (oecd) and its new better life initiative index.
do you believe it? tell us below. are you happy?
the organisation compared people in the 34 oecd member countries, using 11 indicators - such as income, education and health - weighted equally and australians topped the pack.
along with the 11 factors the oecd associates with a "good life," the index takes into consideration citizens' answers to quality-of-life questions like, "how satisfied are you with your life?" "how would you describe your health?" and "do you know someone you could turn to in a time of need?"
so we are either happy, or just bad at filling out surveys.
in order, the next nine happiest countries were: canada, sweden, new zealand, norway, denmark, the us, switzerland, finland and the netherlands.
the index will eventually include the oecd's six partner countries - brazil, china, india, indonesia, russia and south africa.
looks like our prime minister isn't buying it either.
julia gillard today acknowledged some households are doing it "pretty tough" despite the australian economy being the envy of the the world.
as she spruiked the benefits of a resources boom, ms gillard admitted some people were struggling with cost-of-living pressures.
"those pressures are real," she told abc television.
"macro economy, we are the envy of the world ... but around the kitchen table people are looking at bills, are looking at the cost of living and are finding it pretty tough.
the government had addressed that with increased family payments, ms gillard said.
so maybe it's government cash that is making us happy?
with aap
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odu* ˈɔrkəstrə p.m*. ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 4 ˈtɪkɪts: mˈjuziəm ˈmɛmbərz loʊər ˈlɛvəl ˌɔdəˈtɔriəm, 13624 ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈɑˌveɪ., ˈdɪrˌbɔrn, mi dɪˈspaɪt ˈfɔrmɪŋ tɛn jɪrz əˈgoʊ, həz rɪˈmeɪnd ə mˈjuzɪkəl ˈsikrɪt ɪn ðə ˈvɛri ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈdiˌtrɔɪt mˈjuzɪk sin. ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp həz bɪn ə dɪˈvərs ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðət ˈsɪti ə bænd wɛr naɪˈʤɪriən ˈdrəmərz, fri ʤæz ˈɛldərz, ənd ˈdiˌtrɔɪt soʊl pleɪərz hæv ɔl bɛnt tɪ ðə ˈsɪŋgjələr ˈvɪʒən əv ˈlidər adegbenro*. ə hu ˈtiʧɪz iʧ ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl pɑrt baɪ ˈsɪŋɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə mjuˈzɪʃən, bɔɪ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wən ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl kɑrˈtunɪsts əv hɪz ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn naɪˈʤɪriə. hi dɪˈrɛkts wɪθ ɪn ərˈeɪnʤmənts kjud frəm hɪz ˈvoʊkəlz, hɪz ˈsæksəˌfoʊn, hɪz ˈdænsɪŋ ər frəm ðə timbales*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ iʧ ərˈeɪnʤmənts juˈnik. ˈɔrkəstrə wɪl ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈpriviəsli ˈskɛʤʊld tɑl ˈnæʃənəl pərˈfɔrməns. ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˈfraɪˌdeɪz pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 1 əˈmɪr kwɪnˈtɛt (ˈɛrəbɪk ʤæz) ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 29 (grik ˈərbən foʊk)
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odu afrobeat orchestra
7:30 p.m. friday, oct. 4
tickets: $10/$9 museum members
lower level auditorium, aanm
13624 michigan ave., dearborn, mi
despite forming ten years ago, odu has remained a well-kept musical secret in the very exposed detroit music scene. the lineup has been a diverse representation of that city - a band where nigerian drummers, free jazz elders, indie-rockers and detroit soul players have all bent to the singular vision of leader adeboye adegbenro.
a multi-instrumentalist who teaches each instrumental part by singing it to the musician, boye is also one the most influential cartoonists of his generation in nigeria. he directs odu with in the-moment arrangements cued from his vocals, his saxophone, his dancing or from the timbales, making each performanceʼs arrangements unique.
*odu afrobeat orchestra will replace the previously scheduled tal national performance.
upcoming global fridays performances friday, nov. 1: amir elsaffar quintet (arabic jazz) friday, nov. 29: rebetiki istoria (greek urban folk)
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haɪ ˈɛvriˌwən! təˈdeɪ θrɪld tɪ əˈnaʊns wət wiv bɪn ˈkʊkɪŋ fər ju ˈoʊvər ðə pæst θri ər soʊ jɪrz. speɪs ˈsɛktər ɪz ˈkərəntli dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə speɪs ˈstrætəʤi geɪm, ənd ɔl ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ənd hɛlp meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən! ðə geɪm ɪz kɔld ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər, fər naʊ, ənd ə ˈfɔrəm həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn pʊt əp tɪ ˈwɛlkəm ˈɛvriˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ aʊt meɪk ðɪs ðə bɛst geɪm wi kən. wiv ʤɪst riʧt. moʊst əv ɑr ˈvɪʒən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ənd ˈpɑrʃəli ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, soʊ wi ˈrɪli nid səm frɛʃ ɛr naʊ. ənd ðæts wət ðə feɪz ðət stɑrts naʊ wɪl bi ɔl əˈbaʊt. ðə roʊd frəm tɪ wɪl bi əˈbaʊt kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈfidˌbæk ənd ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə geɪm soʊ ɪt meɪ bi ɪn ə ˈrizənəbəl steɪt fər ˈpipəl tɪ stɑrt ɪt, wɪθ ˈɪnstənt ˈækˌsɛs, ɪn ə nɑt tu ˈdɪstənt fˈjuʧər. ðə ˈvɪʒən wət ɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər? wən əv maɪ ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ drimz həz bɪn tɪ ˈɛnər ðə geɪmz' ˈɪndəstri ənd kriˈeɪt maɪ oʊn geɪmz. waɪl ðɪs drim droʊv mi tɪ gɪt ə dɪˈgri ɪn kəmˈpjutər saɪəns, ɪt wɑz maɪ ləv əv speɪs ˈstrætəʤi geɪmz wɪʧ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd mi tɪ faʊnd. ə fju ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ jɪrz daʊn ðə roʊd, ənd ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ ə glɪmps ɔn haʊ ðə geɪmz' ˈɪndəstri wərks, aɪ fɛlt ðət ðə taɪm wɑz raɪt fər mi tɪ teɪk ðə nɛkst stɛp. ðɪs wɑz wɪn ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ bru ɪn maɪnd ənd wɪn aɪ fərst bɪˈgæn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ maɪ oʊn speɪs ˈstrætəʤi geɪm. maɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvɪʒən fər ðə geɪm bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˈwəndərɪŋ wət "juˈmænɪtiz riʧ fər ðə stɑrz" wʊd lʊk laɪk. wət taɪps əv biɪŋz wʊd wi mit aʊt ðɛr? ðeɪ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈjuˈɛs, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈpɪrəns, bət ˈɔlsoʊ baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwəndərd wət wʊd ˈhæpən wɪn wi meɪk fərst ˈkɑnˌtækt? ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz fɔrmd wət wʊd bɪˈkəm ðə ˈsɛntrəl θim fər ðə geɪm. ðət wɑz ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ðə spɑrk. aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ fər ʃʊr haʊ məʧ aɪd wɔnt tɪ ˈɪnəˌveɪt, bət aɪ nu ɪn maɪ hɑrt ðət ðə geɪm wʊd bi ə speɪs geɪm, ənd ðət ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ kʊd nɑt bi ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə tu geɪmz aɪ ləvd tɪ pleɪ ðə moʊst ɪn ðə ˈʒɑnrə, ˈneɪmli ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən 1 ənd 2 soʊ, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwəndərɪŋ wət wʊd ə ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən geɪm bi təˈdeɪ, wɪθ ɔl ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈɛləmənts mu fænz ləv? ənd, ɪt wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈæftər ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ˈpipəlz riˈækʃən tɪ ɪt, ðət aɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈriəˌlaɪzd wət maɪ ˈmɪʃən wɑz. ɑr ˈmɪʃən, wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər, ɪz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl səkˈsɛsər tɪ ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən 2 ðə speɪs ˈstrætəʤi geɪm frəm ðə ðət wi ləv soʊ məʧ. ə ˈfeɪθfəl səkˈsɛsər, ðət ɪz tru ɪn ˈspɪrɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz, bət wən ðət ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ ˈɔfər ˈsəmθɪŋ nu (ənd ðɪs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt). wi bɪˈliv ðət noʊ geɪm həz stək tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət wʊd pliz fænz hu wʊd laɪk tɪ riˈlɪv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ɔl əv ɪts ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz. fər ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz ər (mɔr ər lɛs ɪn ðɪs ˈɔrdər əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns): ˈtæktɪkəl ˈkɑmbæt; ʃɪp dɪˈzaɪn; fri ˈmuvmənt wɪθ reɪnʤ ˈlɪmɪts; reɪs customization*; ˈlidərz; dip ˈkɑləni ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˈɛspiənɑʤ. ðɪs ɪz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əˈpɑn wɪʧ ɔl ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə geɪm wɪl bi bɪlt. wi ˈɔlsoʊ nu frəm ðə stɑrt ðət wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt ə bɪt ðə ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤmənt fɛlt ɔn boʊθ ɔn ðə ˈkɑləni ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd speɪs ˈkɑmbæt ˈæˌspɛkts, əˈspɛʃəli baɪ ðə mid/late-game*. soʊ, ðət wɑz ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ɪn ɑr dɪˈzaɪn sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ˈɛspiənɑʤ həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪd ɪn ˈkɑnsɛpt. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə nu stəf, wi ˈædɪd mɔr mit tɪ ðə ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən feɪz, ənd tɪ ˈlidərz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd strəˈtiʤɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz, ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, səˈpɔrt ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ə fju ˈnɑvəltiz tɪ ðə speɪs ˈkɑmbæt. baɪ ðə weɪ, ðə geɪm wɪl bi ˈoʊnli (i.e*. noʊ ˈməltiˌpleɪər). wɪθ ɔl əv ðɪs wi bɪˈliv wi hæv ɔl ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts tɪ meɪk ə ˈwərði səkˈsɛsər. wən ðət wɪl pliz ðə fænz hu wɔnt tɪ fil ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ðət ““feeling”*” əv ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən 2 bət ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ənd frɛʃ, wɪθ ɔl ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti ənd dɛpθ əv ə bɪg ənd ˈkɑmplɛks geɪm. ðə tim aɪ, ˈædəm ˈsoʊˌloʊ, æm ðə geɪmz ˈvɪʒən ənd dɪˈzaɪn riˈspɑnsəbəl. əm ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræmərz, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd. ˈjugoʊ rəˈsɑdoʊ (malrey*) ɪz maɪ ˈkɑlig ənd ˈpɑrtnər. ɑr lɪvz hæv bɪn ˈdipli ˌɪntərtˈwaɪnd sɪns haɪ skul, ənd hiz laɪk ə ˈbrəðər tɪ mi. hiz ˈɔlsoʊ ə bɪg fæn əv ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən 2 wi juzd tɪ pleɪ ɪt təˈgɛðər wɪn wi wɛnt tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈproʊˌgræmər ɪn ðə tim ənd həz hɛlpt ʃeɪp ðə geɪmz ˈvɪʒən ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl dɪˈzaɪn. hiz ðə "ˈɑrtɪst", ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈiðər əv ˈjuˈɛs kən ˈrɪli bi kənˈsɪdərd ɛz səʧ. soʊ, wɪl nid ə lɔt əv hɛlp hir. boʊθ mi ənd wərk æt fʊl taɪm ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. maɪ dɪr ˈkɑligz ɔn ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, kiθ ˈtərnər (areclusivemind*) ənd ˈɛdwərd (ˈɛdwərd ðə hən) wɪl hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnərˈækt ənd kəˈlɛkt ˈfidˌbæk frəm ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ɛz ˈmɑdərˌeɪtərz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəmz. ðə kəmˈjunɪti. jɛs, ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi pɑrt əv ðɪs, ənd kən meɪk jʊr vɔɪs kaʊnt! ˈɛvriˌwən hu ˈrɛʤɪstərz ənd kənˈtrɪbjuts ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər ˈfɔrəmz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə geɪm, prəˈvaɪd ˈfidˌbæk ənd prəˈpoʊz aɪˈdiəz. ˈhoʊpfəli, ju wɪl ˈrɛzəˌneɪt wɪθ wət wi hæv ɪn stɑk fər ju. bət, ɪf nɑt ɪgˈzæktli si wət wi kən du. ɛz ɪn ʤɛf bezos’*’ kwoʊt, bi ɔn ˈvɪʒən, bət ˈflɛksəbəl ɔn ðə details”*”, soʊ wət wi prəˈpoʊz fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du hir. jʊr ˈfidˌbæk wɪl bi ki tɪ hɛlp ˈpɑlɪʃ ðə geɪmz rəf ˈɛʤɪz, ənd ɪt ɪz ɑr hoʊp ðət wi ɔl ˈmænɪʤ tɪ hæv pəˈlaɪt ənd ˈhɛlpfəl dɪˈskəʃənz soʊ ðət wi kən ˌɪmˈpruv ðə geɪm ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ənd hæv ə lɔt əv fən waɪl duɪŋ ɪt. trænˈzɪʃən soʊ, bət wət ˈhæpənz tɪ, ðə rəvˈjuz blɔg? wi ər ˈvɛri ˈhæpi wɪθ wət ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈʧiv ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, boʊθ ɪn tərmz əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ðət wɑz fɔrmd əraʊnd ɪt, ɛz fər ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt. bət, wi fɛlt ðət wi wər ˈrɛdi fər ə nu ədˈvɛnʧər, ðət wi hoʊp ju wɔnt tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər (ðə geɪm), wɪl brænʧ ɔf ˈɔntu ɪts oʊn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə nu ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər ˈfɔrəmz (wɪʧ wɪl muv tɪ ðə nu saɪt ɛz ɪz), ənd, ɛz ɪt ɪz, wɪl bi ʃət daʊn (ˈifɛktɪvli stɑp biɪŋ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd) æt ðət taɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪl ˈfɪnɪʃ ɑr ˈkəvərɪʤ fər ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz, ðət ər ˈkərəntli ɪn ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs ər əˈbaʊt tɪ bi riˈlist ðət wiv bɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈkəvərɪʤ fər, bət wi kænt ˈprɑməs tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ fər nuər ər tɪ bi əˈnaʊnst ˈtaɪtəlz frəm ðɪs pɔɪnt ˈfɔrwərd. ðɛr ər ˈəðər saɪts aʊt ðɛr ðət hæv bɪn duɪŋ, ənd ər duɪŋ ə greɪt ʤɑb ˈkəvərɪŋ ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ənd ˈstrætəʤi geɪmz, ənd geɪmz, laɪk ðə foʊks æt explorminate.net*, ənd spacesimcentral.com*. soʊ, bi ɪn gʊd hænz. rɪˈwɔrdz tɪ ˈridərz wi θæŋk ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɔn ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, soʊ wi wɔnt tɪ rɪˈwɔrd ðə moʊst proʊˈlɪfɪk ənd ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ˈmɛmbərz, ɪf ðeɪ soʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ɑr nu ədˈvɛnʧər ðət ɪz, ənd ˈrɛʤɪstər ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈfɔrəmz. ðə tɔp 30 ˈpoʊstərz ɔn ˈiðər blɔg ər ðə oʊld ˈfɔrəmz, ər əˈwɔrdɪd ðə badge”*” ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən, ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən si jʊr ˈædɪd tɪ ðə lɪst əv stɑrz ðət wɪl bi ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə geɪm! ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu həz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn æt list 30 ˈdɪfərənt ˈtɑpɪks, ɔn ˈiðər ðə blɔg ər ˈfɔrəmz, ər əˈwɔrdɪd ðə badge”*”! θæŋks ə lɔt fər jʊr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz. ɪf ju hæv meɪd 30 poʊsts ər mɔr ɔn ˈiðər ðə blɔg ər ˈfɔrəm, ju rɪˈsiv ðə badge”*”, ɪn əˈdɪʃən! tɪ ɔl hu hæv pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ðə dɪˈskəʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ju hæv ɑr ˈdipəst θæŋk ju. ənd, ɪf ju ˈpoʊstɪd æt list 10 taɪmz (ˈiðər ɔn ðə blɔg ər ˈfɔrəmz), ju rɪˈsiv ðə badge”*”, ɛz wɛl. ənd, ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə ˈkrɛdɪts! noʊt: ðə ˈdætə fər ðə rɪˈwɔrdz wɑz əbˈteɪnd ə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ənd wɑz kəˈlɛktəd frəm ɔl blɔg poʊsts ənd ˈfɔrəm poʊsts. tɪ kleɪm jʊr ˈpraɪzɪz, pliz traɪ tɪ juz ðə seɪm iˈmeɪl ju juzd wɪn ju ˈrɛʤɪstərd fər (ˈiðər ðə blɔg ər ˈfɔrəmz) ɛz ðət wɪl iz ðə ʤɑb əv əˈwɔrdɪŋ ðə ˈbæʤɪz tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ðə nu ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər ˈfɔrəmz. rɪˈwɔrdz tɪ ðoʊz hu ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðiz ˈərli deɪz ˈivɪn ɪf ju ˈhævənt bɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm ˈmɛmbər ər ˈfrikˌwɛnt kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ðə oʊld blɔg ənd ˈfɔrəmz, ju stɪl rɪˈsiv ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl ɪf ju ʤɔɪn naʊ. bɪtˈwin təˈdeɪ (wɪr ˈkərəntli æt) ənd ðə taɪm wi hɪt ˈælfə, jul rɪˈsiv ðə bæʤ", ɛz ə ˈtoʊkən əv ɑr əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən fər ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ənd ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər ˈfɔrəmz ɪn ðiz ˈərli deɪz. jul ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə geɪmz ˈkrɛdɪts! nɛkst stɛps nɛkst, wi plæn tɪ riˈlis ə nu ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks ər soʊ, wɪʧ wɪl kɪk ɔf ə ˈsɪriz əv dɛv ˈdaɪəriz ðət wi plæn tɪ kip riˈlisɪŋ ɪn ə ər ˈmənθli ˈfæʃən. soʊ, doʊnt fərˈgɛt tɪ ʧɛk ˈjuˈɛs aʊt əˈgɛn baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ɑkˈtoʊbər wɛr wɪl hæv mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɔn ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈtɑpɪk. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ənd tɪ steɪ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɔn nuz, ju kən ˈfɑloʊz ˈjuˈɛs ˈviə ðə saɪts tˈwɪtər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ʤi+ ənd fid, wɪʧ ɪz wɛr wɪl bi ˈpoʊstɪŋ ðə dɛv ˈdaɪəriz ɔn. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑloʊ ðɪs θrɛd ɔn ðə geɪmz ˈfɔrəm tɪ steɪ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd. naʊ ðət ɑr geɪm ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈpəblɪk, ənd ju hæv ə glɪmps ɔn wət ɑr ˈvɪʒən ɪz, wi wɔnt tɪ noʊ wət ju θɪŋk. wi wɔnt tɪ noʊ jʊr wɔnts ənd dɪˈzaɪərz fər ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl səkˈsɛsər fər ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən 2 tɛl ˈjuˈɛs wət ju θɪŋk ənd wɪl ˈpəblɪʃ ðə rɪˈzəlts frəm ɑr fərst weɪv əv ˈfidˌbæk ənd aɪˈdiəz əbˈteɪnd sun, wɪʧ baɪ ðə weɪ wɪl bi kəˈlɛktəd, ˈkætəgərˌaɪzd ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈfɔrəmz fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ənd træk. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, si ju ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər ˈfɔrəmz! ju kən ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktərz əˈfɪʃəl θrɛd fər ðɪs poʊst, ər hir ɔn ðə blɔg, ɛz ju prɪˈfər. ˈprɑʤɛkt speɪs ˈsɛktər ɪz ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl səkˈsɛsər tɪ ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən 2 ðə speɪs ˈstrætəʤi geɪm frəm ðə ðət wi ləv soʊ məʧ. ðɪs wɪl bi ə ˈfeɪθfəl səkˈsɛsər, ðət ɪz tru ɪn ˈspɪrɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz. wi bɪˈliv ðət baɪ ˈstɪkɪŋ tɪ ɪts ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz wi wɪl pliz ðə fænz hu wɔnt tɪ fil ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ðət ““feeling”*” əv ˈmæstər əv ɔˈraɪən 2 bət ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ənd frɛʃ, wɪθ ɔl ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti ənd dɛpθ əv ə bɪg ənd ˈkɑmplɛks geɪm. ju kən ʤɔɪn ðə dɪˈskəʃənz hir. səbˈskraɪb liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt ju məst bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd ənd lɔgd ɪn tɪ poʊst ə ˈkɑmɛnt. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz:
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hi everyone!
today we’re thrilled to announce what we've been cooking for you over the past three or so years.
space sector is currently developing a turn-based space 4x strategy game, and you’re all invited to participate and help make it happen!
the game is called project space sector, for now, and a forum has already been put up to welcome everyone interested in taking part and helping out make this the best game we can.
we've just reached pre-alpha. most of our vision is already established and partially implemented, so we really need some fresh air now. and that's what the phase that starts now will be all about. the road from pre-alpha to alpha1 will be about collecting feedback and improving the game so it may be in a reasonable state for people to start pre-ordering it, with instant access, in a not too distant future.
the vision
what is project space sector?
one of my lifelong dreams has been to enter the games' industry and create my own games. while this dream drove me to get a degree in computer science, it was my love of space strategy games which motivated me to found spacesector.com. a few very interesting years down the road, and after getting a glimpse on how the games' industry works, i felt that the time was right for me to take the next step. this was when the idea behind project space sector started to brew in mind and when i first began developing my own space strategy game.
my initial vision for the game began with wondering what "humanity's reach for the stars" would look like. what types of beings would we meet out there? they would probably be very different from us, and not just in physical appearance, but also biologically. i also wondered what would happen when we make first contact? these questions formed what would become the central theme for the game.
that was the beginning, the spark. i didn't know for sure how much i'd want to innovate, but i knew in my heart that the game would be a space 4x game, and that the gameplay could not be very different from the two games i loved to play the most in the genre, namely master of orion 1 and 2. so, i started wondering what would a master of orion game be today, with all the fundamental elements moo fans love?
and, it was probably after writing this article, and witnessing people's reaction to it, that i finally realized what my mission was.
our mission, with project space sector, is to develop a spiritual successor to master of orion 2, the turn-based space 4x strategy game from the 90's that we love so much. a faithful successor, that is true in spirit to the series, but one that manages to offer something new (and this is important).
we believe that no game has stuck to the moo2 formula to the extent that would please fans who would like to relive the experience with all of its fundamentals. for us, the fundamentals are (more or less in this order of importance): turn-based tactical combat; ship design; free space-based movement with range limits; race customization; leaders; deep colony management and espionage. this is the foundation upon which all other aspects of the game will be built.
we also knew from the start that we wanted to alleviate a bit the excessive micromanagement felt on moo2 both on the colony management and space combat aspects, especially by the mid/late-game. so, that was taken into consideration in our design since the beginning. espionage has also been simplified in concept.
regarding the new stuff, we added more meat to the exploration phase, terraforming and to leaders. we also added strategic resources, a social engineering system, modding support and introduced a few novelties to the space combat.
by the way, the game will be single-player only (i.e. no multiplayer).
with all of this we believe we have all the ingredients to make a worthy successor. one that will please the fans who want to feel the atmosphere and that “feeling” of master of orion 2, but also want to experience something new and fresh, with all the complexity and depth of a big and complex 4x game.
the team
i, adam solo, am the game's vision and design responsible. i'm also one of the programmers, alongside malrey.
hugo rosado (malrey) is my colleague and partner. our lives have been deeply intertwined since high school, and he's like a brother to me. he's also a big fan of master of orion 2. we used to play it together when we went to college. malrey is also a programmer in the team and has helped shape the game's vision and overall design. he's the "artist", although i don't think either of us can really be considered as such. so, we'll need a lot of help here.
both me and malrey work at full time on the project.
my dear colleagues on spacesector.com over the years, keith turner (areclusivemind) and edward varfalvy (edward the hun) will help us interact and collect feedback from the community, as moderators in the forums.
the community. yes, you will also be part of this, and can make your voice count! everyone who registers and contributes on the project space sector forums will be able to follow the development of the game, provide feedback and propose ideas. hopefully, you will resonate with what we have in stock for you. but, if not exactly we’ll see what we can do. as in jeff bezos’ quote, we’ll be “stubborn on vision, but flexible on the details”, so that’s what we propose for us to do here. your feedback will be key to help polish the game's rough edges, and it is our hope that we all manage to have polite and helpful discussions so that we can improve the game as a result, and have a lot of fun while doing it.
spacesector.com transition
so, but what happens to spacesector.com, the reviews blog?
we are very happy with what spacesector.com managed to achieve over the years, both in terms of the community that was formed around it, as for its content. but, we felt that we were ready for a new adventure, that we hope you want to share with us.
eventually, project space sector (the game), will branch off onto its own website, along with the new project space sector forums (which will move to the new site as is), and spacesector.com, as it is, will be shut down (effectively stop being updated) at that time. however, we'll finish our coverage for the ongoing titles, that are currently in early access or about to be released that we've been providing coverage for, but we can't promise to provide coverage for newer or to be announced titles from this point forward.
there are other sites out there that have been doing, and are doing a great job covering sci-fi and strategy games, and 4x games, like the folks at explorminate.net, spacegamejunkie.com and spacesimcentral.com. so, you’ll be in good hands.
rewards to spacesector.com's long-time readers
we can’t thank enough to everybody who engaged on spacesector.com over the years, so we want to reward the most prolific and enthusiastic members, if they so decide to follow us in our new adventure that is, and register on the project spacesector forums.
the top 30 posters on either spacesector.com's blog or the old forums, are awarded the “star spacesector badge” recognition, and in addition you’ll see your usernames added to the list of stars that will be present in the game!
everybody who has posted on at least 30 different topics, on either the blog or forums, are awarded the “elite spacesector badge”! thanks a lot for your contributions.
if you have made 30 posts or more on either the blog or forum, you receive the “prolific spacesector badge”, in addition!
to all who have participated in the discussions over the years, you have our deepest thank you. and, if you posted at least 10 times (either on the blog or forums), you receive the “supporter spacesector badge”, as well. and, you’ll also be listed in the game’s credits!
note: the data for the rewards was obtained a day before this announcement and was collected from all spacesector.com's blog posts and forum posts. to claim your prizes, please try to use the same email you used when you registered for spacesector.com (either the blog or forums) as that will ease the job of awarding the badges to everyone on the new project space sector forums.
rewards to those who join us in these early days
even if you haven't been a long time member or frequent contributor to the spacesector old blog and forums, you still receive something special if you join now. between today (we're currently at pre-alpha) and the time we hit alpha, you'll receive the "pre-alpha badge", as a token of our appreciation for registering and signing up to comment on the project space sector forums in these early days.
you'll also be listed in the game's credits!
next steps
next, we plan to release a new update in a couple of weeks or so, which will kick off a series of dev diaries that we plan to keep releasing in a 2-week or monthly fashion. so, don't forget to check us out again by the end of october where we'll have more details on a specific topic. in the meantime, and to stay updated on news, you can follows us via the site's twitter, facebook, g+ and rss feed, which is where we'll be posting the dev diaries on. you can also follow this thread on the game's forum to stay updated.
now that our game project is public, and you have a glimpse on what our vision is, we want to know what you think. we want to know your wants and desires for a spiritual successor for master of orion 2. tell us what you think and we'll publish the results from our first wave of feedback and ideas obtained soon, which by the way will be collected, categorized and published in the forums for everyone to be able to see and track.
in the meantime, see you on the project space sector forums!
you can comment on project space sector's official thread for this post, or here on the blog, as you prefer.
project space sector is a spiritual successor to master of orion 2, the turn-based space 4x strategy game from the 90's that we love so much. this will be a faithful successor, that is true in spirit to the series. we believe that by sticking to its fundamentals we will please the fans who want to feel the atmosphere and that “feeling” of master of orion 2, but also want to experience something new and fresh, with all the complexity and depth of a big and complex 4x game. you can join the discussions here.
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i’ll admit going out on a limb with this one mostly because kinda naïve about electronica. so, okay, if you just spent the past six months re-listening to kid a just to get a feel for the depths of reductionism that postmodernism is capable of achieving, then you might want to check out the work of alex langston, appearing as the last known good configuration in an event called tetris twerk. the gig is happening on friday, nov. 22, at 9pm and features langston producing sounds that have elements of glitch, trance and 8-bit and will also feature dj nicolatron. i listened to her mixes on soundcloud, and some of it sort of reminded me of whitehouse. also on the bill are dj anthony wae fonkey fragua and dj inkbox. these sonic revelations manifest at the chill factory (312 rosemont ne). admission is 5 clams, and you can get a map to the event on facebook at on.fb.me/17ej9vc. yeah, it is near where bluebirds fly and citizen insane resides, or something like that. (august march)
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keɪt aɪ əˈspɛʃəli ˈvæljud ðə ˈsɛkʃən ɔn ˈnɛroʊɪŋ daʊn jʊr goʊl, goʊ ˈæftər ɪt, ənd ɪf ɪt wərk, æt list hæv geɪnd mɔr ˈdætə fər ðə nɛkst sərʧ. fwiw*, aɪ weɪt fər ðə rɛst əv ðɪs məˈtɪriəl bɪˈkəz ɪt ɔˈrɛdi ˈmæʧɪz əp wɪθ əv wət ˈlərnɪd ˌɪnˈfɔrməli ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. aɪ wərk ɪn ə ˈhjuʤli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈsɛktər əv ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɪndəstri, ənd ðə fərst θɪŋ aɪ ˈlərnɪd wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt wɑz ðət ju hæv tɪ bɪˈgɪn baɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl, baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ˈsəmθɪŋ, ˌbiˈfɔr ju hæv ˈɛni hoʊp əv ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bæk. ɪn maɪ keɪs, ðət mɛnt ə) interning*, bi) biɪŋ ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvaɪkɪŋ æt maɪ ˈɪntərnˌʃɪp, ənd si) ˈteɪkɪŋ ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈɛntri ˈlɛvəl ʤɑb ənd nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə lɔt əv sˈnaɪpɪŋ rɪˈmɑrks əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz bɪˈloʊ mi, ər ˈoʊvərli dɪˈmændɪŋ. (θri θɪŋz aɪ hæv sɪns sin maɪ pɪrz feɪl tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ.) ðə ˈsɛkənd θɪŋ aɪ ˈlərnɪd ɪz ðət, ʤɪst ɛz ju seɪ, ju ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr ˈʧænsɪz drəˈmætɪkəli baɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ju kən hɛlp wɪθ ðə ˈprɑbləmz ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɛzənt æt ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs. ɪn maɪ keɪs, aɪ juzd tɪ wiv ɪn ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ θɪŋz laɪk wɛr tɪ faɪnd ðə bɛst ˈbeɪgəlz maɪ skɪl wɪθ ʤæmd ˈkɑpiərz; naʊ aɪ tɔk mɔr əˈbaʊt maɪ fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti wɪθ pərˈdəkʃən dɪˈmændz ənd maɪ ˈkəmfərt wɪθ ˈivɪn ˈtrɪviəl ˈɪʃuz fər ˈpipəl hu ər tu ˈbɪzi tɪ dil wɪθ ðiz ɔn ðɛr oʊn. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ˈlərnɪd ju ˈmoʊstli gɪt ʤɑbz ˈviə ðə ˈpipəl hu noʊ ju ənd kən vaʊʧ fər jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz. ðə ˈpisɪz ˈmɪsɪŋ (ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn) ər: wɪn nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ʤɑb, wət kən aɪ du tɪ kip ɪn təʧ wɪθ maɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk? ənd kip ɪn maɪnd, boʊθ aɪ ənd maɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk ər ˈwərkɪŋ ʤɑbz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈθaʊzənz əv maɪəlz əˈpɑrt. ə kəp əv ˈkɔfi goʊɪŋ tɪ kət ɪt, ənd nən əv ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈmɑrkətɪŋ, soʊ ðə ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl frəm ðə əˈbaʊt haʊ əˈnəðər ˈkəmpəˌni ˈtækəld ðət problem”*” ɪz nɑt ˈhɛlpfəl. maɪ drim ʤɑb ɪz ə stɛp əp frəm wət aɪ du ˈkərəntli, bət ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər ðoʊz spɑts ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛns, ənd noʊ wən ˈkərəntli duɪŋ ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ə ˈraɪvəl. æt ðə haɪər ˈlɛvəl, ðə ˈpipəl wɪθ ðə paʊər tɪ haɪər mi ər ənd ɪgˈzɔstɪd. soʊ aɪ nid tɪ ˈtərgət ˈpipəl wɪθ ðə taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ˈɔfər ədˈvaɪs. ə ˈvɛri smɔl grup əv ˈpipəl, ənd ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəl ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt haʊ tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðɛm. ˈmɛni səkˈsɛsfəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd ˈivɪn ə ˈkəpəl laɪf ˈkoʊʧɪz hæv ˈgɪvɪn mi ðə ədˈvaɪs ðət aɪ nid tɪ ʃɛr maɪ goʊlz wɪθ maɪ ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ənd æsk fər ðɛr ˈfidˌbæk tɪ hɛlp mi muv ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðət goʊl. noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ər aɪ æm kaɪnd əv ədˈvaɪs wʊd ju ˈɔfər ˈsəmˌwən hu wɔnts tɪ ˈsəmˌdeɪ noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz əv ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdɪd, ðɪs ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈnɛvər feɪlz tɪ pʊt ðə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ɔn gɑrd ənd meɪk ðɛm fil ˈprɛʃərd ənd ˈgɪlti, wɪθ ə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˌædˈvərs ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ɑr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. aɪ kən ˈoʊnli kənˈklud ðət maɪ ˈɪndəstri ɪz ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðə rul, ənd nɑt ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr aɪ kən ɪkˈspɛkt ˈɛni ˈmɛntərɪŋ ər səˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈpipəl aɪ wərk fər. ðɪs lidz mi tɪ ˈwəndər wɛr aɪ faɪnd ˈmɛnˌtɔrz lʊk fər ə ˈbɛtər spɑt. ˈbɑtəm laɪn: ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi tɔks əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ gɪt ʤɑbz ər muv əp ɪn maɪ ˈɪndəstri bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈpriviəsli ˈmɛnʃənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ˈskɛrsɪti əv spɑts, ənd bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz strɛst ənd ɪgˈzɔstɪd soʊ kənˈvɛnʃənəl ədˈvaɪs ɪz ˈwərθləs. bɪˈkəz əv ðɪs, aɪ æm ˈsərtən ðɛr ər ˈɛriəz aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz aɪ nid tɪ wərk ɔn ənˈtɪl ju gɪt əraʊnd tɪ ˈkəvərɪŋ ðɛm.
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kate
i especially valued the section on narrowing down your goal, go after it, and if it doesn’t work, at least you’ll have gained more data for the next search.
fwiw, i can’t wait for the rest of this material because it already matches up with 40-60% of what i’ve learned informally in recent years. i work in a hugely competitive sector of the entertainment industry, and the first thing i learned when i started out was that you have to begin by helping people, by giving them something, before you have any hope of asking for anything back. in my case, that meant a) interning, b) being an absolute viking at my internship, and c) taking an appropriate entry level job and not making a lot of sniping remarks about whether it was below me, or overly demanding. (three things i have since seen my peers fail to accomplish.)
the second thing i learned is that, just as you say, you improve your chances dramatically by talking about how you can help with the problems already present at the workplace. in my case, i used to weave in references to things like where to find the best bagels & my skill with jammed copiers; now i talk more about my familiarity with production demands and my comfort with problem-solving even trivial issues for people who are too busy to deal with these on their own.
more recently, i’ve learned you mostly get jobs via the people who know you and can vouch for your abilities.
the pieces i’m missing (and working on) are:
* when i’m not looking for a job, what can i do to keep in touch with my network? and keep in mind, both i and my network are working 60-hour-week jobs, sometimes thousands of miles apart. a cup of coffee isn’t going to cut it, and we’re none of us in marketing, so the oft-referenced “send an interesting article from the nyt about how another company tackled that marketing/branding/distribution problem” is not helpful.
* my dream job is a step up from what i do currently, but the competition for those spots is intense, and no one currently doing it is likely to encourage a rival. at the higher level, the people with the power to hire me are over-scheduled and exhausted. so i need to target mid-level people with the time and energy to offer advice. that’s a very small group of people, and i’m having trouble figuring out how to connect to them.
* many successful executives — and even a couple life coaches — have given me the advice that i need to share my goals with my supervisor and ask for their feedback to help me move closer to that goal. no matter how diplomatic or non-demanding i am (“what kind of advice would you offer someone who wants to someday ____?”), no matter how many years of service i’ve provided, this conversation never fails to put the supervisor on guard and make them feel pressured and guilty, with a resulting adverse change in our relationship. i can only conclude that my industry is the exception to the rule, and not an environment where i can expect any mentoring or support from the people i work for. this leads me to wonder where i *can* find mentors and/or look for a better spot.
* bottom line: nobody talks about how to get jobs or move up in my industry — because of the previously mentioned competition and scarcity of spots, and because everyone is stressed and exhausted — so conventional advice is worthless. because of this, i am certain there are areas i won’t realize i need to work on until you get around to covering them.
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bɔrˈdoʊ koʊʧ ˈʤɔsˌlɪn ɪz tɪ hæv "ə ˈpraɪvət dɪˈskəʃən" wɪθ ˈmælkəm ˈæftər ðə ˈfɔrwərd poʊzd fər ə ˈsɛlˌfi wɪθ ˈæftər ðə dɪˈfit tɪ ˈpɛrɪs saint-germain*. ˈmælkəm, 20 gɑt ə leɪt ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən goʊl æt ðə pɑrk dɪ ˈprɪnsɪz bət wɑz fər ˈsikɪŋ aʊt kəmˈpeɪtriət fər ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli ˈæftər ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈwɪsəl. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈtiˌmeɪt ˌvɑˈlɛnˌtin vada*, hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɔt tɪ swɑp ʃərts wɪθ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə stɑr æt ˈhæfˌtaɪm, wɪn hɪz saɪd wər daʊn. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ə ˈjuθfəl mɪˈsteɪk," sɛd. "wi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət wi wərənt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈpɛrɪs tɪ teɪk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd swɑp ˈʤərziz. "wi wɪl hæv ə ˈpraɪvət dɪˈskəʃən soʊ ðət ðiz ˈɛrərz ər nɑt rɪˈpitɪd. "ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl tərmz, wi wərənt əp tɪ ɪt, bət ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsɛsɪv tɪ kənˈdɛm jəŋ pleɪərz laɪk ðət fər ˈjuθfəl mɪˈsteɪks. hu ˈdəzənt meɪk ðɛm? "ˈɛvriˌwən meɪks mɪˈsteɪks ɪn ə prəˈfɛʃənəl kərɪr, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈbɑdi əv wərk. ðə θɪŋ ɪz nɑt tɪ rɪˈpit ðɛm." ˈmælkəm həz meɪd ən ˈɛksələnt stɑrt tɪ ðə ˈsizən, ˈskɔrɪŋ fɔr goʊlz ənd kriˈeɪtɪŋ fɔr mɔr tɪ hɛlp hɪz saɪd tɪ sɪksθ pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈteɪbəl.
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bordeaux coach jocelyn gourvennec is to have "a private discussion" with malcom after the forward posed for a selfie with neymar after the 6-2 defeat to paris saint-germain.
malcom, 20, got a late consolation goal at the parc des princes but was criticised for seeking out compatriot neymar for a photo with his family after the final whistle.
along with 21-year-old teammate valentin vada, he also sought to swap shirts with the former barcelona star at half-time, when his side were 5-1 down.
"i think it's a youthful mistake," gourvennec said. "we explained that we weren't going to paris to take photos and swap jerseys.
"we will have a private discussion so that these errors are not repeated.
"in general terms, we weren't up to it, but it's also excessive to condemn young players like that for youthful mistakes. who doesn't make them?
"everyone makes mistakes in a professional career, whatever the body of work. the thing is not to repeat them."
malcom has made an excellent start to the season, scoring four goals and creating four more to help his side to sixth place in the table.
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fɪn ɪz bɪld æt ʤɪst ə hɛr bɪˈloʊ tɔl ənd 190 paʊnz. wɪn hi spiks, ðɛr ɪz noʊ dɪsˈgaɪzɪŋ hɪz θɪk ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈækˌsɛnt. hi ˈdəzənt fɪt ðə moʊld əv ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˌsupərˈstɑr əv ˈɛni ˈɪrə, ənd jɛt, ɔn hɪz fərst naɪt ɔn ðə meɪn ˈrɑstər, pɪnd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈʧæmpiən ɪn ə mæʧ ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju. ðɛn hi dɪˈfitɪd ðə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ɛr əˈpɛrənt tɪ ʤɑn ˈmæntəl ɛz ðə tɔp gaɪ əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈroʊmən reɪnz, ɪn ə noʊ. 1 mæʧ fər ðə ˈnuli ˈkrɪsənd tɔp ˈtaɪtəl əv ðə brænd, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ɪf ju wər tɪ brɪŋ ðɪs pəˈtɛnʃəl sɪˈnɛrioʊ əp tɪ jʊr frɛndz ər ˈɛni ˈnɑləʤəbəl ˈrɛsəlɪŋ fæn 10 neɪ, ˈivɪn faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ jʊd bi mɑkt fər biɪŋ ən ˈɪndi ˈrɛsəlɪŋ fæn wɪθ ə bɪt tu məʧ ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən. wət əˈkɑmplɪʃt ɔn hɪz fərst naɪt ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ðə taɪp əv ˈwɛlkəm mæt jʊd ɪkˈspɛkt fər ə- ər əv ˈrɛsələr: bɪg, strɔŋ, bɔrn ənd brɛd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, wɪθ ə lʊk ju kən slæp ɔn ˈpoʊstərz frəm hir tɪ ˈʧaɪnə., waɪl ˈhævɪŋ ə ʃɑrp lʊk ənd ə dɪˈfaɪnd ˈbɑdi, ɪz nɑt ˈoʊvərli ˈməskjələr ər tɔl. ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə, ˈʤɛnərəli ˈspikɪŋ, ənd kəˈneɪdiən ˈrɛsələrz hæv bɪn ˈʃuhɔrnd, æt wən pɔɪnt ər əˈnəðər, ˈɪntu ðə roʊl əv ðə ˈdæstərdli ˈfɔrənər hu bɪˈlivz hɪz ˈkəntri əv ˈɔrəʤən ɪz ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkli ˈbɛtər ðən ðə wən hiz ɪn təˈnaɪt. ˈæftər ˈmɑkɪŋ ðə rɛd, waɪt ənd blu, ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ə ər ə reɪnz wʊd rəʃ aʊt frəm ðə bæk, ˈbɛrəlɪŋ daʊn tɪ ðə rɪŋ ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ stɑp ðə frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. wɪθ, ðə ˈaɪrɪʃmən hu meɪd hɪz neɪm ɛz prɪns dɪˈvɪt ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər loʊˈkælz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈdɪdənt ˈfɑloʊ ðɛr ˈtɪpɪkəl pæθ ənd brɪŋ ɪm ɪn ɛz ðət kaɪnd əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl hil. waɪl ðə "ˈivəl ˈfɔrənər ˈgɪmɪk" kən stɪl bi sin tɪ ðɪs deɪ ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ stɑrz ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ tɪ lɛt ˈjuˈɛs fərˈgɛt ˈpɔrtər ˈrikoʊ ɪz soʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɛnərd ðə sin ɛz ə gʊd gaɪ. ˈæftər ðət wən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv naɪt əv ə ˈdeɪbju, hiz sɛt tɪ teɪk ɔn sɛθ ˈrɑlɪnz æt fər ðə grænd praɪz əv rɑ, wɪʧ stɪl əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ðə ˈflægˌʃɪp ʃoʊ, splɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgɪvɪŋ ə ər ə ˈlɛpərˌkɔn ˈsaɪdˌkɪk, ˈdɪdənt ˈsɪmpli ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm fɪnz ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪdənt meɪk ɪt hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkɛrɪktər. fɪn "ˈdimən kɪŋ" pərˈsoʊnə wɑz ən ənˈpɛrəˌlɛld dɪˈstrəktɪv fɔrs ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm ɪn, ənd ðə ˈspɛktəkəl əv hɪz ˈɛntrənsəz hɛlpt ɪm groʊ tɪ bɪˈkəm ə stɑr. ɪt məst rɪˈmeɪn ðɪs weɪ ɪn trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt rɑ. ɪn hɪz fərst fju wiks ɔn rɑ, ðə həz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ənd bɪlt əˈpɑn ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ɪts duˈæləti. ðə splɪt ˌpərsəˈnælɪti əv fɪn ɪz ə teɪk ɔn hɪz neɪm: "fɪn" ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈmɪθɪkəl ˈaɪrɪʃ mæk ənd "balor*" wɪʧ ɪz ˈgeɪlɪk fər "ˈdimən kɪŋ." ɔn wən saɪd, ju hæv ðə ˈlɛðər ˈkɑnfədənt ˈvɛtərən frəm ʤəˈpæn, hu kən ˈɛniˌwən hi mits. hɪz ˈəðər ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, ðə wən hi ˈoʊnli brɪŋz aʊt fər mɑrˈki ˈmæʧɪz ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ ɪz səˈdɪstɪk, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪn ə steɪt wɛr hil goʊ θru ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ər ˈɛniˌwən baɪ ˈɛni minz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ wɪn ðə mæʧ. ðə tu ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ˌɪntərtˈwaɪn tɪ brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ðə kaɪnd əv ˈmɪθɪkəl ˈkɛrɪktər wi doʊnt si məʧ əv ˌɛniˈmɔr ɪn ðə, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv breɪ waɪət ənd ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl əˈpɪrəns frəm ðə ˈəndərˌteɪkər. frəm ðə ˈkələrfəl peɪnt ðət dɔnz hɪz ˈbɑdi, tɪ ðə ˈspɛktəkəl əv ðə pərˈfɔrməns hi pʊts ɔn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈɛntrəns, ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ, æt list ɛz ɪt həz bɪn pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ðə pæst ɪn, həz bɪn sin ɛz ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈvɛnt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈoʊnli brɪŋz aʊt wɪn hi nidz ɪt moʊst əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgreɪtəst əv foʊz. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkɑmprəbəl ˈrɛsələrz ɪn ðə, ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd waɪət ɪz ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkɔʃəˌnɛri teɪl fər. waɪl ðə ˈwərdsˌmɪθ waɪət ɪz ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈstɔriˌtɛlər ɪn ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə rɪŋ, hɪz ˈkɑnstənt strɪŋ əv ˈluzɪŋ fjudz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz həz ˈwikənd hɪz əˈpil æt ðə ˈlɛvəl. hi kən spɪn ə teɪl əv fɪr ənd dɪˈspɛr laɪk noʊ wən ɛls təˈdeɪ ɪn proʊ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ, bət wət ər ðoʊz wərdz wərθ ɪf hi kənˈtɪnjuəli ɛndz əp ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈræftərz əˈgɛnst ðə ˌsupərˈhiroʊz hi ˈprɑməsəz tɪ breɪk? wət meɪd ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ greɪt ɪn ɪz ðət wən wɪn hi slɪpt ˈɪntu hɪz dɑrk ˈkɛrɪktər. ənˈlaɪk waɪət, wɛr hɪz ˈɛntrəns ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪt fər hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn hɪz mɑrˈki ˈmæʧɪz, kənˈtɪnjuəli dɪˈfitɪd ðə bɛst hæd tɪ ˈɔfər ɛz ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə pərˈsoʊnə wɪʧ fænz nu ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt mɪs ɪf ə bɪg baʊt wɑz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ. ɪt ˈwəzənt ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ə bləd fjud əˈgɛnst səˈmoʊə ʤoʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə stil keɪʤ wɛr ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ ˈfaɪnəli fɛl fər ðə fərst taɪm ənd ɪt hæd tɪ bi tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ɛz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ə goʊl ɛz ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ðə nu ˈoʊvərˌlɔrd əv ðə brænd. fər tɪ bɪˈkəm ə bɪg stɑr ɛz ə feɪs, ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ nidz tɪ bi ˈhændəld kərˈɛktli. ʃʊr, ðə ənd ˈɛntrəns ɪz ə saɪt tɪ bɪˈhoʊld, ənd ɪt simz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtən ðət kɪdz wɪl flɑk tɪ ðə ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz stændz æt tɪ baɪ ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz. bət ɪf ðə dɪˈmɑnɪk ˈkɛrɪktər ˈluzɪz ˈɛvəri mæʧ hiz ɪn, laɪk waɪət həz dən ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, jul bi lɛft wɪθ ə ˈʃaɪni ɪkˈstɪriər wɪθ noʊ ˈsəbstəns ˌɪnˈsaɪd. fɪn kən luz kloʊz ˈmæʧɪz ənd kəm əp ʃɔrt, bət ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ ðə ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv hu ɪz nidz tɪ bi sin ɛz ə ˈmɑnstər ðət kən ˈoʊnli bi dɪθˈroʊnd ˈæftər ə ˌhɛˈleɪʃəs wɔr əv lɔst ˈbætəlz. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈhændəlɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtərz, ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv haʊ fɪn rən kʊd goʊ ɔf ðə træks wɪθ wən ər tu bæd dɪˈsɪʒənz. ˈmɪlər ɪz ə ˈpæsəbəl ˈtɔkər ɔn ðə mɪk, bət hiz noʊ waɪət ər ˈivɪn ə ˈwaɪzˌkrækɪŋ ˈɛnzoʊ ˈɑmɔr. fər ɪm tɪ səkˈsid ɛz ðə tɔp feɪs əv rɑ, hi nidz tɪ bi pleɪst ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr hi kən tɛl ə ˈstɔri ðə bɛst ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə skwɛrd ˈsərkəl, ɪn ə ˈrɛsəlɪŋ mæʧ. ɪf ðə kən bɪld əp ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktər, ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl daʊt hi kən bɪˈkəm ən ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. kɪdz ənd ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ər ðə meɪn ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ðeɪv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈpil tɪ fər ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd, ər mɔr, ənd ðə ɑrˈtɪstɪk, tˈwɪstɪd saɪd əv ɪz ˈvɪʒwəli ˈstənɪŋ. hi ˈdəzənt nid tɪ stænd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə rɪŋ fər 20 ˈmɪnəts, ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ hɪz foʊz wɪθ fɔrst catchphrases*. ɔl nidz tɪ du ɪz bi swɑv ənd ˈkɑnfədənt ɛz fɪn, ənd wɪn ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ awakes*, hiz ˈeɪbəl tɪ bɪˈkəm ə fɔrs ðət ɪz ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪndəˈstrəktɪbəl. ɪz bɪˈləvəd baɪ ðə ˈjəŋgər ˈɔdiəns əv ðə. hi həz bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə moʊst ˈvɪzəbəl ənd ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈæθˌlits ɪn ðə wərld, wɪθ hɪz əˈpɪrənsəz ɔl ˈoʊvər ˈɛvəri kaɪnd əv ˈmidiə ˌɪˈmæʤənəbəl, ɪn boʊθ ə ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ənd roʊl. nɑt ˈɛvəri fæn ˈfeɪvərɪt nidz tɪ bi ʤɑn. ɛz wiv sin wɪθ din rən soʊ fɑr ɔn lɪv, ju kən bi ə ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv ˈkɛrɪktər ənd stɪl bi sin ɛz ðə tɔp gaɪ. fər, hɪz ˈhɪroʊ wərks. fər ˈæmˌbroʊz, hɪz ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl, strit təf ˌpərsəˈnælɪti fɪts. ɪn keɪs, ðə swɪʧ bɪtˈwin ðə hɪˈroʊɪk tɛkˈnɪʃən ənd ðə dɪˈmɑnɪk ˈsɑvrən kən bɪˈkəm ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈmeɪzɪŋ (ənd ˈlukrətɪv), ɪf dɪˈrɛktɪd kərˈɛktli. ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn, ðə laɪts wɪl dɪm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɑrkliz ˈsɛnər ənd ə θɪk waɪt fɔg wɪl ˈoʊvərˌteɪk ðə ˈɛntrəns ræmp. ɛz mˈjuzɪk hɪts ə krɪˈʃɛndoʊ, ðə ˈdimən kɪŋ wɪl ˈimərʤ frəm ðə smoʊk, hɪz hænz ənd ˈbɑdi ˈlɪftɪd tɪ ðə skaɪ ɛz ə braɪt, ˈhɛvənli laɪt ˌɪˈluməˌneɪts ɪm ənd hɪz ˈmɪrərd ˈfɑloʊərz mæʧ hɪz ˈmuvmənts frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns. ðə fænz woʊnt ˈnoʊtɪs ðət hiz ə cruiserweight*, nɔr ðət hi ɪz ən ˈaɪrɪʃmən hu ˈdəzənt fɪt "ðə moʊld" əv ðə ˌproʊtoʊˈtɪpɪkəl ˌsupərˈhiroʊ. wət ðɛl si ɪn frənt əv ðɛm ɪz wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst pərˈfɔrmərz əv hɪz kræft ɔn ðə ˈplænət ənd ɪf ɪts dən kərˈɛktli, ɪt kʊd bi ðə bərθ əv ə nu ˌsupərˈstɑr ənˈlaɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ɪn ðə.
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finn bálor is billed at just a hair below 6-feet tall and 190 pounds. when he speaks, there is no disguising his thick irish accent. he doesn't fit the mold of the typical wwe superstar of any era, and yet, on his first night on the main roster, bálor pinned the united states champion rusev in a four-way match in his debut. then he defeated the longtime heir apparent to john cena's mantle as the top guy of the company, roman reigns, in a no. 1 contender's match for the newly christened top title of the brand, the wwe universal championship.
if you were to bring this potential scenario up to your friends or any knowledgeable wrestling fan 10 -- nay, even five years ago -- you'd be mocked for being an indie wrestling fan with a bit too much imagination. what bálor accomplished on his first night in the company is the type of welcome mat you'd expect for a cena- or reigns-type of wrestler: big, strong, born and bred in america, with a look you can slap on posters from here to china. bálor, while having a sharp look and a defined body, is not overly muscular or tall.
in the history of the wwe, generally speaking, non-american and canadian wrestlers have been shoehorned, at one point or another, into the role of the dastardly foreigner who believes his country of origin is astronomically better than the one he's in tonight. after mocking the red, white and blue, someone like a cena or a reigns would rush out from the back, barreling down to the ring in an attempt to stop the rapscallion from defaming the united states.
with bálor, the irishman who made his name as prince devitt in japan, europe and many other locales outside of the united states, wwe didn't follow their typical path and bring him in as that kind of international heel. while the "evil foreigner gimmick" can still be seen to this day in the company -- the shining stars aren't going to let us forget puerto rico is so much better than the united states -- bálor entered the scene as a full-on good guy.
after that one impressive night of a debut, he's set to take on seth rollins at summerslam for the grand prize of raw, which still appears to be the flagship show, post-brand split. instead of giving bálor a shillelagh or a leprechaun sidekick, wwe didn't simply shy away from finn's heritage -- but they also didn't make it his entire character.
finn bálor's "demon king" persona was an unparalleled destructive force during his time in nxt, and the spectacle of his entrances helped him grow to become a top-level star. it must remain this way in bálor's transition to monday night raw. @wwe
in his first few weeks on raw, the wwe has highlighted and built upon bálor's well-established nxt character and its long-standing duality. the split personality of finn bálor is a take on his name: "finn" representing the mythical irish hunter-warrior fionn mac cumhaill and "balor" which is gaelic for "demon king."
on one side, you have the leather jacket-wearing confident veteran from japan, who can out-wrestle anyone he meets. his other personality, the one he only brings out for marquee matches -- the demon king -- is sadistic, putting bálor in a state where he'll go through anything or anyone by any means necessary to win the match. the two personalities intertwine to bring us the kind of mythical character we don't see much of anymore in the wwe, outside of bray wyatt and the occasional appearance from the undertaker.
from the colorful paint that dawns his body, to the spectacle of the performance he puts on during his entrance, the appearance of the demon king, at least as it has been presented in the past in nxt, has been seen as a special event -- something bálor only brings out when he needs it most against the greatest of foes.
when it comes to comparable wrestlers in the wwe, the aforementioned wyatt is a possible cautionary tale for bálor. while the wordsmith wyatt is a natural storyteller in and outside of the ring, his constant string of losing feuds over the years has weakened his appeal at the main-event level. he can spin a tale of fear and despair like no one else today in pro wrestling, but what are those words worth if he continually ends up looking at rafters against the superheroes he promises to break?
what made the demon king great in nxt is that bálor won when he slipped into his dark character. unlike wyatt, where his entrance is usually the highlight for his character in his marquee matches, bálor continually defeated the best nxt had to offer as the demon king -- building a persona which fans knew they couldn't miss if a big bout was upcoming. it wasn't until the end of a blood feud against samoa joe inside a steel cage where the demon king finally fell for the first time -- and it had to be to fulfill as significant a goal as establishing the new overlord of the nxt brand.
for bálor to become a big star as a face, the demon king needs to be handled correctly. sure, the facepaint and entrance is a sight to behold, and it seems almost certain that kids will flock to the merchandise stands at summerslam to buy bálor merchandise. but if the demonic character loses every main-event match he's in, like wyatt has done over the years, you'll be left with a shiny exterior with no substance inside. finn bálor can lose close matches and come up short, but the demon king -- the integral part of who bálor is -- needs to be seen as a monster that can only be dethroned after a hellacious war of lost battles.
considering the wwe's history of handling non-american competitors, there are several examples of how finn bálor's run could go off the tracks with one or two bad decisions. miller safrit/espn
bálor is a passable talker on the mic, but he's no wyatt or even a wisecracking enzo amore. for him to succeed as the top face of raw, he needs to be placed in situations where he can tell a story the best -- inside the squared circle, in a wrestling match.
if the wwe can build up the demon king character, there is little doubt he can become an integral part of the company. kids and teenagers are the main demographic they've been trying to appeal to for the last decade, or more, and the artistic, twisted side of bálor is visually stunning. he doesn't need to stand in the middle of the ring for 20 minutes, insulting his foes with forced catchphrases. all bálor needs to do is be suave and confident as finn, and when the demon king awakes, he's able to become a force that is seemingly indestructible.
cena is beloved by the younger audience of the wwe. he has become one of the most visible and well-known athletes in the world, with his appearances all over every kind of media imaginable, in both a wrestling and nonwrestling role.
not every fan favorite needs to be john cena.
as we've seen with dean ambrose's well-executed run so far on smackdown live, you can be a different kind of character and still be seen as the top guy. for cena, his all-american hero works. for ambrose, his unpredictable, street tough personality fits. in bálor's case, the switch between the heroic in-ring technician and the demonic sovereign can become something amazing (and lucrative), if directed correctly.
on sunday night in brooklyn, the lights will dim inside the barclays center and a thick white fog will overtake the entrance ramp. as bálor's music hits a crescendo, the demon king will emerge from the smoke, his hands and body lifted to the sky as a bright, heavenly light illuminates him and his mirrored followers match his movements from the audience.
the fans won't notice that he's a cruiserweight, nor that he is an irishman who doesn't fit "the mold" of the prototypical wwe superhero.
what they'll see in front of them is one of the greatest performers of his craft on the planet -- and if it's done correctly, it could be the birth of a new superstar unlike any other in the wwe.
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əˈbʤɛktɪv: ˈpeɪʃənz ˈkɑmənli pərˈsiv ðət ə prəˈvaɪdər həz spɛnt mɔr taɪm æt ðɛr ˈbɛdˌsaɪd wɪn ðə prəˈvaɪdər sɪts ˈrəðər ðən stændz. ðɪs ˈstədi prəˈvaɪdz ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns fər ðɪs pərˈsɛpʃən. ˈmɛθədz: wi kənˈdəktəd ə prəˈspɛktɪv, ˈrændəˌmaɪzd, kənˈtroʊld ˈstədi wɪθ 120 ˈædəlt ˈɪnˌpeɪʃənts ədˈmɪtəd fər ɪˈlɛktɪv spaɪn ˈsərʤəri. ðə ˈækʧəwəl lɛŋθs əv ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wər kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈpeɪʃənz' ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃənz əv ðə taɪm əv ðoʊz ˌɪnərˈækʃənz. rɪˈzəlts: ˈpeɪʃənz pərˈsivd ðə prəˈvaɪdər ɛz ˈprɛzənt æt ðɛr ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ˈlɔŋgər wɪn hi sæt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈækʧəwəl taɪm ðə fəˈzɪʃən spɛnt æt ðə ˈbɛdˌsaɪd dɪd nɑt ʧeɪnʤ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈwɛðər hi sæt ər stʊd. ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ hum ðə fəˈzɪʃən sæt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪnərˈækʃən ənd ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðɛr kənˈdɪʃən. kənˈkluʒən: ˈsɪmpli ˈsɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈstændɪŋ æt ə ˈpeɪʃənts ˈbɛdˌsaɪd kən hæv ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈpeɪʃənt ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən, ˈpeɪʃənt kəmˈplaɪəns, ənd ræˈpɔr, ɔl əv wɪʧ ər noʊn ˈfæktərz ɪn ˈdiˌkrist ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən, ˈdiˌkrist lɛŋθs əv steɪ, ˈdiˌkrist kɔsts, ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz. ˈpræktɪs ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz: ˈɛni ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈvaɪdər meɪ hæv ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈifɛkt ɔn ˌɪnərˈækʃən baɪ ˈsɪtɪŋ ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈstændɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈvɪzɪt. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2011 ˈɛlsəˌvɪr ˈaɪərlənd ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd.
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objective:
patients commonly perceive that a provider has spent more time at their bedside when the provider sits rather than stands. this study provides empirical evidence for this perception.
methods:
we conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled study with 120 adult post-operative inpatients admitted for elective spine surgery. the actual lengths of the interactions were compared to patients' estimations of the time of those interactions.
results:
patients perceived the provider as present at their bedside longer when he sat, even though the actual time the physician spent at the bedside did not change significantly whether he sat or stood. patients with whom the physician sat reported a more positive interaction and a better understanding of their condition.
conclusion:
simply sitting instead of standing at a patient's bedside can have a significant impact on patient satisfaction, patient compliance, and provider-patient rapport, all of which are known factors in decreased litigation, decreased lengths of stay, decreased costs, and improved clinical outcomes.
practice implications:
any healthcare provider may have a positive effect on doctor-patient interaction by sitting as opposed to standing during a hospital follow-up visit.
copyright © 2011 elsevier ireland ltd. all rights reserved.
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ɪn ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ trəˈdɪʃən, fænz ˈgæðər əraʊnd ðɛr kɑz ɪn ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɑts ənd drɪŋk ə lɔt əv ləˈbæt blu bɪr waɪl ˈfistɪŋ ɔn ðə fud ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə əˈpoʊnənt. ɪf ðə bɪlz ər əp əˈgɛnst ðə maɪˈæmi ˈdɑlfənz, fɪʃ. ɔn ðɪs deɪ, ðə bɪlz wər pleɪɪŋ ðə grin beɪ ˈpækərz, soʊ ʧiz ˈplætərz wər ɪn əˈbəndəns. ɛz ˈgrændmɑ lʊkt təˈwɔrd ðə ˈsteɪdiəm, hər feɪs tərnd ˈsɪriəs. ðə ˈpækərz hæd ˈnɛvər wən ə roʊd geɪm əˈgɛnst ˈbəfəˌloʊ, bət ðɪs taɪm ðeɪ wər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛr fˈjuʧər hɔl əv feɪm kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, ˈɛrən ˈrɑʤərz. ʤɪst ðə wərd ““quarterback”*” ˈkɔzɪz bɪlz fænz tɪ ˈstɪfən ə ˈlɪtəl. ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈsizən, ðə tim meɪd ə swɪʧ æt ðət pəˈzɪʃən, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ i. ʤeɪ. mɑnˈwɛl wɪθ kaɪl ˈɔrtən, bət hi, tu, hæd bɪn lɛs ðən ˈdæzəlɪŋ. ɪf ˈgrændmɑ wɑz ʃʊr əv wən θɪŋ, ɪt wɑz ðɪs: ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə bɪlz lækt ɔn ðə fild ðət deɪ, ðeɪ wʊd mɔr ðən meɪk əp fər ɪn ðə stændz. bɪlz fænz ər ˌənəˈbæʃɪdli fəˈnætɪkəl. ðə tim ɪz ə ˈvərʒən əv ɪts ˈəndərˌdɔg taʊn, wɪʧ həz ˈteɪkən ðə seɪm pæθ əv ˈəðər smɔl ˈsɪtiz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪn ðə nu ɪˈkɑnəmi. θru ɔl əv ðə haɪz ənd loʊz, ˈbəfəˌloʊ həz faʊnd ɪn ðə bɪlz ən ənˈweɪvərɪŋ ənd ˈnoʊbəl kɔz tɪ ˈræli əraʊnd. ɪt meɪks noʊ ˈdɪfərəns ðət ðə bɪlz hæv nɑt meɪd ðə pleɪɔfs sɪns 1999 moʊst əv ðɛr hoʊm geɪmz stɪl sɛl aʊt, ɛz dɪd ˈkoʊldəst hoʊm geɪm ɔn ˈrɛkərd, əˈgɛnst ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈreɪdərz ɪn 1994 wɪθ ə wɪnd ʧɪl əv ˈmaɪnəs 32 dɪˈgriz. wɪn ðə ˈrisənt ˈblɪzərd fɔrst ðə tim tɪ dəˈkæmp tɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt tɪ feɪs ðə ʤɛts, bɪlz fænz ˈfɑloʊd sut, ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈɪntu ðət ˈsteɪdiəm ɛz wɛl. ɪt ɪz pərˈhæps ənsərˈpraɪzɪŋ, ðɛn, ðət ðiz seɪm fænz weɪʤd ə kæmˈpeɪn ðɪs jɪr tɪ bæn bɑn mˈjuzɪk bɪˈkəz əv ˈrumərz ðət ðə frontman*, ʤɑn bɑn ˈʤoʊvi, wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn baɪɪŋ ðə tim ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈkænədə. (ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə bɪlz wər soʊld fər ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈtɛri ənd kɪm pegula*, hu hæv vaʊd tɪ kip ðɛm ɪn ˈbəfəˌloʊ.) ˈæftər ˈpɑrkɪŋ ɑr kɑr, wi wər ɛˈskɔrtɪd ˈɪntu ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ðət lɛd tɪ ən ˈɛntrəns ræmp tɪ ðə fild. hæv ˈnɛvər mɛt ˈɛnibədi 107 jɪrz old,”*,” ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ˈɑpərˌeɪtər sɛd.
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in the buffalo tailgating tradition, fans gather around their cars in parking lots and drink a lot of labatt blue beer while feasting on the food that represents the opponent. if the bills are up against the miami dolphins, it’s fish.
on this day, the bills were playing the green bay packers, so cheese platters were in abundance.
as grandma looked toward the stadium, her face turned serious. the packers had never won a road game against buffalo, but this time they were bringing their future hall of fame quarterback, aaron rodgers. just the word “quarterback” causes bills fans to stiffen a little. early in the season, the team made a switch at that position, replacing e. j. manuel with kyle orton, but he, too, had been less than dazzling.
if grandma was sure of one thing, it was this: whatever the bills lacked on the field that day, they would more than make up for in the stands.
bills fans are unabashedly fanatical. the team is a version of its underdog town, which has taken the same boom-and-bust path of other small postindustrial cities struggling to survive in the new economy. through all of the highs and lows, buffalo has found in the bills an unwavering and noble cause to rally around.
it makes no difference that the bills have not made the playoffs since 1999. most of their home games still sell out, as did buffalo’s coldest home game on record, against the los angeles raiders in 1994, with a wind chill of minus 32 degrees. when the recent blizzard forced the team to decamp to detroit to face the jets, bills fans followed suit, pouring into that stadium as well.
it is perhaps unsurprising, then, that these same die-hard fans waged a campaign this year to ban bon jovi’s music because of rumors that the band’s frontman, jon bon jovi, was interested in buying the team and moving it to canada. (instead, the bills were sold for $1.4 billion to terry and kim pegula, who have vowed to keep them in buffalo.)
after parking our car, we were escorted into an elevator that led to an entrance ramp to the field.
“i have never met anybody who’s 107 years old,” the elevator operator said.
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haʊ ʃʊd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə raɪz əv ˈʧaɪnə? ˈskɑlərz ənd prækˈtɪʃənərz əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðɪs kˈwɛʃən. ðə ˈbætəl laɪnz ər fəˈmɪljər. ˈɑptɪˌmɪsts əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv riˈleɪʃənz, hu bɪˈliv ðət ˈʧaɪnə kən ənd ʃʊd bɪˈkəm ə stakeholder”*” ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti, ˈɑrgju ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts məst əˈdɑpt strəˈtiʤɪk rɪˈstreɪnt ənd kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔri bɪˈheɪvjər təˈwɔrdz ˈʧaɪnə soʊ ðət ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ wɪl rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪt ɪn kaɪnd. ˈpɛsəmɪsts, rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɪt ɛz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət ˈʧaɪnə wɪl sik tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɪstəm, ˈkaʊntər ðət ˈoʊnli baɪ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈfeɪvərəbəl ˈbæləns əv paʊər kən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz prəˈtɛkt ðɛr ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪˈnɛksərəbəl əˈsɛnt tɪ məˈtɪriəl priˈpɑndrəns. fər ɔl ðɛr ˈdɪfərənsɪz, ðiz tu ˈstaɪˌlaɪzd rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ raɪz ʃɛr ə ˈkɑmən ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn juz. ɪkˈstərnəl riˈleɪʃənz. ðət ɪz, iʧ əˈproʊʧ kənˈsɪsts əv ə sɛt əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi prəˈskrɪpʃənz fər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. jɛt ɪt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ðə rɛlm əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ðət ðə juz. məst priˈpɛr fər raɪz. ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks, tu, ðɛr ər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt muvz ðət məst bi meɪd tɪ priˈpɛr ðə juz. fər ˈrɛlətɪv dɪˈklaɪn china—and*, ˌɪnˈdid, ˈəðər ˈraɪzɪŋ steɪts. ðə læst taɪm ðə wərld ˈwɪtnəst ə paʊər trænˈzɪʃən əv ˈtruli ˌhɛgəˈmɑnɪk prəˈpɔrʃənz wɑz wɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌoʊvərˈtʊk ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪər ɪn ðə leɪt ˈnaɪnˈtinθ ənd ˈərli tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəriz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz blaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈæbsəˌlut dɪˈmɛnʃənz əv dɪˈklaɪn, ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən ðət əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈləndən wər ˈkinli əˈwɛr əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states’*’ ˈrɛlətɪv ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn paʊər frəm æt list ðə ˈɑnwərdz. ˈərli ɔn, ˈləndən ˌəndərˈtʊk nɑt ˈoʊnli tɪ ˌækwiˈɛs tɪ raɪz bət tɪ ˈæktɪvli prəˈmoʊt ɪt ɪn ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz. ðɪs ˈpɑləsi əv əˈpizmənt ɪz ˈɛvədənt ɪn ˈsɛvərəl muvz meɪd baɪ ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪts ˈdɛfərəns tɪ ðə juz. ˈoʊvər ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə dɪˈspjut əv 1895 ənd ɪts ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk səˈpɔrt fər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər. jɛt ˈwaɪˌthɔl ˈɔlsoʊ tʊk kɛr tɪ sɛl ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states’*’ ˈgloʊbəl raɪz tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ɪˈlits æt hoʊm. ˈkæbənət ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ðət wɔr bɪtˈwin ðə ˈoʊvər ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə wʊd ˈkɑnstəˌtut ““fratricide”*” wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ fɔrˈstɔl ˈʤɪŋˌgoʊɪzəm æt hoʊm ɛz məʧ ɛz dɪfˈjuz riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ˈleɪtər wɪn nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtriti ækˈsidɪŋ tɪ juz. kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə prəˈspɛktɪv ˈpænəˌmɑ kəˈnæl, ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz æt peɪnz tɪ əˈʃʊr ˈpaʊərfəl kəˈmərʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts ðət ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ wʊd bi ɪˈnəf tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə raɪts əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈəndər ə rəˈʒim. ɛz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈɛkspɔrts bɪˈgæn tɪ aʊtˈstrɪp ˈbrɪtɪʃ wɛrz, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz tɪ teɪk ə dəˈmɛstɪk stænd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv fri treɪd ˈoʊvər ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ɪf ðɛr wər ˈəðərz hu sɔ prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm ɛz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪntərɪsts. ðiz əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈmænɪʤ dəˈmɛstɪk əˈpɪnjən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states’*’ raɪz tɪ paʊər wər ˈɪnəgrəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈkɔrʤəl riˈleɪʃənz ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld rapprochement.”*.” ˌɪnˈdid, ðeɪ kən bi kənˈtræstəd wɪθ kənˌtɛmpərˈeɪniəs əˈtɛmpts baɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz tɪ wɪp əp ˈpəblɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ frɛnʧ ædˈvɛnʧərˌɪzəm ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ (e.g*. ðə ˈkraɪsəs) ənd ˈrəʃən dɪˈzaɪnz ɔn ðə nɪr ist, ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪndiə ənd ist tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈʤərmən ɪkˈspænʧəˌnɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈərli tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri. waɪl ðə dəˈmɛstɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt ɪn ˈbrɪtən wɑz baɪ noʊ minz ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk ənd ɪt wɑz noʊ ˈfɔrˈgɔn kənˈkluʒən ðət ˈæmɪti wʊd ˈimərʤ ˈrɛlətɪvli ənˈskeɪðd ˈɪntu ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈkrɛdɪt məst ˈʃʊrli bi əˈkɔrdɪd tɪ ðoʊz ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əsˈweɪʤ ðɛr compatriots’*’ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə raɪz əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ðə ˌkɑnˈkɑmətənt dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪnfluəns ðət moʊst kənˈtɛmpərˌɛriz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd wʊd ɪnˈsu. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlidərz, tu, hæv bɪn noʊ ˈstreɪnʤərz tɪ ˈmænəʤɪŋ dəˈmɛstɪk ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs əv əˈbʤɛktɪvz. ðə ˈtrumən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, weɪʤd ə ˈvɪgərəs kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ˈgloʊbəl ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli koʊld wɔr ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bɪld ə dəˈmɛstɪk kənˈsɛnsəs əˈgɛnst wartime-ally-turned-geopolitical-nemesis*, ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən. ɪn ðə 1980s*, tu, ðə ˈrigən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈhaɪli prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈpəblɪk əˈfɛrz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈbətrəs ðə ˈrigəˌnaɪt teɪk ɔn wərld əˈfɛrz. ɪˈvɛnts səʧ ɛz ðə ˈʃutɪŋ daʊn əv ˌkɔˈriən ɛr flaɪt 007 wər sizd əˈpɑn tɪ peɪnt ðə ɛz ə ˈbɑrbərəs rəˈʒim ðət ɔt tɪ bi rɪˈzɪstɪd baɪ ðoʊz ɪn ðə fri wərld. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, hɪˈstɔriən ʤɑn luɪs ˈgædɪs bleɪmz ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈkɑŋgrəs fər ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈnɪksən, ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ˈsɑləd dəˈmɛstɪk faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ səˈpɔrt ən æmˈbɪʃəs ˈsupərˌstrəkʧər. ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈdɑpts ˈʧaɪnə təˈdeɪ, ɪt kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔri, lɑ ðə ˌræˌproʊʃˈmɑn ənd ðə ˈstrætəʤi əv, ər ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənəl, ɛz wɪθ riˈleɪʃənz ˈəndər ˈtrumən ənd ˈrigən, əˈtɛnʃən tɪ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪl hæv tɪ pleɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər roʊl. tɪ deɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, juz. ɪˈlits hæv ʃoʊn ˈlɪtəl ˈfɔrˌsaɪt ɪn ðɪs rɛlm. pərˈhæps mɔr worryingly*, ðət wɪʧ həz bɪn dən tɪ praɪm ðə ˈpəblɪk ɔn ðə raɪz əv ˈʧaɪnə həz sərvd tɪ ˈfɑstər hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrdz ˈʧaɪnə. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈæktərz, ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk əˈlaɪk ər ˈfɪrfəl əv raɪz, wɪʧ ðeɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ juz. dɪˈklaɪn əˈbrɔd ənd ˈwərsənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændərdz æt hoʊm. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ɔn ðə raɪt ənd lɛft meɪk heɪ aʊt əv ðə threat”*” tɪ ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ðə juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi, waɪl fju pʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. ɪn ʃɔrt, ˈlɪtəl həz bɪn dən tɪ priˈpɛr ðə dəˈmɛstɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt fər ðə ˈpisfəl əˈsɛnt əv ˈʧaɪnə tɪ tru ˈstætəs. ɪn pɑrt, ðɪs ˈfeɪljər əv ˈpɑləsi meɪ bi bɪˈkəz boʊθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk ənd ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl klæs stɪl sim tɪ teɪk juz. ˈgloʊbəl priˈpɑndrəns fər ˈgrænɪd. fju əˈlaɪv kən rɪˈmɛmbər ə taɪm wɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz nɑt ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ʃɑts ɪn wərld ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv dɪˈfɛns ˈrɑbərt geɪts wɑz ðə læst ˈtruli ˈsinjər waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəl tɪ hæv sərvd ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə koʊld wɔr ənd ðəs hæv ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈgəvərnɪŋ æt ə taɪm wɪn ðə juz. wɑz nɑt əˈloʊn əˈstraɪd ðə wərld. ɪt ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə nɪˈglɛkt tɪ priˈpɛr juz. dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks fər ə ˈpisfəl raɪz baɪ ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk əv ə ˈbrɔdər ˈfeɪljər əv strəˈtiʤɪk əˈʤəstmənt. əv kɔrs, ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɑbviəs ˈpɛrəˌdɑks əˈbaʊt ðə læk əv əˈtɛnʃən tɪ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks riˈleɪʃənz. waɪl ˈfɔrʤɪŋ ə dəˈmɛstɪk kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn raɪz wɪl nɑt bi ˈizi (fər wən θɪŋ, ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈpɑrtəzənˌʃɪp ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈhæmpər ðə ˈfɔrʤɪŋ əv ə ˈpərpəsfəl grænd ˈstrætəʤi ɔn ðə wərld steɪʤ), ənd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts stɪl hæv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈgreɪtər ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊvər wət ˈhæpənz æt hoʊm ðən ðeɪ du ˈoʊvər ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə kərˈɛkt stæns həz dwɔrft dɪˈskəʃən ˈoʊvər wət dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsiz ənd ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ʃʊd bi pərˈsud ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈʃɪftɪŋ paʊər. fju ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts hæv ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtəd ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə. hɪz ˈmæntrə ðət ðə juz. dɪˈzərvz səm hir æt home”*” ənd hɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ɔn renewal”*” ər ˈfrikˌwɛnt kəmˈpoʊnənts əv stəmp spiʧ, ˈpɑləsiz ðət ɪkˈsplɪsətli taɪ ðə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks tɪ ˈstændɪŋ əˈbrɔd. ɪt ɪz lɛs ˈɑbviəs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz græspt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv pərˈpɛrɪŋ juz. ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd soʊˈsaɪɪti fər ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈʧælənʤ əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ paʊər trænˈzɪʃən wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. ðɪs ɪz ə gæp ɪn juz. strəˈtiʤɪk ˈplænɪŋ ðət ɔt tɪ bi əˈdrɛst ɛz ə ˈmætər əv ˈərʤənsi. ɪt ɪz noʊ ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən tɪ seɪ ðət ðə feɪt əv wərld pis ənd juz. ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti meɪ dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ɪt. ˈɛdɪtərz noʊt: ðə əˈbəv fərst əˈpɪrd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2014 ɪt ɪz biɪŋ du tɪ ˈridər ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ˈɪmɪʤ: kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz.
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how should the united states respond to the rise of china? scholars and practitioners of foreign policy are divided on this question. the battle lines are familiar. optimists about the future of u.s.-china relations, who believe that china can and should become a “responsible stakeholder” in the international community, argue that the united states must adopt strategic restraint and conciliatory behavior towards china so that beijing will reciprocate in kind. pessimists, regarding it as inevitable that china will seek to overturn the american-made international system, counter that only by maintaining a favorable balance of power can the united states and its allies protect their interests in the context of china’s seemingly inexorable ascent to material preponderance.
for all their differences, these two stylized responses to china’s rise share a common focus on u.s. external relations. that is, each approach consists of a set of foreign policy prescriptions for dealing with china. yet it is not just in the realm of foreign policy that the u.s. must prepare for china’s rise. in domestic politics, too, there are significant moves that must be made to prepare the u.s. for relative decline vis-à-vis china—and, indeed, other rising states.
the last time the world witnessed a power transition of truly hegemonic proportions was when the united states overtook the british empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. although sometimes blind to the absolute dimensions of britain’s decline, there is no question that officials in london were keenly aware of the united states’ relative increases in power from at least the 1890s onwards. early on, london undertook not only to acquiesce to america’s rise but to actively promote it in certain areas. this policy of appeasement is evident in several foreign-policy moves made by london—for example, its deference to the u.s. over the venezuela dispute of 1895 and its diplomatic support for washington during the spanish-american war three years later.
yet whitehall also took care to sell the united states’ global rise to self-interested political, economic and social elites at home. cabinet insistence that war between the anglo-americans over venezuela would constitute “fratricide” was intended to forestall jingoism at home as much as defuse relations with washington. several years later when negotiating the hay-pauncefote treaty acceding to u.s. control over the prospective panama canal, the british government was at pains to assure powerful commercial interests that international law would be enough to protect the rights of british shipping under a u.s.-led trans-isthmian regime. as american industry and exports began to outstrip british wares, there was no shortage of politicians to take a domestic stand in favor of free trade over imperial preference—even if there were others who saw protectionism as necessary to protect british interests.
these attempts to manage domestic opinion regarding the united states’ rise to power were integral to maintaining cordial relations as part of the so-called “great rapprochement.” indeed, they can be contrasted with contemporaneous attempts by british politicians to whip up public opposition to french adventurism in africa (e.g. the fashoda crisis) and russian designs on the near east, british india and east asia—not to mention german expansionism in the early twentieth century. while the domestic political climate in britain was by no means monolithic and it was no foregone conclusion that anglo-american amity would emerge relatively unscathed into the twentieth century, credit must surely be accorded to those british politicians who were willing to assuage their compatriots’ concerns about the rise of the united states and the concomitant decline in british influence that most contemporaries recognised would ensue.
american leaders, too, have been no strangers to managing domestic politics—and particularly public opinion—in service of foreign-policy objectives. the truman administration, for example, waged a vigorous public-relations campaign against global communism during the early cold war in order to build a domestic consensus against america’s wartime-ally-turned-geopolitical-nemesis, the soviet union. in the 1980s, too, the reagan administration organized a highly professional and centralized public affairs operation to buttress the reaganite take on world affairs. events such as the shooting down of korean air flight 007 were seized upon to paint the ussr as a barbarous regime that ought to be resisted by those in the free world. in contrast, historian john lewis gaddis blames insufficient buy-in from the public and congress for the demise of détente under president nixon, helping to demonstrate that solid domestic foundations are essential to support an ambitious foreign-policy superstructure.
whatever foreign policy the united states adopts vis-à-vis china today, then—be it conciliatory, á la the anglo-american rapprochement and the nixon-kissinger strategy of détente, or confrontational, as with u.s.-soviet relations under truman and reagan, attention to domestic politics will have to play a major role. to date, however, u.s. elites have shown little foresight in this realm.
perhaps more worryingly, that which has been done to prime the public on the rise of china has served to foster hostility towards china. politicians, economic actors, media outlets and members of the general public alike are fearful of china’s rise, which they associate with u.s. decline abroad and worsened living standards at home. politicians and opinion-leaders on the right and left make hay out of the “china threat” to national security and the u.s. economy, while few put about the message of improving relations with china. in short, little has been done to prepare the domestic political climate for the peaceful ascent of china to true great-power status.
in part, this failure of policy may be because both the american public and its political class still seem to take u.s. global preponderance for granted. few alive can remember a time when the united states was not calling the shots in world politics. it should be noted that former secretary of defense robert gates was the last truly senior white house official to have served in government during the cold war and thus have experience of governing at a time when the u.s. was not alone astride the world. it is therefore possible that the neglect to prepare u.s. domestic politics for a peaceful rise by china is symptomatic of a broader failure of strategic adjustment.
of course, there is an obvious paradox about the lack of attention to domestic politics vis-à-vis u.s.-china relations. while forging a domestic consensus on china’s rise will not be easy (for one thing, polarization and partisanship in the united states hamper the forging of a purposeful grand strategy on the world stage), policy-makers and opinion-shapers in the united states still have significantly greater influence over what happens at home than they do over events in china. nevertheless, debate over the correct foreign-policy stance has dwarfed discussion over what domestic policies and messages should be pursued in the context of shifting power.
few presidents have articulated the relationship between domestic politics and foreign policy more often than president obama. his mantra that the u.s. deserves some “nation-building here at home” and his insistence on “domestic renewal” are frequent components of obama’s stump speech, policies that explicitly tie the configuration of domestic politics to america’s standing abroad. it is less obvious, however, that the obama administration has grasped the importance of preparing u.s. politics and society for the specific challenge of the impending power transition with china. this is a gap in u.s. strategic planning that ought to be addressed as a matter of urgency. it is no exaggeration to say that the fate of world peace and u.s. national security may depend on it.
editor's note: the above first appeared in january 2014. it is being reposted due to reader interest.
image: creative commons.
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newsend* əv laɪf ˈseɪləm, ˈɔrəˌgɑn, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 6 2017 (lifesitenews*) ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈsɛnɪt ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə bɪl ðət wʊd əˈlaʊ dɪˈmɛnʃiə ənd ˈmɛnəli ɪl ˈpeɪʃənz tɪ bi stɑrvd ənd dɪˈhaɪdreɪtəd əˈgɛnst ðɛr ˈwɪʃɪz. ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈædəlts meɪ ɔˈrɛdi ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli stɑp ˈitɪŋ ənd ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, bət səʧ mɪˈstritmənt meɪ naʊ bi ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪ "ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt ˈædəlts wɪθ dɪˈmɛnʃiə ər ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs hu hæv nɑt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ stɑrv tɪ dɛθ," wɔrnz ˈɔrəˌgɑn raɪt tɪ laɪf. "ɪn ɔl maɪ jɪrz æt ˈwərkɪŋ æt ˈɔrəˌgɑn raɪt tɪ laɪf, aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər sin səʧ ə ˈdiviəs bɪl," geɪl ˈætbɛri, ðə grups ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər, toʊld ˈviə iˈmeɪl. "ɪt həz bɪn ˈklɛvərli ənd ˈrɪtən soʊ ɛz tɪ haɪd ɪts tru ˌɪnˈtɛnt. ðə leɪ ˈpərsən ˈkænɑt ˈrɪli ˌəndərˈstænd ðə bɪl wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈlɔjər tɪ hɛlp ɪkˈspleɪn ɪt." "ðə bɪl teɪks əˈweɪ ɔl əv ðə ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz ˈkərəntli ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈstæʧut ðət prəˈtɛkt ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz, dɪˈmɛnʃiə ənd ˈmɛnəli ɪl ˈpeɪʃənz hu ər ˈkɑnʃəs ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ it ənd drɪŋk ənd hu ər nɑt æt ðə steɪʤ, frəm biɪŋ stɑrvd ənd dɪˈhaɪdreɪtəd tɪ dɛθ," ˈætbɛri ɪkˈspleɪnd. ˈsɛnɪt bɪl 494 keɪm əˈbaʊt bɪˈkəz əv ðə keɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz ˈpeɪʃənt ˈnɔrə ˈhɛrɪs. ʃi hæd fɪld aʊt ən ədˈvæns ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈrɛktɪv seɪɪŋ ʃi dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ bi fɛd ˌɪnˈtrævənəsli. ɛz hər ˈɪlnəs prəˈgrɛst, ʃi ˈnidɪd tɪ bi. bət ˈhɛrɪs wɑz stɪl ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ it; ʃi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz hər hænz, bət nɑt juˈtɛnsəlz, tɪ fid hərˈsɛlf. hər ˈhəzbənd faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut tɪ gɪt hər ˈnərsɪŋ hoʊm tɪ stɑp ˈfidɪŋ hər. ðə ˈnərsɪŋ hoʊm, fərn ˈgɑrdənz, sɛd ɪt wʊd nɑt fɔrs ˈhɛrɪs tɪ it bət ðət ɪt ˈoʊnli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju prəˈvaɪdɪŋ hər ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈbeɪsɪk fud ənd ˈwɔtər. ˈmɪstər. ˈhɛrɪs lɔst; ðə ˈhɛrɪs ˈfæməli meɪnˈteɪnz ðət ðɛr ˈməðər wʊd wɔnt tɪ bi stɑrvd ənd dɪˈhaɪdreɪtəd ˈrəðər ðən lɪv ɪn səʧ ə steɪt. æt ðə hɑrt əv ðɪs kɔrt ˈbætəl wɑz ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv "tube-feeding*" ənd ˈwɛðər biɪŋ kaʊnts ɛz "tub ˈfidɪŋ," ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhɛrɪs sɛd ɪn hər ədˈvæns dɪˈrɛktɪv ʃi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt. 494 ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ɪnˈtaɪərli ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv 'life-support*' ənd 'tub ˈfidɪŋ' frəm ˈstæʧut, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈsərəˌgeɪt ənd kɔrts tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðoʊz tərmz ɛz ðeɪ wɪʃ," sɛd ˈætbɛri. ɪt "wʊd dɪˈlit ki ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ɪn lɔ ðət meɪk ɪt ˈvɛri klɪr ðət ˈpeɪʃənz kən fɪl aʊt ðɛr ədˈvæns dɪˈrɛktɪv ənd bi ˈsərtən ðət ðɛr dɪˈrɛktɪv wɪl bi ˈfɑloʊd ʤɪst ɛz ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd." 494 wʊd əˈlaʊ ə kɔrt tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðət əˈsɪstəns ˈitɪŋ ər ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ kaʊnts ɛz "tub ˈfidɪŋ" ər "laɪf səˈpɔrt." ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪt kʊd bi dɪˈnaɪd tɪ ə ˈmɛnəli ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtɪd ˈpeɪʃənt hu hæd ˈpriviəsli fɪld aʊt ə dɪˈrɛktɪv rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ dɪˈnaɪəl əv boʊθ əv ðoʊz θɪŋz ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈpeɪʃənt wɔnts tɪ kip ˈitɪŋ ənd nidz hɛlp duɪŋ soʊ. ˈəðər wərdz frəm wɪʧ 494 riˈmuvz ˈligəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ər "hiθ kɛr ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən" ənd "dɪˈmɛnʃiə." ɪt "ˈtrænsfərz paʊər frəm hu kən meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt kɛr frəm ðə ˈpeɪʃənt tɪ ðə ˈsərəˌgeɪt ənd ðə kɔrts," ðəs ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənt raɪts, ˈætbɛri sɛd. ðə bɪl ædz "tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt appropriate”*” ɪn ðə speɪs ɔn ðə ədˈvæns dɪˈrɛktɪv fɔrm ðət sɪz "maɪ ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv məst ˈfɑloʊ maɪ ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz." ɪt ɪˈreɪsɪz ðə wərd "dɪˈzaɪərz" θruaʊt ðə ˈstæʧut, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ɪt wɪθ "ˈprɛfərənsɪz." ðə bɪl wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪt ən ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd kəˈmɪti ðət kʊd meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ədˈvæns dɪˈrɛktɪv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. "ðə kəˈmɪti 494 sɛts əp ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ənd kən du wət ɪz ˈwɪʃɪz wɪθ nu ədˈvæns dɪˈrɛktɪvz ðeɪ raɪt," ˈætbɛri wɔrnd. ˈɔrəˌgɑnz lɔz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ kɛr ər səm əv ðə moʊst ˈlɪˌbərəl ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst steɪt tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪn 1997 ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈliθəl prəˈskrɪpʃənz ˈdɑktərz hæv ˈrɪtən ˈtərmənəli ɪl ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn həz ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ɪn 2014 æt list wən ˈpərsən hu daɪd baɪ əˈsɪstɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əbˈteɪnd ðə ˈliθəl doʊs ɪn 2012 439 deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr dɛθ ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə lɔ sɪz ðə ˈpeɪʃənt məst bi wɪˈθɪn sɪks mənθs əv dɛθ.
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newsend of life
salem, oregon, february 6, 2017 (lifesitenews) the oregon senate is considering a bill that would allow dementia and mentally ill patients to be starved and dehydrated against their wishes.
competent adults may already voluntarily stop eating and drinking, but such mistreatment may now be extended to "incompetent adults with dementia or mental illness who have not indicated that they want to starve to death," warns oregon right to life.
"in all my years at working at oregon right to life, i have never seen such a devious bill," gayle atteberry, the group's executive director, told lifesitenews via email. "it has been cleverly and craftily written so as to hide its true intent. the lay person cannot really understand the bill without a lawyer to help explain it."
"the bill takes away all of the safeguards currently in oregon statute that protect alzheimer's, dementia and mentally ill patients who are conscious and able to eat and drink and who are not at the end-of-life stage, from being starved and dehydrated to death," atteberry explained.
senate bill 494 came about because of the case involving alzheimer's patient nora harris. she had filled out an advance medical directive saying she did not want to be fed intravenously. as her illness progressed, she needed to be spoon-fed. but harris was still expressing a desire to eat; she was able to use her hands, but not utensils, to feed herself.
her husband filed a lawsuit to get her nursing home to stop feeding her.
the nursing home, fern gardens, said it would not force harris to eat but that it only wanted to continue providing her the option of basic food and water. mr. harris lost; the harris family maintains that their mother would want to be starved and dehydrated rather than live in such a state.
at the heart of this court battle was the definition of "tube-feeding" and whether being spoon-fed counts as "tube feeding," something harris said in her advance directive she didn't want.
"sb 494 eliminates entirely the definitions of 'life-support' and 'tube feeding' from statute, leaving the surrogate and courts to define those terms as they wish," said atteberry. it "would delete key definitions in law that make it very clear that patients can fill out their advance directive and be certain that their directive will be followed just as they intended."
sb 494 would allow a court to determine that assistance eating or drinking counts as "tube feeding" or "life support." therefore, it could be denied to a mentally incapacitated patient who had previously filled out a directive requesting denial of both of those things even if the patient wants to keep eating and needs help doing so.
other words from which sb 494 removes legal definitions are "heath care instruction" and "dementia."
it "transfers power from who can make decisions about end-of-life care from the patient to the surrogate and the courts," thus undermining patient rights, atteberry said.
the bill adds "to the extent appropriate” in the space on the advance directive form that says "my healthcare representative must follow my instructions."
it erases the word "desires" throughout the statute, replacing it with "preferences."
the bill would also create an unelected committee that could make changes to advance directive regulations.
"the governor-appointed committee sb 494 sets up is entirely independent and can do what is wishes with new advance directives they write," atteberry warned.
oregon's laws related to end-of-life care are some of the most liberal in the country. it was the first state to legalize assisted suicide in 1997. the number of lethal prescriptions doctors have written terminally ill patients in oregon has skyrocketed in recent years.
in 2014, at least one person who died by assisted suicide obtained the lethal dose in 2012 439 days before death even though the law says the patient must be within six months of death.
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hɪrz wət ju nid tɪ noʊ... ɪts ˈbɛtər tɪ spɛnd wiks ɔn ˈtreɪnɪŋ blɑks wɛr ju ˈæˌdrɛs ˈwiknəsɪz ðən ɪt ɪz tɪ spɛnd ðə hoʊl jɪr duɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət jʊr ˈwiknəsɪz ər ɪz tɪ kəmˈpɛr aɪˈdil strɛŋθ ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz bɪtˈwin lɪfts. ɪf ju kən skwɑt 300 paʊnz 5 taɪmz, ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ frənt skwɑt 255 paʊnz 5 taɪmz, ər 85 əv jʊr skwɑt ˈpaʊndɪʤ. fərst, tɛst ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ðə meɪn lɪfts. doʊnt juz ˈvæljuz bɪˈkəz strɛŋθ ˈfləkʧuˌeɪts ə lɔt frəm deɪ tɪ deɪ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, tɛst fər ə 5 ər 3rm*. ðə ˈrɛfərəns lɪfts fər moʊst "ˈbeɪsɪk strɛŋθ" ˈproʊˌgræmz ər ə 3 ər ɪn ðə bɛnʧ prɛs,, ənd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri prɛs. ðə ˈrɛfərəns lɪft fər kəmˈpɛtɪtərz, oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftərz, ənd ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz ɪz ə ɪn ðə klin ənd ʤərk. ˈwiknəs: ˈtərgət ɪt ənd kjʊr ɪt əm nɑt ˈpeɪʃənt. wɪn ðɛrz ə ˈwiknəs, aɪ wɔnt tɪ sɑlv ɪt ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd muv ɔn. doʊnt tɛl mi əˈbaʊt ˈspɛndɪŋ mənθs tɪ sɑlv ən ˈɪʃu. aɪl ˈtərgət ə ˈprɑbləm ənd θroʊ ðə ˈkɪʧən sɪŋk æt ɪt tɪ kjʊr ɪt! əv kɔrs, aɪ wɪl rɪˈdus ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈvɑljum fər ˈəðər ˈɛriəz waɪl aɪ kərˈɛkt ðə ˈwiknəs. aɪ spɛnd iʧ wik ˈtreɪnɪŋ blɑk ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈsɑlvɪŋ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈɪʃu. ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlts ər məʧ mɔr prəˈnaʊnst æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr ðən ɪf aɪ hæd spɛnt ðə hoʊl jɪr duɪŋ "ˈʤɛnərəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ." wəts jʊr ˈwiknəs? haʊ kən wi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wət ˈwiknəs tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn? ɪn ɪts ˈsəmˈwət ˈizi sɪns ju kən si wɪʧ ˈməsəlz ər ˌəndərdɪˈvɛləpt. bət fər pərˈfɔrməns gaɪz, ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət lift(s*) ər ˈwikər ər ˈlægɪŋ ɪz θru strɛŋθ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz. ju du ðɪs baɪ kəmˈpɛrɪŋ aɪˈdil strɛŋθ ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz bɪtˈwin lɪfts, wɪʧ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪzd baɪ ˈʧɑrəlz poʊlikˈwin. ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz pərˈzɛnəd hir wər əˈdæptɪd frəm ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈbæləns məˈtɪriəl ənd ˈrəʃən oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈweɪˌtlɪftɪŋ ˈlɪtərəʧər, ɛz wɛl ɛz æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə rɑ wərld ˈrɛkərdz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ju kən skwɑt 300 paʊnz 5 taɪmz, ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ frənt skwɑt 255 paʊnz 5 taɪmz, ər 85 əv jʊr skwɑt ˈpaʊndɪʤ. ðiz ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz ˈɑrənt ˈpərˌfɪkt. ˈdɪfərənt ˈbɑdi taɪps maɪt hæv ðət ər ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs fər səm lɪfts ənd ˌdɪˌsædˌvænˈteɪʤəs tɪ ˈəðər lɪfts. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ wən ˈmuvmənt maɪt meɪk ɪt ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd. stɪl, ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz rɪˈmeɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈsɑləd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ stɪk tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈwiknəsɪz. hir ər ˈsɛvərəl ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ skeɪlz ðət wɪl tɛl ju wət ju nid tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn. ðɛr greɪt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ teɪk ˈgɛsˌwərk, əˈpɪnjən, ənd wɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ðɛm wɪθ koʊld, hɑrd, fækts. ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz fər ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ bi strɔŋ fərst, ju nid tɪ tɛst ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ðə meɪn lɪfts. aɪ doʊnt juz ˈvæljuz bɪˈkəz strɛŋθ ˈfləkʧuˌeɪts ə lɔt frəm deɪ tɪ deɪ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ tɛst fər ə 5 ər 3rm*, boʊθ ɪn ðə ˈrɛfərəns lɪft (bæk skwɑt ər bɛnʧ prɛs) ənd ðə kəmˈpɛrəsən lɪfts (frənt skwɑts,, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri prɛs, kərl, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ˈəndər wɪʧ ðə lɪfts ər dən ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪstənt. juz ə ˈsɪmələr ˈrɪðəm fər ɔl jʊr lɪfts ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz stɑrt ðə frəm ə dɛd stɑrt (noʊ ˈbaʊnsɪŋ). 1 loʊər ˈbɑdi strɛŋθ ˈbæləns ˈrɛfərəns lɪft: bæk skwɑt tɪ ˈligəl dɛpθ frənt skwɑt: 85 əv bæk skwɑt klin: 100 əv bæk skwɑt snæʧ: 90 əv bæk skwɑt: 120 əv bæk skwɑt ə klin ɪz ə ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ ðə fərst pʊl əv ə klin. ðə hɪps ər ɛz loʊ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl waɪl stɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈʃoʊldərz tɪ bi əˈbəv (nɑt bɪˈhaɪnd) ðə bɑr. wɪn ju pʊl, ju straɪv tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə seɪm ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ˈæŋgəl ənˈtɪl ðə bɑr ˈpæsɪz ðə niz. klin juz mɔr kwɑdz, əˈspɛʃəli frəm ðə flɔr tɪ ðə niz. ðə ˈjuzɪz ə sˈlaɪtli haɪər hɪp pəˈzɪʃən frəm ðə flɔr ənd ˈjuzɪz mɔr loʊər hɪnʤ tɪ lɪft ðə ˈbɑrˌbɛl. ðə snæʧ əˈbaɪdz baɪ ðə seɪm rulz ɛz ðə klin, bət ˈjuzɪz ə ˈwaɪdər grɪp, wɪʧ wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪv ju ən ˈivɪn loʊər hɪp pəˈzɪʃən æt ðə stɑrt. lɛts seɪ ən ˈæθˌlit həz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɪfts: bæk skwɑt: 375 paʊnz frənt skwɑt: 285 paʊnz 76 ˈvərsəz. 85 aɪˈdil) klin: 345 paʊnz 92 ˈvərsəz. 100 aɪˈdil) snæʧ: 285 paʊnz 76 ˈvərsəz. 90 aɪˈdil): 475 paʊnz 126 ˈvərsəz. 120 aɪˈdil) ðɪs tɛlz mi ðət ðə kwɑdz ər ˈlaɪkli ðə ˈɪʃu ənd frənt skwɑts ˈprɛzənt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm hir. soʊ ðɪs ˈæθˌlit ʃʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ hɪz frənt skwɑts ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə 85 aɪˈdil. əv kɔrs, hi wɪl nid tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kɔz əv ðə ɪmˈbæləns. ɪz ɪt ə læk əv kwɑd strɛŋθ ər ə moʊˈbɪlɪti ˈɪʃu? ɪf ɪts ðə ˈlætər, hil nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈbɪldɪŋ əp ðə frənt skwɑt ˌɪtˈsɛlf, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə ki pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ðə frənt skwɑt, wɪʧ minz duɪŋ moʊˈbɪlɪti wərk ɛz wɛl ɛz pɔzd frənt skwɑts wɪθ ən ˈəˌpraɪt ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm pəˈzɪʃən. ðə fækt ðət ðə ɪz haɪ tɛlz mi ðət ðɪs ˈlɪftər ɪz ˈlaɪkli strɔŋ ɪn ðə bæk kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə kwɑdz. ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ hɪz wʊd ˈlaɪkli nɑt əˈfɛkt hɪz ˈəðər lɪfts, bət ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə frənt skwɑt əp tɪ ðə aɪˈdil 85 ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ wɪl ˈsərtənli reɪz ðə ˈəðər lɪfts, ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt tu məʧ dɪˈrɛkt ˈfoʊkɪs. ðə klin ɪz ə bɪt loʊ, bət wi kən kənˈklud ðət ɪts ˈsɪmpli du tɪ ðə ˈwikər kwɑdz, wɪʧ meɪk ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈmuvmənt ˈhɑrdər. ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp ðə frənt skwɑt wɪl ˈlaɪkli brɪŋ ðə klin bæk tɪ ˈprɑpər ˈbæləns. 2 ˈəpər ˈbɑdi strɛŋθ ˈbæləns ˈrɛfərəns lɪft: bɛnʧ prɛs bɛnʧ prɛs: 90 əv bɛnʧ prɛs pʊʃ prɛs: 85 əv bɛnʧ prɛs ˌɪnˈklaɪn bɛnʧ prɛs: 80 əv bɛnʧ prɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri prɛs (ˈstændɪŋ, strɪkt): 60 əv bɛnʧ prɛs ər 75 əv pʊʃ prɛs ˈweɪtɪd dɪp: 105 əv bɛnʧ prɛs ˌɪnˈkludɪd) chin-up*: 90 əv bɛnʧ prɛs ˌɪnˈkludɪd) ˈbɑrˌbɛl roʊ (ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ˈpɛrəˌlɛl): 70 əv bɛnʧ prɛs ˈpriʧər kərl: 40 əv bɛnʧ prɛs ˈstændɪŋ rɪˈvərs kərl: 35 əv bɛnʧ prɛs 3 hoʊl ˈbɑdi strɛŋθ ˈbæləns ðiz ər ðə bɪg lɪfts ðət ər ðə meɪn lɪfts ɪn moʊst "ˈbeɪsɪk strɛŋθ" ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz laɪk ˈstɑrtɪŋ strɛŋθ, ənd maɪ oʊn ˈproʊˌgræmz lɪfts ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ʃʊd du ənd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæpləkəbəl tɪ rɑ (gɪr əˈfɛkts lɪfts ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ənd skruz əp ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz). wəns əˈgɛn, aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ juz ə 3 ər tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðiz ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz. moʊst əv ðə taɪm aɪ juz 3 rɛps, bət 5 ɪz faɪn wɪθ ˈlɪftərz wɪθ lɛs ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈrɛfərəns lɪft: bæk skwɑt bɛnʧ prɛs: 75 əv bæk skwɑt: 120 əv bæk skwɑt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri prɛs (strɪkt): 45 əv bæk skwɑt noʊt: aɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv ðə rɑ ˈrɛkərd æt əraʊnd 115 ˈlaɪtər weɪt ˈklæsɪz ər ˈkloʊzər tɪ ənd ˈhɛviər wənz ər ɪn ðə reɪnʤ. wi məst ˌəndərˈstænd ðət æt ðət ˈlɛvəl, grɪp strɛŋθ kən bɪˈkəm ðə ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈfæktər. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ɪz dən læst ɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈæftər goʊɪŋ ˈɔˈlaʊt ɔn skwɑts ənd bɛnʧ. ɪts nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ɪts ə bɪt bɪˈloʊ maɪ aɪˈdil ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv 120 ən ˈæθˌlit kən bɪld ə ˈproʊˌfaɪl wɪθ ðə lɪfts ðət ˈkəvərz ðə hoʊl ˈbɑdi ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɪm. aɪ doʊnt ˈpərsənəli ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈpriʧər kərl ənd rɪˈvərs kərl ɪn ðɛr (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl), bət səm maɪt wɔnt tɪ juz ðɛm. rəˈgɑrdləs, ðə mɔr kəmˈpɛrəsənz ju juz, ðə ˈbɛtər græsp ju hæv əv jʊr strɛŋθs ənd ˈwiknəsɪz. aɪ laɪk tɪ juz ðə skwɑt ɛz ə ˈrɛfərəns fər ðə "kəmˈplit" lɪst əv ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz sɪns ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ʃʊd skwɑt: ˈrɛfərəns lɪft: bæk skwɑt 100 frənt skwɑt: 85 əv bæk skwɑt klin: 100 əv bæk skwɑt snæʧ: 90 əv bæk skwɑt: 120 əv bæk skwɑt bɛnʧ prɛs: 75 əv bæk skwɑt bɛnʧ prɛs: əv bæk skwɑt pʊʃ prɛs: əv bæk skwɑt ˌɪnˈklaɪn bɛnʧ prɛs: 60 əv bæk skwɑt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri prɛs (ˈstændɪŋ, strɪkt): 45 əv bæk skwɑt ˈweɪtɪd dɪp: əv bæk skwɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪd) chin-up*: əv bæk skwɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪd) ˈbɑrˌbɛl roʊ (ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ˈpɛrəˌlɛl): əv bæk skwɑt ˈpriʧər kərl: 30 əv bæk skwɑt ˈstændɪŋ rɪˈvərs kərl: əv bæk skwɑt klin ʤərk: 80 əv bæk skwɑt snæʧ: 66 əv bæk skwɑt klin: əv bæk skwɑt ʤərk: 84 əv bæk skwɑt paʊər klin: 68 əv bæk skwɑt paʊər ʤərk: 72 əv bæk skwɑt paʊər snæʧ: 54 əv bæk skwɑt frənt skwɑt: 85 əv bæk skwɑt ðiz ˈɑbviəsli du nɑt əˈkaʊnt fər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðət maɪt meɪk ju ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈsutɪd fər spɪˈsɪfɪk lɪfts. ðeɪ ər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈvɛri ˈækjərət ˈmɛʒərɪŋ stɪk tɪ gɪv ju ən əˈbʤɛktɪv aɪˈdiə əv wət ju ʃʊd ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn. 4 strɛŋθ ˈbæləns fər crossfitters*, oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftərz, ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz kəmˈpɛtɪtərz, oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftərz, ənd ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ juz ðə strɛŋθ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz fər ðə ˈəpər ənd loʊər ˈbɑdi strɛŋθ lɪfts, bət ðə ər əˈspɛʃəli ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ˈwiknəsɪz. fər ðiz lɪfts aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ tɛst wɪθ ə ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈsɑləd, ɛz ˈtɛstɪŋ wɪθ 5 rɛps ɪz ə bɪt haɪ fər ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk lɪft ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz. ˈrɛfərəns lɪft: klin ʤərk snæʧ: əv klin ʤərk klin: əv klin ʤərk ʤərk: 105 əv klin ʤərk paʊər klin: 85 əv klin ʤərk paʊər ʤərk: 90 əv klin ʤərk paʊər snæʧ: əv klin ʤərk frənt skwɑt: 110 əv klin ʤərk bæk skwɑt: 125 əv klin ʤərk hir ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz kən tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ɪf ðə ˈæθˌlit læks strɛŋθ, paʊər, ər tɛkˈnik. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ə paʊər klin ənd paʊər sˈnæʧɪz hæv ə ˈvɛri haɪ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ (ər əˈbəv 85 ənd ˈvərsəz ðə klin ənd snæʧ, ɪt tɛlz mi ðət ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪz ˈiðər ˈsupər ˈpaʊərfəl ər həz ˈtɛknɪkəl ər moʊˈbɪlɪti ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ðə bɑr ˈɪntu ə fʊl skwɑt tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə ˈbɑrˌbɛl. ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ˈɔfən si ɪn ˈæθˌlits ðeɪ ˈpræktɪs ðə paʊər snæʧ ənd paʊər klin tu məʧ ənd ˈnɛvər dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈəndər ðə bɑr. ɪf ən ˈæθˌlit həz ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ bæk skwɑt bət hɪz klin ʤərk ənd snæʧ ər loʊ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ hɪz skwɑt, ɪts ˈɑbviəs ðət ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz tɛkˈnik rɪˈleɪtɪd. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈstrɔŋgər, hi ʃʊd ˌɪnˈvɛst mɔr taɪm ɪn ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk lɪfts ðɛmˈsɛlvz. məʧ lɛs ˈkɑmən ɪz ˈsəmˌwən hu paʊər klinz mɔr ðən hi kən frənt skwɑt, bət aɪv sin ɪt əˈməŋ ˈæθˌlits hu ər məʧ ˈstrɔŋgər ðən skˈwɑtərz. ˈɑbviəsli, ðət taɪp əv ˈpərsən wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ klin (fʊl skwɑt rɪˈsɛpʃən) mɔr weɪt ənˈtɪl hi gɪts hɪz lɛg strɛŋθ əp. ˈivɪn ɪf hi wər tɪ ˈpræktɪs ðə fʊl klin tɪ dɛθ, hɪz ˈnəmbərz wʊd nɑt goʊ əp ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz hi ˈdəzənt hæv ðə lɛg strɛŋθ tɪ stænd əp wɪθ ðə ˈbɑrˌbɛl. soʊ mɔr ˈɛnərʤi ʃʊd bi spɛnt ɔn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə frənt skwɑt əp ˈrəðər ðən ˈspɛndɪŋ aʊərz ˈdrɪlɪŋ tɛkˈnik. tɛkˈnik ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bət ju ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn wəts ˈhoʊldɪŋ ju bæk. ɪf jʊr klin ɪz weɪ əˈhɛd əv jʊr ʤərk, ju ʃʊd spɛnd mɔr taɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr ʤərk tɪ goʊ əp ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɪmpli kip ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr klin haɪər. rɪˈleɪtɪd: teɪk jʊr frəm sək tɪ sɪk rɪˈleɪtɪd: oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈlɪftɪŋ meɪd ˈsɪmpəl
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here's what you need to know...
it's better to spend 3-6 weeks on training blocks where you address weaknesses than it is to spend the whole year doing general all-round training. the best way to find out what your weaknesses are is to compare ideal strength levels or ratios between lifts. if you can squat 300 pounds 5 times, you should be able to front squat 255 pounds 5 times, or 85% of your squat poundage. first, test yourself in the main lifts. don't use 1rm values because 1rm strength fluctuates a lot from day to day. instead, test for a 5 or 3rm. the reference lifts for most "basic strength" programs are a 3 or 5rm in the bench press, powerlifting deadlift, and the military press. the reference lift for crossfit competitors, olympic lifters, and football players is a 2rm in the clean and jerk.
weakness: target it and cure it
i'm not patient. when there's a weakness, i want to solve it as soon as possible and move on. don't tell me about spending months to solve an issue. i'll target a problem and throw the kitchen sink at it to cure it!
of course, i will reduce the training volume for other areas while i correct the weakness. i spend each 3-6 week training block focusing on solving a specific issue.
the end results are much more pronounced at the end of the year than if i had spent the whole year doing "general training."
what's your weakness?
how can we identify what weakness to focus on?
in bodybuilding it's somewhat easy since you can see which muscles are underdeveloped. but for performance guys, the best way to find out what lift(s) are weaker or lagging is through strength ratios.
you do this by comparing ideal strength levels or ratios between lifts, which is something popularized by charles poliquin. the ratios presented here were adapted from poliquin's structural balance material and russian olympic weightlifting literature, as well as analysis of the powerlifting raw world records.
for example, if you can squat 300 pounds 5 times, you should be able to front squat 255 pounds 5 times, or 85% of your squat poundage.
these ratios aren't perfect. different body types might have leverages that are advantageous for some lifts and disadvantageous to other lifts.
likewise, having more experience with one movement might make it artificially elevated. still, ratios remain a very solid measuring stick to identify weaknesses.
here are several ratio scales that will tell you what you need to be working on. they're great because they take guesswork, opinion, and whim out of the picture and replace them with cold, hard, sometimes-disappointing facts.
ratios for people who want to be strong
first, you need to test yourself in the main lifts. i don't use 1rm values because 1rm strength fluctuates a lot from day to day. instead, i prefer to test for a 5 or 3rm, both in the reference lift (back squat or bench press) and the comparison lifts (front squats, powerlifting deadlift, military press, curl, etc.).
also, the conditions under which the lifts are done should be consistent. use a similar rhythm for all your lifts and always start the deadlift from a dead start (no bouncing).
1 – lower body strength balance
reference lift: back squat to legal depth
front squat: 85% of back squat
clean deadlift: 100% of back squat
snatch deadlift: 90% of back squat
powerlifting deadlift: 120% of back squat
a clean deadlift is a deadlift mimicking the first pull of a clean. the hips are as low as possible while still allowing the shoulders to be above (not behind) the bar. when you pull, you strive to maintain the same torso angle until the bar passes the knees. clean deadlifts use more quads, especially from the floor to the knees.
the powerlifting deadlift uses a slightly higher hip position from the floor and uses more lower back/hip hinge to lift the barbell.
the snatch deadlift abides by the same rules as the clean deadlift, but uses a wider grip, which will actually give you an even lower hip position at the start.
let's say an athlete has the following lifts:
back squat: 375 pounds
front squat: 285 pounds (76% vs. 85% ideal)
clean deadlift: 345 pounds (92% vs. 100% ideal)
snatch deadlift: 285 pounds (76% vs. 90% ideal)
powerlifting deadlift: 475 pounds (126% vs. 120% ideal)
this tells me that the quads are likely the issue and front squats present the biggest problem here. so this athlete should focus on bringing his front squats closer to the 85% ideal.
of course, he will need to address the cause of the imbalance. is it a lack of quad strength or a mobility issue? if it's the latter, he'll not only have to focus on building up the front squat itself, but also on improving the key positions in the front squat, which means doing mobility work as well as paused front squats with an upright torso in the bottom position.
the fact that the powerlifting deadlift is high tells me that this lifter is likely strong in the hips/lower back compared to the quads. increasing his deadlift would likely not affect his other lifts, but bringing the front squat up to the ideal 85% ratio will certainly raise the other lifts, even without too much direct focus.
the clean deadlift is a bit low, but we can conclude that it's simply due to the weaker quads, which make the start of the movement harder. bringing up the front squat will likely bring the clean deadlift back to proper balance.
2 – upper body strength balance
reference lift: bench press
close-grip bench press: 90% of bench press
push press: 85% of bench press
incline bench press: 80% of bench press
military press (standing, strict): 60% of bench press or 75% of push press
weighted dip: 105% of bench press (bodyweight included)
supinated chin-up: 90% of bench press (bodyweight included)
chest-supported barbell row (torso parallel): 70% of bench press
preacher curl: 40% of bench press
standing reverse curl: 35% of bench press
3 – whole body strength balance
these are the big lifts that are the main lifts in most "basic strength" training programs like 5/3/1, starting strength, and my own programs - lifts that everybody should do and focus on.
they are also applicable to raw powerlifters (gear affects lifts differently and screws up the ratios). once again, i prefer to use a 3 or 5rm to establish these ratios. most of the time i use 3 reps, but 5 is fine with lifters with less experience.
reference lift: back squat
bench press: 75% of back squat
powerlifting deadlift: 120% of back squat *
military press (strict): 45% of back squat
* note: i calculated the deadlift/squat ratio of the raw powerlifting record at around 115%. lighter weight classes are closer to 116-117% and heavier ones are in the 103-108% range.
we must understand that at that level, grip strength can become the limiting factor. also, the deadlift is done last in competition after going all-out on squats and bench. it's not surprising that it's a bit below my ideal ratio of 120%.
an all-around athlete can build a profile with the lifts that covers the whole body and/or are important to him. i don't personally include the preacher curl and reverse curl in there (for example), but some might want to use them.
regardless, the more comparisons you use, the better grasp you have of your strengths and weaknesses.
i like to use the squat as a reference for the "complete" list of exercises since everybody should squat:
reference lift: back squat 100%
front squat: 85% of back squat
clean deadlift: 100% of back squat
snatch deadlift: 90% of back squat
powerlifting deadlift: 120% of back squat
bench press: 75% of back squat
close-grip bench press: 67.5% of back squat
push press: 63.75% of back squat
incline bench press: 60% of back squat
military press (standing, strict): 45% of back squat
weighted dip: 78.75% of back squat (bodyweight included)
supinated chin-up: 67.5% of back squat (bodyweight included)
chest-supported barbell row (torso parallel): 52.5% of back squat
preacher curl: 30% of back squat
standing reverse curl: 26.25% of back squat
clean & jerk: 80% of back squat
snatch: 66% of back squat
clean: 81.6% of back squat
jerk: 84% of back squat
power clean: 68% of back squat
power jerk: 72% of back squat
power snatch: 54% of back squat
front squat: 85% of back squat
these obviously do not account for differences in leverages that might make you genetically suited for specific lifts. they are, however, a very accurate measuring stick to give you an objective idea of what you should focus on.
4 – strength balance for crossfitters, olympic lifters, football players
crossfit competitors, olympic lifters, and football players should also use the strength ratios for the upper and lower body strength lifts, but the o-lifts are especially telling in determining weaknesses.
for these lifts i prefer to test with a technically solid 2rm, as testing with 5 reps is a bit high for the olympic lift variations.
reference lift: clean & jerk
snatch: 82.5% of clean & jerk
clean: 102.5% of clean & jerk
jerk: 105% of clean & jerk
power clean: 85% of clean & jerk
power jerk: 90% of clean & jerk
power snatch: 67.5% of clean & jerk
front squat: 110% of clean & jerk
back squat: 125% of clean & jerk
here the ratios can tell us if the athlete lacks strength, power, or technique. for example, if a lifter's power clean and power snatches have a very high ratio (are above 85% and 67.5%) versus the clean and snatch, it tells me that the individual is either super powerful or has technical or mobility issues in getting under the bar into a full squat to receive the barbell.
this is something you often see in crossfit athletes - they practice the power snatch and power clean too much and never develop the timing to get under the bar.
if an athlete has a very large back squat but his clean & jerk and snatch are low compared to his squat, it's obvious that the issue is technique related. instead of trying to get stronger, he should invest more time in practicing the olympic lifts themselves.
much less common is someone who power cleans more than he can front squat, but i've seen it among crossfit athletes who are much stronger pullers than squatters. obviously, that type of person will not be able to clean (full squat reception) more weight until he gets his leg strength up.
even if he were to practice the full clean to death, his numbers would not go up simply because he doesn't have the leg strength to stand up with the barbell. so more energy should be spent on bringing the front squat up rather than spending hours drilling technique.
technique is important, but you should always focus on what's holding you back.
if your clean is way ahead of your jerk, you should spend more time getting your jerk to go up rather than simply keep getting your clean higher.
related: take your deadlift from suck to sick
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ə ˈdɛspərɪt ˈkəpəl ər traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðɛr ““shy”*” ˈstudənt sən hu wɛnt ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈfɪrɪŋ hi hæd fləŋkt hɪz dɪˈgri. ˈsæmjul, 20 kəmˈplitɪd hɪz kəmˈpjutər saɪəns kɔrs æt ˈæŋgliə ˈrəskɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ðɪs ˈsəmər. bət hi ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd frəm hɪz ˈfæməli hoʊm ɪn bookham*, ˈsəri læst ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈlivɪŋ ə noʊt wɪʧ rɛd: "aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈfɪnɪʃ. aɪv ˈweɪstɪd θri jɪrz əv maɪ laɪf." hɪz ˈfæməli hæv ˈplidɪd wɪθ ɪm tɪ kəm hoʊm ər ˈkɑnˌtækt ðɛm tɪ lɛt ðɛm noʊ hi ɪz seɪf. ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz ˈɔlsoʊ sɔt tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr ɪm ðət hi həz səm gʊd rɪˈzəlts ənd wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ hɪz dɪˈgri. hɪz ˈfɑðər stɔrt, 51 ə ˈbæŋkər, ənd ˈməðər əˈnɛt, 54 hæv əˈlərtɪd pəˈlis ənd tɑpt əp hɪz bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ənd ˈmoʊbəl foʊn bət hi həz nɑt juzd ˈiðər. ˈmɪsɪz, ə ˈtiʧɪŋ əˈsɪstənt, sɛd: "hi lɛft ðə haʊs ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈlənʧˌtaɪm ənd lɛft ə noʊt seɪɪŋ hi hæd ən əˈpɔɪntmənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɛz hi ˈhædənt dən ˈvɛri wɛl ɪn hɪz dɪˈgri. "ðɛrz nɑt bɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər roʊ bət hi ɪz ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər tɪ pərˈfɔrm ɛz səm əv hɪz ˈsɪblɪŋz hæv ɪn ðə past.”*.” "hɪz ˈbrəðər gɑt ə fərst ɪn kəmˈpjutər saɪəns frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈplɪməθ. hi wʊd hæv fɛlt ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər tɪ du ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪm. hɪz ˈsɪstər dɪd ˈvɛtrəˌnɛri saɪəns. "hi ɪz ˈvɛri kwaɪət. wi ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn noʊ wət hi wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪ gɪt, wi ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd ɪm tɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs haʊ hi wɑz duɪŋ ənd hɪz dæd sɛd ɪf hi ˈhæzənt dən ɛz wɛl ɛz hi hæd hoʊpt, tɛl ˈjuˈɛs." ʃi ˈædɪd: həz hæd ə fju ˈprɑbləmz ˈrisəntli, ʤɪst ðə ˈjuʒəwəl sɔrt əv θɪŋz, bət wi θɪŋk ðə ɪgˈzæmz wər ʤɪst ðə strɔ ðət broʊk ðə ˈkæməlz bæk. ɪf hi ʤɪst gɪts ɪn təʧ tɪ seɪ hi ɪz ˈoʊˈkeɪ bət ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ kəm hoʊm jɛt, waɪl aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi ˈhæpi, æt list wi wʊd noʊ hi ɪz safe.”*.” ðə ˈfæməli ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd aʊt haʊ ðɛr sən həz pərˈfɔrmd bɪˈkəz ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkænɑt rɪˈvil hɪz rɪˈzəlts. bət ən ˈæŋgliə ˈrəskɪn ˈspoʊksmən sɛd: həz əˈʧivd səm ˈrɪli gʊd mɑrks ənd ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ hɪz dɪˈgri kwaɪt soon.”*.” ˈmɪsɪz ˈædɪd: "bɪˈkəz əv ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti woʊnt tɛl ˈjuˈɛs haʊ hi həz dən. "bət ðeɪ toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli wən ˈmɑʤul hi həz dən ˈbædli ɪn ənd hi kən ˈriˈteɪk ɪn ðə ˈsəmər. ɪts nɑt ðə ɛnd əv ðə wərld. "aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ koʊp ɛz hi ˈdəzənt hæv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl səˈpɔrt, wi hæv pʊt ˈməni ɪn hɪz bæŋk ənd tɑpt əp hɪz foʊn bət hi ˈhæzənt juzd ˈiðər. "aɪ doʊnt hæv tɪ noʊ wɛr hi ɪz, aɪ ʤɪst nid tɪ noʊ ðət hi ɪz seɪf. hiz nɑt ˈstritˌwaɪz, ənd əm ˈvɛri ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ɪm." ðə ˈkəpəl seɪ ðeɪ hoʊp ˈmɪstər ɪz wɪθ ə frɛnd ɪn ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ bət ˈædɪd ðət ðə "ʃaɪ" ˈstudənt dɪd nɑt hæv ˈmɛni kloʊz frɛndz. ðə ˈæŋgliə ˈrəskɪn ˈspoʊksmən ˈædɪd: "wɪr ˈɑbviəsli ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli kənˈsərnd fər ˈsæmjulz ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd hoʊp ðət hi meɪks ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ hɪz frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ˈvɛri sun. "ðə ˈstudənts' ˈjunjən, wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈstudənts θruaʊt ðə ˈsəmər, həz ðə əˈpil frəm ˈsæmjulz ˈfæməli ɔn ɪts ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər ˈʧænəlz." ˈmɪstər ˈbrəðər, ˈmæθju, 23 həz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpild fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn tˈwɪtər, ˈərʤɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən hu maɪt noʊ əv hɪz ˈbrəðərz ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪm. ˈmɪstər ɪz wɪθ laɪt braʊn hɛr, blu aɪz ənd ˈglæsɪz. ɔn ðə deɪ hi wɛnt ˈmɪsɪŋ, hi ɪz θɔt tɪ hæv bɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈgrinɪʃ ˈwɪntər ˈpɑrkə koʊt, ˈrəkˌsæk, ˈgrinɪʃ ˈbægi ˈtraʊzərz ənd ə blu ˈdɛnəm ʃərt. ˈsəri pəˈlis sɛd ˈmɪstər ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns hæd bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ðɛm ənd ˈɔfɪsərz ər ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ˈvɛriəs ʧɛks ənd ˈsərʧɪz. ɪf ˈɛniˌwən noʊz əv hɪz ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts ðeɪ ər ərʤd tɪ kɔl ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈpipəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ɔn 020 8392 4590
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a desperate couple are trying to find their “shy” student son who went missing fearing he had flunked his degree.
samuel trussler, 20, completed his computer science course at anglia ruskin university in cambridge this summer.
but he disappeared from his family home in bookham, surrey last wednesday leaving a note which read: "i didn't finish. i've wasted three years of my life."
his family have pleaded with him to come home or contact them to let them know he is safe.
the university has also sought to reassure him that he has some good results and will be able to finish his degree.
his father stuart, 51, a banker, and mother annette, 54, have alerted police and topped up his bank account and mobile phone but he has not used either.
mrs trussler, a teaching assistant, said: "he left the house on wednesday lunchtime and left a note saying he had an appointment at the university as he hadn't done very well in his degree.
"there's not been a major row but he is under pressure to perform as some of his siblings have in the past.”
"his brother got a first in computer science from the university of plymouth. he would have felt under pressure to do as well as him. his sister did veterinary science.
"he is very quiet. we didn't even know what he was expecting to get, we just wanted him to tell us how he was doing and his dad said if he hasn't done as well as he had hoped, tell us."
she added: “he has had a few problems recently, just the usual sort of things, but we think the exams were just the straw that broke the camel's back.
“even if he just gets in touch to say he is ok but doesn't want to come home yet, while i wouldn't be happy, at least we would know he is safe.”
the family are unable to find out how their son has performed because the university cannot reveal his results.
but an anglia ruskin spokesman said: “he has achieved some really good marks and should be able to finish his degree quite soon.”
mrs trussler added: "because of data protection, the university won't tell us how he has done.
"but they told us that it was only one module he has done badly in and he can retake in the summer. it's not the end of the world.
"i don't know how he is going to cope as he doesn't have financial support, we have put money in his bank and topped up his phone but he hasn't used either.
"i don't have to know where he is, i just need to know that he is safe. he's not streetwise, and i'm very worried about him."
the couple say they hope mr trussler is with a friend in cambridge but added that the "shy" student did not have many close friends.
the anglia ruskin spokesman added: "we're obviously incredibly concerned for samuel's welfare and hope that he makes contact with his friends and family very soon.
"the students' union, which is in regular contact with students throughout the summer, has publicised the appeal from samuel's family on its facebook and twitter channels."
mr trussler's brother, matthew trussler, 23, has also appealed for information on twitter, urging anyone who might know of his brother's whereabouts to contact him.
mr trussler is 6ft 2in with light brown hair, blue eyes and glasses.
on the day he went missing, he is thought to have been wearing a greenish winter parka coat, rucksack, greenish baggy trousers and a blue denim short-sleeved shirt.
surrey police said mr trussler's disappearance had been reported to them and officers are carrying out various checks and searches.
if anyone knows of his whereabouts they are urged to call the missing people organisation on 020 8392 4590.
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læst mənθ wi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə wɪŋz wər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt kəˈnɛtəkət ɛz ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪt əˈpɪrz ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz wɪl meɪk ðə muv əˈfɪʃəl. ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ðət sən, hu oʊnz ðə kəˈnɛtəkət sən əv ðə wnba*, wɪl əˈnaʊns ðə wɪŋz ɛz ðɛr nuəst ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɑr oʊn ˈsɔrsəz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. ðə wɪŋz əˈnaʊnst læst mənθ ðət ðeɪ wər ˈmuvɪŋ frəm ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈæftər 26 jɪrz ɪn ðə seɪm ˈsɪti ənd ðə læst ˈstændɪŋ ərˈɪʤənəl tim. sən ərˈinə hoʊldz sits ənd wɑz læst juzd ɪn ən geɪm ɪn ðə 2002 ɔl stɑr geɪm. ðɪs muv rɪˈflɛkts ðə nu fəˈlɑsəfi ˈsimɪŋli wɪθ smɔl ərˈinəz. ðə læst ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən wɑz frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt tɪ vænˈkuvər læst jɪr ˈɪntu ə smɔl ərˈinə ɛz wɛl. ðə wɪŋz hæd pleɪd æt ðə wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ ˈsɛnər, ˈɔlsoʊ ðə hoʊm əv ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə flaɪərz ənd ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə 76ers*. wən sɔrs ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə wɪŋz traɪd tɪ sɛl ðə tim tɪ ðə flaɪərz bət ɪt ˈəltəmətli wɑz nɑt wərkt aʊt. ðə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz wər ðə læst tim tɪ baɪ ən ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪn 2011 ðə læst tim ɪn nu ˈɪŋglənd wɑz ðə ˈbɔstən ˈbleɪzərz wɪʧ ˈlæstɪd frəm ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ɪf ðə tim wɪl kip ðə wɪŋz neɪm ər seɪv ɪt fər ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ər ɪf ðə kləb wɪl teɪk ɔn ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈmɑnɪkər.
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last month we reported that the philadelphia wings were looking at connecticut as a possible relocation and on wednesday it appears the franchise will make the move official. theday.com reported on monday afternoon that mohegan sun, who owns the connecticut sun of the wnba, will announce the wings as their newest franchise on wednesday.
our own sources also confirmed this report. the wings announced last month that they were moving from philadelphia after 26 years in the same city and the last standing original nll team. mohegan sun arena holds 10,000 seats and was last used in an nll game in the 2002 all star game.
this move reflects the league’s new philosophy seemingly with small arenas. the last franchise relocation was from washington state to vancouver last year into a small arena as well. the wings had played at the wells fargo center, also the home of the philadelphia flyers and philadelphia 76ers.
one source indicated that the wings tried to sell the team to the flyers but it ultimately was not worked out. the calgary flames were the last nhl team to buy an nll franchise in 2011.
the last nll team in new england was the boston blazers which lasted from 2009-2011. it is unclear if the team will keep the wings name or save it for a potential philadelphia franchise or if the club will take on the new england moniker.
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16.5k* ʃɛrz ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri ɛz ðə ˈrɛtərɪk frəm ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈvɛnʃən groʊz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈvaɪələnt, ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt noʊn ðət ðeɪ wɪl nɑt ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ðə θrɛts biɪŋ meɪd əˈgɛnst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ advisor,”*,” æl baldasaro*, hu meɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ““traitor”*” ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən tɪ bi ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd baɪ ˈfaɪərrɪŋ skwɑd. bɪˈliv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən kəˈmɪtɪd ˈtrizən. ʃi pʊt ˈpipəl ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər. wɪn ˈpipəl teɪk ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl məˈtɪriəl ɔf ə ˈsərvər, ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈɛnəmi. hu kəˈmɪts ˈtrizən ʃʊd bi shot”*” sɛd baldasaro*, nɑt ˈkɛrɪŋ ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt hɪz pleɪs tɪ ʤəʤ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ʃi kəˈmɪtɪd ““treason,”*,” bət ðət wi ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv ən ˈeɪʤənsi fər ðət. ðət ˈeɪʤənsi faʊnd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən ˈvɛri məʧ nɑt ˈgɪlti. juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ɪz əˈwɛr əv ðɪs ˈmætər ənd wɪl ˈkɑndəkt ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt investigation,”*,” sɛd ˈspoʊksmən ˈrɑbərt ˈhoʊˌbæk tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli bist. ɪt ʤɪst goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ðə əbˈsɛsɪv ˌdimənəˈzeɪʃən əv ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən həz riʧt səʧ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈlɛvəlz ðət dɛθ θrɛts ər biɪŋ meɪd baɪ kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz kæmp, ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, həz nɑt rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ðɪs ɪz ən æˈbhɔrənt dɪsˈgreɪs tɪ ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪstəm. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈklɪntən həz bɪn ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt fər moʊst əv hər ˈædəlt laɪf ənd həz sərvd hər ˈkəntri wɪθ ənˈflɪnʧɪŋ dɪˈvoʊʃən ɪn boʊθ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt. ʃi ɪz ˈsərtənli noʊ ˈtreɪtər, ˈmɪrli ə θrɛt tɪ trəmp ənd hɪz ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr æmˈbɪʃənz ənd ɪf ðɪs bɑrˈbɛrɪk bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ə pæs æt ðə trəmp kæmp, gɑd ˈoʊnli noʊz haʊ ðeɪ wʊd bɪˈheɪv ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɑr nu ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts æp fər jʊr ˈaɪˌfoʊn baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ hir ər fər jʊr ˈænˌdrɔɪd baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ hir. æd jʊr neɪm tɪ ˈmɪljənz dɪˈmændɪŋ ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs teɪk ˈækʃən ɔn ðə kraɪmz. ˌɪmˈpiʧ ˈdɑnəld trəmp!
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as the rhetoric from the republican convention grows increasingly violent, the secret service is making it known that they will not tolerate the threats being made against democratic nominee hillary clinton.
the secret service is investigating trump’s “veterans advisor,” al baldasaro, who made headlines yesterday by calling for “traitor” hillary clinton to be executed by firing squad.
“i believe hillary clinton committed treason. she put people in danger. when people take confidential material off a server, you’re sharing information with the enemy. that’s treason…anyone who commits treason should be shot” said baldasaro, not caring that it is not his place to judge whether or not she committed “treason,” but that we actually have an agency for that. that agency found secretary clinton very much not guilty.
“the u.s. secret service is aware of this matter and will conduct the appropriate investigation,” said spokesman robert hoback to the daily beast.
it just goes to show that the right-wing’s obsessive demonization of secretary clinton has reached such dangerous levels that death threats are being made by campaign officials – trump’s camp, incidentally, has not responded to requests for comment. this is an abhorrent disgrace to our political system. secretary clinton has been a public servant for most of her adult life and has served her country with unflinching devotion in both the senate and as secretary of state. she is certainly no traitor, merely a threat to trump and his insincere ambitions – and if this barbaric behavior is given a pass at the trump camp, god only knows how they would behave in the white house.
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ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈjunjən ˈpɑrti (pyd*) ənd ɪts ɑrmd wɪŋ, ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈpipəlz' prəˈtɛkʃən ˈjunɪts (ypg*), hæv bɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈælaɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkɑnflɪkt bət ər kənˈdɛmd baɪ ˈtərki, huz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz sin ˈʤænjuˌɛri 14 2017 altan*) ˌɪstɑnˈbul) ɪf ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɔnts tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt kərdz tɪ ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈsɪriən pis tɔks ɪt maɪt ɛz wɛl ˌɪnˈvaɪt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst grup tu, sɛd ˈtərkiz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ huz ˈkəntri vjuz ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ˈsɪriə ɛz ɪkˈstriməsts. ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈjunjən ˈpɑrti (pyd*) ənd ɪts ɑrmd wɪŋ, ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈpipəlz' prəˈtɛkʃən ˈjunɪts (ypg*), hæv bɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈælaɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkɑnflɪkt bət ər kənˈdɛmd baɪ ˈtərki, wɪʧ wɪl ðə pis tɔks ɪn ˌkɑzɑkˈstɑn wɪθ ˈrəʃə sɛt fər ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 ˈtərki kɔlz ðə ə "ˈtɛrər grup" fər ɪts lɪŋks tɪ ˈkərdɪʃ ˈsɛpərətɪst ˈmɪlətənts ɪn ˈtərki ənd həz ˈblæstɪd ðə ˈjuˈɛs rɪˈpitɪdli fər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə grup ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈsɪriə. ə ˈkɑmɛnt baɪ ə ˈjuˈɛs steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksmən ðɪs wik ðət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən bɪˈlivz ðə wʊd "hæv tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs... æt səm pɔɪnt" ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪd ˈæŋkərə. "ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ə ˈtɛrər grup tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl ðɛn ju maɪt ɛz wɛl ˌɪnˈvaɪt æl ənd daesh*," ˈtərkɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ əˈfɪliˌeɪt ˈfɑtɛ frənt, noʊn ˈpriviəsli ɛz frənt, ənd ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ɪz). "wi du nɑt dɪˈnaɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs roʊl ənd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən (tɪ ðə tɔks), bət wi ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ frəm ðə nu ˈjuˈɛs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən: ɪt məst stɑp wɪθ ˈtɛrər grups," hi sɛd. "ðə ˈkɑrənt (ˈjuˈɛs) ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɪriəs mɪˈsteɪks," hi sɛd. ɪt wɑz nɑt ðə fərst ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk spæt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈhitɪd ˈkərdɪʃ ˈɪʃu ðɪs wik. ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmænd twit ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɪts ˈkərdɪʃ ˈælaɪz wər nɑt lɪŋkt tɪ ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˈmɪlətənts wɪpt əp ə stɔrm ˈθərzˌdeɪ, wɪθ ˈæŋkərə ˈæskɪŋ ɪf ˈwɔʃɪŋtən hæd "lɔst ɪts ˈsɛnsɪz". riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈtərki hæv bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈbɪtər ɪn ðə læst mənθ, wɪθ ˈæŋkərə ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ hoʊp əv ə "nu ˈʧæptər" ˈəndər ˈdɑnəld trəmp. waɪl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz pleɪd ə ki roʊl ɪn əˈtɛmpts tɪ brɪŋ ˈsɪriəz ˈwɔrɪŋ ˈpɑrtiz tɪ ðə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbəl ɪn ðə pæst, ɪt həz bɪn ˈnoʊtəbli ˈæbsənt frəm ðə kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈæŋkərə ənd ˈmɔˌskaʊ tɪ ˈbroʊkər ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈsisˈfaɪər ðət ɪz mɛnt tɪ peɪv ðə weɪ fər ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 pis tɔks. dɪˈspaɪt ˈbækɪŋ ˈɑpəzɪt saɪdz ɪn ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkɑnflɪkt, ˈrəʃə ənd ˈtərki ər kin fər ə dil tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd boʊθ saɪdz əˈpɪr tɪ θɪŋk trəmps ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kʊd hɛlp. ðə tɔks ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bɪˈgɪn ʤɪst θri deɪz ˈæftər trəmp ɪz ˌɪˈnɔgərˌeɪtɪd. ˈtərki sɛd ðɪs wik ðət ˈrəʃə hæd əˈgrid ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ʃʊd bi ˈprɛzənt æt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ tɔks, ðoʊ ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən frəm ˈmɔˌskaʊ. ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər ðə ˈsɪriən kərdz sɛd ðət ðeɪ hæd nɑt bɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ teɪk pɑrt.
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the kurdish democratic union party (pyd) and its armed wing, the kurdish peoples' protection units (ypg), have been western allies in the syrian conflict but are condemned by turkey, whose foreign minister mevlut cavusoglu is seen january 14, 2017 (afp photo/adem altan)
istanbul (afp) - if the united states wants to invite kurds to the upcoming syrian peace talks it might as well invite the islamic state jihadist group too, said turkey's foreign minister saturday whose country views kurdish fighters in syria as extremists.
the kurdish democratic union party (pyd) and its armed wing, the kurdish peoples' protection units (ypg), have been western allies in the syrian conflict but are condemned by turkey, which will co-host the peace talks in kazakhstan with russia set for january 23.
turkey calls the pyd a "terror group" for its links to kurdish separatist militants in turkey and has blasted the us repeatedly for working with the group on the ground in syria.
a comment by a us state department spokesman this week that washington believes the pyd would "have to be a part of this process... at some point" infuriated ankara.
"if you are going to invite a terror group to the table then you might as well invite al nusra and daesh," turkish foreign minister mevlut cavusoglu told reporters, referring to the former al-qaeda affiliate fateh al-sham front, known previously as al-nusra front, and the so-called islamic state (is).
"we do not deny the us role and contribution (to the talks), but we expect the following from the new us administration: it must stop co-operating with terror groups," he said.
"the current (us) administration is making serious mistakes," he said.
it was not the first diplomatic spat over the heated kurdish issue this week.
a us central command tweet insisting its kurdish allies were not linked to outlawed militants whipped up a storm thursday, with ankara asking if washington had "lost its senses".
relations between the us and turkey have become increasingly bitter in the last month, with ankara expressing hope of a "new chapter" under president-elect donald trump.
while washington has played a key role in attempts to bring syria's warring parties to the negotiating table in the past, it has been notably absent from the cooperation between ankara and moscow to broker a nationwide ceasefire that is meant to pave the way for the january 23 peace talks.
despite backing opposite sides in the syrian conflict, russia and turkey are keen for a deal to end the conflict and both sides appear to think trump's administration could help.
the astana talks are scheduled to begin just three days after trump is inaugurated.
turkey said this week that russia had agreed the incoming us administration should be present at the upcoming talks, though there was no confirmation from moscow.
a representative for the syrian kurds said that they had not been invited to take part.
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baɪ ˈmɑrtɪn ˈərvaɪn həz wən ˈaɪrləndz fərst træk ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ goʊld ɪn 117 jɪrz æt ðə wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps ɪn mɪnsk. goʊld ɪn ðə skræʧ reɪs ɪn ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs wɑz ðə fərst baɪ ən ˈaɪrɪʃ kəmˈpɛtɪtər sɪns 1896 ʤɪst ˈoʊvər hæf ən aʊər ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈsɪlvər ɪn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pərˈsut ɪˈvɛnt wɪʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ˈaɪrləndz fərst meɪl ˈmɛdəl əv ˈɛni kaɪnd sɪns brɑnz ɪn 1897 ðə koʊ daʊn mæn tʊk ðə træk wəns mɔr. wɪθ tɛn læps tɪ goʊ ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl, ˈərvaɪn lɔnʧt ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ əˈtæk ɔn ðə rɛst əv ðə fild. ðə frəm pruvd ənˈstɑpəbəl ɛz hi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ hoʊld ɔf ðə ˈʧeɪsɪŋ pæk, ˈnɛroʊli dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈɔstriəz ɑnˈdreɪəs mˈjulər æt ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ laɪn, tɪ klɑk ðə ˈævərɪʤ reɪs spid wɑz klɑkt æt 51.748km/h*. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈvɪktəri, hi toʊld ðə ˈgæðərd prɛs: "əm ɪgˈzɔstɪd. ɪts ˈɔsəm. aɪ doʊnt noʊ wət tɪ seɪ. "ðɛr ˈhæzənt bɪn ə reɪs aɪ ˈhævənt kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ, bət aɪv bɪn ˈʧɪpɪŋ əˈweɪ ɔn ə ˈʃuˌstrɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz. "wəns aɪ wɛnt aɪ ˈdɪdənt lʊk bæk. ʤɪst fʊl gæs. aɪ sɔ ə ˈʃæˌdoʊ ɔn maɪ hɪp wɪθ tu læps tɪ goʊ ənd aɪ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ lɑts əv ˈraɪdərz tɪ goʊ pæst mi. aɪ kænt weɪt tɪ si ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə reɪs." ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pərˈsut ˈsɪlvər fər ˈərvaɪn ɔˈstreɪljəz ˈmaɪkəl ˈhɛpbərn ˈərliər wən ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pərˈsut goʊld, ˈklɑkɪŋ ə taɪm əv ˈərvaɪn ˈpoʊstɪd ə taɪm əv tɪ wɪn ðə ˈsɪlvər. ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈmɛdəl brɪʤd ə gæp əv 116 jɪrz tɪ ˈaɪrləndz læst meɪl wərld træk ˈmɛdəl, ə brɑnz wən baɪ ˈhɛri ˈrɛnəldz ɪn ðə reɪs ɪn ˈglæˌskoʊ ɪn 1897 ˈrɛnəldz ˈɔlsoʊ wən goʊld ɪn ðə 1896 wərld reɪs ɪn ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən. ˈərvaɪn kˈwɑləˌfaɪd fər ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl pərˈsut ˈfaɪnəl ɪn ə taɪm əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl ˈrɛkərd ɪn duɪŋ soʊ. ˈhɛpbərn ənd ˈərvaɪn wər boʊθ kwaɪt səm taɪm əˈweɪ frəm ðə wərld ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðə reɪs, wɪʧ ɪz ənd hɛld baɪ ˈhɛpbərnz kəmˈpeɪtriət ʤæk bobridge*. ˈhɛpbərnz ˈævərɪʤ spid wɑz 56.089km/h*, wɪθ ˈərvaɪn biɪŋ ɛʤd aʊt wɪθ ən ˈævərɪʤ spid əv 54.436km/h*. braɪən ˈnuʤənt ənd ʤɛf ʃoʊ ðɛr dɪˈlaɪt ˈspikɪŋ frəm ðə ˌvɛloʊˈdroʊm, braɪən ˈnuʤənt, hɛd koʊʧ əv ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈaɪərlənd, sɛd: hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ðə wərdz. "ˌæbsəˈlutli əˈstaʊndɪŋ. ðət wɑz ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ reɪs aɪ hæv ˈɛvər sin. "ˈmɑrtɪn əˈtækt tɛn læps aʊt ənd ʤɪst hɛld ɔn ənd ɔn. "ˈivɪn wɪn ðə ˈɔstriən kɔt ɪm ənd traɪd tɪ pæs ɔn ðə læst læp, ˈmɑrtɪn ʤɪst gɪv ɪn ənd kɪkt wən læst taɪm tɪ wɪn. ə greɪt deɪ fər ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ." "ɪt meɪks ju ˈwəndər wət mɔr wi kʊd əˈʧiv ɪf wi hæd ən ˈɪnˌdɔr fəˈsɪlɪti æt home”*” ʤɛf ˈnuʤənt ˈædɪd: bɪn jɪrz əv hɑrd wərk tɪ gɪt tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt, ənd ɔl ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ˈmɑrtɪn, ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər tim, əˈspɛʃəli ˈændi spɑrks, hu həz wərkt ˈtaɪrləsli tɪ si ðɪs happen.”*.” ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈaɪərlənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ʤɛf sɛd: ɪz ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ənd trɪˈmɛndəs deɪ fər ˈaɪərlənd, wɪθ ɑr fərst wərld træk ˈtaɪtəl ɪn ˈmɑdərn taɪmz. "ðɪs rɪˈzəlt kənˈfərmz əˈbɪləˌti, ənd kənˈfərmz ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs biɪŋ meɪd baɪ ɔl ðə tim ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɪm. "ɪt meɪks ju ˈwəndər wət mɔr wi kʊd əˈʧiv ɪf wi hæd ən ˈɪnˌdɔr fəˈsɪlɪti æt home.”*.” nɛkst əp fər ˈaɪərlənd ɪz ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn raɪən ɪn ðə skræʧ reɪs təˈmɑˌroʊ æt əˈprɑksəmətli raɪən wən ə brɑnz ˈmɛdəl æt ðə wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps læst jɪr ɪn ðə pɔɪnts reɪs; ʃi kəmˈpits əˈgɛn ɪn ðə pɔɪnts reɪs ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˈmələn ˈɔlsoʊ ˈreɪsɪz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɪn ðə sprɪnt. tˈwɪtər:
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by tadhg peavoy
martyn irvine has won ireland's first track cycling gold in 117 years at the world championships in minsk.
irvine's gold in the 15km scratch race in belarus was the first by an irish competitor since 1896.
just over half an hour after winning silver in the individual pursuit event - which itself was ireland's first male medal of any kind since bronze in 1897 - the co down man took the track once more.
with ten laps to go in the final, irvine launched a devastating attack on the rest of the field.
the 27-year-old from newtownards proved unstoppable as he managed to hold off the chasing pack, narrowly defeating austria's andreas mueller at the finish line, to clock 17:23.505.
the average race speed was clocked at 51.748km/h.
following irvine's victory, he told the gathered press: "i'm exhausted. it's awesome. i don't know what to say.
"there hasn't been a race i haven't committed to, but i've been chipping away on a shoestring budget over the last couple of years.
"once i went i didn't look back. just full gas. i saw a shadow on my hip with two laps to go and i was expecting lots of riders to go past me. i can't wait to see the video of the race."
individual pursuit silver for irvine
australia's michael hepburn earlier won the individual pursuit gold, clocking a time of 4:16.733.
irvine posted a time of 4:24.528 to win the silver.
the silver medal bridged a gap of 116 years to ireland's last male world track medal, a bronze won by harry reynolds in the one-mile race in glasgow in 1897.
reynolds also won gold in the 1896 world one-mile race in copenhagen.
irvine qualified for the individual pursuit final in a time of 4:20.246, breaking the irish national record in doing so.
hepburn and irvine were both quite some time away from the world record in the 4,000m race, which is 4:10.534, and held by hepburn's compatriot jack bobridge.
hepburn's average speed was 56.089km/h, with irvine being edged out with an average speed of 54.436km/h.
brian nugent and geoff liffey show their delight
speaking from the velodrome, brian nugent, head coach of cycling ireland, said: “it’s hard to find the words.
"absolutely astounding. that was the most exciting race i have ever seen.
"martyn attacked ten laps out and just held on and on.
"even when the austrian caught him and tried to pass on the last lap, martyn just wouldn’t give in and kicked one last time to win. a great day for irish cycling."
"it makes you wonder what more we could achieve if we had an indoor facility at home” - geoff liffey
nugent added: “it’s been years of hard work to get to this point, and all credit to martyn, and the entire team, especially andy sparks, who has worked tirelessly to see this happen.”
cycling ireland ceo geoff liffey said: “this is a historic and tremendous day for ireland, with our first world track title in modern times.
"this result confirms martyn’s ability, and confirms the progress being made by all the team working with him.
"it makes you wonder what more we could achieve if we had an indoor facility at home.”
next up for ireland is caroline ryan in the women’s 10km scratch race tomorrow at approximately 17:20.
ryan won a bronze medal at the world championships last year in the points race; she competes again in the points race on saturday.
eoin mullen also races on saturday in the men’s sprint.
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ˈgugəl ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk əpt ðɛr ˈlɑbiɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛkərd ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər əv ðə jɪr, ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk spɛnt ɪn ˈlɑbiɪŋ frəm ˈeɪprəl tɪ ʤun əv ðɪs jɪr, əp frəm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər əv 2011 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni spɛnt ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv 2012 ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ. ˈgugəl, ˈminˌwaɪl, spɛnt ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər, ə ˈnoʊtəbəl drɔp frəm ðə ˈrɛkərd 5 ˈmɪljən ðə sərʧ ˈkəmpəˌni spɛnt ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər. bət ðə ˈmɪljən ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvər ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd læst jɪr, wɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni spɛnt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 2 ˈmɪljən ɔn ˈlɑbiɪŋ. ˈrɛkərd ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈlɑbiɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz ðət ðə ˈnuli ˈpəblɪk ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪts ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɛz ɪt ˈfeɪsɪz ˈskrutəni ɔn ˈpraɪvəsi ˈɪʃuz. ðə saɪt ˈlɑbid ɪn ðə læst kˈwɔrtər ɔn ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˈpraɪvəsi ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈʧɪldrənz ˈpraɪvəsi ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpaɪrəsi,, ˈmɑrkɪt ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈɪʃuz. "ɑr ˈprɛzəns ənd groʊθ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən rɪˈflɛkt ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ haʊ ɑr ˈsərvɪs wərks, ðə ˈækʃənz wi teɪk tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə mɔr ðən 900 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl hu juz ɑr ˈsərvɪs, ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv prɪˈzərvɪŋ ən ˈoʊpən ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ənd ðə ˈvælju əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən tɪ ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi," ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈspoʊksmən sɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk keɪm ˈəndər faɪər ðɪs spərɪŋ fər ˈbækɪŋ ðə ˈsaɪbər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd prəˈtɛkʃən ækt, ə bɪl ðət pæst ðə haʊs ɪn ˈeɪprəl. ðə saɪt wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈsɪləkən ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ kəm aʊt ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈmɛʒər, ənd ðə muv tʊk ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən baɪ səˈpraɪz. ˈpraɪvəsi ənd ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz grups wɔrnd ðə bɪl wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ðə floʊ əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi. ˈlɑbiɪŋ ˈspɛndɪŋ wɑz ɔn pɑr wɪθ ˈəðər ˈhɛvi ˈhɪtərz səʧ ɛz ˌvɛˈraɪzən ənd ˈkɑmˌkæst, wɪʧ boʊθ spɛnt ˈnɪrli 4 ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər. laɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈgugəl həz feɪst ɪts oʊn ˈstrəgəlz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsiz. ðə sərʧ ˈkəmpəˌni spɛnt ɪts ˈməni ˈlɑbiɪŋ ɔn ˈpraɪvəsi ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, ˌaɪˌpi ɛnˈfɔrsmənt,, ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz. ˈæməˌzɑn ənd ˈiˌbeɪ, wɪʧ ər lɑkt ɪn ə ˈbætəl ˈoʊvər ˈɔnˌlaɪn seɪlz tæks prəˈpoʊzəlz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs, boʊθ spɛnt ˈməni ˈlɑbiɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu læst kˈwɔrtər. ˈæməˌzɑn spɛnt ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər, əp sˈlaɪtli frəm frəm ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər, waɪl ˈiˌbeɪ spɛnt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə slaɪt dɪˈklaɪn frəm ðə spɛnt ɪn ðə fərst mənθs əv ðə jɪr. ˈæməˌzɑn səˈpɔrts ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd ɪmˈpaʊər steɪts tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈtæksɪz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpərʧəsɪz, noʊ ˈmætər wɛr ðə ˈriˌteɪlər ɪz beɪst. ˈkərəntli, steɪts kən ˈoʊnli kəˈlɛkt seɪlz ˈtæksɪz frəm ˈriˌteɪlərz ðət hæv ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈprɛzəns ɪn ðɛr steɪt. ˈæməˌzɑn həz ˈɑrgjud ðət ɪt prɪˈfərz ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈstændərd ˈoʊvər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈpæʧˌwərk əv steɪt tæks lɔz, waɪl ˈiˌbeɪ həz sɛd ˈɔnˌlaɪn seɪlz tæks prəˈpoʊzəlz wɪl stənt ənd ˈbərdən ˈtækˌspeɪərz. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft spɛnt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 2 ˈmɪljən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər, waɪl spɛnt 1 ˈmɪljən. ˈæpəl spɛnt daʊn frəm ðə ðə ˈkəmpəˌni spɛnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. spɛnt ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər, ə ˈnoʊtəbəl drɔp frəm ðə 7 ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə fərst θri mənθs əv ðɪs jɪr.
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google and facebook upped their lobbying to record levels in the second quarter of the year, public records show.
facebook spent $960,000 in lobbying from april to june of this year, up from $320,000 during the second quarter of 2011. the company spent $650,000 in the first quarter of 2012, records show.
google, meanwhile, spent $3.9 million in the second quarter, a notable drop from the record $5 million the search company spent in the first quarter. but the $3.9 million is an increase over the same period last year, when the company spent just over $2 million on lobbying.
facebook’s record spending on lobbying signals that the newly public company is expanding its footprint in washington as it faces scrutiny on privacy issues. the site lobbied in the last quarter on issues such as privacy and protecting children's privacy online, online piracy, cybersecurity, market structure and ipo issues.
"our presence and growth in washington reflect our commitment to explaining how our service works, the actions we take to protect the more than 900 million people who use our service, the importance of preserving an open internet, and the value of innovation to our economy," a facebook spokesman said.
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facebook came under fire this spring for backing the cyber intelligence sharing and protection act, a cybersecurity bill that passed the house in april. the site was one of the first silicon valley-based companies to come out in support of the measure, and the move took many inside and outside of washington by surprise. privacy and civil liberties groups warned the bill would increase the flow of american's personal information to the military and national security agency.
google's lobbying spending was on par with other heavy hitters such as verizon and comcast, which both spent nearly $4 million in the second quarter. like facebook, google has faced its own struggles in washington over its privacy policies. the search company spent its money lobbying on privacy and competition issues in online advertising, ip enforcement, cybersecurity, high-skilled immigration and other issues.
amazon and ebay, which are locked in a battle over online sales tax proposals in congress, both spent money lobbying on the issue last quarter. amazon spent $690,000 in the second quarter, up slightly from $650,000 from the first quarter, while ebay spent just over $400,000, a slight decline from the $426,500 spent in the first months of the year. amazon supports legislation that would empower states to collect taxes immediately on online purchases, no matter where the retailer is based. currently, states can only collect sales taxes from retailers that have a physical presence in their state. amazon has argued that it prefers a national standard over dealing with a patchwork of state tax laws, while ebay has said online sales tax proposals will stunt e-commerce and burden taxpayers.
microsoft spent just over $2 million during the second quarter, while ibm spent $1 million. apple spent $470,000, down from the $790,000 the company spent during the same period a year ago.
at&t spent $3.5 million in the second quarter, a notable drop from the $7 million in the first three months of this year.
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siˈɛrə liˈoʊn ˈtɛləˌgræf: 21 ˈeɪprəl 2017 ðɛr wɑz ˌpændɪˈmoʊniəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ðə ist əv ˈfriˌtaʊn ðɪs wik wɪn ɑrmd ˈsoʊlʤərz gɑt ɔf ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri trək ənd stɔrmd rɔs roʊd pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən, əˈpɛrəntli tɪ fri ə ˈsinjər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɔfɪsər hu hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ənd wɑz biɪŋ hɛld ɪn ˈkəstədi. sɪns ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ paʊər ɪn 2007 əbˈzərvərz seɪ ðət ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈeɪˈpiˈsi ˈpɑrti hæv feɪld tɪ ˌɪnˈstɪl lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ən ˈɪʃu ðət ɪz məʧ tɔkt əˈbaʊt baɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, bət wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ˈækʃən tɪ kərb ðə groʊɪŋ ˈmɛnɪs əv ˈlɔləsnəs. bət hu wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ðə pəˈlis fɔrs tɪ bɪˈheɪv laɪk ˈhɛvəli ɑrmd ˈrɛnəˌgeɪd ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ɪn ðə west’*’, ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv ðoʊz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ənd pəˈdɛstriənz æt rɪsk. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ aɪ ˈwɪtnəs rɪˈpɔrts kərˈɑbərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpəblɪʃt hir, ðə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈlɛvəl əv ˈvaɪələnt bɪˈheɪvjər sin ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈsteɪʃən reɪz ˈsɪriəs kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈkɑndəkt əv ˈɔfɪsərz əˈpɑn huz ˈʃoʊldərz ðə prəˈtɛkʃən ənd ˈseɪfti əv ˈsɪtɪzənz dɪˈpɛnd. ˌənəˈfɪʃəl əˈkaʊnt əv wət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈtrɪgərd ðə ˈvaɪələnt ˈræmˌpeɪʤ ɪz ˈskɛʧi, bət ðɪs ɪz wət ə sɔrs ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv ˈistər ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 2017 pəˈlis ɪn ˈfriˌtaʊn ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ə ˈmoʊtərˌbaɪk ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈsoʊlʤər moʊˈhɑmɛd foreka*, wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈæbu ˈsɪtɪŋ æt ðə bæk, ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈfriˌtaʊn, wɛr ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ˈmoʊtərˌbaɪk ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈpæsənʤər hæd bɪn bænd. ðeɪ wər stɑpt, ənd faʊnd tɪ bi ˈvɛri drəŋk. boʊθ ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə rɔs roʊd pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən wɛr ðeɪ wər kɛpt ɪn ˈkəstədi tɪl ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ fər ðɛr ˈseɪfti. ˈmeɪʤər ˈæbu hu wɑz ˈvɛri ənˈhæpi əˈbaʊt hɪz ərˈɛst, woʊk əp ənd ˈriəˌlaɪzd hi hæd slɛpt ɪn ə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən, ˈtɛləˌfoʊnd hɪz ˈsoʊlʤərz æt ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz ɑrˈtɪləri ˈjunɪt æt fər ˈrɛskju. rɪˈspɑns tɪ hɪz kəˈmænd, ə ˈviɪkəl wɪθ ˈoʊvər tˈwɛnti ˈsoʊlʤərz stɔrmd ðə rɔs roʊd pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ənd əˈsɔltɪd pəˈlis ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɔn ˈduti. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈstrɔɪd səm əv ðɛr foʊnz wɪn ðeɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ðə pəˈlis wər rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ðɛr mɪˈskɑndəkt. ˈfɔrsfəli ˈɛnərd ðə ˈsteɪʃən ənd riˈmuvd ˈmeɪʤər ˈæbu ənd ˈpraɪvət 18182209 moʊˈhɑmɛd foreka*, boʊθ əv ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz ɑrˈtɪləri ˈjunɪt əv ðə æt frəm pəˈlis ˈkəstədi, ˈæftər əˈsɔltɪŋ, ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ ənd ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ pəˈlis ˈprɑpərti ɪn fʊl vju əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk. ðə taɪm ðə ˈriʤənəl pəˈlis kəˈmændər əraɪvd æt ðə sin, ðeɪ hæd flɛd. ðeɪ ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvd soʊ məʧ ðət ðə ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt kɔrt dɪˈrɛkli ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən hæd tɪ səˈspɛnd ðɛr sittings*, ɛz ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju əˈmɪd ðə keɪˈɑtɪk ənd ˈraɪətəs bɪˈheɪvjər ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈʃaʊtɪd ðət ðeɪ wɔnt ðə ˈriʤənəl kəˈmændər tɪ ˈprɛzənt hərˈsɛlf soʊ ðeɪ kən kɪl hər. ðət wɑz wɪn ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wɛnt tɪ teɪk əp ðɛr ɑrmz fər ə ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn. ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn ˈdɛdli hæd supt*. ˈwɪljəmz nɑt bɪn ðɛr tɪ kip hɪz mɛn ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl ənd prɪˈvɛnt ðə bæd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈgɪtɪŋ uglier.”*.” ðɪs ɪz laɪk ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˈwɛstərn ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ ˈmuvi, ˈstɑrɪŋ klɪnt ˈistˌwʊd ənd li væn cleef*. ɪz ðɪs siˈɛrə liˈoʊn, ˈæftər tɛn jɪrz əv ˈbrutəl ˈsɪvəl wɔr, wɪʧ lɛft ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz dɛd ənd ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl ˈhoʊmləs? həz ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈeɪˈpiˈsi bɪn ɪn ˈɔfəs fər fɑr tu lɔŋ ðət ðeɪ ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈgəvərnɪŋ siˈɛrə liˈoʊn? ðə ˈpipəl əv siˈɛrə liˈoʊn ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə poʊlz ɔn ðə əv mɑrʧ 2018 ðeɪ wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd. wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈvaɪələns hir: ʃɛr ðɪs: ˈtəmblər iˈmeɪl prɪnt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər
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sierra leone telegraph: 21 april 2017
there was pandemonium outside a local police station in the east of freetown this week when armed soldiers got off a military truck and stormed ross road police station, apparently to free a senior military officer who had been arrested and was being held in custody.
since coming to power in 2007, observers say that the ruling apc party have failed to instill law and order in the country, an issue that is much talked about by the president, but with little action to curb the growing menace of lawlessness. but who would expect the military and the police force to behave like heavily armed renegade cowboys in the ‘wild west’, putting the lives of those inside the police station and pedestrians at risk.
according to eye witness reports corroborated by a video published here, the shocking level of violent behaviour seen outside the station raise serious questions about the professionalism and conduct of officers upon whose shoulders the protection and safety of citizens depend.
unofficial account of what actually triggered the violent rampage is sketchy, but this is what a source reported:
“on the evening of easter monday, 17th april 2017, police in freetown intercepted a motorbike driven by private soldier mohamed foreka, with major abu bockarie kanu sitting at the back, in the central business district of the capital freetown, where riding a motorbike carrying a passenger had been banned.
they were stopped, breathalysed and found to be very drunk. both officers were taken to the ross road police station where they were kept in custody till the morning for their safety.
“but major abu bockarie kanu who was very unhappy about his arrest, woke up and realised he had slept in a police station, telephoned his soldiers at the armed forces artillery unit at benguema for rescue.
“in response to his command, a vehicle with over twenty soldiers stormed the ross road police station and assaulted police personnel on duty. they also destroyed some of their phones when they noticed the police were recording their misconduct.
“they forcefully entered the station and removed major abu bockarie kanu and private 18182209 mohamed foreka, both of the armed forces artillery unit of the rslaf at benguema from police custody, after assaulting, insulting and damaging police property in full view of members of the public.
“by the time the regional police commander arrived at the scene, they had fled. they misbehaved so much that the magistrate court directly facing the police station had to suspend their sittings, as it was not possible to continue amid the chaotic and riotous behaviour
“the soldiers shouted that they want the regional commander to present herself so they can kill her. that was when the osd police officers went to take up their arms for a showdown. it could have been deadly had supt. williams not been there to keep his men under control and prevent the bad situation getting uglier.”
this is like watching a western cowboy movie, starring clint eastwood and lee van cleef. is this sierra leone, after ten years of brutal civil war, which left hundreds of thousands dead and millions of people homeless?
has the ruling apc been in office for far too long that they are no longer capable of governing sierra leone? the people of sierra leone are going to the polls on the 8th of march 2018, they will decide.
watch the video of the violence here:
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ˈdeɪvɪd ˈtɛnənt ɪz noʊn ənd ləvd baɪ ˈdɔktər hu fænz fər hɪz pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ðə tɛnθ ˈdɔktər bət hɪz kərɪr həz gɔn frəm strɛŋθ tɪ strɛŋθ sɪns hi lɛft ðə bɪˈhaɪnd. θæŋks tɪ hɪz əˈwɔrd ˈwɪnɪŋ roʊlz ɪn ʃoʊz səʧ ɛz broadchurch*, ˈblækˌpul ənd ˌkæsəˈnoʊvɑ (ənd ðæts nɑt fərˈgɛtɪŋ ə ˈsərtən lɔŋ ˈrənɪŋ ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈsɪriz), hi həz ˈfərmli ɪˈstæblɪʃt hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz wən əv ðə moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ənd ˈvərsətəl ˈæktərz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈbrɪtən təˈdeɪ (hi kips traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑŋkər ðə ˈjuˈɛs bət ðəs fɑr hɪz ˈɛfərt hæv bɪn ɪn veɪn). hɪz ˈkaʊntləs pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɔn ðə steɪʤ ənd ðə skrin boʊθ bɪg ənd smɔl hæv ərnd ɪm ˈkaʊntləs əv pərˈstiʤəs əˈwɔrdz ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈliʤən əv ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈfɑloʊərz hu hæv dɪˈvoʊtɪd ðɛr lɪvz tɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ənd səˈpɔrtɪŋ hɪz kərɪr. ɛz səʧ, ðɪs lɪst ˈwəzənt dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðɛm (lɛts feɪs ɪt, wət doʊnt ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi noʊ əˈbaʊt ɪm?) bət ˈhoʊpfəli ðɛr wɪl bi ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ðə rɛst əv ju tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ðə mæn huz ˈwaɪdli rɪˈgɑrdɪd tɪ bi wən əv ðə bɛst ˈdɑktərz ɪf nɑt ðə bɛst əv ɔl taɪm. soʊ, wət ər ju ˈweɪtɪŋ fər? goʊ fɔrθ (ər ʃʊd ðət bi 'tɛnθ'?) tɪ lərn səm ˈtɪdbɪts. ɛz hɪz ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən əv ˈtiˈviz ˈfeɪvərɪt taɪm lɔrd wʊd seɪ... allons-y*!
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david tennant is known and loved by doctor who fans for his portrayal of the tenth doctor but his career has gone from strength to strength since he left the tardis behind. thanks to his award winning roles in shows such as broadchurch, blackpool and casanova (and that's not forgetting a certain long running sci-fi series), he has firmly established himself as one of the most successful and versatile actors working in britain today (he keeps trying to conquer the us but thus far his effort have been in vein). his countless performances on the stage and the screen - both big and small - have earned him countless of prestigious awards as well as a legion of dedicated followers who have devoted their lives to following and supporting his career. as such, this list wasn't designed for them (let's face it, what don't they already know about him?) but hopefully there will be something for the rest of you to learn about the man who's widely regarded to be one of the best doctors - if not the best - of all time. so, what are you waiting for? go forth (or should that be 'tenth'?) to learn some tantalising tennant-y tidbits. as his incarnation of tv's favourite time lord would say... allons-y!
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ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər, ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli tɪ wɪnd əp ˈsərʧɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz tɪ dɪˈskəvər haʊ tɪ fɪks ə blɑkt dreɪn. ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ seɪv ə ˈlɪtəl kæʃ ɔn paɪps, hir ər səm səˈʤɛsʧənz fər ˈhændəlɪŋ sɪŋk klɑgz ər ˈivɪn ə klɔgd ˈbæθtəb dreɪn. ðiz ˈsɪmpəl tɪps meɪ meɪk jʊr klɔgd ʃaʊər dreɪn, klɔgd ˈtɔɪlət sɪŋk, ər ɔlˈtərnətɪv klɔgd dreɪnz ˈfəŋkʃən ʤɪst laɪk ˈnuli ˈpərʧəst wənz. ˈfɪksɪŋ ə klɔgd paɪp ˈnɔrməli, klɔgd dreɪnz wʊd bi ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˈfɔrən ˈɑbʤɛkt ər dəˈbri bɪˈkəmɪŋ stək ɪn ə dreɪn tub ər ˈivɪn ˈrɛzəˌdu wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ˌɪmˈpæsəbəl. ˈmɛni ə taɪm, ðə ˈʧælənʤ ɪz haʊ tɪ fɪks ə dreɪn wɪθ stɪl ˈwɔtər. ɪf ju dɪd nɑt græb ðə klɑg ɪn taɪm ənd ˈwɔtər gɪts bækt əp, ɪt maɪt rɪˈzəlt ɪn ə ˈmɛsi ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈmɛni taɪmz ə sɪŋk klɑg kʊd bi ˈrɛmədid wɪθ dreɪn ˈklinər, wɪʧ kən bi faʊnd æt ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ər hoʊm ˌɪmˈpruvmənt stɔr. ɪf ju bɪˈliv ðə klɑg ɪz nɑt tu bæd, ju meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ traɪ ˈvɪnəgər ənd ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə. ɪf ju wʊd ˈrəðər ðə ˈstrætəʤi, əˈtɛmpt tɪ pɔr ə fju spunz əv ˈvɪnəgər daʊn ðə dreɪn, ðɛn ˈfɑloʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə. ðə mɪks wɪl lɛd tɪ ə rɪˈspɑns (wɪʧ rɪˈzɛmbəlz carbonation*) ðət meɪ bi ˈpaʊərfəl fər ˈnɑmənəl sɪŋk klɑgz. ə ˈplənʤər meɪ bi kwɪk səˈluʃən wɪn rɪˈpɛrɪŋ klɔgd sɪŋk paɪps. ðɪs rikˈwaɪərz səm ˈpeɪʃəns ənd ə bɪt əv ˈpræktɪs. ju wɪl faɪnd dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ gɪt ə klɔgd ˈbæθtəb dreɪn, sɪŋk ər ʃaʊər, ðət meɪ wərk ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈvərʒən. ə paɪp sneɪk ɪz ə smɔl tul juzd fər unclogging*. ɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈplæstɪk wɪʧ meɪ bi pleɪst ˈɪntu ðə dreɪn, ənd smɔl ɔn ðə saɪdz ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ gɪv ˌɪmˈjunɪti əˈgɛnst hɛr wɪʧ meɪ bi bɪlt əp ənd ˌɪnˈdusɪŋ ðə klɑg. ˈkɪʧən paɪps ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli, ðə weɪ tɪ rɪˈpɛr ə klɔgd dreɪn ɪz dɪˈpɛndənt əˈpɑn ðə taɪp əv sɪŋk. ə blɑkt ˈkɪʧən sɪŋk meɪ poʊz juˈnik ˈʧælənʤɪz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ə klɔgd ˈtɔɪlət du tɪ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv ðət wɪʧ goʊz ˈɪntu ðə dreɪn. gris ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli ə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn ˈkɪʧən sɪns ɪt ˈkæpʧərz fud ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ənd dəˈbri, wɪʧ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts kənˈʤɛsʧən. ju maɪt bi ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə duəl boʊl, ər ˈivɪn ə ˈkɪʧən sɪŋk əbˈstrəktɪd pæst ðə snɛr. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ɪf jʊr sɪŋk ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈgɑrbɪʤ dɪˈspoʊzəl, ðɛn ju hæv tɪ teɪk kɛr tɪ nɑt breɪk ðə məˈkænɪks, ənd wɔʧ aʊt fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈhæzərdz. ju moʊst ˈlaɪkli nid tɪ ˈdiˌkris ðə paʊər fər jʊr ˈgɑrbɪʤ dɪˈspoʊzəl ˌbiˈfɔr traɪɪŋ tɪ fɪks klɔgd dreɪnz. ˈlɪstɪd bɪˈloʊ ər ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈmɛθədz tɪ tɛst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɔlɪŋ ə ˈpləmər fər rɪˈpɛrɪŋ klɔgd sɪŋk ˈprɑbləmz: fərst, ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɛz məʧ ˈstændɪŋ ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə sɪŋk ɛz ju kən (wɪθ ə kəp ər kənˈteɪnər). ðɛn pɔr ə hoʊl ˈkɛtəl ər pɑt əv wɔrm ˈwɔtər dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ðə dreɪn. ju meɪ nid tɪ rɪˈpit ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz fər ɪt tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt kərˈɛktli, bət ɪt ɪz ə ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv fɪks. ɪf ðət ɪz nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ, ˈɛmti ðə ˈwɔtər, ðɛn pɔr sɔlt daʊn ðə dreɪn praɪər tɪ ðə ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˈwɔtər. lɛt ɪt sɪt ənd ðɛn fləʃ wɪθ wɔrm ˈwɔtər tɪ klin. ɛz ˈsteɪtɪd ˈərliər, ðə rɪˈspɑns brɔt ɔn baɪ ˈvɪnəgər ənd ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə kən ˈfrikwɛntli fɪks klɔgd dreɪnz. ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈstændɪŋ ˈwɔtər praɪər tɪ ˈædɪŋ ˈvɪnəgər. pɔr ə kəp əv ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə raɪt ˈɪntu ðə dreɪn ənd ðɛn ˈfɑloʊ wɪθ ən ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˈvɑljum əv ˈvɪnəgər. ɪf ðə stɑps, əˈlaʊ ðə mɪks tɪ sɪt fər əˈprɑksəmətli 15 ˈmɪnəts ðɛn rən wɔrm ˈwɔtər tɪ faɪnd aʊt ˈwɛðər ðə klɑg gɪts klɪrd. ðɛr ɪz ə ɪn ðə kərv əv ðɪs sɪŋk (ɪt ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ɪn ðə ˈkəbərd bɪˈniθ ðə sɪŋk). ðɪs maɪt bi ðə ˈɔrəʤən fər ðə klɑg; tɪ ɪt, ðə ɪn ðə, wɑʃ ɪt aʊt ənd ðɛn pleɪs ɪt bæk ɪn pəˈzɪʃən. wɪn ə ˈkɪʧən sɪŋk klɔgd pæst ðə snɛr, ju meɪ juz ə sneɪk tɪ klin ðə ˈriʤən bɪɔnd ðə. ɪf ju ər ɪn ə pɪnʧ ənd du nɑt hæv ə sneɪk, ðɛn ju meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ traɪ ə ˈstreɪtənd waɪər koʊt ˈhæŋər. hir ɪz əˈnəðər səˈʤɛsʧən: ɪf ju ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ juz ə ˈplənʤər, ðɛn meɪk ʃʊr ju ʃild ðə dreɪn tɪ ðə ˈəðər hænd wɪn gɑt ə ˈdəbəl ˈʃəvəl. ðə streɪn əv ˈplənʤɪŋ kʊd lɛd tɪ dəˈbri ər ˈwɔtər tɪ spreɪ θru ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə dreɪn. ˈklɪrɪŋ ə ʃaʊər ˈsɪstəm ə klɔgd ʃaʊər ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt əv soʊp ˈrɛzəˌdu ənd hairballs*. ˈtɔɪlət dreɪnz meɪ hæv ˈɪnər ˈstɑpərz wɪʧ wɪl nid tɪ bi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ju stɑrt tɪ dɪˈtərmən haʊ tɪ rɪˈpɛr ə klɔgd dreɪn, soʊ meɪk ʃʊr ju ʧɛk ðət aʊt praɪər tɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ. ɛz sun ɛz dən ðɪs, klɪr dəˈbri ər hɛr ðət həz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs. ˈbæˌkjɑrd priˈkɔʃənz əˈnəðər ˈæˌspɛkt əv jʊr hoʊm ju meɪ nid tɪ kip ən aɪ ɔn ɪz jʊr ˈbæˌkjɑrd. mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt ˈbæˌkjɑrdz juz ən əˈbəndəns əv ˈwɔtər ənd ju wɔnt ðə ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ ər floʊ tɪ bi ˈifɛktɪd ər klɔgd. ˈæftər ˈwɔtər tæŋk ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ kip ə kin aɪ ɔn ðə floʊ əv jʊr ˈwɔtər, wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ju ʧuz ˈplæstɪk ˈwɔtər tæŋks ɛz ðɛr ɪz lɛs rum fər kənˈʤɛsʧən. priˈvɛntətɪv ˈmɛʒərz tɪ teɪk ˈivɪn ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðət bɪˈkəm ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn ˈfɪksɪŋ ðə ˈsərkəmˌstæns, ju wʊd məʧ ˈrəðər nɑt hæv ðə klɑgz ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən teɪk ˈkɔʃən wɪn dɪˈspoʊzɪŋ əv ɔɪl ənd gris frəm ðə sɪŋk. faɪnd ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈmɛθədz wɪn ˈpɑsəbəl, ənd ɪf ju hæv tɪ dəmp ˈmɑdəst kˈwɑntətiz əv dərt daʊn ðə dreɪn, ðɛn ˈkɑnstəntli rən wɔrm ˈwɔtər. meɪk ʃʊr tɪ kip jʊr ˈgɑrbɪʤ dɪˈspoʊzəl ˈstɛrəl, ənd ˈkɑnstəntli rən ˈwɔtər wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt. ɪn ə sɪŋk wɪθ noʊ dɪˈspoʊzəl, juz ə tɪ græb pɑrts əv dəˈbri ənd fud tɪ pʊt ɪn ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ. ɪn ðə ˈtɔɪlət, juz ə dreɪn kæp ər tɪ græb ɛz məʧ hɛr ɛz ju ˈpɑsəbli kən. klin ðə ˈvɪzəbəl ˈriʤənz əv dreɪn ˈoʊpənɪŋz ˈɔfən wəns ju ˈnoʊtɪs dəˈbri həz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ əˈkjumjəˌleɪt. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈjuˈɛs kən nɑt fɪks ˈɛvəri ˈprɑbləm ðət ərˈaɪzɪz wɪˈθɪn ɑr ˈhaʊsɪz, bət ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðət ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈskəvər haʊ tɪ fɪks ə ˈkɪʧən dreɪn ər klɔgd ˈtɔɪlət sɪŋk, ɛz ən ˈɪnstəns, ju kən seɪv ˈjɔrsɛlf səm kæʃ ənd ðə ˈhɛˌdeɪks ˈloʊˌkeɪtɪŋ ə ˈtrəstɪd prəˈfɛʃənəl tɪ hɛlp wɪθ jʊr ˈɪʃu.
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sooner or later, you’re very likely to wind up searching the internet of things to discover how to fix a blocked drain. if you would like to save a little cash on pipes, here are some suggestions for handling sink clogs or even a clogged bathtub drain. these simple tips may make your clogged shower drain, clogged toilet sink, or alternative clogged drains function just like newly purchased ones.
fixing a clogged pipe
normally, clogged drains would be the end result of a foreign object or debris becoming stuck in a drain tube or even built-up residue which makes it impassable. many a time, the challenge is how to fix a drain with still water. if you did not grab the clog in time and water gets backed up, it might result in a messy situation.
many times a sink clog could be remedied with drain cleaner, which can be found at the regional hardware or home improvement store. if you believe the clog is not too bad, you may also try vinegar and baking soda. if you would rather the non-chemical strategy, attempt to pour a few spoons of vinegar down the drain, then follow along with baking soda. the mix will lead to a fizzing response (which resembles carbonation) that may be powerful for nominal sink clogs.
a plunger may be quick solution when repairing clogged sink pipes. this requires some patience and a bit of practice. you will find mini-plungers designed to get a clogged bathtub drain, sink or shower, that may work better than the usual typical toilet-sized version.
a pipe snake is a small tool used for unclogging. it is a little bit of plastic which may be placed into the drain, and it’s small “teeth ” on the sides are designed to give immunity against hair which may be built up and inducing the clog.
kitchen pipes
occasionally, the way to repair a clogged drain is dependent upon the type of sink. a blocked kitchen sink may pose unique challenges compared to a clogged toilet due to the character of that which goes into the drain.
grease is frequently a difficulty in kitchen counter-tops since it captures food particles and debris, which generates congestion. you might be dealing with a dual bowl, or even a kitchen sink obstructed past the snare. at the same time, if your sink includes a garbage disposal, then you have to take care to not break the mechanics, and watch out for security hazards. you most likely need to decrease the power for your garbage disposal before trying to fix clogged drains.
listed below are a couple of diy methods to test before calling a plumber for repairing clogged sink problems:
first, eliminate as much standing water in the sink as you can (with a cup or container). then pour a whole kettle or pot of warm water directly into the drain. you may need to repeat this process several times for it to operate correctly, but it is a simple and inexpensive fix. if that is not working, empty the water, then pour salt down the drain prior to the boiling water. let it sit and then flush with warm water to clean.
as stated earlier, the response brought on by vinegar and baking soda can frequently fix clogged drains. eliminate standing water prior to adding vinegar. pour a cup of baking soda right into the drain and then follow with an equivalent volume of vinegar. if the fizzing stops, allow the mix to sit for approximately 15 minutes then run warm water to find out whether the clog gets cleared.
there is a p-trap in the curve of this sink drainpipe (it is typically in the cupboard beneath the sink). this might be the origin for the clog; to unclog it, unfasten the p-trap in the drainpipe, wash it out and then place it back in position. when there’s a kitchen sink clogged past the snare, you may use a snake to clean the region beyond the p-trap. if you are in a pinch and do not have a snake, then you may also try utilising a straightened wire coat hanger.
here is another suggestion: if you are intending to use a plunger, then make sure you shield the drain to the other hand when you’ve got a double shovel. the strain of plunging could lead to debris or water to spray through the other side of the drain.
clearing a shower system
a clogged shower is frequently the end result of soap residue and hairballs. toilet drains may have inner stoppers which will need to be eliminated before you start to determine how to repair a clogged drain, so make sure you check that out prior to starting. as soon as you’ve done this, clear debris or hair that has accumulated closer to the surface.
backyard precautions
another aspect of your home you may need to keep an eye on is your backyard. more often than not backyards use an abundance of water and you don’t want the water supply or flow to be effected or clogged. after water tank installation you may want to keep a keen eye on the flow of your water, we recommend you choose plastic water tanks as there is less room for congestion.
preventative measures to take
even in the event that you’ve become an expert in fixing the circumstance, you would much rather not have the clogs in any way.
within the kitchen take caution when disposing of oil and grease from the sink. find alternative methods when possible, and if you have to dump modest quantities of dirt down the drain, then constantly run warm water.
make sure to keep your garbage disposal sterile, and constantly run water when using it. in a sink with no disposal, use a strainer to grab parts of debris and food to put in the garbage.
in the toilet, use a drain cap or strainer to grab as much hair as you possibly can. clean the visible regions of drain openings often once you notice debris has started to accumulate.
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ˈkɑŋgrəs rəˈʃid sɪz hi sɔ noʊ ˈrizən tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈvɪktəri. dɪz ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs kənˈsɪdər ɛz ðə wɔr ənd nɑt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkəntriz? ˈpɑrti rəˈʃid simd tɪ səˈʤɛst soʊ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. sɛd hi sɔ noʊ ˈrizən tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə ˈvɪktəri. ˈɪzənt ə θɪŋ tɪ bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd. ðə wɔr wɑz fɔt wɪˈθɪn ɑr ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. wi ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn kəm tɪ noʊ wɪn ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈɑrmi krɔst ˈoʊvər ənd bɪlt ˈbəŋkərz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɑr ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ɪts ˈoʊnli ðə wɪʧ meɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt," hi sɛd. ɪf vjuz wər ˈʃɑkɪŋ, ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪnɪstər əv steɪt fər hoʊm ˈɛˈsɑˈraɪ prɑˈkɑʃ ˈkʊdənt ˈivɪn rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn ðə wɔr wɑz fɔt ənd wən. æst əˈbaʊt diwas*, hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ noʊ wɪn ðə deɪ wɑz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd. ðə wɑz swɪft tɪ teɪk ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈoʊvər ˈkɑmɛnts. "ðə ʃʊd nɑt θɪŋk əˈlɔŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪnz. wi (bjp*) ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ˈɛvəri deɪ əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ənd rɪˈspɛkt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, raɪt frəm ˈneɪˌru, hu kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈkəntri. ðɛr ʃʊd bi ə ˈsɪmələr əˈproʊʧ frəm ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs," sɛd ˈlidər prɑˈkɑʃ javadekar*. ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑnfərəns ˈlidər ˌæbˈdələ meɪd ɪt klɪr ðə ˈɪʃu wɑz əˈbəv ˈpɑrti ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ʃʊd bi ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd baɪ ˈɛvriˌwən," hi sɛd.
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congress mp rashid alvi says he saw no reason to celebrate the kargil victory.
does the congress consider kargil as the bjp's war and not the entire country's? party mp rashid alvi seemed to suggest so on wednesday.
alvi said he saw no reason to celebrate the kargil victory. "kargil isn't a thing to be celebrated. the war was fought within our territory. we didn't even come to know when the pakistani army crossed over and built bunkers inside our territory. it's only the nda which may celebrate," he said.
if alvi's views were shocking, former minister of state for home sri prakash jaiswal couldn't even remember when the kargil war was fought and won. asked about vijay diwas, he wanted to know when the day was celebrated.
the bjp was swift to take criticise the congress over alvi's comments. "the upa should not think along political lines. we (bjp) celebrate every day of national importance and respect everybody, right from pt jawaharlal nehru, who contributed to the country. there should be a similar approach from the congress," said bjp leader prakash javadekar.
national conference leader farooq abdullah made it clear the issue was above party politics. "kargil should be celebrated by everyone," he said.
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bʊks ənd ˈɔθərz ləvd ˌɪnˈklud: fɪl: rɛd loʊdz əv ˈstivən kɪŋ. aɪ ləv hɪz ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz; ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðə ʤɔnt fər ə ˈrɪli ˈkripi wən. dæn: aɪ kip traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈvɪns fɪl tɪ rɛd ðə məˈlɛniəm ˈtrɪləʤi. stig ˈkɛrɪktərz ər ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl. wət ər ju ˈrɛdɪŋ (ər re-reading*) æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt? dæn: ɔn ə bɪt əv ə jəŋ ˈædəlt kɪk ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈpeɪpər taʊnz. ˈkərəntli ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪz ˈrənər ˈtrɪləʤi (ɛz ˈmaɪldli ˌɪnˈfæʧuˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈdɪlən o’brien*). fɪl: əˈbaʊt tɪ rɛd ˈrɛdi pleɪər wən baɪ ˈərnɪst klaɪn. aɪ ləvd ðə sɔrd ɑrt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd aɪ nid ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ fɪl ðət gæp. hu ɪz jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈkɛrɪktər ənd waɪ? dæn: aɪ ləv samwise*, ðə ˌənəˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈhɔbɪt. fɪl: ˈbəfi ðə ˈvæmpaɪr sleɪər! ʃi fɔt ˈdimənz ənd sərˈvaɪvd haɪ skul æt ðə seɪm taɪm! wət ə ˈhɪroʊ. wɪʧ ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈkɛrɪktər wʊd ju laɪk tɪ goʊ aʊt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ ənd waɪ? dæn: seɪ pur oʊld prəˈfɛsər sneɪp [frəm ðə ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ˈsɪriz]. ˈsəmˌwən tɪ pæt ɪm ɔn ðə bæk ənd tɛl ɪm ðət wən deɪ ˈɛvriˌwən wɪl əˈpriʃiˌeɪt wət hi dɪd, y’know*? fɪl: ˈprɑbəˌbli [frəm ðə ˈhɔbɪt]. hæv ɪˈnəf goʊld fər səm ˈfænsi ˈkɑkˌteɪlz. wɪʧ ˈfɪkʃənəl loʊˈkeɪʃən wʊd ju moʊst laɪk tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ənd waɪ? dæn: moʊst ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈjunəˌvərsɪz ər ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ, ˈdeɪnʤərəs dystopias*. ˈmæʤɪk? ˈdaɪnəˌsɔrz? noʊ θæŋks. ˈhæpi ˈsɪpɪŋ ə ti baɪ maɪ ˈlæpˌtɑp. fɪl: ðə wərld! ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd ə pikachu*. hu wʊd ju ˌɪnˈvaɪt tɪ jʊr ˈfænəsi ˈdɪnər ˈpɑrti ənd wət wʊd ju sərv? dæn: wɛst ənd ˈmeɪbi ə keɪk wɪθ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv hɪz feɪs ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ɪt. fɪl: ˈmɛri ˈbɛri. sərv ðə keɪks aɪ æst hər tɪ brɪŋ. aɪ wɔnt ɔl ðə keɪks. nɑt ˈmɛni ˈpipəl noʊ ðɪs, bət ˈvɛri gʊd at…*… dæn: tˈwɪstɪŋ maɪ rɪsts ɔl ðə weɪ əraʊnd: ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ ənd ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈpɑrti trɪk! fɪl: rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ əbˈskjʊr səˈlɛbrɪtiz ənd noʊɪŋ wət ˈmuviz ðeɪ wər ɪn. wət ɪz jʊr ˈgɪlti ˈplɛʒər? fɪl: ˈprɑpərti ʃoʊz! ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər; laɪk ə drəg tɪ mi. dæn: haɪ skul musical…*… aʊt əv deɪt memes…*… nɑt əˈʃeɪmd əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ! wət du ju ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈkɛri wɪθ ju? dæn: maɪ foʊn. ˈsɑri. aɪ lɪv wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. fɪl: ə ˈsɪriəl bɑr! ju wɔnt tɪ si mi ˈhəŋgri.
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books and authors you’ve loved include:
phil: i’ve read loads of stephen king. i love his short stories; i’d recommend the jaunt for a really creepy one.
dan: i keep trying to convince phil to read the millennium trilogy. stieg larsson’s characters are incredible.
what are you reading (or re-reading) at the moment?
dan: i’m on a bit of a young adult kick after reading paper towns. i’m currently reading the maze runner trilogy (as i’m mildly infatuated with dylan o’brien).
phil: i’m about to read ready player one by ernest cline. i loved the anime sword art online, and i need something to fill that gap.
who is your favourite fictional character and why?
dan: i love samwise, the unappreciated hobbit.
phil: buffy the vampire slayer! she fought demons and survived high school at the same time! what a hero.
which fictional character would you like to go out drinking with and why?
dan: i’d say poor old professor snape [from the harry potter series]. someone to pat him on the back and tell him that one day everyone will appreciate what he did, y’know?
phil: probably smaug [from the hobbit]. he’d have enough gold for some fancy cocktails.
which fictional location would you most like to visit and why?
dan: most fictional universes are terrifying, dangerous dystopias. magic? dinosaurs? no thanks. i’m happy sipping a tea by my laptop.
phil: the pokémon world! i’ve always wanted a pikachu.
who would you invite to your fantasy dinner party and what would you serve?
dan: kanye west and maybe a cake with a picture of his face printed on it.
phil: mary berry. i’d serve the cakes i asked her to bring. i want all the cakes.
not many people know this, but i’m very good at…
dan: twisting my wrists all the way around: a disturbing and impressive party trick!
phil: remembering obscure celebrities and knowing what movies they were in.
what is your guilty pleasure?
phil: property shows! i’m all about the before and after; like a drug to me.
dan: high school musical… out of date memes… i’m not ashamed of anything i enjoy!
what do you always carry with you?
dan: my phone. sorry. i can’t live without the internet.
phil: a cereal bar! you want to see me hungry.
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traɪ tɪ pɪk əˈpɑrt ə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl geɪm, ənd ju kən kəm əp wɪθ ˈlɪtərəli ˈθaʊzənz əv weɪz ðə ˈluzɪŋ tim ˈfɑltərd. ˈæftər ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈdɑʤərz lɔst ɪn geɪm 2 əv ðə wərld ˈsɪriz, ju kʊd kˈwɛʃən deɪv roberts’*’ dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ lin ɔn ˈkloʊzər ˈkɛnli ˈʤænsən fər tu ˈɪnɪŋz. ju kʊd pɔɪnt tɪ ʤɑʃ fildz ənd ˈbrændən məˈkɑrθi ˈlɛtɪŋ ðə ˈhjustən ˈæstroʊs ðə lɛd ɪn ˈɛkstrəz. ju kʊd ˈwəndər haʊ ðə hɛk ˈmɪstər. ɑkˈtoʊbər 2017 ˈʤəstɪn ˈtərnər ˈsədənli wɛnt hitless*. ju gɪt ðə pɔɪnt. skroʊl tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˈkɑntɛnt æd wɛl, ənˈlɛs ˈdɑʤərz ˈlɛʤənd stiv ˈgɑrvi. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə geɪm 2 lɔs, ˈgɑrvi bleɪm ˈʤænsən ər ðə riˈlivərz ər ˈtərnər ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈræʃənəl θɪŋ fər ðə lɔs. noʊ, ˌɪnˈstɛd hi bleɪmd ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔld baseball.”*.” stiv ˈgɑrvi ɪz ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ baseball”*” raɪən ˈwɔltən (@ryanwaltonsbn*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 26 2017 ɛz fɑr ɛz wi kən tɛl frəm ðət klɪp, baseball”*” kənˈsɪsts əv ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ˈskɔrɪŋ rənz bət nɑt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ðɛm ˈteɪkɪŋ ə bɪg swɪŋ ˈstraɪkɪŋ aʊt nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə ˈrənərz ˈoʊvər noʊ noʊ hɪt ənd rənz biɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃənt bət nɑt ɪf ju luz? ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfəzi ɔn ðɪs wən. lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs dodgers’*’ pug riækts ˈæftər ˈdaɪvɪŋ fər ə bɔl hɪt baɪ ˈhjustən astros’*’ ˈæləks ˈbrɛgmən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə eɪθ ˈɪnɪŋ əv geɪm 2 əv wərld ˈsɪriz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 25 2017 ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. (ˌeɪˈpi ʤeɪ. ˈfɪlɪp) wi hæv tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɔl ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈgɑrvi ɪz rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs, du wi? ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈjuˈɛs du ðət? ˈoʊˈkeɪ, faɪn. ðə ˈdɑʤərz skɔrd sɪks rənz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈæstroʊs ɪn geɪm 2 wɪʧ bæd. wɪn ðə ˈdɑʤərz hæv skɔrd æt list sɪks rənz ɪn ə geɪm, gɔn ðɪs jɪr ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə pleɪɔfs. ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər ɪf ðeɪ ər ““manufacturing”*” ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ ər ˈskɔrɪŋ ðɛm, bət mɔr ɔn ðət ɪn ə sɛk. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz ˈteɪkɪŋ bɪg swɪŋz rɪˈzəlts ɪn hoʊm rənz. ðə ˈdɑʤərz hɪt fɔr əv ðɛm ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt. soʊ dɪd ðə ˈæstroʊs. ɪt wərkt aʊt wɛl fər ðɛm. ðə ˈdɑʤərz strək aʊt 11 taɪmz ɪn ðə geɪm. ðə ˈæstroʊs strək aʊt eɪt. ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ saɪt ə ˈsæmpəl, faɪn. ðə ˈæstroʊs strək aʊt θri fjuər taɪmz ənd wən. bət ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt ˈrɪli məʧ ˈdɪfərənt ðən ə ˈrɛgjələr aʊt. ənd ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ juz ˈsæmpəlz, ðə ˈdɑʤərz wən geɪm 1 əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl lig dɪˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə dɪˈspaɪt ˈstraɪkɪŋ aʊt mɔr ðən ðə d-backs*. ðeɪ skɔrd naɪn rənz ɪn ðət geɪm, soʊ ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ˈrɪli prɪˈklud ðɛm frəm ˈskɔrɪŋ. wɪn ɪn ðə wərld wər ðə ˈdɑʤərz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bənt ɪn ðɪs geɪm? ˈpɛdərsən ˈoʊpənd əp ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ fər ðɛm wɪθ ə hoʊm rən. ðə nɛkst ˈɪnɪŋ, krɪs ˈteɪlər wɔkt ənd ðɛn ˈkɔri ˈsigər hɪt ə hoʊm rən. ˈkoʊdi ˈbɛlɪŋər riʧt ɔn ən ˈɛrər tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈsɛvənθ, bət ju hæd boʊθ pug ənd ˈpɛdərsən ˈkəmɪŋ əp ðət ˈɪnɪŋ. ju goʊɪŋ tɪ bənt wɪθ ðɛm. pug hɪt ə hoʊm rən ɪn ðə 10th*, ənd ðə ˈræli ˈleɪtər ðət ˈɪnɪŋ keɪm wɪθ tu aʊts. ˈʧɑrli ˈkəlbərsən hɪt ə hoʊm rən ɪn ðə 11th*. ɪf ju θɪŋk ˈsigər, pug ər ˈpɛdərsən ʃʊd hæv leɪd daʊn ə bənt ɪn ðɪs geɪm, ju ər ˈæskɪŋ tɪ luz. ðə hɪt ənd rən kəmˈpleɪnt fɔlz ˈɪntu ðə seɪm ˈkætəˌgɔri. ˈbɛlɪŋər gɑt tɪ ˈsɛkənd wɪθ pug æt ðə pleɪt ɪn ðə ˈsɛvənθ, soʊ hi wʊd hæv skɔrd ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɛniˌweɪ. noʊ nid ðɛr. ənd nɑt ˈæskɪŋ ˈpɛdərsən tɪ hɪt ənd rən. hɪz geɪm ɪz ˈpeɪʃəns ənd paʊər. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ɪˈfɪʃənsi pɑrt ˈkɪndə ruɪnz ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɑrgjəmənt. ðə ˈdɑʤərz ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd ɔn ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ geɪm. ðeɪ skɔrd sɪks rənz ɔn faɪv hɪts ˈprɪti dɑrn gʊd. nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðət ðɪs wɑz ə geɪm! ɪt ə bloʊaʊt. ðə ˈdɑʤərz wər ɪn ðə geɪm ðə hoʊl weɪ, ˈivɪn ˈmaʊntɪŋ tu ˈkəmˌbæks ənd ˈnɪrli ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ə θərd ɪn ðə 11th*. ðɪs ɪz ə geɪm wɛr ju tɪp jʊr kæp tɪ ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ tim fər ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt ə wɪn. bət boʊθ kləbz ʃoʊd ə lɔt əv faɪt. wi ər əˈpriʃjətɪv tɪ ˈgɑrvi fər ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ðə freɪz baseball,”*,” ðoʊ. baʊnd tɪ stər əp səm hɑt əˈpɪnjənz. ˈɔlsoʊ ə greɪt rɪˈvaɪvəl bænd neɪm. ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɪz pleɪɪŋ æt ðə reɪv nɛkst ˈtuzˌdeɪ. aɪ hoʊp ðeɪ du səm səˈblaɪm covers.”*.” wət nɑt ɪz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət θɪŋ tɪ saɪt wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ pɪn ðə bleɪm ɔn ðə ˈdɑʤərz fər ˈluzɪŋ geɪm 2 əv ðə wərld ˈsɪriz. ðə freɪz saʊnz ˈskændələs ənd ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, bət ɪt minz ˈnəθɪŋ. mɔr ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ˈjɑˌhu spɔrts: krɪs kwɪk ɪz ə ˈraɪtər fər bɪg lig stu ɔn ˈjɑˌhu spɔrts. hæv ə tɪp? iˈmeɪl ɪm æt ər ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər! ˈfɑloʊ
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try to pick apart a one-run baseball game, and you can come up with literally thousands of ways the losing team faltered.
after the los angeles dodgers lost 7-6 in game 2 of the world series, you could question dave roberts’ decision to lean on closer kenley jansen for two innings. you could point to josh fields and brandon mccarthy letting the houston astros re-take the lead in extras. you could wonder how the heck mr. october 2017 justin turner suddenly went hitless. you get the point.
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well, unless you’re dodgers legend steve garvey. following the team’s game 2 loss, garvey blame jansen or the relievers or turner or any other rational thing for the loss. no, instead he blamed something called “millennial baseball.”
steve garvey is frustrated with “millennial baseball” pic.twitter.com/knzz3obmdh — ryan walton (@ryanwaltonsbn) october 26, 2017
as far as we can tell from that clip, “millennial baseball” consists of the following:
scoring runs — but not manufacturing them
taking a big swing
striking out
not trying to get the runners over
no bunts
no hit and runs
being efficient … but not if you lose? a little fuzzy on this one.
los angeles dodgers’ yasiel puig reacts after diving for a ball hit by houston astros’ alex bregman during the eighth inning of game 2 of baseball’s world series wednesday, oct. 25, 2017, in los angeles. (ap photo/david j. phillip)
we have to explain all the ways in which garvey is wrong about this, do we? are you going to make us do that? ok, fine.
• the dodgers scored six runs against the astros in game 2, which isn’t bad. when the dodgers have scored at least six runs in a game, gone 57-4 this year — including the playoffs. it really matter if they are “manufacturing” as long as they are scoring them, but more on that in a sec.
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• taking big swings results in home runs. the dodgers hit four of them wednesday night. so did the astros. it worked out well for them.
• the dodgers struck out 11 times in the game. the astros struck out eight. if you’re going to cite a one-game sample, fine. the astros struck out three fewer times and won. but a strikeout really isn’t much different than a regular out. and if going to use one-game samples, the dodgers won game 1 of the national league division series against the arizona diamondbacks despite striking out more than the d-backs. they scored nine runs in that game, so strikeouts really preclude them from scoring.
• when in the world were the dodgers supposed to bunt in this game? joc pederson opened up the scoring for them with a home run. the next inning, chris taylor walked and then corey seager hit a home run. cody bellinger reached on an error to start the seventh, but you had both yasiel puig and pederson coming up that inning. you weren’t going to bunt with them. puig hit a home run in the 10th, and the team’s rally later that inning came with two outs. charlie culberson hit a home run in the 11th. if you think seager, puig or pederson should have laid down a bunt in this game, you are asking to lose.
• the hit and run complaint falls into the same category. bellinger got to second with puig at the plate in the seventh, so he would have scored on a single anyway. no need there. and you’re not asking pederson to hit and run. his game is patience and power.
• finally, the efficiency part kinda ruins garvey’s entire argument. the dodgers capitalized on nearly every situation during thursday’s game. they scored six runs on five hits … that’s pretty darn good.
not to mention that this was a one-run game! it a blowout. the dodgers were in the game the whole way, even mounting two comebacks — and nearly picking up a third in the 11th. this is a game where you tip your cap to the winning team for pulling out a hard-fought win. but both clubs showed a lot of fight.
we are appreciative to garvey for coming up with the phrase “millennial baseball,” though. that’s bound to stir up some hot opinions. also a great ska revival band name. “millennial baseball is playing at the rave next tuesday. i hope they do some sublime covers.”
what not is a legitimate thing to cite when trying to pin the blame on the dodgers for losing game 2 of the world series. the phrase sounds scandalous and controversial, but it means nothing.
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aɪ θɔt seɪɪŋ ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ hoʊp wɑz hɑrd ðə læst taɪm. bət gɑd, ðɪs taɪm wɑz soʊ məʧ wərs. ɪt hərt. ɪt ˈsɪriəsli dɪd. ðə taɪm wi hæd ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðət ˌgʊdˈbaɪ though…*… wɛl, wi hæv məʧ əv ɪt. bət ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl. ɪt ˈfaɪnəli ˈhæpənd. ˈæftər ɔl ðət ˈweɪtɪŋ ənd ˈwəndərɪŋ ənd ˈʧɪkənɪŋ ðə fək aʊt, ɪt ˈhæpənd. aɪ ˈivɪn θɪŋk ˈiðər əv ˈjuˈɛs wər ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ɪt. laɪk ðət spɑrk wi fɛlt həz ʤɪst bɪn groʊɪŋ ənd groʊɪŋ ɔl ðɪs taɪm, y’know*? ənd ðə ˈmoʊmənt wi sɔ iʧ ˈəðər əˈgɛn, well…*… wi kɔt faɪər raɪt əˈweɪ. ənd oʊ maɪ gɑd, ɪt wɑz ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ˌɪˈmæʤənd ɪt wʊd bi. ənd aɪ ʤɪst min ðə sɛks (ðoʊ ðət wɑz ˈprɪti ˈfrikɪŋ amazing…*… ˈhoʊli ʃɪt). bət aɪ min just…*… biɪŋ wɪθ hər. ˈhoʊldɪŋ hər hænd. ˈkɪsɪŋ hər lɪps. ˈkədlɪŋ ɔn ðə kaʊʧ təˈgɛðər. ˈɔlˌmoʊst fərˈgɑtən haʊ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðoʊz θɪŋz fil wɪn ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli min something…*… ənd aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvər mɛnt ðɪs məʧ wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən ˌbiˈfɔr. soʊ ˈʧizi, bət aɪ ˈsɪriəsli fil laɪk ðə ˈləkiəst gaɪ ɪn ðə wərld raɪt naʊ. aɪ weɪk əp ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈwəriɪŋ ðət ðɪs hoʊl θɪŋ wɪl tərn aʊt tɪ bi səm kaɪnd əv ˈkreɪzi drim. bət heɪ, ənˈtɪl aɪ du, aɪ plæn ɔn ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðə drim waɪl ɪt læsts. aɪ ʤɪst heɪt ðət ʃi steɪ ˈlɔŋgər. ʃi wɑz ˈoʊnli hir fər ə fju deɪz, ənd ʃi wɑz soʊ dæm ˈbɪzi ðə hoʊl taɪm ə bɪg ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃut, ˈdɪnərz ənd ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈpipəl frəm ðə ˈmɑdəlɪŋ agency…*… nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɔl ðə ʃɪt aɪ hæd tɪ du æt wərk tu. ɪt fɛlt laɪk aɪ ˈbɛrli sɔ hər. bət wi ˈdɛfənətli traɪd tɪ meɪk ðə moʊst əv ðə taɪm wi hæd. ʃi kɔld ənd ˈkænsəld hər hoʊˈtɛl ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən raɪt əˈweɪ ʃi ˈɛndɪd əp ʤɪst steɪɪŋ æt maɪ pleɪs. ənd ðət ˈdɛfənətli hɛlpt ə lɔt. deɪz meɪ hæv bɪn bʊkt ˈprɪti ˈsɑləd, bət wi gɑt tɪ spɛnd ˈɛvəri naɪt təˈgɛðər. ənd wi stɪl ˈmænɪʤd tɪ fɪt ɪn səm taɪm ɪn bɪtˈwin ɔl maɪ ʃɪfts ənd hər əˈpɔɪntmənts. aɪ kʊkt fər hər ə fju taɪmz, wi ˈrɛntɪd ə ˈmuvi ˈsənˌdi naɪt, ənd wi ˈivɪn skwizd ɪn ə trɪp daʊn tɪ ðə ɑrˈkeɪd wən ˌæftərˈnun (tərnz aʊt ʃi səks ˈprɪti bæd æt ˈvɪdioʊ games…*… aɪ nu ðɛr hæd tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt hər ðət ˈpərˌfɪkt!) ˈkɪndə ˈfəni, aɪ gɛs. ɪn səm weɪz, ɪt filz laɪk ʧeɪnʤd naʊ. bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ filz laɪk ˈnəθɪŋ həz too…*… əˈspɛʃəli naʊ ðət gɔn əˈgɛn. θɪŋz ər ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ɛz ðeɪ juzd tɪ bi. bæk tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ bət foʊn kɔlz ənd tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ʧæts ənˈtɪl wi si iʧ ˈəðər əˈgɛn. ənd ˈɔlsoʊ bæk tɪ ˈhævɪŋ noʊ ˈfrikɪŋ klu wɪn bi. hoʊp ˈprɑməst ɪt bi ɛz lɔŋ ɛz læst taɪm. bət hu noʊz? hər soʊ ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl, ənd bɪn ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ðən ˈjuʒəwəl lately…*… fər ɔl aɪ noʊ, ɪt kʊd bi mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi meɪks ɪt bæk hir. ənd ˈɑnəstli? ə wik, ə mənθ, sɪks mənθs ɪt ˈmætər. fil laɪk ə dæm ɪˈtərnəti tɪ mi noʊ ˈmætər wət. bət ɛz məʧ ɛz ðɪs hoʊl θɪŋ səks, aɪ noʊ aɪ kən ˈhændəl ɪt. bɪˈkəz ˈdɛfənətli wərθ ðə weɪt. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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i thought saying goodbye to hope was hard the last time. but god, this time was so much worse. it hurt. it seriously did.
the time we had leading up to that goodbye though… well, we didn’t have much of it. but it was incredible.
it finally happened. after all that waiting and wondering and chickening the fuck out, it happened. i don’t even think either of us were planning on it. it’s like that spark we felt has just been growing and growing all this time, y’know? and the moment we saw each other again, well… we caught fire right away.
and oh my god, it was even better than i’d imagined it would be. and i don’t just mean the sex (though that was pretty freaking amazing… holy shit).
but i mean just… being with her. holding her hand. kissing her lips. cuddling on the couch together. i’d almost forgotten how amazing those things feel when they actually mean something… and i don’t think they’ve ever meant this much with anyone before.
it’s so cheesy, but i seriously feel like the luckiest guy in the world right now. i wake up every morning worrying that this whole thing will turn out to be some kind of crazy dream. but hey, until i do, i plan on enjoying the dream while it lasts.
i just hate that she couldn’t stay longer. she was only here for a few days, and she was so damn busy the whole time – a big photo shoot, dinners and meetings with people from the modeling agency… not to mention all the shit i had to do at work too. it felt like i barely saw her.
but we definitely tried to make the most of the time we had. she called and canceled her hotel reservation right away – she ended up just staying at my place. and that definitely helped a lot. hope’s days may have been booked pretty solid, but we got to spend every night together.
and we still managed to fit in some time in between all my shifts and her appointments. i cooked for her a few times, we rented a movie sunday night, and we even squeezed in a trip down to the arcade one afternoon (turns out she sucks pretty bad at video games… i knew there had to be something about her that wasn’t perfect!)
it’s kinda funny, i guess. in some ways, it feels like everything’s changed now. but it also feels like nothing has too… especially now that she’s gone again.
things are exactly the same as they used to be. we’re back to nothing but phone calls and text messages and facebook chats until we see each other again.
and we’re also back to having no freaking clue when that’ll be.
hope promised it wouldn’t be as long as last time. but who knows? her schedule’s so unpredictable, and she’s been traveling even more than usual lately… for all i know, it could be months before she makes it back here.
and honestly? a week, a month, six months – it doesn’t matter. it’ll feel like a damn eternity to me no matter what.
but as much as this whole thing sucks, i know i can handle it.
because she’s definitely worth the wait.
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aɪ daʊt ˈɛnibədi ɪz ˈrɪli ɪn ðə mud æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈlændˌmɑrks, bət ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈstilərz hɪt ə ˈprɪti sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt wən læst naɪt. ər, mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈkæmərən ˈheɪwərd hɪt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈlændˌmɑrk læst naɪt wɪn hi hɪt nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts kˈwɔrtərˌbæk tɑm ˈbreɪdi. wɪθ hɪz sæk ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər æt ðə mɑrk, ˈheɪwərd drɑpt ˈbreɪdi fər ən lɔs ɔn hɪz tɛnθ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk əv ðə ˈsizən. ɪn duɪŋ soʊ, hi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈstilərz pleɪər tɪ ˈrɛkərd sæks ɪn ə ˈsizən sɪns ʤeɪmz ˈhɛrɪsən ənd lɑˈmɑr ˈwʊdli boʊθ dɪd ɪt ɪn 2010 ənd ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪvli, hi bɪˈkeɪm ʤɪst ðə ˈsɛkənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv lineman—really*, ðə ˈsɛkənd pleɪər ðət ɪz nɑt ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈrɛkərd sæks ɪn ə ˈsizən ɪn ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈhɪstəri. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈstilərz ˈlaɪnmən tɪ ˈɛvər əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðət fit wɑz kiθ ˈwɪlɪs, hu ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈʧiv ɪt twaɪs. hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə 14 sæks ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ɪn 1983 wɪʧ wɑz ʤɪst ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ɪn wɪʧ sæks wər ən əˈfɪʃəl stəˈtɪstɪk. hi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪd 12 sæks ɪn 1986 ˈæftər goʊɪŋ tu geɪmz wɪˈθaʊt ə ðə tu geɪmz praɪər tɪ ðət, hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd tu sæks ɪn sæk əv ˈbreɪdi wɑz hɪz 10th*, hɪz ˈpriviəs biɪŋ ˈsɛvən ənd ə hæf. hi həz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈkɔrdɪd æt list ˈsɛvən sæks ɪn iʧ əv hɪz læst θri ˈhɛlθi ˈsizənz. hi wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈoʊnli pɑrts əv ˈsɛvən geɪmz læst jɪr, ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪd θri sæks. ðət wɑz ðə sæk əv hɪz kərɪr, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət dɪz nɑt kəm wɪθ ˈɛni ˈspɛʃəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns. ɪt dɪz pʊt ɪm wən hæf əv ə sæk bɪˈhaɪnd ˈlɔrəns ˈtɪmənz fər ðə ɪn ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈhɪstəri, ɛz ˈrɛkənd əˈfɪʃəli, wɪθ sæks bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 1982 ɪt ɪz ðə bi ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən, bɪˈhaɪnd willis’*’ 59 ənd ˈɛrən 44 waɪl smɪθ kʊd bi ɪn hɪz saɪts nɛkst jɪr, hi həz ə weɪ tɪ goʊ tɪ gɪt tɪ ˈwɪlɪs, hu stændz fɔrθ ɪn tim ˈhɪstəri. ˈheɪwərd wɑz wən əv tu ˈstilərz ɔn ðə naɪt tɪ sæk ˈbreɪdi, ðə ˈəðər biɪŋ bəd dəˈpri. ˈbreɪdi wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə fərst kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ðət dəˈpri ˈɛvər sækt ɪn hɪz kərɪr, duɪŋ soʊ ɪn ðə 2015 ˈsizən ˈoʊpənər ɪn ðə fərst geɪm hi ˈɛvər pleɪd. ðoʊz tu sæks gɪv ˈpɪtsbərg 43 ɔn ðə ˈsizən, wɪʧ ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ə ˈhɛlθi ˈtoʊtəl, bət ðeɪ stɪl hæv tu geɪmz tɪ æd tɪ ɪt. ðeɪ ˈkərəntli ræŋk taɪd fər θərd ɪn ðə lig ɪn sæks, ˈtreɪlɪŋ ðə ˈʤægˌwɑrz wɪθ 51 ənd ðə ræmz wɪθ 47 ðə ˈpænθərz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv 43 ɔn ðə ˈsizən. ðə ɔn ðə tim ɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər vɪns ˈwɪljəmz, bət dəˈpri rɪˈkɔrdɪd hɪz sɪksθ læst naɪt, wɪʧ taɪz ɪm wɪθ ˈrʊki t.j*. wɑt fər ðə θərd moʊst ɔn ðə tim. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə ˈprɛʃər həz bɪn ˈsɑləd ɔn ðə ˈsizən.
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i doubt anybody is really in the mood at the moment to discuss landmarks, but the pittsburgh steelers hit a pretty significant one last night. or, more specifically, defensive end cameron heyward hit a significant landmark last night when he hit new england patriots quarterback tom brady.
with his sack in the first quarter at the 4:14 mark, heyward dropped brady for an eight-yard loss on his tenth quarterback takedown of the season. in doing so, he became the first steelers player to record double-digit sacks in a season since james harrison and lamarr woodley both did it in 2010.
and even more impressively, he became just the second defensive lineman—really, the second player that is not an outside linebacker—to record double-digit sacks in a season in franchise history.
the only other steelers lineman to ever accomplish that feat was keith willis, who actually managed to achieve it twice. he recorded a career-high 14 sacks in his second season in 1983, which was just the second season in which sacks were an official statistic. he also recorded 12 sacks in 1986.
after going two games without a sack—in the two games prior to that, he recorded two sacks in both—heyward’s sack of brady was his 10th, his previous career-high being seven and a half. he has, however, recorded at least seven sacks in each of his last three healthy seasons. he was limited to only parts of seven games last year, and recorded three sacks.
that was the 35th sack of his career, although that does not come with any special significance. it does put him one half of a sack behind lawrence timmons for the ninth-most in franchise history, as reckoned officially, with sacks beginning in 1982. it is the third-most be a defensive lineman, behind willis’ 59 and aaron smith’s 44. while smith could be in his sights next year, he has a way to go to get to willis, who stands fourth in team history.
heyward was one of two steelers on the night to sack brady, the other being bud dupree. brady was actually the first quarterback that dupree ever sacked in his career, doing so in the 2015 season opener in the first game he ever played.
those two sacks give pittsburgh 43 on the season, which in itself is a healthy total, but they still have two games to add to it. they currently rank tied for third in the league in sacks, trailing the jaguars with 51 and the rams with 47, the panthers also have 43 on the season.
the second-leading sacker on the team is inside linebacker vince williams, but dupree recorded his sixth last night, which ties him with rookie t.j. watt for the third most on the team. overall, the defense’s pressure has been solid on the season.
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ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ɪn! wi hir æt poʊld ɑr ˈmɛmbərz tɪ si wɪʧ ˈpleɪsɪz ðeɪ faʊnd tɪ bi ðə ˈfrɛndliəst ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz fər ˈtrævələrz ənd ɪt lɛft ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ə bɪg smaɪl ɔn ɑr ˈfeɪsɪz, ˈrɛdi tɪ bʊk ðiz trɪps ɑrˈsɛlvz. wi tɔkt tɪ ˈoʊvər əv ɑr ˈmɛmbərz, ənd hɪrz wət ðeɪ hæd tɪ seɪ: ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə gˌwɑˌdələˈhɑrə ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti ˈjʊrəp ˈdəblɪn, ˈaɪərlənd: ˈtɛmpəl bɑr ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈləndən, ˈɪŋglənd məˈdrɪd, speɪn əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ðə ˈfrɛndliəst ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən ðə pɑnd, ˈɪtəli ræŋkt ɛz ðə ˈfrɛndliəst ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈaɪərlənd, juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, speɪn ənd ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ˈraʊndɪŋ aʊt ðə lɪst. zi ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈmænzˌfild, ɔˈstreɪljə ˈbaɪrən beɪ, ɔˈstreɪljə ənd wɪn æst wət ðə ˈfrɛndliəst ˈkəntri ɪz ɪn ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk, ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈnəmbər wən wɑz, wɪθ mɔr ðən ˈʧuzɪŋ ðə lænd daʊn ˈəndər.
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the results are in! we here at travelzoo polled our members to see which places they found to be the friendliest destinations for travelers and it left us with a big smile on our faces, ready to book these trips ourselves.
we talked to over 6,000 of our members, and here's what they had to say:
latin america
guadalajara
mexico city
europe
dublin, ireland: temple bar district
london, england
madrid, spain
one-quarter of americans votedas the friendliest latin american destination.across the pond, italy ranked as the friendliest european destination followed by ireland, united kingdom, spain and the netherlands rounding out the list.
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asia pacific
mansfield, australia
byron bay, australia
and when asked what the friendliest country is in asia pacific, ranking number one was, with more than one-quarter choosing the land down under.
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dandong*, ˈʧaɪnə (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈʧaɪnə həz stɛpt əp ʧɛks ɔn ˈʃɪpmənts tɪ ənd frəm nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu mənθs ˈæftər əˈgriɪŋ tɪ nu u.n*. ˈsæŋkʃənz ðət dɪˈmænd ˈgreɪtər ˈskrutəni əv treɪd, bət ðə floʊ əv gʊdz ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðə rɪˈklusɪv steɪt əˈpɪrz ˈlɑrʤli ˌənəˈfɛktɪd. ə ʧaɪˈniz ˌpɛrəˈmɪləˌtɛri pəˈlismən stændz gɑrd ɛz ə trək wɪθ ə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt draɪvz ɔn ðə ˈfrɛndʃɪp brɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrɪvər wɪʧ kəˈnɛkts nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriəz tɪ ˈʧaɪnəz, ˈprɑvɪns, ˈeɪprəl 12 2013 ʧɛn ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz wər ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˈæftər nɔrθ θərd ˈnukliər tɛst ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 12 ˈʧaɪnə həz sɛd ɪt wɔnts ðə ˈmɛʒərz ɛnˈfɔrst, bət fju ˈænəlɪsts bɪˈliv ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ wɪl teɪk stɛps ðət hərt nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɛz ɪt ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈpɑləsi əv ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt. ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz, ɔn tɔp əv ðoʊz əˈgrid ˈæftər ˈpriviəs ˈnukliər tɛsts, ˈtərgət ðə əˈtɛmpts tɪ ʃɪp ənd rɪˈsiv ˈkɑrˌgoʊ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪts bænd ˈnukliər ənd ˈmɪsəl ˈproʊˌgræmz, eɪm tɪ stɑp ðə floʊ əv ˈləgʒəri gʊdz tɪ nɔrθ ɪˈlit ənd ˈtaɪtən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kərbz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈtrænsfər əv bəlk kæʃ. ˈrɔɪtərz spoʊk tɪ mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ʧaɪˈniz ˈtreɪdɪŋ fərmz ðət du ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ˈmoʊstli beɪst ɪn ˈbɔrdər ˈsɪti əv θru wɪʧ ɛz məʧ ɛz 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə baɪˈlætərəl treɪd ɪz kənˈdəktəd, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə pɔrt ˈsɪti əv ˈdeɪliən. ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn gʊdz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm nɑnˈfɛrəs ˈmɛtəlz ənd kɑr pɑrts tɪ ˈkloʊðɪŋ ənd fud. əˈbaʊt hæf sɛd ðeɪ hæd ˈnoʊtɪst ˈkəstəmz əˈθɔrətiz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ˈʃɪpmənts sɪns ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz wər pʊt ɪn pleɪs, ðoʊ ˈəðərz sɛd treɪd wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wɑz ˈʤɛnərəli ˈɔlˌweɪz mɔr ˈtaɪtli ˈmɑnətərd ðən wɪθ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. æt ɔl ðə trəks aʊt ðɛr ənd ju tɛl mi ɪf treɪd həz slowed,”*,” sɛd ˈtreɪdər lju mingjin*, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ə lɔŋ laɪn əv ʧaɪˈniz ənd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən trəks kjuɪŋ æt ˈrənˈdaʊn ˈbɔrdər poʊst. meɪ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈkloʊzər ˈɪntəˌrɛst, bət noʊ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn treɪd whatsoever,”*,” ˈædɪd lju, hu ˌɪmˈpɔrts ˈʤɪnˌsɛŋ ənd ˈɛkspɔrts ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wɔnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz. ðət səˈʤɛsts ðət waɪl ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ɪts groʊɪŋ frəˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ ənd ɪts ˈrisənt θrɛts tɪ weɪʤ wɔr ɔn soʊl ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ɪt stɪl bɪˈlivz ɪn ɪts raɪt tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˈnɔrməl treɪd wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ləˈʤɪtəmət treɪd ʤɑn pɑrk, ə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈɛkspərt æt ðə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ðə ˈhɑrvərd ˈkɛnədi skul, sɛd ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ə ˈluˌphoʊl ɪn ˈsæŋkʃənz ðət əˈlaʊ ləˈʤɪtəmət treɪd ənd eɪd. ˈəndər ðə ˈmɛʒərz, u.n*. ˈmɛmbər steɪts ər nɑt bɑrd frəm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ər ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ðə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈʧaɪnə ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz. ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ʧaɪˈniz əˈθɔrətiz, (ənd) ˈpraɪvət ʧaɪˈniz fərmz ˈklæsəˌfaɪ wət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ɛz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk development,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈsərtənli ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm əˈfɪʃəlz. treɪd (ˈpɑləsi) ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr noʊ difference,”*,” sɛd jɪn tɔŋ, hɛd əv ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈfɔrən treɪd ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ˈɔfəs. ə ˈsɛkənd əˈfɪʃəl, hu spoʊk ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti, əˈgrid: bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪz koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd æt ðə steɪt ˈlɛvəl: wi gɪt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd. ənd ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən changed.”*.” ˈkəstəmz dɪˈpɑrtmənt rɪˈfərd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz tɪ ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri, wɪʧ həz rɪˈpitɪdli sɛd ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ wɑz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ðɛm. ðə ˈmɪnɪstri həz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ gɪv ˈditeɪlz ɔn wət ˈʧaɪnə ɪz duɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ˈsæŋkʃənz, bət sɪz ˈʧaɪnə hæd ðə raɪt tɪ du ləˈʤɪtəmət treɪd wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈdeɪtɪd ˈeɪprəl 17 ˈtrænspɔrt ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ɪt ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɔl ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈpɑrtmənts tɪ ˈfʊli ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz ənd ɪnˈʃʊr noʊ ˈtrænspɔrt əv bænd gʊdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈləgʒəri kɑz, ənd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ər ˈgaɪdɪd ˈmɪsəlz. u.n*. ˈdɪpləˌmæts ɪn nu jɔrk sɛd ðət əp tɪ naʊ ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ səˈʤɛst ˈʧaɪnə hæd ˈteɪkən stɛps tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgrɛsɪvli. tɪ bi ʃʊr, ðeɪ sɛd ɔl ˈkəntriz ˈnidɪd taɪm ənd ðət ɪt wʊd teɪk mənθs tɪ geɪʤ u.n*. ˈmɛmbər states’*’ kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. wən ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn hu sɛd ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz əv gʊdz ʃɪpt tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə hæd ˈtaɪtənd ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə ˈrisənt ˈtɛnʧənz wər ˈpɑrtli tɪ bleɪm. ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz tɛns, ənd duɪŋ lɛs treɪd. ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz sim tɪ hæv ˈtaɪtənd, too,”*,” sɛd ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, hu æst tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ hɪz ˈfæməli neɪm wæŋ. əˈnəðər ˈtreɪdər, zɛŋ hongqun*, sɛd ˈviɪkəl pɑrts əˈpɪrd tɪ bi biɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd fər ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəstəmz ʧɛks, ðoʊ hi wɑz stɪl ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt trəks ɪn tɪ ðə ˈkəntri. ˈkəstəmz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk, wi rɪˈmeɪn ˈbɪzi. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪz ən oʊld frɛnd əv ənd wi rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðɛm əp hir ʤɪst ɛz məʧ ɛz ðeɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn us,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈweɪtɪŋ æt ðə ˈkəstəmz poʊst tɪ sɛnd ə nu trək ˈɪntu nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk frɛnd səm ˈtreɪdərz ɪn ˈdeɪliən sɛd ˈkəstəmz əˈfɪʃəlz wər peɪɪŋ mɔr əˈtɛnʃən, ðoʊ ðɪs prɪˈsidɪd ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈsæŋkʃənz. ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən ɔn ˈkɑrˌgoʊz tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn kwaɪt strict,”*,” sɛd ʒu ʤɪn, ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈdeɪliən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ləˈʤɪstɪks ˈkəmpəˌni, huz ˈʃɪpmənts kən ˌɪnˈklud vælvz, pəmps, suɪʤ ˈtritmənt ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd bɔl ˈbɛrɪŋz. sɪns ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv læst jɪr, ðə ˈkəstəmz ˈstɑrtɪd ˌɪnˈspɛktɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl wən əv ɑr kənˈteɪnərz tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ənd ˈnɛvər sin ðɪs before.”*.” stɪl, ðə ˈbɔrdər əraʊnd ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈpɔrəs, wɪʧ sˈməgələrz ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt, ðoʊ ˈmoʊstli ðeɪ seɪ fər gʊdz səʧ ɛz raɪs ənd ˌsɪgəˈrɛts. kən goʊ bæk ənd ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ noʊ problems,”*,” sɛd wən ˈbɔrdər ˈrɛzɪdənt, hu æst nɑt tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd. lɔŋ ɛz ju peɪ ɔf ðə raɪt əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ənd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ðeɪ tərn ə blaɪnd eye.”*.” ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə nu ˈsæŋkʃənz dɪˈpɛndz tɪ ə lɑrʤ ɪkˈstɛnt ɔn ˈʧaɪnə, u.n*. ˈdɪpləˌmæts hæv sɛd. ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈkloʊsəst nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə həz tɪ ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk frɛnd, ənd əˈkaʊnts fər æt list θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv nɔrθ ˌɪmˈpɔrts. baɪˈlætərəl treɪd drɑpt mɔr ðən 7 pərˈsɛnt tɪ ˈbɪljən ɪn january-march*, wɪθ ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈraɪzɪŋ pərˈsɛnt tɪ 590 ˈmɪljən bət ˈɛkspɔrts daʊn pərˈsɛnt tɪ 720 ˈmɪljən ɪkˈskludɪŋ fjuəl, fud ər ˈəðər ʧaɪˈniz eɪd. ˈænjuəl treɪd ɪz wərθ səm 6 ˈbɪljən, ə ˈfrækʃən əv treɪd wɪθ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə wɪʧ læst jɪr tɑpt 230 ˈbɪljən. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ðə meɪn weɪ ˈləgʒəri gʊdz gɪt tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ðə mɑrʧ 7 ˌrɛzəˈluʃən geɪv ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv səm ˈaɪtəmz nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə kʊd nɑt ˌɪmˈpɔrt, frəm jɑts ənd ˈreɪsɪŋ kɑz tɪ ˈləgʒəri ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz ənd ˈsɛvərəl taɪps əv ʤɛmz ənd. ˈkipɪŋ ðə paʊər ɔn ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlsoʊ səˈplaɪz ˈvərʧuəli ɔl əv nɔrθ ɪkˈstərnəl ˈɛnərʤi nidz krud ɔɪl, ˈdizəl ənd ʤɛt fjuəl məʧ əv ɪt ɪn ðə fɔrm əv eɪd. waɪl ʧaɪˈniz ˈdætə ʃoʊd noʊ ˈɛkspɔrts əv krud ɔɪl tɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, dɪˈlɪvəriz rɪˈzumd ɪn mɑrʧ, wɪθ ˈkəstəmz ˈfɪgjərz ʃoʊɪŋ ˈmɛtrɪk tənz əv səˈplaɪ. ˈʧaɪnə əˈfɪʃəli səˈplaɪd ˈmɛtrɪk tənz əv krud ɔɪl læst jɪr. ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈkɑmərs əˈpɪrz tɪ bi dɪˈleɪɪŋ ər ˈpɑsəbli ˈkænsəlɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈtɛndər tɪ səˈplaɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wɪθ ˈdizəl fjuəl, tu ɔɪl ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈsɔrsəz sɛd, waɪl ə ˈpərsən kloʊz tɪ grup sɛd ʤɛt fjuəl floʊz wər ˈnɔrməl. ˈʧaɪnə səˈplaɪd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wɪθ ˈmɛtrɪk tənz əv ʤɛt fjuəl læst jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈkəstəmz ˈdætə, ənd ˈmɛtrɪk tənz əv ˈdizəl. əˈnəðər ˈtreɪdɪŋ sɔrs sɛd koʊl ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə θru pɔrt ˈæftər ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈrɪvər ər əp ðə koʊst wər nɑt əˈfɛktɪd. ˈmɛni ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈmaɪnɪŋ ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. ə sɔrs æt ˈrisɔrsɪz, wɪʧ həz ə ˈkɑpər maɪn ɪn ɪn nɔrθ ˈprɑvɪns, sɛd ðɛr hæd bɪn noʊ ˈɔrdərz frəm ˈʧaɪnə tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ðɛr ˈwərkərz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən stæf hæd bɪn æst tɪ əˈtɛnd mɔr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz, wɪʧ wɑz ˈhərtɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən. ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈwərsənz, ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈwərkərz kən rɪˈtərn ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli sɪns ðə maɪn ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd frəm ðə border,”*,” ðə sɔrs sɛd. ʧɔɪ hyun-ju*, ə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən əˈfɪʃəl huz ʤɑb ɪz tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə nɔrθ, sɛd ˈʧaɪnə hæd nɑt hæd ə ʧeɪnʤ əv hɑrt əˈbaʊt ɪts ˈkəmpəˌniz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈkəntri. ˈgəvərnmənt bɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈprɛʃər ɔn us,”*,” hi sɛd. ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz tɛns æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, bət ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ðɪs weɪ. ənd ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪz nɑt ɛz ˈskɛri ɛz həz bɪn reported.”*.” ðə moʊst oʊˈpeɪk ˈɛriə əv ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv ˈsæŋkʃənz wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪˈlɪsət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl floʊz. ʧaɪˈniz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz hæd noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn saʊθ ˈjɑnˌhæp nuz ˈeɪʤənsi læst mənθ seɪɪŋ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ hæd wɔrnd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən bæŋks tɪ steɪ wɪˈθɪn ðə riˈmɪt əv ðɛr pərˈmɪtɪd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ər rɪsk ˈpɛnəltiz. ðə bæŋk moʊst ˈəndər ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp ɪz ðə ˈfɔrən treɪd bæŋk, ðə meɪn ˈfɔrən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bæŋk. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən əˈnaʊnst ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn ðə bæŋk læst mənθ, seɪɪŋ ɪt hɛlpt fənd ˈnukliər ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪt həz ərʤd ˈəðər ˈkəntriz tɪ du ðə seɪm. noʊ ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən tɪ bi ʃʊr, ðɛr hæv bɪn kɔlz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə tɪ ˈpənɪʃ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə baɪ ˈlɪmətɪŋ ər ˈivɪn riˈmuvɪŋ treɪd ənd eɪd, lɛd baɪ ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈtæblɔɪd ðə ˈgloʊbəl taɪmz, ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈkɑmjənəst əˈfɪʃəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðə ˈdeɪli. ʧaɪˈniz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkən tɪ weibo*, ðə ˈænsər tɪ tˈwɪtər, tɪ dɪˈnaʊns nɔrθ jəŋ ˈlidər kɪm fər hɪz ˈwɔrˌmɑŋgərɪŋ, ɪm ɛz kim”*”. bət ˈʧaɪnə wɪl nɑt kət nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɔf kəmˈplitli. ðə ˈkəntri ɪz ə ˈjusfəl ˈbəfər frəm juz. trups ˈsteɪʃənd ɪn saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, ənd ʤəˈpæn. ənd ɪf ˈʧaɪnə tərnd ðə skruz tu məʧ ðɛn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə kʊd kəˈlæps ˈəltəmət ˈnaɪtˌmɛr sɪˈnɛrioʊ. nɑt ˈoʊnli wʊd ðət riˈlis ə fləd əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈɪntu ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈʧaɪnə, ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ reɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv wət wʊd ˈhæpən tɪ nɔrθ ˈnukliər məˈtɪriəl. ˈʧaɪnə həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ əˈhɛd wɪθ θri ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk zoʊnz wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ tæp loʊ ˈleɪbər kɔsts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər ənd ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ tɪ si ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈfɔrm. 2 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) wən əv ðoʊz ɪz æt rason*, 50 30 maɪəlz) əˈkrɔs ðə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈbɔrdər, ˈɑpəzɪt ˈprɑvɪns. ə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəl wɪθ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt sɛd ðə ˈrisənt ˈtɛnʧənz hæd ˈʃeɪkən ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns əv səm ʧaɪˈniz ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪʧ hæd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ðɛr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈloʊkəl əˈθɔrətiz wər stɪl ˈpʊʃɪŋ əˈhɛd, ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd baɪ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn frəm ˈʧɑŋˈʧʊn, ˈkæpɪtəl əv. səm ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ luz ˈkɑnfədɛns, bət frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə (rason*) ˈmænɪʤmənt pɔɪnt əv vju, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʧeɪnʤ ɪn policy,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ suð ðə kənˈsərnz əv səm əv ðoʊz enterprises.”*.”
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dandong, china (reuters) - china has stepped up checks on shipments to and from north korea almost two months after agreeing to new u.n. sanctions that demand greater scrutiny of trade, but the flow of goods in and out of the reclusive state appears largely unaffected.
a chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard as a truck with a north korea license plate drives on the friendship bridge over the yalu river which connects north korea's sinuiju to china's dandong, liaoning province, april 12, 2013. reuters/jacky chen
the sanctions were imposed after north korea’s third nuclear test on february 12. china has said it wants the measures enforced, but few analysts believe beijing will take steps that hurt north korea as it is committed to a policy of engagement.
the sanctions, on top of those agreed after previous nuclear tests, target the north’s attempts to ship and receive cargo related to its banned nuclear and missile programs, aim to stop the flow of luxury goods to north korea’s elite and tighten financial curbs, including the illicit transfer of bulk cash.
reuters spoke to more than a dozen chinese trading firms that do business with north korea, mostly based in china’s border city of dandong through which as much as 80 percent of the bilateral trade is conducted, and also in the port city of dalian. the companies are involved in goods ranging from non-ferrous metals and car parts to clothing and food.
about half said they had noticed customs authorities taking a closer look at shipments since the sanctions were put in place, though others said trade with north korea was generally always more tightly monitored than with other countries.
“look at all the trucks out there and you tell me if trade has slowed,” said trader liu mingjin, pointing to a long line of chinese and north korean trucks queuing at dandong’s run-down border post. “customs may be taking a closer interest, but there’s no impact on trade whatsoever,” added liu, who imports ginseng and exports pretty much anything north korea wants, including building materials.
that suggests that while china is expressing its growing frustration with pyongyang and its recent threats to wage war on seoul and washington, it still believes in its right to conduct normal trade with north korea.
legitimate trade
john park, a north korea expert at the massachusetts institute of technology and the harvard kennedy school, said china was exploiting a loophole in sanctions that allow legitimate trade and aid. under the measures, u.n. member states are not barred from economic development or humanitarian activities with north korea.
“forget the debate about china implementing sanctions. in many cases chinese authorities, (and) private chinese firms classify what they are doing as economic development,” he said.
that’s certainly the message from dandong officials.
“border trade (policy) is exactly the same as before - there’s no difference,” said yin tong, head of the municipal foreign trade and economic cooperation office. a second dandong official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, agreed: “trade between china and north korea is coordinated at the state level: we don’t get to decide. and the situation hasn’t changed.”
china’s customs department referred questions about the sanctions to the foreign ministry, which has repeatedly said beijing was committed to them. the ministry has refused to give details on what china is doing to enforce sanctions, but says china had the right to do legitimate trade with north korea.
however, in a statement dated april 17, china’s transport ministry said it expected all government departments to fully follow the sanctions and ensure no transport of banned goods, including luxury cars, jewellery and anything related to nuclear weapons or guided missiles.
u.n. diplomats in new york said that up to now there was nothing to suggest china had taken steps to implement the sanctions aggressively. to be sure, they said all countries needed time and that it would take months to gauge u.n. member states’ commitment to the resolution.
one businessman who said chinese inspections of goods shipped to north korea had tightened also said the recent tensions were partly to blame. “the situation is tense, and we’re doing less trade. cargo inspections seem to have tightened, too,” said the businessman, who asked to be identified by his family name wang.
another dandong trader, zeng hongqun, said vehicle parts appeared to be being targeted for chinese customs checks, though he was still able to export trucks in to the country. “despite customs taking a closer look, we remain busy. north korea is an old friend of china’s and we rely on them up here just as much as they rely on us,” he said, waiting at the customs post to send a new truck into north korea.
diplomatic friend
some traders in dalian said customs officials were paying more attention, though this preceded the latest sanctions.
“customs inspection on cargoes to north korea has always been quite strict,” said zhou jin, manager of dalian hengan international logistics company, whose shipments can include valves, pumps, sewage treatment equipment and ball bearings. “but since the second half of last year, the customs started inspecting every single one of our containers to north korea, and we’ve never seen this before.”
still, the border around dandong is relatively porous, which smugglers exploit, though mostly they say for non-sensitive goods such as rice and cigarettes. “i can go back and forward with no problems,” said one border resident, who asked not to be identified. “as long as you pay off the right officials in china and north korea, they turn a blind eye.”
the success of the new sanctions depends to a large extent on china, u.n. diplomats have said. beijing is the closest north korea has to a diplomatic friend, and accounts for at least three-quarters of north korea’s imports.
bilateral trade dropped more than 7 percent to $1.3 billion in january-march, with china’s imports from north korea rising 2.5 percent to $590 million but exports down 13.8 percent to $720 million - excluding fuel, food or other chinese aid. annual trade is worth some $6 billion, a fraction of china’s trade with south korea which last year topped $230 billion.
china is the main way luxury goods get to north korea. the march 7 resolution gave examples of some items north korea could not import, from yachts and racing cars to luxury automobiles and several types of gems and jewellery.
keeping the power on
china also supplies virtually all of north korea’s external energy needs - crude oil, diesel and jet fuel - much of it in the form of off-the-books aid.
while chinese data showed no exports of crude oil to north korea in february, deliveries resumed in march, with customs figures showing 106,000 metric tons of supply. china officially supplied 523,041 metric tons of crude oil last year.
the ministry of commerce appears to be delaying or possibly cancelling an internal tender to supply north korea with diesel fuel, two oil trading sources said, while a person close to state-owned sinochem group said jet fuel flows were normal. china supplied north korea with 42,251 metric tons of jet fuel last year, according to customs data, and 31,050 metric tons of diesel.
another trading source said coal imports from north korea - typically entering china through dandong’s donggang port after coming down the yalu river or up the coast - were not affected.
many chinese companies are also involved in mining in north korea. a source at wanxiang resources, which has a copper mine in hyesan in north korea’s ryanggang province, said there had been no orders from china to withdraw their workers, although north korean staff had been asked to attend more political activities, which was hurting production.
“if the political situation worsens, the chinese workers can return very quickly since the mine is located 2-3 kms from the border,” the source said.
choi hyun-ju, a dandong-based north korean official whose job is to encourage investment in the north, said china had not had a change of heart about its companies investing in his country. “china’s government hasn’t been putting pressure on us,” he said. “the situation is tense at the moment, but it won’t always be this way. and the situation in north korea is not as scary as has been reported.”
the most opaque area of china’s enforcement of sanctions will probably be related to illicit financial flows.
chinese financial regulators had no comment in response to a report on south korea’s yonhap news agency last month saying beijing had warned north korean banks to stay within the remit of their permitted operations in china or risk penalties.
the bank most under the microscope is the foreign trade bank, the north’s main foreign exchange bank. washington announced sanctions on the bank last month, saying it helped fund pyongyang’s nuclear program. it has urged other countries to do the same.
no isolation
to be sure, there have been calls in china to punish north korea by limiting or even removing trade and aid, led by influential tabloid the global times, published by the communist party’s official newspaper the people’s daily.
chinese have also taken to sina weibo, the country’s answer to twitter, to denounce north korea’s young leader kim jong-un for his warmongering, lampooning him as “fatty kim”.
but china will not cut north korea off completely.
the country is a useful buffer from u.s. troops stationed in south korea, and japan. and if china turned the screws too much then north korea could collapse - beijing’s ultimate nightmare scenario. not only would that release a flood of refugees into northeastern china, it would also raise the question of what would happen to north korea’s nuclear material.
china has also been pushing ahead with three special economic zones with north korea, hoping to tap low labor costs across the border and encourage pyongyang to see the benefits of economic reform.
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one of those is at rason, 50 km (30 miles) across the north korean border, opposite china’s jilin province. a jilin government official with knowledge of the zone’s development said the recent tensions had shaken the confidence of some chinese companies which had wanted to invest there. however, local authorities were still pushing ahead, the official said by telephone from changchun, capital of jilin.
“indeed some companies are starting to lose confidence, but from the government and the (rason) management committee’s point of view, there is no change in policy,” he said.
“senior leaders of the jilin government have been trying to soothe the concerns of some of those enterprises.”
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ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn kˈwaɪətli ənd əˈgrɛsɪvli ˈdreɪnɪŋ ɪts ˈpɛnʃən ˌgɛrənˈti ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ baɪ ɪts oʊn bɑndz (paywall*), rɪˈpɔrts ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈpʊtɪŋ fˈjuʧər ˈpɛnʃən peɪaʊts æt rɪsk. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz tæpt ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪˈzərv fənd soʊ ˈmɛni ˈbɪljən ˈbɪljən) tɪ ˈkəvər ˈpɛnʃənz læst noʊˈvɛmbər ənd əˈnəðər ˈbɪljən tɪ peɪ fər ˈtrɛʒəri needs”*” ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ɛz ˈgəvərnmənt həz hæd tɪ reɪz ðə ˈænjuəl ˈligəl ˈlɪmət ɔn ˈimərʤənsi wɪθˈdrɔəlz. ˈkərəntli, səm 90 əv ðə ˈbɪljən fənd həz gɔn ˈɪntu ˈrɪski ˈspænɪʃ dɛt, sɪz ðə wsj*. ˈsɛtɪŋ əˈsaɪd ðə əˈlɑrmɪŋ dɪˈpliʃən əv ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪˈzərvz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər fɔrst ˈlɛndɪŋ ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ə greɪt juz əv ˈkæpɪtəl, ðə mɔr ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈwəriz ər wɛr ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɪl tərn nɛkst ɪn ən ˈimərʤənsi, ɛz ə ˌriˈsɛʃən kənˈtɪnjuz ənd ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ baɪt; ənd hu ɪgˈzæktli wɪl baɪ ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈbɪljən ɪn dɛt ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt plænz tɪ ˈɪʃu ðɪs jɪr. speɪn ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkəntri tɪ tæp ɪts ˈpɛnʃən fənd rɪˈzərvz tɪ baɪ ɪts oʊn dɛt. ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn ˈɪtəli ənd fræns hæv dən ðə seɪm tɪ kip ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈfloʊt. bət ɪˈkɑnəmɪst pɔl ˈdɑnəvən əv sɪz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz mɔr priˈkɛriəs, bɪˈkəz ɪt həz fjuər ˈrisɔrsɪz. maɪrd ɪn ˌriˈsɛʃən, ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt kən ˈoʊnli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt soʊ məʧ ˈrɛvəˌnu. ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈbɑroʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd frəm ɪts oʊn ɪˈkɑnəmi, bət ðɪs həz ɪts ˈlɪmɪts. waɪl ˌɪˈtæljənz ər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈwɛlθi, wər ˈəndər əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən rul frəm ðə ənˈtɪl ðə nɑt. ˈdɑnəvən sɪz ðət ənˈlaɪk ɪn ˈɪtəli, wɛr hi ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər wɛlθ æt mɔr ðən 400 əv gdp*, ər mɔr ðən θri taɪmz ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɛt, ɪn speɪn ɪt ɪz mɔr laɪk 150 əv gdp*, ər taɪmz ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɛt. ˈɪtəli wɔnts tɪ ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz dəˈmɛstɪk ˈseɪvərz tɪ baɪ bɑndz, ɪt ˈoʊnli həz tɪ kənˈvɪns wən ɪn θri people,”*,” hi sɪz. speɪn wɔnts tɪ gɪt dəˈmɛstɪk ˈseɪvərz tɪ baɪ bɑndz, ɪt həz tɪ ˈprɪti məʧ kənˈvɪns ɔl əv them.”*.” soʊ wɛr kən speɪn tərn nɛkst? ɪt həz ˈnɪrli ɪgˈzɔstɪd ˈsikrɪt ˈsɔrsəz əv kæʃ laɪk ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪˈzərv fənd. ənd ˌɪnˈdid, sɪz ðə wsj*, ˈjuzɪŋ ðoʊz rɪˈzərvz tɪ baɪ ɪts oʊn bɑndz ˈlaɪkli ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ə rul tɪ baɪ sɪˈkjʊrətiz ˈoʊnli haɪ ˈkrɛdɪt kˈwɑləti ənd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈgri əv liquidity.”*.” kəˈmərʃəl bæŋks hæv ɔˈrɛdi səbˈstænʃəli ˌɪnˈkrist ðɛr ˈsɑvrən bɑnd ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ənd ðoʊ ðeɪ hæv noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn siɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi tæŋk, ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi oʊn əˈbaʊt ə θərd əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɛt ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən. ənd baɪərz ər ˈluzɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈspænɪʃ bɑndz; æt list, ðət wɑz ðə keɪs ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, wɪn ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈsɑvrən bɑnd ˈɔkʃən lɛft ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl eɪd rɪkˈwɛst. ˈspænɪʃ əˈfɪʃəlz hæv, rɪˈpɔrts ðə wsj*, dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpɛnʃən rɪˈzərv fənd tɪ baɪ bɑndz, seɪɪŋ ɪt wərks ɛz lɔŋ ɛz speɪn kən kip ˈtæpɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts ənˈtɪl ðə dɛt ˈkraɪsəs ˈizɪz ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi rɪˈkəvərz. hæv səm aɪˈdiə haʊ wɛl ðət ˈstrætəʤi maɪt pæn aʊt æt ɪts fərst ˈpəblɪk dɛt ˈɔkʃən əv ðə jɪr, ˈskɛʤʊld fər nɛkst wik. ɪf ɪt goʊ wɛl, ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbeɪˌlaʊt kʊd bi ʤɪst əraʊnd ðə ˈkɔrnər.
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the spanish government has been quietly and aggressively draining its pension guarantee program to buy its own bonds (paywall), reports the wall street journal, potentially putting future pension payouts at risk. the government has tapped the social security reserve fund so many times—€4 billion ($5.3 billion) to cover pensions last november and another €3 billion to pay for “unspecified treasury needs” in september, as examples—that government has had to raise the annual legal limit on emergency withdrawals. currently, some 90% of the €65 billion fund has gone into risky spanish debt, says the wsj.
setting aside the alarming depletion of social security reserves, as well as the question of whether forced lending in one’s domestic market is a great use of capital, the more pressing worries are where the government will turn next in an emergency, as a recession continues and austerity measures continue to bite; and who exactly will buy the estimated €207 billion in debt the spanish government plans to issue this year.
spain isn’t the only country to tap its pension fund reserves to buy its own debt. governments in italy and france have done the same to keep themselves afloat. but economist paul donovan of ubs says spain’s situation is more precarious, because it has fewer resources.
mired in recession, the spanish government can only generate so much revenue. the nation is borrowing instead from its own economy, but this has its limits. while italians are relatively wealthy, spaniards—who were under authoritarian rule from the mid-1930s until the mid-1970s—are not. donovan says that unlike in italy, where he estimates private sector wealth at more than 400% of gdp, or more than three times the national debt, in spain it is more like 150% of gdp, or one-and-a-half times the national debt. “if italy wants to mobilize domestic savers to buy bonds, it only has to convince one in three people,” he says. “if spain wants to get domestic savers to buy bonds, it has to pretty much convince all of them.”
so where can spain turn next? it has nearly exhausted secret sources of cash like the social security reserve fund. and indeed, says the wsj, using those reserves to buy its own bonds likely violated a rule to buy securities only “of high credit quality and a significant degree of liquidity.” commercial banks have already substantially increased their sovereign bond holdings, and though they have no interest in seeing spain’s economy tank, they already own about a third of the government debt in circulation. and non-spanish buyers are losing interest in spanish bonds; at least, that was the case in december, when a disappointing sovereign bond auction left the market speculating about an international aid request.
spanish officials have, reports the wsj, defended using the pension reserve fund to buy high-risk bonds, saying it works as long as spain can keep tapping financial markets until the debt crisis eases and the economy recovers. we’ll have some idea how well that strategy might pan out at its first public debt auction of the year, scheduled for next week. if it doesn’t go well, an international bailout could be just around the corner.
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baɪ ˈʤoʊzəf eɪʧ. ˈhjubər, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ən hɪˈstɔrɪk əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt-- ðə fərst blaɪnd ˈpərsən tɪ haɪk ðə ˌæpəˈlæʧən treɪl ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 21 deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈərwɪn, 50 əraɪvd æt ðə beɪs əv maʊnt ɪn meɪnz ˈbækstər steɪt pɑrk, ðəs kəmˈplitɪŋ ə wɔk əv ðə ˈfʊtˌpæθ noʊn ɛz ðə ˌæpəˈlæʧən treɪl. goʊl əv ˈhaɪkɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər treɪl bɪˈgæn ɔn mɑrʧ 8 1990 hɪz ɪkˈskərʒən θru ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈwɪldərnəs ɪn 14 steɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪd 8 ˈnæʃənəl ˈfɔrəsts ənd əˈbaʊt 60 steɪt pɑrks ənd geɪm lændz. ənˈlaɪk moʊst- ðoʊz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ wɔk ðə ɪnˈtaɪər maɪəlz əv ðə treɪl ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm ˈsprɪŋər ˈmaʊntən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈʤɔrʤə tɪ maʊnt ɪn wən ˈhaɪkɪŋ ˈsizən- əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt əˈtræktəd ə greɪt dil əv ˈnæʃənəl əˈtɛnʃən bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti. ˈərwɪn, ə ˈkɛmɪst tərnd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkaʊnsələr frəm ˈbərlɪŋtən, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ɪz ðə fərst blaɪnd ˈpərsən (laɪt pərˈsɛpʃən bət læks ˈvɪʒəwəl əˈkjuəti) tɪ ˈɛvər kəmˈplit ðə ˈwɔkɪŋ treɪl. ðə ˌæpəˈlæʧən treɪl ˈkɑnfərəns (atc*) ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ˈhɑrpərz ˈfɛri, wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə, meɪnˈteɪnz ənd ˈmænɪʤɪz ðə treɪl. kəmˈplitɪd ɪn ˈɔgəst əv 1937 ðə treɪl həz bɪˈkəm noʊn ɛz ðə wərldz ˈlɔŋgɪst kənˈtɪnjuəsli mɑrkt ˈfʊtˌpæθ, ənd ɪn 1968 wɑz ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɛz ðə ˈkəntriz fərst ˈnæʃənəl ˈsinɪk treɪl. ðə treɪl ˈfɑloʊz ðə krɛsts əv ðə ənd greɪt sˈmoʊki ˈmaʊntənz əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ðə blu rɪʤ ˈmaʊntənz frəm nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə tɪ ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ənd ɛndz wɪθ ðə ˈbərkˌʃaɪr ˈhaɪləndz ənd ðə grin, waɪt, ənd ˈmaʊntənz ɪn nu ˈɪŋglənd. moʊst treɪl ˈjuzərz ər ər hu teɪk trɪps əv ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ər wiks. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛkərdz kɛpt baɪ ə tc*, əˈbaʊt ˈhaɪkərz əˈtɛmpt ðə iʧ jɪr bət ˈʤɛnərəli fjuər ðən 200 səkˈsid. ˈərwɪn wɑz ðə læst tɪ kəmˈplit ðə treɪl ɪn 1990 ˈævrɪʤɪŋ maɪəlz ə deɪ ənd ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ θri ənd wiks bɪˈhaɪnd ðə nɛkst tɪ læst ˈhaɪkər əv ðə jɪr. ɛz ˈərwɪn pʊt ɪt, "aɪ wɑz læst baɪ ə ˈlænsˌlaɪd." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈælɪs ˈkɛri, ˈfriˌlæns ˈfiʧərz ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈrisɔrsɪz dɪˈvɛləpt ənˈlaɪk moʊst, ˈərwɪn dɪd nɑt juz ðə əˈfɪʃəl gaɪdz tɪ ðə ˌæpəˈlæʧən treɪl wɪʧ kənˈteɪn dɪˈteɪld dɪˈskrɪpʃənz ənd ˌtɑpəˈgræfɪk mæps. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hɪz sən, ˈbɪli, meɪd ˈɑdiˌoʊ kəˈsɛt teɪps kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə treɪl frəm ˈʤɔrʤə tɪ ðə ˈdɛləˌwɛr ˈwɔtər gæp ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ənd ˈlɔri pil, ən stæf ˈmɛmbər, ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd tɪ səˈplaɪ teɪps fər ˈərwɪn frəm ðə ˈwɔtər gæp tɪ maʊnt. ðə teɪps, wɪʧ riʧt ˈərwɪn baɪ meɪl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv hɪz ˈʤərni, kənˈteɪnd səʧ ˈpərtɪnɪnt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɛz ˈmaɪlɪʤ bɪtˈwin ˈmeɪʤər ˈlændˌmɑrks ənd strimz, loʊˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈʃɛltərz, həts, ˈhɑstəlz, stɔrz, poʊst ˈɔfəsɪz, bɛd ənd ˈbrɛkfəsts, ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, ənd ˈpipəl ɔn ðə treɪl hu ər ˈfrɛndli ənd ˈwɛlkəm. moʊst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ðə teɪps keɪm frəm tu ˈrisɔrsɪz: ˌæpəˈlæʧən treɪl deɪt bʊk ənd ðə gaɪd: tɪps fər a.t*. (ˈkərəntli noʊn ɛz ðə ˈhændˌbʊk, 1991 ðə dɪˈskərɪʤɪz ˈhaɪkɪŋ əˈloʊn. kəmˈpænjən fər ðə haɪk wɑz ə ˈʤərmən ˈʃɛpərd gaɪd dɔg neɪmd ˈɔriˌɛnt. boʊθ ˈɔriˌɛnt ənd ə ski poʊl ˈkɛrid baɪ ˈərwɪn wər juzd tɪ əˈsɪst wɪθ ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən ənd moʊˈbɪlɪti. bɪl grin, ðə ˈbɔstən gloʊb rɑks, klɪfs, ˈlɛʤɪz, strimz, ənd ˈbrɪʤɪz wər ɔl ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt. ˈɔriˌɛnt hɛlpt ˈərwɪn ˌɪnˈtərprət kənˈdɪʃənz baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə peɪs, ˈhɛzəˌteɪtɪŋ, ənd ˈpleɪsɪŋ hɪz fit ɪn ə ˈkɛrfəl ənd dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈmænər. "ɪt wɑz ˈtruli ə tim ˈɛfərt, ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈərwɪn. "ðɛr wər taɪmz wɪn ˈɔriˌɛnt lɔst hɪz ˈfʊtɪŋ ənd aɪ kʊd ˈstɛdi ðə liʃ əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə dɔgz gaɪd ˈhɑrnɪs ˌbiˈfɔr hi fɛl ənd ðɛr wər ˈəðər taɪmz wɪn ˈɔriˌɛnt hɛlpt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt mi frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ." ðə ˈɔriˌɛnt ɪkˈsprɛs əˈlɔŋ ðə treɪl, ˈərwɪn ənd ˈɔriˌɛnt wər noʊn ɛz ðə ˈɔriˌɛnt ɪkˈsprɛs baɪ ˈfɛloʊ ˈhaɪkərz. ðɪs ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən wɑz beɪst ɔn ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ənd ˈfɑloʊ ðə treɪl. "aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɛd ðə treɪl saɪnz wɪθ maɪ ˈfɪŋgərz moʊst əv ðə trɪp," sɛd ˈərwɪn. "ðə saɪnz wər kət dip ˈɪntu ðə wʊd wɪθ ə ˈrutər ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ mi tɪ dɪˈdus ðə neɪmz əv ðə treɪlz ənd ˈmaʊntənz, dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənd ˈmaɪlɪʤ." ðə tu ˈɛriəz wɛr saɪnz wər nɑt əˈveɪləbəl wər ðə ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊə ˈvæli ənd kəˈnɛtəkət. ɪn ðə ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊə ˈvæli ðə treɪl saɪnz wər meɪd əv smɔl ˈmɛtəl strɪps wɪθ ɪmˈbɔst ˈlɛtərz tu smɔl tɪ rɛd ənd ɪn kəˈnɛtəkət ðə saɪnz wər aʊt əv riʧ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈvændəlɪzəm. ˈfɛloʊ ˈhaɪkərz, hu mɛt ˈərwɪn ɪn ðiz ˈriʤənz, əˈtæʧt stɪks tɪ saɪnz ər poʊsts əˈlɔŋ ðə treɪl tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz æt ˈvɛriəs junctions*. tɪ stɑrt ɔf ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn iʧ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈərwɪn wʊd pɪʧ ðə frənt əv hɪz tɛnt ˈpɔɪntɪŋ nɔrθ. "ˈɔriˌɛnt dɪˈvɛləpt ə sɛns ənd fil fər ðə treɪl," ˈnoʊtɪd ˈərwɪn. "ˈmɛni taɪmz hi wʊd gɪt ˈjuˈɛs bæk ɔn ðə treɪl wɪn wi gɑt lɔst baɪ ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðə sɛnt əv ˈəðər ˈhaɪkərz. əˈbaʊt hæf weɪ θru ɑr ˈʤərni, aɪ fil ðət ˈɔriˌɛnt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ spɑt treɪl ˈmɑrkərz noʊn ɛz ˈbleɪzərz (waɪt ˈmɑrkərz, 2 waɪd baɪ 6 lɔŋ, pleɪst ɔn triz ʤɪst əˈbəv aɪ ˈlɛvəl). ˈɔriˌɛnt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ treɪl ˈmeɪkərz noʊn ɛz kɛrnz (paɪlz əv rɑk) faʊnd əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈælˌpaɪn ˈsəmɪts ɪn ðə waɪt ˈmaʊntənz əv nu ˈhæmʃər." wɪn ˈərwɪn dɪd luz hɪz ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən, hi wʊd bloʊ ə ˈwɪsəl ənd weɪt fər əˈnəðər ˈhaɪkər tɪ əˈsɪst ɪm; səʧ hɛlp ˈjuʒəwəli keɪm əˈlɔŋ wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hɛlθ wɑz gʊd θruaʊt moʊst əv ðə trɪp, hi dɪd ɪkˈspɪriəns səm ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪmz. ɪn ðə fərst fju deɪz əv ðə trɪp, səˈvɪr əˈbreɪʒənz əˈpɪrd ɔn frənt lɛgz, kɔzd baɪ ˈfrɪkʃən kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə gaɪd ˈhɑrnɪs ənd ˈbækˌpæk. ˈərwɪn ˈkɛrid pæk fər ðə nɛkst θri wiks ənˈtɪl ðə sɔrz hild. ˈbækˌpæk kənˈteɪnd əˈbaʊt 20 əv səˈplaɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə haɪ ˈproʊˌtin daɪət fər ˈwərkɪŋ dɔgz. ɔn tu əˈdɪʃənəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz, fit wər ˈtrɔməˌtaɪzd, wəns du tɪ aɪs kənˈdɪʃənz ɪn ðə sˈmoʊki ˈmaʊntənz (ə fʊt əv snoʊ ðət ˈmɛltɪd ənd gleɪzd ˈoʊvər ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ʃit əv aɪs). ˈərwɪn 'hæd tɪ rɛst ˈɔriˌɛnt ɪn ə fər ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ənˈtɪl ðə aɪs ənd snoʊ ˈmɛltɪd ənd ðə fit hild. ɔn əˈnəðər əˈkeɪʒən ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ʃɑrp ʃɛlz kət fit rikˈwaɪərɪŋ əˈnəðər faɪv deɪz əv rɪˌkupərˈeɪʃən. ləˈʤɪstɪks ənd səˈpɔrt ˈmɛni hæv ˈpækɪʤɪz meɪld tɪ ðɛm əˈlɔŋ ðə treɪl. ə tɛn ˈpərsən səˈpɔrt grup frəm ðə ˈpipəlz məˈmɔriəl ˈkrɪsʧɪn ʧərʧ ɪn ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv ˈbərlɪŋtən, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, sɛnt ˈpækɪʤɪz tɪ poʊst ˈɔfəsɪz θri wiks ɪn ədˈvæns əv wɛr ˈərwɪn wɑz ˈhaɪkɪŋ ðə treɪl. ˈɛvəri faɪv deɪz ˈərwɪn lɛft ðə treɪl fər ə ˈpækɪʤ sɛnt frəm ˈbərlɪŋtən ənd ˈɛvəri twɛlv deɪz hi lɛft ðə treɪl tɪ teɪk ə bæθ ənd wɑʃ kloʊðz. ˈælɪs ˈkɛri, ˈfriˌlæns ˈfiʧərz "maɪ buts tʊk ə ˈhɑrdər ˈbitɪŋ ðən moʊst ˈhaɪkərz'," ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈərwɪn. "sɪns aɪ kʊd nɑt si wɛr aɪ wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ maɪ fit, ʃɑrp rɑks, strimz, ənd ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz hɛlpt tɪ wɛr aʊt ˈsɛvən pɛrz əv buts." ˈərwɪn ˈɔlsoʊ broʊk sɪks ski poʊlz ənd θri pæk freɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən. ɪn ˈɛni ˈhaɪkɪŋ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, fɔlz ər ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd. ɔn ɔˈkeɪʒənz wɪn ˈərwɪn fɛl ˈbækwərdz, hi juzd hɪz pæk tɪ hɛlp əbˈzɔrb ðə ʃɑk əv ˈfɑlɪŋ. hi prɪˈfərd ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈəˈphɪl sɪns ˈfɑlɪŋ daʊn wʊd bi ə ˈʃɔrtər ˈdɪstəns ənd nɑt ɛz trɔˈmætɪk. ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˈərwɪn broʊk ə rɪb wɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔn tɔp əv ə rɑk, ˈkɔzɪŋ ɪm tɪ kɔl ə frɛnd ɪn ˈbərlɪŋtən tɪ kəm nɔrθ ənd ˈkɛri hɪz pæk fər ə wik. ðə læst 432 maɪəlz əv haɪk θru nu ˈhæmʃər ənd meɪn wər ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt. ðə treɪl bɪˈkəmz ə ˈpæθˌweɪ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈsɛvən ˈrəgəd ənd ˈbjutəfəl ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈsəmɪts ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər. məʧ əv ðə treɪl ɪz əˈbəv ˈtɪmbərˌlaɪn ənd noʊn fər ɪts ˈælˌpaɪn ˌɛləˈveɪʃən (əˈbəv ft*), stɑrk ˈsəmɪts, ˈgɔrʤɪz, rəˈvinz, ənd ˈwɔtər kæˈskeɪdz. ɪn meɪn ðə ˌæpəˈlæʧən treɪl ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ðə moʊst rɪˈmoʊt bɪˈkəz ɪt lidz θru ðə ˈgreɪtəst ənd moʊst ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈwɪldərnəs ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist. ˈælɪs ˈkɛri, ˈfriˌlæns ˈfiʧərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑkˈtoʊbər ðə ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz wər ˈvɛri bæd. ɪt reɪnd ɔl bət θri deɪz ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə wɪnd riʧt 60 maɪəlz ən aʊər wɪθ ə wɪnd ʧɪl əv bɪˈloʊ ˈziroʊ. ðə ˌæpəˈlæʧən ˈmaʊntən kləb (ˈeɪˌɛmˈsi) stæf ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd æt ˈpɪŋkhəm nɑʧ, æt ðə beɪs əv maʊnt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, wɑz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈərwɪn biɪŋ ɪn səʧ ˌædˈvərs ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz fər deɪz æt ə taɪm. ðə ˈeɪˌɛmˈsi prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈərwɪn wɪθ ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ə deɪ hi kɔld ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə stæf əv hɪz loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst θri wiks, ˈdeɪvɪd məˈkæzlənd, ə ˈraɪtər ənd frɛnd, əˈkəmpənid ˈərwɪn. ˈərwɪn ənd məˈkæzlənd əˈsɪstɪd iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ðɛr əˈtɛmpts tɪ fɔrʤ ðə ˈmɛni sˈwoʊlən strimz kɔzd baɪ deɪz əv reɪn. "aɪ bɪˈkeɪm ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz," ˈərwɪn ˌrɛməˈnɪst. "ðə təreɪn ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz wɑz aɪs ənd snoʊ ˈkəvərd. aɪ hæd tɪ wɔk wɪθ ˈkræmpɔnz (ˈmɛtəl pleɪts kənˈteɪnɪŋ spaɪks) stræpt tɪ maɪ fit fər tu deɪz. ðɛr wər taɪmz wɪn aɪ kʊd nɑt ənˈtaɪ maɪ ʃuz, teɪk ðə kæp ɔf maɪ hɛd, ər fid ˈɔriˌɛnt æt taɪmz aɪ lɔst ˈtoʊtəl kənˈtroʊl əv maɪ hænz bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz soʊ koʊld. hæd aɪ bɪn əˈloʊn, aɪ wʊd nɑt hæv meɪd ɪt." ˈərwɪn spɛnt wən naɪt wɪθ ðə stæf əv maʊnt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈwɛðər əbˈzərvəˌtɔri bɪˈkəz ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz proʊˈhɪbətəd ɪm frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt tɪ hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈnaɪtˌfɔl. maʊnt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ft*) ɪz ðə haɪəst pik ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθistərn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ə 2000 ˈmaɪlər bəz ˈkeɪvərli, ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt əv ˈbækstər steɪt pɑrk, wɑz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈərwɪn kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə treɪl. ˈkeɪvərli səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈərwɪn klaɪm maʊnt fit), ðə ˈnɔrðərn əv ðə treɪl, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈwɛðər prɪˈvɛnɪd hɪz əˈsɛnt ˈərwɪn lɛft ðə treɪl æt ˈstrætən, meɪn 184 maɪəlz fɔrm ˈsəmɪt), ənd kəmˈplitɪd ðə haɪk əv ðə ˈmaʊntən ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈstrætən ɔn ðə 25th*. fɔr wiks ˈleɪtər (noʊˈvɛmbər 21st*), ˈərwɪn əraɪvd æt ðə beɪs əv maʊnt, ðəs kəmˈplitɪŋ ə ˈʤərni əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ənd ˈædɪŋ hɪz neɪm, ɛz wɛl ɛz, tɪ ðə ˈrɑstər əv əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈhaɪkərz noʊn ɛz milers*. ɔn ðə deɪ ˈæftər ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ðə meɪər əv millinocket*, meɪn, ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ʤɪst saʊθ əv ˈbækstər steɪt pɑrk, ˈɑnərd ˈərwɪn baɪ ˈæskɪŋ ɪm tɪ raɪd ɪn ðə ˈkrɪsməs deɪ pəreɪd ənd əˈwɔrdɪŋ ɪm ðə key-to-the-city*. ˈərwɪn rɪˈtərnd hoʊm tɪ kəmˈplit ə bʊk əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈtrævəl; ɪt ɪz du ɪn ˈbʊkˌstɔrz noʊˈvɛmbər, 1991 wən maɪt θɪŋk ðət ˈərwɪn həz dən ɪt ɔl-- bət hi hoʊps tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈhaɪkɪŋ ənd plænz tɪ ˈtækəl ðə lɔŋ treɪl nɛkst, ə pæθ ðət rənz ðə lɛŋθ əv vərˈmɑnt əˈlɔŋ ðə krɛst əv ðə grin ˈmaʊntənz.
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by joseph h. huber, phd
an historic accomplishment-- the first blind person to hike the appalachian trail
on november 21, 1990-the day before thanksgiving-bill irwin, 50, arrived at the base of mount katahdin in maine's baxter state park, thus completing a walk of the footpath known as the appalachian trail. irwin's goal of hiking the entire trail began on march 8, 1990. his excursion through extensive wilderness in 14 states included 8 national forests and about 60 state parks and game lands.
unlike most thru-hikers- thoseempting to walk the entire 2,144 miles of the trail starting from springer mountain in northern georgia to mount katahdin in one hiking season- irwin's accomplishmentracted a great deal of nationalention because of his disability. irwin, a chemist turned christian counselor from burlington, north carolina, is the first blind person (light perception but lacks visual acuity) to ever complete the walking trail.
the appalachian trail conference (atc) located at harpers ferry, west virginia, maintains and manages the trail. completed in august of 1937, the trail has become known as the world's longest continuously marked footpath, and in 1968 was designated by congress as the country's first national scenic trail. the trail follows the crests of the nantahala and great smoky mountains of north carolina, the blue ridge mountains from north carolina to pennsylvania, and ends with the berkshire highlands and the green, white, and mahoosuc mountains in new england.
most trail users are day-hikers or backpackers who take trips of several days or weeks. according to records kept by a tc, about 1,000 hikersempt the thru-hike each year but generally fewer than 200 succeed. irwin was the last thru-hiker to complete the trail in 1990, averaging 8.2 miles a day and finishing three and one-half weeks behind the next to last hiker of the year. as irwin put it, "i was last by a landslide."
photo, alice cary, freelance features
alternative resources developed
unlike most thru-hikers, irwin did not use the atc's official guides to the appalachian trail which containailed descriptions and topographic maps. instead, his son, billy, made audio cassette tapes containing information about the trail from georgia to the delaware water gap in pennsylvania, and laurie peele, an atc staff member, volunteered to supply tapes for irwin from the water gap to mount katahdin. the tapes, which reached irwin by mail during the course of his journey, contained such pertinent information as mileage between major landmarks and streams, locations of shelters, huts, hostels, stores, post offices, bed and breakfasts, all-you-can-eat restaurants, and people on the trail who areendly and welcome thru-hikers. most information for the tapes came from two atc resources: appalachian trail date book and the philosopher's guide: tips for a.t. thru-hikers (currently known as the thru-hikers handbook, 1991).
the atc discourages hiking alone. irwin's companion for the eight-month hike was a german shepherd guide dog named orient. both orient and a ski pole carried by irwin were used to assist with orientation and mobility.
bill greene, the boston globe
rocks, cliffs, ledges, streams, and bridges were all formidable obstacles to navigate. orient helped irwinrpret conditions by changing the pace, hesitating, and placing his feet in a careful and deliberate manner. "it was truly a team effort, " explained irwin. "there were times when orient lost his footing and i could steady the leashached to the dog's guide harness before he fell and there were other times when orient helped to prevent me from falling."
the orient express
along the trail, irwin and orient were known as the orient express by fellow hikers. this reputation was based on their ability to locate and follow the trail. "i was able to read the trail signs with my fingers most of the trip," said irwin. "the signs were cut deep into the wood with a router enabling me to deduce the names of the trails and mountains, direction and mileage." the two areas where signs were not available were the shenandoah valley and connecticut.
in the shenandoah valley the trail signs were made of small metal strips with embossed letters too small to read and in connecticut the signs were out of reach to prevent vandalism. fellow hikers, who met irwin in these regions,ached sticks to signs or posts along the trail to point out directional changes atious junctions. to start off in the right direction each morning, irwin would pitch the front of his tent pointing north.
"orient developed a sense and feel for the trail," noted irwin. "many times he would get us back on the trail when we got lost by picking up the scent of other hikers. about half way through our journey, i feel that orient was also able to spot trail markers known as blazers (white markers, 2" wide by 6" long, placed on trees just above eye level). orient was also able to identify trail makers known as cairns (piles of rock) found along the alpine summits in the white mountains of new hampshire." when irwin did lose his orientation, he would blow a whistle and wait for another hiker to assist him; such help usually came along within several hours.
although orient's health was good throughout most of the trip, he did experience some difficult times. in the first few days of the trip, severe abrasions appeared on orient's front legs, caused byction created by the guide harness and backpack. irwin carried orient's pack for the next three weeks until the sores healed. orient's backpack contained about 20 ibs of supplies, including a high protein diet for working dogs.
on two additional occasions, orient's feet were traumatized, once due to ice conditions in the smokey mountains (a foot of snow that melted and glazed over causing a sheet of ice). irwin 'had to rest orient in a lean-to for several days until the ice and snow melted and the feet healed. on another occasion in pennsylvania, sharp shells cut orient's feet requiring another five days of recuperation.
logistics and support
many thru-hikers have packages mailed to them along the trail. a ten person support group from the people's memorial christian church in irwin's hometown of burlington, north carolina, sent packages to post offices three weeks in advance of where irwin was hiking the trail. every five days irwin left the trail for a package sent from burlington and every twelve days he left the trail to take a bath and wash clothes.
alice cary, freelance features
"my boots took a harder beating than most hikers'," explained irwin. "since i could not see where i was putting my feet, sharp rocks, streams, and weather conditions helped to wear out seven pairs of boots." irwin also broke six ski poles and three pack frames during his 259-day expedition.
in any hiking situation, falls are anticipated. on occasions when irwin fell backwards, he used his pack to help absorb the shock of falling. he preferred climbing uphill since falling down would be a shorter distance and not as traumatic. in pennsylvania irwin broke a rib when falling on top of a rock, causing him to call aend in burlington to come north and carry his pack for a week.
the last 432 miles of irwin's hike through new hampshire and maine were the most difficult. the trail becomes a pathway across the seven rugged and beautiful presidential summits in new hampshire. much of the trail is above timberline and known for its alpine elevation (above 4,800 ft), stark summits, gorges, boulder-strewn ravines, and water cascades. in maine the appalachian trail is considered the most remote because it leads through the greatest and most isolated wilderness in the northeast.
alice cary, freelance features
during october the weather conditions were very bad. it rained all but three days and sometimes the wind reached 60 miles an hour with a wind chill of 48-70° below zero. the appalachian mountain club (amc) staff headquartered at pinkham notch, at the base of mount washington, was concerned about irwin being in such adverse weather conditions for days at a time.
the amc provided irwin with a radio. several times a day he called headquarters to inform the staff of his location and weather conditions. during the last three weeks, david mccasland, a writer andend, accompanied irwin. irwin and mccasland assisted each other in theirempts to forge the many swollen streams caused by days of rain.
"i became hypothermic several times," irwin reminisced. "the terrain in the mountains was ice and snow covered. i had to walk with crampons (metal plates containing 1/2" spikes) strapped to my feet for two days. there were times when i could not untie my shoes, take the cap off my head, or feed orient at times i lost total control of my hands because i was so cold. had i been alone, i would not have made it."
irwin spent one night with the staff of mount washington weather observatory because weather conditions prohibited him from making it to hisnded destination before nightfall. mount washington (6,288 ft) is the highest peak in the northeastern united states.
a 2000 miler
buzz caverly, superintendent of baxter state park, was concerned about irwin completing the trail. caverly suggested that irwin climb mount katahdin (5,267 feet), the northern terminus of the trail, before the weather prevented his ascent irwin left the trail at stratton, maine (184 miles form katahdin's summit), and completed the hike of the mountain on october 24; returning to stratton on the 25th. four weeks later (november 21st), irwin arrived at the base of mount katahdin, thus completing a journey of a lifetime and adding his name, as well as orient's, to the roster of accomplished hikers known as 2,000 milers. on the day after thanksgiving the mayor of millinocket, maine, a community located just south of baxter state park, honored irwin by asking him to ride in the christmas day parade and awarding him the key-to-the-city. irwin returned home to complete a book about his travel; it is due in bookstores november, 1991.
one might think that irwin has done it all-- but he hopes to continue hiking and plans to tackle the long trail next, a 265-mile path that runs the length of vermont along the crest of the green mountains.
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ˈɪŋlɪʃ trænzˈleɪʃən: ˈʧɛlsi goʊl ˈkipər səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪn sˈwidən på*å ʤəˈmɑl ˈblækmən ˌeɪˈvi ˈpoʊləs på*å krondikesvägen*. 10 hɑn ˌeɪˈvi ərˈinə hɑ mɛd hɑn aɪ ɑk fɪk mɛd tɪl provtagning*. mɛr: nu ˈʧɛlsi ˈblækmən provtagningen*, sɑm ˈblækmən heɪd aɪ blodet*, hɑn på*å fot*. dɑk hænd bilnycklarna*. nu ʤəˈmɑl ˈblækmən. ˈəndər ʤəˈmɑl ˈblækmən mɛd på*å träning*. då*å inträffade*. heɪd ɛn ˌeɪˈvi. fɪk 14-tiden*. ˈɑlə sɑm mɪg aɪ ʤɪst nu. ɛn ɑk upprörd*. mɪg också*å, ˈdænjəl kindberg*. ʤəˈmɑl ˈblækmən ˌeɪˈvi ˈʧɛlsi ɑk dɛn hɑr nu ˈreɪdə på*å händelsen*. hɑr græm ˈpɑtər ɑk ˈæləks daɪər tɪl aɪ eftermiddag*. səˈdæn vi seɪ vi aɪ ååtgärder*. ˈblækmən ʤu sɑm så*å vi också*å dem*, ˈdænjəl kindberg*. mɛr: agerar*: "ɛn skandal*" hɑr sɪn mæʧ på*å lördag*. då*å tɑr mæn malmö*ö på*å ərˈinə. ʤəˈmɑl ˈblækmən hɑr ˈəndər ɑk ɪn 18 mål*. ˈəndər ʤəˈmɑl ˈblækmən rattfylleriet*. fotnot*: aɪ sˈvɛrɪʤ. aɪ vi ʤəˈmɑl ˈblækmən ɛn kommentar*.
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english translation: chelsea goal keeper suspected of drinking and driving in sweden
klockan var 03.58 på söndagsmorgonen när jamal blackman stoppades av polis på krondikesvägen. 10 timmar tidigare klev han av norrporten arena efter att ha förlorat mot gif sundsvall med 0–5.
han blåste positivt i polisens alkotest och fick följa med till polisstationen för provtagning.
läs mer: efter skandalen nu svarar chelsea om blackman
efter provtagningen, som visade att blackman hade 0,68 promille alkohol i blodet, släpptes han på fri fot. polisen tog dock hand om körkortet samt bilnycklarna.
nu riskerar jamal blackman att åtalas för rattfylleri.
under måndagsförmiddagen fanns jamal blackman med på östersunds fk:s träning. då visste lagledningen inte om det inträffade.
– jag hade ingen aning om att en av våra spelare var misstänkt för rattfylleri. jag fick höra om det vid 14-tiden. alla som känner mig förstår säkert att jag inte är särskilt lugn i sinnet just nu. det är en underdrift att jag är förbannad och upprörd. jag känner mig väldigt sviken också, säger klubbens ordförande daniel kindberg.
jamal blackman är utlånad av chelsea och den engelska storklubben har nu fått reda på händelsen.
– jag har kallat tränaren graham potter och lagkaptenen alex dyer till möte i eftermiddag. sedan får vi se vad vi i öfk vidtar för åtgärder. blackman är ju som sagt chelseas spelare så vi inväntar också besked från dem, säger daniel kindberg.
läs mer: starka reaktioner efter blackmans misstänkta rattfylleri flera vill att öfk agerar: "en skandal"
östersunds fk har sin sista match innan sommaruppehållet på lördag. då tar man emot malmö ff hemma på jämtkraft arena.
jamal blackman har stått samtliga matcher under säsongen och släppt in 18 mål.
under måndagseftermiddagen kom beskedet att jamal blackman inte tänker kommentera det misstänka rattfylleriet.
fotnot: gränsen för rattfylleri i sverige är vid 0,2 promille. i storbritannien är gränsen 0,8.
vi söker jamal blackman för en kommentar.
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2014 ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm baɪ ˈmæksəməm ˈoʊvərˌloʊd ɪz ðə sɪksθ ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm baɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ paʊər ˈmɛtəl bænd, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɔn 18 ˈɔgəst 2014 ənd ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ðə nɛkst deɪ. ˈvoʊkəlɪst mæt kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ˈbækɪŋ ˈvoʊkəlz ɔn θri sɔŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈælbəmz fərst ˈsɪŋgəl, "ðə ðə ˈælbəm wɑz prəˈdust baɪ ʤɛnz bogren*, ˈmɑrkɪŋ ðə fərst taɪm ðə bænd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈstudiˌoʊ ənd wɪθ ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd prəˈdusər. ðə ˈælbəm wɑz riˈlist ɪn θri ˈvərʒənz: ˈstændərd ˈfɪzɪkəl ər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsiˈdi, ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈdɪʃən ˈfɪzɪkəl ər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsiˈdi (wɪθ faɪv ˈboʊnəs træks ənd ə ˈboʊnəs ˌdiˌviˈdi), ənd ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə læst ˈælbəm tɪ ˈfiʧər ˈdrəmər deɪv ˈmækənˌtɑʃ, hu əˈnaʊnst hɪz dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə bænd ɔn 3 ʤun 2014 ənd wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ʤi ˈkɑnsɛpt ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈɛdət ðə ˈælbəm sɔ ˌgɪˈtɑrɪst sæm ˈtɑtmən sɔŋz wɪθ ˈbeɪsɪst hu, du tɪ hɪz θræʃ ənd teɪsts, ɪkˈspɛkts ðə ˈælbəm tɪ saʊnd "ə bɪt mɔr ˌgɪˈtɑrɪst ˈhərmən li ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə ˈælbəmz ˈtaɪtəl ənd ˈɑrtˌwərk wər ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ "ðə ˈkɑnstənt bɑmˈbɑrdmənt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi ər səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr ˈdeɪli wi wər ɪn ən ˈɛrˌpɔrt dɪˈpɑrʧər laʊnʤ sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən skrinz, flaɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən skrinz ənd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ skrinz. wi ðɛn lʊkt əraʊnd ənd noʊ wən wɑz seɪɪŋ ə wərd, ðeɪ wər ɔl ˈlʊkɪŋ æt mɔr skrinz ɔn ˈtæbləts, ˈlæpˌtɑps ənd ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz. ðɛrz noʊ ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ɪt; ɪts kəmˈplit ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈoʊvərˌloʊd! ˈtɑtmən sɛd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈflɛktɪd ðə mˈjuzɪkəl dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə wi wər traɪɪŋ tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə ˈtaɪtəl tɪ traɪ ənd dɪˈskraɪb ðə mˈjuzɪk, ɪts kaɪnd əv laɪk ən ˈoʊvərˌloʊd əv mˈjuzɪk, ˈfæstər gɪˈtɑr pleɪɪŋ ənd mɔr əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ðə θim əv ðə ˈælbəm ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd wət ɪt dɪz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd foʊn ənd əbˈzɔrbɪŋ ə lɔt əv ðɪs ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri stəf. sɔŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɛdət ɔn 18 ʤun 2014 ˈʤərmən ˈleɪbəl ɪr mˈjuzɪk riˈlist ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ træk "ðə geɪm" wɪʧ ˈfiʧərd nu ˈdrəmər, ʤi ˈænzəˌloʊn, ɛz deɪv ˈmækənˌtɑʃ hæd dɪˈpɑrtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz meɪd. ðə sɔŋ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ˈvoʊkəlz. ˈhərmən li rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə ˈsoʊloʊz əv boʊθ ðɪs sɔŋ ənd "ˈsɪti əv goʊld" əˈbɔrd ˈzoʊltən jɑt, ɔf ðə koʊst əv lɔs ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ bɪˈniθ ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ənd reɪn ɪn bləd, "ðə geɪm" ɪz ðə ˈfæstəst sɔŋ ˈɛvər pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ðə bænd æt 240 ə ˈrɛkərd ðeɪ hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈbroʊkən ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ˈælbəm wɪθ "ˈfɑlən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhərmən li, ˈæftər rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈnumərəs teɪks fər ðə "θri ˈhæmərz" ˈsoʊˌloʊ, hi ˈkʊdənt ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɪʧ wən tɪ bɪˈkəz hɪz dɔg ˈɔlˌweɪz riˈæktɪd wɪθ ə "kjut feɪs" tɪ ðə pɪʧ ˈbɛndɪŋ "ˈwæmi ˈifɛkt", li hæd hɪz pɛt ˈlɪsən tɪ ɔl teɪks ənd pɪkt ðə wən wɪʧ meɪd hər du ðə ˈkjutɪst "dɪˈfɛndərz", wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ɔn ˈbækɪŋ ˈvoʊkəlz, wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsɪŋgəl ənd ðə fərst sɔŋ tɪ bi rɪˈvild ˈviə ə ˈdɛmoʊ ˈvərʒən riˈlist ˈviə ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈəˌploʊdɪd tɪ əˈfɪʃəl ˈʧænəl ɔn 31 mɑrʧ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈvərʒən əv ðə sɔŋ wɑz prɛˈmɪrd æt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn 16 ʤun ðə nuər ˈvərʒən wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlist ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ɔn ðə deɪ ˈæftər, ɔn ˈaɪˌtunz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhərmən li, "dɪˈfɛndərz" wɑz wən əv ðə fərst sɔŋz frəm ðə ˈælbəm tɪ bi hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə aɪˈdiə fər ðə sɔŋ "wɑz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈkɑntræst, baɪ fˈjuzɪŋ səm θræʃ ˈmɛtəl staɪl rɪfs wɪθ bɪg ˈɛpɪk ˈkɔrəsɪz ənd haɪ spid twɪn gɪˈtɑrz ˈsoʊloʊz. ɑr frɛnd mæt frəm hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs aʊt wɪθ səm əˈgrɛsɪv ˈbækɪŋ ˈvoʊkəlz ɪn ðə pri ˈkɔrəsɪz. ɪn tərmz əv ˈlɪrɪks, hir wi wɛnt fər ɑr ˈklæsɪk ˈfænəsi əˈproʊʧ ˈsɪmələr tɪ ɑr fərst ðə ˈælbəm ˈfiʧərz ə ˈkəvər əv ˈʤɑni "rɪŋ əv əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛvəri bænd ˈmɛmbər roʊt daʊn θri sɔŋz iʧ ənd wi kəmˈpɛrd ðɛm ɔl, ʤɪst fər ə læf. aɪ roʊt daʊn 'rɪŋ əv faɪər' baɪ ˈʤɑni kæʃ, ən aɪˈdiə wɪʧ ðə rɛst əv ðə bænd ləvd, soʊ wiv ɪt! ðə bænd həz əˈnaʊnst ɪt ɛz ðɛr fərst riˈlist nɑt ˈkaʊntɪŋ "straɪk əv ðə ˈnɪnʤə", ərˈɪʤənəli "fil ðə faɪər", baɪ ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈwɔrjərz, saɪd ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn ˈəltrə ənd ɪn ðɛr 2012 ˈælbəm ðə paʊər wɪˈθɪn: "paʊər əv ðə ˈnɪnʤə sɔrd" ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈwɔrjərz. ˈmæksəməm ˈoʊvərˌloʊd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈfiʧərz ə θərd ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈwɔrjərz ˈkəvər: "faɪt tɪ bi fri", əˈveɪləbəl ɛz ə dəˈləks ɪˈdɪʃən ˈboʊnəs træk. ðə sɔŋ wɑz prɛˈmɪrd æt ðə a.v*. kləb ɔn 6 ˈɔgəst ðə ˈboʊnəs træk "gəˈlæktɪk ˈæstroʊ ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən" ɪz ə əv ə ʃɔrt ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl sɔŋ ərˈɪʤənəli rɪˈkɔrdɪd baɪ fər ə ˈkæpɪtəl wən kəˈmərʃəl ˈfiʧərd ɔn ˈjuˌtub. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ˌgɪˈtɑrɪsts ˈhərmən li ənd sæm ˈtɑtmən ər pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə sɔŋ ɔn ən ˈæstərˌɔɪd ɪn speɪs waɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl wənz ˈmoʊbəl ˈbæŋkɪŋ æp. træk ˈlɪstɪŋ ˈɛdət ðə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈdɪʃən ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈælbəm kənˈteɪnd ə ˈboʊnəs ˌdiˌviˈdi wɪθ ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ɔn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ðə ˈælbəm, ə nu faʊnd fɔrs, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə lɪv pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə sɔŋ kraɪ ˈθəndər, frəm ðɛr ˈpriviəs ˈælbəm ðə paʊər wɪˈθɪn, æt ðə laʊd pɑrk 2012 ˈfɛstɪvəl. ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈdɪʃən ˈboʊnəs træks noʊ. ˈtaɪtəl ˈlɪrɪks mˈjuzɪk lɛŋθ 11 "paʊər ənd ˈglɔri" ˈlɛklərk ˈtɑtmən ˈtɑtmən ˈlɛklərk 12 "jʊr nɑt əˈloʊn" ˈtɑtmən ˈhədsən ˈtɑtmən 13 "ˈkɛmɪkəl ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns" ˈlɛklərk ˈlɛklərk 14 "ˈsəmərz ɛnd" (ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈboʊnəs træk) ˈlɛklərk ˈlɛklərk 15 "faɪt tɪ bi fri" ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈwɔrjərz ˈkəvər) ˈtɑtmən ˈtɑtmən 16 "gəˈlæktɪk ˈæstroʊ ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən" ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ˈtɑtmən, ˈhərmən li ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈɛdət əˈdɪʃənəl mjuˈzɪʃənz ˈɛdət mæt gɛst ˈvoʊkəlz ɔn "dɪˈfɛndərz", "noʊ mɔr" ənd "ðə geɪm" klaɪv ˈnoʊlən ˈbækɪŋ ˈvoʊkəlz ˈɛmɪli ˈbækɪŋ ˈvoʊkəlz ʧɑrts ˈɛdət
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2014 studio album by dragonforce
maximum overload is the sixth studio album by british power metal band dragonforce, which was released in europe on 18 august 2014, and in north america the next day. trivium vocalist matt heafy contributed backing vocals on three songs, including the album's first single, "the game".[5] the album was produced by jens bogren, marking the first time the band decided not to record in their own studio and with an outside producer. the album was released in three versions: standard physical or digital cd, special edition physical or digital cd (with five bonus tracks and a bonus dvd), and vinyl.[5]
it is also the last dragonforce album to feature drummer dave mackintosh, who announced his departure from the band on 3 june 2014, and was subsequently replaced by gee anzalone.[6]
concept and recording [ edit ]
the album saw guitarist sam totman co-writing songs with bassist frédéric leclercq[7] who, due to his thrash and prog tastes, expects the album to sound "a bit more diverse".[7]
guitarist herman li explained that the album's title and artwork were inspired by "the constant bombardment of information we are subjected to during our daily lives":[5]
“ we were in an airport departure lounge surrounded by tv screens, flight information screens and advertising screens. we then looked around and no one was saying a word, they were all looking at more screens on tablets, laptops and mobile phones. there's no escaping it; it's complete information overload! ”
totman said it also reflected the musical direction of the album:[8]
“ we were trying to come up with a title to try and describe the music, it's kind of like an overload of music, faster guitar playing and more of everything. the theme of the album is talking about our society and what it does at the moment – information on the internet and phone and absorbing a lot of this unnecessary stuff. ”
song information [ edit ]
on 18 june 2014, german label ear music released the official video of the opening track "the game" which featured new drummer, gee anzalone, as dave mackintosh had departed before the video was made. the song also features heafy's vocals. herman li recorded the solos of both this song and "city of gold" aboard zoltan bathory's yacht, off the coast of los angeles.[9] inspired by sepultura's beneath the remains and slayer's reign in blood, "the game" is the fastest song ever performed by the band at 240 bpm,[9] a record they had already broken in the previous album with "fallen world".[10]
according to herman li, after recording numerous takes for the "three hammers" solo, he couldn't decide which one to use.[11] because his dog always reacted with a "cute face" to the pitch bending "whammy effect", li had his pet listen to all takes and picked the one which made her do the cutest face.[11]
"defenders", which also features heafy on backing vocals, was the second single and the first song to be revealed via a demo version released via a video uploaded to dragonforce's official channel on 31 march 2014.[12] the official version of the song was premiered at loudwire's website on 16 june 2014.[13] the newer version was also released as a single on the day after, on itunes. according to herman li, "defenders" was one of the first songs from the album to be finished.[13] he also explained that the idea for the song "was to create a contrast, by fusing some thrash metal style riffs with dragonforce's big epic choruses and high speed twin guitars solos. our friend matt heafy from trivium helped us out with some aggressive backing vocals in the pre choruses. in terms of lyrics, here we went for our classic fantasy approach similar to our first album."[13]
the album features a cover of johnny cash's "ring of fire".[14] according to totman:[14]
“ every band member wrote down three songs each and we compared them all, just for a laugh. i wrote down 'ring of fire' by johnny cash, an idea which the rest of the band loved, so we've dragonforce-ized it! ”
the band has announced it as their first released cover,[5][14] not counting "strike of the ninja", originally "feel the fire", by shadow warriors, totman's side project on 2008's ultra beatdown and in their 2012 album the power within: "power of the ninja sword" also by shadow warriors. maximum overload itself features a third shadow warriors cover: "fight to be free", available as a deluxe edition bonus track. the song was premiered at the a.v. club on 6 august 2014.[15]
the bonus track "galactic astro domination" is a remix of a short instrumental song originally recorded by dragonforce for a capital one commercial featured on youtube. in the video, guitarists herman li and sam totman are performing the song on an asteroid in space while using capital one's mobile banking app.
track listing [ edit ]
the special edition physical copy of the album contained a bonus dvd with a documentary on the making of the album, a new found force, as well as a live performance of the song cry thunder, from their previous album the power within, at the loud park 2012 festival.
special edition bonus tracks no. title lyrics music length 11. "power and glory" leclercq
totman totman
leclercq 5:06 12. "you're not alone" totman
hudson totman 4:38 13. "chemical interference" leclercq leclercq 5:12 14. "summer's end" (japanese bonus track) leclercq leclercq 5:28 15. "fight to be free" shadow warriors cover) totman totman 4:45 16. "galactic astro domination" instrumental totman, herman li 1:32
personnel [ edit ]
additional musicians [ edit ]
matt heafy – guest vocals on "defenders", "no more" and "the game"
clive nolan – backing vocals
emily ovenden – backing vocals
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ðɛr ɪz ən ənˈhɛlθi ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛnəmənt, aɪ θɪŋk, fjuəld baɪ ə fju ˈfaɪərˌbrændz ðət ɪz rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ənd æmˈbɪʃən. ɪn ˈʤərməni ɪn 1932 ðɛr wɑz ə waɪld prəˈpoʊzəl fər ə ˈpisfəl, ˈbrɔdər ˈjunjən fər ə dɪsˈʤɔɪntɪd ˈkɑntənənt ˈrilɪŋ frəm ðə ˈhɔrərz əv ðə greɪt wɔr ðət ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪd ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn weɪz ðət noʊ ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrti ər ˈplætˌfɔrm kʊd, ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈhjumənɪst ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ˈhərmən ˌgrændiˈoʊs plænz wər ˈoʊvərˌkəm baɪ ˈəðər ɪˈvɛnts. pərˈhæps ˈpəblɪk dɪˈstrəst əv ˈdɛməˌgɑgz wʊd hæv sərvd ðə wərld ˈbɛtər ɪn səm ˈɪnstənsɪz. ˈmuvmənt wɑz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɛsiənt ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ˈgəvərnmənts məst kip peɪs wɪθ ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənts ər ɛls rɪsk bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈmɪrli ən ˈɪnstrəmənt ər ə ˈnusəns fər ˈɪnəˌveɪtərz. ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʧeɪnʤ ðət ðə ˈneɪtɪv əv ˈrigənzbərg ɔn ðə ˈdænjub hæd ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈpərsənəli wɑz ðət ðə ənd dæmz əˈlɔŋ ˈʤərmən ˈwɔtərˌweɪz hæd səkˈsɛsfəli ˈhɑrnəst ðə ˈrɪvərz fər kəˈmərʃəl juz ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˈnɔtəkəl ˈɛmpaɪər əv ˈvɛnɪs ənd ˈəðər pɔrt ˈsɪtiz, prəˈpoʊzd noʊ lɛs ðən ˈdæmɪŋ ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən æt ðə streɪt əv ʤɪˈbrɔltər tɪ ðə ɪn ðə blæk si ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ riˈkleɪm ˈfərtəl ənd pərˈdəktɪv lændz (neuland*) frəm ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən ˈbeɪsən ənd səˈlɛktɪvli fləd ðə səˈhɛrə ˈdɛzərt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkɑntənənt mɔr self-supporting*, ɪn hɪz vju, ənd ənˈduɪŋ ʤiˈɑləʤi ənd ˌriuˈnaɪtɪŋ ðə ɛz pləs ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈsərpləs əv paʊər ɪn ðə ˈbɑrgɪn. aɪ æm nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˈfizəbəl, bət hi wɛnt ɛz fɑr ɛz dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈditeɪl tɪ ʤɪˈbrɔltər tɪ steɪv ɔf əˈtɛmpts əv ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ baɪ ˈʤɛləs ʃʊd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɛvər gɪt ˌəndərˈweɪ. ˈprɑʤɛkts laɪk ðə haɪ dæm ənd ɪˈnɔrmɪs wɪnd pɑrks ər ˈivɪn ðə ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈɛfərt tɪ seɪv ˈvɛnɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ˈflədɪŋ wər pərˈhæps lɛs ˈlɔfti bət ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈɔlsoʊ ˈniðər wɪˈθaʊt ˈvɪʒən. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt feɪld ənd ðə rəˈʒim ðət keɪm ˈɪntu paʊər prɪˈvɛnɪd hɪz ˈfərðər wərk, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ə greɪt dil tɪ ðə ɪˌlɛktrəfɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˈʤərməni ənd ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈrɪvər ˈtræfɪk. ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɪnstɪˌtut ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ hɪz ˈstədi ənd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ɪn bæd ˈhɑmbərg, nɑt soʊ fɑr əˈweɪ, ðət aɪ plæn tɪ ˈvɪzɪt.
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there is an unhealthy public sentiment, i think, fueled by a few firebrands that is resulting in a wholesale rejection of experimentation and ambition. in germany in 1932 there was a wild proposal for a peaceful, broader union for a disjointed continent reeling from the horrors of the great war that captivated the public in ways that no national party or platform could, unfortunately humanist and engineer herman sörgel's grandiose plans were overcome by other events. perhaps public distrust of demagogues would have served the world better in some instances.
sörgel's movement was based on the prescient warning that governments must keep pace with technological developments or else risk becoming merely an instrument or a nuisance for innovators. the most significant change that the native of regensburg on the danube had experienced personally was that the sluices and dams along german waterways had successfully harnessed the rivers for commercial use and looking toward the example of the nautical empire of venice and other port cities, sörgel proposed no less than damming the mediterranean at the strait of gibraltar to the dardanelles in the black sea in order to reclaim fertile and productive lands (neuland) from the mediterranean basin and selectively flood the sahara desert, making the african continent more self-supporting, in his view, and undoing geology and reuniting the land-masses as atlantropa plus getting a surplus of hydro-electric power in the bargain. i am not sure if this project was feasible, but he went as far as deploying a security detail to gibraltar to stave off attempts of sabotage by jealous anglo-saxons should the building ever get underway. projects like the aswan high dam and enormous wind parks or even the monumental engineering effort to save venice itself from flooding were perhaps less lofty but probably also neither assailable without sörgel's vision. the project failed and the regime that came into power prevented his further work, although the engineer contributed a great deal to the electrification of germany and expanding the network of river traffic. there is an institute dedicated to his study and publications in bad homburg, not so far away, that i plan to visit.
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i’m* stɪl ˈflæbərˌgæstɪd ɛz ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs. fərst, ðət ðɪs ˈstɔri ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ə tæŋk kəˈlɛktər. ənd ˈsɛkənd, ðət hi faʊnd goʊld bɑrz ɪn ən oʊld tæŋk ðət ˈtoʊtəld əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz æt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪts. nɪk mid, hu rənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈɔfərz ˈɑrmərd ˈviɪkəlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tæŋks fər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈklæsɪz, ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd ˈmuviz ənd ˈpraɪvət ɪˈvɛnts, bɔt ən ˈɑrmi taɪp 69 tæŋk ɔn ˈiˌbeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks. ju noʊ, ɛz ju du. bət ðə ˈbɪgəst səˈpraɪz leɪ wɪˈθɪn: əˈpɑn ˈoʊpənɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈdizəl fjuəl tæŋks, hi ənd hɪz mɪˈkænɪk dɪˈskəvərd goʊld bɑrz ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən, rɪˈpɔrts ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈmɪljən. ðə faɪv goʊld bɑrz ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈlutɪd baɪ ˌɪˈræki ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv kuˈweɪt ɪn 1990 ðə meɪl rɪˈpɔrts. mid hæd faʊnd məˈʃin gən ˈæˌmoʊ waɪl ˈstrɪpɪŋ ðə taɪp 69 daʊn ənd wɑz ˈwərid ðət gənz wər ˈhɪdən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə fjuəl tæŋk, soʊ hi fɪlmd ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ hæv pruf ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ˈɛniˌwən keɪm ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz. ˈæftər dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðə goʊld, mid toʊld ðə sən, noʊ wət tɪ du. ju ɪgˈzæktli teɪk faɪv goʊld ˈbʊljən bɑrz daʊn tɪ kæʃ kənˈvərtərz wɪˈθaʊt kˈwɛsʧənz biɪŋ æst, soʊ wi kɔld ðə police.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə pəˈlis geɪv ðɛm ə rɪˈsit, ðoʊ, soʊ ðət wɑz nis. ɛz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɛz ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlæfɪŋ bɪˈkəz ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ðə riˈækʃən ˈsoʊlʤərz hu əˈlɛʤədli hɪd ðə goʊld hæd wɪn ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðət ɪt wɑz gɔn. aɪ səˈpoʊz ðə ˈmɔrəl əv ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz tɪ baɪ tæŋks?
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i’m still flabbergasted as i’m writing this. first, that this story involves a tank collector. and second, that he found gold bars in an old tank that totaled about $2.5 million dollars at today’s exchange rates.
nick mead, who runs tanks-a-lot in the united kingdom, a company that offers armored vehicles including tanks for driving classes, tv and movies and private events, bought an ex-iraqi army type 69 tank on ebay, according to popular mechanics. you know, as you do.
but the biggest surprise lay within: upon opening one of the tank’s diesel fuel tanks, he and his mechanic discovered gold bars totaling about £2 million, reports the daily mail. that’s almost $2.5 million.
the five gold bars are believed to have been looted by iraqi soldiers during the invasion of kuwait in 1990, the mail reports. mead had found machine gun ammo while stripping the type 69 down and was worried that guns were hidden inside the fuel tank, so he filmed the operation to have proof just in case anyone came asking questions.
after discovering the gold, mead told the sun, “we didn’t know what to do. you can’t exactly take five gold bullion bars down to cash converters without questions being asked, so we called the police.”
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the police gave them a receipt, though, so that was nice.
as amazing as this story is, i’m also laughing because i’m imagining the reaction soldiers who allegedly hid the gold had when they discovered that it was gone.
i suppose the moral of this story is to buy tanks?
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ɑr nu gaɪd ənd ˈnɔrməndi həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl pleɪs tɪ ˈvɪzɪt, wɪθ ɪts ˈbjutəfəl koʊst, ˈroʊlɪŋ ˈkəntriˌsaɪd ənd ˈwəndərfəl kwɪˈzin. ðɪs jɪrz ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə wərld wɔr tuz ˈnɔrməndi ˈlændɪŋz wɪl prɑmpt ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ənd tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈhɪstəri fər ril æt ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈbætəlˌfildz, ˈsɛməˌtɛriz ənd mˈjuziəmz. wɪθ dɪˈrɛkt frəm ˈpɔrtsməθ ər pul, ðə ˈriʤən ˈrɪli ɪz ɔn ðə ˈdɔrˌstɛp. tɪ dɪˈskəvər mɔr əˈbaʊt ənd ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən əv ˈnɔrməndi, teɪk ə lʊk æt ɑr bɪˈloʊ. ʃɛr wɪθ jʊr ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz ɪmˈbɛd ðɪs ɔn jʊr saɪt fil fri tɪ ɪmˈbɛd ðɪs ɔn jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ʤɪst ˈkɑpi ðə koʊd bɪˈloʊ ənd æd tɪ jʊr html*. <ə src="http://www.brittany-ferries.co.uk/media/21894/d-day-guide-infographic/original/d-day-guide-infographic-v3-759px-wide.jpg*" trɪp tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər wɛr tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ɪn ˈnɔrməndi tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈhɪstəri əv: ən" sɔrs: ˈfɛriz ˈprɛzənts ðə guide.</a*> ʃɛr wɪθ jʊr ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz ənd bʊk jʊr ˈfɛri tɪ fræns.
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communazi* ə ˈlɛftɪst hu əˈdɑptəd ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi əv ˈreɪʃəl ˈɛθnɪk ˈheɪtrəd. ˈmidiə. ˈfɔrmər ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə fɑks nuz. ə ʃɛrd goʊl əv ðə fɑr lɛft ənd ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ˈplutəˌkræts, səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪt. kəmˈbaɪnz ˈfiʧərz əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm (juz əv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ˈsaɪlənsɪŋ dɪˈsɛnɪŋ spiʧ, ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃɪŋ ˈwərkərz, ənd ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən əv trəˈdɪʃənəl riˈlɪʤənz) wɪθ fɔrst ˈtrænsfər əv ðə wɛlθ tɪ səˈlɛktɪd ˈplutəˌkræts, səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈaɪdiəloʊg. bɪˈkəz səˈprɛʃən əv spiʧ ənd vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈəðər ˌɪˈneɪljənəbəl raɪts əv ˈsɪtɪzənz ɪz kənˈdəktəd θru ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz, səm ˈpipəl ər sloʊ tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət səʧ rəˈʒim ɪz anti-constitutional*. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz muvd ˈjuˈɛs ˈhæfˈweɪ təˈwɔrd ðɪs goʊl. ˈmidiə ər ˈmidiə. ə ˈsɪnəˌnɪm tɪ. meɪn ˈstɔrmi ˈmidiə. rɪˈpitərz ˈpjutətɪv rɪˈpɔrtərz hu du ˈlɪtəl ɛls bət rɪˈpit ˈlɛftɪst laɪz. skæm ðə dɪˈsɛndənt əv ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmægəˌzin. ɪt ɪz ɪz ˈniðər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk nɔr əˈmɛrɪkən. ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˈʧaɪnə ər ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst. səˈsteɪnəbəl ɛmˈbɛzəlmənt ə θɛft əv ˈpəblɪk fəndz ðət mits ðə embezzlers’*’ ˈkɑrənt nidz wɪˈθaʊt kənˈdɛmɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈprɪzən təˈmɑˌroʊ. ðə ˈjunjən əv kɑn ˈsaɪəntɪsts. kən bi ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈjunɪˌkɔrn ˈsaɪəntɪsts bɪˈkəz wɪn wɑz ðə læst taɪm wi sɔ ə ril ˈsaɪəntɪst əˈməŋ ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz? ˈfɔrmərli, ðə ˈjunjən əv ˈkɑmi ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər ðə ˈjunjən əv kənˈsərnd ˈsaɪəntɪsts. ðə wʊdz hoʊl ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər, ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəlɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli neɪmd tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ ðə wʊdz hoʊl ˌoʊʃənəˈgræfɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. ˈjɛloʊ ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv rɛd ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ənd grin ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. si ˈɔlsoʊ ənd. læst ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 20 2018
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communazi — a leftist who adopted ideology of racial and/or ethnic hatred.
fsm — fakestream media. former mainstream media, except for the fox news.
pluto-communism — a shared goal of the far left and silicon valley plutocrats, supporting it. pluto-communism combines features of conventional communism (use of three-letter organizations against the opposition, silencing dissenting speech, impoverishing workers, and persecution of traditional religions) with forced transfer of the wealth to selected plutocrats, supporting the pluto-communist ideologue. because suppression of speech and violation of other inalienable rights of citizens is conducted through plutocrat-owned corporations, some people are slow to recognize that such regime is anti-constitutional. the obama administration has moved us halfway toward this goal.
lsm — leftstream media or liestream media. a synonym to fsm.
msm — main stormy media.
repeaters — putative reporters who do little else but repeat leftist lies.
scam — the descendant of the scientific american magazine. it is is neither scientific nor american.
prc — the people’s republic of china or the people’s republic of california, depending on the context.
sustainable embezzlement — a theft of public funds that meets the embezzlers’ current needs without condemning them to prison tomorrow.
ucs — the union of con scientists. can be also the unicorn scientists – because when was the last time we saw a real scientist among ucs personalities? formerly, the union of commie scientists or the union of concerned scientists.
whorce — the woods hole research center, an environmentalist organization. intentionally named to be confused with the woods hole oceanographic institution.
yellow journalism — the combination of red journalism and green journalism. see also msm and fsm.
last updated on april 20, 2018
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ɪts ə fju deɪz leɪt, bət hir ɪt ɪz! ə gaɪd tɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ jʊr oʊn mægˈnɛtɪk ˈvaɪnəl mɑrks fər jʊr fri tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd, seɪv, ənd ʃɛr ðɪs wɪθ jʊr frɛndz. ðə mɔr mɑrks ɔn ðə roʊd, ðə ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni θæŋks tɪ ɔl ðə ˈwəndərfəl ˈpipəl hu meɪd səʧ fænˈtæstɪk ˈvɛktərz! ˈkrɛdɪts ahoy!edit*: aɪv bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz fər ə fju mənθs naʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ draɪv. ðɛr ˈvɛri ˈdʊrəbəl (ðeɪ stɪl lʊk laɪk nu) ənd kəmˈplitli ˈwɔtər pruf. aɪv ˈdrɪvən θru səm ˈprɪti tɔˈrɛnʃəl reɪn ənd ðeɪ steɪ stək ɔn ʤɪst haɪ!" baɪ [lɪŋk] "ˈreɪnˌboʊ dæʃ ɪz soʊ ˈhæpi" baɪ [lɪŋk] "tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈspɑrkəl ðət wɑz ˈpɔɪntləs" baɪ [lɪŋk] "tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈvɛktər ˈnəmbər baɪ [lɪŋk] ˈreɪnˌboʊ dæʃ mɑrk" baɪ [lɪŋk] "tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈspɑrkəl ˈvɛktər" baɪ [lɪŋk] "əm hir tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt səm ˈɛlsɪz" baɪ [lɪŋk] "ˈsɔsi ˈspɑrkəl ˈriˌdəks" baɪ vɪrz [lɪŋk] "ˈvɛktər: tˈwaɪˌlaɪt crazyface*" baɪ [lɪŋk] "spaɪk" baɪ [lɪŋk] "ˈrɛrɪti" baɪ [lɪŋk] "ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˈrɛrɪti" baɪ [lɪŋk] ɪz stənd." baɪ [lɪŋk] "ˈskɪpɪŋ ˈpɪŋki paɪ" baɪ [lɪŋk] "ˈfrɛndʃɪp ɪkˈsprɛs ˈvɛktər" baɪ [lɪŋk] kreɪvz ˈsaɪdər" baɪ [lɪŋk] ˈloʊgoʊ ˈvɛktər" baɪ [lɪŋk]
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it's a few days late, but here it is! a guide to creating your own magnetic vinyl cutie marks for your cars!feel free to download, save, and share this with your friends. the more cutie marks on the road, the better!and many, many thanks to all the wonderful people who made such fantastic vectors! credits ahoy!edit: i've been using these for a few months now almost every time i drive. they're very durable (they still look like new) and completely water proof. i've driven through some pretty torrential rain and they stay stuck on just fine."oh hi!" by j-brony - [link] "rainbow dash is so happy" by obtuselolcat - [link] "twilight sparkle - that was pointless" by geogo999 - [link] "twilight vector number 677,921" by maximillianveers - [link] "5k rainbow dash cutie mark" by maximillianveers - [link] "twilight sparkle vector" by durpy - [link] "i'm here to donate some blood...someone else's" by dentist73548 - [link] "saucy sparkle redux" by maximillian veers - [link] "vector: twilight crazyface" by fennrick - [link] "spike" by boem777 - [link] "rarity" by nickman983 - [link] "excited rarity" by nickman983 - [link] "applejack is stunned." by mrshadezz - [link] "skipping pinkie pie" by silentmatten - [link] "friendship express fluttershy vector" by oceanity - [link] "rainbowdash craves cider" by abadcookie - [link] "mlpfim logo vector" by metalbeersolid - [link]
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ˈprɪti məʧ ənˈtɪl ðə ˈərli pɑrt əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ nu jɪr, bi ˌɪˈmərst ɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju hoʊ ɛz ðə ˈæktər roʊlz aʊt ə ˈwɑpɪŋ ˈkəmˌbæk ðət ˌɪnˈkludz tu ˈdrɑməz ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv fɪlmz. ˈgɑnə hæv səm ˈvɛri ˈhæpi ˈpæmpərd fænz. hɛ. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 24 ðə ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri kæt wɪl prɛˈmɪr, ənd soʊ, ˈmɑrkətɪŋ fər ɪt wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈfərvənt ɪn ðə nɛkst fju wiks. təˈdeɪ, stɪlz əv ju hoʊ wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə kæst æt ðə fərst skrɪpt ˈrɛdɪŋ hæv bɪn riˈlist. ðɪs ˈleɪtəst pərˈmoʊʃən ˈfɑloʊz ðə riˈlis əv ən ˈtizər ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈteɪbəl rɛd wɑz hɛld ɪn ə ˈkɑnfərəns rum æt ðə drim ˈsɛnər. ðə stɑr wɑz ʤɔɪnd baɪ ʤoʊ haɪ jʊŋ, pɑrk ʧəl mɪn, ˈsoʊlər, ʧɔɪ teɪ hwɑn, ənd mɔr. li hjən ʤu toʊld ðə kæst ðət ən ˈɑnər tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ gʊd ˈæktərz, ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ kriˈeɪt ə gʊd ʃoʊ təˈgɛðər. hoʊ wɑz sɛd tɪ hæv hæd əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən waɪl ʤoʊ haɪ jʊŋ wɑz ˈʧɪrfəl ənd ɪkˈsprɛst ðə kjut ʧɑrm əv hər ˈkɛrɪktər. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðiz stɪlz, ɪt simz ˈɛvriˌwən hæd ə gʊd taɪm duɪŋ ðɛr ʤɑb sɔrs
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Pretty much until the early part of the upcoming new year, we’ll be immersed in everything Yoo Seung Ho as the actor rolls out a whopping comeback that includes two dramas and a couple of films. We’re gonna have some very happy pampered fans. Heh.
On November 24, the 8-episode Imaginary Cat will premiere, and so, marketing for it will probably become more fervent in the next few weeks.
Today, stills of Yoo Seung Ho with the rest of the cast at the drama’s first script reading have been released. This latest promotion follows the release of an 11-second teaser a couple of weeks ago.
The table read was held in a conference room at the MBC Dream Center. The show’s star was joined by Jo Hye Jung, Park Chul Min, Mamamoo’s Solar, Choi Tae Hwan, and more.
PD Lee Hyun Joo told the cast that it’s an honor to be working with good actors, encouraging everyone to create a good show together.
Seung Ho was said to have had amazing concentration while Jo Hye Jung was cheerful and expressed the cute charm of her character. Looking at these stills, it seems everyone had a good time doing their job 😉
Source | Newsen
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ˈrioʊ ˈrænʧoʊ, n.m*. (krqe*) ðə ˈleɪtəst kraɪm stæts ər aʊt ənd ˈrioʊ ˈrænʧoʊ ɪz ɪn ə gʊd spɑt. bɪtˈwin ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd meɪ əv ðɪs jɪr ðə ˈrioʊ ˈrænʧoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɔ 50 fjuər ˈbərgləriz ðən ðə seɪm taɪm ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr. ˈdiˈdəbəˈljuˈaɪ ənd ˈʃɑˌplɪftɪŋ ərˈɛsts ər əp, bət ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪz ðət ɪz ˈpɑrtli gʊd nuz, ʃoʊɪŋ ðɛr ˈteɪkɪŋ ðiz ˈpipəl ɔf ðə strit. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɪz ɪt ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈnəmbərz tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈtækəl ˈprɑbləm ˈɛriəz. ˈrioʊ ˈrænʧoʊ pəˈlis ˈkæptən pɔl ˈrɑʤərz sɪz ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt "lʊks fər ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz, traɪz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ trɛnz ðət wi kən ˌɪntərˈʤɛkt ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu tɪ kip kraɪm frəm əˈkərɪŋ." kɑr ˈbərgləriz ər əp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm əv ðə jɪr, ˈɛvər jɪr bɪˈkəz kɪdz ər aʊt əv skul. pəˈlis seɪ ˈmɛni ˈvɪktɪmz ər ˈpipəl hu liv ðɛr kɑz ənˈlɑkt æt naɪt.
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rio rancho, n.m. (krqe) - the latest crime stats are out and rio rancho is in a good spot.
between january and may of this year the rio rancho police department saw 50 fewer burglaries than the same time the previous year. dwi and shoplifting arrests are up, but the department says that is partly good news, showing they're taking these people off the street.
the department says it uses the numbers to try to tackle problem areas.
rio rancho police captain paul rogers says the department "looks for similarities, tries to identify trends that we can interject ourselves into to keep crime from occurring."
car burglaries are up during this time of the year, ever year because kids are out of school. police say many victims are people who leave their cars unlocked at night.
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ðə stɑr wɔrz ˈmuviz ʤɪst əˈbaʊt sˈwupɪŋ speɪs ˈbætəlz, ˈeɪliənz, ənd bɪˈləvəd drɔɪdz, bət bi ˈɑnəst ə lɑrʤ pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪˈmɛns əˈpil həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈrɛstɪd ɔn ɪts ˈɔsəm ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts. wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənd teɪk ə lʊk æt ʤɪst ə fju əv ðə ˈmɛni weɪz ɪn wɪʧ stɑr wars‘*‘ ˈvɪʒəwəl θrɪlz hɛlpt ridɪˈfaɪn ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts ənd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ə fæn, ðɪs lɪst meɪks ɪt klɪr ðət ɑr ˈmɑdərn ˈmuˌviˌgoʊɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns oʊz ə ˈnəmbər əv dɛts tɪ wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ʤɔrʤ lucas’*’ long-ago*, ˈfɑrəˈweɪ ˈgæləksi. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈlukəsfɪlm ˈɛlˈtiˈdi.) məʧ həz bɪn meɪd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz əv ʤɔrʤ lucas’*’ wɪʃ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ films”*” ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz stɑr wɔrz ˈfɔrʧən, bət frəm ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, lucas’*’ ˈpɑpˌkɔrn speɪs ˈɑprə wɑz wən əv ðə mɔr ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈɛfərts ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈmuˌviˌmeɪkɪŋ ənd ðə maɪt bi ðə bɛst ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ hi juzd ə smɔl ˈɑrmi əv ˈtæləntɪd aʊtˈsaɪdərz tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈnidɪd tɪ sut hɪz ˈvɪʒən. ə ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæmərə ˌæpərˈætəs ðət ˈpɪgiˌbækt oʊld ˈkæmərəz ˈɔntu ən ənˈgeɪnli əreɪ əv ˌhɑrdˈwaɪərd ˈsərkəts, ðə neɪmd fər lɛd dɪˈvɛləpər ʤɑn ˈdaɪkstrə, hu wərkt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə tim ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ælˈvɑ ʤeɪ. ˈmɪlər ənd ˈʤɛri ˈʤɛfrɪs əˈlaʊd ˈlukəs ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ prɪˈsaɪsli ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ðə rɪˈpitɪd ˈkæmərə ˈmuvmənts ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ kriˈeɪt stɑr wars’*’ speɪs ˈbætəlz, waɪl ˈædɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl (ənd ˈpriviəsli ˌənəˈteɪnəbəl) ˈfridəm əv ˈmuvmənt əˈlɔŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈækˌsɪz. waɪl ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ə ˈkruʃəl kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ɛsˈθɛtɪk, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæktɪd ɛz ə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ˈɪntu fɑr ˈgreɪtər ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz baɪ ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ðə fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑʤɛkt aʊt əv lucas’*’ nɛkst ˈbɪznɪs ˈvɛnʧər: ˌɪnˈdəstriəl laɪt ˈmæʤɪk. kəmˈpjutər ˌænəˈmeɪʃən θru, ˈlukəs wʊd ˈəltəmətli bɪˈkəm ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈəʃərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɪrə ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪzd ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ kəmˈpjutər ˈgræfɪks wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ kəm ˈɪntu ðɛr oʊn ˌbiˈfɔr hi tʊk ˈjuˈɛs lɔŋ, lɔŋ əˈgoʊ tɪ ə ˈgæləksi fɑr, fɑr əˈweɪ, ɪt wɑz stɑr wɔrz ðət geɪv ˈɔdiənsəz ðɛr fərst ɪkˈstɛndɪd lʊk æt ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɪn ˈækʃən. əv kɔrs, ɪt ɔl lʊks ˈfɛrli kweɪnt naʊ, bət æt ðə taɪm, ðə ˈsikwəns glɪmpst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə sin ʃoʊɪŋ ˈrɛbəl ˈpaɪləts ˈgɪtɪŋ səm ˌlæsˈmɪnət ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr əˈtæk ɔn ðə dɛθ stɑr wɑz ˈθəroʊli ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑrt, ənd ˈædɪd tɪ ðə fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk fil waɪl ʃoʊɪŋ ˌsaɪˈfaɪ fænz ˈərli ədˈvænsɪz ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɔˈrɛdi brɔt tɪ bɛr ɔn ˈwɛstˌwərld ənd ɪts ˈsikwəl, futureworld*. ɪt wʊd teɪk jɪrz fər kəmˈpjutərz tɪ ˈfʊli ˈhɑrnɪs ðə paʊər wi teɪk fər ˈgrænɪd təˈdeɪ, bət baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ‘70s*, kəmˈpjutərˈʤɛnərˌeɪtəd ˈɪmɪʤɪz hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpɑpɪŋ əp ɪn ə ˈwaɪdər əreɪ əv ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈmuviz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə blæk hoʊl ənd ˈeɪliən), ənd ɪn ðə ‘80s*, ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˈrɪli gɑt ˈroʊlɪŋ ˈlɑrʤli θru ðə ˈɛfərts əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl laɪt ˈmæʤɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. goʊ ˈmoʊʃən (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈlukəsfɪlm ˈɛlˈtiˈdi.) ˈərli ˌænəˈmeɪʃən geɪv fɪlm fænz səm əv ðɛr moʊst θˈrɪlɪŋ ˈglɪmpsɪz əv ðə fænˈtæstɪk ənd ˈəðərˈwərldli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪrə, bət ðoʊz ˈsikwənsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ən ənˈnæʧərəl, fil ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈænəˌmeɪtərz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈkɑmbæt fər ˈdɛkeɪdz baɪ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli ˈædɪŋ ˈmoʊʃən blər θru ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈmɛθədz ðət ræn ðə ˈgæmət frəm sˈmɪrɪŋ pəˈtroʊliəm ˈʤɛli ɔn ðə lɛnz tɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈbəmpɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɑdəlz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ə ʃɑt. nən əv ðə əˈbəv wər gʊd ɪˈnəf fər ˈlukəs, ənd wɪn ˈmæpɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈsikwəns ənd hɑθ ˈbætəl ɪn ðə ˈɛmpaɪər straɪks bæk, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz dɪˈvɛləpt goʊ ˈmoʊʃən ə tɛkˈnik ðət ˈjuzɪz rɑd ˈpəpɪts ˈkæpʧərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈpæsɪz wɪθ ðə ˈkæmərə ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə fækˈsɪməli əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈmuvmənt. ˈpræktɪkəl wʊd ˈʃɔrtli bi səˈplæntəd baɪ, bət goʊ ˈmoʊʃən hɛlpt bɪld ə brɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈifɛkts ˈɪrə; ɪn fækt, ˈstivən ˈspilbərg ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt fər ʤʊˈræsɪk pɑrk ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɑptɪŋ tɪ ˈgæmbəl ɔn ðə nuər tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɪnˈstɛd. wi tɛnd tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl saɪd əv θɪŋz wɪn wi tɔk əˈbaʊt stɑr wɔrz ər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl laɪt ˈmæʤɪk, bət ʤɔrʤ lucas’*’ ərˈɪʤənəl ˈtrɪləʤi ˈɔlsoʊ brɔt ˈjuˈɛs ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən:, ðə kˈwɑləti əˈʃʊrəns ˈsɪstəm ðət wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust fər rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈʤɛˌdi ənd həz sɪns bɪˈkəm ən ˈstændərd fər ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈstraɪvɪŋ tɪ ˈɔfər ˈɔdiənsəz ə ˈlɪsənɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɛz kloʊz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ðə ˈvɪʒən. ˈizi tɪ bi ˈsɪnɪkəl əˈbaʊt ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz əˈlɛʤd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr naɪt aʊt æt ðə ˈmuviz, bət ɪn keɪs, ˈæˌkʧuəli ə lɔt goʊɪŋ ɔn; ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əbˈteɪn ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˈθiətərz ˌəndərˈgoʊ ə əˈkustɪk ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ə ˈfloʊtɪŋ flɔr tɪ ˈbæfəld wɔlz ənd ə ˈpərfərˌeɪtɪd skrin. wɪn ju si ðə ˈloʊgoʊ kəm əp ɔn ðə skrin, ju noʊ ɪn fər ə məˈtɪkjələsli ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðət ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk note”*” ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈloʊgoʊ ðət pleɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪt. ðə blu skrin (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈlukəsfɪlm ˈɛlˈtiˈdi.) aʊt əv ɔl ðə ˈifɛkts ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ðət keɪm aʊt əv stɑr wɔrz, ðə kˈwɑntəm lip ɪn kəmˈpɑzət ʃɑt tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət maɪt bi ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn ðə baɪ ˈifɛkts ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ˈpɛtroʊ vˈlɑhoʊs, əˈlaʊd ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz tɪ ɪgˈzərt ə ˈfaɪnər dɪˈgri əv kənˈtroʊl waɪl kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˈsɛpərətli ʃɑt ˈfʊtɪʤ əv ˈæktərz ənd ˈbækˌgraʊndz, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə ˈpɪkʧər huz kəmˈpærətɪvˌli ˈsimləs ˈriəlɪzm dwɔrft ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz əv ðə ˈɔfən ˈhoʊki ˈstændərd bət stɪl kwaɪt əp tɪ snəf ɪn tərmz əv ˈpʊlɪŋ ɔf ðə sɔrt əv ˈbrɪljəntli krɪsp mæt ˈɪmɪʤri sin ɪn stɑr wars’*’ speɪs ˈbætəlz. lucas’*’ tim ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtəd ɪn ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv weɪz, ˈoʊvərˌhɔlɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs baɪ ˈfæʃənɪŋ ə ˈpɔrtəbəl trænzˈmɪʃən skrin ənd ˈwaɪrɪŋ ˌflʊˈrɛsənt tubz ðət kʊd laɪt ðɛr ˈmɑdəlz wɪˈθaʊt ˈflɪkərɪŋ. ðə ˈstraɪkɪŋ rɪˈzəlts pruvd ðət ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts ˈɔfən ˈtritɪd ɛz ən ˈæftərˌθɔt ənd fɔrst tɪ faɪt fər ə smɔl slaɪs əv ə ˈbəʤɪt kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli hɛlp draɪv ˈblɑkˌbəstər ˈgroʊsɪz. fər ˈbɛtər ənd fər wərs, ðət spɑrk ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ðə ˈifɛkts wɔrz ðət ˈlɑrʤli dɪˈfaɪn ɑr ˈɪrə.
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the star wars movies just about swooping space battles, cool-looking aliens, and beloved droids, but let’s be honest a large part of the saga’s immense appeal has always rested on its awesome special effects. we decided to go back to the beginning and take a look at just a few of the many ways in which star wars‘ visual thrills helped redefine special effects and whether or not a fan, this list makes it clear that our modern moviegoing experience owes a number of debts to what happened in george lucas’ long-ago, faraway galaxy.
dykstraflex
(photo by lucasfilm ltd.)
much has been made in recent years of george lucas’ oft-stated wish to return to “experimental films” after making his star wars fortune, but from a technical standpoint, lucas’ popcorn space opera was one of the more experimental efforts in modern moviemaking and the dykstraflex might be the best example of how he used a small army of talented outsiders to create the technology needed to suit his vision. a computer-controlled motion camera apparatus that piggybacked old vistavision cameras onto an ungainly array of hardwired circuits, the dykstraflex named for lead developer john dykstra, who worked alongside a team that included engineers alvah j. miller and jerry jeffress allowed lucas the ability to precisely replicate the repeated camera movements necessary to create star wars’ eye-popping space battles, while adding an incredible (and previously unattainable) freedom of movement along multiple visual axes. while enabling a crucial component of the movie’s signature aesthetic, dykstraflex also acted as a gateway into far greater innovations by serving as the first major project out of lucas’ next business venture: industrial light & magic.
3-d computer animation
through ilm, lucas would ultimately become indirectly responsible for ushering in the cg era essentially revolutionized special effects in general and although computer graphics were already starting to come into their own before he took us long, long ago to a galaxy far, far away, it was star wars that gave audiences their first extended look at 3d wireframe animation in action. of course, it all looks fairly quaint now, but at the time, the sequence glimpsed during the scene showing rebel pilots getting some last-minute training before their attack on the death star was thoroughly state-of-the-art, and added to the movie’s futuristic feel while showing sci-fi fans early advances in technology already brought to bear on 1973’s westworld and its sequel, 1976’s futureworld. it would take years for computers to fully harness the fx power we take for granted today, but by the end of the ‘70s, computer-generated images had already started popping up in a wider array of sci-fi movies (including the black hole and alien), and in the ‘80s, the cgi revolution really got rolling largely through the efforts of industrial light & magic engineers.
go motion
(photo by lucasfilm ltd.)
early stop-motion animation gave film fans some of their most thrilling glimpses of the fantastic and otherworldly during the pre-cg era, but those sequences also always had an unnatural, herky-jerky feel something animators attempted to combat for decades by artificially adding motion blur through a variety of methods that ran the gamut from smearing petroleum jelly on the lens to simply bumping their models before capturing a shot. none of the above were good enough for lucas, and when mapping out the tauntaun sequence and hoth battle in the empire strikes back, ilm engineers developed go motion a technique that uses computer-controlled rod puppets captured during multiple passes with the camera in order to create a facsimile of natural movement. practical stop-motion would shortly be supplanted by cgi, but go motion helped build a bridge to the modern effects era; in fact, steven spielberg contemplated using it for jurassic park before opting to gamble on the newer technology instead.
thx
we tend to think about the visual side of things when we talk about star wars or industrial light & magic, but george lucas’ original trilogy also brought us an important audio innovation: thx, the quality assurance system that was introduced for return of the jedi and has since become an industry-wide standard for studios striving to offer audiences a listening experience as close as possible to the filmmaker’s vision. easy to be cynical about physical modifications alleged to improve your night out at the movies, but in thx’s case, actually a lot going on; in order to obtain certification, theaters undergo a top-to-bottom acoustic optimization that includes everything from a floating floor to baffled walls and a perforated screen. when you see the thx logo come up on the screen, you know in for a meticulously recreated audio experience starting with that trademark “deep note” audio logo that plays along with it.
the blue screen
(photo by lucasfilm ltd.)
out of all the effects innovations that came out of star wars, the original’s quantum leap in bluescreen composite shot technology that might be the most important. developed in the ‘50s by effects pioneer petro vlahos, bluescreen allowed filmmakers to exert a finer degree of control while combining separately shot footage of actors and backgrounds, resulting in a picture whose comparatively seamless realism dwarfed the capabilities of the often hokey rear-projection standard but still wasn’t quite up to snuff in terms of pulling off the sort of brilliantly crisp matte imagery seen in star wars’ space battles. lucas’ team compensated in any number of ways, overhauling the process by fashioning a portable transmission screen and wiring direct-current fluorescent tubes that could light their models without flickering. the striking results proved that special effects theretofore often treated as an afterthought and forced to fight for a small slice of a picture’s budget could actually help drive blockbuster grosses. for better and for worse, that spark ignited the effects wars that largely define our tentpole-driven era.
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ðə fərst taɪm aɪ kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə wɛb wɑz ɪn ðə mɪd wɪn maɪ dæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ gɪt ə kəˈnɛkʃən. sun, maɪ ˈsɪstər ənd aɪ wʊd faɪt ˈoʊvər ðə kəmˈpjutər ˈɛvəri deɪ, waɪl ɑr ˈpɛrənts traɪd tɪ riˈstrɪkt ɑr ˈɪntərˌnɛt juz ˌɔltəˈgɛðər; ɪt wɑz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ənd wi ˈoʊnli hæd wən laɪn, soʊ kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt mɛnt ˈklɔgɪŋ ðə foʊn laɪn. ɛz sun ɛz ˈbrɔdˌbænd bɪˈkeɪm ˈsəmˈwət əˈfɔrdəbəl, wi ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd. ənd bɔɪ wɑz ɪt ə ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˈdɪfərəns. ɪt filz laɪk ˈɛvəri jɪr, biɪŋ kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt bɪˈkəmz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈsimləs, ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈnæʧərəl. laɪk ðət rɪˈpɔrt ðət wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl læst ˈwɪntər rɪˈvild: əv ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə ˈjuzɪŋ ðə internet.”*.” ənd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈæpəl lɔnʧt ˈæpəl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən wɪʧ wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl ðə əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn bɪg skrinz ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ ðət dɪd fər ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz. haʊ du ju si ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt? du ju ˈpɪkʧər ɪt ɛz ðə ˈsɪriz əv ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ənd æps ju lʊk æt ˈɛvəri deɪ? du ju si ə bɪg klaʊd ˈhəvərɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈjuˈɛs laɪk ə droʊn? pərˈhæps ju ˌɪˈmæʤən stɑk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz, ər ˈsætəˌlaɪts ˈbimɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ˈsɪgnəlz daʊn tɪ ərθ? ər pərˈhæps ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔl. aɪ hæv frɛndz hu θɪŋk ˈwiˌfi əˈpɪrz ɪn əˈpɑrtmənts bɪˈkəz wɪn ju saɪn əp fər ˈsərvɪs ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt stɑrts ˈbimɪŋ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈɪntu jʊr hoʊm. wi meɪ læf æt ðɪs, bət nərdz hu ˈrɪli ˌəndərˈstænd goʊɪŋ ɔn wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli læf ʤɪst ɛz hɑrd æt maɪ ˈvərʒən əv haʊ θɪŋz wərk. du wi ˈrɪli nid tɪ noʊ, ðoʊ? ˈɛnər ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən. ðə ˈɑrtɪst ənd dɪˈzaɪnər tərnd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈrisərʧər ənd ˈraɪtər ɔn ˈnɛtˌwərkt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ʃi həz spɛnt ðə læst θri jɪrz ˈstədiɪŋ ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wərks, ənd ðə ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˈpisɪz əv məˈtɪriəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ðət goʊz ˈɪntu kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈfænəsi əv ðə klaʊd ɛz ˈnoʊˌwɛr ənd ˈɛvriˌwɛr æt ðə seɪm taɪm. ʃi fərst ˈstɑrtɪd əbˈsɛsɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs kˈwɛʃən ˈæftər ðə sˈnoʊdən faɪlz likt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2013 waɪ du ɔl ˈwɛbˌsaɪts kip riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə ˈloʊgoʊ ər ə kəmˈpjutər ɪn ðə skaɪ? ˈniðər simz ən ˈækjərət ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ ɔn. wən θɪŋ ʃi ˈlərnɪd wɑz ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju ˈoʊnli ˈrɪli ˈnoʊtɪs haʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ wərks wɪn ɪt breɪks. ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi, ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl ɪkˈspɪriənst paʊər ˈaʊtɪʤɪz ɛz fɑr wɛst ɛz ˈmɪʃɪgən. bət ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈteɪkən ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə stɔrm ʃoʊz pɑrts əv loʊər mænˈhætən ðə hoʊm əv ðə ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd səm əv ðə mɔr ˈhɛvəli ˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd ˈɛriəz stɪl ˈbimɪŋ wɪθ laɪt. ɪn hər kɔrs ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl literacy,”*,” ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən pʊlz əp ðə ˈɪnfəməs ˈpɪkʧər ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv waɪ wi ʃʊd kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər wi rɪˈlaɪ ɔn bət ˈrɛrli ˌəndərˈstænd. moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənˈtɪl ɪt breɪks. bət wɪn ɪt dɪz, ju stɑrt tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs hu ɪt ˈrɪli sərvz. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ““break”*” ˈæftər ðə sˈnoʊdən liks ˈɛni mɔr ðən ɪt dɪd ˈæftər kɪm bət wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl, bət ɪt dɪd tiʧ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈlɪtəl wi ˈrɪli noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wi juz ˈɛvəri deɪ. ˈneɪmli, ðət ənˈlɛs wi juz ɛnˈkrɪpʃən, noʊ ˈpraɪvəsi ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd ðət ðə əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm foʊn kɔlz tɪ ʧæts kən ənd wɪl bi stɔrd ənd ˈprɑsɛst ənd soʊld baɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˈhɑrvəstɪd baɪ ðə steɪt. ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs əˈdɑptəd ə ˈsɪnɪkəl ˈaʊˌtlʊk əv ðə wərld wi naʊ simd tɪ bi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn. ˈbərɪŋtən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ træk daʊn ðə stəf ðət sərvz ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ju meɪ hæv sin hər bʊk ˈnɛtˌwərks fər nu jɔrk ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər fild gaɪd. ðə bʊk ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz ðə ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt saɪnz, ˈsɪmbəlz, ənd strit ˈskrɪbəlz ðət mɑrk ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər əraʊnd nu jɔrk, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu wɪʧ ˈkeɪbəlz ər ˈhɪdən ˈəndər ðə strits ənd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd wɪʧ ˈkəmpəˌniz oʊn ðɛm. wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən fər ðə ˈhækər ˈɪʃu nɑt ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz əv hər wərk ɔn ˈnɛtˌwərkt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, bət ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz wi θɔt ʃi ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪd ðə ˈhækər ˈiθɑs ɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʃi dɪz. jɛs, ʃi juzd tɪ hæv blu hɛr, sɔrt əv ˈdrɛsɪz laɪk ə cyberpunk*, ənd əbˈsɛsɪz əˈbaʊt ˈmæʤɪk. bət moʊst əv ɔl ʃi meɪks lɑts əv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ˈfəni, wɪrd, ˈbjutəfəl θɪŋz wɪθ hər aɪˈdiəz. ɑr ləv ɪz laɪk ə ˌsəbmərˈin ˈkeɪbəl: ˈspænɪŋ greɪt ˈdɪstənsɪz, fʊl əv laɪt, list tɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈtɛləkɑmz ənd θˈrɛtənd baɪ ˈpaɪrəts ʃɑrks ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən (@lifewinning*) mɑrʧ 4 2015 laɪk hər ˈstədi əv ˈkreɪgzˌlɪst mɪst kəˈnɛkʃənz, ər hər əv ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv fɛr haɪks ənd ˌsəbmərˈin ˈkeɪbəlz. meɪd əˈstrɑləʤi ʧɑrts fər ˈnæʃənəl spaɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz laɪk, ʃi hɛlpt dɪˈzaɪn ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈnuzˌprɪnt ˈtaɪdəl, ʃi hɛlpt ə frɛnd baɪ səm lænd ənd stɑrt hɪz oʊn ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ, ənd meɪd səm ˈprɪti ˈfəni ˈproʊˌtɛst saɪnz. ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt bɪg ˈdætə ənd ðə fˈjuʧər əv pəˈlisɪŋ, ðə klaʊd, ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈhæmənd, ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz ənd ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər əv sərˈveɪləns, ðə ˈʧɛlsi ˈmænɪŋ traɪəlz, ənd mɔr. ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈrisərʧ grup dip læb, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈrɛzɪdənt ðə lɪst goʊz ɔn. hər ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn vɛn ˈdaɪəˌgræmz ˈkæpʧərz ɪt ˈprɪti wɛl: ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən laɪks tɪ ˈstədi juˈbɪkwɪtəs ˈkɑnsɛpts ənd ˈsɪstəmz ənd teɪk ðɛm əˈpɑrt tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðeɪ wərk. aɪ wɛnt tɪ mit ˈbərɪŋtən ɪn hər hoʊm wən ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔgəst tɪ æsk hər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ˈmæʤɪk, ənd biɪŋ ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ˈfeɪljər ɪn ðə ˈɔfən ˈsɛksɪst wərld əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi. əˈbaʊt tɪ draɪv tɪ ˈjuˌtɔ fər ə ˈrɛzɪdənsi. wət ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ du ðɛr? ðə ˈrɛzɪdənsi ɪz rən baɪ ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kɔld ðə ˈsɛnər fər lænd juz ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən (clui*). ðeɪ ər beɪst ɪn lɑ ənd rən ə ˈrɛzɪdənsi ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn, ˈjuˌtɔ, ə taʊn ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər. ðɛr ər səm kəˈsinoʊz, ən əˈbændənd ɛr beɪs ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv stɔrz bət ə ˈprɪti ˈdɛzələt pleɪs. spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈpipəl duɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts əˈbaʊt ðə lænd ənd ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əraʊnd ðət pɑrt əv ðə nɔrθ ˈjuˌtɔ ˈdɛzərt. aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ draɪv aʊt ðɛr ˈɛniˌweɪ tɪ hɛlp ə frɛnd wɪθ ən ɑrt ˈprɑʤɛkt kaɪnd əv nɪr maɪ frɛnd ˈprɑʤɛkt. bɪn ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ goʊ si səm əv ðə ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən wɛst, ənd bɪˈkəm ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə wɪrd ˈoʊvərˌlæps əv ˈreɪˌlroʊd ˈhɪstəri ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈhɪstəri, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðoʊz pɑrts əv ˈwɛstərn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ə lɔt əv ˈkeɪbəl ɛndz əp biɪŋ leɪd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈreɪˌlroʊd træks ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, soʊ ə lɔt əv ˈpleɪsɪz ðət ər ər wər ˈmeɪʤər treɪn ˈtrænzɪt ər naʊ ˈmeɪʤər ˈdætə ˈtrænzɪt. aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ðoʊz wʊd bi fən ˈditʊrz tɪ teɪk ɔn ðə draɪv, soʊ aɪ pɪʧt ə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ wɛr aɪ wʊd teɪk ɔl əv ðə stəf goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɔn ðɪs draɪv ənd tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ koʊˈhɪrənt. ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi mæps ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈpɪkʧərz əv səm əv ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlændˌmɑrks ənd ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnz əv ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈlænˌskeɪps. ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ aɪ gɑt ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˈdɪgɪŋ ˈɪntu ænˈtɛnə ˈlaɪsənsɪz. ˈstɑpɪŋ ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg fərst ənd bɪtˈwin nu jɔrk ənd ˈpɪtsbərg ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ænˈtɛnəz fər haɪ ˈfrikwənsi ˈtreɪdɪŋ (hft*). aɪ wɔnt tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wɪʧ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni dɪz ˈlaɪsənsɪz fər ˈdɪfərənt fərmz ðət hæv ænˈtɛnəz wɛr, ənd si ɪf aɪ kən mæp aʊt ə rut ðət ˌkɔrəˈspɑndz tɪ ðoʊz. wət ər ðiz ænˈtɛnəz ɪgˈzæktli? ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ænˈtɛnəz ər juzd fər lɑts əv θɪŋz, bət ðə wənz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ər juzd ɪn haɪ ˈfrikwənsi ˈtreɪdɪŋ, wɪʧ ər ˈræpɪd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd trænˈzækʃənz ɪn ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈleɪtənsi həz bɪn əv ə juʤ kənˈsərn bɪˈkəz ðə ˈfæstər ju kən du ɪt, ðə mɔr ˈməni ju kən meɪk. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, bɪtˈwin ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ənd nu jɔrk θru ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ə ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəl dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ˈlɪtərəli ðə ˈʃɔrtɪst pæθ ˈpɑsəbəl. ðeɪ bɔr θru ə ˈmaʊntən tɪ gɪt ɪt frəm ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ tɪ nu jɔrk ənd hæv ðə ˈʃɔrtɪst ˈtrænsfər taɪm əˈbaʊt ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkəndz. ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ˈrisəntli bɪˈkeɪm ə mɔr ˈpɑpjələr weɪ tɪ du. ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv həz ɪts ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz, tu, ˈɪnsəfɑr ɛz ju kən ˈtrænsfər lɛs ˈdætə æt ə taɪm. bət ɪt muvz sˈlaɪtli ˈfæstər bɪˈkəz wɪn ju muv ˈdætə θru ə glæs tub goʊɪŋ tɪ bi sˈlaɪtli sloʊər ðən ðə spid əv laɪt, ənd nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf! wɪθ ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ʤɪst duɪŋ dɪˈrɛkt laɪn əv saɪt ˈreɪdiˌoʊ weɪvz frəm wən ænˈtɛnə tɪ ðə nɛkst. ɪn ˈθɪri ɪt kən bi ˈfæstər. əv kɔrs ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz θɪŋz ðət bɪld rɪˈzɪstəns, laɪk triz ər reɪn. aɪ θɪŋk ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv sneɪk ɔɪl; ˈskɛptɪkəl ðət ɪt meɪks ðət juʤ əv ə ˈdɪfərəns bət ðeɪ kip ˈbɪldɪŋ ðɛm. soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ə fˈjuʧər wɪθ noʊ ˈmaɪnər ˌɪnkənˈvinjənsɪz ənd ɔl ðə seɪm ˈʃɪˌti ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈprɑbləmz ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən (@lifewinning*) ʤun 12 2015 ən ˈɑrtɪst, ə ˈraɪtər, ə ˈrisərʧər əv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ˈdætə, tɛkˈnɑləʤi. haʊ dɪd ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf duɪŋ ɔl əv ðiz θɪŋz? ɪn 2013 wɪn ðə sˈnoʊdən lik ˈhæpənd, aɪ wɑz ˌɪˈmərst ɪn ˈvɛriəs nu jɔrk ˈsɪti lɛft ˈsərkəlz ənd wɑz kənˈsərnd fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz. aɪ wɑz peɪɪŋ ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈstɔriz, ənd bɪˈkeɪm ˈrɪli ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ ðə weɪ ðət ɔl əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤri əraʊnd ɪt wɑz biɪŋ dɪˈpɪktɪd. ɔl əv ðə stɑk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz wɑz ðət wən ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ðət ˈɛvriˌwən juzd, ər blæk skrinz ənd grin tɛkst. aɪ wɑz laɪk, aɪ noʊ wət ðɪs ˈæˌkʧuəli lʊks laɪk, bət aɪ θɪŋk ɪt lʊks laɪk ðɪs. maɪ ˈpriviəs wərk hæd bɪn ˈvɛri ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈpleɪsɪz, traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈlænˌskeɪps ər ˈpleɪsɪz θru ˈdɪfərənt ˈkɑndwəts. aɪ æst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, wɛr ər ɔl ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz, wɛr ər ɔl əv ðiz saɪts əv sərˈveɪləns? aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət pɑrt əv ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ðət dɪˈstrɪbjətəd. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈɔfəs pɑrks, laɪk wɛr dɪˈfɛns ˈkɑnˌtræktərz wərk, ðɛn aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðeɪ ɔl hæv ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz, ənd ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz teɪk ju tɪ wɛr ðə ˈkeɪbəlz ər draɪv əraʊnd ˈnɔrðərn vərˈʤɪnjə traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz, ənd æt ə ˈsərtən pɔɪnt aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət aɪ wɑz prɪˈzumɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɪ bi ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ faɪnd ɪt wɪˈθɪn maɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət sərˈaʊndɪŋz. aɪ əˈsumd ɪt wʊd bi ˈsupər ˈizi, ðət ˈsəmˌwən hæd ɔˈrɛdi dən ɪt, bət ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət noʊ wən həz. ˈændru blum həz ˈrɪtən ðə moʊst ækˈsɛsəbəl treɪd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ɔn ˈtɑpɪk, bət ðət wɑz kaɪnd əv ɪt. ðɛr ər ə fju ˈoʊˈkeɪ ˈrisɔrsɪz bət ɪt stɪl rɪˈmeɪnz ðɪs ˈɛriə əv ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈnɑlɪʤ, ənd ðə kaɪnd əv ˈpipəl hu kən gɪt ˈɪntu sˈwɪʧɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz ənd ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz stɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈmoʊstli mɛn hu hæv ðə raɪt kəˈnɛkʃənz ənd lʊk ðə raɪt pɑrt. aɪ wɑz laɪk, wɛl, nɑt fɛr. aɪ ˈwɑnə gɪt ɪn ðə ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz. aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈsaɪdˌweɪz pæθs tɪ ˈstədi ðɪs stəf. haʊ dɪz jʊr ˈkɑrənt ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈnɛtˌwərkt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər rɪˈleɪt tɪ jʊr ˈərliər wərk ɔn ɑrt, dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈdætə? aɪ laɪk ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈpɑrt ˈsɪstəmz ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðeɪ ˈfəŋkʃən, ənd aɪ laɪk ˈpʊtɪŋ ˌɪŋˈkɔŋruəs θɪŋz təˈgɛðər tɪ traɪ ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ wərks. frəm 2009 tɪ 2011 aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈdætə frəm ðə mɪst kəˈnɛkʃənz ˈsɛkʃən ɔn ˈkreɪgzˌlɪst kaɪnd əv ˈsɪli ənd ˈgufi. ðɪs wɑz æt ðə taɪm ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ æps fər dəm ˈrizənz ənd aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər biɪŋ ˈvɛri kənfˈjuzd baɪ ɪt. ɔl ðiz dɪˈvɛləpərz əˈproʊʧt mi, ˈæskɪŋ mi tɪ tɛl ðɛm əˈbaʊt wət aɪ wɑz duɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ mɪst kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪθ ðɛr app.”*.” aɪ kɛpt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ju fɪks mɪst kəˈnɛkʃənz rɔŋ wɪθ ju? ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə kˈwɛʃən: wət ər ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ər trænˈzækʃənz ðət ˈhæpən ɪn ə pleɪs ðət ər pɑrt əv haʊ ɪt wərks ðət wi ˈɔfən ˈnoʊtɪs? mɪst kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪz ə ˈrɪli fən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðət, ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz tu. ˈspoʊkən ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈmæʤɪk. kən ju tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ ju si ˈmæʤɪk biɪŋ taɪd tɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi, paʊər, ənd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər? ˈmæʤɪk ɪz ʤɪst ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən laɪk mi, ə nərd hu gru əp wɪθ ˈfænəsi ənd ˈɛsˈsiˈaɪ fi. ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˈpipəl hu laɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈpipəl hu laɪk ˈmæʤɪk ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli haɪ. bət ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti wɪθ wɪʧ ˈmæʤɪk gɪts ˌɪnˈvoʊkt ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈdɪskɔrs sim tɪ mi tɪ hæv ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə læst jɪr ənd ə hæf. səm əv ɪt hæd tɪ du wɪθ sərˈveɪləns bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðɪs bɪg ˈtɑpɪk ɪn ðə ˈmidiə bɪˈkəz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈspuki ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz (wi kɔl ðɛm ˈspuki fər ə ˈrizən) ləv tɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊk ˈmæʤɪk. ˈtrɛvər həz ðɪs əˈmeɪzɪŋ bʊk ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈpæʧɪz frəm tɔp ˈsikrɪt ˈproʊˌgræmz. ðeɪ ɔl hæv ˈdrægənz ənd ˈwɪzərdz ənd ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɑdz ɔn ðɛm. ðə ˈoʊvərˌlæp bɪtˈwin ˈmæʤɪk ənd məˈʃinz həz ɪgˈzɪstəd fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. ˈərli həz ən ˈɛləmənt əv ˈmæʤɪk tɪ ɪt, əv trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ frəm wən θɪŋ tɪ əˈnəðər, trænsˈmɪtɪŋ ˈsikrɪt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ə lɔt əv ˈwɛstərn kən bi treɪst tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˈtrig ɪn ðə ˌrɛnəˈsɑns bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ˈkrɪsʧɪn θiˈɑləʤi ənd ˈərli occultism*. wɛr aɪ gɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmæʤɪk ɛz ə weɪ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt paʊər goʊz bæk tɪ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. wi lɪv wɪθ lɑts əv ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd θɪŋz ðət ər prɪˈzumd ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz tɪ bi ˈmæʤɪk, ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz nɑt ʃʊr haʊ ðeɪ wərk. biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ wərks ˈɔfən meɪks ɪt sim lɛs ˈmæʤɪkəl, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ju fil laɪk ju noʊ ˈmæʤɪk. ðɪs əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈtɛndənsi əˈməŋ ˈpipəl hu hæv ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈnɑlɪʤ tɪ skɔf æt ðoʊz hu ˌəndərˈstænd ˈsəmθɪŋ, ənd ækt ɛz ðoʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz ˈtrɪviəl ənd ˈsɪmpəl wɪn ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ʤɪst hæd tɪ spɛnd ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈlərnɪŋ. ə ˈvɛri pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt frəm. bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd weɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊk mɔr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈmæʤɪk ðət kən bi hɛld baɪ lɑts əv ˈpipəl, ənd nɑt ˌriprəˈdus ðət paʊər daɪˈnæmɪk. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz kəm bæk tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ keɪt ˈkrɔfərd sɛd æt səm pɔɪnt, wɪʧ ɪz ðət ˈmæʤɪk ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli ʤɪst ə ˈʃɔrˌthænd fər feɪθ. wi ˈrɪli noʊ haʊ ðɪs θɪŋ wərks bət wi trəst ɪt ənd ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ bɪˈliv ɪt. ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ bi sɛd fər ˈnɛvər əˈsumɪŋ ju ˈfʊli ˌəndərˈstænd ˈsəmθɪŋ. ˈsəmθɪŋ kən ˈɔlˌweɪz breɪk, ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪɔnd jʊr græsp ənd riʧ. ə lɔt əv θɪŋz ðət kəmˈpjutərz ər duɪŋ ðət wi ʤɪst ˌəndərˈstænd. wɪʧ ɪz ˈskɛri ənd kul ənd ˈmeɪbi ə ˈvæljəbəl riˈmaɪndər əv ðət kəmˈpjutərz ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə seɪm rulz ɛz ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld ju ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl ˈprɑbləm əv ˈnɛvər biɪŋ kəmˈplitli ʃʊr. ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈæˌspɛkt tɪ ɪt. laɪk ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈwɪzərdz ənd ˈwɪʧɪz, ənd haʊ ˈsərtən ˈpipəl wər ˈpərsəˌkjutəd fər ˈhævɪŋ ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət geɪv ðɛm ə ˈsərtən dɪˈgri əv ˈeɪʤənsi ənd paʊər ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. dɪˈskrɛpənsi bɪtˈwin wɪʧ aɪˈdiəz ər ˈpræktɪsɪz wər ˈræʃənəˌlaɪzd ɛz ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd wɪʧ wər dɪsˈmɪst. ju noʊ, ˈælkəmi wɑz ə lɔt əv ˈnɑnsɛns, bət wi ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv ˈkɛmɪstri wɪˈθaʊt ˈælkəmi. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn haʊ ju ˈkərəntli θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ðə klaʊd ənd ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. aɪ hɛlp bət θɪŋk əv cloud”*” ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈsərpləs ˈvælju ər ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn mɑrks, ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ɪt ɪz ðɪs ˈmɪstɪkəl fɔrs ðət ɪz ə ˈprɑdəkt əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi du, ðət həz məˈtɪriəl ˈɛləmənts tɪ ɪt bət kwaɪt bi pɪnd daʊn, ənd ɪf ə fɔrs bɪˈkəz ɔl ðə θɪŋz ðət ˈproʊdus ɪt ər ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdust ər kənˈtroʊld baɪ ɪt. boʊθ ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ðə klaʊd sim laɪk ðiz ˈɪnfənət, ˈfɔrsɪz. aɪ θɪŋk ˈdætə ɪz ˈmoʊstli əˈnəðər ˈʧænəl θru wɪʧ tɪ ɪˈnækt ˈkæpətəlɪst ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz, ə minz. ˈɔfən ə minz tɪ meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ənd tɛl ˈjɔrsɛlf ðət ðeɪ ər ðə raɪt wənz. ə minz tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ dɪˈsɪʒənz ðət ju meɪ ˈəðərˌwaɪz faɪnd əˈnɛθɪkəl. ə pis əv financialization*. laɪk ðə ˈtɛləˌgræf, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪz ə fəˈsɪləˌteɪtər ənd ən ɪˈneɪbələr. bɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ˈʤɛnəfər ˈkiˌnoʊt æt blæk hæt ðɪs jɪr. ʃi wɔrnz əˈgɛnst ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt bɪˈkəmɪŋ ʤɪst laɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt həz bɪˈkəm ʤɪst ə ˈmidiəm fər kənˈsumɪŋ θɪŋz ˈrəðər ðən fər ˈæktɪvli ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ θɪŋz. aɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðɪs wɪθ æps. ˈsəmˌdeɪ wi ˈivɪn juz ˈbraʊzərz ənd ju bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ element”*” ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ənd ˈnɛvər ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ θɪŋz wərk. ˈfraɪtənɪŋ bɪˈkəz aɪ min, haʊ aɪ ˈlərnɪd. aɪ tʊk ˈəðər stəf əˈpɑrt ənd ɪf aɪ hæd ðə minz tɪ du ðət, aɪ bi duɪŋ wət duɪŋ. wʊd ju seɪ ðət wən əv jʊr goʊlz ɪz tɪ meɪk ˈpipəl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt tɛkˈnɑləʤi? wɛl, aɪ noʊ ðət əˈwɛrnəs ˈreɪzɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf dɪz nɑt brɪŋ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ʧeɪnʤ. θɪŋz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ər ˈpɑləsi. səm əv ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈɪnɪmət ər ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl. ðə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt nɑt biɪŋ ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ɛz ə weɪ əv ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmæʤɪk ənd məˈʃinz nɑt ə θɪŋ ˈɛni ˈligəl ˌæpərˈætəs kən hɛlp ju dil wɪθ. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈdrɛst baɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ rulz fər haʊ ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔpərˌeɪt. ˈdipər ənd ˈwɪrdər. bɪˈniθ ɔl əv ðə fəkt əp θɪŋz ðət ˈpipəl kən ənd ər ənd wɪl du wɪθ ˈdætə ɪn ðə nɛkst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz ɪz ən ˈərnɪst bɪˈlif ðət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du ənd ðət wi ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər wərld wɪθ ɪt. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ bɪˈlif ɪn ðɪs, ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðət feɪθ, ɪz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɛni ˈligəl ˈfreɪmˌwərk kən du. ə ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv wərk. maɪ pæθ ɪz ˈrutɪd ɪn ˈvɛri ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl θɪŋz, laɪk traɪɪŋ tɪ kɔl mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɑbʤɛkts ðət bɪld əp ðət ˈsɪstəm, ənd ðɛr ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ənd ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnˌtɛksts. ˈbɛtər ɪkˈwɪpt tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ðoʊz θɪŋz. nɑt ə ˈvɛri gʊd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər ənd aɪ ˈnɛvər hæv bɪn. traɪɪŋ tɪ pleɪ tɪ maɪ strɛŋθs. gʊd kərɪr ˈɔpʃənz ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi ˈkɑnstəntli ˈæŋʃəs əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈkɑmpətɪns: ˈraɪtɪŋ koʊd ˈtiʧɪŋ ɑrt ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən (@lifewinning*) mɑrʧ 25 2015 ju sim ˈvɛri ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈtɔkɪŋ ənd ˈʤoʊkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈfeɪljər. ənd aɪ gɪt ðə sɛns ðət ju kən bi ˈvɛri breɪv bɪˈkəz əv ɪt. ə hɑrd θɪŋ tɪ du. ɪn ˈspeɪsɪz laɪk tɛk, ˈfeɪljər ɪz ˈsupər hɑrd. wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ɑrt skul aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz fɛlt ðət wɪn mɛn wər ˈvəlnərəbəl ənd feɪld ɪt wɑz sin ɛz prəˈvoʊkɪŋ ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪt, ənd wɪn ˈwɪmən feɪld ɪt wɑz kənˈfɛʃənəl, laɪk dən ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ. wɪθ tɛk ənd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ðɪs ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən ðət ju ʃʊd ʤɪst noʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, soʊ ˈæskɪŋ fər hɛlp kən bi ˈvɛri hɑrd. ðə θɪŋ bɪn ˈhɛlpfəl fər mi ɪz ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl noʊ wət duɪŋ. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə ˈprɪti fɑr riˈmuvd ˈvæntɪʤ pɔɪnt. aɪ gru əp wɪθ kəmˈpjutərz ənd wɑz ən ˈərli ˈɪntərˌnɛt əˈdɑptər ɪn ðə hoʊm bət aɪ wɑz nɑt ˈdipli ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ɪt ənd aɪ hæd noʊ ˈfɔrməl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn moʊst əv ðɪs stəf. ðət ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈjusfəl bɪˈkəz ɪt minz aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ noʊ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. aɪ kən kət ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv slæk ənd bi laɪk, ˈoʊˈkeɪ, goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt bɪˈkəz lɑts əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl sim tɪ ˈfɪgjər ɪt aʊt. goʊɪŋ tɪ feɪl wɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðiz θɪŋz. kən ju θɪŋk əv ˈmuviz, bʊks ər mˈjuzɪk ðət ju ˈɔfən brɪŋ əp ɪn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ðət ˈɪnfluənst haʊ ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə wərld? wən θɪŋ ðət ə lɔt əv maɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz ˈərli sˈmɪθsən ˈraɪtɪŋ. ɪn 2011 maɪ frɛnd ˈʧɑrəlz ənd aɪ wɛnt tɪ pəˈseɪɪk, nu ˈʤərzi, ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə ˈmɑnjəmənts ɪn pəˈseɪɪk ɪn ˈɛˌseɪ. ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, nɑt ðɛr. bət ðət sɔrt əv lænd ɑrt, kənˈsɛpʧuəl ɑrt, wɪrd ˈpræktɪs ðət kənˈteɪnz ˈmɛni ɑd ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ˈɛsˈsiˈaɪ fi ə ˈrɪli ˈjusfəl ˈtəʧˌstoʊn fər mi. ɪf ˈrɑbərt sˈmɪθsən wər əˈlaɪv, hi wʊd bi əbˈsɛst wɪθ ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz. drɔn tɪ θɪŋz ðət dil wɪθ ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈpɑrt ˈsɪstəmz ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt bɪg ˈkɑmplɛks ˈsɪstəmz ɪn ˈditeɪl. laɪk ðə paʊər ˈbroʊkər aɪ rɛd ðət fər ðə fərst taɪm tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, soʊ gʊd. aɪ wɑz ˈrɪli ˈɪntu ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈfɪkʃən, ənd ðət həz ˈgɪvɪn mi ə ˈsərtən ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti; ɪt hɛlpt mi θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈsɪstəmz wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ˈvɛri draɪ əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈjumən pis əv ɪt. ɪn ðə læst fju jɪrz ðə pis əv ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər ðət faʊnd ðə moʊst ˈrɛzənənt fər ðɪs ˈkɑrənt ˈmoʊmənt ɪz ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst ˈwɛlkəm tɪ nightvale*. ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ɪt blɛndz ðə sərˈil ənd ðə ˈjumən ɪz ˈrɪli ˈpaʊərfəl ənd wɛl ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd. ðə toʊn filz ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər ənd əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ɪn tərmz əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə wərld wɛr ˈnɛvər ɪnˈtaɪərli ʃʊr wət ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn ənd θɪŋz ðət ju θɪŋk ər əbˈsərd ər ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl kip ˈhæpənɪŋ. aɪ noʊ ɪf ðɪs ɪz ə pis əv ˈkəlʧər ər ʤɪst ə ˈʃeɪmləs ʃaʊt aʊt, aɪ θɪŋk ɔn tˈwɪtər ɪz ðə bɛst. nɑt pərˈfɔrməns ɑrt, ˈæˌkʧuəli ʤɪst ˈtɔkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət ˌɪnˈhæbət lɪvz ɪn ðɪs ˈwɪrdli ˈpərsɪnəl weɪ ðət aɪ faɪnd ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd əˈpilɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ. ə ˈsərtən kaɪnd əv tɪ ðət tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt ðət aɪ ˈrɪli ædˈmaɪr. ˈmeɪbi ʤɪst ˈizi tɪ spik wɪn ju ər ə ˈtɔkɪŋ frut. aɪ laɪk θɪŋz ðət riˈmaɪnd ˈpipəl əv ðɛr oʊn juˈmænɪti, ər ðət kips juˈmænɪti ɪn ʧɛk. ə lɔt əv ðə lænd ɑrt stəf ðət ˈvərʤɪz ɔn ðə bəˈnælɪti əv ðə səˈblaɪm dɪz ðət bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈfɔrsɪz ju tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ju ər ɪn ðə wərld, nɑt ɪn ə ˈvækjum, nɑt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər wərk ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ðə seɪm speɪs. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz baɪ ˈeɪdə bæŋks. lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈɪŋgrɪd ˈbərɪŋtən ɔn hər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ənd ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər.
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the first time i connected to the web was in the mid 90s when my dad decided it was time to get a dial-up connection. soon, my sister and i would fight over the computer every day, while our parents tried to restrict our internet use altogether; it was expensive, and we only had one line, so connecting to the internet meant clogging the phone line. as soon as broadband became somewhat affordable, we upgraded. and boy was it a noticeable difference.
it feels like every year, being connected to the internet becomes a little more seamless, a little more natural. like that quarz report that went viral last winter revealed: “millions of facebook users have no idea they’re using the internet.” and yesterday, apple launched apple tv which will enable the app-ification of everything on big screens in the same way that smartphones did for mobile devices.
how do you see the internet? do you picture it as the series of websites and apps you look at every day? do you see a big cloud hovering over us like a drone? perhaps you imagine stock photos of data centers, or satellites beaming invisible signals down to earth? or perhaps you don’t think about it all. i have friends who think wifi appears in apartments because when you sign up for service a satellite starts beaming internet into your home. we may laugh at this, but nerds who really understand what’s going on would probably laugh just as hard at my version of how things work. do we really need to know, though?
enter ingrid burrington. the brooklyn-based artist and designer turned technology researcher and writer on networked infrastructure. she has spent the last three years studying and thinking about how the internet works, and the many, many pieces of material infrastructure that goes into creating our fantasy of the cloud as nowhere and everywhere at the same time. she first started obsessing about this question after the snowden files leaked in the summer of 2013. why do all websites keep recycling the same photo of the nsa logo or a computer in the sky? neither seems an accurate representation of what’s really going on.
one thing she learned was that sometimes you only really notice how something works when it breaks. after hurricane sandy, millions of people experienced power outages as far west as michigan. but a photo taken shortly after the storm shows parts of lower manhattan the home of the goldman sachs building and some of the post-9/11 more heavily militarized areas still beaming with light. in her “crash course in digital literacy,” ingrid burrington pulls up the infamous picture as an example of why we should care about the infrastructure we rely on but rarely understand. most of us don’t think about infrastructure until it breaks. but when it does, you start to notice who it really serves.
the internet didn’t “break” after the snowden leaks any more than it did after kim kardashian’s butt went viral, but it did teach us something about how little we really know about the technologies we use every day. namely, that unless we use encryption, there’s no privacy online, and that the metadata of everything from phone calls to chats can and will be stored and processed and sold by private companies and harvested by the state. many of us adopted a cynical outlook of the post-privacy world we now seemed to be living in. burrington, however, decided to track down the stuff that serves us internet. you may have seen her book networks for new york an internet infrastructure field guide. the book outlines the many different signs, symbols, and street scribbles that mark various types of infrastructure around new york, giving insight into which cables are hidden under the streets and inside manholes and which companies own them.
we decided to interview ingrid burrington for the hacker issue not only because of her work on networked infrastructure, but also because we thought she exemplified the hacker ethos in everything she does. yes, she used to have blue hair, sort of dresses like a cyberpunk, and obsesses about magic. but most of all she makes lots of interesting, funny, weird, beautiful things with her ideas.
our love is like a submarine cable: spanning great distances, full of light, leased to multiple telecoms and threatened by pirates & sharks ingrid burrington (@lifewinning) march 4, 2015
like her study of craigslist missed connections, or her visualizations of the impact of fare hikes and submarine cables. she’s made astrology charts for national spy agencies like nsa, she helped design the occupy newsprint tidal, she helped a friend buy some land and start his own micronation somewhere in utah, and she’s made some pretty funny protest signs. she’s written about big data and the future of policing, the cloud, jeremy hammond, data centers and the architecture of surveillance, the chelsea manning trials, and more. she’s a member of the cyberfeminist research group deep lab, she’s a former eyebeam resident the list goes on. her exercise in venn diagrams captures it pretty well: ingrid burrington likes to study ubiquitous concepts and systems and take them apart to better understand how they work.
i went to meet burrington in her home one morning at the end of august to ask her about the internet, magic, and being comfortable with failure in the often sexist world of technology.
you’re about to drive to utah for a residency. what are you going to do there?
the residency is run by an organization called the center for land use interpretation (clui). they are based in la and run a residency program in wendover, utah, a town on the utah-nevada border. there are some casinos, an abandoned air base and a couple of stores but it’s a pretty desolate place. clui’s specifically interested in people doing projects about the land and the territory around that part of the north utah desert.
i was going to drive out there anyway to help a friend with an art project that’s kind of near wendover my friend zaq’s micronation project. i’d been wanting to go see some of the data centers of the american west, and become really interested in the weird overlaps of railroad history and internet history, especially in those parts of western united states. a lot of fiber-optic cable ends up being laid alongside railroad tracks in the us, so a lot of places that are or were major train transit junctions are now major data transit junctions. i was thinking that those would be fun detours to take on the drive, so i pitched a project to clui where i would take all of the stuff i’m going to do on this drive and turn it into something coherent. it’s probably going to be maps and writing and pictures of some of the different landmarks and different kinds of telecommunications landscapes.
this morning i got really excited digging into fcc antenna licenses. we’re stopping in pittsburgh first and between new york and pittsburgh there are a lot of microwave antennas for high frequency trading (hft). i want to try to figure out which holding company does licenses for different hft firms that have antennas where, and see if i can map out a route that corresponds to those.
what are these antennas exactly?
microwave antennas are used for lots of things, but the ones i’m interested in are used in high frequency trading, which are rapid algorithmically generated transactions in the stock market. latency has been of a huge concern because the faster you can do it, the more money you can make. for example, between chicago and new york through pennsylvania there’s a fiber optic cable that’s designed to be literally the shortest path possible. they bore through a mountain to get it from chicago to new york and have the shortest transfer time about 13.3 milliseconds.
microwave recently became a more popular way to do hft. microwave has its shortcomings, too, insofar as you can transfer less data at a time. but it moves slightly faster because when you move data through a glass tube it’s going to be slightly slower than the speed of light, and that’s not good enough! with microwave you’re just doing direct line of sight radio waves from one antenna to the next. in theory it can be faster. of course there are always things that build resistance, like trees or rain. i think it’s a little bit of snake oil; i’m skeptical that it makes that huge of a difference but they keep building them.
so excited for a future with no minor inconveniences and all the same shitty structural problems ingrid burrington (@lifewinning) june 12, 2015
you’re an artist, you’re a writer, you’re a researcher of infrastructure, data, technology. how did you find yourself doing all of these things?
in 2013 when the snowden leak happened, i was immersed in various new york city left circles and was concerned for obvious reasons. i was paying a lot of attention to the stories, and became really frustrated with the way that all of the imagery around it was being depicted. all of the stock photos was that one picture of the nsa that everyone used, or black screens and green text. i was like, i don’t know what this actually looks like, but i don’t think it looks like this.
my previous work had been very focused on places, trying to understand landscapes or places through different conduits. i asked myself, where are all these places, where are all of these sites of surveillance? i realized that part of the point is that it’s distributed. initially i was looking at office parks, like where defense contractors work, then i realized that they all have data centers, and data centers take you to where the cables are ... i’d drive around northern virginia trying to find data centers, and at a certain point i realized that i was presuming the internet to be somewhere else. i wanted to figure out how to find it within my immediate surroundings. i assumed it would be super easy, that someone had already done it, but it turns out that no one has. andrew blum has written the most accessible trade publication about on topic, but that was kind of it. there are a few ok resources but it still remains this area of specialized knowledge, and the kind of people who can get into switching stations and data centers still remain mostly men who have the right connections and look the right part. i was like, well, that’s not fair. i wanna get in the data centers. i ended up trying to find sideways paths to study this stuff.
how does your current interest in networked infrastructure relate to your earlier work on art, design, and visualizing data?
i like taking apart systems and trying to understand how they function, and i like putting incongruous things together to try and figure out how something works. from 2009 to 2011 i was looking at data from the missed connections section on craigslist it’s kind of silly and goofy. this was at the time people started making apps for dumb reasons and i remember being very confused by it. all these developers approached me, asking me to tell them about what i was doing, because they were going to “fix missed connections with their app.” i kept thinking, you can’t fix missed connections ... what’s wrong with you?
i’m interested in the question: what are the underlying systems or transactions that happen in a place that are part of how it works that we often don’t notice? missed connections is a really fun example of that, and internet infrastructure is too.
you’ve spoken several times about your interest in magic. can you talk about how you see magic being tied to technology, power, and infrastructure?
magic is just inherently interesting to someone like me, a nerd who grew up with fantasy and sci fi. the intersection of people who like technology and people who like magic is surprisingly high. but the intensity with which magic gets invoked in technology discourse seem to me to have accelerated in the last year and a half. some of it had to do with surveillance becoming this big topic in the media because government agencies, especially us and western spooky government agencies (we call them spooky for a reason) love to invoke magic. trevor paglen has this amazing book that’s a collection of patches from top secret programs. they all have dragons and wizards and people with lightning rods on them.
the overlap between magic and machines has existed for a long time. early cryptography has an element of magic to it, of transforming language from one thing to another, transmitting secret messages ... a lot of western cryptography can be traced to political intrigue in the renaissance but also to christian theology and early occultism.
where i get interested in using magic as a way to talk about power goes back to infrastructure. we live with lots of incredibly complicated things that are presumed in many ways to be magic, simply because we’re not sure how they work. being able to understand how something works often makes it seem less magical, but it also makes you feel like you know magic. there’s this annoying tendency among people who have specialized knowledge to scoff at those who don’t understand something, and act as though something is childishly trivial and simple when it’s actually something you just had to spend a lot of time learning. it’s a very ungenerous position to operate from. i’ve been trying to find ways to invoke more everyday magic that can be held by lots of people, and not reproduce that power dynamic.
i always come back to something kate crawford said at some point, which is that magic is frequently just a shorthand for faith. we don’t really know how this thing works but we trust it and we’re just going to believe it. there’s something to be said for never assuming you fully understand something. something can always break, and there’s always something beyond your grasp and reach.
there’s a lot of things that computers are doing that we just don’t understand. which is scary and cool and maybe a valuable reminder of that computers are subject to the same rules as the rest of the world you can’t escape the existential problem of never being completely sure.
there’s also a gendered aspect to it. like the distinction between wizards and witches, and how certain people were persecuted for having specialized knowledge that gave them a certain degree of agency and power in society. discrepancy between which ideas or practices were rationalized as knowledge and which were dismissed. you know, alchemy was a lot of nonsense, but we probably wouldn’t have chemistry without alchemy.
i’m interested in how you currently think about and understand the cloud and the internet. i can’t help but think of “the cloud” as something akin to surplus value or capital in marx, in the sense that it is this mystical force that is a product of everything we do, that has material elements to it but can’t quite be pinned down, and if it’s a force it’s because all the things that produce it are also produced or controlled by it. both capital and the cloud seem like these infinite, self-generating forces.
i think data is mostly another channel through which to enact capitalist intentions, it’s a means. often it’s a means to make decisions and tell yourself that they are the right ones. a means to justify decisions that you may otherwise find unethical. it’s a piece of financialization. like the telegraph, the internet is a facilitator and an enabler.
i’ve been thinking a lot about jennifer granick’s keynote at black hat this year. she warns against the possibility of the internet becoming just like tv. the internet has become just a medium for consuming things rather than for actively engaging in building things. i worry about this with apps. someday we won’t even use browsers and you won’t be able to “inspect element” anything and never understand how things work. that’s frightening because ... i mean, that’s how i learned. i took other people’s stuff apart and if i hadn’t had the means to do that, i wouldn’t be doing what i’m doing.
would you say that one of your goals is to make people interested in learning about technology?
well, i know that awareness raising itself does not bring legislation change. things i’m interested in aren’t necessarily legislation or policy. some of it is very intimate or existential. the thing about not being in control of the universe as a way of talking about magic and machines that’s not a thing any legal apparatus can help you deal with. that’s not going to be addressed by setting rules for how telecommunications companies operate. it’s deeper and weirder.
beneath all of the fucked up things that people can and are and will do with data in the next few decades is an earnest belief that technology is the right thing to do and that we are building a better world with it. changing people’s belief in this, challenging that faith, is not something any legal framework can do. that’s a different kind of work. my path is rooted in very unconventional things, like trying to call more attention to the physical objects that build up that system, and their geographic and geopolitical contexts. i’m better equipped to engage with those things. i’m not a very good organizer and i never have been. i’m trying to play to my strengths.
good career options if you want to be constantly anxious about your competence: - writing - code - teaching - art ingrid burrington (@lifewinning) march 25, 2015
you seem very comfortable talking and joking about failure. and i get the sense that you can be very brave because of it.
it’s a hard thing to do. in spaces like tech, failure is super hard. when i was in college and art school i always felt that when men were vulnerable and failed it was seen as provoking and interesting and people want to discuss it, and when women failed it was confessional, like you’ve done something wrong. with tech and programming there’s this expectation that you should just know everything, so asking for help can be very hard.
the thing that’s been helpful for me is realizing that a lot of people don’t know what they’re doing. i’m also coming from a pretty far removed vantage point. i grew up with computers and was an early internet adopter in the home but i was not deeply exposed to it and i had no formal education in most of this stuff. that is sometimes useful because it means i don’t expect to know everything. i can cut myself a little bit of slack and be like, ok, i’m going to figure it out because lots of other people seem to figure it out. you’re going to fail when you’re working on these things.
can you think of movies, books or music that you often bring up in conversations that influenced how you think about the world?
one thing that underpins a lot of my thinking about infrastructure is early smithson writing. in 2011 my friend charles and i went to passaic, new jersey, looking for the monuments in passaic in smithson’s essay. as it turns out, they’re not there. but that sort of 1970s land art, conceptual art, weird writing-based practice that contains many odd references to sci fi that’s a really useful touchstone for me. if robert smithson were alive, he would be obsessed with data centers.
i’m drawn to things that deal with taking apart systems or looking at big complex systems in detail. like the power broker i read that for the first time two years ago, it’s so good. i was really into literary fiction, and that has given me a certain sensibility; it helped me think about systems without being very dry about it, emphasizing the human piece of it.
in the last few years the piece of popular culture that i’ve found the most resonant for this current moment is the podcast welcome to nightvale. the way in which it blends the surreal and the human is really powerful and well executed. the tone feels very familiar and appropriate in terms of living in a world where you’re never entirely sure what is going on and things that you think are absurd or implausible keep happening.
i don’t know if this is a piece of culture or just a shameless shout out, i think @realavocadofact on twitter is the best. it’s not performance art, it’s actually just talking on the internet, but there’s something about internet characters that inhabit people’s lives in this weirdly personal way that i find really interesting and appealing and inspiring. there’s a certain kind of fearlessness to that twitter account that i really admire. maybe it’s just easy to speak fearlessly when you are a talking fruit.
i like things that remind people of their own humanity, or that keeps people’s humanity in check. a lot of the land art stuff that verges on the banality of the sublime does that because it forces you to remember that you are in the world, you’re not in a vacuum, you’re not the center of the universe. the infrastructure work is trying to occupy the same space.
photos by ada banks.
learn more about ingrid burrington on her website, and follow her on twitter.
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ˈdɑnəld trəmps ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl bɪd tɪ lɛd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈɪntu ðə nɛkst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈpɪrz tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin əˈmɛrɪkən ənd kəˈneɪdiən ˈpɑləˌtɪks, bət ə nu ˈsərˌveɪ səˈʤɛsts ðeɪ meɪ nɑt bi soʊ ˈdɪfərənt ˈæftər ɔl. ðə poʊl baɪ ðə ˈæŋgəs rid ˈɪnstɪˌtut (ˈɑri) faʊnd ðət 33 pər sɛnt əv kəˈneɪdiənz ˈstrɔŋli ər ˈmɑdərətli əˈgri wɪθ trəmps kɔl fər ə "ˈtoʊtəl ənd kəmˈplit ˈʃətˌdaʊn əv ˈməzlɪmz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts." waɪl ˌtuˈθərdz əv kəˈneɪdiənz dɪsəˈgrid (ənd 49 pər sɛnt ˈstrɔŋli soʊ), ðət stɪl livz ə lɑrʤ prəˈpɔrʃən əv kəˈneɪdiənz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈkaɪndli ɔn ə plæn ðət həz bɪn ˈwaɪdli kənˈdɛmd boʊθ ɪn ˈkænədə ənd ðə juz. ənd ɪt pʊts kəˈneɪdiənz ɔn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl wɪθ əˈmɛrɪkənz. ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊl kənˈdəktəd æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz ðə ˈɑri ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət 36 pər sɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz səˈpɔrtɪd trəmps bæn, wɪθ 60 pər sɛnt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪt "ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ tɪ du." məˈʤɔrəti əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ˈtɔˌriz ɔn bɔrd æt ðɪs steɪʤ əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛriz, trəmp ɪz ˈoʊnli traɪɪŋ tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈvoʊtərz. ðə poʊl səˈʤɛsts hɪz plæn ɪz ə ˈwɪnər, wɪθ 59 pər sɛnt əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪt ənd 38 pər sɛnt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪt ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ tɪ du. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈspaɪt ˈɪnərəm kənˈsərvətɪv ˈlidər ˈroʊnə ˈæmˌbroʊz ˈrisəntli ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs ðət "aɪ θɪŋk [trəmps] ɔf ðə ˈspɛktrəm, ˈfræŋkli ðæts nɑt ə vɔɪs ðət wi ˈwɛlkəm ɪn ɑr ˈpɑrti," ðə ˈɑri poʊl ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ə məˈʤɔrəti əv kəˈneɪdiənz hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər θɪŋk trəmp ɪz ˈɔntu ˈsəmθɪŋ. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, 55 pər sɛnt əv kəˈneɪdiən kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvoʊtərz ˈstrɔŋli ər ˈmɑdərətli əˈgrid wɪθ trəmps prəˈpoʊzd bæn ɔn ˈməzlɪmz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə juz. ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈvoʊtərz əˈpoʊzd kəˈneɪdiənz hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd nu ˈdɛməˌkræts wər ˈstrɔŋli əˈpoʊzd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər 77 pər sɛnt əv nu ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd 82 pər sɛnt əv ˈlɪˌbərəlz dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ ðə bæn, wɪθ əˈbaʊt ˌtuˈθərdz ˈstrɔŋli dɪsəˈgriɪŋ wɪθ ɪt. ɪn ə taʊn hɔl hɛld baɪ ˈmægəˌzin ðɪs wik, praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ rɪˈʤɛktɪd trəmps "ˈheɪtfəl" ˈrɛtərɪk. ɪn ðə juz., 82 pər sɛnt əv ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ðə poʊl sɛd ɪt wɑz ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ tɪ du. noʊt ðət ðə ˈɑri poʊl wɑz kənˈdəktəd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fərmz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpænəl, wɛˈræz ðə poʊl wɑz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn wɪθ lɪv ˈɪntərvˌjuərz. ðɪs ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈɪnfluəns rɪˈspɑnsɪz, ənd soʊ səm ˈkɔʃən ʃʊd bi ˈɛksərˌsaɪzd wɪn kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə tu poʊlz. truˈdoʊ ˈspikɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taʊn hɔl sɛd hi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ ˈmɛdəl ɪn əˈnəðər ˈkəntriz ɪˈlɛkʃən ðə ˈɑri poʊl ʃoʊd səm ˈriʤənəl ənd ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu, wɪθ səˈpɔrt fər trəmps ˈməzlɪm bæn biɪŋ haɪəst ɔn ðə ˈpreɪriz. ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə lɪŋk tɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən: lɛs ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd kəˈneɪdiənz lʊkt mɔr ɔn ðə bæn ðən mɔr ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd kəˈneɪdiənz. kˈwɛˌbɛkərz lɛs səˈpɔrtɪv ənd dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ˈoʊvər ˈrizənəbəl əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃənz ɪn kwəˈbɛk, ðə ˈɑri poʊl ʃoʊd ðət kˈwɛˌbɛkərz wər lɛs ˈlaɪkli ðən ˈəðər kəˈneɪdiənz tɪ səˈpɔrt trəmps bæn. wɪn pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ tu ˈɔpʃənz, wən səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət trəmps ˈrɛtərɪk ɪz "bæd fər soʊˈsaɪɪti, ɪt ɪnˈkərəʤəz fɪr ənd ˈheɪtrəd" ənd ðə ˈəðər ðət ɪt ɪz "gʊd fər soʊˈsaɪɪti, ɪt gɪts æt 'ˈplɪtɪkli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt' ˈɪʃuz ðət ʃʊd bi tɔkt əˈbaʊt," 63 pər sɛnt əv kəˈneɪdiənz θɔt ɪt wɑz bæd fər soʊˈsaɪɪti (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 66 pər sɛnt əv kˈwɛˌbɛkərz). ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 37 pər sɛnt θɔt ɪt wɑz gʊd fər soʊˈsaɪɪti. pərˈhæps kəˈneɪdiən ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈɑrənt soʊ ˈdɪfərənt ˈæftər ɔl. ðə poʊl baɪ ðə ˈæŋgəs rid ˈɪnstɪˌtut wɑz kənˈdəktəd bɪtˈwin dɛk. 10 ənd 13 2015 ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ kəˈneɪdiənz ˈviə ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ɛz ðə poʊl wɑz kənˈdəktəd ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər dɪz nɑt əˈplaɪ. ðə poʊl baɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wɑz kənˈdəktəd bɪtˈwin dɛk. 10 ənd 13 2015 ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈviə ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn. ðə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈsərˌveɪ ɪz pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts, 19 taɪmz aʊt əv 20
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donald trump's controversial bid to lead republicans into the next presidential election appears to highlight differences between american and canadian politics, but a new survey suggests they may not be so different after all.
the poll by the angus reid institute (ari) found that 33 per cent of canadians strongly or moderately agree with trump's call for a "total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states."
while two-thirds of canadians disagreed (and 49 per cent strongly so), that still leaves a large proportion of canadians looking kindly on a plan that has been widely condemned both in canada and the u.s.
and it puts canadians on almost the same level with americans. a washington post-abc poll conducted at the same time as the ari survey found that 36 per cent of americans supported trump's ban, with 60 per cent thinking it "the wrong thing to do."
majority of republicans, tories on board
at this stage of the presidential primaries, trump is only trying to win over republican voters. the post-abc poll suggests his plan is a winner, with 59 per cent of republicans supporting it and 38 per cent thinking it the wrong thing to do.
however, despite interim conservative leader rona ambrose recently telling the canadian press that "i think [trump's] off the spectrum, frankly … that's not a voice that we welcome in our party," the ari poll indicates that a majority of canadians who voted for the conservatives in october think trump is onto something.
in total, 55 per cent of canadian conservative voters strongly or moderately agreed with trump's proposed ban on muslims entering the u.s.
liberal voters opposed
canadians who voted for the liberals and new democrats were strongly opposed, however — 77 per cent of new democrats and 82 per cent of liberals disagreed with the ban, with about two-thirds strongly disagreeing with it.
in a town hall held by maclean's magazine this week, prime minister justin trudeau rejected trump's "hateful" rhetoric.
in the u.s., 82 per cent of democrats in the post-abc poll said it was the wrong thing to do.
note that the ari poll was conducted using the firm's online panel, whereas the post-abc poll was conducted by telephone with live interviewers. this difference in methodology has the potential to influence responses, and so some caution should be exercised when comparing the two polls.
trudeau speaking during the maclean's town hall said he didn't want to meddle in another country's election 2:00
the ari poll showed some regional and demographic differences on the issue, with support for trump's muslim ban being highest on the prairies. there was also a link to education: less educated canadians looked more favourably on the ban than more educated canadians.
quebeckers less supportive
and despite the controversies over reasonable accommodations in quebec, the ari poll showed that quebeckers were less likely than other canadians to support trump's ban.
when presented with two options, one suggesting that trump's rhetoric is "bad for society, it encourages fear and hatred" and the other that it is "good for society, it gets at 'politically incorrect' issues that should be talked about," 63 per cent of canadians thought it was bad for society (including 66 per cent of quebeckers). the remaining 37 per cent thought it was good for society.
perhaps canadian and american politics aren't so different after all.
the poll by the angus reid institute was conducted between dec. 10 and 13, 2015, interviewing 1,530 canadians via the internet. as the poll was conducted online, a margin of error does not apply.
the poll by the washington post-abc was conducted between dec. 10 and 13, 2015, interviewing 1,002 americans via the telephone. the margin of error associated with the survey is +/– 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈrisərʧərz hæv faʊnd ə drəg ðət kən hɛlp ðə breɪn groʊ nu sɛlz ənd sɛd ðɛr ˈstədi meɪ lɛd tɪ weɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl drəgz. ðə researchers’*’ wərk, dən ɔn ˈroʊdənts, bɪldz ɔn ˈfaɪndɪŋz ðət ɔl ˈmæməlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈjumənz, meɪk breɪn sɛlz θruaʊt ðɛr lɪvz. moʊst əv ðiz daɪ, bət ðɪs drəg hɛlps mɔr əv ðə ˈbeɪbi sɛlz sərˈvaɪv ənd groʊ tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ breɪn sɛlz. meɪk nu ˈnʊrɑnz ˈɛvəri deɪ ɪn ɑr brain,”*,” ˈændru ˈpipər əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈdæləs hu wərkt ɔn ðə ˈstədi, sɛd ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. ɑr ˈkɑmpaʊnd dɪz ɪn əˈlaʊ mɔr əv ðɛm tɪ survive.”*.” ðə ˈkɑmpaʊnd ɪz kɔld fər naʊ, ənd ðə ˈrisərʧərz hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪd tˈwikɪŋ ɪt tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr ˈifɛktɪv. ðeɪ sɛd ɪt simz seɪf ənd əˈpɪrz tɪ wərk ˈivɪn wɪn ˈteɪkən ɛz ə pɪl. ðə ˈkɑmpaʊnd ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ɪŋk ənd ˈfaɪzər ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl drəg,, ənd meɪ prəˈvaɪd weɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts ˈifɛkts, ˈpipər ənd ˈkɑligz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl sɛl. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɪmələr tɪ səm ˈkɑmpaʊndz oʊnd baɪ ˌsɛˈrɑnoʊ, ðə ˈrisərʧərz sɛd., ərˈɪʤənəli ə ˌæntiˈhɪstəmən ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz latrepirdine*, feɪld ɪn ə ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl fər dɪˈziz ɪn mɑrʧ. ðə seɪk əv ˈpeɪʃənz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm dɪˈziz, ɪt ɪz hoʊpt ðət ðə əˈpɛrəntli ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈklɪnɪkəl juˈtɪləti əv maɪt bi ɛnˈhænst baɪ ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn boʊθ ɪts ˈpoʊtənsi ənd ˈsilɪŋ əv proneurogenic*, efficacy,”*,” ðə ˈrisərʧərz roʊt. soʊ, ɑr wərk ˈɔfərz ˈkɑnkrit fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈvərʒənz əv ðiz drugs.”*.” ˈgræʤuəli dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə breɪn ənd əˈfɛkts 26 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ˈgloʊbəli. drəgz, səʧ ɛz aricept*, ˌɪmˈpruv ˈsɪmptəmz ˈoʊnli ˈmɪnəməli. oʊld ræts, nu trɪks ðə ˈrisərʧərz wɛnt θru ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈkɑmpaʊndz frəm ˈkɛmɪkəlz, puld ðɛm ənd ədˈmɪnɪstərd ðɛm tɪ maɪs. ðeɪ ðɛn daɪˈsɛktəd ðə breɪnz tɪ si ˈwɛðər ˈɛni əv ðə maɪs hæd meɪd nu sɛlz ɪn ðə ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs, ə ˈriʤən əv ðə breɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈmɛməri. ðeɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈnɛroʊd ðə fild tɪ wɪn ðeɪ geɪv ɪt tɪ oʊld ræts fər tu mənθs, ðə ˈɛldərli ˈroʊdənts dɪd fɑr ˈbɛtər ðən ˈəðər oʊld ræts ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ ðɛr weɪ əraʊnd ə ˈwɔtər meɪz. wɪn daɪˈsɛktəd, ðə ˈtritɪd ræts tərnd aʊt tɪ hæv θri taɪmz ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈnubɔrn ˈnʊrɑnz ɪn ə breɪn ˈriʤən kɔld ðə gyrus*. ðeɪ meɪd ə dərˈɪvɪtɪv əv kɔld ðət wərkt ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər. wɪn ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈtɛstɪd ənd ðə ˌsɛˈrɑnoʊ ˈkɑmpaʊndz, ðeɪ faʊnd ðiz drəgz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ðə groʊθ əv nu breɪn sɛlz. biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈtərgət ðɛr ˈifɛkts kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈbɛtər drəgz tɪ trit ənd pərˈhæps ˈəðər dɪˈzizɪz ðət dɪˈstrɔɪ breɪn sɛlz laɪk stroʊks ənd ˌæmiəˈtroʊfɪk ˈlætərəl sklərˈoʊsəs, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ɛz ælz ər lu dɪˈziz. ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv ə ˈtritmənt ðət stɛmz ˈkɑgnɪtɪv dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈænəməlz pɔɪnts ðə weɪ tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə fərst kjʊrz ðət wɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kɔr ˈɪlnəs ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn disease,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. ˈtɑməs ˈɪnsəl, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ, wɪʧ hɛlpt peɪ fər ðə ˈstədi.
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washington (reuters) - researchers have found a drug that can help the brain grow new cells and said their study may lead to ways to improve experimental alzheimer’s drugs.
the researchers’ work, done on rodents, builds on findings that all mammals, including humans, make brain cells throughout their lives. most of these die, but this drug helps more of the baby cells survive and grow to become functioning brain cells.
“we make new neurons every day in our brain,” andrew pieper of the university of texas southwestern medical center in dallas who worked on the study, said in a telephone interview. “what our compound does in allow more of them to survive.”
the compound is called p7c3 for now, and the researchers have already started tweaking it to make it more effective. they said it seems safe and appears to work even when taken as a pill.
the compound is similar to medivation inc and pfizer inc’s experimental alzheimer’s drug, dimebon, and may provide ways to improve its effects, pieper and colleagues reported in the journal cell.
it is also similar to some compounds owned by serono, the researchers said.
dimebon, originally a russian-made antihistamine also known as latrepirdine, failed in a clinical trial for alzheimer’s disease in march.
“for the sake of patients suffering from alzheimer’s disease, it is hoped that the apparently marginal clinical utility of dimebon might be enhanced by improvements in both its potency and ceiling of proneurogenic, neuroprotective efficacy,” the researchers wrote.
“if so, our work offers concrete assays for the development of improved versions of these neuroprotective drugs.”
alzheimer’s gradually destroys the brain and affects 26 million people globally. drugs, such as pfizer’s aricept, improve symptoms only minimally.
old rats, new tricks
the researchers went through 1,000 representative compounds from 300,000 chemicals, pooled them and administered them to mice. they then dissected the brains to see whether any of the mice had made new cells in the hippocampus, a region of the brain associated with learning and memory.
they eventually narrowed the field to p7c3.
when they gave it to old rats for two months, the elderly rodents did far better than other old rats in learning their way around a water maze.
when dissected, the treated rats turned out to have three times the usual number of newborn neurons in a brain region called the dentate gyrus.
they made a derivative of p7c3 called a20 that worked even better.
when the researchers tested dimebon and the serono compounds, they found these drugs also stimulated the growth of new brain cells. being able to target their effects could lead to better drugs to treat alzheimer’s and perhaps other diseases that destroy brain cells like strokes and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also know as als or lou gehrig’s disease.
“this striking demonstration of a treatment that stems age-related cognitive decline in living animals points the way to potential development of the first cures that will address the core illness process in alzheimer’s disease,” said dr. thomas insel, director of the national institute on mental health, which helped pay for the study.
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skul əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn seɪ tu ˈmɪdəl skul ˈgreɪdərz-- wɪl feɪs ˈpənɪʃmənt ˈæftər ə ˈreɪʃəl ˈɪnsədənt æt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪts ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm. ˈmɛni haɪ ˈstudənts ˈlivɪŋ skul ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun wɔkt pæst ə jɑrd saɪn ðət ridz "heɪt həz noʊ hoʊm hir." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wət ˈhæpənd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, ʤɪst əˈkrɔs ðə strit æt əˈləmˌnaɪ fild, meɪks ju ˈwəndər. ɪt həz ˈpɛrənts ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ðɛr hɛdz. "ɪts nɑt raɪt. aɪ min, ju ʃʊd kip jʊr əˈpɪnjənz tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf. ˈɛvriˌwən həz ə raɪt tɪ vɔɪs ðɛr əˈpɪnjən, bət wɪn jʊr duɪŋ ðət kaɪnd əv stəf ðæts ʤɪst ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ənd ɪt ˈʃʊdənt bi sɛd," ˈpɛrənt ˈʃɛrəl ˈklaɪmər sɛd. ɛz haɪ skulz ˈfʊtˌbɔl tim əraɪvd æt fər ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt geɪm, ˈwɪtnəsɪz toʊld əˈfɪʃəlz frəm boʊθ skulz ðət səm fænz bɪˈgæn tɪ θroʊ rɑks æt ðə bəs ənd prɪˈsidɪd ðət wɪθ ə bərɑʒ əv vaɪl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ˈdɑktər. ˈwægnər mɑrˈsaɪl ɪz skul ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt. "ɑr ˈʧɪˌrlidərz ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ɑr bænd wər ˌɪnˈsəltɪd, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈreɪʃəl tərmz-- ðə moʊst dɪˈvaɪsɪv ˈreɪʃəl tərmz ju kən juz," ˈdɑktər. ˈwægnər mɑrˈsaɪl sɛd. ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt ˈdɑktər. ˈwɪljəm ˈhɑrnər ɪz aɪˈrɑnɪkli- ə græd. hi sɪz ə ˈdəzən ˈmɪdəl skul ˈstudənts wər ˈɪntərvˌjud ənd tu ˈgreɪdərz wər faʊnd tɪ hæv ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ðə rɑk θroʊɪŋ ənd ˈreɪʃəl slərz. "maɪ hɑrt ɪz ˈbroʊkən. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪts ʤɪst ə fju ˈʧɪldrən ənd aɪ seɪ ˈʧɪldrən ˈmɪdəl skul ˈstudənts, bət ðeɪ ɪmˈbɛrəst mi, ðeɪ ɪmˈbɛrəst ɑr skul bɔrd ənd ɑr kəmˈjunɪti," ˈdɑktər. ˈwɪljəm ˈhɑrnər sɛd. boʊθ ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənts toʊld fɑks brus ˈgɔrdən ðeɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ tərn ðɪs ˈɪntu ə ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ boʊθ ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz ənd ðə ˈtɑrgəts əv ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt ˈɪntu ðə seɪm rum ˈəndər ˈædəlt ˌsupərˈvɪʒən tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd ənd waɪ ɪt ʃʊd ˈnɛvər ˈhæpən əˈgɛn.
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- school officials in quakertown say two middle school students--both 8th graders-- will face punishment after a racial incident at friday night's homecoming football game.
many quakertown high students leaving school monday afternoon walked past a yard sign that reads "hate has no home here." however, what happened friday night, just across the street at alumni field, makes you wonder. it has quakertown parents shaking their heads.
"it's not right. i mean, you should keep your opinions to yourself. everyone has a right to voice their opinion, but when you're doing that kind of stuff that's just embarrassing and it shouldn't be said," parent cheryl clymer said.
as cheltenham high school's football team arrived at quakertown for a friday night game, witnesses told officials from both schools that some quakertown fans began to throw rocks at the cheltenham bus and preceded that with a barrage of vile language. dr. wagner marseille is cheltenham school superintendent.
"our cheerleaders and members of our band were insulted, using racial terms-- the most divisive racial terms you can use," dr. wagner marseille said.
quakertown superintendent dr. william harner is ironically- a cheltenham grad. he says a dozen middle school students were interviewed and two 8th graders were found to have engaged in the rock throwing and racial slurs.
"my heart is broken. fortunately, it's just a few children and i say children middle school students, but they embarrassed me, they embarrassed our school board and our community," dr. william harner said.
both superintendents told fox 29's bruce gordon they would like to turn this into a teaching moment.
they want to bring both the perpetrators and the targets of this incident into the same room under adult supervision to talk about what happened and why it should never happen again.
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krɪs ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈɑrtɪsts ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑmɪks təˈdeɪ. hɪz stɑk həz ˈrɪzən ˈstɛdəli sɪns 2010 ɛz hi wɛnt frəm θɔr: ðə ˈmaɪti əˈvɛnʤər tɪ ðə rocketeer*: ˈkɑrˌgoʊ əv dum tɪ ə lɔŋ, ɛˈstimd rən wɪθ mɑrk weɪd ɔn ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ˈwɪnɪŋ boʊθ ə ˈhɑrvi ənd ən ˈaɪsnər əˈwɔrd əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. naʊ ɔn blæk ˈwɪdoʊ əˈgɛn wɪθ weɪd, hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp hɪz kræft ənd tərn hɛdz, soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət "wən əv ðə bɛst ˈɑrtɪsts ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑmɪks təˈdeɪ" ˈdəzənt sim tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ʤɪst haʊ gʊd hi ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz. wən əv ðə ˈrizənz hiz soʊ gʊd ɪz ðət hiz pɪkt əp trɪks frəm səm əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈɑrtɪsts tɪ kəm ˌbiˈfɔr ɪm, ənd wən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr stændz əˈbəv ðə rɛst: ˈæləks tɑθ blæk ˈwɪdoʊ teɪks ɔf laɪk ə ˈmɪsəl frəm ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, wɪθ ˈækʃən ˈfɪlɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈɪʃu frəm ðə fərst ˈpænəl tɪ ðə læst, ənd kips ðə aɪ ˈzɪpɪŋ θru ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈstɔri wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈhɪkəp ər dɛd spɑt, ənd næbz ə fju trɪks ðət ˈæləks tɑθ juzd tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv ˈmuvmənt. laɪk tɑθ, siz boʊθ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl freɪmz ənd ðə kəmˈplit peɪʤ ɛz ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ "ˈjunɪts," ənd leɪz aʊt ðə ˈækʃən soʊ ðət ðə ˈridərz aɪ ɪz drɔn tɪ ɪgˈzæktli wɛr hi wɔnts ɪt. wɪʧ, laɪk ə lɔt əv wərk, ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz wɛr jʊr ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ɪt tɪ bi. ðə ˈstændərd ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑmɪks peɪʤ goʊz left-right-repeat*, bət wɪθ ˈklɛvər ˈjusɪʤ əv ˈsteɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈæŋgəlz, ˈfrikwɛntli məˈnɪpjəˌleɪts ðə ˈɔrdər ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls, ˈərʤɪŋ ðə ˈridər tɪ lʊk əp ər tɪ ðə raɪt wɪn ðɛr juzd tɪ goʊɪŋ daʊn ənd tɪ ðə lɛft. hi ˌɪnˈsərts ˈpɔzɪz ənd waɪl meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ floʊ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ blæk ˈwɪdoʊ ən ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl rɛd, bət stɪl ən ˈizi wən bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈnɛvər æt ə lɔs fər wɛr tɪ goʊ nɛkst. krɪs ˈæləks tɑθ ɪz ˈvɛri fɑnd əv sˈlænɪd, əˈnivən, ənd ˈpænəlz, ɛz wɑz tɑθ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn hɪz wərk ɪn ðə 70s*. waɪl ðɪs tɛkˈnik əˈgɛn hɛlps ˈdɪkˌteɪt ðə ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɔrdər ənd ʤɪst meɪks fər ə peɪʤ, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ækˈsɛnʧuˌeɪts ðə ˈækʃən ənd kənˈveɪz mud. ɪn "rud əˈweɪkənɪŋ" fər ˈɑrʧi ˈgʊdwɪn 'ɛs ˈwɔrən, hi kəˈlæpsɪz ðə ˈpænəlz ɪn ɔn hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪŋ, ˌklɔstrəˈfoʊbɪk ˈifɛkt, bət ɔn ˈkɑmɪks laɪk ˈbætˌmæn ənd blæk kəˈnɛri ðə tɛkˈnik ædz ən ˈɛkstrə umf tɪ ðə sˈwɑʃˌbəklɪŋ ənd kəˈnɛtɪks, məʧ laɪk ɪn blæk ˈwɪdoʊ ˈæləks tɑθ krɪs əˈnəðər ki ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ɪz ɪn ðə juz əv ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd ˌsɪləˈwɛts ənd drəˈmætɪk ˈlaɪtɪŋ. ə ˈhɑlˌmɑrk əv wərk ˈivɪn ˈərli ɔn, ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˈizəli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪəbəl ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ə tɑθ ˈkɑmɪk: hɪz ˈstraɪkɪŋli ˈifɛktɪv juz əv blæks. ˈhɑrvi ˈkərtsmən kɔld ɪt "ðət ˈdrɛdfəl ˈʃæˌdoʊ tɛkˈnik," wɪʧ ʤɪst meɪks noʊ sɛns ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər.) lʊks tɪ bi goʊɪŋ fər ðət mɔr ðən ˈɛvər ɪn blæk ˈwɪdoʊ ənd ɪt ˈsərtənli meɪks sɛns fər ə tɔt ˈɛspiənɑʤ θˈrɪlər. ˈæləks tɑθ krɪs əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪz blɔg kips səm əv ˈæləks rulz fər ˈkɑmɪks tækt əˈbəv hɪz drɔɪŋ bɔrd ɛz riˈmaɪndərz fər ˈklɛnlinɪs, ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti, ənd ɪˈfɪʃənsi. ˈɛvədəns ɪn hɪz wərk pɔɪnts tɪ ˈəðər ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʤɪm ˈmɪltən ənd maɪk ɛz əˈstutli græbz ˌwəˈtɛvər wərks tɪ juz ɪn hɪz oʊn ˈkɑmɪks. bət ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɑrtɪst hu ˈklɪrli həz hɪz oʊn vɔɪs, ənd ˌwəˈtɛvər hiz ˈteɪkən frəm ˈəðərz, hiz ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔl hɪz oʊn. ðæts ˈæˌkʧuəli wət riˈmaɪndz mi əv tɑθ ðə moʊst. laɪk tɑθ, meɪks ˈkɑmɪks ðət doʊnt lʊk laɪk ˈɛnibədi ˈɛlsɪz, ənd hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər ənd ˈbɛtər. ˈæləks tɑθ
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chris samnee is one of the best artists working in comics today. his stock has risen steadily since 2010 as he went from thor: the mighty avenger to the rocketeer: cargo of doom , to a long, esteemed run with mark waid on daredevil , winning both a harvey and an eisner award along the way.
now on black widow , again with waid, he continues to develop his craft and turn heads, so much so that "one of the best artists working in comics today" doesn't seem to describe just how good he actually is. one of the reasons he's so good is that he's picked up tricks from some of the greatest artists to come before him, and one in particular stands above the rest: alex toth .
black widow takes off like a missile from the very beginning, with action filling the inaugural issue from the first panel to the last, and samnee keeps the eye zipping through the entire story without a single hiccup or dead spot, and nabs a few tricks that alex toth used to accomplish the same kind of movement.
like toth, samnee sees both the individual frames and the complete page as storytelling "units," and lays out the action so that the reader's eye is drawn to exactly where he wants it. which, like a lot of toth's work, is not always where you're expecting it to be.
the standard western comics page goes left-right-repeat, but with clever usage of staging and angles, samnee frequently manipulates the order into something else, urging the reader to look up or to the right when they're used to going down and to the left. he inserts pauses and misdirection while maintaining flow, making black widow an unconventional read, but still an easy one because you're never at a loss for where to go next.
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samnee is very fond of slanted, uneven, and parallelogram-like panels, as was toth, especially in his work in the 70s. while this technique again helps dictate the reading order and just makes for a better-looking page, it also accentuates the action and conveys mood.
in toth's "rude awakening" for archie goodwin 's warren, he collapses the panels in on his character to create a disorienting, claustrophobic effect, but on comics like batman and black canary , the technique adds an extra oomph to the swashbuckling and kinetics, much like in samnee's black widow .
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another key aspect of toth's influence on samnee is in the use of foreground silhouettes and dramatic chiaroscuro lighting. a hallmark of toth's work even early on, it's probably the most easily identifiable characteristic of a toth comic: his strikingly effective use of blacks. ( harvey kurtzman called it "that dreadful runamuck shadow technique," which just makes no sense whatsoever.) samnee looks to be going for that more than ever in black widow , and it certainly makes sense for a taut espionage thriller.
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according to his blog , samnee keeps some of alex toth's rules for comics tacked above his drawing board as reminders for cleanliness, authenticity, and efficiency. evidence in his work points to other primary influences, including jim aparo , milton caniff , and mike mignola , as samnee astutely grabs whatever works to use in his own comics.
but this is an artist who clearly has his own voice, and whatever he's taken from others, he's using it to create something all his own. that's actually what reminds me of toth the most. like toth, samnee makes comics that don't look like anybody else's, and he continues to get better and better.
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baɪ bɪl ˈbɛroʊ noʊˈvɛmbər 28 2014 æˈtlæntə (ˌeɪˈpi) ˈsəðərn ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti hu seɪ ðət ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ tɪ lɪft ˈpipəl aʊt əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈhɑrdʃɪp ənd ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪŋ ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈpəblɪk wərks wɪl blæk ˈvoʊtərz ənd əˈtrækt waɪts ɛz wɛl. "ɪts taɪm tɪ drɔ ə laɪn ɪn ðə sænd ənd nɑt sərˈɛndər ɑr brænd," ˈrɪki koʊl, ðə ˈpɑrti ˈʧɛrmən ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi, sɛd. hi bɪˈlivz ˈkænədɪts hæv ˈdɪstənst ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ðə pæst əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɪnsəpəlz. "wi doʊnt nid ə nu koʊk ˈfɔrmjələ," koʊl sɛd. "ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz wiv bɪn aʊt ðɛr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈpɛdəl tæb ənd ˈkoʊlə." koʊl ənd ˈəðər ˈsəðərn ˈdɛməˌkræts ækˈnɑlɪʤ dɪˈvɪʒənz wɪθ ˈprɑmənənt ˈpɑpjəlɪsts səʧ ɛz ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən, hu ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn 2016 ənd ˌmæsəˈʧusəts sɛn. ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən. jɛt ðeɪ si ˈmɛrət ɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈstrɔŋgər ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts lɔz, ˈtaɪtər bæŋk ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, ˈpɑləsiz səʧ ɛz ə haɪər ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ənd ˈəðər fəˈmɪljər ˈpɑrti θimz. ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks hæv bɪˈkəm ə təf sɛl ɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv saʊθ. ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧælənʤ ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈkænədɪts hu kən wɪn ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈreɪsɪz naʊ ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz, hu skɔrd wɛl ɪn ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz ənd əˈkrɔs ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈɔfəsɪz. ˈʤɔrʤə ˈdɛməˌkræts θɔt ˈlɛgəsi ˈkænədɪts wər ðə ˈænsər. bət ˈsɛnɪt ˈhoʊpfəl mɪˈʃɛl nən, ˈfɔrmər sɛn. sæm nənz ˈdɔtər, ənd guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl ˈʧælɪnʤər ˈʤeɪsən ˈkɑrtər, ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤɪmi ˈkɑrtərz ˈgrændˌsən, iʧ fɛl ʃɔrt baɪ əˈbaʊt 8 pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts dɪˈspaɪt kæmˈpeɪnz ənd æmˈbɪʃəs draɪvz. ˈɑrkənˌsɑ ˈdɛməˌkræts lɔst ən ˈoʊpən ˈgəvərnərz sit ənd sɛn. mɑrk praɪər. luˌiziˈænə sɛn. ˈmɛri ˈlændru lɛd ən ˈpraɪˌmɛri bət ˈfeɪsɪz stip ɑdz ɪn ə dɛk. 6 ˈrəˌnɔf. ˈdɛməˌkræts' ˈkloʊsəst ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd lɔs ɪn ðə saʊθ wɑz nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə sɛn. keɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnt ˈmɑrʤən əv dɪˈfit. ˈɛksət ˈpoʊlɪŋ səˈʤɛsts ˈdɛməˌkræts dɪd nɑt gɪt ðə blæk ˈtərˌnaʊt ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ənd lɔst ˈbædli əˈməŋ waɪts. nən ənd ˈkɑrtər gɑt fjuər ðən 1 ɪn 4 waɪt voʊts, waɪl praɪər tʊk 31 pərˈsɛnt ənd ˈlændru 18 pərˈsɛnt. ʃʊd ˈlændru luz, ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪl bi lɛft wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈgəvərnər, juz. ˈsɛnətər ər ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈʧeɪmbər ˈəndər ðɛr kənˈtroʊl frəm ðə ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnəz ˈwɛstwərd tɪ ˈtɛksəs. j.p*. mɔˈrɛl, ə steɪt ˈsɛnətər frəm nu ˌɔˈrlinz, ˈfɔltɪd ə ˈmədəld ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˈkænədɪts əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. "ju hæv tɪ ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt waɪ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsiz wi ˈædvəˌkeɪt ɛz ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈpipəl ɔn ðə graʊnd," mɔˈrɛl sɛd. ɪn ˈʤɔrʤə, nən səˈpɔrtɪd ə ˌɪnˈkris ənd ˈɛkwəti, bət hər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ædz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɛndɪŋ ˈpɑrtəzən ˈræŋkər. ˈkɑrtər ˈmoʊstli əˈkjuzd rɪˈpəblɪkən gəv. ˈneɪθən dil əv ˌʃɔrˈtʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. nən ənd ˈkɑrtər səˈpɔrtɪd ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ɪkˈspænʧən ˈəndər ˌoʊˈbɑməz hɛlθ ˈoʊvərˌhɔl, bət ˈniðər ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ. "noʊ ril ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɛsɪʤ gɑt θru," sɛd ˈvɪnsɪnt fɔrt, ə steɪt ˈsɛnətər frəm æˈtlæntə. ˈʤɔrʤəz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈʧɛrmən, duˈboʊz ˈpɔrtər, dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈkɑrtər ənd nən ɛz "ˈwərldˌklæs ˈkænədɪts" hu kən rən əˈgɛn. hi sɛd ˈdɛməˌkræts "pruvd ˈʤɔrʤə kən bi kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ɪn 2016 bət hi ˈkɔʃənd əˈgɛnst ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˌnɑməˈni ˈəðər ðən ˈklɪntən. "ʃi pʊts ˈjuˈɛs ɪn pleɪ," hi sɛd. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈkɑrtər ˈfoʊkɪst mɔr ɔn ˈtæktɪks ðən ɔn brɔd ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti məst ˈrɛʤɪstər məˈnɔrəti ˈvoʊtərz ənd kənˈtɪnju ˈaʊˌtriʧ tɪ waɪts. "ɪf ˈpipəl ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr maɪnd ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən, ɪt kəmz aʊt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli," hi sɛd. "bət ɪt teɪks ə lɔt əv taɪm tɪ bɪld ðoʊz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ju kænt ɪkˈspɛkt ɪt tɪ ˈhæpən ɪn wən jɪr." ˈgɛri pɪrs, ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈstrætɪʤɪst ənd ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, sɛd ˈmɑrʤən ɪn ə weɪv ˈɔfərz hoʊp fər 2016 wɪn ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfəsɪz wɪl bi ɔn ðə ˈbælət. frɛʃ ˈɑrgjəmənts, hi sɛd, "wɪl hæv tɪ kəm frəm ˈjəŋgər ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz." hi ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ˈsɛvərəl jəŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪts hu wən ˈkaʊnti kəˈmɪʃən sits ɪn weɪk ˈkaʊnti, hoʊm tɪ ˈrɔli. koʊl, ðə ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˈʧɛrmən, ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ˈɛni nu əˈproʊʧ woʊnt kloʊz ðə ˈpɑrtiz gæp ɪn ðə saʊθ ɔn əˈbɔrʃən, ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd gənz, ənd sɛd ˈdɛməˌkræts ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ ðət ˈkəlʧərəl dɪskəˈnɛkt wɪθ "aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈpɑləˌtɪks." waɪl ðə ˈpɑrtiz pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn geɪ raɪts, məˈnɔrəti ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs, ˈwɪmənz raɪts ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ər nɑt rɔŋ, koʊl sɛd, "ðoʊz ˈpipəl hu doʊnt si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðoʊz grups seɪ, 'wət hæv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts gɑt fər mi?'" ˌənəˌpɑləˈʤɛtɪk ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm, hi sɛd, wʊd "ɪkˈspleɪn ˈbɛtər ðət ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ɪz fər ˈʤəstɪs ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti wɪθ noʊ kˈwɑləˌfaɪərz fər ˈɛvriˌwən."
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by bill barrow - november 28, 2014
atlanta (ap) -- southern democrats are joining others in the party who say that a return to advocating to lift people out of economic hardship and emphasizing spending on education and public works will re-energize black voters and attract whites as well.
"it's time to draw a line in the sand and not surrender our brand," rickey cole, the party chairman in mississippi, said. he believes candidates have distanced themselves from the past half-century of democratic principles.
"we don't need a new coke formula," cole said. "the problem is we've been out there trying to peddle tab and rc cola."
cole and other southern democrats acknowledge divisions with prominent populists such as hillary rodham clinton, who is expected to run for president in 2016, and massachusetts sen. elizabeth warren. yet they see merit in pushing stronger voting rights laws, tighter bank regulation, labor-friendly policies such as a higher minimum wage and other familiar party themes.
democratic politics have become a tough sell in the conservative south. a major challenge in the region is finding candidates who can win high-profile races now that republicans, who scored well in midterm elections earlier this month, dominate the leadership in state legislatures and across statewide offices.
georgia democrats thought legacy candidates were the answer. but senate hopeful michelle nunn, former sen. sam nunn's daughter, and gubernatorial challenger jason carter, former president jimmy carter's grandson, each fell short by about 8 percentage points despite well-funded campaigns and ambitious voter-registration drives.
arkansas democrats lost an open governor's seat and two-term sen. mark pryor. louisiana sen. mary landrieu led an eight-candidate primary but faces steep odds in a dec. 6 runoff. democrats' closest statewide loss in the south was north carolina sen. kay hagan's 1.7 percentage point margin of defeat.
exit polling suggests democrats did not get the black turnout they needed and lost badly among whites. nunn and carter got fewer than 1 in 4 white votes, while pryor took 31 percent and landrieu 18 percent.
should landrieu lose, democrats will be left without a single governor, u.s. senator or legislative chamber under their control from the carolinas westward to texas.
j.p. morrell, a state senator from new orleans, faulted a muddled message that began with candidates avoiding president barack obama. "you have to articulate why the economic policies we advocate as democrats actually benefit people on the ground," morrell said.
in georgia, nunn supported a minimum-wage increase and gender-pay equity, but her television ads focused on ending partisan rancor. carter mostly accused republican gov. nathan deal of shortchanging public education. nunn and carter supported medicaid expansion under obama's health overhaul, but neither emphasized that argument in television advertising.
"no real economic message got through," said vincent fort, a state senator from atlanta.
georgia's democratic chairman, dubose porter, defended carter and nunn as "world-class candidates" who can run again. he said democrats "proved georgia can be competitive in 2016," but he cautioned against looking for a nominee other than clinton. "she puts us in play," he said.
in an interview, carter focused more on tactics than on broad messaging, saying the party must register minority voters and continue outreach to whites. "if 120,000 people change their mind in this election, it comes out differently," he said. "but it takes a lot of time to build those relationships. ... you can't expect it to happen in one year."
gary pearce, a democratic strategist and commentator in north carolina, said hagan's margin in a gop wave offers hope for 2016, when statewide executive offices will be on the ballot. fresh arguments, he said, "will have to come from younger democrats in the cities." he pointed to several young democratic candidates who won county commission seats in wake county, home to raleigh.
cole, the mississippi chairman, acknowledged that any new approach won't close the party's gap in the south on abortion, same-sex marriage and guns, and said democrats intensify that cultural disconnect with "identity politics."
while the party's positions on gay rights, minority voting access, women's rights and immigration are not wrong, cole said, "those people who don't see themselves in those groups say, 'what have the democrats got for me?'"
unapologetic populism, he said, would "explain better that the democratic party is for justice and opportunity - with no qualifiers - for everyone."
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ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl sɛd ˈtɛrəl səgz' hɪt ɔn sæm ˈbrædfərd wɑz ˈligəl ənd ðət əˈfɪʃəlz ɛrd ɪn ˈflægɪŋ ðə ˈreɪvənz ˈlaɪnˌbækər fər ˈrəfɪŋ ðə ˈpæsər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪts geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈigəlz. "ɪts nɑt ə faʊl baɪ rul," ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv əˈfɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ din blɑnˈdinoʊ sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɔn ðə ˈigəlz' sɪksθ əˈfɛnsɪv snæp, ˈbrædfərd ˈhændɪd ðə bɔl ɔf tɪ ˈrənɪŋ bæk ˈdɑrən sproʊlz ənd ðɛn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli wɑz hɪt baɪ səgz ɔn hɪz ˈsərʤɪkəli rɪˈpɛrd niz. blɑnˈdinoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ˈbrædfərd ˈdəzənt hæv ðə ˈspɛʃəl prəˈtɛkʃənz əˈfɔrdəd ə ˈpæsər bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə pleɪ. ˈɛdɪtərz pɪks ˈsaɪfərt: ðə ˈtɛrəl səgz hɪt wɑz ˈligəl hɪts laɪk ðə wən ˈtɛrəl səgz pʊt ɔn sæm ˈbrædfərd ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈligəl ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, soʊ hæd ˈbɛtər teɪk noʊt. "wi ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ɪt ɪn 2012 wɪθ ðə ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən əv ðiz skimz," blɑnˈdinoʊ sɛd. "bɪˈkəz ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk həz ən ˈɔpʃən, hiz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈrənər ənˈtɪl hi ˈiðər ˈklɪrli ˈdəzənt hæv ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl ər hi hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈpæsər." ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə rul sərvz ɛz vɪndəˈkeɪʃən fər səgz ənd ðə ˈreɪvənz. səm ˈigəlz pleɪərz kɔld aʊt səgz fər biɪŋ ə ˈdərti pleɪər ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ə "ʧip ʃɑt" æt ðɛr ˈsərʤɪkəli rɪˈpɛrd niz. səgz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd hi wɑz pleɪɪŋ baɪ ðə rulz ənd spoʊk tɪ ˌrɛfərˈi ʤəroʊm ˈboʊgər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɛnəlti tɪ noʊ əˈveɪl. "ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɪl meɪk ʃʊr wɪl ˈkəvər wɪθ ɑr geɪm əˈfɪʃəlz," blɑnˈdinoʊ sɛd. "bɪˈkəz ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə ɛʤ, hi ˈdəzənt noʊ ɪf ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ɪt; hi ˈdəzənt [noʊ] ɪf hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɔf ənd rən ər drɔp bæk. soʊ, wi trit ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɪn ðət ˈɪnstəns ɛz ə ˈrənər ənˈtɪl hi ˈklɪrli ɛz ə ˈpæsər ər hi ˈklɪrli ˈdəzənt hæv ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl." blɑnˈdinoʊ ˈædɪd, "wɪl ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðət ənd meɪk ʃʊr ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz ɔn ðə seɪm peɪʤ."
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the nfl said terrell suggs' hit on sam bradford was legal and that officials erred in flagging the ravens linebacker for roughing the passer during saturday night's game against the eagles.
"it's not a foul by rule," nfl vice president of officiating dean blandino said monday morning during an interview with nfl network.
on the eagles' sixth offensive snap, bradford handed the ball off to running back darren sproles and then immediately was hit by suggs on his surgically repaired knees. blandino explained that bradford doesn't have the special protections afforded a passer because it was a read-option play.
editor's picks seifert: the terrell suggs hit was legal hits like the one terrell suggs put on sam bradford are going to be legal in the future, so play-callers had better take note.
"we clarified it in 2012 with the proliferation of these read-option schemes," blandino said. "because the quarterback has an option, he's considered a runner until he either clearly doesn't have the football or he re-establishes himself as a passer."
blandino's clarification of the rule serves as vindication for suggs and the ravens.
some eagles players called out suggs for being a dirty player and taking a "cheap shot" at their quarterback's surgically repaired knees. suggs insisted he was playing by the rules and spoke to referee jerome boger about the penalty to no avail.
"it's something that we'll make sure we'll cover with our game officials," blandino said. "because the defensive end coming off the edge, he doesn't know if the quarterback is going to keep it; he doesn't [know] if he's going to take off and run or drop back. so, we treat the quarterback in that instance as a runner until he clearly re-establishes as a passer or he clearly doesn't have the football."
blandino added, "we'll clarify that and make sure everybody is on the same page."
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ðə ɪz ɛmˈbrɔɪld ɪn wət həz bɪn dəbd scandal’*’. ðɪs kəmz ˈæftər ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ riˈmuv ə ˈfʊtɪʤ frəm ðə ˈbʊlɪtən bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə hɛd skɑrf (doek*)., ɑrts ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt rɪˈpɔrtər æt, hæd pʊt təˈgɛðər ən ˈæfrɪkɑ deɪ ˈfʊtɪʤ ðət ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈæfrɪkɑn krɔs ˈbɔrdər mˈjuzɪk kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən bət ðə ˈstɔri wɑz pʊld ɔf ɛr. hər mɪˈsteɪk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hər, wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə. sɛnt ən iˈmeɪl tɪ hər ˈkɑligz leɪɪŋ aʊt hər frəˈstreɪʃənz wɪθ hər ˈækʃənz ðət sɔ ə biɪŋ pʊld ɔf ɛr wɑz likt tɪ ðə ˈmidiə. bɪˈkəz fər 9 ˈsɛkəndz əv ən əˈbaʊt θri ˈmɪnət pis aɪ əˈpɪr ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ðə ˈstɔri wɑz ˈteɪkən ɔf ɛr wɪˈθaʊt maɪ knowledge,”*,” sɛd ɪn ðə iˈmeɪl əbˈteɪnd baɪ iol*. wɑz nɑt ˈspoʊkən tɪ, ˈdɪsəplənd, ˈrɛprəˌmændɪd ər iˈmeɪld rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðɪs greɪv ˈækʃən (tɪ riˈmuv ˈfʊtɪʤ). aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əv ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ə ɪn passing.”*.” sɛd ðət ʃi wɑz ˈbərdənd ənd fɛlt ˈhɛvi baɪ wət ʃi kɔld ˌənˌʤəstɪˈfaɪəbəl injustice”*”, əˈspɛʃəli ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈæfrɪkɑ deɪ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃənz. ʃi sɛd ðət ðɛr wɑz ənˈfɛrnəs ənd ɪn ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ pʊl hər ˈstɔri ɔf ɛr. ʃi sɛd ðət sɛd ðət ðɛr wər ˌɪŋˈkɑnsɪˌstɛnsiz ɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv [ˈdrɛsɪŋ] rulz. ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif ˈænˌtɔn ˈhɑrbər rɪˈpɔrtədli toʊld ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 702 hi wɑz nɑt ʃʊr waɪ ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ wɑz pʊld ɔf ɛr ənd ðət hi stɪl ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv waɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz ˈteɪkən. laɪn ˈmænɪʤər hu meɪd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri, soʊ bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ kˈwiri ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr dɪˈsɪʒən. bət aɪ sɔ ðə pis ənd aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz ən ˈɛksələnt pis ənd aɪ θɔt ðə rɪˈpɔrtər dɪd ə greɪt job.”*.” ˈhɑrbər sɛd ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi rivˈjuɪŋ ðə ˈpɑləsi ɔn haʊ ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz ʃʊd drɛs.
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the enca is embroiled in what has been dubbed ‘the doek scandal’.
this comes after the decision to remove a reporter’s footage from the bulletin because she was wearing a head scarf (doek).
nontobeko sibisi, arts and entertainment reporter at enca, had put together an africa day footage that focused on african cross boarder music collaboration but the story was pulled off air. her mistake, according to her, was wearing a doek.
sibisi sent an email to her colleagues laying out her frustrations with her sub-editor actions that saw a being pulled off air was leaked to the media.
“now because for 9 seconds of an about three minute piece i appear wearing a doek – the story was taken off air without my knowledge,” said sibisi in the email obtained by iol.
“i was not spoken to, disciplined, reprimanded or emailed regarding this grave action (to remove footage). i was informed of this decision by a subeditor in passing.”
sibisi said that she was burdened and felt heavy by what she called “an unjustifiable injustice”, especially during africa day celebrations.
she said that there was unfairness and unprofessionalism in the decision to pull her story off air. she said that said that there were inconsistencies in the application of [dressing] rules.
enca’s editor in chief anton harber reportedly told radio 702 he was not sure why the footage was pulled off air and that he still needed to get to the bottom of why the decision was taken.
“the line manager who made the decision is out of the country, so i’ve been unable to query that particular decision. but i saw the piece and i thought it was an excellent piece and i thought the reporter did a great job.”
harber said that they will be reviewing the policy on how the reporters should dress.
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foto*: ˈɑhoʊ ˈspɑdə ju državnika*. nɑ sɑ 36 goʊˈdinə, ʤi ju povijesti*, ə tu ʤi goʊˈdin, 1991 du 1995 90-tih*, ʤi ˈɑhoʊ ju stolicu*", ʤi. keɪoʊ, ˈɑhoʊ seɪ nɑ aɪ, su aɪ, su ˈʤɔrʤə ju izbora*. ipak*, ɛs nɑ tɪ ˈdiˈeɪ su, ˈɑli, plodom*, ˈɑhoʊ ˈɪndɛks populistima*, gɑd ju medijima*, ti wən ˈkoʊʤi nud aɪ. aɪ sličnosti*, ɛs ju seɪ. keɪoʊ kəˈjaɪmə seɪ ju goʊˈdinə? ʤi ju ˈbilə ʤi aɪ. nɑ elemente*. ju aɪ (r&d*), rɪˈfɔrmə, ti su seɪ ju politika*. aɪ, ʤi ʤi aɪ. ʤi ˈdiˈeɪ baɪ seɪ propustila*". ni seɪ neba*, upozorenja*. ˈprɑbləm sɑ oʊ ʤi tɑʒ ˈdiˈeɪ, seɪ ni poduzima*, ɛs ti traže*. du aɪ krvarenja*, aɪ ššoka*, ˈkoʊʤi, unatoč*č toʊm ʤi neugodan*, ju. ʤi reformu*, ˈvɛlɪkə nɑ aɪ ti du 1995 krizu*. ʤi li ˈfɔrmjələ aɪ seɪ bɔr ɛs reformom*? seɪ ʤi tɑ ʤi sɑ politikama*.,, seɪ. su aɪ zapošljavanja*, ˈɑli ju aɪ seɪ nɑ izvoz*, tɪ ni funkcionira*. ˈmɔrə nɑ napretka*. seɪ nɑ aɪ, nɑ ˈrɑdə, nɑ ti nɑ ju. keɪoʊ? jʊˈroʊpə seɪ ˈmɔrə nɑ. ni du. ju, aɪ (r&d*) ti su ˈjʊrəp. seɪ ju digitalizaciji*, du nɑ manufakture*, ti aɪ usluga*. jʊˈroʊpə digitalizacije*, ˈɑli tɪ ˈbilə ju. ju ʤi. aɪ su ˈkoʊʤi ʤi aɪ digitalizaciju*. eu-a*, hrvatsku*, ʤi nɑ administracije*. bæŋk oʊ nɑ, ju korupcije*, prava*, ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪv ti. su tɪ ræd aɪ predanost*. li ˈdiˈeɪ ʤi ɛs 23 nɑ 25 ˈbilə učinkovita*? ʤi? su laka*, ˈɑli priˈhoʊdə. ˈtoʊgə, ʤi ju oporezivanju*. ʤi aɪ aɪ ju. nɑ su aɪ jednakosti*. ju slučaju*, aɪ ˈbilə ʤi rɪˈfɔrmə aɪ priˈhoʊdə kapitala*. ˈstoʊpə, sɑ ʤi aɪ ˈdiˈeɪ investiraju*, aɪ rastu*. ju ju ˈkoʊʤi ju bujaju*, li ju aɪ keɪoʊ pʊt? ʤi tehnologije*. ˈoʊnoʊ næm su aɪ talenti*, aɪ ti aɪ (r&d*). statistikama*, tɛk ju aɪ, ʤi ˈkoʊʤi. tɪ seɪ ˈmɔrə konkurentnija*. ʤi ʤi ju ti ʤi predanost*, javna*, aɪ privatna*. seɪ bitnima*, ju baɪ ulagati*? ni baɪ, ni ju. istraživanja*, aɪ ˈmɔrə firmi*, ˈmɔrə sveučilišta*. ʤi ˈʤɔrʤə seɪ ɛs investicijama*. su ju nɑ 1995 seɪ nɑ, li baɪl riskiranja*? ju ʤi ˈdiˈeɪ seɪ aɪ. ʤi opseg*, trajanje*. wən aɪ, gledano*, aɪ posljedice*. sɑ ju plodovima*. aɪ ˈdiˈeɪ ju aɪ ekonomiji*. ˈprɑbləm ʤi ju toʊm ˈdiˈeɪ aɪ pozornosti*. keɪoʊ ˈkoʊʤi ju krizi*, nɑ, baɪ seɪ ju ɛs? ʤi oponašanja*., ju javnoj*, aɪ ju domeni*, ju kəˈjaɪmə. ʤi tvrtki*, ˈɑli əˈnɑ ʤi poʊ rizična*. seɪ aɪ. ˈprɑbləm aɪ. digitalizacije*, baɪ ˈkoʊʤi su ræst. baɪ, srednjoročno*, ˈmoʊgəl nɑ, aɪ, baɪ seɪ manja*, ˈɑli administracija*. su nɑ baɪ ɛs? ʤi ju ti ju. seɪ ɛs ˈdiˈeɪ nɑ scenariju*. seɪ ju seɪ očekivanog*, ˈprɑbləm politike*. su opasna*, ju poslu*, aɪ ju politici*. goʊˈdin su oʊ. li ju keɪoʊ ohrabrujuće*? ju keɪoʊ su irska*, ššpanjolska*, ˈaɪlənd aɪ kraljevstvo*. ipak*, aɪ ʤi ʤi ti seɪ, nažalost*, nɑ aɪ tɛk nɑ kraju*. ju zaključku*, su ɛs problemima*, baɪ əˈnɑ glasila*? aɪ linearno*. seɪ su ju baɪ seɪ. ˈkoʊʤi seɪ izazovom*, tɪ keɪoʊ priliku*. ˈdiˈeɪ. ʤi visok*, ˈɑli su visoke*.
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foto: index/daniel kasap/pixsell
esko aho spada u privilegiranu kategoriju istaknutijih finskih državnika. stupivši na poziciju predsjednika vlade sa samo 36 godina, postao je najmlađi finski premijer u povijesti, a tu je dužnost obnašao četiri godine, od 1991. do 1995.
početkom 90-tih, kada je aho zasjeo u "užarenu stolicu", finsku je potresala teška ekonomska kriza. kao tadašnji premijer, aho se odlučio na institucionalne i ustavne reforme, koje su njegovoj vladi omogućile provedbu kontroverznih i veoma nepopularnih reformi, koje su ga u konačnici koštale izbora.
ipak, s obzirom na to da su takve reforme, neugodne ali nužne, urodile plodom, aho za index objašnjava kako građani hrvatske trebaju prestati poklanjati pažnju glasnim populistima, koliko god oni bili zastupljeni u medijima, te početi podržavati one koji nude stvarne i nužne reforme.
finska i hrvatska dijele niz sličnosti, ako usporedimo finsko iskustvo iz ranih 90-ih s recesijom u kojoj se hrvatska nalazi. što biste istaknuli kao ključne smjernice kojima ste se vodili kada ste provodili reforme u finskoj tih godina?
kriza koju je finska doživjela u ranim 90-ima bila je posljedica cikličnih problema i strukturalnih slabosti. glavni naglasak smo stavili na strukturalne elemente. ulaganje u istraživanje i razvoj (r&d), radikalna porezna reforma, restrukturiranje bankarskog sustava te povećanje produktivnosti javnog sektora nalazili su se u središtu vladinih politika. zahvaljujući ustavnim i institucionalnim reformama, moja vlada je stvorila oruđe putem kojega je mogla izvršiti složene i kontroverzne reforme.
slavna izreka kaže kako je "kriza predobra prilika da bi se propustila". veliki ekonomski problemi ne pojavljuju se iz vedra neba, bez upozorenja. problem sa stalnim govorenjem o strukturnim reformama je taj da, ukoliko se ništa ne poduzima, ljudi s vremenom postanu skeptični te izgube volju za odricanjem koje takve reforme traže. dolazi do laganog i sporog krvarenja, umjesto brzog i kirurški preciznog šoka, koji, unatoč tome što je neugodan, u konačnici potiče oporavak ekonomije.
finska je kroz sveobuhvatnu poreznu reformu, velika smanjenja potrošnje na federalnoj i lokalnoj razini te izvozno orijentiranu devalvaciju valute do 1995. uspjela prebroditi krizu. je li slična formula primjenjiva i za države koje se danas bore s ekonomskom reformom?
glavna pouka koja se može izvući iz finske situacije je ta kako je nužno kombinirati kratkoročno unaprjeđivanje konkurentnosti sa strukturnim politikama. danas mnoge europske zemlje, uključujući finsku, boluju od duge recesije jer se nisu posvetile strukturnim promjenama. fiskalne mjere su popularno sredstvo poticanja ekonomskog rasta i zapošljavanja, ali u malim zemljama i zemljama koje se oslanjaju na izvoz, to ne funkcionira.
svaka zemlja mora razviti vlastitu strategiju uklanjanja strukturnih prepreka koje stoje na putu napretka. zemlje poput hrvatske moraju se usredotočiti na područja poput javnih financija i oporezivanja, na tržište rada, na učinkovitost javne uprave te na firme u vlasništvu države.
koje strukturne reforme biste naveli kao prioritet za europske zemlje danas?
europa se mora vratiti na stazu rasta. ne postoji prečac do globalne konkurentnosti. ulaganja u obrazovanje, razvoj i istraživanje (r&d) te inovacije ključna su za budućnost europe. najveća prilika krije se u digitalizaciji, koja će voditi do radikalnih promjena na područjima manufakture, logistike te javnih i privatnih usluga. europa ima potencijal stvoriti najbolji ekosustav za primjene digitalizacije, ali dosad europska unija to nije bila u stanju iskoristiti. spor napredak u implementaciji jedinstvenog digitalnog tržišta dobar je primjer naših slabosti.
kvaliteta i efikasnost državnih institucija ključan su resurs koji je ujedno i preduvjet za digitalizaciju. nekoliko država članica eu-a, uključujući hrvatsku, ocijenjeno je dosta nisko na području kvalitete administracije. indikatori svjetske banke o kvaliteti državnog upravljanja upućuju na općenite slabosti hrvatske javne uprave, osobito u pogledu korupcije, vladavine prava, kvalitete regulative te učinkovitosti vlade. sve su to područja koja zahtijevaju ozbiljan rad i predanost.
smatrate li da je hrvatska solucija podizanja pdv-a s 23 na 25 posto bila učinkovita? kakvu je poreznu politiku vodila finska početkom 90-ih?
povećanja poreza su laka, ali neučinkovita mjera za povećanje državnih prihoda usred krize. umjesto toga, nužno je provesti strukturne reforme u samome oporezivanju. finska je učinila i jedno i drugo u ranim 90-ima. viši porezi na prihod bili su motivirani socijalnim težnjama i težnjama spram jednakosti. u svakome slučaju, najvažniji pojedinačni napor za poticanje brzog i održivog oporavka finske ekonomije bila je reforma korporativnog oporezivanja dobiti i prihoda od kapitala. niska stopa poreza, zajedno sa širokom poreznom osnovicom stvorila je održiv i učinkovit poticaj za firme da investiraju, zapošljavaju i rastu.
ako uzmemo u obzir finsko investiranje u razne sektore koji u zadnje vrijeme bujaju, biste li preporučili investiranje u ict i obrazovanje kao mudar put za zemlje danas?
danas je ključan izazov zagovarati primjenu tehnologije. ono što nam treba su multidisciplinarne vještine i talenti, bolja suradnja između javnog i privatnog sektora te učinkovitije korištenje sredstava za istraživanje i razvoj (r&d).
prema statistikama, hrvatska trenutačno ulaže tek 0,73 posto svojeg bdp-a u istraživanje i razvoj, što je daleko ispod prosjeka europske unije koji iznosi 2,03 posto. to se mora promijeniti ako zemlja želi postati konkurentnija. nužno je shvatiti kako je ulaganje u r&d dugoročna investicija te kako je potrebna predanost, kako javna, tako i privatna.
tekst se nastavlja ispod oglasa
koje sektore smatrate strateški bitnima, odnosno u koje sektore bi današnje države trebale ulagati?
vlade ne bi trebale birati sektore, čak ni investirati u pojedinačne firme. novac za istraživanja, razvoj i inovacije mora dolaziti od inicijativa koje dolaze od firmi, mora dolaziti od istraživačkih institucija vezanih uz sveučilišta. javno financiranje je najučinkovitije kada ga se upari s privatnim investicijama.
neki kažu kako su vas nepopularne reforme koje ste proveli u 90-ima koštale pozicije na izborima 1995. osvrćući se na finsku danas, jesu li reforme bile vrijedne riskiranja?
nedavna iskustva u europi svjedoče kako je najsigurniji način da se izgube izbori upravo izbjegavanje rizika i odgađanje nužnih reformi. najveći izazov strukturnih reformi je njihov vremenski opseg, njihovo trajanje. one stvaraju troškove i, kratkoročno gledano, čak i negativne posljedice. veoma rijetko vlada koja riskira sa strukturnim reformama može uživati u njihovim plodovima.
ponekad političari podcjenjuju obične građane i njihovu sposobnost da shvate potrebu za fundamentalnim promjenama u društvu i ekonomiji. problem je u tome da najglasniji i najvidljiviji protivnici reformi često dobivaju najviše medijske pozornosti.
što biste naglasili kao najvažniji resurs koji mediteranske zemlje u krizi, usmjerene na turizam poput hrvatske, mogu iskoristiti kako bi se uhvatile u koštac s recesijom?
hrvatska je jedna od onih europskih zemalja koje mogu profitirati od oponašanja. postoji nekoliko sektora, kako u javnoj, tako i u privatnoj domeni, u kojima hrvatska može učiti od drugih europskih zemalja. inovacija je sjajno oruđe za razvijanje zemalja ili tvrtki, ali ona je po svojoj naravi veoma rizična. putem imitacije napredak se može ostvariti brže i uz manji rizik.
hrvatska ima problem tipičan za europu - prevelik i preskup javni sektor. reformirajući javni sektor putem potpune digitalizacije, hrvatska bi mogla stvoriti resurse koji su joj potrebni za rast. uštede bi, srednjoročno, mogle biti ostvarene putem racionalizacije na lokalnoj, regionalnoj i nacionalnoj razini uprave, kako bi se stvorila manja, ali učinkovitija administracija.
koje su opasnosti na koje bi države trebale paziti prilikom borbe s recesijom?
najveći rizik je u podcjenjivanju problema te u krivoj procjeni vremena potrebnog za oporavak. preporučujem vladama koje se suočavaju s ekonomskom krizom da svoje strategije temelje na najgorem mogućem scenariju. ako se u konačnici pokaže kako se stvari popravljaju brže od očekivanog, neće biti problem prilagoditi politike. razočaranja su opasna, kako u poslu, tako i u politici.
skoro dvije godine su prošle od vaše zadnje posjete zagrebu za vrijeme koje ste govorili o finskim reformama. jeste li otad primijetili neke pozitivne trendove u europi koje biste istaknuli kao ohrabrujuće?
vidim napredak u nekoliko europskih zemalja kao što su irska, španjolska, island i ujedinjeno kraljevstvo. ipak, čak i kod tih zemalja bitno je istaknuti kako je napredak postepen te kako se, nažalost, oporavak na području zaposlenosti i socijalnog sektora vidi tek na kraju.
u zaključku, kada biste mogli poslati poruku političkim čelnicima zemalja koje su suočene s ekonomskim problemima, kako bi ona glasila?
transformiranje društava i ekonomija nikada nije linearno. čini se kako su u demokracijama krize potrebne kako bi se provele nužne reforme. ako ste vođa koji se nalazi pred takvim izazovom, prihvatite to kao priliku. imat ćete sjajnu mogućnost da obavite stvarne reforme. rizik je visok, ali potencijalne nagrade također su visoke.
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ˈspikər pɔl raɪən toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ðət hi ɪz "ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd" əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən tæks skæm ðət wʊd reɪz ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfæməliz tɪ gɪv əˈweɪ ˈbɪljənz tɪ ðə rɪʧ. ˈspikər pɔl raɪən (r-wi*) gəʃt ðət hi wɑz ““excited”*” əˈbaʊt ðə trəmp tæks skæm ðət wʊd reɪz ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm rəŋ əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkərz waɪl ˈkətɪŋ ˈtæksɪz fər ðə laɪk ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd hɪz ˈkæbənət. ðə skim dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ tim, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ raɪən ənd ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl, wʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəm tɪ reɪz tæks reɪts ɔn ðə loʊəst weɪʤ ˈərnərz. ðət ˌɪnˈkris ɔn əˈmɛrɪkənz wʊd peɪ fər tæks kəts fər ðoʊz æt ðə haɪəst ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɪstəm, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈgɪvəˌweɪz laɪk ə rɪˈpil əv ðə ɛˈsteɪt tæks, wɪʧ əˈfɛkts ˈoʊnli ðə ˈrɪʧəst əv ðə rɪʧ. raɪt naʊ, ðə feɪs pərˈsɛnt ˈtæksɪz æt ðə tɔp. ˈəndər ðə skim, ðət wʊd kəm daʊn tɪ 35 pərˈsɛnt. trəmp stændz tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ɪn ə ““yuge”*” weɪ frəm ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ɪf ɪt ˈɛvər bɪˈkəmz lɔ. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ noʊ wət hɪz tæks ˈstætəs ɪz bɪˈkəz hi rɪˈvil hɪz rɪˈtərnz, bət beɪst ɔn hɪz kleɪm əv ə nɛt wərθ əv 10 ˈbɪljən, ðə plæn tɪ rɪˈpil ðə ɛˈsteɪt tæks wʊd gɪv əˈweɪ 4 ˈbɪljən tɪ hɪz ˈʧɪldrən wɪn ðeɪ ˌɪnˈhɛrət hɪz ɛˈsteɪt. əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn tɪ taʊt ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, raɪən sɛd hi wɑz excited”*” əˈbaʊt ðə skjud prəˈpoʊzəl ənd ˈtaʊtɪd ɪt ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər məʧ maɪ ˈædəlt life,”*,” frəm ðə taɪm hi sərvd ɔn ðə stæf əv rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤæk kɛmp (r-ny*). raɪən: lʊk, ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ʤoʊ. aɪ ˈgɑtə tɛl jɑ. bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs ˈprɪti məʧ maɪ ˈædəlt laɪf. aɪ wɑz ʤæk stæf ɪˈkɑnəmɪst, ju noʊ, ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs stəf bæk ɪn ðə ’90s*. ənd aɪ wɑz ʧɛr əv ðə weɪz ənd minz kəˈmɪti ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ hæd ðɪs ʤɑb. ðɪs ɪz ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ðə fər ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi. wi ər ɔl ɪn ɔn ðɪs, wi ər ˈjunəˌfaɪd ɔn ðɪs, ənd wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ˈpriviəsli, raɪən brægd ðət hi hæd bɪn ““dreaming”*” əv ˈkɪkɪŋ pur ˈpipəl ɔf əv ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd sɪns hi wɑz aʊt əv ə keg”*” æt ˈkɑlɪʤ. ðɪs ˈleɪtəst plæn ɪz pɑrt əv hɪz lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə kənˈsərnz əv ðə ˈoʊvər ðə pur ənd ˈmɪdəl klæs. ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs, hi həz fɔt fər jɪrz tɪ ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd, ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd ˈəðər ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈproʊˌgræmz fər ˈrɛgjələr əˈmɛrɪkənz ɔl tɪ gɪv ˈivɪn mɔr ˈməni tɪ ðə ˈrɪʧəst əˈmɛrɪkənz. ˈivɪn wərs, raɪən həz ˈɔfən ˈsɪnɪkəli ˌɪnˈvoʊkt hɪz ˈkæθlɪk feɪθ tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər. wɪn hi prəˈpoʊzd hɪz drəˈkoʊniən ˈbəʤɪt ðət kət ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ðə pur waɪl ˈfeɪvərɪŋ ðə ˈwɛlθi, raɪən sɛd hi wɑz maɪ ˈkæθlɪk faith”*” wɪn weɪɪŋ ðə praɪˈɔrətiz ɪn ðə prəˈpoʊzəl. bət ə ˈlɛtər frəm ðə juz. ˈkɑnfərəns əv ˈkæθlɪk ˈbɪʃəps slæmd hɪz plæn, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət ʤɪst ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər fˈjuʧər ˈbəʤɪts ˈkænɑt rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt kəts ɪn ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ pur persons.”*.” ˈʤɛʒuɪt ˈfɑðər ˈtɑməs ʤeɪ. ris ɪkˈspleɪnd, ˈbəʤɪt rɪˈflɛkts ðə ˈvæljuz əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt fəˈlɑsəfər eɪn rænd ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈgɔspəl əv ˈʤizəs christ.”*.” hɪz rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ ˈdiviˌeɪt frəm ðɪs tˈwɪstɪd sɛt əv praɪˈɔrətiz ˈrisəntli ˈbækˌfaɪərd, ɛz hi wɑz bud ɔn ˈnæʃənəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən fər ˈlɛkʧərɪŋ ə nən ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ hər ðət ˈkətɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz fər ðə pur wɑz fər ðɛr oʊn gʊd. ˈrisənt ˈhɪstəri ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv ðə raɪən plæn. ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, hi kɔld ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ə fər ɑr economy.”*.” ɪn 2002 ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ soʊld hɪz ˈpækɪʤ əv tæks kəts fər ðə ˈwɛlθi wɪθ ðə ˈprɑməs ðət ɪt wʊd ˈproʊdus ril prosperity.”*.” ðoʊz kəts hɛlpt tɪ ˈproʊdus ə ˈmæsɪv ˈtrɪljən ˈdɛfəsət bʊʃ hæd ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ə ˈsərpləs frəm ˈklɪntən ənd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi slɪd ˈɪntu ðə greɪt ˌriˈsɛʃən wɛr ðə ˈkəntri ənd ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi lɔst ˈmɪljənz əv ʤɑbz ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk keɪɑs rɑkt ðə wərld. ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi həz rɪˈkəvərd ˈəndər ðə tæks ˈpɑləsiz ˈʧæmpiənd baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd hɪz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈælaɪz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. drim ɪz tɪ θroʊ ðoʊz geɪnz əˈweɪ, waɪl ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈtæksɪz fər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfæməliz. ɛz hi toʊld, ər ɔl ɪn ɔn ðɪs, wi ər ˈjunəˌfaɪd ɔn ðɪs, ənd wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt this.”*.”
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speaker paul ryan told reporters that he is "really excited" about the republican tax scam that would raise taxes on working families to give away billions to the rich.
speaker paul ryan (r-wi) gushed that he was “excited” about the trump tax scam that would raise taxes on the bottom rung of american workers while cutting taxes for the ultra-wealthy like donald trump and his ultra-wealthy cabinet.
the scheme developed by trump’s team, along with ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, would change the current system to raise tax rates on the lowest wage earners.
that increase on working-class americans would pay for tax cuts for those at the highest end of the system, along with giveaways like a repeal of the estate tax, which affects only the richest of the rich. right now, the ultra-wealthy face 39.6 percent taxes at the top. under the gop scheme, that would come down to 35 percent.
trump stands to benefit in a “yuge” way from the proposal if it ever becomes law. it is impossible to know what his tax status is because he reveal his returns, but based on his claim of a net worth of $10 billion, the plan to repeal the estate tax would give away $4 billion to his children when they inherit his estate.
appearing on cnbc to tout the proposal, ryan said he was “really excited” about the skewed proposal and touted it as something he’s been pushing for “pretty much my adult life,” from the time he served on the staff of rep. jack kemp (r-ny).
ryan: look, really excited about this, joe. i gotta tell ya. i’ve been working on this pretty much my adult life. i was jack kemp’s staff economist, you know, working on this stuff back in the ’90s. and i was chair of the ways and means committee before i had this job. […] this is it. this is the game-changer for our economy. […] we are all in on this, we are unified on this, and we are excited about this.
previously, ryan bragged that he had been “dreaming” of kicking poor people off of medicaid since he was “drinking out of a keg” at college.
this latest plan is part of his long history of pushing the concerns of the ultra-wealthy over the poor and middle class. in congress, he has fought for years to medicaid, social security, and other critical programs for regular americans all to give even more money to the richest americans.
even worse, ryan has often cynically invoked his catholic faith to justify this behavior. when he proposed his draconian budget that cut services for the poor while favoring the wealthy, ryan said he was “using my catholic faith” when weighing the priorities in the proposal.
but a letter from the u.s. conference of catholic bishops slammed his plan, pointing out that “a just framework for future budgets cannot rely on disproportionate cuts in essential services to poor persons.” jesuit father thomas j. reese explained, “ryan’s budget reflects the values of his favorite philosopher ayn rand rather than the gospel of jesus christ.”
his refusal to deviate from this twisted set of priorities recently backfired, as he was booed on national television for lecturing a nun and telling her that cutting programs for the poor was for their own good.
recent history also shows the danger of the ryan plan. in the cnbc interview, he called the proposal a “game-changer for our economy.”
in 2002, president george w. bush sold his package of tax cuts for the wealthy with the promise that it would “help produce real prosperity.”
those cuts helped to produce a massive $1.2 trillion deficit bush had inherited a surplus from clinton and the economy slid into the great recession where the country and the global economy lost millions of jobs and economic chaos rocked the world.
the economy has recovered under the tax policies championed by president barack obama and his democratic allies in congress.
ryan’s dream is to throw those gains away, while raising taxes for working families.
as he told cnbc, “we are all in on this, we are unified on this, and we are excited about this.”
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dru ˈstivənz ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ʃif ər ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə sænd, ˈtɔsɪŋ ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl bæk ənd fɔrθ ɛz ðə hɑt fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl sən bimz daʊn ɔn ðɛr ˈneɪkəd ˈtɔrˌsoʊz. ɔl əraʊnd, gərlz fɔrm ˈgɑsəpi grups, ðɛr bərnz ˈnɪrli ɛz niɑn ɛz ðɛr pɪŋk bəˈkiniz. ˈstivənz ənd ʃif ædˈmaɪr ðə aɪ ˈkændi. ə bɪt əv ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm fər ðə pælz hu ˈpɑrtid ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr wɪθ ˈkɑlɪʤ gərlz frəm oʊˈhaɪoʊ wi mɛt aʊt hir ɔn ðə beach,”*,” sɪz ʃif. ə ˈprɪti ˈtɪpɪkəl deɪ ɪn ðə laɪf əv ə spərɪŋ ˈbreɪkər ˈəðər ðən ðə fækt ðət ðiz tu djudz hæv bɪn tu oʊld fər spərɪŋ breɪk fər ˈnɪrli ə ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈstivənz, ə ˈoʊnər əv ə pul ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈhɪltən hɛd, sc*, ənd ʃif, ə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi, hæv bɪn riˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə goʊsts əv spərɪŋ breɪks pæst ˈɛvəri jɪr sɪns ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. iʧ wən ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə læst, ðeɪ seɪ. hæv ə lɔt mɔr ˈməni now,”*,” sɪz ˈstivənz. ɪt meɪks fər ə mɔr fən time.”*.” kəm mɑrʧ ənd ˈeɪprəl, wɪn moʊst ˈjuˈɛs ˌjunəˈvərsətiz hæv ðɛr ˈmɪdˌtərm veɪˈkeɪʃənz, hɔrdz əv prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɪn ðɛr leɪt 20s*, ənd ɛsˈʧu ““grown-up”*” ˈgɛtəˌweɪz fər spərɪŋ breɪk hɑt spɑts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ maɪˈæmi, ˌkɑŋˈkun, ˈpɔrtər ˌvæˈlɑrtɑ ənd hoʊm əv ðə wɛt ˈtiˌsərt ˈkɑntɛst fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl. ˈʧætər stɑrts ɪn january,”*,” sɪz ˌwɑˈkin, ə ˈmɪdˌtaʊn wɛst ˈrɛzɪdənt hu wərks ɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ənd həz breaked”*” ˈməltəpəl taɪmz sɪns rɪˈsivɪŋ hɪz dɪˈgri frəm təfts ˌjunəˈvərsəti. frɛndz wɪl stɑrt ðə ˈiˌmeɪl ʧeɪnz, raɪt, wət ər wi duɪŋ? wɛr ər wi goʊɪŋ? ˌkɑŋˈkun ər miami?’*?’ sɪz ˌwɑˈkin, hu æst ðət hɪz læst neɪm nɑt bi juzd fər prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈrizənz, ˈædɪŋ, ˈnɛvər bɪn ɪn ə rəʃ tɪ gɪt old.”*.” əˈpɛrəntli, ˈniðər ər hɪz ˈkoʊhɔrts. fər ˈsɪŋgəl mɛn ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, spərɪŋ breɪk ɪz ə ʧæns tɪ riˈlɪv ðɛr ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈglɔri deɪz ənd tɪ æd ə nɑʧ ər tu tɪ ðɛr brʊks ˈbrəðərz bɛlts. ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə spərɪŋ breɪk mentality,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʤəstɪn, hu lɪvz ɪn ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ənd ˈɔlsoʊ æst ðət hɪz læst neɪm nɑt bi juzd fər prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈrizənz. ˈiziər tɪ gɪt laid,”*,” hi ˈklɛrəˌfaɪz. sɪns ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ naɪn jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈʤəstɪn, hu wərks ɪn seɪlz, həz bɪn tɪ ˈpɔrtər ˌvæˈlɑrtɑ, ənd maɪˈæmi. ˈæftər ɔl, waɪl nu jɔrk həz ə ˈbaʊnti əv ˈbjutəfəl ˈwɪmən, spərɪŋ ˈvəlʧərz seɪ ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk ə ˈkɑlɪʤ gərl ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ lɛt ɔf səm stim. kʊd rən əraʊnd nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ənd bæŋ ɛz ˈmɛni gərlz ɛz aɪ du ɔn spərɪŋ breɪk, bət nɑt ðə seɪm feeling,”*,” sɪz ˈʤəstɪn. aʊt ɪn ðə sən, ðə θɪŋ ɪz greɪt. ˈɔlˌweɪz ə greɪt taɪm. aɪ ˈnɛvər kəm bæk ˈwəndərɪŋ waɪ aɪ dɪd ðət. ˈpipəl ər ɔn spərɪŋ breɪk, ɪn ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt mindset,”*,” hi kənˈtɪnjuz. ðɛr wər ə bənʧ əv hu wɛnt, bi greɪt. bət ðeɪ ɔl sim tɪ saʊər əp, luz ðɛr ˈbɑdiz ənd noʊ haʊ tɪ hæv fən anymore.”*.” ðə ˈpipəl hu du noʊ haʊ tɪ hæv fən? mɛn hu hæv meɪd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv doʊ. ˌwɑˈkin sɪz wɪn hi wɛnt ɔn hɪz fərst ˈprɑpər spərɪŋ breɪk (waɪl stɪl ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ), hi hæd tɪ ˈræʃən hɪz fəndz daʊn tɪ ðə læst ˈdɔlər. bət wɪn hi wɛnt tɪ maɪˈæmi æt ðə eɪʤ əv 31 hi ənd hɪz θri frɛndz plɑpt daʊn ˈθaʊzənz fər ðə swit æt ðə ˈdəbəlju hoʊˈtɛl. ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr, hɪz ˈpraʊlɪŋ pæk əv ˈsɛvən sɪˈkjʊrd ə roʊ əv ˈpraɪsi ˈpulˌsaɪd rumz æt ʃɔr kləb. wʊd ʤɪst liv ɑr sˈlaɪdɪŋ dɔr ˈoʊpən ənd hæv ə stɑkt bɑr ənd goʊ frəm pul tɪ ʃɑts, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ grups əv gərlz bæk tɪ ðə rooms,”*,” sɪz ˌwɑˈkin. ðə ˈdəbəlju swit wɑz ˈikwəli kənˈdusɪv tɪ wuɪŋ ðə ˈleɪdiz. ˈæftər wən naɪt əv ˈkləbɪŋ, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪər brɔt hoʊm ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɑfˌmɔr hu, hi sɪz, wɑz ɪn ɔ əv hɪz ˈsprɔlɪŋ dɪgz. ˈprɑbəˌbli həz ə bəŋk bɛd ənd ə ˈruˌmeɪt ənd ə dɛsk ənd ˈwʊdən ʧɛr. ʃi wɑz ˈklɪrli impressed.”*.” fər ˌwɑˈkin, hɪz eɪʤ ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns həz ˈoʊnli wərkt tɪ hɪz ædˈvæntɪʤ waɪl ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsərkət. ˈæŋgəl wɑz, ðɪs ɪz wət ɪt ɪz. 10 jɪrz ˈoʊldər ðən ju, bət gɛs wət, aɪ laɪk tɪ drɪŋk ənd ˈpɑrti, tu. ju wɔnt tɪ goʊ drɪŋk bəd laɪts ər ju wɔnt tɪ goʊ drɪŋk champagne?”*?” stiv schapher*, hu wɑz ɪn fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl ənd maɪˈæmi wɪθ frɛndz læst wik ɔn ˈædəlt spərɪŋ breɪk, sɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ gərlz, səʧ ɛz ðə wənz ðeɪ mɛt frəm kɛnt steɪt, laɪk ðə ˈoʊldər gaɪz. “[“[we*] brɪŋ mɔr tɪ ðə table,”*,” sɪz schapher*, hu wərks ɛz ə kɑp ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ. səm əv ənd kəmˈpeɪtriəts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, faɪnd ɪt ˈwaɪzər tɪ ʧəg bɪr ənd fɪt ɪn. ju tɛl ˈɛniˌwən ˈoʊldər ðən 23 ənd ɔn spərɪŋ breɪk, goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ, ‘‘oh*, ə dog,’*,’ ləˈmɛnts ˈʤəstɪn. ˈʤuljə strəm ˈsərtənli wʊd. ðə fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl haɪ skul ˈstudənt sɪz ʃi ənd hər ˈsɪstər hæv bɪn hɪt ɔn ˈmərsələsli baɪ spərɪŋ ˈvəlʧərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈprænsɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn hɪz ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌpɛrəfəˈneɪljə. perverted,”*,” sɪz strəm. ˈhɪtɪŋ ɔn ə ˈʤunjər ɪn haɪ skul ənd ə, ju nid tɪ something,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ˈəðərz faɪnd ɪt lɛs pərˈvərtɪd ənd mɔr, wɛl, ˈbæfəlɪŋ. ˈrɪli noʊ haʊ tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðɛm, bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ them,”*,” sɪz lɑʃ, ə ˈsinjər æt dəˈpaʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə, hu wɑz ˈɔfərd drɪŋks baɪ ˈməltəpəl spərɪŋ breɪk waɪl ˈpɑrtiɪŋ ɪn fɔrt ˈlɔdərˌdeɪl wɪθ hər ˈkɑlɪʤ kru læst wik. ˈləkəli fər ˈwɛri ˈwɪmən, ˈizi tɪ ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk ˈoʊldiz, sɪz ˈkrɪstəfər ˈbædər, hu həz wərkt ɪn ðə spərɪŋ breɪk ˈɪndəstri fər 10 jɪrz. kən ˈɔlˌweɪz tɛl ə ˈteɪbəl əv ˈoʊldər gaɪz wɪn ðɛr ər tənz ənd tənz əv sparklers,”*,” sɪz ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ˈwɪŋmən, ə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ðət həz pɛrd əp wɪθ spərɪŋ breɪk ˈtrævəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəl ˈsərvɪs ˈoʊnli ˈmənid mɛn kən əˈfɔrd. kriˈeɪts ə ˈspɛktəkəl bɪˈkəz ɪt kɔsts ə lɔt əv money.”*.” ɔl ðət flæʃ, ðoʊ, gɪt ju ˈɛniˌwɛr, sɪz ˈbædər: əv ðə mɛnˈtælɪti ðət ɪf ju hæv tɪ flaɪ daʊn tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ tɪ faɪnd ˈwɪmən, nɑt ðət gʊd æt ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˈwɪmən ɪn general.”*.” ɛz ənd ˈʤəstɪn rɔs li, 30 ɪkˈspleɪnz: mɛn ʃut fɪʃ ɪn ə ˈbɛrəl, ðeɪ juz ðɛr lure.”*.” bət ðoʊz hu hæv spərɪŋ breɪk ˈfivər ər goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ɔn ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə drim. aɪ wɛnt tɪ, ʤəˈmeɪkə, jæ, ˈpipəl wər ˈæskɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs waɪ wi wər ðɛr. bɪˈkəz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bi there,”*,” ədˈmɪts ðə ˈərliər ˈʤəstɪn frəm ˈmɪdˌtaʊn. ðɛr wər gɔn wild’*’ wɛt ˈtiˌsərt ˈkɑntɛsts. ɪt wɑz freakin’*’ ˈɔsəm. gɑt tɪ tɛl ju ˈsəmθɪŋ. aɪ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli kip goʊɪŋ fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ kən ˈfɪzɪkəli pæs. ənd aɪ kip ɪn ˈrɪli gʊd shape.”*.”
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drew stevens and david sheaf are standing in the sand, tossing a football back and forth as the hot fort lauderdale sun beams down on their naked torsos. all around, 19-year-old girls form gossipy groups, their burns nearly as neon as their dayglo pink bikinis.
stevens and sheaf admire the eye candy. it’s a bit of downtime for the pals who partied the night before with “some college girls from ohio we met out here on the beach,” says sheaf.
a pretty typical day in the life of a spring breaker other than the fact that these two dudes have been too old for spring break for nearly a decade.
stevens, a 32-year-old owner of a pool company in hilton head, sc, and sheaf, a 28-year-old engineer in washington, dc, have been revisiting the ghosts of spring breaks past every year since graduating from the university of south carolina.
each one is better than the last, they say.
“i have a lot more money now,” says stevens. “and it makes for a more fun time.”
come march and april, when most us universities have their midterm vacations, hordes of post-grad professionals in their late 20s, 30s and 40s eschew “grown-up” getaways for spring break hot spots including miami, cancun, puerto vallarta and home of the first-ever wet t-shirt contest fort lauderdale.
“the chatter starts in january,” says joaquin, a 34-year-old midtown west resident who works in finance and has “spring breaked” multiple times since receiving his bachelor’s degree from tufts university.
“my friends will start the e-mail chains, ‘all right, what are we doing? where are we going? cancun or miami?’ ” says joaquin, who asked that his last name not be used for professional reasons, adding, “i’ve never been in a rush to get old.”
apparently, neither are his nyc cohorts.
for single men in the city, spring break is a chance to relive their college glory days and to add a notch or two to their brooks brothers belts.
“it’s all about the spring break mentality,” according to 31-year-old justin, who lives in midtown and also asked that his last name not be used for professional reasons.
“it’s easier to get laid,” he clarifies.
since graduating from college nine years ago, justin, who works in sales, has been to puerto vallarta, negril and miami. after all, while new york has a bounty of beautiful women, spring vultures say there’s nothing like a college girl looking to let off some steam.
“i could run around new york city and bang as many girls as i do on spring break, but it’s not the same feeling,” says justin. “you’re out in the sun, the all-inclusive thing is great. it’s always a great time. i never come back wondering why i did that.
“when people are on spring break, they’re in a totally different mindset,” he continues. “if there were a bunch of 28-year-olds who went, it’d be great. but they all seem to sour up, lose their bodies and know how to have fun anymore.”
the people who do know how to have fun? nyc men who have made a little bit of dough.
joaquin says when he went on his first proper spring break (while still enrolled in college), he had to ration his funds down to the last dollar.
but when he went to miami at the age of 31, he and his three friends plopped down thousands for the “911” suite at the w hotel.
the year before, his prowling pack of seven secured a row of pricey poolside rooms at miami’s shore club.
“we would just leave our sliding door open and have a stocked bar and go from pool to shots, bringing groups of girls back to the rooms,” says joaquin.
the w suite was equally conducive to wooing the ladies.
after one night of clubbing, the former football player brought home a college sophomore who, he says, was in awe of his sprawling digs.
“she probably has a bunk bed and a roommate and a desk and wooden chair. she was clearly impressed.”
for joaquin, his age and experience has only worked to his advantage while hitting the college vacay circuit.
“my angle was, this is what it is. i’m 10 years older than you, but guess what, i like to drink and party, too. you want to go drink bud lights or you want to go drink champagne?”
thirty-one-year-old steve schapher, who was in fort lauderdale and miami with friends last week on adult spring break, says college girls, such as the ones they met from kent state, “actually like the older guys.
“[we] bring more to the table,” says schapher, who works as a cop in orlando.
some of joaquin’s and schapher’s compatriots, however, find it wiser to chug beer and fit in. “if you tell anyone you’re older than 23 and you’re on spring break, they’re going to say, ‘oh, you’re a dog,’ ” laments justin.
julia strum certainly would.
the fort lauderdale high school student says she and her college-age sister have been hit on mercilessly by spring vultures, including a 30-year-old prancing around in his outdated college paraphernalia.
“it’s perverted,” says strum. “if you’re hitting on a junior in high school and you’re a 28-year-old, you need to re-evaluate something,” she says.
others find it less perverted and more, well, baffling.
“i really know how to respond to them, because i have anything in common with them,” says 21-year-old jemma losh, a senior at depauw university in indiana, who was offered drinks by multiple spring break prowlers while partying in fort lauderdale with her college crew last week.
luckily for wary women, it’s easy to pinpoint opportunistic oldies, says christopher bader, who has worked in the spring break industry for 10 years.
“you can always tell a table of older guys when there are tons and tons of sparklers,” says the 31-year-old founder of wingman, a marketing company that has paired up with spring break travel organizations, referring to the blinged-out bottle service only monied men can afford.
“it creates a spectacle because it costs a lot of money.”
all that flash, though, won’t get you anywhere, says bader: “i’m of the mentality that if you have to fly down to mexico to find women, you’re not that good at picking up women in general.”
as nyc-based jet-setter and lady-chaser justin ross lee, 30, explains: “real men shoot fish in a barrel, they use their lure.”
but those who have spring break fever are going to keep on chasing the dream. “when i went to negril, jamaica, yeah, people were asking us why we were there. because there’s no reason to be there,” admits the earlier justin from midtown. “but there were ‘girls gone wild’ wet t-shirt contests. it was freakin’ awesome.
“i got to tell you something. i would probably keep going for as long as i can physically pass. and i keep in really good shape.”
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fjuər ðən 150 ˈæləˌgeɪtərz rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə waɪld ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. tɪ bust ðɛr dˈwɪndəlɪŋ ˈnəmbərz, ˈrisərʧərz bɪˈgæn ˌriɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˈkæptɪv brɛd ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz tɪ ˈwɛˌtlændz ɪn 2007 ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ˈæləˌgeɪtər ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə hæv bɪn səkˈsɛsfəl soʊ fɑr, bət ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən saɪz ɪn ðə waɪld ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri smɔl, ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ. ðə moʊst ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈæləˌgeɪtər ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtər ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈkəmˌbæk. ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv ˈrisəntli ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ˈbeɪbi ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz sˈwɪmɪŋ ɪn ˈwɛˌtlænd pɑrk ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ. fjuər ðən 150 ˈæləˌgeɪtərz rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə waɪld ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, ənd ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈɛfərts hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈvaɪv ðɛr wəns əˈbəndənt ˈnəmbərz. soʊ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ˈsɪgnəlz ə success”*” fər ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɛfərts tɪ ðɛr ˈbridɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə waɪld, ðə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti əˈnaʊnst ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 26 ʃoʊz ðət ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf kən rɪˈkəvər ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ə chance,”*,” kɑŋ, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər fər ˈeɪʒə ˈproʊˌgræmz, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈɛfərts əv ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz ənd ˈkɑligz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, wi hæv hæd ðɪs greɪt ˈaʊtˌkəm ðət ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət ˈpipəl ənd ˈprɛdətərz kən ɪn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdɛnsli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd ˈriʤənz əv ðə world.”*.” ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz wər wəns ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ əˈkrɔs ˈʧaɪnə. bət ˈhæbəˌtæt dɪˈstrəkʃən ˈmoʊstli du tɪ ðə kənˈvərʒən əv ˈwɛˌtlændz tɪ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl fildz həz ˈdɛsəˌmeɪtɪd ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz. fjuər ðən 150 ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz ər θɔt tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə waɪld naʊ, ɪn smɔl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz æt ˈwaɪdli dɪˈspərst loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ, wɪθ lɛs ðən 20 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz æt iʧ saɪt. ðə ˈspiʃiz ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ɪn ðə rɛd lɪst. tɪ bust ðɛr dˈwɪndəlɪŋ ˈnəmbərz, ˈrisərʧərz bɪˈgæn ˌriɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˈkæptɪv brɛd ˈæləˌgeɪtərz tɪ ˈwɛˌtlændz. ɪn 2007 sɪks ˈædəlt ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz θri frəm ə ˈbridɪŋ ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈprɑvɪns, ˈʧaɪnə, ənd θri frəm brɑŋks zu, ənd ðə seɪnt ˈɔgəˌstin ˈæləˌgeɪtər fɑrm ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl pɑrk ɪn ðə juz. wər riˈlist ˈɪntu ˈwɛˌtlænd pɑrk. ðɛn ɪn ʤun 2015 sɪks mɔr ˈædəlt ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz frəm ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtər ˈnæʃənəl ˈneɪʧər rɪˈzərv wər riˈlist ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɛˌtlænd pɑrk. ðə sim tɪ hæv bɪn səkˈsɛsfəl. ˈsaɪəntɪsts əbˈzərvd 16 ɪn 2008 ʤɪst ə jɪr ˈæftər ðə fərst. ðɪs jɪr tu, ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈskəvərd θri ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtər nɛsts wɪθ mɔr ðən 60 ˈvaɪəbəl ɛgz æt ˈwɛˌtlænd pɑrk. bət ə ˌtaɪˈfun ɪn mid-september*, ənd ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈflədɪŋ, swɛpt əˈweɪ tu əv ðə nɛsts, wɪθ ðə feɪt əv ðə θərd nɛst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ənˈnoʊn. ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 25 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɪstər. wæŋ ʤɑŋ taʊ frəm ˈwɛˌtlænd pɑrk əbˈzərvd θri ˈbeɪbi ˈæləˌgeɪtərz ɪn ðə pɑrk, ənd ˈmɪstər. ju fɛŋ frəm ist ˈʧaɪnə ˈnɔrməl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ðə ˈbeɪbiz tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, sɛd. ˈwɛˌtlænd pɑrk ɪz ˈkərəntli fri frəm θrɛts əv ˈhæbəˌtæt lɔs ər ˈjumən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns, ˈsaɪəntɪst li toʊld mongabay*. ˈwɛðər ɪz ðə meɪn θrɛt fər ðə ˈæləˌgeɪtərz there,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ɪgˈzæmpəl, wi faʊnd θri nɛsts, bət ˈoʊnli wən nɛst hæʧt bɪˈkəz əv ðə bɪg typhoon.”*.” li ˈædɪd ðət waɪl ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtər ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəl soʊ fɑr, ðə waɪld ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz stɪl smɔl ənd nid tɪ kənˈtɪnju. noʊ ɪf mɔr ˈæləˌgeɪtərz wɪl bi ˌriɪntrəˈdust ˈɪntu pɑrk ər nɑt. ðət wɪl dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðə plans,”*,” li sɛd. wi plæn tɪ mɔr ˈæləˌgeɪtərz ˈɪntu leɪk, wɪʧ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn province.”*.” ʤɪm breheny*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv brɑŋks zu, ˈædɪd: riˈlis əv ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz tɪ ə ˈbridɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðɪs ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˌkrɑkəˈdɪljən ɪz ə greɪt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ zuz ər pleɪɪŋ ə ˈmeɪʤər roʊl ɪn ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈɛfərts əraʊnd ðə world.”*.”
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fewer than 150 alligators remain in the wild in china.
to boost their dwindling numbers, researchers began reintroducing captive bred chinese alligators to china’s wetlands in 2007.
the discovery of alligator hatchlings indicates that the reintroductions have been successful so far, but the population size in the wild is still very small, scientists say.
the world’s most endangered alligator — the chinese alligator — is making a comeback.
scientists have recently photographed baby chinese alligators swimming in dongtan wetland park in shanghai. fewer than 150 alligators remain in the wild in china, and reintroduction efforts have been trying to revive their once abundant numbers. so the discovery of hatchlings signals a “huge success” for the ongoing efforts to re-establish their breeding populations in the wild, the wildlife conservation society announced on october 26.
“this shows that even the most endangered wildlife can recover if given a chance,” aili kang, wcs executive director for asia programs, said in a statement. “without the efforts of our partners and colleagues in china, we wouldn’t have had this great outcome that demonstrates that people and predators can co-exist in one of the most densely populated regions of the world.”
chinese alligators were once widespread, ranging across china. but habitat destruction — mostly due to the conversion of wetlands to agricultural fields — has decimated their populations. fewer than 150 chinese alligators are thought to remain in the wild now, in small populations at widely dispersed locations, scientists say, with less than 20 individuals at each site. the species is currently listed as critically endangered in the iucn red list.
to boost their dwindling numbers, researchers began reintroducing captive bred alligators to china’s wetlands.
in 2007, six adult chinese alligators — three from a breeding center in zhenjiang province, china, and three from wcs’s bronx zoo, and the saint augustine alligator farm zoological park in the u.s. — were released into dongtan wetland park. then in june 2015, six more adult chinese alligators from anhui chinese alligator national nature reserve were released into the wetland park.
the reintroductions seem to have been successful. scientists observed 16 hatchlings in 2008, just a year after the first reintroductions. this year too, researchers discovered three chinese alligator nests with more than 60 viable eggs at dongtan wetland park. but a typhoon in mid-september, and the resulting flooding, swept away two of the nests, with the fate of the third nest remaining unknown.
on september 25, however, mr. wang jiang tao from dongtan wetland park observed three baby alligators in the park, and mr. yu feng from east china normal university photographed the babies two days later, wcs said.
dongtan wetland park is currently free from threats of habitat loss or human interference, wcs scientist fenglian li told mongabay. “the weather is the main threat for the alligators there,” she said. “for example, we found three nests, but only one nest hatched because of the big typhoon.”
li added that while the chinese alligator reintroduction project has been successful so far, the wild population is still small and reintroductions need to continue.
“we don’t know if more captive-bred alligators will be reintroduced into dongtan park or not. that will depend on the government’s plans,” li said. “but we plan to re-introduce more captive-bred alligators into wuchang lake, which is located in anhui province.”
jim breheny, wcs executive vice president and director of wcs’s bronx zoo, added: “the release of zoo-bred chinese alligators to re-establish a breeding population of this endangered crocodilian is a great example of how zoos are playing a major role in conservation efforts around the world.”
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ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 2015 ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪsts hæv rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈjɛloʊ si ənd ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ əv ðə zhiyuan*, ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈwɔrˌʃɪp əv ðə flit ðət wɑz səŋk ɪn 1894 baɪ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈneɪvi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst wɔr. ðə tim rɪˈkəvərd ən ʃɛl ənd ə porthole*, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ˈsɛvən əv ðə mɔr ðən 250 ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈkæptən, dɛŋ shichang*, θɔt tɪ hæv daɪd ɔn bɔrd ðə ʃɪp. mɔr ðən 100 ˈəðər ˈɑrtəˌfækts hæv bɪn rɪˈkəvərd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd ˈʧaɪnə pleɪt ˈbɛrɪŋ ðə neɪm. ˈəðər ˈaɪtəmz ɔn bɔrd ðə ʃɪp hæv hɛlpt tɪ kənˈfərm ðə aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən. məˈʃin ˈdætə pleɪt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ɪts deɪt əv pərˈdəkʃən, ˈmɑdəl ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər. ənd ɔl əv ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈrɛkərd əv ðə arms,”*,” ʧɛn ju, ə hɪˈstɔriən əv ðə ˈneɪvi ˈhɪstəri ˈstədi soʊˈsaɪɪti, toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli ˈɔnˌlaɪn. tɪ rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈnɔtəkəl ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤi, goʊ tɪ "ˈhɪstəriz 10 ˈgreɪtəst rɛks."
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wednesday, october 7, 2015
beijing, china—underwater archaeologists have returned to the yellow sea and the wreckage of the zhiyuan, a chinese warship of the beiyang fleet that was sunk in 1894 by the japanese navy during the first sino-japanese war. the team recovered an armor-piercing shell and a porthole, in addition to the remains of seven of the more than 250 people, including the captain, deng shichang, thought to have died on board the ship. more than 100 other artifacts have been recovered, including a second china plate bearing the ship’s name. other items on board the ship have helped to confirm the identification. “the machine gun’s data plate indicates its date of production, model and manufacturer. and all of this information coincides with the historical record of the zhiyuan’s arms,” chen yue, a historian of the navy history study society, told the people’s daily online. to read more about nautical archaeology, go to "history's 10 greatest wrecks."
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ɛz pər ˈsɔrsəz rɪˈlaɪəns ɪz ɔl sɛt tɪ lɔnʧ kəˈmərʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn mɔr ðən 500 ˈsɪtiz ənd taʊnz ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 14 ðə ɑˈspɪʃəs deɪ əv ˈmækər sakranti*. ðiz ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈoʊnli wɪθ ðɛr ˈhændˌsɛts, wɪʧ wɪl kəm ˈbəndəld wɪθ sɪm kɑrdz. ðə ˈsɪtiz wɛr ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz wʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsɪtiz əv ˈdɛli, ˌmʊmˈbaɪ, kolkata*, ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ moʊst əv ðə tir 1 ˈsɪtiz laɪk bengaluru*, ˈhaɪdərəˌbæd, sərɑt, pune*, lucknow*, chandigarh*, ənd kochi*. ˈtɛrəf plæn ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi dɪsˈrəptɪv ɪn ˈneɪʧər. wʊd bi ˈɔfərɪŋ əraʊnd əv ˈdætə fri ˈkəpəld wɪθ ˈhɛvəli ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ðə praɪs əv dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi lɛs ðən sɪz ə ˈkəmpəˌni sɔrs ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz wʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl fər lɛs ðən 500 pər mənθ. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd bi ˈlɔnʧɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz beɪst ɔn ðə fɔr ˈɛləmənts əv laɪf: ərθ, ˈwɔtər, ɛr ənd faɪər. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni lɔnʧt ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ðɛr mɔr ðən grup ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv rɪˈlaɪəns ˈɪndəstriz ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 ɪt wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət rɪˈlaɪəns wɪl lɔnʧ ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈoʊnli baɪ mɑrʧ ər ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðɪs jɪr. ðə ˈɑˌrʧraɪvəl həz ɔˈrɛdi lɔnʧt ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn əraʊnd 300 taʊnz ənd ˈsɪtiz. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɪn ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ənd ˈmɑdərˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk. ˈvoʊdəˌfoʊn ˈɪndiə ənd aɪˈdiə ˈsɛljələr hæv ˈɔlsoʊ lɔnʧt ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə skeɪl əv ˈsərvɪsɪz minz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ɪkˈstrimli dɪsˈrəptɪv. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hoʊps tɪ lɔnʧ ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 80 əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə fərst feɪz əv lɔnʧ.
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as per sources mukesh ambani-led reliance jio is all set to launch commercial 4g services in more than 500 cities and towns on january 14, the auspicious day of makar sakranti.
these services will be available only with their lyf handsets, which will come bundled with 4g sim cards. the cities where the services would be available include the metro cities of delhi, mumbai, kolkata, besides including most of the tier 1 cities like bengaluru, hyderabad, surat, pune, lucknow, chandigarh, ludhiana and kochi.
“the jio tariff plan is going to be disruptive in nature. jio would be offering around 20gb of data free coupled with heavily discounted devices. the price of mifi devices is likely to be less than rs 1000,” says a company source on condition of anonymity. the services would be available for less than rs 500 per month. the company would be launching lyf devices based on the four elements of life: earth, water, air and fire.
the company launched services for their more than 100,000 group employees of reliance industries in december 2015. it was expected that reliance jio will launch 4g services only by march or in the second half of this year. the company’s archrival bharti airtel has already launched 4g services in around 300 towns and cities.
airtel is also investing heavily in upgrading and modernizing network. vodafone india and idea cellular have also launched 4g services. however, the scale of rjio’s 4g services means that it is likely to be extremely disruptive. the company hopes to launch 4g services for almost 80% of the country’s population in the first phase of launch.
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ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 26 2017 ðə ˈʤərmən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən kɔld ˈdɔɪʧlænd (esbd*) əˈnaʊnst ɪts fɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən kənˈsɪsts əv 21 ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd ˈæməˌʧər timz bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈɪndəstri əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɛz wɛl ɛz wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz esl*. ˈʤərməni ˈfɑloʊz ˈəðər ˈnæʃənəl sinz laɪk saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə (kespa*) ər greɪt ˈbrɪtən (ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən) hu ˈpriviəsli ɪˈstæblɪʃt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz fər ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈriʤənz. əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ riʧ ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt fər ɛz ə spɔrt ðə ˈʤərmən oʊˈlɪmpɪk spɔrts kənˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈvɛriəs pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɛntɪtiz hæv dɪˈmændɪd ə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi fər ɪn ˈʤərməni. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən kʊd əˈsɪst ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst pleɪərz ðət ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən. ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ðɛr ˈmɪʃən ˈsteɪtmənts ridz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: noʊˈvɛmbər 2017 ðə ɪz ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ɪn ˈʤərməni. ɛz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd pleɪərz, kləbz, timz ənd ˈtʊrnəmənt organizers.”*.” ˈɛksərpt frəm ðə lɪst əv ˈdɔɪʧlænd (esbd*) ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz: əv ləv ˈgeɪmɪŋ wɪnd ənd reɪn (wɔr) daɪˈnæmɪks pleɪɪŋ dəks ˈɔltərˌneɪt spɔrts e.v*. (biu*) ˈgeɪmɪŋ bərˈlɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈgeɪmɪŋ (bɪg) ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks spɔrts lig (esl*) kəˈmɪti əv ðə ˈdɔɪʧlænd (esbd*):
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on november 26, 2017, the german esports association called esport-bund deutschland (esbd) announced its formation. the association consists of 21 esports organizations including professional and amateur teams but also the industry association for interactive entertainment software as well as one of the world’s leading esports tournament organizers esl.
germany follows other national scenes like south korea (kespa) or great britain (british esports association) who previously established esports associations for their respective regions. especially in order to reach acknowledgment for esports as a sport the german olympic sports confederation and various political entities have demanded a governing body for esports in germany. in addition, an esports association could assist inexperienced players that are looking representation.
on the esbd website, their mission statements reads as follows: “since november 2017 the esbd is the association for organized esport in germany. as a professional sports association, and represents organized players, clubs, teams and tournament organizers.”
excerpt from the list of esport-bund deutschland (esbd) founding members:
unicorns of love
h2k gaming
fraport skyliners esports
wind and rain (war)
planetkey dynamics
playing ducks
alternate attax
bluejays sports
bundesverband interaktive unterhaltungssoftware e.v. (biu)
euronics gaming
berlin international gaming (big)
electronics sports league (esl)
committee of the esport-bund deutschland (esbd):
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ɪn ˈɔgəst 2004 ˈrɑʤər si. ˈdeɪvɪdsən wɔkt ˈɪntu ə kəmˈpjutər ˈsərvɪsɪz ʃɑp ɔn meɪn strit ɪn maʊnt ˈkɪskoʊ, n.y*., ˈsikɪŋ hɛlp wɪθ hɪz kəmˈpjutər. ˈmɪstər. ˈdeɪvɪdsən, 58 noʊz mˈjuzɪk, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli kəmˈpjutərz. ə ˈpiənɪst, hi ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈfaʊndər əv ə nɑnˈprɑfət grup ɪn katonah*, n.y*., wɛr hi lɪvz. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ənd ðə əv ðə tu ˈbrəðərz hu ˈfaʊndɪd ʃˈləmbərˌʒeɪ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi., ðə ʤaɪənt ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈmɪstər. ˈdeɪvɪdsən ˈwərid ðət ðə mˈjuzɪk hi hæd kəmˈpoʊzd ənd seɪvd ɔn ðə kəmˈpjutər kʊd bi lɔst. ðə ˈoʊnər əv ðə ʃɑp,, 36 kənˈfərmd ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈvaɪrəs ɔn ˈmɪstər. kəmˈpjutər, ə ˈvaɪrəs ˈmɪstər. sɛd wɑz soʊ ˈtrəbəlsəm ðət ɪt hæd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdæmɪʤd ðə kəmˈpjutərz, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðət wɑz ˈoʊnli ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ˈoʊvər taɪm, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz sɛd, ˈmɪstər. toʊld ˈmɪstər. ˈdeɪvɪdsən əˈbaʊt ən ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈspɪrəsi ðət hæd əˈtækt ˈmɪstər. kəmˈpjutər ənd wɑz θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈmɪstər. ˈdeɪvɪdsən ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. ðə kənˈspɪrəsi əˈlɛʤədli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə mɪˈstɪriəs hɑrd draɪv ɪn ə rɪˈmoʊt ˈvɪlɪʤ əv hɑnˈdʊrəs ənd ə plɑt tɪ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ prists lɪŋkt tɪ ˈoʊpəs dei*. ˈmɪstər. pərsˈweɪdɪd ˈmɪstər. ˈdeɪvɪdsən tɪ peɪ ðə kəmˈpjutər ʃɑp nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ˈdætə rɪˈtrivəl, bət fər ˈpərsɪnəl prəˈtɛkʃən, ðə əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ɪt wɑz, əv kɔrs, ə frɔd, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. fər mɔr ðən sɪks jɪrz, ðə kəmˈpjutər ʃɑp, kəmˈpjutər ˈprɑdəkts, ˈrɛgjələrli ʧɑrʤd ˈmɪstər. ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd əˈkaʊnts. ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈtoʊtəld mɔr ðən 6 ˈmɪljən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə ˈwɛˌstʧɛstər ˈkaʊnti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni, ˈʤænɪt dɪfiˈɔˌri. ɪt tʊk mənθs fər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz wɪθ ðə pəˈlis ɪn ˈhɛrɪsən, n.y*., ənd ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ ənˈrævəl ðə ˈmɛni twɪsts ənd tərnz əv ðə keɪs.
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in august 2004, roger c. davidson walked into a computer services shop on main street in mount kisco, n.y., seeking help with his virus-plagued computer.
mr. davidson, 58, knows music, not necessarily computers. a pianist, he is president and founder of a nonprofit sacred-music group in katonah, n.y., where he lives. he is also the great-grandson and the great-grandnephew of the two brothers who founded schlumberger ltd., the giant oilfield-services company.
mr. davidson worried that the music he had composed and saved on the computer could be lost. the owner of the shop, vickram bedi, 36, confirmed that there was a virus on mr. davidson’s computer, a virus mr. bedi said was so troublesome that it had also damaged the shop’s computers, officials said.
that was only the beginning. over time, prosecutors said, mr. bedi told mr. davidson about an elaborate international conspiracy that had attacked mr. davidson’s computer and was threatening mr. davidson and his family. the conspiracy allegedly involved a mysterious hard drive in a remote village of honduras and a plot to infiltrate the united states government by polish priests linked to opus dei. mr. bedi persuaded mr. davidson to pay the computer shop not only for data retrieval, but for personal protection, the authorities said.
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it was, of course, a fraud, officials said. for more than six years, the computer shop, datalink computer products, regularly charged mr. davidson’s credit card accounts. the charges totaled more than $6 million, according to the office of the westchester county district attorney, janet difiore. it took months for investigators with the police in harrison, n.y., and other agencies to unravel the many twists and turns of the case.
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bət ɛz hi həŋ əp, væŋ tərnd ənd sɔ ðə seɪm grup əv ˈfɪʃərmɪn frəm ðə ˈspidˌboʊt əˈproʊʧɪŋ ɪm ənd hɪz sənz ɔn foot—now*, wɪθ əˈlumənəm bæˈtɑnz ənd ə naɪf. ˈtæpɪŋ ðɛr kləbz laɪk this,”*,” ˈsæmjul sɛd, ˈhɪtɪŋ hɪz hænz. rɪˈmɛmbər ˈɛni əv ðə wərdz ðeɪ sɛd, bət laɪk, haʊ kən aɪ hɛlp maɪ dæd? tɪ mi, ɪt wɑz ˈreɪsɪst. aɪ wɑz soʊ ˈlɪtəl, aɪ noʊ wət aɪ kʊd du, bət aɪ pɪkt əp ðiz rocks.”*.” məθˈjuzələ dɪd, tu. væŋ nu ˈnəθɪŋ gʊd wʊd ˈhæpən nɛkst ɪf ðeɪ liv, ənd fæst, soʊ hi pʊʃt hɪz bɔɪz bæk təˈwɔrd ðɛr boʊt. ðə wɛnt bæk aʊt ɔn ðə leɪk, ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈhɛlpləsli ɔn ðɛr boʊt, preɪɪŋ ðə pəˈlis wʊd əraɪv ˌbiˈfɔr ðə waɪt mɛn rɪˈtərnd ɪn ðɛr ˈspidˌboʊt. ðə pəˈlis væŋ prɛst ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ə mənθ ˈæftər ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ trɪp, hi ənd hɪz sənz rɪˈsivd ə 50 ʧɛk ɪn ðə meɪl frəm ə ˈloʊkəl ˈkɔrˌthaʊs fər nu ˈfɪʃɪŋ poʊlz. ɪn ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli 1990s*, ˈreɪʃəl ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈneɪtɪv- ənd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz grɪpt ˈsɛntrəl wɪˈskɑnsən. lɛs ðən ə ˈhənərd jɪrz ˈərliər, hɑˈstɪlətiz ɪn ðət pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri ˈsɛntərd əraʊnd ˈɪməgrənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ərˈaɪvɪŋ frəm europe—norwegians*, swidz, ˌɪˈtæljənz, ənd poʊlz. ðɪs taɪm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə nu ərˈaɪvəlz wər ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz frəm ˌɪndoʊˈʧaɪnə, əˈspɛʃəli ðə grup kɔld ðə mɔŋ (prəˈnaʊnst ““moh-ng”*”). ðiz noʊˈmædɪk ˈpipəl hæd hɪˈstɔrɪkəli lɪvd ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənəs ˈɛriəz əv lɑoʊs, viˌɛtˈnɑm, ˈtaɪˌlænd, ˈbərmə, ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, ənd ˈʧaɪnə. fər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz, ðə mɔŋ hæv ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ɪn ðoʊz ˈkəntriz ənd lɪvd ˌɔˈtɑnoʊməsli, ɪn rɪˈmoʊt ənd ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈpleɪsɪz. bət, ɛz ə ˈsteɪtlɪs grup wɪθ noʊ taɪz prəˈtɛkʃən ˈneɪʃənz ðeɪ roʊmd, ðə mɔŋ hæd lɔŋ bɪn ˈpərsəˌkjutəd ənd ˈdrɪvən frəm ðɛr trəˈdɪʃənəl lændz. ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, wɪn ðə siaɪeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˈkoʊvərt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ faɪt ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈʤəŋgəlz əv ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi faʊnd ˈvæljənt, ˈfɪrləs ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ðə mɔŋ. væŋ ðaʊ, naʊ ɪn hɪz mid-50s*, wɑz ə jəŋ gərˈɪlə fʊt ˈsoʊlʤər fər ðə siaɪeɪ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈfɑðər, ˈəŋkəlz, ənd ˈrɛlətɪvz. ðeɪ rɪskt ðɛr lɪvz fər ə juz. kɔz ənd əˈlaʊd ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊlʤərz tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm tɪ ðɛr ˈfæməliz. rɪˈpɔrts ˈvɛri ˈwaɪdli, bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, əv ɔl mɔŋ mɛn ənd ðən aʊt əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈkɑmjənəsts əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər. ən ənˈnoʊn ˈnəmbər daɪd traɪɪŋ. səm daɪd ɪn ˈfɔrəsts; ˈəðərz draʊnd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɑŋ ˈrɪvər, ˈbɔrdərɪŋ lɑoʊs. ˈfɔrti jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðɪs jɪr, ðaʊ ənd hɪz ˈrɛlətɪvz wər ðə fərst mɔŋ ˈfæməli tɪ bi ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ə ˈluθərən ʧərʧ ɪn ˈwɔsɔ, wɪˈskɑnsən. tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv mɔŋ ˈfɑloʊd, dɪˈrɛkt frəm taɪ ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmps. ðaʊ ɛmˈbreɪst ðə smɔl, ˈsinɪk ˈsɪti əv ˈwɔsɔ ɛz hɪz nu hoʊm. ðə ˈɛriə wɑz ˈmeɪnli ə kəmˈjunɪti ðət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ˈnæʃənəli fər ɪts ˈpeɪpər mɪlz ənd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌni. ðaʊ ləvd ðə wɪˈskɑnsən ˈrɪvər, wɪʧ splɪt ðə ˈsɪti ɪn hæf. hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ləv ðə ˈpipəl, tu, bət ðə ˈloʊkəlz ɪgˈzæktli ˈwɛlkəm ɪm. dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ə wɔr ˈvɛtərən, ˈmɛni ˈpipəl kənfˈjuzd ɪm wɪθ ðə hi wɑz viˌɛtnɑˈmis ər, wərs, viɛt kɔŋ. ðaʊ sɪz hi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hæd tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈpipəl hi fɔt fər ˈfridəm, nɑt ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm. today,”*,” hi sɛd. noʊ waɪ ðə mɔŋ ər ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən, ənd ˈkoʊˈwərkərz, ðeɪ kɛr tɪ noʊ waɪ wi ər hir. wi steɪ ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri bɪˈkəz əv ɑr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə waɪt mæn. ˈgɪvɪn əˈmɛrɪkənz 100 pərˈsɛnt əv ɑr hɑrt, bət ˈoʊnli ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs 20 percent.”*.”
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but as he hung up, nou vang turned and saw the same group of fishermen from the speedboat approaching him and his sons on foot—now, with aluminum batons and a knife. “and tapping their clubs like this,” samuel said, hitting his hands. “i remember any of the words they said, but like, how can i help my dad? to me, it was racial—super racist. i was so little, i know what i could do, but i picked up these rocks.” methuselah did, too.
nou vang knew nothing good would happen next if they leave, and fast, so he pushed his boys back toward their boat. the thaos went back out on the lake, sitting helplessly on their boat, praying the police would arrive before the white men returned in their speedboat. the police came—and nou vang pressed charges.
a month after the fishing trip, he and his sons received a $50 check in the mail from a local courthouse for new fishing poles.
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in the late 1980s and early 1990s, racial tensions between the native- and foreign-born populations gripped central wisconsin. less than a hundred years earlier, hostilities in that part of the country centered around immigrant populations arriving from europe—norwegians, swedes, italians, and poles. this time, however, the new arrivals were refugees from indochina, especially the hill-tribe group called the hmong (pronounced “moh-ng”).
these nomadic people had historically lived in the mountainous areas of laos, vietnam, thailand, burma, cambodia, and china. for generations, the hmong have citizenship in those countries and lived autonomously, in remote and isolated places. but, as a stateless group with no ties to—or protection from—the nations they roamed, the hmong had long been persecuted and driven from their traditional lands. in the middle of the 20th century, when the cia began to conduct covert operations to fight state-sponsored communism in the jungles of southeast asia, the agency found valiant, fearless fighters in the hmong.
nou vang thao, now in his mid-50s, was a young guerrilla foot soldier for the cia, along with his father, uncles, and relatives. they risked their lives for a u.s. cause and allowed many american soldiers to return home to their families. reports vary widely, but according to a number of estimates, one-quarter of all hmong men and boys—more than 50,000 out of 300,000—died fighting communists along the laos-vietnam border. an unknown number died trying. some died in forests; others drowned in the mekong river, bordering laos.
forty years ago, this year, thao and his relatives were the first hmong family to be sponsored by a lutheran church in wausau, wisconsin. tens of thousands of hmong followed, direct from thai refugee camps. thao embraced the small, scenic city of wausau as his new home. the area was mainly a dairy-farm community that was also known nationally for its paper mills and insurance company. thao loved the wisconsin river, which split the city in half. he wanted to love the people, too, but the locals exactly welcome him. despite being a war veteran, many people confused him with the enemy—assuming he was vietnamese or, worse, viet cong. thao says he sometimes had to remind people he fought for freedom, not communism. “even today,” he said. “people know why the hmong are in wisconsin, and coworkers, they care to know why we are here. we couldn’t stay in our country because of our involvement with the white man. given americans 100 percent of our heart, but they’ve only given us 20 percent.”
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fər jɪrz ˈmɛni hæv kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt bəks dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl ˈʤɛrəld məˈkɔɪ biɪŋ tu nis əv ə gaɪ. frəm sˈmaɪlɪŋ ˈæftər geɪmz, tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ əˈpoʊzɪŋ pleɪərz ɔf ðə tərf, məˈkɔɪ traɪ ənd haɪd hu hi ɪz. bət læst ˈsizən ðə bəks ˈædɪd ˈpoʊlər ˈɑpəzɪt. dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈrɑbərt eɪərz keɪm ˈoʊvər frəm ðə ʤaɪənts ənd waɪl hi kwaɪt hæv ðə ˈsərli ˌpərsəˈnælɪti əv ˈfɔrmər greɪt ˈwɔrən sæp, eɪərz dɪz brɪŋ ən ˈætəˌtud ənd ə ˈnæsti strik ðət hɪz ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd ˈtimˌmeɪts ləv. læst wik æt ðə ˈpoʊdiəm æst eɪərz ɪf ðə bəks dɪˈfɛns wɑz ˈlækɪŋ səm əv ðə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks hi pəˈzɛsɪz. θɪŋk that,”*,” eɪərz sɛd. θɪŋk gɑt ə lɔt əv təf gaɪz. aɪ ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli seɪ ðə ˈætəˌtud nidz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ, bət ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən, ˈwɪnɪŋ ənd ˈluzɪŋ ɪz kənˈteɪʤəs. ɪf ju gɪt juzd tɪ ˈluzɪŋ, ðɛn ɪt bɪˈkəmz ðə nɔrm. ɪf ju gɪt juzd tɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðɛn ju əkˈsɛpt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. aɪ θɪŋk wi ʤɪst ˈnidɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əv ˈwɪnɪŋ, ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əv kəmˈpitɪŋ ənd ˈʧælənʤɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər, ˈpʊʃɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər. wət aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kaɪnd əv brɔt tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl, bɪˈkəz nɑt əˈfreɪd tɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnibədi, noʊ ˈmætər ðə ˈstæʧər ɪz ər wət ðɛr ˈlɛvəl əv əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts ər, ər ˈivɪn ə koʊʧ. nɑt əˈfreɪd fər ju nɑt tɪ laɪk mi. aɪ ˈrɪli kɛr əˈbaʊt biɪŋ laɪkt. aɪ ˈrɪli kɛr əˈbaʊt əˈpɪnjənz əv mi. aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ wɪn. soʊ aɪ θɪŋk wi kaɪnd əv ˈʧælənʤd iʧ ˈəðər ənd pʊʃt iʧ ˈəðər tɪ ʧeɪnʤ θɪŋz əraʊnd hir. aɪ θɪŋk gaɪz təf; aɪ θɪŋk wi ʤɪst juzd tɪ ˈwɪnɪŋ ðoʊz bɪg geɪmz. wi juzd tɪ biɪŋ æt ðət ˈsɛnər əv əˈtɛnʃən. aɪ θɪŋk wi ʤɪst ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈʧælənʤ iʧ ˈəðər tɪ stɛp əp wɪn ðoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz kəm. ɔn praɪm taɪm, wi nid tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ bɔl aʊt. ʤɪst mi. ˈhoʊpfəli ðət ˈænsərz jʊr question.”*.” eɪərz, hu nɑʧt 29 ˈtækəlz ənd sæks ɪn 2016 kənˈtɪnjud tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt wət draɪvz ɪm ɛz ə pleɪər. ˈrɪli lʊk æt ɪt ɛz mi biɪŋ ə leader,”*,” eɪərz sɛd. ˈpərsənəli vju ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɛz ə gaɪ ðət aɪ goʊ hɑrd ənd maɪ goʊlz ər ʤɪst haɪ. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈsɛtəlɪŋ. ðə aɪˈdiə əv əˈnəðər mæn biɪŋ ˈbɛtər ðən mi æt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ heɪt. ðə aɪˈdiə əv əˈnəðər tim ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ˈbɛtər ðən ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ʤɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ heɪt. aɪ ˈrɪli heɪt tɪ luz. soʊ ɪˈnəf wɑz ɪˈnəf. aɪ gɪv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈɛni ˈkrɛdɪt fər ɑr ˈtərnərˌaʊnd. aɪ noʊ, wi ʤɪst gɑt ɪt tərnd əraʊnd, aɪ gɛs. aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ wɪn, mæn, ənd ɔl ɪt wɑz about.”*.” eɪərz tɔkt əˈbaʊt hɪz kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, ˈwɪnstən, hu ˈɔlsoʊ həz wət pleɪərz kɔl ““dawg”*” ɪn ɪm. dud, kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv, man,”*,” eɪərz sɛd. wɔnts tɪ wɪn. ˈəltəmətli, ɔl ðɪs geɪm ɪz əˈbaʊt. əˈbaʊt ˈwɪnɪŋ. nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ˈfɑloʊərz, nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls bət ˈwɪnɪŋ. ə jəŋ kæt bət hɪz goʊlz hi wɔnts tɪ wɪn ˈsupər boʊlz naʊ. ju rɪˈspɛkt ðət ənd ju əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðət. hi lidz hɪz gaɪz, ˈpʊʃɪz hɪz gaɪz ənd ˈʧælənʤɪz hɪz gaɪz. hi meɪks θɪŋz kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ənd hi wɔnts tɪ bi greɪt. fər ɪm tɪ bi soʊ jəŋ ənd fər ɪm tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈprɛʃər əv biɪŋ ðə feɪs əv ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ɪz juʤ. aɪ rɪˈspɛkt ɪt, mæn. kaɪnd əv laɪk mi ɪn ə sɛns. ʤɪst ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈvərʒən əv ɪm. aʊt ðɛr traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑrt faɪts ənd pʊʃ ˈpipəl ɔf paɪlz ɪn ə geɪm ənd stəf. ʤɪst kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv, ənd aɪ ləv competitors.”*.” eɪərz ɪz ə gʊd gaɪ ɔf ðə fild, ə gʊd kwoʊt ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum ənd ˈtimˌmeɪts sim tɪ ləv ɪm. bət ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv, waɪl nɑt kwaɪt sæp, eɪərz dɪz brɪŋ ə bɪt əv ˌənprəˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪti, ənd rɪˈspɛkts pleɪərz hu pleɪ wɪθ ðə seɪm ɛʤ hi dɪz. ðə bəks ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ə kæst əv ˈɛʤi pleɪərz laɪk eɪərz (ˈlaɪnˌbækər kwɑn ˌælɪgˈzændər, gɑrd ʤeɪ. ɑr. sˈwizi, dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd noʊə spɛns ənd ˈəðərz) tɪ mɛʃ wɪθ ðə ˈəðər taɪps əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ɔn ðə tim. waɪl ˈəltəmətli ˈtælənt wɪnz ˈsupər boʊlz, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈʤeɪsən lɪkt ənd hɛd koʊʧ dərk ˈkoʊtər ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðət raɪt mɪks ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈlɑkər rum ðət wɪl goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪt əˈpɪrz ðeɪ faʊnd ə nis ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn ɪn eɪərz.
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for years many have complained about bucs defensive tackle gerald mccoy being too nice of a guy. from smiling after games, to helping opposing players off the turf, mccoy doesn’t try and hide who he is.
but last season the bucs added mccoy’s polar opposite.
defensive end robert ayers came over from the giants and while he doesn’t quite have the surly personality of former great warren sapp, ayers does bring an attitude and a nastyreak that his coaches and teammates love.
last week at the podium pewterreport.com asked ayers if the bucs defense was lacking some of the characteristics he possesses.
“i didn’t think that,” ayers said. “i think we’ve got a lot of tough guys. i wouldn’t necessarily say the attitude needs to change, but in my opinion, winning and losing is contagious. if you get used to losing, then it becomes the norm. if you get used to winning then you don’t accept anything else. i think we just needed to create an environment of winning, an environment of competing and challenging each other, pushing each other.
“that’s what i think i kind of brought to the table, because i’m not afraid to say anything to anybody, no matter theature is or what their level of accomplishments are, or even a coach. i’m not afraid for you not to like me. i don’t really care about being liked. i don’t really care about opinions of me. i just want to win. so i think we kind of challenged each other and pushed each other to change things around here. i don’t think guys weren’t tough; i think we just weren’t used to winning those big games. we weren’t used to being at that center of attention. i think we just needed to challenge each other toep up when those situations come. on prime time, we need to be able to ball out. that’s just me. hopefully that answers your question.”
ayers, who notched 29 tackles and 6.5 sacks in 2016, continued to talk about what drives him as a player.
“i don’t really look at it as me being a leader,” ayers said. “i personally view myself as a guy that i go hard and my goals are just high. i don’t believe in settling. the idea of another man being better than me at anything has always been something that i hate. the idea of another team thinking that they’re better than us is just something that i hate. i really hate to lose. so enough was enough. i wouldn’t give myself any credit for our turnaround. i don’t know, we just got it turned around, i guess. i just want to win, man, and that’s all it was about.”
ayers talked about his team’s quarterback, jameis winston, who also has what players call “dawg” in him.
“that dude, he’s competitive, man,” ayers said. “he wants to win. ultimately, that’s all this game is about. it’s about winning. it’s not about having instagram followers, it’s not about anything else but winning. he’s a young cat but his goals he wants to win super bowls now. you respect that and you appreciate that. he leads his guys, pushes his guys and challenges his guys. he makes things competitive and he wants to be great. for him to be so young and for him to understand the pressure of being the face of the franchise is huge. i respect it, man. he’s kind of like me in a sense. i’m just a defensive end version of him. he’s out there trying toart fights and push people off piles in a game anduff. he’s just competitive, and i love competitors.”
ayers is a good guy off the field, a good quote in the locker room and teammates seem to love him. but as mentioned above, while not quite sapp, ayers does bring a bit of unpredictability, and respects players who play with the same edge he does. the bucs arearting to assemble a cast of edgy players like ayers (linebacker kwon alexander, guard j. r. sweezy, defensive end noah spence and others) to mesh with the other types of personalities on the team.
while ultimately talent wins super bowls, general manager jason licht and head coach dirk koetter are also looking for that right mix inside the locker room that will go a long way in the franchise’s future. it appears they found a nice cornerstone in ayers.
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ˈæftər ˈsɛvən wiks əv ˈgruɪlɪŋ grup pleɪ, ˈriʤənəl pleɪɔfs, ənd ən ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈbrækɪt, ðə kəˈliʤɪt ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɛndz wɪθ ðə lɪv ˈfaɪnəlz ɔn ˈeɪprəl 22 ənd 23 æt ðə ərˈinə ɪn ˈsænə ˈɑnə, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə eɪt rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ timz ər ˈbætəlɪŋ fər ðə ʃɛr əv ˈoʊvər ɪn ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp prizing*, ənd lɪv əˈtɛnˈdiz kən lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl pleɪ ɪn wən əv ðə fərst ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə nu ˈstændərd roʊˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˈʤərni tɪ ɪn pleɪ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə swit əv ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz θruaʊt ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. kəmˈpitɪŋ ɪn ðə pleɪɔf ˈbrækɪt wɪl bi timz frəm ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤɪz: ˈʃɔni steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti də ˈrətgərz ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs æt sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈʧæpəl hɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈrɪvərˌsaɪd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈbərkli ʧuz jʊr ˈʧæmpiən ˈɔlsoʊ plizd tɪ ˈɔfər əˈnəðər ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʧuz jʊr ˈʧæmpiən fər ðə kəˈliʤɪt ˈnæʃənəl ˈfaɪnəlz! ju kən ərn əp tɪ θri 3 min strits əv pæks wən ʤɪst fər ˈvoʊtɪŋ, pləs wən fər iʧ raʊnd ðət jʊr tim ədˈvænsɪz (frəm ðə tɪ ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz, ənd frəm ðə ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz). ˈbrækɪts klɪk ðə ˈbətən tɪ ʧuz ə ˈʧæmpiən, bət rɪˈmɛmbər ju ˈkænɑt ʧeɪnʤ jʊr səˈlɛkʃən wəns ju hæv ˈʧoʊzən! ʧuz naʊ! ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɛndz ɔn ˈeɪprəl 20 æt p.m*.. ˈkæstərz ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˈkæstərz wɪl bi ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ju ɔl ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt θruaʊt ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ðə fɛˈstɪvətiz wɪl bi ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ dæn ““frodan”*” ʧu, ənd geɪm ˈkɑmənˌtɛri wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðiz daɪˈnæmɪk duos*: ˈfɔrˌmæt ðə mæʧ ˈfɔrˌmæt fər ðə lɪv ˈfaɪnəlz ɪz ə klæs match”*” ɪn wɪʧ iʧ pleɪər əv ðə tim pleɪz wən ˈsɪriz, fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv naɪn geɪmz bɪtˈwin ɔl naɪn ˈklæsɪz. timz wɪl ˈɔltərˌneɪt əˈsaɪnɪŋ iʧ əv ðɛr naɪn ˈstændərd dɛks tɪ ə pleɪər. ɪˈvɛnt ˈditeɪlz ɑr lɪv ɪˈvɛnt ˈtɪkɪts ər ɔn seɪl naʊ iʧ əˈtɛnˈdi wɪl rɪˈsiv ðə fleɪm kɑrd bæk ənd ə 10 ˈkuˌpɔn ˈjuzəbəl æt ðə ˈblɪzərd gɪr stɔr*. ˈtɪkɪts tɪ ðə kəˈliʤɪt ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp wɪl bi soʊld ɔn ə first-come*, ˈbeɪsɪs, soʊ gɪt jʊrz təˈdeɪ! 120 ˈdəbəlju. ˈsænə ˈɑnə, ˈsiˈeɪ 92701 ˈtɪkɪts ər 12 ˈtuˌdeɪ ˈtɪkɪts ər 20 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv ðə lɪv ˈfaɪnəlz, əˈtɛnˈdiz kən pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz ənd teɪk hoʊm səm lut: goʊ wɪθ ə dɪˈvɛləpər æt ðə ɪn! ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim wɪl hoʊst ə ˈsteɪʃən frəm a.m*. tɪ p.m*. iʧ deɪ. gɪr stɔr fænz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛr hænz ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst ənd ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz kən stɑp baɪ ðə ˈblɪzərd gɪr stɔr, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ɪkˈsklusɪv ɪˈvɛnt ʃərts. ɪf əˈneɪbəl tɪ meɪk ɪt ɪn ˈpərsən, ju kən stɪl kæʧ ɔl ðə ˈækʃən ɔn ðə əˈfɪʃəl twɪʧ ˈʧænəl fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt fˈjuʧər ˈtərnəmənts, ˈvɪzɪt ju məst əˈtɛnd ɪn ˈpərsən ənd lɪŋk jʊr əˈkaʊnt tɪ ðə seɪm iˈmeɪl ɛz jʊr ˈtɪkɪt tɪ bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl.
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after seven weeks of grueling group play, regional playoffs, and an elimination championship bracket, the hearthstone collegiate national championship ends with the live finals on april 22 and 23 at the esports arena in santa ana, california.
the eight remaining teams are battling for the lion’s share of over $160,000 in scholarship prizing, and live attendees can look forward to high-level play in one of the first blizzard-sanctioned hearthstone competitions using the new standard rotation with journey to un’goro in play, as well as a suite of exciting activities throughout the weekend.
competing in the playoff bracket will be teams from the following colleges:
shawnee state university
colorado state university
école polytechnique de montréal
rutgers university
the university of texas at san antonio
university of north carolina – chapel hill
university of california – riverside
university of california – berkeley
choose your champion
we’re also pleased to offer another opportunity to choose your champion for the collegiate national finals! you can earn up to three (3) mean streets of gadgetzan packs — one just for voting, plus one for each round that your team advances (from the quarterfinals to the semifinals, and from the semifinals to the finals).
brackets
click the button to choose a champion, but remember you cannot change your selection once you have chosen!
choose now!
voting ends on april 20 at 11:59 p.m. pdt.
casters
several of the most talented hearthstone casters will be bringing you all the excitement throughout the event. the weekend’s festivities will be hosted by dan “frodan” chou, and game commentary will be provided by these dynamic duos:
format
the match format for the live finals is a “3v3 class match” in which each player of the team plays one best-of-three series, for a total of nine games between all nine classes. teams will alternate assigning each of their nine standard decks to a player.
event details
our all-ages live event tickets are on sale now . each attendee will receive the dalaran flame card back and a $10 coupon usable at the on-site blizzard gear store*. tickets to the hearthstone collegiate national championship will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, so get yours today!
120 w. 5th st
santa ana, ca 92701
one-day tickets are $12
two-day tickets are $20
in addition to the excitement of the live finals, attendees can participate in several on-site activities and take home some loot:
duel-a-developer – go head-to-head with a hearthstone developer at the inn! the development team will host a duel-a-developer station from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. pdt each day.
gear store – fans looking to get their hands on the latest hearthstone and tespa merchandise can stop by the on-site blizzard gear store, featuring exclusive event shirts.
if you’re unable to make it in person, you can still catch all the action on the official hearthstone twitch channel .
for more information about future tespa tournaments, visit tespa.org .
* you must attend in person and link your battle.net account to the same email as your eventbrite ticket to be eligible.
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ˈɛvəri koʊʧ ˈkɔʃənz ðə ˈmidiə ðɪs taɪm əv jɪr nɑt tɪ rɛd tu məʧ ˈɪntu laɪn ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz, ɛz ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈfrikˌwɛnt ɪn ðə ˌpriˈsizən. stɪl, ðə laɪnz dɪˈplɔɪd fər ˈpræktɪs ˈɔfər ə ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɪntu wət pit ˈdiboʊər ənd hɪz stæf ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ðə grup ðət wʊd wʊd ˈkərəntli bi ˈleɪbəld ɛz ðə sharks’*’ fɔrθ laɪn maɪt bi ɪts moʊst ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ. krɪs ˈtɪrni, ʤoʊəl wɔrd ənd ˈmɑrkəs ˈsɔrɪnsən ɔl ˈɛnər ðə ˈsizən wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ pruv, jɛt ɔl ər æt ˈdræstɪkli ˈdɪfərənt ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ðɛr kərɪrz. ˈtɪrni ɪz ðə jəŋ ˈsɛnər hu teɪk ðə stɛp ˈfɔrwərd læst ˈsizən ðət ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən hæd hoʊpt, wɔrd ɪz ðə ˈsævi ˈvɛtərən traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈfaʊntən əv juθ ˈæftər ə daʊn jɪr, ənd ˈsɔrɪnsən ɪz ðə ˈspiˌdi ˈnuˌkəmər hu keɪm ɔn leɪt læst jɪr bət stɪl həz tɪ ʃoʊ hi kən pleɪ ɪn ðə ɔn ə ˈnaɪtli ˈbeɪsɪs. ðə fɔrθ ˈlaɪnərz ɔn ˈɛni tim ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɪpɪkəli ðə gaɪz moʊst ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈæktɪv ˈlaɪˌnəp, ənd...
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every nhl coach cautions the media this time of year not to read too much into line combinations, as experimentation is frequent in the preseason. still, the lines deployed for practice offer a window into what pete deboer and his new-look staff are thinking.
the group that would would currently be labeled as the sharks’ fourth line might be its most intriguing.
chris tierney, joel ward and marcus sorensen all enter the 2017-18 season with something to prove, yet all are at drastically different stages of their careers. tierney is the young center who didn’t take the step forward last season that the organization had hoped, ward is the savvy veteran trying to find the fountain of youth after a down year, and sorensen is the speedy newcomer who came on late last year but still has to show he can play in the nhl on a nightly basis.
the fourth liners on any team are also typically the guys most in danger of losing their places in the active lineup, and...
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ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈæˌsɛts frəm ɑr ˈdɛmoʊ blacksmith”*”, wi gɑt ˈmɛni rɪkˈwɛsts fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ɑrˈtɪstɪk saɪd əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ haɪɛnd ˈkɛrɪktərz. ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl wɪʧ wɑz ʤɪst ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈrisənt deɪz baɪ ðə tim æt. ɪt ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ju tɪ haʊ ju kən ˈtɛksʧər jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər wɪθ swit ənd sɛt ɪt əp ɪn ˈjunɪti 5 ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈjuzɪz ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər frəm blacksmith”*” ˈdɛmoʊ ɛz ə ˈsæmpəl, ənd ˈkəvərz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs step-by-step*, wɪθ ˈjusfəl tɪps əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ traɪ ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf, rɪˈmɛmbər ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts frəm blacksmith”*” frəm ðə ˈjunɪti ˈæˌsɛt stɔr, fri əv ʧɑrʤ, ənd ju ər ˈwɛlkəm tɪ juz ðɛm fər ˈɛni ˈpərpəs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kəˈmərʃəl. ˈhæpi texturing*!
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following the release of the assets from our demo “the blacksmith”, we got many requests for more information on the artistic side of creating high-end characters.
check out this tutorial which was just published in the recent days by the team at quixel.
it introduces you to how you can texture your character with quixel suite and set it up in unity 5.
the video uses the main character from “the blacksmith” demo as a sample, and covers the process step-by-step, with useful tips along the way.
if you want to try it yourself, remember you can download the characters and the environments from “the blacksmith” from the unity asset store, free of charge, and you are welcome to use them for any purpose, including commercial.
happy texturing!
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ðə gaɪ ɔn ðə lɛft ɪn ðə ˈsænə sut ɪz fər əp tɪ ˈfɪfti ˈmərdərd sɛks sleɪvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈdɔtər braʊz ˈkɑləm ə ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl fərst əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2008 ˈɪʃu əv ˈpɛnˌthaʊs ˈmægəˌzin. ˈnɪʒni læst mɑrʧ, ðə ˈɛkˌsaɪl ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈstɔri soʊ ˈʃɑkɪŋ ənd soʊ ˈgrusəm ðət ɪt meɪd ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈaɪtəm ɪn ðə ˈrəʃən kraɪm ˈkætəlɔg sim laɪk ə ˈpɑrkɪŋ vaɪəˈleɪʃən. ɪf ju rɛd ðə ˈstɔri, ju rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt. ə mæs greɪv kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə mˈjutəˌleɪtɪd rɪˈmeɪnz əv mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈtiˌneɪʤ sɛks sleɪvz wɑz əˈnərθt ɪn ə ˈfɔrɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈnɪʒni, ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈsɪti əv ʤɪst ist əv ðə ˈsəðərn ˈjʊrəlz. ðə jəŋ ˈvɪktɪmz wər lɪŋkt tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən rɪŋ ðət hæd bɪn ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ, ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈloʊkəl gərlz fər faɪv jɪrz. ˈivɪn baɪ ˈrəʃən kraɪm ˈstændərdz, ðə ˈstɔri ʤəmpt aʊt, ˈblækər ðən pɪʧ ənd ˈkoʊldər ðən ə kɔrps. ðɛr wər rɪˈmɑrkəbli fju tɪ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri, fərst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə jɛˌkætərˈinbərg ɪˈdɪʃən əv ˈprævdə. waɪl ðə ˈmeɪniˌæk wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˌʧɪkəˈtɪˌloʊ ˈriˈrən, ˈərnɪŋ tɔp ˈbɪlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈrəʃən prɛs ənd bɪɔnd wɪn kɔt, ðə sɛks sleɪvz əv ˈnɪʒni wər kɪld ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm baɪ ən əˈnɪntrəstəd ənd ˈʤeɪdɪd ˈmidiə. moʊst ˈrəʃən ˈpeɪpərz ˈmɪrli əˈlɑtɪd ən blərb tɪ ðə mæs ˈmərdər. əˈsaɪd frəm ɑr ʃɔrt rɪˈpɔrt, ðə ˈgɑrdiən wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈaʊˌtlɛt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə kraɪm. ˈprævdə wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrəʃən ˈdeɪli ðət dɛlvd ˈɪntu ðə ənd æst waɪ ɪt wɛnt ənˈsɑlvd fər soʊ lɔŋ. ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ənd vika*, boʊθ 13 jɪrz oʊld, wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ənd ðɛr dɛθs lɪŋkt tɪ ðə sɛks sleɪv rɪŋ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, wi ˈtrævəld ist tɪ faɪnd aʊt ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ˈnɪʒni. wət wi faʊnd wɑz ə ˈstɔri əv ˈkruəlti ənd ˈɛpɪk pəˈlis ˈnɛglɪʤəns, ræpt əp ɪn ə ˈsɪrɪŋ ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ˈrəʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti. ˈnɪʒni ɪz ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈbækˌdrɑp fər ðə kraɪm, ə ˈsɪti ðət lɪvz əp tɪ ənd bɪɔnd ɪts təf ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. ɪz noʊn bɛst fər tu θɪŋz: ðə smoʊk ˈbɛlʧɪŋ ðət kraʊd ɪts ˈsəðərn ənd ˈistərn ˈskaɪˌlaɪnz, ənd ðə ˈprɪzənz ðət səraʊnd ɪt laɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl ˈskærˌkroʊz. (ʤeɪld ˈfɔrmər ˈʧɛrmən mɪˈkeɪl wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈsɛntənst tɪ wən əv ˈbrutəl zonas*, bət ðə əˈθɔrətiz ʧeɪnʤd ðɛr maɪndz ənd sɛnt ɪm tɪ saɪˈbɪriə ˌɪnˈstɛd.) ˈmaɪnɪŋ, ðə meɪn ˈɪndəstri fər ˈsɛnʧəriz, ɔl bət kəˈlæpst wɪθ ðə ussr*. laɪk ˈmɛni prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈrəʃən ˈsɪtiz, ɪt həz baʊnst bæk ə bɪt ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, bət nɑt baɪ məʧ. ˈhoʊmləs ənd bəˈbʊʃkəz sɪt kraʊd kərbz ˈkləʧɪŋ ˈplæstɪk ˈbɑtəlz əv ˈbæθtəb ˈvɑdkə. ˈvɪʃəs strit faɪts ər ˈkɑmən. ðə roʊdz lʊk laɪk ə wɔr zone—potholed*, krækt, dəˈkrɛpɪt ənd kəmˈplitli ˈɛmti baɪ 10 p.m*. æt naɪt, ən ɛr reɪd ˈsaɪrən ˈsaʊnˌtræk ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət simz tɪ bi ˈmɪsɪŋ. ɔn ɑr fərst naɪt ɪn taʊn, wi sərʧt ɪn veɪn fər ən aʊər tɪ faɪnd ə pleɪs tɪ gɪt ə drɪŋk əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈɛmti ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn strits. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wi ˈstəmbəld ɔn ə smɔl ənd sˈmoʊki ˈbeɪsmənt ʤɔɪnt kɔld ðə caspi*. wi noʊ ɪt æt ðə taɪm, bət ðə bɑr pleɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər roʊl ɪn ðə ˈvɛri kraɪm wi wər riˈsərʧɪŋ. wi ʃʊd hæv gɛst. ðə ˌklaɪənˈtɛl wɑz ˈgrɪzəld tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv biɪŋ ə ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər əv ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈrəʃən ˈəndərˌwərld: ðə mɛn wər drɛst ɪn træk suts ənd ˈkəvərd wɪθ ˈbləri ˈprɪzən ˌtæˈtuz. ðə ˈwɪmən wər ənd ˈpurli ɪn ʧip dɪˈzaɪnər knock-offs*. ðɛr wɑz wən ˈfɛloʊ wɪθ ə bərn skɑr ˈsɪtɪŋ əˈloʊn ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər. ɪt wɑz ə ˈkrɪmənəl bɑr, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈleɪtˌnaɪt ˈɔpʃən ɪn ˈrəʃəz moʊst noʊˈtɔriəs ˈprɪzən taʊn. moʊst ˈrɛzɪdənts hæv ˈoʊnli əv ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən frəm ðə ʤeɪlz; ðeɪ ər ˈiðər ər ðə ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈspaʊsɪz əv. ˈprɪzənərz ər ˈɔfən riˈlist wɪθ ˈivɪn treɪn soʊ stɪk əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɛls tɪ goʊ. ˈpeɪʤɪz: ˈpriviəs 1 23456 nɛkst prɪnt ʃɛr ˈɑrtɪkəl
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the guy on the left in the santa suit is responsbile for up to fifty murdered sex slaves, including his own daughter
browse column a version of this article first appeared in the february 2008 issue of penthouse magazine.
nizhny tagil last march, the exile reported a story so shocking and so gruesome that it made every other item in the russian crime catalog seem like a parking violation. if you read the story, you remember it. a mass grave containing the mutilated remains of more than a dozen teenage sex slaves was unearthed in a forest outside nizhny tagil, an industrial city of 400,000 just east of the southern urals. the young victims were linked to a local prostitution ring that had been kidnapping, enslaving and killing local girls for five years. even by russian crime standards, the story jumped out, blacker than pitch and colder than a snow-frosted corpse. there were remarkably few follow-ups to the discovery, first reported in the yekaterinburg edition of komsomolskaya pravda. while the bittsevsky maniac was working on his chikatilo rerun, earning top billing in the russian press and beyond when caught, the sex slaves of nizhny tagil were killed a second time by an uninterested and jaded media. most russian papers merely allotted an in-brief blurb to the mass murder. aside from our short report, the guardian was the only other english language outlet to mention the crime. komsomolskaya pravda was the only russian daily that delved into the nitty-gritty and asked why it went unsolved for so long. the remains of olya and vika, both 13 years old, were identified and their deaths linked to the sex slave ring in july, we traveled east to find out exactly what happened in nizhny tagil. what we found was a story of mind-bending cruelty and epic police negligence, wrapped up in a searing multi-dimensional indictment of russian society. nizhny tagil is a natural backdrop for the crime, a city that lives up to and beyond its tough reputation. tagil is known best for two things: the smoke belching ironworks that crowd its southern and eastern skylines, and the maximum-security prisons that surround it like institutional scarecrows. (jailed former yukos chairman mikhail khodorkovsky was originally sentenced to one of tagil’s brutal zonas, but the authorities changed their minds and sent him to siberia instead.) mining, the city’s main industry for centuries, all but collapsed with the ussr. like many provincial russian cities, it has bounced back a bit in recent years, but not by much. homeless and scabby babushkas sit crowd curbs clutching plastic bottles of bathtub vodka. vicious street fights are common. the roads look like a war zone—potholed, cracked, decrepit and completely empty by 10 p.m. at night, an air raid siren soundtrack is the only thing that seems to be missing. on our first night in town, we searched in vain for an hour to find a place to get a drink along the empty downtown streets. eventually we stumbled on a small and smoky basement joint called the caspi. we didn’t know it at the time, but the bar played a major role in the very crime we were researching. we should have guessed. the clientele was grizzled to the point of being a caricature of the provincial low-rent russian underworld: the men were dressed in track suits and covered with blurry prison tattoos. the women were blank-eyed and poorly made-up in cheap designer knock-offs. there was one fellow with a full-body burn scar sitting alone in the corner. it was a criminal bar, the only late-night option in russia's most notorious prison town. most tagil residents have only one-degree of separation from the jails; they are either ex-cons or the children or spouses of ex-cons. prisoners are often released with nothing—not even train fare—and so stick around the city simply because they have nowhere else to go.
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ˈɛˌrlaɪn sits hæv bɪn sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. təˈdeɪ, ðoʊz tɪ waɪd sits ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə wərld hɛlθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən (hu), əˈbisəti həz mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld sɪns 1980 ɪn 2014 mɔr ðən ˈbɪljən ˈædəlts wər ˌoʊvərˈweɪt, ənd ˈoʊvər 600 ˈmɪljən wər əˈbis. (hu dɪˈfaɪnz "ˌoʊvərˈweɪt" ɛz ə ˈgreɪtər ðən ər ˈikwəl tɪ 25 ənd "əˈbis" ɛz ə ˈgreɪtər ðən ər ˈikwəl tɪ 30 ə trɛnd ðət həz θroʊn əp ˈθɔrni ˈɪʃuz wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ɛr ˈtrævəl, wən ðət ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin airlines’*’ nidz ənd ˈbeɪsɪk ˈpæsənʤər raɪts. læst mənθ, ˈlɔjər ˈʤɔrʤioʊ frəm ˈpædjuə, ˈɪtəli sud ˈɛmərˌeɪts, ˈkleɪmɪŋ hɪz flaɪt wɑz dɪsˈrəptɪd baɪ ən əˈbis ˈpæsənʤər ˈsitɪd nɛkst tɪ ɪm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts, wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkəmfərtəbli sɪt ɪn hɪz əˈsaɪnd sit, ənd spɛnt məʧ əv ðə flaɪt frəm keɪp taʊn tɪ duˈbaɪ ˈstændɪŋ ər ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn kru sits. hɪz pruf fər ðə ˈlɔˌsut? ə ˈsɛlˌfi ðət ˌɪnˈkludz hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ɑrm ɪn hɪz sit speɪs. əˈbisəti həz mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld sɪns 1980 ˈpæsənʤər raɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈɑrgju ðət moʊst əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈpæsənʤərz əv ɔl ˈbɑdi taɪps, ənd ðət ˈɛvriˌwən həz ðə raɪt tɪ flaɪ. ““tall*, ʃɔrt, θɪn ər fæt, brɔd ˈʃoʊldərz, waɪd hɪps ər ˈlɔŋgər legs…*… ˈpipəl kəm ɪn ɔl ˈsaɪzɪz ənd ɪt ɪz rɛr fər ˈɛni koʊʧ sit tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd ˈplɛzənt ˈtrævəl experience,”*,” sɪz ˈpɛgi haʊəl, vaɪs ˈʧɛrmən ənd ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈnæʃənəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən tɪ ədˈvæns fæt əkˈsɛptəns (naafa*). riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ˈsərvɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz əv ɔl ˈsaɪzɪz ɪz ðə kɔst əv duɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈmɑdərn wərld ənd ðət kɔst ʃʊd nɑt kəm æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈɛni wən grup əv individuals.”*.” mæs ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈmɛni ˈɛˌrlaɪnz hæv rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə groʊɪŋ əˈbisəti ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk baɪ ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ˈpæsənʤərz əv saɪz baɪ tu sits tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈseɪfti ənd ˈkəmfərt. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn wɪl ˈɔfər ə ˈriˌfənd ɪf ðɛr wɑz æt list wən ˈəðər ˈɛmti sit ɔn ðə flaɪt. bət ɛz əv leɪt ə nu fi həz bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd. səˈmoʊə ɛr ɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ baɪ weɪt (wɪʧ həz bɪˈkəm noʊn ɛz ə "fæt tæks"). ɔn tɔp əv ɔl ðə ˈəðər əˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈkripɪŋ ɪn, frəm ʧɛkt ˈbægɪʤ fiz tɪ drɪŋks, ɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈhɛvi ˈkəstəmərz ən ˈɛkstrə fi əˈnəðər ˈprɑfɪt plɔɪ? ənd ʃʊd ˈædɪd ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈrɪli ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ haʊ məʧ ə ˈpərsən weɪz? ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ˈsərvɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz əv ɔl ˈsaɪzɪz ɪz ðə kɔst əv duɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ˈmɑdərn wərld. æt fərst glæns, ðə fæt tæks ˈɪʃu saʊnz dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri, bət səm ˈɑrgju ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈpjʊrli daʊn tɪ ˈnəmbərz. ðə ˈhɛviər ə pleɪn ɪz, ðə mɔr fjuəl ɪt bərnz θru. ənd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər weɪz tɪ ˈtrævəl ˈlaɪtər. wən klu tɪ ðə ˈifɛkt əv loʊdz kəmz frəm ˈpaɪləts. fər 75 jɪrz, ˈpaɪləts hæv hæd tɪ hɔl ˈʤɛpizən flaɪt ˈmænjuəlz əˈbɔrd ˈɛvəri ˈwərkɪŋ flaɪt, bət naʊ moʊst ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛˌrlaɪnz hæv spɛnt ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz kənˈvərtɪŋ ðiz ˈhɛvi bægz tɪ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk flaɪt bægz ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈaɪˌpædz. tu ˈpaɪləts, 80 paʊnz pər takeoff,”*,” sɪz kərt doerflein*, ə ˈvɛtərən mɪˈkænɪk fər ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɛriər. ˈoʊvər kəˈmərʃəl flaɪts ə deɪ ɪn ðə wərld, ðət ædz up.”*.” fər ˈɪnstəns, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz həz sɛd ðə swɪʧ wʊd seɪv ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈmɪljən ə jɪr ɪn fjuəl kɔsts. ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz baɪ weɪt, wɪʧ səˈmoʊə ɛr ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt ʃeɪm, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərz ən (ˈɛkstrə lɑrʤ) roʊ ðət həz ə mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl sit fər ˈlɑrʤər ˈpipəl. ɪt ˈmɛʒərz 12 tɪ 14 ˈɪnʧɪz ˈwaɪdər ðən ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl sit. krɪs ˈlæŋtən, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər əv səˈmoʊə ɛr sɪz ðə ˈsɪstəm goʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr. ˈoʊnli hæv weɪt tɪ sɛl ənd ˈpipəl wɪl ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət immediately,”*,” hi sɪz ðeɪ wɪl æsk kˈwɛsʧənz ɛz tɪ waɪ ʃʊd ˈpipəl peɪ fər ˈpipəl, ənd waɪ ðeɪ gɪt ʧɑrʤd fər weight’*’ wɪθ ɪkˈsɛsɪv fees.”*.” ðə ˈhɛviər ə pleɪn ɪz, ðə mɔr fjuəl ɪt bərnz θru. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz fɛr ðət ə ˈpərsən ɪz ʧɑrʤd fər ðɛr bæg, wɪn ə ˈpərsən wɪθ ə ʧɑrʤd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈɛkstrə. wi seɪ, ˈkɪˌloʊ ɪz ə ˈkɪˌloʊ ɪz ə kilo,’”*,’” ˈlæŋtən sɪz. ɪt həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ðə weight.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpɛgi haʊəl əv ˈɑrgjuz ðət əˈbisəti ɪz ən ˈɪlnəs, ənd ðət əˈbis ˈpipəl ʃʊd bi ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ˈsərtən raɪts prəˈtɛktɪd. kˈwɛʃən ðə liˈgæləti əv ðə dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈwɛðər ɪt ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə ɛr ˈkɛriər ˈækˌsɛs ækt ˈgəvərnɪŋ ðə ˈtritmənt əv ˈpæsənʤərz wɪθ disabilities,”*,” ʃi sɪz. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (ama*) ˈrisəntli dɪˈklɛrd əˈbisəti ə dɪˈziz, wɪʧ ʃʊd meɪk fæt ˈpæsənʤərz ə prəˈtɛktɪd class.”*.” haʊəl pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈeɪʤənsi (cta*) əˈdrɛst ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪn 2009 ənd ˈɪʃud ə ‘‘one-person*, one-fare’*’ ˈrulɪŋ ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈpæsənʤərz wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz. ðoʊz ˈpæsənʤərz ˌɪnˈklud wənz hu ər obese’*’ ənd hu ˈkænɑt fɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪŋgəl sit. (ˈklɪnɪkəli əˈbis ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ə əv 35 ər haɪər.) kɔst əv weɪt wət ˈfʊli klɪr jɛt ɪz haʊ məʧ ˈpæsənʤər weɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli draɪvz əp kɔsts kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈəðər ˈfæktərz laɪk fjuəl, ˈleɪbər, ˈɛrˌkræft ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd ˈmeɪntənəns. ðə ˈsərfəs ˈlɛvəl, ə ˈhɛviər ˈpæsənʤər dɪz ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl weɪt ˈɑnˌbɔrd ən ˈɛrˌkræft ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ fjuəl bərn ənd kɔst tɪ ðə airline,”*,” sɪz luk ˈʤɛnsən, ə ˈrisərʧər æt ˈɛˈmaɪˈti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛnər fər ɛr ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. ˈækʧəwəl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn fjuəl kɔst ˈvɛriz baɪ flaɪt, bət rəf ˈɔrdər əv ˈmægnəˌtud, ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl. ɔn ə ˈtɪpɪkəl 737 flaɪt frəm ˈbɔstən tɪ ˈdɛnvər fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə weɪt ˌɪnˈkris wʊd ˌɪnˈkris fjuəl kənˈsəmʃən baɪ əˈbaʊt 3 tɪ ɪz ɪt fɛr ðət ə ˈpərsən ɪz ʧɑrʤd fər ðɛr bæg, wɪn ə ˈpərsən wɪθ ə ʧɑrʤd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈɛkstrə? hi sɪz ðət ɪt maɪt bi ““fair”*” tɪ weɪ iʧ ˈpæsənʤər ənd hɪz ər hər bæg, ənd ðɛn ʧɑrʤ ðɛm əˈkɔrdɪŋli hi sɪz ɪt kʊd bi lɛs ðən ə 10 ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin sˈmɔlər ənd ˈlɑrʤər ˈpæsənʤərz ɔn moʊst dəˈmɛstɪk flaɪts. ðət ˈbɑdi weɪt ɪz ˈdrɪvən baɪ boʊθ ʤəˈnɛtɪk ənd ˈfæktərz, ðə ˈpjʊrli ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈluzɪz heft,”*,” sɪz ˈʤɛnsən. ˈɛˌrlaɪn ɪz ˈsɛlɪŋ ə sit, nɑt ə ˈpeɪˌloʊd ˌæləˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈkɑmən ˈkɛrəʤ ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət ˈtɪkɪts ər meɪd əˈveɪləbəl wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈspɛkt tɪ reɪs ər gender.”*.” hi dɪz pɔɪnt tɪ wən ki ɪkˈsɛpʃən: ðət ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə weɪt ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əˈfɛkts ˈseɪfti əv ðə flaɪt, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn sˈmɔlər ˈɛrˌkræfts. ʤɛts ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɪn weɪt ənd ˈloʊdɪŋ, bət ˈnɔrməli hæv ˈlɑrʤər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ margins,”*,” sɪz ˈʤɛnsən. ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn dimz ðət weɪɪŋ ˈpæsənʤərz ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər seɪf ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli justified.”*.” ˈsitɪŋ plænz ˈəltəmətli, ðə səˈluʃən wɪl bi tɪ stɑrt æt ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ: wɪθ ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkæbən ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɪz ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ go,”*,” ədˈmɪts ˈlæŋtən. ənd ˈɛrbəs ənd ˈəðər ˈɛrˌkræft ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz wɪl nid tɪ ˌridɪˈzaɪn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ən ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ɪn boʊθ pɪʧ ənd wɪdθ soʊ ðət ˈpipəl gɪt wət ðeɪ məst peɪ fər: weight.”*.” bət səm aɪˈdiəz ər ɔn ðə drɔɪŋ bɔrd. ɪn 2015 ˈʤərmən ɪt ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsæntoʊ sit wən ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈkæbən əˈwɔrd ɪn ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri ˈkəmfərt hardware”*”. ðə sit saɪz ɪz taɪmz ðə wɪdθ əv ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈɛˌrlaɪn sit, ənd ɪts əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪz tɪ ˈseɪfli əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈpæsənʤərz ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈtɑdlərz ənd ˌoʊvərˈweɪt ˈpæsənʤərz ɪn ðə rɪr əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkæbən wɛr ðə fˈjusəˌlɑʤ ˈnɛroʊz. əˈnəðər ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɔpʃən ɪz ə ˈpæsənʤər bɛnʧ sit" baɪ ˈɛrbəs' svɛn ˈtaʊbərt ənd ˈflɔriən ʃmɪt. ðə bɛnʧ wʊd bi flɛks speɪs ðət kən əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈlɑrʤər ˈpipəl əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəlz, səʧ ə ˈfæməli wɪθ jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən. ðə ˈpætənt ɪz ˈpɛndɪŋ. fər naʊ, ðɛr meɪ bi ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈsɪmpəl səˈluʃən. ðɛr ər spɑts ðət ˈpipəl kən sik aʊt ɔn ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ pleɪnz tɪ traɪ ənd sɪˈkjʊr ðə moʊst speɪs. rɪˈspɛkt tɪ sit wɪdθ, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət moʊst ˈpipəl ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪz ðə sit wɪdθ ɪz ˈdɪfərənt beɪst ɔn ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə cabin,”*,” sɪz doerflein*. ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə fərst faɪv roʊz ənd ðə læst faɪv roʊz ər məʧ narrower.”*.” hɪz tɪp: sits ər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə aircraft.”*.” bɛθ blɛr ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər flaɪt əˈtɛndənt ənd ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈraɪtər. ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðɪs ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ju hæv sin ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈɔtoʊz, hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ ɑr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ər ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər. ənd ɪf ju laɪkt ðɪs ˈstɔri, saɪn əp fər ðə ˈwikli ˈfiʧərz ˈnuzˌlɛtər, kɔld ju ˈoʊnli rɛd 6 θɪŋz ðɪs week”*”. ə ˈhændˈpɪkt səˈlɛkʃən əv ˈstɔriz frəm ˌbibiˈsi ˈɔtoʊz, fˈjuʧər, ərθ, ˈkəlʧər, ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ˈtrævəl, dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ.
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airline seats have been one-size-fits-all since the beginning. today, those 16.5 to 18-inch wide seats are anything but.
according to the world health organization (who), obesity has more than doubled since 1980. in 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight, and over 600 million were obese. (who defines "overweight" as a bmi greater than or equal to 25 and "obese" as a bmi greater than or equal to 30.)
it’s a trend that has thrown up thorny issues with respect to air travel, one that highlights the conflict between airlines’ needs and basic passenger rights.
last month, lawyer giorgio destro from padua, italy sued emirates, claiming his flight was disrupted by an obese passenger seated next to him. according to reports, destro was not able to comfortably sit in his assigned seat, and spent much of the nine-hour flight from cape town to dubai standing or sitting in crew seats. his proof for the lawsuit? a selfie that includes his fellow passenger’s arm in his seat space.
obesity has more than doubled since 1980.
passenger rights advocates argue that most aeroplanes can’t accommodate passengers of all body types, and that everyone has the right to fly.
“tall, short, thin or fat, broad shoulders, wide hips or longer legs… people come in all sizes and it is rare for any coach seat to provide a comfortable and pleasant travel experience,” says peggy howell, vice chairman and public relations director of national association to advance fat acceptance (naafa). “the responsibility of serving customers of all sizes is the cost of doing business in today’s modern world and that cost should not come at the expense of any one group of individuals.”
mass charges
many airlines have responded to the growing obesity epidemic by insisting passengers of size buy two seats to ensure safety and comfort. sometimes the airline will offer a refund if there was at least one other empty seat on the flight.
but as of late a new fee has been created. samoa air is charging by weight (which has become known as a "fat tax"). on top of all the other additional charges that appear to be creeping in, from checked baggage fees to in-flight drinks, is charging heavy customers an extra fee another profit ploy? and should added charges really extend to how much a person weighs?
the responsibility of serving customers of all sizes is the cost of doing business in today’s modern world.
at first glance, the fat tax issue sounds discriminatory, but some argue that this is purely down to numbers. the heavier a plane is, the more fuel it burns through. and airlines are always looking for ways to travel lighter.
one clue to the effect of in-flight loads comes from pilots. for 75 years, pilots have had to haul 40-pound jeppesen flight manuals aboard every working flight, but now most us airlines have spent millions of dollars converting these heavy bags to electronic flight bags in other words, ipads. “between two pilots, 80 pounds per takeoff,” says kurt doerflein, a veteran mechanic for a major us carrier. “at over 100,000 commercial flights a day in the world, that adds up.” for instance, american airlines has said the switch would save the airline $1.2 million a year in fuel costs.
as well as charging customers by weight, which samoa air insists is not intended to create shame, it also offers an xl (extra large) row that has a more comfortable seat for larger people. it measures 12 to 14 inches wider than the traditional seat.
chris langton, chief executive officer of samoa air says the pay-by-weight system isn’t going anywhere. “aircraft only have weight to sell and people will recognise that immediately,” he says . “so they will ask questions as to why should light-weight people pay for heavy-weight people, and why they get charged for ‘excess weight’ with excessive fees.”
the heavier a plane is, the more fuel it burns through.
in other words, the argument is whether it is fair that a 150-pound person is charged for their 50-pound bag, when a 300-pound person with a carry-on isn’t charged anything extra. “as we say, ‘a kilo is a kilo is a kilo,’” langton says. “so it has nothing to do with the condition of the weight.”
however, peggy howell of naafa argues that obesity is an illness, and that obese people should be entitled to having certain rights protected.
“we question the legality of the discriminatory policy and whether it violates the air carrier access act governing the treatment of passengers with disabilities,” she says. “the american medical association (ama) recently declared obesity a disease, which should make fat passengers a protected class.”
howell points out that the canadian transportation agency (cta) addressed this issue in 2009, and issued a ‘one-person, one-fare’ ruling covering passengers with disabilities. those passengers include ones who are ‘clinically obese’ and who cannot fit into a single seat. (clinically obese is defined as having a bmi of 35 or higher.)
cost of weight
what isn’t fully clear yet is how much passenger weight actually drives up costs compared to other factors like fuel, labour, aircraft ownership and maintenance.
“on the surface level, a heavier passenger does increase the overall weight onboard an aircraft therefore increasing fuel burn and cost to the airline,” says luke jensen, a researcher at mit international center for air transportation. “the actual difference in fuel cost varies by flight, but rough order of magnitude, the difference is relatively small. on a typical 737 flight from boston to denver for example, a 50-pound weight increase would increase fuel consumption by about $3 to $5.”
is it fair that a 150-pound person is charged for their 50-pound bag, when a 300-pound person with a carry-on isn’t charged anything extra?
he says that it might be “fair” to weigh each passenger and his or her bag, and then charge them accordingly he says it could be less than a $10 difference between smaller and larger passengers on most domestic flights.
“given that body weight is driven by both genetic and behavioural factors, the purely economic argument loses heft,” says jensen. “the airline is selling a common-carriage seat, not a payload allocation and common carriage implies that tickets are made available without respect to race or gender.”
he does point to one key exception: that in some cases, the aircraft’s weight distribution affects safety of the flight, especially on smaller aircrafts.
“large jets are also subject to limitations in weight and loading, but normally have larger engineering margins,” says jensen. “in cases where the airline deems that weighing passengers is necessary for safe operations, i think it is certainly justified.”
seating plans
ultimately, the solution will be to start at the very beginning: with the design of the aircraft cabin itself. “there is a long way to go,” admits langton. “boeing and airbus and other aircraft manufacturers will need to redesign the inside of an aircraft in order to accommodate in both pitch and width so that people get what they must pay for: weight.”
but some ideas are on the drawing board. in 2015, german it and engineering company sii deutschland’s santo seat won the crystal cabin award in the category “passenger comfort hardware”. the seat size is one-and-a-half times the width of the average airline seat, and its objective is to safely accommodate passengers travelling with toddlers and overweight passengers in the rear of the aircraft cabin where the fuselage narrows.
another possible option is a "reconfigurable passenger bench seat" by airbus' sven taubert and florian schmidt. the bench would be flex space that can accommodate larger people of several peoples, such a family with young children. the patent is pending.
for now, there may be a surprisingly simple solution. there are spots that people can seek out on existing planes to try and secure the most space.
“with respect to seat width, something that most people don’t realise is the seat width is different based on the location in the cabin,” says doerflein. “for example, the first five rows and the last five rows are much narrower.” his tip: “the roomiest seats are in the middle of the aircraft.”
beth blair is a former flight attendant and a freelance writer.
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kɑp pʊts hɪz oʊn hænd ɪn ˈpɑkət ˈæftər ˈstɑpɪŋ mæn fər ˈhævɪŋ hænz ɪn ˈpɑkəts. ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈbrændən bi məˈkin wɑz ˈpisfəli ˈwɔkɪŋ tɪ hɪz ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈərliər ðɪs wik. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈwɛðər wɑz soʊ koʊld, hi kɛpt hɪz hænz ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkəts tɪ steɪ wɔrm. ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən hɪz səˈpraɪz wɪn ə ˈdɛpjəti roʊld əp ɔn ɪm aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr ənd bɪˈgæn ““questioning”*” ɪm. ðə ˈdɛpjəti huz neɪm həz nɑt jɛt bɪn riˈlist ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ˈbrændən wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn activity.”*.” wɪn ˈbrændən æst wət hi wɑz duɪŋ ðət wɑz səˈpoʊzədli səˈspɪʃəs, ðə ˈdɛpjəti rɪˈplaɪd wər ˈwɔkɪŋ by.”*.” by…*… ənd duɪŋ what?”*?” ˈbrændən æst. ðə ˈdɛpjəti rɪˈplaɪd, wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpipəl nervous.”*.” ˈwɔkɪŋ by?”*?” æst ˈbrændən əˈgɛn, kənfˈjuzd ɛz tɪ haʊ hi kʊd meɪk ˈɛnibədi ““nervous”*” ʤɪst baɪ ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk. wɪn ðə ˈdɛpjəti ɪˈlæbəreɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈrizən fər ðə detainment*: ““yeah*, ju hæd jʊr hænz ɪn jʊr pockets.”*.” ˈbrændən kənˈfərmd ðət jɛs, ˌɪnˈdid, hi dɪd hæv hɪz hænz ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkəts laɪk ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz snoʊɪŋ. wɪn ðə kɑp simz tɪ gɪt ənd sɑrˈkæstɪk, seɪɪŋ ɪz ɪt ən ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns tɪ tɔk tɪ mi raɪt now?”*?” ˈbrændən rɪˈmeɪnd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ənd rɪˈplaɪd, jæ ɪt ɪz, bɪˈkəz əv ðə hoʊl pəˈlis ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən goʊɪŋ ɔn əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri raɪt naʊ. ðɪs ɪz outrageous.”*.” ðə ˈɔfɪsər ðɛn əˈpɪrz tɪ bæk ˈpɛdəl, seɪɪŋ θɪŋz laɪk ˈʧɛkɪŋ ɔn you,”*,” ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɔkwərdli ˈbrændən. ˈmɛni vjuərz ər seɪɪŋ ðət ðɪs stɑp wɑz nɑt ˈoʊnli hərˈæsmənt, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˌfʊlˈbloʊn ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈreɪʃəl ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə keɪs, ɪt ˈɪləˌstreɪts ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈfɪlmɪŋ kɑps. hu noʊz wət wʊd hæv ˈhæpənd ɪf ˈbrændən hæd nɑt hæd ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns tɪ teɪk hɪz ˈkæmərə aʊt ənd ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðə ˌɪnərˈækʃən. wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ hir:
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cop puts his own hand in pocket after stopping man for having hands in pockets.
michigan — brandon b waxx mckean was peacefully walking to his destination earlier this week.
because the weather was so cold, he kept his hands in his pockets to stay warm.
you can imagine his surprise when a sheriff’s deputy rolled up on him out of nowhere and began “questioning” him.
the deputy — whose name has not yet been released — insisted that brandon was involved in “suspicious activity.”
when brandon asked what he was doing that was supposedly suspicious, the deputy replied “you were walking by.”
“walking by… and doing what?” brandon asked.
the deputy replied, “you were making people nervous.”
“by walking by?” asked brandon again, confused as to how he could make anybody “nervous” just by walking on the sidewalk.
that’s when the deputy elaborated on the reason for the detainment: “yeah, you had your hands in your pockets.”
brandon confirmed that yes, indeed, he did have his hands in his pockets like thousands of other people because it was snowing.
that’s when the cop seems to get passive-aggressive and sarcastic, saying “oh is it an inconvenience to talk to me right now?”
brandon remained realistic and replied, “hell yeah it is, because of the whole police situation going on across the country right now. this is outrageous.”
the officer then appears to back pedal, saying things like “just checking on you,” and trying to awkwardly high-five brandon.
many viewers are saying that this stop was not only harassment, but also a full-blown example of racial profiling.
whatever the case, it illustrates the importance of filming cops.
who knows what would have happened if brandon had not had the confidence and intelligence to take his camera out and document the interaction.
watch the video here:
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ðə ˈstɔri: ɑr neɪmz ər ˈsɛrə ˈkərkhəm ənd ˈænə ˈwɔrən, ənd wi ər ðə ˈfaʊndərz əv ˈtækˌtaɪl. ɑr ˈfrɛndʃɪp gru kˈwɪkli ˈæftər wi mɛt. ə ʃɛrd ləv əv ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɑr hænz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kriˈeɪt θɪŋz təˈgɛðər, ənd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri əv ðɪs jɪr wi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɛz ən llc*. baɪ ðə taɪm wi fərst leɪd aɪz ɔn ə ˈleɪzər etcher*, ɑr ˈprɑdəkts hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈbeɪgən tɪ teɪk ʃeɪp, ənd wi wər kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ɑr skɪlz ənd ˈhoʊnɪŋ ɑr kræft tɪ meɪk ə koʊˈhɪrənt lʊk fər ɑr gʊdz. ðə naɪt ðət wi sɔ ðə ˈleɪzər ˈkətər fər ðə fərst taɪm wɑz laɪk ˈmæʤɪk- ɪt wɑz ɛz ɪf ə hoʊl wərld əv ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ˈoʊpənd əp. wi wər ˈgɪdi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ðə weɪz wi kʊd juz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ɛnˈhæns ɑr kræft. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ meɪk ə mæp ˈʤərnəl wɑz ə ˈnæʧərəl ʧɔɪs fər ˈjuˈɛs. wi boʊθ teɪk praɪd ɪn ɑr ˈhoʊmˌtaʊnz, ɪn ɑr ˈsɪtiz ənd ðɛr ˈhɪstəri. wi dɪˈzaɪnd ˈəðər ˈprɑdəkts fər ˈɛʧɪŋ ɛz wɛl- 'ðə gʊd lænd' ˈsɪriz əv ˈtrævəl məgz, ɛʧt ˈlɛðər ˈkləʧɪz- bət ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr raɪt əˈweɪ ðət ðə mæp ˈʤərnəlz wər ˈstraɪkɪŋ ə kɔrd wɪθ ˈpipəl. ðə mɪlˈwɔki mæp bʊk ɑr gʊd frɛndz æt ˌdɪˈskəvri wərld, ðə wənz hu ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə ˈleɪzər ˈkətər tɛkˈnɑləʤi, wər ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. ðeɪ səˈpɔrtɪd ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ gɪt ðə moʊst aʊt əv ðə ˈleɪzər ˈɛʧɪŋ, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪpɪŋ ɑr dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ˈʧɪrɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs əˈlɔŋ. sɪns wi bɪˈgæn ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt, wiv bɪn ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɑr taɪm fər ðɛrz- ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈwərkˌʃɑps ɪn ðɛr læb ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər taɪm ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr məˈʃinz. ðɪs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ðə stɑrt wi ˈnidɪd, bət ɪts klɪr ðət wi nid tɪ ɪkˈspænd- ɪts taɪm fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈleɪzər ˈkətər əv ɑr oʊn. ðæts wɛr ju kəm ɪn. wɪθ ðə fəndz wi hoʊp tɪ reɪz frəm ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn, wi plæn tɪ ˈproʊdus ɑr ˈætləs ˈsɪriz mæp ˈʤərnəlz tɪ kip əp wɪθ ðə dɪˈmænd ðət wi ˈkərəntli kænt mit. haʊ? fərst əv ɔl, wid laɪk tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip ɑr ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔr, kræft fɛrz, ənd mɪlˈwɔki ˈvɛndərz ˈfʊli stɑkt wɪθ ðə ˈætləs ˈsɪriz. ˈsɛkəndli, wi wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə kəˈlɛkʃən bɪɔnd ɑr ˈhoʊmˌtaʊnz əv mɪlˈwɔki ənd ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ- ənd kriˈeɪt ˈʤərnəlz ənd gʊdz ðət ˈfiʧər ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz- jʊr ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ðə ˈætləs. ðə ˈbəʤɪt- ɪz ə lɔt əv ˈməni- haʊ wɪl wi spɛnd ɪt? 9500 ðə ˈleɪzər ˈkətər. ðɪs ɪz ðə pɑrt əv ɑr kæmˈpeɪn- ənd ðə meɪn θɪŋ wi θɪŋk wi nid raɪt naʊ tɪ groʊ ɑr ˈbɪznɪs. ðɪs praɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈkətər məˈʃin, ə lɛnz fər dɪˈteɪld ˈkətɪŋ, ə ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, ə ˈwɔrənti ɔn ðə ˈkətər, ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən, ənd ə fju ˈəðər bɪts wi nid tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd. wɪr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd bɪˈkəz wiv faʊnd ə ˈleɪzər ˈkətər ðæts meɪd raɪt hir ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. 1800 ðə məˈtɪriəlz. ðɪs wɪl peɪ fər ðə ˈlɛðər, ˈpeɪpər, sinew*, ˈnidəlz, bræs stədz, ʤɑrz, ənd ˈəðər bɪts ənd ˈpisɪz ðət goʊ ˈɪntu ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr ˈprɑdəkts. mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə səˈplaɪz tɪ meɪk ðə rɪˈwɔrdz jul gɪt fər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɑr kæmˈpeɪn, ənd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ɑr ˈriˌteɪl ˌɪnvənˈtɔri. 1200 fiz. ðɪs ˈbəʤɪt laɪn ɪz tɪ peɪ fər ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fiz ənd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ɑr kæmˈpeɪn. noʊ, ɪts nɑt ðə fən pɑrt- bət wid bi riˈmɪs ɪn ɑr ˈplænɪŋ ɪf wi ˈdɪdənt əˈkaʊnt fər ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. mɔr wət ɪf wi goʊ ˈoʊvər ɑr goʊl? wi wɪl bi θrɪld ɪf wi hɪt ɑr goʊl- wi kænt weɪt tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn jʊr ˈætləs ˈsɪriz ˈaɪtəmz- bət wət du wi hæv ɪn maɪnd ɪf wi goʊ ˈoʊvər? fərst əp, ˈgræfɪks ˈsɔfˌwɛr- wid ləv tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ɑr ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ˈsɛkəndli, ðɛr ər səm ˈleɪzər ˈkətər ˈəpˌgreɪdz wid goʊ fər- ə ˈbɪgər ˈkətɪŋ bɛd, bæk əp ˈleɪzər tubz, ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɛnzɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɪf ju ɔl ər ˈfilɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəs, səm ˈwərkˌʃɑp ˈəpˌgreɪdz (tulz ənd səˈplaɪz) ənd stæf wʊd bi nɛkst- ðɛr ər əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈpipəl hu hæv hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ənd wid ləv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ peɪ ðɛm fər ðɛr taɪm ənd ˈtælənts. θæŋk ju soʊ məʧ fər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ɑr kæmˈpeɪn. wi boʊθ noʊ ðət wi ˈwʊdənt bi wɛr wi ər təˈdeɪ wɪˈθaʊt ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈpipəl əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs. wɪr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ teɪk ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪn ɑr ˈbɪznɪs, ənd wɪr soʊ ˈgreɪtfəl ðət ju ər hir wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ˈditeɪl əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ mæp bʊk rɪˈwɔrdz: jul ˈnoʊtɪs ðət səm əv ɑr rɪˈwɔrdz kəm frəm ðə ˈtækˌtaɪl kəˈlɛkʃən, ɑr ˈstændərd laɪn əv ˈprɑdəkts. ju kən si ˈmɛni mɔr ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə ˈaɪtəmz wi meɪk æt ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt www.tactilecraftworks.com*, bət hir ər ə fju ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðət kəˈlɛkʃən tɪ gɪv ju ən aɪˈdiə əv wət jʊr rɪˈwɔrd wɪl bi.
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the story:
our names are sarah kirkham and anna warren, and we are the founders of tactile craftworks. our friendship grew quickly after we met. a shared love of working with our hands eventually led us to create things together, and in january of this year we established as an llc. by the time we first laid eyes on a laser etcher, our products had already begun to take shape, and we were combining our skills and honing our craft to make a coherent look for our goods. the night that we saw the laser cutter for the first time was like magic- it was as if a whole world of possibility opened up. we were giddy thinking of the ways we could use the technology to enhance our craft.
the decision to make a map journal was a natural choice for us. we both take pride in our hometowns, in our cities and their history. we designed other products for etching as well- 'the good land' series of travel mugs, etched leather clutches- but it became clear right away that the map journals were striking a chord with people.
the milwaukee map book
our good friends at discovery world, the ones who introduced us to the laser cutter technology, were invaluable to us. they supported us by teaching us to get the most out of the laser etching, helping us in prototyping our design, and cheering us along. since we began this project, we've been trading our time for theirs- teaching workshops in their lab in exchange for time using their machines. this relationship gave us the start we needed, but it's clear that we need to expand- it's time for us to purchase a laser cutter of our own. that's where you come in.
with the funds we hope to raise from this kickstarter campaign, we plan to produce our atlas series map journals to keep up with the demand that we currently can't meet. how? first of all, we'd like to be able to keep our online store, craft fairs, and milwaukee vendors fully stocked with the atlas series. secondly, we want to expand the collection beyond our hometowns of milwaukee and chicago- and create journals and goods that feature other cities- your pages of the atlas.
the budget- $12,500 is a lot of money- how will we spend it?
$9500 - the laser cutter. this is the meat-and-potatoes part of our campaign- and the main thing we think we need right now to grow our business. this price includes the basic cutter machine, a lens for detailed cutting, a cooling system, a warranty on the cutter, ventilation, and a few other bits we need to get started. we're excited because we've found a laser cutter that's made right here in the usa.
$1800 - the materials. this will pay for the leather, paper, sinew, needles, brass studs, jars, cuppows and other bits and pieces that go into making our products. more specifically, the supplies to make the rewards you'll get for supporting our campaign, and the beginning of our retail inventory.
$1200 - fees. this budget line is to pay for the necessary fees and processing charges associated with our kickstarter campaign. no, it's not the fun part- but we'd be remiss in our planning if we didn't account for this part of the process.
more - what if we go over our goal? we will be thrilled if we hit our goal- we can't wait to get started on your atlas series items- but what do we have in mind if we go over? first up, graphics software- we'd love to upgrade our software. secondly, there are some laser cutter upgrades we'd go for- a bigger cutting bed, back up laser tubes, different lenses, etc. if you all are feeling amazingly-above-and-beyond generous, some workshop upgrades (tools and supplies) and staff would be next- there are amazing people who have helped us along the way, and we'd love to be able to pay them for their time and talents.
thank you so much for considering contributing to our campaign. we both know that we wouldn't be where we are today without the support of the amazing people around us. we're excited to take the next step in our business, and we're so grateful that you are here with us.
detail of chicago map book
rewards:
you'll notice that some of our rewards come from the tactile craftworks collection, our standard line of products. you can see many more images of the items we make at our website www.tactilecraftworks.com, but here are a few images from that collection to give you an idea of what your reward will be.
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ˈæbət kæmˈpeɪn ˈspoʊksmən mæt hərʃ sɛd: nɑt əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ɑr kæmˈpeɪn ənd wi faɪnd ɪt əˈpɔlɪŋ." ðə kæmˈpeɪn sɛd ɪt ˈdɪdənt noʊ hu pʊt əp ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈspoʊksmən kɔld ðə ˈpoʊstərz əˈfɛnsɪv ənd sɛd ðeɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ðə ˈæbət kæmˈpeɪn ɪz aʊt əv təʧ wɪθ ˈwɪmən. "ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst əˈnəðər ɪn ə lɔŋ laɪn əv əˈfɛnsɪv ˈækʃənz ənd ˈkɑmɛnts baɪ grɛg ˈæbət ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ dɪˈmin ˈwɛndi ˈdeɪvɪs ənd ˈwɪmən əˈkrɔs texas.”*.” læst jɪr, ˈæbət θæŋkt ə səˈpɔrtər hu kɔld ˈdeɪvɪs "rɪˈtɑrd ˈbɑrbi" ɔn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈæˌniz lɪst, wɪʧ ˈreɪzɪz ˈməni fər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈwɪmən ˈkænədɪts hu səˈpɔrt əˈbɔrʃən raɪts, sɛd ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˌəndərˈskɔrz ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈmɪˌskjuz baɪ ðə ˈæbət kæmˈpeɪn ənd səˈpɔrtərz ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ kleɪm ðɛr ɪz ə wɔr ɔn ˈwɪmən. "ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm mæn hu ʧoʊz tɪ əˈpɪr wɪθ tɛd ˈnuʤənt, hu həz kənˈtɪnjuəli meɪd əˈfɛnsɪv ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən. ənd grɛg ˈæbət həz sɛd hi wʊd nɑt səˈpɔrt ˈikwəl peɪ fər ˈikwəl wərk fər ɔl ˈtɛksənz," sɛd greɪs ˌgɑrˈsiə. "hi nidz tɪ meɪk ɪt klɪr səʧ ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtæks ər nɑt səˈpɔrtər ˈkæθrɪn stuərd əv ˈmɪˌdlænd ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ kənˈsərvətɪv strit ˈɑrtɪst ˈlɛnərd ˈsɑboʊ tɪ hɛlp kriˈeɪt ðə ˈpoʊstər. ðə əˈmaʊnt wɑz nɑt dɪˈskloʊzd. stuərd ɪz ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈblɔgər hu prəˈmoʊtəd hər ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn prəˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈpoʊstər ɔn hər tˈwɪtər saɪt, wɛr ʃi dɪˈskraɪbz hərˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈpeɪtriət hu laɪks "tɪ pleɪ ˈtɛnɪs ənd ʃut gənz. bət nɑt æt ðə seɪm taɪm." ʃi sɛd ðə ˈæbət kæmˈpeɪn wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. "əm kənˈsərvətɪv. aɪ ləv maɪ ˈkəntri. aɪ wɔnt maɪ ˈkəntri bæk tɪ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈvæljuz. ɪf wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv əˈbɔrʃən, kænt ðeɪ ʤɪst bi seɪf?" ðə sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ fərst ˌriˈpɔrtəd stuərd ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈproʊdus ðə ˈpoʊstər. ˈsɑboʊ ˈərliər prəˈdust ə ˈpoʊstər əv ə shirtless*, ˌtæˈtud tɛd kruz wɪθ ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ frəm hɪz maʊθ, wɪʧ wər ˈpoʊstɪd əraʊnd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɪn ədˈvæns əv ə kruz əˈpɪrəns ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɪn ˈpoʊstərz əˈpɪrd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɛz ˈdeɪvɪs wɑz sɛt tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər ɪn ˈsænə ˈmɑnɪkə ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ dɪˈrɛktər j.j*. ˈeɪbrəmz, prəˈdusər ˈʤɛfri ˈkætsənbərg ənd dɪˈrɛktər ˈstivən ˈspilbərg. kənˈsərvətɪv ˈblɔgər ˈɛrɪk ˈɛrɪksən ˈnɪkˌneɪmd ˈdeɪvɪs barbie”*” ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr bɪˈkəz əv hər ˈfɪləˌbəstər ɪn ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈsɛnɪt ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ əˈbɔrʃən ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, wɪʧ ˈəltəmətli wər əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər, hæv lɛd tɪ ðə ˈʃətˌdaʊn əv ˈsɛvərəl əˈbɔrʃən ˈklɪnɪks ɪn ˈtɛksəs. ˈdeɪvɪs' kæmˈpeɪn toʊld ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ðət ɪt ˈspɑtɪd æt list faɪv əv ðə ˈpoʊstərz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈaʊtˌdɔr ˈpleɪsɪz əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ɔn ðə ˈkæmpəs əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, lɔs əˈfɪʃəl rɪˈspɑns baɪ ðə ˈæbət kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈdeɪvɪs' ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wɑz ðə riˈlis əv ə nu wɛb æd, ˈdeɪvɪs: gɔn ˈhɑliˌwʊd" wɪθ ə stɑr wɔrz θim. sɛd hərʃ: ˈkænədɪt fər ˈtɛksəs ˈgəvərnər ˈrəbɪŋ ˈɛlˌboʊz wɪθ gun-grabbing*, obamacare-promoting*, ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɪˈlits? ɪt saʊnz laɪk ðə plɑt əv ə ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈfænəsi fɪlm, bət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ sɛn. ˈwɛndi ˈdeɪvɪs, ə ˌriˈæləˌti ʃoʊ."
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abbott campaign spokesman matt hirsch said: "it’s not affiliated with our campaign and we find it appalling." the campaign said it didn't know who put up the posters.davis campaign spokesman zac petkanas called the posters offensive and said they demonstrate that the abbott campaign is out of touch with women. "this is just another in a long line of offensive actions and comments by greg abbott in an attempt to demean wendy davis and women across texas.” last year, abbott thanked a supporter who called davis "retard barbie" on twitter.the executive director of annie's list, which raises money for democratic women candidates who support abortion rights, said the episode underscores a series of miscues by the abbott campaign and supporters that democrats are using to claim there is a gop war on women. "this is the same man who chose to appear with ted nugent, who has continually made offensive comments about women. and greg abbott has said he would not support equal pay for equal work for all texans," said grace garcia. "he needs to make it clear such personal attacks are not acceptable."abbott supporter kathryn stuard of midland donated to conservative street artist leonard sabo to help create the poster. the amount was not disclosed. stuard is a conservative blogger who promoted her involvement in producing the poster on her twitter site, where she describes herself as a patriot who likes "to play tennis and shoot guns. but not at the same time." she said the abbott campaign was not involved. "i'm conservative. i love my country. i want my country back to constitutional values. if we're going to have abortion, can't they just be safe?" the san antonio express-news first reported stuard donated to help produce the poster. sabo earlier produced a poster of a shirtless, tattooed ted cruz with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, which were posted around los angeles in advance of a cruz appearance in hollywood in march.the posters appeared thursday as davis was set to attend a fundraiser in santa monica hosted by director j.j. abrams, producer jeffrey katzenberg and director steven spielberg. conservative blogger erick erickson nicknamed davis “abortion barbie” earlier this year because of her 11-hour filibuster in the texas senate in opposition to abortion regulations. the regulations, which ultimately were approved by the legislature, have led to the shutdown of several abortion clinics in texas. davis' campaign told the huffington post that it spotted at least five of the posters in different outdoor places around the city, including one on the campus of the university of california, los angeles.the official response by the abbott campaign to davis' fundraising in california was the release of a new web ad, “wendy davis: gone hollywood" with a star wars theme. said hirsch: “a candidate for texas governor rubbing elbows with gun-grabbing, obamacare-promoting, tax-raising hollywood elites? it sounds like the plot of a sci-fi fantasy film, but when it comes to sen. wendy davis, it’s a reality show."
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ˈwɑmpəm ˈwʊmən ˈwɔrən straɪks ɪt rɪʧ, goʊz fər ðə ˈməðər loʊd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən, ðə feɪk ˈɪndiən (cripes*, ʤɪst lʊk æt hər ˈfoʊˌtoʊ!) ˈdɑrlɪŋ əv prɑˈgrɛsɪvz, həz strək ɪt rɪʧ əˈgɛn, ðɪs taɪm nɑt frəm house-flipping*, əˈfərmətɪv action-whoring*, ə ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ ʤɑb æt ˈhɑrvərd, ər portfolio-sharking*, bət ðɪs taɪm wɪθ ə ˈsteɪpəl, ə bʊk dil əˈbaʊt waɪ ʃi ˈdɪdənt rən fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. wɪθ hər, ɪts ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈməni duɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ər ˈnəθɪŋ. ðæts haʊ ʃi roʊlz. ɛz fər hər nu bʊk, wəns əˈgɛn əˈbaʊt duɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ, ˈændru ˈmælkəm səmz ɪt əp bɛst: ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən ˈænsərz ə kˈwɛʃən noʊ wən həz ˈrɪli æst. ˈmælkəm kərˈɛktli pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ˈwɔrən ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ðɪs taɪm, pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ hərˈsɛlf ˈərli tɪ gɪt ən ədˈvæns ɔn ðə pæk. soʊ ʃiz ˈrɪtən ə bʊk ɔn waɪ ʃi ˈdɪdənt rən fər ˈɔfəs læst taɪm, ˈhævɪŋ ˈlɪtəl ˈbɛtər ðət ðət tɪ seɪ fər hərˈsɛlf. stɪl pleɪɪŋ ðə seɪm oʊld ˈwɔʃɪŋtən paʊər geɪmz ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ nu weɪz tɪ meɪk ˈməni. ðət səmz hər əp ɪn ə ˈnətˌʃɛl. lɪz, wəns əˈgɛn, ɪz goʊɪŋ fər ðə ˈwɑmpəm.
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wampum woman warren strikes it rich, goes for the mother lode
elizabeth warren, the fake pink-and-gold indian (cripes, just look at her photo!) darling of progressives, has struck it rich again, this time not from house-flipping, affirmative action-whoring, a no-show job at harvard, or portfolio-sharking, but this time with a beltway-insider staple, a big-bucks book deal about why she didn't run for president. with her, it's all about making money doing little or nothing. that's how she rolls. as for her new book, once again about doing nothing, andrew malcolm sums it up best:
elizabeth warren answers a question no one has really asked. malcolm correctly points out that warren is probably running for president this time, positioning herself early to get an advance on the pack. so she's written a low-substance book on why she didn't run for office last time, having little better that that to say for herself. still playing the same old washington power games and identifying new ways to make money. that sums her up in a nutshell. injun liz, once again, is going for the wampum.
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səˈpraɪz! ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp tɪ ɪts fænˈtæstɪk ˈbætəl əv ðə bəlʤ ənd ˈkəmɪŋ ˈprɪti sun, tu. draɪv ɔn ˈmɔˌskaʊ, ɛz ðə nu kɔld, lɛts pleɪərz pleɪ ɛz ˈiðər ðə ˈʤərmənz ər ˈsoʊviˌɛts ɪn ðə ˈbætəl əv ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪn ðə wərd ɪz ðət səˈpɔrt ˈməltəpəl sɪˈnɛrioʊz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈkɑnflɪkt tɪ sˈmɔlər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz" ənd wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈvɛriəs ˈəpˌdeɪts ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nu ˈjunɪts ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˌfɔrtəfəˈkeɪʃənz. ənd ðə bɛst pɑrt, ˈmeɪbi? tɛd ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə hɛlm. ˈpɑkət ˈtæktɪks ˈrisəntli spoʊk wɪθ ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊə ˈstudiˌoʊ əˈbaʊt ðɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, ənd gɑt ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr əˈbaʊt wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ðə kæmˈpeɪn kəmˈpoʊnənt. bi ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ əˈfɛnsɪv ˈvərsəz dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtreɪˌdɔf mɪˈkænɪk ɪn ðə geɪm. ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪkˈspleɪnz, ˈviə ˈpɑkət ˈtæktɪks: ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn moʊd tɪ ðə geɪm ðət ˈkəvərz ðə əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ θru ɑkˈtoʊbər [əv sɛd ˈkəmɪŋz. wik, ˈiðər saɪd həz ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈiðər stɑrt ən əˈfɛnsɪv, ər hoʊld pəˈzɪʃən ənd leɪ ˈmaɪnˌfildz ənd teɪk ɔn ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənts. ɪf ju ʧuz tɪ goʊ ɔn ðə əˈfɛnsɪv, ju gɪt fjuər ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənts, bət ju geɪn ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ əv initiative.”*.” draɪv ɔn ˈmɔˌskaʊ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ʃɪp sun. baɪ ðə weɪ, ɪf ju traɪd ˈbætəl əv ðə bəlʤ jɛt, ju ˈtoʊtəli ʃʊd. ðət geɪm ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl.
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surprise! shenandoah studio is working on a follow-up to its fantastic tbs battle of the bulge ($9.99). and coming pretty soon, too.
drive on moscow, as the new title’s called, lets players play as either the germans or soviets in the battle of moscow in 1941-1942. the word is that it’ll support multiple scenarios ranging from “full conflict to smaller operations" and will include various updates over its predecessor including new units and defensive fortifications. and the best part, maybe? ted raicer is behind the helm.
pocket tactics recently spoke with shenandoah studio about this announcement, and got a little bit more about what to expect from the campaign component. there’ll be an interesting offensive versus defensive trade-off mechanic in the game. shenandoah studio explains, via pocket tactics:
“we’re implementing a campaign mode to the game that covers the 1st of july through october [of 1942],” said cummings. “each week, either side has the option to either start an offensive, or hold position and lay minefields and take on reinforcements. if you choose to go on the offensive, you get fewer reinforcements, but you gain the advantage of initiative.”
drive on moscow is expected to ship soon. by the way, if you haven’t tried battle of the bulge yet, you totally should. that game is incredible.
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ðə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst, ˈtɛknɪkəli neɪmd ““music*, ˈmɛtəl ənd politics,”*,” həz rɪˈtərnd soʊ ðət kən koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ðɛr ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp əˈsɔlts ɔn ˈpipəl hu du nɑt əˈgri wɪθ ðɛm. ɛz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈridərz noʊ, ðɪs lɪst ɪz rən baɪ fər ðə ɪkˈsprɛs ˈpərpəs əv ˈdraʊnɪŋ aʊt ˈɛni əˈpɪnjənz bət ðɛr oʊn, ˈəndər ðə gaɪz əv ““academic”*” θɔt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ moʊst əv ðiz ˈpipəl kʊd nɑt hæv ˈgɔtən ə haɪ skul dɪˈgri ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ər ˈjʊrəp. ɔn ðɪs ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst, ðeɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt əˈtæks ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wɪθ ðə eɪm əv ˈsɛnsərɪŋ əˈpɪnjən. taɪm wi ədˈmɪt ðət ðə ˈpɛrənts mˈjuzɪk ˈrisɔrs ˈsɛnər (pmrc*) wən ɪn ɪts ˈbætəl wɪθ ˈmɛtəl. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv traɪɪŋ tɪ bit ˈmɛtəl, ɪt ʤɔɪnd ɪt, ənd naʊ wi hæv hu wɔnt tɪ meɪk ˈmɛtəl ““safe”*” (ɪn ə ˈnɛroʊ ˈkɑntɛkst) traɪɪŋ tɪ kip ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈhævɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt θɔt. ˈfaɪtɪŋ bæk rikˈwaɪərz noʊ ðɛr seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz laɪk ðə lɪst. tægz: ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp, journolist*, ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst,
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the metpol mailing list, technically named “music, metal and politics,” has returned so that sjws can coordinate their censorship assaults on people who do not agree with them.
as longtime readers know, this list is run by sjws for the express purpose of drowning out any opinions but their own, under the guise of “academic” thought, even though most of these people could not have gotten a high school degree in 1970s america or europe. on this mailing list, they coordinate attacks on facebook and other social media with the aim of censoring non-conforming opinion.
it’s time we admit that the parents music resource center (pmrc) won in its battle with metal. instead of trying to beat metal, it joined it, and now we have sjws who want to make metal “safe” (in a narrow marxist-capitalist context) trying to keep the rest of us from having independent thought. fighting back requires no platforming their safe spaces like the metpol list.
tags: censorship, journolist, metpol mailing list, sjws
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©* prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈdɪdənt sim tɪ hæv ðə bɛst əv ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnunz, dɪˈspaɪt ˈskɔrɪŋ ðə ˈpɛnəlti ðət wən ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti ðə lig kəp. ðə aɪˈvɔriən midfielder*, 32 ˈkuli roʊld hoʊm ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈpɛnəlti ɛz ˈsɪti bit ˈlɪvərˌpul æt ˈwɛmbli ˈsteɪdiəm., hu həz bɪn lɪŋkt wɪθ ən ˈɛksət frəm ðə kləb ðɪs ˈsəmər, wild əˈweɪ ɪn ʤɔɪəs ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ˈæftər ˈskɔrɪŋ, hænz ɪn ðə ɛr ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz ʃərt ɔf ɪn dɪˈlaɪt. ˈsædli fər ɪm, ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti pleɪərz ˌɪgˈnɔrd ɪm, ɛz ju kən si ɪn ðə tu ˈvɪdioʊz bɪˈloʊ. lɔrd noʊz wɛr wɑz ˈrənɪŋ tɪ ˈʤɑˌʃuə ɪˈmænjuəl (@big_man_joshy*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 28 2016 ə ˈkəpəl əv pleɪərz stɑrt təˈwɔrdz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈrənɪŋ streɪt fər ðə ril ˈhɪroʊ əv ðə ˈpɛnəlti shoot-out*, ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈwɪli ˌkæbəˈjɛroʊ, hu seɪvd θri ˈpɛnəltiz frəm ˈlukəs ˈlivə, fɪˈlipeɪ ənd ˈædəm lallana*. ˈoʊnli ɛmˈbreɪsɪz ðə mæn hu skɔrd ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ kɪk. ˌkæbəˈjɛroʊ, ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin hu həz pleɪd ˈoʊnli 18 geɪmz fər ˈsɪti ɪn tu jɪrz, ˈivɪn simd tɪ tərn ɔf əv ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ɪm, ˈʃeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈfɪŋgər ənd hɛd ɛz ɪf tɪ seɪ noʊ. wi ˈwʊdənt wɔnt tɪ ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt ɔn waɪ. ˌkæbəˈjɛroʊ wɑz ˈleɪtər θroʊn əp ɪn ðə jɪr baɪ ˈsɪti pleɪərz ɪn ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən wɪθ ˈwɪlfrid ˈboʊni ˈlɪftɪŋ ɪm ɔn hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz. wɑz ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ bi sin.
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© provided by the independent yaya toure didn't seem to have the best of sunday afternoons, despite scoring the penalty that won manchester city the league cup.
the ivorian midfielder, 32, coolly rolled home the winning penalty as city beat liverpool at wembley stadium.
toure, who has been linked with an exit from the club this summer, wheeled away in joyous celebration after scoring, hands in the air and taking his shirt off in delight.
sadly for him, the manchester city players ignored him, as you can see in the two videos below.
lord knows where yaya toure was running to https://t.co/lcgn8ojt8y joshua emmanuel (@big_man_joshy) february 28, 2016
a couple of players start towards toure before instead running straight for the real hero of the penalty shoot-out, goalkeeper willy caballero, who saved three penalties from lucas leiva, philippe coutinho and adam lallana.
only fernandinho embraces the man who scored the winning kick.
caballero, the 34-year-old argentine who has played only 18 games for city in two years, even seemed to turn toure off of celebrating with him, shaking his finger and head as if to say no.
we wouldn't want to speculate on why.
caballero was later thrown up in the year by city players in celebration with wilfried bony lifting him on his shoulders. toure was nowhere to be seen.
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klɪk tɪ ˈikwəˌnɑks wɪl bi hir ɪn ʤɪst ə fju wiks, ənd ðɛrz noʊ ˈbɛtər weɪ tɪ gɪt ˈrɛdi fər ðə ˈsizənəl ʧeɪnʤ ðən tɪ dɪg ˈɪntu səm greɪt saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən bʊks. wɔnts tɪ hɛlp ju gɪt ɪn ðə mud fər ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ðɪs lɪst əv tˈwɛnti saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈnɑvəlz ðət kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðə weɪ ju si ðə wərld, ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ʧeɪnʤ jʊr laɪf. ˈwɛðər ɪts bɪˈkəz ðeɪv ˈɔltərd ðə kɔrs əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈraɪtɪŋ, ər ˈsɪmpli prəˈvaɪd ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˈeɪliən pərˈspɛktɪv ɔn ˈɔrdəˌnɛri laɪf, ðiz ər ˈnɑvəlz ðət wɪl riəreɪnʤ haʊ ju θɪŋk. ʧɛk aʊt ɑr lɪst bɪˈloʊ. ðiz ər ɪn ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrdər baɪ ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən deɪt, nɑt ɪn ˈɔrdər əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈfræŋkənˌstin 1818 baɪ ˈmɛri ˈʃɛli ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst ˈmɑdərn mæd ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈnɑvəl, wɪʧ sɛt ðə steɪʤ fər soʊ ˈmɛni mæd ˈsaɪəntɪst teɪlz əv ðə nɛkst 200 jɪrz. juv gɑt ðə læb fʊl əv ˈbəbəli stəf, ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wɪθ ˈlaɪtnɪŋ, ˈstoʊlən ˈbɑdi pɑrts, ˈjumənz brɔt bæk frəm ðə dɛd, ˈmɑnstərz, ənd ə mæn hu wɔnts tɪ pleɪ gɑd. ʤɪst traɪ tɪ neɪm ə mæd saɪəns ˈstɔri ðət ˈdəzənt hæv ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfræŋkənˌstin ɪn ɪt. ðɪs bʊk ʧeɪnʤd jʊr laɪf ɔˈrɛdi baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ɪnˈtaɪər əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ saɪəns rən əˈmək. ðə taɪm məˈʃin 1895 baɪ h.g*. wɛlz əˈnəðər ˈnɑvəl, wɛlz' taɪm məˈʃin wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈstɔriz tɪ lɪŋk taɪm ˈtrævəl wɪθ saɪəns ˈrəðər ðən ˈmæʤɪk ər ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəˌlɪzm. pləs hɪz dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ðə underground-dwelling*, ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ðə ˈwɪləwi, ˈhɪpi ʃeɪpt ðə weɪ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˌɪˈmæʤənd ðə fˈjuʧər fər ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt æt ðə ˈmaʊntənz əv ˈmædnəs 1931 baɪ h.p*. ðɪs ˈlɔŋɪʃ ʃɔrt ˈstɔri baɪ h.p*. brɪŋz təˈgɛðər ɔl əv ˈgreɪtəst ənd moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl əbˈsɛʃənz. wɪn ə grup əv ɪkˈsplɔrərz dɪˈskəvər ə lɔst æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsɪti, ðeɪ lərn ðət ðə ərθ wɑz wəns ðə hoʊm tɪ ˈmɛni ˈeɪliən ˈreɪsɪz, səm əv hum stɪl lərk ˈəndər ðə ˈoʊʃən spɔn), ənd ˈəðərz əv hum kən bi ˈsəmənd (ðə shoggoths*). ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs bʊk wɪl teɪk ju dip ˈɪntu ðə səbtərˈeɪniən ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən əv, fʊl əv lɔst ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz ənd sˈlaɪmi ˈmɑnstərz hu hɔnt ɑr drimz. ˈləki fər ˈjuˈɛs, gwɪˈljɛrmoʊ dɛl ˈtɔroʊ (pænz ˈlæbərˌɪnθ) ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmuvi ˈvərʒən. aɪ, ˈroʊˌbət 1955 baɪ ˈaɪzɪk ˈæzɪmɑv ðɪs kəˈlɛkʃən əv lɪŋkt ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz kwaɪt ˈsɪmpli ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ wi θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈroʊˌbəts. ˈæzɪmɑv ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə "θri lɔz əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks," wɪʧ ər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn soʊ ˈmɛni ˈsəbsəkwənt teɪlz əv ˈhjuməˌnɔɪd ˈroʊˌbəts ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə wərk əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. soʊ ðɪs bʊk həz ɔˈrɛdi ʧeɪnʤd jʊr laɪf, baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈroʊˌbət ˈhɪstəri ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪt, jul bi səˈpraɪzd haʊ məʧ ðɪs wərk əv ˈfɪkʃən həz bɪˈkəm ækˈsɛptɪd ˈwɪzdəm əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ril ˈroʊˌbəts wɪl ˈfəŋkʃən. ðə ˌdɪspəˈzɛst 1974 baɪ ˈərsələ pʊlz noʊ ˈpənʧɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈnɑvəl əˈbaʊt ən soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət broʊk əˈweɪ frəm ən əˈprɛsɪv, wərld tɪ lɪv ɔn ɪts ˈbɛrən mun. aʊt əv ðɪs ˈvɪvɪd ˈpɔrtrət əv tu flɔd səˈsaɪɪtiz, ənd wən ˈbrɪljənt ˈfɪzɪsɪst, kəmz ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt haʊ noʊ ˈkəlʧər kən kəmˈplitli ɪˈreɪs ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈkɪndrɪd 1979 baɪ ɑkˈteɪviə ˈbətlər ə blæk ˈwʊmən ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə faɪndz hərˈsɛlf səkt bæk ɪn taɪm tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə laɪf əv hər ˈdɪstənt ˈænˌsɛstər: ə waɪt wɪθ ə pərˈvərs krəʃ ɔn wən əv hɪz sleɪvz. ɪkˈspɛkt noʊ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs, bət ə lɔt əv təf kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈreɪʃəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪriəsli ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈpipəl ju trəst list meɪ bi ðə sɔrs əv jʊr ɪgˈzɪstəns. ˈwɪzərd 1979 baɪ ʤɑn ˈvɑrli ə ˌʃɪzəˈfrɛnɪk mæn fɔlz ɪn ləv wɪθ ə ˈsɛnˌtɔr hu həz θri sɛts əv ˈʤɛnətəlz ənd lɪvz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə ʤaɪənt ˈsaɪbɔrg ɪn ˈɔrbət əraʊnd ˈsætərn. ju wɔnt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ jʊr pərˈspɛktɪv ɔn ðə wərld? ðɪs bʊk wɪl du ɪt fər ju. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈsɪdər 1987 baɪ iˈeɪn ɛm. bæŋks ə gʊd tɪ iˈeɪn ɛm. bæŋks ˈsɪriz əv ˈkəlʧər ˈnɑvəlz, kənˈsɪdər dilz wɪθ ə wɔr bɪtˈwin ə ˈkəlʧər əv ˈænərˌkɪsts, ənd ə ˌhaɪˈrɑrkəkəl ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈzɛləts. ənd, ðə bʊk ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊz ju tɪ gɪt kəmˈpleɪsənt əˈbaʊt wət ɪt minz tɪ bi ˈɛθɪkəli raɪt ənd rɔŋ. hi, ʃi, ənd ɪt 1991 baɪ mɑrʤ ˈpɪrki ə ˈwʊmən ənd hər ˈsaɪbɔrg ˈwɔrjər ˈləvər faɪt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ə fri ʤuɪʃ taʊn frəm biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər baɪ ə ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈkɔrpərət ɪn ðɪs ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ mɪθ əv ðə ˈgoʊləm. ðə moʊst ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə bʊk ɪz wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ðə ˈsaɪbɔrg, hu həz bɪn ˈproʊˌgræmd tɪ ləv ˈkɑmbæt, ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðət hɪz ˈplɛʒərz ər ˈmɔrəli rɔŋ. wət wʊd ɪt fil laɪk fər ə ˈwɛpən tɪ groʊ ˈɛθɪks? ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈsɛrə kəˈnɛri 1991 baɪ ˈkɛrən ʤɔɪ ˈfaʊlər ə mɪˈstɪriəs ˈeɪliən hu ˈdəzənt ˌəndərˈstænd ˈjumənz ˈvɛri wɛl lændz ɪn ˈnaɪnˈtinθ ˈsɛnʧəri ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈbləndərɪŋ hər weɪ təˈwɔrdz sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ wɪθ ðə rɪˈləktənt hɛlp əv ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈwərkər, ən ɪˈskeɪpt ˈlunəˌtɪk, ənd ə ˌsəfrəˈʤɛt ˈpriʧɪŋ fri ləv. ˈhɔntɪŋ ənd ˈfəni, ðɪs ˈnɑvəl ɪz ɛz məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə əv ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri ɛz ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈeɪliənz. ə faɪər əˈpɑn ðə dip 1992 baɪ ˈvərnər ðɪs ˈnɑvəl wɑz ðə fərst greɪt ˈɛpɪk əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt eɪʤ, ˈlipˌfrɔgɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈɪntu ə fˈjuʧər wɛr ˈjunɪks ɪz ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz oʊld ənd ˈnuzˌgrups spæn ðə ˈgæləksi. ə ˈpaʊərfəl kəmˈpjutər ˈvaɪrəs ðət trænsˈfɔrmz ˈmætər ɪz əˈtækɪŋ ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən, ənd ɑr ˈoʊnli hoʊp meɪ laɪ wɪθ tu kɪdz mərund ɔn ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈplænət fʊl əv ˈkriʧərz wɪθ kəˈlɛktɪv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. ðɪs ɪz kwaɪt ˈsɪmpli wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv, əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ, ənd hjuˈmeɪn speɪs ˈɑprəz jul ˈɛvər rɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə bɔr ˈmeɪkər 1995 baɪ ˈlɪndə nɑˈgɑtə wən əv ðə fərst ˈnɑvəlz tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri pəˈtɛnʃəl əv nanotech*, ðɪs ˈɛpɪk ɪz maɪnd bloʊɪŋ ɔn ˈmɛni ˈlɛvəlz. wɪn ə ˌsudəˈniz ˈprɑstəˌtut lərnz tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ə məˈlɛkjələr ˈfaʊndri ˈbɛtər ðən ɪts ˈwɛstərn ˌɪnˈvɛntər kən, ðə ˈbæləns əv paʊər ɪn ðə wərld ɪz tərnd ɔn ɪts hɛd. ðə ˈspɛroʊ 1996 baɪ ˈmɛri ˈdɔriə ˈrəsəl ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt fərst ˈkɑnˌtækt bɪtˈwin ˈjumənz ənd ˈeɪliənz wɑz rɔŋ. ðɪs streɪnʤ ənd sæd bʊk ˈkrɑnɪkəlz wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ðə ˈkæθlɪk ʧərʧ sɛndz ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz tɪ ə ˈplænət wɛr əˈstrɑnəmərz hæv dɪˈskəvərd laɪf. ðə tu ˈspiʃiz əv ˈeɪliənz ɑr proʊˈtægənəst prist mits ər ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈdɪfərəns frəm ˈjumənz ənd meɪk ðə prist ən ˈeɪliən tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈhɔntɪŋli ˈrɪtən, ðɪs ɪz ˈlɪtərˌɛri saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən æt ɪts bɛst. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt 2000 baɪ nil ˈstivənsən ðɪs dɛns, ˈstɔri ʤəmps əraʊnd ɪn taɪm, speɪs, ənd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ðə ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd ˈfɔrsɪz əv ˈməni ənd saɪəns ðət brɔt ˈjumənz tɪ ðə tˈwɛntiˌfərst ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈwɔrnɪŋ: ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs bʊk wɪl riəreɪnʤ jʊr breɪn ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli. ðə maʊnt 2002 baɪ ˈkɛrəl ˈæftər ˈjumən ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ə grup əv ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ˈeɪliənz, ðə sərˈvaɪvərz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈpoʊniz əv ðɛr nu ˈeɪliən ˈoʊvərˌlɔrdz. ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ˈleɪtər, ɑr ˈhɪroʊ ɪz ə ˈhæpi maʊnt tɪ ðə ˈeɪliən prɪns, bət sˈloʊli bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðə laɪf əv ə ˈpæmpərd pɛt ɪz nɑt ɔl hi wɔnts. strit ˈsteɪʃən 2002 baɪ ˈʧaɪnə sɛt ɪn ɔn ə ˈplænət wɛr ə streɪnʤ ˈwɛðər ˈsɪstəm kɔld ðə tɔrk ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəli dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv ˌriˈæləˌti, strit ˈsteɪʃən ɪz əˈbaʊt ə ˈsaɪəntɪst, ə mæn hu həz lɔst hɪz wɪŋz, ə ˈwʊmən wɪθ ən ˈɪnˌsɛkt hɛd, ənd ə ˈsɪti fʊl əv ˈpipəl huz drimz ər biɪŋ ˈitən baɪ mɔθs. ɛz ðə ˈsɪti sˈloʊli goʊz ˌɪnˈseɪn, ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsaɪəntɪst kən stɑp ðə mɔθs wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ə ˈgɑrbɪʤ hip ənd ə ˈspaɪdər hu ləvz wordplay*. ˈnəθɪŋ kən ˈtruli ˈkæpʧər ðə səˈblaɪm ˈbjuti ənd ˈwɪrdnəs əv ə ˈnɑvəl. bət ɪt maɪt ʧeɪnʤ jʊr laɪf. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt daʊn ənd aʊt ɪn ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈkɪŋdəm 2003 baɪ ˈkɔˌri nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪd ðɪs ˈnɑvəl ˈəʃər ɪn ə nu weɪv əv ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt breɪnz ənd dɪˈzaɪərz, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ˈraɪtərz θɔt əˈbaʊt bʊks. həz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈnɑvəlz əˈveɪləbəl fər fri ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd həz hɛlpt ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪz ðə aɪˈdiə əv kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɑpiˌraɪts ɪn ðə wərld. soʊ ðɪs ˈnɑvəl həz ʧeɪnʤd jʊr wərld ɔˈrɛdi, baɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ɛz ɛz ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈpætərn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən 2003 baɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈgɪbsən wən əv ðə bɛst ˈnɑvəlz ɪn ˈgɪbsənz nu ˈsaɪkəl əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən teɪlz sɛt ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt deɪ (wɪʧ ɪz tɪ seɪ, ˈnɑvəlz ðət fil laɪk saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən bət ˈɑrənt baɪ strɪkt ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ˈæˌkʧuəli), ˈpætərn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ɪz ə ˈmæstərˌpis əˈbaʊt kənˈsumər ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, ˌɪˈluʒənz, ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. rɛd ənd bi ˈdæzəld. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈnutənz weɪk 2004 baɪ kɛn məˈklaʊd frəm ðə fərst ˈmoʊmənts ɪn ðɪs ˈnɑvəl, wɪn ə grup əv ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈkrɪmənəlz aɪ min "ˈkɑmbæt ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪsts") ʤəmp θru ə ˈwərmˌhɔl wɪθ ðɛr "sərʧ ˈɪnʤən" ə ʤaɪənt məˈʃin fər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ənd ˈpɪlɪʤɪŋ kul ˈtrɛʒər jul bi hʊkt. ˈfəni, bɪˈzɑr, ənd politically-savvy*, ðɪs ˈnɑvəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈtrɛʒər ˈhəntərz ənd ˈræpʧər ˈfəkərz aʊt tɪ gɪt ə ˈlɪtəl kæʃ ənd hæv ə ˈlɪtəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ju woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ fərˈgɛt ɪt. 2006 baɪ ˈʧɑrəlz həz sɛd hi hæd ðə ˈstænfərd ˈprɪzən ɪkˈspɛrəmənts ɪn maɪnd wɪn hi roʊt ðɪs teɪl əv ˈdrɪftərz hu saɪn əp fər ə "glasshouse*" ɪkˈspɛrəmənt tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri ɪn ən ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd speɪs ˈhæbəˌtæt. ðɛl bi ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛrəli əˈsaɪnd ˈʤɛndərz, ənd fɔrst tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈsərtən kaɪnz əv kənˈfɔrmɪst bɪˈheɪvjərz fər pɔɪnts. ɑr ˈhɪroʊz, ɪn ðə ˈʤɛndərz ðeɪv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn, ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðət ðɛrz ə ˈdipər plɑt æt wərk ənd məst traɪ tɪ ˈaʊtsˌmɑrt ðə ˈprɪzən geɪm waɪl ˈfaɪtɪŋ maɪnd ˈvaɪrəsɪz ðət kən riˈɔrgəˌnaɪz jʊr hoʊl ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. wɪθ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd twɪsts ənd tərnz, ðɪs bʊk ɪz ðə ˈvɛri bɛst juv ˈɛvər hæd.
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click to viewspring equinox will be here in just a few weeks, and there's no better way to get ready for the seasonal change than to dig into some great science fiction books. io9 wants to help you get in the mood for transformation by offering this list of twenty science fiction novels that could change the way you see the world, and maybe even change your life. whether it's because they've altered the course of science fiction writing, or simply provide a genuinely alien perspective on ordinary life, these are novels that will rearrange how you think. check out our list below.
these are in chronological order by publication date, not in order of importance.
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frankenstein (1818), by mary shelley
this is the first modern mad scientist novel, which set the stage for so many mad scientist tales of the next 200 years. you've got the lab full of bubbly stuff, experiments with lightning, stolen body parts, humans brought back from the dead, monsters, and a man who wants to play god. just try to name a mad science story that doesn't have a little frankenstein in it. this book changed your life already by creating an entire subgenre of science fiction devoted to science run amok.
the time machine (1895), by h.g. wells
another genre-shaping novel, wells' time machine was one of the first stories to link time travel with science rather than magic or spiritualism. plus his depiction of the underground-dwelling, industrial morlocks and the willowy, surface-dwelling hippie eloi shaped the way many people imagined the future for the next several decades.
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at the mountains of madness (1931), by h.p. lovecraft
this longish short story by h.p. lovecraft brings together all of lovecraft's greatest and most memorable obsessions. when a group of explorers discover a lost antarctic city, they learn that the earth was once the home to many alien races, some of whom still lurk under the ocean (cthulhu's spawn), and others of whom can be summoned (the shoggoths). reading this book will take you deep into the subterranean imagination of lovecraft, full of lost civilizations and slimy monsters who haunt our dreams. lucky for us, guillermo del toro (pan's labyrinth) is working on a movie version.
i, robot (1955), by isaac asimov
this collection of linked short stories quite simply changed the way we think about robots. asimov invented the "three laws of robotics," which are included in so many subsequent tales of humanoid robots and also in the work of robotics engineers. so this book has already changed your life, by changing robot history — reading it, you'll be surprised how much this work of fiction has become accepted wisdom about the way real robots will function.
the dispossessed (1974), by ursula leguin
leguin pulls no punches in this novel about an anarchist-feminist society that broke away from an oppressive, consumer-driven world to live on its barren moon. out of this vivid portrait of two flawed societies, and one brilliant physicist, comes a story about how no culture can completely erase injustice.
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kindred (1979), by octavia butler
a black woman living in 1970s america finds herself sucked back in time to protect the life of her distant ancestor: a white slaveowner with a perverse crush on one of his slaves. expect no political correctness, but a lot of tough questions about racial identity, in this seriously action-packed story about how the people you trust least may be the source of your existence.
wizard (1979), by john varley
a schizophrenic man falls in love with a centaur who has three sets of genitals and lives inside a giant cyborg in orbit around saturn. you want to change your perspective on the world? this book will do it for you.
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consider phlebas (1987), by iain m. banks
a good way-in to iain m. banks series of culture novels, consider phlebas deals with a war between a posthuman culture of game-loving anarchists, and a hierarchical civilization of religious zealots. beautifully-written and action-packed, the book never allows you to get complacent about what it means to be ethically right and wrong.
he, she, and it (1991), by marge piercy
a woman and her cyborg warrior lover fight to protect a free jewish town from being taken over by a neighboring corporate city-state in this cyberpunk homage to the jewish myth of the golem. the most fascinating part of the book is what happens when the cyborg, who has been programmed to love combat, realizes that his pleasures are morally wrong. what would it feel like for a weapon to grow ethics?
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sarah canary (1991), by karen joy fowler
a mysterious alien who doesn't understand humans very well lands in nineteenth century california, blundering her way towards san francisco with the reluctant help of a chinese railway worker, an escaped lunatic, and a suffragette preaching free love. haunting and funny, this novel is as much about the alienness of human history as it is about aliens.
a fire upon the deep (1992), by vernor vinge
this novel was the first great epic of the internet age, leapfrogging over cyberpunk and into a posthuman future where unix is thousands of years old and newsgroups span the galaxy. a powerful computer virus that transforms matter is attacking civilization, and our only hope may lie with two kids marooned on a medieval planet full of dog-like creatures with collective consciousness. this is quite simply one of the most inventive, astonishing, and humane space operas you'll ever read.
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the bohr maker (1995), by linda nagata
one of the first novels to explore the revolutionary potential of nanotech, this globe-spanning epic is mind blowing on many levels. when a sudanese prostitute learns to manipulate a molecular foundry better than its western inventor can, the balance of power in the world is turned on its head.
the sparrow (1996), by mary doria russell
everything you learned about first contact between humans and aliens was wrong. this strange and sad book chronicles what happens when the catholic church sends missionaries to a planet where astronomers have discovered life. the two species of aliens our protagonist priest meets are terrifying in their difference from humans — and make the priest an alien to himself. hauntingly written, this is literary science fiction at its best.
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cryptonomicon (2000), by neal stephenson
this dense, multi-layered story jumps around in time, space, and consciousness, exploring the interconnected forces of money and science that brought humans to the twenty-first century. warning: reading this book will rearrange your brain permanently.
the mount (2002), by carol emschwiller
after human civilization is destroyed by a group of invading aliens, the survivors become the ponies of their new alien overlords. generations later, our hero is a happy mount to the alien prince, but slowly begins to realize that the life of a pampered pet is not all he wants.
perdido street station (2002), by china mieville
set in on a planet where a strange weather system called the torque periodically destroys the fabric of reality, perdido street station is about a scientist, a man who has lost his wings, a woman with an insect head, and a city full of people whose dreams are being eaten by moths. as the dreamless city slowly goes insane, only the scientist can stop the moths — with the help of a sentient garbage heap and a cross-dimensional spider who loves wordplay. nothing can truly capture the sublime beauty and weirdness of a mieville novel. but it might change your life.
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down and out in the magic kingdom (2003), by cory doctorow
not only did this novel usher in a new wave of postcyber writing about downloadable brains and uploadable desires, but it also changed the way science fiction writers thought about books. doctorow has always insisted on making his novels available for free online, and has helped popularize the idea of questioning traditional copyrights in the scifi world. so this novel has changed your world already, by helping to make the business of scifi writing as tomorrow-minded as scifi itself.
pattern recognition (2003), by william gibson
one of the best novels in gibson's new cycle of science fiction tales set in the present day (which is to say, novels that feel like science fiction but aren't by strict definition actually scifi), pattern recognition is a masterpiece about consumer capitalism, mass-produced illusions, and video-sharing technology. read and be dazzled.
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newton's wake (2004), by ken macleod
from the first moments in this novel, when a group of scottish organized criminals (erm i mean "combat archaeologists") jump through a wormhole with their "search engine" — a giant machine for finding and pillaging cool treasure — you'll be hooked. funny, bizarre, and politically-savvy, this novel is about treasure hunters and rapture fuckers out to get a little cash and have a little revolution. you won't be able to forget it.
glasshouse (2006), by charles stross
stross has said he had the stanford prison experiments in mind when he wrote this far-future tale of drifters who sign up for a "glasshouse" experiment to recreate the twentieth century in an isolated space habitat. they'll be arbitrarily assigned genders, and forced to engage in certain kinds of conformist behaviors for points. our heroes, ill-at-ease in the genders they've been given, figure out that there's a deeper plot at work and must try to outsmart the glasshouse prison game while fighting mind viruses that can reorganize your whole consciousness. with unexpected twists and turns, this book is the very best mindfuck you've ever had.
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ceonsamea* ˈproʊˌfaɪl ʤɔɪnd ˈeɪprəl 2011 juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm 21 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 1 fərst pleɪs: ˈsɛkənd pleɪs: wɪl bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ rɪˈsiv praɪz ˈməni aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ju tɪ ɑr fərst ˈpəblɪk ˈtʊrnəmənt, rən baɪ ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛmpaɪər (ˈfɔrmərli noʊn ɛz "mɪkst frut") ənd ˈspɑnsərd baɪ wən əv ɪts ˈvɛri oʊn ˈmɛmbərz, ˈʃɑkər! (juʤ θæŋks tɪ ˈʃɑkər fər ˈpʊtɪŋ əp ðə praɪz ˈməni ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈpɑsəbəl!) ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛmpaɪər ɪz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkoʊʧɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti. wi ˈɔfər ə rɪˈlækst ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr nuər pleɪərz kən gɪt hɛlp ənd səˈpɔrt frəm haɪər ˈlɛvəl pleɪərz. kən bi ə hɑrd geɪm tɪ lərn, ənd wi bɪˈliv ðət ɪt ɪz ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt kəmˈjunɪti tɪ iz ðə ˈlərnɪŋ kərv ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl! ðə wɪl bi pleɪd ɔn ðə ˈsərvər. ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt ɪz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: kˈwɑləˌfaɪər 1 ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛmpaɪər ˈoʊpən pleɪs: pleɪs: wɪl bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ rɪˈsiv praɪz wʊd laɪk tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ju tɪ ɑr fərst ˈpəblɪk ˈtʊrnəmənt, rən baɪ ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛmpaɪər (ˈfɔrmərli noʊn ɛz "mɪkst frut") ənd ˈspɑnsərd baɪ wən əv ɪts ˈvɛri oʊn ˈmɛmbərz, ˈʃɑkər! (juʤ θæŋks tɪ ˈʃɑkər fər ˈpʊtɪŋ əp ðə praɪz ˈməni ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɛmpaɪər ɪz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkoʊʧɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti. wi ˈɔfər ə rɪˈlækst ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr nuər pleɪərz kən gɪt hɛlp ənd səˈpɔrt frəm haɪər ˈlɛvəl pleɪərz. kən bi ə hɑrd geɪm tɪ lərn, ənd wi bɪˈliv ðət ɪt ɪz ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt kəmˈjunɪti tɪ iz ðə ˈlərnɪŋ kərv ɛz məʧ ɛz wɪl bi pleɪd ɔn ðə ˈsərvər. ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt ɪz ɛz ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 64 pleɪər ˈsɪŋgəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən ˈtʊrnəmənt. -tɔp 4 kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə spɑt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəlz. signup*: kˈwɑləˌfaɪər 2 ˈsənˌdi ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 64 pleɪər ˈsɪŋgəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən 4 kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə spɑt ɪn ðə finals.signup*: kˈwɑləˌfaɪər ˌʤuˈlaɪ, 64 pleɪər ˈsɪŋgəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən ˈtʊrnəmənt. -tɔp 4 kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə spɑt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəlz. signup*: ˈoʊpən 30 ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtʊrnəmənt stɑrts! ˈfaɪnəlz: ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst, 64 pleɪər ˈsɪŋgəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən 4 kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə spɑt ɪn ðə finals.signup*: ˈoʊpən 30 ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɔgəst, 8 pleɪər ˈdəbəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən ˈtʊrnəmənt. fərst pleɪs, ˈsɛkənd pleɪs. ˈfaɪnəlz wɪl bi strimd æt: goup*: ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛmpaɪər grup lɪŋk: kəmˈjunɪti ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈædmɪnz: 8 pleɪər ˈdəbəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən fərst pleɪs, ˈsɛkənd wɪl bi strimd æt: goup*: ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən grup lɪŋk: kəmˈjunɪti ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: ˈtʊrnəmənt
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ceonsamea profile joined april 2011 united kingdom 21 posts last edited: 2013-08-01 20:21:37 #1
first place: €75
second place: €25
paypal will be required to receive prize money
i would like to introduce you to our first public tournament, run by edification empire (formerly known as "mixed fruit") and sponsored by one of it's very own members, shocker! (huge thanks to shocker for putting up the prize money and making this tournament possible!)
edification empire is a social 1v1 coaching community. we offer a relaxed and reliable environment where newer players can get help and support from higher level players. sc2 can be a hard game to learn, and we believe that it is the responsibility of the established community to ease the learning curve as much as possible!
the tournment will be played on the eu server. the format is as follows:
qualifier #1:
saturday 27th july, €100 edification empire open tournament!first place: €75second place: €25paypal will be required to receive prize moneyi would like to introduce you to our first public tournament, run by edification empire (formerly known as "mixed fruit") and sponsored by one of it's very own members, shocker! (huge thanks to shocker for putting up the prize money and making this tournament possible!)edification empire is a social 1v1 coaching community. we offer a relaxed and reliable environment where newer players can get help and support from higher level players. sc2 can be a hard game to learn, and we believe that it is the responsibility of the established community to ease the learning curve as much as possible!the tournment will be played on the eu server. the format is as follows:qualifier #1:saturday 27th july, 16:00 gmt (+00:00)
-64 player single elimination bo3 tournament.
-top 4 qualify for a spot in the finals.
signup:
qualifier #2:
sunday 28th july, -64 player single elimination bo3 tournament.-top 4 qualify for a spot in the finals.signup: http://binarybeast.com/xhots1307070 qualifier #2:sunday 28th july, 16:00 gmt (+00:00)
-64 player single elimination bo3 tournament.
-top 4 qualify for a spot in the finals.
signup:
check-ins open 30 minutes before tournament starts!
finals:
saturday 3rd august, -64 player single elimination bo3 tournament.-top 4 qualify for a spot in the finals.signup: http://binarybeast.com/xhots1307071 check-ins open 30 minutes before tournament starts!finals:saturday 3rd august, 16:00 gmt (+00:00)
-8 player bo3 double elimination tournament.
-€75 first place, €25 second place.
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finals will be streamed at:
in-game goup: edification empire
in-game group link:
community website:
tournament admins:
deus.546
shocker.845 -8 player bo3 double elimination tournament.-€75 first place, €25 second place.----------------------finals will be streamed at: http://www.twitch.tv/pughydude in-game goup: edification empirein-game group link: starcraft://group/2/38915 community website: www.edificationempire.com tournament admins:deus.546shocker.845
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ænʤɛˈlinə ˌʤoʊˈli θɪŋks wi ʃʊd it ˈɪnˌsɛkts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈəðər ˈænəməlz laɪk ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk: ɔn hər kæmˈpeɪn treɪl fər ə ˈrisənt ˈmuvi, ˌʤoʊˈli spɛnt hər daʊn taɪm ɪn ˌkæmˈboʊdiə ““educating”*” ə grup əv ˈʧɪldrən ɔn haʊ tɪ fraɪ ənd it ˈskɔrpiənz ənd təˈrænʧələz. ˈkrɪkɪts wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə ˈmɛnju, ənd ʃi ʤoʊkt ðət wɪn ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ kənˈsum ˈɪnˌsɛkts ju ˈɔlˌweɪz stɑrt wɪθ ənd ə beer.”*.” ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl bɪˈhaɪnd ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz ðət kənˈsumɪŋ ˈɪnˌsɛkts ɪz əˈpɛrəntli mɔr stable”*” ðən kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈænəməl fudz. ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈʃoʊˌkeɪst ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ˌʤoʊˈli ənd hər ˈɪnˌsɛkt ˈæntɪks, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət baɪ 2050 ðə ˈjumən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əraʊnd 9 ˈbɪljən, ənd ðət bəgz ər boʊθ ““nutritious”*” ənd ˈʧipli ““harvested.”*.” ə waɪld wi ʤɪst stɑp ˌɪnˈflɪktɪŋ ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈsəfərɪŋ ənd dɛθ ˌɔltəˈgɛðər? ðə ˌbibiˈsi kleɪmz ðət ɛz ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ raɪz, nid tɪ lʊk fər ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈproʊˌtin ˈəðər ðən mit ənd fish.”*.” ðeɪ si ˈɪnˌsɛkts ɛz ˈkeɪtərɪŋ tɪ ðət nid. ˌɪnˈdid, ðeɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈsprɪŋkəlɪŋ ˈɪnˌsɛkts ɔn tɔp əv jʊr ˈpitsə ənd saɪt ðə wərdz əv, əv ən bug”*” ˈkəmpəˌni, hu steɪts ðət ˈɪnˌsɛkts ər ðə superfood.”*.” meɪnˈteɪnz ðət ðeɪ ər ɪn ˈproʊˌtin, ˈmɪnərəlz, ənd əˈminoʊ ˈæsədz soʊ ɪt meɪks sɛns tɪ it them.”*.” baɪ ðət ˈlɑʤɪk, ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ sense”*” tɪ it jʊr nɛkst dɔr ˈneɪbər. ɪf ɑr ˈmɔrəl dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ kənˈsɪsts əv ˈnəθɪŋ bət ðə nuˈtrɪʃənəl ˈvælju əv flɛʃ ər excretions*, ðɛn hɛk, wi kən ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. əˈnəðər ˈsɛntrəl ˈtɛnət əv ðə ˈɪnˌsɛkt ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz ðət ðeɪ ər fər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðən kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈlaɪvˌstɑk farming.”*.” bət ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kɔst əv kənˈsumɪŋ ˈɪnˌsɛkts ɪz ˈlɛsər ðən kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪz ˈətərli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈmɔrəl ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ˌɪnˈflɪktɪŋ ˈsəfərɪŋ ən dɛθ ɔn ˈɛni biɪŋ. ðɛr ɪz noʊ nəˈsɛsɪti ər kəmˈpəlʃən ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər ðət ˈwɔrənts səʧ bɪˈheɪvjər. wi du nɑt nid ˈɛni ˈænəməl ˈprɑdəkts æt ɔl tɪ lɪv ˈhɛlθi lɪvz. ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛni ˈmɔrəl kəmˈpəlʃən, wət ˌʤoʊˈli ənd ðə ˌbibiˈsi ər ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈpleɪsmənt əv wən fɔrm əv ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən wɪθ əˈnəðər. ðɪs meɪ əsˈweɪʤ səm ˈpipəlz gɪlt wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈsərnz, bət ɪt sɪz ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌmɔˈræləˌti əv ðɛr ˈækʃənz. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪt ˈmɪrli gɪvz ˈpipəl laɪk ˌʤoʊˈli ə fɔls sɛns əv ˈmɔrəl ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti wɪn ðɛr ˈækʃənz ər ˈmɔrəli ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbəl frəm ðoʊz əv ˈɛni ˈəðər non-vegan*. ðə ˈænsər tɪ ˈænəməl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən wɪl nɑt kəm ɪn ə ˈpækɪt əv bəgz soʊld nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈroʊstɪd ˈpiˌnəts ənd ˈʧiə sidz. wi nid tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ frəm ðə nɑnˈsɛnsɪkəl aɪˈdiə ðət wən kən faɪt mɔr ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈænəməl ˈmɔrəl ˈvælju bɪg ənd smɔl minz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət ɪz wət wi oʊ tɪ ðɛm ɛz ə ˈmætər əv ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən.
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angelina jolie thinks we should eat insects instead of other animals
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on her campaign trail for a recent movie, jolie spent her down time in cambodia “educating” a group of children on how to fry and eat scorpions and tarantulas. crickets were also on the menu, and she joked that when starting to consume insects you always start with “crickets and a beer.”
the rationale behind all of this is that consuming insects is apparently more “environmentally stable” than conventional animal foods. the bbc showcased a video of jolie and her insect antics, claiming that by 2050 the human population is going to be around 9 billion, and that bugs are both “nutritious” and cheaply “harvested.” here’s a wild idea…why don’t we just stop inflicting unnecessary suffering and death altogether?
the bbc claims that as the population continues to rise, we’ll need to look for sources of protein other than “traditional meat and fish.” they see insects as catering to that need. indeed, they advocate sprinkling insects on top of your pizza and cite the words of shami radia, co-counder of an “edible bug” company, who states that insects are the “original superfood.” radia maintains that they are “high in protein, minerals, and amino acids so it makes sense to eat them.” by that logic, it would also “make sense” to eat your next door neighbour. if our moral decision making consists of nothing but the nutritional value of someone’s flesh or excretions, then heck, we can justify just about anything.
another central tenet of the insect argument is that they are “better for the environment than conventional livestock farming.” but whether or not the environmental cost of consuming insects is lesser than conventional farming is utterly irrelevant. there is no moral justification for inflicting suffering an death on any sentient being. there is no necessity or compulsion whatsoever that warrants such behaviour. we do not need any animal products at all to live optimally healthy lives.
in the absence of any moral compulsion, what jolie and the bbc are advocating is nothing but a direct replacement of one form of exploitation with another. this may assuage some peoples guilt with respect to environmental concerns, but it says nothing about the morality of their actions. indeed, it merely gives people like jolie a false sense of moral superiority when their actions are morally indistinguishable from those of any other non-vegan.
the answer to animal exploitation will not come in a packet of freeze-dried bugs sold next to the roasted peanuts and chia seeds. we need to get away from the nonsensical idea that one can fight injustice…with more injustice. recognising animal moral value – big and small – means recognising that veganism is what we owe to them as a matter of moral obligation.
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ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən ðə ˌbibiˈsis tɪm rid sɪz ðət nəˈdin ˈdɔriz wɪl faɪt ðə kleɪmz "ɔl ðə weɪ" ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈstændərdz əˈθɔrəti (ipsa*) həz sɛd ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ɪkˈspɛnsɪz kleɪmz səbˈmɪtəd baɪ nəˈdin ˈdɔriz. mɪz ˈdɔriz, hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts mɪd, ˈfeɪsɪz ən ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu hər ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən ənd ˈtrævəl. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, sɛd ɪt hæd ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ʃi hæd rɪˈsivd ɪkˈspɛnsɪz "ðət ʃʊd nɑt hæv bɪn əˈlaʊd". bət ðə, hu wɑz səˈspɛndɪd frəm ðə kənˈsərvətɪvz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, sɛd ðɛr wɑz "noʊ faʊnˈdeɪʃən" tɪ ðə kleɪmz. ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl əv ðə ˈpɑrti wɪp frəm mɪz ˈdɔriz ˈfɑloʊd hər dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ðə ʃoʊ əm ə səˈlɛbrɪti, gɪt mi aʊt əv hir. mɪz ˈdɔriz, ə ˈfɔrmər nərs hu həz bɪn ən sɪns 2005 ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈsɪtɪŋ ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. 'mæd' ʃi toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi ʃi bɪˈlivd ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri hæd bɪn ˈtrɪgərd baɪ hər əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən kɔsts fər ðə əˈpɑrtmənt ʃi rɛnts ɪn ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər. æˈnælɪsɪs nəˈdin ˈdɔriz ɪz ən ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən kin ɔn biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk aɪ, ˈivɪn mɔr ðən moʊst. læst jɪr, ʃi dɪˈfɛndɪd hər əˈpɪrəns ɔn əm ə səˈlɛbrɪti ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ɛz ə "pəˈblɪsɪti gɪft." ʃi wɑz ˈvoʊtɪd ɔf fərst. ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu hər ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ɪz ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ʃi woʊnt ˈrɛlɪʃ. ˈnəθɪŋ wɪʧ riˈmaɪndz ˈvoʊtərz əv ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ˈskændəl kən bi gʊd pəˈblɪsɪti fər ən, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt wən. ðə mɪd ɪz nɑt ʃoʊɪŋ ɪt ðoʊ. ʃiz ɔˈrɛdi θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈligəl ˈækʃən ənd ɪz ˈvɪgərəsli dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈɛni səˈʤɛsʧən ðə rɪˈsivd ə ˈpɛni mɔr ðən ʃiz ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ. mɪz ˈdɔriz ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ʃi ˈnɛvər ˈsəˌblɛt hər əˈpɑrtmənt ənd ɪn hər oʊn wərdz: "aɪ maɪt bi kɔld mæd næd; əm nɑt ðət mæd." hər ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈwɪnɪŋ bæk ðə kənˈsərvətɪv wɪp ˈɛni taɪm sun meɪ hæv rɪˈsidɪd. ɪn meɪ, ʤun ənd ˌʤuˈlaɪ læst jɪr, hər kleɪmz wər sˈlaɪtli haɪər ðən ˈjuʒəwəl, ʃi sɛd, bɪˈkəz hər ˈdɔtər wɑz steɪɪŋ wɪθ hər. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ɪt meɪ hæv bɪn ˈprɑmptɪd baɪ ə mɪˈsteɪk baɪ hər ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri əˈsɪstənt, hu ˌæksəˈdɛnəli kleɪmd twaɪs fər ˈpɛtroʊl kɔsts. ðə sɛd: "aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər kleɪmd ə ˈpɛni ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ðət aɪ ˈʃʊdənt hæv kleɪmd. ðɛr ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ faʊnˈdeɪʃən tɪ ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ. ðeɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət aɪ ˈsəˌblɛt maɪ flæt fər θri mənθs. aɪ ˈsərtənli ˈdɪdənt. "ˈɛni ðət wɛnt θru ðə ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ˈskændəl wʊd hæv tɪ bi mæd tɪ hæv ˈsəˌblɛt ˈɛni ˈprɑpərti sɪns." ə ˈspoʊksmən fər kənˈfərmd ðə ˈfoʊkɪs wɑz ɔn kleɪmz meɪd ɪn 2011 ənd 2012 bət dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ˈfərðər. "ðə kəmˈplaɪəns ˈɔfɪsər fər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈstændərdz əˈθɔrəti həz ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðət mɪz nəˈdin ˈdɔriz meɪ hæv bɪn peɪd ən əˈmaʊnt ˈəndər ðə mps*' skim əv ˈbɪznɪs kɔsts ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ðət ʃʊd nɑt hæv bɪn əˈlaʊd," ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɛd. "ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ðə prəˈsiʤərz fər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən meɪd thereunder*, noʊ ˈfərðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ʃæl bi ˈpəblɪʃt ənˈtɪl ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən həz bɪn kənˈkludɪd." mɪz ˈdɔriz mɛt kənˈsərvətɪv ʧif wɪp sər ʤɔrʤ jəŋ ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈtərnd frəm ɔˈstreɪljə ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər læst jɪr, tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ʃi hæd ˈteɪkən taɪm ɔf tɪ bi ɔn ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ əm ə səˈlɛbrɪti. ˈæftərwərdz, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər sər ʤɔrʤ sɛd: "ðə wɪp həz nɑt bɪn rɪˈstɔrd ənd nɔr wɪl ɪt bi ənˈtɪl ʃi pruvz ðət ʃi kən riˈbɪld ˈbrɪʤɪz wɪθ hər kənˈstɪʧuənts, hər əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd hər ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkɑligz." ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2012 mɪz ˈdɔriz dɪˈskraɪbd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈɔzˌbɔrn ɛz "tu ˈɛrəgənt pɑʃ bɔɪz" wɪθ "noʊ ˈpæʃən tɪ wɔnt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə lɪvz əv ˈəðərz".
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media playback is unsupported on your device media caption the bbc's tim reid says that nadine dorries will fight the claims "all the way"
the independent parliamentary standards authority (ipsa) has said it will investigate expenses claims submitted by mp nadine dorries.
ms dorries, who represents mid bedfordshire, faces an inquiry into her spending on accommodation and travel.
in a statement, ipsa said it had reason to believe she had received expenses "that should not have been allowed".
but the mp, who was suspended from the conservatives in november, said there was "no foundation" to the claims.
the withdrawal of the party whip from ms dorries followed her decision to take part in the itv show i'm a celebrity, get me out of here.
ms dorries, a former nurse who has been an mp since 2005, is currently sitting as an independent.
'mad'
she told the bbc she believed the inquiry had been triggered by her accommodation costs for the apartment she rents in westminster.
analysis nadine dorries is an outspoken mp keen on being in the public eye, even more than most. last year, she defended her appearance on i'm a celebrity in australia as a "publicity gift." she was voted off first. an investigation into her expenses is a development she won't relish. nothing which reminds voters of westminster's expenses scandal can be good publicity for an mp, particularly an independent one. the mid bedfordshire mp is not showing it though. she's already threatening legal action and is vigorously defending any suggestion the received a penny more than she's entitled to. ms dorries insists that she never sublet her apartment - and in her own words: "i might be called mad nad; i'm not that mad." her chances of winning back the conservative whip any time soon may have receded.
in may, june and july last year, her claims were slightly higher than usual, she said, because her daughter was staying with her.
she also said it may have been prompted by a mistake by her parliamentary assistant, who accidentally claimed twice for petrol costs.
the mp said: "i have never claimed a penny in my expenses that i shouldn't have claimed. there is absolutely no foundation to this investigation by ipsa. they suspect that i sublet my flat for three months. i certainly didn't.
"any mp that went through the mp's expenses scandal would have to be mad to have sublet any property since."
a spokesman for ipsa confirmed the focus was on claims made in 2011 and 2012, but declined to comment further.
"the compliance officer for the independent parliamentary standards authority has reason to believe that ms nadine dorries mp may have been paid an amount under the mps' scheme of business costs and expenses that should not have been allowed," a statement on ipsa's website said.
"in accordance with the legislation and the procedures for investigation made thereunder, no further information shall be published until the investigation has been concluded."
ms dorries met conservative chief whip sir george young having returned from australia in november last year, to explain why she had taken time off to be on the reality tv show i'm a celebrity.
afterwards, a spokesman for sir george said: "the whip has not been restored and nor will it be until she proves that she can rebuild bridges with her constituents, her association and her parliamentary colleagues."
in april 2012, ms dorries described david cameron and george osborne as "two arrogant posh boys" with "no passion to want to understand the lives of others".
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moʊst griks wɪl voʊt "jɛs" ɪn ðɪs ˈsənˌdiz ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə tərmz əv ə dil frəm ðə, poʊlz hæv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd. ɪn ə saɪn ðət ðə ˈkəntriz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, əˈlɛksɪs, meɪ hæv mɪsˈʤəʤd ðə ˈpəblɪk mud, tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt poʊlz kənˈdəktəd baɪ grik ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz səˈʤɛst ðət ˈnɪrli 60 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk wʊd voʊt jɛs. ðə poʊlz wər ˈkɛrid bɪtˈwin ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ əv læst wik, praɪər tɪ ˈmɪstər ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðət hi wʊd pʊt ðə ˈmætər tɪ ə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt. bət ðeɪ səˈʤɛst ðət moʊst ˈɔrdəˌnɛri griks noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ʃɛr hɪz ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər ˈfərðər wɪθ ˈjʊrəp ˈoʊvər ðə tərmz əv ˈgrisɪz dil. boʊθ poʊlz wər ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ɪn ðə poʊl baɪ ˈælkoʊ fər ðə ˈproʊtə ˈpeɪpər, 57 pər sɛnt sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈlivd gris ʃʊd meɪk ə dil, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 29 pər sɛnt əˈgɛnst. ə ˈrisərʧ poʊl fər tɪ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər faʊnd ðət pər sɛnt ɪn ˈfeɪvər, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 33 pər sɛnt əˈgɛnst ənd pər sɛnt ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd. ə mæn wɔks pæst grəˈfiti ðət ridz 'noʊ' ɪn ˈʤərmən, ɪn ˈæθənz (epa*) ˈmɪstər ənd hɪz ˈpɑrti həz sɛd ɪt wɪl ərʤ griks tɪ voʊt "noʊ" ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə tərmz əv ðə aʊt dil ər ˈsɪmpli tu hɑrʃ fər ðə ˈkəntri tɪ bɛr. gris ˈkraɪsəs: bæŋk ˈəndər ðə bɛd bɪˈkəmz læst hoʊp fər ˈmɛni ɛz rən draɪ bət ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv duɪŋ soʊ ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ min dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə ˈjʊrə, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ jɪrz əv ˈfərðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl peɪn ɛz gris ˌriɪntrəˈdusɪz ɪts oʊld ˈdrækmə ˈkərənsi, wɪʧ ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ stɑrt æt ə loʊ ˈvælju. grik bæŋks ər tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ʃət ənˈtɪl nɛkst ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt mæs wɪθˈdrɔəlz əv dɪˈpɑzəts baɪ ˈseɪvərz, hu naʊ fɪr ə kəˈlæps ɪn ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ˈbɪljənz əv ˈjuˌroʊz hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn wɪθˈdrɔn ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz frəm, wɪʧ wɪl naʊ ˈlɪmət griks tɪ wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ pər deɪ. ðə ˈlɪmɪts du nɑt əˈplaɪ tɪ ðoʊz ˈjuzɪŋ bæŋk kɑrdz ənd əˈkaʊnts ˈɪʃud ˈoʊvərˈsiz, səʧ ɛz ˈfɔrən ˈtʊrɪsts. wɛb ˈbæŋkɪŋ trænˈzækʃənz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnju, əˈlaʊɪŋ griks tɪ peɪ bɪlz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ˈkænɑt muv ˈməni tɪ əˈkaʊnts əˈbrɔd. wət ˈhæpənz ɪf gris dɪˈfɔlts ɔn ɪts ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fənd loʊnz? ðə ˈbæŋkɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz wər ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn bɪtˈwin ˈmɪstər ənd ˈfaɪˌnæns ʧifs ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, wɪn ðə rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə tərmz əv ˈgrisɪz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ dil bɪɔnd ʤun 30 ə noʊt ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪn grik 'noʊ kaput*' hæŋz æt ən ˈælfə bæŋks ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm ɪn ˈæθənz (afp*) ðət minz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz noʊ ˈməni wɪθ wɪʧ tɪ peɪ bæk ðə ˈleɪtəst əv ˈsɛpərˌeɪt loʊn əv 1.5bn*, wɪʧ ɪz du ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ɛz wɛl ɛz traɪɪŋ tɪ steɪv ɔf ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɛltˌdaʊn, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfeɪsɪz ə hərˈkjuliən tæsk naʊ ɪn ˈsənˌdiz ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm æt ʃɔrt ˈnoʊtɪs. ðə ləˈʤɪstɪks əv ɪt ər ˈdɔntɪŋ, ɛz ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn tu ˈkɑmplɛks ˈkrɛdɪtər prəˈpoʊzəlz, wən əv wɪʧ ɪz ə dɛt səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti æˈnælɪsɪs. ðiz hæv nɑt ˈivɪn bɪn trænzˈleɪtəd jɛt ˈɪntu grik, ˈnɛvər maɪnd ˈɪntu ən fɔrm ðət ˈvoʊtərz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd. ˈbælət əˈfɪʃəlz fər iʧ ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈpriˌsɪŋkt məst bi ˈɔlsoʊ bi kɔld əp, ənd ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz sɛt əp ɪn ˈmɛni rɪˈmoʊt ˈaɪləndz. ðə læst grik ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm wɑz wɪn ˈvoʊtərz əˈbɑlɪʃt ðə ˈmɑnɑrki ɪn 1974
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most greeks will vote "yes" in this sunday's referendum on whether to accept the terms of a bail-out deal from the eurozone, polls have indicated.
in a sign that the country's prime minister, alexis tsipras, may have misjudged the public mood, two separate polls conducted by greek newspapers suggest that nearly 60 per cent of the public would vote yes.
the polls were carried between wednesday and friday of last week, prior to mr tsipras's unexpected announcement on saturday that he would put the matter to a popular vote.
but they suggest that most ordinary greeks no longer share his appetite for further stand-offs with europe over the terms of greece's €240bn bail-out deal. both polls were published on sunday.
in the poll by alco for the proto thema paper, 57 per cent said they believed greece should make a deal, compared to 29 per cent against. a kapa research poll for to vima newspaper found that 47.2 per cent in favour, compared to 33 per cent against and 18.4 per cent undecided.
a man walks past graffiti that reads 'no' in german, in athens (epa)
mr tsipras and his left-wing syriza party has said it will urge greeks to vote "no" in the election, claiming that the terms of the eu-bail out deal are simply too harsh for the country to bear.
• greece crisis: bank under the bed becomes last hope for many as atms run dry
but the consequence of doing so is likely to mean near-certain departure from the euro, followed by years of further financial pain as greece reintroduces its old drachma currency, which is likely to start at a low value.
greek banks are to remain shut until next monday, july 6, in order to prevent mass withdrawals of deposits by savers, who now fear a collapse in the banking system.
billions of euros have already been withdrawn in recent days from atms, which will now limit greeks to withdrawing €60 per day. the limits do not apply to those using bank cards and accounts issued overseas, such as foreign tourists.
web banking transactions will also continue, allowing greeks to pay bills online. however, they cannot move money to accounts abroad.
• what happens if greece defaults on its international monetary fund loans?
the banking restrictions were imposed following the showdown between mr tsipras and eurozone finance chiefs over the weekend, when the eu refused to extend the terms of greece's existing bail-out deal beyond june 30.
a note reading in greek 'no money-merkel kaput' hangs at an alpha bank's atm in athens (afp)
that means the government has no money with which to pay back the latest instalment of separate imf loan of $1.5bn, which is due on tuesday.
as well as trying to stave off financial meltdown, the government also faces a herculean task now in organising sunday's referendum at short notice.
the logistics of it are daunting, as it will involve citizens voting on two complex creditor proposals, one of which is a highly-technical debt sustainability analysis. these have not even been translated yet into greek, never mind into an easily-digestible form that voters will be able to understand.
ballot officials for each voting precinct must be also be called up, and polling stations set up in many remote islands. the last greek referendum was when voters abolished the monarchy in 1974.
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ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈpoʊstər fər ðɪs kænz fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl həz bɪn ˈæftər ˌɪˈtæljən ˈæktər ˈklɔdiə kɑrdiˈnɑli əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv bɪn tɪ meɪk hər lʊk ˈθɪnər. frɛnʧ ˈmidiə pɔrd skɔrn ɔn ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl fər ˈsimɪŋli ˈtæmpərɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv kɑrdiˈnɑli sˈwərlɪŋ hər skərt ɔn ə roʊm rʊf ɪn 1959 kɑrdiˈnɑli drɑpt ə drɛs saɪz ɪn wən swirl,”*,” sɛd ðə libération*, waɪl ðə ˈkəlʧər ˈmægəˌzin kˈwɛsʧənd waɪ ɪt wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ðə stɑr. lə mɑnd ˈɔfərd ə slaɪd tul fər ˈridərz tɪ haʊ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ hæd bɪn ʧeɪnʤd. ðə ˈpoʊstər ɪz mægˈnɪfɪsənt, ðə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf həz ˈklɪrli ənd bɪn tɪ θɪn ðə θaɪz. wət ə pity,”*,” ɪt sɛd. ˈænə roʊz ˈhoʊlmər (@barfh*) waɪ ðə nid tɪ ˈɔltər ˈklɔdiə ˈbɑdi soʊ drəˈmætɪkəli fər əˈfɪʃəl ˈpoʊstər? ðɛr wɑz ə ˈsɪmələrli ˈhɑstəl riˈækʃən ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, wɪθ wən tˈwɪtər ˈjuzər seɪɪŋ: ˈivɪn ˈklɔdiə kɑrdiˈnɑli ˈkænɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈbjuti wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ, wi ˈrɪli ər ɪn trouble.”*.” (@cinesisters*) ˈvɛri ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ si ˈbjutəfəl ˈklɔdiə kɑrdiˈnɑli ˈɪntu ə rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈbɑdi ʃeɪp fər ðə əˈfɪʃəl 2017 ˈpoʊstər ˈəðərz spoʊk əv ðə əv thinness”*” ər ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət θɪn ɪˈnəf fər cannes”*”. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈæktrəs, naʊ 78 wɑz ˌənɪmˈprɛst baɪ wət ʃi kɔld ə row”*”. ʃi toʊld ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst: ˈɪmɪʤ həz bɪn tɪ ækˈsɛnʧueɪt ðɪs ˈifɛkt əv ˈlaɪtnəs ənd trænˈspoʊz mi ˈɪntu ə drim ˈkɛrɪktər. kənˈsərn fər ˈriəlɪzm həz noʊ pleɪs hir ənd, ɛz ə kəˈmɪtɪd ˈfɛmənɪst, aɪ si noʊ əˈfrənt tɪ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈbɑdi. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪn ɑr wərld. ˈoʊnli cinema.”*.” kɑrdiˈnɑli sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist baɪ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ðət ʃi wɑz ˈɑnərd tɪ ˈfiʧər ɔn ðə ˈpoʊstər fər ɪts ˌænəˈvərsəri jɪr. dæns ɔn ə rʊf ɪn roʊm riˈmaɪndz mi əv ə taɪm wɪn aɪ kʊd ˈnɛvər hæv ˌɪˈmæʤənd ˈklaɪmɪŋ əp ðə stɛps əv ðə moʊst celebrated”*” fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn ðə wərld, ʃi sɛd. bət klɛr serre-combe*, əv ðə frɛnʧ grup lə feminisme*! (dɛr tɪ bi ˈfɛmənɪst), sɛd ɪt wɑz ə ˈskændəl ðət kɑrdiˈnɑli hu wɑz ənd mægˈnɪfɪsənt ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl photo”*”, ʃʊd hæv tɪ kilos”*” fər ðə ˈpoʊstər. ðə dɪˈrɛktər θɪˈri toʊld ðə ˈpoʊstər hæd bɪn wɛl received”*”. kɑrdiˈnɑli stɑrd ɪn səm əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˌjʊrəˈpiən fɪlmz əv ðə ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fɛdərˈikoʊ ənd ðə ˈlɛpərd. ðə kəmz ɛz ɪz ˈwɪtlɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp fər ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, wɪʧ wɪl rən frəm 17 tɪ 28 meɪ. soʊˈfiə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪvəl wɔr ˈstɔri ðə bɪˈgaɪld ɪz tɪpt tɪ bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd. ɪt stɑrz ˈkoʊlɪn ˈfɛrɪl, nɪˈkoʊl ˈkɪdmən, ɛl ˈfænɪŋ ənd ˈkərstən dənst ɪn ə fɪlm əˈbaʊt ə ˈwundɪd ˈsoʊlʤər hu ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ə ˈbɔrdɪŋ skul. ˈfɛloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪndi dɪˈrɛktər tɑd heɪnz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈməŋ ðoʊz θɔt tɪ hæv meɪd ðə kət wɪθ wonderstruck*, hɪz ˈstɔri əv tu dɛf ˈʧɪldrən, ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈʤuliˌɛn mʊr ənd mɪˈʃɛl ˈwɪljəmz. ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ sˈwərlɪŋ əraʊnd wɔr məˈʃin, ðə ˈæfˌgæn wɔr ˈstɔri ˈstɑrɪŋ bræd pɪt. mæt ˈdeɪmən kʊd ɛnd əp biɪŋ ɪn tu fɪlmz æt ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl, ˌælɪgˈzændər ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈkɑmədi ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzɪŋ ənd ʤɔrʤ nu ˈfæməli ˈdrɑmə suburbicon*. ðɛr həz bɪn məʧ tɔk, tu, əv ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈskrinɪŋ əv kænz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈdeɪvɪd rɪˈvaɪvəl əv hɪz kəlt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz twɪn piks. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi fɪlmz frəm pɑm ˈwɪnərz ˈroʊmən pəˈlænski ˈæftər ə tru ˈstɔri ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈivə grin ənd ðə ənˈspɛrɪŋ ˈɔstriən dɪˈrɛktər ˈmaɪkəl ˈtækəlɪŋ ðə ˈmaɪgrənt ˈɪʃu ɪn ˈhæpi ɛnd, wɪʧ ˌriuˈnaɪts ɪm wɪθ frɛnʧ ˈæktər ˈɪzəˌbɛl ˈhəpərt.
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the official poster for this year’s cannes film festival has been criticised after italian actor claudia cardinale appeared to have been airbrushed to make her look thinner.
french media poured scorn on the festival for seemingly tampering with a photograph of cardinale swirling her skirt on a rome roof in 1959.
“claudia cardinale dropped a dress size in one swirl,” said the left-leaning libération, while the culture magazine télérama questioned why it was necessary to retouch the star. le monde offered a slide tool for readers to analyse how the image had been changed.
“while the poster is magnificent, the photograph has clearly and deplorably been airbrushed to thin the actress’s thighs. what a pity,” it said.
anna rose holmer (@barfh) why the need to alter claudia cardinale's body so dramatically for #cannes2017 official poster? pic.twitter.com/jvmefejzuc
there was a similarly hostile reaction on social media, with one twitter user saying: “if even claudia cardinale cannot represent beauty without being retouched, we really are in trouble.”
cinesisters (@cinesisters) very disappointed to see beautiful claudia cardinale photoshopped into a ridiculous body shape for the official @festival_cannes 2017 poster pic.twitter.com/wkpcq3xpru
others spoke of the “dictatorship of thinness” or pointed out that “cardinale wasn’t thin enough for cannes”.
however, the actress, now 78, was unimpressed by what she called a “fake row”. she told the huffington post: “this image has been retouched to accentuate this effect of lightness and transpose me into a dream character.
“this concern for realism has no place here and, as a committed feminist, i see no affront to the female body. there are many more important things to discuss in our world. it’s only cinema.”
cardinale said in a statement released by the festival that she was honoured to feature on the poster for its 70th anniversary year. “that dance on a roof in rome … reminds me of a time when i could never have imagined climbing up the red-carpeted steps of the mostlebrated” film festival in the world, she said.
but claire serre-combe, of the french women’s group osez le feminisme! (dare to be feminist), said it was a scandal that cardinale who was “thin and magnificent in the original photo”, should have to “lose kilos” for the poster.
the festival’s director thierry fremaux told afp the poster had been “very well received”.
tunisian-born cardinale starred in some of the greatest european films of the 1960s and 1970s including federico fellini’s 8½ and luchino visconti’s the leopard.
the furore comes as fremaux is whittling down the line-up for the festival, which will run from 17 to 28 may. sofia coppola’s us civil war story the beguiled is tipped to be recognised. it stars colin farrell, nicole kidman, elle fanning and kirsten dunst in a film about a wounded soldier who is given refuge in a girl’s boarding school.
fellow us indie director todd haynes is also among those thought to have made the cut with wonderstruck, his time-shift story of two deaf children, starring julianne moore and michelle williams.
speculation is also swirling around war machine, the big-budget afghan war story starring brad pitt. matt damon could end up being in two films at the festival, alexander payne’s sci-fi comedy downsizing and george clooney’s new family drama suburbicon.
there has been much talk, too, of a special screening of cannes favourite david lynch’s revival of his cult television series twin peaks.
there are also likely to be films from palme d’or winners roman polanski – after a true story starring eva green – and the unsparing austrian director michael haneke tackling the migrant issue in happy end, which reunites him with french actor isabelle huppert.
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ə ˈlɔˌmeɪkər frəm ðə ʤuɪʃ hoʊm ˈpɑrti ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ θæŋkt ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈæftər ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈnɛsət ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd si ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts ɪn wɛst bæŋk ˈaʊtˌpoʊsts ˈligəˌlaɪzd, ɪn ə muv ðət həz drɔn ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən ənd ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ spɑrk ˈligəl ˈbætəlz. ˈæftər ðə ˈnɛsət ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ə ˈleɪtˌnaɪt ˈsɛʃən fər ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən lɔ, sˈmɑtrɪk, noʊn fər ˈkɔrtɪŋ ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɪθ hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts, θæŋkt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl fər ɪˈlɛktɪŋ trəmp ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, hum ðə lɔ wʊd hæv ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt passed.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ɪt wɑz ə deɪ fər ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt [ˈɛnərˌpraɪz] ənd fər ðə steɪt əv israel.”*.” gɪt ðə taɪmz əv ˈɪzriəlz ˈdeɪli ɪˈdɪʃən baɪ iˈmeɪl ənd ˈnɛvər mɪs ɑr tɔp ˈstɔriz fri saɪn əp sˈmɑtrɪk wɑz wən əv ðə ˈfɔrsɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ eɪmz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt fˈjuʧər əv ˈsɛtələr hoʊmz bɪlt ɔn ˈpraɪvət ˌpælɪˈstɪniən lænd. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl prəˈpoʊzəl wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn ə haɪ kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈvərdɪkt fərˈbɪdɪŋ ðə ˌɛkˌsproʊpriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈpraɪvətli oʊnd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən lænd ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˌɪˈligəl ˈaʊtˌpoʊst əv wəns stʊd. ðə klɔz ðət wʊd hæv ˌsərkəmˈvɛntɪd ðət kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz riˈmuvd frəm ðə bɪl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ. ˈspikɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə voʊt, ʤuɪʃ hoʊm muallem-refaeli*, wən əv ðə hu prəˈpoʊzd ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, sɛd ðə lɔ wɑz tɪ ðə breɪv ˈpipəl əv, hu wər fɔrst tɪ goʊ θru wət noʊ ʤuɪʃ ˈfæməli wɪl hæv tɪ goʊ θru again.”*.” ʃi juzd hər spiʧ tɪ rɛd aʊt ðə neɪmz əv ˈɛvəri wən əv ðə 42 ˈfæməliz ɪˈvɪktɪd læst ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðə ʤuɪʃ hoʊm ˈpɑrti hæd ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə bɪl bi brɔt ˈmənˌdeɪ fər ɪts ˈfaɪnəl voʊt, əˈmɪd rɪˈpɔrts ðət praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu hæd sɔt tɪ dɪˈleɪ ðə voʊt ənˈtɪl ˈæftər hɪz ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ trəmp ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 ˈspikɪŋ fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn dɪˈfɛns əv ðə ˈmɛʒər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə voʊt, saɪəns ˈmɪnɪstər (ˈlɪkəd) sɛd ðə voʊt wɑz nɑt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk lɔ, bət ˈrəðər əˈbaʊt ðə raɪt əv ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl tɪ lɪv ɪn ˈɪzriəl. hoʊl dəˈbeɪt ɪz beɪst ɔn wən kˈwɛʃən: hu dɪz ðɪs lænd bɪˈlɔŋ to?”*?” hi toʊld ðə ˈplɛnəri ðə lɔ həz ˈɔlsoʊ feɪst ˈstraɪdənt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ frəm əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl mandelblit*, hu həz wɔrnd ðət ɪt mɑrks ðə fərst taɪm ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪkˈsplɪsətli əˈfərmz ˈgəvərnmənt səˈpɔrt fər ˈwaɪldˌkæt ˈsɛtəlmənts, ənd wʊd ˈoʊpənli kərˈteɪl ˈprɑpərti raɪts əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk ɪn ə weɪ ðət ðə prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈgrænɪd tɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ˈəndər ðə fɔrθ ʤəˈnivə kənˈvɛnʃən. ˈspikɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə voʊt, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər ˈaɪzɪk ˈhərzɑg slæmd ðə bɪl ənd ərʤd ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən tɪ voʊt, wɪʧ wʊd bi ə dɪˈzæstər fər ðə steɪt. voʊt ɪz nɑt ə voʊt fər ər əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɛtələrz, bət ə voʊt fər ər əˈgɛnst interests,”*,” ˈhərzɑg, əv ðə ˈzaɪənɪst ˈjunjən ˈfækʃən, sɛd, ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðət ðə lɔ wɪl kɔz ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənts əˈgɛnst ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrt ɪn ðə heɪg. livni*, əˈnəðər ˈsinjər ˈzaɪənɪst ˈjunjən ˈlɔˌmeɪkər, sɛd ɪt wɑz bæd deɪ ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə steɪt əv ˈɪzriəl, [wɛr] ən ɪkˈstrimɪst ənd əˈgrɛsɪv məˈnɔrəti, ˈəndər ðə gaɪz əv ə wik ˈlidər, ɪz ˈlidɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl tɪ masada,”*,” ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə siʤ əv ðə ˈmaʊntənˌtɑp ˈfɔrtrəs baɪ ˈroʊmən ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə fərst ˈsɛnʧəri wɛr ʤuɪʃ ˈrɛbəlz əˈtɛmptəd ə læst stænd. ˈʧɛrmən toʊld hɪz ˈfækʃən ˈmitɪŋ ˈərliər ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈrizən ðɪs lɔ ɪz biɪŋ reɪzd ɪz politics,”*,” vaʊɪŋ tɪ voʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɛʒər. ər ˈpæsɪŋ ə lɔ ðət wɪl ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ˈsoʊlʤərz, wɪl ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstændɪŋ, wɪl ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ɑr biɪŋ ə steɪt əv lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ˈprɑbləmz wɪˈθɪn ðə coalition,”*,” sɛd. ðə lɔ əˈplaɪz tɪ 53 ˈaʊtˌpoʊsts ənd hoʊmz wɪˈθɪn ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsɛtəlmənts ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ ˈɪzriəl ɛz ˈhævɪŋ bɪn bɪlt wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈpərˌmɪt ɔn ˌpælɪˈstɪniən lænd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən pis naʊ, wɪʧ həz sɛd ɪt wʊd əˈpil tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt tɪ straɪk daʊn ðə lɔ. sɪns ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən, ˈɪzriəl həz əˈnaʊnst səm nu ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk ənd ist ʤərˈusələm, ɪn ˈɛriəz kleɪmd baɪ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz fər ə fˈjuʧər steɪt. trəmp həz ˈsɪgnəld ə fɑr mɔr əkˈsɛptɪŋ əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈsɛtəlmənts, ənd hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz bɪn ˈlɑrʤli ˈsaɪlənt ɔn ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnts. bət læst wik, ðə waɪt haʊs ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ˈsɛtəlmənt ɪkˈspænʧən nɑt bi helpful”*” fər pis ˈprɑspɛkts, ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈəndər ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ɪts ˈlɪmɪts. ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən lɔ, seɪɪŋ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈnidɪd tɪ ðə ʧæns tɪ ˈfʊli kənˈsəlt wɪθ ɔl ˈpɑrtiz ɔn ðə weɪ forward.”*.” ə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ðət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wɑz stɪl ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə pis dil bət ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli lɔ wɪl feɪs ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn ðə oʊn ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm. ðɪs pɔɪnt, ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ər ðət ðɪs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi rivˈjud baɪ ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˌɪzˈreɪli kɔrts, ənd ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl wɪθˈhoʊld ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənˈtɪl ðə ˈrɛləvənt kɔrt ruling,”*,” ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ.
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a lawmaker from the religious-nationalist jewish home party on monday thanked us president donald trump after the israeli knesset voted in favor of legislation that would see thousands of housing units in west bank outposts legalized, in a move that has drawn condemnation and is likely to spark legal battles.
after the knesset voted in a late-night session for the so-called regulation law, mk bezalel smotrich, known for courting controversy with his comments, thanked the american people for electing trump as president, “without whom the law would have probably not passed.”
he also said it was a “historic day for the settlement [enterprise] and for the state of israel.”
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smotrich was one of the forces behind the legislation, which aims to prevent future demolitions of settler homes built on private palestinian land.
the original proposal was intended to overturn a high court of justice verdict forbidding the expropriation of the privately owned palestinian land on which the illegal outpost of amona once stood. the clause that would have circumvented that court ruling, however, was removed from the bill following coalition infighting.
speaking before the vote, jewish home mk shuli muallem-refaeli, one of the mks who proposed the legislation, said the law was “dedicated to the brave people of amona, who were forced to go through what no jewish family will have to go through again.” she used her speech to read out the names of every one of the 42 amona families evicted last wednesday.
the jewish home party had insisted that the bill be brought monday for its final vote, amid reports that prime minister benjamin netanyahu had sought to delay the vote until after his meeting with trump on february 15.
speaking for the government in defense of the measure before the vote, science minister ofir akunis (likud) said the vote was not just over this specific law, but rather about the right of the jewish people to live in israel. “this whole debate is based on one question: who does this land belong to?” he told the plenary
the law has also faced strident opposition, including from attorney general avichai mandelblit, who has warned that it marks the first time israeli legislation explicitly affirms government support for wildcat settlements, and would openly curtail property rights of palestinians in the west bank in a way that contravenes the protections granted to occupied populations under the fourth geneva convention.
speaking before the vote, opposition leader isaac herzog slammed the bill and urged coalition mks to “stop tonight’s vote, which would be a disaster for the state.
“this vote is not a vote for or against the settlers, but a vote for or against israel’s interests,” herzog, of the zionist union faction, said, warning that the law will cause indictments against idf soldiers in the international criminal court in the hague.
mk tzipi livni, another senior zionist union lawmaker, said it was “a bad day in the history of the state of israel, [where] an extremist and aggressive minority, under the guise of a weak leader, is leading us all to masada,” a reference to the siege of the mountaintop fortress by roman forces in the first century ce where jewish rebels attempted a last stand.
yesh atid chairman yair lapid told his faction meeting earlier monday that the “only reason this law is being raised is politics,” vowing to vote against the measure.
“they are passing a law that will endanger idf soldiers, will endanger israel’s international standing, will endanger our being a state of law and order, because they have problems within the coalition,” lapid said.
the law applies to 53 outposts and homes within existing settlements recognized by israel as having been built without a permit on palestinian land, according to the left-wing organization peace now, which has said it would appeal to the supreme court to strike down the law.
since trump’s inauguration, israel has announced some 6,000 new housing units in the west bank and east jerusalem, in areas claimed by the palestinians for a future state.
trump has signaled a far more accepting approach to settlements, and his administration has been largely silent on the announcements. but last week, the white house issued a statement saying settlement expansion “may not be helpful” for peace prospects, signaling that the us under the trump administration may also have its limits.
the white house on monday refused to comment directly on the regulation law, saying the trump administration needed to “have the chance to fully consult with all parties on the way forward.”
a state department official said that washington was still hoping for a peace deal but understands that the israeli law will face challenges in the country’s own judicial system.
“at this point, indications are that this legislation is likely to be reviewed by the relevant israeli courts, and the trump administration will withhold comment on the legislation until the relevant court ruling,” the state department said monday.
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ˈstivən ˈdɛgrəfɪnraɪd, 26 əv wɑz bʊkt mɑrʧ 31 2017 ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɑˌʃoʊ ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl ɔn ʧaɪld ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ənd pəˈzɛʃən əv ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ˈʧɑrʤɪz. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈwɑˌʃoʊ ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs) ə ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪi æt ðə ˈʧɪldrənz ski skul æt ˈhɛvənli ski rɪˈzɔrt wɑz bʊkt ɔn fɔr ʧaɪld ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈstivən ˈdɛgrəfɪnraɪd, 26 əv wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ wən kaʊnt əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ə ʧaɪld, tu kaʊnts əv əˈtɛmptəd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv ə ʧaɪld ənd wən kaʊnt əv pəˈzɛʃən əv ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi, ə nuz riˈlis frəm ðə juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs sɛd. ɪf kənˈvɪktəd, ˈdɛgrəfɪnraɪd ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈmɪnəməm ˈpɛnəlti əv 15 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən fər iʧ əv ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ənd əˈtɛmptəd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə riˈlis, lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt faʊnd ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ɔn ən ˈæpəl ˈaɪˌpɔd təʧ ðət wɑz faʊnd æt ðə ˈʧɪldrənz ski skul. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt faʊnd ðə ˈaɪˌpɔd bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ degraffenfield*. "ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt æt hɪz ˈrɛzɪdəns, ˈɔfɪsərz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ə θəm draɪv ðət kənˈteɪnd ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ə, nev*., deɪ kɛr fəˈsɪlɪti ˈrɛˌstrum," ðə riˈlis sɛd. ˈdɛgrəfɪnraɪd ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ənd pəˈzɛsɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi. ˈhɛvənli ski rɪˈzɔrt ˈspoʊksmən ˈkɛvɪn ˈkupər sɛd ˈdɛgrəfɪnraɪd wɑz ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd əˈpɑn ˈlərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. "wi hæv noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə əˈlɛʤd ækˈtɪvɪti həz ˈɛni kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ˈhɛvənli ski rɪˈzɔrt ər ɪts gɛsts," ə ˈrɪtən ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ˈkupər sɛd. "ðə əˈlɛʤd ækˈtɪvɪti ɪz æˈbhɔrənt tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ɑr rɪˈzɔrt stændz fər ənd wi rɪˈmeɪn əˈveɪləbəl tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ ðə əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪf rɪkˈwɛstɪd." ðə keɪs ɪz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ˈwɑˌʃoʊ ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ənd ðə ɛl dɔˈrɑdoʊ ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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stephen degraffenreid, 26, of gardnerville was booked march 31, 2017 into the washoe county jail on child exploitation and possession of child pornography charges. (photo: washoe county sheriff's office)
a former employee at the children's ski school at heavenly ski resort was booked on four child exploitation charges wednesday.
stephen degraffenreid, 26, of gardnerville was charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography, a news release from the u.s. district attorney's office said.
if convicted, degraffenreid faces a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison for each of the sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation charges.
according to the release, law enforcement found child pornography on an apple ipod touch that was found at the children's ski school. during the investigation, law enforcement found the ipod belonged to degraffenfield.
"during the execution of a search warrant at his residence, officers located a thumb drive that contained explicit images of children in a gardnerville, nev., day care facility restroom," the release said.
degraffenreid admitted to downloading and possessing the child pornography.
heavenly ski resort spokesman kevin cooper said degraffenreid was terminated upon learning about the investigation.
"we have no reason to believe that the alleged activity has any connection to heavenly ski resort or its guests," a written statement from cooper said. "the alleged activity is abhorrent to everything that our resort stands for and we remain available to cooperate with the authorities in their investigation if requested."
the case is being investigated by the fbi, washoe county sheriff's office and the el dorado county sheriff's office.
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ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi, ðə aɪˈrɑnɪkli ˈsɪriz, ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm aʊt wɪθ ɪts fɪfˈtinθ meɪn ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt sɛpˈtɛmbər 30th*: ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi. ə geɪm əˈfɛkʃənətli ˈtaɪtəld roʊd trip.”*.” aɪ min, lʊk æt ðət meɪn kæst. ðɪs ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə rɛst ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz. bɪn ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdɛkeɪd, dəbd ə beɪst ɔn reality.”*.” ðɛr bɪn ə lɔt rɪˈvild əˈbaʊt ɪt: ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɛmɪs (ðə proʊˈtægənəst prɪns, goʊɪŋ ɔn ə roʊd trɪp wɪθ hɪz meɪl frɛndz ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈwɛdɪŋ waɪl hɪz hoʊm ˈkəntri ɪz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd); ˈsɛvərəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts beɪst ˈhɛvəli ɔn ˈriˌllaɪf loʊˈkeɪʃənz; ðə ˈbætəl ˈsɪstəm; ənd ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkɛrɪktərz tɪ faɪt ɪn jʊr ˈpɑrti wɪl bi mɛn: caelum*, argentum*, ˌglædiˈoʊləs amicitia*, ənd scientia*. ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz hæv ˈsteɪtɪd ˈaʊˈtraɪt ðət waɪl səm ˈpipəl meɪ drɔp ɪn ənd aʊt əv ˈkɑmbæt ɛz gɛsts, ənd ju ˈoʊnli kənˈtroʊl hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈoʊnli mɛn ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti bɪˈkəz əv ðə roʊd trɪp. bɪˈkəz ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə grup wʊd ðɛr behavior.”*.” naʊ, ɪt wʊd bi greɪt tɪ gɪt mɔr pɔrˈtreɪəlz əv ˈsɛnsɪtɪv meɪl ˈfrɛndʃɪp ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈtɑksɪk ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti ðət ˈpæsɪz ɛz ɪt ɪn məʧ əv ɑr ˈgloʊbəl ˈmidiə. ðɪs ˈsɪriz həz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli hæd kæsts; waɪl ˈɔfən ðə ˈleɪdiz fɔl ˈɪntu roʊlz, æt list hæd ðɛm. naʊ, wən ˈfænəsi ðə series’*’ ə kæst əv ˈoʊnli ˈwɪmən. məʧ əv ðə aɪ gɪt wɪn aɪ æsk fər mɔr ˈwɪmən ɪn kəmz bɪˈkəz əv ðət geɪm: hæd ən kæst, waɪ nɑt ən all-male*? ˈraɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈmɛri su. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ nid tɪ ˈkəvər waɪ ən ˈɪʃu. bət lɛt mi riˈɪtərˌeɪt: ˈlɪtərəli ʤɪst ˈæskɪŋ fər ˌɪnˈkluʒən. ɔl. bɪn ˈkɛrfəl wɪθ maɪ wərdz, bət ˈivɪn ɛz ə mæn wɪθ ə screenname*, ðə aɪ gɪt ɪz rɪˈdɪkjələs. aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən wət laɪk tɪ bi ə ˈwʊmən hu laɪks ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. naʊ, aɪ hæd ˈsəmˌwən ˈhɛlpɪŋ mi aʊt ðɛr æt fərst, ənd ðə wərst əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts hæv sɪns bɪn dɪˈlitəd, prɪˈzuməbli baɪ ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpoʊstər. ˈizi ɪˈnəf tɪ brəʃ ðɪs ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ɔf ɛz biɪŋ ðə seɪm saɪt ðət ˈhaʊsɪz ðə kənˈspɪrəsi θiərɪsts əv gamergate*, ˈæftər ɔl; ɪt ˈmætər haʊ fæst ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr nuz ər haʊ ˈvɛrid ðə ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz. wən ˈjuzər ˈivɪn traɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ˈwɪmən hæv ˈplɛnti əv ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmɪriəd əv geɪmz ɔn stim ɛz ˈrɛfərəns. bət ðə sæd θɪŋ? ðɪs ˈprɑbləm ɪz fandom-wide*. ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz pʊt aʊt ə poʊl ˈæskɪŋ fər fæn riˈækʃənz tɪ ðə ˈdɛmoʊ, ənd wɪn ˈbɪgəst kəmˈpleɪnt wɑz ðət ðə soʊl ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktər sin ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ˈpɑrti, ðə mɪˈkænɪk ˈsɪndi, wɑz tu sexualized*, ðə rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ skɔrn ənd ˈæŋgər. ˈmeɪbi θɪŋk ðət hæv səm ˈrizənəbəl riˈækʃənz. səm ˈpipəl maɪt dɪsəˈgri, əv kɔrs; ðə ˈneɪʧər əv laɪf. bət noʊ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi gɪt ˈgeɪmərz ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ɪf ˈwɑnɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɪn ə geɪm ɪz ˈsɛksɪst, ɪz dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri, ɪz ðə ɛnd əv ɔl ˈgeɪmɪŋ. fər ˈɪnstəns, əˈpɛrəntli wi ʃʊd dɪˈstrɔɪ ɑr ˈtɛləˌvɪʒənz bɪˈkəz ˈwɪmən ɪgˈzɪst: ər ˈɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs ðət ər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd wɪθ ɪt ər ˈsɛksɪst: ər pəˈθɛtɪk: ˈivɪn ˈpipəl ɔn ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɔrəmz fər ðə geɪm sim tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈɛni əˈpɪnjən ɔn ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə geɪm tɪ bi ~ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɔrjər~ ˈbɔldərˌdæʃ. ˈɑbviəsli, oʊˈmɪtɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrtɪv ˈkɑmɛnts. nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz əˈgɛnst ˈhævɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, ðoʊ, aɪ krɪˈtik ðə geɪm æt ɔl wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈivɪn riˈlist, ˈwɛðər ˈsplɪtɪŋ əp ðə plɑt ˈɪntu ˈvɛriəs ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈprɑʤɛkts ər ˈwɑnɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti. ðiz ˈkɑmɛnts ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ʤɪst, ər ðə nɪʧ ˈgeɪmərz ðət wʊd ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt ðə əˈfɪʃəl saɪt; frəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈgeɪmɪŋ saɪts, frəm ˈtəmblər, ər ˈivɪn saɪts ðət spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈbaʊt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. laɪk aɪ sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr, ðə geɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt hæv hæd ˈprɪti kæsts; wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri meɪn ˈtaɪtəl ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz həz hæd æt list θri ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti, wɪθ ðə rɛst biɪŋ mɛn. ðə læst ˈtaɪtəl, ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi xiii*, hæd klɛr ““lightning”*” ˈfɛrən, vɔɪst baɪ ˈɑli ˈhɪlɪs ɛz ɪts lɛd, ðoʊ ðə kæst ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz splɪt ˈivənli bɪtˈwin mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. sɪns ðə rɪˈvil əv, sin wən ˈwʊmən ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪθ ðə grup, bət ðɛr bɪn məʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt hər ʃoʊn. pərˈhæps baɪəs ɔn maɪ pɑrt ðət aɪ θɔt ðə əv ə ˈsɪriz laɪk ðɪs wʊd bi mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈwɑnɪŋ ˈwɪmən ɪn ðɛr geɪmz. pərˈhæps ʤɪst riˈækʃəˌnɛri ˈfilɪŋz ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz wɪθ ðə raɪz əv ˈpipəl biɪŋ əˈgɛnst gamergate*, wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkts laɪk əˈnitə ˈfɛmənɪst ˈfrikwənsi ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈtrækʃən, ər wɪθ ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz səʧ ɛz stɑr wɔrz ənd ˈgoʊstˌbəstərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mɔr ˈwɪmən ðən ˌbiˈfɔr. ðɪs saɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz ˈivɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ðə raɪz əv mɔr dɪˈvərs saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən ənd ˈfænəsi. aɪ ˈoʊnli hæv ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈwɛstərn riˈækʃənz tɪ kʊd bi rɪˈsivd kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɪn ʤəˈpæn ər ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ɔl aɪ noʊ ɪz ðət ˌdɪsˈhɑrtnɪŋ tɪ si ðə fænz əv ə ˈsɪriz ðət həz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli hæd nuɑnst ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktərz bi soʊ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl əv ˈivɪn ə kɑm ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə nuəst geɪm. baɪ ðə seɪm ˈtoʊkən, dɪˈprɛsɪŋ tɪ si ðət ə geɪm wɪθ meɪl ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət məst min geɪ, ““dumb,”*,” ər dəm ənd geɪ, bɪˈkəz geɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz məst bi ˈɪdiəsi, əv kɔrs. nɑt laɪk ðɛr ər geɪ ˈgeɪmərz ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ɔl aɪ noʊ ɪz ðət ˈivɪn ə fər ə ˈsɪriz ɪz məʧ lɛs ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ðən wən wʊd θɪŋk. ɔl aɪ noʊ ɪz ðət nɑt ˈivɪn ɑr geɪmz ər seɪf. wɔnt mɔr ˈstɔriz laɪk ðɪs? bɪˈkəm ə səbˈskraɪbər ənd səˈpɔrt ðə saɪt! ˈbrændən ɔrˈteɪgə ɪz ə ˌsɛlfprəˈfɛst ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈtɛmpi, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə hu stɪl bɪˈliv hi həz ə dɪˈgri. hɪz ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈhɪstəri ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈreɪnˌboʊ həb ənd ðə steɪt prɛs. ə ˈraɪtər ənd ə mjuˈzɪʃən ənd kən ˈjuʒəwəli bi faʊnd ˈʃaʊtɪŋ əˈbaʊt θɪŋz ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @brandoboysp*. ˈmɛri su həz ə strɪkt ˈkɑmɛnt ˈpɑləsi ðət fərˈbɪdz, bət ɪz nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ, ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˈsəlts təˈwɔrd ˈɛniˌwən, heɪt spiʧ, ənd trolling.—*.— ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈmɛri su ɔn tˈwɪtər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ˈtəmblər, pinterest*, ˈgugəl+.
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final fantasy, the ironically long-running series, is going to come out with its fifteenth main installment september 30th: final fantasy xv. a game i’ve affectionately titled “j-rock road trip.” i mean, look at that main cast.
this game’s a little different than the rest in the series. been in development for an entire decade, dubbed a “fantasy based on reality.” there hasn’t been a lot revealed about it: the basic premise (the protagonist prince noctis, going on a road trip with his male friends before his wedding while his home country is invaded); several environments based heavily on real-life locations; the battle system; and the fact that the only characters to fight in your party will be men: noctis lucis caelum, prompto argentum, gladiolus amicitia, and ignis scientia. the developers have stated outright that while some people may drop in and out of combat as guests, and you only control noctis himself, only men are going to be in the party because of the road trip. because women in the group would “change their behavior.”
now, it would be great to get more portrayals of sensitive male friendship instead of the toxic masculinity that passes as it in much of our global media. this series has historically had mixed-gender casts; while often the ladies fall into mage roles, we’ve at least had them. now, one sequel—final fantasy x-2, the series’ first—had a playable cast of only women. much of the pushback i get when i ask for more women in xv comes because of that game: we’ve had an all-female cast, why not an all-male?
i’m writing for the mary sue. i don’t think i need to cover why that’s an issue.
but let me reiterate: i’m literally just asking for inclusion. that’s all. i’ve been careful with my words, but even as a man with a clearly-male screenname, the pushback i get is ridiculous. i can’t imagine what like to be a woman who likes video games.
now, i had someone helping me out there at first, and the worst of the comments have since been deleted, presumably by their original poster.
it’s easy enough to brush this exchange off as reddit being toxic—it’s the same site that houses the conspiracy theorists of gamergate, after all; it doesn’t matter how fast they get their news or how varied the userbase actually is. one user even tried to insist that women have plenty of representation, using the myriad of softcore hentai games on steam as reference.
but the sad thing? this problem is fandom-wide. the developers put out a poll asking for fan reactions to the game’s demo, and when europe’s biggest complaint was that the sole female character we’d seen interact with the party, the mechanic cindy, was too sexualized, the fandom responded with scorn and anger.
maybe you’d think that we’d have some reasonable reactions. some people might disagree, of course; that’s the nature of life. but no. instead, we get gamers acting as if wanting women in a game is sexist, is discriminatory, is the end of all gaming. for instance, apparently we should destroy our televisions because women exist:
or any of us that are frustrated with it are sexist:
or pathetic:
even people on the official forums for the game seem to consider any opinion on women in the game to be ~social justice warrior~ balderdash.
obviously, i’m omitting the supportive comments. not everyone is against having women in video games. that being said, though, i can’t critique the game at all without getting people defending it before even released, whether splitting up the plot into various multimedia projects or wanting a woman to be in the party. these comments aren’t limited to just reddit, or the niche gamers that would populate the official site; they’re from major gaming sites, from tumblr, or even sites that aren’t specifically about video games.
like i said before, the games before it have had pretty evenly-split casts; with the exception of final fantasy x-2, almost every main title in the series has had at least three female characters in the party, with the rest being men. the last title, final fantasy xiii, had claire “lightning” farron, voiced by ali hillis as its lead, though the cast itself was split evenly between men and women. since the reveal of xv, we’ve seen one woman traveling with the group, but there hasn’t been much information about her shown.
perhaps bias on my part that i thought the fanbase of a series like this would be more comfortable with people wanting women in their games. perhaps just reactionary feelings in recent years with the rise of people being against gamergate, with projects like anita sarkeesian’s feminist frequency gaining traction, or with franchises such as star wars and ghostbusters including more women than before. this site itself has even reported on the rise of more diverse science fiction and fantasy. i only have experience with western reactions to it—it could be received completely differently in japan or other countries.
all i know is that disheartening to see the fans of a series that has historically had nuanced female characters be so disrespectful of even a calm criticism of the newest game. by the same token, depressing to see that a game with male characters that aren’t hypermasculine must mean they’re gay, “dumb,” or dumb and gay, because gay characters in video games must be idiocy, of course. not like there are gay gamers or anything.
all i know is that even a fandom for a relatively-inclusive series is much less welcoming than one would think.
all i know is that not even our games are safe.
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brandon ortega is a self-professed ubernerd living in tempe, arizona who still can’t believe he has a degree. his publishing history includes the now-defunct rainbow hub and the asu state press. he’s a writer and a musician and can usually be found shouting about things on twitter at @brandoboysp.
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ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˈdɑnəld trəmp twit ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪz ɪn ““tatters,”*,” ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈəndər ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə hɪt bæk wɪθ ə twit əv hɪz oʊn dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsi. jɪrz əv, wɪθ ðə ˈfoʊni ənd dɪˈsɑnəst ˈklɪntən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən (ənd mɔr), ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ɪts ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪz ɪn ˈtætərz wərst ɪn ˈhɪstəri! bət fɪr nɑt, wi wɪl brɪŋ ɪt bæk tɪ greatness,”*,” trəmp ˈərli ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈæftər jɪrz əv, wɪθ ðə ˈfoʊni ənd dɪˈsɑnəst ˈklɪntən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən (ənd mɔr), ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ɪts ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪz ɪn ˈtætərz wərst ɪn ˈhɪstəri! bət fɪr nɑt, wi wɪl brɪŋ ɪt bæk tɪ ˈgreɪtnəs. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) dɪˈsɛmbər 3 2017 ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz ˈleɪtər, ˈhoʊldər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət hi ðɪs go.”*.” ““nope*. nɑt ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɪs goʊ. ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪz nɑt ɪn ““tatters”*”. kəmˈpoʊzd əv ðə seɪm ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz wərkt ðɛr ənd hu du ə greɪt, ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl ʤɑb. faɪnd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ənd ˈɑnəsti æt ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd nɑt æt 1600 pɛn ˈɑˌveɪ raɪt now,”*,” sɛd ˈhoʊldər ɪn ə slæm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑrənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. noʊp. nɑt ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɪs goʊ. ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪz nɑt ɪn ““tatters”*”. kəmˈpoʊzd əv ðə seɪm ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz wərkt ðɛr ənd hu du ə greɪt, ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl ʤɑb. faɪnd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ənd ˈɑnəsti æt ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd nɑt æt 1600 pɛn ˈɑˌveɪ raɪt naʊ ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər (@ericholder*) dɪˈsɛmbər 3 2017 ɪt əˈpɪrz wər ə pɑrt əv hɪz groʊɪŋ əˈtæks ɔn ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪn laɪt əv ˈspɛʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˈrɑbərt ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈrəʃən ˈtæmpərɪŋ ɪn ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, trəmp həz lɔŋ vɔɪst hɪz dɪsˈdeɪn fər ˈfɔrmər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ dɪˈrɛktər ʤeɪmz fər nɑt ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt əv ˈkænədɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən læst ˈsəmər, ɛz wɛl ɛz fər hɪz roʊl ɪn ˈrəʃə proʊb. [ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə screengrab*] ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈɔθər ɔn tˈwɪtər (@calebecarma*). hæv ə tɪp wi ʃʊd noʊ?
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in response to a donald trump tweet claiming the federal bureau of investigation’s reputation is in “tatters,” eric holder the former us attorney general under barack obama hit back with a tweet of his own defending the law enforcement agency.
“after years of comey, with the phony and dishonest clinton investigation (and more), running the fbi, its reputation is in tatters – worst in history! but fear not, we will bring it back to greatness,” tweeted trump early sunday morning. after years of comey, with the phony and dishonest clinton investigation (and more), running the fbi, its reputation is in tatters – worst in history! but fear not, we will bring it back to greatness. donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) december 3, 2017
several hours later, holder decided that he wasn’t “letting this go.”
“nope. not letting this go. the fbi’s reputation is not in “tatters”. it’s composed of the same dedicated men and women who have always worked there and who do a great, apolitical job. you’ll find integrity and honesty at fbi headquarters and not at 1600 penn ave right now,” said holder in a slam against the current administration.
nope. not letting this go. the fbi’s reputation is not in “tatters”. it’s composed of the same dedicated men and women who have always worked there and who do a great, apolitical job. you’ll find integrity and honesty at fbi headquarters and not at 1600 penn ave right now eric holder (@ericholder) december 3, 2017
it appears trump’s tweets were a part of his growing attacks on federal law agencies in light of special counsel robert mueller’s escalating investigation into russian tampering in the 2016 election. additionally, trump has long voiced his disdain for former fbi director james comey for not recommending the indictment of then-democrat candidate hillary clinton last summer, as well as for his role in mueller’s russia probe.
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baɪ: ˈfɑloʊ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʃilə ˈʤæksən li (ˈtɛksəs) ˈskræmbəld ðə neɪmz əv ˌæləˈbæmə ˈsɛnɪt ˈkænədɪts ɪn ən əˈtɛmptəd kənˈgræʧələˌtɔri twit ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt, səˈlutɪŋ "dəg mʊr" ɔn hɪz ˈvɪktəri. ʃi mɛnt ˈdɛməˌkræt dəg ʤoʊnz, bət ʃi bɪˈstoʊd əˈpɑn ɪm ðə læst neɪm əv rɔɪ mʊr, ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən hu ʤoʊnz dɪˈfitɪd. "swit hoʊm ˌæləˈbæmə. θæŋk ju ənd dəg mʊr. gʊd həz prɪˈveɪld ənd ɑr ˈkəntri ɪz ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ə nu deɪ #ikneel*," ʃi roʊt. ən ˈækʧəwəl dəg mʊr hu ɪz ə ˈspɔrtsˌraɪtər ˈʤoʊkɪŋli rɪˈplaɪd "you're…welcome*?" tɪ ðə ˈkɑŋgrəsˌwʊmənz twit. you’re…welcome*? dəg mʊr (@dmoorenfl*) dɪˈsɛmbər 13 2017 ˈʤæksən li həz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə pæst dɪˈklɛrd ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən tɪ bi 400 jɪrz oʊld. ʤoʊnz bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈdɛməˌkræt tɪ wɪn ə juz. ˈsɛnɪt ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə sɪns 1992 wɪn sɛn. ˈrɪʧərd ˈʃɛlbi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd. ˈʃɛlbi, hu ɪz stɪl ɪn ˈɔfəs, ˈleɪtər swɪʧt tɪ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti. ˈəpˌdeɪt a.m*.: ðɪs poʊst wɑz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ ə əv ˈʤæksən liz twit, wɪʧ həz bɪn dɪˈlitəd frəm hər əˈkaʊnt.
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democratic rep. sheila jackson lee (texas) scrambled the names of alabama senate candidates in an attempted congratulatory tweet tuesday night, saluting "doug moore" on his victory.
she meant democrat doug jones, but she bestowed upon him the last name of roy moore, the republican who jones defeated.
"sweet home alabama. thank you alabamians and doug moore. good has prevailed and our country is on the way to a new day #ikneel," she wrote.
an actual doug moore who is a sportswriter jokingly replied "you're…welcome?" to the congresswoman's tweet.
you’re…welcome? — doug moore (@dmoorenfl) december 13, 2017
jackson lee has also in the past declared the u.s. constitution to be 400 years old.
jones became the first democrat to win a u.s. senate election in alabama since 1992, when sen. richard shelby was elected. shelby, who is still in office, later switched to the republican party.
update 10:05 a.m.: this post was updated with a screenshot of jackson lee's tweet, which has been deleted from her account.
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ə fju wiks ˈleɪtər, ðə ˈskændəl broʊk aʊt: əraʊnd ˈθərˌdi roʊˈmeɪniənz hu hæd wərkt ɔn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən wər stɪl oʊd ˈsɛvərəl months’*’ ˈweɪʤɪz. ɪz wən əv ðɛm. ɪn ˈɔtəm 2014 ðə ˈʤərmən ˈkæpɪtəl ˈoʊpənd, wɪθ greɪt pɑmp, ðə əv berlin”*”, ə ʤaɪənt nu ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛntər raɪt ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪti, ʤɪst ə θroʊ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈbrændənbərg geɪt. hi həz bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn bərˈlɪn fər ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz. ɪn ˈsəmər 2014 wən əv ðə saɪt ˈmænɪʤərz pərsˈweɪdɪd ɪm tɪ goʊ ənd wərk ɔn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə fˈjuʧər ˈʃɑpɪŋ mɔl. wər ˈprɑməst bɪtˈwin ənd ən aʊər. wi wər, ɪn fækt, peɪd ən hour,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz. ðɪs ɪz fɑr bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈaʊrli ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ əv ˈæpləkəbəl ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˈpəblɪk wərks ˈsɛktər. ðə ˈwərkərz, mɔˈroʊvər, wər ˈnɛvər ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr rɪˈpitɪd dɪˈmændz. wərkt fər tu mənθs laɪk ðət, biɪŋ peɪd ˈɛvəri tu wiks. bət ðɛn ðə ˈpeɪmənts stopped.”*.” ðə ˈwərkərz, əˈneɪbəl tɪ peɪ fər ðɛr ˈlɑʤɪŋz, sun faʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt ɔn ðə strit. ˈæftər goʊɪŋ fər θri mənθs wɪˈθaʊt peɪ, ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli stɑpt ˈwərkɪŋ ənd tərnd tɪ ðə ˈpoʊstɪd workers’*’ ədˈvaɪs ˈbjʊroʊ əv ðə ˈʤərmən treɪd ˈjunjən kənˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ˈdɔɪʧər (dgb*). ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə ɪmˈplɔɪər, hu peɪd ə smɔl ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ˈweɪʤɪz ˈpɛndɪŋ, ðɛn ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr. moʊst əv ðə roʊˈmeɪniən ˈwərkərz ˈsəbsəkwəntli wɛnt bæk tɪ ðɛr ˈkəntri. ˈsɛvən əv ðɛm steɪd ənd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ hoʊld ˈdeɪli ˈpɪkəts ɪn frənt əv ðə brænd nu ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛntər, wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈjunjən (fau*). juzd tɪ slip ɪn wən əv ðə kənˈstrəkʃən saɪt containers,”*,” sɪz. ðiz mɛn wər ðɛn ˈgɪvɪn ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ðə ˈɔfəsɪz əv ðə ənd ˈpɑrtnər ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz. ðeɪ ər naʊ sərˈvaɪvɪŋ θæŋks tɪ hɛlp frəm ðə ˈjunjən. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstər ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛntər həz ˈʃɪftɪd ɔl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɔn tɪ ðə səbˈkɑntræktərz ðət haɪərd ðə ˈwərkərz. ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɑnˌtræktər həz dən ðə seɪm. ðə ˈlætər, mɔˈroʊvər, faɪld fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. hæv bɪˈkəm ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðiz ˈlɪtəl geɪmz ˈoʊvər ˈrisənt jɪrz. ˈæftər θri, fɔr, faɪv wiks, ə nu, ˈsɪmələr ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈəndər ə nu neɪm, ənd wɔnts ˈnəθɪŋ du wɪθ ˈɛni ˈpɛndɪŋ obligations,”*,” dɪˈnaʊnst ðə bərˈlɪn ˈspoʊkspərsən əv ðə dbg*, ˈditər pienkny*, ɔn ə ˈʤərmən ˈpəblɪk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən. roʊˈmeɪniən ˈwərkərz ər naʊ pərˈpɛrɪŋ ə ˈlɔˌsut tɪ kleɪm ðɛr ənˈpeɪd wages.”*.” tɪp əv ðə iceberg”*” ˈmaɪgrənt ˈwərkərz ɪn kənˈstrəkʃən ˈɪndəstri ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli feɪst wɪθ əˈbjusɪv ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ðɪs kaɪnd. ɪn mɑrʧ 2014 ðə ˈʤərmən ˈjunjən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ kənˈstrəkʃən ˈwərkərz, (ig-bau*), tʊk ɔn ə ˈsɪmələr keɪs, dɪˈfɛndɪŋ 50 ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈwərkərz ɪn ˈfræŋkfərt hu hæd nɑt bɪn peɪd fər mənθs. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈfaɪnəli fɔrst tɪ peɪ ðə ɪn weɪʤ ərɪrz. ənd mɔr kənˈstrəkʃən ənd ˈpəblɪk wərks ˈkəmpəˌniz ər ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈleɪbər səbˈkɑntræktərz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ə hoʊl hoʊst əv fərmz həz sprəŋ əp ɪn ðə səˈplaɪ əv ʧip ˈleɪbər fər kənˈstrəkʃən projects,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz fræŋk schmidt-hullmann*, hɛd əv ˈmaɪgrənt workers’*’ əˈfɛrz wɪθ ig-bau*. ər nɑt ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn kənˈstrəkʃən fərmz. ðeɪ lʊk laɪk ɪt ɔn ˈpeɪpər, bət ðɛr ˈoʊnli ækˈtɪvɪti ɪz, ɪn fækt, tɪ səˈplaɪ ˈleɪbər æt ə loʊ kɔst. ðeɪ ər bræs pleɪt ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈɔfən ˈoʊnli peɪ ˈweɪʤɪz fər ðə fərst fju mənθs. ðeɪ ðɛn stɑp peɪɪŋ ənd ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈwərkərz tɪ kip goʊɪŋ ənˈtɪl ðə ʤɑb ɪz ˈfɪnɪʃt, ɪn ðə hoʊps ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi peɪd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt. "wi ər ˈkɑnstəntli ˈkəmɪŋ əˈkrɔs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz laɪk ðɪs. ənd wi ˈoʊnli noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ðət ər pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ə ˈjunjən. ðə tɪp əv ðə iceberg.”*.” moʊst əv ðə ˈmaɪgrənt ˈwərkərz ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ər ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈəndər ðə ˈstætəs əv ˈpoʊstɪd ˈwərkərz. ðə ˈpoʊstɪd ˈwərkərz dɪˈrɛktɪv əˈlaʊz ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən tɪ haɪər ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈwərkərz ˈəndər ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɪstəm əv əˈnəðər ˈkəntri. ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs dɪˈrɛktɪv tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ənd peɪ ˈlɛvəlz bɪtˈwin countries,”*,” dɪˈnaʊnsɪz fræŋk schmidt-hullmann*. kənˈstrəkʃən ˈwərkərz kəm frəm ˈkəntriz wɛr ˈsæləriz ər ˈvɛri loʊ. wɪn ə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈwərkər ˈərnɪŋ tɪ ɪn roʊˈmeɪniə ɪz ˈɔfərd tɪ kəm ənd wərk ɪn ˈʤərməni ɪt simz laɪk ə lɔt əv ˈməni, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli. bət ɪt ɪz məʧ loʊər ðən ðə ˈʤərmən ˈweɪʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɛktər. mɔˈroʊvər, ðɛr ˈlɑʤɪŋ ənd ˈtrævəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ər ˈʤɛnərəli dɪˈdəktɪd frəm ðɪs əˈmaʊnt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs ɪz ˌɪˈligəl ˈəndər ðə ˈpoʊstɪd ˈwərkər legislation.”*.” ˈrisənt jɪrz hæv sin ˈnəmbərz əv ˈmaɪgrənts ɪmˈplɔɪd ɔn ˈʤərmən ˈbɪldɪŋ saɪts ˈəndər ðə ˈstætəs əv ˈpoʊstɪd ˈwərkər. ɪn 2010 ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ˈpipəl wər ˈrɛʤɪstərd wɪθ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns skim. ɪn 2013 ðə ˈfɪgjər roʊz tɪ θri kˈwɔrtərz əv ðɛm (ˈoʊvər ˈpipəl) wər frəm ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp ər ˈtərki. ənd ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə ˈʤərmən ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈwərkərz ɪn 2011 ˈfɑloʊd baɪ roʊˈmeɪniən ənd bəlˈgɛriən ˈwərkərz ɪn 2014 həz dən ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈmætərz. ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈjuzɪŋ səbˈkɑntræktərz tɪ haɪər ˈpoʊstɪd ˈwərkərz du nɑt, ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, wɔnt tɪ haɪər ˈwərkərz directly,”*,” sɪz fræŋk schmidt-hullmann*. ðə treɪd ˈjunjənz ər naʊ feɪst wɪθ əˈnəðər fɔrm əv ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən: ðə əˈbjusɪv ˈpræktɪs əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈmaɪgrənts ɛz ˈwərkərz. ðɪs keɪs, ðeɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər hæv ˈɛni əv ðə raɪts ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd baɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ðeɪ ˈkænɑt kleɪm ðə raɪt tɪ ˈmɪnəməm peɪ ər ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈmɛni roʊˈmeɪniənz ənd bəlˈgɛriənz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈʤərməni faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli priˈkɛriəs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈrisənt ˈstədiz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ðə ˈʤərmən ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈeɪʤənsi rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ðeɪ feɪs. məʧ haɪər ðən ˈævərɪʤ ˈnəmbərz əv roʊˈmeɪniənz ənd bəlˈgɛriənz hæv tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ɪn wərk: 7 pər sɛnt rɪˈsiv steɪt əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ðɛr ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt weɪʤ ˈɪnˌkəm, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ðiz əˈbjuzɪz, ˈʤərmən treɪd ˈjunjənz ər dɪˈmændɪŋ mɔr ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ɔn ðə kənˈstrəkʃən saɪts.
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a few weeks later, the scandal broke out: around thirty romanians who had worked on the mall’s construction were still owed several months’ wages. ovidiu is one of them.
in autumn 2014, the german capital opened, with great pomp, the “mall of berlin”, a giant new shopping centre right in the heart of the city, just a stone’s throw away from the brandenburg gate.
he has been living in berlin for a number of years. in summer 2014, one of the site managers persuaded him to go and work on the construction of the future shopping mall.
“we were promised between €8 and €9 (us$8.50-us$9.50) an hour. we were, in fact, paid €6 (us$6.4) an hour,” explains ovidiu.
this is far below the hourly minimum wage of €10.75 (us$11.4) applicable in germany’s building and public works sector. the workers, moreover, were never given a contract, despite their repeated demands. “we worked for two months like that, being paid every two weeks. but then the payments stopped.”
the workers, unable to pay for their lodgings, soon found themselves out on the street.
after going for three months without pay, they finally stopped working and turned to the posted workers’ advice bureau of the german trade union confederation deutscher gewerkschaftsbund (dgb).
the organisation contacted the employer, who paid a small fraction of the wages pending, then nothing more.
most of the romanian workers subsequently went back to their country. seven of them stayed and started to hold daily pickets in front of the brand new shopping centre, with the support of the independent union freie arbeiter-union (fau).
“we used to sleep in one of the construction site containers,” says ovidiu.
these men were then given refuge in the offices of the fau and partner organisations. they are now surviving thanks to help from the union.
the investor in charge of the shopping centre has shifted all responsibility for the situation on to the subcontractors that hired the workers. the general contractor has done the same. the latter, moreover, filed for bankruptcy in december.
“we have become very familiar with these little games over recent years. after three, four, five weeks, a new, similar company is established under a new name, and wants nothing do with any pending obligations,” denounced the berlin spokesperson of the dbg, dieter pienkny, on a german public radio station. “the romanian workers are now preparing a lawsuit to claim their unpaid wages.”
“the tip of the iceberg”
migrant workers in germany’s construction industry are increasingly faced with abusive practices of this kind.
in march 2014, the german union representing construction workers, industriegewerkschaft bauen-agrar-umwelt (ig-bau), took on a similar case, defending 50 building workers in frankfurt who had not been paid for months. the company was finally forced to pay the €100,000 (us$106,230) in wage arrears.
“more and more construction and public works companies are turning to labour subcontractors. as a result, a whole host of firms has sprung up specialising in the supply of cheap labour for construction projects,” explains frank schmidt-hullmann, head of migrant workers’ affairs with ig-bau.
“they are not genuine construction firms. they look like it on paper, but their only activity is, in fact, to supply labour at a low cost. they are brass plate companies that often only pay wages for the first few months. they then stop paying and expect the workers to keep going until the job is finished, in the hopes that they will be paid at the end of the contract.
"we are constantly coming across situations like this. and we only know about the cases that are presented to a union. it’s the tip of the iceberg.”
most of the migrant workers in this situation are employed under the status of eu posted workers.
the eu posted workers directive allows companies from the european union to hire temporary workers under the social security system of another country.
“businesses are using this directive to exploit the difference in social contribution and pay levels between countries,” denounces frank schmidt-hullmann.
“migrant construction workers come from countries where salaries are very low. when a construction worker earning €300 to €400 (us$-318-us$424) in romania is offered €1200 to come and work in germany it seems like a lot of money, initially. but it is much lower than the german wages in the sector. moreover, their lodging and travel expenses are generally deducted from this amount, although this is illegal under the posted worker legislation.”
recent years have seen ever-increasing numbers of migrants employed on german building sites under the status of posted worker.
in 2010, just over 57,000 people were registered with the construction industry’s social insurance scheme. in 2013, the figure rose to 89,000. three quarters of them (over 66,000 people) were from eastern europe or turkey.
and the total opening of the german labour market to polish workers in 2011, followed by romanian and bulgarian workers in 2014, has done nothing to improve matters.
“the companies using subcontractors to hire posted workers do not, in any case, want to hire workers directly,” says frank schmidt-hullmann.
the trade unions are now faced with another form of exploitation: the abusive practice of hiring migrants as self-employed workers. “in this case, they no longer have any of the rights enjoyed by employees. they cannot claim the right to minimum pay or social insurance.
as a result, many romanians and bulgarians working in germany find themselves in a particularly precarious situation.
recent studies conducted by the employment research institute of the german employment agency reflect the difficulties they face.
much higher than average numbers of romanians and bulgarians have to rely on social assistance despite being in work: 7 per cent receive state assistance to supplement their inadequate wage income, compared with 3.3 per cent of the overall population.
to fight against these abuses, german trade unions are demanding more inspections on the country’s construction sites.
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ˈfinɪks naɪˈʤɪriən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɑləmən, 20 həz ʤɔɪnd ðə vænˈkuvər ɔn traɪəl. wɑz wən əv θri nu ˈfeɪsɪz æt ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɛz ðə kæps ˈʃɪftɪd ˌpriˈsizən tɪ ˈkɑsə grænd, ariz*., wɛr feɪs saɪd ˈɪndi ˈilɛvən ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈpætrɪk məˈkleɪn əv oʊ klɛr, wisc*., ənd kæps dræft pɪk ˈmaɪkəl ˌkældərˈoʊn, ən əˈtækɪŋ frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɔɪnd ðə grup. boʊθ ər 25 həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn kæpt θri taɪmz fər naɪˈʤɪriə ənd wɑz pɑrt əv ðɛr 2013 kəp skwɑd. rɪˈpɔrts aʊt əv hɪz hoʊm ˈkəntri ðɪs wik hæd ɪm kloʊz tɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. bɪn pleɪɪŋ kləb fər ðə ˈsənˌʃaɪn stɑrz ɪn hɪz ˈneɪtɪv naɪˈʤɪriə. ˈnidɪŋ ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈæftər ðə rɪˈtaɪərmənt əv y.p*. li, ðə kæps ˈtreɪdɪd ˌæləˈkeɪʃən ˈməni fər sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈstivən beitashour*, ə 2012 ˌɔlˈstɑr, ə wik əˈgoʊ. koʊʧ kɑrl ˈrɑbənsən ˈɔlsoʊ həz saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈsæmpsən ənd ˈfɔrmər ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd ˈfʊlˌbæk ˈʤɔrdən ˈsaɪrəs ɪn kæmp ˈbætəlɪŋ fər ə ˈbæˌkəp spɑt. ˈniðər ər saɪnd tɪ dilz. ðə ˈbæˌkəp ˈgoʊlˌkipər spɑt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn əp fər græbz. ˈrɛzɪdənsi ʃɑt ˈstɑpər ˈmɑrkoʊ kɑrˈduʧi kʊd wɛl bi saɪnd ɛz ðə noʊ. 3 bət ðə wərld kəp ˈstænˌdaʊt goʊɪŋ tɪ stɛp ˈɪntu ə ˈbæˌkəp roʊl raɪt əˈweɪ. vɪkˈtɔriə ˈneɪtɪv ˈsaɪmən ˈtɑməs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn kæmp ˈbætəlɪŋ fər ðə raɪt tɪ ˈbæˌkəp ˈdeɪvɪd ˈaʊstɪd. məˈkleɪn pleɪd ˈkɑlɪʤ fər kæl ˈpɑli steɪt ɪn sæn luis oʊˈbɪspoʊ, ðɛn saɪnd wɪθ saɪd ˈʧivəs ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ɪn 2012 hi meɪd wən stɑrt ənd tu əˈpɪrənsəz fər ðə goʊts. hi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə brif loʊn spɛl wɪθ proʊ kləb lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs bluz. ˌkældərˈoʊn, ə ˈkɔstɑ ˈrikən playmaker*, wɑz leɪt ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə kæps du tɪ ˈvizə ˈɪʃuz. hi wɑz ðə caps’*’ sɪksθ pɪk ɪn ðə dræft, goʊɪŋ ɪn ðə fɔrθ raʊnd. ɪn tu jɪrz wɪθ ðə ˈloʊboʊs, hi skɔrd 10 goʊlz ənd ˈædɪd 13 əˈsɪsts ɪn 41 geɪmz. hi wɑz neɪmd tɪ ðə tim ɪn 2013
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phoenix — nigerian international right-back solomon kwambe, 20, has joined the vancouver whitecaps on trial.
kwambe was one of three new faces at training camp tuesday, as the caps shifted pre-season to casa grande, ariz., where they’ll face nasl side indy eleven on wednesday.
free agent goalkeeper patrick mclain of eau claire, wisc., and caps draft pick michael calderon, an attacking midfielder from the university of new mexico, have also joined the group. both are 25.
kwambe has already been capped three times for nigeria and was part of their 2013 confederations cup squad. reports out of his home country this week had him close to signing in south africa. he’s been playing club for the sunshine stars in his native nigeria.
needing a starting right-back after the retirement of y.p. lee, the caps traded allocation money for san jose right-back steven beitashour, a 2012 mls all-star, a week ago.
coach carl robinson also has south african 20-year-old ethen sampson and former university of maryland fullback jordan cyrus in camp battling for a backup spot. neither are signed to mls deals.
the backup goalkeeper spot has also been up for grabs. residency shot stopper marco carducci could well be signed as the no. 3, but the u-17 world cup standout isn’t going to step into a backup role right away. victoria native simon thomas is also in camp battling for the right to backup david ousted.
mclain played college for cal poly state in san luis obispo, then signed with mls side chivas usa in 2012. he made one start and two appearances for the goats. he also had a brief loan spell with usl pro club los angeles blues.
calderon, a costa rican playmaker, was late joining the caps due to visa issues. he was the caps’ sixth pick in the draft, going in the fourth round. in two years with the lobos, he scored 10 goals and added 13 assists in 41 games. he was named to the ncaa all-tournament team in 2013.
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sɛpˈtɛmbər 28 2017 hit weɪv ˈʃætərz ˈsɛnʧəri oʊld ˈrɛkərdz ɪn mɪdˈwɛstərn, ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈjuˈɛs baɪ kaɪl ˈɛliət, ˌmitiərˈɑləʤɪst sɛpˈtɛmbər 28 2017 æm frəm ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst tɪ ðə ˌnɔrˈθistərn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə fərst wik əv fɔl həz nɑt ˈoʊnli prəˈdust haɪər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ðən ðoʊz sin ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈsəmər, bət ˈɔlsoʊ səm əv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɔn ˈrɛkərd ɪn ˈmɛni loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ə lɑrʤ, ˈsprɔlɪŋ ˈɛriə əv haɪ ˈprɛʃər ˈsɛntərd ˈoʊvər ðə greɪt leɪks ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈvæli həz bɪn ðə ˈkəlprɪt əv ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl hit ənd hjuˈmɪdəti. ə haɪ ˈprɛʃər ˈsɪstəm ɪz ə ˈklɑkˌwaɪz floʊ əv ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ɛr ðət kən ˈproʊdus lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv hɑt ənd draɪ ˈwɛðər. ɪn ˈmɛni loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˈrɛkərd haɪz ðət hæv stʊd sɪns ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli hæv bɪn ˈʃætərd ðɪs pæst wik. "ˈmɛni ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm loʊz ɪn ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst hæv bɪn nɪr ər ˈivɪn əˈbəv ˈævərɪʤ haɪz," ˌmitiərˈɑləʤɪst bɪl ˈdigər sɛd. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, wɛr ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈoʊnli drɑpt tɪ ðə loʊər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə wik. "ðɪs strɛʧ əv hit ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪz naʊ ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ðɪs jɪr, sərˈpæsɪŋ ðə strik frəm ʤun ˌmitiərˈɑləʤɪst mæt grin sɛd. ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɑz ðə læst ənd ˈsɛvənθ deɪ ɪn ə roʊ əv ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. ðə sɛpˈtɛmbər 2017 hit weɪv ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈleɪtəst strik əv θri ər mɔr kənˈsɛkjətɪv deɪz ɔn ˈrɛkərd. ðə strɛʧ ðət spænd sɛpt. 30 tɪ ɔkt. 2 ɪn 1971 sɪts æt ðə tɔp spɑt. ˈsætərdiz haɪ əv 95 ɛf ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ taɪd ʤun 12 ɛz ðə ˈhɑtəst deɪ əv 2017 ənd mɑrks ðə ˈleɪtəst deɪ ɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈhɪstəri ðət ðə ˈmərkjəri riʧt ðət ˈlɛvəl. ðə ˈpriviəs ˈrɛkərd fər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈriʧɪŋ ər ɪkˈsidɪŋ 95 wɑz ɔn sɛpt. 15 1939 wɪn ðə ˈmərkjəri riʧt 99 dɪˈgriz. ɪt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ðət ɪz ˈsɪzəlɪŋ ɪn ðə jɪrz ˈhɑtəst ˈwɛðər. ɪn st*. luɪs, ðɛr hæv bɪn 121 ˈkulɪŋ dɪˈgri deɪz ˈspænɪŋ sɛpt. kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 31 ˈkulɪŋ dɪˈgri deɪz fər ðə ˈpɪriəd. ə ˈkulɪŋ dɪˈgri deɪ ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈgriz ðət ə deɪz ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɪz əˈbəv 65 ənd ˈpipəl stɑrt tɪ juz ɛr kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ tɪ kul ðɛr hoʊmz ər ˈbɪznɪs. ˈpɪtsbərg rɪˈkɔrdɪd 13 kənˈsɛkjətɪv deɪz əv haɪz ɪn ðə θru ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈpriviəs ˈlɔŋgɪst strɛʧ soʊ fɑr ðɪs jɪr wɑz ðə 10 deɪz ˈspænɪŋ leɪt ʤun tɪ ˈərli ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈpɪtsbərg riʧt 90 ɛf fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ʤun 13 nu jɔrk ˈsɪti rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪts fərst deɪ sɪns ˈɔgəst. 1 ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ɛz əv sɛpt. 23 ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪn ˈtrævərs ˈsɪti, ˈmɪʃɪgən, riʧt ər ɪkˈsidɪd 93 ɛf fər fɔr streɪt deɪz. ˈpriviəsli, sɛpt. 23 hæd bɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst deɪ ɔn ˈrɛkərd ɪn ˈtrævərs ˈsɪti. ðət ˈrɛkərd wɑz ˈbroʊkən fər θri kənˈsɛkjətɪv deɪz ɛz əv sɛpt. 26 rɪˈleɪtɪd: fɔl ɔf tɪ ə hɑt stɑrt ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ dɪˈteɪld ˈklivlənd, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈwɛðər ˈfɔrˌkæst haʊ lɔŋ wɪl ˈsəmər læst ɪn ðə mɪdˈwɛstərn, ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈjuˈɛs? ˈtrævərs ˈsɪti ənd ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ər nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli loʊˈkeɪʃənz tɪ si ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ðɪs haɪ ðɪs leɪt ɪn ðə jɪr. naɪˈægrə fɔlz, nu jɔrk; ˈklivlənd; ˈbərlɪŋtən, vərˈmɑnt; ənd ˈmædɪsən, wɪˈskɑnsən, hæv ɔl ɪkˈspɪriənst ðə haɪəst ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɔn ˈrɛkərd fər ðɪs leɪt ɪn ðə jɪr. ˈklivlənd riʧt 94 ɛf ɔn sɛpt. 25 ənd sɛt nu ˈrɛkərd haɪz fər faɪv kənˈsɛkjətɪv deɪz ˈdeɪtɪŋ tɪ sɛpt. 21 hit ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd əˈgɛn ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst strɛʧ əv səʧ hit ðɪs jɪr. ˈrɛkərd haɪz wər smæʃt ɪn ˈbərlɪŋtən, vərˈmɑnt, ɔn sɛpt. wɪn ðə ˈmərkjəri tɑpt aʊt æt 90 ər əˈbəv iʧ deɪ. ˈpriviəsli, ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈbərlɪŋtən hæd ɪkˈsidɪd 90 dɪˈgriz wɑz ɔn sɛpt. 16 1939 "ˈsɪrəˌkjuz feɪld tɪ riʧt ðə mɑrk wəns ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ər ˈɔgəst, bət riʧt ðə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɔn sɛpt. 25 ənd 26 ˈdigər ˈædɪd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz əv ðə ˈkɔrɪdər hæv ˈfɑlən ʃɔrt əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈpriviəs ˈrɛkərd haɪz, hit həz stɪl beɪkt ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ˈælənˌtaʊn ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə; ˈbəfəˌloʊ ənd ˈrɑˌʧɛstər, nu jɔrk; ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., ɔn ˈməltəpəl deɪz sɪns sɛpt. 20 draɪ kənˈdɪʃənz hæv əˈkəmpənid ðə hit ənd, ɪn pɑrt, hæv kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ɪt. draɪ graʊnd hits əp mɔr kˈwɪkli ənd ɪˈfɪʃəntli ðən mɔɪst graʊnd. ˈmɛni loʊˈkeɪʃənz hæv nɑt hæd reɪn ɪn ðə pæst wən tɪ tu wiks. ənˈjuˌʒuəl wɔrmθ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ smæʃ ˈsɛnʧəri oʊld ˈrɛkərd haɪz əˈkrɔs ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈriʤənz əv ðə ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈvæli θru ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðoʊz hu ər ˈigər fər rɪˈtərn du nɑt hæv tɪ weɪt məʧ ˈlɔŋgər. ˈɔtəm ˈwɛðər ɪz du tɪ əraɪv baɪ ɛnd. baɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈistərn juz. wɪl bi slæʃt baɪ æt list dɪˈgriz wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə haɪəst ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst ˈsɛvən deɪz. rɪˈpɔrt ə ˈtaɪpoʊ
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september 28, 2017 late-september heat wave shatters century old records in midwestern, northeastern us
by kyle elliott, accuweather meteorologist september 28, 2017, 10:54:33 am edt
from the midwest to the northeastern united states, the first week of fall has not only produced higher temperatures than those seen during astronomical summer, but also some of the latest 90-degree fahrenheit temperatures on record in many locations.
a large, sprawling area of high pressure centered over the great lakes and ohio valley has been the culprit of the unusual heat and humidity.
a high pressure system is a clockwise flow of sinking air that can produce long periods of hot and dry weather.
in many locations, record highs that have stood since the late 1800s and early 1900s have been shattered this past week.
"many nighttime lows in the midwest have been near or even above late-september average highs," accuweather meteorologist bill deger said. this includes chicago, where overnight temperatures only dropped to the lower 70s during the middle of the week.
"this stretch of 90-degree heat in chicago is now the longest this year, surpassing the streak from june 10-12," accuweather meteorologist matt greene said.
tuesday was the last and seventh day in a row of 90-degree temperatures in chicago.
the september 2017 heat wave in chicago was the second latest streak of three or more consecutive 90-degree days on record. the stretch that spanned sept. 30 to oct. 2 in 1971 sits at the top spot.
saturday's high of 95 f in chicago also tied june 12 as the hottest day of 2017 and marks the latest day in recorded history that the mercury reached that level. the previous record for temperatures reaching or exceeding 95 was on sept. 15, 1939, when the mercury reached 99 degrees.
it is not just chicago that is sizzling in the year's hottest weather.
in st. louis, there have been 121 cooling degree days spanning sept. 20-26 compared to an average of 31 cooling degree days for the seven-day period. a cooling degree day is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is above 65 and people start to use air conditioning to cool their homes or business.
pittsburgh recorded 13 consecutive days of highs in the 80s through thursday. the previous longest stretch so far this year was the 10 days spanning late june to early july. on sunday, pittsburgh reached 90 f for the first time since june 13.
new york city recorded its first 90-degree day since aug. 1 on sunday.
as of sept. 23, temperatures in traverse city, michigan, reached or exceeded 93 f for four straight days. previously, sept. 23 had been the latest 90-degree day on record in traverse city. that record was broken for three consecutive days as of sept. 26.
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traverse city and chicago are not the only locations to see temperatures this high this late in the year.
niagara falls, new york; cleveland; burlington, vermont; and madison, wisconsin, have all experienced the highest temperatures on record for this late in the year.
cleveland reached 94 f on sept. 25 and set new record highs for five consecutive days dating to sept. 21. 90-degree heat is expected again on tuesday, making this the longest stretch of such heat this year.
record highs were smashed in burlington, vermont, on sept. 24-27, when the mercury topped out at 90 or above each day. previously, the latest burlington had exceeded 90 degrees was on sept. 16, 1939.
"syracuse failed to reached the 90-degree mark once in july or august, but reached the milestone on sept. 25 and 26," deger added.
although temperatures in the major cities of the interstate-95 corridor have fallen short of breaking previous record highs, 90-degree heat has still baked philadelphia, baltimore, allentown and reading, pennsylvania; buffalo and rochester, new york; and washington, d.c., on multiple days since sept. 20.
dry conditions have accompanied the heat and, in part, have contributed to it. dry ground heats up more quickly and efficiently than moist ground. many locations have not had rain in the past one to two weeks.
unusual warmth continued to smash century old record highs across interior regions of the mid-atlantic and ohio valley through wednesday.
those who are eager for fall’s return do not have to wait much longer.
autumn weather is due to arrive by week’s end.
by friday, high temperatures across the eastern u.s. will be slashed by at least 15-25 degrees when compared to the highest temperatures during the past seven days.
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ən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt krud twit əˈbaʊt ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən hoʊst ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət hi wɑz ðə ril ˈvɪktɪm bɪˈkəz əv ɔl ðə əˈbjuz hi gɪts frəm ðə ˈmidiə. ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ˈpʊʃɪŋ bæk əˈgɛnst ˈpipəl hu əˈtæk ɪm deɪ ˈæftər deɪ ˈæftər deɪ. wɛr ɪz ðə ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɔn that?”*?” ən ənsˈmaɪlɪŋ ˈsɛrə ˈhəkəbi ˈsændərz sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈbrifɪŋ æt ðə waɪt haʊs. ənd ʃi ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt ˈtərgət, ˈmikə brɪˈzɪnski, ənd hər ʤoʊ ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ, fər ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl əˈtæks ɔn trəmp ənd ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. θɪŋz ðət ðɪs ʃoʊ həz kɔld ɪm, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ɪm bət ˈnumərəs ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz stæf, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz, ər ˈvɛri ˈdipli personal,“*,“ ʃi sɛd, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət trəmp wɑz biɪŋ ˈtritɪd ənˈfɛrli kəmˈpɛrd tɪ hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. ðɪs hæd ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ðə taɪp əv əˈtæks lɔnʧt ɔn ðɪs ˈproʊˌgræm, ðə θɪŋz ðeɪ seɪ [əˈbaʊt trəmp]: stupid,’*,’ disorder,’*,’ ill,’*,’ ˈkɑnstənt ˈpərsɪnəl attacks,”*,” ʃi graɪpt. rɛst əv ðə ˈmidiə wʊd hæv sɛd, ‘‘guys*, noʊ weɪ. hoʊld on.’*.’ bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi dɪz ðət. bət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ stɛp bæk. ʃoʊd ðət, ənd ɪgˈzæktli wət hi dɪd today.”*.” si ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈfɛndz trəmps hɑrʃ tˈwɪtər əˈtæk ɔn ˈmikə ðə fərst ˈleɪdi ənd ə waɪt haʊs ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ... trəmp tid ɔf ɔn ðə joe”*” hoʊsts ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ʃoʊ ɛrd. hərd ˈpurli ˈreɪtɪd spiks ˈbædli əv mi wɔʧ ˌɛniˈmɔr). ðɛn haʊ kəm loʊ i.q*. ˈkreɪzi ˈmikə, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsaɪkoʊ ʤoʊ, keɪm tɪ 3 naɪts ɪn ə roʊ əraʊnd nu iv, ənd ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ mi. ʃi wɑz ˈblidɪŋ ˈbædli frəm ə face-lift*. aɪ sɛd no!”*!” hi roʊt ɪn ə pɛr əv tweets*. ðə ˈkɑmɛnts spɑrkt ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd, baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ, brɪˈzɪnski sɛd ðət nɑt ˈnɔrməl behavior”*” fər ə ˈlidər tɪ twit əˈbaʊt əˈpɪrənsəz. ɪf ə ˈkɔrpərət ˌɛgˈzɛk dɪd ðə θɪŋz trəmp dɪd, wʊd bi kənˈsərn ðət pərˈhæps ðə ˈpərsən hu rənz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz aʊt əv hɪz mind,”*,” ʃi sɛd.
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